UNITEt) STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

J. A. KRUG, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. WRATHEB, Director

Water-Supply Paper 1012

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

- 1944

PART 12

PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN WASHINGTON AND 

UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

Prepared by 

WATER RESOURCES BRANCH

DIVISION OF SURFACE WATER

In cooperation with the States of 

IDAHO, MONTANA, AND WASHINGTON

and other agencies _A

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CONTENTS

Page

Scope of work..................; ...................................................., 1

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

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

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

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

Publications......................................................................... 5

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

Cooperation^......................................................................... 12

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

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 13

Pacific slope basins between Columbia River and Puget Sound.....................'... 13*

Naselle River Basin.............................................................. 13

Naselle River near Naselle, Wash............................................... 13

North River Basin................................................................ 14

North River near Raymond, Wash................................................. 14

Chehalls- River Basin............................................................. 15

Chehalls River near Pe Ell, Wash,.................................'.............. 15

Chehalls River "near Doty, Wash................................................. 16

Chehalls Hlver near Grand Mound, Wash......... i..................'.............. 17

Chehalls River at South Elma, Wash.............................................. 18

Rock Creek near Pe Ell, Wash................................................... 19

Elk Creek near Doty, Wash...................................................... 19

South Fork Chehalls River at Bolstfbrt, Wash................................... 20

Halfway Creek near Bolstfort, Wash...........,..'.....................,......... 21

Bunker Creek near Adna, -Wash..................................1................. 21

Stearns Creek near Adna, Wash.................................................. 21

Newaukum River- near Onalaska, Wash............................................. 22

Newaukum River near Chehalls, Wash............................................. 23 .

North Fork Newaukum 'River near Forest, Wash.................................... 24

Skookumchuck River near Centralla, Wash........................................ 25

Hanaford Creek near Centralla, Wash............................................ 26

Lincoln Creek near Rochester, Wash............................................. 26

Scatter Creek near Grand Mound, Wash....'....................................... 27

Black River at Little Rock, Wash............................................... 27

Wadell Creek: near Little Rock, Wash............................................ 28

Oarrpd Creek near Oakvllle, Wash..'............................................. 28

Rock Creek at Cedarvllle, Wash................................................. 29

Cedar Creek near Oakvllle, Wash................................................ 29

Porter Creek at Porter,-wash................................................... 30

Cloquallum River at Elma, Wash................................................. 30

Wildcat Creek near Elma, N Wash.................................................. 31

Satsop River near Satsop, Wash................................................. 32

Wynoochee River at Oxbow, near Aberdeen, Wash.................................. 33

Wynoochee River below Black Creek, near Montesano, Wash........................ 34

Humptullps River Basin........................................................... 35

Humptullps River near Humptullps, Wash......................................... 35

Quinault River Basin............................................................. 36

Qulnault River at Quinault Lake, Wash.......................................... 36

Queets River Basin................................................................ 37

Queets River near Clearwater, Wash............................................. 37

Clearwater River near Clearwater, Wash......................................... 38

Hoh River Basin.................................................................. 39

Hoh River near Spruce, Wash.................................................... 39

Qulllayute River Basin........................................................... 40

Soleduck River near Falrholm, Wash.............................................. 40

Elwha River Basin;............................................................... 41

Elwha River at McDonald Bridge, near Port Angeles, Wash........................ 41

Dungeness River Basin............................................................ 42

Dungeness River near Sequim, Wash.............................................. 42

Puget Sound Basin.................................................................. 43

Dbsewalllps River Basin.......................................................... 43

Dosewalllps River near Brlnnon, Wash....................s...................... 43

Duckabush River Basin............................................................ 44

Duckabush River near Brlnnon,' Wash.............^............................... 44

Skokomish-River Basin............................................................ 45

North Fork Skokomish River-below Staircase Rapids, near Hoodsport, Wash........ 45

North Fork Skokomish River near Potlatch, Wash................................. 46

Skokomish River hear Potlatch, Wash............................................ 47

South Fork Skokomish River near Union, Wash.................................... 48

Nlsqually' River Basin............................................................ 49

Nlsqually River near National, Wash............................................ 49

Nisqually River near Aider, Wash............................................... 5O

Nlsqually River near McKenna, Wash...................................... '. ...... 51

Mineral Creek near Mineral, Wash............................................... 52

Mashel River near La Grande, Wash............,......'........................... 53

Ohop Creek near Eatonvllle, Wash............................................... 54

Chambers Creek Basin......t...................................................... 55

Chambers Creek below ,Leach Creek, near Stellaooom, Wash........................ 55.

Ill
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Puget Sound Basin Continued. Page

Puyallup River Basin................................ I.............................. 56

Puyallup River near Ortlng, Wash................................................ 56

Puyallup River at Alderton, Wash....:........................................... '57

Puyallup River at Puyallup, Wash.......................... r..................... 58

Kapowsln Creek near Kapowsin, Wash.............................................. 59

Carbon River near Fairfax, Wash................................................. 60

White River at Greenwater, Wash................................................. 61

White River near Buckley, Wash.................................................. 62 -

Oreenwater River at Oreenwater, Wash............................................ 63

Duwamlsh River Basin.............................................................. 64

Oreen River near Palmer, Wash................................................... 64

Oreen River near Black Diamond, Wash............................................ .65

Green River near Auburn, Wash...............................r .................... 66

Newaukum Creek near Black Diamond, Wash..../.................................... 67

Big'Soos Creek above Jenklns Creek, near Auburn,-Wash........................... 67

Big Soos Creek near Auburn, Wash................................................ 67

Jenklns Creek near Auburn, Wash................................................. 68

Covington Creek near Auburn, Wash............................................... 68

Lake Washington Basin................................^............................ 69

Cedar River at Cedar Falls, Wash........................................'........ 69

Cedar River near Landsberg, Wash:............................................... 70

Samnamish Lake near Redmond, Wash............................................... 71

Saranamlsh River near Redmond, Wash..................."........................... 72

. Samnamlsh River at Bothell, Wash.........................................;...... 73

Snohomlsh River Basin.............................................................. 74

South Fork Skykomlsh River near Index, Wash..................................... 74

Skykomlsh River near Gold Bar, Wash............................................. 75

Snohomlsh River at Snohomish, Wash.............................................. 76

Sultan River near Startup, Wash............... '. ................................. 77

Snoqualmie River near Tolt, Wash................................................ 78

North Fork Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls, Wash......................... 79

Tolt River near Tolt, Wash...................................................... 80

Pllchuck River near Granite Falls, Wash;........................................ 81

Stlllaguamlsh River Basin......................................................... 82

South Fork Stlllaguamish River near Granite Falls, Wash......................... 82

South Fork Stillaguamlsh River above Jim Creek, near Arlington, Wash............ 83

Jim Creek near Arlington, Wash.................................................. 84'

North Fork Stillaguamlsh River' near Arlington, Wash............................. 85

Skaglt River Basin.................................................. 4............. 86

Skaglt River near Hope, British Columbia.................'....................... 86

Skaglt River above Devils Creek, near Newhalem, Wash............................ 87.

Skaglt River at Newhalem, Wash.................................................. 88

Skaglt River near Concrete, wash................................................ 90

Skaglt River near Mount Vernon, Wash............................................ 91

Reservoirs In Skagit River Basin, Wash.......................................... 92

Lightning Creek near Newhalem, Wash............................................. 93

Beaver Creek near Newhalem, Wash................................................ 94'

Ruby Creek near Newhalem, Wash.................................................. 95

Thunder Creek near Newhalem, Wash............................................... 96

Stetattle Creek near Newhalem, Wash. .*........................................... 98

Goodell Creek near Newhalem, Was,h................................................ 99

Bacon Creek near Marblemount, Wash.............................................. 100

Dlobsud Creek near Marblemount, Wash.....................................;...... 101

Cascade River at Marblemount, Wash.................................'............. 102

Marble Creek near Marblemount, Wash............................................. 103

Jorda^ Creek at Marblemount, Wash............................................... 104

Clark Creek at Marblemount, Wash................................................ 104

Illabot Creek near Rockport, Wash............................................... 105

Sauk River above Whltechuck River, near Darrlngton, Wash........................ 106

Sauk River near Sauk, Wash...................................................... 107

Sulattle River near Mansford, Wash.............................................. 108

Big Creek near Mansf ord, Wash........................'........................... 109

Jackman Creek near Concrete, Wash............................................... 110

Baker River at Concrete, Wash................................................... Ill

FInney Creek near Concrete, Wash................................................ 112

Grandy Creek near Concrete, Wash................................................ 113

O'Toole Creek near Hamilton, Wash............................................... 114

Alder Creek near Hamilton, Wash................................................. 115

Day Creek near Lyman, Wash...................................................... 116

Jones Creek near Lyman, Wash.................................................... 117

Hansen Creek >near Sedro Woolley, Wash........................................... 118

Nookachamps Creek near Mount Vernon, Wash....................................... 119

East Fork Nookachamps Creek near Clear Lake, Wash............................... 120.

Samlsh River Basin................................................................ 121

Samish River near Burlington, Wash.............................................. 121

Friday Creek near Burlington, Wash.............................................. 122

Whatcora Creek Basin............................................................... 123

Whatcom Creek near Belllngham,»Wash............................................. 123

Nooksack River Basin.............................................................. 124

N6oksack River above Cascade Creek, near Glacier, Wash.......................... 124

Nooksack River at Demlng, Wash.................................................. 125

South Fork Nooksack River near Wickersham, Wash................................. 126

Upper Columbia River Basin.......................................................... 127

Columbia River main stem.-......................................................... 127

Columbia River at Birchbanki British Columbia................................... 127

Columbia River at international boundary........................................ 128

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash............................ 129

Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash........................................ 130

Columbia River at Trinidad, Wash................................................ 131
CONTENTS V

Gaging-statlon records Continued. '>

Upper Columbia River Basin Continued. ~~ Page

Kootenai River Basin............................................................. 132

Kootenai River at Newgate, "British Columbia............... .->-................... 132

Kootenai River at Llbby, Mont.................;................................ 133.

Kootenai River at Leonia, Idaho................................................ 134

Kootenai River at Boom Camp, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho......................... 135

Kootenai River at Bonners Ferry, Idaho......................................... 135

Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho....................................... 137

Kootena.1 River at KLockmann Ranch, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho................... 138

Kootenai River near Copeland, Idaho............................................ 139

Kootenai River at Port Hill, Idaho.............................................. 140

Kootenay Lake at Kuskonook, British Coltunbia.................................'.. 142

Boulder Creel: near Leonia, Idaho. ............................................. 143

Moyie River at Eastport, Idaho.........'........................................ 144

Moyie River at Eileen, Idaho................................................... 145

Deep Creek at Moravia, Idaho................................................... 146

Long Canyon Creek near Port Hill, Idaho........................................ 147

Smith Creek near Port Hill, Idaho.............................................. 148

Boundary Creek near Port Hill, Idaho........................................... 149

Pend Oreille River Basin..........;.............................................. 150

Clark Fork above Missoula, Mont/............................................... 150

Clark Fork below Missoula, Mont................................................ 151

Clark Fork at St. Regis, Mont.................................................. 152

Clark Fork near Plains, Mont................................................... 153

Clark Fork near Heron, Mont.................................................... 154

Pend Oreille Lake at Hope, Idaho............................................... 155

Pend Oreille River below Z Canyon, near Metaline Falls, Wash................... 156

Smaller reservoirs in Pend Oreille River Basin, Mont........................... 157

Flint Creek near Southern Cross, Mont.......................................... 158

Flint Creek at Maxville, Mont.................................................. 159

Boulder Creek at Maxville, Mont................................................ 160

Middle Fork Rock Creek near Philipsburg, Mont.................................. 161

Blackfoot River near Helmville, Mont........................................... 162

Blackfoot River near Ovando, tlont.............................................. 163

Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont.............................................. 164

Nevada Creek above reservoir, near Finn, Mont.'................................. 165

West Fork Bitterroot River near Conner, Mont................................... 166

Bltterroot River near Darby, Mont.............................................. 167

East Fork Bitterroot River at Conner, Mont..................................... 168

Bear Creek near Victor, Mont................................................... 169

Burnt Fork Creek near Stevensvllle, Mont....................................... 170

.Flathead River at Flathead, British Columbia................................... 171

Flathead River near Columbia Falls, Mont....................................... 172

Flathead River at Columbia Falls, Mont......................................... 173

Flathead River near Kalispell, Mont............................................ 174

Flatheatl River at Demersville, near Kalispell, Mont............................ 174

Flathead River at Damon Ranch, near Kalispell, Mont............................ 174

Flathead River at Therriault Ferry, near Kalispell, Mont....................... 175

Flathead River near Holt, Mont................................................. 175

Flathead Lake at Soraers, Mont.................................................. 176

Flathead River near Poison, Mont............................................... 177

Middle Fork Flathead River at Essex, Mont...................................... 178

Middle Fork Flathead River at Belton, Mont..................................... 179

Middle Fork Flathead River near Belton, Mont................................... 180

South Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls, Mont............................ 181

Stillwater River near Whiterish, Mont.......................................... 182

Whitefish Creek near Kalispell, Mont........................................... 183

Ashley Creek near Kalispell, Mont.............................................. 184

Swan River near Big Fork, Mont................................................. 185

Priest Lake at outlet, near Coolin, Idaho...................................... 186

Priest River at outlet of Priest Lake, near Coolin, Idaho...................... 187

Priest River near Priest River, Idaho.......................................... 188

Salmo River near Waneta, British Columbia...................................... 189

Kettle River Basin............................;...........-....................... 190

Kettle River near Ferry, Wash. .p ................................................ 190

Kettle River near Laurier, Wash.'............................................... 191

Myers Creek near Myncaster, British Columbia................................... 192

Colville River Basin............................................................. 193

Colville River at Kettle Falls, Wash........................................... 193

Mill Creek near Colville, Wash................................................. 194

Spokane River Basin.............................................................. 195

Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville, Idaho......................................... 195

Coeur d'Alene River near Cataldo, Idaho........................................ 196

- Coeur d'Alene Lake at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho..................................... 197

Spokane River at Post Falls, Idaho............................................. 198

Spokane River at Spokane, Wash.....................'............................ 199

Spokane River at Long Lake, Wash............................................... 200

St. Joe River at Calder,-Idaho................................................. 201

St. Tferies River at Lotus, Idaho............................................... 202

Hayden Lake at Hayden Lake, Idaho.............................................. 203

SpoKane Valley Farms Co.'s canal at Post Falls, Idaho.......................... 204

Okanogan River Basin............................................................. 205

Okanogan River at flkanagan Falls, British Columbia............................. 205

Osoyoos Lake near Orovilie, Wash............................................... 206

Okanogan River at Oroville, Wash............................................... 207

Okanogan River near Tonasket, Wash............................................. 208

Similkarieen River near Nighthawk, Wash......................................... 209
VI' CONTENTS

Gaging-statlon records Continued.

Upper Columbia River Basin Continued. Pa^e

Methow River Basin.. ..... ..................................... . « 210

Methow River at Twisp, Wash.................................................... 210

Chelan River Basin............................................................... 211

Stehekin River at Stehekin, Wash............................................... 211

Lake Chelan at Chelan, Wash.................................................... 212

Chelan River at Chelan, Wash...................................'................ 213

Railroad Creek at Lucerne, Wash................................................ 214

Wenatchee River Basin............................................................ 215

Wenatchee Lake near Plain, Wash................................................ 215

Wenatchee River at Plain, Wash................................................. 216

Wenatchae River at Peshastin, Wash............................................. 217

Chiwawa River near Plain, Wash................................................. 218

Icicle Creek above Snow Creek, near Leavenworth, Wash.......................... 219

Crab Creek Basin..... ....*,................../.................................... 220

Crab Creek at Irby, Wash....................................................... 220

Crab Creek near Moses Lake, Wash.-...........................~................... 221

Crab Creek near Warden, Wash................................................... 222

Crab Creek near Smyrna, Wash................................................... 223

Park Creek near Coulee City, Wash............*.,...,........................... 224

Rocky Ford Creek near Ephrata, Wash............................................ 225

Lakes in Crab Creek Bas in...................................................... 226

Hoses Lake at Hoses Lake, Wash............................................... 226

Park Lake near Coulee City, Wash. ............................................. 226

Blue Lake near Coulee City, Wash............................................. 226

Lenore Lake near Soap Lake, Wash............................................. 226

Soap Lake near Soap Lake, Wash............................................... 226

Yakina River Basin............................................................... 227

Yakima River near Martin, Wash................................................. 227

Yakima River at Cle Elum, Wash................................................. 228

Yakirna River at Umtanum, Wash.................................................. 229

Yakina River near Parker, Wash................................................. 230

Yakima River at Kio.na, Wash.... , fc .............................................. 231

Reservoirs in Yakima River Basin-, Wash......................................... 232

Kachess River near Eastern, Wash................................................ 234

Cle Elum River near Roslyn, Wash............................................... 235

Naches River below Tieton River, near Naches, Wash............................. 236

Bumping River near Nile, Wash.................................................. 237

American River near Nile, Wash. ........*........................................ 238

Tieton River at Tieton Dan, near Naches, Wash.................................. 239

Tieton River at headwords of Tieton Canal, near Naches, Wash................... 240

North Fork Ahtanum Creek near Tanplco, Wash.................................... 241

South Fork Ahtanum Creek at Conrad Ranch, near Tampico, Wash. .................. 242

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. S43

Index................................................................................ 255

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

Figure 1. Columbia River at Trinidad, Wash.: A, Recording-gage shelter and stilling

well; B, East cable tower............................................... 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN WASHINGTON AMD UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER

BASIN, 1944

SCOPE- OF WORK

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

stage and flow made on streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 

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

special studies relating to irrigation. Measurements of the flow of streams and of the 

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

in the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1944, 

5,340 gaging stations, including those in Hawaii, were being maintained by the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made 

during the water year at many other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organ!sations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data, cooperation of the first 

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

herein are defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second.*1 A second-foot is the 

rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and 

whose average velocity is 1 fcot per second.

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

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the runoff is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Runoff in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water 

draining from It in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. It is used 

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

An acre-foot" is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and-is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is connonly used in connection 

with storage for irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" Is Hie volume of water represented by a flow of l second-foot for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage height 

and discharge."

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

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

of the channel, or an artificial structure.
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"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir, not including water 

in bank storage unless so indicated.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

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

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

discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging station's are shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. 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. At times the stage-discharge relation for a station 

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

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

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

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

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

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

the stage-discharge relation is affected by changing stage, and from them the rate of 

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

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available Information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

comparable records of discharge for stations.in the same or nearby basins. For those 

stations at which the stage-discharge relation Is affected by ice, the days included in 

the periods of Ice effect either are indicated In the table by symbols referring to a 

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

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

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

by a footnote.

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

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

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating
EXPLANATION OF DATA
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1944, PART 12

tables are published for all stations except those at which the dally discharge for the 

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

or other special methods.

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

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

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

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

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

complete years of record. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; 

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

there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge If useful); and the minimum gage 

height (unless It is of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge 

corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder or a nonrecordIng gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum discharge represents_the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the dally 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 dally discharge gives the discharge In 

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

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

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

stated in the station description.

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

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

"Maximum" gives the maximum dally discharge, not the momentary discharge when the water 

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

Is the minimum dally discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow In cubic 

feet per second during the month.

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

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

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

from succeeding reports.
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TIME BASIS

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

standard time to "war time," and clock time in the several sones of the country was moved 

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

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

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

ACCURACY OF"FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (l) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation or, If the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements 

and (2y the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements onflow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 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 accurate than the daily records.

Yield at some stations as indicated by monthly means may vary widely from natural yield, 

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

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

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

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

adjustments can be made for changes in contents or reservoirs or for other changes Incident 

to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustments for 

changes in reservoir contents, unless its inclusion is indicated. Figures of second-feet 

per square mile and runoff in Inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large 

mmcontrtbutlng areas or if ttie average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less 

than 20 inches.

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

does not show ttie water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations 

below the station must first be satisfied. .

The table of monthly discharge-presents in summary the distribution of the flow past the 

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

variation in flow. "AS further observations In each succeeding year maj be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published, it should be borne in mind that such data are 

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

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

Mississippi River). v

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1944, PART 12

Part 6. Missouri River Basin.

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 obtained or. consulted as explained below.

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

Government printing Office, Washington, 0. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the water-resources branch of 

the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 528 Federal Building. 

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

Atlanta, Ga., 410 Grand Theater Building - " 

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

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

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building. 

Charleston, w. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesvllie, Va., House G, Bawson Row, University of Virginia. 

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

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

Columbia, S. C., 207 creason Building.

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

Harrlsburg, Pa., 490 Education Building. 

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building. 

Indianapolis, Infl., 205 Underwriters Building. 

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building. 

Khoxville, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building. 

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building. 

Madison, Wis.. 666 State Office Building. 

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building. 

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

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building. 

'Ocala, Fla, 304 Post Office Building. 

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building. 

Raleigh, N. C., 242 Education Building. 

St. Paul, Minn., 1427 New Post Office Building. 

Trenton, N. J., 223 Federal Building. 

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

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

Wllliamsburg, Ky., Kentucky Highway Building.

West of the Mississippi River:

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

"Austin, Tex.. 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 1301 State Capitol.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 310 Denham Building.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Lincoln, Nebr., 349 Statehouse.

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

Oklahoma City, Okla., 535 State Capitol.

Pierre, S. Dak., City Hall.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. *

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

and Metallurgy.

St. Louis, Mo., 1004 New Federal Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 625 Market Street Building. 

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

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building* 

Topeka, Kans., 305.Federal Building. . 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

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

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

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

been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin; M = Mater-Supply Paper)

Report

10th A, pt. 2

B 131........ 

16th A, pt. 2 

B 140........

W 11

18th A, pt. 4 

W 15.........

W 16...... ...

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27

W 47 to 52... 

22d A, pt. 4.

W 65, 66-....,

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

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

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Descriptions, measurements, ard gage heights of streams 

east of the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Hississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

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

1864 92

1893-94. 

1895.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897. 

1897.

T.899

1900.

1901.

Year

\

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

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

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

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

area covered by part 3_are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

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

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

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many 'points other than regular gaging stations have 

been made each year and are publishsd under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in the same 

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

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

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

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

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

record have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.
numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream m

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

Year

1899 a. 

1900 g« 

1901... 

1908... 

1903...

1904... 

1905... 

1906... 

1907-8. 

1909...

1910... 

1911... 

1912... 

1913... 

1914...

1915... 

1916... 

1917 . . . 

1918... 

1919-20

1921 . . . 

1922 . . . 

1923... 

1924... 

1925...

1926... 

1927... 

1923... 

1929... 

1930...

1931... 

1932 . . . 

1933... 

1934... 

1935...

1936... 

1937... 

1S38... 

1939 . . . 

1940...

1941... 

1942... 

1943... 

1944...

1

55 

47, h48

65, 75 

82 

97

0124, p!25, q!26 

0165, p!66, 0.167 

0201, p202, 0.203 

241 

261

SS1 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

4S1 

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

581 

601

841 

661 

681 

696

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

821 

851 

871 

891

921 

951 

971 

1001

2

D35, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

b97. 98

0.126. 127 

q!67, 158 

q203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

522

542 

562 

582 

602

642 

662 

682 

697

727 

742

757 

782

802 

822 

852 

872 

892

922 

952 

972 

1002

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

123 

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

643 

663 

683 

698

1 728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893

923 

953 

973 

1003

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384.

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584 

 604

644 

664 

684 

699

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

924 

954 

974 

1004

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98. 99. nlOO

k!28, 130 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

, 545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855 

875 

895

925 

 555 

975 

1005

6

036, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r!31 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806

826 

856 

876 

896

9C6 

956 

976 

1006

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75 

Ic83, 84 

k98. 99

kl28°131 

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

267

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807

827 

857 

877 

897

927 

95V 

977' 

1007

6

a Rating tables and index tp Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

faper $9. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Oallatin River.

d Green and Gunnlaoa Rivers and Colorado River above Ounnison River.

e Mojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

g Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 contained in Water-Supply 

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

h Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

1 Soioto River.

j Loup

k Trib

m Lake 

n Huds

o Hew 

p Huds

q Susq

r Plat

s Ths 

t Belo

u Rogu
PUBLICATIONS

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

a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published 

(some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual 

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

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

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

Report

STATE 

Alabama, Wate'r powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements in 

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements in Sacramento River Basin. 

California, Water resour-ceg of, part 2, Stream measurements in. San 

Joaquin River Basin. 

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

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins.

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin. .............

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins in... 

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 

Pacific, and Great basins in.

' DRAINAGE BASIN 

Colorado River (Ariz., Colo., H. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and its utilization..

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 

at base stations in.

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

Rio Orande Basin (Colo., H. Hex., Tex.). Water resources of .............

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

River Basin. 

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa . , Md. ) , Hydrography of ......................

Period

1895-1903 

1S87-1912 

1878-1912 

1891-1912

1890-1918 

1895-1927 

1895-1927 

1894-1927 

1895-1927

1884-1900 

1895-1905 

1845-1915 

1S9 4-1906 

1878-1910 

1898-1937 

1875-1916 

1878-1919 

1919-35 

1895-1905 

1894-1921

1888-1914 

1897-1927 

1891-1938

189S-1938 

1889-1920 

1894-1926 

1890-1906

18S1-1938 

1S95-1920 

1904-9 

1895-1906 

1S8S-1913 

1S9S-1917

1S90-1904

Water-Supply 

Paper

107 

298 

299 

300

447 

597-E 

636-D 

636-E 

637-A

74 

197 

415 

230 

370 

S50 

424 

492 

870 

156 

469

395 

617 

918

916 

517 

618 

198

917 

536 

279 

192 

358 

491

109

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are 

not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records 

previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list or 

these reports.

State reports containing compilations of"records of discharge

State

Arkansas. ..... 

Colorado ......

Connecticut . . .

Illinois......

Period

1895-1915 

1857-192S 

1881-1935

1881-193S

1900-1927

1912-33 

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

190O-1934 

1933-27 - 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1S73-1940

1941-42

Report

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut,. 

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana.. 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of IndianaWater-supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams. 

Water-supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa.

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Conmiasion. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological* Survey.

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

2 Contains records of monthly discharge in second-feet per square mile.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1944, PART 12

State reports containing compilations if records of discharge Continued

State

Kentucky ..... 

Louisiana. . . .

Minnesota. . . . 

Missouri. ....

Nebraska. ....

New Hampshire 

New Jersey. . .

New Mexico. .. 

Horth Carolina.

North Dakota.

Pennsylvania. 

Do........

Rhode Island* 

Tennessee. . . .

Virginia .....

Washington. . . 

Wisconsin. . . .

Period

1995-1919

1924-28 

1928-35 

1935-39

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1909-12 

1857-1926 

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1891-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936 

1919-21

1882-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30 

1930-36 

1890-1911 

1928-32 -

1929-41 

1874-1924 

1920-30 

1889-1905 

1906-10 

1911-16 

1895-1927 

1927-42

1927-42 

'1927-42 

1927-42

1878-1933 

1888-1914 

1914-23

Report

Report of Division of Water Resources.....

Geol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Plow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams in Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Water-resources investigation of Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d' series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri.

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

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

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of Hew 

Jersey. 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

Hew Jersey. 

Special Kept. 9, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey.

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 3 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 4 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio. '

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

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. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania . 

Stream-flow records of Pennsylvania. ......

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee. ... 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee3 ....

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia..... 

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(James River Basin). 

Bull. 6, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins). 

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometric data. 

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

Ed report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bureau of Geology and 

Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey and 

Water Resources. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation and 

Development . 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation and 

Development . 

Do.

State chief engineer.

State planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Office of the State, Engineer.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Department of Forests and 

Waters. 

Department of Public Works. 

Department of Education. 

Do. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do. 

Do. 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Department of Conservation and 

Development . 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Do.

2 Contains records of monthly discharge in second-feet per square mile.

3 Contains records of weekly discharge. 

4 Contains records of maximum and minimum daily, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.

Note^- In addition to the records contained in the reports listed above, the following States 

have issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharge: California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Hew Mexico, 

New York (also New York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), North Dakota, Oregon. 

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

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

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

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

reports on thet>e floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and 

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

numbers and titles of these reports: ,

Water-Supply 

-Paper . .Title

88 The Passaic flood of 1902.

92 The Passaic flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

147 Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 19-16.

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

488 The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

520-G Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

773-E The New York State flood of July 1935.

796-B Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers,"May and June 1935.

796-C Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

. 796-G Major Texas floods of 1935.

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

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

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

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

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

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

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

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.

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

869 Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

 967-A Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River'Basin below Boulder Dam.

967-B Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

V 

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

report at which records of daily discharge were collected during the water year October 

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

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

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Yakima River. ....

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

Do............'

Location

Saston, Wash ..........

Creek, near Toppen! sh, Wash.

Near Alfalfa. Wash....

period

1923-44

1904, 

1910-15, 

1940-44 

1912-44

1932-44

1932-44

Collected by

Bureau of Reclamation...

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

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

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

Remarks

 ( Unpublished 

since 1915.

since 1923.

since 1924.

since 1924. 

Unpublished.

t Records -for earlier years published in water-supply papers of Geological Survey.

Note.- Records of daily discharge for many canals and drains in V/ashington for 1944 and 

earlier years have been collected by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Office of Indian 

Affairs of the United States Department of the interior, in connection with irrigation 

and drainage projects. These records have not been published. The Northern Rocky 

Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station collects records of runoff from an area of 

960 acres on Benton Creek near Priest River, Idaho.

695848 O - 46 - 2
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1944, PART 12

COOPERATION

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

Idaho: Idaho Department of Reclamation, James Spofford, State reclamation 

engineer until April 1944, succeeded by H. R. Kulp.

Montana: Office of State Engineer, F,. E. Buck; State Water Conservation Board. 

Washington: State Department of Conservation and Development, Ed Davis, 

director,_ and C. J. Bartholet, supervisor of hydraulics, Division of Water 

Resources; State Department of Fisheries, F. J. Foster, director; State Department * 

of Game, B. T. McCauley, director; cities of Aberdeen, Bellingham, Everett, Seattle, 

and Tacoma; Intercounty River Improvement Commission; Skagit County Public Utilities 

District No. 1; and pierce, Skagit, and Whatcom Counties.

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, for 

the operation of one gaging station In Idaho, three in Montana, and eleven in Washington.

Acknov.'ladgnent of financial assistance in collecting records published herein Is due to" 

the United States Department of State and the Bureau of Reclamation and the Office of 

Indian Affairs of the United States Department of Interior. Assistance was also furnished 

by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and the 

Weather Bureau of the United States Department of commerce. Acknowledgment is due to the 

Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Weather Bureau for 

furnishing "special reports of watershed conditions and precipitation records.

Full cooperation exists between this organization and the Dominion Water and Power 

Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada. On waters adjacent to the international 

boundary certain stations are maintained jointly by the United States and Canada under the 

terms of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, and others are maintained under a subsequent 

agreement between the two Governments. The records from all these stations are obtained 

in such a manner as to be equally acceptable and available in either country. These 

stations are herein designated "international gaging stations."

Assistance in collecting the records was also rendered by the following organizations: 

Idaho: Washington Water Power Co. 

'Montana: Montana Power Co.

Washington: crown Zellerbach Corporation; Electric Land Co.; Puget Sound Power 

& Light Co.; and Washington VJater Power Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

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

data for the stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication 

under supervision of district engineers as follows: In Idaho and for Clark Fork near 

Heron, Mont.,'T. R. Newell; in Montana (except for station noted), A. H. Tuttle; In 

Washington, F. H. Veatch.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Poterson, hydraulic engineer in charge, and F. J. Plynn, associate 

engineer, section of reports.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 13

Pacific slope basins between Columbia River and Puget Sound

NASELLE RIVER BASIN 

Naselle River near Naselle, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46 022'25M , long. 123044'45M , In SWi sec. 1, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., 

ii miles, upstream from Salmon Creek and 3-fr miles east of Naselle.

Drainage area.- 55 square miles.

Records available.- May 1929 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 408 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,030 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 12.4 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 26 second-feet Sept. 5-12 

(gage height, 1.92 feet).

1929-44: Maximum discharge observed, 10,400 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 

15.9 .feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above>.3,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 22 second-feet Oct. 6, 7, 1929; minimum gage height observed, 1.72 feet 

Aug. 29, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In sebond-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30 ~~

2.0 27 4.0 640 9.0 3,870 1.9 23 3.5 492

2.3 75 5.0 1,180 10.0 4,700 2.0 38 4.0 735

2.6 142 6.0 1,780 11.0 5,600 2.3 98 5.0 1,270

3.0 258 7.0 2,440 ' . 2.6 176 6.0 1,870

433 8.0 3,140 3.0 299

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

SO

30

30

31

51

43

35

33

33

47

258

189

142

113

153

161

550

378

274

227

325

378

396

785

1,180

785

595

470

470

414

360

Nov.

325

342

414

1,180

1,060

785

595

510

43.4

360

325

291

258

aS35

212

197

212

186

175

183

161

15S

142

134

127

122

122

120

130

550

Dec.

550

3,540

5,240

2,300

1,180

735

640

510

414

360

308

274

258

227

212

189

172

161

150

137

130

127

130

490

945

550

433

342

308

258

258

Jan.

550

595

490

433

378

325

' 291

258

24C

2E7

ES7

308

291

640

1,000

1,690

1,510

1,270

940

685

562

470 735

635

610

515

448

388

351

316 282'

Month

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

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

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

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

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September ....................".

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

Feb.

299

282

282

448

885

1,510

995

735

562

470

4E8

351

369

448

369

538

42B

428

388

351

333

299

28E

299

282

333

282

266

250

-

Secondfoot days

8,966

10,020

21,528

122,222

17,662

13,192

12,294

13,639

4, SEE

2,443

1,348

1,019

2,178

108,611

Mar.

E35

220

282

266

266

E50

250

299

1,270

995

685

515

428

351

316

E82

266

235

E50

235

205

250

885

562

448

428

388

351

316

 299

266

'Maximum

1,180

1,180

5,240

5,240

1,690

1,510

1,270

1,390

2EO

148

60

40

250

5.E40

Apr.

250

235

200

205

193

190

250

369

369

316

282

316

448

538

635

635

56 E

492

1,270

1,390

940

685

538

470

407

351

316

282

250

235

-

May

220

202

188

176

165

156

148

145

176

159

143

135

127

117

148

135

1E5

117

120

112

12E

138

143

145

130

120

HE

108

98

94

98

Minimum

30

120

127

30

2E7

250

205

190

94

56

34

28

26

26

June

148

125

108

100

94

89

89

85

80

76

72

76

83

78

7E

70

80

76

117

83

76

72

68

66

64

62

60

60

58

56

-

Mean

289

334

694

335-

570

455

397

455

139

81.4

43.5

32.9

72.6

297

July

60

56

52

51

51

51

49

49

47

45

46.

45

47

45

43

42

40

38

42

43

42

38

3&

38

38

36

- 35

35

34

35

38

Per 

square 

mile

5. 25

6.07

12.6

6.09

10.4

8.E7

7.22

8.S7

2.55

1.48

.791

.598

1.32

5.40

Aug.

-

35

35

35

38

36

34

35

38

35

40

35

3534-

34

32

35

3E

32

30

30

29

29

28

29

30

35

32

30

29

29

29

Sept.

40

3532'

29

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

38

58

52

S50

103

68

52

220

179

176

120

94

78

70

64

58

74

SO

-

Runoff

Inches

6.06

6.78

14.56

82.65

11.94

8.92

8.31

9.SS

2.92

1.65

.91

.69

1.47

73.43

Acre-feet

17,780

- 19,870

42,700

S42.400

35,030

26,170

24,300

27,050

8,570 '

4,850

2,670

2,020

4,320

215,400

a No gage-height record; discharge lnt*rpolated.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
4 NORTH RIVER BASIN

North Paver near( Raymond, Wash.

Location.- Water-stace recorder, lat. 46°49', long. 123°51', in sec. 6, *T. 15 II., R. 9 

W., 14 miles upstream from Salmon Creek and 10 miles northwest of Raymond.

Drainage area.- 219 square miles.

Records available.- August 1927 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 911 second-feet.

Extremes.- Ilaximum discharge during year, 7,230 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 7.32 

feet); minimum,.31 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1927-44: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Dec. 10, 1933 (gage height, ^15.8 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,300 second-feet; minimum, 

24 second-feet Sept. 17, 1938 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

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

fair. No diversion or regulation.

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

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

97

135

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

280

405

640

1,060

5.0 2,900

6.0 4,650

7.0 6,600

4.0 1,550

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

58

57

55

61

66

64

64

64

61

112

215

203

178

129

145

170

250

840

350

220

259

415

648

991

1,350

1,020

664

482

410

382

378

Nov.

.132

348

382

996

1.450

1,400

1,040

776

591

488

420

374

344

312

292

273

270

266

270

256

252

242

227

218

206

197

197

197

200

353

-

Dec.

503

2,860

6,400

7,020

5,410

2,340

1,600

1,350

1,100

934

824

736

664

605

558

516

482

450

425

410

387

374

374

1,170

2,270

2,200

1,550

1,180

970

824

752

Jan.

997

1,350

1,500

1,250

1,140

1,030

907

832

784

720

680

824

1,020

1,180

1,880

2,570

3,070

3,240

2,730

2,200

1,600

1,200

1,300

1,450

1.600

1,400

1,250

1,130

1,020

940

860

Month

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

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

December ...... ...... c ........

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

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

February ...........'... .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

820

840

820

1,000

1,300

1,650

2,250

1,700

1,460

1,250

1,100

1,000

900

850

934

864

880

840

916

916

848

792

712

672

688

720

720

633

605

_

-

Secondfoot days

10,061

13,149

47,288

247,515

43,654 

28, 670

23,964

10^805

5,075

2,575

1 , R77

2.7S8

216,702

Mar.

584

540

552

577

546

516

510

608

1,450

1,940

1,550

1,210

1,010

856

752

680

640

591

558

528

482

536

1,010

1,060

832

752

728

664

598

570

534

Maximum

1,350

1,450

7,020

7,020

3,240

1 ' 940

552

266

111

64

230

7,020

Apr.

504

472

445

425

425

415

450

605

800 760

640

648

925

1,040

1,160

1,350

1,350

1,190

1,400

2,060

1,770

1,400

1,160

1,070

1,020

916

800

720

648

598

-

May

552

610

477

445

415

392

374

364

400

466

425

369

352

336 "344

374

369

340

324

308

296"

804

312

292

' 280

259

245

233

221

212

215

Minimum

55

197

374

53

680

605

482

415

212

115

58

39

32

32

June

236

266

25*

213

200

191

180

175

168

165

155

150

148

148

152

145

150

152

165

252

206

162

148

138

152

125

125

119

117

115

, Mean

325

438

1,524

678

1,408

989

773

906

349

169

83 . 1

5O.9

92.3

592

July

ill

110

106

104

102

101

97

97

95

94

88

90

90

87

87

85

78

76

74

72

70

74

74

71

70

66

65

64

61

58

58

Per 

square

mile

1.48

2.00

6.96

3.10

6.43

4.52

3.53

4.14

1.59

.772

379

. 232

' 1421

2.70

Aug. '

59

58

61

58

58

59

59

62

61

.64

61

59

57

52

51

51

48

47

46

46

43

39

39

39

39

46

46

44

43

41

41

Sept.

46

39

44

46

41

37

36

34

34

34

32

32

44

44

84

230

20],

172

123

216

206

215

148

111

94

83

77

76

90

99

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

1 71 19 960

2.23 26,080

8.02 93,700

42.04 491,000

7.41 86,590

4.87 56,870

4.07 47,530

4.61 53,880

1.83 21,430

.86 10,070

.44 5,110

.27 3,130

.47 5,490

36.79 429,800

Note.- Fo gage-height record Oct. 17-20, Ja 

records for Elolcomin River near Catnlamet. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert

. 20 to Feb. 14; discharge C'.ranuted on basis 

ar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 15

Chehalls River near Pe Ell, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46 0o2'20", long. 123°17'30", In sec. 10, T. 12 N. 

. R. 5 W., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Grim and 2-i- miles south of Pe Ell.

Drainage area.- 54.7 square miles.

Records available.- July to September, 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 92 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.25 

reet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept-. 9-13 (gage height,- 1.14 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

' 13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

lendar year 

ary

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

ember .....................

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

307 

697 

840

Mar.

-

Maximum

30 

27

62

Apr. May

Minimum

26 19 

J.7

June

Mean

-27.9 

22.5 

* 28.0

July

30 

29 

29 

29 

28

28 

27 

27 

27 

26 

27

Per 

square 

mile

0.510 

.411 

.512

- Aug.

27 

26 

25 

26 

26

25 

26 

27 

26

24

24 

24 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

'20 

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

Sept.

22 

20 

19 

19 

18

* 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

22 

, 40 

29

62 

53 

40 

32 

33

43 

37 

33 

30 

28

26 

25 

25 

29 

35

Runoff

Inches Acre feet

0.21 609 

.47 - 1,380 

. 57 1, 670

a - Rfin

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
16 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Chehalis River near Doty, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°37'00", long. 123°16'40", in NWi sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 5 

W., it miles upstream from Elk Creek, li miles south of Doty, and 3£ miles north of 

Pe Ell.

Drainage area.- 113 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,670 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 

y.uv reet, from high-water mark on gage); minimum observed, 24 second-feet Sept. 11 

(gage height, 0.99 foot). "

1939-44: mximm discharge observed, 15,100 second-feet Dec. 15, 1939 (gage 

height, 15.76 feet); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Aug. 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 1940 

(gage height, 0.99 foot); discharge may have been less during period Oct. 1-3, 1939, 

before gage v/as installed.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Dec. 1 and Aug. 16 to Sept. 30, which 

are poor. Gage read twice daily. No diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

27

27

27

30

36

30

28

28

34

199

92

62

53

56

92

236

187

188

98

109

362

344

575

575

344

250

199

187

199

187

Nov.

165

165

326

950

890

530

362

278

-236

199

176

165

144

136

128

122

124

126

124

124

116

109

105

101

98

92

91

87

94

250

~

Dec.

440

2,230

4,520

2,230

1,120

805

625

510

407

340

320

283

266

249

233

211

195

186

177

169

163

157

154

340

1,190

805

536

407

361

320

' 302

Jan.

805

1,600

1,060

775

625

510

432

364

361

320

320

538

685

995

1,390

2,090

1,740

1,320

1,060

805

655

565

1,260

1,320

1,120

930

745

595

510

432

384

Month

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

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

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

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

January ............'...........

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

Harch .........................

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

Mflv nay ................... . <. .......

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

July ................... .-r... ..

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

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

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

Feb.

407

384

457

715

1,530

2,990

1,740

1,120

865

685

565

484

432

538

457

484

484

457

. 457

432

407

361

340

320

320

340

3SC

320

320

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,828

6,613

20,253

146 ,035

26,331

18 j*731

13 ,429

15 ^231

5,150

3,234

1,471

1,007

1,083

117,361

Har.

302

283

407

407

407

407

384

407

1,060

995

715

565

457

384

361

320

302

283

283

266

233

249

745

565

457

432

407

384

340

320

302

Maximum

57E

95C

4,52C

5 >l£f

2,09C

2 99f

1^061

99J

26£ 21r

62

3<

*!*

4,52C

Apr.

266

249

233

233

217

217

340

457

484

432

432

-538

655

715

995

930

775

655

805

995

805

625

538

510

457

407

361

320

302

283

~

May

266

249

233

214

202

189

177

180

192

192

174

174

160

154

180

177 '163

157

149

141

138

154

146

149

138

130

125

120

112

105

110

Minimum

27

87

154

25

320

330

) 233

217

> 105

1 62

! 38

) 27

I 25

) 25

June

217

195

169

154 141

130

120

115

108

101

96

92

96

92

87

85

98

110

169

105

94

 87

79

78

72

76

72

69

.65

62

~

Mean

156. 

22O

653

400

849

646

433

506

166

108

47.5

32 C

seii

321

July

62

59

59

57

57

57

57

54

52

51

49

49

49

49

47

45

45

43

42

47

45

43

41

41

41

39

39

38

38

38

38

Per 

square 

mile

1 «38

1 95 5)78

 z KA *J »»- 

7.51

5.72

s'.es

4.50

1.47

.956

.420

 S8£

.316

2.84

Aug.

39

36

36

36

36

36

38

39

38

38

37

36 35

35

34

31

30

30

29

29

27

27

28

29

29

30

29

29

27

27

27

Sept.

30

29

29

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

29

45

43

74

56

43

41

51

48

45

43

39

37

35

31

33

34

36

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

1 59 9 58Q

2! 18 13,120

6.67 40,170

4fi XO.lfU oft Pft9 6U0,flflf 700

8.67 52,230

6.16 37,150

4.4S 26,640

5.01 30,210

1.69 10,210

1.06 6,410

.48 2,9SO

 33 2 jOOO '

.36 2,150

38. 6E . 232,800

Mme basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 17

Chehalis River near Grand Mound, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°46'3SB , long. 12S°02'05", in NEi sec. 22, T. 15 

N., R. 3 W., at Meadow, li miles southwest of Grand Mound and 6 miles downstream 

from Skookumchuck River. Datum of gage Is 123.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. '

Drainage area.- 897 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 2,522 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 12.30 

feet); minimum, 116 second-feet Sept. 9, 10, 11.

1928-44: Ifeximum discharge, 48,400 second-feet Dec. 29, 1937 (gage height, 18.39 

feet); minimum, 108 second-feet Sept. 24, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Cities of Centralia and Chehalis divert about 15 second-feet from 

Newaukum River, a tributary, for municipal use. No regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1?

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Cot.

188

188

188

185

182

195

195

201

214

211

- 228

434

384

300

287

314

430

734

624

461

424

697

1,280

1,280

2,610

1,800

1,280

998

832

850

868

Nov.

716

673

823

1,620

3,850

3,180

2,190

1,700

1,380

1,150

1,020

896

823

, 760

' 708

632

632

743

716

699

665

616

591

576

561

530

515

502

 515

568

-

Dec.

1,860

2,490

10,400

15 ,800

10,800

6,340

4,440

3,390

2,670

2,220

1,960

1,720

1,530

1,380

1,290

1,140

1,090

1,010

960

920

842

814

804

1,040

3,28a

4,720

3,390

2,670

2,150

1,840

1,600

Jan.

2,020

6,160

6,820

5,140

4,020

3,320

2,740

2,410

2,150

1,960

rr780

2,57&

4,020

3,880

4,580

5,730

6,660

6,820

5,880

4,720

3,740

3,120

4,410

7,480

6,500

5,140

4,160

3,320

2,860

2,480

2,150

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

2,080

2,150

2,150

2,340

3,260

7,530

10,400

7,310

5,430

4,020

3,320

2,800

2,480

3,000

2,930

2,740

2,800

2,600

3,000

2,740

2,600

 2,340

2,080

1,960

1,960

2,020

2,020

1,900

1,780

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

19,062

30,550

96,560

759,006

128 ,740

93 ,740

70,720

72,180

27,503

17,126

. 7,446

4,782

5,797

574,206

Mar.

1?720

1,600

1,960

2,930

2,930

2,740

2,540

2,410

3,160

5,730

4,580

3,740

3,000

2,540

2,150

1,960

1,780

1,660

1,540

1,460

1,350

1,280

1,720

2,280

1,960

1,840

1,840

1,720

1,600

1,530

1,470

Maximum

2,610

3,850

15 ,800

19 ,500

7,48C

10 ,400

5,730

4,440

1.41C

1,090

319

182

37£

15 ,800

Apr.

1,400

1,320

1,220

1,190

1,180

1,120

1,270

1,660

1,960

1,780

1,660

2,410

3,740

3,740

3,8SO

4,440

4,160

3,460

3,190

3,740

3,460

2,930

2,600

2,480

2,600

2,410

2,080

1,900

1,660

1,540

-

May

1,410

1,320

1,180

1,100

1,010

980

890

890

980

1,080

990

910

842

814

824

1,080

910

852

804

766

728

757

776

804

824

766

719

673

637

585

602

Minimum

18E

502

804

179

1,780

1,780

1,280

1,120

585

319

172

122

116

116

June

738

1,090

990

814

757

691

664

610

593

568

527

504

504

 535

527

 482

520

610

619

710

560

490

460

425

391

378

366

354

330

319

-

Mean

615

1,018

,3,115

2 * O79

4,153

3,232

2,281

2,406

887

571

 240

154

193

1,569

July

308

319

313

282

292

282

266

266

258

258

258

258

248

248

248

244

222

235

226

2E6

226

226

218

203

207

203

196

188

178

172

172

Per 

square 

mile

0.686

1.13

3.47

p -zp

4.63

3.60

2.54

2.68

.989

.637

.268

.172

.215

1.75

Aug.

175

L75

L75

L75

175

169

:

L66

L72

L78

182

172

-

L69

L56

L53

159

159

L53

L53

L48

146

140

L38

L33

L35

135

135

L40

L38

L28

L28

122

Sept.

124

148

172

153

138

130

120

118

116

116

116

124

126

135

192

240

324

372

292

240

235

29S

298

248

222

203

188

188

199

222

-

Runoff

Inches

0.79

1.27

4.00

31

5.34

3.89

2.93

2.99

1.14

.71

.31

.20

.24

23. SI

Ac re- feet

37,810

60,600

191,500

1,505,000

255 ,400

185 ,900

140,300

143,200

54,550

33 ,970

14 ,770

9,480

11 ,500

1,139,000

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
18 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Chehalis River at South Elma, Wash.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46 049'OG>t ) long. 123°24'40", in NEiNEi sec. 10, T. 17 

II., R. 6 W., at county bridge at South^Elma, 1.1 mile dovmstream from Cloquallun 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to December 1944 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Extremes.- 1945::44: Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,300 second-feet Oct. 26 

(gage height, 58.96 feet); minimum observed, 202 second-feet Hept. 12 (gage height, 

55.43 feet).

1944: Maximum discharge observed'during period October to December, 6,740 secondfeet Dec. 7 (gage height, 6S.09 feet); minimum observed, 340 second-feet Oct'. 20, 21 

(gage height, 55.70 feet).

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, 18,300 second-feet Nov. 26, 1942; nininum 

observed, that of Sept. 12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. Gage 

read twice daily. Cities of Centralia and Chfehalis divert approximately 15 secondfeet from Newaukum River, a tributary, for municipal use. Ho regulation.

Joeing table, Oct. 1-31, 1943, July 1 to Dec. 31, 1944

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-31)

55.5 230

55.7 340

56.0' 545

56.3 " 760

Discharge

56.6 1,000

57.0 1,360

57.5 1,810

58.0 2,300

59.0 - 3,300

60.0 4,300

61.0 5,400

In second-feet, 1943-44 

1943-44

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3031'

Oct.

a 340

a330

a330

a 330

a325

a320

aSSO

aS50

a370

379

405

433

_ 685

580

580

580

615

920

1,040

880

760

1,090

1,450

1,900

2,600

3,000

2,000

1,540

1,360

1,270

1,270

Nov. Dec. Jan.

t

Feb.

^

Mar.

-

Apr. May

v

June July

615

580

580

545

545

545

545

510

510

510

475

468

468

468

*468

454

412

398

398

398

398

398

398

398

366

366

366

366

334

334

322

Aug.

304

304

322

334

328

328

328

328

328

, 328

328

328

328

328

310

292

298

292

286

270

260

260

250

250

260

270

260

255

250

245

' 245

Sept.

255

240

245

260

265

250

245

226

210

206

206

202

218

250

265

580

510

545

545

615

580

510

510

475

419

379

328

334

447

580

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Grand Mound.

1944

Day

' 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Oct.

475

447.

510

545

685

880

880

722

580

545

1

Nov.

1,140

2,500

3,200

3,000

2,900

2,600

2,400

4,000

5,070

4,850

Dec.

4,410

3,800

3,700

3,500

4,740

5,730

6,620

5,840

4,740

4,100

Day

11

12

13-

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

454

433

412

412

398

398

386

379

372

346

Nov.

3,700

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,810

1,630

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,140

Dec.

3,500

3,000

2,700

2,400

2,200

2,100

1,900

1,810

1,810

1,900

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

340

346

366

379

412

398

372

360

353

440

800

Nov.

1,140

1,360

2,100

3,000

3,900

4,650

5,730

5,730

4,520

4,300

-

Dec.

2,100

1,900

1,810

1,720

,1,540

1,540

1,450

1,810

1,900

3,000

3,100

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

October 1943.....

Secondfoot-days

28,362 

13,938 

9,097 

10,900 

14,826 

87,930 

92.370

Maximum

5,000 

615 

334 

615 

880 5,730 ' 

6.620

Minimum

320 

322 

245 

202 

340 

J.,140 

1.450

Mean

915 

450 

293 363' 

478 

2,931 

2.980

Per square 

mile

0.644 

.317 

.206 

.256 

.337 

2.06 

2.10

Runoff

Inches

0.74 

.37 

.24 

.29 

.59 

2.30 

2.42

Acre-feet

56,260 

27,660 

18,04d 

21,620 

29,400 

174,400 

183,200

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to*standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 

Rock Creek-near Pe Ell, Wash..

19

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46 033'00n , long. 123°20 t 30", in SWi sec. 5, T. 12 N., R.-5 W., 

1 ml16 upstream from McCormick Creek and 2£ miles southwest of Pe Ell.

Drainage area.- 13.4 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 5.6 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 

0.87 foot); minimum observed, 1.7 second-feet<Aug. 28, 30, Sept. 5-7, 9 (gage height, 

' 0.64 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Small diversions for irrigation and 

power above gage.

Discharge, in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

July

-

-

-

-

*

-

-

-

-

-

_

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.2

Month

July 12-31..

August ......

September. ..

The period

Aug.

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

Secondfoot - 

days

79.7

79.8

69.1

-

Sept.

2.1

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.1

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.2'

2.9

2.7

Maximum

5.3

3.6

3.2

-

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

linimum

3.2

1.7

1.7

-

July

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.6

4.4 4-.0

3.8

3.6

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

Mean

3.98

2.57

2.30

-

Aug.

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

2.0

Per

square 

mile

0.297

.192

.172

-

Sept.

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

.2

.2

.6

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.1

.1

.4

.4

.7

.0

.9

-

Runoff in

Inches

0.22

.22

.19

-

Acrefeet

158

158

137

453

Elk Creek near Doty, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°37'40n , long. 123°19'5011 , in NEi sec. 8, T. 13 

N., R. 5 W., halft a mile above Nine Creek, 1 mile above Deer Creek, and 2.5 miles 

west of Doty, prior to Aug. 15, 1944, staff gage at same site but at datum 0.75 foot 

higher.

Drainage area.- 46.7 square miles (revised).

Racords available.- July 1942 to September 1944 (fragmentary).

Extremes .- Maximum discharge observed during year, 95 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 

 ' a.io reet, datum then in use); minimum discharge, 8.6 second-feet Sept. 9-11 (gage 

height 1 94 feet).

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Oct. 24, 1943; minimum discharge, 

that of Sept. 9-11, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once dally Oct. 1-30, July 1 to Aug. 14. 

or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

No diversion

Day

1

2

6

4

5

6

.7

8

g

1011

12

13

14

15

Oct.

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

35

39

32

24

23

2P

July

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

21

23

23

21

20

Aug.

1514-

14

16

16

14

14

16

17

18

17

16

16

16

14

Honth ^T?1- 1 foot -days

October. ....... 1,323

July..'. ......... 623

Septa 08.0

Sept.

16

15

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.6

9.0

12

17

17

laximum

95

26

18

33

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Minimum

13

16

10

8.6

Oct.

63

84

76

63

30

40

82

89

95

92

84

40

40

47

58

a50

lean

42.7

20.1

1 <r Q JLO» o

16.9

July

19

18

17

19

18

18

17

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

16

Per 

square 

mile

0.914

.430

 296

.362

Aug.

14

14

14

13

12

" 1211

11

12

13

12

12

12' 12

10

10

Sept.

33"

31

24

20

27

32

23

20

18

16

15

15

15

20

24

-

Runoff in

Inches

J..05

 50

.34

.40

Acre-feet

2,620

1,240

847

1,010

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baaia of records for stations 

on nearby streams.

 Dime basis; Pacific war time. To convert'war time to standard tine, 

subtractX hour.
20 - CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Chehalis River at Bolstfort,.Wash.

Location.- V/ater-stage recorder, lat. 46°32'4511 , long. 123°07'55", In NWiNWi sec. IE, T. 

12 N., R. 4 w., a quarter of a mile south of Bolstfort and 6 miles upstream from mouth. 

Prior to Aug. 15, 1944, staff gage at site 500 feet downstream, at different datum.

Drainage area.- 49.2 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1944 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 269 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 

STUTTeet, site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 14 

(gage height, 1.67 feet).

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Oct. 25, 1943: minimum discharge, 

that of Sept. 14, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily prior to Aug. 15. No diversion or reguDischarge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

- 5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.9

9.9

9.9

11

11

12

12

9.9

11

13

13

SO

18

15

14

21

21

36

26

23

23

99

96

157

230

125

76

59

50

56

46

Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septembe r ......................

Water year ..........

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

1,343.6

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_.

392.2

243.4

266.3

-

Mar.

Maximum

230

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

19

10

 22

-

Apr. May

Minimum

9.9

_,

_

,

_

_

_

_

_

_

8.2

4.8

2.8

-

June

Mean

43.3

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

12.7

7.85

8.88

-

July

19

a!9

19

17

17

17

15

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

10

9.8

10

1212"

11

10

9.2

9.8

a9.5

a9".0

a8.5

8.2

8.2

Per 

square 

mile

0.880

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

.258

.160

.180

-

Aug.

9.2

9.2

8*2

8*2

8.7

9.2

9.2

9.8

10

9.8

9.2

9.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.3

6.8

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.8

7.3

7.S

7.3

6,4

5.6

4.8

- Sept.

4.8

5.6

6.0

1 5.2

4.5

4.2

3u 8

3l4

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.1

8.8

17

12

22

22

15

12

12

14

11

10

8.6

7.8

7.3

6.8

7.3

20

~

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

1.02 2', 660

_

_

-

_

_ 

_

_ _

_

_

.30 . 778

.18 483

.20 528

-

a. No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. *
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 

Halfway Creek near Boistfort, Wash.

21

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°31'30n , long. 123°08'50", in NWi sec. 14, T. 12 II., R. 4 

W., 350 feet upstream from mouth and 14 miles southwest of Boistfort.

Drainage area.- 13.4"square miles.

Records available.- July to September 3,944.

Extremes.-~naxlmum dally discharge during period, 4.0 second-feet July 1-3; minimum 

ooserved, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 7-11 (gage height, 0.82 fpot).

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

Aug.

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

. 2.5

2.6

Month

The perioc

Sept.

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Second - 

foot-days

97 3

47.7

-

July

3.6

3.6

. 3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

3.1

Maximum

2 5

2.1

-

Aug.

2.5

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

Minimum

1.4

-

Sept.

1.4

1.5

1.6

l.S

l.S

1.8

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.6

Mean

1.59

-

Day

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

Per 

square 

mile

.119

-

Aug.

1.8

1.8

l.S

1.8

2.0

2.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

Sept.

1.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

-

Runoff

Inches '

.13

-

Acre-feet

193

95

414

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Pork 

Chehalis River at floistfort.

' Bunker Creek near Adna, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°39'00", long. 123°07'30", in SE$ sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 4 

W., 0.4 mile upstream from Deep Creelc and 34 miles northwest of Adna.

Drainage area.- 20.1 square miles.

Records avallable.- July to September 1944.

"Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during period, 1.3 second-feet July 1, 2; minimum 

observed, 0.1 second-feet Sept. 3, 9, 11, 12.

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

No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

al.S

a .3

a .2

a .2

a .1

a .1

.1

.1

.0

.9

Aug.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

. .3

.4

.4

.3

Month

The period. ....

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1.8-

Day

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

Secondfoot-days

9.9

-

July

0.8

.8

.S

.8

.8

.8

.9

.6

.7

.8

Maximum

1.3

.4

1 .8

-

Aug.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

Sept.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

Minimum

0.3

.1

-

Mean

.33

-

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

0.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

Per 

square 

mile

.016

-

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Sept.

0.3

.5

.5

.5

. .4

.4

.3

.4

.7

.8

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

.02 20

87

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on 

nearby streams.

Stearns Creek near Adna, Wash. 

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°3B'50lt , long. 123°00'10", in NEiSWi sec. 24, T.

13 N., R. 3 W., 300 feet upstream from county road bridge, 3 miles upstream from"

mouth, and 34 miles southeast of Adna. Prior to July 22, 1944, staff gage at site a

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. 

Drainage area.- 27.1 square miles. 

Records available.- July to September 1944. 

Extremes.- Taxlmum discharge recorded during period, 10 second-feet July 30 (gage height,

2.2*7 feet), from rating curve extended above 3.5 second-fset; minimum recorded, 0.1

second-foot July 26 (gage height, 1.48 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for July 11-21, which are fair. Diversions above

station for irrigation.

Discharge,*-in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

July

:

Aug.

2.7 

2.4 

2.7 

2.7 

£.4 

2.8 

2.6 

2.8

Sept.

8.7- 

2.6 

2.6 

8.5. 

8.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.5

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

July

2.6 

2.5 

2.6 

2.7 

2.6 

2.1

Aug.

3.1 

2.8 

2.5 

8.5 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6

Month

Jul 

Augi 

Sep 

Tl

J 11-3

; ember

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

Sept.

2.4 

2.2 

-7 

1.3 

8.9 

3.9 

3.2 

3.6

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

81 

22 

23 

24

July

1.4 

2.2 

2.7 

2.4 

2.5 

2.8 

2.6 

3.0

Secondfoot-days

47.9 

78.3 

81.5

-

Aug.

2.5 

2.6 

2.4 

3.3 

2.8 

2.3 

2.4 

2.6

Maximum

3.0 

3.1 

3.9

, -

Sept.l

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

2.8 

8.8

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Minimum

0.4 

2.2

.7

-

July

2.7 

.4 

1.0 

2.0 

1.5 

2.6 

3-0

Mean

2.28 

8.53 

2.72

-

Aug.

2.6 

8.6 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.4

Sept-.

2.7 

8.8 

8.6 

8.8 

3.4 

3.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

95 

156 

162

412

Time 'basis; Pacific »ar time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
22 CIIEHALIS KIVER BASIN

Newaukum River near Onalaska, Wash. 

-(Formerly published a& South Fork ?Iev;aukun River near Onalaska, Wash.)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°34'35", long. 122°41'00", on line between sees. 

28 and 33, T. 13 N., R. 1 E., 0.9 nile upstream from Lost Creek ancLJLf miles east of 

Onalaska. Prior to Sept. 28, 1944, staff gage at same location att datum 0.93 foot 

higher.

Drainage area.- 40.8 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1344 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 186 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 

1.60 feet, datum then In use); minimum observed, 21 second-feet oept. 6, 8-12; Minimum gage height observed, 0.48 foot Oct. 2, 7-9.

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, 234 second-feet July 16, 1942 (gage height, 

1.80 feet); minimum observed,, that of .Sept. 6, 8-12, 1944. '

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily prior tc Sept. 28. No diversion or 

regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1043 to September, 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

,10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

24

25

25

26

24

24

24

24

27

70

35

34

30

38

37

76

70

52

44

82

142

109

168

134

99

93

67

90

96

a70

Nov. Dec.

116

Jan.

*

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year .........

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

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

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

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

May ....... .............."

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

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

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

September . .' . ......... ...

Water year ... ......

Feb.

Second 

foot-days

1 ,883

1,073

848

1,197

-

Mar. '

 

Maximum

166

_

45

37

86

-

Apr. May

Minimum

£4

_

_

28

24

21

-

June

Mean

GO. 7

_

_

_

_

54.6

27.4

39.9

-

July

4,-

44

44

42

41

41

40

39

39

39

37

39

39

38

36

34

32

30

30

30

21?

23

29

29

29

29

23

23

28

28

28

Per 

square 

mile

1.49

_

_

_

_

.848

.672

.978

-

Aug.1

28

28

28

31

30

30

30

31

30

29

28

26

37

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

26

26

27

26

25

25

24

26

Sept.

51

31

27

25

25

21

23

22

21

21

21

25

32

53

30

68

68

29

41

60

41

86

- 62

49

45s

42

40

42

50

46

Runoff

Inches Acre feet

1.72 3,730

_

-

_ _

_

_

.'98 2',130

.77 1,680

1.09 2,370

-

a Ho f;age-heip;ht record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations-on nearby streams. 

Note.- Doubtful gafje-height record July 16 to Aug. 3; discharge computed on basis of records for 

tations on nearby streams. 

Time basla;. Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
cmiALIS RIVER BASIN 

Newaukuni River near Chehalis, Wash.

23

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°36'10", long. 122°56'45", on line between sees. 9 and 16, 

T. 13 1J., R. 2, W., 2.2 miles southeast of Chehalis and 3.4 miles upstream from nouth.

Drainage area.- 159 square miles.

Records available-.- March 1939 to September 1931, July 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- 1942-43: Jfexlmum discharge observed during water year, 4,990 second-feet

Nov. 23 (gage height, 11.40 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,400 second-feet; 

minimum observed, 34 second-feet (revised) Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1943-44: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 4,500 second-feet Dec. 3 

(gage height, 10.68 feet); minimum observed, 33 second-feet Sept. 12, 13.

1929-31, 1943-44: mximum discharge observed, 5,240 second-feet Apr. 1, 1931 (gage 

height, 11.85 feat), from rating curve extended above 3,300 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 27 second-feet Sept. 23, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Cities of Chehalis and Centralia divert 

about 15 second-feet for municipal lise. No regulation.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1943, superseding those 

published in VJater-Supply Paper 982, are given herein.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1942-44

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

49

48

50

48

45

42

39

37

40

44

49

50

48

41

52

53

44

40

37

36

37

37

37

37

37

42

62

73

63

83

738

NOV.

1,100

449

589

449

353

353

449

353

449

333

308

252

266

1,020

2,490

1,740

1,600

1,280

356

662

625

937

3,440

3,500

2,090

1,640

1,840

1,370

1,420

1,190

-

Dec.

1,280

1,320

1,020

700

625

625

777

1,150

1,230

#2,190

1,640

1,240

1,420

1,020

777

700

662

553

518

518

. 896

1,190

1,020

816

700

662

1,100

1,890

2,340

2,140

1,890

Jan.

1,500

1,100

1,020

" 937

' 856

777

700

539

553

483

416

384

384

353

416

449

353

280

280

b270

b260

252

252 -294

400

416

896

1,690

1,460

896

777

Feb.

700

-s-1,020

1,240

1,740

1,340

3,500

2,540

1,640

1,190

1,280

2,900

3,620

2,190

1,370

1,060

937

856

700

589

553

483

449

416

400

353

 323

308

294

_

-

-

Mar.

230

252

252

239

226

213

213

213

200

188

188

188

200

200

213

213

200

213

226

213

200

176

188

239

353

553

1,190

4,010

2,490

2,040

2,440

Apr.

2,240

1,640

1,500

1,150

896

733

625

625

553

483

416

384

353

338

323

294

266

252

294

368

483

449

5] 3

589

449

400

368

353

400

338

-

May

323

294

266

252

294

416

306

266

252

239

239

£13

213

239

226

213

213

188

188

154

164

188

213

213

200

188

164

152

152

18S

2OO

June

188

176

164

152

152

152

141

119

111

101

103

123

119 "111

101

99

128

126

130

134

 141

200

226

213

200

176

152

152

139

126

-

July

111

105

113

109

101

94

S6

86

 94

109

117

109

97

90

83

78

74

70

66

65

64

62

60 ' 58

55

54

53

53

52

51

51

Aug.

50

51

55

55

a58

62

60

58

51

50

49

49

48

46

44

43

43

43

43

43

44

86

61

49

45

43

43

43

90

94

62

Sept.

52

50

50

49

48

46 "

43

40 -

39

38.

 37

37

40

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

35

34

42

39

39

37

36

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No-gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

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

Discharge, In second-feet, of Hewaukum River near Chehalis, Wash., 1942-44 Continued

1943-44

Day

' 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

36

40

40

39

37

39

3942'

45

53

76

55

52

49

62

164

252

226

213

239

266

252

336

338

252

176

152

200

213

164

Nov.

130

134

239

553

856

553

384

308

280

213

188

164

152

141

134

126

134

200

164

164

141

134

130

123

- 117

111

103

101

109

200

-

Dec.

553

1,020

4,080

2,660

1,280

777

700

625

483

400

384

338

323

308

280

239

239

239

239

239

239

252

449

700

1,280

978

625

449

. 384

323

308

Jan.

a504

700

1,600

978

700

553

449

338

308

294

416

816

816

700

589

700

937

1,100

896

700

625

553

1,600

1,190

856

700

589

483

416

384

353

Feb.

368

384

416

353

777

2,540

1,460

978

738

589

518

483

662

700

553

553

553

625

662

589

483

449

384

353

400

483

449

384

368

_

-

Mar.

338

323

553

777

662

518

483

449

738

700

625

553

483

416

368

353

323

294

294

280

252

252

400

368

353

338

308

280

252

239

252

Apr.

239

226

213

213

226

213

252

266

266

252

294

589

777

777

700

625

589

518

483

483

416

368

353

400

662

483

416

384

338

294

May

280

252

226

213

200

188

188

188

239

213

200

176

164

152

226

200

188

176

164

141

152

164

164

164

164

152

152

141

137

130

117

June

188

176

152

164

152

141

137

132

123

111

105

101

97

95

99

164

139

115

103

92

88

85

81

7876'

75

72

69

68

 66

July

66

64

64

61

59

59

58

56

55

54

53

53

53

53

52

52

51

51

5050'

49

47

45

44

44

44

43

42

42

40

40

Aug.

39

39

40

47

52

56

59

53

50

50

48

46

44

43

42

40

41

41

44

44

42

38

37

37

44

44

41

39

38

37

38

Sept.

 55

50

48

44

43

40

37

36

§4

34

34

33

34

54

65

90

109

121

86

83

126

164

113

90

75

66

62

59

72

85

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, 1942-44

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1942-43 .......................

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

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

January 1944 .

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

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

May. .......... = .............................

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

Water year 1943-44 ....... ,. .........."....

Seccndfcct-days

33 408

34,659

-

2 470

1,200

177,402

21,393 j

139,266

2,042

111,244

Maximum

2,340

_

94

52

4,010

338

4,080 j

4,080^

280

164

4,080

Minimum

518

_

252

152

99

34

34

239 j

34

213

 JtfJ

35

33

Mean

1,118

-

1 232

79 7

40.0

48.6

690 j

380

68.1

304

Runoff in 

acre-feet

68,760-

_

3 290

2,380

351,900

42,430

276,200

4,060

220,600

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

llorth Fo'rk llewaukum River near Forest, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°39'20", long. 122°46'40B , in SWi sec. 35, T. 14 

II., R. 1 W., li miles upstream from Lucas Creek and 5£ miles northeast of Forest.

Drainage area.- 32.5 square miles.

Reeords available.- July to September 1944.

Extremes.- rtaxlmum discharge during period, 57 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.76 

feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 9-11 (gage height, 1.66 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Cities of Chehalls and Centralia divert about 15 second-feet 

for municipal use. No regulation.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of North Pork Newaukum River near Forest, Wash. 

J'jly to September 1944

25

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

_

.

-

_

.

_

_

_

_

_

Aug.

6.5

5.4

6.0

7.6

6.2

6.5

6.8

10

7.3

7.3

Sept.

16

10

5.4

3.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

Month

Day

11

12

13-

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

_

_

_

_

_

_ 

_

_

_

 _

Secbndf oot -days

354.9

-

Aug.

6-.0

5.2

5.4

6.2

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.3

3.7

Sept.

2.4

2.6

6.0

20

9.3

35

26

20

11

13

Maximum

35

-

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Minimum

2.4

-

July

 _

_

_

_

7.6

6.8

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.4

6.2

Aug.

3;l

2.9

3.5

3.9

4.5

5.7

4.9

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.9

Mean

11.8

-

Sept.

22

29

16

12

10

9.3

8.6

9.6

20

22

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

 T-] 7

704

1,100

Skookumchuck River near Centralia, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°47 t 15", long. 122 042 t 45B , in SWiNWi sec. 17, T. 

' Ib N., R. IE., halfa mile upstream from Bloody Run Creek, 4i miles upstrean from

Thompson Creek, and 12 miles northeast of Centralia. Datum of gage is 300.0 feet

above mean sea level (river-profile survey). 

Drainage area.- 60 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1944. 

Extremes.- naxinum discharge during year, 2.780 second-feet probably Dec. 3 (gage height, 

 44.97 feet, from recorded range in stage); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 8-12; minimum

gage height, 39.64 feet Sept. 11.

1929-31. 1939-44:' Maximum discharge, 3.800 second-feet Dec. 19, 1941 (gage height,

46.18 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 8-12, 1944. 

Remarks.- .Records good. No diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Cot.

24

24

24

24

26

26

25

24

25

29

66

45

36

30

37

53

- 73

70

51

44

60

134

104

173

176

111

89

76

74

74

64

Nov.

61

67

125

330

405

247

166

123

104

94

S5

79

74

70

66

63

71

67

61

61

59

55

55

51

48

47

47

47

49

245

-

Dec.

376

780

2,260

1,200

60O

350

316

290

240

200

160

16O

150

140

130

112

105

103

hlOS

105

105

110

20O

350

600

450

300

200

182

163

166

Jan.

400

928

552

395

357

250

209

195

179

160

152

321

326

326

352

425

634

790

552

405

321

274

865

790

536

405

326

270

231 2'02

182

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

182

176

192

224

357

1,090

710

487

367

299

258

213

213

227

209

227

213

213

163

185

173

163

152

144

147

155

147

141

136

-

~

Secondfoot-days

1,891

3,120

10,725

67,117

12,510

 rt Ejg3

6*038

6,594

3 ,121

1,844

933

751

918

56,008

Mar.

127

121

129

209

179

173

158

158

427

722

445

330

262

213

185

166

150

141

139

123

114

110

179

163

152

144

139

129

121

116

114

Maximum

176

405

2,260

2 260

928

1,090

72£

430

152

TOS

3£

29

59

2,260

Apr.

110

106

106

106

106

106

152

189

169

160

158

' 316

357

386

410

430

357

295

287

283

247

217

202

224

231

209

189

176

160

150

-

May

139

152

118

112

106

102

96

104

118

112

100

92

91

89

132

116

105

98

94

89

87

69

94

105

95

90

86

81

79

75

75

Minimum

24

47

102

23

152

136

110

106

75

39

24

22

20

20

June

100

108

91

84

78

74

71

67

65

62

60

58 ~ 59

59

58

59

73

62

56

53

52

50

48

46

45

44

44

40

39

39

-

Mean

61.0

104

346

184

404

261

195

,220

101

61.5

30.1

24.2

30.6

153

July

39

39

39

38

37

36

36

34

34

33

" 32

32

32

30

29

26

28

27

26

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

Per 

square 

mile

1 02

1 73

5 V7

3

r\rj Uf

6«*73

4.35

3.25

3 67

1.68

1.02

.502

.403

.510

2.55

Aug.

26

24

24

27

26

26

26

29

26

26

26

24

24

26

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

24

25

24

23

22

22

22

Sept.

35

28

24

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

26

39

30

"5159

44

32

34

41

40

33

30

28

26

25

26

36

45

-

Runoff

Inches

1.17

1 93

&'.G5

41.58

7 75

4^69

3.74

4 09

1 *93

1.14

.58

.47

.57

34.71

Acre-feet

3,750

6,190

El, 270

133,100

24,810

15,000

11,960

13,080

6,190

3,660

1 ,850

1 j490

1,820

111,100

h Computed from staff-gage reading. 

Hote.- Incomplete or no gage-height record Dee. 2-6, 8-15, 17, 18, 20-28; *iseharge computed" on 

basis of partly estimated gage heights and records for Newaukum River near Chehalis. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
26 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 

Hanaford Creek .near Centralia, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°44'50", long. 122°46'4Q", in IJWi sec. 35, T. 15 N., R. 1

W,, 1 mile downstream from Coal Creek and 8 miles east of Centralia. 

Drainage area.- 13.2 square miles. 

Records available.- July to September 1944. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period not determined, occurred during period of no

gage-height record; minimum daily, 2.4 second-fe'et Sept. 8-12. 

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

Gage read twice daily July 4 to Aug. 31 and once daily Sept. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 26. No

diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

T

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

V

Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

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

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

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

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

119 7

97. 8

115.9

-

Mar.

Maximum

4.8

3«9

-

Apr. May

Minimum

3-2

2^7

2.4

-

June ,

'

Mean

3.86

3.15

3.86

-

P 

sqi 

mi

July

a4.8

a4.S

a4.7

*- 4.6

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3. -3

3.3

3.2

3.5

Aug.

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2 s'.s

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.S

2.7

2.3

2.7

2.7

2'. 7

2.7

2.7

£ept.

2.5

2.6

a2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

a2.4

a.2.4

a.2.4

a2.4

a2.4

'

> a5.0

3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a4.5

a6.0

-

er Runoff lare 

ie Inches Acre-feet

0.292 0.34 ~ 237

.239 .28 194

.292 .33 230

- 661

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

on nearby streams. Lincoln Creek near Rochester, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°44'10", long. 123°10'40", in SWiSWi sec. 34, T. 15 II., R. 

4 W., If miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks and 7 miles southwest of Rochester.

Drainage area.- 20.9 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1944 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 31 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 

1.79 feet); minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 31.

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Oct. 25, 1943; minimum observed, that 

of Aug. 31, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. No diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

Oct.

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.4

5.2

2.5

2.2

1.8

2.0

5.0

June

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

July

6.6

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.2

4.9

Aug.

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.5

Month

September

Sept.

3.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Secondfoot-days

102.4

Oct.

6.9

4.8

4.5

3.7

4.2

5.0

18

8.7

5.9

5.3

June

_

_

_

_

_

_

_-

_

_

_

Maximum

7.6

July

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.5

4.2

3.9

5.5

3.3

4.5

Aug.

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

Hininnufl

1 8

1.4

Sept.

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.7

3.1

4.2

6.7

4.2

3.7

7.0

Mean

3.41

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2fl

29

30

31

Oct.

7.4

21

17

25

30

19

15

- 12

'12

12

a!2

June

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

6.7

-

Per square 

mile

210

.165

July

4.0

3.2

5.1

2.9

5.1

3.1

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

Aug.

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

3.1 | 1.2

Sept.

7.6

5.7

4.2

4.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

3. 8

£ 0

*fe.5

-

Runoff

Inches

.18

Acre-feet

203

a. Ho gftge-helght record; discharge extrapolated.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 27 

Scatter CreeJc near Grand Mound, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°49'30", long. 122°57 t 20", in SEi sec. 32, T. 16 

N.'i R. 2 W., 300 feet downstream from highway crossing and 2f miles northeast of Grand 

Mound.

Drainage area.- 27.4 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2.3 second-feet July 17, 18 (gage height, 

35.19 feet); no flow Sept.'7-15, 19-30.

Remarks.- Records good. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

July

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

Aug.

1.7

1.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

1.5

1.4

Sept.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Month

The perio

July

_

_

_

_

_

_

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

Secondfoot -days

O Q

-

Sept.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.2

.1

.0

.0

Maximum

-

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Minimum

-

July

2.1

2.1

2.Q

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Aug.

0 9

6

4

5

5

4

5

5

3

1

3

Mean

-

Sept.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

12S

Black River at Little Rock, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°54'10", long. 123°01'20", in NEiSWi sec. 2, T. 

 16 N., R. 3 W., at bridge crossing in Little Rock, 0.4 mile upstream from Beaver Creek'.

Prior to Sept. 29, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Drainage area.- 64 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1944 (fragmentary). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 109 secoM-feet Oct. 25 (gage height,

2.28 feet); minimum observed, 5.3 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

1942-44: mximum discharge observed, that of Oct. 25, 1943; minimum observed, that

of Sept. 9, 1944. 

Remarks.-'Records good. Gage read twice daily prior to Sept. 29. .No diversion or

regulati on.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.5

11

14

18

15

15

" 1416

23

41

46

33

24

34

77

76

93

102

70

51

3S

44

41

33

Nov. Dec.

I

Jan.

Month

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

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

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

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

Feb.

X

Secondfoot-aays

1,006.1

335.4

265.7

, 318.6

Mar.

-*F*

Maximum

102

14

11

23

Apr. Hay

Minium*

9.0

7.3

V« 5

5.6

June

14

Mean

32.5

10.8

8.57

10.6

July

13

1

1

1

4

4

4

14

13

1

1

1

5

1

4

13

13

3.9

3.9

3.9

v 9.9

3.9

5.9

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

12

1

1

Per 

square 

mile

0.508

.169

. .134

.166

1

3.2

7.3

7.3

3

Aug.

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.5

S.2

8.2

7.8

7.S

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.3

8.2

11

11

9.5

e.2

9.0

9.5

8.2

" 7.3

7.8

8.2

7.8

8.2

8-2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

Sept.

8.6

7.8

7.8

6.9

6.9

^.5

7.3

6.5

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.5

6.9

7. 8

9.0

23

20

12

15

17

17

14

119 V.9

9.5

9.0-

9.0

9.5

15

22

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.58 2,000

.19 665

.15 527

. 19 632

Time basia; Pacific war time'. To convert war time to sta«dard time, subtract 1 houij. 

695848 0-46-3
28 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 

Wade11 Creek near Little Rock, Wash.

'Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°54'50", long. 123°03'00", In SWi sec. 34, T. 17

 II., R. 3 W., Is miles northwest of Little Rock and If miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 15.9 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 79 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.o4

 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

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

 Two diversions on tributaries above station, where water is diverted Into artificial 

lake regulated by spillway gates.

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

Hay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

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

Secondfoot-days

199.6

140.5

203.9

-

Mar.

Maximum

_

7.0

40 

-

Apr. May

Minimum

3.4

2.8

2.2

-

June

Mean

6.45

4.53

6.80

-

P 

squ 

ml

July

. a9.0.

7.5

7.0

5.9

5.9

5.6

4.6

4.3

5.2

5.6

4.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.0

Aug.

4.9

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

4.0

3.2

3.6

3.8

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

5.2

4.6

3.8

3.4

' 5.0

2.8

Sept.

4.5

3.8

5.4

3.0

2. "6

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

5.6

4.6

6.5

40

8.0

5.6

4.5

.16

15

8.4

5.9

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

15

20

-

er Runoff are - 

le Inches Ac re- feet

396

279

- 404

1,080

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.'

Garrod Creek near Oakvllle, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°48'40", long. 123°15'00", In SE$ sec. 1, T. 15 

H., R. 5 W., at road crossing, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and Similes southwest of Oakville.

Drainage area.- 27.7 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1944.

Extremes.- rfeximum discharge daring period, 23 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.67 

feet;; minimum, 2.1 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.56 foot).

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

No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

alO

a9.5

a9.5

a9.0

a9.0

a8.5

a8.6

a8.0

a8.0

a8.0

Aug.

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.5

Month

The period......

Sept.

5.9

4.3

3.6

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

Secondfoot-days

-

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

h7.6

a7.7

a7.8

- 7.8

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.2

6.1

6.9

Maximum

-

Aug.

4.0

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

Minimum

S 8

o o*

-

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.9

5.9

6.2

15

13

9.7

6.9

8.9

Day

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

He an

-

July

7.1

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.8

5.1

Aug.

5.3

3.2

3.3

3.5

5.6

4.2

4.5

5.6

3.5

3.0

2.8

Per square 

mile

 222ff

-

Sept.

12

9.2

7.5

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.5

5.1

V.I

17

-

Runoff

Inches

-

Acre-feet

OD /

1,060

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby 

streams.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 

Rock Creek at Cedarville, Wash.

29

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46 052'05", long. 123°18'25", In SWiSWi sec. 15, T. 

16 If., R. 5 W., 0.2 mile downstream from Williams Creek, 1 mile west of Cedarvllle, 

and If miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Aug. 17, 1944, staff gage at site threequarters of a mile downstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 24.8 square miles (prior to Aug. 17, 1944, 26.5 square miles).

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1944 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 66 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 

1.50 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 20 secondfeet; minimum, 0.7 second-foot .Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 2.19 feet).

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Oct. 19, 1943; minimum, that of 

Sept. 11, 12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read twice daily prior to Aug. 17. No diversion or 

regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.5

5.2

5.2

5.9

6.3

6.7

6.7

7.6

5.5

4.8

13

29

39

59

65

59

51

43

37

-48

43

34

30

26

22

15

13

NOT. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

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

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

Secteuber .....................

Feb.

*

Secondfoot-days.

700.6

128.7

50.1

87.5

Bar.

Maximum

65

6.4

2.4

9.8

Apr. May

Minimum

4.0

2.2

.8

.7

June

6.4

Mean

22.6

4.15

1.62

2.92

P 

sqv 

nu

July

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.4

3-2

3.2

2.e

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

Aug.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.2T

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

Sept.

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

1.9

2.3

9.8

6.7

4.2

2.8

6.1

9.4

6.1

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.3

2.2

2.0

3.7

5-7

er Runoff

are 

ie Inches Ac,re~feet

0.853 0.98 1,390

.157 .18 255

.061 .07 99

.118 .13 174

Cedar Creek near Oalcville, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°52'50", long. 123°16'20", in NWiNEi sec. 14, T.

16 N., R. 5' W., 300 feet downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth,

and 3t miles northwest of Oakville. 

Drainage area.- 38.2 square miles. 

Records available.- July to September 1944. 

Extremes.- mximum discharge during period, 81 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.38

feet); minimum, 9.3 second-feet Sept. 6, 10, 11 (gage height, 1.65 feet). 

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

No diversion or regulation.

Discharg^, in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

h!9

a!8

a!9

Aug.

14

13

14

15

14

14

13

15

15

Month

September.. ......

The period. ....

Sept.

18

14

11

10

9.7

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

Secondfoot-days

555.7

-

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

-

July

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!8

17

16

16

15

14

16

Maxima*

49

- .

Aug.

14

12

13

13

12

14

12

12

11

11

Minimum

9.3

-

Sept.

9.3

10

15

16

16

49

26

19

16

4&

Mean

18.5

-

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

17

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

14

14

Per square 

mile

0.414

.484

-

Aug.

10

10

11

12

13

12

13

11

10

9.7

10

Sept.

S3

25

19

16

15

15

15

15

37

30

-

Runoff

Inches

0.37

.38

.54

-

Acre-feet

752

771

1,100

2,620

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Porter Creek at 

Porter.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time basis; Pacific war time.- To conrert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
30 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Porter Creek at Porter, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°57'00", long. 123°17'30", in HEi sec. 22, T "17

 N. R ' 5 W., 1 nlle northeast of Porter and l£ miles upstream from mouth. Prior to 

Aug 16 1944, staff gage at site 0.3 nlle downstream at different datum.

Drainage"area.- 35.9 square miles (37.2 square miles prior to Aug. 16, 1944).

Records available^- July 1942 to September 1944 (fragmentary).^

Extrerr ~3TJ

CJprji- 11 1 944 ' Remarksl- Records'good except those above 50 second-feet, which are fair. Oage read

 twice dally Oct. 10-31, June 30 to Aug. 15. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Oct.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

22

June

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

July

20

20?.n

13

18

18

17

16

15

16

Aug.

11

10

12

13

11

11

11

14

12

14

Sept .

20

11

8.1

6.3 '5.1

4.8

6.0

5.7

4.8

4.6

Month.

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

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Ifl

19

20

Oct.

44

18

16

15

58

26,

140

50

34

27

Second449

728.7

June

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

 _

_

July

*17

16

16

16

14

14

14

12

11

14

Maximum

14

125

Aug.

11

10

11

11

10

10

9.4

8.9

8.1

7.3

Sept.

4.6

5.7

12

13

19

76

27

20

14

89

Minimum

4.6

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean~

RT rr

9 72

24.3

Oct.

49

146

85

158

122

80

62

51

57

54

44

June

_

-

-

-

-

. -

_

_

-

20

"

Per 

square 

mile

.677

July

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

Aug.

6.6

6.6

6.9

8.9

9.9

11

9.9

V.7

6.3

,4.8

6.9

Sept.

55

34

22

16

13

13

12

12

125

70

"

Runpff

Inches

.75

Acre-feet

597

1.450

Cloquallum River at Elma, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°00 V 20", long. 123°23'10", in SiNWi (revised)

 sec. 06, T. 18 N., R. 6 W., half a mile east of Slma and 1.8 miles (revised) downstream 

from Wildcat Creek. Prior to Aug. 7, 1944, staff gage at site 550 feet downstream at 

different datum.

Drainage area..- 66 square miles. ,

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1944 (fragmentary).

extremes.- naximum discharge observed during.year, 140 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height,

 TTBFTeet, site and datum then In use); minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Sept. 10, 11

(gage height, 1.74 feet).

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Oct. 24, 1943; minimum discharge,

that of Sept. 10, 11, 1944. 

Remarks.- Records good; Gage read twice dally prior to Aug. 7. Several snail diversions on

minor tributaries above station and some regulation by log pond on Wildcat Creek.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Day

1

a

3

4

5

6

V

8

9

10

Oct.

23

23

24

24

27

26

27

26

24

31

June

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

35

34

33

33

31

31

31

31

29

29

Aug.

2£

22

22

23

22

22

22

23

23

23.

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

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

Sept.

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

Day

1.1

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

53

43

38

33

49

45

113

65

48

41

foot -days

1,571

1,109

June

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Julj

31

30

29

29

28

28

27

25

25

27

Maximum

116

100

Aug.

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

Sept;

14

15

20

24

36

98

50

30

27

92

Minimum

23

14

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

50.7

37.0

Oct.

50

85

76

116

107

78

60

55

56

55

50

June

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

38

a36

-

Per

square 

mile

0.768

.561

July

27

25

25

25

24

23

23

22,

22

22

22

Aug.

18

,1V

18

18

18

20

18

18

16

16

18

Sept.

90

76

45

37 .

31

28

27

28

78

100

-

Runoff

Inches

0.89

.62

Acre-feet

3,120

1,230 

2,200

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CHEMLIS RIVER BASIN 31

VJildcat Creek near Elma, Wash.

Location.- Vlater-stage recorder, lat. 47°01'30", long. 123°21'10", In SEi sec. 19, T. 

18 II., R. 5 V!., 500 feet upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from mouth, and 2t miles northeast of Elma.

Drainage area.- 19.8 square miles.

Records .available.- July to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 47 aecond-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.83 

feet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Sept. 6-15 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

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

fair. Slight regulation above station.

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

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

4.8

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6

4.8 

4.4 

4.4 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

9.6

25

13

6.0

6.0

23

26

24

14

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.2

21

34

Secondfoot-days

Per 

square 

mile Inches Acre feet

October . 

November 

December

Calendar year

January . . 

February . 

March ....

April ....

May ......

June .....

July .....

August . . . 

September

177.9

112.1

283.8

4.1

34

0.290

.183

.478

0.33 

.21 

.53

353 

2S2 

563

The period. 1,140

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baaia of recorda for Cloquallum Creek at

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time Gaala; Pacific war tide. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. 
32 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 

Satsop River neat- Satsop, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°00'0511 , long. 123 0 29'40", In sec. 36, T. 18 N., 

R. 7 W., 1 nile west of Satsop and li miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929,

Drainage area.- 315 square miles.

Records available.- March 1929 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 1,840 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet Dec. 3 (elevation, 32.64 

reet;; minimum, 189 second-feet Sept. 11, 12; minimum elevation 22.66 feet Oct. 4.

1929-44: Maximum discharge observed, 52,500 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (cslevation, 

38.9 feet, fron floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet; 

minimum discharge, 1G6 second-feet Sept. 21, 1938.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage heif£it, In feet, and discharge, In geoond-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

22.G 

22.9 

23.2 

23.5 

24.0

194

308

441

600

24.5

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

1,EOO 

2,140 

3,850 

5,850 

8,100

23.0 189

23.3 285

23.6 435

24.0 760

24.5 1,320

25.0 1,930

26.0 3,630

27.0 5,550

28.0 7,700

29.0 10,000

31.6 17,000

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

'16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

 223

219

219

216

238

264

241

230

226

249

546

523

432

376

376

422

90S

822

618

512

491

606

636

1,220

2,530

1,940

1,310

970

838

798

714

Nov.

654

690

870

2,600

2,450

1,800

1,420

1,160

990

670

798

748

702

666

624

600

600

578

550

566

572

533

518

502

486

476

471

471

476

803

-

Dec.

1,200

7,760

16,900

7,740

4,460

3,180

2,600

2,200

1,910

1,690

1,540

1,390

1,300

1,210

1,130

1,080

1,020

981

948

904

871

850

860

3,000

5,970

3,810

2,760

2,200

1,840

1,640

1,530

Jan.

2,060

3, ISO

2,600

2,200

1,980

1,770

1,620

1,560

1,470

1,380

1,380

1,730

1,980

3,OOO

4,560

7,040

6,390

9,810

6,390

4,570

3,360

2,760

3,630

3,360

2,840

2,440

2,200

1,980

1,770

1,650

1,540

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

1,560

1,530

1,580

1,980

2,930

6,260

4,950

3,540

2,760

2,360

2,130

1,840

1,800

1,980

1,730

1,690

1,570

1,610

1,600

1,490

' 1,430

1,330

1,260

1,240

1,200

1,240

1,130

1,100

1,070

_

-

Secondfoot-days

19,907

25 244

86)474

528,592

94 ,000 

57,890

51,902

51 792

25 791

14 227

8J966

6,964

10,071

453, R28

Mar.

1,020

992

1,060

1,120

1,060

1,000

1,010

1,250

4,660

3,990

2",760

2,200

1,840

1,650

1,490

1,380

1,310

1,210

1,150

1,080

1,010

1,180

3,5SO

2,600

1,980

1,730

1,530

1,390

1,300

1,220

1,150

Maximum

2,530

2,600

lo ,ycxj

16,900

9,810 

6,260

4,660

I^ISC

335

246

705

16 ,900

Apr.

1,090

1,040

992

970

981

959

1,010

1,380

1,540

1,440

1,370

1,400

1,470

1,610

2,130

2,520

2,260

1,980

2,SOO

3,990

3,100

2,520

2,200

2,060

1,830

1,650

1,520

1,390

1,310

1,260

-

May

1,180

1,100

1,060

1,000

948

904

871

850

882

915

S50

810

780

751

820

992

937

S71

850

800

790

770

733

751

724

715

670

644

619

602

602

Minimum

216

4.71

850

208

1,380 

1,070

992

959

602

340

253

192

192

June

800

715

636

594

577

553

537

513

505

484

470

463

463

456

44?

4S5

456

456

470

442

423

405

393

381

381

370

365

350

345

340

-

Mean

642

841

2,789

1,446

-----» 

3,032

1,996

1,674

1 »726

474

pp,-

336

1,238

July

335

330

325

325

313

313

309

309

301

301

301

301

297

293

285

285

285

278

274

281

278

274

271

271

271

271

267

260

256

253

253

Per 

square 

mile

2.04 2^67

0 QC

0»00

4.60

9.63

6.34

5 48

2^64

1.50

917

!?14

1.07

3.93

Aug.

246

£

J

J

239

243

243

239

239

£

J

J

236

39

239

239

230 '

'<227

227

227

230

223

£

£

j

527

220

'17

217

211

J

f

I

209

209

211

211

217

t

'

;

320

309

206

203

211

Sept.

214

209

209

206

203

200

203

200

197

195

192

192

209

246

249

- 705

521

355

309

405

628 64'4

656

569

405

350

325

309

393

393

-

Runoff

Inches

2 35

2 98

lo!21

62.41

11.10

6 »13

6 * 11

3 O4

i!ee

1 »O6

8S

l!l9

53.50

Acre-feet

39 ,480

50,070 

171,500

1 ,049 ,000

186 ,400

114 ,600

102 )700

51,160

28 ,220

17 ,780

13 ,810

19,980

896 ,800

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war tijne to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 33

Wynoochee River at Oxbow, near Aberdeen, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°19'30B , "long. 123 a38'2Q* f in sec. 12, T. 21-N., 

R. 0 w., 1 mile downstream from Oxbow and 24 mile-s northeast of Aberdeen. Discharge 

measurements"made at site li miles upstream.

Drainage area.- About 65 square miles, above discharge measuring section (uncertain 

because or inadequate maps).

Records available.- May 1925 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 749 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,510 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 22.25 

reet), from'rating curve extended" above 7,500 second-feet; minimum, 86 second-feet 

Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.75 feet).

1925-44: Maximum discharge, 18,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 30.3 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,300 second-feet; minimum, 

76 second-feet Sept. 23, 1930.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1,6 90 3.7 296 10.0 2,000 

2.1 113 4.3 403 12.0 2,860 

2.4 140 5.0 557 14.0 3,930 

2.8 181 6.0 795 16.0 5,130 

3.2 227 6.0 1,360 17.2 5,850

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

113 

109 

105 

109 

140

131 

118 

113 

109 

160

532 

274 

234 

198 

221

269 

745 

424 

320 

267

260 

320 

304 

1,600 

1,860

1,150 

721 

534 

501 

446 

393

Nov.

364 

403 

649 

1,640 

1,120

795 

626 

534 

468

414

374 

346 

320 

304 

288

274 

296 

267 

253 

320

288 

260 

246 

234 

227

221 

215 

215 

221 

661

Dec.

683 

5,520 

5,820 

2,100 

1,330

970 

820 

697 

626 

568

523

479 

446 

414 

393

374 

355 

338 

329 

312

304 

304 

«20 

2,110 

1,650

895 

697 

603 

534 

490 

 501

Jan.

1,060 

1,360 

845 

697 

626

546 

501 

490 

468 

435

490 

649 

795 

2,280 

2,880

4,290 

4,290 

4,770 

2,270 

1,540

1,240 

1,090 

1,540 

1,240 

970

845 

745 

673 

603 

568 

534

Feb.

580 

580 

795 

1,150 

1,370

2,980 

1,660 

1,210 

945 

820

745 

673 

649 

603 

568

557 

523 

501 

468 

446

424 

403 

S83 

385 

383

364 

355 

364 

338

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

bar. .............................. .....

mber. ..................................

ribar. ....... ...........................

lendar year 1943 ......................

ary

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

si.. ...................................

ember ..................................

ter year 1943-44 ......................

Peak discharge.- D<

fine basis: Pacif

Mar.

338 

338 

374 

383 

355

338 

364 

649 

2,500 

1,150

795 

649 

568 

501 

468

435 

424 

403 

393 

364

355 

747 

1,700 

870 

697

603 

523 

479 

457 

435 

414

Apr.

1 

1

Secondfoot-days

12,780 

12,843 

31,505

241,946

41,330 

21 ,220 

19,069 

18,619 

12,989 

7,703 

4,166 

3,230 

5,924

191 ,378

>o. 3 (4 a.m.) 9,510 sec. -ft.; Jan. 

Lo war time. To convert war time to

393 

393 

403 

424 

479

446 

557 

649 

603 

603

546 

512 

546 

568 

697

697 

649 

603 

,190 

,180

895 

745 

697 721- 

649

580 

557 

568 

557 

51£

May

468 

424 

403 

424 

457

435 

435 

424 

435 

393

1 355 

346 

346 

338 

510

673 

523 

490 

512 

457

435

414 

393 

393

 374

355 

364 

374 

355 

336 

346

Maximum

1,860 

1,640 

5,820

5,820

4,770 

2,980 

2,500 

1,190 

673 

468 

170 

118 

574

5,820

June

469 

374 

338 

320 

304

304 

304 

288 

281 

281

274 

267 

253 

246 

246

234 

240 

240 

267 

234

221 

215 

203 

198 

198

192 

186 

181 

176 

170

Minimum

10. 

2U 

30

10-

43 

33 

33S 

39 

33 

17 

11 

9 

8

8

July

170 

165 

160 

15S 

155

150 

150 

145 

145 

140

140 

140 

136 

136 

136

131 

131 

126 

126 

126,

126 

122 

122 

122 

118

118 

118. 

118 

113 

113 

113

Aug.

113 

113 

113 

113 

113

109 

109 

118 

113 

109

109 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

' 104 

103 

102

100

99 

99 

98 

97 

98

100 

97 

95 

94 

94 

93

Mean

5 412 

> 428 

1 1,016

t 663

5 1,333 

3 732 

3 615 

5 621 

3 419 

D 257 

5 134 

5 104 

7 197

7 523

18 (5:30 a.m.) 6,190 seo.-ft. 

standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Sept.

94 

92 

91 

91 

90

90 

89 

89 

88 

67

87 

87 

118 

131 

173

574 

274 

203 

165 

304

374 

523 

446 

320 

260

227 

203 

186 

192 

176

Runoff in 

acre- feet

25 ,350 

" 25,470 

62,490

479 ,900

81,980 

42,090 

37,820 

36,930 

25 ,760 

15 ,280 

8,260 

6,410 

11,750

379,600
34 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Wynoochee River below Black Creek, near Montesano, Wash.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 47 000'35", long. 123°39'00", in NWiNWi sec. 35, T. 18 

N., R. 8 W., at country road bridge, 500 feet downstream from Black Creek and 2| niles 

northwest of Montesano.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,120 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 

81.52 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 51 second-feet 

Sept. 11.

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum observed, that 

of Sept. 11, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. City-of Aberdeen diverts about 56 secondreet continuously 1-J miles above station. No regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25J

second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 3 Dee. 4 to Sept. 30

68.8 85 69.8 460 73.0 3,640 69.0 53 70.0 505 73.0 3,53^ 

68.9 105 70.1 655 75.0 6,150 69.2 110 70.5 870 75.0 6,110 

69.1 160 70.5 970 77.0 8,790 69.4 180 71.0 1,31O 76.1 7,540 

69.3 230 71.0 1,420 79.0 11,600 69,7 320 72.0 2,350 

69.5 310 72.0 2,480 81.0 14..400

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

97 

91 

87 

91 

101

112 

IDE 

99 

97 

12E

405 

432 

332 

250 

262

306 

806 

692 

432 

3SO

33 Z 

380 

43E 

1,010 

2,810

2,260 

1,330 

970 

806 

768 

655

Nov.

585 

620 

806 

2,370 

2,260

1,620 

1,240 

1,060 

928 

768

655 

585 

520 

490 

460

432 

432 

405 

405 

405

432 

405 

355 

355 

332

310 

310 

310 

310 

585

Dec.

1,060 

4,480 

13,100 

6,110 

3,290

2,460 

2,130 

1,810 

1,510 

1,410

1,310 

1,130 

1,080 

1,000 

950

870 

870 

790 

790 

752

715 

678 

678 

2,930 

5,070

2,690 

2,020 

1,510 

1,410 

1,220 

1,130

Jan.

1,610 

2,810 

2,130 

1,710 

1,510

1,310 

1,220 

1,130 

1,130 

1,040

1,040 

1,510 

1,710 

2,930 

4,290

6,240 

6,240 

7,540 

5,070 

4,290

2,350 

2,020 

2,810 

2,570 

2,020

1,710 

1,510 

1,310 

1,220 

1,130 

1,000

Feb.

1,040 

1,000 

1,130 

1,510 

2,130

4,810 

3,530 

2,460 

1,910 

1,510

1,410 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,130

1,080 

1,000 

1,000 

950 

870

830 

790 

715 

715 

715

 752 

640 

640 

605

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ..................................

mber ...................................

lendar year 1943 

ary

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

St....... ..............................

ember . .................................

ter year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

570 

570 

640 

678 

605

570 

640 

870 

3,410 

3.050

1,710 

1,410 

1,080 

950 

870

790 

752 

715 

678 

640

570 

715 

2,460 

1,710 

1,310

' 1,130 

950 

870 

790 

752 

715

Apr.

678 

605 

605 

605

715

715 

715 

1,080 

1,080 

950

950 

950 

1,040 

1,040 

1,310

1,510 

1,310 

1,220 

1,910 

2,460

1,810 

1,510 

1,310 

1,310 

1,520

1,080 

1,000 

870 

870 

830

Second 

foot-days

17,05£ 

20,750 

66,953

371,889

76,110 

38,532 

33,170 

33,258 

17,760 

8,679 

4,218 

2,683 

6,100

325,268

May

752 

715 

640 

640 

640

605 

' 605 

605 

640 

605

538 

505 

505 

472 

505

790 

715 

640 

640 

640

605 

570 

538 

538 

472

440 

440 

440 

440 

440 

440

Maximum

2,810 

2,370 

13,100

13,100

7,540 

4,810 

3,410 

2,460 

790 

505 

196 

114 

605

13,100

June

505 

505 

440 

380 

368

356 

344 

320 

309 

30,4

298 

292 

282 

276 

256

265 

265 

256 

304 

270

247 

229 

224 

216 

212

204 

196 

192 

184 

180

Minimum

Br

31C

67

8:

l.OOC 

60, 

57C 

60. 

44C 

18C lo;

6£ 

5?

5S

July

180 

176 

173 

196 

188

159 

156 

152 

148 

140

138 

138 

138 

138 

138

131 

128 

120 

120 

120

124 

124 

120 

117 114-

110 

104 

104 

110 

104 

110

Aug.

. Mean

! 550 

) 692 

3 2,160

j 1,019

) 2,455 

5 1,329 

1,070 

> 1,109 

573 

289 

I 136 

86.5 

203

889

110 

110 

110 

110 

114

91 

91 

94 

98 

98

94 

91 

85 

85 

85

85

85 

82 

79 

74

74 

74 

71 

74 

74

85 

79 

74 

69 

69 

69

Sept.

74 

66 

63 

98 

7.9 

58 

61 

58 

56 

53

53 

58 

74 

104 

131

505 

320 

276 

220 

252

472 

440 

605 

410 

309

247 

212 

212 

247 

287 '

Runoff in 

acre-feet

33,830 

41,160 

132,800

737,600

151,000 

76 , 430 65,790' 

65,970 

35,230 

17,210 

8,370 

5,320 

12,100

645, 2OO

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard' time, subtract 1 hour.
HUMPTULIPS RIVER BASIN 

Humptulips River near Humptulips, Wash.

35

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°lo l 45", long. 123°56'30", In NEi sec. 17, T. 20 N., R. 10 

w., at site of old bridge (bridge washed out), 1 mile southeast of Humptulips, 2.5 

miles upstream from Stevens Creek, and 3£ miles downstream from Forks. Datum of gage 

is 117.4 feet above mean sea level (river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 125 square miles.

Records available.- May 1933 to January 1935, July 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 9.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readingsf, from rating curve extended above 5,500 

second-feet); minimum observed, 82 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1933-35, 1942-44: Maximum discharge, "21,200 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 

12.7 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum observed, that of Sept. 11, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. i{o diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1945-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. S Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

1.0 135 2.1 643 4'.0 2,660 0.8 75 2.5 1,020 6.0 

1.2 193 2.5 955 4.5 3,430 1.0 126 3.0 1,490 7.0 

1.5 307 3.0 1,440 5.0 4,260 1.2 197 ' 3.5 2,040 8.0 

1.8 457 3.5 2,000 1.5 340 4.0 2,690 9.0 

1.8 514 4.5 3,440 

Note.- Same as following table above 2.1 715 5.0 4,260 

5.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, wa'ter year October 1943 to September 1944

Dsy

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

154 

143 

140 

138 

187

181 

162 

157 

 148 

196

828 

457 

403 

316 

353

378 

1,000 

678 

486 

403

378 

577 

515 

1,540 

2,380

1,650 

1,090 

828 

869 

788 

643

Nov.

577 

643 

912 

2,660 

2,120

1,440 

1,140 

-912 

788 

678

605 

577 

515 

486 

457

430 

4S6 

450 

405 

457

457 

403 

37S 

353 

344

330 

325 

321 

325 

955

Dec.

1,440 

8,760 

10,400 

4,770 

2,690

1,920 

1,700 

1,490 

1,200 

1,110

1,020 

943 

864 

826 

788

715 

680 

645 

- 612 

578

546 

546 

578 

3,600 

4,090

2,160 

1,490 

1,290 

1,070 

984 

943

Jan.

1,590 

2,290 

1,590 

1,290 

1,200

1,070 

943 

984 

904 

864

904 

1,110 

1,290 

2,830 

3,920

6,980 

6,600 

7,760 

4,260 

2,550

2,040 

1,590 

2,830 

2,160 

1,700

1,390 

1,290 

1,110 

1,020 

943 

864

Feb.

943 

864 

1,070 

1,810 

2,040

4,430 

2,830 

1,920 

1,490 

1,290

1,200 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

943

984 

904 

904 

- 864 

788

715 

645 

645 

645 

612

645 

612 

612 

578

Mnnth Second 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

Wa

lendar yesr 194: 

ary

'

nary

h .........................

ember .....................

18,166 

20,907 

60,448

532,752

67,866 

34,193 

34,964 

31,475 

17,884 

9,590 

4,767 

3,390 

10,274

ter year 1943-44 .......... 313,924

Mar.

546 

514 

645 

680

612

578 

612 

1,110 

4,950 

 2,550

1,490 

1,200 

984 

904 

826

752 

715 

680 

645 

612

578 

984 

3,280 

1,810 

1,290

1,200 

984 

904 

826 

788 

715

Maximum

2.38C 

2,66C 

10,40C

10.40C

7,76C 

4,43C 

4.95C 

2.29C 

864 

64E 19 P 

126 

1,11C

10,40C

Apr.

680 

645 

612 

645 

645

645 

788 

1,200 

1,070 

984

904 

826 

984 

984 

1,200

1,290 

1,200 

1,110 

2,040 

2,290

1,700 

1,390 

1,200 

 1,200 

1,070

943 

864 

826 

788 

752

May

680 

645 

612 

578 

578

546 

514 

514 

578 

546

514 

484 

484 

453 

612

864 

715 

645 

715 

612

645 

645 

612 

612 

578

546 

514 

484 

453 

453 

453

Minimum

138 

321 

546

126

864 

578 

514 

' 612 

453 

201 

123 

93 

82

82

June

645 

546 

484 

453 

424

395 

368 

368 

340 335"

330 

319 

309 

309 

298

283 

293 

278 

293

269

254 

245 

240 

231 

1 C23

223 

214 

214 

206 

201

Mean

586 

697 

1,950

912

2,189 

1,179 

1,128 

1,049 

577 

320 

154 

109 

342

858

July

197 

193 

189 

189 

182

178 

174 

174 

167 

167

163 

167 

163 

159 

152

152 

146 

146 

146 

146

139 

136 

133 

133 

129

129 

126 

123 

123 

123 

123

Psr 

square 

mile

4.69 

5.58 

15.6

7.30

17.5 

9.43 

9.02 

8.39 

4.62 

2.56 

1.23 

.872 

2.74

6.86

6,030 

7,960 

10,000 

12,200

Aug.

120 

118 

120 

126 

120

118 

118 

125 

120 

120

115 

112 

109 

109 

109

118 

109 

104 

104 

104

101 

98 

98 

98 

101

109 

104 

98 

96 

93 

98

Sept..

101 

96 

93 

91 

89

89 

89 

86 

89 

84

82 

84 

139 

159 

163

1,110 

546 

319 

250 

904

943* 

1,020 

826 

578 

453

395 

335 

298 

395 

368

Runoff

Inches

5.40 

6.22 

17.98

99.00

CO. 19 

10.17 

10.40 

9.36 

5.32 

2.85 

1.42 

1.01 

3.06

93.38

Acre-feet

36,030

41,470 

119,900

660,000

154,600 

67,820 

69,350 

62,430 -- 

35,470 

19", 020 

9,460 

6,720 

20,380

622,600

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert ttme to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
36 QUINAULT RIVER BASIN

Quinault River at Qulnault Lake, Wash.

\

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°27'30", long. 123°53'30", In sec. 25, T. 23 N., 

K. iu W., at outlet of Quinault Lake and 4 miles southwest of Quinault.

Drainage area.- 264 square miles.

Records available.- October 1911 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 2,651 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 12.32 

feet); minimum, 276 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.96 feet).

1911-22, 1924-32, 1933-44: Maximum discharge, 37,000 second-feet Dec. 12, 1921 

(gage height, 16.3 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 25,000 

second-feet; minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1944. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which 

 are good, and those for period of no' gage-height record, which are fair. Slight 

natural regulation by Quinault Lake. No diversion.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 

3.5

294

450

642

953

1,410

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

1,930

2,530

3,210

3,980

4,800

10.0

12.0

6,700

8,700

13,100

18,600

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

Day

1

. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16'

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

474

456

433

433

486

516

510

492

474

498

752

895

903

862

862

920

1,560

1,660

1,510

1,310

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,790

4,460

4,980

3,980

3,070

2,600

2,400

2,100

Nov.

1,820

1,710

1,880

2,790

3,900

3,530

3,070

G,600

2,'G20

1,980

1,760

- 1,660

1,510

1,410

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,310

1,260

1,180

1,110

1,040

988

953

9EO

903

1,310

-

Dec.

1,880

6,200

17,700

12,100

7,500

5,160

3,980

3,280

2,790

2,400

2,160

1,980

1,820

- 1,660

1,560

1,510

1,410

1,360

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,130

- 1,180

2,750

4,060

3,660

3,000

2,53O

, 2,160

1,930

1,760

Jan.

1,830

2,530

2,600

2,400

2,220

1,980

1,820

1,710

1,610

1,560

1,510

1,560

1,820

3,000

5,530

9,330

13,400

14,100

10,200

7,100

5,160

4,140

4,300

4,300

3,740

3,210

2,860

2,530

2,280

2,100

1,930

Month

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

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

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

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

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

February

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

1,S80

1,880

2,040

2,460

2,790

5,110

5,910

4, -800

3,900

3,210

2,790

2,460

2,280

2,160

1,980

1,880

1,760

1,660

1,610

1,510

1,410

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,070

1,110

-

-

Secondfoot-days

45,126

5.0,274

104,270

767,556

124,410

65,250

58,080

53,370

57,680

47,720

22,891

13,093

23,406

665,570

Mar.

al.100

al,100

al,150

al,250

al,200

al,180

al,200

al,400

a2,000

a5,500

a3,800

a3 , 000

a2,400

1,930

1,710

1,610

1,510

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,260

1,510

2,660

2,790

2,460

2,160

1,880

1,660

1,560

1,450

1,410

Maximum

4,98tJ

3,900

17,700

17,700

14,100

5,910

5,500

2,400

2,340

2,160

1,080

510

1,760

17,700

Apr.

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,460

1,610

1,610

1,710

1,880

1,820

1,760

1,710

1,610

1,610

1,610

- 1,710

1,760

1,760

1,710

1,930

2,400

2,340

2,160

2,100

2,100

2,040

1,880

1,760

1,760

 1,820

1,820

-

May

1,760

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,710

1,820

1,930

1,980

2,040

1,930

l',760

1,660

1,560

1,560

1,710

2,280

2,340

2,220

2,160

2,040

1,980

1,880

1,760

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,760

1,930

2,040

1,980

1,930

Minimum

433

903

},130

394

1,510

 1,07CT

1,100

1,310

1,560

1,130

523

» 342

285

285

June

2,100

2,160

2,040

1,S80

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,710

1,760

1,880

1,930

1,880

1,760

1,660

1,560

1,510

1,460

1,460

1,510

1,510

1,460

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,060

1,220

1,180

1,130

1,130

-

Mean

1,456

1,676

3,364

2,103

4,013

2,"250

1,874

1,779

1,861

1,591

738

422

780

1,818

July

1,080

1,040

996

945

926

920

887

854

830

814

790

782

767

737

722

714

, 700

685

678

664

649

628

615

594

588

574

561

548

536

542

523

Per 

square 

mile

5.52

6.35

12.7

7.97

15.2

8.52

7.10

6.74

7.05

6.03

2.80

1.60

2.95

6.89

Aug.

510

,

,

i.

i.

198

192

186

180

474

,

i.

i

168

174

180

474

468

i

t

i

162

150

144

439

433

i

i

C

'

122

HI

594

>89

373

C

;

2

568

563

S63

358

363

;

;

;

C

S58

58

S52

>47

342

Sept.

337

332

323

318

313

308

308

304

294

294

290

285

313

400

536

1,070

1,220

1,080

945

1,100

1,810

1,660

1,760

1,610

1,360

1,220

1,080

988

936

912

-

Runoff

Inches

6.36

 7.06

14.69

108.12

17.53

9.19

8.18

7.52

8.13

6.72

3.22

1.84

3.30

93.76

Acre-feet

89,510

99,720

206,800

1,522,000

246,800

129,400

115,200

' 105,900

114,400

94,650

45,400

25,970

46,430

1,320,000

Peak discharge.- Dec. ,3 (10 to 11 a.m.) 19,600 see.-ft.; Jan. 18 (8 to 9 a.m.) 14,900 sec.-ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Queets River near Clearwater. 

Mote.- Shifting-control method used Mar. 23 to July 29, Sept. 16-30. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
QUESTS RIVER BASIN 

^ueets River near Clearwater, Wash.

37

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°32', long. 124°19', in SWi sec. 36, T. 24 N., R. 

13 W., on Quinault Indian Reservation, 2 miles downstream from Clearwater River and 4 

miles southwest of Clearwater. Datum of gage is 14.5 feet above mean sea level (river-' 

profile survey).

Drainage area.- 454 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 4,066 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 53,200 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 19.65 

reet), from rating curve extended above 31,000 second-feet; minimum, 368 second-feet 

Sept. 9 (gage height,-5.36 feet).

1930-44: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 27.0 

feet, present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 31,000 secondfeet; minimum, that of Sept. 9, 1944; minimum gage height, 3.58 feet, present datum, 

Oct. 11, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seeond-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dee. 4 to Sept. 30

5.6 556

6.0 935

6.5 1,520

7.0 2,240

8.0 4,230

9.0 6,650

10.0 9,230

11.0 12,200

12.0 15,600

13.0 19,300

15.0 27,900

17.0 38,000

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

850

1,380

2,080

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

2,930

3,860

6,020

8,670

11,800

12.0

14.0

15,400

23,400

16.0 32,800

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

-16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

"26

27

28

29

30

-31

Oct.

582

5ff5

532

573

1,390

9S8

803

707

643

835

3,080

1,640

1,390

1,130

2,'230

2,630

5,390

- 2,750

1,930

1,600

1,860

3,350

2,400

6,080

9,280

6,020

4,000

3,040

3,460

3,240

2,480

Nov.

2,160

2,320

3,040

7,780

7,420

4,930

3,670

2,940

2,570

8,240

2,000

1,790

1,660

1,550

 1,440

1,390

1,650

1,440

1,320

1,680

1,530

1,E90

1,200

1,120

1,060

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,080

2,990

-

Dec.

3,780

36,800

36,200

11,800

7,020

5,100

4,560

3,960

3,380

3,020

2,750

2,480

2/240

2,080

1,930

1,820.

1,710

1,610

1,540

1,460

1,380

1,410

1,630

15,700

10,500

5,550

4,060

3,380

2,930

2,570

2,480

Jan.

5,040

7,550

4,670

3,760

3,580

3,020

2,750

2,840

2,480

2,320

3,320

3,290

4,780

12,800

13,600

26,500

32,700

26,000

12,200

7,8EO

5,900

5,320

9,260

7,550

5,7SO

4,670

4,060

3,480

3,110

2,840

2,660

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May ...............:...........

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

July ...... .~. .................

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

Septeaber .....................

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

Feb.

2,750

2,570

3,580

4,990

5,210

13,100

7,820

5,550

4,360

3,670

3,580

3,110

3,380

3,670

2,930

3,580

3,020

2,750

E,480

2, 3 SO

2,080

1,930

1,780

1,920

1,930

2,080

1,740

1,630

1,540

-

Secondfoot-days

76,598

68,350

186,830

1,117,271

234,650

101,050

105,960

97,580

60,460

39,110

22,206

14,672

43,747

1,051,213

Mar.

1,430

1,420

1,670

1,810

1,560

1,430

1,520

3,120

14,000

6,510

4,160

3,290

2,750

2,400

2,160

2,000

2,080

1,870

1,930

1,880

1,650

6,620

12,600

5,780

4,260

3,580

3,020

2,660

2,400

2,240

2,160

Maximum

3,280

7,780

36,800

36,800

32,700

13,100

. 14,000

5,550

3,290

2,160

907

538

'4,910

36,800

Apr.

2,000

1,920

2,000

2,160

2,750

2,400

4,160

5,100

3,860

3,580

3,020

2,660

3,110

3,020

4,360

4,360

3,670

3,200

4,990

5,550

4,160

3,480

3,290

3,580

3,020

2,660

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,320

-

May

2,000

1,820

1,770

1,820

1,930

1,900

1,860

1,860

2,000

2,000

1,640

1,550

1,610

1,540

2,040

3,290

2,400

2,080

2,400

2,080

2,240

2,240

1,930

'1,930

1,840

1,740

1,870

2,000

1,800

1,680

1,600

Minimum

532

1,020

1,380

445

2,320

1,540

1,420

1^540

985

523

414

384

384

June

2,160

1,930

1,590

1,420

1,410

1,470

1,510

1,320

1,470

1,650

1,610

1,390

1,260

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,270

1,220

1,140

1,110

1,100

1,130

1,100

1,080

985

985

985

995

-

Mean

2,471

2,278

6.0E7

3,061

7,569

. 3,484

3,418

3,253

1,950

1,304

716

473

1,458

2,872

July

907

850

831

812

888

860

612

784

794

803

784

775

739

712

721

712

686

704

721

695

645

621

613

621

621

613

605

605

589

560

523

Per

square 

mile

5.44

5.02

13.3

6.74

16.7

7.67

7.53

7.17

4,. 30

2.87

1.58

1.04

3.21

6.33

Aug.

509

t>09

516

538

531

509

t>03

)31

>23

516

509

;

>

i

09

)16

196

490

490

,

1.

i

170

57

32

420

420

i

L

L

20

20

20

414

420

L

I

t

i

44

138

26

32

444

Sept.

432

408

390

396

402

408

414

384

384

 396

396

384

597

1,130

1,330

4,670

1,S80

1,150

916

4,910

4,060

4,160

3,580

2,240

1,740

1,470

1,270

1,170

1,310

1,370

-

Runoff

Inches

6.27

5.60

15.30

91.52

19.22

8.28

8.68

7.99

4.95

3.20

1.82

1.20

3.5S

86.09

Acre-feet

151,900

135,600

370,600

2,21«,000

465,400

200,400

210,200

193,500

119,900

77,570

44,040

29,100

86,770

2,085,000

Peak discharge.- Dee. 3'(5 a.n.) 53,200 see.-ft.; Jan. 17 (4:30 a.m.) 42,600 see.-ft. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1" hour.
38 QUEETS RIVER BASIN

Clearwater River near Clearwater, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°55', long. 124°18', in lot 4, sec. 18, T. 24 H., 

R. 12 W., 14 miles north of Clearwater and 3 miles upstream from nouth. Datum of sage 

is 60.0 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 140 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1944. October 19.31 to September 1932 at site 

a quarter of a mile upstream.

Extremes.- Ifeximum discharge during year, 27,400 second-feet Dec. 2 (gage height, 14.87

 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,800 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

study; minimum, 62 second-feet Sept. 9-12 (gage height, 5.60 feet).

1931-32, 1937-44: Maximum discharge, 29,200 second-feet Oct. 28, 1937 (gage height, 

14.90 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,800 second-feet; mlnimm, 60'secondfeet Sept. 15, 16, 17, IS, 1928.

Discharge known to have been greater Jan. 21 or 22, 1935 (stage and discharge not 

determined).

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

fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 1

5.S 139 6.7 S06 

6.1 306 7.0 1,140 

6.4 530

Note.- Same as following 

table above 7.0 feet.

5.5 

5.S 

6.1 

6.4 

6.7 

V.O

Dec. 2 to Sept. 30

36

127

273

510

800

1,140

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0-

1,300

2,560

4,400

6,710

13,200

22,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

144

139

131

163

449

281

215

187

173

238

806

449

382

313

872

1,310

1,630

-932

6SO

530

707

1,210

86S

1,630

2,430

1,740

1,200

921

1,120

954

786

Nov.

718

827

965

2,750

2,560

1,730

1,290

99S

837

7 IS

625

556

498

465

427

427

547

419

382

442

405

361

334

320

306

293

293

293

320

764

-

Dec.

1,190

20,400

12,900

3,970

2,480

1,800

1,590

1,310

1,080

943

633

740

661

613

556

519

475

457

431

398

382

390

540

6,480

3,540

2,090

1,520

1,130

976

844

a800

Jan.

a2,000

a3,800

a2,500

al.S'OO

al,480

al,300

al,000

al,050

a920

a800

a730

a 700

a2,000

a5,300

all, 000

a!4,000

a8,200

a5,600

4,020

2,560

1,870

1,830

3,150

2,640

2,090

1,660

1,360

1,140

976

855

760

Month

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

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

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

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

 

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

February ............'..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year ] 943-44 ..........

Feb.

780

710

954

1,630

1,900

4,320

2,720

1,940

1,470

1,190

1,180

932

1,110

1,200

954

1,260

l.OSO

932

Sll

720

632

556

519

556

566

622

501

457

4S2

-

Secondfoot-days

23,690

21,370

72,038

343,671

89,091

32,574

36 , 702

31,272

"13,804

6,173

3,264

2,576

]2,012

345,196

Mar.

390

390

466

484

414

382

414

1,040

4,760

2,240

1,490

1,130

899

750

652

594

603

510

547

529

457

3,210

4,960

2,320

1,650

1,320

1,060

S99

790

710

642

Maximum

2,480

2,750

20,400

20,400

14,000

4,320

4,960

1,870

740

414

127

99

1,620

20,400

Apr.

566

519

475

566

740

661

1,340

1,790

1,320

1,210

943

811

1,010

965

1,590

,620

,320

,140

,700

,370

1,460

1,160

1,040

1,160

943

622-

720

642

603

566

-

May

510

457

422

398

374

358

335

342

448

510

382

366

366

321

410

740

538

484

' 642

510

594

632

529

501

457

422

396

374

342

321

321

Minimum

131

293

302

9S

700

422

382

475

321

127

83

71

62

62

June

414

358

301

280

267

250

23S

232

221

215

205

201

201

201

210

191

196

191

186

177

167

163

155

151

147

139

135

127

127

127

-

Mean

764

729

2,325

942

2,874

1,123

1,184

1,042

445

206

105

83.1

403

943

July

124

127

124

120

116

116

116

116

113

113

110

116

116

113

110

110

106

102

99

99

99

99

99

96

92

89

86

86

86

83

83

Per 

square 

mile

5.46

5.21

16.6

6.73

20.5

3.02

8.46

7.44

3.18

1.47

.750

.534

2.88

6.74

Aug.

80

S3

36

96

92

89

S6

96

99

92

S9

e«

86

S6

86

86

S3

80

80

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

80

77

74

74

71

Sept.

71

68

68

68

71

66

, 6S

65

62

62

62

62

131

215

460

1,370

426

267

205

1,520

1,210

1,400

1,130

681

484

390

328

287

335

358

~

Runoff

Inches

6.29

5.81

19.15

91.29

23.67

8.65

9.75

8. SI

3.67

'1.64

.87

.68

 3.21

91.70

Acre-feet

46,990

43,380

143,000

681,700

176,700

64,610

72,800

62,030

27,380

12,240

6,470

5,110

23,980

684,700

a Ho ^a p,e-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Queeta River near Clearwater.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
HOH RIVER BASIN 

Hoh River near Spruce, Wash.

39

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°48'20", long. 124°06'20", in sec. 34, T. 27 II., 

R. li w., 2£ miles downstream from Spruce and 5 miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.- 193 square miles.

Records available.- August^1926 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,904 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 .second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height,- 13.85 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,400 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 564 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

1926-44: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Nov. 5, 1934 (gage height, 21.2 

feet, from high-water mark in gage structure), from rating curve extended above 8,000 

second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies (gage observer noted water higher on 

this day than at any other time during his 43 years of residence on the stream); minimum, 247 second-feet Nov. 14 < 15,. 1929; minimum gage height, 0;71 foot Nov. 10, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or artificial regulation. Large diurnal fluctuation during summer months caused-by melting of glaciers at source.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 

Oct. 1 to Dec. S

2.0

sio

3.5 

4.0

636

833

1,060

1,340

1,690

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.2

2,470

3,470

4,780

6,300

8,300

ge height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

614

76O

970

1,210

1,490

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,850 

2.B50 

2,690 

3,740 

4,960

8.0 G,360

9.0 7,960

10.0 9,700

11.2 11,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22-

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

654

692

673

1,060

1,300

898

.876

833

812

986

1,550

854

791

636

1,180

1,620

2,130

1,140

898

791

876

1,060

920

3,460

4,420

2,480

1,720

1,380

1,580

1,410

1,140

Nov.

1,040

1,130

1,660

3,220

2,740

2,060

1,660

1,410

1,220

1,140

1,060

965

898

854

812

791

942

833

812

1,170

942

791

730

673

636

618

618

636

719

1,440

Dec.

1,340

8,150

11,800

4,860

3,300

2,600

£,330

2,050

1,770

1,630

1,460

1,370

1,310

l,24p

1,180

1,140

1,080

1,040

' 1,020

992

948

948

970

3,910

3,320

2,170

1,700

1,460

1,310

1,210

1,180

Jan.

1,950

1^700

1,490

1,400

1,560

1,180

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,160

1,570

2,170

4,630

4,700

8,640

9,700

7,910

4,700

3,410

2,690

2,510

3,410

2,790

2,330

2,010

1,770

1,600

1,430

1,310

1,240

Month

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

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

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

Cslendar year 1943 .........

January .......... .". ...........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

' 1,240

1,210

1,400

1,400

1,580

4,210

2,890

2,170

1,770

1,560

1,430

1,260

1,E80

1,210

1,140

1,160

1,080

1,040

99E

970

-925

839

799

799

799

780

741

72E

685

_

-

Seccndf cot-days

40,820

34,220

70,788

578,680

86,240

38,081

36,361

35,120

38,742

39,320

31,992

24,494

- 34,829

511,007

Mar.

667

667

685

685

649

632

649

830

3,620

2,200

1,430

1,1SO

1,040

948

881

903

948

903

903

> 860

819

1,960

2,710

1,770

1,400

1,260

1,140

1,0,40

1,020

992

970

Maximum

' 4.42C

3,220

11,800

11,800

9,700

' 4,210

3,620

1,430

1,740

1,890

1,310

925

2,740

11,800

Apr.

948

970

1,110

1,240

1,310

1,180

\ 1,370

1, 260

1,140

1,140

1,040

970

992

970

1,180

1,160

1,080

1,040

1,370

1,430

1,260

1,160

1,240

1,400

1,240

1,110

1,080

1,210

1,260

1,260

-

Hay

1,110

1,020

1,040

1,160

1,340

-1,340

1,340

1,370

1,340

1,160

1,040

992

1,040

1,060

1,510

1,740

1,340

1,260

1,280

1,180

1,240

1,180

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,110

1,460

1,700

1,490

1,370

1,310

Minimum

636

618

948

573

1,040

685

632

948

992

1,110

819

632

667

618

June

1,700

1,520

1,260

1,140

.1,160

1,310

1,340

1,140

1,550

1,890

1,810

1,460

1,280

1,160

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,210

1,400

1,310

1,210

1,160

1,240

1,340

1,280

1,240

1,110

1,160

1,240

1,240

-

Mean

1,31-!

1,141

2,283

1,585

2,782

1,313

1,173

1,171

1,250

1,311

1,032

790

1,161

1,396

July

1,040

948

948

992

1,140

1,080

992

992

1,040

1,080

1,040

1,020

903

9.48

1,060

992

992

1,180

1,310

1,080

948

925

970

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,140

1,160

1,080

903

8f9

Per 

square 

mile

6.82

5.91

11.8

8.21

14.4

6.80

6.08

6.07

6.48

6.79

5.35

4.09

6.02

7.23

Aug. .

780

839

881

903

839

780

741

760

722

S19

860

925

881

819

819

760

760

741

332

649

685

704

722

704

685

819

860

819

780

881

925

Sept.

741

667

667

741

819

903

802

760

780

819

799

780

1,320

1,150

1,260

2,500

1,080

799

722

2,270

1,810

2,740

1,910

1,3'40

1,140

1,180

1,080

1,040

1,240

970

~

Runoff

Inches

7.87

6.59

13.64

111.49

16.62

7.34

7.01

6.77

7.47

7.58

6.16

4.72

6.71

98.48

Acre-feet

80,970

67,870

140,400

1,148,000

171,100

75,530

72,120

69,660

76,840

77,990

63,460

* 48,580

69,080

1,014,000

Peak discharge.- Dec. 3 (4 a.m.) 17,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (3:30 a.m.) 12,300 sec.-ft.; Jan. 18 

(4:30 a.m.) 9,880 sec.-ft. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tlrae, subtract 1 hour.
40 QUIL1AYUTE RIVER BASIN

Soleduck River near Fairholm, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°02 1 30", long. 123°57'30", In lot 4, sec. 35, T. 

30 N.~, R. 10 w., 300 feet downstream from South Fork, 2.5 miles southwest of Fairholm, 

and 17 miles west of Beaver.

Drainage area.- 84 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1921, October 1933 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 593 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,710 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 8.17 

feet); minimum, 51 second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1917-21, 1933-44: Maximum discharge, 24,300 second-feet Dec. 21, 1933 (gage height. 

14.9 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, that of 

Sept. 11, 12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation. x

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

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 65 2.5 372 5.0 2,140 

1.4 91 3.0 586 6.0 3,500 

1.7 144 3.5 870 7.0 5,200 

2.0 213 4.0 1,220

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

-18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

-30 

31

Oct.

71 

70 

69 

78 

97

81 

72 

69 

65 

72

125 

101 

101 

86 

161

244 

550 

254 

176 

146

192 

2«7 

208 

878 

1,450

684 

44;3 

340 

368 

347 

273

Nov.

243 

298 

557 

1,130 

902

612 

484 

418 

365 

336

305 

276 

249 

232 

221

210 

2 IS 

203 

196 

2E4

206 

188 

176 

170 

163

157 

159 

157 

157 

200

Dec.'

290 

3,110 

4,350 

1,320 

838

627 

552 

493 

426 

383

. 350

326 

305 

283 

267

255 

243 

232 

221 

213

206 

198 

203 

1,220 

1,080

669 

524 

438

387 

350 

329

Jan.

496 

567 

450 

o99 

365

329 

305 

309 

283 

264

326 

523 

776 

1,900 

1,690

3,920 

4,430 

3,490 

1,600 

1,100

870 

816 

1,220 

968 

776

664 

591 

534 

484 

442 

414

Feb.

406 

383 

395 

383 

468

1,500 

986 

719 

591 

520

472 

418 

410 

380 

350

350 

326 

309 

289 

276

264 

249 

237 

235 

226

221 

210 

203 

196

Month Second- 

"ont . foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mber .....................

8,139 

9,412 

20,668

lendar year 1943 ......... 166,487

ary *

h . . . . ... .......... . ..

1 . . . - . .................

ember .....................

31,301 

11,954 

10,859 

10,777 

19,985 

8,093 

3,792 

2,256 

3,734

ter year 1943-44 .......... 131,990

Peak discharge".- 'D

Time B&ais: Paclf

Mar.

190 

188 

188 

181

174

167 

170 

235 

999 

601

418 

350 

305 

280 

267

270 

276 

258 

261 

246

229 

566 

953 

596

476

406 

358 

322 

312 

312 

305

Maximum

1,450 

1,130 

4,350

4,350

4,430 

1,500 

999 

459 

463 

410 

179 

85 

491

4,430

Apr.

296 

316 

 368 

422 

459

395 

428 

387 

354 

347

318 299- 

292 

280

312

305 

292 

286 

391 

410

361 

 350 

380 

434 

391

354 

347 

380 

406 

422

May

354 

322 

319 

361 

418

395 

402 

410 

406 

350

322 

309 

316 

316 

422

463 

372 

350 

354 

329

340 

329 

302 

292 

305

305 

380 

422 

354 

340 

326

Minimum

65 

157 

198

65

264 

196 

167 

280 

292 

188 

85 

58 

52

52

June

358 

347 

299 

270 

273

302 

322 

273 

372

410

376 

312 

' 280 

270 

264

252 

252 

255 

855 

249

232 

226 

224 

229 

821

208 

196 

188 

190 

188

Mean

263 

314 

667

456

1,010 

412 

350 

359 

354 

270 

122 

72.8 

124

361

July

179 

178 

163 

154 

154

15S 

146 

140 

136 

134

133 

133 

129 

126 

123

121 

116 

112 

111 

109

106 

104 

101 

99 

99

96 

93 

91 

90 

87 

85

Per 

square 

mile

3.13 

3.74 

7.94

5.43

12.0 

4.90 

4.17 

4.27 

4.21 

3.21 

1.45 

.867 

1.48

4.30

ec. 3 (3 a.m.) 7,710 sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 (2:45 a.m.) 6,170 sec. 

io war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract-.

Aug.

84 

84 

83 

84 

83

81 

83 

85 

83 

81

77 

76 

76 

75 

72

72 

71 

73 

71 

69

67 

65 

65 

66 

64

64 

63 

68 

61 

60 

58

Sept.

60 

58 

57 

57 

56

55 

54 

54 

* 63 

63

52 

52 

113 

160 

162

491 

213 

146 

116 

237

226 

196 

200 

148 

126

116 111

102

109 

112

Runoff

Inches

3.60. 

4.17 

9.16

73.69

18.86 

5.S9 

4.81 

4.77 

4.86 

3.58 

1.68 

I'.OO 

1.65

58.43

-ft.

Ac re- feet

16,140 

18,670 

41,080

330,200

62,080 

23,710 

81,540 

21,360 

21,79O 

16,050 

7,620 

4,470 

7,410

261,800
ELWHA RIVER BASIN 

Elwha River at McDonald Bridge, near Port Angeles, Wash.

41

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°03'20", long. 123°34'55", In NE^Wi sec. 33, T. 

30 N., R. 7 w., at site of McDonald Bridge (now removed), half a mile upstream from 

Little River, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles southwest of Port Angeles. 

Datum of gage Is 200.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.-' 262 square miles.

Kecoras available.- October 1897 to December 1901, October 1918 to September 1944.

Average aischargeT- 30 years, 1,416 second-feet (adjusted for storage since April 1927).

tactr-emes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet (regulaoed) Dec. 3 (gage 

neignt, 15.93 feet, from Information by observer): minimum, 17 second-feet (regiilated) 

Oct. 18; minimum daily, 44 second-feet (regulated) Sopt. 4.

1897-1901, 1918-44: Maximum discharge, 26,700 second-feet Dec. 21, 1933 (gage 

height, 10.5 feet, site and datum then In use, from floodmarks), computed on basis of 

spillway and turbine records at Glines Canyon Reservoir: minimum daily, 10 second-feet 

Oct. 3, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 200 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated 

Dy Glines Canyon Reservoir on Elwha River, lat. 48°00'05", long". 123°41'05", 4 miles 

north of Elwha, which was completed in 1927 for development of power. Usable capacity, 

38,650 asre-feet at elevation 610 feet. Change in contents determined from 12 p.n. 

- elevations based on twice-daily staff-gage readings. F16w diverted through alines 

Canyon powerhouse and returned to river-above gage.

Cooperation.- Reservoir gage heights furnished by Crown-Zellerbach Corporation.

Rating tables, wa^er year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 co Dec. 2 rsec^ 3 to Sept. 30

 8.2 170 9.5 865 7.4 46 8,6 335 11.0 2,430 

8.4 235 10.0 1,280 7.7 79 9.0 - 595 12.0 3,600 

8.7 355 11.0 2,290 8.0 127 9.5 995 13.0 4,970 

9 -° 52° 8.3 203 10.0 1,440 14.0 6,530

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

Day

1 

2 

3 4- 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

592 

582 

t22S 

192

282

265 

315 

342 

318 

1-246

240 

397 

440 

352 

335

3.73 

t322 

357 

496 

500

488

489 

538 

t444 

1,880

1,100 

1,130 

928 

922 

966 

t504

Nov.

456 

603 

570 

859 

1,100

1,060 

+570 

722 

882

794

748 

653 

676

tsoo

472

"659 

565 

582 

620 

662

+428 

466 

601 

582 

580

574 

562 

t413 

435 

602

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Rat

mber ............

endar year 1943

h. ..............

ember ...........

er year 1943-44

Dec.

69S 

f 1,980 

f6,340 

2,130 

11,730

1,460 

1,340 

1,330 

1,240 

1,230

1,130

+602 

598 

809 

806

714 

725 

769 

+470 

620

* 813 

782 

820 

772 

1,070

11,110 

1,060

988 

962 

972

Jan.

1,000 

t756 

698

970 

874

757 

75O 

7JO 

" +386 

547

722 

698 

727 

1,300 

1,940

tf4,430 

f5,320 

4,120 

2,980 

2,230

1,990 

1,630 

t2,150 

1,770 

1,460

1,460 

1,410 

1,310 

1,240 

t723 

878

Feb.

1,100 

1,020 

1,030 

996 

1,020

tl,420 

1,480 

1,380 

1,240 

1,220

1,160 

1,070 

t538

864

773

756 

798 

797 

+557

670 

747 

667 

666 

646

658

t427 

548 

664

Mar.

617 

616 

610 

654 

t517

512 

577 

602 

866 

1,110

979 

t608 

608 

692

724

772 

776 

812 

1443 

629

807 

636 

856 

864 

875

+518 

640 

772 

748 

712 

715

Observed "

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

1,880 

1,100 

6,340

6,340

5,320 

1,480 

1,110 

1,030 

1,670 

1,700 

1,280 

724 

b66

6,340

Minimum

192 

413 

470

34

. 386 

427 

443 

396 

712 

902 

95 

250 

44

44

Mean

534 

633 

1,194

1,163

1,549 

883 

705 

744 

1,156 

1,370 

69fi 

4,34 

406

859

Runoff 

in 

ao re-feet

32,830 

37,680 

73,440

841,700

95, 240 

50,800 

43,380 

44,240 

71,100 

81,510 

42,810 

26,670 

24,170

623,900

Apr.

767 

+396 

578 

708 

840

872 

836 

872 

t516 

734

1,030 

836 

814 

855

824

t555 

631

827 

654 

" 689

728 

817 

t568 

558 

754

821 

850 

848 

983 

t544

May

763 

830 

850 

993 

1,110

1,080 

t712 

1,330 

1,360 

1,210

1,140 

1,130 

1,150 

t768 

1,090

1,520 

1,390 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170

tl,070 

981 

1,160 

1,080 

1,090

1,100 

1,140 

tl,620 

1,670 

1,550 

1,450

Change in

contents in 

Glines Canyon 

Reservoir 

(acre-feet)

+2,420 

0 

+420

-1,530

+1,270 

-1,780 

-290 

+290 

+ S,040 

-3,210 

+ 290 

-1,200 

+ 1,373

+1,620

June

1,480 

1,520 

1,420 

1-1,110 

1,240

1,550 

1,700 

1,670 

1,460 

1,360

tl,540 

1,550 

1,440 

1,440 

1,420'

1,420 

1,420 

+902 

966 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,430 

1,390 

1957

1,100 

1,400 

1,350 

1,340 

1,200

July

1,280 

+990 

854 

95 

590

866 

930 

786 

1518 

' 590

800 

766 

730 

748 

652

1586 

560 

734 

715 

711

693 

714 

t460 

542 

751

773 

738 

714 

692

tsoo

506

Aug.

724 

660 

630 

576 

540

t324 

344 

454 

458 

466

468 

420 

t328 

486 

442

421 

415 

422 

394 

1250

416 

518 

475 

444 

400

356 

1S75 

324 

350 

338 

326

Sept.

34 S 

322 

t!52 

44 

33S

464 

438 

446 

434 

1336

350 

452 

472 

432

443

399 

t!89 

342 

412

457

552 

566 

550 

1356 

428

508 

494 

484 

487 

489

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

aore-fee

Discharge in 

second-feet

* Mean

35,250 573 

37,680 633 

73,860 1,201

840,100 1,160

96,510 1,570 

49,020 852 

43,090 701 

44,530 748 

73,140 1,190 

78,300 1,316 

43,100 701 

25,470 414 

25,540 429

625,500 862

Per 

square 

mile

S.19 

C.42 

4.58

4.43

~5.99 

3.25 

2.68 

2.85 

4.54 

5.02 

2.68 

1.58 

1.64

3.29

Runoff

inohes

2.52 

2.70 

5.29

60.12

6.91 

3.51 

3.08 

3.19 

5.23 

5.60 

3.08 

1.82 

1.83

44.76

t Sunday, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

lime basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 tour.
42 DUN3ENESS RIVER BASIN 

Dungeness River near Sequim, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°00'40", long*. 123°07'50lt , In SWiSEi sec. 12, T. 

£9 H., R. 4 W., three-quaj-ters &f a mile upstream from Canyon Creek, 44 miles southwest of Sequim, and Hi miles upstream from mouth.

Dralnare area.- 156 square miles.

Records available.- June 1937 to September 1944. July-1897 to July 1898 at site about 

z miles downstream; June 1923 to September 1930 at site half a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1923-30, 1937-44), 322 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 second-feet Dec. 3-(gage height, 4.84 

reet); minimum, 91 second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 2.54 feet).

-1897-98, 1923-30, 1937-44: Maximum discharge, 5,380 second-feet Dec. 28, 1937 

(gage height, 6.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 -second-feet; mlnlnum 

observed, 77 second-feet Sept. 10, 1928.

 . 

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in ssoond-fsst, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

no fcO

29

30

31

Oct.

108

108

106

111

119

110

108

108

106

111

156

123

117

108

119

130

194

134

119

111

110

108

106

355

405

270

197

174

178

172

156

Nov.

146

144

151

172

166

148

141

137

130

12S

126

121

119

117

115

115

121

126

130

174

169

143

139

132

126

121

121

119

121

200

-

Dec.

169

288

884

433

323

270

242

213

186

177

169

164

154

148

141

141

137

130

126

126

119

119

115

265

256

191

166

154

141

157

134

Jan.

151

164

137

130

126

119

119

117

113

111

111

119

141

225

' 288

335

508

409

319

258

222

206

285

242

203

183

169

158

154

146

141

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1945 .........

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

139

137

137

132

132

263

206

177

164

151

146

137

139

137

130

130

123

123

119

117

115

110

111

113

111

111

110

108

108

-

Secondfoot-days

4,631

4,123

6,418

107,564

6,050

3,936

5,006

5,562

10,622

12,367

6,818

4,005

3,250

72,788

Mar.

104

102

104

104

100

97

98

115

386

356

249

803 171?

- 164

161

174

194

191

186

169

158

156

15S

148

141

137

132

132

134

137

139

Maximum

405

200

884

930

508

265

386

259

582

623

292

154

188

884

Apr.

141

164

222

245

239

216

203

191

1SS

174

166

lee

161

156

. 151

146

144

141

148

148

141

146

166

232

E35

210

200

216

252

259

~

May

239

222

232

270

356

377

382

391

352

296

266

249

256

881

391

423

569

345

327

316

323

296

885

270

289

316

448

582

531

485

459

Minimum

106

115

115

106

111

108

97

141

222

304

158

106

92

92

June

514

491

428

391

400

433

443

395

520

623

5S9

480

425

377

364

377

391

409

400

377

364

356

564

591

373

352

343

304

339

356

~

Mean

149

137

207

,295

195

136

161

185

343

412

220

129

108

199

July

292

259

252

249

263

278

249

249

245

242

252

255

216

215

228

222

210

219

228

210

194

1S3

186

194

188

183

180

183

186

172

158

Per 

square 

mile

0.955

.878

1.33-

1.89'

1.25

.872

1.03 -

1.19

2.20

2.64

1.41

.827

.692

1.28

Aug.-

154

]

]

]

L48

L51

L54

151

141

]

L39

L44

L37

139

144

L59

L39

L34

132

188

L26

132

L19

113

115

L17

115

L13

113

113

115

113

L10

106

111

Sept.

110

102

100

97

98

102

100

97

. 94

/ 94

94

92

110

121

100

IBS

132

115

102

111

119

121,

119

110

106

106"

104

100

104

102

 ~

Runoff

Inches

1.10

.98

1.53

25.64

1.44

.94

1.19

1.33

2.53

2.95

1.63

.95

.77

17.34

Acre-feet

9,190

8,180

12,730

213 ,400

12,000

7,810

9,930'

11,030

21,070

24,530

13,520

7,940

6,450

144,400

Time basis t Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tlire, subtract 1 hour.
PUGET SOUND BASIN

DOSEWALLIPS RIVER BASIN 

Dosewallips River near Brinnon, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°43', long. 123°00', in SWi sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 

'6 w., naif a mile upstream from Corrigenda ranger station, 5£ miles northwest of 

Brinnon, and 7i miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 94 square miles. 

Re'cords available.- October 1930 to September 1944. 

'Average discharge.- 14 years, 440 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,410 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 5.99 

reey); minimum, 98 second-feet Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

- 1930-44: Maximum discharge, 10,900 second-feet Nov. 5, 1934 (gage height,- 9.57 

feet), from rating .curve extended above 4,500 second-feet; minimum, 65 second-feet 

Dec. 4, 1935 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

 Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

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

ard discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

127

173

229

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

331

457

715

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1,060

1,500

2,040

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

117

121

121

138

151

125

131

125

125

161

244

147

 138

121

159

204

287

184

151

136

131

134

129

934

1,030

540

383

316

312

287

244

Nov.

226

229

260

350

320

263

241

223

212

209

197

186

181

173

173

171

200

189

186 329'

267

220

200

- 184

173

163

166

166 217-

568

-

Dec,

370

1,030

2,000

778

535

434

383

335

298

277

267

251

241

229

217

214

206

195

186

178

171

168 "166

459

358

350

248

226

209

200

195

Jan.

248

248

. 220

212

200

189

184

181

173

166

a!65

a200

a230

443

530

882

1,180

945

688

540

448

412

457

408

358

324

298

277

260

248

241

Month

*

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

November .,....,,,,,.........,.

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

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

January ..'.....................

February .................'.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

248

254

309

277

280

555

439

370

327

298

277

254

248

235

223

214

203

197

189

184

178

171

166

166

161

159

154

151

149

-

Secondfee t-days

7,526 .

6,842

11,424

" 139,063

11,577

7,036

6,959

7,870

14,800

15,231

7,772

4,558

4,039

i 105,629

Mar.

142

145

168

159

151

145

145

178

569

444

327

280

244

229

217

235

254

248

238

286

214

220

238

214

206

197

186

181

184

186

189

Maximum

1,030

568

2,000

2,000

1,180

555

569

408

751

733

339

176

299

2,000

Apr.

192

217

284

339

327

301

284

267

251

241

235

232

226

217

212

203

195

189

223

220

212

223

257

312

301

277

274

343

408

408

-

May

354

335

354

439

560

575

595

595

495

412

366

339

358

412

616

585

491

452

426

426

421

378

358

358

404

457

632

751

666

600

590

Minimum

117

163

166

112

168

149

142

189

335

374

17S

123

109

109

June

671

595

510

476

510

565

570

495

671

733

698

580

495

457

467

471

 481

481

545

491

487

452

457

481

444

412

374

374

404

.404

-

Mean

243

228

369

381

373

243

224

262

477

508

251

147

136

289

July

339

301

294

294

316

324

277

263

267

280

284

260

241

241

254

241

238

251

260

236

217

214

214

226

214

214

217

220

209

186

178

Per 

square 

mile

2.59

2.43

3.93

4.05

3.97

2.59

2.38

2.79

5.07

5.40

2.67

1.56

1.44

3.07

Aug.

173

168

173

173

168

159

156

171

156

176

161

168

163

149

149

138

138

138

125

125

129

129

127

125

123

134

134

134

123

134

134

Sept.

123

113

115

117

121

129

117

113

113

117

115

113

156

163

133

299

147

153

111

166

154

197

149

125

121

125

117

119

119

109

~

Runoff

Inches

2.98

2.71

4.52

55.04

4.58

2.78

2.75

3.11

5.86

6.03

3.07

1.80

1.60

41.79

Acre-feet

14,930

13,570

22,660

275,800

22,960

13,960

13,800

15,610

29,360

30,210

15,420

9,030

8,010

209,500

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Duck 

Tim.me basis; Pacific war time. To convert war tine to standard time subt

695848 O - 46 - 4

:abush River nestr Brinnon. 

;ract 1 hour.
44 DUCKABUSH RIVER BASIN

Duckabush River near Brinnon, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°41'00", long. 123°00'40", in SWjSWi'Scjc. 1, T.

 lib N., R. 3 VI., 4i miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles west of Brinnon.

Drainage area.- 66 square miles.

Records available.- June 1938 to September 1944. August 1910 to December 1911 at

 practically same "site but different datum, published as Duckabush River near Duckabush.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,790 second-feet Oct. 24, Dec. 3 (gage height,'

 6.4 feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

1910-11, 1938-44: Maximum discharge, 6,080 second-feet Dec. 15, 1939, Dec. 2, 1941 

(gage height, 8.07 feet); minimum, 45 second-feet Oct. 26, 28, 29, 1942 (gage height, 

1.36 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

hating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 62 2.8 390 4.5 1,570 ' 

1.7 92 3.2 555 5.0 2,120 

2.0 150 3.6 760 6.0 3,300 

2.4 254 4.0 1,060

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21- 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

56 55' 

54 

55 

69

58 

56 

55 

55 

101

292 

144 

125 

99 

106

215 

456 

231 

168 

135

121 

121 

114 

2,030 

2,210

888 

532 

,402 

368 

325 

266

Nov.

234 

260 

360 

528 

434

332

279 

245

214

196 

183 

171 

162 

157

150 

162 

152 

152 

327

257 

209 

183 

162 

150

142 

137 

133 

194 

940

Dec.

490 

1,330 

2,280 

776 

524

422 

364 

318 

282 

E57

240

212 

198 

188

180 

173 

162 

155 

150

142 

137 

137 

494 

438

305 

254 

222 

203 

188 

178

Jan.

264 

336 

251 

220 

203

183 

173 

164 

157 

150

152 

198 

285 

715 

827

1,540 

1,900 

1,350 

760

555

446 

402 

490 

422 

357

311 

279 

254 

234 

217 

206

Feb.

234 

309 

470 

353 

352

772 

"532 

410 

342 

298

266 

240 

> 225 

209 

193

- 171 

162 

152 

148

140 

133 1291 

127 

121

120 

116 

116 

112

Month foo^ays

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jamj 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augxi 

Sept

Wa

mber .................'.....

lendar year 194; 

ary

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

ember .....................

9,962 

7,427 

11,624

115,899

14,001 

7,135 

6,151 

6,972 

10,978 

10,725 

4,489 

2,328 

2,190

ter year 1943-44 .......... 93,982

Mar.

110 

110 

144 

144 

133

123 

125 

185 

605 

450

322 

266

228 

206 

188

188 

206 

201 

188 

176

166 

176 

231 

198 

178

164 

152 

148 

146 

146 

148

Maximum

2.21C 

94C 

2.28C

2.28C

1,90C 

772 

60E 

353 

51C 

60E 

214 9 r 

20£

2,28C

Apr.

148 

166 

228 

273 

266

237

214 

201 

193

186 

188 

188 

188 

188

176 

164 

159

251

228 

266 

' 332 

315

276 

260 

318 

353 

332

May

285 

263 

270 

332 

414

422 

442 

446 

379 

315

276 

254 

263 

302 

478

470 

372 

339 

322 

311

308 

E76 

260 

270 

308

336 

446 

510 

446 

414 

449

Minimum

54 

133 

137

54

150 

112 110' 

148 

254 

240 

97 

58 

51

51

June

605 

502 

410 

368 

372

406 

410 

368 

454 

" 494

482 

402 

342 

322 

318

318 

332 

325 

379 

346

318 

298 

302 

318 

295

270 

240 

242 

245 

242

Mean

321 

24 S 

375

318

452 

246 

198 

232 

354 

_ 358 

145 

75.1 

73.0

257

July

214 

198 

1S8 

186 

201

198 

173 

164 

164 

168

164

155 

146 

142 

146

140 

137 

137 

140 

133

123 

118 

110 

114 

112

108 

106 

105 

103 

99 

97

Per 

square 

mile

4.86 

3.76 

5.68

4.82

6.83 

3.73 

3.00 

3.52 

5.36 

6.42 

2.20 

1.14 

1.11

3.89

Aug.

* 90 

87 

89

84

82 

S2 

92

84 

82

81 

78 

82 

84 '78

75 

72 

78 

73 

70

68 

66 

65 

63 

63

62 

62 

61 

60 

60 

58

Sept.

60

57 

56 

56 

55

55 

55 

54 

54 

52

52 

51 

72 

112 

77

208 

106 

86 

73 

82

86 

94 

87 

75 

68

65 

62 

60 

60 

60

Runoff

Inches

5.61 

4.19 

6.55

65.30

7.89 

4.02 

3.47 

3.93 

6.19 

6.04 

2.53 

1.31 

1.23

52.96

Acre-feet

19,760 

14,730 

23,060

229,900

27,770 

14,150 

12,200 

13,830 

21,770 

21,270 

8,900 

4,620 

4,340

186,400

Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
SKOKOMTSH RIVER BASIN 4 

North Fork Skokomish River below Staircase Rapids, near Hoodsport, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°30'55", long, 123°19'45It , In NWi sec. 4, T. 23 

N., R. 5 W., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Lake Cushman, 2 miles upstream 

from Dry Creek, and lit miles northwest of Hoodsport.

Drainage area.- 60 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 20>ears, 450 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,540 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 7.66 

feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Sept. 11, 12, 13 (gage height, Ii47 feet).

1924-44: Maximum discharge, 23,300 second-feet Nov. 5, 1934 (gage height, 14.4 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,200 second-feet; minimum 

recorded, 16 second-feet Sept. 23, 1930 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet")

1.4 37 C.4 212 4.3 1,130 

1.6 54 2.7 308 5.0 1.77O 

1.8 82 3.1 455 6.0 2,960 

V 2.1 137 3.6 - 6S6

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

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 ' 25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

52

51 

50 

58 

73

59 

54 

52 

51 

1SS

301 

127 

115 

39 

104

335 

551 

239 

164 

137

144 

166 

148 

2,030 

1,860

860 

535 

405 

3'61 

312 

268

Nov.

258 

336

466 

890 

610

459 

375 

329 

298 

271

245 

227 

212 

201 

192

184 

201 

182 

179 

372

243 

206 

190 

176 

169

162 

155 

152 

239 

788

Dec.

484 

2,800 

2,320 

990 

660

530 

467 

401 

361 

332

315 

291 

271 

255 

239

230 

218 

206 

195 

190

132 

176 

184 

844 

608

405 

336 

294 

264 

245 

242

Jan.

418 

467 

347 

305 

271

242 

227 

215 

204

195

19S 

322 

416 

1,140 

1,380

2,700 

2,540 

1,860 

1,020 

741

610 

553 

605 

5E6 

467

412 

372 

350 

326 

305 

' 291

Feb.

322 

429 

580 

522 

567

1,290 

770 

571 

467 

405

365 

332 

315 

291

268

258 

239 

227 

212 

, 204

195 

187 

179 

176 

172

164 

159 

 157 

150

unn+h SeoondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febl 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augt 

Sept

Ws

imber ......................

9,939 

8,972 

16,035

lendar year 1943 ......... 138,712

ary

s4; . . .....

ember .....................

20,025 

10,173 

8,052 

9,530 

12,760 

9,759 

3,913 

1,958 

2,521

ter year 1943-44 .......... 113,631

Mar.

146 

148 

162 

155 

148

141 

150 

302 

1,000 

500

361 

305

261 

239 

224

22V 

248 

239

2O4

195 

279 

418 

291 

248

S27 

209 

201 

201 

201 

201

Maximum

2,03C 

890 

2.82C

2,880

2,70C 

1,290 

1,000 

43 £ 

624 

60£ 

184 

8£ 

250

2,320

Apr.

206 

24S 

313 

393 

375

336 

340 

315 

291

294

aei

291 

281 

368 

277

264 

252 

248 

329 

347

326 

329 

372 

375 

326

294 

322 

412 

432 

383

May

332 

312 

336 

428 

509

513 

530 

509 

436 

354

313 

301 

313 

357 

615

624 

451 

416 

394 

- 372

354 

322 

303 

318 

332

365 

471 

496 

432 

409 

528

Minimum

50 

152 

176

50

195 

150 

141 

206 

301 

201 

80 

43 

42

42

June

602 

42S 

372 

347 

361

394 

383 

350 

412 

439

428 

357 

318 

. 308 

301

301 

294 

357 

326

294 

268 

261 

264 

248

227 

209 

209 

212 

201

Mean

321

299 

517

380

646 

351 

260 

313 

412 

325 

126 

63.0 

84.0

310

Peak discharge.- Oct. 24 {1:16 p.m.) 4. 720 sec. -ft.; Dec. 3 {IBilfi a.m

July

184 

174 

169 

172 

176

169 

152 

148 

148 

148

144 

135 

129 

127 

, t 127

123 

119 

119 

119 

113

106 

99 

97 

99 

96

' 92 

90 

89 

85 

80 

" 85

Per 

square 

mile

5.35 

4.98 

3.62

6.33

10.8 

5.85 

4,33 

5.30 

6.87 

5.42 

'2.10 

1.05 

1.40

5.17

) 5,540

Aug.

S2 

79 

76 

74 

73

72 

74 

82 

73 

70

67 

66 

67 

67 

63

60 

59 

63 

59 

57

54 

54 

54 

53 

51

53' 

52 

51 

50 '49 

48

Sept.

48 

47 

46 

45 

45

44 

43 

43 

43 

43

42 

42 

80 

116 

118

250 

110 

82 

70 

154

123 

195 

- 15O 

1O4 

87

76 

72 

67 

68 

66

Runoff

Inches

6.16 

5.56 

9.94

85.98

12.41 

6.31 

4.99 

5.91 

7.91 

6.05 

2.43 

1.21 

1.56

70.44

sec. -ft

Ac re- feet

19,710 

17,800 

31,800

275,100

39,720 

30,130 

15,970 

18,900 

19,360" 2b,310 

7,760 

3,870 

5,OOO

22ft, 400

; vTan. 17

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
46 SKOKOHLSH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Skokomlsh River near Potlatch, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°20', long. 123°14', In NEiNWi sec. 7, T. 21 N., 

R. 4 W,, on left bank, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 6 miles southwest of Potlatch.

Records available. March to Septenber 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 148 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 3.15 

reet); minimum, 3.2 second-feet Sept. 10, 11.

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

Flow completely regulated by Cushman Reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2 and entire flow above 

Cushnan Dam No. 2 Is diverted from basin except in extreme floods.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

i

Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

April ................................... . May. ....................................

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

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

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

4S

4S

45

Apr.

42

40

40

39

37

36

41

45

42

40

40

40

44

51

71

76

73

65

' 112

132

110

89

82

76

69

61

55

52

44

41

-

Secondfoot-days

243 1

135.7

-

May

40

34

33

34

37

36

35

35

34

32

30

28

27

26

30

43

36

33

31

29

2S

27

26

25

25

25

26

E7

25

23

24

Maximum

13243 '

7.0

-

June

34

2S

25

24

23

22

20

. 19

20

19

21

21

- 21

20

19

19

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

18

17

17

-

Minimum

5

3.

.

July

15

14

14

13

13

11

11

11

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.9

9.0

9.4

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.6

7.6

Aug.

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.5

S.5

9.8

8.5

8.5

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

S.5

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.5

Mean

59 5

2 4.52

-

Sept.

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.6

4.0

4.6

7.0

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7-

4.6

5.1

5.3

Runoff in 

aore-feet

269

6,240

1Jote '~ Doubtful gage-height record May 1-10; no gage-height record May 11 to June 5; discharge 

omputed on basis of records for South Fork Skokoraish River.near Union.

Pacific war tlir To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKOKOfflSH RIVER BASIN 47

Skokomlsh River near Potlatch, Wash,

Location.- Water-stage reporder, lat. 47°19'00", long. 123°11'05", In NW^NWi sec. 15, T. 

£1 N., R. 4 W., half a. mile above U. S. Highway 101, 2.8 miles downstream from North 

Fork, 4.7 miles southwest of Potlatch, and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 237 square miles.

Recoils available.- July 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during period, 11,400 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 8.85 

reec); minimum, 125 second-feet Sept. 14, 15, 16, 17, 1944 (gage Height, -0 01 foot)

Remarks.- Records good. The North Fork is completely regulated by Cusnman Reservoirs 

Nos. 1 and 2 constructed by the city of Tacoma for power. During subnormal years the 

entire flow of the North Fork may be diverted at dam No. 2 and returned to the sea ' 

through Cushman Power Plant No. 2.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44 

1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

July

763

623

403

370

339

315

301

296

325

320

Aug.

208

205

205

2O5

205

214

211

211

205

202

Sept.

181

181

178

176

173

170

170

168

165

163

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

301

£92

284

271

266

262

258

251

251

243

Aug.

198

198

195

192

189

189

187

187

184

187

Sept.

163

163

163

163

161

158

158

158

156

154

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

239

235

232

228

228

218

218

21S

218

214

208

Aug.

195

221

214

198

192

1S9

187

184

184

184

181

Sept.

152

152

150

147

145

147

158

161

154

152

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

145

143

145

147

154

158

152

150 14-7

156

330

271

218

195

189

214

568

443

334

279

262

292

305

1,620

2,340

1,620

1,060

798

672

575

503

Nov.

472

4S5

756

1,770

1,390

1,050

835

721

623

 548

503

466

437

420

397

386

381

370

359

386

397

376

349

334

325

320

310

305

310

937

~

Dec,

1,030

5,250

7,960

3,190

2,170

1,670

1,390

1,2OO

1,040

920

828

742

672

609

562

509

472

454

431

,420

408

392

376

1,400

1,870

1,210

976

820

728

672

658

Jan.

1,140

1,720

1,260

1,060

926

805

735

700

65S

623

637

798

1,040

2,320

3,310

4,61O

4,330

5,480

3,19O

2,220

1,770

1,480

1,820

1,670

1,440

1,210

1,070

968

880

820

770

Feb.

505

805

1,140

1,340

1,620

3,430

2,560

1,870

1,430

1,260

1,120

992

952

896

820

791

749

714.

672

644

 09

575

548

528.

516

' 509

478

466

454

_

-

Mar.

454

443

497

522

503

478

47S

588

2,180

1,520

1,120

928

S12

721

658

616

588

566

541

522

497

662

1,870

1,300

1,040

896

798

735

679

637

609

Apr.

5S8

562

562

568

602

588

658

749

742

72S

714

700

721

756

928

1,050

944

865

1,290

1,570

1,300

1,100

1,020

992

904

828

770,

749

735

700

May

658

6O9 -588

575

588

588

575

562

555

535

503

485

472

460

522

665

588

535

522

491

466

449

431

425

414

403

397

408

392

386

381

June

497

443

397

370

354

* 349

344

339

330

320

320

315

310

305

296

292

292

288

284

284

275

266

262

254

251

247

243

239

232

228

July

<228

228

228

221

21S

214

211

211

205

202

198

19S

195

195

195

189

184

181

176

178

176

173

170

168

165

165

165

161

156

154

154

Aug.

154

154

154

152

152

152

152

161

161

154

152

147

147

150

147

145

143

143

,143

141

140

138

136

134

133

133

131

131

131

129

129

Sept.

129

129

129

131

131

134 '

134

131

-131

131

133

133

133

12S

126

126

141

170

184

195

173

161

138

152

165

176

187

195

192

192

Monthly discharge, in'seoond-feet, 1943-44

Month

December. ..... . J.. ..........................

Calendar year

Bay........................................

July / /

September .1 ................................

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

Second 

foot-days

9,190 

6,106 

4,840

-

14,585 

16,718 

41,029

-

51,462 

29,343 

24,460 

24,983 

15,628 

9,226 

5,862 

4,469 

4,510

242,275

Maximum

763 

221 

181

-

2,340 

1,770 

7,960

5,480 

3,430 

2,180 

1,570 

665 

497 

228 

161 

195

- 7,960

Minimum

208' 

181 

145

.

143 

305 

376

-

623 

454 

443 

562 

381 

228 

154 

129 

126

126

Mean

 296 

197 

161

- : -

470 

557 

1,324

-

1,660 

1,012 

789 

833 

504 

308 

189 

144 

150

662

Runoff in 

aore-f«et

18,230 

12.110 

9,600

39,940

28,930 " 

.35,160 

81,380

102,100 

58,200 

48,520 

49,550 

31,000 

18,300 

11,630 

8,860 

8,950

480^600

Tlae baaist Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 bxraxu
48 SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN

South Fork Skokomish River near Union, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°20'30", long. 123°16'30", in NEi sec. 2, T. 21 .

 N., R. 5 W., 2i miles upstream from North. Fork, 5 miles upstream from Vance Creek, and 

8 miles west of Union.

Drainage area.- 81 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 659 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,470 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 8.79

 reet); minimum, 70 second-feet Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 2.95 feet).

1931-44: Maximum discharge, 21,600 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 11.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, 62 second-feet 

Sept. 18, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control and tho&e above 5,000

 second-feet, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

' 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28-

29

30

31

Oct.

f ' 78

74

74

78

92

87

81

78

76

104

406

215

163

136

133

172

600

364

264

215

198

246

241

1,550

1,540

1,060

698

528

442

387

336

Nov.

315

342

630

1,230

904

682

556

468

417

375

342

315

289

274

260

241

246

228

215

274

260

228

210

198

189

177

174

170

181

722

-

Dec.

630

3,760

4,890

1,640

1,030

760

620

538

474

434

406

385

365

355

336

327

314

304

296

284

280

276

280

1,140

1,150

678

538

456

417

380

380

Jan.

771

1,030

678

559

486

434

400

385

570

355

375

494

660

1,850

2,480

3,350

3,200

3,490

2,050

1,460

1,170

1,000

1,340

1,170

930

805

712

645

590

551

514

'Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

577

610

972

1,130

1,280

2,540

1,690

1,210

940

787

696

624

590

551

508

484

457

435

410

391

377

350

333

321

312

304

292

292

280

-

-

Secondfoot-days

10,716

11,112

24,123

177,088

34,304

19,743

15,376

15,452

10,267

5,909

3,246

2,534

3,169

155,961

Mar.

280

276

346

350

329

308

325

457

1,710

1,020

- 712

590

496

446

410

377

368

350

329

308

296

472

1,150

720

570

490

435

401

372

350

333

Maximum

1,550

1,230

4,890

4,890

3,490

2,540

1,710

950

514

406

129

98

284

4,890

Apr.

316

312

333

355

391

372

446

484

473

468

452

446

462

484.

597

638

570

520

826

950

752

652

617

617

551

502

468

479

473

446

-

May

401

372

355

368

396

386

381

377

372

337

308

296

288

284

373

514

415

363

350

325

308

292

276

276

269

257

869

280

269

253

257

Minimum

74

170

276

74

355

280

276

312

253

132

85

73

71

71

June

406

308

269

246

235

231

227

217

210

210

210

200

189

183

183

174

183

174

183

183

170

164

155

152

150

147

142

139

137

132

-

Mean

346

370

778

485 '

1,107

681 496

515

331

197

105

81.7

106

426

July

129

127

125

125

125

118

118

116

114

114

111

109

109

107

105

103

103

-102

100

100

100

96

94

93

89

88

86

85

85

85

85

Per 

square 

mile

4.27

4.57

9.60

5 99

TZ rr JLO /

8.41

6.12

6.36

4 09

2.43

1.30

1.01

1.31

5.26

Aug.

85

85

85

85

85

83

86

98

89

85

83

82

82

83

82

82

81

85

83

81

81

79

79

78

76

78

76

76

75

73

73

Sept.

73

73

72

72

71

72

7fi

72

72

71

71

71

81

93

93

284

172

122

1(72

103

137

162

200

147

122

107

100

94

94

94

-

Runoff

Inches

4.92

5.10

11.08

81.3'2

15* 75

9.06

' V«06

7.09

4.71

2.71

1.49

1.16

1.46

71.59

Acre-feet

21,250

22,040

47,850

351,200

68,040

39,160

30,500 

30,650

20,360

11,720

6,440

5,030

6,290

309,300

Note.- 3hifting-control method used Oct.- 24 to Dec. 2.

Time bttelss Pacific war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN 49

Nisqually River near National, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°45'50", long. 122°05'00", in SWiSWi sec. 29, T. 

ib N., R. 6 E., 100 feet downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile west of National, 2 

miles west of Ashford, and 3 miles upstream from Mineral Creek.

Drainage area.- 133 square miles.

Records available.- May 1942. to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 8.74 

reetjy minimum, 181 second-feet Oc*. 20 (gage height, 3.62 feet).

1942-44: Maximum discharge, 6,870 second-feet Nov. 2S, 1942 (gage height, 9.96 

feet); minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of doubtful gageheight record Oct. 2-30, 1942; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 20, 1943.

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

whicn are fair. No diversion. Slight regulation at lov/ flow by power plant of 

Rainier National Park on Paradise River.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6

426

560

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

1,140

1,560

2,050

2,590

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

?9

30

31

Oct.

3E8

351

325

264

240

314

398

351

317

2S5

518

E74

233

197

243

237

247

233

197

185

224

271

237

440

571

418

374

359

390

378

35b

Nov.

321

306

363

704

796

615

510

442

410

386

355

332

310

292

285

278

299

292

274

278

260

250

237

233

E24

217

220

230

233

343

-

Dec.

336

626

3,540

1,880

1,180

888

888

990

790

67O

593

525

480

438

410

386

370

347

332

317

299

296

292

418

615

501

442

410

386

370

360

Jan.

550

740

5SO

510

450

400

360

360

330

310

290 '440

400

390

460

580

800

860

760

660

580

520

820

780

610

520

460

430

410

390

380

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jnne ..........................

July .......:..................

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

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

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

Feb.

400

430

470

520

560

1,600

1,400

9OO

740

600

540

500

470

450

430

410

390

-370

360

- 340

320

310

300

310

300

285

267

264

254

_

-

Secondfoot-days

v 9,754

10,295

20,375

233,460

16,150

14,490

11,005

14,855

23,752

 20,621

16,262

11,813

11,984

181,356

Mar.

240

22V

230

230

E£4

214 '£34

247

884 316

576

480

418

386

359

355

363

363

363

343

325

314

359

340

321

321

299

,285

292

296

321

Maximum

 571

796

3,540

3,540

860

1,60C

884

664

1.26C

955

648

501

733

3,540

Apr.

325

355

463

626

659

610

- 604

550

506

488

476

545

520

488

476

446

426

406

410

402

378

386

430

530

506

480

480

566

654

664

-

Hay

59S

545

540

637

796

S88

848

888

796

654

582

535

571

»7OO

1,140

955

822

736

664

610

659

598

654

754

688

736

990

1,260

1,100

920

888

Minimum

185

217

292

185

290

254

214

325

535

576

351

292

233

185

_June

955

810

694

626

637

742

766

642

748

855

888

772

620

576

582

610

610

615

632

588

615

604

642

724

748

642

58S

654

718

718

"

Mean

315

343

657

640

521

500

355

495

766

687

525

381

399

496

July .

566

471

476

497

545

540

430

493

525

545

560

515

438

493

545

520

540

626

632

525

515

497

484

530

550

593

648

598

555

459

351

Per 

square 

mile

2.37

2.58

4.94

4.81

3.92

3.76

2.67

3.72

5.76

5.17

3.95

2.86

 3.00

3.73

Aug.

336

363

402

430

414

398

370

347

321

430

476

501

467

359

347

336

355

347

E92

310

351 -360

370

360

330

380

420

390

365

440

446

Sept.

410

325

351

406

41S

426

414

406

398

394

386

382

366

292

ESS

594

378

292

250

733

604

497

414

378,

374

370

355

332

455

351

-

Runoff

Inches

2.73

S.88

5.70

65.29

4.52

4.05

3.08

4.15

6.64

5.77

4.55

3.30

3.35

50.72

Ac re- feat

19,350

20,420

40,410

463,000

32,030

28,740

21,850

29,460

. 47,110

40,900

3E.260

23,430

23,770

359,700

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 30 to Feb. 25) doubtful or no gage-height record Aug. -22-30; 

discharge computed on basis of records for station near Alder and Mineral Creek near Mineral. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time,subtract 1 hour.
50 NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN

Nisqually River near Alder, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°46'05", long, 122°16'05". In SWi sec. 23, T 15

h., R. 4 E., ^ niles southeast of Alder arid 8 miles downstream from Mineral Creek.

Datum of gage Is 1,013.9 feet above mean sea level (fcom stadia traverse) Drainage area.- 252 square niles. ' 

Kecoras available.- August 1931 to October 1944 (discontinued) 

Average aiacnargeT- 13 years, 1,158 second-feet. 

extremes.- naxlmum discharge during period October 1943 -to October 1944, 8,500 second-feet

Dec. 31gage height, 7.81 feet); minimum, 243 second-feet Oct. 14. 15. 1943 (eaee

height, 1.73 feet). '

, J\'31~44: Maximum discharge, 25,OuO second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 13 2

feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum, 142 second-feet

Nov. 3, 1935 (gage height, 1.31 feet). 

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

good. No diversion or regulation. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Tac'orna.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1&43-44 

1943-44

Day

1

2

.3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

366

382

386

323

286

327

438

403

391

346

620

395

311

265

293

342

366

378

300

276

311

534

446

792

1,090

704

586

534

53s

595

510

Nov.

460

451

666

1,350

1,640

1,130

872

734

645

586

543

505

473

451

429

416

442

442

399

412

395

366

350

342

330

323

323

334

330

560

-

Dec.

655

1,130

6,510

4,090

2,360

1.640

1,490

1,540

1,260

1,090

942

S37

770

704

650

610

581

552

524

505

473

464

469

756

1,440

1,090

886

776

699

650

640

Jan.

1,030

1,640

1,130

921

824

734

67E

635

610

571

562

851

837

824

879

1,170

"1,590

1,690

1,490

1,260

1,090

978

1,540

1,440

1,210,

1,040

921

818

764

704

677

Feb.

716

770

851

900

1,090

3,220

2,640

1,920

1,540

1,260

1,130

970

907

851

764

746

699

677

640

605

576

548

524

534

524

543

515

505

487

_

-

Mar.

469

451

455

451

451

43S

438

473

1,580

1,690

1,170

978

824

746

694

655

655

645'

650

620

"576

562

770

722

660

630

595

567

557

557

600

Apr.

591

615

740

949

1,030

928

986

978

879

858

858

1,000

1,030

994

1,010

963

886

818 SIS'

830

758

740

800

1,000

963

893

872

963

1,050

1,050

Hay

970

886

S44

921

1,090

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,130

963

851

794

818

907

1,490

1,300

1,090

978

893

800

837

818

844

1,050

963

963

1,130

1,490

1,300

1,130

1,050

J'-jie

1,130

1,030

872

788

788

872

92S

837

879

978

1,050

942

788

722

71Q

752

770

758

BSO

812

812

776

794

865

907

782

710

752

794

818

July.

682

591

586

595

645

645

538

567

600

615

635

615

524

552

615

605

600

672

710

595

591

. 567

557

595

610

630

672

645

600

557

429

,*«, '

403

424

455«

482

473

469

442

416

382

455

524

552

567

429

40V

395

424

433

350

362

399

407

420

407

378

424

469

442

416

492

510

Sept.

482

532.

399

446

469

473

469

455

446

455

438

438

460

- 420

327

677

552

446

362

761

' 716

635

' 515

469

446

442

424

403

543

515

Day

Oct. 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Discharge

a380 

a390 

a520 

a 470 

a520 

469

Day

Oct. 7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Discharge

460 

442 

399 

420 

424 

416

Day

Oct. 13

, 14 

 15 

16 

17 

18

Discharge

350 

374 

370 

378 

358 

358

Day

Oct. 19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

354 

342 

330 

374 

346 

311

Day

Oct. 25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Discharge

286 

300 

311 

319 

293 

E93 

360

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Hlsqually River nea"r

JMonthlyjlischarge, in second-feet, 1945-44

Month

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

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

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

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

Seoondfoot days

13,834 

16,699 

36,783

390,945

31,102 

* 27,652 

21,329 

26,850 

31,850 

25,246 

18,640 

13,608 

14,465

278,068

11,707

Maximum

1,09O 

1,640 

6,510

7,080

1,690 

3,220 

1,690 

1,050 

1,490 

1,130 

710 

567 

761

6,510

520

Minimum

265 

323 

464

265

562 

487 

438 

591 

794 

710 

429 

350 

327

" 265

286

Mean

446 

557 

1,187

1,071

1,003 

954 

688 

895 

1,027 

842 

601 

439 

482

760

378

Per 

square 

mile

1.77 

2.21 

4.71

4.25

3.98- 

3.79 

2.73 

3.55 

4.08 

3.34 

2.38 

1.74 

1.91

3.02

1.50

Runoff

Inches

2.04 

'2.46 

5.43

57.69

4.59 

4.08 

3.15 

3.96 

4.70 

3.73 

2.75 

2.01 

2.13

41.03

1.73

Ac re-^ feet

27,440 

33,120 

72,960

775,400

61,690 

54,850 

42,310 

53,260 

63,170 

50,070 

36,970 

26,990 

28, 690

551,500

23,220

Time baslat Pacific war time. ~~To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN 51

Nisqually River near HcKenna, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°51 ? 15", -long. 122°27'10", in SEi sec. 20,-T. 16

 N., R. 3 E., 800 feet downstream from Elbow Creek, three-quarters of a nlle upstream 

from Tanwax Creek, and 7.4 miles southeast of HcKenna. Datum of gage is 373.6 feet 

above moan sea level (from stadia traverse).

Drainage area.- 445 square miles.

Records available.'- August 1941_ to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge dtiring year, 10,800 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 9.30

 feet); minimum, 241 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 27 (gage height, 3.37 feet).

1941-44: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Nov. 23, 1942 (gage height, 10.67 

feetjj'ninlmum, 190 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 18, 1942 (gage height, 3.13 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Water diverted above station by Yelri Irrigation District, 

najor portion of flow regulated by city of Tacoma power plant at La Grande.

Ratlhg table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.5 295 4.6 970

3.7 388 5.0 1,320

4.0 550 . 5.5 1,840

4.3 742 6.0 2,480

7.0 4,250 ,

8.0 6,730

9.0 9,750

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

364

3S8

398

331

300

308

419

408

383

364

745

576

383

see

340

499

522

604

455

383

410

852

722

980

1,780

1,180

824

860

701

882

7SS

Nov.

642

616

994

1,690

2,48.0

1,900

'1,370

1,110

994

852

764

694

655

616

574

550

538 '604

544

544

516

477

450

434

408

414

408

450

424

609

-

Dec.

1,230

1,390

7,160

6,230

3,730

3,010

2,480

2,550

1,960

1,620

1,420

1,230

1,110

1,010

930

852

807

756

722

694

655

636

648

937

2,180

1,900

1,470

1.230

1,100

978

922

Jan.

1,310

2,700

2,140

1,520

1,320

1,140

1,030

970

922

852

785

. 1.E70

1,420

1,320

1,430

1,680

2,210

2,550

2,410

1,960

1,680

1,470

2,380

2,700

2,210

1,780

1,570

1,370

1,280

1,180

1,090

Feb.

1,100

1,280

1,420

1,470

1,6SO

3,580

3,940

3,090

2.70O

2,080

1,680

1,470

1,370

1,320

1,180

1,140

1 ( 140

1,090

1,080

1,000

898

822

778

771

778

875

867

829

645

-

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

February. ........................ .9. .......

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

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

MOT

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

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

August ....................:................

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

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

Mar.

742

715

70S

715

708

701

655

722

1,540

2,700

2,410

1,870

1,320

1,180

1,080

994

994

994

1,030

1,000

922

882

1,100

1,180

1,050

994

938

860

807

800

852

Apr.

1, 1

1,

1, 1, 1, 1, 1,

1, 1,

1, 1, 1,

1, 1

1, 1, 1,

1,

1

1

I,I,

1

1

1

1

1

Secondfoot-days

13,405

23,321

53,547

535,837

49,639

42,073

33,163

40,259

40,400

30,108

19,220

13,280

15,640

379,055

844

875

030

280

420

2SO

3EO

320

230

ISO

180

520

680

620

570

570

470

320

280

320

230

140

180

520

680

5?0

370

370

470

470

May

1,370

1,230

1,140

1,140

1,320

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,470

1,320

1,130

1,070

1,100

1,140

1,530

1,730

1,470

1,280

1,180

1,050

1,030

1,050

1,040

1,320

1,370

1,280

1,280

1,570

1,780

1,420

1,280

Maximum

1,780

2,480

7,160

8.7SO

2,700

3,940

e,700

' 1,680

1,780

1,470

764

568

994

7,160

June

1,320

1,470

1,180

1,070

1,010

1,050

1,100

1,080

1,030

1,120

1,180

1,140

1,010

914

860

906

994

922

898

938

860

882

852

946

1,230

867

829

807

814

829

-

July

764

648

629

629

674

688

580

580

616

642

674

636

556

556

629

629

616

655

701

636

59S

574

550

580

610

628

674

648

616

574

429

Aug.

383

403

434

488

471

461

429

429

388

408

527

539

562

444

388

393

398

419

340

336

393

378

393

393

364

398

471

466

414

466

504

Minimum Mean

300 . 594

408 777

636 1,727

300 1,468

785 1,601

645 1,451

655 1,070

844 1,342

1,030 1,303

807 1,004

4E9 620

336 428

374 521

300 1,036

Sept .

522

419

393

439

' 450

450

466

455

414

414

4Q3

414

444

419

374

714

668

592

424

590

764

994

688 .

562

516

504

471

455

586

636

, '

Runoff in 

acre-feet

36,510

46,260

106,200

1,063,000

9»,46O

83,450

65,780

79,850

80,130

59,720

38,120

 26,340

31,020

751,800

Time bosiB;' Paolflo war time. To convert war tiiie to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
52 NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN 

Mineral Creek near Mineral, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°44'20'1 , long. 122°08'20", In SWJ sec. 35, T. 15 

N., R. 5 E., three-eighths of a mile downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile upstream 

from month, and 24 miles northeast of Mineral.

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,860 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 6.06

 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 10-13 (gage height, 2.33 feet).

1942-44: Maximum discharge, 4,750 second-feet Nov. 23, 1942 (gage height, 7.52 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. "10-13, 1944; minimum gage height, 2.06 feet Oct. 25, 26, 

1943.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height"record and shifting

 control, and those above 500 second-feet, which are good.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3 to Pel). 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

2.4 21 3.3 250 2.3 19 3.0 191 4.5 1,100 

2.6 46 3.6 415 2.4 31 3.3 305 5.0 1,580 

2.8 81 4.0 665 2.6 69 3.6 455 5.5 2,130 

3.0 132 2.8 1S6 4.0 715 6.0 2,730

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

-6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 '17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

26 

26 

26 

28

28 

28 

25

31

77 

62 

45 

38 

39

57 

79 

95 

66 

56

75 

177 

132 

265 

300

189 

142 

115 

110 

110 

95

 Nov.

86 

90 

181 

491 

517

338 

241 

197 

169 

148

132 

118 

107 

99 

95

88 

99 

95 

86 

86

83 

79 

77 

73 

72

68 

68 

68 

68 

181

Dec.

201

559 

2,370 

1,430 "800

541 

461 

380 

318 

280

256

E34

198 

178

168 

155 

145 

139 

132

126 

126 

129 

310 

593

416 

328 

284 

E56 

230 

219

Jan.

406 

666 

450 

360 

310

268 

241 

226 

212 

194

205 

375 

332 

323 

350

467 

673 

715 

593 

491

411 

370 

619 

534 

455

385 

332 

297 

268 

249 

237

Feb.

256 

276 

301 

318 

42£

1,240 

908 

673 

522 

436

380 

328 

301 

284 

253

245 

222 

219 

205 

191

184 

174 

161 

161 

155

161 

148 

a!45 

a!40

foTSays

Octc 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

WS

lendar year 1943 ......

ary

2,594 

4,300 

12,174

103,239

h .........................

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

st ............... ........

ember .....................

12,014 

9,411 

7,041 

8,712 

6,457 

3,217 

1,642 

1,024 

1,449

ter year 1943-44 .......... 70,035

Mar. ,

a!35 

alSO 

a!35 

a!35 

a!30

a!25 

a!25 

a!45 

a750 

a540

385 

314 

272 

237

219

205 

202 

191 

191 

178

161 

168 

301 

260 

230

219 

198 

194 

184 

188 

194

Maximum

30C 51" 

2.37C

2.61C

71E 

1.24C 

75C 

366 

26 E 

17E 7r 

41 

126

2.37C

Apr.

191

198 

226 

260 

268

260 

301 

310 

284

293

289 

346 

355 

355 

365

346 

314 

289 

293 

297

268 

256 

272 

323 

310

293 

280 

284 

297 

289

May

268 

- 241 

230 

230

237

237 

230 

222 

245 

222

202 

191 

198 

191 

253

234 

205 

191 

181 

165

161 

165 

191 

256 

241

219 

205 

198 

171 

148 

129

Minimum

25 

68 

126

85

194 

140 

125 

191 

129 

80 

39 

26 

23

23

June

152 

132 

111 

99 

93

8S 

80 

114 '91 

85

82 

82 

82 

82 

85

91 

120 

111 

165 

178

148 

136 

126 

117 

105

102 

99 

91 

88 

82

July

77 

74 

72 

69 

67

65 

65 

62 

60 

60

56 

58 

58 

54 

51

49 

47 

47 

45 

45

45 

44 

42 

42 

44

42 

42 

41 

41 

39 

39

Per 

Mean square 

mile

83.7 1.12 

143 1.91 

393 5.24

 283 3.77

388 5.17 

325 4.33 

227 3.03 

290 3.87 

208 2.77 

107 1.43 

53.0 .707 

33.0 .440 

48.3 .644

191 2.55

Aug.

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

39 41 

41 

39

36 

36 

3& 

36 

36

34 

33 

33 

31 

31

29 

27

27 

27

29 

29 

27 

26 

26 

26

Sept.

36. 

34 

30

27 

26

26

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

25 

85 

49

82 

126 

93

62 

56

54 

80 

62 

51 

45

44 

42 

41 

62 

69

Runoff

Inches

1.29 

2.13 

6.04

51.19

5.96 

4.67 

3.49 

4.32 

3.20 

1.60 

.81 

.51 

.72

34.74

Ac re- feet

5,150 

 8,530 

24,150

204,800

23,830 

18,670 

13 , 970 

17,880 

13,810 

6,380 

3,360 

2,030 

2,870

138,900

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Nisqually River near National. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN 53 -

Jfeshel River near La Grande, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°51'27", long. 122°18'12", inlffii sec. 21, T. 16 

N., R. 4 E., 2 miles upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of La Grande. Datum of 

gage -is 619.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 6.14 

 feet); minimum, 8.6 second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 2.6^ feet).

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 4,040 second-feet Dec. 19, 1941 (gage height, 7.16 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversion for city of Eatonville water supplyr~ Some 

regulation by millpond in Eatonville.

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

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

7.5

19

35

59

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.3

91

157

256

382

4.6

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

526

756

1,090

1,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

10

11

11

13

15

IS " 11

15

18

157

62

37

27

56

71

106

95

55

42

72

154

117

208

296

165

106

82

84

110

95

Nov.

79

70

182

351

457

284

185

 132

106

88

76

66

60

55

51

46

52

59

4946"

a 44

a 43

a41

a40

a 38

a37

35

37

35

107

Dec.

- 248

301

1,250

888

466

300

325

521

347

252

1S8

157

140

119

106

95

88

79

74

68

65

64

66

123

355

309

215

168

142

123

110

Jan.

191

452

276

202

174

147

128

121

121

106

97

202'

192

179

177

185

325

382

313

241

188

165

587

511

453

300

229

185

160

' 142

132

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1945 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1945-44 ..........

Feb.

144

198

272

256

296

769

574

387

296

226

198

171

165

168

144

144

142

140

140

121

112

100

91

97

104

152

144

128

^121

-

Secondfoot days

2,296

2 955

7*752

61,845

7,243

6,000

4,780

6,086

4 'ion t OO1

2,499

636

435.7

1,597.8

46,661.5

Mar.

108

99

99

100 ' 97

95

99

132

482

452

300

222

179

157

137

125

137

132

168

157

137

121

144

137

' 128

119

110

 100

97

100

110

Maximum

296

457

1,250

1,760

687

769

482

582

248

229

51

22

250

1,250

Apr.

110

121

163

1S5

182

152

150

142

144

121

114

270

300

272

248

252

229

205

,. 202

198

168

152

157

325

382

300

241

215

198

188

-

May

160

134

117

112

119

117

108

106

157

130

110

108

168

137

215

188

154

134

117

100

91

106

144

248

205

171

147

195

150

123

110

Minimum

10

35

64

10

97

91

95

110

Ql VA

33

13

9.7 s'.2

9.2

June

157

229

168

142

119

102

91

125

99

81

72

65

65

60

56

. 60

106

82

74

68

62

60

56

51

49

46

44

40

37

33

-

Mean

74.1

9S.4

250

169

234

207

154

203

141

83* 3

20.6

'14.1

53.5

127

July

SI

30

50

29

26

26

25

25

23

21

21

22

23

22

22

21

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

Per 

square 

'mile

0.938

1.25

3.16

2.14

2.96

2.62

1 '95

2* 57 1 i. 170 f O

1.05

.261

.178

.675

1.61

Aug.

15

12

14

18

17

17

16

22

21

18

16

14

17

18

15

14

13

13

15

11

11

10

9.7

10

11

14

15

12

10

10

11

Sept.

42

29

19

15

14

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

11

50

 29

107 

97

102

59

55

127

2SO

114

77

56

45

40

38

70

81

-

Runoff

Inches

1.08

1.59

3.65

29.12

5.41

2*82

2 «-25

S *o OT( 

2.06

1 1Q -L.Q

.50

,21

.75

21.97

Acre-feet

4,550

5,860

15,380

122,700

14,570

11 90Q

9 480 12)070 8; 690

4,960

1,270

864

5,170

92,560

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
54 NISqjJALLY RIVER BASIN 

Ohop Creek near Eatpnvllle, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°52'50", long. 122°16'38", In SEi sec. 10, T. 16 

 N., R. 4 E:, 400 feet downstream from Lynch Creek, 600 feet downstream from outlet of

Ohop Lake, and 1 mile northwest of Eatonvllle. Datum of gage Is 519.8 feet above mean

sea level (from stadia traverse).

Drainage area.- 35.0 square miles.

Records available.- June 1927 to October 1932. September 1941 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Miximum discharge during year, 286 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 3.66 feet); 

minimum, 2.3 second-feet Aug. 22, 23.

1927-32, 1941-44: mxlmum discharge observed, 840 second-feet Dec. 20, 1941 (gage 

height, 4.80 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 22, 23, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion.

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

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

3.1

10

26

50

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

82

118

183

265

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

Day

 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Oct.

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

12

38

19

15

14

19

24

35

32

24

22

37

47

40

54

66

47

40

36

34

40

33

Nov.

30

26

23

51

71

53

44

39

- 35

33

30

28

26

26

24

24

22

22

22

22

24

20

19

19 '18

17

17

17

17

23

-

Dec.

44

57

215

216

158

118

84

111

96

79

68

55

58

36

37

35

33

30

30

28

17

19

24

33

85

80

71

61

53

47

43

- Jan.

43

69

60

52

47

43

39

37

36

35

34

61

66

58

53

52

58

66

63

56

52

47

108

136

138

114

95

79

68

60

52

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

50

53

61

61

68

135

130

113

98

84

71

64

60

60

58

56

55

55.

58

55

52

47

44

44

*7

71

77

71

71

-

Second 

foot-days

814.6

847

2,121

18,118.5

1,977

1/969

1,804

1,665

1,088

710

18V. 3

182.9

480.5

13,846.2

Mar.

66

58

55

53

50

47

44

'10946

140

118

100

86

74

66

58

55

52

53

50

47

44

43

42

39

37

36

35

34

34

33

Maximum

66

71

216

313

138

135

140

96

49

47

12

14

46

216

Apr.

32

32

30

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

26

66

96

91

87

87

86

76

69

63

55

49

46

64

93

84

71

61

52

47

-

May

43.

39

35

33

30

30

28

26

34

34

32

30

35

3344"

47

42

39

35

32

30

28

34

49

44

40

36

34

32

30

30

Minimum

8.7

17

17

5

34

-44

33

26

26

11

3.3

2.5

7.0

2.5

June

36

47

39

35

32

30

28

30

28

26

24

22

22

21

19

20

26

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

12

11

-

Mean

26.3

28.2

68.4

49.6

63.8

67.9

58.2

55.5

35.1

S3. 7

6.04

5.90

16.0

37.8

July

7.8

6.6

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.6

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

6.0

4.7

4.1

3.8

' 3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

Per 

square 

mile

0.751

.806

1.95

1.42

1.82

1.94

1.66

1.59

1.00

.677

.173

.169

.457

1.08

Aug.

3.1

£

3

£

.9

.1

.6

4.4

. 4ll

;

E

£

.8

.6

,6

5.0

4.7

£

£

£

.0

.0

.6

5.6

5.0

4

3

4

.7

.8

.1

3.8

3.8

S

2

£

.6

.5

.7

4.8

14

14

13

12

11

11

Sept.

20

15

12

11

10

. 9.6

8.7

8.3

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

11

8.7

28

22 

24

11

10

27

46

26

21

17

16

15

15

22

30

Runoff

Inches

0.87

.90

2.25

19.26

2.10

2.09

1.92

1.77

1.16

.75

.20

.19

14.71

Acre feet

1,620

1,680

4,210

35,960

3,920

3,910

3,580

3,300

8,160

1,410

372

363

953

27,480

Time basis : Pacific war tim To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 houi-.
CHAMBERS CREEK BASIN 

Chambers Creek below Leach Creek, near Steilacoom, Wash.

55

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°12 ? , long. 122°32', in NEiNEi sec. 27, T. 20 II., 

R. 2 E., a quarter of a mile-downstream from Leach Creek, It miles downstream from 

outlet of Steilacoom Lake, and 3 miles northeast' of Steilacoom. 

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1940,-July 1943 to September 1544. 

'Extremes.- 1942: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 61 second-feet

July 22 (gage height, 1.69 feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.54 

feet).

1943-44: mxlmum discharge during year, 128 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 2.17 

feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height 1.48 feet).

1937-40, 1943-44: Ffeximum discharge not determined, probably occurred during period 

of no gage-height record Feb. 13 to Mar. 6, 1939; minimum, 34 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940, 

' Aug. 30, 1944.

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

Discharge partly regulated by gates at outlet of Steilacoom Lake. Some diversions for 

domestic use and. for irrigation of small garden plots.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet. 1943-44 

1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

July

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

54

53

53

53

53

54

53

50

Sept 

48

50

48

48

48

47

47

47

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

Augy

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

Sept.

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

_

_

_

_

_

59

59

58

Aug.

46

46

46

46

48

50

48

47

Sept.

46

a 46

a45

a 45

45

45

46

45

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

58

53

57

57

58

57

56

Aug.

47 "48

47

47

48

48

47

Sept.

45

45

47

47

46

47

-

a Ho page-height record; discharge interpolated. 

. 1943-44

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3d

31

Oct.

47

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

59

64

67

64

78

64

75

57

59

68

68

66

66

72

63

58

56

64

64

64

64

Nov.

54

56

59

61

56

55

54

53

52

51

50

48

47

46

45

44

47

46

46

46

46

46

47

46

45

47

48

46

46

52

~

Dec.

58

61

66

57

54

51

50

51

50

48

48

48

47

47

46

47

46

47

47

46

47

46

48

71

70

59

58

57

56

56

56

Jan.

64

66

5958'

57

57

56

57

57

57

62

67

62

62

62

68

71

75

71

68

68

70

82

78

79

78

78

78

78

78

79

Feb.

85

85

90

91

102

113

105

100

100

98

98

100

102

102

103

102

100

102

102

100

100

98

100

98

-98

98

97

97

97

-

-

Mar.

92

92

98

98

96

92

92

88

106

97

94

92

91

91

90

90

90

88

88

88

86

86

90

86

85

84

82

82

82

72

53

Apr.

58

58

58

61

61

63

66

71

72

67

53

61

71

74

78

7^

74

74

77

72

62

59

51

SB

57

58

48

50

52

54

May

59

59

61

62

61

62

63

63

64

63

63

63

63

62

68

63

62

61

61

59

56

54

55

57,

58

62

58

58

58

57

57

June

63

61

58

57

56

54

54

56

53

53

53

52

51

50

50

1 51

52

52

50

50

50

48

47

47

47

47

47

46

46

45

July

45

45

45

44

44

44

41

41

41

40

40

41

42

39

40

40

39

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

40

Aug.

40

40

40

39

39

39

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40.

40

40

40

40

38

39

Sept.

41

40

40

41

41

41

41

40

40

41

43

42

43

42

42

43

42

42

50

47

47

46

45

42

41

40

39

39

43

48

-

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

October ±S« ........................

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

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

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

July........ ... ...................... t...

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

Secondfoot-days

577 

1,501 

1,391

-

1,775 

1,485 

1,639 

2,102 

2,863 

2,741 

Ij893 

1,872 

1,546 

1,267 

1,241 

' 1,272

21,696

Maximum

59 

54 

50

-

J» 

61 

71 

82 

113 

106 

78 

68 

63 

45 

41 

50

113

Minimum

56 

46

45

-

**^TO

44 

46 

56 

85 

53 

48 

54 

45 

39 

38 

39

38

Mean

57.7 

48.4 

46.4

-

57.3 

49.5 

52.9 

67.8 

98.7 

88.4 

63.1 

60.4 

51.6 

40.9 

40.0 

42.4

69.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,140 

2,980 

2,760

6,880

3,520 

2,950. 

3,260 

4^.70 

5,680 

5,440 

3,760 

3,710 

3,070 

2,510 

2,460 

2,680

45,030

Time basis; Pacific war tine. To convert war time t«?Vtandard time, subtract 1 hour.
56 PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN

Puyallup River near Ortlng, Wash. 

%

Location.- Water-stage recorder,-lat. 47C 02'30", long. 122°12'20", in SWi sec. 17, T. 16 

N., R. 5sE*., 4 miles south of Ortlng and 7i miles upstream from Carbon River. Auxiliary winter-stage recorder 400 feet downstream and on opposite bank used Dec. 3 to 

Sept. 30-

Drainage area.- 170 square miles.

Records available.- September 1931 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 676 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 second-feet Dec. 3 (base gage height, 8.85 

 feet; auxiliary gage height, 8.37 feet); minimum, 135 second-feet (regulated) llov. 29; 

minimum dally, 206 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 29. ,

1931-44: Maximum discharge not determined (occurred Dec. 9 or 10, 1933, when waterstage recorder was not operating); minimum, 53 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 16, 1941; 

minimum dally, 123 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 4, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Water diverted for Electron plant of Puget Sound Power & Light 

Co. and returned to river above gage. Some regulation by Electron power plant.

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 "5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

416 

476 

440 

350 

314

' 380 

470 

440 

47S 

422

845 

398 

330 

240 

326

302 

355 

298 

252 

232

287 

440 

298 

627 

740

500 

428 

386 

404 

478 

398

Nov.

345 

275 

455 

845 

900

710 

645 

540 

462 

370

322 

290 

284 

269 

263

257 

298 

263 

246 

240

246 

246 

227 

224 

214

209 

216 

214 

206 

350

Dec.

600 

806 

4,540 

2,210 

1,230

919 

967 

1,230 

903

786

695 

623 

550 

501 

450

418 

395 

360 

333 

322

296 

282 

289 

507 

817

630 

536 

461 

404 

372 

360

Jan.

445 

637 

478 

418 

404

345 

329 

326 

314 

292

27S 

501 

472 

434 

418

501 

630 

71S 

644 

562

495 

434 

702 

702 

623

524 

467 

409 

386 

352 

333

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

352 

381 

456 

445 

518

1,540 

1,110 

S02 

6SO 

582

 513 

461 

450 

440 

386

423 

395 

381 

372 

337

322 

307 

296 

300 

307

356 

337 

337 

333

Secondfoot-days

12,752 

10,631 

23,792

208,630

14,573 

13,919 

12,929 

11,965 

18,640 

21,036 

18,850 

15,408 

18,806

193,301

Mar,

31S 

300 

314 

300 

282.

275 

268 

322 

1,200 

1,130

755 

620 

503 

459

411

384 

416 

394 

411 

394

344 

329 

384 

344 

320

316 

288 

280 

260 

284 

304

Maximum

845 

900 

4,540

4,540

718

; 1,540

1,200 

543 

1,210 

898 

818 

702 

1,250

4,540

Apr.

284 

300 

446 

543

537

4S3 

452 

394 

344 

320

316 

440 

452 

411 

400

378 

362 

325 

316 

312

280 

269 

320 

459 

483

440 

416 

471 

496 

516

Bay

465 

400 

400 

422 

564

592 

571 

578 

578 

483

406 

394 

477 

516 

914

770 

620 

599 

530

477

471 

465 

516 

650 

620

606 

778 

1,210 

994 

826 

748

Minimum

232 

S06 

282

206

278 

296 

268 

269 

394 

585 

.452 

353 

308

206

June

898 

802 

665 

599 

599

680 

718 

620 

650 

778

890 

794 

680 

620 

585

613 

672 

620 

658 

672

680 

672 

732 

794 

770

748 

635 

650 

732 

-810

Mean

411 

354 

767

572

470 

480 

.417 

. 399 

601 

 701 

608 

497 

627

528

July

571 

483 

452 

503 

613

620 

496 

471 

503 

620

628 

571 

'483 

537 

628

571 

613 

710 

818 

732

606 

571 

523 

702

748

718 

794 

810 

718 

585 

452

Per 

square 

mile

2.42 

2.08 

4.51

3.36

2.76 

2.82 

2.45 

2.35 

3.64 

4.1S 

3.58 

2.92 

3.69

3.11'

Aug.

428 

465 

465 

530 

523

510 

446 

394 

353 

483

665 

702 

660 

483 '452

452 

477 

503 

367 

378

452 

434 

477 

434, 

400

523 

606 

523 

510 

635 

688

Sept.

672 

483 

483 

550 

585

665 

628 

557 

510 

564

537 

564 

543 

505 

394

986 

571 

440 

308 

1,190

1,250

1,170 

718 

606 

550

550 

523 

483 

680 

543

Runoff

Inches

2.79 

2.33 

5.20

45.63,

3.19 

3.04 

2-83 

S.62 

4.08 

4.60 

4.12 

3.37 

4.11

42.28

Tine basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Acre-feet

25,290 

21,090 

47,190

~413,800

28,910 

27,610 

25,640' 

23,730 

36,970 

41,720 

37,390 

30,^60 

37,300

383,400
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 57

Puyallup River at Alderton, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, ]at. 47°11'05", long. 122°13'45", on line between sec.

 25, T. 20 N., R. 4 E., and sec. 30, T. 20 II., R. 5 E., at county bridge No. 78 on 

State Highway 5E, I mile south of Sumner, 1 mile~north of Alderton, and li miles upstream from Stuck River.

Drainage area.- 438 square miles(revised).

Records available.--October 1914 to February 1927, October 1943 to September -1944.

Average dlschargeT- IS'years (1914-26, 1943-44), 1,520 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet (gage height, 54.39 feet)) 

mininum, 426 second-feet llov. 26, but may have been less sometime during period of no 

gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 16.

1914-27, 1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, 21,200 second-feet Dec. 12, 1921 

(gage height, 11.5 feet, datum then in use-); minimum observed, 228 second-feet 

Sept. 22, 19E4.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 17 to Dec. 3, which are fair, and those for

 period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Water diverted for Electron power 

plant of Puget Sound Power £ Light Co. and returned to river above gage. Some regulation by Electron power plant.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Nov.. 17 to Dec Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

48.0 450 49.0 1,350 51.0 4,650 48.0 600 49.5 

48.2 590 49.5 1,990 51.6 5,820 46.2 760 50.0 

48.4 750 50.0 2,750. 52.0 7,160 48.4 950 50.5 

48.7 1,030 50.5 3,640 53.0 10,100 48.7 1,270 51.0 

49.0 1,620 51.5

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

750

Nov.

800 

VOO 

1,050 

2,000 

2,150

1,600 

1,&00 

1,200 

1,050 

900

800 

700 

650 

630 

620

600 

670 

622 

576 

569

562 

555 

527 

520 

499

485 

492 

520 

613 

620

Dec.

' 1,090 

1,080 

9,990 

5,900 

3,130

2,210 

2,070 

3,220 

2,360 

2,000

1,740 

1,480 

1,320 

1,190 

1,070

- 980 

910 

832 

796 

744

696 

664 

672 

1,100 

1,940

1,620 

1,320 

1,180 

1,060 

960 

890

Jan.

1,010 

1,420 

1,140 

980 

910

832 

769 

736 

712 

664

680 

1,170 

" 1,230 

1,080 

1,020

1,190 

1,440 

1,680 

1,560 

1,360

1,200 

1,060 

1,540 

1,680 

1,480

1,270 

1,130 

1,020 

930 

850 

814

Feb.

850 

940 

1,180 

1,170 

1,300

3,320 

2,940 

2,140 

1,740 

1».460

1,320 

1,190 

1,150 

1,170 

1,010

1,000 

1,000 

930 

900 

841

806 

760 

720 

752 

787

'920 

900 

850 

832

u._ +h SecondMonth foot-days

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 

ary .

1 ...................'..'....

st ~ ......................

ember .....................

23,250 

24,580 

56,204

-

34,547 

34,877 

33,969 

30,647 

45,510 

43,230 

34,600 

27,207 

34,927

ter year 1943-44 .......... 423,648

Mar.

796 

752 

728 

728 

688

664 

656 

736 

2,610 

3,240

2,070 

1,680 

1,380 

1,220 

1,130

1,050 

1,100 

1,080 

1,130 

1,070

1,000 

920 

990 

960 

900

850 

814 

760 

744 

736 

787

Maximum

2,150 

9,990

-

1,680 

3,320 

3,240 

1,310 

2,700 

1,870 

1,400 

1,230 

2,590

9,990

Apr.

760 

769 

940 

1,150 

1,290

1,130 

1,050 

990 

890 

841

823 

1,060 

1,220 

1,130 

1,060

1,070 

990 

920 

890

eeo

823 

778 

823 

1,100 

1,300

1,160 

1,090 

1,160 

1,250 

1,310

May

1,230 

1,040 

980 

1,010 

1,290

1,380 

1,320 

1,350 

1,440 

1,240

1,050 

980 

1,160 

1,250 

1,940

1,940 

1,500 

1,440 

1,350 

1,230

1,160 

1,220 

1,340 

1,870 

1,600

1,650 

2,100 

2,700 

2,070 

1,940 

1,740

Minimum

486 

664

-

664 

720 

656 

760 

960 

1,150 

900 

. 664 

760

.

pune

1,870 

1,870 

1,500 

1,350 

1,320

1,420 

1,500 

1,350 

1,300 

1,560

1,740 

1,680 

1,350 

1,270 

.1,150

1,170 

1,460 

1,310 

1,440 

1,460

1,430 

1,340 

1,390 

1,500 

1,500

1,560 

1,310 

1,300 

1,380 

1/460

Mean

750 

819 

1,813

-'

1,114 

1,203 

1,096 

1,022 

1,468 

1,441 

1,116 

878 

1,164

1,157

July

1,170 

980 

900 

920 

1,030

1,120 

940 

900 

950 

1,050

1,130 

1,070 

. 1,000 

1,080 

1,150

1,050 

1,150 

1,270 

1,400 

1,250

1,100 

1,060 

1,050 

1,250 

1,300

1,230 

1,350 

1,370 

1,250 

1,130 

1,000

Per 

square 

mile

1.71 

1.87 

4.14

-

2.64 

2.76 

2.50 

2.33 

3.36 

3.29 

2.55 

2.00 

2.66

2.64

2,260 

3,130 

4,170 

5,350 

6,640

Aug.

850 

910 

950 

1,000 

970

940 

860 

'770 

700 

950

1,100 

1,220 

1,230 

900 

832

805 

823 

850 

672 

664

744 

744 

778 

736 

680

805 

960 

900 

814 

950 

1,100

Sept.

1,140 

900 

823 

900 

960

1,020 

1,000 

900 

823 

880

S80 

900 

980 

970 

760

1,890 

1,450 

1,050 

841 

1,600

2,210 

2,590 

1,620 

1,230 

1,080

1,010 

990 

900 

1,260 

1,380

Runoff

Inches

1.97 

2.09 

4.77

-

2.93 

2.96 

2.88 

2.60 

3.86 

3.67 

2.94 

2.31 

- 2.97

35.95

Ac re- feet

46,120. 

48,750

113 ,500

-

68,520 

69,180 

67,380 

60,790 

90,270 

85,760 

68,630 

53,960 

69 ,280

840,100

Hota,- No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, May 26-28, July 14 to Aug. 11; discharge computed 

on "basis of sum of records for Carbon River near Fairfax and Puyallup River near Orting. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
58 PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN

Puyallup River at Puyallup, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°12'20", long. 122°19'30", in NEi sec. 20, T. 20 

N., R. 4 E., 1 mile northwest of Puyallup and 7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 948 square miles.

Records available.- May 1914 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 3,170 second-feet (adjusted for storage since October 1934).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 3 (gage 

height, 19.67 feet); minimum, 803 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 26. 27, 28, 29.

1914-44: tfeximum discharge, 57,000 second-feet Dec. 10, 1933 (gage height, 31.0 

feet, present datum); minimum, probably less than 350' second-feet (regulated) Nov. 24, 

28, Dec. 1, 3-5, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. All diverted water returned to river above gage. Large part of 

flow of White River diverted into Lake Tapps returned via Stuck River above this station. Records of daily discharge not adjusted for change in contents of Lake Tapps. 

Lake Tapps, lat. 47°14'20", long. 122°11'30", in sec. 8, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., completed 

in 1912, has usable capacity of 50,400 acre-feet between elevations 505 and 541 feet. 

Flood water regulated by Hid'Mountain Reservoir on White River. No adjustment made to 

these records for that effect. Some pondage on tributaries and upper Puyallup River.

Cooperation.- Records of storage regulation In Lake Tapps furnished by Puget Sound Power 

& Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

9.0 

9.3 

9.6 

10.0

863

1,060

1,280

1,620

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

2,090

2,600

3,160

3,760

13.0

14.0 ie:o

18.0

5,100

6,670

10,600

15,300

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,200 

1,170 

t962 

1,220

1,100

1,160 

1,160 

1,250 

1,280 

tl,200

2,160 

2,300 

1,820 

1,430 

1,470

1,480 

tl,200 

1,620 

1,360 

1,220

1,260 

1,640 

1,830 

tl,770 

2,550

2,130 

1,830 

1,830 

1,790 

1,880 

tl,430

Nov.

1,570 

1,530 

1,640 

2,350 

3,590

2,620 

tl,760 

1,790 

1,730 

1,610

1,560 

1,590 

1,360 

tl,060 

1,440

1,260 

1,320 

1,240 

1,210 

1,200

t984 

1,280 

1,220 

1,120 

930

1,000 

1,020 

t886 

1,240 

1,290

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

Uav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

ember. ..........

sr year 1943-44

Dec.

1,900 

1,680 

12,500 

11,200 

t5,550

3,230 

3,270 

4,710 

4,400 

3,700

3,220 

t2,270 

2,140 

2,120 

2,090

2,000 

1,790 

1,680 

tl,590 

1,490

1,530 

.1,620 

1,530 

2,030 

2,680

t2,410 

2,330 

1,980 

1,880 

1,790 

1,840

Jan.

1,950 

t2,110 

2,090 

1,920 

2,020

1,940 

1,630 

1,500 

tl,260 

1,450

1,740 

1,940 

2,090 

1,880 

1,750

tl,910 

2,450 

2,610 

2,670 

2,840

2,840 

2,480 

t2,240 

2,740 

2,520

2,300 

2,190 

2,020 

1,800 

tl ,640 

1,780

Feb.

1,810 

1,960 

2,060 

2,250 

2,230

t4,010 

4,810 

3,980 

3,390 

3,340

2,900 

2,390 

tl,760 

2,100 

2,200

2,180. 

2,140 

2,080 

1,700 

tl,510

1,750 

1,490 

1,810 

1,840 

2,010

1,800 

tl , 570 

.1,930 

1,840

Mar.

1,870 

1,700 

1,380 

1,760 

tl,360

1,390 

1,380 

1,340 

3,350 

4,600

3,330 

t2,380 

2,150 

2,180 

2,050

2,130 

2,040 

2,200 

tl,960 

1,960

2,0.20 

2,100 

2,010 

2,310 

1,990

tl,550 

1,820 

1,570 

1,580 

1.670 

1,940

Observed

Disoharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

2,550 

3,590 

12,500

12,500

2,840 

4,810 

4,600 

3,190 

4,310 

4,100 

2,680 

1,980 

3,350

12,500

Minimum

992 

886 

1,490

886

1,260 

1,490 

1,340 

1,330 

1,920 

2,250 

1,420 

1,150 

1,360

886

Mean

1,540 

1,480 

3,037

2,900

2,074 

2,305 

2,054 

2,196 

3,027 

2,955 

2,069 

1,628 

1,869

2,186

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

94,680 

88,070 

186,700

2,099,000

127,500 

132,600 

126,300 

130,700 

186,100 

175,900 

127,200 

100,100 

111,200

1,687,000

Apr.

1,770 

tl,330 

1,910 

2,090 

2,440

2,610 

2,580 

2,500 

tl,810 

2,100

2,330 

2,510 

2,630 

2,540 

2,490

tl,940 

2,080 

1,940 

2,060 

1,840

1,710 

1,630 

f 1,410 

2,020 

2,280

2,250 

2,510 

2,810 

3,190 

t2,580

May

2,480 

2,050 

1,920 

2,240

2,660

2,680 

f2,200 

2,950 

3,180 

2,770

2,610 

2,570 

2,680 

tl,970 

3,370

3,980 

3,430 

3,220 

3,080 

2,680

tl,990 

2,800 

3,380 

4,090 

3,800

3,530 

3,420 

t4,020 

4,310 

3,930 

3,840

Change in

in 

Lake 

Tapps 

(acre-feet)

-1,980 

+260 

+1,190

-620

-2,550 

-400 

+1,190 

+660 

+570 

+ 790 

+580 

-840 

-2,110

-2,640

June

4,100 

4,030 

3,540 

t2,560 

2,760

2,950 

3,120 

2,810 

2,500 

2,960

t3,240 

3,310 

3,100 

2,700 

2,610

2,740 

3,340 

t2,950 

2,560 

2,750

2,770 

3,010 

3,100 

2,700 

t2,250

2,820 

2,700 

2,810 

2,910 

2,960

July

2,680 

t2,040 

1,730 

1,420

1,940

2,180 

1,920 

2,010 

tl,760 

2,200

2,360 

2,130 

2,020 

2,050 

2,250

tl,810 

2,070 

2,110 

2,420 

2,420

2,280 

1,9.60 

tl,580 

2,100 

2,200

2,130 

2,100 

2,220 

2,330 

tl,95Q 

1,760

Aug.

1,880 

1,860 

1,790 

1,970

1,980

tl,600 

- 1,770 

1,530 

1,-600 

1,440

1,900 

1,820 

tl,730 

1,670 

1,810

1,740 

1,860 

1,760 

1,550 

tl,150

1,460 

1,380 

1,420 

1,400 

1,430

1,450 

tl,300 

1,520 

1,410 

1,530 

1,760

Sept.

1,860 

1,880 

tl,510 

1,360 

1,570

1,680 

1,720 

1,730 

1,700 

tl,560

1,580 

1,650 

1,600 

1,590 

1,520

2,360 

t2>060 

2,050 

1,680

2,100

3,070 

3,350 

2,550 

tl,840 

1,740

1,690 

1,500 

1,710 

1,890 

2,080

Adjusted for change 

in reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

92,700 

88,330 

187,900

2,099,000

125>000 

133,200 

137,500 

151,400 

186,700 

176,700 

187,800 

99,260 

109,100

1,886,000

Discharge in 

second-feet

Per 

Mean square 

mile

1,508 1.59 

1,484 1.57 

3,056 3.22

S,S99 3.06

2,033 2.14 

2,298 2.42 

2,074 2.19 

2,208 2.33 

3,036 3.20 

2,970 3.13 

2,078 g.19 

1,614 1.70 

1,833 1.93

2,183 2.30

Runoff

inohes

1.83 

1.75 

3.72

41.53

2.47 

2.61 

2.62 

2.60 

3.69 

3.49 

2.53 

1.96 

2.16

31.33

t Sunday. j~

Tine basis: Pacific wartime. To convert war time to standard time, tubtraot 1 hour.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN > °9 

Kapowsin Creek near Kapowsin, Vfash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°59'44n , long. 122°ll«44n , in NEi sec. 5, T. 11 

N., K. 5 E., half a mile dovmstream from Kapowsin Lake and li miles east of Kapowsin. 

Datum of gage is 561 feet above mean sea level (from stadia traverse).

Drainage area.- 23 square miles.

Records available.- June 1927 to October 1932, October 1941 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 168 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 3.56 feet); 

minimum, 2.8 second-feet Aug. 21, Sept. 3, 4, 10, 11, 12 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

1927-32, 1941-44: Maximum discharge, 546 second-feet Dec. 19, 1941 (gage height, 

5.09 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 2, 1930 (gage height, 0.84 foot, datum 

then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. 

Natural regulation in Kapowsin Lake. No diversion.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov- 4 to Dec. 3)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

l.S 2.2 2.7 53 1.9 3.6 2.7 53 

2.0 6.8 3.0 87 2.1 8.8 3.0 37 

2.2 15 3.3 128 2.3 18 3.5 15S 

2.4 27 2.5 32

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

' 6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.7 

4.2 

3.£ 

3.8

4.5

4.5 

4.2 

4.2 

4.7 

6.8

15 

15 

15 

12 

16

17 

22 

21 

19 

16

20 

29 

28 

31 

29

26 

23 

20 

19 

IS 

17

Nov.

16 

16 

18 

27 

31

28 

25 

23 

20 

18

16 

15 

13 

11 

9.9

9.5 

11 

10 

11 

9.9

9 T 

9.9 

11 

10 

9.5

8.8 

S.8 

9« S 

9.5

12

Dec.

18 

31 

105 

149 

100

73 

61 

58 

56 

51

45 

40 

36 

32 

29

26 

25 

22 

20 

18

16 

14 

14 

21 

39

55 

51 

46 

41 

36 

33

Jan.

34 

40 

44 

' 41 

39

35 

32 

31 

30 

27

26 

33 

41 

44 

41

42 

48 

54 

55 

51

48 

42 

53 

83 

32-

72 

63 

56 

51 

45 

40

Feb.

37 

37 

41 

45 

48

86 

103 

35 

71 

62

55 

51 

51 

51 

48

45 

42 

42 

41 

36

33 

31 

30 

30 

32

40 

44 

45 

46

Month SecondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Neve 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

473.4 

436.9

mber .,..........'..... .... 1,361

lendar year 1942 

arv

13.

1.

1 ......................... 1,

st

ember .....................

474.2

423 

403 

284 

048 

739 

460.6 

176.2 

117.7 

154.9

ter year 1943-44 .......... 9,082.7

Mar.

44 

40 

39 

38 

36

' " 32 33 

31 

58 

92

77 

66 

57 

50 

46

40 

34 

33 

40 

42

40 

38 

39 

36 

34

52 

30 

27 

26 

25 

24

Maximum

31 

31 

149

238

83 

103 

92 

57 

30 

24 

9» 3 

5.9 

8.0

149

Apr.

23 

22 

20 

20 

20

20 

22 

23 

22 

21

21 

40 

57 

54 

51

52 

47 

44 

41

39

36 

32 

32 

41 

52

49 

42 

33 

34 

33

May

29 

27 

26 

25 

23

22 

20 

20 

22 

24

23 

22 

23 

23 

30

30 

' 26 

26 

24 

22

22 

20 

21 

26 

26

25 

24 

25 

22 

21 

20

June

21 

24 

24 

22 

20

19 

18 

16 

17 

17

17 

15 

15 

14 

13

14 

14 

15 

15 

14

14 14 

13 

13 

12

12 

11 

10 

8.8

, 8.8

Minimum Mean

3.3 15.3 

8.8 14.6 

14 43.9

3.6 36.9

26 45.9 

30 48.6 

24 41. 4 

20 34.9 

20 23.8 

8.8 15.4 

3.6 5.68 

3.1 3.80 

2.9 5.16

2.9 24.8

July

9.2 

7.7 

7.3 

6.7 

7.0

7.7 

7.3 

7.7

e;5.

5.9

5.7 

5.9 

6.5- 

5.9 

5.4.

5.2 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

4.6 

4.6

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.6

Per 

square 

mile

0.665 

.635 

1.91

1.6O

2.00 

2.11 i.sd

1.52 

1.03 

.670 

.247 

.165 

.224

- 1.08

Aug. '

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

5.9 

5.4 

5.0 

4.0 

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.2

4.2 

4.4 

3.8 

3.4 

4.2

-£.6 

>8 

4,8 

4.2 

3.8

4.0 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

Sept.

3.4 

3.1 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

3.1 

2.9 

2.9

Sa 9

2.9 

3.4 

4.6 

4.6

6.2 

6.5 

6.7 

7.0 

6.5

6.7 

7.7 

8.0 

8.0 

. 7.7

7.0 

6.7 

6.5 

7.7 

7.7

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0. 77 939 

.71 867 

2.20 2,700

21.80 26,720

2.30 , 2,820 

2.28 2,790 

2.08 2,550 

1.69 2.080 

1.19 1,470 

.74 914 

.28 349 

.19 233 

.25 307

14.68 18,020

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. 

695848 O - 46 - 5
60 PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN

Carbon River near Fairfax, Wash.

f

location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°01'30", long. 122°02'00", In SWi sec. 22, T. 18

 N., RV 6 E., li miles northwest of Fairfax and 12 miles upstream from Volghts Creek.

Drainage area.- 81 square miles.

Records available.- March 1929 to September 1944. November 1910 to July 1912 at site 

it miles upstream, published as Carbon River at Fairfax.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1929-44), 393 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,020 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 6.57

 feet);" minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record Oct. 3 

to Nov. 21.

1910-12, 1929-44: Maximum discharge, 8,030 second-feet Dec. 9, 1933 (gage height, 

10.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; minimum, 40 second-feet 

(estimated) Jan. 20, 1930 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice).

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

inversions by lumber Industry returned to river above gage.-

Rating tables, mater year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-2)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

121

163

247

360

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

500

660

910

1,330

1.S50

4.5 2,400

5.0 2,990

5.5 3,590

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.7

85

125

173

230

325

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

3.6

44CT 

570 

720 

950 

1,430

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

135

117

120

100

90

110

130

120

110

100

250

180

150

120

140

150

160

. 160

110

100

120

140

120

220

300

200

170

150

150

170

160

Nov.

150

150

230

450

500

350

280

250

220

' 200

180

170

160

150

140

140

150

150

140

140

140

129

121

114

110

108

112

116

114

186

-

Dec.

261

631

3,560

1,400

748

525

636

860

566

444

376

332

297

275

254

233

218

 215

215 '212

206

197

195

274

428

332

284

257

230

215

209

Jan.

224

260

21S

200

192

1S1

168

15S

158

156

163

24S

236

224

224

281

332

400

346

294

263

245

314

275

248

£21

200

186

,178

168

163

Month

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

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

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

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

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

February ................... ...~

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

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

May . .

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

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

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

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

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

'Feb.

16S

176

203

192

257

898

610

428.

332

2S7

260

* 230

221

200

178

184

166

156

148

141

139

134

130

139

134

139

130

.125

123

-

Second 

foot-days

4 552

5!550

15,085

135,872

7,118

6,628

7,351

7,587

13,731

13,815

10,138

7,542

9,295

106,392

Mar. 

117

114

112

108

104

100

100

138

880

740

452

353

290

266

245

236

248

248

260

233

212

197

227

203

189

181

163

156

153

156

176

Maximum

300

500

3,560

3,560

400

898

880

404

720

585

392

380

695

3,560

Apr.

168

186

254

. 346

364

314

294

272

245

233

227

263

248

236

230

221

206

192

192

184

170

170

212

281

269

260

263

311

372

404

-

May

336

294

287

332

44S

460

436

456

444

346

300

294

342

436

670

552

440

436

408

356

364

332

436

484

436

476

670

720

645

575

520

Minimum

90

108

195

90

156

123

100

168

287

353

242

178

181

90

June

5SO

. 472

416

408

436

484

476

396

464

534

5S5

530

424

392

353

420

456

448

480

484

452

416

440

484

516

489

428

444

460

448

Mean

147

185

487

372

230

229

237

253

443

460

327

243

310

296

July

364

311

300

308

325

342

290

304

304

311

328

336

308

308

342

332

339

368

392

339

314

297

294

342

368

346

380

372

342

290

242

Per 

square 

mile

1.81

2.28

6.01

4.59

2.84

2.83

2.93

3.12

5.47

5.68

4.04

,3.00

3.83

3.65

Aug.

227

2

2

2

54

72

Si

2@6

239

2

2

2

21

15

00

284

380

2

2

Z

50

60

51

251

230

Z

2

1

39

24

7d

181

195

1

2

1

95

03

95

ITS239

2

.2 2

2

51

42

12

54

275

Sept.

284

195

181

209

218

242

224

203

192

206

200

215

221

248

208

625

400

260

206

639

695

645

412

311

281

266

257

248

440

364

Runoff

Inches

 1 

2.09

2.55

6.93

62.40

3.27

3.04

3.38

3.48

6.30.

6.34

4.65

3.46

4.27

49.76

Acre-feet

9,030

11,O10

29,920

269,500

14,120

13,150

14,580

15,050

27,240

27,400

20,110

14,960

18,440

215,000

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 3 to Hov. 21} discharge computed on basis of records for 

Hisqually River near Alder.

Time basis! Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 61

White River at Greenwater, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°08'50% long. 121 038'50n , In SEi sec. 10, T. 19 

to., R. 9 E., three-quarters of a mile southeast of Greenwater, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Greenwater River, and 25 miles upstream from Buckley.

Drainage area.- 216 square miles.

Records available.- March 1929 to September 1944. September 1911 to May 1912 (fragmentary) at. site £j miles upstream, published as White River near Enumclaw.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1929-44), 774 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 4.68 

 feet); minimum, 234 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 2.07 feet).

1911-12, 1929-44: Maximum discharge, 12,100 second-feet Dec. 21, 1933 (gage 

height, 9.38 feet); minimum, 120 second-feet Nov. 2, 1935 (gage height, 1.69 feet).

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

rair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.0 212 3.0 840 2.2 286 3.0 800 

'2.2 2S6 3.5 1,270 2.4 390 3.5 1,230 

2.4 395 4.0 1,750 2.7 585 4.0 1,750 

2.7 605 4.5 2,320

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

 26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

366 

383 

372 

366 

349

389 

440 

414 

395 

434

568 

349 

332 

291 

317

317 

306 

291 

269 

261

269 

286 

-269 

493 

575

3S9 

337 

317 

312 

317 

296

Nov.

282 

2S6 

332 

657 

672

474 

403 

360 

343 

337

327 

317 

306 

301 

291

291 

286 

286 

282 

2S6

2S6 

273 

265 

257 

258

244 

248 

244 

248 

327

Dec.

354 

452 

2,120 

1,480 

996

S16 

S24 

896 

f718 

606

550 

51B 

470 

438 

414

390 

374 

362 

352 

335

325 

320 

315 

455 

515

414 

390 

368 

352 

346 

335

Jan.

36S 

362 

325 

306 

310

2S6 

296 

296 

291 

2S6

2S6 

301 

301 

301 

306

352 

438 

496 

476 

432

408 

390 

450 

40S 

384

357 

335 

325 

315 

315 

320

Month fQec

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febt 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augv 

Sept

WE

mber ......................

Feb.

325 

330 

352 

346 

402

1,300 

1,010 

792 

669 

592

536 

4S9 

470 

432 

408

408 

3S4 

368 

362 

346

335 

310 

291 

296 

286

286 

273 

273 

265

ond-

-days

11,069 

9,762 

17,597

ilendar year 1943 ......... 280,536

ary

I

ember .....................

10,822 

12,926 

11,771 

16,246 

B9,218 

31,987 

32,942 

16,822 

13,118

ter year 1943-44. ......... 204,282

Mar.

261 

261 

261 

257 

248

241 

241 

265 

717 

732

543' 

476 

420 

396 

368

390 

420 

408 

420 

390

368 

362 

414 

396 

368

368 

346 

335 

340 

357 

402

Maximum

£75 

672 

2,120

2,120

496- 

1,300 

732 

762 

1,300 

1,380 

856 

830 

, 585

2,120

Apr.

408 

432 

529 

669 

697

641 

613 

585 

543 

550

S36 

557 

529 

508 

502

476 

456 

444 

444 

438

414 

426 

502 

606 

571

543 

543 

613 

711 

762

Hay

697 

662 

676 

748 

936

1,030 

1,050 

1,100 

1,020 

896

800 

732 

755 

^ 904 

1,160

1,160 

1,070 

1,000 

960 

888

896 

S48 

800 

770 

748

832 

1,010 

1,270 

1,300 

1,270 

1,230

Minimum

261 

244 

315

244

286 

265 

241 

408 

662 

952 

600 

440 

291

241

June

1,230 

1,100 

1,020 

. 996 

1,020

1,100 

1,120 

1,010 

1,020 

1,180

1,380 

1,270 

1,120 

1,010 

1,000

*1,100 

1,110 

1,080 

1,070 

1,030

1,020 

1,000 

1,020 

1,060 

1,050

1,020 

952 

958 

987 

960

Mean

357 

325 

568

769

349 

446 

380 

542 

943 

1,066 

740 

543 

437

558

1944

July

800 

725 

740 

740 

770

800 

650 

670 

670 

710

750 

704 

676 

725 

748

704 

740 

824 

856 

800

732 

697 

683 

770 

762

770 

840 

824 

762 

700 

600

Per 

square 

mile

1.65 

1.50 

2.63

3.56

1.62 

2.06 

1.76 

2.51 

4.37 

4.94 

3.43 

8.51 

2.02

2.58

Aug.

500 

540 

570 

600 

578

525 

520 

610 

475. 

600

830 

750 

800 

530 

530

490 

500 

475 

440 

450

480 

490 

502 

470 

444

508 

629 

529 

476 

585 

599

Sept.

536 

414 

426 

470 

5O2

550 

515 

482 

463 

482

463 

. 476 

450 

438 

335

585 

379 

310 

291 

564

522 

450 

390 

368 

357

379" 

362 

374 

450 

335

Runoff

Inches

1.91 

1.63 

3.03

48.31

1.86 

2.23 

2.03 

2.80 

5.03 

S.51 

3.95 

2.90 

2.26

35.19

Acre-feet

21,960 

19,360 

34,900

556,400

 21.470 

25,640 

23,350 

32,230 

57,950 

63,450 

45,500 

33,370 

26,020 '

405,200

f Computed on basis of parti? estimated gage-height record. 

Bate.- Ho gage-height record July 5-11, July 30 to Aug. 22; discharge computed _<3tt basis of 

range in stage and record for Carbon River near Fairfax.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tine, subtract 1 hour.
62 FUYALLUP RIVER BASIN

 White River near BuckLey, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°09'05", long. 121°57'00", in SWiNWi sec. 8, T. 

19 N., R. 7 E., 0.7 mile upstream from Red Creek, 3 mile_s east of Buckley, and 8 miles 

downstream from Clearwater River. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 403 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1944. October 1928 to November 1933 at 

site 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,215 second-feet.

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 7,320 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 3 (elevation, 

805.45 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 5 (elevation, 798.52 feet).

1928-33, 1938-44: tfeximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 

17.5 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,000 secondfeet; minimum, 13 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 15, 1943; minimum elevation, 798.20 

feet (regulated) Oct. 12, 13, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 23.4 feet, from floodmarks, in December 1933 at former site 

.of gaging station (discharge, 28,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 

3,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. No 

diversions. Regulation at high stages by Mid Mountain flood-control dam. Mid Mountain 

Reservoir caused regulation for periods of a few hours during December, January, February, May,. June, August, and September. Reservoir crest elevation, 983.0 feet at 1:45 

p.m., Dec. 3, storage, 2,360 acre-feet. '

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

T 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

| 18 

1 19 

20

21 

22 

25

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

526 

526 

549 

557 

518

541 

626 

560 

518 

557

1,040 

677 

534 

450 

526

626 

614 

602 

489 

431

518 

645 

573 

705 

1,060

737 

614 

565 

651 

763 

633

Nov.

526 

479 

620 

1,230 

1,480

1,060 

816 

737 

679 

633

588 

549 

526 

489 

479

479 

489 

499 

489 

499

479 

460 

450 

421 

400

390 

390 

390 

379 

526

Month '

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

 June 

July 

 Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

h... ............

ember. ..........

ST year 1943-44

Dec.

711 

747 

4,860 

3,580 

2,060

1,500 

1,500 

2,170 

1,650 

1,370

1,160 

1,040 

956 

851 

774

737 

704 

669 

627 

602

572 

560 

. 560 

823

1,160

998 

851 

767 

711 

676 

641

Jan.

704 

781 

697 

620 

1,010

727 

543 

548 

548 

524

518 

620 

697 

669 

655

711 

1,020 

1,420 

1,460 

. 970

. S30 

760 

872 

865 

837

795 

739 

683 

662 

641 

662

Feb.

676 

676 

739 

739 

963

2,470 

2,410 

1,660 

1,370 

1,240

1,200

i.oeo

963 

936 

795

823 

753 

718 

662 

627

614 

596 

578 

590 

572

584 

554 

543 

530

Mar.

512 

500 

506 

500 

494

470 

470 

506 

1,420 

1,850

1,280 

1,120 

977 

879 

,802

767 

851 

816 

886 

893

781 

739 

872 

816 

753

711 

655 

634 

626 

634 

704

Observed

Discharge in 

seccnd-feet

Maximum

1,060 

1,430 

4,860

4,860

1,460 

2,470 

1,850 

1,280 

1,950 

1,750

r.oso

980 

923

4,'860

Minimum

431 

379 

560

379

518 

530 

470 

725 

1,080

"823 

548 

- 454

379

Mean

611 

588 

1,180

1,294

768 

920 

788 

1,029 

1,496 

1,368 

937 

620 

617

910

-Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

37,580 

34,970 

72,570

936,700

47,190 

52,890 

48,430 

61,250 

91,970 

81,380 

57,590 

38,120 

36,720

660,700

Apr.

725 

788 

984 

1,200 

1,280

1,160 

1,160 

1,080 

1,020 

998

963 

1,080 

1,040 

1,030 

1,030

991 

977 

921 

900 

893

830 

823 

935 

1,200 

1,160

1,080 

1,030 

1,080 

1,240 

1,280

May

1,200 

1,120 

1,080 

1,160 

1,320

1,460 

1,500 

1,550 

1,600 

1,370

1,240 

1,160 

1,160 

1,2SO 

1,710

1,750 

1,550 

1,550 

1,500 

1,370

1,370 

1,420 

1,750 

1,950 

1,700

1,600 

1,700 

1,900 

1,850 

1,800 

1,700

Change In

In Mud 

Mountain 

Reservoir 

(acre-feet)

0 

0 

+1,740

+1,740

-1,730 

-21 

+4 

+27 

+33 

+1,130 

+ 157 

1,340 

0

0

June

1,750 

1,600 

1,460 

1,370 

1,370

1,460 

1,460 

1,370 

1,320 

1,420

1,700 

1,600 

1,420 

1,320 

1,240

1,370 

1,150 

1,420 

1,420 

1,370

1,320 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

1,320 

1,240 

1,160 

1,120 

1,160

July

1,080 

1,080 

977 

942 

956

963 

963 

963 

956 

949

970 

900 

942 

914 

914

914 

900 

893 

900 

956

928 

865 

851 

879 

92S

921 

963 

998 

949 

900 

823

Aug.

830 

980 

627 

634 

627

60S 

578 

554 

572 

,648

648 

683 

683 

596 

608

578 

596 

590 

548 

548

572 

590 

596 

578 

566

572 

596 

590 

578 

620 

627

Sept.

614 

542 

518 

536 

542

572 

560 

530 

506

. 524

518 

524 

523 

548 

454

786 

923 

537 

614 

880

872 

774 

676 

620 

620

608 

596 

, 596 

753 

648

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

- in 

aore-feet

37,680 

34,970 

74^510

938>406

45,460 

52,870 

43,430 

61,280 

92,000 

82,510 

57,750 

36,780 

36,720

660,700

Discharge in 

seoond-feet

Mean

611 

588 

1,209

1,296

739 

919 

788 

1,030 

1,496 

1,387 

939 

598 

617

910

Per 

square 

mile

1..52 

1.46 

3.00

3.22

1.83 

2.28 

1.96 

2.56 

3.71 

3.44 

2.33 

1.48 

1.53

2.26

Runoff

inohes

1.75 

1,63 

3.46

43.57

2.12 

8.46 

8.26 

2.86 

4.28 

3.84 

2.69 

1.71 

1.71

30.75

Note. - Shifting-control method used Dec. 10 to Apr. 2, July 10 to Sept. 30. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN bo 

Greenwater River at Greenwater, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°09'15lt , long. 121"SB*00", in NWiNV/i sec. 11, T. 

19 N., R. 9 E., 1 mile upstream from mouth, 1 mile east of Greenwater, and 17 miles 

east of Buckley.

Drainage area.- 74 square miles.

Records available.- May 1929 to September 1944. September 1911 to August 1912 "(fragmentaryj, puDiisned as Greenwater River near Enumclaw.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1929-44), 186 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 575 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 4.01 

reet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 2.14 feet).

1911-12, 1929-44: Maximum discharge, 4,140 second-feet Dec. 9, 1933 (gage height, 

9.24 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 secondfeet; minimum, 23 second-feet Oct. 7, 1934 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

2.2 36 3.1 210 

2.4 58 3.4 310 

2.6 91 3.7 430 

2.8 133

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

Day

.1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 22' 

23 

24 ' 25

26 

27 

282e

30 

31

Oct.

34 

34 

33 

33 

33

33 

32 

32 

-32

36

61 

51 

44 

39 

39

44 

45 

45 

39 

37

39 

44 

40 

51 

68

53 

47 

44 

43 

48 

43

Nov.

40 

40 

47 

106 

133

89 

70 

62 

57 

53

51 

48 

46 

45 

42

42 

41 

41 

40 

39

39 

38 

38 

37 

36,

36 

36 

36 

36 

39

Dec.

45- 

61

396 

338 

210

165 

177 

296 

210 

167

145 

126 in

101 

93

86 

82 

77 

73 

70

66 

64 

64 

82 

97

87 

80 

75 

70 

67 

66

Jan.

67 

68 

66 

61 

61

58 

56 

54 

53 

52

52 

52 

51 

52 

53

61 

70 

103 

105 

93

86 

80 

87 

87 

82

75 

70 

66 

64 

66 

62

Feb.

61 

61 

62 

66 

95

346 

300 

222 

180 

152

138 

124 

115 

107 

101

99 

93 

87 

82 

78

77 

73 

70 

70 

67

67 

64 

64 

62

Month SecondMontn foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 

ary

h .........................

,

ember .....................

1,296 

1.503 

3,847

58,935

2,113 

3,183 

3,239 

5,465 

8.823 

6,159 

2,541 

1,432 

1,426

ter year 1943-44. ......... 41,027

Mar.

61

60 

58 

58 

58

56 

54 

58 

173 

225

175 

152 

133 

122 

113

107 

109 

111. 

118 

115

107 

103 

111 

111 

105

103 

97 

91 

91 

97 

107

Maximum

68 

133 

396

664

105 

346 

225 

247 

342 

310 

126 

54 

99

396

Apr.

Ill 

126 

162 

207 

228

213 

202

194 

183 

175

170 

178 

173 

170 

167

160 

155 

147 

145 

145

143 

145 

165 

222 

231

225 

210 

222 

244 

247

May

234 

219 

216 

228 

258

289 

296 

306 

310 

289

268 

258 

E54 

268 

310

314 

303 

298- 

286 

268

261 

261 

282 

300 

300

303 

318 

342 

338 

334 

318

Minimum

32 

36 

45

32

51 

-61 

54 

111 

216 

131 

56 

36 

32

32

June

310 

296 

278 

272 

254

247 

244 

240 

225 

216

216 

213 

205

19"4 

188

199 

207 

194 

196 

188

183 

178 

173 

167 

160

155 

147 

145 

138 

131

Mean

41.8 

50.1 

124

189

68.2 

110 

104 

182 

285 

205 

82.0 

46.2 

47.5

112

July

126 

124 

120

113 

109

105 

103 

99 

95 

91

89 

87 

84 

SO 

78

77 

73 

72 

70 

73

68 

66 

64 

64 

62

62 

60 

58 

57 

56 

56

Per 

sqilare 

mile

0.565 

.677 

1.68 '

2.55

.922 

1.49 

1.41 

2.46 

3.85 

2.77 

1.11 

.624 

.642

1.51

Aug.

54 

54 

53 

53 

52

52 

52 

52 

51 

51

50 

so- 48

so

47

46 

46 

45 

44

44

43 

42 

41 

41 

41

40 

40 

39 

38 

37 

36

Sept.

38 

39 

1 37

36 

36

35 

34 

34 

34 

33

32 

32 

34 

57 

56

99 

75 

62 

51 

67

70 

58 

52 

48 

45

43 

41 

41 

54 

53

Runoff

Inches

0.65

.76 

1.93

34.64

1.06 

1.60 

1.63 

2.75 

4.43 

3.10 

1.28 

.72 

.72

20.63

Acre-feet

2,570 

2,980 

7,630

136,700

4,190 

6,310 

6,420 

10,840 

17,500 

12,220 

5,040 

2,840 

2,830

81,370

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
64 DUWAMSH RIVER BASIN

Green River near Palmer, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°17'40", long. 121°49'20", In SWiNWi sec. 20, T. 

z± N., R. 8 E., It miles upstream from diversion dam and intake of Tacoma water-supply 

system, 24 miles downstream from North Fork, an& 4 miles southeast of Palmer.

Drainage area.- 231 square miles. . " 

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,003 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 16.18 

reet); minimum, 104 second-feet Oct. 9.

1931-44: Maximum discharge, 33,600 second-feet Dec. 9, 1933 (gage height, 19.4 

feet), computed on basis of flow over diversion dam; minimum, 81 se,cond-feet Sept. 4, 

5, 1934; minimum gage height, 4.00 feet Sept. 4, 1933.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

4.4 107

4.6 . 185

4.S 275

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

S80 

1,160 

1,450

10. 0 3,S30

11.0

12.0

13.0

5,020

6,410

8,000

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

124

176

236

Dec. 4 to Sept. 3O

4.7 

5.0

5.5

344

466

690

920

1,440

2,070

table above

6.0 

7.0 

S.O

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. ^

111

111

111

-111

' 118

114

111

107

107

122

446

322

238

194

203

207

243

303

252

220

S57

405

420

460

465

415

36O

327

, 395

525

430

Nov.

380

365

420

1,240

1 S 510

1,040

770

635

550

480

435

405

375

356

332

317

313

29S

284

275

266

257

247

247

243

238

238

234

229

370

~

Dec.

625

1,360

11,200

4,S90

2,590

1,S60

1,800

2,2SO

1,SOO

1,470

1,220

1,070

945

848

758

712

645

600

564

532

506

4S8

488

668

995

920

S02

712

645

596

555

Jan.

560

591

514

470

466

432

412

399

383

375

364

367

352

360

424

645

970

1,380

1,240

1,040

920

S25

970

970

920

825

735

690

645

591

550

Month

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

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

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

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

January .....,.........'........

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

Harch .........................

April . J: ......................

way Mnv .............. ............

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

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

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

.September . . . . ....'...........

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

Feb.

524

519

524

568

825

2,720

2,280

1,680

1,320

1,120

995

870

825

7SO 712'

7SO

758

712

645

622

586

542

510

528

524

510

484

466

453

-

Seooijdfoot-days

8,210

13,349

45 * 144

338,326

20,385

24,382

24,375

32,542

39,338

17,101

7,141

5,032

7,699

244,698

Mar.

445

424

420

412

399

387

383

416

1,650

1,860

1,320

1,070

920

S02

.735

712

735

758

S25

802

735

75S

945

1,020

920

S4S

758

712

712

712

7SO

Maximum

525

1,510

11,200

11,200

1,380

2,720

1,860

1,470

2,840

1,100

310

182

668

11,200

Apr.

802

S70

1,070

1,320

1,470

 1,350

1,270

1,200

1,100

1,040

995

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,040

995

945

S95

870

848

825

802

895

1,240

1,320.

1,220

1,140

1,200

1,320

1,320

May

1,240

1,120

1,070

1,120

1,240

1,300

1,27O

1,240

1,240

1,120

995

S95

895

920

1,140

1,170

1,040

945

S95

825

848

970

2,140

2,840

2,140

1,740

1,590

1,620

1,410

1,240

1,120

Minimum

107

229

488

107

352

453

383

802

825

314

176

139

129

107

June

1,100

1,020

920-

84S

7SO

735

735

712

645

822

600

578

550

514

484

497

524

501

497

470

449

432

412

391

379

367

360

340

325

314

Mean

265

445

1,456

927

658

841

786

1.085.

1,269

570

230

162

257

669

July .

310

310

299

281

274

270

267

263

253

243

239

243 '239

233

230

227

217

214

208

214

211

202

199

199

199

193

18S

182

179

176

179

Per '

square 

mile

1.15

1.93

6.30

4.01

2.85

3.64

3.40

4.70

5.49

2.47

.996

.701

1.11

2.90

Aug.

179

1

1

1

73

73

79

1.73

173

1

1

1

73

76

76

182

171

1

1

1

68

71

73

168

168

1 "1

1

65

62

60

154

-152

1

1

1

49

49

49

152

149

1

1

1

1

46

44

44

42

139

Sept.

162

160

152

146

144

139

136

134

132

132

129

132

144

179

208

445

375 333'

2VO

668

622

466

375

325

284

263

246

236

281

281

Runoff

Inches

1.32

2.15

7.27

54.46

3.28

3.93

3.92

5.24

6.33

2.75

1.15

.81

1.24

39.39

Ac re- feet

16,280

26,480

89,540

671,100

40,450

48,360

48.350

64,550

78,030

33,920

14,160

9,980

15,270

485,400

Time basis: pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
DUWAMSH RIVER MSIN 

Green River near Black Diamond, Wash.

65

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°17'00", long. 122°03'30", in NWfc sec. 28, T. 21 II., R. 6 

E., at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Newaukum Creek and 3 

miles southwest of Black Diamond. Datum of gage is 158.5 feet above mean sea level 

(river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 286 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,000 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 

7.74 feet); minimum observed, 73 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.58 reet).

1939-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum observed, 56 

second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 1940 (gage height, 1.39 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. . Gage read twice daily. City of Tacoma diverts about 85 secondfeet from river near Palmer, several miles above station, for riunicipal use. Ho 

regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

103

103

103

103

109

109

103

103

109

193

323

275

220

212

_ 205

197

209

241

201

197

241

323

350

313

299

275

258

228

285

536

694

Nov.

985

1,340

1,410

1,220

985

880

784

694

572

500

435

376

323

313

304:

239

271

262

254

245

232

224

216

212

 209

201

197

193

205

523

-

Dec.

468

880

11,000

5,670

2,610

2,120

2,120'

1,660

1,620

1,480

1,300

1,120

970

S70

823

732

647

606

568

530

494

494

459

647

1,020

920

823

732

647

606

566

Jan.

606

606

568

530

494

452

440

420

414

414

394

382

370

376

414

606

688

732

870

970

1,070

1,020

970

1,070

970

920

823

732

647

606

see

Feb.

568

530

530

568

732

1,750

2,440

1,820

1,550

1,180

1,020

P20

823

776

732

732

776

732

68S

647

 647

606

568

56S

530

530

530

494

494

_

-

Month

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

November. . i ................................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

June ...... .^ ...............................

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

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

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

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

Mar.

494

459

446

440

433

494

568

647

1,120

1,970

1,480

1,180

970

870

823_

776

732

776

823

776

V76

732

823

870

970

S70

823

776

776

732

776

Apr.

823

870

1,120

1,550

1,420

1,300

,180

,120

,070

,070

,070

,070

,020

,020

970

970

970

920

920

9SO

870

870

1,070

1,240

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,300

1,360

1,420

-

Seccndfoot-days

7,220

14,654

45,224

355,803

20,142

24,481

25,201

33,283

42,360

18,195

6,450

3,924

5,920

' 247,054

May

1,300

1,240

1,070

1,120

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,240

1/240

1,020

1,070

1,180

1,240

1,120

1,180

1,240

1,120

1,020

970

970

1,020

1,020

2,440

3,140

2,440

1,900

1,680

1,750

1.550

1,360

1,240

Maximum 

694

1,410

11,000.

11,000

1,070

2,440

1,970

1,550

3,140

1,180

291

147

459

11,000

June

1,180

1,180

9VO

920

823

823

732

732

688

647

606

568

568

530

530

530

606

530

494

494

494-

459

452

459

446

400

358

340

329

307

-

Minimum

103

193

459

103

370

494

433

823

970

307

133

95

73

73

July

291

270

265

260

265

260

241

231

227

227

227

231

231

218

209

200

196

187

187

187

187

187

187

191

183

171

163

155

143

140

133

Aug.

140

140

143

147

140

140

143

143

140

140

147

143

140

140

133

129

125

125

125

125

118

115

111

111

108

105

105

105

105

98

95

Mean

233

488

1,459

975

650

844

813

1,109

1,366

606

208

127

197

675

. Sept .

Ill

105

105

105

101

98

98

95

89

82

79

73

108

101

122

187

307

275

246

285

459

459

376

352

318

256

227

209

256

236

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet ,

14,320

29 , 070

89,700

705,700

39,950

48,560

49,990

66,020

84,020

36,090

12,790

7,780

11,740

490,000

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour
DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN

Green River near Auburn, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°18'15", long. 122°12'10", in lot 3, sec. 17, T. 

21 N., R. 5 E., If miles east o-f Auburn and 2 miles downstream from Big Soos Creek. 

Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 386 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936_to September 1944.

Extremes.- rfeximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Dec. 3 (elevation, 64.60 

feet); minimum, 122 second-feet Oct. 8, 9; minimum elevation, 54.27 feet Sept. 10,

iJLj IS.

1936-44: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Apr. 18, 1938 (elevation, 65.88 

feet); minimum, 113 second-feet Sept. 25, 1940; minimum elevation, that of Sept. 10, 

11, 12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent. City of Tacoma diverts about 85 second-feet from river near 

Palmer, several miles above station, for municipal use. No regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

54.3 122 55.3 626 54.2 126 55.0 495 56.5 1,740 60.

54.4 157 55.6 836 54.4 189 55.;

54.6 242 56.0 1,180 54.6 272 55. e

54.8 340 56.6 1,750 54.8 375 56. C

55.0 446

5 702 57.0 2,240 61.

934 58.0 3,310 , 62.

1,280 59.0 4,490 63.

0 5,780

0 7,180

0 8,680

0 10,200

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

Da;

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

136

132

129

129

129

129

129

122

126

136

278

456

305

252

242

252

310

340

330

285

266

392

486

515

551

503

435

387

382

626

551

Nov.

474

441

480

1,140

1,700

1,260

948

762

659

576

533

486

452

424

403

382

392

387

356

350

340

325

320

305

295

290

290

290

2RO

300

-

Dec.

631

692

9,040

7,170

3,420

2,290

1,940

2,490

2,140

1,790

1,500

1,320

1,160

1,050

942

862

800

747

695

666

630

609

609

754

1,160

1,170

1,040

926

823

762

724

Jan.

808

854

747

680

659

616

589

575

561

575

561

659

596

561

575

777

1,020

1,600

1,640

1,420

1,240

1,110

1,280

1,370

1,320

1,160

1,050

959

894

831

792

Feb.

777

792

886

886

1,070

2,600

2,980

2,240

1,790

1,550

1,370

1,240

1,150

1,180

1,060

1,050

1,080

1,040

975

926

S78

823

792

808

839

934

'894

831

792

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April....... .............................'..

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

June .......................... ....... July. ...................:...............-...

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

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

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

Mar.

747

717

695

688

680

652

637

637

1,330

2,390

1,790

1,460

1,280

1,140

1,030

963

959

1,000

1,040

1,070

1,000

959

1,070

1,280

1,190

1,100

1,020

959

926

910

942

Apr.

1

1

1

1

1

' 1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Seccndfoot-days

9,441

15,640

50,552

411,465

28,079

34,233

32 , 281

39 070

46|237

23,039

9,398

6,051

8»578

302,599

,000

,020

,160

,420

,600

,550

,460

,420

,320

,240

,190

,320

,420

,370

,320

,280

,240

,140

,100

,100

,050

,010

,030

,370

,640

,500

,420

,370

,460

,550

-

Hay

1,500

1,370

1,280,

l,28<y

1,370

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,460

1,370

1,240

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,240

1,370

1,280

1,140

1,070

1,010

967

- 1,110

1,900

3,310

2,760

2,140

1,890

1,890

1,740

1,550

1,420

Maximum

626

1,700

9,040

9,040

1,640

2,980

2,390

1,640

3,310

1,370

433

224

762

9,040

June

1,370

1,370

1,190

1,120

1,040

983

942

934

878

831

792

777

747

717

680

659

710

688

680

652

623

602

575

548

528

515

502

483

464

439

-

Minimum

122

280

609

122

561

. 777

637

1,000

967

439

216

155

146

122

July

433

433

416

392

375

370

359

348

3S7

332

321

316

316

311

301

292

287

272

268

263

272

259

254

250

250

246

237

228

2£4

216

220

Aug.

220

316

216

220

224

2.16

212

224

320

220

224

308

201

216

204

197

193

193

189

186

182

175

169

169

172

172

172

169

162

155

155

Mean

305

\ 521

11,631

1,127

906

1,180

1,041

1,302

1 492 '?68

303

195

286

S27

Sept.

186

212

193

179

169

162

155

155

149

146

146

146

155

165

216

346

452

427

348

429

762'

602

476

392

337

311

282

272

282_

326

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

18,730

31,020

100,300

816,200

55,690

67,900

64,030

77 1 49 0

91,710

45,700

18,640

12.J000

17,010

600,200

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Newaukum creek near Black Diamond, VJash.

67

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°16'30'1 , Ibng. 122 003'30", In SWi sec. 28, T. 21'

N., R. 6 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 3^ miles southwest of

Black Diamond.

Drainage area.- 23.1 square miles. i 

Records available.- July to September 1944. 

'Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 24 second-feet July 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 12;

minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.35 feet), but may have been less

during period of doubtful gage-height record. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

poor. Many small diversions above station. No regulation-.

Discharge, in second-feet, August to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

July

a24 

a24 

a24 

a23 

a23 

a23 

23 

23

Aug.

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

1*

Sept.

18 

16 

15 

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

Day

9 

10 

' 11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Month

Jul

Augi 

Sep 

Tl

t ember.. ............

July

" 22 

23 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Aug.

18 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Secondfoot -days

662 

511 

460

-

Sept.

14 

14 

14 

14 

15 

15 

15 

20

Maximum

24 

18 

20

-

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

July

22 

22 

21 

21 

21 

20 

19 

20

Minimum

18 

14 

14

-

Aug.

17 

'16 17 

16 

15 

15 

15 

15 -

Mean

21.4 

16.5 

15.3

-

Sept.

18 

18 

15 

15 

16 

20 

15 

- 15

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Per 

square 

mile

0.926 

.714 

.662

-

July

20 

20 

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

Aug.

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

14 

15

Sept.

14 

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

Runoff

Inches

1.07 

.82 

.74

-

Acre-feet

1,310 

1,010 

912

3,230

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams. 

Bote»- Doubtful gage-height record July 26 to Sept. 2; discharge oomputed on basis of reoords 

for nearby streams.

Big Soos Creek above Jenklns Creek, near Auburn, VJash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°20'20", long. 1S2°08'00B , In Ni sec. 2, T. 21 N.

R. 5 E., 150 feet upstream from Jenklns Creek and 5 miles northeast of Auburn. 

Drainage area.- 20.9 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- July to September 1944. 

Extremes.- mximum discharge during period, 9.8 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 8.68

reet); minimum, 4.8 second-feet July 28, ,29 (gage height, 8.51 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. Several small diversions above station for domestic use. No

regulation.

Discharge, In second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

-4 

5 

6 

7 

8

July

a7.5 

a7.4 

a7.3 

7.2 

6.9 

6.6 

6.3 

6.3

Aug.

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.6 

5.6 

6.1 

5.8 

6.3

Sept.

8.1 

7.8 

6.6 

6.3 

6.1 

' 5.8 

5.8 

5.8

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Month

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Tl

July

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

5.-S 

6.1

Aug.

6.3 

6.1 

6.1 

a6.1 

a6.2 

a6.2 

a6.3 

6.3

Secondfoot -days

191.9 

182.8 

196.6

-

Sept.

5.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

6.9 

5.8 

6.3 

7.8

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Maximum

7.5 

6.3 

8.1

-

July

6.1 

6.1 

5.8 

6.1 

6.3 

6.1 

6.1 

5.8

Aug.

6.1 

6.3 

6.1 

5.S 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.S

Minimum

5.1 

5.3 < 

5.6

-

'Sept.

7.2 

8.1, 

7.2 

6.6 

6.6 

6.9 

6.9 

6.6

Mean

6.19 

5.90 

6.55

-

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Per 

square 

mile

0.296 

.282 

.313

-

July

5.8 

6.1 

6.3 

5.3 

5.1 

5.3 

5.6

Aug.

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.3 

5.6 

5.6 

5.8

Sept.

6.3 

6.1 

6.3 

6.3 

6.9 

6.9

Runoff

Inches

0.34 

.33 

.35

-

Acre-feet

381 

363 

390

1,130

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for nearby 

streams.

Big So'os Creek near Auburn, VJash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°19'00", long. 122°08'40", In SEf sec. 10, T. 21

N., R. 5 E., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Covlngton Creek and 4 miles

northeast of Auburn. 

Drainage area.- 53.9 square miles. 

Records available.- August to September 1944. 

Extremes.- mximum discharge during period, 30 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.11

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 30, Sept. 9i 

Remarks.- Records good. Several small diversions for farm use above station, city of

Seattle regulates flow of Little Soos Creek, a tributary.

Discharge, In second-feet, August to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Aug.

I

Sept.

28 

26 

25 

24 

23 

23 

23 

J33

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Month

August 26-5] 

September. .

The per lot

Aug.

:

Secondfoot»-days

141 

737

-

Sept.

22 

23 

23 

24 

26 

25 

25 

28

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Maximum

25 

28

-

Aug.

2

Minimum

22 

22

-

Sept .

26 

27 

26 

25 

25 

25 

25 

24

Mean

23.5 

24.6

-

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Per 

square 

mile

- 0.436 

.456

-

Aug.

25 

24 

24 

23 

22 

23

Sept'.

23 

23 

23 

24 

25 

25

Runoff

Inches

0.10 

' .51

-

Aore-feet

280 

1,460

1,740 

Time basis; Pacific war'time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
68

GREEN RIVER BASIN

Jenkins (Creek near Auburn, Wash.

Location.- ^ater-rstage recorder, lat. 47°20'20'1 , long. 122°07'55", in Ni sec. 2, T. 21 N.-

 H. b bJ., 75 feet upstream from mouth and 5 miles northeast of Auburn.

Drainage area.- 13.7 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1944.

Extrenes.- mximum discharge during period, 21 second-fwt July 1; minimum, 12 second-

 feet Aug. 28-30, Sept. 6-15, 20, 23-29.

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

 Several small diversions above station for domestic use.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, July to September 1944

Day ~I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

a21

a20

a20

. 19

19

19

19

19

19

18

Aug.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

Sept.

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

Month

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

Day ' 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Secondfoot -day a

374

-

July

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

Maximum

14

-

Aug.

14

14

14

14

a!4

14

14

14

14

13

Sept.

IS

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

Minimum

12

12

-

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

12.5

-

July

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

Per 

square 

mile -

.912

-

Aug.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

Sept.

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

-

Runoff

Inches

1.02

-

Acre-feet

742

2,680

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams.

Covington Creek near Auburn, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°19', long. 122°07 r , In SWi sec. 12, T. 21 N., R. 

b K . , at county bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles northeast of Auburn.

Drainage area.- 15.8 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1944'.

Extremes.- mximum discharge recorded during period, 7.1 second-feet July 4, 8, 9 (gage 

height, 2.48 feet); minimum recorded, 2.8 second-feet Sept. 7-10 (gage height, 2.23 

feet).

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

" Uooparut-lvely large diversion at low water. NO regulation.

' Discharge, in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day'

1

2

3 -

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Jtrly

a7.0

a7.0

a7.0

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

Aug.

a5.4

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.4

Sept.

J.6

3.S

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

. 19

20

Month

September. . .7. ......................

The oeriod. .......................

July

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

Aug.

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.9

aS.8

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

Secondfoot-da ya

94.1

Sept.

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

ftajtimum

5 4

3.6

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

a5.7

a5.6

a5.5

Minimum

2.9

Aug.

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.1

2.9

3.1

Mean

3.14

Sept.

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

' 3.1

3.1

2.9

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

39O

244

187

821

No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on "basis of records for nearby 

st reams.

basis; Pacific mar tiire. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hou
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 

Cedar River at Cedar Falls, Wash.

69

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°25'10", long. 121°47'20", in sec. 4, T. 22 II., .

R. 8 E., three-quarters"of a mile downstream from Seattle municipal power plant at 

 Cedar Falls and 3 miles downstream from Cedar Lake.

Drainage area.- 86 square miles.

Records available.- April 1914 to September 1944,

Average discharge.- 30 years, 284 second-feet.

Extremes (.regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 866 second-feet Hay 24 (gage height/ 

6.92 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 4.92 feet); minimum daily, 

51 second-feet Aug. 30.

1914-44: Maximum discharge, 6,290 second-feet Dec. 19, 1917; maximum gage height, 

11.5 feet Dec. 22, 1933; no flow Nov. 25, 1917, Aug. 18, 1923; minimum daily, 2 secondfeet Sept. 20, 1922.

Remarks.- Records excellent. A'll diverted water returned to river above gage. Some 

regulation by Cedar Lake Reservoir for power.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle.

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

and discharge, in second-feet)

5.0 59 5.6 160

5.2 69 5.6 223

5.4 109 6.0 300

6.3 445

6.6 630

6.9 850

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

126

tS3

152

96

82

78

81

. 144

t54

184

202

75

54

53

70

t90

105

86

90

112

130

102

t70

72

66

65

120

130

140

t!16

Nov.

73

115

112

140

118

188

t!94

158

154

166

103

124

180

t!25

177

126

172

174

126

159

t68

190

236

157

62

82 ia?

t!56

144:

138

-

Dec.

204

205

369

671

t778

760

760

562

582

692

566

 t677

309

214

320

435

348

' 282

t294

268

258

250

242

146

312

t264

219

198

284

235

236

Jan.

156

t!42

> 234

244

242

218

154

203

t!56

152

176

220

144

246

164

160

187

200

136

165

228

230

t368

146

176

247

352

322

306

t!34

174

Feb.

220

220

109

132

246

t83

250

404

533

672

664

310

t94

186

302

186

183

174

122

t76

19?

69

216

306

324

195

tt.06

66

232

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July.............. .'.......'.................

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

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

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

Mar.

166

170

182

152

tae

99

160

117

139

328

72

t!28

221

273

268

. 165

212

218

t266

238

204

235

- 176

261

318

t64

468

389

284

384

204

Apr.

Seccndfcctydays

3',072

4,274

11,940

103,201

6,272

6,772

6,667

11,130

8,444

9,478

3,357

3,918

3,400

78,714

140

t91

352

364

412

452

580 523"

t412

491

500

551

353

361

248

t446

404

398

402

378

114

204

t278

434

460

373

334

384

242

1449

-

May

492

538

248

140

208

77

t95

454

307

450

375

266

321

t74

23S

170

140

204

232

157

t76 362'

500

476

484

308

250

1-103

200

158

342

Maximum

202

236

776

 Z05

368

672

 468

580

538

516

232

366

188

778

June

376

448

462

t281

390

32S

358

286

272

160

t!02

372

430

396

389

516

292

t98

370

308

368

364

239

276

t90

41S

336

243

182

334

-

Minimum

53

62

146

53

60

65

64

91

74

90

60

51

54

51

July

232

t81

161

84

130

199

109

108

t75

90

71

70

95

70

103

t87

210

74

170

106

137

72

t64

195

144

62

76

62

62

t60

98

Aug.

110

131

156

166

132

t59

176

162

 184

72

70

70

t90

218

356

100

128

150

88

t56

1106

120

- 88

63

156

170

178

118

96

51

208

Sept.

144

96

tS6

56

109

176

156

188

74

tS4

136

175

72

61

57

162

tl!2

118

160

112

97

142

186

t93

79

64

98

121

145

101

-

 2E&5

99.1 6,090

142 8,480

385 23,680

283 204,700

202 12,440

234 13,430

215 13,200

371 ' 22,080

272 16,750

316 18,800

108 6,660

126 7,770

113 6,740

215 156,100

t Sunday.

Time baaia; Pacific war time. To convert »r time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
70' LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN ' * 

Cedar River near Landsberg, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°23'35", long. 121°56'50", in sec. 17, T. 22 N.,

 R. 7 E. F If miles upstream from Landsberg and intake of Seattle water-supply system,

7 miles upstream from Maple Valley, and 12 miles -downstream from Cedar Lake. 

Drainage area.- 138 square miles (including that of Rock Creek). 

Records available.- October 1898 to April 1901, April 1914 to September 1944. July 1895

 to September 1898 (at site 2 miles downstream, published as Cedar River at Clifford 

Bridge, near Ravensdale) and March 19O1 to April 1912 (at site of, Seattle water-supply 

intake, published as Cedar River near Ravensdale); records equivalent.

Average discharge.- 46 years (1895-1911, 1914-44), 683 second-feet (adjusted for Rock 

Creek diversion since October 1932).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet (regulated) May 24 (gage

 height, 2.92 feet); minimum, 212 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 

0.95 foot).

1895-98, 1901-12, 1914-44: Maximum discharge observed, 13,600 second-rest Nov. 19, 

1911 (gage height, 9.7 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 83 secondfeet Sept. 19, 1898. . . '

:;eriarl:s.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, wnich are

 fair. All diversions except Rock Creek returned to river above station. Rock Creek 

which entered naturally just above gage has been diverted to a point downstream from 

Seattle municipal water-supply intake to lessen danger of pollution. Monthly discharge 

adjusted for diversion estimated on basis of eight discharge measurements, and relation 

of flow of Rock Creek to difference in discharge between records of Cedar River at 

Cedar Falls and near Landsberg. Some regulation by Cedar Lake.

'cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

1.0 243 2.0 ^ 740 1.0 22S 2.0 710

1.2 320 2.5 1,080 1.2 299 2.5 1,040

1.5 463 1.5 431

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

283 

307 

t255 

' 330 

286

264 

268 

256 

328 

t248

* 414 

410 

272 

238 

238

248 

t292 

307 

278 

282

296 

332 

336 

t330 

325

292 

272 

266 

264 

423 

t354

Nov.

320 

. 314 

334 

422 

406

413 

t438 

' 358 

389 

389

310 

335 

372 

- t312 

366

324 

350 

381 

330 

334

t276 

311 

432 

346 

282

258 

300 

t337 

308 

398

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Cal

Janu

Febn 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Hate

endar year 1943

h. ..............

I... ............

\

jmber. ..........

tr year 1943-44

Dec.

457 

486 

1,060 

1,050 

tl.OBO

975 

988 

842 

852 

876

794 

t870 

571 

406 

503

629 

560 

506 

t421 

e480

e450 

444 

454 

398 

556

t541 

553 

438 

471 

438 

494

Jan.

3S9 

t412 

449 

464 

431

432 

325 

416 

t356 

372

345 

452 

383 

422 

388

t334 

" 460 

486 

414 

434

462 

420 

t626 

458 

413

489 

570 

534 

554 

t386 

407

Feb.

418 

458 

390 

373 

502

485

aSOO 

a850 

a900 

a990

a870 

a6lO 

ta390 

a470 

a580

a490 

462 

437 

382 

t333

422 

338 

422 

554 

572

458 

t342 

328

434

Mar.

42^ 

428 

408 

377 

t374

326 

381 

351 

544 

712

420 

t412 

433 

510 

530

468 

457 

471 

t521 

546

448

474 

493 

516 

616

t361 

654 

633 

534 

646 

496

Obssrved

Discharge in 

second-fast

Maximum

423 

438 

1,060

1,280

- 626 

990 

712 

828 

1,070 

732 

488 

508 

375

1,070

Minimum

238 

258 

398

238

325 

328 

326 

330 

318 

356 

290 

242 

226

226

Mean

300 

348 

-632

. 602

435 

519 

483 

629 

553 

568 

353 

335 

299

454

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

18,450 

20,720 

38,840

436,200

26,740 

29,870 

29,680 

37,430 

34,020 

33,800 

21,700 

20,570 

17,780

329 , 600

Apr.

408 

t330 

572 

584 

670

662 

812 

828

t607 

750

746 

826 

676 

630 

546

t658 

670 

700 

641 

669

394 

448 

t520 

670 

758

6SO 

595 

628 

528 

t664

May

733 

771 

562 

e470 

e560

330 

t318 

643 

626 

647

63.0 

518 

581 

t336 

484

432 

372 

445 

462 

390

t323 

- 554 

890 

1,070 

878

 680 

S56 

t425 

488 

442 

538

Creek 

diversion 

(acrefeet)

615 

1,190 

615

11,740

922 

1,440 

922 

833« 

738 

595 

307 

184 

417

8,780

June

728 

658 

732 

t592 

626

586 

607 

544 

512 

449

 t356 

576 

636 

649 

619

684 

624 

t365 

604 

549

596 

622 

492 

523 

t363

627 

601 

515 

436 

569

July

488 

t348 

416 

340 

358

462 

368 

360 

t328 

340

322 

322 

346 

318 

350

t333 

431 

-336 

378 

382

377 

, 319 

1303 

414 

380

301 

318 

293 

290 

t290 

328

Aug.

348 

357 

384 

386 

368

t288 

285 

382 

408

308

294 

282 

t318 

426 

508

376 

296 

384 

 330 

t269

312 

324 

294 

257 

332

342 

t312 

328 

283 

242 

350

Sept. 

375 

294 

t248 

242 

281

322 

328 

348 

253 

t226

287 

320 

262 

240 

234

332 

t348 

314 

340 

361

332 

358 

352 

tS96 

264

239 

'278 

279 

322 

287

Adjusted for diversion

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

19,060 

21,910 

39,460

 447,900

27,660 

31,310 

30,600 

38,260 

34,760 

34,400 

22,010 

20,750. 

18,200

338,400

Discharge in 

second-feet

Mean

310 

368 

642

619

450 

544 

498 

643 

565 

578 

358 

337 

306

466

Per 

square 

mile

,

Runoff 

inches

t Sunday. 

a No gage-height record.

e Recorded gage height not indicative of mean for day; discharge .computed on basis of records for 

Cedar River at Cedar Palls and Green River near Palmer.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 71

 Sammamish Lake near Redmond, Wash.

Location,.- Staff gage, lat. 47°38'40", long. 122°06'10", in NEi sec. 24, T. 25 II., R. 5

 ti., on left shore, 0.6 mile upstream from outlet and 1.8 mile south of Redmond. 

Datum of gage is 32.13 feet above mean lower low water (Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, benchmark).

Drainage area.- 91 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.35 feet Feb. 17; minimum

 observed, 0.79 foot Oct. 2. .

1939-44: Maximum gage height-observed, 6.85 feet Dec. 24, 25, 1941; minimum 

observed, 0.25 foot Sept. 27, 30, Oct. 1, 1939.

A stage of 9.83 feet was observed by R. L. Tolman on Dec. 22, 1933, from 

information by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Gage read once daily. No known diversions or regulation.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.80

.79

.SO

.00

.80

.SO

.83

.96

.94

.87

.92

.97

.97

.96

1.00

1.04

1.13

1.18

1.20

1.21

1.22

1.23

1.24

1.34

1.36

1.40

1.41

1.42

1.44

1.48

1.54

Nov.

1.58

1.62

1.64

1.68

1.72

1.72

1.69

1.69

1.68

1..69

1.68

1.67

1.66

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.68

1.71

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.68

1.67

1.67

1.67

1.67

1.65

1.67

-

Dec.

1.75

1.79

1.85

1.91

1.91

1.93

1.95

1.97

1.98

1.99

2.01

2.01

1.99

1.97

1.95

1.93

1.91

1.89

1.89

1.87

1.85

1.83

1.83

1.85

1.88

1.90

1.92

1.95

1.05

1.93

1.97

Jan.

2.01

2.13

.17

.21

.29

.31

.33

.33

.31

.27

.27

.39

.41

.45

.49

.51

.55

 .63

.65

.67

.67

.67

.79

.87

.87

.89

.89

.87

.85

2.83

2.83

Feb.

2.83

2.85

2.67

2.89

E.91

3.03

3.13

3.19

3 . 23

3.25

3.27

3.S7

3.27

3.29

3.31

3.33

3.35

3.33

3.33

3.33

3.31

3. 29

3.C7

3.25

3.25

3.27

3.29

3.31

3.29

-

-

Mar.

3. 29

3.2,7

3.25

3.E3

3.21

3.19

3.15

3.13

3.17

3.19

3.17

3.17

3.19

3.15

3.13

3.09

3.07

3.06

3.03

3.01

2.99

2.95

2.93

2.93

2.93

2.89

2.89

2.87

2.83

2.81

2.79

Apr.

2.75

2.71

2.67

.65

.65

.61

.59

.57

.55

.53

.51

.49

.51

.51

.53

.55

.53

.51

.51

.53

.57

.55

.57

.61

.75

.83

.93

.95

.97

2 . 99

-

May

2.9S

2.96

2.94

2.92

2. SB

2.84

2.S2

2.82

2.7S

2.76

2.74

2. 72

2.7t)

2.66

2.68

2.66

2.64

2.62

2.58

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.52

2.6S

2.78

2.82

2.84

2. 88

2.86

2.86

2.84

June

2,84

2 . 86

2.84

2.84

2.82

2.80

2.78

2.74

2.72

2.70

2.68

2.66

2.64

2.62

2.60

2.58

2.56

2.54

2.52

2.50

2.48

2.46

2.44

2.43

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.34

E.32

2.30

-

July

2.28

S* 26

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.02

2,00

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.92

1 92

1.91

1.91

1.88

1.88

Aug.

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.62

Sept. 

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.54

-

Time basla; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
72 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

Sanmamlsh River near Redmond, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°38'40", long. 122°06' 10", in NEi sec. 24, T. 25 II., R. 5 

t;., on left shore of Sairanamish Lake, 0.6 mile upstream from outlet and 1.8 miles south 

of Redmond. Datura of gage is 32.13 feet above mean lower low water (Corps of Engi- . 

neers, U. S. Army, bench mark). Discharge measurenents made at highway bridge 500 feet 

dovmstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.- 140 square miles, including that of Bear Cerrk.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1944 (including flow of Bear Creek).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during'year, 307 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 

STSSTeet); minimum observed, 53 second-feet Oct. 1-6.

1939-44: Maximum discharge observed, 689 second-feet Mar. 9, 10, 1940; minimum 

observed, 51 second-feet Sept. 27, 30, Oct. 1, 1939 (gage height, 0.25 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily. Wo known diversions or artificial 

Regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

ZL

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

53

53

53

53

53

53

56

64

64

56

60

64

64

64

68

72

80

84

84

84

84

88

88

98

98

102

102

102

106

111

116

Nov.

120

120

120

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

120

120

120

120

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

120

129

-

Dec.

138

138

138

148

148

148

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

148

148

148

148

148

138

138

138

138

148

148

148

158

158

148

158

Jan.

158

168

178

178

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

198

198

198

208

208

219

219

219

230

230

230

241

252

252

252

252

252

241

241

241

Month

October ............... ~. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Angust ........................

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

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

Feb.

241

' 241

252

252

252

263

274

285

285

L85

296

296

296

296

296

296

307

296

296

296

296

296

296

285

285

296

296

296

296

.

-

Secondfoot-days

2,377

3,798

4,638

82,412

6,579

8,243

8,373

6,647

6,460

4,538

2,6O8

1, 828

2,088

58,177

Mar.

296

296

285

285

285

285

285

274

285

285

285

285

285

285

274

274

' 274

263

263

263

C63

263

252

252

252

252

252

252

241

241

241

Maximum

116

129

158

541

252

307

296

252

252

198

106

68

84

307

Apr.'

241

230

230

219 '219

219

219

219

219

COS

208

208

208

208

208

219

208

208

208

208

219

208

208

219

230

241

252

252

252

252

~

May

252

241

241

241

230

230

230

219

219

219

208

208

208

198

198

198

198

198

188

178

178

178

178

198

198

208

208

208

208

198

198

Minimum

53

120

138

53

158

241

241

208

178

111

68

56

60

53

June

198

198

198

198

188

188

178

178 "168

168

168

158

158

158

148

148

138

138

138

138

129

129

120

120

120

116

116

116

111

111

~

Mean

76.7

127

150

226

212

284

270

222

208

151

84.1

59.0

69.6

159

July

106

106

102

102

102

98

98

93

93

88

88

84

84

84

84

80

80

76

76

80

76

76

76

76

76

72

72

72

72

68

68

Per ' 

square 

mile

0.548

.907

1.07

1.61

1.51

2.03

1.93

1.59

1.49

1.08

.601

.421

.497

-1.14

Aug.

68

64

64

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

56 '56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

60

56

56

56

60

Sept.

60

60

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

- 64

64

64

64

64

68

72

72

72

72

76

76

76

80

80

80

80

84

84

Runoff

Inches

0.63

1.01

1.23

21.89

1.75

2.19

i!r?

1.72

1.21

.69

.49

.55

-15.46

Ac re- feet

4,710

7,530

9,200

163,400

13,O50

16,350

16,610

13,180

12,810

9,000

5,170

3,6,30

4,140

115,400

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tire, subtract 1 hour.
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN ' 

Sammamish River at Bothell, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°45'00", long. 122°11'30", in UWiSEi sec. 8, T. 

26 N., R. 5 E., in Bothell, a quarter of a mile downstream from North Creek, and 4i 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is mean lower low water at Seattle (Corps 

of Engineers, u. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 199 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 510 second-feet Apr. 25 (elevation, 27.74 

feet); minimum, 63 second-feet Aug. 30 (elevation, 24.41 feet).

1939-44: Miximum discharge, 1,030 second-feet Dec. 23, 1941 (elevation, 31.07 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 30, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, vtfiich are E°°d 

No known diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

24.4 76 25.5 197 

24.6 96 26.0 263 

24. S 117 26.5 333 

25.0 139 27.0 405

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

Day

1 

2 

3

- 4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

85 

85 

86

as

94

90 

88 

87 

88 

100

167 

150 

121 

114 

139

144 

265 

204 

161 

144

139 

150 

156 

204 

210

173 

167 

156 

173 

204 

185

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

175 

179 

197 

197 

216

197 

186 

179 

173 

173

173 

173 

167 

167 

161

161 

185 

191 

185 

179

179 

173 

178 

173 

167

167 

167 

161 

167 

210

Dec.

277 

242 

250 

236 

216

210 

210 

210 

£04 

197

197 

197 

197 

191 

191

191 

191 

185 

185 

185

185 

185 

191 

242 

249

236 

223 

216 

210 

204 

204

Jan.

270 

390 

333 

291 

277

263 

249 

256 

256 

249

256 

312 

298 

305 

319

312 

340 

326 

305 

298

291 

291 

375 

347 

361

333 

319 

512 

305 

291 

291

Feb.

312 

 335 

368 

361 

361

420 

390 

375 

361 

347

375 

375 

375 

390 

368

368 

561 

361 

361 

347

347 

335 

333 

340 

354

405 

375 

361 

354

Seoondfoot-days

imber .................. ^. ..

lendar year 1945 

ary

1

ember ......................

4,415 

5,348 

6,487

07,793

9,421 

10,511 

9,875 

8,643 

7,625 

5,284 

5,015 

2,305 

2,703

ter year 1943-44 .......... 75,828

Mar.

347 

340 

340 

340 

333

319 

319 

319 

333 

340

333 

319 

319 

312 

305

305 

305 

£98 

305 

305

305 

298 

305 

319 

340

347 

386 

312 

305 

291 

291

Maximum

263 

216 

277

840

390 

420 

347 

495 

319 

284 

124 

86 

117

495.

Apr.

284 

277 

270 

270 

263

263 

263 

263 

249 

249

249 

256 

263 

256 

265

256 

£49 

249 

263 

277

263 

256 

249 

361 

495

420 

368 

340 

326 

333

May

319 

305 

£91 

277 

270

263 

256 

256 

298 

277

263 

256 

249 

236 

249

242 

230 

223 

216 

210

216 

223 

249 

270 

263

' 249 

242 

256 

236 

£30 

223

June

249 

284 

242 

250 

216

204 

204 

191 

185 

165

179 

173 

173 

167 

167

167 

173 

167 

161 

161

156 

156 

150 

159 

139

139 

139 

134 

, 128 

126

Minimum Mean

85 142 

161 178 

185 209

82 295

249 304 

312 362 

291 319 

249 288 

210 252 . 

126 176 

74 97.3 

63 74.3 

71 90.1

65 207

July

124 

124 

118

- 115 

113

115 

112 

108 

107 

105

104 

105 

100 

99 

97

98 

95 

89 

87 

97

97 

90 

86 

36 

82

81 

80 

76 

74 

78 

81

Per

square 

mile

0.714 

.394 

1.05

1.48

1.55 

1.82 

1.60 

1.45 

1.27 

.384 

.489 

.373 

.455

1.04

Aug.

81 

79 

78 

81 

79

76 

76 

80 

78 

80

77 

74 

62 

86 

81

79 

73 

75 

72 

72

72 

69 

68 

69 

71

69 

68 

66 

64 

63 

65

Sept.

75 

7S 

74 

72 

72

72 

72 

72

71 

72

74 

75 

78 

67 

87

110 

107 

102 

96 

117

113 

106 

100 

98 

101

101 

102 

102 

108 

109

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.65 8,760 

1.00 10', 610 

1.21 12,870

20.14 215,800

1.76 18,690 

1.96 20,850 

1.85 19,590 

1.62 17,140 

1.46 15,520 

.99 10,480 

.56 5,980 

.45 4,570 

.51 5j360

14.18 150,400

Kpte.- Shifting-control method used June £5 to Sept. 30

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war £ime to standard time. attract 1 hour.
'4 ' SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

South Fork Skykomish River near Index, V/ash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°48'20", long. 121 0 32'40", in NEi sec. 29, T. 27 

N., R. 10 E., 600 feet upstream from Sunset Falls, 2 miles upstream from North Fork, 

and 2, niles southeast of Index. Datum of gage is 574.76 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Discharge measurements made about 2 miles upstream from gage.

Drainage area.- 3b5 square miles.

Records available.- October 1903 to September 1905, April 1911 to September 1944.

Average discharge,- 36 years, E,295 second-feet.

Extremes.- naximum discharge during year, 41,900 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 20.8

 feet); minimum, 306 second-feet-Sept. IE, 13 (gage height, 2.16 feet).

1902-5, 1911-44: Maximum discharge observed, 57,000 second-feet Dec. 18, 1917 

(gage height, 22.6 feet, site then in use); minimum observed, E14 second-feet Oct.

 15-21, 23, 1S25.

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

are good. No diversion or .regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, &i second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

2.6 373 4.0 1,220 7.0 4,310 2.4 410 4.5 2,OSO 

2.8 462 4.5 1,650 8.0 5,700 £.7 580 5.0 2,470 

3.0 555 5.0 2,120 9.0 7,250 3.0 " 786 5.5 2,920 

3.3 720 5.5 2,620 3.3 1,010 6.0 3,420 

3.6 915 6.0 3,160 3.6 1,250 7.0 4,470 

4.0 1,570 8.0 5,750

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

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

395 s'Ss

395 

386 

404

417 

408 

395 

386 

435

884 

887 

732 

638 

560

638 

678 

838 

678 

585

555 

702 

720 

980 

1,740

1,220 

al ,000 

aB50 

a875 

1,380 

 1,060

Nov.

887 

812 

1,060 

2,870 

3,710

2,270 

1,700 

1,380 

1,220

1,100

1,020 

950 

908 

859 

819

800 

1,020 

1,300 

1,060 

985

950 

880 

819 

762 

720

684 

654 

649 

649 

1,030

Dec.

2,270 

6,910 

29,400 

9,480 

4,950

3,520 

2,920 

2,830 

2,290 

1,980

1,700 

1,530 

1,410 

1,290 

1,170

1,090 

1,050 

995 

955 

890

860 

830 

860 

1,320 

2,650

1,880 

1,490 

1,290 

1,130 

1,050 

988

Jan.

1,010 

1,170 

1,090 

988 

935

868 

823 

801 

779 

750

728 

728 

714 

816 

1,010

- 2,240 

3,520 

3,720 

2,830 

2,160

1,800 

1,530 

1,940 

1,800 

1,530

1,330 

1,210 

1,090 

995 

942 

898

Feb.

860 

828 

853 

942 

1,250

4,850 

3,520 

. 2,470 

1,930 

1,570

1,450 

1,250 

1,210 

1,090 

1,010

1,050 

980 

942 

890 

845

816 

757 

736 

750 

728

721 

700 

693 

666

Mnnth SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ................. ....

mber .....................

mber ... ........... ......

lendar year 1943 

ary '

...... 8

h . . . . . ....... .......

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

st .............. ... ....

ember . . ................ .

22,220 

34,527 

92,958

70,173

42,645 

36,367 

48,149 

69,500 

09,000 

78,220 

27,573 

14,600 

38,918

ter year 1943-44 . .... . 614,677

Mar.

652 

632 

632 

626 

632

612 

606 

707 

4,240 

3,840

2,380 

1,880 

1,530 

1,330 

1,250

1,210 

1,660 

1,750 

1,660 

1,620

1,450 

1,450 

2,830 

2,290 

1,880

1,660 

1,450 

1,330 

1,330 

1,410 

1,620

Maximum

1,740 

3,710 

29,400

29,400

3,720 

4,850 

4,240 

3,720 

5,610 

4,140 

1,490 

593 

5,100

29 ,400

Apr.

1,700 

1,980 

2,740 

3,520 

3,720

3,020 

2,740 

2,560 

2,290 

' 2,200

2,110 

2,160 

2,110 

1,930 

1,840

1,700 

1,570 

1,490 

1,450 

1,620

1,490 

1,570 

2,020 

2,920 

2,560

3,240 

2,290 

3,020 

3,520 

3,420

May

2,920 

2,470 

2,560 

' 3,020 

3,820

4,140 

4,030 

4,250 

3,820 

3,020

2,560 

2,290 

2,650 

3,620 

5,610

4,710 

3,820 

3,520 

3,320 

2,920

3,020 

2,830 

3,120 

3,920 

3,120

2,920 

3,830 

4,950 

4,470 

4,030 

3,720

Minimum

386 

649 

830

386

714 

666 

606 

1,450 

2,290 

1,660 

562 

386 

317

317

June

4,140 

3,820 

3,120 

2,830 

2,920

3,320 

3,520 

2,830 

3,020 

3,620

3,720 

3,120 

2,470 

2,200 

2J060

2,380 

2,560 

2,470 

2,470 

2,290

2,240 

2,060 

2,020 

2,160 

2,110

1,930 

1,660 

1,660 

1,750 

1,750

Mean

717 

1,151 

2,999

2,384

1,376 

1,254 

1,553 

2,317 

3,516 

2,607 

889 

471 

1,297

1,679

9.0 

11.0 

13.0 

15.0 

18.0

1944

July

1,490 

1,370 

1,250 

1,210 

1,210

1,250 

1,130 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,010 

958 

898 

845 

838

808 

786 

764 

764 

Y72

736 

686 

659 

666 

673

645 

626 

619 

612 

586 

562

Per 

square 

mile

2.02 

3.24 

8.45

6.72

3.88 

3.53 

4.37 

6.53 

9.90 

7.34 

2.50 

1.33 

3.65

4.73

7,250 

10,700 

14 ,700 

20 ,OOO 

30,200

Aug.

543 

525 

519 

508 

502

490 

485 

a480 

a 480 

a580

550 

508 

580 

593 

543

502 

479 

468 

441 

426

420 

410 

405 

401 

396

396 

401 

401 

386 

386 

396

Sept.

410 

415 

389 

363 

363

372 

363 

346 

334 

338

329 

317 

355 

750 

8Z6

5,0l6 

2,920 

1,880 

1,370 

5,100

3,580 

2,740 

1,930 

1,490 

1,210

1,050 

920 

838 

1,240 

1,370

Runoff

Inches

2.33 

3.62 

9.74

91.17

4.47 

3.81 

5.04 

7.28 

11.42 

8.19 

2.89 

1.53 

4.08

64.40

Acre-feet

44 ,070 

68 ,480 

184 ,400

1,726,000

84,590 

72,130 

95,500 

137,900 

216,200 

155,100 

54,690 

28,960 

77,190

1,219,000

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Skykomish River near Gold 

tt-i-. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SNOHOfflSH RIVER BASIN 7E 

Skykomish River near Gold Bar, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°50 I 15", long. 121°40'00", in SWi sec. 9, T. 27' 

N., K. 9 E., 2 miles southeast of Gold Bar and 5 miles upstream fron Wallace River 

and Startup. Datum of gage is 210.01 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 535 square miles.

Records available.- September 19S8 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 3,536 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 65,400 second-feet Dec, 3 (gage height, 19.40 

reet); minimum, 474 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 3.04 feet).

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 79,000 second-feet Dec. 21, 1933 (gage height, 21.3 

feet); minimum,-382 seccnd-feet Oct. 9, 1938 (gage height, 2.78 feet).

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

fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 

Oct. 1 to Deni 2

gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Dec, 3 to Sept. 30

2.-9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

490

615

840

1,110

1,430

2,050

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,760

3,580

4,480

6,540

9,160

12,300

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

510

730

990

1,300

1,920

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

 2,590 

3,310 

4,130 

6,240 

8,950

9.0

10,5

12.0

14.0

16.4

12,200

17,800

24,400

34,500

47 ,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

608

602

589

576

636

671

63£

622

602

671

1,540

1,610

1,260

1,080

947

1,210

1,420

1,610

1,240

1,050

956

1,150

1,170

1,550

3,080

2,180

1,790

1,610

1,660

2,540

1,920

Nov.

1,610

1,420

1,790

4,370

5,880

3,750

2,840

2,250

1,980

1,860

1,730

1,610

1,550

1,430

1,350

1,310

1,790

2,250

1,790

1,670

1,610

1,490

1,360

1,250

1,180

1,120

1,070

1,060

1,080

1,680

-

Dec.

3,750

12,200

47,000

15,100

7,800

5,210

4 ,"310

4,130

3,380

3,010

2,660

2,380

3,180

2,050

1,860

1,720

1,660

1,600,

1,480

1,410

1,310

1,270

1,320

2,240

4,320

3,080

2,520

2,180

1.-920

1,720

1,660

Jan.

1,790

2,120

1,860

1,660

1,540

1,430

1,340

1,280

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,340

1,790

3,950

6,240

6,360

4,690

3,540

2,940

2,590

2,940

2,940

2,520

2,240

1,980

1,860

1,660

1,600

1,490

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mav way ................. .........

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

1,460

1,420

1,460

1,660

2,120

7,640

5,320

3,700

3,010

2,590

2,380

2,120

1.98O

1,860

1,720

1,790

1,660

1,540

1,470

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,190

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,080

1,040

_

-

Secondfoot days

38,786

57,130

148,330

. 1,344,765

71,400

58,880

77,973

109,150

169,700

120,860

43 ,022

21 ,577

64,406

981,214

Mar.

1,020

990

981

972

963

963

954

1,150

7,470

6,570

3,780

3,010

2,450

2,180

2,050

1,980

2,730

2,870

2,730

2,660

2,380

2,380

4,220

3,620

3,010

2,660

2,310

2,180

2,180

2,240

2,520

Maximum

3,080

5,880

47,000

47 ,000

6 ,360

7,640

7,470

5,900

8,950

6,490

 2,380

891

9,050

47 ,000

Apr.

2,660

2,940

4,2C*0

5,650

5,900

5,200

4,500

4,050

3,650

3,400

3, SCO

3,300

3,250

3,050

2,900

2,700

2,550

2,400

2,300

2,500

2,350

2,450

3,2OO

4,500

4,000

3,350

3,400

4,550

5,600

5,450

-

May

4,500

3,650

3,700

4,500

6,200

6,600

6,400

6,700

6,300

4,4OO

3,780

3,460

4,130

5,540

8,950

7,260

5,880

5,320

5,000

4,400

4,600

4,220

4,890

6,740

5,000

4,600

6,120

8,080

7,000

6,120

5,660

Minimum

576

1,060

1,270

576

1,110

1,040

954

2,300

3,460

2,590

873

573

480

480

June

6,490

6,000

4,690

4,220

4,310

5,100

5,430

4,310

4,690

5,660

5,880

4,790

3,860

3,380

3,160

3,700

4,040

3,860

3,780

3,540

3,460

3,160

3,080

3,310

3,310

3,010

2,590

2,590

2,730

2,730

-

Mean

1,251

1,904

4,785

3,684

2,303

2,O30

2,515

3,638

5,474

4,029

1,388

696

2,147

2,681

July '

2,380

2,180

1,980

1,920

1,920

2,050

1,790

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,530

l',420

1,310

1,28O

1,230

1,210

1,170

1,180

1,200

1,150

1,070

1,010

1,000

1,020

981

963

936

927

882

873

Per 

square 

mile

2.34

3.56

8.94

6.89

4.30

4^70

6.80

10.2

7,53

2.59

1.30

4.01

5.01

Aug.

819

786

762

746

738

714

598

590

590

819

873

£

770

346

391

810

T

'46

706

>74T

350

629

615

e

,.

;01

)94

)94

594

587

E

,.

L

94

>87

>87

)73

594

Sept.

594

608

559

- 552

538

538

524

510

492

498

498

480

545

1,490

1,460

8,490

4,500

3,010

2,240

9,050

5,940

4,400

3,160

2,450

1,980

1,720

1,530

1,370

2,160

2,520

-

Runoff

Inches

2,70

3.97

10.31

93.48

4.96

4.09

5.42

7.59

11.80

8.40

2.99

1.50

4.48

68.21

Acre-f$et

76,930

113,300

294,200

2,667,000

141 ,600

116,800

154,700

216,500

336,600

239,700

85,330

42,800

127,700

1,946,000

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Apr. 3 to May 9; discharge computed on basis of records for South 

Pork Skykomish River near Index.

Time basis; Pacific war time-. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

695848 O - 46 - 6
76 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

Snohomlsh River at Snohomlsh, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°54'32", long. 122°06'00", In SEi sec. 13, T. 29 

N., R. 5 E., on downstream end of drawrest of bridge No. 205 on State Highway 1A In Snohoralsh. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at county road trestle over railroad 

tracks, 2 miles west of Snohomlsh and 2i miles downstream from base gage. Datun of 

each gage Is 10.00 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,700 square miles.

Records available.- February 1941 to September 1944 (high-water discharges only). The 

Northern Pacific Railroad Co. has record of gage heights at their bridge, a quarter 

of a mile upstream, since 1906. High-water elevations prior to 1932 and high-water 

profiles on flood peaks since that time are available at the Seattle office of Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 64;600 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, E6.9 

feet, affected by backwater from tide).

1941-44: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 3, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 35 feet at base gage and 31 feet at auxiliary gage in 1906, 

from flood profile furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation because of tides. Discharge computed 

by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as factor. Ho appreciable regulation or diversion at stages for which discharges are published.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

_

_

_

7,610

16,100

13,000

9,740

_

_

-

_

_

H

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

,-

-

"

Dec.

11,200

15,700

52,900

56,400

45,200

27,300

18,900

16,800

13,400

10,600

9,270

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

 

-

-

10,500

10,900

8,640

-

-

-

-

Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

'9,740

14,600

16,000

13,800

10,000

-

 

-

-

-

10, 200

-

-

-

-

-

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

13,500

18,000

12,600

9,840

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

"" s

"

-

-

~

_

-

-

-

-

~

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

9,570

21,400

13,400

9,850

_

_ 

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

~

9,510

11,000

9,310

_

-

-

-

-

~

Apr.

_

-

9,110

11,100

13,700

12,100

10,700

10,700

9,340

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

..

_

10,300

13,400

12,000

10,500

11,500

13,400

13,400

-

May

12,900

10, 700

9,320

9,560

11,400

12,900

12,700

11,800

13,700

12,200

10,100

-

_

10,500

14,700

17,100

13,100

11,500

11,200

10,100

9,820

10,300

13,500

27, 800

26,600

18,000

15,900

19,200

18,400

14,600

13,000

June

13,000

17,600

13,300

11,000

9,760

10,500

10,800

9,960

9,260

10,900

11,500

10,400

_

_

-

_

_

>.

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

..

_

-

July Aug.

.

Sept.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

13,900

16,300

11, 500

7,920

17,400

27; 000

17,300

11,800

8,570

_

_

_

_

_

-

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SNOHOffiSH RIVER BASIN 77

Sultan River near Startup, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°58'30", long. 121°46'30'1 , in NEi sec. 28, T. 29 

N V R. 0 E., 1ft miles upstream from intake of Everett water-supply system and 7-£ niles 

north of Startup.

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- May 1954 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 681 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 16.4 

feet), fron rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum, 50 second-feet 

Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 3.33 feet).

1934-44: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum, 4S second-feet Sept. 

- 25, 27, 29, 30, 1942; minimum gage height, 3.32 feet Sept. 22, 23, 24, 1938.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those above 4,000 second-feet, which are fair. No 

diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seoond-*feet) 

 Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dee; 3 to Sept. 30

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

75

102

133

235

5.0 

5.5 

.6.0 

6.5

375

555

770

1,050

Note.- Same as following 

table above 6.5 feet.

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

57

80

107

138

248

398

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

575

790

1,050

1,380

1,770

2,250

9.0 3,400

10.0 4,800

12.0 8,090

14.0 11,900

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct..

8S

.83

80

79

133

128

105

95

88

149

771

562

424

303

332

535

1,280

790

515

389

366

462

414

662

1,260

680

515

417

757

960

635

Nov.

498

445

595

1,450

1,450

930

680

555

498

462

406

366

336

300

278

262

703

562

400

354

309

275

245

222

200

188

182

182

192

771

-

Dec.

1,600

5,360

9,390

2,610

1,230

815

768

768

575

482

424

341

335

296

270

254

235

225

205

189

176

170

240

1,100

1,460

790

555

' 431

366

320

308

Jan.

526

725

56o

398

344

299

268

248

230

215

205

256

288

477

790

2,330

2,300

1,860

1,110

745

575

500

794

655

535

431

369

360

293

268

248

Month

Ootober .......................

Dece mber ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

248

285

357

518

809

2,070

1,120

722

555

448

411

354

- 335

308

282

311

288

256

232

215

198

187

176

194

187

178

176

164

156

_

 ""

Secondfoot-days

14,257

14,296 

32,288

23 2 ,108

19,142

11,740

18,850

OO ^Cl c,Ci ,OOJ_

30,328

16,495

5,156

3 ,191

-20,113

208 ,217

Mar.

152

147

156

158

160

164

164

600

3,660

1,480

768

575

448

379

341

414

940

745

678

615

500

678

1,280

700

518

448

382

341

354

405

500

Maximum

1 ,23C

1,450 

9,390

9 ;39C

2,33C

2 07C

3^660

1,340

g QQ£

1*37C

29H

203

3,950

9,390

Apr.

500

715

1,050

1,280

1,340

915

940 840~

722

655

615

678

722

655

678

595

518

465

545

635

535

518

678

990

815

678

722

482

940

940

-

Bay

722

615

635

790

915

890

840

896

963

678

535

518

711

890

1,340

990

745

655

700

615

700

880

2,590

2,900

1,380

1,080

1,340

1,310

990

815

700

Minimum

79

1 P9 LOG

170

74

205

156

147

465

518

326

99

66

51

51

June

1,370

1,120

700

595

615

700

700

575

655

745

700

535

465

421

398

465

500

482

482

448

418

395

395

431

428

376

326

335

363

357

-

Mean

460

477 

1,042

636

617

405

608

745 9*78

550

166

103

670

669

July

293

262

240

- 227

238

276

235

203

198

198

191

180

172

154

152

145

138

136

140

 142

132

122

116

114

118

113

108

106

101

99

107

Per 

square 

mile

G«l3

6 »36 

13.9

8.48

8 »23

5.40

8 11

9^93

13.0.

7 33

2.21

1 »37

8.93

7.59

Aug.

100

92

88

88

85

83

83

81

92

203

154

1

]

1

28

66

87

154

138

]

. 1

1

20

10

01

93

88

83

78

.79

80

80

79

75

70

67

66

Sept.

76

76

72

68

65

60

57

57

55

54

52

51

68

394

652

3,030

1,490

862

729

3,950

1,660

1,440

840

595 -465

392

363

330

1,290

820

-

Runoff

Inches

7.07

7.09

16.01

115.10

9 49

5*82

9 35

11 1 09

15.04

8*18

2.56

1 58

9^97

103.25

Acre-feet

28 ,230

28,360 * 

6^040

460,400

37 ,970

23 ,290

37 ,390

44,350 

60,150

52 ,720

6 ,330

39,890

413,000

Peak discharge.- Dec. 3 (4 a.m.) 16,900 sec.-ft.; Sept. 20 (9:30-a.m.) 5,250 sec.-ft. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
76 . SNOHOfflSH RIVER BASIN

Snpqualmle River near Tolt, VJash.

Location.- VJater-stage recorder, lat. 47°39 I 5511 , long. l£l°55'oO", in sec. 9, T. 25 N., R. 

y "E., 100 feet downstream from highway "bridge, 1 mile northwest of Tolt, and 2 niles 

downstream from Tolt River. Auxiliary water-stage recorder, lat. 47°39'00n , long. 

121°55'25n , In SWi sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 7 E., at Tolt, three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Tolt River and li miles upstream from base gage. Datum of each gage 

Is at mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September -1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 3,473 second-feet.

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 48,400 second-feet Dec. 3 (elevation, 58.13 

feet); "minimum, less than 415 second-feet, regulated (occurred sometime when water 

was below Intakes for Darts of days Oct. 1-10 or Sept. 11, 12; minimum dally, 526 

second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (regulated}.

1929-44: Ilaximum discharge, 51,000 second-feet Feb. £6, 1932; maximum elevation 

recorded, 59.9~feet, present datum, Nov. 13, 1932; minimum discharge, 291 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 24, 1942; minimum daily discharge, 396 second-feet (regulated) 

Sept. £4, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 10,000 second-feet, which are fair. Low

 .flow diverted for operation of power plant at Snoqualmle Falls but returned to river

above station. Some pondage at Snoqualmie Falls and some diurnal fluctuation caused

by power plant.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

3J

Oct.

f720 

f666 

f660 

' f 612 

f660

f708 

f660 

f672 

f636 

f720

1,930 

3,120 

1,820 

1,510 

1,320

1,320 

1,600 

2,430 

1.990 

1,510

 1,410 

1,710 

2,560 

2,830 

5,030

3,400 

2,700 

.2,360 

2,520 

4,840 

3,320

Nov.

2,560 

2,240 

2,430 

4,570 

6,160

4,27Q 3,240* 

2,630 

2,300 

2, -170

1,930 

1,760 

1,660 

1,610 

1,460

1,460 

1,600 

2,110 

1,820 

1,660

1,510 

1,460 

1,360 

1,230 

1,280

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,110 

1,990

Dec.

6, 590 

8,950 

33,200 

27,300 

9,710

5,880 

5,120 

5,310 

4,490 

3,870

3,360 

3,040 

2,800 

2,480 

2,260

2,040 

1,900 

1,760 

1,610 

1,510

1,380 

1,310 

1,400 

1,980 

4,630

3,870 

2,960 

2,410 

2,110 

1,900 

1,690

Jan.

2,110 

3,360 

3,040 

2,480 

2,260

1,900 

1,700 

1,600 

1,550 

1,410

1,370 

1,690 

1,700 

1,970 

2,260

3,680 

4,760 

5,310 

4,490 

3,360

2,800 

2,410 

2,960 

3,200 

2,880

2,410 

2,180 

1,970 

1,830 

1,700 

1,510

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jama 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

JulS 

Augu 

Sept

We

lendar year 1943 

a%

h .........................

ember .................."...

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Peak .discharRe.- Dec. 3 (9 to

r fcomputed on basis of partly 

Time basis: Pacific war time

Feb.

1.570 

1,570 

1,700 

1,970 

2,760

7,450 

6,490 

4,570 

3,620 

3,080

2,850 

2,640 

2,500 

2,570 

2,300

2,430 

2,710 

2,500 

2,430 

2,170

2,050 

1,930 

1,870 

 1,870 

1,930

1,990 

1,930 

1,870 

1,750

Secondfoot-days'

57,944 

63,030 

158,820

1,199,500

77,850 

77,070 

84,340 

116,060 

161,930 

97,890 

35,737 

22,743 

76,89O

j 1,030,304

Mar.

1,640 

1,640 

1,580 

1,580 

1,520

1,520 

1,470 

1,520 

5,550 

7,380

4,300 

3,300 

2,780 

2,430 

2,240

2,170 

2,500 

3,000 

2,850 

2,850

2,570 

2,300 

3,250 

3,620 

. 3,080

2,850 

2,640 

2,500 

2,430 

2,500 

2,780

Maximum

5,030 

6,160 

33,200

33,200

5,310 

7,450 

7,380 

5,640 

13,600 

6,710 

1,930 

1,000 

10,200

33,200

Apr.

3,080 

3,220 

4,300 

5,240 

5,640

4,570 

4,120 

4,120 

3,620 

3,300

3,300 

3,300 

3,620 

3,460 

3,300

3,220 

3,000 

2,780 

2,780 

3,150

3,000 

2,780 

3,150 

4,660 

5,440

4,660 

4,210 

4,760 

5,240 

5,040

Hay

4,460 

3,780 

3,620 

4,120 

5,040

5,240 

4,760 

4,850 

5,240 

4,210

3,460 

3,150 

3,460 

4,300 

6,060

*6,060 

4,570 

4,040 

3,860 

3,620

3,460 

3,700 

6,710 

13,600 

9,170

6,490 

6,490 

7,610 

6,490 

5,440 

4,850

Minimum

612 

1,110 

1,310

612

1,370 

1,570 

1,470 

2,780 

3,150 

1,990 

745 

556 

526

526

June

5,420 

6,710 

4,a50 

4.040 

3,860

4,120 

4,210 

3,780 

3,540 

3,950

4,300 

3,620 

3,080 

2,780 

2,570

2,570 

2,850 

2,780 

3,080 

2,780

2,710 

2,500 

2,430 

2,430 

2,430

2,360 

2,110 

1,990 

1,990 

2,050

Mean

1,869 

2,101 

5,123

3,286

2,511 

2,658 

2,721 

3,869 

5,224 

3,263 

1,153 

734 

2,563

2,815

July

1,930 

1,690 

1,750 

1,640 

1,52D

1,470 

1,580 

1,380 

1,290 

1,300

1,240 

1,250 

1,180 

1,140 

1,060

1,080 

1,010 

987 

969 

1,000

996 

951 

870 

83p

854

854 

854 

760 

775 

782 

745

Per 

square 

mile

3.09 

3.47 

S.47

5.43

4.15 

4.39 

4.50 

6.40 

8.63 

5.39 

1.91 

1.21 

4.24

4.65

10 p.m.) 48,400 sec. -ft. j toy 24 (2 p.m.) 14,900 

estimated gage height record. 

. To convert war time to standard time, subtract

Aug.

775 

70S 

738 

715 

 Y15

715 

694 

652 

730 

830

1,000 

862 

830 

951 

951

897 

798 

760 

768 

687

645 

632 

680 

652 

652

'659 

666 

556 

626 

619 

580

Sept.

659 

782 

708 

638 

612

' 593 

580 

562 

544 

532

f526 

f526 

550 

838 

1,260

8,080 

5,640 

4,120 

2,710 

10,200

10,100 

6,060 

4,300 

3,150 

2,500

2,110 

 1,870 

f 1,580 

1,640 

2,920

Runoff

Inches

3.56 

3.87 

9.76

73.73

4.79 

4.74 

5.18 

7.13 

9.95 

6.02 

< 2.20 

1.40 

4.73

63.33

sec. -ft. 

1 hour.

Acre-feet

114,000

125,000 

315,000

2,379,000

154,400 

152,900 

167,30ff 

230,200 

321,200 

194,800 

£* 70,880 

45,110 

152,500

2,044,000
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN - 79

North Fork Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie Falls, Vlash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°37'10", long. 121°42'S5", In SWi sec. 30, T. 25 

N., K. 9 E., 1 mile upstream from Calllgan Creek, 8 miles northeast of Snoqualmie 

Falls, 9 miles northeast of Snoqualmie, and 9i miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 65 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 474 second-feet.

Extremes.- mxlmura discharge during year, 7,420 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 15.31 

feet, from rating curve extended above 2,200 second-feet; minimum, 46 second-feet 

Sept. 12, 13.

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 8,020 second-feet Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 17.5 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum, 30 second-feet 

Sept. 17-19, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair. No dlversion or regulation. 

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

2.3 

2.5

3.1 

3.4

121

155

194

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

249 

324 

4S2 

671 

1,130

7.0

8.0

10.0

1,630

2,170

3,430

3.1

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

103 

149 

£06

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

395

545

1,500

2,100

9.0 2,700

10.0 3,350

12.0 4,750

14.0 6,350

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

82

79

76

75

82

89

81

77

76

85

578

428

287

219

191

191

318

448

280

215

200

267

308

764

936

482

380

316

521

666

396

Nov.

302

267

386

1,010

819

536

402

330

300

280

249

224

208

196

184

177

302

330

230

210

197

183

171

160

151

144

142

141

149

613 '

Dec.

1,120

3,180

5,560

1,800

880

598

580

615

467

382

342

305

279

255

233

214

204

192

178

165

156

151

169

401

808

482

355

291

255

229

214

Jan.

303

438

330

275

248

225

208

200

188

180

173

242

286

330

438

958

980

1,000

615

438

355

317

467

409

330

284

255

231

 216

202

192

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September .................. ( ...

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

Feb.

188

202

250

300

546

1,950

808

513

395 330

312

272

257

246

229

257

250

233

214

200

184

173

163

169

165

163

158

149

146

_

-

Second 

foot-days

9,193

8,993

21,060

162,924

11,313

9 422

ll!207

16,736

£4 449

13)916

4, 332

15J016

148,225

Mar.

135

130

132

140

144

135

134

217

1,810

1,080

513

382

307

270

250

268

438

438

409

355

298-

282

498

409

342

298

266

250

250

272

355

Maximum 

\

936

1,010

5,560

5,560

1,000

1,950

1,810

980

2,310

930

266

151

3,460

5,560

Apr.

395

498

785

980

980

635

615

580

513

482

452

482

482

452

438

395

382

355

382

438

395

382

529

740

615

545

545

740

762

762

-

Hay

580

482

513

655

830

785

695

762

785

545

452

409

615

785

1,160

808

598

580

580

482

529

529

1,540

2,310

1,130

880

1,060

1,230

830

695

615

Minimum

75

141

151

7"

173

146

130

355

409

277

69

47

47

June

930

905

580

513

529

562

598

467

545

655

635

467

382

355

315

368

395

423

467

395

395

368

355

395

382

342*

277

291

315

310

-

Mean

297

300

679

446

 365

36.2

558

789

464

140

501

405

July

257

266

242

219

219

C23

198

178

169

162

151

149

147

134

129

122

116

109

104

107

103

96

91

89

89

88

85

78

75

69

70

Per 

square 

mile

4.57

4.62

10.4

6.86

5.62

5.00

8.58

12.1

7.14

2.15

7.71

6.123

Aug.

76

70

66

69'

76

70

67

68

74

139

122

:

n

]

00

17

51

122

111

99

90

86

79

76

70

67

65

66

74*

-72

67

63

59

57

Sept.

72

86

77

70

66

63

58

55

52

49

48

47

48

90

303

2,670

1,130

675

478

3,460

1,330

1,180

635

452

355

298

263

235

303

368

-

Runoff

Inches

5.26

5.15

12.05

93.24.

6.47

5.39

6.41

9.58

13.99

7.96

2.48

s!s9

04.81

Acre-feet

13,230

17,840

41,770

323,200

22,440

18,690

22, 230

33,200

48,490

27,600

8.F.90

5,130

29 , 78O

294,000

Peak discharge.- Dec. 3 (9 a.m.) 7,420 sec.-ft,; May 24 (3 a.m.) 2,940 sec.-ft.; Sept. 16 (5 a.m.) 

3,910 sec.-ft.; Sept. 20 (8:30 a.m.) 4,330 sec.-ft.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
80 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 

Tolt River near Tolt, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47041'45", long. 121°49'20", In SiNEJ- sec. 31, T. 

. £6 N., R. 8 E., 500 feet downstream from the Forks and 6 miles northeast of Tolt. 

Datura of gage Is about 348 feet above mean sea level (river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 80- square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to January 1932, Sspt.ember 1937 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1928-31, 1937-44), 503 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 second-feet Dec. 2 (gage height, 11.24 

 reetj, from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet; minimum, 91 second-feot 

Sept. 11, 12, 13 (gage height, 4.20 feet).

1928-32, 1937-44: Maximum discharge, 11,400 second-feet Oct. 31, 1942 (gage 

height, 11.95 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet; minimum, 

63 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 1940; minimum gage height, 4.07 feet Sept. 23, 1938.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.4 

5.8

112

159

230

364

545

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

790

1,110

1,510

2,110

2,790

3,560

4,410

5,340

6,360

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

99

97

96

96

105

106

101

98

96

106

737

460

294

227

204

207

457

Nov.

380

341

452

1,030

972

678

520

444

405

380

345

308

285

259

242

233

394

540 397

349 291

265

247

356

405

610

844

495

393

326

681

792

481

262

242

227

212

202

192

185

180

187

192

830

-

Dec.

1,020

4,150

5,740

1,800

1,140

sie

846

846

648

562

505

457

418

384

360

345

322

312

294

275

262

259

298

529

956

660

 49°

405

364

337

330

Jan.

521

714

530

444

401

356

334

319

303

294

294

384

393

515

666

1,190

1,110

1,160

755

578

495

444

660

572

495

431

393

3S4

341

322

302

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

322

360

422

520

1,050

1,900

956

666

540

467

448

401

401

405

380

444

418

397

354

345

322

302

208

319

308

326

308

291

275

_

-

Secondfoot days

10,370

11,267

26,732

138,998

16,085

13,945

14,947

21 ,370

27 ,708

13,731

5,023

3,869

17,612

182 ,659

Mar.

265

256

250

244

236

233

230

356

1,920

1,040

584

462

389

356

330

366

550

545

525

462

401

384

875

618

510

444

393

384

401

426

525

Maximum

844

1,030

5,740

5,740

1,190

1,900

1,920

1,030

3,610

1,230

233

197

3,780

5,740

Apr.

545

672

940

1,030

1,OOO

720

790

748

600

589

562

600

630

572

600

545

520

486

530

660

567

£25

630

996

964

818

783

900

876

972

 ~

May

714

594

594

696

811

727

678

702

892

594

510

481

612

696

1,020

755

584

540

550

500

520

567

2,590

3,610

1,560

1,120

1,130

1,170

853

708 630"

Minimum

96

180

259

88

294

275

230

486

481

256

117

101

91

91

June

1,230

1,150

720

600

567

589

572

495

500

540

540

426

376

345

326

330

376

364

409

356

337

312

302

305

326

302

265

256

S59

256

.

Mean

335

376

862

518

519

481

482

712

894

458

162

125

587

499

July

233

220

204

202

202

230

212

192

182

178

174

170

165

161

157

152

148

143

145

143

141

136

131

128

130

131

J 27

124

121

117

124

Per 

square 

mile

4.19

4.70

10.8

6.48

6.49

6.01

6.02

8.90

11.2

5.72

2.02

1.56

7.34

6.24

Aug.

124

L17

L16

L18

117

115

L13

L13

L16

197

167

L39

L55

L78

155

146

:

L30

L24

LIB

113

111

]

L09

LOS

L06

109

117

]

L20

111

L06

LOS

101

Sept.

117

116

108

103

101

99

98

95

94

93

92

91

98

457

527

3,020

1,220

690

568

3,780

1,300

1,170

690

520

418

364

326

302

415

540

-

Runoff

Inches

4.82

5 OA. £?

12.43

87.86

7.48

6.48

6.95

9.93

IS ,88

6.38

2.34

1.80

8.19

84.92

Acre-feet

20,570

22,350

53,020

374 ,900

31 ,900

27,660

29,650

42,390

54,960

27,240

9,960

7,670

34,930

362,300

Peak discharge.- Dec. 2 (9:30 p.m.) 9,210 aeo.-ft.} May 24 (3:30 a.m.) 4,960 aeo.-ft.; Sept. 16 

(3:4O a.m.; 5,15O aec.-ft.; Sept. 20 (5:30 a.m.) 4,960 sec.-ft.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SHDHOMSH RIVER BASIN ' 81

Pllchuck River near Granite Falls, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°03'15", long. 121°S7'25", in SEi sec. 30, T, 30 N.-, R. 7 

v., kioO feet upstream from road bridge and 2 miles south of Granite Falls.

Drainage area.- 53 square miles.

Records available.- May to October 1911, January 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,030 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 

y.ut> reet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet; minimum observed, 31 

second-feet Sept. 9, 10, 11 (gage height, 1.94 feet).

1911, 1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 24, 1944; minimum observed, 

that of Sept. 9, 10, 11, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. City of Snohomlsh diverts above 5 secondreet for municipal use. No regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and.diacharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 25 to Sept. 30

2.0 29 3.0 195 4.5 980 2.0 36 3.0 196 4.5

2.2 49 3. K 291 5.O 1,450 £

2.4 76 3.6 414 5.7 2,290 £

.2 56 3.3 291 5.0

.4 82 3.6 414 6.0

2.7 125 4.0 623 2.7 130 4.0 623 7.0

9SO

1,420

2,550

4 ,030 '

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

34

33

34

39

49

37

34

34

36

125

210

107

82

111

310

685

370

210

146

123

240

195

256

350

224

169

138

240

594

350

Nov.

240

195

195

438

685

486

329

240

210

182

158

136

121

112

104

97

240

210

158

140

121

109

104

97

88

86

84

85

85

310

Dec.

1,060

2,160

2,290

1,160

538

370

414

461

329

256

224

195

169

158

144

133

125

118

111

105

101

97

120

414

752

461

310

240

195

169

158

Jan.

270

538

370

291

256

210

162

182

169

158

146

195

195

240

350

752

752

654

370

270

240

195

392

329

291

240

195

182

156

146

. 143

Feb.

142

146

195

291

538

685

370

291

224

195

240

224

210

. 240

240

370

370

310

270

240

210

195

169

210

210

240

224

210

195

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bay........................................

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

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

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

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

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

1S2

169

169

' 182

169

182

169

329

1,060

461

291

224

195

169

158

195

6S5

392

370

350

329

329

716

438

329

310

291

256

256

291

310

Apr.

-

Secondfoot-clays

5,600

5,845

13,537

88,132

9,060

7,654.

9,958

9,276

13 ,985

5,098

1,695

1,672

7,777

91,157

270

291

310

310

270

224

224

270

224

195

182

210

310

291

310

270

256

240

310

461

329

291

291

565

594

438

350

329

291

370

-

May

256

224

210

210

210

182

182

210

486

329

256

224

291

256

370

291

224

195

210

195

182

329

2,290

3,250

980

538

414

329

256

210

196

Maximum

685

685

2,290

2,290

752

685

1,060

594

3,250

594

76

160

2,290

3,250

June

538

594

350

256

2C4

196

196

171

171

160

149

130

122

122

113

113

130

122

130

130

113

105

103

100

107

100

92

91

88

82

-

Minimum

31

849-i

33

142

14£

15S

182

18£

8£

413r

31

31

July

76

74

72

69

71

71

66

64

61

60

58

56

54

54

52

~52

49

49

47

49

49

47

45

45

47

44

43

-42

41

41

47

Aug.

Mean

1S1 

195

437

241

292

1 264

321

309

451

- 170

54.7

53.9

259

249

47

42

42

43

43

41

43

45

49

160

-82

61

78

79

66

85

61

54

49

49

45

43

41

40.

42

42

44

41

39

39

37

Sept.

41

39

38

37

34

34

34

34

31

31

31

34

40

210

113

718

329

196

149

2,290

654

414

224

149

122

110

100

107

1,020

414

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

11,110

11,590

26 ,850

174,800

17 9VO

15,180

19,750

18,400

10 'llo

3,360

3,320

15,430

180 ,800

Time baa la; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
82 STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN

South Fork Stlllaguamish River near Granite Falls', Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°06'10", long. 121°56'40", in SWilIWi sec. 8, T.

 50 N., R. 7 E., Is miles upstream from Canyon Creek and 3 miles northeast of Granite 

Falls. X. *

Drainage area.- 119 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 970 second-feetv. I .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 second-feet Dec. 5 (gage height, 15.84

 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,200 second-feet; minimum, 72 second-feet 

Sept. 11, 13; minimum gage height, 3.23 feet Oct. 4.

1938-44: mxlmum discharge, 26,700 second-feet Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 19.7 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,200 

second-feet; minimum, 55 second-feet Sept. 23, 24, 1938; minimum gage height, 2.99 

feet Aug. 19-31, 1941.

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

fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, i 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5

et, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

3.2 106 5.0 890 S.O 4,400 3.5 120 5.0 8OO 

3.5 174 5.5 1,270 9.O 6,070 4.0 260 5.5 1,170 

4.0 334 6.0 1,730 10.0 7,800 4.5 485 -6.0 1,600 

4.5 565 7.0 2,920 12.0 11,400

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25,

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

128 

122 

116 

114 

169

191 

144 

128 

120 

167

955 

713 

451 

338 

499

999 

2,240 

1,100 

654 

465

455 

820 

607 

959 

1,880

1.030 

692

. 5?2 

929 

1,500 

925

Nov.

643 

589 

750 

2,330 

2,240

1,320 

925 

711 

619 

565

500 

442 

402 

369 

342

323 

1,010 

778 

521 

456

402 

361 

323 

291 

267

251 

235 

235 

251 

1.250

Dec.

2,280 

6,920 

10.800 

2,860 

1,420

1,010 

940 

912 

695

642

512 

458 

430 

400 

360

540 

320 

300 

280 

270

260

250

soo

1,500 

2.500

1,200 

850 

650 

550 

450 

400

Jan.

700 

1,400 

750 

600 

500

430 

400 

385 

362 

340

327 

463 

500 

800 

1,400

3,000 

4,000 

3,000 

2,000 

1,000

800 

600 

1 , 400 

~ 1,000 

800

650 

550 

470 

420 

370 

350

Feb.

300 

400 

600 

1,000 

1,500

3,000 

1,600 

1,000 

750 

600

580 

560 

540 

520 

500

580 

580 

500 

450 

410

380 

350 

320 

325 

327

331 

323 

310 

300

Month ,-Se ?0 Sd~ foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber

lendar year 1943

uary . . 

h . . . 

1

...... 3

ember .

20.142 

19.701 

41,059

11,561

39,767 

18,936 

34,750 

28,784 

38,313 

18,460 

6,417 

4,073 

27,220

ter year 1943-44 ... . .. 277,622

^eak discharge.- D

TTote.- Wo frar;e-hel 

24V May 25 to July 3 

above Jim Crr>ek, nea 

Time basis; Paclf

Mar.

290 

285 

285

300

285

275 

270 

700 

4,500 

- 2,200

1,000 

750 

550 

450 

400

430 

1,500 

1,100 

800 

' 600

550 

600 

2,000 

1,000 

750

600 

500 

450 

410 

420 

500

Maximum

2.240 

2,330 

10,800

10,800

4,000 

3,000 

4,500 

. 1,600 

3,910 

1,500 

310 

267 

5,190

10,800

Apr.

500 

700 

1,000 

1,300 

1,600

1,050 

1,090 

1,050 

856 

821

779 

807 

933 

870 

926

814 

688 

606 

856 

1,090

800 

723

820 

1,300 

1,130

975 

940 

1,330 

1,210 

1,420

Hay

1,010. 

828 

821 

975 

1,130

1,090 

1,050 

1,170 

1,510 

975

786 

730 

940 

1,090 

1,750

1,330 

975 

863 

898 

814

828 

1,170 

3,220 

3,910 

1,700

1,200 

1,250 

1,300 

1,100 

1,000 

900

June

1,500 

1,200 

1,000 

900 

800

850 

900 

800 

850 

900

900 

700 

550 

450 

400

420 

440 

430 

450 

420

410 

360 

375 

390 

380

370 

320 

310 

325 

340

Minimum Mean

114 650 

235 657 

250 1,324

108 854

327 960 

300 ' 653 

270 798 

500 959 

730 1,236 

310 615 

135 207 

92 131 

74 " 907

74 759

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1944

July

310 

295 

280 

260 

278

281 

267 

245 

242 

239

242 

230 

221 

200 

194

191 

188 

182 

188 

197

185 

165 

158 

152 

160

155 

148 

145 

142 

135 

142

Per 

square 

mile

5.46 

5.52 

11.1

7.18

8.07 

5.49 

6.71 

8.06 

10.4 

5.17 

1.74 

1.10 

 7.62

6.38

ec. 3 (4 a.m.) 18,700 sec. -ft.; Sept. 20 (8 to 9 a.m.) 6,§40 

ght record Dec. 14 to Jan. 7, Jan. 13 to Feb. 24, Feb. 28 to 

; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and 

r Arlington. 

Ic war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract

2,730 

4,270 

6,000

Aug.

132 

120 

116 

116 

118

114 

116 

116 

116 

267

215 

165 

176 

218 

182

168 

145 

135 

122 

114

108 

104 

100 

100 

102

102 

102 

100 

98 

94 

92

Sept.

100 

104 

100 

92 

 86

82 

80 

80 

78 

78

74 

76 

151 

849 

615

3,890 

1,900 

1,010 

676 

5,190

1,970 

1,600 

926 

642 

496

405 

344 

406 

3,520 

1,600

Runoff

Inches

6.29 

6.16

12.83

97.37

9.30 

5.92 

7.73 

9.00 

11.97 

5.77 

2.01 

1.27 

8.51

86.76

sec. -ft. 

Apr. 5, 

records

1 hour.

Acre feet

39,950 

39,080 

81,440

618,000

'.59,040 

37,560 

49,090 

57,090 

75,990 

36,610 

12,730 

8,080 

53,990

550,600

Apr. 23, 

for station
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Stillaguamish River above Jim Creek, near Arlington, Wash.

83

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°09'55n , long. 122°03'55", in SWi sec. 17, T. 31 

 N., R. 6 E., li miles upstream from Jiin Creek and 3 miles southeast of Arlington. 

Datum of gage is 80.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 199 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1944.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 24,200 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 23.88 

feet);- minimum, 122 second-feet Sept.'10-13.

1936-44: Maximum discharge, 25,200 second-feet Apr. 17, 1938, from rating curve 

extended above 10,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum 

discharge, 114 second-feet Sept. 26, 1940, Aug. 20, 21, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. No 

diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except period of shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

11.0 * 136 13.0 1,460 16.0 6,280 11.4 

11.3 249 13.5 2,070 17.0 8,330 11.7 

11.6 395 14.0 2,790 18.0 10,500 12.0 

12.0 645 14.5 3,570 20.0 15,000 12.5 

12.5 1,000 15.0 4,410 22.0 19,700

Discharge, in seoond-f set . water year October

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 '17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

196 

180 

169 

173 

215

290 

215 

196 

180 

204

1,120 

1,060 

645 

503 

 506

1,260 

3,030 

1,650 

970

710

632 

1,170 

985 

1,160 

2,540

1,410 

962 

759 

1,130 

2,350 

1,410

Nov.

970 

872 

1,040 

3,210 

3,660

2,120 

1,410 

1,080 

940 

850

759 

671 

619 

554 

516

485 

1,190 

1,140 

752 

652

593 

515 

467 

413

390

365 

345 

340 

350 

1,050

Dec.

3,410 

7,470 

16,000 

4,5SO 

2,240

1,520 

1,350 

1,400 

1,080 

912

800 

723 

660 

608 

565

529 

505 

481 

464 

442

420 

414

476 

2,700 

3,720

2,060 

1,310 

969 

800 

716 

667

Jan.

1,190 

2,140 

1,210 

936 

S24

737 

681 

660 

602 

602

583 

765 

864 

1,560 

2,300

4,640 

5,680 

4.48O 

2,440 

1,640

1,230 

1,030 

1,970 

1,760 

1,280

1,000 

864 

772 

688 

640 

608

Feb.

621 

737 

978 

1.3SO 

2,160

4,380 

2,8SO 

1,760 

1,300 

1,040

1,020 

904 

840 

S40 

786

944 

944 

816 

751 

681

647 

602 

577 

614 

640

647 

608 

589 

571

u f. 4. i, Sscond ; 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...... . ...........

lendar year 1943 

ary .......

4

nary

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

ember .....................

27,980 

28,317 

59,990

63,359

46,376 

31,257 

40,443 

42,738 

55,250 

28,725 

9,113 

6,366 

38,506

ter year 1943-44 .......... 415,060

Mar.

535 

529 

529 

547 

523

523 

505 

1,190 

6,660 

3,260

1,640 

1,170 

936 

793 

723

793 

2,170 

1,580 

1,350 

1,330

1,090 

1,290 

3,000 

1,580 

1,110

978 

848 

766 

744 

800 

952

Maximum

3,030 

3,660 

16,000

16,000

5,680 

4,380 

6,660 

2,370 

6,900 

2,720 

493 

399 

7,150

16,000

Apr.

952 

1,140 

1,700 

2,090 

2,370

" 1,580 

1,460 

1,520 

1,210 

1,110

1,110 

1,090 

1,310 

1,220 

1,260

1,160 

996 

680 

1,100 

1,700

1,210 

1,050 

1,240 

2,150 

2,020

1,520 

1,350 

1,580 

1,700 

1,960

183 13.0 1,240 15.0 4,090 

315 13.5 1,830 16.0 5,910 

475 14.0 2,510 17.0 7,940 

SOO 14.5 3,270

1943 to September 1944

Hay

1,400 

1,120 

1,110 

1,270 

1,520

1,460 

1,400 

1,460 

2,230 

1,460

1,110 

1,040 

1,300 

1,460 

2,300

1,830 

1,320 

1,130 

1,160 

1,100

1,060 

1,520 

3,910 

6,900 

2,960

2,020 

2,160 

2,230 

1,700 

1,400 

1,210

Minimum

169 

340 

414

156

583 

571 

505 

880 

1,040 

523 

199 

143 

122

122

June

2,510 

2,720 

1,460 

1,130 

1,060

1,160 

1,220 

1,050 

1,070 

1,190

1,200 

952 

786 

702 

667

716 

7S6 

765 

800 

709

696 

628 

. 621 

660 

640

628 

547 

523

553 

577

Mean

903 

944 

1,935

1,269,

1,496 

1,078 

1,305 

1,425 

1,782 

958 

294 

205 

1,284

1,134

July

493 

448 

409 

392 

398

392 

370 

340 

325 

325

320 

310 

301 

277 

267

258 

254 

254 

254 

267

263 

241 

223 

223

227

227 

219 

215 

207 

199 

215

Per 

square 

mile

4.54 

4.74 

9.72

6.38

7.52 

5.42 

6.56 

7.16 

8.95 

4.81 

1.48 

1.03 

6.45

5.70

Aug.

211 

1S7 

1S3 

183 

187

183 

179 

183 

187 

399

355 

258 

249 

305 

281

277 

236 

215 

195 

183

172 

164 

161 

161 

161

161 

157 

153 

150 

146 

143

Sept .

' 146 

153 

150 

143 1'39

136 

132 

129 

126 

122

122 

122 

139 

1,010 

647

5,290 

2,510 

1,350 

S24 

7,150

3,180 

2,260 

1,320 

888 

688

577 

493 

1,020 

5,040 

2,600

Runoff

Inches

5.23 

5.29 

11.21

86.59

8.67 

5.84 

7.56 

7.99 

10.33 

' 5.37 

1.70 

1.19 

7.20

77.58

Acre-feet

55,500 

56,170 

119,000

919,000

91,990 

62,000 

 80,220 

84,770 

109,600 

56,980 

18,080 

12 , 620 

76,380

823,300

Note.- Shifting-control method used Dec. 4 to Feb. 6. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time t;Q standard time, subtract '1 hour.
84 STILLAGUAfflSH RIVER BASIN

Jim Creek near Arlington, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°10'30", long. 122°03'55", in SEiNWi sec. 17, T. 

bi N., R. 6 E., 1 mile upstream from mouth arid 3 miles southeast of Arlington.

Drainage area.- 48.9 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 second-feet probably Dec. 3 (gage height,

 b.bb feet, from recorded range in stage), from rating curve extended above 800 secondfeet; minimum,- 8.8 second-feet Sept. 11.

1937-44: Maximum discharge, 5,320 second-feet Qec. 28, 1937 (gage height, 8.32 

feet), from rating curve extended above 800 second-feet; minimum, 5.9 second-feet 

Sept. 16, 1943.

Remark^.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of no

 gage-height record, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to May 23 May 24 to Sept. 30

0.8 10 1.8 98 3.5 572 0.6 6.5 1.5 58 3.0 

1.0 21 2.1 144 *.0 815 .8 12 l.S 92 3.5 

1.2 35 2.5 231 4.5 1,100 1.0 20 2.1 145 4.0 

1.5 62 3.0 377 - - 1.2 32 2.5 240

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

10 

9.5 

9.0 

10 

11

13 

11

10 

10

11

70 

120 

80 

50 

60

190 

400 

210 

. 140 

100

80 

170 

144 

208 

217

152 

US 

92 

154 

307 

202

Nov.

152 

132 

146 

387 

350

250 

190 

150

ICO 

105

90 

80 

75 

70 

65

60 

150 

110 90' 

80

70 

65 

60

55

50 

49 

50 

50 

100

Dec.

250 

500 

1,100 

600 

350

200 

250 

160 

140 

ISO

105 

95 

90

BO 

75

72 

70 

66 

64 

62

61 

60 

100 

200 

350

220 

170 

140 

125

110 

100

Jan.

150 

300 

- 250 

220 

200

184 

171 

159 

150

137

130 

165 

189 

308 

338

466 

596 

521 

319 

244

178 

326 

438 

335

257 

212 

180 

157 

141 

130

Feb.

130 

163 

198 

231

370

525 

402 

290

284 

191

£02 

184 

180 

186 

169

276 

276 

236 

202 

174

154 

136

137 

136

148 

141 

129

Unnth Second- Monttl foot-days

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

C£

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

WE

mber ...................... 6

ilendar year 1943 

ary 7

ember ..................... 3

,362.5 

,453 

,085

,193.8

,753 

,094 

,442 

,732

,963

'624 

445 

,692.6

ter year 1943-44 .......... 51,468.1

Mar.

114 

109 

108 

106 

101

99 

94 

142 

642 

319

205 

169 

141 

126 

118

126

252 

178 

155 

167

157 

 193 

354 

231 

191

171 

154 

136 

129 

126 

129

Maximum

400 

387 

1,100

1,100

596 

525 

642 

391 

725 

334 

31 

27 

699

1,100

Apr.

122 

139 

180 

205 

184

142 

137 

159 

141 

134

137 

130 

137 

136 

152

147 

141 

129 

184 

279

231 

200

375 

391

301

249 

239 

205

May

169 

151 

14S

155 

154

134 

130

141 

273 

184

159 

144 

148 

142 

171

141 

118 

106 

105 

99

104 

132 

466 

725 

428

294 

235 

195 

159 

133 

120

June

287 

334 

210 

165 

139

131 

118 

106 

101 

92

83

75 

68 

66 

63

65 

69 

65 

71 

61

58 

53

51 

50 

46

44 

40 

38 

37 

36

Minimum Mean

9.0 108 

49 115 

SO 195

' 6.3 143

130 250 

122 219 

94 176 

122 191 

99 192 

36 94.1 

14 20.1 

10 , 14.4 

9.3 123

9.0 1-il

July

3129"

26

25

24 

23 

23

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

18 

IV 

17 

19

19 

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

15 

15 

17 

17 

14

Per 

square 

mile

2.21 

2.35 

4.01

2.9S

5.11 

4.29 

3.60 

3.91 

3.93 

1.92 

.411 

.294 

2.52

2.88

400 

610 

850

Aug.

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

13 

14 

14

22

17 

17 

17 

17

21 

18 

16 

. 14 

12

12 

IS

12 

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

Sept.

12

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

9.3 

9.3 

35 

89 

44

361 

139 

106 

66 

699

365 

168 

111 

83 

69

58 

52 

448 

432 

240

Runoff

Inches

2.56 

2.63 

- 4.63

39.68

5.90 

4.63 

4.14 

4.36 

4.54 

2.15 

.47 

.34 

2.81

39.16

Acre-feet

6,670 

6,850 

12,070

103,500

15,380 

12,090 

10,790 

11,370 

11,830 

5,600 

1,240 

883 - 

7,320

102,100

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-22, Nov. 5 to Jan. 5; discharge computed on basis of recorded 

ange in stage and records for stations on nearby streams. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war ti"ie to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Stlllaguamlsh River near Arlington, Wash.

85

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°15'45", long. 122°02'45", in SEiNWi sec. 16, T. 

32 H., R. 6 E., 6 miles northeast of Arlington, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 

miles downstream from Deer Creek. Datum of gage is 89.54 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

i.alnace area.- 269 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 1,623 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 11.06 

feet); minimum, 189 second-feet inept. 10, 12 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 27,700 second-feet Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 12.7 

feet); minimum, 88 second-feet Sept. 23, 1938.

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

No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 17 to May 24)

1.1 196

1.3 251

1.5 310

2.0 48S

Oct. 1-to Dec.

2.5 710

3.0 960

4.0 1,570

5.0 2,350

6.0 3,520

7.0 -5,650

8.0 S,550

1.0 195

1.2 236

1.5 305

2.0 440

Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

2.5 622

3.0 860

4.0 1,500

5.0 2,330

6.0 3,430

7.0 5,400

8.0 8,260

10.0 15,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Cot.

201

201

201

201

245

237

215

207

199

243

606

622

60S

a 400

a 500

al,250

a2,SOO

al,500

a900

a600

a550

al,100

988

1,590

2,550

1,570

1,160

934

1,150

1,820

1,250

Nov.

960

960

1,250

3,730

3,460

2,120

1,540

1,250

1,070

934

357

758

686

640

594

568

S94

90S

710

663

617

563

521

484

456

440

418

414

414

941

-

Dec.

2,130

7,330

14,200

5,260

2,850

2,060

1,860

1,860

1,420

1,210

1,080

- 960

885

610

760

712

666

644

601

560

540

488

560

2,940

4,350

2,500

1,700

1,320

1,080

960

885

Jan.

1,470

2,600

1,320

1,420

1,280

1,080

960

935

910

S60

835

1,020

1,380

2-, 700

3,100

6,490

8,230

7,270

3,900

2,760

2,150

1,S20

3,010

3,120

2,280

1,730

1,500

1,320

1,140

1,050

990

Month

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

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

December ...................'...

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

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

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

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

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

May .....................:.....

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

duly ..........................

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

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

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

Feb.

960

1,210

1,540

1,860

2,420

6,320

4,480

2.S60

2,100

1,700

1,620

1,380

1,280

1,210

1,070

1,380

1,240

1,080

990

910

360

810

760

S35

335

810

7S5

736

712

-

-

Secondfoot-days

26,600

29 » 82 0

65,231

539,856

71,230

44,753

' 48,788

47,250

53,730

27,335

11,130

7,805

35,601

469,273

Mar.

689

689

689

712

639

666

644

1,260

6,650

3,640

2,100

1,620

1,280

1,110

1,020

1,080

2,410

1,780

1,500

1,540

1,280

1,590

3,330

2,060

-1,620

1,420

1,320

1,110

1,050

1,050

1,140

Maximum

2,800

3 730

14^200

14,200

8,280

6,320

6,650

2,420

5,050

2 '488 290

343

6,170

14,200

Apr.

1,140

1,280

1,820

2,240

2,420

1,820

1,620

1,580

1,350

1,320

1,350

1,320

1,420

1,500

1,540

1,350

1,180

1,020

1,240

1,860

1,350

1,210

1,380

2,380

2,060

1,580

1,460

1,700

1,320

1,940

-

May

1,500

1,240

1,240

1,46D

1,700

1,620

1,580

1,660

2,150

1,580

1,280

1,130

1,350

1,540

2,200

1,780

1,380

1,240

1,210

1,110

1,110

1,320

3,590

5,050

2,520

1,860

1,860

2,060

1,700

1,420

1,240

Minimum

199

414

488

199

835

712

644

1,020

1,110

504

279

215

193

193

June

2,080

2,290

1,420

1,130

1,080

1,140

1,140

990

1,080

1,140

1,110

 935

810

760

712

736

7S5

736

760

689

666

622

601

622

601

580

522

504

522

522

-

Mean

858

994

2,104

1,479

2,298

1,543

1 574

1*575

1,733

911

359

252

1,187

1,282

July

488

471

486

4S6

426

4S6

411

333

383

383

333

370

356

343

343

330

330

328

343

356

370

328

315

318

322

310

305

300

295

283

279

Per 

square 

mile

3.19

3.70

7.82

5.50

8.54

5.74

5.35

5.86

6.44

3

-ZO OS

 1.33

.937

4.41

4.77

Aug.

260

!

!

254

251

256

256

249

!

247

243

247

343

300

265

274

274

288

320

274

370

247

232

228

228

223

328

226

219

S26

223

219

215

215

Sept.

217

217

211

205

203

205

205

197

195

195

195

193

1,750

1,580

714

4,690

2,330

1,320

904

6,170

3,160

1,740

1,180

S85

736

622

560

522

2,510

1,740

-

Runoff

Inches

3.68

4.12

9.02

74.65

9 85

el 19

6 75

6.53

7.43

3» 78

1.54

1 06

4.92

64.89

Acre-feet

52,760

59,150

129,400

1,071,000

141,300

88 , 770

96 ,770

93,720

106,600

54,220

22,030

15,480

70,610

930,900

Peak discharge.- Dee. 3 (7:30 

(7:30 a.m.) 8,'§80 sec.-ft.

19.200 see. -ft.: 17 (9 a.m.) p,510 see.-ft.; Jan, 18 

\i-.jv a.m.; o,eeu sec.-rt. v

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records fop 

South Fork Stillaguamish River above Jim Creek, near Arlington.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKlGIT RIVER BASIN

Skagit River near Hope, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°03', long. 121°05', just downstream from Galena 

ureei:, 4 miles upstream from international boundary, and 40 miles southeast of Hope, 

British Columbia.

Drainage area.- 370 square mil«s.

Records available,- October 1934 to September 1944 in water-supply papers of Geological 

survey,narcn 1915 to September,1922 in bulletins of Dominion Water & Power Bureau, 

Canada.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1934-44), 799 second-feet. '

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 second-feet May 29 (gage height, 6.46 

feet;; minimum, 113 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

1915-22, 1934-44: .Maximum discharge, 7,560 .second-feet June 17', 1916: minimum 

recorded, 81 second-feet Feb. 9, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Cooperation.- This station is maintained with the cooperation of the city of Seattle and 

is one or the international gaging stations maintained by Canada under agreement with 

the United States.

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

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.5 144 3.3 405 5.0 1,290 

2.7 198 3.6 535 5.5 1,630 

2.9 260 4.0 730 6.O 2,040 

3.1 330 4.5 990

1

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

195 

190 

190 

107 

187

181 

181 

181 

178 

190

207 

E16 

207 

198 

198

219 

264 

254

CIO

201 

198 

192 

204 

254

' 231 

219 

210 

207 

219 

210

Nov.

198 

192 

201 

213 

250

228 

213 

204

198 

195

195 

192 

190

184 

184

181 

192 

213 

204 

198

102 

190 

187 

181 

176

170 

170 

167 

165 

170

Dec.

176 

185 

788 

730 

558

468 

421 

373 

334 

302

284 

267 

257 

250 

S34

231

216 

204 

192

181 178- 

190 

198 

234

219 

204 

198 

190 

178 

181

Jan.

184 

178 

176 

173 

170

162 

157 

157 

152 

139

142 

149 

147 

149 

149

157 

204

222 

219

210 

204 

210 

207 

198

178 

165 

167 

162 

160 

160

Feb.

165 

165 

165 

162 

162

187 

192 

178 

173 

165

167 

162 

160 

157 

152

152 

149 

144 

144 

139

137 

127 

1E7 

134 

130

130 

127 

125

forays

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1942 

ary . . ...

... 3

ember .....................

6,403 

5,793 

8,843

74,758

5,429 

4,399 

5,576 

17,272 

46,754 

45,839 

17,011 

8,847 

7,806

ter year 1943-44 ........... 179,972

Mar.

122 

120 

118 

118 

116

116 

113 

116 

160 

216

216 

204 

187 

181 

187

184 

192 

204 

201 

198

192 

201 

216 

219

219 

207 

207 

204 

207 

213

Maximum

264 

250 

788

5,210

192

" 1,040 

2,380 

2,180 

845 

377 

504

2,380

Apr.

247 

320 

470 

590

600 

576 

553 

535 

548

553 

580. 

600 

571 

558

526 

499 

481 

472 

476

472

615 

752 

765

755 

740 

770 

861 

1,040

May

984 

930 

930 

1,030 

1,280

1,480 

1,520 

1,560 

1,480 

1,300

1,170 

1,090 

1,160 

1,400 

2,010

'2,320 

2,060 

1,880 

1,700 

1,540

1,410 

1,290 

1,250 

1,210 

1,190

1,250 

1,540 

2,080 

2,380 

2,220 

2,110

Minimum

178 

165 

176

165

139

113 

225 

930 

896 

358 

213 

165

113

June

2,170 

2,180 

1,890 

1,730 

1,670

1,730 

1,790 

1,620 

1,710 

1,930

1,980 

1,810 

1,690 

1,730 

1,570

1,480 

1,710 

1,640 

1,560 

1,450

1,360 

1,260 

1,190 

1,140 

1,080

1,030 

 990 

940 

913 

896

Mean

207 

193 

285

1,030

175 

152 

180 

576 

1,510 

1,530 

549 

285 

260

492

1944

July

845 

805 

755 

720 

700

725 

695 

655 

625 

630

615 

590- 

566 

535 

517

499 

486 

476 

486 

508

486 

454 

433 

433 

4S9

413 

409 

405 

389 

369 

358

Per 

square 

mile

0.56 

.52 

.77

2.78

.47 

.41 

.49 

1.56 

4.08 

4.14 

1.48 

.77 

.70

1.33

Aug.

348 

334 

323 

316 

309

298 

298 

312 

' 30g 

323

320 

340 

377 

' 3(54 

3E3

309 

292 

302 

E81 

264

254 

244 

241 

244 

234

219 

213 

213 

213

Sept.

210

195 

190 

187 

184

184 

181 

176 

173 

173

170 

165 

176 

195 

192

373 

344 

288 

260 

381

504 

433 

381 

344 

316

274 

267 

292 

3.06

Runoff

Inches

0.65 

.58 

.89

37.68

.54 

.44 

.56 

1.74 

4.70 

4.62 

1.71 

.89 

.78

18.10

Acre-feet

12,700 

11,490 

17,540

743,300

10,770 

8,720 

11,060 

34,260 

92,740 

90,920 

33, 740 

17,550 

15,480

357,000

Time basis; Pacific war time. 3?o convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Skagit River above Devils Creek, near Newhalem, Wash.

87

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°51', long. 121 °02', in NWi sec. 30, T. 39 II., R. 

14 E., 2 miles upstream from Devils Creek, ~10i miles upstream from Ross Dam, and 15 

miles northeast of Newhalem.

Drainage area.- 638 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 second-feet May 15, 16, 29; maximum gage 

 height, 4.84 feet my 16; minimum discharge, 309 'second-feet Mar. 6-8 (gage height,

0.63 foot).

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 8,220 second-feet June 10, 1943 (gage height, 6.80

feet); minimum, 257 second-feet Nov. 13, 194S (gage height, 0.39 foot).

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

No diversion or regulation.

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.4

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1-5

390 

560' 469 

664

1.7

2.0

(Shifting-control method used

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4

851

1,080

1,540

2,110

-5) 

Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

370

455

550

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

660

855

1,OSO

1,540

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.S

2,080

2,690

3,380

4,630

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

509

513

504

487

495

478

491

495

504

555

610

590

536

495

495

551

637

x 555

555

518

491

. 47S

' 461

487

5S5

570

546

522

513

518

500

Nov.

482

473

478

504

560

536

. 509

487

478

469

469

465

453

440

436

436

453

478

473

473

465

453

444

440

436

432

417

409

405

424

Dec.

42S

465

1,480

1,650

al,360

1,060

1,010

918

841

77S

690

660

622

600

566

550

535

505

482

455

442

414

410

428

473

500

505

500

491

473

455

Jan.

455

455

446

437

424

410

402

394

382

370

35S

350

354

354

366

398

706

766

a720

a660

a600

a580

a560

a540

a520

a500

a490

a 480

473

473

473

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

March ............:............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

468

473

473

455

460

545

556

540

515

500

491

478

460

450

442

432

414

410

402

398

386

370

366

362

358

350

350

346

342

 -

~

Secondfoot-days

36,244

13,877

20,746

747,025

14,896

12,592

14,768

36,790

93,790

95,930

38 959

22 447

19)s67

400,906

Mar.

327

324

 324

321

315

312

309

312

460

672

610

566

515

491

491

491

520

535

530

515

505

515

566

566

556

545

530

515

510

505

515

Maximum

637

560

1,650

8,040

766

556

672

2 20C

4,630

4,310

1,900

932

1,200

4,630

Apr.

545

58S

702

985

1,160

1,250

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,060

1/040

1,030

1,010

1,060

1,200

1,540

1,640

1,590

1,540

1,640

2,020

2,200

-

May

2,140

1,960

1,900

2,140

2,620

3,090

3,230

3,230

3,020

 2,690

2,440

2,260

2,320

2,820

3,910

4,630

4,150

3,830

3,530

3,160

2,880

2,620

2,500

2,380

2,260

2,320

2,760

3,910

4,630

4,310

4,150

Minimum

461

405

410

405

350

342

309

545

1,900

2,020

904

561

464

309

June

4/310

4,310

3,760

3,460

3,300

3,460

3,600

3,230

3,380

3,910

4,150

3,910

3,600

3,530

3)300

3,160

3,760

3,530

3,380

3,160

2,950

2,760

2,620

2,500

2,380

2,260

2,140

2,080

2,020

2,020

-

Mean

524

463

669

2,047

481

434

476

1,226

3 025

3 ) 198

1 257 *724

662

1,095

July

1,900

1,690

1,590

1,490

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,250

'1,160

1,080

1,050

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,050

985

904

Per 

square 

mile

C.821

.726

1.05

3.21

.764

.680

.746

1.92

4.74

5.01

1.97

1.13

1.04

1.72

Aug.

8S3

S

f

S

34S

348

320

806

772

746

792

752

841

813

355

532

390

834

766

733

740

560

627

616

500

594

310

58S

561

, 572

588

572

583

605

Sept.

572

525

505

505

491

500

510

478

478

482

4S2

464

530

583

510

936

827

67S

605

964

1,200

1,080

955

841

766

690

638

616

772

684

-

Runoff

Inches

0.95

.81

1.21

43.54'

.87

.73

.86

2.14

5.47

5.59

2.27

1.31

1.16

23.37

Acre feet

32,220

27,520

41,150

1,482,000

29,550

24,980

29', 290

72,970

186,000

190,300

77,270

1 44,520

39,410

795,200

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Beaver Creek nea 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time , subtract 1 hou
38 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Skagit River at Newhalem, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°40', long. 121°15', in SEi sec. 21, T. 37 II., R.

.12 E., at power plant of city of Seattle at Newhalem, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Ifewhalem Creek, 11 miles upstream from Bacon Creek, and 16 miles upstream from 

Marblemount. Datum of gage is 400 feet above mean sea level, subject to adjustment to 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles, of which 390 square miles is in Canada.

Records available.- December 1908 to Hay 1914 and October 1920 to September 1944 in

reports of Geological Survey. October 1908 to September 1933 (monthly discharge only) 

in State Water-supply Bulletin 5. ~

Averane discharge.- 36 years, 4,259 second-feet, adjusted for storage in Diablo Reservoir 

since October 1929 and Ruby Reservoir since March 1940.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet (regulated) June 12 (gage 

heiLht, 86.45 feet); minimum, 54 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 1 (gage height, 78.15 

feet); minimum,daily, 318 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 26.

1900-14, 1920-44: Maximum discharge, 63,500 second-feet Nov. 29, 1909 (gage height, 

22.0 feet from floodmark, site atid datum then in use); minimum, that of Nov. 1, 1943; 

minimum daily, 136 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 24, 1930.

Correction.- The peak discharge of 60,000 second-feet which occurred on Dec. 12, 

1921, has been erroneously shown as the maximum discharge for the period of record in 

previous water-supply papers.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Water IB diverted 3 miles upstream (may be entire low flow) 

and is returned to river at Seattle power plant just above station. Flow partly regulated by Diablo and Ruby Reservoirs (see p. 92), having a combined capacity of 

179,100 acre-feet.

Cooperation.- Gage-height'record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for Oct. 9, 1928, superseding 

those published in Water-supply Papers 692 and 882, are given herewith:

Oct. 9 ........... 17,700

Month

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

Water vpar 1928 29

Maximum

17,700

Mean

3,250

Per 

square 

mile

2. SO

Runoff 

In 

Inches

3.23

Runoff 

In 

acre-feet

200,000

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (.gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

79.2 

79.5 

80.0 

SO. 5

292

405

650

980

81.0

81.5

82.0

82.5

1,360

1,810

2,330

2,930

83.0 

84.0 

35.0 

S6.0

3,640

5,320

7,400

9,950
3KA3IT RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Skagit River at Hewhalem, Wash., water year October 1943

to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

'20 19 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,420 

2,460 

t2,020 

2,380 

2,580

2,510 

2,530 

2,540 

2,540 

t2,290

2,560 

2,650 

2,660 

2,600 

2,740

2,600 

t2,760 

2,680 

2,690 

2,670

2,720 

2,680 

2,590 

t2,520 

2,080

1,850 

1,790 

1,800 

1,700 

1,490 

tl.110

Nov.

1,460 

1,360 

1,420 

 1,270 

949

747 

t868 

908 

952 

968

886 

848 

7S6 

t888 

958

1,010 

1,020 

1,070 

972 

1,180

t785 

1,300 

1,410 

1,380 

1,120

1,280 

1,290 

t999 

1,240 

1,030

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

ember. ..........

er year 1943-44

Dec.

1,120 

1,700 

3,650 

1,790 

tl,360

1,640 

1,660 

1,870 

1,670 

1,430

1,350 

t879 

1,640 

1,290 

9S3

' 952 

936 

1,060 

tl.OSC 

1,240

1,350 

1,290 

1,370 

1,320 

432

t318 

1,320 

1,48C 

1,700 

1,640 

1,640

Jan.

652 

t825 

1,410 

1,630 

1,650

1,820 

1,580 

1,500 

tl,880 

1,680

1,450 

1,740 

1,700 

1,490 

1,310

t572 

1,680 

1,370 

1,070 

1,130

1,110 

1,220 

t526 

1,490 

1,100

999 

1,250 

1,420 

1,400 

tl,520 

1,550

Feb.

1,740

1,840 

1,740 

1,370 

1,290

t602 

1,060 

940 

722 

821

714 

814 

t380 

1,270 

2,400

2,310 

2,210 

2,260 

2,440 

tl,460

1,230 

838 

756 

790 

762

1,080 

tS,120 

2,320

2,120

Mar.

1,950

2,000 

2,350 

1,720 

t492

1,710 

1,940 

1,760 

2,310 

1,420

*984 

t326 

1,480 

1,460 

1,970

1,480 

1,540 

1,920 

tl,570 

1,360

1,200 

1,250 

1,320 

1,180 

1,130

tl,360 

1.430 

1,830 

1,270 

1,770 

1,970

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

2,760 

1,460 

3,650

17,000

1,880 

2,440 

2,350 

4,450 

7,100 

9,550 

5,420 

2,970 

5,010

9,550

Minimum

1,110 

747 

318

318

526 

380 

326 

1,330 

3,740 

4,720 

2,560 

386 

1,760

318

Mean

2,362 

1,077 

1,392

4,470

1,346 

1,393 

1,531 

2,768 

5,028 

6,970 

3,576 

2,152 

2,656

2,687

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

145,200 

64,110 

85,610

3,236,000

82,760 

80,130 

94,120 

164,700 

309 ,-200 

414,800 

219,900 

132,300 

158,000

1,951,000

Apr.

1,950 

tl,540 

1,330 

2,150 

2,640

2,570 

2,730 

2,600 

t2,370 

2,440

8,700 

4,090 

4,450 

4,070 

4,160

tS,720 

3,530 

3,010 

2,600 

8,610

8,500 

S,520 

tl,990 

S,780 

2,850

2,850 

2,870 

2,810 

 2,610 

t2,990

May

3,91C 

3.74C 

4,77C 

4,700 

4,340

4,560 

t3,94C 

4,550 

4,59C 

4.58C

4.74C 

4,43C 

4,50C 

t4,04C 

5,18C

4,830 

4,86C 

5,570 

5,380 

6,350

t5,19C 

5,600 

4,880 

4,850 

4,380

f4,88C 

f6,290 

f6,36C 

7,100 

6,03C 

6,260

Chenge in

Ruby and 

Dlablo 

Reservoirs 

(acre-feet)

-49,560 

+3,900 

+24,740

-29,370

-2,970 

-15,260 

-13,110 

-1,500 

+81,610 

-1,«50 

-4,460 

+3,090 

-10,930

+13,900

June

7,620 

8,250 

8,150 

t6,820 

7,560

6,850 

7,120 

7,620 

7,430 

7,930

1-9,550 

9,440 

8,070 

7,180 

6,650

6,820 

6,750 

t6,830 

8,280 

7,460

7,080 

5,930 

5,890 

6,560 

t5,660

6,240 

5,030 

4,720 

4,780 

4,840

July

5,420 

tS,140 

4,350 

3,810 

3,410

1 3,020 

3,550 

3,780 

t3,440 

3,B20

3,680 

3,910 

3,910 

3,900 

3,650

t2,800 

2,960 

2,560 

2,730 

4,280

4,560 

2,960 

t2,710 

2,790 

2,970

~3, 600 

3,490 

3,880 

4,450 

t3,690 

3,630

Aug.

2,°70 

2,860 

8,740 

2,350 

2,360'

tl,910 

2,410 

2,370 

2,370 

8,230

1,650 

1,920 

t2,580 

2,600 

2,720

2,550 

2,590 

2,710 

2,630 

t2,350

2,290 

2,090 

1,940 

1,620 

1,260

1,110 

t386 

1,520 

~ 1,610 

1,950 

2,060

Sept.

2,360 

8,290 

tl,860 

2,000 

1,760

2,040 

1,970 

1,870 

"2,020 

tl,810

2,080 

2,070 

2,140 

2,460 

2,580

3,460 

f2,910 

2,940 

2,030 

3,780

5,010 

4,360 

4,380 

t2,850 

2,730

2,760 

2,780 

2,810 

2,560 

2,400

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

.in 

aore-feet

95,640 

68,010 

110,400

3,207,000

79,790 

64,870 

81,010 

163,200 

390,800 

413,200 

215,400 

135,400 

147,100

1,965,000

Discharge in 

seoond-feet

Per 

Mean square 

mile

1,555 1.34 

1,143 .985 

1,795 1.55

4,429 3.82

1,298 1.12 

1,128 .972 

1,318 1.14 

2,743 2.36 

6,356 5.48 

6,944 5.99 

3,503 3.02 

2,202 1.90 

2,472 2.13

2,707 2.33

Runoff

inches

1.55 

1.10 

1.78

51.84

1.29 

1.05 

1.31 

2.64 

6.32 

6.68 

3.48 

2.19 

2.38

31.77

t Sunday.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note.- Change in contents based on 12_p.m. elevations recorded or determined from 2 observations 

dally. Midnight elevations for Diablo Reservoir Dec. 31 and Jan. 31 based on elevations recorded a 

power plant.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
90 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Skagit River near Concrete, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°32', long. 121 °46', in sec. 16, T. 35 II., R. 8 

E., at dalles 2 miles downstream from Baker River and 24 miles southwest of Concrete, 

Datum of gage is 130.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,700 square miles, of which 390 square miles is in Canada.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 13,830 second-feet (adjusted for storage in Lake Shannon 

Reservoir since October 1925, Diablo Reservoir since October 1929, and Ruby Reservoir 

since March 1940).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 65,200 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 3 (gage

height, 28.49 feet); minimum, 3,190 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 28 (gage height, 13.12 

feet); minimum-daily, 3,740 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 28.

1924-44: Maximum discharge, 147,000 second-feet Feb. 27, 1932 (gage height, 40.0 

feet, present datum); minimum, probably less than 2,160 second-feet during period 

Oct. 1-24, 1925, when recorder was not operating and gates in Baker River Dam were 

first closed; minimum daily recorded, 2,610.second-feet (regulated) Nov. 14, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 69.3 feet, present datum, at site 200 feet upstream, from 

floodmarks (discharge, about 500,000 second-feet), occurred about 1815. Records of 

other floods at site 200 feet upstream, prior to establishment of station are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 612.

Remarks.- Records excellent. All diversions returned to river above gage. Flow partly 

regulated by power plants on Baker and upper Skagit Rivers, and by Ruby, Diablo, and 

Lake Shannon Reservoirs (see p. 92). Records of daily discharge not adjusted for 

change in contents of reservoirs.

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

and discharge, in second-feet)

13.5 3,720 15.0 6,400 18.0 13,900 23.0 33,300

14.0 4,510 16.0 S.690 19.0 17,000 25.0 44,100

14.5 5,400 17.0 11,200 21.0 24,500 27.0 55,700

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

5,460 

5,400 

T4,S60 

5,010 

5,530

5,600 

5,860 

5,900 

5,930 

T5,520

7,620 

8.2SO 

7,410 

6,500 

6,810

8,040 

+10,500 

9,360 

7,520 

6,960

6,940 

7,180 

6,S70 

t7,090 

10,700

9,060 

7,830 

7,340 

7,140 

7,950 

t6,090

Nov.

5,eoo

5,980 

6,070 

7,920 

11,200

8,330 

t6,270 

6,000 

5,700 

5,390

5,040 

4,820 

4,300 

t4,090 

4,760

4,700 

5,220 

6,270 

5,520 

4,900

T4,720 

4,850 

5,020 

4,680 

4,400

4,030 

4,230 

t3,740 

4,390 

5,140

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

ember. ..........

er year 1943-44

Dec.

6,190 

9,440 

49,000 

23,800 

t!4,600

11,900 

10,300 

10,200 

8,620 

8,500

7,520 

T6,210 

6.070 

6,700 

5,230

5,300 

5,130 

4,880 

t4,740 

4,910

4,680 

4,880 

4,830 

7,710 

12,100

TS,550 

7,570 

7,620 

6,680 

6,440 

6,320

Jan.-

6,360 

t6,700 

6,920 

6,610 

6,190

6,230 

5,960 

5,440 

-T5,440 

5,600

5,520 

5,400 

6,110 

6,310 

8,260

t!2,600 

19,700 

17,000 

12,900 

10,500

9,340 

8,760 

t9,240 

9,190 

9,060

7,710 

6,930 

7,120 

6,720 

t6,300 

6,340

Feb.

6,500 

6,720 

6,9t)0 

6,480 

6,610

Til, 200 

11,800 

9,740 

8,330 

7,520

7,450 

6,740 

T5.600 

6,190 

7,120

7,270 

7,200 

7,200 

6,980 

T5.S20

6,170 

5,330 

5,460 

5,290 

5,230

4,970 

T4,S80 

6,250 

6,170

Mar.

5,940 

5,730 

6,010 

5,450 

T4.400

4,140 

5,050 

5,240 

11,500 

13,600

8,960 

T6.440 

6,270 

6,440 

6,340

6,570 

7,330 

7,730 

t6,500 

6,920

6,760 

6,760 

8,160 

7,300 

7,120

T6,270 

6,830 

6,790 

6,610 

6,980 

7,380

Observed

Discharge in 

seoond-feet

Maximum

10,700 

11,200 

49 ,000

49,000

19,700 

11,800 

13,600 

12,800 

25,100 

26,900 

15,200 

8,960 

24,000

49,000

Minimum

4,860 

3,740 

4,680

3,740

5,400 

4,380 

4,140 

6,610 

11,600 

14,300 

7,920 

4,060 

5,020

3,740

Mean

7,042 

5,469 

9,265

14,100

3,162 

6,866 

6,907 

9,712 

16,310 

19,360 

10,440 

6,464 

9,556

9,629

Runoff 

in 

aore-feet

433,000 

325,400 

569,700

10,210,000

501,800 

394,900 

424,700 

577,900 

1,003,000 

1,152,000 

642,100 

397,400 

568,000

6,990,000

Apr.

7,660 

t6,610 

8,720 

10,000 

.12,600

11,200 

10,500 

10,100 

t8,940 

9,090

9,540 

10,400 

11,000 

10,900 

10,400

tS , 470 

8,860 

8,990 

8,310 

8,500

8,190 

8,160 

T8,070 

11,000 

10,900

9,520 

9,140 

10,500 

12,300 

t!2,300

May

12,400 

11,600 

11,900 

13,100 

15,000

15,800 

t!5,000 

15,600 

15,500 

13,800

12,700 

12,200 

12,300 

t!4,200 

23,500

22,500 

18,400 

17,600 

16,000 

16,000

t!5,500 

15,000 

15,OQO 

17,700 

14,500

13,600 

13,500 

T25,100 

24,300 

20,700 

19,800

Change in

Ruby, Diablo, 

and 

Lake Shannon 

(acre-feet)

-55,650 

+2,840 

+32,380

-32,010

-3,930 

\ -37,190 

-17,770 

+ 570 

+113,800 

+1,470 

-5,660 

+1,240 

-14,060

+13,040

June

23,400 

23,900 

20,200 

t!6,SOO 

17,400

20,200 

21,700 

19,500 

20,400 

24,300

T26,900 

24,400 

20,300 

18,400 

16,900

18,400 

21,100 

+20,200 

20,900 

20,300

18,300 

17,000 

16,300 

18,000 

t!7,200

17,000 

15,200 

14,300 

15,200 

16,300

July

15,200 

til, 200 

10,900 

11,200 

11,400

11,700 

11,000 

10,700 

+9,760 

11,600

11,900 

11,200 

10,500 

9,920 

10,100

+8,890 

9,240 

9,290 

10,100 

11,200

. 11,500 

10,300 

+7,920 

9,040 

9,440

9,390 

9,340 

10,300 

10,500 

t9,590 

8,890

Aug.

8,090 

7,520 

7,320 

6,720 

6,330

t6,150 

6,340 

6,400 

6,570 

7,950

6,330 

7,250 

+8,960 

8,140 

7,870

7,780 

7,120 

6,830 

6,360 

+5,660

5,880 

5,940 

5,540 

5,600 

4,970

4,500 

T4,060 

4,440 

8,300 

5,320 

6,130

Sept.

6,130 

6,030 

t5,340 

5,020 

5,130

5,620 

5,640 

5,420 

5,210 

+5,260

5,420 

5,270 

6,210 

3,190 

7,640

19,900 

t!4,200 

11,000 

9,120 

22,500

24,000 

17,500 

13,600 

til, 200 

9,220

8,740 

3,330 

8,040 

11,000 

10,800

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff in' 

aore-feet

377,400 

323,200 

602,100

10,180,000

492,900 

357,700 

406,900 

578,500 

1,117,000 

1,153,000 

636,400 

398,600 

554,500

7,003,000

Discharge in 

seoond-feet

Mean

6,138 

5,516 

9,792

14,060

8,016 

6,219 

6,618 

9,722 

18,170 

19,380 

10,350 

6,483 

9,319

9,647

Per

square 

mile

2-27 

2.04 

3.63

5.21

2.97 

2.30 

2.45 

3.60 

6.73 

7.18 

3.83 

2.40 

3.45

3.57

Runoff

inches

 2.62

2.28 

4.18

70.68

3.42 

2.48 

2.83 

4.02 

. 7.76 

8.01 

4.42 

2.77 

3.86

48.64

t Sunday. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. .To convert TOP time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAGIT^IVER BASIN 

Skagit River near Mount Vernon, Wash.

91

Location.- V/ater-stage recorder, lat. 48°25'40", long. 122°20'00", in SEi sec. 7, T. 34 

N., R. 3 E., on- drawrest of, and 150 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 99 

and 1 mile north of Mount Vernon. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, f

Drainage area.- 3,060 square miles.

Records available.- November 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 55,700 second-feet Dec. 3 (elevation. 24.40 

reet); minimum, 4,630 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 29 (elevation, 8.30^feet).

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 65,300 second-feet Dec. 3, 1941 (elevation, 25.99 

feet); minimum, 2,740 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 26, 1942 (elevation, 7.37 feet).

Maximum stage known, 37 feet in 1906, from Great Northern Railway high-water 

profile.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by power plants on Baker and upper Skagit 

Rivers, and by Ruby, Diablo, and Lake Shannon Reservoirs (see following page).

Hating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

5.n secgnd-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 16-29)

Oct. 1 to May 29 May 30 to Sept. 30

8.-5

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

4,850

5,470

7,000

8,880

11,100

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

16,000

21,300

27,000

34,000

42,500

S.5 

9.0 

9.5

4,660 

5,260 

5,S90

10.0

11.0

12.0

6.580

8,260

10,300

14.0 14,800

16.0 ' 19,900

IS.5 27,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,180

6,180

6,180

5,740

6,180

6,340

6,5OO

6,660

6,660

6,500

7,030

8,880

8,280

7,710

7,350

8,680

11,100

11,300

9,080

8,090

7,710

8,680

8,280

8,480

12,000

11, 500

9,500

8,680

8,280

9,290

8,090

Nov.

6,S30

7,000

7,170

8,480

12,700

10,600

8,480

7,170

7,000

6,660

6,340

6,030

5,880

5,740

5,470

5,740

5,740

6,830

6,660

6,180

6,030

5,470

5,S80

5,740

5,470

5,210

5,310

5,210

4,970

5,880

-

Dec.

7,350

10,400

37,300

38, ?00

20,200

15,000

13,000

11,800

10,400

9,500

8,680

7,900

6,830

7,170

6,660

6,180

6,030

5,880

5,740

5,600

5,470

5,600

5,600

7,350

15,200

11,800

9,080

8,680

7,900

7,350

7,000

Jan.

7,530

8,680

8,280

8,090

7,710

7,170

7,000

6,660

6,340

6,500

6,500

6,500

7,000

8,090

11, 500

13,400

22,400

23,800

18,000

13,700

11,500

10,400

11,100

11,300

11,100

9,500.

8,480

8,090

7,900

7,530

7,170

Feb.

7,170

7,530

7,710

7,900

8,090

11,800

15,500

12,700

10,600

8,8SO

8,680

8,090

7,350

6,830

7,530

8,280

8,090

8,090

7,900

7,530

6,590

6,660

6,180

6,340

6,180

6,030

5,880

6,180

7,000

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mar.

6,500

6,500

6,340

6,660

5,740

4,970

5,000

6,030

9,710

17,800

9,710

8,880

7,000

7,350

7,000

7,350

7,900

8,680

8,090

7,530

7,530

7,530

9,500

9,710

8,680

7,900

7,530

7,530

7,710

7,350

7,900

Apr.

8,280

8,090

8,680

10,400

13,500

13,000

11,500

11,100

10,400

9,500

10,200

10,300

11,500

11,800

11,300

10,600

8,880

9,710

9,290

9,710

9,290

8,880

9,290

10, 600

13,000

11,500

10,400

10,800

13,200

13,500

-

Secondfoot-days

251,110

197,770

330,850

5,647,740*

308,920

233,290

244,210

318,200

539,400

588, 500

323,290

211,900

298,340

3,845,780

May

13,500

13,000

12,300

14,000

15,700

17,000

17,000

16,500

17,800

16,000

14,500

13,500

13,700

15,000

19,700

25,600

20,200

18,600

17,FOO

16, 500

17,000

15,700

15,700

20,200

18,300

15,700

16,700

24,100

25,600

23,400

20,400

Maximum

12,OOO

12,700

38,200

45,500

23,800

15,500

17,800

13,500

25,600

26,800

15,300

3,200

27,100

38,200

June

21,000

26,800

82,100

19,400

16,800

19,400

21,500

21,000

19,900

22,900

25,900

25,600

22,100

19,400

18,100

17,800

 20,200

20,700

20,400

20,400

19,400

17,800

16,800

17,300

17,600

17,000

16,000

14, 600

14,800

15,800

"

Minimum

5,740

4,970

5,470

4,970

6,340

5,880

4,970

8,090

12,300

14,600

8,260

4,900

5,630

4,900

July

15,300

13,200

10,700

11,400

11,200

11,400

11,400

10,700

10,300

10,300

12,100

11,200

10,700

9,880

9,670

9,670

8,650

9,250

9,670

10,300

11,400

10,700

8,850

8,260

9,250

9,250

9,*60

9,880

10,100

10,300

8,850

Aug.

8,450

7,700

7,520

7,190

7,030

6,880

6,300

6,880

6,580

7,190

7,700

6,730

a9,200

a 8, 800

a8,300

a7,900

a7,500

a7,000

6,730

6,580

6,160

6,300

6,160

6,020

5,890

5, £00

5,260

4,900

5,630

5,760

6,160

Mean

8,100

6,592

10,670

15, 470

9,965

8,O44

7,878

10,610

17,400

19,620

10,430

6,S35

9,945

10,510

Sept.

6,440

6,440

6,300

5,630

5,760

5,890

6,160

5,890

5,890

5,890

5,760

5,890

5,890

7,700

7,700

15,900

17,500

11,900

9,670

16,200

27,100

20,200

15,300

13,000

10,100

9,460

8,850

8,450

9,580

11,900

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

498,100

392,300

656,POO

11,200,000

'612,700

462,700

484,400

631,100

1,070,000

1,167,000

641,200

420,300

591,700

7,628,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station near Concrete.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

695848 O - 46 - 7
SKAGIT $.1 VER BASIN

Reservoirs in Skagit River Basin, Wash.

Ruby Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 48°44' > long. 121°04', in SEi sec. 35, T. 38 N., R. 13 

E., at Ross Dam on Skagit River and 9 miles northeast of Newhalem. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (city of Seattle bench mark). Records available, March 1940 to September 

1944. Maximum contents observed during year, 107,400 acre-feet June 11 (elevation, 

1,381.8 feet); minimum, 9,500 acre-feet Apr. 20, 21 (elevation, 1,299.4 feet). Maximum 

contents during period 1940-44, 113,100 acre-feet July 23, 1942 (elevation, 1,384.7 

feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed to elevation 1,365 feet in 1940; 

additional storage provided by timber crib to elevation 1,380 feet; storage began 

Mar. 11, 1940. Capacity, 103,600 acre-feet between elevations 1,250 feet (lowest 

outlet) and 1,380 feet (overflow). Dead storage negligible. Water used to supplement 

low flow of Skagit River through city of Seattle's Diablo and Newhalem power plants. 

Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle. Figures given herein 

represent total contents.

Diablo Reservoir.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°43', long. 121°08', at Diablo Dam on 

 Skagit River, in SE-J sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 13 E. (unsurveyed), 1 mile downstream from 

Thunder Creek and 6 miles northeast of Newhalem. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

subject to adjustment to datum of 1929. Records available, October 1929 to September 

1944. October 1929 to September 1938, change in reservoir contents published with 

tables of monthly discharge for Skagit River at Newhalem. Maximum contents during 

year, 90,140 acre-feet Oct. 2, Dec. 14, Mar. 16, 27, July 26, Aug. 3, 7, 24 '[elevation, 

1,206.0 f6et); minimum, 80,980 acre-feet Jan. 24 (elevation, 1,195.6 feet). Maximum 

contents during period 1929-44, 90,600 acre-feet July 14, 1933 (elevation, 1,206.5 

feet).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam, completed in 1930. Capacity, 76,220 acre-feet 

between elevations 1,040 feet (bottom of outlet pipes) and 1,205 feet (top of taintor 

gates). Dead storage, 13,000 acre-feet. Crest of spillway is at elevation 1,187 feet. 

Water is used by city of Seattle for power development at Diablo and Newhalem power 

plants. Gage-height record collected in cooperation vrtth city of Seattle. Figures 

given herein represent total contents.

Lake Shannon.- Staff gage, lat. 48°33', long. 121°44'/in sec. 2, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., on 

Baker River, half a mile north of Concrete and 1 mile upstream from mouth of Baker 

River. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, subject to adjustment to datum of 1929, 

Records available, October 1928 to September 1944.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam, completed in June 1927. Capacity, 132,500 

acre-feet between elevations 360 feet (lowest elevation for capacity operation) and 

435 feet (spillway crest). Dead storage unknown. Water is used by Puget Sound Power 

ft Licht Co. for power development. Gage-height record furnished by Puget Sound Power 

XT Light Co. Figures given herein represent contents above elevation 340 feet (center 

line of outlet tunnel).

Mor.thly elevation and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Nov. 30.. ........ 

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

Calendar year 

 1943......

^eb 29

May 31..........

Water year 

1943-44. ...

Ruby Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,365.6 

1,328.7 

1,330.9 

1,350.8

_

1,351.5 

1,340.2 

1,325.5 

1,321.2 

1,380.0 

1,379.8 

1,377.5 

1,379.6 

1,373.8

-

Contents 

(acrefeet )t

77, 4OO 

28,820 

30,930 

54,850

_

55,310 

41,33Q 

25,940 

22,380 

103,810 

103,420 

98,960 

1O3,03O 

91,920

-

Change In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-48,580 

+2,110 

+23, 920

-30, 690

+960 

-14,480 

-15,390 

-3,560 

+81, 430 

-390 

-4, 460 

+4,070 

-11,110

+14, 520

Diablo Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet) ft

1,202.9 

1,201.8 

1,203.8 

al,204.7

_

al,200.3 

1,199.4 

1,202.0 

1,204.3 

1,204.5 

1,203.1 

1,203.1 

1,202.0 

1,202.2

-

C ont ent s 

(acrefeetjft

87,320 

86,340 

88,130 

88,950

-

35,020 

84,240 

86, 580 

88, 580 

88,760 

87,500 

37,500 

86,520 

86,700

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acre?- 

feet)

-980 

+1,790 

+820

+1,360

-3,930 

-780 

+2,280 

+2,060

+1SO 

-1,260 

0 

-980 

+180

-620

Lake Shannon

Elevation 

(feet)tt

433.25 

430.50 

430.02 

433.47

_

430.78 

420.49 

418.21 

419.23 

434.22 

435. 60 

435.07 

434.25 

432. S5

_-

Contents 

(acrefeet )tt

152,310 

146,220 

145,160 

152,800

-

146,840 

124,910 

120,250 

122,320 

154,480 

157,600 

156,400 

154,550 

151, 420

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrer 

feet)

-6, 090 

-1,-060 

+7,640

-2, 680

-5,960 

-21,930 

-4,660 

+2,O70 

+32,160 

+3,120 

-1,200 

-1,850 

-3,130

-890

t Elevation and contents at 12 p.m. based on 2 daily observations.

tt Elevation and contents at 12 p.m.

a Furnished by city of Seattle from dally log of Diablo power plant.

Tlrte basis: Pacific war time. TO convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Lightning Creek near Newhalem, Wash.

93

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°53 I 30n , long. 120°58'50n , in SE£ sec. 4,T. 39 

N., R. 14 E. (unsurveyecl), a quarter of a mile downstream from Three Fools Creek, 

3 miles upstrean from mouth, and 19 miles northeast of Newhalem.

Drainage area.- 129 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 3.78 

reet); minimum, 49 second-feet Mar. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 59 2.4 368 

1.2 99 2.7 474 

1.5 146 3.0 607 

1.8 204 3.3 780 

2.1 279 3.7 1,070

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

h90 

h90 

h90 

88 

88

87 

86 

84 

83 

98

105

100

oe

87 

96

108 

124 

104 

94 

88

87 

86 

81 

87 

99

92 

88 

87 

86 

88 

84

Nov.

81 

83 

06

93 

96

84 

83 

81 

80 

79

78 

78 

76 

76 

76

76 

81 

84 

80 

80

79 

76 

76 

74 

74

71 

71 

71 

71 

72

Dec.

87 

339 

213 

156

141 

128 

119 

105 

102

99 

94 

08 

87 

86

83 

81 

78 

71

72

69 

74 

75 

88 

93

81

79 

75 

70 

74 

72

Jan.

71 

70 

69 

67

64 

65 

64 

59 

58

64 

63 

61 

63 

64

71 

114 

104 

98 

88

84 

83 

84 

80 

78

67 70' 

70 

69 

69 

71

Feb.

69 

66 

66 

65 

67

94 

83 

78 

75

71 

70 

69 

' 67 

65

64 

63 

60 

60 

59

59 

55 

59 

58 

57

57 

56 

55 

54

u +h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam; 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mber ......................

lendar year

2,847 

2,366 

3,151

.........

ember .....................

2,274 

1,893 

2,328 

6,856 

18,935 

17,941 

5.95C 

3,313 

2,692

ter year 1943-44 .......... 70,b48

Mar.

52

52 

51 

51

50 

50

108

125

94 

87 

78 

79 

76

76 

81 

81 

81 

80

78 

79 

86 

81 

80

78 

75 

75 

76 

79 

83

Maximum

124 

96 

339

-

114 

94 

125 

470 

1,020 

908 

331 

130 

130

1,020

Apr.

88 

114 

160 

225

23V

218 

197 

184 

180 

204

204 

225 

218 

206 

193

180 

172 

167 

167 

167

167 

197 

252 

349 

328

296 

296 

359 

436 

470

May

426 

394 

404 

470 

60S

690 

678 

655 

588 

503

444 

418 

459 

597 

915

930 

780 

720 

649 

583

528 

482 

447 

426 

415

455 

6Q7 

930 

1,020 

894 

826

Minimum

81

i 71 1 69

-

58 

54 

50 

88 

394 

362 

128 

83 

70

50

June

908 

793 

678 

639 

649

690 

708 

612 

644 

738-

762 

672 

672 

672 

623

618 

690 

639 

618 

583

546 

507 

478 

459 

429

415 

394 

375 

368 

362

1944

July

331 

299 

274 

260 

255

252 

240 

222 

220 

220

213 

206 

197 

186 

178

176 

169 

165 

163 

167

161, 

156 

151 

148 

144

141 

138

132 

130 

128 

130

- Per 

Mean square 

mile

91.8 0.712 

78.9 .612 

102 .791

_

73.4 .569 

65.3 .506 

75.1 .b82 

229 1.70 

611 4.74. 

598 4. 64 

192 1.49 

107 . 829 

89.7 .695

193 1.150

Aug.

130 

124 

120 

117 

114

112 

116 

120 

120 

119

114 

112 

116 

119 

112

110 

- 108 

110 

105 

100

9fi 

96 

98 

104 

96

93 

90 87" 

86 

84 

83

Sept.

as

81 

00 

79

78

75 ?4

71

71 

70 

76 

80, 

78

130 

100 

90 

86 

125

125 

117 

110 

102 

96

92 

88 

07 

100 

104

Runoff

Inches

0.82 

.68 

.91

-

.66 

.55 

.67 

1.98 

I). 46 

5.17 

1.72 

.96 

.TO

20.36

Acre-feet

5,650 

4,690 

6,250

-

4,510 

3,7!iO 

4,620 

13,600 

37,1)60 

3!i,590 

11,810 

6,!370 

{.,340

1341,900

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Time baala; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 ho\ir.
94 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Newhalem, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°47', long. 121°05', in sec. 14, T. 38 N., R. 13 

 fc,1 ., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Ruby Reservoir, 31 miles north of Ross Dam 

on Skagit River, and 10| miles northeast of Newhalem.

Drainage area.- 63 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 4.63 

reet;; minimum, 67 second-feet Mar. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 3,300 second-feet Dec. 2, 1941 (gage height, 7.76 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet; minimum, that of 

Mar. 7, 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of faulty or'no gage-height record, 

"" which are good. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 67 1.8 170 2.8 430 

1.2 86 2.0 209 3.1 535 

1.4 109 2.2 255 3.5 695 . 

1.6 136 2.5 335 4.0 930

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

Day

I 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

144 

159 

163 

154 

166

156 

172 

185 

189 

288

302 

216 

183 

154 

178

201 

285 

201 

163 

144

135 

132 

123 

142 

213

' 178 

157 

150 

154 

163 

146

Nov.

132 

129 

139 

168 

187

165 

149 

138 

130 

126

118 

116 

110 

108

108 

133 

144 

133 

128

119 

116 

110 

107

104 

102 

98 

98 

119

Dec.

125 

186 

936 

535 

368

299 

260 

233 

211 

193

181 

170 

156 

149 

139

135 

130 

123 

119 

113

109 

105 

103 

147 

185

152 

139 

133 

125 

121 

118

Jan.

119 

112 

108 

107 

102

97 

96 

95 

89 

88

86 

86 

87 

99

112

191 

389 

335 

285 

250

213 

218 

201 

187

f!70 

a!60 

alSO 

144 

136 

132

Month f^

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

lendar year 194; 

ary 4

1 Q

........... .............. 16

ember ..................... 8

Feb.

126 

123 

125 

123 

152

191 

168 

152 

144 

136

f!33 

a!30 

a!25 

a!20 

allS

allO 

a!05 

alOO 

alOO 

a95

a90 

f86 

a85 

a 85 

f81

f79 

76 

76 

74

ond-

-days

496 

779 

198

444.37

866 

305 

271 

114 

140 

517 

548 

000 

082

ter year 1943-4f ......... 93,316

Mar.

72 

71 

70 

69 

69

68

67 

70 

267 

297

201 

172 

154 

146 

141

142 

154 

157 

156 

154

144 

150 

170 

156 

146

139 

133 

130 

132 

135 

139

Maximum

302 

187 

936

1,400

389 

191 

297 

451 

855 

808 

423 

338 

667

- 936

Apr.

> 147 

156 

193 

272 

324

302 

280 

270 

258 

272

275 

278 

272 

255 

243

224 

209 

205 

205 

203

197 

218 

253 

389 

350

304 

299 

362 

448 

451

May

386 

344 

347 

416 

535

575 

575 

555 

482 

398

344 

324 

, 395 

555 

855

740 

615 

575 

518 

462

416 

362 

341 

315 

296

321 

465 

740 

718 

595 

575

June

635 

555 

482 

465 

500

575 

595 

465 

635 

762

808 

655 

575 

535 

482

500

695 

615 

615

575

535 

518 

500 

500 

482

444 

409 

423 

482 

500

Minimum Mean

123 177 

98 126 

103 200

98 396

86 157 

74 114 

67 138 

147 270 

296 488 

409 551 

265 - 340 

170 226 

166 269

67 255

July

395 

332 

296 

313 

365

359 

288

275 

321 

377

386 

356 

315 

283 

299

294 

296 

* 344 

402 

423

338 

302 

304 

380 

365

365 

395 

420 

377 

318 

265

, Per 

square 

mile

2.81 

2.00 

3.17

6.29

2.49 

1.81 

2.19 

4.29 

7.75 

8.75 

5.40 

3.59 

4.27

4.05

Aug.

255 

250 

255

255 

250

238

220 

218 

294

245 

" 338 

302 

265 

E50

218 

213 

229 

185

176

178 

180 

181 

193 

172

170 

185 

203 

195

241

Sept.

213 

174 

166 

173 

180

197 

199 

180 

181 

199

199 

187 

260 

248 

211

617 

285 

213 

191 

667

609 

500 

362 

285 

253

233 

209 

203 

265 

218

Runoff

Inches Ac re- feet

3.24 10,900 

-'2.23 7,500 

3.66 12,290

85.26. 286,500'

2.87 9,650 

1.95 6,560 

2.52 8,470 

4_J9- 16, -090 

8.94 30,030 

9.75 32,760 

6.23 20,920 

4.13 13,880 

4.77 16,050

55.08 185,100

a Faulty or no gage-height record; discharge computed oh basis of records for Skagit River abqve 

Devils Creek, near Newhalem.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 95

Ruby Creek near Newhalem, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°43', long. 121°00', in SEi sec. 5, T. 37 II., R. 

14 E., 2 miles upstream from riouth and 12 miles northeast of Newhalem. .

Drainage area.- 203-square miles.

Records available.- June 1919 to March 1920, April 1930 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1930-44), 612 second-feet.

' Extremes'.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 second-feet May 15, 28; maximum gage

height, 6.41 feet May 15; minimum discharge, 84 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 2.91 

feet), but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1919-20, 1930-44: Ifexlmum discharge, 6,730 second-feet Feb. 27, 1932 (gage height, 

14.15 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 40 second-feet Feb. 22, 1937.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge,'In second-feet)

2.9 83

3.1 ' 105

3.3 136

3.6 199

3.9 280

4.2 382

4.5 511

5.0 810

5.5 1,260

6.0 1,810

6.5 2,520

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

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

- 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

147

151

149

147

153

147

155

161

166

216

229

194

174

159

185

202

216

176

155

146

147

138

131

146

157

142

138

134

136

136

129

Nov.

119

122

128

153

151

131

126

121

119

118

116

116

115

113

113

115

131

133

126

124

124

118

118

115

113

112

112

109

108

112

-

Dec.

*113

164

735

414

' 289

251

229

206

176

172

172

157

155

153

151

151

142

138

blSO

b!25

b!20

bl!5

bllO

133

136

128

126

124

116

122

122

Jan.

121

119

116

112

112

105

b!05

blOO

b95

b95

b90

b90

b90

b95

lOg

116

155

144

136

131

" 121

121

122

119

116

95

b!05

bllO

b!05

b!05

blOO

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

blOO

*b!05

106

105

105

174

144

133

121

118

119

111

111

109

106

106

103

104

103

98

99

97

b95

b95

95

95

93

94

93

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,962

3,631

5,575

251,077

3,451

3,137

' 4,117

12,453

38,351

39,228

13,568

6,3S1

7,708

142,502

Mar.

93

92

92

91

91

91

91

97

"216 213

166

147

~ -140

134

140

138

149

146

144

140

136

140

146

138

134

133

121

126

133

144

155

Maximum

229

153

735

3,870

155

174

216

874

2,150

1,940

694

251

688

2,160

Apr.

168

209

299

418

435

414

378

360

345

375

375

406

382

360

338

318

305

299

305

305

299

338

431

633

566

" 521

526

645

826

874

Hay

761

701

747

930

1,210

1,340

1,360

1,320

1,140

946

818

782

906

1,260

2,150

1,880

1,640

1,520

1,370

1,220

1,110

979

890

826 803-

882

1,340

2,010

2,010

1,810

1,690

Minimum

129

108

110

108

90

93

91

168

701

810

263

161

134

90

June

,880

,580

,400

,380

,470

,580

,580

,310

,52.0

1,750

1,940

1,640

1,520

1,310

1,160

1,260

1,450

1,340

1,270

1,200

1,170

1,130

1.110

1,050

962

922

818

810

866

850

Mean

160

121

180

688

111

108

133

4:15

1,237

1,308

' 438

804

257

389

July

694

577

531

541

593

577

479

456

488

551

546

493

418

378

410

390

394

418

448

456

375

342

331

364

345

352.

367.

367

328

296

263

Per

square 

mile

0.788

.596

.887

3.39

.547

.532

.655

2.04

6.09

6.44

2.16

1.00

1.27

1.92

Aug.

251

243

238

227

235

229

314

216

235

235

219

251

248

243

219

202

202

L85

L72

172

166

L72

L78

L85

168

161

166

172

163

L76

178

Sept.

172

147

147

147

151

155

147

136

138

146

140

134

204

216

178

439

277

224

206

638

688

566

435

345

302

a270

a240.

a220

a270

a230

-

Runoff

Inches

0.91

i .67

1.02

45.99

.63

.57

.75

2.28

7.03

7.19

2.49

1.16

1.41

26.11

Acre feet

9,840

7,200

11,060

498,000

6,840

6,^220

8,170

24,700

76,070

77,810

26,910

12,540

15>?90

282,600

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis -of records ror Beaver Creek near Newhalem.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. .

Time basis; Pacific war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
96 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Thunder Creek near Newhalem, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, 1st. 48°40', long. 121 °04', In SEi sec. 23, T. 37 II., R. 

13 E. (unsurveyed), half a mile upstream from backwater from Diablo Reservoir, 0 miles 

east of Newhalem, and 20 miles northeast of Marblemount.

Drainage area.- 98 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 605 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1942-43: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,300 gecond-feet July 10 (gage 

height, 7.10 feet); minimum, 94 second-feet Nov. 12 (gage height, 2.27 feet).

1943-44: ffeximum discharge during water year, 2,510 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage 

height, 7.43 feet); minimum not determined^ probably occurred during period of no gagehe ight- record.

1930-44: mximum discharge, 8,780 second-feet Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 11.3 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum not determined, 

occurred during period of ice effect or no gage-height record.

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

No diversion or regulation.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1943, superseding those 

published in Water-Supply Paper 98£, are given herein.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1942-44

1942-43

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

486

293

354

288

407

417

299

260

410

514

392

205

171

278

245

157

140

141

182

180

256

296

223

151

138

166

160

116

113

110

427

Nov.

222

157

143

128

116

110

108

102

101

9S

9S

9S

124

329

215

167

143

130

123

110

112

282

835

470

317

249

215

187

205

203

-

Deo.

189

171

163

153

' 145

136

130

130

130

130

"130

140

414

440

380

640

710

460

430

380

400

410

340

300

270

240

230

220

200

190

180

Jan.

170

160

150

150

140

140

130

130

130

120

120

130

200

300

570

390

180

140

150

170

150

130

120

120

120

' 120

130

130

140

140

140

Feb.

140

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

120

110

110

110

110

110

120

130

140

159

178

182

187

182

178

171

165

161

161

167

_

_

-

Bar.

167

165

163

165

151

153

153

147

141

141

141

140

136

128

123

122

120

128

115

115

120

120

130

160

190

240

460

680

480

400

360

Apr.

410

500

630

470

390

410

440

520

480

420

. 436

572

858

1,060

1,170

1,200

1,000

905

1,000

955

812

- 685

645

572

503

470

436

417

410

414

-

May

420

436

470

503

470

436

407

379

388

385

360

342

326

323

317

311

332

414

538

665

665

921

1,560

1,470

1,740

1,810

1,500

1,200

1,030

905

955

June

S35

705

665

685

905

1,110

1,320

1,560

1,810

1,500

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,170

1,110

1,260

1,950

1,560

1,140

980

955

- 1,060

930

880

955

1,060

1,320

1,560

1,880

2,020

-

July

2,020

1,950

1,950

1,810

1,560

1,680

1,680

1,500

2,090

2,090

1,430

1,010

960

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,220

1,370

1,490

1,520

1,700

1,880

1,810

1,700

1,550

1,460

1,430

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,220

AuE .

1,160'

1,220

1,070

9S5

1,070

1,100

1,130

1,040

885

S35

810

960

1,010

1,040

985

1,010

935

750

63S

603

690

810

638

655

710

750

750

750

750

655

730

Sept.

60S

536

519

710

620

620

620

586

620

638

655

672

620

586

552

569

552

503

423

1,400

775

552

552

569

638

710

586

426

426

383

-

Peak discharge.- May 26 (2 a.m.) 2,020 sec.-ft.; June 9 (4 a.m.) 1,950 gee.-ft;.; June 17 

(9:30 a.m.) 2,160 sec.-ft.; July 10 (1 *.m.) 2,300 sec.-ft.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 7-12, Dec. 14 to Feb. 17, Mar. 31 to Apr. 9; discharge computedon basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Thunder Creet near Hewhalem, Wash., 1942J44 Continued

1943-44

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

426

503

472

472

503

472

586

620

603

722

638

597

332

270

357

324

326

251

211

194

183

177

163

177

225

183

175

173

*_ 190

200

167

Nov.

153

147

151

199

207

169

155

151

143

141

137

135

133

131

131

129

182

181

153

151

143

135

133

129

122

118

118

116

129

159

-

Dec.

147

290

1,150

536

369

295

260

230

207

_ 193

177

170

165

160

. 160

155

153

149

139

131

129

122

122

126

205

194

159

151

139

129

129

Jan.

126

120

116

114

105

105

105

102

98

97

96

96

95

96

98

127

194

183

163

155

143

137

139

135

131

118

114

111

107

105

103

Feb.

102

102

' 103

103

105

217

183

159

147

135

131

122

118

116

112

107

103

100

98

96

96

88

86

88

86

84

83

81

79

-

-

Bar.

78

76

76

76

75

7575'

100

260

200

160

130

120

115

110

120

160

140

135

130

120

125

150

140

135

130

130

120

125

125

130

Apr..

140

170

230

250

370

310

270

258

253

268

268

280

263

243

227

211

205

200

200

203

200

227

290

441

369

326

329

426

536

519

-

Hay

426.

383

426

519

638

690

690

672

566

472

412

397

472

655

1,210

1,130

835

750

690

620

569

487

441

412

383

426

730

1,160

1,100

935

860

June

910

750

690

690

730

860

910

730

935

1,250

1,460

1,160

935

770

750

910

1,100-

1,070

1,040

1,100

1,040

1,010

1,100

1,130

1,130

1,010

885

960

1,160

1,190

-

July

835

638

586

638

770

860

672

672

750

1,040

1,100

935

710

710

860

835

885

1,130

1,340

1,310

1,010

935

935

1,190

1,250

1,310

1,490

1,460

1,310

1,010

750

Aug.

690

730

730

690

790

750

655

638

672

1,040

835

1,410

1,010

810

810

672

672

603

519

503

552

603

620

586

536

603

690

770

655

810

860

Sept.

750

569 603"

620

690

810

730

638

655

710

710

665

710

586

- 602

1,200

487

383

402

2,150

1,380

1,190

770

750

672

620

552

519

552 441'

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 12-16, Jan. 10, 11, Mar. 

basis of records for stations on nearby streams.

5 to Apr. 7; discharge computed on

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1942-44

Month

Bay...........................

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

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

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

Secondfoot-days

7,973 

5,897 

8,601

179,675

5,210 

4,021 

6,154 

19,190 

21,978 

36,105 

' 47,520 

27,124 

18,221

207,994

10,692 

4,381 

6,840

207,436

3,732 

3,230 

3,841 

8,482 

20,176 

29,365 

29,926 

22,514 

22,106

165,285

Maximum

514 

835 

710

2,120

570 

187 

680 

1,200 

1,810 

2,080 

2,090 

1,280 

1,400

2,090

782 

207 

1,150

2,090

194 

217 

260 

536 

1,210 

1,460 

1,490 

1,410 

2,150

2,150

Minimum

110 

98 

130

85

120 

110 

115 

390 

311 

665 

960 

603 

383

98

163 

116 

122

110

95 

79 

75 

140 

383 

690 

586 

505 

383

75

Mean

257 

197 

277

492

168 

 144 

199 

640 

709 

1,204 

1,533 

875 

607

570

345 

146 

221

568

- 120 

111 

124 

283 

651 

979 

965 

726 

757

452

Per 

square 

mile

2.62 

2.01 

2.83

5.02

-1.71 

1.47 

2.05 

6.53 

7.23 

12.3 

15.6 

8.93 

6.19

5.82

3.52 

1.49 

2.26

&.80

1.22 

1.13 

1.27 

2.89 

6.64 

9.99 

9.85 t?n

7.52

4.61

Runoff

Inches

3.03 

2.24 

3.86

68.19

1.98 

1.53 

2.34 

7.28 

8.34 

13.70 

18.03 

10. S9 

6.91

78.93

4.06 

1.66 

2.60

78.72

1.42 

1.23 

1.46 

3.22 

7.66 

11.14 

11 .-36 

8.54 

8.39

62.74

Acre-feet

15,810 

11,700 

17,060

356,400

10,330 

7,980 

12,210 

38,060 

43,590 

71,610 

94,250 

53,800 

36,140

412,500

21,210 

8,690 

13,57&

411,400

7,400 

6,410 

7,620 

16,820 

40,020 

58,240 

59,360 

44,660 

43,850

327,800

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Stetattle Creek near Nevrtialem, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°43'40", long. 121°09'30", in NE-J sec. 6, T. 37 

N., K. 13 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, 5is miles northeast of 

Newhalem, and 18-J miles northeast of Ilarblemount.

Drainage area.- 21.4 square miles.

Records available.- September 1933 to September 1944. December 1913 to March 1914, 

December 1914 to April 1915 at site half a mile downstream, published as Stetattle 

Creel; near Marblemount; records equivalent.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1933-44), 160 second-feet.

Extremes.- ffiximum discharge during year, 1,510 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 5.62 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 2.07 feet).

1913-15, 1933-44: Maximum discharge, 4,520 second-feet Nov. 5, 1934 (gage'ijeight, 

10.4 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 400 secondfeet; minimum, 9 second-feet Nov. 9-11, 1936.

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

No diversion or regulation.

Rating

2.3

s',6 

2.9

;er year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

33 3.2 199 2.0 14 3.2 19?

in second-feet)

44

71

125

199

292

3.8 405

2.0 

'2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

292

491

750

1,060

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

Day

1.

2

3

4

5

'76

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

42

45

41

44

42

45

50

52

150

200

145

120

100

120

140

170

100

70

60

54

52

43

100

116

77

76

73

120

61

64

Nov.

56

56

81

143

129

94

77

67

64

63

58

54

52

52

56

56

116

64

68

65

61

56

52

50

45

43

43

41

56

87

-

Dee.

81

548

896

314

172

128

10388'

74

67

63

58

55

51

49

46

44

42

39

37

35

34

. 35

141

148

100

80

70

63

56

54

Jan.

50

48

45

45

41

39

36

36

35

34

34

-33

34

35

52

130

350

230

185

155

135

120

125

105

92

63

75

70

64

60

56

Month

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

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

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

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

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

February". .....................

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

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

Mair ay ...........................

June ......................'.. v:

July ........ ...... . .......'.

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

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

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

Feb.

53

50

51

51

53

150

115

100

89

60

74

68

63

59

55

52

49

46

44

42

39

56

36

34

33

31

30

29

28

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,632

2,027

3,573

61,942

2,632

1,642

2,346

3,820

6,667

6,269

2,910

1,773

3,632

40,323

' Mar.

27

26

25

'23 24

21

20

32

501

210

113

. 86

70

63

59

61

69

67

66

63

56

63

 96

76

67

64

57

55

55

56

67

Maximum

200

143

696

696

350

150

501

240

500

353

121

141

647

696

Apr.

74

100

170

225

191

144

124

108

106

121

112

113

103

69.

62

76

71

69

69

71

73

108

154

210

135

112

141

221

240

206

-

May

144

130

170

255

306

306

272

234

172

122

105

125

247

329

500

299

237

214

180

150

139

117 '122

119

117

172

322

422

306

276

256

Minimum

40

41

34

30

33

28

20

69

105

139

62

40

35

20

June

265

196

175

184

227

260

219

228

335

353

327

225

196

183

167

222

240

228

208

196

177

162

162

162

165

146

139

153

174

153

-

Mean

84.9

67.6

115

170

64,9

56.6

75.7

127

222

209

93.9

57.2

126

110

July

117

106

94

105

115

106

66

69

111

.121

113

102

66

80

64

84

86

100

112

105

8?

76

78

97

90

88

92

90.

76

69

62

Per 

square 

mile

3.97

3.16

5.37

7.94

3.97

2.64

3.54

5.93

10.4

9.77

4.39

2.67

5.96

5.14

Aug.

56

57

56

58

55

53

53

50

57

94

63

L41

97

74

67

56

60

61

50

46

43

42

42

42

40

40

41

41

42

44

46

Sept.

47

39

37

37

38

40

36

36

36

38

37

35

99

110

281

464

186

122

164

647

336

255

137

100

82

71

64

64

109

63

-

Runoff

Inches

4.57

3.52

6.21

107.65

4.57

2.65

4.08

6.64

11.93

10.69

5.06

3.08

6.66

70.06

Acre-feet

5,220

4,020

7,090

122,900

5,220

3,260

4,650

7,580.

13,320

12,430

5,770

3,520

7,600

79,960

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-19, Dec. 26 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6 to Mar. 3; discharge computed 

on basis of'records for Beaver Creek near Newhalem.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN . 99

Goodell Creek near Newhalem, Vlash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°41', long. 121°16', in SE-J- sec. 20, T. 37 N., R. 

 ^ t; -> at combined railroad and highway bridge, 500 feet upstream from mouth and threequarters of a mile southwest of Newhalem.

Drainage area.- 40.3 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to November 1944 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during October 1943, July to November 1944, 1,710 secondreet-sometime during period Sept. 16-20 (gage height, 5.92 feet, from recorded range 

in stage;, from rating curve extended above 610 second-feet; minimum. 77 second-feet 

sometime during periods Sept. 8-12 and Oct. 20-23, 1944 (gage height, 4.11 feet, from 

recorded range in stage). '

1943-44: Maximum discharge, that occurring sometime during period Sept. 16-20, 

1944; minimum, that occurring sometime during periods Sept. 8-12, Oct. 20-23, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, October 1943 to November 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1943

Oct.

99

101

96

95

99

99

99

98

104

148

177

142

136

120

154

173

283

219

173

151

14£

136

133

181

263

205

131

173

220

190

160

1943-44

July

390

310

£20

250

280 '

230

240

230

250

282

266

247

211

197

211

207

211

247

266

243

200

184

187

226

211

211

230

222

200

175

163

Aug.

152

147

147

152

147

135

147

135

149

218

160

270

" 218

181

172

155

155

152

133

128

124

119

119

117

104

99

106

104

106

117

110

Sep?.

110

95

95

91

95

99

93

100

95

90

85

90

200

350

500

1,150

500

340

340

1,300

664

587

338

287

230

197

169

172

252

222

-

Oct.

160

158

667

483

483

380

310

256

218

194

172

152

140

128

117

110

102

97

91

80

77

410

400

298

204

166

147

133

119

189

298

Nov.

261

234

EOO

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

~

Note. - No gage-height record Oct. 

computed on basis of recorded range

£9-31, 1943, July 1-9, Sept. 8-20, Oct. 20-23, 1944; discharge 

In stage and records for nearby streams.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

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

M~»

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

October 1944. ..................

Secondfoot-days

4,755

-

7,247 

4,478 

8,986

6,939

Maximum

283

-

390 

270 

1,300

667

Minimum

95

-

163 

99 

85

77

Mean

. 153

-

234 

144 

300

224

Per 

square 

mile

3.80

-

5.81 

3.57 

7.44

5.56

Runoff

Inches

4.39

-

6.69 

4.13 

8.29

6.40

Acre feet

9,430

-

14,370 

8,880 

17,820

13-, 760

time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
100 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Bacon Creek near Marblemount, Wash.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat-. 48°35', long. 121 °24', on line between sees. 20 and 21, 

TTTSETT!., R. 11 E., at highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 44 

miles north of Marblemount.

Drainage area.- 50 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,510 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 

 5.91 reet); minimum observed, 76 second-feet Oct. 7.

1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum observed, 

that of Oct. 7, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting-control, which are fair. Gage, 

read twice daily. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except period of shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

°Dec.V°

1.4 

 1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

90

147

213

326

492

Deo ' 3 to Sept< 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.4S 

2.1

'90 

143 

209 

330

2.5 567

3.0 1,030

3.5 1,680

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

31

Oct.

88 

95 

88 

88 

126

112 

93 

98 

90 

179

210 

144 

169 

135 

227

238 

428 

283 

206 

182

157 

193 

179 

326 

449

326 

287 

264 

546 

506 

245

Nov.

210 

193 

245 

428 

306

276 

245 

213 

199 

193

179 

160 

160 

147 

147

147 

326 

245 

210 

206

186 

166 

153 

141 

129

117 

112 

112 

132 

238

Dec.

245 

492 

1,990 

875 

496

406 

330 

 279 

259 

232

195 

184 

165 

168 

162

155 

152 

140 

140 

129

118 

110 

123 

378 

406

308 

259 

228 

195 

184 

178

Jan.

202 

236 

2O2 

184 

178

165 

152 

152 

140 

137

135 

143 

168 

279 

308

778 

1,090 

732 

496 

406

354 

308 

354 

308 

279

251 

232 

213 

202 

188 

178

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

aber ......................

lendar year 

ary

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

ember .....................

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

178 

181 

209 

206 

217

567 

406 

308 

275 

243

224 

206 

198 

181 

171

168 

155 

149 

143 

135

132 

123 

118 

115 n2

108 

102 

98 

92

Secondfcct-days

6,357 

5,921 

9,681

-

9,150 

5,520 

6,482 

9,327 

16,335 

15,751 

7,234 

4,637 

9,782

106,177

Mar.

92 

88 

88 

86 

86

83 

83 

123 

875 

532

308 

251 

217 

188 

178

178 

239 

21f7 

202 

184

174 

188 

275 

236 

206

202 

181 

165 

171 

184 

202

Maximum

449 

428 

1,990

-

1,090 

567 

875 

532 

1,030 

- 875 

330 

279 

1,340

1,990

ApV

206 

259 

378 

496 

464

354 

330 

308 

267 

287

279 

330 

279 

251 

236

213 

202 

195 

195 

206

198 

255 

330 

433 

330

287 

330 

464 

532 

433

May

354 

330 

378 

532 

606

646 

646 

606 

496 

378

308 

287 

567 

732 

1,030

689 

532 

496 

433 

378

354 

308 

354 

378 

354

433 

778 

925 

732 

606 

689

Minimum

88 

112 

110

-

- 135 

92 

83 

195 

287 

378 

158 

102 

88

83

June

77S 

567 

406 

406 

496

646 

567 

532 

825 

875

778 

567 

464 

464 

464

532 

606 

567 

567 

532

433 

433 

433 

406 

406

378 

378 

406 

433 

406

Mean

205 

197 

312

-

295 

190 

209 

 311 

527 

525 

233 

150 

326

290

July

 330 

263 

232 

263 

287

287 

251 

239 

263 

287

279 

255 

224 

209 

209

202 

209 

236 

251 

263

220 

192 

184 

217 

209

213 

213 

213 

2O2 

174 

158

Per 

square 

mile

4.10 

3.94 

6.24

-

5.90 

3.80 

4.18 

6.22 

10.5 

10.5 

4.66 

3.00 

. 6.52

5.80

Aug.

162 

146 

140 

143 

135

132 

135 

126 

165 

263

174 

279 

263 

224 

192

165 

149 

152 

135 

118

ns

112 

115 

118

no

102 

110 

110

no

121 

126

Sept.

126 

100 

90 

88 

92

100 

102 

95 

92 

100

100 

95 

"213 

308 

433

1,210 

567 

354 

354 

1,340

978 

646 

406 

330 

276

236 

202 

206 

30& 

236

Runoff

Inches

4.73 

4.40 

7.20

6.81 

4.11 

4.82 

6.94 

12.15 

11.72 

5.38 

3.45 

7.28

78.99

Note.- Shifting-control method used Dec. 3 to May' 26. 

Time Oasis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Acre-feet

12,610 

11,740 

19,200

- .

18,150 

10,950 

12,860 

18,^500 

32,400 

31,240 

14,350 

9,200 

_19,400

210,600
SKAOIT RIVER BASIN 101

Diobsud Creek near Marblemount, Wash.

Location.- staff gage, lat. 48°34', long. 121°25', in SWi sec. 32, T. 36 N., R. HE., a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 24 miles north of mrblemount. Staff gage 

at different datum 200 feet upstream used July to October 1943.

Drainage, area.- 26.7 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to November 1944 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge observed during October 1943, July to November 1944, 800 

secona-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 3.50 feet); minimum observed," 32 second-feet Sept. 4 

(gage height, 1.00 foot).

1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Sept. 20, 1944: minimum observed, 

that of sept. 4, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, October 1943 to November 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

.23

24

25

26

27

OQ <CO

29

30

31

1943

Oct.

44

49

43

39

63

66

51

66

44

88

79

46

69

50

60

138

228

117

79

61

57

69

88

240

180

148

115

107

185

143

alOO

1944

July

allO

a90

a 80

a85

a95

alOO

a90

81

83

99

Si

76

63

66

72

76

71

90

90

99

80

90

81

81

80

80

85

90

71

54

60

Aug.

63

54

52

66

61

64

63

61

64

104

60

112

81

76

64

63

61

52

60

44

63

50

50

51

55

56

55

58

55

56

48

Sept.

56

56

55

48

54

61

55

52

54

54

52

55

138

385

332

402

300

160

184

620

368

240

197

160

122

149

211

211

300

332

Oct.

350

332

285

240

368

285

197

138

112

104

92

80

68

58

61

68

66

60

61

60

66

138

138

104

85

81

80

76

80

95

138

Nov.

149

149

138

138

-

.

_

_

_

-

'

_

_

_

-

_

*

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

a. No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis or records Tor Baoon Creek near Karblemount 

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1943-44

Month

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

Calendar year .........

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

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

October 1944. ..................

Secondfoot-days

2,908

-

2,549 

1,922 

5,463

4,166

Maximum

240

-

110 

112 

620

368

Minimum

39

-

54 

44 

48

58

Mean

93.8

-

82.2 

62.0 

182

134

Per 

square 

mile

3.51

-

3.08 

2.32 

6.82

5.02

Runoff

Inches

4.05

-

3.55 

2.68 

7.61

5.80

Acre-feet

5,-770

-

5,060 

3,810 

10,840

8,260

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
103 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Cascade River at Marblemount, Wash.

Location.:- Water-atage recorder, lat. 48°31'45", long. 121°23'30", In SWi pec. 9, T. 35 

N., K. 11"E., 2 miles east of Marblemount and 2i miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 937 second-feet. -

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,210 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 6.98

 feet); minimum, 228 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 12,900 second-feet Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 9.88 

feet); minimum, 149 second-feet Nov. 15, 1929, but may have been less during January 

or February 1929, when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice; minimum gage 

height, 1.11 feet Feb. 8, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or shifting

 control, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of shifting control 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

356

461

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

' 581

760

1,020

1,350

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

1,760

2,250

2,760

3,410

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

Day

1 % 2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

' 16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

386 

420 

396 

366 

414

431 

476 

439 

435 

603

738 

523 

450 

386 

520

581 

760 

560 

450 

389

369 

372 

340 

465 

648

480 

442 

428 

487 

507 

417

Nov.

372 

356 

366 

598 

6C5

495 

435 

4O6 

389 

382

356 

347 

334 

325

3E5 

435 

414 

363 

356

34O 

3C5 

310

-293

282

285 

274 

285 

372

Dec.

369 

963 

3,210 

1,390 

910

738 

670 

581 

511 

476

446 

424 

400 

382 

366

353 

340 

328 

316 

305

296 

a290 

a310 

a540 

a640

a540 

a460 

a410 

a370 

a360 

a340

Jan.

a350 

a370 

a340

agso

a32O

a300 

a290 

a29O 

a280 

a27O

269 

264 

280 

308 

334

523 

335 

760 

670 

560

511 

472 

535 

515 

465

424 

396 

379 

356 

350 

337

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943 .........

ary

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

St ....... A ................

ember . . ..................

ter year 1943-44 -v ........

Peak discharge. -.1

(6s30 a.m., 8 p.m.)

Feb.

328 

325 

340 

334 

347

828 

760 

603 

527 

472

446 

417 

396 

379 

356

356 

337 

325 

313 

305

296 

285 

277 

277 

269

266 

259 

254 

249

Second 

foot-days

14,678 

11,072 

18,034

348,900

12,683 

10,926 

12,302 

19, 133 

39,755 

46,490 

29,415 

18,707 

25,879

259,074

Mar.

246 

242

237 

235

230 

230 

277 

926 

835

560 

472 

414 

389 

372.

379 

488 

439 

424 

403

379 

392 

461 

428 

400

389 

359 

353 

356 

363 

382

Maximum

760 

625 

3,210

3,210

835 

828 

926 

1,050 

2,400 

2,250 

1,210 

1,020 

3,410

3,410

Apr.

392 

457 

625 

835 

S60

715 

670 

625 

581 

6O3

5S1 

625 

603 

560 

523

491 

465 

454 

454 

461

450 

515 

67O 

885 

738

648 

692 

SS5 

1,050 

1.02O

May

860 

785 

835 

1,05O 

1,35O

1,390 

1,470 

-1,470 

1,210 

935

810 

760 

990 

1,'470 

2,400

1,850 

1,470 

1,320 

1,210 

1,020

990 

910 

960 

990 

910

1,020 

1,630 

2,250 

2,050 

1,8OO 

1J59O

Minimum

340 

274 

290

274

264 

249 

230 

392 

760 

1,110 

670 

450 

431

230

June

1,950 

1,590 

1,210 

1,110 

1, 280

1,670 

1,720 

1,320 

1,760 

2,250

2,250' 

1,800 

1,390 

' 1,280 

1,280

1,590 

1,760 

1,670 

1,630 

1,630

1.47O 

1,350 

1,390 

1,470 

1,550

1,430 

1,280 

1,350 

1,550 

1,510

Mean

473 

. 369 

582

956

409 

377 

397 

638 

1,282 

1,550 

949 

603 

863

708

July

1,140 

935 

S6O 

935 

1,080

1,080 

835 

885 

1,020 

1,210

1,140 

990 

810 

760 

910

8S5 

935 

1,050 

1,140 

1,080

885 

810 

810 

960 

935

960 

1,020 

990 

885 

810 

670

Per 

square 

mile

2.63 

2.05 

3.23

5.31

2.09 

2.21 

3.54 

7.12 

8.61 

5.27 

3.35 

4.79

3.93

Aug.

625 

625 

603 

625 

603

581 

625 

56O 

625 

1,020

692 

962 

835 

692 

715

625 

581 

539 

488 

472

495 

495 

507 

499 

450

457 

495 

535 

519 

581 

581

Sept.

581 

431 

431 

454 

495

527 

491 

442 

457 

499

484 

446 

693 

670 

749

2, 262 

1,050 

785 

775 

3,410

2,050 

1,550 

1,020 

660

738

670 

603 

5S1 

960 

1 715

Runoff

Inches

3.03 

2.29 

3.73

72.09

2.62 

2.26 

2.54 

3.95 

8.21 

9.61 

6.08 

3.87 

5.35

53.54

Ac re- feet

29,110 

21,960 

35,770

692,000

25,160 

21,670 

24,400 

37,950 

78,850 

92,210 

58,340 

37,100 

51,330

513,800

ec". J (4 a.m.) 5,210 sec. -ft.; May 15 (3 to 5 p.m.) 2,760 sec. -ft.; gept. 2O 

3,900 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby strea

Mote.- Shifting-control method used Jan. 11 to Feb. 6.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 103

Marble Creek near Marblemount, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°32', long. 121°16', In NEi sec. 8, T. 35 II., R.

12 E., at highway bridge, half a mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles east of Marblemount.

 s 

Drainage area.- 15.9 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to November 1944 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during October 1943, July to November 1944. 790 second-feet 

sept. 20 (gage height, 3.48 feet), from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; 

minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 21, 1944.

1943-44: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Sept. 20, 1944; minimum recorded, 40 

second-feet Sept. 30, 1943, Oct. 21, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair except those'above 200 second-feet, which are poor. No diversion 

or regulation. *

Discharge, In second-feet, October- 1943 to November 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1943

Oct.

50

57

49

47

60

57

61

59

64

106

154

68

65

52

104

81

114

81

62

54

52

52

46

96

88

64

64

60

-

-

-

1944

July

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

134

168

182

163

128

92

99

126

126

141

175

181

182

116

106

114

155

138

152

169

155

128

108

86

Aug.

78

79

76

83

79

72

117

79

115

216

99

232

161

114

116

84

76

72

62

64

64

68

68

65

58

62

69

70

69

88

79

Sept.

90

57

59

64

70

78

68

60

69

73

66

61

133

1S1

233

417

230

172

247

644

326

264

169

128

99

90

78

96

160

. 88

-

Oct.

70

81

219

144

200

161

149

116

93

86

73

68

62

57

52

52

48

47

46

44

42

197

106

75

59

55

55

49

46

118

114

Nov.

86

79

-

-

-

_

J.

.

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

, -

_

_

_

.

_

-

-Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

October 1-28, 1943. . .........

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

Calendar year .........

Mnv

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

October 1944 ..................

Secondfoot-days

1,967

-

3,294 

2,834 

4,510

2,784

Maximum

154

-

182 

232 

644

219

Minimum

46

-

86 

58 

57

42

Mean

70.2

-

137 

91.4 

150

89.8

Per 

square 

mile

4.42

-

8.62 

5.75 

9.43

5.65

Runoff

Inches

4.60

-

7.70 

6.63 

10.55

6.51

Acre-feet

3,900

6,530 

5,620 

8,950

5,580

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
104 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Jordan Creek at Marblemount, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°31', long. 121°26', in NEi sec. 19, T. 35 N., R.

TTTTTT half a mile upstream from mouth and 1 mile south of Marblemount. 

Drainage area.- 13.2 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to September 1944 (fragmentary). 

tCxtrenes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 182 second-feet- Sept. 20 (gage height,

ii.43 reet); minimum recorded, 11 second-feet Sept. 11-13 (gage height, 1.02 feet). 

1943-44: mxlmum discharge recorded, that of Sept. 20, 1944j minimum recorded,

that of Sept. 11-13, 1944. 

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

No aiversion or regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

15

23

21

23

19

27

35

79

45

34

29

, 29

31

28

50

30

51

43

37

35

40

30

Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ...................... ^

July ."......................,..

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

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

Feb.

/

Secondfoot-days

921

918

533

1,136

Mar.

Maximum

80

40

20

158

Apr. May

Minimum

12

20

14

11

June

Mean

29.7

29. 6

17.2

37.9

P 

squ 

mi

July

40

40

39

38

37

37

37

36

34

34

33

33

32

31

30

28

28

27

26

28

27

26

24

24

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

Aug. '

20

20

19

19

18

17

IB

17

18

20

18

19

19

18

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

Sept.

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

28

26

26

90

64

45

42

158

109

76

59

46

40

36

32

30

44

37

sr Runoff -

le Inches Acre-feet

2.25 2.59 . 1,830

2.24 2.59 1.820

1.30 1.50 1,060

2.87 3.20 2,250

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 30, 31, July 1-6, Aug. 20 to Sept. 6; discharge Interpolated' or 

computed on basis of records for nearby streams.

Clark Creek at Marblemount, Wash.

Location.- -Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°31'30", long. 121°S5'20", ln..SEiNEi sec. 18,.T. 

 3K N., R. HE., 600 feet upstream from mouth and half a mile southeast of Marblemount. 

Records available.- July to September 1944. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 38 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.32

feet); minimum, 6.0 second-feet Aug. 19-25 (gage height, 1.40 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those above 15 second-feet, which are fair. No diversion

or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, July to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

45 '

6

7

8

9

10

July

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

Aug.

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

S.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

8.7

Sept.

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

Month

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

_ '

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

Second- 

_foot-days

ggg g

_

Aug.

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.6

6. '6

6.3

6.0

Sept.

8.4

8.4

10

12

12

19

14

13

13

29

Maximum

29

_

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Minimum

_

July

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

9.6

9.3

Aug6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.9

7.5

Mean

_

Sept.

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

- ,

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1.370

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 

hour.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Illabot Creek near Rockport, Wash.

105

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°29', long. 121°30', In sec. 34, T. 35 N., R. 10 

u., tnree-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 4i miles east of Rockport,,

Drainage area.- 42.4- square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to November 1944 (fragmentary), discontinued,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1943, July to November 1944, 940 

second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 3.3 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Sept. 8.

1943-44: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 20, 1944; minimum, that of Sept. 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 300 second-feet, which-are fair, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, In second-feet, .October 1943 to November 1944

Day

2'1

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

1943

Oct.

66

68

69

66

69

70

75

70

69

91

139

105

94

76

116

180

370

177

113

94

96

101

86

225

392

213

158

127

a!50

alSO

a!20

1944

July

a250

a200

a!60

al80

a200

a200

a!90

a!70

alSO

a200

a!90

alSO

a!60

154

164

161

161

166

181

189

159

145

138

152

152

154

157

157

145

132

115

Aug.

109

109

107

103

102

100

95

91

96

121

102

119

109

105

107

98

93

S8

81

78

81

80

SI

81

72

75

78

80

77

S2

82

Sept.

77

67

69

69

7g

73

73

67

67

70

69

66

153

129

131

616

360

244

203

817

472

332

234

184

152

136

119

115

214

152

~

Oct.

127

115

348

294

468

352

273

225

189

169

154

- 136

123 in

100

93

87

81

77

72

68

210

206

134

103

90

87

S2

78

lol

171

Nov.

192

181

179

»

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

»

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

H

_

_

_

a No gage-lieight record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams. 

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

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

July 1944

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

Secondfoot-days

4,025

-

5,242 

2,882 

5,602

4,944

Maximum

392

-

250 

121 

817

4SS

Minimum

66

115

72 

66

68

Mean

130

-

169 

93.0 

187

169

Per 

sqnare 

mile

3.07

-

3.99 

2.19 

4.41

3.75

Runoff

Inches

3.53

-

4.60 

2.53 

4.91

4.34

Acre feet

7,980

-

10,400 

5,720 

11,110

9,810

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
106 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Sank River above VJhitechuck River, near Darrington, VJash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°10'00", long. 121 027'45B . in NWi sec. £4, T. 31 

N., K. 10 E., half a mile upstream from Whitechuck River and 9£ miles southeast of 

Darrington.

Drainage area.- 152 square miles.

Records available.- August to November 1910 (fragmentary gage heights), October 1917 to 

" septeriber lyaa, August 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1917-22, 1928-44), 1,060 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 9.00

 feet)-; minimum, 183 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 2..17 feet).

1917-22. 1928-44: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Dec. 12, 1921 (gage height, 

14.65 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum, 115 secondfeet Nov. 15, 16, 30, Dec. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for December and January, which are good, and

 tnose for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

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

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.2 193 3.3 849 5.0 2,740 

2.4 275 3.6 1,110 6.0 4,260 

2.7 429 4.0 1,520 7.0 6,040 

3.0' 621 4,5 2,090 8.0 6,060

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

205 

205 

197 

190 

224

224 

209 

209 

209 

276

590 

500 

395 

317 

322

395 

723 

580 

453 

358

327 

337 

313 

504 

942

635 

515 

459 

459 

607 

489

Nov.

418 

379 

459 

868 

1,200

833 

643 

547 

489 

483

447 

423 

412 

384 

373

368 

577 

664 

534 

502

. 478 

429 

390 

368 

342

322 

313 

308 

313 

429

Dec.

643 

1,420 

7,110 

2,940 

1,800

1,300 

1,080 

959 

793 

708

628 

573 

540 

489 

471

435 

418 

401 

401 

a390

a380 

a380 

a410 

a560 

al,200

. a960 

a800 

a700 

a620 

a560 

a500

Jan.

a520 

a560 

a510 

a470 

a420

a380 

a350 

332 

322 

313

296 

308 

317 

418 

521

1,060 

1,740 

1,520 

1,150 

891

746 

657 

809 

754 

657

573 

521 

471 

435 

407 

368

Feb. .

373 

373 

390 

429 

502

1,580 

1,250 

9O8 

723 

614

560 

495 

471 

441 

412

423 

401 

395 

384 -384

363 

342 

327 

332 

313

308 

294 

284 

275

Month SecondMontn foot-days

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febl 

Marc 

Apr* 

May 

June 

Juls 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 194 5 .....

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

st ........................

ember .....................

12,368 

14,695 

30,569

76,215

18,798 

14,346 

18 ,670 

24,423 

46 ,522 

42,580 

18,180 

8,112 

19 ,050

ter year 1943-44 .......... 268 ,313

Mar.

317 

258 

258 

254

254

245 

241 

322 

1,840 

1,530

1,000 

801 

650 

580 

534

560 

671 

664 

657 

635

553 

628 

883 

708 

614

547 

489 

471 

465 

483 

508

Maximum

942 

1,200 

7,110

7,110

1,740 

1,580 

1,840 

1.31C 

2.54C 

2.03C 

899 

34E 

2,19C

7,110

Apr.

521 

594 

809 

1,120 

1,230

1,040 

959 

891 

793 

785

761 

793 

769 

708 

679

621 

580 

553 

547 

560

540 

587 

754 

1,030 

899

809 

841 

1,050 

1,290 

1,310

May

1,110 

976 

976 

1,160 

1,460

1,630 

,680 

,800 

,630 

,310

,120 

,020 

,170 

,520 

,540

,150 

,800 

,630 

,460 

,310

1,360 

1,270 

1,300 

1,360 

1,160

1,160 

1,630 

2,210 

2,030 

1,850 

1,740

Minimum

190

30S 

380

190

298 

275 

241 

521 

976 

1,020 

353 

209 

19O

190

June

1,910 

1,740 

1,410 

1,270 

1,360

1,630;

1,740 

1,410 

1,520 

1,910

 9,030 

1,680 

1,360 

1,200 

1,170

1,460 

1,580 

1,520 

1,460 

1,360

1,300 

1,230 

1,220 

1,290 

1,300

1,190 

1,020 

1,050 

1,120 

1,140

Mean

399 

490 

986

1,031

606 

495 

602 

814 

1,501 

1,419 

586 

262 

635

733

1944

July

899 

785 

716 

716 

793

833 

664 

657 

671 

723

701 

643 

560

515 

553

534 

521 

540 

587 

621

515 

471 

453 

483 

471

459 

465 

459 

429 

390 

353

Per 

square 

mile

2.62 

3.22 

6.49

6,78

3.99 

3.26 

3.96 

5.36 

9.88 

9.34 

3.86 

1.72 

4.18

4.82

Aug.

327 

322 

303 

289 

284

275 

271 

262 

308 

342

303 

298 

327 

322 

294

232 

258 

254 

232

220

212 

216 

216 

224 

212

209 

220 

220 

212 

216 

232

Sept.

212 

224 

205 

201 

201

205 

205 

197 

190 

197

197 

193 

275 

502 

468

2,190 

1,210 

809 

621 

2,190

1,410 

1,170 

825 

657 

553

496 

441 

407 

1 ;'330 

1,070

Runoff

Inches

3.03 

3.60 

7.48

92.07

4.60 

3.51 

4^5? 

5.98 

11.38 

10.42 

4,45 

1.98 

. 4.66

65.66

Acre-feet

24 ,530 

29,150 

60,630

746,200

37,290 

28 ,450 

37 ,030 

48 ,440 

92 ,280 

84,460 

36,060 

16,090 

37,790-

532,200

a Mo gage height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Pork Skykomish River 

near Index.

Time baa is; Pacific war .time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 107 -

Sauk River near Sauk, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder? lat. 48°25'151', long. 121°33'45", in NWi sec. 19, T. 34

N., R. 10 E., 5 miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles southeast'of Sauk, and 8 miles

downstream from Sulattle River. Datum of gage Is approximately 226 feet above mean

sea level (river-proflie survey). 

Drainage area.- 714 square miles. 

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1944. August 1910 to August 1912, various

gages at sites from 1 mile downstream to 5 miles upstream from present site, published

as Sank River near Suiattle Crossing, near Sauk.- All early discharge measurements made

5 miles upstream from present site.

Average discharge.- 16 years (19S8-44), 5,950 second-feet. 

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 29,900 second-feet Dec. 3 "(gage height, 10.80

feet); minimum not- determined, probably occurred sometime during period of doubtful

gage-height record in August or September.

1910-12, 1928-44: Maximum discharge, 68,500 second-feet Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 

 15.83 feet); minimum, 572 second-feet Dec. 5, 1929,' but may have been less during

period of ice effect Jan. 10-27, 1930. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair". No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44', except periods of shifting-control 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 1,160 4.5 3,680 7.0 11,100 

3.3 1,530 5.0 4,870 8.0 15,000 

3.6 1,970 5.5 6,220 9.0 19,700 

4.0 2,660 -6.0 7,710 10.0 25,000

Discharge, in seconcf-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,230 

1,2SO 

1,280 

1,200 

1,270

1,280 

1,390 

1,380 

1,330 

1,500

2,220 

2,110 

1,560 

1,360 

1,360

1 ,990 

3,050 

2,390 

1,800 

1,520

1,410 

1,520 

1,410 

1,720 

3,57O

2,390 

1,940 

1,730 

1,730 

2,220 

1,900

Nov.

1,640 

1,590 

1,8SO 

3,580 

4,500

3,050 

2,390 

2,130 

1,970 

1,920

1,780 

1.670 

1,600 

1,520 

1,490

1,460 

2,010 

2,300 

1,860 

1,780

1,680 

1,590 

1,460 

1,400 

1,340

1,290 

1,270 

1,260 

1,240 

1,660

Dec.

2,300 

5,420 

21,300 

9,560 

5,800

4,250 

3,570 

3,360 

2,850 

2,570

f 2*220 

2,130 

1,990 

1,660

1,790 

1,730 

1,660 

1,600 

1,530

1,500 

1,450 

1,440 

3,400 

4,870

3,250 

2,660 

2,300 

2,130 

1,990 

1,900

Jan.

2,130 

2,760 

2,390 

2,080 

1,970

1,820 

1,740 

1,700 

1,630 

1,560

1,520 

1,530 

1,640 

2,070 

2,570

4,570 

6,360 

5,94O 

4,370 

3,460

2,930 

2,660 

3,250 

3,250 

2,850

2,480 

f2,220 

f2,080 

f 1,970 

1,880 

1,820

Feb.

1,SOO 

1,820 

1,970 

2,03d 

2,300

5,880 

5,260 

3,790 

3,150 

2,660

2,480 

2,300 

2,130 

2,080 

1,940

1,940 

1,850 

1,790 

1,720 

 1,640

1,590 

1,530 

1,480 

1,460 

1,440

1,400 

1,380 

1,330 

1,290

u~ 4.1. Second 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943 ......

ary

54,040 

56,310 

06,770

. .. 1,483,640

h .................'........ i .:.......................

ember .....................

81,220 

63,430 

67,440 

87,350 

64,950 

70,360 

92,080 

53,280 

72,360

ter year- 1943-44 .......... 1,069,590

Mar.

1,360 

1,230 

1,230 

1,210 

1,180

1,160 

1,150 

- 1,410 

5,470 

5,220

3,250 

2,570 

2,220 

1,970 

1,900

1,990 

2,570 

2,460 

2,390 

2,300

2,130 

2,220 

3,250 

2,760 

2,390

2,100 

1,850 

1,650 

1,600 

1,650 

1,700

Maximum

3,570 

,4,500 

21,300

21,300

6,360 

5,880 

5,470 

4,500 

8,990 

8,020 

4,130 

2,400 

5,680

. 21,300

Apr.

1,750 

1,800 

1,970 

2,560 

,4,130

4,020 

3,900 

3,580 

2,950 

2,850

2,850 

2,850 

2,850 

2,760 

2,570

2,390 

2,300 

2,220 

2,130 

2,220

2,130 

2,220 

2,760 

3,790 

3,360

3,050 

2,950 

3,570 

4,370 

4,500

May

3,900 

3,460 

3,460 

4,020 

5,130

-5,520 

5,800 

6,220 

5,800 

4,620

3,900 

3,680 

4,130 

5,260 

8,990

7,710 

6,360 

5,600 

5,000 

4,500

4,620 

4,370 

4,620 

5,260 

4,500

4,250 

5,520 

8,020 

7,710 

6,800 

6,22O

Minimum

1,200 

1,240 

1,440

1,180

1,520 

1,290 

1,150 

1,750 

3,460 

4,370 

1,960 

1,300 

1,350

l.Z'SO

June

7,250 

6,680 

5,390 

4,740 

5,000

6, -080 

6,800 

5,390 

5,940 

7,400

3,020 

6,950 

5,520 

4,870 

4,620

5,390 

6,360 

6,080 

5,940 

5,660

5,390 

5,000 

5,000 

5,390 

5,390

5,130 

4,370 

4,500 

4,870 

5,260

Mean

1,743 

1,877 

3,444

4,065

2,620 

2,187 

2,175 

 ' 2,912 

5,321 

5,679 

2,970 

' 1,719 

2,412

2,922

Peak discharge.- Dec. 7, (9 a.m.) 29,900 see. -ft.; May IK (R-sn p.m.) ]/

1944

July

4,130 

3,460 

3,250 

3,250 

3,570

3,680 

3,050 

2,950 

3,150 

3,570

3,460 

3,250, 

2,660 

2,480 

2,760

2,760 

2,760 

2,850 

3,150 

3,460

2,850 

2,480 

2,390 

2,760 

2,760

2,660 

2,760 

2,760 

2,660 

2,390 

1,960

Per 

square 

mile

2.44 

2.63 

4.82

5.69

3.67 

3.06 

3.05 

4.08 

7.45 

7.95 

4.16 

2.41 

3.38

4.09

Aug.

1,880 

1,900 

1,880 

1,790 

1,880

1,840 

1,530 

1,500 

1,700 

2,400

1,900 

2,300 

2,250 

2,000 

2,000

1,900 

1,850 

1,750 

1,400 

1,400

1,450 

1,500 

1,400 

1,400 

1,300

1,400 

1,400 

1,600 

1,440 

1,640 

1,700

Sept.

1,630 

1,350 

1,350 

1,400 

1,500

1,600 

1,550 

1,400 

1,450 

1,550

1,550 

1,600 

1,850 

2,080 

1,860

4,980 

3,460 

2,760 

2,300 

5,680

4,620 

3,680 

2,950 

2,570 

2,390

2,220 

2,220 

2,080 

3,680 

3,05O

Runoff

Inches

2.81 

2.93 

5.56

77.27

4.23 

3.30 

3.51 

4.55 

8.59 

8.87 

4.90 

2.78 

3.77

55.70

Acre feet

107,200 

111,700 

211,800

2,943,000

161,100 

125,800 

133,800 

173,300 

327,200 

337,900 

182,600 

105,700 

143,500

2,122,000

,000 SBC. -ft.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note.- Ho gage-height record May 18, 19; doubtful gage-Beight record Bar. 26 to Apr. 2, Aug. 9-28, 

Sept. 2-13; discharge computed on basis of records for Suftattle River near Mansford and Sauk Hirer 

above Whltechuck River, near Darrlngton. ShiftIng-control method used Sept. 17-30.

Time basis ; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

695848 O - 46 - 8
108 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Sulattle River near Mansford, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°21'50", long. 121°29'30", in Ni sec. 10, T. 33 

K., R. 10 E., 2-J- miles downstream from Big Creek and 4 miles north of Mans ford.

Drainage area.- 335 square miles.

Records available.- July 1958 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maxinum discharge during year, 7,380 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 9.47 

 feet); ninimun, 469 second-feet Mar. 6, 7 (gage height, 3.40 feet).

1938-44: Maximum discharge, 9,680 second-feet May 29, 1939 (gage height, 9.79

feet), from rating, curve extended above 5,000 second-fe&t; ininiraun, 413 second-feet

Oct. 13, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversion or 

regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, excxept periods of shifting control 

(gags height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

3.4 460 4.5 1,100 7.0 3,800 4.O 710 6. 

3.6 550 5.0 1,540 8.0 5,170 4.5 1,040 6. 

4.0 755 6.0 2,560 9.0 6,630 5.0 1,460 7. 

5.5 1,940 - 7.

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

J.4 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

672 

725 

6DB 

666 

693

698 

780 

755 

744 

937

1,140 

798 

682 

596 

672

870 

1,180 

850 

687 

616

596 

596 

550 

747 

1,060

73S 

682 

645 

726 

817 

672

Nov.

625 

611 

656 

1,080 

1,180

918 

786 

726 

715

709

67E 

645 

635 

606 

611

611 

843 

774 

672 

677

645 

606 

587 

564 

550

569 

529 

521 

533 

650

Dec.

687 

1,350 

5,220 

2,620 

- 1,790

1,450 

1,320 

1,180 

1,020 

952

918 

863 

817 

774 

744

721 

698 

677 

650 

635

611 

596 

601 

1,220 

1,360

1,020 

883 

830 

767 

738 

709

Jan.

774 

830 

780 

721 

698

656 

650 

645 

630 

606

601 

601 

645 

698 

704

982 

1,500 

1,4OO 

1,220 

1 ,060"

982 

918 

1,060 

982 

883

824 

780 

749 

709 

693 

682

Feb.

682 

682 

704 

698 

715

1,560 

1,400 

1,140 

982 

918

883 

817 

798 

755 

709

721 

682 

656 

635 

616

596 

582 

573 

578 

555

550 

537 

525 

512

Month Seoond- 

"°nth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ...... .,......,.....,

mber . . .... ..............

23,283 

20,466 

34,421

lendar year 1943 ......... 644,046

ary . . 

iisry

i ...... ... ....

st . . . ....

ember .

25,663 

PI ,761 

23 ,463 

35,933 

73,340 

86,030 

49,355 

30,460 

41,419

ter year 1943-44 ......... 465,594

Mar.

508 

504 

500 

485 

481

469 

469 

559 

1,630 

1,320

918 

8Q5 

704 

687 

672

749 

1,020 

876 

843 

817

744 

780 

883 

817 

786

774 

732 

704 

721 

732 

774

Maximum

1,180 

1,180 

5,220

5,590

1,500 

1,560 

1,63G 

1,900 

4,O6C 

4,000 

2,150 

1,420 

4,320

5,2SO

Apr.

780 

883 

1,180 

1,400 

1,640

1,500 

1,320 

1^190 

1,100 

1,140

1,100 

1,180 

1,100 

1,020 

982

918 

a900 

a900 

a900 

a910

a900 

al,100 

al,300 

a 1,700 

al,300

al,200 

a 1,300 

al ,500 

al ,900 

al,700

May

al ,500 

al,400 

al,500 

a2 ,OOO 

2,340

2,560 

2,670 

2,670 

2,340 

1,940

1,690 

1,590 

1,940 

2,5OO 

4,060

3,260 

2,770 

2,540 

2,260 

2,040

1,990 

1,840 

1,940 

2,040 

1,840

1,890 

2,770 

3,720 

3,590 

3 ,200 

2,950

Minimum

550

521 

596

521

601 

512 

469 

780 

1,400 

2,260 

965 

746 

752

469

June

3,460 

2,950 

2,420 

2,260 

2,540

3,070 

3,140 

2,540 

3,070 

3,720

4,000 

3,330 

2,650 

2,480 

2,480

" 2,890 

3,330 

3,140 

3,010 

2,950

2,770 

2,590 

2,710 

2,890 

2,890

2,590 

2,320 

2,420 

2,710 

2,710

Mean

751 

682 

1,110

1,765

828 

750 

757 

1,198 

2,366 

2,868 

1,592 

983 

1,381

1,272

0 2,480 

5 3,070 

0 3,720 

5 4 ,420

1944

July

2,150 

1,740 

1,640 

1,690 

1,940

1,990 

1,550 

1,550 

1,740 

2,040

1,940 

1,740 

1,420 

1,320 

1,550

1,50O 

1,500 

1,600 

1,790 

1,890

1,460 

1,320 

1,280 

1,550 

1,500

1,460 

1,550 

1,500 

1,370 

1,120 

965

Per. 

square 

mile

2.24 

2.04 

3.31

5.27

2.47 

2.24 

2.26 

- 3.58 

7.06 

8.56 

4.75 

2.93 

4.12

3.80

Aug.

930 

1,000 

965 

965 

'1,000

1,000 

862 

862 

965 

1 ,420

1,120 

1,370 

1,320 

1,120 

1,200

1,160 

dl ,100 

1,040 

770 

800

d831 

862 

800 

80O 

746

830 

830 

965 

862 

965 

1,000

Sept.

965 

752 

770 

830 

895

965 

930 

. 830 

862 

930

930 

1,000 

1,280 

1,280 

1,220

3,320 

1,600 

1,160 

1,050 

4,320

2,780 

2,100 

1,550 

1,280 

1,160

1,080 

1,000 

1,040 

2,040 

1,500

Runoff

Inches

2.58 

2.27 

3.82

71.49

2.85 

2.42 

2.60 

3.99 

8.14 

9.55 

5.48 

3.58 

^4.60

51.68

Acre-feet

46,180 

40,590 

68,270

1 ,277 ,000

50,900 

43,160 

46,540 

71 ,270 

145,500 

170,600 

97,890 

60,420 

82,150

923,500

Peak discharge.- Dec. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 7.380 sec. -ft.; May 15 (3 p.m.) 4,61O sec. -ft.; Sept. 2O

(7:30 a .IT.) 5,020 sec.-ft.

a llo pace-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Cascade River near Karbleroount 

and Thunder Creek near' Newhalem.

d Doubtful page-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Shifting-control method used July 10 to Sept. SO.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour-.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 109

Big Creek near Mansford, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 4S°2o', long. 121 026', in SWi sec. 18, T. 33 II., R. 

HE., half a mile upstream from'mouth and 4 miles northeast of Mansford.

Drainage area.- 30.4 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 700 second-feet Dec. 3; maximum gage height, 

5.26 feet Dec. 3; minimum discharge, 34 second-feet Oct. 6-9.

1943-44: Maximum discharge, that-of Dec. 3, 1943; maximum gage height, that of 

Dec. 3, 1943; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 6-9, 1943. .

Remarks.- Records good except those above 100 second-feet prior to Dec. 3 and those above 

200 second-feet thereafter, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 'second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3)

1.3 39

2.0 4S

2.2 .53

2.4 71

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

2.7 92

3.0 115

3.3 141

3.6 171

4.0 231

4.5 339

6.0 490

Bee. 3 to Sept. 30

1.6 36

1.8 44

2.0- 53

2.2 64

2.4 77

2.7 99

3.0 125

3.3 159

3.6 210

4.0 310

4.5 4SO

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

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

37 

36 

36 

35 

36

35 

34 

34 

34 

39

72 

62 

56 

48 

70

88 

145 

94 

72 

62

59 

57 

52 

92 

120

84 

74 

70 

96 

99 

79

Nov.

70 

68 

70 

132 

146

106 

89 

SI 

7S 

77

72 

69 

66 

63 

64

64 

83

81 

71 

70

66 

61 

5S 

55 

52

51

50 

49 

49 

63

Dec.

63 

156 

494 

230

145

115 

104 

93 

84 

80

76 

73 

69 

67 

65

63 

61 

59 

58 

56

54 

54 

54 

112 

122

90 

80 

73 

68 

64 

62

Jan.

66 

69 

66 

62 

60

56 

56 

56 

54 

53

52 

54 

58 

64. 

66

100 

152 

140 

116 

97

85 

80 

94 

88 

79

73 

68 

65 

63 

62 

60

Feb.

59 

61 

66 

63 

66

151 

123 

97 

84 

76

72 

68 

66 

63 

60

61 

58 

56 

54, 

54

52 

50 

60 

50 

43

48 

47 

46 

46

11,,,, 4. u SecondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

*Pfi 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 

ary

2,007 

2,179 

3,049

.........

nary

h .......... ... .......---

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

ember .....................

2,314 

1,895 

2,253 

3,359 

6,302 

5,969 

2,765 

1,745 

3,142

ter year 1943-44 .......... 36,979

Peak discharge.- I

(2;40 a.m.) 534 sec. 

lime basis : Paoii

Mar.

45

44 

44 

43 

43

42 

42 

53 

175 

143

94 

SO 

69 

65 

62

66 

120 

95 

85 

73

72 

74 

81 

74 

71

71 

65 

63 

63 

64 

67

Maximum

145 

146 

494

-

152 

151 

175 

202 

336 

290 

123 

96 

603

503

Apr.

63 

S4 

125

167 

ISO

13>5 

120 

103 

99 

97

96 

102 

97 

91 

86

81 

73 

76 

77 

78

76 

83 

116 

142 

120

107 

117 

169 

202 

182

Hay

142 

126 

133 

18S 

237

244 

249 

242 

183

143

127 

124 

183 

253 

386

251 

198 

193 

173 

150

150 

146 

173 

203 

17S

183 

277 

326 

269 

234 

214

June

290 

232 

173 

154 

183

246 

237 

190 

242 

290

269

208 

169 

163 

170

206 

208 

210

214 

219

180 

165 

169 

182 

183

160 

154 

163 

178 

162

Minimum Mean

34 64.7 

49 72.6 

54 9S.4

-

52 74.6 

46 65.3 

42 72.7 

6S 112 

124 203 

154 199 

60 S9.2 

' 43 56.3 

36 105

34 101

July

128 

112 

106 

112 

119

119 

105 

103 

109 

109

104 

97 

87 

82 

86

83 

83 

87 

87 

90

79 

74 

70 

74 

72

70 

68 

66 

63 

61 

60

Per 

square 

mile

2.13 

2« 39 

3. *24

-

2.45 

2.15 

2.39 

3.68 

6.68 

6.55 

2.93 

1.85 

3.45

3.32

so. 3 (7 to 8 a.m.) 700 sec. -ft. 5 May 15 (12 m. ) 512 sec. -ft 

-ft. 5 Sept. 20 (3:15 a.m.) 652 SBC. -ft. 

ic war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract

Aug.

58 

56 

55 

52 

52

50 

53 

53 

59

96

70 

66 

68 

67 

72

74 

64 

60 

57 

54

51 

50

48 

48 

47

46 

45 

44 

44 

43 

43

Sept.

44 

42 

41 

40 

39

39 

. 38 

38 

38 

37

36 

36 

56 

69 

86

338 

182 

132 

144 

503

237 

152 

116 

95 

84

76 

70 

75 

143 

116

Runoff

Inches

2.46 

2.67 

3.73

-

2.83 

2.32 

2.76 

4.11 

7.71 

7,30 

3.38 

2.13 

3.84

45.24

; Sept. 

1 hovAcre-feet.

3,980 

4,320 

6,050

-

4,590 

3,760 

4,470 

6,660 

12,500 

11,840 

5,430 

3,460 

6,230

73,340

16
110 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Jackman Creek near Concrete, Wash.

Location.- Staff gace, lat. 48°31', long. 121 °43', in SW-i sec. 13, T. 35 If., R. 8 E., at 

Van_ Horn, 300 feet downstream from railroad bridge, an eighth of a mile upstream from 

mouth, and 2i miles southeast of Concrete.

Drainage area.- 24.5 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 900 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 

3.82 feet), from rating curve extended above 80 second-feet; minimum observed, 10 

second-feet Sept. 10-12.

1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Dec. 3, 1943; ninlmum observed, that 

-of Sept. 10-12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet or above 300 second-feet, which 

are fair. Gage read twice daily. No diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

12 

13 

15

13 

12 

13 

}3 

16

38 

26 

48 

27 

26

51 

132 

86 

56 

46

38 

51 

52 

161 

152

106 

88 

85 

130 

1O9 

86

Nov.

75 

74 

102 

247 

247

111 

99 

91 

85 

79

79 

76 

74 

69 

63

58 

96 

81 

68 

62

56 

54 

55 

52 

51

48 

45 

42 

38 

\ 79

Dec.

82 

223 

800

414 

264

208 

166 

138 

121 

116

105 

99 

90 

82 

78

75 

71 

67 

63 

60

56 

49 

60 

183 

195

152 

128 

107 

99 

88 

82

Jan.

a95 

allO 

a95 

a86 

a 79

a74 

a70 

a70 

a67 

65

a 64 

71 

a85 

138 

a!50

447 

v 466 

295 

221 

170

143 

123 

146 

123 

112

97 

92 

86 

80 

76 

74

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 

ary

h . . . .....................

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

ember .....................

ter year 1943-44 . ........

Feb:

72 

74 

72 

79 

88

330 

176 

138 

114 

99

92 

80 

79 

76 

69

69 

64 

63 

58 

57

54 

51 

50 

50 

48

46 

45 

44 

42

Secondfoot-days

1,727 

2,456 

4,521

-

4,070 

2,379 

2,553 

3,446 

6,109 

3,141 

838 

544 

2,440

34,224

Mar.

41 

38 

40 

36 

36

34 

34 

72 

305 

140

97 

80 

76 

69 

68

76 

151 

105 

97 

90

82 

82 

M>8 

90 

82

76 

69 

69 

69 

69 

72

Maximum

161 

247 

800

-

466 

330 

305 

176 

300 

251 

44 

34 

515

800

Apr.

72 

9o 

119 

170 

176

138 

128 

119 

110 

105

101 

114 

101 

101 

95

90 

82 

82 

82 

90

82 

86 

128 

126 

110

123 

143 

165 

170 

1*8

May

140 

146 

154 

196 

179

183 

221 

217 

168

143

126 

154 

232 

286 

290

240 

176 

146 

146 

130

126 

126 

193 

300 

281

268 

290 

286 

210 

183 

173

Minimum

12 

38- 

49

-

64 

42 

34 

72 

126 

45 

17 

12 

10

10

June

251 

179 

148 

138 

148

162 

133 

156 

156 

151

130 

110 

97 

93 

93

92 

95 

84 

80 

74

68 

66 

63 

62 

60

56 

54 

50

47 

45

Mean

55.7 

81.9 

146

-

131 

82.0 

82.4 

115 

197 

105 

2V. 0 

17.5 

81.3

93.5

July

44 

42 

40 

37 

36

37

37 

33 

31 

30

29 

28 

28 

28 

26

25 

24 

23 

22 

27

23 

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

18 

18 

17 

17 

19

Per 

square 

mile

2.27

3.34 

5.96

-

5.35 

3.35 

3.36 

4.69 

8.04 

4.29 

1.10 

.714 

3.32

3.S2

Aug.

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

17 

16 

17

34

19 

30 

26 

25 

21

21 

18 

19 

18 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

Sept.

 14 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

33 

74 

82

240 

176 

 58 

176 

515

214 

142 

105 

86 

76

67 

60 

56 

80 

63

Runoff

Inches Acre feat

2.62 3,430 

3.73 . 4,870 

6.86 8,970

-

6.18 8,070 

3.61 4,720 

3.88 5,060 

5.23 6,840 

9.27 12,120 

4.77 6,230 

1.27 1,660 

.83 1,080 

3.70 4,840

51.95 67,890

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Bacon Creek near Marblemount. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To c&nvert war time to standard time , subtract 1 hour.
Ill

Baker River at Concrete, Vlash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°33', long. 121°45', in NWi sec. 11, T. 35 N., 

R. a &., 800 feet downstream from Baker River power plant, a quarter of a mile northeast of Concrete, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 270 square miles.

Records "available.- September 1910 to March 1915, September 1943. to September 1944.

Extreme's.- Maximum discharge during period September 1943 to September 1944, 10,600 

second-feet (regulated) Dec. 3 (gage height, 10.7 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet 

(regulated} Nov. 25, 26 (gage height, 0.68 foot); minimum daily, 304 second-feet 

(regulated) Nov. 28.

1910-15, 1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, 24,500 second-feet Jan. 6, 1914 

(estimated to have been 31,000 second-feet later on same day); minimum discharge, that 

of Nov. 25, 26, 1943; minimum daily discharge., that of Nov. 28, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions which are not returned to river above gage. Flow 

regulated by Baker River power plant and Lake Shannon.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record for Lake Merwin and discharges for period of no gageneignt record furnished by Puget Sound Power & Light Co.

' " Discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Day

Sept. 1 

2

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Discharge

1,410 

1,300 

1,410 

1,400 

tl,010 

1,160 

1,420 

1,330

Day

Sept. 9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Discharge

1,150 

1,210 

1,180 

t756 . 

1,200 

1,160 

1,180 

1,190

Day

Sept. 17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

1,120 

1,030 

t650 

1,410 

1,540 

1,210 

1,110 

1,020

Day

Sept. 25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Discharge

742 

t499 

965 

1,380 

834 

868

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

912 

793 

+394 

745 

875

818 

952 

1,070 

1,140 

t551

1,550 

1,760 

1,820 

1,300 

1,600

1,540 

+2,000 

1,870 

1,330 

1,410

1,500 

1,580 

1,540 

+1,420 

1,570

2,240 

2,270 

2,070 

1,970 

1,890 

+1,190

Nov.

1,320 

1,610 

1,330 

1,450 

al,800

al,300 

+1,200 

al,350 

1,230 

1,120

1,020 

1,020 

1,140 

t534 

1,160

1,050 

1,050 

1,180 

1,230 

846

t656 

1,040 

1,090 

804

674

626 

704 

t304 

1,080 

1,080

Dec.

1,340 

1,780 

7,840 

3,980 

+2,480

2,340 

2,330 

2,280 

1,770 

2,010

1,680 

t864 

933 

1,230 

. 834

870 

980 

790 

t679 

739

752 

895 

840 

1,540 

2,090

12,010 

1,980 

1,760 

1,210 

1,090 

1,130

Jan.

1,400 

tl,200 

1,610 

1,300 

986

1,110 

1,050 

859 

+564 

1,030

1,240 

1,050 

1,150 

1,560 

2,190

t4,270 

6,760 

4,800 

3,320 

2,580

2,360 

2,340 

+2,270 

2,330 

2,250

2,010 

1,570 

1,760 

1,520 

+1,210 

1,350

Feb.

1,46O 

1,370 

1,480 

1,460 

1,190

+1,210 

1,680 

1,850 

1,780 

1,800

2,030 

1,640 

t868 

1,690 

1,710

1,390 

1,610 

1,750 

1,510 

t852

1,710 

1,570 

1,810 

1,690 

1,790

1,490 

+669 

1,640 

1,560

Mar.

1,700 

1,430 

1,470 

1,140 

t634

1,070 

906 

988 

1,680 

1,890

1,850 

t782 

1,360 

1,240 

1,160

1,230 

1,400 

1,380 

t614 

1,370

1,710 

1,690 

1,700 

1,700 

1,680

+1,000 

1,570 

1,510 

1,600 

1,780 

1,770

Apr.

1,880 

+1,000 

1,800 

1,770 

2,160

1,800 

1,570 

1,850 

+1,040 

1,740

1,840 

1,83O 

1,720 

1,760 

1,630

t749 

1,560 

1,750 

1,790 

1,740

1,710 

1,520 

t834 

1,700 

1,650

1,220 

935 

1,270- 

2,290 

tl,540

May

1,990 

1,880 

1,600 

1,430 

1,640

1,590 

t654 

1,230 

1,330 

1,480

1,300 

1,520 

1,200 

t831 

4,680

4,020 

3,170 

2,780 

1,610 

2,510

+2,710 

2,210 

2,510 

3,980 

2,080

1,530 

2,970 

+5,100 

4,040 

2,810 

3,340

June

4,370 

4,280 

3,190 

tl,310 

1,700

3,200 

3,710 

2,930 

2,860 

4,280

t3,660 

3,060 

3,000 

2,550 

2,340

2,600 

3,580 

+3,190 

3,000 

. 2,960

2,290 

2,390 

2,450 

2,600 

+2,200

2,440 

2,210 

'2,130 

2,360 

2,750

July

2,160 

+1,490 

1,700 

1,510 

1,760

2,140 

2,020 

1,950 

t618 

1,770

2,060 

1,780 

1,720 

1,620 

1,450

t776 

1,500 

1,540 

1,750 

1,830

1,930 

1,910 

t900

1,610 

1,690

1,420 

1,430 

1,680 

1,760 

+1,330 

1,570

Aug.

1,280 

1,240 

1,130 

1,040 

1,160

t?03 

1,110 

994 

1,100 

1,230

1,300 

a, 690 

tl,910 

1,690 

1,670

1,710 

1,430 

1,170 

1,010 

t454

1,060 

1,010 

1,080 

1,020 

1,040

762 

t464 

994 

1,110 

952 

1,280

Sept.

1,080 

1,310 

+942 

728 

992

1,110 

1,030 

1,190 

1,050 

t856

1,130 

991 

1,210 

1,540 

1,730

3,920 

t3,140 

2,170 

1,940 

4,690

5,650 

3,680 

2,640 

+2,200 

1,860

1,870 

1,740 

1,770 

1,920 

2,220

t Sunday, 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record of power-plant output. 

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

September 1943. ....

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

Uav

June 

July

AUgU

Sept 

Wat

aer

ttber ............

ary 1944 

nary

ember ...........

er year 19 43-44

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

1.540

2,270 

1,800 

7,-640

6,760 

2,030 

1,890 

2,290 

5,100 

4,370 

2,160 

1,910 

5,650

7,840

Minimum

499

394 

304 

679

564 

669 

614 

749 

654 

1,310 

618 

454 

728

304

Mean

1,128

1,409 

1,067 

1,711

'1,968 

1,526 

1,387 

1,588 

2,314 

2,853 

1,625 

1,156 

1,943

1,712

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

67,130

86,630 

63,470 

105,200

121,000 

87,790 

85,300 

94,510 

142,300 

169,800 

99,920 

71,090 

115,600

1,243,000

Change in

in Lake 

Shannon 

Reservoir 

(acre-feet)

-780

-6,090 

-1,060 

+7,640

-5,960 

-21,930 

-4,660 

+2,070 

+32,160 

+3,120 

-1,200 

-1,850 

-3,130

-890

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

66,350

80, 540 

62,410 

112,800

115,000 

65,860 

80,640 

96,580 

174,500 

172,900 

98,720 

69,240 

112,500

1,242,000

Discharge in 

second-feet

Mean

1,115

1,310 

1,049 

1,835

1, 970 

1,145 

1,311 

1,623 

2,838 

2,906 

1,606 

1,126 

1,891

1,710

Per 

square 

mile

4.13

4.85 

3.89 

6.80

- 6". 93 

4..24 

4.86 

6.01 

10.5 

' 10.8 

5.95 

4.17 

7.00

6.33

Runoff 

in 

inches

4.61

5.59

4.33 

7.83

7.99- 

4.57 

5.60 

6.71 

12.12 

12.01 

6.86 

4.81 

7.81

86.23

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
112 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Flnney Creek near Concrete, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°51', long. 121 °49', in sec. 19, T. 35 II., R. 8 

E., It miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles southwest of Concrete.

Drainage area.- 55 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1944 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 688 second-feet Sept. 16 (gagejieight, 

3.35 feet), tut probably greater during period of no gage-height record Sept. <:0; minimum recorded, 16 second-feet Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.57 foot).

1943-44: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Sept. 16, 1944; minimum recorded, 

that of Ort. 8, 9, 1945.

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

Ho diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

Oct.

19

17

4 1 - 17

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

21

SO

18

16

16

1°

49

45

59

42

75

131

372

183

109

80

91

206

165

318

403

269

S09

167

169

132

a!27

Nov.

 

Dec. Jan.

Month

Oc tobe r ......... ... .........

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

December ................... ._, .

Calendar year .........

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

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

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

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

May av ................. ... .....

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

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

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

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

Water year .........

Feb.

Secondfoot days

. 3.641

-

956

652

3^294

-

Mar.

Maximum

403

-

41

27

650

-

Apr. May

_

Minimum

16

-

_

_

_

22

18

17

-

June

Mean

117

-

i ~

_

_

30.8

21.0

110

-

July

a41

a41

a40

a39

a39

39

39

37

35

34

3S

32

31

31

30

29

28

27

25

33

33

. 27

26

25

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

Per 

square 

mile

2.13

-

.560

.382

2.00

-

Aug.

22

22

22

_ 21

21

21

21 21

21

27

27

22

23

22

22

23

21

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

Sept.

18

18

18

' 18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

80

99

64

403

alSO

a 120

a200

a650

a300

a200

a 140

allO

a95

a80

70

66

124

103

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

2.46 7,220

-

~

-

.65 1,900

.44 1,290

2.23 6,530

'-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert .war time to standard time , subtract 1 hour.
SKAQIT RIVER BASIN 

Grandy Creek near Concrete, Wash.

113

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°32', long. 121°53', in SEs sec. 10, T. 35 II., 

R. 7 E., 250 feet upstream from highway bridge, -1 mile upstream from mouth, and 6 

miles west of Concrete. Prior to July 11, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 100 

feet downstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 17.9 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to November 1944 (fragmentary),, discontinued.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during October 1943, July to November 1944, 219 second-feet 

 Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.90 feet), from rating curve extended above 30 second-feet;

mininum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 9, 10, 11.

1943-44: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 20, 1944; minimum, that of Sept. 9, 10,

11, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control or those above 30 

second-feet, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, In second-feet, October 1943 to November 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 1943

Oct.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9 S-.9

5.9

5.9

6.7

9.0

8.5

12

9.6

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

> _

-

"1944

July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

11

10

10

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.1

0.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.9

Aug.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.9

10

8.3

12

12

10

9.5

9.1

7.9

7.9

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.4

Sept.

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

S.4

24

35

74

59

40

50

116

58

31

23

19

16

14

14

14

30

22

.

Oct.

19

19

43

49

110

52

32

26

23

21

19ite

.16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

22

28

20

16

15

14

14

14

15

27

Nov.

38

39

30

33

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

/

.

,

Mote.- Shifting-control method used 4 a.m. Sept. 80 to Oct. 4, Oct. 24 to Nov. 4. 

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month 

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

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

Second 

foot-days

100.9

-

198.9 

233.6 

708.3

737

Maximum

12

-,

12 

12 

116

110

minimum

5.9

-

7.5 

5.1 

4.9

12

Mean

7.21

-

9.47 

7.54 

\ 23.6

23.8

Per 

square 

mile

0.403

-

.529 

. .421 

1.32

1.33

Runoff

Inches

0.21

-

.41 

.49 

1.47

"~ 1.53

Acre-feet

200

-

395 

463 

1,400

1,460

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
114 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

O'Toole Creek near Hamilton, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°31', long. 121°55', in NEi sec. 20, T. 35 N., R. 

7 E.,"800 feet upstream from mouth and 3 miles southeast of Hamilton.

Drainage area.- 6.2 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to November 1944 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during October 1943, July to November 1944, 137 

 seconcf-feet Oct. 24, 1943 (gaga height, 3.20 feet), from rating curve extended above

25 second-feet; minimum, 2.8 second-feet Sept. 10-13 (gage height, 1.46 feet).

1943-44: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Oct. 24, 1943; minimum recorded, that

of Sept. 10-13, 1944.

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

No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, October 1943 to" November 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

.

1943

Oct.

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.9

5.6

4.3

3.S

3.6

3.6

8.0

15

8.6

 14

6.1

19

23-

57

21

12

8.2

12

31

1670 '

70

41

29

23

37

32

22

July

a6.2

a6.1

a6.0

a5.9

a5.8

h5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

.9

3.8

3.8

Aug.

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.S

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

5.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.9

3.S

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

1944

Sept.

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3-.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2«8

i 2.8

12

6.7

23

54

33

12

23

92

40

24 ' 16

12

9.4

8.2

7.3

7.0

a!4

all

-

Oct.

alO

alO

a40

a41

alOO

a 50

a35

a25

a21

al 

a!5

a!3

all

a 10

a9.0

a8.3

a7.7

a7.1

a6.7

a6.4

6.7

25

22

12

9.4

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0

22

66

Nov.

93

57

37

40

39

41

64

83

91

51

34

28

24

20

18

16

15

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

 a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded raryje in stage and records for 

nearby streams»

h Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

Calendar year .........

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

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

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

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

October 1944 ................. 

November 1-17 .................

Secondfoot-days

610.3

-

151.1 

115.3 

440.8

637.1 

751.0

Maximum

70 

-

6.2 

5.1

92

100 

93

Minimum

3.5

-

3.8 

3.1 

2.8

6.4 

15

Mean

19. ,7

-

4.87 

3.72 

14.7

20.6 

44.2

Per 

square 

mile

3.18

-

.785 

.600

2.37

3.32 

7.13

Runoff

Inches

3.66

-

.91 

.69 

2.64

3.82 

4.50

Acre-feet

1,210

-

300 

229 

874

^ 1,260 

1,490

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SKAOIT RIVER BABIN 

Alder Creek near Hamilton, Wash.

115

Location.- V/ater-stage recorder, lat. 48°32', long. 121 °57', in Ni sec. 18, T. 35 N., R. 

y t;., at railroad trestle, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles 

east of Hamilton.

Drainage area.- 8.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 137 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 2.92 feet); 

minimum, 6.3 second-feet Sept. 4-12 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1943-44: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 3, -1943: minimum, that of Sept. 4-12, 

1944. ' ' . '

Remarks.- Records good. No regulation or diversion.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

.31

 Oct.

S.4

S.4

8.4

. 3.4

8.4

.8.0*

S.O

8.0

8.0

3.8

9.5

9.1

9.5

S.8

9.9

9.5

11

9,9

9.1

S.8

10

14

11

13

14

12

11

10

13

14

IE

Nov.

11

11

11

13

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

12

~

Dec.

21

33

106

65

46

33

39

32

23

26

24

22

21

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

30

44

40

33

29

26

24

22

Jem.

24

36

33

30

23

26

24

22

22

21

21

24

1 27

34

36

43

81

100

75

61

52

46

50

48

42

37

33

30

28

26

24

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year .........

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

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

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

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

Ua« ay ...........................

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

24

22

22

22

24

55

59

50

44

38

37

33

31

30

27

31

28

2&

26

24

24

22

21

2222'

22

21

21

20

-

~

Secondfoot-days

311.9

323. 4

914

_____ .«_

1,189

848

977

693

716

506

277.9

221.6

267.2

7,250.0

Mar.

19

19

19

18

18

IS

17

23

37

35

32

30

23

26

26

30

34

32

31

32

30

35

59

54

48

44

40

37

37

35

34

Maximum

14

14

106

-

'100

59

59

32

68

30

11

7.7

20

106

Apr.

32

30

30

29

27

26

25

24

.23

22

22

22

22

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

19

20

25

24

22

21

21

20

19

~

May

19

18

16

16

16

16

15

16

20

18

16

16

16

15

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

IS

42

68

54

44

38

33

30

28

26

Minimum

8.0

9.9

15

-

21

20

17

19

14

12

7.4

6.6 6.3

6.3

June

30

23

24

23

22

21

20

19

1817'

16

16

16

. 16

16

- 16

16

16 14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

-

Mean

10.1

10.9

29.5

-

38.4

29.2

31.5

23.1

23.1

16.9

8.96

7.15

8.91

19.8

July

11

11

11 ' 10

9.9

10

10

9«9

9.5

9.5

9.5-

9.5

9.9

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.0

8.4

S.O

8.8

3.4

S.O

S.O

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

. 7.4

7.4

7.7

Per 

square 

mile

1.15

1.24

3.35

-

4.36

3.32

3.58

2.62

2.62

1.92

1.02

.812

1.01

2.25

Aug.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.7

- 7.7

7.1

7.4

 7.4

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.3

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

6,8

6.S

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

Sept.

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.4

7.4

9.5

13

10

. 3.8

9.9

20

14

12

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.8

8.S

9.1

12

11

~

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

1.32 619

1.39 651

3.86 1,310

-

5.02 2,360

3. 58 1, 680

4.13 1,940

2.93 1,370

3.03 1,420

2.14 1,000

1.17 551

.94 440

1.13 530

30.64 14,370

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
116 SKAQIT RIVER BASIN

Day Creek near Lyman, Wash.

Location.- VJater-stage recorder, lat. 48°30'05", long. 122°02'40", in NVJi sec. 38, T. 35 

N., R. 6 E., at county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth 

and 2tr miles southeast of Lyman.

Drainage area.- 38.1 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 7.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum, 13 second-feet 

Sept. 6-12; minimum gage height, 0.80 foot Oct. 9, 10.

1943-44: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum, that of Sept. 6-12, 

1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. No 

diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

20

20

20

54

24

20

20

18

58

111

73

144

62

182

154

678

252

136

97

298

557

865

850

608

330

213

154

878

244

158

Nov.

124

147

216

589

372

233

167

132

109

95

84

76

68

64

58

55

80

77

64

61

57

52

49

46

45

43

42

42

44

227

-

Dec.

621

2 ,240

1,8.00

655

368

256

824

210

160

132

113

100

92

82

76

70

65

61

58

55

52

52

120

1,280

798

451

275

197

151

124

122

Jan.

607

502

a360

a270

192

158

134

128

120

111

107

194

281

924

820

1,410

1,500

1,350

608

416

303

256

666

412

290

219

177

147

130

115

106

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year .........

January ............... .~. ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb.

128

278

297

508

596

970

508

326

241

192

177

149

143

132

117

136

120

'100 109

92

85

79

73

76

74

74

70

67

64

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,060

3,518

11,040

13 ,013

5,975

6,283

6,836

5,798

2,350

664

579

3,928

66,038

Mar.

60

58

62

64

60

57

57

316

1,110

434

250

188

138

118

109

124

270

192

172

151

188

357

604

286

200

158

125

100

94

115

138

Maximum

85C

58(

8,240

1,500

970

1,110

427

849

353

86

87

963

2,24C

Apr.

1S2

183

259

336

250

177

198

238

177

218

192

158

163

192

884

224

192

144

331

373

210

172

205

437

a350

a290

a240

200

172

165

-

May

117

108

120

156

147

188

124

143

190

154

128

180

138

143

192

188

97

94

92

76

88

84

690

849

4S3

275

236

190

145

126

109

Minimum

18

42

- 52

106

64

57

128

76

86

18

14

13

13

June

353

311

167

i28

113

' 104

92

82

79

73

80

58

54

54

50

48

52

46

44

42

40

38

35

33

32

31

30

28

27

26

-

Mean

195

117

356

420

206

203

E28

187

78.3

21.4

18.7

131

180

July

25

86

85

24

24

24

84

23

21

82

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

25

24

21

80

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

Per 

square 

mile

V5.12

3.07

9.34

11.0

5.41

5.33

5.98

4.91

2.06-

.562

.491

3.44

4.72

Aug.

18

18

18

84

20

80

19

20

20

27

20

19

22

20

20

86

20

20

20

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

Sept.

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

' 13

13

13

60

64

233

686

200

111

214

963

400

198

184

88

70

57

50

46

121

87

Runoff

Inches

5.98

3.43

10.78

12.70

5.83

6.13

6.67

5.65

2.29

.65

.57

3.83

64.45

Acre-feet

12 020

6*980

21 ,900

85,810

11,850

12,460

13,560

11,490

4,660

1,320

1,150

7,790

131,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby

Hote.- Shifting-control method used Mar. 84 to Sept. 30.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tire, subtract 1 hour.
SKMHT RIVER BASIN 117

Jones Creek near Lyman, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°32'15", long. 122°02'40", in SWi sec. 9, T. 55 

N., R. 6 E., 1-J miles upstream from mouth and 1 mile northeast of Lyman.

Drainage areaA- 7.8 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to November 1944 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1943, July to November 1944, 46 secondfeet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.94 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 7-10, 1943.

1943-44: Ifeximuni discharge, that of Sept. 20, 1944; minimum, that of Oct. 7-10, 

1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Water supply for sawmill and village of Lyman is diverted above 

station. No regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, October 1943 to November 1944

nay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1943

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.0

.4

.4

. .4

1.2

.9 2.0'

1.3

3.2

3.6

15

10

5.8

4.5

7.0

19

13

12

14

8.6

6.6

6.2

13

19

Bl2

1944

July

_

_

-

-

1.4

2.1

2.6

2.1

1.3

2.1

2.2

1.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.4

1.1

.7

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

Aug.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

Sept.

0.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.8

2.1

3.3

18

7.2

5.2

5.8

34

19

11

7.5

5.6

4.0

3.5

1.8

2.9

5.8

4.2

-

Oct.

3.7

3.1

4.7

6.2

22

16

11 ,

9.0

7.2

5.8

4.4

3.5

3.3

2.9

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

6.8

11

5.2

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.7

12

Nov.

21

24

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

'

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams. 

Monthly discharge, in seconti-feet, 1943-44

Month

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

May.........*.............................

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

October 1944 ..............................

Secondfoot-daya

-

_

_ 

_

_

_

_

36.8

39.2

152.9

172.1

Maximum

19

-

. _

_

_

_

_

_

2.6

2.2

34

22

Minimum

0.4

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

.7

.9

.8

1.7

Mean

e7o9

-

_

_

_

_

_

1.36

1.26

5.10

5.55

Runoff in 

acre-feet

375

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

73

78

303

341

Time baala: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
118 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Hansen Creek near Sedro Woolley, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°30'30", long. 122°12'10", in NWi sec. 20, T. 35 II., R. 5 

E., at highway bridge, 14 miles upstream from mouth and 1 mile east of Sedro Woolley.

Drainage area.- 10.3 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, E36 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 

5.95 feet); minimum observed, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 6-11 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

1945-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum observed, that 

of Sept. 6-11, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Small diversions for irrigation.

northern State Hospital diverts about half a million gallons a day for domestic water 

- supply.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

UO

.21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.7

l.S

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

3.2

2.7

2.4

1.8

7.0

4.2

42

14

5.1

3.2

5.8

16

6.6

5.1

7.0

5.7

4.4

3.5

10

17

7.9

Nov.

7.5

5.1

5.5

13

9.7

6.S

5.7

4.1

3.5

3.6

3.5

4.1

5.5

4.6

3.5

3.0

3.S

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4,

3.5

3.5j

3.8

4.4

4.S

5.3

7.0

-

Dec.

52

84

160

46

31

22

27

21

18

15

13

12

11

9.5

8.8

8.5

9.3

7.8

7.3

7.3

6.4

6.8

11

72

63

56

18

22

23

20

19

Jan.

24

33

31

23

21

19

18

17

16

14

15

20

24

39

27

48

37

68

42

29

25

22

27

33

27

22

19

17

16

14

13

Feb.

13

15

17

17

27

72

48

35

27

23

44

35

35

37

29

48

37

31

27

23

21

19

17

22

22

25

23

19

 16

-

-

Month

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

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

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

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

Bay........................................

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

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

Mar.

15

14

14

13

14

12

12

31

92

5S

33

29

22

22

19

22

25

22

23

21

19

22

35

29

29

25

22

20

19

18

18

Apr.

17

 17

16

20

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

27

IS

15

14

15

14

12

14

17

72

54

. 37

25

24

23

20

> .-

Secondfoot-day s

S87.7

_

769

. 666.3

80.1

70.1

179.0

5,506.0

Hay

16

14

14

14

13

11

11

16

22

17

16

14

12

12

14

11

11

9.5

9.5

9.3

10

14

77

107

63

37

25

20

18

15

14

Maximum

160

_

72

92

107

29

3.8

3.8

37

' 160

June

25

29

21

17

15

13

15

13

11

9.0

8.8

S.5

8.3

9.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.1

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.0

-

Minimum

6.4

_

9.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

July

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9

B.O

1.9

l.S

1.5

1.4

1.4

Aug.

1.3

1.2

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3_.8

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

Mean

28.6

_

21.5

2.58

2.26

5.97

15.0

 Sept.

1.7

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.8

4.6

S.8

10

11

8.5

6.8

37

22

11

7.6

5.6

4.6

4.3

3.8

4.3

5,6

5.6

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,760

_

1,190

1,320

159

159

355

10,9BO

Time toaaia: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract l hour.
SKA.QIT RIVER BASIN 119

Nookachamps Creek near Mount VernQn, V/ash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat.'48°24'05", long. 122°14'10", In SWi sec. 25, T. 34 

N., K. 4 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from outlet of Big Lake and .44 miles east 

of Mount Vernon.

Drainage area.- 23.9 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1944 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 

tT753~Teet); minimum recorded, 0.02 second-foot Oct. 5, 6.

1943-44: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Oct. 31, 1943; minimum recorded, that 

of Get. 5. 6. 1943. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1 second-foot and those for periods of doubtful 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. No known diversion or regulation.

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

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

0.07 

.07 

.07 

.07 

.03

.03 

.03 

.03 

.03 

.05

.4 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.7

1.1 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

3.E

4.0 

4.2

4.5 

5.8 

7.6 

8.4

6.1

6.2 

6.1 

6.0

5.7

5.4 

4.9 

4.6 

4.1 

3.7

3.1 

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1,0 

1.0

0.3 

.3

.5 

.6 

.7

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.3 

2.5

3.5 

3.9 

3.1 

2.8 

2.5

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

3.8

Secondfoot-days

Per

square

mile

October . 

November 

December

Calendar year

January .. 

February . 

March ....

April ....

May ......

June .....

July .....

August . .. 

September

86.6

10.7

39.5

6.2 

.7

2.79

.35

1.32

.117

.015

.055

172

21

78

Water year

Hote.- No gage-height record July 1-3, 21, July 24 to Aug. 17, Sept. 27-30; doubtful gage-height 

record Sept. 24-26; discharge computed on baais of records for stations on nearby streams. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time," suDtract 1 hour.
120 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

East Fork Nookachamps Creek near Clear Lake, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°25'25lt , long. 122°12'45", In NEi sec. 19, T. 34 N., R. 5

u., at highway bridge, 3 miles south of Clear Lake and 3-J- miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.- 19.2 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1943 to September 1944. 

Extremes.-'1945 (revised): Maximum discharge observed during period August to September

I93U7~52 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.90 feet); minimum observed, 1.8 second- 

- feet Sept. 25, 26. *

1943-44: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,390 second-feet Sept. 20

(gage height, 6.80 feet); minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot July 8, 9. 

Remarks.- Records good except those above 200 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read

twice daily. Several small diversions for irrigation and municipal use. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1943, superseding those

published in V/ater-Supply Paper 982, are given herein.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44.

1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

July

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

n

-

-

-

-

Sept.

8.5

7.6

5.6

17

17

S.5

5.9

5.0

3.8

3.4

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

_

-

-

-

tls

-

_

_

-

Aug.

4.6 

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

a2.2

a2.1

a2.0

2.0

2.3

2.2

Sept.

3.2

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.0

l.S

2.0

5.6

4.2

5.4

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

July

_

_

_

_

-

«

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

2.3

6.6 '9.8

5.4

3.4

2.6

2.3

2.3

3.6

5.0

14

Sept.

6.2

4.2

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.8

4.6

4.6

3.0

2.3

-

t Result of discharge me 

a No gage-height record; 

streams.

isurement 

discharge computed on basis of records for nearby

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.0

1.8

2.0

4.6

3.6

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.3

39

34

28

16 

38

70

173

80

 32

23

34

119

59

234

144

58

38

£6

117

126

61

Nov.

35

31

29

117

61

36

27

20

17

13

13

11

11

9.6

8.1

6.8

10

11

8.6

7.6

7.6

6.4

6.0

4.6

4.0

3.6

4.2

4.6

4.8

24

~

Dec.

164

330

355

95

58

40

50

58

50

36

28

24

21

18

15

14

14

12

11

11

9.6

10

22

248

282

164

97

53

30

21

18

Jan.

103

204

154

97

107

75

45

58

49

40

36

66

110

144

154

237

306

306

126

84

66

50

117

144

100

64

53

45

38

33

29

Feb.

33

81

78

S3

126

194

117

84

64

50

72

66

75

84

66

94

87

78

50

45

39

31

28

29

35

53

46

38

31

_

-

Mar.

27

22

18

16

14

12

9.6

144

406

158

76

57

44

38

35

44

101

54

^1

57

54

78

198

78

66

53

46

42

42

39

35

Apr.

34

37

72

87

61

45

42

50

48

50

44

39

44

66

108

63

54

45

60

111

78'

58

97

449

188

109

94

86

69

72

-

May

57

58

49

44

42

39

44

42

111

108

87

69

57

50

78

61

49

44

42

39

39

42

220

397

138

97

81

69

56

48

42

June

168

209

75

54

44-

37

36

32

23

24

21

17

15

13

15

16

19

16

13

12

12

11

7.7

6.0

4.6

5.5

5.5

4.6

6.6

5.5

-

July

4.1

0.8

1.9

1.7

1.2

1.2

.6

.1

.1

.9

3.6

5.5

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.9

5.5

5.5

3.6

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

Aug.

1.7

1.4

1.2

6.6

3.6

2.8

2.2

1.7

2.2

12

7.7

5.5

9.6

7.7

7.7

13

8.9

6.6

4.6

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

1.2

Sept.

1.2

1.2

 2.2

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.7

2.2

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.7

2.8

4.6

7.7

99

75

42

45

500

98

47

32

28

25

21

17

19

140

42

-

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-44

Month

August 11-31, 1943............ 

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

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

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

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

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

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

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Secondfoot-days

83.7 

147.7

1,574.9 

552.5 

2,358.6

3,240 

1,957 

2,124.6 

2,460 

2,399 

933 

71.7 

123.0 

1,263.3

19,057.6

Maximum

14 

17

234 

117 

355

306 

194 

406 

449 

397 

209 

5.5 

13 

500

500

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time

Minimum

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

3.6 

9.6

29 

28 

9.6 

34 

39 

4.6 

.1 

.7 

1.0

.1

Mean

3.99 

4.92

 50.8 

18.4 

76.1

105 

67.5 

68.5 

82.0 

77.4 

31.1 

2.31 

3.97 

42.1

52.1

to standard time, s

Per

sguare 

mile

0.208 

.256

2.65 

.958 

3.96

5.47 

3.52 

3.57 

4.27 

4.03 

1.62 

.120 

.207 

2.19

2.71

ubtract

Runoff

Inches

0.16 

.29

' 3.05 

1.07 

4.57

6.28 

3.79 

4.12 

4.76 

4.65 

1.S1 

.14 

.24 

2.45

'36.93

1 hour.

Acre feet

166 

293

3, ISO 

1,100 

4,680

6,430 

3.880 

4,216 

4,880 

4,760 

1,850 

142 

244 

2,510

37,810
SAMISH RIVER BASIN 121

Samish River near Burlington, Wash.

Location.- Vfater-stage recorder, lat. 48°32'35", long. 122°20'25", in NEi sec. 7, T. 35 

N., R. 4 E., at highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Frlday^Creek and 5 miles 

north of Burlington.

Drainage area.- 88 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,130 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 

4.44 reet); minimum recorded, 18 second-feet July 16 (gage height, 1.40 feet); but 

may have been less sometime during period of no gage-height record.

1943-44: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum recorded, that 

of July 16, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. State fish hatchery on Friday Creek diverts about 4 second-feet which is 

returned above station. No regulation. 

Elating tables water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 1 Dec. 2 to Sept. 30

1.5 27 v 1.5 24 ' 2.7 219 

- 1.7 42 1.7 40 3.0 325 

1.9 62 1.9 62 3.3 465 

2.1 90 2.1 90 3.6 620 

2.4 144- - 2.4 144 4.0 845

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 -5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

26 

26 

29

36

30

27 

27 

26 

27

31 

32 

32 

30

36

- 45 

72 

95

~ 63 

53

56 

120 

100

76 

76

72 

66 

59 

85 

130 

101

Nov.

84 

76 

76 

95 

103

S8 

Si 

74 

70 

67

66 

65 

62 

62 

61

59 

59 

59 

56 

55

53

55 

52 

50 

49

48 

48 

48 

49 

56

Dec.

138 

297 

891 

510 

301

228 

238 216' 

186 

164

151 

136 

12 S 

119 

110

104 

101 

9S 

95 

90

86 

84 

93 

- 311 

510

415 

285 

231 

197 

176 

157

Jan.

174 

257 

23s 

205 

205

18S

168 

164 

162 

148

148 

194 

205 

213 

225

244 

268 

392 

330 

268

231 

213 

301 

406 

361

282 

244 

216 

197 

181 

171

Feb.

168 

191 

199 

231 

305

495 

455 

370 

301 

264

305 

289 

297 

33S 

274

309 

271 

250 

222 

208

19-4 

178 

166 

184 

184

211 

188 

171 

159

Mrmth SecondMonth foot-days

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam; 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augt 

Sept

WE

lendar year 

ary

1 ...... .................

ember .....................

1,710 

1,926

6,846

,-

7,199 

7,377 

6,280 

4,526 

3,878 

2,426 

849 

777 

1,324

ter year 1943-44 .......... 45, Us

Mar. ,

151 

144 

140 

13S 

134

130 

124 

159 

412 

425

278 

228 

199 

178 

16S

176 

205 

184 

186 

171

162 

166 

' 293 

301 

264

238 

20S 

194 

184 

174 

166

Maximum

130 

103 

891

-

406 

495 

425 

312 

495 

228 

39 

50 

221

891

Apr.

157 

153 

153 

155 

148

136 

130 

130 

.124 

119

115 

111 

113 

113 

168

159 

140 

124 

122 

134

124 

113 

115 

' 312 

309

225 

184 

162 

144 

134

May

124 

115 

108

101 

98

92 

92 

93 

115 

128

111 

100 

90 

86 

87

S2 

75 

71 

68 

63

63 

66 

157 

495 

330

222 

171 

140 

122 

110 

103

Minimufe

26 

48 

84

-

148 

159 

124 

111 

63 

42 

20 

20 

19

19

June

145 

22S 

162 

136

120

108 

100

96 

86 

75

68 

64 

64 

67 

67

63 

64 

60 

57 

63

64 

62 

59 

55 

53

52 

51

48 

47 

42

Mean

55.2 

64.2 

221

-

232 

254 

203 

151 

125 

80.9 

27.4 

25.1 

44.1

123

1944

July

37 

36 

35 

34 

37

39 

38 

37 

35 

33

32 

29 

2S 

27 

22

21 

23 

24 

23 

22

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

20 

20 

21 

22

Per 

square 

mile

0.627 

.730 

2.51

-

2.64 

2.S9 

2.31 

1.72 

1.42 

.919 

.311 

.285 

.501

1.40

Aug.

22 

21 

20

24 

22

21 

21 

23

22 

40

25 

45 

50 

35 

28

30 

26 

26 

24 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

20 

21

Sept

22 

21 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

21 

20 

19

19 

19 

20 

22 

23

69 

*45 

42 

39 

221

140 

86 

62 

51 

45

40 

3S 

40 

55 

48

Runoff

Inches

0.72 

.81 

2.89

-

3.04 

3.12 

2.65 

1.91 

1.64 

1.03 

.36 

.33 

.56

19.06

Acre feet

3,390 

3,820 

13,530

-

14,280 

14,630 

12,460 

8,990 

7,690 

4,810 

1,680 

1,540 

2,630

89,490

Note.- Ho gage-height record July 22. to Aug. 17, Aug. 21-30, Sept. 1; discharge computed on basis 

if records for South Pork Nooksack River near Wickersham and Friday Creek near Burlington. 

Time basls^ Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, Subtract 1 hour.
122 SAfflSH RIVER BASIN 

Friday Creek near Burlington, VJash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°33'50", long. 122°19'50V, in SWi sec. 32, T. 36 N., R. 4 E. 

500 feet downstream from fish hatchery, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 5i miles north 

of Burlington.

Drainage area.- 38.0 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- August 1943 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 195 second-feet Dec. 3 ,(gage height, 

STUTTeet); minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 9.

1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, that of Dec. 3, 1943; minimum observed, that 

of Sept. 9, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control and those above 100 

 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read once or twice daily. State fish hatchery

diverts about 4 second-feet, which Is returned to creek abo\re station. No regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of shifting control 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec- 3 to Sept. 30

1.5 1.4 1.8 11 1.5 1.5 2.0 24 

1.6 3.6 1.9 16 1.6 3.2 2.3 54 

1.7 6.9 2.1 31 1.7 6.0 2.6 101 

1.8 10 3.0 175

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944 '

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.8 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

4.4

3.0 

3.0 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3

4.2 

3.8 

3.8 

3.2 

5.4

"s-5.4

16 - 

all 

6.9

6.2 

31 

22 

15 

13

11 

10 

8.9 

16 

33 

25

Nov.

19 

16 

18 

25 

21

18 

16 

15 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

9.7 

10 

10 

9.7 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

' 9.3 

13

Dec.

3S 

51 

195 

128 

99

87 

99 

87 

79 

67

61 

57 

53 

48 

43

42 

40 

38 

35 

32

32 

31 

49 

128 

128

108 

89 

76 

67 

61 

55

Jan.

62 

103 

87 

71 

73

71 

64 

67 

65 

60

57 

79 

73 

71 

78

81 

81 

128 

106 

99

91 

84 

137 

156 

137

117 

103 

91 

81 

74 

70

Feb.

70 

76 

82 

87 

119

156 

156 

146 

128 

115

137 

12S 

137 

146 

128

137 

119 

114 

103 

92

82 

76 

74 

S7 

81

96 

S7 

79 

73

Month Secondfoot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

 Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 

ary

297.7 

389.9 

203

..

2

h ......................... 2

1......................... 1

ember .....................

717 111 ' 

327 

458 

013 

705 

146.6 

80.6 

177.7

ter year 1943-44. ......... 14,626.5

Mar.

67 

61 

58 

55 

55

55 

50 

65 

119 

114

91 

84 

74 

68 

64

70 

81 

71 

73 

65

. ' 62 

64 

108 

101 

98

91 

81 

78 

71 

68 

65

Maximum

33 

25 

195

-

156 

156 

119 

106 

112 

79 

12 

4.9 

29

195

Apr.

62 

57 

54 

55 

52

47 

47 

46 

43 

41

40 

38 

37 

37 

50

43 

39 

36 

37 

37

34 

33 

34 

106 

92

64 

58 

50 

46 

43

May

41 

3S 

37 

a34 

30

29 

28 

29 

32 

36

30 

29 

27

a26 

24

23 

21 

19 

17 

12

10 

10 

32 

112 

91

49 

41 

31 

29 

24 

22

June

48 

79 

54 

40 

37

32 

29 

27 

24 

18

16 

14 

15 

15 

14

13 

13 

12 

10 

24

22 

21 

21 

19 

18

16 

15 

14 

13 

12

Minimum Mean

2.3 9.60 

9.3 13.0 

31 71.1

. -

57 87.6 

70 107 

50 75.1 

33 48.6 

10 32.7 

10 23.5 

2.0 4.73 

1.7 2.60 

- 1.3 5.92

1.3 40.0

July

6.9 

4.9 

4% 6 

4.3 

12

11 

10 

9.2 

8.7 

7.4

5.4 

4.3 

3.8 

3.8

3.5

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

4.3

4.0 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Per 

square 

mile

0.253 

.342 

-1.87

-

2.31 

2.82 

1.98 

1.28 

.861 

.618 

.124 

.068 

.156

1.05

Aug.

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.7 

2.5

2.4 

2.5 

2.7 

2.5 

3.8

3.0 

4.9 

4.6 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.7 

2.9 

2.7 

2.4

2.4 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.4 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7

Sept.

2.O 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

1.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

2.0 

2.7- 

2.9

13 

5.4 

4.6 

3.2 

29

24 

a!9 

a!4 

alO 

6.9

4.6 

3.8 

3.2 

6.0 

4.9

Runoff

Inches

0.29 

.38 

2.16

-

2,66 

3.04 

2.28 

1.43 

.99 

.69 

.14 

.08 

.17

14.31

Acre-feet.

590 

773 

4,370

-

5,390 

6,170 

4,620 

2,890 

2,010 

1,400 

291 

160 

352

29,020

a No gage-height record} discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-16, Jan. 

Aug. 13 to Sept. 30.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time

18 to Mar. 18, Apr. 5 to May 3, July 12-31, 

to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WHATCOM CREEK BASIN 

Whatcom Creek near Bellingham, Wash.

123

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°45'10", long. 122 025'40", In NWiSEi sec. 28, T. 

38 N.,~ R. 3 E., In Whatcom Falls Park, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Lake 

Whatcom and 2 miles east of Bellingham.- Datum of gage Is 200.00 feet above mean s.ea 

level, city of Bellingham datum.

Drainage area.- 56 square miles.

Records available.- November 1910 to September 1914 (gage heights only October 1912 to 

September 1914), July 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes (regulated).- Jk Maximum discharge during 

Imum, 0.2 second-foot July 3.

year, 154 second-fset Jan. 25 (gage height,

86.83 feet); mini

1910-12, 1939-44: Maximum discharge observed, 739 second-feet Nov. 20, 21, 1911 

(gage height, 5.50 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum discharge, that of

July 3, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 3 second-fe.et, which are poor. Flow regulated 

by Lake Whatcom (usable capacity, about 28,800 acre-feet). City of Bellingham diverts 

about SO second-feet from lake for municipal supply and small amount is diverted, for uss 

of fish hatchery.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collectsd In cooperation with city of Bellingham.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

85.0 1.4 85.8 £5 

85. £ 4.6 86.0 39 

85.4 9.3 S6.3 69 

85.6 16 S6;6 113

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22, 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.9 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

 1.7 

1.7 

1.9

£.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0

£.0 

2.2 

1.9 

£.2 

1.9

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9

Nov.

1.9 

£.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

£.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

£.0 

1.9 

2.0

Dec.

1.9 

£.5 

2.3 

£.5 

2.5

E.5 

2.5 

2.5 

£.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

£.5 

2.6 

2.8 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

2.0 

2.E 

2.5 

E.2

2.3 

E.O 

2.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Jan.

£.9 

3.4 

2.9 

2.9 

27

78 

78 

78 

78 

a78

a78

a77 

a77 

77 

7S

73 

78 . 

78- 

73 ~93

115 

116 

115 

115

137

15E 

152 

150 

148 

146 

144

Feb.

a!44 

a!44

a!44 

a!44 

a!44

a!44 

144 

a!44 

144 

144

144 

144 

144 

143 

144

143 

143 

143 

141 

139

139 

a92 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ..................................

lendar year 1943 

ary

h. .....................................

1. .....................................

ter year 1943-44 ................

Bar.

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

45 

45 

43

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44

44

44 

44 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45 

44

Apr.

44 

44 

44 

44 

31

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.S

S'.S 

3.S 

3.8 

3.S 

4.0

3.S 

3.S 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.E 

4.6 

4.2

4.2 

4.4 

5.2 

5.£ 

4.6

Seoondfoot-days

5S.1 

57.6 

73.5

21,573.6

£,711.1 

3,421 

1,383 

310.0 

132.6 

1E8.5 

44.6 

31.8 

33.3

8,385.1

to September 1944

Hay

4.0 

4.£ 

4.2 

4.E 

4.E

4.£ 

4.2 

.£

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

4.4

4.4

4.2 

4.2 

4.E 

4.E 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6

Maximum

£.2 

2.0 

2.8

442

152 

144 

46 

44 

4.6 

8.8 

5.9 

5.6 

1.7

152

June

5.0 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

8.8 

4.6

4.8 

4.6 

4.6 

 . 4.6 

, 4.6

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.0

3.6 

3.6 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

£.£ 

.5

Minimum

l.f 

l.< 

l.<

.(

2.S 

46 

43 

3.! 

4.( 

.{ 

9 t 

f t 

l.C

. i

July

0.4 

.4

^- 1.7 

4.5 

1.0

3.6 

5.9 

3.8

1.4 

1.4

1.1 ' .'7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.1

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.3 

1.2

Aug.

1.2 

1.1 

1.2

1.0

.7

.7 

.7. 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 .9"

"" .7 

5.6 

 .9

.4 

.4 

.5

.7 

.7

.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2

Sept.

1.7 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.1 

l.E 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

u Runoff in Mean acre-feet

> 1.37 115 

J 1.92 114 

) C.37 146

3 59.1 42,790

» 87.5 5,360 

118 6,790 

44.6 2,740 

3 10.3 615 

) 4 . 2S 063 

> 4.28 255 

1.44 88 

1.03 63 

1.11 66

22. 9 16,640

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Time baalas Pacific war time. To convert war time tp standard time, subtract 1 hour.

695848 O - 46 - 9
124 NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN

Nooksack River above Cascade Creek, near Glacier, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°54'£0", long. 121°50'50", In NWi sec. 1, T. 39 

li., R. 7 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from Cascade Creek, 4i miles east of Glacier, 

and 6 miles upstream from Glacier Creek.

Drainage area.- 105 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,900 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 6.37 

reet); minimum, 117 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 7 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1937-44: Maximum discharge, 9,670 second-feet Oct. 28, 1937 (gage height, 10.28 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum recorded, 85 secondfeet (regulated) Har. 30, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion. Some regulation at low flow by power plant at 

Excelsior.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

910"

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

369

383

378

397

39J

383

402

406

383

516

S19

374

360

382

415

411

596

387

360

334

322

334

301

704

1,010

574

425

397

475

430

383

Nov.

374

369

383

51.2

445

387

383

374

369

369

360

343

334

336

330

330

383

365

356

374

360

338

314

297

282

270

263

263

327

470

-

Dec.

378

828

2,370

1,080

790

640

524

435

387

360

343

326

305

297

282

274

266

259

248

241

230

230

230

750

757

430

365

334

305

289

274

Jan.

309

338

293

270

263

£52

248

241

234

224

220

238

285

374

420

1,020

1,450

850

646

514

416

387

465

387

338

309

28fi

278

255

248

244

Month

October ........................

November . . ..................

December ................. ....

Calendar year 1943 .........

January ........... ...........

February . ....... ... ... ...»

March .... ... . . ....... ....

April . . . . . ... ... ........

May .................. . .....

June . . . ............... . . .

July ......... ........... . . .

August ............... . ......

September .... ... .......... .

Water year 1943-44 . ........

Feb.

24 £

25

28S

266

26J

411

334

30E

27E

25S

24 E

241

234

22C

214

214 20-

204

191

18E

18£

176

174

174

16E

16 E

156

156

1R4

-

Secondfoot-days

13,442

10,650

14,827

250,090

12,301

6,565

8,099

11,166

£6,758

35,284

84,324

16,323

18,072

197,811

Mar.

151

I 149

149

146

141

> 143

143

174

946

543

266

230

224

220

263

S43

297

_259

248

259

314

274

252

238

224

224

C24

227

Maximum

1,01C

51£

2.37C

2,51C

1,450

411

946

634

1,62C

1,660

1,040

914

1,620

S.370

Apr.

 234

263

356

480

524

425

383

360

334

34V

334

369

347

326

314

289

278

266

285

301

278

309

369

475

411

374

397

514

634

590

-

May

486

445

492

658

850

945

912

912

760

602

502

414

850

978

1,440

1,150

978

912

850

724

688

640

760

760

670

760

1,170

1,620

1,350

1,230

1,150

Minimum

301

263

230

171

220

154

141

234

445

530

416

397

141

June

1,440

1,150

945

912

1,010

1,230

1,150

1,010

1,440

1,660

1,620

1,270

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,230

1,4SO

1,350

1,270

1/230

1,080

1,040

1,080

1,150

1,080

945

912

1,010

1,150

1,120

-

Mean

434

355

478

685

397

226

261

372

863

1,176

785

527

602

540

July

850

700

646

760

880

850

652

676

820

912

880

850

664

652

748

694

718

880

1,040

1,010

760

,694

730

850

830

820

912

912

790

624

530

Per 

square 

mile

4.13

3.38

4.55

6.52

3.78

2.15

2.49

3.54

8.22

11 °

7.48

5.02

5.73

5.14

Aug.

524

541

546

580

563

514

514

497

519

634

552

914

700

596

536

486

514

524

430

430

435

440

455

450

416

435

470

486

480

574

568

Sept.

470

406

411

416

460-

519

470

440

455

492

460

450

737

541

558

1,370

618

486

568

1,620

1,040

945

652

536

475

440

397

499

706

435

-

Runoff

Inches

4.76

3.77

5.25

88. 57

4.36

2.33

2.87

3.95

9.48

12.50

8.62

5.78

6.40

70.07

Time basis: Pacific war time. To crmvRi-t WOT. tlms tn nhnnrin-r-ri t-.ltno. nnbti-BPti 1 Vin.iT..

Acre-feet

26,660

21,120

29,410

496,100

24,400

13,020

16,060

22,150

53,070

69,980

48,250 -

32,380

35; 850

392,400
NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN 125

Nooksack River at Deming, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°48'35n , long. 122°12'15n , In lot 12, sec/ 6, T. 

SB N., R. 5 E., 800 feet downstream from South Fork and 1 mile southeast of Deming. 

Datura of gage is 203.6 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 580 square miles.

Records available.- July 1935 to September 1944. -September to Decenber 1910 (gage heights 

oniy; at site i 1/8 miles downstream; December 1910 to March 1911 (gage heights only) 

at Niigent's bridge, 4 miles downstream from Deming.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,. 23,300 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 11.85 

feet); minimum, 820 second-feet Nov. 28.

1935-44: Maximum discharge, 33,200 second-feet Oct. 28, 1937 (gage height, 13.21 

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, 56() second-feet 

Nov. 9, 10, 1936, but may have been less sometime during periods of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Some regulation by power plant at Excelsior has little if any effect at this 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Ocf. 1 to Mar. 9 . Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

4.5 1,040

'5.0 1,600

5.5 S,310

6.0 3,180

7.0 5,450

8.0 '8,300

9.0 11,500

10.0 15,300

4,2 930

4.5 1,200

5.0 1,780

5.5 2,490

6.0 3,360

6.5 4,370

7.0 5,530

8.0 8,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

959

rl,050

1,010

al,080

al,170

al,090

al,110

1,110

1,080

1,160

1,660

1,240

1,220

1,030

1,360

1,500

3,380

2,310

1,560

1,270

1,210

1,680

1,410

2,710

4,200

2,640

2,010

1,660

E.570

4,020

1,940

Nov.

1,650

1,570

1,740

3,040

2,810

2,080

1,760

1,570

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,240

1,170

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,310

1,310

1,150

1,170

1,140

1,040

986

932

896

860

844

844

905

1,560

-

Dec.

2,080

6,190

17,300

7,530

4,670

3,580

3,180

2,810

' 2,470

2,240

2,080

1,940

1,840

1,730

1,660

1,600

1,560

1,480

1,420

1,350

1,330

1,310

1,360

5,450

7,170

3,900

2,900

2,390

2,080

1,870

1,740

Jan.

2,010

2,810

2,160

1,870

1,810

1,640

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,370

1,390

1,640

2,240

3,090

3,360

6,280

9,770

6,700

4,700

3,580

2,990

2,560

3,280

2,990

2,470

2,240

2,010

1,810

1,650

1.5CO

1,460

Month

October ...........'............

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February .......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ...........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ... X .....

Feb.

1,460

1,650

1,840

1,870

2,080

5,060

3,640

2,720

2,240

1,940

1,870

1,700

1,660

1,570

1,460

1,520

1,420

1,350

1,270

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,090

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,040

1,020

986

-

Secondfoot-days

53,399

41,087

100, 210

1,057,135

85,910

49,326

61,678

68,500

104,520

94,270

55,730

41,040

59,500

815,170

Mar.

950

941

932

914

914

878

869

1,300

6,210

4,440

2,650

2,190

1,840

1,650

1,590

1,720

S.900

2,340

0,050

1,910

1,720

1,990

3,260

2,570

2,190

1,980

1,840

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,780

Maximum

4,20C

3,040

17.30C

''^ ^

9,770

5.06C

6.21C

3,55C

6,080

_ 4.68C

2^460

7,59C

17,300

Apr.

1,780-

1,910

2,650

3,170

3,170

2,570

2,260

2,120

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,910

1,840

1,980

1,840

1,720

1,650

1,780

2,120

1,840

1,840

2,260

5,550

2,990

2,490

2,420

2,820

3,080

2,820

May

2,490

2,190

2,260

£,820

3,360

 3,460

3,360

3,360

3,260

2,820

- 2,490

2,340

2,900

3,460

4,590

3,750

3,080

2,820

2,740

2,490

2,490

2', 5 70

4,640

6,080

4,060

3,550

4,260

5,160

4,370

3,750

3,550

Minimum

959

844

1,310

844

* 

1,370

986

- 869

1,650

2,190

2,120

1,300

1,020

1,000

844

June

4,680

4,590

3,360

2,990

3,080

3,550

3,650

2,990

3,850

4,370

4,260

3,460

2,900

2,900

2,740

2,990

3,550

3,170

2,990

2,990

2,740

 2,570

2,650

2, .740

2,570

2,340

2,120

2,260

2,570

2,650

Mean

. 1,723

1,370

3,233

2,896

2,771

' 1,701

1,990

3 372

3 14 £

, ' ,_Q -

1 *^P4

l|983

2,227

July

2,190

1,910

1,720

1,780

1,980

1,980

1,720

1,720

1,840

1,980

1,980

1,840

1,650

1,530

1,720

1,590

1,650

. 1,840

2,120

2,120

1,780

1,650

1,650

1,840

1,780

1,780

1,910

1,910

1,780

1,490

1,300

Per

square 

mile

2.97

2.36

5.57

4 QQ"

4.78

2.93

3.43

3 94

 S 81

4*42

siio

2.S8

3.42

3.84

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

270

280

290

iOO

1,340

1,230

1,

1,

1,

300

210

520

1,590

1,420

2,

2,

1,

160

340

350

1,450

1,320

1,

1,

1,

390

510

110

1,080

1,090

1,

1,

1,

390

120

110

1,020

1,050

1,

1,

1,

al.

130

220

E10

280

1,360

Sept.

1,230

- 1,000

1,010

1,060

1,120

1,270

1,210

1,110

1,130

1,220

1,190

1,120

1,410

1,430

1,380

5,390

2,490

1,650

1,420

7,590

4,950

3,260

2,420

2,050

1,780

1,590

1,410

1,490

2,340

1,780

-

Runoff

Inches

3.42

2.63

6.43

67

5.51

3.16

3.95

4 39

6!70

6.04

3. 57

2.63

3.82

52.25

Ac re feet

105,900

81,490

198,800

"«tf,(J& If \J\J\J

170,400

97,640

122,300

135,900

207,300

187,000

110,500

81,400

118,000

1,617,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations or interpo-. 

lated. . s

Time baaia; Pacific war time. To convert war time to atandard clme, aubtraot 1 hour.
126 NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN

South Fork Nooksack River near Wickersham, Wash.

 Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°39'50", long. 122°07'50", in lot 2, seer. 26, T. 

'67 N.,- R. BE., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Skookum Creek and 4 miles east 

of V/ickersham.

Drainage area.- 103 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 678 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,090 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 9.10 

reet); minimum, 66 second-feet Sept. 11-13 (gage height, 2.05 feet).

1934-44: Maximum discharge, 12,900 second-feet Oc,t. 28, 1937 (gage height, 10.70 

feet); minimum, 66 second-feet Oct. 9, 1940, Sept. 11-13, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

72

104

178

315

550

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

880

1,340

1,860

2,450

3,130

7.0 

8.0 

9.O

4,790

6,740

8,870

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

110 

106 

104 

108 

156

123 

110 

104 

102 

91

249 

194 

278 

200 

297

331 

1,300 

630 

359 

277

315 

501 

381 

790 

1,020

639 

471 

386 

800 

676 

441

Nov.

364 

359 

451 

1,060 

696

466 

404 

351 

311 

296

274 

249 

235 

222 

212

206 

335 

274 

232 

232

216 

203 

190 

178 

172

164 

161 

158 

167 

471

Dec.

738 

4,400 

4,060 

1,270 

763

614 

562 

471 

408 

368

335 

315 

288 

274 

260

249 

239 

226 

219 

206

200 

205 

387 

3,050 

1,44O

805 

602 

486 

422 

377 

368

Jan.

736 

664 

a576 

a487 

399

364

319 

307 

288

296 

395 

620 

1;210 

1,100

2,570 

3,300 

2,150 

1,310 

969

749 

696 

1,020 

828 

658

545 

481 

437 

399 

364 

347

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

Juue 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 

ary ..... . ...

ember .....................

ter ^ear 1943-44 ..........

Peak discharge.- E

(6:45 a.m.) 4,610 se

Feb.

311 

446 

523 

562 

703

2,560 

1,230 

798 

614 

523

496 

432 

418 

390 

359

381 

347 

327 

304 

296

274 

260 

246 

252 

246

239 

235 

229 

219

Secondfoot-days

11,649 

9,329 

24,605

233,716

24,907 

14,220 

16,344 

18,179 

25, 16 2 1 

14,507 

4,569 

3,420 

11,553

178,444

Mar.

212 

209 

209 

206 

206

197 

190 

438 

2,840 

1,210

664 

518 

413 

373 

351

427 

848 

567 

476 

422

318 

48"6 

987 

614 

501

451 

399 

386 

381 

408 

437

Maximum

1,300 

1,060 

4,400

4,400

3,300 

2,560 

2,840 

1,090 

 1,900 

1,120 

232 

' 235 

2,720

4,400

Apr.

427 

481 

777 

996 

850

645 

567 

550 

496 

481

518 

528 

512 

461 

507

461 

427 

390 

461 

585

471 

486 

683 

1,090 

763

602 

639 

835 

820 

670

May

550 

501 

573 

749 

850

"812 

812 

S42 

84 S 

645

567 

579 

728 

850 

1,170

784 

620 

608 

579 

523

501 

571 

1,640 

1,900 

1,080

880 

1,090 

1,110 

820 

7E8 

658

Minimum

91 

158 

200

91

288 

219 

190 

390 

501 

246 

97 

76 

66

66

June

1,120 

966 

639 

562 

602

670 

683 

562 

696 

709

639 

512 

432 

404 

381

418 

451 

408 

399 

390

351 

315 

304 

319 

288

277 

252 

246 

252 

260

Mean

376 

311 

794

640

803 

490 

527 

606 

812 

484 

147 

110 

385

488

July

232 

216 

197 

190 

203

203 

194 

178 

175 

172

167 

164 

' 150 

142 

138

132 

130 

123 

123 

145

138 

121 

112 

108 

108

106 

104 

102 

100 

97 

99

Per 

square 

mile

.65 

.02 

.71

.21

.80 

.76 

.12 

.88 

.88 

.70 

.43 

.07 

.74

4.74

Aug..

95 

90 

90 

102 ' 97

90 

91 

100 

97 

194

130 

206 

235 

167 

132

138 

' 119 

117 

110 

100

95 

90 

88 

86 

86

83 

82 

79 

x' 79

76 

76

Sept.

79 

76 

. 75 

73 

73

71 

70 

68 

67 

67

66 

66 

106 

239 

307

1,770 

690 

404 

380 

2,720

1,160 

567 

408 

319 

266

235 

SIS 

209 

399 

311

Runoff

Inches

4.21 

3.37 

8.88

84.39

8.99 

5.13 

5.90 

6.56 

9.09 

5.24 

1.65 

1.23 

4.17

64.42

Ac re- feet

23,110 

18,500 

48,800

463,600

49,400 

28,200 

32,420 

36,060 

49,910 

28,770 

9,060 

6,780 

22,920

353,-900

ec. 3 (12:15 a.m.) 9,090 sec. -ft.; Dec. 24 (12 m. ) 5,540 sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 

e.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Time baalai Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN 127

COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River at Birchbank, British Columbia / 

(International gaging station)

Location.- vfater-stage recorder, lat. 49°10', long. 117°43', at Birchbank, British 

Columbia, 7 miles upstream from Trail, 11 miles downstream from Kootenai River, -and 

17 miles upstream from international boundary. Datum of gage is 1,338.00 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by Geodetic Survey of Canada in 1930).

Drainage area.- 34,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1944. April 1913 to September 1937 at site 

at Trail, 7 miles downstream, published as Columbia River at Trail, British Columbia.

Average discharge.- 31 years, 69,110 second-feet.

extremes.- mximura discharge during year, 159,000 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 29.80 

reet); minimum, 12,600 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 4.39 feet).

1913-44: Maximum discharge observed, 312,000 second-feet June 14, 15, 1913 (gage 

height, 41.6 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed. 8,940 second-feet 

Feb. 3, 1937 (gage height, 6.27 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Slight fluctuation at low water 

caused by power plant on Kootenai River. Flow affected by partial regulation of 

Kootenai River in Kootenay Lake.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

uanaaa under agreement with the United States.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

13,000 

14,900 

16,800 

18,900 

£1,000 

23,100

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.0.

12.0

14.0

25,300

27,500

32,100

36,700

46,300

56,200

16.0 

1S.O 

20.0 

22.0 

24.0 

26.0

66,700

77,600

89,000

101,000

114,000

129,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

35,300 

35,100 

34,400 

33,900 

33 , 700

33,400 

33,500 

33,400 

33,400 

34,000

34,400 

34,400 

34,800 

35,100 

34,90O

34,900 

34,700 

34,300 

34,100 

33,209

32,000 

31,300 

30,700 

30,900 

31,700

31,700 

29,300 

30,400 

29,900 

29,800 

29,000

Nov.

28,500 

28,000 

27,800 

27,400 

27,200

26,800 

26,500 

26,200 

'25,500 

25,200

24,800 

24,900 

24,800 

24,500 

21,900

21,900 

23,500 

23,300 

23,100 

22,900

22,700 

22,700 

22,500 

22,300 

22,300

22,000 

21,900 

21,600 

21,500 

21,500

Dec.

21,200 

21,200 

21,200 

21,200 

21,000

20,800 

20,700 

20,700 

20,600 

20,800

20,800 

20,600 

20,500 

20,200 

20,000

19,200 

18,800 

18,600 

19,100 

19,600

19,800 

19,700 

19,700 

19,000 

19,700

19,700 

19,800 

' 19,600 

19,200 

19,200 

19,100

Jan.

18,900 

18,900 

18,900 

18,800 

18, 800

18,800 

18,700 

18,700 

18,500 

18,600

18,500 

18,400 

18,100 

18,200 

18, 200

a!8,200 

a!8,100 

alS.lOO 

alS.OOO 

a!8,000

17,900 

17,600 

17,600 

17, 200 

16,800

17,000 

16,600 

16,300 

16,300 

16,200 

_ 16, 100

Month ,

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943 .........

ary

ember ............... .f. ...

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

16,000 

16,000 

16,000 

16,000 

16,100

16,000 

16,000 

15,700 

15,700 

15,700

15,700 

15,700 

15,500 

15,500 

15,300

15,300 

15,300 

15,400 

a!5,300 

a!5,200

alS.100 

a!5,000 

a!4,800 

a!4,700 

a!4,600

a!4,500 

14,400 

14,500 

14,300

Secondfoot-days

1,021,600 

725,700 

621,300

23,327,500

555,000 

445,300 

439,000 

598,400 

2,145,200 

4,214,000 

2,829,200 

2,400,200 

1,575,200

17( 570,10O

Mar.

14,100 

14,100 

14,100 

14,200 

14,400

14,300 

14, 100 

14,100 

13,000 

13,900

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

14,200

14,100 

14,200 

14,100 

14,200 

14,200

14,100 

14,100 

14,200 

14,200 

14,400

14,600 

14,300 

14,2bO 

14,100 

14,100 

14,200

Maximum

35.30C 

28,50C 

21.20C

205,'OOC

18,90C 

16,100 

14.60C 

30.30C 

108,OOC 

156, OOC 

125, OOC 

90.30C 

56,30C

158, OOC

Apr.

14,300 

14,300 

14,400 

14,700 

15,000

15,300 

15, 800 

16,500 

17,100 

17,300

17,300 

18,000 

18,300 

18, 800 

.19,100

19,400 

19,900 

20,500 

20,600 

20,100

19,400 

20,300 

23,000 

24,400 

25,500

26,100 

26,700 

27 ;400 

28,600 

30,300

Hay

31,800 

31,800 

32,400 

33,400 

35,300

39,200 

42,700 

46,000 

50,000 

53,100

55,200 

57,300 

59,100 

61,200 

64,500

68,300 

71,500 

75,300 

79, 800 

84,000

88,100 

91,400 

94,000 

96,200 

97,400

97,600 

97,800 

96,800 

101,000 

103,000 

106,000

Minimum

29,000 

21,500 

18,600

14,800

16,100 

14,300 

13,000 

14,300 

31,800 

111,000 

78, 200 

59,300 

46,300

13,000

June

111*, 000 

117,000 

119,000 

124,000 

128,000

129,000 

139,000 

146,000 

146,000 

149,000

151,000 

153,000 

155,000 

158,000 

158,000

157,000 

154,000 

151,000 

148,000 

146,000

144,000 

142,000 

140,000 

140,000 

139,000

138,000 

137,000 

134,000 

131,000 

128,000

Mean

33, OOC

24.20C 

20,000

63,900

17.90C 

15,400 

14,200 

19,900 

69,200 

140,000 

91,300 

77,400 

52,500

48,000

July

125,000 

123,000 

121,000 

116,000 

108,000

105,000 

99,500 

94,900 

88, 200 

79,500

78,200 

£33,100 

85,600 

84,400 

84,100

£33,500 

82,800 

8E,500 

81,500 

81,200

81,600 

81,000 

81,400 

82,900 

84,600

86,000 

66,300 

88,300 

89,200 

90,300 

90,600

Per 

square 

mile

0.97 

.71 

.59

1.8£

.53 

.45 

.« 

.59 

2.04 

4.1£ 

2.69 

2.28 

1.54

1.41

Aug.

90,300 

88,600 

86,300 

£33,500 

82,400

81,500 

79,900 

79,300 

78,700 

77,200

76,300 

76,800 

79,300 

84,800 

86,200

87,300 

87,900 

86,600 

82,600 

80,800

79,100 

77,500 

74,200 

70,400 

67,400

66,300 

65,600 

62,600 

59,800 

61,700 

59,300

Sept.

57,800 

56,200 

55,900 

55,600 

55,600

58,300 

54,800 

54,200 

53,400 

53,600

53,300 

52,800 

53,200 

53,600 

53,700

53,900 

53,600 

52,400 

51,300 

50,200

49,200 

47,900 

47,200 

46,300 

48,700

51,000 

47,600 

47,400 

52,300 

54,000

Runoff

Inches

1.1£

.79 

.68

25.5]

.61

.48 

.46 

rf 66 

*35 

4.60 

3.10 

2.63 

1.7E

19.22

Acre-feet

2,026,000 

1,439,000 

1,232,000

46,270,000

1,101,000 

8£33 , 200 

870,700 

1,187,000 

4,255,000 

8,358,000 

5,612,000 

4,761,000 

3,125,000

34,850,000

Ho gage-height record; 

Time basis; Pacific war

discharge interpolated, 

time. To convert war* time to standard tltee, subtract 1 houri
128 COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River at later-national boundary 

(International gaging station)

.Location.- Water-stage recorder", lat. 49 000'0311 , long. liyaVHO", In SEi sec. 4, TV 40 

' N., R. 41 E., at International boundary, half a mile downstream from Pend Orellle

River. Auxiliary"water-stage recorder 2.2 miles downstream. Dsftum of gage Is at mean

sea level (Bureau of Reclamation 1937 datum).

Drainage area.- 59,700 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 196,700 second-feet June 15 (elevation, 1,313.81

 feet); minimum, 20,700 second-feet Mar. 9 (elevation, 1,209.91 feet).

1938-44: Maximum discharge, 334,400 second-feet June 27, 28, 1938 (elevation, 

1,324.00 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 9, 1944.

Flow of about 12,900 second-feet occurred Jan. 30 or 31, 1937, based on Information 

from other gaging stations (elevation, 1,287.9 feet), from rating curve extended below 

1,291.6 feet); may have been as low sometime In January 1930, -

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary

 water-stage recorder as a factor. Many diversions above gage for Irrigation but

quantity very small percentage of flow past gage. Some fluctuation at low flow-caused 

by power plant on Kootenal River. Flow affected by regulation In Kootenal and Pend 

Orellle River Basins.

Cooperation.- This Is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the United 

States under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

r

2

5 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48,100 

47,900

47,300 

46, 900

46,700

46,300

46,500

46,500

46,000

46,800

47,500

47,700

47,900

48,200

48,000

48,100

48,000

47,700

47,600'

46,800

45,400

44,700

44,100

' 44,200

46,400

46,700

44,300

44,500

44,100

43,500

43,000

Nov.

41,900 

41,800

41,500 

40,900

40,800

40,500

40,400

40,200

39,400

39,000

38,700

38,700

33, 700

33,100

35,400

34,500

36,000

36,300

35,600

35,400

35,100

35,100

34,800

34,300

34,000

33,800

33,300

32,800

32,800

32,800

Dec.

32,900 

33,200

33,700 

33,900

33,600-

33,600

33,600

33,500

33,200

33,300

33,200

33,000

32,800

32,400

31,800

31,100

30,400

29,800

30,200

31,100

30,900

30,800

30,800

30,100

30,600

30,500

30,800

a30,600

a30,100

a30,100

a29,800

Jan.

a29,400 

a29,700

a29,500 

a29,200

a29,300

a29,300

a29,100

a29,000

a28, 80O

a28,400

a28,000

27,900

27,300

27,800

27,700

28,000

28,200

28,200

28,100

28,300

27, 600

27, 600

27,700

27,700

27,100

27,000

26,900

26,300

26,200

25,900

25,600

Month

October ....... .1. ..............

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

Hay ...........................

June ..........................

July ...........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

25, 400 

24,900

25,000 

25,300

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,000

25,100

25,400

25,300

25,000

24,600

24,600

24,400

24,100

24,100

24,100

24,000

24,100

23,800

24,100

24,000

23,000

22,700

23,000

22,400

22,500

22,500

_

-

Secondf cot-days

1,437,400

1,112,600

985, 400

35,493,100

866,800

704,600

711,200

1,007,000

2,943,500

5,366,500

3,568,300

2,755,700 

1,829,400

23,288,400

Mar.

22,300 

22,100

22,000 

22,200

22,300

22,300

22,000

22,100

21,200

22,400

22,700

22,700

23,000

23,300

23,400

23,100

22,900

22,900

23,300

23,500

23,100

23,400

23,500

23,200

23,500

23,500

23,400

23,900

23,800

23,300

23,900

Maximum

48,200

41, 900

33,900

289,000

29,700

25,400

23,900

47,800

145,700

195,800

160,100

104,900

67,300

195, 800

Apr.

23,900 

24,OOO

24,400 

25,100

25,600

26,200

27,100

28,000

28,800

29,300

29,800

31,000

32,500

32,500

33,300

33,600

34,200

34,800

35,300

35,100

34, 500

35,500

38,300

40,200

"41,500

42,200

42,900

43,900

45,500

47,800

-

May

49,200 

48,900

49,600 

51,200

53,800

58,000

61,500

65,500

70,800

73,800

76,100

78,600

81,400

84, 400

69,100

93,700

96,800

100,700

105,900

111,600

117,400

120,900

124,300

128,200

129,800

131,200

132, 700

134,800

137, 600

140,300

145,700

Minimum

43,000

32,800

29,800

26,500

25,600

22,40O

21,200

23,900

48,900

149,000

99,600

68,500

55,100

21,200

June

149,000 

154,500

157, 400 

162,900

167,100

1.67,900

179,300

186,900

189, 500

169,700

190,700

191,100

193,700

195,100

195,800

194,200

193,100

190,800

188,400

185,400

183,600

181,500

179,500

178,300

176,900

174,900

173,000

169,100

165,600

161,600

-

Mean

46,370

37,090

31,790

97,240

27,960

24,300

22,940

33,570

94,950

178,900

115,100

88,890

60,980

63,630

July

160,100 

157,400

155,100 

150,600

143,100

138,300

129,900

125,100

117,900

106,500

103,100

108,200

111,000

108,600

107,500

106,100

104,700

103,700

102,300

101,200

101,200

99,800

99,600

100,900

101, 600

102,800

102,400

104,200

1Q4,900

105,300

105,200

Per 

square 

mile

0.777

.621

.532

1.63

.468

.407

.384

.562

1.59

3. Op

1.93

1.49

1.02

1.07

Aug.

104,900 

102,800

100,300 

96, 400

94,800

94,500

92,

90, c

90, £

too

300

00

88,600

87,100

87, £

90,.

96,

300

500

700

98,200

99,200

100, C

98,.

93, £

500

500

300

92,000

90,000

88, '

85, £

81,

too

3oq

190

77,900

76,100

75,

73/

68,

71, C

500

LOO

300

)00

69,200

Sept.

66,900 

64,8OO

64,500 

64,200

64,200

67,300

63,200

62,300

61,500

61,800

61,200

60,90O

61,200

61,500

61,100

62,000

61,500

60,900

59,700

58,900

57,600

56,600

55,800

55,100

56,900

60,600

57,100

55, 500

60,500

64, 100

-

Runoff

Inches

0.90

.69

.61

22.12

.54

.44

.44

.63

1.83

3.34

2.22

1.72

1.14

 14. 50

Acre-feet

2,851,000

2,207,000

1,955,000

70,400,000

1,719,000

1,398,000

1,411,000

1,997,000

5,838,000

10,640,000

7,078,000

5,466,000

3,629,000

46,190,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of tributaries. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract
COLUMBIA RIVER MMN STEM 129

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at Grand Goalee Dam, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°57'20", long. 118°59'10", in lot 3, sec. 1. T.

 28 II., R. 30 E., In block 12 of Grand Coulee Dam at Grand Coulee. Datum of gage is

at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). 

Drainage area.- 74,100 square miles. 

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1944. 

Extremes./- Maximum contents during year, 9,676,600 acre-feet July 14 (elevation, 1,290.26

 feet); minimum, 7,331,100 acre-feet Apr. 5 (elevation, 1,259.34 feet).

1958-44- mximum contents recorded, 9,679,900 acre-feet (revised) July 17, 1942 

(elevation. 1,290.30 feet); minimum observed, 16,200 acre-feet Aug.'29, 1938 (elevation, 

956.1 feet). . .

Remarks.- Reservoir formed by concrete dam; construction of dam began in 19o4, completed

 in 1941; storage began early in construction period. Capacity, 5,118,000 acre-feet 

(revised) between elevations 1,208 feet (proposed lower limit of operation) and 1,288 

feet (top of gates) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 4,371,000 acre-feet (revised). 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Water is used for power development 

and will be used for irrigation on Grand Coulee Project of Bureau of Reclamation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and reservoir areas furnished b^ Bureau of Reclamation.

Revised capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) ' 

(Prepared by Geological Survey on basis of 14 contour capacities 

furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

l.COO .3,989,000

1.C10 4,469,000

1,220 4,978,000

1,230 5,520,000

1,240 6,096,000

1,250 6,714,000

1,260 7,376,000

1,270 8,084,000

1,280 8,840,000

1,290 9,655,000

1,300 10,495,000

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.n water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

.22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

90.25

90.20

90.20

90.20

90.11

90.09

90.04

90.00

90.01

89.96

S9.94

 90.00

90.01

90.15

90.19

90.12

90.17

90.18

90.14

90.12

90.10

90.09

90. 07

90.20

90.03

90.05

90.06

89.96

89.96

89.97

90.00

Nov.

89.99

89.94

89.80

89.60

89.30

89.13

88.93

88.60

88.33

88.09

87.93

87.88

87.75

87.64

87.69

87.60

87.63

87.72

87.49

87.36

87.20

87.05

87.00

87.09

87.06

87.00

87.08

87.15

86.96

86.83

-

Dec.

86.62

86.50

86.44

86.54

86.48

86.45

86.50

86.53

86.63

86.60

86.52

86.45

86.40

86.48

86.42

86.36

86.35

86.40

86.21

86.11

86.06

86.00

85.97

86.11

86.02

85.94

85. S8

85.82

85.74

85.84

85.76

Jan.

85.71

85.40

85.43

85.23

85.03

84.98

84.87

84.65

84.52

84.20

83.87

83.62

83.12

82.58

82.13

81.78

81.18

80.84

80.44

80.10

79.72

79.51

79.02

78.65

78.26

77.90

77.48

77.14

76.62

76.03

75.36

Feb.

74.75

74.20

73.68

73.07

72.54

71.91

71.40

71.14

70.61

70.45

70.22

70.14

70.05

69.99

69.93

69.91

69*91

69.86

69.83

69.70

69.58

69.25

68.96

68.75

68.48

68.28

68.16

67.87

67.67

_

-

Mar.

67.34

66.82

66,35

65.78

65. OB

64.23

63.57

63.05

62.56

62.28

62.16

62.03

61.93

61.80

61.63

61.52

61.38

61.19

61.02

60.96

60.82

60.66

60.50

60.38

60.19

60.02

59.94

59.95

59.81

59.66

59.57

Apr.

59.44

59.50

59.47

59.35

59.41

59.43

59.40

59.58

59.74

59.97

60.15

60.40

60.75

61.05

61.39

61.73

62.11

62.52

62.97

63.48

63.94

64.41

64.93

65.47

66.31

67.02

67.81

68.50

68.98

69.40

-

May

69.70

69.95

70.27

70.49

70.69

70.94

71.44

71.72

72.33

73.04

73.73

74.39

75.11

75.88

76.75

77.66

78.62

79.66

80.70

81.90

82.95

83.95

84.84

85.65

86.40

86.95

87.38

87.64

87.94

88.28

88.62

June

88.87

89.19

89.37

89.58

89.79

89.82

89.79

90". 00

90.03

89.87

89.90

89.88

89.86

89.93

89.94

89.98

89.94

89.86

89.81

89.76

89.75

89.86

89.84

89.87

89.86

89.86

89.83

89.87

89.86

89.76

-

July

89.87

89.87

89.78

89.77

89.71

89.72

89.87

89.32

89.80

89.61

89.59

89.71

90.12

90.26

90.05

89.88

89.81

89.77

89.73

89.60

89.65

89.78

89.78

89, £8

89.90

89.99

90.08

90.04

90.03

90.09

90.00

Aug.

89.94

 89.91

89.83

89.87

89.83

89.87

89.85

89.80

89.85

89.85

89.91

39.91

89.99

90.05

90.16

90.22

90.19

90.08

90.04

90.01

89.87

89 .-81

89.83

89.82

89.78

89.77

89.79

89.77

89.82

89.79

89.87

Sept.

89.79

90.00

90.01

90.03

89.97

90.01

90.00

89.96

89.96

89.93

89.86

89.88

89.80

89.90

89.92

89.95

90.11

90.03

90.02

89.95

90.05

90.03

90.08

90.02

89.92

89.99

90.05

 90.01

90.00

90.13

-

Rote.- Add 1,200 feet to obtain elevatteu above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Calendar year 1943...

Water year 1943-44...

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,290.2 

1,290.0 

1,286.7 

1,285.7

-

1,275.0 

1,267.5 

1,259.5 

1,269.6 

1,288.9 

1,289.8 

1,290.0 

1,289.9 

1,290.2

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

*9, 671, 600 

9,655,000 

9,382,400 

9,300,400

-'

8,455,000 

7,903,000 

7,342,000 

8,054,800 

9,563,700 

9,638,400 

9,655,000 

9,646,700 

9,671,600

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-16,600

-82,000

+14,600

-845,400 

-552,000 

-561,000 

+712,800 

+1,508,900 

+74,700 

+16,600 

-8,300 

+24,900

0

 » Revised.

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time.
130 COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°58'00", long. 118°'58'45", opposite lot 4, sec. 

36, T. 29 N., R. 30 E., in pier 3 of highway bridge at Grand Coulee, 2,500 feet downstream from Grand Coulee Dam and 14 miles upstream from Nespelem River. Datum of gag< 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 74,100 square miles.

Records available.- April ],913 to\ September 1944 (monthly discharge only, April 1913 to 

June 1923, January 1924 to May 1928).

Average discharge.- 31 years, 105,400 second-feet (adjusted for change in contents in 

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake beginning October 1939).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 218,000 second-feet (regulated) June 16

(elevation, 961.05 feet); minimum, 23,400 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 23 (elevation, 

934.04 feet).

1913-44: Maximum discharge, 492,000 second-feet June 15, 1913 (computed on basis 

of records of peak discharge at other gaging stations); minimum may have been less 

than 15,300 second-feet (estimated) in January or February 1937, when stage-discharge 

relation was affected by ice.

Maximum discharge known, 785,000 second-feet (estimated) during flood of June 1894.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversion above station for irrigation is small percentage 

of flow past gage. Flow regulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (see preceding page) 

and reservoirs in Kootenai, Pend Oreille, and Spokane River Basins.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

935.0 

936.0 

937.» 

938.0

27,000

31,000

35,400

40,000

939.0

940.0

941.0

942.0

45,000

50,200

55,800

61,600

944.0

946.0

943.0

950.0

74,000

37,300

101,300

116,900

952.0

954.0

957.0

960.0

132,900

150,300

177,300

207,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September1 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

 11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

"19 18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

53,100 

53,100 

49,600 

51,70p 

51,500

50,500 

50,200 

50,400 

50,100 

48,400

49,400 

47,500 

48,200 

49,800 

51,100

52 , 400 

49,400 

52,400 

51,400 

50,800

49 , 700 

48,700 

47,900 

-48,000 

50,500

48,900 

50,300 

43,600 

47,000 

46,600 

46,600

Hov.

47,400 

50,500 

53,200 

54,400 

53,400

54,500 

51,800 

53,600 

53,100 

50,200

48,300 

45,200 

44,000 

41,000 

39 , 000

38,600 

39,200 

42,000 

47,800 

46,000

42,600 

40,800 

36,300 

37,400 

38,300

37,400 

37,200 

39., 400 

42,600 

43,500

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

amber ...........

zr year 1943-44

Dec.

44,500 

41,400 

35,400 

37,500 

39,600

36,500 

34,900 

36,700 

38,600 

39,800

39,400 

39,000 

36,600 

36,600 

38,600

37,500 

35,300 

36,800 

38,600 

37,300

37,400 

37,500 

35,100 

34,300 

35,000

37,600 

37,900 

36,700 

34,200 

34,600 

39,500

Jan.

39,100 

37,300 

39,200 

41,700 

37,400

36,800 

41,800 

40,200 

42,500 

44,600

44,600 

47,200 

54,200 

51,100 

49,600

49,100 

48,300 

47,800 

45,500 

45,100

45,400 

45,200 

48,000 

47,700 

48,200

48,000 

48,200 

49,800 

52,400 

52,300 

53,700

Feb.

54,200 

52,100 

53,600 

63,300 

53,800

52,800 

50,300 

49 , 700 

44,000 

38,100

38,100 

34,100 

34,300

36,roo

31,600

32,700 

31,900 

32,200 

32,800 

36,600

33,200 

42,500 

39,500 

37,300 

36,900

36,200 

33,400 

35,200 

37,600

Mar.

44,000 

49,500 

47, 400 

52,500 

56,500

53,3OO 

46,600 

45,100 

39,000 

34,300

34,500 

31,900 

34,900 

34,600 

34,900

34,500 

35,900 

S4,600 

30,900 

32,800

35,400 

33,900 

34,500 

34,500 

36,000

33,500 

32,200 

34,200 

34,400 

34,200 

34,000

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

53,100 

54,500 

44,500

313, 80C

54,200 

54,200 

56,500 

49,900

152,100 

214,200 

167,500 

109,100 

68,600

214,200

Minimum

46,600 

36 , 300 

34,200

31,000

36,800 

31,600 

30,900

38,000 

57,000 

157,900 

95,100 

59,600 

57,800

28,000

Mean

49,300 

44,960 

37,430

111,200

45,890 

40,680 

38,210 

32,020 

86 , 450 

192,800 

118,900 

91,330 

63,060

70,190

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

3,062,000 

2,675,000 

2,302,000

80,510,000

2,821,000 

2,340,000 

8,349,000 

1,906,000 

5,316,000 

11,470,000 

7,311,000 

5,646,000 

3,753,000

50,950,000

Apr,

32,300 

29,600 

33,400 

30,300 

32,QOO

31,300 

30,800 

31,000 

30,000 

30,500

30,400 

30,800 

30,800 

30,700 

30,800

28,800 

30,300 

31,000 

31,200 

30,400

30,800 

30,400 

23,000 

29,700 

29,800

30,300 

30,900 

39,400 

44,600 

49,900

May

58,800 

57,000 

53,100 

58,800 

61,700

62,200 

63,900 

64,400 

62,100 

66,500

67,600 

67,000 

65,900 

63,700 

66,000

72,600 

73,800 

75,900 

76,600 

78,600

92,500 

96,000 

105,200 

110,700 

118,000

126,600 

132,400 

137,500 

142,200 

145,700 

152,100

Change In

" contents In 

Franklin D. 

Roosevelt 

Lake 

(acre-feet) 1

-16,600 

-272,600 

-32,000

+14,600

-845,400 

-552,000 

-561,000 

+712,800 

+ 1',508,900 

+74,700 

+16,600 

-8,300 

+24,900

0

June

157,900 

165,000 

170,100 

173,000 

132,500

137,200 

189,500 

197,900 

208,000 

206,700

204,300 

206,400 

208,200 

209,600 

210,000

214,200 

211,900 

209,300 

206,800 

201,200

195,700 

194,000 

192,400 

189,500 

138,500

188,300 

185,700 

181,400 

173,600 

169,600

July

166,700 

167,500 

163,700 

157,000 

150,000

138,300 

137,300 

133,500 

127,500 

117,800

102,100 

95,100 

102,700 

117,800 

120,100

111,204) 

111,300 

109,300 

108,000 

104,400

99,900 

99,400 

100,000 

101,500 

101,100

102,600 

105,900 

106,600 

105,500 

110,100 

111,800

Aug.

109,100 

107,800 

103,700 

101,400 

98,400

94,600 

96,800 

91,900 

90,400 

90,900

90,100 

89,000 

88,400 

94,500 

99,300

102,600 

103,500 

103,900 

101,600 

97,900

96,300 

91,900 

89,600 

86,500 

32,300

78,200 

75,600 

74,000 

74,000 

72,300 

69,600

Sept.

65,600 

65,300 

66,200 

67,000 

67,200

68,300 

63,600 

67,600 

66,100 

64,300

64,300 

63,200 

61,000 

60,500 

61,900

60,800 

63,400 

64,700 

64,800 

63,500

57,800 

57,800 

59,900 

58,700 

60,200

59,500 

61,200 

60,400 

60,200 

61,900

Adjusted for change In 

^reservoir contents

RunoSf 

in 

acre-feet

3,045,000 

2,402,000 

2,220,000

30,530,000

1,976,000 

1,788,000 

1,738,000 

2,619,000 

6,825,000 

LI, 540, 000 

7,328,000 

5,638,000 

3,778,000

50,950,000.

Discharge in 

second-feet

Mean

49,520 

40,370 

36,100

111,200

32,140 

31 , 080 

29,080 

44,010 

111,000 

193,900 

119,200 

91,690 

63^4'90

70,190

Per 

square 

mile

0.947

Runoff

inches

12.89

Hote.- Monthly runoff per square mile and depth In Inches not computed because of large upstream 

regulation In Koctenal, Pend Oreille, and Spctane River Basins. Figures fop water year represent 

more nearly natural runoff.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM 131

Columbia River at Trinidad, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°13'30", long. 120°'00'50", in SEj sec. 13, T. 20 

N., R. 22 E., half a mile southwest of Trinidad, 84 miles downstream from Colocham 

Creek, and 12 miles downstream from Rock Island Dam. Datum of gage is 500 feet above 

mean sea level, subject to correction to 1929 datum.

Drainage area.- 89,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1944. January to December 1910 (gage

heights only) and May 1913 to December 1916 at sites about 1 mile above and" at highway 

bridge at Wenatchee, 24 miles upstream, published as Columbia River at Wenatchee;.January 1917, at Beverly, 29 miles downstream; January 1917 to September 1930 at site half 

a mile north of Vernita, 50 miles downs-cream, published as Columbia River at Vernita.

Average 'discharge.- 31 years, 115,200 second-feet (adjusted for storage in Franklin D. 

Roosevelt LakVbeginning October 1939).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 239,700 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 39.06 

feet); minimum, 31,800 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 22 (gage height, 18.30 feet).

1913-44: Maximum discharge, 528,000 second-feet June 15, 16, 1913 (gage height, 

45.7 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 4,120 second-feet (regulated) Feb. 10, 

1932 (gage height, 11.40 feet).

% Maximum discharge known, about 740,000 second-feet June 7, 1894 (based on information obtained at other points).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversion above station for irrigation is small percentage 

of flow past gage. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant at Rock Island. 

Flow regulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (see p. 129 ) and reservoirs in Kootenai, 

Pend Oreille, Spokane, Okanogan, and Chelan River Basins.

Rating table^ water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

19.0 35,400 24. O 67,400 32. O 142,900 40.0 255,000 

20. O 41,OOO 26.0 83,100 34.0 167,200 

21.0 47,000 28.0 101,000 36.0 193,800 

22.0 53,400 30.0 120,600 38.0 223,000 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 17V 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

57.6OO 

59,000 

59,100 

56,600 

56,700

57,400 

56,500 

56,100 

56,500 

55,700

54,700 

55,100 

54,100 

54,400 

55,500

56,700 

58 , 400 

56,400 

57 , 400 

57,800

56,900 

56,100 

55,900 

55,900 

53,300

56,400 

55,300 

56,200 

55,300 

54,500 

52,700

Nov.

51,300 

52,000 

55,600 

58,90O 

60,600

59,300 

60,700 

53,400 

59,800 

59,800

57,000 

54,300 

52,200 

49,900 

47,500

44,900 

45,000 

44,800 

46,700 

53,200

52,800 

48,700 

47,500 

42,800 

42,000

43,900 

43,000 

41,800 

44,200 

47,900

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

Ifair

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Rat

endar year 1943

ember. . . . . .^ . . .

er year 1943-44

Dec.

48,500 

51,OOO 

49,600 

47,500 

45,OOO

45,900 

45,200 

41,800 

43,000 

44,100

46,100 

45,900 

45,600 

43,300 

42,000

44,700 

44,000 

41,500 

40,100 

45,300

42,600 

42,600 

42,800 

41,800 

39,300

40,300 

42,300 

42,900 

42,300 

40,500 

33,400

Jan.

44,200 

44,500 

42 , 50O 

43.3OO 

46,300

44,400 

40,900 

46,400 

45,800 

46,400

49,400 

49,700 

52,000 

59,400 

56,900

55,100 

53,900 

53,700 

52,700 

50,800

43,400 

49,800 

47,900 

52,200 

52,700

53,000 

52,800 

52,200 

53,700 

56,100 

56,300

Feb.

58,900 

58,400 

56,700 

57 , 4OO 

58,200

57,600 

57,600 

55,200 

53,700 

49,900

42,400 

41,400 

37,800 

38,100 

39,000

36,300 

35,800 

35,700 

35,400 

35,400

38,700 

40,400 

45,200 

43,500 

40,900

40,400 

39,400 

37,800 

37,600

Mar.

39,700 

45,300 

52,700 

51,200 

54,800

59,800 

57,600 

52,100 

49,200 

47,400

40,000 

39,300 

38,100 

37,700 

38,700

38,700 

37,600 

40,700 

39,500 

37,800

36,000 

39,500 

33,400 

37,600 

38,600

40,400 

39,700 

36,500 

37,500 

.33,200 

37,100

Observed

Discharge in 

seccnd-feet

Maximum

59,100 

60,700 

51,000

550,700

59,400 

58,900 

59,800 

52,600 

170,400 

336,800 

184,800 

118,300 

76,300

236,800

Minimum

52,700 

41,800 

38,400

38,000

40,900 

35,400 

36,000 

34,700 

58,800 

175,600 

106,000 

78,400 

62,000

34,700

Mean

56,140 

50,900 

43,740

124,200

50,110 

44,990 

42,500 

37,160 

99,260 

212,700 

130,600 

99,200 

68,990

78,050

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

3,452,000 

3,029,000 

2,689,000

89,940,000

3,081,000 

2,588,000 

2,613,000 

2,211,000 

6,104,000 

12,660,000 

8,033,OOC 

6,099,OOC 

4,105,000

56,660,000

Apr.

37,700 

37,800 

34,800 

35,900 

36,900

37,100 

37,OOO 

36,700 

36,500 

35,900

35,900 

36,100 

36,400 

36,500 

36,500

36,400 

35,700 

34,700 

36,200 

36,600

36,000 

35,200 

36,200 

35,600 

35,000

36,600 

37,800 

38,2OO 

44,400 

52,600

May

58,800 

67,600 

68,200 

68,4OO 

70,600

74,800 

77,700 

81,100 

82,000 

78,500

81,000 

81,100 

79,700 

78,600 

79,200

86,300 

94,500 

96,600 

96,500 

96,700

97,600 

103,700 

112,700 

119,700 

124,600

131,600 

140,100 

149,500 

159,200 

165,200 

170,400

Change In

Franklin D. 

Roosevelt 

Lake 

laere-fest)

-16,600 

-272,600 

-82,000

+14,600

-845,400 

-552,000 

-561,000 

+712,800 

+1,508,900 

+74,700 

+16,600 

-8,300 

+24,900

0

June

175,600 

182,700 

183,100 

192,400 

195,500

204,600 

207,600 

209,800 

217,900 

227,200

226,600 

225,600 

227,200 

228,600 

229,100

230,400 

236,800 

234,400 

230,700 

228,000

222,200 

216,600 

215,600 

212,800 

209,200

206,500 

205,400 

202,600 

198,000 

194,100

July

184, 8OO 

181,500 

131,000 

175,600 

169,300

161,000 

15O,60O 

149,500 

144,100 

137,400

128,400 

114,200 

106,000 

113,400 

127,200

127,600 

120,400 

119,800 

117,700 

115,300

113,300 

103,900 

107,800 

107,600 

109,600

109,600 

110,600 

113,600 

114,300 

112,600 

116,800

Aug.

"113,300 

115,900 

113,700 

109,900 

107,300

104,000 

100,200 

101,900 

97,600 

95,400

95,400 

95,700 

94,900 

93,700 

99,700

105,300 

108,800 

110,300 

110,300 

107,900

104,800 

103,100 

98,700 

95,800 

92,900

89,000 

84,700 

81,700 

79,800 

80,000 

78,400

Sept.

76,000 

76,300 

74,800 

62,000 

"71,500

73,000 

73,700 

74,200 

73,200 

71,800

69,600 

69,900 

68,600 

66,600 

65,800

66,900 

66,600 

63,500 

70,400 

70,300

70,200 

65,200 

63,800 

65,400 

64,000

66,400 

65,200 

66,900 

66,900 

66,000

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

3,435,000 

2,756,000 

2,607,000

89,960,000

2,236,000 

2,036,000 

2,052,000 

2,924,000 

7,613,000 

12,730,000 

8,050,000 

6,091,000 

4.130.000

56,660,000

Discharge in 

seccnd-feet

Mean

55,860 

46,320 

42,400

124,300

36,370 

35,400 

33,370 

49,140 

123,800 

213,900 

130,900 

99,060 

69.410

78,050

Per 

square 

mile

O.S70

Runoff

inches

11.84

Note.- Monthly runoff per square mile and depth in Inches not computed because of large upstream 

regulation in Kootenai, Pend Oreille, and Spokane River Basins. Figures for water year represent 

more nearly natural runoff.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
132 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenai- River at Newgate, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 49°01', long. 115°10', at old highway bridge site, 0.7 

mile northwest of Newgate and 0.9 mile north of the international boundary.

Drainage area.- 7,660 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 9,203 second-feet.

Extremes.,- Maximum discharge observed during year, 27,000 second-feet; June 14 (gage 

height, 8.07 feet); minimum observed, 1,670 second-feet Jan. 11 (gage height. 0.21 

foot).

"1930-44: Maximum discharge observed, 83,500 second-feet June 18, 1933 (gage 

height, 13.30 feet, present datum, main channel gage); minimum observed, 994 

second-feet Feb. 7, 1936 (gage height, 0.33 foot, present datum, main channel gage).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily. Records give total flow of main channel 

ana slough. Prior to October 1943 discharge was computed from separate gaging 

stations on main channel and slough; thereafter total discharge computed with 

reference to gage on main channel only. Datum of latter gage was lowered i.oo 

foot Oct. 1, 1940.

Cooperation.- This station" is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

uanacia under agreement with the United States.

Eating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0,2 1,660 2.0 3,820 6.0 14,2OO 

.5 1,930 3.0 5,630 7.0 19,500 

1.0 2,450 4.0 7,770 8.0 26,500 

1.5 3,080 5.0 10,400

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,280 

4,240 

4,210 

4,140 

4,140

4,170 

4,240 

a4,200 

4,160 

4,440

4,310 

 5,140 

5,390 

5,120 

4,930

a4,660 

4,400 

4,530 

4,440 

4,220

4,110 

4,060 

a4 ,020 

3,980 

4,220

4,620 

4,510 

4,440 

4,220 

4,260 

4,170

Nov.

4,140 

3,960 

3,820 

3,7SO 

3,880

3,620 

3,280 

3,400 

3,520 

3,460

3,370 

3,440 

3,320 

3,300 

3,240

3,280 

3,090 

3,050 

3,070 

3,110

3,090 

3,050 

3,140 

3,080 

2,910

2,580 

2,560 

2,310 

2,520 

2,210

Dec.

2,190 

3,020 

3,120 

3,250 

3,040

2,740 

2,470 

2,520 

2,340 

2,190

1,910 

1,750 

2,080 

2,O7O 

2,010

1,910 

1,820 

al,S90 

1,960 

1,860

1,680 

1,750 

1,830 

2,340 

2,410

2,620 

2,630 

2,350 

2,340 

2,320 

2,150

Jan.

2,210 

2,270 

2,220 

2,160 

2,070

2,000 

1,950 

1,920 

1,890 

1,810

1,670 

1,840 

1,790 

1,360 

-2,110

2,430 

2,430 

2,430 

2,430 

2,380

2,410 

2,490 

2,320 

2,240 

2,010

2,160 

1,950 

1,880 

1,880 

1,850 

1,310

'Feb.

1,790 

1,910 

2,210 

2,060 

2,170

2,140 

2,220 

2,170 

2,200 

'1,890

1,950 

1,910 

1,940 

1,890 

1,880

1,940 

1,880 

1,960 

1,920 

1,900

1,980 

1,820 

1,800 

1,950 

1,870

1,950 

1,9OO 

1,980 

1,820

unn +v. SecondHonth foot-days

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janv 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj, 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber ......................

lendar year 194 

ary

3 ....... * '

1

I

ef

ember .....................

135,970 

96,580 

70,560

389,590

64,870 

57 ,000 

60,710 

L07 ,380 

170 ,730 

595 ,800 

357,890 

178,940 

L38,570

ter year 1943-44 .......... 2 ,235,000

Mar.

1,800 

1,950 

1,870 

1,950 

1,900

1,990 

1,S90 

1,870 

1,940 

1,790

1,810 

1,910 

2,030 

1,950 

1,990

1,810 

1,910 

1,980 

2,090 

2,150

2,070 

2,010 

1,990 

1,980 

1,950

1,910 

2,030 

1,950 

1,990 

2,130 

2,120

Maximum

5,39C 

4,14C 

3,25C

45 ,10C

2,49C 

2,22C 

, 2,15C 

7.07C 

26.50C 

26 ,90C 

12.40C 

6.91C 

5.12C

26 ,90C

Apr.

2,130 

2,270 

2 ,380 

2,550 

3,150

3,250 

3,150 

3,340 

3,4OO 

3,180

3,250 

3,370 

3,700 

3,580 

3,490

3,260 

3,280 

3,140 

3,260 

3,240

3,090 

3,110 

3,220 

3,760 

4,240

4,630 

4,830 

5,190 

5,870 

7,070

May

7,980 

8,000 

7,470 

7,360 

8,290

10.5OO 

11 ,800 

12,000 

11,800 

11,100

9,830 

9,200 

9,600 

11,000 

12,900

14,100 

18,200 

23 ,700 

23 ,900 

24,700

24 ,300 

21 ,500 

19,200 

16,ffOO 

15,100

14 ,000 

14,200 

17,300 

22,500 

25 ,800 

26 ,500

June

26 ,400 

26 ,000 

24,000 

22,100 

22,600

23,100 

22 ,700 

a23,000 

23,200 

22,300

22,100 

23,100 

26 ,400 

26,9OO 

24,100

21,100 

19,100 

18,200 

16,900 

16>200

16,000 

15,800 

15,300 

15 ,200 

15,600

15,200 

14,800 

13,600 

12,600 

12,200

Minimum Mean

3,980 4,390 

2,210 3,220 

1,680 2,280

1,650 10,700

1,670 2/J90 

1 ,790 1 ,970 

1,790 1,960 

2,130 3,580 

7,360 15,200 

12,200 19,900 

6,580 8,320 

4,850 5,770 

4,160 4,620

1,670 6,110

1944

July

12,100 

12,400 

11,900 

11 ,000 

10,100

9,550 

9,330 

9,040 

8,890 

8,530

8,240 

8,340 

8,380 

8,190 

7,930

7,590 

7,490 

7,380 

7,310 

7,270

7,270 

7,220 

7,540 

7,200 

a7,160

7,130 

6,890 

6,700 

6,600 

6,580 

6,640

Per 

square 

mile

0.57 

.42 

.30

1.40

.27 

.26 

.26 

.47 

1.98 

2.60 

1.09 

.75 

.60

.80

Aug.

6,910 

1 6,680 

a6,410 

6,140 

6,05O

5,790 

5,730 

5,790 

5,710 

5,590

5,410 

5.39O 

5,450 

6,140 

6,470

6,320 

a6 ,400 

6,470 

6,220 

6,180

5,910 

5,270 

5,430 

5,330 

5,190

5,190 

4,940 

5,020 

4,850 

5,350 

5,210

Sept.

5,04r

5,00' 

4,941 

a4 ,84C 

4,740

4,720 

4,670 

4,670 

4,650 

4,510

4,420 

4,530 

'4,470 

4,380 

4,170

4,380 

4,400 

4,310 

4,260 

4,280

4,16O 

4,310 

4,350 

4,470 

4,980

5,120 

4,980 

5,040 

4,850 

4,930

Runoff

Inches

0.66 

.47 

.35

18.89

.31 

.28 

.30 

.52 

2.28 

2.90 

1.26 

.86 

.67

10.86

Acre-feet

269 ,700 

191,600 

140,000

7,715,000

128 ,700 

113,100 

120,400 

213 ,000 

933,700 

1,182,000 

511,500 

354 ,900 

274,800

4,433,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Time basis; Hountain standard time. 

I/ Spelled "Kootenay" in Canada.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 

Kootenal River at Libby, Mont.

133

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°24', long. 115°33', in NWi sec. 3, T. 30 N., 

K. 3i W., 1,200 feet downstream from highway bridge at Libby and half a mile downstream from Libby Creek.

Drainage area.- 10,240 square miles.

Records available-.- October 1910 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1912-15, 1917-18, 1928-32, 1934-44), 10,380 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 8.44 

feet); minimum, 1,450 second-feet Dec. 12 (gage height, 0.58 feet).

1910-44: Maximum discharge, 130,000 second-feet June 21, 1916 (gage height, 19.17 

feet); minimum, 895 second-feet Jan. 11, 1930, discharge measurement (stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice). '

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. No 

Known diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect

(eage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to Sept. 13)

0.5 1,290 3.0 7,220 7.0 21,200 

1.0 2,320 4.0 10,100 8.0 £5,800 

1.5 3,450 5.0 13,300 9.0 30,800 

2.0 4,640 6.0 16,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

25 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,690 

4,890 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,640

4,890 

5,020 

5,640 

5,900 

5,770-

5,520 

5,390 

5,260 

5,140 

5,140

5,020 

4,890 

4,890 

4,760 

4,760

4,890 

5,260 

5,260 

5,140 

4,890 

4", 890

Nov.

4,890 

4,760 

4,520 

4,520 

4,520

4,520 

*4,520 

4,280 

4,160 

4,160

4,040 

4,040 

4,040 

3,9CO 

3,920

3,800 

3,800 

3,680 

3,680 

3,800

3,800 

3,800 

3,600 

3,800 

3,680

3,560 

3,450 

3,C20 

3,100 

3,220

Dec.

3,340 

3,450 

3,800 

4,160 

4,160

3,920- 

3,560 

3,450 

3,100 

£,740

*2,350 

2,350 

2,400 

2,450 

2,500

2,450 

2,450 

2,400 

* 2,350 

2,300

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,250 

2,500

2,600 

3,000 

2,950 

2,850 

2,800 

2,700

Jan.

2,700 

2,700 

2,600 

, 2,500 

2,450

2,350 

2,300 

2,250 

2,150 

2,100

2,100 

2,150 

2,150 

2,250

2,350

2,500 

2,750 

2,900 

2,900 

2,850

2,750 

2,700 

*2,600 

2,550 

2,500

2,400 

2,300 

2,200 

2,100 

2,050 

1,950

Feb.

1,850 

1,900 

2,100 

2,300 

2^500

,600 

,700 

,700 

,650 

,600

,540 

,610 

,340 

,470 

,580

,430 

,«10 

,320 

,580 

,520

,520 

,520 

,340 

,410 

,450

,410 

,520 

2,500 

2,410

M__tu Second 

Month foot-days .

Octo 

Nove 

Oece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943 

ary

56,060 

19,000 

88,130

. .. 4,622,100

,

1 ......................... 1

ember ..................... l

75,100 

70,980 

78,410 

31,010 

07,810 

47,900 

89,730 

96,690 

52,320

ter year 1943-44 .......... 2,513,140

Mar.

. 2,410 

2,430 

2,500 

2,390 

2,500

2,560 

2,500 

2,390 

2,500 

2,740

2,970 

2,990 

2,500

2*, 610

2,610 

2,580 

2,670 

*2,610 

2,630

2,630 

2,580 

2,580 

2,540 

2,540

2,500 

2,360 

2,320 

2,280 

2,340 

2,430

Maximum

5,900 

4,890 

4,160

49,400

2,900 

2,700 

2,990 

7,220 

27,300 

27,800 

13,300 

7,220 

5,640

27,800

Apr.

2,610 

2,780 

2,920 

3,100 

3,450

3,920 

4,160 

4,280 

4,230 

4,160

4,160 

4,280 

4,520 

4,760 

4,760

4,520 

4,400 

4,280 

4,160 

4,160

4,040 

3,920 

4,040 

4,280 

4,760

5,260 

5,640 

5,900 

6,290 

7,220

May

8,350 

9,540 

9,240 

8,640 

8,940

10,100 

12,000 

13,300 

13,300 

13,300

12,300 

11,400 

10, 800 

11,400 

13,000

16,100 

21,200 

24,900 

25,400 

25,800

26,300 

24,900 

22,500 

19,800 

17,700

16,100 

15,000 

15,800 

19,000 

24,400 

27,300

Minimum

4,640 

3,100 

2,200

1,400

1,950 

1,850 

2,220 

2,610 

8,350 

14,000 

6,950 

5,52O 

4,640

1,850

June

27,800 

27,800 

27,300 

24,900 

23,500

23,900 

23,900 

23,900 

24,400 

24,400

23,500 

23,000 

24,900 

27,300 

27,300

25,4OO 

23,000 

20,700 

19,400 

18, 500

17,700 

17,300 

16,900 

16,500 

16,500

16,900 

16,500 

 16,100 

14,700 

14,000

Mean

5,034 

3,967 

2,843

12,660

2,423 

2,448 

2,529 

4,367 

16,380 

21,600 

9,346 

6,345 

5,077

6,867

1944

July

13,300 

13,300 

13,300 

13,000 

IE, 000

11,400 

10,800 

10,800 

10,400 

10,100

9,540 

9,240 

9,240 

9,240 

9,240

8,940 

8,350 

8,060 

8,060 

7,780

7,780 

7,780 

8,060 

8,060 

7,780

- 7,780 

7,780 

7,500 

7,220 

6,950 

6,950

Per 

square 

mile

0.492 

.367 

.278

1.24

.237 

.239 

.247 

.426 

1.60 

2.11 

.913 

.620 

.496

.671

Aug.

7,220 

7,220 

7,220 

6,820 

6,680

6,550 

6,290 

6,290 

6,290 

6,160

6,050 

5,900 

5,900 

6,160 

6,680

6,950 

6,950 

6,950 

6,950 

6,680

6,680 

6,550 

6,160 

5,900

5,770

5,770 

5,640 

5,520 

5,520 

5,520 

5,770

Sept.

5,640 

5,520 

5,390 

5,520 

5,390

5,260 

5,140 

5,020 

5,020 

5,020

4,890 

4,760 

4,760 

4,640 

4,760

4,890 

4,890 

4,890 

4,890 

4,760

4,760 

4,760 

4,890 

4,760 

5,020

5,390 

5,520 

5,390 

5,390 

5,390

Runoff

Inches

0.57 

.43 

.32

16.79

.27 

.26 

.28 

.48 

1.84 

8.35 

l.OS 

.71 

.55

9.11

Acre-feet

309,500 

236,000 

174,800

9,167,000

149,000 

140,800 

155, 500 

258,900 

1,007,000 

1,285,000 

574,700 

390,100 

302,100

4,984,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day,

gote.- stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Peb- 10.

Time baala; Mountain-war time. To convert war time to standard tifie, subtract 1 hour.
134 KOOTEMI RIVER BASIN

- Kootenal River at Leonia, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°37', long. 116°03', in SWi sec. 17, T. 33 N.,

 R. i54 W., at Leonia, 450 feet east of lion tana-Idaho State line and half a mile 

upstream from Boulder Creek. Datum of gage is 1,700.00 feet above mean sea level 

(U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum).

Drainage area.- 11,740 square miles.

Records available.- March 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 12,130 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 second-feet June 1 (elevation, 1,808.80

 feet); minimum daily, 2,100 second-feet Feb. 1; minimum elevation, 1,799.09 feet 

Jan. 30 (affected by ice).

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 95,500 second-feet June 18, 1933 (elevation, 1,818.11 

feet); minimum, 996 second-feet Dec. 9, 1936; minimum elevation, 1,797.56 feet 

Dec. 10, 1929.

Floods of June 1894 and 1916 reached elevations of 1,824.6 and 1,821.6 feet, 

respectively, from information by-Great Northern Railway Co.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 18)

1,799.6 2,400

1,800.0 3,260

1,800.5 4,450

1,801.0 5,700

1,8O2.0 8,330

1,803.0 11,000

1,805.0 16,800

1,807.0 23,500

1,809.0 30,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 J5 J.O

19

20

21

22

n't

tCO

24

25.

26

27

no <Co

29

30

,31

Oct.

5,050

5,000

4,920

 4 , 850

4,850

4,820

4,800

4,780

4,780

4,750

4,920

5,120

5,550

5,930

5,930

5,700

5,580

5,480

5,280

5,250

5,150

5,120

5,020

4,930

5,030

5,100

5,380

5,450

5,320

5,200

5,080

Nov.

5,080

4,900

4,800

4,720

4,700

*4,720

4,680'

4,600

4,430

4,380

4,280

d4,200

d4,100

d4,100

d4,100

d3-900

dsr&OO

3,870

3,830

3,870

3,950

4,020

3,9SO

3,950

3,850

3,730

3,540

3,380

3,260

*3,170

-

Dec.

3,400

3,560

4,160

4,880

4,820

4,480

4,070

3,750

3,400

3,100

,700

,400

,600

,800

,800

,700

* ,700

,520

,600

,600

,400

,400

,400

,400

,800

3,200

3,300

3,200

3,100

3,100

3,000

Jan.

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,300

2,300

2,440

2,400

2,500

2,700

3,100

3,400

3,440

*3,560

3,560

3,240

3,260

3,100

3,000

2,790

2,800

2,700

2,500

2,500

2,400

2,300

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

Hay

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

2,100

2,300

2,500

2,700

2,800

3,000

3,170

3,100

3,120

2,850

2,700

2,700

2,770

2,600

»2,800

2,580

2,750

2,480

2,660

2,520

2,580

2,600

2,520

2,460

2,600

2,540

2,560

2,580

2,580

-

Secondfoot-days

. 160,300

123,930

97,340

5,390,000

87,190

83 ! 4 90

157,960

577, 600

685,000

202,050

157,710

2,714,180

Mar.

,580

,580

,540

,560

,560

,500

,480

,560

,62O

,900

,990

,140

,880

,400

,480

,750

,750

,770

,850

,900

,380

,880

,350

,770

,770

,730

,600

,540

,460

,500

2,640

Maximum

5,930

5,080

4,880

57,200

3,560

, 3,170

3.14T)

9,280

29,000

14)000

7 49C

5*78C

29,800

Apr.

2,770

3,050

3,280

3,440

3,990

4,500

4,650

5,080

5,080

5,020

5,000

5,220

5,580

5,750

5,780

5,600

5,450

5,180

5,120

5,000

4,900

4,820

4,880

5,180

5,700

6,380

6,870

7,260

7,950

9,280

~

May

10,500

11,400

11,500

11,100

11,300

12,500

14,500

15,700

16,300

15,800

14,900

13,800

'13,200

13,600

15,400

18,100

2,800

6,700

7,900

8,100

8,700

7,200

4,700

2,200

0,200

18,500

17,700

18,000

20,600

25,700

29,000

Minimum

4,750

3,170

- 2,400

1,600

2,300

2, 100

2,400

2,770

10,500

' OQ(-.

5*600

4,820

. 2,100

June

29,800

29,800

29,^00

27/000

25,400

25,500

25,800

25,700

26,100

26,100

25,000

24,700

25,500

28,300

28,800

26,600

24,000

21,900

20,400

19,200

18,400

18,000

17,800

17,200

17,000

17,300

17,300

16,800

15,600

14,700

~

Mean

5,171

4,131

3,140

14 , 770

2,813

2,663

2,693

5,265

18,630

£2,830

9 819

6 [518

5,257

7,416

July

14,000

13,700

13,800

13 , 500

12,800

11,800

11,400

11,300

11,100

10,700

10,200

9,870

9,680

9,680

9,680

9,410

8^900

8,570

8,460

8,360

8,300

8,220

3,280

8,360

8,250

8,030

7,980

7,840

7,570

7,360

7,290

Per 

square 

mile

0.440

.352

.267

1.26

.240

*229

^448

1 59

1.'94

.836

.555

.448

.632

Aug.

7,340

7,4

V,"

7,

90

90

310

6,950

6,790

6,

6,

6,^

580 lea

50

6,350

6,250

6,

6,( 6,:

390

)90

50

6,580

7,130

7,

7,

7,

210

310

L80

6,900

6,790

6,

6,

6,

590

550

390

5,930

5,780

5,

5,

5,

5,

730

350

500

320

5,700

Sept.

5,730

5,650

5,550

5,550

5,520

5,400

5,280

5,180

5,120

5,080

5,020

4,980

4,900

4,820

4,820

5,020

5,200

5,180

5,080

5,100

5,OSO

5,150

§.,080

5,050

5,150

5,400

5,680

5,700

 5,620

5,650

"

Runoff

i Inches

0.51

.39

.31

17.07

.28

- !26

.50

1 . 83

2.17

.96

.64

.50

8.59

Acre-feet

318,000

245,600

193,100

10,690,000

172,900

153,200

165,600

313,300

^,146,000

1,359,000

603 , 700

400,800

312,800

5,384,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

other stations on Kootenal River.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-17, Dec. 19 to Jan. 11, Jan. 13-17, 23, 

Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, Feb. 8, 10, 14, 15.

Time basis; Pacific war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
KOOTEMI RIVER BASIN 135

Kootenai River at Boom Camp, near Lonners Ferry, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°42'05", long. 116°14'30n , in NWi sec. 29, ?. 

t>£ N., R. 2 E., 600 feet east of Boom Camp, 3i miles upstream from Bonners Ferry, 

and 4 miles downstream from Moyie River. Datum of gage is 1,700.00 feet above mean 

sea level (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum).

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1944 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April lykib to September 1927 in reports of Dominion V/ater and Power Bureau, Canada.

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation during year, 1,764.06 feet June 1; minimum, 

1,755719 feet Jan. 31.

1927-44: Maximum water-surface elevation recorded, 1,776.58 feet June 18, 1933; 

minimum, 1,755.53 feet Dec. 9, 1936.

Remarks.- Elevations not affected by backwater from Kootenay Lake during year.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 19-13 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17let J.O

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 tn 

OU

31

Oct.

57.72

57.71

57.67

57.65

57.66

57.65

57.63

57.63

57.62

57.62

57.70

57.79

57.96

58.11

58.11

58.05

57.97

57.95

57.84

57.83

57.79

57.77

57.74

57.72

57.81

57.83

57.93

57.94

57.88

57.82

57.76

Nov.

57.78

57.69

57.66

57.63

57.64

57.63

57.60

57.56

57.47

57.44

57.41

57.37

57.35

57.33

57.32

57.23

57.24

57.22

57.20

57.22

57.26

57.29

57.23

57.25

57.22

57.15

57.05

56.99

56.93

56.90

-

Dec.

57.02

57.09

57.41

57.75

57.65

57.46

57.30

57.16

56.98

56.93

56.82

56.52

56.89

56.90

56 ."85

56.96

56.83

56.75

56.70

56.72

56.77

56.59

56.54

56.59

56.76

56.94

57.06

57.10

57.14

57.18

56.93

Jan.

56.88

56.90

56.88

56.82

56.68

56.54

56.74

56.83

56.61

56.77

56.90

56.71

56.59,

56.60

56.69

56.92

57.12

57.13

57.11

57.10

57.06

57.07

56.86

56.77

56.90

56.84

56.93

56.78

56.73

56.65

56.55

Feb.

56.28

56.44

56.58

56.70

56.80

56.83

56. S7

56.99

56.81

56.88

56.60

56.81

56.71

56.50

56.78

56.52

56.77

56.51

56.65

56.61

56.51

56.71

56.61

56.42

56.67

56.60

56.62

£6.54

56.52

_

-

Mar.

56.53

56.52

56.52

' 56.52

56.57

56.64

56.47

56.49

56.52

56.70

56.70

56.76

56.78

56.58

56.57

56.54

56.56

56.57

56.62

56.64

56.62

56.64

56.61

56.62

56.60

56.57

56.48

56.46

56.43

56.46

56.54

Apr.

56.62

56.76

56.88

57.00

- 57.32

57.56

57.69

57.75

57.76

57.77

57.76

57.93

58.09

58.12

58.09

57.98

57.92

57.82

57.80

57.74

57.71

57.70

57.76

57.97

58.20

58*41

58.59

58.75

59,05

59.52

-

May

59.86

60.11

60.14

60.05

60.12

60.52

61.02

61.35

61.54

61.39

61.17

60.87

60.70

60.80

61.24

61.82

62.71

63.46

63.73

63.76

63.85

63.62

63.15

62.70

62.30

61.92

61.73

61.78

62.25

63.15

63.81

June

. 64.02

64.01

63.94

63.53

63.20

63.17

63.22

63.21

63.29

63.29

63.08

62.98

63.10

63.63

63.77

63.40

62.88

62.47

62.16

61.90

61.72

61.63

61.55

61.43

 61.38

61.44

61.45

61.33

61.09

60.82

-

July

60.66

60.59

60.59

60.52

60.33

60.06

59.90

59.85

59.82

59.69

59.56

59.44

59.37

59.36

59.36

59.28

59.12

' 59.03

59.00

58.95

58.92

58.88

58.90

58.92

58.88

58.81

58.79

58.75

58.65

58.59

58.55

Aug.

58.58

58.63

58.63

58.54

58.44

58.38

58.31

58.27

58.26

58.22

58.18

58.12

58.12

58.24

58.31

58.52

58.54

58.54

58.53

58.43

58.39

58.36

58.24

58.14

58.09

58.03

57.99

57.94

57.92

57.92

57.97

Sept.

58.00

57.94

57.90

57.88

57.90

57.84

57.79

57.73

57.72

57.70

57.68

57.66

57.63

57.61

57.60

57.70

57.78

57.76

57.71

57.71

57.69

57.75

57.70

57.70

57.74

57.84

57.94

57.95

57.94

57.95

-

Note.- Add 1,700 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea lev 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standa

jl.

rd time, subtract 1 hour.

Kootenai River at Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48 042'00", long. 116°18 I 45", in NF.-J sec. 27, T. 62 N., 

R. 1' E., on highway bridge at Bonners Ferry. Water-stage recorder 800 feet across 

channel from wire-weight ga'ge at sane datum used as supplemental gage. Datum of gage 

is 1,743.00 feet above mean sea level (U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey datum).

Drainage area.- 13,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1944. May to October 1904 at site threequarters or a mile downstream. Gage heights collected by U. S. v/eather Bureau May 1904 

* to September 1927.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1928-44), 13,100 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 31,100 second-feet June 1; maximum elevation, 1,757.02 feet June 3; minimum daily discharge, 2,200 second-feet Feb. 1; 

minimum elevation observed, 1,741.28 feet Mar. 31.

1927-44: Maximum discharge, 99,800 second-feet June 18, 1935; maximum elevation, 

1,774.08 feet June 19, 1933; minimum daily discharge, 1,300 second-feet Feb. 8, 1936; 

minimum elevation, 1,741.14 feet Dec. 5, 1929.

Maximum elevation known, 1,777.2 feet in June 1894.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Backwater 

effect from Kootenay Lake during most of year. Discharge for year computed on basis 

of stage-discharge relation for station at Boom Camp. Discharge measurements made at 

station near Bonners Ferry. No diversion- or regulation above station.
136 KOOTENA.I RIVER BASIN.

Elevation, in feet, of Kootenai River at Bonners Perry,

September 1944

Idaho, water year October 1943 to

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48.07

48.06

48.07

48.02

47.98

48.04

48.04

48.01

48.02

48.04

48.10

48.21

48.30

48.29

48.44

48.42

48.40

48.28

48.26

48.28

48.30

48.26

48.24

48.28

48.38

48.48

48.52

48.57

48.52

48.49

48.42

Nov.

48.36

48.30

48.28

48.30

48.26

48.19

48.14

48.10

48.02

47.96

47.93

47.91

47.88

47.80

47.75

47.70

47.68

47.66

47.60

47.59

47.56

47.52

47.44

47.42

47. 52

47.25

.47.13

47.06

47.00

46.96

-

Dec.

46.91

46.90

47.07

47.32

47.22

47.14

46.98

46.84

46.74

46.72

46.66

46.47

46.34

46.26

46.22

46.20

46.23

46.18

46.12

46.08

46.05

46.00

46.04

46.06

46.03

46.04

46.06

46.02

45.96

45.77

45.71

Jan.

45.66

45.63

45.56

45.44

45.20

45.14

45.02

44.94

44.71

44.56

44.56

44.58

44.59

44.64

44.62

44.69

44.78

44.92

44.88

44.76

44.56

44.50

44.28

44.18

44.04

44.06

44.02

43.87

43.69

43.58

43.60

.Feb.

43.62

43.64

43.65

43.62

43.74

43.75

43.66

43.44

43.20

43.12

42.87

42.91

42.90

42.82

42.54

42.54'

42.53

42.45

42.46

42.34

42.34

42.31

42.16

42.12

42.14

42.14

42.14

42.08

42.06

-

Mar.

42.06

41.98

41.89

41.84

41.86

41.88

41.86

 41.74

41.72

41.70

41.72

41. 72

41.70

41.70

41.56

41.41

41.44

41.54

41.58

41.66

41.66

41.53

41.56

41.58

41.58

41.54

41.48

41.37

41.36

41.30

41.28

Apr.

41.33

41.40

41.71

41.98

42.41

42.66

42.82

42.92

42.90

42.89

42.88

42.97

43.26

43.36

43.32

43.23

43.10

42.96

42.92

42.85

42.80

42.80

42.86

43.08

43.38

43.78

44.04

44.29

44.76

45.44

-

May

46.14

46.62

46.82

46.84

47.01

47.59

48.62

43.41

49.90

50.02

49.70

49.22

48.92

49.03

49.72

50.90

52.48

54.22

55.28

55.54

55.81

55.68

54. 9B

54.15

53.34

52.70

52.17

52.15

52.87

54.40

55.96

June

56.70

§6.90

56.98

56.56

55.86

55.67

55.89

56.01

56.08

56.13

55.78

55.47

55.51

56.32

56.86

56.42

55.52

54.62

53.90

53.30

52.85

52.53

52.27

52.01

51.82

51.80

51.82

51.57

51.18

50.58

, -

July

50.08

49.92

49176

49.60

49.32

48.86

48.50

48.32

48.31

48.19

48.04

47.90

47.81

47.80

47.77

47.66

47.42

47.22

47.12

47.00

16.92

46.34

46.84

46.82

46.82"

46.70

46.66

46.60

46.42

46.34

46.36

Aug.

46.34

46.36

46.36

46.26

46.16

46.04

45.96

45.93

45.93

45.90

45.90

45.86

45.90

46.01

46.04

46.28

46.30

46.30

46.31

46.20

46.14

46.06

45.95

45.84

45.74

45.66

45.69

45.74

45.64

45.64

45.62

Sept.

45.67

45.76

45.72

45.77

45.86

45.84

45.82

45.84

45.90

45.91

45.96

45.98

45.96

46.00

45.98

46.11

46.34

46.36

46.36

46.48

46.52

46.58

46.62

46.70

46.72

46.82

46.94

46.95

46.90

46.90

-

Mote.- Add 1,700 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level. Mean daily gage heights are 

computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings' except those for Hay 20 t» June 30, which are 

computed from recorder record and adjusted to basis of wire-weight gage readings.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 jbo September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,020

5,000

4,900

4,870

4,900

4,870

4,820

4,820

4,800

4,800

5,000

5,250

5,690

6,100

6,100

5,930'

5,720

5,660

5,380

5,350

5,250

5,200

5,120

5,070

5,300

5,350

5,610

5,640

5,480

5,330

5,170

Nov.

5,220

5,000

4,940

4,870

4,90O

4,870

4,800

4,700

4,500

4,430

4,360

4,270

4,230

4,190

4,160

3,970

*3,990

3,950

3,900

3,950

4,030

4,100

3,970

4,010

3,950

3,800

3,580

3,470

3,360

3,300

-

Dec.

3,520

3,660

4,340

5,140

4,900

4,450

4,080

3,780

3,430

b3,BOO

b2,900

2,630

b2,800

b3,000

b3,000

b2,900

b2,800

b2,700

b2,800

b2,700

b2,600

b2,600

b2,600

b2,600

3,020

3,340

3,540

b3,400

b3,800

b3,300

b3,100

Jan._

3,«10

3,250

3,210

3,100

2,850

2,780

b2,700

b2,700

b2,600

b2,500

b2,400

b2,600

 82,690

2,710

2,860

3,270

3,540

3,660

3,620

3,600

b3,400

b3,400

3,350

3,190

b2,800

b3,000

b2,800

b2,700

b2,700

b2,600

b2,500

Feb.

b2,200

b2,500

b2,700

b2,900

b3,000

b3,200

*b3,300

b3,200

3,260

b3,000

8,880

b2,850

b2,850

2,710

b2,900

2,740

b2,900

2,730

b2,800

b2,700

2,730

b2,800

b2,700

2,570

b2,800

2,710

b2,750

2,780

2,740

_

-

Mar.

2,760

2,740

2,740

2,740

b2,700

b2,700

2,660

2,690

*2,740

3,060

3,060

3,170

b3,000

b2,700

b2,700

«2,780

2.810

2,830

2,920

2,950

2,920

2,950

2,900

2,920

2,880

B,83O

2,680

2,640

2,590

2,640

2,780

Apr.

2,920

3,170

3,390

3,620

4,270

4,790

5,090

5,220

5,250

5,270

5,250

5,660

6,060

6,130

6,060

5,780

5,63O

5,390

5,340

5,200

5,130

5,110

5,250

5,760

6,340

6,910

7,410

7,880

8,780

10,300

-

May

11, 500

12,400

12,500

12,200

12,400

13,900

16,000

17.400

18,200

17,500

16,600

15,300

14,700

15,100

16,900

19,500

23,800

27,800

29,400

29,500

30,100

28, 700

26,100

23,700

£1,700

19,900

19,000

19,300

21,500

26,100

29,800

June

31,100

31,000

30,600

28,800

26,400

26,200

26,500

26,400

26,900

26,900

25,700

25,800

25,800

28,800

29,600

27,500

24,600

22,600

21,000

19,800

19,000

18, 600

18,200

17,700

17,500

17,800

17,800

17,300

16,3QO

15,100

-

July

14,500

14,200

14, BOO

13,900

13,200

12,200

11,600

11,400

11,300

10,9.00

10,400

10,000

9,600

9,770

9,770

9,51O

8,990

8,740

8,650

8,500

8,410

8,290

8,350

8,410

8,320

8,110

8,050

7,930

7,640

.7,470

7,360

Aug.

7,440

7,580

7,580

7,330

7,050

 6,880

6,690

6,580

6,560

6,450

6,340

6,160

6,180

6,500

6,690

7,270

7,330

7,330

7,300

7,020

6,910

6,83O

6,500

6,240

6,110

5,960

5,860

5,730

5,680

5,680

5,800

 Sept.

5,860

5,730

5,630

5,580

5,63O

5,480

5,360

5,220

5, BOO

5,160

5,110

5,060

5,000

4,950

4,930

5,160

5,340

5,290

5,180

5,180

5,130

5,370

5,160

5,160

5,B60

5.480

5,730

5,760

5,730

5,760

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 137

fionthly discharge, In second-feet, of Kootenai River at Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 1943-44

Month

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

Ua\r

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Seoondfoot-days

163,500 

126,770 

102,130

5,907,760

92,290 

81,900 

87,180 

168,360 

618,500 

706,100 

309,870 

205,580 

160,500

2,822,680

Maximum

6,100 

. 5,220 

5,140

65,000

3,660 

3,300 

3,170 

10,300 

30,100 

31,100 

14,500 

7,580 

5,880

31,100

Minimum

4,800 

3,300 

2,600

1,900

2,400 

2,200 

2,590 

2,920 

11,500 

15,100 

7,360 

5,680 

4,930

2,200

Mean

5,274 

4,226 

3,295

16,190

2,977 

2,824 

. 2,812 

5,612 

19,950 

23,540 

9,996 

6,632 

5,350

7,712

Per 

square 

mile

0.406 

.325 

.253

1.25

.229 

.217 

.216 

.432 

1.53 

1.81 

.769 

.510 

.412

.593

Runoff

Inches

0.47 

.36 

. .29

16.91

.26 

.23 

.25 

.48 

1.77 

2.02 

.89 

.59 

.46

8.07

Acre-feet

324,300 

251,400 

202,600

11,720,000

183,100 

162,400 

172,900 

333,900 

1,227,000 

1,401,000 

614,600 

407,800 

318,300

5,599,000

Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho

i

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°41'55n , long. 116 020'40n , in NWi sec. 28, T. 

6'ii N., R. IE., 1.6 miles downstream from-highway bridge at Bonners Ferry. Datum of 

gage is 1,700.00 feet above mean sea level (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum).

Drainage area.- 13,000 square miles.

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 1,756.50 feet June 3; minimum, 1,740.16 feet

1928-^44: Maximum elevation, 1,774.17 feet June 20, 1933; minimum, that of Mar. 29, 

1944.

Remarks.- Elevations affected by backwater from Kootenay Lake.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

-11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48.00

47.98

47.95

47.92

47.91

47.96

47.94

47.94

47.98

47.97

48.05

4S.11

48.23

48.34

48.34

48.31

48.27

48.21

48.21

48.20

48.19

48.16

48.17

48.21

48.32

48.41

48.44

48.48

48.42

48.41

48.37

Nor.

48.31

48.23

48.20

48.16

48.17

48.13

48.09

48.06

47.99

47.93

47.90

47.85

47.79

47.73

47.69

47.65

47.63

47.60

47.56

47.53

47.50

47.48

47.40

47.38

47.30

47.19

47.10

47.03

46.96

46.87

-

Dec.

46.85

46.76

47.00

47.24

47.14

46.98

46.88

46.83

46.70

46.57

46.46

46.40

46.26

46.18

46.11

46.07

46.02

45.97

45.84

45.71

45.64

45.52

45.48

45.43

45.46

45.50

45.46

45.37

45.22

45.08

45.04

Jan.

44.98

44.96

44.90

44.77

44.68

44.54

44.43

44.25

44.08

44.00

43.92

43.91

43.77

43.67

43.68

43.73

43.77

43.81

45.76

43.66

43.58

43.42

43.29

43.22

43.20

43.14

42.90

42.73

42.62

42.49

42.38

Feb.

42.34

42.38

42.43

42.47

42.50

42.51 '

42.50

42.42

42.47

42.15

42.09

41.99

41.93

41.88

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

40.86

40.85

40.84

40.83

40.76

40.69

40.61

40.66

40.80

40.74

40.77

40.76

40.68

40.66

40.78

40.68

40.52

40.42

40.35

40.32

40.38

40.61

40.61

Apr.

40.51

40.50

40.56

40.64

40.61

40.71

40.87

41.07

41.07

41.05

41.07

41.21

41.50

41.60

41.60

41.52

41.43

41.28

41.22

41.19

41.11

41.08

41.16

41.38

41.73

42.21

4E.56

42.87

43.35

44.16

-

May

45.04

45.59

45.82

45.81

46.05

46.83

47.85

48.69

49.29

49.37

49.02

48.54

48.25

48.38

49.11

50.31

51.88

53.66

54.65

54.97

55.23

55.07

54.34

53.53

52.81

52.12

51.69

51.68

52.37

53. S7

55.39

June

56.18

56.42

56.46

55.97-

55.40

55.26

55.46

55.61

55.67

55.66

55.31

55.04

55.10

55.87

56.39

55.94

55.02

54.14

53.45

52.86

52.41

52.05

51.83

 51.56

51.34

51.37

51.35

51.10

50.66

50.07

-

July

49.59

49.40

49.32

49.19

48.82

48.37

48.06

47.89

47.86

47.73

47.64

47.48

47.44

47.42

47.37

47.26

47.04

46.86

46.75

46.61

46.54

46.47

46.42

46.43

46.42

46.32

46.28

46.20

46.05

45.99

46.01

Aug.

46.00

45.98

45.95

45.90

45.78

45.62

45. 5S

45.58

45.57

45.56

45.53

45.54

45.61

45.73

45.70

45.92

45.92

45.93

45.97

45.85

45.76

45.73

45.61

d45.54

d45.48

d45.40-

d45.38

d45.37

d45.40

45.32

45.31

Sept.

45.30

45.43

45.43

45.48

45.58

45.'59

45.58

45.60

45-66

45.68

45.73

45.78

45.74

45.85

45.84

45.96

46.18

46.23

46.21

46.29

46.39

46.40

46.46

46.54

46.62

46.68

46.77

46.78

46.75

46.74

-

d Record doubtful due to sluggish Intake.

Hote.- Add 1,700 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
138 ' KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenai River at Klockmann Ranch, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°47 I 40n , long. 116°22'50", In SEi sec. 19 T. 

66 fi., R. IE., at Klockmann Ranch, 800 feet south or viaduct on Kootenai Valley 

branch or Great Northern Railway and 8 miles north or Bonners Ferry. Datum or gage 

is 1,700.00 reet above-mean sea level (U. S. coast and Geodetic Survey datum).

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 1,754.70 reet June 3; minimum, 1,738.76 feet

1928-44: Maximum elevation, 1,771.24 feet June 20, 1933; minimum, that of Apr. .1, 

1944.

Remarks.- Elevations affected by backwater from Kootenay Lake

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47.76

47.75

47.73

47.71

47.68

47.73

47.71

47.71

47.73

47.76

47.80

47.87

47.95

48.04

48.03

48.01

47.99

47.94

47.94

47.94

47.94

47.93

47,94

47.98

48.08

48.16

48.18

48.23

48.17

48.17

48.13

NOV.

48.07

48.00

47.98

47.93

47.95

47.92

47.88

47.85

47.80

47.74

47.71

47.66

47.60

47.55

47.51

47.48

47.46

47.42

47.38

47.35

47.32

47. E9

47. L3

47.20

47.12

47.03

46.94

46.87

46.81

46.73

-

Dec.

46.71

46.63

46.77

46.97

46.88

46.74

46.67

46.62

46.51

46.37

46.28

46. 2C

46.09

46.02

45.94

45.89

45.84

45.79

45.69

45.57

45.48

45.37

45.30

45.23

45.23

45.22

45.17

45.07

44.94

44.81

44.75

Jan.

44.68

44.67

44.61

44.47

44.38

44.27

44.15

44.00

43.86

43.75

43.65

43.58

43.48

43.40

43.37

43,35

43.35

43.35

43.29

43.20

43.12

42.97

42.87

42.81

42.77

42.71

42.54

42.40

42.30

42.19

42.01

Feb.

42.03

42.02

42.01

42.01

41,99

41.98

41.96

41.91

41.86

41.68

41.63

41.54

41.45

41.38

41.29

41.28

41.14

41.14

41.04

41.00

40.92

40.84

40.76

40.73

40.66

40.64

40.56

40.53

40.47

-

-

Mar.

40.42

40.36

40.32

40.27

40.23

40.16

40.08

40.03

40.00

40.10

40.07

40.03

39.84

39.69

39.64

39.64

39.61

39.53

39.45

39.42

39.41

-

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

Apr.

38.77

38.80

38.84

38.93

39.15

39.39

39.54

39.70

39.74

39.71

39.72

39.81

40.04

40.15

40.14

40.13

40.08

39.97

39.91

39.91

39.86

39.83

39.88

40.07

40.30

40. -71

41.01

41.28

41.69

42.39

-

May

43.24

43.75

44.02

44.09

44.32

45.06

45.98

46.83

47.45

47.62

47.34

46.93

46.67

46.78

47.44

48.52

49.96

51.65

52.68

53.04

53.32

53.23

52.60

51.92

51.26

50.65

50.28

50.27

50.81

52.13

53.58

June

54.34

54.59

- 54.67

54 29

53 '.77

53.66

53.87

53.99

54. OG

54.05

53.75

53.51

53.54

S4.19

54.69

54.32

53.51

52.72

52.09

51.56

51.13

50.78

50.54

50.32

50.12

50.07

50.05

49.77

49.38

48.87

July

48.42

4S.22

48.12

47.96,

47.67

47.30

47.O1

46.85

46.80

46.75

46.73

46.65

46.62

46.58

46.54

46.43

46.24

46.09

45.98

45.86

45.78

45.71

45.66

45.66

45.65

45.57

45.52

45.47

45.36

45.32

45.34

Aug.

45.33

45.29

45.28

45.23

45.16

45.05

45.00

45-rOl

44.99

44.99

45.00

 44.99

45.09

45.18

45.15

45.29

45.28

45.30

45.33

45.23

45.15

45.11

45.02

44.94

44.85

44.84

44.82

44.93

44.86

44.86

44.84

Sept.

4 4'. 86

44.98

45.00

45.07

45.16

45.18

45.19

45.23

45.31

45.35

45.40

45.46

45.46

45.55

45.56

45. 6S

45.85

45.90

45.91

45.98

46.10

46.09

46.17

46.26

46.32

46.37

46.40

46.43

46.41

46.35

Note.- Add 1,700 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
KOOTE1IA.I RIVER BASIN 139

Kootenal River near Copeland, Idaho 

(International gaging station)

«

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°54'45", long. 116°25'00", in HWiTlWiSWi sec. 12, 

T. 64 II., R. 1 W., at Andrews Ranch, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mission 

Creek and li miles northwest of Copeland. Datum-of gage is 1,700.00 feet above nean 

sea level (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum).

Drainage area.- 13,400 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1944 (gage-height record only prior to May 

1929) in reports of Geological Survey. April 1925 to September 1927 (gage heights 

only) in reports of Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, 

Canada.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 13,630 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 32,300 second-feet June 2; maximum elevation, 1,752.60 feet June 15; minimum daily discharge, 2,290 second-feet Feb. 1; minimum elevation, 1,738.52 feet Apr. 2, 3.

1929-44: Maximum daily discharge, 90,500 second-feet JunX 19, 1933; maximum elevation, 1,767.98 feet*June 20, 1933; minimum daily discharge, 1,350 $econd-feet Feb. 8, 

1936 (affected by ice); minimum elevation, that of Apr. 2, 3, 1944,

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those for Mar. 22-31, 

which are fair. Discharge computed from mean elevation-conveyance curve determined on 

basis of fall in reach between stations at KLockmann Ranch and at Port Hill; discharge 

measurements made at station near Copeland. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Kootenay Lake.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47. 6S

47.66

47.64

47.62

47.61

47.64

47.63

47.63

47.66

47.68

47.72

47.77

47.83

47.90

47.89

47.88

47.87

47.84

47.85

47.85

47.86

47.84

47.85

47.88

47.98

48.06

48.08

48.11

48.06

48.08

48.04

Nov.

.47.98

47.93

47.91

47.87

47.88

47.84

47.81

47.78

47.74

47.69

47.66

47.62

47.55

47.51

47.48

47.45

47.40

47.37

47.32

47. 3O

47.27

47.24

47.17

47.14

47.06

46.98

i6.90

46.83

46.77

46.69

-

Deo.

46.67

46. 6O

46.69

46. SI

46.76

46.64

46.59

46.55

46.47

46.35

46.26

46.21

46.08

45.99

45.93

45.86

45. 82

45.77

45.68

45 56

45.47

45.36

45.28

45.20

45.18

45.15

45.07

44.98

44.86

44.73

44.67

Jan.

44.59

44.56

44.51

44.39

44.31

44.21

44.09

43.96

43.83

43.74

43.63

43.54

43.45

43.36

43.28

43.23

43.19

43.17

43.12

43.04

42.96

42.84

42.75

42.68

42.63

42.57

42.43

42.32

42". 23

42.13

42.04

Feb.

41.97

41.93

41.89

41. S6

41.81

41.80

41.77

41.73

41.68

41.55

41.52

41.42

41.34

41.28

41.17

41.16

41.04

41.01

40.93

40.86

40.79

40.72

40.64

40.61

40.54

40.51

40.43

40.39

40.32

_

-

liar.

40.27

40.22

40.18

40.12

40.09

40.02

39.94

39.89

39. S7

39.93

39. S5

39.79

39.66

39.57

39. 5O

39.47

39.44

39.36

39.29

39.26

39.23

39.09

39.07

39.10

39.03

38.99

38.82

38.76

38.70

38.65

38.62

Apr.

38.57

38.54

38.54

33.58

38.66

38.80

38.87

38.99

39.01

3S.98

38,99

39.03

39.17

39.26

39.25

39.29

39.27

39.2O

39.15

39.16

39.13

39.13

39.17

39.27

39.43

39.69

39.90

40.12

40.42

41.00

-

May

41.66

42.05

4-2.32

42.45

42.73

43.35

44.10

44.82

45.41

45.64

45.49

45.22

45.06

45.21

45.76

46.64

47.75

49.16

50.11

5O.52

50.81

50.82

50.39

49.89

49.42

48.98

48.69

48.69

49.12

50.06

51.24

June

51.95

52.22

52.38

52.18

51.36

51.79

51.99

52.11

52.12

52.14

51.93

51.7?

51.71

52.12

52.55

52.31

51.68

51.05

50.56

50.11

49.74

49.43

49.19

48.99

48.80

48.72

48.65

48.42

48.10

>47.69

-

July

47.32

47.15

47.01

46.87

46.60

46.40

46.13

46.04

46.01

46.02

46.08

46.07

46.04

46.01

45.94

45.86

45.73'

45.59

45.48

45.37

45.31

45.23

45.19

45.18

45.17

45.11

45.07

45.04

44.96

44.96

44.97

Aug.

44.95

44.01

44.88

44.85

44. SI

44.74

44.70

44.72

44.71

44.72

44.73

44.76

44.84

44. 9O

44.84

44.92

44.90

44.94

44.94

44.86

44. SO

44.77

44.71

44.68

44.60

44.61

44.59

44. V2

44.65

44.66

44.64

Sept.

44.64

44.79

44.82

44.90

44.98

45.02

45.03

45.08

45.17

45.22

45.28

45.34

45.37

45.44

45.47

43.57

45.72

45.77

45.79

45.88

45.98

46.00

46.07

46.16

46.23

46.27

46.26

46.29

46.27

46.22

-

Note.- Add 1,700.00 feet to obtain elevation above mean 

695848 0-46-10
140 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Kootenai River near Copeland, Idaho, water year 

October 1943 to September 1944

Day

. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,320

5,220

5,310

5,100

5,000

5,210

5,100

5,100

5,210

5,120

5,230

5,450

5,760

6,260

6,260

6,070

5,970

5,570

5,480

5,480

5; 380

5,370

5,380

5,490

5,620

5,650

5,650

5,870

5,650

5,450

5,340

Nov.

5,480

5,260

5,160

5,010

5,120

5,200

5,160

5,050

4,940

4,820

4,810

4,690

4,570

4,450

4,330

»4,320

4,430

4,310

4,300

4,190

4,280

4,270

4,360

4,450

4,230

4,100

3,720

3,640

3,500

3,410

-

Dec.

5,690

3,780

4,430

5,660

5,200

4,790

4,400

3,970

3,610

3,400

3,020

2,870

2,920

3,170

*3,100

3,000

2,960

2,880

3,030

2,820

2,790

2,780

2,780

2,720

3,140

3,510

3,740

3,590

3,530

3,440

3,230

Jan.

3,370

3,440

3,390

3,290

3,010

2,950

2,930

2,910

2,780

2,640

2,540

2,770

2,870

2,750

3,030

3,380

3,710

*3,810

3,800

3,720

3,600

3,580

3,520

3,320

2,930

3,140

3,020

2,880

2,870

2,730

2,670

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January . .....................

February ......................

March .........................

April ... ... .................

May ....... ...................

June ..........................

July ................ .........

August ................. ......

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

2,290

2,570

2,840

2,970

3,100

3,370

3,440

3,300

3,470

3,170

3,010

2,r'80

3,000

*2,860

3,000

2,870

2,990

2,850

2,920

2,840

2,830

2,910

2,850

2,660

2,890

2,820

2,840

2,900

2,810

_

-

Secondfoot-days

169,870

135,560

107,950

6,158,360

97,350

85,350

91,100

1V8, 860 

639,800 V4l 200

311^510

208, 510

158,960

2,926,020

Mar.

2,880

2,810

2,870

2,810

2,790

2,850

2,790

2,780

2,860

3,270

3,230

3,330

3,130

2,860

2,810

2,810

2,910

#3,160

3,050

3,090

3,090

3,050

2,910

3,090

3,070

2,970

2,820

2,790

2,600

2,710

2,910

Maximum

6,260

5,480

5,660

66,500

3,810

3,470

3,330

10,100 

31,000

32^300

14,800

7,710

5,800

32,300

Apr.

3,090

3,320

3,540

3,810

4,410

4,950

5,330

5,600

5,680

5,690

5,670

5,900

6,370

6,510

6,450

6,350

6,160

5,970

5,880

5,830

5,720

5,510

5,700

6,110

6,570

 7,340

7,910

8,350

9,040

10,100

-

Hay

11,500

12,600

13,000

12,800

12,800

14,000

15,900

17,600

18,500

18,600

17,700

16,500

15,600

15,500

16,900

19,400

23,200

27,600

30,000

30,500

31,000

30,400

29,100

25,700

23,600

21,600

20,400

20,200

21,600

25,800

30,200

Minimum

5,000

3,410

2,720

2,000

2,540

2 290

2^600

3,090 

11,500

15,900

7,450

5 790

4^870

2,290

June

32,100

32,300

32,200

30,100

27,900

27,300

27,700

27,700

28,100

28,200

27,100

26,400

26,700

29,300

31,000

29,500

26,800

24,400

22,500

21,100

20,000

19 , 400

18,900

18,600

18,100

18,300

18,600

18,000

17,000

15,900

-

Mean

5,480

4,519

3,482

16,870

3,140

2,943

5^962

20,640

24,710

10,050

6,726

5,299

7,995

July

14,800

14,400

14,500

14,300

13,700

12,500

11,900

11,400

11,200

10,800

10,200

9,670

9,610

9,640

9,660

9,460

9,030

8,780

8,670

8,550

8,350

8,310

8,280

8,390

8,390

8,240

8,100

8,020

7,750

7,450

7,460

Per 

square 

mile

0.409

.337

.260

1.26

.234

.220

, 219

 445

1.54

1 . 84

' .750

.502

.395

.597

Aug.

7,570

7,

7,

V,

500

710

520

7,200

6,920

6,

6,

6,

560

550

540

6,480

6,480

6,

6,

6,

170

340

360

6,730

7,320

7,

7,

7,

130

330

570

7,230

7,080

7,

6,

6,

360

730

150

6,110

5,980

5,

5,

" 5,

5,

310

390

300

300

5,790

Sept.

5,800

5,710

5,590

5,550

5,580

5,450

5,3SO

5,170

5,280

5,140

5,010

4,950

4,870

5,060

4,900

4,950

5,330

5,260

5,190

5,140

5,420

5V 170

5,040

5,060

5,170

5,270

5,610

5,460

5,700

5,750

-

Runoff

Inches

- 0.47

.38

.30

17.09

2V

!24

.25 '.50

3. V-8

3* 06

 86 .'44 58

8.12

Acre-feet

336,900

268,900

214,10°

12,220,000

193,100,

180*700

354,800

1,269,000

1,470,000

617,900

413,600

~~ 315,300

5,804,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Channel conveyance affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 8 to Mar. 17. No gttge-height 

record at Klockmann Ranch Mar. 22-31; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Bonners 

Perry, intervening inflow, and channel storage.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Kootenai River at Port Hill, Idaho

(International gaging station) '

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°00'00", long. 116°30'10", In SWi sec. 8, T. 65 

N., R. 1 W., 300 feet south of international boundary at Port Hill. Datum of'gage is 

1,700.00- feet above mean sea level (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum) and,

~ 1,699.80 feet above mean sea level (datum of Geodetic Survey of Canada, adjustment of 

1928).

Drainage area.- 13,700 square miles.

Records available.- May to July 1904, October 1927 to April 1928 (gage heights only) and 

J^prll 1928 to September 1944 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1937 (gage heights only) in reports of Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department 

of Itfhes and Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 13,860 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 33,300 second-feet June 2; maximum eleva-

 tion, 1,750.78 feet June 15; minimum daily discharge, 2,350 second-feet Feb. 1; riinimum elevation, 1,738.21 feet Apr. 3.

1928-44: Maximum daily discharge, 93,200 second-feet June 19, 1933; maximum elevation, 1,764.08 feet May 31, 1938; minimum daily discharge, 1,380 second-feet Feb. 8, 

1936; minimum elevation, that of Apr. 3, 1944.

Maximum elevation known, 1,772.7 feet sometime in June 1894.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect at Copeland, which are fair. 

Daily discharge represents entire flow passing international boundary, computed by adding tributary inflow, including that of Boundary Creek, to flow at station near Copeland. Boundary dike of Reclamation Farm and U. S. Forest Service roadway (south side 

of Boundary Creek) remained intact and flow of .river was confined throughout year to 

main channel on which gage and cableway are Ipcated. Elevations affected by backwater 

from Kootenay Lake.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

United States under agreement with Canada.
KOOTENA.T RIVER BASIN 141

Elevation, In feet, of Kootenai River at Port Hill, Idaho, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

' 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

. 26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47.44

47.44

47.43

47.41

47.39

47.42

47.41

47.41

47.42

47.46

47.49

' 47.54

47.59

47.63

47.62

47.62

47.61

47.60

47.61

47.61

47.62

47. 61

47.62

47.65

47.74

47.82

47.84

47.87

47.83

47.85

47.82

Nov.

47.74

47.69

47.68

47.64

47.65

47.61

47.57

47.55

47.51

47.46

47.43

47.39

47.34

47.30

47.27

47.24

47.21

47.18

47.14

47.12

47.08

47.05

46.98

49.94

46.88

46.80

46.72

46.66

46.60

46.52

-

Dec.

46.49

46.42

46.50

46.57

46.53

46.43

46.40

46.36

46.28

46.18

46.10

46.04

45.91

45.83

45.75

45.67

45.61

45.58

45.49

45.38

45.27

45.17

45.08

44.99

44.98

44.92

44.84

44.74

44.63

44.52

44.45

Jan.

44.37

44.35

44.30

44.17

44.11

44.01

43.88

43.77

43.66

43.54

43.41

43.32

43.23

43.13

43.06

42.98

42.93

42.90

42.84

42.77

42.69

42.59

42.53

42.44

42.38

42.33

42.21

42.12

42.02

41.91

41.82

Feb.

41.74

41.70

41.65

41.62

41.56

41.53

41.51

41.45

41.40

41.29

'41.26

41.17

41.09

41.02

40.93

40.89

40.79

40.75

40.67

40.61

40.53

40.46

40 . 38

40.35

 40.28

40.23

40.17

40.13

40.07

_

-

Mar.

40.01

39.94

39.90

39.85

39 82

39.73

39.66

39.61

39.58

39.64

39.58

39.53

39.40

39.32

39.26

39.22

39.19

39.10

39.04

39.00

38.99

38.83

38.80

38.80

38.75

38.71

38.56

38.49

38.43

38.39

38.36

Apr.

38.30

38.27

38.25

38.27

38.33

38.42

38.46

38.55

38.57

38.53

38.55

38.57

38.67

38.75

38.76

38.79

38.80

38.74

38.70

38.72-

38.70

38.70

38.73

38.81

38.91

39.12

39.27

39.44

39.69

 40.17

-

May

40.71

41.01

41.24

41.43

41.74

42 .'31

42.89

43.48

44.04

44.25

44.18

44.03

43.97

44.14

44.57

45.30

48.11

47.19

48.02

48.41

48.69

48.76

48.49

48.20

47.88

47.60

47.42

47.47

47.80

48.48

49.34

June

49.93

50.22

50.40

50.38

50.23

50.23

50.41

50.57

50.53

50.33

50.39

50.25

50.21

50.46

50.73

50.59

50.14

49.68

49.29

48.93

48.64

.48.34

48.15

47.95

47.80

47.70

47.58

47.38

47.13

46.77

-

July

46.48

46.32

46.19

46.04

45.82

45.66

45.47

45.38

45.37

45.42

45.54

45.55

45.54

45.49

45.44

45.37

45.24

45.12

45.03

44.92

44.87

44.81

44.76

44.74

44.74

44.68

44.65

44.62

44.55

44.56

44.58

Aug.

44.55

44.50

44.47

44.45

44.43

44.36

44.35

44.38

44.36

44.37

44.38

44.42

. 44.50

44.56

44.50

44.55

44.52

44,56

44.55

44.49

44.44

44.40

44.36

44.32

44.28

44.29

44.28

44.40

44.34

44.34

44.32

Sept.

44.34

44.48

44.52

44.60

44.69

44.73

44.75

44.82

44.89

44.95

45.02

45.09

45.10

45.17

45.2O

45.32

45.45

45.51

45.53

45.61

45.70

45.72

45.82

45.90

45'. 96

46.00

45.99

46.03

45.99

45.92

-

Note.- Add 1,700 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 '25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,360

5,260

5,150

5,140

5,040

5,260

5,140

5,140

5,250

5,170

5,340

5,540

5,830

6,320

6,320

6,140

6,040

5,650

5,550

5,540

5,440

5,430

5,440

5,550

6,020

5,880

5,800

6,000

5,760

5,560

5,430

Nov.

5,550

5,360

5,250

5,100

5,220

5,270

5,240

5,130

5,010

4,900

4,870

4,760

4,640

4,510

4,380

4,370

4,510

4,390

4,370

' 4,280

4,380

4,360

4,440

4,530

4,280

4,150

3,780

3,710

3,580

3,490

-

Dec.

3,770

3,860

4,660

6,020

5,360

4,870

4,480

4,050

3,690

3,480

3,100

2,950

3,000

3,240

3,180

3,080

3,040

2,960

3,100

2.90Q

2,860

2,850

2,860

2,800

3,220

3,590

3,820

3,670

3,610

3,520

3,310

Jan.

3,450

3,520

3,470

3,370

3,070

3,010

2,990

2,970

2,840

2,700

' 2,600

2,830

2,930

2,810

3,090

3,440

3,780

3,870

3,860

3,780

3,660

3,640

3,580

3,380

2,990

3,200

3,080

2,940

2,930

2,790

2,730

Feb.

2,350

2,630

2,900

3,030

3,1 YO

3,450

3,500

3,360

3,520

3,220

3,060

3,030

3,050

2,910

3,050

2,920

3,040

2,900

2,970

2,890

2,880

2,960

2,900

2,710

2,940

2,870

2,890

2,950

2,860

_

-

Mar.

2,930

2,860

2,920

2,860

2,840

2,900

2,840

2,830

2,920

3,360

3,300

3,390

3,190

2,920

2,870

2,870

2,970

3,220

3,110

3,150

3,150

3,110

2,970

3,150

3,130

3,030

2,880

2,850

2,660

2,770

2,980

Apr.

3,160

3,390

3,630

3,920

4,560

5,150

5,550

5,830

5,900

5,920

5,910

6,210

6,680

6,770

6,690

6,570

6,380

6,180

6,080

6,030

5,930

5,750

6,000

6,520

7,010

7,730

8, .330

8,880

9,730

11,000 "

Hay

12,300

13,300

13,800

13,700

14,000

15,200

17,000

18,700

20,000

19,700

18,600

17,400

16,700

16,900

18,500

20,900

24,600

29,000

31,400

31,700

32,100

31,300

29,900

26,500

24,500

22,500

21,500

21,500

 22,900

27,000

31,300

June

33,200

33,300

33,100

30,900

28,700

28,000

28,40O

28,400

28,700-

28,700

27,600

26,900

27,200

29,800

31,400

29,900

27,200

24,700

22,800

21,400

20,300

19,700

19,200

18,900

18,400

18,600

18,900

18,200

17,200

16,100

-

July

15,000

14,600

14,700

14,500

13,800

12,600

12,100

11,600

11,300

10,900

10,300

9,790

9,720

9,750

9,760

9,560

9,120

8,860

8,750

8,630

8,440

8,390

8,350

8,460

8,460

8,300

8,160

8,080

7,800

7,500

7,520

Aug.

7,630

7,650

7,760

7,570

7,250

6,970

6,700

6,590

6,580

6,520

6,520

6,210

6,390

6,640

6,790

Y,370

. 7,480

7,370

7,610

7,270

7,120

7,100

6,770

6,490

6il50

6,020

5,950

5,930

' 5,830

5,830

5,820

Sept.

5,830

5,740

5,620

5,580

'5,610

5,480

5,410

5,200

5,310

5,170

5,040

4,980

4,900

5,090

4,940

5,120

5,440

5,320

5,240

5,240

5,510

5,240

5,100

5,120-

5,220

5,320

5,650

5,500

5,760

5,880

-
KOOTEIIAI RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Kootenai River at Port Hill, Idaho, 1943-44

March. ........................

April .........................

May...........................

July. .........................

Water year 1943-44 .........

Second 

foot-days

172.490

137,810

110,900

187,190

6,020

3,490

2,800

4,900

4,594

3,577

Per

mile

0.406

.335

.261

219

.391

F

Inches

0.47

.37

.30

25

.57

.44

lunoff

Acre feet

342,100

273,300

220,000

172,400

371,700

1,499,000

624,400

416,300

318,500

 anveyance e*- 

:ific war tim

oceland affec 

To ronvert

by Ic

time standard time

1, Dec. 3 to Mar. 17. 

subtract 1 hour.

Kootenay Lal:e at Kuskonook, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat_. 49°18', long. 116°40', on east shore of lake at 

Kuskanook. Datum of gage is l,755.i>0 feet above iiean sea level, datum of Geodetic 

Survey or Canada, adjustment of 1928. Elevations £jlv6n herein are to U. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey datum', which is 0.20 foot lower t'-ian Canadian datum as determined at 

Port Hill, Idaho.

Records available.- April 1956 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum daily elevation during year, 1,747.81 feet June 8; minimum daily, 

1.757.85 feet Apr. 5, 6.

195p.-44: Maximum daily elevation, 1,758.79 feet (corrected) June 7, 1938; minimum 

daily, that of Apr. 5, 6, 1944.

Remarks.- Elevation is subject to partial regulation by Corra Linn Dam below outlet. There 

is practically no diversion or regulation ab.ove Kootenay Lake.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by Canada 

under agreement with the United States.

Revisions.- A correction of minus 0.11 foot should be applied to all elevations published 

for the period April 1936.to September 1945 in Water-Supply Papers 962 and 982 to conform to recent datum redeterminations.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47.15

47.14

47.14

47.13

47.13

47.14

47.14

 47.14

47.17

47.22

47.24

47.27

47.29

4V. SB

47.33

47.34

47.34

47.36

47.35

47.36

47.37

47.37

47.38

47.40

47.47

47.50

47.54

47.55

47.53

47.55

47.52

Nov.

47.47

47.43

47.41

47.37

47.37

47.34

47.31

47.27

47.25

47.21

47.17

47.13

47.09

47.04

47.02

47.00

46.96

46.93

4C.88

46.87

46.83

46.78

46.73

46.68

46.63

46.56

46.49

46.43

46.36

46.30

-

Dec.

46.26

46.22

46.25

46.24

46.22

46.16

46.14

46.12

46.05

45.97

45.90

a45.80

a45.70

a45.66

a45.53

45.47

45.39

45.36

45.25

45.17

45.07

44.96

44.87

44.81

44.75

44.68

44.59

44.50

44.41

44.30

44.22

Jan.

44.16

44.12

44.05

43.94

43.86

43.78

43.67

43.57

43 46

43.^34

43.21

43.10

43.01

42.91

42 .61

42.75

42.R6

42.61

42.53

42.47

42.58

42.31

42.24

42.17

42.11

42.05

41.96

41.88

41.80

41.70

41.62

Feb.

41.54

41.47

41.41

41.36

41.29

41.25

41.21

41.17

41.10

41. OS

41.00

-40.91

40.83

40.79

40.71

40.65

40.57

4O.50

40.44

40.56

40.28

40.20

40.13

40.07

40.01

39.94

39.91

39.86

39.79

_

-

Mar.

39.73

39. 6S

39.63

39.58

39.54

39.47

S9.39

39.33

39.33

39.32

3q .£5

£9.19

39.12

3'J . 06

38.99

38.94

38.90

S3 ".82

38.76

38.68

38.62

38.56

38.52

38.47

3S.42

38.37

38.27

38. 21

38.16

38.11

38.04

Apr.

37.96

37.93

57.89

37. BC

37.83

37.83

37.84

37.87

57.87

37.86

37.87

37.87

37.91

37.93

57.94

37. °9

38.01

38.00

38.01

38.01

38 . 01

38.02

38.03

38.05

38.07

38.12

38.15

3B.20

38.29

38.46

-

Hay

58.67

38.34

59.03

39.27

39.54

39.87

40.19

40.53

40. 8S

41.19

41.41

41.58

41 . 71

41.07

42.12

42.42

42.79

43.16

43.56

43.91

44.39

44.67

44.87

45.05

45.11

45.11

45.11

45.15

45.29

45.51

45.77

June

46.07

46.43

46.74

47.04

47.34

47.55

47.71-

47.81

47.79

47.77

47.76

4V. 76

47.71

47.69

47.67

47.62

47.52

47.39

a47.24

47.09

46.87

46.68

46.49

46.39

46.31

47.11

45.94

45.78

45.61

45.44

-

July

45.26

45.12

44.96

44.80

44.70

44.60

44.53

44.50

44.53

44.68

44.85

44.90

44.88

44.82

44.77

44.70

44.63

44.53

44.45

44.39

44.30

44.24

44.19

44.18

4.4.18

44.17

44.16

44.13

44.11

44.11

44.13

Aug.

44.09

44.05

44.03

44.01

44.01

44.02

44.01

44.02

44.01

44.02

44.05

44.10

44.17

44.22

44.15

44.14

44.10

44.13

44.12

44.07

44.03

43.98

43.96

43.95

43.95

43.96

43.95

44.01

44.01

44.00

44.00

Sept.

44.06

44.16

44.22

44.31

44.39

44.43

44.47

44.55

44.62

44.69

44.76

44.84

44.87

44.94

44.98

45.07

 45.18

45.24

45.29

45.33

45.39

45.45

45.55

45.65

45. 69^

45.69

45.68

45.72

45.71

45.63

-

a No gage-height record; mean daily elevations computed on basis of records fur station at Queens 

a/-

Note.- Add 1.700 f»»t to obtain elevation above mean sea level. 

Time basis; Pacific standard time.
KOOTEHAI RIVER BASIN . 

Boulder Creek near Leonia, Idaho

145

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°S6', long. 116°06', in NV/t sec. 32, T. 61 f!., 

R. '6 tJ., half a mile downstrean from flcGinty Creek, 1 mile upstream frori buildings 

of Idanount Lead-Zinc Mines Co., 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southwest 

of Leonia.

April to November 1928 at site

Drainage area.-' 53 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September Iy44. 

it miles downstream.

* 

Average 'discharge.- 15 years (1929-44), 102 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 488 second-feet May 9. (gage height, 2.GS feet); 

minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 3-14; minimum gagfi height, 0.43 foot Sept. 10-13.

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 2.170 second-feet Dec. 2, IfHl; maximum gage height, 

6.28 feet Dec. 2, 1941 (drift jam); minimum discharge, k, second-feet Aug. 25, 

Sept. 5, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 3

0.5 6

.6 10

.8 20

1.0 39

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

i.a

144 

COO

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

3 to Sept. 30

0.8 19

.9 26

1.1 44

1.3 75

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8

8

8

7

8

9

9

8

8

8

19

24

14

11

11

13

13

18

14

13

12

14

14

17

59

39

26

22

CO

19

18

Nov.

15

15

- 15

16

19

17

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

14

14

14

15

16

15

15

14

12

8

io

14

14

#14

-

Dec.

15

16

178

94

47

35

36

25

21

16

16

18

 16

16

16

18

#20

19

17

16

18

17

18

18

23

20

19

18

16

15

,18

Jan.

21

25

21

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

13

14

17

20

23 .

30

22

#18

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

10

12

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January ................ ......

February ......................

March .........................

April ....................... .

May .................. ........

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ............... ........

September .......... ............

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

14

16

20

30

40

35

25

22

20

20

18

16

14

#12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

io

10

10

10

10

10

-

-

Second 

foot-days

491

420

8B5

44.OC7

496

47O

595

- ' Q-l f-l

1*981

443

254

290

16,483

Mar

8

9

10

11

12

12

*12

12

19

45

38

25

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

18

18

20

ly

*18

18

18

20

18

20

24

Maximum

59

19

178

910

30

40

264

365

178

24

15

23

365

Apr.

27

32

42

68

110

107

107

92

99

_ 114

107

152

119

99

36

77

73

70

71

68

71

94

124

158

147

129

144

183

243

264

-

May

204

192

210

-246

509

312

^74

260

365

217

223 25.'

243

284

260

233

217

220

1GO

166

13 y

132

155

163

18*

217

233

207

180

175

Minimum

7

8

15

7

10

10

8

132

26

S

7

6

6

June

178

158

136

119

112

99

92

86

79

70

63

57

62

62

53

50

48

44

41

39

37

36

33

31

31

36

40

34

29

26

-

Mean

15.8

14.0

27.6

121

16.0

16.2

19.2

109

225

66.0

14.3

8.2

9.7

45.0

July

24

24

22

21

20

19

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

8

8

8

Per 

square 

mile

0.298

.264

.521

2.28

.302

.306

,362

2.06

4.21

1.25

.270

.155

.183

.849

Aug.

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

10

15

12

11

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

7

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

Sept

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

23

18

12

11

14

14

14

13

11

10

9

9

9

11

17

~

Runoff

Inches

0.34

.29

.60

30.89

.35

.33

.42

2.30

4. 8S

- T -L.oy ^Q

.31

.10

.20

11.56

Acre-feet

974

833

1,700

87,340

* 984

932

1,180

6,SiOO13,710

3,930

504

575

32 , 7001

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. IO, 11, Jan. 19, Feb. 15, Mar. 11-lt 

and probably during most of periods of no gage-height record Dec. 28 to Jan. 18, Jan. 21) to 

Feb. 16 to Mar. 4; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

records for other Kootenai River tributaries.

Pacific mar tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
144 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Moyie River at Eastport, Idaho 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°00', long. 116°11', in SEi sec. 10, T. 65 N.,

R. 2 E., at Eastport, 1,000 feet downstream from international boundary. 

Drainage area.- 570 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1944 in reports of Geological Survey.

January to December 1915, March to December 1916, and discharge measurements during

1914 and 1917 in reports of the Dominion Water Eind Power Bureau, Department of Mines

and Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.- 15 years, GOO second-feet. 

Extremes.- fiaxinum discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet May 9 (gage height, 5.77

I'fetj; minimum, 37 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 3.35 feet).

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 6,240 second-feet Apr. 28, 1934 (gage height, 9.46

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum, 23 second-feet

Nov. 7, 1936 (gage height, 3.20 feet). 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of *ce effect or no gage-height

record, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the

united states under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effec

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) '

(Shifting-control method used June 12 to July 20)

3.3 30 40 COS 

3.4 44 45 432 

3.5 63 50 758 

3.6 86 55 1,200 

3.8 140 6 0 1,760

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

. 30 

31

Oct.

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

63

70 

72 

70 

70 

68

68 

70 

77 

74 

70

68 

74 

74 

74 

118

137 

109 

102 

96 

96 

&4

Nov.

a88 

a9C 

a94 

a96

a94 

a84 

a84 

86 

89

86

84 

86 

84 

- 79

80

*84 

81 

81

84 

84 

81

77 

77

60 

62 

75 

78 

80

Dec.

79 

81 

99 

120 

104

76 

75 

75 

72 

70

68 

66 

64 

*64 

64

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

58 

60 

70 

75

70 

66 

60 

58 

56 

56

Jan.

60 

70 

60 

60

56 

56 

55 

55 

56

58 

60 

62 

65 

*65

75 

85 

80 

70 

60

56 

55 

58 

65 

65

60 

- 55 

50 

48 

45 

48

Feb.

»53 

55 

60 

68 

70

80 

75 

70 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

74 

70

70 

65 

»70 

68 

65

65 

60 

62 

65 

60

60 

58 

59

59

Unn+h Second 

Month foot-days

Octc 

Move 

Dece

CE

Janu 

Febt 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sep1

WE

ber ....... ...............

lendar year 1943

h ............. - -

1 . .

st ......... .:.. . -

ember .

2,363 

2,484 

I. ,166

02,209

1,871 

1,886 

2,151 

12,646 

 56,392 

18,659 

S,37B

;.,oic

1,399

iter year 1943-44 .......... 89,407

Mar.

58 

57 

59 

59 

59

55 

58 

63 

70 

*85

75 

70 

60 

65 

65

70 

74 

81 

85

77 

72 

79 

81

74

70 

60 

65 

65

74 

94

Maximum

137 

96 

120

5,660

85 

80 

94 

1,100 

1,420 

1,050 

294 

86 

72

1,420

Apr..

104 

99 

171

316

335 

330 

298 

298 

335

335 

416 

432 

379 

359

345 

345 

350 

345 

340

350 

379 

455 

576 

663

629 

656 

758 

920 

1,100

May

1,100 

1,030 

992 

1,060 

1,200

1,330 

1,200 

1,280 

1,420 

1,310

1,200 

1,140 

1,160 

1,240 

1,330

1,350 

1,350 

1,330 

1,360 

1,290

1,200 

1,100 

1,020 

1,010 

1,000

1,010 1,040' 

1,090 

1,120 

al,080 

hi, 050

Minimum

61 

60 

 56

56

45 

fi3 

55 

99 

992 

316 

86 

SO 

37

37

June

al,050 

al,020 

a940 

h853 

a850

a 800 

a770 

a850 

a840 

3780

a740 

691 

670 

677 

636

596 

563 

526 

501 

460

4b5 

438 

416 

395 

374

369 

379 

364 

340 

316

Mean

76.2 

82.8 

69.9

828

60.4 

65.0 

69.4 

422 

1,174

173 

64.9 

46.6

244

1944

July

294 

285

260 

247

243 

251 

256 

235

209 

198 

185 

178 

168

162 

149 

143 

137 

132

123 

120 

115 

115 

109

107 

99 

94 

91 

86 

91

Per 

square 

mile

0.134 

.145 

.123

1.45

.106 

.114

.740 

2.06 

1.09 

.304 

.114 

.082

.428

Aug.

86 

81

77 

74 

70

65 

63 

61 

61 

61

59 

57 

65 

81 

81

81

72 

70 

68 

63

61 

61 

59 

57 

59

57 

54 

54 

52 

52 

50

Sept.

48 

46 

44 

43 

41

40 

40 

40 

38 

38

38 

37 

38 

40 

46

55 

72 

55 "" 50 

54

65 

54

52 

50 

46

46 

43 

43 

48 

59

Runoff

'inches Acre feet

0.15 4,690 

.16 4,930 

.14 4,300

19.71 599,400

.12 3,710 

.12 3,740 

.14 4,270 

.83 US, 080 

2.37 72,180 

1.22 37,010 

.35 10,1570 

.13 3,990 

.09 2,770

5.82 177,300

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho i;af;e-helf;ht record; rli.ichari;e computed on basis of records for station at Eileen. 

h Conputed from staff-gaj;e reading.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16, 17, 26-30, Dec. 6 to Feb. 13, 

Feb. 16, IB-27, Mar. 1, 3, S-7. 9-15, 18, CO, 21, 27, 28.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 145

Moyie River at Eileen,' Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°46', long. 116°10', in NEi sec. 35, T. 63 IJ., 

K. £ tJ., an eighth of a mile downstream from Skin Creek, a quarter of a mile southeast of Eileen, and 4 miles upstream from mmth.

Drainage area.- 755 square miles.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 763 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 second-feet May 9 (gage height, 2.50

 feet); minimum, 60 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, -0.50 fpot).

1925-44: Maximum discharge, 8,780 second-feet Apr. 29, 1934, from rating curve 

extended above 6,500 second-feet; maximum gage height, 4.8 feet May 17, June 10, 11, 

1927, Hay 13, 17-19, 1928; minimum discharge, 40 second-feet Nov. 27, 1936; minimum 

gage height, that of Feb. 22, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

{Shifting-control method used Ocfr, 1-31)

-0.50 60

-.30 86

.00 134

.30 197

0.60 278

.90 387

1.20 537

1.50 726

1.80 970

2.10 1,300

2.50 1,840

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1044

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1P3

a 100

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

a!05

al!5

a!20

al!5

a 115

112

115

115

124

122

117

114

122

127

131

186

222

174

157

149

149

144

Nov.

140

134

142

145

149

145

136

134

134

132

132

129

129

127

126

115

120

*132

131

131

134

134

131

129

124

100

103

129

131

134

~

Dec.

138

144

183

204

172

127

125

125

119

117

115

110

105

*105

105

100

100

100

100

100

100

95

100

110

125

115

105

100

97

95

95

Jan.

100

155

100

100

100

95

95

90

90

95

95

100

105

110

' 110

120

140

135

125

115

105

95

90

100

110

#105

100

85

80

80

75

Month

October .................. ....

November .................*..,..

December ..... ................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March ............ ............

April ....... .................

May ...........................

June ................... ...

July ..........................

August ............. . ........

September ..................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

85

90

100

~ 110

115

130

115

110

100

100

105

100

100

110

100

100

95

*100

95

90

90

85

85

90

85

85

85

85

85

-

~

Secondf oo t days

3,853

3,912

3,631

372,036

3,160

2,825

3,381

17,244

44,660

23,217

6,912

3,007

2,320

113,122

Mar.

90

90

90

90

90

85

85

95

114

140

*124

100

90

90

100

112

109

115

122

126

122

119

126

131

122

115

103

112

112

120

142

Maximum

222

14&

204

6,540

140

130

142

1,340

1,770

1,280

375

120

98

1,770

Apr.

156

190

236

321

443

499

488

458

443

488

483

608

652 '572

532

494

488

494

483

478

483

515

601

741

848

824

832

934

1,110

1,340

-

May

1,360

1,280

1,230

1,290

1,470

1,640

1.63O

1,590

1,770

1,630

1,480

1,390

1,430

1,530

1,640

,670

,630

,570

,630

,550

,430

,310

,240

, 340

,200

1,250

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,290

1,280

Minimum

100

100

95

95

75

85

85

166

1,200

405

119

79

66

66

June

1,280

1,230

1,150

1,070

1,060

1,000

952

1,050

1,040

970

907

856

832

840

793

741

706

658

626

595

572

554

526

494

468

458

483

468

433

405

Mean

124

130

117

1,019

102

97.4

109

575

1,441

774

223

97.0

77.3

323

July

375

358

342

328

314

297

307

314

300

278

266

249

238

227

220

210

200

188

179

176

170

161

153

149

147

140

134

129

122

119

122

Per 

square 

mile

0.164

.172

.155

1.35

.135

.129

.144

. .762

1.91

1.03

.295

.123

.102

.428

Aug.

120

1

1

1

15

12

11

109

.104

1

1

00

98

95

95

92

90

98

09

114

111

1

1

06

00

96

94

89

88

88

90

90

88

85

82

79

80

79

Sept.

78

78

78

75

73

72

71

70

70

67

66

66

66

68

72

94

98

90

82

82

85

86

83

80

78

75

73

72

83

89

Runoff

Inches

0.19

.19

.18

18.32

.16

.14

.17

.85

2.20

1.14

.34

.15

.11

5.82

Ac re- feet

7,640

7,760

7,300

737,900

6,370

5,600

6,710

34,200

88,580

46,050

13,710

5,960

4,600

234,300

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Eastport.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice HOT. 25, Dec. 7, 8, Dec. 11 to Mnr. 8, Mar. 12-15. <

""ne basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
146 KOOTEMAI RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek at Moravia, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°38', long. 116°24', in sec. 18, T. 61 N., R. 1 E., at

 concrete highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Ruby Creek and 1 mile southwest or 

Moravia.

Drainage area.- 133 square miles.

Records available.- my 1928 to September 1944 (no winter records prior to 1933).

Average discharge.- 12 years (1932-44), 128 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 227 second-feet Apr. 12, May 1 (gage

 height, 1.82 feet); minimum observed, 9 second-feet Aug. 30, Sept. 4-6, 11-13; 

minimum gage height observed, 0.22 foot Sept. 11-13.

19£,8-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,300 second-feet Dee. 22, 1933; maximum 

gage height observed, 4.20 feet Dec. 22, 1933, Apr. 18, 1938, Jan. 5, 1942 (ice effect); 

minimum discharge observed, 5 second-feet Aug. 14, 22, 1940; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.00 foot Aug. 22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Staff

 gage read once dally. Small diversion above station for irrigation".

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

11

15

20

27

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

1.9

174

249

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

Y 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

1Y 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2Y 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

17 

16 

16 

17 

18

26

29 

26 

24

23 

30 

41 

33

23 

31 

35 

46 

100

65 

50 

39 

33 

35 

33

Nov.

»29

29 

33 

37

39 

33 

29 

28 

27

27 

28 

27 

26 

26

26

29

31 

29 

27

b25

b22

b25 

27 

*26

Dec.

39 

54 

174 

90 

55

54 

50 

44 

b36 

b32

b32 

b35 

b34 

33 

C33

b34 

b38 

b36 

b35 

33

33 

37 

42 

46 

79

66 

53 

b45 

b40 

b35 

42

Jan.

46 

73 

50 

b45 

b40

b35 

b33 

b30 

boO 

b30

b31 

b33 

bo 5 

b35 

b40

64 

96 

90 

48 

42

39 

37 

37 

37 

37

33 

30 

b28 

b27 

b26 

b30

Feb.

b34 

37 

39

45

' 88 

64 

48 

37 

37

37 

33 

b31 

b 9 

b 7

b 7 

b 6 

b 5 

*b 4 

b 3

b 3 

, b 3 

b 3 

b 3 

b 3

b 3 

b 2 

b21 

b21

Month Secondfoot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943 

ary

1 .........................

ember ..............'.......

920 

858 

1,489

56,078

1,287 

955 

1,231 

4,592 

5,610 

2,560 

678 

354 

39D

ter year 1943-44 .......... 20,924

Mar.

0 

3 

b 5 

b 6 

b 7

b 7 

b 7

64 

93

*62 

54 

b40 

b35 

b33

32 

37 

40 

37 

40

40 

40 

42 

»40 

46

46 

42 

40 

39 

40 

46

Maximum

100 

42 

174

1,090

96 

88 

93

179 

39 

16

24

227

Apr.

61 

69 

74 

93

149

157 

141 

129 

129 

137

133 

227 

217 

174 

202

157 

161 

157 

149 

141

141 

149 

164 

d!79 

d!70

166 

179 

183 

192

May

227 

192 

179 

179

192

212 

212 

207 

202 

192

179 

166 

170 

186 

183

174 

174 

164 

157 

149

137 

161 

174 

188 

188

183 

183 

188 

183 

170 

159

Minimum

14

 13

26 

21 

20 

61 137' 

42

9

9

9

June

179 

161 

139 

141

141

109 

110 

105 

94 

86

77 

74 

86 

83 

77

77 

77 

77 

69 

64

64 

59 

56

52

55 

55 

53 

46 

42

Mean

29.7 

28.6 

48.0

154

- 41.5

39.7 

153 

181 

85.3 

21.9 

11.4 

13.0

57.2

July

39 

33

32

32 

30

27

26 

26 

24 

21 

19

18 

16 

15 

15

21 

19

18 

16 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 12- 

12

Per 

square 

mile

0.223 

.215 

.361

1.16

.312 

.247 

.298 

1.15 

1.36 

.641 

.165 

.086 

.098

.430

Aug.

12 

12 

12 

12

IZ

10 

10 

12 

10 

12

IS

14 

13 

16 

14

14

12

11 

10

10 

10 

10

11

12

10 

10 

10 

10 

9 

10

Sept.

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

9 

11 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

10 

10

24 

20 

14 

12 

16

24 

19 

16 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

16 

18

Runoff

Inches

0.26 

.24 

.42

Iff. 68

.36 

.27 

.34 

1.28 

1.57 

.72 

.19 

.10 

.11

5.86

Ac re- feet

1,820 

1,700 

2,950

111,200

2,550 

1,890 

2,440 

9,110 

11,130 

5,080 

1,340 

702 

774

41,490

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b State-discharge relation affected by ice. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of ga;;e height 1.0 foot higher. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Long Canyon Creek near Port Hill, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°57' , long. 116°32', in NWi sec. 36, T. 65 N., 

K. <; w., at U. S. Forest Service bridge at mouth of canyon, 4 miles southwest of 

Port Hill.

Drainage urea.- 29 square miles.

Records available.- May 192S to September 1944 (no winter records prior to 1935).

Average discharge.- 10 years (1934-44), 51.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 216 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 2.87 

reet;; minimum, 4 second-feet Nov. 25, Mar. 14, 27; minimum gage height, 0.76 foot 

Nov. 25.

1928-44: Maximum daily discharge, 950 second-feet (estimated) June 15, 1933; 

maximun gage height, 8.55 feet, present datum, June 14, 15, 1933 (drift jam); minimum 

discharge, 3 second-feet Nov. 1-3, Dec. 4-10, 1936, Jan. 6-8, 1937, Dec. 13, 1940; 

minimum gage height, that of Nov. 25, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10' second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

period of no gage-height record, whieh are poor, llo diversion above station.

Rsting.tabJ.es, is year 1G4S-44 (gng» height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(biiif ting-control method used Oct. 29 to Apr. 8)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 8 Feb. 9 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

-1.4 

1.6

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

10

18

30

141 

E01

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

' 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

15

15

11

10

10

12

12

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

47

28

20

16

14

14

12

Nov.

8

13

12

11

13

9

10

11

9

10

8

10

10

8

8

7

10 " 11

9

10

10

9

8

8

5

6

7

9

9

8

~

Dec.

8

8

18

33

15

13

17

13

9

10

10

12

11

8

8

9

11

10

8

8

7

7

8

8

9

10

9

8

8

8

8

Jan.

8

8

S

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

.7

7

7

7

7

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

Uav way ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

a7

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

.a8

a7

6

7

7

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

' 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

-

-

Secondfoot-days

393

276

329

23,438

E34

196

236

714

3,874

1,992

595

264

254

9,357

Mar.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

13

10

8

7

7

8

8

8

e

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

7

8

9

Maximum

47

13

33

481

8

8

13

68

184

129

31

12

18

184

Apr.

9

9

11

14

19

19'

17

15

15

18

18

28

26

23

22

21

20

£0

CO

20

20

21

24

30

32

31

33

39

52

68

~

May

68

62

68

84

113

129

126

126

138

111

96

93

116

147

184

178

1VO

170

180

156

145

121

104

98

94

98

113

147

158

145

136

Minimum

8

5

7

5

7

6

69"

62

11

6

5

5

June

129

118

105

102

100

94

88

90

80

76

72

70

69

68

60

58

59

54

51

49

49

44

45

42

39

38

40

37

34

32

-

Mean

12.7

9.2

10.6

' 64.2

7.5

6.8

7.6

23 . 8

125

66.4

19.2

8.5

8.5

25.6

July

31

31

29

28

E7

26

26

25

23

23

28

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

, 14

13

14

13

12

12

11-

11

12

Per 

square 

mile

0.438

.317

.366

2 *"" "*21

.259

.234

.262

4.31

2.29

.662

.293

.293

.883

Aug.

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

9

8

10

1C

10

10

9

8

8

8-

8

8

7

8

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

Sept.

6

6

6

6

6

. 6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

7

18

14

9

8

15

14

12

11

9

9

8

8

7

9

17

~

Runoff

Inches

0.50

.35

.42

30.06

.30

.25

.30

.92

4.97

2.55

.76

.34

.33

11.99

Acre-feet

780

547

653

46,490

464

389

468

1,420

7,680

3,950

1.180

524

504

18,560

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range- in stage, weather records, 

and records for other Kootenai River tributaries.

Time basis; Pacific,war tlir-e. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
148 KOOTENA.I RIVER BASIN

Smith Creek near Port Hill, Iciaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°57'40", long. 116°33'20", in NEi sec. 26, T. 65"

N.. R. 2 W., at U. S. Forest Service bridge, 1 mile south of Sriith Creek ranger

station and 4 miles southwest of Port Hill. 

Drainage area.- 70 square miles.

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1944 (no winter records 1928-30, 1932-34). 

Average dischargeT- 12 years (1930-32, 1934-44), 156 second-feet. 

Extremes.- mxlmum discharge during year, 830 second-feet I fey 9 (gage height, 4.42 feet);

minimum recorded, 5 second-feet Sept. 11-14; minimum gage height recorded, 0.96 foot

Sept. 12, 13.

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 3,150 second-feet May 17, 1941 (gage height, 7.36

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum, 4 second-feet

Dec. 4-10, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.78 foot Sept. 4, 1931. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In'feet, and discharge, In second-feet)- 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Feb. 14, Apr. 24 to May 22)

Oct. 1 to May 8

1.8

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

3.1

120

172

264

3.9 

4.3

May 9 to Sept. 30

381

525

720

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

12 

',17 

28

Not e . - Same as preceding table above 1.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

38

31

23

19

17

21

22

26

22

19

18

18

19

20

162

94

62

52

47

43

36

Nov.

27

37

54

33

40

29

29

30

26

29

21

26

26

23

19

20

28

29

*27

33

37

34

30

29

24

22

25

29

30

29

-

Dec.

29

29

147

155

SI

(*)

> 30

Jan.

.

> 30

'

1 25

23

*h24

23

Month

October ........ ..............

November ... ...................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .................... ....

April ......................

May ...........................

June .......................

July ................... ......

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

} '

25

30

21

20

eo

21

21

20

20

19

> 20

*17

18

..

-

Second 

foot-days

931

" S55

1 ' 221

70,802

762

' 604

727

3,-TLl

15 , 307

5,981

1,136

384

570

' 32,389

Mar,

1 -

I

25

32

28

27

26

26

«26

26

26

25

24

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

Maximum

162

40

155

1,410

30

32

443

715

460

68

22

77

715

Apr.

2S

29

33

42

61

92

101

107

97

96

107

141

141

120

109

101

97

94

92

91

. 93

107

136

191

208

180

191

249

334

443

May

391

334

375

464

580

590

534

525

685

464

395

398

509

620

715

635

580

580

595

- 501

454

371

319

346

375

412

474

548

561

509

46,8

Minimum

12

19

12

_

_

_

28

319

76

17

8

5

5

June

460

426

375

359

346

311

283

299

264

234

2 OS

195

185

200

162

150

146

1S4

126

117

113

109

123

107

97

98

105

92

SI

76

-

Mean

30.0

28.5

39.4

194

24.6

20.8

23.5

130

494

199

36.6

12.4

19.0

88.5

July

68

66

62

58

54

52

61

55

47

47

44

39

37

36

33

32

30

28

27

28

28

25

24

22

22

21

19

18

17

17

19

Per 

square 

mile

0.429

.407

.563

2.77

.351

.297

.336

1.86

7.06

2.84

- .523

.177

..271

1.26

Aug.

»

20

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

13

12

15

22

17

15

13

12

11

10

9

9

9

9

12

11

10

9

8

8

8

Sept.

8

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

, 6

6

5

5

5

6

11

77

44

23

18

38

36

30

26

21

18

16

14

18

28

67

-

Runoff

Inches

0.49

.45

.65

37.60

.40

.32

.39

2.08

8.13

3.18

.60

.20

.30

17.19

Acre-feet

1,850

1,7OO

2,420

140,400

1,510

1,200

1,440

7,760

30,360

11,860

2,250

762

1,130

64,240
KOOTL1IA.I RIVER BASFN 149

Boundary Creek near Port Hill, Idaho 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'50 H , long. 116°54'05", in SU-j- sec. 11, T. 65 

N., R. 2 W., 140 feet downstream from bridge at nouth of canyon, 0.2 nile south of 

international boundary, and 3 miles west of Port Hill.

Drainage area.- 97 square miles.

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1950-44), 166 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 746 second-feet Ifey 15 (gage height, 5.23 

feet); minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Sept. 8-15; ninimum L ^"e height, 0.43 foot 

Sept. 12, 13.

1928-44: Ilaxlmum discharge, 2,400 second-feet June 15, 1953 (gage height, 5.22 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; ninimuri, 5 second-feet sometime between Nov. 10 and Dec. 3, 1956 (gage height, 0.27 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-lieight" record, 

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, 'vatf>r year 1343-44, except 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge

31-iods of ice effect 

in second-feet)

IS 

24 

30

93

145

217

2.3 

2.7

3.1

316

485

675

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Septenber 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

 20 

20 

20 

20

22

20 

20

- 20 

24

47 

36 

32 

27 

25

29 

28 

32

28 

26

24 

26 

25 

27 

163

90 

63 

53 

47 

44 

35

Hov.

27 

41 

3S 

37 

38

26 

31 

34 

29 

31

26

26 

32 

26 

24

22 

33 

35 

#33 

3S

44 

40 

35 

34 

22

20 

b25 

b30 

b35 

b35

Dec.

34 

34 

a50 

a!50 

a50

, a32 

(*)

> b32

Jan.

/ b32

bge

26 

26

26

27 

26 

26 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

#25

25 

b25 

b25 

#b25 

b25 

b25

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943 

&ry

1 .........................

ember .....................

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

b25 

b25 

b25 

b26 

b30

b35 

b2S 

b23 

23 

22

22

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22

22 

b22 

22 

21

21 

21 

»20 

20

Secondfoot-days

1,113 

 P47 

1,150

72 , 469

819 

673 

 89 

3,263 

13,348 

5,674 

1,371 

650 

675

30,372

Mar.

20 

21 

21 

21 

20

20 

20

24 

32

27 

b23 

b21 

b21 

b21

22 

22 

#22 

22 

?2

22 

22 

23

22 

22

22 

b21 

b22 

22 

24 

25

Maximum

163

44 

150

1,430

35 

32 

332 

645 

431 

74 

38 

67

645

Apr.

25 

29 

36 

46 

60

74 

83 

87 

89 

95

#96

112 

114 

99 

90

83 

80 

77 

75 

74

79 

95 

US 

. 158 

171

153 

164 

209 

260 

332

Hay

309 

264 

277 

32S 

427

45S 

422 

422 

595 

431

555 

347 

436 

534 

645

570 

534 

54S 

552 

45S

427 

371 

312 

316 

339

367 

427 

508 

49S 

444 

427

Minimum

20 

20

17

20 

20 

25 

264 

, SO 

23 

16 

14

14

June

431 

422 

351 

320 

309

277 

260 

273 

235 

209

188 

173 

176 

190 

15S

143 

137 

128 

123 

116

112 

111 

134 

116 

104

106 

107 

98 

87 

80

^ Mean

35.9 

31.6 

37.1

199

26.4 

23.2 

22.2 

109 

431 

189 

44.2 

21.0 

22.5

83.0

July

74 

72 

68 

64 

60

59 

73 

65 

57 

55

55

49 

46 

45 

43

40 

37 

35

34

37 

33 

30 

28 

28

27 

25 

24 

23 

23 

29

Per 

square 

mile

0.370 

.326 

.382

2.05

.272 

.239 

.229 

1.12 

4.44 

1.95 

.456 

.216 

.232

.856

Aug.

27 

24 

23 

22

22

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

'20

20 

24 

3S 26

25

22 

20 

19 

18

18 

IS 

18 

18 

21

20 

18 

18 

17 

17 

16

Sept.

16

17 

16 

16

16

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

IS 

22

67 

42 

27 

23 

37

32 

27 

24 

22 

21

20 

19 

18 

20 

41

Runoff

Inches

0.43 

.36 

.44

27.79

.31 

.26 

.26 

1.25 

5.12 

2.18 

' .53 

.25 

.26

11.05

Acre-feet

2,210 

 1,880 

2,280

143,700

1,620 

1,330 

* 1,370 

- 6,470 

26,480 

11,250 

2,720 

1,290 

1,340

60,240

 if Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other 

Kootenai Riv^r tributaries and nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis;. Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Clark Fork above Mlssoula, Mont.

Location.- Water-stuc ;e recorder, lat. 46°53', long. 113°56', In NWi sec. 19, T. 13 N., 

R. lb VI., -3 miles dovmstream from Blackl'oot River and 3 miles east of Mlssoula.

Drainage area.- r,,740 square miles.

Records available.- Ilarcli 1D2D to September lt)44.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 2,305 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,230 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 5.99 

feetj; nlnimum (regulated), 115 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 0.64 foot); minimum 

daily, 608 second-fecit Sept. 27.

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 21,000 second-feet June 2, 1933 (gage height, 9.90 

feet); nininun, 8G secoad-feet Jan.. 8, 1930, (gage height, 0.52 foot, ice jam above 

station); nininun daily, 224 second-feet Jan. 8, 1930 (ice jam above station). .

Remarks.- Rocords good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

 rerulated by power plant at Bonner. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) * 

{Shifting-control method used July 14 to Sept. 30)

1.7 - 610 2.8 1,780 4.4 4,470 

2.0 850 3.3 2,500 5.0 5,770 

2.4 1,270 3.8 3,300 6.0 8,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,520

1 ,550 

372 

1,350 

1 ,320

1,420 

1 ,520 

1,650 

1.4QC 

1,510

1,470 

1,60" 

1 ,4Rt 

1 ,S'~ri 

1 .570

1,940 

1«,440 

1 ,020 

1,600 

l,57n

1,660 

1 ,690 

1 ,7CO 

1,780 

1,540

1,740 

1,650 

1 ,660 

1 ,690 

1,680 

1 ,660

Nov.

1,660

1,600 

1,640 

1,730 

1 ,"30

1 ,850 

1 ,350 

1,750 

1,690 

1,730

1,690 

1,600 

1 ,640 

1,550 

1 ,620

1,560 

1 ,560 

1,530 

1 ,660 

1,780

1,540 

1,410 

1 ,530 

1,530 

1,530

1,580 

1,370 

1,320 

1,520 

1,440

Dec.

1,480

1,530 

1,560 

1,580 

1,610

1,570

*i,5eo

1,480 

1,460 

1,100

1 ,000

1,1CC 

1 ,040 

I,Or L

970 

930 

900 

1 ,000 

1,150

i,oeo

950 

,050 

,150 

,30C

,550 

,350 

1,250 

1,000 

800 

1 ,000

Jan.

1,100 

1,160 

1,200 

1,140 

1 ,080

1,090

i,r o

950 

8L.O 

800

750 

701 

900 

1,050 

1,150

1,210

i,eeo

*1 ,300 

1,270 

1,250

1,250 

1,210 

1,200 

1,220 

l,2oO

1,1EC 

1 ,020 

950 

900 

680 

850

- Feb.

880 

960 

1,050 

1,150 

1,200

1,220 

1,250 

1,180 

1,120 

1,050

1,050 

1 ,060 

1,100 

1,100 

1,070

1,340 

1,050 

1,070 

1,080 

1,100

1,100 

1,110 

1,120 

1 ,13O 

1,210

1,150 

1,120 

1,120 

1,110

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .... ................... . .

mber. ..................................

lendar year 194 

ary

h. ............... ........ ..... ... .

1. .......... . . ............. . .....

St. .......... ............ .... . . ember ........................... . ...

ter year 1945-44 ...... ..............

Mar.

1,110

1,120 

1,200 

1,100 

1,150

1,010 

1,020 

1,070 

1,200 

1,850

2,350 

1,850 

<-l ,570 

1,210 

1,060

1,440 

1,460 

1,900 

2,200 

2,060

1,780 

1,600 

1,460 

1,510 

1,330

1,370 

1,520 

1,200 

1,190 

1,330 

1,610

Apr.

1,750 

1,780 

1,920 

2,340 

2,110

2,060 

2,060 

1,790 

2,060 

1,100

1,750 

1,720 

1,780 

1,780 

1,750

1,560 

1,470 

1,640 

1,580 

1,460

1,520 

1,550 

1,460 

1,560 

1,600

1,640 

1,660 

1,560 

1 5 730 

1,750

Secondfoot-days

48 ,002 

48,500 

37,050

1,514,912

33,170 

31,930 

44,630 

51,490 

115,960 

164,560 

86,130 

-47,740 

34,641

743,793-

 f Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Kote.-. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 

Time basis: fountain war time. To convert war time

May

1,990 

1,990 

1,990 

1,920 

1,850

2,130 

2,280 

2,500 

2,420 

2,420

2,350 

S-,350 

2,730 

2,970 

3,390

3,940 

4,160 

4,780 

6,230 

7,710

7,210 

6,470 

6,000 

5,220 

4,680

4,360 

3,860 

3,670 

3,860 

4,060 

4,470

Maximum

1,940 

1,850 

1,610

17 ,700

1,300 

1,250 

2,350 

2,340 

7,710 

7,210 

5,770 

1,920 

1,490

7,710

11-13, Dec. 

to standard

June

5,000 

5,220 

 4,890 

4,780 

4,780

4,580 

4,160 

4,470 

5,110 

5,550

5,550 

5,550 

5,330 

5,440 

5,110

5,440 

5,770 

6,710 

6,470 

6,230

6,000 

6,000 

6 ,000 

5,330 

4,680

4,680 

5,330 

6,960 

7,210 

6,230

Minimum

872 

1,320 

800

650

700 

880 

1,010 

1,100 

1,850 

4,160 

1,440 

1,210 

668

668

July

5,770 

5,330 

5,000 

4,470 

4,360

4,260 

4,060 

3,570 

3,390 

3,300

3,130 

2,970 

2,810 

2,580 

2,500

2,35C 

2,200 

2,060 

1,990 

1,850

1,350

1,850 

1,720 

1,690 

1,600

1,650 

1,650 

1,620 

1,640 

1,440 

1,470

Aug.

1,620

1,730 

1,560 

1,720 

1,720

1,690 

1,640 

1,580 

1,570 

1,600

1,600 

1,530 

1,570 

1,730 

1,850

1,920 

1,850 

1,690 

1,610 

1,470

1,470 

1,420 

1,380 

1,330 

1,310

1.290 

1,290 

1,220 

1,210 

1,260 

1,310

Mean

1,548 

1,617 

1,195

4,150

1,070 

1,101 

1,439 

1,716 

3,741 

5,485 

2,778 

1,540 

1,155

2,032

Sept.

1,290 

1,160 

1,320 

1,390 

1,390

1,270 

1,170 

1,080 

1,200 

1,050

1,100 

1,070 

1,030 

1,080 

1,000

1,040 

1,280 

1,490 

1,350 

1,160

1,160 

1 ,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,230

1,050 

668 

733 

1,200 

1,110

Runoff in 

acre-feet

95,210 

96,200 

73,490

3,005,000

65,790 

63 ,330 

88,500 

102,100 

230,000 

326 ,400 

170,800 

94,690 

68,710

1,475,000

16 to Feb. 11, Feb. 13-15, 17-22. 

time, subtract 1 hour.
PEHD ORBILLE RIVER BASIN 151

Clark Fork below Mlssoula, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°52>, long. 114°07', in SEi sec. 31, T. 13 N., 

R. ao'VJ., 2 miles downstream from Bitterroot River and 6 miles west of Missoula.

Drainage area.- 8,690 square miles.

Records available.,,- October 1929 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 4,256 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 5.58 

reet;; minimum (regulated), 952 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 36,800 second-feet June 11, 1933 (gage height, 10.14 

feet); minimum, 388 second-feet Jan. 18, 1933 (gage height, 0.58 foot, affected by 

ice).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Some" regulation by power plant at Bonner. Many diversions 

aDove station fur irrigation. "

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.9 1,180 3.0

1.2 1,570 3.5

1.5 2,040 4.0

2.0 2,930 4.5

2.5 3,930 5.5

5,090

6,520

8,170

9,980

14,OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,090

2,480

1,510

2,060

2,070

2,300

2 ,380

2,560

2,470

2,380

2,380

2,560

2,470

2,560

2,560

3,000

2,560

2,010

2,560

2,560

2,840

2,930

3,020

3,120

2,93O

3,120

3,220

3,22O

3,320

3,320

3,220

Nov.

3,2gO

3,120

3,220

3,320

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,420

3,320

3,i20

3,320

3,120

3,020

2,930

2,840

2,650

2,560

2,650

2,740

2,840

2,740

2,300

2,560

2,560

2,*6Q

2,560

2,380

2,210

2,380

2,38O

-

Dec.

 2,380

2,470

2,470

2,560

2,560

2,470

2,380

2,380

2,300

1,930

1,680

1,620

1,640

1,770

1,700

1,630

1,500

1,560

1,750

1,900

1,780

1,680

1,600

1,800

2,210

2,300

2,210

1,950

1,470

1,470

1,560

Jan.

1 ,320

1,900

1,930

1,900

1,640

1,720

1,740

1,460

1,390

1,330

1,250

1,280

1,430

1,600

1,680

1,900

2,O2O

2,090

2,040

1,940

1,960

1,910

1,860

1,900

1,910

1,850

1,720

1,530

1,390

1,350

1,330

Feb.

1,460

1,640

1,780

1,850

1,850

1,930

2,070

1,990

1,940

1,830

1,720

1,690

1,720

1,820

1,660

1,580

1,530

1,580

1,660

1,630

1,620

1,600

1,570

1,640

1,770

1,690

1,640

1,640

1,630

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February ....... ...........................

March. .....................................

April .............. .......................

May........................................

June ................... ...................

July .......................................

August ..................... ...............

September . ......................... .......

Water year 1943-44 ..'........ ...........

Mar.

1,630

1,620

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,510

1,570

1,700

2,320

3,020

2,650

2,300

1,770

1,540

1,990

2,040

2,380

2,930

2,840

2,470

2,300

2,090

2,160

1,980

1,990

1,930

1,800

1,740

1,850

2,180

Apr.

2

2

2

3

2

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

Secondfoot-days

81 ,78O

86,800

60,660

2, 783 ,OOO

52 770

49 730

62)820

79,090

232,670

348,570

128,120

64,090

48,570

1,295,570

,300

,380

,470

,020

,840

,020

,120

,110

,120

,140

,650

,740

,840

,840

,740

,560

,380

,470

,470

,300

,210

,300

,210

,300

,470

,650

,740

,650

,930

,120

-

May

3,720

3,820

3,620

3,420

3,420

4,040

4,960

5,490

5,090

4,960

4,600

4,960

6,070

7,480

8,880

10,400

10,700

10 ,700

12,300

13,100

12,300

11,100

10,400

9,060

8,000

7,320

6,380

7,1%0

8,520

9,610

10 ,700

Maximum

3 ,320

3,520

2,560

32,600

2,090

2,070

3,020

3-.120

13,100-

14 ,000

9,980

2,740

1,880

14 ,000

June

11,900

12 ,300

11,100

10,400

9,980

9,420

9,06O

10,400

12,700

13,100

12,700

12,300

12,300

12,700

11,900

11,900

13,100

14 ,000

13,100

12 ,700

12,300

12 ,300

11,900

10,700

9,610

9,420

9,980

12,300

12,300

10,700

-

Minimum

1,510

2,210

1,470

1,400

1,250

1,460

1,510

2,140

3,420

9,060

1,800

1,640

1,180

1,180

July

9,980

9,O6O

8,170

7,320

6,830

6,520

6,220

5,490

4,960

4,720

4,480

4,260

4,040

3,820

3,520

3 ,220

3,020

2,840

2,650

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,300

2,300

2,190

2,300

2,210

2,180

2,120

2,190

1,800

Aug.

2,020

2,

1,

2,

160

380

120

2,120

2,180

2,

2,

2,

390

090

340

2,090

2,120

2,

2,

2,

340

D70

300

2,560

2,740

2,

2,

2,

550

470

380

2,180

2,110

1,

1,

1,

390

300

330

1,770

1,740

1,

1,

1,

1,

740

390

540

340

1,640

Mean

* 2 ,638

2,895

1,957

7,625

1,702

1,715

2,02S

2,636

7,502

11,620

4,133

2,067

1,619

3,5/40

Sept.

1,740

1,560

1,750

1,850

1,380

1,740

1,680

1,500

1,570

1,400

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,430

1,420

1,390

1,620

1,880

1,860

1,580

1,620

1,720

1,780

1,770

1,780

1,680

1,380

1,180

1,740

1,740

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

162,200

172 200

120 ,300

5,520 ,000

104,700

98,640

124,600

156,900

461,300

691,400

254,100

127,100

96,340

2,570,000

Time baala; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

\
152 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Clark Fork at St. Regis, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°18', long. 115°05', in sec. 19, T. 18 N., 

R. '£? \1., at,St. Regis and half a mile downstream from St Regis River.

Drainage area.- 10,500 square miles.

Records available.- October 1910 to September 1923, February 1929 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 7,075 second-feet. ->

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 9.94 

reet); ninititum, 1,220 second-feet Jan. 11 (gage height, 3.69 feet)..

1910-23, 1929-44: Maximum discharge observed, 62,800 second-feet May 30, 31, 1913 

(gage height, 19.1 feet); minimum discharge, 1,000 second-feet Dec. 17, 1940 (gage 

height, 3.36 feet), but may have been less during period of ice effect Feb. 19-22, 

1929.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good, 

nany diversions above station. Some regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 17 June IS to Sept. 3O

4.2 1,690 5.5 3,670 8.O 9,25O 4.3 1.81O 5.5 3.700 B.

4.6 3,190 6.0 4,680 9.0 18,300 't.6 2,210 6.0 4.660 9.

5.0 2,SOO 7.0 6,750 9.3 15.1OO 5.O 2,S30 7.0 6^S5O 9.

0 9,490

0 12 ,7OO

8 15,700'

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-8,720

8,800

3.O6O

2,330

2,900

8,970

3,060

3,060

3,220

3,140

3,820

3,880

3,310

3,820

3,310

3,310

3,670

3,310

8,880

3,310

3,400

3,580

3,670

3,760

3,850

3,670

3,850

3,850

3,940

4,040

4,040

Nov.

3,940

3,94O

3,950

3,940

4,140

- 4,830

4,830

*4,230

4,140

4,040

4,040

3,940

3,850

3,76O

3,530

3,490

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,400

3,490

3,500

3,06O

3,820

3,820

3,140

3,140

2,970

8,880

3,060

-

Dec.

3,060

3,060

3,220

3,490

3,400

3,310

3,880

 3,140

3,060

2,880

02,400

«b8,OOO

bl,950

bl,950

b2,100

1)2,070

b2,050

bl.950

b8,000

b2,100

b2 ,200

b2,150

b2,150

8,330

2,560

8,380

2,880

2,720

. 2,400

2,19O

2,190

Jan.

2,860

2,400

2,430

2,480

2,480

8,330

2,330

8,190

8,120

1,920

1,690

1,800

1,860

8,050

2,190

8,400

2,560

2,800

2,8OO

8,800

8,560

2,640

8,560

#2,480

2,480

2,480

2,4OO

8,330

2,190

o8,O50

b2,050

Feb.

2,180

2,190

2,260

8,400

2,400

8,480

2,640

2,720

2,640

2,560

8,400

2,330

2,860

8,330

8,330

2,260

2,190

2,120

2,120

2,190

2,190

2,120

8,120

2,120

2^190

2,260

2,190

2,190

2,120

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February ....................................

March.. ....................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

2,180

2,180

8,120

2,190

2,190

2,120

2,O5O

2,O5O

2,120

2,330

E,970

3,490

3,220

2,800

2,400

2,190

2,560

2,72O

3,O6O

3,490

3,400

3,060

2,88O

2,8OO

2,800

2,640

2,560

2,560

2,400

2,400

2,480

Apr.

2

2

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

Secondfoot-days

103,570

108,350

79,060

3,672,000

72,160

66,440

80,290

113,800

296,970

399,300

165 ,660

84,150

66 ,580.

1,636,330

,800

,970

,140

,400

,940

,040

,140

,230

,160

,240

,400

,940

,140

,140

,040

,940

,670

,490

,580

,490

,310

,400

,400

,490

,760

,940

,140

,23O

,320

,920

-

May

5,220

- 5,640

5,640

5,430

5,430

5 ,850

6,750

7,720

7,970

7,470

7,230

6,990

7,720

9,250

11 ,000

12,60O

13,600

13,300

14,000

14,700

15,100

14 ,000

12,600

11,600

10 ,400

9,520

8,990

8,730

9,580

11,000

12.OOO

Maximum

4,040

4,230

3,490

40,800

2,800

2,720

3,490

4,920

15,100

15 ,700

12.OOO

3,420

2,440

15,700

June

13,300

14,000

13,600

12,300

11,600

11,300

11,000

11,300

13 ,000

14,500

14 ,700

14,300

14,000

14 ,000

13,60O

13,300

14 ,000

15,700

15,700

14 ,9OO

14 ,6OO

14 ,200

13 ,SOO

13,400

12,OOO

11,100

11,400

v 12,000

13 ,800

13,100

-

Minimum

2,330

2,880

1,950

1,430

1,690

2,180

2,050

2,800

5,820

11,000

2,750

2,280

1,880

1,690

July

12 ,000

10,700

10 ,100

9,800

8,640

8,110

7,850

7,350

-6,610

6,140

5,910

5,470

5,860

5,060

4,660

4,460

4,180

3,980

3,700

3,510

3,330

3,840

3,160

3,086

2,990

8,910

8,910

8,830

2,750

8,750

2,880

Aug.

8,360

2,..

8»

2

)90

570

590

2^670

8,670

2,

2,

8,

570

570

570

8,590

8,670

2,

2,

2

370

370

310

3)l60

3 ,33O

3,

3,

5»

120

420

160

3,OSO

2,910

Z,

8,

2,

750

570

590

8,510

2,440

2,

2,

2,

2,

560

560

560

380

2,280

Mean

3,341

3,612

8,550

10 ,060

8,328

2,291

8,590

3,793

9,580

13,310

5,344

2,715

2,219

4,471

Sept.

8,280

2,360

2,210

2,360

2,440

2,440

2,360

2,2SO

2,070

2,140

2,000

2,070

2.00O

1,940

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,OOO

2,360

2,440

2,210

8,880

2,360

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,360

2,140

1,880

8,280

- ,

Runoff in 

acre-fest

205,400

214,900

156, 8OO

7,884,000

143 ,100

131 ,800

159,300

225,700

589,000

792,000

328,600

166,900

132,100

3,246,000

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Mountain war time. To convert time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND ORCILLE RIVER BASIN 

Clark Pork near Plains, Mont.

153

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°26', long. 114°51', on lot 7, SWi sec. 1 T. 19 

N., R. 26 W., 2 miles upstream from Plains and 6 miles downstream from Flathead 

River.

Drainage area.- 19,900 square miles.

Records available.- October 1910 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1912-15, 1917-19, 1920-24, 1925-44), 17,910 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36^200 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 9.27 

feet); minimum, 4,920 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 3.45 feet).

1910-44: Maximum discharge, 126,000 second-feet May 28, 1928 (gage height, 18.4 

. feet); minimum, 3.200 second-feet Feb. 8, 1936 (affected by ice), Dec. 10, 1940 (gage 

height, 2.85 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-hej.ght 

record, which are good. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Some 

regulation by Flathead Lake (see p. 176).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to Septembe-r 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10.3OO

10 ,500

10,900

10,100

10 ,700

10,900'

10,90O

10,700

10,900

10,900

1O.9OO

1O,9OO

1O.90O

10,900

10 ,700

1O.70O

10 ,900

10,9OO

10 ,300

10,10O

alO,200

alO,300

alO,400

alO,4OO

a 1O.7OO

alO ,700

hlO,900

alO,900

alO,900

alO,800

alO ,800

Nov.

alO ,5OO

alO,50O

alO,50O

alO.500

alO,60O

alO ,600

10 ,700

*1O,7OO

10.3OO

9,01O

9,01O

9,01O

8, BOO

8,30O

8,600

8,400

8,400

8,200

8,200

8,200

8,2OO

8,6OO

7,810

8,20O

7,62O

9,010

9,22O

10,900

1O.7OO

10,900

-

Dec.

10,5OO

8,2OO

8,200

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,200

8.0CO

8,000

7,800

7,500

#7,270

7,70O

7,800

8,2OO

8,40O

8,OOO

7,750

7,400

7,100

,100

,1OO

,100

,300

,620

" ,81O

,81O

,430

,100

7,000

7,000

Jan.

7,200"

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,200

7,000

6,900

6,7OO

6,7OO

6, TOO

6,7OO

6,800

6,900

7,200

7,4OO

7,600

7,800

7,800

7,700

7,600

7 ,5OO

7,500

#7 ,5OO

7,2OO

6,9OO

6,800

6,300

6,2OO

6,200

6,10O

Feb.

6,100

6,4OO

6,32O

6,500

6,680

6,500

6,130

5,95O

6,320

6,130

6,50O

6,870

6,680

5,770

5,6OO

6,88O

7,060

7,060

6,130

6,320

6,130

6,130

6,500

6,680

6,5OO

5,60O

6,13O

5,95O

5,950

-

-

Month

December. .....:............................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

March. .....................................

Matr

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 .......................

Mar.

5,95O

6,320

7,O60

7,060

7,060

6,5OO

7,060

7,O60

7,060

6,680

6,870

7,06O

7,06O

7,240

7,430

7,240

6,320

6,680

7,060

7,430

8,200

8,OOO

7,810

7,810

7,620

7,430

6,320

6,68O

6,870

6,870

6,680

Apr.

6,680

6,680

6,500

6,68O

7,620

7,680

8,200

8,400

8,400

7,810

7,240

8,OOO

8,600

8,800

9,280

1O,300

9,850

9,640

8,60O

7,240

7,620

8,OOO

8,OOO

7,060

7,060

8,000

8,200

8,000

8.20O

8,200

-

Secondfoot-days

241,590

9 ,013 ,780

219 10O

183 *270

218 490

2O1 ,860

3,963,780

May

8,300

9,22O

10,500

14,200

14 ,7OO

14 ,700

13 ,700

14 ,20O

14 ,700

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,2OO

16 ,800

17,900

20 ,OOO

21,200

21 ,200

21 ,700

22 ,30O

25 ,9OO

25,9OO

24,700

25,900

25 ,3OO

25,30O

24,700

24 ,1OO

24,700

25 ,900

27,800

Maximum

10,500

91,300

7,240

35 ,400

June

30 ,5OO

31,900

32,6OO

32,600

31 ,900

34 ,7OO

31 ,200

24,7OO

22,300

24,100

27,800

35 ,400

35 ,4OO

35,4OO

35,400

34 ,70O

35 ,4OO

29 ,2OO

27 ,200

26,6OO

24,700

22,900

21,200

23,500

23,500

21 ,700

22,900

26 ,6OO

29 ,2OO

28,500

-

Minimum

7,OOO

7,000

21 20O

6,320

5,600

July

24 ,700

22,300

19,000

15 ,700

14,700

14,200

14,700

IS ,2OO

15 ,200

14,200

13 ,700

13 ,70O

13,70O

11,8OO

11,200

9,220

8,8OO

8,600

8,80O

8,8OO

8,600

8,000

8,000

8,OOO

8,000

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,620

7.43O

7,430

Aug.

6,68O

7,060

7,240

7,240

7,240

7,240

7,240

7,240

7,240

7,240

7,060

7,060

7,060

7,240

7,430

7,620

7,810

7,81O

7,620

7,430

7,430

7,240

7,060

7,060

6,370

6,870

6,870

6,370

6.68O

6,68O

6,680

Mean

7,793

24,700

19 250

6,729

10,830

Sept.

6,680

6,320

6,680

6,680

6,680

6,870

6,500

6,320

6,500

6,500

6,5OO

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,5OO

6,680

6,870

7,060

7,060

7,060

7,240

7,240

7,240

6,870

6,870

7,240

6,870

6,680

6,870

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

479,200

17,880,000

400,400

7,862,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Clark Pork at St. Regls and 

near Heron and Plathead River near Poison'.* 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. S-24, Dec.-29 to Feb. 2. 

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
154 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Clark Fork near Heron, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°04', long. 115°59', in sec. 28, T. 27 N., R. 34 

W., 600 feet upstream from Dead Horse Creek and li miles northwest of Heron. .

Drainage area.- 21,800 square" miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 18,420 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,300 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 22.80 

feet;; minimum, 2,870 second-feet (regulated) Feb. 15 (gage height, 8.86 feet); minimum daily, 6,270 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 31.

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 137,000 second-feet June 17, 1933 (gage height,-46.62 

feet, present datum); minimum, 620 second-feet Dec. 23, 1935, during period of 

extreme regulation (gage height, 7.59 feet), from rating curve extended below 4,000 

second-feet; minimum daily, 1,110 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 23, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. some regulation by Flathead Lake (see p. 176); diurnal fluctuation at low 

flow caused by power plant at Thompson Falls. Diversions from tributaries above 

station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used July 2 to Sept. 30)

in second-feet)

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

6,130

6,990

7,910

9,920

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

12,100 

14,500 

17,OOO 

19,600

18.0

19.0

21.0

23.0

22,300 

25j,2oO 

31,300 

38,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11 ,700

11 ,700

11 ,400

12,100

11,400

11,900

12,100

11,900

11,900

11,900

12,100

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,900

12,100

11,900

11,200

11,200

11,400

11 ,700

11,700

11 ,700

12,100

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,900

Nov.

11,700

11,700

11,900

11,700

11 ,700

11 ,900

11,900

11 ,900

11,700

10,800

10,100

10,100

9,920

9,710

9,710

9,710

9,290

9,290

9,500

9,920

9,5OO

8,890

9,500

8,890

9,290

8,890

9,920

11,200

11,900

11,700

-

Dec.

12,100

10,800

9,710

9,710

9,920

9,710

9,610

9,210

9,570

9,320

9,040

8,280

8,800

9,200

9,550

9,040

9,290

8,690

8,490

8,490

8,700

8,780

7,970

8,720

8,890

7,530

9,090

8,800

8,250

7,920

7,910

Jan.

8,920

7,910

7,910

8,140

8,220

8,450

7,920

7,160

7,160

7,340

7,300

6,960

7,530

8,100

8,890

7,920

7,310

8,100

8,690

9,290

8,890

10,100

7,550

7,130

8,480

8,210

7,950

7,180

7,240

7,380

6,270

Feb.

6,660

7,360

7,610

7,500

8,110

' 8,040

f 7 ,080

f 7 ,280

6,540

6,720

6,620

7,610

7,720

6,970

6,320

6,900

6,760

7,700

7,340

7,590

6,450

6,650

6,530

6.8OO

7,170

6,990

6,490

6,450

6,5SO

_

-

Month

October ..................... ......

November ..................... .......

December . ...............................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .............................. ......

April. ......................................

MflV way ........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

6,630

6,660

6,940

7,840

7,590

7,260

7,290

7,340

7,600

7,720

7,170

7,530

7,720

7,910

7,960

7,960

7,630

7,240

7,320

7,720

8,190

8,890

8,690

8,890

8,890

8,890

7,530

7,590

6,930

7,530

7,940

Apr'.

,510

,030

,450

,560

,680

8,9OO

9,050

9,390

9,500

9,290

9,500

ff,290

10,100

10,300

10,600

11 ,000

11 ,900

11 ,700

11,000

10,300

8,890

8,490

9,710

9,O9O

9,290

8,890

10,300

9,920

10 ,800

11 ,400

-

Secondfoot-days

366,000 

313,830

 ^ *

10,269,310

245,6OO

204 ,480

285 ,830

676,400

912,400

403,730

246,180

 225,040

4,399,570

May

11,400

11,900

13,500

14,500

17,200

18,500

18,200

17,700

17,700

18,200

18,200

18,000

18 -,200

18 ,800

21,200

22,3OO

23 ,700

24,300

24,900

25,500

25 ,SOO

28,800

27,500

27,500

28,100

27,500

26,900

26 ,600

26,6OO

27,800

29,400

Maximum

12

11,900

12,1OO

'101,000

10,100

8,110

11 ,900

29 ,400

36,900

28,100

9,090

36,900

June

30,6OO

33,200

33 ,900

34,200

34,600

34,600

36,200

31,300

25,800

25,500

26,3OO

32.6OO

36,6OO

36,9OO

36,900

36,9OO

36,600

35,600

30,300

29,400

27,500

26,000

23,200

22,600

24,900

24,000

23,200

24 ,900

28,400

29,700

-

Minimum

11,200

7*530

7,530

6,270

6 ,320

6,630

7,030

11,400

22,600

7,150

7,350

6,810

6,270

July

28,100

24,300

23 ,200

18,800

16 ,700

14,700

15,400

15 ,200

16,OOO

15 ,700

IS^OOO

14,500

14,700

14,500

13,000

11,900

f 10,300'

a9,500

9 t29O

9,500

9,640

9.1OO

8,2OO

7,950

8,560

8,710

8,030

8,770

8,560

8,670

7,150

Aug.

8,120

7,600

8,110

7,810

8,040

8,170

7,570

S,150

7,730

7,720

7,910

7,720

8,290

7,530

8,100

8,490

8,490

9,090

8,690

>a8 ,000

1

Ia7 ,500

[1

7,350

Mean

11,810

10,460

9,067

7 923

7^051

7 709

9)528

3o)410

13 ,020

7)501

12 ,020

Sept.

7,530

7,350

7,350

6,990

6,810

7,910

7,350

7,1-?0

6,810

7,350

6,990

7,170

7,170

7,170

7,530

7,530

7,170

6,640

7,720

7,720

7,910

S,100

8,290

 a7,900

7,910

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

726 ,000

557)500

20,370,000

487,100

405,600 

474 OOO

566 ,90O

1,342,000 

1,810,000

800 ,800

488,300

446 ,400

8,727,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Plains

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height graph.

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 155

Pend Orellie Lake at Hope, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°15', long. 116°18', in lot 2, sec. 35, T. 57 H., 

_R~. IE., at floating dock near Northern Pacific Railway station at Hope. Datum of gage 

"Is 2,000.00 feet above mean sea level (U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey datum).

Drainage area.- 22,900 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to September 1944. March 1914 to September 1922 at 

site of Sandpoint.

Extremes^.- Maximum elevation during year, 2,053.66 feet June 18; minimum, 2,047.S8 feet

1921-44: Maximum elevation, 2,068.78 feet June 21, 1933; minimum, 2,046.47 feet 

Feb. 17, 1936. '

Maximum elevation known, 2,076.08 feet June 1894.

Remarks.- Diversions from tributaries of Clark Fork for irrigation.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

_

-

-

-

48.46

48.49

48.51

48.51

48.53

48.61

48.66

48.64

48.61

48.60

^_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

Nov.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

48.59

48.60

48.59

48.55

48.50

48.47

48.43

48.33

48. 34

48.31

48.27

48.23

48.21

48.20

48.17

48.13

48.10

48.09

48.07

48.04

48.04

48.08

48.12

-

Dec.

48.20

4S.28

48.35

48.39

48.39

48.38

48.36

48.34

48.31

48.28

48.27

48.20

48.15

48.13

48.09

48.08

48.07

48.03

47.98

47.98

47.96

47.95

47.94

47.93

47.96

47.95

47.93

47.93

47.92

47.90

47.87

Jan.

47.89

47.91

47.91

47.90

47.87

47.86

47.84

47.81

47.78

47.73

47.72

47.70

47.66

47.65

47.66

47.71

47.72

47.73

47.74

47.76

47.78

47.78

47.82

47.81

47.78

47.77

47.76

47.73

47.70

47.68

47.65

Feb.

47.61

47.60

47.59

47.60

47.60.

47.67

47.67

47.64

47.61

47.59

47.55

47.52

47.52

47.51

47.51

47.50

47.50

47.48

47.48

47.48

47.44

47.42

47.40

47.40

47.39

47.40

47.39

47.36

47.34

_

-

Mar.

47.33

47.32

"47.30

47.30

47.34

47.34

47.34

47.35

47.39

47.48

47.48

47.49

' 47.45

47.46

47.47

47.48

47.49

47.49

47.49

47.49

47.50

47.51

47.57

47.61

47.63

47.67

47.66

47.63

47.61

47.59

 47.58

Apr.

47.59

47.58

47.56

47.57

47.60

47.61

47.69

47.73

47.79

47.82

47.86

47.93

48.02

48.11

48.17

48.22

48.29

48.37

48.41

48.43

48.43

48.41

48.39

48.40

48.44

48.45

48.45

48.48

48.50

48.58

May

48.63

48.69

48.75

48.83

48.98

49.16

49.35

49.51

49.69

49.83

49.94

50.02

50.11

50.20

50.31

50.49

50.65

50.80

50.98

51.11

51.28

51.43

51.60

51.78

51.89

51.99

52.06

52.13

52.19

52.27

52.38

June

52.49

52.63

52.76

52.89

53.02

53.13

53.26

53.29

53.22

53.11

53.02

52.99

53.10

53.25

53.34

53.43

53.54

53.62

53.59

£3.51

53.41

53.28

53.12

52.93

52.79

52.66

52.52

52.41

52.37

52.37

July

52.39

52.36

52.24

52.07

51.90

51.68

51.45

51.25

51.07

50.92

50.77

50.64

50.51

50.37

50.23

50.10

49.94

49.77

49.61

49.47

49.33

49.22

49.10

48.96

48.86

48.75

48.68

48.59

48.51

48.48

48.37

Aug.

48.29

48.21

48.14

48.10

48.04

48.02

47.99

47.92

47.90

47.88

47.83

47.82

47.80

47.77

47.77

47.75

47.75

47.77

47.77

47.75

47.75

 47.73

47.70

47-73

47.71

47.68

47.68

47.67

47.65

47.63

47.61

Sept.

47.60

47.59

47.59

47.57

47.54

47.53

47.52

47.53

47.52

47.51

47.51

47.49

47.50

47.48

47.44

47.51

47.51

47.45

47.46

47.49

47.44

47.50

47.53

47.53

47.55

47.54

47.55

47.55

47.58

47.57

Note.- Add 2,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

695848'o - 46 - 11
156 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Fend Oreille River below Z Canyon, near Metaline Falls, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59', long. 117°21', in lot 2, sec. 11, T. 40 N., 

RT~53~E., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Z Canyon, li miles south of international boundary, 5 miles downstream from Slate Creek, and 10 miles downstream from 

Metaline Falls. Datum of gage is 1,721.80 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1929 (levels by U. S. Army, Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 25,200 square miles.

Kecorgs available.- October 1928 to September 1944. November 1908 to September 1910 and 

October 1912 to September 1928 at site at Metaline Falls, 10 miles upstream, published 

as Clark Fork at Metaline Falls. .

Average discharge.- 32 years (1912-44), 25,120 second-feet (adjusted for storage In Fend 

Orellie Lake).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,300 second-feet June 19, 20 (gage height, 

au.76 feet); minimum, 7,550 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 11.03 feet).

1912-44: Maximum discharge, 139,000 second-feet June 16, 1913 (gage hei^rt, 41.2 

feet, site and datura then in use): minimum. 2,500 second-feet Dec. 12, 19ig"(caKe 

height, -2.4 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period or no gage-height record, which are 

goooT Many small diversions from upper tributaries for irrigation. Flow affected by 

natural storage in Fend Oreille Lake, some regulation by Flathead Lake (see p.176).

Cooperation.- iTiis is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United 

States under agreement with Canada. ' 

Rating table, water- year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

11.5 8,580 14.0 15,300 18.0 29,300

12.0 9,740 15.0 18,600 19.0 32,600

12.5 11,000 16.0 22,100 20.0 35.900

13.0 12,300 17.0 25,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12,600 

12,7OO 

12,700 

12,700 

12,600

12,600 

12,800 

12,800 

12,700 

12,700

12,800 

12,900 

13,OOO 

13,000 

13,000

13,100 

13,100 

13,300 

13,100 

13,100

13,100 

13,300 

13,30O 

13,4OO 

14,100

13,900 

13,900 

13,8OO 

13, 600 

13,600 

13,400

Nov.

13,400 

13,400 

13,4OO 

13,400 

13,500

13,300 

13,300 

13,400 

13,300 

13,400

13,200 

13,100 

13,200 

12,900 

12,700

12,600 

12,500 

12,200 

12,100 

12,100

12,OOO 

11,800 

11,600 

11,500 

11, 200

11,200 

11,100 

11,000 

11,000 

11,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

ber

endar year 1943

h. ..............

St. .............

sr year 1943-44

Dec.

11, 4OO 

11, 700 

12,000 

12,000 

12,200

12,600 

12,500 

12,300 

12,200 

12,100

12,000 

11,900 

11,900 

11,700 

11,600

11, 500 

11,300 

11,200 

11,100 

11,500

10,900 

10,700 

10,900 

10; 600 

10,800

10,700 

10,700 

10,700 

10,600 

10,600 

10,300

Jan.

10,1OO

10,400 

10,200

10,100

10,200

10,200 

10,100

10,000 

10,000 

9,640

9,250 

9,22O 

«,180 

9,410 

9,290

9,450 

9,570 

9,450 

9,450 

9,640

9,760 

9,880 

9,980 

10,200 

10,100

10,000 

9,980 

9,930 

9,810 

9,570 

9,570

Feb.

9,270 

8,950 

9,110 

9,270 

9,25O

9,290 

9,320 

9,360 

9,570 

9,840

9,500 

9,220 

8,990 

9,020 

9,160

9,020 

8,880 

8,860 

8,740 

8,860

8,760 

9,110 

8,860 

8,490 

8,430

8,400 

8,360 

8,430 

8,490

Mar.

8,470 

8,320 

8,230 

8,250 

8,160

8,070 

8,050 

8,290 

8,580 

8,970

8,810 

8,760 

9,160 

9,790 

9,340

9,090 

9,090 

9,180 

9,290 

9,480

9,410 

9,410 

9,410 

9,020 

9,320

9,410 

9,550 

10,100 

9,880 

9,880 

9,790

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

14, 100 

13,500 

12,600

103, 000

10,400 

9,840 

10,100 

14,500 

32,1OO 

38,100 

31,800 

11,900 

8,670

38,100

Minimum

12,600 

11,000 

10,300

9,210

9,180 

8,360 

8,050 

9,690 

14,200 

32,100 

12,100 

8,580 

7,640

7,640

Mean

13,120 

12,470 

11, 430

33,080

9,795 

. 8,993 

9,050 

12,180 

22,750 

35, 600 

21,330 

9,645 

8,140

14,540

a

Runoff 

in 

ore-feet

806,700 

741,800 

702,500

33/350,000

602,200 

517, 300 

556, 500 

724,500 

1,399,000 

2,118,000 

1,311,000 

593,100 

484,400

10,500,000

Apr.

9,690 

9,740 

9,910 

10,000 

9,980

9,930 

1O,100 

10,200 

10,400 

10, 700

10,800 

11,400 

11,900 

11,900 

12,300

12,600 

12,900 

13, 100 

13,400 

13,500

13,900 

14,000 

13,800 

13,900 

13,900

13,900 

14,000 

14,400 

14,500 

14,500

May

14,200 

14,300 

14,800 

15,300 

15,700

16,100 

16,800 

17,600 

18,400 

18, 600

19,300 

20,000 

20,700 

21,100 

21,600

22,OOO 

22,500 

23,400 

24,200 

24,800

25,600 

a26,500 

a27,300 

26,200 

29,1OO

30,000 

30,600 

31,200 

31,400 

31,800 

32,100

Change In

contents in 

Pend Oreille 

Lake 

(acre-feet)

+8,500 

-40,520 

-21,000

-63,220

-18, 480 

-25,880 

+20,000 

+84,180 

+328,100 

-880 

-345,100 

-63,840 

-3,360

-78,280

June

32,600 

33,000 

33,600 

34,300 

34,700

35,400 

36,000 

36,500 

37, 600 

37,500

36,400 

35,700 

35,300 

35", 600 

36,100

36,800 

37,400 

37,600 

38,000 

38,100

37,800 

37, 600 

36,900 

36,200 

35,2OO

34,300 

34,000 

33,200 

32,500 

32,100

July

31,8OO 

31,300 

31,100 

30,900 

30, 5OO

29,400 

28,100 

27,100 

26,300 

25,200

24,300 

23,600 

22,400 

21,500 

21,200

20,600 

19,900 

19,300 

18, 700 

18,000

17,200 

16,500 

16,100 

15,50O 

14,800

14,500 

14,000 

13,500 

13,100 

12,600 

12,100

Aug.

11,900 

11,700 

11,400 

11,100 

10, 8OO

10,700 

10,3OO 

10,100 

9,«30 

9,720

9,500 

9,450 

9,270 

9,480 

9,600

9*340 

9,410 

9,020 

8,970

9,130 

9,060 

9,110 

9,160 

9,040

8,900 

8,880 

8,860 

8,650 

8,580 

8,580

Sept.

8,670 

-S,3SO 

8,290 

S,320 

S,340

8,270 

8,210 

8,0.60 

8,100 

8,100

8,120 

8,070 

8,070 

7,960 

7,640

7,880 

7,700 

7,810 

7,960 

7,850

7,810 

8,120 

8,140

8, lad

8,320

8,250 

8,270 

8,270 

8,510 

8,430

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

815.200 

701,300 

681,500

23,880,000

583,700 

491,400 

576,500 

808,700 

1,727,000 

2,117,000 

965,900 

529,300 

481,000

10,480,000

Discharge in 

second-feet

Per 

Mean square 

mile

13,260 0.526 

11,790 .468 

11,080 .440

32,990 1.31

9,490 .377 

8,540 .339 

9,380 .372 

13,590 .539 

28,090 1.11 

35,580 1.41 

15,710 .623 

8,610 .342 

8,080 .321

14, 430 . 573

Runoff

inches

0.61 

.52 

.51

17.77

.43 

.37 

.43 

.60 

1.28 

1.58 

.72 

.39 

.36

7.80

No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Time basis; Pacific war time- To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILLE RIVffi BASIN 

Smaller reservoirs in Pend Oreille River Basin, Mont.

157

Georgetown Lake on Flint Creek, 2 miles west of Southern Cross, completed in 1905 to store 

water for pumpage, into Warm Springs Creek for use of reduction works of Anaconda copper 

Mining Co. at Anaconda, or for release through Flint Creek for power development, has 

usable capacity of 33,000 acre-feet. Records furnished by Montana Power Co.

East Fork Rock Creek Reservoir on East Fork Rock Creek, 14 miles southwest of Philipsburg, completed in 19S8 for 'Irrigation in Flint Creek Valley, has usable capacity of 

16,200 acre-feet. Records furnished by Montana State Water Conservation Board.

Nevada Creek Reservoir on Nevada Creek, 7 miles west of Finn, completed in 1938 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 12,600 acre-feet. Records furnished by Montana State 

Water Conservation Board.-

West Fork Bitterroot River Reservoir on West Fork Bitterroot River,' 7 miles upstream from 

'Nez Perce Creek and 23 miles south of Darby, completed June 14, 1940, for irrigation, 

has usable capacity of 31,600 acre-feet. Records furnished by Montana State Water 

Conservation Board.

Como Lake on Rock Creek,~4 miles northwest of Darby, completed in 1909 for irrigation, has 

usable capacity of 34,800 acre-feet. Records furnished by Bitter Root Irrigation 

District.

Camae Reservoirs comprise a group of four reservoirs in Little flitterroot River Basin, 

which are operated for irrigation. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs. 

Little Bitterroet Lake on Little Bitterroot River, 2 miles southwest of Marion, completed in 1918, has usable capacity of 18,000 acre-feet. Water level below outlet 

during year. Hubbart Reservoir on Little Bitterroot River, 9 miles northwest of 

Niarada, completed in 1923, has usable capacity of 12,100 acre-feet. Upper Dry Fork . 

Reservoir on Dry Fork Creek, 4 miles northwest of Lonepine, completed in 1940, has 

usable capacity of 2,700 acre-feet. Dry Fork Reservoir on Dry Fork Creek, 1 mile west 

of Lojiepine, completed in 1934, has usable capacity of 4,000 acre-feet.

Mission Valley Reservoirs comprise a group of eight reservoirs in area east of and tributary to Flathead River between Flathead Lake and Jocko River, Ttiich are operated for 

irrigation. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs. Twin Reservoir, fed entirely by canals, 4 miles southeast of Poison, completed in 1932, has usable capacity 

of 600 acre-feet. Pablo Reservoir, fed entirely by canals, 3 miles south of Poison, 

completed in 1934, has usable capacity of 25,000 acre-feet. Lower Crow Reservoir on

. Crow Creek, 6 miles west of Ronan, completed in 1933, has usable capacity of 10,350 

acre-feet. Kicking. Horse Reservoir, fed entirely by canals, 5 miles south of Ronan, 

completed in 1930, has usable capacity of 8,350 acre-feet. Ninepipe Reservoir, fed 

entirely by canals, 2 miles northeast of Charlo, completed in 1923, has usable capacity of 14,870 acre-feet. McDonald Reservoir on Post Creek, 9 miles east of Charlo, completed in 1920, has usable capacity of 8,225 acre-feet. Mission Reservoir on Mission 

Creek, 4 miles east of St. Ignatius, completed in 1935, has usable capacity of 7,250 

acre-feet. Tabor Reservoir on Dry Creek, 8 miles southeast of St. Ignatius, completed 

in 1940, has usable capacity of 23,000 acre-feet.

Lower Jocko Lake on Jocko River, 15 miles east of Arlee, completed in 1937, has usable 

capacity of "7,600 acre-feet. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Thompson Falls Reservoir on Clark Fork, at Thompeon Falls, for power development, has 

usable capacity of 15,000 acre-feet. Records furnished by Montana Power Co.

Other reservoirs of small capacity, principally on tributaries of Bitterroot River, are 

operated fo^lrrigatlon. _ _

Monthly change In contents. In acre-feet, water year October1 1943 to September 1944

Month,

May.................................^.

(Contents, Sept. 30). .................

Month

May...................................

July..................................

Watar year 1943-44. .................

Georgetown 

Lake

(23,160) 

-210 

-120 

-420

-1,790

-740 

-560 

-560 

-170 

+ 480 

+2,210 

+ 170 

-110 

-750 

(27,380

-7SO

Camas 

Reservoirs

(13,250) 

b+220 

b+310 

b-30

+8,060

+ 110 

+150 

+ 980 

tH-480 

b-2,930 

-950 

-4,950 

-3,190 

-7SO 

(2,670)

-10,580

Blast Pork 

Rook Creek 

Reservoir

(11,780) 

-1,750 

+ 340 

+ 140

+ 510

+ 4SO 

+ 430 

+1,990 

+60 

-670 

+3,130 

a-1,190 

a-1,070 

a-2,330 

(11,340)

- -440

Nevada

Creek 

Reservoir

(11,370) 

-3,320 

-760 

0

+ 190

0 

+460 

+1,040 

+930 

a+1,220 

a+1,510 

a -1,100 

a-490 

a -380 

(10,480)

-890

Mission Valley 

Reservoirs

(10,830) 

+8SO 

+1,990 

+2,600

-6,840

+3,770 

+3,010 

+10,260 

+8,030 

+11,770 

+24,020 

b-2S,90O 

b-24,360 

-13,080 

(10,820)

-10

West Pork 

Bitterroot 

River 

Reservoir

(29,000) 

-14,000 

-10,000 

0

 1-1,850

+ 50 

+2,950 

+2,660 

+6,620 

+14,720 

0 

0 

0 

0 

(32,000)

+3,000

Lower 

Jocko Lake

(420) 

-390 

-10

v. -20

0

c+2,230 

+ 490 

-1,360

d-800 

(560)

+ 140

Como 

Lake

(8,600) 

-4,600 

+1,900 

0

-5,100

0 

0 

+3,000 

+5,300 

+16,100 

+4,500 

-20,600 

-11,600 

-2,600 

(0)

-8,600

Thompson Falls 

Reservoir

(15,280) 

+160 

+150 

-5,320

-3,690

+1,630 

-1,020 

0

d-2,12O 

+3,950 

+400 

+1,2SO 

-1,410 

(12,980)

-2,300

a Interpolated on basis of weekly readings. 

to Prom partly estimated figure of contents. 

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert

c 5-month period, 

d 2-month period, 

ar time to strnidar-d time, subtract 1 hour.
158- PE1ID OREILLE RIVER BASIN 

Flint Creek near Southern Cross, Ifont.

Location.- Staff gage and Cippoletti weir, lat. 46°14', long. 113°18', in IJWi sec. 36, 

T. 6 II., R. 14 W., half a mile dovmstream from power plant, 2 niles downstream from 

Georgetown Lake, G miles northwest of Southern Cross, and 6 niles south of Philipsburg.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1944.

feet); probably no flow Aug. 20, 1943 when generator was shut down

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read three or four times weekly, oftener during high or 

changing stages. Flow regulated by Georgetown Lake ("see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Montana Power Co.; under general supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

R

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

30

30

31

31

SI

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

Nov.

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

-

Dec.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

Jan.

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

Feb.

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

March. ......................................

July. ......................................

September. ................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

32

I 32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

Apr.

31

31

31

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

-

Secondfoot-days

994

1,113

"iV.SYB

1 129

1,093

13,334

May

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

37

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

Maximum

36

121

38

90

June

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

67

72

\ 72

' 72

72

72

74

74

54

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

69

88

90

84

-

Minimum

35

19

33

32

31

37

34

34

30

July

74

58

45

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

.38

37

37

36

36

36

36

35

34

Aug.

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

35

37

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

Mean

35-9

47.6

34.2

32.6

31.3

53.9

40.8

36.4

36.4

Sept.

34

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

37

57

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

37

38

. 38

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

1,970

2,120

2,210

34,470

2,100

1,880

1,930

2,060

2,240

3,210

2,510

2,060

2,170

26,460

Votq. - To p;as;e-height record on many days; discharge Interpolated.

Time basis; Mountiln war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtr
PEND'OREILLE RIVER BASIN 159

Flint Creek at Maxville, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°28'00", long. 113°14!30", in NWJ sec. 9, T. 8 

N., R. 13 W., 0.4 mile west of Maxville and 1 mile upstream from Boulder Creek.

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1944. April 1939 to September 1941 at site 

half a mile upstream (records not equivalent).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 364 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 3.93 

feet); minimum, 41" second-feet July 19 (gage height, 1.61 feet).

1941-44: Maximum discharge, 1,680 second-feet Mar. 28,,1943 (gage height, 6.79 

feet)'; from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum, 36 second-feet 

Dec. 27, 1941 (gage height, 1.54 feet), but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect in 1942 and 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for,periods of ice effect, which are poor. Many 

diversions above and below station for irrigation. During irrigation season flow is 

supplemented by water from East Rock Creek which is diverted in sec. 5, T. 4 N., R. 14 

W., 500 feet below Rock Creek Dam, through a canal into Trout Creek, thence into Flint 

Creek. Some regulation by Georgetown Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Oct..

73

85

85

84

87

106

88

76

75

76

81

82

80

78

79

80

81

80

83

92

85

83

83

84

83

83

83

83

84

84

84

Nov.

81

81

83

86

95

88

83

86

86

88

*88

86

86

85

84

82

84

84

86

88

86

82

83

84

83

78

b75

b77

81

90

-

Dec.

90

88

88

89

88

86

83

b75

b60

b55

b55

b56

b58

b60

*b60

b60

b60

t>60

b60

b60

b58

55

b58

b62

b62

b62

b60

b55

b52

b52

b52«

Jan.

b57

' b58

b58

b54

b50

b48

b48

b47

b47

b47

b48

b52

b56

b60

b62

b65

b68

70

71

70

70

70

70

70

b67

b62

b56

b55

b54

b55

k b56

Feb.

b57

t>62

70

73

71

74

74

70

b60

b52

b46

b45

t>45

b44

b44

b45

b47

b49

b50

b50

b51

b52

t>52

b52

b53

b53

b53

b53

b53

-

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..............:...................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August ............. .......................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

b52

b51

b49

b47

b47

b47

b50

68

111

143

73

b60

b58

b58

b65

101

98

85

83

75

70

68

68

67

66

b64

b64

b65

69

»77

88

Apr.

. 94

103

110

 113

91

92

89

81

81

81

81

90

82

78

78

78

81

81

77

78

77

74

58

54

63

61

57

56

57

63

-

Secondfoot-days

2,570

2,529

2,019

45,762

1 . 821

1,600

2,187

2 359

2^926

6,103

2,756

2,495

2 9 025*J

31,390

May

60

55

54

535T-

 61

64

62

57

53

54

49

57

67

82

84

101

166

193

173

131

134

120

103

94

91

95

106

126

138

186

Maximum

106

95

90

933

71

74

143

113

193

296

237

100

93

296

June

214

 207 175

207

193

171

178

193

207

230

207

179

173

169

165

200

230

269

230

222

214

214

193

171

153

144

248

296

237

214

-

Minimum

73

75

52

38

47

44

47

54

49

144

44

60

57

44

July

237

193

169

151

152

143

119

103

89

84

82

69

64

59

57

48"

46

45

44

49

52

54

57

63

66

69

70

68

61

88

105

Aug.

79

75

83

82

89

'83

97

100

100

88

69

60

60

98

84

78

76

76

75

74

74

74

83

81

83

81

81

80

78

79

75

Mean

82.9

84.3

65.1

125

58.7

55.2

70.5

78.6

94.4

203

88.9

80.5

67.5

85.8

Sept.

78

93

88

80

7S

74

72

66

66

68

 64

64

64

63

66

68

69

67

67

64

64

63

63

59

58

, 58

57

57

61

66

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

5,100

.5,020

4,000

90,760

3,610

3,170

4,340-

4,680

5,800

12,110

5,470

4,950

4,020

62,270

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b 'Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Staffcgage readings used Mar. 11-19, Mar. 25 to Apr. 20.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, ubtract 1 hou
160 PEND OREILLE'RIVER BASIN

Boulder Creek at Maxville, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°28'30", long. 113°14'0011 , In SEi sec. 4, T. 8 

N., R. 13 w., an eighth of a mile upstream from mouth and three-quarters of a mile 

north of Maxvllle.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 356 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 3.23 

 feet); minimum, 7.8 second-feet sometime Jan. 23-30 (gage height, 1.05 feet, from

recorded range in stage during period of faulty recorder operation).

1939-44: Maximum discharge, 650 second-feet May 26, 1942 (gage height, 4.04

feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Dec.^26, 1942 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnien are poor. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

16

16

16

17

30

24

23

22

21

21

21

20

19

18

20

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

Nov.

22

24

24

26

27

26

24

26

26

25

«25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

b22

b23

24

24

-

Dec.

24

23

23

23

23

b20

b!7

b!4

b!2

b!2

blS

b!2

b!2

bl3

*b!3

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!4

bl4

b!6

b!8

b20

24

23

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!9

Jan.

b22

23

b22

b20

b!8

b!6

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!6

blS

h22

a24

a25

a26

a26

a26

a26

a26

a25

a24

h22

b20

b!9

b!9

b20

h21

Feb.

a 23

a24

a25

a25

a25

,a24

a22

20

b!7

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!7

blS

a!8

alS

a!8

a!9

a!9

b!9

a!9

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

toy. .......................................

July

September ...........;......................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

a!9

1 b!9

b!9

. ale

a!7

b!7

blS

a 20

a24

a40

b20

b!7

b!5

b!6

b20

a30

a36

a35

a34

a33

a33.

a54

a34

a28

a23

a2O

a!8

' alS

*b!6

b!6

b!7

Apr.

19

20

20

22

23

22

22

19

19

18

18

20

19

18

17

17

IS

17

16

17

*1S

18

18

19

21

20

19

22

24

29

-

Second- 

 fcot-days

528

22,561

620

521

724

589

2,292

929

720

18 ,066

May

29

25

23

25

33

43

55

54

44

40

46

63

90

118

155

168

160

22S

213

155

143

136

116

101

88

90

101

128

166

196

245

Maximum

24

466

26

25

40

29

245

309

182

45

44

309

June

256

229

210

232

193

175

177

234

309

297

265

237

216

193

193

213

245

246

223

223

203

198

177

160

147

143

232

242

216

188

-

Minimum

22

1£

-

12

12

IE

1C

2:

142

s;

2<1<

1

July

162

162

141

126

130

125

115

107

98

S8

63

75

66

63

59

56

51

45

43

44

54

46

45

40

38

3S

35

35

33

33

36

Aug.

35

32

34

36

34

32

31

2S

26

26

25

24

27

45

39

33

31

30

28

28

27

27

26

26

34

31

29

27

27

25

24

Mean

24.3

17.0

61.8

20.0

18.0

23.4

 19.6

106

216

> 73.9

I 30.0

) 24.0

3 49.4

Sept.

26

44

37

33

31

29

27

26

25

22

/ 20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

26

aS4

a 24

h22

a20

a20

a20

a20

a24

h26

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,450

1,050

44,770.

1,230

1,030

1,440

1,170

6,500

12,840

4,550

1,340

1,430

35 ,850

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Flint 

Creek at Maxvllle. - ,, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading. 

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 161

Middle Fork Rock Creek near Philipsburg, Mont.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°11', long. 113°30', in NEi see. 17, T. 5 N., R. 15 W., 

naif a nile upstream from East Pork, 2£ miles upstream from West Pork, and 15 miles 

southwest of Philipsburg. -

Records available.- September 1937 to September % 1944. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 550 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 

2.3B reet); minimum observed, 7.5 second-feet Dec. 6, 9-13 (gage height, 0.18 foot).

1937-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,160 second-feet May 26, 1942, from' 

rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, 3.33 feet

June 19, 1943; minimum discharge observed, 5.1 second-feet Dec. 26, 1942 (gage 

height, 0.10 foot).

Remarks.- Records good, 

ror irrigation.

Gage read twice daily. . A few small diversions above station

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

47

45

45

47

55

55

55

52

49

55

58

54

5S

49

48

48

49

52

5S

52

49

49

49

51

52

49

54

54

52

49

Nov.

4S

49

51

51

61

56

49

49

49

48

48

48

4S

47

47

47

45

44

44

44

42

31

 4/3

41

36

19

36

48

49

41

-

Dec.

41

41

41

39

37

21

39

34

21

21

20

17

19

18

18

25

29

34

33

32

28

21

30

29

30

31

21

2S

22

26

32

Jan.

36

33

25

28

29

34

27

25

S9

26

28

28

28

30

31

33

36

33

33

29

33

31

33

33

31

19

1&

23

26

20

23

Feb.

32

32

32

32

33

34

37

20

37

23

27

2&

31

31

17

32

24

32

27

22

28

29

34

34

32

29

28

S8

3S

_

-

Month

'October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

llaroh. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July... ....................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Wster year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

27

26

31

30

30

21

IS

31

37

38

34

31

18

18

33

37

36

33

36

38

33

32

36

31

- 25

24

2S

16

30

38

3S

Apr.

33

32

39

39

40

42

41

40

40

39

39

37

39

34

32

36

37

34

33

34

37

39

34

38

36

36

33

36

48

49

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,574

1,356

872

58,199.8

869

857

928

1,126

6,238

12,680

5,972

2,694

1,651

36,337

Hay

60

55

58

47

64

82

S5

111

103

105

114

136

178

198

27S

314

314

333

333

296

260

260

243

210

210

210

226

260

333

352

410

Maximum

58

61

41

1,070

36

37

38

49

410

500

371

149

77

500

June

452

410

390

430

352

333

352

452

475

43O

430

430

500

500

500

475

452

452

430

430

430

390

371

35S

333

333

475

475

475

371

-

Minimum

45

19

17

9.8

16 ~

17

16

32

47

333

105

58

45

16

July

371

314

314

278

278

S7S

243

243

243

243

226

226

210

184

178

159

159

146

146

173

152

144

136

129

122

118

114

109

105

111

120

Aug.

109

114

149

136

120

118

114

109

97

85

78

75

75

99

93

87

84

82

80

77

73

70

68

67

66

66

64

6S

61

58

58

Mean

50.8

45.2

28.1

159

26.7

29.6

29.9

37.5

201

423

193

86.9

55.0

101'

Sept.

73

77

7266 '

61

62

60

56

56

56

55 54

52

52

51

54

55

52

52

54

52

51

49 "49

47

47

46

45

48

48

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,120

2,890

1,730

115,400

1,760

1,700

1,840

2.,S30

12,370

25,150

11 ,S50

5,340

3,270

73 ,050

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
162 FEME OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Blackfoot River near,Helmvilie, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°56', long. 112°57', in NWiSWi sec. 25, T. 14 

N., R. 11 W., 2 miles downstream from Arrastre Creek and 5 miles northeast of 

Helmville. Datum of gage is 4,301.29 feet above mean sea level datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S, Army).

Drainage area.~ 481 square miles.

Records available.- September 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 4.19

 feet); minimum, 82 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 3,080 second-feet June 15, 1943 (gage height, 7.33 

feet); minimum, 66 second-feet Jan. 15, 1943 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of'ice effect, which are fair. Several

 small diversions above station for irrigation. Flow includes natural overflow 

'channel on left bank, but does not include unnamed diversions past station. This 

diversion was measured as 19 second-feet May 24.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

174

166

162

164

164

166

166

166

166

170

174

170

168

170

172

172

170

16S

170

172

172

172

172

170

164

166

168

170

170

170

170

Nov.

170

168

168

168

179

170

164

164

162

162

160

160

160

160

157

157

157

157

157

160

160

160

160

160

157

155

153

153

153

153

-

Dec.

155

153

151

157

157

#153

153

W.50

1)140

1)130

b!2Ob!20

b!20

b!25

b!30

, 1)130

b!30

b!35

1)140

b!45

1)135

1)130

b!30

b!35

143

140

b!30

b!20

bl!5

1)115

bl!5

Jan.

b!20

b!25

b!30

b!25

bl!5

bllO biio

b!05

b!05

b!05

blOS.

b!05

b!05

bllO

bl!5

bl!5

#b!22

1)125

123

123

122

122

122

128

120

118

bl!5

bllO

W.05

b!05

b!05

Feb.

bllO

bl!5

120

120

118

120

120

116

116

bllO

. bllO

113

111

111

bllO

tilOS

b!05

tilOS

bllO

1)115

bl05

bllO

bllO

108

108

107

107

105

105

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January .................... -^ ...............

February. ........................... A .....

March... ...................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July.. .....................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

105

105

105

107

108

blO5

J>105

107

107

149

138

123

115

b!05

b!05

113

120

141

138

128

*122

118

116

116

115

113

bllO

blOS

107

108

122

Apr.

143

143

143

143

141

136

134

128

127

#128

127

128

128

125

122

120

120

118

116

115

115

115

115

115

118

116

115

y.5

He

120

-

Secondfoot-days

5 £34

4 ,824

4,202

3 ,564

3,225

3,584

3 74E

9^440

19,295

11 ,471

6,422

4,628

79,634

May

118

118

a is

- 116

116

118

122

123

125

125

123

125

128

128

130

130

136

149

339

805

850

760

651

571

516

482'

450

434

434

434

466

Maximum

174

179

157

3,080

130

120

149

143

850

1,070

651

267

173

1,070

June

43 2

466

450

450

466

434

419

450

466

499

534

552

590

610

630

672

850

1 ,'040

1,070

970

872

850

782

694

630

590

630

715

738

694

-

Minimum

16

15C

HE

8(

10E

10^

10i

11E

ne41 c

253

16J

14£

10E

July

651

610

571

534

516

499

466

450

419

404

389

374

360

346

338

326

312

299

288

282

304

315

296

282

277

277

269

259

251

251

256

Aug.

267

264

251

246

244

231

226

221

221

21S

214

2O6

211

226

231

224

.214

206

196

169

184

182

177

177

189

177

170

168

166

164

162

Mean

> 169

161

136

495

115

111

116

125 "305

643

3 "70

207

154

218

Sept.

164

173

168

164

162

159

157

157

155

155

155

151

151

149

149

149

151

151

151

151

151

155

151

149

149

149

151

151

149

151

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,380

9,570

8,330

358 ,600

7,070 

6,400

7,110

7,430

18,720

38 ,270

22 V50

12^740

9,180

158,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to tandard time, subtract 1 hour.
FEND OREILl£ RIVER BASIN 163

Blackfoot River near Qvando, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage' recorder, lat. 47°01', long. 113°07', In SEiNWi sec. 34, T. 15 

N., R. 13 W., a quarter of a mile upstream from Monture Creek and 5 miles west of 

Ovando. Datum of gage Is 3,917.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,280 square miles. - 

Records available.- September 1940 to September 1944. -

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during, year, 2,580 second-feet May 20 (gage height. 4.24 

feet); minimum dally, 160 second-feet Mar. 5-7.

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 6,950 second-feet June 20, 1943 (gage height, 6.26 

feet); minimum, 149 second-feet Feb. 17, 1942 (gage height, 1.52 feet). 

Floodmarks Indicate stage of 10 feet reached In recent years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day<

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

415

415

410

405

410

415

415

415

410

410

425

425

420

420

420

425

425

425

425

436

446

468

468

468

463

452

452

45S

458

458

452

Nov.

441

430

425

441

463

463

436

420

415

405

405

405

400

400

390

385

385

390

385

385

385

385

376

376

371

340

345

345

349

354

-

Dec.

354

354

358

385

380

*362

349

345

260

230

230

230

230

240

240

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

260

260

2SO

260

240

220

200

200

210

Jan.

220

240

240.

240

230

£20

220

220

210

200

200

210

220

230

240

260

*280

290

300

300

300

300

300

300

290

280

260

250

230

210

210

Feb.

220

250

280

290

290

290

280

250

220

200

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

200

200

210

210

210

210

200

200

200

200

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. .............................. f. ...

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April............... .......................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

190

180

170

170

160

160

1-60

ISO

200

230

280

260

220

200

210

269

328

425

527

410

«340

306

302

288

285

279

256

261

266

269

325

Apr.

3S5

390

380

385

380

358

332

317

309

302

298

313

309

298

288

279

276

272

269

266

263

263

263

266

269

266

261

261

261

263

-

Secondfoot-days

13 ,409

11,895

8,427

 437,930

7 700

6^320

8,106

9,042

31 ,436

40,382

22 ,086

12,596

9,413

180,812

May

285

2SS

285

282

292

340

385

395

380

380

390

463

613

758

910

1,080

1,100

1,900

2,340

2,500

2,340

2,100

1,790

1,520

1,330

1,190

1,100

1,090

1,150

1,190

1,270

Maximum

468

463

3S5

6,700

300

290

527

390

2,500

1 82C

1,300

497

358

2,500

June

1,330

1,280

1,180

1,090

1,100

1,040

992

1,080

1,160

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,360

1,600

1,780

1.8SO

1,730

1,600

1,«00

1,530

1,370

1,250

1,190

Ij360

1,490

1,460

1,380

-

Minimum

40.

34C

20C

18C

19C

16(

26

28

99

46E

33J

29

16<

July

1,300

1,210

1,130

1,050

1,020

970

920

S80

732

794

766

732

698

667

652

636

613

593

572

559

545

559

545

521

509

503

497

4S5

468

-480

480

Aug.

497

497

480

463

452

436

 430

430

430

420

415

400

410

446

458

446

430

410

390

376

371

362

358

358

362

362

354

345

340

336

332

Mean

5 433

) 396

) 272

3 1,200

) 248

1 218

3 261

L 301

2 1,014

3 1 ,346

3 712

2 406

2 314

) 494

Sept.

340

354

358

345

336

328

325

321

317

309

309

306

298

292

292

298

302

302

302

302

306

313

313

309

306

306

306

306

306

306

,

Runoff in 

acre-feet

26 ,600

23 ,590

16 ,710

368,600

15 270

12*540

16,080

17,930

62,350

80,100

43,810

24,980

18 ,670

358,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hpte.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Mar. 15.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
164 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°54', long. 113°47', in SWiSWi sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 17 W., 

4 miles northeast of Bonner, 6 miles downstream from Union Creek, and 6 miles upstream 

from nouth.

Drainage area.- 2,280 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1944. July 1898 to October 1905 at mouth, 

nair a mile west of Bonner; records not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,280 second-feet May 19, computed from graph 

oasea on gage readings; maximum gage height observed, 5.53 feet Dec. £2 (affected by 

ice); minimum discharge observed, 405 second-feet Mar. 27, Sept. 27-29.

1939-44: Maximum discharge observed, 9,750 second-feet June 18, 1943 (gage , 

height, 8.52 feet); minimum daily discharge, 220 second-feet Jan. 19, 1940; 

minimum gage height observed, 0.47 foot Dec. 12, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

once daily. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Gage read

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except period of ioe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to Sept. SO

1.2 535 l.O 405 3.0 1,660

1.3 585 1.2 50C

1.4 635 1.5 660

1.5 685 2.0 955

3.5 2,090

4.0 2.57O

4.6 3,24O

2.5 1,280 5.3 4,14.0

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 ' 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

610

610

610

610

610

635

635

635

610

635

635

635

610

610

610

610

61O

635

635

635

635

685

685

685

685

635

635

635

685

685

635

Nov.

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

610

61O

61O

610

610

585

560

560

560

560

560

-

Dec.

560

585

610

610

610

*610

610

585

56CT

530

500

5OO

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

500

510

520

550

550 '510

480

470

470

490

Jan.

500

510

 520

510

500

490

48O

470

450

440

430

430

450

470

480

490

500

*510'

520

530

540

530

5 2O

510

510

490

480

460

450

450

440

Feb.

450

470

49O

520

540

550

540

5 2O

500

480

46O

440

430

430

43O

430

430

430

44O

440

440

450

450

450

450

450

440

440

440

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 .. r ...................

January .....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

M9T7 may. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

440

43O

430

420

410

41O

420

450

490

530

6O5

578

500

428

428

428

450

500

525

*68S

578

550

525

500

475

450

405

428

475

525

578

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

19,710

18,250

16,330

782,067

15 ,06O

13,430

15 ,049

20,310

64-,325

60.20Q

33,360

19,162

13 ,6O7

308,793

632

6SS

688

715

745

715

688

66O

646

632

660

715

688

ess

66O

632

632

605

605

605

632

632

63S

632

660

660

6S8

745

835

895

-

May

955

1,02O

1,020

1,O8O

1,080

1,140

1,210

1,350

1,28O

1,28O

1,350

1,580

1,740

2,000

2,180

2,180

2, ISO

2,920

4,140

4,140

3,87O

3,430

3,120

2,670

2,370

2,27O

2,180

2,180

2,O9O

2,09O

2,180

Maximum

685

635

610

9,750

540

550

688

S95

4,140

2,370

1,820

 745

550

4,140

June

2,180

2,180

2,090

1,910

1,910

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,910

1,910

1,820

1,910

1,910

1,910

2.OOO

2,180

2,270

2,370

2,270

2,180

2,09O

2,090

2,000

1,740

1,820

2,O90

2,090

2,090

2,000

-

Minimum

61C

56C

47C

34C

43C

43C

40E

60E

95E

1,74C

71E

50C

40.

40E

July

1,820

1,740

1,660

1,580

1,500

1,420

1,350

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,080

1,020

955

955

895

835

835

S35

835

775

775

835

775

775

775

775

715

715

Aug.

745

r

*

e

45

15

88

688

660

i

ee.

60

32

60

632

605

«e

i

05

6O

88

688

e

e

 e

e

60

60

32

05

578

578

£

E

i

5O

5O

5O

525

525

E " £

i

E

50

50

78

00

500

Mean

636

) 608

) 527

) 2,143

) 486

) 463

485

677

> 2 ,O75

) 2,007

) 1,076

) 613

> 454

844

Sept.

550

550

550

550

525

500

475

450

450

450

450

428

428

428

428

450

428

428

42S

428

428

450

428

423

42S

428

405

405

405

428

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

39.O9O

36 ,20O

32,390

1,551,000

29,870

26 ,640

29 ,850

40 ,280

127,600

119,400

66,170

38 ,O1O

26 ,990

612 ,5OO

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. lo to Mar. 1O.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 165

Nevada Creek above reservoir, near Finn> Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°47', long. 112°46', In sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 

9 w., 2 miles upstream from Buffalo Creek and 3 miles west of Firm.

Drainage area.- 128 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1944. May 1934 to February 1939 at site 

3 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during yearr 290 second-feet Apr. 1; maximum gage height, 

4.46 feet Mar. 17 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, probably less than 2 second-feet at 

times In January and February.

1939-44: Maximum discharge, 1,170 second-feet Apr. 2, 1943 (gage height, 5.82 

feet, from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, probably less than 2 second-feet at times in January and February 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor, 

small diversions above station for irrigation.

Several

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

- 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

2"0 19

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

9.S

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

10

11

11

12

12

13

14

14

14

16

15

16

16

13

11

Nov.

*lo

10

12

14

16

16

16

17

17

18

17

16

15

16

15

16

16

16

15

16

16

14

13

12

11

8

8

8

9

10

~

Dec.

11

12

12

11

9

*8

6

5

. 3

4

6

8

6

1 '

Jan.

"

3

V

1

) g

I

'

*3

6

9

10

10

9

8

6

6

3

^

1

V g

1

'

Feb.

3

6

6

8

8

7

6

3

* 2

. 6

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December . ..'..-..............................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February

March. .....................................

April ..................'....................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July.................... ...................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

liar.

> 6

8

10

13

10

8

7

6

7

10

18

25

30

30

«26

23

22

21

20

18

17

16

16

40

76

Apr.

257

216

166

127

96

68

39

31

30

*29

28

31

26

24

22

21

20

19

18

19

26

26

2328-

26

23

22

22

23

24

~

Seoondf cot-days

360.0

408

165

17,671.7

121

121

610

1,618

1,496

1,919

689.7

387.6

286.1

7,970.3

May

24

25

23

22

22

23

27

28

29

26

23

J23

26

29

32

36

35

48

150

160

120

109

93

77

62

49

41

36

33

31

37

Maxl mum

16

18

12

300

10

75

267

160

121

67

23

16

257

June

43

- 44

39

41

44

34

32

36

36

38

42

46

66

47

54

76

106

111

106

111

121

111

81

67

67

66

86

81

63

54

~

Minimum

9.8

8

_ 

18

22

32

8.6

9.8

7.6

_

July

57

49

44

41

42

36

32

30

2S

26

24

24

22,

20

18

18

17

14

13

13

14

12

11

10

12

14

11

9.2

8.6

8.9

n

Aug.

13

11

12

11

10

9.2

9.6

11

14

13

12

10

14

23

20

18

15

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.9

Mean

11.6

13.6

6.0

48.4

3.9

4.2

16.5

50.6

48.3

64.0

gg^g

12.5

9.6

21.8

Sept.

11

16

12

11

10

10 '

9.2

8.3

7.9

7.9

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.6

8.3

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.5

11

11

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.6

9.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

714

307

36jO~40

** 240

240

1,010 

3.010

2 970

3*810

1,370

769

565

16,810

Peak discharge.- Apr. 1 (8 p.m.) 290 sec.-ft.; Hay 19 (5 p.m.) 221 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 30 to Nov. 8. Hov. 15-17, 20, Hov. 

War. 31.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
166 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

West Fork Bittsrroot River near Conner, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°44', long. 114°17', In NEiNWi sec. 26, T. 1 

t>., R. 22 W., half a mile below West Fork Dam, 6 miles upstream from Nez Perce Creek, 

and 16 miles southwest of Conner. *

Records available.- April 1941 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Haxl^iun discharge during year, 832 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 3.31 

reet; minimum, 6.0 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 24-26, Feb. 1-3.

1941-44: Maximum discharge, 2,490 second-feet May 26, 1942 (gage height, 5.10 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot (regulated) Nov. 25, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by West Fork Bltterroot River Reservoir 

(see p. 157 ). Small diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, to feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 12)

1.1 6.0 1.6 58 2.5 373

1.2 11.5 1.9 140 3.0 630 " v

1.4 29 2.2 245 3.4 90O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

151

3O2

306

419

495

495

531

666

684

804

797

729

642

636

Nov.

624

619

608

597

586

624

648

630

614

510

425

276

110

80

68

125

124

125

125

125

125

104

88

85

85

82

85

85

85

85

Dec.

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

82

62

82

82

82

*62

82

104

146

140

99

99

96

96

96

96

70

53

a 49

a45

a41

a37

a32

a27

Jan.

a22

a!7

al2

bill

153

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

50

50

50

48

48

48

b23

b7.1

b6.6

6.O

#6.0

b6.O

b6. 6

b7.6

b9.3

b8.8

b8. 8

Feb.

7.1

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

b6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

b6.6

7.1

b6.6

6.6

b7.1

b7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7,. 6

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ...................

January. ...............

February ... .............................

March. .................. . . .

April ........................ ........

May. ...... . . .........................

June .... ...... . . ............. .........

July. ....... ..... ....................

August. .............. ...................

September. . . ............... ............

Water year 1943-44 ... ..................

Mar.

7.6

7.1

b7.6

7.6

7.6

b7.6

b7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

b7.6

b7.1

b7.1

b7.1

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

b7.6

b8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

Apr.

#8.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8*2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8 *8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8»2

8.2

8.2

May

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.6

20

119

208

265 265'

221

53

305

382

729

79O

69O

624

592

558

515

485

465

460

480

548

642

736

Says ««i«

8,463 804

8,553 648

2,495 146

142,414.8 2,240

1 172 . 8 153

197.2 7.6

243.2 8.8

259.5 9.3

10,210.4 790

15 989 748

6^048 311

2,915 140

1, 873 82

58,419.1 804

June

748

716

696

648

592

564

553

602

602

608

619

636

642

6O8

592

575

548

520

495

470

465 '455

435

406

378

364-

373

396

355

328

Minimum

47

68

27

* 9.8

6.0

6.0

7.1

8.2

6.6

328

125

63

50

6.0

July

311

294

277

269

289

281

253

237

230

234

234

218

204

193

182

172

162

156

159

169

159

153

146

143

137

134

131

125

128

134

134

Aug.

131

125

137

140

131

122

122

113

107

99

96

90

85

104

110

102

93

88

82

77

77

75

72

72

70

68

68

68

65

63

63

Sept.

63

77

82

77

72

68

63

58

56

55

55

52

50

53

55

55

65

68

70

68

68

68

65

63

60

58

56

55

58

6O

"" '*

u=.m Runoff in Mean acre-feet

273 16,790

285 . 16,96O

80.5 4,950

390 282,500

37.8 2,330

6.80 391

7.85 482

8.65 515

329 20,250

533 31,710

195 12,OOO

94.0 5,780

62.4 3,720

160 115,t)00

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILt£ RIVER BASIN 167

Bitterroot River near Darby, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°59', long, 114°09', in NEi sec. 36, T. 3 N., R.

 5'1 W.,' just below bridge on U.-S. Highway 93, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

. ChaffIn creek and 4 miles southeast of Darby.

Drainage area.- 1,050 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to Septemberx 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,060 second-feet May 31 (gageheight, 4.76

 feet J ;' minimum,- 103 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

1937-44: Maximum discharge, 6,820 second-feet May 31, 1943 (gage height, 6.64 

feet); minimum observed, 71 second-feet Feb. 9, 1939 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

 Some' regulation by West Fork Bitterroot River Reservoir (see p. 157). Many diversions 

above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

7>

4

5

S

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB 19

20

21

m

?.7,

?4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

ISO

184

ISO

170

174

191

191

1B8

.138

188

2E1

£68

245

233

225

217

215

213

430

460

516

674

681

674

838

852

966

990

982

890

860

Nov.

830

S15

830

85E

905

890

S90

875

860

«80S

667

611

325

290

233

272

290

295

290

290

C90

£81

258

258

245

213

174

245

245

245

-

Dec.

254

241

241

245

245

205

SOS

b!95

b!80

170

b!60

b!60

*b!65

b!70

b!80

b205

bElO

b205

b!95

b!90

b!90

b!90

b!90

b!90

b!85

177

b!70

b!65

b!55

150

b!55

Jan.

156

156

b!56

b!60

WB30

b!90

b!65

b!60

b!6O

b!60

b!60

b!65

b!70

177

b!75

174

177

177

174

b!70

b!60

b!50

134

134

*134

b!34

b!33

b!30

b!25

blEO

bllS

Feb.

116

1E1

128

136

134

147

15S

b!45

136

128

b!30

131

1E8

128

128

1S6

b!25

b!25

b!20

b!20

b!25

b!25

bl£5

126

1K4

b!22

121

blEl

121

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Maroh. .....................................

May

July... ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......'................

Mar.

118

11S

124

124

118

116

118

12S

141

170

158

147

126

116

bllO

144

170

180

167

156

141

138

153

150

131

131

1ES

134

144

147

«158

Apr.

161

174

221

281

376

382

35S

335

315

295

286

325

325

295

27E

258

254

241

2S9

233

'£41

258

290

370

499

473

460

518

604

758

"

Seoondfoot-days

5,935

443,511

4,304

49,556

6,054

205,152

May

765

653

577

577

744

1,090

1,290

1,200

1,100

1,120

1,240

1,530

1,730

1,940

2,060

2,300

2,510

2,440

2,370

2,060

1,840

1,780

1,638-

1,530

1,430

1,380

1,480

1,730

2.06Q

2,510

2,890

Maximum

254

6,820

241

2,890

June

,310

,510

,240

,120

,000

,890

,940

,440

,370

,580

,440

,370

,370

,240

,120

,180

,120

,000

1,940

1,890

1,840

1,780

1,730

1,630

1,530

1,480

1^580

1,730

1,480

1,380

-

Minimum

150

150

394

174

110

July

1,290

1,200

1,090

1,020

1,O50

1,010

. 942

882

838

830

322

779

758

709

660

618

684

558

564

646

590

551

525

492

480

454

424

406

394

424

442

Aug.

412

406

436

473

412

382

394

370

352

335

320

310

300

406

430

370

335

310

290

268

254

245

241

233

 £89

225

221

217

213

205

COS

Mean

191

1,215

157

£ 0°4

202

561

Sept.

205

' 241

237

229

221

217

209

E02

191

191

188

180

177

174

184

191

202

205

209

205

205

202

202

202

198

198

191

191

202

205

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

26 740

11,770

879,600

98,290

12,010

407,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
168 PEJTO OREIU£ RIVER BASIN 

East Fork Bitterroot River at Conner, Mont.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 45°56', long. 114°08', in SEi sec. 7, T. 2 N., R. 20 

'W., below highway bridge at Conner and half a mi la upstream from confluence with 

West Fork.

Drainage area.- 404 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1944. September 1910 to September 1916 at 

site kiir miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,010 second-feet June 10, 13 (gage 

height, 3.82 feet); minimum observed, 36 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height, 1.50 

feet).

1937-44: Maximum discharge observed, 2,110 second-feet May 31, 1943 (eage height, 

5.28 feet); minimum observed, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 17, 1937.

Remarks.- Records ^ood except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

 read twice daily. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Gage

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Oct.

61

56

54

47

51

63 '56

54

54

54

99

108

96

94

96

99

85

9E

88

92

88

94

94

90

96

96

' 94

94

110

101

94

Nov.

69 ' 73

92

103

143

125

94

85

105

*108

105

101

103

94

. 85

B5

94

90

90

92

96

83

94

92

92

71

41

101

96

B8

-

Dec.

88

83

88

83

83

80

75

65

50

36

52

60

*65

67

68

70

70

70

72

72

72

72

72

75

75

75

75

75

70

68

67

Jan.

67

70

70

70

70

70

66

65

60

58

57

58

60

63

66

70

75

80

82

80

77

70

66

62

*60

57

56

56

56

56

56

Feb.

60

65

70

75

77

80

80

80

80

80

77

75

75

75

74

73

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

-

-

Month

October. ........................ .....

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 .............. .

January ............................. ...

February ............................. .

March.. ................................. ..

April ..............................

May. . ............................. ....

June . ..............................

July. ............................... . . ..

August ................. ......

September .............. ..........

Water year 1943-44 ... ............

Mar.

72

72

73

73

73

79

75

73

79

88

99

92

88

70

65

71

81

83

81

71

59

67

67

63

49

54

'- 59

60

61

65

»69

Apr.

69

79

92

132

125

113

108

99

99

99

99

103

105

94

88

B5

83

85

81

88

85

85

90

101

137

120

120

132

140

153

-

Secondfoot-days

L.550

2,790

2,193

130,153

L.02&

2.13S

2,231

3,OB9

13, 279

»_3 ,173

7, 638

2,975

1,605

65,684

May

161

145

130

135

159

202

!-'28

211

228

228

L62

C79

339

431

538

595

595

750

685

625

595

595

510

483

456

431

483

510

595

750

945

Maximum

110

143

88

2,110

82

80

99

153

045

1,010

510

164

77

1,010

June

1,010

880

815

782

685

655

685

945

945

1,010

945

94S

1,010

880

880

880

815

815

782

750

718

655

625

565

538

510

718

655

565

510

, -

Minimum

47

41

36

36

56

60

4 C

69

13C

510

1£C

54

44

36

July

510

431

406

383

406

360

318

318

279

298

279

262

C62

£44

228

211

193

181

187

228

190

181

167

159

150

143

130

127

120

137

150

Aug.

137

132

150

164

137

1S2 

117

110

- 108

103

99

99

99

148

135

113

105

92

81

75

65

65

54

59

61

61

58

56

58

56

56

Mean

oo a 0*1 .O

93.0

70.7

357

65.5

73 . 5

72.0

103

428

246

96.0

53.5

- 179

swt.

58

77

69

59

59

56

52

52

51

47

47

46

49

44

47

52

51

52

56

54

54

51

49

49

47

46

51

58

59

63

-

Runoff in 

aore-feet*

5,060

5,530

4,350

258,100

4,020

4,230

4,430

3, 130

26,340

45,960

15,150

5,900

3,180

130,300

* Winter discharge measurement it 

Note.* Stage-discharge relation 

Time basis; Mountain war time.

ide on this day.

affected by ice Dec. 6-9, Dec. 12 to Mar. 4, Mar.' 7, 14, 15, 

To convert mar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OKEILLE RIVER BASIN 

Bear Creek near Victor, Mont.

169

Location.- VJater-stage recorder and timber control, lat. 46°23 ? > long. 114°13', In NEi 

sec. 9, T. 7 N., R. 21 W., 5 miles southwest of Victor.

Drainage area.- 26.6 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 514 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 3.33 

reet;; minimum recorded, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

1938-44: Maximum discharge, 865 second-feet Apr. 18, 1938, from rating curve 

extended above 400 second-feet; maximum gage height, 3.70 feet May 24, 1942; minimum 

discharge recorded, that of Sept. 13, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are poor. No diversion or regulation above gaga.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.S

2.5

2.4

S.4

2.4

2.S

3 5 2.4'

2.2

»2.0

3.2

7.4

5.3

 4.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

7.4

9.7

9.7

9.2

S.8

8.3

7.S

Nov. '

5.0

6.5

6.9

9.2

16

12

S»8

10

--S.8

S.8

8.3

S.8

7.S

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.5

7.8

7.S

S.S

9.2

8.3

8.3

7.8

6.9

3.9

5.6

6

7

7

Dec.

7.8

6.9

7.8

S..8

7.8

4.6

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

3 .

3

4

4

Jan.

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

4

5

'6.5 6.5

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

*5.0

4.6

3.9

3.5

3

3

3.5

Month

October'. ......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar vear 1943 . .

Janu 

Febi

a-y .......................

T.arv . March .........................

April .........................

Hay ...........................

June ..........................

July ............ ...... .....

Augu 

Sept

St ........................

ember .....................

Water year 1943-44 .._.......

Feb.

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

a4

B.5

,a3

a3

&3

h2.8

a2.S

a2.7

a2.6

a2.6

a2.4

h2.4

a2.4

a2.4

-

Secondfoot-days

162.7

241.0

163.7

28,737.7

126.6 

106.0

169. S

996.8

5,780

5,609

1,036

206.4 

164.7

14,762.7

Mar.

h2.4

a2.3

a2.1

h2.0

a2

2 ' 3

4

5

7

7

6

6

5

5

6

7

S

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

5

5

6

7

8

Maximum

9.7

16

S.8

552

6.5 

5

8

' 103

388

355

93

17

19

388

Apr'.

«V

8.8

14

21

36

35

35

32

30

28

29

37

35

31

28

26

24

23

21

21

21

22

27

3S

47

43

45

56

73

103

-

May

94

74

67

87

141

212

210

172

162

131

15S

226

294

323

388

374

300

235

187

147

139

132

109

94

82

82

136

254

254

254

2S2

Minimum

2.0

3.9

3

2.0

2 

2.4

2

7

67

99 -

11

2.5

1.2

1.2

June

264

203

172

162

155

160

168

313

355

 255

230'

247

313

207

200

' 222

207

187

168

160

146

14Q

131

131

126

lie

134

129

107

99

"~

X

Mean

5.25

8.03

5. 28

7S.7

4.08 

3.66

5.48

33.2

1S6 '

187

33.4

6.66 

5.49

40.3

July

93

82

70

62

5S

53

4S

43

40

41

40

36

33

31

28

26

24

2321-

20

19

17

16

15

17

17

15

13

12

12

11

Per 

square 

mile

0.197

.302

.198

2.96

.153 

.13s

- .£06

1.25

6.99

7.03

1.26

.250 

.206

1.52

Aug.

9

9

9

8

7

.7

.2

.2

.3

.8

7.4

7

6

6

.4

.5

.5

6.0

5.6

E

£

V

.0

.0

13

11

E

r

e

.8

.8

.5

5.6

5.3

1

' 4

4

.0

.6

.2

3.6

3.6

C

£

E

E

.2

.8

.6

.5

2.5

Sept.

2.S

3.9

4.2

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.2 2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

2.5

4.6

7.8

5.6

5.0

5.0

7.6

Ifi

18

13

9.7

7.8

6.5

5.6

5.6

8.3

Runoff

Inches

0.23

.34

.23

40.28

.IS

.15

.24

1.40

S.06

7.84

1-. 45

.29 

.23

20.64

Acre-fee^t

323

47S

325

57,010

251 

210

337

1,980

11,460

11,130

2,050 409"

327

29,280

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-17, 28-30, Dec. 7 to Jan. 16, Jar 

Feb. 15, Mar. 6 to Apr. 1.

Time basis; Mountain war time-. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
170 PEND OREILU3 RIVER BASIN

Burnt Fork Creek near Stevensville, Wont,

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°28', long. 113°57', in SV/i sec. 11, f. 8 N., R. 19 W., at 

highway bridge, 8 miles southeast of Stevensville,

 

Drainage area.- 74 square miles.

Records available.- T<fay 1920 to August 1924, April 1938 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 183 second-feet June 19; maximum gage 

Height observed, 2~.52 feet Dec. 17 (affected by ice); minimum daily discharge, 

8 second-feet Mar. 27, 28. '

1920-24, 1938-44: -Maximum discharge observed, 641 second-feet May 28, 1938 (gage 

height, 2.92 feet); minimum observed, 5.6 second-feet Jan. 18, 1940 (discharge 

measurerient).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

 which are poor. Gage read once daily except Sundays and holidays. Several diversions

above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7' 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

»24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

Eg

22

a22

21

20

30

22

21

21

a22

L3

£2

22

22

22

22

a22

21

22

21

22

23

25

a26

27

26

25

24

24

24

a LI

Nov.

18

22

23

26

29

L4

a23

22

*21

22

£2

22

22

aC2

22

21

23

L3

23

24

a23

22

22

E2

a22

22

22

a22

22

25

-

Dec.

i-3

22

23

24

a23

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

*20

20

20

20

20

£

2

0

2

2

2

2

20

20

19

19

. 19

19

Jan.

19

19

19

18

IS

* 17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

19

19

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

*16

16

15

14

13

13

13

Feb.

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

 11 10

10

10

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ......................... ........

December . .................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January , . . . . ..............................

February. ..................................

March. ........................ ' . . ...

Aprils ........................... ........

Mnv may ........................................

June .... ....................... ..........

July. ... .............. ..................

August ................. ...................

September. ............ ..................

Water year 1943-44 ... ..................

Mar.

10

10

10

9.5

alO

10

11

13

14

14

14

13

12

10

9

9

10

10

alO

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.5

10

9

8

8

9

9

*9.5

Apr.

14.0

a!4

15

16

23

15

16

15

a!6

16

17

24

17

16

17-

a!7

17

17

17

15

25

26

a27

28

49

36

36

37

38

a44

-

May

49

37

36

38

50

51

a51

51

53

' 53

64

74

82

alOO

119

122

117

142

113

98

a98

98

82

78

78

80

82

,a91

100

a!20

139

Second- Maximum foot-days "ax18111111

709 30

678 29

636 24

27,140 - 302

533 20

363 14

316.5 34

680 49

2,546 142

4,446 183

1*055 45

776 37

14,970.5 183

June

147

144

122

all5

108

100

117

176

 176

150

a!47

144

147

156

156

170

176

also

183

173

164

153

147

144

a!32

119

144

173

144

139

-

Minimum

20

18

19

-

13

10

8

 14

36

100

45

25

22

8

July

134

a!26

117

allO

102

94

94

91

a90

89

77

74

72

67

63

a62

60

56

45

58

56

56

a55

54

56

48

46

45

45

a45

45

Aug.

45

43

43

42

42

a40

38

35

37

34

34

32

a38

44

35

34

34

34

32

a31

30

25

25

26

.27

27

a28

30

25

34

31

Sept.

34

37

a34

a30

27

t 29

28

28

27

a26

24

24

24

25

24

26

a25

24

26

26

24

24

23

a23

S3

22

22

2S

22

23

-

Mean Runoff if 

8 acre-feet

22.9 1,410

22.6 1 340

"0.5 1,260

74 -4 53,810

17.2 1,060

 m'o Rn n

22^7 1,350

82.1 5,050

148 8,820

, 72.0 4,430

34.0 2 090

25.9 1*540

40.9 29,700

* Winter discharge measurement raafle on this day. 

a No /j;aee-hel(;ht record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice No

Mountain war ti

27, Dec. 7 to Mar. 3, Mar. 6, 7, 11-18, 

To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OKEIL1£ RIVER BASIN 171

Flathead River at Flathead, British Columbia 

(International gaging station}

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 49°00', long.-114°29', at highway bridge, 0.2 mile north of 

international boundary, 0.2 mile northwest of Flathead, British Columbia, and 7 miles 

northwest of Trail Creek, Mont.

Drainage area.- 450 square miles.

Records available.- March 1929 to September 1944 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during-period, 2,780 second-feet May 17 (gage

height, 3.82 feet); minimum observed, 164 second-feet Nov. 15, 19, 23-30, Sept. 11-13 

(gage height, 1.04 feet).

1929-44: Maximum discharge observed, 10 K600 second-feet*Juae 17, 1933 (gage 

height, 6.90 feet); minimum observed, 65 second-feet Apr. 9, 1929; minimum eage height 

observed, 0.76 foot Apr. 9, 1929, Apr. 2, S, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read every other day during October and November and daiiy 

April to September.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 150

1.2 225

1.4 310 '

480

680

1,100

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1,600

2,250

3,100

Discharge, in seooi -feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

, 12

13

14

15

16

17

 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

36

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

£09

»209

209

aCOS

201

aEOl

201

a201

201

a 209

217

a 221

225

a£25

225

225

a£17

209

a!97

185

a!85

185

a!97

209

a225

"241

aE41

241

a229

a217

a205

Nov.

193

a!93

193

a!99

205

a!99

193

a!86

178

a!78

178

a!74

171

a!68

164

a!71

178

alVl

164

a!71

178

a!71

164

a!64

164

a!64

164

a!64

a!64

a!64

-

Dec. Jan. .

*

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May

June ..........................

July ..........................

August .. ... f ..................

September .....................

Water year ..........

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

' 6,567

5,288

_

_

16,488

51,910

31,629

11 879

?!l43

6,423

-

Mar. -

Maximum

C41

205

_

1.39O

* l',710

638

265

292

-

Apr.

420

420

420

420

426

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

408

408

408

396

384

360

360

40S

480

680

940

840

920

.1,010

1,310

1,390

-

May

1,450

1,250

1,190

1,180

1,490

1,710"

1,600

1,390

1,290

1,190

1,240

1,390

1,490

1,710

,100

,570

,780

,250

,250

,250

,E50

1,970

1,710

1,390

1,290

1,340

1,440

1,540

1,710

1,770

1,730

Minimum

185

164

360

1,180

624

249

205

164

-

June

1,710

1,660

1,600

1,540

1,510

" 1,490

1,440

1,370

1,340

1,290

1,290

1,240

1,190

1,010

920

920

896

872

832

776

720

666

645

624

638

728

712

696

666

638

-

Mean

"12

176

550

1,670

1,050

383

214

-

Juljn

638

582

554

52e

492

480

504

480

46S

444

432

420

408

396

372

360

350

330

310

310

310

301

292

283

274

265

257

249

£49

E49

Per 

square 

mile

0.47

.39

1.22

3 o 71

2.33

!si

.48

Aug.

249

241

233

229

225

225

221

21?

221

217

221

P29

233

233

C37

265

261

257

253

240

245

241

233

225

221

217

S13

209

209

209

205

Sept.

197

197

197

185

185

176

174

174,

174

174

164

164

- 164

171

178

193*

209

225

241

257

29C

292

283

265

249

265

241

249

261

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.54 13,030

v .44 10 490 '_

1 36 32,700,

4 SB 103,000

2 60 62,740

98 C3 560

59 14*170

54 12,740

_

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or extrapolated. 

.Time basis; Mountain standard time.

695848 O - 46 - 12
172 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Flat'head River near Columbia Falls, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°29', long. 114°05', in NWi sec. 7, T. 31 N., R.

 19 VJ'., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Middle Fork and 10 miles northeast of 

Columbia Falls.

Drainage area.- 1,620 square miles.

Records available.- September 1910 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1910-17, 1935-44), 2,683 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,850 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 6.82

 feet);' minimum, 326 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage hulght, 1.18 feet).

1910-17, 1929-44: Maximum discharge, 29,500 seeond-feet June 20, 1916 (gage height, 

9.8 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 308 second-feet about Jan. 20, 194S 

(gage height, 1.09 feet, from recorded range in stage during period of faulty recorder 

operation).

Remarks.- Rec'ords excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Hating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to-Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

1.3 355 1,8 555 3.0 1,450 5.0 4, 

1.6 460 2,2 . 810 3.5 1,970 6.0 5, 

2.0 670 2.6 1,110 4.0 2,550 6,7 7, 

2.6 1,110.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

"30 29

31

Oct.

726 

719 

712 

705 

712

747 

736 

712 

705 

712

775 

789 

775 

-768 

761

775 

775 

768 

754 

733

726 

754 

761 

740 

_726

733 

747 

761 

754 

754 

789

Nov.

754 

719 

705 

719 

726

719 

684 

658 

652 

634

610 

610 

604 

R94

582 

572 

577 

582 

588

588" 

588 

582 

572 

572

-515 

496 

520 

550 

577

Dec.

594 

582 

712 

838 

740

599 

616

634 

*480 

470

480 

490 

500 

500 

500

510 

510 

500 

490 

490

490 

490 

500 

510 

520

520 

510 

480 

460 

460 

460

Jan.

460 

460 

460 

450 

440

430 

420 

410 

390 

370

370 

370 

380 

400 

410

430 

440 

440 

440 

430

*425 

410 

400 

390 

380

370 

360 

360 

360 

360 

360

Feb.

360 

360 

370 

380 

400

420 

420 

410 

400 

390

380 

380 

370 

370 

370

370 

360 

360 

360 

360

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

350 

350 

350 

350

Month SecondMoinn foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943. ......

 &ry o

L3.094 

18,471 

16,635

.. 1,111,803

h . . .....................

1 ....... .................

. . ....................... 1

st ........................

ember .....................

12,575 

10,740 

12 , 579 

38.628 

54,,570 

23,^10 

47,394 

26,680 

21,150

ter year 1043-44 .......... 506,226

Mar.

350 

350 

350 

360 

370

3~80 

390 

410 

430 

450

430 

410 

390 

380 

400

#420 

440 

445 

440 

436

436

424 

440 

432 

399

396 

370 

379 

396 

416 

460

Maximum

789 

754 

838

14,900

460 

420 

460 

3,090 

7,590 

7.340 

2,430 

1,030 

. 866

7, 590

Apr.

525 

577 

628 

698 

775

888 

955 

992 

1,030 

1,070

1,110 

1,270 

1,500 

1,400 

1,270

1,230 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,110

1,070 

1,110 

1,190 

1,360 

1,700

1,970 

1,970 

2,140 

2,550 

3,090

May

3,540 

3,390 

3,020 

2,810 

3,090

,020 

,360 

,190 

,100 

,860

,540 

,390 

,620 

,2SO 

,100

,150 

,590 

,590 

,340 

,590

,340 

,610 

,710 

,100 

,720

,450 

,450 

,910 

,710 

6,150 

^6,850

Minimum

705 

496 

460

350.

360 

350 

350 

525 

2,810 

£,550 

992 

719 

572

350

June

7,340 

.7,090 

6,150 

5,500 

5,300

4,910 

4,720 

5,100 

5,300 

5,100

4^720 

4*540 

4,720 

4,540 

4,190

3,860 

3,620 

3,460 

3,240 

3,090

3,020 

2,880 

2,810 

2,680 

2,620

2,620 

2,740 

2,680 

2 , 620 

2,550

, Mean

745 

616 

537

3,046

406 

370 

406 

1,288 

4,986 

4,124 

1,529 

861 

705

1,383

* Winter discharge meaaurement ijade on this day. 

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 11 to Jan. CO; discharge computed .on

020 

930 

590

1944

July

,430 

,370 

,310 

,190 

,080

1,970 

1,970 

1,920 

1,800 

1,750

1,700 1,650 " 

1,550 

1, 500 

1,450

1,400 

1,360 

1,320 

1,270 

1,230

1,230 

1,190 

1,150 

1,110 

1,150

1,150 

1,110 

1,070 

1,030 

998 

992

Per 

square 

mile

0.460 

.380 

.331

1.88

.251

'.795 

3.08 

2.55 

,944 

.531 

.435

.854

Aug.

955 

948 

918 

902 

866

845 

859 

831 

810 

803

803 

782 

838 

918 

955

1,030 

1,030 

992 

955 

925

895 

866 

838 

810 

796

782 

768 

754 

747 

740 

719

Sept.

712 

- 712 

698 

677 

65S

646 

640 

622 

616 

599

594 

582 

577 

572 

582

652 

726 

719 

698 

761

775 

782 

831 

838 

831

796 

775 

796 

866

Runoff

Inches

0.53 

.42 

.38

25.53

.29 

 25 

.29 

.89 

3.55 

2.84 

1.09 

.61 

.49

11.63

Acre feet

45, SIO 

36,640 

33,000

2,205,000

24,940 

21,300 

24,950 

76,620 

306,600 

245,400 

94,000 

52,920 

41,950

1,004,000

basis of weftther records

records for other Plathead Hiver stations. Stage-rliseharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9, 

Jan. 21 to Har. 18. , .

Time basis} Mountain war tltre. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILli RIVER BASIN 173

Flathead River at Columbia Falls, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°22', loifg. 114°11', in SWi sec. 17, T. 30.11., R. 

20 W., 200 feet dovmstream from highway bridge at Columbia Falls and 5 riiles 1 downstream 

fron South Fork. Datum of gage is 2,978.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Amy). -

Drainage area.- 4,440 square miles.

Records available.- Hay 1922 to September 1923 (fragmentary), June 1928 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1928-44), 8,492 second-feet.

ESctrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,700 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 10.91 

feet); minimum, 1,020 second-feet Jan. 30, Mar. 7 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

1922-23, 1928-44: THximum discharge, 102,000 second-feet June 1, 1923 (gage height, 

17.3 feet); minimum, 798 second-feet Dec. 8, 1929 (gage height, -0.08 foot).

ffeximum stage known, 22.7 feet in. June 1894, from floodmarks (discharge, 150,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 80,000 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No 

diversion.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect 

[gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

1,020 

1.53O 

2.OSO 

2,770

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

4,460

6,480

9,140

12,300

8.0

10.0

11.0

19,300

29,600

35,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,080 

2,020 

2,020 

2,020 

2,020

2,030 

2,080 

2,020 

2,020 

2,020

2,410 

2,840 

2,340 

2,700 

2,550

, 2,550 

2,480 

2,480 

2,410 

2,340

2,260 

2,340 

2,410 

2,280 

2,210

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,340

Nov.

2,280 

2,210 

2,140 

2,140 

2,340

2,340 

2,210 

2,080 

2,020 

1,950

1,950 

1,890 

1,330 

1,330 

1,730

1,780 

1,720 

1,780 

1,730 

1,780

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,720

1,530 

1,430 

1,580 

1,720 

1.720

Dec.

1,830 

1,330 

2,'OSO 

2,480 

2,410

2,030 

2,020 

2,020 

#1,950 

1,670

1,580 

1,570 

1,560 

1,550 

1,500

1,460 

1,430 

1,420 

1,400 

1,400

1,390 

1,400 

1,420 

1,500 

1,560

1,550 

1,500 

1,460 

1,420 

1,440 

1,450

Jan.

1,500 

1,520 

1,500 

1,460 

1,420

1,370 

1,320 

1 1,270 

1,250 

1,260

1,230 

1,290 

1,300

1 , WO 

1,360

1,380 

1,400 

1,420 

1,400 

1,360

1,340 

*1 , 230 

1,250 

1,200 

1,150

1,100 

1,030 

1,050 

1,050 

1,060 

1,080

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jariu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

1,110 

.1,150 

1,200 

1,250 

1,300

1,330 

1,300 

1,250 

1,230 

1,200

1,130

1,150 

1,150 

1,130 

1,110

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

Secondfoot-days

71,240 

56,750 

51 , 320

4,015,040

40,030 

33,140 

39,070 

172 ,,440 

653,600 

431,670 

150,520 

80,260 

67,430.

1,847,470

Mar

1,050 

1,050 

1,070 

1,OSO 

1,100

1,100 

1,120 

1,140 

1,180 

1,400

1,350 

1,300 

1,250 

1,280 

1,280

1,300 

1,300 

*1,400 

1,400 

1,440

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,300

1,260 

1,260 

1,220 

1,220 1,300' 

1,440

Maximum

2,840 

2,340 

2,430

60,300

1,520 

1,330 

1,440 

13,600 

34,100 

25,900 

8,280 

3,160 

3,240

34,100

Apr.

1,670 

1,890 

2,210 

2,84O 

4,010

4,840 

5,220

5 , 030 

4,840 

5,030

5,220 

6,040 

6,950 

6,480 

5,830

5,420 

5,E2O 

5,030 

4,840 

4,740

4,650 

4,840 

5,220 

6,040 

7,460

8,560 

8,230 

9,140 

11,300 

13,600

May

14,700 

24,000 

12,300 

11,600 

12,900

17,000 

19,000 

18,600 

17,300 

16,200

15,000 

15,400 

18,200 

22,500 

25,900

31,200 

32,900 

31,300 

32,900 

34,100

30,100 

26,400 

22,500 

19,300 

17,300

16,200 

16,200 

18,200 

22,000 

24,000 

26,400

Minimum .

2,020 

1,430 

1,390

1,390

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,670 

' 11,600 

3,560 

3,030 

2,080 

1,670

1,050

June

25,900 

24,400 

22,000 

19,800 

18,600

17,400 

17,000 

13,200 

13,600 

17,800

17,000 

16,200 

15,300 

15,000 

14,000

13,300 

12,600 

11,900 

11,300 

11,000

10,700 

10,000 

9,740 

9,440 

8,850

3,560 

9,140 

9,740 

9,140 

3,560

Mean

2,298 

1,892 

1,655

11,000

1,291 

1,143 

1,260 

5,743 

21,080 

14,390 

4,855 

2,539 

2,248

5,048

* IVinter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note . - Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Mar. 7, Mar. 

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert. war time to standard time,

July

8,280 

3,000 

7,460 

6,950 

6,710

6,430 

6,260

6,040 

5,620 

5,420

5,220 

5,030 

4,840 

4,740 

4,560

4,370 

4,280 

4,100 

4,010 

3,920

3,920 

3,S3O 

3,740 

3,570 

3,570

3,480 

3,400 

3,240 

3,240 

3,160 

5,030

Per 

square 

mile

0.513 

.426 

.373

2.43

.291 

.257 

.234 

1.29 

4.75 

3". 24 

1.09 

.533 

.506

1.14

11, 13. 

subtract

Aug.

3,OOO 

2,920 

2,84O 

2,770 

2,700

2,620 

2,550 

2,480 

2.48O 

2,550

2,700 

2,480 

2, -770 

3,000 

3,000

3,160 

3,080 

2,920 

 2,770 

2,620

2,550 

2,480 

2,340 

2,340 

2,280

2,210

2,210 

2,140 

2,140 

2,080 

2,080

Sept.

2,020 

2,080 

2,080 

2,020 

1,950

1,890 

1,390 

1,830 

1,780 

1,780

1,720 

1,720 

1,670 

1,670 

1,720

1,390 

2.14O 

2,080 

1,950 

2,210

"2,700 

2,920 

3,240 

3,240 

3,160

3,000 

2,340 

2,700 

2,700 

2,840

Runoff

Inphes

0.60 

.48

33.63

.34 

.28 

.33 

1.44 

5.48 

3.62 

1.26 

.67 

.56

15.49

1 hour.

Acre-feet

141 ,3OO 

112,600 

101,800

7,964,000

79,400 

65,730 

77,490 

342,000 

1,896,000 

356,200 

298,600 

t 159,200 

133,700

3,664,000
174 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Flathead River near Kalispell, Mont.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 48°13', long. 114°15', in NEi sec. 10, T. 28 N., R. 21 W., 

at Highway bridge, 3 miles east of Kalispell. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(Somers datum).

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1944. *

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 2,909.14 feet May 20; minimum observed, 

2,900.02 feet Jan. 30.

1928-44: Maximum elevation observed, 2,913.95 feet May 27, 1928; minimum observed, 

' 2,899.75 feet Dec. 17, 1940.

Remarks.- Gage read once daily.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

6 

11 

16 

21 

26

Oct.

101.06 

101.06 

101.22 

al01.40 

alOl.31

aioi.25

Nov.

101.14 

a 101. 20 

101.01 

100.92 

100.88 

100.70

Dec.

100.80 

101.04 

100. 62 

100.50 

100.32 

100.86

Jan.

alOO.55 

alOO.66 

100.22 

100.60 

alOO. 46 

100.24

Pet).

alX>0.27 

100. 46 

100.32 

100.36 

100. 46 

a 100. 2 6

Mar.

100.22 

alOO.15 

100.48 

100.42 

alOO. 53 

alOO.30

Apr.

alOO. 60 

102.60 

102.86 

103.02 

102.56 

104.12

May

al«6.00 

al06.70 

106.08 

108. 60 

108.70 

106.40

June

108.00 

106.72 

a306.55 

a!05. 55 

104. 72 

104.26

July

a!03.90 

103.32 

a!02.75 

a 102. 3 4 

102.02 

101.82

Aug.

alOl. 56 

101.32 

101.36 

101.54 

101-32 

al01.12

Sept.

alOO.98 

alOO.91 

100.74 

100.92 

101.34 

101.58

a No gage reading; elevation interpolated 

Falls.

Note.- Add 2,800 feet to obtain elevation

or computed on basis of records fop station at Columbia 

above mean sea level (Somers datum)-.

Flathead River at Demersville,' near Kalispell, Mont.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°10', long. 114°16', in NEi sec. 28, T. 28 N., R. 21 

W., at Demersville, 3 miles south of Kalispell. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(Somers datum).

Records available.- April 1909 to July 1912, April 1928 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 2,894.28 feet June 1, 2; minimum 

ooserved, 2,883.06 feet Apr. 2.

1909-12, 1928-44: Maximum elevation observed, 2,904.94 feet June 17, 1933; minimum observed, 2;881.86 feet Dec. 18-26, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage read once or twice daily. Since April 1938 elevation of water surface 

nas been subject to regulation by Kerr Dam, below outlet of Flathead Lake.

Elevation,.in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944 

Day

1 

6 

11 

16 

21 

26

Oct.

90.90 

90.54 

90.32 

90.02 

89.62 

89.34

Nov.

89.04 

88.80 

88.66 

68.44 

88.32 

88.10

Dec.

87. 82 

87.62 

87.46 

87.16 

86.90 

36.72

Jan.

36.58 

'86.24 

85.98 

35.78 

85.68 

85.34

Feb.

85.04 

85.00 

84.84 

84.68 

64.38 

34.28

Mar.

84.12 

83.90 

83.74 

83.54 

83.48 

83.14

Apr.

83.12 

83.95 

84.16 

84.42 

84.18 

85.42

May

87.44 

87.83 

88.49 

92.21 

93.72 

92.22

June

94.27 

93.41 

93.38 

93.27 

93.12 

93.25

July

93.07 

93.25 

93.05 

93.02 

93.06 

93.04

Aug.

92.94 

92.74 

92.75 

92.57 

92.49 

92.43

Sept.

92.18 92.06' 

91.85 

91.69 

91.41 

91.32

Note.- Add 2,800 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level (§pmers datum).

Flathead River at Damon Ranch, near Kalispell, Mont.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 48°09', long. 114°08', in NWi sec. 32, T. 28 N., R. 20

 W., at Damon Ranch, 7 miles southeast of Kalispell. Datum of gage is mean sea level 

(Somers datum).

Records available.- April 1909 to July 1912, May 1928 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 2,893.24 feet June 10, 11; minimum

 Observed, 2,882.94 feet Apr. 1-3.

1909-12, 1928-44: Maximum elevation observed, 2,900.94 feet June 17, 1933; minimum observed, 2,881.55 feet Jan. 27-31, 1937.

Remarks.- Gage read twice daily. Since April 1938 elevation of water surface has been 

suoject to regulation by Kerr Dam, below outlet of Flathead Lake.

Elevation, in feet, water year,October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

6 

11 

16 

21 

26

Oct.

90.79 

90.45 

90.22 

89.86 

89.50 

89.25

Nov.

88.97 

88.80 

88.56 

88.41 

88.21 

88.10

Dec.

87.76 

37.59 

87.39 

87.11 

86.86 

86.67

Jan.

86.40 

S6.19 

85.89 

85.72 

85.49 

85.27

Feb.

85.02 

84.94 

d84. 67 

84.65 

84.40 

84.27

Mar.

84 .,12 

83.89 

83.71 

83.48 

83.38 

83.07

Apr.

82.96 

83.21 

83.64 

84.02 

84.67 

85. 32

May

85,74 

86.51 

87.13 

90.04 

91.69 

91.44

June

92.86 

92.67 

93.23 

92.88 

92.87 

93.06

July

92.90 

92.97 

92.95 

92.94 

92.92 

92.99

Aug.

92.85 

92.76 

92.67 

92.52 

92,43 

92.28

Sept.

92.17 

91.99 

91.77 

91.63 

91.38 

91.30

d Doubtful gage reading; inconsistent with profile Indicated by adjacent stations. 

Note.- Add 2,800 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level (Somers datum).

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 175

Flathead River at Therrlault Ferry, near Kalispell, Mont.

Location.- Staff gage,' lat. 48°08', long. 114°09', in NWi sec. 4, T. 27 N., R. 20 W., at 

Therriault Ferry, 9 miles southeast of Kalispell. ' Datum of gage is at mea^sea level 

(Somers datum).

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 2,892.92 feet June 25; minimum " 

observed, 2,882.96 feet Apr. 1, 4.

1934-44: Maximum elevation observed, 2,894.23 feet tfey 16, 1936; minimum observed, 

2,381.28 feet Jan. 21-33, 1937.

Remarks.- Gage read twice daily. Since April 1938 elevation of water surface has been 

subject to regulation by Kerr Dam, below outlet of Flathead Lake.

Elevation, in feat, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

6

11

16

21

26

net.

90.72

90.38

90.10

S9.79

89.46

89.22

Nov.

88.92

88.71

88.52

88.33

88.21

SS.04

Dec.

87.66

87.54

87.39

87.22

86.77

86.59

Jan.

86.41

86.18

85.90

85.78

85.49

" 85.29

Feb.

85.03

84.96

84.75

84.58

84.38

84.26

Mar.

84.13

83.92

83.73

83.50

83. 38,

83.16

Apr.

82.97

83.14

83.39

83.61

83.70

84.17

May

85.14

85.77

86.69

8S.60

90. 6S

91.03

June

92.17

92.30

92. S9

92.61

92.67

92.89

July

92.74

92.85

92.84

92. 7S

92.88

92.87

Aug.

92.78

92. 6S

92. 55

92.43

92.34

92.23

Sept.

92.09

91.90

91.75

91.50

91,30

91.36

Mote.- Add 2,300 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level (Somers datum).

Flathead River near Holt, Mont.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°06', long. 114°06',. in NEi sec. 22, T. 27 N., R. 20 W., at 

- Keller Ranch, 0.7 mile upstream from Holt. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Somers 

datum). '

Records available.- April 1909 to July 1912,' June 1928 to September 1937, October 1939 to 

September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 2,892.90 feet July 25; minimum observed, 2,882.88 feet Apr. 2.

1909-12, 1928-37, 1939-44: Maximum elevation, 2,897.35 feet May 29, 30, 1928, from 

floodmark; minimum observed, 2,881.24 feet Jan. 25-28, 1930.

Remarks.- Since April 1938 elevatisn of water surface has been subject to regulation by 

Kerr Dam, below outlet of Flathead Lake.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1943 to Sep'tember 1944

Day

1

6

11

16

21

26

Oct.

a90.74

90.40

a90.16

89.82

89.47

a89.22.

Nov.

a88.92

88.72

88.54

aS8.37

a88. 22

aS8.05

Dec.

87.73

87.57

87.35

a87.07

86.77

86.61

Jan.

86.35

86.10

85.88

a85.76

85.41

85.23

Feb.

85.00

84.90

84.74

84.50

84.32

84.18

Mar.

84.04

83.84

83.68

83.48

83.36

83.10

Apr.

82.92

82.98

aS3.26

83.50

a83.62

83.94

May

84.76

85.30

86.42

a87.89

90.14

90.92

June

91. 8S

92.14

92.76

92.52

92.61

92.86

July

a92.72

a92.84

92. S2

92.78

a92.86

92.86

Aug.

92.78

a92.69

92.54

92.42

92.35

92.24-

Sept.

92.11

a91.90

a91.78

91.60

91.28

91.30

a No gage reading; elevation interpolated or computed on basis of profile indicated by adjacent 

stations.

Mote.- Add 2,800 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level (Somers datum).

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
176 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Flathead Lake at Somers, Mont. ~*

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°04', long. 114°13', in IIEi sec. 26, T. 27 11., 

R. El W., at steaiiboat dock at Somers. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (Sor.iers 

datum).

Records available.- April 1922 to September 1944.

Extrenes.- Maximum elevation during year, 2,892.98 feet (regulated) July 21; minimum, 

2,^82.81 feet (regulated) Apr. 5.

1922-44: Maximum elevation, 2,896.26 feet June 19, 1933; minimum, 2,881.07 feet 

Dec. 5, 1936.

ReTtiarks.- Since April 1958 lake elevation has been subject to regulation by Kerr Dan, 

4 miles below outlet. Some diversion and regulation above Flathead Lake.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

90. 7CT

9O.64

90.57

90.50

90.42

90.37

90.30

90.23

90.17

90.12

90.12

90.06

89.98

89.89

89.85

89.80

89.73

89.67

89.59

89.53

89.48

89.45

89.38

89.31

89.26

89.19

89.14

89.06

89.02

89.00

88.94

Nov.

88.88

88.82

88.79

88.75

88.74

88.68

88. 62

88.57

88. 53

88.50

88.48

88.45

88.42

88.37

88.34

88.32

88.28

88.24

88.20

88.20

88.18

88.14

88.10

88.09

88.04

87.99

87.91

87.83

87.74

87.69

Dec.

87.65

87.64

87.63"

87.56

87.53

87.51

87.49

87.44

87.42

87.37

87.34

87.28

87.22

87.16

87. lO

87.05

86.98

86.92

86.87

86.82

86.78

86.71

86.67

86.65

86.62

86.57

86.53

86.47

86.43

86.38

86.35

Jan.

86.32

86.29

86.24

86.19

86.14

86.08

86.04

86.00

85.93

85-88

85.81

85.77

85.73

85.70

85.66

85'. 61

85.60

85.54

85.50

85.44

85.41

85.36

85-. 32

85.28

85.24

85. SO

85.15

65.12

85.06

85.03

84.98

Feb.

84.97

84.93

84.90

84.88

84.86

84.87

84.83

84.78

84.74

84. 7S

84.66

84.64

84.61

84.58

84.56

84.51

84.47

84.43

84.41

84.34

84.29

84.27

84.23

84.21

84.18

84.16

84.14

84.09

84.04

M

-

Mar.

84.04

84.02

83.97

83.89

83.87

83.82

83.78

83.72

83.71

83.68

83.64

83.57

83.52

83.50

83.44

83.40

83,38

83.35

83.35

83.33

83.28

83.25

83.18

83.13

83. 1O

83.06

83.07

83.01

82.97

82.93

82.89

Apr.

82.89

82.87

82.86

82.85

82.89

8S.93

82.98

82.99

83.05

83.10

83.15

83.24

83.28

83.32

83.38

83.38

83.42

83.45

83.48

83.49

83.52

83.56

83.60

83.66

83.75

83.82

83.92

84.02

84.15

84.32

May

84.52

84.70

84.85

84.92

85.00

85.09

'85.29

85.57

85.77

85.97

86.12

86.28

86.47

86.72

87. OO

87.36

87.80

x88.40

88.80

89.26

89.68

90. OS

90.37

90.55

90.68

" 90.75

90.82

90.90

91.00

91.17

91.39

June

91.60

91. 7S

91.92

91.98

91.95

91.96

92.04

92.16

92.34

92.55

92.63

92.66

92.63

92.58

92.51

92.44

92.40

92.43

92.48

92.53

92.58

92.67

92.76

92.79

92.81

92.80

92.82

92.76

92.73

92.68

-

July

92.66

92.67

92.70

92.74

92.80

92.85

92.83

92.81

92.78

92.80

92.80

92.78

92.78

92.76

92.77

92.78

92.80

92.80

92.80

92.82

92.87

92.86

92.88

92.88

92T88

92.87

92.85

92.86

92.87

92.83

92.79

Aug.

92.76

92.74

92.73

92.70

92.67

92.64

92.62

92.58

92.59

92.61

92.52

92.48

92.46

92.42

92.44

92.42

92.40

92.41

92.39

92.35

92.32

92.30

92.25

92.23

92.24

92.20

92.16

92.14

92.11

92.08

92.05

Sept.

92.05

92.04

91.98

91.95

91.92

91.89

- 91.86

91.83

91.79

91.76

91.73

91.69

91.67

91.64

91.57

91.53

91.44

91.38

91.37

91.35

91.28

91.30

91.28

91.26

91.25

91.24

91. 2O

91.19

91.19

'- 91.14

-

Hote. - Add 2,800 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level (Somers datum).

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Dat =

Dec. 31. ................'.

Calendar year 1943 .....

Water year 1943-44.....

KLevatlon 

(feet)

o Q9o. "7 5

2)388.91

2,387.68 

2,886.34

_

2,884.98 

2,884.05 

2,882.90 

2,884.42 

2,891.48 

2,892.68 

2,892.78 

2,892.06 

2,891.14

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,510,000 

1,283,000 

1,133,000 

971,300

-

807, 700 

696,700 

560,600 ' 

740,800 

1,601,000 

1,751,000 

1,763,000 

1,673,000 

1,553,000

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-227,000 

-150,000 

-161,700

-317,700

-163,600 

-111,000 

-136,100 

+180,200 

+860,200 

+150,000 

+12,000 

-90,000 

-115,000

+48,000

________________i_________j i 

Hote.- Elevations are average of dally means of last 2 days of each

anS first 2 days Bf following month.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert

subtract 1 ho IT.'

ar time to standard time,
FEND OREILLE RIVfiR BASIN 

Flathead River near poison, Mont.

177

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°41', long. 114°15', in NWiSEi sec. 11, T» 22 N., 

K. XL W., half a mile downstream from Kerr Dam-and 6 ml les^ downstream from poison.

Drainage area.- 6,990 square miles.

Records available,- July 1907 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 37 years, 11,060 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,500 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 10.57 

rest); minimum, 545 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 7 (gage height, 0.35 foot); minimum 

dally, 2,470 second-feet Feb. 13. "

1907-44: Maximum discharge, 82,100 second-feet May 29, 30, 1928 (gage height, 17.1 

feet, -site and datum then in use); minimum, probably less than 5 second-feet 

(regulated) Apr. 13, 1938; minimum daily, 32 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 12, 1938.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Several small diversions from tributaries above Flathead 

Lake. Flow regulated since April 1938 by Flathead Lake (see preceding page).

Eat'nt; table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In second-feet)

2.5 2,350 6.0 8,800 

3.0 2,990 7.0 11,600 

3.5 3,720 8.0 14,700 

4.0 4,580 9.0 18,200 

5.0 6,520 10.1 22,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7,160 

7,160 

-. 7,100 

7,380 

7,380

7,380 

7,160 

7,160 

7,160 

7,160

7,160 

6,840 

6,840 

6,840 

6,940

6,840 

6,940 

6,730 

6,420 

6,520

6,520 

6,310 

6,520 

6,520 

6,520

6,520 

6,520 

6,520 

6,310 

6,310 

6,310

Nov.'

6,310 

6,310 

6,310 

6,310 

6,110

6,110 

6,110 

5,330 

4,580 

4,580

4,580 

4,580 

4,580 

4,580 

43 580

4,580 

4,580 

4,580 

4,580 

4,310

4,580 

4,580 

4,580 

4,010 

5,330

6,210 

7,380 

7,380 

7,600 

6,870

. Month

Octo 

Novel 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

sndar year 1943

smber. ..........

3r year 1943-44

Dec.

4,580 

4,580 

4,580 

4,5SO 

4,580

4,580 

4,500 

4,710 

4,580 

4,580

5,140 

5,520 

5,520 

5,910 

6,310

5,710 

5,710 

5,140 

4,760 

4,760

« 4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760

Jan.

4,760 

4,580 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,760

4,760 

4,760 

4,760 

4,580 

4,140

4,140 

4,220 

4,220 

3,960 

3,640 

4,310

Feb.

3,960 

3,800 

4,400 

3,880 

3,500

2,720 

3,270 

3,270 

3,20O 

3,960

'4,140 

3,720 

2,470 

3,640 

4,140

4,580 

4,400 

3,570 

3,720 

3,270

3,880 

4,050 

4,050 

3,270 

3,270

3,570 

3,200 

3,500 

3,570

Observed

Diacharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

7,380 

7,600 

6,310

48, 700

4,760 

4,580 

4,760 

6,110 

16,700 

22,400 

10,200 

3,960 

4,400

22,400

Minimum

6,310 

4,010 

4,500

2,480

3,640 

2,470 

3,060 

2,990 

3,420 

6,520 

3,270 

3,720 

3,360

2,470

Mean

6,827 

5,404 

4,925

13,760

4,597 

3,654 

4,159 

4,003 

9,630 

14, 780 

4,876 

3,903 

4,084

5,912

Mar.

3,880 

4,760 

4,490 

4,580 

3,790

4,760 

4,760 

4,400 

4,050 

3,720

3,340 

3,320 

4,220 

4,580 

4,140

3,570 

3,640 

3,960 

3,640 

4,760

4,760 

4.760 

4,760 

4,580 

4,400

3,060 

4,140 

4,220 

4,220 

3,960 

3,7SO

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

419,800 

321,500 

302,900

9,962,000

282, 700 

210,200 

255,700 

238,200 

592,100 

879,500 

306,000 

240,000 

243,000

4,292,000

Apr.

3,500 

3,020 

3,320 

3,800 

3,430

3,760 

3,830 

3,440 

2,990 

3,720

. 3,960 

4,490 

4,310 

5,210 

6,110

5>850 

5,910 

4,490 

3,340 

4,050

4,580 

4,310 

3,130 

3,420 

3,960

3,960 

3,640 

3,640 

3,34O 

3,570

Chang

cont en 

Flath 

Lak 

(acreMay

3,420 

4,940 

8,550 

9,060 

8,800

6,940 

6,110 

6,520 

6,940 

7,380

7,600 

7,380 

7,160 

6,730 

6,940

6,940 

6,940 

6,940 

7,380 

9,460

11,300 

11,000 

12,800 

14,400 

14,700

15,000 

14,000 

14, 700 

15,400 

15,400 

16,700

e In 

ts In 

ead 

e 

feet)

-227,000 

-150,000 

-161,700

-317,700

-163,600 

-111,000 

-136,100 

+180,200 

+860,200 

+150,000 

+12,000 

-90,000 

-115,000

+48,000

June

17,800 

18,200 

19,700 

20,000 

22,400

21,600 

14,400 

9,060 

9,330 

10,300

20,000 

21,200 

21,200 

21,200 

20,800

21,200 

15,500 

11,000 

11,300 

9,330

7,830 

6,520 

8,790 

10,400 

9,330

10,700 

13,400 

14, 700 

14,400 

11,800

July

10,200 

7,450 

4,950 

4,220 

5,140

5,520 

6,510 

7,380 

6,730 

6,520

7,160 

7,160 

5,710 

4,760 

3,680

3,270 

3,640 

4,050 

4,050 

3,670

3,810 

3,960 

4,050 

3,960 

3,960

3,960 

3,880 

3,880 

3,880 

3,500 

3,640

Aug.

3,880 

3,880 

3, 880 

3,880 

3,880

3,880 

3,960 

3,880 

3,880 

3,960

3,960 

3,960 

3,960 

3,960 

3,960

3,960 

3,960 

3,860 

3,960 

3,960

3,880 

3,880 

3,880 

3,800 

3,960

3,880 

3,880 

3,720 

3,8SO 

3,880 

3,800

Sept.

j.3,360 

3,960 

3,960 

3,800 

3,960

3,720 

3,660 

3,960 

3,880 

3,960

3,960 

3,960 

3,860 

3J960 

4,050

4,400 

4,400 

4,310 

4,220 

4,310

4,310 

4,400 

4,400 

3,880 

4,140

4,310 

4,310 

4,310 

4,310 

4,400

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

192,800 

171,500 

141,200

9,644,000

119,100 

99,200 

119,600 

418,400 

1,458,000 

1,030,000 

318,000 

150,000 

128,000

4,340,000

Discharge in 

second-feet

Mean

3,136 

2,882 

2,296

13,320

l',937 

1,725 

1,945 

7,031 

23,610 

17,310 

5,172 

2,440 

2,151

5,978

Per 

square 

mile

Runoff

inches

__.

ffote.- Change In contents in Flathead Lake based on average of mean elevations at Somers of last two 

days of each month and first two days of following jaonth.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
178 PEND OREILLE RIVER' BASIN

Middle Fork Flathead River at Essex, Mont.

Locatlbn.- V/ater-stage recorder, lat. 48°16', long. 113°36', In SV/i sec. 14, T. 29 N., 

R. 16 W., 0.6 ralle upstream from Ole Creek, 0.7 mile southeast of Essex, and 4 miles 

downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.- 517 square miles. , 

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1944.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 second-feet May 19 (gage height,'7.40 

reet); minimum recorded, 83 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 1.95 feet, affected by 

ice).

1939-44: Maximum discharge, 9,800 second-feet June 18, 1943 (gage height, 9.45 

feet); minimum..17 second-feet Jan. 11, 1941, ice jam upstream (gage height, 1.30 

feet). ^ . 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

vmich are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 107 4.0 1,080 

2.4 220 4.5 1,500 

2.3 363 5.0 2,000 

3.2 545 6.0 3,330 

3.6 780 7.2 5,340 

1 

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

211 

211 

211 

205 

211

243 

227 

214 

208 

214

236 

267 

260 

250 

236

246 

240 

246 

240 

230

2£3 

233 

227 

217 

217

217 

217 

217 

217 

214 

217

Nov.

211 

205 

205 

211 

-3243

227 

196 

193 

199 

196

202 

187 

190 

187 

181

169 

181 

187 

184 

187

193 

190 

184 

184 

172

160 

160 

190 

199 

196

Dec.

193 

137 

243 

264 

253

211 

190 

ISO 

*180 

175

170 

185 

165 

160 

150

145 

145 

145 

145 

140

150 

155 

160 

165 

160

155 

150 

140 

135 

140 

145

Jan.

150 

150 

150 

145 

145

145 

140 

135 

130 

120

115 

120 

125 

130 

130

135 

140 

140 

135 

130

*130 

125 

120 

120 

115

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

Feb.

115 

120 

125 

130 

140

140 

135 

130 

130 

125

ISO 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

allS 

allS 

allS

Month Secondfoot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

AUEU

Sept 

Wa

.ber 

fflber

lendar year 194» 

ary

5 .....

1 ..... . . . . . .....

st ......

ember .

7,022 

5,769 

5,261

02,202

3,980 

3,555 

3,952 

23,474 

90 .,350 

41, 429 

12,612 

6-, 684 

5,998

ter year 1943-44 ......... 210,086

Mar.

allS 

allS 

alls 

allS 

allS

a!20 

a!20 

a!25 

a!35 

a!45

a!45 

 a!40 

a!30 

a 130 

a!30

a!40 

*h!54 

h!32 

allS 

allO

allO 

hl!2 

hl22

a!30

h!27 

a!20 

a!20 

a!30 

a!45 

h!60

Maximum

267 

243 

264

9,150

150 

140 

160 

2,060 

5,340 

2,760 

685 

270 

347

5,340

Apr.

h!66 

a200 

h302 

h432 

h567

a 640 

h633 

hS78 

a 650 

h679

667 

801 

780 

685 

628

600

594 

578 

556 

550

584 

616 

748 

1,040 

1,280

1,200 

1,280 

1,540 

1,840 

2,060

May

2,060 

1,740 

1,500, 

1,540 

1,940

3,040 

2,620 

2,560 

2,360 

2,060

1,S90 

2,180 

2,760 

3,400 

3,SOO

4,630 

4,460 

4,630 

5,340 

5,160

4,200 

3,560 

2,970 

2,420 

2,120

1,940 

2,000 

2,490 

2,900 

2,900 

3,180

June

2,760 

2,490 

2,240 

1,940 

1,840

1,690 

1,690 

1,S40 

1,790 

1,790

1,640 

1,590

l)410 

1,320

1,240 

1,200 

1,120 

1,040 

985

940 

910 

865 

801 

760

734 

815 

940 

808 

741

Minimum Mean

205 227 

160 192 

135 170

135 , 1,376

110 128 

115 123 

110 127 

166 782 

1,500 2,915 

734 1,381 

253 407 

172 216 

138 200

110 574

1944

July

685 

644 

611 

584 

606

556 

525 

505

477 

464

459 

432 

415 

397 

- 389

372 

359 

347 

336 

324

317 

> 313 

306 

295 

295

2S8 

278 

267 

260 

253 

253

Per 

square 

mile

0.439 

.371 

.329

2.66

.248 

.238 

.246 1.51 

5.64 

2.67 

.787 

.418 

.387

1.11

Aug.

246 

236 

233 

227 

220

217 

214 

211 

214 

240

236 

217 

25O 

270 

264

256 

240 

223 

214 

205

199 

196 

190 

184 

187

193 

187 

181 

181 

181 

172

Sept.

172 

187 

190 

17S . 

169

163 

157 

152 

149

143

143 

140 

138 

140 

160

184 

 196 

175 

166 

199

227 

284 

347 

313 

284

267 

253 

240 

236 

246

Runoff

Inches

0.51 

.41 

.38

36.12

.29 

.26 

.28 

1.68 

6.50 

2.98 

.91 

.48 

.43

15.11

Acre feet

13,930 

11,440 

10,440

996,000

7,890 

7,050 

7,840 

46,560 

179,200 

82,170 

25,020 

13,260 

11,900

416,700

Winter discharge measurement made on this day

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather record; 

near Belton.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affect.ed by ice Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 7 to 

record Dec. 12-17).

Time basis: Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time,

.s and records for station

Feb. 26 (no gage-height 

subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork Flathead River at Belton, Mont.

179

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°30'00", long, 113°58'30", in NWi sec. 36, T. 32 N., R. 19 

VI., at Belton, half a mile upstream from highway bridge and 2 miles upstream from 

outlet of Lake McDonald.

Drainage area.- 950 square miles (revised).

Kecoras available.- October 1910 to September 1923, February 1929 to June 1933. August 1943 

to septemoer J.y44.

Extrenes.- 1943-44: Maximum discharge observed during period-August 1943 to September 1944, 

8,960 second-feet May 19, 20 (gage height, 8.15 feet); minimum observed, IBS second-feet 

Mar. 6 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1910-23, 1929-33, 1943-44: Maximum discharge observed, 49,000 second-feet June 21, 

-1916 (gage height, 20.0 feet); minimum observed, 115 second-feet Mar. 1, 1929 (stagedischarge relation affected by ice).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor. Gage read once daily. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in 3econd-feet, 1943-44 

1943

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Aug.

:

Sept .

860 

86O 

800 

740 

740 

740 

710 

680

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Aug.

:

Sept.

74O 

680 

520 

800 

800 

800 

680 

570

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

1,000 

930 

1,OOO 

860

Sept.

520 

595 

620 

570 

770 

740 

6SO 

650

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Aug.

860 

800 

86O 

8OO 

800 

860 

860 *

Sept.

620 

595 

5S5 

570 

570 

545

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 ' 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Oct.

520

52O

520

495

52O

545

545

520

520

520

710

86O

800

800

770

740

710

710

710

680

620

680

710

570

57O

545

595

620

620

62O

650

Nov.

620

570

570

570

#570

570

545

520

520

495

495

470

470

470

445

420

420

420

42O

445

420

445

420

420

b400

b380

b350

b380

400

420

~

Dec.

445

470

520

620

. 570

620

520

495

445

*b360

b360

b360

b360

b360

b360

b360

b350

320

300

300

b310

b320

340

380

400

400

380

340

300

265

265

Jan.

265

380

360

380

380

360

34O

320

bSOO

b280

b260

b260

b270

b280

b290

bSOO

b32O

b340

b340

b320

b310

#300

282

300

300

282

b260

b230

b200

b200

b2OO

Feb.

d200

3210

d210

d220

d220

d230

d230

d220

205

b200

2O5

b210

b210

b210

b210.

b210

b2lO

b210

b200

b200

b!90

180

b!90

b200

b210

b210

b210

b2OO

b!90

_

-

Mar.

b!90

180

blBO

b!75

b!70

155

b!80

205

235

340

360

340

265

180

205

265

-*265

340

320

300

300

265

300

28S

300

300

235

235

235

300

360

Apr.

42O

445

520

740

1,220

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,46O

1,380

dl, 550

dl,800'

dl,600

dl,550

1,460

1,140

1,300

, 1,380

1,300

1,300

1,380

1,460

1,73O

2,450

2,450

2,34O

2,800

3,460

4,200

-

May

4,200

3,750

3,320

3,180

3,900

 5,500

5,680

5,500

5,500

3,600

3,750

4,350

5,330

6,830

7,030

8,730

8,730

8,070

8,960

8,960

7,650

6,240

5,500

4,670

4,350

3,750

4,050

5,160

5,860

6,050

7,030

June

6,05o

5,330

4,830

3,750

3,900

3,750

3,750

4,050

4,050

4,050

3,750

3,750

3,600

3,460

3,180

2,920

2,800

2,560

2,450

2,450

2,340

2,230

2,120

2,120

2,020

2,120

2,020

2,120

2,020

2,020

July

1,920

1,820

 1,640

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,140

1,07O

1,140

1,070

1,000

1,000

1,000

930

860

860

860

860

860

800

860

800

800

770

8OO

800

740

Aug.

740

680

650

620

620

620

595

570

595

650

650

650

860

800

800

860

800

770

680

650

620

620

620

' 570

. 545

545

620

520

520

520

520

Sept.

495

620

570

520

495

495

470

445

445

420

420

420

40O

420

420

495

570

520

495

570

77O

1,070

1,220

1,140

1,07O

930

860

860

800

860

Monthly discharge, inr second-feet^ 1943-44

Month

September ......................

December ......................

Calendar year .........

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Second 

foot-days

9,630 . 

20,360

19,515 

14,060 

12,195

-

9,209 

6,000 

7,962 

48,355 

175,180 

95,560 

33,820 

20,08O 

19,285

461,221

Maximum

1,000 

860

860 

620 

620

_

380 

230 

360 

4,200 

8,960 

6,050 

1,920 

860 

1,220

8,960

Minimum

800 

520

495 

35O 

265

-

200 

180 

155 

420 

3,180 

2,020 

740 

52O 

400

155

Mean

875 

679

630 

469 

393

-

297 

207 

257 

1,612 

5,651 

3,185 

1,091 

648 

643

1,260

Per 

square 

mile

0.921 

.715

.663 

.494 

.414

-

.313 

.218 

.271 

1.70 

5.95 

3.35 

1.15 

.682 

.677

1.33

Runoff

Inches

0.38 

.80

.76 

.55 

.48

-

.36 

.24 

.31 

1.90 

6.86 

3.74 

1.33 

.79 

.76

18.08

Ac re- feet

19,100 

. 40,380

38,710 

27,890 

24,190

-

- 18,270 

11,900 

15, 790 

95,910 

347, 5dO 

189,500 

67,080 

39,830 

38,250

914,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. %

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on -basis of weather records and records 

stations at Essex and near Belton. ' Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
I30 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Flathead River near Be It on, Mont. ""*

Location.- Staff gage, 48°29'50", long. 114°00'30", in NEi sec. 34, T. 3fe N., R. 19 W., 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from McDonald Creek, li miles vast of Belton, 

and 3i miles upstream from nuuth.

Drainage area,.- 1,140 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1944.,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,300 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 

tJ.oU reet); minimum observed, ii70 second-feet Jan. 30, 51', Mar. 3, 6, 15 (gage height, 

1.14 feet).

1939-44: Maximum discharge observed, 20,600 second-feet 'June 18, 1943 (gage height, 

w.QO feet); minimum observed, 232 second-feet Jan. 21, 1940 (gage height, 1.08 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No regulation or diversion. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect, 

{gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 250 3.0 2,080 

1.5 470 3.5 2,950 

£.0 850 4.0 4,100 

2.5 1,390 4.5 5,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

-26 

'28 27 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

640 

640 

680 

640 

600

500 

600 

600 

565 

640

720 

050 

950 

850 

805

850 

760 

7CO 

680 

720

'680 

680 

720 

7EO 

680

680 

680 

680 

680 

680 

720

Nov.

680 

680 

640 

640 

680

640 

640 

600 

600 

S65

565 

565 

630 

530 

530

500 

500 

470 

500 

500

500 

500 500- 

500 

440

'410 

380 

380 

470 

470

Dec.

500 

470 

565 

680 

680

600 

640 

565 

530 

470

470 

470 

470 

410 

410

B80 

410 

410 

380 

380

380 

380 

410 

440 

470

470 

410 

380 

350 

345 

410

Jan.

410 

410 

410 

380 

380

380 

410 

380 

340 

320

300 

320 

340 

330 

340

350 

380 

410 

380 

350

340 

*340 

320 

340 

330

300 

290 

E85 

280 

270 

270

Feb.

300 

290 

310 

320 

310

335 

S50 

320 

> 310 

b310

310 

300 

b300 

b290 

b29.0

b290 

b290 

290 

b290 

bCQO

290 

b290 

b290 

2SO 

300

290 

285 

280 

280

Month SecondMontft foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 

ary

1 .........................

st ........................

ember .....................

21,810 

16,105 

14,335

10,670

10,685 

8,690 

9,505 

52,100 

10,580 

30,490 

38,720 

24,630 

21,470

ter year 1943-44 .......... 559,120

Mar.

290 

280 

270 

275 

280

270 

280 

290 

300 

350

340 

320 

D305 

b290 

270

290 

*315 

320 

540 

330

310 

320 

350 

330 

310

310 

290 

280 

280 

340 

380

Maximum

950 

680

680

18,900

410 

350 

380 

4,610 

11,300 

7,920 

1,930 

1,Q50 

1,220

11,300

Apr.

470- 

470 

5Z.O 

680 

1,050.

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,330 

1,390

1,520 

1,720 

2,080 

r;790 

1,790

1.6SO 

1,520 

" 1,520 

1,520 

1,460

1,460 

1,520 

1,580 

1,930 

2,400

2,570 

2,570 

2,950 

3,850 

4,610

5.0 6,930 

5.6 8,940 

6.3 11,300

1943 to September 1944

May

4,610 

4,100 

3,850 

3,610 

4,100

5,710 

6,300 

6,000 

5,710 

5,140

4,870 

5,140 

5,710 

7,250 

7,920

8,940 

10,600 

9,620 

10,300 

11,300

9,280 

B,600 

8,600 

8,360 

6,000

5,140 

5,140 

6,300 

6,300 

7,580 

8,600

Minimum

600 

380

345

345

270 

280 

270 

470 

3,6"10 

2,080 

950 

600 

470

270

June

7,920 

7,250 

d6,700 

6,300 

d5,700

5,140 

5,140 

5,420 

5,710 

5,420

5,140 

5,140 

4,610 

4,610 

4,350

4,100 

3,850 

3,610 

3,380 

3,160

2,950 

2,950 

3,160 

2,750 

2,750

2,750 

2,750 

2,950 

2,750 

2,080

Mean

704 

537 

462

3,317

345 

300 

307 

1,737 

6,793 

4,350 

 1,249 

795 

716

1,528

July

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

1,790 

1,650

1,520 

1,270 

1,330 

1,270 

1,270

1,220 

T,2SO 

1,220 

1,22,0 

1,220

1,160 

1,160 

1,100 

1,160 

1,100

1,100 

1,000 

1,050 

1;050 

1,050

1,000 

1,000 

950 

950 

950 

950

Per 

square 

mile

0.618 

.471 

.405

2.91

.303 

.263 

.269 

1.52 

5.96 

3.82 

1.10 

.697 

.628

1.34

Aug.

950 

950 

850 

805 

805

760 

760 

720 

760 

720

850 

760 

900 

850 

950

1,050 

950 

900 

850 

805

805 

760 

760 

720 

720

680 

720 

680 

640 

600 

600

Sept.

600 

640 

600 

600 

600

600 

575 

530 

530 

530

530 

530 

500 

500

470

530 

530 

530 

565 

600

950 

1,050 

1,160 

1, 220 

1,160

1,050 

1,000 

950 

900 

950

Runoff

Inches

0.71 

.53

.47

39.46

.35 

.28 

.31 

1.70 

6.87 

*.26 

1.27 

.80 

.70

18.25

Acre-feat

43,260 

31,940 

28,430

2,401,000

21,190 

17, 240 

18,850 

103,300 

417,700 

- 258,800 

76,800 

48,850 

42,590'

1,109,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of other Flathead River stations.

Tine basis; Mountain war time. *o convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
N FW) OREILLE' RIVER BASIN , 

South "Fork Flathead River Hear Columbia Falls, Mont.

181

Location.- Water-state recorder, lat. 48°22',. long. 114°03', in NEi sec. 17, T. SO H.,

 R. 19 \!. f, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles east of Columbia Falls. Datum of 

gage is 3,031.3 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, u. S. 

Array, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,640 square miles.

Records available.- September 1910 to September 1918, April 1923 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1928-32, 1933-44), 2,950 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 second-feet May 16. (gage height, 10.73

 feet); minimum daily, 340 second-feet Jan. 28-31 (stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice).

1910-16, 1923-44: Maximum discharge observed, 46,200 second-feet June 19, 1916 

(gage height, 16.6 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve' extended 

above 20,000 second-feet; minimum discharge, 206 second-feet Dec. 6, 1935, discharge 

measurement (stage-discharge relation affected by ice).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1-12 Oct. 13 to Sept. 30

1-5 610 1.2 420 3.0 1.74O 7.5 8,050 

1.7 730 1.6 640 4.O 2,760 9.0 11,100 

2.0 930 2:0 910 5.0 4,010 1O. 5 14,600 

2.3 - 1,160 2.5 1,310 6.0 5,470

-Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

652 

646 

640 

628 

640

664 

658 

640 

628 

.658

818 

, 1,120 

990 

882 

819

812 

791 

791 

770 

742

728 

770 

770 

721 

714

721 

728 

721 

707 

721 

735

Mov.

700 

682 

676 

688 

*854

833 

749 

694 

676 

658

652 

634 

622 

616 

604

574. 

568 

604 

598 

604

622 

628 

622 

616 

598

532 

500 

544 

604 

610

Dec.

658 

658 

756 

926 

896

798 

749 

756 

720 

 K-680

64O 

620 

600 

59O 

58O

560 

540 

530 

520 

510

510 

510 

520 

540 

560

*550 

540 

510 

510 

520 

550

Jan.

570 

560 

550 

530 

520

520 

510 

500 

480 

470

460 

440 

450 

460 

470

480 

480 

480 

480 

470

*440 

4SO 

400 

380 

370

360 

350 

340 

340 

340 

340

Feb.

350 

360 

370 

380 

400

420 

420 

410 

400 

400

390 

390 

380 

380 

38O

380 

380 

380 

380 

380

370 

37O 

370 

37O 

380

380 

380 

370 

37O

Month SecondMonttl foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr: 

May 

June 

JulS 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943 

ary

1,E

1 ....... .................

2

........... ........ ..... -

st ..... ..................

ember . .

23,025 

19,162 

19,107

83,485

13,960 

11,090 

13,960 

77,729 

74,800 

62,410 

51,696 

£3,376 

£0,247

ter year 1943-44 .......... 710,562

Mar.

370 

360 

360 

370 

380

390 

400 

420 

 440 

460

450 

45O 

440 

430 

420

#460 

500 

510 

510 

510

500 

500 

490 

480 

470

46O 

460 

460 

. 480 

500 

530

Maximum

1,120 

854 

926

24,800

570 

420 

530 

5,790 

14,600 

10,200 

2,990 

934 

1,070

14,600

Apr.

580 

. 660 

819 

1,110 

£,020

£,540 

2,600 

£,430 

2,380 

£,540

£,540 

£,930 

3,350 

2,930 

#2,650

2,430 

2,270 

2,220 

2,120 

2,020

2,O2O 

2,120 

2,320 

2,720 

3,480

3,610 

3,610 

4,010 

4,860 

5,790

Hay

6,110 

5,630 

4,860 

4,570 

5,310

7,490 

8,240 

9,050 

7,490 

6,620

6,110 

6,960 

8,620 

10,900 

12,000

14,600 

14,100 

13,400 

14,400 

13,900

11,800 

10,400 

9,010 

7,670 

6,960

6,280 

6,280 

7,310 

9,210 

9,82O 

10^700

Minimum

628 

5OO 

510

500

340 

350 

360 

580 

4,570 

3,110 

926 

550 

485

340

June

10,200 

9,410 

8,430 

7,490 

6,960

6,620 

6,45O 

7,130 

7,310 

6,960

6,45O 

6,110 

5,790 

5,470 

5,010

4,860 

4,710 

4,430 

4,150 

4,010

3,870 

3,740 

3,610 

3,350 

3,110

3,110 

3,350 

' 3,610 

3,480 

3,23O

Mean

743 

639 

616

4,338

450 

382 

450 

2,591 

8,865 

5,414 

1,668 

754 

675

1,941

July

2,990 

2,870 

2,700 

2,540 

2,430

2,38O 

2,270 

2,120 

2,O20 

1,920

1,830 

1.780 

1/700 

1,600 

1,56O

1,470 

1,430 

1,390 

1,310 

1,270

1,270 

1,27O 

1,230 

1,150 

1,150

1.110 

1,06O 

1,010 

990 

950 

926

Per 

square 

mile

0.453 

.390 

.376

2.65

.274 

.233 

.274 

1.58 

5.41 

3.30 

1.02 

.460 

.412

1.18

Aug,

910 

882 

854 

833 

812

784 

77O 

749 

756 

805

805 

763 

910 

926

926

934 

875 

805 

756 

7£1

638 

676 

652 

640 

628

622 

6O4 

592 

580 

568 

550

Sept

544 

568 

592 

574 

550

526 

515 

510 

505 

495

495 

.490 

485 

485 

500

604 

640 

568 

532 

791

1,010 

1,010 

1,070 

1,030 

958

" 889 

854 

805 

- 798 

854

Runoff

Inches

0.52 

.44 

.43

35.92

.32 

.25 

.32 

1.76 

6.24 

3.68 

1.18 

.53 

.46

16.13

Acre-feet

45,670 

38,010 

37,900

3,141,000

27,690 

22,000 

27,690 

154,200 

545,100 

322, 100 

102,500 

46,370 . 

40,160

1,409,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. - Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27, Dec. 9 to Apr. 2.

Time baala; .Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
182 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Stillwater River near Whiteflsh, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°19', long. 114°23', in SWi sec. 34, T. 30 N.,

 R. iiii W., 600 feet downstream from highway bridge, 7 miles southwest .of Whlteflsh, 

and 10 miles upstream from Whltefish Creek.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 307 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 345 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 3.56

 -feet); minimum, 48 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 0^59 foot).

1930-44: Maximum discharge, 2,680 second-feet Apr. 28, 1934; maximum gage height, 

14.79 feet Apr. 22, 1943; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 15, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some

 waTEer stored during high-water periods and released for logging operations during 

sunmer. No diversion.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

116

116

116

112

116

116

116

116

116

116

120

129

129

129

124

124

124

124

120

120

116

120

120

124

124

124

1£4

120

120

lldO

120

NOV.

120

120

116

120

120

*120

124

120

120

116

116

116

112

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

112

112

108

108

99

103

104

103

103

~

Dec.

104

104

108

112

116

98

112

112

110

110

*110

105

105

105

105

105

100

95

90

85

90

90

90

95

95

90

85

85

80

80

85

Jan.

85

90

90

85

80

75

70

65

65

65

65

65

70

70

70

75

75

75

75

*80

80

75

75

75

70

70

70 ' 70

70

70

70

Feb.

70

70

7S

75

75

80

75

75

75

75

75

75

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

-

"

Month

October. ..............................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. ................................... .

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June ..................................... .

July........ ...............................

August .....................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

70

70

70

70

75

75

75

75

75

80

80

80

80

75

*75

75

80

85

90

90

90

90

90

90

85

85

80

85

85

90

90

Apr.

97

101

106

112

116

124

129

129

134

136

142

152

167

177

228

*267

£47

228

210

199

182

177

172

167

167

172

177

182

188

188

- 

Second 

foot-days

3 , 731

3,356

3,056

169,546

2 285

2*085

C.505

4 975

s!£14

8, 262

3,403

1,954

1,644

45,470

May

194

199.

210

210

216

216

222

22S

234

£40

247

247 247-

247

247

£47

247

260

281

309

330

338

345

338

338

. 330

316

295

281

274

281

Maximum

129

124

116

2,580

90

80

90

267

345

338

172

76

62

345

June

288

302

316

330

338

338

330

330

338

330

323

309

302

302

295

288

28i

267

260

254

240

£34

234

228

222

210

204

199

188

182

~

Minimum

112

99

80

50

65

70

70

97

194

182

6E

51

49

49

July

172 167'

157

152

142

138

« 129

124

124

120

120

116

112

112

10S

104 10'3

100

98

94

93

92

91

88

86

86

82

80

77

74

62

Aug.

- 56

56

56

56

54

' 54

54

53

53

52

52

51

53

60

67

76

75

74

74

74

75

75

74

73

71

68

66

66

64

62

60

Mean

120

112

98.6

465

73.7

VI 9

80, 8

166

265

. 275

110

63 0

t=A Q*

124

Sept.

62

60

58

57

56

55

54

53

52

51

50

50

50

50

49

50

52

55

54

55

56

5V

58

58

58

58

57

56

56

57

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,400

6,660

6,060

336,300

4,530

4,140

4,970

9,870

16,290

16,390

6,750

3, 880

3, 260

90,200

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. ,

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Apr. S.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time .to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 183

Whitefish Creek near Kalispell, Mont.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°19',-long. 114°16 f , in SWi sec. 34, T. 30 N. 

R. XL W., 8 miles north of Kalispell and 8 miles'upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 2,969.7 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, bench mark).

Records available.- November to December 1906, July 1928 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1929-44), 174 second-feet. v

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 406 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 2.43 

reet);~ minimum, 28 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1906, 1928-44: Maximum discharge, 1,260 second-feet June 3, 1932 (gage height, 

4.26 feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Oct. 18, 1934 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

Remarks.- "Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

regulation by Whitefish Lake. No diversion.

Discharge, in seccnd-fset, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

6

4

5

6

 I

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

74

74

74

76

79

79

79

76

76

81

86

S6

81

79

^79

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

Nov.

76

76

76

74

76

«76

76

76

76

76

74

74

72

72

72

72

72

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

67

67

67

67

65

-

Dec.

65

65

65

67

67

65

65

65

60

«60

55

55

60

60

65

60

60

55

50

45

45

45

50

55

60

55

45

40

40

45

50

Jan.

50

55

55-

50

40

35

3O

30

30

30

35

35

35

40

40

45

50

55

55

55

55

*55

50

50

45

40

40

35

35

35

35

Feb.

35

40

45

45

50

50

. 50

50

50

50

45

45

45

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

40

40

40

40

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1945 ............'..........

May........................................

September. ..................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

40

40

45

45

45

50

50

50

55

55

55'

55

55

55

50

50

50

#50

50

51

51

47

. 45

45

45

40

40

45

55

55

51

Apr.

49

51

53

55

61

81

173

176

170

170

167

173

192

183

170

#164

161

161

161

155

149

149

149

149

152

155

155

155

155 158"

-

Seccndf cot-days

2 393

1,739

72,770

1 325

4 252

1,546

37,302

May

161

164

164

161

&1

70

67

70

65

61

59

57

74

76

76

79

88

19E

369

395

399

392

3S8

380

380

369

362

355

355

359

369

Maximum

67

 709

192

4O3

*" June

380

399

403

395

395

388

377

364

380

369

362

355

351

348

341

" 330

320

312

309

29S

388

278

274

267

264

257

S54

247

237

SS8

-

Minimum

40

30

3C

4S

46

41)

30

July

E18

205

196

186

ISO

173

170

164

158

140

81

72

70

67 67

65

67

65

63

63

65

63

61

61

57

53

51

51

49

49

51

Aug.

49

49

49

49

49

49

47

47

49

49

49

49

55

57

57

57

55

55

55

h53

53

55

53

55

57

57

55

57

59

57

57

Mean

77 S

56.1

199

21.4

 51.5

102

Sept.

57

59

59

59

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

53

49

49

47

47

49

47

47

- 47

47

49

49

49

47

47

47

49

49

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,450

144,400

3,070

73,990

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected toy ice Dec. 9 to Mar. 19, Mar. 35-28.

Time bas_ls» Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract l.hour.
184 PEHD OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Ashley Creek near Kalispell, Mont.

Location.- Wire-weight gage and Cippoletti weir, lat. 48°11', long. 114°24', tn BE£ set;. 

nJ7~TT 2& N.', R. ki2 W., 4 miles west of Kalispell.

Records available.- April 1931 to March 1933, April 1934 to September 1944- 

Avcrage discharge.- 11 years (1931-32, 1934-44), 19.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 45 second-feet June 2, 3, 4, (gage 

height, 4.23 feet); minimum observed, 3.8 second-feet Jan. 14.

1931-44: Maximum discharge observed, 286 second-feet Apr. 26, 1934 (gage height, 

9.30 feat, former control and datum); no flow at tines.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Some diversions, storage in Ashley and

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

ID

11

IE

13

12

IS

11 .

10

11

10

10

9.6

9.8

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

13

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

Nov.

9.0

9.3

10

12

13

13

13

13

11

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

15

13

15

13

13

13

13 "12

11

12

13

-

Dec.

16

15

17

15

14

14

14

8.3

8.4

b.4

e.e

0.5

R.I

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.1

4.5

4.8

5.4

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.9

Jan.

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.J.

4.0

- 3.3

4.0

3.8

3.3

4.0

4.6

5.3

5.5 -"-6.0

6.6

7.5

7.5

8.5

S.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.3

6.3

Feb.

5.9

5,5

5.4

5.9

6.3

7.5

8.7

6.3

9.0

8.0

7.4

7.8

8.1

8.0

7.4

7.2

6.7

6.7

. 6.4

6.2

6.0

- 5.8

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.9

5.9

-

--

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 .................. . .

January ................................

February ....... ........... . ...... ......

March. ... ............. ......... ...........

April. ....................................

May. ........... ...........................

June ............ ..........................

July ......................:,........... ...

August ..................................

September. . ............................ .

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

6.0

6.0

5.9

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.9

8.2

8.4

8.3

9.6

b9

b8

blO

bll

b!7

23

*23

24

24

25

25

15

17

22

17

18

20

24

21

Apr.

21

19

21

20

25

13

20

20

51

22

20

25

27

S6

26

27

28

26

25

17

23

22

22

21

 - 22

19

18

19

20

19

-

Secondfoot-days

S'^c 1

*7°*c

257.9

21, 879. £

173.6

192 , rt

438 ! 4

659

857

1,002

542

661

410.S

5.8S9.E

May

19

16

16

18

18

19

19

20

21

20

20

20

21

22

23

24

P6

28

29

31

33

36

38

38

40

40

39

40

40

41 ' 42

Maximum

13

^-v1317

251

8.5

J 9.0

25

28

42

45

24

28

18

45

June

43

44

45

44

42

41

38

35

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

29

29

29

29

28

29

26

23

. 22

21

-

Minimum

9.

9.

4.

3.

5.

5.

17

16

21

13

16

6.

3.

July

20

19

18

17

17

17

15

13

14

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

16

17

22

24

21

22

18

17

18

17

17

18

18

Aug.

18

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

22

23

23

23

24

27

?8

28

2S

26

25

34

24

23

18

SO

20

18

17

17

17

16

16

Mean

5 10.4

D 12.4

I 8.32

J 59.9

3 5.60

1 6;64

3 14.1

22.0

27.3

 33.4

17.5

Si. 3

1 13.7

3 16.1

Sept.

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.5

10

14

15

15

17

18

18

16

14

15

16

16

16

15

15 ,

14

14

13

13

10

6.4

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

641

738

512

43 ,410

344

382

870

1,310

1,700

1,99O

1,080

1,310

815

11,69O

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stege-diseharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PENT) OREILLE RIVER BASIN 

Swan River near Big Fork, Mont.

185

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°01', long. 113°59', in NWi sec. 14, T. 26 N.j 

K. 19 W., at outlet of Swan Lake, 7 miles southeast of Big Fork.

Drainage area.- 647 square miles.

Records-available.- April 1922 to September 1944. October 1910 to May 1911 at site 2 

miles upstream from Swan Lake.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1922-24, 1928-44), 971 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 4.53 

reet)"; minimum, 245 second-feet Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

1922-44: Maximum discharge, 8,280 second-feet June 18, 1933 (gage height, 7.00 

feet); minimum, 85 second-feet Jan. 26-29, 1930 (gage height, 0.04 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversion above station. Natural storage in Swan Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 29 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.0 254 2.5 ' 560 3.6 1,640 

2.1 304 2.7 705 4.0 2,230 

2.2 362 3.0 950 4.5 3,040 

2.3 424 3.3 1,250

OK tS Note.- Same as preceding 

'° Obe table below 2.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

13 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

450

444 

444 

437 

431

437 

444 

444 

450 

450

470 

490 

505 

512 

505

490 

497 

512 

490 

483

490 

512 

519 

526 

505

490 

483 -'483 

483 

477 

483

Nov.

477

477 

464 

477 

512

541 

541 

526 

51S 

505

490 

477 

464 

450 

444

444 

431 

431 

431 

' 437

444 

444 

437 

431 

437

437 

424 

399 

412 

412

Dec.

424 

444 

464 

483 

490

497 

4S3 

490 

 177 

444

412 

393 

393 

393 

393

38T 

368 

362 

362 

362

368 

362 

350 

362 

362

374 

393 

381 

S62 

350 

350

Jan.

362 

362

374 

381 

368

362 

36S 

350 

345 

339

339 

333 

327 

333 

339

.345 

345 

- 350 

350 

345

339 

339 

333 

333 

333

333 

321 

310 

304 

304 

299

Feb.

304 

 310 

316 

316 

333

333 

345 

345 

339 

345

333 

327 

327 

333 

327

321

321 

316 

316 

316

310 

31O 

304 

^ 304 

310

316 

321 

316

304

Month SecondMont11 foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Bay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 194C 

&ry

..... ^

st A ...............

ember .

14 ,836 

13,808 

12,535

62,887

10,565 

9,318 

10,201 

20,525 

58,610 

49,500 

21 ,855 

12 ,023 

10,510

ter year 1943-44 .......... 244,286

Mar.

310 

310 

310 

299 

304

304 

299 

294 

304 

310

321 

327 

333 

299 

304

310 

316 

333 

339 

350

362 

362 

362 

368 

368

374 

h350 

h339 

345 

345 

350

Maximum

526 

541 

497

5,460

381 

345 

374 

905 

3,040 

2,470 

1,160 

431 

470

3,040

Apr.

374 

387 

437 

464 

504

609 

675 

660 

675 

682

690 

705 

765 

804 

804

788 

780 

765 

750 

728

720 

690 

682 

690 

690

720 

758 

788 

836 

905

Hay

1,000

1,100 

1,140 

1,140 

1,120

1,160 

1,330 

1,500 

1,570 

1,600

1,560 

1,540 

1,570 

1,750 

2,000

2,310 

2,630 

2,870. 

2,960 

3,040

dh3 ,040 

dh2,870 

h2,630 

h2,390 

h2 ,080

1,880 

1,720 

1,610 

1,640 

1,780 

2,080

Minimum

431 

399 

350

327

299

304 

294 

374 

1,000 

1,140 

424 

333 

269

269

June

~2,310 

2,390 

2,470 

2,390 

2,310

2,160 

2,000 

2,000 

1,930 

1,860

1,800 

1,710 

1,670 

1,650 

1,580

1,530 

1,490 

1,440 

1,380 

1,350

1,310 

1,260 

1,240 

1,210 

1,160

1,140 

1,16O 

hi, 210 

hi, 210 

hi ,180

Mean

479 

460 

404

1,268

341 

321 

329 

684 

1,891 

1,650 

705 

388 

350

667

1944

July

hi ,160 

1,120 

1,070 

1,020 

977

941 

896 

860 

828 

796,

772 

750 

720 

698 

675

645 

630 

609 

595 

574

574 

560 

546 

532 

504

504 

490 

477 

464 

444 

434

Per 

square 

mile

0.740 

.711 

.624

1.96

.527 

.496 

.509 

1.06 

2.92 

2.55 

1.09 

.600 

.541

1.03

Aug.

424 

418 

412 

405 

405

387 

374 

374 

387 

387

387 

381 

405 

393 

418

424 

431 

41S 

412 

405

393 

393 

374 

368 

362

362 

'362 

345 

345 

339 

333

Sept.

321 

333 

333 

333 

327

316 

310 

304 

294 

S94

289 

284 

379 

269 

279

304 

304 

310 

310 

345

362 

393 

418 

437 

450

457 

470

464 

' 457 

464

Runoff

Inches

0.85 

.79 

.72

26,59

.61 

.55 

,59 

1.18 

3.37 

2,84 

1.26 

.69 

.60

14.03

Acre-feet

29,430 

27,390 

24,860

918 ,200

20,960 

18,480 

20,230 

40,710 

116 ,300 

98 ,180 

43,350 

23,850 

20,850

484,600

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage height 1 foot higher.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time basis; Mountain war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1-hour.
186 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Priest Late at outlet, near Coolin, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°29'30", long. 116 0 53'00", in SEi sec. 5, T.

 59 N.', R. 4 W., half a mile east of outlet and If miles northwest of Coolin. Datum 

of gage is 2,435.06 feet (Coast and Geodetic Survey datum) or 2,437.99 feet 

(Geological Survey datum) above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 572 square miles.

Records available.- April 1928 to September 1944. June 1911 to September 1913

 (fragmentary gage-height records at Coolin), published as part of records for Priest 

River at outlet of Priest Lake, at Coolin.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 2.96 feet May 18; minimum recorded, 0.45

1928-44: Maximum gage height observed, 5.94 feet May 23, 1932: minimum observed, 

-0.16 foot Nov. 23-25, Dec. 4-6, 1936.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.77

.76

.75

.74

.72

.71

.70

.70

.70

.70

.74

.76

.74

.73

.73

.73

.74

.77

.76

.76

.75

.77

.78

.81

.90

.94

.95

.97

.98

1.00

1.00

Nov.

0.98

.98

.98

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.99

.99

.98

.98

.97

.96

.96

.95

.94

.94

.93

.93

.94

.95

.96

.96

.96

.95

.94

.93

.94

.95

.97

-

Dec.

1.00

1.05

1.14

1.20

1.02

1.22

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.C3

1.22

1.21

1/18

1.17

1.16

1.15

1.15

1.14

1.13

1.12

1.11

1.10

1.10

1.14

1.17

1.17

1.16

1.15

1.14

1.13

1.12

Jan.

1.15

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.17

1.16

1.15

1.14

1.13

1.12

1.11

1.11

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.13

1.13

1.13

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.11

1.13

1.13

1.12

1.11

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.05

Feb.

1.04

1.05

1.05

1.06

1.06

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.07

1.05

1.05

1.04

1.03

1.03

1.02

1.03

1.02

1.02

1.01

1.00

.99

.96

.95

.96

.95

.95

.95

.94

.93

_

-

Mar..

0.92

. 92

.92

.92

.91

.91

.90

.90

.93

.94

.95

.95

.94

.92

.92

.91

.91

.90

.90

.90

.90

.88

.88

.89

.38

.88

.37%

.87

.86

.86

.87

Apr.

0.87 .83'

.90

.92

.99

1.04

1.11

1.15

1.21

1.26

1.32

1.41

1.53

1.61

1.68

1.74

1.78

1.83

1.86

1.89

1.92

1.96

2.00

2.05

2.16

2.23

2.28

2.33

2.39

2.48

-

Hay

2.56

2.63

2.68

2.67

2.69

2.73

 2.76

2.78

2.83

2.86

2.85

2 83

2!si

2.81

2.84

2.89

2.91

2.93

2.91

2.90

2.87

2.83

2.83

2.85

2.82

2.79

2.76

2.77

2.80

2.83

2.85

June

.87

.89

.88

.86

.84

.80

.76

.74

.67

.61

.57

.53

.52

.52

.49

.45

.42

.41

.38

.34

.SO

.26

.23

.19

.15

'2.12

2.09

2.05

2.01

1.96

-

July

1.89

1.87

1.84

1.79

1.75

1.70

1.69

1.65

1.62

1.59

1.57

1.51

1.47

1.47

1.45

1.42

1.40

1.40

1.39

1 39

1.37

1.35

1.33

1.31

1.29

1.27

1.26

1.23

1.20

l.lft

1.15

Aug.

1.13

1.11

1.10

1.08

1.06

1.03

1.00

.99

.95

.93

.92

.90

.90

.88

.86

.65

.84

.82

.82

.78

.77

.76

.75

.74

.73

.73

.72

.70

.69

.68

.68

Sept.

0.65

.66

.64

.63

.62

.60

.60

.58

.57

.56

. .55

.54

.51

.49

-.47

.50

.53 .si

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

X

.61

-

basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract ] hour.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Priest River at outlet of Priest Lake, near Cpolin, Idaho

-187 .

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat.-48°29', long. 116°54', in SWi sec. 5, T. 59 N., 

K. 4 1(1., at southwest end of Priest Lake, 2 miles northwest of Coolin. ' Datum of gage 

'is 2,435.06 feet (Coast and Geodetic Survey datum) or 2,437.99 feet (Geological Survey 

datum) above mean sea level.

Drainage jarea.- 572 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1911 to'September 1918 (fragmentary), May 1919'torSeptember 1944.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1913-18, 1919-44)', 1,062 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 second-feet May 17, '18 (gage height, 2.35 

 feet); minimum, 154 second-feet Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, -0.09 foot).

1911-44: Maximum discharge, 7,290 second-feet May 30, 1917 (gage height, 6.83 feet) 

minimum, 118 second-feet Nov. 25, 1936 (gage'height, -0.32 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

236 

239 

236 

236 

239

236 

233 

227 

230 

22V

242 

246 

242 

239 

239

, 242 

242 

246 

242 

242

s. 239 

246 

249 

256 

28V

299 

306 

310 

314 

314 

319

Nov.

319 

319 

314 

328 

323

319 

319 

319 

310 

. 302

299 

299 

295 

295 

295

295 

287 

283 

280 

283

283 

280 

276 

272 

272

S69 

269 

269 

 269 

272

Dec.

283 

299 

345 

3SO 

- -395

40O 

405 

405 

405 

405

390 

385 

369 

369 

364

364 

354 

350 

341 

541

336 

323 

323 

345

354

359 

35O 

345 

341 

332 

328

Jan.

341 

345 

350 

345 

341

336 

336 

332 

319 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

31O

323 

323 

328 

328 

328

323 

323 

328 

332 

332

328 

328 

328 

323 

314 

306

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 ..........

ary .

1 ....... .................

st ........................

.ember .....................

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

3O6 

302 

306 

306 

31O

319 

319 

319 

314 

310

306 

3O2 

299 

291 

287

295 

291 

287 

283 

283

295 

276 

272 

276 

276

276 

276 

272 

269

Secondfoot-days

7,900 

8,814 

11,085

418,480

10,100 

8,523 

8,118 

21,486 

67,970 

4S ,610 

. 19,400 

8,509 

5,267

225,782

Mar.

269 

269 

262 

259 

259

259 

259 

256 

265 

269

272 

272 

230 

265 

265

265 

269 

265 

269 

265

265

262 

. 265 

' 265 

265

265 

262 

256

249 

249 

252

Maximum

319 

328 

405

4,180

350 

319 

27E 

1,36C 

2,366 

2,S6C 

969 

411 

197

2.36C

Apr.

256 

259 

259 

262

2SO

299 

323 

359 

385 

416

474 

577 

659 

716 

767

789 

850 

889 

913 

. 905

804 

804 

921 

1,02O 

1,1OO

1,180 

1,180 

1,200 

1,28O 

.1,360

May

1,460 

1,560 

1,90O 

2,160 

2,160

2,16O 

2,22O 

2,220 

2,29O 

2,290

2,290 

2,290 

2,220 

2,220 

2 ,290

2,360 

2,360 

2,36O 

2,360 

2,290

2,290 

2,220 

2,220 

2,29O 

2,22O

2,220 

2,160 

2,16O 

2,22O 

2,220 

2,290

Minimum

227 

269 

283

327

3O6 

269 

230 

256 

1,46O 

1,01O 

439 

2OO 

156

156

June

2,29O 

2,36O 

2,290 

2,290 

2,290

2,220 

2,16O 

2,160 

2,100 

2,030

1,780 

1,520 

1,5OO 

1,500 

1,480

1,460 

1,420 

1,410 

1,380 

1,350

1,320 

1,270 

1,230 

1,200

1,170

1,14O 

1,120 

1,100 

. 1,060 

1,010

Mean

255 

294 

358

1,147

326 

294 

262 

716 

2,193 

1,620 

626 

274 

176

617

July

969 

937 

913 

S89 

850

812 

812

782 

767 

737

730 

687 

564 

439 

537

583 

4S1 

439 

512 

557

544 

518 

512 

499 

505

493 

487 

481 

468 

451 

445

Per 

square 

mile

0.446 

.514 

.626

2.O1

.570 

.514 

.458 

1.25 

3.83 

2.03 

1.09 

.479 

.303

1.08

Au^s

411 

40S 

395 

385 

374

350 

336

332 

310 

302

291 

283 

283 

276 

262

256 

252 

242 

239 

230

222 

216 

213 

2ltf 

210

207 

205 

205 

2O5 

2O2 

200

Sept.

197 

194 

189 

187 

182

1S4 

184 

184 

182 

172

170 

167 

160 

158 

156

160 

165 

165 

165 

167

17O 

177 

177 

177 

177

179 

177 

174 

179 

192

Runoff

Inches

0.51 

.57 

.72

27.19

.66 

.55 

.53 

1.4O 

4.42 

3.16 

1.26 

.55 

.34

14.67

Acre-feet

15 ,670 

17 ,480 

21 ,990

830,100

2O ,O3O 

16 ,910 

16,100 

42,62O 

134 ,8OO 

96,420 

38 ,480 

16 ,88O 

10 ,450

" 447,8OO

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

695848 O - 46 - 13
188 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 

Priest River near Priest River, Idaho

Location.- V/ater-stage recorder, lat. 48°13', long. 116°55', in NEiSEi sec. 11, T. 56 M., 

H. b w., 500 feet downstream from Saddler Creek, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Lower west Branch, 2-J miles north of Priest River, and 3ir miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 902 square miles. - -

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1944. June 190S to April 1905, November 

1910 to April 1911, May to December 1923, and February 1929 to September 1930 at site 

3 niles downstream.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1930-44), 1,453 second-feet.

Extremes.-? Maximum discharge during year, 3,310 second-feet my 24; maximum gage height, 

4.57 reet May 4 (backwater from logs); minimum discharge, 264 second-feet Sept. 15 

(gage height, 0.75 foot).

1903-5, 1910-11, 1923, 1929-44: Maximum discharge, 8,890 second-feet my 23, 1932 

(gage height, 8.03 feet); minimum recorded, 184 second-feet Jan. 7, 1937 (gage 

height, 0.54 foot).

Remarks.- Records' good. No diversion above station. Some regulation on tributary.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

350 

350 

350 

345 

345

345 

343 

343

338 

343

393 

435 

398 

372 

367

377 

382 

424 

408 

388

382 

424 

435 

479 

695

632 

530 

496 

479 

507 

496

Nov.

473 

468 

468 

496 

518

496 

473 

468 

#462 

457

446 

446 

446 

440 

440

435 

430 

430 

430 

435

440 

440 

435 

430 

424

419 

413 

413 

419 

451

Dec.

512

601 

862 

883 

727

632 

632 

601 

56* 

559

548 

536

524 

530 

5E4

518 

512 

507 

501 

484

480 

470 

479 

496 

, 542

530 

518 

501 

490 

487 

484

Jan.

501 

536

524 

518 

512

501 

501 

490 

480 

470

470 

470 

470 

474 

468

479 

501 

507 

501 

484

479 

 s-473 

490 

490 

479

473 

457 

450 

440 

430 

440

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam: 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Aug\j 

Sept

WE

ber .......................

tlendar year 194 

ary

1 .........................

ember .....................

iter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

450 

460 

480 

500 

550

650 

550 

500 

.490 

480

470 

460 

450 

450 

440

450 

440 

 440 

430 

430

430 

420 

410 

410 

410

410 

410 

410 

410

Secondfoot-days

12,951 

13,441 

17,235

577,141

14,957 

13,290 

14 ,414 

32,298 

85,210 

62,540 

25 ,460 

12 ,510 

8,909

313,215

Mar.

410 

410 

#408 

413 

408

398 

403 

413 

542 

620

518 

496 

457 

413 

451

440 

457 

484 

496 

484

479 

473 

496 

530 

501

468 

440 

440 

446 

490 

530

Maximum

695 

518 

883

6.00C

53e 

65C 

62C 

1.60C 

3,25C 

3.19C 

1,240 

53C 

324

3,25C

Apr.

54S 

577 

626 

682 

740

760 

753 

746 

740 

740

753 

1,040 

1,410 

1,300 

1,260

1,270 

v 1,220 

1,240 

1,230 

1,230

1,000 

983 

1,230 

1,220 

1,460

1,480 

1,460 

1,480 

1,520 

1,600

May

1,660 

1,720 

1,810 

2,450 

2,500

2,560 

2,620 

2,720 

2,840 

2,340

2,840 

2,780 

2,780 

2,780 

2,780

2,890 

2,890 

2,950 

2,890 

2,890

2,840 

2,780 

2,840 

3,250 

3,250

3,010 

2,950

2,950 

2,950 

3,070 

3,130

Minimum

338 

413 

470

338

430 

410 

398 

548 

1,660 

1,310 

542 

319 

272

272

June

3,19O 

3,190 

3,130 

3,070 

2,950

2,950 

2,890 

2,840 

2,720 

2,670

2,340 

1,830 

1,820 

1,330 

1,790

1,750 

1,740 

1,730 

1,680 

1,650

1,640 

1,600 

1,580 

1,540 

1,490

1,460 

1,430 

1,380 

1,350 

1,310

Mean

418 

448 

556

1,581

482 

458 

465 

1,077 

2,749 

2,085 

821 

404 

297

856

July

1,240 

1,200 

1,190 

1,170 

1,130

1,090 

1,090 

1,070 

1,040 

1.01O

998 

9V6 

926 

727 

638

746 

746 

595 

565 

644

670 

65V 

644 

632 

620

608 

595 

583 

565 

553 

542

Per 

square 

mile

0.4*63 

.497 

.616

1.75

.534 

.508 

.516 

1.19 

3.05 

2.31 

.910 

,448 

.329

.949

Aug.

530

518 

507 

496 

484

473 

4.57 

451 

446 

435

419 

40§ 

413 

430 

498

398 

388 

372 

367 

362

362 

352 

352 

. 352 

348

343 

338 

334 

324 

324 

319

Sept.

310 

306 

306 

302 

29V

"297 

293 

289 

285 

285

285 

281 

281 

276 

272

319 

315 

306 

293 

297

302 

306 

310 

302^ 

297

293 

289 

285 

306

334

Runoff

Inches

0.53 

.55 

 .71

23.79

.62 

,55 

.59 

1.33 

3.51 

2.58 

1.05 

.52 

.3V

12.91

Acre-feet

"25,690 

26 ,660 

34,190

1,145,000

29,670 

26 ,360 

28,590 

64 ,060 

169,000 

124,000 

50,500 

24,310 

17,67J>

621,200

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21, 22, Jan. 8-13; no p;age-height\reeord 

Oct.. 1-6, Dee. 30, Jan. 28 to Feb. 6, Feb. IB to Mar. 2; doubtful gage-height record Feb. 7-17; 

diacharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station near Coolin.

Time ban is; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
PEN!) ORElLUT RIVER BASIN 106

Salmo River near Waneta, British Columbia

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 49°ni'30", long. 117°22'30", three-quarters of a mile upstream

 rrom mouth and 15 miles upstream from Waneta.

Drainage area.- 500 square miles. -» "

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1944.

Hixtremes.- Maximum discharge--observed during year, 3,840 second-feet May 16 (gage height,

 9.1b feet); minimum observed, 116 second-feet Sept. 13 (gage height, 2J.6 feet).

1936-44: Maximum discharge observed, 9,340 second-feet May 27, 1942 (gage height, 

14.-70 feet); minimum, 78 second-feet Feb. 19, 1937 (result of discharge measurement 

during period of ice effect), but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

Remarks.- Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Dominion water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines

 and Resources, Canada. Some discharge measurements made by Geological Survey.

Rat in table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect 

gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

159 

2O4 

254 

309 

402

3.6 

4.0

5.0 

5.5

5O5 

645 

835 

,05O 

,280

7.0 

8.0

1,54O 

1,830 

2,15O 

2.88O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6-r

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 i'3

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 "31

Oct.

151 

140 

147 

145 

149

147 

143 

143 

141 

143

324 

278 

241 

223 

199

211 

199 

£14 

218 

199

195 

199 

199 

298 

547

568 

389 

351 

333 

327 

309

Nov.

a291

273 

268 

268 

315

273 

P59 

246 

236 

233

236 

223 

221 

216 

216

209 

2O9 

226 

214 

246

292 

276 

268 

262 

259

244 

223 

236 

241 

259

Dec.

262 

276 

364 

442 

364

306 

3O6 

321 

273 

246

214 

177 

a223 

270 

287

354 

354 

295 

276 

270

b295 

b289 

b309 

351 

367

312 

298 

287 

b281 

b276 

b295

Jan.

303 

327 

333 

262 

249

246 

223 

2O6 

192 

b214

b226 

b238 

249 

259 

270

259 

276 

199 

226 

209

214 

199 

199 

186 

 ::-174

170 

147 

b!34 

b!47 

b!34 

b!77

Feb.

b221 

265 

270 

287 

174

160 

17O 

163 

168 

159

155 

143 

151 

147 

139

155 

149 

136 

132 

132

292 

276 

287 

223 

195

155 

143 

149 

149

u _n. Second 

Month foot-days

Octa 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febt 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sep1

We

lendar year 1943 

ary

3

..................

st . . . ......

ember . .

7,479 

7,438 

9,240

38,983

6,847 

5,351 

5,433 

37,104 

33,230 

47,374 

13,304 

6,183 

6,325

ter year 1943-44 ....... . 235,308

Mar

149 

143

147 

149 

149

132 

136 

130 

163 

172

195 

186 

168 

186

195

181 

186 

190 

190 

181

174 

181 

190 

186 

177

177 

181 

190 

197 

211 

241

Maximum

568 

315

442

6,340

333 

292 

241 

2,8SO 

3,630 

2,490 

767 

265 

386

3,f,30

Apr.

278 

364 

558 

747 

960

1,090 

1,070 

1,050 

1,070 

1,100

al,160 

1,230 

1,3OO 

1,340 

1,290

1,080 

1,020 

996 

960 

951

1,O4O 

1,050 

1,26O 

1,650 

.1,970

1,750 

1,660 

1,910 

2,320 

2,880

May

2,720 

2,420 

2,37O 

2,500 

3,020

3,28O 

3,180 

3,000 

3,320 

2,620

2,32O 

2,14O 

2,290 

2,790 

3,6OO

3,630 

3,180 

3,080 

3,000 

2,820

2,540 

2,300 

2,050 

2,010 

1,900

2,070 

2,370 

2,720 

2,720 

2,690 

a2,580

Minimum

141 

209 

177

132

134 

132 

130 

278 

1,900 

735 

236 

149 

116

116

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to staiida

Jur e

a2,470 

2,360 

2,490 

2,420 

2,320

2,230 

2,140 

2,440 

2,010 

1,900

1,780 

1,670 

1,580 

1,710 

1,480

1,350 

1,280 

1,210 

1,210 

1,160

1^110 

1,090 

1,390 

1,170 

1,060

960 

951 

887 

811 

735

Mean

241 

248 

298

1,090

221 

184 

175 

1,240 

2,680 

1.580 

429 

199 

211

643

July

694 

767 

708 

652 

617

582 

589 

561 

519 

456

477 

456 

435 

422 

4O5

389 

373 

358 

336 

a335

a334 

333 

321 

306 

3O9

284 

268 

257 

244 

236 

281

Per 

square 

mile

0.48 

.50 

.60

2.18

.44 

.37 

.35 

2.48 

5.36 

3.16 

.86 

.40 

.42

1.29

Aug.

259 

241 

233 

221 

218

199 

195 

190 

186

223

218 

195 

238 

265 

238

233 

223 

204 

190 

186

179 

174 

. 168 

168 

188

1Y2 

163 

159 

155 

153 

149

Sept.

145 

147 

143 

265 

143

134 

130 

129 

127 

1-25

120 

119 

116 

139

, 284

351 

386 

268 

236 

295

303 

292 

289 

287 

306

260 

214 

204 

221 

147

Runoff

Inches

0.55 

.56 

.69

29.67

 .51 

.40 

.40 

2.77 

6.18 

 3.53 

.99 

.46 

.47

17.51

Acre-feet

14,820 

14,750 

18,330

791,400

13,570 

10,610 

10,780 

73,590 

165,100 

93,900 

26,39O 

12,260 

12,540

466, 70O

nl time, subtract 1 hour.
190 KETTLE RIVER BASIN

Kettle River near Ferry, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°58'4011 , long. 118°46'10", in lot 7, sec. 10, T. 

'40 N., R. 32 E., li miles south of international Soundary and Ferry and 3 miles upstream from Toroda Creek. Datum of gage 1^1,840.1)0 feet above mean sea level (subject

to correction for datum of 1929). - < 

Drainage area.- 2,220 square miles. * 4. 

Records available.- August 1928 to September 194/1. 

Average aischargeT- 16 years, 1,316 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,280 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 15.96

reet); minimum not determined, occurred sometime during period of ice effect.

1928-44: Maximum discharge, 18,200 second-feet May 27, 1942 (gage height, 20.54

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet (discharge measurement) Jan. 23, 1930, but may have

been less during period of ice effect Jan. 18-23, 1930. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

rair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Several small diversions

above station for" irrigation. 

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by "the

United states under agreement with Capada.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

9.2 45 10.2 395

9.4 95 10.6 -620

9.6 160 11.2 1,090

9.9 265 12.0 1,370

13.0 3,100

14.0 4,600

15.0 6,360

Discharge, in second-f eet , water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

110

107

107

104

10]

98

9£

98

98

116

139

150

174

188

195

192

188

188

184

184

181

192

195

198

220

237

254

281

269

262

248

Nov.

244

223

206

216

230

216

21 £

202

19S

198

195

192

178

174

167

164

160

156

156

178

181

184

181

184

178

167

160

142

136

142

-

Dec.

164

181

184

181

170

119

110

95

S5

78

75

75

75

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

75

78

85

90

95

95

92

90

«85

80

88

Jan.

95

92

85

80

SO

80

75

75

75

75

80

80

S5

90

90

95

95

95

90

80

80

80

S5

90

80

75

70

70

65

65

70

"Feb.

75

SO

90

100

110

116

116

110

105

95

90

90

90

85

85

85

S5

SO

80

- SO

80

80

80

85

85

S5

90

95

100

L

-

Month

October ...................... s. .............

November . ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February ............................ .....

March. .....................................

April. ............................ ........

May. ........... ...........................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ................................ ....

September . .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

105

113

122

130

125

120

120

122

170

184

160

139

130 ites

146

153

«153

167

167

167

164

164

170

170

167

156

150

139

150

174

216

Apr.

1

237

240

240

258

285

346

405

462

506

542

596

704

936

.080

1,070

1.050

1

1

984

968

960

960

944

992

,180

.510

2,270

J

\

I

3

Seoondfoot-days

- 5,356

5,520

3,035

407,892

2,522

2,627

4,638

33,535

150,730

122,790

24,793

13,748

12-, 895

380,239

,570

,510

,570

,900

,310

May

3,450

a3,100

a3,000

a3,000

a3 , 700

a4,200

a4,500

a4,500

a4,700

a4,500

3,970

3,600

3,520

3,970

5,110

6,740

6,550

6,180

6,000

5,320

5,280

4,770

4,280

4,120

4,280

4,230

4,940

6,360

, 7,690

7,500

7,120

Maximum

-281

244

184

7,550

95

116

216

3,310

7,690

7,690

1,610

 746

1,060

7,690

June

7,120

7,690

7,120

6,000

5,640

5,230

4,940

4,440

4,230

4,280

4,280

4,120

3,670

4,440

5,110

4,120

3,740

3,670

3,670

3,600

3,520

3,380

3,100

2,700

2,510

2,270

2,150

2,210

1,980

1,760

Minimum

9

13«

7C

7C

6£

7.

IDE 23 '

3,OOC

1.76C

35C

314

18£

6.

July

1,610

1,460

1,460

' 1,560

1,270

1,140

1,030

1,040

984

912

872

872

SOS

725

704

669

634

60S

566

560

590

704

641

560

518

478

445

415

390

368

350

Aug.

354

377

390

372

359

350

332

336

372

390

377

410

415

690

746

662 690

620

572

560

518

472

440

420

415

395

377

359

336

32S

314

Sept.

314

293

277

269

254

234

230

220

216

206

 202

192

188

188

192

226

368

518

472

462

648 '683

8S8

896

784

697

620

590

608

1,060

11=,,, Runoff in 

Mean acre-feet

3 173 10,620

) 184 10,950

) 97.9 6,020

) 1,118 809,100

81.4 f 5,000

> 90.6 5,210

150 9,200

1 1,120 66,610

) 4,868 299,000

4,093 243,600

800 49,180

443 27, 270

3 430 25,580

) 1,044 75B,SOO

» Winter discharge meanurement- made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Laurier. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7-9, 12-21, 28-80, Jan.' 3 to Feb. 4, 

to Mar. 1, Mar. 4-7, 13.

Time bttslsi Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
KETTLE RIVER BASIN 191

Kettle River near Laurier, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°50'50", long. 118 0 13'00",- in SWi sec. 1L, T. 40

M., K. 36 E., 500 feet downstream from De.ep Creek, 1& miles southeast of Laurier, and

12 miles upstream from Boulder Creek. 

Drainage area.- 3,800 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1944. , 

Average discharger- 15 years, 2,575 second-feet, 

taaremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet June 3 (gage height,-10.72

reet;; minimum not determined, occurred sometime during periods of ice effect.

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 27,400 second-feet May 28, 1942 (gage height, 15.73

feet); minimum not determined d*-obably occurred during winter of 1929-30).

Maximum stage known, about 22 feet sometime in May or June 1894, from .information

furnished by local residents. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for; periods of ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are poor. North Fork regulated by reservoir at Grand Forks, British 

'Columbia. Numerous small diversions for irrigation and domestic supply. 

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the

unitea states under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In fest,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20)

2.7 245 4.5 1,370

2.9 335 5.0 1,350

3.2 430 5.5 2,410

3.6 705 6.0 3,030

4.0 965 7.0 4,540

8.0 6,490

9.0 8,690

10.0 11,000

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11.

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Get,

319

297

234

227

223

227

224

220

221

241

246

246

266

318

332

354

356

352

347

375

348

317

312

366

376

390

400

405

440

440

a430

Nov.

a 4 20

a400

a380

a390

a400

a390

a3 80

a360

a350

a330

a330

a330

a320

308

308

308

304

304

304

299

308

322

\317

330

322

317

317

335

335

335

-

Dec.

335

344

358

362

35S

_, 353

344 '330

306

290

280

270

270

260

260

260

250

250

250

250

240

230

240

270

310

280

240

*220

220

240

294

Jan.

344

340

317

 290

270

250

230

220

210

210

210

220

250

280

300

320

330

320

300

280

270

260

270

280

270

260

230

210

200

200

230

Feb.

260

280

310

340

350

360

300

230

270

270

270

270

260

260

260

260

260

250

250

250

250

250

250

260

270

280

290

300

300

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ....................................

December. .................'.................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. ......................................

April.. ....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

310

320

320

320

310

310

310

308

330

376

380

353

335

330

326

*335 '353

362

356

362

362

353

366

376

358

348

330

326

326

330

344

Apr.

1

£

1

1

371

410

415

425

450

502

,990

,120

,850

,850

2,070

2

£

3

3

2

2

2

2

,350

,710

,030

,030

,900

,710

,650

,530

2,530

2

n

2

3

4

5

5

5

5

6

Seoondfoot-days

9,869

10,153

8,766

785,007

8,171

8,060

10,527

263, V8C

£03 f 810

42,811

20,077

18,052

685,909

,530

,530

,840

,510

,540

,670

,470

,280

,870

,700

-

Hay

7,130

6,490

6,070

6,070

6,700

8,010

8,690

8,690

8,920

8,690

7,790

6,910

6,490

6,910

8,230

10,800

11,800

10,800

10,300

1O, 100

9,380

8,460

7,790

7,350

6,910

6,910

7,570

8,920

11,300

12,000

11,600

Maximum

440

420

362

13,300

344

360

380

6,700

12,000

12,300

2, 840

895

1,160

12,300

June

11,300

12,300

12,000

10,600

9,610

9,150

8,690

8,010

7,350

, 7,350

7,350

7,130

6,490

6,280

7,790

6,910

6,070

5,870

5,67O

5,670

5,670

5,280

5,090

4,540

4,200

3,880

3,580

3,510

3,370

3,100

-

Minimum

22

29<

22(

22<

20<

25<

30

37

6,07t

3,10t

65!

50

35

20C

July

2,840

2,650

2,470

2,410

2,140

1,700

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,550

1,650

1,550

1,500

1,370

1,320

1,280

1,200

1,040

965

930

- 965

1,000

1,120

1,040

930

862

804

784

741

699

651

Aug.

6D3

318

518

645

612

590

563

546

546

568

590

568

596

533

862

895

330

862

317

772

753

717

581

540

618

601

590

568

540

518

502

Mean

) 318

3 338

3 283

3 2,151

I 264

5 278

3 - 340

' 8*509

Q 794

1*381

> *648

3 602

) 1,874

Sept.

496

486

475

460

455

440

435

420

400

385

376

371

362

358

358

366

366

475

640

628

618

705

862

1,120

1,160

1,080

965

895

930

965

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

19,570

20,140

17,390

1,557,000

16,210

15,990

20,880

162,300

533 200

404, *300

84 910

39! 820

35,810

1,361,000

» Winter pU- 8cnarge measurement made on this1 day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Ferry.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19-30, Jan. 5 to Mar. 7.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To^ convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
19S KETTLE RIVER BkSlft

liyers Creek near Ilyncaster, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder and 4-foot Cippoletti weir, lat. 49°00'00", long. 

 119 U 01'15", 5CT feet north of international .boundary, a quarter of a mile south of 

Myncaster, British Columbia, .and 4i miles downstream from Mary Ann Creek.

Drainage area.- 80 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1944 (fragmentary), In water-supply papers 

~ of Geological Survey, fey 1923 to September 1929, in bulletins of Dominion Uater and 

Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Cana'te.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during period Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Apr. 21 to 

Sept. 30, 34.6 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 1.38 feet, weir out); r.iininurt not 

determined, may have occurred during periocb-of faulty gage-height record.

1923-44: Maximum discharge recorded, 109 second-feet June 7, 1942, result of discharge measurement; no flow July 16-18, 25, 1926, Aug. 13-25, 1939.

Remarks.- Diversions above station for Irrigation. No regulation.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.3

7.1

7.4

6.3

5.7

.5.4

5.6

5.9

6.3

7.1

6.3

6.2

6.2

7.3

7.4

9.0

20.0

14.2-

9.5

8.6

8.1

8.4

7.7

Nov.

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

October .....................................

November 1-15. .............................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January ....................................

February ................................. .

March ......................................

April 21 -30. ...................... ........

May. .......................................

June ........................... ...........

July. ......................................

August ................................. ...

September. .................................

Water year ......................

Mar.

-

Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

10.2

10.2

10.8

15.0

35.9

18.1

14.9

14.6

13.4

14.2

-

Second- x 

foot-days

211.4

102.2

_

14:7. 3

510.4

504.7

200.7

82^3

-

May

13.3

12.0

11.4

11.1

12.0

14.-2

14.1

13.8

15.4

14.2

13.1

12.6

12.2

12.4

15.9

21.1

19.4

18.3

-17.5

16.7

16.4

16.7

21.1

23.6

22.6

20.3

20.6

21.1

19.4

18.8

19.1

Maximum

20.0

7.4

_

25. 9

23. 6

28. 4

14.0

4.1

7.6

-

June

22.3

24.5

21.4

18.6

17.8

16.7

15-9

15.6

14.5

12.7

12.4

10.8

13.7

2S.4

22.0

16.1

15.9

20. S

20.0

23.2

20.8

19.1

18.6

13.4

13.2

12.1

13.2

11.6

10.6

9.5

-

Minimum

3.9

. 6.4

-

10.2

11.1

e.s

2 »9

1.4

1.3

-

July

9.3

9.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

.7.5

7.2

6.2

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.6

d4.5

d9.0

d!4.0

dll.O

(58.0

d5.0

d4.7

d4.4

d4.1

d3.8

d3.S

d3. 2

2.9

Aug.

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.2

2.9

4.1

3.4

- 2.9

2.4

2.6

3.9

3.1

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.6

3.0

2.2

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6' 1.5

1.7

2.4

1.4

Mean

6* 8S

6*81

-

14.7

16 . 5

16*8

6.47

2.57

2.74

-

Sept.

2.2

3.5

3.0

2.1

2.1

3.1

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

2.0

2.8

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.6

4.4

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

3.6

7.6

7.4

-

Runoff iu 

acre- feet

419

203

-

29 E

1,010

1,000

398

158

163

-

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
COLVILLE RIVER BASIN 

Colvllle River at Kettle Falls, Wash.

193

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°36', long. 118°04', in sec. 29, T. 36 N., R. 38 E., 500

 reeT~3ownstream from Steverts County Light & Power Co.'s plant at foot of Meyers Falls, 

half a mile south of town of Kettle Falls, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.- October 19^2, to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 243 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 470 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height,

 6.39 feet); minimum observed, 25 second-feet July-6 (gage height, 4.40 feet).

1922-44: Maximum discharge observed, 2,720 second-feet Apr-. 20, 1938; minimum 

observed, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 15, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, which .are fair, and

 those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 'Gage read twice daily. Several 

ditches divert viator above station for irrigation. Slight regulation for power by 

small reservoir above falls.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Washington Vlater Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 "to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

72

76

68

66

75

75

82

73

02

49

40

48

112

76

57

59

59

76

104

131

112

104

112

121

152

204

204

190

177

177

164

Nov.

152

152

152

152

164

1G4

152

152

152

152

141

131

341

152

141

131

131

141

141

152

141

104

152

164

141

131

152

141

141

152

-

Dec.

141

164

190

190

190

177

177

164

131

112

89

89

89

b90

b90

bllO

89

bllO

96

b85

82

b85

b85

b05

02

hllO

*b!05

blOO

b95

bH&

b95

Jan.

104

112

104

» bllO

bllO

b!05

blOO

96

b95

b95

W5

blOO

104

104

104

112

104

177

121

b!20

b!20

131

131

121

bl!5

112

bllO

104

104

bllO

112

Feb.

112

131

131

b!35

141

121

21S

164

248

218

b200

b!85

b!75

b!65

152

164

152

164

131

141

152

112

131

141

141

141

131

141

152

_

Month

October. ...................................

November . ..................................

December ................................

Calendar year 1943 .....................

January ....................................

February. ...................................

Maroh. .....................................

April. .............. .r. ....................

May. ......................... ,..........'..

June .......................................

July... ....................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1943-44 .....................

Bar.

121

141

141

141

141

K177

248

248

428

388

369

' *332

332

350

332

297

314

297

314

314

280

297

314

280

264

233

218

218

218

233

Apr.

264

280

280

297

314

314

314

314

297

280

280

332

369

369

332

408

408

388

369

369

332

332

332

332

350

350

408

369

369

350

-

Secondfoot-days

3,206

4,425

3,592

86,149

3,442

4,490

8,121

10,102

6*988

5,340

1,898

1 254

l'fJ67

54,125

May

532

314

297

280

280

280

264

248

233

233

S33

233

218

204

204

204

190

177

177

164

131

177

164

204

233

264

233

233

204

190

190

Maximum

204

164

190

973

177

248

428

33G

218

89

51

59

428

June

204

218

218

218

218

204

177

190

177

177

164

164

152

164

177

177

177

190

177

204

190

177

190

164

164

164

141

141

131

131

-

Minimum

48

131

82

47

95

112

121

264

131

131

40

30

31

30

July

82

82

82

82

89

46

82

70

82

60

70

82

82

60

55

49

46

44

61

 55

48

48

51

59

46

51

46

51

47

40

50

Aug.

51

43

48

43

41

34

30

50

37

39

42

37

45

46

35

4S ' 38

36

38

37

50

46

34

43

35

40

38

38

37

38

37

Mean

103

148

116

236

111

155

262

337

225

178

61. S

40.5

42.2

148

Sept.

34

38

37

40

40

38

37

37

46

47

43

38.

36

33

37

41

31

35

45

44

43

59

.50

47

53

46

46

50

46

50

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,360

8,780

7,120

170,900

6 ,830

8,910

16,110

20,040

13.C60

10,590

b,76O

2,190

2,510

107,400

* Yjinter discharge measurement tmds on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected, by ice.

Note.- Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to June 27.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract l,hour.
194 COLVILLE RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Colville, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°34'55", long. UV^l'dO", in lot 3, NW| sec. 35, 

T. 36 fl., R. 39 E., 3 miles northeast of Colville and 5 miles downstream from North 

Fork. Datum of gage is 1,964.3 feet above mean sea level (Stevens County bench nark, 

subject to correction to datum of 1929).

Drainage area.- 82 square miles.

Records available.- February 1940 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 97 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 2.86 feet);

 minimum, 4.4 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1940-44: Maximum discharge, 544 second-feet May 27, 1942 (gage height, 4.79 feeti) 

minimum recorded, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 28, 31, Sept. 1, 1940, but nay have been less 

during period of no gage-height record Feb. 1-4, 1940. '

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of backwater from beaver dam, which are 

rair. Some diversion above station for irrigation. No regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except period of backwater.from "beaver dam (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9 Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

1.7 6.7 1.7 6.9 2.2 32 

1.8 9.7 1.8 10 2.4 48 

1.9 13 1.9 15 2.6 6S 

2.0 18 2.0 20 2.8 90 

2.1 ' 23

' » 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.7 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.3 

7.9

8.5 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

9.7 

10

11

11

8.8 

9.1 

10 

11 

.19

15 

- 13 

12 

12 

13 

14

Nov.

14 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

11

11 

12

Dec.

14 

15 

18 

16 

14

13

13

11 

11

10

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.4

9.4 

9.1 

9.1 

8,5 

8.5

7.9 

7.9 

7.6 

7.9 

7.9

8.2 

8.5 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

Jan.

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.8 

9.1

8.5 

9.1 

9.1 

8.5 

8.8

8.5 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

9.1 

S.5 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

Feb.

8 2 

8 5 

8 S 

9 1 

9 1

12 

13 

11 

11

9.7

9.7 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.1

9.4 

8.8 

9.1 

8.8 

9.1

8.8 

8.5 

8.5 

8.8 

8.5

8.5 

8.2 

8.5 

8.5

Month fSe+!Sd~ foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber ......................

lendar year 194C 

ary

S ..... K

h .........................

........................... ]

.......................... 3

ember . .... .^ ..............

307.6 

363 

318.8

), 091.0

272.2 

269.4 

483.6 

,395 

,261 

,077 

448.7 

200.9 

242.3

ter year 1943-44 .......... "6,639.5

Mar.

8.5 

S.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.8

8.5 

8.5

a.s

18

19 

18 

14 

12 

13

12

16 

17 

20

17 

16 

20 

22 

18 

1 

16 

14 

15 

16 

26 

34

Maximum

19 

14 

18

198

9.1 

13 

34 

76 

79 

50 

24 

10 

14

79

Apr.

33 

36 

38 

43 

37

 39 

37 

35 

34 

34

35 

50 

76 

57 

55

54 

47 

43 

42 

41

41 

43 

48 

54 

67

61 

56 

53 

53 

53

May

51 

48 

46 

44 

42

42 

41 

40 

47 

44

41

39 

37 

35 

34

34 

31 

30 

26 

26

24 

25 

37 

79 

61

50 

44 

40 

38 

40 

45

June

Minimum Mean

6.7 9.92 

11 12.1 

 7.6 10.3

6.4 27.6

8.2 8.7S 

8.2 9.29 

8.5 15.6 

33 46.5 

24 40.7 

25 35.9 

7 14.5 

4.7 6.48 

5.6 8.08

4.7 18.1

50 

50 

45 

42 

38

37 

38 

41 

36 

34

32 

30 

33 

39 

35

32 

35 

40 

38 

36

38 

39 

34 

31 

30

30 

32 

29 

28 

25

July

24 

24 

23 

23 - 

22

23 

23 

18 

18 

16

16 

15 

15 

14 . 

14

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.0

8.2 

c8 

c8

c7.5

o9

Per 

Square 

mile

0.121 

.1*8 

.126

.337

.107 

.113 

.190 

.567 

.496 

.438 

.177 

.079 

.099

;*81

Aug.

olO 

9.0 

8.2 

7.9 

7.6

7.2 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.6 

6.6 

6.9 

6,9 

6.6

6.9 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

5.6 

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.3 

4.7 

5.0 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0

Sept.'

5.6 

6.6 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

7.9 

8.2

8.6~ 

9.0 

8.6 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.6 

9.0

9.3 

9.7 

10 

11 

14

Runoff

Inches Ac re-fee V

0.14 610 

.16 - 720 

.14 632

4.57 20,010

.12 540 

. 12 534 

. 22 959 

.63 2,770 

.57 2,500 

.49 2,140 

. 20 890 

.09 398 

.11 481

2.99 13,170

o Backwater from beaver dam; discharge computed on basis of records for Colville Rivbr at Kettle 

Falls.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SPOKAWE RIVER BASIN. 195

* Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville, Idaho

Location.- VJater-stage recorder, lat. 47°34', long. 116°15', in NWi sec. 30, T. 49 N., 

!T~2~E., 800 feet upstream from highway bridge,'a quarter" of a mile northwest of Enaville post office, 1.1 miles upstream from South Fork, and 3.5 miles downstream from 

North Fork. Datum of gage is 2,100.00 feet above mean sea level, referenced to bench 

mark near mouth of North Fork, elevation, 2,204.880 (U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 567, 

p. 82).

Drainage area.- 895 square miles. %

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1944. March 1911 to April felS (fragmentary records collected at site a quarter of a mile downstream, published as North Fork 

of Coeur D'Alene River at Enaville).

Extremes.- Haxinum discharge during year, 5,700 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 65.68 

feet); minimum not determined, occurred during periods of backwater from logs; minimum gage height, 60.18 feet Aug. 4.

1939-44: Maximum discharge, 17,700 second-feet Apr. 15. 1943 (gage height, 71.80 

feet); mininum, 160 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 3, 4, 1940; minimum ga'ge height, 

that of Aug. 4, 1944.

From local information concerning high-water marks, flood in December 1933 reached 

a stage of' 79.47 feet and that in April 1938 a stage of 78.16 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Aug. 15 to-Sept. 60, which are fair. No appreciaoie diversion or regulation above station.

.scharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

- 3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

226 

226 

224

224 

229

233 

231 

226 

224 

229

. 286 

445 

416 

334 

298

305 

302 

317 

331 

305

283 

327 

388 

392 

408

437 

396 

351 

320 

341 

355

Nov.

334 

29 S 

286 

320 

450

494 

424 

362 

331

soe

292 

280 

269 

261 

258

248 

240 

238 

240 

240

243 

243 

240 

238 

229

229 

209 

211 

224 

253

Dec.

571 

780 

2,570 

4,220 

2,220

1,490 

1,210 

1,040 

863 

719

576 

494 

428 

408 

381

370 

381 

388 

373 

366

295 

308 

348 

366

471

527 

480 

408 

308 

264 

292

Jan.

355 

416 

408 

f377 

358

334 

302 

246 

278 

233

248 

264 

289 

289 

269

292 

334 

412 

416 

388

358 

f327 

327 

551 

370

344 

a320 

aSOO 

a280 

258 

278

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Align 

Sept

WE

mber ......................

lendar year 1943

ember ......................

ter year 1943-44 .'.........

Feb.

302 

314 

317 

334 

337

551 

870 

904 

798 

673

597 

618 

512

489 

412

412 

400 

400 

. 384 

351

355 

351 

327 

334 

337

327 

317 

305 

308

Seoondfoot-days

9,609 

8,492 

23,915

715,310

10,041 

12,936 

19 ,608 

94,984 

58,910 

' 22,081 

9,706 

6,523 

7,624

::n/i , 429

Mar.

317 

314 

314 

324 

337

317 

302 

344 

458 

897

1,240 

1,060 

870 

673 

673

696 

646 

679 

774 

811

749 

685 

696 

S37 

805

' 737 

608 

546 

561 

613 

725

Maximum

445 

494 

4,220

17,000

416 

904 

1,240 

5,380 

3,650 

1,180 

450 

289 

400

5,380

Apr.

924 

1,260 

1,810 

2,700 

4,000

4,290 

4,140 

3,720 

3,320 

3,120

3,060 

3,930 

5,380 

4,740 

4,000

3j380 

2,930 

2,690 

2,510 

2,390

2 ,(390 

2,330 

2,390 

2,S10 

3,520

3,520 

3,190 

3,060 

3,320 

4,140

Hay

3,«50 

3,120 

2,690 

2,510 

2,510

2,810 

2,870 

2,630 

2,450 

2,280

2,060 

1,S40 

1,7SO 

1,7SO 

1,340

1,840 

1,680 

1,540 

1,440 

1,320

1,230 

1,180 

1,190 

1,400 

1,540

1,400 

1,330 

1,280 

1,260 

1,240 

1,220

Minimum

224 

209 

264

209

233 

302 

302 

924 

1,180 

476 

226 

180 

170

170

June

1,180 

1,140 

1,060 

989 

924

876 

S43 

850 

818 

780

743 

70S 

696 

737 

690

679 

679 

696 

679 

634

629 

662 

634 

576 

542

532 

546 

561 

522 

476

Mean

310 

2S3 

771

1,954

324 

446 

633 

3,166 

1,900 

736 

313 

210 

254

777

July

450 

437 

420 

404 

392

377 

370 

366 

355

344

337 

3E4 

311 

305 

295

2S9 

283 

272 

275 

273

280 

272 

264 

256 

269

280 

264 

246 

236 

229 

226

Per 

square 

mile

0.346 

.316 

.861

2.18

.362 

.498 

.707 

3.54 

2.12 

.822 

. .350 

.235 

.234

.868

Aug.

222 

220 

218 

211 

211

211 

211 

209 

215 

233

224 

218 

218 

250 

«89

278 

e240 

e230 

e200 

e!90

elSO 

e!80 

182 

181 

189

194 

190 

189 

e!80 

elSO 

elSO

Sept.

elSO 

e!85 

e!90 

e!90 

elSO

eleo

elSO 

e!70 

e!70 

e!70

e!70 

e!70 

e!70 

,e!70 

e200

e240 

358

370 

331 

358

400 

400 

362 

337

317

298 

283 

275 

286 

334

Runoff

Inches

0.40 

.35 

.99

29.63

.42 

.54 

.81 

3.95 

2.45 

.92 

.40 

'.27 

.32

11.82

Ac re- feet

19,060 

16,840 

47,430

1,415,000

19,920 

i 25,660 

38,890 

188,400 

116,800 

45,800 

19,250 

12,940 

15,120

564,100
196 SPOKAME RIVER BASIN

Coeur d'Alene River near Cataldo, Idaho .

Location.- VJater-stage recorder, lat. 47°34', long. 116°18', in aec. 26, T. 49 N., R. 1

 tJ. r li miles upstream from Cataldo and 3 nlles downstream from South Fork. Datum of 

gage is 2,10(5 feet above mean sea level, referenced to bench mark "2143 S" (U. S. 

Geol. Survey Bull. 567, p. 82).

Drainage area.- 1,220 square miles.

Records available.- April 1911^to December 1912, July 1920 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 2,294 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,210 second-feet A]r. 13 (gage height, 43.73

 i'e'et); minimum, 255 second-feet Aug. 23; minimum gage height, 38.20 feet Aug. 19, 

22, 23.

1911-12, 1920-44: Maximum discharge, 55,300 second-feet Dec. 22 or 23, 1933 (gage 

height, 56.9 f«et, from floodnark), from rating curve extended above 24,000 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 122 second-feet Dec. 4, 1929; minimum gage 

height, 37.03 feet Sept. 6, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. No appreciable diversion or regulation above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and seven ctisoh-nrge measurements furnished by 

Washington V/ater Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2.6

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

334

330

325

320

325

325

325

316

312

320

371

500

470

395

371

3Y6~

371

381

385

366

352

385

440

446

464

476

458

415

405

- 410

430

Nov.

415

400

390

425

548

602

554

500

482

476

458

446

440

435

425

420

410

405

410

415

415

420

425

420

410

410

395

585

400

440

-

Dec.

836

1,090

2,160

4,090

2,940

2,100

1,670

1.370

1,110

924

772

672

595

560

530

sno

512

524

512

500

420

*440

476

494

595

623

574

506

425

395

410

Jan.

464

542

518

488

470

452

415

366

395

b350

b360

366

385

395

385

390

476

530

518

494

470

452

452

470

482

476

425

b375

b360

t)350

381

Month

October .......................

November .....................

December .....................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .................. 7 ....

February ....... ..............

March ............ ............

April ....... .... .......... .

May ......... ..............

June ........................ .

July ..........................

August ........................

September ... .................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

420

435

*446

470

482

852

1.170

1,160

1,040

892

804

764

693

658

574

560

530

542

513

488

470

476

452

452

4.52

440

425

415

415

_

-

Secondfoot-days

11,899

13,176

29,325

960,389

13,452

- 17,495

25,960

117,150

88,750

31,011

14,045

9,258

10,213

381,734

Mar.

420

415

410

420

430

400

376

400

554

1,070

1,330

1,280

1,180

1,010

940

976

924

940

1,040

1,080

1,000

932

958

1,060

1,090

1,020

86.3

796

- 796

860

985

Maximum

500

602

4,090

21,700

542

1,170

1,330

6,010

5,610

1,720

623

362

506

' 6,010

Apr.

1,170

1,510

2,000

2,820

4,330

5,210

4,670

4,330

3,860

- 3,640

3,710

4,490

6,010

5,610

4,670

4,010

3,640

3,350

3,140

3,010

3,010

C3,000

c3,200

03,800

4,670

4,850

4,490

4,490

4,850

5,610

-

May

5,610

4,850

4,330

4,090

4,170

4,490

4,330

3,730

3,490

3,140

2,940

2,820

2,750

2,880

3,010

2,880

2,630

2,330

2,100

1,940

1,780

1,720

1,720

1,940

2,050

1,880

1,830

1,830

1,330

1,830

1,780

Minimum

312

385

395

312

350

415

376

1,170

1,720

644

334

264

259

259

June

1,720

1,670

1,530

1,430

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,100

1,050

1,010

985

1,010

949

949

940

949

916

884

876

908

863

804

764

732

732

732

679

644

-

Mean

384

439

946

2,631

434

603

837

3,905

2,863

1,034

453

299

340

1,043

July

623

602

581

567

560

536

524

518

506

494

494

476

464

446

440

435

425

410

405

410

405

395

385

381

400

400

381

362

352

334

334

Per 

square 

mile

0.315

.360

.775

2.16

.356

.494

.636

3.20

2.35

.848

.371

.245

.279

.856

Aug.

325

;

;

;

>20

516

>07

293

293

;

$*

502

i89

507

320

-312

;

H

I

07

507

!25

362

348

£

;

£

16

12

94

235

272

i

'<.

'L

268

!64

>68

281

285

£;rf

r.

81

385

72

i68

264

^3ept.

263

272

28^

231

272

276

268

264

264

259

259

264

264

264

289

371

446-

458

425

453

494

506

458

410

385

366

348

334

338

371

-

Runoff

Inches

0.36,

.40

.89

29.25

.41

.53

.79

3.57

2.71

.95

. 43

.23

.31

11.63

Acre-feet

23,600

26,130

58,170

1,905,000

26>680

34,700

51,490

232,400

176,000

61,510

27,360

18,360

20,260

757,200

* Winter .discharge measurement made on this'day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from logs; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records and records for Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville and St. Joe River near Calder. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To- convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 197

Coeur d'Alene Lake at Ctoeur d'Alene, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°40', long. 116°46', in s.ec. 24, T. 50 N., R.

~* 4 V. "500 feet southwest of south end of Eleventh Street, Coeur d'Alene. Datum of 

gage is 2,100.00 feet above mean sea level, referred to originally accepted ' 

elevation (2,157.40 feet) of Geological Survey bench mark in southeast corner of 

Merriam Building (see Water-Supply Paper 882).

Drainage area.- 3,750 square miles.

Records.available.- February 1905 to September 1944. April 1903 to February 1905 at

 St. Joe Boom Uo. 's gage at noutli of St. Joe River.

Extremes .- Maximum gage-height during year, 28.02 feet June 11, 16; minimum, 20.86 

feet Mar. 8. . .

1905-44- Maximum gage height, 39.05 feet Dec. 25, 1933; minimum, 19.9 feet 

Oct. 10-12, 1904, Sept. 24, 25, 1905, Oct. 14 to-Nov. 3, 1906.

Maximum stage known prior to 1903, 57.6 feet May 31, 1894, from high-water narks.

Remarks.- Washington Water Povjer Co. stores considerable water in lake. Stage

 regulated by taintor gates and bear-trap dam at Post Falls.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1643 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

26.90

26.05

26. 30

£6.73

S6.66

£6.57

26.50

26.44

26.38

26. 3S

_

h£6.35

26.34

26.34

26.35

26.35

26.35

26.32

26..30

26.29

26.28

26.31

26.34

26.37

26.42

26.44

26.47

S6.47

26.49

C6 . 52

26.52

NOV.

26.48

26.45

26.43

26.45

26.45

26.43

26. 3S

26 «35

26.31

26.28

-26.26

C6.25

26 ,22

26.20

26.15

26.10

26.05

25;97

25.91

25.85

' 25.80

25.73

25.66

2S, 59

26.55

25.50

25.46

25.39

25.31

£5 . 26

-

Dec.

5.25

5.28

5.37

5.72

6.06

6.16

6.17

6.14

6.10

6.02

5.95

5.88

6.82

5.72

5.60

b.48

5.36

5.23

5.13

5.01

4.89

4.79

4.71

4.69

4.71

4.71

4.67

 4.60

4.50

4.39

4.29

Jan.

24.19

24.17

24,11

24.06

24.01

23.91

23.78

23.62

23.52

23.41

23.29

23.21

23 .'16

23.13

23.15

23.16

23.15

23.13

23.16

23.20

23.26

23.29

23.37

23.36

23.25

23.13

23.02

22.91

22.77

22.62

22.49

Feb.

2 .35

2 .24

2 . 14

2 .05

2 .00

2 .03

2 .17

2 .25

2 .26

2 ,21

2 ,14

2 .08

23.00

21.93

21.89

21.82

21.76

21.67

21.61

21.54

21.45

21.39

21.34

21.31

21 . 28

23,, 23

21.18

21.12

21.09

-

-

.liar.

21.07

21.02

£0.99

20.98

20.96

20.91

20.88

20.87

20,97

21.14

21.30

21.40

21.43

21.47

21.47

21.47

21.48

21.49

21.52

21.57

21.60

21.61

21.61

£1.59

21.62

21.62

21.61

21.59

21.57

21.58

21.59

Apr.

1.62

1.69

1.81

2.05

£.45

2.95

3.38

3.74

4.07

4.32

4.52

4.81

5.20

5.56

5.. 77

5.83

5.86

5.78

5.68

5.56

5.42

5.31

5.20

~5.17

5.21

5.28

5.33

5.37

5.41

25.51

-

May

5.62

5.70

5.70

5.70

5.73

5.83

5.99

6.14

6.24

6.31

6.38

6.45

6.54

6.70

6.91

7.13

7.32

.50

.56

.58

.63

2 .66

.71

.74

.76

.76

.76

.80

.82

7.86

7.91

June

27.96

£7.91

27.86

27.83

27.82

27.85

£7.92

27.97

28.00

27.98

28.00

27.99

27.95

27.93

27.96

28.00

27.99

27.96

27.95

27.95

27.97

28.01

28.01

28.00

27.97

27. 93

.27.92

27.93

27.95

27.96

-

July

27.97

£7.92

7.86

7.81

7.S2

7.81

7.74

7.70

7.71

7.71

7.71

7.71

7.69

 7.65

7.62

7.64

7.60

7.58

7.58

7.59

7.58

7.56

7.54

7.52

7.51

7.48

7.45

7.41

7.37

7.32

7.23

Aug.

27.17

27.12

27.10

27.05

27.00

27.00

S6.94

26.87

26.86

26.81"

. 26.71

26.65

26 . 58

26 . 51

26.51

26.46

2&.4S

C6.'%B

26.41

26.39

26.38

26.36

26.30

26.28

26.24

26.17

26.10

C6.06

26.00

25.95

LS.91

Sept.

£5« 88 i-s ! 81

25.75

25.72

25.68

25.63

25.59

2S.51

25.43

25.35

25.27

25.21

25.18

25.12

25.06

25.04

25.01

24.99

24.99

25.00

24.99

25.01

25.01

2D.OO

24 . 99.

24.96

24.91

24.88

24.88

24.87

~

h Staff-gage reading.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To conve time to standard subtract 1 hour.
198 SPOKANE RIVfiR BASIN

Spokane River at Post Falls, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°42', long. 116°58', In sec. 4, T. 50 N., R. 5 

W., 1,500 feet downstream from power plant of Washington Water Power Co., 3,300 feet 

downstream from Intake of Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal, and 1 mile west of Post - 

Falls. Datum of gage Is 2,000 feet above mean sea level, referenced to same datum as 

gage on Coeur d'Alene Lake at Coeur d'Alene (see preceding page).

Drainage area.- 3,880 square miles.

Records available.- January 1913 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- River only, 31 years, 5,734 second-feet; river and Spokane valley 

rarms uo.'s canal, 31 years, 5,821 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 13 (gage 

height, 71.30 feet); minimum, 234 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 21 (gage height, 64.77 

feet); minimum dally, 366 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 22.

1913-44: Maximum discharge, 50,100 second-feet when recorder was not operating 

Dec. 25, 1933 (determined from unpublished records collected by Washington Water Power 

Co. for station at Liberty Bridge); minimum, that of Aug. 21, 1944; mlnlmum'dally, that 

of-Jan. 22, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Apr. 5-15, which are good. Spokane Valley 

Farns Co.'s canal diverts water 3,300 feet above gage for Irrigation (see p. 204). 

Some regulation by Coeur d'Alene Lake (see p. 197).

Cooperation.- Water-stage .recorder graph and two discharge measurements furnished by 

wasnington Water Power Co. ,

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1 to May 12)

65.0 330 66.0 895 67.5' 2,220 69.-0 4,570 

65.3 470 66.5 1,270 68.0 2,840 70,0 6,650 

65.6 635 67.0 1,700 68.5 3,650 71.2 9,490

Discharge, in seccnd-feet. water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 . 

10

il 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

2?. 

23 

24 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,700 

1,660 

1,700 

1,900 

1,900

1.9OO 

1,050 

1,900 

1,900 

1,750

1,610 

1,350 

1,130 

740 

923

1,110 

1,270 

1,230 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

944 

760 

747 

754

766 

888 

1,130 

1,230 

1,270 

1,270

Nov.

1,430 

1,480 

1,560 

1,700 

1,850

1,900 

1,850 

1,750 

1,660

1,610

S32 

1,250 

1,310 

1,430 

1,700

. 1,700 

1,750 

1,S50 

1,800 

1,900

1,950 

2,060 

1,950 

1,700 

1,480

1,520 

1,560 

1,900 

2,220 

' 2,280

Month

Ocxo 

Nove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

amber. ..........

ar year 1943-44

Dec.

2,330 

2,450 

2,45,0 

2,390 

2,640

3,070 

2,990 

2,990 

3,070 

2,840

2,510 

2,220 

2,570 

2,920 

3,150

3,070 

3,150 

3,070 

3,070 

3,150

2,990 

2,510 

2,340 

1,710 

1,310

1,700 

2,330 

2,330 

2,640 

2; 700 

2,840

Jan.

3,070 

2,060 

1,900 

1,950 

2,390

2,840 

3,230 

2,570 

2,390 

2,700

2,240 

1,960 

1,790 

1,270 

818

1,290 

1,730 

1,120 

855 

425

370 

366 

667 

2,450 

2,770

2,770 

2,640 

2,840 

2,920 

2,920 

2,990

Feb.

2,S40 

2,920 

2,700 

2,220 

2,360

1,440 

1,480 

2,670 

2,920 

2,840

2,770 

2,700 

2,640 

2,450 

2,180

2,640 

2,570 

2,510 

2,110 

2,160

2,060 

2,060 

2,000 

1,950 

1,950

1,850 

1,850 

1,700 

1,750

Mar.

1,700 

1,660 

1,660 

1,610 

1,660

1,560 

1,560 

1,520 

1,610 

1,SOO

1,950 

2,000 

2,060 

2,110 

2,110

2,110 

2,160 

2,110 

2,160 

2,220

2,220 

2,220 

2,280 

2,220 

2,280

2,280 

2,280 

2,220 

2,220 

2,220 

2,220

Observed

Discharge in 

second fset

Maximum

2,330 

3,150

33,600

3,230 

2,920 

2,280 

9,490 

9,230 

5,460 

1,360 

1,700 

1,480

9,490

Minimum

740 

832 

1,310

420

366 

1,440 

1,520 

2,220 

3,070 

958 

450 

384 

734

366

Mean

1,308 

1,698 

2,629

6,729

2,010 

2,286 

2,000 

6,819

r,,742 

2,273 

921 

1,048 

1,041

2,477

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

BO, 450 

101,000 

161,700

4,871,440

123,600 

131,500 

123,000 

400,800 

353,100 

135,200 

56.R50 

64,460 

61,950

1,798,410

Apr.

2,220 

2,230 

2,450 

2,640 

3,070

3,740 

3,920 

3,830 

4,100 

4,660

5,780 

6,870 

8,010 

8,730 

9,230

9,490 

9,490 

9,490 

9,230 

8,980

8,980 

8,490 

S,490 

8,490 

8,490

8,490 

8,490 

8,730 

8,730 

S,980

May

8,980 

9,230 

8,980 

8,490 

8,010

7,780 

8,010 

3,250. 

8,010 

7,780

6,650 

5,760 

4,760 

4,480 

3,920

3,830 

3,830 

4,380 

5,460 

5,360

4,100 

4,480 

4,100 

4,660 

4,570

4,660 

4,570 

,.3,150 

4,570 

3,070 

4,100

Diversion

Spokane 

Valley Farms 

Co. 's canal 

(a ere -feet)

540 

0 

0

64,480

0 

0 

12 

3,940 

11,570 

15,350 

16,270 

14,500 

6,700

68,882

June

5,1*0 

5,460 

5,460 

3,560 

2,990

1,610 

1,270 

1,550 

2,640 

2,390

2,280 

2,700 

2,060 

1,850 

1,430

1,740 

2,920 

2,570 

2,280 

1,350

958 

1,480 

1,950 

2,160 

2,000

1,560 

1,250 

1,240 

1,1SO 

1,130

July

1,210 

1,350 

1,270 

1,190 

1,170

1,250 

1,250 

972 

728 

806

780 

740 

773 

792 

728

728 

740 

542 

450 

505

629 

695 

689 

792 

902

1,050 

1,160 

1,210 

1,210 

1,150 

1,100

Aug.

1,020 

979 

965 

972 

937

923 

986 

1,080 

1,350 

1,700

1,700 

1,610 

1,660 

1,040 

1,160

1,040 

420 

465 

384 

402

416 

6)59 

993 

1,190 

1,390

1,430 

1,310 

1,130 

1,080 

1,060 

1,060

Sept.

1,080 

1,090 

923 

909 

1,060

1,200 

1,350 

1,430 

1,480 

1,480

1,270 

1,080 

1,090 

1,010 

846

853 

846 

786 

734 

747

754 

747 

874 

993 

993

1,050 

1,100 

1,100 

1,150 

1,210

Corrected fop diversion

Runoff 

in 

acre-fee

Discharge in 

second-feet

. Per 

* Mean square 

mile

80,990 1,317 

101,000 1,696 

161,700 2,629

4,935,920 6,818 1.76

123,600 2,010 

131,500 2,286 

123,012 2,000 

409,740 6,885 

364,670 5,930 

150,550 2,531 

72,920 1,186 

78,960 1,284"-- - 

68,650 1,154 - .

1,867,292 2,572 .663

Runoff

inches

_

23.85

-

9.02

llote.- Monthly figures showing discharge in second-feet per square mile and runoff in inches are not 

published, owing to regulation by Coeur d'Alene Lake. The yearly figures represent more nearly 

natural dlscharge and runoff.

Time basis; Pacific war tlme^ To convert war time to standard time, .subtract 1 hour.
SPQKANE RIVER BASIN 199

Spokane River at Spokane, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°39'30", long. 117°E6'50", in sec. 13, T. 25 N.,

K. 42 K., at Cochran Street in Spokane and half a mile upstream from Latah Creek.

Datum of gage is about 1,700 feet above mean sea level, subject to correction to

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,350 square miles, 

Records available.- April 1891 to September 1944 '. 

Average discharge?- 53 years, 6,677 second-feet (adjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 15 (gage

height, 22.10 feet); minimum, 568 'second-feet (regulated) July 10 (gage height, 16.67

feet); minimum daily, 1,020 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 20.

1891-1944: Maximum discharge, 49,000 second-feet (estimated) May 31, 1894 (see

Water-supply Paper 532); minimum, 268 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 28, 1935 (gage

height, 16.37 feet); minimum daily, 917 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 6, 1942. 

Remarks.- Records excellent. Water for irrigation diverted above station by Spokane

vaney Farms Co. Flow partly regulated by Coeur d'Alene Lake (see p. ) and by

pondage at Spokane. capacity of Coeur d'Alene Lake between elevations 2,120 and 2,140

feet (lake gage datum), 889,000 acre-feet. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with and four discharge raeasurements furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Rating table , water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

17.0

17.5

18.0

18.5

780

1,220

1,340

2,620

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

3,510

5,510

8,030

11,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,770 

2,060 

t2,140 

2,380 

2,380

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

t2,300

2,300 

2,060 

1,840 

1,480 

1,410

1,590 

tl,840 

' 1,810 

1,600 

1,610

1,660 

1,570 

1,440 

tl,380 

1,350

1,360 

1,350 

1,530 

1,700 

1,860 

tl,760

Nov.

1,810 

1,930 

2,010 

2,070 

2,350

2,430 

t2,400 

2,350 

2,160 

2,110

1,810 

1,550 

1,900 

tl,780 

2,160

3,260 

2,260 

2,340 

2,410 

2,480

t2,440 

2,590 

2,600 

2,440 

2,120

2,080 

2,010 

t2,380 

2,700 

2,910

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943 

ftry

h. ..............

ember ...........

sr year 1943-44

Dec.

3,080 

3,090 

3,120 

3,100 

t3,160

3,700 

3,720 

3,740 

3,760 

3,670

3,350 

t2,940 

3,050 

3,620 

3,790

3,750 

3,820 

3,800 

t3<810 

3,800

3,930 

3,540 

3,170 

2,380 

2,020

tl,940 

2,850 

3,000 

3,200 

3,380 

3,400

Jan.

3,850 

t3,100 

2,560 

2,580 

2,810

3,400 

3,950 

3,470 

"t2,990 

3,340

3,240 

2,630 

2,510 

2,060 

1,500

tl,450 

2,640 

1,850 

1,590 

1,260

1,160 

1,080 

tl,090 

2,100 

3,280

3,300 

3,180 

3,480 

3,490 

t3,440 

3,620

Feb.

3,490 

3,500 

3,470 

3,210 

2,710

t2,950 

1,810 

2,530 

3,630 

3,560

3,410 

3,400 

t3,260 

3,410 

2,720

3,350 

3,350 

3,010 

3,020 

t2,710

2,640 

2,590 

2,660 

2,590 

2,520

2,520 

t2,370 

2,360 

2,330

Mar.

2,280 

2,210 

2,200 

2,320 

t2,100

2,150 

2,060 

2,030 

2,080 

2,270

2,310 

t2,360 

2,510 

2,600 

2,670

2,630 

2,670 

2,820 

t2,650. 

2,620

2,600 

2,790 

2,750 

2,750 

2 ,,780

t2,800 

2,760 

2,810 

2,780 

2,680 

2,780

Observed

Discharge in 

seccnd-feet

Maximum

2,460 

2,910 

3,930

31,900

3,950 

3,630 

2,820 

9,370 

9,270 

5,500 

1,830 

2,160 

1,890

9,370

Minimum

1,350 

1,550 

1,940

1,050

1,080

2 I'D 60 

2,760 

3,96.0 

1,720 

1,050 

1,020 

1,280

1,020

Mean

1,851 

2,230 

3,312

7,155

2,645 

2,934 

2,512 

6,843 

6,026 

2,884 

1,4-49 

1*521 

1,526

2,974

Runoff 

in 

ao re-feet

113,600 

132,700 

203,700

5,180,000

162,600 

168,800 

154,500 

407,200 

370,600 

171,600 

89,120 

93,520 

90,780

2,159,000

Apr.

2,760 

t2,800 

2,970 

3,130 

3,520

4,090 

4,360 

4,290 

t4,400 

4,650

5,340 

6,240 

7,200 

8,630 

9,060

t9,310 

9,370 

9,350 

9,200 

9,000

8,830 

8,580 

t8,440 

8,300 

8,360

8,460 

8,600 

8,570 

8,720 

t8 , 770

Hay

9,050 

9,270 

8,910 

8,370 

7,810

7,480 

t7,690 

7,800 

7,720 

7,520

7,020 

6,160 

5,400 

tS.lltl 

4,960

4,260 

4,500 

4,520 

5,680 

5,700

t4,790 

4,800 

4,890 

5,140 

5,100

5,090 

5,050 

t4,050 

4,790 

 3,960 

4,230

Change In

contents In

Lake 

(acre-feet)

-14,910 

-36,220 

-26,490

-46,850

-48,900 

-37,700 

+13,400 

+106,600 

+85,000 

+2,40O 

-32,480 

-43,720 

-28,690

-61,710

June

5,070 

5,490 

5,500 

t4,440 

3,630

2,830 

2,110 

1,780 

3,OBO 

v 3,360

t2,6o"o 

3,540 

2,830 

2,570 

2,220

1,950 

3,450 

t3,390 

3,170 

2,270

1,760 

1,810 

2,500 

2,770 

t2,750

2,470 

1,860 

1,810 

' 1,780 

1,720

July

1,730 

tl,760 

1,830 

1,820 

1,740

1,680 

1,780 

1,720 

tl,380 

1,260

1,400 

1,320 

1,290 

1,380 

1,310

tl,330 

1,300 

1,250 

1,080 

1,050

1,140 

1,220 

tl,190 

1,230 

1,340

1,440 

1,530 

1,570 

1,660 

tl,610 

1,590

Aug.

1,500 

1,450 

1,440 

1,420 

1,430

tl,330 

1,360 

1,450 

1,670 

1,860

2,160 

1,900 

t2,060 

1,830 

1,540

1,680 

1,280 

1,040 

1,080 

tl,020

1,030 

1,060 

1,360 

1,480 

1,780

1,890 

tl,830 

1,680 

1,530 

1,520 

1,490

Sept.

1,580 

1,520 

tl,510 

1,340 

1,510

1,560 

1,650 

1,860« 

1,880 

tl,890

1,860 

1,560 

1,520 

1,570 

1,390

1,380 

tl,370 

1,380 

1,400 

1,280

1,350 

1,370 

1,420 

tl , 460 

1,490

1,470 

1,500 

1,440 

1,400 

1,860

Adjusted for change In 

lake contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

98,890 

96,480 

177,300

5,134,000

113,700 

131,100 

167,900 

513,800 

455,600 

174,000 

56,640 

49,800 

62,090

2,097,000

Discharge in 

eeoond-feet

Per 

Mean square 

mile

1,608 0.37C 

1,621 . 37C 

2,882 .662

7,091 1.63

1,849 .42E 

2,279 .524 

2,731 .62f 

8,635 1.99 

7,410 1,70 

2,924 .672 

921 .212 

810 .18£ 

1,043 .24C

Runoff

inches

) 0.43 

.42 

.76

22.14

.49 

.57 

J .72 

2.21 

1.96 

.75 

.24 

.21 

.27

2,869 .664J 0.03

t Sunday.

Time baa Is; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
200 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Spokane River at Long Lake, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°50', long. 117°50', in SWi sec. 13, T. 27 N., 

R. 39 E., at Long Lake power plant, 12 miles north of Reardan. Datum of gage Is 

1,300.00 feet above mean sea level, subject to correction to datum or 1929.

Drainage area.- 6,100 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939,to September 1944.

Extremes (rep lated).- Neither maximum nor minimum discharge during year determined; both 

occurred ring period or backwater rrom Little Falls_power plant. Maximum mean daily

discharge, 11,500 second-feet fey 1; minimum daily, 160 second-feet Jan. 16; both

determined from records of power-plant operation.

1939-44: feximum discharge, 38,900 second-feet Apr. 22, 1943 (gage height, 74.42 

feet); minimum recorded, 115 second-feet Oct. 6, 1939 (gage height, 57.66 feet), but 

may have been less sometime during periods of backwater; minimum daily, that of 

Jan. 16, 1944.

Remarks.- Water diverted above station for irrigation. Flow affected considerably by 

power regulation and by Coeur d'Alene Lake. Capacity of Coeur d'Alene Lake'between 

elevations 2,120 and 2,140 feet (lake gage datum), 889,000 acre-feet. Capacity of 

Long Lake between elevations 1,512 and 1,531 feet, 79,600 acre-feet.

Cooperation.- Record of discharge furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

J.1 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

2?. 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,260 

3,200 

t2,230 

2,440 

2,760

2,450 

2,460 

2,630 

2,590 

tl,300

2,310 

2,230 

2,500 

2,690 

3,240

2,750 

tl,5SO 

2.0SO 

2,840 

2,960

3,130 

3,290 

1,960 

t673 

2,650

2,420 

2,730 

2,850 

3,280 

2,690 

tl,020

Nov.

3,160 

3,480 

3,6SO 

3,470 

3,040

2,460 

t251 

2,S60 

2,550 

2.S60

2,960 

3,290 

2,970

tl,390 

2,890

3,570 

3,390 

3,440 

3,410 

2,990

t820 

3,280 

3,720 

3,600 

2,110

3,360 

4,500 

t2,710 

4,090 

4,170

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

usry

ember. ..........

sr year 1943-44

Dec.

4,020 

3,690 

3,420 

2,470 

t2,740

3,170 

4,780 

4,640 

5,180 

4,680

4,110 

t3,440 

5,080 

5,490 

4,430

3,S60 

4,090 

3,770 

12,590 

3,780

4,460 

4,820 

4,880 

4,020 

1,630

tl,520 

3,520 

4,110 

4,740 

4,990 

4,660

Ja.i.

1,930 

tl,S30 

3,810 

3,960 

4,280

4,590 

4,610 

4,220 

t2,300 

3,860

3,670 

3,3lO 

'3,340 

3,360 

3,540

1-160 

2,73O 

1,960 

2,300 

2,400

3,010 

3,330 

tl,580 

4,180 

4,790

3,920

4,660 

4,140 

4,340 

t492 

3,140

Feb.

4,220 

5,140 

4,890 

5,470 

_ 4,690

t2,900 

5,360 

5,460 

5,430 

5,390

4,510 

5,010 

t4,710 

5,360 

5,990

5,940

5,440 

5,170 

5,000 

t4,420

5,640 

5,600 

5,770 

4,440 

4,440

3,690 

t399 

3,140 

3,650

Mar.

4,100 

4,250 

5,750 

4,160 

t2,400

2,370 

1,610 

2,410 

3,240 

2,980

3,610 

t2,360 

4,610 

4,850 

4,040

4,520 

4,360 

4,540 

13,100 

4,160

5,020 

4,090 

3,800 

4,830 

4,900

t3,850 

4,570 

4,510 

4,310 

5,300 

4,320

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

3,290 

4,500 

5,490

37,800

4,790 

5,990 

5,750 

11,000 

11,500 

6,440 

3,530 

3,640 

3,730

11,500

Minimum

673 

251 

1,520

251

160 

399 

1,610 

3,700 

5,030 

1,890 

396 

174 

161

160

Mean

2,490 

3,032 

3,974

S,530

3,217 

4,740 

3,966 

6,751 

7,049 

3,932 

1,942 

2,090 

2,072

3,764

Runoff . 

in 

acre-feet

153,100 

180,400 

244,400

6,175,000

197,800 

272,700 

243,800 

401,700 

433,400 

234,000 

119,400 

128,500 

123,300

2,732,000

Apr.

4,430 

t3,700 

4,360 

3,990 

4,530

4,270 

4,090 

5,010 

t4,270 

4,820

5, ISO 

5,480 

4,640 

4,630 

4,590

t4,190 

5,140 

7,660 

9,900 

11,000

9,690 

9,S20 

t9,820 

10,300 

9,810

9,710 

10,100 

10,100 

9,300 

t7,970

May

11,500 

11, ICO 

10,500 

10,900 

10,100

11,200 

t6,970 

7,280 

9,000 

6,260

7,720 

7,370 

5,230 

t6,210 

5,910

5,100 

5,090 

5,030 

5,370 

6,950

t5,920 

5,370 

5,620 

5,650 

5,440

6,340 

5,610 

t5,730 

5,240 

5,480 

5,320

Change in

Coeur d'Alene 

and 

Long Lakes 

(acre-feet)

-9,960 

-40,170 

-27,240

-54,850

-40,150 

-79,200 

-3,600 

+166,300 

+ 83,250 

-6,100 

-25,880 

!-44,420 

-25,790

-52,960

June

5,560 

6,030 

5,440 

t6,440 

6,000

5,S60 

4,760 

3,310 

2,790 

3,410

1-1,890 

3,260 

4,260 

4,050 

3,200

2,710 

3,700 

t4,910 

4, ISO 

3,240

2,640 

2,360 

2,420 

3,700 

t2,570

3,540 

3,940 

3 990 

3)650 

4,140

July

3,530 

tl,420 

1,510 

588 

2,020

2,410 

2,930 

2,720 

1-1,140 

1,240

1,590 

2,340 

2, BOO 

2,210 

2,530

tl,090 

1,640 

1,520 

2,050 

1,730

2,020 

2,420 

t396 

1,630 

2,250

2,350 

2,160 

2,220 

2,380 

tl,230 

2,140

Aug.

1,940 

1,630 

2,230 

3,170 

2,380

t306 

2,030 

1,420 

1,340 

. 3,220

3,640 

2,630 

t200 

2,650 

2,040

2,630 

2,710 

2,340 

1,680 

t!74

2,170 

2,3SO 

2,720 

2,460 

2,260

1,920 

t394 

2,690 

2,430 

2,260 

2,250

Sept.

2,480 

1,660 

tS29 

689 

2,240

3,430 

3,730 

3,560

1,080 

t!61

2,350 

2*520 

1,9SO 

2,210 

2,620

2,050 

t477 

1,970 

2,050 

2,350

2,860 

2,360 

1,700 

tl,120 

2,560

2,280 

2,120 

2,410 

2,3SO 

1,530

Adjusted for change in 

lake contents

Runoff 

in 

acre- feat

143,100 

140,200 

217,200

6,120,000

157,600 

193,500 

240,200 

568,000 

516,600 

227,900 

93,520 

84,080 

97,510

2,679,090

Discharge in 

secono-feet

Mean

2,327 

2,356 

3,532

S,453

2,563 

3,364 

3,906 

9,546 

6,402 

3,SSO, 

T.,521 

1,367 

1,639

3,691

Per

square 

mile

0.36] 

.386 

.57£

1.39

.42C 

.551 

.64C 

1.56 

1.38 

.626 

.24? 

.224 

.266

.60E

Runoff 

in 

inches

0.44 

.43 

.67

18.80

.46 

.59 

.74 

1.74 

1.59 

.70 .29" 

.26 

.30

8.23

t Sunday.

Note.- Backwater from Little Falls throughout year; discharge computed by Washington Water Power Co. 

from records of power production. Change in contents of Coeur d'Alene Lake based on mean gage heights 

for last day of each month, and for Long Lake, on midnight gage readings.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 201

St. Joe River at Calder, Idaho

Location.- V/ater-stage recorder, lat. 47°16', long. 116°11', In sec. 3, T. 45 N., R. 2 E.,

150 feet southwest of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway station at Calder.

Datum of gage Is 2,100 feet above mean sea level, referenced to original elevation of

bench mark "2188 1911 20" (U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 567). Bench mark has since been

moved; revised elevation about 0.86 foot higher. 

Drainage area.- 1,080 square miles. 

Kecoras avallable.- July 1920 to September 1944. April 1911 to September 1912 at site

<$. miles downstream.

average discharge.- 24 years (1920-44), 2,180 second-feet. 

Extremes.- mxtmum discharge during year, 5.470 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 84.04

feet); minimum, 192 second-feet Nov. 27 (gage height, 78.94 feet).

1911-12, 1920-^44: Maximum discharge, 53,000 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933, computed on

basis of slope between gages downstream; maximum gage height, 93.1 feet Apr. 18, 1938,-

from floodmark; minimum discharge, 96 second-feet Dec. 5, 1928 (gage height, 78.43

feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

wmcn are fair. No diversions above station. 

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and six discharge measurements furnished by

Washington Water Power Co.

Ratine table, water year 1943-44, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6 to July 16)

78.9 180 80. 0 650 S2.0 £,460 

79.2 - 275 80.4 920 82.8 3,480 

79.6 435 81.0, 1,430 84.0 5,470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

37S 

374 

374 

370

378

412 

390 

374 

378 

412

723 

890 

535 

440 

417

450 

440 

450 

435 

404

412 

510 

546 

515 

574

546 

500 

470 

440 

495 

475

Nov.

412 

404 

408 

500 

668

584 

475 

435 

426 

412

408 

#390 

390 

37S 

354

318 

354 

417 

417 

404

399 

386 

366 

354 

350

250 

207 

394 

404 

455

Dec.

775 

650 

2,840 

2,300 

1,300

860 

730 

686 

520 

386

350 

399 

422 

b420 

b400

b400 

b450 

b450 

b450 

b400

*b350 

b400 

b450 

515 

650

620 

515 

b450 

b400 

b350 

b450

Jan.

4S5 

480 

, 430 

404 

390

b380 

b350 

b300 

b330 

b300

b320 

b340 

b350 

b350 

b350

b400 

490 

455 

408 

408

390 

b380 

b370 

b380 

386

390 

b370 

b350 

b320 

b300 

b350

Feb.

b3BO 

b390 

394 

*399 

390

716 

1,300 

b8OO 

650

584

515 

465 

460 

435 

390

430 

426 

408 

399 

390

394 

370 

366 

*370 

362

358 

358 

358 

354

if * + v. Sscond 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Bay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

, Ha

lendar year 194 

arv

9

h .........................

.......................... 1

ember .....................'

14,507 

12,119 

30, 338

51,765

LI, 706 

L3,611 

19,090 

33,630 

L8,830 

i9, 560 

30,841 

12,450 

10,763

ter year ' 1943-44. ......... 3S7» 445

Mar.

370 

370 

3S6 

378 

370

a360 

a340 

386 

422 

1,200

1,080 

928 

a8OO

 a 650

Maximum

890 

668 

2,840

14,100

490 

1,300 

1,200 

4,750 

5,280 

2,760 

968 

602 

596

5,28O

Apr.

a850 

al,200 

al,700 

a2,200 

3,700

3,410 

3,200 

2,820 

2,580 

2,700

2,700 

3,560 

3,930 

3,410 

2,880

2,580 

2,350 

2,180 

2,080 

1,970

1,970 

2,130 

2,460 

3,070 

3,410

~3,200 

3,140 

3,410 

4,090 

4,750

May

4,410 

3,930 

3,630 

3,700 

4,170

5,100 

5,100 

4,920 

4,750 

4,250

3,860 

3,930 

4,250 

4,920 

5,280

5,280 

4,750 

4,170 

3,930 

3,480

3,340 

3,200 

2,940 

2,820

2,640

2,460 

2,460 

2,820 

-,820 

2,830 

2,820

Minimum

370 

207 

350

207

300 

354 

340 

850 

2,460 

1,000 

450 

318 

2S2

207

June

2,760 

2,580 

2,400 

2,240 

2,130

2,020 " 1,970" 

2,080 

1,970 

1,870

1,770 

1,720 

1,620 

1,570 

1,480

1,520 

1,62O 

1,520 

1,380 

1,340

1,340 

1,480 

1,300 

1,200 

1,160

1,120 

1,160 

1,160 

1,080 

1,000

Mean

468 

404 

656

2,608

378- 

469 

616 

2,788 

3,833 

1,652 

672 

402 

359

1,059

1944

July

96S 

936 

912 

S82 

852

817 

796 

789 

762 

749

749 

716 

692 

674 

650

632 

620 

602 

584

650

602 

552 

535 

530 

632

568 

515 

490 

475 

460 

450

Per 

square 

mile

0.433 

.374 

.607

2.41

.350 

.434 

.570 

2.58 

3.55 

1.53 

.622 

.372 

.332

.981

Aug.

445 

440 

430 

430 

430

417 

404 

399 

408 

435

417 

390 

426 

602 

510

450 

417 

394 

386 

378

370 

366 

358 

354 

366

358 

350 

342. 

334 

326 

318

Sept.

322 

370 

358 

330 

318

314 

306 

303 

296 

289

289 

286 

282 

236 

310

399 

505 

394 

350 

500

596 

455 

412 

362 

338

322 

318 

310 

358 

485

Runoff

Inches

0.50 

.42 

.70

32.78

.40 

.47 

.66 

2.88 

4.09 

1.71 

.72 

.43 

.37

13.35

Acre-feet

28,770 

24,040 

40,340

1,888,000

23,220 

27,000 

37,860 

165,900 

235,700 

98,300 

41,340 

24, 690 

21,350

V6S, 500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. -

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Coeur d'Alene River near 

Cataldo and at Enaville and North Fork Clearwater River near Ahsahka. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time' to standard .time, subtract 1 hour.
202 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

St. Maries River at Lotus, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°14', lory. 116°37', in sec. 20, T. 45 N., R. 2 W., 3ust 

downstream from Lotus. Datum'of gage is 2,160 feet above mean sea level, referenced 

to bench mark"U. S. 2171 B.M." (U. S. Gqol. Survey Bull. 567, p. 45).

Drainage area.- 420 square miles.

Records available.- July 1911 to October 1912, July 1920 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1920-44), 468 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,120 second-feet- Apr. 13 (gage height, 

~~ vS.97 reet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Sept. 8-15 (gage height, 3.31 feet).

1911-12, 1920-44: Maximum discharge observed, 23,800 second-feet Dec. 22, 23, 1933 

(gage height, 12.1 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum discharge, 16 second-feet (estimated) Nov. 21, 1929; 

minimum gage height observed,- 2.71 feet Nov. 20, 1929.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage- 

 height record, which are poor. Gage read once daily. No diversion above station. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and five discharge measurements furnished by Washington 

Hater power Co.- »

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

51

65

94

76

76

70

70

70

70

70

76

76

88

94

101

108

101

101

94

88

101

101

Nov

108

94

82

88

101

116

101

101

94

88

82

*85

82

94

94

b70

-b75

b75

76

82

76

76

76

76

70

55

65

65

65

70

-

Dec.

336

250

600

940

476

476

184

140

108

108

70

' b90

> b2oo

Jan.

.

I

1

> b2 00

I

1

/

' b70

70

70

101

101

dlSO

blSO

70

70

88

88

88

70

70

70

70

70

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January ..................... .

February ................ .....

March .........................

April ....................... .

May

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

I b80

f (« }

J

b250

|

^ blSO

'

' *blOO

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,255

2,492

6,258

191,757

3,616

3,800

6,927

24,392

10,506

4,874

2,014

1,207

1,236

69,577

Mar.

blOO

» b300

(

330

275

225

105

97

135

. 330

330

Maximum

108

116

940

5,630

_

_

_

1,840

592

230

88

60

65

1,840

Apr.

378

455

562

585

1,340

1,080

895

850

1,030

850

805

1,34O

1,840

1,590

1,180

850

760

760

720

490

490

497

570-

680

680

680

680

585

585

585

-

May

592

578

548

497

455

455

448

422

336

319

286

286

265

292

314

348

342

319

314

292

280

260

278

314

292

260

240

230

220

212

212

Minimum

46

65

46

_

"

378

212

94.

39

33

50

30

June

230

230

230

194

194

194

184

184

184

176

148

140

131

124

131

148

220

194

184

184

176

148

148

131

124

116

124

108

101

94

-

Mean

72. 7

83.1

202

525

117

131

223

813

339

162

65.0

38.9

41.2

190

July

88

S8

88

82

82

76

76

76

76

76

76

70

70

70

65

60

60

60

60

58

6O

60

56

56

56

d52

d48

d46

d43

d41

. 39

Per 

square 

mile

0.173

.198

.481

1.25

.279

.312

.531

1.94

.807

.386

.155

.093

.098

.452

Aug.

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

36

d38

d40

d40

d40

d45

d60

d50

d45

d42

39

39

39

d38

d37

 d35

34

33

33

36

33

33

33

36

Sept.

a38

a40

d38

d35

33

33

33

, 30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

33

d60

51

d45

51

56

60

d55

d50

d45

d40

d40

d45

d50

65

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.20 4,470

.22 4,940

.55 12,410

16.98 ' 380,300

.32 7,170

.34 7,540

.61 13,740

2.16 48,380

.93 20,840

.43 9,670

.18 3,990

.11 2,390

.11 2,450

6.16 138,000

of weather records and records for stations on

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on ba 

St. Joe and Coeur d'Alene Rivers.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on "basis of weather records and records for 

stations on St. Joe and Coeur d'Alene Rivers.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 20£ 

Hayden Lake at Hayden Lake, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°46', long. 116°45', In sec. 18, T. 51 N., R. 3 W., at 

Avonaale and Hayden Lake pumping plants, a qirirter of a nile north of Bosanta Tavern. 

Datum of gage is 2,200.21 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- Hay 1920 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 25.95 feet June 2, 3; minimum 

observed, 2L.35 feet Sept. 29.

1920-44: Maximum gage height, 40.41 feet Apr. 30 to Hay 18, 1921; minimum 

- observed, 19.38 feet Dec. 16, 1931.

Remarks.- Gage read once daily. Water is pumped from lake for irrigation and domestic

supply.

Sage height, In feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1710 1O

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24.62

4.60

4.58

4.56

4.55

4.54

4.52

4.50

4.48

4.48

4.50

4.50

4.49

4.48

4.48

4.47

4.46

4.46

4.44

4.42

4.42

4.45

4.46

4.48

4.50

4.49

4.49

4.50

4.50

4.50

4 . 50

Nov.

4.49

4.48

4.48

4.47

4.46

4.45

4.44

4.43

4.42

4.40

4,38

4.37

4.35

4.34

4.33

4.32

4.30

4. 8

4. 7

4. 6

4. 5

4. 4

4. 3

4, 2

4. 1

4. 0

4.18

4.16

4.14

4.13

-

Deo.

4.20

4.29

4.39

4.46

4.52

4.54

4.56

4.55

4.54

4.53

4.52

4.51

4.51

4.49

4.48

4.46

4.44

4.43

4.42

4.41

4.40

4.39

4.37

4.36

4.38

4.39

4.40

4.39

4.38

4.37

24.36

Jan.

24.36

4.36

4.38

4.38

4.38

4 37

4.36

4.35

4.34

4.33

4.32

4.31

4.30

4.29

4.

4-

4!

4]

4.

~\.

4 .

4.

4 .

4

4.

4.

4 f

4]

4.

4.

8

g

0

g

3

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

3

1

0

0

Feb.

4.19

4.19

4.19

4.20

4.22

4.23

4.24

4.24

4.24

4.24

4.24

4.23

4 .23

4.23

4.23

4. £4

4.24

4.23

4.23

4 .21

4. 2O

4.19

4.19

4.19

4.18

4.17

4.16

4.16

-

Mar.

4.16

4.15

4.15

4.15

4.14

4.14

4.14

4,14

4.15

4.18

4.21

4.21

4.21

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.20

4.21

4.22

4,23

4.23

4.23

4.23

4.23

4.23

4.22

4.22

4.22

Apr.

24.22

24.22

24.26

24.30

24.34

24.38

24.42

24.48

24 . 53

24.55

24.59

24.70

24.82

24.92

25.02

25.07

S6.12

25.21

£5.27

5.31

5.34

5.37

5.40

5.43

5.50

5.54

5.59

5.G3

5.66

5.69

-

Hay

5.71

5.73

5.75

5.77

5.79

5.80

5.80

5.80

5.80

5,81

25.82

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.82"

5. PI

5.81

5.80

5.80

5.79

5.78

-5 . 82

5.86

5.89

5.90

5.90

5.91

5.92

5.92

5.93

June

25.94

5.95

5.95

5.94

5.93

5.92

5.91

5.89

5.88

5.86

5.84

5.82

5.80

5.78

5.76

5.75

5.74

5.72

5.70

5.68

5.67

5.66

5.65

5.64

5.62

5.59

5.56

5.53

5.50

25.47

-

July

5.44

5.40

5.36

5.31

5.26

5.22

5.18

5.14

5.11

5,08

5.04

5.00

4.96

4.92

4.89

4.86

4.83

4.80

4.76

4.72

4.6B

4.64

4.60

4.56

4.52

4.47

4.42

4.37

4.33

4.29

4.25

Aug.

24.21

4.16

4.11

4.06

4.02

3.97

3.92

3.86

3.84

3.80

3.77

3.74

3.70

3.75

3.71

3.67

3.63

23.59

23.54

23.50

23.46

23.42

23.38

23. fi

23. 2

23. 0

23. 7

L3. 4

23 . 20

23.16

23.13

Sept.

23.10

23.06

23.02

22,99

22.96

22.92

22.88

22.85

22.81

22.78

22.74

22.70

22 .66

22.62

22.59

22.56

22 . 53

22.50

2L.48

22.48

22.46

22.45

22.44

22.42

22.41

22.39

22.37

22.56

22.35

22.38

"

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war tiire to standard time, subtract 1 ho 

695848 O - 46 - 14
204 SPOKA1C RIVER BASIN 

Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal at Post Falls, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°43', long. 116°57', In secTS, T. 50 N., R. 5 W., 

300 feet dovmstream from head gate and half a mile northwest of Post Falls.

Records available.- May 1911 to September 1917, September 1919 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 283 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 5.60 feet); 

no flow Oct. 27 to Mar. 30, Sept. 22-30.

1911-17, 1919-44: Maximum discharge observed, 304 second-feet May 28, 1936; no 

flov/ except during irrigation seasons.

Remarks.- Records excellent Apr. 13 to Aug. 20; others good. Canal diverts water for 

irrlcation rrom Spokane River in SEi sec. 3, T. 50 N., R. 5 W.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Spokane Valley Farms Co. 

Four discharge measurements furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22o-z

>sd

24

25

oc «£o

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

4

0

0

0

01 o

Nov. Dec.

.

Jan. Feb.

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. .......... ........................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. ........... .................. ........

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ...... .... .......

Time basis; Pacific war-time. To convert

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

Apr.

30

40

40

40

40

41

46

48

4S

47

46"

61

81

78

78

78

78

78

78

7S

77

77

77

7S

78

80

87

91

92

93

Secondfoot days

272

0

0

32,511

0

0

6

1,986

5,834

7,740

8,205

7,311

3,379

34, 733

May

94

94

109

121

125

146

158

159

161

176

187

186

185

183

194

206

206

206

206

SIS

22S

228

228

230

229

228

229

230

22S

22S

22S

Maximum

22

0

0

£86

0

0

6

93

230

267

273

246

223

273

June

230

245

253

252

250

242

247

256

260

260

261

, 260

262

262

263

264

262

262

264

267

267

266

263

262

259

258

258

258

262

265

 --

Minimum

0

' 00

0

0

0

0

30

94

BSO

252

225

0

0

July

264

263

262

260

260

259

269

273

273

273

268

266

265

264

266

266

268.

269

269

269

26S

267

266

265

266

264

263

259

256

253

252

Aug.

246

240

244

244

243

246

241

242

243

241

243

241

244

238

235

235

235

233

235

235

232

228

22S

229

228

228

228

268

228

225

225

Mean

8.8

0

0

89.1

0

0

0»2

66. £

3.88

£58

265

£36

113

94.9

Sept.

223

222

222

222

221

219

217

215

214

213

212

211

205

193

208

89

21

20

 17

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

540

0

0

64,480 -

0

0

12

3,940

11,570

15,350

16.270

' 14,500

6,700

68,880

war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour-.
OKANOGAN RIVER BASIN

Okanogan-'River at Okanagan Falls, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

205

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°21', long. 119°35', 400 feet downstream from 

rails at Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, and 800 feet downstream from Dog Lake.

Drainage area.- 3,550 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1944 in water-supply papers of Geological 

survey; rarcn 1915 to September 1930 in bulletins of Dominion Water and Power Bureau, 

Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.- 29 years, 448 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 802 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 2.31 feet); 

minimum, 64 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 0.63 foot).

1915-44: Maximum discharge observed, 2,680 second-feet June 10, 1928; minimum, 4.6 

second-feet Mar. 14, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by 

control flam at outlet of Okanagan Lake.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the International gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

-^ (Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10)

0.8 98 1.4

1.0 144 1.7

1.2 203 2.0

276 

416

588

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

196

194

197

192

17S

164

165

165

163

166

175

164

161

158

155

' 152

a!44

a!39

a!34

a!39

a!44

a!52

155

161

164

172

172

169

164

166

164

Nov.

152

150

147

150

152

152

147

147

150

147

152

155

158

161

164

164

164

169

169

169

169

175

175

175

175

172

169

164

161

164

-

Dec.

164

155

164

164

164

155

155

161

155

155

155

15S

150

147

144

142

137

147

150

144

142

137

137

137

142

a!40

a!39

a!38

a!37

a!36

134

Jan.

130

137

137

137

132

150

134

139

a!39

h!39

h!42

h!39

134

132

132

134

137

137

137

139

139

134

139

139

144

142

142

139

139

137

134

Feb.

134

139

139

139

144

147

147

152

150

144

147

144

139

144

139

144

142

142

144

144

144

142

134

137

132

139

139

139

142

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

Janu&rv. .................... ............

Febr 

Hare

nary. ..................................

h. ....................... ............

April........... ...........................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July................ .......................

August .....................................

September. ............".....................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

137

137

137

142

137

134

132

132

130

134

130

132

132

127

122

120

125

122

125

130

120

120

125

120

118

125

113

116

118

120

120

Apr.

'

Seccndfoct-days

5,084

4,818

4,585

145,036

4,265

4,112 

3,932

3,642

6,706

22,051

13,150

5,469

 4,422

82,236

120

118

120

122

122

122

120

127

127

127

.130

137

144

147

155

152

150

144

130

122

111

102

102

105

109

107

100

92

90

88

May

83

79

72

70

72

72

72

73

75

75

72

73

73

73

83

98

107

122

a!30

137

166

210

280

342

386

442

526

588

660

694

701

Maximum

197

175

164

798

150

152

142

155

701

795

634

253

184

795

June

729

773

795

795

78S

788

795

766

737

708

701

688

667

688

708

729

- 744

744

744

744

758

766

758

758

a740

a724

a706

a688

a670

a652

Minimum

13'

14'

13'

134

i >/ 

-LOt

13 

112

8£

7C

65!

28E

15! 12r

7C

July

634

627

620

614

576

545

315

486

475 '453

427

427

401

386

381

381

371

361

357

361

361

361

357

361

357

347

342

338

333

310

285

Aug.

253

238

228

214

210

203

L91

184

181

178

169

158

155

158

164

161

175

172

166

164

164

164

164

158

155

155

161

161

155

158

152

Mean

164

7 161

I 148

397

) 138

2 142 

-127

i 121

) 216

2 735

424

2 176

147

) 225

Sept.

158

150

144

152

147

144

147

147

147

147

150

150 152'

152

144

142

139

134

127

130

137

139

144

150

144

a!47

a!50

152

172

184

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,080

9,560

9,090

287,700

8,460

8.160 

7,800

13)300

43,740

26,080

10,850

8,770

163,100

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams, 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour. 

I/ Spelled "Okanagan" in Canada.
206 OKANOGAN RIVER BASIN

Osoyoos Lake near Oroville, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59 I 15", long. 119°27'15", in lot 1, sec. 8, T.

 40 N-., R. 27 E., on west shore, 1 mile south of international boundary and 3 miles 

north of Oroville. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, subject to correction to - 

datun of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,250 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation during year, 915.48 feet June 7; minimum, 

9lo.lt> feet Sept. 16.

1928-44: Maximum water-surface elevation, 917.23 feet Apr. 28, 1934; minimum, 

911.21 feet Oct. 14, 1929.

Flood of May 29, 1894, reached an elevation of 921.2 feet +0.5 foot. 1 nile below 

present lake outlet, from floodmark on old Okanogan Hotel Building, pointed out in 

1930 by Mr. and Mrs. Stansbury who kept a diary and operated the hotel in 1894.

Remarks.- Diversion in Canada for irrigation. Elevation may occasionally be affected by

 dam at Zozel's mill in Oroville. Okanogan River subject to natural regulation in 

several lakes and to artificial regulation as an aid to navigation in Okanagan Lake.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united states under agreement with Canada.

Elevation, In feet, water year September 1943 to October 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14.49

13.50

13.51

13.53

13.54

13.52

13.52

13.51

13.52

13.55

13.58

13.56

13.57

13.56

13.57

13.58

13.60

13.62

13.64

13.64

13.64

13,65

IS. 67

13.69

13.75

13.77

13.76

13.77

13 . 77

13.30

13.78

Nov.

13.75

13,75

13.74

13.74

13.73

13.72

13 . 71

13.69

13.69

13.67

13.67

13.65

13.66

13.65

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_.

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Dec.

i

_

13.70

13.70

13.69

13.67

13.67

13.67

13.66

13.66

13.66

13.65

13.64

13.63

13.63

13 . 63

13.62

13.62

13.61

13.60

13.60

13.59

13. 5y

13.58

13.57

13 .58

13.60

13.60

13.60

13.59

13.58

Jan.

13.60

13.60

13.60

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

13.58

13.58

13.59

13.60

13.60

13.60

13.61

"l3.61

13.61

13.63

13.60

13.64

13.62

13,61

13.60

13.60

13.60

13.60

Feb.

13.61

13.62

13.65

13.66

13.66

13,67

13.67

13.66-

13.65

13.65

13.63

13,61

13.58

13.58

13.56

13.54

13.51

13.49

13.47

13.46

13.46

13.43

13.43

13.43

13,42

13.42

13.41

13.40

13.41

-

Mar.

13.41

13.42

13.42

13.42

13.41

13.41

13.41

13.40

13.40

13.43

13.47

13.53

13.53

13.53

13.56

13.56

13.62

13.64

13.67

13.69

13.70

13.70

IS. 74

13.74

13.75

13.76

13.75

13.78

13.80

13.81

Apr.

13.83

13.85

13.87

13.89

13.91

13.92

13.93

13.95

13.96

13.97

13.98

14.04

14.09

14.11

14.14

14.15

14.16

14.16

14.17

14.17

14.15

14.14

14.13

14.15

14.20

14.22

14.23

14.23

14.25

14.26

-

Bay

14.26

14.23

14.21

14.20

14.20

14.20

14.21

14.22

14.23

14.23

14.21

14.21

14.19

14.18

14.19

14.25

14.29

14.32

14.31

14.28

14.27

14.23

14,25

14.31

14.37

14.43

14 .'53

14.68

14.82

14.97

15.09

June

15.19

15.29

15.37

15.40

15.41

15.43

15.44

15.40

15.36

15.33

15.32

15.29

15.23

15.26

15.30

15.31

15.33

15.35

15.38

15.40

15.42

15.42

15.42

15.42

15.41

15.38

15.33

15.29

15.25

15.22

-

July

15.15

15.08

15.04

14.99

14.95

14.87

14.82

14.76

14.72

14.66

14.61

14.56

14.48

14.42

14.38

14.34

14.30

14.27

14.22

14.20

14.17

14.13

14.11

14.09

14.04

14.01

14,00

13,98

13,96"

13,92

13.84

Aug.

13.81

13.81

13.79

13.75

13.72

13.70

13.64

13.60

13.59

13.56

13.53

13.51

13.50

13.46

13.44

13.42

13.40

13.42

13.36

13.34

13.32

13.31

13.30

13 . 28

13.26

13 . 24

13.25

13.25

13.22

13.23

13.22

Sept.

13.22

13.21

13.21

13.20

13.20

13.20

13.19

13.18

13.18

13.17

13.18

13.18

13.18

13.17

13.17

13.17

13.16

13.17

13.17

13.19

13.21

13. S2

13.23

13.25

13.29

13.32

13.33

13.34

13.39

13.43

-

Note.- Add 900 feet to obtain mean 

Time baals; Pacific war time.

3a-lsvel elevation, 

jonvert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
OKANOGAN RIVER BASIN 207

Okanogan River at Oroville, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 48°55'50", long. 119°25'20", in SEiSWi sec. 27, T. 40 II., R. 

27 E., in Oroville, half a mile downstream from Tonasket Creek and li miles downstream 

from Osoyoos Lake.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes. - tfeximum discharge observed during year, 1,130 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 

7.70 feet); minimum observed, 59 second-feet Sept. 19, 2.0.

1942-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,170 second-feet Way 6, 7, 1943; maximum 

gage height observed, that of June 3, 1944; minimum observed, that of Sept. 19, 20, 

1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater, which art) fair. Diversions 

Ri Canada for irrigation. Natural regulation in several large lakes and artificial 

regulation in Okanagan Lake as an aid to navigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water"year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

J.O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

170

a!70

170

a!78

186

182

178

174

174

a!76

a!78

alSO

182

182

al78

174

a!86

198

210

a208

206

219

214

a226

237

a240

242

246

250

260

265

Nov.

a262

a258

a254

250

242

237

a232

228

a224

219

a~219

219

214

a214

214

210

a214

219

219

219

a219

219

a219

219

a219

219

214

a212

210

214

-

Dec.

a214

214

219

a215

a210

206

a208

210

214

a212

210

a204

198

190

al84

178

a!84

190

al86

182

alSO

178

178

182

a!79

a!76

174

al78

182

alSO

178

Jan.

a!84

190

aise

a!87

186

186

a!84

182

a!81

alSO

a!79

178

alSO

182

182

a!82

182

a!84

186

a!88

190

182

a!86

190

a 188

186

182

a 182

/ 182

' 178

a!78

Feb.

178

aise

a!98

a208

219

a222

a225

228

a240

a252

a264

276

a269

a262

.255

a251

a248

a245

242

a232

a223

214

a214

a214

' a214

214

a214

a214

214

.

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ...................................

March ......................................

April ......................................

Hay

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

a214

a214

a214

214

a2-ll

a208

206

a!59

al!2

66

a70

a75

a80

84

a77

70

107

95

alOl

107

100

alOS

al!5

a!22

130

a!26

123

133

126

133

a!22

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

6,239

6,731

5,993

173,477

5,695

6,637

4,022

5,559

10,001

27,325

15,536

5,163

2,452

i.01,353

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Hot e . - Varying amounts of backwater Apr. 1 to Aug. 7,

110

116

123

123

130

126

133

140

140

140

155

159

166

174

182

190

198

194

194

255

228

228

228

237

237

246

246

250

246

265

-

May

276

265

255

265

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

281

276

271

276

291

297

291

286

271

265

271

265

281

307

325

394

415

510

675

760

Maximum

265

262

219

1,170

190

276

214

265

760

1,130,

850

286

120

1,130

June

940

- 1,080

1,130

al,100

al.060

1,030

940

895

895

850

850

850

760

850

850

850

850

850

895

940

895

895

895

895

895

895

895

895

850

850

-

Minimum

170

210

174

116

178

178

66

110

255

760

291

100

59

59

July

S50

760

760

718

718

675

632

' 550

632

590

550

550

510

480

435

421

415

415

428

435

442

435

415

415

387

367

331

319

313

291

297

Aug.

286

286

281

265

246

242

232

228

186

202

202

186

194

133

126

126

126

133

133

133

126

126

126

126

113

100

100

100

100

100

100

Sept.

92

92

92

90

90

90

87

87

87

84

79

70

68

64

64

61

61

61

59

59

64

70

74

74

87

97

103

113

113

a!20

-

Mean Runoff in Mean acre-feet

201 12,370

224 13,350

193 11,890

475 344,100

184 11,300

229 13,160

130 7,980

185 11,030

323 19,840

911 54,2p6

501 30,820

167 10,240

81.7 4,860

277 .#01,000

Sept. 1-30.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tlnis, subtract 1 hour.
208 OKANOGAN RIVER BASIN

Okanogan River near Tonasket, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°38'00", long. 119°27'50", in lot 3, sec. 8, T. 

36 N., R. 27 E., 1,000 feet upstream from Chewiliken Creek and 54 miles south of 

Tonasket.

Drainage area..- 7,250 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1944. my 1911 to September 1925 (equivalent 

records at site a quarter of a mile upstream from Salmon Creek at Okanogan, published 

as Okanogan River at Okanogan) in reports of Geological Survey. June 1911 to September 1933 In State Water-Supply Bulletin 5.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1911-25, 29-44), 2,669 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 13.43 

feet); minimum, 144 second-feet Jan. 28.

1911-25, 1929-44: rfeximum discharge recorded, 25,400 second-feet Apr. 27, 1934 

(gage height, 18.3 feet); minimum recorded, 126 second-feet Sept. 5, 1931 (gage height, 

3.43 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height.record, which are poor. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow subject to natural regulation by several 

lakes and to some regulation by Okanagan Lake as an aid to navigation. Some diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant on Similkameen River.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Discharge, in second-feet, water'year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Ib

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

524

548

536

536 '542

548

590

597

566

584

578

674

590

629

625

597

652

626

611

652

694

697

656

698

799

837

818

826

302

826

850

Nov.

842

350

867

802

866

850

802

810

786

778

754

743

712

701

658

718

738

727

682

713

686

670

707

654

625

572

561

642

693

709

-

Dec.

730

302

812

746

882

al,050

a920

a860

a850

a840

a760

a650

556

448

371

b390

b410

b430

b430

b410

a400

a380

a380

a420

a470

a520

a550

a520

a500

a480

a460

Jan.

a500

a540

a570

a600

a 620

*b630

545

13520

b490

b470

444

426

b470

522

590

600

594

590

602

566

b540

" 512

b500

b480

b46O

b450

b380

225

b240

b260

303

Feb.

b420

527

621

746

760

764

699

 758

686

679

646

710

781

709

704

728

674

679

672

647

642

647

634

566

567

590

590

591

600

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

MftV

September. .................,...'............

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

630

615

626

618

622

534

581

572

741

681

465

470

455

470

482

495

495

520

525

526

526

521

517

509

500

512

498

491

482

*478

' 491

Apr.

496

483

491

491

561

570

632

690

690

69 O

675

752

832

855

855

832

810

770

752

752

810

855

880

1,020

1,440

1,980

1,800

1,640'

1,740

2,480

-

Secondfoot-days

20 3C8

IB, 427

1,009,592

15 239

15,437

621,093

. May

3,180

2,900

2,420

2,290

2,830

3,870

4,690

4,860

4,860

4,350

3,56O

3,040

2,620

2,760

3,710

6,250

7,330

6,430

6,070

5,710

5,370

4,860

4,350

4,030

3,710

3,790

4,350

5,890

8,460

9,410

9,220

Maximum

1,050

13,300

675-

10,000

June

9,220

9,6OO

10,000

9,410

8,84O

8,460

8,460

8,270

7,700

7,510

7,700

7,700

7,330

7,330

8,460

9,030

8,460

9,030

8,840

8,840

8,840

8,460

7,890

7,330

6,790

6,430

5,890

5,710

5,200

5,030

Minimum

371

371

225

455

2 290

415

225

July

4,520

4,190

3,95O

3,640

3,S40

3,110

2,900

3,04O

2,830

2,430

2,290

2,220

2,100

1,860

1,740

1,580

1,440

1,340

1,260

1,180

1,260

1,390

1,300

1,150

1,020

932

90S

855

810

770

752

Aug.

720

720

705

705

690

690

660

595

595

620

632

632

620

6O8

620

645

632

620

608

582

570

560

550

540

510

510

510

510

500

432

432

Mean

594

2,766

7 925

515

1,697

Sept.

482

4£8

468

460

463

452

445

445

425

425

425

420

415

433

425

460

468

510

540

562

582

570

645

675

632

6S2

620

603

- 620

632

Runoff in 

acre-feet

36,550

2,002,000

291 900

12S 300

30,620

1,232,000

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a TIo -;a('o-helght record; discharge computed on basis of records for Similkameen River near 

Nlghthawk.

b Sta^e-dlscharRe relation affected by ice.

lKotfi._- Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 4, Apr. 3O to July 5.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
OKANOGAN RIVER BASIN ' nnn t~j\Jy

Similkameen River near Nighthawk, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°59'10", long. 119°37'QO", in NWi sec. 7, T. 40

 N., ft. 26 E., about li miles downstream from Nighthawk and 12 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 3,420 square-miles . -

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1944. May 1911 to September 1928 (mean 

monthly discharge including that of Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District canal) at 

site 4 miles upstream from Oroville, published'as Similkameen River near Ordville.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 2,067 second-feet.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 9,740 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 9.72

 feet); minimum, 184 second-feet Jan. 27, 30 (gage height, 2.51 feet), but may have

been less during period of ice effect.

1928-44: mximum discharge, 27,200 second-feet Apr. 26, 1934 (gage height, 14.96

feet); minimum, 120 second-feet Jan. 6, 1330 (gage height, 2.05 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow at

high stages regulated by"natural diversion into and release from Palmer Lake, anall

diversions above station for irrigation. 

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the

United States under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.6 215 4.0 950 7.0 4,430 

2.9 S34 4.5 1,3SO 8.0 6,150 

3.2 470 5.0 1,870 9.0 8,170 

3.5 626 5.5 2,430 

3.7 745 6.0 "3,040

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 '29 

30 

31

Oct.

437 

428 

423 

410 

405

392 

392 

392 

392

400

423 

428 

475 

514 

509

499 

494 

519 

550 

550

524 

519 

504 

524 

514

509 

514 

514 

504 

499 

504

Nov.

529 

514 

490 

519 

514

514 

524 

499 

504 

499

494 

485

480 

470 

480

475 

446 

437 

480 

490

485 

475 

461 

437

405

374 

382 

405 

400 

432

Dec.

470 

465 

461 

504 

790

702 

566 

582 

593 

-514

410 

330 

272 

252 

272

b300 

b330 

bSSO 

b310 

.b290

276 

264 

272 

300 

- 347

374 

360 

b340 

b320 

b300 

b290

Jan.

- b310 

bSSO 

b340 

343 

*b340

b340 

b320 

b310 

bSOO 

288

280 

317 

326 

356 

360

369 

378 

369 

374 

374

369 

352 

352 

365 

369

334 

264 

b250 

b250 

252 

264

Feb.

280 

309 

338 

347 

343

352 

352 

338 

317 

305

317 

326 

326 

321 

326

317 

317 

313 

321 

^317

317 

309 

280 

292 

305

309 

309 

313 

321

.. tv. ' SecondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sspt

WE

mber ......................

lendar year 1943 

ary . .

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.......................... 1

..........

14,661 

14,099 

L2,186

34,605

L0,145 

P;237 

11,577 

57.671 

18,360 

39,780 

56,275 

21.393

ember ..................... 14,365

ter year 1943-44 .......... 539,749

Mar.

317 

313 

317 

326 

313

309 

305 

296 

305 

326

334 

347 

369 

387 

400

405 

437 

456 

465 

461

456 

432 

405 

414 

414

396 

382 

369 

365 

374 

382

Maximum

550 

529 

790

13,100

378 

352 

465 

2,370 

9,280 

9,510 

3,430 

845 

714

9,510

Apr.

387 

392 

400 

446 

524

649 

727 

739 

739 

708

752 

, 810 

' 845 

880 

845

797 

752 

727 

727 

752

784 

804 

915 

1,200 

1,620

1,620 

1,470 

1,470 

1,820 

2,370

Hay

2,650 

2,260 

2,140 

2,370 

2,980

3,700 

3,980 

4,130 

4,130 

3,700

3,300 

3,040 

3,040 

3,560 

4,590

7,330 

6,530 

6,150 

5,960 

5,600

5,250 

4,750 

4,590 

4,280 

4,280

4,430 

5,250 

7,330 

9,050 

9,280 

8,830

Minimum

392 

374 

252

230

250 

280 

296 

387 

2,140 

3,700 

845 

499 

356

250

June

8,830 

9,510 

9,050 

8,390 

7,750

7,540 

7,540 

7,130 

6,730 

6,730

6,730 

6,530 

6,150 

6,930 

7,750

7,130 

7,130 

7,130 

6,930 

6,930

6,930 

6,530 

5,960 

" 5,600 

5,080

4,750 

4,430 

4,280 

3,980 

3,700

Mean

473 

470 

393

2,369

327 

319 

373 

922 

4,786 

' 6,659 

1,815 

690 

479

1,475

July

3,430 

3,300 

3,040 

2,850 

2,670

2,490 

2,550 

2,550 

2,310 

2,140

2,140 

2,090 

1,920 

1,820 

1,720

'1,620 

1,520 

1^470 

1,380 

1,290

1,340 

1,380 

1,290 

1,200 

1,110

1,070 

1,030 

950 

915 

"845 

845

Per 

square 

mile

0.138 

.137 

.115

.693

.096 

.093 

.109 

.270 

1.40 

1.95 

.531 

.202 

.140

.431

Aug.

845

845 

845 

810 

771

745 

708 

721 

733 

764

745 

721 

702 

733 

810

- 790 

752 

739 

690 

684

655 

626 

593 

576 

571

576 

571 

535 

524 

514 

499

Sept.

490 

475 

470 

456 

446

437 

423 

414 

400 

392

378 

369 

365 

356 

356

378 

414 

490 

519 

519

524 

661 

714 

661 

615

561 

535 

519 

514 

514

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.16 29,080 

.15 27,960 

.13 24,170

9.40 1,715,000

.11 20,120 

.10 18,320 

.13 22,960 

 .30 54,880 

1.6L 294,300 

2.17 396,300 

. .61 111,600 

.23 42,430 

.16 28,490

5.86 1,071,000

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
210 METHOW RIVER BASIN

Methow River at Twisp, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°21'40", long. 120°06'50", in sec. 17, T. 33 N., 

R. 22 E., at highway bridge at Twisp and a quarter of a mile downstream from Twisp 

River.

Drainage area.- -1,550 square miles.

Records available.- June 1919 to September 1929, October 1933 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 1,103 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 second-feet Hay 16 (gage height, 6.12 

feet); minimum, 14,5 second-feet Sept. 13, 14.

1919-29, 1933-44: Maximum discharge 21,300 second-feet May 26, 1942 (gage height, 

10.76 feet, from floodmark in gage well); minimum observed, 154 second-feet Sept. 4, 5, 

1926, Sept. 9, 10, 1929 (gage height, 1.42 feet), but may have been less during period 

of ice effect dan. 6 to Mar. 4, 1937.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which -are fair.

Water diverted above station for irrigation by two canals of Methow Valley Irrigation 

District, by Rlsley ditch, and by many other ditches.

Bating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect-

(ga,je height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 3-6)

Jan. 6 Jan '

' to bept> 

1.4 145 14 159 35 1.460

1.7 238 17 25

2.0- 361 20 38

2.5 629 25 66

2 40 2,000

4 45 2,660

3 50 3,450

3 0 1,020 6 0 5,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

. 31

Oct.

203

194

191

197

191

188

194

200

210

234

238

261

292

301

305

305

309

313

305

305

313

309

309

343

357

357

352

248

348

361

357

Nov. 

343

348

343

361

370

343

339

330

330

326

330

326

317

317

313

305

305

305

305

305

. 301

292

288

280

272

268

268

272

276

280

-

Dec.

. 280

284

339

366

317

301

313

309

284

265

£57

253

b250

b250

« bB55

b260

268

261

242

238

234

234

249

268

253

242

253

253

234

b230

b225

Jan.

b23o

b235

238

261

278

268

 :s264

264

258

252

248

241

245

256

256

256

256

25S

248

245

234

230

256

245

238

216

b215

b210

b210

b215

223

Feb.

238

248

252

248

245

252

248

241

241

227

241

E27

223

230

223

227

227

223

223

220

227

220

213

227

220

223

220

223

223

.

-

Month

October. ........... . .........

November. ............. . .......

December. ........ . . ...... ........... .

Calendar year 1943 ......... . ... ....

January ..... . .................

February. . ............... ... ..... ....

March. .... ............... . . . . . ,

April ....... . ..... ... . ....

May. .......... ............ .......

June . .... ........... . ..............

July. ......... ... . . ..... ............

August .......... ... ....... ............

September ............... ............. . .

Water year 1943-44 . .... ...............

Mar.

220

220

223

223

223

220

216

223

230

241

234

230

227

227

. 230

234

252

280

280

284

280

276

284

280

272

268

260

256

260

264

272

Apr.

1

1

1

1

1

1

Secondfoot-days

8,690

9,358

8,267

508,768

7,531

6,700

7,689

18,-S22

92,350

99,040

23,722

7,959

4,910

295,738

276

280

288

310

350

379

3S4

384

379

379

389

435

506

552

570

576

570

570

576

606

600

588

625

900

,180

,140

,100

,100

,320

,610

-

May

1,660

1,560

1,560

1,720

2,180

2,590

2,880

2,960

2,810

2,450

2,180

2,000

1,940

2,320

3,820

5,240

4,440

4,150

4,060

3,700

3,660

2,960

2,660

2,380

2,320

2,180

2,590

3,880

4,830

4,530

4,440

Maximum

361

370

366

8,320

272

252

284

1,610

5;240

4,930

' 1,560

355

204-

v

5,240

June

4,730

4,930

4,150

3,880

3,790

3,790

3,790

3,450

3,200

3,450

3,700

3,700

3,450

3,450

3,200

3,040

3,880

3,880

3,620

3,450

3,450

3,360

3,040

2,810

2,520

2,320

2,120

2,000

1,770

1,720

"

Minimum

188

268

225

160

210

213

216

276

1,560

1,720

355

172

145

145

July

1,560

1,460

1,320

1,180

1,140

1,060

1,060

1,020

945

908

930

878

807

740

700

668

618

582

546

540

588

594

540

506

478

446

420

389

379

365 355'

Aug.

355

c"i

L

36

>32

23

323

314 '

£

£

;

96

96

01

292

288

£

£

£

76

76

72

- 264

252

£

£

£

41

34

30

827

223

£

£

£

34

16

30

830

204

]

]

]

]

88

L82

80

L72

172

Mean

-v 280

312

267

1,394

243

231

248

631

2,979

3,321

765

257

164

SOS

Sept.

167

164

167

167

164

164

157

155

157

157

155

151

147

145

151

153

155

153

155

155

162

169

169

169

169

175

' 177

180

197

204

"

Runoff in 

acre- feet

17,240

18,560

16,400

1,009,000

. 14,940

13,290

15,250

37,530

183.200

197, 600

47,050

15,790

9,740

586,600

* '//Inter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Sta^e-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard tin subtract 1 hour.
CHELAN RIVER BASIN 

Stehekln River at Stehekin, VJash.

211

Location.- Vlater-stage recorder, lat. 48°19'50", long. 120°41 f 40", in SEi sec. 26, T. 33 

N., R. 17 E., 1,200 f«ret upstream from Boulder Creek and 2 miles upstream from Lake 

Chelan and Stehekin.

Drainage area.- 372 square miles, including that of Boulder Creek.

Records available.- October 1910 to October 1915, January 1927 to September 1944. Flow 

or Bouiaer creek included.

Average d1scharge.- 22 years, 1,506 second-feet.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 23.66 

feet); minimum, 115 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 18.62 feet).

1910-15, 1927-44: Maximum discharge, 12,900 second-feet June 2, 1936 (gage height, 

27.18 feet), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-feet; minimum, 56 secondfeet Jan. 12, 1930. ' 4

Remarks.- Records good. At very high stages small part of flow is diverted above gage by 

natural sloughs; flow diverted included in daily discharge.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with VJashington Water Power Co., 

whicn furnished some discharge measurements.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 15 to June 29)

18.7 131 19.7 519 21.5 2,050 

18.9 178 20.0 700 22.0 2,640 . 

 19.1 238 20.3 920 23.0 4,060 

19.3 318 20.6 1,160 24.0 5,780 

19.5 413 21.0 1,530

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

423 

a425 

a427 

429

444

460 

503 

503 

519 

611

611 

514 

a 450 

a420 

a400

a480 

a430 

364 

355 

336

a320 

a310 

a 300 

a320 

a340

a340 

a335 

a330 

a330 

323 

305

Nov.

292 

ESS 

284 

346 

350

296 

279 

268 

26O 

253

249 

242 

242 

225 

225

232 

245 

249 

232 

232

235 

228 

225 

225 

219

212 

216 

- 216 

212 

222-

Dec.

222 

268 

1,440 

815

587

508 

470 

434 

388 

359

341 

327 

314 

318 

305

296 

292 

279 

264 

260

" 245 

249 

253 

256 

249

235 

228 

222 

200 

200 

212

Jan.

216 

212 

212

206 

206

186 

203 

198 

192 

186

189 

186 

184 

184 

181

184 

198 

198 

186 

181

176 

173 

178 

176 

173

149 

129 

163 

140 

125 

173

Feb.

178 

168 

168 

160 

160

186 

198 

181 

173 

166

166 

160 

158 

158 

156

156 

153 

153- 

151

149

149 

146 

146 

149 

146

144 

144 

142 

142

Mnn+h 'Secondmontn foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ....................... 1

lendar year 194 

sry

3 .... . 52

1 ......................... ' 3

8

8

3

st ......... .............. 2

ember ..................... 2

2,657 

7,499 

1,036

1,158

5,643 

4,606 

9,353 

2,959 

0,920 

0,230 

9,280 

1,098 

2,193

ter year 1943-44 ......... 327,474

Mar.

140 

140 

144 

142 

142

140 

142 

151 

249 

323

264 

245 

232 

232 

235

296 

423 

423 

423 

408

393 

398 

439 

418 

403

403 

384 

374 

384 

408 

455

Maximum

611

350 

1,440

7,130

216 

198 

455 

2,100 

4,720 

3,980 

1,630 

992 

2,160

4,720

Apr.

508 

564 

687 

920 

1,120

1,160 

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,080 

1,000

952

898 

860 

838 

838 

838

808 

898 

1,080 

1,530 

1,480

1,380 

1,380 

1,530 

1,940 

2,100

May

1,880 

1,730 

1,780 

2,000 

2,460

2,770 

2,900 

2,840 

2,460 

2,050

1,830 

1,680 

1,780 

2,340 

4,720

4,220 

3,520 

3,240 

2,960 

2,640

2,460 

2,160 

1,940 

1,780 

1,730

1,830 

2,520 

3,820 

3,980 

3,520 

3,380

Minimum

300 

212 

200

180

125 

142 

140 

508 

1,680 

1,830 

830 

508 

497

125

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed o

June

3,450 

2,900 

2,580 

2,580 

2,770

3,030 

3,030 

2,460 

2,900 

3,520

3,980 

3,450 

2,900 

2,520 

2,280

2,520 

3,100 

2,700 

2,580 

2,580

2,580 

2,580 

2,580 

2,460 

2,340

2,100 

1,830 

1,880 

2,000 

2,050

Mean

408 

250 

356

1,428

182 

159 

302 

1,099 

2,610 

2,674 

1,267 

681 

740

895

1944

July

1,630 

1,340 

1,200 

1,200 

1,430

1,430 

1,120 

1,120 

1,300 

1,580

1,530 

1,380 

1,120 

1,040 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,250 

1,430 

1,530

1,250 

1,160 

1,160 

1,300 

1,250

' 1,250 

1,340 

1,340 

1,250 

1,040 

830

Per

square 

mile

1.10

.672 

.957

3.84

.489 

.427 

.812 

2.95 

7.02 

7.19 

3.41 

1.83 

1.99

2.41

Aug.

785 

792 

792 

770 

822

770 

687 

654 

654 

912

749 

992 

905 

756 

756

661 

642 

617 

541 

525

547 

553 

564 

575 

508

530 

564 

623 

581 

623 

648

Sept.

611

497 

514 

530 

558

" 564 

541 

508 

525 

564

541 

503 

599 

587 

499

1,200 

648 

536 

503 

2,160

1,730 

1,430 

1,000 

838 

728 

674 

593 

569 

838 

605

Runoff

Inches

1.27 

.75 

1.10

52.11

.56 

.46 

.94 

3.30 

8.09 

8.02 

3.93 

2.11 

2.22

32.75

.Acre feet

25,100 

14,870 

21,890

1,034,000

11,190 

5 9,140 

- 18,550 

65,370 

160,500 

159,100 

77,910 

41,850 

44,020

£49,500

n basis of records for Railroad Creek

.Lucerne.

ime basis; Pacific war time* To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour
212 CHELAIJ RIVER BASIN

Lake Chelan at Chelan, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°50'00", long. 120°03'40", in lot 3, sec. 15, T. 

"27 N., R. 22 E., 2 miles west of Chelan. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 950 square miles.

Records available.- September 1897 to December 1899, January to June 1905, December 1910 

to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation during year, 1,099.9 feet (regulated) July 20; 

minimum, 1,084.22 feet (regulated) Feb. 2.

1897-99, 1905, 1910-44: Maximum water-surface elevation, 1,100.0 feet (regulated) 

at times each year since 1936 except 1944; minimum, 1,076.78 feet Jan. 27,-28, Dec. 2,

3, 1898.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by low concrete dam at lake outlet completed Seat. 3, 1927.

 Capacity, 676,100 acre-feet between elevations 1,079 and 1,100 feet. Regulation between these elevations is allowed by stipulation of Federal Power Commission. Water 

is used for power development. Elevation of lake maintained between elevations 1,092 

and 1,100 feet during period Aug. 16 to Sept. 15 for scenic effect and recreational 

 purposes.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Washington Water Power Co.

Elevation, in feet, water year Ofttober 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

95.95

95.87

95.76

95.65

95.55

95.44

95.33

95.24

 95.11

95.03

94.98

94.88

94.75

94.64

94.56

"94.45

94.35

94.27

94.15

94.03

93.92

93.81

93.69

93.67

93.62

93.53

93.42

93.30

93.20

93.10

92.96

Nov.

92.83

92.72

92.63

92.58

92.49

92.34

92.19

92.10

91.99

91.88

91.76

91.63

91.51

91.38

91.27

91.15

91.03

90.90

90.80

90.70

90.57

90.48

90.36

90.25

90.12

90.00

89.88

89.76

89.64

89.55

-

Dec.

89.44

89.35

89.40

89.37

89.32

89.29

89.24

69.19

69.16

89.10

89.00

88.89

88.78

88.64

88.52

68.41

88.30

88.20

88.08

87.96

87.62

87.71

87.60

87.53

87.42

87.32

87.23

87.10

86.97

86.85

86.72

Jan.

86.64

86.56

86.46

86.33

86.23

86.10

85.98

85.66

85.76

85.63

85.53

85.42

85.33

85.19

85.09

84.99

84.98

84.89

84.83

84.78

_

_

_

84.60

84.59

84.52

84.46

84.43

84.38

84.38

84.33

Feb.

84.27

S4.24

84.26

84.26

84.26

S4.33

84.34

84.34

84.34

84.36

84.37

84.38

84.39

84.41

84.42

84.45

84.45

84.45

84.48

84.49

84.48

84.43

84.44

84.44

84.44

84.44

84.45

84.47

84.49

_

-

Mar.

84.49

84.50

84.51

84.49

-84.49

84.47

8 4. -45

84.43

84.45

84.46

84.48

84.52

84.51

84.51

84.53

84.56

84.62

84.64

84.70

84.73

84.74

84.79

84.86

84.85

84.86

84.90

84.90

84.93

84.97

85.00

88.04

Apr.

85.07

85.12

85.18

85.24

85.33

65.41

85.48

85.57

85.66

85.74

85.85

85.97

66.04

86.12

86.21

86.28

86.35

86.40

86.46

86.58

86.65

86.70

86.79

86.97

87.10

87.21

87.33

87.45

87.63

87.81

-

May

S7.95

68.05

88.18

88.34

88.53

88.76

89.00

89.26

89.52

89.69

89.85

90.01

90.15

90.33

90.67

91.05

91.36

91.68

91.98

92.18

92.41

92.56

92.70

92.86

92.99

93.13

93.31

93.60

93.94

94.27

94.55

June

94.89

95.18

95.45

95.66

95.84

96.10

96.41

96.59

96.79

97.05

97.42

97.76

97.92

98.07

98.14

98.26

98.53

98.74

98.95

99.07

99.19

99.29

99.36

99.43

99.54

99.63

99.62

99.61

99.64

99.73

-

July

99.76

99.71

99.66

99.62

99.63

99.67

99.59

99.56

99.61

99.69

99.71

99.77

99.79

99.72

99.70

99.72

99.73

99. 7S

99.78

99.88

99.86

99.85

99.84

99.88

99.86

99,80

99.79

99.64

99.82

99.86

99.77

Aug.

99.70

99.68

99.68

99. 6S

99.70

99.79

99.76

99.70

99.72

99.78

99.76

99.79

99.76

99.72

99.75

99.68

99.60

99.54

99.40

99.25

99.16

99.07

98.99

98.94

98.79

98.66

98.57

98.47

98.34

98.25

98.17

Sept.

98.12

97.98

97.84

97.77

97.67

97.57

97.47

97.37

97.26

97.16

97.05

96.96

96.89

96.79

96.67

96.62

96.54

96.44

96.35

96.32

96.33

96.32

96.30

96.28

96.27

96.19

96.11

96.03

95.97

95.87

-

Note.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea levelr

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Date

Calendar year 1943. .

Water year TL943-44. .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

544 170

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-117,100

-6,260

* Revised.

t Elevations are 12 p.m. means baaed on records for stations at Purple 

Point and Chelan.

Time basis! Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, 

btract
CHELAN RIVER BASIN 

Chelan River at Chelan, Wash.

213

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°50'05", long. 120°00'40" 

N., R. 22 E., in forebay upstream from control dam at Chelan. 

mean sea level, subject to correction to datum of 1929.

, in SEi sec. 12, T. 27 

Datum of gage is at 

-ection to datum or 1929.

Drainage area.- 950 square miles.

Records available.- October 1903 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 41 years, 1,991 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,130 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 3, 6, 

7, 14, 34, 27, 28, Jan. 13; minimum daily, 1 second-foot (regulated) Apr. 1, 2.

1903-44: Maximum daily discharge, 12,800 second-feet (regulated) June 3, 1936; no 

flow part of day Jan. 30, 1917, when lake outlet was blocked with ice, and at other 

times owing to artificial regulation.

Remarks.- Unmeasured water that is diverted for irrigation above station^is snail percentage of total runoff. Washington Water Power Co. diverts water at^Chelan for power 

and irrigation, which quantity is included in records of daily discharge. Flow regulated by Lake Chelan (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

27 

28 

"30 29

31

Oct.

8,100 

8,100 ts,iio

8,100 

8,100

2,180 

8,110 

2,110 

2,100 

t2,110

2,040 

2,050 

2,110 

2,110

2,100

2,110 

tl,920 

2,100 

2,120 

2,110

2,110 

2,100 

1,960 

tl,720 

1,900

1,830 

2,100 

2,110 

2,090 

1,970 

t2,110

Nov.

1,960 

2,120 

2,130 

2,110 

2,120

2,130 

t2,130 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

t2,130 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

t2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,130 

2,110

'2,120 

2,130 

t2,130 

2,120 

2,120

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Csl

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Vat

endar year 1943

ember. ..........

er year 1943-44

Dec.

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

1,730 

t454

1,620 

1,080 

1,070 

1,020 

1,470

2,120 

t2,110 

2,090 

2,110 

2,090

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

t2,100 

2,100

2,100 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110

tl,790 

2,060 

2,110 

2,100 

2,120 

2,090

Jan.

2,100 

tl,770 

1,690 

2,100 

2,100

, 2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

+2,120 

2,110

2,120 

2,110 

"2,130 

2,110 

2,03^0

tl,560 

1,450 

1,520 

1,320 

811

422 

209 

t831 

1,220 

1,090

1,330 

344 

1,080 

210 

t586 

1,030

Feb.

1,320 

510 

520 

549 

3S4

t47 

312 

270 

20S 

135

47 

47 

t47 

63 

47

47 

47 

62 

47 

tlOl

103 

102 

193 

207 

338

70 

t47 

104 

117

Mar.

192 

154 

792 

216 

t56

797 

1,070 

808 

65 

58

56 

t47 

92 

47 

47

56 

47 

47 

t47 

85

61 

90 

116 

79 

140

t47 

143 

57 

47 

59 

73

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

2,120 

2,130 

2,120

8,950

2,130 

1,320 

1,070 

46 

135 

2,110 

2,110 

2,100 

2,100

2,130

Minimum

1,720 

1,960 

454

1S5

209 

47 

47 

1 

24 

63 

591 

153 

1,050

1

Mean

2,059 

2,116 

1,891

2,202

1,478 

210 

174 

23.0 

60.0 

1,068 

1,476 

1,467 

1,941

1,167

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

126,600 

126,900 

116,300

1,594,000

90,910 

12,080 

10,680 

1,570 

3,690 

63,560 

90,670 

90,180 

115,500

847,400

Apr.

1 

tl 

10 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

t24 

24

24 

24 

24 

28 

24

t24 

24 

24 

28 

24

24 

24 

t46 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

t24

May

24 

34 

57 

57 

57

57 

T57 

57 

57 

59

59 

7O 

59 

tlS5 

59

59 

60 

60 

60 

60

teo

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60

teo

60 

60 

63

Change in

contents 

In 

Lake Chelan 

(a ore -feet)

-100,700 

-111,700 

-88,290

-117,100

-75,700 

+6,680 

+17,180 

+83,960 

+222,100 

+162,200 

+650 

-63,130 

-74,510

-6,260

June

63 

63 

63 

t63 

63

63 

64

64 

64 

64

t64 

173 

777 

1,750 

1,680

1,350 

7S9 

t525 

1,360 

2,040

2,100 

2,060 

2,060 

2,110 

t2,090

2,080 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100

July

2,100 

t2,100 

2,100 

2,060 

2,080

1,640 

1,630 

1,550 

t591 

1,230

1,470 

1,420 

1,220 

1,670 

1,570

t812 

1,240 

1,360 

874 

1,140

1,300 

1,590 

t923 

1,390 

1,650

1,720 

1,560 

1,550 

1,620 

t914 

1,640

Aug.

1,710 

1,190 

778 

653 

661

t!53 

754 

571 

565 

334

543 

1,020 

tl,230 

754 

1,610

1,630 

2,060 

2,070 

2,080 

t2,070

2,070 

2,100 

2,090 

2,100 

2,090

2,090 

+2,100 

2,100 

2,10.0 

2,090 

2,100

Sept.

2,090 

2,080 

t2,020 

1,960 

2,100

2,090 

2,100 

2,100 

2,090 

+2,090

2,100 

2,100 

2,090 

1,990 

2,080

1,320 

+1,540 

1,640 

2,090 

1,950

1,870 

1,940 

1,750 

tl,050 

1,770

1,390 

1,360 

2,000 

2,100 

1,880

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

25,900 

14,200 

28,010

1,477,000

15,210 

18,760 

27,860 

90,330 

225,300 

226,800 

91,320 

37,060 

40,990

341,200

Dischsrge in 

seoond-feet

Per 

Mean square 

aile

421 0.442 

239 .25£ 

466 . 48C

2,040 2.15

.247 .26C 

326 . 342 

453 . 471 

1,513 1.60 

3,672 3.87 

3,796 3.99 

1,486 1.56 

603 . 63E 

6S9 -72E

 1,159 1.22

Runoff

inches

0.51 

.28 

.55

29.16

.30 

.37 

.55 

1.78 

4.46 

4.46 

1.80 

.73 

.31

16.60

t Sunday.

Note.- Discharges are combined flow of power conduit and irrigation diversion below dam. Change in 

lake contents based on 12 p.m. mean gage heights from stations at Purple Point and Chelan. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
214 CHELAN RIVER BASIN

Railroad Creek at Lucerne, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°11'40", long. 120°35'50", in sec. 9, T. 31 II., 

 R. 18 E., half a mile upstream from mouth and half a mile southwest of Lucerne.

Drainage area.- 64 squire miles.

Records available.- December 1910 to June 1913, January 1927 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1911-12, 1927-44), 184 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 698. second-feet Nay 15 (gage height, 4.06

feet.); minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of ice effect Jan. 26-3L

1910-13, 1927-44: Ifeximum discharge, 1,910 second-feet June 8, 1927 (gage height, 

5.3 feet); minimum, less than 9.4 second-feet sometime during period of ice effect 

Jan. 15-25, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 500 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height' record collected ,ln cooperation with and several discharge 

measurements furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

70

68

68

66

63

66

73

73

73

86

88

88

78

68

63

68

68

61

57

54

52

50

46

54

57

55

52

50

48

44

44

Nov.

41

41

41

48

48

43

41

41

41

40

38

38

38

37

37

36

37

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

34

33

33

33

36

36

-

Dec.

36

3S

147

112

76

66

59

57

48

43

44

41

41

44

*44

43

43

41

38

b37

37

40

41

40

41

40

41

40

b38

b39

41

Jan.

40

36

37

36

36

b32

b34

34

33

34

«31

33

33

33

33

33

36

36

36

34

33

33

33

31

29

b27

b25

b20

b25

b20

t25

Month

October .......................

November ......................

Deoembe r . ... f .................

Calendar year 1943 ........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

Mav ay ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August .........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

b30

b30

b29

29

29

30

31

30

30

26

28

28

2S

28

26

28

26

28

26

26

26

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

24

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,951

1,149

1,536

68,345

993

792

1,237

2,999

10,244

12,207

6 1 362

3,614

3,815

46,899

Mar

24

24

25

25

25

25

S4

24

36

43

46

41

40

41

37

*43

59

59

52

50

46

44

46

46

44

44

43

43

44

46

48

Maximum

88

48

147

1,070

40

31

59

196

563

 608

307

154

266

608

Apr.

52

55

66

83

97

97

91

88

88

94

94

97

91

88

86

83

80

80

80

83

80

83

100

147

140

129

129

143

179

196

-

May

188

175

175

196

242

281

307

323

302

257

237

214

219

257

476

563

455

422

409

402

385

350

312

286

266

271

328

442

530

498

476

Minimum

44

33

36

26

20

24

24

52

175

322

143

100

100

20

June

483

415

396

390

396

402

422

390

402

499

608

537

422

390

367

384

448

402

396

396

390

390

390

390

390

379

322

322

333

356

-

Mean

62.9

38.3

49.5

187

32.0

27.3

39.9

100

330

407

205

117

127

128

July

307

252

224

214

233

252

214

201

210

237

247

237

201

179

179

179

1S3

192

210

233

210

 188

171

183

179

179

183

192

183

167

143

Per 

square 

mile

0.9S3

.593

.773

2 . 92

.500

.427

.623

1.56

5.16

6.36

3.20

1.83

1.98

2.00

Aug.

125

]

]

]

L15

L15

L22

122

122

]

15

L09

L06

118

129

]

]

]

L36

54

L43

132

122~

]

]

]

L15

12

09

106

103

:

]

]

LOO

03

L12

103

103

]

1

]

2

06

12

.12

15

118

Sept.

" 115

112

106.

106

106

106

109

106

100

103

106

103

106

115

103

143

132

109

100

210

266

219

1S3

150

132

-118

112

106

115

118

-

Runoff

Inches

1.13

.67

.89

39.72

.58

.46

.72

1.74

5.95

7.09

3.70

2.10

2.22

27.25

Acre-feet

3,370

2,280

3,050

135,600

1,970

1,570

2,450

5,950

 20,320

24,210

12,620

7,170

- '7,570

93,030

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert

day. 

rar time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WEMTCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Wenatchee Lake near Plain, VJaSh.

215

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°49'50", long. 120°46'30", in sec. 19, T. 27 N., 

R. 17 E., on north shore, 2-J miles upstream from outlet, 7-J miles northwest of Plain, 

and 33 miles 'upstream from Leavenworth. Datum of gage is 1,860.00 feet above nean 

sea level, subject to correction to datum of 1929; gage readings have been reduced to 

elevations above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 277 square miles.

Records available.- January 1932 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum water-surface elevation during year, 1,873.16 feet my 16; minimum, 

1,869.64 feet Oct. 23.

1932-44: Maximum water-surface elevation recorded, 1,876.57 feet June 16, 1933; 

minimum water-surface elevation, 1,869.27 feet Dec. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Fish weir at lake outlet was completely removed Oct. 11. 

unaffected by its operation Oct. 1-11.

Gage heights

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

69.75

69.72

69.72

69.70

69.69

69.69

69.70

69.71

69.71

69.74

69.82

69.86

69.83

69.81

69.76

69.76

69.77

69.77

69.74

69.71

69.68

69.67

69.65

69.69

69.71

69.75

69.76

69.75

69.75

69.78

69.79

Nov.

69.77

69.75

69.77

69,83

69.94

69.97

69.91

69.87

69.85

69.81

69.79

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

69.77

69.75

69.75

69.77

-

Dec.

69.78

69.87

71.38

72.51

71.93

71.43

71.10

70.90

70.72

70.59

70.47

70.39

70.32

70.28

70.23

70.18

70.15

70.12

70.08

70.05

70.00

69.96

69.96

69.99

69.99

69.97

69.95

69.92

69.88

69.82

69.81

Jan.

69.83

69.85

69.87

69.86

69.85

69.82

69.80

69.78

69.76

69.74

69.72

69.73

69.73

69.74

69.75

69.76

69.78

69.83

69-. 84

69.84

69.83

69.82

69.83

69.82

69.81

69v78

69.72

69.69

69.69

69 . 69

69.69

Feb.

69.71

69.72

69.73

69.73

' 6S.76

69.87

69.95

69.96

69.93

69.89

69.87

69.84

69.82

69.82

69.80

69.79

69.77

69.76

69.75

69.73

69.72

69.71

69.70

69.70

69.70

69.70

69.70

69.69

69.69

H

-

Mar.

69,69

69.68

69.68

69.68

69.67

69.66

69.66

69.67

69.82

70.30

70.42

70.38

70.32

70.26

70.22

70.21

70.28

70.37

70.40

70.38

70.36

70.35

70.39

70.40

70.38

70.36

70.31

70.27

70.25

70.24

70.25

Apr.

70.29

70.35

70.45

70.64

70.91

71 . 07'

71.10

71.09

71.03

71.02

71.02

71.01

70.98

70.92

70.87

70.80

70.74

70.70

70.67

70.67

70.65

70.66

70.77

71.04

71.19

71.19

71.19

71.31

71.60

71.80

-

Hay

71.80

71.70

71.65

71.73

71.95

72.31

72.52

72.68

72.61

72.31

- 71.99

71.72

71.60

71.78

72.45

73.11

72.97'

72.76

72.52

72.30

72.12

71.94

71.72

71.56

71.43

71.39

71.55

72.11

72.61

72.67

72.60

June

72.54

72.51

72.22

72.01

71.95

72.06

72.22

72.09

72.00

72.20

72.50

72.55

72.26

71.97

71.75

71.73

72.10

72.08

72.08

71.93

71.88

71.81

71.80

71.76

71.68

71.57

71.39

71.29

71.26

71.24 '-

,July

71.12

70.95

70.81

70.72

70.69

70.70

70.64

70.57

70.56

70.65

70.68

70.61

70.50

70.41

70.38

70.36

70.35

70.35

70.37

70.41

70.41

70.35

70.28

69.25

70.27

70.27'

70.25

70.23

70.21

70.14

70.07

Aug.

70.03

69.99

69.96

69.93

69.91

69.90

69.87

69.84

69.83

69.83

69.87

69. 81

69.90

69.90

69.89

69.87

69.82

69.80

69.77

69.74

69.74

69.73

69.73

69.71

69.70

69.69

69.69

69.71

69.74

69.74

69.76

Sept.

69.73

69.71

69.70

69.69

69.69

69.69

69.70

69.69

69.67

69.67

69.67

69.68

69.67

69.76

69.79

70.12

70.29

70.19

70.06

70.11

70.43

70.43

70.35

70.23

70.11

70.03

69.96

69.93

69.91

69.98

-

Note.- Add 1,800 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Time baala; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
216

WEMTCHEE RIVER BASIN

Wenatchee River at Plain, Wash.

Loca.tlpru- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°45'50", long. 120°39'30", In lot 8, sec. 12, T. 

26 N.y R. 17 E., at Plain, a quarter of a mile downstream from Beaver Creek, Vft miles 

downstream from Nason Creek, and 12 miles north of Leavenworth. Datum'of gage is 

1,805 feet above mean sea level (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 591 square miles.

Records available.- November 1910 to September 1944 in reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1904 to September 1933 (monthly discharge) in State Water-Supply Bulletin 5.

Average discharge.- 40 years (1904-44), 2,140 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 6.41 

feet); minimum, 308 second-feet Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1910-29, 1931-44: Maximum discharge observed, 20,800 second-feet Dec. 13, 1921 

(gage height, 11.8 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 191 sopondfeet Dec. 1, 1936 (gage height, 1.34 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Wenatchee Park Land & Irrigation Co. diverts a maximum of 

about 12 second-feet from Chiwawa River during irrigation seasons. Natural regulation 

.by Wenatchee Lake; late summer flow may be slightly influenced by fish weir at lake 

outlet.

Hating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

1.6 290 , 2.7 - 970 4.5 2,S70 

1.7 335 3.0 1,230 5.0 3,5SO ' 

1.9 435 3.3 1,510 5.5 4,380 

2.1 550 3.6 1,810 6.0 5,250 

2.4 750 4.0 2,250 6.5 6,190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

415 

410 

400 

395 

390

390 

390 

395 

400 

420

512 

563 

S26 

503 

474

484 

496 

490 

468 

446

430 

430 

420 

446 

490

520 

502 

502 

479 

508 

508

Nov.

474 

462 

474 

570 

743

660 

596 

563 

532 

508

490 

468 

462 

452 

446

435 

435 

474 

490 

502

508 

514 

508 

496 

479

468 

462 

457 

457 

468

Dec.

484 

550 

2,960 

3,970 

2,870

2,250 

1,860

1,610 

1,360 

1,230

1,070 

986 

906 

876 

848

834 

792 

764 

694 

660

628 

622 

615 

628 

622

582 

570 

544 

520 

502 

490

Jan.

520 

532 

544 

514 

514

474 

462 

484 

468 

457

452 

452 

452 

463 

462

468 

496 

556 550' 

 526

520 

484 

502 

490 

479

457 

400 

390 

385 

360 

425

Feb.

440 

446 

457 

457 

468

596 

715 

660 

615 

576

563 

526 

514 

508 

490

496 

490 

468 

457 

457

446 

440 

420 

.435 

425

420 

415 

415 

410

Unn+h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

«£

mber ......................

lendar year 194; 

ary

.... P

h .........................

1 ....... .................

st ........................

ember .....................

14,207 

15,053 

^3,897

58,103

14,757 

14,225 

25,617 

54,700 

20,170 

03,820 

35,779 

14,503 

16,722

iter year 1943-44 .......... 463,450

Mar.

405 

400 

400 

395 

390

385 

385 

400 

598 

1,100

1,080 

1,010 

906 

869 

841

869 

,000 

,100 

,090 

,070

,020 

,010 

1,100 

1,100 

1,040

1,020 

954 

922 

898 

906 

954

Maximum

563 

743 

3,970

10,900

556 

715 

1,100 

3,210 

5,810 

,4,720 

2,080 

641 

1,120

5,810

Apr.

1,000 

1,090 

1,230 

1,460 

1,810"

1,980 

1,980 

1,980 

1,860 

1,860

1,860 

1,920 

1,810 

1,760 

1,660

1,610 

1,510 

1,460 

1,460 

1,510

1,460 

1,460 

1,660 

2,080 

2,250

2,200 

2,200 

2,430 

2,940 

3,210

May

3,140 

2,940 

2,940 

3,070 

3,580

4,130 

4,550 

4,720 

4,550 

4,050

3,430 

3,070 

2,940 

3,260

4,550

5,810 

5,430 

"5,070 

4,550 

4,130

3,890 

3,500 

3,140 

2,870 

2,680

8,610 

3,000 

4,050 

4,890 

4,890 

4,720

Minimum

390 

435 

484

390

380 

410 

385 

1,000 

2,610 

2,200 

674 

360 

317

317

June

4,720 

4,550 

3,970 

3,580 

3,580

3,730 

4,050 

3,660 

3,580 

3-,970

4,550 

4,550 

3,970 

3,430 

3,070

3,070 

3,810 

3,610 

3,580 

3,360

3,280 

3,140 

3,070 

3,000 

2,870

2,740 

2,430 

2,250 

2,200 

2,250

Mean

458 

502 

1,093

2,351

476 

491 

. 826 

1,823 

3,876 

3,461 

1,154 

 468 

557

1,266

July

2,080 

1,S10 

1,610 

1,510 

1,460

1,510 

1,410 

1,320 

1,280 

1,410

1,410 

1,320 

1,180 

1,070 

1,020

1,010 

994 

970 

994 

1,050

1,040 

954 

883 

862 

876

855 

820 

820 

806 

771 

674

Per 

square 

mile

0.775 

.849 

1.85

3.98

.805 

.831 

1. 40 

3.08 

6.56 

5.86 1.95' 

.792 

.942

2.14

Aug.

641 

615 

5S9 

570 

563

544 

520 

490 

479 

484

508 

496 

532 

544 

520

484 

468 

446 

425 

410

400 

385 

390 

400

375

360 

360 

375 

370 

375 

385

Sept.

375 

355 

340 

330 

326

330 

335 

330 

322 

322

317 

317 

330 

425 

452

832 

930 

778 

660 

749

1,120 

1,050 

938 

S06 

708

634 

582 

538 

550 

641

Runoff

Inches

0.89 

.95 

2.13

54.00

.93 

.90 

1.61 

3.44 

7.56 

6.53 

2.25 

.91 

1.05

29.15

Acre-feet

28,180 

29,860 

67,230

1,702,000

29,270 

28,210 

50,810 

108,500 

238,400 

205,900 

70,970 

28,770 

33,170

-919,300

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
WEMTCHEE RIVER BASIN 217

Wenatchee River at Peshastin, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°34'50", long. 120°37'00", in SEiSWi sec. 8, I. 

24 N., R. 18 E., 1 mile northwest of Peshastin and 3i miles upstream from Peshastin 

- Creek. Datum of gage is 1,028.04 feet above mean sea level, datum or 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1944 (monthly discharge only October 1928 

 to February 1929).

Average discharge.- 16 years, 2,679 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 7.79 

feet); minimum, 294 second-feet Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1929-44: Maximum discharge, 20,400 second-feet June 16, 1933 (gage height, 11.82 

feet); minimum, 183 second-feet Oct. 14, 1939 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, whicfrare fair. 

Several diversions above station for irrigation. Some regulation by millpond at 

Leavenworth and by power plant in Tumwater Canyon.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 370 3.0 1,240

2.0 525 3.5 1,740

2.3 705 4.0 2,300

2.6 910 4.5 2,920

5.0 3 , 600

6.0 5,180

7.0 7,060

S.O 9,260

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 19-43

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

S47

547

547

525

525

525

547

552

569

586

660

791

- 764

731

686

672

686

6S6

640

610

580

574

569

640

672

705

666

646

653

666

679

Nov.

634

616

62S

692

934

910

805

73S

692

660

640

610

598

592

569

558

564

586

628

640

646

640

640

622

616

604

592

586

580

604

-

Dec.

622

666

4,130

5,350

.3,390

2,930

2,480

2, ISO

1,850

1,630

1,430

1,330

1,200

1,150

1,110

1,050

1,040

990

918

889

840

784

t>780

t>800

t>780

t>760

t>720

t>660

t>600

t>580

t>5SO

Jan.

t>630

t>670

t>680

b620

t>580

t>560

t>5SO

t>620

t>610

t>600

t>600

-bGlO

t>620

*616

616

616

640

724

71S

679

672

640

640

634

634

604

536

530

530

525

569

Feb.

5S6

592

592

566

610

744

9S2

S96

S26

757

73S

705

692

672

653

660

640

634

622

586

598

586

542

580

569

558

558

552

552

_

-

Month

October .....................................

November. ..................................

Deoenber ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. : ......... ............:.........,......

June-. ......................................

July.......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

547

542

552

547

547

536

525

536

705

1,430

1,480

1,3SO

1,240

1,150

1,110

1,150

1,380

1,530

1,530

1,480

1,430

1,380

1,480

1,530

1,430

1,380

1,330

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,280

Apr.

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

4

4

Secondfoot-days

19,446

19,424

44,769

1,177,893

19,103

18,868

34,897

75,550

175,980

151,850

48,858

17,888

22,995

649,628

,2SO

,430

,630

,960

,480

,720

,720

,660

,660

,660

,660

,660

,540

,420

,300

,180

,070

,020

,020

,020

,960

,020

,240

,860

,120

,050

,050

,460

,190

,510

-

May

4,510

4,190

4,040

4,350

5, ISO

6,080

6,660

7,060.

6,660

5,710

4,S40

4,350

4,190

4,340

7,060

S,570

7,910

7,270

6,660

5,890

5,710

5,180

4,510

4,190

3,890

3,890

4,510

6,270

7,480

7,270

7,060

Maximum

791

934

5,350

15,400

724

982

1,530

4,510

8,570

6,860

2,980

791

1,630

8,570

June

6,860

6,660

5,890

5,350

5,180

5,530

5,890

5,350

5,180

5,890

6,660

6,660

5,710

5,010

4,510

4,670

5,890

5,530

5,180

4,640

4,670

4,510

4,510

4,350

4,190

4,040

3,530

3,250

3,180

3,180

-

Minimum

525

558

580

525

525

542

525

1,280

3,890

5,180

882

460

395

395

July

2,980

2,660

2,300

2,120

2,070

2,120

2,020

1,350

1,740

1,S50

1,900

1,850

1,680

1,4SO

1,380

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,230

1,330

1,380

1,330

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,060

1,040

1,020

990

966

882

 Aug.

791

744

592

572

686

672

546

S26

304

592

616

504

522

379

634

622

598

552

525

486

476

476

186

508

486

4Y6

465

460

465

460

465

Mean

"627

647

1,444

3,227

616

651

1,126

2,518

5,677

5,062

1,576

577

766

1,775

Sept.

486

476

460

440

420

420

420

4SJ5

410

395

410

415

420

486

592

995

1,380

1,070

918

1,010

1,630

1,480

1,380

1,150

1,010

889

819

805

826

958

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

38,570

38,630

88,800

2,336,000

37,S90

37,420

69,220

149,900

349,100

- 301,200

96,910

35,480

45,610

1,289,000

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by -ice.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
218 VJE1IA.TCHEE RIVER BASIN

Chiwawa River near Plain, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lar,. 47°50'30", long. 120°39'40", in SEi sec. 15, T. 27 

II., R. 17 E., half a mi le'upstream from Goose Creek, 6 miles north of Plain, 7 niles 

upstream from rtouth, and 11 miles northeast of Chiwaukun. Datum of gage is 2,100 feet" 

above nean sea level (from river-profile map).

Drainage area.- 169 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1944. Hay 1911 to October 1914 at site 4 

miles downstream, published as Chiwawa Creek near Leavenworth.

'Extremes.- Maximum discharge dftring year, 1,360 second-feet Ifey 16 (gage height, 6.04 

feet); riinimum, 60 second-feet Mar. 4-7 (gage height, 3.75 feet).

1911-14, 1936-44: Maximum discharge, 3,£10 May 25, 26, 1938 (gage height, 7.66 

feet); minimum, 56 second-feet Oct. iA-27, 1942 (gage height, 3.73 feet), but nay have 

been less during some periods of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record and shifting 

control, which are fjood, and those for period of ice effect, which are poor. No 

diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-4"4, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 14 to Aug. 22, Sept. 3-50)

3.7 50 " 4.7 400 

3.9 95 5.0 565 

4.1 152 5.3 770 

4.3 222 5.6 990 

4.5 305 6.0 1,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9- 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

108 

108 

108 

106 

106

103 

103

100

100

111

137 

140 

125 

117 

114

125 

125 

122

111 

103

103 

106 

103 

108 

128

131 

125 

119 

122 

122 

114

Nov.

106 

103 

106 

140 

162

134 

119 

111 

108

106

1-60

98 

98 

98 

98

98 

98

100 

100 

103

106 

106 

106 

100 

98

95 

93 

93 

93 

95

Dec.

95 

119 

478 

333 

230

192 

178 

162 

146 

145

140 

140 

135 

135 

135

135 

135 

130

130 

130

125 

125 

125 

125 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120 

125

Jan.

130 

125 

125 

120 

115

110 

115

115 

110

105

110

110 

105 

105 

105

110 

120 

120 

-:'11S 

110

105 

100

100

95 

95

95 

90 

95 

90 

85 

90

Feb.

95 

95 

90 

90 

80

80 

90 

80 

80 

75

73 

76 

83 

85 

76

73 

71 

69 

67 

67

69

69 

71 

67 

67

67 

65 

65 

65

£££.

Octc 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Bay 

Jnne 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1942 

ary

ember .....................

3,553 

3,171 

4,768

94,731

3,320 

2,200 

3,619 

9,740 

25,619 

24,100 

8,924 

3,984 

3,706

ter year 1943-44 .......... 96,704

Mar. -

65 

63 

63 

60 

60

60 

63 

106' 63 

168

152 

131 

119 

111 

106

119 

152 

159 

152 

149

140 

137 

155 

146

134

131 

122 

122 

125 

137 

149

Maximum

140 

162 

478

2,950

130 

95 

168 

630 

1,280 

1,150 

466 

165 

242

1,280

Apr.

165

189 

207 

254 

314

319 

305 

305 

301

310

310 

328 

314 

301 

288

271 

266 

262 

262 

266

262 

271 

319 

435 

430

4"20 

410 

461 

565 

630

May

598 

565 

584 

644 

742

840 

896 

934 

868

763

686 

617 

604 

707 

1,050

1J150 

1,050 

974 

926

868 

764 

707 

644 

591

591 

700 

966 

1,150 

1,070 

1,070

Minimum

100 

93 

95

60

85 

65 

60 

165 

565 

511 

175 

100 

76

60

June

1,150 

1,030 

989 

S33 

861

918 

958 

847 

840 

958

1,110 

1,070 

910 

791 

700

742 

834 

861 

791 

749

742 

742 

742 

686 

644

610 

541 

511 

511 

529

Mean

115 

106 

154

534

107 

75.9 

117 

325 

826 

803 

288 

129 

124

264

1944

July

466 

410 

376 

361 

366

390 

337 

319 

323 

376

361 

333 

292 

275 

275

266 

262 

262 

262 

279

262 

234 

222 

222 

218

211 

204 

200 

200 

185 

175

Per 

square 

mile

0.680 

.627 

.911

3.16

.633 

.449 

.692 

1.92 

4.89 

4.75 1.70' 

.763 

.734

1.56

-

Aug.

165 

162 

155 

149 

146

146 

140 

134 

134 

140

140 

128 

152 

146 

134

137 

131 

122 

119 

117

111 

111 

allO 

alls 

a!05

alOO 

a!05 

allO 

a!05 

a!05 

allO

Sept.

a!05 

a95 

88 

88 

90

88 

83 

83 

81 

78

' 76 

76 

76 

106 

103

192 

168 

134 

119 

172

242 

218 

182 

159 

146

137 

128 

122 

131 

140

Runoff

Inches

0.78 

.70 

1.05

42.85

.73 

.48 

.80 

2.14 

5.64 

5.30 

1.96 

.88, 

.82

21.28

Acre feet

7,050 

6.290 

9J460

386,200

6,590 

4,360 

7,180 

19,320 

50,810 

47,800 

17,700 

7,900 

7,350

191,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on oasis of records for Wenatchee River at Plain.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Feb. 10.

Time basis! Pacific war time. To convert war time to standai>d time, subtract 1 hour.
WEMTCHEE RIVER BASIN 219

Icicle Creek above Snov. Creek, near Leavenworth, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°52'25", long. 120°42'55", in SEi sec. 28, T. 24

 If., R. 17 E., three-eighths of a mile upstream from Snow Creek and 4i miles southwest 

of Leavenworth.

Drainage area.- 193 square niles.

Records available.- September 1956 to flpptember 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 second-feet Ifey 15 (gage height, 8.32

 f~e£l); minimum, 77 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 2.22 feet). t

1936-44: Maximum discharge, 4,320 second-feet June 3, 1937 (.gage helgnt, 10.10 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet: minimum, 50 second-feet 

Oct. 25, 26, 1942 (gage height, 1.92 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-Height record or shifting

 control, which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Ho 

diversion. Some regulation In headwater lakes for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect or shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second^feet)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

3.5 

4.0

122

153

236

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

461

621

1,000

1,490

2,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

U 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

93 

92 

89 

88 

8V

88 

8» 

86 

85 

94

120 

138 

120

115 

106

116 

112 

114 

106 

99

98 

103 

101 

a!20 

a!50

a!55 

a!50 

a!35 

a!45 

145 

125

Nov.

Ill 

110 

111 

126 

190

150 

130 

121 

114 

109

108 

105 

102 

99 

95

99 

104 

114 

111 

112

116 

114 

109 

10V 

105

92 

105 

102 

102 

105

Dec.

119 

151 

al,200 

834 

596

489 

421 

S83 

293 

264

245 

228

211 

211 

192

185 

180 

170

165 

150

140 

140 

140 

140 

150

140 

130 

130 

122 

130 

135

Jan.

140 

146 

145 

135 

132

125 

120 

120 

120

113

112 

120 

118 

117 

119

122 

*137 

140 

135 

125

117 

116 

121 

117 

114

100 

89 

105 

107 

102 

113

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Jul; 

Augu 

Sept

WE

lendar year 1942

..... ...

ember .....................

ter year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

110 

105 

105

105 

107

120

135 

115 

100 

90

90 

90 

95 

100 

95

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

100 

90

90 

90 

90 

95

Secondfoot days

3,461 

3,378 

8,184

236,589

3,742 

2,837 

5 , 883 

15,321 

41,605 

35,700 

10,682 

4,095 

5,815

140,703

Mar.

96 

101 

allO 

88 

97

89 

89 

94 

197 

336

245

211 

169 

187 

187

203 

254 

245 

236 

228

219 

219 

236 

228 

228

219 

211 

211 

211 

211 

228

Maximum

155 

190 

1,200

3,210

146 

135 

336 

1,050 

2,140 

1,720 

681 

181 

434

2,140

Apr.

236 

264 

304 

434 

533

518 

489 

475 

461 

489

489 

504 

475 

448

^21

396 

383 

383 

371 

383

371 

408 

518 

717 

664

629 

664 

814 

1,030 

1,050

May

917 

875 

917 

1,070 

1,140

1,540 

1,600 

1,660 

1,440 

1,220

1,000 

917 

1,000 

1,340 

2,140

2,060 

,720 

,600 

,490 

,340

,340 

,120 

960 

875 

664

960 

1,340 

1,950 

1,960 

1,850 

1,600

Minimum

^5 

92 

119

c,5

89 

90 

89 

236 

664 

717 

181 

105 

95

85

June

1,660 

1,440 

1,340 

1,260 

1,340

1,440 

1,440 

1,240 

1,340

1,540

1,720 

1,540 

1,220 

1,050 

1,000

1,240 

1,490 

1,290

1,190 

1,100

1,070 

1,030 

1,000 

982 

938

875 

755 

717 

717 

736

Mean

112 

113 

264

648

121 

97.8 

190 

511 

1,342 

1,190 

345 

132 

194

384

July

681 

a640 

a560 

a500 

a510

a540 

a460 

396 

383 

408

396

371 

348 

325 

314

304 

293 

273 

273 

283

264 

245 

236 

 328 

228

219 

219 

211 

201 

192 

181

Per 

square 

mile

0.580 

.585

1.37

3.36

.627 

.507 

.984 

2.65 

6.95 

6.17 

1.79 

.684 

1.01

1.99

Aug.

131 

171 

162 

158

154

148 

144 

140 

143 

141

141 

133 

145 

141 

141

125

120 

117 

113 

109

105 

107 

122 

124 

122

119 

118 

116 

113 

111 

111

Sept.

110 

104 

104 

103 

101

104 

102 

97 

95 

103

113

111 

111 

150 

157

429 

325 

245 

211 

374

434 

333 

293 

245 

211

193 

180 

172 

219 

236

Runoff

Inches

0.67 

.65 

1.58

45.59

.72 

.55 

1.13 

2.95 

8.02 

6.88 

2.06 

.79 

1.12

27.12

Acre-feet

6,860 

6,700 

16,230

469,300

7,420 

5,630 

11,670 

30,390 

82,520 

70,810 

21,190 

8,120 

11,530

279,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

 a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Chlwnwa Hivi^r ncnr Pl 

Mote.- Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-18, 20, 22-28, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, 

8, 28, Feb. 6-29. Shifting-control method used Dec. 4 to Feb. 2, Mar. 1 to May 1.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.

Jan. 7,

O - 46 - 15
220 CRAB CREEK BASIN

Crab Creek at Irby, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°21'3011 , long. 11&°51'00", In NWi sec. 31, T. 22 

N., K. 32 E., 8 feet upstream from courty road bridge at Irby, 5 miles downstream from 

Lake Creek, and 7. miles west of Odessa.

Records available.- September 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 840 second-feet Feb. 8 (gage height, 6.37 fe&t); 

 mlnimm, 8.0 second-feet Sept. 26, 28 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1942-44: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 8, 1944; minimum, 7.9 second-feet Dec. 9, 

10, 1942 (gage height, 1.93 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. No regulation. Some diversion above station for Irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 peb. 7 to Sept. 30

2.0 12 2.5 79 2.0 11 2.7 108 4.5 320

2.1 22 2.7 10S 2.1 20 2.9 133 5.0 426

2.2. 33 3.2 160 '2.2 32 3.2 160 5.5 545

2.3 46 2.3 46 3.5 ISO- 6.0 705

2.5 79 4.0 232

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

NOV.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

-

Dec.

17

18

18

IS

IS

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

Jan.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

21

24

21

21

21

22

23

40

44

44

51

59

62

64

59

59

Feb.

58

66

76

82

92

148

280

722

560

376

263

192

170

156

138

129

112

105

94

92

82

85

80

77

74

79

80

82

85

.

-

Month

October ....................................

November . ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April...... ................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

S6

97

102

/ 108

114

128

138

138

148

164

291

330

255

202

 ISO

167

152

143

133

123

117

112

10E

101

100

95

94

92

88

86

84

Apr.

1 S2

80

79

76

' 73

69

68

68

66

66

6S

68

6S

69

- 68

66 ' 6S

66

61

53

53

46

46

42

41

42

46

45

45

41

-

May

41

44

38

30

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

""I 

479 17

463 17

547 19

21,132 293

922 64

4,635 722

4,270 330

'845 ' 44

724 26

' 580 21

452 16

307.4 13

16,055.4 722

June

' 26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

25

25

25

23

23

22

21

-

Minimum

15

15

16

10

19

5S

84

41

25

21

17

13

8.6

8.6

July

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20.

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

Aug.

*

Mean

15.5

15.4

17.6

57.9

29 7

160

138

61.0

27* S

24.1

18.7

14.6

10.2

43.9

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

Sept.

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.9 q.e

9.2,.

9.9

9.9

11

9,9

9.9

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

950

93.8

1,080

41 ,900

1,830

9,190

S 470

3*630

" 1,680

1,440

1,150

897

610

31 ,840

Time basis; Pacific war time. To ftonvert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CRAB GREEK BASIN 221

Crab Creek near Moses Lake, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°11 I 25H , long. 119°16'00H , in SWiSEi sec. 26, T. 

£0 N., R. 28 E., 3 miles upstream from Parker Horn and 4 miles north of Moses Lake.

Records available.- September 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1.6 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 1.58 feet); 

no now for long periods.

1942-44: Maximum discharge, 6.9 second-feet Apr.'28, 29, 1943; maximum gage height, 

2.38 feet Apr. 28, 1943; no flow on many days each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. Some diversion in upper Crab Creek Basin for irrigation. Most 

or now fron upper basin passes this station under ground. No regulation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in seeond-feet)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.1 

.3 

.6

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

*16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

a. 3

a.S

a. 3

a.S

a.S

a.S

a.S

a.S

a.S

a.S

a.S

a.S

a.S

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

-

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Jan.

0.1

.1

a

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4 '.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

.1

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

Maroh. ......................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July............ ...........................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

- 0

0

0

0 .

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

-

Secondroot-days

10,0

9.1

4.7

232.1

7.4

6.9

£.8

10.8

0

0

0

0

0

51.7

May

Maximum

0.4

.4

 3

6.9

.5

.4

.3

1.6

0

0

0 '

0

0

1.6

June

Minimum

0.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

>

Aug.

Mean

0.32

.30

.15

.64

.24

.24

.09

,S6

0

0

0

0

0

.14

Sept.

"Runoff in 

ao re-feet

20

18

9 »5

461

15

14

5.6

21

0

0

0

0

0

103

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
222 CRAB CREEK BASIN

Crab Creek near Warden, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°58'20", long. 119°15'40", in SEiSEi sec. llr T.

 17 N., R. 28 E., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Llnd Coulee and 10 nlles 

west of Warden.

Records available.- June 1909 to June 1912, October 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 27 second-feet Feb. 3, 15, Mar. 14;

 minimum recorded, 13 second-feet July 8-20, 23, 29.

1909-12, 1942-44: Maximum discharge,"3,000 second-feet Feb. 7, 1943 (gage height, 

4.25 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet June 26, 1912, Oct. 26, 1942.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of erratic or no gage-height record, which 

are poor. Many small diversions for irrigation. Some regulation by Moses Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

' 15

15

15

15

15

v

' al5

Nov.

 Bl6

a!6

-

Dec.

a!6

h!6

a!7

a!9

a20

a21

a23

24

23

24

24

' 24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

Jan.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

Feb.

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

.26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March...... ................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

Apr.

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

23

22

22

2J.

- 21

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

 20

20

20

20

19

e!8

-

Secondfoot-days

465

471

707

13,213

754

750

755

642

554

483

431

438

449

6,899

May

e!8

hi?

e!7

e!7

elS

e!8

' e!8

h!8

> e!8

his

el8

e!7

Maximum

_

24

2,200

25

26

26

24

18

15

15

17

26

June

,, .

> e!7

j

h!7

e!7

17

17

17

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

17

16

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

-

Minimum

_

16

_

24

25

23

18

14

13

14

14

, 13

July

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Aug.

S 14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Mean

15.0

15.7

22.8

36.2

24.3

25.9

24.4

21.4

17.9

16.1

13.9

14.1

15.0

18.8

Sept.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

922

934

1,400

26,190

1,500

1,490

1,500

1,270

1,100

958

855

see

891

13,690

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

e Gage roading not representative of average for day; discharge Interpolated.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Time has is; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
CRAB CREEK BASIN 223

Crab Creek near Smyrna, Wash.

Location.- Mater-stage recorder, lat. 46°50'35", long. 119°36'25", In SEi sec. 30, T 16 

N.t R." 26 E., at county road bridge, 2$ miles east of Smyrna.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1944."

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height 2 46 feetV 

rnirumum, 0.1-second-foot July 21 to Aug. 7. '

1942-44: Maximum discharge, 3,300 second-feet Feb. 8, 1943 (gage height, 7.5 feet, 

estimated by observer); minimum, that of July 21 to Aug. 7, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1 second-foot, which are poor. Many diversions 

at)0ve station for Irrigation. Some regulation by Moses Lake and lakes on headwaters.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 0.3 1.8 10 

1.2 1.0 2.0 16 

1.4 3.0 ' 2.3 25 

1.6 6.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

ir

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.8 

4.9 

5.1 

5.1 5.1

5.1 

5.1 

4.9 

5.1 

5.6

5.2 

6.0 

6.0 

6.3 

6.7

6.9 

7.3 

7.5 

7.5 

' 7.5

S.9 

9.1 

8.9 

10 

9.9

9.4 

9.1 

9.1 

9.6 

9.4 

9.9

Nov.

9.6 

9.6 

10 

11 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

14 

13 

14 

14

13 

14 

14 

14 

14

Dec.

14 

14 

14 

14 14 

13 

^ 13 

16 

12 

7.7

6.1 

5.4 

6.1 

6.9 

7.3

8.0 

9.1 

9.9 

11 1-2

12 

12 

12 

13 

14

14 

13 

12 

11 

11 

9.4

Jan.

10

11 

11

8.9 

8,6

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.5

.7 

.3 

.5 

8.0 

8.4

8.6 

9.6 

11 

12

12

13 

13 

14 

15 

16

15 

14 

13 

13

12 

.12

Feb.

14 

14 

18 

SI 

SI

22

24 

23 

23

21

22 

22 

22 

21 

23

27 

30 

31 

30 

29-

27 

27 

36 

25 

25

24 

24 

26 

26

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

-Marc 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber. ...................................

mber ...................................

lendar year 1943 

ary

ember. ................................

ter year 1943-44 ... ..................

Mar.

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

22 

22 

22

21 

22

22 

21 

20 

18 

18

21 

21 

21 

19 

19

19 

18 

17 

19

17

18 

17 

16 

17 

17 

16

Apr.

17 

17 

17 

16

14

15 

15 

17 

17 

16

17 

21 

21 

20 

19

18 

18 

17

17 

18

21 

21 

20 

22 

20

19 

18 

16 

14 

13

Second 

foot-days

221.0 

364.2 

346.9

20.486.9

329.7 

688 

619 

531 

279.9 

121.5 

15.0 

9.4 

39.4

3,565.0

May

14 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.9

9.9 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

8.6 

8.0 

8.0

6.7 

5.6 

5.6 

6.5 

8.2

7.5 

6.5 

5.2 

4.S 

4.9 

5.1

June

5.6 

6.1 

5.8 

4.6

3.5 

2.9 

3.1 

3.2 

3.4

2.9 

2.8 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4

4.6 

4.9 

5.2 

5.4 

5.8

6.0 

6.1 

5.6 

4.2 

3.6

3.1 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4

Maximum Minimum

10 4.( 

14 9.( 

16 5.'

2,120 1.:

16 7.2 

31 14 

'24 16 

22 13 

14 4. 

6.1 2.' 

1.7 

.6 .] 

2.8 .!

31 .]

July

1.7 

1.3 

1.2 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

.9 

.8 

.7

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

. .1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.3

.4 

.4

.6 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

' .3 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

a. 5

Sept.

aO.7 

a. 8 

a. 9 

al.l

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

.9

.7 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.4

.4 

.7 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.5 

1.6 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

2.3 

2.4 

2,5 

2.5 

2.8

i/tesn Runoff in Mean acre-feet

3 7.13 438 

> 12.1 722 

11.2 688

56.1 40,640

10.6 654 

23.7 1,360 

GO.O 1,230 

17.7 1,050 

3 9.03 555 

I 4.05 241 

L .48 30 

L .30 19 

1.31 78

L 9.74 7,060

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
224 CRAB CREEK BASIN

Park. Creek near Coulee City, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°35', long. 119°24«, in SE£ sec. 11, T. 24 N., 

R. 27 £., 2,000 feet upstream from mouth and 4} miles southwest of Coulee City.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4.7 second-feet Apr. 19 (g"&ge "height, 1.18 

reet;; minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1942-44: Maximum discharge, not determined, probably occurred during period of no 

gage-height record Mar. 27 to Apr. 19, 1943; minimum, that of Aug. 17, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Some diversion above 

station for irrigation. No regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of shifting control 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 18 'May

0.9 1.0

1.0 1.7

1.1 2.9

1.2 4.6

19 'to Sept. 30

0.85 1.0

.9 1.6

1.0 3.1

1.1 4.9

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.9

1.9

2.O

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

a 2. 4

a2.5

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

a2.5

e.2.5

a2.6

a2.5

a2.6

a2.6

a2.7

a2.7

a2.8

a2.6

Nov.

a2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6 -2,6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

 2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.S

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

-

Dec.

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.S

2.S

2.9

' 2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

Jan.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

£ 9

2.S

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Feb.

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

-

Month

October . ...................................

November . ............................. ...

December. ......................'............

Calendar vear 1 943 ...... . .....

Janu 

Febr

ary..-..- ................. .............

uarv. .............

March........... ...........................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July.......... .................."...........

August ..................:..................

September. .................................

Rater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.5

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

3

81. 7

91. 0

972.6

92.7 

94 9

103 ! 6

113.5

86.6

81 3

57! 6

41 9

6o!4

977.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.O

4.0

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2 4.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

-

May

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.S

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

June

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.4

2.8

3.5

3.6

4.0

4.5

3.S

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.6

8.4

-

Maximum Minimum

2.8 l.S

2« 9 2 (

3J4 2*.E

4.5 l. r

3.0 S.E 

3.5 3*C

4.4 z'.i

3.5 2.3

4.5 1.6

2.4 1.4

1.6 l.C

3.1 1.4

4.5 l.C

July

2.3

2.4

1.7

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.O

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

Aug.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

L.4

1.5

L.6

1.5

1.5

:

"

1.5

L.6

L.6 i.5

1.5

j:

L.O

L.2

L.O

1.2

1.2

]

]

] .

L.2

.2

.2

1.2

1.2

]

]

]

]

L.4

.2

L.2

.2

1.2

Mean

2

2.72

.2.94

2* 66

2.99 

3.27

3.34

3 78

2. 79

2 71

1.86

1.35

2.01

2.67

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

' 2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

Runoff in 

acre- fast

143 .

162 /

180

1,930

184 

188

- 205

225

172

161

114

(VZ

OO

120

1,940

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Rocky Ford Creek near Ephrata 

and Crab Creek at Irby.

Mote.- Shifting-control method used Apr. 19 to May 24, Sept. 16-30.

Time basis! Pacific war time. To convert war tine to standard time, subtract 1 hour*
CRAB CREEK BASIN 225

Rocky Ford Creek near Ephrata, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°16', long. 119°27', In SE^SEi sec. 32, T. 21 

N., R. 27 E., If miles upstream fron mouth and 6 miles southeast of Ephrata.

Records available.- June 1909 to December 1911 (fragmentary), August 1942 to September IS551 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57 second-feet Way 14, 15; minimum, 37 secondreet mr. 13.

1909-11, 1942-44* Maximum discharge, 120 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 29, 1942 

« (gage- height, 2.70 feet), from rating curve extended above 71 second-feet; minimum, 

 80 second-feet Aug. 13-18, 1911.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion. Some regulation by temporary dams for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

54

54

53

53

54

55

54

53

54

54

54

53

53

54

54

55

55

54

53

53

54

53

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

Nov.

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

-

Dec.

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

54

53

53

53

53

52

52

52

52

52

51

51

50

50

50

50

Jan.

50

49

49

49

49

48

48

47

47

46

46

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

' 47

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

' 46

45

Feb.

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

-

Month

October . ...................................

November. ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May............ .............................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Hater year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

41

41

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

38

" 38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

4O

40 " 40

40

40

41

41

41

4O

41

41

Apr.

42

42

42

42

43

, 42

43

44

44

46

45

46

47

47

46

47

47

47

48

49

* 49

49

49

50

. 50

50

5O

51

51

52

-

Secondfoot-days

1,668

1,615

1,630

19,102

1,460

1,274

1,229

1,400

1,656

1,551

1,616

1,552

1,429

13,080

Note.- Ho KaKe-heleht record Oct. 26 to Hov. 23: disc-,}

May

52

52

53

55

53

54

54

55

55

54

54

54

54

54

56

54

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

52

53

52

52

52

Maximum

55

54

54

64

50

46

41

52

56

53

54

52

49

,56

laree intert

June

52

52

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

50

52

51

52

52

51

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

53

53

53

53

Minimum

5S

52

5C

4'

4£

4]

3E

4

5

5C

5]

4S4'

3S

ola ted.

July

52

52

52

52

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

52

52

54

52

52

52

52

52

51

51

51

52

51

51

51

52

52

52

52

Aug.

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

51

50

SO

50

52

51

50

50

50

50

50

49

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

Mean

53.8

53.8

52.6

52.3

"47.1

43.9

} 39.6

I 46.7

I 53.4

) 51.7

L 52.1

3 50.1

7 47.6

3 49.4

Sept.

49

49

48

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

43

48

43

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

48

47

47

47

47

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,310

3,200

3,230

37,890

2,900

2,530

2,440

2,780

3,280

3,080

3,210

3,080

2,830

35,870
CRAB CREEK BASIN

Moses Lake at Moses Lake, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°08', long. 119°17', in SWi sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 28 E.,

at highway bridge over Parker Horn at Moses Lake, 4-jf miles uplake from mouth. Datum

of gage is mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1914, November 1936 to September 1944 

. (fragmentary;. Records October 1912 to September 1914 published as Hoses Lake at

Neppel. 

Extremes.- 1909-14, 1936-44: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,047.83 feet

Apr. 18, 1941; minimum observed, 1,038.17 feet Aug. 27, 1910. 

Remarks.- Vlater surface controlled by dam at lake outlet. Many small diversions for

irrigation. Gage read occasionally.

Elevation, In feet, 1943-44

Oct. 26 45.05 

Nov. 22 45.35 

24 45.35 

Dec. 17 45.57

Dec. 28 45.68 

Jan. 7 1)45.80 

Feb. 15 b46.21 

21 46.25

Pet. 28 46.30 

Mar. 3 46.34 

24 46.41 

30 46.37

Apr. 10 46.39 

28 46.52 

May 6 46.47 

25 46.34

May 30 46.36 

June 13 46.10 

30 46.15 

July 28 45.75

Aug. 7- 45.56 

8 45.56 

Sept. 6 45.28 

15 45.20 

29 45.20

b Ice on lake.

Hote.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above an sea level.

Park Lake near Coulee City, Vlash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°35', long. 119°24', in NWi sec. 14, T. 24 1*., R. 27 E., 1 

mile uplake from mouth and 54 miles southwest of Coulee City. Datum of gage is mean 

sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- 195J3-44: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,095.91 feet Feb. 6,

 194iJ; minimum observed, 1,094.17 feet Sept. 30, 1939.

Maximum water-surface elevation Known, 1,101.3 feet (from well defined alkali line 

at gage); date of its occurrence unknown.

Remarks.- Some diversion from tributary for irrigation. Gage read occasionally.

Elevation, In feet, 1943-44

Oct. 11 94.80 

25 95.05 

Nov. 23 . 95.19 

Dec. 11 95.26 

21 95.28

Jan. 8 b95.45 

28 b95.35 

Feb. 11 95.44 

19 b95.43 

25 95.43

Mar. 9 95.44 

24 95.42 

Apr. 2 95.42 

11 95.40 

13 95.45

Apr. 27 95.45 

May 6 95.37 

30 95.20 

June 10 95.15 

15 95.11

June 30 95.22 

July 11 95.05 

25 94.95 

Aug. 8 94.78 

31 94.66

Sept. 6 94.68 

27 94.69

b Ice on lake.

Hote.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above an sea level.

Blue Lake near Coulee City, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°34', long. 119°26', in SEi sec. 16, T. 24 N., R. 27 E., 2

miles uplake from mouth and 7 miles southwest of Coulee City. Datum of gage is mean

sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). 

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary). 

Extremes.- 1958-44: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,093.07 feet Feb. 25,

1944; minimum observed, 1,090.50 TBetr^Wev. 10, 1939.

Maximum water-surface elevation known, 1,101.2 feet (from alkali line at gage);

date of occurrence unknown. 

Remarks.- Some diversion from tributaries for irrigation. Gage read occasionally.

Elevation, In feet, 1943-44

Oct. 11 91.14 

25 91.23 

Hov. 2 91.33 

23 91.49 

Dec. 11 91.72

Dec. -21 91.84 

Jan. 8 b92.24 

28 b92.70 

Feb. 11 92.98 

19 93.06

Feb. 25 93.07 

Mar. 9 93.06 

24 92.79 

Apr. 2 92.67 

11 92.68

Apr. 13 92.79 

27 93.01 

May 6 92.88 

30 92.66 

June 10 92.55

June 15 92.54 

30 98.76 

July 11 98.55 

25 98.36 

Aug. 8 92.11

Aug. 31 91.74 

Sept. 6 91.71 

27 91.44

b Ice on lake.

Hote.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Lenore Lake near Soap Lake, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°31', long. 119°30', in SWi sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 26 E., 5i

miles uplake -from mouth and 9 miles north of Soap Lake. Datum of gage is mean sea

level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Records available.- July 1936, March 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary), 

extremes.- i956T~T938-44; Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,080.40 feet June 30,

1010; l.'iuun obsorveU, 1,076.03 feet Oct. ^6, 1940.

raximum water-surface elevation known, 1,092.2 feet (from well defined alkali line

at gage); date of occurrence unknown. 

Remarks.- Some diversion from tributaries for irrigation. Gage read occasionally.

Elevation, In feet, 1943-44

Oct. 11 78.76 

25 78 . 80 

29 78.89 

Nov. 23 78.95 

Dec. 11 79.00

Dec. 21 79.02 

Jan. 8 b79.15 

28 b79.25 

Feb. 11 b79.30 

19 b79.45

Feb. 25 79.40 

Mar. 9 79.60 

24 79 . 65 

Apr. 2 79.74 

11 79.78

Apr. 13 79.95 

27 79.83 

May 6 79 . 86 

30 79 . 70 

June 10 79.57

June 15 79.50 

30 -79.52 

July 11 79.36 

25 79.00 

Aug. 8 78.77

Aug. 31 78.42 

Sept. 6 78.35 

27 78.13

b Ice on lake.

Note.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Soap Lake near Soap Lake, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 47°25', long. 119°30', in SEi sec. 12, T. 22 N., R. 26 E.,

it miles uplake from mouth and 2 miles north of Soap Lake. Datum of gage is mean sea

level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Records available.- May to August 1936, March 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary). ' 

Extremes.- J.936, 1956-44: Maximum water-surface elevation observed, 1,073.37 feet

Apr. 15, 1943; minimum observed, 1,070.87 feet Oct. 21, 1939.

Maximum water-surface elevation known, 1,083.1 feet (from well defined alkali line

at gage). Date of occurrence unknown. 

Remarks.- Some diversion from tributaries for irrigation. Gage read occasionally.
CRAB CREEK BASIN 

Elevation, in feet, of Soap Lake near Soap Lake, V.'ash., 1943-44

227

Oct. 11 72.25 

SO 72.24 

25 72.32 

Nov. S3 72.40 

Dec". 11 72.48

Dec. 21 72'. 50 

Jan. 8 72.63 

28 72 . 77 

Feb. 11 72.93 

19 72.96

Feb. 25 73 .-00 

Mar. 9 73.15 

24 73.11 

Apr. 2 73.14 

11 73.15

Apr. 13 73.22 

27 73.27 

May 6 73.24 

30 73.11 

June 10 73.00

June 15 72.99 

30 73.02 

July 11 72.80 

25 72.60 

Aug. 8 72.40

Aug. 31 72.10 

Sept. '6 72.08 

27 71.91

Note.- Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation abovs mean sea level.

YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Yaklma River near Martin, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°19'10", long. ISl^O'lO", just downstream from

dam at outlet of Keechelus Lake, 3J- miles northwest of Martin, Kittitas County, and

12 miles upstream from Easton. 

Drainage area.- 55 square miles.

Records available.- October 1903 to September 1944. 

Average QiscnargeT- 40 y«ars (1904-44), 319 second-feet (adjusted for storage since

-January ifc)OD]. 

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 second-feet Aug. 12-30; maxlmum t;age height, 7.65 feet Aug. 50; no flow Oct. 23 to Nov. 1.

1903-44: Maximum discharge, 7,370 second-feet Mar. 26, 1915, when temporary crib

dam was washed out; no flow when gates In Keechelus Lake Dam are closed. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated

oy Keechelus Lake (see p. 232 ). Figures of daily discharge not adjusted for change in

contents of Keechelus Lake. 

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944 ,

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

il 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

- 

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Bat

Oct.

779 

779 

779 

779 

779

779 

779 

779 

779 

779

779 

687 

460 

378 

18S

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

1 

5 

5 

5 

4

4 

4 

4

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Month

endar year 1943

1.. .............

ember. ..........

sr year 1943-44

Dec.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

7 

7 

7

Jan.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Feb.

7 

7 

7 

7 

8

7 

7- 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

8

Mar.

8 

8 

8 

S 

8

S 

8 

8 

8 

8

7 

8 

7 

7 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

10 

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

779 

5 

7

1,230

7 

8 

10 

10 

142 

590 

540 

1,020 

877

1,020

Minimum

0

1 

5

0

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

212 

528 

52S 

408

0

Mean

333 

4.5 

5.7

350

7.0 

7.1 

8*3 

9.5 

14.1 

474 

537 

855 

609

240

Runoff 

in 

acre feet

20,460 

270 

351

253,300

430 

407 

512 

563 

867 

28,210 

33,040 

52,580 

36,220

173,900

Apr.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

S 

8 

8 

7 

7

May

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

8 

3 

8 

9 

9

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

45 

1-12

Change In

In 

Keechelus 

Lake 

(acre-feet)

-15,590 

+8,940 

+24,410

, -12,730

+5,880 

+S.970 

+11,450 

+20,910 

+36,210 

-9,850 

-29,590 

-47,450 

-27,320

-13,030

June

212 

212 

212 

27S 

278

331 

37S 

418 

439 

439

439 

450 

505 

590 

590

590 

590 

590 

590 

590

590 

590 

564 

540 

540

540 

540 

540 

528 

528

July

528 

528 

528 

528 

528

528 

52S 

540 

540 

540

540 

540 

540 

540 

540

540 

540 

540 

540 

540

540 

540 

540 

540 

540

540 

540 

540 

540 

540 

540

Aug.

540 

52S 

528 

528 

528

528 

52S 

528 

528 

52S

855 

1,020 

1.02Q 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

9SO

Sept.

877 

717 

630 

630 

630

630 

630 

 630 

630 

630

630 

-x 630 

630 

630 

630

' 630 

630 

630 

630 

630

630 

616 

564 

552 

552

552

552 

494 

408 

408

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

4,870 

9,210 

24,760

240,500

6,310 

9,380 

11,960 

21,470 

37,080 

18,360 

3,450 

5,130 

8,900

160.900

Discharge in 

second-feet

Per 

Mean square 

mile

79.2 1.44 

155 - 2.82 

403 7.33

332 6.04

103 1.87 

163 2.96 

195 3.55 

361 6.56 

603 11.0 

309 5.62 

56.1 1.02 

83.4 1.52 

150 2.73

222 4.04

Runoff

inches

1.66 3.14' 

8.44

81.99

2.15 

3.20 

4.08 

7.32 

12.64 

6.26 

1.18 

1.75 

3.03

54.85

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
228 -

YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Yaklma River at Cle Elum, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°11'2011 , long. 120 056'40n , In sec. 27, T. 20 N., 

R. 15 E., at highway bridge at Cle Elum, Just upstream from Roslyn Creek and 7 nlles 

upstream from Teanaway River.

Drainage area.- 500 square miles.

Hecoras avaiiaDle.- August 1906 to September 1944.

Average cuscnarge.- 38 years. 1,906 second-feet (adjusted for storage since October 1906

ana diversions since 1930). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 second-feet (regulated) June 30 (gage

height, 7.90 feet); minimum, 150 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 26-29 (gage height,

3.65 feet).

1906-44: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet Nov. 14. 1906 (gage height, 12.5

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 64 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 16, 17, 1929,

Dec. 4, 1936. 

Remarks.- Records good. Klttltas high-line canal diverts water above station for Irrlgation. Flow partly regulated by Keechelus, Kachess, and Cle Elum Lakes (see p. 232).

Figures of dally discharge not adjusted for diversion or change In contents of lakes. 

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared In cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.7 169 

4.0 305 

4.3 483

Discharge, in second- feet,

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12, 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

925 

801 

613 

606 

606

592 

578 

578 

578 

578

585 

578 

464 

327 

322

378 

344 

327 

349 

344

338 

295 

290 

280 

261

261 

280 

280 

271 

305 

300

Nov.

322 

280 

198 

22S 

280

285 

247 

219 

210 

194

190 

185 

177 

169 

169

169 

169 

169 

162 

162

162 

162 

162 

158 

154

150 

150 

150 

150 

162

Month

Octo 

Move 

Decs

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

mber

endar year 1943

St.... ..........

ember. ..........

er year 1943-44

De'C.

177 

210 

671 

1,180 

809

649 

642 

671 

627 

543

414 

390 

360 

332 

310

305 

290 

280 

261

261

256 

256 

247 

247 

247

247 

238 

< 233 

233 

219 

224

Jan.

238 

238 

228 

210 

206

208 

210 

194 

194 

194

215 

206 

190 

185 

181

181 

194 

 324 

224 

215

210 

210 

210 

202 

202

194 

190 

185 

181 

177 

177

4.6 693 6.0 8,170 

5.0 1,020 6.5 2,910 

5.5 1,530 7.0 3,770

water year October 1943 to September 1944

Feb.

169 

177 

181 

185 

198

295 

366 

366 

338 

295

280 

280 

285 

276v 

276

290 

290 

280 

271 

261

256 

256 

251 

256 

256

251 

247 

247 

233

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

925 

. 32£ 

1,180

6,360

238 

366 

516 

1,330 

2,380 

3,410 

2,910 

2,830 

2,310

3,410

Minimum

261 

150 

177

150

177 

169 

228 

366 

1,280 

1,650 

2,520 

2,100 

1,110

150

Mean

440 

191 

388

1,372

202 

262 

378 

,768 

1,858 

1,971 

2,69.5 

2,662 

1,771

1,136

liar.

233 

228 

228 

228 

228

228 

233 

256 

349

464

445 

414 

372 

360 

354

378 

414 

445 

439 

439

420 

420 

" 470 

516 

496

470 

439 

426 

433 

1 433 

470

Runoff

in 

acre-feet

E7,040 

11,390 

23,860

993,400

12,430 

15,100 

23,26q 

45.68C 

114, 200 

117,300 

"" 165,700 

163,700 

105,400

825,100

Apr.

496 

503 

537 

627 

693

537 

396 

366 

402 

483

693 

'754 

693 

693 

891

841 

777 

809 

933 

1,110

1,090 

1,090 

1,130 

1,110 

841

739 

723 

777 

968 

1,330

Change 

In 

contents 

(acrefeet)t

-13,810 

+23,880 

+79,140

+248,000

+19,910 

+30,390 

+49,100 

+80,080 

+48,630 

-54,240 

-196,800 

-204,900 

-109,300

-247j900

May

1,280 

- 1,280 

1,330 

1,420 

1,650

1,650 

1,590 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530

1,590 

1,770 

1,900 

1,900 

1,960

2,170 

2,380 

2,310 

2,240 

2,170

2,100 

2,100 

2,030 

2,030 

1,960

2,030 

2,170 

2,170 

'2,030 

1,900 

1,900

Diversion

by

Klttltas 

Canal 

(acrefeet)

16,300 

0 

0

257,600

0 

0 

0 

5,190 

48,230 

51,330 

67,550 

60,750 

41,650

291,000

June

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,960 

1,960

1,960 

1,900 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960

1,900 

1-.900 

1,900 

1,960 

2,030

2,030 

1,840 

1,770 

1,710 

1,650

1,840 

1,710 

1,770 

1,840 

1,960

2,030 

2,100 

2,170 

2,240 

3,410

July

2,750 

2,680 

2,520 

2,520 

2,520

2,520 

2,600 

2,680 

2,680 

2,600

2,600 

2,680 

2,680 

2,680 

2,680

2,680 

2,680 

2,680 

2,680 

2,680

2,680 

2,750 

2,680 

2,750 

2,750

2,830 

2,830 

2,830 

8,830 

2,910 

2,910

Aug.

2,600 

2,310 

2,240 

2,170 

2,100

2,310 

2,680 

2,830 

2,830

2,750

2,680 

2,680 

2,750 

2,750 

2,750

2,750 

2,750 

2,750 

2,750 

2,750

2,750 

2,750 

2,830 

8,830 

2,750

2,750 

2,830 

2,750 

2,750 

8,750 

2,600

Sept.

2,310 

8,170 

1,900 

1,840 

1,840

1,840 

1,900 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960

 2,030 

2,030 

2,030 

2,100 

2,030

1,960 

1,770 

1,590 

1,530 

1,590

1,590 

1,650 

1,650 

1,530 

1,480

1,480 

1,530 

1,530 

1,230 

1,110

Adjusted for change In 

contents and diversion

Runoff 

in 

ic re- fee

Discharge in 

seoood-feet

Per 

1 Mean square 

mile

29,530 480 0.960 

35,270 593 1.19 

103,000 1,675 3.35

1,499,000 2,070 4.14

. 32,340 526 1.05 

45,490 791 1.58 

72,360 1,177 2.35 

131,000 2,202 4.40 

211,100 3,433 6.67 

114,400 1,923 3.85 

36,450 593 1.19 

19,550 318 .636 

37,750 634 1.27

868,200 1,196 2.39

Runoff

inobes

1.11 

1.32 

3.86

56.81

1.21 

1,71 

2.71 

4.91 

7.98 

4.29 

1.37 

.73 

1.42

3S.56

t Change In contents In Keechelus, Kacheas, and Cle Elum Lakes.

Time basis; Paclflo war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAKIMA. RIVER BASIN 

Yakima River at Umtanum, Wash.

229

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°51'45n , long. 120°28'30n , In NWi sec. 20, T. 16

. N., R. 19 E., at Utntanum, half a mile upstream from Umtanum Creek and 10 miles south

of Ellensburg. Datum of gage Is 1,300.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,620 square miles.

Records available.- August 1906 to September 1944 (fragmentary October 1915 to March

1931) .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge "during year, 4,620 second-feet (regulated) June 30 (gage . 

neignt, 33.06 feet); minimum, 281 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 31 (gage height, 29.88 

feet).

1906-44: Maximum discharge, 41,000 second-feet Nov. 15 or 16, 1906 (gage height, 

41.1 feet, from floodmarks, present datum); minimum, 138 second-feet (regulated) 

Oct. 3, 1915 (gage height, 2.86 feet, datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Keechelus, Kachess, and Cle Elum Lakes 

Isee p. 232). water diverted above station for irrigation of about 91,000 acres.

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared In cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

30.0 320 31.5 1,730

30.3 472 3

30.6 712 3

2.0 2,540

2.5 3,450

31.0 1,140 . 33.0 4,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September-1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

'11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,420

1,370

1,160

1,040

1,020

987

954

921

910

954

1,040

1,050

1,090

976

. 817

807

750

712

695

686

695

677

625

750

731

760

625

625

609

601

617

Nov.

593

625

545

523

545

601

577

538

494

472

466

460

454

448

442

429

423

417

411

411

411

411

406

401

401

396

396

396

391

396

-

Dec.

401

401

712

2,070

1,600

1,300

1,160

1,110

1,070

965

807

686

634

601

561

53 S

523

494

460

429

429

406

406

406

406

406

396

396

375

365

336

Jan.

360

360

391

435

435

417

460

487

375

352

34S

344

344

332

320

332

332

340

365

365

356

352

34S

352

348

332

320

317

324

348

320

Feb.

332

328

320

320

332

472

900

7.50

668

585

538

501

472

472

460

44S

460

466

454

435

«JL7

411

411

406

411

411

411

411

411

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ............. .-T-. ...................

December ...................................

Calendar year 3,943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March.......... ..............'.'.............

April... ......................'.............

May.........................................

June .......................................

July

August ...................... ..............

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

406

406

401

401

396

396

396

401

508

1,050

1,040

910

798

722

695

703

921

1,210

1,230

1,140

1,050

976

954

1,090

1,090

1,020

932

879

838

858

921

Apr.

1.090

1

1

3

,210

,290

.480

1,7SO

1

1

1

1

,7SO

,510

,280

.140

1,140

1

1

1

1

,270

,500

,460

.410

1^460

1,510

1

1

1

1

,390

,330

,390

,510

1,610

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Seccndfoot-daye

26,674

13,879

20,899

794,209

11,231

13.,413

- 24,738

44,570

71,540

69,780

84,830

87,260

64,290

533,104

,600

,630

,850

,S50

,710

,440

,470

,560

,920

-

May

2,070

1,920

1,780

1,730

2,000

2,070

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,070

2,000

1,920

2,000

2,070

2,300

2,710

2,890

2,890

2,800

2,710

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,540

2,460

2,380

2,380

2,460

2,540

2,300

2,220

Maximum

1,420

625

2,070

8,330

487

900

1,230

1,920

2,890

3,070

3,070

2,980

2,710

3,070

June

2,220

2,300

2,300

2,220

2,300

2,220

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,140

2,220

2,380

2,710

2,540

2,620

2,380

2,540

2,3OO

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,300

2,300

2,380

2,380

3,070

-

Minimum

60]

39]

36£

36£

31r

32C

391

1.09C

1.78C

2,14C

2,54C

2, 22C

1,60C

sr

July

3,070

2,890

2,710

2,710

2,620

2,620

2,540

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,890

Aug.

2,

2,

2,

I;

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

890

540

380

220

220

220

620

890

390

980

2,390

2,

2,

2,

300

S90

980

2,980

2,980

2,

2,

2,

980

390

980

2,980

2,980

2,

2,

2,

980

980

890

2,890

2,890

2,

2,

2,

2,

390

390

390

B90

2,890

Mean

860

L 463

674

2,176

1 362

463

798

r 1,486

2,308

2,326

2,736

2,815

2,143

1,457

Sept.

2,710

2,540

S,380

2,300

2,220

2,140

2,140

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,300

2,380

2,300

2,140

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,070

2,070

2,070

1,920

1,920

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,600

Runoff in 

acre-feet

52,910

27,530

41,450

1,575,000

22,280

26,600

49,070

38,400

141,900

138,400

168,300

173,100

127,500

1,057,000

ne basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
230 YAKD1A RIVER BASIN 

Yakima River near Parker, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°29'40", long. 120°26'10", in sec. 28, T. 12 N.,

 R. 19 tl., just downstream from Sunnyslde diversion dam, It miles east of Parker, and

3 miles downstream from Ahtanum Creek. 

Drainage area.- 3,560 square miles.

Records available.- April 1908 to September 1921, October 1931 to September 1944. 

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 3,500 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 5 (gage

 heiglit, 5.25 feet); minimum, 34 second-feet (regulated) Hay-3 (gage height, 0.84 foot). 

1908-21, 1931-44: Maximum discharge, 54,300 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height,

15.0 feet, from floodmarks); practically no flow several days during latter part of

irrigation seasons as result of diversions. 

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of large area. Flow

 partly regulated by diversions and by Keechelus, Kachess, Cle Elum, and Bumping Lakes, 

and Tleton Reservoir (see p. 232). Figures of daily discharge not adjusted for diversions or change In contents of reservoirs.

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation 

ana ornce of Indian Affairs.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6-14, May 29 to June 8, Sept. 23-30)

1.0. 

1.-2 

1.4 

1.7

45

64,

90

153

2.O 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

260

410

605

915

1,370 

1,890 

2,480 

3.15O

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

- 458

265

24S

63

56

86

93

77

93

183

215

321

356

351

112

128

278

111

12S

346

847

75S

712

906

983

,270

,470

,420

,420

,370

1,370

Nov.

1,370

1,320

1,370

1,320

1,370

1,470

1,470

1,370

1,420

1,420

1,37O

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,270

1,570

1,320

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,200

1,170

-

Dec.

1,200

1,230

1,170

2,870

3,010

2,480

2,120

2,000

2,000

1,890

1,67O

1,42O

1,320

1,240

1,220

1,180

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,090

1,060

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,050

1,010

992

924

806

806

Jan.

881

940

898

790

806

798

S14

814

S47

S22

766

782

S47

830

856

856

890

906

915

906

S90

S72

8S1

881

672

822

814

766

735

698

766

Feb.

790

766

798

790

774

856

1,370

1,47O

1,320

1,220

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,010

1,000

1,000

966

958

983

_

-

Mar.

949

932

. 924

924

915

915

915 9-15

1,050

1.57O

1,890

1,890

1,670

1,520

1,370

1,050

1,160

1,470

1,520

1,420

1,200

1,000

915

830

S14

750

522

399

356

219

219

Apr.

356

535

458

464

822

712

311

98

118

356

306

549

240

70

80

219

47

44

66

168

292

197

274

605

750

346

76

107

32S

7SP

-

May

45S

54

56

62

446

654

661

496

464

361

187

76

180

434

654

1,270

1,270

1,070

881

661

470

361

252

231

197

74

297

535

654

584

556

June

563

556

316

159

177

177

201

274

356

252

219

115

74

100

205

470

1,320

1,090

1,070

1,030

S06

735

476

351

269

301

153

130

118

128

-

July

1,090

446

399

311

159

71

74

148

265

208

86

148

219

215

112

177

133

120

104

12S

59

so

111

92

240

168

128

87

59

153

143

Aug.

283

183

140

64

53

60

76

265

388

3O6

148

77

174

168

140

1S3

215

1 122

128

112

165

153

143

148

100

80

153

126

146

174

208

Sept.

"452

5S4

422

203

201

77

SO

90

1O4

122

69

107

100

171

252

265

260

97

44

54

89

197

201

133

64

62

63

107

321

452

-

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, 1943-44

Month

October. .... 

November. . . . 

December. . ..

Calendar 

year 1943. .

January. .... 

February. . . .

May. ........

August. ..... 

September. ..

Water year 

1943-44....

Mean discharge In second-feet

Yakima 

River 

near 

Parker

532 

1,288 

1,397

2,397

837 

1,047 

1,038 

325 

471 

406 

191 

157 

184

655

Yakima 

Ridge 

Canal

38.1 

0 

0

67.8

0 

0 

20.4 

71.4 

149 

200 

190 

185 

148

83.8

Union Gap 

Canal 

(estimated)

5 

0 

0

18.0

0

0 

0 20 * 

35 

40 

40 

35 

30

17.1

New 

reservation 

canal

561 

0 

0

874

0 

0 

185 

1,135 

1,955 

1,750 

1,895 

1,775 

1,390

890

Old 

reservation 

canal

3.31 

4.46 

4.7O

20.7

4.32 

4.94 

7.23 

17.0 

9.62 

6.68 

3.85 

4.21 

4.69

6.24

Sunnyside 

Canal

428 

0 

0

626

0 

0 

172 

812

i;iss

1,241 

1,256 

1,254 

998

614

Combined . 

flow, 

Yakima 

River and 

canals

1,567 

1,292 

1,402

4,003

841 

1,052 

1,423 

2,3SO 

3,808 

3,644 

3,576 

3,413 

2,755

2,267

Change In 

contents, 

(equivalent 

mean 

secondfeet )t

-325

+ 425 

+1,640

+ 404

+ 466 

+ 691 

+1,140 

+1,554 

+1,061 

-1,154 

-4,216 

-4,264 

-2,558

-468

Combined flow

of Yakima River and 

canals adjusted for 

change In contents^

Mean 

(secondfeet)

1,242 

1,717 

3,042

4,407

1,307 

1,743 

2,563 

3,934 

4,369 

2,490 

-640 

-851 

197

1,798

Runoff In 

acre-feet

76,370 

102,200 

187,000

3,191,000

80,360 

100,300 

157,600 

234,100 

299,400 

148,200 

tt-39,350 

tt-52,33O 

11,720

1,306,000

t Change in contents of Keechelus, Kachess, Cle Elum, and Bumping Lakes, and Tieton Reservoir. 

I Totals are equivalent with monthly results previously determined for Yakima River at Union Oat). / 

near Yakima. ' 

tt Negative results due to large number of unrecorded diversions. 

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 

Yakima River at Kiona, Wash.

231

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°15'10", long. 119°28'50", In sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 

27 K., at highway bridge at Klona, 3& miles downstream from Intake of Kloha Canal and 

25 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 5,520 square miles.

Records available.- August 1896 to mrch 1915, February 1933 to September 1944.

year, 3,960 second-feet (regulated) Dec.-6 (gage 

second-feet (regulated) Apr. 20 (gage height, 2.71

Extremes.- Maximum discharge durin 

neignt, 5.43 feet); minimum, 68 

feet).

1896-1915, 1933-44: Maximum discharge, 71,100 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933 (gage 

height, 21.57 feet); minimum, 105 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 11, 1906 (gage height, 

2.35 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Water diverted above station for Irrigation of large acreage, 

juow partly regulated by diversions by Keechelus, Kachess, Cle Elum, and Bumping Lakes, 

and Tieton Reservoir (see p. 232).

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1617-

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,680

1,980

1,300

1,740

1,570

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,570

1,570

1,620

1,570

1,460

i 1,570

1,570

1,580

1,680

8,170

8,300

8,300

8,360

2,430

8,500

8,700

8,700

8,630

8,560

NOV.

8,500

8,430

2,430

8,430

8,360

8,300

8,360

' 2,360

2,300

8,300

8,300

8,840

2,170

8,170

2,170

2,100

2,170

8,300

8,040

8,040

8,040

1,980

1,980

1.980

1,980

1,360

1,860

1,860

1,980

1,980

-

Dec.

8,040

8,040

8,040

1,930

3,800

3,720~

3,270

8,910

8,840

8,700

8,630

8,430

8,840

8,170

1,980

1,920

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,680

1.580

Jan.

1,570

1,570

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,520"

1,460

1.460

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,570

1,520

1,570

1,570

' 1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,680

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,580

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,360

Feb.

1,410

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,580

1,360

1,980

> 1,980

1,980

1,360

1,SOO

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,570

1,580

1,580

1,460

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March...... ................................

April......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July........... ............................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ..........'............

Mar.

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,460

1,980

8,360

2,430

2,170

8,040

2,040

1,930

1,680

1,680

8,240

8,630

8,360

1,980

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,580

1,570

1,580

1,410

1,360

1,280

Apr.

1,100

1,100

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,410

1,580

1,380

1,100

960

960

1,030

1,100

1,100

960

840

840

840

755

730

755

780

840

900

1,100

1,180

1,180

1,030

930

930

Secondfoot-days

57,660

64,730

66,950

1,346,340

47,610

47 440

54^040

30,790

43., 050

55,200

43,810

43,780

46,550

600,950

Hay

1,3.40

1,410

1,100

1,000

960

930

1,140

1,320

1,270

1,280

1,130

1,180

1,100

' 1,030

1,180

1,360

1,920

2,240

8,040

1,860

1,740

1,570

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,880

1,360

1,570

1,680

1,740

Maximum

2

rrnn 

, (UU

2,500

3,720

13,800

1,680

1,920

8,630

1,580

8,840

8,630

1,740

1,740

1,800

3,780

June

1,300

1,930

8,040

1,860

1,800

1,300

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,570

''1,580

1,410

1,360

1,410

1,680

8,430

8,630

8,560

2,630

8,430

2,300

8,840

1,920

1,740

1,680

1,570

1,460

1,360

1,360

Minimum

1,410

1,860

1,580

1,360

1,360

1,410

1,880

730

930

1,360

1,820

1,270

1,360

730

July

1,820

1,740

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,360

1,870

1,8SO

1,880

1,380

1,360

1,380

1,870

1,270

1,410

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,460

1,360

1,320

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,380

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,870

1,270

Aug.

1,360

1,460

1,580

1,460

1,410

1,320

1,380

1,870

1,270

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,380

1,870

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,360

1,570

1,740

1,630

1,680

1,680

1,570

1,360

1,380

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,380

Mean

1,860

2,158

2,160

3,689

1,536

1,636

1,743

1,086

1,389

1,840

1,394

1,410

1,558

1,642

Sept.

1,360

1,580

' 1,800

1,740

1,680

1,570

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,570

1,680

1,680

J.,680

1,680

1,520

1,570

1,680

1,680

"1,680

1,620

1,680

1,570

1,570

1,680

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

114,400

188,400

138,800

2,671,000

94,430

94,100

107,800

61,070

85,390

109,500

85,710

86,780

92,330

1,192,000

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
232 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Yakima River Basin, Wash.

Keechelus Lake.- Staff gage, lat. 47°19', long. 121°20', at dam on Yakima River in NSJ 

sec. 12, T. 21 N., R. 11 E., at outlet of Keechelus Lake, 3i miles northwest of Martin, 

and 9-| miles northwest of Easton. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation bench mark). Records available, January 1906 to September 1944.' Maximum 

contents observed during year, 146,880 acre-feet June 7 (elevation, 2,512.68 feet); 

minimum observed, 23,700 acre-feet Oct, 15 (elevation, 2,443.55 feet). Maximum contents 

observed during period 1906-44, 160,570 acre-feet May 16, 1925 (elevation, 2,518.09 

feet); minimum observed, 448 acre-feet Sept. 6, 12, 13, 1906 (original crib dam); 

minimum elevation observed, 2,428.30 feet Sept. 20, 1926. 

Reservoir is formed on natural lake by earth- and gravel-fill dam completed in 1917; 

storage began above crib dam Jan. 12, 1906, above present dam Aug. 19, 1914. To aid in 

construction and clearing of reservoir site, the water surface was kept low and present 

reservoir was not filled until June 15, 1920. Capacity, 153,000 acre-feet between gate 

sill (elevation, 2,425.00 feet), and spillway crest (elevation, 2,515.00 feet). 

Records given herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation. 

Kachess Lake.- Staff gage, lat. 47°16', long. 121°12', at dam on Kachess River in SVIi sec. 

34 j T. XL N., R. 13 E., at outlet of Kachess Lake and 2i miles northwest'of Easton. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Records available, September 1905 to September 1944. Maximum contents observed during year, 223,260 

acre-feet my 1 (elevation, 2,258.50 feet); minimum, 55,430 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,212.62 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1905-44, 241,300 acrefeet July 11, 1943 (elevation, 2,262.51 feet; minimum observed, 525 acre-feet Sept. 14, 

15, 1910 (original crib dam); minimum elevation observed, 2,197.73 feet Sept. 26, 27, 

1915.

Reservoir Is formed on natural lake by earth- and gravel-fill dam completed in 1912. 

Original crib dam creating capacity of 21,000 acre-feet used Sept. 20, 1905 to June 30, 

1911. Storage above present dam began June 30, 1911. Capacity, 239,000 acre-feet 

between gate sill (elevation, 2,192.75 feet) and top of spillway gate (elevation, 

2,262.00 feet). Records given herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation. Gage read twice daily.

Cle Elum Lake.- Staff gage, lat. 47°15', long. 121°04', at dam on Cle Elum River, in NEi 

sec. 10, T. 20 N., R. 14 E., at outlet of Cle Elum Lake and 4*miles northwest of 

Roslyn. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). 

Records available, May 1906 to September 1944. Maximum contents observed during year, 

441,430 acre-feet May 18 (elevation, 2,240.93 feet); minimum observed, 144,660 acrefeet Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,167.59 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 

1906-44, 441,770 acre-feet my 26, 1940 (elevation, 2,241.00 feet); minimum observed, 

2,380 acre-feet Aug. 31, 1906; minimum elevation observed, 2,114.35 feet Oct. 14, 1932. 

Storage was uncontrolled Oct. 3, 1931 to Feb. 26, 1932.

Reservoir is formed on natural lake by earth- and gravel-fill dam completed in 1933; 

storage began above present dam Feb. 26, 1932. Capacity, 436,000 acre-feet between 

gate sill (elevation, 2,110.00 feet) and top of spillway gate (elevation, 2,240.00 

feet). Records given herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation. 

Gage read twice daily. 

Bumping Lake.- Staff gage, lat. 46°52', long. 121°18', at dam on Bumping River in SVI£

secT 23 (unsurveyed), T. 16 N., R. 12 E., at outlet of Bumping Lake, 114 miles upstream 

from American River, and 19 miles west of Nile. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Records available, June to July 1906, April 1909 

to September 1944. Maximum contents observed during year, 35,250 acre-feet May 16 

(elevation, 3.427.17 feet); minimum observed, 2-,560 acre-feet Sept. 15, 16 (elevation, 

3,393.02 feet). Maximum contents observed during period 1906, 1909-44, 39,840 acrefeet June 21, 22, 1925 (elevation, 3,430.55 feet); minimum observed, 1,260 acre-feet 

Feb. 12-15, 1916 (elevation, 3,391.00 feet).

Reservoir is formed on natural lake by earth-fill dam completed in 1910; storage 

began Itov. 3, 1910. Capacity, 33,800 acre-feet between gate sill (elevation, 3,389.00 

feet) and spillway crest (elevation, 3,426.00 feet). Records given herein represent 

usable contents. Water used for irrigation. Gage read twice daily. 

Tieton Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 46°39', long. 121°07', in SWi sec, 31 (unsurveyed), 

f. 14 N., R. 14 E., on face of dam on Tieton River, at spillway, 2,000 feet upstream 

from Wild Cat Creek, at Rlmrock, 7i miles upstream from headworks of Tieton Canal, and 

22t niles southwest of Naches. Datum ofgage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Records available, April 1925 to September 1944. Maximum contents 

observed during year, 199,010 acre-feet June 1 (elevation, 2,926.40 feet); minimum 

observed, 54,020 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,849.54 feet). Maximum contents 

observed during period 1925-44, 201,380 acre-feet June 21, 1937 (elevation, 2.927.33 

feet); minimum observed, 89 acre-feet Oct. 12, 1926 (elevation, 2,766.77 feet).

Reservoir is formed by earth- and gravel-fill dam completed In 1925; storage began - 

Apr. 27, 1925. Capacity, 197,000 acre-feet between sill of tunnel entrance (elevation, 

2,766.00 feet) and crest of spillway gates (elevation, 2,926.00 feet). Records given 

herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation. Gage read twice daily. 

Clear Creek Reservoir.- Lat. 46°38', long. 121°16', at concrete arch dam on North Fork 

Tieton mver in st;t sec. 12 (unsurveyed), T. 13 N., R. 12 E., half a mile upstream 

from backwater from Tieton Reservoir, 28 miles southwest of Naches. Datum of gage Is 

at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Records available In office of 

Bureau of Reclamation, June to September 1915, August 1918 to September 1920, August 

1922 to September 1924, May 1936 to October 1937, September to November 1940 (fragmentary). No records since 1940. Maximum contents observed during periods of record, 

5,950 acre-feet June 20, 1937 (elevation, 3,015.45 feet); minimum observed, reservoir 

empty Sept. 20-30, 1915.

Reservoir is formed by concrete arch dam completed in 1918 for irrigation. Usable 

capacity, 5,300 acre-feet between center line ef outlet pipe (elevation, 2,960.00 

feet) and crest of dam (elevation, 3,013.00 feet).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation, revi-ewed and prepared for 

publication by Geological Survey.
RIVER BASIN 233

Monthly elevation and contents of reservoirs in Yakina River Baain, 

October 1943 to September 1944

ash., water year

Date

Calendar year 1943 ..

Water year 1943-44..

Date

Nov. 30............... 

Dec . 31 ...............

Calendar year 1943..

Water year 1943-44..

Date

Calendar year 1943..

Peb 29

Water year 1943-44..

Keeohelua lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,457.82 

2,446.31 

2,452.98 

2,469.97

_ "

2,473,65 

2,478.97 

2,485.30 

2,495.75 

2,511.56 

2,507.49 

2,494.21 

2,467.71 

2,448.23

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

42,930 

27,340 

36,280 

60,690

_

66,570 

75,540 

86,990 

107,900 

144,110 

134,260 

104, 670 

57,220 

29,900

- '

Change in 

cont ent s 

during month 

(acre-feet) 

-15,590 

+8,940 

+24,410

-12,730

+5,880 

+8,970 

+11, 450 

+20,910 

+36,210 

-9,850 

-29,590 

-47,450 

-27,32Q

-13,030

Cle Eltrni Lake

2,201.11 

2,202.47 

2,204.87 

2,213.81

-

2,215.95 

a, 219. 16 

2,225.22 

2,235.67 

2,239.47 

2,231.50 

2,203.35 

2,182.24 

2,167,74

--

266,610 

272,060 

281,770 

318,770

-

327,860 

341,670 

368,350 

416,310 

434,400' 

396,870 

275,600 

195,020 

145,150

-

+5,450 

+9, 710 

-+37,OQO

+162,800

+9,090 

+13,810 

+26,630 

+47,960 

+18,090 

-3.7,530 

-121,300 

-80,580 

-49,870

-181.500

Tieton Reservoir

2,903.00 

2,900.18 

2,900.49 

2,906.71

-

2,909.99 

2,912.83 

2,918.91 

2,922.23 

2,926.36 

2,921.37 

2,898.52 

2,875.64 

2,849.78

-

145,140 

139.260 

139,900 

153,040

-

160,200 

166,550 

180,640 ' 

188,630 

198.910 

186,540 

135,860 

93,170 

54,330

-

-5,880 

+640 

+13,140

+48,590

+7,160 

+6,350 

+14,090 

+7,990 

 HO, 280 

-12,370 

-50, 680 

-42,690 

-38,840

-90,810

Kachess Lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,245.87 

'2,244.97 

2,246.25 

2,250.49

.

2,251.65 

2,253.42 

2,255.94 

2,258.48 

2,257.20 

2,255.64 

2,244.77 

2,223.89 

2,212.68

-

.Contents 

(acrefeet)

169,150 

165,480 

170,710 

188,440

.

193,380 

200,990 

211,960 

233,170 

217,500 

210,640 

164,660 

87,750 

55,600

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-3,670 

+5,230 

+17,730

+97,810

+4,940 

+7,610 

. +10,970 

+11,210 

-5,670 

-6,860 

-45,980 

-76,910 

-32,150

-113,600

Bumpingj Lake

3,395.16 

3,304.74 

3,395.88 

3,407.17

-

3,408.93 ' 

3,412.06 

3,418.50 

3,422.19 

3,427.14 

3,425.59 

3, 415. 75 

3,399.48 

3,393.59

-

3,960 

3,680 

4,440 

13,020

-

14,600 

17,610 

24,530 

28,9OO 

35,210 

33,180 

21,470 

6,940 

2,930

-

-280 

+760 

+8,580

-4,180

+1,580 

' +3,010 

+6,920 

+4,370 

+6,310 

-2,030 

-11,710 

-14,530 

-4,010

-1,030

,

t Elevation is mean for the day.

Time basis; Pacific war tine. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
234 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Kachess River near Easton, Vlash.

Location.- Water-Stage recorder, lat. 47°15'30", long. 121°11'50", In sec. 3, T. 20 N.,

K. 13 E., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kachess Lake and 2 miles northwest

of Easton.

Drainage area.- 64 square miles. ' 

Kecoras available.- October 1903 to September 1944.

Average discharge:- 41 years, 277 second-feet (adjusted for storage since October 1905). 

Extremes ( regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet Aug. 8-23; maximum gage neignt, 5.62 feet Aug. 11; no flow on many days when gates were closed. 

1903-44: Maximum discharge, 2,240 second-feet (computed from gate opening) Aug.

27, 1920; no flow when gates in dam are closed. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair, and

those for extremely low flow, which are poor. No diversion. Flow regulated by KachesS

Lake (see p. 232). Record of daily discharge not adjusted for change in contents of

Kachess Lake. 

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except period of shifting control 

Tgage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

16

25

38

71

125

3.0 

3.5

4.5 

5.0

227

398

596

810

1,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

,15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

325 

261 

227 

227 

' 227

210 

198 

198 

198 

198

198 

198 

155 

123 

123

89

' 12 

7 

4

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

Month

Octo 

Neve 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

ber........ .....

endar year 1943

St.. ............

sr year 1943-44

Dec.

0 

0

1

1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1 

1 

1 

1

0

1

Jan.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

.1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Feb.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

2 

2 

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1

Mar.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

2 

2 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

4 

4

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

325 

0

1

726

1 

2 

4 

515 

680 

819 

975 

1,360 

855

1,360

Minimun

0 

0 

0

0

1 

1

1

3

440 

71 

436 

878

-- 274

0

Mean

103 

0 

.2

151

1.0 

1.1 

2.2 

164 

574 

368 

779 

1,263 

592

' 323

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

6,310 

0 

14

109,200

61 

63 

137 

9,730 

35,280 

21,880 

47,930 

77,630 

35,200

234,200

Apr.

4 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

3

3 

3 

3 

219 

339

305 

291 

281 

284 

288

288 

311 

350 

238 

145

161 

193 

236 

413 

515

May

515 

576 

596 

596 

596

596 

596 

596 

596 

596

596 

638 

680 

680 

659

617 

596 

596 

596 

617

638 

617 

555 

515 

515

515

475 

452 

440 

459 

471

contents In 

Kachess Lake 

(acre-feet)

-3,670- 

+5,230 

+17,730

+97,810

+ 4,940 

+7,610 

+10,970 

+11,210 

-5,670 

-6,860 

-45,980 

-76,910 

1 -32,150

-113,600

June

471 

471 

471 

471 

471

471 

471 

471 

471 

471

471 

471 

471 

471 

471

471 

413 

336 

301 

227

136 

85 

71 

91 

105

159 

198 

233 

322 

819

July

483 

436 

436 

448 

456

515 

617 

680 

702 

702

723 

786 

810 

810 

810

832 

855 

855 

878 

878

900 

925 

925 

950 

950

950 

950 

975 

975 

975 

975

Aug.

975 

975 

950 

900 

878

1,230 

1,310 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

,360 

,340 

,340

,340 

,340 

,310 

,310 

1,280 

900

Sept.

855 

763 

680 

638

617

617 

617 

617 

617 

617

617 

638 

659 

659 

659

659 

596 

576 

576 

576

555 

555

555 

555 

555

555 

555 

461 

274 

274

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

2,640 

5,230 

17,740

207,000

5,000 

7,670 

11,110 

20,940 

29,610 

15,020 

1,950 

720 

3,050

120,700

Discharge in 

second-feet

Per 

 Mean square 

mile

42.9 0.670 

87.9 1.37 

289 4.52

286 4.47

81.3 1.27 

133 2.08 

181 2.83 

352 5 . 50 

482 7.53 

252 3.94 

31.7 .495 

11.7 .183 

51.3 .802

166 3.59

Runoff

inches

0.77 

1.53 

5.20

60.62

1.46 

2.25 

3.25 

6.13 

8.67 

4.40 

.57 

.21 

.89

35.33

Ilotn.- Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Apr. 14. * 

Time baste; Pacific 'war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAKIMA. RIVER BASIN 

Cle Elum River near Roslyn, Wash.

235

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47014'00", long. 121°03'30", In SWi sec. 11, T. 20 

N., K. 14 E., 1,000 feet downstream from dam at Cle Elum Lake and 4 miles northwest 

of RQSlyrf.

Drainage area.- 202 square miles.

Records available.- October 1903 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 41 years, 884 second-feet (adjusted for storage since January 1906).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 second-feet June 30 (gage 

tieignt, 8743 feet); minimum, probably less than 3 second-feet sometime during Oct. 

26-31 when gates in dam were closed.

1903-44: Maximum discharge, 18,700 second-feet Nov. 15, 1906 (gage height, 14.05 

feet); no flow at times when gates In dam are closed.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station. Flow partly regulated by Cle Elum 

Lake (see p. 232 ). Figures of dally discharge not adjusted for change In contents of 

Cle Elum Lake.

Cooperation.- Records collected and,prepared In cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tb September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 13' 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

352 

132 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

52 

28 

28

21 

3 

3 

3 

3 

12

Nov.

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year. 1943 

dry . » t > > 

!

ember. ..........

er year 1943-44

Dec.

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

Jan.

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 ' 38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

36 

36 

36 

36

Feb.

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36

Har.

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

 35

35 

35 

35 

35- 

35 

35

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

352 

36 

38

5,500

, 38 

36 

36 

592 

2,010 

2,280 

2,420 

2,050 

1,420

2,420

Minimum

3 

35 

36

3

36 

36 

35 

35 

483 

1,530 

2,230 

1,180 

856

3

Mean

58.0 

35.5 

36.6

739

37.7 

36.0 

35.4 

225 

1,480 

1,747 

2,302 

1,444 

1,148

718

Runoff 

in 

ao re-feet

3,560 

2,110 

2,250

535,100

2,320 

-2,070 

2,180 

13,410 

91,030 

104,000 

141,600 

88,800 

68,320

521,600

Apr.

35 

35 

36 

36 

36

36 

38 

38 

70 

176

234 

172 

116 

125 

125

125 

184 

200 

414 

576

576 

592 

559 

408 

3S7

261 

200 

252 

275 

505

Hay

483 

559 

659 

884 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,030 

1,090 

1,180

1,360 

1,530 

1,670 

1,640 

1,640

1,850 

2,010 

2,010 

1,970 

1,890

1,850 

1,780 

1,740 

1,740 

 1,740

1,810 

1,850 

1,850 

1,740 

1,670 

1,670

Change in

contents in 

Cle Elum 

Lake 

(acre-feet)

+5,450 

+9,710 

+37,000

+162,800

+9,090 

+13,810 

+26,680 

+47,960 

+18,090 

-37,530 

-121,300 

-80,580 

-49,870

-121,500

June

1,670 

1,670 

1,700 

1,780 

1,740

1,700 

1,700 

1,740 

1,780 

1,740

1,700 

1,700 

1,740 

1,810 

1,810

1,810 

1,600 

1,640 

1,530 

1,530

1,640 

1,560 

1,640 

1,700 

1,780

1,850 

1,890 

1,970 

2,010 

2,280

July

2,420 

2,280 

2,230 

2,230. 

2,230

2,230 

2,230 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320

2,320 

2,320 

2,280 

2,320 

2,320

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320

Aug.

2,050 

1,810 

1,700 

1,640 

1,640

1,740 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,740

1,560 

1,360 

1,360 

1,320 

1,320

" 1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

1,280 

1,280 

1,250 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,220 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

Ad jus bed for 

reservoir

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

9,010 

11,820 

39,250

697,900

11,410 

15,880 

28,860 

61,370 

109,100 

66,470 

20,300 

8,220 

18,450

400,100

Sept.

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,320 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,360

1,250 

1,090 

971 

971 

971

971 

971 

971 

884 

856

884 

913 

913 

913 

884

change in 

contents

Discharge in 

second-feet

Mean

147 

199 

638

964

186 

276 

469 

1,031 

1,774 

1,117 

330 

134 

310

551

Per

square 

mile

0.728 

.985 

3.16

4.77

.921 

1.37 

2.32 

5.10 

8.78 

5.53 

1.63 

.663 

1.53

2.73

Runoff

Inches

0.84 

1.10 

3.64

64.78

1.06 

1.47 

2.68 

5.70 

10.13 

6.17 

1.88 

.76 

1.71

37.14

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time bo standard time, subtract 1 hour.

695848 O - 46 - 16
236 YAKIMfi. RIVER BASIN 

Naches River below Tleton River, near Naches, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder" lat. 46 044 1 40", long. I£0e46 '00", In SWJNEJ sec. 36, T. 

15 N., R. 16 E., half a mile downstream from Wapatox power canal, three-quarters'of a 

mile downstream from Tleton River, and 3& miles northwest of Naches. Datum of gage is 

1,550 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 943 square miles.

Records available.- August to October 1905, November 1908 to October 1912, and J&y 1915 

to septemoer 1944 In reports of Geological Survey. September 1905 and October 1908 

to September 1912 (mean monthly discharge) In State Water-supply Bulletin 5.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1908-12, 1916-44), 1,603 second-feet (adjusted for diversions oy seian Valley and Tleton Canals since 1909, city of Yaklma at Oak Flat since 

1935, and by Wapatox Canal since 1936, and for change In contents in Bumping Lake 

since November 1910, and in Tieton Reservoir since October 1924).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet (regulated) May 31 (gage 

neignt, 12.50 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot on many days during winter, result of 

regulation and diversion.

1905, 1908-12, 1915-44: Maximum discharge, 32,200 second-feet Dec. 22, 23, 1933 

(gage height, 14.33 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, 1 second-foot on 

Nov. 7, 1942, and on many days during winter of 1943-44, result of regulation and 

diversion.

Remarks.- 'Records good except those below 50 second-feet, which are poor. Flow regulated 

by Bumping Lake and Tleton Reservoir -(see p. 232), by diversion at Oak Flat for supply 

of city of Yakima,' and by diversion of Selah Valley, Tieton, and Wapatox Canals. Small 

unmeasured diversions for Irrigation above station. Figures of dally discharge not 

adjusted.

Cooperation.- Station Is maintained by Bureau of Reclamation In cooperation with Pacific 

power & '^Ight Co. Records collected and prepared In cooperation with Bureau of 

Reclamation. .Information concerning municipal diversion at Oak Flat, which Is very 

small In relation to flow past station, furnished by water superintendent of city of 

Yakima.

Discharge, in second-fast, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

86 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

32 

30 

40 

69 

93

110 

84 

36 

52 

37

39 

36 

31 

28 f-6

1.4 

14 

12 

13 

13

12 

5 

7 

15 

44

30 

10 

8 

6 

5 

5

Nov.

5 

5 

4 

7 

97

52 

7 

321 

526 

526

243 

95 

.35 

36 

36

31 

22 

IS 

16 

14

16 

1& 

19 

18 

14

367 

432 

270 

17 

14

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

Apr,! 

May'7

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

mber. ...........

endar year 1943 

ary .

ember. ..........

er year 1943-44

Dec.

20 

20 

214 

675 

308

133 

90 

86 

36 

24

3 

3 

*2 

2 

b2

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b3

3 

b6 

b7 

10 

36

5 

3

5 

2

1 

1

Jan.

1 

2 

2

1 

1

1 

1 

bl 

bl 

bl

bl 

bl

1 

, bl 

bl

bl 

*bl 

bl 

b2 

2

- 3 

2 

2 

2

2

2

1 

2

1 

1 

2

Feb.

5 

3 

3 

3 

2

36 

99 

26 

5 

4

5 

4 

3

4

3 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

5 

4 

2 

2

1 

1 

1 

1

liar.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

2 

136 

57

208 

67 

53 

8 

9

. 14 

162 

201 

116 

71

1 

13 

11 

9 

7

6 

6 

7 

7 

7 

10

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

110 

526 

675

6,430

3

99 

208 

S76 

1,760 

1,660 

898 

590 

243

1,760

Minimum

5 

4

1

1

1 

1 

1 

28 

613 

734 

487 

188 

15

1

Mean

32.8 

109 

55.1

1,166

1.4 

8.1 

38.5 

456 

1,201 

1,048 

668 

336 

132

341

Runoff 

in 

acrefeet

2,02C 

6,510 

3,390

844,500

87 

466 

2,370 

27,120 

73,880 

62,380 

41,060 

20,650 

7,820

247,800

Apr.

2S 

57 

120 

367 

613

461 

339 

255 

562 

814

796 

620 

383 

388 

449

343 

232 

 372 

444 

500

362 

383 

420 

659 

480

393 

449 

684 

823 

878

Change in 

contents 

Ln Bumping Lake 

and 

Tieton 

Reservoir 

(acre -feet)

-6,160 

+1,400 

+21,720

+44,410

+8,740 

+9,360 

+21,010 

+12,S6O 

+16,590 

-14,400 

-62,390 

-57,220 

-42,85,0

-91,840

Hay

743 

613 

926 

1,130 

1,360

1,330 

1,180 

1,110 

1,040 

1,040

955 

1,000 

1,320 

1,250 

1,550

1,710 

1,640 

1,510 

1,340 

1,190

1,150 

. 1,070 

936 

878 

850

945 

1,150 

1,370 

1,520 

1,680 

1,760

aversion 

by Tieton 

Selah 

(falley.an 

Wapatox 

Canals and 

city of 

Yakima

33,250 

23,980 

25,210

sio.soo

19,120 

21,270 

26,300 

40,970 

60,170 

59,770 

62,590 

61,620 

' 55,440

489,700

June

1,660 

1,510 

1,300 

1,240 

1,190

1,360 

1,340 

1,260 

1,170 

1,130

1,090 

945 

975 

1,020 

1,040

1,070 

1,100 

985 

985 

945

878 

823 

805 

752 

734

752 

850 

823 

850 

869

July

898 

869 

850 

752 

652

659 

700 

726 

760 

675

700 

718 

726 

709 

675

675 

667 

652 

659 

652

597 

636 

628 

659 

692

597 

526 

487 

494 

513 

500

^Aug.

444 

300 

308 

409 

420

455 

547 

590 

576 

547

449 

420 

' 444 

362 

326

367 

308 

851 

283 

263

232 

811 

201 

208 

201

218 

225 

221 

225 

208 

188

Sept.

ao4

188 

197 

243 

162

156 

225 

208 

197 

194

181 

181 

181 

172 

136

80 

.82 

64 

86 

116

133 

108 

42 

15 

29

46 

75 

78 

101 

75

s Adjusted for change in reser- 

, voir contents and diversions

1 Runoff! 

in 

acrefeet

29,110 

31,890 

50,320

1,399,000

27,1950* 

31,^.00 

49,1680 

80.I45O 

150,600 

107,800 

41,260 

25,050 

20.410

645J600

Discharge in 

second-feet

Mean

473 

536 

818

1,933

455 

541 

808 

1,352 

2,449 

1,812 

671 

407 

343

889

Per 

square 

mile

0.502 

.568 

.867

2.05

.483 

.574 

.857 

1.43 

2.60 

1.92 

.712 

.432 

.364

.943

Runoff

inches

0.58 

.63 

1.00

27.81

.56 

.62 

.99 

1.60 

2.99 

2.14 

.82 

.50 

.41

. 12. S4

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAKItffi. RIVER BASIN 237

Bumping: River near Nile, Wash.

Location.- -Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°52', long. 121° 18", a quarter of a nile downstream from spillway of Bumping Lake Dam and 19 miles wost of Nile, Yakima County.

Drainage area.- 68 square miles.

Records available.- June to July 1906. April 1909 to September 1944.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1909-44), 282 second-feet (adjusted for storage since 

November 1910}.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 691 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 

5.39 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1906, 1909-44: Maximum discharge? 5,180 second-feet Dec._29, 1917 (gage height, 

9.33 feet); practically no flow when gates in outlet conduit are closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 30 second-feet, which are fair. Ho diversion. 

Flow "regulated by Bumping Lake (see p. 232). Figures of daily discharge not adjusted 

for change in contents of Bumping Lake.

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

16

28

56

2.6 

3.0

112

190

290

470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

J6 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

60 

60 

60 

59 

59

62 

62 

60 

59

60

62 

62 

62 

60 

60

60 

62 

62 

62 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

Nov.

65 

65 

70 

75 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

77

77 

77 

77 

77 

77

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

Uflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

ember. ..........

er year 1943-44

Dec.

77 

70 

70 

54 

50

49 

49 

49

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49 

48

Jan.

45 

45 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

Feb.

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

51 

30 

11 

29 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44

Mar.

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

45 

43

19 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

65 

79

77

1,440

48 

51 45' 

2S3 

685 

602 

294 

373 

360

685

Minimum

59 

65 

48

8

45 

11 

10 

10 

29 

283 

290 

290 

4

4

Mean

61.4 

77.2 

- 50.9

315

47.0 

42.8 

22.0 

145 

407 

382 

290 

318 

106

163

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

3,770 

4,600 

3,130

228,300

2,890 

2,460 

1,350 

3,640 

25,010 

22 , 750 

17,840 

19 , 580 

6,310

118,300

Apr.

1011

12 

14 

16

16 

16 

117 

223 

223

223 

223 

223

223 

223

223 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

109 

32

24 

9fi 

182 

217 

165

May

62 

126 

250 

322 

330

 197 

29 

33 

190 

411

440 

425 

411 

465 

608

685 

649 

608 

557 

512

502 

470 

411 

373 

334

339 

406 

540 

631 

661 

631

Change in

contents In 

Bumping Lake 

(acre-feet)

-280 

+ 760

+8,580

-4,180

+1,580 

+3,010 

+6,920 

+4,370 

+6,310 

-2,030 

-11,710 

-14,530 

-4,010

-1,030

June

602 

551 

491 

460 

455

465 

470 

435 

406 

435

475 

460 

401 

356 

334

356 

356 

334 

339 

314

286 

294 

310 

283 

286

334 

314 

290 

290 

290

July

294 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

Aug.

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

294 

294 

290 

290

290 

290 

314 

330 

330

326 

347 

373 

364 

364

369 

364 

364 

373 

360 

356

Sept.

360 

352 

306 

205 

159

157 

157 

157 

149 

149

136 

99 

75 

66 

62

62

62 

62 

 59 

56

55 

22 

6 

5 

5

4 

22 

58 

58 

58

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre- feet

3,490 

5,360 

11,710

224,100

4,470 

5,470 

8,270 

13,010 

31,380 

20,720 

6,150 

5,050 

2,300

117,300

Discharge in 

second-feet

Per 

Mean square 

mile

56.8 0-.83. 

90.1 1.32 

190 2.79

310 4.56

72 . 7 1 . 07 

95.1 1.40 

134 1.97 

219 3.22 

509 7 . 49 

348 5.12 

99.7 1.47 

82.1 1.21 

38.7 .56'

162 2.38

Runoff

inches

:> 0.96 

1.48 

3.23

61.79

1.23 

1.51 

2.28 

3.59 

8.64 

5.71 

1.69 

1.39 

3 .63

32.34

Time basis : Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time-, subtract 1 hou
238 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

American River near Nile, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°58'30B , long. 12l°lo t 10B , in SWi sec. 12, T. 17 

N., K. 13 E., 300 feet upstream from Bumping Lake road crossing, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from mouth, and 16 miles northwest of Nile. Datum of gage is 2,700.0 

feet above mean sea level (Washington State Highway Department bench mark).

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- April 1909 to September 1911, July 1913 to September 1915 

tary;, October 1939 to September 1944.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 51"? second-feet my 29 (gage height, 73.86. 

feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 71.90 feet).

1909-11, 1913-15, 1939-44: Maximum discharge observed, 1,580 second-feet June 2, 

1909 (gage height, 4.55 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

750 second-feet; 1 minimum discharge, 20 second-feet Nov. 22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect 

Tgage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

72.0

72.2

72.4

72.6

72.9

73.2

73.5

204

289

386

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

'21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

43

43

42

41

41

40

40

40

41

44

58

57

54

52

52

56

54

52

49

49

48

49

49

60

82

79

74

72

69

69

66

Nov.

63

60

66

82

108

89

80

75

72

70

69

64

63

62

58

57

57

58

58

60

60

60

60

60

57

57

57

57

56

60

-

Dec.

69

72

274

320

223

178

«163

151

130

112

117

108

104

89

 77

7O

68

68

68

69

70

72

74

80

87

79

74

72

66

60

56

Jan.

53

49

44

44

43

44

47

49

49

50

50

50

52

54

58

64

*70

69

66

62

57

60

63

63

60

57

54

52

49

48

47

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

Hay

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

45

47

50

» 52

52

74

117

102

91

82

86

79

79

75

72

58

69

70

68

63

63

6O

60

*62

60

60

57

57

54

_

-

Secondfoot days

1,665

1,955

3,320

89,647

1,677

1,964

3,414

5,850

11,727

9,589

2,687

1,305

1,051

46,204

Mar.

53

50

50

50

50

48

49

53

108

183

153

130

108

108

117

130

153

153

156

148

142

135

135

130

126

121

108

110

112

117

128

Maximum

82

108

320

1,270

70

117

183

304

493

441

1.68

54

44

493

Apr.

135

148

178

226

239

237

231

218

207

204

204

199

188

181

173

163

156

153

151

148

139

146

170

318

209

207

207

234 277'

304

-

May

308

295

301

326

385

444

463

485

455

399

352

314

311

342

448

474

448

426

402

368

365

333

301

283

259

265

311

419

493

482

470

Minimum

40

56

56

40

43

45

48

135

259

1 R1* J.OG

52

33

30

30

June

441

402

365

342

346

362

386

352

330

385

437

423

352

314

308

323

336

304

326

311

301

289

283

277

269

245

215

199

194

183

-

Mean

65* 7

65.2

107

246

54.1

67.7

110

195

378

320

86« 7

42.1

35.0

126

July

168

151

139

130

123

123

112

106

100

93

93

. 89

86

82

79

7775'

74

6972'

69

66

64

63

60

57

57

54

52

52

52

, Per 

square 

mile

0.680

.825

1.35

3.11

.685

.857

1 39

2.47

4.78

4.05

1.10

.533

.443

1.59

Aug.

54

52

49

47

49

48

48

48

48

.47

47

44

44

44

42

~42

42

42

40

40

38

37

37

36

36

35

34

34

34

33

34

Sept.

34

34

34

33

33

32

31

31

30

30

30

30

. 31

38

42

44

44

42

42

40

37

37

37

36

33

33

33

53

35

33

-

Runoff

Inches

0 . 170 to

.92

1.56

42.19

.79

.92

1 61

2.75

5.52

4.61

1« 26

* 61

.49

21.72

Acre-feet

3,300

3-, 880

6,590

177,800

3,330

3,900

6» I770

11,600

23,260

19,020

5,330

2 590

2^080

91,650

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

rcote. - Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14-22, Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-16,

Time basis: Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 239

Tleton River at Tleton Dam, near Naches, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46 039'30", long. 121°07'20", 900 feet upstream from

Wild Cat Creek, 1,200 feet downstream from Tleton Dam, 19 miles upstream from Oak

Creek, and 22 miles southwest of Naches, Yaklma County. 

Drainage area.- 187 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1908 to September 1914 (fragmentary), October 1918 to March

iaia, ana April 1925 to September 1944 In reports of Geological Survey. September

1908 to December 1913 and July 1914 to September 1920 In State Water-Supply Bulletin 5. 

Average discharge.- 25 years (1908-12, 1918-20, 1925-44), 455 second-feet (adjusted for

storage since October 1925). 

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet July 12, 13 (gage

height, 4.B reet); minimum, 11 second-feet Mar. 11-13 (gage height, 1.56 feet). 

1908-14, 1918-19, 1925-44: Maximum discharge, 8,450 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933

(gage height, 9."24 feet); no-flow Apr. 4-6, 10, 1930. 

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion. Flow regulated by Tieton Reservoir (see p. 232).

Figures of daily discharge not adjusted for change In reservoir contents. 

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2 to Jan. 14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 1 Dec. 2 to Sept, 30

2.5 106 1 

2.7 151 1. 

3.0 23S 2. 

3.5 428 2. 

4.0 671

Discharge, in second-feet.

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

act.

576 

576 

581 

556 

552

547 

518 

441 

382 

366

342 

,327 

327 

327 

327

294 

255 

255 

255 

255

204 

178 

178 

178 

178

162 

106 

106 

106 

106 

106

Nov.

106 

106 

106 

106 

106

106 

106 

183 

238

238 

238 

238 

238 

238

201 

178 

178 

178 

178

219 

262 

272 

272 

272

272 

272 

262 

195 

184

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wat

endar year 1943

St..............

ember. ..........

er year 1943-44

Dec.

184 

93 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

 38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

40 

40

Jan.

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

42

42 

42 

42 

41 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

6 13 2.6 130 4.0 671 

8 25 3.0 238 4.5 1,000 

0 42 3.3 346 5.0 1,400 

3 78 3.6 472

water year October 1943 to September 1944

Feb.

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

40 

40 

40

40 

58 

65 

114 

142

142 

142 

142 

142 

142

142 

142 

103 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42

Mar.

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

22

11 

11

& 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

18

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

21 

23 

23 

23 

23

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

581 

272 

184

1,830

42 

142 

42 

518 

 700 

1,160 

1,240 

1,200 

964

1,240

Minimum

106 

106 

38

12

40 

40 

11 

23 

124 

486 

1,000 

-760 

552

11

Mean

312 

200 

44.9

472

40.7 

75.0 

24.4 

196 

447 

781 

1,138 

891 

810

414

Runoff 

in 

acre- feet

' 19,170 

11,870 

2,760

342,100

2,500 

4,310 

1,500 

11,650 

27,480 

46,450 

69,980 

54,760 

48, 210

300,600

Apr.

23 

23 

23 

S3 

23

23 

23 

104 

390 

518

411 

134 

38 

73 

218

142 

190 

319 

,428 

420

346 

346 

283 

162 

112

149 

304 

316 

203 

110

May

124 

294 

513 

617 

537

362 

303 

308 

308 

308

338 

519 

700 

607 

447

366 

366 

366 

366 

366

370 

378 

394 

486 

523

660 

700 

485 

454 

612 

. 671

Change in

contents in 

Tieton 

Reservoir 

(acre-feet)

-5,880 

+640 

+13,140

+48,590

+ 7,160 

+6,350 

+14,090 

+7,990 

+10,280 

-12,370 

-50,680 

-42,690 

-38,840

-90,810

June

700 

671 

671 

729 

729

729 

729 

79J791 

700

528 

486 

660 

824 

892

824 

760 

760 

760 

760

760 

760 

760 

760 

824

89 S 

927 

1,000 

1,080 

1,160

July

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,120 

1,040

1,080 

1,160 

1,240 

1,200 

1,160

1,200 

1,240 

1,240 

1,200 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,'160 

1,160 

1,120

1,120 

1,160 

1,160 

1,200 

1,120

1,040 

1,000 

1,000 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000

Aug.

927 

824 

892 

964 

1,000

1,040 

-1,200, 

1,160 

1,000 

927

927 

964 

964 

927 

927

927 

892 

857 

857 

824

824 

791 

760 

760 

760

791 

791 

791 

791 

791 

760

Sept.

760 

760 

824 

857 

857

927 

964 

964 

964 

964

964 

964 

964 

927 

824

729 

700 

700 

791 

.824

824 

791 

660 

633 

671

729 

760 

760 

700 

552

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

in 

acre-fes

Discharge in 

second-feet

. Per 

1 Mean square 

mile

13 ,'290 216 1.16 

12,510 210 1.12 

15,900 259 1.39

390,600 540 2.89

9,660 157 .840 

10,660 185 .989 

15,590 254 1.36 

19,640 330 1.76 

37,760 614 3.28 

34,080 573 3.06 

19,300 314 1.68 

12,070 196 1.05 

9,370 157 .840

209,800 289 1.55

Runoff

inches

1.33 

1.25 

1.59

39.15

.97 

1.07 

1.56 

1.97 

3.79 

3.42 

1.94 

1.21 

.94

21.04

Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
240 YAKIMA. RIVER EASIN

Tieton River at headworks of Tieton Canal, near Naches, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°40'10", long. ISl^O'SO", in sec. 30, T. 14 N.,

R. 15 E. (unsurveyed), just downstream from intake of Tieton Canal, 12 miles upstream

from Oak Creek, and 16 miles southwest of Naches. 

Drainage area;- 240 square miles. 

Records available.- April to September 1906 (fragmentary gage-height records), July 1907

to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 35 years (1907-16, 1318-44), 530 second-feet (adjusted for diversions

since 1910 ana for storage since October 1924). 

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 920 second-feet July 24 (gage height,

3,67 reet); minimum, 3 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1907-44: Maximum discharge, 8,910 second-feet Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 9.70

feet); no flow at times in 1926, 1929, 1951, 1932, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversion

ror irrigation by Tieton Canal. Flow regulated by Tieton Reservoir, 7 miles above gage.

Figures of daily discharge not adjusted for diversion or change In reservoir contents. 

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation-.

Rating table, water 7ear 1943-44, except periods of loe effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method'used Mar. 30 to Apr. 8, 

Apr. 10 to May 16, May 23-28, June 9-23, July 20-28)

1.2 6 2.0 85 2.8 361 

1.4 13 2.2 132 3.0 470 

1.6 26 2.4 193 3.3 666 , 

1.8 50 2.6 269

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

2?, 

23 

24 

^25 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30. 

31

Octo 

Move 

Dace

Cal

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Vat

Oct.

342 

347 

361 

361 

413

430 

403 

408 

382 

361

351 

327 

323 

327 

337

318 

278 

27 S 

253 

253

211 

180 

187 

193 

193

177 

141 

127 

122 

122 

122

Nov.

120 

120 

120 

132 

135

124 

124 

174 

229 

245

245 

245 

245 

249 

229

211 

187 

180 

174 

180

187 

190 

193 

190 

1S7

180 

177 

183 

204 

193

Month

ber

endar year 1943

ember. ..........

er year 1&43-44

Dec.

193 

13 E 

9£ 

7S 

66

60 

61 

60 

5£ 

*5E

53 

56 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

5E 

56

61 

55 

55 

56 

56

56 

53 

50 6"

. S

ir

Jan.

53 

52 

b52 

b52 

b50

b50 

b50 

D50 

b50 

b50

b50 

b50 

b50 

50 

50

50 

55 

53 

*50 

52

53 

53 

50

52

53 

64 

j60 

b55 

b53 

b52

Feb.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

64 

. 64 

5S 

50 

50

50 

53 

66

77 

94

S5 '85 

81 

77 

76

96

146 

127 

74 

53

52 

52 

52 

50

Mar.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

53 

138 

98

'55

47 

42 

42 

40

53

77 

36 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

11 

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

7 

14

Observed

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

43C 

249 

193

1,690

64 

146

138 

494 

464

904 

847 

681

904

Minimum

12;; 

120 

50

37

50

50 

6 

3 

18 

128 

681 

459 

332

4

Mean a

Runoff 

:: re-feet

278 17,110 

185 11,010 

68.7 4,220

406 - 293,800

52.1 3,210 

68.3 3,930 

38.0 2,330 

149 8,880 

191 11,730 

486 28,940 

814 50,070 

596 36,620 

532 31,660

289 209,700

Apr.

12 

11 

12 

13 

11

8

4 

27 

332 

494

395 

148 

3 

121 

157

87 

105 

225 

337 

347

261 

261 

215 

129 

47

57 

216 

 257 

153 

30

Change 

in 

content 

in 

Tieton 

Reservoi 

(acrefeet)

-5,880 

+640 

+13,140

+48,590

+7, 160 

+6,350 

+14,090 

+7,990 

+10,280 

-12,370 

-50,680 

-42,690 

-38,840

-90,810

May

18 

180 

323

447 

377

177 

83 

64 

53 

44

61 

212 

430 

337 

184

79 

79 

77 

77 

77

79 

81 

92 

183 

215

371 

464 

228 

124 

295 

403

Diver 

3 sion

by

Tieto 

» Canal 

(acre 

feet

June

436 

403 

382 

453 

447

459 

470 

507 

507 

419

E23 

128 

321 

525

570

525 

464 

459 

459 

459

459 

459 

442 

464 

531

610 

645 

725 

7S5 

855

-'

n 

)

2,440 

1,120 

0

99,540

0 

1,450 

1,290 

5,100 

17,790 

19,100 

19,790 

19,680 

18,020

105,800

July

895 

895 

89"5 

800 

740

77S 

839 

879 

879 

831

879 

904 

895 

871 

839

831 

839 

839 

831 

785

778 

808 

808 

831

770

740 

703 

681 

740 

733 

710

Aug. .

645 

531 

570 

666 

696

755 

847 

847 

710 

638

638 

666 

666 

631 

638

652 

610 

-576 

576 

557

525 

5O7 

470 

464 

459

494 

494 

494 

494 

482 

464

Sept.

464 

464 

513 

557 

564

624 

* 681 

681 

681 

673

673 

673 

 6S1 

638 

570

 459 

413 

413 

494 

544

564 

507 

371 

332 

392

453 

500 

500 

459 

424

Adjusted for change in, 

reservoir contents 

and diversion

Runof 

in 

acre-Ji

Discharge in 

f second-feet

"* Mean

13,670 222 

12,770 215 

17,360 282

442,000 610

10,370 169 

11,730 204 

17,710 288 

21,970 369 

39,800 647 

35,670 599 

19,180 312 

13,610 221 

10,840 182

224,700 309

Per

square 

mile

0.925 

.896 

1.18

2.54

.704 

.850 

1.20 

1.54 

2.70 

2.50 

1.30 

.921 

.758

1.29

Runoff

inched

1.07 

1.00 

1.36

34.53

.81 

..92 

1.38 

1.78 

3.11 2.79'' 

1.50 

1.06 

.65

17.57

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Time baala; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YAKIMA. RIVER BASIN 241

North Fork Ahtanum Creek nwar Tampico, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°33'40n , long. 120°55'10", in NWJ sec. 2, T. 12

 N., R. 15 E., 100 feet downstream from Nasty Creek, 3i niles northwest of Tanpico and 

mouth of South Fork, and 20 miles west of Yakima.

Drainage area.- 69 square" miles.

Records available.- August 1907 to September 1924 (incomplete), March 1931 to September 1944. 

Average discharge.- 19 years (1909-15, 1931-44), 65.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during'year, 127 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 1.31 feet):

 minimum, 6.6 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.20 foot), but may have been less 

sometime during period of ice effect.

1907-24, 1931-44: Maximum discharge, 755 second-feet Dec. 22,'1933; maximum gage 

height, 4.6 feet June 18, 1916; minimum discharge, 5.8 second-feet Dec. 24, 1939, but 

may have been lesS during periods of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records good except those for peri'ods of shifting control, which are fair, and

 those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion of importance. No 

regulation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with and eight discharge

 measurements furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

7

8

9"

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

19

22

19

19

18

IS

19

18

18

19

20

22

20

19

28

42

28

26

25

23

23

20

Nov.

19

21

21

29

29

23

21

22

21

#20

-20

20

. 20

20

19

19

19

21

21

21

22

21

20

19

19

#19

21

23

23

23

-

Dec.

23

23

32

31

22

25

26

23

13

12

12

12

- 11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

15

20

19

18

16

15

IS

Jan.

15

16

15

14

13

12

13

14

14

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

IS

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

Month i

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1943 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March ............... .........

April ....... .................

toy...........................

June ..........................

July .."........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1943-44 ..........

Feb.

13

13

14

a!5

a 16

a25

£1

19

18

17

' 15

14

13

13

12

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

#13

13

14

14

15

14

14

_

-

Secondfoot-days

639

636

SOS

26,882

447

428

866

1,369

2,663

1,543

542

369.6

290.0

10,300.6

Mar.

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

15

42

61

38

29

20

25

27

28

47

47

43

38

34

*3S

32

29

26

25

22

23

25

28

37

Maximum

42

29

32

312

17

25

61

76 '119

93

23

' - 17

12

119

Apr.

38

43

50

70

68

62

52

47

42

43

50

54

43

38

36

31

30

28

27

26

26

28

37

54

50

47

46

55

72

76

-

May

64

61

64

73

91

108

110

110

97

81

76

66

64

80

119

112

102

95

90

84

86

78

70

64

66

72

84

100

104

99

93

Minimum

16

19

11

11

11

12

13

26

61

23

13

9.0

8.4

8.4

June

93

83

76

75

a72

68

67

62

60

60

61

a 56

SO

46

43

54

56

47

48

47

45

41

36

35

31

29

28

26

25

23

Mean

20.6

21.2

16.4

73.6

14.4

14. S

27.9

45.6

85.9

51.4

17.5

11.9

9.67

C8.1

July

23

23

23

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

- 18

17

17

18

18

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

Per 

square 

mile,

0.299

.307

.238

1.07

.209

.214

.404

.661

1.C4

.745

.254

.172

.140

.407

Aug.

IS

- IS

14

14

14

14

14

15

17

15

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9,6

9.0

9.0

9.0

Sept.

9.0

8.4

S.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

S.4

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

1110'

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

-

Runoff

Inches

0.34

.34

.27

14.47

.24

.'47

.74

1.44

.83

.29

.20

.16

5.55

Acre-feet

1,270

1,260

1,010

53,330

887

849

1,720

2,720

5,E80

3,060

1,080

733

575

20,440

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for South Pork 

Ahtanuin Creek at Conrad Ranch, near Tampioo.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-8, 11-23, C5, 26, Dec. 28 to Jan. p. 

Jan. 11 to Feb. 2, Feb. 10-26. Shifting-control riethod used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Dec. 11 to July 21, 

July 29 to Aug. 20.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
242 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

South Fork Ahtanum Creek at Conrad Ranch, near Tampico, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°30'30", long. 120°54'50", in Wi sec. 23, T. 12 N.,~R. 15 

K., at Conrad Ranch, 2£ miles upstream from North Fork, 2f miles southwest of Tanipleo, 

and 20 miles southwest of Yakima. -

Drainage area.- 24.5 square miles.

Records available^- March 1915 to September 1924 (fragmentary), March 1931 to September

ifc>44.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 25 second-feet May 8. 9 (gage height,

0.09 root); minimum, 3.0 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.44 foot),, but may have

been less sometime during periods of ice effect.

1915-24, 1931-44: Maximum discharge observed, 424 second-feet Dec. 23, 1933 (gage

height, 3.10 feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Aug. 23, 25, 1931 (gage height, 0.35

foot). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage

read twice daily. A few diversions above station for irrigation. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with and seven discharge

measurements furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Rating tables, water year 1943-44, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Hay 9 May 10 to Sept. 30

0.5 5.0 0.5 4.6

.6 S.4

.7 13

.8 19

.6 8.0

.7 13

.8 19

.9 26

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.4

14

13

12

9.3

8.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

Nov.

7.6

8.0

9.3

11

10

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

V»6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

*7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

-

Dec .

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6

6 «

 5.5

5.5

5.5

5

5

5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6

6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6

5.5

5.5

5

Jan.

5

5

4.5

4

3.5

3

3

3.5

4

5

5

5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4

4

3.5

3.5

3

3.5

3.5

4

Feb.

4

4.5

4.5

5

5.6

9.3

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.5

5

4.5

4.5

4

3.5

3.5

3.5 4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

#3.5

4

5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

_

'

Month

October ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1943 ......................

January ....................................

February. ........./.......................

March. ............................. . ...

April. ............:........................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1943-44 ......................

Mar.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

9.3

11

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.4

9.8

9.S

9.3

*8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

258.3

235.4

184.9

8,712.6

137.1

137. 5

241. £

376

632

.377. 1?

193. 7

134.1

110.7

3,019.£

10

11

12

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

14

16

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

13

13

13

13

14

15

17

-

May

16

15

15

16

19

22

22

24

24

22

20

19

18

19

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

21

21

20

18

17

17

19

19

19

Maximum

14

11

6.9

93

5.6

9.3

11

17

24

19

S.O

5.3

4.3

24

June

19

IS

17

16

15

15

14 -14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.7

-

Minimum

7.

6.

5

5.

3

3.

5.

10

15

8.

4.

3.

3.

3.

July

8.0

8.0

8.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.3

4.9

4,9

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.3

Aug.

,

Mean

5 8.33

3 7.65

5.96

D 23.9

4.42

5 4.74

3 7.80

12.5

20.4

7 12.6

5 6. 25

7 4.33

} 3.69

D S.25

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

Sept. 

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4.

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.O

4.3

4.3

4.3

 4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

512

467

367

17,270

272

273

48O

746

1,250

749

384

266

220

5,990

» Winter discharge measurement nade on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. S-24, De 

Feb. 10-27.

Time basis; Pacific war time. To convert war time to standard time,

2S to Jan. 17, Jan. 19 to Feb. 4, 

btract 1 hour.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 043

Measurements of stream flow in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Ccliinbia 

River Basin made at points other than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Pacific slope basins In Washington and uppe 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944

Charlies Creek Basin, Wash. .

Date

Sept. 15

Stre

Charlies

am

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Grays Harbor- - .

Locality

swi

of

sec. 21, T. 

South Aberde

17 

sen

N , R. 9 W., |- mjle south

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2.77

Chehalls River Basin, Wash.

Aug. 30 

30 

30

20 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

July 3S

Aug. 19 

Sept. 33 

Aug. 19

July 28

Aug. 19 

Sept. 23 

Aug. 19

19 

17

17 

17 

July 39

Aug. 16 

Sept. 23 

July 39

Aug. 16 

Sept. 33 

Aug. 16

July 29

Aug. 17 

Sept .25 

July 39

Aug. 17 

Sept. 23 

Aug. 17

17

17 

17 

17 

July 39

Aug. 17 

Sept. 35 

Aug. 17

17 

t Est:

Thrash Creek...

Unnamed creek. 

....do......... 

Big Creek. ..... 

Unnamed creek.. 

Brown Creek .... 

Grim Creek. ....

HcCormlck Creek

Shields Creek. . 

Stowe Creek....

Sand Creek. ....

Cannonball 

Creek. 

Jones Creek. . . .

Katula Creek... 

Unnamed creek. 

Eight Creek....

Deer Creek. ....

Unnamed creek . . 

Capps Creek ....

Hay Creek. ..... 

Absher Creek...

Dunn Creek. .... 

....do.........

Unnamed creek..

.mated.

Chehalls River. .

., ..do. ......... 

....do.......... 

....do.......... 

....do.......... 

....do.......... 

....do..........

Rock Creek. .....

....do.......... 

Chehalls River..

Stowe Creek. .... 

Chehalls River. . 

....do..........

Jones Creek. .... 

Chehalls River. .

Elk Creek. ......

....do..........

....do..........

Chehalls River..

Capps Creek. .... 

Chehalls River..

....do.......... 

....do..........

....do..........

Sec. 33, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at mouth, 6-jr miles 

south of Pe Ell. 

Sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

5 miles south of Pe Ell. 

On line between sees. 22 and 27, T. 12 N., R. 

5 W., 500 feet above mouth and 5 miles south 

of Pe Ell. 

Sec. 22, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

4-J- miles south of Pe Ell. 

Sec. 23, T. 12 N., fl. 5 W. , at road crossing 

4 miles south of Pe Ell. 

Sec. 23, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

4 miles south of Pe Ell. 

Sec. 14, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

3^- miles south of Pe Ell. 

Sec. 14, T. 12 N., R. 5 W. , at road crossing 

3-J- miles south of Pe Ell. 

NW-J- sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., 400 feet above 

mouth, 3/4 mile below tester Creek, and 

3 miles south of Pe ELI. 

NE-J sec. 5, T. 13 N., R. 5 W. , i mile above 

mouth and ijf miles southwest of Pe Ell.

Sec. 33, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at mouth, £ mile 

southwest of Pe Ell. 

Swi sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at bridge at 

Pe Ell.

MW-J sec. 2, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., 400 feet above 

mouth and 1 mile southeast of Pe Ell. 

Sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., i mile above mouth 

and 1 mile north of Pe Ell. 

SWi sec. 23, T. 13 N., R. 5 W. , at highway 

crossing near mouth, 3 miles north of 

, Pe Ell. 

SEi sec. 23, T. 13 H., R. 5 W., at road 

crossing 3 miles northeast of Pe Ell. 

Sec. 23, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at highway 

crossing 2^- miles 'South of Doty. 

HWi sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., 400 feet 

above Eight Creek and 2J- miles west of 

Doty.

NWj sec. S, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

ab mouth, 2jg- miles west of Doty.

NWi sec. S, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., 100 feet above 

mouth and 2^ miles west of Doty. 

Wi sec. 9, T. 13 N., R. 5 W. , at railroad 

crossing 2 miles west of Doty.

HE-i sec. 9, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

If- miles wesb of Doty.

SWj sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

1 mile west of Doty. 

On line between sees. 2 and 3, T. 13 N., R. 5 

W., at road crossing jj mile northwest of 

Doty. 

Sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

i mile west of Doty. 

HWf sec. 2, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at road 

crossing ^ mile north of Doty. 

NEj- sec. 2, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., at road 

crossing ^ mile north of Doty. 

On line between sees. 1 and 3, T. 13 N., R. 

5 W., at road crossing 1 mile northeast of 

Doty.

Ni sec. 12, J. 13 N., R. 5 W., at highway 

crossing f mile south of Dryad. 

On line between sees. 6 and 7, T. 13 N., R. 

4 W., at road crossing 3/4 mile east of 

Dryad.

tO. 3 

t-2 

1.72

t.03 

t-05 

.47 

Ho flow 

t-1 

2.51

.24

No flow 

.01 

No flow

.59

.63 

".55 

.17

t.04 

No flow

No flow 

No flow 

11.1

10.5 

16.1 

2.S7

2.33 

2.40 

.67

.90

.67 

.51 

1.40

1.16 

1.S5 

. t-08

.15

.31 

.33 

t-05

1.77

1.75 

1.95 

No flow

.23
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous dis 

Columbia River

charge measuremei 

Basin during wat<

its in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper 

ir year October 1943 to September 1944--Continued

Chehalis River Basin, Wash. Continued

Date

Aug. 17 

17 

July 29

Aug. 17 

Sept. 25 

Aug. 17

17 

17

July 28 

Aug. 18

Sept. 2 6 

Aug. 18

18 

18 

18

18 

July 28

Aug. 18 

Sept. 26 

Aug. 18

> 18 

18 

July 28

Aug. 18 

Sept. 26 

Aug. 21

21

July 27

Aug. 21 

Sept. 26 

Aug. 17

17 

July 27

Aug. 17 

Sept. 2 5 

Aug. 17

17 

July 27

Aug. 17 

Sept. 25 

AuC . 17

17 

18

18

July 27

Aug. 18 

Sept .25

t Fst;

Stream

Unnamed Creek. . . 

. .. .do. .........

Meskill (jfr-eek. ..

South Pork 

Chehalis River

.... do ..........

Black Greet.. . . . 

Laughlin Creek.. 

Unnamed creek...

....do.... ...... 

Stillman Creek. .

. . . .do. ......... 

Halfway Creek. . 

North Fork Halfway Creek.

Beaver Creek. . . 

Lake Creek- .....

Unnamed creeic...

. . ..do. ......... 

Unnamed creek...

Deep Creek. .....

Rudolph Creek... 

Tapp Creek. ..... 

Van Oman Creek.

Mill Creek. .....

mated.

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Chehalis River. . 

....do.... ......

. . . .do.. ........

. .. .do. ......... 

....do....... ...

South Fork 

Chehalis River. 

. . . .do.. ........

....do..... .....

. ...do.. ........ 

. . ..do. .........

....do.... ...... 

Stillman Creek. .

Halfway Creek. . . 

Stillman Creek. .

South Fork 

Chehalis River 

... .do. .........

.... do ..........

Chehalis River..

... .do.. ........

. ,, .do. ......... 

Bunker Creek....

. . ..do. .........

Deep Creek. ..... 

... .do. .........

Chehalis Fiver..

....do... .......

Locality

NW-J sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., at highway 

crossing 3/4 mile southeast of Dryad. 

NE^f sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., at highway 

crossing 1-i miles southeast of Dryad. 

SW-J sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., at road 

crossing 1§ miles west of Mesklll.

On line between sees. 8 and 9, T. 13 N., R. 

4 W., at highway crossing li? miles west of 

Meskill. 

SWi sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., at road 

crossing at Meskill. 

On line between sees. 15 and 22, T. 13 W., 

R. 4 W., at highway crossing Similes 

south of Meskill. 

Ni sec. 17, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., 0.1 mile 

above Black Creek, at road crossing ijjr 

miles south of Wildwood. 

Ns sec. 17, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., 800 feet 

below Black Creek and 1-J miles south of 

Wildwood.

N| sec. 17, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., 500 feet above 

mouth and li miles south of Wildwood. 

Sec. 8, T. 11 H-, R. 3 W., at mouth, 0.7 mile 

south of Wildwood. 

NE-J- sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., at road 

crossing 0.9 mile north of Wildwood. 

On line between sees. 30 and 31, T. 12 N., R. 

3 W., at road crossing 2 miles north of 

Wildwood. 

E-jj sec. 25, T. 13N-, R- 4 W. , at road 

crossing 3^ miles south of Boistfort. 

Hi sec. 14, T. lg N., R. 4 W., 100 feet above 

Halfway Creek and 1 mile southwest of Boistfort.

On line between sees. 10 and 15, T. 12 N*, R. 

4 W., 75 feet above North Fork Halfway Creek 

and 1-J miles west of Boistfort. 

SWi sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. 4 W. , at mouth, 

li miles west of Boistfort. 

SWi'sec- 33, T. 13 N., R. 4 W. , at road 

crossing 3 miles west of Klaber. 

SE-J sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., at road 

crossing i mile southwest of Klaber.

SE^ sec. 35, T. 13 N., 3. 4 W., about 3/4 mile 

northwest of Klaber. 

NWi sec. 8, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., at side road 

crossing 3^ miles above mouth and 2 miles 

east of Boistfort. 

NWi sec. 30, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., at Curtis, 

J mile above mouth.

W-J laec. 7, T. 13 N., R- 3 W., at road crossing 

2 miles west of Adna. 

SW-J sec. 19, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., 3 miles north 

of Dryad. 

On line between sees. 8 and 9, T. 14 K-, R. 

4 W., at road crossing 5 miles north of 

Meskill.

Sec- 26, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., at mouth, Similes 

northeast of Meskill. 

NEi sec. 24, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., at mouth of 

Rudolph Creek, 5 miles northwest of Adna. 

SWi sec. 31, T- 14 N., R. 3 W., ^ mile above 

mouth and 3 miles northwest of Adna.

.

NEi sec. 24, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., at mouth, 

5 miles northwest of Adna. 

Ej sec. 24, T. 14 N., R. 4 W. , at mouth, 

4j=r miles northwest of Adna. 

NWi sec. 5, T- 13 N., R. 3 W., 500 feet above 

road crossing and 2 miles northwest of 

Adna. 

NWi sec. 34, T. 14 N., R. 3'W., at road 

crossing 0.1 mile below Wisner Creek and 

2 miles north of Adna. 

SE^ sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., at highway 

crossing 1 mile east of Adna.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

tO. 15 

t-15 

.63

.52 

.61 

f.Ol

.29 

No flow

8.08 

7.19

6.43 

t-04

f.04 

f.02 

f.03

No flow 

14.9

13.4 

12.1 

1.12

.29 

No flow 

No flow''

No flow 

No flow 

f.08

t-1

.58

.14 

.70 

.02

.21 

.32

.22 

.16 

.03

No flow- 

.05

.06 

.04 

No flow

No flow 

.05

.07

No flow

No flow 

No flow
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Chehalis River Basin, Wash. Continued

Date

July 27

Aug. 18 

Sept. 25 

Aug. 18

18

19 

21

Sept .25 

Aug. 21

21 

21 

21 

21 

July 27

Aug. 19 

Sept. 26 

Aug. 22 

22 

July 26

Aug. 19 

Sept. 25 

Aug. 2E

July 27

Aug. 19 

Sept. 25 

Aug. 22

July 26

Aug. 18 

Sept. 25 

Aug. 22

22 

22 

July 26

Aug. 23 

Sept. 25 

July 26

Aug. 23 

Sept. 23 

July 26

Aug. 23 

Sept. 23 

July 25

Aug. 24 

Sept .23 

July 26

Aug. 24 

Sept. 23 

July 25

Aug. 24 

Sept. 23 

Aug. 23

23 

July 26

Stream

Stearns Creek...

Unnamed creek...

West ForkStearns Creek.

Unnamed creek. . . 

Newaukum River..

Bernier Creek... 

Beaver Creek....

.. ..do. .........

Kearney Creek...

Unnamed creek. . .

Unnamed creek. . . 

Lucas Creek. ....

... .do ..........

... .do. ......... 

Middle Fork 

Newaukum River

.. ..do. .........

.... do ..........

Unnamed creek. ..

Dillenbaugh 

Creek.

....do..........

Berwick Creek... 

Unnamed creek...

China Creek.....

Sko okumchuck 

River.

Thompson Creek..

Snyder Creek.... 

Packnood Creek..

South Hanaford 

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Chehalis River..

Stearns Creek... 

... .do. .........

.. ..do.. ........ 

Chehalis River..

Newaukum River.. 

....do..........

. ...do. ......... 

....do..........

.....Jo.. ........

North Fork 

Newaukum River 

. ...do. .........

. ...do. .........

....do.......... 

. ...do..........

....do..........

....do..........

Newaukum River . .

Chehalis River.. 

....do..........

... .do. .........

Dillenbaugh 

Creeki 

Chehalis River..

....do..........

....do.. ........

Bkookumchuck 

River.

Hanaford Creek. . 

... .do .......... 

.. ..do... .......

Locality

SWi sec. 32, T. 13 N., R. 2" W. , at road 

crossing 3 miles west of Napavlne.

KWi sec. 32, T. 13 N. , R. 2 W.', at road 

crossing at mouth, 3 miles west of Napavine. 

On line between sees. 24 and 25, T. 13 N., R. 

3 w., at road crossing Similes southeast of 

Aetna. 

NW-J sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 3 W. , at road 

crossing It? miles southeast of Adna. 

Swi sec. 13, T. 13 N., R. IE., at road 

crossing 0.1 mile above Kearney Creek and 

5 miles northeast of Onalaska.

KWi sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 2 E., at road 

crossing 6-J miles northeast of Onalaska. 

NW-J sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 2 E., -at mouth, 

65 miles northeast of Onalaska. 

Ni sec. 12, T. 13 N., R. 1 E., at road 

crossing 6 miles northeast of Onalaska. 

SW-J sec. 12, T. 13 N., RT 1 E., at road 

crossing 5t? miles northeast of Onalaska. 

SWi'sec. 13, T. 13 N., R. 1 E., at mouth, 

5 miles northeast of Onalaska. 

On line between sees. 26 and 35, T. 13 N., R. 

IE., at road crossing 3 miles east of 

Onalaska. 

NWi sec. 33, T. 13 N., R. IE., at mouth, 

1^ miles east of Onalaska. 

NW-J see. 31, T. 13 N., R. IE., at highway 

crossing 3/4 mile southwest ,of Onalaska. 

Wi sec. 33, T. 13 N., R. 1 W., at railroad 

trestle 3 miles southeast of Forest. 

See. 24, T. 14 N., R. 1 W-, at mouth, 

8 miles northeast of Forest. 

SEi sec. 2, T. 13 H., R. 1 W., at road 

crossing ^ mile above mouth and 5 miles 

northeast of Forest.

....do........................................

N& sec. 20, T. 13 N., R. 1 E., at road 

crossing l£ miles north of Onalaska. 

On line between sees. 17 and 20, T. 13 N., 

R. 1 W., at mouth, 1-J piles east of Forest.

E-J sec. 13, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at road 

crossing i mile above mouth and 1 mile 

northwest of Forest. 

See. 9, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., 500 feet below 

Berwick Creek and 2 miles southeast of 

Chehalis.

SEj see. 11, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at highway 

crossing 4 miles southeast of Chehalis. 

Sec. 25, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., at road crossing 

1^ miles west of Chehalis. 

N& sec. 25, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., at road 

crossing 1^ miles west of Chehalis. 

SEj sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. 2 W., at road 

crossing 1 mile east of Chehalis.

SW-J- sec. 3, T. 14 N- , R. 2 W. , at road 

crossing 1 mile east of Centralia.

NE$ see. 5, T. 14 N., R. 2 W., at bridge on 

road to Bucoda, at Centralia.

NE$ sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., at road 

crossing 5 miles east of Bucoda.

....do........................................

Sec. 12, T. 15 N., R. 1 W.. at road crossing 

4 mile above mouth and 5$ miles east of 

Bucoda.

NW$ sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., at road 

crossing 1 mile southeast of Tone.

HE$ sec. 28, T. 15 N-, R. 1 W., at mouth, 

1 mile southeast of Tono. 

S| sec. 29, T. 15 H., R. 1 W., i mile above 

mouth and lj miles south of Tono. 

Sec. 17, T. 14 N., R. 1 W., 6 miles east of 

Centralia.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1.50

1.34 

1.19 

1.15

No flow

No flow 

22.3

40.6 

2.67

1.58 

1.07 

1.35 

.32 

1.08

.88 

.19 

No flow 

No flow 

2.99

2.50 

3.47 

.15

.24

.20 

.98 

.17

.89

1.01 

.87 

.30

No flow 

No flow 

.34

.17 

1.30 

No flow

No flow 

No flow 

48.6

38 9

9i!e

No flow

No flow 

Ho flow 

.08

.08 

.62

3.75

2.66 

6.07 

Ho flow

Ho flow 

Ho flo*
246 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins In WasMngton and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Chehalis River Basin, Wash. Continued

Date

Aug. 23

Sept. 23 

Aug. 23

July 26

Aug. 22 

Sept. 23 

Aug. 22

July 24 

Aug. 24 

Sept. 22 

July 21

Aug. 24 

Sept. 22 

Aug. 24

24 

24 

24 

25

July 25 

Aug. 15 

Sept. 18 

July 25

Aug. 15 

Sept. 18 

Aug. 25

July 21

Aug. 24 

Sept. 22 

July 25

Aug. 25 

Sept. 21' 

Aug. 25

25 

July 24

Aug. 25 

Sept. 21 

July 24

Aug. SS 

Sept. 21 

Aug. 25

25 

25 

25 

July 24

Aug. 25 

Sept. 21 

July 24

Aug. 25 

Sept. 21 

Aug. 25

25 

25 

July 25

Aug. 25 

Sept. 21 

Aug. 25

Stream

South Eanaford 

Creek.

Unnamed creek... 

Scammon Creek... 

....do.. ........

South Pork 

Scammon Creek. 

Lincoln Creek...

....do.. ........

North Pork 

Lincoln Creek.

.... do ..........

South Pork 

Lincoln Creek.

Prairie Creek. . .

Scatter Creek.. . 

.,.. .do.. ........

....do..........

Independence 

Creek. 

....do.. ........

....do... .......

.. ..do. .........

Perclval Creek..

Barnes Lake 

Creek. 

Dempsey Creek...

... .do... .......

Salmon Creek- ... 

. ...do.. ........

....do..........

....do.......... 

.. ..do.... ......

Scotts Lake 

Creek.

....do..........

Unnamed creek. ..

Unnamed creek...

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hanaford Creek..

Skookumchuck 

River. 

Chehalis River. .

....do.... ......

. ...do.......... 

Scammon Creek...

Chehalis River.. 

. ...do.. ........

Lincoln Creek. . . 

. .. .do. .........

....do....... ...

Chehalis River. .

....do.......... 

.. ..do. .........

....do... .......

....do. .........

... .do. .........

....do.......... 

....do..........

... .do... .......

. ...do.. ........

Black Lake. ..... 

....do.......... 

.... do .......... 

. ...do.... ......

....do.. .... .. ». 

....do..........

... .do ..........

....do..........

. . . .do. .........

Beaver Creek. ...

....do.......... 

Black River. ....

... .do.... ......

Kima Creek......

Locality '

Sec. 17, T. 14 N., R. 1 W., 6 miles east of 

Centralla.

NWi sec. 5, T. 15 N. , R. 2 W., at mouth, at 

Centralia. 

E-j? sec. 12, T. 14 R., R. 3 W., at road 

crossing 1 mile west of Centralla.

NEi sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., at mouth, 

1-J- miles southwest of Centralla. 

NEi sec. 30, T. 15 N., R. 3 W., at road 

crossing 3 miles south of Rochester. 

NEi sec./33, T. 15 N., R. 3 W., 1^ miles 

west of Galvin. 

SWi sec. 34, T. 15 N., R. 3 W., at farm 

bridge 1 mile west of Galvin. 

SEi sec. 31, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., at road 

crossing 3/4 mile above mouth and 7 miles 

south of Oakvllle.

SEi sec. 6. T. 14 N. , R. 4 W., at railroad 

bridge 7|- miles south of Oakville. 

NEi sec. 34, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., at mouth, 

3 miles south of Independence. 

SWi sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 3 W., at mouth, 

4 miles south of Rochester. 

SEi sec. 34, T. 15 N., R. 3 W., at mouth, 

1 mile west of Galvin. 

SWi sec. 12, T. 15 N., R. 3 H«, at highway 

crossing J mile north of Grand Mound. 

NEi sec. 19,- T. 16 N., R. 1 W., at Tenino.

SWi sec. 4, T. 15 N., R. 3 W., 200 feet above 

county bridge and 1 mile southeast of 

Rochester. 

....do. .......................................

Sec. 30, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., at road crossing 

5 miles south of Oakville. 

NEi sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., at road 

crossing 2 miles southwest of Independence.

Sec. 33, T. 16 N., R. 4 W., at highway 

crossing 2 miles east of Oakville.

NW-i sec. 32, T. 18 N., R. 2 W., at Black Lake, 

2 miles southwest of Olympia. 

Wi sec. 5, T. 17 N., R. 2 W., at road crossing 

3 miles southwest of Olympia. 

NEi sec. 14, T. 17 ». , R. 3 W., at road 

crossing 4 miles north of Little Rock.

SWi sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 2 W., at highwaycrossing 2 miles north of Little Rock.

Sj sec. 28, T. 17 N., R. 2'W., at road 

crossing 3^ miles east of Little Rock. 

SWi sec. 25, T. 17 N., R. 3 W., at road 

crossing if milea north of Little Rock. 

SEi see. 17, T. 17 N., R. 3 W., at road 

crossing 4J- miles northwest of Little Rock. 

E| sec. 10, T. 16 N., R. 2 W., at road 

crossing 3 miles east of Littl'e Rock. 

NWi sec. 8, T. 16 N., R. 2 W., at road 

crossing 2 miles east of Little Rock. 

....do........................................

....do........................................

SEi sec. 2, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., at road 

crossing at mouth, i mile south of Little 

Rock.

NWi sec. 33. Ti 17 N., R. 2 W., at road 

crossing £ mile below Scotts Lake and 3 miles 

east of Little Rock. 

85 sec. 6, T. 16 N., R. 2 W., at road crossing 

if miles east of Little Rock. 

SEi sec. 11, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., at poad 

crossing 1 mile south of Little Rock. 

SEi sec. 17, T. 16 N-, R. 3 W., at road 

crossing 4 miles southwest of Little Rock. 

..'. .do. .......................................

NEi sec. 20, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., at road 

crossing 4f miles southwest of Little Rock.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

No flow

No flow 

No flow

.03

.03 

t-1 

No flow

3.10 

1.26 

5.88 

1.35

.47 

1.21 

1.53

No flow 

No flow 

No flow 

No flow

No flow 

.03 

No flow 

.65

No flow 

 No flow 

No flow

.06

.08 

.02 

74.7

53.4 

66.4 

No flow

.50 

.38

.3Q, 

1.03 

1.10

.46 

.54 

.03

.28 

3.13 

.54 

.86

.50 

.66 

4.42

2.66 

3.05 

1.67

1.13 

No flow 

1.74

.98 

3.12 

.28
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 247

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Chehalis River Basin, Wash. Continued

Date

Aug. 19 

19

Sept. 22 

July 21

Aug. 19 

Sept. 22 

July 21

Aug. 19 

July 21

Aug. 16 

Sept. 20 

Aug. 19

19 

July 20

Aug. 19 

Sept. 18 

Aug.' 16

18 

19 

17 

July 20

Aug. 18 

Sept. 19 

July 20

Aug. 18 

Sept. 19 

Aug. 18

16 

July 19

Aug. 16 

Sept. 19 

Aug. 17

July 20

Aug. 17 

Sept. 20 

Aug. 17

V 

Oct. 13

Aug. 17 

July 20

Aug. 17 

Sept. 20 

July 19

Aug. 16 

Sept. 19 

Oct. 13

Aug. 16 

July 19

Aug. 16 

Sept. 19

Stream

Qarrod Creek. . .

South Pork 

Garrod Creek.

... .do. ........ 

Rock Creek. .... 

Williams Creek.

,

Sheldon Creek.. 

Unnamed creek.. 

Glbson Creek. . .

Oaddls Creek...

Unnamed creek..

Mox- Chehalls 

Creek. 

. . . .do.. .......

Sand Creek. ....

Eaton Creek. 

Delezenne Creek

Cloquallum

River.

Power Creek. 

Falls Creek. 

Bush Creek. ....

East Pork 

Wildcat Creek

Workman Creek. .

Newman Creek. . .

....do.........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Chehalls River..

Qarrod Creek- 

... .do. .........

Chehalls River. . 

Rock Creek- .....

Cedar Creek. .... 

.. ..do. .........

Chehalls River..

....do......... .

Porter Creek. . . 

Chehalls River. . 

....do..........

Mox Chehalls 

Creek.

Chehalls River. . 

....do..........

Cloquallum River 

. . .>.do.......... 

....do.'. ........

Wildcat Creek- 

"Chehalla River..

....do..........

....do..........

Locality

NEi sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 5 W. , at road crossing 

5 miles southwest of Oakvllle. 

NEi sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 5 W. , at railroad 

bridge 4 miles southwest of Oakvllle.

On line between sees. 22 and 27, T. 15 N. , R. 5 

- W., at road crossing 5 miles southwsst of 

Oakvllle.,

°d°'

SWi sec. 10, T. 15 N., R. 5 W. , 3/4 mile above 

mouth and 4 miles southwest of Oakvllle. 

NE-J sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 5 W., 5 miles northwest of Oakvllle. 

On line between sees. 16 and 21, T. 16 N. , R. 

5 W., at mouth, 3 miles northwest of Oakvllle

NEi sec. 13, T. 16 N. , R. 5 W. , at road 

crossing at mouth, 2-J miles north of Oakvllle 

NWi sec. 13, T. 16 N., R. 5 W. , at mouth, 

2-g- miles north of Oalrvllle. 

See. 3, T. 16 N., R. 5 W. , at highway crossing 

 J- mile above mouth, 2 miles south of Porter.

SWi sec. 28. T. 17 N. , R. 5 W., at road 

crossing g mile above mouth, 1 mile southwest 

of Porter. 

RWi sec. 14, T. 17 N-, R. 5-W. , 500 feet below 

farm bridge and 2 miles northeast of Porter. 

NEi sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 5 W., at road 

crossing 1 mile east of Porter." 

NWi sec. 24, T. 18 N., R. 5 W., at road 

crossing 1 mile south of McCleary. 

NWi sec. 4, T. 17 N., R. 5 W., at road crossing 

{ mile above Sand Creek and 2 miles north of 

Malone.

SEi sec. 17, T. 17 N., R. 5 W., at highway 

crossing near mouth, at Malone.

On line between sees. 4 and 5, T. 17 N., R. 5 

W., 1,000 feet above mouth and 2 miles north 

of Malone. 

SEi sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 5 W. , at road 

crossing Ijf miles southwest of Halone. 

SWi see. 12, T. 17 N. , R. 6 W., at highway 

crossing at mouth, 1^ miles southeast or 

South Elma.

KWi sec. 21, T. 19 N., R. 5 W. , at road 

crossing 0.1 mile above Cheadle Lake Outlet 

and 6 miles northwest of MeCleary. 

NWi see. 29, T. 19 N., R. 5 W. ; at road 

crossing 5 miles northwest of MeCleary.

NWi sec. 18, T. 18 N. , R. 5 W., at road 

crossing at mouth, 5 miles west of McCleary. 

NEi sec. 24, T. 18 N., R. 6 W., at road 

crossing at mouth, 5 miles west of MeCleary. 

W-J see. 19, T. 18 N>, R. 5 W., at road crossing 

J mile above mouth and 5 miles west of 

McCleary.

On line between sees. 11 and 14, T. 18 N., R. 

5 W., at road crossing i mile west of 

MeCleary.

Wf sec. 10, T. 17 N-, R. 6 W., at road crossing 

J mile above mouth and 1 mile west of South 

Elma.

On line between sees. 33 and 34, f. 18 N., R. 

6 W. , at highway crossing i mile west of

Elma.

SWi sec. 5, T. 17 N., R. 6 W. , at road crossing 

at mouth, 3 miles west of South Elma.

....do............ ..............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1.29 

1.69

3.36 

3.18

1.76 

3.36 

4.00

1.53 

3.83

.06' 

.40 

1.36

No flow 

2.84

2.00 

2.95 

No flow

9.79 

.46 

1.26 

2.19

2.53 

3.40 

4.67

2.67 

4.02 

.23

.59 

2.68

2.19 

3.50 

7.40

12.5

9.26 

32.5 

.71

2.14 

1.81

1.36 

.17

.16 

6.32 

2.61

1.64 

3.47 

4.16

.30 

14.5

11.8 

15.0

Salmon Creek Ba

Oct. 2 Salmon Creek.. Discovery Bay. . . Lot 2, sec. 23, 

tineas.

3ln, Wash.

T. 29 N., R. 2 W . , at mouth, at L 1.21
248 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Snow Creek Basin, Wash.

Date

Oct. 2

Stream

Snow Creek. ....

Tributary 

diverting

to or 

from 

Discovery Bay. .

Locality

SW-J- sec. 

 bridge 

Uneas .

24, 

on

T. 

U.

29 N., R. 2 W.

S. Highway 101,

, 100 feet above 

at mouth, at

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1.99

Chimacum Creek Basin, Wash.

Oct. 1 Chimaoum Creek. Port

Ba

Towns end 

JSW-JSW-J- sec. 2, T 

1 mile west of

29 N.. 

Hadlock

R. 1 W , at bridge 3.94

Chambers Creek Basin, Wash.

Aug. 29

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

Oct. 9

Aug. 29 

29 

Oct. 9

Aug. 2S 

Oct. 9

Aug. 26

Clover Creek. . .

....do.........

Chambers Creek. 

Morey Creek. . 

Flett Creek. ...

....do.........

Steilacoom Lake

....do.........

Puget Sound.... 

Clover Creek. . .

Chambers Creek.

....do........_.

SE-| sec. 7, T. 19 H., R. 3 E., just below 

Spanaway Creek, at east edge of McChord 

Field, lj miles west of Parkland. 

NE£ sec. 18, T. 19 H-, R. 3 E., just above 

Morey Creek on McChord Field. 

SEi sec. 12, T. 19 H-, R. 2 E., at bridge 

on west edge of McChord Field. 

SE£ sec. 11, T. 19 H., R. 2 E., at bridge on 

TJ. S. Highway 99, 6 miles northeast of 

main entrance to Port Lewis. 

HWi sec. 11, T. 19 H., R. 2 E., at lower end 

of Dwight Orr property, 6 miles northeast 

of main entrance to Port Lewis. 

HWi sec. 11, T. 19 H-, R. 2 E., at bridge on 

Gravelly Lake road, 1-| miles southwest of 

Lakeview. ,. 

SWiNEi sec. 34, T. 20 N., R. 2 E., 350 feet 

below Steilacoom Lake and 3 miles, northeast 

of Steilacoom. 

SEj sec. 18, T. 19 N«, R. 3 E., at east edge 

of McChord F^eld. 

SE-| sec. 18, T. 19 H., R. 3 E., at mouth, on 

McChord Field. 

SWi sec. 26, T. 20 N., R. 2 E., at road 

- crossing 3/4 mile west of Taooma.

HWi sec. 26, T. 20 N., R. 2 E-, at road 

crossing 3/4 mile west of Tacoma. 

....do.... ....................................

0.26

.44 

Ho flow 

Ho flow

Ho flow 

Ho flow 

3.58

.97 

.63 

7.13

4.32 

8.55

10.6

Puyallup River Basin, Wash.

Sov. 3

Jan. 10

Hov. 26

Apr. 3

July 15 

Aug. 25

Puyallup River.

....do.........

Haplewood 

Springs Creek

....do.........

... .do......... 

....do... ......

Commencement 

Bay.

....do.........

Clark Creek. . . .

....do.........

.. ..do.... .....

.. ..do........ .

SWi sec. 33, T. 18 H., R. 5 Er, 3/4 mile east 

of State Highway 5E and Electron.

SEi sec. 32, T. 20 H., R. 4 E., at old pumping 

plant at Puyallup.

....do.........................................

:::;do:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

566

 z-| rj

303

387 

23.2

19.6

20.6 

19.2 

24.4

Duwamlsh River' Basin, Wash.

Mar. 15

Apr. 16 

May 18 

June 15 

Sept . 6

Aug. 31 

July 2O 

Aug. 18

Sept. 22 

Aug. 31

July 20

Aug. 18 

Sept .22 

Aug. 31

31

Ore en River. . . .

....do.........

Newaukum Creek.

....do......... 

....do.........

....do.. ..... 

....do......... 

... .do .~, ......

Horth Fork 

Hemaukum 

Creek.

Dunamish River.

....do.........

....do......... 

Green River ....

....do......... 

....do......... 

....do.........

....do......... 

....do.........

Newaukum Creek.

SWj sec. 22, T. 21 H., R. 5 E., at roid 

crossing 3 miles southeast of Auburn.

SW-J sec. 8, T. 20 H., R. 7 E-, 30 feet above 

South Fork Hewaulcum Creek and 2 miles 

northeast of Enumclaw. 

SBi sec. 7, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., at road 

crossing below South Fork Newaukum Creek, 

2 miles northeast of Enumclaw. 

SWj sec- 7, T. 20 H-, R. 7 E., 80 feet above 

road crossing, 0.1 mile above Water Cress 

Creek, and 1§ miles northeast of Enumclaw. 

HE$JEi sec. 13, T. 20 H., R. 6 E., at road 

crossing 0.2 mile below Water Cress Creek 

and li miles northeast of Enumclaw.

HWi sec. 13, T. 20 H., R. 6 E., 50 feet above 

highway crossing and 1 mile north ,of 

Enumclaw. 

S&IWi sec. 15, T. 20 N-i R. 6 E., 60 feet 

below road crossing and 2 miles northwest 

01 Knumclaw.

....do........................................

HWfciWi seo. U), T. 20 N., R. 6 E., 160 feet 

above road crossing and 2j miles northwest 

of Enumclaw. 

SE^SEi see. 7, T. 20 N., R. 7 E., below road 

crossing \ mile above mouth and 2$ miles 

northeast of Enumclaw.

816

1,540 

1,080 

567 

1.42

8>. 60

8.92 

9.62

1O.6 

7.28

19.1

16.4 

17.8 

14.0

.29
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 249

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to-September 1944 Continued

Duwamlsh. River Basin, Wash. Continued

Date

Sept . 6

6 

6

Aug. 30 

30 

Sept .21

30

July 18

22

Aug. 30

30 

July 19

July 20

Sept. 21

Stream

Unnamed creek .

Water Cresa 

Creek. 

Unnamed spring

ditch. 

Big Soos Creek

. . ..do. ....... 

....do. .......

Cow lake 

Outlet.

Creek. '

Jenkins Creek.

. .. .do.... .'. . .

Pipe Lake 

Outlet.

Jenkins 

Creek.

Rock Creek....

Covington 

Creek.

Soosette Creek

.... do ........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

North Fork 

Newaukum Creek.

Newaukum Creek..

Water Cress 

Creek.

Green River. .... 

....do. ......... 

....do..........

Big Soos Creek..

....do..........

... .do. ......... 

Jenkins Creek...

Lake Sawyer ..... 

Big Soos Creek..

....do..-..'.....,

....do..... .....

Locality

SEi sec. 6,' T. 20 N., R. 7 E., at road crossing 

about 1 mile above mouth and 3 miles northeast 

of Enumelaw. 

NW-JHW^ sec. 18, T. 20 H. , R. 7 E., 100 feet 

above -south and lj miles northeast of Snumclaw. 

NW-i sec. 18, T. 2Q N., R. 7 E. , at mouth, at 

railroad bridge rj miles northeast of Enumelaw.

railroad bridge ij miles northeast of Enumelaw. 

MWi sec. 10, T. 22 N. , R. 5 E., 5 feet below 

road crossing and 3g miles northeast of Kent. 

SW-J sec. 10, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., 5 feet above 

road crossing and 3 miles northeast of Kent. 

SEi sec. 15, T. 22 U.. R. 5 E. , 1,000 feet above 

r*ad crossing and 3^ miles east of Kent.

road crossing and 3^ miles east of Kent.

highway crossing and 4J- miles east of Kent. 

SWj sec. 26, T. 22 N., R. 5 B., 4 miles east of 

Kent.

road crossing, 1 3/8 miles above mouth, and 

5j miles east of Kent.

NEi Sec. 36, T. 22 K., R. 5 E., just below 

highway crossing J mile above South Fork 

Jenkins Creek and 1 mile northeast of Covington.

NW-J- sec. 36, T. 22 K., R. 5 E., at road crossing 

at Covington. 

Rt sec. 28, T. 22 N., R. 6 E., 2j miles south of 

Maple Valley.

northeast of Covington.

1 mile northeast of Covington.

3 miles east of Covington.

mouth and 1 mile northeast of Covington.

Hi sec. 15, T. 21 K., R. 6 E., at road crossing 

1 toile west of Black Diamond. 

SEj sec. 4, T. 21 K., R. 6 E., at road crossing 

at outlet of Lake Sawyer, 2 miles northwest of 

Black Diamond.

crossing 1 3/4 miles above mouth and 4 miles 

west of Black Diamond. 

SW-J sec. 10, T. 21 H., R. 5 E., 75 feet above 

mouth, and 3j miles east of Auburn.

... .do ...... v ...................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

0.88

3.80 

t.25 

f.6

.53 

.88 

2.01 

.87

No flow

1 85

6.01

10.5 

Ho flow

* 4C

3.00

.55 

5.87

T n

.89

vs

.76

Lake Washington Basin, Wash.

Nov. 4

Nov. 4 

Dec. 21

Feb. 16

Nov. 8

Aug. 7

Coon Creek. .. .

Rock Creek. ... 

....do........

Bear Creek- . . .

....do........

Cedar River. ....

.. ..do. ......... 

.... do ..........

Sammamiah River.

... .do. .........

NWi sec. 9, T. 22 H., R. 8 E., 1 mile southwest 

of Cedar Falls.

NWi sec. 18, T. 22 H. , R. 7 E., at culvert on 

Landsberg-Issafjuah road, 1 mile north of Landsberg.

... .do ................................:.........

SW^ sec. 12, T. 25 K., R. 5 E-, at mouth, 3/4 

mile south of Redraond.

....do... .......................................

.22

5 VO

1

V*i

98

38.8 

7.26

28.0

8 07

35.1

18.0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins In WasMngton and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Still'aguamish River Basin, Wash.

Date

May 8

May 8

Stream

St i llaguamish 

River.

Cook Slough. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Puget Sound. ....

South Slough. . . .

SEi sec. 6, T. 31 N 

U. S. Highway 99,

SWi sec. 1, T. 31 N 

State Highway IE,

Locality

., R.'5 E., 

4 miles we

., R. 4 E.,

at Silvana

at bridge on 

st of Arlington.

at bridge on

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

3,470

2,100

874

Skagit River Basin, Wash.

Aug. 16 

16 

Oct. 7

20 

Sept. 8 

Oct. 7

Sept . 8 

Oct. 7

20 

July 11 

Aug. 11 

Sept. 21 

8

Oct. 7

20 

Jan. 12

July 11 

Aug. 11 

Sept. 8

7

Oct. 8

July 11 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 23 

Oct. 8

19 

Mar. 24 

May 30 

, 30

July 12 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 25 

May 30

30 

Oct. 7

19 

Sept. 8 

7

July 11

Aug. 13 

Sept. 25 

Oct. 7

18 

Sept. 7 

7

Oct. 6 

15

North Pork 

Skagit River. 

South Fork 

Skagit River. 

Newhalem Creek.

Power-plant 

tailrace.

Thornton Creek.

Sky Creek. ..... 

Damnation Creek

Alma Creek. ....

do

Sibley Creek. .. 

Boulder Creek..

Clark Creek. . . .

North Fork 

Clark Creek.

South Pork 

Clark Creek.

Olson Creek. .. . 

....do.........

... .do. ........

Rocky Creek. . . . 

....do.........

Swift Creek ....

Martin Creek. .. 

Tenas creek. . . .

....do.........

Newhalem Creek..

Skagit River....

... .do.......... 

. .. .do. .........

....do..........

Cascade River. .. 

....do..........

Jordan Creek....

Clark Creek. ....

....do... .......

Skagit River.. .. 

....do..........

....do.......... 

....do...........

....do.......... 

....do..........

....do..........

Sulattle River..

....do..........

NWi sec. 10, T. 33 N., R. 3 E., at bridge 

5 miles southwest of Mount Vernon. 

SW-J sec. 18, T. 33 N., R. 4 E=, at Conway.

SWi sec. 21, T. fl N., R. 12 E., 300 feet 

above mouth and J mile west of Newhalem.

SW-t sec. 21, T. 37 N., R. 12 E-, 50 feet below 

power plant and ^ mile west of Newhalem.

HE-J- sec. 36, T. 37 N., R. 11 E., at road 

crossing \ mile above mouth and 3 miles 

southwest of Newhalem.*

SWf sec. 1, T. 36 N., R. 11 E., at road 

crossing 300 feet above mouth and 5 miles 

southwest of Newhalem. 

Sec. 11, T. 36 N., R. 11 E.," at road crossing 

200 feet above mouth and 65- miles southwest 

of Newhalem.

SEJ sec. 15, T. 36 N-, R. 11 E., 150 feet above 

mouth and 6 miles northeast of Marblemount.

Sec. 17, T. 36 N., R. 11 E., 1.9 miles above 

gaging station, 2^ miles above mouth, and 

5-J- miles north of Marblemount. 

Sec. 21, T. 35 N., R. 12 E., at road crossing 

 | mile above mouth and 8 miles east of 

Marblemount . 

Sec. 15, T. 35 N., R. 11 E., J mile above 

mouth and 3 miles east of Marblemount.

SE^KE-J- sec. 18, T. 35 N., R. 11 E., at road 

crossing 500 feet above mouth and 1 mile 

southeast of Marblemount.

....do.........................................

HEi sec. 18, T. 35 N., R. 11 E., about 900 feet 

above mouth, 1 mile southeast of Marblemount.

NEj sec. 18, T. 35 N., R. 11 E. , 1,000 feet 

above mouth and 1 mile southeast of Marblemount. 

SE^HE-J sec. 18, T. 35 N., R. 11 E., at mouth, 

1 mile south of Marblemount. 

Sec. 1. T. 35 N., R. 10 E., at U. S. Forest 

Service trail crossing, li miles above mouth 

and 1§ miles northwest of Marblemount.

Sec. 12, T. 35 N., R. 10- E., at Backus ranger 

station road crossing, 1 mile west of Marblemount. 

SW| s-ec. 22, T. 35 N./ R. 10 E., near highway 

crossing jy mile above mouth and 3^ miles 

southwest of Marblemount. 

....do.........................................

KEi sec. 30, T. 35 N., R. 10 E., at highway 

crossing J mile above mouth and 2 miles east 

of Rockport.

-

N-t aeo. 6, T. 34 N., R. 10 E., at road crossing 

2 miles southeast of Rockport. 

SW-J sec. 19. T. 33 N., R. 11 E., at road 

crossing J mile above mouth and 3^ miles 

northeast of Mansford. 

....do................... ......................

7,350 

2,090 

5.78

65.6 

5.60 

35.9

23.4 

6.18

14.6 

14.2 

7.91 

62.4 

t.Ol

4.40

8.27 

20.2

37.5 

21.8 

97.3

5.08

12.4

31.9 14.3 " 

33.4 

6.61

8.21 

15.6 

15.8 

11.7

7.73 

6.94 

10.0 

.51

1.55 

.33

.58 

t-02 

No flow

8.07

8.10 

37.8 

.75

4.21 

.69 

No flow

13.8 

19. R

* Measurements of Thornton Creek at same site in water year 1943, located erroneously in 

Supply Paper 982 (p. 244) as being on line between sees. 30 and 31, T. 37 N., R. 12 E. 

t Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 251

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in pacific slope basins in Washington,and upper 

Columbia River Basin duping water year October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Skagit River Basin, Wash. Continued

Date

July 12

Aug. IV 

Oct. 6

15 

July 12 

Aug. 18 

Oct. 5

18 

July 13 

Aug. 14 

Sept .27 

Oct. 5

18 

July 12 

Aug. 14 

Sept. 2V 

9

Oct. 5

14 

July 12 

Aug. 15 

Sept .2V 

V

V 

28 

Oct. 4

14 

July 12 

Aug. 17 

Sept =28 

Oct. 4

13 

July 13 

Aug. 15 

Sept . 6 

29 

Oct. 4

13 

July 13 

Aug. 15 

Sept . 6 

29 

6

6 

6

6 

Oct. 4

13 

July 13 

Aug. 15 

Sept. 6

29 

6

Oct. 1

t Estl 

t neat 

Paper 9£

Stream

Tenas Creek. . .

White Creek...

Bear Creek. . . .

Thunder Creek.

Flnney Creek. .

Pressentin 

Creek.

Grandy Creek. .

Grandy Lake 

Out let .

Savage Creek. . 

Hill Creek. . . .

Muddy Creek . . .

Gary 'Creek. . ..

Freeman Creek.

Cumberland 

Creek.

Loretta Creek.

Red Cabin 

Creek. 

Manns er Creek.

....do........

Jones Creek. . . 

Sorenson Creek

jnated. 

urements of Grs 

2 (p. 245) as t

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Suiattle River..

Sauk River. .....

Baker River. ....

Skagit River .... 

....do...... ....

.. ..do. .........

Grandy Creek.... 

Skagit River. . . . 

....do........ ..

....do..........

Muddy Creek. ....

Skagit River. .. . 

... .do.. ........

Etach Creek. .... 

Skagit River.-..

....do..........

.. ..do. ......... 

... .do'. .........

ndy Creek at same 

eing 300 feet abc

Locality

SW-J sec. 19, T. 33 N., R. 11 E., at road 

crossing \ mile above mouth and 3J- miles 

northeast of Mansford.

Sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 10 E., at road crossing 

4 mile above mouth and 6 miles southeast of 

Rockport .

Sec. 10, T. 36 N., R. 8 E., at road crossing 

1-g miles above mouth' and 5^ miles north of 

Concrete.

Sec. 18, T. 36 N., R. 9 E., i mile above falls 

at road crossing, 3/4 mile above mouth, and 

5 miles northeast of Concrete.

About N-J sec. 26, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., 3 miles 

southeast of Concrete. 

NWi^sec. 24, T. 35 N., R. V E., within 1,000 

feeC above mouth and 4ij miles southwest of 

Concrete.

SE-J sec. 31, T. 36 N., R. 8 E., at railroad 

trestle, 300 feet below Grandy Lake Outlet, 

6i miles above mouth, and 3 miles northwest of 

Concrete.! 

SEi sec. 31, T. 36- N., R. 8 E., at railroad 

trestle, 100 feet below Grandy Lake and 

3 miles northwest of Concrete. 

HBi sec. 22, T. 35 N., R. 7 E., at railroad 

trestle, 300 feet above mouth and 5 miles 

east of Hamilton. 

NEi sec. 22, T. 35 N., R. 7 E., at railroad 

trestle, 300 feet above mouth and 5 miles 

east of Hamilton.

Sec. 11, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., % mile above county 

road crossing, 3/4 mile above mouth, and Imile 

northwest of Hamilton.

Sec. 13, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., 100 feet below Gary 

Lake, J mile above mouth, and 1 mile northeast 

of Hamilton.

SEj sec. 11, T. 35 N., R. 6 E. , at railroad 

bridge J- mile north of Hamilton. 

Sec. 23, ,T. 35 N., R. 6 E. X 2OO feet below road 

crossing, Ijjr miles above mouth, and 1 mile 

south of Hamilton. 

Sec. 22, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., at road crossing 

600 feet above mouth and 2 miles southeast of 

Lyman. 

NWA sec. 15, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., at highway 

crossing 2 miles east of Lyman. 

SEj sec. 9, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., at county road 

crossing 1 mile northeast of Lyman.

NEi sec. 16, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., at highway 

crossing 1 mile east of Lyman.

SEi sec. 5, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., 100 feet above 

Lyman water-supply intake, 1 mile above gaging 

station, and Ig miles north of Lyman. 

Sj^ sec. 25, T. 35 N., R. 5 E., at road crossing 

jy mile above mouth and 2-J miles southwest of 

Lyman.

site in water year 1943, located erroneously in 

ve Grandy Lake Outlet.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

31.5

20.6 

3.90

1Q.6 

11.1 

' 5.48 

6.42

29.4 

9.25 

6.93

30.4 

IV. 0

V2.9 

28.3 

22.4 

48.8 

14.6

8.V9

V

11.2 

8.68 

6.39 

IV. 9 

1.90

t-01 

.79

.92

2.06 

1.43 

.90 

3.30 

1.60

1,50 

1.35 

.52 

.18 

2.53 

2.58

2.44 

2.48 

2.43 

2.55 2.93' 

.31

1.44 

.92

No flow 

1.20

1.70 

£.12 

1.22 

.51

1.58 

1.61

t-06 

Water -Supply

695848 0-46-17
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Pacific slope basins In Washington and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944--Continued

Skagit River Basin, Wash. Continued

Date

Oct. 12

Oct. 2

Oct. 1

Oct. 2

Oct. 9

Oct. 3

Oct. 9 

9

5 

5 

5

Oct. 1 

g

July 14

Aug. 13 

Sept. 5

5

St ream

Sorenson Creek

Childs Creek..

Anderson Creek

Wiseman Creek.

Hansen Creek..

Creek.

East Fork 

Hooka champs 

Creek. tt

....do.. ...... 

Walker Creekt±

Cold Springs 

Creek.

Pigeon Creek. 

Mundt Creek . . 

....do........

....do. .......

[Jnnamed creek. 

Turner Creek..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Skagit River ....

....do. .........

. ...do. .........

. ...do. .........

....do.. ........

Nookachamps 

Creek.

... .do..........

East Fork Nookachamps Creek.

... .do. .........

Cold Springs 

Creek.

East Fork Nookachamps Creek.

\ ... do ..........

. .. .do.. ........

... .do. ......... 

Mundt Creek. ....

East Fork Nookachamps Creek.

Locality

S-J sec. 25, T. 35 N., R. 5 E., at road crossing 

i mile above mouth and 2-g miles southwest of 

Lyman.

SWi sec. 7, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., i mile above 

highway crossing, g mile above Minkler lake, 

and 1 mile northwest of Lyman.

NEi sec. 35, T. 35 N. , R. 5 E., at road crossing 

{ mile above mouth and 4 miles southwest of 

Lyman.

water-supply intake, 3 miles above mouth, and 

5 miles southwest of Lyman.

SWi sec. 11, T. 35 N», R. 5 E., 800 feet below 

falls, jj mile above highway crossing, and 

3 miles west of Lyman.

crossing 3 miles west of Lyman. 

SWi sec. 8, T. 35 N-, R. 5 E. , at road crossing 

at Northern State Hospital, i mile below Hog 

Creek and 2 miles northeast of Sedro Woolley.

crossing 2^ miles southwest of Clear Lake.

SWi sec. 22, T. 34 N., R. 5 E., 50 feet above 

water-supply intake and 5 miles southeast of 

Clear Lake.

,

NEi sec. 30, T. 34 N., R. 5 E., 60 feet above 

Walker Creek and 3-J miles southeast of Qlear 

1 Lake. 

NEi se-o. 30, T. 34 H., R. 5 E., 300 feet above 

mouth and 3^ miles southeast of Clear Lake«

SEi aec. 21, T. 34 H., R. 5 E., 20 feet above 

water-supply intake and 4 miles southeast of 

Clear Lake. 

NEi see. 21, f. 34 N-, R. 5 E., 20 feet above 

water-supply Intake and 4 miles southeast of 

Clear Lake. 

NEi sec. 16, T. 34 H-, R. 5 E. , 30 feet above 

water-supply intake and 3 miles southeast of 

Clear Lake. 

NEi sec- 19, T. 34 N., R. 5 E., at road 

crossing j mile above mouth and 2^ miles 

southeast of Clear Lake.

.. ..do. .........................................

SWi sec. 16. T. 34 N., R. 5 E., at water-supply 

intake, 3g miles southeast of Clear Lake. 

NEi see. 8, T. 34 N., R. 5 E., 25 feet above 

water-supply intake, 2^ miles southeast of 

Clear Lake.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0.65

.40

.46

1.45

2.37

1.13

1.12 

.46

.02 

t-01 

t-03 

.32

.37

.53 

No flow

.06

t Estimated.

tt Published in Water-Supply Paper 982 as North Fork Nookachamps Creek, tributary to East Fork 

Nookachamps Creek..

tt Published in Water-Supply Paper 982 as East Fork Nookachamps Creek, tributary to Nookachamps 

Creek.

Samish River Basin, Wash.

Sept. 4

Oct. 11

July 15

Aug. 18 

Sept. 30

4

4

4

'

Samish River. .

....do. .......

....do........

... .do. ....... 

....do........

Thunder Creek .-

Vernon Creek. .

Swede Creek. . .

Samish Bay. .....

....do..........

....do..........

....do..... ..... 

....do..........

....do.. ........

. ...do. .........

.. ..do.. ........

SEi sec. 13, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., at highway

crossing 400 feet above Thunder Creek, at

Prairie.

NEi see. 27, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., 400 feet above

Dry Creek and 5 miles north of Sedro Woolley.

. . ..do. .......:.................................

....do...... ....................................

NEi sec. 24, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., at highway

crossing at Prairie, i mile above mouth.

SWi sec. 24, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., at road crossing 

i mile above mouth and -jj mile southwest of

Prairie.

NWi sec. 3, T. 35 N-, R. 4 E. , at road crossing

300 feet above mouth and 4 miles northwest of

Sedro Woolley.

2.59

21.4

19.4

18.3 

34.4

 .18

t.oi

t.oi
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 253

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Pacific slope basins In Washington and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Samlsh River Basin, Wash. Continued

Bate '

Sept. 2

2

2

1

2

Stream

Friday Creek . .

Bear Creek. 

Silver Creek. .

Butler Creek..

Thomas Creek..

Tributary to or 

diverting from -

Samlsh River. . . .

Friday Creek. . .

. ...do. .........

....do-.--......

Samlsh River... .

Locality

NWi sec. 1, T. 36 N., R. 3 E., at road crossing

200 feet below Samlsh Lake Outlet and 2 miles

northwest of Alger.

KWi sec. 1, T. 36 N., R. 3 E., at road crossing

400 feet above mouth and 2 miles northwest of

Alger.

SEi sec. 7, T. 36 »., R. 4 E., 600 feet below

highway crossing and 800 feet above mouth, at

Alger.

Sec. 20, T. 36 N., R. 4 E. , 100 feet below

highway crossing, ^ mile above mouth, aad

2 miles south of Alger.

NE^ sec. 18. T. 35 N., R. 4 E., at highway

crossing J mile above mouth and 3^ miles north

of Burlington.

Discharge' 

(sec. -ft.)

to.oi

.40

.92

.50

.14

t Estimated.

Whatcom Creek Basin, Wash.

Oct. 9

Aue. 29

Whatcom Creek.

. .. .do. .......

Belllngham Bay..

. . . .do.. ........

NW^SEi 

flow 

ham.

sec- 28, T. 38 N., R. 3 E., below return 

In Whatcom Falls State Park, In Belllng6.12 

7.87

-. 4.60

Kootenal River Basin, British Columbia

Dec. 8

Dec. 8

Aue. 10

Kootenai River

Slocan River. .

....do........

Columbia River . .

Kootenal River..

. ...do. .........

Qrohman Narrows, 2 miles below Nelson British 

Columbia; measurements referred to gage No. 10 

at Nelson (station 8 N. J. 9 of Dominion Water 

and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and 

Resources, Canada).

Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of 

Mines and Resources, Canada).

Near Crescent Valley, British Columbia, (station 

8 N. J. 13 of Dominion Water and Power Bureau, 

Department of Mines and 'Resources ).

. ...do.. ........................................

9,660

768

1.390

Pend Oreille River Basin, Mont.

Aug. 3

11 

3

10

3

10 

July 26

Aug. 10 ' 3

10 

11

Z

July 26

26 

May 28

Flint Creek...

Trout Creek...

....do........

Main canal ....

Spring Creek. . 

Marshall Creek

Allendale 

ditch.

Bull River. ...

Clark Fork .;....

Flint Creek .....

....do.. ........

Trout Creek. ....

Flint Creek. .... 

. .. .do....... . . .

Clark Fork. .....

SWj sec. 15, T. 9 N., R. 13 W., at site of 

former gaging station, 4 mllea south of Hall.

HEi sec. 7, T. 5 N., R. 14 W., 150 feet above 

Flint Creek diversion. 

....40..........................................

SWj sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 14 W., at site of 

Sormer gaging station, 300 feet above mouth.

Swi sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 15 W., on divide 

between Trout Creek and East Fork Rock Creek. 

NE-J sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 14 W., at mouth. ....... 

SWi sec. 11, T. 7 N., R. 14 W., at site of 

former gaging station, * mile above mouth.

SE-JSE-i" sec. 16, T. 10 N., R. 13 W., at division 

point between Allendale Hind Mormon ditches, 

3 miles northwest of Hall.

BW&lwi sec- 35, T. 27 N., R. 33 W., at highway 

bridge 6 miles northwest of Hoxon.

31.2

86.5 

9.1

10.9 

45.8

42.3 

57. 2

1.3 

4.6

3.4 

4.8 

58.1

37.0

32.8 

523

Okanogan River Basin, Wash.

Oct. 1 Palmer Creek . Blmilkameen 

River. '

NE£ sec. 35, T. 49 N., R. 25 E.,'at bridge 

li miles above mouth, near Nlghthawk.

a26.8

a Flow toward Simllkameen River.

Methow River, Basin, Wash.

Jan. a Met how River. . Columbia River SIJiSB

Ear

Maz

i aeo. S3, T. 36

ly Winter Creek,

ana.

N., R.

1 mile

19 E., below

northwest of

7J.43
254 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper 

Columbia River Basin during water year October 1943 to September 1944 Continued

Methow River Basin, Wash. Continued

Date

Jan. 9

July 13 

Aug. 4

Jan. 9

g

Aug. 3 

4

Stream

Methow River..

Kagle Canal... 

Take Creek.. .

Upper slough 

of McKenny 

Mountain 

ditch.

of McKenny 

Mountain 

ditch. 

Plummer ditch.

Methow Valley 

Irrigation 

District 

Canal.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Columbia River..

Methow River. . . . 

Chewack Creek...

Methow River. . . .

....do. ......... 

... .do.... ......

Locality

SJSEi sec. 32, T. 36 N., R. 20 E., 750 feet 

above diversion dam for Dixon-Pitt ditch, 

3 miles above Fenders Mill bridge, near

above Fenders Mill bridge and 8 miles 

northwest of Winthrop. 

Sec. 25, T. 36 N., R."19 E., 50 feet below 

intake and J Alle northwest of Hazama. 

NWi sec. 36, T. 35 N., R. 21 E., 40 feet 

below control gates at Pearrygin Lake Outlet 

and ijj miles northeast of Winthrop. 

SWi sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 20 E-, 200 feet below 

intake near Mazama.

below intake of Little Hollaway-Kumm ditch, 

near Mazama.

Sec. 25, T. 33 N., R. 21 E., at fish screen, 

4 miles southeast of Winthrop. 

Sec. 30, T. 34 N., R. 22 E. , 600 feet below 

head and 3j miles north of Twlsp.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

11.1 

23.6

5.96 

8.57

9.44

14.7 

110

Wenatchee River Basin, Wash.

Aug. 2 

10

Sept. 10

Wenatchee 

River. 

.... do ........

Leavenworth 

water-supply 

intake.

Columbia River. .

Icicle Creek....

Sec. 27, T. 24 N. , R. 18 E., 600 feet below 

upper highway bridge at Dryden 

SEi sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 18 E., 800 feet 

above lower highway bridge at Dryden.

SEi sec. £8, T. 24 N., R. 17 E., at point of 

diversion 4 miles southwest of Leavenworth.

53.8 

38.2

4.31

Crab Creek Basin, Wash.

Sept. 5

5

5

Crab Creek. . . .

Spring Creek. .

Lind Coulee...

Columbia River . .

Crab Creek. .....

. . . .do...... ....

NEi sec. 3, T. 17 N., R. 28 E.,

gaging station near Warden.

SEi sec. 3, T.' 17 N., R. 28 E.,

mouth, near Warden.

SEi sec. 2, T. 17 N., R. 28 E-,

mouth, near Warden.

2 miles above

4 mile above

^

^ mile above

2.70

11.6

.85

Yakima River Basin, Wash.

June 19 

19 

Aug. 14 

June 15 

15 

15 

Nov. 27

Apr. 12 

May 12 

June 2 

16 

Aug. 13 

June 3

Nov. 27

Apr. 13 

May 11 

June 1 

16 

Aug. 14 

Nov. 27

Apr. 12 

May 11 

June 1 

16 

Aug. 15 

Nov. 27

Apr. 13 

May 10 

June 2 

16

Aug. 13

Yakima River. . 

Kittitas Canal

Yakima Ridge 

Canal. 

Selah Valley 

Canal. 

Wapatox power 

canal. 

Tieton Canal. .

Diilon Gap 

Canal.

....do........

....do. .......

....do........

Ahtanum Creek.

New reser1- 

vation 

canal.

do

Old reser1- 

vatlon canal

....do........

....do........

Sunnyside 

Canal.

....do........ 

....do........

....do........

Columbia River.. 

Yakima River ....

Naches River.... 

....do... ....... 

Tieton River. . .. 

Yakima River ....

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

SEi sec. 11, T. £0 N., R. 13 E. , 

bridge on U. S. Highway 10, at 

Sec. 11, T. 20 N., R. 13 E-, at 

near Easton. 

NE-jNW-i- sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 20 

southeast of Yakima. 

NWi sec. 36, T. 15 N., R. 16 E., 

diversions, near Naches. 

NWi sec. 36, T. 15 N., R. 16 E., 

near Naches. 

Sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 15 E., at 

station near Naches. 

NE£ sec. 17, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., 

to Union 8ap,,l mile southeast 

' Union Gap. 

. ...do. .........................

50 feet below 

Easton. 

headworks,

E., 7-J- miles 

above 

at headworks, 

former gaging

at entrance 

of town of

....do........................................

....do....... .................................

SW£ sec. 8, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., just above 

bridge on U. S. Highway 410, 1 mile south of 

town of Union Oap. 

NWi sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., at gaging 

station near Parker.

' "d

SWi sec. 28, T. 12 N-, R. 19 E., 

station near Parker.

....do..... .....................

SWi sec. 27, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., 

station near Parker.

....do.........?................

at gaging

at- gaging

77.6 

951 

199 

128 

572

No flow

24.4 

38.5 

37.5 

 37.4 

37.0 

28.1

No flow

1,320 

1,910 

2,050 

1,640 

1,880 

12.3

* 3.28 

6.94 

20.0 

2.42 

4.31 

No. flow

922 

1,230 

1,310

1*300
INDEX

Aberdeen, Wash., Wynoochee River near.. 

Absher Creek", Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

Accuracy of field data and computed

results..........................

Acre-foot, definition of...............

Adna, Wasji., Bunker Creek near.........

Stearns Creek near...................

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records colle cted by.............

Ahtanum Creek, Wash., discharge measure- 

. ment of..........................

North Fork, near Tampico, Wash.......

South Fork, at Conrad Ranch near

Tampico, Wash....................

Alder, Wash., Nisqually River near.....

Alder Creek near Hamilton, Wash.........

Alderton, Wash., Puyallup River at.....

Allendale ditch, Wash., discharge

measurement s of..................

Alma Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

American River near Nile, Wash.........

Anderson Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement s of..................

Arlington, Wash., Jim Creek near.......

North Fork Stillaguamish River near..

South Fork Stillaguamish River near..

Ashley Creek near Kalispell, Mont......

Auburn, Wash., Big Soos Creek near.....

Covlngton Creek near.................

'Green River near.....................

Jenkins Creek near...................

Backus Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

Bacon Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

near Marblemount, Wash...............

Baker River at Concrete, Wash..........

Barnes Lake Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of...................

Bear Creek (Lake Washington Basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of.

Bear Creek (Paid Oreille River Basin), 

near Victor, Mont................

Bear Creek (Samish River Basin), Wash., 

dis charge measurement of.........

Bear Creek (Skagit River Basin), Wash., 

discharge measurements of........

Beaver Creek (tributary to Black Lake), 

Wash., discharge measurements of.

Beaver Creek (tributary to Newaukum

River), Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

Beaver Creek (tributary to Skagit River) 

near Newhalem, Wash..............

Beaver Creek (tributary to South Fork 

Chehalis River), Wash., discharge 

measurement of...................

Belllngham, Wash., Whatcom Creek near..

Belton, Mont., Middle Fork Flathead

River at.........................

Middle Fork Flathead River near......

Bernier Creek, Wash:, discharge

measurement of...................

Berwick Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of...................

Big Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

near Mansford, Wash..................

Big Fork, Mont., Swan River near.......

Big Soos Creek above Jenkins Creek, 

* near Auburn, Wash................

discharge measurements of............

near Auburn, Wash....^...............

Birchbank, British Columbia, Columbia 

River at.........................

Bitterroot River, East, Fork, at Conner, 

Mont.............................

near Darby, Mont.....................

West Fork, near Conner, Mont.........

Bitterroot River Reservoir, Mont., West 

Fork, co ntents of...............'..

Page

Black Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

243 Black Diamond, Wash., Green River near. 

Newaukum Creek near..................

5 Black River, Wash., discharge measur s1 ments of.........................

21 at Little Rock, Wash................'..

21 Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont.

near Helmville, Mont. 

11 near Ovando, Mont.

Blue Lake near Coulee City, Wash.. 

254 Bolstfort, Wash., Halfway Creek near..,

241 South Fork Chehalis River at.

Bi

242 

50 at..................*...........135-137

115 Kootenai River near.............135,137,138

57 Bothell, Wash., Sammamish River at..... 73

Joulder Creek (Kootenai River Basin)

near Leonia, Idaho............... 143

Jonner, Mont., Blackfoot River near...: 

Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Kootenai River

253

250

238 Boulder Creek (Skagit River Basin),

Wash., dlacharge measurements of.

Boulder Creek (Pend Oreille River

Basin) at Maxville, Mont......... 160

25! Boundary Creek near Port Hill, Idaho...

84 Brinnon, Wash., Dosewallips River near.

85

83

184

67

68

66

68

250

250

100

111

246

249

169

251

246

245

244

123

179

180

245

245

243

109 

18E

249

67

12'

16£ 

16 

166

15

Duckabush Riyer near. 

Brown Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.

250 149'

43

44

243

62

ment of............. 7............ 253

Jumping Tjake, Wash., contents of....... 233

Jumping River ne*ar Nile, Wash.......... 237

Bunker Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

near Adna, Wash

Buckley, Wash., White River near......

Bull River, Mont., discharge measurePage

244

65

67

246

27

164

162

163

226

21

20

164

Burlington, Wash., Friday Creek near... 

Samish River near....................

Burnt Fork Creek near Stevensville,

244

21

122

121

Mont.

Bush Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.

Butler Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.

Calder, Idaho, St. Joe River at........

Camas Reservoirs, Mont., contents of... 

Cannonball Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of.

170

247

253

201

157

243

243

60

251

102

196

29

69

70

29

26

25

- 55 

248

248

243 

23-24 

18

16

17

15

20

244 

Chehalis River Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................243-247

gaglng-station 

------ 

records in............ 15-34 213

212

Capps Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

Carbon River near Fairfax, Wash........

Cary Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

Cascade River at Marblemount, Wash.....

Cataldo, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene River

near..............................

edar Creek near Oakvllle, Wash........

Cedar River at Cedar Falls, Wash.......

near Landsberg, Wash.................

Cedarville, Wash., Rock Creek at.......

Centralia, Wash., Hanaford Creek neSr.. 

Skookumchuck River near..............

Jhambers Creek below Leach Creek, -near 

Steilacoom, Wash.................

discharge measurement, of.

Chambers Creek Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.

Charlies Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of.

Chehalis, Wash., Newaukum River near.., 

Chehalis River at South Elma, Wash...., 

near Doty, Wash'.

near Grand Mound, Wash.........

near Pe Ell, Wash..............

South Fork, at Bolstfort, Wash, 

discharge measurements of.

Chelan, Wash., Chelan River at. 

Lake Chelan at.............

Chelan River at Chelan, Wash.

355
256 INDEX

Chelan River Basin, Wash., gagingstation records in..............2]1-214

Guilds Creek, Wasli., discharge measurements of......................... 252

Chlmacun Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of.................... 248

China Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 245

Chlwawa River near Plain, Wash......... 218

Clark Creek at Marblemount, Wash....... 104

discharge measurements of ............ 250

North Fork, discharge measurements of 250

South Fork, discharge measurements of 250

Clark Fork above tlissoula, Mont........ 150

at St. Regis, Mont................... 152

below Mlssoula, Mont................. 151

near Heron, [font..................... 154

near Plains, Mont.................... 153

Cle Elum, Wash., Yakima River at....... 228

Cle Elum Lake, Wash., contents of...... 233

Cle Elum River near Roslyn, Wash....... 235

Clear Lake, Wash., East Fork Nookachamps Creek near................ 120

Clearwater, Wash., Clearwater River

near............................. 38

Queets River near.................... 37

Clearwater River near Clearwater, Wash. 38 

Cloquallum River at Elma, Wash......... 30

discharge measurements of............ 247

Clover Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 248

Coal Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 245

Coeur d'Alene Lake at Coeur d'Alene,

Idaho............................ 197

Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville, Idaho. 195 

near Cataldo, Idaho.................. 196

Cold Springs Creek, Wash,, discharge

measurement of................... < Columbia Falls, Ilont., Flathead River

at............................... 173

Flathead River near.................. 172

South Fork, Flathead River near...... 181

Columbia River at Birchbank, British

Columbia......................... 127

at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash............ 130

at- international boundary-........... 128

at Trinidad, Wash....................3, 131

Columbia River main stem, British

Columbia-Wash., gaging-station

records on......................127-131

Colville, Wash., Mill Creek near....... 194

Colvtlle River at Kettle Falls, Wash... 193 

Colville River Basin, Wash., gagingstation records in..............193-194

Como Lake, Mont., contents of .......... 157

Computations, accuracy of results of... 5 

Concrete, Wash., Baker River at........ Ill

Finney Creek near.................... 112

Grandy Creek near.................... 113

Jackman Creek near................... 110

Skagit River near.................... 90

Conner, Mont., East Fork Bitterroot

River at......................... 168

West Fork Bitterroot River near...... 166

Contents, definition of ................ 2

Control, definition of................. 1

Cook Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 238

Coolin, Idaho, Priest Lake near........ 186

Priest Rijfer near.................... 187

Coon Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 249

Cooperation, record of................. 12

Cop$land, Idaho, Kootenai River near..139-140 

Coulee City, Wash., Blue Lake near..... <

Pack Creek near...................... 224

Park Lake near....................... 212

Covington Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 249

near Auburn, Wash.................... 68

Cow Lake Outlet, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 249

Crab Creek at Irby, Wash............... 220

discharge measurement of ............. 254

near Hoses Lake, Wash................ 221

near Smyrna, Wash............/....... 223

near Warden, Wash.................... 222

Crab Creek Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................. 254

Crab Creek Basin-, Wash., gaging-station

records in........;..............£20-227

Crim Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 243

Cumberland Creek, Wash., discharge

ment of........................... 251

Damnation Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of................... 250

Darby, Mont., Bitterroot River near..... 167

Darrington, Wash., Sauk River^ near...... 106

Data, accuracy of............~........... 5

explanation of........................ 2-4

Day Creek near Lynan, Wash.............. 116

Deep Creek (Chehalis River Basin), Wash.,

discharge measureiients of......... 244

Deep Creek (Kootenai River Basin) at

Moravia, Idaho.................... 146

Deer Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.......................... 243

Deleaenne Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of................... 247

Dell Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.......................... 244

Deming, Wash., Nooksack River at........ 125

Dempsey Creek, Wash., discharge

measurenents of................... 246

Diablo Reservoir, Wash., contents of.... 92

Dillenbaugh Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of................... 245

Diobsud Creek near Marblemount, Wash..... 101

Dosewallips River near Brinnon, Wash.... 43

Doty, Wash.,-Chehalis River near........ 16

Elk Creek near......:................. 19

Dryad Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.........................:. 243

Duckabush River near Brinnon, Wash.....'. 44

Dungeness River near Sequim, Wash....... 42

Dunn Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.......................... 243

Duwamish River Basin, Wash., discharge

nents in.........................248-249

gaging-station records in............. 64-66

234

144

Easton, Wash., Kachess River near.......

Eastport, Idaho, Moyie River at.........

Eaton Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of...........................

Eatonville, Wash., Ohop Creek near.../..

Eight Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of..........................

Eileen, Idaho, Moyie River at...........

Elk Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of ..........................

near Doty, Wash.................'......

Elma, Wash., Cloquallum River at........

Wildcat Creek near....................

Elwha River at McDonald Bridge, near

Port Angeles, Wash................

Enaville, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene River at.

Enumclaw drain ditch, Wash., discharge 

measurement of....................

Ephrata, Wash., Rocky Fork Creek near...

Essex, Mont., Middle Fork Flathead

River at..........................

Fairfax, Wash., Carbon River near.......

Fairholm, Wash., Soldeduck River near... 

Falls Creek, Wash., discharge'measurejient of...........................

Ferry, Wash., Kettle River near.........

Finn, Mont., Nevada Creek near..........

Finney Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of...........................

near Concrete, Wash...................

Flathead Lake at Somers, Mont...........

Flathead River at Columbia Falls, Mont., 

at Damon Ranch, near Kalispell, Mont., 

at Demersville, near Kalispell, Mont., 

at Flathead, British Columbia.........

at Therriault Ferry, near Kalispell, 

Mont..............................

Middle Fork, at Bel ton, Mont..........

at Esses, Mont......................

near Bel ton, Mont...................

near Columbia Fall s, Jlont.............

near Holt, Ilont.......................

near Kalispell, Mont..................

near Poison, Mont.....................

247

54

243

145

243

19

30

31

41

195

249

225

40

247

190

165

251

112

176

173

174

174

171

179

178

180

172

175

174

177
INDEX 257

Elathead River, South Fork, near

Columbia Falls, Mont.............

Flett Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

Flint Creek at Maxville, Mont..........

discharge measurements of............

near Southern Cross, Mont............

Floods, special reports on.............

Forest, Wash., North Fork Newaukum

River near.......................

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at Grand

Coulee Dam, Wash.................

Freeman Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.........................,

Friday Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of...........................

near Burlington, Wash...............

Gaddis Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of...................

Garrod Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of..................

near Oakville, Wash..................

South Fork; discharge measurements of 

Georgetown Lake, Mont., contents of..., 

Gibson.Crqek, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

Gilligan Creek, Wash., discharge

tneasursnents of..................

Glacier, Wash., Nooksack River near....

Gold Bar, Wash., Skykomish River near.. 

Goodell Creek near Newhalem, Wash......

Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., Columbia River 

at...............................

 Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at........

Grand Mound, Wash,, Chehalis River near 

Scatter Creek near...................

Grandy Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of..........................

near Concrete, Wash..................

Grandy Lake Outlet, Wash., discharge

measurement of...................

Granite Falls, Wash., Pilchuck River

near..............:..............

South Fork Stillaguamish River near.. 

Green River, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

near Auburn, Wash....'................

near Black Diamond, Wash.............

near Palmer, Wash....................

Green River Basin, Wash., gagingstation records in...............

Greenwater, Wash., Greenwater River at. 

White River at.......................

Greenwater River at TSreenwater, Wash...

Halfway Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of...................

near Boistfort, Wash.................

North Fork, discharge measurement of. 

Hamilton, Wash., Alder Creek near......

O'Toole Creek near...................

Hanaford Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of..................

near Centralla, Wash.................

Hansen Creek, East Fork, Wash., discharge measurements of...........

near Sedro Woolley, Wash.............

Hay Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

Hayden Lake at Hayden Lake, Idaho......

Helmville, Mont., Blackfoot River near. 

Heron, Mont., Clark Fork near..........

Hoh River near Spruce, Wash............

Holt, Mont., Flathead River near.......

Hoodsport, Wash., North Fork Skokomish 

River near.......................

Hope, British Columbia, Stcaglt River 

, near...........;..,..............,

Hope, Idaho, Pend Oreille Lake at......

Hope Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

Humptulips River near Humptulips,

Wash.............................

Independence Creek, Wash., discharge 

measurements of................

Index, Wash., South Fork Skykomish

River near.....................

159 Irby, Wash., Crab Creek at...........

181

248 

159 

253

158 Jackman Creek near Concrete, Wash-. 

11 Jenkins Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of....................".....

24-25 near Auburn, Wash.

South Fork, discharge measurements .of 

129 Jim Creek near Arlington, Wash.

Johnson Creek, Wash., discharge measure251 ments of.,

Jones Creek (Chehalis River Basin), 

253 Wash., discharge measurement of.. 

122 Jones Creek (Skagit River Basin), Wash., 

dis charge measurement of.........

near Lyman, Wash.....................

247 Jordan Creek at Marblemount, Wash.

Icicle Creek above Snow Creek, near 

Leavenworth, Wash.............

Illabot Creek near Rockport, Wash...

245

26

252

118

243

203

162

154

39

175

45

155

244

35

219

105

246

74

220

110

249

68

249

84

245

243

251

117

104

247 Kachess Lake, Wash., contents of....... 233

28 Kachess River near Easton, Wash........ 234

247 Kagle Canal, Wash., discharge measure157 ment of.......................... 254

Kalispell, Mont., Ashley Creek near.... 184

247 Flathead River near.................174,175

Whitefish Creek near................. 183

252 Kapowsin Creek near Kapowsin, Wash..... 59

124 Ka-tula Creek, Wash., discharge measure75 ment of.......................... 243

99 Kearney Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 245

130 Keechelus Lake, Wash., contents of..... 233

129 Kettle Falls, Wash., Colvllle River at. 193 

17 Kettle River near Ferry, Wash.......... 190

27 near Laurier, Wash................... 191

Kettle River Basin, Wash., gaging251 station records in..............190-192

113 Kiona, Wash., Yakima River at.......... 231

Klttitas Canal, Wash., discharge 

251 measurement of................... 254

Kootenai River at Bonners Ferry, Idaho 135-137

81 at Boom Camp, near Bonners Ferry,

82 Idaho............................ 135

at Klockmann Ranch, near Bonners 

248 Ferry, Idaho..................... 138

66 at Leonia, Idaho..................... 134

65 at Libby, Mont....................... 133

64 at Newgate, British Columbia......... 132

at Port Hill, Idaho.................140-142

67-68 discharge measurements of............ 253

63 near Bonners Ferry, Idaho............ 137

61 near Copeland, Idaho................139-140

63 Kootenai River Basin, British ColumbiaIdaho-Mont., discharge measurements in.......................... 253

244 gaging-station records in...........132-149

21 Kootenay Lake at Kuskonook, British 

244 Columbia......................... 142

115 Kuskonook, British Columbia, Kootenay

114 - Lake at.......................... 142

La Grande, Wash., Mashel River near.... 53

Lake Chelan at Chelan, Wash............ 212

Lake Creek (Chehalis River Basin), Wash.,

discharge measurement of......... 244

Lake Creek (Methow River Basin), Wash,,

discharge measurement of......... 254

Lake Shannon, Wash., contents of....... 93-

Lake Washington Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................. 249

gaging-station records in............ 69-73

Landsberg, Wash., Cedar River near..... 70

Laughlin Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 244

Laurier, Wash,., Kettle River near...... 191

Leach Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 248

Leavenworth, Wash., Icicle Creek near.. 219 

Leavenworth water-supply .intake, Wash.,

discharge measurement of......... 254

Lenore Lake near Soap Lake, Wash....... 226

Leonia, Idaho, Boulder Creek near...... 143

Kootenai.River at.................... 134

Libby, Mont., Kootenai River at........ 133

Lightning Creek near Newhalem, Wash.... 93

Lincoln Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 246
258 INDEX

Lincoln Creek near Rochester, Wash..... 

North Fork, discharge measurements

Page Page

26 Moyie River at Eastport, Idaho......... 144

at Eileen, Idaho..................... 145

of............................... 246 Kuddy Creek, Wash., dis charge measureSouth Fork, discharge measurement of. 246

Lind Coulee, Wash., discharge measurement of...............'........... 254

Little Rock, Wash., Black River at..... 

Wadel1 Creek near....................

Long Canyon Creek near Port Hill, Idaho

Long Lake, Wash., Spokane River at..... 200

Loretta Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 251

Lost Creek (tributary to Newaukum

River), Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 245

Lost Creek (tributary to Stillman

Creek), Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

Lotus, Idaho, St. Maries River at......

Lower Jocko Lake, Mont., contents of...

Lucas Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

Lucerne, Wash., Railroad Creek at......

Lyman, Wash., Day Creek near...........

Jones Creek near.....................

27 Myers Q?eek near Myncaster, British

28 

147 Myncaster, British Columbia, layers

Naches, Wash., Naches River near....... 236

Tie ton River near...................239",240

Naches River below Tieton River, near

Naches, Wash..................... 236

Naselle River near Naselle, Wash....... ~13

National, Wash., Nisqually River near.. 49 

244 Nevada Creek above reservoir, near

202 Finn, Mont....................... 165

157 Nevada Creek Reservoir, Mont.,

of. 

245 

214

116

117

McCormick Creek,' Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 243

McKenna, Wash., Nisqually River near... 51

McKenny Mountain ditch, lower slough,

dis charge measurement of ......... 254

upper slough, Wash., discharge

measur eisie nt of................... 254

Main canal, Mont., discharge measurement of.......................... 253

Mannser Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 251

Mansford, Wash., Big Creek near........ 109

Suiattle River near.................. 108

Maplewood Springs Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of........... 248

Marble Creek near Marblemount, Wash...'. 103

Marblemount, Wash., Bacon Creek near... 100 

Cascade River at..................... 102;

Clark Creek at....................... 104

Diobsud Creek near................... 101

Jordan Creek at...................... 104

Marble Creek near.................... 103

Marshall Creek, Mont., discharge

measurements of.................. 253

Martin, Wash., Yakima River near....... 227

Martin Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 250

Mashel River near La Grande, Wash...... 53

Maxville, Mont., Boulder Creek at...... 160

Flint Creek at....................... 159

Meskill Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 244

Metaline Falls, Wash., Pend Orel lie

River near....................... 156

Methow River at Twisp, Wash............ 210

discharge measurements of...........253-254

Methow River Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................253-254

gaging-station record in............. 210

Methow Valley Irrigation District Canal,

Wash., discharge measurement of.. 254

Mill Creek (Chehalis River Basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of. 244

Mill Creek (Colville River Basin) near

Colville, Wash................... 194'

Mill Creek (Skagit River Basin), Wash.,

discharge measurements of........ 251'

Mima Creek, Wash., discharge itBasuremaitB of. 246|

Mineral Creek near Mineral, Wash....... 52

Mi ss ion'Valley Reservoirs, Mont., contents of......................... 157

Missoula, Mont., Clark Fork above...... 150

Clark Fork below..................... 151

Montesano, Wash., Wynoochee River near. 34

Moravia, Idaho, Deep Creek at.......... 146i

Morey Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 24S|

Moses Lake, Wash., Crab Creek near..... 221

Moses Lake at Moses Lake, Wash......... 226

Mount Vernon, Wash., Nookachamps Creek 

near...........................

Skagit- River near..................

Mox-Chehalis Creek, Wash., discharge

' measurements of................

119

91

247

ments of.

Mundt Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.

Columbia.

Creek near.

251

252

192

192

contents

New reservation canal, Wash., discharge

measurements of,

157

254

Newaukum Creek, Wash., discharge

248

67

248

measurements of. 

near Black Diamond, Wash...........

North Fork, discharge measurements

of.............................

Newaukum River, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 245

Middle Fork, discharge measurements of 245 

near Chehalis, Wash.................. 23-24

near Onalaska, Wash.................. 22

North Fork, near Forest, Wash........ 24-25

Newgate, British Columbia, Kootenai

River at.

Newhalem, Wash., Beaver Creek near.....

132

94

99

93

95

Goodell Creek near 

Lightning Creek near 

Ruby Creek near.....

Skagit River at...................... 88-89

Skagit River near.................... 87

Stetattle Creek near................. 98

Thunder Creek near................... 96-97

Newhalem Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.

Newman Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.

250

247

Nighthawk, Wash., Similkameen River 

near. 209 

Nile, Wash., American River near........ 238

Bumping River near. 

Nine Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.

237

243

50

51

49

Nisqually River near Alder, Wash.....

near McKenna, Wash..................

near National, Wash...."............

Nisqually'River Basin, Wash., paging- ^ 

station records in............... 49-54

Nookachamps Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 252

East Fork, discharge measurements of. 252 

near Clear Lake, Wash.............. 120

near Mount Vernon, Wash.............. 119

Nooksack River above Cascade Creek, 

near Glacier, Wash............

at Deming, Wash...................

South Fork, near Wickersham, Wash. 

Nooksack River Basin, Wash., gaging124

125

126

North River near Raymond, Wash. 

Oakville, Wash., Cedar Creek near.

station records in..............124-126

14

29

28

54

205

207

208

253 

gaging-station records in...........205-209

Old reservation canal, Wash., discharge

Garrod Creek near. 

Ohop Creek near Batonville, Wash., 

Okanogan River at Okanagan Falls, 

British Columbia............

at- Oroville, Wash...............

near Tonasket, Wash.

Okanogan River Basin, Wash., discharge

measurement in.

measurements of,

Olson Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.

Onalaska, Wash., Newaukum River near...

Oroville, Wash., Okanogan River at.....

Osoyoos Lake near....................

Orting, Wash., Puyallup River near.....

254

250

22

207

206
INDEX 259

Osoyoos Lake neaj Orovllle, Wash.......

O'Toole Creek near Hamilton, Wash......

Ovando, Mont., Blackfoot River near....

Packwood Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of...................

Palmer, wash.*, Green River near........

Palmer Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 253

Park Creek near coulee City, Wash

Park Lake near Coulee City, Wash....... 226

Parker, Wash., Yakima River near....... 230

Pe Ell, Wash., Chehalis River near...;. 

Rock Creek near...................... 19

Pend Oreille Lake at Hope, Idaho.......

Pend Oreille River below Z Canyon, near

Metaline Falls, Wash............. 156

Pend Oreille River Basin, Idaho-Mont., 

discharge raeasuranents In.......

gaging-station records in...........150-189

smaller reservoirs in................

Percival Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 246

Peshastin, Wash., Wenatchee River at... 217 

Philipsburg, Mont., Middle Fork Rock

Creek near....................... 161

Pigeon Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

Pilchuck River near Granite Falls, Wash. 81 

Pipe Lake Outlet, Wash., discharge

measurarnent of................... 249

Plain, Wash., Chiwawa River near....... 218

Wenatchee Lake near.................. 215

Wenatchee River at................... 216

Plains, Mont., Clark Fork near......... 153

Plummer ditch, Wash., discharge measurement of..........................

Poison, Mont., Flathead River near..... 177

Port Angeles, Wash., Elwha River near.. 41 

Port Hill, Idaho, Boundary Creek near.. 149 

Kootenai River at.............:

Long Canyon Creek near............... 147

Smith Creek near..................... 148

Porter Creek at Porter, Wash........... 30

dis charge measurement of ............. 247

Post Falls, Idaho, Spokane River at.... 198

Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal at.. 204 

Potlatch, Wash., North Fork Skokomish 

River near.......................

Skokomish River near................. 47

Power Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of .............. i........... 247

Prairie Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 246

Pressentin Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 251

Priest Lake at outlet, near Coo-lin,

Idaho............................ 186

Priest River at outlet of Priest Lake,

near coolin, Idaho............... 187

near Priest River, Idaho............. 1'88

Publications on stream flow, by

Geological Survey................Ej-9,11

by State agenciee.................... 9-10

Puget Sound Basin, Wash., gaging-statioi

records in.......................43-126

Puyallup River at Alderton, Wash....... 57

at Puyallup, Wash.................... 58

discharge measurements of ............ 248

near Orting, Wash.................... 56

Puyallup River Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................. 248

gaging-station records Ln............ 56-63

Queets River near Clear-water, Wash..... 37

Queets River Basin, Wash., gagingstation records in............... 37-38

Quinault River at Quinault Lake, Wash.. 36

Railroad Creek at Lucerne, Wash........ 214

Raymond, Wash., North River near....... 14

Red Cabin Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 251

Redmond, Wash.., Sammamiah Lake near.... 71

Sammami sh River near................. 72

Rochester, Wash., Lincoln Creek near... 26 

Rock Creek (Chehalis River BasirJ at

Cedarville, Wash................. 29

diecharge measurement of ............. 247

206 Rock Creek (Chehalis River Basin)*near

114 Pe Ell, Wash..................... 19

163 Rock Creek (DuwamiSh River Basin), Wash.,

dis charge measurement of......... 249

Rock Creek (Lake Washington Basin), 

245 Wash., discharge measurements of. '249 

64 Rock Creek (Pend Oreille River Basin), 

Middle Fork, near Philipsburg, 

Mont............................. 161

224 Rock Creek (East Fork) Reservoir, Ilont.,

contents of....................... 157

Rockport, Wash., Illabot Creek near.... 105

5 Rocky Creek, Wash., discharge measure-

, ments of......................... 250

155 Rocky Fork Creek near Ephrata, Wash.... 225

 loger Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 243

Roslyn, Wash., Cle Elum River near..... 235

253 Ruby Creek near Newhalem, Wash......... 95

189 Ruby Reservoir, Wash., contents of..... 92

157 Rudolph Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 244

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 1

252 Salmo

254 Samish

140-142 Sammamish

St. Joe River at Calder, Idaho......... 201

St. Maries River at Lotus, Idaho....... 202

St. Regis, Mont., Clark Pork at........ 152

River near Waneta, British

Columbia......................... 189

Salmon Creek (Chehalis River Basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of. 246 

Salmon Creek (Salmon Creek Basin),

Wash., discharge measurement of.. 247 

Samish River, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 252

near Burlington, Wash................ 121

"L River Basin, Wash., discharge 

measurements in.................252-253

gaging-station records in...........121-122

Sammamish Lake near Redmond, Wash...... 71

River at Bothell, Wash....... 73

near Redmond, Wash................... 72

Sand Creek (tributary to Mox-Chehalis

Creek), Wash., discharge measurement Of *......................... 247

Sand Creek (tributary to Stowe Creek),

Wash., discharge measurement of.. 243 

Satsop River near Satsop, Wash......... 32

Sauk River above Whitechuck River,near

Darrington, Wash................. 106

near Sauk, Wash...................... 107'

Savage Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 251

Scarrmon Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 246

South Fork, discharge measurement of. 246 

Scatter Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 246

near Grand Mound, Wash.......:....... 27

Scotts Lake Creek, Wash., discharge

measuranents of.................. 246

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of.............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of.......... 1

Sedro Wooley, Wash., Hansen Creek near. 118 

Selah Valley Canal, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 254

Sequim, Wash., Dungeneas River near.... 42

Seven Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 243

Sheldon Creek, Waeh., discharge measurement of.......................... 247

Shields Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement s of.................. 243

Sibley Creek, Wash-., discharge measurement of.......................... 250

Silver Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 253

Slmilkameen River near Nighthawk, Wash. 209 

Skagit River above Devils Creek, near

Newhalem, Wash................... 87.-.

at Newhalem, Wash.................... 00-89

near Concrete, Wash.................. 90

near Hope, British Columbia.......... 06

near Mount Vernon, Wash.............. 91

North Fork, discharge measurement of. 250 

South Fork, discharge measurement of. 250 

Skagit River Basin, British ColumbiaWash., discharge measurements in. 250
INDEX

Skagit River Basin, British-ColumbiaWash., gaging-stations In......

reservo irs In......................

Skokomish River near Potlatch, Wash..

North Fork, below Staircase Rapids,

near Hoodsport, Wash...........

near Potlatch, Wash..............

South Fork, near Union, Wash.......

Skokomish River Basin, Wash., gaglngstation records in............... 45-48

Skookumchuck River, Wash., discharge

measur ement s of.................. 245

near Centralia, Wash................. 25

Sky Creek, Wash., discharge measurement

of............................... 250

Skykomish River near Gold Bar, Wash.... 75 

Seuth Fork, near Index, Wash......... 74

Siocan River, British Columbia, discharge measurements of........... 253

Smart Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of........................... 253

Siith Creek (Chehalis River Basin),

Wash., discharge measurement of.. 243

Smith Creek (Kootenai River Basin) near

Port Hill, Idaho................. 148

Smyrna, Wash., Crab Creek near......... 223

Snohomish River at Snohomish, Wash.....

Snohomish River Basin, Wash., gagingstation records in............... 74-89

Snoqualmie Falls, Wash., North Fork

Snoqualmi e Riv er near............ 79

Snoqualmie River near Tolt, Wash....... 78

North Fork, near Snoqualmie Falls,

 Wash............................. 79

Snow Creek, Wash., discharge measurement

of............................... 248

Snyder Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 245

Soap Lake, Wash., Lenore Lake near..... 226 

Soap Lake near......................226-227

Soap Lake near Soap Lake, Wash........226-227

Soleduck River near Fairholm, Wash.... 40

Somers, Mont., Flathead Lake at........ 176

Soosette Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement s of .................. 249

iSorenson Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................251-252

South Elma, Wash., Chehalis River at... 18

South Hanaford Creek, Wash., discharge

m"easur emen ts of.................245-246

Southern Cross, Ifont., Flint Creek near . 158

Spokane River at Long Lake, Wash....... 200

at Post Falls, Idaho................. 198

at Spokane, Wash..................... 199

Spokane River Basin, Idaho-Wash., gagIng-station records In..........195-204

Spokane Vail ey Farm Co.'s canal at

Post Falls, Idaho................ 204

Spring Creek (Crab Creek Basin), Wash.,

discharge measurement of......... 254

Spring Creek (Duwamish River Basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of. 249

Spring Creek (Pend Oreille River Basin),

Mant., discharge measurement of.. 253

Spruce, Wash., Hoh River near.......... 39

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1

Startup, Wash., Sultan River near...... 77

Stearns Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 245

near Adna, Wash...................... 21

West Fork, discharge measurement of.. 244

Stehekin River at Stehekin, Wash....... 211

Steilacoom, Wash., Chambers Creek near. 55

Stetattle Creek near Newhalem, Wash.... .98

Stevensvllle, Mant., Burnt Fork Creek

near............................. 170

S.tillaguamlsh River, Wash., discharge

measurements of .................. 250

North Forkj^near Arlington, Wash..... 85

South Fork, above Jim Creek near

Arlington, Wash.................. 83

near Grani te Falls, Wash........... 82

Stillacuamlsh River Basin, Wash., gagIng-station records in........... 02-85

Stillmn Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of .................. 244

Stlllwater River near Whiteflsh, Mont.. 182

Stowe Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.......................... 243

Suiattle River near tfensford, Wash..... 108

86-120 Sultan River near Startup, Wash........ 77

92 Sunnyside Canal, Wash., discharge

47 measurements of.................. 254

Swan River near Big Fork, Ifont....'..... 185

45 Swede Creek, Wash., discharge measure46 ment of.......................... 252

48 Swift Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 250

Tampico, Wash., North Fork Ahtanum

Creek near....................... 241

South Fork Ahtanum Creek near........ 242

Tapp Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 244

Tenas Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of........................250-251

Tenns, definition of................... 1-2

Thomas Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 253

Thompson Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of......... r ........ 245

Thompson Falls Reservoir, Mont., contents of......................... 157

Thornton Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 250

Thrash Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 243

Thunder Creek (Samlsh River Basin),

Wash., discharge measurement of.. 252

Thunder Creek (Skagit River Basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of. 251 

near Newhalem, Wash.................. 96-97

TIeton Canal, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 254

TIeton Reservoir, Wash., contents of... 233

Tieton River at headworks of Tieton

Canal, near Naches, Wash......... 240

at TIeton Dam, near Naches, Wash..... 239

Time basis of records.................. 5

Tolt, Wash., Snoqualmie River near..... 78 

Tolt River near...................... 80

Tolt River near Tolt, Wash............. 80

Tonasket, Wash., Okanogan River near... 208

Trinidad, Wash., Columbia River at.... .3, 131

Trout Creek, Mont., discharge measurements of......................... 253

Turner Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 252

Umtanum, Wash., Yakima River at........ 229

Union, Wash., South Fork Skokomish

River near....................... 48

Union Gap Canal, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 254

Upper Columbia River Basin, British

Columbia-Idaho-Mont.-Wash.,. gaging-station records In..........127-242

Van Orraan Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 244

Vance Creek, Wash., dispharge measurements of.......................... 247

Vernon Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 252

Victor, Mont., Bear Creek near......... 169

Wadell Creek, Wash'., discharge measurement of.......................... 246

near Little Rock, Wash............... 28

Walker Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of...............:......... 252

Waneta, British Columbia, Salmo River

near............................. 189

Wapatox power canal, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 254

Warden, Wash., Crab Creek near......... 222

Water Cress Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of................... 249

Wenatchee Lake near" Plain, Wash......:. "215

Wenatchee River at Peshastin, Wash..... 217

at Plain, Wash....................... 216

discharge measurements of............ 254

Wenatchee River Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................. 254

gagin&-station records "in...........215-219

Whatcom Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of............... . 253

near Belllngham, Wash................ 123
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Whatcom Creek Basin, Wash., discharge

measurement s in.................. 253

gaging-station record in............. 123

White Creek, Wash., discharge i.-easurements of......................... 251

White River at Greenwater, Wash........ 61

near Buckley, Wash................... 62

Whitefish, Ibnt., Stillwater River near 182

VTnlteflsh Creek near Kallspell, Mont... 183

Wlckersham, Wash., South Fork Nooksack

River near....................... 126

Wildcat Creek, Wash., discharge

neasuranents of.................. 238

East Fork, discharge measurements of. 247 

near Elma, Wash...................... 31

Williams Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 247

Willow Creek at Anfinson Ranch, near

Corvallis, Mont.................. 153

Wiseman Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 252

Wiser Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 248

Wishkah River, Wash., discharge

measuranents of.................. 239

Wishkah River, Wash., East Fork, discharge measurements of........... 239

near Wishkah, Wash................... 28

Work, division of...................... 12

scope of............................. 1

Workman Creek, Wash., discharge measurement s of......................... 247

Wynoochee River at-Oxbow, near Aberdeen, Wash....................... 33

below Black Creek, near Hontesano,

Wasli............................. 34

Yaklma Ridge Canal, Wash., discharge

measu rei.ient of................... 254

Yakima River at Cle Elum, Wash......... 228

at Klona, Wash....................... 231

at Umtanum, Wash .......~.............. 229

discharge measurement of............. 254

near mrtin, Wash.................... 22.7

near Parker, Wash.................... 230

Yakima River Basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................. 254

gaging-station records in...........227-242

reservoirs in.......................232-233

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