Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 6-A. Missouri River Basin above Sioux 

City, Iowa

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1279

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, 

and with other agencies

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

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

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

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

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

Water Resources Division, (\ G. Paulsen, chief, under the general 

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

Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

F. M. Bell______________________________Denver. Colo. 

V. R. Bennion_____________________Iowa City, Iowa

H. M. Erskine_______________^________Bismarck, X. Dak, 

D. D. Lewis____________________________Lincoln, Nebr. 

T. R. Newell_____________________________Boise, Idaho 

Frank Stermitz_________________________Helena, Mont.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953

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IV
CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 11

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

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

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

Sheep Creek basin:

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

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

Horse Prairie Creek basin:

Horse Prairie Creek near Grant, Mont............................................. 17

Beaverhead River (continuation of Red Rock River): 

Grasshopper Creek basin: 

Grasshopper Ureek near Dillon, Mont.............................................. 18

Beaverhead River at Barratts , Mont................................................. 19

Blacktall Creek basin:

Blackball Creek near Dillon, Mont................................................ 21

Beaverhead River at Blaine, Mont................................................... 22

Ruby River basin:

Ruby River above Warm Springs Creek, near Alder, Mont............................ 23

Ruby River above reservoir, near Alder, Mont..................................... 24

Ruby River at dam site near Alder, Mont.......................................... 25

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

Ruby River at Laurin, Mont....................................................... 27

Ruby River below Ramshorn Creek, near Sheridan, Mont............................. 28

Ruby River near Twin Bridges, Mont............................................... 29

Big Hole River basin:

Big Hole River near Jackson, Mont................................................ 30

Miner Creek near Jackson, Mont................................................. 31

Trail Creek near Wisdom, Mont.................................................. 32

Big Hole River near Melrose, Mont................................................ 33

Birch Creek near Glen, Mont.................................................... 34

Jefferson River (continuation of Beaverhead River): 

Whitetall Creek basin: 

Whltetail Creek near Whitehall, Mont............................................. 35

Boulder giver basin:

Boulder River above Rock Creek, near Basin, Mont................................. 36

Boulder River near Boulder, Mont................................................. 37

Little Boulder River:

North Fork of Little Boulder River near Boulder, Mont........................ 38

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

Willow Creek basin:

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

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

Madison River basin:

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

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

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

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

Missouri River (continuation of Jefferson River): 

Gallatin River basin: 

Gallatin River:

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

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

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

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

Gallatin River near Belgrade, Mont..........................................:.... 50

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gallatin River at Logan, Mont.................................................... 62

Sixteen Mile Creek basin:

Sixteen Mile Creek at Ringling, Mont............................................. 63

Missouri River at Toston, Mont..................................................... 64

Canyon Ferry Reservoir near Helena, Mont........................................... 65
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Prickly Pear Creek basin: Page 

Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont............................................. 66

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

.............................................. 68

Dearborn River near demons, Mont................................................ 70

Dearborn River near Craig, Mont.................................................. 71

Smith River basin:

Smith River:

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

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

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

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

Sun River basin:

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

Muddy Creek at Vaughn, Mont.................................................... 77

Sun River near Vaughn, Mont...'................................................... 78

Belt Creek basin:

Belt Creek near Monarch Mont.

Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont

Marias River basin:

Two Medicine River (head of Marias River) near Browning, Mont.................... 81

Badger Creek near Browning, Mont

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank , Mont ............................................... 83

Marias River near Shelby , Mont

Marias River near Brinkman , Mont ................................................. 85

Teton River near Farmington , Mont . 

Missouri River at Loma , Mont .

Judith River basin:

Judith River near Utica , Mont .................................................... 88

Koss Fork near Hobson , Mont .................................................... 89

Big Spring Creek near Lewistown, Mont. ......................................... 90

Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont ................................................. 91

Missouri River at powerplant ferry, near Zortman, Mont. ............................ 92

Musselshell River basin:

North Fork Musselshell River near Delpine , Mont .

South Fork Musselshell River above Martinsdale , Mont ........................... 94

Big Elk Creek at Twodot , Mont .................................................. 95

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont 	96 

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

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

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

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

Box Elder Creek:

McDonald Creek at Winnett , Mont .............................................. 101

Flatwillow Creek near Flatwillow , Mont ....................................... 102

Musselshell River at Mosby, Mont. ................................................. 103

Dry Creek basin:

Dry Creek near Van Herman , Mont .................................................. 104

Fort Peck Reservoir at Port Peck , Mont ............................................. 105

Missouri River below Port Peck Dam, Mont. .......................................... 106

Milk River basin:

South Fork Milk River near international boundary. ............................... 107

North Pork Milk River above St . Mary Canal , near Browning , Mont ................ 108

North Fork Milk River near international boundary. ............................. 109

Milk River at Milk River, Alberta. ............................................... 110

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

Wild Horse Lake closed basin:

Sage Creek at "Q" Ranch, near Wildhorse, Alberta. ............................ 112

Sage Creek at international boundary. ........................................ 113

Big Sandy Creek near Assinniboine , Mont ........................................ 114

Lodge Creek below McRae Coulee, at international boundary. ...................... 115

North Chinook Canal near Havre , Mont ......................................... 116

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

Saskatchewan. ............................................................ 117

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

Cypress Lake west outflow canal near West Plains, Saskatchewan. .............. 119

Battle Creek at international boundary. ........................................ 120

Woodpile Coulee near international boundary .................................. 121

East Pork Battle Creek near international boundary. .......................... 122

Lyons Coulee at international boundary. .................................... 123

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

Peoples Creek near Dodson , Mont ................................................ 124

Whitewater Creek near international boundary. .................................. 125

Belanger Creek (head of Frenchman River) :

Belanger Creek diversion canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan. .................... 126

Cypress Lake east outflow canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan. ................... 127

Frenchman River above East End Reservoir, near Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan. ....... 128

East End Canal at East End , Saskatchewan. .................................... 129

Frenchman River below East End Reservoir, near East End, Saskatchewan. ......... 130

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

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

Frenchman River at international boundary. ..................................... 133

Frenchman Canal near Saco , Mont .............................................. 134

Reservoirs in Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan. ........................... 135

Rock Creek at international boundary. .......................................... 136

Horse Creek at international boundary. ....................................... 137

McEachern Creek at international boundary. ................................... 138

Milk River at Nashua, Mont ....................................................... 139
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Wolf Creek basin: Page

Wolf Creek near Wolf Point, Mont................................................. 140

Missouri River near Wolf Point, Mont............................................... 141

Redwater Creek basin:

Redwater Creek at Circle, Mont................................................... 142

Poplar River basin:

Middle Fork Poplar River at international boundary............................... 143

East Pork Poplar River at international boundary............................... 144

Poplar River near Poplar, Mont................................................... 145

Big Muddy Greek basin:

Big Muddy Creek at Daleview, Mont................................................ 146

Big Muddy Creek at Plentywood, Mont.............................................. 147

Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont................................................. 148

Yellowstone River basin:

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park........................ 149

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lake outlet, Yellowstone National Park.......... 150

Lamar River near Tower Palls ranger station, Yellowstone National Park......... 151

Gardiner River near Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park......................... 152

Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont........................................ 153

Mill Creek near Pray, Mont...................................................... 154

Yellowstone River near Livingston, Mont.......................................... 155

Shields River near Wilsall, Mont............................................... 156

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont.............................................. 157

Braokett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont......................................... 158

Boulder River near Contact, Mont............................................... 159

Boulder River at Big Timber, Mont.............................................. 160

Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont.......................................... 161

Stillwater River:

Rosebud Creek near Absarokee, Mont........................................... 162

Stillwater River near Absarokee, Mont.......................................... 163

Clarks Pork below Crandall Creek, near Painter, Wyo............................ 164

Sunlight Creek near Painter, Wyo............................................. 165

Clarks Pork at Chance, Mont.................................................... 166

Clarks Pork at Edgar, Mont..................................................... 167

Rock Creek near Red Lodge, Mont .............................................. 168

West Pork Rock Creek below Basin Creek, near Red Lodge, Mont............... 169

Red Lodge Creek above Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd, Mont.................... 170

Willow Creek near Boyd, Mort............................................. 171

Red Lodge Creek below Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd, Mont.................... 172

Rock Creek at Joliet, Mont................................................... 173

Yellowstone River at Billings, Mont.............................................. 174

Pryor Creek near Billings, Mont................................................ 175

Wind River (head of Bighorn River) near Dubois, Wyo............................ 176

North Pork Wind River near Dubois, Wyo....................................... 177

Dinwoody Creek near Burris, Wyo.............................................. 178

Wind River near Burris, Wyo.................................................... 179

Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake, Wyo......................................... 180

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo............................................. 181

Wind River near Crowheart, Wyo................................................. 182

Wyoming Canal near Lenore, Wyo............................................... 183

Pilot Canal:

Pilot Wasteway near Norton, Wyo.......................................... 184

Pilot Canal near Morton, Wyo............................................... 185

Wyoming Canal below Pilot diversion, near Morton, Wyo........................ 186

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo.................................................... 187

Popo Agie River:

North Popo Agie River near Milford, Wyo.................................... 188

North Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo..................................... 189

Little Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo.................................... 190

Little Popo Agie River at Hudson, Wyo...................................... 191

Little Wind River near Arapahoe , Wyo....................................... 192

Beaver Creek near Arapahoe, Wyo............................................ 193

Popo Agie River near Riverton, Wyo.. ........................................ 194

Kirby Draw near Riverton, Wyo................................................ 195

Muskrat Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo............................................. 196

Pivemile Creek above Wyoming Canal, near Pavillion, Wyo...................... 197

Ocean drain at Ocean Lake Outlet, near Pavillion, Wyo...................... 198

Ocean drain near Pavillion, Wyo............................................ 199

Pivemile Creek near Riverton, Wyo............................................ 200

Sand Gulch near Shoshoni, Wyo.............................................. 201

Pivemile Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo............................................ 202

Poison Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.............................................. 203

Badwater Creek at Lybyer Ranch, near Lost Cabin, Wyo......................... 204

Badwater Creek at Bonneville, Wyo............................................ 205

Muddy Creek near Pavillion, Wyo.............................................. 206

Muddy Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo............................................... 207

Dry Cottonwood Creek near Bonneville, Wyo.................................... 208

Wind River below Boysen Dam, Wyo............................................... 209

Bighorn River at Thermopolis, Wyo.............................................. 210

South Pork Owl Creek above Curtls Ranch, near Thermopolis, Wyo............... 211

North Pork Owl Creek near Anchor, Wyo...................................... 212

Owl Creek near Thermopolis, Wyo.............................................. 213

Owl Creek near Lucerne , Wyo.................................................. 214

Gooseberry Creek near Grass Creek, Wyo....................................... 215

Gooseberry Creek at Pulllam, Wyo............................................. 216

Fifteenmile Creek near Worland, Wyo.......................................... 217

Bighorn River near Manderson, Wyo.............................................. 218

Nowood Creek near Tensleep, Wyo.............................................. 219

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo.......................................... 220

Palntrock Creek below Lake Solitude, Wyo................................... 221
VIII CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records--Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Yellowstone River basin Continued 

Bighorn River Continued,

Nowood Creek Continued. Page

Paintrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo....................................... 222

Medicine Lodge Creek near Hyattville, Wyo................................ £23

Greybull River near Pitchfork, Wyo.......;................................... 224

Wood River at Sunshine, Wyo................................................ 225

Greybull River at Meeteetse , Wyo............................................. 226

Greybull River near Basin, Wyo............................................... 227

Dry Creek at Greybull, Wyo................................................... 228

Shell Creek near Shell, Wyo.................................................. 229

Bighorn River at Kane, Wyo..................................................... 230

Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Wyo............................. 231

Bitter Creek near Garland, Wyo............................................. 232

Shoshone River at Byron, Wyo................................................. 233

Sage Creek near Lovell, Wyo................................................ 234

Bighorn River near .St. Xavier, Mont............................................ 235

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont............................................. 236

Little Bighorn River at State line, near Wyola, Mont......................... 237

Pass Creek near Wyola, Mont................................................ 238

Little Bighorn River below Pass Creek, near Wyola, Mont...................... 239

Lodgegrass Creek above Willow Creek diversion, near Wyola, Mont............ 240

Little Bighorn River near Crow Agency, Mont.................................. 241

Little Bighorn River near Hardin, Mont....................................... 242

Bighorn River near Custer, Mont................................................ 243

Rosebud Creek near Forsyth, Mont............................................... 244

North Fork Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo....................................... 245

South Fork Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo..................................... 246

Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.................................................. 247

Little Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo......................................... 248

Wolf Creek at Wolf, Wyo...................................................... 249

Goose Creek near Sheridan, Wyo............................................... 250

Little Goose Creek in canyon, near Big Horn, Wyo........................... 251

Goose Creek below Sheridan, Wyo.............................................. 252

Tongue River near Acme, Wyo.................................................... 253

Tongue River at Tongue River Dam, near Decker, Mont............................ 254

Tongue River at Miles City, Mont............................................... 255

Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont............................................ 256

South Fork Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo....................................... 257

Middle Fork Powder River above Kaycee, Wyo................................... 258

Red Fork near Barnum, Wyo.................................................. 259

Worth Fork Powder River near Hazelton, Wyo................................. 260

North Fork Powder River near Mayoworth, Wyo................................ 261

Middle Fork Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo.................................... 262

Powder River at Sussex, Wyo.................................................... 263

North Fork Crazy Woman Creek below Spring Draw, near Buffalo, Wyo............ 264

North Fork Crazy Woman Creek near Greub, Wyo................................. 265

Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek near Greub, Wyo.............................. 266

Crazy Woman Creek near Arvada, Wyo........................................... 267

Powder River at Arvada, Wyo.................................................... 268

Clear Creek:

North Fork Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo................................... 269

Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo................................................ 270

South Fork Rock Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.................................... 271

Rock Creek near Buffalo, Wyo............................................... 272

South Piney Creek (head of Piney Creek) at Willow Park, Wyo................ 273

South Piney Creek near Story, Wyo.......................................... 274

North Piney Creek near Story, Wyo........................................ 275

Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo................................................ 276

Clear Creek near Arvada, Wyo................................................. 277

Powder River at Moorhead, Mont................................................. 278

Little Powder River near Broadus, Mont....................................... 279

Powder River near Locate, Mont................................................. 280

Yellowstone River near Sidney, Mont.............................................. 281

Reservoirs in Yellowstone River basin in Wyoming................................. 282

Smaller reservoirs in Missouri River basin in Montana.............................. 283

Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak.............................................. 286

Little Muddy Creek basin:

Little Muddy Creek near Williston, N. Dak........................................ 287

Little Missouri River basin: 

Thompson Creek:

North Creek Spreader Diversion near Alzada, Mont............................. 288

Little Missouri River near Alzada, Mont.......................................... 289

Little Beaver Creek near Marmarth, N. Dak...................................... 290

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, N. Dak........................................ 292

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

Beaver Creek at Wibaux, Mont................................................... 297

Little Missouri River near Watford City, N. Dak.................................. 298

Missouri River near Elbowoods , N. Dak.............................................. 300

Missouri River below Garrison Dam, N. Dak.......................................... 301

Knife River basin:

Knife River near Golden Valley, N. Dak........................................... 302

Spring Creek at Zap, N. Dak.................................................... 303

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak..................................................... 304

Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak................................................. 306

Heart River basin:

Heart River near South Heart, N. Dak............................................. 307

Dickinson Reservoir near Diokinson, N. Dak....................................... 308

Heart River below Dickinson Dam near Dickinson, N. Dak........................... 309
CONTENTS IX

Gaglng-statlon records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

Heart River basin Continued Page

Green River near Gladstone, N. Dak............................................. 310

Heart River near Richardton, N. Dak.............................................. 311

Heart Butte Reservoir near Glen Ullin, N. Dak.................................... 312

Heart River below Heart Butte Dam, near Glen Ullin, N. Dak....................... 313

Antelope Creek near Carson, N. Dak............................................. 314

Muddy Creek near Almont, N. Dak................................................ 315

Heart River near Lark, N. Dak.................................................... 316

Sweetbriar Creek near Judson, N. Dak........................................... 317

Heart River near Mandan, N. Dak.................................................. 318

Apple Creek basin:

Apple Creek near Menoken, N. Dak................................................. 319

Cannonball River basin:

Cannonball River at Regent. N. Dak............................................... 320

Cannonball River below Bentley, N. Dak............................................ 321

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

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

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

Cannonball River at Breien, N. Dak............................................... 325

Beaver Creek basin:

Beaver Creek at Linton, N. Dak................................................... 326

Grand River basin:

North Fork Grand River at Haley, N. Dak.......................................... 327

North Fork Grand River near White Butte, S. Dak.................................. 328

South Fork Grand River near Cash, S. Dak....................................... 333

Shadehill Reservoir at Shadehill, S. Dak......................................... 331

Grand River at Shadehill, S. Dak................................................. 332

Grand River near Wakpala, S. Dak................................................. 333

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

Moreau River basin:

Moreau Kiver at Bixby, S. Dak.................................................... 336

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

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

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

Cheyenne River basin:

Cheyenne River:

Lance Creek at Spencer, Wyo................................................... 341

Cheyenne River near Spencer, Wyo................................................ 342

Beaver Creek near Newcastle, Wyo.............................................. 343

Beaver Creek near Burdock, S. Dak............................................. 344

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak.............................................. 345

Hat Creek near Edgemont, S. Dak............................................... 346

Cheyenne River near Hot Springs, S. Dak......................................... 347

Angostura Reservoir near Hot Springs, S. Dak.................................... 348

Cheyenne River below Angostura Dam, S. Dak...................................... 349

Fall River at Hot Springs, S. Dak............................................. 350

Beaver Creek near Buffalo Gap, S. Dak......................................... 351

Battle Creek at Hermosa, S. Dak............................................... 352

Battle Creek below Hermosa, S. Dak,............................................ 353

Spring Creek near Hermosa, S. Dak............................................. 354

Rapid Creek:

Castle Creek above Deerfield Reservoir, near Deerfield, S. Dak.............. 355

Deerfield Reservoir near Deerfield, S. Dak.................................. 356

Castle Creek below Deerfield Dam, S. Dak.................................... 357

Rapid Creek near Pactola, S. Dak.............................................. 358

Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake, near Rapid City, S. Dak........................ 359

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

Rapid Creek below Hawthorn ditch, at Rapid City, S. Dak....................... 361

Rapid Creek at Caputa, S. Dak................................................. 362

Diversions from Rapid Creek between Rapid City and Farmingdale, S. Dak........ 362

Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, S. Dak.......................................... 364

Boxelder Creek at Blackhawk, S. Dak........................................... 364

Cheyenne River near Wasta, S. Dak............................................... 365

Elk Creek near Elm Springs, S. Dak............................................ 367

Belle Fourche River below Moorcroft, Wyo...................................... 368

Keyhole Reservoir near Moorcroft, Wyo......................................... 369

Belle Fourche River below Keyhole Reservoir, Wyo.............................. 370

Belle Fourche River at Wyoming-South Dakota State line........................ 371

Belle Fourche River at Belle Fourche, S. Dak.................................. 372

Redwater Creek:

Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, S. Dak...................................... 372

Redwater Creek above Belle Fourche, S. Dak.................................. 373

Redwater Creek at Belle Fourche, S. Dak..................................... 374

Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche, S. Dak...................................... 375

Belle Fourche Reservoir near Belle Fourche, S. Dak.......................... 376

Belle Fourche River near Fruitdale, S. Dak.................................... 377

Belle Fourche River near Sturgis, S. Dak...................................... 378

Bear Butte Creek near Sturgis, S. Dak....................................... 379

Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs, S. Dak.................................. 381

Cheyenne River near Plainview, S. Dak........................................... 382

Cherry Creek near Plainview, S. Dak........................................... 383

Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte, S. Dak......................................... 384

Missouri River at Pierre, S. Dak.................................................. 385

Bad River basin:

tfad River near Midland, S. Dak.................................................. 386

Bad River near Fort Pierre, S. Dak.............................................. 387

Medicine Creek basin:

Medicine Creek near Blunt, S. Dak............................................... 388

Missouri River at Chamberlain, S. Dak............................................. 389
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Missouri River Continued

White River basin: Page 

White River at Urawford, Nebr.................................................... 390

White River below Cottonwood Creek, near Whitney, Nebr........................... 391

White River near Oglala, S. Dak.............................................;.... 392

White River near Kadoka, S. Dak.................................................. 393

South Fork White River near Rosebud, S. Dak.................................... 394

South Fork White River below White River, S. Dak............................... 395

White River near Oaooma, S. Dak.................................................. 396

Fort Randall Reservoir at Pickstown, S. Dak........................................ 397

Missouri River below Fort Randall Dam, S. Dak...................................... 398

Ponca Creek basin:

Ponoa Creek at Anoka, Nebr....................................................... 399

Nlobrara River basin:

Nlobrara Kiver above Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr................................... 400

Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr........................................................ 401

Niobrara River below Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr................................... 402

Niobrara River near Hay Springs, Nebr............................................ 403

Niobrara River near Gordon, Nebr................................................. 404

Bear Creek near Eli, Nebr...................................................... 405

Niobrara River near Cody, Nebr................................................... 406

Snake River near Burge, Nebr................................................... 407

Minnechaduza Creek at Valentine, Nebr.......................................... 408

Niobrara River near Sparks, Nebr............ '..................................... 409

Niobrara River near Norden, Nebr................................................. 410

Plum Creek near Meadville, Nebr................................................ 411

Long Pine Creek near Riverview, Nebr........................................... 412

Keyapaha River near Hidden Timber, S. Dak...................................... 413

Keyapaha River at Wewela, S. Dak............................................... 414

Niobrara River near Spencer, Nebr................................................ 415

Bazille Creek basin:

Bazille Ureek near Niobrara, Nebr................................................ 416

Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak.................................................. 417

James River basin:

James River at New Rockford, N. Dak.............................................. 418

Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, N. Dak........................................... 419

James River at Jamestown, N. Dak................................................. 420

James River at La Moure, N. Dak.................................................. 421

James River at Columbia, S. Dak.................................................. 422

Elm River at Westport, S. Dak.................................................. 423

James River near Stratford, S. Dak............................................... 424

James River at Ashton, S. Dak.................................................... 425

Snake Creek:

West Branch Snake Creek near Athol, S. Dak................................... 426

Turtle Creek at Redfield, S. Dak............................................... 427

James River near Redfield, S. Dak................................................ 428

James River at Huron, S. Dak..................................................... 429

Sand Creek near Alpena, S. Dak................................................. 430

James River near Forestburg, S. Dak.............................................. 431

James River near Scotland, S. Dak................................................ 432

Vermillion River basin:

Vermillion Kiver near Wakonda, S. Dak............................................ 434

Big Sioux River basin:

Big Sioux River at Watertown, S. Dak............................................. 435

Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids, S. Dak......................................... 436

Skunk Creek near Sioux Falls , S. Dak........................................... 437

Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls , S. Dak........'................................... 438

Rock River near Rock Valley, Iowa.............................................. 439

Dry Creek at Hawarden, Iowa.................................................... 440

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa................................................... 441

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa................................................. 442

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................. 443

Index................................................................................ 451

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

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

North Popo Agie River near~Lander, Wyo.................................. 4

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

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

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water year

with median discharge for 25-year period................................ 12
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ABOVE SIOUX CITY, IOWA, 1953

SCOPE OF WORK

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

year ending September 30, 1953. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

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

made at more then 12,800 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1953, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,750 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1953 water year, most of 

which are published at the end of this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

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

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

Board; city of Bozeman.

Nebraska: Department of Roads and Irrigation, L. N. Ress, State engineer; 

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

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

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

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

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 56 stations, of which 3 were in 

Iowa, 13 in Montana, 2 in Nebraska, 14 in North Dakota, 22 in South Dakota, and 2 in 

Wyoming.

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

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

of State.

The following organization aided in collecting records:

Montana: The Montana Power Co.

Pull cooperation exists between the Geological Survey of the United States Department 

of the Interior and the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National 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 make them equally acceptable and available in either country. These stations 

are herein designated "international gaging stations."

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2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 6-A

DIVISION OP WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological 

Survey under the direction of personnel shown In the preface. The data for stations In 

the several States were collected and prepared for publication In the district offices 

listed below.

State District office Address

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

	of Iowa. 

Montana b/............... Helena................... 409 Federal Building.

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

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

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

Wyoming d/............... Denver, Colo............. Denver Federal Center.

a/ Except for Big Sioux River.at Akron. 

t/ Except for Madison River near West Yellowstone. 

c/ Including Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa, 

d/ Except for stations in Yellowstone National Park.

Mote. Stations In Yellowstone National Park are collected tinder the supervision of the Boise district, 429 Federal Building, Boise, Idaho.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologlc data, as used In this report, are defined 

as follows:

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

1 square foot In cross-sectional area and. whose average velocity Is 1 foot per second.

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

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

Is distributed uniformly In time and area.

Runoff in Inches Is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water drainIng from It In a given period were uniformly distributed on Its surface. The term Is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which is also usually expressed In Inches.

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

Is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term Is commonly used In relation to storage for 

Irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location Is that area, measured In a horizontal plane, which Is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point. 

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in reference to previously published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown In figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 6-A

A, CANNONBALL RIVER AT REGENT, N. DAK.

B, NORTH POPO AGIE RIVER NEAR LANDER, WYO.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

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

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1953 is shown on page IV for the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums of previous gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in 

water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

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

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

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

stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording 

gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur at the same 

time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging station 

is given under "Remarks."
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 6-A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in wiich the revised figure was 

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

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

area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches resulting from 

a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual series of 

reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

usuallv less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953 , PART 6-A

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioiix City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

loth A pt. 

llth A pt.

B 131. 

16th A pt. 

B 140. . . . .

2 

2

- 2

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

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

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

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

1884 to

1884-92

1893-94 

1895.

Year

September 1890.
Figure 2.--N of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on surface-water supply. The area covered by this

report is shaded.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 6-A

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

(A = Annual Report;- B = Bulletin)

Report

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

20th A, pt. 4 

WSP 35 to 39. 

21st A, pt. 4 

WSP 47 to 52. 

22d A, pt. 4. 

WSP 65, 66... 

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Descriptions, measuremen s and gage heights of streams east 

of the Mississippi Rlv r and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas Ri er. 

Descriptions, measuremen s and gage heights of streams west 

of the Mississippi Riv r except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas Ri er. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

Monthly discharge ................................. - . 

Year

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

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

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, were 

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

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

above Sioux City, Iowa, 1899-1953

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

a36, 37

49

66, 75

84

99

130

172

20B

246

266

286

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

306

326

356

3B6

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

566

586

606

626

646

666

686

701

716

731

746

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

WSP

761

786

B06

826

856

876

896

926

956

976

Year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

WSP

10O6

1036

1056

1086

1116

1146

1176

1209

1239

1279

a Gallatin River.

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

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

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

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

streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of the-records obtained 

before 1904 has been publihhed in Water-Supply Paper 119.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WSP

469.........

917.........

Period

1881-1938

Report

Surface waters of Missouri and St. Mary River ba 3 ins ( Mont . ) .

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

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

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Do.........

Do.... ..... 

North Dakota. .

Do.........

Period

1914-28 

1919-21

1882-1944

Report

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams.

sources of Iowa.

sources of Iowa.

sources of Montana.

2nd hydrographic report ..................... 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on flood 

control.

Supplement B, 4th biennial report. ..........

Issued by

neer.

iment Station.

rigatlon, and Drainage. 

Do. 

State engineer.

State Water Conservation 

Commission.

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

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

North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included In special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more 

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

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

list of these reports:

Report Issued by

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

WSP 162: Destructive floods in the United States in 1905. 

WSP 520-G: Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region. 

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

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938. 

WSP 1137-A: Missouri River Basin Floods of April-May 1950 in

North and South Dakota.

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

Bull. 1: Iowa floods, magnitude and frequency.

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Iowa Highway Research 

Board.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Records of daily discharge for many creeks, canals and drains in the Gallatin River 

basin in Montana for 1953 have been collected by the Bureau of Reclamation of the United 

States Department of the Interior.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1953 was characterized by above normal runoff over most of the Missouri 

River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. Outstanding floods occurred during May and June in 

Montana and are described in WSP 1320, now in preparation. For three key gaging stations 

in the area covered by this report, a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges 

during the 1953 water year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is 

shown in figure 3 on the following page.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953,'PART 6-A

200

Judith River near Utica, Mont. 

Drainage area, 331 sq mi.

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

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa 

Drainage area, 8,851 sq mi.

400

Cannonball River at Breien, N. Dak. 

Drainage area, 4,100 sq mi.

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1953.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water year 

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

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

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

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

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

Drainage area. 318 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1953 (no winter records 1943-53).

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

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 30, 1936, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1936, to Aug. 27, 

1942, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile upstream at different datura.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 715 ofs May 5 (gage height, 4.10 ft); 

minimum discharge recorded, 21 ofs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,360 cfs Apr. 30, 1958 (gage height, 5.24 ft); 

minimum discharge, 1.5 cfs Sept. 2, 1940.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1086: 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3O

58 

72 

9O

Apr. 3O to Sept. 3O

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.5 

1.7 

2.O 

2.2 

2.5

21

41

90

133

223

3.0 

3.5

4.0

4.1

393

535

681

715

Dlscliarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

61

64

64

62

66

66

68

69

69

69

69

65

59

*58

68

69

68

72

74

74

76

79

77

77

77

79

77

79

§ 

76

2,195

70,8

4,350

Nov.

2i

66

68

69

70

70

68

66

65

66

68

68

64

56

15

52

62

68

66

64

62

60

58

56

54

52

50

50

48 

48

1,833

61.1

3,640

Dee.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

-

-

Apr.

*655

_

_

-

May

622

53O

590

681

Z°5

688

671

649

619

587

554

538

527

486

443

414

381

356

340

*35O

359

356

356

402

46O

486

460

408

4O2 

356 

346

15,102

487

29,950

June

34O

323

292

299

340

356

336

*327

330

320

303

299

316

313

3 2O

330

336

316

310

296

282

274

267

223

21O

223

175

223

216 

193

8,688

290

17,230

July

190

166

160

141

133

124

110

*108

106

98

92

86

80

77

69

69

65

63

55

57

51

48

49

48

47

44

40

39

40 

1

2,533

81.7

5,020

Aug.

41

43

40

40

37

34

34

36

34

31

*31

32

31

30

32

36

36

32

31

32

33

3O

33

30

32

Si

26

26

26 

26 

28

1,OO4

32.4

1,990

Sept.

29

30

26

27

29

29

30

30

31

31

32

33

33

30

*31

34

36

28

26

27

34

38

36

34

31

32

36

36

37 

37

953

31.8

1,890

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 4-25. 

charge estimated on basis of weather records.

No gage-height record Nov. 26-3O; dis-
14 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

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

Location (revised). Lat 44°39'20", long. 112°22'00", in SWi sec. 32, T. 13 S., R. 6 W., 

on right bank just downstream from Lima Reservoir, 7 miles northwest of Monida.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. July 1911 to September 1918, May 1925 to September 1953. Prior to 

October 1950 published as "below Red Rock Reservoir."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and 40-foot Cippoletti weir. July to December 1911, staff 

gage 900 ft downstream at different datum. 1912-13, float gage; 1914-18, 1925-27, reference point; 1928 to Mar. 31, 1943, staff gage; all at present site and datum. Apr. 1 

to Oct. 21, 1934, staff gage at upstream face of dam at different datum. Oct. 22, 1934, 

to May 7, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average cfs. discharge. 23 years (1911-16, 1917-18, 1925-28, 1929-30, 1934-35, 1941-53), 159 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 513 cfs June 13-19 (gage height, 2.27 ft); no 

flow at times. 

1911-18, 1925-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,500 cfs May 15, 1933 (gage height, 

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

Remarks.--Records good except those for period Nov. 27 to Apr. 20, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by Lima Reservoir (see p. 283). No storage during 1934. Diversions for irrigation of about 10,000 acres above reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.4 

.6

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3

134

250

401

526

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

199 

199

199

196

196

194

194

194

89

43

46

46

46

46

46

46 

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46 

15

2,641

85.2

5,240

JIov.

§

0

0

0

7

11

11

11

11

11

11

6.4

7.3

11

9.2 

9.2

9.2

9.2

*13

15

21

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

367.5

12.2

729

Dec.

23 

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

23

23

23

23

25

*23 

25

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

25

25 

23

713

23.0

1,410

Jan.

25 

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

25

25

23 

25

23

23

23

23

25

23

23

23

25

25

25

23

23 

23

713'

25.0

1,410

Feb.

23 

23

23

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23 

23

23

23

23

25

25

25

25

23

23

23

23

-

-

644

23.0

1,280

Mar.

24 

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24 

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24 

24

744

24.0

1,480

Apr.

ft

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

26

26

26

26

39

54

55

55

56

58

67

99

*106

1,109

37.0

2,200

May

m106

106

106

106

108

114

112

116

122

134

149

162

173

191 

255

295

298

*300

506

312

315

326

338

382

415

405

401

ill 

417

7,197

252

14,280

June

421 

466

475

479

483

483

483

*479

390

329

255 2"84~

429

513

513 

513

513

496

*458

458

458

458

458

458

458

458

454

454

454

13,543

451

26,860

July

454

454

454

454

454

449

449

*449

449

445

441

445

441

437

457

453 

435

455

360

276

248

245

245

245

242

242

240

240

240

240

258_

11,512

565

22,440

Aug.

238 

238

238

238

238

218

208

208

208

206

*206

203

201

250

245

m245

242

242

242

242

242

242

248

248

248

248

248

245 

245

7,245

234

14,370

Sept.

245 

245

248

245

245

245

242

240

238

238

238

240

240

240

*238

235 

235

235

235

235

252

250

250

230

228

228

225

225

225

225

7,078

236

14,040

Calendar year 1952 : Max 907 Mln o Mean 204 Ao-ft 148,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 513 Mln 0 Mean 146 Ao-ft 105,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 27 to Apr. 20j discharge computed from reservoir elevations.
SHEEP CREEK BASIN 15

Sheep Creek below Muddy Creek, near Dell, Mont.

Location. Lat 44° 40', long. 112°46', in SWi sec. 35, T. 13 S., R. 10 W., on left bank 

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

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--? years, 63.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 313 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.23 ft); minimum, 

35 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 3.46 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 909 cfs Apr. 18, 1952 (gage height, 7.72 ft), from 

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

1952 (gage height, 3.40 ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.6

32

47

68

93

193

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 tc September 1953

Day

1

z

3 

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

51

51

50 

49

50

50

49

49

49

48

48

48

47

*46

47

48

48

48

48

48

49

48 

49

53

53

53

53

52

51

54

51

1,538

49.6

3,050

JJcv.

50

45

45 

46

47

5O

48

46

43

46

45

47

46

47

48

46

47

46

45

*45

45

44 

45

45

45

43

43

ii

41

41

-

1,361

45.4

2,700

Dec.

40

ii

41 

39

38

41

4O

41

40

40

49

39

39

39

40

*39

39

39

38

39

39

39 

38

37

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

1,206

38.9

2,390

Jan.

37

36

37

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

3S

|0

40

40

40

*40

40

4O 

40

40

40

40

40

40

4O

40

40

1,207

38.9

2,390

Feb.

4O

4O

40

ii

40

40

40

41

41

40

40

40

39

Iff

40

39

4O

40

40

39

40

39 

39

39

39

*39

39

39

_

-

1,113

39.8

2,210

Mar.

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

41

41

40

40

41

40

39

39

40

40

39

40

41

*43

42

42

42

42

42

52

1,258

40.6

2,500

Apr.

51

46

45 

4G

48

51

49

47

47

45

44

45

45

45

44

47

48

45

52

65

114

158 

154

T04

95

100

99

93

69

*61

2,002

66.7

3,970

May

55

51

50 

50

50

52

58

52

49

45

43

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

43

43

40

39 

38

48

57

56

*44

45

~65 110

52

1,524

49.2

3,020

June

*5

169

178

I5o

129

123

160

*139

90

75

69

68

83

94

106

*94

92

85

96

106

94

88 

83

80

85

92

89

84

74

67

-

2,937

97.9

5,830

July

61

62

64

61

58

58

57

*57

59

58

57

62

60

58

57

60

64

66

64

62 

60

60

61

59

58

62

66

22

72

1,892

61.0

3,750

Aug.

70

75

I

76

75

74

69

65

66

*65

65

61

60

65

65

66

65

65

64

62

62 

62

60

49

49

49

48

49

49

48

1,969

63.5

3,910

Sept.

47

47

46 

45

45

45

45

45

46

46

46

47

47

47

*46

45

45

44

44

44

44

ft

42

42

43

42

43

45

44

-

1,339

44.6

2,660

Calendar year 1952 : Max 465 Min 33 Mean 67.4 Ac-ft 48,930

Water year 1952-53: Max 178 Min 36 Mean 53.0 Ac-ft 38,38O

Peak dlsoharee (base. 130 cfs). Apr. 23 (12:3O a.m.) 258 ofs (4.95 ft); May 29 (8 to 9 a.m.) 148

ofs (4.35 ft); June 2 (9 p.m.) 313 ofs (5.23 ft)j June 7 (7 p.m.) 249 cfs (4.9O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
16 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Red Rock River near Dell, Mont.

Location.- -La t 44°47', long. 112°43', in NtfJ sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 9 W., on right bank 

half a mile downstream from Sage Creek and 4f miles northwest of Dell.

Drainage area. 1,420 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1953 {no winter records).

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 256 cfs June 7 (gage height, 2.94 ft); minimum 

daily, 31 cfs May 17.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 1,480 cfs June 9, 1944 (gage height, 4.85 ft), from 

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

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Lima Reservoir (see p. 283). Diversions for 

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

2.9

24

47

79

142

240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

191

188

194

194

194

179

170

182

201 150"

135

133

130

*135

142

137

135

133

128

128

130

126

124

121

119

119

119

111

T2T

119

119

4,513

146

8,950

Jlov.

108

98

100

104

106

111

113

allO

al!3

all6

al!9

a!22

126

130

126

124

124

121

121

*124

119

117

117

_

-

_

,.

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

Dec.

t!30

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

*104

102

96

98

96

92

94

_

_

-

Apr.

98

90

90

94

96

96

88

83

77

79

81

81

77

79

77

81

81

77

li

79

98

137

167

130

115

1OO

102

104

102

102

-

2,835

94.5

5,620

May

*108

104

104

96

888

83

83

79

69

59

48

43

39

32

33

34

31

35

33

37

37

37

35

42

52

50

*56

53

60

48

44

1,752

56.5

3,480

June

50

74

176

152

160

179

182

218

*T73

117

70

35

33

69

1OO

*100

108

104

100

102

92

88

85

81

83

87

87

85

79

79

-

3,148

105

6,240

 July

76

72

69

69

65

59

56

*56

54

52

62

74

74

76

83

100

128

1O8

96

83

77

83

92

104

108

104

106

111

108

2,511

81.0

4,980

Aug.

1OO

106

121

115

115

HI

121

108

102

98

92

*85

83

83

90

9O

77

77

77

76

74

77

92

88

83

79

83

83

92

96

98

2,882

93. 0

5,720

Sept.

100

151

106

117

124

126

126

126

133

142

140

135

137

128

113

*108

111

130

144

152

154

152

152

147

147

144

150

152

142

151

3,994

133

7,920

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement .

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage.
HORSE PRAIRIE CREEK BASIN 17

Horse Prairie Creek near Grant, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°01«, long. 113°13', In NEfjNWj sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 13 W., on left bank 

about a quarter of a mile downstream from Bloody Dick Creek, 1\ miles west of Grant, 

and 17f miles west of Armstead.

Drainage area. 325 sq ml.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1953 (-discontinued).

Page. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs June 2 (gage height, 6*47 ft); minimum 

dally, 12 cfs Nov. 26, 28.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1953; minimum dally, that of Nov. 26, 

28, 1952.

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

which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation of about 14,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Hay 22 to June 7, June 15-17)

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.O

20

34

59

97

203

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

324

459

785

1,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

If

28

28

3O

30

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

*32

32 

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

34

34

34

34

36

3?

982

31.7

1,95O

JIov.

37 

33

32

34

36

37

36

34

32

33

34

35

34

34

34

33

31

28 

26

22

*20

19

18

16

14

12

13

12

14

16

-

809

27.0

1,600

Dec.

19 

21

22

23

24

24

24

25

25

24

23

24

25

26

28

*28

28

28 

27

27

26

22

18

14.

If

14

15

17

19

20

21

695

22.4

1,380

Jan.

ft

25

26

27

27

28

28

29

30

32

34

34

32

28

3O

35

g

*36

35

34

34

34

34

32

30

29

32

33

35

963

31.1

1,910

Feb.

36

3"7

36

33

30

29

28

24

22

22

23

24

24

23

22

22

§

21

22

22

25

27

30

*32

32

32

-

-

757

27.0

1,500

Mar.

32 

28

28

31

33

35

37

38

42

48

52

51

48

46

44

41

39

40 

40

4O

41

44

51

59

*68

63

52

59

58

46

45

1,379

44.5

2,740

Apr.

40 

38

41

41

42

41

33

32

34

35

37

37

36

35

35

43

43

44 

59

77

91

103

123

103

87

97

111

156

93

-

1,878

62.6

2,720

Hay

85 

79

73

73"

81

113

125

101

83

79

79

77

77

91

109

117

134 

155

177

170

163

138

179

159

146

*136

157

257

201

203

3,889

125

7,710

June

236 

89O

888

667

671

*667

698

754

*671

634

627

754

945

1,050

1.070

*978

886

846 

835

*774

688

584

512

471

453

411

363

329

299

262

-

19,913

664

39,500

July

m217

208

188

190

159

168

*159

144

136

125

136

157

123

105

101

103 

95

93

91

89

83

77

75

77

70

68

68

68

72

3,927

127

7,790

Aug.

72 

73

79

73

70

61

61

59

61

*56

52

52

53

56

61

53 

49

44

42

42

4O

37

33

32

32

32

33

32

30

1,646

53.1

3,260

Sept.

3O 

34

40

34

32

3O

29

29

28

28

27

27

25

*25

25

24 

24

24

24

25

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

-

815

27.2

1,620

Calendar year 1952: Max 534 Mln 12 Mean 86.1 Ao-ft 62,490

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,070 Kin 12 Mean 1O3 Ao-ft 74,680

Peak discharge (base. 350 cfs). June 2 (1 p.m.) 1.360 cfs (6.47 ft): June 14 (11 to 12 p.m.) 1.090

cfs (5.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . No gage-height record Oct. 1-16; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and

records for Grasshopper Creek near Dlllon. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3 to Mar. 2L
18 GRASSHOPPER CREEK BASIN

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°07', long. 112°48', in NVf£ sec. 26, T. 83., R. 10 W., on left bank if

miles upstream from mouth and 11 miles southwest of Dillon. 

Drainage area.--350 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1921 to June 1933, October 1945 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Only 1 year of winter records prior to 1945.

gage. Water-stage recorder. March 1921 to June 30, 1933, staff or chain gage at site 

~T",000 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 11, 1945, to May 15, 1946, staff gage at

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1922-23, 1945-53), 57.4 cfs. 

Extremes. 1952-5*3: Maximum discharge during water year, 719 cfs June 3 (gage height,

4.51 ft); minimum, 6.9 efs Sept. 26.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 37 cfs Oct. 27 (gage

height, 2.12 ft); maximum gage height, 2.52 ft sometime during period Nov. 19 to Dec. 14

(from recorded range In stage); minimum discharge, 13 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.80 ft). 

1921-33, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 719 cfs June 4, 1948, June 3, 1953 (gage height,

4.51 ft); maximum gage height, 4.79 ft Mar. 16, 1947 (backwater from ice); no flow

July 5-11, Aug. 3, 1930, Aug. 5,6, 1931 (water diverted for irrigation). 

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,500 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11ia

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

12

13

13

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

19

20

20

*19

19

21

22

23

23

24

25

26

29 

32

31 

32

31

640

20.1

1,270

Nov.

B30

31

32

30

28

26

25

26

28

29

31

31

31

28

27

26

25

23

*22

21

20

19

17

16

tt

14 

15

-

743

24.8

1,470

Dec.

16

16

17

17

18

18

19

19

19

20

21

21

22

23

23

24

*23

22

22

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

17 

17

18 

18

19

598

19.3

1,190

Jan.

if22

23

25

26

28

30

32

5i

34

32

32

31

30

29

30

32

32

32

*32

32

30

30

28

28

26 

22

20 

22

24

869

28.0

1,720

Feb.

28 

32

34

32

30

28

32

30

28

24

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

26

28

*30 

29

-

-

673

24.0

1,330

Mar.

28 

25

24

25

26

28

30

30

32

33

54

54

52

56

46

42

40

46

42

38

42

46

35

45

61

*58

54 

56

II

61

1,336

43.1

2,650

Apr.

52 

44

40

43

51

50

52

42

39

37

37

39

36

35

35

40

47

45

47

54

64

78

88

88

72

69

69 

75

*83

69

1,620

54.0

3,210

May

64 

56

50

46

48

51

51

54

54

50

45

39

38

30

28.

28

28

31

38

64

72

77

53

74

118

69

*48 

40

56

68

68

1,636

52.8

3,240

June

72 

126

470

388

243

 232

246

328

 324

235

215

220

249

285

 328

332

328

307

288

2S2

267

235

198

168

161

163

143 

129

119 

107

7,188

240

14,260

July

96 

85

80

74

68

65

58

51

*54

50

42

42

40

46

48

39

34

31

26

22

25

24

22

19

19

28

35 

32

32

38

39

1,364

44.0

2,710

Aug.

37

38

45

il

47

47

40

37

35

30

26

*29

29

28

22

22

24

22

21

19

18

17

16

14

14

14

14 

14

14 

14

14

808

26.1

1,600

Sept.

13 

15

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

12

13

12

12

11

 11

10

9.0

8.7

11

9.8

11

12

12

13

11

11 

11

12 

14

371.5

12.4

737

Calendar year 1952: Max 236 Mln 3.8 Mean 45.7 Ao-ft 33,190

Water year 1952-53: Max 470 Mln 8.7 Mean 48.9 Ac-ft 35,390

Peak discharge (base. 110 cfs). May 25 (1 p.m.) 125 cfa (2.71 ftVi June 3 (5 p.m.l 719 cfa (4.51 

ft); June 8 (8 p.m.) 370 ofs (3.63 ft); June 15 (12 p.m.) 352 cfs (3.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1 to Mar. 22 (no gage-height record Nov. 24 

to Dec. 16; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and weather records).

Discharge, In cubic cond, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

14

15

16

16

18

17

16

17

ff In

Nov.

36

34

31

29

29

29

28

26

aore-f

Dec.

31

30

30

30

29

29

28

XL

t. . .. . .

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

19

20

21

23

24

24

24

23

Nov.

26

27

27

28

28

29

30

30

Dec.

27

28

30

31

32

33

*33

33

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

*23

23

25

29

31

34

35

35

Nov.

31

30

*14

20

25

27

29

30

Dec.

34

34

34

34

33

32

31

31

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

793

25.6

1,570

Nov.

31

32

33

33

32

31

-

865

28.8

1,720

Dec.

31

32

32

32

33

33

34

971

31.3

1,930

Calendar rear 1953; Mln 88.7 Mean 50.7 Ac-ft 36.680

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

to Dec. 31; discharge estimated on basis of 2

Ice Nov. 3-19. No gage-height record Nov. 20 

discharge measurements and weather records.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 19

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°07' , long. HEMS' , in SE£ sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 9 W., on left bank 1 mile 

upstream from Barratts, 2 miles downstream from Grasshopper Creek, and 8-5- miles southwest of Dillon.

Drainage area. 2.740 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1907 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is S,268.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 19, 1934, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1907-11, 1914-31, 1934-53), 414 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs June 4 (gage height, 3.63 ft); minimum, 

188 cfs May 16 (gage height, 0.61 ft).

1907-53: Maximum discharge (revised), 3,720 cfs June 20, 1908 (gage height, 6.1 ft); 

minimum recorded, 69 cfs Jan. 30, 1938.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years, some of which have 

been revised, are shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

246

686 

786 

806

Water 

year

1908 

1910 

1911 

1912 

1929 

1935 

1936

Date

June 20, 1908 

Mar. 5, 1910 

June 21, 1911 

June 10, 1912 

June 17, 1929 

June 2, 1935 

Aug. 12, 1936

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,720 

*2,170 

tl,340 

*3,220 

1,010 

810 

1,360

Gage height 

(feet)

6.1 

3.90 

2.75 

5.3 

2.40 

1.92 

3.00

t Not previously published.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Lima Reservoir (see p. 283). Diversions for irrigation of about 90,000 acres 

above station.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water periods in the water years 1935 and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 786 and 806, are given herewith:

Date

1935

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

725

750

665

497

457

368

376

438

461

470

520

533

582

650

695

628

528

456

389

340

Date

1935-Con.

June 21

22

23

24

25

26

1936

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

268

232

205

186

172

154

354

761

912

861

671

570

503

647

686

503

366

303

Date

1936-Con.

June 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

276

257

231

216

216

208

193

174

144

140

144

152

155

170

187

148

137

133

Month

Water year 1934-35. ..... 

Calendar year 1935. .....

Water year 1935-36. ..... 

Calendar year 1936. .....

Cfs -days

12,302

69,837 

70,271

75,815 

78,760

Maximum

750

750 

750

912 

912

Minimum

144

104 

104

133

116 

116

Mean

410

191 

193

347

207 

215

Runoff in 

acre -feet

24,400

138,500 

139,400

20,670

150, 400 

156,200
20 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 10-2O)

Oct. 1 to May 25 May 26 to Sept. 30

0.5

.7

1.0

1.4

175

230

335

520

1.0 

1.5

186

243

316

540

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

790

1,340

1,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

458

430

438

443

448

448

434

454

445

458

389

380

376

371

580

584

594

*589

584

580

576

580

576 

376

376

580

584

384

389 

589

584

12,415

400

24,620

Nov.

594

380

366

580

598

416

407

598

589

598

416

450

448

452

466

454

450

450

458

420

*407

594

584 

570

340

520

500

285

270 

270

-

11,630

388

25,070

Dec.

270

275

290

500

510

520

525

550

555

540

540

540

544

544

548

544

*544

548

548

348

545

555

325

315

500

290

285

285

290 

295

300

9,908

320

19,650

Jan.

305

505

510

310

310

515

319

319

327

548

540

555

358

358

348

344

544

555

362

362

*366

355

348 

555

555

548

540

351

340 

344

544

10,515

559

20,860

Feb.

558

562

562

566

558

353

358

562

544

519

527

555

540

535

535

331

350

550

550

550

555

555

550 

320

325

527

*527

331

-

-

9,495

339

18,830

Mar.

555

555

535

331

340

535

335

348

562

584

420

412

407

576

566

371

384

358

366

380

358

340

353

376

420

*425

407

412

450 

598

594

11,595

574

22,990

Apr.

380

362

544

555

371

384

594

571

558

548

344

348

344

340

555

344

348

344

555

344

376

425

470 

484

416

584

380

40?

*420 

389

11,237

575

22,290

Hay

394

376

555

544

525

299

295

299

28B

274

260

251

227

203

198

192

192

200

203

221

221

221

205 

242

511

*246

202

199

224 

264

264

7,989

258

15, 850

June

257

437

1,210

1.580

1,320

*1,340

1,410

1,570

*1,550

1,560

1,150

1,050

1,060

1,220

*1,450

1,540

*1, 550

1,430

1,320

1,510

1,280

1,180

1,040 

911

862

884

845

780

720 

645

54,201

1,140

67,840

July

570

5T5

486

465

456

418

*596

374

357

556

528

528

552

553

378

383

374

578

409

409

596

574

574 

585

585

396

409

374

585 

414

409

12,518

597

24,450

Aug.

587

574

422

414

404

400

585

561

541

552

328

*328

508

505

505

516

524

505

508

501

295

295

282 

278

271

268

57T

274

289 

282

282

10,029

524

19,890

Sept.

278 286"

286

289

324

324

324

524

524

332

352

532

352

528

505

*297

£95

297

501

520

545

357

566

566

361

361

357

352 

345

9,788

326

19,410

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,420 Mln 250 Mean 476 Ao-ft 345,800

Water year 1952-55: Max 1,580 Mln 192 Mean 414 Ac-ft 299,700

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). --June 4 (4 a.m.) 1,710 cfs (5.65 ft); June 17 (4 to 5 a.m.) 1,570

cfs (5.42 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Cec. 9, Dec. 21 to Jan. 6, Feb. 17-25, 

Mar. 2, 3.
BLACKTAIL CREEK BASIN 21

Blacktail Creek near Dillon, Mont.

Location. La t 45°03', long. 112 033', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 9 S., R. 8 W., on left bank (corrected) 12f miles southeast of Dillon and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available . April 1946 to December 1953 (discontinued).

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,667.59 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation, datum of 1929).

Average discharge. 7 years, 60.9 cfs.

Extremes, -M.abz-53: Maximum discharge during year, 304 cfs June 20 (gage height, 2.60 ft); 

maximum gage height, 3.01 ft Jan. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 5.6 cfs 

Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.06'ft), result of freezeup.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 49 cfs Nov. 9 (gage 

height, 1.60 ft); maximum gage height, 1.95 ft Dec. 8 (backwater from ice); minimum 

daily discharge, 24 cfs Nov. 20; minimum gage height, 1.22 ft Nov. 24.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 399 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 2.83 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.62 ft Feb. 26, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum that of Nov. 9, 1952.

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

are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

li

IS

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2i

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

38

39

59

35

35

36

36

35

35

36

36

36

35

*36

36

35

36

36

36

36

35

36

35

34

34

34

35

34

34

33

li

1,098

35.4

2,180

Hov.

32

b28

b24

b26

28

30

b2S

b26

b24

b24

25

28

30

28

28

27

27

b27

b27

b26

*26

b26

b25

b24

b23

b20

b20

b21

b22

b26

-

776

25.9

1,540

Dec.

b26

b26

b26

b26

b26

b26

b26

b24

b24

b24

b25

b26

b27

b30

\>29

b28

*b27

b27

b26

b26

b24

b22

b21

b20

b!8

b24

b26

b28

b28

b26

b26

788

25.4

1,560

Jan.

b26

bZlT

b28

b28

b27

b28

b30

b32

b34

b34

b34

b32

b30

b29

b29<

b30

30

31

31

31

*31

32

33

33

34

35

b33

b32

33

32

33

963

31.1

1,910

Feb.

35

34

35

38

39.

33

33

34

b32

b31

b32

b32

b33

b34

b34

b36

b54

b33

b33

b32

b33

b34

b33

b32

b34

b36

*b35

b35

..

.

-

949

33.9

1,880

Mar.

b34

b32

b30

b32

b34

b34

35

39

45

51

52

41

38

b35

b34

35

36

35

36

36

35

35

35

39

41

40

38

39

39

*38

40

1,163

37.5

2,310

Apr.

a38

a36

a36

a38

343

344

342

42

40

40

b40

42

44

45

44

46

49

47

46

47

49

51

58

54

49

50

56

62

*60

56

-

1,394

46.5

2,760

May

58

55

51

*1

47

49

55

60

59

55

51

50

50

47

50

52

59

60

65

76

76

72

72

92

93

72

68

70

*80

82

80

1,953

63.0

3,870

June

85

92

107

113

128

136

136

150

142

*130

130

134

' 152

181

211

228

213

203

228

277

*251

206

188

183

181

165

159

148

138

130

-

4,925

164

9,770

July

124

124

124

115

111

109

107

104

*105

102

98

105

100

98

95

93

87

79

76

76

70

70

70

71

72

68

65

62

64

68

66

2,778

89.6

5,510

Aug.

66

64

65

62

59

58

54

51

51

54

*51

46

47

46

49

51

51

49

49

46

42

44

44

li

42

42

44

42

42

42

41

1,535

49.5

3,040

Sept.

40

46

49

46

46

46

45

47

42

40

40

40

41

39

38

*36

18

39

40

40

39

40

40

40

41

39

39

39

40

41

-

1,236

41.2

2,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 161 Mln 18 Mean 51.0 Ac-ft 37,040

Water year 1952-53: Max 277 Mln 18 Mean 53.6 Ac-ft 38,780

Feak discharge (base. 150 cfs). June 20 (4:30 p.m.) 304 cfs (2.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

39

39

38

39

40

40

39

39

Total

Nov.

44

44

42

40

42

45

44

44

Dec.

40

39

37

35

34

32

31

30

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

39

36

38

39

38

38

38

38

Nov.

45

45

44

45

44

44

42

42

Dec.

30

30

30

31

32

33

*34

35

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

*39

40

40

40

41

40

39

40

Nov.

44

39

*30

27

29

30

Dec.

36

36

36

36

35

33

30

22.

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet ........................................................

Oct.

41

41

42

41

41

42

42

1,226

39.5

2,430

Nov.

32

35

39

40

41

39

-

1,170

39.0

2,320

Dec.

29

29

29

29

30

31

32

1,013

2,010

Calendar year 1953; Max 277 Mean 55.6 Ac-ft 40,260

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19-24, Dec. 3-15. 

ord Dec. 16-31; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

No gage-height rec-
22 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Beaverhead River at Blaine, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°23', long. 112*27 } , in NWiSEi sec. 22, T. 5 S., R. 7 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 41, 11^ miles upstream from Ruby River and 

14f miles northeast of Dillon.

Drainage area. 3.630 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1935 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Prior to Feb. 17, 1949, wire-weight gage at bridge half 

a mile upstream at different datum. Feb. 17, 1949, to June 28, 1951, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 405 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs June 10 (gage height, 6.17 ft); minimum, 21 cfs May 23.

1935-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,130 efs June 12, 1944 (gage height, 6.76 ft, 

site and datum then In use); minimum dally, 7.0 cfs May 25, 1940.

Remarks . Records good. Some regulation by Lima Reservoir (see p. 283). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 115,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(ShiftIng-control method used Nov. IS to Dec. 30,

June 10-14)

2.2 

2.4 

2.9 

3.5

18

35

105

228

4.0

5.0 

6.1

366

722

1.2SO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

366

312

276

266

258

269

263

233

240

271

274

282

271

266

287

329

382

*424

441

441

462

465

462

465

465

468

472

472

490

482.

479

11,333

366

22,480

JJov.

486

504

518

546

549

571

571

557

542

549

567

578

589

596

626

611

578

*571

571

571

567

539

540

530

524

496

493

490

490

482

-

16,402

547

32,530

Dec.

504

546

546

521

518

532

528

528

521

524

524

524

532

532

524

528

521

*521

518

514

514

518

496

455

428

408

411

476

476

479

472

15,639

504

31,020

Jan.

472

468

465

465

458

455

479

465

479

510

496

504

514

510

504

504

490

496

500

504

*510

504

496

500

500

496

482

479

486

479

482

15,152

489

30,050

Feb.

490

493

496

504

496

493

493

500

482

441

434

468

462

458

455

445

448

458

448

454

448

455

441

448

458

451

445

448

_

-

12,992

464

25,770

Mar.

*438

421

445

458

455

455

458

472

476

490

514

521

514

500

482

479

490

479

486

504

493

476

472

472

504

528

52T

507

521

*524

496

15,051

486

29,850

Apr.

490

462

445

438

451

476

496

493

465

448

445

441

445

445

441

441

434

434

428

421

428

438

451

479

482

445

434

*445

486

472

-

13,599

453

26,970

May

468

418

388

366

301

246

190

186

181

152

131

120

119

94

71

67

59

43

41

39

27

25

23

32

33

*31

30

30

2S

24

24

3,987

129

7,910

June

24

47

218

530

*777

760

881

1,100

1,200

1.250

*1,040

782

663

698

890

1,000

*1,100

1,140

1,040

923

862

822

652

504

434

411

411

408

344

290

-

21,181

706

42,010

July

253

TT7

162

150

127

120

*108

99

82

Sff

84

91

95

94

95

108

112

110

108

102

148

197

156

148

150

122

120

108

91

95

86

3,786

122

7,510

Aug.

91

102

131

150

186

209

218

226

209

197

195

*181

177

188

192

202

226

236

225

221

192

183

188

164

156

170

179

181

195

202

218

5,788

187

11,480

Sept.

230

250

276

301

379

408

434

455

451

451

451

445

441

*424

350

335

320

315

315

329

320

320

329

341

366

369

369

385

350

303

-

10,812

360

21,450

Calendar year 1952: Max l,4OO Mln 41 Mean 457 Ac-ft 331,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,230 Mln 23 Mean 399 Ao-ft 289,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RUBY RIVER BASIN 23

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

Location (revised) . Lat 44 0 59'40", long. HfS?'50", in NW£ see. 3, T. 10 S., R. 3 W., on 

right bank 2? miles upstream from Warm Springs Creek and 24 miles south of Alder.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1953 (no winter records after 1951), discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 20, 1948, wire-weight gage on bridge 1 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.20 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Nov. 27-29.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 4.36 ft); minimum 

recorded, 6.8 cfs Nov. 5, 1950 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

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

which are poor. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

3.8

172

295

610

955

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

*17

19

21

19

19

19

19

19

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

19

17

592

19.1

1,170

JJov.

17

15

b!4

blS

b!8

b20

b!7

a!6

a!6

a!5

a!6

a!7

a!8

al8

a!8

a!8

a!7

a!7

*b!6

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!2

bll

blO

b9

b8

a8

a8

a9

-

436

14.5

865

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

tie

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

«

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

*69

58

43

-

_

_

-

Hay

38

31

27

31

50

76

112

96

66

51

44

38

43

54

73

106

134

151

274

248

*167

132

117

151

125

144

169

270

306

278

»326

3,928

127

7,790

June

410

478

366

309

342

32S

390

422

390

*542

722

784

946

756

618

542

*558

590

510

394

334

316

316

288

248

221

197

194 206"

209

-

12,874

429

25,540

July

200

185

172

164

156

146

137

*141

137

123

119

112

106

100

96

91

83

78

73

69

68

66

62

62

58

56

51

50

»54

66

58

3,137

101

6,220

Aug.

56

BT

51

47

44

44

41

38

37

37

37

35

32

32

a33

a34

a35

a35

34

31

a30

a29

a28

25

24

24

25

24

25

25

24

1,067

34.4

2,120

Sept.

*25

36

32

28

26

25

24

25

25

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

21

20

20

19

19

1819"

18

-

671

22.4

1,330

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

tyater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (bstae. 500 cfs). June 2 (12 p.m.to 1 a.m.) 542 cfs (2.88 ft)j June 13 (5 a.m.) 1,150 

cfs (4.20 ft); June 17 (11 p.m.) 730 cfs (3.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station above reservoir near Alder.

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

Ruby River above reservoir, near Alder, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°11', long. 112°08', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 7 S., R. 5 W., on left bank at 

Fuller Hot Springs, a quarter of a mile upstream from Cottonwood Creek and 10 miles 

south of Alder.

Drainage area. 537 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,439.7 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, wire-weight gage at bridge 1,000 ft downstream 

at datum 4.70 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years, 162 cfs.

Extremes-. Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs June 14 {gage height, 4.12. ft); minimum, 72 cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs May 21, 1948 (gage height, 4.38 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.42 ft June 10, 1947; minimum discharge, 47 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 1940 (gage 

height, 1.42 ft), but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

For~~irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to June 2O

81

115

225

370

3.0

4.0

4.1

June 21 to Sept. 3O

555

1,020

1,080

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

104

240

555

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

50

51

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

94

92

91

91

94

97

95

97

95

92

92

86

84

*S3

81

83

86

87

87

91

94

92

94

97

97

99

102

113 

ffi

111

2,923

94.3

5,800

flov.

115

111

108

115

119

119

115

110

106

108

115

113

117

115

127

119

123

119

 121

119

121

106

b!02

blOO

blOO

b!02

b!04

 b!06 

b!08 

bllO

-

3,373

112

6,690

Dec.

bill

bl!2

113

113

113

111

111

110

110

111

111

113

115

ITS

111

111

111

111

 111

111

111

110

108

108

blOS

blOO

b!04

b!06 

b!06 

blOS

110

3,409

110

6,760

Jan.

108

108

10S

108

104

106

106

102

113

ill

113

115

117

113

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

 106

106

106

108

106

99

101 

104 

104

106

3,340

108

6,620

Feb.

1OS

106

106

110

106

106

106

104

99

95

99

102

102

101

101

101

102

104

101

101

99

99

99

99

 97

97

101

102

-

2,853

102

5,660

Her.

102

99

99

99

99

99

101

101

104

106

108

106

106

101

101

102

106

99

102

104

99

97

99

 99

104

104

102

108 

ffi

108

3,181

103

6,310

Apr.

102

104

104

113

108

102

97

97

95

95

97

99

95

97

97

95

95

99

108

119

135

129

127

139

154

 169 

167 

143

-

3,373

112

6,690

May

141

131

127

125

I3l

158

213

225

185

152

143

129

133

133

143

167

203

238

280

450

 294

24O

223

240

228

230

242

309 

422 

405

 408

6,846

221

13,580

June

487

563

563

464

458

479

468

575

507

 563

725

850

960

1;050

890

743

 689

743

730

615

519

484

462

442

395

368

336

321 

318 

315

17,082

569

33,880

July

307

293

285

269

263

245

228

 208

210

192

180

164

166

159

159

154 1'39

132

128

124

118

118

120

126

12S

124

120

120 

 118 

135

132

5,364

173

10,640

Aug.

132

135

1«

141

132

130

130

126

118

118

120

118

118

120

126

141

130

122

120

117

113

113

111

109

108

100

98

98 

96

94

3,667

118

7,270

Sept.

 95

100

102

98

98

98

102

104

T55

100

101

100

98

90

76

75

75

76

77

72

73

76

79

82

83

83

81

84 

84 

84

-

2,648

88.3

5,250

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,020 Mln 77 Mean 180 Ac -ft 130,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,050 Mln 72 Mean 159 Ae-ft 115,200

Peak dlecharee (base, 560 cfe). J

(3.17 ft); June 14 (1:30 p.m.) 1,090

irne 2 (9:30 a.m.) 623 cfs (3.17 ft)j June 8 (9:30 a.m.) 623 cfs 

cfs (4.12 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RUBY RIVER BASIN 25

Ruby River at dam site near Alder, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°14', long. 112°07' (revised), in SE£ sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 4 W., on right 

bank 1,500 ft above dam site and 6 miles south of Alder.

Records available.--April 1911 to June 1914 (no winter records), June 1935 to April 1937 

(October 1936 to April 1937 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1309) discontinued. 

Published as Ruby River near Alder 1911 and as Passamarl River near Alder 1912-14.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage. June 6, 1935, to Apr. 30, 1937 and Apr. 28, 1911, to June 30, 

1914, staff gage, at site 2 miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--1911-14. 1935-36: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1936 (gage height, 

8.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 550 cfs, backwater from 

debris; minimum observed, 39 cfs July 8-10, 1936 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,500 acres above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1913 and 1914, superseding those published in WSP 356, are given herewith:

Date

1913

May 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

June 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

245

260

305

477

590

607

624

586

700

448

315

315

382

414

414

523

560

522

522

118

118

118

118

120

120

99

120

122

101

Date

1913-Con.

Sept. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

101

101

103

103

1O3

103

105

105

105

105

107

130

130

130

158

132

132

132

135

135

135

135

138

138

138

138

140

165

140

Date

1913-Con.

Oct. 1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Discharge

140

140

152

152

152

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

190

176

190

190

190

190

Date

1913-Con.

Nov. 8

9

10

11

12

13a4

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

190

165

152

152

152

152

152

152

165

165

165

165

152

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

115

115

November.

Month Maximum

19O

Minimum

99

140

Mean

159

Runoff In 

acre-feet

6,960

9,530

9,460
26 RUBY RIVER BASIN

Ruby River near Alder, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°17'30", long. 112°06'00", in NW^NE^ sec. 28, T. 6 S., R. 4 W., on left 

bank 200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2^ miles south of Alder, 3 miles downstream 

from Ruby River Reservoir, and 6 miles upstream from Alder Creek.

Records available. Apr 11 1929 to June 1939, July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 28, 1932, staff gage at site 1,200 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 28, 1932, to June 30, 1939, staff gage at bridge 200 

ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1929-30, 1934-38, 1946-53), 100 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 830 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.42 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Jan.27 (gage height, 1.34 ft); minimum daily, 5.2 cfs Jan. 26.

1929-39, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 5.35 

ft), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 

0.3 cfs Apr. 12, 1938 (result of discharge measurement).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated by Ruby River Reservoir (see p. 283). Diversions for irrigation of about 9,500 

acres of which about 5,000 acres lie below station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In i'eet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 16, Sept. 28-30)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

4.0

7.0

14

35

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

122

262

438

680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

77 

76

60

56

52

59

62

58

59

60

58

52

46

*50

52

51

51

52

4355

77

70

74

83

82

82

80

78

83

94

96

' 2,020

65.2

4,010

Nov.

94

JZ

61

15

Is

16

16

17

18

17

17

18

18

18

19

32

51

51

*54

62

65

b65

64

44

b36

b30

b31

b32

b33

b34

-

1,137

37.9

2,260

Dec.

b36 

4038"

33

33

33

32

32

32

31

32

33

33

33

31

30

31

31

*32

32

31

31

b30

b29

b28

b28

b29

b30

b32

b32

b32

990

31.9

1,960

Jan.

b32 

b32

32

32

33

32

32

33

34

33

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

33

33

33

33

*33

33

33

30

2T^5.2

 56 36

26

26

964.2

31.1

1,910

Feb.

I

26

26

26

26

26

26

b24

b24

25

25

25

b24

24

b25

26

26

b24

b24

b24

b24

b24

b24

*b25

26

26

26

_

-

703

25.1

1,390

Mar.

27 

b26

b25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

b24'25

26

26

b26

26

26

26

26

27

*26

27

27

28

2§

27

28

27

814

26.3

1,610

Apr.

27 

b26

24

39

38

29

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

19

19

26

35

33

32

33

33

33

32

41

41

42

54

*65

85

87

-

1,020

34.0

2,020

May

83 

83

83

77

62

50

74

76

76

76

87

105

131

80

71

60

50

48

47

58

64

78

82

82

83

78

82

88

90

92

*94

2,360

76.1

4,680

June

97 

97

101

122

146

129

118

97

92

96

88

114

144

291

662

658

530

484

491

465

382

312

272

24O

189

164

136

114

124

127

7,082

£36

14,050

July

94

85

76

74

74

68

63

*76

76

74

72

76

141

172

112

103

114

149

159

175

209

212

189

178

180

169

149

132

124

*129

127

3,831

124

7,600

Aug.

114 

107

107

107

112

105

99

90

88

92

119

T8"6 189

129

114

151

156

122

97

94

90

82

76

76

72

71

68

65

56

41

38

3,113

100

6,170

Sept.

 «

44

39

40

74

85

96

101

T5

85

71

77

77

77

77

96

92

77

71

76

80

85

92

87

76

63

46

44

44

2,144

715

4,250

Calendar year 1952: Max 358 Mln 15 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,260

Water year 1952-53: Max 662 Mln 5.2 Mean 71.7 Ac-ft 51,91'C

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RUBY RIVER BASIN 27

Ruby River at Laurln, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°21', long. 112°07', in SWijSE^ sec. 32, T. 5 S., R. 4 W., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from highway bridge in Laurin and three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Alder Creek.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge. 7 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 568 cfs June 16 (gage height, 5.05 ft); minimum 

dally, 16 cfs Feb. 20-23.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 980 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 6.43 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Apr. 1, 1950, Feb. 20-23, 1953.

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

which are poor. Flow regulated by Ruby River Reservoir (see p.283). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 13,000 acres of which about 2,000 acres lie below station. The 

flow of Clear Creek (secondary channel of Ruby River) which begins approximately 

3 miles upstream and returns to the river approximately 3 miles downstream is not included in discharge.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.1

3.2

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

18

26

51

131

297

555

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

- 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

40

54

46

44

48

55

57

57

55

55

54

55

*50

52

57

57

57

59

54

54

70

72

78

82

82

82

84

82

84

90

SI2

1,958

63.2

3,880

JJOV.

90

9(5

82

47

42

41

40

38

36 Se

40

40

38

38

38

40

50

50

*52

55

61

b60

64

48

b40

b36

b38

b38

b38

b39

-

1,445

48.2

2,870

Dec.

b40

b42

44

38

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

31

31

*31

32

32

31

b31

b30

b27

b26

bfT

b29

b30

b30

b30

1,022

33.0

2,030

Jan.

b28

b28

28

28

28

28

28

29

30

15

30

29

29

29

29

29

28

29

30

30

30

*30

30

30

30

19

b?2

b28

25

24

24

868

28.0

1,720

Feb.

24

U

24

24

23

24

24

24

23

b22

b2l

23

H3

bS2

b22

b22

23

b21

b!9

^16

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7

*b!7

b20

23

23

_

-

-

596

21.3

1,180

Calendar year 1952: Max 314 Hin 25

Mater year 1952-53: Max 544 Hin 16

Mar.

23

b22

b22

23

23

23

23 si 24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

*24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

732

23.6

1,450

Apr.

24

24

21

26

28

26

19

it

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

25

27

27

*33

37

51

54

-

747

24.9

1,480

May

53

54

53

51

45

35

45

48

50

50

54

68

65

60

53

48

43

40

33

33

34

41

44

47

48

45

45

48

48

*50

50

1,481

47.8

2,940

June

54

75

103

107

113

113

103

94

88

84

80

82

98

152

454

544

466

406

427

424

367

290

240

218

183

162

146

129

129

135

-

6,061

202

12,020

July

105

88

82

80

78

74

61

15

*76

70

74

74

94

129

92

86

90

111

129

133

160

1§*

145

135

129

124

111

96

88

*90

90

3,130

101

6,210

Aug.

82

78

74

76

76

76

72

68

61

63

78

127

TS7

105

78

96

103

92

72

66

66

60

58

56

54

54

54

53

53

44

*41

2,263

73.0

4,490

Sept.

40

41

41

40

40

48

51

51

53

51

53

47

45

47

47

44

47

48

45

41

45

51

54

58

56

53

48

40

37

.36

-

1,398

46.6

2,770

Mean 89.1 Ac-ft 64,690

Mean 59.5 Ao-ft 43,040

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe . 

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 3-215 dls 

weather records, and records for station ne

eharg* estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

Alder.
28 RUBY RIVER BASIN

Ruby River below Ramshorn Creek, near Sheridan, Mont.

Location. Lat 45"25', long 112°12', near east line of SV& sec. 10, T. 5 S., R.' 5'W., on 

downstream end of right abutment of highway bridge, half a mile downstream f?om'Ramshorn Creek and 3 miles south of Sheridan.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder, 

datum.

Prior to Nov. 27, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and

Average discharge. 7 years, 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 763 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.88 ft); tainimum daily, 62 cfs May 21.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs June 11, 1947 (gage height, 6.32 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 52 cfs Feb. 21, 23, 1952 (gage height, 1.34 

ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 15,000 acres above station. 

Flow regulated by Ruby River Reservoir, 15 miles above station (see p. 283).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7, Dec. 18 to Jan. 7,

Mar. 18-29, Aug. 26 to Sept. 13)

1.4

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.8

57

76

126

282

482

735

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

120

144

136

132

136

143

143

143

144

148

146

146

*140

140

150

152 

152

160

156

160

176

186 

200

206

210

210

210

208

210

213

218

5,138

166

10,190

Jlov.

"214 216

213

172

156

152

150

146

143

140

142

139

142

142

148

150 

161

 166

164

168

170

168 

173

158

140

130

134

126

125

123

4,671

156

9,260

Dec.

127

136

13?

120

118

116

116

115

115

113

112

110

108

106

105

104 

102

*102

100

100

99

98 

92

86

91

97

97

98

99

3,286

106

6,520

Jan.

94

94

98

95

93

88

94

93

104

102

99

103

106

IBS

97

99 

98

100

98

97

99

*98 

98

98

98

91

75

17J

93

88

88

2,961

95.5

5,870

Feb.

33

87

88

89

M

87

87

87

83

82

84

88

85

79

8?

82 

84

83

83

82

80

88 

87

87

*79

88

89

89

-

-

-

2,385

85.2

4,730

Mar.

87

83

87

87

86

86

86

88

ST

87

88

86

35

32

83

82 

82

77

80

79

78

ft

*75

76

75

76

76

77

77

76

2,525

81.5

5,010

Apr.

75

75

76

77

86

86

79

73

71

72

72

73

70

70

69

70 

77

80

78

78

78

78 

82

83

88

85

*75

84

103

109

2,372

79.1

4,700

May

108

109

109

107

97

82

70

78

77

76

76

89

93

95

87

84 

73

69

64

64

62

7T 

75

89

109

104

103

115

118

*120

119

2,792

90.1

5,540

June

129

148

206

227

238

263

248

251

240

237

232

216

251

279

478

m600

587

594

538

467 

394

352

325

302

282

265

250

256

-

10,279

343

20,390

July

230

203

186

176

174

176

155

148

152

156

154

154

242

226

206 

202

224

245

255

277

291

258

253

245

234

224

206

*202

203

6,497

210

12,890

Aug.

198

190

190

190

186

184

174

161

148

150

160

196

222 T§8~

179

188 

213

200

179

170

164

162 

160

156

144

149

150

148

156

144

*132

5,341

172

10,590

Sept.

127

TS3

137

142

146

161

170

176

186

T?5

180

176

173

178

180

176 

175

179

176

166

168

176 

178

178

173

163

167

166

161

149

4,998

167

9,910

Calendar year 1952: Max 443 Mln 80 Mean 184 Ac-ft 133,400

Hater year 1952-53: Max 714 Min 62 Mean 146 Ac-ft 105,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 8-17j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

recorded range in stage, and comparison with other Ruby River stations.
RUBY RIVER BASIN 

Ruby River nejar Twin Bridges, Mont.

29

Location. Lat 45°30", long. 112°2CH, neap? west line of sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 6 W., on 

right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, It miles upstream from mouth, and 2f 

miles south of Twin Bridges.

Drainage area. 986 sq ml.

Records available. August to October 1940, July 1941 to June 1943, July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. August 1940 to June 30, 1943, staff gage at same site at 

""aifferent datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1941-42, 1946-53), 226 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,! 903 ofs June 19 (gage height, 5.65 ft); mini- 

 mum,"20 cfs May 21 (gage height, 2.30 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs May 20, 21.

1940-43, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs June 12, 1947 (gage height, 6.89

ft); minimum, 12 ofs May 30, 1951 (gage height, 2.05 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs May 30,

31, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulaTTon by Ruby River Reservoir, 24 miles above station (see p. 283 ). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 28,500 acres of which about 500 acres lie below station.

Hating table, water year 1952453, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

20

32

48

36

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

180

297

645

899

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

101

T05

117

105

117

136

130

130

132

136

140

152

 150

152

172

176

176

176

176 

176

174

191 

200

211

220

226

231

231

233

233

236

5,244

169

10,400

JTov.

240

242

24T5

238

206

191

187

184

178

176

176

180

182

184

193

202

204

*211

206 

206

211

204 

211

209

195

191

blSO

b!55

1)1*5

bltS

-

5,872

196

11,650

Dec.

b!45

I

blSO

b!60

Tfo" 168

160

160

160

158

156

156

156

158

156

154

152

150

*150

148 

148

148

146 

146

b!35

b!30

b!25

b!25

b!30

blSO

b!30

b!25

4,575

148

9,070

Jan.

b!25

b!30

138

136

134

b!30

b!25

130

152

162

142

152

154

152

140

140

138

144

140 

138

144

*140 

140

140

140

132

108

157

130

127

127

4,257

137

8,440

Feb.

129

125

127

j3g

if?

129

130

127

119

121

116

121

119

112

116

114

116

114

bllO 

blOS

blOS

blOO

bToTJ

*blOO

blOO

blOS

114

114

_

-

-

3,247

116

6,440

Mar.

108

blOS

blOS

110

110

112

116

117

117

117

119

114

114

108

108

108

108

107

110 

114

112

108 

*108

107

107

103 tos

105

105

103

103

3,393

109

6,730

Apr.

100

101

101

101

112

116

108

103

100

98

96

96

"§& 94

94

94

96

101

101 

101

101

100 

103

101

107

108

 98

110

129

"^132

3,098

103

6,140

May

13g

132

130

127

123

105

76

76

64

62

63

68

73

72

59

45

36

30

24 

22

22

26 

24

32

48

*42

40

46

52

49

39

1,939

62.5

3,850

June

42

sS

125

158

162

178

182

195

180

174

178

220

272

366

491

679

822

865

886 

1ST

796

662

524

438

366

294

257

226

211

202

-

11,057

369

21,930

July

202

187

170

166

164

160

146

144

#142

TS

146

1*4

142

184

191

180

191

202

226 

236

220

247

217

213

200

191

182

160

*180

182

5,701

184

11,310

Aug.

182

170

172

156

158

150

136

130

119

117

125

140

160

166

166

164

ill T§5

142

138

132

118 

108

112

103

105

107

103

112

103 *li

4,240

137

8,410

Sept.

ISO" 94

107

114

119

125

134

152

168

TBT

164

160

146

158

160

164

158

162

156 

146

150

156 

162

158

158

162

160

162

154

146

-

4,419

147

8,760

Calendar year 1952: Max 779 Min 96 Mean 203 Ao-ft 147,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 886 Kin 22 Mean 156 Ao-ft 113,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
30 BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN

Big Hole River near Jackson, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°14 1 20", long. 113"27'30", in NW£NW£ sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 15 W., on right

bank 1 mile downstream from Pioneer Creek and 9 miles southwest of Jackson. 

Drainage area.--35.8 sq mi. 

Records available. April 1948 to October 1953 (no winter records after 1951 water year),

discontinued. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 20, 1948, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream

at datum approximately 1.0 ft higher. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 484 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.33 ft); minimum discharge recorded, 5.5 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge observed, 938 cfs (revised) May 29, 1948 (gage height,

4.45 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs by

logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 5 cfs Feb. 1-3, 1950, Jan. 30, 31, 1951.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 938

cfs May 29, 1948 (gage height, 4.45 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1116. 

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

which are poor.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

 period in the water year 1948, superseding those published in WSP 1116, are given

herewith:

1946

May 26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

416

453

507

690

462

1948-Con 

June 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

430

456

563

471

430

194S-Con 

June 6.

7.

8.

9. 

10.

494

528

507

500

432

Month Cfs-days

9,694

Maximum

690

563

Minimum

30

147

Mean

205

323

Runoff In 

acre-feet

12,600

19,230

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Oct. 31, 1953, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.1

52

126

225

449

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

S

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

SO

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. 

1952

M111111

1111111111

1110

10

10

10

11 *10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

fr! 9.3

320.1

10.3

635

JJov.

9.3

"svS

9.3

9.3

9.8

8,8

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.8

8.8

9.3

8.8

9.3

9.3

9.8

9.3

8.4

bB. 4

be. 4

*8.4

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8 

7.8

256.1

8.54

508

Mar.

1953

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

.

-

_

*8.8

9.8

-

_

_

-

Apr. May

f§

30

50

65

80

90

80

75

70

60

55

50

70

90

100

110

125

 140

129

115

97

90

85

80

80

75

 91

118 

115

147

2,622

84.6

5,200

June

172 

ITT

252

195

195

197

 212

214

197

210

273

365

 449 3"§8"

355

359

391

438

 424

333

285

279

298

289

234

195

178

178

192 

227

-

8,261

275

16,390

July

256 

135

227

230

230

218

212

205

195

*176

168

172

162

154

143

123

104

92

86

80

75

71

66

64

61

58

54

53

52 

49

4,114

133

8,160

Aug.

46

^5

45

42

42

37

34

33

32

32

29

27

 26

25

24

26

23

23

21

20

18

18

18

18

17

AtT5

16 

18

16

854

27.5

1,690

Sept.

16 

 Sa- 24

le

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

T5

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

14

13

12

12

12

12

12 

13

417

13.9

827

Oct.

1953

11 

13

14

T3

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

 10

10

10

10

10

9.6

"§g

9

9

9.5

9.S

9.5

9

9 

9

322.0

10.4

639

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 120 efsK May 20 (1 a.m.) 145 cfs (2.66 ft)j June 2 (8 p.m.) 313 cfs (3.48 

ft)j June 14 (1 to 2 a.m.) 465 cfs (4.17 ft)j June 19 (3 a.m.) 484 cfs (4.33 ft)j July 1 (6 a.m.) 

283 efs (3.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement nade on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22-30, May 1-18, 23-27, Oct. 16-31; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage, 3 discharge measurements, and records for Miner Creek near Jackson 

and Trail Creek near Wisdom.
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN 31

Miner Creek near Jackson, Mont.

L6 W., on 

Ie downstream from Miner Lake, 7 miles southwest of Jackson, and 7? miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--18.4 sq ml.

Records available. May 1948 to October 1953 (no winter records after 1951), discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 310 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.57 ft); minimum

Lly, 4.5 cfs Nov. 26-30. 

1948-S-53: Maximum discharge, 336 cfs June 22. 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

June 13, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 3 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, 1950.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1953, to Oct. 31, 1953, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

92

222

299

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 .

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fl

Oct. 

1952

w7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

7. "2

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

*7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.2 

7.2

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

7.2

218.4

7.05

433

JIov.

7.2 

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.9

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.6

7.2

7.2

7*8

7.6

7.5

7.5

7

6

5.5

*5.0

5

5

5

111

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

-

187.4

6.25

372

Mar.

1953

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

*6.8

7.5 

8 

9

9

_

_

-

Apr.

8

7

6.5

6,5

6.5

7

7

7

7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.1

7.8

7.8

9.0

12

16

24

24

25

29 

37

$

28

-

415.0

13.8

823

May

23

20

26

44

66

57

46

40

36

33

32

36

41

53

64

74

*92

95

72

57

50

51

44

43 

40

*48 

66 

66

81

1,536

49.5

3,050

June

96

153

104

99

100

 109

116

103

109

141

211

*288

»249

204

205

236

272

 262

191

160

163

188

179

135

111 

107

105 

121 

146

-

4,819

161

9,560

July

169

153

154

163

158

158

156

157

*139

128

137

136

136

131

110

86

74

68

66

59

53

50

48

47

45 

42

40 

39 

37

36

3,131

101

6,210

Aug.

36

36

34

32

32

30

28

27

27

25

22

»23

22

22

22

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

17 

16

16 

16 

15

1*

727

23.5

1,440

Sept.

14 

16

T5

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.4

7.8 

7.8

7.5 

fcf

-

338.1

11.3

671

Oct. 

1953

7.2 

8.1

571

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2 

6.2

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8

203.5

6.56

404

Calendar year : Max Kin Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base. 

fs (2.87 ft I; June 13 

une 23 (9 to 10 a.m.)

80 cfs). Hay 19 (1 to 3 a.m.) 104 cfs (2.11 ft); June 2 {7 to 8 p.m.) 204 

19 "to 10 a.m.) 310 ofs (3.57 ft); June 18 (6 to 7 a.m.) 299 cfs (3.50 ft);

PeAk dlscli

June'23 (9 to'10 a.m7j 200 cfs (2.84'ft); July'l"(9 a.af.) 183 cfs"(2.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 15-31, 1953; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

Nov. 16, 19-30, Mar. 27 to Apr. 15.
32 BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN

Trail Creek near Wisdom, Mont.

Location. Lat 45"39', long. 113°43', In SW£ sec. 16, T. 2 S., R. 17 W., on left bank 100 ft 

downstream from Runaway Creek, 4 miles upstream from Ruby Creek, and 13 miles (revised) 

west of Wisdom.

Drainage area. 71.0 sq mi.

Records available. June,1948 to October 1953 (discontinued). No winter records after 1951. 

>. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.89 ft); minimum 

daily , 13 cfs Sept. 14-22.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1953; minimum, 2.2 cfs Nov. 17, 1949 

(gage height, 1.04 ft).

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversions above station.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Oct. -51, 1953, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to June 24)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

27

63

131

3.0 

4.0

5.0

5.1

355

612

885

913

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. 

1952

15

15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

iff

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

b!6

b!6

15

15

467

15.1

926

Nov.

16

bl5

b!5 

b!5

bl5

b!6

b!6

b!5 at

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!4

al4

*a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

-

441

14.7

875

Mar. 

1953

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

.

_

»b!7

b!8

b22

b22

_

_

-

Apr.

a20

al8

a!6 

ais alB"

a!5

a!5

al5

a!5 

ale

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!8

ale

a2o

a21

a22

a24

a30

b38

b44

b50

b60

b70

b80

a90

alOO

91

66

-

1,050

35.0

2,080

May

SO

39

36 

39

55

112

206

185

140 

107

81

70

78

98

142

221

298

*370

432

455

400

305

252

219

219

223

259

*345

488

522

5_88

7.O34

227

14, 000

June

615

799

888 

760

*736

677

723

760

717 

698

706

826

 899

*ST?

725

671

636

*586

*522

450

395

340

305

271

250

230

199

183

180

160

16,709

557

33,140

July

159" 148

129 

123

110

103

98

94

89 

*84

80

74

7O

70

64

62

58

55

53

50

49

46

44

43

42

40

38

36

35

35

34

2,195

70.8

4,350

Aug.

31

31

35 

42

39

34

30

27

26 

26

25

24

 21

21

21

20

23

21

22

20

18

17

17

17

19

18

18

17

18

17

M

731

23.6

1,450

Sept.

15

17

ft

19

17

16

16

17 

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

-

457

15.2

906

Oct. 

1953

15

18

21lo

20

19

18

17

16 

16

15

15

15

*15

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

al4

al3_

al3

a!3

a!3

a!4

a!4

al4

a!3

a!3

a!3

-

475

15.3

942

Calendar year : Max Din Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs). May 7 (7 to 9 p.m.) 219 cfs (2.78 ft),- May 20 {2 a.m.) 493 ofs 

(3.85 ft); June 2 (8 p.m.) 1,070 cfs (5.89 ft)j June 13 (6 a.m.) 973 cfs (5.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height reeordj discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN 33

Big Hole River near Melrose, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°32', long. 112°42', In SW£ sec. 34, T. 3 S., R. 9 W., on left bank at

 downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 91, an eighth of a mile downstream from Rock 

Creek and 8 miles south of Melrose.

Drainage area. 2,470 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1924 to September 1953 (records for 1924-32 fragmentary).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 14, 1927, water-stage recorder and July 17,

 1927, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage, at site if miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1932-53), 1,134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs June 4 (gage height, 7.02 ft); minimum,

 160' cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Nov. 10.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 14, 1927, when Wise River Reservoir dam 

failed (gage height, 14.0 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating 

curve extended above 8,000 cfs; maximum discharge unaffected by dam failure, 14,100 cfs 

June 3, 1948 (gage height, 7.66 ft): minimum observed, 49 cfs Aug. 17, 1931 (gage height, 

0.70 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

for irrigation of about 136,000 acres above station.

natlng tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ioe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May I, June 9-26)

Diversions

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

241

317

470

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 

2.2

160

226

420

780

3,0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.7

1,660

3,320

5,660

10,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

271

578

286

298

301

309

305

301

305

317

321

298

 317

330

334

338

351

356

360

360

365

370

370

380

380

380

380

380

375

380

385

10,481

338

20,790

Nov.

395

385

330

347

380

410

410

395

334

298

416

400

410

405

446

428

 395

380

405

422

360

290

280

280

270

260

250

555

255

260

-

10,546

352

20,920

Dec.

575" 260

270

275

280

. 285

290

290

295

295

300

350

295

295

 295

295

295

290

290

285

285

280

280

280

280

280

285

290

295

300

300

8,905

287

17,660

Jan.

3To~ 305

315

325

335

350

360

370

385

395

410

414

364

364

354

381

375

370

 375

370

364

359

359

364

370

359

328

323

370

359

354

11,136

359

22,090

Feb.

370

370

375

392

381

392

381

386

354

313

320

325

320

315

320

320

315

310

300

295

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

295

_

-

-

9,249

330

18, 350

Mar.

290

280

290

305

313

333

328

328

333

344

370

 359

359

323

338

333

349

308

349

344

328

333

328

333

364

359

375

 381

403

403

438

10,621

343

21,070

Apr.

432

426

426

456

474

522

536

480

432

432

444

474

444

432

414

438

444

438

494

606

852

1,460

2,430

2,870

2,920

2,740

2,960

3.140

 3, bOO

2,580

-

34,196

1,140

67,830

May

2,210

1,790

1,490

1,420

1,520

1,800

2,270

2,560

2,560

2,240

1,960

1,720

1,600

1,530

1,560

1,630

1,700

1,980

2,220

2,610

2,780

2,760

2,510

2,690

3,100

3,180

3,220

3,000

*2,870

«3,040

3^440

70,960

2,289

140,700

June

3,500

4,230

6,180

10.400

8,040

*7,040

6,540

6,810

6,870

*6, 610

6,230

6,670

7,900

9,190

*9,160

8,920

8,800

8,830

8,530

7,650

 6,780

6,000

5,450

5,040

4,640

4,350

4,110

3,760

3,480

5.560

-

195,070

6,502

386,900

July

3. 280

3,180

3,060

3,000

2,830

2,630

 2,450

2,320

2,180

2,090

2,000

1,910

1,870

1,810

1,730

1,580

1,490

1,420

1,280

1,160

1,050

980

920

870

816

772

732

692

676

660

652

52,090

1,680

103,300

Aug.

652

644

692

764

789

764

716

660

636

 606

578

557

529

508

501

487

487

462

426

403

375

370

354

344

333

313

304

308

338

299

290

15, 489

500

30,720

Sept.

290

290

299

323

538

333

323

318

308

304

295

290

276

 276

259

246

234

222

219

215

215

212

212

219

222

 19

212

204

194

175

7,742

258

15,360

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,090 Mln 240 Mean 1,286 Ac-ft 934,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,400 Mln 175 Mean 1,196 Ac-ft 865,700

Peak discharge (base. 3,400 cfs). June 4 (8 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (7.02 ft)i June 14 (3 to 4 a.m.)

9,490 cfs (6.57 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Jan. llj Feb. 11 to Mar. 4.
34 BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN

Birch Creek near Glen, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°23' , long. 112°48 ! , In SE$SEi sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 10 W., on left bank 

l£ miles downstream from Sheep Creek and 8 miles southwest of Glen.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1953 (discontinued). Prior to October 1950, 

published as "near Reichle."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 16, 1949, at site 1| miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 30.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 223 efs June 13 (gage height, 3.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs; minimum, 1.2 efs Nov. 22 (gage height, 1.47 ft). 

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 13, 1953; maximum gage height recorded, 

4.75 ft Dee. 12, 1947, site and datum then in use (backwater from ice); mlnimur discharge, that of Nov. 22, 1952; minimum gage height recorded, 1.44ft Nov. 9, 1950.

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

 wETeh are poor. No diversion above station. Some regulation at lakes in headwaters. 

Recorded diversions from Willow and Bond Creeks into Birch Creek above station for 1953 

are listed below (additional diversions from Willow Creek outside of recorded period unknown) .

Period

May 20-24..........

July 1-31..........

Aug. 1-8...........

The period. ......

Mean 

(cfs)

11.0

22.8

22.0

14.7

20.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

109

1,310

1,330

233

2,982

Cooperation. Diversion record furnished by Water Commissioner.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 2-8, Sept. 9-18)

Oct. 1 to June 8 June 9 to Sept. 30

1.5 1.6

1.7 4.7

1.9 8.8

2.2 18

2.5 32

2.7 49

3.0 93

1.8 8.0

2.0 15

2.3 29

2.6 54

3.0 109

3.6 209

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

alO

a!2

a!4

a!6

a!4

a!3

a!2

alO

*10

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

11

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

385.6

12.4

765

Nov.

15

10

13

16

16

15

12

8.6

6.0

9.3

9.9

9.1

9.1

8.8

9.1

8.8

6.6

8.1

7.3

6.8

4.7

*2.0

4.2

3.5

1.9

1.9

2.0

a2.5

aS.O

a4.0

-

234.2

7.81

465

Dec.

aS.O

a670

a7.0

a8.5

a8.8

a8.8

a8.7

a8.6

a8.5

a8.5

a8.4

a8.3

a8.2

a8.1

aS.O

aS.O

*7.9

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

237.4

7.66

471

Jan.

6.8

678

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.7

775

7.3

7.0

6,8

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.5

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

223.5

7.21

443

Feb.

7.3

T73

7.3

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

b7.5

7.5

TTs T'.S

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

b7.5

b7.3

b7.3

b7.3

b7.3

b7.3

b7.3

7.7

7.5

7.3

_

-

208.2

7.44

413

Mar.

7.5

b7.5

b8.0

8.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.6

*9.6

9.1

b8.8

8.6

8.4

8.4

b8.5

9.3

7.7

775

7.3

7.7

8.4

7.5

7.7

*8.1

8.1

7.9

8.1

259,9

8.38

516

Apr.

7.5

6.6

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.3

b7.2

b7.0

b7.3

b7.5

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.7

8.4

10

12

16

18

15

15

17

19

22

*20

18

-

327.1

10.9

649

Hay

16

15 IB"

15

17

21

23

22

19

18

17

17

16

17

18

18

19

23

28

32

*35

32

32

33

28

25

24

28

*37

37

47

744

24.0

1,480

June

58

90

82

74

74

74

83

85

85

*101

*123

168

202

170

*160

158

178

173

178

146

127

135

146

136

117

112

111

106

111

115

-

3,678

123

7,300

July

119

117

117

114

115

114

*117

120

119

112

104

104

104

101

98

96

89

85

79

78

70

59

50

43

40

54

75

74

72

71

72

2,782

89.7

5,520

Aug.

80

79

80

74

56

37

24

21

20

*20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

24

24

24

18

17

17

li

894

28.8

1,770

Sept.

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.2

*972

9.8

10

10

10

11

11

14

15

17

15

14

14

14

15

18

18

-

390.2

13.0

774

Calendar year 1952 : Max 151 Mln 1.9 Mean 27.5 Ao-ft 19,970

Water yeari952-53 : Max 202 Mln 1.9 Mean 28.4 Ac-ft 20,570

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 2 discharge measurements, and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WHITETAIL CREEK BASIN 

Whitetail Creek near Whitehall, Mont.

35

Location. Lat 46°01'22", long. 112°12'27", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 5 W., on left bank

 4 miles downstream from Whitetail Reservoir, 12 miles northwest of Whitehall, and 13? 

miles upstream' from mouth.

Records available. November 1949 to November 1953 (no winter record after 1951), dlscontlnued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--1952-53; Maximum discharge during water year, 98 cfs June 8 (gage height, 3.90 

ft): minimum daily recorded, 1.6 cfs Nov. 28.

1953: Maximum daily discharge during period October to November, 12 cfs Oct. 1; 

minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Nov.-19. 1949-53- Maximum discharge. 126 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 4.22 ft); minimum recorded, 0.8 cfs Nov. 15, 1951 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

temarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regu-

 TaTe"d by Whitetail Reservoir (capacity, 5,500 acre-ft).

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 30, 1953, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

1.7 

2.7 

5.6

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

35

67

106

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to November 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. 

1952

12

T?

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.0

8.8

4.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

301.5

9.73

598

Nov.

2.6

b2.4

b2.5 

b2.7

276

2.5

b2.5

b2.4

b2.4

b2.5

b2.5

b2.6

b2.6

b2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

b2.5

b2.4

b2.2

*bl.9

b2,0

bZ.l

bL'.l

b2.0

bl.6

bl.7

bl.8

-

70.7

2.36

140

Mar.

t2.3

Apr. 

1953

3.1

3.2

3.6 

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.1

2.8

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.4

4.2

5.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

*6.0

6.6

573

4.5

-

115.4

3.85

229

May

4.2

3.9

3.9 

4.2

4.8

5.8

6.4

5.4

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.7

5.5

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.7

5.4

4.8

*5.3

7.4

12

20

26

37.

217.0

7.00

430

June

43

57

79 

82

*83

81

88

21

92

*88

82

76

73

67

61

56

 57

52

48

46

42

37

34

32

27

24

22

21

20

19

-

1,686

56.2

3,340

July

18

16

15 

13

12

13

31

30

*31

46

45

45

46

45

45

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

40

20

21

*21

21

1,045

33.7

2,070

Calendar year : Max Kin Mean

Aug.

21

22

22 

23

26

30

30

30

30

41

41

41

40

36

36

32

20

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

*19

795

25.6

1,580

Sept.

20

24

54 

24

24

24

23

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

22

22

21

19

16

16

16

15

15

4.8

3.1

3.0

2.7

277

2.8

-

531.1

17.7

1,050

Oct. 

1953

2.8

3.0

fc* *3.1

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

270

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

72.3

2.33

143

Nov.

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.1

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

«1.8

1.8

bl.6

bl.5

bl76

b2.0

2.2

27T

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

bl.7

bl.7

1.8

-

57.2

1.91

113

Dec.

tl.7

-

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
36 BOULDER RIVER BASIN

Boulder River above Rock Creek, near Basin, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°15' , long. 112°30', in SW£ sec. 20, T. 6 N., R. 7 W., on left bank half

 a mile upstream from Rock Creek, 3 miles upstream from Thunderbolt Creek, and 12 miles 

west of Basin. , ...

Records available. April to September 1936 (published as "at CCC Camp near Bernlce ), 

June 1946 to November 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 12, 1936, staff gage at site a quarter of 

a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 11.7 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 334 cfs June 3 (gage height,

 3.39 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Mar. 23; minimum gage height, 0.68 ft Mar. 8.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 3.0 cfs Oct. 27 (gage 

height, '0.93 ft); minimum dally, 1.4 cfs Nov. 22.

1936, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 582 cfs May 19, 1948 (gage height, 3.72 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Jan. 28, 29, 1951, Mar. 23, 1953.

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

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In oubio feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.4

41.6

1.34

83

JIov.

1.5

2.0

1.4 

1.7

1.5

1.4 

bl.6 

bl.2

bl.2

*bl.l

bl.2

1.5

1.4

Iff

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

bl.3

bl.2

bl.l

44.4

1.48

88

Dec.

bl.l

 bl.l

bl.l

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.0

.9

b.9

b.9

b.9

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

1.0

31.6

1.02

63

Jan.

1.0

1,0

1.1 1.1

1.1

1.2 

1.3 

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

 2.1

2.2

2.1 

2.1

b2.1

b2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.5

T79

1.6

1.5

1.4

1,4

51.8

1.67

103

Feb.

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.5

1.4

bl.5

bl.5

1.4

 1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.3

.8

~^j

.

_

-

32.7

1.17

65

Mar.

0.7

.8

.8 

.7

.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

1.4 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

.6

.6

.7

.6

f"6

'.6

 2.1 "O

1.7

1.8

bl.9

1.9

29.7

0.96

59

Apr.

bl.1

b2.0

b2.1 

2.1

2.3

2 3 

b2!s

b2.4

b2.4

b2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.7

3.0

3.4

4.3

4.1

5.4

7.5

 11

12

15

16

18

20

I?

11

182.0

6.07

361

May

9.3

7.2

13w

15 

17 

16

12

9.9

8.7

8.4

8.1

9.9 

9.3

8.7

8.4

9.6

20

32

26

29

24

42

 36

45

50

58

70

74" 89

781.9

25.2

1,550

June

84

117

 Tso

137

124 

134 

163

 132

122

111

110

109

94 

79

74

68

61

54

52

44

37

33

32

30

29

26

26

23

23

2,493

83.1

4,940

July

20

18

17 

16

14

 13 

12 

11

11

9.6

9.3

8.4

7.8

7.8 

7.2

6.7

6.3

5.6

5.4

4.9

4,7

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.4

3. 1

3,3

3.3

3.3

252.6

8.15

5.01

Aug.

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.3 

3.O 

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5 z'.i

2.1

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.2

 2.0

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.8

77.6

2.50

1.54

Sept.

1.5

4, 7

2i2

2.3

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

H

1.5

 1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

53.6

1.79

1.O6

Calendar year 1952: Max 125 Min 0.8 Mean 11.9 Ac-ft 8,66O

Water year 1952-53: Max 215 Mln 0.5 Mean 11.2 Ac-ft 8,070

Peak discharge (base, 50 efsK May 26 (10 p.m.) 70 eta (2.16 ft); May 30 (4:30 a.m.) 128 cfs 

(2.62 ft); June 3 (1:30 a.m.) 334 cfs (3.39 ft); June 8 (1:30 a.m.) 285 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

(3.34 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

Oct.

W

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9 

1.9

1.8

Nov.

ftf

b2.2

2.3

2.1

2.3 

2.1

b2.1

Day

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

2.0

1.8

1.9

2.0

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

Nov.

b2.2 

b2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2 

2.3

2.3

Total . .

Day

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

Oct.

2.1 

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.3 

b2.2

b2.2

Nov.

2.1

bl.8

bl.6

<bl.6

al.5

ft*

al.5

Day

25 

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Mean. ....................................................

Runoff in acre-feet. .....................................

Oct.

2.3 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6 

2.5

132

NOV.

al.6 

al.6

al.7

al.7

al.8

al.B

117

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record, discharge estimated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BOULDER RIVER BASIN 

Boulder River near Boulder, Mont.

37

Location. Lat 46°13', long. 112 0 05', in SE£ sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 4 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Muskrat Creek and 

2 miles east of Boulder.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1931, March 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 29, 1946, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-31, 1934-53), 113 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs June 3 (gage height, 9.91 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Nov. 3, 10; minimum gage height, 5.58 ft Sept. 19.

1929-31, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs May 22, 1948 (gage height, 10.37 

ft); no flow July 15-17, 21, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 3,500 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1931, superseding those published in WSP 716, and 917, are given herewith:

Mar. 5, 1931 ..... 18

Month Cfs-days Maximum

60

Minimum

16

0

Mean

36.0

58.3

Runoff In 

acre -feet

2,210

42,300

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect I 

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

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

14

27

45

107

191

318

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

9.8

495

710

1,000

1,410

1,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

TS

17 

18

17

17

18

*18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

IT

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

21

21

587

18.9

1,160

JIov.

22

16

22- 15

22

23

21

22

15 18

24

24

25

24

31

29

26 

27

28

21

23

15

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!7

19

-

623

20.8

1,240

Dec.

202T3-

 21 

23

24

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

28

30

2?

29

28 

27

28

28

29

30

30

29

26

24

23

22

23

24

24

805

26.0

1,600

Jan.

1425

26 

27

27

27

28

28

31

34

34

 37

36" 38

35

35

35 

35

36

37

37

35

36

38

37

35

32

33

36

35

37

1,027

33 1

2,040

Feb.

40- 43

39 

40

35

39

36

35

32

HI

32

*35

34

29

32

31

33 

32

29

30

29

30

30

29

31

31

32

32

-

-

-

926

33.1

1,840

Mar.

3030-

31 

31

31

31

32

35

39

45

49

43

43

36

38

38

40 

31

43

42

 34

36

38

40

52_

43

46

50

48

40

48

1,213

39.1

2,410

Apr.

37

IZ

50 

65

60

57

51

42

4O

40

40

45

4,3

44

42

43

43 

4O

46

59

78

140 328

m

240

238

260

268

228

185

-

3,165

106

6,280

May

164

140

119

T27

160

210

297

300

252

206

183

164

158

162

155

152

170 

212

274

315

28O

248

230

277

*321

357

406

427

527

706

232.

8,492

274

16,840

June

851

1,040

 1.730 

 1,460

1,220

1,070

1,090

1,330

 1,210

1,150

1,200

1,400

1,550

1,300

1,080

942

923 

863

745

715

563

495

452

424

371

337

309

291

285

265

26,659

889

52,880

July

242

2£T

202 

182

165

 150

127

118

110

100

88

83

75

68

67

63

55 

50

44

39

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

21

21

23.

2,510

81.0

4,980

Aug.

20

2T3- 19

25

40

32

32

26

22

 22

23

22

21

19

19

22

23 

23

21

21

19

19

19

19

19

21

24

24

24

23

22

705

22.7

1,400

Sept.

23

26

32" 37 

32

27

24

21

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

"fc

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

15

16

558

18.6

1,110

Calendar year 1952! Max 987 Mln 13 Mean 131 Ac-ft 95,400

Water UCi year ^CGU. 1952-53: .L9UC. 00. Max FKUl 1,730 J., / OW Mln II*** 14 J.*J; Mean 1'icOJl 130 XOU Ao-ft nv J. (/ 93,780 3o, / OU

Peak discharge (base. 420 cfs). June 3 (7 p.m.) l,9oo cfs (9.91 ft); June 13 (7 a.m.) 1,660 cfs 

9.74 (.74ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
38 BOULDER RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Little Boulder River near Boulder, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°12', long. 112°08>, in SWi sec. 8, T. S M., R. 4 W., on right bank 500 

ft upstream from highway bridge, an eighth of a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles 

(revised) southwest of Boulder.

Records available. May 1926 to September 1927 (October 1926 to September 1927 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1309), discontinued.

Gage. Staff gage.

Extremes. 1926-27: Maximum discharge observed, 77 cfs June 9, 1927 (gage height, 2.30 

ft); minimum not determined.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1926 has been revised to 36.5 

cfs July 8, 1926 (gage height, 1.60 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 626.

Remarks. No diversion or regulation above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period In water year 1926, superseding those published in WSP 626, are given herewith:

Date

1926

May 12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

17.0

21

25.6

25

23

21

Date

1926-Con.

May 18

19

20

21

22

24

Discharge

19

17.0

24. 4

19.6

14.2

14

Date

1926-Con.

May 25

27

28

July 7

8

9

Discharge

14.8

10

9

25

36.5

24.8

Month

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

Maximum

36.5

Minimum

6.9

.6

Mean

5.99

Runoff in 

acre-feet

a922

368

a Partly estimated.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 39

Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont.

Location (revised) . Lat 45°48'15", long. Ill"45'05", in SE£ sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 1 W., or 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 1, 1 mile northeast of Sappington and 5f miles upstream from Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 8,980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1896 to December 1905, August 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Sept. 10, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1905, chain gage, at railroad 

Bridge 1^ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1896-98, 1902-4, 1938-53), 2,203 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs June 16 (gage height, 9.00 ft); maximum gage height, 11.66 ft Dec. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 545 cfs 

Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.58 ft).

 1896-1905, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 19,900 cfs June 6, 1948 (gage height, 10.97 

ft); minimum, 134 cfs Aug. 12, 1940 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 345,000 acres above station. Some regulation by Lima 

Reservoir and since 1938 by Ruby River Reservoir (see p. ), and other minor reservoirs .

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of iee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-22, 28-30, 

Aug. 14 to Sept. 30)

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

550

900

1,900

3,270

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

4,900

6,830

9,270

12,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

862 

855 

832

799

792

832

855

848

848

*848

855

870

892

885

892

932

988

1,010

1,080

1,110

1,130

1,170

1,180

1,200 

1,250

1,270

1,270 

1,270

1,280

1.310 

1,310

31,525

1,017

62,530

JIov.

1,320 

1,380 

1,410

1,400

1,400

1,400

*1,430

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,330

1,350

1,410

1,450

1,510

1.560

1,560

1,530

1,480

1,500

1,520

1,390

1,300

1,200 

1,200

1,100

1.000 

1,000

1,170

1,080

40,580

1,353

80,490

Dec.

1,100 

1.200 

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100 

1.020

1,020

1,020 

1,050

1,200

1,200 

1,200

36,310

1,171

72,020

Jan.

1.200 

1,210 

1,220

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,250

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1.500

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,380

1,450

1,430

1,400

1,390

1,390 

1,400

*1,390

1,320 

1,240

1,370

1,390 

1,370

41,610

1,342

82,530

Feb.

1,370 

1.590 

1,380

1,390

1,380

,370

,390

,390

,360

,100

,100

,160

,200

,100

,100

,100

,090

,090

,090

,090

,010

,080

,100

1.000 

1,020

1,100

1,150 

1,130

_

-

33,230

1,187

65,910

Mar.

*1,100 

1.060 

1,100

1,180

1,250

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,370

1,390

1,410

1,430

1*410

1^360

1,330

1,320

1,330

1,320

1,340

1,360

1,330

1,310

1,300 

1,300

*1,320

1,370 

1,370

1,380

1,400 

1,400

41,030

1,324

81,380

Apr.

1,390 

1,370 

1,340

1,330

1,340

1,420

1,520

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,370

1,350

1,330

1,320

1,330

1.510

1,310

1,310

1,370

1,510

2,030

3,020 

3,500

3,590

*3,520 

3,700

5.870

3,780

57,400

1,913

113,900

May

3,420 

3,040 

2,620

2,290

2,120

2,010

2,080

2,490

2,300

2,840

2,620

2,380

2,190

2,030

1,900

1,840

1.790

1,790

1,910

2,330

2,690

2,890

2,940

2,900 

*3,210

3,460

3,510 

3,590

3,540

3,480

82,410

2,658

163,500

June

4.150 

4,360 

5,210

7,130

*9,600

11,100

*9,460

3,890

9,270

9,540

9,570

9,160

9,350

10,300

*11,500

12.100

12,000

11,800

11,800

11,500

10, 900

9,570

8,340

7,260 

6,580

6,000

5,510 

5,220

4,900

4,550

256,620

8,554

509,000

July

4.360 

4,180 

3,940

3,710

3,600

*3,440

3,180

2,910

2,790

2,620

2,480

2,370

2,280

2,180

2,180

2,060

1,920

1,850

1,780

1,640

1,510

1,420

1,390

1,330 

1,180

1,100

*1,040 

964

892

800 

748

67,844

2,189

134,600

Aug.

754 

730

754

766

812

878

916

878

792

773

840

760

754

760

766

730

736

754

766

724

706

665

640

615

610

585

585 

575 "595

585 

580

22,379

722

44,390

Sept.

555 

575 

*585

600

615

630

665

706

742

754

754

766

766

748

748

712

690

670

650

645

640

650

645

665 

665

690

706 

695

700

706

20,338

678

40,340

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,650 Mln 700 Mean 2,161 Ac-ft 1,568,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,100 Min 555 Mean 2,003 Ac-ft 1,451,000

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--June 16 (2:30 p.m.) 12,200 cfs (9.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23-27, Dec. 1 to Jan. 19, Feb. 10 to Mar. 5 

(no gage-height record Dee. 24 to Jan. 5; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements 

and summation of records for upstream stations).
WILLOW CREFK BASIN

Willow Creek near Harrison, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°43', long. 111°44', in NW£ sec. 28, T. IS., R. 1 W., on left bank 

li: miles upstream from Willow Creek Dam, 2j miles northeast of Harriscn, and 11 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--88.4 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1947).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and cone-type weir. Prior to Oct. 8, 1946, at datum 0.22 ft 

Higher.

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 41.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 198 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2.19 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.59 ft Apr. 11 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 2.3 cfs Sept. ! 

(gage height, 0.36 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 725 cfs June 27, 1944 (gage height, 4.05 ft, datura then 

in use); minimum recorded, 1.6 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 0.16 ft, datum then in 

use).

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,500 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

.6

1.4

3.7

7.3

12

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.2

43

101

171

201

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Te«ta3

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

5.9

^7S

5.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.7

8.7

6.2

9.2

10

215.6

6.95

428

JIov.

12

12

b!3

13

13

*13

12

12

b!2

b!3

b!8

20

20

19

20

23

24

23

23

b23

b23

b23

b22

b22

b21

b20

a!8

al8

a20

a25

-

550

18.3

1,090

Dec.

a30

*b36

b38

b39

b40

b38

37

36

32

32

32

37

39

37

35

34

33

b31

b30

b28

b25

b20

bl8

b!6 bTS"

b!6

b!8

b20

b22

b24

b26

915

29.5

1,810

Calendar year 19S2: Max 170

Jan.

b27

b28

b29

*b30

b28

b27

b27

b28

b30

b31

b31

b31

b31

b28

b27

29

32

3T

31

30

30

29

30

30

29

*26 b29~

b30

b30

29

29

907

29.3

1,800

Feb.

30

28

29

31

28

29

28

28

b27

b25_

b25

b26

b26

b27

b28

b29

b29

b30

b30

bSO

b30

b30

b30

b30

b33

b40

*b45

b4?

_

-

845

30.2

1,680

Mar.

b42

b45

b38

b38

b39

b40

b41

b41

b41

b40

b39

b38

b35

34

33

34

36

32

33

36

32

b40

31

32

36

*34

32

33

36

32

30

1,118

36.1

2,220

Apr.

27

t.57

b29

31

32

37

35

28

b29

b30

b32

b32

32

32

32

37

38

34

37

52

71

79

83rs

62

62

*68

75

76

65

1,377

45.9

2,730

May

59

54

52

52

55

61

 55 65

55

49

49

51

50

42

30

20

18

IS

20

32

31

24

22

36

*33

24

19

21

27

31

32

1,197

38.6

2,370

June

3142"

57

73

62

59

57

57

48

47

60

92

142

174

186

*171

178

194

195

158

153

139

138

135

120

108

100

97

97

97

3,297

110

6,540

July

104

104

106

TM

101

*91

87

83

83

84

74

73

76

75

75

74

60

51

43

38

34

29

22

23

19

J6

16

16

13

12

*!?

1,798

58.0

3,570

Aug.

10

9.6

-5.2 11

7.3

6.6

5.1

4.4

4.1

4.8

5.1

4.1

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.8

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.7

3.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.7

163.0

5.26

323

Sept.

3.5

3.5

*4.1

3.7

4.1

4.4

4.^

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6 27S"

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

-

96.4

3.21

191

Mln 5.1 Mean 40.5 Ac-ft 29,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 195 Mln 2.6 Mean 34.2 Ac-ft 24,750

Peak discharge (base, 120 efs). June 19 (12:30 p.m.) 198 cfs (2.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WILLOW CREEK BASIN 41

Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°45', long. 111°39", in SW£ sec. 18, T. IS., R. IE., on left bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Willow Creek Reservoir, 

5^ miles south of town of Willow Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 164 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1919 to December 1932, May 1946 to December 1953 (discontinued).Few winter records prior to 1948.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 14, 1920, staff gage at site half a mile 

aownstream at different datum. June 14, 1920, to Dec. 9, 1932, chain gage at present 

site at different datum. May 9 to June 30, 1946, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream 

at datum 1.5 ft higher. July 1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum. Oct. 1, 1947, to Nov. 28, 1949, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1920-21, 1922-23, 1947-53), 53.5 cfs.

Extremes.--1952^F3: Maximum discharge during water year, 204 cfs June 20 (gage height, 

4.29 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 55 cfs Oct. 2 (gage 

height, 2.39 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

1919-32, 1946-53: Maximum discharge observed, 650 cfs July 31, 1948 (gage height, 

5.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Feb. 1, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow reguTiTEed since 1937 by Willow Creek Reservoir (see p. 2tf3 . Diversions for irrigation of 

about 12,SJO acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

25

30

35

36

3T

36

36

*34

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

20

5T

21

21

21

8OO

25.8

1,590

JJov.

21

5T

21

21

21

21

*21

21

20

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

19

18

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!4

b!4

-

551

18-. 4

1,090

Dec.

b!7

*b21

b5T

b21

b20

b20

b!8

b!6

b!5

bU

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!2

bll

bll

b!3

b!6

b!6

b!5

b!5

486

15.7

964

Jan.

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!7

*15

b!2 bie

b!7

16

16

16

16

17

16

b!6

b!6

b!7

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

21

20

20

22

52

536

17.3

1,OSO

Feb.

22

?6

29

29

b29

30

30

30

33

b44

b44

44

44

b44

b44

44

47

So

b5o

b50

b50

b50

50

b50

b50

50

*50

50

_

_

-

1,163

41.5

2,310

Calendar year 1952: Max 125 Min 11

Mar.

b50

b5o

b50

50

50

50

50

41

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

13

7.1

*7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

J75

695.6

22.4

1,380

Me

Apr.

6.5

6.2

672

6.2

6.5

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

S.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

3.8

7.1

7.1

17

27

28

28

28

27

27

28

*28

42

50

63

-

510. fa

my

64

61

58

57

58

60

65

62

62

57

55

58

57

55

48

40

3546"

58

60

77

74

62

62

*62

60

60

59

SO

58

58

1,808

17.01 58.3

1,010| 3,590

June

58

59

58

56

57

57

58

58

58

53

46

55

63

65

85

134

*156

169

185

198

183

167

158

149

143

134

124

117

114

111

3,126

104

6,200

July

110

111

110

110

111

*109

103

102

99

100

96

103

115

108

105

106

128

T2T

126

113

92

78

64

64

64

63

63

62

T&

62

*62

2,928

94.5

5,810

Aug.

63

S3

62

58

58

59

58

56

57

57

57

47

37

36

3T

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

38

38

39

42

1,402

45.2

2,780

Sept.

60

61

*74

84

84

83

83

83

83

83

83

82

82

81

80

80

81

80

80

79

79

79

78

78

78

67

55

55

54

BT

-

2,263

75.4

4,490

in 50.7 Ac-ft 36,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 198 Mln 6.2 Mean 44.6 Ac-ft 32,270

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

ray

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

Oct.

54

54 

54

53

53

41

31

*31

Nov.

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

Dec.

24

24

24

24

b24

24

23

-

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

30

31

31

19

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.9

Nov.

5.3

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

Dec.

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

9.9

9.9

11

11:i

11

11

ii

^ctal

Nov.

5.6

5.0

4,6

B76

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.=

Dee.

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet. .......................................................

Oct.

11

11

9.8

4.8 4'.3

4.8

4.8

1,310

Nov.

5.6

5.3

13

23

23

23

-

427

Dec.

-

-

«

-

-

-

-

_

-

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MADISON RIVER BASIN

Madison River near West Yellowstone, Mont.

Location. Lat 44°39', long. 111°04', on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Riverside ranger station, 1^ miles east of West Yellowstone and west boundary of 

Yellowstone National Park, and 12|- miles downstream from confluence of Firehole and 

Gibbon Rivers.

Drainage area.--419 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1913 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 20, 1918, staff gage at site 3 miles upstream at different datum, Oct. 20, 

1918, to June 30, 1930, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream from staff-gage 

site at different datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1913-17, 1918-21, 1923-53), 471 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.07 ft); minimum, 316 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 2,090 cfs June 1, 1943, from rating curve extended 

above 1,300 cfs; maximum gage height, about 10.0 ft Jan. 8, 1937 (ice jam); minimum 

discharge, 100 cfs (estimated) Feb. 7, 1933.

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

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by officials of National Park Service.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

344

488

990

1,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

442

434

434 

434

434

434

434

434

434

434

434

434

434

434

434

434

426

426

426

434

426

434

*426

426

434

434

442

442

442 

450 44"2

13,462

434

1.04

1.19

26,700

Nov.

450

426

419

426

426

426

426

426

404

411

419

419

426

434

434

426

426

426

426

434

434

419

426

434

426

b410

b405

b390 b455" 

b430

-

12,684

423

1.01

1.13

25,160

Dec.

b420

411

4IT

411

*411

426

442

419

419

426

434

426

434

434

434

434

442

450

450

457

457

457

450

419

411

b420

b450

457

457 

457

457

13,483

435

1.04

1.20

26,740

Jan.

450

434

450 

442

442

450

442

434

473

497

430

473

473

473

457

450

457

465

473

465

465

*450

442

442

442

442

426

419

W 

442

434

14,026

452

1.08

1.24

27,820

Feb.

426

426

434

450

154

434

426

442

426

404

404

419

419

411

426

411

411

434

411

584

384

404

398

391

398

391

398

404

-

11,600

414

0.988

1.03

23,010

Mar.

426

411

*404 

404

411

411

404

404

411

411

419

411

426

411

404

411

434

404

419

426

419

411

411

411

426

419

419

442

457 

442

442

12,961

418

0.998

1.15

25,710

Apr.

419

404

404

411

419

442

434

419

404

404

391 3"58

*398

398

391

398

404

398

398

419

473

548

621

565

548

593

649

678 636" 

557

-

14,015

467

1.11

1.24

27,800

May

540

514

473 

480

531

*602

699

719

621

565

531

488

488

522

557

612

699

739

369

1,170

891

739

668

770

750

719

760

1,030

1,500 

1,220

1,010

22,476

725

1.73

1.99

44,580

June

1,070

1,160

1,220 

1,070

1,090

1,120

1,070

1,130

1,040

* 1,080

1,140

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,100

1,030

1,020

979

891

803

750

719

709

659

630

612

602

583 

565

-

28,602

953

2.27

2.54

56,730

July

557

540

531 

522

505

505

488

488

488

*480

488

505

488

473

465

457

450

442

434

426

426

426

426

426

419

411

ITT

419

426 

465

434

14,421

465

1.11

1.28

28,600

Aug.

434

442

473 

434

419

419

419

411

419

411

426

*419

411

411

419

450

426

419

419

411

411

411

411

404

404

404

398

404

411 

398

591

12,939

417

0.995

1.15

25,660

Sept.

391

419

426 

4154"

398

398

398

398

398

391

391

391

384

35?

*391

391

426

404

391

391

391

391

391

391

391

384

384

384

384 

384

-

11,840

395

0.943

- 1.05

23,480

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,310 Mln 390 Mean 557 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.09 Ac-ft 404,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,500 Mln 384 Mean 500 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.19 Ac-ft 362,000

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs).--May 2O (9 a.m.) 3,310 cfs (2.78 ft)j May 29 (10 a.m.) 1,660 cfs 

(3.07 ftjj June 3 (7:30 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (2.79 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MADISON RIVER BASIN 43

Madison River below Hebgen Lake, near Grayling, Mont.

Location. Lat 44°52', long. 111°20', near northeast corner of see. 22, T. 11 S., R. 3 E.,

 orTrlght bank 500 ft downstream from Hebgen Dam, 16 miles northwest of Grayling, and 

17 miles upstream from West Pork.

Drainage area.--904 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953. Published as "below Hebgen Reservoir" 

prior to Oct. 1, 1949.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 13, 1943, staff gage in stilling well at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 949 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2.37 ft); min-

 imum daily, 180 cfs May 20. . 1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 5,980 cfs June 3, 1943 (gage height, 3.69 It); 

minimum daily, 5 cfs June 11-24, 1948, when all gates were closed.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by'Hebgen Lake (see p. 283). Dlver-

 sions for irrigation of about 1,100 acres above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage, height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15-22, Sept. 23-30)

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.8 

2.3

160

335

595

1,260

2,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

1,580 

1,62O

1,560

1,580

1,560

1,560

1,610

1,610

*1,610 

1,610

1,610

1,640 

1.S80

1,590

1,420

1,260

1,320

1,290 

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,380 

1,340

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,340

1,350

1,380

1,350

1,250

45,040

1,453

89,340

-38,600

Nov.

1,150 

1,130

1,110

1,190

*1,410

1,410

1,380

1,410

1,440 

1.460

1,460

1,460 

1,420

1,410

1,420

1,320

1,200

1,180 

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,180 

1,150

1,160

1,180

1,160

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,200

38,100

1,270

75,570

-26,500

Dec.

*1,290 

1,500

1,610

1,640

1,590

1,610

1,620

1,720

1,770 

1,720

1,610

1,480 

1,460

1,460

1,480

1,460

1,420

1,460 

1,480

1,520

1,480

1,500 

1,520

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,480

1,480

1,530

1,500

1,500

47,320

1,526

93,860

-36,300

Jan.

1,560 

1,530

*1,50O

1,480

1,480

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,470 

1,380

1,280

1,260 

1,130

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020 

952

910

910

910 

910

896

896

896 *896

882 88"?

882

882

35,454

1,144

70,320

-14,800

Feb.

556' 896 

896

896

896

868

801

5oT

801 

814

814

814 

814

814

814

814

814

814 

814

840

840

840 

840

840

840

827

827 *B27

_

_

-

23,412

836

46,440

+800

Mar.

840 

8lO

840

840

840

840

814

814

641 

486

495

495 

495

515

515

515

515

515 

525

525

525

525 

535

535

535

535

*545

525

486

505

515

18,671

602

37,030

+12,300

Apr.

525 

535

545

641

749

854

938 938-

938 

938

868

827 

762

736

736

723

723

736 

736

736

736

749 

762

595

486

525

515 *478

444 478-

20,952

698

41,560

+11,700

May

505 

495

452

478

505

525

5T53"

495

495 

505

495

515 

525

495

461

495

525

486 

389

180

205

210 

222

252

216

*190

216

216

210

195

252

11,910

384

23,620

+64,200

June

216 

T95" 195

222

358

486

505

778

994

1,050

1,260

1,500 

1,560

1,670

1,770

*1,840

1,910

1,960 

1,890

1,770

1,790

1,540 

1,350

1,320

1,060

924

938

1,020

1,260

1,530

-

34,861

1,162

69,150

+77,100

July

1,620 

1,590

1,340

1,290

1,180

1,130

*1,020

994

1,010 

1,010

1,020

1,040 

1,040

1,040

1,040

994

938

924 

840

775

687

658 

698

698

723

723

840 *952

938

938

952

30,682

990

60,860

-1,100

Aug.

952 

938

924

924

952

966

980

994

966 

980

1,010

980 

966

952

924

910

896

524 

952

1,080

1,150

1,120 

1,160

1,160

1,190

1,180

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,130

1,150

31,780

1,025

63,030

-16,600

Sept.

1,130 

 1,110

1,160

1,160'

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,130 

1,120

L.09P

1,150 

1,150

1,120

1,290

1,660

1,620

1,660 

1,660

1,660

1,670

1,720 

1,670

1,590

1,610

1,660

1,66O

1,660

1,620

1,660

-

41,860

1,395

83,030

-42,200

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

825

0.913

1.05

50,740

825

0.913

1.02

49,070

936

1.04

1.19

57,560

903

0.999

1.15

55,520

851

0.941

0.9B

47,240

802

0.887

1.02

49,330

895

0.990

1.10

53,260

1,428

1.58

1.82

87,820

2,458

2.72

3.03

146,200

972

1.08

1.24

59,760

755

0.835

0.96

46,430

686

0.759

0.85

40,830

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 

Max

Mean

Mean

3,320 

1,960

1,203 

1,027

Mln 

Mln

Adjust

Cfsm 

Cfsm

419 

180

ed

1. 

1.

33 

14

Mean 

Mean

In. 

In.

1 

1

18 

15

,363

,041

.12 

.41

Ac-ft

Ac-ft

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

989 

753

873 

743

,500 

,800

,400 

,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in acre-feet, in Hebgen Lake furnished by The Montana Power Co.
44 MADISON RIVER BASIN

Madison River near Gameron, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°14'00", long. 111°45 I 00", in SW^SE^ sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 30 ft downstream from Varney Bridge, 1? miles downstream from Wigwam Creek, and 

4 miles northwest of Cameron.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs Jane 13 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum, 609 cfs May 26 (gage height, 1.97 ft); minimum daily, 623 cfs May 26.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 6,670 cfs Jane 7, 1952 (gage height, 4.61 ft); minimum, 

that of May 26, 1953; minimum daily, that of May 26, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Hebgen Lake (see p. 283). 

gation of about 5,300 acres above station.

Diversions for irriRatlng table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.9

2.0 

2.4

3.0

560

630

1,040

2,100

3.5

4.0

4.1

3,330 

4,720 

5,O1O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,800 

1,910

1,870

1,830 

1,850

1,830 

1,870

1,950 

*1,B90

1,910

1,850

1,910

1,890

1,850

1,870

1,540

1,590

1,610 

1,590 

1,650

1,590

1,630

1,610 

1,560

1,560

1,520

1,560 

1,540

1,590 

1,570

1,520

53,290

1,719

105,700

Uov.

1,380 

1,350

1,300

1.500 

1,500

*1,570 

1,540

1,540 

1,520

1,590

1,590

1,610

1,590

1,560

1,650

1,570

1,420

1,380 

1,330 

1,330

1,320

1,320

1,350 

1,330

1,350

1,320

1,550 

1,380

1,350 

1,350

-

43,000

1,433

85,290

Dec.

*1,570 

1,656

1,740

1,760 

1,720

1,740 

1,760

1,760 

1,890

1,876

1,810

1,660

1,630

1,570

1,650

1,630

1,590

1,590 

1,610 

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,650 

1,560

1,520

1,500

1,650 

1,650

1,680 

1,680

1,660

51,440

1,659

102,000

Jan.

1,700 

1,6BO

*1,680

1,660 

1,660

1.740 

1,740

1,680 

1,650

1,610

1,470

1,470

1,450

1,240

1,210

1,220

1,220

1,210 

1,190 

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,120 

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,086

1,120 

1,100

1,100

41,690

1,345

82,690

Feb.

1.100 

l',166

1,100

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,040

1,030 

962

910

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950 

950 

950

950

950

950 

950

950

950

*950 

950

-

-

27,642

987

54,830

Mar.

950 

950

950

950 

1.010

1,010 

1,010

1,000 

1,000

737

728

719

737

TfS" 710

757

737

728 

746 

755

755

746

746 

755

764

773

*764 

773

737 

719

728

25,152

811

49,890

Apr.

728 

TSS

737

755 

899

962 

1.100

T,oY6

1,040

1,040

1,030

962

962

899

888

888

899

888 

888 

899

923

962

1,000 

988

746

764

791 

*791

755 

728

-

26,710

890

52,980

May

746 

746

694

702 

728

782 

833

811 

782

755

746

737

746

746

728

746

833

910 

923 

975

746

694

646 

662

670

*623

"SSJS 

755

1.140 

1,640

949

24,240

782

48,080

June

1,100 

1,840

1,250

1,100 

1,140

1,400 

1,450

1,660 

1,890

2,120

2,900

3,930

4,550

,750

* ,490

,150

,120

* ,630 

4.840 

4,676

3,550

3,360

3,090 

3,060

2,550

2,060

1,890 

1,910

2,080 

2,620

-

82,890

2,763

164,400

July

2,850 

2,720

2,460

2,280 

2,210

2,060 

*1,970

1,830 

1,800

1,760

1,720

1,680

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,560

1,420

1,570 

1,320 

1,220

1,080

1,060

1,040 

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,000

*l,i5o

1,190 

1,210

1,210

49,170

1,586

97,530

Aug.

1,190 

1,180

1,190

1,180 

1,160

1,210 

1,190

1,210 

1,180

1,160

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,100 

1,130 

1,140

1,320

1,290

1,290 

1,320

1,300

1,330

1,290 

1,290

1,320 

1,330

1^370

37,750

1,218

74,880

Sept.

1,530 

*1,370

1,350

1,400 

1,370

1,330 

1,320

1.500 

17550"

1,350

1,320

1,330

1,370

1,350

1,320

1,780

1,810

1,810 

1,630 

1,830

1,810

1,850

1.870 

1,816

1,800

1,810

1,830 

1,850

1,910 

1,870

-

47,510

1,584

94,230

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,350 Mln 815 Mean 1,842 Ac-ft 1,337,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,840 Mln 623 Mean 1,399 Ac-ft 1,012,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 11 to Mar. 4.
MADISON RIVER BASIN 45

Madison River below Ennis Lake, near McAllister, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°30', long. 111 0 38' ( In N* sec. 17, T. 4 S., R. IE., on right bank 500 

ft downstream from Madison powerplant, 2 miles downstream from Ennis Lake, 5 miles 

northeast of McAllister, 7 miles southeast of Norris, and 8 miles upstream from Hot 

Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 2 .180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1890 to November 1894 (gage heights only), August to November 

1910, and October 1938 to September 1953. Published as "near Red Bluff" 1890-94-, as 

"near Norris in 1910, and as "below Madison Reservoir" 1938-49.

Gage. Wa'ter-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gages at site 9 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to Jan. 13, 1945, float gages in stilling 

well at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1938-53), 1,619 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.97 ft); minimum daily, 724 cfs Mar. 20, 21.

1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,750 cfs June 2, 3, 1943 (gage height, 7.70 

ft); minimum daily, 409 cfs Apr. 27, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated at Hebgen and Ennis Lakes (see p. 283). Diversions for irrigation of about 23,000 acres above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

710

1,410

2,210

4.0 

5.0 

5.9

3,180

4,250

5,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,890 

1,890

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,910

1,910

1,930

1,930

»2,000

2,040

2,040

2,090

2.110 

2,100

1,940

1,750

1.660

1 7 iQ

1,860

1,9SO

1,960

1,960

1,890

1,800

1,810

1,850

1,920

1,950

1,950

1,940

59,450

1,918

117,900

JIov.

1,930 

1,790

1,700

1,680

1,770

«1,950

1,990

2.060

2,050

2,040

2,040

2.O50

2,050

1

2,050 

2,030

2,040

1,870

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,770

1,740

1,720

1,710

1,710

1,630

1,580

1,570

1.560

1,566

-

54,980

1,833

109,100

Dec.

1,560 

*1,550

1,570

1,980

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,200

2,380

2.450

2,390

2, ZOO

2,100

2,120 

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,10O

2,090

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,040

1,830

1.540

1,540

1,550

1,940

2,220

2,200

62,750

2,024

124,500

Jan.

2,190 

2,160

2,130

«2,140

2,110

1,940

1,900

1,930

2,130

2.210

2,170

2,120

1,800

1,660 

1,610

1,580

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,470

1,380

1,450

1,450

1,580

1,420

»1,570

1,570

1,550

1.550

53,270

1,718

105,700

Feb.

1,320 

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,380

1,390

1,410

1,360

1.430

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,390 

1,420

1,360

1,380

1,410

1,380

1,400

1,380

1,350

1,550

1,570

1,570

1,370

1,370

«1.250

_

-

38,440

1,373

76,240

Mar.

1,350 

1,350

1,420

1,350

1,350

1,350

,420

,400

,400

,400

,400

,400

1,580

1,350 

1,290

1,230

1,250

1,260

920

724

724

731

983

1,380

1,350

1,170

«1,230

1,500

1,420

1.430

1,430

59,192

1,264

77,740

Apr.

1.300 i.dio

1,070

1.050

1,030

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,210

1,180

1,190

1,180

1,180 

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,210

1,150

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,120

1,240

*1,240

1,190

1,140

1,130

54,860

1,162

69,140

May

1,140 

1,140

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050 

1,000

948

948

955

990

976

969

962

1,070

948

«i,TSo

1,100

1,150

1.160

1,060

1,060

962

52,298

1,042

64,060

June

1.140 

1,140

1,150

1,550

1,420

1,420

1,550

1,500

1,580

2,050

2,690

5,680

4,650

5,120 

5,120

*4,950

4,750

4,710

5,010

5.200

4,650

5,950

5,050

2,690

2,840

2,640

2,090

1,950

1,990

2,350

87 , 900

2,930

174,500

July

2,930 

3.050

2,960

2,810

2,460

2,190

2,090

*1,770

1,700

1,760

1,790

1,810

1,800

1,760 

1,710

1,750

1,730

1,530

1,300

1,310

1,300

1,300

1,500

1,500

1,500

1.120

1,250

1,29O

*1,290

1,290

1,500

54,250

1,749

107 , 600

AUg.

1.500 

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,310

1,500

1,300

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310 

1,520

1,520

'1,310

1,310

1,500

1,420

1.580

1,580

1,570

1,550

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,550

1,540

1,540

45,300

1,397

85,880

Sept.

«1.520 

1,520

,520

,520

,520

,520

,520

,530

1,550

1,530

1,550

1,550

1,530

1,540 

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,740

2,080

2,060

2,060

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,070

2,060

2,O60

2,060

2,060

2,080

52,550

1,752

104,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,990 Mln 1,190 Mean 2,153 Ac-ft 1,563,000

Hater year 1952-53: Max 5,200 Mln 724 Mean 1,680 Ac-ft 1,216,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Taylor Creek near Grayling, Mont.

Location. Lat 45 004', long. 111 01S' , in NW£ sec. 11, T. 9 S., R. 4 E., on right bank half 

a mile upstream from mouth and 17 miles north of Grayling.

Records available. June 1946 to November 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 97.3 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 884 cfs June 13 (gage height, 

4.12 ft); minimum not determined.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 39 cfs Nov. 4 (gage 

height, 1.58 ft); maximum gage height, 2.48 ft Nov. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum 

discharge, 10 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,020 cfs June 6, 1952 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum, 

9.8 cfs Apr. 30, 1950 (gage height, 0.86 ft), but may have been less during periods of 

ice effect.

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

which are poor. One diversion for irrigation of about 10 acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

32" 32

31

31

31

30

30

30 27

26

25

25

25

23

?£.

22

25

28

28

28

25

25

25

25

25

22

22 

22

22

22

22

808

26.1

1,600

Uov.

}

22

20

20

22

 25

1

> 22

1

J

1i "

] -

J

1\ 20

1

J

}-

-

634

21.1

1,260

Dec.

(*)

18

) 

20

18

588

19.0

1,170

Jan.

(»)

18

1

20

20

(*)

600

19.4

1,190

Feb.

19

17

22

_

-

511

18.2

1,010

Mar.

19

18

> 18

(*)

568

18.3

1,130

Apr.

18

17

25

32

40

35

33

35

45 

55 50

45

745

24.8

1,480

May

40

35

30

40

50

70

100

90

80

75

70

70

70

70

70

90

110

132

168

190

141

117

100

107

93

 101

134 

231

304

?72

255

3,505

113

6,950

June

300

353

322

286

304

286

318

322

300

376

534

 650

770

715

610

*521

562

675

710

548

458

480

503

467

364

313

297 

318

368

428

13,463

449

26,700

July

450" 428

380

368

368

342

 332

318

311

294

283

269

255

246

243

216

182

162

150

141

125

117

111

107

98

94

91 

 88

84

SI

91

6,778

219

13,440

Aug.

84

Tff

74

68

64

62

59

56

54

55

61

52

50

53

52

52

53

47

46

44

43

43

42

41

40

39

38

38

37

37

36

1,598

51.5

3,170

Sept.

36

 53

43

40

38

36

35

36

36

34

32

32

31

31

30

31

34

31

30

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

26 

26

 2$ 25

968

32.3

1,920

Calendar year 1952 : Max 842 Mln - Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,420

Water year 1952-53: Max 770 Mln - Mean 84.3 Ac-ft 61,020

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Ma

cfs 12.97 ft); June 13 ( 9 to 10 p.m.

v 28 (11:30 p.m.) 346 cfs (2.88 ft); June Z (7 to 8 P.m.) 368 

I 884 cfs (4.12 ft); June 18, (9 to 11 p.m.) 786 cfs (4.00 ft);

June 23 (9 p.m.) 580 cfs (3.57 ft); June 30 (9 p.m.) 530 cfs (3.43 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 15 to Nov. 24, Dec. 2-7. No gage-height record Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 8 to May 17; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

25

26

55

25

25

*25

24

24

Nov.

21

21

17

18

 232"T

19

21

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

Nov.

20

20

20

21

20

19

20

18

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

23

22

22

22

23

22

20

24

Nov.

19

19

14

TS

16

18

19

20

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. . .................................................................

Runoff In acne-feet. ....................................................

Oct.

22

22

24

22

22

22

21

1,430

Nov.

20

20

20

20

20

20

1,150

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 9-11, 19-30.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 47

Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°30' , long. Ill '16', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Spanish Creek and 8 miles south of Gallatin Gateway.

Drainage area. 828 sq ml.

Records available. August 1889 to June 1894, June 1930 to September 1953. Published as 

west Gallatin River near Salesville, 1889-94.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,167.7 ft above mean sea level datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. August 1889 to June 1894 chain gage at approximately same site and datum. June 1930 to Oct. 20, 1932, wire-weight gages at 

two sites within half a mile of present site at different daturas.

Average discharge. 26 years (1889-92, 1930-53), 739 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.28 ft); minlmu¥7^211 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1889-94, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, 6,910 cfs June 6, 1952 (gage height, 5.71 ft); 

minimum, 117 cfs Jan. 19, 1935 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

Remarks . Records good. Diversions for Irrigation of about 1,800 acres above station. 

Revisions. WSP 896: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

205

276

374

560

780

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

1,210

1,800

3,4,70

5,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

432 

432

426

420

420

420

420

415

409

409

409

409

409

*409 

386

420

403

397

409 403

397

391

391

391

380

374

374

364

369

391

369

12,448

402

24,690

JJov.

m322

348

369

374

358

343

299

313

348

348

374

358 

374

364

358

*343

338

343

348

285

327

343

294

260

237

245

237

249

-

9,811

327

19,460

Dec.

290 

322

'504 348

299

304

322

317

304

313

308

327

332

322 

304

294

317

*338

338

332

338

322

304

237

253

256

276

313

317

313

313

9,577

309

19,000

Jan.

304 

281

294

308

299

299

294

281

299

317

313

327

32T

317 

308

294

308

308

313

313

313

*299

299

3O4

308

299

272

276

290

304

304

9,372

302

18,590

Feb.

304 

304

304

"290 317

290

294

299

272

227

253

290

290

268 

268

264

268

*272

253

245

249

256

253

253

256

264

272

276

-

-

7,651

273

15,180

Mar.

268 

253

256

264

264

268

268

268

268

281

294

285

285

264

268

276

*285

268

276

285

260

268

264

268

294

299

294

313

327

294

308

8,633

278

17,120

Apr.

294 

256

268

304

290

299

290

276

253

268

260

268

268

268 

256

268

264

253

260

*28S

327

380

470

445

432

482

560

"595 623

503

-

10,270

342

20,370

May

470 

420

397

420

502

690

855

840

728

630

588

528

528

534 

547

616

720

*825

1,060

1,320

1,090

952

879

887

832

848

1,020

1,500

2.120

1,930

1,790

27,066

873

53,680

June

2.O40 

2,400

2,450

2,150

2,200

2,150

2,210

2,340

2,160

2,540

3,410

*4,360

5,120

5.140 

4,500

3,960

4,000

4,560

4,580

3,870

3,190

3,060

3,150

3,120

2,570

2,290

2,120

2,090

2,270

2,590

-

92,590

3,086

183,600

July

2.690 

2,480

2,370

2,270

2,210

2,090

1,970

1,900

*1,860

1,760

1,700

1,600

1,570

1,530 

1,510

1,410

1,210

1,110

1,050

1,000

960

911

871

855

825

802

765

750

728

73s

758

44,250

1,427

87,770

Aug.

750

75s

705

675

645

*623

609

595

581

588

595

560

547

554 

554

560

554

534

521

508

495

495

495

476

464

457

451

451

451

451

438

17,087

551

33,890

Sept.

445 

"528 560

476

457

438

426

426

420

415

409

397

391

380 

380

*391

403

391

386

380

380

380

391

391

380

374

374

364

364

558

-

12,255

408

24,310

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,360 Mln 237 Mean 977 Ac-ft 709,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,140 Mln 227 Mean 715 Ao-ft 517,700

Peak discharge (base. 2.900 ofs). June 13 (12 p.m.) 6,010 cfs (5.28 ft); June 18 (2 a.m.) 4,9SO 

efs (4.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
48 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

South Cottonwood Creek near Gallatin Gateway, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°32'20", long. 111°05'15", in NEir sec. 34, T. 3 S., R. 5 E., on left bank 

IS ft downstream from private ranch bridge at end of county road at Wortman ranch and 

6f miles southeast of Gallatin Gateway.

Drainage area. 22.5 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,689.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 258 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.18 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs for many days.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 283 cfs June 5, 1952 (gage height, 2.52 ft); minimum, 

9.2 cfs Mar. 22, 26, 1952 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

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

This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study of Gallatin River 

Valley.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.1

9.2

12

23

68

136

226

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28 

29 

3O

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

if

 19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

%

16

16

16 

16 

16

16

553

17.8

O.791

0.91

1,100

Nov.

if

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

1±

15

 15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

14

15

15 

15

15

15

14 

15 

15

-

449

15.0

0.667

0.74

891

Dec.

15 

14

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

16.

15

16

15

14

14

14

 13

13

13

13

14

14

14

ft

13

14

15 

13 

13

13

436

14.1

0.627

0.72

865

Jan.

If

12

12

12

12

12

13

IS

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

 12

13

12

13

12 

12

12

12

12 

12 

12

12

378

12.2

0.542

0.62

750

Feb.

ft

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

 12 

12

12

12

12

-

334

11.9

0.529

0.55

662

Mar.

ft

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

 11

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12 

12 

12

12

356

11.5

0.511

0.59

706

Apr.

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

IS

12

12

12

12 11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

14

13 

13

13

14

15

-

371

12.4

0.551

0.61

736

May

tt

14

14

14

16

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

18

24

33

32

32

31

32 

 32

33

36

47 

64 

a50

a60

797

25.7

1.14

1.32

1,580

June

a90 

alOO

a98

a95

 92

91

91

91

91

101

141

185

219

208

179

148

167 191

202

164

141

138

136

132 

119

111

102

101 

111 

126

-

3,961

132

5.87

6.55

7,860

July

ft*

126

121

119

113

110

102

96

86

78

72

69

65

64

63

56

51

49

47

 43

40

38

38 

38

36

38

36

i35

2,167

69.9

3.11

3.58

4,300

Aug.

33 

32

31

32

31

30

28

28

27

 27

27

26

26

25

24

23

23

24

23

22

22

22

22

21 

21

21

20

20 

19 

19

18

767

24.7

1.10

1.27

1,520

Sept.

18

?J

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

 18

17

16

16

17

16

16

16 

16

16

16

» 

15

-

543

18.1

0.804

0.90

1,080

Calendar year 1952: Max 253 Min 9.7 Mean 38.4 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.20 Ac-ft 27,890

Water year 1952-53: Max 219 Min 11 Mean 30.4 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.36 Ac-ft 22,050

* Discharge meaaurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 49

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

Location. Lat 45°37', long. 111°12', in NW-f sec. 35, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of Axtell Bridge, 2f miles north of Gallatin Gateway and 21 

miles upstream from East Gallatin River.

Records available.--May 1950 to December 1953 (discontinued).

.. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4,815.71 ft above mean sea 

evel, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes.--1952-53; Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,020 cfs June 14 (gage height, 

5.97 ft); minimum observed, 259 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1953: Maximum discharge observed during period October to December, 394 cfs Dec. 2; 

maximum gage height observed. 2.27 ft Oct.-21; minimum discharge observed, 248 cfs 

Oct. 8 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 6,530 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage height, 6.90 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 220 cfs Dec. 24-26, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

358

354 

340

326

322

322

318

515

31?

*318

318

340

336

340 

340

390 386"

386

382

382

378

370

374

374

370

358

350

340 

332

358

358

10, 853

350

21,530

Jlov.

350

340 

329

329

326

322

332

340

358

370

389

378

418

ft

418

406

 402

398

382

398

402

398

402

370

340

304

m273

-

10,888

363

21,600

Dec.

308

358

358

340

358

35S

358

340

340

336

366

366

346 

340

343

346

*370

370

370

362

358

340

308

304

298

298

322 

340

358

366

10,723

346

21,270

Jan.

358

304 

355

34O

329

322

315

336

343

343

350

362 365"

354 

340

340

340

340

340

340

343

*315

340

343

340

332

315

318 

326

326

332

10,410

336

20,650

Feb.

332

332 

332

343

356

326

329

318

304

298

294

304

312

308 

304

294

305

*318

310

290

276

275

276

280

504

315

326

312

-

-

8,641

309

17,140

Mar.

290

280 

284

29O

284

276

308

298

287

290

287

294

298

294 

315

329

*329

318

312

308

294

308

301

304

312

522

326

356

308

315

9,430

304

18,700

Apr.

332

304 

294

304

322

344

322

315

287

298

308

298

298

298 

312

304

308

301

308

*312

315

315

494

478

442

494

572

590 

626

658

11,153

372

22,120

May

590

572 

538

446

466

478

716

810

790

654

554

522

490

482 

458

542

582

*658

800

904

892

880

760

750

740

810

964

1,250 

1,780

1.880

1,670

24,428

788

48,450

June

2,050

2.020 

2,580

2,600

2,610

2,600

2,590

2,620

2,530

2,710

3,800

4,250

 5,300

5.940 

5,320

5,010

4,650

4,550

4,740

4,140

3,860

3,510

3,070

2,650

*2,590

2,390

2,090

2,020 

2,100

2,280

-

99,170

3,306

196,700

July

2.550

2,230 

2,080

2,160

2,080

2,010

1,640

1,620

*1,560

1,540

1,410

1,340

1,290

1,260 

1,310

1,120

1,020

1,000

904

845

910

910

820

785

785

740

726

708 

667

613

595

39,028

1,259

77,410

Aug.

672

649 

622

604

586

*559

538

530

522

522

514

514

502

494 

494

490

478

474

462

446

438

422

414

410

410

402

398

390 

390

586

386

15,118

488

29,990

Sept.

386 iff 4J.O

398

382

378

370

362

346

346

340

343

336

332 

322

*315

312

308

298

298

301

298

290

284

284

276

266

262 

259

259

-

9,831

328

19,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,39O Mln 250 Mean gas Ac-ft 714,800

Mater year 1952-53 : Max 5,940 Mln 259 Mean 711 Ac-ft 515,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

259

259

262

259

252

256

*252

248

Nov.

522

522

*315

326

329

332

332

340

Dec.

370

*394

3T8

370

370

370

366

366

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

259

322

326

326

326

326

329

329

Nov.

343

336

332

326

326

326

326

322

Dec.

362

346

346

343

346

350

350

550

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

332

332

336

340

354

336

332

343

Nov.

358

374

366

374

378

386

386

374

Dec.

354

350

354

350

350

374

329

332

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean ..............-.-..--.-...-....-..-.-.....----......-...-.-..-..---.-........

Runoff in acre-fee

Oct.

304

308

304

312

326

326

322

306

18,840

Nov.

370

366

362

362

362

358

-

348

20,690

Dec.

362

366

370

374

378

370

378

360

22,150

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,940 Mln 248 Ao-ft 512,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
50 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Gallatin River near Belgrade, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°45', long. 111°13', in NW? sec. 22, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of Cameron Bridge, 3 miles southwest of Belgrade and 12 miles 

upstream from East Oallatin River. '

Records available. May 1950 to December 1953 (discontinued).

;e.. --Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4,496.1 ft above mean sea level 

atum of 1929 (unadjusted).

Extremes.--1952-53: Maximum discharge during year, 9,110 cfs June 14 (gage height, 7.00 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 57 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 

2.10 ft).

1953: Maximum discharge observed during period October to December, 482 cfs Nov. 30 

(gage height, 3.27 ft); minimum observed, 27 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1953; minimum observed, that of Oct. 8, 

1953.

Remarks.--Records fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

136 

125

114

1O8

100

94

84

90

102

*108

108

a!09

110

125

136

141

144

139

141

134

134

136

136

139

134

125

136 

131

134

134

136

3,823

123

7,580

Nov.

156 

a!38

139

160

182

185

169

179

179

185

225

241

275

306

304

329

367

»404

387

382

382

367

409

42T

404

352

a357 

362

367

372

-

8,665

289

17,190

Dec.

409 

157.

427

427

444

415

a396

377

372

367

377

362

362

357

357

357

362

»382

372

372

377

367

a340

313

321

a349

377 

433

409

450

444

11,931

385

23,660

Jan.

3432 

421

A50

392

377

3370

362

357

367

362

347

377

392

372

372

347

3352

357

367

357

352

»352

352

347

3347

347

m342

347

342

11,342

366

22,500

Feb.

3350 

357

347

338

357

342

347

3342

338

325

317

342

321

338

3340

342

329

»325

329

357

367

3336

304

313

329

325

304 

308

_

_

-

9,369

335

18,580

Mar.

3308 

308

313

317

321

313

321

3321

321

300

308

347

342

334

3317

300

*352

32T

329

342

329

3325

321

308

321

342

329 

342

3321

300

304

9,977

322

19,790

Apr.

308 

296

329

338

3348

357

342

317

293

321

290

a^33

308

308

29O

293

304

290

290

296

*308

342

444

415

398

409

421 

518

464

427

-

10,363

345

20, 550

May

409 

398

339O

382

367

433

638

590

450

3388

325

250

235

2O9

241

204

241

*276

477

750

576

392

3350

313

279

276

241 

421

1.420

I7§75

1,130

14,421

465

28,600

June

Hi

1,74O

2,040

1,950

1,930

1,900

2,110

2,130

2,110

2,740

3,080

6,200

8. OOP

5,980

»3,60O

2,940

4,310

4,080

3,630

2,620

2,340

2,790

2,410

*2,080

1,760

1,520 

1,390

1,260

1,460

-

83,050

2,768

164, 70O

July

1.900 

1,826

1,43O

1,270

1,210

1,160

984

882

548

700

616

542

458

470

3400

33 5O

3300

212

153

*153

3250

345

300

290

290

3200

153 

150 256"

162

165

18,063

583

35,830

Aug.

220 

3200

186

165

150

*165

159

125

132

145

150

145

142

148

150

168

168

139

129

127

127

125

3130

132

125

123 m142

132

134

4,528

146

8,980

Sept.

134 

190

1ST

165

145

al40

129

139

136

129

139

125

3120

129

»114

96

98

96

94

96

92

90

89

87

80

85

380 

76

76

51

3,412

114

6,770

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,610 Mn 84 Mean 865 Ac-ft 628,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,000 Mln 57 Mean 518 Ac-ft 374,700

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

a No gsge-height record; discharge interpolsted or estimated on basis of records for nearby ststions.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

60

54

52

360

66

62

»57

"£L

Nov.

a!60

172

162

*162

156

142

148

136

Dec.

446

*404

452,

380

355

a340

b330

b330

Dsy

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

30

28

a80

125

127

125

123

125

Nov.

139

129

136

134

139

150

127

129

Total

Dec.

330

330

335

335

b330

b33O

b330

b330

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

134

134

142

156

260

256

272

224

Nov.

142

139

b!90

b240

b300

a320

355

380

Dec .

b330

335

335

3330

330

325

315

305

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a!95

165

182

176

162

159

156

3,974

7,880

Nov.

404

422

464

452

3470

482

-

7,081

236

14,040

Dec.

b290

b310

3320

330

335

310

305

10,492

338

20,810

Calendar year 1953: Max 8,000 Mln 27 Mean 510 Ac-ft 369,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for nearby stations . b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 51

Gallatin River near Manhattan, Mont.

Location. --Lat 45°49", long, 111°16', in NEi sec. 19, T. 1 N., R. 4 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 3| miles southeast of Manhattan and 

6 miles upstream from East Gallatin River.

Records available. May 1950 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4,291.4 ft above mean sea level.datum 

of 1929 (unadjusted).

Extremes. 1952-53; Maximum discharge during year, 4,970 cfs June 18 (gage height, 5.22 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 5.5 cfs May 27 (gage height, -0.75 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings).

1953: Maximum discharge observed during period October to December, 352 cfs Nov. 23 

(gage height, 2.48 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 9-12 (gage height, -0.20 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 18, 1953; minimum observed, 4.8 cfs 

Aug. 2, 1951; minimum gage height, that of May 27, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oot.

81 

76

57

51

51

5O

il *49

51

51

57

61

61

76

88

81

102

96

96

99

86

99

99

99

99

99

99

96

105 

105 

115

2,482

80.1

4,920

Nov.

118 

115

115

125

108

163

163

167

171

163

230

247

239

247

260

328

328

340

340

*343

346

3O4

304

328

310

298

3O4

281

244 

239

7,268

242

14,420

Dec.

290 

334

316

316

298

340

352

352

328

322

328

334

352

346

340

328

328

334

*358

352

358

352

346

287

281

364" 276

390

364 

346 

352

10,364

334

20,560

Jan.

328 

322

352

352

328

298

346

328

276 352"

346

346

358

346

304

328

334

334

340

340

334

*331

322

334

334

340

276

281

352 

322 

323

10, 206

329

2O.24O

Feb.

32? 

322

328

334

328

328

328

328

316

270

244

276

260

276

276

276

276

281

*249

249

244.

249

249

239

Ho

249

276

281

-

7,914

283

15,700

Mar.

281 

265

244

281

276

276

276

281

287

292

292

310

3O4

298

270

281

*287

292

287

298

292

2S7

281

276

281

298

298

304

328" 346 

287

8,956

289

17,760

Apr.

292 

287

281

281

287

316

322

292

287

270

276

270

265

276

287

249

260

249

244

239

*260

287

371

384

358

340

390

432

HI

9,223

307

18,290

May

384 

358

398

304

310

322

509

595

468

374

295

188

197

364

352

334

265

*136

159

334

358

281

170

45

39

13

5 t g itr

718 

390"

9,398.2

303

18,640

June

1,140

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,350

1,370

1,470

1,410

1,370

1,670

1,880

3,260

3,750

3,520

*2,880

3,340

4,690

4.760

4,330

3,340

2,890

3,080

3,080

2,530

2,170

1,690

1,460

1,540 

1,94O

70,643

2,355

140,100

July

2 . 100 

1,720

1,620

1,460

1,470

1,370

1,170

998

959

848

734

6OO

554

484

439

460

352

239

165

143

63

*35

33

14

20

14

14

148^ 

7.8 

7.8

18,109 .2

584

35,920

Aug.

10 

8.8

10

9.2

*7.6

8.O

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.4

10

39

37

41

41

35

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

39

39

39 

41 

43

772.6

24.9

1,530

Sept.

45 

69

69

2|

65

60

57

66

69

60

55

47

39

39

 37

37

35

30

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

24

24

1,264

42.1

2,51O

Calendar year 1952! Max 3,870 Mln lo Mean 634 Ao-ft 460, 4OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,760 Mln 5.S Mean 429 Ao-ft 310,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

23

23

23

21

21

21

21

*21

Nov.

133

126

163

*113

101

101

95

98

Dec.

346

*32S

311

277

277

399

299

299

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

2O

20

32

33

37

41

Nov.

92

104

104

104

113

113

Dec.

288

277

271

271

282

305

294

271

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

43

69

90

122

183

239

26O

234

Nov.

120

133

188

188

288

294

352

294

Dec.

282

271

271

294

294

294

261

271

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. . ........................................................................

Mean ...........................................................................

Oct.

202

197

159

229

151

117

120

2,812

5,580

Nov.

294

294

3O5

328

334

334

-

5,490

10,890

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,760 Mln 5.8 Mean 421 Ac-ft 3O5.1OO

Dec.

282

294

317

317

311

277

299

9,030

17,910

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. A discharge measurement of 294 cfs was obtained on Jan. 6, 1954.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 

East Gallatin River near Bozeman, Mont.

Drainage area.--49.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,044.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (unadjusted).

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 608 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.65 ft); minimum, 

1951-531' Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1953; minimum, that of Nov. 7, 1952.

Remarks,. Records good. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water 

study of the Gallatin River Valley.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

6.8

12

31

3.2 

3.5 

4.2

132

205

442

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

22

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1212"

12

12 

12

12

12

12 

12

 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

To

10

358

11.5

0.232

0.27

710

JIov.

11

10

9.8

10 

10

9.8

S.Z

10 

9.5

9.5

10

10

11

10

11

10

10

11

9.8

11

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

-

302.5

10.1

0.204

0.23

600

Dec.

9.8

9.8

 10

9.8 

9.8

9.8

9.8

10 

10

9.8

9. B

10

]_1

IT

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.7

177

8.7

8.8

9.0

9.0

298.7

9.64

0.195

0.22

592

Jan.

9.0

8.7

877

8.7 

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

12.

11

11

12

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

*9.8

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

9.0

9.5

9.2

11

298.8

9.64

0.195

0.22

593

Feb.

12

IT

11

12 

11

10

10

10 

10

9^1

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

*3.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

10

_

_

-

279.9

10.0

0.202

0.21

555

Mar.

9^2.

9.5

9.5

9.5 

9.8

9.8

10

11 

12

14

16

15

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

 11

11

11

12

17

18

19

25

28

23

23

427.3

13.8

0.279

0.32

848

Apr.

20

17

17

20 

22

23

18

r!

17

16

16

16

15

15

17

17

16

18

 23

38

65

18

64

59

63

71

78

77

64

-

1,013

33.8

0.683

0.76

2,010

Hay

56

58

47

47 

54

64

74

72

60

52

50

46

46

 48

50

50

52

56

70

124

126

141

124

143

168

150

*145

194

 202

254

3,030

97.4

1.97

2.27

5,990

June

171

166

368

*435 

340

278

245

223 

194

168

 150

136

122

107

98

89

78

71

72

110

72

64

59

59

55

52

50

49

*46

41

-

4,168

139

2.81

3.13

8,270

July

34

36

3T

30 

28

28

27

26 

26

25

25

25

25

27

28

30

29

27

25

*24

22

22

22

21

22

20

20

19

19

19

19

781

25.2

0.509

0.59

1,550

Aug.

19

19

20

19

19

17

16

16 

15

16

17

15

 14

14

14

15

15

15

14

13

12

IS

13

12

12

12

12

13

14

13

13

460

14.8

0.299

0.35

912

Sept.

13

20

IB

15 

15

14

14

14 

14

13

11

13

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

-

396

13.2

0.267

0.30

785

Calendar year 1952: Max 300 Mln 8.7 Mean 38.8 Cfsm 0.784 In. 10.67 Ac-ft 28,180

Water year 1952-53: Max 435 Min 8.7 Mean 32.3 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.87 Ac-ft 23,42O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 53

Bear Canyon Creek near Bozeman, Mont.

Location.~Lst 45°37'35", long. 110"55'45", in NW£ sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., on left bank 

3 miles upstream from East Callatin River and 6 miles southeast of Bozeman.

Drainage area. 17.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,183.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 450 cfs June 3 (gage height, 3.40 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Feb. 9, 10, 19-25, Mar. 3, 

4.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1953; minimum daily, that of Feb. 9, 

10, 19-25, Mar. 3, 4, 1953.

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

Which are poor. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study 

of the Sallatin River Valley.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 1-21)

Oct. 1 to June 11 June 12 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

2.0

1.3

1.9

3.6

6.4

15

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.2

31

53

110

198

280

0.8 0.8

.9 2.0

1.0 3.5

1.1 

1.3 

1.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

2.1

ISTo"

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

 1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7 TTS- 1.6

1.9

1.8

58.0

1.87

0.106

0.12

115

Nov.

2.0

T77

bl.7

bl.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

al.9

al.8

al.9

al.9

al.9

al.9

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0 *2.0

2.0

2.0

bl.9

bl.9

bl.8

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

bl.5

bl.4

al.4

al.4

al.4

-

54.0

1.80

0.102

0.11

107

Dec.

al.5

al.5

*bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.6

bl.7

bl.8

bTTT

bl.7

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.3

bl.3

t>1.2

bTT?

bl.2

al.2

al.3

al.3 

al.3

bl.3

45.7

1.47

0.084

0.10

91

Jan.

bl.3

bT74

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.5

bl.6

bl.7

2.1

2.0

2.5

274

bi.a

bl.5

bl.6

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.8

1.9

bl.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

bl.8

bl.7

bl.7

1.7 

1.7

1.8

53.4

1.72

0.098

0.11

106

Feb.

1.9

TTff

1.8

bl.5

bl.4

bl.3

bl.3

bl.2

bl.l birr

bl.2

bl.3

bl.3

bl.3

bl.2

bl.3

*bl.3

bl.2

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

bl.2

bl.3

bl.3

;

-

36.0

1.29

0.073

0.08

71

Mar.

bl.2

bl.2

bl.l birr

bl.2

bl.3

bl.4

bl.6

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

bl.9

bl.9

bl.8

bl.8

bl.7

al.7

al.7

al.7

*bl.8

bl.9

bl.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.7

3.3 2-7?

2.9

57.7

1.86

0.106

0.12

114

Apr.

2.7

b2.5

b2.3

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.2

b2.1

b2.1

b2.0

b2.0

b2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

a2.4

*4.4

6.4

9.8

14

12

11

12

14

T6- 16

14

-

171.9

5.73

0.326

0.36

341

Hay

1211

15 9.8

14

18

23

21

16

16

14

12

11

*11

12

14

17

21

30

52

46

41

36

40

40

38

41

73

*64 

90

7T

926.8

29.9

1.70

1.96

1,840

June

69

82

280 *23o"

92

64

59

55

47

39

*36

35

33

33

31

31

31

30

31

35

30

a25

a25

a20

a20

a!5

a!5

a!5

alO 

*8.8

-

1,526.8

50.9

2.89

3.23

3,030

July

8.3

873

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.4

*4.4

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

fr!

3.5

160.7

5.18

0.294

0.34

319

Aug.

3.5

3.5

44- 37£

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

£.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

T7?

1.9

2.0 

2.0

1.9

85.3

2.75

0.156

0.18

169

Sept.

2.2

4.4

375

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.8

1.8

1.6

ITS

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

59.5

1.98

0.112

0.13

118

Calendar year 1952 : Max 108 Mln 1.2 Mean 10.8 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.33 Ac-ft 7,830

Water year 1952-53 : Max 280 Mln l.l Mean 3.37 Cfsm 0.504 In. 6.84 Ac-ft 6,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and records for 

nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
54 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Bozeman Creek near Bozeman, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°34'40", long. 111°01'15", in SWi sec. 17, T. 3 S., R. 6 E., on left

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from city of Bozeman settling basin and 7'miles south 

of Bozeman.

Drainage area. 28.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

,, Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,351.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"29, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 348 cfs June 4 (gage height, 2.41 ft); minimum 

daily, 5 cfs Feb. 23, 24.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum daily, that of Feb. 23, 

24, 1953.

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

which are poor. Some regulation by Mystic Lake Reservoir (capacity, 1,500 acre-ft) 

which furnishes part of water for city of Bozeman. This station is one of a group 

established for a ground-water study of the Gallatln River Valley.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26-28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

6.1

9.1

13

19

40

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.1

11

19

43

105

245

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

13

T2~ 11

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

17

IT

17

15

12

11

11

11

386

12.5

766

Nov.

12

11

bll

b!2

12

12

12

12

b!2

b!3

*b!4

IS

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

b!2

bll

11

11

11

11

10

10

9

8

S

-

343

11.4

680

Dec.

9

9

9

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

12

T2

12

12

*11

11

11

11

11

11

1O

10

9

£

8

9

9

10

10

10

319

10.3

633

Jan.

10

9

9

9

8.

8

8

8

9

10

11

TT

10

9

8

*b8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

271

8.74

538

Feb.

9

10

T5

10

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

*b6

b6

b7

b7

_

-

204

7.29

405

Mar.

b7

b6

b¥

b6

b7

b7

b7

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.9

b8

7.9

7.3

b7

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.9

8.5

9.5

tt

8.8

234.1

7.55

464

Apr.

9.1

b8

b8

T79" 7.9

8.2

7.9

7,9

b8

b8

b8

b8

8.2

8.2

7.9

*7.9

8.2

11

11

11

14

18

26

24

22

25

30

36

34

28

-

427.3

14.2

848

May

24

21

20

?T

28

34

33

31

27

23

21

2O

20

20

22

26

28

30

35

48

46

46

42

42

*42

43

60

100

112

TTO

112

1,287

41.5

2,550

June

125

145

221

233 *TT5

150

138

130

115

108

115

128

142

128

*105

92

76

72

7O

85

72

57

53

53

50

48

45

40

*39

35

-

3,047

102

6,040

July

39

39

36

35

34

34

38

39

40

40

42

43

45

46

48

45

38

34

34

38

*40

40

40

40

43

48

48

48

48

46

38

1,266

40.8

2,510

Aug.

33

2S

28

27

26

26

28

30

30

*30

30

28

27

27

29

28

29

28

28

26

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

782

2.52

1,550

Sept.

18

27

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

»15

15

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

14

I?

14

-

511

17.0

1,010

Calendar year 1952: Max 212 Mln - Mean 30.8 Ac-ft 22, 330

Water year 1952-53: Max 233 Mln 5 Mean 24.9 Ac-ft 17,990

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge age-scarge reaoneltion aeceffected by ice. ce

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22 to Dec. 15, Dec. 17 to Jan. 15, Jan. 17 to Feb. 24J discharge 

stimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

treams.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 55

East Gallatin River at Bozeman, Mont.

Location. La t 45°42<05", long. 111°01'40", in SEir sec. 31, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on left 

bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Bozeman Creek, half 

a mile upstream from Bridger Creek, and half a mile north of Bozeman.

Drainage area.--149 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,701.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (unadjusted).

Average discharge. 14 years, 90.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs June 4 (gage height, 6.09 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 19 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 1.93 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum, 12 cfs Dec. 9, 1944 

(gage height, 1.88 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Dec. 23-25, 1944, Jan. 29, 1951.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

4.0

38

58

146

395

1,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

47

48

48

49

50

49

*49

48

49

47

48

50 

54

54

54

54

52

52

52

52

51

52

55

57

57

57

54

52

55

54

1,594

51.4

3,160

J)ov.

57

54

50

52

56

54

51

54

48

4S

56

54

55 

52

56

56

*59

54

54

49

b48

b48

b46

b43

*b40

b39

b38

b36

b40

b46

-

1,493

49.8

2,960

Dec.

b50

b52

*b53

51

49

47

48

47

45

45

45

47

II

48

48

47

47

45

45

47

47

45

b43

big.

b42

b42

b42

b43

b44

b44

1,446

46.6

2,870

Jan.

b44

b42

b42

b44

44

42

42

46

50

50

50

51

48

43

44

45

46

46

46

46

44

45

*45

46

45

41

42

45

44

46

1,407

45.4

2,790

Feb.

52

50

48

55

48

47

45

47

43

b42

b42

b44

45 

43

44

52

*45

44

b43

b42

b42

b42

b42

b41

b42

44

46

43

-

-

1,263

45.1

2,510

Mar.

41

b4Q

b40

42

44

43

44

49

55

59

71

65

59 

52

50

51

50

48

51

54

48

46

*45

50

65

65

64

72

94

77

77

1,711

55.2

3,390

Apr.

65

57

58

62

65

79

66

56

58

58

57

58

56 

56

54

58

58

55

56

64

*84

124

165

150

132

136

150

178

180

142

-

2,637

87.9

5,230

May

126

111

102

103

115

136

156

163

136

118

116

105

103 

*105

109

113

116

126

161

272

270

282

255

260

282

262

*262

272

*447

5JL4

425

6,223

201

12,340

June

383

392

9O4

n.oso

824

676

573

504

438

392

*378

366

341

319

280

238

205

178

178

285

205

169

154

154

142

136

118

105

94

M

10,295

343

20,420

July

74

75

74

72

69

64

59

58

57

54

54

52

58 

65

77

82

66

64

65

*62

59

58

54

55

52

51

49

48

51

56

58

1,892

61.0

3,750

Aug.

58

57

64

56

50

48

46

43

45

47

49

46

*43 

46

46

46

46

45

45

42

42

40

45

45

40

40

40

45

45

50

50

1,450

46.8

2,880

Sept.

50

6fi

55

50

50

50

50

48

49

48

47

45

43 

*43

42

42

42

42

42

43

43

49

50

50

47

46

49

47

43

-

1,407

46.9

2,790

Calendar year 1952 : Max 781 Min 30 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,660

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,080 Mln 35 Mean 89.9 Ac-ft 65,090

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfsh Hay 30 (2:30 p.m.) 628 cfs (4.67 f t j; June 4 (about 3 a.m.) 1,240 

cfs (6.09 ft); June 20 (10:30 a.m.) 369 cfs (3.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on th'a day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5-23, Aug. 22 to Sept. 7; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby stations.
5b OALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Bridger Creek near Bozeman, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°42'30", long. 110 0 58'00", in ME&SEi sec. 34, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 3 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles northeast of Bozeman.

Drainage area.--62.2 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1946 to September 1953.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 28, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 39.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 902 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.90 ft, from reconstructed gage-height graph), from rating curve extended above 380 cfs; minimum, 0.9 

cfs Mar. 23.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1953; minimum, that of Mar. 23, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period June 3-7, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,400 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 18 to June B, Sept. 28-30)

Oct. 1 to June 8, 

Aug. 18 to Sept. 30

June 9 to Aug. 17

0.5 

.6

.9

1.0

2.8 

5.0 

8.0

24

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.8

146

340

550

726

-0.2

-.1

0.0

.2

0.5 

1.0 

1.5

1.8

63

122

225

317

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1*4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

7.7

8.0

7.7

8.0

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

245.2

7.91

0.127

O.15

486

Nov.

8.0

7.7

6.8

b7

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.8

b6. 5

b6.5

6.2

5.9

6.5

5.9

6.5

7.4

*7.4

7.4

7.1

b7

b6.5

b6

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5

b4.5

b4

b4.5

bS

"

190.5

6.35

0.102

0.11

378

Dec.

b5

b5

*b5.5

b5

b5

b5

b5.5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5.5

b8.5

b7

b6

b6

b5.5

b5.5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b4.S

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

a5

a5. 5

163.0

5.26

0.085

0.10

323

Jan.

a5. 5

a5

as

a5. 5

a5

a4*l

a5. 5

a6

6.8

12

7.7

8.8

10

b8.5

b7.5

b6.5

7.1

7.4

*8.0

7.1

7.7

7.1

7.1

7.7

7.4

b6.5

b5

5.3

6.8

6.5

6.5

211.0

6.81

0.109

0.13

419

Feb.

7.7

7.7

7.1

1^2

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

b6.5

b6

6.2

6.5

6.2

5.0

b5.5

5.6

*5.6

5.3

4.8

4.8

5.9

5.3

5.3

4*1

5.9

5.6

6.2

5.9

-

-

-

174.6

6.24

0.100

0.10

346

Mar.

1^

b5

bS

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.9

6.8

8.4

10

12

11

9.6

b9

b7.5

b7

b7

b7

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.1

*6.5

7.7

11

11

12

14

11

15

15

272.4

8.79

0.141

0.16

540

Apr.

14

12

12

13

15

18

16

14

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

12

12

12

32 *14

22

41

61

58

48

52

62

71

69

57

-

797

26.6

0.428

0.48

1,580

May

52

47

45

47

57

70

82

80

68

59

55

49

47

*46

46

48

54

63

83

HO

113

121

116

151

225

204

*215

308

*358

464

402

3,885

125

2.01

2.32

7,710

June

408

412

III

616

493

426

362

330

287

275

*268

262

245

218

186

152

142

138

138

145

 124

114

111

*112

103

92

88

83

80

IS

7,205

240

3.86

4.31

14,290

July

22

73

70

66

61

56

53

50

48

46

45

42

40

38

37

38

37

34

32

*29

28

24

23

22

23

23

21

21

21

12

20

1,218

39.3

O.632

0.73

2,420

Aug.

19

20

22.

21

20

18

18

17

18

18

18

16

*14

15

15

14

15

12

12

*11

12

12

12

11

11

11

8.0

6.5

8.4

8.4

7.7

441.0

14.2

0.228

0.26

875

Sept.

1*1

14

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

8.8 *8.4

8.0

6.8

6.5

7.4

6.5

8.0

8.8

8.8

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.4

-

277.4

9.25

0.149

0.17

550

Calendar year 1952: Max 3g6 Min 2.5 Mean 41.6 Cfsm O.669 In. 9.11 Ac-ft 30,220

Water year 1952-53: Max 717 Min 4 Mean 41.3 Cfsm 0.664 In. 9.02 Ac-ft 29,920

Peak discharge (base. 75 efs). Apr. 28 (ll p.m.) to Apr. 29 (2 a.m.) 77 cfs (1.52 ft); Hay 8 

(1 to 4 a.m.) 87 cfs (1.59 ft); May 30 (12 m. to 1 p.m.) 583 cfs (3.65 ft); June 3 (9 a.m.) 902 cfs 

(4.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 

Middle Cottonwool Creek near Bozeman, Mont.

57

Location. Lat 45°45'50", long. 110 0 59'50", in SW£ sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on left 

bank 100 ft from Forest Service trail, 0.8 mile from end of county road, and 65 miles 

north of Bozeman.

Drainage area.--4.35 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,286.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs June 4 (gage height, 2.32 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum not determined.

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

This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study of the Gallatin 

River Valley.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2-11, Aug. 2 to Sept. 30)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

1.0

0.6 

1.0 

1.6 

2.5

6.8

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0^8 *.r

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

22.3

0.72

0.166

0.19

44

Nov.

0.

.7

}-

1 .. I "

.7

-

22.5

0.75

0.172

0.19

45

Dec.

 0.7

1 « > b I '"

.5"

20.0

0.65

0.149

0.17

40

Jan.

0.5

-,

.8

(*)

» . 6

20.1

0.65

0.149

0.17

40

Feb.

 0.5

(*)

-

-

14.0

0.50

0.115

0.12

28

Mar.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.6

*2.0

lil

26.3

0.85

0.195

0.22

52

Apr.

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.1

3.6

6.0

9.2

7.8

6.6

7.5

*11

16

14

9.5

-

121.3

4.04

0.929

1.04

241

May

7.5

6.3

5.5

5.7

7.0

11

16

11

8.2

6.6

5.5

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.9

5.8

7.3

13

16

14

*14

14

21

24

*28

38

*45

48

45

44

490.4

15.8

3.63

4.19

973

June

49

50

86 *T5

57

50

48

44

35

*34

34

24

22

18

16

14

14

12

11

11

9.5

8.7

8.2

7.5

6.8

*6.8

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.7

-

779.0

26.0

5.98

6.66

1,550

July

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.4

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1*1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

91.6

2.95

0.678

0.78

182

Aug.

LJ.

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

79

.9

.8

.8

35.3

1.14

0.262

0.30

70

Sept.

0.8

1 . 2

.9

.8

.8

.7."

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

-

21.3

0.71

0.163

0.18

42

Calendar year 1952: Max 49 Min - Mean 4.61 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41 Ac-ft 3,340

Water year 1952-53: Max 86 Min - Mean 4.56 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.21 Ac-ft 3,310

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Nov. 16 to Mar. 29j discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge mea 

urements, weather records, and records for Bridger Creek near Bozeman.
58 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 45°34', long. 111°03', in SE£ sec. 23, T. 3 S., R. 5 E., on right bank 7f

miles south of Bozeman and 20 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 48.4 sq mi. 

Records available. August 1895 to October 1900 and May 1P02 to September 1903 (fragmentary), September 1934 to September 1953. Published as Middle Creek near Bozeman

1895-1900, 1902-3.

ze.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,539.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. August 1895 to October 1900 and May 1902 to

September 1903 wire-weight gage at approximately same site at different datum. September 1934 to May 1948 water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream

at different datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 57.4 cfs (adjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 472 cfs June 3 (gage height, 2.41 ft); maximum

gage height, 2.84 ft Mar. 18 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 7 cfs

Dec. 24-27.

1895-1900, 1902-3, 1934-53: Maximum discharge observed, 956 cfs June 14, 1898 (gage

height, 2.10 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.4 cfs Feb. 2, 1939 (gage

height, 1.16 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regu- 

 Ia£e"d by Middle Creek Reservoir (capacity, 8,070 acre-ft) since March 1951 (see p. 283).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to July 4)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

8.0

12

19

30

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

142

274

440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

42

42

42

42

42

40

34

28

27

*26

24

K

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

881

28.4

1,750

-120

Nov.

26

26

 S4 28

18

18

13

14

b!5

b!6

16

*15

15

14

15

16

14

14

14

b!4

b!3

b!2

bll

blO

blO

b9

b9

b9

b8

bS

444

14.8

881

+370

Dec.

b9

blO

bll

b!2

b!3

b!5

b!6

16

16

16

16

17

17

15

12

12

*11

10

10

10

10

b9

b8

b7

b7

b7

b7

b8

b8

b9

b9

353

11.4

700

+560

Jan.

blO bT5~

blO

bll

bll

blO

blO

bll

13

13

13

15

14

15

13

13

13

13

13

*15

15

15

15

15

15

b!5

b!5

b!5

15

15

15

411

13.3

815

+350

Feb.

16

16

16

16

IPIS

16

16

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!5

bl5

bl6

bl6

b!5

blS

b!4

b!4

bl|

bl?

b!4

*b!5

b!5

blS

b!5

_

-

426

15.2

845

+610

Mar.

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

14

14

14

13

b!5

b!6

b!6

13

16

*b96

I|T?

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

15

16

16

14

517

16.7

1,030

+270

Apr.

bl3" 13

b!3

13

13

14

13

13

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

*13

13

13

13

14

16

19

26

34

32

38

45

62

75

77

7T

-

744

24.8

1,480

+500

May

68

58

58

58

68

75

79

79

75

73

68

60

49

*45

49

54

56

60

73

91

94

107

115

121

121

127

139

142

161

165

T61

2,749

88.7

5,450

+200

June

165

169

320

386

*3Tf

284

198

176

161

157

172

245

330

380

342

245

207

230

279

294

250

212

202

*189

184

165

157

153

157

169

-

6,925

231

13,740

-240

July

184

202

212

3T2

207

189

ISO

169

165

157

157

146

136

133

130

127

121

118

109

104

99

*112

127

109

!§

99

102

104

104

99

96

4,305

139

8,540

-970

Aug.

99

102

104

112

118

118

109

104

102

 104

102

102

99

91

86

86

84

84

82

82

79

77

73

68

71

73

73

73

60

44

42

2,703

87.2

5,360

-2,990

Sept.

42

51

44

42

40

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

*38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

32

-

1,173

39.1

2,330

-330

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

26.5

0.548

0.63

1,630

21.0

0.434

0.48

1,250

20.5

0.424

0.49

1,260

18.9

0.39C

0.45

1,160

26.2

0.541

0.56

1,460

21.1

0.436

0.50

1,300

33.3

0.688

0.77

1,980

91.9

1.90

2.19

5,650

227

4.69

5.23

13,500

123

2.54

2.93

7,570

38.5

0.795

0.92

2,370

33.6

0.694

0.77

2,000

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 

Max

Mean 

Mean

392 

386

67. 

56.

.8 

,8

Mln 

Mln

Adjus

Cfsm

Cfsm

7 

7

ted

1. 

1.

,40

,17

Mean 

Mean

In. 

In.

65.6 

59.3

19.09 

15.92

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

47, 

42,

49,

41,

620 

920

250 

130

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, In acre-feet, In Middle Creek Reservoir, furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 

Ross Creek near Belgrade, Mont.

59

Location. Lat 45°50'30", long. 110°59'25", in NW£ sec. 16, T. 1 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

5 Tt upstream from highway bridge at Martin Ryan Ranch and 10 miles northeast of Belgrade.

Drainage area. 1.29 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,194.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 TT929 (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34 cfs June 3, July 5, 6; maximum gage height, 

1.86 ft June 3; minimum discharge, 9.4 cfs Feb. 27 to Mar. 7, Apr. 18, 19.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, July 5, 6, 1953; minimum daily, 9.2 cfs 

Mar. 3-5, 21-25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water 

sTucTy of the Gallatin River Valley.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 30 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to July 2 July 3 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

8.9

15

22

34

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

20

29

38

Discharge, In eubie feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

17

TT

17

17

17

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

IS

TS

15

15

15

15

15

15

493

15.9

978

JIov.

15

IF

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

-

424

14.1

841

Dec.

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

11

*11

11

11

375

12.1

744

Jan.

12

T2

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

10

To

10

345

11.1

684

Feb.

10

To

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

_

_

-

274.5

9.80

544

Mar.

9.4

9^4

9.4

9.4

*9.4

9.9

12

1?

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

*9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.7

9.7

9.7

322.9

10.4

640

Apr.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.9

9.9

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

1574"

9.7

9.7

9.9

*10

10

10

10

10

11

TT

11

296.4

9.88

588

May

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

15

16

17

*17

17

17

17

19

T5

416

13.4

825

June

"25 19

30

32

35

29

29

28

27

*26

26

27

28

28

28

28

28

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

26

24

27

763

25.4

1,510

July

28

29

29

31

54

34

55

52

52

32

32

53

52

53

33

55

53

35

33

33

33

33

*52

31

30

29

29

29

 2T 27

27

969

31.5

1,920

Aug.

26

26

27

25

25

25

"26" 24

27

28

*28

28

28

 25 29

28

27

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

797

25.7

1,580

Sept.

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*23

23

23

23

 22 22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

694

_ 25.1

w 1,580

Calendar year 1952: Max 23 Mln 9.2 Mean 15.4 Ao-ft 11,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 34 Mln 9.4 Mean 16.9 Ao-ft 12,230

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
60 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Reese Creek near Belgrade, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°51'35", long. Ill"04'50", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 1 N., R. 5 E. , on left upstream abutment of highway bridge, 7 miles northeast of Belgrade.

Drainage area. 22.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,505.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 175 cfs June 3 (gage height, 3.55 ft); minimum, 

5.6 cfs Feb. 6, 24; minimum gage height, 1.72 ft Sept. 19.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1953; minimum, 4.0 cfs July 31, 1951; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 19, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water 

study of the Gallatin River Valley.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 2

1.8 4.9

1.9 6.7

2.0 9.4

2.4 31

2.8 62

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

June 3 to Sept. 30

6.0

8.0

15

40

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

68

104

155

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.3

¥75

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.7

6.7

 6.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.6

212.0

6. -84

* .420

JIov.

8.1

T73

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.3

*6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.4

-

212.8

7.09

422

Dec.

6.2

¥75

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.5

7.6

eT?

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

 6.5

6.5

6.5

203.7

6.57

404

Jan.

6.5

6.3

673

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.1

7.6

7.6

8.8

~~8".l 10

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.6

7.6

*7.6

7.8

7.6

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.3

7.8

229.5

7.40

455

Feb.

8.8

57T

8.1

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.9

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.7

_

_

-

190.9

6.82

379

Mar.

6.5

6.3

6T3

6.3

6.5

*6.7

6.9

7.6

8.1

9.4

~9.7 11

9.1

8.4

8.1

8.4

8.4

7.8

8.4

8.8

8.1

7.3

7.3

*8.1

8.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.8

7.6

7.3

246.3

7.95

489

Apr.

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.6

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.3

¥77

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

*8.4

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.5

7.8

11 "5.4

-

218.4

7.28

433

May

7.6

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.5

7.6

8.4

8.4

8.1

9.1

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.9

*6.5

6.5

6.7

8.1

15

16

 23

17

20

29

26

30

33

44

~£3 60

501.0

16.2

994

June

47

 54

145

"ITS

91

80

76

»78

73

74

88

102

109

109

97

92

94

98

92

90

69

61

60

62

51

*45

41

39

42

42

-

2,315

77.2

4,590

July

45

43

41

38

35

30

25

23

22

21

19

18

18

16

13

14

13

13

12

11

11

*9.8

9.2

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

8.9

9.2

til

571.8

18.4

1,130

Aug.

8.9

9.5

10

11

T5

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

11

*11

10

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.6

9.2

8.3

8.0

287.8

9.28

571

Sept.

7.8

~~8".9

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

 7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

775

7.2

7.4

7.4

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.6

-

226.8

7.56

450

Calendar year 1952: Max 96 Min 5.0 Mean 13.3 Ac-ft 9, 680

Water year 1952-53: Max 145 Min 6.0 Mean 14.8 Ac-ft 10,740

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GALLATIN RIVER BASIN 61

Dry Creek at Andrus Ranch, near Manhattan, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°54'35", long. 111°10'55", In SE£ sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 4 E., on right

downstream abutment of highway bridge at Andrus Ranch, a quarter of a mile upstream

from Reynolds (Quagle) Creek and 8 miles northeast of Manhattan.

Drainage area. 96.4 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,445.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^929 (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 93 cfs June 4 (gage height, 1.85 ft); minimum 

 daily, 15 cfs Feb. 20.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 309 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 4.03 ft); minimum 

not determined.

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

which are poor. This station is one of a group established for a ground-water study 

of the Gallatin River Valley.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5

0.6 

.7 

.8

Mar, 6 to Sept. 30

0.5 12

.7 22

1.0 38

1.3 55

1.6 75

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

19, 

25

20

20

20

20

20

*20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

20

19

19

631

20.4

1,250

Jlov.

20 

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

b20

21

22

a2I

a21

a2l

a21

a21

a20

a20

a 20

 20

b20

b!9

b!9

b!9

blS

b!8

b!7

aT5

a!8

-

593

19.8

1,180

Dec.

al9 

b20

b20

b20

b20

b21

b21

b£l

b20

b20

b21

b21

b£2

b2T

b21

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b!9

b!8

ar?

al8

a!9

a 20

*b20

a21

a21

621

20.0

1,230

Jan.

a21

ba21

a21

a21

al9

al8

a 20

a22

a 23

a24

a24

a 23

a 22

a21

a20

a22

22

23

22

22

21

20

*19

19

20

20

19

b!8

17

T7

18

639

20.6

1,270

Feb.

19 

18

18

19

16

16

16

16

16

b!6

b!6

16

17

16

al6

a!7

a!7

a!7

a!6

alS

al6

a!6

a 16

al6

al7

a 20

a21

a20

_

-

475

17.0

942

Mar.

a!8

al6

al5

a!9

a!9

*18

a!9

a20

a21

a S3

a 24

a 24

a23

a22

a 21

a 20

a 20

a20

a 20

a 20

a!9

a!9

al9

*19

27

27

25

25

24

23

22

655

21.1

1,300

Apr.

a20

20

20

21

21

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

18

19

18

18

11

18

 IB

19

18

18

17

18

19

21

19

573

19.1

1,140

May

IS 

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

*I£

17

17

18

20

20

23

21

22

29

25

24

24

24

34

25

624

20.1

1,240

June

28 

"sr 26

 55 72

51

49

 45

43

41

38

38

38

37

35

32

31

32

36

40

34

33

33

33

33

32

31

31

30

29

1,141

. 38.0

2,260

July

28 

2T

27

27

27

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

25

24

23

21

22

21

23

22

a22

*22

21

21

22

23

22

22

22

20

IS

736

23.7

1,460

Aug.

if20

19

18

18

*19

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

22

22

22

22

23

22

21

648

20.9

1,290

Sept.

21

53

24

25

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

22

21

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

2J

21

22

22

22

22

21

22

22

22

-

652

21.7

1,290

Calendar year 1952: Max 197 Mln - Mean 24.6 Ao-ft 17,890

Water year 1952-53: Max 72 Mln 15 Mean 21.9 Ac-ft 15,850

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Reese Creek near Belgrade, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
62 GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

Gallatin River at Logan, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°53', long. 111 0 26', in NE£ sec. 35, T. 2 N., R. 2 E., on right bank at 

highway bridge, half a mile west of Logan and 5 miles upstream from confluence with 

Jefferson and Madison Rivers.

Drainage area. 1,805 sq mi.

Records available. January 1895 to December 1905, August 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,082.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Aug. 10, 1928, staff or wire-weight 

gages at several sites within half a mile of present site, at various daturas. Aug. 10, 

1928, to Oct. 7, 1941, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1895-98, 1902-5, 1928-32, 1934-53), 955 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,930 efs June 14 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum, 366 efs July 29, 30 (gage height, 2.78 ft).

1895-1905, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 7,870 efs June.5, 1948 (gage height, 8.40 

ft); minimum discharge observed, 130 efs July 19, 1939 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 110,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

330

470

1,150

5.0 

6.0

7.2

2,200

3,700

5,690

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

624

612

594

576

582

588

582] '555

594

582

582

588

582

600

618

624

»630

642

642

642

624

630

630

630

624

630

636

654

'S4T5

648

654

19,080

615

37,840

JJov.

666 

666

654

155

697

725

732

732

725

697

788

823

830

838

854

9"T5 934

926

»918

918

926

838

846

902

838

823

862

823

795 

795

-

24,149

805

47,900

Dec.

816 

934

1575

809

809

823

830

823

802

788

802

809

838

830

816

802

802

830

»830

816

830

816

809

746

660

690

760

878

854 

862

809

25,201

813

49,990

Jan.

816 

823

788

788

760

753

878

767

809

918

846

854

910

886

809

809

823

816

823

823

838

823

802

 816

823

838

788

746

78T 

788

795

25,337

817

50,260

Feb.

816 

809

809

823 516"

795

788

802

774

690

684

732

760

725

739

704

732

718

 690

672

678

678

690

678

684

697

718

739

-

20,640

737

40,940

Mar.

711 

678

660

TIT

704

711

718

760

802

830

910

1579"

854

809

774

781

802

760

753

802

774

746

 739

739

767

795

781

781

830 

846

774

23,980

774

47,560

Apr.

760 

739

725

739

760

802

823

788

753

732

732

732

725

725

711

690

711

697

TSO" 684

»7O4

746

870

974

926

886

942

1,050

1,200

1,126

-

24,136

805

47,870

May

1,010 

950

894

854

838

862

1,040

1,160

1,070

958

886

823

767

704

666

624

612 its

660

1,010

1,240

 1,220

1,040

958

1,130

1,070

1,010

1,050

1,670 

2,230

2.260

31,908

1,029

63,290

June

2,310 

2,450

3,270

3,910

3,970

3,670

3,430

3,410

3,200

2,980

3,380

4,240

4,940

5,600

5.640

»4,980

4,260

4,450

4,650

4,770

4,040

3,410

3,170

3,200

2,860

2,540

2,150

1,960

1,910 

1,980

-

106,730

3,558

211,700

July

2.120 

2,030

1,880

1,760

1,680

1,590

1,420

1,270

1,190

1,120

1,020

934

»846

746

718

767

704

612

576

550

480

445

450

445

440

430

425

398

370 

375

384

28,170

909

55,870

Aug.

398 

455

515

500

445

416

398

398

406

425

465

»465

460

470

480

485

500

495

490

490

490

500

505

510

515

530

520

525

1SB" 565 

560

14,906

481

29,570

Sept.

550 

600

654

654

636

618

612

606

606

582

570

560

560

555

»565

555

535

535

530

530

540

535

530

530

525

520

520

515

505 

Sl5

-

16,843

511

33,410

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,560 Mln 456 Mean 1,387 Ac-ft 1,007,000

Hater year 1952-53: Max 5,640 Mln 370 Mean 989 Ac-ft 716,200

Peak discharge (base. 2,700 efs).--June 5 (12 m. to 1 p.m.) 4,080 efs (6.24 ft); June 14 (10 to 

11 p.m.) 5,930 efs (7.34 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
SIXTEEN MILE CREEK BASIN 

Sixteen Mile Creek at Rlngllng, Mont.

63

Location. Lat 46°16', long. 110°48', In NE£ sec. 23, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., on left downstream 

abutment of second bridge below highway overpass In Rlngllng.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953. 

Gage. Staff gage read once dally.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 333 cfs June 4 (gage height, 4.90 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Sept. 30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 454 cfs Apr. 15, 1952 (gage height, 5.38 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 6.20 ft Feb. 10, 1951 (backwater 

from ice); minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulatlon due to an offstream reservoir with 700 acre-ft capacity. Diversions for Irrigation of about 2,400 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1953-53, except period of loe effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 7 to Aug. 7)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22 Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.4 

3.4 

4.9 

6.9

1.6 

2.9

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

22

35

56

83

172

265

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

S

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

w5.5

5.1

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.8

a3.7

a3.6

a3.6

a3.5

3.4

3.4

*3.2

3.4

3.4

3.7

126.5

4.08

251

jrov.

3.7 

3.7

3.7

liO_

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

^Z

1.2

1.6

2.2

*2.2

2.2

-

85.1

2.84

169

Dec.

2.1 

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.8

4.0

5.0 5~7o

4.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.2

l.S

1.6

1*5

1.7

2.2

2.4

2.5

*2.6

2.6

95.4

3.08

189

Jan.

2.5 

2.0

1.3

1.4

ii°

1.0

1.2

3.0

4.0

5.0

5.4

5^8

5.5

4.0

3.5

4.0

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

»2.4

97.5

3.15

193

Feb.

2.5 

3^0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

1*5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

 2.3

2.5

2.5

2.2

.

_

-

59.5

2.12

118

Mar.

1=0

2.0

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.5

3.0

4.5

7.0

150

80

60

54

48

44

50

40

30

20

10

9.5

10

80

70

78

38

32

*28

25

987.8

31.9

1,960

Apr.

22 

19

17

13

12

11

11

11

11

6.3

8.6

6.3

11

8.1

7.1

6.3

5.8

5.4

4.2

3^5

7.6

4.2

5.4

5.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

7.9

35

283.5

9.45

562

May

 34 

31

29

25

20

5.2 

4.6

2.5

2.2

3.1

4.2

4.6

5.0

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.4

8.3

9.8

11

11

11

11

*14

16

*19

*31

50

86

SS.

569.0

18.4

1,130

June

*90 

*68

99

255

241

219

201

176

147

126

110

96

86

75

60

54

45

41

49

64

47

41

34

34

31

33

33

31

30

2,822

94.1

5,600

July

31 

30

29

28

a22

a!6

8.1

5.8

3.8

*3.8

5.8

3.8

5.8

10

5.2

6.9

7.9

7.4

a9

all

13

3.5

6.3

5.0

4.6

3.8

2.7

2^6

2.9

2.9

3.3

300.9

9.71

597

Aug.

3.3 

3.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

3.8 

*3.1

2.7

2.3

.2.3

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.7

5.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

6^1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.8

3.5

2.O

1.7

1.6

1.6

lil

111.2

3.59

221

Sept.

1.2

JLi

1.5

al.4

al.2

al.l 

al.O

a.S

 .7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

^

21.0

0.70

42

Calendar year 1952: Max 347 Mln i Mean 28.7 Ac-ft 20,810

Hater year 1952-53: Max 255 Mln 0.3 Mean 15.2 Ac-ft 11, 030

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 5.
64 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Toston, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°09', long. 111°26 I , In NW£ sec. 36, T. 5 N., R. 2 E., on left bark 2 mites 

southeast of Toston, 4f miles upstream from Crow Creek, and 7 miles downstream from 

Slxteenmlle Creek.

Records available.--April 1910 to December 1916, April 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Apr.-5, 1910, to Dec. 20, 1916, chain gage at bridge 2 miles 

(Townstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 5,297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs June 16 (gage height, 10.00 ft); minimum, 1,320 cfs July 27 (gage height, 2.83 ft).

1910-16, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 6, 1948 (gage height, 11.77 

ft); minimum, 562 cfs Apr. 30, 1941 (gage height, 1.68 ft); minimum dally, 1,100 cfs 

Feb. 10, 1914.

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

good. Some regulation by six reservoirs on tributaries (see p. 283). Diversions for 

Irrigation of about 521,000 acres above station. East and West Broadwater canals with 

combined capacity of about 430 cfs divert water from point 3 miles above station and 

furnish full or supplemental supply to Irrigate about 15,000 acres below station. Records of Water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are elven In WSP 

1291.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1209: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,910

2,220

3,020

4,810

6.0 

8.0 

1O.O

7,200

13,700

22,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,500 

3,470

3,440

3,380

3 .370

3,710

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,540

3,520

3,540 

3,570

3,670

3,690

3,740

3,620

3,500

3,500

3,620

3,820

3,870

*3,910 

3,890

3,830

3,830

3,850

3,920

4,000

4.050

4,030

114,160

3,683

226,400

Jlov.

4.05O 

4,070

3,960

3,910

3,910

4,070

4,250

4,340

4,380

4,320

4,310

4,400 

4,460

4,520

4,550

4,690

4.730

4,520

4,420

4,380

*4,420

4,320

4,210 

4,210

a4,100

a3,900

a3,600

a3,3OO

3.180

a3, 200

-

124,680

4,156

247,300

Dec.

a3,400 

a3,800

a ,000

a ,100

a ,300

,420

,440

,520

,420

,500

,520

.590 

,530

,480

* ,380

,360

,340

,310

,290

4,310

4,320

4,310

4,230 

3,850

3,600

3,160

2.91Q

3,160

3,690

4,230

4,570

128,040

4,130

254,000

Jan.

4,380 

4,090

4,180

4,360

4,310

3,920

3,690

4,050

4,310

4,790

4,790

4.890 

4,750

4,270

3,910

»4,010

4,030

4,010

4,010

4,010

4,030

3,920

3,830 

3,890

3,850

3,760

3,730

3.500

3,620

3,660

3,690

126,240

4,072

250,400

Feb.

3,640 

3,620

3,670

3,660

3,690

3,690

3,690

3.730

3,670

3,540

3,400

3,670 

3,660

3,570

3,590

3,520

*3,550

3,550

3,520

3,380

3.550

3,380

3,490 

3,420

3,370

3,520

3,590

3,590

-

-

-

99,720

3,561

197,800

Mar.

3,330 

3,070

3,160

3,550

3.920

3,660

3,590

3,600

3,660

3,670

3,800

3,820 

3,820

3,760

3,670

3,520

3,540

*3,4SO

3,450

2,990

2,800

2,780

2.720 

3,160

3,520

3,380

3,400

3,500

3,590

3,760

3,710

107,350

3,463

212,900

Apr.

3,570 

3,440

3,150

3,130

3,100

3,210

3,520

3,540

3,500

3,370

3,350

3,280 

3,320

3,260

3,210

3,210

3,250

3,200

3,150

3,150

3,180

*2.960

3,500 

4,310

5,070

5,310

5,440

5,570

6.040

6,040

-

113,330

3,778

224,800

May

5,620 

5,220

4,830

4,290

4,030

3,910

4,010

4,420

4,750

4,610

4,520

4,270 

4,000

3,760

3,570

3,370

5.230

3,230

3,270

3,800

4,5£0

4,720

4,790 

4,730

4,950

5,450

5,420

5,540

6,080

&.830

6.960

142,700

4,603

283,000

June

7.230 

7,900

9,310

12,200

* 14, 600

16,700

*16,200

14 , 800

14,400

14,900

15,500

16,700 

18,200

20,000

21,400

*21.900

21,300

20,800

20,900

21,500

20,600

18,500

15,900 

13,800

12,800

11,800

10,500

9,350

8,960

8,660

157,310

15,240

307,100

July

8*91° 

9tlTQ

8,820

8,370

8,040

*7,450

6,840

6,070

5,570

5,370

5,180

4,990 

4,79Q

4,610

4,460

4,400

4,270

4,030

3,670

3,380

3,210

3,100

2,910 

2,860

2,750

2,620

*2,170

2,280

2,190

2,110

2.090

146,660

4,731

290,900

Aug.

2.030 

2,030

2,170

2,220

2,200

2,220

2,240

2,200

2,170

2,140

2,200

2,220 

2,200

2,220

2,280

2,280

2,300

2,300

2,360

2,360

2,460

2,570

2,510 

2,480

2,440

2,510

2,490

2,460

2,540

2,590

2.620

72,010

2,323

142,800

Sept.

2.590 

2,600

*2,700

2,760

2,760

2,780

2,800

2,860

2,910

2,920

2,960

2,940 

2,910

2,910

2,890

2,890

2,810

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,210

3,250

3,250 

3,260

3.280

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,250

3,260

89,530

2,984

177,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,400 Mln 2,640 Mean 5,829 Ac-ft 4,232,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 21,900 Mln 2,030 Mean 4,717 Ac-ft 3,415,000

Teak discharge (base. 12.000 cfsK June 16 (4 a.m. to 12 m.) 22,000 cfs (10.00ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 gage reading, weather records, 

records for nearby stations.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 65

Canyon Perry Reservoir near Helena, Mont.

Location. La t 46°39'00", long. 111 043'40", in SE-£SE£ sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 1 W., in block 

17 or Canyon Perry Dam, 15 miles east of Helena.

Drainage area. 15,860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April to September 1953. Records of month-end contents in Lake Sewall 

available September 1939 to March 1953. Old Canyon Perry Dam was submerged by the 

present reservoir Apr. 8, 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder in powerhouse control room. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during period, 829,700 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 

3T755".30 ft); storage began March 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; construction began in 1949, completed in 

1953. Storage began in March 1953. See page 283 for storage above old dam 1 mile upstream which has been active since 1898. Capacity, 2,043,000 acre-ft at controlled 

spillway elevation (3,800 ft) exclusive of dead storage (8,000 acre-ft) below elevation 3,650 ft. Minimum operating level, 3,728 ft for on-site power generation (contents, 428,060 acre-ft exclusive of dead storage). Figures given herein represent 

usable contents above elevation 3,650 ft. Water is used for power production, flood 

control, and irrigation.

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

Month-end elevation and contents, April to September 1953

Date

Sept.30. ....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

3,683.00

3,748.80

3,755.30

Contents 

(acre -feet)

t 74, 950

829,700

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+74,950

+65,000

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Includes 37,800 acre-ft in old reservoir submerged Apr. 8.
66 PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN

Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°31', long. 111°57', In SW£ sec. 23, T. 9 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 100

 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91, 2| miles downstream from Lump Gulch Creek, 

4 miles north of Clancy, and 7| miles southeast of Helena.

Records available. July 1908 to January 1909 (gage heights only), January to April 1909,

 July 1910 to September 1916, July 1921 to August 1933, October 1945 to October 1953 (discontinued). Pew winter records In earlier years.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 12, 1910, staff gage at site l£ miles upstream 

"at different datum. July 12, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1916, and July 28, 1921, to Aug. 12, 

1933, staff gage at site 2£ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 49.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year 476 cfs June 4 (gage height, 4.98 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Jan. 6, Sept. 17-19, 28-30.

1908-9, 1910-16, 1921-33, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 586 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage 

height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Jan. 23, 1946 (gage height, 0.70 ft), Ice jam upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for Irrigation of about 700 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1086: 1946(m).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

19

20

20

21

22

22

22

El

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

22

607

19.6

1,200

ffov.

22

22

21

22

22

E2

E2

22

El

22

22

22 

22

22

li

24

24

24

24

£3

EE

bE2

*23

23

b22

b21

b20

b20

b20

b20

-

662

22.1

1,310

Dec.

b21

b22

24

24

24

24

E4

24

24

23

22

22 

2E

b22

b21

b22

b23

E3

22

b22

23

22

22

b20

b!9

b20

bE2

»b23

24

24

24

698

22.5

1,380

Calendar year ."1352: Max 179

Jan.

24

b24

24

24

b!8

bl£

bEO

bE2

b24

bE4

26

29 

29

b24

»b!7

b!8

b21

24

24

24

24

22

2E

24

24

23

b22

b22

22

E2

E2

705

22.7

1,400

Feb.

24

25

24

26

23

E4

24

E3

20

b20

20

b20 

b20

b20

*b20

b20

b20

20

bEO

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!9

b20

20

20

_

-

583

20.8

1,160

Mar.

20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

21

24

»E5

26

28

26 

26

22

22

22

24

20

22

23

22

20

20

21

24

24

24

26

27

25

27

711

22.9

1,410

Apr.

22

22

22

E4

23

27

26

23

23

»23

22

24 

23

24

24

E4

24

22

24

29

38

47

*66

64

56

57

65

21

72

60

-

1,074

35.8

2,130

May

52

48

43

43

50

63

*79

*79

67

56

53

49 

46

46

44

40

43

50

58

65

60

54

52

86

*110

102

118

128

139

*161

161

2,245

72.4

4,450

June

165

*255

*438

434

355

*303

290

296

262

256

263

*E86 

303

281

254

236

E38

*228

210

196

175

162

155

148

138

129

122

117

»115

115

-

6,925

231

13,740

July

112

104

98

92

87

84

79

76

76

68

62

58 

53

50

50

48

44

41

41

40

38

38

38

*37

38

39

38

36

34

33

32

1,764

56.9

3,500

Aug.

31

32

32

53.

33

31

29

28

27

28

30

29 

27

26

26

E6

27

26

*24

23

22

22

E4

24

2E

22

22

23

23

22

20

814

26.3

1,610

Sept.

20

E6

5i

31

28

E4

E2

22

21

20

19

18 

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

17

18

18

»18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

-

591

19.7

1,170

Mln 12 Mean 41.1 Ac-ft 29,870

Water year 1952-53: Max 438 Mln 16 Mean 47.6 Ac-ft 34,460

Peak discharge (base. 140 efs). June 4 (12 to 4 a.m.) 476 cfs (4.98 ft); June 13 (7 a.m.) 318 cfs 

(4.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Date

0»t. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Total....

Mean. ....

Discharge

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Date

Oct. 11

12'

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

Date

Oct. 21

22

£3

24

25

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

f 18

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 20-31; discharge estimated.
PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN 67

Terunile Creek near Rimini, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°32', long. 112°15', in NE£ sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 5 W., on left bank at 

Moose Creek ranger station, 500 ft upstream from Moose Creek and 3 miles north of 

Rimini.

Drainage area. 34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1915 to September 1953 (few winter records prior to 1935).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Prior to Dec. 17, 1934, at site 40 ft 

upstream at different datum and different control.

Average discharge. 23 years (1916-18, 1920-21, 1923-24, 1934-53), 19.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 469 cfs June 2- maximum gage height, 3.56 ft 

June 3; minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 948 cfs May 15, 1917 (gage height, 4.87 ft, site and 

datum then in use; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Chessman Reservoir on tributary above station (capacity, 1,750 acre-ft). 

Small diversion above station for water supply for city of Helena.

pating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 2-3O, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to May 25 Hay 26 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.3 

.9 

1.6 

2.6 

4.0 

6.0

1.6

1.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

O.I 

.5 

l.O 

1.7 

2.7 

4.4 

7.5

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.2

12

18

37

67

139

325

425

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O.3

.4 

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

.6

.7

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

15.5

0.5O

31

Jlov.

0.6

.4

.8

.5

.4

.4

.6

.4

.6

i«l

.9

.5

.6

1.0

.6

l.O

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.7

*.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

-

20.3

0.68

40

Dec.

0.7

b.7 

b.7

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

*b.8

b.8

b.7

.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

b.4

bjl

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

17.9

0.58

36

Jan.

0.4

.4^1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

1.0

.7

1*5

 1.4

1.1

bl.O

bl.2

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

l.O

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

27.3

O.88

54

Feb.

2.0

1.5 

1.6 2-a

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.*!

.6

.6

.6

-

-

-

27.2

O.97

54

Mar.

bO.7

b.7 

b.7

.1

.6

.6

.6

.7

*.9

1.4

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4

2.5

2.7

3.2

4.2

4*1

4.4

4.5

.50.9

1.64

101

Apr.

3.1

2.5

2.8

2.1

2.3

2.2

^,2.

.9

b2.0

*bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

b2.O

bl.9

bl.9

bl.8

bl.7

b2

b5

14

25

 36

33

31

38

47

52

44

39

-

401.5

13.4

796

May

37

33 

33

34

35

56

*73

68

66

56

44

42

39

33

33

38

48

58

7O

7O

59

53

50

65

62

75

96

100

128

 242

230

2,126

68.6

4,220

June

234

 329 

*422

395

342

*293

284

275

251

£49

266

297

295

255

E3O

186

169

*145

117

104

87

79

73

67

60

55

62

44

*38

*36

5,739

191

11,380

July

28

26 

23

24

24

18

13

12

9.9

6.4

5.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.5

*2.4

2.6

2.3

1.9

i4

2T5

2.6

3.6

251.1

8.1O

498

Aug.

2.5

2.6 

3.6

8.1

3.2

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.6

*2.7

2.5

1.8

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.8

l.O

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

*.

54.4

1.75

108

Sept.

0.6

3.6 

3.0

1.4

.8

.6

.7

.6

.6

.8

.6

.8

.5

.5

^4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

-

22.9

O.76

45

Calendar year 1952: Max 184 Hln 0.2 Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,860

Hater year 1952-53: Max 422 Mln 0.3 Mean 24.0 Ae-ft 17,360

Peak discharge (base. 8O cfs). Hay 7 (9 to 10 p.m.) 84 cfs (2.24 ft); June 2 (10 p.m.) 469 cfs 

(3.49 ft); June 12 (12 p.m.) 335 cfs (3.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
68 PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN 

Tenmlle Creek near Helena, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°36', long. 112"OS 1 , in SE£ sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 

opposite Broadwater Hotel, If miles west of Helena and 2f miles upstream from Sevenmlle 

Creek.

Drainage area. 103 sq ml.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Sept. 18, 1925, staff gage and 

Sept. 18, 1925, to Mar. 15, 1929, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1909-19, 1920-24, 1925-28, 1929-33, 1934-53), 27.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 774 cfs June 3 (gage height, 3.91 ft); minimum, 

U.3 cfs Aug. 15, 16.

1908-53: Maximum discharge, 865 cfs May 28, 1917, June 11, 1927; maximum gage helrfit, 

6.58 ft June 11, 1927, datum then In use; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for Irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station and 

for water supply for city of Helena.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Z.O 

3.0 

5.4

10

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.9

17

36

66

141

330

790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.5

.6

.6

1.0

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.5

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

 3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8

4.0

4.0 *.=!

4.2

86.7

2.80

172

J»ov.

4.2

4.2 '3.8

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

*3.0

-

122.2

4.07

242

Dec.

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

 3.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

108.2

3.49

215

Jan.

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3,0

3.0

3.2

3.2

IS

9.4

6.6

8.3

*7.8

5.4

*4.0

4.8

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

160.2

5.17

318

Feb.

5.8

5.8

5.4

7.0

5.1

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.0

 4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

4.0

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.6

2.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

_

_

-

115.5

4.12

229

Mar.

3^2

3.2

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.0

*4.8

5.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.2

5.1

5.8

5.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

6.6

7.0

7.0

8.3

9^

8.3

8.8

176.4

5.69

350

Apr.

7.4

6.6

7.4

7.8

7.4

8.8

8.8

6^2

7.0

*7.0

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

7.0

11

22

36

 49

45

35

37

46

56

46

39

-

557.0

18.6

1,100

May

34

28

26

28

32

51

 72

72

58

46

39

34

28

28

22

27

37

49

68

72

58

52

48

118

112

116

148

151

188

 310

305

2,457

79.3

4,870

June

 311

 422

 611

£42

500

 416

396

375

338

326

318

330

326

298

274

234 214'

186

*158

138

121

100

87

79

74

64

58

59

58

 49

7,562

252

15,000

July

44

39

34

31

32

28

22

19

20

14

8.3

7.4

7.4

8.3

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

4.2

3.6

3.8

*3.6

3.8

4.2

4.0

3.0

2.9

2.1

2.0

393.2

12.7

780

Aug.

2.1

2.0

4.2

7.8

8J

4.8

2.6

2.1

2.2

*2.6

4.2

3.4

2.4

2.4

1.8

.4

1.2

1.0

.6

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.5

68.8

2.22

136

Sept.

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

^8

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

I;! 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

-

42.6

1.42

84

Calendar year 1952: Max 215 Kin 0.2 Mean 20.5 Ac -ft 14,870

Water year 1952-53: Max 642 Kin 0.4 Mean 32.5 Ac-ft 23,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

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

69

Location. Lat 46°59'40", long. 112°00'50", in S| sec. 5, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Holter Dam and 3 miles southeast of Wolf 

Creek.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 8 years, 5,652 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs June 19 (gage height, 6.10 ft); minimum, 633 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 0.23 ft); minimum daily, 1,540 cfs Sept. 18.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 34,800 cfs June 8, 1948 (gage height, 11.70 ft); minimum, that of Mar. 27, 1953; minimum daily, that of Sept. 18, 1953.

mark s. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 574,000 acres above station. 

Plow regulated by 10 reservoirs above station (see p. 283 ) Diurnal fluctuation at 

medium and low flow caused by three powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

5.3

1,430 

1,560 

3,O70 

7,370 

11,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3,720 

3,720 

5.160

3,720

3,770

3,800

3,860 

3,850 

3,830

3,310

3,780

3,780

3,800

3,830 

3,800

*3,920

3,830

3,920 

3,900

3,910

3,880

3,970 

4,000

3,760

4,000

4,080

4,070

4,280

4,490

4,560 ITSeS

120,680

3,893

239,400

Jiov.

4,500 

4,370 

4,500

 4,470

4,360

4,380

3,720 

4,530 

4,620

4,540

4,630

4,560

4,520

4,650 

4,850

4,930

5,140

5,380 

5,160

4,880

4,680

4,870 

4,840

4,890

4,900

4,860

4,870

4,020

4,670

4,060

139,350

4,645

276,400

Dec.

4,060 

4,080 

4,080

3,890

2,970

3,790

3,680 

 3,780 

3,720

3,700

3,920

3,820

3,320

4,900 

5,110

5.190

5,060

5,060 

4,290

4,880

4,880

4,900 

4,390

4,860

4,810

4,600

4,820

4,380

3,680

3,210 

3,530

131,360

4,237

260,500

Jan.

3,460 

5,220 

3,850

3,870

4,600

4,430

4,460 

4,020 

3,480

4,260

5,120

5,250

6.120

5,300 

4,510

 ,270

,750

,690 

,580

,520

,820

,780 

,610

,760

,230

,560

,640

,580

,650

3,480 

4,380

138,250

4,460

274,200

Feb.

4,420 

4,430 

4,280

4,440

4,380

3.680

4,330 

4,620 

4,480

4,460

4,570

4,610

3,890

4,480 

4,500

4,490

4,150

4,540 

4,510

4,290

4,470

4,470 

4,500

 4,550

4,560

4,510

3,960

4,510

"

123,080

4,396

244,100

Mar.

4,500 

4,640 

4,440

,450

,400

,820

,500 

,440 

,490

,500

,480

,520

,520

,300 

,040

4,090

3,820

3,850 

3,640

3,250

3,900

3,890 

,270

,330

,380

,400

,090

4,310

4,390

 4,450 

4,430"

129,530

4,178

256,900

Apr.

4,300 

4TI2TJ 

2,950

3,840

3,840

3,940

3,960 

3,940 

3,830

2,920

3,940

3,840

3,800

3,800 

3,910

3,900

2,700

3,860 

3,840

3,930

3,830

3,780 

3,320

2.310

3,170

3,420

3,320

3,300

3,230

2,890

107,730

3,591

213,700

May

1,990 

 3,250 

3,300

3,280

3,240

3,260

3,290 

2,340 

3,210

3,260

3,340

3,270

3,300

2,850 

1,960

3,080

2,940

2,960 

 3,030

3,030

3,030

1,910 

2,960

2,980

2,920

2,960

2,990

3,010

3,020

3,560 

3,450

92,970

2,999

184,400

June

4,210 

4,320 

4,410

4,980

4,540

2,990

2,530 

4,260 

5,540

7,630

8,780

8,740

8,170

7,480 

8,180

9,420

8,980

9,730 

10,800

10,700

3,860

5,600 

8,700

9,200

8,140

7,150

7,360

7,700

8,980

8,230

211,310

7,044

419,100

July

8,890 

8,040 

8,000

 8,440

7,860

6,330

4,330 

3,760 

3,800

1.910

3,440

3,440

3,390

4,360 

4,900

3,320

2,500

3,480 

3,410

3,500

4,120

3,390 

3,380

2,460

3,200

3,110

3,170

3,080

3,160

3,010 

2,300

131,480

4,241

260,800

Aug.

2,670 

2,710 

 2,750

2,740

2,750

2,510

1,780 

2,710 

2,720

2,760

2,770

2,760

2,380

1,590 

2,770

2,740

2,720

2,670 

2,610

2,440

1,770

2,650 

2,690

2,680

2,680

2,640

2,210

2,120

2,560

2.920 

2,726

79,190

2,555

157,100

Sept.

2,660 

2,450 

2,380

1,600

1,680

2,620

3,060 

 3,120 

2,800

2,750

1,650

2,560

2,620

2,560 

2,600

2,580

2,620

1,540 

2,570

2,600

2,640

2,640 

2,680

2,320

1,650

2,560

2,580

 2,560

2,500

2,540

73,690

2,456

146,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,400 Min 2,570 Mean 6,196 Ac-ft 4,498,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,800 Min 1,540 Mean 4,051 Ac-ft 2,933,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
70 DEARBORN RIVER BASIN

Dearborn River near demons, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°17'30", long. 112°27'00", in SE$SE$ sec. 23, T, 18 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile southeast of former post office 

of demons, 2 miles downstream from Palls Creek, and 14 miles south of Augusta.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1923, July 1929 to September 1932, March 1934 

to September 1953 (discontinued). May 1908 to December 1911 at site half a mile upstream from Palls Creek, records not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, 

datum. Prior to Apr. 8, 1931, wire-weight gage at same site and

Average discharge. 21 years (1921-22, 1929-30, 1934-53), 120 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs June 4 (gage height, 6.20.ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1921-23, 1929-32, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; miutinuS* 7.4 

cfs Oct. 22, 23, 1936 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 2,970 

cfs June 4, 1948 (gage height, 5.97 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1116.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 9,300 acres, of which 9,000 

acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

18

40

75

185

440

4.O 1,060

5.0 2,000

6.0 3,000

6.1 3,100

1.4 21

1.6 49

2.0 130

2.5 285

3.0 505

4.0 1,160

5.0 2,060

5.6 2,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

^

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

t

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

*28

32

39

38

34

34

34

34

34

35

36

35

40

40

40

-41 Iff

30

30

997

32.2

1,980

Nov.

1

30 

29

34

40

40

40

40

40

42

40

40

40

40

40

43

43

40 *40

40

40

38

34

35

36

35

32

32

34

35

38

-

1,130

37.7

2,240

Dec.

40 

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

34

35

36

40

43

TS

40

40

40

40

38

39

39

*36

33

29

2?

30

33

36

36

38

36

1,162

37.5

2,300

Jan.

36 

36

38

36

35

30

32

34

44

TS

43

46

43

34

*40

44

44

42

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

36

36

38

38

38

1,192

38.5

2,360

Feb.

38 36"

38

38

36

38

38

38

36

36

38

36

38

36

36

35

36

35

35

32_

34

35

35

*35

36

36

36

35

_

-

1,013

36.2

2,010

Mar.

32 

32

33

35

35

35

36

36

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

40

*42-

1,163

37.5

2,310,

Apr.

44

43

44

44

48

50

46

42

TS

44

44

44

44

48

48

49

49

46

48

52

92

176

278

320

320

356

432

520

475

396

4,285

143

8,500

May

*344 

302

282 2"9E~

356

495

632

620

530

455

416

368

340

324

302

296

336

376

475

525

470

428

*403

450

569

592

671

776

*943

1,490

1,520

16,378

528

32,490

June

*1,600 

2,260

2,63O

*3.040

2,580

1,850

*1,560

1,380

1,190

1,070

1,200

1,500

1,590

1,340

1,080

974

968

976

855

756

690

650

650

630

580

540

520 5"2~0

*560

560

-

36,299

1,210

72,000

July

555 

535

505

495

465

442

414

401

392

378

357

341

325

313

297

268

240

218

206

200

188

170

152

150

150

150

148

138

117

101

84

8,890

287

17,630

Aug.

78 

Tff

*78

76

70

66

63

61

58

56

54

51

49

48

44

43

42

38

38

36

36

36

34

34

33

31

30

29

31

31 *31

1,483

47.8

2,940

Sept.

31 

35

40

42

42

40

42

38

37

37

36

37

37

36

36

37

36

36

36

36

37

36

48

64

66

64

63

58

56

58

1,298

43.3

2,570

Calendar year 1952: Max 970 Min 26 Mean 116 Ac-ft 84,250

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,040 Min 26 Mean 206 Ac-ft 149,300

Peak discharge (base, 450 efs). Apr. 28 (5 to 6 p.m.) 535 cfs (3.24 f t) J May 8 (12 to 2 a.m.) 662 

cfs (3.42 ft'); May 20 (3 to 16 a.m.) 540 cfs (3.15 ft)j June 4 (4 p.m.) 3,200 ofs (6.20 ft) June 13

(1 j. to to 4 4 a.m.) a.m.j 1,670 1,0/u eta cis (4.57 i*.o/ ft). it;. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record June 21-28j 

Cralg

day.

 28j discharge estimated on basis of records for station near
DEARBORN RIVER BASIN 

Dearborn River near Craig, Mont.

71

Location. Lat 47°12', long.. 112°05', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 

just upstream from bridge on State Highway 33, 5 miles downstream from South Pork, 10 

miles northwest of Craig, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

4

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 242 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,960 cfs June 4 (gage height, 9.58 ft); minimum 

daily, 32 cfs Jan. 14, 15.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum observed, 15 cfs Aug. 23, 

25, 26, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

for irrigation of about 9,000 acres of which 6,600 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Diversions

Oct. 1 to June Z June 4 to Sept. 30

3.3 35

3.6 72

4.0 150

4.3 270

5.0 710

6.0 1,670

7.0 2,970

8.2 5,090

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

38

75

123

290

540

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.9

1,220

2,120

3,400

5,000

6,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

37

3?

40

41

42

41

41

4O

40

40

40

39

*46

49

55

63

59

54

53

53

53

53

53

55

55

62

62

62

62

55

45

1,529

49.3

3,030

JIov.

43

42

41

Iff

55

57

57

57

57

55

55

57

57

57

59

"So 66

*58

57

59

58

56

56

57

55

46

46

47

51

55

-

1,624

54.1

3,230

Dec.

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

57

*58

61

 &68

60

58

58

56

56

56

55

53

50

46

48

49

50

50

52

50

1,715

55.3

3,4OO

Jan.

48

46

48

46

42

40

42

44

50

53

54

54

52

32

«3?

36

48

47

52

59

62

 55 66

63

63

63

62

61

60

59

59

1,606

51.8

3,190

Feb.

62

64

?3

63

59

63

62

60

59

52

52

50

BT

53

53

52

52

52

50

50

52

52

52

*63

62

60

54

51

_

_

-

1,570

56.1

3,110

Mar.

37

BT

75

69

58

62

60

55

69

75

76

71

72

66

66

63

63

58

59

64

63

60

59

59

63

66

67

67

71

 71

71

1,991

64.2

3,950

Apr.

71

71

71

71

71

80

86

76

74

76

72

78

75

78

76

80

80

78

81

105

232

507

689

696

633

647

742

942

94T

774

8,354

278

16,570

May

 647

563

500

470

528

689

894

942

846

710

640

556

494

464

440

355" 422

500

619

734

689

612

*570

812

*3,030

1,900

1,800

2,O6O

2,17O

3,180

3,140

32,079

1,035

63,63O

June

2,950

3,860

*5,100

6,580

4,940

*3,590

2,920

2,490

2,14O

1,9OO

1,860

2,100

2,190

1,980

1,680

1.50O

1,390

1,410

1,290

1,130

993

909

916

895

802

750

704

685

*730"

736

-

61,120

2,037

121,200

July

743

m

665

646

613

576

540

492

480

458

430

410

*385

362

344

326

294

274

258

246

236

226

204

194

198

190

184

174

159

147

128

11,286

364

22,390

Aug.

108" 116

 106

103

100

100

96

91

84

84

89

77

69

67

65

61

59

55

52

48

45

IS

48

50

50

48

48

48

52

48

*45

2,157

69.6

4,280

Sept.

45

67

73

67

63

55

55

55

55

53

52

48

46

46

46

45

43

43

41

17

45

43

41

57

73_

73

73

67

65

65

-

1,843

54.8

3,260

Calendar year .1952: Max 1,610 Kin 36 Mean 178 Ac-ft 129,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,580 Mln 32 Mean 347 Ao-ft 251,200

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). Apr. 28 (11 p.m.) l.OSO cfs (5.42 ft); May 8 (8 a.m.) 970 cfs 

(5.35 ft); May 20 (1 p.m.) 750 cfs (5.O6 ft); May 25 (1 p.m.) 3,880 cfs (7.55 ft); June 4 (1 a.m.) 

7,96O cfs (9.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 21 to Dec. 13, Dec. 19 to Jan. 21, Jan. 28, 

PeoTTl-25.
72 SMITH RIVER BASIN

Newland Creek near White Sulphur Springs, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°44', long. 110°50', near line between sees. 9 and 10, T. 11 N., R. 7 E.,

 on left bank 13 miles north of White Sulphur Springs and 15 miles upstream from mouth. 

Records available. October 1945 to November 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Prior to Aug. 7, 1946, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

 Average discharge. 8 years, 2.87 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53! Maximum discharge during year, 56 cfs June 4 (gage height, 3.50 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Jan. 7, 8.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 3.1 cfs Oct. 23 (gage 

height, 2.15 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 3 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum, 0.1 cfs Jan. 26, 1951. 

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

which are poor. Small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 30, 1953, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting ihifting-control method used Oct. 1, 1952, to Jan. 14, 1953)

Oct. 1, 1952, to Apr. 25, 1953 Apr. 26 to Nov. 30, 1953

0.3 

.4 

.5

0.5 

.6 

.8

0.7 1.5 

2.6

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.5 

2.2 

3.5

2.4 

2.8 

3.5

7.3

20

56

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

275

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

bl.7

»bl.7

bl.7

bl.6

1.5

1.4

55.9

1.80

111

JIov.

bl.3

bl.3

bl.4

bl.4

1.3

1.3

bl.3

bl.2

b.9

bl.l

bl.l

bl.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

b.9

b.8

b.6

b.8

.8

b.8

b.7.

.7

.9

 1.1

1.2

1.5

32.1

1.07

64

Dec.

1.6

T7T

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

bTT

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.8

.8

.8

.9

 1.2

1.1

1.2

26.7

0.86

53

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.3

T7?

1.3

1.0

.5

75

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

b.7

b.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

 1.1

1.0

.9

».9

26.7

0.86

53

Feb.

0.9

.8

Tff

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

».9

.9

.9

.9

.8

_

-

23.4

0.84

46

Mar.

0.7

76" .6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

TTI

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

».9

26.7

0.86

53

Apr.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

Tff

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1

271

2.1

*2.1

35.4

1.18

70

Calendar year 1952: Max 13 Min 0.5 Mean 2.87

May

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

370" 1.8

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.4

3.7

3.5

4.4

5.1

5.1

6.3

6.9

8.1

8.6

 9.9

11

 12

15

25

*37

203.8

6.57

404

June

41

36

 43

52

19

43

39

36

32

29

26

23

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

11

10

10

9.5

8.6

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.3

672.7

22.4

1,330

July

7.1

377

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.3

 5.5

5,5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.9

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.9

379

162.0

5.23

321

Aug.

4.0

470

4.0

4.0

4.0

 3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

578

2.8

3.0

106.7

3.44

212

Sept.

3.0

3.4

575

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

 2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

27?

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

74.3

2.48

147

AC-ft 2,080

Water year 1952-53: Max 52 Min o.5 Mean 3.96 Ac-ft 2,860

Peak discharge (base, 4.0 efs). June 4 (7 to 8 p.m.) 56 cfs (3.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 5-17, 26-28, Jan. 17-26, 29, 30, Feb. 9 to Apr. 25; discharge 

estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

#2.2

2.2

2.2

Nov.

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total

Oct.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

Nov.

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

125

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

T.S

1.3

-

1.51

90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 13-30; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for Newland Creek near dam site.
SMITH RIVER BASIN 73

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

Location.--Lat 46°38', long. 110°57', in NW^ sec. 14, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., on right bank 

50 ft upstream from farm bridge (corrected), 4 miles downstream from U. S. Highway 89, 

and 6 miles north of White Sulphur Springs.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to June 14, 1951, staff gage at site 50 ft 

downstream at datum 0.52 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 227 cfs June 5 (gage height, 3.83 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Mar. 7.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1953; minimum daily, that of Mar. 7, 

1953.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 200 acres above station. Plow may 

be supplemented by diversion from Sheep Creek, in sec. 26, T. 12 N., R. 7 E., which 

enters 8 miles upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3, June 6 to Sept. 30. 

0.5

Jan. 4 to June 5

2.8 

4.4 

.7 6.7

1.0

1.7

Note. Same as following 

taEIe~above 1.7 ft.

O.B 

1.7 

3.1 

7.4

0.9 

1.7 

2.5 

3.7

16

53

108

214

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

nay

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Jto-ft

Oct.

3.1

3TT

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.9

479

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

125.0

4.03

24B

JJov.

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

b3.5

b3.7

b4.0

b4.4

b4.6

4.9

179

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

b3.2

b2.B

b2.5

b2.5

b2.0

bl.B

bE75

*b4.3

b4.5

b4.6

-

105.6

3.52

209

Dec.

b4.3

bTTS"

b3.5

b3.5

b3.0

b2.5

b2.2

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.1

b2.2

b3.5

b4.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

bl.B

bl.7

b?70"

b2.5

b2.7

b2.B

*b3.0

a2.6

b2.1

77.8

2.51

154

Jan.

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

al.B

bl.5

bl.O

bI72

al.5

al.5

bl.5

bl.6

bl.6

bl.7

bl.4

bl.4

bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.2

bl.5

bl.5

bl.l

bl.O

b2.B

b?78

b2.3

b2.4

*2.5

52.2

1.68

104

Feb.

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.8

bS.O

3.1

a57o"

2.8

2.8

b2.8

b2.5

bl.5

b?7S~

b2.5

b2.2

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

bl.6

bl.5

bl.B

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.1

bl.6

bl.5

-

-

64.1

2.29

127

Mar.

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.4

bl.3

bl.l

b.6

bTT

.8

1.5

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

2.3

2.5

2.0

b3.5

2.3

2.3

3.1

b4.4

b4.5

3.9

3.9

b6.0

5.0

5.5

6.9

FT?

*6.7

91.6

2.95

182

Apr.

b6.0

b4.8

bTTff

b5.2

6.0

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.2

b6.2

6.2

6.7

6.7

7.2

b7.0

b6. 5

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

8.2

8.2

8.B

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

12

*13

-

221.7

7.59

440

May

*12

12

12

12

10

9.8

9.3

775

9.3

9.3

12

12

12

13

13

11

11

11

11

12

12

14

IB

23

23

*24

23

*25

39

69

120

613.0

19.8

1,220

June

*139

*124

165

208

210

192

187

159

129

113

105

98

75

64

67

61

59

53

46

51

44

41

38

36

37

34

32

31

32

28

-

2,658

88.6

5,270

July

27

^

25

24

22

21

21

20

19

*21

17

16

15

15

16

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

571

18.4

1,130

Aug.

17

rs

16

17

17

*15

15

14

13

14

14

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

57T

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

383.2

12.4

760

Sept.

9.7

10

11

IT

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

9.7

7.

7.

7.

7.

B.

8.

8.

8.

8.

B.

8.

8.

7.

7.7

7.7

7.0

777

7.7

-

265.7

8.86-

527

Calendar year 1952: Max 44 Mln 1.6 Mean 9.74 Ao-ft 7,070

Water year 1952-53: Max 210 Mln 0.6 Mean 14.3 Ao-ft 10,370

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
74 SMITH RIVER BASIN

Sheep Creek near White Sulphur Springs, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°46', long. 110°48', in SW£SE£ sec. 26, T. 12 N., R. 7 E., on right bank 

7 miles upstream from Moose Creek and 16 miles north of White Sulphur Springs.

Drainage area. 35.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Sept. 3, 1942, at site 300 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 31.1 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 420 cfs June 3, 4 (gage height, 5.58 

ft); minimum daily, 5.8 cfs Mar. 22, Apr. 2.

1941-53: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 3, 4, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 3.5 cfs Jan. 18-20, 1943.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 200 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 8 to Feb. 9, Mar. 18

to May 12, June 3-5)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

117

180

337

406

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

12 

12

12 

12

15.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

399

12.9

791

Hov.

13 

13

13 

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

346

11.5

686

Dec.

11

IT

11 

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

9.3

b9.5

b3.5

b9.5

b9.5

*b9.5

b9.0

b9To'

307.1

9.91

609

Jan.

b9.0 

b9.0

b9.0 

b8.6

b8.4

b8.4

b8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

S.I

8.1

8.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

*8.4

264.5

8.53

525

Feb.

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

b8.4

b8.4

b8.4

b8.4

b8.4

bS.4

b8. 4

b8.4

b8.4

bS.O

b87T>

b9.0

a9.5

a9.5

*b9.8

a9.8

a9.5

a9.5

a9.0

_

_

-

242.8

8.67

482

Har.

a9.0 

a9.0

b9.3 

b9.3

b9.3

b9.3

b9.3

b8.8

b8.8

b8.6

b8.6

b8.6

b8.6

b8.4

b8.4

b7.9

b7.9

7.7

7.7

6.9

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.5

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

*7.2

251.8

8.12

499

Apr.

b7.0 

5^8

6.9 

7.4

9.8

8.8

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.5

7.2

7.0

7.4

7.9

8.4

8.4

9.0

11

12

19

18

17

21

a30

45

43

a40

*35

434.2

14.5

861

May

*28 

25

ft49

54

74

56

52

49

45

42

a36

a33

32

40

342

45

49

a55

63

72

65

84

77

*76

97

*111

162

224

*216

2,106

67.9

4,180

June

210 

262

*392 

401

371

a360

339

a330

a320

a310

a310

a320

330

a300

276

a250

a220

184

a!70

al60

a!50

148

136

a!20

allO

104

104

97

91

91

6,966

232

13, 820

July

92 

92

87 

85

79

74

70

68

62

*66

60

60

58

56

54

53

51

51

49

47

45

44

43

42

40

40

40

38

37

36

36

1,755

56.6

3,480

Aug.

35 

35

a35 

a35

a34

*30

28

28

27

25

24

23

23

21

a21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

751

24.2

1,490

Sept,

i

20 

20

20

19

19

19

*19

18

18

11

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

535

17.8

1,060

Calendar year 1952: Max 196 Min 6 Mean 29.9 Ac-ft 21,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 401 Mln 5.8 Mean 39.3 Ac-ft 28,480

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for nearby 

tlons.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SMITH RIVER BASIN

Smith River near Eden, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°12', long. 111°23', in SW£sw£ sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from Mullens Creek, 2 miles upstream from Hound Creek, and 

7 miles southwest of Eden.

Drainage area. 1,601 sq mi.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs June 4 (gage height, 10.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 60 cfs Nov. 27.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum daily, that of Nov. 27, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 24,500 acres above station. Plow affected by storage in Smith 

River Reservoir (usable contents, 10,700 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

100

211

458

1,080

1,950

5.0 3,030

6.0 4,450

8.0 7,700

9.5 10,500

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

124

192

290

500

3.0 1,130

4.0 2,000

5.0 3,100

5.9 4,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

36

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

105

102

102

105

110

112

118

118

120

122

122

122

128

*138

T38

138

138

135

130

128

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

122

125

130

3,808

123

7,550

Nov.

135

150

140

128

145

164

148

140

138

115

128

148

145

148

150

158

*158

156

148

140

125

110

100

85

80

70

60

65

70

75

-

3,722

124

7,380

Dec.

80

85

90

95

100

105

105

110

115

120

120

120

120

120

120

115

110

110

*105

105

100

100

95

90

90

90

95

100

100

100

105

3,215

104

6,380

Jan.

105

105

95

85

80

70

70

70

75

80

85

85

80

80

80

85

90

110

130

140

150

160

*160

160

160

160

155

150

150

145

140

3,490

113

6,920

Feb.

135 135"

130

125

125

120

120

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

115

120

125

125

*125

125

120

120

_

_

-

3,320

119

6,590

Mar.

120

120

120

125

130

140

145

160

190

215

230

240

247

198

170

167

170

153

132

153

158

145

138

130

138

161

167

167

181

185

*172

5,067

163

10,050

Apr.

172

150

138

140

150

156

156

148

142

138

125

120

130

128

125

120

122

118

110

112

128

158

211

266

270

233

236

277

*342

346

-

5,167

172

10,250

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,950 Mln 60 Mean 355

May

317

289

258

233

218

229

297

393

411

371

393

354

313

305

313

321

329

367

420

617

827

804

820

801

1,080

1,160

*1, 370

*1,510

1,640

3,710

*5,720

24,190

780

47,980

June

3,070

3,070

7,430

*10.500

7,160

5,390

4,300

3,850

3,480

3,160

3,040

*3,330

3,340

3,180

2,930

2,680

2,540

2,480

2,330

2,270

2,090

1,820

1,630

1,490

1,370

1,270

1,170

1,090

1,100

1,020

-

93,580

3,119

185,600

July

962

§14

855

777

725

689

*635

600

588

550

525

496

473

450

442

432

424

398

378

362

350

342

330

318

306

302

302

283

279

268

265

15,020

485

29,790

Aug.

265

265

*272

283

279

268

254

244

232

222

225

232

216

207

201

195

198

187

184

179

176

174

176

176

174

166

162

159

162

162

159

6,454

208

12,800

AC-ft 257,800

Sept.

153

176

174

179

174

174

162

155

155

153

*142

142

140

138

138

134

134

134

134

138

138

142

146

140

140

142

142

140

138

138

-

4,435

148

8,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,500 Mln 60 Wean 470 Ac-ft 340,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 11.
76 SUN RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 47°38'30", long. 112°51'40", in NW£NW£ sec. 26, T. 22 N., R. 10 W., on 

left bank 400 ft upstream from Medicine Creek, 1 mile upstream from confluence with 

South Fork of North Fork, and 25 miles northwest of Augusta.

Drainage area. 258 sq mi.

Records available. May 1911 to September 1912 (no winter records), October 1945 to 

September 1953.

 e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,785.72 ft above mean sea level (levels 

iy Bureau of Reclamation). May 1911 to September 1912 staff gage at site half a mile 

upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to July 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 366 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,990 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.44 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Mar. 1,2.

1911-12, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 4,320 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 7.03 

ft); minimum, 27 cfs Nov. 21, 1949 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 15-17, June 28 to July 4)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

47

80

128

240

410

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.3

650

1,350

2,300

3,430

3,810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, watei* year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

76

76

75

74

75

75

74

73

73

72

72

70

74

72

72

*73

72

72

72

70

72

70

72

70

69

67 

69

68

70

75

75

2,239

72.2

0.280

0.32

4,440

Nov.

76

68

73

74

76

73

72

70

60

72

80

75

72

70

73

72

69

69

73

*70

58

55

55

50

50

45 

45

50

50

55

-

1,950

65.0

0.252

0.28

3,870

Dec.

55

55

55

60

60

60

55

55

55

55

55

55

60

60

95

75

65

60

55

55

55

60

*60

60

55

55 

55

55

60

60

60

1,835

59.2

0.229

0.26

3,640

Jan.

55

55

55

50

50

50

60

70

80

80

80

80

70

70

80

*85

80

80

75

75

70

70

70

65

65

70

75

70

60

60

70

2,125

68.5

0.266

0.31

4,210

Feb.

75

74

73

75

90

65

65

65

65

70

70

65

60

60

55

55

50

50

50

50

50

45

45

*45

45

45 

45

45

_

_

-

1,647

58.8

0.228

0.24

3,270

Mar.

40

40

45

SO

50

55

60

90

80

75

65

65

60

60

65

62

61

68

62

61

61

59

55

*55

60

72 

70

72

74

72

75

1,939

62.5

0.242

0.28

3,850

Apr.

60

55

60

65

65

70

65

60

65

65

65

65

66

62

61

64

62

54

62

80

114

*164

246

273

273

334 

442

645

674

580

-

5,016

167

0.647

0.72

9,950

May

4SO

398

362

423

623

1,010

1,390

1,320

1,030

8O9

679

576

532

564

592

660

810

953

1,260

1,420

1,120

*1,040

948

1,250

1,720

2,170 

2,330

2,060

2,600

5, 070

2,700

36,899

1,190

4.61

5.32

73,190

June

2,920

*3,260

*5.710

3,370

2,730

2,460

2,650

2,710

2,320

2,330

2,700

3,350

3,710

3,140

2,670

*2,440

2,550

2,600

2,320

1,890

1,580

1,470

1,590

1,520

1,320

1.250 

1,250

1,270

1,440

*1,620

-

70,140

2,338

9.06

10.11

139,100

July

1.760

1,640

1,610

,530

,350

,300

,250

,220

1,250

1,170

1,050

1,010

984

956

865

728

635

580

530

490

446

414

386

366

378

354 

324

309

297

285

275

25,740

830

5.22

3.71

51,050

Aug.

264

258

252

 261

240

230

220

218

215

212

210

198

190

188

181

183

190

177

170

166

164

160

158

158

158

154 

154

152

154

146

142

5,923

191

0.740

0.85

11,750

Sept.

140

160

156

144

138

134

130

*130

136

126

124

121

119

117

115

114

114

114

114

115

112

110

112

119

114

110 

110

108

107

105

-

3,668

122

0.475

0.55

7,2flO

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,000 Mln 45 Mean 291 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.36 Ac-ft 211,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,710 Mln 40 Mean 436 Cfsm 1.69 In. 33.93 Ac-ft 315,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,250 cfsl. May 7 (10 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (4.15 ft); May 20 C2 a.m.) 1,570 cfs

(4.24 ft); June 3 (10 p.m.) 3,990 cfs (6.44 ft); June 13 (5 to 7 a.m.) 3,890 cfs (6.37 ft); July 1

(1 to 3 a.m. 1,840 cfs (4.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Feb. 1, Feb. 5 to War. 15, Mar. 23-25,

Apr. 1-12.
SUN RIVER BASIN 77 

Muddy Creek at Vaughn, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°34', long. 111°33 ! , in SE£ sec. 24, T. 21 N., R. IE., near center of 

span on upstream side of old highway bridge at Vaughn.

Records available. May 1925 to February 1926, April 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. May 21, 1925, to Feb. 8, 1926, staff 

gage at site 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1934-53), 107 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs June 4 (gage height, 16.7 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 15 cfs Feb. 28, Mar. 1.

1925-26, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum observed, 4.9 cfs 

Jan. 24, 1936.

Flood in June 1908 reached a stage of about 23 ft (discharge not determined); flood 

in June 1932 reached a stage of about 18 ft (discharge, 9,000 cfs, from rating curve 

extended above 600 cfs), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Natural flow 

increased by return flow from irrigation through Sun River drainage ditch. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 500 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, July 16 to Sept. 30)

0.4 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

22

79

217

570

1,100

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.2

1,710

2,370

3,060

3,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

214

230

220

218

216

204

168

161

144

127

132

137

151

*150

145

133

133

121

121

118

112

108

105

108

108

103

91

95

89

85

85

4,332

140

8,590

Nov.

83

86

86

77

71

66

77

78

74

75

76

78

71

70

70

78

67

*68

68

70

66

60

50

45

40

30

35

40

45

45

-

1,945

64.8

3,860

Dec.

45

45

45

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

55

55

55

50

*40

30

30

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

40

40

45

45

45

50

1,365

44.0

2,710

Jan.

50

50

50

50

45

35

40

55

65

70

70

70

60

45

45

55

65

85

90

90

*90

90

90

95

100

95

90

75

60

50

45

2,065

66.6

4,100

Feb.

40

40

35

35

30

35

35

35

35

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

35

35

30

25

25

25

25

*25

25

20

15

_

_

-

925

33.0

1,830

Mar.

15

20

35

35

30

35

35

40

45

§5

65

60

60

55

55

50

45

44

42

39

44

44

40

32

32

35

34

34

34

30

*33

1,262

40.7

2,500

Apr.

32

33

34

24

26

34

33

33

34

34

32

35

34

24

29

34

34

32

27

32

31

34

33

30

28

29

31

*34

33

34

-

947

31.6

1,880

May

36

34

31

28

26

27

26

26

28

35

58

69

145

138

134

132

146

151

126

110

113

90

87

310

2,030

*856

*322

*251

*661

*2.650

585

9,463

305

18,770

June

971

526

2,380

*3. 500

919

536

441

473

381

306

259

227

216

205

192

187

184

174

159

IB?

216

198

181

168

176

190

186

200

262

234

-

14,408

480

28,580

July

220

204

229

262

242

232

226

*238

245

243

251

256

258

253

246

254

270

277

293

312

251

242

282

314

344

410

380

344

355

341

338

8,612

278

17,080

Aug.

349

357

380

*385

403

410

425

416

405

394

380

314

278

277

302

328

344

349

350

323

285

285

272

264

256

274

286

293

323

283

272

10,262

331

20, 350

Sept.

270

275

275

274

270

243

206

*176

182

184

171

168

168

171

171

169

174

166

168

216

216

223

220

229

228

222

202

*199

190

165

-

6,191

206

12,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 466 Mln 20 Mean 141 Ae-ft 102,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,500 Mln 15 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122, 50O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 17.
78 SUN RIVER BASIN

Sun River near Vaughn, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°32', long. 111°29' , in SEj sec. 33, T. 21 N., R. 2 E., on right bank 

4 miles downstream from Muddy Creek, 5 miles southeast of Vaughn, and 10 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 692 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs June 4 (gage height, 16.38 ft, from 

floodmark on gage house); minimum daily, 155 cfs Apr. 4.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum, 21 cfs May 10, 1941; 

minimum daily, 23 cfs May 26, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.46 ft Apr. 8, 1942.

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

which are poor. Flow regulated by Gibson, Pishkun, Willow Creek, and Milan Reservoirs 

(see p. 283). Diversions for irrigation of about 110,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to June 1, June 10 to Sept. 30)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

155

280

440

930

2,930

4,890

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

16.2

7,050

9,410

12,000

14,600

17,400

17,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

344

360

352

384

400

384

384

408

384

344

352

352

368

*408

408

376

352

344

336

320

320

304

304

304

304

312

304

296

296

280

275

10,657

344

21,140

Nov.

273

273

273

266

266

259

266

273

266

266

266

280

288

280

273

280

280

*266

259

252

252

250

250

250

240

220

215

220

225

235

-

7,762

259

15,400

Dec.

245

250

255

255

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

265

265

265

265

265

*265

260

250

255

260

260

260

255

250

240

230

240

250

255

260

7,940

256

15,750

Jan.

260

260

260

265

270

260

235

260

280

290

300

310

295

280

260

240

280

310

340

355

*360

370

365

360

355

335

325

310

300

290

280

9,260

299

18,370

Feb.

250

230

220

225

225

220

215

210

205

200

195

200

205

210

220

225

230

240

245

250

255

260

265

270

270

270

260

255

_

_

-

6,525

233

12,940

Mar.

260

310

*330

325

320

315

320

325

328

576

368

344

336

296

266

259

259

245

231

231

231

217

210

217

231

231

199

188

182

177

*172

8,299

268

16,460

Apr.

160

160

160

155

188

166

166

172

172

172

160

166

166

166

166

172

172

177

182

200

250

400

440

408

416

400

408

*440

540

580

-

7,680

256

15,230

May

610

660

610

540

467,

540

530

560

808

1,440

1,660

1,670

1,510

1,430

1,400

1,320

1,310

1,510

1,640

1,850

2,340

2,250

1,980

1,930

*5,390

5,910

*5,060

5,150

5,720

*8.680

8,580

75,055

2,421

148,900

June

*8,820

9,040

*14, 200

*17.600

16, 100

13,400

11,400

11,000

10,400

8,990

7,620

*7,670

8,830

9,780

9,640

9,170

8,180

7,640

7,610

7,050

6,100

5,150

3,870

2,970

2,960

2,800

2,530

2.560

2,470

2,460

-

237,810

7,927

471,700

July

2,580

2,760

2.800

2,740

2,660

2,380

*2,120

1,890

*1,190

956

835

735

690

810

920

890

820

750

640.

590

570

560

530

500

540

580

600

640

680

690

680

36,326

1,172

72,050

Aug.

680

670

660

*670

700

720

740

760

750

740

710

700

700

700

710

720

710

690

660

650

650

650

640

640

640

640

640

630

630

620

610

21,030

678

41,710

Sept.

600

600

590

570

550

520

480

*450

445

440

416

392

392

384

352

320

353

320

320

368

392

416

408

432

467

408

392

*400

368

344

-

12,864

429

25,520

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,180 Min 215 Mean 683 Ac-ft 495,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 17,600 Min 155 Mean 1,209 Ac-ft 875,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 8 (no gage-height record Jan. 14- 

16, Feb. 24 to Mar. 2). No gage-height record Apr. 20-22, July 21 to Sept. 9j discharge Interpolated 

or estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for Muddy Creek at Vaughn.
BELT CREEK BASIN 79

Belt Creek near Monarch, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°12', long. 110°56', in SE|NW£ sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

half a mile south of Riceville and 9 miles northwest of Monarch.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs June 4 (gage-height, 10.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak discharge; minimum daily, 24 cfs Mar. 6.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum daily, 24 cfs Jan. 23, 

1952, Mar. 6, 1953.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 8 May 9 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.9

28

45

88

183

394

1.4 

1.7 

2.1 2.5' 

3.0 

4.0

74

142

249

455

990

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.8

1,710

2,690

3,920

5,700

8,060

10,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

45

45

45

44

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

47

50

46

*47

49

47

46

46

45

45

45

44

43

43

42

42

11

41

41

1,386

44.7

2,750

ffov.

42

37

37

44

42

41

40

42

29

36

12

41

41

39

41

40

40

37

32

*40

34

34

34

34

31

30

32

32

34

36

-

1,122

37.4

2,230

Dec.

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

35

34

36

38

36

35

35

*34

33

32

33

34

35

33

32

32

32

36

37

38

38

40

1,098

35.4

2,180

Jan.

40

40

39

38

35

29

31

36

38

39

39

33

29

28

.27

28

29

31

32

32

*29

28

29

29

30

30

29

28

29

30

29

993

32.0

1,970

Feb.

32

31

31

33

32

32

31

32

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

27

29

29

29

29

28

*26

26

_

_

-

803

28.7

1,590

Mar.

26

26

26

26

25

24

25

28

29

32

35

38

38

32

29

33

34

28

31

34

29

29

28

29

38

42

43

44

50

4l

45

1,017

32.8

2,020

Apr.

38

*32

32

32

34

35

36

34

32

30

30

30

31

30

2g

28

30

32

36

39

50

90

120

180

190

190

170

190

*198

153

-

2,207

73.6

4,380

May

159

138

117

113

122

180

292

357

329

285

253

211

189

192

186

203

260

317

439

588

625

604

556

630

776

*798

963

*1,020

1,230

*2,240

2.290

16,662

537

33,050

June

*2,060

2,150

5,020

*9.930

6,800

4,290

3,580

3,180

2,770

2,410

2,250

2,470

2,360

2,130

1,810

1,540

1,410

1,300

1,200

1,120

948

832

754

727

661

600

550

515

515

496

66,378

2,213

131,700

July

473

446

424

401

374

345

321

*301

267

249

233

214

203

195

186

186

172

162

153

146

142

136

130

126

122

120

115

109

108

106

104

6,769

218

13,430

Aug.

104

161

101

98

98

*93

88

84

82

82

81

80

77

75

75

75

75

72

70

69

68

67

68

68

66

64

63

63

63

63

60

2,393

77. 2

4,750

Sept.

60

74

84

78

72

67

64

62

*60

60

58

57

56

54

53

52

51

50

51

52

52

51

49

48

48

48

48

48

47

IT

1,701

56.7

3,370

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,250 Mln 24 Mean 163 Ac-ft 118,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,930 Mln 24 Mean 281 Ao-ft 203,400

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

latlon affected b. 

No gage-height record Apr. 3-28; discharge estimated on basis of records

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Dec. 12, Dec. 18 to Jan. 20, Jan. 27-29, 

Feb. 10 to Mar. 7, Apr. 2. "

for Smith River near Eden.
80 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°49' , long. 110°39' , in NE£ sec. 26, T. 24 N., R. 8 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge at Fort Benton, 4 miles upstream from Shonkin Creek.

Drainage area.--24 ,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1881 to September 1953 (records for 1881-89 published in WSP 546, 

and 1889-90 published in WSP 761 are unreliable).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,614.05 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 11, 1907, type of gage unknown, Apr. 11, 1907 to July 29, 1917, 

tape gage, July 30, 1917, to Oct. 10, 1921, chain gage, and Oct. 11, 1921, to Apr. 25, 

1924, water-stage recorder, all at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 63 years (1890-1953), 7,707 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 78,700 cfs June 5 (gage height,'13.57 ft); minimum, 1,620 cfs Jan. 16 [gage height, 0.77 ft); minimum daily, 1,990 cfs Aug. 30.

1881-1953: Maximum discharge observed, about 140,000 cfs June 6, 1908 Tgage height, 

18.5 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs; minimum, 320 cfs 

July 5, 1936 (gage height, -0.50 ft); minimum daily, 627 cfs July 5, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 730,000 acres above station. 

Flow regulated by 15 reservoirs (see p. 283 ). Considerable diurnal fluctuation at 

medium and low flow caused by seven powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1146: 1891-1918, 1937-38. WSP 1209: 1948(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 3)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

1.4 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0.

3,050

4,550

10,800

20,000

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.3

32,000

46,600

63,400

76,000

1.3 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,820

3,680

9,900

19,300

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.3

31,800

46,600

63,400

66,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

16

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,490

4,480

4,220 

3,960

3,800

4,560

4,840

4,990

4,760

4,450

4,380

4,320

4,460

4,760

*4,880

5.360 

4,780

3.760

5,040

4,790

4,640

4,850

4,700

4,460

4,170

4,560

5,230 

4,580 

4,920

4,860

5,200

143,270

4,622

284,200

NOV.

5,290

5,160

4,960 

4,880

5,100

4,720

5,440

5,040

5,060

4.590

5,390

5,160

5,180

5,420

5,520

5,380 

5,760

5,820

*5,920

6,040

5,860

6,130

5,200

5,470

5,710

5,600

5,220 

5,540 

5,620

4,960

-

161,140

5,371

319,600

Dec.

5,460

4,690

5,320 

5,260

5,280

4,680

3,820

4,640

4,630

4,600

4,280

4,280

4,880

4,760

5,200

5,670 

5,890

*5,640

5,680

6.620

5,100

6,040

6,100

4,640

5,020

4,220

3.240 

3,800 

5,680

5,530

5,220

155,870

5,028

309,200

Jan.

4,400

4,700

4.060 

4,69'0

5,110

5,250

4,680

4,860

4,360

5,160

5,980

6,220

6.750

6,640

5,120

4,740 

5,050

5,700

5,870

6,000

6,540

*6,450

6,540

6,290

6,360

6,410

5,860 

4,700 

5,180

5,940

5,660

171,250

5,524

339,700

Pet.

4,800

5,340

5,260 

5,100

5,160

4,980

5,250

4,800

4,860

5,600

5,200

5,190

5,340

5,250

4,920

4.640 

5,180

5,260

4,800

5,060

4,800

4,780

5,580

4,530

5,110

*5,640

5.760 

5,130

_

-

143,320

5,119

284,300

Mar.

4,730

4,860

3.850

6.320

5,340

5,580

5,000

5,440

5,430

5,440

5,640

5,750

5,630

4,460

5,300 

5,200

4,790

4,760

4,600

4,620

4,200

4,840

4,650

5,140

5,260

4,880 

5,100 

5,000

5,240

5,310

158,040

5,098

313,500

Apr.

*5,200

5,300

5,060 

4,780

4,040

4,840

4,880

4,900

5,020

4,820

4,700

4,330

4,140

4,850

4,600

4,680 

4,420

4,570

3.610

4,660

4,700

4,900

5,810

7.000

6,020

5,170

5,680 

*5,710 

6,400

6,630

-

151,420

5,047

300,300

May

6,680

6,030

5,600 

5,330

5,630

5.280

5,780

5,790

6,200

5,820

7,360

7,580

7,510

7,100

6,600

6,480 

5,680

6,180

6,760

7,120

7,860

8,990

8,290

7,750

12,100

23,300

22,300 

20,100 

*21,000

29,400

34.000

321,600

10,370

637 , 900

June

33,400

32,200

54,400 

71,700

75.300

*65,900

*52,100

42,100

34,500

*30,800

28,700

28,700

29,600

30,200

29,600

27,400 

26,700

24,700

23,800

24,600

23,900

21,000

14,200

14,900

16,300

16,100

14,200 

13.600 

13,600

14,300

-

928,500

30,950

+1,842

July

14,800

14,800

14,400 

13,400

13,800

13,700

12,400

10,200

*8,500

7,660

7,130

5,370

6,590

6,280

6,040

6,200 

7,270

5,500

5,350

5,460

5,400

5,300

5,800

5,250

4,940

4,930

4,750 

5,330 

4.580

"57555

5,000

241,150

7,779

478,300

Aug.

4,700

4,520

4,290 

4,780

*4,610

4,790

4,260

4,350

4,400

3,880

4,280

4,220

4,090

4,310

3,880

3,660 

3,600

4,180

4,320

4,350

4,200

3,890

3,540

3,790

4,060

3,800

4,200 

6.510 

2,590

1.990

4,000

128,040

4,130

254,000

Sept.

4,070

4,470

4^260

3,650

3,100

3,560

3,620

3,800

*4,400

3,450

4,080

3,160

3,570

3,600

3,390 

3,600

3,410

3,380

2,820

3,520

3,440

3,620

3,490

3,640

3,500

2.760 

3,676 

*3,200

3,430

-

107,570

3,586

213,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 24,000 Mln 3,240 Mean 8,091 Ac-ft 5,874,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 75,300 Mln 1,990 Mean 7,702 Ac-ft 5,576,000

Peak discharge (base. 17.200 cfs). May 26 (12 m.) 25,300 cfs (6.78 ft); 

(13.57 ft); June 9 (10:30 a.m.) 50,000 cfs (10.43 ft); June 15 (2 a.m.) 31, 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

June 5 (3 a.m.) 78,700 cfi- 

,800 cfs (8.00 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 81

Two Medicine River near Browning, Mont.

Location. La t 48°28'30", long. 112°48'10", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 31 N., R. 9 W., on right 

bank 800 ft upstream from new bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 10 miles upstream from 

Badger Creek, and 11 miles southeast of Browning.

Records available. April 1907 to October 1924, May 1951 to September 1953. Published 

as "at Family'1 1907-24.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 1, 1924, chain gage at several sites within 

3 miles of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 14 years (1907-8, 1909-11, 1914-23, 1951-53), 392 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,520 cfs June 4 (gage height, 6.78 ft); minlmum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 7.

1907-24, 1951-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,600 cfs June 9, 1909 (gage height, 

8.15 ft, site and datum then in use), but flood in June 1908, which destroyed gage, was 

larger; minimum observed, 4.4 cfs Sept. 6-8, 1919.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversion 

above station into Two Medicine Canal for irrigation of about 10,000 acres below station. 

Plow affected by storage in Lower Two Medicine Lake (see p. 283).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Feb. 15)

0.8 

1.0 

l.Z 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

13

ZZ

33

48

77

120

170

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

365 

680 

1.68O 

3,170 

5,000 

5,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

U

15

If17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

85

83

81

79 

77

77

71

71

69

67

66

63

69 

71

*66

61

60

57

56

52

51

48

47

45

44

43

43

42

40

18

43

1,865

6O. 2

3,700

Nov.

41

38

35

39 

35

34

32

31

26

26

31

27

25 

24

23

24

20

16

*16

b!3

bll

hi?

b!5

b!7

b!6

bl5

b!8

22

22

22

-

726

24.2

1,44O

Dec.

20

15

b!3

b!4

bl5

b!5

blS

b!5

b!5

*b!7

22

29

28 

32

30

24

24

23

18

22

22

26

23

20

19

18

20

21

22

24

22

643

20.7

1,280

Jan.

25

26

29

29 

26

blS

blO b2"5

. b40

b80

b90

b365

*bT35 

b85

b75

152

149

132

113

92

74

81

72

71

75

81

61

b50

b47

b5O

77

2,427

78.3

4,810

Feb.

157

232

204

173 

120

144

137

120

96

79

88

90

81 

79

74

b73

b72

b70

b65

b§0

b60

b65

b75

b98

b8O

*b65

b6O

b6O

-

-

-

2,777

99.2

5,510

Mar.

b65

bTS

b85

b85

b88

b88

90

105

176

235

200

182

165 

149

137

137

127

109

118

111

109

102

100

107

122

130

147

185

232

194

188

4,143

134

8,220

Apr.

144

137

144

142 

162

176

*154

137

134

134

120

127

132 

118

122

134

122

T2"o 107

157

725

1,580

1,630

1,44O

1,120

1,140

1,440

*1.920

I,7l6

1,440

-

16,898

563

33,520

May

1,360

1,210

1,220

1,290 

1,620

1,990

2,240

2,260

1,850

1,620

1,440

1,240

1.150 

1,130

1,150

1,170

1,160

1,280

1,63O

1,840

*1,540

1,450

1,290

1,390

1,990

3.630

*2,950

2,550

2,660

2,96O

2,640

54,880

1,770

108,900

June

2,510

2,66O

3,420

*5.790 

*4,210

*3,110

2,79O

2,98O

2,480

2,320

2,120

2,190

2,360 

2,190

1,98O

1,770

1,620

1,550

1,440

1,340

1,200

1,080

1,010

958

895

8 SO

814

796

WS

868

-

60,187

2,006

119,400

July

»895

'§54 9O4

904 

859

805

769

744

744

720

696

680

672 

664

632

551

5O6

454

415

. 380

352

316

284

239

218

210

191

179

165

152

142

16,346

527

32,420

Aug.

1,52

T57

122

120 

*120

109

98

88

83

85

85

74

67 

65

6O

54

51

47

45

44

45

40

59

59

58

58

57

36

35

33

li

2,083

67.2

4,130

Sept.

*31 5§

45

44 

38

35

35

52

52

50

77

139

167 

165

165

188

2O4

155

200

200

194

182

173

167

165

154

147

139

132

125

-

3,662

122

7.26O

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,840 Kin 11 Mean 279 Ac-ft 2O2.70O

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,790 Mln 1O Mean 457 Ac-ft 330,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
82 MARIAS RIVER BASIN

Badger Creek near Browning, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°21'00", long. 112°50 I 20", in NE£ sec. 24, T. 30 N., R. 10 W., on right 

bank just upstream from point of diversion to Pour Horns Canal, 15 miles above mouth, 

and 17 miles southeast of Browning.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder and control consisting of concrete diversion dam and three 

aintor gates (regularly closed). Datum of gage is 4,179.26 ft above mean sea level 

(Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 cfs June 4 (gage height, 6.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum daily, 60 cfs Dec. 23, 24.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum daily, 40 cfs Jan. 23, 

1952.

Remarks. Records poor. Water diverted into Pour Horns Canal at station for irrigation 

6TTbout 6,000 acres below station. Figures of discharge given herein are sum of 

flow over diversion dam and that diverted by Pour Horns Canal.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

113

113

115

110 

110

113

108

108

108

106

106

106

109

97

*97

97

97

85

74

74

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

70

75

70

74

2,834

91.4

0.687

0.79

5,620

Nov.

7.2

70

68

68 

74

74

77

82

82

82

80

80

80

80

80

82

80

80

*80

82

94

88

82

80

b70

b65

b7(5

b85

b95

blOO

-

2,382

79.4

0.597

0.67

4,720

Dec.

blOS

b!05

bllO

bTlO 

blOS

b90

b85

b80

b75 *b75

b75

b75

b75

77

77

74

b70

b70

b70

b70

b70

b65

b60

b&6

b65

b70

b75

b80

b85

b95

blOO

2,498

80.6

0.606

0.70

4,950

Jan.

blOS

bllO

bllO

bllO 

blOO

b90

b^O

b90

b90

b90

b90

b90

*b90

b90

b90

b90

b95

b95

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

104

104

107

3,030

97.7

0.735

0.85

6,010

Feb.

130

T30

123

120 

127

117

104

104

100

97

107

100

100

100

100

91

b80

b8S

b85

b90

b95

b95

b95

b90

b90

*b85

b85

b80

_

-

2,800

100

0.752

0.78

5,550

Mar.

b75

b75

b70

bT5 

b70

b75

b80

b85

b90

b95

-54 100

88

88

82

80

80

85

80

85

82

82

82

80

82

82

82

85

91

88

88

2,571

82.9

0.623

0.72

5,100

Apr.

85

85

85

85 

88

94

*88

88

91

94

91

94

94

94

85

82

82

77

15

97

177

333

428

422

380

410

505

582

545

*472

-

6,010

200

1.50

1.68

11,920

May

416

380

356

386 

505

709

864

839

671

570

507

442

418

436

448

507

535

626

795

866

*687

633

571

643

960

1.480

1,220

*1,130

1,190

*1,420

1,360

22,570

728

5.47

6.31

44,770

June

1,410

1,610

2,350

3.560 

2,280

*1,670

1,620

1,780

1,360

1,330

1,440

1,690

1,820

1,460

1,250

1,120

1,110

1,050

914

801

687

656

696

641

599

592

564

578

680

664

-

37,982

1,266

9.52

10. S2

75,340

July

*664

620

613

599 

543

522

508

489

482

469

443

437

425

413

395

360

337

309

299

293

277

267

251

251

245

245

235

230

220

211

206

11,858

383

2.88

3.32

23,520

Aug.

202

155

198

196 

*199

196

192

188

188

192

188

184

179

179

176

172

172

167

163

162

156

155

154

158

156

156

152

148

148

148

145

5,367

173

1.30

1.50

10,650

Sept.

*14f

184

177

156 

152

146

145

14E

14f

14J

143

143

138

136

134

134

138

136

136

138

13S

138

134

14C

143

13S

142

13B

137

139

-

4,301

143

1.08

1.2C

8,53C

Calendar year 1952: Max 828 Min 40 Mean 177 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.10 Ac-ft 128,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,560 Mln 60 Mean 285 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.14 Ac-ft 206,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont.

83

Location. Lat 48°38 I 00", long. 112°20'40", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 33 N., R. 6 W., on right 

bank at highway bridge half a mile west of Cut Bank and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Two Medicine River.

Drainage area. 971 sq mi.

Records avail able. August 1905 to September 1919, May 1922 to October 1984 (no winter 

records), May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 31, 1924, staff or chain gage at several sites 

a quarter of a mile upstream in vicinity of Great Northern Railroad bridge at various 

datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs June 8 (gage height, 8.46 ft); miniraum daily, 9 cfs Nov. 26.

1905-19, 1988-24, 1951-53: Maximum discharge observed, 8,810 cfs June 5, 1908 

(gage height, 10.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

1,200 cfs; minimum, 5 cfs Nov. 29, 30, 1905 (gage height, 2.5 ft, site and datum then 

in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Few minor 

diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station. Natural flow of stream affected by water from Two Medicine Canal which irrigates land above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 16-3O)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

25

48

82

148

300

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.4

810

1,510

2,440

3,560

4,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

33

34

34

35

38

38

39

39

38

36

35

35

39

*43

48

47

45

43

43

42

40

42

40

42

39

39

38

39 

39

38

38

1,218

39.3

2,420

Nov.

38

33

38

45

39

43

42

42

39

*44

39

39

43

42

42

42

30

26

24

23

22

22

21

20

17

10"9

12 

15

20

921

30.7

1,830

Dec.

22

25

27

28

30

30

30

30

28

*26

25

25

30

35

11

30

28

27

25

25

28

30

32

32

32

32

32

32 

32

32

32

909

29.3

1,800

Jan.

32

30

28

25

15

10

T5

20

22

*24

25

25

25

25

25

26

28

28

28

28

29

30

30

25

20

20

22

25 

24

20

20

749

24.2

1,490

Feb.

20

25

25

25

£§

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

23

23

23

20

20

18

12

12

13

15

15

15

15

*15

16

16

_

-

570

20.4

1,130

Mar.

15

13

13

14

15

12

13

17

20

22

25

30

33

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

95

120

150

220 

280

450

430

2,647

85.4

5,250

Apr.

312

255

194

182

202

239

*214

169

146

126

113

109

109

 94 92

98

100

1O2

100

109

286

822

828

*858

756

662

657

840

1,170

1,180

-

11,124

371

22,060

May

846

662

555

515

510

580

702

792

816

674

560

495

421

385

372

380

394

394

440

*586

702

608

505

442

543

789

*1,130

1,500 

1,070

1,080

1,240

20,488

661

40,640

June

1,110

1,140

2,500

*5.970

*2,490

2,100

*1,670

3,860

3,100

1,840

1,330

1,190

1,220

1,380

1,430

1,160

1,010

935

928

948

822

668

591

575

565

525

535

530

596

635

-

41,353

1,378

82,020

July

*618

596

565

550

545

480

445

430

430

430

421

408

394

390

394

390

358

324

296

286

279

258

229

208

205

217

220

202 

191

182

171

11,112

358

22,040

Aug.

161

156

153

*156

153

138

131

134

138

141

134

124

117

113

106

111

102

96

86

88

82

86

90

90

82

86

84 

82

75

j>9

3,528

114

7,000

Sept.

*66

71

77

78

77

75

71

68

66

64

56

50

48

47

12

42

44

44

45

47

51

53

51

48

47

47

47

45 

43

*43

-

1,650

55.0

3,270

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,380 Mln 9 Mean 199 Ao-ft 144,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,970 Mln 9 Mean 264 Ac-ft 191,000

Peak discharge (base. 660 cfs). Ai

(2 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (4.75 ft); May 9 (

r. 22 (12 m. ) 1,060 cfs (4.39 ft); Apr. 29 (ll p.m.) to Apr. 30 

10 to 11 a.m.) 852 ofs (4.07 ft); May 21 (12 m.) 732 cfs (3.8-7

ft); May 28 (9 a.m.) 1,360 cfs (4.81 ft); June 3 (9 p.m.) 5,300 cfs (8.25 ft); June 8 (2 p.m.) 5,640

cfs (8.46 ft); June 15 (l to 2 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (5.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Jan. 7, is^ify.
84 MARIAS RIVER BASIN

Marias River near Shelby, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°26', long. 111°53', in SEi sec. 20, T. 31 N., R. 2 W., on left bank 200 

ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91, 7 miles south of Shelby, and 24 miles 

downstream from Cut Bank Creek.

Drainage area. 2,610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1902 to January 1908, April 1911 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,087.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Pec. 23, 1947, chain or wire-weight gage or water-stage recorder at 

several sites within 1,000 ft of present site at approximately the same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1902-4, 1931-32, 1934-53), 927 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs June 5 (gage height, 12.77 ft); minimum daily , 70 cfs Jan. 8.

1902-8, 1911-53: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs June 18, 1948 (gage height, 17.75 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 20, 1919.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

For~irrigation of about 50,000 acres above station and about 15,000 acres below station. 

Low flow regulated by Lake Frances (see p. 283) and three other reservoirs having a 

combined capacity of 176,000 acre-ft.

Rating tables, water year, 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 3)

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

170

325

560

1,200

2,110

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.2

3,500

7,650

12,800

19,300

20,000

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

410

760

1,580

2,790

4,390

8.0 8,420

10.0 13,500

12.0 19,300

12.1 19,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

224

227

224

227

233

233

236

243

236

236

227

»236

240

»252

280

273

262

246

240

227

218

213

210

204

201

199

199

196

196

193

188

7,019

226

13,920

Nov.

188

196

193

193

191

196

199

193

193

»207

210

204

213 2T3"

213

213

199

186

175

160

*155

150

145

145

140

135

130

TSo" 125

135

-

5,325

178

10,560

Dec.

145

150

155

160

165

TTO" 170

170

*170

170

170

165

165

160

150

145

140

135

130

130

130

135

140

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

4,680

151

9,280

Jan.

150

150

150

150

140

110

80

»7080"

110

150

200

190

160

150

180

230

240

250 255"

240

230

220

220

210

210

200

200

190

190

190

5,490

177

10,890

Feb.

210

250

280

300 3UO"

290

280

270

260

250

240

230

220

220

210

200

190

190

ISO" 180

180

190

210

220

240

*250

250

230

_

_

-

6,520

233

12,930

Mar.

220

190

ISO" 180

190

230

260

280

300

360

440

440

400

370

350

330

300

290

290

310

320

340

345

365

410

435

490

593

902

1,070

-TJ3T

12,134

391

24,070

Apr.

798

642

 571

525

505

545

615

566

500

460

430

406

401

392

374

374

388

378

361

365

425

1,610

3,260

3,200

2,920

2,470

2,590

3,260

4,200 *4,i6o

-

37,691

1,256

74,760

May

3,450

2,950

2,550

2,430

2,550

3,100

3,780

4,220

4,160

3,600

3,130

2,770

2,550

2,350

2,500

2,330

2,440

2,500

2,830

3,680

3,900

3,480

3,140

2,820

3,490

6,310

*8,630

7,660

6,850

7,630

7,970

121,550

3,921

241,100

June

7,400

8,040

11,400

* 19, 800

* 19, 600

»13,900

10,900

11,800

12,800

9,190

7,880

7,460

7,740

8,000

7,320

6,500

*5,940

5,560

5,310

5,020

4,550

3,950

3,580

3,460

3,330

3,060

3,000

2,880

2,920

3,200

-

225,490

7,516

447,300

July

3,130

 3,120

3,040

2,920

2,880

2,720

2,550

2,350

2,250

2,180

2,120

2,040

1,980

1,910

1,810

1,750

1,620

1,450

1,330

1,250

1,210

1,140

1,040

949

886

872

879

830

774

739

684

54,403

1,755

107,900

Aug.

636

656

600

612

618

»612

582

540

522

522

534

534

495

465

450

445

440

440

425

415

445

475

495

510

528

510

505

495

470

450

430

15,806

510

31,350

Sept.

420

»45B"

480

516

505

505

490

475

465

460

455

470

485

522

534

552

552

582

582

624

54B" 654

618

594

552

534

516

510

485

 475

15,685

523

31,110

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,220 Mln 125 Mean 863 Ac-ft 626,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,800 Mln 70 Mean 1,402 Ac-ft 1,015,000

Peak discharge (baae, 2,900 cfs) .--Apr. 23 (6 to 7 p.m.) 3,470 cfs (5.98 ft); Apr. 29 (8 to 10p.m.) 

4,400 cfa (6.52 ft); May 9 (12 to 1 a.m.) 4,530 cfs (6.59 ft); May 20 (8 to 12 p.m.) 4,090 cfa (6.35 

ft),- June 5 (2 a.m.) 21,900 ofs (12.77 ft); June 9 (2 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (10.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thi3 day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Mar. 27.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 85

Marias River near Brinkman, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°16', long. 110»42< , in SE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 29 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 

4 miles southvrest of Brinkman Post Office and 11 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek.

Drainage area. 6.400 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. October 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,677.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 6, 1931, cantilever gage and Oct. 6, 1931, to July 1, 

1939, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 1.31 ft lower.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-29, 1931-32, 1934-53), 896 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs June 5 (gage height, 16.28 ft); minimum dally, 110 cfs Jan. 8.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 50,700 cfs June 19, 1948 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 2.8 cfs Jan. 14, 1949 (discharge measurement), caused by 

ice Jam upstream.

Maximum discharge known, about 70,000 cfs (gage height, about 24.0 ft, present 

datum), occurred during flood of 1908.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 65,000 acres above station. Low flow regulated by Lake Frances 

(see p. 283 ) and three other reservoirs having a combined capacity of 176,000 acre-ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956; 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 3-23, June 15-24)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 3O

191

327

650

1,690

3,200

5.O2O

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

16.2

9,530 

14,600 

20,20O 

27,000 

27,800

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

349

608

1,57O

4,820

10.0

12.0

12.0

15.7

8,990

13,900

19,800

25,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

234

234

234

234

238

243

252

266

266

274

279

266

*266

266

274

279

289

555" 303

279

266

256

248

243

234

225

221

217

212

204

200

7,800

252

15,470

Nov.

204

200

191

187

*200

2OO

204

200

200

204

200

200

212

?17

217

225

?27

221

217

204

190

190

180

165

145

140" 140

140

140

140

-

5,693

190

11,300

Dec.

140

145

ISO

155

160

165

165

165

*165

165

165

170 ETC

170

165

160

150

140

140

135

140

140

145

ISO

150

155

155

160

160

160

160

4,815

155

9,550

Jan.

160

160

160

160

150

130

120

110

TSo

140

*160

160

150

130

130

140

150

180

200

210

520" 220

220

220

220

210

210

210

200

200

200

5,350

173

10,610

Feb.

200 5lO~

220

230

245

255

265

27O 275"

270

260

255

250

240

235

225

220

220

215

215

230

245

250

250

*250

250

250

235

_

-

6,730

240

13,350

Mar.

220

190

I9T

200

210

220

230

25O

270

300

340

380

400

390

380

360

320

290

280

290

310

320

340

360

380

420

460

512

526

612

930

10,885

351

21,590

Apr.

980

883

775

650

582

526

519

554

6O5

*582

540

498

479

460

446

434

428

416

416

422

416

405

45T

2,530

2,730

2,720

2,450

2,320

2,620

5,590

-

51,229

1,041

61,940

May

3,610

5,350

3,030

2,700

2,480

2,400

2,600

*3,500

5,820

5,820

3,400

3,010

2,680

2,460

2,320

2,210

2,266

2,330

*2,390

2,680

3,320

3,620

3,540

3,100

3,040

3,290

6,530

*8,540

7,380

7,460

8,200

115,270

3,718

228,600

June

9,100

8,620

11,800

19,800

27,700

25 , 900

*18,800

15,900

14,000

*15,800

11,000

8,960

8,260

8,520

8,620

8,030

*7,170

6,410

6,040

5,640

5,280

4,830

4,260

5,840

5,690

*5,570

5,280

5,130

3,000

2,950

-

281,700

9,^90

558,700

July

3,250

*3,180

3,130

3,060

2,950

2,870

2,740

2,550

2,560

2,240

2,120

2,050

1,960

1,880

1,810

1,700

1,650

1,580

1,480

1,560

1,290

1,240

1,200

1,120

1,060

1,010

954

927

899

845

772

57,217

1,846

113,500

Aug.

755

754

663

640

663

*648

64O

608

572

542

508

508

502

502

481

462

443

425

406

400

395

378

566

41S

456

475

495

508

515

508

488

16,074

519

51,880

Sept.

468

*443

400 4&"0

418

462

488

495

495

481

468

462

462

462

468

502

522

535

528

542

557

586

616

616

601

586

557

550

508

*481

15,159

505

30,070

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,000 Kin 135 Mean 1,000 Ae-ft 725,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 27,700 Mln 110 Mean 1,529 Ae-ft 1,107,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 efs). May 1 (1 to 6 a.m.) 3,640 of '3 (7.17 ft); May 10 (l to 2 a.m.)

4,120 cfs (7.42 ft); June 5 ( 6 a.m.) 28,100 cfs (16.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 21 (no gage-height record Nov. 28 

to Dec. 3).
86 MARIAS RIVER BASIN

Teton River near Farmington, Mont.

Location. La t 47°53', long. 112°36', in NEyNWi sec. 35, T. 25 N., R. 8 W., on left bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge, l£ miles downstream from South Fork Teton River, 

and 20 miles west of Farmington.

Drainage area.--Ill sq mi.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.87 ft); minimum "daily, 44 ofs Mar. 18.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 5.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 7.34 ft Jan. 6, 

1950 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 12 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

Remarks.--Records poor. Negligible diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 16-23, June 3, 4, Sept. 28-30)

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

40

70

124

270

5.0 

6.0

6.6

540

1,430

2,080

3.7

3.8 

4.0

89

107

164

4.5 

5.0

5.7

440

850

1,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

72

74

76

74 

73

70

67

66

64

61

61

62

65

66

*66

65

65

64

64

62

61

62

61

61

60

60

61

61

61

60 

61

2,006

64.7

0.583

0.67

3,980

Nov.

61

Bff

60

57 

60

60

57

58

57

56

55

56

56

55

56

56

55

*55

55

55

52

51

56

55

52

b46

bW

b49

b50

52

1,651

55.0

0.495

0.55

3,270

Dec.

54

55

54

55 

56

57

56

56

b55

55

b55

*56

56

56

56

56

56

56

54

55

53

54

52

b52

b51

b51

b50

bSTT

50

52 

b50

1,674

54.0

0.486

0.56

3,320

Jan.

51

b52

52

52

52

b56" b48

b56

66

62

66

78

64

*b54

b56

60

61

60

58

57

55

54

54

52

53

53

52

49

51

53

55

1,736

56.0

0.505

0.58

3,440

Feb.

58

57

55

b54 

b53

53

53

53

b52

b52

52

51

b50

b49

b47

b46

bJT

b47

b47

b47

b47

b47

47

b48

b48

50

52

*51

-

1,413

50.5

0.455

0.47

2,800

Mar.

47

b46

b46

b48 

50

50

51

52

52

52

51

50

49

48

46

46

46

44

47

49

47

46

46

46

49

b50

51

52

53

5? 

53

1,516

48.9

0.441

0.51

3,010

Apr.

b52

b52

52

52 

53

*57

52

48

46

5?

54

55

55

53

53

53

52

51

51

56

92

124

126

153

174

194

217

229 250"

208

2,786

92.9

0.837

0.93

5,530

May

*211

214

208

205 

211

251

284

288

284

292

297

274

262

262

274

279

279

297

356

414

*390

346

366

454

638

*805

768

748

812

*1,070 

1,070

12,909

416

3.75

4.33

25,600

June

1,090

1,170

*1,820

2,040

*1 , 600

1,490

1,620

1,620

1,350

1,300

1,330

1,620

1,850

1,520

1,400

*1,220

1,260

1,240

1,120

952

828

750

732

750

669

628

604

604

538

61?

35,327

1,178

10.6

11.84

70,070

July

*644 B20"

620

612 

573

566

552

545

545

524

510

503

503

496

482

447

410

392

380

362

338

320

308

290

296

278

255

249

244

228

217

13,309

429

3.86

4.46

26,400

Aug.

25"2 211

198

198 

*189

181

172

177

164

168

164

157

154

151

148

141

144

138

131

129

126

126

126

126

126

126

124

124

126

ITg- 119

4,685

151

1.36

1.57

9,290

Sept.

*114

na- 121

ii?

114

112

112

112

112

107

107

105

103

103

103

103

103

103

105

107

103

103

103

105

105

103

102

102

102

100

3,210

107

0.964

1.08

6,370

Calendar year 1952: Max 455 Min 40 Mean 114 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94 Ao-ft 82,650

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,040 Mln 44 Mean 225 Cfsm 2.03 In. 25.55 Ac-ft 163,100

Peak discharge (base, 400 efa). June 3 (9 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (6.87 ft); June 13 (12 m.) 2,080 cfs 

(6.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement raaSe on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River at Loma, Mont.

87

Location. Lat 47°56' ) long. 110<>28', in lot 6, SE| sec. 8, T. 25 N. ( R. 10 E., on right 

bank at Loma, half a mile dovmstream from Marias River.

Drainage area.--34,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1935 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,543.40 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--18 years, 7,917 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 121,000 cfs June 5 (gage height, 20.99 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 1,890 

cfs Oct. 18, Aug. 30, 31; minimum daily, 2,160 cfs Aug. 30.

1935-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1953; minimum, 480 cfs July 5, 6, 1936 

(gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 638 cfs July 5, 1936.

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

Diversions for irrigation of about 830,000 acres above station. Flow regulated by 

20 reservoirs (see p. 283). Considerable diurnal fluctuation at medium and low flow 

caused by seven powerpiants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

3.3 3,450

4.0 5,450

6.0 13,000

8.0 23,300

10.0 35,500

15.0 70,500

20.0 112,000

20.8 119,000

3.0 2,OOO

4.0 4,62O

5.0 7,730

7.0 16,600

10.0 34,800

15.0 70,500

20.O 112,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4,740

3,910

4,480 

4,650

4,150

3.860 

5,000

5,200

4,820

5,020

4,380 

4,420

4,910 

4,670

*4,780

5,200

5,630

47K>0"

4,880

5,100

5,010 

4,780

4,850

4,720

4,340

4,820

5,160 

4,810

4,860

5,210

5,030

147,490

4,758

292,500

flov.

5,610

5,610

4,440 

5,010

5,220

4,900 

5,360

5,100

4,950

4,850

5,530 

5,550

5,290 

5,380

5,680

5,660

5,650

*5,830

6,110

6,260

6,320 

6,180

6,330

4,950

5,840

5,680

5,550 

6,060

6,300

6,160

-

167,360

5,579

332,000

Dec.

4,890

5,860

6,090 

5,440

5,490

5,000 

4,320

4,420

4,780

4,710

4,550 

5,240

4,750 

4,980

5,250

5,760

6,040

*6,320

5,820

36,750

a5,500 

36,250

a6,250

a5,000

a5 , 250

a4,500

33,500 

34,000

a5,750

35,750

35,500

163,710

5,281

324,700

Jan.

34,750

35,000

34,500 

35,000

aS,250

35,500 

34,750

35,000

34,750

35,500

36,000 

36,500

37,000 

a7,000

35,500

35,000

35,500

ae.ooo

36,000

36,250

37,000 

*37,000

6,860

6,830

6,760

6,740

6,370 

6,140

5,480

6,320

6,240

182,490

5,887

3G2.000

Feb.

5,600

5,640

5,860 

5,660

5,670

5,750 

5,760

5,730

5,550

6,000

6,000 

5,840

5,980 

5,850

5,480

5,290

5,440

5,660

5,320

5,820

5,600 

5,310

5,600

5,320

5,470

*5,880

"6,240 

5,820

_

_

-

159,140

5,684

315,600

Mar.

5,080

5,280

4,940 

5,460

6,680

6,160 

5,980

5,520

*5,630

6,120

6,060 

6,260

6,440 

6,240

5,880

6,070

6,180

5,700

5,840

5,880

5,620 

5,120

5,400

5,520

5,740

5,900

5,880 

5,950

5,920

5,820

6,340

180,630

5,827

358,300

Apr.

*6,350

6,440

6,150 

5,940

5,080

5,140 

5,660

5,520

5,800

5,700

5,540 

5,270

4,550 

5,440

5,280

5,400

5,180

5,020

4,710

4,780

5,400 

5,320

6,540

8,020

9,320

8,960

»8,190 

8,490

8,680

10,000

-

187,870

6,262

372,600

May

10.60O

10,000

8,980 

8,420

8,270

7,880 

8,240

8,820

9,660

9,840

10,500 

10,700

10,100 

9,620

9,040

8,800

8,320

8,020

9,030

9,600

10,600 

12,400

11,800

11,200

14,000

24,000

28,900 

29,90O

*29 , 900

35,700

42,800

435,640

14,050

864,100

June

44,600

41,900

55,600 

109,000

119,000

111,000 

90,200

*66,200

56,500

*54,000

47,600 

41,700

40,600 

40,900

40,900

38,600

36,200

33,600

31,800

32,000

31,100 

28,600

20,900

19,400

20,700

20,600

18,900 

17,500

17,400

17.SOO

-

tl, 344.5

44,820

*2,667

July

18,200

18,600

18,160 

17,200

17,10O

17,000 

15,900

14,000

*1 1,800

10,400

9,620 

8,610

8,000 

8,600

7,920

7,920

8,980

7,750

6,840

6,910

7,300 

6,360

6,880

6,620

6,180

5,980

5,600 

6,'20Tf

5,660

5,820

5,950

308,000

9,935

610,900

Aug.

5,540

5,120

4,940 

5,360

*5,300

5,650 

5,060

5,140

5,150

4,620

4,890 

4,880

4,840 

4,840

4,570

4,180

3,900

4,580

4,800

4,680

4,700 

4,250

4,080

3,560

4,440

4,180

4,300

6,120

4,230

2,160

3,240

143,300

4,623

284,200

Sept.

4,390

4,440

4,480 

4,320

4,180

3,960 

3,450

3,450

4,050

*4,640

4,850 

4,080

3,660 

3,260

4,380

3,480

3,840

3,960

3,860

4,000

3,040 

3,920

4,060

4,080

4,120

4,160

3,780 

3,170

*3,840

4,100

119,000

3,967

336,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 27,300 Mln 3,500 Mean 9,405 Ac-ft 6,828,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 119,000 Mln 2,160 Mean 9,696 Ac-ft 7,020,000

Fesk dlsehsrge (bsse, 14,500 cfs) . June 5 (12 m.) 121,000 cfs (20.99 ft).

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thoussnds.

3 No gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for ststion 3t Fort Benton.
88 JUDITH RIVER BASIN

Judith River near Utica, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°54',' long. 110°14<, in Mffc sec. 17, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., on left bank at

 Ho'el Ranch, 3f miles downstream from confluence of South and Middle Porks and 10 miles 

upstream from Utica.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to June 6, 1937, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1919-23, 1924-32, 1934-53), 54.9 cfs.

Extremes.-^-Maximum discharge during year, 894 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.17 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 400 cfs; minimum, 1.7 cfs for many days in February, March 

and April. 1919-53: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs May 25, 1942 (gage height, 5.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs; no flow Mar. 19-21, 1933.

Remarks. Records good prior to Aug. 15, poor thereafter. Pew minor diversions for irrlgation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 896: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 22 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to May 25 May 26 to Sept. 30

1.8 2.0

1.9 6.5

2.0 14

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

37

83

142

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

5.2

12.5

24

51

85

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.1

190 

312 

465 

8S5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

11

IT

10

10

10

10

10

1111

10

1011

1111

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

 10

318

10.3

631

J(ov.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

ra1111

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.0

8.3

573

8.3

8.3

8.3

 8.3

8.3

-

298.6

9.95

592

Dec.

8.3

T77

7.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

 5.0

5.0

187.9

6.06

373

Jan.

570" 5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8 278-

2.8

123.2

3.97

244

Feb.

278- 2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

 1.7 570"

_

_

-

61.7

2.20

122

Mar.

1.7

2-70"

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

 1.7

56.1

1.81

111

Apr.

270~ 1.7

2!o

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.4

271

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

 1.7

-

63.7

2.12

126

May

27o~ 2.0

2io

2.0

2.0

2.4

33

66

71

68

68

58

57

60

60

56

57

62

74

101

109

109

107

118

133

137

 145

163

223

352

355

2,854.4

92.1

5,660

June

364

 397

552

853

TS5

673

602

577

542

521

535

613

645

633

556

486

448

412

394

361

307

271

247

237

220

202

178

174

169

 152

-

13,106

437

26,000

July

147

W

130

124

118

114

104

94

87

83

80

74

69

67

67

80

72

67

64

59

57

54

51

50

50

48

44

40

38

37

 37

2,345

75.6

4,650

Aug.

38

37

36- 41

34

32

30

27

27

28

30

29

29

28

28

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

19

21

21

19

18

 15

811

26.2

1,610

Sept.

14

T4

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

 11

355

11.8

704

Calendar year 1952 : Max 582 Mln 2.0 Mean 68.8 Ac -ft 49,900

Water year 1952-53 : Max 853 Mln 1.7 Mean 56.4 Ac-ft 40,820

tT Peak discharge (base, 120 efs). June 4 (12 .) 894 cfs (5.17 ft); June 12 (5 p.m.) 685 cfs (4.59

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
JUDITH RIVER BASIN 

Ross Fork near Hobson, Mont.

89

Location. Lat'46°59', long. 109°48', in NVf£ sec. 11, T. 14 N., R. 15 E., on left bank 

1 mile downstream from Hauck Coulee, 3i miles east of Hobson, and 7 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 330 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1946 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 16.4 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 421 cfs June 5 (gage height, 

5.71 ft); no flow Aug. 10 to Sept. 30.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 2.1 cfs at times in 

November and December; maximum gage height, 3.62 ft Nov. 29 to Dec. 1; no flow Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 6.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,160 cfs Mar. 22, 1947 (gage height, 7.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station. 

Plow may be augmented by operation of Ackley Lake (see p. 283), which receive water from 

Judith River.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0.6 

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4 *.4

.4

25.5

0.82

51

Nov.

°-f

'.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.9

Ld.

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.6

.9

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

-

25.3

0.84

50

Dec.

fc*

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.2

1/2

1.2

1.4 1.6

1.9

2.2

45.9

1.48

91

Calendar year 1952 : Max 858

Jan.

2.2 

2.6

3.4

3.5

3.9

2.6

1.0

.9

4.7

4.3

4.5

£4175

2.8

2.2

3.5

4.9

5.8

6.0

5.8

6.0

4.7

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.2

*2.6

2.9

3.1

112.0

3.61

222

Feb.

ft!

2.4

2.5

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.1

1.9

T79

2.1

2.1 *2.2

2.2

-

.

-

63.5

2.27

126

Mar.

3.2 

2.5

3.2

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.5

4.3

3.9

2.9

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

2.2

1.9

2.9

3.7

4.9

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.9

578

4.3

3.7

2.8

*2.4

106.0

3.42

210

Apr.

2.1 

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.1

1.7

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.7

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.6

*2.5

3.9

-

59.4

1.98

118

May

4.3 4T3-

4.9

4.7

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.5

5.1

7.4

10

10

11

12

11

9.5

10

10

9.2

7.9

8.2

6.4

6.0

7.6

16

12 *12

11

35

104

98

467.0

15.1

926

June

*64 

42

47

152

351

194

105

72

49

39

28

44

79

28

14

8.6

7.6

5.3

573

7.4

6.0

5.3

5.4

11

13

10

9.5

11 *13

13

-

1,439.4

48.0

2,860

July

12 

1.5

7.2

7.9

8.4

8.6

8.4

8.2

7.6

7.6

6.4

6.0

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.2

3.4

3.1

3.2

2.8

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

.9

.5

*-i!

.6

149.6

4.83

297

Aug.

0.7 

.6

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.3

.8

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.2

0.26

16

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mln 0 Mean 26.0 Ac-ft 18,860

Mater year 1952-53: Max 351 Mln 0 Bean 6.85 Ac-ft 4,970

Peak discharge (base. 75 cfs). May 30 (9 to 10 p.m.) 132 cfs (4.45 ft); June 5 (9 to 10 a.m.) 421 

cf« (5.71 ft); June 13 (2 a.m.) 132 cfs (4.25 ft).

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

_

_

.

-

-

_

-

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

Dec.

B

.

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.7

1.6

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

Nov.

0.4

.6

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

Total ...

Dec.

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.7

2.0

2.0

i.5,5.

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

_

.

_

_

_

_

-

Nov.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

Dec.

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet. .......................................................

Oct.

_

_

_

(*)

_

0

Nov.

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

_

71

Dec.

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

*2.0

2

2

119

Calendar year 1955; Max S51 Mln 0 Mean 6.85 Ac-ft 4,960

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
90 JUDITH RIVER BASIN

Big Spring Creek near Lewistown, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°01 |-, long. 109°21', in NW£ sec. 5, T. 14 N., R. 19 E., on downstream

 side of left wing wall of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Big Springs and 

5 miles southeast of Lewistown.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1953. 

gage. Staff gage read three or four times weekly. 

Average discharge. 21 years, 107 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 250 cfs May 30 (gage height, 1.95 ft, from

 rioodmark), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs; minimum observed, 95 cfs May 6.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 30, 1953; minimum observed, 76 cfs Feb. 1-6 

1938.

Remarks.--Records poor. City of Lewistown diverts water above station for municipal 

supply.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*TTI

111

110

108

106

106

106

106

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

106

106

106

106

105

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

103 *T53

103

3,290

106

6,530

JIov.

103

Tol

104

104

104

104

104

105

106

106

106

107

107

107

107

108

109

110

110

111

111

111

112

112

110

109

110

111

*114

TT2

-

3,238

108

6,420

Dec.

T»

ill

in

in

ill

in

ill

ill

ill

109

107

108

108

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

108

106

106

106

105

104

*103

T53

104

3,359

108

6,660

Jan.

104

T55

104

105

106

106

107

107

107

107

106

106

105

104

104

104

105

105

106

106

107

107

107

107

108

109

109

109

*109

110

111

3,301

106

6,550

Feb.

112 

Tl2

112

112

112

112

113

114

114

114

114

115

116

TT6

116

116

114

112

113

114

114

114

114

115

116

116

*116

115

_

-

3,193

114

6,330

Mar.

115 

114

114

114

114

114

113

113

112

112

112

111

111

110

110

110

109

109

108

108

108

107

107

107

106

106

106

105

105

105

104

3,399

110

6,740

Apr.

*104 

T0J

104

104

104

104

103

102

102

102

102

102

102

101

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99" 99

99

99

99

99

99

99

*99

-

3,031

101

6,010

May

99 

99

99

99

97

 56- 95

96

97

97

97

97

97

100

103

103

103

103

104

106

106

106

113

112

125

124

*114

117

161

226

T52

3,443

111

6,830

June

127 

124

156

195

156

143

141

141

138

135

130

124

123

122

121

120

119

118

118

117

117

Tie- 116

lie lie

116 lie

117

*117

116-

3,831

128

7,600

July

Til

113

113

113

113

112

110

109

108

107

108

109

109

109

109

109

109

108

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

105

105

3,369

109

6,680

Aug.

T5B- 105 

105

106

108

108

108

108

109

110

110

109

108

108

107

106

105

105

106

106

106

110

108

106

106

106

106

109

110

111

112

3,332

107

6,610

Sept.

*109 

110

112

114

113

112

111

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

109

108

T59

110

109

108

108

109

110

111

112

113

115

116

*112

112

3,322

111

6,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 152 Mln 98 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,270

Water year 1952-53: Max 226 Mln 95 Mean 110 Ao-ft 79,550

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record for many days; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather

»cords.
JUDITH RIVER BASIN 

Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont.

91

Location. Lat 47°07', long. 110°17', in NEpSE£ sec. 26, T. 16 N., R. 11 E., on right 

bank half a mile below confluence of Dry Wolf and Running Wolf Creeks and 4 miles 

southwest of Stanford.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to November 1953 (discontinued). March 1920 to September 

1926 (few winter records) at site a quarter of a mile upstream; records not equivalent 

due to diversions.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 578 cfs (does not Include an 

estimated 50 cfs in bypass channel on left bank) June 4 (gage height, 4.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 0.5 cfs 

Feb. 3 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 7.5 cfs Oct. 21 (gage 

height, 1.84 ft); maximum gage height, 1.98 ft Nov. 19 (backwater from ice); minimum 

discharge, 4.6 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; no flow Nov. 17, 1951 (result of 

ice jam upstream).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those above 100 cfs 

which are poor. Some regulation from a small dam a quarter of a mile upstream. 

Several diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions. WSP 1176: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.2

572

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

476

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.6

154.0

4.97

305

Nov.

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

47?

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.2 BT?

5.0

5.0

5.0

b4.5

 b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

*b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

-

141.5

4.72

281

Dec.

b3.9

3.5 375-

3.5

3,7

4.1

47T

b4

b4

b4

b4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

b3.5

3.5

3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3,5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

3.7

*3.7

3.9

116.9

3.77

232

Jan.

b4

b4

4.1

4.1

3.9

b3.5

b3.5

b4

b4.5

bTTB"

b4

b4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

*>!

b3

b3

b3

*b3.2

b3

3.0

110.7

3.57

220

Feb.

3.0

3.0

2.7

1.4

^75

3.0

27S

2.8

b2.8

b2.8

2.8

b2.8

2.7

b2.8

b2.8

b2.8

b2.8

b2.8

b2.8

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.7

2.7 *2.8

b2.5

_

_

-

75.1

2.68

149

Mar.

b2

bl.5

bl.l

T7T

1.1

1.8

4.6

4.8

374

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

b3

3.0

3.0

3.0

b3

b3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

*3.2

88.8

2.86

176

Apr.

2.7

b778

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.8

5.0

*5.2

575

116.3

3.88

231

May

4.6

3.0

3TT

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.5

4.1

3.9

3.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.6

3.5

*3.0

4.3

4.3

5.5

6.6

L_ ^

124.0

4.00

246

June

5.2 *S78

64

478

40T

307

250

225

205

200

282

332

353

353

310

279

282

282

259

220

160

119

100

97

80

60

48

44

49

*52

5,906.0

197

11,710

July

42

36

33

33

30

28

25

23

21

21

20

18

18

16

13

14

15

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

13

12

10

9.0

*7.2

6.3

574.5

18.5

1,140

Aug.

8.7

9.4

9.0

14

T3

13

13

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.7

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

*8.1

320.7

10.3

636

Sept.

8.1

9.4

874

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0 S7B-

*6.0

208.9

6.96

414

Calendar year 1952: Max 37 Min 2.0 Mean 7.33 Ac-ft 5,320

Water year 1952-53: Max 478 Min 1.1 Mean 21.7 Ac-ft 15,740

Peak discharge (base. 22 cfs). June 4 (l p.m.) 578 cfs (4.51 ft); June 14 (6 a.m.) 371 cfs (4.18 

ft); June 29 (9:15 p.m.) 77 cfs (2.96 ft); Aug. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 31 cfs (2.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

6

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.2

Nov.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

Nov.

5.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Total. ..............

Oct.

6.9

6.9

6.9 '

6.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

Nov.

5.2

5.5

b5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet ................................ .........

Oct.

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

*6.3

5.8

423

Nov.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

325

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
92 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at powerplant ferry, near Zortman, Mont.

Location. --Lat 47M4 1 , long. 108°56', in E|NE^ sec. 30, T. 23 N, , R. 22 E., on left bank 

at powerplant ferry, 5 miles downstream from Cow Creek and 22 miles southwest of Zortman.

Drainage area. --40. 600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. February 1934 to September 1953.

Gage . - -Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,273.02 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 7, 1935, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. --19 years, 8,503 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 137,000 cfs June 6 (gage height, 22.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 2,640 cfs Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 3.45 

ft Oct. 7; minimum daily discharge, 2,900 cfs Sept. 1.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1953; maximum gage height, 30.16 ft 

Mar. 19, 1947 (ice lam), from floodmark; minimum discharge, 1,120 cfs July 8, 1936 

(gage height, 1.92 ft); minimum daily, 1,220 cfs Dec. 13, 1936.

Remarks. --Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 850,000 acres above station. Flow regulated by 20 reservoirs 

(see p. 283). Considerable fluctuation at medium and low flow caused by seven powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of lee effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to June 25 June 26 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

4,430

4,900

7,900

16,300

10.0

15.0

20.0

22.2

33,600

73,500

117,OOO

137,000

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

2,760

3,180

3,640

5.0 6,540

7.0 15,700

9.0 27,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6,000 

5,500

5,160

5,350

5,490

5,110

4.590

5,860

6,090

5,490

5,880

5,650

5,460

5,600

5,630

5,880

6,060

6.940

5,490

4,850

b,15O

6,060

*5,860

5,880

5,880

5,510 

5,630

5,830 

6,000

5,770 

6,360

177,010

5,710

351,100

flov.

5,940 

6,330

6,570

5,970

6,180

6,030

5,940

5,830

6,390

5,910

6,180

5,910

6,540

6,240

6,060

6,540

6,720

6,450

6,790

6,970

6,880

6,970

6,760

7.070

5.770

6,500 

6,250

6,000 

6,500

7,000

191,190

6,373

379,200

Dec.

6,750 

6,000

6,250

6,500

6,000

6,250

5,750

5,000

5,250

5,750

5,500

5,250

6,000

5,50O

6,000

6,250

6,750

7,000

7,250

6,750

7.500

6,566

7,000

7,000

6,250

6,500 

5,500

4.500 

5,250

 6,500 

6,500

190,750

6,153

378,300

Jan.

6,250 

5,750

5,500 S'So'o

5,500

5,750

5,750

5,500

5,500

5,500

6,000

6,500

7,250

7,250

7,250

6,750

5,750

6,000

6,750

7,500

7,750

8^000

8^535

8,000

8,000

7,750 

 7,750

7,750 

7,250

6,750 

7,500

208,000

6,710

412,600

Feb.

7.500 

7,000

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,750

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

6,750

6,500

6.250

6,250

6,250

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,250

6,250

 6,250

6,250

6,500 

7,000

7,500

"

187,250

6,688

371,400

Mar.

7,250 

6,250

5.750

5,750

6,750

7.500

7,666

6,750

6,750

6,750

7,000

7,250

7,500

7,500

7,250

7,000

6,690

7,230

6,760

6,690

6,690

6,570

6,090

 5,830

6,390

6,270 

6,820

6,850 

6,790

6,820 

6,480

208,970

6,741

414,500

Apr.

6,970 

7,070

7,130

7,040

6,970

6,390

5,800

6,760

6,510

6,720

6,690

6,510

6,270

5,770

6,240

6,240

6,240

6,270

5,880

 6,210

5.270

6,360

6,210

6,880

8,450

10.700 

10,200

8,990 

9,510

10,000

212,250

7,075

421,000

May

10,9OO 

11,900

11,400

10,30O

9,400

8,880

8,990

8,480

9,660

10,500

10,900

11,000

11,700

11,200

10,800

10,100

9,740

9,550

 8,340

l6,0b6

10,300

11,100

12,800

14,000

15,700

18,200 

25,300

31,000 

38 , 200

43,000 

48.600

471,940

15,220

936,100

June

53,500 

*51,700

50,100

80,600

24,000

 136.000

126,666

100,000

74,300

 64,800

62,100

54,300

 50,200

48 , 20O

47,200

45,900

42,100

40,200

37,600

35,300

35,500

34,000

*31,300

29,200

27,900

27,000 

26,600

26,200 

25,400

23.800

*1,611

53,700

*3,195

July

22,000 

22.600

22,500

21,600

20,400

20,200

20,200

18,900

16,900

14,500

12,400

11,500

10,900

*8,480

10,400

9,520

8,930

9,750

10,100

7,280

7,740

8,100

7,170

7,390

7,540

6,880 

6,710

6,270 

6,610

6,440 

6.230

376,140

12,130

746,100

Aug.

6,640 

6,270

5,690

5,850

5,750

6,140

5,940

5,720

5,410

5,470

5,440

4,960

5,350

5,230

5,140

5,260

4,820

4,480

*4,600

5,080

5,140

5,170

5,080

4,570

4,090

4,600 

4,880

4,570 

5,590

6.740 

5'476

163,140

5,263

323,600

Sept.

2.900 

4,930

4,960

5,230

4,850

4,900

4,480

4,010

4,170

4,270

4,600

5.470

4,300

4,460

3,760

4,570

4,220

*4,240

4,510

4,270

4,320

3,780

4,480

4,430

4,650

4,680 

4,680

4,570 

3,760

4,540

132,990

4,433

263,800

Calendar year 1952: Max 55,000 Mln 4,500 Mean 10,840 Ac-ft 7,872,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 136,000 Mln 2,900 Mean 11,320 Ac-ft 8,193,000

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). June 6 (2 to 4 p.m.) 137,000 cfs (22.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thle day.

* Expressed In thousands. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 16. Discharge computed from graph 

based on gage readings May 24 to June 30,
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 93

North Fork Musselshell River near Delpine, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°38', long. 110°35', In SW&Ei sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank half a mile upstream from flow line of Durand Reservoir, 1 mile downstream from 

Lion Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Delpine.

Drainage area. 21.8 sq ml.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 13 years, 13.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 79 cfs June 7 (gage height, 1.80 ft); minimum 

dally, 4.0 cfs Dec. 23-25, Jan. 6.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 423 cfs Apr. 1, 1950 (gage height, 4.63 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60 cfs; minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 16, 1941 (gage height, 0.32 

ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Small

0.4 

.5 

.6

3.8 

5.4 

7.9

0.9 

1.3 

1.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

7.9 

7.9

 7.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.3

8.3

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

8.3

8.3

7.9

8.3

7.9 

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

*7.4

7.4

7.4

251.9

8.13

Ao-fl 500

JIOV.

775

7.0

7.4

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.5

6.9

6.5 

6.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.0

4,6

4.9

5.0

5.5

-

200.2

6.67

397

Dec.

6.0 

6.0

6.0

»6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

4,0 '475

4.0

4.5

6.0

7.Q

7.0

»7.0

5.5

170.5

5,50

338

Jan.

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

IsTC

5.9

6.4

5.9

5.9

"575 6.6

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.6

5.4

6.4

5.6

5.5

5.0

5.4

5.4

»5.8

168.9

5.45

335

Feb.

6.0 

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.5

575

5.6

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.0 

6.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

»8.7

575

6.5

_

_

-

174.1

6.22

345

Mar.

6.0 

5.5

175

6.9

7.2

7.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

11

10

9.0

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0 

6.0

6.5

8.0

14

11

13

13

9.5

8.7

262.8

8.48

521

Apr.

7.0 

7.0

8.0

7.9

8.7

7.6

7.4

7.2

6.0

775

8.0

7.0

6.0

els

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.5

8.3

11 

12

13

11

9.8

10

11

13

Is

-

259.9

8.66

516

May

12 

11

11

11

9.1

"BTS" 6.6

7.6

7.9

9.1

8.7

12

15

12

12

11

10

9.8

11

12

12 

15

14

17

18

18

18

*19

30

57

57

480.7

15.5

953

June

58 

 58

72

72

73

72

73

71

65

63

60

62

60

55

52

51

50

46

46

48

41 

 39

38

37

35

33

32

31

30

29

-

1,552

51.7

3,080

July

I

24

22

21

20

20

19

18

19

19

18

17

17

17

18

16

15

16

15

15 

14

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

*9.8

9.8

11

507.4

16.4

1,010

Aug.

11 

11

12

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.1

9.1

10

9.8

8.3

7.4

7.6

7.9

9.1

12

11

11

10

7-t

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

12

11

323.4

10.4

641

Sept.

9.1 

 7.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.9

175

5.9

JiS~O

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.3 

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

230.7

7.69

458

Calendar year 1952: Max 64 Kin 4.0 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 10,220

Hater year 1952-53: Max 73 Kin 4.0 Mean 12.6 Ac-ft 9,090

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Mar. 25 (5:30 p.m.) 52 cfs (1.44 ft); June 7 (8 p.m.) 79 cfs 

(1.80 ft;.

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2, 3, 9, 10, 14, 18, 19, 21-26, Nov. 29 to 

JanTT, Jan. 14-16, 27, 28, 31, Feb. 1, 5-7, Feb. 9 to Mar. 3, Mar. 6-15, 18, 21-24, Apr. 1-3, 9.-1 

18, 19.
94 KUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN

South Fork Musselshell River above Martlnsdale, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°27', long. 110°23', in NWi sec. 17, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., on left bank: 

2 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 3 miles west of Martinsdale, and 6 miles 

upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953 (no winter records 1941-42).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 11 years (1942-53), 93.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 997 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.97 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 efs Sept. 13-16, 19-29.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,240 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 6.56 ft); minimum, 0.1 efs Aug. 28-31, Sept. 2, 1949, Mar. 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 6,600 acres of which 250 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Har. 7 Mar. 8 to Hay 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

5.4

12

21

48

144

652

776

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0.3

.7

1.7

3.8

8.5

16

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

26

69

129

640

1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17 

17

 17

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

17

19

19

20

?0

19

18

17

17

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

 20

20

19

565

18.2

1,120

Jlov.

IB 

19

18

2120"

20

19

18

16

15

20

18

19

17

19

21

20

18

15

17

16

15

14

14

11

13

13

13

13

13

-

505

16.8

1,000

Dec.

13 

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13 isIf

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

*15

Is

400

12.9

793

Jan.

14 

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

17

18

18

17

18

19

Is

»18

490

15.8

972

Feb.

21 

23

22

23

21

20

18

18

20

20

19

17

15

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

U

12

-

-

-

460

16.4

912

Mar.

«

14

17

20

17

14

14

15

20

31

33

31

29

26

24

23

22

22

20

17

19

22

17

*27

36

38

45

Ife

42

775

25.0

1,540

Apr.

31 

24

24

30

29

30

27

19

18

17

17

21

20

19

17

19

19

18

19

24

61

102

129

129

98

98

112

142

»166

129

-

1,608

53.6

3,190

May

102 

80

66

59

66

82

119

146

127

104

90

75

71

71

66

57

I2-

BI

52

92

106

140

138

127

144

220

*256

391

602

739

766

5,258

170

10,430

June

717 

753

858

120" 981

858

839

916

866

816

862

920

920

877

797

706

659

616

561

587

476

*382

322

316

286

245

204

179

165

151

18,757

625

37.2OO

July

m125

123

112

100

90

82

75

62

51

44

39

32

29

30

29

27

25

25

22

19

16

14

14

15

15

13

»12

12

12

1,539

49.6

3,050

Aug.

15 

16

24

26

30

26

24

24

23

25

 ?s 32

22

21

21

20

18

17

17

16

15

16

16

17

16

15

13

13

14

13

4.6

595.6

19.2

1,180

Sept.

«

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.7

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

-

13.1

0.44

26

Calendar year 1952: Max 957 Mln 11 Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,620

Water year 1952-53: Max 981 Mln 0.3 Mean 84.8 Ac-ft 61,410

Peak discharge (base. 480 efs). June 4 (8 a.m. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

) 997 cfs (5.97 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19 to Jan. 28, Feb. 5 to Mar. 7, Mar. 12-23, 

26, Apr. 2, 3, 9-11. " "
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 95

Big Elk Creek at Twodot, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°25', long. 110°04>, in NE^NW^ sec. 35, T. 8 N., R. 13 E., on right bank 

on upstream pile tent of private bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Twodot, and 

1 mile upstream from mouth.

Records available. March to September 1953. 

Gage. Staff gage read once daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during period, 159 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.36 

ft), from rating curve extended above 40 cfs; minimum daily, 1.4 cfs May 17, 18.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,700 acres above station.

Rating tables. Mar. 25 to Sept. 3O, 1953 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7

.8

1.0

1.2

Mar. 25 to June 11

1.0

1.9

5.2

13

1.5 

E.O 

2.7

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

8.0

June 12 to Sept. 30

1.2

2.6

9.5

22

2.5 

3.0

3.4

67

119

163

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

to-ft

Oct. JJov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

:

-

__

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

-_

.

-

_

_

_

_ *9.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.8

9.4

8.5

_

_

-

Apr.

6.8

5.5

5.9

5.9

6.2

8.2

7.8

8.2

10

9.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

11

17

18

T7

16

14

13

12

9.0

*6.8

5.5

-

286.6

9.55

568

May

5.9

5.0

4.7 

4.8

4.8

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.4

TT4

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.4

47

72 "SS

265.3

8.56

526

June

66

*84

91 

74

65

84

95

127

1O6

93

118

134

158

145

105

95

90

84

85

75

75

74

65

60

55

46

37

29

*32

23

-

2,465

82.2

4,890

July

26

30

i

31

30

23

16

13

14

15

15

14

15

21

29

24

21

18

19

18

17

17

16

15

14

13

7.9

*6.8

6.8

5.3

572.8

18.5

1,140

Aug.

4.1

5.3

6.0 

5.3

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

2.6

2^6

4.4

5.6

4.1

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

4.4

5.0

4.1

3.8

3.8

5.0

5.3

5.3

4.1

137.3

4.43

272

Sept.

*3.2

2.1

372 

4.4

4.1

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5

2.9

3.2

4.4

5.3

7.9

7.9

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.0

142.5

4.75

283

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day
96 MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°26', long. 109°51' J near northeast corner sec. 28, T. 8 H., R. 15 E., at 

center of upstream side of bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile southwest of Harlowton 

and 6 miles upstream from American Pork.

Drainage area. 1,130 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1907 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Dec. 8, 1937, chain gage at site l£ 

miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1909-12, 1914-15, 1917-19, 1924-26, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1934- 

53), 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,230 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.97 

ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1907-53: Maximum discharge observed, 4,530 cfs June 24, 1938 (gage height, 8.72 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

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

wETch are poor. Some regulation by Durand and Martinsdale Reservoirs (see p. 283). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 37,000 acres above station, of which 2,300 acres 

are flood irrigated.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 11 to Apr. 1, July 26 to Aug. 7)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.9 

2.2 

3.0 

4.O

136

250

670

1,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 ft

54

52

54

57

57

57

54

51

47

47

49

52

52

51

49

46

46

46

46

44

44

44

46

49

52

*56

56

54

54

1,579

50.9

3,130

JloV.

1

54 

51

47

46

46

46

47

47

51

54

56

57

59

59

59

61

61

61

59

61

58

56

56

50

44

*42

46

46

48

50

-

1,578

52.6

3,130

Dec.

54 

56

60

6£

62

60

58

56

52

50

48

52

56

60

60

54

50

48

46

50

54

54

50

46

42

42

46

54

*62

60

54

1,658

53.5

3,290

Jan.

44 

42

46

48

42

36

32

42

48

52

56

58

56

54

58

64

70

66

64

64

64

*66

68

72

72

66

56

50

50

56

60

1,722

55.5

3,420

Feb.

54 

50

75

77

82

85

77

68

64

40

36

50

54

52

58

54

50

46

44

44

52

58

54

54

*56

56

52

50

_

_

-

1,592

56.9

3,160

Mar.

if

56

64

60

66

52

85

92

1OO

108

100

95

80

87

90

73

61

77

73

68

70

70

61

64

*66

7O

80

9O

95

87

2,340

75.5

4,640

Apr.

73

57

49

41

49

49

52

51

51

49

47

47

47

47

47

47

51

49

49

51

64

92

105

125

159

114

103

114

*130

116

-

2,111

7O.4'

4,190

May

100 

82

73

64

54

49

54

64

70

64

56

51

47

42

40

35

32

28

27

25

25

30

44

59

73

73

*139

212

335

654

796

3,497

113

6,940

June

926 

896

*920

974

1,110

1,120

1,030

1,010

1,040

1,06O

980

1,060

\ t 21O

IJElO

1,180

1,020

874

786

730

703

659

582

*472

439

412

340

282

259

237

221

-

23,742

791

47,090

July

19J 

170

160

155

145

14O

130

130

13O

140

130

120

115

110

105

108

111

108 103'

95

92

92

90

87

92

136

178

*163

160

153

150

3,995

129

7,920

Aug.

156 

160

160

153

150

146

139

130

119

1O8

95

85

75

56

51

49

49

51

47

46

44

44

44

46

47

47

46

52

66

7O

70

2,601

83.9

5,160

Sept.

 64 

82

98

98

92

95

98

85

75

61

56

52

44

4O

39

37

34

34

34

31

27

27

25

23

22

22

22

22

 22

22

1,433

49.4

2,940

Calendar year 1952; Max 1,420 Mln 42 Mean 193 Ac-ft 140, 1OO

Water year 1952-53! Max 1,210 Mln 22 Mean 131 Ac-ft 95,000

Peak discharge [base. 45O efs). June 13 (6:15 a.m.) 1,230 cfs (3.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 3-15; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Pork 

Musselshell River near Delpine and South Pork Musselshell River above Martinsdale. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Feb. 2, Feb. 9 to Mar. 6, Mar. 9, 1O.
MOSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 

American Pork below Lebo Creek, near Harlowton, Mont.

97

Location. Lat 46°24', long. 109°46', in NE£ sec. 6, T. 7 N., R. 16 E., on left bank

2 miles upstream from mouth, 2 miles downstream from Lebo Creek, and 5 miles southeast 

of Harlowton.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 41.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 405 cfs June 13 

3.7 cfs Mar. 18; minimum gage height, 1.89 ft May 6.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 741 cfs July 11, 1948 

1.4 cfs July 28, 29, 1947 (gage height, 1.69ft).

height, 4.74 ft); minimum, 

height, 5.67 ft); minimum,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 7,500 acres, of which 300 acres lie below station. During 

irrigation season, natural flow is supplemented by releases from Lake Lebo (capacity, 

about 3,000 acre-ft).

Revisions ( water years 1 . --WSP 1116: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

3.0

11

36

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

79

195

385

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

ii *15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

IS

18

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

467

15.1

926

Uov.

15

15

14

15

14

15

16

16

15

14

16

16

16

15

14

13

12

11

12

13

11

10

10

9

9

*9

8

9

11

12

-

385

12.8

764

Dec.

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

10

9

10

10

11

12

11

11

10

9

9

8

10

9

9

9

8

9

10

10

10

*10

11

10

315

10.2

625

Jan.

10

101111

10

9

9

10

11

14

13

13

12

10

8.

10

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

13

14

14

13

14

15

*17

18

368

11.9

730

Feb.

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

To

1011

11

12

*12

12

11

10

.

.

-

349

12.5

692

Mar.

9

10

11

12

12

14

15

16

24

28

32

30

27

24

2S

23

23

18

23

23

20

18

20

20

21

*21

20

20

21

21

20

624

20.1

1,240

Apr.

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

13

11

T3

14

15

15

15

16

18

18

18

19

23

39

3?

25

23

21

20

20

22

*25

23

-

561

18.7

1,110

May

21

21

20

20

18

9.1

4.4

574

4.8

4.8

5.1

7.8

7.4

6.5

7.4

11

10

11

9.1

6.9

7.8

8.6

7.8

8.2

9.1

7.8

7.4

*15

85

150

151

668.4

21.6

1,330

June

142

167

*202

239

244

268

262

258

239

212

216

248

385

385

353

2S6

237

212

200

218

180

143

*112

106

96

67

58

50

46

42

5,873

196

11,650

July

33

30

27

23

22

15

12

13

12

10

9.5

9.1

8^6

8.6

8.6

11

12

12

10

9.9

9.5

9.9

10

9.9

10

9.9

9.5

*8.6

8.6

10

11

403.2

13.0

800

Aug.

9.9

8,1

9.5

11

11

11

10

9.9

8.6

9.9

12

13

12

10

9,5

8.6

9.1

12

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

12

11

11

345.2

11.1

685

Sept.

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

16

11

15

14

14

12

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

9.9

9.1

8.6

J75

*9.5

9.5

-

351.1

11.7

696

Calendar year 1952: Max 380 Mln 3 Mean 39.4 Ac-ft 28,580

Water year 1952-53: Max 385 Mln 4.4 Mean 29.3 Ac-ft 21,250

Peak discharge (base. ISO efs). June 6 (2 p.m.) 272 cfs (4.37 ft); June 13 (2:30 p.m.) 405 cfs 

(4.74 ftT.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 10, Nov. 15 to Mar. 10, Apr. 8-11.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 

Musselshell River near Ryegate, Mont.

Location. La t 46°18', long. 109°12', in lot 6, NW£ sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 20 E., on left 

DanK 1 mile upstream from Careless Creek and 3 miles east of Ryegate.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 235 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum, 8.1 cfs July 25, Sept. 2, 23 (gage height, 2.75 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 6,260 cfs June 17, 1948 (gage height, 10.92 ft); no 

flow Aug. 17-28, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water is 

diverted on left bank in sec. 8, T. 7 N., R. 17 E., for storage in Deadmans Basin 

Reservoir (see p. 283), and can be returned to the stream by canal at a point 10 miles 

above station or through Careless Creek 1 mile below. Some regulation by Durand and 

Martinsdale Reservoirs (see p. 283). Diversions for irrigation of about 45,200 acres 

above station, of which 2,700 acres are flood irrigated.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.7

2.8 

3.2 

3.5

5.4

11

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.7

220

380

582

1,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

18

20

22

23

21

24

33

34

36

34

33

35

37

45

49

49

51

51

48

47

47

39

35

33

33

31

33

36

37

*37

1,088

35.1

2,160

Hov.

38

38

38

37

34

34

34

34

32

36

40

38"

36

38

38

4O

38

32

33

30

26

30

38

30

34

32

36

38

40

-

1,064

35.5

2,110

Dec.

5O

60

64

*74

64

60

58

54

52

52

52

52

50

54

54

48

48

5O

48

46

50

48

44

44

44

40

38

44

56

46

44

1,588

51.2

3,150

Jan.

4O

38

44

46

38

32

32

46

50

52

54

56

54

52

50

60

70

68

68

72

82

*100

105

105

70

75

6O

50

46

56

48

1,819

58.7

3,610

Feb.

40

40

38

36

32.

32

38

42

38

34

36

42

50

46

56

5O

44

44

4O

50

58

7O

73

78

*86

89

99

93

-

-

1,474

52.6

2,920

Mar.

59

66

74

95

100

80

95

1OO

110

100

95

75

65

58

46

44

45

46

37

38

37

33

29

28

*28

31

33

34

38

46

1,880

60.6

3,730

Apr.

41

33

25

23

21

19

24

30

31

31

28

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

25

23

21

22

24

27

23

26

26

22

23

 61

808

26.9

1,6OO

May

112

103

78

65

56

35

34

32

28

33

46

55

52

42

40

39

39

37

33

30

29

28

24

23

24

31

*37

61

176

302

504

2,228

71.9

4,420

June

643

*746

795

872

*790

1,150

1,140

1,070

1,O8O

1,110

1,100

1,020

1,120

1,290

1.560

1,240

1,OOO

818

723

692

669

582

436

*322

283

240

156

125

97

75.

-

22,744

758

45,110

July

41

54

54

7O

78

70

56

47

51

105

99

91

80

80

99

105

91

78

91

86

91

97

88

76

11

76

146

*187

184

184

179

2,853

92. 0

5,660

Aug.

164

15S

179

182

189.

182

176

171

166

182

171

154

144

134

44

65

62

59

59

58

59

56

58

56

54

55

52

51

23

18

11

3,196

103

6,340

Sept.

14 *18

31

47

65

78

56

48

47

4O

36

36

35

32

24

19

16

11

9.7

9.7

12

12

8.J5

9.2

*10

9.7

9.2

12

10

12

-

777.1

25.9

1,540

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,780 Mln 17 Mean 239 Ac-ft 173,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,360 Mln 8.6 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,350

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). June 15 (3 a.m.) 1,370 cfs (6.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 1O, 14-19, Nov. 21 to Feb. 21, Mar. 2-11.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 99

Musselshell River near Roundup, Mont.

Location --Lat 46°26', long. 108°34', In SE£ sec. 22. T. 8 N., R. 25 E., on left bank at 

old highway bridge Just below Half Breed Creek, 2§ miles west of Roundup.

R_ecords available. May 1946 to September 1947, October 1949 to September 1953. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 231 cfs.

Cage --Water-stage recorder. May 22, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage on bridge 

at same datum. ° ° °

^,tr-e.ine_s --Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.17 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs July 10 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1946-47, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,840 cfs Aug. 30, 1951 (gage height, 7.20 ft); 

minimum, that of July 10, 1953.

cfsf10°d °f JUne 18> 1948> reached a stage of 11 -° ft ' from floodmarks (discharge, 7,460

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Durand, Martinsdale, and Deadmans Basin Reservoirs (see p. 283). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 59,600 acres above station, of which about 11,000 acres are flood irrigated.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 ar. 11 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.3 

3.0

4.1

170

270

670

1,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

«h

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

20

26

22

22

23

27

21

22

29

40

47

45

45

45

51

60

67

eT

67

66

64

64

57

43

40

39

39

36

34

36

1,283

41.4

2,540

JJov.

40

39

40

39

39

40

40 

*33

33

40

47

58

57

57

50

57

58

57

58

57

50

42

34

34

28

32

36

32

36

38

-

1,301

43.4

2,580

Dec.

42

 58

60

64

68

64

60 

58

54

54

54

54

52

52

50

50

50

48

50

52

50

48

46

46

46

42

*40

44

52

50

44

1,602

51.7

3,180

Jan.

38

44

44

40

36

32

40

44

48

52

54

58

56

54

56

64

72

70

70

74

80

100

*114

96

92

76

70

54

46

44

48

1,866

60.2

3,700

Feb.

52

42

40

38

36

36

32 

40

40

36

34

40

52

48

54

46

46

44

42

44

40

46

54

56

 95

105

110

105

_

_

-

1,453

51.9

2,880

Mar.

92

84

96

105

94

86

92 

96

100

120

140

164

162

156

112

107

93

79

67

70

67

54

52

48

46

44

41

42

41

44

42

2,636

85.0

5,230

Apr.

42

4§

41

*37

34

32

32 

34

37

42

42

42

41

41

39

39

30

30

30

30

32

30

30

*26

26

29

27

26

32

36

-

1,035

34.5

2,050

May

32

61

102

76

61

52

39 

23

12

15

23

27

37

29

27

20

23

18

12

14

13

 18

19

17

18

15

13

24

54

191

*531

1,416

45.7

2,810

June

526

»652

736

*814

960

1,200

1.370 

1,240

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,010

1,120

1,250

1,360

1,230

1,030

856

790

754

724

616

 484

370

320

250

188

148

126

24,514

817

48,620

July

96

67

41

50

42

61

23

10

4.8

3.2

76

150

156

139

134

164

185

185

162

197

197

200

203

182

162

59

11

32

88

*110

110

3,300.0

106

6,550

Aug.

115

104

123

139

139

153

162 

162

159

191

200

185

167

153

148

93

65

102

93

93

91

88

156

99

*59

41

44

41

48

54

70

3,537

114

7,020

Sept.

72

70

72

83

96

107

m102

93

91

76

70

67

67

63

59

54

52

41

41

41

41

41

39

 32

11

14

19

17

-

1,867

62.2

3,700

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,860 Mln 19 Mean 261 Ac-ft 189,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,370 Mln 3.2 Mean 126 Ac-ft 90,860

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). June 7 (1 p.m.) 1.380 cfs (4.12 ft); June 16 (3 p.m.) 1,420 ofs

(4.17 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10, Nov. 21 to Mar. 11.
100 MJSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN

Musselshell River at Musselshell, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°32', long. 108 006', in SiSWi Sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 29 E., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Hawk Creek and 1 mile west of Musselshell.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1932 (no winter records 1928-31), August 

1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Aug. 15, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1932, chain gage, and Aug. 3, 

T945, to Oct. 7, 1949, wire-weight gage, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1931-32, 1945-53), 218 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.02 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs July 12 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1928-32, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 4,790 cfs June 19, 1948 (gage height, 8.5 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 12 ft May 19, 1917, at former site at datum used August 

1945 to September 1949, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Durand, Martinsdale, and Deadmans Basin Reservoirs (see p. 283). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 63,300 acres above station, of which 12,500 acres are flood 

irrigated.

Rating tables, water year 195S-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12

1.8 16

2.0 37

2.3 79

Mar. 13 to Sept. 3O

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

1.5

3.5

7.0

12

29

68

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

168

257

445

705

1,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

20

18

16

2?

24

23

24

27

26

24

31

41

45

45

47

53

57

58

60

61

1TT

60

58

54

50

42

38

37

37

33

1,212

39.1

2,400

Hov.

35

36

37

38

40

38

3S *38

38

35

33

38

46

53

56

54

53

60

61

SI.

60

54

46

38

26

30

34

32

34

36

-

1,284

42.8

2,550

Dec.

38 *3"9"

50

58

65_

64

62

60

56

54

54

54

54

52

52

50

50

50

48

50

52

50

48

46

46

48

*49

50

50

44

44

1,587

51.2

3,150

Jan.

40

38

44

44

38

3"6~ 30

44

46

50

50

60

56

54

54

60

7O

74

78

72

76

94

*1O8 156"

90

80

72

65

56

48

40

1,867

6O.2

3,7OO

Feb.

50

44

48

44

44

42

40

38

36

34

40

44

50

46

50

43

46

46

44

42

48

52

52

52

60

80

*90

80

-

-

-

1,390

49.6

2,76O

Mar.

68

64

72

80

80

74

80

90

100

110

105

125

144

TSTf

119

99

92

84

72

66

64

60

60

52

49

45

44

43

40

39" 39

2,388

77.0

4,740

Apr.

40

39

41

*4T

39

39

38

39

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

37

36

34

31

31

33

33

31

*29

26

24

20

20

26

25

-

1,022

34.1

2,O30

May

24

26

23

58

56

45

39

31

27

23

20

20

22

21

25

23

23

19

17

2T

20

*20

19

17

17

17

17

20

30

44

133

917

29.6

1,820

June

325

486

650

729

*8O1

994

1,280

1.320

i , 180

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,O30

1,040

1,210

1,290

1,260

1,070

877

759

688

644

590

*490

39O

332

294

238

182

155

23,634

788

46,880

July

146

107

86

60

59

50

62

45

22

9.2

2.7

3.1

86

103

92

94

109

123

119

109

133

131

140

148

125

66

2.1 17 

*40

62

2,487.1

80.2

4,930

Aug.

64

70

73

90

103

105

119

123

131

142

164

TsT

153

142

133

125

90

53

77

75

73

68

68

105

*84

52

34

32

3T

33

45

2,823

91.1

5,600

Sept.

45

54

53

56

68

75

88

99

77

72

72

65

56

53

50

50

48

43

40 4

37

32

32

30

29

*30

30

22

17

14

1,523

50.8

3,020

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,730 Mln is Mean g$o Ao-ft iss,70o

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,320 Mln z.\ Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,58O

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). June 8 (1 a.m.) 1,380 cfs (5.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 12.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 

McDonald Creek at Winnett, Mont.

101

Location. Lat 47°00' , long. 108°20", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 14 N., R. 27 E., at Winnett, about 

12 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. April 1930 to December 1932, February 1934 to September 1945, February 

to September 1953.

. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Apr. 18, 1930, to Dec. 5, 1932, Feb. 4, 1934, 

Sept. 30, 1945, at sites within 1 mile of present site at different daturas.

Average discharge. 10 years (1930-31, 1934-36, 1938-45), 17.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during period February to September, 424 cfs June 10 

[gage" height, 5.66 ft); no flow Sept. 5, 11-17.

1930-32, 1934-45, 1953: Maximum discharge, 900 cfs, May 15 or 16, 1942 (gage height, 

7.5 ft from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

500 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 60 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Small reservoirs in headwaters. Diversions 

for irrigation of several thousand acres above station.

Rating table, Feb. I to Sept. 3O, 1953, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 10-12, July 23 to Aug. 18, Sept. 11-30)

1.7 

3.3 

8.2

1.2 

2.O 

2.5 

4.0 

5.5

14

47

S3

220

391

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 .

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct. Jlov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb.

aO.9

aT?

a. 9

a. 9

*.9

.9

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.5

.5

.5

.4

TT

.4

.4

.4

*.4

-

-

-

ia.3

6.5

36

Mar.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.6

2.5

5.5

rrr

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

il

26.9

0.87

53

Apr.

0.3

.3

.2"T

.3

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.9

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.7

1.2

-

14.6

0.49

29

Mln Mean

May

0.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

1.2

.9

.6

*.5

.6

1.1

1.1

2.4

2.7

97

*232

*269

617.8

19.9

1,230

June

319

241

232

*160

150

176

270

*263

295

585

*195

140

127

111

98

87

78

72

72

78

73

79

80

70

*66

67

62

51

47

44

-

4,186

140

8,300

July

4442"

30

a28

a26

23

27

28

26

24

22

20

18

13

11

9.4

8.8

8.8

7.1

6.0

5.5

4.0

2.5

1.5

2.2

1.7

1.4

.9

*.7

~n=.5

443.5

14.3

880

Aug.

~T0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.4

0.14

8.7

Sept.

0.1

TT

.1

.1

2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.2

0.07

4.4

Ac -ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 9-14, Feb. 19 to Mar. 9.
102 MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN

Platwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°47', long. 108°37', in NE£ sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 25 E., on left bank 

at Zimmerman Ranch, 12 miles upstream from Flatwillow and 14 miles upstream from Pike 

Creek.

Drainage area.--195 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1911 to September 1932, February 1934 to September 1953. No 

winter records for several years prior to 1935.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and masonry control; gage read twice daily. Prior to Apr. 17, 

1918, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 17, 1918, to 

Sept. 30, 1938, chain gage at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1913-16, 1918-19, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1924-26, 1927-28, 

1930-32, 1934-53), 21.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 708 cfs June 6 (gage height, 7.23 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

1911-32, 1934-53: Maximum discharge observed, 954 cfs June 4-10, 1917; no flow at 

t imes.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station when 

water is available.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 20 to July 6)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.3 

2.5 

4.1 

9.6

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.3

21

38

98

247

305

409

725

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

0

O

Jfov.

5-O

O

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

*5.0

6.0 370"

6.0

6.0

-

8O.6

E.69

ISO

Dec.

6.O

670

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

5.5

375

4.O

4.O

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

151.5

4.89

300

Jan.

3.0

*3.0

3.5

4.O

4.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

*6.0 576"

2.5

375

5.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

141.5

4.56

281

Feb.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

4.5

4.5

3.5

3.0

T^

3.5

3.5

4.O

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.5

8.5

373 *8.5

_

_

-

130.0

4.64

258

Mar.

7.5

^0

6.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

~9.9 12

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

8.1

8.1

7.2

7.2

5.8

4.8

4.4

475

4.6

5.6

*6.1

6.4

5.6

5.6

2E7.2

7.33

451

Apr.

5.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

a6.O

a7.0

a8.0

aS.O

a8.5

£4B7T

8.4

6.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.6

5,5

tTT

4.8

*6.6

7.5

6.9

7.2

8.1

7.5

-

177.9

5.93

353

May

6.9

8.1

8.7

6.4

3.8

4.6

3.8

3.8

2.5

2.5

375- 2,1

6.4

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.8

2.4

2.1

3.6

6.1

6.4 *4.6

4.8

5.1

4.6

5.6

8.7

17 *63

*90

297.5

9.6O

590

June

122

164

191 *211

29O

65O

55T

*495

438

378

*314

298

245

218

194

175

159

146

139

152

155

131

118

111

*108

103

99

91

85

75

-

6,642

221

13,170

July

73

ST

60

55

49

44

39

37

35

30

27

26

23

22

22

20

20

17

16

15

14

9.3

8.7

9.3

6.9

6.1

5.4

4.8

*4.8

4.4

4.1

768.8

24.8

1,520

Aug.

3.9

3.8

5.1

6.1

1.1

12

I?

11

979- 1.7

9.6

8.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.6

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1

*3.8

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.3

181.2

5.85

359

Sept.

14-

275

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.0

.6

.4

.2

O0"

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

0

18.8

O.63

37

Calendar year 195E : Max 119 Kin 0 Mean 15.7 Ac-ft 11,390

Water year 1952-53 : Max 650 Kin 0 Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17,480

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Creek at Wlnnett.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19 to Mar. 10.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 103

Musselshell River at Mosby, Mont.

Location.--Lat 47°00', long. 107°54', in NW^ sec. 11, T. 14 N., R. 30 E., on downstream 

side of highway bridge, half a mile west of Mosby and 6 miles downstream from Box Elder 

Creek.

Drainage area. 8,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1932, February 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Water-stage recorder at same site and datum 

used periodically during high stages in the years 1935-44.

Average discharge. 21 years (1930-32, 1934-53), 251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,300 cfs June 3 (gage height, 10.55 

ft); no flow Oct. 8, 10.

1929-32, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 18, 1944 (gage height, 14.43 

ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulation by Durand, Martinsdale, and Deadmans Basin Reservoirs (see p. 283). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 103,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

Oct. 1 to June 29

0 2.5

1.0 3.0

4.0 4.0

10 6.0

22 8.1

76

June 30 to Sept. 30

216

406

930

2,440

5,010

0.1

.8 

4.0

8.0

14

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.8 

3.1

22

35

90

320

448

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

"0

'M

"2

"3

 4

 \5

"IS

"7

"8

"9

20

21

?.Z

S3

24

25

"R

"7

"H

"9

' 0

"1

Total

"rean

'"-ft

Oct.

2.8

2.2

1.3

1.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

£

.6

1.0

1.0

1.9

2.8

4.6

10

24

30

35

40

47

49

51

54

52

51

45

42

40

35

625.2

20.2

1,240

JIov.

36

*35

32

30

28

28

28

27

?8

32

43

36

32

32

32

36

38

42

51

70

60

50

45

35

30

*27

30

30

32

35

-

1,090

36.3

2,160

Dec.

40

45

55

60

70

65

60

55

55

50

50

55

60

55

55

50

48

47

45

47

50

50

45

42

47

49

50

50

47

42

42

1,581

51.0

3,140

Jan.

37

*35

So

55

55

40

45

50

55

55

60

65

60

50

50

55

65

70

75

80

80

75

75

*78

110

100

85

75

65

55

50

1,955

63.1

3,880

Feb.

40

4T

50

55

55

50

45

50

50

45

40

40

45

50

55

55

60

60

55

50

55

65

75

80

95

110

120 *ITT

_

_

-

1,712

61.1

3,400

Mar.

110

100

110

120

110

120

120

130

140

150

150

160

178

TO

172

153

141

130

114

106

101

94

96

83

96

96

64

*60

54

54

51

3,541

114

7,020

Apr.

47

43

47

47

49

49

45

45

47

45

51

47

43

47

43

43

45

45

42

38

36

32

28

30

*33

28

36" 27

47

51

1,252

41.7

2,480

May

49

38

35

28

17

22

56

45

42

43

36

38

32

24

18

15

16

14

35" 12

80

54

*25

28

28

25

15

20

652

 4,000

1,600

7,142

230

14,170

June

1,580

1,150

4,110

4.890

1,640

1,490

1,880

2,190

2,190

2,350

2,020

1,780

1,750

1,680

2,000

2,020

1,880

1,480

1,210

1,020

968

917

975

1,380

*1,080

892

738

694

601

409

48,964

1,632

97,120

July

401

43T

324

270

245

245

214

179

142

110

60

35

28

31

25

23

19

16

9.8

5.2

5.2

.8

.4

.3

.5

75" .2

17

*25

15

8.0

2,855.6

92.1

5,660

Aug.

6.4

6.0

3.4

37T

6.0

11

16

23

30

128

131

149

T35" 183

156

149

135

124

93

45

22

42

35

25

17

*20

35

22

16

9.8

4.0

1,814.0

58.5

3,600

Sept.

1.4

.7

.6

.5

.4

8.0

9.2

10

13

31

4535"

30

22

23

22

19

17

22

22

22

22

*21

22

22

22

22

19

13

15

531.8

17.7

1,050

'^lendar year 1952: Max 4,110 Mln 0 Mean 318 Ac-ft 230,900

"ater auer year year 1952-53: -t.3oc.-oo: Max max 4,890 *,osu Mln run 0 u Mean neon 200 c\jv Ac-ft Ac-it 144,900 j.**,suu

Peak discharge (base, 1.OOP efs). May 30 (8 a.m.) 5,630 cfs (8.50 ft); June 3 (4 p.m.) 9,300 cfs 

(10.55 . ft); June 10 (4 p.m.) .. 2,380 , cfs (5.93 . ft); June 24 (4 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (4.89 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Mar. 12.
104 DRY CREEK BASIN

Dry Creek near Van Norman, Mont.

Location.--Lat 47-21', long. 106°22', in NW£ sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 42 E., on left bank 500

 ft downstream from Little Dry Creek, 1.2 miles southeast of Van Norman, and 26 miles 

east of Jordan.

Drainage area. 2,530 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1947, April 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 12 years, 63.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,210 cfs my 30 (gage height, 8.41 ft); no

1939-47, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 24,600 cfs Mar. 21, 1947 (gage height, 13.39 

ft); maximum gage height, 15.26 ft Mar. 21, 1947 (ice Jam); no flow at times in each 

year.

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

 whTch are poor. Few small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, Nov. 11-25,

Dec. 3-9. May 19 to June 24)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 4 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

3.0

0.2

.7

4.8

14

29

94

225

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

435

730

1,100

1,550

2,120

2,870

3,760

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

6.3

15

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

140

285

490

760

1,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

~rs 0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

7?

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5 

.6

13.4

0.43 

27

Jlov.

0.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

1.0

al

al.l

al.2

al.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

275- 2.4 

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.6

2.0

2.4

2.4

*b.8

b.6

b.5

b.4

b.4

42.2

1.41 

84

bO.4

b.4

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.6

bl.8

b2

b?

bl.7

bl.S 

bl

*b.8

b.6

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.2

bT?

b.2

b.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2

22.1

0.71 

44

 aO.l

 a.l

> aO

(*)

2.0

0.65 

4.0

Feb.

 aO.3

L'

1.. I b.6

bl

*b2.6

 1.8

bl

-

_

12.6

0.45 

25

Mar.

bl

bT

bl

bl

bl

b2

blO

bSO

blSO

b550

 308

204

187

146 

128

87

*59

40

46

38

14

29

22

16

*18

11

6.4

4.0

2.9

2.0 

1.6

1,936.9

62.5 

3,840

Apr.

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

3.0

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

.878-

1.0

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.6

2.0

*2.0

20

62.6

2.09 

124

May

26

19

52

20

10

5.6

4.0

2.4

2.4

57

57

46

57

33 

28

14

5.6

1.6

1.0

1.3

1.0

.5

.4

33

52

»70

48

48

2,760

5.400 

406

7,261.8

234 

14,400

June

*207

209

746

940

*'S54

450

313

250

214

190

170

171

289

260 

235

172

140

115 m436

223

150

135

677

 487

241

155

125

 429

115

9,322

311 

18,490

July

99

90

~5? 128

61

52

44

37

28

25

19

16

14

12 

8.4

8.4

6.9

5.7

5.1

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.0

*2.4

375

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0 

92

868.0

28.0 

1,720

Aug.

58

64

168

OT

97

78

83

71

67

56

40

26

18

13 

8.4

6.3

4.1

3.3

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

4.1

2.4

1.8

1.8

3.0

2.4

1.8 

1.4

1,007.7

32.5 

2,000

Sept.

*1.4

T7?

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.7

.6 

75

.6

.7

.6

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.8

26.0

0.87 

53

Calendar year 1952 : Max 17,300 Mln 0 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,400 Min 0 Mean 56.4 Ac-ft 40,610

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Mar. 10 discharge unknown; May 30 (1:30 a.m.) 8,210 cfs (8.41 ft)j 

June 4 (2 to 3 a.m.) 1,250 cfs (4-67 ft); June 12 (12 p.m.) 706 cfs (3.79 ft); June 19 (12:30 p.m.) 

912 cfs (4.13 ft); June 24 (2 p.m.) 1,450 cfa (4.79 ft); June 29 (1 a.m.) 1,930 cfs (5.43 ft).

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 observation of no flow and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 105

Port Peck Reservoir at Port Peck, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°00 1 26", long. 106 0 23'49", in sec. 14, T. 26 N., R. 41 E., in No. 4 emergency gage shaft of dam on Missouri River at Port Peck, 2 miles downstream from Bear 

Creek, 9? miles southwest of Nashua, and about 9? miles (revised) upstream from Milk 

River.

Drainage area. 57,725 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953. June 1937 to September 1938 in files 

or orrice of Missouri River Division, Corps of Engineers.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to May 1, 1941, tape gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 16,450,000 acre-ft July 12, 13 (elevation, 

a,239.99 ft); minimum, 12,360,000 acre-ft Jan. 20-22 (elevation, 2,220.19 ft).

1937-52: Maximum contents, 17,550,000 acre-ft July 15, 1948 (elevation, 2,244.80 

ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in 1937; dam completed in 

1939. Usable capacity, 18,800,000 acre-ft between elevations 2,095 ft (lowest outlet) 

and 2,250 ft (top of 25-foot gates). Elevation of crest of spillway, 2,225 ft. Dead 

storage below elevation 2,095 ft, 617,000 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent 

contents above elevation 2,095 ft. Water is stored to supplement low-water flow of 

Missouri River during navigation season. Elevations materially affected by wind.

Cooperation. Elevations furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952. . . .

July 31.................

Water year 1952-53. . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

13,860,000

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+660,000

+2,890,000

-1,330,000

+30,000

t Elevations at 12 p.m.
106 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River below Fort Peck Dam, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°02'30", long. 106°21'10", in NW£ sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 42 E., on right 

bank about 2 miles (revised) upstream from Milk River, 6 miles south of Nashua and 

8 miles downstream from Fort Peck Dam.

Drainage area. 57.800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,020.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 14, 1938, water-stage recorder at 

site 0.7 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1934-39), prior to Fort Peck Reservoir reaching operational 

level), 6,347 cfs; 10 years (1943-53, after operational level In Fort Peck Reservoir 

was reached), 9,670 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 27,000 cfs Sept. 26, 27; minimum daily, 

2,720 cfs' May 31.

1934-53: Maximum discharge. 51,000 cfs (includes 32,000 cfs inflow from spillway 

1 mile downstream from station) Aug. 8, 1946; maximum gage height observed, 12.30 ft 

Mar. 10, 1936 (ice Jam), site and datum then In use; maximum daily reverse flow, 400 

cfs Mar. 29, 1943 (backwater from Milk River), but may have been greater during Milk 

River flood of April 1952; minimum gage height, 0.38 ft June 7, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month. Diversions for Irrigation of about 

860,000 acres above station. Flow completely regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from Milk 

River or from spillway operation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-19, Dec. 3-9, Dec. 26 to Jan. 9, 

Jan. 24-28, Mar. 5-1O, Mar. 21 to May 3, May 15-25)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

3,380

4,090

5,120

7,500

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

10,700

14,500

18,800

21,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21.600

21,400

21,300

21,500

21,600

21,400

21,300

21,200

20,800

20,800

21,000

21,000 

21,300

21,400

20,600

20,100

20,300

19,500

19,900

19,600

20,200

19,900

19,900

19,300

19,400

18 . 800 

19 , 700

20,300

20,800

20,800

20,600

637,300

20,560

*1,264

Jiov.

18.900

16,600

14,900

12,900

11,200

10,700

10,300

9,640

9,040

8,570

8,390

8,330 

8,330

8,360

8,270

8,300

8,360

8,300

8,330

8,060

7.540

7,470

7,470

7,500

7,500

,450 

,370

,400

,370

,370

-

280,020

9,334

555,400

Dec.

7.210

7,320

7,320

7,240

7,270

7,400

7,450

7,370

7,400

7,500

7,500

7,530 

7,580

7,640

7,580

7,610

7,670

7,420

7,720

7,780

7,840

7,840

7,840

7,840

7,840

7,920 

7,980

8,000

8,000

8,030

8 .060

236,700

7,635

469,500

Jan.

8,120

8,150

8,150

8,150

8,210

8.240

8,180

8,180

7,950

7,860

7,470

7,610 

7,270

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,030

6,430

6,560

6,240

5,430

4,850

4,450

4,370

4.550 

4,850

5,830

5,560

4,410

4,510

208,390

6,722

413,300

Feb.

4,OOO

4,270

4,430

4,470

4,640

4,090

4,010

5.940

4,050

4,330

4,190

4,090 

4,530

4,430

4,210

4,270

4,370

4,250

4,270

4,330

4,490

4,090

4,000

4.760

4,270

4,050 

4,050

4,090

-

-

-

118,970

4,249

236,000

Mar.

4,60O

4,760

5,270

4,890

4,570

4,800

4,660

4,170

4,150

4,330

4,130

4,170 

4,000

4,000

4,030

5.980

4,430

4,250

4,620

5,360

5,140

4,700

4,490

5,040

6,340

6,030 

5,650

4,600

4,870

4,970

6.430

147,430

4,756

292,400

Apr.

6,26O

6,060

6,150

6,480

6,860

6,150

7,110

5,230

4,870

4,550

4,270

4,150 

4,290

5,450

6,06O

6,830

9,610

11,700

14,900

15.600

14,000

14,600

15,100

13,600

12,900

12,500 

12,900

12,400

13,400

11,900

-

275,880

9,196

547,200

May

10,700

10,700

10,400

10,8OO

10,600

11,700

11,300

12.700

11,300

10,300

8,270

7,190 

6,900

8,390

10,300

9,640

9,840

11,5OO

11,600

10,900

10,600

9,670

9,570

8,880

6,410

7,110 

4,600

4,990

4,500

2,890

2.720

276,970

8,935

549,400

June

3,280

3,230

3,350

3,360

3,7OO

3,370

2,910

3,140

3,120

3,130

3,180

3,350 

4,150

2.860

4,610

4,770

3,320

4,390

4.990

4,600

3,920

3,980

3,470

3,680

3,580

3,850 

3,360

3,740

3,550

4,570

-

110,510

3,684

219,200

July

4,720

4,250

4,390

3,980

3.400

3,810

4,760

5,190

5,100

5,230

5,690

6,290 

7,080

10,000

10,900

11,500

13,OOO

13,000

13,OOO

12,000

12,900

14,000

16,100

18,000

19 . 100

18,400 

18,000

16,800

18,000

19,000

19,000

336,590

10,860

667,600

Aug.

19 , 100

19,000

18,000

16,200

16,000

16,000

16,100

15.700

15,000

15,000

15,000

16,100 

18,100

19,200

19,500

19,500

19,500

19,600

19,500

19,500

19,500

19,500

19,500

20,500

21,000

21,500 

21,600

22,700

25.500

23,500

23,500

585,900

18,900

*1,162

Sept.

24,000

25,000

26,000

26,000

25,000

2 4.0OO

25.000

23,000

24,000

25,000

25,100

25,000 

25,000

25,000

25,000

25,500

26,000

26,000

26,000

26,000

26,000

26,000

26,000

26,000

26,600

27.000 

27,000

26,400

26,000

26,000

762,600

25,420

*1,513

Calendar year 1952 : Max 23,200 Min 2,310 Bean 10,120 Ac-ft 7,345,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 27,000 Mln 2,720 Mean 10,900 Ac-ft 7,889,000

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite due to .backwater from spillway operation Oct. 1-16, 

July 13 to Sept. 30, and from Milk River May 26 to June 29.
MILK RIVER BASIN 107

South Pork Milk River near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. La t 49°00'50", long. 112°32'gO", in Nw£ sec. 6, T. 1, R. 19 W., fourth meridian, on left bank 1 mile north of international boundary, 19 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 20 miles west of Milk River, Alberta.

Drainage area.--433 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1931 to November 1953 (no winter records). April 1905 to October 193t) at site 27 miles upstream and 5 miles south of international boundary (published as "near Browning, Mont." April 1905 to September 1916); records not equivalent.

. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 8, 1948, water-stage recorder at site about 

'00 ft upstream at same datura.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 4,600 cfs June 4 (gage height, 

5.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs; minimum not determined.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs June 18, 1948 (gage height, 6.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Several small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 11, 1953, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 12

0.4 12.5

.5 18.4

.6 26.2

.7 36.1

Apr. 13 to June 4 June 5 to Nov. 11

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

63

100

152

209

280

420

2.5 

3.0 

4.O 

5.0 

5.2

750

1,220

2,350

3,630

3,900

0.4 

.5 

.6

1.0

26.6

35.4

46.8

64

85

129

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4,0

273

497

820

1,260

2,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to November 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

le

19

ZO

21

ZZ

23

24

25

28

27

Z8

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. 

1952

13.0 

13.5

13.5

14.1

15.2

15.2

15.8

17.1

17.7

17.1

*16.4

17.1

19.8

20.5

22.0

25.3

.27 _!

27.1

25.3

24.4

22.8

22.8

22.0

21.2

21.2

21.2

21.2

\ a21.2

J

614.4

19.8

1,220

Mar.

1953

-

 a4

^

*b6

b!8

b32

b44

b48

h52

b54

b54

b52

a49

a46

a44

b41

a51

b61

*b65

b74

b96

b!93 

b216

bJZBJL.

1.617

52.2

3,210

Apr.

b322 

*b240

b!51

b!09

b!43

b202

b!74

b!68

*b!54

b!07

*blO7 aioe

110

a!23

136

a!26

*116

12

73

103

312

*1,670

l t 7gQ

1 38O

1,020

758

774

990

1,140 

875

-

13,481

449

Z6.740

May

*560 

468

392

404

*456

560

633

612

528

404

352

324

300

284

264

260

228

194

iZA

248

288

 248

218

2O9

284

894

1.260

955

560

648

780

13,989

451

27,750

June

515 

540

1,420

3.900

2,180

1,240

998

2,060

2,320

*1,500

*950

683

638

654

562

492

466

431

402

508

56O

397

353

336

411

*362

Hi

357

357 

397

-

26.3O8

877

52,18O

July

324 

270

238

222

219

213

190

175

168

*162

152

143

136

125

114

105

103

100

98

94

94

*96

92

85

81

98

129

116

103 

94

87

4,426

143

8,780

Aug.

79 

72

66

62

60

ii

87

68

62

62

66

74

72

58

51

*50

45.5

43.1

39.8

38.7

36.5

35.4

*35.4

36.5

36.5

39.8

40.9

43.1

44.3 

4O.9

38.7

1,678.1

54.1

3,330

Sept.

36.5 

37.6

46.8

12.

64

51

45.5

40.9

43.1

46.8

42.0

37.6

33.4

30.5

28.8

*26.6

27.3

27.3

28. 0

29.6

32.4

39.8

38.7

 36.5

34.4

36.5

38.7

36.5

33.4 

32.4

-

1,154.6

38.5

2,290

Oct. 

1953

 32^4 

32.4

32.4

32.4

33.4

33.4

34.4

34.4

33.4

33.4

34.4

34.4

34.4

33.4

33.4

33.4

35.4

35.4

35.4

35.4

*36.5

38.7

40.9

43.1

42.0

42.0

42.0

42.0

42.0 

42.0

42.0

1,130.2

36.5

2,240

Nov.

42.0 

42.0

42.0

43.1

48.2

48.2

45.5

44.3

44.3

44.3

*43.1

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 23O cfs). Apr. 1 (2 p.m.) discharge unknown; Apr. 22 (4 to 6 p.m.) 2,22 

(3.89 ft); May 27 (1 a.m. to 10 p.m.) 1,260 cfs (3.O4 ft); June 4 (11 a.m.) 4,600 cfs (5.70 ft); 

June 8 (1O p.m.) 2,930 cfs (4.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

.) 2,220 cfs

scarge measuremen mae on s ay.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
108 MILK RIVER BASIN

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

(International gaging station)

Location. La t 48°59', long. 113°03 I , in NE£ sec. 16, T. 37 N., R. 11 W., on left bank li 

miles upstream from outlet of canal, 2 miles south of international boundary, and 29 

miles north of Browning.

Drainage area. 62 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1911 to July 1912, June 1921 to November 1953. Published as

"near Browning" 1911-12. Records obtained at this station only when St. Mary Canal Is 

In operation.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. May 8, 1911, to July 6, 1912, staff 

gage near present site at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 2,120 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 

7.55 ft, from floodmarks in well), from rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum recorded, 14.9 cfs Apr. 19 (gage 

height, 1.04 ft).

1911-12, 1921-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 22, 1952; no flow Oct. 29, 1942.

Remarks. Records good except those above 110 cfs, which are fair. Several small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation.--This Is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 4, 1953 (gage height, 

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

Apr. 18 to Nov. 4

1.2

1.3

24.3

30.9

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

23.3

29.6

36.8

53

91

148

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

223

414

682

1,070

1,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to November 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. 

1952

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.6

25.6

25.6

25.0

25.0

25.0

*25.0

25.0

25.0

26.9

26.9

26.9

.2Zxg

26.9

26.3

26.3

25.6

25.6

25.6

25.6

25.0

a25

792.0

25.5

1,570

Apr. 

1953

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

*25.8

25.2

41.4

583

*1,320

729

305

130

*116

135

111

99

75

.

-

-

May

64

61

56

64-

77

*82

77

67

54

49.6

48.8

46.3

44.6

44.6

44.6

43.8

41.5

43.0

45.4

45.4

39.1

36.8

*34.6

39.9

87

106

63

48. 8

60

72 

50

1,736.8

56.0

3,440

June

!£

77

454

229

132

*113

130

383

299

174

130

121

132

109

104

*103

97

92

118

109

90

86

84

94

*88

81

80

80

85

75

4,001

133

7,940

July

21

69

67

68

68

*64

62

62

60

59

57

56

54

52

51

51

52

52

52

55

54

*51

49.6

49.6

62

57

52

49.6

48.8

47.9 

46j_3

1,749.8

56.4

3,470

Aug.

44.6

46.3

46.3

5&

47.9

45.4

43.8

43.8

46.3

47.9

46.3

42.3

42.3

42.3

*42.3

40.7

39.9

39.9

39.9

39.1

39.1

39.1

*39.1

40.7

40.7

40.7

42.3

40.7

41.5

37.6 

37.6

1,316.4

42.5

2,610

Sept.

40.7

53.

46.3

43.0

41.5

40.7

39.1

41.5

46.3

41.5

39.1

38.4

36.8

36.8

37.6

36.8

39.1

37.6

39.9

43.0

39.1

37.6

37.6

40.7

38.4

39.1

38.4

37.6

37.6

37.6

1,208.4

40.3

2,400

Oct. 

1953

37.6

37.6

37.6

37.6

*37.6

37.6

56.8

36.8

37.6

37.6

36.8

37.6

36.8

36.8

36.8

37.6

37.6

37.6

*36.8

36.8

IIJ,

39.1

38.4

37.6

37.6

37.6

36.8

36.8

36.8

36.8 

36.8

1,159.0

37.4

2,300

Nov.

36.8

36^8

36.1

36.1

 "

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

I

_

-

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near international boundary.
MILK RIVER BASIN 109

North Pork Milk River near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location Lat 49°02' , long. 112°58', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 1, R. 23 W., fourth meridian, on 

left bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles north of international boundary, 2 miles east of Whiskey Gap, Alberta, and 11 miles southeast of Kimball, Alberta.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available. January 1913 to October 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Kimball, Alberta" January 1913 to September 1916. July 1909 to October 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. 

Publishid as "at Peters' Ranch" 1909-12. No winter records except for 1912-22.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, 

at different datum.

Prior to January 1913, staff gage at site 2 miles downstream

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 1,680 cfs June 3 (gage height, 5.17 ft), 

rrom rating curve extended above 630 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 4.95 ft; minimum daily, 19 cfs Mar. 1, but may have been less during period of 

no gage-height record.

1909-53: Maximum discharge, 2,170 cfs June 17, 1948 (gage height, 6.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs; no flow Mar. 1, 2, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow increased during irrigation season by water from St. Mary Canal. Several small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

JO

11

12

13

14

15

16-

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct. 

1952

529

*IS6

443

419

419

397

»3S3

320

308

291

»244

202

195

149

65

40.4

37.5

36.8

36.1

33.8

33.0

32.3

31.6

31.6

32.3

32.3

»31.6

31.6

a31.6

30.9

a3679

5,354.3

173

10,620

Jlov.

t28.8

_

-

Mar. 

1953

a"2T 19

»23

a22

22

a42

62

a64

a66

68

95

»86

88

50

42

42

44

32

23

27

a59

91

a73

a55

37

»38

62

158

230

T§Z

141

2,074

66.9

4,110

Apr.

98

 72

72

110

129

85

57

49

»40.6

a38.2

35.9

a34.7

a33.6

32.6 a53 

74

*41.8

90

68

122

457

»890

*75o"

439

*271

319

459

63O

690

640

6,831.4

228

13,550

May

*620

620

605

610

 630

651

651

646

610

615

6 2O

615

610

605

600

595

59O

590

590

*600

590

595

590

600

687

742

ws

 55? 537

6O1

545

18,920

610

37,53O

June

547

656

1^530

868

495

»356

396

884

760

466

*272

231

244

195

173

»169

159

147

165

191

145

134

124

167

 155

128

153

189

209

189

-

10,297

343

20,420

July

180

169

167

169

171

165

161

157

155

 153

153

149

147

142

140

140

142

143

140

143

145

*14O

270

506

552

544

532

525

521

525

525

7,871

254

15,610

Aug.

517

52T

525

532

532

536

540

548

556

569

569

565

556

561

561

*552

548

548

548

548

548

544

536

536

544

544

552

548

548

548

540

16,920

546

33,560

Sept.

544

581

36T

561

556

556

552

561

565

561

561

556

552

548

556

556

556

556

552

661

552

552

548

552

552

552

552

556

548

513

-

16,629

554

32,98O

Oct. 

1953

*454

369

*274

176

*92

»6O

54

53

53

53

48.5

44.1

43.0

4^0

43.0

43. 0

43.0

43.0

43. 0

43.0

»46.3

46.3

45.2

45.2

44.1

43.0

43.0

43.0

43.0

43.0

43.0

2,559.7

82.6

5,080

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 1 to Apr. 3.
110 MILK RIVER BASIN

Milk River at Milk River, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°09', long. 112°05 ! , in SEir see. 28, T. 2, R. 16 W., fourth meridian, 

on left bank 700 ft downstream from highway bridge at Milk River, Alberta, and 20 

miles downstream from confluence of North and South Porks.

Drainage area.--1.104 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

July 1909 to September 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National 

Resources, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,402.78 ft above mean sea level (Geodetic 

Surveys of Canada datum). Prior to June 17, 1919, staff or chain gages at several 

sites about 1,000 ft upstream from present site at datum 0.61 ft (revised) higher. 

June 17, 1919, to Nov. 2, 1921, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 

0.61 ft (revised) higher. Nov. 3, 1921, to Aug. 28, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 

60 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1916-53), 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs June 4 (gage height, 9.41 ft;), from 

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of area-velocity study; minimum, 12 cfs 

Nov. 19.

1909-53: Maximum discharge, 7,460 cfs May 22, 1927 (gage height, 11.41 ft), by 

slope-area determination; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Since 

1917 flow increased during irrigation season by water from St. Mary Canal. Several 

small diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 3 Hay 4 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

27.0

61

211

442

740

3.5 1,060

4.0 1,400

5.0 2,140

5.9 2,880

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

177

497

792

1,470

2,350

6.0 3,320

7.0 4,410

8.0 5,560

8.4 6,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

583

547

506

465

442

431

410

379

345

331

318

 295

265

256

236

173

127

108

101

90

86

79

72

72

65

61

 65

65

61

61

59

7,154

231

14,190

Jtov.

59

68

59

61

61

59

*72

59

61

57

65

59

57

61

61

65

51

 34

*30.0

3070"

33.0

53

*68

53" 86

49.0

51

53

55

55

-

1,695.0

56.5

3,360

Dec.

59

61

79

86

T?

61

61

68

68

68

68

72

53

49

49

 47

45

43

41

41

43

41

35

4?

59

57

59

55

57

65

57

1,775

57.3

3,520

Jan.

49

47

55

45

41

40

35

 35

47

27

20

JZ

22

22

25

31

27

31

38

 45

51

41

90

105

59

T?B" 181

83

131

146

108

1,864

60.1

3,700

Feb.

72

86

75

59

61

86

150

 ITS"

101

75

90

72

57

72

75

72

 90

83

75

75

86

65

93

75

72

 53

30

23

_

.

-

2,166

77.4

4,300

Mar.

24

55

*45

45

40

45

47

41

57

75

120

188

 244

200

188

203

207

215

184

158

265

211

192

181

 108

68

72

93

207

394

111

4,948

160

9,810

Apr.

728

*613

625

*577

535

524

506

369

 340

252

*196

196

165

192

 165

162

TB?

173

181

244

4 SO

1,680

 2,830

2,440

1,900

1,460

1,400

1,740

2,170

2,020

-

25,025

834

49,640

May

1,580

1,360

1,260

 1,190

1,220

1,280

1,380

1,380

1,300

1,160

1,080

1,050

1,020

975

923

898

873

854

842

SBT

911

 904

879

848

898

1,280

1.990

T~8To

1,300

1,190

1,420

35,922

1,159

71,250

June

1,230

1,110

2,770

5.980

*4,900

2,630

1,760

2,620

*4,620

 3,480

2,190

1,470

1,200

1,160

1,020

879

817

762

713

725

923

731

642

 618 713-

719

618

624

677

689

-

48,990

1,633

97,170

July

653

57T

520

480

469

463

441

419

397

381

375

 364

343

321

295

269

263

258

243

232

227

*232

'558" 222

520

589

595

595

577

566

560

12,698

410

25,190

Aug.

554

548

54S

554

566

577

595

583

595

595

'555 606

600

595

595

595

589

 583

571

571

583

583

589

 600

595

600

600

600

606

606

600

18,188

587

36,080

Sept.

595

612

BTe" 636

630

624

612

606

612

612

612

606

600

589

589

595

595

595

595

606

612

606

612

*600

600

600

600

600

595

583

-

18,147

605

35,990

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,220 Mln 30 Mean 348 Ao-ft 252,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,980 Mln 20 Mean 489 Ao-ft 354,200

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Apr. 20.
MILK RIVER BASIN 111

Milk River at eastern crossing of international boundary 

{International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'00", long. 110°35'30", in NEi sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank 400 ft south of international boundary, 500 ft downstream from Canada Coulee, 30 

miles north of Rudyard, Mont., and 37 miles south of Many Berries, Alberta.

Drainage area. 2,514 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1913 to September 1953 (few winter records) in reports of Geologleal Survey. August 1909 to September 1953 in reports of Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Published as "at Spencer's Lower Ranch" 

August 1909 to December 1916.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder and timber and rock control. Datum of gage is 2,698.92 ft 

above mean sea level. Prior to Aug. 13, 1913, staff gages at several sites within a 

quarter of a mile of present site at various datums. Aug. 13, 1913, to Nov. 6, 1917, 

water-stage recorder and staff gages at site 200 ft downstream at datum 2.34 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,540 efs June 6 (gage height, 7.75 ft); minimum daily, 30 efs Mar. 1.

1909-53: Maximum discharge, 9,530 efs Mar. 31, 1952 (gage height, 9.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 efs, but may have been higher on Mar. 28, 1952; 

maximum gage height, 13.65 ft Mar. 28, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

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

which are fair. Since 1917, flow increased during irrigation season by discharge of 

St. Mary Canal. Small diversion for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1086: 1927, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting control method used May 5-6, 12-27)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4 Mar. 4 to Apr. 23 Apr. 24 to Sept. 30

1.0 

l.Z 

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

113

232

420

605

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

2.7

179 

280 

475 

880 

1,O80

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

270

328

508

198

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

7.4

1,520

2,480

4,990

7,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

560

560

566

BTo

508

475

448

*431

414

404

365

345

330

*315

284

262

255

232

191

157

137

*124

116

105

100

92

84

82

82

80

74

8,718

281

17,290

JJov.

72

b67

67

*67

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

a3S- a30

a40 *b45

a50

b50

a50

a50

a55

a80

bl!5

*b!60

al45

alls

b95

alOO

a200

*b325

a250

b210

a!90

a!80

*b!70

b!60

alSO

a200

b305

a340

a370

b405

E535"

5,080

164

10,080

Apr.

*b765

b820

*739

638

569

534

*540

534

569

*469

b387

b353

a309

265

b212

215

*b212

202

191

19T

191

194

985

2.910

*2,440

2,000

1,570

1,480

1,720

2,280

-

24,487

816

48,570

May

2,310

1,840

1,490

*1,400

1,260

1,220

1,29Q

1,460

1,560

1,540

1,410

1,250

1,120

1,090

*1,050

1,010

974

915

895

1,355

987

941

981

948

1,010

1,020

1,480

2.550

2,210

2,100

1,750

41,871

1,551

85,050

June

1,840

2,060

2,280

5,530

*7.010

*6,410

*3,270

2,820

*4,510

5,630

*4,230

2,780

2,020

1,580

1,380

1,290

1,160

1,050

981

935

875

862

1,050

849 *T60

740

836

811

702

734

66,565

2,219

152,000

July

760

755

740

640

565

526

500

487

470

443

424

410

396

372

344

316

298

292

292

*292

290

287

276

275

290

287

573

565

604

593

*599

13,744

443

27,260

Aug.

560

549

531

556

560

560

549

565

588

588

595

597

593

588

582

588

582

571

571

565

560

549

540

540

554

540

540

5S4

545

545

545

17,424

562

34,560

Sept.

545

565

565

*565

588

571

576

582

571

565

560

571

571

565

549

540

*536

BTo

554

554

554

560

560

554

549

565

554

556

545

540

-

16,750

558

35,220

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for station at Milk River, Alberta, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Hote. Occasional staff-gage readings used Mar. 1-30.
112 MILK RIVER BASIN 

Wild Horse Lake closed basin

Sage Creek at "Q" Ranch, near Wlldhorse, Alberta 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°07', long. 110°13', in NWv see. 9, T. 2, R. 2 W., fourth meridian, in 

Alberta, on right bank at "Q" Ranch, 3% miles north of ranehhouse, 7f miles north of 

Wlldhorse Customs Post at International boundary, and 13? miles north of Simpson, 

Mont.

Drainage area. 164 sq mi.

Records available. March 1952 to October 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1935 to October 1944, March 1946 to October 1953 in reports of Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Mar. 1 to July 31, 1935, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period March to October 1953, 642 cfs June 3 (gage 

height, 9.91 ft); no flow at times.

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 3,510 efs Mar. 29, 1943 (gage height, 15.00 ft); no 

flow most of each year.

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

Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating table, Mar. 1 to Oct. 31, 1953, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19 to Apr. 2, May 5-10,

June 15-24, July 29-31)

1.3

1.4

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

.2

.6

1.1

2.6

4.8

7.8

11.9

17.4

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.4

31.

53

76

128

197

271

363

410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Mar.

5"0

0

0

0

*0

1.0

b4.0

b7.0

b6.0

aS.o

a4.0

a4.0

a3.o

*b2.0

*bl.O

bO

*bO

.2

*.4

1.2

al.l

al.o

al.O

a. 9

*.8

.4

34.1

*49.4

*49.0

62

238.5

7.69

473

Apr.

64

*23.0

11.2

*7.8

9.5

*9.5

8.9

5.2

*3.4

1.9

al.5

al.O

a. 6

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

12.2

*36.3

124

*49.4

18.4

*21.6

139

*186

-

735.2

24.5

1,460

May

*9~5 205

*48.6

16.5

*9.5

*7.0

7.5

5.9

*5.2

4.6

3.1

1.8

1.0

*.6

.4

.2

5"0

0

.1

149

169

29.6

8.9

4.9

3.4

2.3

1.9

6.1

8.4

57

855.5

27.6

1,700

June

28.1

16. 0

410 3"3"8~

79

 25.1

11.9

8.2

6.7

32.5

16.5

9.1

6.1

3.7

2.8

2.4

1.6

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.2

*.l

0o0

0

0

0

0-

1,000.6

33.4

1,980

July

OoO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

75

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

Aug.

(*)

O

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Oct.

{*)

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

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

a No gage height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 

Wild Horse Lake closed basin

113

Sage Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00>10", long. 110°11'30", in SEi sec. 3, T. 1, R. 2 W., fourth meridian, 

in Alberta, on right bank a quarter of a mile north of international boundary, 1 mile 

east of Wild Horse Customs Post, and 6 miles north of Simpson,, Mont.

Records available.--March 1947 to October 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. March

1946 to October 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Sept. 22, 1950, at site half a 

mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period March to October, 1953, 36.5 cfs May 23 (gage 

height, 4.52 ft); no flow most of period.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 52 cfs Sept. 6, 1951 (gage height, 4.72 ft); no flow 

most of each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station. All of flow may be 

diverted at times. During the spring, high-water natural overflow occurs at many paints 

along channel above and below gage.

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Mar.

0

ff

0

0

0

«0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

 2.0

.8

 1.0

1.0

*.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

O

*.l

.1

.4

*1.9

 13.6

15.6

37.5

1.21

74

Apr.

17.0

 17.1

TI7B-

 9.1

9.9

 8.2

7.3

6.4

 6.1

4.5

3.3

1.8

.8

«.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

75

.4

.5

*1.5

4.0

2.0

1.3

2.4

-

118.7

3.96

235

May

14.5

*22.5

 21.7

22.4

 17.4

«7.1

6.3

4.6

 4.1

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.1

TTS

1.3

1.1

1.2

2.6

£1.4

35.6

3473

26.9

23.2

22.8

19.8

15.4

14.6

19.8

379.5

12.2

753

June

28.9

3O.8

27.9

35.4

55.9

 35.6

 33.0

30.5

26.2

21.6

 20.7

24.9

19.6

14.6

1O.5

6.3

4.7

3.8

2.4

1.8

1.2

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.3

75

.3

.3

.3

419.6

14.0

832

July

0.2

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

O

O

0

«0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean

Aug.

~.5 O

74"

.3

.2

«.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

O

O

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

0

0

O

O

0

O

0

0

O

0

2.0

0.06

4.0

Sept.

(")

(«)

-

0

O

0

Oct.

(«)

O

O

O

Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 1,90O

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
MILK RIVER BASIN

Big Sandy Creek near Assinniboine, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°32', long. 109°50', in SW£sw£ sec. 18, T. 32 N., R. 15 E., on right 

bank 2 miles northwest of Assinniboine, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 16 miles 

downstream from Sage Creek.

Records available. February 1946 to November 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 7 years, 25.2 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 714 cfs June 6 (gage height, 

6.56 ft); no flow at times.

1953: Maximum daily discharge during period October to November, 0.2 cfs Nov. 5-9; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1 to Nov. 4.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 5,570 cfs Apr. 3, 1952 (gage height, 14.70 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times each year.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1176: 1947.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

!l

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

75

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.8

0.19

12

J»OV.

~7f 0.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

b75

b.5

.5

.5

.4

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.2

a. 2

a. 2

-

9.4

0.31

19

Dec.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. Z

.2

.2

.3

.3

**b.3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

0.14

8.7

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

O

o

Mar.

ao

ao

*aO

ao

aO

aO

**a4.0

a5.0

**a4.0

a3.6

a3.2

a3.O

a3.0

a3.2

a3.5

a4.0

**b4.5

a5.0

*b6.1

a7.0

a6.8

a6.2

a6.0

a6.0

*6.2

5.7

5.1

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

121.7

3.93

241

Apr.

4.1

379

 3.5

3.J

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

»1.7

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.0 **.7

.7

.8

.6

.4

74

.5

.6

.9

.5

.4

.4

.8

1.5

-

46.5

1.55

92

May

1.2

.9

.5

.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

7*

1.0 **.5

.4

.8

3.6

3.8

*6.0

11

8.0

10

14

68.9

2.22

137

June

35

103

203

412

533

664

 BIT

459

381

*336

340

271

222

190

173

154

135

131

156

150

143

*135

126

114

105

*98

102

98

96

95

-

6,674

222

13,240

July

95

*§3

82

72

65

55

51

51

44

39

38

34

28

25

23

23

22

20

*19

18

18

18

18

20

23

22

22

20

18

18

17

1,111

35.8.

2,200

Aug.

IS" 15

12

*12

10

8.5

7.0

6.2

5.7

4.9

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.4

134.9

4.35

268

Sept.

0.4

*.S7B"

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

i.1

.1.1.1.1a

.1.1a.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

6.4

0.21

13

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,100 Win o Mean lio Ac-ft 80,060

Water year 1952-53: Max 664 Win o Mean 22.4 Ac-ft 16,230

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 4 estimates of 

flow, 2 observations of no flow, and weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

0.

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

0.

.1

.1

Nov.

**O.Z

-

~

.

_

_

-

-

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Nov.

_

_

_

_

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in a ore -feet

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.1

Nov.

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

** Field estimate made on this day.
MILK RIVER BASIN

Lodge Creek below McRae Coulee at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'20", long. 109°43'05", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 1, R. 28 W., third meridian, 

in Saskatchewan, on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from McRae Coulee, 0.4 

mile north of international boundary, three-quarters of a mile northeast of Willow 

Creek Customs Post, and 31 miles north of Havre, Mont.

Drainage area.--850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1951 to October 1953 (no winter records). Prior to October 

1951, records "were collected on both McRae Coulee and Lodge Creek above McRae Coulee. 

Summations are equivalent to records at this site.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, 

survey datum.

Datum of gage is 2,731.0 ft above mean sea level, boundary

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 2,410 cfs June 4 (gage height, 

9.20~ft); no flow at times.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 5,570 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 12.50 ft); maximum gage height, 12.73 ft Apr. 7, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow at times in each 

year.

Maximum discharge determined at this site, about 5,700 cfs Mar. 30, 1943, on basis 

of records for Lodge Creek at international boundary and McRae Coulee at international 

boundary.

Remarks. --Records excellent except those above 850 cfs, which are fair. Natural flow 

affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Peak discharge for 1952 affected by inflow from Battle Creek drainage 

(see records for Battle Creek above Cypress Lake west inflow canal near West Plains, 

Saskatchewan) .

Cooperation. --This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and 

compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

.1

.6

1.4

3.2

6.0

9.9

20.6

35.3

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.4

53

103

158

306

512

777

1,140

1,640

1,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. 

1952

(«)

0

0

0

Nov.

( )

-

_

-

Calendar year : Max

Mar. 

1953

(*)

( )

( )

( )

(*)

C)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0 

*0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*0

0

*0

0

0

*0

0

*103

200

*250

*128

111

*195

443

-

1,430

47.7

2,840

May

687

*482

240

*146 

*106

109

157

187

211

202

120

*79

62

48.4

*36.2

33.7

33.7

29.1

26.1

3TT5

*41.3

170

246

106

69

54

169

200

111

129

71

4,399.4

142

8,730

June

86

131

746

1,860 

*862

482

184

121

93

79

84

77

58

44.8

51

43.0

33.7

28.3

24.0

20.6

19.4

17.6

16.3

15.7

*14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

9.9

5.4

-

5,250.7

175

10,410

July

4.5

4.0

7.4

s!2

4.0

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

0

.1

*1.8

1.4

47.4

1.53

94

Aug.

0.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

00"

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.3

0.07

4.6

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

OCt.

1953

0

0

0

Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
116 MILK RIVER BASIN

North Chinook Canal near Havre, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°49', long. 109°28i, in SEir sec. 2, T. 35 N., R. 17 E., on right bank 

1 mile downstream from headworks of canal, 4 miles upstream from North Chinook Reservoir, and 20 miles northeast of Havre.

Records available. May 1928 to October 1953. No winter records.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to September 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. 1928-53: Maximum daily discharge, 148 cfs Apr. 14, 15, 1952; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts water from left bank of Lodge Creek in sec. 3, T. 

35 N., R. 17 E.; this water is then stored in North Chinook Reservoir for irrigation 

of lands north of Chinook between Lodge Creek and Battle Creek.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1953 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. 

1952

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

_

_

-

Mar. 

1953

0

0

0

Apr.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

72

115

*105

100

117

509

17.0

1,010

May

134

141

1ST

119

*111

101

97

113

118

120

118

*108

*82

62

*52

*42

32

31

29

29

*33

37

79

122

105

77

58

30

4.1

3.4

3.0

2,321.5

74.9

4,600

June

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.4

*2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

21

T5

*14

12

10

14

14

143.5

4.78

285

July

12

T.4

1.7

.8

.4

.3

.8

.3

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22.7

0.73

45

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

Oct. 

1953

0

0

0

The season ! Ma* ~ win - Mean - Ao-ft 5,940

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
MILK RIVER BASIN 117

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

(International gaging station)

Location. la t 49°26', long. 109°41' , in NE£ sec. 34, T. 5, R. 28 W. , third meridian, on 

right bank If miles north of West Plains and 10 miles north of Senate .

Drainage area. 240 sq ml.

Records available .'--March 1947 to November 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. March 

1939 to November 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada. No winter records.

Sage . Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 13, 1939, at site 

ferent datum.

miles downstream at difExtremes . Maximum discharge during period March to November 1953, 2,360 cfs June 5 (gage 

height , 9.78 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 10.00 ft; minimum recorded, 8.8 cfs Sept. 1.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Apr. 14, 1952 (gage height, 10.00 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks . Records poor. Several small diversions for irrigation above station. Peak discharge for 1952 reduced by overflow into Lodge Creek basin of about 700 to 1,000 cfs.

Cooperation. This Is one of the International gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been 

collected and compiled Jointly jflth the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to November 1953

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Mar.

a!2

aTZ *b!2

a!2

a!2

al2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!3

a!4

a!5

al6

a27 bZ3

a21

a20

alS »b!6

a!6

a!6

al6

a!7

a!7

a!7

»b!7

a!9

a21

- a23 *b25

a?7

522

16.8

1,040

Apr.

a29

*b31

a50

*b43

»b42

a40

»b44

 b50

»b42

a42

a51

a38

*b25

eZT

a29

»b31

a30

a29

a28

»b27

46.6

»71

100

102

107

*110

102

134

190

»201

-

1,891.6

63.1

3,750

May

171

138

119

104

112

»167

276

 464

»655 »3~9~0"

195

154

*128

129

119

106

»98

93

91

105

162

157

123

107

139

299

232

178

150

152

292

5,809

187

11,520

June

246

210

509

»844

1,660

559

331

268

255

239

198

177

170

161

140

128

115

109

102

98

96

95

93

92

96

96

86

85

82

81

-

7,421

247

14,720

July

80

77

72

69

65

59

54

 48.7

g42.4

a39.5

a36.5

a33.3

a30.2

a27.8

a25.2

g22.8

a20.1

a!7.0

a!4.0

al2.3

a!3.0

alS.O

g27.2

a31.2

a33.4

a34.0

E31.5

a26.0

g21.5

a!9.3

a!7.8

1,118.6

36.1

2,220

Aug.

al6.5

a!6.4

a20.0

325.0

a£8.5

g33.4

aSoTO"

a26.0

a22.7

a20.2

ale. 8

a!7.7

 16.6

16.0

14.5

14.1

13.7

13.7

13.7

13.3

12.5

12.1

11.4

11.4

10.8

10.8

11.4

11.4

11.1

10.2

9,^1

513.8

16.6

1,020

Sept.

10.2

157?

10.2

16.6

19.3

17.1

15.0

14.1

»13.3

12.5

11.7

11.4

11.4

11.4

10.8

11.1

11.1

11.1

11.4

13.7

12.9

13.7

14.1

14.1

14.5

17.7

18.2

17.1

15.0

15.0

-

405.9

13.5

805

Oct.

14.1

13.7

13.3

I4T5

14.1

»14.5

15.5

16.0

16.6

15.5

16.0

15.5

15.5

15.5

16.0

16.0

16.0

16.6

17.1

16.6

17.1

16.6

18.2

18.2

18.2

18.7

19.3

19.8

20.4

1178

19.8

514.7

16.6

1,020

Nov.

19.3

20.4

*19.8

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

.

.

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of 14 discharge measurements, 

occasional staff-gage readings, weather records, records for stations on the same stream, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
118 MILK RIVHl BASIN

Cypress Lake west Inflow canal near West Plains, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°27', long. 109°38', In HEfc sec. 1, T. 6, R. 28 W., third meridian, on 

left bank 1,000 ft downstream from canal headgates, 3f miles northeast of West Plains, 

and 12 miles northwest of Consul.

Records available. March 1947 to November 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. March 

1939 to November 1953 In reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Records for Irrigation season only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1939-53: Maximum dally discharge, 663 cfs June 27, 1942; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been 

collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet pep second. March to November 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Mar.

00"

O

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

»0

al

al

**a4

a4

al

al

al

al

al

a2

a2

aZ

a2

»»a7

al2

42

1.35

83

Apr.

a!3

*bll

*b23

*b29

*b31

b32

*b29

*b!9

*b!4

b22

b!7

b!4

*bll

a 11

a 11

»bl

a 11

a 11

a 11

*bll

a26

*b45

b66

b66

b62

*b68

b80

b87

b!35

b!54

-

1,183

39.4

2,350

May

138

124

108

74

65

 94

160

 216

244 ?40~

102

3.1

 2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

T^J

4.2

2.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

1,597.0

51.5

3,170

June

1.2

1,6

4.3

3.1

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

43.1

128

127

130 I5B~

117

53

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

ITS

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

-

765.2

25.5

1,520

July

1.9

1.8

1.9

l.B

1.8

1.9

2.0 **?7o~

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.6

**.5

.5

.5

.5

.L*

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

29.9

0.96

59

Aug.

* 0.4

!s

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

**.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.1

0.23

14

Sept.

0.1

TT

o

ff

o

0

o

o

»0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

-

0.2

O.O1

0.4

Oct.

0

ff

o

0

o

*0

o

0

o

0

0

.1

TT.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1.1.1.1

2.0

O.O6

4.0

Nov.

0.1.1

**.!

-

_

_

-

_.

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 7,2OO

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a. No gage-height record, discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of engineer's notes and 

weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 119

Cypress Lake west outflow canal near West Plains, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°28', long. 109°35', In SWi sec. 16, T. 6, R. 27 W., third meridian, on 

right bank 1 mile downstream from Cypress Lake West Dam, 7 miles northeast of West 

Plains, and 12 miles north of Consul.

Records available. March 1947 to November 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. July 

1940 to November 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Records for irrigation season only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, at site 1 mile upstream and 300 ft 

below Cypress Lake West Dam at different datum.

Extremes. 1940-53: Maximum daily discharge, 304 cfs May 4, 1951; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been 

collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to November 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

tf

0

0

**b.2

a. 2

**b.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

**b,3

a. 3

a. 3

a.3

a!5

alo

**5

a2

0

0

0

-

35.0

1.17

69

May

0

tf

0

a!5

a30

*28.8

27.2

22.2

2.9

1.1

.4

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

132.7

4.28

263

June

0.3

.3

1.0

*1.3

1.0

.8

.4

.3

.5

.3

.3

73" .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3.1

8.3

775

4.8

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

33.5

1.12

66

July

~TZ 0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**5.9

19.0

14.9

15.2

15.9

16.6

.20.0

24.5

*27.6

31.6

36.2

40.7

40.3

39.0

46.8

58

5S

§1

59

56

47.6

47.6

47.1

48.0

875.9

28.3

1,740

Aug.

47.6

TfTT

41.6

30.0

*23.3

24.9

19.4

12.6

12.3

10.3

9.0

1275

*15.9

16.9

17.6

18.6

18.3

17.6

17.9

17.2

14.2

14.6

14.9

14.6

*14.6

14.2

14.2

13.9

13.9

13.9

15.2

588.6

19.0

1,170

Sept.

18.6

1BT6"

17.6

17.6

17.2

17.2

7.8

.1

*0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

-

116.2

3.87

230

Oot.

0

S

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TTB- 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

8.0

0.26

16

Nov.

al.6

al.l

*0

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac -ft

The season : Ma* - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft 3,550

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of engineer's notes and gate operation records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
120 MILK RIVER BASIN

Battle Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'10n , long. 109"25"20", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 1, R. 26 W., third meridian, 

on left bank 600 ft north of international boundary in Saskatchewan, 8 miles upstream 

from Woodpile Coulee, and 30 miles north of Chinook, Mont.

Drainage area. 726 sq ml.

Records available. April 1917 to November 1953 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,729.8 ft (revised) above mean sea level 

[International Boundary Survey datum).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 952 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.57 ft); minimum recorded, 3.0 cfs Sept. 19.

1917-53: Maximum discharge, 5,820 cfs Apr. 15, 1952 (gage height, 10.56 ft); no flow 

at times during most years.

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

or backwater from beaver dams, which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by 

storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Water may be diverted into or from Frenchman River basin through Cypress Lake. Peak 

discharge for 1952 affected by loss to Lodge Creek basin (see records for Battle Creek 

above Cypress Lake west Inflow canal, near West Plains, Saskatchewan).

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Hov. 8, 1953, except period of Ice effect 

and backwater from beaver dam (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-31, 1952

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

3.0

6.2

9.6

13.3

Mar. 1 to Sept. 27, 1953

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

1.8

4.1

9.3

16.2

25.2

46.0

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

71

163

292

660

910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to November 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. 

1952

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.0

ITS

4.3

5.0

6.2

7.9

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.5

8.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.9

97T

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

*9.1

a9.1

229.1

7.39

454

Mar. 

1953

alO

aT5

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

a 11

a!2

a!5

*b!3

*b!4

*b!3

a!3

al4

alS

a!4

»b!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

al2

*b!2

a!3

*b!3

a!5

a!7

»b20

b20

a20

a2i

419

13.5

831

Apr.

a21

a21

a22

*b22

b30

b31

b34

b21

*b!5

blS

b9

b9

b9

b7

*bll

bll

b8

7.4 5.4

175

8.6

*11.2

11.8

14.0

21.3

*26.2

31.3

46.0

3373

30.3

511.1

18.4

1,090

May

*38.6

47.2

39.7

32.3

*27.3

17.0

T?T4-

62

63

132

254

*238~

73

126

104

108

100

91

88

97

*104

104

128

157

134

117

108

229

244

188

159

3,449.5

111

6,840

June

138

230

267

220

349

*564

*732

876

*43T

319

295

278

247

247

205

136

126

117

*124

179

168

150

130

130

100

88

88

102

91

83

7,210

240

14,300

July

82

Tf

74

71

67

66

64

61

57

54

56

51

43.9

43.9

40.8

31.3

27.3

*24.2

20.4

17.8

14.6

13.4

12.6

11.8

14.0

15.4

17.0

28.3

31.3

34.4

35J5

1,257.9

40.6

2,500

Aug.

34.4

32.3

27.3

25.2

24.2

28.3

*31.3

a33.4

a35.5

37.6

22.2

16.2

alS.8

15.4

14.0

a!4.0

14.0

14.6

16.2

17.0

17.0

18.6

a!9.5

20.4

a!6.9

13.4

all.O

a8. 6

6.2

aST?

10.6

619.5

20.0

1,230

Sept.

11.2

13.4

11.8

11.2

10.6

7.4

6.2

5.7

8.0

1_7.8

17.0

12.6

10.0

7.4

6.2

4.8

*4.1

3.6

*TT

E.7

5.2

10.0

15.4

11.2

7.4

5.7

7.4

8.6

9.3

*9.3

268.3

8.94

532

Oct. 

1953

10.0

10.0

10.0

8.6

1375

11.8

11.8

11.8

11.8

14.6

14.0

14.0

14.6

15.

15.

15.

15.

15.

15.

15.4

15.4

14.6

15.4

15.4

15.4

14.0

11.2

14.0

15.4

19.5

2Q._4

431.5

13.9

856

Nov.

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19". 5

20.4

19.5

*21.3

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and engineers' notes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by beaver dam on control Sept. 28 to Nov. 8, 1953.
MILK RIVER BASIN 121

Woodpile Coulee near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'00", long. 109°31'50", in NWr- sec. 8, T. 37 N., R. 17 E., on right 

bank 600 ft downstream from Antelope Coulee, l£ miles south of international boundary, 

7 miles upstream from mouth, and 30 miles north of Havre, Mont.

Drainage area. 70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1927 to October 1953 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to Aug. 27, 1927, staff gage at 

site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 0.8 cfs May 30; maximum gage height, 1.95 ft 

May 1; no flow for most of year.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 3,090 cfs Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 8.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 8.50 ft; no flow for most of each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Stock-water reservoir constructed in summer of 1947 a quarter of 

a mile upstream; capacity not more than 30 acre-ft.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1209: 1943(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. 

1952

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

_

-

Calendar year : Max

Mar. 

1953

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

T>

0

0

*o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

.1

^2

-

0.3

0.01

0.6

May

**0.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o .5

0.7

0.02

1.4

Mln Mean

June

0

O

0

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

p

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.1

0.003

0.2

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Oct. 

1953

0

0

0

AC-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Observation of no flow made on this

** Field estimate made on this day.

day.
128 MILK RIVER BASIN

East Pork Battle Creek near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°58', long. 109 0 08', in NW£ sec. 17, T. 37 N., R. 20 E., on right bank 

2 miles south of international boundary. 5^ miles upstream from Lyons Coulee, and 86 

miles north of Chinook, Mont.

Drainage area. 95 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1987 to October 1953 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 19, 1958, staff, chain gage, or water-stage 

recorder at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 39.3 cfs about June 3 (gage height, 3.37 

ft, rrom recorded range in stage); no flow for most of year.

1987-53: Maximum discharge, 8,200 Cfs Apr. 7, 1958 (gage height, 13.5 ft, present 

site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 430 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for most of each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1176: 1939-40.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. 

1952

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Mar. 

1953

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

a. 2

a. 8

al.5 *b.S

**b.7

b.4

a. 3

a.2

a.l *0

aO

a.2

al

a2

a3

al.5

a. 3

*0

13.0

0.42

26

Apr.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

May

»0"o

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

a5

alo

13

al

19

0.61

38

June

aO.5

a3

a20

aTo

a4

 1.6

al.2

a. 7

**.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

T5

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

41.9

1.40

83

July

6.1

"79 6.8

.3

.2

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.3

0.46

28

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Oct. 

1953

(*)

0

0

0

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

1 estimate of flow, recorded range in stage, engineers' notes, weather records, and record for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 123

Lyons Coulee at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00', long. 109°14', in NW£ sec. 1, T. 1, R. 25 W., third meridian, on 

right bank half a mile north of international boundary, 8 miles south of Arena, Saskatchewan, and 28 miles north of Chinook, Mont.

Records available. March 1927 to October 1953 (few winter records).

Gage. Staff gage. Prior to Oct. 19, 1935, chain and staff gages at site half a mile 

south of international boundary at different datum. Oct. 19, 1935, to Oct. 31, 1940, 

staff gage at site 1-J- miles north of international boundary at different datum.

Extremes. Ho flow during period October 1952 to October 1953.

 1727-53: Maximum discharge, 945 cfs Apr. 13, 1950 (gage height, 7.76 ft, from floodmark); no flow for most of each year.

Remarks. No flow since May 20, 1952. Natural flow of stream affected by small stockwater dams above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Matheson Canal near Chinook, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°35'40", long. 109°08'25", in SE$NWi sec. 29, T. 33 N., R. 20 E., on

right bank 75 ft downstream from headworks of canal and 3.9 miles east of Chinook. 

Records available. April 1905 to October 1921, May 1928 to September 1949, October 1950

to October 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 12, 1930, staff gage at site 65 ft upstream

at same datum. 

Extremes. 1905-21. 1928-49, 1950-53: Maximum daily discharge, 30 cfs Apr. 1, 1915,

caused by washing out of canal headgates; no flow at times each year. 

Remarks. Records poor. Canal diverts water from right bank of Battle Creek for irrigation of lands between Battle Creek and Milk River.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

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

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. 

1952

(»)

(*)

0

0

0

Mar. 

1953 Apr.

 50

0

0

0

0

0

0»o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.5

.9

1.8

6.1

10.3

 15.6

1075

6.4

4.4

5.9

63.0

2.10

125

May

4.7

4.6

6.4

7.3

6.2

4.S

 5.6

5.0

4.7

6.8

7.6

 5T5"

3.8

2.9

2.0

»3.1 z'.z

2.7

2.1

1.8

 1.2

**. '.56

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

75

.5

.5

95.2

3.07

189

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

June

0.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.5

!s

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

»0

0

0

0

0

0

9.0

0.30

18

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.0

2.7

*»1.3

5.7

8.0

8.5

572- 8.9

5.8

6.1

7.6

7.6

6.6

5.7

5.7

 5.8

93.3

3.01

185

Aug.

6.0

T74

4.5

3.5

3.7

4.4

 4.3

4.S

5.5

5.7

4.9

4.1

3.3

3.0

»2.7

2.3 2.2'

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

77.0

2.48

153

Sept.

!

»)

*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Oct. 

1953

(*)

0

0

0

Ac-ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

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

» Field estimate made on this day.
124 MILK RIVER BASIN

Peoples Creek near Dodson, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°21', long. 108°21', In N£ sec. 21, T. 30 N., R. 26 E., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile south of Indian Service diversion, 6| miles southwest of Dodson, 

and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 720 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1918 to September 1919, May to September 1921, June 1951 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 1951, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream 

at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs June 5 (gage height, 6.84 ft); no 

flow at times.

1918-19, 1921, 1951-53: Maximum daily discharge, 3,500 cfs Mar. 30, 1952- maximum 

gage height, 17.05 ft Mar. 29, 1952 (ice jam), from floodmark in gage house; no flow 

at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 700 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Mar. 16-27, 

May 20-24, 26, 27, May 30 to June 3)

Oct. 1 to June 8 June 9 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0 

.2 

.9 

2.2 

4.0 

6.5 

15

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.4

33

55

102

173

468

805

945

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

0

.2

.7

1.2

2.3

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.6

11

29

91

173

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

o

7J

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0»o

0

0

0

0

0

12

16

T5

44

1.'42

87

Nov.

"375 8.5

2.4

1.9

1.0

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

23.3

0.78

46

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

7j

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

1.5

175

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

0.13

7.9

Feb.

0

0

0 

0

.5

1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.5

3.

2

1

*0

0

.5

.3

.5

.5

_

-

16.2

0.58

32

Mar.

0.5

f~" . 2

15

20

18

20

24

28

32

*35

34

32

31

30

28

*22

27

15-

10

17

15

»9.3

20

15

17

15

11

9.3

7.7

 .9

566.9

18.3

1,120

Apr.

5.5

5.2

4.8 

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.7

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.1

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.5

6.2

107.4

3.58

213

May

19

15

11 

8.9

6.5

5.5

4.8

4.0

3. 5

sTs

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.8

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

46

*68

41

29

33

»369

702

*763

*392

336

822

*7T6

4,441.5

143

8,810

June

651

402

587 

864

934

685

577

511

*481

422

362

290

287

316

316

238

212

220

199

175

157

145

132

125

116

112

116

112

111

106

9,961

332

19,760

July

106

116

m91

83

77

74

69

64

59

51

48

*47

43

41

39

34

30

29

29

29

27

26

?§

32

31

30

28

30

29

1,641

52.9

3,250

Aug.

26

22

19 

18

19

27

31

27

24

17

12

8.8

8.3

7.2

4.8

5.6

7.2

5.6

3.7

*3.1

2.3

1.7

3.1

1.8

1.0

.6

.5

.4

4.4

.7

.1!

313.0

10.1

621

Sept.

0.2

.2

.3 

.2

.2

0

C>

0

1.2

2.5

2.3

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.8

*.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

0

0

.4

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

21.1

0.70

42

Calendar year 1952; Max 3,500 Mln 0 Mean 80.2 Ac-ft 58,220

Hater year 1952-53: Max 934 Mln 0 Mean 47.0 Ac-ft 33,990

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 15 (no gage-height 

discharge estimated on basis of 1 observation of no flow and weather records).

record Dec. 5-28;
MILK RIVER BASIN 125

Whitewater Creek near international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°57', long. 107°51', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 37 N., R. 29 E., on left bank 

500 ft downstream from North Pork, 3| miles south of international boundary, 11 miles 

north of Loring, Mont., and 14 miles south of Orkney, Saskatchewan.

Records available. March 1927 to October 1953 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir in concrete control. Prior to July 31, 1927, 

staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at various datums. July 31, 1927, to Oct. 31, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 269 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.24 ft); maximum gage height, 3.32 ft Mar. 27 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 3,500 cfs Apr. 14, 1952 (gage height, 6.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of conveyance study; no flow at times 

during most years.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Oct. 31, 1953, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1-31, 1952 Mar. 1 to Oct. 31, 1953

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.8

1.9

0

.1

.5

1.0

1.9

2.5

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

4.2 

12.0 

25.0 

41.0 

6O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. 

1952

O.I

TT

.1

.1 «.l

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

tl

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

a. 2

a. 2

4.5

0.15

8.9

Mar.

1953

 50

0

0

0

0

o

«0

0 

o

0

0

o

*0

o

0

0

a.l

a. 2

*«a.2

a.l

O

0

O

a. 5

al.O

*b!5

b55 b3~5

*b30

a20

157.1

5.07

312

Apr.

a!5"55

*gl.4

gl.O

al

al

al

*gl.O

a. 9 

g-8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

*g.7

a. 7

*E ' 7

aTe

a. 7

*.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

*.9

1.0

1.2

2.8

-

49.7

1.66

99

May

8.0

3.4

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

*.8

.8 

.9

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

*.7

.6

.6

. 5

75

1.4

1.2

1.0

7.8

26.6

4.8

3.0

2.4

54

TLs

25. 0

201.6

6.5O

400

June

9.0

4.2

12.0

39. 4

17.8

 6.2

3.0

2.5

2,5 

2.9

2.4

1.8

2.5

 1.8

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

75

-

120.6

4.02

239

July

0.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2 

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

.1.1.1

0

0

0

4.7

0.15

9.3

Aug.

(*)

O

0

0

Sept.

 50

0

0

0

0

0

0

o 

o

«0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0~.1

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.1

0.003

0.2

Oct. 

1953

O

7J

*0

O

0

o

0

0

atl

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

g.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 «.l

2.3

O.07

4.6

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

** Field estimate made on this flay.

a "Mo gage-height record, discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 

1 field estimate, weir readings, engineer's and observer's notes and weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Discharge computed from staff- or weir-gage reading.
126 MILK RIVER BASIN

Belanger Creek diversion canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°30', long. 109°22', in SW£ sec. 30, T. 6, R. 25 W., third meridian, on 

lertDank 1,000 ft downstream from diversion weir and 12 miles north of Vidora.

Records available.--March 1947 to October 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1946 to October 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Irrigation seasons only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1946-53: Maximum daily discharge, 555 cfs Apr. 29, 1951: no flow at times in 

eacii year.

Remarks. Records poor. Canal diverts water from fight bank of Belanger Creek for storage in Cypress Lake reservoir.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, In cubic feetjper second, March to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Mar.

0

7

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a2

b6

be

16

0.52

32

Apr.

blO

b!5 *b5

*b5

7.7

*7.8

*8.6

5.9 *3.7

4.0

a3.9

a3.6

a3.6

a3.5

a3.4

*3.3

a377

34.1 *4.5

6.6

*14.6 *57

*110

110

 116

141

189

564

*263

a208

-

1,685.7

56.2

3,340

Bay

a!52

*97

94

*130

155

144 *136

123

61

24.4

12.2

*4.2

£a

all.O

a!9.6

a2B.Z

 36.9

29.1

15.7

15.7

18.5

20.1

22. 7

36.5

65

27.4

21.1

20.7

19.6

21.4

23.3

1,587.7

51.2

3,150

June

19.6

16.4

14.1

6Q

22.3

21.4

20.4

20.4

22.0

20.4

18.8

17.4

18,8

18.2

16.9

10.4

3.3

1.2

0

*0

0

0

O

0

0

O

O

0

10.7

25.9

-

378.6

12.6

751

July

2186

26.6

5.9

2.2

1.1

.2 *£

0

0

0

0

0

o

o.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

219.0

7.06

434

Aug.

<")

<")

0

0

0

Sept.

- (*)

-

0

0

0

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Hater year : Kax Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 127

Cypress Lake east outflow canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°29", long. 109°21', in sec. 19, T. 6, R. 25 W., third meridian, on right 

bank 500 ft above confluence with Belanger Creek and 11 miles north of Vidora.

Records available. May 1947 to November 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1940 

to November 1S53 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada. Irrigation seasons only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1940-53: Maximum daily discharge, 202 cfs Apr. 19, 1952; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Canal diverts ^B-ter from Cypress Lake for irrigation of lands in 

Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to November 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

o

0

»0

*0

0

»0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

*0

0

0

aS.o

all.O

aTYTo"

 11.0

9.5 

8.8

9.6

9.8

9.6

-

85.3

2.84

169

May

8.5

*7.0

5.6

5.0

5.4

5.0

 4.3

4.4

4.6

4.9

5.5

 8.0

26.9

5.4

4.9

4.9

*4.9

5.5

14.4

24.6

26.2

25.4

22.3

19.8

29.5

ffi

21.9

19.2

18.7

24.2

429.0

13.8

851

June

28.6

28.6

34.5

76 55

37.0

a35.3

a33.6

a32.0

a30.4

a28.8

a27.2

a25.6

23.9

a21.0

aia.o

alS.O

a!2.0

a9.1

 6.1

6.1

4.9

3.9

4.1

6.0

4.9 

4.7

3.9

2.0

.7

-

621.9

20.7

1,230

July

1.9

6.7

"575 7.4

3.4

2.1

1.4

**1.6

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

.7

.4

.3

1.7

.8

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

3.2 

.6

.3

.3

.1

.1

43.6

1.41

86

Aug.

0.2

.1

.2

.2

**jl

.3

.1

~. Q 1

.3

.3

.2

.2

»*.3

.3

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

0

0

0

.2

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

o

4.8

0.15

9.5

Sept.

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.1

0

0

.1

-

0.3

0.01

0.6

Oct.

0.5

1.8

.8

~.6

 1.1!s.1

0

.1

.2

.6

1.1

1.1

.7

1.3

1.8 "Ts

.1

.3

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.1 

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.4

25.4

0.82

50

Nov.

1.6

1.5

_

_

-

_

.

_.

-

-

_

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

_

-

-

.

-

_

-

_

.

-

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Hln - Mean - Ac-ft 2,400

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of canal operation records.
128 MILK RIVER BASIN

Frenchman River above East End Reservoir, near Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°29', long. 109°00 T , in NW£ sec. 23, T. 6, R. 23 W., third meridian, on 

right bank 2 miles downstream from North Fork, 4 miles east of Ravenscrag, and 8 miles 

west of East End, Saskatchewan.

Drainage area. 598 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1947 to November 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1912 

to October 1917 (published as "at Phillips Ranch"), and March 1937 to November 1953 in 

reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. No winter 

records.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 1, 1917 (corrected), staff gage at site half 

a mile downstream at different datum. Mar. 1, 14B7, to Aug. 11, 1938, staff or chain 

gages at several sites within 5 miles of present site at various datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period March to November, 938 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 

4.46 ft); minimum daily, 4.8 cfs Sept. 16-18.

1912-17, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1952 (gage height, 12.25 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum recorded, 0.6 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1949 (gage height, 

1.16 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversion in Belanger Creek diversion canal near Vidora, 

Saskatchewan (see p. ), return in Cypress Lake east outflow canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan (see p. ), diversions for irrigation at many other points along the stream, 

and return flow from irrigated areas. Water may be diverted into or from Battle Creek 

basin through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Rating table, Mar. 1 to Nov. 2, 1953 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

7.8

11.8

16.8

24.0

32.7

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

45.7

62

107

263

702

907

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to November 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Feb.

t!9.2

Mar.

20

22

20

18

23

23

21

23

22

25

23

23

22

*20

21

23

23

23

23

24

23

»18

16

2T

23

27

27

33

44

56

9O

820

26.5

1,630

Apr.

 94

 64

64

76

*66

 59

59

57

39

 29

28

23

 20

2O

11

23

18

17

19

32

*76

256

695

876

S3?

*622

555

677

617

380

-

6,230

208

12,360

May -

281

232

207

 219

270

277

249

239

191

142

130

104

113

*157

102

87

78

72

68

10T

163

166

148

142

213

342

23?

169

142

151

191

5,384

174

10,680

June

182

163

232

497 ITS

243

178

160

»166

169

145

148

163

136

113

92

76

64

59

57

59

55

52

47.3

44.4

51

49.0

49. 0

47.3

47.3

-

3,963.3

132

7,860

July

40.5

40.5

57

60

BY

45.7

41.8

37.9

*34.0

31.8

31.0

29.2

26.6

26.6

23.3

21.8

20.4

22.6

21.8

19.7

17.5

T775"

19.7

19.0

19.7

23.3

24.0

24.0

21.1

19. 0

19.0

9O7.O

29.3

1,800

Aug.

17.5

16.3

15.8

17.5

IS. 2

16.3

15.8

14.3

13.3

13.3

 12.3

12.3

11.0

10.6

10.2

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.6

7.5

7.2

7.5

11.0

9.0

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.2

6.3

T7S

346.1

11.2

686

Sept.

6.6

7.2

9.0

8.6

11.0

10.6

9.4

9.8

6.6

 6.6

8.2

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.1

i4T7§

4.8

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.6

7.5

7.8

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.O

7.5

7.2

221.8

7.39

440

Oct.

6.9

6.9

6.3 775-

*12.8

9.8

8.6

7.8

11.0

11.0

11.0

10.6

10.2

10.6

11.0

12.3

12.8

11.8

15.8

13.8

11.8

11.4

11.0

12.3

12.8

12.3

12.8

13.3

13.3

13.8

15.8

349.1

11.3

692

Nov.

12.3

13.8

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 1 to Apr. 21.
MILK RIVER BASIN 129

East End Canal at East End, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°30' , long. 108°Sl' f In NW£ sec. 25, T. 6, R. 22 W., third meridian, on 

left bank 100 ft downstream from headgates and 2 miles west of East End.

Records available. March 1947 to October 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1937 to October 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. Irrigation seasons only. Published as "Eastend Irrigation District 

main canal April to September 1937.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 19, 1949, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1937-53: 

in each year.

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

Canal diverts water from East End Reservoir on right bank for irrigation in the Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

united states and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Maximum daily discharge, 62 cfs May 11, 12, 1949; no flow at times

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

-

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

a22.8

a33.2

a3372

33.2

33.2

33.2

32.9

32.9

32.9

32.5

32.2

32.2

26.1

19.7

19.2

alS.4

a!7.7

a!7.0

a!6.2

518.7

16.7

1,030

Aug.

a!5.4

a!4.7

a!4.0

a!3.2

a!2.4

all. 7

all.O

10.2

10.2

*9.8

9.8

9.5

5.4

.5

4.5

6.7

9.1

10.7

10.7

10.7

10.4

7.1

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

2.4

5.9

226.0

7.29

448

Sept.

6.3

4.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

10.9

0.36

22

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Kin Mean Ac-ft

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

a No gage-height record, discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of canal operation records.
130 MILK RIVER BASIN

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

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°31', long. 108°50', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 6 R. 22 W., third meridian, on 

left bank three-quarters of a mile west of East End, 1 mile downstream from East End 

Reservoir, and 100 miles upstream from international boundary.

Drainage area. 648 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1947 to November 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

19U9 to October 1916, April 1918 to May 1931, September 1935 to July 1936, and April 

1939 to November 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada. No winter records. Published as "near East End" 1909-10, as "at 

Enright and Strong's Ranch" 1911, as "at Strong and Day's Ranch" 1912-13, and as "at 

East End" 1914-16, 1918-36; records prior to April 1939 not equivalent owing to diversion in East End Canal since 1937.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 1941, staff or chain gages at several sites 

within If miles of present site at various datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period March to October 1953, 987 cfs Apr. 24 (gage 

height, 7.00 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Apr. 16, 1952 (gage height, 19.10 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house); no flow Aug. 14, 1943.

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

Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas. Water may be diverted into or from Battle Creek 

basin through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly 

by the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have 

been collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of 

Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating table. Mar. 1 to Nov. 16, 1953, except period of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, discharge, in cubic feet per aecond) 

(Shifting-control method used May 25 to June 25, Oct. 29 to Nov. 16)

.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.4

1.5

.6

2.8

8.0

23.2

44.2

61

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.7

88

126

156

273

584

924

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to November 1953

Day

1

8

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Feb.

t!5.2

-

_

-

Mar.

18

20

18

18

16

8

17

16

16

18

21

20 

*18

19

18

16

19

23 

22

22

*24

28

*19

16

15

24 

49

69

37

ill

784

25.3

1,560

Apr.

*94

61

43

77

*83

85 

100

78

56

*43

35

39

*40 

37

33

32

33

32

1

*66

384

513

921

*706~

584

*551 

590

740

434

6,554

218

13,000

May

280

126

*164

174

160

183 

179

*187

189

189

181

126

88 

88

*88

85

80

72

66 

58

56

99

189

172

168

207

348 

248

177

212

174

4,813

155

 9,550

June

166

17S

197

256

498

383 

199

*169

166

166

156

124

142 

152

143

110

96

80

28.6 

2TT

39.7

39.7

40.8

43.1

43.1

43.1

42.0 

42.0

40.8

39.7

3,852.7

128

7,640

July

39.7

37.5

37.5

'37.5

39.7

40.8 

39.7

40.8

*42.0

44,2.

44.2

34.1

20.0 

19.2

17.5

13.6

12.9

12.2

11.5 

11.5

11.5

11.5

10.1

10.1

10.1

10.8

10.1 

5.9 5^9"

6.4

12.2

700.7

22.6

1,390

Aug.

12.2

12.2

12. 2

12.2

12.2

12.2 

12.2

11.5

11.5

10. S

*11.5

11.5

10.8 

10.1

12.2

13.6

19.2

12.9

12.2 

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.4

3.3

2.8

ft! 

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.3

272.2

8.78

540

Sept.

3.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.9

4.9

4.9

*10.1

10.1

10.1

fti 11.5

11.5

10.8

10.8

10.8 

10.1

10.1

9.4

9.4

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.3 

1.0

.6

~* 5

198.4

6.61

394

Oct.

0.6

1.0

.8

.8

*.6

.6 

.5

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

-

 .6

*61

108

155

339.9

11.0

674

Nov.

145

112

37.5

22.5

*22.5

20.0 

23.3

18.3

16.7

15.8

16.7

15.8

15.0 

15.0

17.5

12.2

_

-

I

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Kin Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of (litharge measurement.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1 to Apr. 21. No gage-height record May 1, 

Oct. 16-2S} discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of engineer's daily notes.
MILK RIVER BASIS 131

Val Marie west gravity canal near Val Marie, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. La t 49°22', long. 107°53', in SW£ sec. 7, T. 5, R. 14 W., third meridian, on 

 right bank at outlet of Val Marie West Reservoir, 11 miles northwest of Val Marie.

Records available. March 1947 to October 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. March ' 

1946 to October 1S53 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada. Irrigation seasons only.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 27, 1949, at site half a mile downstream at 

aifferent datum.

Extremes. 1946-53: Maximum daily discharge, 28.9 cfs June 21, 1952; no flow at times in 

each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Canal diverts water from Val Marie West Reservoir on left bank 

for irrigation in the Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to October 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

-

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

-

O

0

o

July

0 

0 

0

O

0

0

0

o

o

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

5.3 

9.1

M12.3

5.1

15.3

9.6

1O.1

13.3

11.9

126.6

4.08

251

Aug.

6.8 

6.4 

6.3

6.1

8.1

10.5

1573

9.6

8.6

*8.6

6.3

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

.8

.1 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

al.O

108.5

3.50

215

Sept.

. a2.0

(*)

.9

.7

.6

> a3.0

-

73.2

2.44

145

Oct.

\ a3.0

*2.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.9

0.38

24

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft 

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineers' and observer's notes.
132 MILK RIVER BASIN

Val Marie Canal near Val Marie, Saskatchewan 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°18', long. 107°47', In NE£ see. 14, T. 4', R. 14 W., third meridian, on

le£t bank 1 mile downstream from Val Marie Reservoir and 4| miles northwest of Val 

' MarJ«.

Records available. April 1947 to October 1953 In reports of the Geological Survey. April 

1937 to October 1953 In reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada. Irrigation seasons only.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1937-53: Maximum dally discharge, 90 cfs June 2,3, 1951; no flow at times In 

each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts water from Val Marie Reservoir on left bank for 

Irrigation In the Frenchman River basin In Saskatchewan. Approximately 85 acre-ft were 

diverted from canal during the season for use above station.

Cooperation. This Is one of the International gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and complied jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

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

62

IT. 2

4.1

1.4

88.7

2.86

176

Apr.

0

0

0

.5 ".3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

2.7

0,09

5.4

May

1.4

0

0

0

0

4.3

8.8

12.6

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

*15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7 

16.1

16.1

16.1

15.7

15.7

18.8 

T274

5.6

5.3

5.1

16.4

7.7

5.8

340.9

11.0

676

June

5.8

25.0

18.5

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

7.8

5.3

*4.9

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

1.9

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

112.2

3.74

223

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

45.3

13.9

35.5

42.2

42.2

42.2

42.2 

41.8

43.5

46.9

53

56

56 

42.2

52

54

52

46.6

37.3

35.7

880.5

28.4

1,750

Aug.

35/L

35.7

35.7

35.7

35.3

35.3

34.9

34.9

*34.5

34.5

21.4

10.0

13.4

13.1

13.1

13.1

13.1

13.1 

13.1

7.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9 

3.1

3.1

1.8

5.1

2.8

1.2

T73

512.1

16.5

1,020

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.2

277

3.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.7

8.0

7.7

10.0 

10.0

6.3

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.9

107.2

3.57

213

Oct.

^

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

tf

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

1.6

0.05

3.2

.

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
MILK RIVER BASIN 133

Frenchman River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00 I 00", long. 107 e 18'10", in SE£ sec. 5, T. 1, R. 10 W., third meridian, 

on left bank 50 ft upstream from international boundary and 22 miles northeast of Whitewater, Mont.

Drainage area. 2,020 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1917 to October 1953 (few winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Prior to June 23, 1937, at site half a 

mile upstream at different datum. June 24, 1937, to October 1952, at site 50 ft downstream from international boundary at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 1,310 cfs May 30 (gage height, 9.36 ft, 

from floodmark in well); minimum daily recorded, 0.3 cfs Sept. 30.

1917-53: Maximum discharge, 22,700 cfs Apr. 15, 1952 (gage height, 19.90 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during most years.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions for 

irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Water may be diverted into or from 

Battle Creek basin through Cypress Lake.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Oct. 31, 1953, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

Oct. 1-31, 1952 Mar. 1 to Oct. 31, 1953

5.7

9.2

14.4

21.0

3.8

4.0

4.1

39.0

65

83 3.2

3.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

8.3

21.3

39.0

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

62

142

266

516

980

1,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

T

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. 

1952

67

67

64

59

58

56

53

47.7

44.4

*43.3

40.0

40.0

33.7

28.2

25.0

23.4

21.8

a!9.7

17.6

a!4.8

12.1

*10.6

8.7

9.6

7.9

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.C

6\5

912.6

29.4

1,810

Mar. 

1953

a9

a9

a9

a9

a9

a9

a9

*a9

b9

b9

a9

alO

alO

*blO

b!2

a!2

al3

al4

blS

b21

*b25

a22

b22

a22

a31

a40

*b49

b74

b209

*b379 

b287

1,376

44.4

2,730

Apr.

b216

b!34

*b!09

b!21

b!27

b!02

blOO

*b98

b76

b62

b34

a30

a26

a22

*b!8

a!6

al4

*b!2

alO

a9

*7.5

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.9

33.0

*61

62

172

442

2,145.7

71.5

4,260

May

*678

*768

770

*630

639

666

*464

97

55

47.8

48.2

138

*206

232

239

*232

155

144

138

142

142

136

121

241

402

568

456

369

584

1.250 

1,020

11,758.0

379

23,320

June

942

915

701

*650

804

*786

772

763

641

650

579

545

521

*434

329

244

232

209

198

191

186

186

183

123

47.8

61

26.2

22.9

17.7

103 

12,062.6

402

23,930

July

30.4

93

87

86

84

83

82

82

82

*80

79

79

78

66

33.3

33.3

40.1

43.4

39.0

40.1

37.1

33.3

32.4

24.6

19.9

19.9

44.5

30.4

26.2

22.1 

18.4

1,629.4

52.6

3,230

Aug.

24.6

21.3

19.1

16.3

13.5

16.3

15.5

14.8

*18.4

21.3

21.3

21.3

20.6

20.6

14.1

8.9

6.7

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.2

6.7

5.6

3.9

2.8

2.6

2.1 

1.7

347.1

11.1

688

Sept.

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

*.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

73'.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

23.1

0.77

46

Oct. 

1953

0.3

.3

**.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.6

6.7

7.9

8.3

8.3

6.9

7.9

8.9

8.9 

*8.3

81.4

2.63

161

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of engineers' and observer's 

notes, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
134 MILK RIVER BASIN

Frenchman Canal near Saco, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°36', long. 1Q7°15', near southwest corner of NW£ sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 

34 E7, on left bank two thirds of a mile downstream from point of diversion and 1Q-Jmiles northeast of Saco.

Records available. May 1928 to October 1953. Pew winter records.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 1, 1953, at site about 800 ft downstream at 

different datura.

Extremes. 1988-53: Maximum daily discharge, 114 cfs Apr. 21, 22, 1950; no flow at times 

each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Canal

diverts water from left bank of Frenchman River for irrigation in the Frenchman Valley.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. 

1952

(*)

0

0

0

0

Mar. 

1953

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

brji

1.8

0.06

3.6

Apr.

bl.7

b3.0

b2.6

b!3

b4.6

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

6.5

5.6

6.8

9.6

9.0

9.1

10

9.1

8.6

14

39

55

28

211.8

7.06

420

May

6.1

51

35

37

31

30

30

»30

*24

19

17

15

*15

17

19

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

27

29

35

»30

30

27

25^ 5.1

731.2

23.6

1,450

June

7.4

T3

1.5

5.6

1.1

.1

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

.2

o

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.2

0.77

46

July

o

0

0

1.0

9.5

24

24

24

23

*31

40

40

41

4T

41

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

40

39

38

38

37

36

36-

959.5

31.0

1,900

Aug.

28

24

24

24

25

*25

25

26

26

26

27

33

34

34

34

35

16

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

466

15.0

924

Sept.

(*)

(»)

-

0

0

0

Oct. 

1953

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Kin Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 135

Reservoirs in Frenchman River basin in Saskatchewan 

(International gaging stations)

Cypress Lake water diverted from Belanger Creek and Battle Creek at points 12 miles northwest or Consul and 12 miles northeast of Vidora, completed in 1938 for irrigation, has 

usable capacity of 79,750 acre'-ft. Records partly furnished by Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Administration, Canada.

East End Reservoir on Frenchman River, 2 miles west of East End, completed in 1939 for 

irrigation, has usable capacity of 1,460 acre-ft. Records partly furnished by Prairie 

Farms Rehabilitation Administration, Canada.

Val Marie West Reservoir on Frenchman River, 12 miles northwest of Val Marie, completed In 

1939 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 2,130 acre-ft. Records partly furnished by 

Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Administration, Canada.

Val Marie Reservoir on Frenchman River, 5^ miles northwest of Val Marie, completed in 1938 

for irrigation, has usable capacity of 8,430 acre-ft. Records partly furnished by 

Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Administration, Canada.

These are International stations maintained jointly by the United States and Canada 

under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and complied Jointly, 

with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada.

Month-end contents, in acre-feet, October 1952 to October 1953

Date

Nov 30...........................

Pet 28...........................

May 31 ...........................

July 31...........................

Oct. 31...........................

Cypress Lake

100,500

East End 

Reservoir

978

Val Marie 

West Reservoir

820

1,740

2,380

2,030

1,360

1,480

Val Marie 

Reservoir

3,310

12,130

10,730

7,800

5,950

Note. Contents for Cypress Lake computed from graph based on gage readings made twice monthly, 

or more frequently during period of changing stage. Contents for other reservoirs computed from 

dally gage readings or graphs based on gage readings made several times weekly.
136 MILK RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20", long. 106°47'30", in SE£ sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 37 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile south of international boundary, 2 miles upstream from 

Horse Creek, and 9 miles northeast of Thoeny, Mont.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Hecoras available. March 1927 to November 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1914 

to October 1915 and March 1927 to November 1953 in reports of Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada (no winter records most years). March 1916 to 

October 1926 in reports of Department of Resources and Development, Canada, at site 

3 miles downstream; records not equivalent owing to inflow from Horse Creek. Published 

as "near Barnard, Mont." 1914-26.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Timber control since Sept. 10, 1937, Prior to Oct. 31, 

1915, staff gage near present site at different datum. Mar. 18, 1927, to Sept. 9, 

1937, staff or chain gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 330 cfs June 9 (gage height, 

5.59 ft); minimum daily recorded, 0.6 cfs Aug. 21-24, Sept. 13-17.

1914-15, 1927-53: Maximum discharge, 3,310 cfs Apr. 15, 1952 (gage height, 11.91 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; no flow at times.

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

backwater from beaver dam, which are fair. Several small diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

united States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: 1939(M).

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 195Z, to Nov. 3O, 1953, except periods of Ice effect 

or backwater from beaver dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to 31

2.4

2.5

2.6

1.2 

2.2 

3.9

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

Mar. 1 to Nov. 30

2.1

4.4

8.0

13.2

19.0

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

25.5 

41.0 

73

13O

217

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to November 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. 

1952

*1.6

1.5

1.5

JUi

1.5

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.C 

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.7

*2.7

a2.7

a2.7 

a2.7

73.1

2.36

145

Mar. 

1953

(**)

a2

a4

a5

**alO

alS

b!40

bllO 

»b!55

515

16.6

1.O20

Apr.

b!50

 bToTJ

b90

b80

b85

b85

*69

70

*47.0 

a35

a25

a 20

a!5

a!4

al3

*12.l 

11.6

10.4

14J4

33.0

62

63

65

45.0

30.8

24.8

24.2

25.5

54

1,387.6

46.3

2,750

May

147

135

63

37.8

29.2

24.8

22.2

20.3

19. 0 

18.4

19.0

17.8

 16.1

29.2

33.0

3O.8 

25.5

21.6

19. 0

17.3

17.8

19.0

17.3

IP

47.0

30.0

24.2

47.4

^ff

1,247.8

40.3

2,470

June

33.8

31.1

65

128

77

56

35.4

84

212 

198

79

32.2

23.6

*17.8

14.9

4H58

2S.5

19.0

16.7

19.0

18.4

15.5 

27.6

34.1

24.2

17.3

16.7

46.8

1,527.8

50.3

3,030

July

149

81

33. 0

a23

a20

al7

a!5

a!3

a ll 

alO

a9

a7

a7

a6

a5

aS 

a4

a4

a3*2.6

2.3 2.1

FT

2.1 

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.3

450.2

14.5

893

Aug.

2.O

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.B

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.9

1.2

.8

1.2

1.7

fi

37.7

1.22

75

Sept.

1.0

1.6

4.1

3.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.2 

1.1

1.1

.7

^6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.7

.3

.8

.8

.9

1.2

*1.4

1.5

1.8

al.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

41.2

1.37

82

Oct.

1.7

**1.7

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.3 

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3 

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.8

*3.1

2.8

3.9 

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.8 

4.4

93.0

3.00

184

Nov. 

1953

.8

.4

.8

.4

.4

.4

.1

.4

.4 

.4

.8

.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

.4

a .2

a3.9 *3.6

1> a4

J

> a*

137.1

4.57

272

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Kin Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day,

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 field estimates, weather records, and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
MILK RIVER BASIN 137

Horse Creek at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'20 n , long. 106"50'10", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 37 N.. R. 37 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile south of international boundary, If miles upstream from 

mouth, and 8 miles northeast of Thoeny, Mont.

Drainage area. 71 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March'1927 to November 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1914 

to November 1953 in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada (no winter records most years). Published as "near Barnard, Mont." May 1914 to 

October 1926.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, 

natural control at same site and datum.

Prior to Sept. 9, 1937, staff gage and

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 1,010 cfs June 2 (gage height, 10.62 ft)- 

no flow for most of period.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Apr. 15, 1952 (gage height, 11.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow most cf each year.

Remarks. Records fair. No reported diversion above station.

Cooperation. This Is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

united states and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

Natural Resources, Canada.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 30, 1953, except period of ice effect 

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

[Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-13)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

1.0 

1.5 

2.3

3.2

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

3.8

6.0

17.0

36.0

71

113

173

270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to November 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. 

1952

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

«

Mar. 

1953

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

**a.2

a. 2

a. 5

a. 5 

*bl6_

17.4

0.56

35

Apr.

b28

*b43 b3B"

b30

b2B.

20". 5

 11.7

7.1

*5.3

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.5

al.2

a. 9

*.6

a4

a. 5

a. 5

al.O

2.2

6.0

6.3

5.5

4.8

2.5

1.4

1.0

1.1

27.5

280.6

9.35

557

May

81

60

13.6 

5.8

2.9

1.7

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.8

.7

*.8

3.4

9.0

7.4

6.5

5.8

2.9

2.4

2.9

3.8

2.1

1.5

9.6

1.3

*4.2

2.2

24.6

15". 5

369.1

11.9

732

June

5.6

99

260 

36.0

17.0

9.0

5.8

39.6

90

23. 0

10.5

6.0

3.8

*2.5

1.9

1.6

14.9

4.6

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.4

650.0

21.7

1,290

July

6.0

11.3

5.4 

2.5

1.4

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

32.3

1.04

64

Aug.

0.1

TT

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0 

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Sept.

(*)

0

o

0

Oct.

1953

(*)

(*)

0

O

0

Nov.

(*)

-

0

O

0

Calendar year ; Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
138 MILK RIVER BASIN

McEachern Creek at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'30", long. 106 0 55'40", in SW£ sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 36 E., on left 

bank half a mile downstream from East Fork, half a mile south of international boundary, and 8 miles north of Thoeny, Mont.

Drainage area. 160 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1927 to October 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1924 to October 1953, in reports of Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada (no winter records most years). Published as "at Dolson's Ranch" 

April 1924 to October 1926.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Concrete control since October 1938. Prior to 

October 1938, staff gage at site 350 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 1,070 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.31 ft, 

rrom floodmark); no flow most of period.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Apr. 15, 1952 (gage height, 13.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times in each year.

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

which are poor. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. The records have been collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1176: 1939(M).

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Oct. 31, 1953, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1, 1952, to May 12, 1953

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0

.1

.3

.5

.9

1.4

2.2

3.4

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

5.2

8.0

16.0

27.0

44.0

65

150

May 13 to Oct. 31, 1953

1.0 

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

.1

.5

.7

1.1

1.8

3.0

4.7

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

8.8

18.0

30.5

67

150

269

572

675

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct. 

1952

0

0

0

Mar. 

1953

0

C5

0»o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

b2

b40

42

1.35

83

Apr.

 42.2

»b35

31.0

28.6

21.6

bEO

 19.5

17.0

*10.0

4.7

2.8

2.0

1.3

.9

.5

».3

.2

7?

a. 2

.2

a. 4

.6

3.8

3.2

15.6

a8.6

1.7

.7

al

23.4

300.2

10. 0

595

May

150

137

41.3

24.6

al4.6

4.7

a3.7

2.7

a2.2

al.7

al.2

.7

«.5

a. 5

a^i

19.8

18.6

17.5

8.6

7.7

8.6

812

alO

8.1

21.7

65

 28.6

11.7

56

379

US

1,168.7

37.7

2,320

June

31.9

17.5

654

JSS

75

36.8

19.8

24.2

171

84

34.0

12.6

10.1

 5.5

a4

a3

7.3

a6

a4

a3

a2

1.8

a2

al.5

1.0

a. 9

al.5

.8

a. 7

alT5

1,583.4

52.8

3,140

July

27.0

 5573

9.2

36.5

3.8

1.8

al.5

al

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 8

a. 9

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

.4

a. 3

a. 2

*.l

a.l

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

82.8

2.67

164

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Oct. 

1953

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Win Mean Ac-ft

Vater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MILK RIVER BASIN 139

Milk River at Nashua, Mont.

Location. --Lat 48°07'50", long. 106°21'50", in NE&lEir sec. 1, T. 27 N., R. 41 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.6 mile southwest of Nashua and 5 miles upstream from Porcupine Creek.

Drainage area. --23. 300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,027.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 742 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs May 31 (gage height, 25.50 ft, from 

graph based on observer's readings); minimum, 46 cfs Apr. 28.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs Apr. 18, 1952 (gage height, 31.38 ft); minimum observed, 4.6 cfs Apr. 18, 1946 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 140,000 acres above station. Flow regulated by Presno and 

Nelson Reservoirs (see p. 284).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height.

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Mar. 29 to

Apr. 1, Apr. 4-8, May 31 to July l)

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.O 

8.0

Oct. 1 to May 31

43

79

162

267

430

687

925

1,540

10.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

21.0

24.0

24.8

2,280

3,250

5,220

7,320

9,550

12,000

12,800

June 1 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

204

343

517

768

1,030

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

1,720

2,460

3,330

5,220

Note. Same as preceding table 

above 15.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-fl

Oct.

351 

338

324

310 

292

274

260

401

477

*407

341

306

292

278

263

£49

235

220

217

214

210

*203

200

210

206

203

203

200

196

193

*193

8,266

267

16,400

JJov.

200 

206

200

193 

196

*278

472

485

386

303

317

351

271

220

196

210

235

*260

256

235

220

215

2W

*210

200

195

180

170

170

160

-

7,404

247

14,690

Dec.

160 

160

165

170 

165

172

119

176

169

165

162

150

150

150

153

146

*159

145

140

130

120

120

110

110

105

110

T0"5 100

110

110

120

4,386

141

8,700

Jan.

120 

125

120

110 

100

100

100

105

120

130

160

150

*140

130

90

100

110

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

115

110

110

110

110

110

3,635

117

7,210

Feb.

120 

135

145

160 

160

160

155

150

150

*150

160

160

155

140

135

130

130

135

130

120

105

T20

130

130

130

130

130

120

-

-

-

3,875

138

7,690

Mar.

110 

105

105

105 

110

115

120

130

140

150

200

350

*590

600

550

500

400

350

600

*860

850

800

700

600

500

450

420

400

386

*379

557

12,232

395

24,260

Apr.

876 

1,010

 1,110

1.130 

925

*662

469

386

341

*306

253

206

165

134

125

109

91

71

63

59

59

59

*59

65

63

59

54

*49

48

56

-

9,062

302

17,970

May

191 

*711

1,100

*1,200 

1,460

1,560

*1,490

1,360

1,230

1,220

1,310

1,370

1,290

1,340

1,130

818

780

*808

792

775

783

1,010

1,160

998

1,300

*4,650

4,570

*3,540

4,120

8,010

*12.800

64,876

2,093

128,700

June

*11.400 

9,540

9,100

9,660 

9,830

8,960

8,170

7,600

7,020

6,460

6,160

6,090

6,210

6,240

6,230

*5,820

5,630

5,580

5,680

5,970

6,210

6,370

6,400

6,380

6,160

5,490

*4,500

3,660

3,090

2.720

-

198,330

6,611

393,400

July

2,550 

2,130

1,890

1,690 

1,470

1,600

1,750

*1,710

1,620

1,490

1,470

1,320

1,080

937

870

812

*782

761

694

577

534

477

395

343

538

380

*421

455

471

484

471

31,952

1,031

63,380

Aug.

461 

468

523

598 

637

666

*777

669

606

571

566

579

579

577

566

540

514

*517

520

514

499

481

477

471

461

452

448

*421

391

368

355

16,272

525

32,280

Sept.

351 

355

359

*364

351

347

325

312

302

288

288

284

279

274

269

264

*260

260

260

255

241

241

241

236

*236

241

250

241

-

8,442

281

16,740

Calendar year 1952: Max 44,200 Mln 80 Mean 2,324 Ac-ft 1,687,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,800 Mln 48 Mean 1,010 Ac-ft 731,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from wire-weight-gage readings May 25 to June 26. Stage-discharg 

relation affected by loe Nov. 22, Nov. 26 to Dec. 5, Dec. 10, 12-14, Dec. 18 to Mar. 28.
140 WOLF CREEK BASIN

Wolf Creek near Wolf Point, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°06', long. 105°41', near center of N| sec. 17, T. 27 N., R. 47 E., on 

right bank 2 miles northwest of Wolf Point and 2^ miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. August to December 1908 (gage heights only), March 1909 to July 1914, 

March 1950 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder, prior to July 1914, staff gage at site three-quarters of 

a mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs June 3 (gage height, 7.29 ft); no flow

1909-14, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 7,050 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 9.25 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Pew small diversions above station for irrigation of hay meadows.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2

0

0

0

.1

1.1

3.2

3.2

5.8 

4.3

4.9

6,0

4.5

2.6

1.7

1.0 

2.3

1.5

1.5

.5

*.7

.6

1.8

.9

1.5

.4

.4

1.0

1.4

1.2

55.3

1.78

110

Nov.

0.8

1.1

1.4

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.5

H

1.4

.6

*.6

.6

.7

1.0 

.5

79

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

-

37.2

1.24

74

Dec.

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3 

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

 2.5 

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

jl

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

55.6

1.79

110

Jan.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

.7

.Ji

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

 1.3

1.4

1.4

31.3

1.01

62

Feb.

1.4

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4 

1.5

1.6

1.6

 1.7

1.8

1.5

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

_

_

-

37.2

1.33

74

Mar.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

jl

.5

1

3

5 

6.5

6

 5.5

5

4.5

6

10 

18 

17

 16

19

16

10

5

4

*3.4

14

11

13

20

22

16

260.4

8.40

516

Apr.

13

11

 9.3

8.5

7.5

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.2 

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.0

 5.1

4.0

3 6 

z'.B

3.8

3.8

3.8

 3.8

3.6

5.1

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

 8.0

li185.0

6.17

367

May

22

25

23

21

17

15

14

11

9.3 

14

17

18

17

17

16

14 

11 

 9.3

7.7

875

9.3

9.3

8.2

11

25

26

23

21

36

64

 66

605.1

19.5

1,200

June

55

126

439

»?74

 84

51

36

31

29 

23

18

14

12

9.3

7.7

6.3 

5.1

4.3

10

36

31

35

26

24

21

19

16

18

18

-

1,482.7

49.4

2,940

July

16

20

20

17

15

12

7.5

5.1

 3.4 

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4 

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

-tl

143.1

4.62

284

Aug.

0^5

.4

.5

.4

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2 

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0 

0 

O

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

4.6

0.15

9.1

Sept.

2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

o'

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.97

5.8

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,930 Mln 0 Mean 21.5 Ac-ft 15,620

Water year 1952-53 : Max 439 Mln 0 Mean 7.95 Ac-ft 5,750

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, Dec. 12 to Mar. 21 (no gageheight record Feb. lo to Mar. 18; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather 

records). Ho gage-height record Mar. 22-24, Apr. 4-9, May 1-3; discharge estimated.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 141

Missouri River near Wolf Point, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°04', long. 105-32', in NVf£ sec. 28, T. 27 N., R. 48 E., on right bank 

 500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 6 miles southeast of Wolf Point, 

and 6 miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 83.200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. September 1928 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage Is 

1,958.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1930, staff and 

chain gages at Wolf Point ferry landing 6 miles upstream, at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1928-39, prior to Port Peck Reservoir reaching operational 

level), 7,219 cfs, 10 years (1943-53, after operational level was reached), 10,520 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 9.75 ft); 

minimum daily, 3,000 cfs Mar. 2.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs Mar. 25, 1939 (gage height, 14.4 ft, ice 

present), from rating curve extended above 39,000 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 

17.45 ft Mar. 30, 1930 (ice jam); minimum dally discharge, 320 cfs Dec. 10, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements made at 5-day Intervals during open water and 10-day Intervals during 

periods of ice effect. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000,000 acres above 

station. Plow regulated by Port Peck Reservoir (see p. 105 ).

Revisions (water years). WSP 876: Drainage area. WSP 1146: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period o'f Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, 20-27, Nov. 1, 2, Mar. 28 to Apr. 1,

Apr. 13 to May 7, May 9-14, June 6-15, June 23 to July 19, Aug. 3-U,

Sept. 4, 8-10, 19-27)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2

7.7 17,900

8.0 19,700

8.5 23,600

Nov. 3 to Apr. 28, 

Aug. 16 to Sept. 3

Apr. 29 to Aug. 

Sept. 4-30

2.2 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

4,670

5,130

5,460

6,000

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

9.7

10,500

15,500

23,200

28,000

2.6 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

9.7

5,200

6,000

10,600

16,000

23,400

28,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

23,300

25.500 

23^000

22,000

22,200

23,000

23,500

22,600

22,600 

22,200

22,100 

21,800

21,700

21,800

22,200

22,200

21,000

19,500

19,000

19,700

19,800

21,000

20,400

20,000

19,200

19,100

18.100 

18,900 

19,700

20,300

20,800

656,200

21,170

*1,302

Nov.

20.300

18,00(5 

15,500

14,200

12,600

11,300

10,800

10,600

10,200 

9,740

9,360 

9,190

9,160

9,120

9,070

9,020

9,020

9,020

9,000

8,920

8,660

7,810

7,840

7,790

7,790

7,790

7,790 

7.630 

7,790

7,790

-

302,800

10,090

600,600

Dec.

7,810

7,630 

7,720

7,740

7,720

7,700

7,860

8,000

7,980 

7,910

7,980 

7,950

7,980

8.110

7,956

7,910

7,860

7,860

7,770

8,000

8,000

7,500

7,500

7,000

7,000

6.500 e,§6o

6,500 

6,500

6,500

6,500

233,440

7,530

463,000

Jan.

6,000

5,500 

5,000

5,000

4.500

4,500

4,500

4,500

5,500 

6,500

7.000 

7,000

6,500

6,000

5,500

5,500

5,500

6,000

6,000

6,500

6,500

6,000

5,500

5,000

5,000

4,900

4,600 

5,100 

5,200

6,400

5,500

172,700

5,571

,342,500

Feb.

4,000

3,600 

4,500

5,000

5.600

5,300

4,600

4,100

4,200 

4,000

4,500 

4,500

4,300

4,500

4,700

3.300

3,566

4,400

4,700

4,400

4,400

4,100

4,700

4,100

4,700

4,700

4,200 

4,000

_

-

122,600

4,379

243,200

Mar.

3,500

3.000 

3,666

5,100

5,300

4,400

3,700

4,300

4,900 

4,800

5,800 

4,700

4,200

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,700

4,800

4,800

6,600

6,400

5,500

5,000

5,000

7,500

9.000 

8,640 

5,650

5,610

5,490

158,990

5,129

315,400

Apr.

6,910

7,100 

6,850

6,850

7,120

7,740

6,330

7,240

5,770 

5,150

4,940 

4,720

4,680

4.670

5,566

6,590

6,730

9,600

12,100

14,700

15.400

14*300

14,900

14,100

12,800

12,500 

12,600 

12,500

13,500

278,250

9,275

551,900

May

12,700

11,400 

11,500

11,600

11,900

12,000

12,900

12,700

14.000 

13^200

12,800 

10,400

9,390

8,830

9,650

11,200

10,700

10,600

11,800

12,300

11,700

11,300

10,600

10,600

10,600

8.100

11,266 

11,400 

8,850

11,000

12,000

348,920

11,260

692,100

June

15,800

16.700 

15,266

15,400

15,600

14,300

13,000

11,900

11,100 

10,600

9,980 

9,510

9,910

10,400

10,200

10,100

10,900

10,600

9,810

11,300

11,300

10,900

10,700

11,700

10,500

10,100

9,740 

8,960 

8,310

7.690

342,210

11,410

678,800

July

7,420

7,450 

6,630

6,510

6,090

5.240

5,250

6,280

6,730 

6,610

6,610 

6,870

7,770

7,840

10,100

12,000

12,600

13,600

14,500

14,300

13,600

13,600

15,000

16,600

18,500

19.700

19,200 

18,800 

17,900

18,400

19,400

361,100

11,650

716,200

Aug.

19,600

19,800 

19,200

18,600

17,400

16,500

16,800

16,800

16,000 

15.000

15,600 

15,800

16,400

18,500

19,300

20,200

20,000

20,300

20,600

20,700

20,600

20,500

20,200

20,200

21,200

22,400

22,200 

22,200 

24,200

25.400

24,200

606,400

19,560

*1,203

Sept.

24,700

25,600 

27,400

27,000

27.800

27,100

25,500

23,700

23.500 

25,006

26,400 

27,000

26,400

26,000

26,100

25,800

25,800

26,600

27,100

26,700

26,900

25,900

26,300

25,600

25,700

26,300

27,400 

27,800 

26,900

26,600

786,600

26,220

*1,560

Calendar year 1952: Max 45,100 Mln 3,280 Mean 12,710 Ac-ft 9,231,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 27,800 Mln 3,000 Mean 11,970 Ac-ft 8,669,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20 to Mar. 27. 

Expressed In thousands.
142 REDWATER CREEK BASIN

Redwater Creek at Circle, Mont.

Location.--Lat 47°25', long. 105°35', in SW£ sec. 11, T, 19 N., R. 48 E., on left bank at 

Circle, three-quarters of a mile upstream from .Horse Creek.

Drainage area. 534 sq mi.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1953.

;§.. Water-stage recorder. Sharp-crested weir since Sept. 24, 1938. Prior to June I,

941, and Mar. .23, 1943, to Feb. 16, 1948, chain gage at site a third of a mile upstream at same datum. June 1, 1941, to Mar. 22, 1943, staff gage at site 200 ft upgtream from present site at datum 2.8 ft lower. Feb. 17, 1948, to May 7, 1950, staff 

or wire-nreight gage at site 200 ft upstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1931-32, 1935-36, 1938-53), 17.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs June 29 (gage height, 10.83 ft, from 

high crater mark in well); no flow at times.

1929-63: Maximum discharge, 6,220 cfs June 17, 1944 (gage 'height, 18.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

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

and those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Few minor diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1006: 1929-30, 1932 739.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1-13, 25-31, June 24 to July 11

3.1

3.2

3.4 

3; 5

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.9

0

.2 

1.0 

1.4 

2.1 

3.3 

5.9

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.O 

7.0 

8.0 

8.4

105

243

430

685

805

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

16

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

 50

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1 .1.1.1.1

*.l o"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

0.9

0.03

1.8

flov.

0.1

. i

.1

.1

0

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1 .1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

*.l o'

0

.1 .1

-

2.7

0.09

5.4

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

!l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

[ b-1

3.1

0.1

6.1

Jan.

 bO.l

 b.l

 b.l

(*)

3.1

0.1

6.1

Feb.

0

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

"0"0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1

n.o

6.4

7.5

6.3

6.2

7.8 

*8.2

372

4.3

3.3

2.1

1.1

.3

.9

*1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4 

.4

.4

63.0

2.03

125

Apr.

0.4

0 .*3"3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.4 

1.0

-

12.0

0.40

24

May

 1.7

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.1

.8

.9

2.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.7 

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.6

13

*8.2

5.4

5.4

8.6 

32

91

210.1

6.78

417

June

*32

17

12

13

*10

10

8.6

7.8

7.1

8.8

8.6

5.4

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.2 

1.9

1.6

1.7

2.5

1.9

20"

gSOO

*gfl

g!7

g5.4

g3.0

*g532 

102

-

1,724.2

57.5

3,420

July

g44

g26

Kg7.8

g5.4

a5.2

aS.O

a4.9

a4.8

a4.7

4.6

a4.5

a4.4

a4.3

a4.2

Hi

a!5

6.3

aS.O

a3.5

a2.5

2.2

2.1

*1.7

1.6

1.4

1.1

fc*

1.4

343.6

11.1

682

Aug.

198

49

14

22

294

131

35

17

9.8

7.S

5.9

4.6

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.1 

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

808.9

26.1

1,600

Sept.

*0.2

/ .2

.2

.3

. 2

.2

.2

.2

!T

.1.1.1.1.1

.1 .1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1 .1

3.9

0.13

7.7

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,510 Min 0 Mean 60.9 Ac-ft 44,170

Water year 1952-53: Max 800 Mln 0 Mean 8.70 Ac-ft 6,300

Peak discharge (base. 80 cfs). May 31 (12 m.) 156 cfs (5.41 ft)s June 24 (4 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (10.2.1 

ft;J June 29 (7 a^m. ) 1,970 cfB (10.83 ft)j July 16 (9:30 a.m.) 313 cfB (6.45 ft); Aug. 1 (9:30 a.m.) 

420 cfs (6.98 ft); Aug. 5 (8 a.m.) 465 cfs (7.19 ft).

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

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings, high-water marks, and partly reconstructed 

gage-height record.
POPLAR RIVER BASIN 143

Middle Pork Poplar River at International boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'30n , long. 105°41'40", in SE£ sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 46 E., on left

Bank/half a mile south of international boundary, l| miles upstream from Coal Creek,

and 18 miles northwest of Soobey, Mont.

Drainage area. 381 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1931 to November 1953 (no winter records most years).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 766 cfs July I (gage height, 5.24 ft); 

maximum gage height, 5.48 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed. 

0.2 cfs Mar. 19 (field estimate).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 3,500 cfs Apr. 13, 1952 (gage height, 7.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 10.25 ft for flood of April 1954; maximum gage height, 8.78 ft May 21, 1939 

(backwater from ice); no flow at times.

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

wHTch are fair. see ,

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1239: 1939(M).

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 30, 1953, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-24, 1953)

1.1

1.2

1.7 

2.9 

4.3

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

6.1

9.0

13.6

24.1

52

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

93

165

271

452

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to November 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. 

1952

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.2

b!t!

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.3

a3_.4

76.7

2.47

152

Mar. 

1953

-

(*»)

aO.3

(**)

al

82

»b3

b70

b410

b450

b!99

1,357.9

43.8

2,690

Apr.

*b!53

bTS?

 105

86

68

68

55

56

»41.6

44.9

28.4

26.3

a 20

a!5

al5

a!5

alO

alO

a9

a8_

8.6

*12.6

16.2 

57

66

46.0

37.2

31.2

31.2

53

-

1,327.2

44.2

2,630

May

77

94

83

62

*52

44.9

38.8

34.4

32.8

35.0

41.6

37.2

47.8

43.8

40.5

40.0

37.8

34.4

29.0

27.9

27.9

26.3

tfc*

 53

89

88

68

90

126

TI5

1,661.9

53.6

3,300

June

99

78

320

342 "SSS

138

88

72

72

66

69

62

51

41.0

33.9

29.0

1674"

78

52

55

57

53

49.6

191

148

65

47.2

44.9

44.9

102

2,830.9

94.4

5,620

July

445

T64

79

52

38.3

29.5

22.5

17.8

14.6

 11.6

10.2

8.2

7.3

6.7

5.8

6.3

5.7

5.1

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.4 

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.1

*3.1

2.9

2.4

2^0

971.6

31.3

1,930

Aug.

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

*2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

TS

2.5 

3.7

 1.8

1.1

.7

l.a

""776" 20.9

5.1

67.8

2.19

134

Sept.

3~TT 3.7

2)9

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.2 

2.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5

-

70.8

2.36

140

Oct.

1953

2.5

*2.4 275

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

»3.6

4.3

7.3

Y75

6.1

5.5

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

4.9

118.7

3.83

235

Nov.

4.9

4.9

4.B

4.6

4.8

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.2

3.2

a4.O

a4.8

a5.5 

«6.3

""

-

156.5

5.22

310

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basla of 2 field estimates, weather records, and 

«cords for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
144 POPLAR RIVER BASIN

East Fork Poplar River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49 0 00'00", long. 105 0 24'30", in SWi sec. 3, T. 1, R. 26 W., second meridian, on left bank 200 ft north- of international boundary, 300 ft southwest of Canadian 

Custom Post of East Poplar, 14 miles upstream from mouth, and 14 miles north of Scobey, 

Mont.

Drainage area. 256 sq mi.

Records available. March 1931 to October 1953 (no winter records most years).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,410.92 ft above mean sea level (International Boundary Surveys datum).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 250 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.91 ft, 

" backwater from ice); minimum not determined.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 2,310 cfs Apr. 16, 1948 (gage height, 11.39 ft); maximum gage height, 12.8 ft Mar. 25, 1943, from floodmark (backwater from ice); no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Cooperation. This is one of the international gaging stations maintained Jointly by the 

United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty. Records collected and compiled Jointly with the Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and 

National Resources, Canada.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to October 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. 

1952

4.6

*4.2

6.4

5.4

3.8

4.8

5.4

6.4

6.8 §76

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.2

4.9

6.3

5.2

5.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6 

4.6

4.4

4.4

5.1

4.8

4.2

4.4

*4.8

a5.o

158.9

5.13

315

Mar. 

1953

L a3

*b3.5

 83.5

a5

si

*blO

b!5

b25

*b20

blO 

65

a5

a5

*b6

b6

*b45

b!65

*b!40

b90

609.5

19.7

1,210

Apr.

*b70

*b60"

b30

b20

b!7

16.5

14.8

14.2

*12.7

11.6

10.6

12.4

11.3

9.4

9.0

7.0

bTT5

b7.0

7.2

8.3

8.7

*8.1 

8.7

10.6

11.3

10.1

10.1

10.1

10.8

15.2

-

459.7

15.3

912

May

19.0

17.9

16.5

14.8

*13.5

12.7

11.3

11.1

11.1

12.2

10.1

10.6

11.1

15.5

14.2

13.0

11.1

10.3

9.4

9.2

9.0

8.3

*12.8

13.0

13.0

11.9

12.7

16.5

19.4

388.7

12.5

771

June

16.5

14.2

29.0

64

58

49.8

36.2

*33.5

32.5

29.5

26.0

21.8

19.0

15.2

13.2

Ilj6

T974"

16.1

14.8

19.0

24.1

26.0 

22.3

39.8

27.5

39.5

78

73

72

94

-

1,035.5

34.5

2,050

July

131

III

93

63

49.8

42.8

38.0

35.0

21.8

*10.8

9.2

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.7

8.3

8.5

8.7

8.1

7.7

7.0

6.4 

6.3

5.9

5.2

5.1

5.1

*5.1

4.4

4.4

4.3

737.2

23.8

1,460

Aug.

5.8 476~

4.4

4.4

*4.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

4.2

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.0

1.JS

3.8 

3.8

3.6

*4.2

4.0

4.0

5.1

5.4

4.8

3.8

124.1

4.00

246

Sept.

3.8

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.2

4.3

5.6

5.8

g ft g

5.1

4.6

4.8

4.4

3.7

3.6

4.2

a4.3

4.4

4.9

4.9

4.0

3.7 

4.3

a4.4

a4.5

*4.6

4.3

3.8

4.4

4.2

-

135.1

4.50

268

Oct. 

1953

4.3

4j^Z

a4^

B4.3

4.9

5.2

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

*5.2

6.6

fc*

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.4

171.1

5.52

339

Nov.

t6.1

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, engineer's 

notes, and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
POPLAR RIVER BASIN 145

Poplar River near Poplar, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°10'10", long. 105°10i40", in NE^NEi sec. 19, T. 28 N., R. 51 E., on right 

bank 4 miles north of Poplar and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available . August to November 1908 (gage heights only), March 1909 to October 1924 

(no winter records), August 1947 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 1, 1911, staff gage at site 3j miles upstream at 

aifferent datum. May 1, 1911, to Oct. 4, 1913, at site 14 miles upstream at different 

datum. Oct. 5, 1913, to Oct. 31, 1924, at site 2 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 170 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimum 

daily, 3 cfs Jan. 15, but may have beesn less during period of ice effect.

1908-24, 1947-53: Maximum discharge, 27,800 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 16.98 

ft); no flow at times.

Flood of July 10, 1946, reached a stage of 18.1 ft, from floodmark (discharge 40,000 

cfs, from slope-area determination of peak flow made at site 20 miles upstream).

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1176: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

8.0

15

34

62

150

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.4

388

690

1,090

1,290

Discharge, In Cubic feet per Second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13 

13

U

U

13

13

13

14

16

17

18

18

18

18

19

20

21

22

22

22

22

 23

23

24

23

25

24

24

25

25

30

600

19.4

1,190

Nov.

30 

30

30

29

29

29

28

29

27

24

28

33

32

33

32

32

33

35

 29

30

25

20

25

30

25

20

15

iS15

10

-

790

26.3

1,570

Dee.

is20

22

25

25

25

24

21

20

19

18

16

15

20

20

 20

18

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

488

15.7

968

Jan.

10 

10

10

8

5

5

5

10

15

15

12

10

10

5

.3

«5

8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

286

9.2

567

Feb.

$

is

15

15

15

15

12

11

13

15

15

 15

15

15

13

11

10

10

10

11

14

15

15

15

15

12

10

-

-

370

13.2

734

Mar.

10 

10

10

10

10

5

5

9

11

 15

15

*15

15

17

25

35

35

30

 35

40

45

45

45

40

50

70

110

200

320

500

800

2,580

83.2

5,120

Apr.

1.250 

796

»635

522

454

*371

315

294

263

233

215

200

184

 163

144

98

132

125

114

109

 98

92

86

83

15

92

95

102

*125

167

-

7,643 '255

15,160

MaV

209 

260

328

*323

500

250

200

175

155

160

165

170

175

175

170

160

140

*130

126

119

116

109

102

T55

209

215

202

182

196

282

555

5,962

192

11,830

June

357 

391

846

7§9

587

 627

510

462

396

355

300

275

225

200

180

TT5- 165

200

185

190

195

190

180

350

300

250

275

265

260

400

-

10,090

336

20,010

July

700 

1.000

566

400

370

340

300

265

 228

194

171

146

136

123

112

152

140

105

92

80

73

67

62

62

59

58

54

54

48

"3Q 47

6,188

200

12,270

Aug.

65 

65

53

52

67

 56

48

44

40

35

33

31

29

28

27

25

24

24

22

22

21

21

20

20

18

18

18

17

17

16

IS

991

32.0

1,970

Sept.

15 

18

19

20

^

19

21

21

*21

20

18

17

16

15

M

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

15

17

18

18

17

18

16

16

-

509

17.0

1,010

Calendar year 1952: Max 26,200 Mln 0.1 Mean 433 Ac-ft 314,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,250 Mln 3 Mean 100 Ao-ft 72,400

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). ME

cfs (6.85 ft); July 2 (time unknown)

ir. 31 (7:30 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (7.28 ft); June 3 (8 p.m.) 1,520 

1,160 cfs (6.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record 

Mar. 3-9). No gage-height record May 5-17, June 11 to July 8; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
146 BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN

Big Muddy Creek at Daleview, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°55', long. 104°57', in N| sec. 5, T. 36 N., H. 52 E., on right bank half 

a mile west of Daleview, half a mile upstream from Whitetail Creek, and 6 miles north 

of Redstone.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 23.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 664 cfs June 4 (gage height, 12.62 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs at times.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 6,360 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 17.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 90 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: 1948(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

*. 5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.9

.8

.7

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

»1. 6

1.6

28.5

0.92

57

NOV.

1.6

176

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0 i.o

-

42.1

1.40

84

Dec.

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

*.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

 1

 6

.6

.5

25.7

0.83

51

Jan.

0.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.4

.6 *E>

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

11.4

0.37

23

Feb.

0.5

.7."6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

**.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.5

.4

_

_

-

11.3

O.40

22

Mar.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.7

2.0

**3.9

2.3

6.8

6.8

5.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3,4

5.5

*32

**34

25

10

7

8

10

*14

96

lil

1ST

60

691.3

22.3

1,370

Apr.

*34

*44

25

14

11

9.6

8.9

8.6

*8.9

7.5

6.9

5.9

5.4

*4.9

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.7

4.6

Jb!

4.7

5.6

5.9

11

10

8.8

7.4

7.0

7.5

19

309.3

10.3

613

May

58

39

26

17

*14

11

8.9

7.2

6.6

9.2

26

14

25

16

17

13

8.9

6.9

5.5

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.6

7.8

34

20

15

8.4

8.3

23

24

486.1

15.7

964

June

19

11

392

480

T59

56

27

18

16

12

10

8.6

6.9

5.6

5.9

7*0"*" 4.1

162

56

72

101

77

196

221

357

159

69

36

23

75

2,885.1

96.2

5,720

July

423

*I66

55

23

13

8.8

6.4

5.1

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.3

24

18

6.4

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.1

»3.0

2.8

817.1

26.4

1,620

Aug.

5,0

175

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

 I

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

*1.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

47.8

1.54

95

Sept.

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2 275

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

i.a

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

46.1

1.54

91

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,120 Mln 0 Mean 44.9 Ac-ft 32,570

Water year 1952-53: Max 480 Mln 0.2 Mean 14.8 Ac-ft 10,710

Peak discharge fbase, 50 cfs). Mai

ft;; June 4 (3 a.m.) 664 cfs (12.62 1 

cfs (6.30 ft); June 25 (2 a.m.) 509 t

". 29 (time and discharge unknown); May 1 (12 m. ) 70 cfs (5.17 

't)j June 17 (10 p.m.) 258 cfs (8.56 ft); June 21 (2 a.m.) 108 

fs (11.25 ft); July 1 (4 to 5 a.m.) 576 cfs (11.88 ft).

* * Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made made on on this this day. daj

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Jan. 7, 

8, Feb. 21 to Mar. 9, Mar. 14-17, 22-26; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for station at Plentywood).
BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN 147

Big Muddy 'Creek at Plentywood, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°46' , long. 104 035', In NW^NWi sec. 30, T. 35 N., R. 55 E., on right bank 

at Plentywood, 2 miles downstream from McCoy Creek and 3 miles upstream from Box Elder 

Creek.

Records available . March 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 61.4 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs June 30 (gage height, 19.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 19.00 ft; minimum not determined.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 30, 1953; no flow Aug. 11 to Sept. 20,

Flood of Apr. 7, 1954, reached a gage height of 18.28 ft (discharge, 8,070 cfs), 

from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs as explained above.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,400 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3-6, 13-15, May 3 to June 13,

July 6, 7, Aug. 2-7, Aug. 19 to Sept. 10)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

4.0

7.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

16.3

124

469

1,400

1,960

3,230

3,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Hean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15 

IS 

 1.5

.9 

Tff

.9

1.3

1.3

1.1 

1.1

1.3 

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.9

7.5 

7.0

5.4 6.2-

7.0

7.0 

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.8

7.9

5.0 

5.4 

5.0 »3.9

5.4

149.2

4.81

296

Hov.

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.8 

5.4

5.0

5.8

5.8

6.2 

6.6

6.6 

7.0

8,4

6.2

6.6

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9

7.5

6 

5.5

4.5

4

3

3.5

aZ 

aS 

aZ

a.Z

-

164.2

5,47

326

Dec.

a2.5 

3.5

T 

4

4

4

4

3.5 

3

3 

3

3

3

3

«3 

3

2.5 

2

IT

2 

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2 

2

3

3.5

88.5

2.85

176

Jan.

3.5 

4 

4

4 

3.5

*2.5

3

4

5

5 

4

3

2.5

2

3 

3.5

3.5 

3.5

4

4 

4

4

4

4

3.5

3 

3 

2.5

2

?

108.5

3.50

215

Feb.

3 

4 

4

4 

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3

3 

*3.5

3.5

3

2.

2 

2

2 

2

2

3 

4

"55

5

4.5

4 

3

-

-

95.0

3.39

188

Mar.

2 

2 

2

2 

2

2.5

2.5

3

4 

*4.5

4.5 

4.5

4

4

4

5 

8

18 

30

*54

60 

60

58

56

70

78

*86 

92 

100

140

»195

1,157.5

37.3

2,300

Apr.

'550" 230 

 100

73 

54

42

43

38

*34 

30

24 

19

16

*14

14

12 

12

11

TT

11

11

12

13

17

22

24

30 

27 

26

40

-

1,210

40.3

2,400

May

60 

70 

94

83 

*64

51

42

35

35 

43

48 

44

52

57

54

54 

49

49 

41

37

34

32

3?

39

74

74

105 

111

110

104

1,870

60.3

3,710

June

125 

130 

892

522 

587

*791

498

198

116 

90

78 

65

54

44

38

32 

28

24

171

182 

176

695

382

406

396

460 

372 

215

1,920

_

9,712

324

19,260

July

*5.510 I'ilO 

*1,400

1,110 

470

*162

104

81

65 

56

47 

43

39

36

33

138 

118

149 

75

49

35 

29

25

23

21

19

17 

18 

*15

TS

20

9,233

298

18,310

Aug.

501 23B" 

*120

56 

39

29

27

22

18 

15

12 

11

9.2

7.0

5.8

4.3

3.5

2.5 

2.5

1.5

1.5 

3.5

1.3

1.1

*.6

.9

.5 

.7 

.8

.7

.3

1,163.2

37.5

2,310

Sept.

0.1 

.3

.9 

Tff

.5

.3

.2

.1 

.1

a.l

-

5.5

0.18

11

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,930 Mln 0.1 Mean 113 Ac-ft 82,280

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,510 Min - Mean 68.4 Ac-ft 49,500

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). Apr. 1 (time and discharge unknown); May 3 (4 to 5 p.m.) 101 cfs 

(3.64 ft); May 14 (3 to 4 a.m.) 60 cfs (3.09 ft)j June 3 (3 p.m.) 1,580 cfs (12.48 ft); June 6 (8 to 

10 a.m.) 824 cfs (8.91 ft); June 23 (10 a.m.) 880 cfs (9.44 ft); June 30 (12 p.m.) 8,000 cfs (19.40 

ft); July 16 (1 p.m.) 262 cfs (5.24 ft); Aug. 1 (9 a.m.) 779 cfs (8.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement 

and records for Big Muddy Creek at Dalevlew.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21-26; Dec. 2 to Apr. 2.
148 BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN

Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°37', long. 104°27', in H| sec. 24, T. 33 H., R. 55 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge at Reserve.

Records available. March 1920 to October 1924 (no winter records), April 1950 to September 1353 ldiscontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Mar. 29, 1920, to Oct. 31, 1924, at different 

 datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs July 2; no flow at times.

T3T20-24, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Apr. 8, 1952, from main channel 

rating defined by current-meter measurements and overflow channel rating extended from 

2,900 cfs to 4,540 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Figures of discharge given herein are sum of flow in overflow 

enamel and that of main channel. Small storage dams above stations for irrigation 

and stock water. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,700 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AS-ft

Oct.

1.4

T7T

»1.4 

al.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

al.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

al.O

.8

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

al.o

al.O

al.O

al.o

al.O

al.o

al.O

al.o

8.9

8.8

a. 7

aTT

31.2

1.01

62

JIov.

ao.8

a. 9

al.o 

al.o

al.l

1.1

al.l

al.2

al.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.4

8.1.4.

al.5

al.7

2.0

T7I

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.0

al.O

1.0

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.l

-

36.5

1.22

72

Dec.

1.2

T7T

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

8.9

.8

.7

.8

8.9

a. 4

0

7J

0

 o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

11.6

0.37

23

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

7J

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

bl

bl.5

82

b5

86.5

b7

blO

b!2

b!5

«b!9

b23

828

b35

b40

a55

865

a70

«b88

b94

b96

 98

771.0

24.9

1,530

Apr.

152

»238

T55 

119

58

65

55

47

 51

39

38

836

34

«28

a25

821

a!9

sl8

a!6

a!6

a!5

a!6

a!6 aia

23

32

26

38

42

1,529

51.0

3,030

May

~55 122

80 

107

*101

76

58

850

a46

843

841

840

844

847

asi

a54

a 58

858

852

847

843

840

838

aft

838

840

843

848

852

86Q

69

1,769

57.1

3,510

June

alos

8120

also

627

714

618

aeoo

aeso

 252

8140

aioo

64

59

34

3S

38

40

841

42

173

175

220

329

933

679

515

413

470

510

9,792

326

19,420

July

*1,820

»2,600

2,670 

2,030

1,440

 733

235

»135

104

82

65

ass

42

30

30

24

28

126

8135

8110

880

850

a40

833

a28

825

824

a23

"53

830

890

12,940

417

25,670

Aug.

8250

8410 356* 

8190

a!20

885

870

ass

845

a35

a3o

a26

a24

821

a20

ais

a!7

al6

ais

al4

al3

a!2

a!2

all 11

alo

a9.5

89

88.5

aS

a7.5

1,898.5

61.2

3,770

Sept.

a7

a6.5

» as

.

1

\ a3.s

J

 83

126.0

4.20

250

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,450 Mln o Mean us Ae-ft 83,370

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,670 Mln o Mean 79.2 Ae-ft 57,340

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

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and recorda for station at Plentywood. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park

149

Location. Lat 44°33', long. 110°25', at National Park Service boat dock, 1,500 ft southweir of Lake Hotel and 2 miles southwest of lake outlet.

Drainage area. 1.010 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1921 to September 19.53. 

Gage. Staff

k 

'e read once daily. Datum of gage is 7,729.45 ft above mean sea level, 

turn of 1929. Prior to June 17, 1940, staff gage at Lake Hotel dock 1,500 ft northeast at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 4.58 ft July 7; minimum observed, 

0.28 ft Dec. 5.

1921-53: Maximum gage height observed, 6.26 ft July 9, 10, 1943; minimum observed, 

-0.1 ft Dec. 7, 8, 1931.

Remarks. No regulation.

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by National Park Service except during winter.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

1.51

1.49

1.45

1.39

1.35

1.33

1.33

1.31

1.31

1.29

1.27

1.2S

1.21

1.17

1.15

1.13

1.11

1.09

1.07

1.05

1.03

.99

.95

.93

.91

.94

.92

.90

.90

.88

.84

JIOT.

0.82

.80

.78

.76

.76

.74

.74

.72

.70

.68

.66

.64

.62

.60

.58

.58

.56

.56

.54

.52

.52

.50

.50

.48

.46

.46

.44

.42

.42

.40

r

Dec.

0.40

.38

.36

.34

.29

.30

.38

.40

.39

.40

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.36

.36

.38

.40

.40

.38

.38

.38

.36

.36

.36

..

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

0.35

-

_

_

_

_

.44

_

_

_

_

-

_

.40

_

_

-

 ,

_

.48

.

-

_

_

_

_

.44

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

0.44

_

-

_

_

_

.40

_

_

_

-

.46

_

_

-

_

_

.48

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

0.50

_

.50

_

-

_

^

_

.50

_

_

_

_

-

.50

_

_

-

_

.44

_

-

Apr.

-

-

-

0.44

-

-

-

-

-

-

.48

-

*

-

-

_

-

.50

-

-

_

-

-

-

.50

_

-

-

-

-

-

Hay

_

0.66

-

-

-

.65

-

.76

-

_

-

-

-

-

.85

-

-

-

-

_

-

1.13

1.17

1.21

1.25

1.27

1.41

1.47

1.55

1.54

JUne

 1.62

1.72

1.82

1.82

1.98

2.02

2.09

2.14

2.18

2.27

2.44

2.56

2.76

2.96

3.22

3.44

3.56

3.64

3.84

4.04

4.14

e4.22

4.32

4.39

4.44

4.44

4.44

4.44

4.49

4.49

.

July

4.49

4.51

4.54

4.54

4.54

4.54

4.58

4.54

4.54

4.50

4.54

4.52

4.52

4.54

4.42

4.40

4.37

4.34

4.24

4.21

4.19

4.14

4.O4

4.00

3.94

e3.82

3.74

3.72

3.69

3.66

3.64

Aug.

e3.62

e3.60

3.59

3.54

3.44

3.34

3.24

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.12

3.04

2.98

2.94

62.89

2.84

2.82

2.76

2.68

2.72

2.64

2.58

e2.55

62.51

e2.47

e2.43

e2.39

e2.34

e2.32

e2.29

e2.23

Sept.

e2.22

e2.22

e2.18

e2.15

2.09

2.07

2.04

e2.01

2.01

el. 97

1.94

1.92

1.89

1.88

1.88

1.76

1.82

1.79

1.79

1.72

1.70

1.68

1,64

1.62

1.60

1.54

1.50

1.50

1.46

1.42

e Gage heights estimated by comparison with gage heights for YeHowstone River at lake outlet.
150 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lake Outlet, Yellowstone National Park

Location. Lat 44"34" , long. 110 0 23' , on left bank 550 ft downstream from Pishing Bridge 

and a quarter of a mile downstream from outlet of Yellowstone Lake.

Drainage area. 1.010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1922 to September 1953 (prior to October 1926, gage-height 

records only).

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,727.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"29. Prior to Oct. 2, 1928, staff gage at site 550 ft upstream at datum 1.07 ft 

higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs July 6 (gage height, 5.76 ft); minimum 

daily, 260 cfs Dec. 24-29; minimum gage height, 1.75 ft Dec. 20.

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 7,420 cfs June 29 to July 1, 1927 (gage height, 7.1 

ft); minimum daily, 165 cfs Jan. 24 to Pefe. 3, 1950, but may have been less during 

periods of ice effect; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Dec. 17, 1936.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. No 

artificial regulation.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by National Park Service during summer. 

Rating

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

403

517

685

920

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,330 

J.,880 

3,180 

4,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

844

832

814

790

774

768 

768

762

752

735

730

72O

700

680

676

672

658

640

632

627

615

*611

606

602

598

590

582

578

573

569

561

21,059

679

0.672

0.77

41,770

flov.

549 mr

533

533

525

513 

513

498

498

486

486

482

478

478

463

440

430

420

410

40O

390

36O

350

330

325

310

310

305

'SSo" 300

-

12,956

432

0.428

0.48

25,700

Dec.

300 

300

300

300

*300

300 

290

280

270

264

263

268

270

278

280

282

282

282

285

280

280

27O

267

?go" 260

260

26O

260

260

270

270

8,591

277

0.274

O.32

17,040

Jan.

28O 

280

28O

280

28O

280 

290

300

310

320

330

340

340

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

360

360

360 370 770"

360

360

360

350

350

340

10,300

332

0.329

0.38

20,430

Feb.

340 

340

340

340

350

350 

350

350

35O

34O

330

330

330

320

320

310

310

300

300

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

300

30O

_

-

-

8,930

319

0.316

0.33

17,710

Mar.

300 

310

310

310

320

*320 

320

330

34O

350

350

360

360

360

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

360

360

770- 370

370

370

370

370

10, 730

346

O.343

0.40

21,280

Apr.

370 

3775

370

370

370

380 

380

390

39O

390

400

400

410

410

420

420

425

429

429

429

425

425

425

425

429

429

433

440

459

463

-

12,305

410

0.4O6

0.45

24,410

May

474

m

478

478

478

*482 

,494

509

513

525

537

541

545

557

565

565

569

573

598

623

644

672

676

705

700

676

667

779

838

885

920

18,740

605

0.599

0.69

37,170

June

965 

l.THRT

1,110

1,160

1,210

1,280 

1,340

1,410

1,440

*1,510

1,630

1,800

2,010

2,240

2,510

2,730

2,930

3,150

3,390

3,600

3,730

3,820

3,920

4,020

4,080

4,090

4,090

4,080

4,100

4.120

-

78,505

2,617

2.59

2.89

155,700

July

4,16O 

4,180

4,200

4,220

4,220

4.240 

4,220

4.22O

*4,200

4,200

4,190

4,150

4,120

4,090

4,030

3,980

3,920

3,870

3,80P

3,730

3,630

3,560

3,490

3,390

3,320

3,240

3,170

3,110

3,040

2,970

2.890 ' ~

117,750

3,798

3.76

4.34

233,600

Aug.

2.850 

2,663

2,760

2,700

2,600

2,550 

2,500

2,430

2,380

*2,320

2,280

2,220

2,160

2,110

2,060

2,020

1,960

1,930

1,880

1,860

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,690

1,620

1,570

1,530

1,490

1,480

1,440

 '" 1.410 "'. lrl

63,850

2,060

2.04

2.35

126,600

Sept.

1.390 

1,390

1,350

1,330

1,300

1,270 

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,080

*1,070

1,060

1,040

1,010

988

958

950

935

913

892

864

844

832

802

790

-

32, 408

1,080

1.07

1.19

64,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,340 Mln 26O Mean 1,463 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.72 Ac-ft 1,062,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,240 Min 260 Mean 1,085 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.59 Ac-ft 785,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16 to Apr. 16 (no gage-height record Feb. 11-
YELLCWSTONE RIVER BASIN 151

Lamar River near Tower Palls ranger station, Yellowstone National Park

Location. Lat 44°56' , long. 110°22 I , on left bank 0.5 mile north of Cooke City highway, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles northeast of Tower Palls 

ranger station.

Drainage area. 640 sq mi.

Records available. September 1922 to September 1953 (no winter records 1922-25, 1935-46),

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,910 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 16, 1925, staff gages and Sept. 16, 1925, to July 29, 1927, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 1.00 f.t higher.

Average discharge. 17 years (1925-35, 1946-53), 834 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs June 14 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1922-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 13,600 cfs May 25, 1928 (gage height, 9.75 

ft); minimum observed, 40 cfs (discharge measurement) Mar. 16, 1945, but may have been 

less during periods of no gage-height record in winter.

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by officials of National Park Service. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1176: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect/ 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20 Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.3

78

118

m

i.o

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

107

150

208

318

449

705

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

S.I

1,060

1,990

3,270

4,980

6,900

9,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

146

143

143

140

140

140

136

136

130

130

130

130

128

126 

114

123

123

120

120

123

123

120

*118

118

118

114

114

102.

107

114

116

3,890

125

0.195

0.23

7,720

Nov.

116

ISO

100

, 100

75

-

2,791

93.0

0.145

0.16

5,540

Dec.

 80

(*)

65

85

> 70

2,340

75.5

0.118

0.14

4,640

Jan.

85

95

(*)

. 90

2,815

90.8

0.142

0.16

5,580

Feb.

90

_

.

-

2,520

90.0

0.141

0.15

5,000

Mar.

(*)

90

2,790

90.0

0.141

0.16

5,530

Apr.

"»

85

(*)

110

140

170

250

240

300

449

500

165

420

390

-

5,044

168

0.262

0.29

10,000

May

360

340

350

394

547

872 

1,300

1,230

960

753

645

562

522

527 

552

717

1,090

1,300

1,540

1,790

1,390

1,090

930

922

844

999

1,630

2,810

3.590

2,550

2,130

35,056

1,130

1.77

2.04

69,490

June

2,680

3,420

3,390

2,800

2,750

2.660 

2,876

2,990

 2,950

4,490

6,380

7,920

8,890

9.100 

7,650

6,760

7,300

8,620

7,280

5,830

4,490

4,580

4,930

4,980

3,560

3,090

2,810

2,830

3,210

3,710

-

144,920

4,831

7.55

8.42

287,400

July

5.980

3,660

3,420

3,220

3,210

2,970 

2,720

2,540

2,350

 2,260

2,020

1,870

1,760

1,680 

1,610

1,430

1,230

1,090

999

900

824

717

656

624

593

552

517

502

497

507

487

51,395

1,658

2.59

2.99

101,900

Aug.

459

440

465

454

408

590 

359

343

343

 334

399

326

291

283 

306

330

314

283

268

264

253

242

242

239

218

208

199

199

199

199

192

9,447

305

0.477

0.55

18,740

Sept.

186

249

507

326

249

202 

177

172

166

161

155

150

148

145 

143

143

 172

202

161

150

145

143

141

145

145

138

134

134

132

12.9

-

5,350.

178

0.278

0.31

10,610

Calendar year 1952; Max 8,230 Mln - Mean 906 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.27 Ac-ft 658,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,100 Mln - Mean 735 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.60 Ac-ft 532,200

Peak dlscharee (base. 5.500 cfs). --June 14 (12:30 a.m.) 10.800 cfs (8.72 ft): June 19 (12:30 a.m.)

9,750 cfs (8.28 . ft)..

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3 to about Apr. 10. No gage-height record 

Nov. 4 to Apr. 25, Apr. 27 to May 3j discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather 

records, records for nearby streams, and Inflow to Yellowstone River between stations at lake outlet 

and at Corwln Springs.
152 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Gardiner River near Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park

Location. Lat 45°00', long. 110°42', on left bank at Wyoming-Montana State line, 400 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Boiling River, 

and l| miles north of Mammoth.

Drainage area. 200 sqml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 15 years (1938-53), 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,660 cfs June 20, 1943 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Mar. 28, 1942 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder Inspected by officials of National Park Service.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to July 7)

Oct. 1 to July 7 July 8 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

61

78

132

206

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

450

720

1,000

1,420

1.6

1.7 

1.9

119

152

250

2.1 

2.4

361

532

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

132

132 

132

132

129

132

132

132

126

123

123

123 

123

126 

129

126

129

129

129

126

126

129

 123

126

126

129

129

126

126

132

126

3,963

128

0.640

0.74

7,860

Nov.

126

120

120

120

126

126

117

102

105

114

114 

117

120 

123

120

117

117

117

117

108

76

95

102

76

li

88

85

95

97

-

3,254

108

0.540

0.61

6,450

Dec.

105

114 

114

114

108

*111

111

108

111

111

108

111 

111

111 

102

108

108

108

108

103

108

105

90

68

35

95

117 in111

114

111

3,303

107

0.535

0.61

6,550

Jan.

105

100 

105

102

102

102

90

102

108

103

ffi

108 

102

100

95

102

102

102

105

102

100

102

 105

95

92

95

97

97

97

3,134

101

0.505

0.58

6,220

Feb.

97

97 

97

102

97

95

97

85

100

102 

97

90 

97

95

90

92

90

78

92

100

92

85

97

95

95

S5

_

-

2,610

93.2

0.466

0.49

5,180

Mar.

IS35 

92

*95

92

92

92

92

92

95

95

92 

95

88 

92

92

92

90

95

90

92

92

92

95

95

92

95

 §7 97

92

92

2,867

92.5

0.462

0.53

5,690

Apr.

90

85 

85

92

95

97

97

92

90

88

85

90 

90

 90 

88

90

90

88

88

92

102

123

132

126

126

139

163

174

JTO

159

-

3,219

107

0.535

0.60

6,380

May

149

' 129 

125

T55

*152

215

276

271

229

190

166

156 

170

211 

262

339

374

389

497

560

414.

320

310

349

329

359

424

648

72"6~ 860

670

10,396

335

1.68

1.93

20, 620

June

703

770 

742

703

731

703

720

742

*698

810

1,050

1,220 

1,310

1.390 

1,280

1,160

1,220

1,360

1,350

1,080

956

916

939

905

798

681

614

 §25 598

664

-

27,433

914

4.57

5.10

54,410

July

664

653 

620

609

593

582

560

526

*504

481

45S

452 

446

429 

407

372

350

322

300

288

288

272

261

256

250

245

239

234

245

245

224

12,375

399

2.00

2.30

24,550

Aug.

224

229 

229

213

202

197

188

184

174

179

*174

166 

161

161 

166

170

161

156

156

152

145

145

145

142

142

ill TI3

145

145

139

139

5,207

168

0.840

0.97

10,330

Sept.

136

m142

136

132

132

132

132

129

129

129 

129

129 

129

129

 136

132

132

132

132

132

132

136

132

132

129

129

129

129

-

4,002

133

0.665

0.74

7,940

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,220 Mln 68 Mean 250 Cfsn 1.25 In. 17.06 Ac-ft 181,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,390 Mln 66 Mean 224 Cfsn 1.12 In. 15.20 Ac-ft 162,200

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). May 19 (11:30 p.m.) 703 cfs (2.87 ft); May 29 (1:30 a.n.) 968 cfs 

(3.32 ft); June 13 (12 p.m.) 1,530 cfs (4.20 ft); June 18 (11:30 p.n.) 1,550 cfs (4.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 153

Yellowstone River at Corwln Springs, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°07', long. 110 048', In NW£ sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 8 E., on left bank 20 

ft downstream from highway bridge at Corwln Springs, l£ miles upstream from Mol Heron 

Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Gardlner.

Drainage area. 2.630 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. September 1910 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to April 1935, chain and staff gages on bridge at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 3,013 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs June 14 (gage height, 8.46 ft); mlnImum, 549 cfs Dec. 10; minimum gage height, 0.36 ft Dec. 9, 10.

1910-53: Maximum discharge observed, 26,500 cfs June 14, 15, 1918 (gage height, 

11.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum discharge, 389 cfs 

Feb. 23, Mar. 5, 9, 1937 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Dlversions for Irrigation of about 960 acres, of which 40 acres lie below station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.3

.5

1.0

2.O

545

630

93O

1,960

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

3,420 

5,320 

10,700 

17,9OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*i^f§ 1,410

1,380

1,350

1,330

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,270

1,250

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,200

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,O5O 

1.040

l.dso

 1,050

37,510

1,210

0.460

0.53

74,400

Nov.

1.040 

994

916

936

970

970

946

916

828

840

854

881

916

916

923

9O2

888

867

874

881

867

724

724

760

690

640

756

660 

650

*670

-

25,345

845

0.321

0.36

50,270

Dec.

750 

795

755

771

753

718

702

598

557

555

581

6O3

626

660

680

691

735

771

783

777

759

759

713

60O

610

660

770

760 

750

741

*741

21,762

702

O.267

0.31

43,160

Jan.

735 

708

702

724

724

724

713

713

718

783

783

808

828

821

783

783

783

783

795

802

814

795

771

802

SO2

795

696

670 

*7T5

765

777

23,618

762

0.290

0.33

46,850

Feb.

795 

795

789

808 "753

765

765

808

759

655

718

741

765

753

735

716

747

753

735

680

691

741

730

702

718

*724

735

753

-

-

20,841

744

0.283

0.29

41,340

Mar.

765 

724

696

755

735

753

753

765

771

783

8O2

821

834

783

753

783

828

747

795

821

814

765

789

795

840

847

854

888 

*930 8"35

888

24,747

798

0.303

0.55

49,O8O

Apr.

881 

802

140

881

881

916

916

888

828

803

821

828

840

854

814

86O

860

847

828

860

954

1,120

1,570

1.37O

1,280

1,450

1,780

1.990 

1,920

*1,670

-

31,957

1,065

0.405

0.45

63,390

May

1,560 

1,440

1.550

1,360

1,590

2,230

3,240

3,320

2,780

2,5OO

2,05O

1,840

1,820

1,890

2,050

2,400

5,100

5,420

5,9OO

4,700

5,870

3,240

2,940

3.04O

2,910

3,120

3,99O

6,120 

*8.250

6,660

5,840

98,300

3,171

1.21

1.39

195,000

June

6.600 

7, 850

8,150

7.O30

6,980

6,930

7,190

7,660

7,160

9,4OO

12,700

15,500

*16,700

17.700

16,100

*14,300

15,000

17,500

17,500

14,300

12,000

12,000

12,700

13,100

10,700

9,980

9,490

9,490 

9,950

*10,700

-

342,310

11.41O

4.34

4.84

679,000

July

11.400 

10,800

10,4OO

10,000

10,000

9,610

9,100

8,730

8,450

8,230

7,850

7,550

7,27O

7,060

6,960

6,630

6,190

5,910

5,700

5,520

5,320

5,110

4,960

4,820

4,680

4,56O

4,400

4,310 

4,290

*4,27O

4,120

214,200

6,910

2.63

3.03

424,900

Aug.

4.070 

3,960

4,070

3,870

3,730

3,620

3,500

3,390

3,360

3,290

3,26O

3,150

3,O50

2,970

2,940

2,91O

2,840

2,760

2.70O

2,640

2,560

2,550

2,470

2.43O

2,590

2,290

2,230

2,22O 

2,190

2,160

*2.060

91,630

2,956

1.12

1.30

181,700

Sept.

2,020 

2,140

2.56O

2,06O

2,010

1,940

1,900

1,880

1,840

1,800

1,770

1,730

1,700

1,670

1,650

1,640

1,650

1,700

1,610

1,580

1,530

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,460

1,450

1,400

1,380 

1,370

*1.540

-

51,130

1,704

0.648

0.72

101,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,100 Min 553 Mean 3,434 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.79 Ac-ft 2,493,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 17.7OO Min 553 Mean 2,694 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.90 Ac-ft 1,950,000

discharge (base. 

ofs (8.57 ft); J

12.000 efs). June 14 (2:50 a.m.) 19,700 cfs (8.46 ft); June 19 (3 a.m.)

19,400 cfs (8.37 ft); July 1 (3 a.m.) 12,300 cfs (6.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-30, Dec. 1, 24-29.
154 YELLOWSTQNE RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Pray, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°21', long. 110°37', in SE^NW^ sec. 33, T. 5 S., R. 9 E.,'on downstream 

side of left abutment of private bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Davis 

Creek, 4f miles upstream from mouth, and 4| miles southeast of Pray.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year. 1,550 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.80 

ft); minimum observed, 3.9 cfs Nov. 9, Feb. 9 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,300 cfs June 6, 1952 (gage height, 3.20 ft,

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Nov. 9, 1952, Feb. 9,1953.

Maximum stage known, about 6.0 ft In May 1948, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 3,500 acres of which 2,600 acres lie downstream from station. 

Discharge measurements of ditches diverting from Mill Creek are given under Miscellaneous discharge measurements near the end of this report.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 12 May 13 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.7 

.9

1.0 

1.2

1.4

43

80

150

0.7 

1.0 

1.2

1.5 180

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

350

730

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

"ft

20

21

21

23

21

20

ZO

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

18

T5

19

19

18

19

19

19

IS

 19

18

606

19.5

1,200

Jtov.

19 

17

18

18

18

19

19

21

14

T3

18

18

18

18

20

20

20

19

20

23

28 si 31

b31

b30

b29

28

26

25

 26

661

22.0

1,310

Dec.

«

34

34

34

b34

b35

bSS

b34

34

34

34

34

34

32

34

33

31

32

32

31

b31

b31

b31

b31

b31

32

32

33

34

 32

1,017

32.8

2,020

Jan.

31 

b32

31

31

32

32

32

33

33

34

32

32

33

34

32

34

34

32

32

32

31

32

32

32

32

30

3?

31

*33

31

31

995

32.1

1,970

Feb.

3JL 

JS2

31

31

32

32

31

31

21

32

31

32

31

31

32

32

31

31

29

28

27

24

24

21

23

 26

31

31

_

,

-

819

29.2

1,620

Mar.

24 

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

25

I6.

22

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

ZO

19

*20

16

15

638

20.6

1,270

Apr.

14 

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

16

15

15

14

15

16

15

15

13

12

T3

16

31

32

29

36

65

65

 54

-

642

21.4

1,270

May

51 

43

40

54

56

63

101

118

110

98

70

54

55

63

71

93

123

153

168

123

93

82

65

60

71

79

105

248

 308

308

114

3,440

111

6,820

June

320 

355

376

320

338

344

350

392

502

560

790

993

 1,110

1.250

1,190

*1,080

1,220

1,150

993

889

754

620

600

653

600

570

520

540

590

*590

-

20,554

685

40,770

JUly

675 

6S6

63T

560

520

475

430

432

424

384

338

344

338

338

326

320

320

290

260

220

205-

190

190

180

149

105

85

72

59

57

"FT

9,660

312

19,160

Aug.

55 

55

55

58

54

52

40

"24 22

30

34

37

35

37

*39

37

36

37

37

37

37

36

35

37

36

37

37

37

37

36

*36

1,212

39.1

2,400

Sept.

36 

47

60

58

57

57

46

37

36

35

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

35

33

34

33

33

33

 33

34

-

1,158

38.6

2,300

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,980 Mln 14 Mean 155 Ac -ft 112,800

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,250 Mln 12 Mean 113 Ac-ft 82,110

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Yellowstone River near Livingston, Mont.

155

Location. Lat 45°36', long. 110°34', in NW^ sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 9 E., on right bank 50 

ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 2 miles downstream from Suce Creek, and 

5 miles south of Livingston.

Drainage area. 3,580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1897 to December 1905, August 1928 to September 1932, March 1938 

to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. May 2, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1905, chain gage on highway bridge 

at different datum. Aug. 23, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1932, and Mar. 14, 1938, to Feb. 3, 1951, 

chain gage on highway bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 3,648 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs June 14 (gage height, 7.75 ft); minImum, 900 cfs Nov. 29, Dec. 25, Feb. 11.

1897-1905, 1928-32. 1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 30,600 cfs June 20, 1943 

(gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum daily, 590 cfs Jan. 22, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of 24,200 acres, of which 2,000 acres 

lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17 to July 28, 

Aug. 6 to Sept. 11)

1.1 

2.0 

3.0

980

2,100

4,160

5.0 

7.5

10,500

20,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*1.840 

1,820

1,810 

1,800

1,750

1,730

1,730

1,710

1,710

1,680

1,670

1,640

1,640

1,630 

1,600

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,580

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,530

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,490

1,480 

*1.470

1,470

50,360

1,625

99,890

Jlov.

1.460 

1,440

1,380 

1,370

1,400

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,270

1,290

1,310

1,320

1,350 

1,360

1,370

1,360

1,340

1,320

1,320

1,340

1,270

1,160

1,210

1,230

1,100

1,120

1,140

1,020 

990

-

38,810

1,294

76,980

Dec.

1,060 

1,200

1.270 

1,190

1,160

1,180

1,210

1,180

1,060

980

1,040

1,110

1,120

1,110 

1,140

1,150

1,180

1,210

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,060

990

1,010

1,070

1,210

1,210 

1,170

*1,210

35,600

1,148

70,610

Jan.

1,170 

1,140

1,150 

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,200

1,230

1,240

1.260 

1,210

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,160

1.050

*1,100 

1,160

1,190

36,630

1,182

72,650

Feb.

1,190 

1,200

1,200 

1,210

1.220

1,170

1,180

1,170

1,190

1,090

980

1,155

1,160

1,150 

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,060

1,030

1,050

1,100

1,050

1,060

*1,070

1,100

1,110

-

31,540

1,126

62,560

Mar.

1,110 

1,100

1.060 

1,060

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,170

1,170 

1,100

1,090

1,120

1,140

1,080

1,120

1,140

1,120

1,090

1,110

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,180

1.240 

*1,240

1,190

35,020

1,130

69,460

Apr.

1,210 

1,180

1.120

1^210

1,240

1,270

1,260

1,190

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,190 

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,200

1,180

1,190

1,240

1,370

1,570

1,740

1,640

1,670

1,910

2,200

2.360 

*2,l60

-

41,710

1,390

82,730

May

1,920 

1,810

1,700 

1.660

"1,735

2,070

2,940

3,500

3,100

2,630

2,340

2,130

2,000

1,980 

2,070

2,240

2,720

3,300

3,590

4,550

4,360

3,570

3.13O

3,000

3,080

3,000

3,570

*5,290

«8.450 

7,650

6,210

101,290

3,267

200,900

June

6.690 

7,780

8,920 

7,940

7,580

7,650

7,550

8,260

7,810

9,020

12,500

16,200

*18,200

19.700 

18,400

*16,400

16,100

18,400

19,300

16,900

14,000

13,300

13,700

14,400

12,600

11,300

10,700

10,400

*10,600 

11,400

-

373,700

12,460

741,200

July

12.200 

12,000

11,500 

11,100

11,100

10,700

10,200

9,870

9,570

9,260

8,850

8,450

8,130

7,940 

7,810

7,420

6,980

6,620

6,370

6,080

5,860

5,650

5,410

5,260

5,110

4,930

4,750

4,640

4,580 

*4,580

4,470

237,390

7,658

470,900

Aug.

4'J2'7b

4,330 

4,220

4,110

3,850

3,730

3,610

3,570

3,540

3,500

3,430

3,320

3,210 

3,190

3,170

3,150

3,080

3,000

2,960

2,920

2,860

2,880

2,760

2,720

2,670

2,610

2,570

2,560 

2,500

2_1 450

101,070

3,260

200,500

Sept.

*2,410 

2,450

2.670 

2,520

2,410

2,340

2,280

2,240

2,180

2,150

2,120

2,070

2,040

2,020 

2,000

1,980

1,980

2,020

2,000

1,950

1,940

1,910

1,890

1,880

1,870

1,840

1,810

1,810

*1,810 

1.780

-

62,370

2,079

123,700

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,600 Mln 980 Mean 3,969 Ao-ft 2,881,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 19,700 Mln 980 Mean 3,138 Ao-ft 2,272,000

Peak discharge (base. 15.500 cfs). June 14 (12 m.) 21,200 ofs (7.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
156 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Shields River near Wilsall, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°09' , long. 110 0 35' , in SW£NW£ sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 9 E., on left bank 

11 miles northeast of Wilsall and 12 miles upstream from Plathead Creek.

Records available. May 1935 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. May 10, 1935, to Oct. 12, 1942, staff gage at 

site 800 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 13, 1942, to May 21, 1948, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 61.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,250 cfs June 3 (gage height, 5.02 ft); 

minimum daily, 8 cfs Jan. 6.

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 1,770 cfs June 4 or 5, 1948, from rating curve extended 

above 250 cfs; maximum gage height observed, that of June 3, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 2.3 cfs Feb. 11-15, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of 3,100 acres, of which 830 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 12-25)

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

Oct. 1 to June 2

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

June 3 to Sept. 3O

9.2

11

14

32

74

135

270

545

805

2.0 14

2.1 16

2.3 35

2.4 48

2.8 140

3.5 390

4.0 630

4.9 1,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

T2

12

12

 12

12

12

12

408

13.2

809

Nov.

13

13

13 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

11

10

11

12

11

11

11

11

*12

13

-

382

12.7

758

Dec.

14

14

14 

14

15_

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

To

10

1111

10

10

11

. 12

13

14

14

*14

14

384

12.4

762

Jan.

15

15

15 

12

10

I

10

12

14

14

13

11

10

10

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

11

11

11

12

*11

10

343.9

11.1

682

Feb.

10

10

10 

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

10

11

12

*13

14

14

12

_

-

295

10.5

585

Mar.

10

9

11 

12

13

10

11

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

12

12

13

i£ «T5

15

354

11.4

702

Apr.

14

16

17 

18

18

16

15

12

14

16

17

17

16

12

14

17

17

17

15

li

26

50

78

78

74

64

74

96

96

88

-

1,034

34.5

2,050

May

*71

52

1

55

103

164

204

164

103

92

88

74

71

68

61

68

78

78

96

141

135

116

116

*164

171

 222

407

578

786

371

5,199

168

10,310

June

533

694

1.120 

1,090

818

«6SO

764

764

685

724

962

1,020

1,070

1,020

*770

707

702

746

668

663

530

444

426

426

352

283

261

265

SSI ?BT>

-

19,673

656

39,020

July

*261

22l

219 

212

205

186

186

149

143

137

137

122

107

107

117

122

97

92

78

65

58

61

54

54

54

54

44

42

47

47

47

3,530

114

7,000

Aug.

 44

44

fi

36

34

34

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

24

21

25

23

23

22

22

20

20

18

16

15

16

16

16

838

27.0

1,660

Sept.

16

 28

27 

20

16

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

-

478

15.9

948

Calendar year 1952: Max 635 Mln 5 Mean 75.0 Ac -ft 54,470

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,120 Mln a Mean 90.2 Ac-ft 65,290

Peafc discharge (base. 240 efs). May 30 (7 p.m.) 868 cfs (4.49 ft); June 3 (4 p.m.) 1,250 cfs 

(5.02 ft); June 11 (12 p.m.) 1,070 cfs (4.67 ft); July 1 (3 a.m.) 305 cfs (3.29 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Jan. 23, Feb. 4 to Mar. 8, Mar. 29 to 

Apr. 4, Apr. 7, 10-12, 16-19.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont.

157

Location. Lat 45°53', long. 110"37', in NW£ sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., on right bank Just 

downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Clyde Park and 2 miles 

upstream from Brackett Creek.

Drainage area. 544 sq mi.

Records available. March 1921 to September 1923, April 1929 to December 1932, February 

1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

site at different datum, 

site and datum.

Mar. 31, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1923, wire-weight gage at same 

Apr. 27, 1929, to Jan. 5, 1951, wire-weight gage at present

Average discharge. 22 years (1929-32, 1934-53), 158 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs June 14; maximum gage height, 5.04 ft 

June 4; minimum daily discharge, 35 cfs Dec. 24.

1921-23, 1929-32, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 4,450 cfs Mar. 29, 1943; maximum gage 

height observed, 7.39 ft June 5, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 1.8 cfs Aug. 29, 

1935 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

 Tor~irrigatlon of about 19,500 acres, of which 500 acres lie below station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 12-15)

Diversions

Oct. 1 to June 2 June 3 to Sept. 30

1.4 36 3.0 750 1.5 29 2.5 395

1.7 99 3.6 1,180 1.6 40 3.0 7OO

2.1 22S 1.7 58 4.0 1,450

2.0 150 4.9 2,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

82

83

84

85

26

87

88 

89

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

59

59

SI

57 

55

57

55

55

53

51

51

51 

55

55

57

59

59

61

61

61

59

59

59

59

57

57

57

»59 

61

61

57

1,777

57.3

3,520

Uov.

57

55

49

57 

66

63

57

63

53

63

63

57 

63

57

63

63

63

59

61

55

55

50

55

55

50

50

45

45 

»45

50

-

1,687

56.8

3,350

Dec.

55

60

60

55 

60

60

60

55

50

50

50

55 

57

55

49

51

47

45

40

45

45

40

40

45

45

45 

45

 47

45

1,531

49.4

3,040

Jan.

50

55

55

50 

45

*2

45

50

55

60

55

60 

55

55

55

55

57

55

55

53

51

49

53

57

57

55

55

55 

51

»49

51

1,643

53.0

3,260

Feb.

61

59

59

63 

IP.

57

57

55

50

50

55

55 

50

50

45

50

50

50

45

45

45

50

50

50

 50

55

55

55

_

-

1,486

53.1

2,950

Mar.

50

50 

50

50

50

51

55

63

117

§07

104

81

81

85

61

72

85

68

59

51

70

143

199

149

155 

178

 131

131

2,959

95.5

5,870

Apr.

104

81

81

94

92

97

94

83

70

63

59

72 

68

66

61

70

70

61

63

70

92

140

192

826

199

196

828

880 

331

?5o

-

3,692

183

7,320

May

 230

207

188

178 

199

280

411

483

399

320

295

244 

848

239

228

199

185

192

282

358

375

331

890

275

348

370

*411

666 

967

1,020

1.090

11,442

369

22,690

June

1,060

1,150

1,440

2.240 

»8,020

1,670

1,500

1,590

1,510

1,360

1,570

1,790 

2,140

2,240

 1,930

1,350

1,270

1,310

1,200

1,250

1,100

889

798

791

700

609

534

510

564

-

38,583

1,886

76,530

July

 628

590

534

498 

480

450

390

346

324

280

255

255 

235

212

835

290

235

204

178

158

146

136

126

109

109

105

99

86 

83

78

86

7,940

856

15,750

Aug.

 86

36

129

109 

99

96

89

86

78

86

86

78 

73

73

73

66

63

60

60

58

58

54

54

56

54

54

53

51 

63

68

63

2,862

73.0

4,490

Sept.

63

 70

89

96 

99.

89

83

S3

83

83

78

76 

70

58

56

51

49

44

40

39

39

38

38

39

40

39

38

38 

»38

40

-

1,786

59.5

3,540

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,780 Hln 30 Mean 248 Ao-ft 180,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,840 Hln 35 Mean 810 Ac-ft 158,300

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfsi. Hay 7 (8 p.m.) 495 efs (2.60 ft); May 20 (6 p.m.) 417 cfs (2.4 

ft)j June 4 (4:45 p.m.) 8,360 cfs (5.04 ft); June 14 (l a.m.) 2,400 ofs (4.78 ft); July 1 (Z a.m. 

661 ofs (2.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 81 to Dec. 11, Dec. 18 to Jan. 16, Jan. 87, 

Feb. 8 to Mar. 7.
158 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont.

Location. Lat 45 C 52', long. 110 C 40', near center of NE£ sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank 25 ft upstream from private bridge, 4 miles southwest of Clyde Park, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. March 1921 to September 1923, April 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Mar. 30, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage at 

site three-quarters of a mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 5, 1934, to May 24, 

1949, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1921-23, 1934-35, 1937-53), 29.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 890 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.30 ft), 

 from rating curve extended above 250 cfs; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Dec. 23, 24.

1921-23, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs May 22, 1948 (gage height, 4.9 ft,

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs; minimum daily, that of

Dec. 23, 24, 1952.

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

wHTch are poor. Diversions for irrigation of 650 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect {gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 8, Nov. 14-19)

O.S 

.9

1.0 1.1

1.3 

1.6

Oct. 1 to June 3

0.6 1.8

1.0 2.3

2.4 3.0

4.4 3.5

10 3.8

25

June 4 to Sept. 3O

40

101

219

372

537

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

99 

201 

348 

63O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

6.7

7.9

9.9

11

11

ii

11

10

12

10

10

9.9

12

10

11

11

1O

10 

9.5

9.5

8.9

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

*8.6

9.2

8.6

8.6

305.9

9.87

607

Nov.

iii.

8.6

9.2

9.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.6

8.O

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.0

5.O

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.3

H

6.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

*5.0

6.0

-

208.3

6.94

413

Dec.

7.0

77o

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

2.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.5

2.5

1.5

TB" .5

2.0

4.0

5.5

2.0

3.8

*6.4

5.8

129.3

4.17

256

Jan.

4.7

2.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

1.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

4.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

.6

5.0

4.0

4.0

3.5 

3.0

2.0

1.0

2.6

4.2

4.7

2.0

7J5.

3.8

3.8

*3.6

3.4

114.3

3.69

227

Feb.

7.0

5.3

4.2

9.5

12

6.4

5.3

4.7

4.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.5 

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

*6.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

_

_

-

117.9

4.21

234

Mar.

3.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.5

1.5

275

2.O

4.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

2.0

2.5

2.0

4.7

7.0

2.6 

4.7

3.4

5.8

5.3

4.2

7.6

8.9

8.9

12

*12- 15

14

164.6

5.31

326

Apr.

14

12

12

12

12

15

13

12

7.6

7.6

7.6

10

8.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

.=!

975 

11

17

33

62

75

51

66

77

93

*70

845.1

28.2

1,680

May

74

64

64

66

84

110

126

129

95

79

74

64

59

54

52

54

57

66

77 

119

107

95

87

114

*159

169

*192

*239

288

473.

198

3,788

122

7,510

June

246

252

491

606 370"

*279

255

255

244

221

24i

273

252

244

*221

209

185

156

168 

163

121

128

126

119

1O6

98

98

95

92

95

6,409

214

12,710

July

*95

9?

90

87

87

85

.80

77

72

69

69

69

62

58

62

60

69

51

49 

47

47

a44

a42

a4O

a38

a36

a34

a32

a30

a28

a26

1,827

58.9

3,620

Aug.

*24

25

21

24

22

22

22

18

18

18

19

17

16

17

16

15

15

14

15 

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

ii

516

16.6

1,020

Sept.

11

*15

15

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.2

H

9.4

9.8

10

11

11

10

11

11

*10

10

-

321.8

10.7

638

Calendar year 1952: Max 339 Kin 0.5 Mean 36.9 Ac-ft 26,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 606 Mln 0.5 Mean 40.4 Ac-ft 29,240

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-13, Nov. 20 to Dee. 26, Jan. 10-14, 16-21, 

Feb. 9-11, Feb. 13 to Mar. 15.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Boulder River near Contact, Mont.

159

Location. Lat 45°34', long. 110°12', in SE£ sec. 23, T. 3 S., R. 12 E., on left bank half 

a mile below Boulder Falls, 3 miles north of Contact, 6 miles upstream from East Pork 

of Boulder River, and 22 miles southwest of Big Timber.

Records available. May 1910 to September 1916, April to August 1929, October 1950 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 15, 1951, staff gages at site if miles downstream at different datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 3,730 cfs June 14 (gage height, 5.91 ft); minimum, 19 cfs 

Feb. 10 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1910-16, 1929, 1950-53: Maximum discharge observed, 4,750 cfs June 27, 1916 (gage 

height, 8.4 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Feb. 10, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 10 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

37

48

79

116

159

265

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

545

890

1,350

1,900

2,510

3,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

116 

108

*99

99

99

97

95

95

93

92

90

38

88

90

86

88

86

84 

84

84

81

81

77

77

77

74

74

70 70

70

72

2,684

86.6

5,320

Nov.

72 

70

61

72

72

70

70

69

55

64

74

7?

72

67

70

72

72

67 

70

67

74

ii

65

»70

59

61

61

59

64

69

-

2,009

67.0

3,980

Dec.

69 

70

75

59

64

65

65

65

64

59

69

69

69

67

65

65

65

65 

64

62

67

56

50

44

46

59

69

*67

62

65

1,937

62.5

3,840

Jan.

61

55

61

59

55

49

61

58

62

64

61

64

64

55

48

59

62

64 

65

62

*62

56

59

61

61

61

56

52

61

61

61

1,840

59.4

3,650

Feb.

61 

61

59

62

55

55

52

58

49

il

"gg" 65

62

51

58

56

61

58 

55

56

58

56

55

*51

56

55

56

56

_

_

-

1,586

56.6

3,150

Mar.

48 

49

59

59

58

55

58

58

61

62_

62

61

59

52

47

58

58

49 

55

54

48

51

49

*49

55

55

54

55

61

55

58

1,712

55.2

3,400

Apr.

55

61

58

61

59

58

56

52

56

55

56

58

56

58

59

55 

56

59

70

84

108

112

97

103

124

 152

162

143

-

2,284

76.1

4,530

May

126 

116

108

106

120

172

290

342

265

216

192

169

159

157

150

157

185

220 

305

403

332

280

247

256

238

*260

370

684

752" 898

665

8,940

288

17,730

June

798 

941

975

805

752

684

738

775

752

1,100

1,820

2,430

2,990

*3,080

2,730

2,340

»2,470

3,' 130

2,240

1,700

1,750

2,040

2,140

1,470

1,230

1,110

1,180

1,420

1,820

-

50,560

1,685

100, 300

July

2.040 

*1,910

1,820

1,780

1,800

1,700

1,580

1,520

1,520

1,460

1,320

1,270

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,050

856

738 

704

659

593

533

503

497

473

437

414

414

*403 456"

403

32,317

1,042

64, 100

Aug.

576"

408

354

315

285

260

247

238

238

247

216

202

199

202

216

206

188 

185

177

172

167

167

159

154

14S

145

143

148

143

158

6,874

222

13, 630

Sept.

*132 

167

182

159

148

138

132

126

130

124

118

116

114

110

108

108

112

114 

108

106

108

105

105

108

105

103

99

97

97

*95

3,574

119

7,090

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,690 Mln 42 Mean 399 Ao-ft 289,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,150 Mln 42 Mean 319 Ac-ft 230,700

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).-

cfs (5.88 ft); June 24 (2:30 a.m.) 2

-June 14 (1 a.m.) 3.73Q cfs (5.91 ft); June 19 (3 a.m.) 3,690 

480 cfs (4.98 ft); July 1 (2 a.m.) 2,370 cfs (4.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Boulder River at Big Timber, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°50', long. 109°56', In SE£ sec. 14, T. IN., R. 14 E., I mile east of 

Big Timber and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--April 1947 to December 1953 (discontinued). 

Average discharge. 6 years, 558 cfs. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,750 cfs June 14 (gage height, 

6.82 ft); minimum dally, 45 cfs Dec. 25.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 205 cfs Dec. 24 (gage 

height, 2.90 ft); maximum gage height, 2.96 ft Dec. 30 (backwater from Ice); minimum 

discharge, 66 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 2.35 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 8,190 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 7.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, that of 

Dec. 25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor, 

slons for Irrigation of 13,300 acres, of which 250 acres lie below station.

DlverDlsoharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

iz

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

92

»92

94

100 

102

102

102

102

100

94

92

1°-

sT

115

115

113

113

121

i|± 1ST

121

115

118

115

113

110

107

102

*100

100

100

3,282

106

6,510

Mov.

102

100

102

102 

115

113

110

113

102

100

110

1

115

113

102

104

107

104

104

104

104

104

92

110

129

»138

135

127

113

135

180

-

3,389

113

6,720

Dec.

139

180

171

150 

162

165

162

153

144

132

168

171

165

156

150

144

144

141

b!30

b!25

b!25

b!25

b!20

b80

b4S

b85

b!30

b200

bTTB"

*153

150

4,490

145

8,910

Jan.

156

blSO

147

138 

124

184

181

170

168

165

b!55

b!05

blSO

170

168

165

158

*155

150

150

152

150

152

150

155

155

150

145

4,768

154

9,460

Feb.

146

145

142

145 

142

140

135

142

138

132

115

i§8

148

122

142

115

152

138

132

98

120

140

132

*115

142

142

135

b!35

_

-

3,790

135

7,520

Mar.

b95

bSS

bllS

blSO 

blSO

125

130

130

130

130

138

TsT

132

125

120

120-

128

120

122

120

118

115

118

*115

112

120

120

118

130

13E

122

3,777

122

7,490

Apr.

126

120

112 ITS' 

122

132

148

150

130

122

120

130

128

130

130

130

138

130

130

130

155

193

222

248

219

205

226

»272

230" 291

-

4,886

163

9,690

May

244

230

208

199 

20T

252

365

448

395

324

302

268

240

233

222

219

236

276

335

538

546

455

395

389

389

*377

455

826

1.490

1,250

1,000

13,308

429

26,400

June

1,220

1,550

1,700

1,380 

1,130

930

973

1,120

1,040

1,470

2,390

3,410

4,500

's.ego

4,370

3,620

*3,480

4,880

5,190

3,640

2,520

2,390

2,680

2,920

2,110

1,710

1,510

1,540

1,710

2,210

-

74,988

2,500

148, 700

July

2,560

*2,380

2,250

2,160 

2,160

2,090

1,950

1,830

1,870

1,870

1,680

1,600

1,540

1,490

1,510

1,440

1,150

990

942

882

84S

718

645

585

504

625

395

347

*335

347

318

40,011

1,291

79,360

Aug.

365

SlS

335

313 

268

244

222

208

202

233

236

212

190

187

187

184

184

178

172

165

155

140

120

115

108

105

105

105

98

100

100

5,854

189

11,610

Sept.

*88

100

145

155 

142

142

145

142

140

130

125

122

120

110

83

78

83

81

76

74

76

73

73

71

76

71

68

*70

68

68

-

2,978

99.3

5,910

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,030 Mln 45 Mean 581 Ac-ft 421, 00&

Hater year 1952-53: Max 5,690 Mln 45 Mean 453 Ac-ft 328,300

Peak discharge (base, 3.00O cfs). 

6,750 cfa (6.82 ft)} June 19 (9 a.m.

June 12 (7:30 a.m.) 4,110 cfs (5.68 ft); June 14 (8:30 a.m.) 

5,790 ofs (6.31 ft); June 24 (8 a.m.) 3,310 cfs (5.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Tota] 

Mean 

Runof

Oct.

M 78 

90 

90 

88 

86 

63 

86

Nov.

ii162 

155 

155 

158 

162 

160

Dec.

150 

»148 

145 

135 

155 

152 

152 

126

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS 

16

Oct.

83 

81 

83 

81 

81 

78 

78 

81

NOV.

155 

158 

158 

155 

155 

155 

148 

132

Dec.

155 

162 

ISO 

162 

150

blSO m

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Oct.

78 

78 

81 

74 

88 

93 

100 

110

Nov.

138 

140 

130 

120

152 

158 

155

Dec.

blSO 

152 

150 

152 

150 

145 

142- 120 

Day

25 

26 

26 

28 

29 

30 

31

f In acre-feet.. ......................................................

Oct.

120 

115 

112 

*108 

122 

165 

168

2,927 

94.4 

5,810

NOV.

155 

155 

152 

152 

148 

148

4,548 

152 

9,020

Dec.

150 

155 

140 

b!40 

b!40 

*b!40 

140

4,543 

147 

9,010

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,690 Mln 68 Mean 456 Ac-ft 330,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
YELLCWSTONE RIVER BASIN 161

Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°09', long. 110 005', in NW£ sec. 27, T. 5 N., R. 13 E., on right bank 

9 miles northwest of Melville.

Drainage area. 59.6 sq mi.

Records available. May 1907 to December 1924, April 1937 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. May 5, 1907, to Sept. 30, 1912, staff gage at site 6 miles 

upstream at different datum. Aug. 21, 1913, to Dec. 31, 1924, staff gage at site 1,500 

ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 17, 1937, to Sept. 25, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1918-19, 1920-21, 1937-53), 84.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.48 ft); minImum daily, 5 cfs Jan. 15.

1907-24, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 2,040 cfs June 4, 1948 (gage height, 4.58 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 540 cfs; minimum observed. 

2.6 cfs Mar. 12, 1922.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of 200 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

5.5

11

18

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

114

243

473

800

1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

32 *3T

30

3O

32

32

30

29

29

28

29

29

30

30

29

30

29

28

28

27

26

27

27

26

26

25

26

25

*25

25

li

875

28.2

1,740

Jlov.

"55 25

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

19

17

16

15

14

*13

12

11

TT

11

12

-

556

18.5

1,100

Dec.

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

9

7

6

?

6

7

8

10

12

15

*15

14

342

11.0

678

Jan.

12

13

16

IS

12

9.2

12

14

14

13

13

14

12

8.0

5

7

9

1O

11

11

11

*8

9

9

9

8

6.5

12

13

12

13

339.7

11.0

674

Feb.

14

T3

12

12

9.8

9

9

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

9

10

10

11

*12

11

10

9

_

-

-

257.8

9.21

511

Mar.

8

7

~S6

6

7

9

11

12

12

12

11

10

9.2

9.2

10

9.2

7.5

10

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

*9.8

12

13

12

iiH

12

12

304.1

9.81

6O3

Apr.

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

11

12

12

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.2

8.0

¥HJ

10

21

26" 30

23*

20

20

22

*23

20

18

418.2

13.9

829

May

18

17

16

16

16

17

18

17

16

17

18

21

25

35

60

68

70

70

72

72

72

72

78

96

94

*96

112

172

346" 398

275

2,490

80.3

4,940

June

332

423

458

337

306

279

310

346

301

383

626

730

1,010

870

667

613

709

 751

620

509

332

306

403

473

314

259

TJS

324

413

545

14,224

474

28,210

July

569

197

*468

463

463

443

403

398

443

418

408

408

438

413

468

328

263

243

236

204

184

176

180

176

176

170

167

164

151

142

159

9,799

316

19,440

Aug.

201

T73

161

142

134

125

120

112

112

120

112

104

99

 96

94

92

87

83

81

78

78

81

76

74

72

70

68

74

72

63

65

3,117

101

6,180

Sept.

*62

65

63

60

58

58

58

58

58

57

58

57

55

55

55

54

54

52

51

49

48

46

46

46

44

42

41

*41

39

38

-

1,568

52.3

3,110

Calendar year 1952: Max 746 Mln 5 Mean 88.0 Ac-ft 63,84O

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,010 Mln 5 Mean 93.9 A<?-ft 68.02O

Peak discharge (base, 540 cfs). J\

(3.Z1 ft); June zi (5 a.m.) 563 cfs

ine 14 (2 a.m.) 1,180 cfs (3.48 ft); June 18 (2 a.m.) 958 cfs 

2.65 ft); July 1 (l:3O a.m.) 674 cfs (2.82 ft); July 15 (11 a.m.)

545 cfs (2.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Kov. 23 to Dec. 28, Jan. 7, 15-18, 22-26, Feb. 6 

to~Rar. 13.
162 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Rosebud Creek near Absarokee, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°29' , long. 109°27' , in NW£ sec. 13, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., on right bank 

80 ft downstream from Smith Bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of East and 

West Rosebud Creeks, and 2 miles south of Absarokee.

Records available. April 1935 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 14, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 416 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minImunTdaily, 75 cfs Jan. 6.

1935-53: Maximum discharge observed, 4,850 cfs June 22, 1937 (gage height, 6.36 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum observed, 31 cfs May 25, 

Dec. 29, 1936.

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

which are poor. Large fluctuations in flow caused by powerplant at Mystic Lake on West 

Rosebud Creek. Diversions for irrigation of about 16,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1036: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4

1.2 

1.5 

1.7

100

205

295

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

80

158

275

2.2 

3.0 

3.6

600

1,330

2,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

205

197

193

193

197

210

228

232

210

193

189

189

189

*228

236

241

"2"3"6 259

228

223

223

223

205

201

201

197

189

T§§" 185

185

189

6,463

208

12,820

Jlov.

197

210

214

218

214

214

214

214

205

210

~STo 223

210

201

205

214

210

205

197

201

*201

193

205

210

189

185

180

175

1S5

195

-

6,104

203

12,110

Dec.

190

200

T§5

175

185

195

200

185

160

175

190

195

195

193

189

181

173

169

162

175

170

*165

140

115

Ti5

115

135

160

160

150

125

5,232

169

10,380

Jan.

110

95

85

85

80

75

1B15

175

180

175

170

165

155

150

140

130

125

a!30

a!35

*144

154

151

140

151

154

154

127

134

162

154

158

4,293

138

8,520

Feb.

154

148

151

151

134

148

151

154

144

121

148

158

162

T3T

151

137

151

*151

140

124

T24- 120

158

140

158

162

158

154

_

-

4,089

146

8,110

Mar.

137

140

154

130

164

143

152

146

140

146

146

140

134

120

118

125

131

112

131

»140

118

118

115

107 us

164

140

TIB- 174

US

131

4,195

135

8,320

Apr.

140

112

107

115

115

131

149

107

137

125

131

128

118

115

112

112

*110

98

i5?

118

158

237

280

292 "555"

261

265

265

286

275

4,981

166

9,880

May

232

208

194

184

177

197

330

372

403

378

314

366

342

354

342

336

308

*256

330

366

372

360

348

342

292

314

314

578

918

SoT

640

11,268

363

22,350

June

640

756

828

837

S55

972

801

731

714

765

1,020

1,310

1,700

2.120

 1,700

1,520

1,440

1,540

1,560

1,310

1,040

864

855

954

819

664

578

525 53"2

656

30,606

1,020

60,710

July

792

891

891

891

927

1,130

1,240

1,210

1,250

1,380

1,330

1,260

1,240

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,300

1,150

1,010

963

»864

748

688

S5T

722

740

731

722

774

873

963

31,127

1,004

61,740

Aug.

963

936

156- 990

846

748

648

632

616

706

688

632

578

555

540

462

416

403

422

390

390

396

403

372

360

336

292

*292

297

286

246

16,777

541

33,280

Sept.

275

390

442

4TO

396

348

314

292

286

275

292

265

251

227

237

223

232

237

232

220

216

*237

227

212

201

194

190

184

174

168

7,847

262

15,560

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,460 Mln 106 Mean 467 Ao-ft 339,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,120 Mln 75 Mean 364 Ao-ft 263,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). June 14 (6 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (3.66 ft).

a Ho gage-height record} discharge Interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 13, Dec. 20 to Jan. 17, Feb. 21.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Stillwater River near Absarokee, Mont.

163

Location.--Lat 45°33', long. 109°23', in SE£ sec. 21, T. 3 S., R. 19 E., on right bank 

3 miles downstream from Rosebud Creek, 4 miles northeast of Absarokee, and 10 miles 

southwest of Columbus.

Records available. July 1910 to September 1914, March 1935 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, staff or wire-weight gage at site 

2 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 926 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,980 cfs June 14 (gage height, 5.51 ft); minimum daily, 190 cfs Dec. 26.

1910-14, 1935-53: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 6.63 

ft); minimum observed, 58 cfs Apr. 2, 1936.

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

which are poor. Flow partly regulated by powerplant at Mystic Lake on West Rosebud 

Creek. Diversions for irrigation of about 24,300 acres, of which 400 acres lie below 

station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-30)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

190

270

480

790

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

1,710

3,350

5,550

6,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

395

364

36Q 3"64

390

415

405

385

372

364

364

360

376

*410

420

435

460 4"4"!>

430

430

425

420

410

405

400

410

395

395 

395 

390

390

12,379

399

24,550

Nov.

385

390

390 

400

395

390

385

385

385

385

3T2" 405

390

385

385

400

395

385

372

372

*380

356

372

380

348

350

310

'2"§0~ 270 

320

-

11,117

371

22,050

Dec.

330

360

350 

336

360

370

340

320

290

280

340

376

355" 380

352

344

328

328

300

310

310

*300

280

220

200

190

210

280 

330 

320

330

9,724

314

19,290

Jan.

310

310

310 

300

290

290

310

310

356" 316

304

300

297

270

228

279

294

291

291

*276

273

264

273

276

279

276

240

246 

276 

285

288

8,860

286

17,570

Feb.

285

282

282 

288

270

270

270

2SO

279

246

250

280

280

270

260

252

270

*285

276

249

250

 £70 240

260

280

291

294

-

7,600

271

15,070

Mar.

250

240

250 

270

230

260

280

288

7F9

285

279

270

264

246

235

240

249

225

243

*249

230

225

225

 g5B" 220

270

243

276 

252 

235

235

7,818

252

15,510

Apr.

252

222

212 

218

225

243

279

230

246

238

238

238

232

230

228

225

*228

210 SIS232

297

460

582

 552 606

516

528

564 

606 

570

-

9,925

331

19,690

May

498

455

430 

405

390

435

648

744

797

738

666

692

654

654

636

624

612

*570

666

825

839

770

712

706

673

666

680

1,130 

1,970 

1,900

1,620

23,805

768

47,220

June

1,660

1,960

2,180 

1,970

1,870

2,040

1,870

1,900

1,790

2,120

3,190

4,510

5,450

6.420

*5,12<5

4,440

4,360

5,260

5,430

4,030

2,960

2,730

2,920

3,290

2,490

1,980

1,710

1.640 

1,820 

2,380

-

91,490

3,050

181,500

July

2,910

2,920

2,850 

2,820

2,940

3,090

3,070

2,960

3,000

3.190

2,980

2,830

2,750

2,750

2,730

2,780

2,510

2,180

1,940

1,830

1,680

*1,470

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,320

1,290

1.250 

1,300 

1,450

1,510

70,370

2,270

139,600

Aug.

1,500

1,460

1,550 

1,490

1,360

1,240

1,110

1,080

1,040

1,120

1,130

1,040

938

902

902

846

790

764

758

732

718

712

718

680

654

624

582

*582 

568 

570

516

28,696

926

56,920

Sept.

522

648

738 

758

a726"

a680

a640

3600

a560

522

540

510

480

455

435

415

405

430

420

400

400

*415

405

395

400

395

372

364 

348

-

14,716

491

29,190

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,490 Mln 190 Mean 1,057 Ac-ft 767,000

Mater year 1952-53: Max 6,420 Mln 190 Mean 812 Ac-ft 588,200

Peak discharge (base. 4.400 cfs). June 14 (8 a.m.) 6,980 cfa (5.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5-11, Dec. 19 to Jan. 8, 

PeTTT-8, 11-13, 15, 17, 21-25, Mar. 1-7.
164 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

darks Pork below Crandall Creek, near Painter, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°52', long. 109°34', in sec. 1, T. 56 N., R. 106 ¥., on right bank 2 miles 

downstream from mouth of Crandall Creek, 4 miles east of Crandall Creek guard station, 

and 9 miles north of Painter.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1932, August 1949 to September 1953. (No 

winter records.)

.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,160 ft (from topographic map). Aug..-,, 

"29, to Sept. 30, 1932, at same site at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,310 cfs June 13 (gage height, 9.38 ft); minimum not determined, probably occurred during winter period.

1929-32, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 13, 1953; minimum not determined, 

probably occurred during period of no gage-height record.

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

' are fair. Some small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 13

2.2 44

2.4 76

2.7 159

3.0 280

3.5 540

4.0 870

6.0 2,720

8.6 6,180

June 14 to Sept. 30

2.5 71

2.7 126

3.0 231

3.5 480

4.0 810

6.0 2,720

9.1 6,890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

»

113

113

110

107

105

99

92

88

90

88

85

83

74

*74

71

69

69

67

65

63

62

60

58

57

57

52 5Z

57

55

2,467

79.6

4,890

JIov.

ft

50

45

45

45

40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35 

35

-

1,207

40.2

2,390

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

120

T55

*120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

150

200

300

500

400

307

334

480

588 "SSz"

464 

380

-

6,815

227

13,520

May

330 

307

3T2

390

591

877

996

884

744

632

558

486

452

458

486

613

793

919

1,080

1,170

 1,010

849

737

678

646

772

1,150

2,100

2.420 

2,036

1,750

27,220

878

53,990

June

1,930 

1,980

1,970

1,930

1.710

1,740

1,770

1,860

1,880

 2,720

3,970

4,840

6,150

6.820

5,860

 5,240

5,840

6,730

6,360

4,640

3,420

3,350

3,760

3,860

2,920

2,370

2,110

2,120

2,450 

3,060

-

105,360

3,512

209,000

July

3.590 

3,590

3,460

3,420

3,510

3,460

3,230

3,010

 3,050

3,010

2,760

2,640

2,650

2,490

2,320

2,240

2,060

1,860

1,690

1,560

1,380

1,230

1,150

1,140

1,110

1,050

1,030

997

1,OI5 

1,040

1,070

67,807

2,187

134,500

Aug.

1.080

922

826

733

 657

592

560

528

522

504

438

404

393

426

432

462

534

528

462

420

409

382

356

332

308

290

286

276 

256

Hi

15,511

500

30,770

Sept.

231 

437

337

 290

264

243

223

204

193

182

176

168

168

165

168

172

190

179

158

148

139

132

126

136

129

120

114

106

97

~T

5,487

183

10,880

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 5.100 cfs). June 13 (8 p.m.) 7,310 cfs (9.38 ft)5 June 18 (8 p.m.) 7,200 

cfs (9.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3-30. No gage-height record Apr. 1-23J discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Sunlight 

Creek near Painter, Wyo.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 165

Sunlight Creek near Painter, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°45' , long. 109°31', in NE£ sec. 16, T. 55 N., R. 105 W., on left bank 

If miles downstream from Painter Gulch and 4| miles west of Painter.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1932, July 1945 to September 1953 (no winter 

records 1951-52).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,700 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 9 years (1929-32, 1945-50, 1952-53), 116 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs June 13 (gage height 3.19 ft)- minimum daily, 14 cfs Feb. 2. , >,

1929-32, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs June 26, 1932 (gage height, 4.31 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 660 cfs; minimum observed, 11 cfs Jan. 17, 1946 (discharge measurement), but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

Maximum stage known, about 5.8 ft during 1929.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 13

-0,1

.2

.6

1.0

14

32

75

144

1.5 

2.0 

2.9

275

470

950

0.1 

.4

.7 

1.0

June 14 to Sept. 30 

26 1.5 

2.0 

2.9

153

283

470

950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

36

36

36

36

36

36

41

15

44

43

43

41

42

42

41

*40

41

40

40

40

39

39

39 

38

37

36

36

36

36 

35

36

1,206

38.9

2,390

JIov.

16

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

32

32

*31

31

31

31

32

31

31

33

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30 

30

-

950

31.7

1,880

Dec.

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

25

775

25.0

1,540

Jan.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

f

20

21

20

15

15 

15

15

607

19.6

1,200

Feb.

15

14

18

 19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

:-

471

16.8

934

Mar.

1§

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25 

25

25

670

21.6

1,330

Apr.

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

25

30

40

gQ

36

34

46

58

55

43 

35

-

909

30.3

1,800

May

31

27

25

26

38

58

90

87

63

48

41

36

36

35

35

36

45

58

75

84

*70

59

58 

58

56

76

136

300

314 

193

170

2,464

79.5

4,890

June

231

292

262

217

226

223

223

237

246

*377

560

728

908

944

752

*685

770

872

818

610

462

474

542 

533

378

312

296

326

386 

474

-

14,364

479

28,490

July

520

497

492

510

533

538

506

470

*454

462

426

430

434

430

434

382

332

309

289

268

245

225

217 

217

212

202

192

185

182 

HI

187

10,957

353

21,730

Aug.

175

168

HI

147

133

*126

119

117

110

124

117

101

98

96

100

100

95

92

87

85

84

84

82 

78

74

72

72

72

70 

66

64

3,185

103

6,320

Sept.

64

105

92

*70

58

55

52

51

50

46

46

45

43

41

34

35

51

52

42

41

40

37

37 

37

36

32

32

11

32 

32

-

1,419

47.3

2,810

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Mater vaiex- year yeeu- 1952-53 isjo^-ao : : Max PIEUL 944 344 Mln iuu 14 j.4 Mean neon 104 iua Ac-ft AC-II/ 75,310 /a,o.iu

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). June 13 (12 p.m.) 1,150 cfs (3.19 ft); June 18 (11:30 p.m.) 1,010 

:fs (2.99 ft).
166 YELLOWSTONE RIVER.BASIN

Clarks Pork at Chance, Mont.

Location. lat 45°00', long. 109°05', in EjNEj sec. 31, T. 9 S., R. 22 E., on left bank 0.4 

mile upstream from Sand Coulee and 1 mile north of Wyoming-Montana State line.

Records available. July 1921 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 15, 1934, staff gage and Nov. 15, 1934, to 

July 26, 1950, water-stage recorder, at bridge 0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1934-53), 918 cfs.

Extremes.--Jfaximum discharge during year, 8,820 cfs June 14 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum observed, 120 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 0.08 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,900 cfs May 26, 1928 (gage height, 6.5 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 48 cfs Jan. 16, 1943.

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

are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 10,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.1

.5

1.0

Oct. 1 to May 23 Hay 24 to Sept. 3O

125

255

530

1.5

1.6

920

1,200

O.I

.5

1.0

125

255

530

2.0 1,370

3.0 2,630

6.1 8,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

SBa!85

a!80

alSO

aieo

also

a!75

a!70

a!65

a!65

a!70

al65

alSS

*157

al65

ai60

al60

8155

alSO

8150

al45

8150

8145

8140

8140

8140

8135

8140

g!45 

g!48

4,975

160

9,870

JJov.

g!45 

g!48

g!40

g!31

g!34

g!40

gl42

g!28

gIBT

g!66

g!63

g!78

g!91

g!94

210

236

236

251

255

260

264

231

225

251

247

228

228

228

240

228

5,985

200

11,870

Dec.-

g217 

*g244

278

282

291

282

291

300

2§T

280

280

290

290

290

29O

270

290

260

260

270

g251

g247

g240

*204

166

187

210

232

236

240 

244

8,003

258

15,870

Jan.

240

228

240

240

236

228

240

244

268

264

264

268

268

b260

b260

b270

282

278

286

26T

268

*268

268

273

268

273

255

251

282

273 

264

8,071

260

16,010

Feb.

255" 260

260

26O

260

244

255

247

244

200

194

232

232

217

228

 200

225

221

197

207

184

257

210

217

214

225

232

221

"-

6,353

227

12,600

Mar.

214 

b21O

210

214

228

225

236

240

244

240

236

236

240

232

214

225

225

*210

207

210

200

197

191

137

200

210

217

225

244

268

23E7

6,892

222

13,160

Apr.

251 

236

214

221

221

*244

247

240

217

207

204

210

214

214

214

207

204

197

194

257

255

330

465

504

417

447

615

7,07

S7ST

565

9,343

311

18,530

May

478 

435

400

394

fSS

660

912

956

835

691

600

537

*498

484

478

484

622

819

947

1,140

1,060

869

715

615

551

565

798

1,510

2.720

2,370 

*1,880

26,488

854

52,540

June

2,040 

2,400

2,780

2,340

2,100

2,050

1,940

27T25

2,100

2,780

4,320

5,800

*7,140

6,160

7,290

6,340

*6,600

7,740

7,800

6,240

4,270

3,890

4,250

4,740

3,690

2,900

2,460

2,370

2,530

3,210

124,390

4,146

246,700

July

4,000 

4 p5o

3 * 890

3,820

3,960

3,95O

3,740

3,430

3,340

3,400

3,130

2,900

2,940

2,790

2,690

2,540

2,330

2,130

1,94O

1,780

1,620

1,440

*1,300

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,130

1,120

1.100 

1,100

76,430

2,465

151,600

Aug.

1.120

T7550"

1,040

952

846

758

682

630

600

558

608

524

478

447

453

491

472

530

565

544

491

465

465

429

*405

388

388

366

350

340

515

17,780

574

35,270

Sept.

291 

310

565

117

37S

335

305

282

264

251

240

236

225

210

197

194

197

225

210

204

187

181

 178

175

172

169

166

160

148

140

7,212

240

14,300

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,640 Mln 128 Mean 919 Ac-ft 666,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,160 Mln 128 Mean 827 Ac-ft 598,800

Feak discharge (base. 5.400 cfs). June 14 (4 a.m.) 8,82o cfs (6.4O ft); June 19 (4:3O a.m.) 8,420 

cfs (6.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record] discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

station at Edgar.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 167

Clarks Pork at Edgar, Mont.

Location. Lat 4S°28', long. 108°51', in Stf£ sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., on right bank 

just downstream from highway bridge half a mile east of Edgar and 6 miles upstream 

from Rock Creek.

Records available.--July 1921 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 18, 1940, chain gage and Sept. 18, 1940, to 

Aug. 31, 1953, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-31, 1934-53), 1,026 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,340 cfs June 14 (gage height, 7.92 

ft); minimum daily, 190 cfs Mar. 2; minimum gage height observed, 1.19 ft Mar. 2.

1921-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,900 cfs June 2, 1936 (gage height, 8.62 

ft); minimum observed, 41 cfs July 25, 1931; minimum gage height observed, 1.13 ft 

Mar. 11, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 41,500 acres, of which about 840 acres lie below station. In 

addition, about 6,300 acres of land lying above station are irrigated by diversions 

from the adjoining Rock Creek basin.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 3-5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

250

360

575

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

225

340

570

855

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.7

1,700

3,010

4,640

7,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

272

27?

272 

272

303

333

351

345

345

345

339

399

384

407 

*407

435

453

419

419

415

407

384

411

403

395

399

399

381

388

403

427

11,554

373

22,920

flov.

431

427

435 

419

444

440

427

435

435

427

440

462

462

444 

462

489

498

451

480

*444

458

427

435

480

471

370

270

250

355

310

12,756

425

25,300

Dec.

380

450

510 

480

498

545

520

545

535

507

507

525

525

525 

525

489

540

458

471

507

440

435

*435

450

250

270

290

SCO

440

388

453

14,193

458

28,150

Jan.

498

440

489 

480

516

40O

450

50O

530

525

516

516

458

400 

44O

490

520

510

510

520

520

*420

407

416

407

425

425

398

380

*I2

398

14,316

462

28,400

Feb.

359" 398

389 

389

389

384

356

389

389

340

300

330

39O

330 

340

*330

320

330

290

250

300

340

360

360

380

360

340

330

_

_

-

9,792

350

19,420

Mar.

290

350" 190

350

370

340

320

340

364

372

368

360

364

364 

356

340

376

»340

326

340

312

305

291

294

319

298

288

284

348

372

380

10,261

331

20,350

Apr.

380

364

352 

326

308

*333

368

364

356

348

319

316

322

319 

333

326

330

302

305

294

316

407

520

636

642

560

647

795

519" 831

12,838

428

25,460

May

691

614

565 

490

470

510

708

855

1,040

907

807

789

*747

680 

608

592

691

795

868

990

914

735

680

658

560

412

407

BUT

2,310

2,660

*2,190

26,762

863

53,080

June

2,060

2,380

3,010 

*3,100

2,570

2,480

2,240

2,300

2,300

2,750

3,500

5,230

*6,740

7,900 

7,700

6,640

*6,420

6,920

7,500

6,700

4,870

3,810

3,920

4,420

4,690

3,130

2,550

2,310

2,340

2,690

125,170

4,172

248,300

July

3,420

5,820

3,730 

3,470

3,690

3,69O

3,53O

3,250

3,100

3,000

3,190

2,680

2,750

2,750 

2,510

2,360

2,230

2,010

1,860

1,680

1,470

1,300

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,100

*1,060

934

920

53T

1,110

70,808

2,284

140,400

Aug.

1,050

1,110

1,570 

1,210

1,100

1,000

920

807

843

747

702

686

603

495 

570

555

540

470

505

525

510

510

500

*470

416

394

380

372

364

3S4" 356

20,444

659

40,550

Sept.

312

344

448 

652

555

565

550

485

425

398

348

319

294

277 

241

243

250

305

298

316

322

294

*291

277

265

260

270

277

262

245

-

10,383

346

20,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,860 Min 250 Mean 1,061 Ae-ft 769,900

Hater year 1952-53: Max 7,900 Min 190 Mean 930 Ac-ft 672,900

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). June 14 (6:15 p.m.) 8,340 cfs (7.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 24-29, Jan. 6-9, 14-21, 

FebTTO to Mar. 8.
168 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek near Red Lodge, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°07', long. 109°18', in SW$ sec. 17, T. 8 S., R. 20 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge, 3 miles upstream from West Fork and 4 miles southwest of 

Red Lodge.

Records available.--April to December 1932, May 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,100.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. \, 1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 168 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.52 ft); minimum observed, 23 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height. 1.22 ft).

1932, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 2,590 cfs June 5, 1952; maximum gage height observed, 4.80 ft June 16, 1937; minimum discharge observed, 17 cfs Mar. 26, 1944 (discharge measurement).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Flow 

partly regulated by Glacier Lake. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 24)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23

1.4 45

1.6 74

1.9 128

Mar. 24 to Sept. 3O

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

23

44

73

120

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

225

342

580

1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

Tog' 113

105

105

104

98

96

95

93

89

88

86

84

84 

81

79

 77

77

76

76

76

72

71

70

70

68

68

66

66

66

65

2,573

83. 0

5,100

JJov.

65

&

59

62

62

60

60

58

52

59

60

59

58

53 

52

52

50

48

44

*45

43

40

13

44

42

40

42

42

43

44

-

1,543

51.4

3,060

Dec.

43

43

42

40

40

39

40

39

38

40

39

39

39

39 

39

38

37

37

38

39

39

38

*38

37

38

39

40

41

41

40

39

1,218

39.3

2,420

Jan.

38

37

37

39

3?

38

39

33

38

37

37

38

36

33 

33

31

31

31

30

30

*30

32

35

35

33

31

29

28

32

35

39

1,069

34.5

2,120

Feb.

40

38

38

38

38

48

52

57

51

5O

50

48

49

50 

49

*49

47

45

40

37

35

37

37

35

36

36

32

29

_

-

1,186

42.4

2,350

Mar.

26

5B~ 24

28

28

30

32

30

28

29

29

28

27

25 

24

25

25

25

*24

25

26

25

29

32

33

33

35" 36

31

32

28

872

28.1

1,730

Apr.

26

25

2T

25

27

*27

29

37

44

II

50

39

36

35 

33

32

31

32

30

33

37

41

44

42

42

45

48

50

50

48

-

1,114

37.1

2,210

May

49

15" 48

48

51

55

60

65

65

62

61

6O

6O

59 

59

6O

63

65

82

103

*96

88

85

85

81

86

116

189

239

*7TS

213

2,717

87.6

5,390

June

256

305

310

264

250

256" 225

246

253

337

526

656

962

1,120 1,6'4'b

*846

756

756

698

60S

544

517

526

535

457

382

342

337

368

441

-

15,099

503

29,950

July

490

499

49O

499

508

526

526

508

508

517

499

490

490

490 

535

580

517

490

474

449

408

388

*382

375

375

355

352

368

375

382

401

14,256

460

28,280

Aug.

382

556" 395

349

324

305

289

278

267

267

253

232

225

232 

314

305

333

324

314

301

292

289

278

271

*267

260

256

253

250

239

232

8,964

2S9

17,780

Sept.

22S

256 l4"2

222

2O4

144

135

133

131

129

127

122

120

122 

120

120

122

116

107

105

103

101

101

*105

98

94

90

88

86

85

-

3,956

132

7.85O

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,680 Mln 30 Mean 178 Ac-ft 129, 6OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,120 Mln 24 Mean 149 Ac-ft 108,200

Peak discharge (base, 660 ofs). June 13 (8:45 u.m.) 1,300 ofs (3.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Once-daily wire-weight gage readings used Dec. 23 to Apr. 5, Apr. 9-12, 16-2O. Stagedlscharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15 to Mar. 23.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 169

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

Location.--Lat 45°09', long. 109°23', near center of sec. 3, T. 8 S., R. 19 E., on left 

bank an eighth of a mile downstream from Basin Creek and 6 miles west of Red Lodge.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1953 (no winter records). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 598 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.33 ft); minimum, 

21 cfs Nov. 3 (gage height, 0.96 ft), but may have been less during period of no record.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 933 cfs June 6, 1952 (gage height, 3.88 ft); minimum 

recorded, 10 cfs Dec. 19, 1939.

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

which are poor. No known diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

22

45

81

151

2.5 

3.0 

3.2

290

483

568

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

?5

27

30

33

36

39

42

45

48

51

4?

48

45

44

47

45

43

43

42

41

39

39

39

*38

37

35

33

35

35

31

1,207

38.9

2,390

Hov.

32

28

25

34

35

31

31

28

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

t25

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

-

May

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

 35

31

32

35

40

43

46

43

41

41

41

42

47

61

112

134

111

*112

_

_

-

June

134

160

153

145

136

130

IS?

136

138

183

276

398

542

SoT

487

442

*438

450

426

344

280

263

280

287

225

197

175

169

175

211

8,016

267

15,900

July

259

266

263

27O

287

287

270

270

294

290

253

266

270

270

297

276

228

208

203

190

173

162

162

*162

162

158 156"

166

175

190

192

7,077

228

14,040

Aug.

178

178

T§9~ 185

149

142

138

134

127

128

119

106

106

111

118

112

142

132

121

119

114

111

106

100

97

*94

94

92

89

81

8T

3,773

122

7,460

Sept.

83

107

To?

89

83

74

70

68

68

70

70

67

66

65

65

65

66

62

57

56

55

54

53

*52

50

47

45

43

43

42

-

1,937

64.6

3,840

Calendar year : Max Nln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Nln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 280 efs). June 13 (6:30 p.m.) 598 cfs (3.33 f t) j July 10 (4 a.m.) 315 c.fs 

(2.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-10, Sept. 20-23; discharge Interpolated. Doubtful gage-height 

record Oct. 11 to Nov. 83 discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights, 2 discharge 

measurements, and weather records.
170 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 45°26', long. 109"16', In SW£ sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 20 E., on right bank 

Just upstream from Cooney Reservoir and 9 miles west of Boyd.

Records available. May 1937 to September 1953 (no winter records). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 325 cfs June 6 (gage height, 3.06 ft); minimum, 

7.2 cfs Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Aug. 27.

1937-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,150 cfs June 3, 1948, from rating curve extended above 500 cfs, but may have been higher on June 27, 1944; maximum gage height 

observed, 6.03 ft June 17, 1944, from floodmark; no flow for many days in 1949.

Remarks.--Records good. Some return flow from lands irrigated by water diverted from 

Rock Creek and East Rosebud Creek basins. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,100 

acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 19, 

Apr. 16 to June 6)

0.7 

.9

1.1

7.2

16

28

1.5 

2.0

2.8

67

141

290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17

20

20

19

19

20

18

17

19

19

14

TS

18

22

26

*28 ~SS

26

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

26

702

22.6

1,390

Nov.

27

28

26

28

29

28

27

28

23

28

35

35

34

31

32

33

34

32

*26

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Dec.

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

-

_.

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

*31

32

24

30

44

68

112

133

127

108

101

102

108

127

107

_

_

-

May

91

82

77

73

73

78

-82

82

98

91

77

73

74

71

*71

68

63

61

62

66

63

61

59

56

55

46

45

W

172

I4T

128

2,439

78.7

4,840

June

124

116

125

147

166

532" 282

224

205

198

196

196

224

222

213

193

181

*151

138

135

120

110

85

75

67

60

59

53

5?

53

4,404

147

8,740

July

50

35

36

40

39

38

33

32

28

32

40

36

22

20

19

20

22

23

21

18

11

9.5

17

*18

18

15

17

12

11

9.1

753.6

24.3

1,490

Aug.

11

T6

57

61

55

46

44

42

46

51

62

57

50

43

41

40

36

28

23

19

16

16

16

15

 13

12

14

18

18

19

19

1,004

32.4

1,990

Sept.

17

16

34

BT

31

31

28

2B

25

22

22

20

15

15

M

14

16

15

16

17

16

*17

16

15

16

17

16

16

15

14

583

19.4

1,160

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 140 cfs). Apr. 23 (3:45 a.m.) 167 cfs (2.32 ft); Apr. 29 (10 a.m.) 146 cfs 

(2.26 ft)j May 29 (12 m.) 189 cfs (2.48 ft)j June 6 (11:45 a.m.) 325 cfs (3.06 ft) j June 13 (8-.30 

a.m.) 236 cfs (2.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Willow Creek near Boyd, Mont.

171

Location. lat 45 e 26', long. 109°14', in SW£ sec. 2, T. 5 S., R. 20 E., on left bank half 

a mile upstream from Cooney Reservoir and 8 miles west of Boyd.

Records available. June 1937 to September 1953 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 23, 1948, at site half a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 2.75 ft); minimum 

recorded, 4.3 cfs Apr. 10.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 469 cfs June 27, 1944, from rating curve extended above 

100 cfs; maximum gage height, 7.24 ft May 29, 1942 (backwater from Cooney Reservoir), 

site and datum then in use; minimum discharge recorded, CM cfs Nov. 26, 1948 (gage 

height, 1.60 ft).

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

Diversions for irrigation of about 1,800 acres above station. Some return flow from 

lands irrigated by water diverted from Rock Creek basin.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr, 20

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

6.0

10

16

34

Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

2.0 12

2.1 18

2.3 38

2.6 75

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

27

28

26 

29

28

30

27

I

26

26

25

25

31

14

*34

34

31

29

28

27

27

27

27

28

28

28 

28

27

27

27

370

28.1

1,730

Jlov.

28

28

27 

a27

a27

a26

a26

a25 

a25

a24

a24

a23

23

22

22

22

22

20

*21

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

-

_

-

_

*18

12 

9.6

14

11

10

11

13

11

11

11

8.4

10

17

25

28

31

32

26

29

38 

35

36

32

-

.

-

-

May

26

24

23 

22

23

24

24

25

27

29

27

28

30

*31

36

31

28

27

27

27

25

24

24

24

24

24

24 

33

43

32

27

348

27.4

1,680

June

30

31

30 

36

41

70

IS

48 

42

40

40

42

42

40

41

40

41

*42

45

46

48

40

40

32

26

23

25 

19

20

18

1,126

37.5

2,230

July

16

19

19 

22

30

29

31

33

31

27

33

32

36

29

30

40

£1

36

34

33

36

34

28

*26

25

35

40 

38

33

35

34

967

31.2

1,920

Aug.

41

41

I

50

45

42

36 

36

35

47

41

40

42

44

35

38

33

26

29

29

31

31

28

27

*27

If

35

40

38

1,176

37.9

2,330

Sept.

35

41

58 

50

47

44

41

39 

36

35

34

31

27

27

27

26

27

30

31

31

33

*33

30

24

24

23

23 

21

20.

20

-

968

32.3

1,920

Calendar year : Max MLn Mean Ac -ft

Hater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Feak discharge Ibaa

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge interpolated.

fsj.. June 6 (2 p.m.) 95 cfs (2.71 ft); Aug. 3 (11 a.m.) 96 cfs (2.75 ft).
172 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 45°27', long. 109" 11', in SW£ sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 21 E., on right bank, 

an eighth of a mile upstream from Cottonwood Creek, half a mile downstream from Cooney 

Dam, and 6 miles west of Boyd.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 96.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum 

dally, 2.9 cfs Jan. 5, Apr. 5, 6.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs May 30, 1942 (gage height, 7.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 8.16 

ft June 7, 1942 (backwater from downstream tributary); no flow Oct. 6, 7, 1948.

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

return flow from lands irrigated by water diverted from Rock Creek and East Rosebud 

Creek basins. Plow completely regulated by Cooney Reservoir (see p. 284). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 6,900 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 21 to Aug. 25)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

5.0

36

2.2 

3.0 

3.6

91

208

344

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

78 

I§3.

152

152

152

153

98

57

56

56

56

56

58

57

56

*55

38

25

25

M

24 

25

25

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

1,824

58.8

3,620

Jiov.

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

10

5.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

*3.8

3.8

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

-

223.5

7.45

443

Dec.

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.2

5.0

3.2

3.5

3.5

iiS

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

1O8.6

3.50

215

Jan.

3.5 

3.5

3.2

3.2

Ivi

3.0

3.0

12

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

*23 

23

23

23

23

14

24

23

24

24

24

568.3

18.3

1,130

Feb.

If

24

15

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

25

24

24

25

*24

24

24

24

24 

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

.

-

687

24.5

1,360

Mar.

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

20

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14 

14

14

12

£ii

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

505.8

16.3

1,000

Apr.

6.4 

6.4

6.4

4.7

Ivi

2.9

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.1

.1

.4

* .4

.4

.4

24

57

59 

59

$2.

59

43

36

36

36

36

36

-

618.4

20.6

1,230

May

36 

36

52

67

67

67

67

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

*68

68

68

68

68

68

68 

68

68

68

78

119

119

120

133

183

182

2,482

80.1

4,920

June

182 

182

182

205

244

26a

539

336

334

336

334

334

336

336

212

119

119

*118

US

118

til

136

170

170

171

184

184

184

160

6,345

212

12,590

July

150 

168

162

125

139

148

146

132

146

141

126

125

126

126

97

$i

Si

91

123

125

129

*158

156

159

156

158

153

152

150

150

118

4,137

133

8,210

Aug.

68 

SO

44

37

36

38

40

40

39

39

40

39

53

99

126

ia90

154.

152

147

148 

146

146

146

143

144

*146

146

146

147

147

2,955

95.3

5,86O

Sept.

148 

153

153

117

47

47

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

53

115

129

164.

164

162

162

160 

*159

101

*1

41

41

42

42

42

42

-

2,644

88.1

5,240

Calendar year 1952 : Max 422 Mln 3.0 Mean 97.2 Ac-ft 70,530

Water year 1952-53 : Max 339 Mln 2.9 Mean 63.3 Ac-ft 45,820

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Dec. 4, Dec. 11, 19, 20, 

Jan. 2, Jan. 6, 7.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Rock Creek at Joliet, Mont.

Location. La t 45°28', long. 109°00', in JW£ sec. 22, T. 4 S., R. 22 E., on left bank 50 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 32 at Joliet, 4 miles downstream from Red 

Lodge Creek, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--? years (1946-53), 262 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580-cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.88 ft); mlnimum daily, 70 cfs Dec. 24.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 1,930 cfs June 6, 1952 (gage height, 4.60 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.25 ft Dec. 30, 1948 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 18 cfs Feb. 11,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow

partly regulated by Cooney Reservoir on Red Lodge Creek. Diversions for irrigation of 

about 46,600 acres, of which about 400 acres lie below station and 2,500 acres of 

which lie in Clarks Fork basin. Some return flow through Red Lodge Creek from lands 

Irrigated by water diverted from East Rosebud Creek basin.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 13-20)

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

102

323

3.0 

3.5 

3.9

770

1,070

1,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Aoft

Oct.

85

191

191

191

199

203

175

96

85

£1

83

S5

98

132

156

167

146

107

105

102

100

105

107

107

*113

107

102

94

89

87

89

3,780

122

7,500

flov.

96

96

94

107

126

143

143

149

146

136

1S3

160

160

153

146

156

153

143

*139

143

143

118

115

117

117

110

23.

95

105

110

-

3,872

129

7,680

Dec.

115

112

112

112

110

110

105

110

105

110

118

115

120

125

150

125

124

121

115

117

105

90

*76

70

85

95

100

105

110

110

110

3,367

109

6,680

Jan.

105

105

103

105

108

108

105

120

137

137

135

135

137

135

125

125

120

120

120

120

*115

115

120

122

120

115

112

105

105

107

110

3,551

118

7,240

Feb.

115

110

105

105

103

103

105

105

95

75

105

120

115

115

117

115

*112

105

95

92

93

95

95

100

105

105

100

95

-

-

-

2,900

104

5,750

Mar.

90

95

95

97

100

95

105

120

125

139

!M

136

126

95

95

107

116

94

*98

102

96

IS

85

92

96

98

92

85

89

92

83

3,163

102

6,270

Apr.

83

75

73

78

73

83

*96

81

87

87

98

102

100

98

96

98

96

85

89

171

219

243

255

247

207

171

167

171

199

171

-

3,899

130

7,730

May

136

146

146

160

153

149

139

136

163

171

167

183

179

*179

175

156

149

146

143

143

136

132

118

105

89

139

207

259

398

434

376

5,512

178

10,930

June

367

385

443

456

470

488

515

524

502

524

710

935

1,250

1.570

1,180

*917

800

756

*692

564

425

323

263

319

287

239

255

221

231

235

-

16,656

555

33,040

July

255

327

327

275

295

343

331

323

347

194

351

331

339

343

355

381

319

275

291

279

259

271

275

295

307

307

*299

291

291

295

295

9,666

312

19,170

Aug.

259

235

iSl

319

267

251

231

203

199

203

227

187

156

179

243

187

179

287

275

259

255

263

255

247

215

207

*207

211

231

231

211

7,246

234

14,370

Sept.

235

319

339

347

235

211

156

143

146

153

139

167

146

113

167

175

235

207

211

227

223

231

*160

85

78

83

83

87

85

89

-

5,275

176

10,460

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,690 Mln 70 Mean 271 Ac-ft 197,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,370 Mln 70 Mean 189 Ac-ft 136,800

Peak discharge (base. 850 ofs).--June 14 (9 a.m.) 1,580 cfa (3.88 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 16, Dec. 19 to Mar. 9, Mar. 14, 

15, 22. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Aug. 25 to Sept. 30.
174 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Yellowstone River at Billings, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°48', long. 108°28', in NE£ sec. 34, T. IN., R. 26 E., on left bank 30 

 ft 'downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 87, 1 mile northeast of Billings, and 12 

miles upstream from Pryor Creek.

Drainage area. 11,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1904 to December 1905, August 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. _._ Datum of ._ _ gage Is 3,083.33 -, ft above mean sea level (Northern

 Pacific Railway benchmark). May 1904 to December 1905 chain gage at bridge 30 ft upstream at different datum. Aug. 24, 1928, to June 30, 1932, wire-weight gage at bridge 

30 ft upstream at present datum. July 1, 1932, to Oct. 12, 1937, water-stage recorder 

at old diversion dam 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1928-29, 1930-32, 1934-53), 6,626 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,500 cfs June 15 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minImum, 1,610 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1904-5, 1928-53: Maximum discharge observed, 64,800 cfs June 27, 1944 (gage height, 

12.5 ft); minimum, 430 cfs Dec. 12, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements made three times a month. Diversions for 

Irrigation of about 350,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1953-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-8, Mar. 28 to Apr. 8, 

July 28 to Aug. 4}

0.9 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

1,840

2,560

3,380

5,650

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.5

8,800

17,000

37,500

46,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,820

2,770

3.740

2,740

2,740

2,840

2,960

2,940

2,910

2,780

2,800

2,840

2,920

3,090

3,150

3,220

3,250

3,330

3,340

3.440

3,440

3,380

3,330

3,270

3,240

3,220

3,180

3,130

3,090 

3,060 

3,060

95,020

3,065

188,500

JJov.

3,060

3,070

3,040

3,000

2,940

2,970

2,990

3,000

3,000

2,960

2,910

2,920

3,040

3,060

3,040

3,160

3.220

3,160

3,150

3,130

3,150

3,150

2,990

3,020

2,920

2,860

2,650

2,310

2.020 

2,240

88,130

2,938

174,800

Dec.

2,300

2,500

2,860

2,990

3,000

2,940

2,880

2,920

2,860

2,650

2,550

2,640

2,770

2,920

2,820

2,700

2,710

2,700

2,610

2,500

2,770

2,860

2,760

2,500

2,210

1,860

1.850

1,960

2,680 

3,040 

5.070

82,400

2,658

163,400

Jan.

3,090

2,920

2,800

3,160

2,800

2,330

1.910

2,120

5.460

3,510

3,240

3,310

3,110

2,650

2,220

2,020

2,760

3,000

2,990

2,940

2,890

2,760

2,770

2,770

2,820

2,800

2,710

2,610

2,550 

2,610 

2,650

86,080

2,777

170,700

Feb.

2,680

2,710

2,700

2.720

2,680

2,680

2,710

2,650

2,680

2,580

2,400

2,440

2,510

2,650

2,520

2,420

2,410

2,500

2,470

2,300

2,210

2.160

2,260

2,400

2,450

2,420

2,500

2,520

_

70,330

2,512

139,500

Mar.

2,510

2,260

2.000

2,370

2,580

2,500

2,470

2,470

2,500

2,510

2,510

2,550

2,650

2.680

2,590

2,480

2,410

2,410

2,400

2,390

2,360

2,350

2,310

2,310

2,270

2,300

2,360

2,370

2,360 

2,370 

2,400

75,000

2,419

148,800

Apr.

2,390

2,360

2,310

2,210

2,200

2,280

2,470

2,740

2,610

2,500

2,390

2,350

2,360

2,360

2,390

2,370

2,210

2,210

2,180

2.150

2,160

2,410

3,180

3,810

4,220

3,940

3,670

3,980

4,670 

5,050

84,130

2,804

166,900

May

4,760

4,110

3,730

3,460

3,150

2.940

3,240

4,420

6,130

5,960

5,350

5,170

4,860

4,470

4,240

4,090

4,000

4,240

4,930

5,730

6,940

7,050

6,040

5,430

5,020

4,740

4,720

5,680

10,700 

JJjJOO 

13,200

174,700

5,635

346,500

June

13.800

14,100

15,900

18,100

17,700

17,400

17,100

16,900

17,500

17,000

19,800

26,700

35,300

42,600

45.900

39,900

34,800

34,800

39,800

39,900

32,400

25,200

23,400

24,900

25,400

21,000

18,500

17,000

16,700 

17,600

747,100

24,900

*1,482

July

20,000

21.600

21,400

20,600

20,400

20,400

19,700

18,700

17,900

17,700

17,200

16,400

15,700

15,200

14,600

14,900

14,400

13,000

12,000

11,300

10,400

9,560

8,650

8,090

7,870

7,980

7,870

7,360

7.110 

7,170 

7,460

432,620

13,960

858,100

Aug.

7,460

7,560

8,050

8.160

7,760

7,110

6,600

6,180

6,100

6,040

6,290

6,070

5,650

5,250

5,120

5,070

4,810

4,540

4,350

4,220

4,090

4,270

4,160

3,980

3,770

3,630

3,480

3.560

3,380 

3,440 

3,380

163,330

5,269

324,000

Sept.

3,180

3,330

3,830

4,270

4.470

4,180

4,020

3,810

3,610

3,460

3,290

3,160

3,090

2,970

2,840

2,770

2,770

2,830

2,880

2,910

2,910

2,880

2,860

2,840

2,780

2,780

2,800

2,770

2,740 

2.680

95,710

3,190

189,800

Calendar year 1952: Max 47,500 Mln 1,850 Mean 7,815 Ac-ft 5,674,000

Water year 1952-53: Hax 45,900 Mln 1,850 Mean 6,012 Ac-ft 4,353,000

Peak discharge (base. 25.700 efs).--June 15 (8 to 10 a.m.) 46,500 cfs (10.56 ft). 

* Expressed in thousands.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 175

Pryor Creek near Billings, Mont.

Location. La t 45°43', long. 108°19', in sec. 30, T. IS., R. 28 E., on downstream handrail of bridge on U. S. Highway 87, 11 miles southeast of Billings and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--March 1938 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage- Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to June 16, 1943, chain gage on upstream 

handrail at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 50.4 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 145 cfs June 7 (gage 

height, 2.43 ft); maximum gage height observed, 2.50 ft Jan. 12 (backwater from ice); 

no flow July 24 to Aug. 1.

1953: Maximum discharge observed during period October to December,.39 cfs Oct. 22 

(gage height, 1.60 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Oct. 1, 3, 4, 7 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs May 14, 1942 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum 

gage height observed, 11.25 ft Mar. 19, 1947 (backwater from ice); no flow Sept. 7-11, 

1940, Aug. 22-25, 29, 1952, July 24 to Aug. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 1,500 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 956: 1938, 1939-40(M), 1941.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Sec. 31, 1953, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 12 to July 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1O Mar. 11 to Dec. 31

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.9 70 .9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.0 

5.0 

9.0

15

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

31

89

154

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.8

8.6

8.6

9.3

9.7

10

10

11

11

9.7

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.7

9.3

*12

9.3

9.3

10

11

288.0

9.29

571

Jiov.

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

16

17

18

£0

2O

19

18

16

14

12

13

14

15

17

440

14.7

873

Dec.

ie

19

2O

22

24

25

26

27

26

*26

27

28

29

30

52

32

30

28

24

26

27

27

25

22

24

22

16

20

22

26

24

774

25.0

1,540

Jan.

24

24

26

28

26

24

22

22

26

30

32

36

34

30

24

18

*14

¥1

29

40

46

46

42

49

56

54

52

52

58

52

45

1,082

34.9

2,150

Feb.

43

3s

38

36

38

32

27

29

20

16

14 *12

14

16

17

18

16

12

9

8

10

11

9

10

10

11

10

10

_

-

534

19.1

1,060

Mar.

9

10

11

12

11

12

20

36

50

70

90

66

56

52

50

50

44

39

35

35

32

29

27

26

26

25

26

24

21

21

19

1,034

33.4

2,050

Apr.

*22

19

18

18

19

19

18

24

26

36

42

41

40

40

37

37

33

30

29

29

28

29

27

27

28

29

30

29

28

26

858

28.6

1,700

May

26 *26

25

22

21

25

27

33

37

65

66

49

34

37

35

32

23

21

21

20.

21

21

23

21

22

23

23

25

27

37

39

927

29.9

1,840

June

44

45

46

50

125

*129

145

89

76

65

56

51

52

138

140

129

122

70

45

14

9.6

7.0

6.2

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.2

_Q.

1.0

.9

1,662.4

55.4

3,300

July

0.8

.8

.8

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

¥70

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

**.3

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.8

0.38

23

Aug.

Q.

.1

.1

13

.1

**1.0

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

3.8

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.6

.7

.6

26.9

0.87

53

Sept.

O.g

1.5

1.6

1.6

2.0

4.4

5.4

7.8

10

11

11

12

13

1O

*7.4

10

13

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

8.2

7.8

7.4

6.6

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.2

220.1

7.34

437

Calendar year 1952: Max 381 Min 0 Mean 22.2 Ao-ft 16,160

Water year 1952-53: Max 145 Min 0 Mean 21.5 Ac-ft 16,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Jan. 28, Feb. 10 to Mar.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

f*

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.4

6.6

7.0

Nov.

29 

28

29

27

29

28

28

26

Dec.

29 

26

*26

20

21

23

24

24

Day

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

7.4 

7.0

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.6

Nov.

25 

24

25

*25

26

25

25

24

Dec.

24 

23

22

21

22

22

21

21

Day

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Total. ...............

Oct.

9.0

11

14

14

31

39

37

32

Nov.

25 

26

26

27

30

31

32

32

Dec.

21 

23

24

25

26

36

28

29

Day

25 

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean. ............................................................. ......

Runoff in acre-feet. ...........................'............................

Oct.

32

31

32

33

31

30

31

1,040

Nov.

29 

27

31

30

29

29

-

1,640

Dec.

30 

30

29

11

31

30

30

1,550

Calendar year 1953: Max 145 Min 0 Ac-ft 16,840

Discharge measurement made on this day.
176 YELLOM3TONE RIVER BASIN

Wind River near Dubois, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°35', long. 109°45', in NW£ sec. 30, T. 42 N., R. 107 W., on left bank 

1.8 miles upstream from Warm Springs Creek and 7 miles northwest of Dubois.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,188.71 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation).

Average discharge.--8 years, 188 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs June 14 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minimum daily, 43 cfs Nov. 28, Dec. 7.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs June 17, 1951 (gage height, 5.43 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Dec. 12, 1949, Jan. 5, 1950.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 900 acres above station. Records 

of sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.4

159

350

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

670

1,000

1,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

,21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

76

*7S

74

74

74

74

73

74

74

73

73

73

73

73

66

73

71

71

73

73

71

73

71

71

7O

69

69

66

67

71

65

2,224

71.7

4,410

Uov.

70

59

59

64

79

*84

77

63

70

71

71

76

64

64

64

80

67

67

75

90

75

62

45

48

51

47

44

43

4T

46

-

1,919

64.0

3,810

Dec.

47

47

46

*45

45

44

43

44

46

48

50

52

54

57

60

58

60

60

6O

60

57

53

51

47

52

54

55

56

58

59

60

1,628

52.5

3,230

Jan.

60

58

59

59

60

60

60

*60

60

62

64

64

62

62

56

50

56

60

61

62

62

64

64

65

!§

64

56

58

60

60

60

1,874

60.5

3,720

Feb.

58

BT

*57

58

58

56

56

56

53

46^

56

54

52

50

50

50

52

54

52

48

51

52

52

52

53

54

54

54

.

.

-

1,495

53.4

2,970

Mar.

52

52

*53

54

54

54

54

54

55

57

56

56

55

53

51

50

W

52

53

53

53

54

56

56

61

62

63

69

7370"

67

1,752

56.5

3,480

Apr.

*64

63

63

74

73

66

65

61

66

65

67

59

63

60

59

61

59

57

ST

64

84

114

126

1O9

107

126

137

T3T

117

99

-

2,416

80.5

4,790

May

97

89

39

95

*107

137

165

151

139

119

109

101

97

93

101

107

126

151

197

200

214

174

159

159

137

137

145

280

410

3TT

346

4,945

160

9,810

June

440

555

*475

TtO" 390

390

410

430

432

634

860

*986

1,21O

*1.340

1, 280

1,160

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,080

847

776

769

736

610

550

495

47O

490

528

-

22,443

748

44,520

July

555

*B33

522

50O

49O

475

465

430

395

405

4O5

360

350

355

380

336

301

273

245

225

218

208

197

194

194

187

190

19O

197

174

168

1O.117

326

20,070

Aug.

168

208

229

*T8T

162

153

148

142

139

131

129

126

121

119

126

131

121

117

119

114

112

121

117

107

103

103

*103

101

99

97

95

4,042

130

8,020

Sept.

93

107

TS5" 129

97

93

91

95

*91

87

85

84

82

82

82

82

89

91

84

82

82

81

79

79

77

76

76

76

76

76

-

2,609

87.0

5,170

Calendar year 1952 : Max 979 Mln 43 Mean 163 Ac-ft 118,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,340 Mln 43 Mean 157 Ac-ft 114,000

Peak discharge (base, 850 efs). June 14 (4 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (5.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9, 10, 14, 16, Nov. 18 to Mar. 23, Mar. 26, 

Mar. 31 to Apr. 2 (no gage-height record Dec. 24 to Jan. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for other nearby streams).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 177

North Pork Wind River near Dubois, Wyo.

Location.. --Lat 430 27', long. 109°28', in NW£ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., on left bank l£ 

miles upstream from mouth and 10 miles southeast of Dubois.

Drainage area.--439 sq ml.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,550 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 cfs June 13 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Nov. 24.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 5,370 cfs June 17, 1951 (gage height 7.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 35 cfs 

Jan. 30, 31, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 2,000 acres above station. Records of sediment loads for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 9)

Oct. 1 to June 9

200

420

1,090

June 10 to Sept. 30

3.5 

3.8 

4.2 

4.5

82

138

300

465

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

800

1,300

2,050

4,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

77

*77

74

77

77

77

80

7T

74

74

74

68

68

74

60

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

65

65

65

62

62

62

62

2,106

67.9

4,180

Hov.

62

56

52

54

62

 SB- 68

58

56

60

62

68

62

65

65

64

61

56

56

59

60

56

50

40

47

42

42

44

46

a50

-

1,684

56.1

3,340

Dec.

a52

a51

a50

a!5o

*50

50

50

51

53

54

56

57

59

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

59

56

55

50

54

56

59

60

62

64

67.

1,745

56.3

3,460

Jan.

69

70

70

70

70

70

70

69

*68

70

73

74

74

74

71

66

67

69

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

66

53- 60

64

63

62

2,132

68.8

4,230

Feb.

62

61

*60

60

60

60

60

58

56

50

53

55

53

52

51

50

52

52

49

45

48

50

50

50

50

51

52

53

_

_

-

1,503

53.7

2,980

Mar.

53

52

3?

*52

53

55

58

61

66

69

71

77

65

54

54

60

61

62

62

62

58

62

65

62

71

71

77

83

99

-§? 102

2,041

65.8

4,050

Apr.

*80

74

62

77

65

77

83

65

62

58

68

68

86

86

92

102

112

102

99

132

188

260

316

285

285

328

355

m

235

153

4,399

147

8,730

May

132

108

92

92

128

*288

435

333

270

192

153

136

122

118

132

139

205

311

368

295

295

245

205

174

150

172

322

839

903

53TJ

590

8,482

274

16,820

June

8OO

870

*666

529

512

420

*42

512

628

1,680

2,290

*2,600

3,310

*5.440

2,490

2,260

*2,500

2,680

2,540

1,780

1,300

1,420

*1,490

1,340

898

732

636

690

792

1,040

43,287

1,443

85,860

July

1^120

*i/070

1,050

1,040

985

967

934

885

805

814

642

690

690

662

 648

629

570

544

489

441

423

378

356

356

350

335

356

320

300

285

2JJ5

19,409

626

38,500

Aug.

255

415

428 *35o~

242

214

202

194

194

174

160

148

144

141

141

148

148

136

148

131

131

151

138

126

121

116

 116

112

105

103

101

5,383

174

10,680

Sept.

100

112

Tio- 141

101

98

96

105

100

98

96

95

93

93

92

93

100

105

95

93

93

92

a90

a89

a88

a86

a 85

aS5

85

86

2,895

96.5

5,740

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,220 Mln 40 Mean 286 Ac -ft 208,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,440 Mln 40 Mean 260 Ac-ft 188,600

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--June 13 (11:30 p.m.) 4,640 cfs (7.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10, 11, 16, 17, 19-21, Nov. 23 to Mar. 10, 

MarTTe, 17.
178 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Dinwoody Creek near Burris, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°26', long. 109°21', In NW£ sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 5 W., on left bank a

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 6 miles northwest of Burris. 

Drainage area. 114 sq ml. 

Records available. January to October 1909, May 1918 to July 1930, April 1950 to September 1953.Published as "near Crowheart" 1909 and as "near Lenore" 1918-24. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,196.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Jan. 16 to Oct. 30, 1909, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.17 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Feb. 10.

1909. 1918-30, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,710 cfs July 25, 1923 (gage height,

3.75 ft); minimum dally, 0.2 cfs May 3-6, 11, 1951.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1951 and 1952 have been

revised to 1,250 cfs July 22, 1951 (gage heig.it, 3.31 ft) and 979 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage

height, 3.01 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1209 and 1239, respectively. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Three

canals above station divert water for Irrigation of about 1,700 acres below station. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

fie water years 1951-52, superseding figures published in WSP 1209 and 1239, are

given herewith:

July 21, 1951.......... 1,020

July 22, 1951.......... 1,1OO

June 8, 1952.......... 934

Month

Calendar year 1951 .................

Water year 1951-52 .................

C fa -day a

44,438.8

37,348.4

Maximum

1,100

1,100

934

934

Minimum

242

.2

.2

112

4.4

Mean

550

127

122

338

102

Runoff In 

acre-feet

33,840

91,600

88, 140

20,140

74,090

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5-7, 11-19, Dec. 9-22, 

Mar. 7 to Apr. 6)

-0.1

.1

.3

.5

.8

1.1

6.0

8.0

12

19

33

62

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

3.1

130

245

415

710

1,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

24

*21

20

19

17.

18

30

43

53

62

66

66

69

68

58

53

49

47

45

43

43

42

40

39

38

36

35

32

30

27

29

1,262

40.7

2,500

flov.

25

26

22

21

20

«19

18

18

15

16

16

17

14

12

15

14

18

16

11

11

11

10

9^

10

11

9.0

10

10

10

11

445.0

14.8

883

Dec.

12

12

12

*12

11

10

10

10

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

8.8

8.8

8.0

9T75

9.5

10

10

11

11

11

347.1

11.2

688

Jan.

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

*10

1111

12

TI

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.6

8.8

9.2

9.5

9.7

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.6

8.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7TO

292.8

9.45

581

Feb.

6.7

6.6

*6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

_

_

-

234.3

8.37

465

Mar.

12

12

*12

11

11

10

9.6

12

11

10

9.8

10

9.6

9.0

10

9.0

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.2

8.2

7.4

9.0

9.0

7.9

7.6

7.5

7.4

7.7

7.3

287.2

9.26

570

Apr.

7.6

*7.6

7.0

T3

7.1

7.7

10

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

10

12

12

12

14

14

li

337.2

11.2

669

May

18

17

14

11

*9.4

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.3

7.8

7.8

8.8

8.4

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.9

8.0

7.8

8.0

7.5

7.4

7.9

20

79

352.6

11.4

699

June

106

147

*212

215

215

209

194

174

162

162

238

496

693

1.020

*943

795

710

*736

*795

744

595

415

*385

410

390

281

212

188

197

225

12,264

409

24,330

July

263

*317

334

343

356

365

380

400

400

400

405

390

395

439

489

510

496

457

427

390

347

330

400

385

343

361

390

375

356

334

330

11,907

384

23,620

Aug.

352

330

361

*380

309

249

212

203

200

200

182

152

137

135

130

132

147

160

157

142

137

137

135

124

116

110

*110

116

124

122

112

5,613

181

11,130

Sept.

106

101

89

62

39

28

22

20

19

19

20

20

21

25

28

32

37

37

32

24

19

36

20

39

62

73

75

92

65

59

1,321

44.0

2,620

Calendar year 1952: Max 934 Mln 8.0 Mean 1O2 Ac-ft 74,O5O

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,020 Mln 6.5 Mean 95.0 Ac-ft 68,76O

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). June 14 (5:30 p.m.) 1,120 cfs {3,17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8-10, Nov. 20 to Dec. 8, Dec. 23 to Mar. 6.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Wind River near Burris, Wyo.

179

Location. Lat 43°26', long. 109°20 I , in sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 5 W., on left bank 500 ft 

downstream from Dinwoody Creek and 5 miles northwest of Burris.

Drainage area. 1.220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,177.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge.--7 years, 890 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 cfs June 14 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum daily, 173 cfs Feb. 20.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1953; maximum gage height, 7.72 ft 

June 17, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 125 cfs Jan. 30, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 6,000 acres above station and 1,000 acres below 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to June 13)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.9 

3.5

4.0

168

330

640

1,O5O

5.0 

6.0

7.0 

7.5

2,240

3,850

6,000

7,500

2.4 

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

3OO

540

950

1,460

5.0 

6.0

7.0

7.1

2,960

5,080

7,780

8,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

326

*322

318

314

310

306

330 

334

344

352

357 348"

344

348

318

306

302

294

294

294

294

290

286

286

294

286

286

250" 276

276

276

9,591

309

19,020

Hov.

272

262

219

232

262

*276

269 

262

229

229

252

258

262

245

276

255

24"? 280

229

258

276

229

T50" 180

204

198

192

192

196

200

-

7,126

238

14,130

Dec.

2OO

195

190

*185

180

175

T75 

180

187

192

200

208

213

220

230

225

220

225

230

230

232

201

207

192

180

182

195

210

213

222

_238

6,332

204

12,560

Jan.

222

216

235

232

238

229

242 

*245

255

255

235

229

229

229

207

190

225

225

225

216

229

204

222

219

216

219

201

182

252

232

225

6,960

225

13,800

Feb.

232

21?

*225

229

201

210

210 

229

201

185

198

222

210

198

213

180

216

213

198

175

180

190

213

213

210

213

216

213

-

-

5,810

208

11,520

Mar.

219

195

*185

201

207

204

201 

210

210

216

225

210

204

190

178

198

204

182

190

204

178

178

180

178

201

204

210

222

248 24-5

222

6,302

203

12,500

Apr.

219

*216

192

213

210

222

232

190

204

201

210

195

204

201

185

204

222

195

187

215

298

384

495

475

445

526

689

703

552

440

-

9,149

305

18,150

May

420

370

334 339"

*380

542

790 

675

620

505

445

402

370

366

366

380

455

570

703

710

750

640

608

564

505

505

640

1,410

2.170

1,560

1,600

20,694

668

41,050

June

2,170

2.54O

2,360

*2,140

2,230

2,030

1.970 

2,100

2,070

3,180

4,460

*5,380

7,400

*8.020

*6,700

6,000

6,000

*6,340

6,450

5,400

4,090

3,650

*3,730

3,670

2,910

2,350

2,000

2,000

2,220

2,560

-

114,120

3,804

226,400

July

2.790

2,700

*2,620

2,560

2,540

2,510

2,480 

2,410

2,300

2,320

2,100

2,080

2,080

2,100

*2,150

2,180

1,970

1,890

1,720

1,590

1,490

1,360

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,280

1,310

1,320

1,260

1,220

1,180_

59,530

1,920

118,100

Aug.

1,190

1,360

1.590

1,330

 1,130

995

910 

870

855

818

767

712

673

648

642

673

673

666

673

636

618

648

642

600

570

540

*534

529

524

518

502

24,036

775

47,670

Sept.

490

496

570 550"

435

400

380 

385

390

372

358

349

340

344

349

354

380

400

367

344

340

354

328

m

367

372

372

380

372

349

-

11,571

386

22,950

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,250 Mln 175 Mean 792 Ac-ft 574,900

Water year 1952-53 : Max 8,020 Mln 173 Mean 770 Ac-ft 557,800

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). June 14 (2:30 a.m.) 9,900 cfs (7.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 20.
180 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°10', long, log0 !!', in sec. 2, T. 2 N., R. 4 ¥., on left bank threequarters of a mile upstream from high-water line of Bull Lake and 11 miles south of 

Lenore.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,840 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 12 years, 302 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,860 cfs June 14 (gage height, 

6.52 ft); minimum, 8.2 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 87 cfs Oct. 1 (gage 

height, 2.26 ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 3,030 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum, 

that of Dec. 8, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

152 

147

142

135

128

124

115

*108

104

100

100

98

94

92

87

79

74

70

67

65

62

62

59

58 

56

54

53

52

50

47

47.

2,681

86.5

5,320

JJov.

ft39

39

*39

38

37

34

28

33

34

32

31

30 

31

28

33

29

30

32

32

29

22

24 

28

23

24

26

27

28

-

946

31.5

1,880

Dec.

28 

28

*28

25

23

22

23

23

26

27

28

30

5i

31 

31

29

30

31

29

28

27

27

26

i

26

26

26

26

24

26

833

26.9

1,650

Jan.

23 

2222~

22

22

22

22

22

23

25

25

*25

23

24 

24

27

27

27

28

31

34

32

34

34 

33

29

24

26

28

25

26

811

26.2

1,610

Feb.

26 

25

25

*23

22

22

23

23

22

19.

24

23

22

20 

20

20

22

22

22

20

22

24

24

22 

22

21

21

21

_

-

-

622

22.2

1,230

Mar.

19 

19

18

22 «2S

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

18

18 

17

18

18

15

IT

16

16

17

18

18 

18

18

19

19

20

20

19

572

18.5

1,130

Apr.

19 

18

*16

IS

 17

19

22

18

20

19

18

18

18

19 

18

20

20

20

19

22

24

30

37

40 

39

46

65

83

98

83

-

923

30.8

1,830

May

77 

79

76

Si

69

76

104

117

124

135

*126

111

100

96 

96

96

102

130

180

223

209

185

172

160 

144

152

230

438

590

458

472

5,396

174

10,700

June

562 

680

596

557

590

546

535

*525

505 Tie

1,090

1,510

2,060

2.640 

2,340

*1,990

1,940

1,980

2,020

1,840

1,420

1,240

1,240

1,260 

1,080

888

788

782

812

876

-

35,608

1,187

70,630

July

1,010 

1.110

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,040

*1,040

1,040

1,020

981

940

908

921

988 

960

954

928

888

850

788

722

668

608

m

590

602

662

686

644

650

26,506

855

52,570

Aug.

692 

776

1.030

882

722

590

*525

495

485

472

440

404

379

375 

375

371

379

379

363

351

347

347

339

319 

304

304

319

323

323

308

294

14,012

452

27,790

Sept.

287 255"

256

220

193

172

167

172

180

175

175

*177

188

193 

198

201

201

193

167

172

137

135

133

128 

119

111

100

96

92

88

5,106

170

10,130

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,880 Min 21 Mean 314 Ac-ft 227,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,640 Min 15 Mean 258 Ac-ft 186,500

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--June 14 (5 a.m.) 2,86O cfs (6.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

83 

76

74

72

70

67

65

64

Nov.

f

40

39

39

38

35

33

Dec.

32

30

26

28

26

26

29

20

Day

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

64 

62

62

62

62

62

58

58

Nov.

34 

33

32

32

31

32

31

30

Dec.

30 

33

26

34

32

31

30

29

Day

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

58 

56

*53

53

64

60

56

56

Nov.

29 

31

26

22

2?

27

33

31

Dec.

28 

27

27

27

27

25

22

26

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ......................................................-..-..- 

Mean ..................................................... 

Runoff In acre-feet ....................... . . 

Oct.

54 

52

50

48

47

46

44

L,858

3,690

Nov.

34 

34

34

33

33

32

-

985

32 .8 

1,950

Dec.

25 

25

24

23

22

2i

21

832

1,650

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,640 Min 15 Ac-ft 184,900

f

eak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 181

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°15', long. 109°01', near north line of sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., on left 

bank 2? miles downstream from Bull Lake and 14 miles southeast of Lenore.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Records available.--1909 (discharge measurements only), May 1918 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,690 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 35 years (1918-53), 284 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 656 cfs July 20 (gage height, 2.84 ft); minimum

 dally, 42 cfs May 11-13.

1918-53: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs Aug. 8, 1951 (gage height, 7.09 ft), result 

of automatic spillway gates releasing on Bull Lake dam, from rating curve extended above 

2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum (prior'to construction of Bull Lake dam), 8.6 cfs Dec. 17, 1933; no flow Feb. 28 to Apr. 7, 1937 (result 

of regulation).

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

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 600 acres downstream. Flow completely 

regulated by Bull Lake (see p. 282).

Revisions.--WSP 716: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in Teet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 26, Apr. 28 to 

May 28; backwater from ice Feb. 10, 16, 20, 21)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5

37

65

113

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

242

455

760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

SO

51

"VjtaJ

^?an

Vs-ft

Oct.

455 

Iff

*69

63

63

63

63

63

61

61

61

60

58

60

58

58

57

57

57

56

55

55

84

111

83

83

83

67

49"

49

2,593

83.6

5,140

JJov.

tt48

*48

48

48

48

48

48

*48

48

48

49

50

53

61

61

61

61

61

61

62

61

95

128

104

124

ill

155

-

2,133

71.1

4,230

Dec.

152 

152

152

152

*152

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

160

160

160

160 

200

250

200

4,730

153

9,380

Jan.

ff§

250

250

245

240

*240

242

242

246

242

198

152

155

155

157

157

157

157

157

157

155

157

157

155

139

121

162

162

162

5,821

188

11,550

Feb.

iff

165

*165

165

165

165

165

165

165

162

162

162

162

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

150

150

150

150

130

-

-

4,468

160

8,860

Mar.

*150 $

150

146

141

136

134

130

115

111

111

113

113

113

113

111

113

113

111

111

111

111

111

109

109

109

107 

105

189

124

3,720

120

7,380

Apr.

141 

*141

141

141

141

143

146

141

141

141

141

141

139

139

139

141

141

141

141

141

 141

141

117

94

91

74

50 

48

44

-

3,762

125

7,460

May

44 

44

44

44

44

44

*45

45

48

45

42

if

42

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

48

62

62

62

62

242 

10T

74

74

1,748

56.4

3,470

June

21 

75

*75

75

80

77

77

77

77

74

74

74

77

78

80

81

81

83

86

86

88

88

89

89

89

92

92

94

9TT

-

2,474

82.5

4,910

July

102

102

104

104

104

105

107

107

107

109

109

109

111

111

111

140

319

606

*630

618

612

600

600

600

600

600 

600

600

600

9,525

307

18,890

Aug.

600 

606

600

600

*606

606

606

606

600

600

600

600

600

600

594

594

594

594

594

534

430

396

368

364

359

359

359

*359 

359

359

359

16,005

516

31,750

Sept.

Iff

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

359

355

355

355

355

355

355

355

350

35o

350 

350

350

-

10,697

357

21,220

Calendar year 1952: Max 942. Mln 48 Mean 311 Ac-ft 225,900

' "ater year 1952-53: Max 630 Mln 42 Mean 185 Ac-ft 134,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 6 to Jan. 7, Feb. 24 to Mar. 3, Mar. 7-9j discharge estimated on 

asis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and record of gate openings at Bull Lake dam.
182 YELLOWSTONE RIVKR BASIN

Wind River near Crowheart, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°14', long. 109°01', in NW^ sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 0.6

 mile downstream from Bull Lake Creek and 10 miles southeast of Crowheart.

Drainage area. 1,920 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,670 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 1,300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs June 14 (gage height, 8.63 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 334 efs Mar. 16, 22.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1953; maximum gage height, 8.90 ft 

July 17, 1951; minimum daily, 251 cfs Mar. 27, 1950.

Flood of June 29, 1927, discharge 13,000 cfs, from discharge measurement by Bureau 

of Reclamation at site 1 mile downstream.

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

 Diversions for irrigation of about 18,000 acres above station. Some regulation by Bull 

Lake (see p.282).

Revisions (water years).~WSP 1116: 1946-47.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 10-14, July 15 to Sept. 3)

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

295

410

785

1,810

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.6

3,290

5,290

7,640

9,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

920

758

*524

524 

531

538

538

545

545

545

552

545

545

560 

545

510

517

510

503

503

503

496

531

560

538

524

517

489

462

456

449

16,783

541

33,290

NOV.

450

440

400

420 

440

460

 480

489

482

489

430

524

517

503 

531

517

531

517

468

496

503

456

398

436

475

430

436

489

503

496

-

14,206

474

28,180

Dec.

517

475

462

475 

*442

456

482

4S9

503

545

510

531

538

517 

475

436

442

430

423

416

410

416

423

410

462

482

496

500

500

510

517

14, 690

474

29,140

Jan.

531

530

531

524

531

538

550

552

*568

580

580

496

462

462 

475

468

456

475

475

462

462

442

449

456

449

416

386

392

449

423

430

15,000

484

29,750

Feb.

456

442

449

 462 

436

416

430

456

442

398

410

436

442

423 

430

398

423

430

456

398

368

368

404

430

436

423

436

410

_

-

11,908

425

23,620

Mar.

380

356

386

 410 

436

416

350

368

368

368

386

368

368

350 

339

334

365

344

339

362

339

334

344

344

356

374

374

386

404

531

430

11,606

374

23,020

Apr.

436

*423

416

m

436

482

430

416

423

416

423

404

423

410

416

462

442

410

416

496

598

684

708

628

668

812

866

79T

620

-

15,392

513

30, 530

May

568

552

503

482 

489

590

*848

866

812

708

605

560

517

503 

489

496

538

668

812

866

929

884

812

751

692

652

776

1,530

2. 550

1,920

1,790

25,758

831

51,090

June

2,280

2,620

*2, 660

2,340 

2,330

2,300

2,070

2,210

2,120

2,810

4,410

*5,510

7,300

*9, 460 

*7,760

6,560

6,630

*6,820

7,110

6,420

4,790

4,090

*4,090

4,030

3,310

2,740

2,330

2,210

2,370

2,610

-

124,290

4,143

246,500

July

2.900

2,880

*2,850

2,770 

2,750

2,720

2,720

2,660

2,550

2,550

2,360

2,280

2,270

2,280 

2,310

2,370

2,190

2,090

2,070

2,270

*2,190

2,060

2,000

1,960

1,910

1,890

1,910

1,930

1,870

1,860

1.800

71,220

2,297

141,300

Aug.

1,820

1,910

2.400

*l)910

1,770

1,640

1,570

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,370

1,320

1,300 

1,290

1,340

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,130

1,110

1,090

1,050

1,000

974

956

956

947

938

929

42,660

1,376

84, 610

Sept.

911

902

*994

1.000 

929

884

875

893

911

893

893

902

884

884 

866

893

938

965

920

893

884

857

83C

803

803

803

80?

81?

857

821

-

26,505

88?

52.57C

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,220 Mln 339 Mean 1,220 Ac-ft 885,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,460 Mln 334 Mean 1,069 Ac-ft 773,600 .

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs^.--June 14 (3:30 p.m.) 10,800 cfs (8.63 ft); June 19 (l p.m.) 

7,880 efs (8.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 1-7, Jan. 10, llj discharge estimated on basis of l discharge 

measurement, weather records, and records of other nearby streams.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 183

Wyoming Canal near Lenore, Wyo.

Location. La t 43°13'45", long. 108°53'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 1 W., on right 

banK 3.3 miles downstream from diversion dam on the Wind River and 15 miles southeast 

of Lenore. Prior to Oct. 3, 1952, at site 3.0 miles upstream.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 1942-45 

(irrigation season only) in reports of State engineer of Wyoming.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 5,560.85 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

"1929. Prior to Oct. 3, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 3.0 miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1949-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,580 cfs June 23, 1953; no flow at times in 

most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow used 

for irrigation and power on Riverton project.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

710

355

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

31B

4BO

412

370

357

320

31B

31B

31B

4,276

13B

8,4BO

Nov.

320

321

31B

*31B

327

326

316

315

310

30B

306

327

333

*334

336

334

333

327

*303

316

330

31B

292

318

320

321

340

355

360

360

9,742

325

19,320

Dec.

360

360

*375

365

590

3 BO

370

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

350

340

335

335

335

330

325

*325

325

325

325

325

325

325

325

325

325

10,720

346

21,260

Jan.

330

335

335

335

335

*335

335

335

340

335

330

320

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

*315

310

310

310

310

314

309

310

310

315

320

320

9,95B

321

19,750

Feb.

333

330

*330

330

322

327

330

334

340

350

355

355

355

360

565

365

*365

355

365

355

345

340

340

340

340

340

333

318

_

.

-

9,617

343

19,080

Mar.

303

322

*335

335

335

320

308

315

315

315

315

312

324

338

324

321

336

328

322

336

321

309

*322

333

342

360

357

364

3B2

283

305

10,137

327

20,110

Apr.

295

321

*315

314

315

318

321

*316

316

320

318

316

315

315

315

315

31B

316

316

*315

315

316

*392

454

452

44B

*452

459

549

*572

-

10,'719

357

21,260

May

490

476

462

435

426

*438

460

459

458

456

453

*450

447

446

436

440

444

*452

456

*458

459

*468

474

472

496

562

5B4

604

616

650

666

15,093

4B7

29,940

June

672

*668

666

756

960

968

920

925

922

980

*1,020

1,020

1,110

968

*1,000

1,100

1,220

1,260

*1,270

1,380

1,440

*1,530

1.580

1,560

*1,520

1,470

1,440

1,450

1,460

1,490

-

34,725

1,158

6B.BBO

July

1,510

1,510

*1,500

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,470

1,480

1,460

1,450

*1, 460

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,450

1,430

1,440

*1,460

1,420

1,380

,330

,280

,270

,260

,270

,270

1,260

1,260

1.240

43,690

1,409

86,660

Aug.

1,230

1.240

1,220

*1,140

1,090

1,040

960

915

900

898

805

756

754

752

752

754

*754

730

710

706

698

696

694

692

*652

630

630

632

632

630 632"

25,324

817

50,230

Sept.

634

636

*6lo

586

572

570

572

572

3B5

208

367

470

470

472

471

471

477

478

*472

470

468

490

526

524

522

518

520

532

548

546

-

15,157

505

30,060

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,570 Mln 0 Mean 5B5 Ao-ft 424,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,580 Mln 0 Mean 546 Ao-ft 395,000

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25, Nov. 27 to Jan. 24, Jan. 28-31, Feb. 

9-26, Mar. 3-6 (no gage-height record Nov. 28-30).
184 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Pilot wasteway near Norton, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 43°12", long. 108°45', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 3 N., R. IE., on left bank a 

quarter pf a mile downstream from Pilot Butte Reservoir and 1 mile southeast of Morton.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,410 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1949-53: Maximum daily discharge, 401 cfs May 1, 1952; no flow at times most 

years.

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

Flow is water diverted from the Wind River through Wyoming Canal, used mainly for power 

development, part of which is stored in Pilot Butte Reservoir for irrigation on Riverton 

project, and excess water returned to Wind River through wasteway.

Discharge, in .cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

276 

289

326

295

264

236

210

186

179

166

125

88

51

22

21

22

16

13

11

9.3

8.1

16

113

93

110

138

207

256

262

266

4,281.5

138

8,490

Jlov.

278"

282

*286

291

295

289

291

295

297

300

304

308

308

311

315

317

319

3l9

319

319

317

315

311

311

311

306

304

306

308

-

9,106

304

18,060

Dec.

*324 m

319

311

315

319

324

328

322

319

324

330

333

333

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

10,187

329

20,210

Jan.

300 

292

294

296

300

 300

300

304

304

304

306

311

313

315

304

286

286

289

291

291

291

293

293

293

295

284

278" 278

280

284

284

9,139

295

18,130

Feb.

284 

286

*289

291

286

260

'2Tf 245

249

251

251

252

254

256

258

260

262

262

264

266

266

268

270

272

274

276

276

276

_

-

7,451

266

14,780

Mar.

*272 m

272

245

226

229

231

231

231

229

166

127

128

129

101

63

53

51

52

53

53

*54

54

56

51

*i

4?

48

49

50

4,147

134

8,230

Apr.

 ft

51

51

51

51

51

51

175

270

268

268

268

307

350

322

322

319

519

522

322

315

249

226

215

209

202

183

149

130

-

6,O98

203

12,100

May

135 

151

157

215

289

*289

276

226

204

206

190

179

177

172

168

166

167

149

137

137

145

147

135

125

115

87

77

48

51IT32

4,755

153

9,450

June

17 

T.5

7.8

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

9.6

10

10

9.0

8.4

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.0

5.7

5.5

2.6

.9

.7

.6

.5

A3.

-

215.4

7.18

427

July

^

,5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

**.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

Z .

.3

,3

.3

.5

.3

.3

8.9

0.29

18

Aug.

O.3 

.4

.4

**.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

t

ii

18.7

0.60

37

Sept.

II

 44

61

78

83

85

73

69

69

68

68

67

67

97

122

126

128

 122

117

no

102

95

111

129

iii IS?

131

119

106

-

2,788

92.9

5,530

Calendar year 1952: Max 401 Mln o.l Mean 191 Ac-ft 138,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 335 Mln - Mean 159 Ac-ft 115,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 1-6, Mar. 4, 5, Aug. 1, 2, 15-30; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage, engineers' notes and Mldvale Irrigation Co.'s readings.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 185

Pilot Canal near Morton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°12', long. 108°44', in NW£ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. IE., on left bank half 

a mile downstream from Pilot Butte Reservoir, 1^ miles southeast of Morton, and 3^ 

miles downstream from point of diversion from Wyoming Canal.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,410 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1949-53: Maximum daily discharge, 858 cfs July 11, 1953; no flow during nonirrigation seasons.

Remarks. Records good. Flow used for irrigation on Riverton project.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

Z3

21

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

504

3M

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

502

16.2

996

JlOV.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

o

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

o

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

13

*59

75

S3

90

90

103

134

162

809

27.0

1,600

May

157

137

126

TSo

136

*137

145

160

157

151

148

138

135

134

131

129

129

145

161

161

165 

165

192

214

224

250

266

290

313

310

314

5,550

179

11,010

JUne

329

*37T

392

458

475

478

499

491

486

408

510

593

668

695

722

774

789

808

842

831

833 

824

*804

776

762

738

706

690

687

679

-

19,206

640

38,090

July

724

753

*760

769

767

801

825

822

827

837

858

850

*841

824

812

806

795

760

740

717

m735

758

780

787

793

795

789

782

778

24,293

784

48,180

Aug.

744

72?

697

*659

618

584

555

520

502

498

496

499

483

475

467

456

452

454

455

454

443 

442

442

437

426

418

419

419

418

414

404

15,477

499

30,700

Sept.

377 360"

*359

341

322

316

310

317

326

322

310

306

301

299

308

317

306

292

 290

296

293 

299

307

317

326

336

344

334

334

335

-

9,600

320

19,040

Calendar year 1952: Max 846 Mln o Mean 194 Ac-ft 141, Ooo

Water year 1952-53: Max 858 Mln 0 Mean 207 Ac-ft 149,600

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
186 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Wyoming Canal below Pilot diversion near Morton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°14', long. 108°46', in NE£ sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from diversion to Pilot Butte powerplant and Pilot Butte 

Reservoir and 1-J- miles northwest of Morton.

Records available. May 1949 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey (discontinued).1941-45 (irrigation season only) in reports of State engineer of Wyoming.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,550 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . 1949-53: Maximum daily discharge, 785 cfs July 16, 1953; no flow during nonirrigation seasons.

Remarks. Records good. Flow used for irrigation on Riverton project.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

339

222

0

5

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

561

18.1

1,110

Jlov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

o

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

*84

134

141

138

136

135

137

140

-

1,056

35.2

2,090

May

132

139

127

116

106

*100

114

125

126

126

125

123

124

123

121

120

120

122

121

120

122

138

148

147

175

244

268

274

275

322

345

4,888

158

9,700

June

354

*350

355

388

462

421

394

386

384

417

434

464

509

536

555

606

711

749

754

776

771

740

*722

700

705

722

732

722

730

738

-

17,267

576

34,250

July

719

719

»730

735

735

743

768

771

762

762

754

754

»768

782

782

785.

771

757

732

727

682

671

690

682

669

669

695

687

687

679

653

22,520

726

44,670

Aug.

626

6T3

581

*532

516

493

456

417

400

409

413

415

417

417

419

421

»417

350

311

309

307

305

307

307

309

322

333

*314

314

329

328

12,407

400

24,610

Sept.

328

333

289

262

260

262

265

254

249

204

212

220

228

228

218

221

235

221

209

210

*221

214

200

186

179

178

175

216

238

251

-

6,966

232

13,820

Calendar year 1952: Max 784 Mln 0 Mean 181 Ac-ft 131,100

Water year 1952-53: Hax 785 Mln o - Mean 180 Ac-ft 130,200

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 187

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°00', long. 108°22', in sec. 2, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., on right bank threequarters of a mile southeast of Riverton.

Drainage area.--2.320 aq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1906 to November 1908, May 1911 to September 1927, October 1928 to 

September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,844.38 ft above mean sea level (Wyoming 

State Highway benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs June 15 (gage height, 8.14 ft); maximum gage height, 8.38 ft Dec. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 34 cfs 

Aug. 30.

1906-8, 1911-27, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs June 14, 1906 (gage height, 

6.00 ft, estimated, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 9,500 

cfs; minimum daily, 18 cfs May 14, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 92,000 acres above station. The major diversion began in 1926 

for the Riverton project. Waste water, comprising most of flow in Pivemile and Muddy 

Creeks, returns to river below station. Some regulation by Pilot Butte Reservoir, beginning 1926, and Bull Lake, beginning 1936 (combined capacity, 182,000 acre-ft). Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are 

given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Nov. 28, Feb. 3-2O,

June 16 to Aug. 14)

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.1 

3.5

28

53

95

185

340

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

63O 

1,110 

1,760 

3,340 

7,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to Septeaber 1953

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

38

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*423

445

830

75?

755

830

800

810

600

810

764

719

670

694

654

623

609

609

588

588

581

574

442

185

246

254

270

345

390

390 

385

17,838

575

35,380

Nov.

390

385

380

*365

365

390

401

396

390

360

385

390

396

396

396

406

401

418

4151

380

412

406

350

345

360

345

315

315

350

380

11,369

' 379

22,550

Dec.

400

395

*390

385

380

380

400

410

430

440

450

450

440

440

430

4OO

390

390

380

370

365

360

375

370

370

380

410

430

450

470

175

12,595

406

24,980

Jan.

470

460

450

470

490

*490

500

510

520

555

520

500

450

420

420

440

430

420

440

430

425

425

410

410

420

410

380

360

370

390 

400

13,750

444

27,270

Feb.

400

400

*428

428

412

385

360

380

370

340

325

355

350

350

345

330

320

380

340

315

315

340" 310

370

390

410

445

450

-

10,343

369

20,520

Mar.

423

380

*355

*365

370

396

385

350

345

335

320

308

209

197

180

178

135

117

111

109

113

99

10?

*121

111

111

109

107

109

116 

220

6,889

222

13,660

Apr.

*127

125

165

160

152

168

200

203

191

345

355

350

345

350

396

375

428

428

406

385

412

500

536

494

428

385

462

567

662

385

10,500

350

20,830

May

325

258

243

*222

256

270

375

609

548

518

380

290

226

185

155

133

135

160

230

330

350

456

300

266

222

122

*50

253

*1,370

1,400 

936

11,517

372

22,840

June

1,140

1,510

1,870

1,440

1,130

1,250

880

900

880

1,180

2,400

*3,470

4,540

 6,090

6,570

5,140

4,580

*4,940

5,300

5,020

3,410

2,290

*2,050

 1,890

1,430

920

638

412

 J83 345

74,098

2,470

147 ,000

July

*656

763

755

688

664

664

620

565

510

483

434

362

334

340

*310

361

345

243

200

290

310

266

197

229

215

191

194

194

185

178 

172

11,863

383

23,530

Aug.

162

209

519

670

*5T8-

462

418

375

350

335

278

282

236

206

200

215

222

215

222

226

155

123

111

105

77

70

59

*g46

g37

g34 

g3?

7,205

232

14,290

Sept.

g39

g50

88

165

172

150

127

107

99

300

330

iSS

158

152

158

185

209

246

262

222

212

218

182

152

168

^191 178

194

172

178

5,229

174

10,370

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,770 Mln 61 Mean 711 Ac-ft 516,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,570 Mln 34 Mean 529 Ac-ft 383,200

* Discharge measureaent made on this day.

g Computed froa twice-daily chain-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Feb. 2, Feb. 21-26.
188 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

North Popo Agle River near Milford, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°51', long. 108°55', In see. 4, T. 33 N., R. 101 W., on right bank 

five-eighths of a mile downstream from Paradise Creek and 8 miles west of Milford.

Drainage area. 99 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,190 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 130 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs June 13 (gage height, 6.33 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs for many days during November, January, and April.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 2,060 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum 

daily, 8 cfs Dee. 17, 1946.

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

Two small diversions above station for irrigation of hay meadows.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.5 

.7 

.9

0.2 

.5

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4,0 

5.0 

6.0

146

330

580

920

1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

31

3T

31

30

30

*29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29 

28

27

25

25

25

24

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

18

IB

786

25.4

1,560

flov.

15

14

*13

IT

22

20

20

13

15

21

22

20

19

19 

19

19

20

20

22

23

22

20

18

20

19

17

18

17

16

17

561

18.7

1,110

Dec.

*17

17

17

16

15

14

TI

14

15

15

16

16

17

18

TO

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

488

15.7

968

Jan.

13~ 13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

14

14

14

16

16

16 

16

16

17

17

18

18

21

25

21

21

21

21

19

19

19

18

18

514

16.6

1,020

Feb.

17 *rr

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16

T5~ 15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

_

-

442

15.8

877

Mar.

15

14

T4

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

15 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

16

18

20

TS

17

460

14.8

912

Apr.

*16

16

14

16

15

16

16

13

T?

14

14

15

15

15 

15

16

16

15

15

16

20

29

36

35

42

55

*68

88

ST

63

821

27.4

1,630

May

59

51

49

46

46

63

86

90

90

77

65

51

54

52 

63

66

90

102

119

143

115

88

84

95

81

100

188

266

300

25?

258

3,299

106

6,540

June

*319

370

315

328

352

302

304

*295

JOT?

465

658

848

*1,220

*1,320 

17540"

894

916

*965

912

772

574

550

568

532

422

359

339

348

352

366

-

17,314

577

34,340

July

*398

405

564

339

332

322

308

293

276

298

293

270

250

248 

*242

240

214

204

197

187

170

158

150

149

146

143

143

143

143

142

132

7,299

235

14,480

Aug.

131

186

*209

T6?

140

128

118

113

114

107

105

99

93

87 

83

96

94

83

97

95

83

82

76

70

66

68

70

67

65

62

*60

3,111

100

6,170

Sept.

60

W

60

59

58

55

52

53

54

50

45

42

38

37 

32

32

34

39

36

33

32

31

31

30

30

25

24

23

22

22

-

1,199

40.0

2,380

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,800 Mln 12 Mean 157 Ac-ft 114,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,320 Mln 13 Mean 99.4 Ac-ft 71,990

Peak discharge (base, 60O efs^. June 13 (12 p.m.) 1,810 cfs (6.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 6 to Nov. 2, Sept. 6-16; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and record for station near Lander.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 189

North Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°53', long. 108°47i, in lot 2, sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., on left bank

4? miles northwest of Lander. 

Drainage area. 140 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. May 1938 to November 1953 (discontinued).

"""1929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.498.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 15 years, 106 cfs. 

Extremes.--1952^3; Maximum discharge during water year, 1,900 cfs June 14 (gage height,

5.54 ft); minimum daily, 8.0 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 31 cfs Oct. 26 (gage

height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Oct. 15-19.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1953; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Nov. 10,

1939. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions

for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Nov. 3O, 1953, except periods of loe effect 

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

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

6.5

10

26

52

96

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

160

315

785

1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, Mater year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

13- 14

11

10

*11

12

13

14

14

14

14

13

14 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

13

13

388

12.5

770

Jlov.

11

IT

*12

24

27

24

26

25

21

25

31

34

32

31 

31

28

35

3?

*29

28

31

28

22

25

27

22

22

24

26

27

-

771

25.7

1,530

Dec.

*27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

28

28

59" 29

29

28

28

27

28

26

26

26

26

21

2T

22

22

23

24

24

24

795

25.6

1,580

Jan.

23

23

22

^Z

»22

22

22

22

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

27

28

29

28

28

31

33

29

25

25

28

28

26

789

25.5

1,560

Feb.

26

26

25

24

23

23

24

24

11

23

26

25

23 

23

22

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

_

_

-

668

23.9

1,320

Mar.

24

*23

21

23

22

22

23

23

24

24

24

24

24 

24

24

23

22

23

23

22

22

22

24

26

25

25

26

29

25

737

23.8

1,460

Apr.

*26

26

22

2S

21

24

27

20

5T

21

22

2O

21

21 

21

23

25

21

21

24

24

31

37

37

40

49

60

81

84

BT

-

96O

32.0

1,900

May

58

53

51

47

*4ff

59

79

84

94

82

70

67

58

53

57

57

79

84

98

127

102

74

73

82

62

56

102

185

248

157

188

2,774

89.5

5,500

June

*259

318

262

259

294

236

230

221

212

355

*530

785

*1,070

*1,2BO 

986

824

812

*846

829

708

 485

448

462

444

343

287

259

266

262

266

-

14,833

494

29,420

July

*294

?6"2~ 304

245

242

233

224

215

200

209

209

188

180

175 

*175

178

160

142

135

121

111

102

93

91

84

81

74

72

64

63

56

4,982

161

9,880

Aug.

53

86

*117

82

64

56

51

49

48

4O

37

35

31

29 

30

33

33

31

32

31

28

28

27

24

22

23

24

21

21

19

*TS

1,224

39.5

2,430

Sept.

IS" 19

18

18

16

15

14

15

15

14

13

12

11

11 

9.9

9.9

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

BTC

-

359.2

12.0

712

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,580 Mln lo Mean 139 Ao-ft 100, 7OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,28O Mln 8.0 Mean 80.2 Ac-ft 58.O6O

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). June 14 (2 a.m.) 1.9OO cfs (5.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

7.6

*8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

Nov.

24

24

24

24

23

27Si

22

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

Nov.

26

*26

27

24

26

25

25

24

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

6.5

6.5

6.5

8.4

15

21

25

26

NOV.

20

20

16 IB22

25

25

23

Day

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

282"6"

28

27

26

26

26

836

Nov.

23

26

26

25

24

24

.

1,400

Peak discharge (base, 50O cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Little Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°41', long. 108°40', in sec. 4, T. 31 N., R. 99 W., on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Red Canyon Creek and 10 miles south of Lander.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.436.49 ft above mean sea level, datum .of 

1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 91.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs June 14 (gage height, 4.87 ft); minimum 

daily, 25 cfs for many days.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,160 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage height, 5.83 ft): minimum 

daily, 16 cfs Aug. 20, 1946, Feb. 27, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 600 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.2

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

183

479

830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

41

36

36

38

40

*38

42

15

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

40

38

36

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

32

1,148

37.0

2,260

JIov.

30

28

*28

30

32

30

30

25

2T

35

34

32

31

30

32

26

35

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

34

32

31

29

30

31

-

945

31.5

1,870

Dec.

*31

32

33

34

34

35 55

30

30

31

33

35

32

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

28

25

25

25

26

27

29

30

935

30.2

1,850

Jan.

30

31

31

31

 31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

34

3T

31

29

29

31

32

32

34

31

31

29

29

29

29

28

28

950

30.6

1,880

Feb.

28

 28

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

29

29

30

30

31

31

31

31

28

27

27

29

29

30

3J2

32

32

30

_

-

824

29.4

1,630

Mar.

30

 30

28

25

23

26

27

29

29

30

31

30

31

31

32

30

29

29

28

28

27

29

29

29

31

32

31

35

36

35

32

925

29.8

1,830

Apr.

 31

31

29

30

27.

31

32

29

30

29

29

27

29

29

27

29

30

29

28

30

34

52

65

61

52

61

71

76

71

56

-

1,185

39.5

2,350

May

52

49

49

42

60

73

71

82

73

67

63

56

58

63

73

68

90

95

122

115

97

97

130

106

115

137

191

216

155

205

2,977

96.0

5,900

June

*218

230

221

238

241

218

232

238

238

307

*384

437

552

 642

535

431

 409

409

378

315

252

232

224

213

188

167

154

152

144

U2

-

8,746

292

17,350

July

 147

150

147

142

142

140

132

125

122

120

118

110

108

101

 95

90

86

78

73

67

6054'

47

41

33

44

52

54

52

56

56

2,853

92.0

5,660

Aug.

58

82

 101§2~

67

63

56

56

52

49

51

47

47

46

49

52

54

51

51

52

41

38

42

41

38

38

38

38~ 36

36

*36

1,568

51.2

3,150

Sept.

35

35

36

38

35

35

34

32

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

29

30

35

30

29

30

30

29

29

28

2S" 25

26

25

25

-

92C

30.7

1.82C

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,020 Mln 22 Mean 110 Ac-ft 80,000

Hater year 1952-53: Max 642 Mln 25 Mean 65.7 Ac-ft 47,570

Peak discharge (base. 550 efs). June 14 (2:30 a.m.) 780 cfs (4.67 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 11, Dec. 24 to Jan. 8, Jan. 15-17, 

27^257 Feb. 9-14, 16, 17, 19-26, Mar. 2-7, 18.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 191

Little Popo Agie River at Hudson, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°54', long. 108°35', in sec. 21, T. 34 N., R. 98 W., on left bank at 

Hudson, half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Records available. August 1907 to December 1909, June 1911 to October 1912, April 1915 

to September 1917, May 1938 to November 1953 (no winter records in earlier years), 

discontinued.

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 5,074.28 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Chicago and North Western Railway benchmark).

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 94.9 cfs.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 585 cfs June 14 (gage 

height, 5.11 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs for many days in September.

1953: Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 78 cfs Nov. 25 

(gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 1-3.

1907-9, 1911-12, 1915-17, 1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,540 cfs June 22, 

1947 (gage height, 7.60 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 16-18, 1940.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 856: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29

29

30

28 &

28

*29

30

33

46

49

51

49

54

59

58

56

56

59

65

62

61

61

62

61

59

58

58

58

59

59

1,524

49.2

3,020

Jfov.

58

54

52

*53

58

56

54

54

51

54

76

55

60

57

59

56

48

51

54

57

56

56

48

55

58

56

54

50

54

56

1,671

55.7

3,310

Dec.

57

*57

60

W

60

59

60

55

54

55

57

58

56

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

54

51

47

45

45

45

46

47

48

49

1,659

53.5

3,290

Jan.

50

51

51

51

*51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

55

52

50

47

45

35

47

48

50

56

55

52

51

50

50

50

50

50

50

1,562

50.4

3,100

Feb.

50

55

49

49

49

*49

49

49

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

48

48

48

45

41

41

41

42

42

42

42

42

40

_

-

1,285

45.9

2,550

Mar.

40

*39

3B

37

3T

38

38

42

47

48

48

48

48

49

49

51

58

51

49

56

56

47

 44

58

73

92

SS

63

63

70

68

1,608

51.9

3,190

Apr.

58

*57

54

52

51

55

7S

78

57

58

56

53

55

55

53

51

55

55

61

58

56

62

85

94

90

89

101

103

123

ITT

2,064

68.8

4,090

May

104

101

100

37

*80

83

92

100

111

165

129

118

111

104

101

101

123

128

132

149

154

146

138

155

157

149

176

211

271 '555

252

4,289

138

8,510

JUne

256

 259

250

246

259

246

259

267

265

265

325

*415

442

*543

5T9

458

449

*440

386

344

277

235

224

244

211

171

155

132

134

125

8,799

293

17,450

July

114

120

120

123

120

*116

111

101

110

126

107

106

108

*122

113

108

97

81

81

66

54

49

44

41

34

35

34

37

33

S3" 32

2,576

83.1

5,110

Aug.

33

36

*78

77

 64

56

50

45

43

39

39

39

37

37

36

37

40

36

33

33

34

31

31

32

29

29

27

28

26

25

26

1,207

38.9

2,390

Sept.

25

»fl

24

24

22.

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

-

669

22.3

1,330

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,110 Kin 26 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,540

Water year 1952-53: Max 543 Hln 22 Mean 79.2 Ac-ft 57,340

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 24 to Mar. 15 (no gage-height record Dec. 5 

to Mar. 11; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for station near Lander).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

6

Total 

Mean

Oct.

*22 

TZ 

22 

24 

26 

26 

26 

24

HOT.

50 

51 

50 

50 

50 

51 

47 

47

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Oct.

26 

25 

26 

26 

26 

50 

50 

31

HOT.

47 

*48 

48 

47 

47 

45 

44 

41

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Oct.

32 

52 

32 

35 

42 

59 

4? 

49

Hov.

41 

45 

44 

40

35

50 

56 

60

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

51 

49 

49 

51 

52 

51 

52

1,097 

55.4 

2,180

Hov.

64 

W 

59 

60 

56 

55

1,493 

49.8 

2,960

* Discharge measurement mede on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20-23.
192 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Little Wind River near Arapahoe, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°59', long. 108°36', near north end of line between sees.'13 and 14, T. 

1 S., R. 2 E., on right bank at highway bridge, 6 miles west of Arapahoe.

Drainage area. 640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1953 (discontinued).

ge. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,099.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.13 ft); minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Aug. 16.

1950-53: Maximum daily discharge, 2,900 cfs June 8, 1952; minimum daily, that of 

Aug. 16, 1953.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 25,000 acres above station. Slight 

regulation by Washakie Reservoir (capacity, 7,940 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.9

1.0

0.6 2.0

.7 3.0

.8 5.0

,9 9.0

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

1.0 17

1.1 30

1.5 102

1.8 180

2.0 250

3.0 720

4.0 1,270

6.0 2,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

13 

13

13

T3~ 12 

24

80

82

80

82

80

78

77

80

84

82

78

77

73

73

69

68

68

66

66

64

62

60

60

60

59

1,896

61.2

3,760

)JOV.

59 

55

55

»51 

53

57

55

57

50 »^r

73

S5

64

64

64

62

60

66

70

69

68

63

60

67

70

68

63

60

62

65

-

1,851

61.7

3,670

Dec.

67 

*68

70

72 

74

76

78

72

68

68

72

74

75

75

73

72

71

70

70

70

70

70

68

65

62

60

TO

61

62

64

66

2,143

69.1

4,250

Jan.

ft

71

73 

73

*72

69

70

74

78

80

80

82

84

86

73

72

72

75

78

80

82

85

88

83

82

84

86

92

96

98

2,458

79.3

4,880

Feb.

93 

*9¥

97

97 

92

94

94

88

80

68

70

70

70

70

70

70

72

74

70

60

60

62

63

62

65

69

70

69

_

_

-

2,122

75.8

4,210

Mar.

65 

»62

60

TO 

66

71

74

75

78

81

82

80

81

82

84

84

86

77

77

78

73

69

»75

77

78

78

78

77

78

88

9±

2,368

76.4

4,700

Apr.

86 

»84

80

«

78

88

92

98

96

88

83

92

96

92

88

96

102

100

100

98

100

104

120

114

109

114

125

174

1ST

-

3,011

100

5,970

May

130 

128

132

84 

68

*53

64

71

98

145

118

96

88

78

75

78

88

107

118

123

120

111

94

98

96

77

11 1ST

'550 322

238

3,546

114

7,030

June

258 

»306

480

480 

490

525

450

425

380

440

730

1,150

1,560

»2,160

»2,420

1,920

*1,520

1,390

1,300

1,230

820

545

»505

*505

460

350

232

201

183

153

-

23,618

787

46 , 850

July

150 

198

238

?07

195

»162

128

111

102

90

88

82

78

»42

18

18

21

22

21

21

17

16 55

18

20

22

22

20

21

21

20

2,209

71.3

4,380

Aug.

20 

37

145

4®

168

150

116

102

77

60

15

4.4

2.7

2.5

£4575

17

14

3.0

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.8

z.e

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

1,338.3

43.2

2,650

Sept.

.frl

16

22 

li

22

21

16

11

4.6

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

6.2

7.4

13

16

14

11

8.6

11

9.0

-

271.6

9.05

539

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,900 Kin 12 Mean 220 Ae-ft 160,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,420 Mln 2.4 Mean 128 Ao-ft 92,890

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfsK June 15 (2 a.m.) 2,580 cfs (6.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 12 to Mar. 14 (no gage-height record Jan. 5, 

277~58", Feb. 16-18, Feb. 27 to Mar. l).
mJLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Beaver Creek near Arapahoe, Wyo.

193

Location. Lat 42°57', long. 108°26" , on line between sees. 20 and 29, T. 1 S., R. 4 E. , 

on left bank half a mile upstream from mouth and Z\ miles southeast of Arapahoe.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,960 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 848 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.17 

ft Jan. 20 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge 1,680 cfs July 13, 1952 (gage height, 4.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height observed, 5.30 ft Mar. 25, 27, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow for parts of most 

years .

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurement, field estimate, or observation of no flow generally made once a week. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station. Records of sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.8

T76

2.7

2.7

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

4.4

4.7

3.8

4.1

4.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.0

5.7

6.0

6.6

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.9

9.2

9.2

9.7

10

13

T5

12

1S8.5

6.08

374

Ilov.

12

12

14

15

12

11

10

8.4

13

12

17

T5

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.6

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.0

3.0

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.0

1.0

.8

.7

-

247.5

8.25

491

Dec.

0.7 -3

2.0

3.0

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.1

3.6

7.4

10

T.4

7.8

7.0

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.0

1.5

1.0

1.5

2.5

3.5

4.7

6.0

123.3

3.98

245

Jan.

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

6.2

5.4

4.6

3.6

3.2

375

4.5

5.4

6.O

7.6

775

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

184.2

5.94

365

Feb.

7.6

8.4

9.0

10

U.

11

11

9.5

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.4

9.0

9.4

9.8

9.6

7.5

6.7

6.6

677

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

_

-

-

234.8

8.39

466

Mar.

6.8

5.8

Tro- 5.0

ii

12

13

14

15

18

26

28

29

30

30

31

40

33

26

14

9.7

6.3

20

13

16

15

18

21

24

30

42

609.6

19.7

1,210

Apr.

33

26

26

26

27

22

27

21

18

20

16

14

15

15

14

14

141213-

12

12

12

14

22

33

32

48

53

84

77

-

772

25.7

1,530

May

83

72

42

46

40

33

30

3C

37

42

44

48

42

44

37

33

33

35

37

44

42

40

44

58

40

42

51

iSJ ToT

69

90

1,533

49.5

3,O40

June

109

155

87

80

92

72

80

77

69

61

48

37

30

21

18

16

14

9.2

7.5

6.0

4.1

3.5

2.2

2.2

1.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

-

1,052.3

35.1

2,090

July

O

0

0

Aug.

0

O

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 315 Mln o Mean 22.0 Ac-ft 15,950

Water year 1952-53: Max 109 Mln o Mean 13.5 Ae-ft 9,810

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). May 28 (7 p.m.) 848 cfe (3.52 ft); June 5 (6:30 p.m.) 205 cfs (2.68 ft). 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 12 to Mar. 16, Mar. 18.
194 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Popo Agie River near Riverton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43 000', long. 108°22', in SW£ sec. 2, T. IS., R. 4'E., on right bank l£ 

miles upstream from mouth and 2 miles southeast of Riverton.

Drainage area. 2,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,910 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 643 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs Sept. 16.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 9,820 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 8.57 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,600 cfs; minimum daily, 67 cfs Sept. 10, 1942.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 43,000 acres above station. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to July 22

110

165

370

640

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.5

July 23 to Sept. 30

990

1,520

2,960

5,380

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

92

180

370

640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 125

122

T55

122

122

125

153

193

193

208

216

216

212

224

252

260 tzs

244

240

244

228

236

240

240

240

232

228

224

228

224

224

6,388

206

12,670

JJov.

220

216

208

 204

228

244

228

228

208

193

208

220

250

25T5

240

240

230

240

230

230

230

210

168

T55

190

180

175

180

190

200

-

6,418

214

12,730

Dec.

210

 215

220

220

225

225

210

200

190

190

195

200

210

220

215

215

210

210

205

205

205

205

200

190

175

175

170

165

T75

175

185

6,205

200

12,310

Jan.

195

200

200

205

210

205

 195

200

205

210

210

215

220

225

220

200

180

170

T5C

210

215

220

230

225

220

220

225

235

235

235

2AP

6,565

212

13,020

Feb.

240

*240

235

230

230

230

230

230

230

220

205

27>B~

210

215

225

235

240

240

235

215

205

205

210

215

225

235

250

255

_

-

6,335

226

12,570

Mar.

240

230

*225

210 2"10

220

240

255

260

270

275

275

275

280

280

*285

289

260

244

260

256

224

216

244

264

289

272

264

260

289

2j)8;

7,959

257

15,790

Apr.

 268

248

236

224

228

220

TT?

298

260

264

252

252

244

260

256

240

252

268

264

264

260

260

298

343

370

366

390

435

'B"2"0~ 544

-

8,856

295

17,570

May

465

460

435

 405

330

316

531T

390

460

568

526

475

435

405

385

385

410

475

510

568

610

556

515

526

544

500

475

634

*1.250

1,070

982

16,403

529

32,530

June

1,040

1,210

1,390

1,360

1,320

1,440

1,210

1,200

1,080

1,150

1,890

 2,820

3,470

 4,440

5.180

4,440

3,550

 3,440

3,310

3,070

2,390

1,790

 1,580

1,550

1,400

1,090

918

802

760

724

-

61,014

2,034

121,000

July

 706

774

795

745

736

700

640

592

568

538

556

520

505

485

 455

445

465

410

380

366

334

294

262

252

234

231

228

224

210

204

JL92_

14,049

453

27,870

Aug.

180

186

362

480

 455

405

356

316

280

252

231

210

170

 150

142

148

160

160

165

158

152

145

140

138

132

120

112 »m

114

114

112

6,354

205

12,600

Sept.

110

103

114

130

140

142

TIo

135

132

124

122

114

106

101

96

92

96

99

99

101

105

106

106

105

108

118

118

118

108

105

-

3,393

113

6,730

Calendar year Ia52: Max 7,180 Mln 115 Mean 728 Ac-ft 528,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,180 Mln 92 Mean 411 Ac-ft 297,400

Peak discharge (base. 3.160 cfs). June 15 (7 p.m.) 5,360 ofs (6.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12-22, Nov. 24 to Mar. 16 (no gage-height reoord Jan. 1 to Mar. 11; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

snd records for other nearby streams).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Klrby Draw near Rlverton, Wyo.

195

Location.--Lat 43°06', long. 108°16', In sec. 3, T. 1 K., R. 5 E., on left bank 2 miles 

upstream from mouth and 7 miles northeast of Rlverton.

Drainage area. 155 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,830 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes, --Maximum discharge during year, 214 cfs May 28 (gage height, 4.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10 ofs on basis of velocity-area study; no flow most of 

year.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 28, 1953; no flow most of each year. 

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1951 and 1952 have been 

revised to 35 cfs June 5, 1951 (gage height, 3.42 ft, from floodmark in gage well) and 

82 ofs May 26, 1952 (gage height, 3.74 ft), from rating curve extended above 10 ofs on 

basis of velocity-area study, superseding figures published in WSP 1239.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water years 1951-52, superseding figures published in WSP 1239, are given herewith:

1951 

May 17.............. 1.8

18. 

June Z.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

.4

0

0

0

3.5

2.8

2.4

1.5

1952 

May 22.............. 3.6

23.

26.

27. 

Aug. 3. 

4.

9.0

4.7

4.8 

1.4 

5.1

Month

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

Water year 1951-52. .......

Revised oeak diseharee. 19

(10 p.m.) 82 cfs (3.74 ft); A

Cfs-days

4.7 

10.2

23.2 

6.5

Maximum

2.5 

3.5

9.0 

5.1 

9.0

Minimum

0 

0

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.15 

.34

.75 

.21 

.08

Runoff in 

acre -feet

9.3 

20

46 

13 

59

51-52: May 23 (9 a.m.) 41 ofs (3.47 ft); May 26 

ug. 3 (1 a.m.) 66 efa (3.65 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

 AC-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Hov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*1.9

-

1.9

0.06

3.8

May

*0.4

*4.8

.7

.5

.3

0

0

0

.2

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

0

0

*0

9.9

*.4

0

0

19.2

0.62

38

June

0

0

0

0

0

*2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

0.07

4.2

July

(*)

0

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

C)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 9.0 Mln o Mean 0.08 Ac-ft 59

Water year 1952-53: Max 9.9 Mln o Mean 0.06 Ac-ft 46

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). May 24 (6 a.m.) 30 efs (3.37 ft); May 28 (5:30 p.m.) 214 cfs (4.31 

ft); June 6 (l a.m.) 32 cfs {'3.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
196 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Muskrat Creek near Shoshonl, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°09 1 , long. 108°10', in sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., on right bank if miles 

upstream from mouth and 7 miles southwest of Shoshoni.

Drainage area. 760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,770 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred May 28 (gage height, 2.72 

ft); no flow most of year.

1950-53: feximum discharge not determined, occurred July 22, 1951 (gage height, 3.82 

ft); no flow most of each year.

Flood of July 24, 1923, discharge, 6,400 cfs, from slope-area determination of peak 

flow.

^. Records poor. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Jfov.

O

O

0

Dec.

(*)

O

o

0

Jan.

( )

O

o

o

Feb.

(*)

_

_

-

O

0

o

Mar.

<")

o

0

0

Apr.

o

Tj

o

0

o

*0

e.Z

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

o

o

0

e2.2

-

2.4

0.08

4.8

May

*el.O

el. 8

el. 5

e.2

0

O

O

*O

0

o

o

o

o

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

o

o

el. 2

e.5

0

0

e9.2

ett

e.2

e.l

24.0

0.77

48

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

O

O

O

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 4.o Mln o Mean O.05 Ao-ft 4o 

Hater year 1952-53: Max 9.2 Mln O Mean O.07 Ao-ft 53

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

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite) discharge estimated on basia of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and engineers' notes.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 197

Flvemlle Creek above Wyoming Canal, near Pavllllon, Wyo.

Location Lat 43°18'04", long. 108°42'04", In NW^NEi sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 1 E., on right 

bank 1,400 ft (revised) upstream from Wyoming Canal siphon and 4 miles north of Pavllllon.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available.. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,495 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 314 cfs July 29 (gage height, 3.03 ft); no flow

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Sept. 6, 1951 (gage height, 5.60 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 350 cfs; no flow at times each year.

Flood of September 1948 reached a stage about half a foot higher than that of 

Sept. 6, 1951 (discharge, 2,600 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements, observation of no flow, or estimates of flow 

generally made once a week in springtime and twice monthly at other times. Records of 

sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 22, May 24-28, June 5-15, 

July 28, 29, Aug. 3, 4)

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

EO

£1

2E

E3

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

0

0

0

.1

.3

.tj>

1.3

0.04

a. 6

Hov.

0.2

0

0

0

.1

.1 

.2

0

0

0

.1

.2

.5

.7

iiO

.8

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

0.15

9.5

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

S

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.2

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

.1

.5 1.0-

3.0

3.0

5.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

.6

.5

.2

.5

24.9

0.80

49

Feb.

2.0

5.0

14175

5.0

4.0 

3.0

1.0

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

<5

0

.1.1

.2

.2

.3

.

_

-

38.8

1.39

77

Mar.

^

1.0

1.8

2.0

1.5 

1.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

.5

.5

.5

1.0

2.0

3.0

375

2.0

2.0

1.5

l.S

1.0

1.5

2.0

45.2

1.46

90

Apr.

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.7

2.0

w2.3

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

.3

0

<5

0

0

.1

.2

1.4

4.7

2.0

-

47.7

1.59

95

May

3.2

3.8

ITS

2.0

1.9

1.6 

1.2

.9

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.2

.4

2.0

1.0

.6

.8

^1

.3

.4

1.5

1.9

.5

.4

42.8

1.38

85

June

0.6

.6

.1

.2

28

11

1.5

.6

.4

0

0

0

.2

 50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

43.2

1.44

86

July

o

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

9.9

~014

0

23.9

0.77

47

Aug.

0

"76 2.5

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

0.10

6.1

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 33 Mln 0 Mean 1.17 Ac-ft 846

Water year 1952-53: Max 28 Mln 0 Mean 0.76 Ac-ft 547

Peak discharge (base. 500 efsl. No peak above base.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9 to Mar.' 30 (no gage-height record Nov. 23 to 

Mar. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, 12 observations of no flow, weather 

records, and records for other nearby streams).
198 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 43°12', long. 10S°34', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 150 

ft downstreara from lake outlet and 65 miles southeast of Pavillion.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 60 cfs Oct. 1,2; minimum daily, 

4.3 cfs Apr. 24.

1948-53: Maximum daily discharge, 61 cfs Sept. 27-29, 1952; no flow at times in 

1949, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

£1

22

23

24 

25

£6

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

60 

*6S

59

58

58

57

56

55

55

54

54

53

51

52

51

50

49

49

49 

48

35

25

47

47 

46

46

23

8.6

8.1

7.7

18

1,389.4

44.8

2,760

Nov.

1°

19

*38

38

37

36

36

35

35

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

31 

31

31

31

30

29 

29

29

28

28

27

27

952

31.7

1,890

Dec.

27 

27

26

26

25

25

25

*26

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21 

21

20

25

20

20

20

20

708

22.8

1,400

Jan.

19 

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

20

19 

19

20

20

20

19 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

593

19.1

1,180

Feb.

18 

18

*18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

14

_

-

455

16.2

902

Mar.

If

13

*12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.0

10

9.8 

9.8

9.3

10

7.4

7.4 

7.2

7.0

G.&

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

308.9

9.96

613

Apr.

6.1 

6.1

*6.1

5.7

5.7

5.9

7.0

6JB

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.4

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0 

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

H

4.5

4.5

4.6

5.4

5.9

-

165.4

5.51

328

May

6.5 

6.8

6.5

6.8

*6.8

7.0

7.4

7.7

7.9

8.6

7.9

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.8

9.5

9.8

1° 

10

9.8

9.3

8.8

9.3 

7.2

7.7

7.4

8.1

9.3

8.8

8.6

255.0

8.23

506

June

Iff

*11

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 

14

14

14

14

14 

13

13

13

14

14

14

-

376.8

12.6

747

July

1* 

14

*14

15

14

14

15

15

16

16

17

18

19

19

19

19

20

20

20 

21

21

22

22

23 

24

24

25

25

26

26

27

604

19.5

1,200

Aug.

27 

27

28

*29

29

29

29

30

29

28

29

29

29

30

31

31

32

32

32 

32

32

32

32

33 

33

32

32

33

33

33

33

950

30.6

1,880

Sept.

*34 

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

28

27

26

26

25

26

24 

22

22

21

21

19 

19

18

17

17

15

T5

-

755

25.2

1,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 61 Mln 0 Mean 22.4 Ao-ft 16,250

Mater year 1952-53: Max 60 Mln 4.3 Mean 20.6 Ac-ft 14,910

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 199

Ocean drain near Pavillion, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°13' , long. 108-28', in SE&IE£ sec. 25, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 11^ miles east of Pavillion.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1953 (Irrigation season only after 1950), 

discontinued.

*>age. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,110 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 103 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.46 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 2.6 cfs Oct. 31.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 116 cfs July 25, 1950 (gage height, 2.90 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 1.2 cfs Nov. 8, 13, 1951 (corrected).

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

t. 1-31)

, 

(Shifting-control method used Oct.

1.3

1.4 

1.6

5.0 

8.0

17

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

50

101

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9 "0

"1

"2

"3

"A

"5

 (?

 7

"3

'9

?0

31

32

33

34 

35

36

37

38

39

50

n

"Vital

"«*an

to- ft

Oct.

93

*100 ~S5

67

63

61

59

58

58

57

56

56

52

52

52

51

50

49

48

47

43

13

44

45 

44

44

30

4.4

3.6

3.6

«2.6

1,494.2

48.2

2,960

Jtov.

.

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

.

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

*8.4

8.4

_

_

-

Apr.

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.7

9.2

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.1

7.1

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

H

5.3

9.2

22

26

15

-

262.2

8.74

520

May

22

22

21

19

*^2

22

23

26

28

26

24

24

26

24

25

26

28

26

27

33

36

33

27

31 

25

28

28

34

33

29

30

828

26.7

1,640

June

26

24

 24

26

41

44

47

38

37

34

33

33

36

37

38

39

44

47

56

61

67

69

65

53 

54

53

54

57

57

54

-

1,343

44.8

2,660

July

43

Jl

*46

64

78

SI

75

71

64

64

67

67

67

63

64

67

60

60

64

64

61

60

61

58 

60

61

61

63

57

64

64

1,946

62.8

3,860

Aug.

64

76

 91

ll

85

76

69

69

81

S3

81

78

74

71

72

69

66

67

64

63

60

61

63

61 

!§

58

60

64

64

64

64

2,165

69.8

4,290

Sept.

*66

69

74

72

71

67

67

66

66

61

60

66

61

63

53

54

53

48

51

50

51

47

44

40 

1§

38

37

35

35

38

-

1,638

54.6

3,250

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ae-f t

 «ater year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
200 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Pivemile Creek near Rlverton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°12', long. 108°24', In SW^SWi sec. 27, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

12^ miles north of Rlverton and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 342 sq ml.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,020 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 510 cfs July 29 (gage height, 7.60 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.28 ft Dec. 10 (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 9.4 cfs 

Oct. 31.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs July 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

floodraarks), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

study and logarithmic plotting; minimum dally discharge, 2.0 cfs Nov. 17, 18, 1951 

(corrected).

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

which are fair. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given 

In WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 24 to Aug. 7)

4.1 

4.3

4.5 

4.7

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.6

65

122

184

265

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

141

158

145 

106

91

75

 72

72

69

66

66

64 

62

62

61

60

57

57

57

55

52

37

 51

54

54

52 

34

a 11

alO

 10

9.4

1,970.4

63.6

3,910

flov.

51

51

39 

11

51

52

53

51

50

49

48

49 

 50

48

48

46

45

43

44

45

41

40

36

37

35

33 

a34

«a33

a27

a20

-

1,260

42.0

2,500

Dec.

a20

20

22 

21

22

23

25

35

40

35

»32

31 

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

32

31

31

30

29

24

 20 

22

23

23

24

24

867

28.0

1,720

Jan.

23

22

22 

21

22

22

22

 23

25

30

33

34 

33

30

24

33

36

36

32

31

32

 34

36

37

1

27

33

29

29

897

28.9

1,780

Feb.

40

42

43

 39

28

27

29

24

21

21

21

21 

23

21

21

21

21

20

 17

15

15

16

16

17

18 

20

21

_

_

-

653

23.3

1,300

Mar.

20

24

25 

 22

28

29

34

35

34

31

34

M22

22

21

IS

19

20

 19

14

T4

14

14

16

14 

14

14

14

14

14

672

21.7

1,330

Apr.

12

12

 13

14

14

24

27

21

20

18

18

18 

16

16

14

13

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

9.7

13

ii

76

96

75

-

878.7

29.3

1,740

May

80

73

68 

65

68

6669"

75

82

78

73

72 

74

72

 74

870

866

866

870

65

67

67

60

65

65 

80

84

85

80

91

2,227

71.8

4,420

June

91

76

66 

80

143

158

129

110

98

90

85

87 

92

110

123

118

121

 136

141

163

171

185

170

154

153

 159 

187

T87

181

163

-

3,927

131

7,790

July

151

166 

175

197

200

206

200

 180

178

184

189 

187

184

174

*188

189

194

205

197

188

158

170

 170

174

166 

181

183

314

184

205

5,693

184

11,290

Aug.

196

244

252

2l6

181

168

 152

154

164

157

156

153 

159

154

154

145

146

151

139

136

 132

135

135

133

126

122 

T55

135

129

122

130

4,806

155

9,530

Sept.

122 12' *ifi

122

121

123

12 <

117

112

1O1

111 

117

10'

100

9''

*89

9;;

97

91

9f>

100

8G

82 

8?.

80

W

86

3,157

105

6,260

Calendar year 1952 : Max 324 Mln 9.4 Mean 72.1 Ao-ft 52,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 252 Mln 9.4 Mean 74.0 Ao-ft 53,570

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). July 29 (5:30 a.m.) 510 cfs (7.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station near Shoshonl.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2 to Jan. 14, Jan. 22-28, Feb. 18-28.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Sand Gulch near ShoshonI, Wyo.

201

Location. Lat 43°11', long. 108°19', in NE^SW^ sec. 32, T. 3 N., R. 5 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from mouth and 10^ miles southwest of Shoshoni.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1953 (irrigation season only after 1950), 

discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,910 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 111 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 2.72 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.73 ft June 6; minimum daily discharge recorded, 3.4 cfs Apr. 23.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 203 cfs July 25, 1950 (gage height, 3.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 75 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 2.7 cfs Feb. 2-4, 1950.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to Apr. 25,

Aug. 1-13, Sept. 17-30)

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.8

7.3

14

2.1 

2.3 

2.8

24

41

108

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 "0

' 1

"2 

 3

 4

~5

"6

"7

'8

"9

SO

21

!?2

24

25

26

27

28

29"0

151

 " Ttsa

"' san

Vs-ft

Oct.

49

1

22

18

15

14

13

12

13

12

12 

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

3.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.8

*9.5

454.3

15.1

901

Hov.

.

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

.

 -

_

_

.

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

.

-

..

-

_

_

_

_

 3.8

3.8

.

_

-

Apr.

3.6

3.6 

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0 

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

.3.4

3.6

4.4

33

26

10

23

36

-

225.2

7.51

447

Min Mean

May

53

37

32

*32

32

31

36

49

39

37

29 

29

27

26

24

25

27

34

32

34

28

24

39

34

37

45

31

30

33

36

1,053

34. 0

2,090

June

40

*48 

56

40

76

100

87

76

77

57

38

f

46

40

40

40

36

40

46

46

52

48

52

53

63

67

65

63

49

1,616

53.9

3,210

July

49

62 

*58

58

58

54

57

51

54

58

67

73 

65

62

60

63

73

69

66

61

51

47

51

51

51

54

60

65

69

73

11

1 1,867

60.2

3,700

Aug.

84

97 

*104

loo

98

79

80

69

53

56

46

40 

37

32

42

47

46

41

42

42

40

42

45

45

37

34

33

31

30

31

35

1,638

52.8

3,250

Sept.

41

37 

*46

57

53

49

51

52

53

52

43

40 

38

38

37

40

46

43

38

39

39

38

38

39

42

39

46

43

39

39

-

1,295

43.2

2,570

Ao-ft

 later year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
202 TfELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Pivemile Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.

Location. «Lat 43 0 13', long. 108°13' , in SW£ sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., on right bank 

l mile upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir and 5 miles west of 

Shoshoni .

Drainage area. 397 sq mi.

Records available . May 1941 to September 1942, August 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,780 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 30, 1942, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1941-42, 1948-53), 109 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge duri

gage 

Apr. 23, 24.

ring year, 552 cfs July 29 (gage height, 4.72 ft); maximum gage height, 8. 52 ft Nov. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 17 cfs

1941-42, 1948-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,200 cfs Aug. 7, 1941 (gage height, 

8.03 ft, from floodmark site and datum then in use), by slope-area determination of 

peak flow; maximum gage height, that of Nov. 29, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 1.0 

cfs Jan. 4-6, 1942.

Flood of July 24, 1923, reached a discharge of 3,500 cfs, estimated by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week during ice conditions or other critical periods 

and every 2 weeks at other times. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 20, Jan. 4 to Feb. 19, 

Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, Mar. 6-15, Mar. 25 to Apr. 28, Sept. 5-30)

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

3.7 

4.2 

4.6

161

325

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to-September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

234

254 iris

120

103

94

98

98

101

94

91

88

91

88

86

84

88

111

122

122

120

79

.106

96

73

59

51

33

35

38

38

3,110

100

6,170

Jlov.

58

53

48

34

58

58

58

59

SB

53

53

53

53

55

53

53

56

53

55

56

54

53

50

47

49

48

47

45

35

11

1,530

51.0

3,030

Dec.

27

28

30

29

30

31

35

54

'53

46

44

44

45

46

46

44

47

46

45

45

43

42

41

35

30

32

35

37

39

37

1,239

40.0

2,460

Jan.

37

35

14

35

38

40

44

47

50

55

55

55

53

53

39

40

45

51

53

47

50

50

48

53

53

56

45

45

58

71

69

1,504

48.5

2,980

Feb.

71

94

T6"5

88

77

65

61

47

43

39

43

39

35

35

35

39

35

31

30

30

30

30

31

32

33

34

38

_

-

1,374

49.1

2,730

Mar.

37

35

45

40

50

58

72

82

75

72

69

54

44

39

31

28

22

?5

28

26

26

28

29

30

31

34

37

31

29

30

30

1,266

40.8

2,510

Apr.

30

32

28

31

31

35

29

25

29

31

30

29

29

29

28

27

28

28

25

23

21

18

17

TT

19

197

176

129

161

158

-

1,490

49.7

2,960

May

181

T76

155

150

150

139

136

147

176

158

155

144

141

139

139

136

136

141

153

147

147

136

141

161

139

158

170

155

150

150

164

4,670

151

9,260

June

164

153

150

150

260

314

278

264

218

196

144

128

T15

164

181

187

202

215

218

258

289

311

303

296

300

318

347

345

332

293

-

7,123

237

14,130

July

"289 272

289

289

321

321

340

340

336

340

355

355

344

347

336

351

"362 370

370

355

318

293

289

282

289

303

311

332

352

347

366

10,164

328

20,160

Aug.

373

418

444

158

389

355

336

314

314

308

286

272

282

282

278

286

261

268

261

268

268

272

278

261

244

231

238

238

241

 544 228

9,146

295

18,140

Sept.

251

244 gyc276

26£

261

264

268

264

264

24T

244

253

27?

244-

23f

23f

224-

21?

20P

221

2 If

22*

21f

21?.

20f

206

206

184

23?

-

7,116

237

14,110

Calendar year 1952 : Max 484 Mln 23 Mean 130 Ac-ft 94,700

Water year 1952-53 : Max 444 Mln 17 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,640

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). July 29 (9 a.m.) 552 efs (4.72 ft).

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 21 to Dee. 29, Feb. 20-24, Mar. 2-5.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 203

Poison Creek near Shoshonl, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°14', long. 108°08' , In NE£ sec. 29, T. 38 N., R. 94 W., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir and 1 mile west 

of Shoshoni.

Drainage area. 519 sq ml. 

Hecords available. March 1949 to December 1953 (monthly discharge only October 1950 to

September 1952), discontinued.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,750 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 214 cfs May 29 (xase height 

2.46 ft); no flow at times. *

1953; Maximum dally discharge during period October to December. 0 4 cfs Dec 12- 

no flow at times.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 280 cfs July 23, 1950 (gage height, 2.90 ft), by slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times each year.

Flood of July 24, 1923, reached a discharge of 3,000 cfs, estimated by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements, observation of no flow, or estimates of flow 

generally made once a week. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1953 are given In WSP 1291.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Dec. 31, 1953, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to Dec. 31, 1953)

0.5 

.6

.7

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.2 

2.1 

3.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

~0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.0

0.16

9.9

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

il

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TS

0

-

5.2

0.17

10

Dec. L0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 : 

, .2

.3

-

-

2.8

0.10

5.6

Mar.

~7S 0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

1.0

bl.O

b.9

b.8

b.6

b.5

b.4

.3

b.4

b.5

.3

.3

.4

b.4

b.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.6

.3

14.3

0.46

28

Apr.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

3.3

1.5

.4

.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

75

.3

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.9

.7

-

16.1

0..54

32

May

1.8

2.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

1.7

.9

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

.2

.2

.1

31°87?

2.1

1.3

56.5

1.82

112

June

0.7

.4

.3

.3

2.5

5.9

.7

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

15.9

0.53

32

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Aug.

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

0.4

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

. 1

71.1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

-

0.5

0.02

1.0

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Mln - Mean 0.39 Ao-ft 284

Water year 1952-53 : Max 31 Mln 0 Mean 0.32 Ac-ft 235

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 7-15, Nov. 26 to Mar. 11 (few scattered staff-gage readings), 

Mar. 26, 27, June 13-19, June 30 to July 3, Sept. 22-26; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements, staff-gage readings, engineers' notes, and weather records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Dec.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Dec.

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

Nov.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

2.2

Nov.

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.3

2.9

5.8

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

5.6

Calendar year 1953: Max 31 Mln 0 Mean 0.31 Ac-ft 226_______________________

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 23 to Dec. 31; discharge estimated on basis of 3 estimates 

of flow, 1 observation of no flow, and weather records.
204 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 43°21', long. 107°33', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 39 N., R. 89 W., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Sioux Creek and 6 miles northeast of Lost Cabin.

Drainage area. 138 sq ml.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,715.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 4.90 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 110 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 5.87 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 445 cfs July 8, 1949 (gage height, 7.35 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.88 ft Mar. 30, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 350 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7 

5.0 

5.2 

5.5

2.4

14

29

59

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

C)

C)

0

0

0

JJov.

0

7j

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

-

0.1

0.003

0.2

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

!i.1.1.1

.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

JL!

_

-

3.5

0.12

6.9

Mar.

0.6

.6

5

*fl>',1

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.0

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.2 

1.5

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.0

3.0

4.0

4.6

4.7

4.8

475

4.4

3.2

65.3

2.11

130

Apr.

2.0

2.0

 1.6

1.4

1.3

1.6

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9 

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

2.4

12

13

6.8

7.6

12

12

26

TS

-

131.2

4.37

260

»ay

10

7.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

*5.6

g\2

11

16

11

9.2

8.0

8.4

8.0

13

17 

17

18

18

20

20

14

14

35

23

19

20

34

50

28

508.2

16.4

1,010

June

29

28

26

23

*23

34

25

20

16

14

12

10

10

9.6

12

9.2

7.2

6.8

7.6

5.6

4.0

3.2

2.0

178

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

-

367.8

12.3

730

July

1.6

.9

.9

.9

1.6

1.6

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

.7

.5

.6

3.6 

775

1.8

1.3

.8

.7

.4

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

7J

0

0

32.8

1.06

65

Aug.

0

.2

1.0

2.0

.9

*.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

.2

.2

0

0

JL3

'.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21.7

0.70

43

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 28 Mln 0 Mean 2.18 Ac-ft 1,580

Water year 1952-53: Max 50 Mln 0 Mean 3.10 Ac-ft 2,250

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Ho peak above base.

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

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 9 to Mar. 27.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 205

Badwater Creek at Bonnevllle, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°16', long. 108°06', in sec. 14, T. 38 N., R. 94 ¥., on right bank at 

Bonneville, 3 miles upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir.

Drainage area. 790 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,773.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1939.

Average discharge. 6 years, 8.79 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 750 cfs June 5 (gage height, 4.21 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 4,690 cfs July 22, 1947 (gage height, 6.27 ft, from 

floodmarks), by slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for many days each year.

Flood of July 24, 1923, 18,600 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 800 acres above station.

Discharge measurements generally made once weekly during spring flow and twice monthly 

at other times. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given 

in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In euble feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Jlov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

O

Mar.

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0 

0

2.7

9.8

3.5

6.5

5.9

5.0

6.3

3.5

1.6

6.5

6.1

6.2

1.0

3.4

3.0

2.2

1.8

6.6

9.3

9.3

8.7

5.O

113.9

3.67

226

Apr.

6.0

5.0

5.2

2.9

.8

12

5.5

2.9 

3.6

2.8

2.O

4.1

3.2

1.7

1.4

2.6

.7

2.4

2.6

4.0

2.0

1.4

3.0

12

17

19

13

9.0

-&38

209.8

6.99

416

May

44

26

14

16

16

8.1

3.2

il 

2.4

5.5

22

8.4

9.3

12

6.5

7.8

12

7.8

8.4

5.8

4.6

7.0

8.1

41

29

46

32

58

~55 208

30

752.0

24.3

1,490

June

26

18

16

16

75

81

35

24

11

3.8

.1

.2

.5

0

2.9

O

0

O

* 0

0

O

0

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

309.5

10.3

614

July

0

0

O

Aug.

o

<3

18

1.7

O

O

0

0 

0

O

3.9

.4

0

O

0

49

1.2

0

O

0

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

0

O

74.2

2.39

147

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 99 Mln 0 Mean 3.95 Ac-ft 2,880

Hater year 1952-53: Max 208 Mln O Mean 4.00 Ac-ft 2,890

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). No peak above base.
206 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Muddy Creek near Pavillion, Wyo.

Location Lat 43°22', long. 108 e36', in NW£ sec. 35, T. 5 N., R. 2 E., on left bank threequarters of a mile upstream from Wyoming Canal siphon, 3 miles downstream from Sheep 

Creek, and 9^ miles northeast of Pavillion.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. March 1949 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,370 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 995 cfs July 19 (gage height, 

7.15 ft); no flow Jan. 1-8, June 30 to July 9.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 12 cfs Oct. 21 (gage 

height, 4.21 ft); maximum gage height, 5.62 ft Dec. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum 

dally discharge, 0.6 cfs Nov. 20.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 2,300 cfs June 5, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 ft, from 

floodmark ) , from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times most years.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once weekly during spring and 

summer and twice monthly at other times. Records of suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.2

5.6

5.6

4.6

4.6

5,0

6.2

7.4

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.0

4.6

5.0

5.0

4.2

4.6

5.0

4.6

5.0

B

168.2

5.43

334

JIov.

3.8

6.2

3.5

6.0

8,0

6.0

5.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

3.5

4.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.2

5.0

4.2

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

111.2

3.71

221

Dec.

1.7

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

1.8

1.0

.5

.3 

jJL

99.3

3.20

197

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

 .5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.1

2.0

4.0

5.0

6.6

8.0

9.4 

10

50.6

1.63

100

Feb.

12

13

14

14

14

13

11

9.0

6.2

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

3.8

3.5

2.5

2*0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

4.0

_

I

173.7

6.20

345

Mar.

2.5

2.0

3.3

6.2

8.0

10

12

15

18

20

20

20

20

20

17

12

6.2

4.2

4.2

3.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

6.2

5.6

5.0

5.6

8.0

11

8.6 

6.8

293.0

9.45

581

Apr.

6.2

6.8

7.1

8.0

6.8

9.2

9.2

6.8

6.2

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.0

3.4

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.4

4.2

3.8

2.6

iJl

2.6

3.0

3.4

3.8

4.2

8.6

9.8

158.7

5.29

315

May

9.8

9.8

7.4

6.2

5.0

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.8

3~0 3.0

3.4

4.2

5.0

5.6

8.0

7.4

5.0

6.2

9.8

9.2

6.2

6.8

8.0

6.8

6.2

7.4

8.0

5.0 

3.4

188.0

6.06

373

June

3.8

5.0

5.6

6.2

20

35

4.3

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.8

3.4

3.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

.9

.6

.6

5.8

1.0

.5

.3

.1

.3

.4

.4

.3

.1

0

110.5

3.68

219

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

.7

.6

.8

.8

1.8

1.8

38

46

21

8.0

4.2

1.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

3.3

56

22 

2.6

262.7

8.47

521

Aug.

0.9

14

14

12

3.4

2.2

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.8

1.4

24

a7.0

a5.0

a4.0

a3.8

al.4

a. 8

.6

.4

.2

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

106.9

3.45

212

Sept.

0.4

1.1

5.0

276

1.8

1.8

1.0

.7

.8

.7

.5

.3

74

.4

.6

.6

1.0

1.8

1.0

.9

1.8

2.6

2.2

1.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.4

1.4

1.8

40.6

1.35

81

Calendar year 1952: Max 101 Mln - Mean 8.68 Ac-ft 6,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 71 Mln 0 Mean 4.83 Ac-ft 3,500

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efsK No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineers' notes and records for station 

near Shoshoni.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3 to Mar. 14.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

1.8

2.2

2.2

3.0

3.0

4.6

5.0

5.6

Nov.

4.2

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.6

3.4

3.0

Dec.

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

6.8

6.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.4

6.2

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.4

Dec.

3.0

3.5

1.5

2.5

4.0

3.0

5.0

4.5

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

4.2

3.8

4.6

5.6

Nov.

1.0

1.8

1.0

.6

1.0

2.0

3.0

3.5

Dec.

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ......................................................................

Runoff in acre-feet ........................................................

Oct.

6.2

5.6

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.6

166.6

5.37

330

Nov.

2.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

3.5

3.5

-

74.2

2.47

147

Dec.

: .0

: .3

: .4

.5

: .2

: .5

.8

77.7

2.51

154

Calendar year 1953: Max 71 Ac-ft 3,380

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). No peak above base.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Dec. 31.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 207

Muddy Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°17', long. 108°17', in NW£ sec. 34, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., on left bank l|

 miles upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir and 9 miles northwest 

of Shoshoni.

Drainage area. 340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,780 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 530 cfs July 20 (gage height, 5.56 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,430 efs July 22, 1951 (gage height, 7.50 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Flood of July 24, 1923, discharge 16,300 cfs, from slope-area determination of peak 

flow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge

 measurements, observations of no flow, or estimates of flow generally made once a week 

in springtime and twice monthly at other times. Records of suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 13-18, Apr. 4-8,

June 6, 21-23, July 18-27, 29, 30)

2.85

2.9

3.0

3.1

0

.4 

2.9 

7.6

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

22

41

95

160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

24

23

19

8.9

5.7

7.1

8.3

8.3

7.1

6.7

5.7

5.7

4.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.1

8.3

8.3

8.3

5.7

4.8

5.7

5.7

5.

5.

5.

6.

6.

3.8

260.4

8.40

516

JIov.

5.7

5.7

2.8

4.8

7.0

12

8.9

7.1

2.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

TT? l'.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

-

87.9

2.93

174

Dec.

1.4, TT31

1.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.3

0.27

16

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

1.0

2.0

4.0

4.8

5.7

7.2

8.5

10

46.1

1.49

91

Feb.

11

13

14

T?

14

13

10

8.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.8

1.3

_

-

151.2

5.40

300

Mar.

1.0

T7o

2.4

5.0

6.6

8.6

12

16

20

26

30

30

33

2?

21

21

12

5.2

17

16

10

9.6

15

14

15

11

9.6

9.6

14

14

11

439.6

14.2

872

Apr.

12

14

14

14

14

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

9.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

6.7

5.7

4.8

3.8

578

3.8

3.8

5.7

14

13

-

302.2

10.1

599

May

23

14

12

11

7.6

4.8

873

12

26

14

15

13

13

12

13

15

19

18

17

19

22

24

15

14

11

9.6

14

21

31

£5

19

492.3

15.9

976

June

31

37

27

17

19

47

56

42

36

20

13

14

15

11

12

13

1.9.

8.9

10

11

27

39

40

28

27

26

29

33

28

21

746.8

24.9

1,480

July

16

14

16

18

14

ii.

14

14

23

30

28

26

25

26

39

31

31

42

49

136

49

33

22

19

23

17

22

30

88

44

48

999

32.2

1,980

Aug.

40

55

69

64

48

47

43

31

!i

14

26

19

21

43

61

84

81

101

72

43

28

26

21

18

20

26

34

38

45

36

34

a, 302

42.0

2,580

Sept.

41

48

52

53

47

36

28

31

45

46

27

17

16

14

17

22

18

14

JL£

8.9

14

15

11

9.6

12

11

11

9.6

12

13

-

708.0

23.6

1,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 255 Min o Mean 28.9 Ac-ft 20,990

Mater year 1952-53: Max 136 Mln 0 Mean 15.2 Ac-ft 10,980

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--July 20 (8 a.m.) 530 cfs (5.56 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9 to Dec. 2, Dec. 5, 7-13, Dec. 23 to Mar. 12.
208 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Dry Cottonwood Creek near Bonneville, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°31', long. 108°18', In SW£ sec. 4, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., on right bank 

2 miles upstream from normal high-water line of Boysen Reservoir and 13 miles northwest of Bonneville.

Drainage area.~170 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 4,750.73 ft above mean sea level (levels 

By Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 9, 1952, at site 3 miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 576 cfs July 30 (gage height, 3.40 ft); no 

flow most of each year.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs May 22, 1952 (gage height, 4.28 ft); no 

flow much of each year.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week In summer 

and once a month In winter. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1953 are given In WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1239: 1951.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.7

3.5

6.3

S7F

1.8

.4

0

^5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.4

0.75

46

Jlov.

0

0

0

Dee.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

 5o

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

ite

0

7.9

0.25

16

June

0 5

0

0

23

4.2

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.3

.2

0

0

0

.6

.9

.8

31.0

1.03

61

July

1.2

.2

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

3.3

2.5

1.2

.8

1.9

.2

.1

1.9

3.0

3.0

4.0

0

0

0

0

8.1

59

92.9

3.00

1S4

Aug.

O.8

If

15

2.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.3

9.6

8.2

9.6

8.9

5.1

5.7

7.5

7.5

6.3

6.9

3.0

1.6

2.5

2.0

.8

.8

4.0

4.5

5.1

3.5

4.5

3.5

257.2.

8.30

510

Sept.

3.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

1.6

2.0

2.0

3.5

4.5

4.5

.8

.4

^Q" 0

0

.4

2.0

2.0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37.6

1.25

75

Calendar year 1952: Max 625 Mln 0 Mean 6.67 Ac-ft 4,840

Hater year 1952-53: Max 66 Mln 0 Mean 1.23 Ac-ft 892

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs) . June 5 (5 p.m.) 132 cfs (2.85 ft)j July 30 (1:30 a.m.) 576 cfs 

.40 ft); Aug. Z (4 p.m.} 2 

122 cfs (2.78 ft).

(3

. . .. . ..

ft); Aug. Z (4 p.m.} 294 cfs (3.08 ft); Aug. 3 (5:30 a.m.) 458 ofs (3.16 ft); Aug. 4 (l a.m.)
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Wind River below Boysen Dam, Wyo.

Location. La t 43°25'30", long. 108°10'40", in SW£ sec. 9, T. 5 N., R. 6 E., Wind River 

meridian , on right bank half a mile downstream from Boysen Dam and 13 miles north of 

Shoshoni .

Drainage area. 7.741 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,608.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1940.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 6.43 ft); minimum daily, 724 cfs Nov. 25.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs June 19, 1951 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minimum daily, 33 cfs Oct. 12, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 140,000 acres above station. 

Plow regulated by Boysen Reservoir (capacity, 819,760 acre-ft), and by Pilot Butte an 

Washakie Reservoirs and Bull Lake (combined capacity, 190,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May 9, May 30 

to June 13, July 19 to Aug. 5) .

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

640

1,200

1,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 995 

1,010

995 

1,010

1,010

972

1,000

1,090

1,120

1,150

1,140 

1,150

1,150

1,140

1, 160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,150 

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,040

ffg

891

33,602

1,084

66,650

Jlov.

899 

884

*895 

900

892

903

889

902

892

895

879 

914

917

913

900

915

904

902

916

895

908

900

903

922 

724

1,020

1,010

926

1,010 

1.030

-

27,359

912

54,270

Dec.

*1,020 

900

892 

899

919

953

926

916

943

997

967 

968

975

905

996

1,010

993

1,010

954

994

915- 830

902

917 

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1.150 

1,120

1,130

30,265

976

60,030

Jan.

1,010 

1,110

*1,030 

1,030

1,120

1,040

1,060

888

936

1,030

1,040 

1,110

1,230

1,200

1,250

1,010

785

879

891

1,000

937

1,030

1,050

1,050 

1,070

1,040

1,000

1,020

1,030 

1,020

1,030

31,926

1,030

63,320

Feb.

1,010 

*1,010

1,070 

1,540

1,640

1,610

1,610

1,420

1,640

1,610

Hi

1,620

1,630

1,410

1,530

1,480

1,200

1,330

1,380

1,490

940

1,090

1,330 

1,430

1,230

1,240

1,260

-

-

39,060

1,395

77,470

Mar.

1.250 

*1, 300

1.430 

1,380

1,360

1,350

1,330

1,360

1,340

1,340

1,350 

1,360

1,380

1,380

1,380

*1,370

*1,380

1,370

1,380

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,590

1,380 

1,380

1,370

1,380

1,380

1,390 

1,380

1,400

42,350

1,366

84,000

Apr.

*1,410 

1,400

1,390 

1,400

1,400

1,410

1,400

1,410

1,420

1,420

1,410 

1,410

1,420

1,410

1,420

1,430

1,430

1,440

1,430

1,380

1,310

*1.210

1,440

1.450 

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,410

1,400 

1,370

-

42,120

1,404

83,540

May

*1,370 

1,400

1,390 

1,3SO

1,380

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,420

1,450 

1,150

1,360

1,120

1.110

1,150

1,450

1,240

1,390

1,180

1,330

*1 510

1.530

1,520 

1,460

1,420

1,260

1,500

1,350 

1,340

1,330

42,140

1,359

83,580

June

*1, 130 

1,220

1,300 

1,290

1,240

1,290

1,290

1,140

*1,480

*1.490

1,340 

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,190

1,380

1,300 

1,200

1,200

973

988

984 

976

-

35,701

1,190

70, 810

July

 990 

*96Q

982 

980

991

983

982

9-73

973

973

973 

972

989

1,080

1. 190

1,170

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,100

*1,120

1,130

1,130

1,090 

1,030

990

1,020

1,060

1,060 

1,060

1,060

32,401

1,045

64,270

Aug.

1,070 

1,050

*1.040 

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,100 

1,110

1,120

1,120

1.140

1,130

*1,110

1,120

1,100

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,110 

1,120

1,110

1,130

1,120

1,130 

1,130

1,120

34,160

1,102

67,760

Sept.

1J120

1,110 

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,150 

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,180

1,160

*1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,170 

1,190

1,210

1,200

1.220

1,120 

1,120

-

34,560

1,152

68, 550

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,390 

Water year 1952-53; Max 1,670

Kin 204

_________________________Mln 724 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mean 822 

Mean l, 166

AC-ft 595,200 

Ac-ft 844,200
210 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

.Bighorn River at Thermopolis, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°39', long. 108°12', in sec. 36, T. 43 N., R. 95 ¥., on left bank 200 ft 

downstream from Park Street bridge at Thermopolis and a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Thermopolis Creek.

Drainage area. 8,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1900 to December 1905, June 1910 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Vlater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,305.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Oct. 25, 1934, staff or chain gages 

at several sites within 1 mile of present site at various daturns. Oct. 25, 1934, to 

Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at 

datura 4,300.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1950, to Apr. 30, 1952, 

wire-weight gage a quarter of a mile upstream at datura 3.09 ft higher.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,330 cfs July 30 (gage height, 

4.06 ft); minimum recorded, 546 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 1.21 ft); minimum daily, 818 

cfs Jan. 17.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 1,190 cfs Dec. 21 (gage 

height, 2.06 ft); minimum, 901 cfs Dec. 15, 24 (gage height, 1.72 ft; minimum daily, 

1,150 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 4.

1900-1905, 1910-53: Maximum discharge, 29,800 cfs July 24, 1923 (gage height, 16.2 

ft, site and datura then in use), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 51 cfs Jan. 7, 1950, caused by temporary storage behind dam due to construction 

work upstream.

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

 Diversions for irrigation of about 140,000 acres above station. Hot springs entering 

below station, discharge about 25 cfs. Plow completely regulated by Boysen Reservoir 

beginning Oct. 11, 1951 (see p. 282). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

11

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

1,070

1,080

1,060

1,070

1,080

1,040

1,070

1,120

1,180

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,210

1,220

1. 250

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230 

1,210

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,180

982

982 

990

35,754

1,153

70,920

Uov.

982

990

*1,010

1,010

999

990

999

990

990

982

974

965

999

957

941

949

949

965

965

965

949

957 

965

982

917

974

1,060

999

1,070

1.080

29,524

984

58, 560

Dec.

1,060

 al.OOO

a960

a960

a980

a990

a990

a960

al.OOO

al,080

1,050

1,040

1,020

974

1,020

1,040

1,030

1,050

982

999

912

949 

974

949

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,060

1,110 

1,090

31,384

1,012

62, 250

Jan.

1,020

1,080

1,020

1,010

1,070

*1, 130

1,140

990

1,040

1,140

1,120

1,180

1,190

1,170

1.260

1,170

818

840

917

1,020

1,010

1,030 

1,120

1,030

1,170

982

1,070

1,010

1,040

1,070 

1,100

32,957

1,063

65,370

Feb.

1,040

1.020

1,090

1,440

1.640

*1,630

1,640

1,490

1,600

1,610

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,610

1,440

1,500

*1,450

1,270

1,370

1,410

1,500

1,140 

1,130

1,200

1,480

1,250

1,250

1,260

_

-

39,350

1,405

78,050

Mar.

1,250

1.220

*1,470

1.540

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,430

1,430

1,420

1,430

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,450

1,440

*1,460

1,460

1,430

1,430 

1,410

1,400

1,390

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,410

1,420 

 1,440

44,040

1,421

87,350

Apr.

1,430

1,420

1,420

1,400

1,410

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,420

al , 420

al,440

al,460

al,460

al,460

al,460

al,460

al,460

al,450

al,400

al,360

al.270 

al,480

al.490

al,480

al,480

al,470

al,460

al, 450

al,410

43,060

1,435

85,410

May

al, 400

al,440

al, 430

1,420

1,430

1,420

1,420

*1, 440

1,470

1,430

1,440

1,170

1,340

al,200

al. 150

al,200

al,500

al,300

1,380

1,180

1,320

1.520 

1,500

1,510

1,510

1,460

1,310

1,520

1,400

1,370 

1,370

42,950

1,385

85,190

June

1,160

1,360

1,360

1,380

 1,310

1,420

1,370

1,250

1,600

1.640

1,500

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,220

1,190

1,180

1,170

1,140

1,190 

1,310

1,310

1,180

1,160

1,060

974

99?

983

37,869

1,262

75,110

July

*1,030

1,060

1,050

1,030

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,030

1^020

1,020

1,060

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,180 

1,190

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,110

1,130

1,170

T^S§

34, 530

1,114

68,490

Aug.

1,150

1,150

1.160

1,140

1,130

*1, 130

1,140

1,130

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,130

1.100

1,110 

1,120

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140 

*1,160

35,020

1,130

69,460

Sept.

1,160

1,170

al,150

al,140

al.150

al,160

al,130

al,160

al,160

al, 170

al,180

al, 190

al, 200

al,200

al, 200

al,200

al,200

1,160

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,160 

1,160

1,170

1,190

1,220

1.250

1,230

1,160

1,150

35, 220

1,174

69,860

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,440 Mln 250 Mean 876 Ae-ft 635,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,640 M*n 818 Mean 1,210 Ac-ft 876,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Boysen Dam.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Oct.

1.150

1,150

1,160

1,150

*1,170 

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,170

Nov.

1,190

1.180

«.,300

1,300

1.320 

1,320

1,320

1,210

1,200

1,220

Dec.

*1,200

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,210 

1,210

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,200

Day

11

12.

13

14

15 

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

1,200

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,200 

1,200

1,190

1,170

1,200

1,200

NOV.

1,220

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,230 

1,220

1,240

1,260

1,230

1,180

Dec.

1,190

1,200

1,190

1,200

1.180 

1,190

1,210

1,180

1,190

1,200

Day

21

22

23

24

25 

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. ................................................ ...

Mean. ......................................................

Runoff In acre-feet ........................................

Oct.

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,180 

1,170

1,250

1.460

1,460

1,420

1,170

72, 420

Nov.

1,200

1,190

1,180

1,190

1,180 

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,190

-

710

Dec.

1,310

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,190 

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,180

1,180

73,710

Calendar year 1955; Max 1,640 Min 818 Mean 1,250 Ac-ft 905,100 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONB RIVER BASIN 211

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

Location. Lat 43°41', long. 108°44', in NW£ sec. 11, T. 8 N., R. IE., on right bank 1.7 

miles southwest of Curtis Ranch, 5 miles upstream from Red Creek, and 30 miles northwest of Thermopolis.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,840 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 28.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs; no flow at times during fall and winter.

1943-53: Maximum discharge. 1,520 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 4.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs; no flow at times during winter months 1943-53.

Remarks. Records good. Two diversions above station for irrigation of about 400 acres. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: 1945-47(M) , 1948(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 8-13)

0.25 

.3 

.4

1.0

Oct. 1 to June 13 

1.2

June 14 to Sept. 30

0

.2

1.5

6.0

12.5

23

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

38

81

155

295

570

0.3 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.9

1.1

1.0

2.0

4.0

10

19

1.4 40

1.6 63

1.9 120

2.5 295

2.9 460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.1

*4.3

3.8 

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.S

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

1.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.6

1.4

.8

.6

.6

.3

.5

.2

o

0

0

0

0

75.5

2.44

150

J«ov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

_

.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0 

0

*.7

1.7

1.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

.8

.1

0

6.0

0.19

12

Apr.

*0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

7.2

37?

1.2

1.4

6.3

6.9

6.0

1.3

-

33.9

1.13

67

May

1.2

.1

0

Z.I

1.6

5.5

9.7

9.4

9.4

7.5

*7.2

4.8

4.6

5.0

5.8

4.6

6.0

12

19

20

21

13

14

14

10

14

28

70

96

66

73

554.5

17.9

1,100

June

93

99

*86 

93

90

78

88

94

101

157

227

»306

528

421

 316

260

284

292

284

192

132

130

147

132

100

83

76

76

85

100

-

5,150

172

10,210

July

102

88

83 

79

76

74

*74

74

68

66

55

55

65

62

59

53

38

43

36

28

27

24

20

19

18

18

16

13

12

13

11

1,469

47.4

2,910

Aug.

12

23

ft

18

*14

13

10

10

9.1

9.7

7.3

5.8

5.2

7.0

14

21

12

9.4

7.6

6.1

8.5

9.4

7.6

6.1

4.6

3.4

*2.8

.9

.2

0

318.7

10.3

632

Sept.

o

0

5.2 

4.0

1.9

1.4

.6

2.5

3.4

7.9

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.3

8.5

6.4

5.S

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

-

142.8

4.76

283

Calendar year 1952: Max 396 Min 0 Mean 28.7 Ao-ft 20,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 528 Min 0 Mean 21.2 Ao-ft 15,360

Peak discharge (base. 320 efs). June 13 (12 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (3.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
212 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Owl Creek near Anchor, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°42', long. 108°S5', in sec. 12, T. 43 N., R. 101 W., on left bank half 

a mile upstream from Cup Creek and 4^ miles west of Anchor.

Drainage area. 54.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1953 (no winter records 1941-44).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,720 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Tug. 29, 1948, water-stage recorder at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 15.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 367 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.93 ft); no flow 

for many days during winter.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs May 25, 1942 (gage height, 4.50 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 4.13 ft; no flow at times during winter.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. One small 

diversion for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect 

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

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.4

20

43

81

165

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

1.3

2.3

4.5

8.0

14

2.9 24

3.0 39

3.2 83

3.4 143

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

*21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3

*3

4

4

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

4

3

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

103

3.3

204

JJov.

3

2

2

4

f

Z

2

1

2

*4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

72

2.4

143

Dec.

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

5

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

o

20

0.6

4O

Jan.

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

 0

0

0

1

1

1

11

1

1

1

1

**!

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

21

0.7

42

Feb.

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

_

-

48

1.7

95

Mar.

1

T

1

1

*i

2

3

4

5

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

*5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

140

4.5

278

Apr.

»»5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

13

25

43

T9

16

28

27

24

22

18

-

324

10.8

643

May

16

13 ' 12

12

25

41

36

22

18

14

*14

12

13

12

16

17

20

31

35

31

29

25

21

19

19

34

50

87

7T

42

45

852

27.5

1,690

June

40

50

*70

68

79

75

79

75

84

120

142

 14T5

120

127

*103

103

97

91

81

59

49

49

45

36

27

23

22

TZ

24

26

-

2,126

70.9

4,220

July

26

23

21

20

19

19

*17

16

16

16

14

11

12

11

25

19

12

14

13

12

9

7

7

7

6

5

6

6

6

6

6

407

13.1

807

Aug.

7

35

34

14

10

»8

6

5

4

7

8

5

4

4

33

23

17

14

14

11

9

9

8

7

6

6

6

*5

5

5

4

333

10.7

660

Sept.

4

6

7

6

5

4

4

5

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

93

3.1

184

Calendar year 1952: Max 250 Mln o Mean 20.0 Ac-ft 14,510

Water year 1952-53: Max 142 Mln o Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 9.O1O

Peak discharge (base. 165 cfs). May 28 (11 p.m.) 367 cfs (3.93 ft)j June 11 (7 p.m.) 264 efs (3.68 

ft); Aug. 15 (5 p.m.) 197 ofs (3.55 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 6 to Apr. 20.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 213

Owl Creek near Thermopolis, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43*41', long. 108*18', in sec. 19, T. 43 N., R. 95 W., on right bank at 

Mccumber Ranch, lj miles downstream from Mud Creek and 6 miles northwest of Thermopolis.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available. July 1910 to October 1912, April 1915 to November 1917, November 1931 

to Hovemoer 1932, and May 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Marcl 

1911 to November 1917, November 1931 to November 1932 and May 1938 to-September 1950 

in reports of Wyoming State engineer. (No winter records prior to 1932.)

Gage Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,560 ft (by barometer). Prior to

May 1938, staff or chain gages at several sites within 3 miles of present site at various datums. May to October 1938 chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1938-53), 39.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 501 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.71 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.17 ft Mar. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Aug. 24, 

25 (gage height, 0.46 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Aug. 21, 24, 25.

1910-17, 1931-32, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 

5.61 ft), from rating curve extended above 750 cfs; no flow at times during irrigation 

seasons of 1912, 1916, 1939-40.

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

which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 14,000 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 27 60 Aug. 11)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.2

2.8

5.8

10

17

0.4

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

0.3

.7 

1.6 

3.1 

5.5 

9.0

1.0 

l.B 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

14

30

63

134

325

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

2.1 TTs

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.6

4.6

5.5

w4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.6

4.3

4.3

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

126.3

4.07

251

Nov.

5.2

4.9

5.2

7.6

9.0

8.1

8.6

9.0

12

 15

11

10

9.0

9.0

7.2

6.7 

7.2

6.7

8.1

12

9.5

8

7

7

7

5

4

5

8

6

,-

235.0

7.83

466

Dec.

*7

9

6

4

5

e

10

9

7

6

5

6

8

13

20

*15 

15

12

8

7

12

8

6

5

4

5

5

7

10

13

11

266

8.6

528

Jan.

10

10

12

10

9

8

13

 20

30

20

15

15

15

15

10

12 

15

18

20

*25

23

20

20

20

20

25

25

30

30

35

i§

595

19.2

1,180

Feb.

40

45

40

40

35

 35

35

35

30

30

30

30

40

40

40

40 

*40

40

30

_25

30

30

30

30

30

35

35

35

_

.

-

970

34.6

1,920

Mar.

35

*20

15

20

20

21

26

32

34

34

25

18

15

15

14 

14

*12

-12

1O

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.3

6.9

6.6

5.8

5.3

g^p

T5V§

5.3

490.9

15.8

974

Apr.

 4.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

7.2

10

9.5

7.6

7.6

6.9

7.2

6.6

7.2

6.9

6.6 

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

8.3

9.5

7.6

7.2

13

34

1?5

-

247.1

8.24

490

Nay

14.0

9.5

8.6

8.0

6.9

6.9

6.2

 11

13

25

17

12

10

9.0

7.2

7

7

7

9

20

IS

21

17

14

18

20

22

30

25

479.3

15.5

951

June

22

 29

26

37

38

47

38

41

43

58

75

 96

145

310

259

110 

90

75

137

82

72

44

62

55

47

31

23

24

 51 19

-

2,106

70.2

4,180

July

32

HI

26

28

22

20

 22

25

20

24

14

10

8.6

7.6

10

16 

12

12

14

8.6

5.0

4.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

"O2.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

386.7

12.5

767

Aug.

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.0

 1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.3

14

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

 .7

.7

.8

.7

38.7

1.25

77

Sept.

0.6

.7

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.2

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

-

31.1

 1.04

62

Calendar year 1952: Max 512 Nln 1.8 Mean 43.2 Ac-ft 31,380

Hater year 1952-53: Max 310 Hln 0.5 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11,850

Peak discharge (base. 250 ofs). May 29 (time unknown) 243 ofs (2.62 

(3.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 6. No gage-height record May 16 

to June 1} discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records and records foi 

station near Lucerne.

June 14 (1 p.m.) 501 ofs
214 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Owl Creek near Lucerne, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°43', long. 108°11', in sec. 7, T. 43 N., R. 94 W., near center of span 

on upstream side of bridge on U. 3. Highway 20, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles 

south of Lucerne.

Drainage area. 505 sq mi.

Records available. February 1932 to February 1933, May 1938 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.-- Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 4,306.33 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Mar. 27, 1952, on downstream 

side of bridge. February 1932 to February 1933 at datum 1.48 ft higher, May 11, 1938, 

to July 13, 1944, at datum 2.00 ft higher, and at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge. 14 years (1938-40, 1941-53), 22.9 cfs.

Extremes^ Maximum discharge observed during year, 258 cfs June 14 (gage height, 3.17 ft)- 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Nov. 26-28.

1932-33, 1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 928 cfs May 4, 1947 (gage height, 

5.56 ft), from rating curve extended above 510 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.80 ft May 27, 

1942, present datum; no flow at times in 1932, 1938-4p.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 18,000 acres.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, exsept periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting- control method used July 30 to Aug. 4)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.0 

.7 

2.3 

5.0 

9.0

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.6

14

30

52

149

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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 

SO

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oet.

1.3

*1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

1:2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.6 

.5

*,9

.7 

.7

.9

36.5

1.18

72

Nov.

0.7

.7

.6

.7 

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

tf

.3

.6 

.5

-

17.0

O.57

34

Dec.

*5

10

7

5 

6

10

10

10

8

7

6

7

10

15

25

12

 20

15

9

8

15

10

7

6

5

5 

6

8

10 

13

12

302

9.7

599

Jan.

10

*11

13

13 

13

9

9

 12

15

15

13

10

10

10

5

5

10

10

*20

25

25

20

15

15

15

20 

24

26

30 

33

38

499

16.1

990

Feb.

31

33

33

ft

 22

20

19

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

 17

17

10

5

10

15

10

10

10

15 

20

20

-

-

503

18.0

998

Mar.

20

10

10

15 

*25

28

33

33

32

34

ii

40

25

18

15

11

15

13

*9.0

4.7

3.6

2.3

1.5

l.O

1.2

1JD

1.3

1.3 

1.2

*1.2

453.9

14.6

900

Apr.

0.5

Tt2

1.2

1.0 

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.3

l.S

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

.9

1.3

1.2

1.2

.7

1.0

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

7

ft

-

36.4

1.21

72

May

0.9

.9

1.0

1.3 

1.3

.9

.9

1.0

2.6

2.6

3.4

2.0

2.6

1.7

*1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

3.4

3.1

5 a g

2.6

2.1

2.1 

2.6

2.8

3.1 

3.4

2.3

62.0

2.0O

123

June

2.1

*4.5

5.0

3.9 

3.4

2.6

3.1

4.7

4.5

2.6

2.8

2.1

7.0

148

14f

21

9.5

6.6

27

9.5

7.0

5.S

3.9

4.5

5.0

4.2 

3.6

3.1

H

-

451.1

15.0

S95

July

 2.8

3.1

2.8

B

1.8.

2.6

2.3

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.1

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.4

4.7

5.S

4.5

5.4

5.8

5.0

5.8

5.4

5.8 

4.5

4.5

4.5 

5.0

4.2

121.0

3.90

240

Aug.

4.2

2.1

*2.6

1$

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.4

2.1

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.2

.6

.7 

.5

*.9

.7 

.6

jtl

71.2

2.30

141

Sept.

0.6

.7

1.2

l.O 

1.3

1.2

.6

It!

1.2

1.2

.6

.6

.5

4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.9

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4

-

20.4

o.ee

4C

Calendar year 1952; Max 391 Min 0.3 Mean 29.8 Ae-ft 21,640

Hater year 1952-53: Max 146 Mln o.3 Mean 7.O5 Ae-ft 5,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Dec. 14, Dec. 17-29, Jan. 1, 2, 6-26, 

Feb. 6 to Mar. 5 (no gage-height record Nov. 10, 23-30, Dec. 2-12, 18, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, Jan. 14- 

18, 20, 21; discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, weather records, and engineers-' 

and observer's notes, except for Nov. 10} discharge estimated by interpolation).
YELLCWSTONE RIVER BASIN 215

Gooseberry Creek near Grass Creek, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°00', long. 108°41', in sec. 36, T. 47 N., R.>99 VI., on right bank 15 ft 

downstream from bridge, 3 miles downstream from Enos Creek, and 4j miles northwest of 

Grass Creek.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi.

Records available. July 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,522.15 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Apr. 23, 1953, at datum 1.35 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years, 15.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 144 cfs Ifey 29 (gage height, 2.95 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 593 cfs June 22, 1948 (gage height, 4.97 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs; no flow at times during winters of 

1950-53.

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

which are poor. Ifeny small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209 1949(M), 1950(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

tpt. 1

-0.35

-.3

-.2

-.1

0.0

.2

to Apr. 23

2.9

3.4

5.0

8.4

14.5

29

Apr. 23

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.4

to May 28

3

7

18

43

64

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

May 29 to Sept. SO

O 1.4

.5 1.8

2 2.3

4 2.7

10

30

71

113

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1

T

i 

i

i

*i

i

i

i

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 1

1

1

1

33

1.1

65

Nov.

1

1

1 

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

O

o

o

o

o

0

o

o22

0.7

44

Dec.

0

*1

!

]_

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*1

1

I

1

1

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

19

0.6

38

Jan.

0

0 

0 

0

*0

o

0

0

1

1

i2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

**!

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

28

O.9

56

Feb.

2

2 

*2 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

«3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

4

.

-

67

2.4

133

Mar.

3

1 

4

*4

4

4

5

5

5

5 

4

4

5

7

10

*1O

8

6

5

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

132

4.3

262

Apr.

3

*3 

3 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 

3

3

3

2*9

3.1

3.5

4.2

4.4

5.5

7.9

14

*24

24

19

21

26

28

34

2T

-

284.5

9.4S

564

Hay

17

14 

9.5 

6.6

TTs

12

19

22

27

21

20 

*17

19

17

25

27

31

33

32

34

38

35

30

28

27

29

27

56

112

86

74

952.6

30.7

1,890

June

72

4164

72

65

58

58

52

53

55 

45

48

43

*41

39

38

36

31

28

22

19

16

14

13

12

12

10

7.6

3.6

-

1.173.E

39.1

2,330

July

4.0

3.0 

4.0 

3.8

2.2

.4

 1.1

.4

5.2

6.7

B2.8

.4

.2

.5

-.5

2.7

2.0

.5

.1

.2

0

.4

2.0

.8

.5

2.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

70.1

2.26

139

Aug.

1.8

2.2

e!i *4.3

4.0

2.8

2.4

3.0

2.0

6.4 

3.4

1.7

2.0

2.6

4.3

2.6

1.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.3

.1

0

O

0

0

0

.2

.1

63.8

2.06

127

Sept.

0.2

275 

8^5 

6.4

4.6

4.0

3.2

*2.8

2.8

2.4

2.2 

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

3.6

5.2

3.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.2

.3

1.0

-

78.9

2.63

156

Calendar year 1952: Max 222 Htn 0 Mean 18.5 Ac -ft 13,440

Water year 1952-53: Max 112 Htn o Mean 8.O1 Ac-ft 5.8OO

Peak dlscharae (base, ISO cfa). No oeak above base.

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

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, Feb. 20 to Mar. 4j discharge estimated on basis of 

3 discharge measurements and weather records. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 11 to 

Apr. 14.
216 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Gooseberry Creek at Pulliam, Wyo.

Location. ~Lat 43"55'22", long. 108 003'48", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 46 N., R. 93 W., on left 

 bank a quarter of a mile northeast of Pulliam and three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

mouth .

Drainage area. 371 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1943, November 1945 to September 1946, October 

1947 to September 1953 (discontinued).

J 

--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,140.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

29, supplementary adjustment of 1940. May 22, 1941 to Sept. 30, 1943, water-stage 

recorder at two sites within a quarter of a mile upstream from present site at different 

datums. Nov. 1, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1946, and Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 4, 1948, waterstage recorder at present site at datum 1.01 ft higher.

Average discharge. --8 years (1941-43, 1947-53), 10.2 cfs.

Extreme.. Maximum discharge during year, 83 cfs. July 29 (gage height, 2.00 ft); maximum 

 gage height, 3.03 ft Mar. 8 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1941-43, 1945-46, 1947-53: Maximum discharge, 823 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 

4.54 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gageHeight record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above 

station. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1953 are given in WSP 1291 .

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3, 

July 29 to Sept. 30

0

.2 

1.0 

2.2 1.5

Apr. 4 to July 28

4.0

7.2

12

27

0.76 

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.8 

2.0 

4.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6 1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

*.4

.7

1.1

1*1

10.0

0.32

20

Jlov.

1.5

.7

.3

.4

.4

.8

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.5

.8

1.6

1*1

1.7

1.0

.5

.4

.2

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

15.2

0.51

30

Dec.

o

»0

0

0

0

0

.1

jl.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

**.!

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.5

3.4

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1.1.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

1

2.

6.0

0.19

12

Feb.

3

4

4

4

*3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

4

4

*4

5

5

3

2

I

1

2

3

3

3

4

5

_

-

-

88

3.1

175

Mar.

4

2

1

3

*8

10

10

15

15

15

20

25

 18

15

11

12

12

10

»6.2

3.8

3

3

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.2

1.4

*^1

233.3

7.53

463

Apr.

0.8

.7

.7

.4

.9

 1.9

2.0

:uo

.7

.8

.6

.6

**.6

.6

.5

.5

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*

.3

.6

.4

.4

1.8

.8

-

20.9

0.70

41

May

0.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.4

.4

.5

.4

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

.3

.5

.2

ti

.3

.6

.6

jj.

10.7

0.35

21

June

0.8

*2.2

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.3

.7

.8

.6

.3

.5

.8

.9

.5

.6

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

16.1

0.54

32

July

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

2i

1.7

35.7

1.15

71

Aug.

(»)

(*)

(*)

t

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 330 Mln 0 Mean 11. o Ac-ft 8,010

Hater year 1952-53: Max 24 Mln 0 Mean 1.20 Ac-ft 868

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfa). Ho peak above base.

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19-25, Dec. 7-25, Jan. 6 to Mar. 16, Mar. 21, 

22 (doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1, Dec. 2-15, Jan. 11, Mar. 4; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records).
YELLCWSTONE RIVER BASIN 217

Pifteenmile Creek near Worland, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°02'15", long. 108°00<45". in NE^NW^ sec. 27, T. 47 N., R. 93 W., on right 

DanK if miles upstream from mouth and 2f miles west of Worland.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,080 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,490 efs July 29 (gage height, 5.17 ft); no 

flow for many days each month.

1951.-53: Maximum discharge, 3,300 cfs May 22, 1952 (gage height, 5.77 ft); no flow 

for many days each month.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversions above station. Records of suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per ,second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 15-16)

0

1.0 

4.0 

9.0

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

16

36

79

192

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(»)

(»)

0

0

0

JIOV.

0

0

0

Dec.

(»)

0

0

0

Jan.

(»)

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

(»)

(*)

.

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0»o

0

0

0 

*20

 34

*34

IS

11

*»8.0

3.4

.4 »o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0»o

0

128.8

4.15

255

Apr:

0

0

0

0

0

0

»68

 124 "21

»»8.5

4.0

1.4

*».5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»50

47

-

324.4

10. S

643

May

8.0

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0 

8.0

*92

23

15

15

22

 8.0

1.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*63

30

18

304.5

9.82

604

June

12

10

7.0

4.5

2.8

 39

22

»100 

19

13

7.0

1.4

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

237.7

7.92

471

July

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

134

 123

9.0

266.0

8.58

528

Aug.

2.5

1.9

*21

7.5

2.2

.1

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0»o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35.2

1.14

70

Sept.

(»)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,980 Kin 0 Mean 12.0 Ac -ft 8,680 

Water year 1952-53: Max 134 Hln 0 .Mean 3.55 Ac-ft 2,571

_____charge Peak dlseh (base. 400 cfs). June 8 (5i30 a.m.) 490 cfs (2.40 ft); July 29 (10:30 p.m.) 2,490

cfs (5..17 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.
218 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bighorn River near Manderson, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°12', long. 107°55', in sec. 28, T. 49 N., R. 92 W., on downstream wingwall on left bank, a quarter of a mile west of Rairden, li miles downstream from Fivemile Creek, and 6 miles southeast of Manderson.

Records available»--April 1949 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,924.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to June 2, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,390 cfs July 30; maximum gage 

height observed, 6.27 ft May 29; minimum discharge, 234 cfs July 2 (gage height, 3.68 

ft); minimum daily, 264 cfs July 14.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 2,310 cfs Oct. 21 (gage 

height, 6.22 ft); minimum, 664 cfs Oct. 1; minimum daily, 870 cfs Oct. 1.

1949-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,600 cfs June 1, 1951 (gage height, 10.15 

ft); minimum daily, 180 cfs Apr. 13, May 8, 1952.

Flood of Feb. 19, 1948, reached a stage of 16.45 ft (ice Jam), from floodmark (discharge, about 9,500 cfs).

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 213,000 acres above station. Flow 

largely regulated by Boysen Reservoir beginning on Oct. 11, 1951 (see p.282 ). Records 

of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water 

year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

B22

114

878

B86

B94

8B6

886

902

995

1,080

1,130

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,230

1,400

1.420

1,420

1,410

1,420

1,410

1,410

1,380

1,360

1,3BO

1,360

1,360

1,370

1,310

1,070

1,080

36,383

1,174

72,160

Jfov.

1.070

1,020

*1,O3O

959

934

918

894

910

894

902

902

B94

9O2

926

B78

870

902

902

910

894

900

886

890

b850

bBOO

b750

b750

b800

bsao

b95O

-

26,967

B99

53,490

Dec.

*bl,000

1,050

1,100

1,160

1,190

1,300

1,400

1.500

1,300

1,400

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,350

1,40O

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

995

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

37,595

1,213

74,570

Jan.

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

bl.OOO

1,100

*bl.!50

1,210

1,310

1,500

1.700

1.700

1,500

1,200

bBOO

b900

bl.050

bl , 20O

bl.100

846

*1,020

1,100

1,330

1,330

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,310

1,190

1,260

1,200

36,616

1.18B

73,020

Feb.

1.200

1,230

1,310

1,370

l',740

1,740

1,710

1,700

1,550

1,750

1,780

1,730

1.840

1,780

1,700

1,630

1,830

1,700

bl,500

bl,300

bl,300

bl,300

1,330

1,330

1,620

1,730

1,570

1,600

-

-

-

43,870

1,567

67,010

Mar.

1,500

1,530

1,56O

*1,660

1,710

*1,620

1,610

1,630

1,730

1.880

*1,790

1,600

1,770

1,750

1,720

1,670

1,710

*1,660

1,680

1,690

1,690

1,670

1,680

1,670

1,660

1,690

1,560

1,510

1,570

1,610

1.440

51,420

1.659

102,000

Apr.

1.48O

1,470

1,460

1,470

1,500

1,610

1.660

1,600

1,450

1.450

1,420

1,490

1,610

1,570

1,560

1,570

1,540

1,520

1,510

1,520

1,340

1,240

1.140

1,380

1,480

1,370

1,360

1,150

1,480

1,560

-

43,960

1,465

87,190

May

1,440

1,260

1,180

950

950

950

894

854

959

1,070

: 50

*1,200

830

*1.470

694

652

556.

926

596

762

582

790

934

1,160

1.O90

995

934

790

1,360

1,060

950

30,028

969

59,560

June

854

638

748

776

830

87O

977

*1.250

734

1,110

1,070

916

685

671

830

769

650

596

566

590

566

548

542

734

713

564

566

450

372

556

-

21,545

718

42,730

July

308

291

*288

285

291

320

285

267

*279

273

285

273

276

264

279

410

440

435

435

445

410

420

420

430

430

380

348

344

549

1.460

636

12,258

395

24,310

Aug.

515

530

*754

578

536

525

520

520

520

505

500

475

465

450

445

470

470

440

435

420

430

430

440

56-

435

445

450

475

480

500

500

15,088

487

29,930

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,610 Mln 180 Mean 756 Ac-ft 548,860

Sept.

495.

505

584

*566

590

638

734

644

692

706

*734

766

783

776

763

755

720

713

713

713

741

790

790

822

830

646

902

902

942

1.010

22,185

740

44,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,880 Mln 264 Mean 1,036 Ae-ft 749,970

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record or gage readings not representative of mean for the day Nov. 21, 23, 

Dec. 6-23, 25, Jan. 9-13, 21, 25, 27, Peb. 1, 8, 15, 18, 26, Mar. 1, Apr. 5; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for stations at Thermopolls and Kane.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Tota

Calei

Oct.

670

926

934

1,020

*986

977

977

986

986

968

L.......

Tf in ac

idar yea

Nov.

1,260

*1,240

1,260

1,420

1.430

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,280

1,280

re-feet.

r 1953:

Bee.

1,270

1,280

1,250

1,240

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,250

1,250

Max 1,

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

380

Oct.

1,050

1,300

1,320

1,300

1,290

1,300,

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,280

Min

Nov.

1,280

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,290

1,260

1,280

1,300

1,270

1,270

264

Dec.

1,240

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,240

1.220

1,230

1,250

1,220.

1,230

Mean 3

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

,O75

Oct.

1.660

1,400

1,280

1,260

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,380

1,590

1,570

1,52O

1,219

74,980

Ac -ft

Nov.

1,230

1,250

1,240

1,260

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,292

76,900

778,00

Dec.

1,240

1.350

1,220

1,242

76,360

0

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 22, 23, Dec. 4-31; discharge estimated on basis ofrecords for station at Thermopolis.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 219

Nowood Creek near Tensleep, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°01', long. 107°25', In sec. 27, T. 47 N., R. 88 W., on right bank 

2 miles upstream from Tensleep Creek and 2 miles southeast of Tensleep.

Drainage area. 805 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1943, March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,410 ft (by barometer). May 1938 to 

September 1943 chain gage at present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 102 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs May 29 (gage height, 5.45 ft); maximum gage height, 6.13 ft Mar. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 5.3 cfs 

July 25, 26, 27 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum daily, 5.9 cfs July 23-27.

1938-43, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 2,610 cfs June 28, 1938, by slope-area determination, and June 20, 1940, from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; maximum gage 

height observed, 13.0 ft Mar. 12, 13, 1942 (ice Jam), datum then in use; minimum daily 

discharge, 0.7 cfs Aug. 13, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Diversions

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.6

1.1

5.0

8.0

17

38

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

82

161

630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

35

*35

36

38

41

44

42

45

48

49

47

47

49

57

60

58

59

60

58

58 

57

57

56

59

62

60

60

60

61

61

1,594

51.4

3,160

FOV.

61

59

59

59

61

*62

62

64

60

61

62

12

72

66

66

64

64

64

64

60

69

67

48

40

40

35

35

30

30

35

-

1,691

56.4

3,350

Calendar year 1952: 1

Dec.

40

50

*65

70

60

65

70

80

70

60

50

55

60

65

80

70

80

80

*70

50

60

70

70

65

50

45

45

40

40

45

50

1,870

60.3

3,710

Jan.

60

55

65

75

*70

60

50

60

70

90

80

75

70

65

45

35

40

50

60

*65

70 

70

70

70

75

75

80

70

70

80

80

2,050

66.1

4,070

Feb.

90

80

75

*70

70

70

70

70

60

50

50

55

60

60

65

60

70

80

*60

50

45 

45

50

55

60

65

70

80

-

-

-

1,785

63.8

3,540

Mar.

75

50

15

*70

90

100

110

180

300

400

*319

165

132

107

92

*87

87

82

78

81

79 

76

73

72

73

74

74

77

76

82

83

3,489

-113

6,920

Apr.

81

79

*77

73

73

82

83

86

85

82

78

76

76

74

73

72

72

70

70

69

68 

68

68

82

92

83

77

*83

119

201

-

2,472

82.4

4,900

lax 460 Mln 8 Mean 69.6

May

173

116

104

96

92

90

92

107

130

145

134

136

130

130

122

139

150

177

191

207

236

245

219

272

278

274

239

254

560

480

328

6,046

195

11,990

June

*289

254

232

205

195

221

308

228

205

171

132

106

102

98

136

107

87

74

70

62

61 

59

59

54

54

48

44

36

31

35

-

3,764

125

7,470

July

.35.

34

25

25

25

24

24

22

19

*19

16

14

13

12

10

25

12

12

10

10

9.6 

7.1

5.9.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

16

*17

16

487.7

15.7

967

Aug.

17

14

21

21

22

16

18

26

21

24

27

24

22

16

13

12

17

22

25

23

22 

24

24

25

26

24

26

26

24

23

21

672

21.7

1,330

Sept.

*18

1Z

19

27

29

26

24

24

24

21

20

19

18

18

19

21

26

34

34

31

29 

31

30

31

33

31

33

33

32

34

-

786

26.2

1,560

AC-ft 50,540

Water year 1952-53: Max 560 Mln 5.9 Mean 73.2 Ac-ft 52,970

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). May 29 (9:30 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (5.45 ft); June 7 (5 p.m.) 820 cfs 

(4.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 10.
220 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°03'40", long. 107°23'10", in NW£ sec. 12, T. 47 N. , R. 88 W. , on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Canyon Creek and 4 miles northeast of Tensleep.

Drainage area. 228 sq. mi.

Records a vailable. September 1910 to December 1912, April 1915 to November 1924, October

1943 t o September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,667.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1916, staff gage at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 

1916, to May 10, 1918, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1915-24, 1943-53 }, 157 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Nov. 27, Dec. 25, Jan. 15 (gage height, 1.58 ft); minimum daily, 39 cfs 

Dec. 25, 26.

1910-12, 1915-24, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 2,890 cfs June 15, 1924 (gage height, 

7.05 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum daily, 30 cfs Jan. 31, 

Feb. 1, 1951.

Remarks . --flecords good. Diversions for Irrigation of about 500 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1239: 1916, 1918(M), 1924(M), 1945(M), 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 3O

1.6 35

1.9 74

2.4 176

3.0 359

4.0 775

6.0 2,050

1.7 37

2.0 76

2.5 176

3.0 326

4.0 770

6.0 2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

cay

1 

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

50 

49

 47

49

49

47

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

46

15

49

54

55

52

50

50

50

52

51

51

50

50

49

50

50

49

1,518

49. 0

3,010

)Jov.

1

46

50

52

 50

50

49

47

51

51

50

50

49

49

49

49

50

49

49

50

45

42

47

47

45

42

43

46

46

-

1,445

48.2

2,870

Dec.

46 

46

*il

47

47

46

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

46

45

45

45

45

42

39

39

44

45

45

44

44

1,400

45.2

2,780

Jan.

44 

43

44

44

*44

45

45

45

45

45

45

"46 46

46

40.

46

46

45

46

45

46

45

44

45

45

45

44

44

45

45

45

1,388

44.8

2,750

Feb.

15 

45

45

 45

44

44

44

45

45

42

45

44

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

iQ.

43

43

44

44

44

44

45

45

-

-

-

1,234

44.1

2,450

Mar.

45 

44

44

 42

45

45

45

46

11

tf

47

46

46

46

46

47

46

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

46

47

45

1,400

45.2

2,780

Apr.

46 

47 *M

46

46

49

47

47

46

46

45

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

44

45

46

47

50

50

49

50

51

 56

$6

 60

-

1,444

48.1

2,860

Hay

55 

56

54

52,

55

64

79

99

110

99

99

91

88

84

88

88

89

95

106

116

118

108

106

162

150

150

222

325

627

682

677

4,994

161

9,910

June

*770 

835

825

659

517

445

475

525

562

946

*1,560

1,820

1,730

1,780

*2.Q20

1,140

1,170

1,180

990

785

495

440

440

432

309

251

115.

224

254

286

-

24,078

803

47,760

July

144 

340

302

263

257

242

227

1S9

192

 216

171

194

179

159

152

186

171

141

141

 137

132

122

114

106

101

101

101

101

103

*105

106

5,395

174

10,700

Aug.

99 

97

1*8

148

116

99

90

84

81

79

79

73

68

64

62

66

72

68

67

74

72

68

66

60

56

54

54

56

54

53

51

2,378

76.7

4,720

Sept.

*53 

56

61

£2.

60

58

56

51

52

52

52

51

48

47

46

45

48

51

53

51

52

52

49

48

49

48

47

45

47

ii

1,534

51.1

3,040

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,390 Kin 39 Mean 145 Ac-ft 105,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,020 Hln 39 Mean 132 Ao-ft 95,630

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efsK June 15 (1 a.m.) 2,440 cfs (6.49 ft).

Discharge tneasurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 221

Paintrock Creek below Lake Solitude, Wyo.

Location. La t 44°21', long. 107"16', on line between sees. 25 and 36, T. 51 N., R. 87 W., 

on left bank three-eighths of a mile downstream from Lake Solitude and 18 miles northeast of Hyattville.

Drainage area. 15.1 sq ml.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953 (no winter records), discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage'is 9,150 ft (from topographic map).

Extreme s . Maximum discharge during year, 543 cfs June 11 (gage height, 6.0 ft, from highwater mark); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Oct. 30, 31.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 11, 1953; minimum not determined, probably 

occurred during period of no gage-height record.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 11 June 12 to Sept. 5O

0.8 

.9

1.1

0.9 

1.8 

4.5

1.2

1.4 

1.6

4.6 

8.7

15

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

38

118

227

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Tota]

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3^.1

3!o

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

 1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

lifl

1.0

56.4

1.82

112

Jfov.

_

-

-

Dec.

-

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

Feb.

.

_

-

Mar.

.

.

-

Apr.

_

_

-

May

»

_

-

June

140 

180

150

120

90

80

85

110

150

350

470

430

480

450

470

440

47O

400

350

3OO

280

240

200

*142

*85

64

58

92

143

190

-

7,209

240

14,300

July

222 

210

176

160

161

160

144

112

121

128

114

127

*104

*97

109

144

102

78

74

68

61

53

47

45

51

58

55

56

5O

48

M

3,179

103

6,310

Aug.

39 

38

IS

77

49

36

30

25

23

22

*22

*20

18

16

16

21

23

22

19

18

16

15

14

12

11

10

9.6

9.5

10

10

10

748.9

24.2

1,490

Sept.

9.3 

10

JL1

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.3

 6.9

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.0

5.9

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.3

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.1

4^8

222.2

7.41

441

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 19-3O, June 1-23, Sept. 3-1O; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage and records for station near Hyattville.
222 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Palntrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°17', long. 107°30', in sec. 26, T. 50 N., R. 89 W., on downstream side 

of bridge near left bank, 0.5 mile upstream from Luman Creek and 6 miles northeast of 

Hyattville. Prior to June 15, 1953, at site 400 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 164 sq mi.

Records available. August 1920 to January 1927 (no winter records some years), April 1941 

to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 5,050 ft (by barometer). 

Prior to Sept. 4, 1948, water-stage recorder at several sites within 1,200 ft of present site at various daturns. Sept. 4, 1948, to June 14, 1953, water-stage recorder at 

site 400 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1920-23, 1925-26, 1941-53), 138 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs June 11 (gage height, 8.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum, 6.9 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 2.33 ft); 

minimum daily, 13 cfs Nov. 22, 23, Feb. 20.

1920-27, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 8.200 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 9.80 ft 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.2 cfs Dec. 10, 1944, from rating curve extended 

below 15 cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 10, 1944, Jan. 25, 1950.

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating ta les, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 22

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 149

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

265

461

720

1,410

2,370

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

June 23 to Sept. 30

3.5 247

4.0 387

4.5 555

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

SI

27

*27

27

27

24

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

22

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

21

22

m21

22

20

750

24.2

1,490

NOV.

22

18

16

20

21

20

*20

19

15

20

20

19

20

18

20

20

20

20

18

20

20

11

13

18

16

14

14

16

18

18

-

546

18.2

1,080

Dec.

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

li

14

16

18

18

17

16

17

553

17.8

1,100

Jan.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

17

16

16

16

17

17

15

iaT7

17

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

16

17

17

17

18

522

16.8

1,040

Feb.

18

18

*17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

11

15

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

-

-

-

454

16.2

900

Mar.

1£

16

*16

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

18

18

18

19

20.

20

20

527

17.0

1,050

Apr.

20

19

18

20

20

21

20

20

 16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

17

18

20

22

26

28

24

26

30

39

48

44

-

679

22.6

1,350

May

41

38

37

M

35

44

69

90

97

83

74

64

61

*54

56

53

53

54

62

74

75

69

68

118

102

124

255

382

590

525

525

4,006

129

7,950

June

570

678

605

*500

438

395

420

471

592

1,320

2,230

*2,070

*2.540

2,130

a2,3OO

a2,100

a2,300

al,700

al,3OO

a900

a700

a600

*540

387

289

322

292

363

409

494

-

29,755

992

59,020

July

497

511

511

483

399

393

*345

322

322

351

360

328

252

255

260

a300

8250

a210

a!90

a!70

alSO

al40

a!30

a!20

a!40

a!60

alSO

a!40

alSO

 126

114

8,209

265

16,280

Aug.

Ill

109

111

158

144

139

135

107

85

89

83

69

68

71

72

67

59

60

56

55

50

48

a47

47

43

41

39

40

39

2,398

77.4

4,760

Sept.

37

39

*4J.

47

45

45

43

43

4?

4C

41

41

3S

3T

3f

4C

3E

3T

3f

3f

3P

3*

3*

3*

3J

K

35

asr

a32

aik

1,145

38.2

2,270

Calendar year 1952; Max 2,000 ffi.n 13 Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,380

Water year 1952-53; Max 2,340 Mln 13 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,290

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 efsh June 11 (ll:3O p.m.) 3,950 ofs (8.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

station below Lake Solitude, Medicine Lodge Creek near Hyattville, and Shell Creek near Shell.
YSLLOWSTONE RIVER BASIS 223

Medicine Lodge Creek near Hyattville, Wyo.

Location. lat 44°18', long. 107°33", in NW£ sec. 22 T. 50 N., R. 89 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from North Pork and 4f miles northeast of Hyattville.

Drainage area. 86 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,770 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 35.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 782 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.43 ft); minimum, 

7.8 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 0.63 ft); minimum daily, 8.4 cfs Apr. 15-20.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 1,160 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 4.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs; minimum daily, that of Apr. 15-20, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversion for irrigation of hay meadows above station. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1239: 1945, 1946(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 

In cubic fe

ge height, In feet, and discharge, 

per second)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.5

19

46

100

2,0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

196

347

565

820

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

121

217

360

565

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1111

 11 

11

11

11

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

378

12.2

750

Jiov.

13

12

ft

13

13

 13

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

346

11.5

886

Dec.

11

 11

ft

11

11

1O

iS

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

11

1111

1111

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

325

10.5

845

Jan.

9_.6_

9.6

9.6 

9.8

9.6

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

304.0

9.81

603

Feb.

9.6

9.6

*10 

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9^2

ftc?

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

U

IT

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

_

_

-

277.0

9.89

549

Mar.

10

10

 10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

2.3. IT

11

308.6

9.95

612

Apr.

11

10

10 

10

10

10

10

10

 10

10

10

9.6

9.0

9.0

Sii

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.6

11

11

11

11

12

13

T?

-

297.6

9.92

590

May

11

11

11 

11

11

13

15

18

19

17

16

15

15

*14

14

14

15

16

16

17

17

16

16

19

20

20

25

37

67

102

Hi

744

24.0

1,480

June

131

154

182 

*160

137

123

124

137

148

237

484

 580

 575

502

520

346

364

374

292

236

173

162

160

147

110

102

93

96

100

102

-

7,051

235

13,990

July

104

98

89 

79

73

70

*64

81

57

55

51

50

46

44

42

46

48

47

51

47

41

38

35

34

32

30

29

28

30

*26

24.

1,569

50.6

3,110

Aug.

24

26

If

27

25

23

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

604

19.5

1,200

Sept.

14

14

*15

16"

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

-

427

14.2

847

Calendar year 1952: Max 304 Mln 10 Mean 34.7 Ac-ft 25,160

Hater year 1952-53: Max 580 Mln 8.4 Mean 34.6 Ac-ft 25,060

Peak discharge (base. 350 cfs). June 13 (10:30 p.m.) 782 ofa (3.43 ft). 

* Di sonarsrge measurement made on this day.
224 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Oreybull River near Pitchfork, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°06', long. 109°10', in SE^ sec. 24, T. 48 N., R. 103 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of Z Bar T Ranch bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Rose Creek, 

and 4 miles west of Pitchfork.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1949, May 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,640 ft (by barometer). Apr. 23, 1946, 

to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. 

May 9, 1951, to June 8, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; minimum daily, 8 cfs Mar. 17-23, Apr. 12-14.

1946-49, 1951-53: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs June 6, 1952 (gage height, 6.10 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum daily, that of Mar. 17-23, Apr. 12- 

14, 1953.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 13

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.6

3.0

6

17

44

81

135

235

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

415

670

1,020

1,600

2,620

June 14 to Sept. 3O

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.5

25

67

152

322

4.O

4.5

5.0

5.5

600

1,01O

1,600

2,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

40 

42

47

47

53

*59

57

56

56

57

56

55

55

54

50

54

53

52

52

52

52

52

51

51

50

48 

47

46

46

46

44

1,580

51.0

3,13O

Hov.

46

33

28

£L

46

44

43

31

23

38

44

41

*36

36

35

30

25

22

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

10 

9

9

15

20

-

812

27.1

1,610

Dec.

25 

30

*27

25

27

30

32

30

28

26

25

26

30

40

35

32

*31

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20 

20

21

22

23

24

817

26.4

1,620

Jan.

23 

22

23

25

*21

2O22"

25

30

35

35

33

30

28

20

21

23

25

27

26

*25

24

24

27

29

26 

23

23

24

26

28

793

25.6

1,570

Feb.

30 

26

*23

22

21

17

21

21

i£

16

18

19

20

20

20

22

26

25

24

*23

22

22

23

25

27

30 

40

35

_

-

654

23.4

1,300

Mar.

I

28

27

25

*27

29

30

28

25

22

18

14

12

11

10

8

*8

8

8

8

8

8

10

12

14 

16

17

16

15

15

539

17.4

1,070

Apr.

15 

*20

19

16

15

10

9

10

11

12

11

8

T?

8

12

*13

14

12

12

19

31

44

52

39

34

44 

53

34

-

7O7

23.6

1,400

Hay

29 

26

24

23

25

44

87

99

89

68

56

47

*38

38

40

46

57

65

78

77

70

55

57

57

50

57 

89

278

330

229

250

2,578

83.2

5,110

June

338 

386

327

*316

309

253

£85

295

361

669

1,000

*1,450

2.500

i,iiO

1,460

1,300

1,510

1,770

*1,670

1,19O

911

938

1,070

875

628

517 

453

493

600

750

-

26,234

874

52,03O

July

774. 

742

750

734

726

734

663

*656

642

574

493

517

535

517

523

448

394

374

327

301

273

250

243

254

243

23O 

230

217

210

23T

301

14,111

455

27,990

Aug.

217 

269

293.

23?

*204

192

180

175

169

158

134

1O9

109

1O9

123

120

127

120

118

114

116

118

112

109

101

if

123

al!5

allO

a!05

4,484

145

8,890

Sept.

af

a85

a80

a75

a75

a70

a70

*64

59

59

51

43

44

44

45

59

51

43

43

43

41

41

41

38

37 

37

37

36

35

1,631

54.4

3,240

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,58O Mln 9 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,600

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,300 Mln 8 Mean 151 Ac-ft 1O9,OOO

Pe*

eak discharge (base. . 1.200 of a). June 13 (9 p.m.) 3,19O efs (5.73 ft).

Discharge measurementmade on this day. 

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and record for 

station at Meeteetse. 

Kote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-22, Nov. 24 to Apr. 2, Apr. 4, 8, 11.
YELLOWSTOSE RIVER BASIN 225

Wood River at Sunshine, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°01', long. 109°01', in gee. 29, T. 47 N., R. 101 W., on downstream side 

of bridge half a mile northeast of Sunshine and 3 miles downstream from Dick Creek.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1945 to September 1953.

Page. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 6,537.45 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 30 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,090 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.63 

ft), from rating curve extended above 720 cfs; minimum daily, 18 cfs Feb. 20-22.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 2,260 cfs June 5, 1952 (gage height, 4.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, that of Feb. 20-22, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 1,500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29

0.4 19

.7 31

1.0 52

1.3 88

Mar. 30 to June 13

0.4

.7

1.0

1.5

23

44

75

174

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

317

740

1,010

June 14 to Sept. 30

1.5 21

1.7 35

1.9 58

2.2 118

2.5 220

3.1 570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22

20

20

20

ii

*19

22

22

23

26

30

31

27

30

28

30

28

28

46

46

46

53

47

45

44

46

45

42 

43

43

39

1,030

33.2

2,040

)lov.

41

40

45

35

41

40

37

47

41

58

58

44

*50

49

47

40

35

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

23 

30

40

1,080

36.0

2,140

Dec.

50

70

. *65

55

60

70

75

65

60

55

50

55

70

gg

63

57

*51

40

39

36

32

30

28

26

25.

25

25

26 

28

30

33

1,484

47.9

2,940

Jan.

31

30

33

35

*33

30

35

50

70

80

62

45

40

40

45

50

45

44

*45

32

30

35

46

43

32

35 

40

47

46

1,393

44.9

2,760

Feb.

47

46

*44

48

28

25

38

44

30

20

25

25

25

25

30

35

30

25

20

*18

18

18

19

21

25

35

48

48

_

-

860

30.7

1,710

Mar.

40

30

25

25

27

*30

33

35

36

37

40

38

35

30

25

22

20 *ia

19

19

19

20

21

22

24

25

27

30 

34

ii

41

894

28.8

1,770

Apr.

46

*35

32

42

36

40

38

37

35

25

58

34

43

40

45

*38

35

37

50

47

82

187

lU

110

71

86

118

126 

110

114

-

1,911

63.7

3,790

May

84

82

76

71

5?

108

155

174

190

141

97

94

*82

94

90

104

112

132

155

164

200

132

141

124

124

116

155

m249

279

4,574

148

9,070

June

282

373

227

*301

288

258

279

219

258

288

469

*730

962

563

386

446

422

*570

500

416

270

280

270

250

180

124

104 ioi in10,003

333

19,840

July

177

180

208

149

143

126

126

*166

132

135

132

111

132

121

126

116

99

129

99

94

90

82

78

Ii

78

82

90

84 

82

94

92

3,627

117

7,190

Aug.

104

280

153

*138

116

106

111

111

116

101

88

84

88

92

96

106

92

106

88

84

92

88

74

71

74

72

74 

71

68

58

3,190

103

^,330

Sept.

58

74

64

58

60

55

58

68

*6357'

58

52

38

31

29

31

29

31

PM

29

28

31

30

31

29

33

32 

28

34

-

1,273

42.4

2,520

Calendar year 1952; Max 1,600 Mln 19 Mean 146 Ac-ft 106,100

Mater year 1952-53: Max 962 Mln 18 Mean 85.8 Ac-ft 62,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16 to Dec. 14, Dec. 21 to Jan. 10, Jan. 14-19, 

21, 23, 24, 28, 29, Feb.-6, 9-26, Mar. 1-7, 9, 14-29.
226 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°09', long. 108°53', in sec. 4, T. 48 N., R. 100 W., on left bank at Meeteetse, 3 miles upstream from Meeteetse Creek.

Drainage area.--690 sq mi, approximately.

Records T§55~. available. June to September 1897, April to October 1903, July 1920 to September 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,741.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 29, 1920, staff gages at several 

sites within 5 miles of present site at various daturas. Aug. 29, 1920, to Apr. 29,1938, 

water-stage recorder at several sites within half a mile of present site at various 

daturas.

Average discharge. 33 years (1920-53), 358 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.12 ft); minimum 

daily, 35 cfs Nov. 28.

1897, 1903, 1920-53: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 20, 1937 (gage height, 7.47 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 

11 cfs Mar. 26, 1931 (gage height, 3.42 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Feb. 16, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Slight regulation by Upper Sunshine Reservoir beginning May 1940 (capacity, 53,000 acre-ft). 

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

analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to June 10)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

57

102

172

280

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

825

1,770

2,560

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

132

205

400

3.0 

4.3

670 

1,020 

2,32O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

114

110

112

106

110

*118

116

110

108

110

112

114

114 

116 

110

114

112

116

124.

122

118

102

92

90

90

92

90 

88

88

82

80

3,280

106

6,510

JJov.

82

79

78

76

82

79

84

85

88

90

97

94

*94 

94 

97

95

99

90

90

95

97

80

7O

60

50

45

40

35

 40

45

-

2,330

77.7

4,620

Dec.

55

7O

90

*80

85

90

95

90

80

75

75

80

90 iio

90

*75

7O

65

65

60

60

55

55

55

50

50

50 

55

55

60

65

2,200

71.0

4,360

Jan.

70

65

70

75

*65

60

70

SO

100

120

115

110

105 

100 

50

55

60

7O

75

*70

65

60

60

70

90

70

60 

60

65

70

80

2,335

75.3

4,630

Feb.

90

70

*55

50

50

50

50

50

40" 4O

45

45

50 

50 

50

55

65

60

*55

45

45

50

50

55

60

80

110

I5ff

_-

1,615

57.7

3,200

Mar.

90

8O

70

60

60

*7O

80

100

130- ISO

110

100

90 

80 

SO

70

*76

70

72

64

66

73

65

72

78

70

76 

79

84

73

76

2,544

82.1

5,050

Apr.

*73

66

67

67

64

73

76

70

73

64

73

70

62 

I

64

69

61

62

76

104

136

169

136

102

110

136 

140

243

17?

-

2,794

93.1

5,540

May

150

134

118

108

118

167

260

3O2

307

158

221

*172

131 

260 

388

388

378

518

574

535

513

459

48O

518

540

551

596 

712

732

418

475

11,381

367

22,570

June

497

480

475

*568

596

518

535

540

491

654

1,140

*1,560

2.490 

2,210 

1,660

1,410

1,540

1,710

*1,800

1,280

877

694

765

718

450

314

217 

330

586

786

-

27,891

930

55,320

July

877

55T

682

658

634

*676

652

*670

688

694

598

700

744 

718 

751

694

628

682

61O

550

574

556

550 5"86-

592

580

610 

604

592

568

*566

19,978

644

39,630

Aug.

410

515

556

420

405

470

455

515

505

480

425

370

385 

405 

43O

440

405

395

322

256

256

263

249

242

24?

249

256 

263

282

266

256

11,388

367

22,590

Sept.

249

330

330

322

302

194

181

*192

200

176

168

168

173 

166 

176

192

211

202

168

166

217

223

181

152

152

141

139 

141

136

136

-

5,884

196

11,670

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,660 Mln 35 Mean 425 Ac-ft 308,200

Hater year 1952-53: Max 2,490 Mln 35 Mean 256 Ac-ft 185,700

Peak discharge (base. 1.75O cfs). --June 13 (1O:30 p.m.) 3.34O cfs (5.12 fth June 19 (12:3O a.m.)

2,400 cfs (4.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 16.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 227

Greybull River near Basin, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°25', long. 108 0 11', in Nw£ sec. 8, T. 51 N., R. 94 W., on left bank 250 

ft downstream from bridge on Stage Highway 130, 2 miles upstream from Dorsey Creek, and 

8 miles west of Basin.

Drainage area. 1.130 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,990 ft (by barometer); Prior to Oct. 1, 

1934, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1934, to Apr. 14, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 250 

ft upstream, at datum 1.92 ft higher. Apr. 15, 1936, to Aug. 13, 1951, at site 200 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,590 cfs June 14 (gage height, 5.59 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs May 6; minimum daily, 4.2 cfs May 6.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 5,390 cfs Aug.- 12, 1941 (gage height, 8.48 ft, site then 

in use), from rating curve extended above 950 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; maximum gage height, 8.60 ft Mar. 26, 1943, site then in use (ice jam); no 

flow at times in 1931-34, 1936, 1939.

Remarks.--fiecords good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 39,000 acres. Slight regulation by Upper Sunshine Reservoir beginning May 1940 (capacity, 53,000 acre-ft). Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 826: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14

2.7 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

Mar. 15 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

6.0

21

52

86

142

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

270

430

83O

1,480

2,190

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.2

181

350

580

960

1,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

14

13

12

*12

12

12

15

15

15

11

11

12

15

14 

14

If

12

13

14

16

15

17

16

54

62

75

76

78

84

Si

84

918

29.6

1,820

Jlov.

84

80

78

*80

94

101

106

108

106

108

134

148

141

134 

137

157

157

169

144

144

178

16?

120

90

70

60

50

60

-

3,302

110

6,550

Dec.

*80

90

100

90

100

110

130

120

115

110

110

120

140

150 

150

140

*120

100

95

90

85

80

75

75

70

70

70

75

80

85

90

3,115

100

6,180

Jan.

95

90

95

105

100

80

*95

115

140

170

160

150

145

140 

10

80

90

100

110

140

*125

115

110

120

150

130

110

110

120

130

140

3,630

117

7,200

Feb.

150

*T45

140

130

125

120

115

95

80

80

85

90

90

95 

100

100

110

80

60

*50

50

55

60

70

80

90

110

140

_

_

-

2,695

96.2

5,350

Mar.

120

100

90

90

*95

110

130

180

270

260

*230

180

140

120 

117

120

130

106

104

114

91

84.

86

86

114

123

117

123

111

106

91

3,938

127

7,810

Apr.

84

73

66

67

70

96

1*172

142

91

82

71

67

67

76 

69

67

80

73

61

60

78

106

133

114

78

47

39

40

109

106

-

2,484

82.8

4,930

May

38

27

18

13

5.4

4-2

7.4

19

66

73

26

32

35

34 

*27

40

35

35

80

82

42

44

16

18

19

13

10

12

~403

24

1,373.0

44.3

2,720

June

15

17

*16

10

2?

70

38

47

37

24

315

*699

1,410

2.190 

*1,710

1,250

1,140

1,130

1,220

969

374

178

108

54

37

26

23

17

15

35

-

13,196

440

26,170

July

96

31

15

11

10

*13

14

13

16

20

14

9.5

10

15 

14

21

17

11

12

10

8_.0

8.0

10

16

28

21

31

58

30

33

42

657.5

21.2

1,300

Aug.

27

20

179

*75

34

15

*12

12

22

24

34

28

17

17 

17

19

15

13

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

10

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.0

6.0

8.0

11

694.0

22.4

1,380

Sept.

10

*13

36

18

12

13

12

11

11

12

13

13

10

10 

9.5

10

11

17

15

10

9.5

9.5

8.0

7 8TO" ,Q

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.0

10

-

354.5

11.8

703

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,850 Min n Mean 268 Ac-ft 194,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,190 Mln 4.2 Mean 99.6 Ac-ft 72,110

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). June 14 (3:30 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (5.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 14.
228 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek at Oreybull, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°30', long. 108°03', in sec. 5, T. 52 N., R. 93 W., on left bank half a

mile north of Oreybull and half a mile upstream from mouth. Prior to Nov. 12, 1952,

at site 1 mile upstream.

Records available. April 1951 to December 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,780 ft (by barometer). Apr. 1, 1951,

to Nov. 11, 1952, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 246 cfs June 15 (gage height,

5.38 ft), from rating curve extended above 80 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.44 ft Feb. 4

(backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.4 cfs Sept. 1.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 197 cfs Oct. 21 (gage

height, 5.15 ft); minimum daily, 2.7 cfs Oct. 6.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 860 cfs July 17, 1951 (gage height, 4.06 ft, site and

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; maximum gage height, that

of Feb. 4, 1953; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. I, 1953. 

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 800 acres. Records

of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-rt

Oct.

1Z

11 *TT

15

14

13

16

17

14

14

14

2119-

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

457

14.7

906

Nov.

16

17

17

*17

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

19

19

19

 19

17

13

11

10

9

8

7

7

7

-

459

15.3

910

Dec.

7

*8

9

8

8

9

10

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

no

10

10

10

10

10

9

8

7

i

6

7

8

9

10

10

279

9.0

553

Jan.

10

10

10

10

9

8

no

10

1212-

12

12

12

9

6_

7

8

9

10

10

no

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

10

11

11

306

9.9

607

Peb.

11 IT

11

11

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

9

10

10

10

10

10

8

7

*i

6

7

7

7

8

9

10

11

.

-

25Z

9.0

500

Mar.

10

9

8

no

15

15

Z5

35

50

*60

67

3?

Z6

17

14

13

nz

10

10

10

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.4

9.2

9.2

9.Z

9.2

8.8

9.2

*8.8

546.4

17.6

1,080

Apr.

8.4

U8.4

8.0

8.0

9.2

11

11

11

12

10

10

9.2

9.6

8.8

9.Z

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.4

10

9.2

13

19

21

Z2

*38

37

-

375.5

12.5

745

Calendar year 1952 : Max 345 Mln 2 Mean 33.1

May

35

24

14

10

6.8

2.1

.7

77?

19

28

4.2

4.2

6.Z

3.6

6.7

16

8.4

8.0

24

19

16

Z3

16

16

19

8.8

8.0

7.4

 35

40

17

454.0

14.6

900

June

8.8

9.6

15

*7.4

Z8

*70

55

*51

32

16

23

30

44

47

*78

43

36

31

40

6Z

56

61

52

61

64

32

16

8.0

5.6

570

1,090.4

36.3

2,160

July

14

14

12

11

16

 12

10

13

10

9.2

11

7.4

7!4

8.8

1Z

15

13

21

33

28

ZB

30

2Z

22

29

29

34

34

38

584.6

18.9

1,160

AC-ft 24,040

Aug.

Z4

11

18

*34

19

1Z

17

18

34

46

39" 56

25

19

19

14

16

12

10

9.6

6.8

4.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.5

Z.4

1.4

482.2

15.6

956

Sept.

0.4

l'.9

-&-. 12 6

12

1Z

8.8

6.8

5.6

4.2

4.2

3.6

2.7

2.6

3.2

6.2

6.2

4.2

3.8

4.4

7.1

5.0

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

3.8

3.0

3.2

162.4

5.41

322

Water year 1952-53: Max 78 Mln 0.4 Mean 14.9 Ao-rt 1O,800

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

«* Field estimate estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10 to Mar. 1O (no gage-height record Nov. 13- 

19, Jan. 8-20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records). Discharge computed from twicedaily staff-gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 1Z.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

3.0

2.8

3.2

4.0

4.2

Z.7

*O

3.6

Nov.

14

14

 13

13

14

14

13

12

Dec.

10

Iff

10

 10

10

10

10

10

Total

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

3.6

7.7

12

7.4

5.9

5.0

4.6

5.0

Nov.

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

Dec.

10

10

10

10

1010 ' no

10

Day

17

18

19

20

Zl

2Z

23

24

Oct.

4.8

5.0

6.2

7.1

80

26

12

8.8

Nov.

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

Dec.

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

F

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet. .............................................................

Oct.

7.7

11

11

10

10

11

14

303.5

9.79

602

Nov.

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

351

11.7

69 &

Dec.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

301

9.71

597

Calendar year 1953: Max 80 Mln 0.4 Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10,320

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge Measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Dec. 31. Discharge measurements after 

DecT"3~l, 1953 were made as follows: Jan. 8, 1954, 7.3 cfs, Jan. 19, 1954, 1.9 cfs.
YELLOtfSTONE RIVER BASIN 229

Shell Creek near Shell, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44 0 34', long. 107°42', in sec. 17, T. 53 N., R. 90 W., on right bank 1? 

miles upstream from White Creek and 5 miles northeast of Shell.

Drainage area.--148 sq mi.

Records available. January 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,367.20 ft above mean sea level (U. S. 

Bureau of Public Roads benchmark).

Average discharge.--12 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.130 cfs June 11 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum daily, 29 cfs Nov. 22, Dec. 24, 

Apr. 11.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 7.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Nov. 2, 1951 (corrected); minimum daily, 18 cfs Mar. 5, 7, 1950, Jan. 30, 31, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 100 acres. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1239: 1941, 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 11

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

53

116

209

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

349

548

1,050

1,740

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

June 12 to Sept. 30 

44

150

250

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

400

610

1,120

1,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

4949"

49

*49

49

46

49

48

48

48

47

47

47 

46

43

49

48

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

43

42

73

44

42

1,434

46.3

2,840

Nov.

45

39

34

41

44

43

42

40

31

41

46

47

43 

42

43

43

44

44

43

43

42

29

33

41

*35

34

34

37

41

41

-

1,201

40.0

2,380

Dec.

41

4T

41

39

39

39

39

38

38

37

37

38

38 

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

35

35

35

2932"

36

40

40

39

39

39

1,161

37.5

2,300

Jan.

39

39

39

39

39

38

*39

38

38

38

38

38

39 

37

32_

5o~ 40

39

39

38

39

37

39

38

38

37

37

38

38

38

38

1,183

38.2

2,350

Feb.

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

34

32

38

38

37 

37

37

37

37

36

34

33

37

37

37

37

37

36

37

37

_

-

1,023

36.5

2,030

Mar.

36

3S~ 34

*37

37

36

37

37

37

37

38

sT

37 

36

35

37

37

35

36

37

35

36

35

35

35

35

36

36

36

36

34

1,118

36.1

2,220

Apr.

34

32

30

32

31

32

*32

32

30

30

2932"

32 

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

34

37

41

41

37

38

44

52

*53

Tf1,057

35.2

2,1OO

Calendar year 1952: Max 930 Mln 28 Mean 117

May

43

42

43

42

ii

50

69

80

76

67

60

53

54 

50

49

51

56

61

70

80

74

67

64

87

79

96

160

209

281

267

352

2,873

92.7

5,700

June

440

553

 624

530

444

398

406

464

581

956

1,300

*1,410

1,490 

1,190

*1,410

1,250

1,430

885

820

665

488

448

444

404

316

29O

269

262

262

260

-

20,689

690

41,040

July

260 246"

226

209

197

*185

176

164

159

155

150

148

140 

131

*123

125

123

116

111

106

102

99

95

92

1(56"

106

103

104

101

101

101

4,362

141

8,650

Aug.

117

116

163

 127

96

87

82

79

78

78

82

83

94 

94

95

98

92

89

89

87

84

84

83

79

76

75

74

71

71

70

69

2,758

89.0

5,470

Sept.

68

*74

76

75

74

71

68

67

65

64

62

62

61 

59

58

58

62

64

59

56

55

54

53

53

52

SO

46

48

47

47

-

1,810

60.3

3,590

AC-ft 85,040

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,490 Mln 29 Mean 111 Ao-ft 80,670

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). June 11 (10 P.m.) 2.130 ofs (6.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
230 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bighorn River at Kane, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°51 ! , long. 108°12', in sec. 4, T. 56 N., R. 94 V., on right bank 26 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 14, half a mile upstream from Shoshone River, 

and 1? miles northeast of Kane.

Drainage area. 15.900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,609.23 ft above mean sea level (Chicago, 

Burlington & Quincy Railroad benchmark). Prior to May 23, 1931, chain gage on highway 

bridge at datum 1.00 ft higher. May 23, 1931, to Apr. 25, 1932, chain gage on highway 

bridge at present datum. Apr. 25, 1932, to Nov. 29, 1943, water-stage recorder 150 ft 

upstream from bridge at present datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 2,353 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs June 15 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum, 602 .cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.27 ft); minimum daily, 620 cfs Aug. 27.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs June 16, 1935 (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum daily, 179 cfs July 22, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 14.8 ft Sept. 30, 1923.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 275,000 acres above station. Some 

regulation by Boysen Reservoir beginning Oct. 11, 1951 (see p. 282). Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 3-21, Feb. 24 to

Mar. 23, July 8-30)

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

620

1,160

2,360

5.0 

8.0

4,150

12,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

83

24

25

26

27 

88

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.210 

l,22d

*1,240

1,240

1,280

1,240

1,270

1,290

1,350 

1,4,40

1,500

1,540

1,530

1,490

1,510

1,630

1,650 

1,660

1,750

1,780

1,810

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,740

1,720 

1,710

1,760

1,740

1,500

47,850

1,544

94,910

JIov.

1.560 

1,550

1,490

1,450

*1,390

1,400

1,390

1,440

1,430 

1,360

1,390

1,490

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,500

1,530 

1,510

1,540

1,530

1,480

1,510

1,560

1,330

1,200

1,150

1.100 

1,100

1,150

1,200

-

42,400

1,413

84,100

Dec.

1.250 

1,300

1,350

1,400

*1,500

1,530

1,700

1,800

1.870 

1,650

1,720

1,550

1,680

1,760

1,810

1,750

1,660 

1,750

1,770

1,750

1,690

1,680

1,450

1,450

1,320

1,330

1,350 

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

48,420

1,562

96,040

Jan.

1,450 

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

*1,450

1,450

1,500

1,600 

1,850

2,030

2,040

1,940

1,600

1,200

1,400

1,600 

1,800

1,500

*1,480

1,660

1,740

1,830

1,680

1,690

1,690

1,780 

1,520

1,520

1,620

1,680

50,100

1,616

99,370

Feb.

1.630 

1,720

*1,850

1,820

1,860

2,290

2,400

2,380

2.570 

2,190

2,360

2,220

2,300

2,450

2,350

2,250

2,120 

2,230

2,220

1,860

1,770

1,700

1,700

1,690

1,910

2,040

2,180 

2,120

_

_

-

58,180

2,078

115,400

Mar.

2,210 

2,090

1,960

1,990

*2,040

2,020

2,090

2,350

2,520 

2,720

2.820

2,720

2,460

2,210

2,070

2,040

2,070 

2,020

1,950

2,050

2,020

1,950

1,910

1.870

1,916

1,960

1,880 

1,910

1,960

1,950

*1,990

65,710

2,120

130,300

Apr.

1,910 

1,860

1,760

1,820

1,870

1,870

2,080

2.260

2,090 

1,850

1,870

1,950

1,960

1,950

1,960

1,940

1,940 

2,020

1,940

1,900

1,910

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,860

1,810

1,720 

1,660

1.590

2,050

-

56,500

1,883

112,100

May

1,870 

1,710

1,62O

1,560

1,480

1,430

1,330

1,250

1,310 

1,740

1,880

1,600

»1,690

1,580

1,830

1,260

1.170 

1,170

1,500

1,420

1,460

1,330

1,490

1,590

1,690

1,880

1,620 

1,600

1,980

3.350

3,100

51,470

1,660

102,100

June

2,960 

3,170

*3,240

3,240

3,030

3,010

2,800

2,980

3,330 

3,030

4,380

6,520

*8,230

9,380

*9.BOO

9,110

6,600 

6,350

6,270

5,640

4,560

3,240

2,820

2,640

2,660

2,230

1,880 

1,700

1,540

1.460

127,820

4,261

253,500

July

1,490 

1,590

1,540

1,400

1,250

1,240

1,200

*1,120

1,010 

924

982

836

860

916

1,010

1,060

924 

729

757

799

799

844

806

771

729

750

723 

687

674

*729~

1,650

30,715

991

60,920

Aug.

948

757

860

*1.560

1,270

1,120

1,010

932

916 

916

948

916

844

764

736

757

844 

806

722

674

650

626

662

662

662

638

620 5W

656

687

736

25,543

824

50,660

Sept.

771

743 rfl

964

940

964

998

1,050

1,030 

*1,010

998

1,020

998

1,030

980

964

998 

998

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,050

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,160

1,180 

1,260

1,260

1,260

30,877

1,029

61,240

Calendar year 1952 : Max 8,470 Mln 580 Mean 1,665 Ac-ft 1,209,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 9,800 Mln 620 Mean 1,741 Ac-ft 1,261,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 5, Dec. 27 to Jan. 10, Jan. 14-17, 

Feb. 22, 23 (no gage-height record Nov. 27 to Dec. 4; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for station near Manderson).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 231

Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Wyo.

Location (revised) . Lat 44°31'00", long. 109°05'50", in lot 71, sec. 3, T. 52 N., R. 

102 W. , on left bank half a mile downstream from Trail Creek, 2 miles southwest of 

Cody, and E>? miles downstream from Buffalo Bill Reservoir.

Drainage area. 1,570 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1921 to September 1953. Prior to October 1944, published as 

"below Shoshone Reservoir."

Gage. Water-stage recorde 

Oct. 1, 1949, at site 1

. Altitude of gage is 4,560 ft (by barometer). 

miles upstream at different datum.

Prior to

Average discharge. --32 years, 1,252 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs July 17 (gage height, 5.97 ft); minimum, 83 cfs Feb. 9, 10, 12 (gage height, -2. 52 ft); minimum daily, 206 cfs Feb. 10 

(water shut off for repair of power equipment).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs May 28, 1928 (gage height, 10.62 ft, site 

and datum then in use) , from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; minimum daily, 14 

cfs Nov. 19, 1933.

Maximum flood known since construction of Buffalo Bill Reservoir, 18,700 cfs 

June 15, 1918, by computation of flow ovfcr dam.

Remarks . Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by Buffalo Bill Reservoir (see 

p. 282 ). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 20,000 acres above and 40,000 

acres below station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

200

330

540

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

820

1,190

2,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.380 

1,370

1,360

1,370

1,370

1,350

*1,340

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,370

1,380

1,370

1,130

960

953

953

946

946

946

788

755

789

794

37,134

1,198

73,650

Hov.

694 

652

742

760

766

772

760

700

646

778

718

772

760

*742

700

640

724

664

730

724

730

630

S52

736 

688

724

676

712

796

T78

-

21,566

719

42,780

Dec.

718 

712

712

*730

694

615

615

585

536

536

536

531

531

531

531

531

526

522

522

522

522

522

522

526

531

531

531

531

490

49T

500

17,437

562

34,590

Jan.

526 

495

500

522

518

*482

455

482

635

712

796

796

802

79(5

784

778

518

615

605

585

590

560

526

585 

560

600

590

600

600

630

605

18,869

609

37,430

Feb.

610 6"I5

600

580

526

605

60S

545

*366

206

361

318

392

426

422

410

390

386

*382

378

378

386

382

386 

390

334

292

292

_

_

-

11,958

427

23,720

Mar.

288 

155

298

*295

302

306

306

306

302

312

292

288

302

323

32T

320

320

323

323

320

323

323

320

320 

320

316

316

312

312

312

316

9,634

311

19,110

Apr.

*312 

 55T 309

358

366

362

366

362

366

358

358

358

366

442

438

504

560

565

565

590

630

630

635

682 

730

736

760

796

808 !0~2~

15,437

515

30,620

May

826" 808 

946

981

1,090

1,230

1,320

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

*1,400

1,390

1,410

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,450

1,450

1,460

1,440

1,450

1,450 

1,410

1,390

1,390

1,380

1,270

1,190

1,170

40,635

1,311

80,600

June

953 

*834

790

772

772

772

772

736

688

69T

760

988

1,140

1,170

1,260

1,480

1,500

1,520

1,560

1,570

1.580

1,580

1,580

1,570 

1,500

1,480

1,480

1,470

1,480

1,480

35,931

1,198

71,270

July

1,510 

1,550

1,540

1,530

1,540

1,530

,500

,510

* ,510

,510

,500

,510

,560

1,660

1,800

2,030

2,100

2,050

1,910

1,790

1,660

1,580

1,540

1,490 

1,550

1,550

1,630

1,710

1,700

1,620

1,600

50,770

1,638

100,700

Aug.

1.660 

1,660

1,610

1,500

*1,500

1,50O

1,490

1,470

1,470

1,480

1,440

1,410

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,350

1,320

1,340

1,400

1,390

1,400 

1,330

1,270

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,210

43,360

1,399

86,000

Sept.

1.210 

1,170

1,160

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,080

1,080

*1,090

1,090

1,040

974

981

974

981

974

967

967

967

960

932

890

157

897 

890

890

897

897

897

890

29,862

995

59,230

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,690 Mln 490 Mean 1,277 Ac-ft 927,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,100 Min 206 Mean 911 Ac-ft 659,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
232 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Bitter Creek near Garland, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°45', 'long. 108°36', in SW£ sec. 7, T. 55 N., R. 97 W., on left bank 

three-quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, 4 miles southeast of Garland, and 5 miles 

southwest of Byron.

Records available. March 1950 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,080 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 516 efs May 29 (gage height, 

2.95 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 17 efs Apr. 2, 3.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 400 efs (gage height, 

2.68 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Dec. 27-31.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 723 cfs Aug. 12, 1950 (gage height, 3.42 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.72 ft Jan. 30, 1952 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 4 cfs Jan. 1-3, 

1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

340

343

337

343

360

367

 357

350

353

340

340

357

384

388

384

394

m

384

357

364

360

215

128

117

111

101

94

93

91

86

82

8,714

281

17,280

JJov.

79

7T

72

70

68

68

67

66

64

63

62

60

59

*55

53

53

51

49

46

44

41

b38

b35

b30

b27

b25" b25

b25

b25

b27

-

1,521

50.7

3.02O

Dec.

b29

b31

b33

*35

36

36

36

35

33

b30

b30

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

b28

b25

b25

b25

b26

b26

b26

b26

947

30.5

1,880

Jan.

b26

b26

28

25

24

*b21 b53"

25

25

25

25

26

26

b25

b23

b22

b24

b25

24

 24

24

24

22

23

24

24

24

b24

23

23

24

751

24.2

1,490

Feb.

25

ZT

*24

24

23

22

22

22

22

b20

b22

24

25

22

22

22

22

*22

b20

b!9

b!9

b20

b20

b21

b21

22

22

23

_

-

616

22.0

1,220

Mar.

20

b55" b!8

*b24

22

22

24

25

26

25

26

24

24

22

22

23

24

*21

2222'

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

669

21.6

1,330

Apr.

*18

17

IT

18

18

19

58

112

50

24

22

22

21

20

19

20

45

70

72

87

100

115

107

93

90

90

86

135

135

135

1,830

61.0

3,630

May

143

1*3

143

164

151

145

164

182

209

217

227

249

 258

247

230

206

199

194

182

173

182

189

201

214

201

201

199

206

350" 364

270

6,393

206

12,680

June

252

*230

209

206

217

217

194

177

164

149

122

114

T35

184

184

17O

184

166

173

187

201

222

214

233

261

282

295

311

317

?85

6,275

209

12,450

July

264

267

?55

238

247

238

211

204

*206

199

209

227

233

214

219

238

241

235

244

252

233

241

230

241

249

235

227

217

233

244

249

7,240

234

14,360

Aug.

2~3T 267

318

297

*318

343

354

3BT

350

343

354

318

308

274

267

274

274

267

294

297

314

339

343

343

325

304

297

284

297

318

284

9,606

310

19,050

Sept.

29*

311

311

307

304

314

318

2§T

*271

274

28C

24f

24E

2SS

236

233

236

222

236

258

277

267

236

236

230

227

242

236

219

219

7,842

261

15,550

Calendar year 1952 : Max 402 Mln 4 Mean 148 Ac-ft 107,600

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 394 Mln 17 Mean 144 Ao-ft 1O3.90O

Peak discharge (base, 400 efs). May 29 (12 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

n.) 516 efs (2.95 ft).

ulBcharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

?

3

4

5

fi

7

8

Tota

Oct.

225

230

236

233

239

227

233

*239

Nov.

81

79

74

*72

71

69

65

62

Dee.

39

37

*36

36

34

35

34

b33

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

245

242

258

264

255

233

225

222

Nov.

60

58

58

58

48

46

4G

46

Dee.

b33

33

b33

33

32

32

32

31

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

230

271

271

290

336

385

290

222

Nov.

46

45

44

43

43

43

44

42

Dec.

3O

31

30

32

30

30

b30

b29

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1 . . . . . - ...... . . .. ...... ..........................................

Runoff in acre-feet ..............................................................

Oct.

185

160

110

100

95

90

86

6,927

223

13,740

Nov.

40

40

40

40

39

39

-

1,581

52.7

3,140

Dec.

b29

b29

b28

b23

b28

b28

b28

983

1,950

Calendar year 1953: Max 385 Mln 17 Mean 139 Ae-ft 100,600

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). Oct. 22 (lO a.m.) 400 efs (2.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Note. A discharge measurement of 26.1 efs was obtained on Jan. 7, 1954.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 833

Shoshone River at Byron, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°47', long. 108°31', in sec. 35, T. 56 N., R. 97 W., on left bank at 

Byron 450 ft downstream from highway bridge and three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Coon Creek. .

Drainage area. 2.300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,960 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Apr. 24, 1932, chain gage at bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 948 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs May 29 (gage height, 2.95 ft); miniiumobserved, 191 cfs Feb. 10 (discharge measurement) caused by closure of Buffalo Bill 

Dam; minimum daily, 276 cfs May 2.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs June 25, 1932 (gage height, 6.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.12 ft Jan. 29, 1949 (ice 

Jam); minimum discharge observed, 29 cfs Feb. 14, 1932 (discharge measurement).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 133,000 acres. Flow regulated by Buffalo Bill 

Reservoir (see p. 282).

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 11-28)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

2.7

235

510

960

1,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

840

861

872 

905

949

984

949

938

938

927

916

927

960

1,020

1.080

1,030

9S4

996

984

1,010

984

1,020

996

972

1,010

1,010

984

850

H§

830

29,386

948

58,290

Nov.

830

790

770 

83T5

820

820

820

800

780

770

861

800

861

*861

850

840

810

872

840

905

883

861

780

850

b840

b840

b840

b840

b940 

b940

-

25,144

838

49,870

Dec.

b920

b!35

b880 

*883

861

872

790

800

705

714

705

696

696

696

687

705

696

696

687

687

687

678

687

b700

b70O

b700

b700

b700

b700 

b680

b660

22,868

738

45,360

Jan.

660

678

636 

628

b620

»b600 b(30"0"

620

620

696

820

905

90S

872

894

b900

b650

696

696

696

696

696

b600

644

644

660

b670

b690

714 

705

741

21,852

705

43,340

Feb.

705

TUs

705 

705

678

636

687

705

628

«b290

427

517

439

566

538

524

510

*510

510

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

497

497

497

427

415

-

15,318

547

30,380

Mar.

385

bS5b

b400 

»b400

385

»391

397

464

510

531

504

421

403

403

427

421

433

403

403

403

391

391

391

391

397

391

391

403

403 

403

397

12,823

414

25,430

Apr.

 391

385

368 

374

380

403

478

 ?52 504

421

325

352

352

385

4O9

374

320

330

336

325

403

385

380

374

374

374

330

300

336 

397

-

11,317

377

22,450

May

336

"280" 276

295

280

290

403

415

490

552

524

*552

 573

596

573

580

497

403

358

352

385

403

397

478

484

433

415

504

1, z°°

894

770

14,988

483

29,730

June

840

*660

517 

471

478

58S

596

580

452

409

341

310 3"6"8~

341

391

439

388

325

352

391

427

478

504

552

612

612

636

705

705 

612

15,060

502

29,870

July

524

604

588 

545

552

559

464

*427

445

439

471

504

517

596

687

850

*1J 080

1,080

1,010

905

732

636

588

517

538

538

545

636

669 

705

636

19,587

632

38,850

Aug.

741

894

1.080 

92?

»850

830

861

840

861

850

861

696

687

660

628

669

669

652

652

628

628

696

750

790

770

714

652

620

64! 

660

780

23,240

750

46,100

Sept.

660

714

850 

830

780

790

790

741

714

»687

714

620

559

552

517

488

517

524

566

566

580

538

464

427

478

464

471

464

»

-

17j913

597

35,530

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,360 Mln 342 Mean 1,012 Ac-ft 734,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,200 Mln 276 Mean 629 Ac-ft 455,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
234 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Sage Creek near Level1, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°51', long. 108°27', sec. 8, T. 56 N., R. 96 W., on right bank 200 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 310, l| miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles 

west of Lovell.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1953.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,870 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 360 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.75 ft); minimum 

daily, 15 cfs Nov. 28, 29, Jan. 6, 15, 16, Feb. 10, 11, 20, 21.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 769 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 5.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 10 cfs 

Dec. 31, 1951, Jan. 1, 2, 22, Feb. 20, 21, 23, 24, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records of 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

3.0 

3.4

190

273

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

171

182

 179

177

188

196

204

200

210

214

210

202

194

190

218

236

236

234

243

234

228

206

131

108

104

102

97

106

99

95

95

5,489

177

10,890

Nov.

97sil"

91

91

 87

86

86

84

79

78

82

87

72

52

54

56

54

49

54

51

51

42

35

30

25

25

20

15

15

20

-

1,762

58.7

3,490

Dec.

21

22

24

 25

ft

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

19

17

Tf

17

18

20

20

684

22.1

1,360

Jan.

20

20

20

22

22

*15

20

25

25

25

25

25

25

20

15

15

18

22

22

*22

22

22

22

25

25

25

22

20

20

24

_29

679

21.9

1,350

Feb.

28

24

 23

23

21

22

23

20

17

15

15

20

20

20

20

23

23

*23

18

15

15

20

20

25

25

30

34

25

_

_

-

607

21.7

1,200

Mar.

17 Tf

 18

20

20

26

24

22

27

30

*34

35

30

22

23

24

24

20

22

*25

20

20

19

20

22

22

21

23

22

22

*20

706

22.8

1,400

Apr.

19

18

18

19

19

19

20

22

33

38

21

30

37

21

20

33

38

53

66

125

Tie- 128

104

110

104

102

111

106

*111

108

-

1,771

59.0

3,510

May

95

76

Tf

82

84

79

79

90

123

139

155

157

190

180

171

169

162

158

158

150

151

144

141

166

166

151

141

157

266

*238

206

4,501

145

8,930

June

220

 271

£49

236

247

266

271

234

218

202

188

155

146

146

182

158

150

133

130

133

143

153

141

131

148

151

160

179

173

173

5,487

183

10,880

July

157

169

171

155

158

158

139

 138

126

117

116

114

116

111

106

106

108

112

122

117

106

114

110

118

134

148

146

144

143

130

133

4,042

130

8,020

Aug.

133

146

182

169

 190

164

167

153

184

196

226

230

222

208

204

206

204

202

182

171

141

148

177

167

177

180

186

188

192

198

208

5,701

184

11,310

Sept.

186

202

247

224

240

234

240

232

 220

212

204

192

182

177

171

177

188

192

190

179

180

175

169

T7T

184

190

186

194

182

192

5,912

197

11,730

Calendar year 1952: Max 285 Mln 10 Mean 98.5 Ac-ft 71,530

Water year 1952-53: Max 271 Mln 15 Mean 102 Ao-ft 74,070

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 235

Bighorn River near St. Xavier, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°19', long. 107°56', in NEi sec. 17, T. 6 S., R. 31 E., on right bank 50 

ft upstream from diversion dam of Bighorn Canal of Crow Agency, 5 miles downstream from 

Black Canyon Creek, and 15f miles southwest of St. Xavier.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 19 years, 3,654 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 cfs June 16; minimum, 595 cfs Jan. 16. 

 1534-53: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs June 16, 1935; minimum, 228 cfs Dec. 9, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Figures of 

discharge given herein are sum of flow over diversion dam and that diverted by Bighorn 

Canal. Major regulation by 14 reservoirs in Wyoming with combined usable storage of 

about 1,400,000 acre-ft; for records of storage in Bull Lake, Buffalo Bill and Boysen 

Reservoirs [see p. 282). Diversions for irrigation of about 375,000 acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.250

2,280

2,310 

*2,340 

2,500

2,560

2,670

2,600

2,610

2,680

2,750

2,790

2,830

2,840

2,900

3,040 

3.120 

3,040

3,040

3,040

3,040

3,040 

3,040

2,900

2,900

2,980

2,940

2,940

2,800

2,790

2,620

86,180

2,780

170,900

Nov.

2,530

2,500

2,460 

2,430 

2,490

2,480

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,440

2,470

2,530

2,530

2,580

2,610

2,520 

2,550 

2,520

2.670

2,566

2,590

2,560 

*2,380

2,340

2,200

2,420

2,250

1.650

1,900

1,900

-

72,590

2,420

144,000

Dec.

1,850

2,200

2,850 S.S'S'O 

2,400

2,350

2,500

2,560

2,590

2,200

2,340

2,520

2,450

2,560

2,560

*2,420 

2,450 

2,520

2,590

2,520

2,480

2,340 

2,310

2,070

1,750

1,650

1.600

1,656

1,750

1,850

2,000

70,930

2,288

140,700

Jan.

2,310

2,480

2,560 

2,560 

2,450

2,000

2,250

2,450

2,400

2,560

2,480

2,760

»2.960

2,BQO

2,800

1.900 

2,666 

2,450

2,450

2,200

2,340

2,380 

2,560

2,520

2,560

2,560

2,480

2,700

2,620

2,450

2,520

76,590

2,471

151,900

Feb.

2,620

2,660

2,660 

2,730 

2,730

2,730

3,160

5.520

*3,080

2,700

2,450

2,730

2,880

2,840

2,920

2,880 

2,660 

2,730

2,660

2,310

2,400

2,350 

2,590

2,420

2.200

2,310

2,700

2,450

_

-

74,870

2,674

148,500

Mar.

2,520

2,450

2,300 

1.100 

1,600

2,200

2,560

2,660

3,040

3,240

5.280

5,240

2,880

2,660

2,620

2,590 

2,520 

2,520

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,340 

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

*2,340

2,310

2,310

2,420

2,480

76,800

2,477

152,300

Apr.

2,420

2,450

2,420 

2,340 

2,310

2,280

2,590

2,950

5.020

2,680

2,540

2,400

2,400

2,410

2,470

2,470 

2,470 

2,440

2,520

2,450

2,480

2,480 

2,290

2,340

2,260

2,410

2,360

2,250

2.160

2,400

-

73,460

2,449

145,700

May

2,870

2,400

2,290 

2,090 

»1.760

1,800

1,800

1,870

1,960

2,350

2,920

2,540

2,640

2,640

2,690

2,400 

2,110 

2,030

2,000

2,270

2,080

2,250 

2,140

2,240

2,500

2,790

2,520

2,620

3,210

5,240

4,760

77,780

2,509

154,300

June

4,550

4,580

4,590 

5,100 

*4,710

4,940

4,510

4,350

4,660

4,340

5,450

7,110

7,430

7,720

8,430

8.900 

7,650 

6,870

7,240

6,770

6,160

4,790 

4,150

3,800

3,750

3,620

3,230

3,170

2,930

2.770

-

158,270

5,275

313,900

July

2,610

2,470

2.650 

2,496 

2,350

*2,300

2,200

2,020

1,870

1,780

1,720

1,880

1,870

1,840

1,790

1,800 

1,970 

2,400

2,440

*2,240

2,000

1,800 

1,640

1,600

1,520

1,500

1,540

1,470 1,660

1,640

2,150

61,150

1,973

121,300

Aug.

2,240

1,990

2,080 

2,620 

2.840

*2,520

2,340

2,280

2,210

2,320

2,330

2,320

2,190

2,060

1,960

1,940 

2,040 

2,040

1,810

1,730

1,660

1.620 

1,760

1,860

1,870

1,840

1,800

1,750

1,720

1,740

1,850

63,330

2,043

125,600

Sept.

1,940

1,860

*2.05g 

2,22(3 

2,260

2,200

2,220

2,260

2.300

2,210

2,180

2,140

2,010

1,980

1,960

1,870 

1,900 

1,950

2,010

2,050

2,080

2,080 

2,090

2,060

2,010

2,030

2,030

2,090

2,090

2,100

-

62,210

2,074

123,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,590 Mln 1,500 Mean 2,936 Ac-ft 2,132,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,900 Mln 1,100 Mean 2,614 Ac-ft 1,892,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 7, Dec. 25-31, Jan. 6-9, 15-20, 

22, Mar. 3-6.
236 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°19', long. 107°45', in NE£ sec. 10, T. 6 S., R. 32 E., on left bank 30 

ft downstream from private bridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest 

of St. Xavier.

Drainage area. Ill sq ml.

Records available . - -March 1939 to September 1953 (discontinued). September 1911 to September 1924 (no winter records) at various sites between present station and mouth, records 

not equivalent owing to Intermediate diversions.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 28.1 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 85 cfs June 4 (gage height, 3.35 ft); minimum 

daily, 4 cfs Nov. 27-29; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft July 13, 14.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs May 13, 1942 (gage height, 13.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 580 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 24, 25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

for irrigation of about 1,100 acres above station.

Diversions

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

1.5

1.6 

1.9

5.0

6.7

16

2.4 

2.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

T4 

14

*13

13

13

14

14

T4

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

T3

13

13

13 

13

411

13.3

815

Nov.

13

13 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

i*

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

10

*6

6

5

5

4

4

4

5

325

10.8

645

Dec.

7

13

12

15

17

19

18

17

16

19

21

23

20

17

*16

17

16

16

15

16

15

15

14

16

16

18

19

21

22 

25

521

16.8

1,030

Jan.

24

23 

25

28

26

23

24

28

*30

32

31

29

19

17

15

12

T4

16

18

20

22

20

16

17

16

16

15

18

14

14 

14

636

20.5

1,260

Feb.

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

*14

11

13

15

T6~ 17

15

16

14

15

15

13

12

13

13

14

15

16

15

14

~

394

14.1

781

Mar.

13

«

15

16

16

T5

18

17

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

16

15

15

15

15

*14

14

14

16

14

485

15.6

962

Apr.

15

14

T?

14

14

15

16

17

17

18

19

18

17

16

16

17

17

16

15

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

20

25

495

16.5

982

Hay

19

17 

17

16

*16

16

15

Ts

19

28

22

31

47

24

20

18

17

18

18

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

19

16 

17

601

19.4

1,190

June

16

17 

16

43

*24

37

25

20

17

17

16

15

14

14

17

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

T2

12

13

11

11

11

494

16.5

980

July

8.3

8.3 

7.5

8.3

7.5

*8.0

8.0

7.7

8.8

10

10

9.9

8.3

'675 6. £

6.7

7.5

7.5

9.6

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

tf

289.6

9.34

574

Aug.

11

11

TT

11

 11

9.9

9.6

10

11

12

11

10

9.9

9.9

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.9

11

10

9.9

10

9.9

9.9

10

11w

321.3

10.4

637

Sept.

7.5

11

8.3

8.5

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.3

9.9

9.9

10

9.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.9

7.2

S.5

9.0

9.9

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

295.9

9.86

587

Calendar year 1952: Max 199 Mln 1 Mean 17.4 Ac-ft 12,640

Water year 1952-53: Max 47 Min 4 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,440

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Jan. 20, Feb. 10-14, 16, Feb. 19 to 

Mar. 6.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 237

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

Location. Lat 45°01', long. 107°37", in SW^NW^ sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 33 E., on right bank 

half a mile north of Montana-Wyoming State line, 1 mile downstream from North Fork, 

and 13 miles southwest of Wyola.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1953 (discontinued). Prior to October 1940, 

published as Little Horn River at State line, near Wyola, Mont.

Page.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 14 years, 147 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs June 12 (gage height, 4.10 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Feb. 10; minimum gage height, 1.89 ft Feb. 20.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 2,730 cfs June 3, 1944 (gage height, 4.8? ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs; maximum gage height recorded, 5.93 ft June 9. 

1944 (log ,1am); minimum discharge, 22 cfs Jan. 16, 17, 1943 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No known 

diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 9-11)

Oct. 1 to June 11 June 12 to Sept. 30

1.9 41

2.3 76

2.6 130

2.9 

3.4 

4.1

222

480

1,100

1.9 

2.4 

2.8

67

184

345

3.5 

3.9

820

1,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7?

74

74

74

68

74

73

73

73

72

72

74

71

69

73

72

70

69

69

69

66

69

68

68

67

66

65

66

67

65

2,178

70.3

4,320

Jlov.

67

ST

60

63

*65

63

63

62

59

61

63

63

63

62

63

64

63

63

62

62

61

51

47

56

53

48

43

44

52

59

-

1,766

58.9

3,500

Dec.

63

71

7]_

65

63

63

62

»62

61

61

60

62

61

60

61

62

63

62

62

62

62

62

61

46

45

46

55

b65

b68

b68

67

1,902

61.4

3,770

Jan.

 85 66

65

64

*64

b53^5~

64

65

64

63

63

62

b60

55

60

63

62

61

60

61

59

58

57

57

57

55

56

56

56

55

1,871

60.4

3,710

Feb.

55

55

55

55

54

54

54

56

54

»b44

b49

56

56

56

b55

56

55

56

52

b44

50

54

54

56

59

'gS 62

59

_

-

1,525

54.5

3,020

Mar.

57

b54

b5?

59

59

b57

59

59

59

59

61

60

60

59

b57

60

*60

59

61

61

60

60

60

60

61

60

60

60

61

60

60

1,636

59.2

3,640

Apr.

59

57

56

*59

58

59

58

58

56

53

56

55

56

57

56

56

56

56

54

56

59

62

67

66

61

64

70

75

76

73

-

1,804

60.1

3,580

May

68

65

64

63

*66

71

85

98

96

85

79

74

74

73

72

74

79

84

93

108

106

101

98

108

119

147

244

319

356

366

388

3,923

127

7,780

June

438

494

487

432

*398

388

404

468

662

950

1,100

1.130

1,160

1,090

1,050

*884

844

804

740

644

588

532

486

442

400

367

356

316

296

283

18,573

619

36,840

July

 5B5 274

249

242

227

220

*210

206

200

197

190

184

178

176

173

173

170

164

164

159

154

151

146

144

142

139

137

134

134

132

5,563

179

11,030

Aug.

130

139

154

13?

*125

118

115

113

113

113

110

106

101

101

101

101

99

97

97

95

95

95

93

90

90

90

88

90

90

86

84

3,251

105

6,450

Sept.

*86

99

?9

93

93

88

86

86

86

84

82

82

82

82

80

80

86

84

82

80

78

76

76

76

76

75

75

73

75

73

2,473

82.4

4,910

Calendar year 1952: Max 582 Mln 43 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,390

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,130 Mln 43 Mean 128 Ao-ft 92,550

Peak discharge (base. 510 ofs).--June 2 (9:30 p.m. ) 598 cfs (3.60 ft): June 12 (9 o.m. ) 1.350 cfs

(4.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
238 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Pass Creek near Wyola, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°03', long. 107°21', in sec. 13, T. 9 S., R. 35 E., on right bank 100 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Twin Creek, 5 miles south of 

Wyola, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available. June 1935 to September 1953 (winter records incomplete prior to 1939).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 21, 1950, wire-weight gage on highway bridge 

TOO ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. IS years (1938-53), 38.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 361 cfs June 15 (gage height, 2.66 ft); minijnum, 

4.4 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1935-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,150 cfs June 4, 1944-(gage height, 4.82 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 400 cfs; maximum gage height observed, 6.22 ft Mar. 25, 

1943 (ice jam); no flow Aug. 3, 9, 10, 1935 (pool stage).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 2,500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 7

0.8 7.4

.9 11

1.0 15

ar. 8 to June 20 June 21 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2,0 

2.3

12

24

42

82

165

250

0.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.4

1.6

3.0

5.0

8.0

21

53

82

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

10

9.6

10~ 9.3

13

12

12

12

11

13

12

12

14

14

12

14

14

13

14

14

14

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

TS

14

391.9

12.6

777

Nov.

13

12

10

IT

14

*13

12

13

14

15

TB~ 16

13

14

14

15

14

16

15

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

12

14

396

13.2

785

Dec.

15

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

*16

16

15

16

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

16

19

490

15.8

972

Jan.

18

17

18

19 *TT

16

17

18

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

14

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

9

IT

11

11

10

443

14.3

879

Feb.

10

10

10

9.5

9

8.5

8

7.5

6.5

*5.5

7

8

7

6

7

6

9

9

8

10

14

17

18

17

18

20

T9

18

_

-

302.5

10.8

600

Mar.

17

T9~ 16

22

25

23

30

4640"

34

31

30

26

26

23

21

*21

21

20

21

21

20

19

18

19

23

23

22

23

24

24

748

24.1

1,480

Apr.

23

22

19

19

18

*18

19

16

16

14

16

19

18

19

18

20

21

24

28

22

29

26

26

28

26

25

26

30

43

47

695

23.2

1,380

May

39

36

35

34

31

*30

W

35

48

59

54

53

57

48

47

46

43

46

47

54

62

63

57

59

62

64

72

87

92

~ss 103

1,689

54.5

3,350

June

92

96

105

108

*107

116

103

94

92

94

97

96

94

92

191

T56- 226

112

99

90

79

70

64

61

56

53

49

47

40

36

-

2,795

93.2

5,540

July

37

SI

32

30

29

28

*26

25

24

23

21

19

19

18

18

18

15

14

13

9.2

8.0

12

11

10

12

13

12

9.2

7.7

7.4 774-

561.9

18.1

1,110

Aug.

7.4

9.8

-9.8 13

*7.1

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.9

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

5.0

5.0

4.6

5TS

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

8.0

10

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.6

8.6

8.0

222.5

7.18

441

Sept.

*7.7

9.8

13

TS

12

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

7.1

6.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

-

246.9

8.23

490

Calendar year 1952: Max 220 Mln 4.5 Mean 29.7 Ac-ft 21,590 .

Water year 1952-53: Max 226 Mln 4.6 Mean 24.6 Ac-ft 17,800

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). June 6 (10:30 a.m.) 118 cfs (l.BO ft); June 15 (5 p.m.) 361 cfs 

(2.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-14, Nov. 22 to Mar. 7.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 239

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

Location. Lat 45°11', long. 107°23', in WjSWi sec. 35, T. 7 S., R. 35 E., on right bank 

2ir miles downstream from Pass Creek and 3? miles north of Wyola.

Drainage area.--429 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1953 (discontinued). Prior to October 1940, 

published as Little Horn River below Pass Creek, near Wyola.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--14 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.49 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 7.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 9, 1940 (gage height, 

0.87 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 7,700 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

62

105

179

329

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

527

995

1,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AB-ft

Oct.

76

99

102

104

108

108

111

111

110

108

*102

102

107

HO" 115

111

110

110

111

110

111

110

110

110

110

110

108

111

113

113

111

3,342

108

6,630

Jtov.

Ill

108

105

105

111

110

110

108

107

102

107

107

108

105

107

110

110

108

108

108

108

97

95

95

100

98

93

88

&

98

-

3,119

104

6,190

Dec.

105

108

110

*111

107

1O8

110

108

108

107

107

108

113

111

108

107

107

107

105

104

104

103

103

102

90

90

92

102

112

114

m

3,285

106

6,520

Jan.

113

112

110

100

*97

95

105

113

110

115

107

10B

108

95

90

95

97

98

100

105

110

108

107

107

107

107

102

104

100

102

102

3,229

104

6,400

Feb.

102

100

100

100

99

96

98

100

98

#90

95

98

96

99

98

96

94

96

96

90

85

M

90

93

94

100

105

152

_

_

-

2,698

96.4

5,350

Mar.

99

95

90

94

99

99

102

108

110

111

118

119 ii3

107

100

 

102

*102

93

96

93

93

93

90

88

B8

92

94

92

92

96

94

3,062

98.8

6,070

Apr.

93

92

84

84

82

*81

82

86

81

76_

80

82

81

84

84

84

88

92

34

84

90

92

94

99

98

93

94

104

119

124

2,691

89.7

5,340

May

115

108

107

104

92

*96

87

51

105

123

128

130

133

116

110

104

108

116

119

130

133

136

126

126

126

124

151

254

344

389

404

4,538

146

9,000

June

456

477

514

*472

443

481

468

485

514

689

850

950

985

1,030

1,090

*1,160

980

925

830

781

666

598

552

506

424

389

374

336

302

269

18,996

633

37,680

July

251 24"8"

233

216

207

196

177

*170

166

159

157

144

131

126

123

124

124

124

121

116

111

121

102

98

104

100

99

96

90

80

71

4,385

141

8,700

Aug.

76

90

121

*It52~

100

99

94

84

84

93

98

96

94

98

93

86

82

80

80

82

81

87

86

82

78

71

68

70

70

66

TO

2,661

85.8

5,280

Sept.

71

*8O

94

9T

92

92

88

86

86

86

82

78

75

72

65

65

62

W

71

74

75

72

72

78

78

76

78

75

67

67

-

2,316

77.2

4,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 671 Mln 30 Mean 167 Ac-ft 121,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,160 Mln 62 Mean 149 Ac-ft 107,800

Peak discharge (base, 580 cfs). June 16 (2 a.m.) 1,240 efs (4.49 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Hov. 22 to Dec. 8, Dec. 10, Dec. 22 to Jan. 

Jan. 14-19, Feb. 11, 20-24, Mar. 2, 3.
240 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 45°07', long. 107°36', in W|wi sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 34 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from Willow Creek diversion canal, 1? miles downstream from 

Spring Creek, and 10 miles west of Wyola.

Drainage area.--83 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 14 years, 45.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 412 cfs June 14 (gage height, 4.35 ft); minimmr 

observed, 6.7 cfs Feb. 11 (discharge measurement).

1939-53: Maximum discharge. 762 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 5.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs: minimum daily, 3.0 cfs, Jan. 17, 18, 25, 30, 31, 

1950.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 400 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.3

108

188

403

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

17

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

15

14

14

15

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

489

15.8

970

JJov.

16

T4

13

13

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

11

10

9

8

8

8

9

386

12.9

766

Dec.

10

TT

12

10

11

12

13

*15

15

15

15

16

TS

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

14

15

16

16

421

13.6

835

Jan.

16

15

14

13

TT

*15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

TT

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

474

15.3

940

Feb.

14

T4

14

14

14

14

11

10

9

8

*7

8

9

9

a

9

10

10

10

8

7

8

9

10

11

11

11

10

_

_

-

287

10.2

569

Mar.

 §9

9

11

12

11

11

13

16

20

21

Is

16

14

13

13

13

*13

13

14

14

13

13

14

15

16

15

17

17

17

17

437

14.1

867

Apr.

18

17

17

17

17

17

*17

16

15

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

. I?

15

14

15

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

19

23

S3

503

16.8

998

May

22

21

5T

21

*21

21

22

28

33

32

33

36

33

29

27

26

26

28

31

36

42

43

42

42

46

49

63

97

114 Ti6- 122

1,323

42.7

2,620

June

135

161

199

172

143

138

129

132

150

212

310

342

367

391

*5T6

337

316

316

291

246

190

162

151

142

121

110

98

95

92

88_

6,112

204

12,120

July

86

85

77

77

73

70

64

*63

60

59

57

55

52

49

48

46

44

42

43

40

38

35

33

33

34

34

34

32

31

ST

32

1,555

50.2

3,080

Aug.

32

33

 55" 36

29

27

26

25

24

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

21

20

21

20

21

21

19

19

21

19

19

19

18

18

729

23.5

1,450

Sept.

19

*21

5T

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

IS

TT

15

15

17

13

15

15

15

-

503

16.9

1,001

Calendar year 1952: Max 225 Mln 8 Mean 37.1 Ac-ft 26,970

Water year 1952-53: Max 391 Mln 7 Mean 36.2 Ac-ft 26,220
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 241

Little Bighorn River near Crow Agency, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°34 I , long. 107°27', In EjSEi sec. 13, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., on right bank 

at Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Crow Agency and 14 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,190 sq ml, approximately.

Records available April 1912 to September 1924, August 1928 to December 1932, April 

1938 to September 1953 (few winter records in earlier years). October 1915 to September 1940, published as Little Horn River near Crow Agency.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Apr. 11, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1918, staff or chain gage;

Oct. 1, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1924, Aug. 26, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1930, water-stage recorder; 

Oct. 1, 1931, to Dec. 5, 1932, Apr. 1, 1938, to May 6, 1947, wire-weight or chain gage; 

all at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1928-29, 1931-32, 1938-53), 273 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs June 16 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimunfrS'4 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 3.99 ft).

1912-24, 1928-32, 1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, about 8,200 efs July 23, 

1923 (gage height, 14.0 ft); no flow July 28 to Aug. 6, 1921.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 13,700 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 28 to Aug. 22)

3.9 

4.1 

4.5

60 

14S

5.0 

7.3

300

1,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

to- ft

Oct.

76

73- 64

89

93

102

102

110

107

105

*105

96

100

124

131

131

131

129

138

134

134

134

136

136

134

134

134

134

136

138

141

3,631

117

7,200

Jlov.

143

141

138

131

129

134

134

134

136

136

129

138

141

141

136

143

146

146

141

138

136

125

110

120

115

110

105

IC5

105

110

3,896

130

7,730

Dec.

115

120

130

*125

120

125

130

130

125

120

115

120

125

135

T55

120

120

120

120

115

115

115

115

115

110

105

155

110

115

120

130

3,715

120

7,370

Jan.

135

125

135

140

135

125

125

130

135

140

145

155 *T5B"

140

125

110

120

130

130

130

130

135

140

135

130

125

125

130

130

140

4,090

132

8,110

Feb.

145

135

135

130

130

130

125

125

125

*130

125

120

TSS

130

130

130

125

125

120

125

130

125

125

120

125

130

125

_

_

-

3,595

128

7,130

Mar.

120

120

115

120

125

125

130

130

131

138

146

170

176

T55

141

131

129

*124

114

114

114

114

114

112 112"

114

114

114

114

117

122

3,916

126

7,770

Apr.

119

119

119

117

124

119

*119

124

126

122

117

107

107

112

112

110

105

107

112

105

98

102

107

112

117

117

107

107

124

141

3,434

114

6,810

May

151

141

131

124

*117

98

96

85

35

114

176

184

182

184

165

146

131

126

129

131

138

138

136

134

124

119

117

126

271

390

403

4,803

155

9,530

June

421

460

525

595

560

510

520

520

515

545

705

905

1,040

1,040

1,210

1.360

*l,3So

1,110

1,050

935

850

725

625

555

500

430

385

376

344

293

-

20,939

698

41,530

July

254

22T

204

193

187

176

159

138

*136

131

117

119

102

85

74

TB~ 73

89

117

122

129

124

124

110

119

136

156

179

179

159

131

4,319

139

8,570

Aug.

122

143

269

*207

184

136

136

110

100

91

98

112

105

85

96

93

85

78

67

56

51

50

51

57

48

40

BT

71

76

73

74

3,005

96.9

5,960

Sept.

»76

102

131

146

15*

134

131

126

122

105

87

82

80

76

76

65

54

51

50

54

64

67

76

62

58

62

65

57

52

45

-

2,490

83.0

4,940

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,490 Mln 35 Mean 208 Ac-ft 150,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,360 Mln 40 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,600

Peak discharge (base. 920 cfs). June 16 (11 p.m.) 1,470 cfs (7.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 8.
242 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Little Bighorn River near Hardin, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°44', long. 107°34', on line between SE£ sec. 18 and NE£ sec. 19, T. IS., 

R. 34 E., on upstream handrail near center of highway bridge-2.4 miles east of Hardin.

Records available. June to September 1953. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during period, 1,310 cfs June 17; minimum daily, 22 

cfs July 17.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of 17,000 acres above station.

Rating table, June 1 to Sept. 3O, 1953 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second! 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

17

32

68

164

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

320

535

1,100

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. JJov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

425

475

525

 596

624

618

612

58O

607

602

722

895

1,120

1,100

1,200

1,270

*1,510 

1,050

1,010

895

BOO

634

510

462

462

414

353

298

353

298

20,820

694

41,300

July

187

140

118

109

109

82

82

74

*42

35

31

28

32

28

31

32

?6- 22 

36

61

65

107

73

79

67

89

99

129

157

131

110

2,411

77.8

4,780

Aug.

129

91

2T6" 234

160

*138

124

138

149

122

133

112

131

110

61

78

98

76

54

58

55

39

28

27

32

31

30

~S5 26

60

58

2,857

92.2

5,670

Sept.

*57

73

124

160

162

135

135

127

124

124

86

71

7C

78

71

94

78 

4C

6T

54

55

71

55

64

72

64

57

55

7C

57

-

2,547

84. S

5.05C

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 243

Bighorn River near Ouster, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°07', long. 107°28', near center of sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 34 E , on left 

Mnk Just downstream from Manning diversion dam, 3 miles upstream from Tullock Creek 

4 miles southeast of Ouster, and 4^ miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 7, 1945, wire-weight gage at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage on highway bridge 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 4,084 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs June 17 (gage height, 6.01 ft); maximum gage height, 8.75 ft Dec. 20 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1,020 cfs 

July 17 (gage height, 1.38 ft). » »

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 26,200 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 8.79 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 12,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height recorded, 10.65 ft Mar. 20, 1947 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 756 cfs Dec. 13, 1950 

(gage height, 0.89 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Major 

regulation by 14 reservoirs in Wyoming and 1 in Montana with combined usable storage 

of about 1,400,000 acre-ft; for records of storage in Bull Lake, Buffalo Bill and 

Boysen Reservoirs (see p. 282). Diversions for irrigation of about 465,000 acres above 

station. '

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, Dec. 1,

Feb. 25 to Mar. 31, May 2-25, Sept. 18-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10, May 31 to Sept. 30 Feb. 11 to May 3O

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

1,110

1,600

2,950

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

5,300

8,250

12,200

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

1,880

2,900

3,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, -water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*H§§

2,460

2,500

2,520

2,620 

£.680

2,730

2,760

2,800

2,810

2,860

2,930

3,020

3,060

3,110

5.150

3,130

3,060

3,080

3,080

3,060

3,110

3,060

2,990

2,990

3,020

3,020

3,060

2,970

2,950

89,420

2,885

177,400

JIov.

2,780 

2,700

2,680

2,600

2,700

2,830 

*2,860

2,920

3,020

3,040

3,040

3,000

2,990

2,990

3,000

3,110

3,020

2,970

2,950

3.150

3,080

3,040

3,020

3,020

2,860

2,810

2,700

2,520

2.120

2,300

-

85,800

2,860

170,200

Dec.

2,210 

2,800

3,150

3,150

2,800

*2,550 

2,400

2,500

2,600

2,400

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,300

2,100

1,900

1,800

,1.700

1,800

1,800

1,900

2,100

75,760

2,579

146,500

Jan.

2.200 

2,400

2,600

2,700

2,650

2,600 

2,500

2,750

3,000

*5,250

5,350

5.400

3,350

5,200

5,100

5,100

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,700

2,650

2,800

2,850

2,750

2,700

87,450

2,821

175,500

Feb.

2,700 

2,700

2,750

2,800

2,990

2,990 

*5,540

5,440

5.480

3,090

2,760

2,610

2,810

5,250

5,560

2,850

5,080

2,950

3,100

2,650

2,420

2,470

2.590

2,580

2,580

2,590

2,590

2,920

_

_

-

80,220

2,865

159,100

Mar.

2,610 

2,580

2,590

2.550

2,740

2,940 

*2,970

2,990

2,970

3,510

5,610

5,650

5.730

3,480

3,160

5,080

2,950

2,880

2,830

2,850

2,680

2,860

2,770

2,490

2,650

2,510

2,540

2,680

2,490

2,590

2,580

89,050

2,873

176,600

Apr.

2,580 

2,540

*2, 630

2,590

2,470

2,510 

2,580

2,810

3,140

3.270

2,860

2,850

2,670

2,650

2,520

2,700

2,650

2,540

2,580

2,590

2,590

2,560

*2,400

2,320

2,420

2,560

2,400

2.230

2,590

2,370

-

77,930

2,598

154,600

May

2,680 

2,770

2,540

2,300

2,180

2,090 

1,980

1.910

1,910

2,090

2,470

3,160

2,990

3,040

2,970

*2,940

2,700

2,490

2,340

2,300

2,460

2,350

2,340

2,300

2,590

2,510

2,630

2,440

2,700

3,590

5^550

81,090

2,616

160,800

June

5,350 

5,050

*5,410

5,580

5,640

5,190 

5,470

5,160

5,560

5,970

5,240

6,990

8,560

9,670

10,600

12,000

*11, 600

8,780

8,150

8,020

7,510

6,620

5,130

4,440

4,110

4,080

5,890

5,580

*5,280

2,900

-

189,510

6,310

575,500

July

2.760 

2,400

2,290

2,520

2,470

2,570 

2,070

*1,760

1,550

1,340

1,270

1,180

1,190

1,170

1.130

1,150

1,160

1,380

1,840

1,920

1,760

1,600

1,450

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,340

*1,380

1,330

1,420

1,460

50, 510

1,629

100,200

Aug.

1,860 

2,030

1,970

2,210

2.650

2,530 

2,320

2,230

2,190

2,150

2,150

2,190

*2,150

2,040

1,920

1,820

1,760

1,760

1,750

1,640

1,560

1,480

1.460

1,510

1,540

1,560

1,530

1,500

1,570

1,590

1,630

58,250

1,879

115, 500

Sept.

1.640 

1,790

1,920

2,070

2,230

2^250

*2,210

2,200

2,160

2,070

2,000

2,050

1,900

1,840

1,790

1,800

1,850

1,880

1,900

2,000

2,020

2,070

2,100

2,020

1,990

2,070

2,070

2,150

2,170

-

60,590

2,013

119,800

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,900 Mln 1,400 Mean 3,235 Ac-ft 2,349,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,000 Mln 1,130 Mean 2,803 Ac-ft 2,030,000

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs).--June 17 (6 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (6.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 50, Dec. 2 to Feb. 4. Discharge computed on 

basis of wire-weight-gage readings 4 miles downstream Feb. 11 to May 30.
244 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Rosebud Creek near Forsyth, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°11 I 50", long. 106°28'25", In Sw£ sec. 9, T. 5 N., R. 42 E., on right

bank: 5 miles upstream from mouth and 10 miles southeast of Forsyth. 

Records available. May 1947 to December 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage. water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge. 6 years, 24.0 cfs.

Extremes. ia52-53: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 596 cfs May 30 (gage 

 Eelpt, 10.27 ft); no flow Oct. 1-9.

1953: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 401 cfs Oct. 22 (gage

height, 9.40 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 21-26.

1947-53: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 30, 1953; maximum gage height,

10.72 ft.Mar. 5, 1949 (backwater from ice); no flow at times. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect or doubtful or no gage-height

record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Dec. 9, 1953, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 11 to Apr. 23, May 14-23,

Nov. 16-20, Dec. 9, 1953)

2.3

2.4 

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.0

1.2 

2.8

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

14

32

56

86

211

362

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

**.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.1

9.5

3.06

19

Jlov.

2.0

3.4

3.0 

2.8

2.8

3.8

4.4

4.6

476

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

2.5

2.0

*.l

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

74.1

2.47

147

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

^4

7.6

0.24

15

Jan.

0.3

.3

.4 

**.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.3

.6

.8

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3^5

32.6

1.05

65

Feb.

4.0

4.5

5.0 

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

 4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

675

6.5

_

-

138.5

4.95

275

Mar.

6.5

6.5

7.5 

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.0

6.1

18

31

20

14

11

8.8 8.5

8.8

7.0

8.8

9.7

8.8

10

9.0

 26

20

13

12

9.9

7.9

4.6

4.6

3J!

332.1

10.7

659

Apr.

4.0

4.0

1.7 

.6

..JL

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.7

1.0

1.2

2.6

3.4

3.4

.4

.0

.0

.4

.0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.2

.4

.8

76.0

2.53

151

May

4.8

4.6

4.4 

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.8

3. -6

3.4

10

11

7.9

39

11

4.8

5.9

4.0

*2.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.2

T72

4.2

54

20

10

134

194

*d350

dl95

1,100.9

35.5

2,180

June

*d!09

128

272 

240

95

40

36

213

*116

35

28

28

57

61

28

24

17

15

14

13

15

12

11

10

9.7

9.0

20

38

12

8.3

1,714.0

57.1

3,400

July

45

181

44 

16

11

9.2

*8.1

6.8

4.0

2.5

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

350.9

11.3

696

Aug.

0.8

.9

.9

1.5

17

**1.2

1.0

24

~141

4.2

1.7

1.0

.8

.8

.8

2.0

1.1

.8

.7

.7

15

1.0

.7

^6.

.6

.6

.7

.7

1.4

1.0

242.2

7.81

480

Sept.

0.8

^1

.8 

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.0

**.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

33.7

1.12

67

Calendar year 1952: Max 253 Mln 0 Mean 18.4 Ac-ft 13,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 350 Mln 0 Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,150

ibaae. 250 efs). May 30 (4:50 p.m.) 596 cfs (10.27 ft); June 3 (5 p.m.) 

(12:30 a.m.) 288 cfs (8.10 ft); July 2 (6 p.m.) 250 cfs (7.56 ft), 

jurement made on this day.

Peak discharge (base, 

(8.01 ft); June 9

* Discharge meas*^».b .. u ... *«<> «** «.«..

** Field estimate made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Mar. 5.

282 cfs

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Dec.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

Nov.

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

Total

Dec.

*n.o

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

a!20

allO

alO

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

Dec.

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

Day

25

26 47

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet. ........................................................

Oct.

*6.6

4.0

2.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

556

Nov.

0.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

_

31.2

1.04

<52

Dec.

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

Peak discharge (base. 250 efs). Oct. 22 (time unknown) 401 cfs (9.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records 

for Tongue River at Miles City.
YELLOWSTONE FIVER BASIN 

North Fork Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.

245

Location. Lat 44°45'25", long. 107°37'20", in sec. 7, T. 55 N., R. 89 W., on left bank 

naif a mile downstream from Hideout Creek and 19| miles southwest of Dayton.

Drainage area. 32.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1950).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,146.70 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Sept. 28, 1950, at site 300 ft 

downstream at datum 5.80 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 378 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Apr. 9-11.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 560 cfs May 21, 1948 (gage height, 2.55 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 170 cfs: minimum daily. 10 cfs 

Nov. 10, 1950, Jan. 28, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage height.

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, Nov. 4-7, 10-20)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.9

100

165

330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Dot.

*22

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

23 *23

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

?0

20

20

20

668

21.5

1,320

JJov.

20

20

*19

22

23

22

21

20

19

22

24

26

24

24

25

20

22

21

21

21

18

15

14

18

17

*16

16

17

18

18

-

603

20.1

1,200

Dec.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

525

16.9

1,040

Jan.

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

ii

15

15

15

15 *15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

472

15.2

936

Feb.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

_

-

391

14.0

776

Mar.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 *14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

434

14.0

861

Apr.

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

16

14

15

14

16

17

16

16

412

13.7

817

May

15

15

15

16

15

18

22

22

21

19

19

17

18

18

18

18

19

21

24

24

*22

22

22

24

24

32

43

46

*61

59

64

793

25.6

1,570

June

69

84

*85

83

79

77

78

83

104

186

246

252

 303

309

511

268

*272

260

248

207

176

158

147

132

117

109

103

99

98

93

-

4,836

161

9,590

July

*Si

87

84

82

78

76

73

71

69

68

65

65

62

61

60

57

56

54

53

53

50 *49

48

46

46

45

45

44

43

42

41

1,864

60.1

3,700

Aug.

41

48

49

41

40

39

38

37

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

32

34

32

31

31

31

30

29

*29

29

29

28

28

28

28

1,059

34.2

2,100

Sept.

28

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

*27

27

27

27

27

27

29

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

-

802

26.7

1,590

Calendar year 1952 : Max 192 Mln 12 Mean 32.1 Ac-ft 23,280

Water year 1952-53 : Max 311 Mln 12 Mean 35.2 Ac-ft 25,500

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). --June 13 (7:30 p.m.) 378 cfs (4.12 ft).
246 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°47', long. 107°28', in sec. 33, T. 56 N., R. 88 W., on left bank 60 ft 

downstream from Johnson Creek and 12 miles southwest of Dayton.

Drainage area. 85.0 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1950).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 7,621.78 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs June 15 (gage height, 5.52 ft); minimum 

uy.iJ.y f 12 cis FGD . 10.

v. ,^!5 ~53: Maxlmura discharge, 1,070 cfs May 21, 1948, June 15, 1953; maximum gase 

height, 5.61 ft May 21, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 9 cfs Jan. 28, 1951 

Maximum stage known, about 6.36 ft (date unknown).

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

which are poor. No diversion above station. o o <= , 

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

15

22

34

86

170

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

290

442

810

975

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*21

22

22

21

21

il

21

21

22

21

21

20

20

20

18

22

*22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

20

22

22

19

631

20.4

1,250

Nov.

18

16

*16

19

19

18

17

16

17

18

21

20

20

20

20

17

18

17

17

17

15

14

13

15

14

*14

14

15

16

16

507

16.9

1,010

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

463

14.9

918

Jan.

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

427

13.8

847

Feb.

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

_

-

363

13.0

720

Mar.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

IB- 16

15

15

15

15

418

13.5

829

Apr.

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

18

18

19

20

21

22

25

27

30

29

-

509

17.0

1,010

May

28

27

26

25

26

35

50

*56

54

45

40

35

30

25

23

22

2?

26

37

56

*53

51

53

79

92

135

246

290

*375

304

401

2,767

89.3

5,490

June

483

542

*514

486

423

416

429

462

566

702

814

842

*850

826

966

662

*626

600

560

500

430

380

330

300

275

250

230

215

200

190

-

15, 069

502

29,890

July

*180

Tfo

160

150

140

134

128

122

118

113

109

105

100

96

93

89

85

82

80

78

76

*73

68

65

68

63

63

61

60

70

63

3,062

98.8

6,070

Aug.

64

76

150

74

58

60

55

46

47

47

49

43

40

38

37

37

38

36

36

35

33

33

32

30

*28

26

27

26

26

26

26

1,381

44.5

2,740

Sept.

26

29

36

35

36

33

29

28

2S

28

*26

26

26

26

24

26

28

30

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

22

2T

22

22

-

80S

26.6

1, 60C

Calendar year 1952: Max 604 Mln 12 Mean 84.0 Ac-ft 60,950

Water year 1952-53: Max 966 Mln 12 Mean 72.3 Ac-ft 52,370

Peak discharge (base. 650 cfs) . June 15 (4 a.m.) 1,070 cfs (5.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15 to May 15. No gage-height record June 18- 

30, July 3-21; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on North Pork and Tongue River 

near Dayton.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 247

Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°51', long. 107°19' , in sec. 11, T. 56 N., R. 87 W., on left bank l£ 

miles upstream from Amsden Creek and 3| miles southwest of Dayton.

Drainage area. 204 sq. mi.

Records available. November 1918 to September 1929, November 1940 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,060 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 23 years (1919-29, 1940-53), 199 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 1.38 ft), result of freezeup.

1918-29, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 3,400 cfs June 3, 1944 (gage height, 6.45 ft) 

from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, 18 efs Nov. 29, 1919.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversion above station for Dayton municipal supply. 

Figures of daily discharge do not include water diverted above station by Highline 

ditch for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

34

48

87

165

305

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

440

735

1,110

1,710

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

ZO

21

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

An-ft

Itf

Oct.

*57 

57

57

57

57

*!

57

58

57

56

57

56

57

55

52

64

61

58

64

68

66

66

66

65

65

59

58

57

59

66

*60

1,841

59.4

3,650

+17.0

Nov.

74 

55

52

68

70

66

68

58

51

53

61

61

62

57

65

66

62

62

61

59

59

43

40

50

48

46

47

52

57

61

-

1,734

57.8

3,440

+0.07

Dec.

*61 

59

58

57

58

57

57

56

55

54

54

56

56

55

54

54

55

54

54

53

53

54

50

39

43

48

56

57

56

54

*54

1,681

54.2

3,330

Jan.

53

53

53

53

52

46

55

53

53

53

53

54

53

49

46

53

54

55

55

52

55

50

53

53

52

48

le- 42

ss

*52

52

1,604

51.7

3,180

Feb.

53

51

51

51

49

45

51

52

46

38

50

52

51

50

50

49

49

48

48

46

50

51

50

50

50

51

50

50

_

_

-

1,382

49.4

2,740

Mar.

48 

*46

46

49

49

48

49

49

49

49

50

48

50

47

ii

47

48

44

48

50

46

47

48

49

50

50

50

52

55

*49

50

1,504

48.5

2,980

Apr.

52

48

45

50

49

51

50

48

46

*2

46

46

49

50

48

47

51

48

44

51

61

68

81

82

71

78

99

124

131

*117

-

1,873

62.4

3,720

-

May

104 

94

84

82

86

111

162

212

202

160

135

122

117

109

109

111

122

136

177

234

220

195

209

305

337

467

712

*763

888

T22

*770

8,257

266

16,380

-

June

*858 

918

888

858

756

763

742

770

888

1,070

1,280

*1,330

1,330

1,330

1.640

1,160

1,090

1,060

1,000

895

728

670

624

593

534

496

475

450

425

*400

-

26,021

867

51,610

+8.41

July

Iff

350

333

321

301

269

277

262

254

251

244

226

220

212

206

198

183

183

168

162

158

148

142

150

142

138

135

131

136

*138

6,816

220

13,520

+18.4

Aug.

150 

174

301

171

129

126

120

115

111

109

115

108

99

97

97

97

97

92

94

89

86

87

84

80

76

75

74

72.

74

72

*72

3,343

108

6,630

+15.1

Sept.

71 

75

"90 101

87

81

75

74

74

71

68

66

65

*64

65

65

72

76

66

64

64

62

62

64

64

61

59

59

58

58

-

2,081

69.4

4,130

+15.9

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Ac-ft

76.4 

4,690

57.9 

3,440

54.2 

3,330

51.7 

3,180

49.4 

2,740

48.5 

2,980

62.4 

3,720

266 

16,380

875 

52,110

238 

14,650

123 

7,560

85.3 

5,070

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,140 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,640

Min

Min

Mean 170 

Mean 159

Ac-ft 123,600 

Ac-ft 115,300

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: Mean 179 

Water year 1952-55: Mean 166

Ac-ft 130,300 

IctbCl yctLi J.3S£«-JD Pica.*! J.QO_________Ae-ft " " * " 119,800 J~±a t vw____________________________________________________________________

Peak discharge (base. 980 cfs). May 31 (11 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (3.97 ft); June 15 (11:30 a.m.) 1,840 

ifd (4-84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion above station for irrigation by Highline Ditch.
248 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Little Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°48'45", long. 1070 17'00", in sec. 24, T. 56 N., R. 87 W., on right bank

a quarter of a mile downstream from entrance of main tributary and 4.5 miles south of

Dayton.

Drainage area.--25.1 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to December 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,380 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes.--1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 114 cfs June 15 (gage height,

1.72 ft), from rating curve extended above 81 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum

daily, 1.6 cfs Dec. 25, Feb. 10, 19.

1953: Maximum daily discharge during period October to December, 3.2 cfs Oct. 21;

minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Dec. 8, 16, 21, 22.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 181 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 2.09 ft), from rating

curve extended above 81 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally, 1.3 cfs Jan. 28,

1951. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Two water

rights totaling 1.5 cfs (priorities 1883, 1903) for irrigation of 106 acres adjudicated

for diversion above station.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Dec. 31, 1953, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.6 

.7 

.9

1.0

1.6

3.8

9.7

13

1.1

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

34

62

106

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.

2. 

2.

*2.

2.

2. 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3*2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

84.4

2.72

167

Nov.

2^6

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

bl.9

bl.7

bl.8

bl.9

2.1

2.1

-

69.5

2.32

138

Dec.

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1 

2.1

2.1

 2.1

2.1

ftr

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

bl.7

bl.6

bl.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

62.2

2.01

123

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

bl.7

TTs

1.8

1.9

Li

1.9

2.1

*2.1

bl.8

bl.7

bl.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

57.8

1.86

115

Feb.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

 1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

bl.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

bl.7

bl.6

bl.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

bl.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

_

_

-

51.2

1.83

102

Mar.

2.1

bl.9 birr

2.1 

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

0 C

Iff

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.1

70.4

2.27

140

Apr.

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9 

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9 

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.1

3.2

4.9

6.3

 6.6

5.2

6.3

8.8

11

11

 9.7

-

111.2

3.71

221

May

8.5

7.5

7.5

lii

7.8

10

14

18 

17

16

14

13

 13

12

12

12

12

13

15

18

18

19

20

40

60

60

 72

74

82

84

92

868.5

28.0

1,720

June

9_g.

92

*87

80 

82

82

84

76 

76

74

74

74

74

76

89

78

72

 68

66

66

66

66

62

60

55

50

45

41

37

32

2,076

69.2

4,120

July

*30

25

21

18 

16

13

12

11 

10

9.7

9.4

9.1

8.2

7.5

6.9

6.3

5 8

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.4

 3.8

4.1

3.5

3.2

372

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

275.0

8.87

545

Aug.

2.9

4.6

6^6

5.5 

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

2". 9

2.9

2.',

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

*ii§.

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.9

4.4

4.1

94.8

3.06

188

Sept.

4.1

4.6

471

3.8 

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

 2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

1.2

^ ,°

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

ffT

2.1

2.1

-

87.8

2.93

174

Calendar year 1952: Max 144 Mln 1.7 Mean 12.0 Ac-ft 8,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 92 Mln 1.6 Mean 10.7 Ac-ft 7,75O

Peak discharge (base. 1OO ofa).--June 15 (11 a.m.) 114 cfs (1.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

Total

Nov.

2^4 

2.4

2.4

 2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

Dec.

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

!*£

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

Nov.

2. 

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.1

2.1

Dec.

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

Day

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

2.1 

2.1

 2.1

2.4

3,2

2.1

2.1

2.1

Nov.

2. 

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.1

Dec.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

Day

25 

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet .............................................................

oot.

2.1 

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

132

Nov.

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

 2.1

.

2.31

137

Dec.

1.9 

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

61.7

122

Calendar year 1953: Max 92 Ac-ft 7,720

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

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. A discharge measurement of 2.62 cfs was obtained on Jan. 6, 1954.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 249

Wolf Creek at Wolf, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°36'30", long. 107"14 1 00" > in sec. 4, T. 55 N., R. 86 W., on left bank at 

Wolf, half a mile downstream from Red Canyon Creek.

Drainage area. 37.8 sq ml.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,550 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 26, 1945, staff sage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 30.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 313 cfs June 15 (gage height, 3.01 ft); minimum 

d~aiTy, 4.0 cfs Jan. 15, 27, Feb. 20, Mar. 2.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 442 cfs June 22, 1948 (gage height, 3.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs; minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Feb. 26, 1947. 

Maximum stage known, about 5.00 ft May 18, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. One small 

diversion above station for irrigation of hay meadows during spring runoff only.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to June 4)

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

3.0

5.6 

9.5

1.9 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

86

150

210

284

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fl

Oct.

10

ft

10

11

*8.5

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

9.5

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.6

776" 7 .3

8.0

7.3

285.3

9.20

566

NOV.

5.9

7.3

7.0

6.6

7.0

5.9

5.3

6.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.6

*6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.0

4.2

472

4.4

5.6

5.3

-

177.5

5.92

352

Dec.

5.3

5.6 

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.6

7.0

7.0

1*6

7.6

*7.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

bS.O

b4.5

5.3

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

196.0

6.32

389

Jan.

5.6

5.6 

5.6

5.9

5T9

b4.3

bS.O

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6 *5.3

b4.5

b4.Q

b5.2

b5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

b4.P

bS.O

5.6 

5.6

5.6

166.7

5.38

331

Feb.

5.6

sTe

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

b5.6

b5.2

b4.5

b5.2

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

b4.5

b4.Q

bS.O

4.7

4.7

b4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

-

-

141.4

5.05

280

Mar.

b4.2

b4.0 

bI72

4.4

*4.4

b4.6

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.9

576

5.9

151.1

4.87

300

Apr.

5.9

5.3 

5.3

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.7

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.0

4.7

5.9

8.5

12

16

*17

15

16

21

27

§

-

299.5

9.98

594

May

26

22 

21

20

21

28

40

48

48

44

42

38

37

*35

34

34

35

38

44

50

51

51

54

72

80

103 *159

197

224 

20T

206

2,105

67.9

4,180

June

206

203 

190

*180

*188

186

190

195

206

217

232

*232

229

224

268

206

190

168

159

137

119

106

97

93

85

*79

74

68

63 

59

4,849

162

9,620

July

58

54 

50

48

45

42

40

40

38

35

35

34

32

31

30

30

28

26

28

25

24

23

*22

21

22

20

20

20

M

19

979

31.6

1,940

Aug.

19

27 

42

77

21

24

20

19

17

17

19

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

m 11

11

10

9.5

10 

9.5

9,0

497.0

16.0

986

Sept.

9.0

11

Tg~

11

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

*7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

iiP7.0

7.6

9.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.O

7.0

7.0

7.0 

7.0

-

247.5

8.25

491

Calendar year 1952: Max 276 Min 4.2 Mean 32.6 Ac-ft 23,660

Water year 1952-53: Max 268 Min 4.0 Mean 27.7 Ac-ft 20,030

Peak discharge (base. 180 cfs). May 29 (4 p.m.) 246 cfs (2.94 ft); June 15 (12m.) 313 cfs (3.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
250 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Goose Creek near Sheridan, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°42', long. 107°11', in sec. 35, T. 55 N., R. 86 W., on right bank half 

a mile upstream from Cave Creek and 14 miles southwest of Sheridan.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Records -available.--September 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,530 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 24 years, 84.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.65 ft); minimum daily, 3.1 cfs Jan. 27.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs June 18, 1937 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum daily, 2.2 cfs Nov. 27, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some 

regulation by nine mountain reservoirs on East Pork and West Pork Goose Creek for 

municipal supply and irrigation during spring runoff and irrigation season (combined 

capacity of reservoirs, 13,740 acre-ft). Sheridan Municipal Water Supply and Veterans 

Administration Hospital divert water above station. Diversions for irrigation above 

WSP station 1209). (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in 

Revisions. WSP 1006: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.3 

.4 

.6 

.8

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

3.1

4.7

9.5

17

38

65

100

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

142

270

455

715

1,050

1,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

11

8.2

11

9.0

9.2

*S.l

9.5

9.5

7.9

6.6

6.6

6*2

6.4

7.9

6.2

11 

11

11

12

13.

11

12 

11

9.5

9.5

11

11

11

11

11

11

300.1

9.68

595

Nov.

11

8.4

8.7

12

11

9.S

11

8.2

4.8

11

I3-

IT

11

10

11

10 

9.5

11

*11

10

8.2

*-4 

575

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.0

5.6

6.0

5.8

-

261.6

8.72

519

Dec.

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.8

7.3

7.9

7.3

*7.3

fct

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6 

6.6

3.4

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

4.9

4.9

5.1

202.4

6.53

401

Jan.

4.9

4.7

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.5

5.1

4.9

&£

5.5

5.1

6.0

*5.5

3.7

3.5

5.0 

5.3

5.3 "5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5 

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

3*1

5.0

5.5

5.8

6.0

161.0

5.19

319

Feb.

6.4

6.4

6.6

*7.3

6.4

6.2

7.9

8.2.

6.8

£.0

5.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.2 

6.6

6.4

6.0

5.6

6.4

6.2 

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

_

_

-

174.6

6.24

346

Mar.

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.8

*5.5

5.3

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

5.5

5.8

5.3

5.5

5.5 

5.3

5.3

5.8

5.5

4.9

14T75

5.1

6.0

6.4

6.4

7.6

T7&- 8.4

7.1

181.8

5.86

361

Apr.

6.8

5.8

8.2

7.1

6.0

*6.8

6.6

6.6

5.5

6.4

6.0

6.6

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.5 

6.2

5.1

679

8.4

13

20 

32

33

23

26

45

60

67

5T

498.3

16.6

988

May

44

39

35

33

36

58

139

153

136

121

114

108

106

*104

108

109 

109

116

129

144

136

122 

126

201

185

214

293

*320

439

418

443

4,838

156

9,600

June

455

486

535

*616

580

515

460

451

460

560

1,090

*1,490

1,460

1,500

1.520

1,340 

1,050

703

721

794

635

394 

324

264

233

*134

116

97

85 lie

19,184

639

38,050

July

173

190

153

131

116

110

94

92

85

74

78

78

63

58

53

58 

53

47

42

29

26

27 

*27

32

39

40

43

44

40

44

40

2,179

70.3

4,320

Aug.

45

62

91

63

48

48

36

32

29

30

32

27

25

16

26

27 

32

32

34

29

28

37 

38

35

*29

35

29

32

36

36

36

1,145

36.9

2,270

Sept.

36

44

44

43

42

40

42

44

50

58

55

49

49

*44

38

25 

24

20

21

20

21

25

28

27

27

32

26

26

26

26

-

1,052

35.1

2,090

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,380 Mln 3.4 Mean 87.8 Ac-ft 63,780

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,520 Mln 3.1 Mean 83.7 Ac-ft 59,860

Peak discharge (base. 760 cfs). June 15 (9:30 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (4.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 8, Dec. 24-29, Jan. 6, 15, 16, 28, 

29, Feb. 10-15, 1S-20.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 251

Little Goose Creek In canyon, near Big Horn, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°35', long. 107°03', in sec. 1, T. 53 N., R. 85 W., on left bank 300 ft 

upstream from headgate of Lower Peralta ditch and 7 miles southwest of Big Horn.

Drainage area. 51.0 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,880 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 64.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 610 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.87 ft); minimum 

dally, 6.0 cfs Nov. 27, Jan. 15, Feb. 10.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs June 24, 1946 (gage height, 6.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 650 cfs; minimum recorded, 2.2 cfs Dec. 4, 1949 (gage height, 

0.71 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Three small 

reservoirs (combined capacity, 860 acre-ft) store water during spring runoff and release it 

during irrigation season. Two small diversions above station for irrigation. Diversions into drainage basin above station from East Goose Creek for diversion below staWSP tion 1209). (for details on adjudication of these diversions, see Remarks for this station in 

Revisions.--WSP 1006: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

4.2

6.8

14

33

66

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O

4.3

112

180

268

376

452

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

62

65

65

65

66

65

*6853"

59

58

56

52

53

53

48

40

38

34

29

27

18

17

16

16

20

16

14

14

14

14

13

1,238

39.9

2,460

NOV.

13

11

8.9

14

1?

12

12

9.8

7.1

12

13

11

11

9.8

11

11

11

*10

9.8

9.2

b8.0

b6.3

b7.O

b8.0

b7.5

b7.O

b6.0

bS7o~

8.9

8.6

-

293.9

9.80

583

Dec.

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.2

10

TO

10

10

9.8

9.8

*9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

b9.O

b8.0

b7.5

b8. 5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

285.8

9.22

567

Jan.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

b8.3

b7.0

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.3

576" 8.9

*b6.8

b6.0

b7.5

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.7

8.3

8.6

8.C

8.6

254.1

8.20

5O4

Feb.

9.2

879

*8.9

8.9

7.4

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

b6.0

b7.5

8.O

8.0

b8.0

8.0

b7.5

7.7

b7.6

b7.0

b6.8

b8.0

8.3

8.0

b8.O

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

_

-

223.8

7.99

444

Mar.

b8.0

b7.6

b7.8

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.7

8.3

b8.0

b7.7

.7

.7

.3

.7

.7

.4

.1

.1

.1

8.3

9.5

9.2

9.8

11

10

10

254.8

8.22

505

Apr.

9.8

9.2

9.9

10

9.5

*11

9.8

9.5

b8.0

b8. 3

b8.3

e.e

8.3

8.3

e.o

e.o

be.o

b8~75~ b7.6

9.2

14

20

26

32

26

31

46

59

67

55

-

559.2

18.6

1,110

Hay

52

47

43

41

4O

54

79

1O6

110

96

86

78

72

 68

65

65

68

71

83

105

113

118

124

182

196

230

308

*366

434

3ST

366

4,247

137

8,420

June

376

400

390

343

*286

272

284

300

312

426

447

¥51

431

366

434

286

280

236

221

183

156

139

130

124

110

104

111

1OO

93

*86

7,847

262

15,560

July

82

S2

88

91

89

86

83

93

94

93

98

101

98

99

*94

95

99

96

102

ToT

94

96

93

92

95

93

93

92

89

91

91

2,883

93. 0

5,720

Aug.

94

105

~95 117

97

95

88

84

86

87

86

83

80

80

76

68

68

69

7O

48

*46

7T

62

53

51

55

62

60

61

58

58

2,313

74.6

4,590

Sept.

53

62

6T5

56

55

52

50

43

43

*40

36

34

32

31

29

31

31

30

27

26

27

26

23

22

18

14

14

14

13

IS

1,005

33.5

1,990

Calendar year 1952 : Max 386 Kin 6.0 Mean 65.8 Ac-ft 47,76o

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 447 Hln 6.0 Mean 58.6 Ac-ft 42,450

Peak discharge (base. 420 efs). May 29 (4:30 p.m.) 468 cfs (4.36 ft) ; June 15 (4 a.m.) 61O cfs o«?»n ' (4.87 ft) . * Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Goose Creek below Sheridan, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°49'25", long. 106°57'40", in SE^SWi sec. 15, T. 56 N., R. 84 W., on 

right bank 700 ft north of Sheridan city limits and 1,200 ft downstream from Soldier 

Creek.

Drainage area. --392 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,701.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 3, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at datum 2.18 ft 

lower.

Average discharge. --11 years, 212 cfs.

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs June 15 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs July 23, 31, Aug. 1.

1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 4,040 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 11.26 ft); 

minimum daily, 8.7 cfs Aug. 30, 1942.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by 12 mountain reservoirs by storage during

spring runoff and release for irrigation during summer (combined capacity of reservoirs, 

14,600 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 16-24)

Oct. 1 to June 27

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

27

51

93

178

322

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

788

1,290

1,840

2,160

0.5 

.6

June 28 to Sept. 30 

8.0 1.0 74

1.5 175

1.8 254

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

67

61

64

70

72

79

93

97

91

88

90

88

86

95

101

*99

101

99

101

99

97

90

88

88

86

90

68

88

91

86

86

2,717

87.6

5,390

Jtov.

84

86

81

83

84

84

86

88

81

78

88

88

88

86

*86

90

93

91

91

91

93

72

68

86

76

68

63

68

78

72

-

2,471

82.4

4,900

Dec.

73

79

83

83

83

84

88

88

81

76

81

84

95

95

90

86

88

86

*86

83

84

78

72

59

57

62

68

72

71

67

68

2,450

79.0

4,860

Jan.

67

66

68

71

70

52

62

76

84

97

78

81

78

*56

38_

63

78

79

78

76

83

79

79

83

83

86

75

59

84

76

76

2,281

73.6

4,520

Feb.

81

78

76

76

*76

70

72

79

76

59

70

84

83

72

83

67

79

78

62

59

75 ' 71

72

72

71

78

86

83

_

_

-

2,078

74.2

4,120

Mar.

75

64

7?

79

78

75

79

83

91

101

*119

115

117

107

90

97

97

83

88

90

90

83

78

76

78

83

83

79

83

91

86

2,710

87.4

5,380

Apr.

88

88

81

81

81

83

90

99

91

79

78

78

78

78

78

78

83

84

76

78

83

93

117

*155

137

127

144

183

224

214

-

3,127

104

6,200

May

190

173

162

151

144

151

216

340

366

335

308

280

*280

254

254

246

246

234

232

276

297

270

267

362

477

477

649

*783

1.050

974

924

11,348

366

22,510

June

924

929

939

934

904

874

822

841

807

929

1,260

*1,850

1,740

1,970

*2.160

1,840

1,510

1,010

*889

969

904

625

468

397

315

273

209

168

125

*100

-

27,685

923

54,910

July

142

232

232

194

156

115

89

71

55

52

50

43

43

32

24

24

23

21

19

15

14

14

*13

14

14

15

19

21

18

14

13

1,801

58.1

3,570

Aug.

13

25

"95 111

72

63

58

54

49

49

55

52

42

35

33

35

36

36

35

33

30

37

50

46

*32

29

32

29

32

35

33

1,366

44.1

2,710

Sept.

30

37

58

55

52

50

48

40

35

37

*43

46

48

39

39

39

.39

50

54

52

50

46

46

46

49

50

52

55

46

44

-

1,375

45.8

2,730

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,570 Mln 57 Mean 199 Ac-ft 144,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,160 Min 13 Mean 168 Ac-ft 121,800

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). June 15 (2:30 p.m.) 1 2,370 cfs (5.98 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Tongue River near Acme, Wyo.

253

Location.--Lat 44°57', long. 106"56', In sec. I, T. 57 N., R. 84 W., on right bank just 

upstream from Ash Creek, 400 ft downstream from highway bridge and 3.2 miles northeast 

of Acme.

Drainage area. 894 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,530 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--15 years, 421 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 cfs June 16 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum daily, 63 cfs Aug. 27-29.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 9,110 cfs June 4, 1944 (gage height, 10.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,700 cfs; maximum gage height, 10.68 ft Mar. 16, 1947 (ice 

Jam); minimum daily discharge, 3.4 cfs Aug. 24, 1940.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209). Some regulation by 12 

mountain reservoirs by storage during spring runoff and release for irrigation during 

summer (combined capacity of reservoirs, 14,600 acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 16-19, July 5 to Sept. 30)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

82

156

264

520

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

850 

1,75O 

2,850 

4,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

104

94

92

96

100

*109

124

138

138

135

135

138

138

144

169

172 

178

175

175

182

185

175

169

175

178

178

175

172

175

175

175

4,668

151

9,260

NOV.

172

175

159

153

178

175

172

175

166

153

162

178

178

175

172

182 

182

*178

182

182

182

162

115

150

135

120

110

130

160

160

-

4,873

162

9,670

Dec.

*165

165

160

155

155

160

165

165

155

148

155

160 iza TTO

165

158 

160

157

157

155

160

150

130

*100

I5s

120

140

145

143

138

140

4,671

151

9,260

Jan.

138

138

140

143

140

100

125

145

160

170

170

175

*172

110

80

125 

150

155

155

150

160

150

155

160

160

160

120

*95

160

150

150

4,461

144

8,850

Feb.

160

160

165

165

*163

140

145

150 '140

90

125

150

140

138

150

135 

145

*142

110

*95

143

140

140

 140

140

150

160

155

_

_

-

3,976

142

7,890

Mar.

125

*100

120

145

140

138

150

156

185

236

*277

281

228

217

192

182 

188

182

169

178

182

169

156

156

159

166

17?

166

172

185

178

5,450

176

10,810

Apr.

169

175

162

150

159

156

172

182

172

159

147

i5Q

153

153

156

153 

159

166

159

150

159

182

206

260

272

240

*252

319

390

418

5,900

197

11,700

May

370

341

319

298

285

289

364

556

647

628

574

520

*520

472

454

430 

436

430

448

526

574

544

526

598

864

864

1,200

*1,600

1,940

2.080

1,840

21,537

695

42,720

June

1,990

2,000

2,080

2,040

1,950

1,980

1,890

1,890

1,890

2,190

2,650

*3,310

3,460

3,520

3,880

4.020 

*3,100

2, 580

2,220

2,210

2,000

1,580

1,290

1,120

1,010

906

787

703

622

538

-

61,406

2,047

121,800

July

*490

544

496

442

375

328

281

236

217

192

182

162

153

141

124 

121

124

126

121

126

124

*124

*100

100

100

100

94

80

78

12.

6,498

210

12,890

Aug.

75

102

236

248

169

135

124

116

114

107

107

104

96

80

80

77 

80

75

66

69

69

69

77

78

»73

66

63

63

63

68

68

3,017

97.3

5,980

Sept.

69

71

98

109

109

107

102

102

96

92

*92

92

92

86

80

82 

80

82

88

84

80

82

78

77

77

78

78

80

78

75

-

2,596

86.5

5,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,530 Mln 92 Mean 415 Ac-ft 301,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,020 Mln 63 Mean 354 Ao-ft 256,000

discharge (base. 1.800 cfs) . May 30 (5 a.m.) 2,290 cfs (5.49 ft)j June 16 (12:30 a.m.) 4,870 

.56 ft).

ischarge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 5 (no gage-height record Dec. 19-24).

Peak d 

fs (7. 

* Disc
254 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

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

Location.--Lat 45°05', long. 106°46', in NE$ sec. 13, T. 8 S., R. 40 E., on left bank

half a mile downstream from Tongue River Bam, 4 miles upstream from Post Creek, 7 miles 

northeast of Decker, and 15 miles southeast of Kirby.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 14 years, 462 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 cfs June 17, 18 (gage height, 5.01 ft); 

minimum, 28 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 6,180 cfs June 5, 1944 (gage height, 7.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum, probably less than 0.5 cfs during period 

of no gage-height record, Apr. 17 to May 8, 1940, when gates at dam were closed.

Remarks. Records' good. Diversions for irrigation of about 57,500 acres above station. 

Plow regulated by Tongue River Reservoir (see p. 284), and by eight smaller reservoirs 

in Wyoming with a usable capacity of 14,200 acre-ft.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Dec. 16, 

June ZZ to Aug. ll)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

127

252

420

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

665

1,000

1,790

2,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

454

454

454

449

445

441

437

428

424

313

318

530" 540

520

510

500

496

486

461

472

467

462

456

312

209

212

212

212

214

212

214

12,336

398

24,470

Jiov.

214

214

217

?IT

217

 217

217

206

214" 81

212

212

212

212

212

212

209

209

209

209

209

209

209

2O9

206

206

203

203

201

201

-

6,175

206

12,250

Dec.

i°l

SoT

198

198

195

195

W8- 193

*198

198

195

195

198

198

195

195

195

195

195

195

198

198

198

198

201

198

198

195

198

198

198

5,109

197

12,120

Jan.

198

201

US

198

198

 198

201

198

198

198

160

138

T3S

138

138

138

138

138

138

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

142

142

142

4,936

159

9,790

Feb.

144

144

144

144

144

148

rre

148

148

*148

148

148

148

148

146

146

146

146

144

144

144

144

144

142

142

140

14TT

142

_

-

4,062

145

8,060

Mar.

142

I4T

142

142

140

140

140

140

129

98

98

98

96

95

98

98

100

 101

103

103

105

106

105

105

106

106

106

106

108

110

110

3,519

114

6,980

Apr.

110

106

106

129

158

155

155

155

153

153

175

225

225

222

222

222

222

220

190

BO

99

14S

146

144

159

220

220

220

236

277

5,250

175

10,410

May

277

277

245

4T6- 158

 420

420

416

416

416

416

412

412

462

530

530

530

530

530

486

462

462

462

462

462

462

500

738

1,130

2,020

2.160

17,639

569

34,990

June

1,970

1,700

1,320

1,200

 1,200

1,300

1,410

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,650

2,260

2,260

2,360

2,480

2,62O

2.670

2,660

2,050

1,710

1,730

1,630

1,060

909

538

424

441

512

354

-

45,138

1,538

91,510

July

550

555

550

450

353

353

 223

372

372

372

353

298

301

274

260

260

255

220

222

22O

220

201

142 2"3"6-

18O

167

153

172

196

198

195

8,870

286

17,590

Aug.

195

2O3

195

260

»285

255

255

255

252

252

252

249

249

247

247

244

236

209

209

167

144

133

131

129

129

114

102

T29

127

127

127

6,106

197

12,110

Sept.

116

 98

98

143

175

175

175

107

203

202

203

2O3

205

206 ISC112

112

1O3

98

96

se

96

94

94

94

95

93

93

91

5T

3,914

13C

7.76C

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,360 Mln 81 Mean 452 Ac-ft 335,400

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,670 "In 80 Mean 343 Ac-ft 248,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 255

Tongue River at Miles City, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°21', long. 105°48 ! , In Sl£ sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 47 E., on right bank 4 

miles south of Miles City and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. April 1938 to April 1942, April 1946 to September 1953. Published as 

"near Miles City" April 1938 to April 1942. Not equivalent to records published as 

"near Miles City" May 1929 to September 1932.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. April 1938 to April 1942, wire-weight gage at site 8 miles 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1938-39, 1940-41, 1946-53), 419 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 cfs June 20 (gage height, 5.16 ft); ralnlmum dally discharge, 8.5 cfs Aug. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 0.38 ft Sept. 30, from 

graph based on gage readings.

1938-42, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 12,000 C£B Mar. 6, 1949 (gage height, 10.6 ft), 

float measurement; maximum gage height, 11.80 ft Mar. 6, 1949 (ice Jam); no flow July 9- 

19, Aug. 13, 14, Sept. 28, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

for irrigation of about 90,000 acres above station.

Diversions 

...... ........ Flow regulated by Tongue River

Reservoir (see p. 284), and by eight smaller reservoirs in Wyoming with a usable capacity of 14,200 aere-ft. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 18, Nov. 2O, 

June 15-22, Aug. 5-28)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15, June 15 to Sept. 30 Mar. IS to June 14

0.3 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.1

S

16

34

61

105

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.8

250

520

1,250

2,950

0.8 

1.1 

1.4

84

160

273

2.0 630

3.0 1,330

4.1 2,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

190

1ST

138

218

238

246

250

26O

*265

295

355

360

355

290

345

424

430

436

436

436

448

442

442

442

442

436

406

310

275

260

250

10,374

335

20,580

flov.

255

246

238

238

238

242

246

250

246

255

?So~ 265

*222

210

242

242

246

250

240

242

230

230

220

210

150

90

135

170

180

190

-

6,673

222

13,240

Dec.

200

?55

200

210

210

21O

200

210

*205

200

210

200

200

210

220

210

210

200

200

200

200

210

210

200

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

6,395

206

12,680

Jan.

200

200

210

210" 220

200

190

200

210

210

220

220

*205

170

160

155" 150

160

16O

170

160

150

160

170

170

170

160

150

160

170

150

5,595

180

11,100

Feb.

160

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

180

*195

170

160

170

170

160

150

rra

160

150

150

150

170

170

170

170

170

170

160

_

_

-

4,665

167

9,250

Mar.

150

140

130

T35

140

 140

170

200

250

400

430

455

410

420

400

350

269

218

176

170

167

163

150

176

163

157

*151

145

142

142

136

6,805

220

13,500

Apr.

136

133

136

133

130

133

136

139

148

16O

160

163

*160

163

167

190

193

T§5

186

186

186

173

173

167

139

122

112

90

55

92

4,486

150

8,900

May

115

115

128

128

118

112

115

94

27?

1,400

844

492

714

474

356

310

305

*379

403

409

414

409

397

548

1,380

579

456

414

426

598

728

13,632

440

27,040

June

»1,300

 2,090

2,17O

2,010

1,620

1,26O

1,070

1,770

1,850

1,560

1,560

1,580

1,580

2,100

2,610

2,230

*2,300

2,400

2,620

2.860

2,75O

2,340

1,880

1.78O

1,720

1,360

1,210

902

643

490

53,615

1,787

106,300

July

502

'335" 574

385

380

360

*305

210

174

166

1O8

120

111

95

85

88

58

46

40

34

31

23

14

11

12

14

11

10

Iff

50

4,381

141

8,690

Aug.

36

28

25

17

58

~*3"9~ 156

18

21

39

35

40

41

39

48

74

46

63

38

28

21

18

15

13

11

8.5

20'

52

27

63

1,146.0

37.0

2,270

Sept.

24

13

12

11

IT

11

12

11

12

11

11

12

12

12

15

22

36

36

38

35

34

33

31

 32

33

29

22

17

12

11

611

20.4

1,210

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,420 Mln 69 Mean 472 Ac-ft 343,000

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 2,860 Mln 8.5 Mean 324 Ac-ft 234,800

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). --June 15 (3 to 5 a.m.) 3,060 cfs {5.01 ft); June 20 (6 to 7 p.m.)

3,100 cfs (5.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19, Nov. 21 to Mar. 16, Mar. 23. Discharge

computed from once-daily staff -gage readings July 19 to Sept. 30.
256 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°25', long. 105°51', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 47 E., on left bank 50 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 22 at Miles City and three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Tongue River.

Records available. September 1922 to August 1923, August 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,330.20 ft above mean sea level (Montana 

State Highway benchmark). Prior to May 6, 1929, staff gages at pumping plant H miles 

downstream at different datums. May 6, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, wire-weight gage and 

Oct. 1, 1931, to Nov. 10, 1937, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Nov. 11, 

1937, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder at pumping plant l£ miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 10,840 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 58,400 cfs June 17 (gage height. 11.60 ft); minimum, about 2,500 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 1.69 ft, result of freezeup).

1922-23, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 96,300 cfs June 19, 1944 (gage height, 12.74 

ft); maximum gage height, 21.7 ft (present site and datum) Mar. 20, 1944 (ice jam), from 

floodmark; minimum discharge, 996 cfs Dec. 14, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation by reservoirs on 

tributary streams. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,100,000 acres above station 

(does not include flood irrigation).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12, June 28 to Sept. 3O Mar. 13 to June 27

2.6 

4.0

4,24O 

8,600

6.0 

7.4

17,600 

26,5OO

2.8 4,960

4.0 9,000

6.O 18,200

10.0

11.5

45.0OO 

57,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

Z5

2627

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5,730

5,730

5,670 

57575"

5,670

5,850

6,030

6,400

6,780 

6,710

6,560

6,500

6,470

6,500

6,810

7,320

7,380

7,480

7,580 

7,550

7,550

7,620

77555"

7,480

7,450

7,290

7,190

7,09O

7,030

6,960 

6,810

210,410

6,787

417,300

Nov.

6.810

6,656

6,500 

6,500

6,440

6,340

6,34O

6,370

6,470 

6,470

6,440

6,340

6,220

6,310

6,530

6,500

6,560

6.68O

6,650 

6,530

6,590

6,400

6,400

6,400

5,880

5,600

4,500

3,300

2,800

2,860

180,320

6,011

357,700

Dec.

2.900

3,166

3,800 

4,600

6,OOO

6,200

6,300

6,300

6.350 

6,156

5,800

5,600

5,400

5,800

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,400

5,200 

5,200

5,400

5,400

5,200

5,000

4,800

4,400

4,000

3,400

3,200

3,300 

3,500

154,500

4,984

306,400

Jan.

4,300

5,200

5,600 

5,700

5,400

5,150

5,000

5,300

3.900 

4,000

5,200

7.150

7,666

6,700

6,200

5,800

6,200

6,200

6,100 

6,200

6,050

5,800

6,000

6,350

6,600

6,550

6,250

6,300

6,3OO

6,400 

6,050

180,950

5,837

358,900

Feb.

5,800

6,000

6.200 

6,206

6,200

6,000

5,80O

5,800

5,600 

5,700

5,600

5,600

5,800

5,800

5,600

5,500

5,600

5,600

5,400 

5,200

5,000

4,800

4,966'

5,000

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,400

_

155,700

5,561

308,800

Mar.

5,200

57555" 5.000

5,500

6,OOO

6,000

7,600

8.000

7,900 

7,800

7,600

7,400

7,260

7,160

6,790

6,530

6,250

5,910

5,670 

5,700

5,580

5,460

5,370

5,310

5,310

5,340

5,280

5,220

5,400

5,400 

5,460

189,600

6,116

376,100

Apr.

5,52O

5.67O

5,640 

5,520

5,460

5,280

5,220

5,490

5,940 

6,570

6,530

6,100

5,790

5,640

5,610

5,580

5,610

5,640

5,340 

5,460

5,430

5,280

5.150

5,430

6,160

6,730

7,050

6,890

6,600

7.120

175,430

5,848

348,000

May

8,110

8,340

8,3OO 

7,300

6,730

6,160

5.61O

5.020

5,160 

7,580

9,28O

9,440

10,200

9,480

8,920

8,420

7,920

7,620

7,020 

7,020

7,880

9.0OO

10,500

10, 600

10,400

9,400

8,420

8,300

9,040

17,100 

25.100

277,370

8,947

550,200

June

23,900

23,800

22,800 

26.5OO

29,500

28,500

25,900

25,500

24,900 

24,700

25,200

25,100

34,400

41,200

48,200

55,100

56,900

51,100

46,100 

49,200

51,800

46,900

56,600

51,600

31,400

52,400

29,900

25,900

22,500

20.900

X01B,400

55,950 2,ceoyooo

July

20,400

22,70O

24,70O 

25.200

24] 500

25,500

22,900

22,500

21,000 

19,700

18,900

18,600

17,500

16, 600

16,000

15,300

15,000

15,400

14,400 

13,866

13,100

12,200

11,300

10,600

9,660

9,080

9,010

9,050

8,710

8.280 

8,286

497,670

16,050

987,100

Aug.

8,420

8,86O

9,620 

9,660

11.500

11,200

10,500

9,510

9,350 

8,600

8,200

8,200

8,310

8,060

7,450

7,03O

6,680

6,620

6,340 

5,940

5,610

5,340

5,010

5,100

5,07O

4,920

4,700

4,610

4,700

4.550 

4,766

224,140

7,250

444,600

Sept.

4,470

4,420

4,530 

4,840

5,550

6,400

6.650

6,280

6,160 

5,970

5,550

5,370

5,160

5,100

4,950

4,640

4,500

4,420

4.570 

4,400

4,470

4,500

4,610

4,670

4,720

4,780

4,580

4,700

4,840

4,920

150,520

5,017

298,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 52,900 Mln 2,800 Mean 11,720 Ac-ft 8,510,000

Hater year 1952-53: Max 56,900 Mln 2,800 Mean 9,356 Ac-ft 6,774,000

Peak discharge (base, 36,700 cfs). June 17 (8 a.m.) 58,400 cfs (11.60 ft).

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 12.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo.

. 9, T. 42 N., R. 81 W. , on left bank 

87, l£ miles upstream from Murphy Creek,

Location. Lat 43°37<, long. 106°35', in SEv sec.

600 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 87, , 

6.6 miles southeast of Kaycee, and about 7 miles upstream from confluence with Middle 

Pork.

Drainage area . 1,150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --May to December 1911 (gage heights only), April 1938 to June 1940, 

May 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. May 11 to Dec. 31, 1911, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 9, 1938, to June 30, 1940, chain gage at present site 

at datum 1.90 ft lower.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs July 18 (gage height, 3.50 ft, from 

floodmark) ; minimum daily, 4.1 cfs July 27, Aug. 7-9.

1938-40, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs May 22, 1952 (gage height, 7.87 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow Feb. 9, 10, 1939.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209). Records of chemical analyses, 

water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*6.8

6.4

F^

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.5

8.5

8.1

*11

IT

8.5

8.5

9.7

10

11

11

11

10

9.3

8.9

9.7

10

10

*11

a 11

a 11

280.1

9.04

556

flov.

a 11

alo

*a9.4

10

*14

16

17

13

15

17

19

21

26

*25

22

20

21

20

18

20

18

15

10

12

14

10

i5 9.0

11

11

-

459.4

15.3

911

Dec.

*11

13

15

13

14

17

19

20

18

19

20

22

24

26

2F

24

20

15

*16

18

18

*17

16

15

13

15

16

17

18

20

16

551

17.8

1,090

Jan.

16

18

17

16

15

*13

16

25

35

40

40

*37

20

15

10

14

16

18

19

 20

20

20

22

25

28

*28

25

24

27

30

33

702

22.6

1,390

Feb.

34

 36

36

36

28

25

22

20

*18

15

16

20

25

30

35

35

40

30

25

20

25

30

35

40

40

*43

40

35

-

_

-

834

29.8

1,650

Mar.

25

20

2?

23

*23

23

21

60

*224

300

255" 351

188

120

85

64

75

*67

43

42

47

40

33

 31

31

34

36

29

27

27

26

2,395

77.3

4,750

Apr.

*25

25

25

24

25

54

*64

47

42

45

45

34

33

*29

28

28

33

33

31

31

29

29

*27

25

24

23

23

23

27

*40

965

32.2

1,910

May

27

26

31

45

31

36

*17

13

18

19

17

18

16

16

*15

13

12

13

13

12

*11

12

12

18 *14

13

14

13

23

66

T¥

620

20.0

1,230

June

10

8.9

*8.9

8.5

62

249

197

 67

22

18

16

15

15

16

*310

*136

50

20

*24

19

34

32

24

21

15

*8.7

7.9

7.2

S~4 6.4

1,434.9

47.8

2,850

July

4.8

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

7.9

6.4

6.4

7.9

7.9

8.7

10

*270

*53

*259

 268

*41

21

9.5

7.9

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.1

47§

*504

*8T

40

1,678.7

54.2

3,330

Aug.

30

28

46

58

?T

7.9

4.1

47T

4.1

5.6

4.8

*4.8

4.8

5.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.6

6.4

*5.6

4.8

11

7.2

4.8

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

333.4

10.8

661

Sept.

4.8

KT

 8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

*7.2

8.7

8.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

5.6

6.4

10

12TO"

9.5

8.7

*9.5

8.7

8.7

7.9

8.7

9.5

8.7

9.5

7.9

239.8

7.99

476

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,260 Mln 4.3 Mean 41.2 Ac-ft 29,890

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5O4 Mln 4.1 Mean 28.7 Ac-ft 20.8OO

Peak discharge (base. l.OOO efs).--June 15 (l p.m.) 1.25O cfs (2.30 ft); July 16 (6 a.m.) 1,580 cfs 

(2.75 ft); July 18 (9 p.mi) 2,720 cfs (3.5O ft); July 29 (10 a.m.) 1,58O cfs (2.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather 

records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 4, 8-11, Nov. 2O to Jan. 31, Feb. 6 to Mar. 4.
258 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Powder River above Kaycee, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°39', long. 106°49' , in SW£ sec. 33, T. 43 N., R. 83 W., on right bank 

2 miles upstream from Red Fork, 2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, and 10 miles 

southwest of Kaycee.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1949 to September 1953.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,874.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 437 cfs May 29 (gage height, 4.04 ft); minimum 

daily, 17 cfs Aug. 9.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,020 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 5.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 680 cfs; minimum daily, that of Aug. 9, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 11.7 ft, date unknown.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks 

for this station in WSP 1209). Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 29)

1.9

2.0 

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.8

71

142

386

Discharge, in cubic.feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

28

29

30

30

30

30

31

32

31

31

32

33

37

*38

39

38

37

37

36

37

36

36

37

38

37

37

39

39

38

38

1,069

34.5

2,120

flov.

39

39

36

36

37

*37

37

36

32

34

35

36

36

36

39

36

40

40

39

37

35

32

28

30

32

28

25

30

35

40

-

1,052

35.1

2,090

Dec.

41

*42

41

35

37

39

39

39

37

35

36

37

37

38

40

38

36

34

35

37

3S

36

34

32

3jD

33

3S

38

*40

40

38

1,146

37.0

2,270

Jan*

38

38

40

38

36

35

40

48

52

56

48

50

*44

35

25

35

40

43

45

46

*49

45

44

44

42

42

*38

37

39

42

39

1,293

41.7

2,560

Feb.

41

39

40

40

37

38

38

38

35

33

*30

32

35

36

37

38

41

35

30

28.

31

34

35

*34

38

43

41

41

_

_

-

1,018

36.4

2,020

Mar.

41

35

37

40

42

44

44

44

*44

45

46

44

45

47

44

48

47

43

45

46

44

44

44

44

46

48

49

50

52

54

51

1,397

45.1

2,770

Apr.

51

49

45

47

46

51

53

48

48

*47

47

46

46

4S

44

44

4S

44

40

41

42

44

50

61

49

51

62

*68

85

74

1,515

50.5

3,000

May

64

60

59

57

*57

59

75

99

120

94

77

70

77

71

72

78

90

*105

132

173

17 S

150

148

210

219

219

292

*361

*343

264

250

4,321

139

8,570

June

225

210

*186

168

173

198

168

146

138

130

122

111

98

94

116

92

77

72

S6

62

SI

56

48

50

*46

44

42

39

39

57

3,114

104

6,180

July

34

34

34

32

31

30

29

29

30

*27

27

27

27

26

27

30

31

31

31

28

27

27

26

2±

24

24

24

24

55

34

30

914

29.5

1,810

Aug.

26

30

34

24

20

20

19

18

17

18

23

*21

20

19

18

19

18

19

19

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

19

19

19

633

20.4

1,260

Sept.

19

22

25

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

22

20

21

*20

20

20

21

25

24

22

20

19

20

21

21

20

21

22

24

24

66S

22.3

1,320

Calendar year 1952: Max 408 Mln 20 Mean 55.8 Ae-ft 40,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 351 Mln 17 Mean 49.7 Ac-ft 35,970

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--May 29 (2:30 a.m.) 437 ofs (4.04 ft); July 29 (7 a.m.) 303 cfs 

(3.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-11, Nov. 20 to Jan. 10, Jan. 15-19, 23, 27- 

29, Feb. 5-22, Mar. 2-5.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 259

Red Pork near Barnum, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°39' , long. 106°47', in sec. 35, T. 43 N., R. 83 W., on right bank 800 ft 

upstream from mouth and 6.5 miles east of Barnum.

Drainage area. 142 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1929 to June 1932 (no winter records), March 1950 to December 1953 

( discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder, my 24, 1929, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at site 57 ft upstream at datum 1.52 ft higher. Mar. 20 to June 2, 1950, chain gage at site 57 ft upstream 

at datum 0.49 ft higher.

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 527 cfs July 29 (gage height, 

5TT5~ft), minimum daily, 3.8 cfs July 28.

1953: Maximum daily discharge during period October to December, 33 cfs Dec. 31, 

minimum daily, 13 cfs Oct. l.

1929-32, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 768 cfs May 14, 1932 (gage height, 3.63 ft, 

site and datum then in use); no flow July 12-31, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 10.3 ft (present datum) April 1927, at site 57 ft upstream, from 

floodmark, from information by local resident.

Remarks Records fair prior to Apr. 1, good thereafter except those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209). 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1176: Drainage area. WSP 1209: 1950(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

*?3

20

21

22

22

2O

20

21

21

19

20

20

20

21

20

2O

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21 

21

21

21

20

641

20.7

1,270

Jlov.

20

18

18

17

20

*21

21

19

SLS.

13

18

20

22

23

26

SI

27

27

27

27

25

20

15

10

14

12

15 

20

22

25

-

598.9

20.0

1,190

Dec.

26

*27

26

25

27

27

27

27

25

27

27

27

27

27

29

27

27

26

27

28

27

26

24

20

15

20

22 

25

27

27

*27

796

25.7

1,580

Jan.

26

27

27

26

25

23

25

26

27

28

27

27

*27

20

10

20

23

25

27

26

»28

26

25

26

27

28

»24 

26

27

27

26

782

25.2

1,550

Feb.

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

»23

25

26

26

26

25

26

23

21

18

20

22

24 *26I

26

26

i

-

-

695

24.8

1,380

Mar.

26

21

20

23

25

26

26

26

*26

28

29

26

26

26

25

25

26

25

24

26

26

25

25

26

26

26

26 

27

28

28

27

795

25.6

1,580

Apr.

28

27

26

26

27

30

30

29

27

*27

28

£8

28

28

28

28

30

30

28

28

30

32

35

36

34

35

40 

»37

il

40

-

921

30.7

1,830

May

38

38

37

36

*36

35

35

42

61

53

47

40

56

54

58

58

65

85

99

103

106

92

87

93

94

86

94 

*102

124

97

87

2,138

69.0

4,240

June

77

73

»68

63

66

31

81

65

54

49

42

41

40

40

50

41

36

32

31

29

27

26

26

25

»22

18

18 

16

14

ii

1,279

42.6

2,540

July

12

9.9

11

9.9

8.8

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.8

*7.4

7.4

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.5

7.4

6.9

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.7

4.4

6~5.8

*23

20

307.2

9.91

609

Aug.

19

20

23

20

18

18

17

15

15

15

18

»16

15

14

13

16

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

11 

11

11

izl

9.9

445.8

14.4

884

Sept.

9.4

11

13

12

11

11

9.9

9.4

9.9

9.4

9.4

8.8

8^

* 8.2

9.4

12

13

15

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

-

360.0

12.0

714

Calendar year 1952: Max 255 Mln 4,6 Mean 30.0 Ac-ft 21,760

Water year 1952-53: Max 124 Mln 3.8 Mean 26.7 Ac-ft 19,370

Feak discharge (base. 120 cfs). May 29 (6:30 a.m.) 150 cfs (3.00 ft); July 29 (5:30 a.m.) 527 cfs 

(5.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Jan. 18, Jan. 27, 28, Feb. 6-25, Mar. 1- 

5 (no gage-height record Dec. 16 to Jan. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements 

and weather records).

Discharge in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

13

14

16

17

17

18

17

17

Nov.

21

21

22

22

»21

21

21

21

Dec.

26

26

22

21

22

23

23

24

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

17

17

17

*18

18

19

19

20

Nov.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Dec.

22

25

»26

27

27

25

26

25

Day

17

18

19

20

21

Z?.

23

24

Oct.

20

21

21

21

24

23

22

23

Nov.

21

22

21

18

19

20

22

26

Dec.

24

25

26

26

26

25

24

25

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. .....................................................................

Mean. ......................................................................

Runoff In acre-feet. .......................................................

Oct.

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

612

19.7

1.210

Nov.

26

26

»26

26

26

26

_

21.8

1.300

Dec.

26

27

28

30

*32

32

33

799

25.8

1.58O

Calendar year 1953; Max 124 Ac-ft 19.420

* Discharge measurement made on,this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20-22, Dec. 3-18, 22-31.
260 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Powder River near Hazelton, Wjo.

Location. La t 44°01' f long. 107°04 I , in SE£ sec. 21, T. 47 N., R. 85 W., on right bank

3 miles upstream from Twin Creek and 7.5 miles southwest of Hazelton. 

Drainage area. 25.0 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1949). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,150 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 13.0 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 886 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.34 ft), from

rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Nov. 24.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1953; minimum daily, 1.2 efs Jan. 22,

1952.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

1086 

1116 

1146 

1176 

1209 

1239

Water 

year

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950 

1951 

1952

Date

about May 5, 1947 

about May 20, 1948 

June 6, 1949 

about May 23, 1950 

May 18, 1951 

May 3, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

396 

290 

361 

332 

171 

302

Gage height 

(feet)

3.44 

3.14 

3.40 

3.27 

2.62 

3.18

Remarks. Records good except those above 110 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversion above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1949 and 1952, superseding those published in WSP 1146 and 1239, are 

given herewith:

1949 

June 6. 

12.

190

126

1952 

Apr. 28.......... 142

1952-Con. 

Apr. 29.......... 134

Hay 2.......... 138

3....... ... 171

4.. ........ 164

June 3.......... 118

Month

Calendar year 1949, .......................

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

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

Water year 1951-52 ........................

Revised peak discharge. 1948-49: June 6 (

1951-52: May 3 (8:30 p.m.) 302 cfs (

Cfs-days

1,975 

5,080.7 

5,098.1

623.2 

2,287 

1,409 

5,636.8

Maximum

190 

190 

190

142 

171 

118 

171

Minimum

27

2.0 

41 

20 

1.2

Mean

65.8 

13.9 

14.0

20.8 

73.8 

47.0 

15.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,920 

10,O8O 

10,120

1,240 

4,540 

2,790 

11,180

5 a.m.) 361 cfs; June 12 (1 a.m.) 242 cfs. 

.. 3.18 . ft); June 3 (9 a.m.) .. 237 cfs (2.95 . ft)._.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

i

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

11

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.7

3.7

3.7 

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5

102.8

3.32

204

JIov.

2.1

1.7

2.2

*3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.5

*1.8

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.5

-

75.6

2.52

150

Dec.

2.7

2.8

278 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2'

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

83.1

2.68

165

Calendar year 1952: Max 171

Jan.

2.7

277

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

U,

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

80.9

2.61

160

Feb.

2.6

2TST

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

_

-

71.4

2.55

142

Mar.

774" 2.5

2.3 

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

71.2

2.30

141

Apr.

2.2

2.2

2.2

£.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2,0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

3.0

3.2

279

-

67.6

2.25

134

May

2.6

2.6

2^5 

2.5

2.5

3.5

4.5

6.0

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.4

7.0

8.0

9.0

11

15

20

18

16

18

25

22

30

60

110

200

125

120

890.1

28.7

1,770

June

*115

*105

97 

88

83

93

100

101

88

101

98

96

90

94

*554

114

88

76

71

63

54

49

45

44

41

38

37

34

*30

21

2,514

83.8

4,990

July

 2J 25

22 

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

19

21

17

*15

14

19

16

14

13

13

12

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.1

8.7

877

15

11

9.6

476.3

15.4

945

Aug.

9.6

14

i

8.4

7.7

7.3

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.3

6.3

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.6

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.5

4.3

Izl.

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

204.4

6.59

405

Sept.

3.5 *3.7

5^0 

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.5

2.4

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

~

88.8

2.96

176

Mln 1.2 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,08O

Water year' 1952-53: Max 354 Mln 1.5 Mean 12.9 Ac-ft 9,380

cfs (4.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 15 to Nov. 25. No gage-height record Nov. 26 

to June 2; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for station near Hayoworth.
YELLCWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Powder River near Mayoworth, Wyo.

261

Location. Lat 43°54', long. 106«53', in sec. 6, T. 45 N., R. 83 W., on right bank 2 miles 

downstream from Pass Creek and 6 miles northwest of Mayoworth.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1943).

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,590 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 12, 1948, at site 300 ft downstream at datum 4.43 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years (1942-53), 35.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 715 cfs June 15 (gage height, 5.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 370 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 9.2 cfs Oct. 24-27.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 1,270 cfs Aug. 11, 1941 (gage height, 7.64 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 72 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 6.7 cfs Nov. 10, 1950, corrected (gage height, 2.08 

ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Two small 

diversions above station for irrigation of 223 acres on Hat Ranch.

Revisions. WSP 1209: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.9

3.2

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

Discharge, in cubic fee.t per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

14

15

17

17

14

13

14

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

20

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6 

10

10

447.0

14.4

887

JJov.

10

10

10

10

10

10 *11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

14

19

19

19

14

12

12

11

10

11

13

14 

15

-

355

11.8

704

Dec.

15

15

*14

16

16

16

17

18

Ta

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

15

13

14

16

16

18 

18

18

525

16.9

1,040

Calendar year 1952: Max 286

Jan.

18

IS

18

17

17

16

18

17

18

18

19

19

*19

16

11

16

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19 

19

19

560

18.1

1,110

Feb.

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

19

16

*16

18

19

18

18

17

17

18

16

15.

16

17

17

18

19

19

19

19

-

-

500

17.9

992

Mar.

19

17

15

ii

17

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

16

14

567

18.3

1,120

Apr.

17

21

19

20

20

19

19

19

16

14.

18

19

18

18

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

18

19

20

22

30

i578

19.3

1,150

Mln 9.2 Mean 31.1

May

26

26

2*

24

 24

29

39

47

51

40

32

29

32

31

30

32

34

39

44

49

47

39

41

60

43

57

92

*148

M

~ '

134

1,726

55.7

3,420

June

131

124

118

*104

97

113

116

129

104

110

115

106

95

85

*389

157

115

94

82

73

64

60

56

54

*53

50

49

46

41 

37.

-

2,967

98.9

5,880

July

34

32

29

28

26

26

24

24

26

*27

29

34

30

26

24

34

36

29

26

26

27

26

25

25

23

21

22

22

26 

23

25

840

27.1

1,670

Aug.

25

29

40

31

26

24

23

22

21

22

22

22

21

21

22

21

22

19

*19

19

19

19

19

17

17

16

16

16

16 

16

16

658

21.2

1,310

Sept.

*16

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

12

9.6

176

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6 

9.6

-

454.2

15.1

901

Ac-ft 22,590

Water year 1952-53: Max 389 Mln 9.2 Mean 27.9 Ac-ft 20,180

(5.77 Peak ft). discharge (base. 530 cfs). Hay 29 (12:30 a.m.) 3S7 cfs (4.49 ft); June 15 (6 a.m.) 715 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 14-21, Feb. 19, 20, Mar. 2-5.
262 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°42', long. 106°31', in sec. 13, T. 43 N., R. 81 W., on left bank at Jay 

Bar U Ranch, If miles downstream from North Pork Powder River and 6 miles east of 

Kaycee.

Drainage area. 980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available."-October 1933 to August 1934, April 1938 to September 1953.

.-^-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,533.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1938-39, 1940-53), 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs June 6 (gage height, 5.65 ft); no flow

1933-34, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 5,230 cfs Aug. 11, 1941 (gage height, 12.57 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 8.98, 11.17, and 12.57 ft; no flow July 14-16, Aug. 1-11, 14, 1938, 

Aug. 8, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 18.0 ft Sept. 30, 1923. Flood of June 3, 1936, reached 

a stage of 14.3 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks 

for this station in WSP 1209). Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.7 0 1.5 29

.8 .2 1.8 61

.9 1.2 2.1 111

1.0 3.2 2.5 206

1.1 6.5 3.0 366

1.3 16 3.6 575

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1^1 

5.4

30

33

32

34

37

40

38

38

39

29

*26

34

38

39

37

40

44

44

40

40

35

35

35

34

35

37

38

40

41

1,070.1

34.5

2,120

Jlov.

47 

55

55

55

55

57

*56

56

61

71

87

92

92

90

90

96

94

96

96

92

80

50

45

55

65

55

50

60

80

85

-

2,118

70.6

4,200

Dec.

*90

90

85

88

90

90

85

80

85

82

80

80

85

90

80

75

70

80

85

80

65

60

55

50

60

65

70

 75

80

78

2,418

78.0

4,800

Jan.

76 

80

85

82

78

25

85

95

105

115

115

*118

115

100

90

80

85

88

92

94

 96

94

92

95

95

 95

92

90

92

94

100

2,888

93.2

5,730

Feb.

100 

100

*100

100

90

86

88

90

80

*70

75

78

74

72

76

74

76

70

65

60_

65

75

84

*88

95

100

100

96

_

_

-

2,327

83.1

4,620

Mar.

92

86

95

105

*110

105

105

105

105

102

107

98

92

92

94

94

 92

90

87

89

89

85

84

84

84

89

92

92

94

102

103

2,943

94.9

5,840

Apr.

102 

100

98

82

82

105

119

IIT

*107

102

100

100

98

100

96

96

98

100

98

90

82

67

65

74

82

68

65

*75

72

94

-

2,728

90.9

5,410

May

80 

69

67

64

60

49

 42

111

152

156

98

85

82

82

*67

67

72

89

124

150

184

182

162

172

258

230

 287

418

568

530

393

5,150

166

10,210

June

339 

287

*258

224

320

530

352

335

242

203

»19L

182

162

136

385

356

184

145

*136

109

89

68

55

52

111

79

25

21

13

U

5,601

187

11,110

July

7.8 

.4

.7

.7

.7

» .4

.1

.1

2.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

5.9

.9

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

61

T7

.7

133.6

4.31

265

Aug.

0.1 

.2

.3

1.2

.2

.1

.1

2

.1

.1

.2

.2

».2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

6.5

0.21

13

Sept.

0^5 

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

..2

*T2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

*.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

-

8.6

0.29

17

Calendar year 1952: Max 855 Mln 0.3 Mean 87.6 Ac-ft 63,570

Mater year 1952-53: Max 568 Mln o Mean 75.0 Ac-ft 54,340

Peak discharge (base. 950 efs). June 6 (12:30 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (5.65 ft); June 15 (4:30 a.m.) 1,180 

cfs (5.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 8.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Powder River at Sussex, Wyo.

263

Location. Lat 43°42' , long. 106°17' , In sec. 13, T. 43 N., R. 79 W., on left bank at 

Sussex, 3 miles downstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area. 3.090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1938 to June 1940, February 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 4,362.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Apr. 10, 1938, to June 30, 1940, chain gage 

at site 50 ft upstream at datum 1.07 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.080 efs Aug. 3 (gage height, 4.94 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.6 cfs July 27.

1938-40, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 12.6 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum dally, 1.5 efs Aug. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 13.6 ft, Sept. 30, 1923, from information by local resident.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of 

diversions, see Remarks for this station In WSP 1209j. Records of chemical analyses, 

water temperatures, and_ suspended loads for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1291.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 8, Mar. 1O-14, Apr. 9, 10, 

June 7-14, June 20 to July 8, July 2O-28)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

1.5

5.9

12

30

61

,3.2 

3.5 

3.8

4.1 

4.4

152

260

450

790

1,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4,

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

11

50

55

52

58

64

68

64

64

66

50

*44

56

59

61

59

56

61

61

56

56

52

52

52

51

52

54

 56

56

56

1,662

53.6

3,300

flov.

61

67

69

73

*71

75

77

77

71

83

93

99

111

111

113

115

115

113

111

 95

84

72

65

58

50

42

35

38

42

45

-

2,331

77.7

4,620

Dec.

*47

55

60

56

60

65

70

75

65

70

75

85

95

110

130

130

120

100

110

120

115

*114

100

90

70

75

80

85

90

100

95

2,712

87 .5

5,380

Jan.

90

90

loo

110

105

*100

110

130

150

155

155

*152

150

130

110

130

140

150

155

 151

155

145

150

150

150

 143

120

125

130

135

135

4,107

132

8,150

Peb.

135

 135

135

135

120

125

130

130

120

*115

115

120

120

115

120

115

120

100

70

 50

60

80

95

115

130

140

135

130

_

-

3,210

115

6,370

Mar.

125

120

135

145

 155

160

170

350

600

 550

706

450

334

280

231

200

 182

193

176

158

158

149

138

*136

138

138

147

147

141

138

144

6,994

226

13,870

Apr.

*138

130

128

128

113

144

222

218

 214

173

158

155

149

141

 133

130

133

147

147

136

125

111

*99

99

99

99

89

35

91

 125

-

4,069

136

8,070

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,10O Hin 9.2 Mean 188

May

128

113

111

106

113

93

«1S

97

144

207

138

123

123

125

*108

103

103

113

138

164

 193

196

176

193

226

243

*260

340

451

610

480

5,793

187

11,490

June

410

310

 290

280

280

905

670

 610

442

370

352

352

334

295

*562

694

410

275

*374

189

158

147

130

115

126

*128

83

61

52

§1

9,455

315

18,750

July

34

 26

23

19

18

 18

18

17

50

33

31

28

27

26

26

*220

222

158

*445

 97

37

16

10

9.0

7.7

5.9

 407

*304

167

2,510.1

81.0

4,98O

Aug.

152

170

».LQ9_0

 136

130

61

33

23

18

13

12

12

 12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.7

*7.5

1~7.5

13

12

 11

10

10

10

10

10

2,091.5

67.5

4,150

Sept.

10

13

13

13

13

13

11

*8.9

12

12

9.0

7.0

&*A 6.4

7.0

9.0

12

15

13

11

10

*10

10

9.5

9.0

9.5

10

10

10

9.5

-

312.2

10.4

619

Ac-ft 136,330

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,090 Mln 4.6 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,750

Peak discharee (base. 2.000 cfs). --Aug. 3 (3 a.m.) 2.080 cfs (4.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note .--Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 9. No gage-height record Oct. 2-12,

14, 2O-28, Aug. 14 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather

records, and records for stations on South Pork Powder River and Middle Pork Powder River near Kaycee.
264 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 44°11'50", long. 106°46'25", in NW£NW£ sec. 30, T. 49 N., R. 82 W., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from Little North Pork and 11 miles southwest of Buffalo.

Drainage area. 51.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, 

stage recorder at site 3|

Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic map), 

miles upstream used during winter months.

WaterExtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 446 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

5.42 ft; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Nov. 27.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1953; minimum daily, that of Nov. 27,

Flood of June 6, 1949, reached a stage of 5.42 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 610 cfs, 

on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those above 70 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

1.4

3.0 

6.3

3.4 

3.7 

3.9 

4.1

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.3

2.4

4.8

8.5

20

27

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.3

153

230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.3

5.3

6.0

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8

5.3

7.7

7.2

6.0

6.0

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

167.0

6.03

371

Nov.

5,6

3.7

2.8

4.3

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.3

2.8

3.5

4.3

*5.0

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.0

1.5

1.7

1.9

-

95.6

3.19

190

Dec.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1,5

1.6

60.7

1.96

120

Jan.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

i^L

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 2.1

*2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

62.0

2.00

123

Feb.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.7

-

-

-

64.1

2.29

127

Mar.

2.6

2.6

2^5

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.4

3.7

4.3

4.0

4.6

5.6

6.0

5.6

110.7

3.57

220

Apr.

6.0

5.3

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.5 30.

3.3

4.0

5.6

12

20

20

23

40

M

37

23

-

312.8

10.4

620

May

16

11

8.6

iJ.

12

*34

47

47

36

21

16

13

12

9.6

12

14

17

20

26

»30

25

18

20

52

36

33

49

60

123

»73

63

961.9

31.0

1,910

June

62

71

76

68

*73

92

106

106

80

110

126

125

133

130

220

119

110

98

91

83

69

66

60

*59

52

46

46

44

38

36

2,599

86.6

5,160

July

35

34

32

30

28

27

26

24

*24

26

31

34

33

26

24

27

26

24

23

21

20

19

18

16

15

15

15

15

19

22

16

745

24.0

1,460

Aug.

15

29

55

26

16

16

15

14

13

13

14

13

11

10

10

13

*14

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

9.6

9.6

7.8

7.4

6^6

7.4

8.1

7.6

7.4

422.3

13.6

838

Sept.

6.3

6.3

9.C

9.6

97C

7.4

6.3

*6.3

6.2

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.8

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.8

**!

4.6

-

180.0

6.00

357

Calendar year 1952; Hax 159 mn 1.0 Mean 19.2 Ac-ft 13,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 220 Mln 1.0 Mean 15.9 Ac-ft 11,520

Peak discharge (base. 160 efs). June 15 (6 a.m.) 446 cfs (4.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. .

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3, 9, 10, Nov. 21 to Mar. 5, Mar. 14, 15, 18, 

22-24, Apr. 3, 9-13, 18, 19.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 265

North Pork Crazy Woman Creek near Greub, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°05', long. 106°39', In SW£ see. 36, T. 48 N., R. 82 W., on left bank 

1 mile upstream from Middle Pork Crazy Woman Creek, 5 miles northeast of Greub, and 

6 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork Crazy Woman Creek.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,650 ft (from topographic map). .Prior 

to Sept. 13, 1950, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 619 cfs June 15 (gage height, 7.00 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 190 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Oct. 1.

1950-53; Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1953; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Aug. 9,

Remarks. Records good except those above 190 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect or backwater from beaver dam, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation 

above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209). 

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect and backwater from 

beaver dam (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

2.8 

5.0 

8.2

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.3

36

98

171

296

329

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.4 

2.8

3.5

3.9

4.8

5.0

*5.0

5.3

6.0

6.3

5.3

5.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.6

163.2

5.26

324

Hov.

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

*6.0

1*3.

6.5

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

4*1

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.2

158.1

5.27

314

Dec.

.0

.5

* .3

.4

.8

.8

.6

.4

.2

.4

.2

.0

.2

.5

^0

.8

.4

.0

.4

.6

.4

.2

.0

.8

.0

.0

.4

.3

.2

.4

.6

227.8

7.35

452

Jan.

7.4

7.3

7.6

7 .4 

7.0

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.8

9.0

8.8

7.5

6^0

*6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.5

10

10

11

13

12

*12

11

11

11

12

275.3

8.88

546

Feb.

12

11

11

10 

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

*8.1

8.5

10

*11

11

10

10

9.6

9.4

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10

 10

11

10

10

.

_

-

270.6

9.66

537

Mar.

9.7

9.4

9.0

10 

11

12

14

15

17

*17

17

18

18

17

15

13

11

8.7

11

12

9.6

8.7

1*3.

8.7

10

9.2

8.7

9.2

9.2

10

11

367.0

11.8

728

Apr.

11

11

10

10 

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.7

7.6

6.0

6.6

*6.6

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.9

11

17

19

17

36

44

24

-

348.3

11.6

691

May

14

9.2

7.2

6.3 

5.3

*4.8

18

28

23

14

6.9

5.3

5.6

7.9

5.3

3.2

3.2

3.5

5.0

*9.6

11

7.2

6.0

6.9

34

12

7.2

9.6

84

*85

31

479.2

15.5

950

June

22

21

25

*28 

34

98

88

92

57

54

77

80

90

89

 327.

*230

130

102

88

81

68

58

46

 44

36

27

28

26

21

11

2,184

72.8

4,330

July

15

14

12

10 

7.6

8.7

7.9

7.2

7.2

6.9

5.6

4.8

*7.9

7.6

7.6

6.0

9.6

9.6

8.7

7.6

5.3

4.0

4.3

3.7

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.5

279

212.4

6.85

421

Aug.

2.4

5.9

38

23 

9.2

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

6.3

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.7

5.4

6.0

5.5

*5.0

4.6

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.0

198.0

6.39

393

Sept.

2.7

*2.7

3.2

3/J 

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2^3

2.3

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

-

82.8

2.76

164

Calendar year 1952: Max 139 mn 1.2 Mean 17.6 Ac-ft 12,790

Water year 1952-S3: Max 327 mn 2.0 Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,850

Peak discharge (base. ISO cfs).--June 15 (2 a.m.) 619 cfs (7.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice" Nov. 9 to Mar. 6, Mar. 14-17. Backwater from beaver 

dam Aug. 13 to Sept. 30
S66 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Crazy Woman Creek near Greub, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°03', long. 106°48', in see. 11, T. 47 N., R. 83 W., on left bank a quarter 

of a mile downstream from Poison Creek and 2? miles west of Greub.

Drainage area. 82.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Jannary 1943 to September 1944 in files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 7, 195S, at site 30 ft downstream at datum 0.86 ft lower.

Average discharge.--10 years (1943-53), S4.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 285 cfs June 15 (gage height, 2.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5.0 cfs Nov. 19; 

minimum gage height, 0.67 ft Jan. 14.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 4,5SO cfs May 2, 1947 (gage height, 5.77 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 110 efs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 4.1 cfs Mar. 27, 1947, Mar. 28, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.66 ft Mar. 28, 

1951, site and datum then in use.

Remarks. Records good except those above 150 efs, which are fair, and those for period of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7 to Dec. 18, Apr. 24 to May 23)

Oct. 1 to June 28 June 29 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7

.9

1.0

5.0

6.1

7.8

10

14

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

133 

Z15

0.5

.7

1.0

1.3

4.7 

8.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

8.4

*8.2

8.2 

8.4

8.7

8.2

8.7

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.9

9.1

9.7

9.1

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.7

9.4

9.1

8.9

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.0

282.0

9.10

559

JJov.

8.4

7.4

6.8 

8/L

8,0

.6

.6

.7

.6

* .0

.4

.2

.2

.0

.4

.6

.6

.2

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.0

6,2

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.9

5.9

-

207.6

6.9Z

412

Dec.

5.9

6.0

*6.1 

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.0

5.9

6.0

194.4

6.27

386

Jan.

6.1

6.0

s^i

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.Z

6.2

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.S

* .8

 7

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.0

.7

.8

.0

.0

.7

211.2

6.81

419

Feb.

6.8

6.8

6.7 

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.7

 6.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

-

-

-

182.4

6.51

362

Mar.

6.4

6.4

6^2 

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

*7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.6

*8.0

10

9.1

8.9

8.2

8.0

8.7

9.4

9.1

10

11

12

12

247.5

7.98

491

Apr.

12

11

9.7 

9.7

9.1

9.7

9.4

8.9

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.4

*8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

9.0

9.1

11

16

49

41

27

31

41

46

43-

33

-

521.2

17.4

1,030

May

24

19

16 

15

*17

27

35

35

35

21

19

15

17

17

21

23

30

29

28

*31

31

24

27

52

50

38

41

56

96

*71

56

1,016

32.8

2,020

June

54

56

61 

*56

62

82

92

94

71

70

73

72

72

68

196

110

76

65

60

57

51

46

42

 39

38

35

33

30

27

25.

-

1,913

63.8

3,790

July

23

23

21 

20

20

19

18

18

18

16

17

28

*20

17

16

20

19

16

15

15

15

14

13

12

T2

12

12

12

IS

16

12

526

17.0

1,040

Aug.

12

17

35 

20

15

13

12

11

10

11

12

11

9.8

9.2

9.8

11

*12

10

10

9.2

9.0

9.0

10

9.8

8.3

7.7

7.9

7.9

8.1

7.7

7_.g.

352.6

11.4

699

Sept.

7.2

7.9

8.8 

9.0

8.5

7.7

7.2

*7 .2

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.4

7.2

7.C

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.2

5.9" 5.9

5.9

5.9

-

204.5

6.82

406

Calendar year 1952; Max 258 Mln 4.4 Mean 24.0 Ac-ft 17,460

Water year 1952-53: Max 196 Min 5.8 Mean 16.1 Ac-ft 11,610

Peak discharge fbase. 140 cfs). June 15 <9:30 a.m.) 285 cfs (2.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 10 to Mar. 9; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 267

Crazy Woman Creek near Arvada, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°29', long. 106°09', In sec. 17, T. 52 N., R. 77 W. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 12 miles south of Arvada.

Drainage area. 956 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to December 1943, January 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 3,737.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Oct. 1, 1939, to Dec. 31, 1943, chain gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 48.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs June 14 (gage height, 9.7 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow many days in October, August, September.

1939-43, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,850 cfs July 13, 1941 feage height, 9.46 ft, 

site and datum thai in use, from floodmarks);' no flow at times in 1939-40, 1942, 1950-53.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks 

for this station in WSP 1209). Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26, 27, Apr. 22-26, May 2-31,

June 16, 19-21, Aug. 4, 18-24}

2.2

2.3

Oct. 1 to June 14

0 2.5

.1 2.7

.3 3.0

1.0 3.5

5 4.0

5 5.0

June 14 to Sept. 30

135

279

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.5

1.0

2.0

3.6

6.2

21

52

100

173

355

610

826

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day_

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

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

1.1

*3.0

3.1

7.7

0.25

15

f!ov.

5.2

4.2

3.6

7.7

6.3

6.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

8.0

9.0

10

*11

*12

12

11

10

10

11

11

10

8.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

7.0

5.0

*4.8

4.0

3.5

-

232.3

7.74

461

Dec.

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.5

*2.6

3.O

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10

12

14

15

1£

16

16

15

»15

13

10

9.5

9.0

9.2

9.6

10

10

271.9

8.77 539'

Jan.

10

10

10

11

*9.6

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10

11

11

10

9.0

7.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

*9.0

9.5

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

352.6

11.4

699

Feb.

21

22

22

21

20

*20

20

20

20

20

*19

18

17

16

16

*15

15

15

15

15-

14

15

16

*17

18

20

20

19

-

-

-

504

18.0

1,000

Mar.

18

11

17

18

20

21

23

30

*35

100

90

*80

70

60

50

*46

*53

*60

55

»50

48

46

»45

50

60

59

54

*51

38

32

*30

1,426

46.0

2,830

Apr.

30

31

31

30

30

30

29

*27

25

23

25

22

21

19

18

17

*18

19

19

18

20

*19

18

18

18

15

37

35

36

38

-

736

24.5

1,460

Calendar year 1952: Max 291 Mln 0 Mean 33.6

May

*57

52

57

*48

40

32

27

23

20

19

19

25

»20

17

14

11

9.5

9.1

8.4

*8.4

8.8

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

5.6

6.3

11

*42

31

31

681.1

22.0

1,350

June

*89

50

31

26

26

32

89

140

»208

133

85

81

88

*241

*822

574

*613

*294

196

*208

168

135

*116

94

76

*66

62

52

47

42

-

4,884

163

9,690

July

37

34

*31

26

23

21

17

*15

14

12

12

9.2

7.5

5.9

*4.5

6.9

5.0

4.2

4.2

*3.3

8.5

11

6.9

3.8

2.9

2.2

1.5

1.0

-.7

2.2

*j£

334.0

10.8

662

Ac-ft 24,370

Aug.

0.3

16

*96

37

17

13

19

13

9.8

6.5

4.5

3.3

1.9

 1.0

US

32

12

5.3

3.1

*1.9

1.3

.8

.6

.2

.1

.1

»0

0

0

0

0

410.7

13.2

815

Sept.

0

il

.1 *o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.2

0.01

0.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 822 Mln 0 Mean 27.0 Ac-ft 19,520

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--June 14 (9:30 p.m.) 1,670 cfs (9.7 ft); Aug. 15 (3 p.m.) 597 cfs 

(5.95 ft).

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

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Mar. 25.
268 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Power River at Arvada, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 44°39', long. 106°08', in sec. 16,. T. 54 N., R. 77 W., on left bank at 

Arvada, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Wildhorse Creek.

Drainage area.--6,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1953. Prior to May 1919, published as 

"near Arvada."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,622.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1915, staff gage at site 16 miles downstream at different 

datum. May 4, 1916, to Apr. 29, 1919, chain gage at site 17 miles downstream at different datum. May 4, 1919, to Oct. 23, 1938, chain gage at site 0.5 mile downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge . 37 years (1916-53), 398 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,540 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 8.84 ft); maximum.gage height, 9.65 ft Mar. 12 (backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 1-4, 9, Sept. 7-30.

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs Sept. 29, 1923 (gage height, 23.7 ft, from 

floodmarks, site then in use], from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during summers of many years.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks, for this station in WSP 1209). Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years). WSP 731: 1923(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage height

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, Mar. 15-2O, Apr. 21, 22, 

June 3-6, July 29 to Aug. 3, Aug. 8-21, Aug. 24 to Sept. 6)

1.5

1.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

80

120

205

310

650

1,090

2,200

3,650

4,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

*0

0

0

.5

.4

.1

*.2

0

8.7

19

23

28

30

33

34

34

32

34

*37

38

38

40

44

44

44

44

44

44

*47

49

789.9

25.5

1,570

Nov.

51

54

53

54

59

63

62

66

66

63

65

83

*81

*89

101

107

107

108

T<38

108

106

80

60

50

35

25

21

*19

22

24

-

1,990

66.3

3,950

Dec.

26

27

26

27

t29

35

40

45

43

40

43

50

56

60

M

64

62

60

62

58

60

58

*56

50

45

47

48

49

50

*51

54

1,485

47.9

2,950

Jan.

56

60

66

64

*62

14

60

70

80

82

84

*85

80

70

60

70

76

80

*83

80

80

80

84

90

92

90

*89

90

100

120

MS

2,467

79.6

4,890

Feb.

140

*134

140

150

155

*153

140

130

125

120

*128

130

130

110

100

*90

95

90

85

7-0.

80

90

100

*106

110

130

150

140

_

-

3,321

119

6,590

Mar.

135

130

*126

140

150

155

160

160

*162

200

400

*1.400

*1,240

*722

521

424

*437

304

260

250

220

180

*180

160

160

160

160

160

165

165

*165

9,351

302

18,550

Apr.

170

185

190

175

165

175

190

*185

250

,510

272

230

210

195

165

*165

190

195

200

185

175

*165

155

144

127

111

TIT

141

127

144

-

5,402

180

10,710

May

*155

185

205

*230

155

118

127

130

116

107

94

134

*170

141

120

111

105

98

89

*96

111

127

155

215

185

160

134

210

220

*406

507

5,116

165

10,150

June

626

472

388 *346

288

334

575

1,530

*878

626

430

340

506

424

*4.540

*1,230

1,200

842

542

*521

493

376

277

250

220

*195

165

155

152

144

-

18,865

629

37,420

July

116

98

*85

74

60

50

42

*35

31

25

24

22

17

15

*15

29

174

*80

96

87

*261

141

102

80

61

45

39

37

146

26

*36

2,149

69.3

4,260

Aug.

*159

151

*2.870 'XTfo"

539

220

*155

116

85

72

64

56

41

*31

351

298

78

37

89

*52

97

91

21

12

8.0

4.5

*2.0

1.7

1.5

.9

 I

6,874.2

222

13,630

Sept.

0.4

1.0

2.2 *TTs

.5

.3

0

7j

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

5.9

0.20

12

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,500 Mln 0 Mean 216 Ac-ft 157,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,340 Mln 0 Mean 158 Ac-ft 114,700

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs). Mar. 12 (8 p.m.) 9,540 ofs (8.84 ft)j June 15 (2 p.m.) 7,230 

efs (7.90 ft}; Aug. 3 (6:30 a.m.} 6,090 cfs (7,37 ft).

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 12-(no gage-height record Nov. 29 

to~Bec. 4).
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 269

North Fork Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.

Location. lat 44°19'12", long. 106°54'35", in SW&iEi: sec. 12, T. 50 N., R. 84 W., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from confluence with South Fork Clear Creek, if miles east of 

Hunter Ranger Station, and 10.5 miles west of Buffalo.

Drainage area.--29.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,950 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 276 efs June 13 (gage height, 3.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 3.0 cfs 

Dec. 25, 26.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 407 cfs-June 7, 1952, from rating curve extended above 

74 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.91 ft Apr. 7, 1952 (backwater 

from ice); minimum daily discharge, 2.7 cfs, Jan. 29, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 120 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of ice effect, which are poor. Two diversions for irrigation above station into French 

Creek 1209). (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-3O)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

3.1

8.0

15

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

40

74

117

181

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.1

5.1

5.3 

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

168.4

5.43

334

NOV.

5.1

4.6

-fcf

8.0

7.6

8.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

875

8.0

7.3

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.6

8.0

8.5

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.1

*6.7

6.4

6.0 

6.2

6.4

6.5

-

216.8

7.23

430

Dec.

6.5

6.0

5.5 

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.O

5.6

5.2

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.O

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

5.0

3.O

3.2 

3.4

3.5

3.7

4.0

142.4

4.59

282

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3 5

775

4.5

5.O

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.2

4.5

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.3

*5.3 

5.3

5.6 575-

5.3

147.4

4.75

292

Feb.

5.3

5.6

5.6 

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

479

*4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8 6.-1

-

-

149.9

5.35

297

Mar.

5.8

5.8

5.6 

5.6

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

*5.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

*6.6

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

8.3

7.2

7.5 

8.6

8.9

ITS

7.5

201.3

6.49

399

Apr.

7.2

6.6

6.4 

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.4

*6.1

6.1

5.8

5.6 S7T

6.4

9.4

16

16

16

11

13

*21 

22

19

13

-

281.4

9.38

558

May

11

9.8 fci 11

*18

28

*30

27

18

14

13

13

12

11

11

9.2

9.2

11

*12

11

9.5

10

24

16

14

31 

38

79

46

622.1

20.1

1,230

June

45

55

57 

48

*41

40

39

37

32

77

*114

126

168

152

148

98

*106

107

101

66

30

25

25

25

16

15

13 

13

 12

15

-

1,846

61.5

3,660

July

27

26

19 

16

17

18

17

13

*15

16

14

14

12

12

17

38

18

14

14

14

12

11

1010-

10

1011 11

12

13

11

472

15.2

936

Aug.

11

16

57

18

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.3

*7.7

7.5

8.0

8.3

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.4 

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.1

328.2

10.6

651

Sept.

6.1

6.9

fcf

6.4

6.1

6.1

*5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.6

5,6

5.6

5.8

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.6

fcf

4.2

4.2

-

168.5

5.62

334

Calendar year 1952: Max 178 Mln 3.0 Mean 14.2 Ac-ft 10,290

Water year 1952-53: Max 168 Mln 3.0 Mean 13. 0 Ac-ft 9,40O

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). June 13 (lO p.m.) 276 cfs (3.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 3 to Jan. 14, Apr. 3, 4, 8-13.
270 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°20', long. 106°46', in sec. 6, T. 50 N., R. 82 W., on left bank at mouth

 of canyon, 500 ft upstream from Mountain States Power Co.'s powerplant and 4 miles west 

of Buffalo.

Drainage area.--120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to September 1894, May 1896 to February 1900, June 1917 to October

 lijyy, April 1938 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1918).

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,184.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. June to September 1894 and May 1896 to February 1900, staff gage at site 1 mile 

upstream at different datum. June 16, 1917, to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 160 

ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 8 to Sept. 30, 1938, staff gage at site 40 ft 

upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1917-27, 1938-53), 66.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 880 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.46 ft); minimum

 daily, 0.2 cfs Jan. 6.

1894, 1896-1900, 1917-27, 1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,380 cfs June 28, 

1927 (gage height, 4.78 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended a 

above 600 cfs; no flow Feb. 14-16, 1939, Nov. 12, 13, 1940.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. An average

 daily flow of about 7 cfs is'diverted lj miles above station into Mountain States Power 

Co-.'s pipeline. Diversions above station for irrigation (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 22-26, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 5, June 11-15)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.1

.4

.8

1.7

2.9

4.9

7.6

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

15

31

62

145

285

492

702

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.9

1.8

4.4

5.6

3.4

2.4

*2.0

1.4

1.3

8.8

16

15

18

12

1.4

1.1

1.2

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.1

174

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.4

122.9

3.96

244

Jlov.

1.5

1.4

3.0

4.2

2.1

1.9

3.1

1.3

377

5.0

*2. 0

2.1

2.5

4.4

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.1

2.0

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.9

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.3

-

59.5

1.98

118

Dec.

2.8

3.1

3.4

*4.0

3.4

3.3

3.1

2.5

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

..4

53.7

1.73

107

Jan.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.7

.8

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

*1.4

1.5

1.5

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.9

*.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

23.4

0.75

46

Feb.

"75 0.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

l.i

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.1

1.9

1.7

_

_

-

38.6

1.38

77

Mar.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.3

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.0

2.8

4.7

2.2

3.8

6.8

479

3.6

69.2

2.23

137

Apr.

3.6

3.4

3.9

4.2

3.4

4.0

4.2

3.1

2.9

T75

5.6

7.1

5.1

4.4

*4.2

4.7

4.0

3.6

5.5

4.9

8.0

11

22

8.3

21

24

52

61

54

29

-

376.1

12.5

746

May

20

14

11

9.6

16

38

69

*84

82

50

37

25

20

16

19

22

25

24

36

50

44

33

33

112

79

65

146

274

418

*28~2

229

2,382.6

76.9

4,730

June

260

292

292

244

215

202

212

220

185

299

*568

542

626

610

691

348

299

320

288

238

158

121

111

111

88

75

68

62

*66

73

7,884

263

15,640

July

86

97

86

79

76

76

73

69

66

66

66

72

*69

69

73

111

69

66

58

51

46

41

37

36

34

35

37

39

50

41

1,960

63.2

3,890

Aug.

39

57

135

58

51

44

37

35

33

33

30

25

22

22

33

37

30

30

*29

25

25

25

22

16

14

14

15

15

14

11

1,054

34.0

2,090

Sept.

10

11

16

13

12

10

8.3

5.6

*5.1

5.1

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.0

8.5

14

12

4.0

2.5

8.6

9.9

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.2

T76

1.2

5.9

8.6

198.0

6.60

393

Calendar year 1952 : Max 639 Min 0.2 Mean 49.5 Ac-ft 35,980

Water year 1952-53 : Max 691 Min 0.2 Mean 39.0 Ac-ft 28,220

Peak discharge (base. 380 cfs). June 15 (8:30 a.m.) 880 cfs (4.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20-28, Jan. 5-7, 14, 15, 27, 28, Feb. 7-11, 

167T9-23, Mar. 1-6, 15, 18.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 271

South Fork Rock Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°27', long. 106°53', in NE£ sec. 30, T. 52 N., R. 83 W., on left bank a

quarter of a mile upstream from confluence with North Pork and 11.5 miles northwest of

Buffalo.

Drainage area. 43.8 sq mi.

Records available. February 1950 to December 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,310 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes. 1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 267 cfs June 11 (gage height

4.74 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1953: Maximum daily discharge during period October to December, 7.8 cfs Oct 21:

minimum daily, 3.5 cfs Nov. 19, Dee. 8, 16, 22.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 282 cfs June 6, 1950 (gage height, 4.92 ft); minimum

daily, 0.7 cfs Sept. 25 to Oct. 2, 1952. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions

for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks

for this station in WSP 1209). 

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952, to Dec. 31, 1953, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

0.5

.9

2.0

4.0

7.1

12

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

4.4

18

34

56

98

153

206

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

 

0.7 

*.8

l.O

3.3

5.0

5.4

S74- 5.6

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

141.3

4.56

280

JJov.

4.8

4.1

3.6

5.1

5.1

4.6

4.7

*3. 6

4.0

4.8

6.1 571

4.8

4.4

4.8

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

371

3.2

-

127.4

4.25

253

Dec.

3.3

3.4

3.5

*?75

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.0 572

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

83.0

2.68

165

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

 274 2.0

2.3

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.0

*2.8 577

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

*2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

78.3

2.53

155

Feb.

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.3

*2.5

2.8

"Of 2.9

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

*2.7

2.5

2.4

-

-

-

72.7

2.60

144

Mar.

2.3 273

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

*3,1

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.1

3.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.7

3.1

3.7

3.1

3.6

4.1

375

3.6

98.0

3.16

194

Apr.

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.1

371

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.7

4.0

3.1

*3.3

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

4.3

5.7

8.2

11

8.4

8.2

14

19

20

I?

-

178.4

5.95

354

Calendar year 1952: Max ISO Mln 0.7 Mean 18.8

May

10

8.6

7.5

7.5

9.3

15

24

*30

24

14

11

3.4

7.1

6.8

5.6

5.3 679~

7.1

11

15

14

11

12

40

31

33

78

134

206

*116

109

1,018.1

32.8

2,020

June

139

152

137

102

92

89

95

102

109

170

192

*W

184

149

170

110

108

95

88

7O

50

45

45

42

29

26

23

^5

24

*24

-

2,874

95.8

5,700

July

27 54

19

17

16

15

15

11

12

11

10

12

8.9

8.4

8.0

*17

11

8.9

7.3

5.7

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.2

473

4.3

3.8

3.8

7.4

14

6.6

324.7

10.5

644

Aug.

5.0

18

65 51

12

9.8

6.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.1

4.6

3.3

lil

5.8

11

9.3

8.9

11

*10

10

10

11

9.6

8.4

8.0

7.5

7.8

8.0

7.5

7.1

321.0

10.4

637

Sept.

6.8

7.1

9.1

S74

8.0

7.3

6.6

6.2

*6.2

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.0

4.8

T78

4.8

180.2

6.01

357

Ac-ft 13,640

Water year 1952-53: Max 206 Mln o.7 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft io,9oO

Peak discharge (base, 180 cfs). May 29 (12:30 a.m.) 228 cfs (4.56 ft); June 11 (12:30 a.m.) 267 

cfs (4.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14, Nov. 19 to Dec. 25, Jan. 6, 14, 15, 27, 

28, Feb. 5-7, 9-11, 16, 18-23, Ma.r. 1 T3, 14-16, 18.,. Apr. 3.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Iota 

Mean 

Runo

Oct.

4.7 

TTf 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Nov.

5.7 

5.9 

179 

5.3 

5.4 

5.7 

5.1 

4.0

Dec.

fct

4.3 

4.0 

4.3 

4.2 

4.0 

*3.5

T

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Oct.

*4.8 

4.8 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4,7 

4.7 

5.1

Nov.

*5.4 

5.3 

5.6 

5.3 

5.4 

5.3 

5.4 

5.3

Dec.

3.8 

4.2 

3.9 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

4.0 

3.5

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Oct.

5.3 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

7.8

s!i

5.7

Nov.

5.3 

4.8 

3.5 

376 

4.5 

5.2 

5.1 

5.0

Dec.

3.8 

4.0 

3.9 

4.0 

3.8 

3.5 

3.7 

3.8

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.7 

5.3 

5.6 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9

162.8 

5.25 

323

Nov.

r 5.0

4.8

4.7 

4.7 

4.6 

4.6

151.4 

5.05 

300

Dec.

3.9 

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8

122.4 

3.95 

243

Calendar year 1953: Max 206 Min 2.0 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,070

Peak discharge (base, 180 cfs), No peak above base.

Dscharge measuremen made on a ay.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19-25, 27-3O, D 

charge measurement of 3.81 cfs was made on Jan. 8, 1954.

lec. 2-17, 21-25. A dis-
272 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek near Buffalo, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°27', long. 106°52', in NW£ sec. 29, T. 52 N., R. 83 W., on left bank 

300 ft below confluence of North Fork and South Pork and 11.5 miles northwest of Buffalo.

Drainage area. 60.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953 (no winter records 1944-45) in reports 

of Geological Survey. April 1941 to September 1944 in files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,260 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--8 years (1945-53), 35.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 338 cfs June 10 (gage height, 5.74 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.4 cfs Oct. 1.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs June 24, 1945 (gage height, 7.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Jan. 3, 1950. 

Maximum stage known, about 8.05 ft, probably during 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversion 

for irrigation from South Piney Creek into drainage basin above station. Diversions 

for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks 

for this station in WSP 1209). 

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 12-15)

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

2.1

3.2

4.7

6.5

8.6

11

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

20

34

82

148

276

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

IT! *2.6

2.6 

6.0

8.4

!:§ 9.0

9.0

8.6

8.4

8.1

8.6

*7.9

8.6

8,6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

.9

.9

.7

.7

.3

.5

.5

.7

230.9

7.45

458

flov.

7.3 

6.9

5.4

w

7.1

7.5

*6.1

5.5

6.0

8.4

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

5,0

5.2

-

195.0

6.50

387

Dec.

5.4 

5.6

5.8

*5.8 

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.3

673" 6.5

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.5

163.1

5.26

324

Jan.

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.3 

4.1

3.8

4/2

4.2

5.4

575

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

*5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

»4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

150.3

4.85

298

Feb.

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0 

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

*4.9

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.1

_

_

-

126.9

4.53

252

Mar.

4.1 

3.9

3.7

T7I 

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.4

*4.4

4.5

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

5.4

4.9

5.4

6.1

STff

5.2

139.4

4.50

276

Apr.

5.2 

4.7

4.7

4.7 

4.5

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.2

5.2

4.2

*4.9

4.2

175

4.5

5.1

4.7

6.5

9.0

13

18

13

13

22

33

34

24

-

281.0

9.37

557

May

16 

13

11

TT

13

24

40

*49

44

28

21

16

15

15

11

12

16

16

24

34

31

26

30

76

70

74

126

178

276

»168

159

1,643

53.0

3,260

June

188 

196

182

145 

135

135

137

142

129

210

232

*236 "228"

194

222

188

182

166

157

134

110

103

102

100

86

79

79

79

78

-

4,432

148

8,790

July

H49

47 

46

45

43

39

39

38

38

39

34

33

30

»75

66

63

60

57

56

56

55

54

57

57

56

56

63

75

62

1,643

53.0

3,260

Aug.

60 

82

137

69

65

62

58

59

60

61

45

10

9.0 iS

20

16

15

20

*17

18

18

20

16

13

13

12

11

12

11

9.7

1,111.7

35.9

2,210

Sept.

9.0 

9.3

13

11 

10

8.8

7.9

7.5

»7.5

7.5

7.3

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

7.9

7.3

6.5

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.4

574

5.4

-

218.5

7.28

433

Calendar year 1952: Max 262 Mln 2.1 Mean 33.5 Ac-ft 24,350

Water year 1952-53: Max 276 Mln 2.4 Mean 28.3 Ac-ft 20,500

Peak discharge (base, 440 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 10, Nov. 20 to Jan. 6, Jan. 14, 15, 27, 28, 

FeT-rrT-7, 9-11, 13, 14, 19-21, Mar. 2, 3, 14-16, 18, 19, 21-24, Apr. 3, 11.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

South Piney Creek at Willow Park, Wyo.

273

Location. Lat 44°27', long. 107 0 02', in sec. 26, T. 52 N., R. 85 W., on left bank at 

lower end of Willow Park, 1.5 miles downstream from Penrose Creek and 11 miles southwest of Story.

Drainage area. 28.9 sq ml.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1948). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,550 ft {from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 47.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 604 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.1 cfs Feb. 19 to Mar. 27.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 642 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage height, 4.77 ft); minimum 

daily determined, 4.8 cfs Feb. 29 to Mar. 7, 1952

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Some regulation by Cloud Peak Reservoir (capacity, 2,720 acre-ft), 

storage of which Is diverted into Rock Creek just below station by Rock Creek & Piney 

Reservoir & Ditch Co.'s canal.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

108

186

414

556

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*17

T6TS~

16

bl6

b!6

16

b!6

16

16

16

16

16

bl6

b!6

b!6

16

b!6

b!6

16

16

b!6

b!6

bl6

16

b!6

b!6

*b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

497

16.0

986

Jlov.

b!6

bl5

14

15

15

14

14

13

12

13

13

12

11

10

11

11

11

11

10

*9.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

575

8.5

8.5

-

336.5

11.2

667

Dec.

8 5

875

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

259.8

8.38

515

Jan.

8.0

875

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

ITT

6.7

6.7

6.7

226.4

7.30

449

Feb.

6.7

67T

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

111

ITT

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

_

_

-

176.4

6.30

350

Mar.

6.1

571

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.5

¥75

6.3

190.3

6.14

377

Apr.

6.3

673

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

7.0

9.0

12

18

18

17

19

25

3"0~ 30

25

-

329.9

11.0

654

May

22

20

19

21

25

45

45

45

40

30

22

25

24

25

25

25

26

35

45

42

40

40

6O

60

70

110

190

200

250

260

1,906

61.5

3,780

June

250

270

260

240

220

200

220

250

280

*320

*340

304

324

334

555

362

324

312

292

240

173

141

135

133

111

88

80

78

85

6,993

233

13,870

July

98

111

115

111

108

109

108

104

100

102

92

92

91

94

130

177

144

115

102

95

89

89

89

89

95

92

95

*96

*96

96

102

3,226

104

6,400

Aug.

126

153

191

155

138

136

128

121

116

118

104

90

77

66

58

57

58

65

60

56

51

50

46

40

36

35

33

32

32

31

30

2,486

80.2

4,930

Sept.

29

33

33

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

*21

21

24

24

22

22

21

21

21

20

19

19

18

 P

16

16

702

23.4

1,390

Calendar year 1952: Max 512 Mln 4.8 Mean 49.5 Ac-ft 35,930

Water year 1952-53: Max 535 Mln 6.1 Mean 47.5 Ac-ft 34,370

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). --June 15 (5 a.m.) 604 cfs (4.65 ft): Aug. 2 (9:30 p.m.) 246 cfs

(3.31 ftj.

" i/j.avLiat.-)i>v uioaou^ouR'iii' uieiuc uii t'Uj.e uoj.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 3 to June 10 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice most of 

winter period); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near Story.
274 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

South Piney Creek near Story, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°33'25", long. 106°56'10", in NE£ sec. 23, T. 53 N., R. 84 W., on left 

bank 2.3 miles southwest of Story and 3.3 miles upstream from confluence with North 

Piney Creek.

Drainage area. 70.5 sq ml.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,700 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. l, 1951, staff gage-at site 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes.T-Maximum discharge during year, about 1,100 cfs June 15, computed on basis of 

records for Piney Creek at Kearney; minimum daily, 11 cfs Mar. 18.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,260 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage height, 4.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 370 cfs on basis of records for Piney Creek at Kearney: 

minimum daily, 8.0 cfs Mar. 2, 1952.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of-diversIons, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 6-19, 21-26, June 25 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.1 18

1.5 23

1.5 34

Jan. 16 to June 15

0.9

1.1 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.1 

2.5 

2.9 

3.3

3.7

72

122

216

380

597

June 16 to Sept. 30

1.5 24

1.7 38

1.9 60

2.2 109

2.5 183

3.0 450

3.4 685

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 3D" 31

28

27

27

25

26

29

29

28

27

26

26

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23 23"

23

23

796

25.7

1,580

Jiov,

23

2T

20

22

23

22

22

20

19

22

23

22

*22

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

17

17

18

18

18

17

16

17

18

19

609

20.3

1,210

Dec.

19

15

19

19

19

19

18

15

*18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

574

18.5

1,140

Jan.

18

18

19

15

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

16

*15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14 »T5

IS

15

15

524

16.9

1,040

Feb.

15

IS

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

13

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

_

_

-

381

13.6

756

Mar.

1.3

*13

12

13

13

12

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

*11

12

12

12

12

12

*13

13

12

*13

15

16

32

32

428

13.8

849

Apr.

26

24

22

21

19

19

18

15

14

14

15

16

16

16

17

»17

16

15

16

18

21

26

35

35

28

34

48

57

 37 59

744

24.8

1,480

May

40

34

30

32

32

43

57

70

72

60

*47

29

35

36

39

39

39

*41

*5S

76

72

63

61

101

101

122

»215

318

*472 3SB"

415

3,246

105

6,440

June

390

435

415

375

*332

296

323

350

390

498

555

400

a685

a810

al,060

*667

»553

553

523

456

351

246

173

180

145

 111

100

90

85

19

11,636

388

23,080

July

100

111

SO" 30

75

84

77

66

75

96

145

143

140

140

»153

140

109

85

68

54

41

55

50

35

42

44

48

52

58

58

63

2,497

SO. 5

4,950

Aug.

82

116

157

133

123

126

124

118

133

148

140

145

160

153

153

160

ISO- 166

118

95

*89

87

74

62

62

56

~ss 53

56

54

54

3,400

110

6,740

Sept.

50

68

78

72

64

56

S3

49

48

»45

43

40

38

37

36

36

37

38

36

36

36

34

35

34

*31

28

28

28

28

27

-

1,269

42.3

2,520

Calendar year 1952: Max 973 Mln 8.0 Mean 82.9 Ac-ft 60,170

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,060 Mln ll Mean 71.5 Ac-ft 51,780

Peak discharge (base, 250 ofs). June 2 (6:30 p.m.) 526 efs (3.58 ft); June 15 (about 6 a.m.) 

about 1,100 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on North Piney Creek 

and Piney Creek at Kearney, and records of diversions furnished by the Bureau of Reclamation.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21-30, Jan. 14, 15, Feb. 9-11, 19-21, Apr. 2,

 18, 19.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

North Piney Creek near Story, Wyo.

275

Location. Lat 44 034'50", long. 106°55'55", in NW£sw£ sec. 12, T. 53 N., R. 84 W., on left 

bank 2.1 miles west of Story and 3.2 miles upstream from confluence with South Piney 

Creek.

Drainage area. 37.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Sept. 14, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 530 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.30 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.4 cfs Mar. 5.

1951-53: Maximum-discharge, that of May 29, 1953; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Jan. 22, 

1952.

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

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 29)

0.5 6.2

.7 9.4

.9 15

1.0 20

1.5 61

2.0 

2.3 

2,7 

3.1

125

187

330

490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.8

8.9

8.8

8.9

9.1

7.6 *9~5

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.0

9.5

9.5

-§.5 10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

279.9

9.03

555

JIov.

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.8

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.0

8.4

9.0

8.5

8.0

*7.5

7.3

S.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.0

775

.8

.8

.8

-

240.1

8.00

476

Dec.

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

*7.7

7.5

7.5

7.8

 B7I 8.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

241.2

7.78

478

Jan.

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.6

8.1

8.4

7.8

8.4

8.4

7.5

*6.6

7.0

7.4

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

*7.2

7.0

7.0

7.2

232.1

7.49

460

Feb.

7.3

TT5

7.0

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.8

7.0

*7.2

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.8

6,5.

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

-

-

-

196.5

7.02

390

Mar.

6.7

*7.0

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.8

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.2

*7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.6

8.4

8.3

8.8

9.7

378

9.2

230.7

7.44

458

Apr.

8.9

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.3

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.5

7.8

7.6

7.6

*7.8

7.6

7.6

7.8

8.8

11

18

31

38

28

32

47

57

62

53

-

540.7

18.0

1,070

May

46

41

38

37

39

49

70

90

92

78

69

61

57

54

53

56

58

 62

74

87

88

88

97

157

165

230

*326

366

*462

415

394

3,994

129

7,920

June

414

430

39?

342

284

250

261

265

262

330

338

*307

269

225

322

177

187

135

130

106

90

81

74

73

64

*59

58

54

50

46

-

6,077

203

12,050

July

45

43

41

38

37

35

33

31

30

28

27

26

23

22

*22

26

22

20

20

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

13

749

24.2

1,490

Aug.

13

21

38

18

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

12

11

12

11

11

11

15

10

*11

11

12

10

9.7

9.4

9.7

9.4

10

9.4

9_.2

401.8

13.0

797

Sept.

9.1

13

13

9.9

9.4

8.8

8.6

8.3

8.3

*7.8

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.7

677

6.7

-

240.9

80.3

478

Calendar year 1952: Max 322 Mln 5.0 Mean 39.2 Ao-ft 28,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 462 Mln 6.4 Mean 36.8 Ac-ft 26,620

Peak discharge (base. 200 cta).~May 29 (3 p.m.) 530 cfs (3.30 ft); June 15 (5:30 a.m.) 470 cfs (3.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 12 to Nov. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for stations on South Flney Creek near Story and Flney Creek at Kearney. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Nov. 21-26, Dec. 9, 10, Dec. 19 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-7, 14-17, Feb. 

5-10, 19-27, Mar. 5, 6, 14, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, Apr. 2, 3.
276 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo.

Location. La t 44°32', long. 106°49', in sec. 26, T. 53 N., R. 83 W., on right bank 1,000 

ft south of Kearney and half a mile upstream from Little Piney Creek.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available. September 1902 to June 1906, May 1911 to July 1917, May 1919 to September 1923 (no winter records), November 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,655.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T"929. Sept. 6, 1902, to June 30, 1906, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream at different 

datum. May 13, 1911, to July 31, 1917, and May 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage 

at site 50 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 96.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum daily, 5.4 cfs Oct. 1, 3.

1902-6, 1911-17, 1919-23, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 2,570 cfs June 3, 1944 (gage 

height, 5.32 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum daily, 5.4 cfs 

Sept. 28-30, 1949, Sept. 27, 28, 30, Oct. 1, 3, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some regulaFion by Cloud Peak Reservoir (capacity, 2,720 acre-ft) and Kearney Lake (capacity, 

1,860 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209).

Revisions (water years). WSP 926: Drainage area. WSP 1176: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Oct. 1 to May 28

4.2

8.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

172

335

685

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

May 29 to Sept. 30

12

17

33

57

115

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.2

199

380

680

1,140

1,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.4

575

5.4

11

13

15

*19

TT

16

16

17

17

15

18

17

19

17

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15 

15

15

451.6

14.6

896

Mov.

15

14

13

Tf

17

15

14

14

13

14

16

15

*14

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

18

23 ~SS

22

20

21

22 

23

-

492

16.4

976

Dec.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

23

23

24

26

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

ZZ

23

24

25

25 

25

25

753

24.3

1,490

Jan.

25

25

25

25

24

23

1ZS

25

27

30

28

27

26

26

*23

24

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

29

26

*23

24

25 

26

26

795

25.6

1,580

Feb.

28

27

26

26

26

25

24

23

22

*20

22

K

30

33

32

33

36

»3T

28

20

22

23

24

25

25

*26

26

25

-

-

738

26.4

1,460

Mar.

24

23 21

25

27

»27

28

29

30

30

30

29

29

30

31

32

*28

34

29

28

28

27

27

28

30

34

34

38

42 

46

55

956

30.8

1,900

Apr.

47

40

38

38

36

35

36

33

33

35

34

31

31

30

29

 29

30

27

35

32

40

52

82

102

70

73

97

121

139 

TT5

-

1,568

52.3

3,110

May

95

83

73

67

58

91

131

172

201

164

»131

106

91

65

69

83

85

87

106

136

134

123

131

227

227

283

474

*632

1.050

<5T!

832

7,001

226

13,890

June

832

868

832

645

497

436

405

436

452

673

*645

604

832

913

1.260

*728

571

533

480

400

260

190

120

123

106

*79

65

52

40 

35

-

14,112

470

27,990

July

43

56

75

67

60

57

53

56

54

54

48

48

49

49

60

 81

7T

52

43

41

36

38

40

36

33

32

33

32

32 

32

34

1,495

48.2

2,970

Aug.

41

77

162

T5T

79

81

70

57

52

57

49

45

52

44

41

41

41

34

28

22

20

21

19

*17

16

16

16

14

16 

14

13

1,356

43.7

2,690

Sept.

14

15

16

16

14

13

14

14

13

12_

*12

14

18

17

16

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

16 

15

-

476

15.9

944

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,080 Min 5.4 Mean 85.7 Ac-ft 62,180

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,260 Mln 5.4 Mean 82.7 Ac-ft 59,890

Peak discharge (base. 750 efs). May 29 (6 p.m.) 1,170 cfs (4.03 ft); June 15 (8 a.m.) 1,480 cfs 

(4.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3, 9, 10, Nov. 20 to Jan. 24, Jan. 27-29, 

Feb. 5-13, Feb. 19 to Mar. 9.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 277

Clear Creek near Arvada, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°52', long. 106°05', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 57 N., R. 77 W., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from Cabin Creek, 1^ miles upstream from mouth, and 16 miles north 

of Arvada.

Drainage area. 1.110 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1915 to April 1919, April 1928 to May 1929, September 1939 to 

September 1953. No winter records prior to 1939.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,506.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""929. Aug. 8, 1915, to Apr. 30, 1919, chain gage at about same site at different datum. 

Apr. 16, 1928, to May 26, 1929, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at 

different datum. Sept. 13, 1939, to Jan. 14, 1951, chain gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 207 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.23 ft); mlnimum dally, 1.7 cfs July 9, 10, 12.

1915-19, 1928-29, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs June 26, 1942 (gage height, 

10.17 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum dally, 0.2 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good above 100 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Some regulation by Lake DeSmet (capacity, 

32,250 acre-ft), Cloud Peak Reservoir (capacity, 2,720 acre-ft), and Kearney Lake 

(capacity, 1,860 acre-ft). Diversions for Irrigation above station (for details on 

adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station In WSP 1209).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 2, 3, 17-25, Aug. 21

to Sept. 30)

0.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

1.7

16

43

88

208

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.2

360

550

1,090

1,770

1,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

92

 si 96

48

48

44

TS

 49

58

61

61

58

56

62

61

60 

64

64

64

62

62

62

66

66

61

66

68

66

68

70

68

1,936

62.5

3,840

JTOV.

68

68

68

68

67

67

70

70

70

72

68

66

74

*84

86

90 

92

96

92

96

94

74

67

66

64

62

60

*58

1?

64

-

2,203

73.4

4,370

Dec.

68

70

72

74

*75

78

 58 80

77

74

76

78

78

76

74

72 

72

72

70

66

64

62

60

58

56

54

s¥

56

58

*61

64

2,129

68.7

4,220

Jan.

66

68

70

68

66

62

66

70

76

80

82

*82

76

66

50

54 

56

58

*60

62

68

76

86

100

120

115

 112

110

115

120

125

2,485

80.2

4,930

Feb.

130

T2o

125

120

120

*118

110

100

90

75

*71

74

78

80

82

84 

86

80

72

60

68

78

87

*89

95

100

95

90

-

2,577

92.0

5,110

Mar.

84

80

*TSZ

90

110

130

150

165

*190

215

250 *2"3"5

230

230

230

226 

 187

185

169

151

151

144

126

108

113

120

129

131

122

106

110

4,749

153

9,420

Apr.

113

148

138

124

117

124

122

126

129

allO

a90

alOO

a98

a94

a96

a92 

96

96

83

79

72

77

68

60

W

122

96

92

154

205

-

3,219

107

6,380

May

198

154

126

113

100

83

67

72

154

229

224

*179

141

131

115

84 

67

62

62

53

58

88

92

84

86

248

*283

498

 874

*1.560

1,120

7,405

239

14,690

June

938

982

1,010

982

735

650

625

590

586

*506

775

1,020

1,000

1,210

1,810

1.860 

1,226

940

946

850

710

486

360

286

234

192

151

110

92

70

21,976

733

43,590

July

50

32

*19

11

7.8

19

9.2

*3.7

1.7

1.7

4.4

ILL

16

31

18

27 

12

30

34

*27

19

13

10

5.8

33

66

66

67

56

475

IT5

1,282.0

41.4

2,540

Aug.

51

243

455

IS7

187

117

88

81

56

48

48

54

50

*43

47

50 

44

39

39

37

35

31

30

28

28

22

*21

23

22

21

11

2,243

72.3

4,450

Sept.

17

18

15

12

12

13

14

12

*10

10

12

11

11

9.2

7.1

7.1 

 7.7

10

16

18

18

17

18

18

612

gia

g!8

g9.2

g!3

gll

394.3

13.1

782

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,600 ttln 19 Mean 179 Ac-ft 130,200

Hater water year year 1952-53: 195Z-55: Max nax 1,860 i,B6O Hln fun 1.7 1.7 Mean mean 144 144 Ac-ft Ac-re 104,300 104,300

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). May 30 (8 a.m.) 1,660 cfs (4.84 ft)j June 15 (12 m.) 2,700 cfs 

(6.23 ft); July 30 (9 a.m. ) 1,520 cfs (4.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station on Plney Creek at 

Ucross.

g Computed from once-daily chain-gage readings.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 24 to Mar. 15 (no gage-height record Hov. 28 

to Dec. 2).
278 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Powder River at Moorhead, Mont.

Location.--Lat 45°03', long. 105 e 52", in sec. 18, T. 9 S., R. 48 E., on left bank on downstream side of highway bridge at Moorhead, 7 miles upstream from Buffalo Creek.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,340.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1931, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1934-53), 498 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,590 cfs June 15 (gage height, 7.98 ft); maximum gage height, 8.90 ft Mar. 13 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 8.0 cfs 

Sept. 15-17.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs May 25, 1952 (gage height, 10.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

maximum gage height, 15.64 ft Mar. 17, 1947 (ice Jam); no flow at times during period 

1931-34.

Flood of about Sept. 30, 1923, reached a stage of 19 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good except'those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 50,000 acres above station. Some regulation by three reservoirs 

in Wyoming with combined usable capacity of 36,800 acre-ft. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 3O

2.0 

2.3

2.6

2.7

37

93

1S7

22S

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1 

2.4

8.0

31

43

106

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.3

335

595

1,200

2,740

5,180

Discharge, in oublo feet per second} water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

75

91

82

55

45_

45

45

45

50

58

60

58

60

73 

80

82

86

89

89

89

89

93

 96

98

101

98

104

106

106

159" 109

2,466

79.5

4,890

JIov.

112

115

115

117

117

123

130

133

130

126

130

123

136

156 

170

184

195

 195

195

191

199

TST

130

110

90

85

80

IB- 75

so

-

3,989

133

7,910

Dec.

50" 85

100

95

105

110

120

130

120

*120

110

110

120

130 

120

110

100

95

90

95

100

100

95

90

90

95

100

100

110

110

110

3,255

105

6,460

Jan.

120

110

120

110

100

95

90 100"

120

140

150

145

140

130 

110

120

130

130

 125

130

130

120

130

150

175

200

190

200

210

no" 220

4,350

140

8,630

Feb.

200

200

230

260 236"

240

230

230

220

210

210

210

210

220 

210

200

200

 180

160

140

140

140

170

180

190

200

190

180

_

-

5,590

200

11,090

Mar.

ISO" 170

200

220

230

230

240

250

260

270

400

500

1,000

1,420 970"

810

810

646

555

523

523

466

403

 345

330

330

326

326

308

299

278

13,818

446

27,410

Apr.

286

304

322

308

290

286

290

304

294

322

33B" 360

326

290 

274

266

262

262

250

242

*234

230

234

222

218

262

246

55"4 214

350

8,337

278

16,540

May

375

335

312

299

304

266

234

202

234

308

370

3O4

322

350 

304

266

230

210

222

 190

182

T3S

238

262

282

370

452

750

1,020

1,680

 1^700

12,771

412

25,330

JUne

1,660

1,550

1,420

1,410

1,130

1,050

1,910

2,030

1,720

1,300

1,120

1,370

1,460

1,520 

4,850

5,070

2,570

2,160

 1,590

1,310

1,280

930

646

515

421

365

330

282

246

238

-

43,453

1,448

86,190

July

202

160

120

96

82

74

69

56

45

41

38

37

31

3?

 39

35

38

135

112

94

99

206

142

94

74

82

92

80

266

224 SoTT

3,773

122

7,480

Aug.

109

354

2,860

1,590

1,240

508

312

274

230

156

 129

112

101

87 

96

326

226

129

96

80

112

96

129

63

41

36

30

25

25

31

20

9,613

310

19,070

Sept.

21

31

32

2T

16

15

14

*14

12

11

10

10

9.2

8.4 

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.2

10

10

11

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

10

397.8

13.3

789

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,880 Min 40 Mean 425 Ac-ft 308,700

Water wyear 1952-53: issz-as: Max w5,070 Min n8.0 BOMean B3O60 Ac-ftr 221,800 221,800

Peak discharge (base, 5.700 cfs).--June 7 (5 p.m.) 4,550 cfs (6.01 ft); June 15 (11 p.m.) 8,590 cfs 

(7.98 ft)j AugT 3 13 p.m.) 5,320 cfs (6.37 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic Nov. 23 to Mar. 13.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Little Powder River near Broadus, Mont.

279

Location. Lat 45°23', long. 105°18', in NW^NEv sec. 21, T. 53., R. 52 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from East Fork of Little Powder River, 1'mile downstream 

from highway bridge, 5| miles upstream from mouth, and 5j miles southeast of Broadus.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 38.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs June 15 (gage height, 8.94 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 0.26 ft July 25.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1953; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1116: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 1-5)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4

.5

.7

.9

1.2

0.1

1.1

3.1

8.7

16

34

0.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

8.1

16

32

68

111

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.2

177

267

497

1,120

1,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

73

.5

.7

.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.7

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

 1.9

2.7

173

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

45.6

1.47

90

JJov.

1.7

T7?

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

*2.5

2.7

33"

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

-

71.8

2.39

142

Dec.

2.5

2.5

3

2.5

3

3

3

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2.5

2

1.5

ITS

1.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

3.5

72.5

2.34

144

Jan.

3

3

3.5

3.5

3

2.5

275

3

3

3.5

3.5

4

4

3.5

3

3.5

3.5

3.5

4

4

4.5

4.5

4.5

5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

5.5

5.5

6

124.0

4.00

246

Feb.

6

6

375- 6.5

6.5

6

5.5

5

4

3.5

3

2.5

3

3

2.5

2

*2

2

1.5

ITS

2

2.5

3

3

3.5

4

5

5

_

_

-

106.5

3.80

211

Mar.

4

3

3.5

4

5

6

8

9

*10

11

13

15

17

19

17

20

25

32

TOS

20

14

14

14

13

10

11

*11

8.4

6.6

6.0

5.4

377.9

12.2

750

Apr.

5.2

5T2- 5.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

4.4

.4

.7

.9

.7

.4

.4

.7

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.1

3.6

*3.4

2.9

275

3.4

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.4

5.4

-

122.9

4.10

244

May

9.5

16

9.8

20

10

9.8

15

21

18

26

35

25

19

28

21

17

15

12

 16

18

15

16

12

12

9.1

7.5

6.7

6.1

5.9

STT

6.7

466.2

15.0

925

June

6.1

5.1

4.8

37T

5.3

5.9

6.7

6.7

6.1

5.6

35

31

20

14

1,520

1,450

1,560

*1,130

312

212

514

1,200

448

159

108

89

77

72

68

64

-

9,140.4

305

18,130

July

' 60

56

52

48

44

40

36

32

28

24

20

16

*12

12

9.1

10

7.3

6.7

5.9

5.3

4.8

4.6

3.5

3.2 379-

5.6

21

8.1

4.8

4.2

3.5

591.5

19.1

1,170

Aug.

5.1 80*5

"4-6'i

217

174

80

33

22

20

*20

16

12

10

9.5

8.4

8.1

7.8

126

20

11

8.1

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

2,080.8

67.1

4,130

Sept.

575- 5.5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

 1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

52.4

1.75

104

Calendar year 1952: Max 810 Min 0.1 Mean 26.8 Ac-ft 19,480

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,580 Min 0.3 Mean 36.3 Ac-ft 26,290

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). June 15 (9:15 a.m.) 2,340 cfs (8.94 ft); June 22 (3:30 p.m.)l,370 cf£ 

(6.67 ft); AugT 2 (7:30 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (7.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 28 to July 13, Aug. 7-9, Sept. 1-30; discharge estimated on basis 

of discharge measurements and records for Little Missouri River near Alzada. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14, Nov. 21 to Mar. 17.
280 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

Powder River near Locate, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°26', 'long. 1050 18', in NEi sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 51 E., on right bank 

50 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 12 at present site of Locate (5 miles west 

of former site of Locate), 3 miles upstream from Locate Creek and 25 miles east of Miles 

City.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 11, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and 

3atum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 701 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during years, 8,860 cfs June 17 (gage height, 6.49 ft); maximum gage height, 8.61 ft Mar. 14 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 8.2 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 31,000 cfs Feb. 19, 1943 (gage height, 11.23 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow Jan. 16 to Feb. 12, Feb. 22- 

24, 1950.

 ka. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

'or-irrigation of about 52,000 acres above station. Some regulation by three reservoirs 

in Wyoming with combined usable capacity of 36,800 acre-ft. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in MS1 1291.

Revisions (water years). WSP 926: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16-22, June 3, 4, June 22 to

July 11, Sept. 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 3O

1.6 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

38

56

80

146

293

3.2 540

3.5 S65

4.O 1,52O

4.7 2,750

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

9.0

14

18

32

54

120

2.4

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

205

420

720

2,000

3,950

7,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

44

42

4O

40

39

40

47

54

50

41

44

44

*45

46

46

47

47 

50

50

56

59

*60

63

65

66

67

69

70

74

77

82

1,664

53.7

3,3OO

Jlov.

88

88

90

90

*90

90

95

97

97

97

93

101

105

105

105

112

112 

118

128

*156

130

120

110

110

100

95

65

75

55

65

-

3,029

101

6,010

Dec.

90

85

55

110

100

120

130

15C

120

110

100

95

100

120

130

110

100 

90

*85

85

90

95

90

85

90

90

90

95

95

100

110

3,125

101

6,200

Jan.

110

10O

110

100

95

80

»S5

95

120

110

140

150

130

120

110

130

130 

130

130

140

130

110

120

120

110

*110

110

130

150

2OO

155

3,785

122

7,510

Feb.

220

230

240

255

*220

220

230

240

230

230

22O

220

220

220

210

200

2OO 

210

180

150

150

160

 165

190

200

200

190

175

_

-

5,750

205

11,400

Mar.

150

150- 130

*135

ISO

170

200

230

260

3OO

28O

280

380

650

2,000

2,570

1,690 

1,170

1,000

*769

626

550

492

500

476

434

414

4O8

402

402

395

17,773

573

35,250

Apr.

*3S4

368

356

351

351

390

408

414

408

390

384

373

384

454

*334~

408

378 

346

331

 312

307

307

280

271

262

267

245

?4"9~ 222

378

10,412

347

20, 65O

May

390

395

540

516

*406

378

335

321

532

1.370

1,350

769

723

524

414

395

402 

356

*316

284

267

262

262

346

335

258

*253

?55

454

1,170

1,040

15,645

SOS

31,030

June

*1,420

1,410

*1,460

1,490

1,300

1,190

1,020

1,680

2,490

1,900

1,390

1,210

1,140

1,600

1,660

2,330

*6^960 

5,830

4,480

4,300

2,450

1,940

2,300

1,740

*1,070

918

841

720

580

492

59,311

1,977

117,600

July

456

Ssff

*B40

295

265

229

192

156

132

102

76

88

79

57

43

34

29 

34

25

17.

 28

21

115

88

63

102

96

*288

235

152

113

4,338

140

8,60O

Aug.

*99

456

325

952

2,500

1,820

1,430

929

665

465

456

456

295

223

192

174

*136 

124

269

429

217

156

160

286

144

116

*1O2

M

"

600

*253

14,683

474

29,120

Sept.

-§5 113

45

18

47

43

36

32

22

26

17

17

14

13

12

12

14 

16

15

14

15

14

14

*L4

13

12

11

9.0

8.2 *5^r

704.4

23.5

1,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 22,100 Mln 39 Mean 61O Ac-ft 442,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 6,960 Mln e.2 Mean 334 Ac-ft 278,100

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). June 17 (12 m.) 8,860 ofs (6.49 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 15. Discharge computed from t 

daHy~Hlre-welght-gage readings Oct. 1-21, May 12-15, July 10, 11, 14-22, Aug. 12-16, Sept. 1-5, 

9-30.

twice-
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Yellowstone River near Sidney, Mont.

281

Location. Lat 47°37', long. 104" 11', in NW^NW^ sec. 5, T. 21 N., R. 59 E., on right bank 

at Montana Water Conservation Board pumping plant, 2^ miles upstream from Fox Creek, 

about 4f miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 23, and 7 miles south of Sidney.

Drainage area. 69.450 sq mi, approximately (at highway bridge).

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1953. Monthly discharges for period October 

1897 to March 1934, based on records for other Yellowstone River stations and records 

for Missouri River at Fort Benton, in Circular 108.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Apr. 9, 1934. to May 16, 1945, water-stage recorder at two 

sites within 500 ft of highway bridge 4f miles downstream and May 17, 1945, to Apr. 3, 

1952, wire-weight gage on same bridge at different datum. Since Apr. 3, 1952, this 

wire-weight gage read twice daily as a supplemental gage.

Average discharge. 19 years (1934-53), 11,990 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65,200 cfs June 18 (gage height, 14.50 ft); minimum daily, 2,000 cfs Nov. 29 to Dec. 2.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 138,000 cfs Mar. 31, 1952 (gage height, 18.1 ft, from 

graph based on wire-weight-gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 21.85 ft 

Mar. 22, 1947 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 860 cfs Dec. 31, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements made at 5-day intervals during open water and 10-day intervals during 

period of ice effect. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,250,000 acres above station. 

Some regulation on tributary streams. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to-September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4,900 

4,880 

4,960

4.850 

4,860

4,920

5,070

5,310

5,430

5,800

6,180

6,130

5,890

5,680

5,720

5,720

6,200

6,810

7,090

7,300

7,300 

7,280

7.400

7, 460

7,400

7,320 

7,170

7,110

7,010

6,910

6,830

192,830

6,220

382,500

Jlov.

6,790 

6,850 

6,590

6,550 

6,300

6,350

6,200

6,200

6,020

6,070

6,300

6,250

6,350

6,160

6,020

6,070

6,200

6,200

6,350

6,450

6,350 

6,300

6,180

6,130

6,300

6,350 

5,040

3,500

2,000

4,666

-

176,420

5,881

349,900

Dec.

2.000 

2,666 

2,500

3,500 

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,000

6.500

6,500

6,5OO

6,500

6,500

6,500

5,800

5,800

5.4OO

5,700

5,200

5,200 

5,500

5,000

4,900

4,700

4,800 

4,500

4,400

4,000

3,700

3,500

154,100

4,971

305,700

Jan.

3,200 37500" 

3,600

4,300 

5,000

5,200

5,400

5,200

4,700

4,600

4,100

4,200

4,200

5,200

6,600

6,700

6,000

5,600

5,400

5,700

5,700 

5,900

7,000

7,400

7,400

7.900 

7,700

7,800

7,800

7,500

7,200

177,400

5,723

351,900

Feb.

6,500 

6,500 

6,500

7,000 

7.500

7,000

7,000

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,500

6,000

6,000

6,700

6,OOO

5,000

5,000

4.500

4,566

4,500

4,500

5,OOO

5,000 

5,000

5,000

_

-

166,200

5,936

329,700

Mar.

4,500 

4,000 

4,00^

4,000 

4,000

4,000

4,500

5,000

5,500

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,500

7,000

8,500

10,000

9,306

8,500

8,000

7,500 

7,500

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000 

7,500

8,000

8,500

10,000

7,060

205,360

6,625

407,300

Apr.

5,790 

5,700 

5,720

5,700 

5,600

5,530

5,410

5,360

5,500

5,790

6,270

6,710

6,610

6,180

5,980

5,910

5,820

5,720

5,820

5,500

5.050 

S.146

5,080

5,310

5,120

5,290 

5,790

6,300

6,630

7.260

-

173,590

5,786

344,300

May

7,790 

8,440 

8,770

8,690 

8,020

7,040

6,130

5.660

S.TtfO"

6,580

11,100

10,900

11,100

11,200

10,400

9,340

8,690

8,020

7,710

7,740

7,120 

7,200

7,990

10,600

17 .200

12,600 

10,500

9,470

9,070

10,100

16,200

287,150

9,263

569,600

June

23,000 

26,500 

25,700

27,400 

29,300

31,300

31,300

30,000

28,700

28,500

27,200

27,800

27,200

35,100

45,000

51,600

57.2OO

63.600

58,666

52,000

53,800 

55,600

49,100

39,9OO

33,200

30,900 

31,600

30,100

26,900

22.4OO

-

£1,099. 9

36,660

*2,182

July

20,600 

20,100 

21,20O

23,100 

24.500

24,100

23,100

22,400

21,600

20,300

19,000

18,3OO

18,100

16,700

15,800

15,000

14,200

13,500

13,600

13,600

13,100 

11,700

10,900

10,200

9,310

8,950 

8,890

7,880

7,710

7,620

7.480

482,340

15,560

956,700

Aug.

7,320 

9,250 

7,880

8,600 

9,4OO

11,200

11,266

10,700

9,500

9,010

8,380

7,680

7,320

7,290

7,090

6,710

6,130

5,870

7,620

6,020

5,430 

5,230

4,850

5,090

4,270

4,290 

4,110

3,900

3,840

3.630

3,716

212,520

6,855

421,500

Sept.

4,020 

4,080 

3,870

3,840 

3,940

4,140

4,700

5,510

5,680

5,110

5,040

4,730

4,340

4,210

4,020

3,840

3,730

3,500

3,550

5. 280

3,360 

3,320

3,490

3,650

3,710

3,740 

3,900

3,970

3,810

3,940

-

121,820

4,061

241,600

Calendar year 1952; Max 118,000 Bin 2,000 Mean 12,740 Ac-ft 9,251,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 63,600 Mln 2,000 Mean 9,451 Ac-ft 6, 843,000

Peak discharge (base. 38,000 cfs). June 18 (12 m. to 2 p.m.) 65,200 cfs (14.50 ft).

t Expressed In thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 30.
282 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Yellowstone River basin in Wyoming

Bull Lake. Lat 43°12'35", long. 109°02'00", in sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., at reservoir 

 dam on Bull Lake Creek, 10 miles south of Lenore. Records available, October 1938 to 

September 1953. December 1936 to September 1938 in files of Bureau of Reclamation. 

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage'is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation datum). 

Maximum daily contents during year, 149,700 acre-ft Aug. 5, 6 (elevation, 5,804.30 ft); 

minimum daily, 50,550 acre-ft Apr. 26, 27 (elevation, 5,767.05 ft). Maximum daily contents during period 1938-53, 152,100 acre-ft July 9, 10, 31, Aug. 6-8, 1951 (elevation, 

5,805.05 ft); minimum observed, 5,470 acre-ft Mar. 15, 1950 (elevation, 5,742.56 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam completed by Bureau of Reclamation in December 

1936. Capacity, 152,000 acre-ft between elevations 5,739.00 ft (invert of outlet gate) 

and 5,805.00 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage unknown. Records given herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation near Riverton. Records furnished by 

Midvale Irrigation District.

Boysen Reservoir.--Lat 43°25<00", long. 108°10'37", in NW^NW^ sec. 16, T. 5 N.. R. 6 E., 

Wind River meridian, at dam on Wind River 13 miles north-of Shoshoni. Records available, October 1951 to September 1953. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1933 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Maximum daily contents 

during year, 667,100 acre-ft July 13, 14 (elevation 4,720.19 ft); minimum daily, 432,900 

acre-ft May 28 (elevation, 4,705.58 ft). Maximum daily contents during period 1951-53, 

689,700 acre-ft July 17, 18, 1952 (elevation, 4,721.43 ft); no contents prior to 

Oct. 22, 1951.

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam completed by Bureau of Reclamation in October 

1951. Capacity 757,800 acre-ft between elevation 4,657.00 ft (invert of penstock pipe) 

and 4,725.00 ft (top of spillway gate). Dead storage, 62,000 acre-ft. Records given 

herein represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation, flood control, and 

power development. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Buffalo Bill Reservoir.--Lat 44°30'05", long. 109°11'00", in sec. 12, T. 52 N., R. 103 W., 

at dam on Shoshone River, 5 miles upstream from Trail Creek, and 6 miles southwest of 

Cody. Records available, October 1938 to September 1953. January 1910 to September 

1938 in files of Bureau of Reclamation. Prior to October 1944, published as Shoshone 

Reservoir near Cody. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation datum). Maximum contents observed during year, 449,500 acre-ft July 16 (elevation, 5,361.4 ft); minimum observed, 142,700 acre-ft May 26 (elevation, 5,296.1 ft). 

Maximum contents observed during period 1938-53, 490,100 acre-ft June 23, 1943 (elevation, 5,364.9 ft); minimum observed, 19,080 acre-ft Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 2, 1941 (elevation, 

5,225.4 ft).

Reservoir is formed by masonry dam completed by Bureau of Reclamation in 1909. Capacity, 439,900 acre-ft between elevations, 5,140.00 ft (gate sill) and 5,360.00 ft (crest 

of spillway). Dead storage negligible. Records given herein represent usable contents. 

Water used for power development and irrigation of lands east of Cody. Gage read once 

daily. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 896: 1939(M).

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

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

Calendar year 1952....

Sept. 30....... ..........

Water year 1952-53....

Date

Calendar year 1952 ....

Sept. 30.................

Water year 1952-53 ....

Bull Lake

Elevation 

(feet)

5,782.90 

5,782.40 

5,781.05 

5, 778. OS

-

5,774.30 

5,771.70 

5,769.55 

5,767.25 

5,770.50 

5,794.15 

5,803.65 

5 , 801 . 60 

5,797.20

[_

Contents 

(acrefeet)

88,210 

86,920 

83,450 

75,940

-

66,880 

60,840 

56,000 

50,980 

58,120 

119,100 

147,700 

141,300 

128,000

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,290 

-3,470 

-7,510

-8,660

-9,060 

 ^6,040 

-4,840 

-5,020 

+7,140 

+60,980 

+28,600 

-6,400 

-13,300

+39,790

Buffalo Bill Reservoir

5,331.8 

5,316.9 

5,310.5 

5,306.4

-

5,301.0 

5,298.8 

5,300.0 

5,303.0 

5,300.1 

5,350.9 

5,358.7 

5,347.4 

5,337.8

-

279,200 

215,500 

191,000 

176,300

-

158,100 

151,200 

154,800 

164,700 

155,200 

381,800 

431,300 

360,900 

308,500

-

-63,700 

-24,500 

-14,700

-129,100

-18,200 

-6,900 

+3,600 

+9,900 

-9,500 

+226,600 

+49,500 

-70,400 

-52,400

+29,300

Boysen Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)

4,719.11 

4,718.10 

4,717.15 

4,716.08

-

4,715.17 

4,712.74 

4,709.80 

4,707.14 

4,706.04 

4,719.30 

4,719.72 

4,718.73 

4,716.74

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

647,800 

630,000 

613,600 

595,400

-

580,200 

540,800 

495,000 

455,400 

439,500 

651,100 

658,600 

641,200 

606,600

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-17,800 

-16,400 

-18,200

+524,000

-15,200 

-39,400 

-45,800 

-39,600 

-15,900 

+211,600 

+7,500 

-17,400 

-34,600

-41,200
SMALLER RESERVOIRS IN MONTANA 283 

Smaller reservoirs in Missouri River basin in Montana

Lima Reservoir on Red Rock River, 8 miles northwest of Monida, completed in 1902 for irrigation and flood control, has usable capacity of 84,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by 

Water Users Irrigation Co.

Ruby River Reservoir on Ruby River, 5 miles south of Alder, completed in 1938 for irrigatlon, has usable capacity of 38,850 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board. No record of contents available for water year 1952-53.

Willow Creek Reservoir on Willow Creek, 4 miles east of Harrison, completed in 1937 for 

irrigation, has usable capacity of 17,730 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water 

Conservation Board.

Hebgen Lake on Madison River, 18 miles northwest of West Yellowstone, completed in 1915 for 

power, has usable capacity of 345,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power 

Co.

Ennls Lake on Madison River, 8 miles south of Norris, completed in 1900 for power, has 

usable capacity of 41,020 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Middle Creek Reservoir on Hyalite Creek, 8 miles south of Bozeman, completed in 1951 for 

irrigation, has usable capacity of 8,030 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water 

Conservation Board.

Lake Sewall on Missouri River, 15 miles east of Helena, completed in 1898 for power, has 

usable capacity of 37,800 acre-ft. Submerged by new Canyon Ferry Reservoir about 

Apr. 8^1953. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Lake Helena, since April 1945, separated from Hauser Lake by control works permitting 

independent regulation, has usable capacity of 10,400 acre-ft. Records furnished by 

The Montana Power Co.

Hauser Lake on Missouri River, 13 miles northeast of Helena, completed in 1907 for power, 

has usable capacity of 52,100 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Holter Lake on Missouri River, 26 miles north of Helena, completed in 1918 for power, has 

usable capacity of 81,900 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Gibson Reservoir on Sun River, 20 miles northwest of Augusta, completed in 1929 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 105,000 acre-ft (88,560 acre-ft prior to 1941). Records 

furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Pishkun Reservoir, water diverted from Sun River at point 18 miles northwest of Augusta, 

completed in 1925 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 32,050 acre-ft (lesser capacities prior to 1940). Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Willow Creek Reservoir on Willow Creek, 5 miles northwest of Augusta, completed in 1911 for 

Irrigation, has usable capacity of 32,300 acre-ft (16,700 acre-ft prior to 1941). Supplemental supply diverted from Sun River at point 18 miles northwest of Augusta. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Nilan Reservoir, water diverted from Smith and Ford Creeks at points about 10 miles southwest of Augusta, completed in 1951 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 10,090 acreft. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

Lower Two Medicine Lake on Two Medicine River, 4 miles northwest of town of Glacier Park, 

completed in 1913 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 16,620 acre-ft. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Four Horns Lake, water diverted from Badger Creek at point 6 miles north of Heart Butte, 

completed in 1932 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 19,250 acre-ft. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Swift Reservoir on Birch Creek, 18 miles west of Dupuyer, completed in 1915 for irrigation, 

has usable capacity of 30,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by Pondera County Canal and 

Reservoir Co.

Lake Frances, water diverted from Birch and Dupuyer Creeks at points 8 miles northwest and 

5 miles northeast of Dupuyer, completed about 1913 for irrigation, has usable capacity 

of 112,000 acre-ft (25,000 acre-ft prior to 1927). Records furnished by Pondera County 

Canal and Reservoir Co.

Ackley Lake, water diverted from Judith River at a point 4 miles east of Utica, completed 

in 1939 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 5,820 acre-ft. Records furnished by 

Montana Water Conservation Board.

Durand Reservoir on North Fork Musselshell River, 1 mile northwest of Delpine, completed 

in 1939 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 7,000 acre-ft. Some water diverted from 

Checkerboard Creek into Durand Reservoir. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

Martinsdale Reservoir, water diverted from South Fork Musselshell River at a point 1 mile 

west of Martinsdale, completed in 1939 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 23,100 

acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

Deadmans Basin Reservoir, water diverted from Musselshell River at point 6 miles northwest 

of Shawmut, completed in 1941 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 52.500 acre-ft. 

Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board. Contents Nov. 22, 28,440 acreft, Mar. 30, 35,840 acre-ft.
284 SMALLER RESERVOIRS IN MONTANA 

Smaller reservoirs in Missouri River basin in Montana--Continued

Fresno Reservoir on Milk River, 15 miles west of Havre, completed in 1939 for irrigation,

 has usable capacity of 127,200 acre-ft. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Nelson Reservoir, water diverted from Milk River at point about 6 miles west of Dodson,

 completed in 1922 for irrigation, has usable capacity of 66,800 acre-ft. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Mystic Lake on West Rosebud Creek, 25 miles southwest of Absarokee, completed in 1925 for 

power, has usable capacity of 20,800 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power 

Co.

Cooney Reservoir on Red Lodge Creek, 6 miles west of Boyd, completed in 1936 for irrlga-

 tion, has usable capacity of 27,400 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana Water Conservation Board.

Tongue River Reservoir on Tongue River, 7 miles northeast of Decker, completed in 1939

 Tor Irrigation, has usable capacity of 68,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana 

Water Conservation Board.

Other reservoirs are operated for irrigation and municipal use.

Month-end contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31.......

Feb. 28.......

Mar. 31.......

Sept. 30.. .....

Date

Oct 31 .......

Feb 28.......

Mar 31.......

May 31.......

July 31 .......

Aug. 31.......

Sept.3o. ......

Date

Nov. 30.......

Dec. 31.......

Jan. 31.......

Mar. 31.......

Apr. 30.......

May 31 .......

Date

Nov. 30.......

Dec. 31.......

Jan. 31.......

Feb. 28.......

Mar. 31.......

May 31 .......

July 31.......

Aug. 31 .......

Sept.SO. .... ..

Lima 

Reservoir

25,280

24,730

29,630

30, 880

32,120

67,650

62,910

18,960

Lake 

Sewell

19,330

to)

_

_

-

Fishkun 

Reservoir

18,650

12,200

Swift 

Jteservoir

13,570

16,000

Willow 

Creek 

Reservoir

39,250

a!4,230

a!6,000

a!7,960

all, 400

Lake 

Helena

650

Willow 

Creek 

Reservoir

25, ISO

Lake 

Frances

93,880

Hebgen 

Lake

294,700

256,100

229,600

193,300

178,5OO

179,300

191,600

203,300

267,500

344,600

343,500

326,900

284,700

Mauser 

Lake

52,860

47,550

48,670

23,470

53,240

51,320

24,95O

Nilan 

Reservoir

6,000

Ackley 

Lake

a2 780

b2,61O

Ennis 

Lake

38,810

39 , 65O

36,990

39 , 530

38,470

34,390

29,19O

33,390

32,130

39,230

37,930

36,470

39,080

Holter 

Lake

81,440

81,680

76,970

79,320

38,920

81,920

79,550

63,070

71,680

Lower Two 

Medicine 

Lake

bo

Durand 

Reservoir

4,250

Middle 

Creek 

Reservoir

b2,940

&2.820

&3.190

&3.750

b4,100

E4.710

b4,980

b5,480

5,680

5,44O

b4,470

bl,480

bl,150

Qibson 

Reservoir

31,270

31,340

38,430

49,200

53,430

58,380

95,920

91,530

56,940

58,800

Four Horns 

Reservoir

b7,660

Martinsdale 

1 Reservoir

5,550

a Interpolated on basis of readings made weekly or less frequently.

b Figure of contents for first day of following month.

c Submerged by new Canyon Ferry Reservoir about Apr. 8, 1953 (see p. 65 ).

Note. For Deadmans Basin Reservoir see manuscript description for intermittent readings.
SMALLER RESERVOIRS IN MONTANA 285

Month-end contents, In acre-feet, of smaller reservoirs in Missouri River basin in Montana 

water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Date

Sept. 30.

Oct. 31. .

Nov. 30. .

Dec. 31. .

Jan. 31. .

Feb. 28. .

Mar. 31. .

Apr. 30. .

May 31 . .

June 30.

July 31. .

Aug. 31. .

Sept. 30. .

Fresno 

Reservoir

70,100

82,930

79,840

78,200

76,830

76,830

85,920

97,490

135,200

132,200

88,770

72,180

74,860

Nelson 

Reservoir

40,280

36,660

34,560

33,520

31,820

30,280

29,700

36,660

49,440

53,860

45,930

41,760

42,510

Mystic 

Lake

20,090

17,610

14,590

11,740

9,130

6,770

4,610

4,840

2,770

16,920

21,050

20,710

20,200

Cooney 

Reservoir

a!2,060

10,690

13,440

16,510

16,510

al6,510

16,540

19,560

23,510

21,600

1)17,050

al3,580

a!2,040

Tongue 

River 

Reservoir

23,620

10,360

10,360

9,720

11,410

13,470

a!7,400

a20,760

24,940

43,660

39,240

35,160

32,810

a Interpolated on basis of readings made weekly or less frequently, 

b Figure of contents for first day of following month.
286 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River near WillIston, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°07' , long. 103°44' , in sec. 31, T. 154 N., R. 101 W., on left bank 10 

ft downstream from Lewis and Clark Highway bridge, 5 miles southwest of Wllllston, 25 

miles downstream from Yellowsfone River, and at mile 1,650.2.

Drainage area. 164,500 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1905 to May 1907 (fragmentary, considered unreliable), Septembe1928 to September 1953. Monthly discharge for period October 1897 to September 1928 

(Including revised figures for 1905-7), based on records for station at Port Benton, 

Mont., In Circular 108. Gage-height records collected In this vicinity 1908 to 1911 

and since 1913 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,830.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. .April 1905 to May 1907 chain and staff gages at site 15 miles downstream at different .datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1928-53), 20,240 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 73,400 cfs June 19 (gage height, 9.14 ft); maximum gage height, 9.93 ft Apr. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 8,000 cfs 

Nov» 28.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 231,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1930 (gage height, 18.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 19.78 ft Mar. 28, 1943 

(ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 1,320 cfs Dec. 28, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 28 ft in April 1912, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records excellent during periods of open water, good during periods of complete 

ice cover, and fair during periods of partial ice cover. Many diversions above station. 

Plow regulated by Port Peck Reservoir. Discharge measurements made on alternate days 

during open water and at about 5-day intervals during period of ice cover, except Nov. 25 

to Dec. 15, Mar. 6 to Apr. 5. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for 

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years).~WSP 716: 1929-30.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

27,600

27,500 

27,700

28,100

28,200

28,200

28,200

38,400

28,600 

28,300

28,500

28,800

29.000

28,800

28,700

28,700 

28,700

28,400

28,000

27,400

27,000

26,600

26,500

26,800

26,500

26,400

25,900

25,700

25.400

25,700

26,400

854,700

27,570

tl,695

Jiov.

27,300

28,200 

28.400

27,300

25,400

23,700

22,100

20,700

19,500 

18,300

17,600

16,900

16,400

16,100

15,800

15,600 

15,600

15,700

16,000

16,100

16,300

16,400

16,200

15,600

15,200

14,200

12,800

8.000

11,00'0

9,000

-

537,400

17,910

*1,066

Dec.

9.500

10,000 

10,300

10,500

10,600

11,300

11,900

12,400

13,100 

13,500

15.700

13,500

12,800

11,700

10,900

10,700 

10,700

11,000

11,300

11,200

11,000

10, 600

10,300

10,600

10,600

10,100

9,620

9,620

9,640

9,800

9,940

342,420

11,050

679,200

Jan.

10.200

10,200 

10,400

10,700

11,000

11,300

11,600

12,000

11,700 

10,700

10,300

10,600

11,200

11,900

12,000

12.400 

12,100

10,900

10,600

10,800

11,800

12,200

12,000

11,900

12,200

12,400

12,200

11,900

11,700

11,600

11,600

354,100

11,420

702,300

Feb.

11,600

11.800

10*800

10,500

10,200

11,200

11,600

11,700 

11,200

10,800

10,600

10,500

10,600

10,500

10,400 

10,300

10,200

9,800

9,740

10,000

10, 100

9,700

9,330

9,300

9,330

9,180

9,400

-

-

291,880

10,420

578,900

Mar.

9,670

9,920 

9,920

9,450

8.410

8,430

9,210

9,970

9,920 

9,380

9,770

11,200

12,600

15.800

13,700

12,700 

12,300

12,400

12,700

12,600

12,300

11,800

11,500

11,400

11,300

10,700

10,300

10,600

11,700

12,600

13,500

345,750

11,150

685,800

Apr.

14,000

15,000 

18,000

25.500

17,800

14,800

14,100

14,300

14,100 

14,000

14,100

13,500

13,400

13,000

12,300

11.800 

11,900

12,400

12,800

13,600

15,500

18,300

20,600

20, 200

20,200

20,700

20,300

19,800

19,500

20,100

-

485,400

16,180

962,800

May

20,900

21,700 

22,100

21,700

20,500

20,100

19,500

19,000

18.800 

19,400

21,300

25,000

22,400

21,500

20,800

20,400 

20,100

20,200

20,400

20,000

19,900

20,000

20,000

20,300

25,500

27.300

22,600

21,000

19,800

21 ,000

21,500

654,700

21,120

tl,299

June

30.000

4l)oOO

45,400

48,400

49,000

48,800

45,700

43,700 

41,700

38,500

37,100

38,000

39,400

50,800

58,800 

60,500

64,100

69.600

66,000

62,400

68,000

68,000

60,500

52,400

48,200

45,200

43,500

40,800

37,100

-

*1,479. 4

49,310

*2,934

July

34.100

32, 600 

31,400

31,600

32,600

32,600

31,900

30,100

28,900 

29,000

28,400

27,500

26,800

26,100

25,000

24,400 

24,200

26,300

27,100

27,500

28,900

28,000

26,000

24,400

25.800

24,400

26,600

28,700

27,300

26,100

25,500

867,800

27,990

*1,721

Aug.

25,000

26,900 

28,800

28,700

28,900

30,200

30.700

30,200

29,200 

28,000

26,900

25,000

24.500

24,600

25,000

26,400 

27,800

28,000

28,200

28,500

28,200

27,400

27,000

26,800

26,100

25,000

24,900

25,900

26,100

26,100

26,600

841,600

27,150

*1,669

Sept.

28,300

28.100 

28,400

28,800

30,500

31,400

31,900

32,000

31,800 

30,400

29,400

29,600

30,600

31,500

31,400

30,800 

30,800

30,500

30,100

30,100

30,300

30,100

30,000

29,800

29,800

29,700

30,200

31,200

32,200

32.400

-

912,100

30,400

tl,809

Calendar year 1952: Max 124,000 Mln 8,000 Mean 26,940 Ac-ft 19,560,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 69,600 Mln 8,000 Mean 21,830 Ac-ft 15,800,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Complete Ice cover Dec. 14 to Mar. 10; partial Ice cover Nov. 28 to Dec. 13, Mar. 11 to 

Apr. 4.
LITTLE MUDDY CREEK BASIN 287

Little Muddy Creek near Williston, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 48°12', long. 103°36' , on line between sec. 31, T. 155 N. , R. 100 W., and 

sec. 6, T. 154 N., R. 100 W., on upstream side of highway bridge, 2.5 miles downstream 

from Camp Creek, 4 miles northeast of Williston, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1904 to April 1909 (no winter records), June 1932 to July 1933, 

April 1946 to September 1953. Records for Apr. 3-15, 1904, published in WSP 130, have 

been found to be unreliable and should not be used. Prior to April 1946, published as 

Little Muddy River near Williston.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,850 ft (by interpolation 

between known altitudes along river channel). April 1904 to April 1909 chain gage at 

site 2f miles upstream, above Camp Creek, at different datum. June 15, 1932, to July 29, 

1933, wire-weight gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 18, 1946, 

to Oct. 20, 1949, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 47.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 2,820 cfs June 24 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from floodmark); 

minimum, 4 cfs Oct. 4-16.

1904-9, 1932-33, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 24, 1953; maximum gage 

height, 13.8 ft Mar. 23, 1947 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

A stage of about 13 ft was reached in 1904 and a stage of approximately 12 ft was 

reached in years 1911, 1916, 1925, 1929, and 1935, present site and datum.

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

which are poor. Some small diversions for irrigation. Some regulation by Lake Zahl 

and Pish and Wildlife Service Reservoir.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1239: 1906. See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4.0

4

4

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

JLA *¥74

160.6

5.18

319

POV.

8.7 

9.7

9.7

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

10

10

10

10

1011

11

11

11

12

TS

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

326.1

10.9

647

Dee.

11 

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

7.

7.

7.

*6.

TT

8.

7.

6.

6.£

7.

7.

270.4

8.72

536

Jan.

7.4 

8.0

7.4

7

6

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

10

11

*12

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

273.8

8.83

543

Feb.

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

~B8

9

-

_

-

268

9.6

532

Mar.

9 

9

8

8

8

8

7

J

7

*12

15

15

15

20

20

25

25

30

40

_60

60

50

50

45

45

*35

30

35

35

40

45

818

26.4

1,620

Apr.

45 

44

*44

42

26

20

16

16

li

15

14

17

16

17

17

17

*17

16

16

17

17

18

17

19

19

20

22

22

27

50

-

677

22.6

1,340

May

57 

64

66

64

59

50

43

40

46

81

155

150

92

*60

45

38

33

31

30

28

27

27

28

30

43

45

44

*46

41

39

39

1,641

52.9

3,250

June

42 

43

119

325

344

170

146

129

118

92

66

58

49

45

42

40

*39

36

34

34

34

39

61

1,420

*1.670

374

172

213

500

506

-

6,960

232

13,800

July

1.15Q 

893

634

540

422

355

229

158

140

104

*69

146

120

63

37

34

34

31

28

25

23

22

*22

20

19

19

14

12

11

11

A?.

5,375

173

10,660

Aug.

"450 M

229

139

93

70

59

39

33

26

26

25

24

24

23

22

*20

21

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

19

2,499

80.6

4,960

Sept.

19 

20

23

28

»37

32

28

27

26

24

22

20

IS

16

15

15

14

14

14

I!

13

13

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

-

569

19.0

1,130

Calendar year 1952: Max z,240 Kin o Mean 51.2 Ao-ft 37,190

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,670 fin 4 Mean 54.4 Ac-ft 39,340

Peak discharge (base. 300 ofs).--June 5 (3 a.m.) 522 cfs (5.85 ft); June 24 (11 p.m.) 2,820 ofs 

(13.0 ft); July 1 (10 p.m.) 1,780 efa (10.48 ft); Aug. 2 (12 m.) 1,460 ofs (9.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4 to Mar. 31. Ho gage-height record Oct. 4-13, 

15-29, Sept. 6, 11-17, 19-30; discharge estimated on the basis of weather records, records for adjacent periods, and records for other Missouri River tributaries.
288 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

North Creek Spreader Diversion near Alzada, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°04', long. 104°30t, in NV&SW£ sec. 8, T. 9 S,, R. 59 E., on right bank 

just upstream from lower end of diversion dike, 5f miles northwest of Alzada.

Drainage area. 1.29 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1952: No flow during period May to September except for July 13 when a mean 

daily discharge of 0.04 cfs occurred.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 101 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.52 ft); 

no flow most of the year.

A discharge of 13.4 cfs was measured Mar. 18, 1952, at site half a mile upstream.

Remarks.--Records poor. No flow during period May to September 1952 except for July 13 

when a mean daily discharge of 0.04 cfs occurred.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, Apr'11 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

0.01

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 1*1

6.51

0.22

13

May

0.1 s^i

*2.0

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.5

0.31

19

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

1.8

.3

.1

0

0

1.3

 9^8.

.1

0

0

3.3

.7

.02

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

17.48

0.58

35

July

a.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

*5_a

.04

0

0

0

0

4.54

0.15

9.0

Aug.

0

3.4

*4.8

*5^1

*.5

.05

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

13.95

0.45

28

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs).--Apr. 30 (1:30 p.m.) 12 cfs (0.62 ft); May 2 (10:30 a.m.) 19 cfs 

(0.63 ft); June 15 (12:30 a.m.) 89 efs (1.45 ft); July 26 (2 a.m.) 41 cfs (0.97 ft); Aug. 3 (7:30 

p.m.) 19 cfs (0.65 ft); Aug. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 101 cfs (1.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 1, 3-18, May 1, 3-15, June 10, 11, 16, 20-23, Aug. 5, 6; discharge estimated.
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 289

Little Missouri River near Alzada, Mont.

Location -Lat 4S°OS', long. 104°24', in NEiSWi sec. 6, T. 9 S., R. 60 E., on right bank 

TTrmiles downstream from Thompson Creek and 4 miles north of Alzada.

Drainage area. 780 sq mi (approximately).

3JUne 1911 tO September 1925 > ^^ 1928 to September 1932, March 1935

«evpP Reorder Datum of gage is 3,367 ft above mean sea level (river-profile survey). Prior to June 14, 1947, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . -25 years (1915-16, 1917-19, 1923-25, 1930-32, 1935-53), 84. S cfs,

> 1 ' 63° ° fs May 29 tgage helght ' U ' 34 ft) = no 

flow9at"times 928"32 ' Maximum da ily discharge, 6,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1944; no

except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Several 

coulees."" " floodwaters for irrigation of hay meadows above station. Some storage in

Revisions (water years).--WSP 976: 1942.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O

0

O

O

0

0

0

0 

O

O

O

0

0

.1

71

.1.1

.1 .1.1

.1.1

.1

.1 *0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

2.2

Jtov.

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0 

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0 

*0

0

J^l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0.1

0.003

0.2

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

*o

.1

"I"J

!i

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Jan.

~^"l 0.1

!i.1.1

.2

.2

.2 

.3

.3

.4

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

16.2

0.52

32

Feb.

0.9

T9

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

ti.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

**.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

_

-

12.7

0.45

25

Mar.

0.7

.7

.5

.4

.6

.5

.6

1.1 

1.4

5.3

131

239

506

298

236

118

62

43

36

30

31

20

20

17

11

*16

12

5.8

1.6

3.6

2.3

1,851.1

59.7

3,670

Apr.

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.7 

2.8

2.3

2.7

1.2

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.8

3.0

1.8 

1.2

.8

.8

**.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.4

.2

75

1.8

-

48.1

1.60

95

May

118

251

407

388

256

144

74

39 

27

30

42

9?

134

159

141

106

76

99 

80

46

*34

63

95

70

29

10

25^5.6

1.150

*151

*196

4,524.6

146

8,970

June

161

56

26

33

26

13

8.5

38

49

60

38

15

9.3

390

954

1,160

" 1*570 

*639

424

779

492

150

89

51

32

21

15

12

11

-

7,333.8

244

14,550

July

7.6

7.6

9.0

4.5

1.9

1.2

1.2

1.0 

.9

1.0

.7

.5

78

**.8

.9

.7

.5

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

210

25$

61

29

15

9.3

580.9

18.7

1,150

Aug.

7.4

7.6

77

176

632

472

123

44 

23

*13

9.0

7.4

5.3

4.7

3.2

1.4

1.0

3.2 

88

73

9.0

3.6

1.6

.6

.5

.3

.2

.1

3.2

.6

.2

1,791.1

57.8

3,550

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1 .ti.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.5

0.12

6.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,310 Mln 0 Mean 22.9 Ae-ft 16,650

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,570 Mln 0 Mean 44.3 Ae-ft 32,050

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs).--May 29 (2:15 p.m.) 1,63O cfs (11.34 ft); June 18 (9 to 10 a.m.) 

1,590 cfs (10.74 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Mar. 14.
290 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

Little Beaver Creek near Marmarth, N, Dak.

Location. Lat 46°16', long. 103°58' , in NE£ sec. 7, T. 132 N., R. 106 W., on left bank 

150 ft upstream from concreted ford, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Corral 

Creek, 3 miles southwest of Marmarth, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 15, 1941, wire-weight gage at site half a mile 

upstream at datum 0.57 ft higher. Mar. 15, 1941, to May 20, 1947, staff or wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum. May 21, 1947, to June 27, 1951, staff and wire-weight 

gages at site half a mile upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 52.9 cfs; median of annual mean discharges, 47 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs June 20 (gage height, 6.56 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-23.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 12,700 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 13.9 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

896 

976 

1006 

1036

Water 

year

1939 

1943 

1944 

1945

Date

July 6, 1939 

Mar. 24, 1943 

June 22, 1944 

Mar. 15, 1945

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,500 

4,000 

9,260 

2,700

Gage height 

(feet)

12.2 

8.40 

12.5 

7.6

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation. Some small diversions for irrigations. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in water

years 1940, 1945, and 1948, superseding those published in WSP 896, 1036, and 1116,

are given herewith.

Mar 

Feb 

Jan 

Jan 

Peb

25, 1940................. 64

9-16, 1945............... e80

22-24, 1948.............. e20

25-31, 1948.............. elO

1, 1948.................. 10

e Average for period indicated.

Month

Water year 1939-40...... 

Calendar year 1940. .....

Water year 1944-45...... 

Calendar year 1945......

Water year 1947-48...... 

Calendar year 1948......

Maximum

616 

616

2,100 

2,100

_

1,870 

1,870

Minimum

0 

0

0 

0

.1 

.1

Mean

15.9 

15.4

25 4

47.8 

47.5

58.4 

58.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

11,530 

11,190

34,600 

34,390

42,380 

42,220
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

Little Beaver Creek near Marmarth, N. Dak. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

291

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

 50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.7

T75

1.6

11.9

0.38

24

flov.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.1

2.0

5

2

2

1

1.0

1

1

1

.8

.8

-=J>

49.7

1.66

99

Dec.

0.6

.8

.7

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

 1.4

1.6

1.7

1.9

T7f

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

tt

32.6

1.05

65

Jan.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

75

.6

.7

*1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.1

31.4

1.01

62

Feb.

2.2

2.2

2.3

3

3.5

4.5

4.5

5

*4.5

4

3.5

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

, Z

_

_

-

76.7

2.74

152

Mar.

. 2

*3

5

20

40

*70

60

70

*100

180

150

*60

*60

*90

*12

*10

10

*18

28

32

29

25

*18

9.6

1,115.6

3S.O

2,210

Apr.

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.5

7.5

*8.6

10

7.5

7.5

13

22

28

25

14

11

*10

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.6

7.1

6.9

7.5

12

12

7.7

7.3

7.5

050

444.2

14.8

881

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,090 Hln 0 Mean 117

May

201

147

183

71

38

26

19

15

13

24

68

117

*156

58

36

27

19

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.2

6.0

76

20

12

1,399.5

45.1

2,780

June

7.5

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

485

95

27

20

16

13

183

1.040

438

200

*307

467

973

282

109

48

35

30

21

16

14

21

16

4,903.5

163

9,730

July

12

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.5

*5.5

5.2

4.9

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

2.4

2.0

"274

9.6

15

13

4.8

2.5

2.0

184.1

5.94

365

Aug.

1.7

11

13

3.6

4.6

2.4

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

7.0

2.1

1.3

14~1.0

18

3.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

Mi

278

102

1,427.1

46.0

2,830

Sept.

34

26

21

16

14

12

9.6

8.8

7.1

6.4

6.0

5.4

4.6

3.9

*2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.0

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.1

273

-

216.7

7.22

430

Ac-ft 84,620

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,040 Hln 0 Mean 27.1 Ac-ft 19,630

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--Apr. 30 (12 p.m.) 414 cfs (3.23 ft); May 12 (10 p.m.) 424 ofs 

(3.26 ft); June 8 (8 a.m.) 1,440 ofs (5.46 ft); June 15 (9 a.m.) 2,130 ofs {6.51 ft); June 20 (5 a.m.) 

2,170 ofs (6.56 ft); Aug. 23 (10:30 a.m.) 400 ofs (3.19 ft); Aug. 29 (10 a.m.) 1,590 ofs (5.70 ft).

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 4 to Mar. 25.
292 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, N. Dak.

Location. La t 46°18' > long. 103°54', In SE-J- sec. 3d, T. 133 N., R. 105 W., on upstream 

side of highway bridge In Marmarth, if miles downstream from Little Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 4,570 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or more daily. Datum of gage is 2,686.32 ft above mean 

sea level, datura of 1929. Prior to June 23, 1950, various wire-weight gages on former 

highway bridge 75 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 407 cfs; median of annual mean discharges, 340 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs June 19 (gage height, 10.44 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Dec. 25 to Jan. 24.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1947 {gage height, 21.7 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 23.4 ft Mar. 31, 1952 (backwater 

from Ice); no flow for part of most winters.

According to local residents the greatest known flood occurred in June 1907 (stage 

unknown). Other major- floods occurred in March 1913, May 1929, and March 1920, and 

reached stages of about 21.5, 20.2 and 19.7 ft, respectively. (These stages are not 

comparable to stages during the period of record, owing to construction of levees).

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1943 and 1946 have been 

revised to 36,000 cfs Feb. 20, 1943 (gage height, about 19.5 ft, from floodmark) and 

10,800 cfe June 23, 1946 (gage height, 11.00 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 

976, 1056 and 1086.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some small 

diversions above station for irrigation. Records of water temperatures and suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 896: 1938-39. WSP 1086: 1943-44. Revised figures of dlscharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 1945-46, 1948, superseding those published In WSP 1036, 1056, and 1116, are given herewith:

Date

1945

Feb. 9-16

1946

Hay 26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

e!50

1,890

3,910

4,220

2,760

1,290

1,130

957

911

1,100

1,020

1,01O

942

Date

1946-Con.

June 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Discharge

770

544

379

285

218

1,280

1,170

271

1,600

3,180

2,740

3,120

1,810

693

3,620

Date

1946-Con.

June 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1948

Jan. 22-27

Jan. 28-31

Discharge

4,820

5,780

2,620

1,100

707

490

741

508

594

e5

e50

e Average for period indicated.

Month

May 1946......................

Maximum

9,320

4,220

5,780

6,000

Minimum

1

23

1

0

Mean

274

589

339

308

Runoff in 

acre-feet

198,600

36,220

245,700

223,900
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 

Little Missouri River at Marmarth, N. Dak.--Continued

293

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 5-8, 13-28, June 7-15)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

0

3.6

10

25

63

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

120

250

580

1,000

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

150

240

580

1,000

3,070

7,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.5

275

2.9

4.9

3.6

3.6

6.2

6.2

4.2

6.8 

4.2

4.9

8.1

8.1

8.1

11

*11

10

10

11

10

12

12

12

11

9.4 

9.4

13

228.2

7.36

453

Nov.

13

17

14

14

14

20

40

31

19

18

16

20

23 

23

25

26

*28

26

24

25

21

17

12

12

12

10

10

9

8 

5

-

558

18.6

1,110

Dec.

S

7

6

5

4

4

4

«4

4

4

3

3

3 

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1 

1

1

89

2.9

177

Jan.

1

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*l

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

3 

3

4_

42

1.4

83

Feb.

4

4

6

6

8

8

10

Iff

*8

7

6

5

4

3

-

-

131

4.7

260

Mar.

>

> 3

_,

5

10

100

400

*650 

600

450

*500

1,000

*1,500

*900

*850

*950

*430

186

782

*558

842

542

395

785

*166

158

12,783

412

25,350

Apr.

*147

114

108

111

alOO

a80

*70

75

77

86

111

120

129 

138

70

70

*68

70

55

55

44

34

54

34

42

51

50

34

57 

231

-

2,465

82.2

4,690

May

520

475

806

569

*540

1,230

1,220

850

636

550

498

521

* 1,580 

1,058

8S4

791

774

782

668

498

409

354

300

294

270

230

170

TTS

1,150 

834

430

19,956

644

39,580

June

*444

1,140

661

374

330

294

769

1,230

1,020

*660

684

468

400

716

2,220

2,620

2,420

*4,300

5,430

7,160

3,470

2,150

1,340

1,240

1,240

850

558

430

354 

288

-

45,260

1,509

89,770

July

215

*158

154

150

141

a!30

allO

a95

a85

aSO

a65

a55

*48 

a45

a40

a35

a30

a27

a27

a25

a25

21

a!5

6.2 55 

75

123

126

174 

282

367

2,984.2

. 96.3

5,920

Aug.

300

235

443

*342

270

258

170

500

868

782

528

264

154 

117.

88

86

*90

75

55

7§

190

123

141

99

138

102

68

58

2,040 

1,400

565

10,628

343

21,080

Sept.

*235

T5S

93

66

66

50

30

42

*34

31

28

25

17 

14

*14

14

14

16

11

7.2

14

15

14

9.8

9.8

15

12

12

7.8 

12

-

1,082.6

36.1

2,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 27,200 Hln 0 Mean 659 Ac-ft 478,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,160 Mln 1 Mean 264 Ao-ft 190,800

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Mar. 18 (5 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (6.83 ft); May 6 (10 p.m.) 1,510 cfs 

(4.72 ft); May 13 -(Z a.m.) 1,750 (4.77 ft); June 15 (12 p.m.) 3,460 cfs (6.30 ft); June 19 (10 p.m.) 

10,000 cfs (10.44 ft); Aug. 29 (10 p.m.) 2,480 cfs (5.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Beaver Creek near Marmarth.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 21.
294 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°55', long. 103°32', in NEs sec. 27, T. 140 N., R. 102 W., on left bank 

600 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10 and 1 mile upstream from Andrews 

Creek.

Drainage area.--6,190 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to October 1908, October 1921 to September 1924, August 1928 

to September 1934, October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and type-A wire-weight gage on upstream side of highway bridge 

600 ft above recording station, read once dally. Datum of gage is 2,246.75 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 9, 1945, staff, chain, or wire-weight 

gages, at several sites within a quarter of a mile upstream from present site at various datums. Oct. 9, 1945, to Aug. 22, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1923-24, 1932-34, 1945-53), 546 cfs.

Extremes.--1923: Maximum discharge observed during period November 1922 to September 1923, 

5,560 cfs (revised) Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.9 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Dec. 21, 22.

1930-31: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,610 cfs (revised) June 22 (gage 

height, 4.52 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs (revised) May 18-20, 22-26, 31.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 8,820 cfs June 21 (gage height, 8.21 

ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs at times during the winter.

1903-8, 1921-24, 1928-34, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1947 

(gage height, 20.5 ft); no flow at times.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years, some of which 

have been revised, are shown in the following table. They supersede those published in 

the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

-

-

-

-

246

246

566

701

716

761

Water 

year

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1923

1930

1931

1934

Date

Aug. 31,

June 9,

July 2 ,

June 8,

June 24,

June 6,

Sept. 30,

Sept. 13,

June 22,

June 12,

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1923

1930

1931

1934

Discharge 

(cfs)

$8,670

til, 600

*8,500

*13,900

£29,000

tlO.800

5,560

4,700

1,610

1,850

Gage height 

(feet)

10.5

11.2

10.2

12.0

16.0

10.7

7.9

b8.08

4.52

4.50

$ Not previously published.

b Occurred Feb. 24, 1930; affected by ice.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some small 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 546: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per secoriel, for periods in the water years 1903-7, 1923-24, and 1930-31, superseding figures 

published in WSP 99, 130, 172, 208, 246, 566, 586, V01, and 716 are given herein. Complete tables of daily discharge are given for water years 1923, 1931, but only revised 

discharges are given for other water years.

Date

1903

May 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

June 25

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

26

27

26

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

20

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

Discharge

84

690

3,120

2,470

2,060

2,830

2,160

1,680

147

620

3,120

2,830

3,440

4,160

2,470

2,700

2,970

3,120

3,120

4,350

4,750

4,350

2,830

2,470

2,830

2,970

4,350

5,390

8,390

6,800

4,350

3,280

2,580

338

247

247

209

147

122

122

147

176

147

122

101

Date

1903 -Con.

Oct. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1904

Mar. 31

Apr. 1

2

3

Discharge

122

147

147

122

101

101

101

101

101

84

84

101

101

101

84

84

71

71

101

101

122

101

122

147

122

122

101

101

1C1

122

147

122

122

122

101

90

2,760

2,080

2,760

2,080

Date

1904-Con.

Apr. 4

5

6

7

8

June 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1905

June 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

17

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Discharge

1,850

1,740

1,740

2,470

2,340

2,755

3,220

8,930

10,580

7,090

4,220

1,790

5,160

6,6OO

4,780

6,380

4,230

2,880

1,440

1,340

1,170

1,640

1,170

1,750

920

1,980

3,590

3,740

6,170

4,230

4,970

2,490

2,230

1,980

1,860

1,640

6,380

8,250

7,760

4,060

4,970

6,170

4,970

Date

1905 -Con.

July 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

16

Sept. 6

7

1906

Mar. 31

Apr. 1

2

May 30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Discharge

4,230

3,740

3,010

2,750

2,750

2,100

1,340

5,360

4,780

4,410

5,360

5,760

3,740

2,880

2,750

2,490

3,440

1,440

1,440

1,170

1,040

2,230

2,750

2,880

1,750

1,340

1,440

1,250

5,360

1,340

1,040

4,900

5,220

2,470

4,020

4,600

3,340

2,740

1,380

1,O6O

1,300

2,340

2,880

Date

1906-Con.

June 8

9

10

11

12

Aug. 26

27

28

29

30

31

1907

Feb. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1923

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

16

17

18

19

20

1924

Apr. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

12,500

10,300

8,010

6,120

3,030

1,140

4,400

4,020

3,340

2,470

1,560

3,000

5,000

5,500

4,500

3,000

2,000

1,500

1,500

900

700

700

400

5,200

11,400

7,850

4,520

4,200

2,980

2,980

3,880

3,120

1,660

1,780

1,550

2,930

3,760

11,000

18,000
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 295

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak. Continued 

Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1903-7, 1923-24, and 1930-31. Continued

Date

1924- Con. 

Apr. 5 

6

1930 

Aug. 18

Discharge

15,900 

11,500

580

Date

1930 -Con. 

Aug. 19 

20 

21 

22 

23

Discharge

708 

466 

416 

286 

251

Date

1930-Con. 

Aug. 24 

25 

26 

Sept. 9 

10

Discharge

234

203 

177 

122 

218

Date

1930-Con. 

Sept. 11 

12 

13 

14 

15

Discharge

522 

1,130 

3,950 

3,200 

968

Date

1930-Con. 

Sept. 16 

17 

18 

19

Discharge

286 

203 

150 

122

Month

March 1906. ................

Water year 1923-24. ......

Maximum

830

10,580

6,600

8,250

3,280 

5 220

12,500

5,500

19,000

18,000

708

Minimum

-

9.8

-

15E

85

-

-

-

23

10 

32

Mean

239

2 523.

*QQ

825

*295

2,550

237

*699

*1,040

2 258

*579

*1,044

*895

*949

126

*373

Runoff in 

acre-feet

213,900

151,700

506,300

63,950

419,000

57,960

649,400

689,000

7,760

270,000

* Partly estimated. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second November 1922 to September 1923

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. flov.

_

-

-

-

-

630

240

280

330

385

440

485

530

500

500

330

240

205

205

205

175

175 

150

150

150

240

330

440

665

560

-

_

-

-

Dec.

440

580

330

280

230

180

130

78

26

24

23

22 

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

15

Tf 

20

25

30

40

45

50

50

50

45

2,674

86.3

5,300

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

.

_

-

Apr.

_

_

-

May

175 ITS'

175

*175

175

150

150

150

150

128

128

109 

109 109

93

93

93

93

128

128

150

128 

109

93

93

93

93

93

93

80

35

3,791

122

7,520

June

80

69

330

205

205

205

205

175

150

175

380

1.130 

700

560

330

1,040

1,040

440

380

500

280

330 

380

700

630

330

630

1,040

440

330

13,389

446

26,600

July

380

280

205

1,130

*1,040

330

280

240

440

330

380

330 

205

205

240

128

128

128

33~0~ 109

1,040

1,250 

780

205

280

240

128

380

330

175

1,130

12,756

411

25,300

Aug.

950

1,230

950

860

700

950

700

800

3,880

2,420

1,230

440 

440

2,150

1,900

1,230

2,020

1,660

1,330

4,040

3,570

2,280 

2,020

1,440

950

560

860

1,040

500

440

330

43,870

1,420

87,000

Sept.

240

205

205

205

240

205

205

150

175

150

109

109 

93

69

69

80

93

80

80

69

69

59 

50

7?¥

3,720

2,560

1,550

*630

2,700

5,200

-

20,135

671

39,900

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
296 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1930 to September 1931

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

29

28

28

25

58

5?

52

44

42

52

58

56

44

34

31

23

23

29

25

28

28 

29

33

32

33

33

34

33

31

31

1,107

35.7

2, 200

JIov.

£9

31

75

28

25

28

25

23

23

24

23

25

20

18

18

22

25

25

20

16

16 IB" 

16

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

-

643

21.4

1,270

Dec.

16

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

23

22

26

29

33

29

> 20

'

642

20.7

1,270

Jan.

20

> 15

\ 20

> 35

660

21

1,310

Feb.

200

I 175

1

V 150

I

J

\> 125

» 175

-

4,650

170

9,220

Mar.

 »

1

> 110

1

J

"\

1> 100

j

J

75

150

175

 >

j

I 100

J

110

3,660

120

7,260

Apr.

300

297

217

624

765

518

371

309

261

206

156

130

112

75

63

45

45

41

*29

25

25

25

21

17

17

15

15

13

11

10

4,758

159

9,440

May

9

T

7

5

4

4

4

7

7

7

7

5

4

3

2

2

2

1

T

1

2

1 

1

1

1

1

9

7

7

2

1

122

3.9

242

June

7

9

13

10

8

13

9

8

176

33

10

9

11

9

11

21

10

7

4

3

661

1.610

1,436

*1,250

905

518

250

228

450

176

7,859

262

15,600

July

450

518

800

835 7S5"

730

660

424

346

217

196

147

138

112

90

50

285

7,463

241

14,800

Aug.

*588

765

765

800

730

695

624

624

588

588

518

905

1,090

730

424

267

171

97

51

41

57

69 

75

57

41

 v

j

1

S 35

I

J

11,570

373

22,900

Sept.

» 30

33

212

166 

134

553

730

835

faQl'

660

404

228

5,220

174

10,400

Calendar year 1930: Max - Mln - Mean 359 Ac-ft 260,000

Water year 1930-31: Max 1,610 Mln 1 Mean 132 Ae-ft 95,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.9

 7.9

7.0

7.9

7.9

8.8

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.9

7.9

7.0

7.0 

7.9

7.9

8.8

9.9

11

IT

9.9

9 .9 9)9 11

254.1

8.20

504

Jiov.

12

12

12

14

*14

15

15

17

14

14

18

17

14

14

15

17

20

22

22

22

25

IT

14

13

12

11

10

10

9

5

-

450

15.0

893

Dec.

88"

7

7

7

6

6

6

*5

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2 

2

2

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

115

3.7

228

Jan.

1

T

i

1

1

.5 75"

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

21.5

0.69

43

Feb.

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1 

75- .5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.

-

38.0

1.36

75

Mar.

"75 0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1

2

5

10

 30

15

*11

15

30

300

*1,000

600

 1,300

*1,700

1,000 

500

200

*120

200

*370

314

*484

595

484

*327

9,616.0

310

19,070

Apr.

258

192

*164

154

141

133

133

133

145

137

133

137

*137

159

150

145

129

120

108

97 

94

*86

97

133

108

94

90

97

183

4,111

137

8,150

May

361

618

982

814

982

830

726

1,300

1,330

1,020

742

*640

602

656

1,360

1,220

846

640

588

588

535 

447

355

348

301

*25B

241

375" 219

252

999

21,175

683

42,000

June

838

580

670

974

632

476

361

341

334

513

870

632

632

580

469

923

2,630

1,910

*4,030

6,260

7,160 

4,220

2,850

2,120

1,500

1,340

1,400

1,210

854

750

-

48,479

1,616

96,160

July

505" 558

447

348

276

214

173

137

94

112

80

94

*90

66

46

43

43

29

20

27

49 

32

25

20

11

133

34

17

97

94

90

4,010

129

7,950

Aug.

90

145

214

219

327

348

307

307

462

542

491

498

440

355

241

173

129

129

246

104

54 

IB" 38

*258

301

183

150

86

94

325

1,_600

8,922

288

17,700

Sept.

1,070 7 or

389

243.

154

116

83

63

76

54

38

30

32

30

32

30

27

27

17

15

17 

22

23

*30

25

22

22

20

15

12

-

3,434

114

6,810

Calendar year 1952: Max 39,600 Mln 1 Mean 877 Ae-ft 637,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,180 Mln 0.5 Mean 276 Ac-ft 199,600

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--June 17 (4 a.m.) 3,210 ofs (5.00 ft) ; June 21 (1 a.m.) 8,820 ofs 

(8.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 26.
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN ZB7

Beaver Creek at Wibaux, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°59', long. 104°11', in NE£ sec. 12, T. 14 N., R. 59 E., on upstream side 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 10 at Wibaux, 12 miles upstream from Little Beaver Creek.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1953.

Ga£e_.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Sept. 21, 1940, staff or wire-weight 

gages at sites about 500 ft upstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 15 years, 28.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs June 24 (gage height, 7.00 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); no flow at times.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,780 cfs Mar. 21, 1939 (gage height, 10.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; maximum gage 

height observed, 13.44 ft Mar. 24, 1943 (ice jam); no flow at times.

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

which are poor. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ioe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, 6-16, 20-27, 29-31, Nov. 1-5,

10-20, Dec. 5-12, 16, Feb. 25, 26, Aug. 31, Sept. l)

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

0

.6 

1.6

3.1

5.9 

6.1 

6.4 

6.7

5.4

12

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.7

.8

.9

a. 7

.5

.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

a.l

.1

**.!

.4

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

a. 6

.7

.6

.7

11.3

0.36

22

JiOV.

0.7

.6

.7

1.0

.7

.6

.6

1.2

al.O

1.2

.9

.7

1.3

i!o

.7

1.2

 1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

7?

.4

.4

.5

-

22.9

0.76

45

Dec.

0.5

T6

.7

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.1

.9

.8

al.O

a 1.2

 1.2

al.O

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

26.2

0.85

52

Jan.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

76" .5

.7

.8

.9

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

'575 2.0

2.0

2.0

 2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

41.8

1.35

83

Feb.

1.8

2.0

2.1

TTT

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

 1.6

al.5

al.4

-

-

-

42.3

1.51

84

Mar.

1.0

l.o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

20

40

35

20

30

20

10

 7

6

10

9

8

7

6

10

*17

19

18

11

11

11

337.0

10.9

668

Apr.

~8.2 13

9.9

8.2

8.5

8.5

7.9

6.6

7.6

7.0

5.2

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.6

376

3.3

3.3

a3.3

2.8

3.0

*3. 1

3.6

-

155.3

5.18

308

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,160 Mln o Mean 53.2

May

4.5

4.7

4.9

4.5

4.5

7.3

6.0

5.4

6.0

7.6

6.0

6.0

16

To

8.2

7.9

a8.5

9.2

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.7

4.5

8.2

4.7

4.0

3.8 978-

6.3

5.4

4.7

202.4

6.53

401

June

4.2

 3.8

33.6

5.4

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.7

4.9

7.9

6.6

6.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

 3.6

a3.0

2.8 376"

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.3

36

50

19

11

7.9

7.3

5.7

-

234.6

7.82

465

July

4.5

47S

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.0

2.0

al.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

a. 8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

o

§

0

 .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

32.4

1.05

64

Aug.

 50

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

sO

aO

aO

aO

aO

ao

o

0

0

0

0

a. 5

ii

1.6

0.05

3.2

Sept.

 1.6

T7S

.9

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

5.9

0.20

12

AC-ft 38,650

Water year 1952-53: Max 50 Mln 0 Mean 3.05 Ac-ft 2,210

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and comparison with Little Beaver Creek near Marmarth, N. Dak.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-8, Nov. 21 to Dec. 4, Dec. 13, Dec. 18 to 

FeU7T4, Mar. 1-25.
298 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River near Watford City, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°36', long. 103°16', in NWi sec. 35, T, 148 N., R. 99 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 85, 17? miles south of Watford City and 

18 miles upstream from Cherry Creek.

Drainage area. 8,490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1953.

Average discharge. 19 years, 659 cfs; median of annual mean discharges, 550 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once or more daily. Datum of gage 

is 1,929.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 9, 1939, waterstage recorder at present site and datum. June 9, 1939, to Apr. 15, 1943, water-stage 

recorder at site 700 ft upstream at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,650 cfs June 22 (gage height, 7.68 ft); maximum gage height, 8.55 ft Mar. 25 (ice Jam); no flow at times.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Mar. 25, 1947 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge and gage heights for some water years, 

some of which have been revised, superseding those published in the water-supply paper 

indicated, are contained in the following table:

WSP

956 

976 

1116

Water 

year

1942 

1943 

1948

Date

Mar. 11, 194? 

Feb. 22,23, 1943 

Mar. 24, 1948

Discharge 

(cfs)

*12,600 

25,000 

«6,000

Gage height 

(feet)

a9.59 

b about 18 

c!4.6

t Not previously published, 

a Backwater from ice.

b From floodmark, backwater from ice, occurred 

Mar. 24, 1943.

c Backwater from ice, occurred .Mar. 17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor. Some diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.(water years). W 926: 1935. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for a day in water year 1943, superseding those published in WSP 976, are 

given herewith:

Mar. 30, 1943........... 15,000

Month

Water year 1942-43...... 

Calendar year 1943. .....

Cfs-days

310,945 

311,030

Maximum

20,000

25,000 

25,OOO

Minimum

130

Mean

3,291

852 

852

Runoff In 

acre-feet

202,300

616,700 

616,900
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 299

Little Missouri River near Watford City, u. Dak. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (e 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 7, Apr. 16-19, 

May 3-11, 15-27, June 17-20, £9)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 23 Apr. 24 to Sept. 30

1.3 7

1.5 31

1.7 58

2.0 118

2,5 317

3.0 592

3.5 992

3.5

37

35

175

410

740

4.0 1,160

5.0 2,370

6.0 3,990

8.0 8,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

TB~ 16

19

23

2J

22

*22

23

23

19

19

18

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17 

17

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

567

18.3

1,120

Jlov.

16

17

17

18

18

*19

19

2o~ 20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

15

15

To" 10

10

-

524

17.5

1,040

Dec.

10

To

10

10

7

7

7

7

7

*7

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4 

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

'< 

169

5.5

335

Jan.

2

1

1

1

1

0o~

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

0.2

12

Feb.

0

7J

10

30

50

30

10

1

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

-

131

4.7

260

Mar.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

1

5

20

*100

300

*250

300

400

350

200

400

1,000

1,500

»3.000

1,700 

1,000

500

**1,000

600

*800

*826

809

»730

730

16,521

533

32,770

Apr.

560

522

*312

299

272

*228

224

211

202

*198

178

174

174

*170

155

159

133

*145

142

148

136

*145 

154

251

285

*246

200

131

126

-

6,446

215

12,790

May

772

836

908

*908

860

772

868

*756

1,020

2.760

1,730

»1,270

1,120

892

705

751

1,100

*940

828

1,050

1,150

*740 

656

903

1,810

»1,300

769

915

1,070

1,050

940

32,149

1,037

63,770

June

*552

1,130

1,290

4,200

*2,850

1,460

972

764

*1,050

1,040

579

740

1,220

884

*677

684

586

1,590

*2,230

2,420

5,050

6.320 

»4,680

3,990

3,010

1,990

1,480

1,280

*1,240

1,090

57,548

1,918

114,100

July

900

726

»614

494

434

416

*340

285

246

212

222

189

*178

155

138

126

112

100

83

84

69

74 

72

72

71

67

*67

67

125

114

96

6,948

224

13,780

Aug.

145

134

98

96

120

189

238

226

275

260

230

*203

178

405

551

428

310

295

621

1.500

904

544 

310

186

126

*114

214

246

203

167

129

9,445

305

18,730

Sept.

272

1.070

1,030

772

565

410

315

250

»200

172

150

133

110

98

89

81

72

76

72

69

67

62 

»59

59

56

50

47

44

41

38

-

6,529

218

12,950

Calendar year 1952 : Max 39,800 Mln 2 Mean 1,158 Ao-ft 840,500

Water year 1952-53 : Max 6,820 Mln 0 Mean 375 Ao-ft 271,700

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs). No peak above base.

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 1-21; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for station at Medora. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 27.
300 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River near Elbowoods, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°34', long. 102°12', in NE^NE^ Sec. 12, T. 147 N., R. 91 W., on downstream 

side of right span of bridge on State Highway 8, 2 miles downstream from Little Missouri 

River, 2£ miles west of Elbowoods, and at mile 1,504.0.

Drainage area. 179,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to October 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,716.15 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1939, to Apr. 18, 1940, wire-weight gage and Apr. 19, 

1940, to Nov. 8, 1945, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 23,380 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75,300 cfs June 23 (gage height, 10.46 ft); maximum gage height, 10.92 ft June 20; minimum daily discharge, 6,000 cfs Nov. 30; minimum 

gage height, 4.35 ft Apr. 19.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 360,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1952 (gage height, 25.20 ft, affected by ice); minimum discharge, about 1,500 cfs Dec. 30, 1939; minimum gage height, 

2.00 ft Sept. 18, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent during periods of open water, good during period of complete 

ice cover, and fair during periods of partial ice cover. Many diversions above station. 

Regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir. Discharge measurements made at 5-day intervals during 

open-water period, and at 10-day intervals during period of ice cover, except Nov. 22 to 

Dec. 16, Mar. 10-31.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

27,100 

27,800

28,200

28,700

29,000

29.200

29,100

28,800

28,800 

29,000

28,400

28,100

28,000

28,100

28,600

29,000

29,000 

28,800

28,500|

27,700

28,100

27,300 

26,600

26,400

26,200

26,700

26,500

26,500

26,400

25.400

25,600

861,600

27,790

*1,709

Jlov.

26,3OO 

28,000

26.700

28,700

27.2OO

25,200

24,400

22,700

20,700 

19,400

19,000

18,100

17,300

16,900

16,500

16,200

16,100 

15,800

15,700

15,700

16,000

16,100 

16,4OO

16,600

16,100

15,400

14,600

12,500

7,000

6.000

-

555,300

18,510

*1,101

Dec.

6,180 

6,100

6.010

6,050

6,730

8,560

10,100

10,700

11.200 

11,700

12,600

13,000

13,600

13,700

13.600

13,500

12,500 

11,600

10,800

10,800

11,200

11,400 

11,200

11,000

10,800

10,700

10,700

10,300

10,100

10,000

9,990

326,620

10,540

647,800

Jan.

9,900 

9,870

9,900

9.78O

9,810

10,300

10,300

10,500

11,000 

11,500

12,100

11,800

11,200

10,400

10,200

10,300

11,500 

12,000

12,400

12,100

11,100

10,600 

10,800

11,400

12,000

12,000

12,200

12,400

12.700

12,400

12,300

346,760

11,190

687,800

Feb.

11.800 

11,600

11,500

11,400

11,400

11,600

11,100

10,800

10,900 

11,500

11,800

11,700

11,400

11,000

10,600

10,000

10,400 

10,500

10,400

10,300

10,200

10,000 

10,000

9,930

9,840

9,660

9,510

9.450

-

-

300,890

10,750

596,800

Mar.

9,450 

9,480

9,51O

9,540

9,840

9,750

9,600

9,220

8.800 

8,880

9,130

9,540

9,190

9,050

10,400

12,000

13,200 

14,500

14,600

13,100

13,400

15.600 

14,200

14,200

13,400

13,200

14,100

14,200

14,400

15,000

15,500

365,980

11,810

725,900

Apr.

16,300 

16,400

17,900

21,200

36.000

30,000

19,700

14,200

14,300 

14,300

14,200

14,100

13,900

13,800

13,300

13,100

12,700 

12,200

12,100

12,400

12,900

13,400 

14,800

18,200

20,900

20,900

20,500

19,900

20,000

20,100

-

513,700

17,120

*1,019

May

21,000 

21,600

21,900

22,600

23,600

22,900

21,800

21,000

20,100 

20,200

23,200

25,100

29,400

31.800

27,000

23,400

21,600 

20,600

20,700

19.900

20,600

20,500 

20,800

20,900

21,000

23,900

31,100

27,200

23,900

21,400

21,000

711,700

22,960

*1,412

June

22.100 

24,400

41,000

47,800

50,300

51,100

51,700

51,100

46,700 

43,400

41,500

38,100

37,800

39,500

42,000

53,500

61,000 

62,800

66,000

70,300

68,700

69,300 

75.400

73,100

65,500

54,300

50,400

47,800

45,500

41,400

-

ffl., 533.5

51,120

*3,042

July

39,800 

38,300

36,200

33,200

32,900

33,800

33,400

33,500

32,300 

29,600

29,500

31,300

29,400

27,200

25,600

25,000

25,200 

25,100

25,300

25,100

26,700

27,800 

29,000

27,400

26,000

24,900

23.600

24,100

25,800

28,900

28,100

904,200

29,170

tl,793

Aug.

26,600 

25,600

24,700

27,000

30,100

30,700

29,800

30,800

31.400 

31,100

29,800

27,600

26,400

24,400

24,200

24,300

23.900 

25,100

26,400

29,400

29,200

28,400 

27,900

27,400

26,900

26,300

26,100

25,700

25,400

25,80O

26,600

845,000

27,260

*1,676

Sept.

27.000 

27,000

27,400

28,800

29,400

29,700

30,300

31,600

31.800 

31,600

30,800

30,400

29,800

29,700

29,800

31,600

31,200 

30,700

30,300

30,10C

30,000

30, 200

30,200

30,400

29,900

30,000

30,100

29,600

30,700

31,600

-

901,700

30,060

*1,788

Calendar year 1952: Max 306,000 Mln 6,000 Mean 28,470 Ac-ft 20,670,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 75,400 Mln 6,000 Mean 22,380 Ao-ft 16,200,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note.--Complete lee cover Dec. 13 to Mar. 14; partial lee cover Nov. 28 to Dec. 12, Mar. 15 to 

Apr. 4.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Date

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Total.. .

Runoff i:

Discharge

32,300

32,300

32,000

32,300

32,600

32,300

32,600

32,000

Date

Oct. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

31,600

31,500

31,600

31,800

32,200

33,300

34,100

33,800

Date

Oct. 17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

33,300

33,000

32,200

32,800

33,800

33,700

33,900

35,800

Date

Oct. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

38,500

39.100

37 , 600

35,300

33,600

31,500

*2,050

* Expressed In thousands.
MISSOUHI RIVER MAIN STEM 301

Missouri River below Garrison Dam, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°23'08", long. 101°23'36", in NWi; sec. 16, T. 145 N., R. 84 W., on right 

bank 4.3 miles north of Stanton, 5 miles upstream from Knife River, 9 miles downstream 

from Garrison Dam, and at mile 1,445.9.

Drainage area. 181,400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1953.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Apr. 27, 

948, to July 4, 1949, May 1, 1951, to June 24, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 8|

miles upstream at same datum. July 5, 1949, to Apr. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder

0.6 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 25,790 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 74,400 cfs June 24 (elevation, 1,680.36 ft); 

maximum elevation, 1,680.52 ft June 20; minimum daily discharge, 5,500 cfs Nov. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 348,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1952 (elevation, 1,700.10 ft); 

maximum elevation, 1,701.90 ft Apr. 5, 1952, backwater from ice, at site then in use; 

minimum daily discharge, 3,000 cfs Nov. 24, 1950.

Remarks.--Records excellent during periods of open water, good during periods of complete 

ice cover, and fair during periods of partial ice cover. Many diversions above station. Flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir. Discharge measurements generally made 

at 5-day intervals during open water and at 10-day intervals during period of ice 

cover.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1176: 1948 (maximum elevation only).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

27,700

28,000 

27,70O

28,000

28,300

29.OOO

29,200

29,OOO

28,900

28, 800

29,000

28,500

28,500

28,800

29,000

29,000

28,800

28,600

28,900

28,400

27,800

27,400

26,700

26,800 

26,800

26, BOO

26,500

26,500

26,400

26,500

26,200

866,500

27,950

*1,719

Hov.

26,400

27,400 

28.2OO

26.400

28,200

27,000

24,900

23,500

22.20O

2O.700

19,90O

19,000

18,300

17,700

17,200

16,800

16,600

16,500

16,500

16,400

16,600

16,600

16,600

13,700 

16,600

15,600

14,700

11,000

6.00O

5,500

-

567,700

18,920

*1,126

Dec.

6,OOO

6,530 

6,O5O

5,9OO

5.720

6,050

6,910

8,62O

9,840

10, 600

11,60O

12,100

13,000

13,400

14,000

14.100

14,000

13,200

12,300

11,300

11,100

11,000

11,700

12,100 

12,000

11,500

11,200

11,200

11,300

11,100

10,600

326,020

10,520

646,700

Jan.

10,1OO

9.9OO 

9,960

10,100

10,200

10,400

10,400

1O,400

10,600

10,900

11,300

11,800

11,900

11,300

10,400

10,100

10,400

11,200

11,800

12,400

12,300

11,400

10,800

10, 800 

11,400

12,000

12,200

12,300

12,700

12.800

12,600

346,860

11,190

688,000

Feb.

12.50O

12,000 

11,800

11,800

11,800

12,000

11,900

11 , 300

10,900

11,000

11,400

11,800

12,000

11,700

11,300

11,000

10,800

10,800

10,700

10,600

10,500

10,400

9,960

9,810 

10,000

10,100

9,720

9,460

_

_

-

308,850

11,030

612,600

Mar.

9,300

9,350 

9,460

9,630

9,780

10,100

1O,200

9,690

8,790

6.600

9,180

10,200

10,800

10,500

10,600

11,200

12,100

13,400

14,500

15,100

15,100

15,000

15,900

16.400 

15,800

15,000

14,600

14,900

15,200

15,600

16,000

381,980

12,320

757,600

Apr.

17,000

19,000 

21,000

23,000

3O,OOO

55.000

27,100

16,400

13,800

13,800

14,500

15,000

14,300

14,000

13,400

14,3OO

13,800

13,000

12,400

12.200

12,200

12,500

13,200

14,700 

18,600

20,300

20,600

20,500

20,200

20,500

526,300

17,540

*1,044

May

2O,8OO

21,SOO 

22,500

23,000

23,400

23,4OO

23,000

21,9OO

21,300

21,000

20,900

24,000

24,400

31.500

30,000

27,200

24 , 100

21,900

20.100.

20,200

20,800

20,800

20,800

21,300 

21,200

20,400

24,000

31,300

28,800

25,700

23,000

724,300

23,360

*1,437

June

22.900

24,40O 

31.OOO

47,6OO

52,100

53,100

53,300

53,000

50,300

46,80O

43,600

40,700

37,900

37,600

39,500

40,500

52,000

59,400

66,300

68,400

70,200

71,200

72,900

75.400 

70,100

63,200

55,200

50, 600

46,800

45,800

*1,559.8

51,530

*5,054

July

42,600

59,400 

56,900

35, 600

34,000

55,100

35.90O

34.0OO

33,400

31,700

50,100

29 , 600

31,000

29,500

27,200

26,100

25,800

25, 200

24,400

24,600

26,100

27,300

28,200

29,000 

28,000

27,100

25,200

24,700

24,200

26,200

29,300

923,400

29,790

*1,832

Aug.

28,500

27,500 

26,8OO

25,700

27,200

29,400

3O,000

29,800

30,500

31.100

30,500

29,400

28,200

27,100

25,300

24,300

24,200

24,600

25,800

28,000

28,800

28,400

29,200

28,400 

27,400

26,600

26,100

25,900

25,500

25,800

26,600

852,600

27,500

*1,691

Sept.

27,OOO

26.900 

26,900

28,200

29,300

29 , 6OO

29 , 70O

30, 300

31,500

31,900

31,500

30,000

28,700

28,400

28,800

30,400

31,700

31,000

30,000

29,900

30,000

50,000

30,200

51 , 600 

51,700

31,600

31,600

51 , 800

51,100

32.100

303,200

30,110

*1,791

Calendar year 1952 : Max 321,000 Mln 5,500 Mean 28,710 Ac-ft 20,840,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 73,400 Mln 5,500 Mean 22,650 Ac-ft 16,400,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Complete ice cover Dec. 14 to Mar. 11; partial ice cover Nov. 28 to Dec. 13, Mar. 12 to 

Apr. 6.
302 KNIFE RIVER BASIN

Knife River near Golden Valley, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°09', long. 102°03', in SE^ sec. 34, T. 143 N., R. 90 W., on left bank 

6 ft downstream from highway bridge, 4-J miles (revised) downstream from Elm Creek, and 

9 miles (revised) south of Golden Valley.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to November 1904 (published as "at Broncho"), March 1905 to 

October 1919 and October 1921 to September 1924 (published as "near Broncho"), April 

1943 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1903 to December 1919, 

October 1921 to September 1925, March to September 1927 and April 1943 to September 

1953 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,847.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1903 to Mar. 23, 1905, cantilever chain gage 

at site 4 miles (revised) downstream at different datum. Mar. 23, 1905, to Oct. 31, 

1919, Oct. 10, 1921, to Sept. 20, 1924, cantilever chain gage at site 3 miles (revised) 

upstream, at different datum. Apr. 24 to Oct. 27, 1943, staff gage and Oct. 28, 1943, 

to May 1, 1946, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1909-11, 1921-25, 1943-53), 113 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs June 4 (gage height, 12.49 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 15, 29, 30 (gage height, 2.12 ft).

1903-19, 1921-25', 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 

26.37 ft, from floodmark in well); no flow Sept. 6-8, 1905, Sept. 18, 19, 1908.

Flood of Mar. 26, 27, 1943, reached a stage of 26.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

11,500 cfs). The flood of 1943 was the only major flood in period 1903-49 from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions. The mean discharge for April 1944 has been revised to 507 cfs superseding 

i'igure published in WSP 1006. Momentary maximum discharges published for years prior 

to 1943 are considered unreliable and should not be used. Revised figures of discharge, 

in cubic feet per second, for period in the water year 1904, superseding those published 

in WSP 246, are given herewith:

1904 

June 12................. 180

13................. 120

14................. 92

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Runoff In 

acre-feet

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

If

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.1

57T

5.5

5.1

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

*7.0

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.9

192.8

6.22

382

JIov.

8.1

8.

8.

8.

7.

7.

7.

8.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

*8.

8.1

9.0

9.5

9.8

10

9.0

7.6

7.9

7.9

9.0

8.4

7.2 774"

7.6

7.9

8.1

-

24

8.18

487

Dec.

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

*8.4

9.2

777

8.7

8.4

8

ff

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

259.0

8.35

514

Jan.

8

ff

8

8

8

8

6"5

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

207

6.68

411

Feb.

6

F

6

6

7_

7

7

* 

_

_

-

192

6.86

381

Mar.

10

*15

20

35

*35

35

40

*45

70

*80

*100

110

120

90

**100

130

*200

*5tf

*100

100

80

*68

1,736

56.0

3,440

Apr.

78

65

62

49

36

33

30

27

24

22

20

18

18

18

17

*15

15

14

14

13

12TS

12

16

23

27

*62

83

70

95

-

1,000

33.3

1,980

May

233

389

410

415 313-

202

136

92

76

56

45

39

40

36

51

52

45

37

36

35

31

27

 Se 25

32

*29

41

*319

242

165

128

3,803

123

7,540

June

76

59

932

1.590

*698

186

122

107

121

93

78

65

59

68

99

158

349

202

95

212

398

387

230

200

122

93

90

66

58

54

-

6,867

229

13,620

July

49

42

35

30

26

23

21

18

17

16

23

74

3S

*51

47

36

26

19

15

13

12

11

1C

25

20

15

13

11

9.5

9.0

8.7

761.2

24.6

1,510

Aug.

7.9

7.4

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

476

4.4

9.1

5.0

4.8

5.1

4.8

5.0

35

72 *¥|

24

17

14

12

9.5

7.9

358.4

11.6

711

Sept.

6.8

S75

6.3

6.3

5.3

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.7

2,7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.1

*3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.4

_

110.7

3.69

220

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,530 Mln 2 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,390 Mln 2.4 Mean 43.1 Ac-ft 31,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). June 4 (9 p.m.) 1,510 ofs (12.49 ft).

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Mar. 29.
KNIFE RIVER BASIN 303

Spring Creek at Zap, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°17', long. 101°55', in SWv sec. 14, T. 144 N., R. 89 W., on right bank 

250 ft dovmstream from Northern Pacific Railway bridge In Zap and 9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. --545 sq mi,

Records available.--March to September 1924 and October 1945 to September 1953 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January to December 1924, August to December 1925 and October 

1945 to September 1953 in reports of State engineer. March to December 1924, July 1925 

to December 1927 in House Document 238, 73rd Congress, 2d session.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,819.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 4 to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 250 

ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1947, staff gage at site 

250 ft upstream at datum 1.12 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1945-53), 55.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs June 14 (gage height, 15.18 ft); minimum not determined.

1924, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 6,130 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 20.03 ft); 

no flow at times.

Maximum stage known occurred in about 1902, from ice jam. Floods of February 1913 

and March 1943 reached stages of about 20 ft and 19.5 ft respectively, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from beaver dam or ice, which 

are poor. Flow regulated by Ilo Lake (capacity, 7,130 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect and backwater from beaver dam

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30, 31, May 1-5, 26, 27, June 13, 14, Sept. 21-30)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

3.5 

5.0

11

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

150

228

495

856

1,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

**5.5

373

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.8

5.3

5.5

6.3

6.0

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

*8

8

8

8

7.9

197.7

6.38

392

JJov.

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.3

7.1

8.6

7.9

8.3

7.3

*7.6

8.3

8.3

9.0

8.6

8.3

11

12-g-.o

7.9

8.3

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.0

5.5

BTff

-

235.0

7.83

466

Dec.

6.0

673

6.6

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.9

779

*7.3

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.6

7.3

7.3

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

220.6

7.12

438

Jan.

7

7

7

7

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

F75- 5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

184.0

5.94

365

Feb.

5.5

BT5

5.5

5.5

7.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

V

7

*7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

_

_

-

190.0

6.79

377

Mar.

7

7

15

*40

*40

35

*35

35

30

*95

190 *T30-

*110

*120

100

60

**50

60

*70

*40

*30

30

26

*30

1,434

46.3

2,840

Apr.

24

29

25

23

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

*11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

17

20

24

*26

26

24

27

-

505

16.8

1,000

May

32

*65

83

50

34

28

28

26

26

44

28

24

25

30

25

22

19

16

15

16

16

16

16

18

24

*70

30

26

26

33

33

944

30.5

1,870

June

30

147

264

103

*314

302

181

121

80

60

48

42

778

*1,480

208

74

46

36

32

82

144

64

40

50

66

35

28

25

28

22

-

4,930

164

9,780

July

20

18

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

45

45

26

*17

19

16

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

15

46

2U

13

11

10

9_tl

534.9

17.3

1,060

Aug.

9.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

.9

.9

.9

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1 773-

8.3

10

11

16

48

29

*16

12

10

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.3

339.6

11.0

674

Sept.

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.0

875

8.3

7.3

7.1

7.1

8.3

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

573

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

*6.4

6.3

6.3

7.1

7.3

7.6

-

212.2

7.07

421

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,64O Mln 3.5 Mean 94.6 Ac-ft 68,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,480 Mln 3.5 Mean 27.2 Ac-ft 19,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--June 14 (2:30 a.m.) 2,360 cfs (15.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by beaver dam Oct. 1-30, and by ice Dec. 18 to Mar. 29.
304 KNIFE RIVER BASIN 

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak.

Location. La t 47°17', long. 101°37' , in SE£ sec. 18, T. 144 N., R. 86 W., on right bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, half a mile south of Hazen and 2 miles upstream 

from Antelope Creek.

Drainage area. 2,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1928 to August 1933 (fragmentary), August 1937 to September 

1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,712.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

]7929. Prior to Sept. 25, 1947, wire-weight or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 225 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 cfs June 14 (gage height, 17.31 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 15-20, 22-24, 29, 30, but may have been less during period of 

ics sffsct

1928-33', 1937-53: mximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Mar. 26 or 27, 1943 (gage height, 

26.3 ft, from floodmarks); no flow (estimated) Jan. 21 to Feb. 5, 1933.

Floods of 1943, 1950, and 1952 are the only major floods known since 1884.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

716 

731 

746

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1933

Date

Sept. 22, 

June 14, 

mr. 17,

1931 

1932 

1933

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,450 

1,300 

2,200

Gage height 

(feet)

11.6 

11.10 

14.50

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some diversions above station. Flow regulated by Ilo Lake (capacity, 7,130 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1146: 1943. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1930 and 1931, superseding those published in WSP 701 

and 716 are given herewith:

Date

1930

Aug. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

14

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

16

15

16

Date

1930-Con.

Aug. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

18

18

18

18

Date

1930-Con.

Sept. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

18

16

14

14

15

15

17

20

26

24

22

21

21

20

17

17

Date

1930-Con.

Sept. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.4

7.7

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.8

9.6

12

Date

1930-Con.

Oct. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1931

Sept. 21

22

23

Discharge

14

19

14

14

18

22

19

19

18

18

18

651

1,320

340

Month

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

September 1931. .................................

Maximum

22 

1,320

Minimum

7.4

3.8

Mean

14.1 

133

Runoff In 

acre- feet

864 

7,940
KNIFE RIVER BASIN 305

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

28

28

27

26

26

28

28

29

30

30

31

33

f5-

34

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

*33

34

34

34

34

987

31.8

1,960

>Iov.

36

39

37

36

36

35

36

36

36

34

35

37

37

*37

36

37

38

37

35

34

33

36

40

41

36

41

40

34

11

31

-

1,087

36.2

2,160

Dec.

31

33

33

33

34

34

35

35

34

34

*34

32

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

31

31

30

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

955

30.8

1,890

Jan.

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

2?

26

26

24

25

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

*21

20

21

21

El

22

22

22

22

22

22

729

23.5

1,450

Feb.

23

23

23

26

43

57

42

36

33

30

28

29

30

30

29

28

28

*28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

_

.

-

819

29.2

1,620

Mar.

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

50

*215

*135

140

*1S5

100

100

**300

750

*500

*350

*350

350

291

*201

206

*264

*283

*295

247

198

*159

5,844

189

11,590

Apr.

135

133

117

109

101

84

75

71

70

65

61

56

54

54

51

*49

48

45

45

44

42

42

42

50

66

77

*96

133

158

170

-

2,343

78.1

4,650

Calendar year 195Z: Max 18,200 Min 15 Mean 403

May

294

*450

521

527

501

401

269

194

148

136

127

102

95

93

88

82

81

80

73

72

69

7T

70

74

77

*96

127

96

239

-J9

227

5,819

188

11,540

June

211

153

1 , 850

*1,640

1,570

1,230

619

432

344

299

246

209

422

»2.600

1,570

1,210

599

524

432

305

601

687

565

453

430

264

185

162

137

120

-

20,069

669

39,8-10

July

109

93

87

78

74

64

62

59

56

54

92

254

226

*89

75

74

72

63

54

46

38

40

40

40

88

40

64

47

41

33

32

2,284

73.7

4,530

Aug.

33

33

30

29

28

30

29

29

28

27

27

26

25

25

M

24

24

25

39

39

39

40

38

81

»101

79

54

43

38

34

31

1,152

37.2

2,280

Sept.

28

27

25

25

26

25

25

24

22

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

18

18

18

*20

20

20

20

18

18

-

626

20.9

1,240

Ao-ft 292,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,600 Mln 18 Mean 117 Ao-ft 84,720

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 efs). June 14 (5 p.m.) 3,440 cfs (17.31 ft).

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15 to Mar. 25. Discharge Mar. 2-9, May 6-26, 

June 23 to Aug. 5, Sept. 22-24, computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
306 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°48'51", long. 100°49il2", in SEtr sec. 31, T. 139 N., R. 80 W., on left 

bank 40 ft upstream from Bismarck city water filter plant, 2,100 ft downstream from 

Northern Pacific Railway bridge, 1.6 miles northwest of Bismarck Post Office, 3.6 miles 

upstream from Heart River, and at mile 1,377.8.

Drainage area. 186.400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1904 to December 1905 (records considered unreliable), October 1927 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity, February 

1881 to October 1882 and May 1886 to December 1899 are contained in reports of Missouri 

River Commission. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since June 1891 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,618.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1928, chain gage at site 2,100 ft upstream at datum 4.24 ft 

higher. Oct. 17, 1928, to Apr. 9, 1936, water-stage recorder at present site, at datum 

4.24 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1934, and at present datum thereafter. Apr. 10, 1936, 

to Sept. 30, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 2,000 ft downstream at datum 0.47 ft 

lower.

Average discharge.--25 years (1928-53), 21,510 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 78,200 cfs June 24 (gage height, 10.77 ft); maximum gage height, 11.13 ft June 21; minimum discharge, 5,450 cfs Dec, 7; minimum gage 

height, 4.36 ft Apr. 11.

1904-5, 1927-53: Maximum discharge, 500,000 cfs Apr. .6, 1952 (gage height, 27.90 ft); 

minimum, about 1,800 cfs Jan. 3, 1940; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft, present site and 

datum, Sept. 4, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft, present site and datum, Mar. 31, 1881 (ice Jam). 

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1929 has been revised to 122,000 

cfs June 10 (gage height, 8.82 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 686 and 716.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for Nov. 29, 30, May 28 to June 8, June 20, 24, 25, 

which are good, and those for Nov. 26-28, Apr. 4-6, June 21-23, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month during winter and six times a 

month during rest of year. Many diversions from tributaries. Regulated by Port Peck 

Reservoir.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 716: 1929-30.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28,100

27 , 600

27,900

28,000

28,300

28,500 

29,000

29.200

29,100

29,000

28,700

29,000

28,700

28,300

28,600

28,300

28,900 

29,000

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,100 

27,600

2 / , 100

26,500

26.200

26,600

26,600

26,400

26,300

26,300

868,000

28,000

tl,722

Hov.

25,900

25,700

26,200

27,000

27.900

27,300 

25,800

24,000

22,600

21,600

20, 200

19 , 300

18,900

18,600

18,300

18,000

17,700 

17,400

17,000

16,800

16,600

16,500 

16,700

16,800

16,600

16,000

9,000

8,850

8,220

7.440

568,910

18,960

tl,128

Dec.

7,640

7,250

6,770

6,290

5,870

5,560 

5.510

5,840

6,800

8,250

9,690

10,700

11,600

12,300

13,000

13,500

15.900 

13,900

13,500

12,800

12,000

11,400 

11,200

11,300

11,800

11,900

11,700

11,400

11,200

11,200

11,100

316,870

10,220

628,500

Jan.

10,800

10,300

10,100

9.980

10,100

10,200 

10 , 100

10,300

10,200

10,500

10,800

11,100

11,700

11,900

11,700

10,700

10,200 

10,200

10,900

11, 500

12,100

12,300 

11,900

11 , 200

11,000

11,400

11,900

12,200

12,400

12,600

12^800

345,080

11,130

684,500

Feb.

12.700

12,400

12,200

11,900

11,900

11,900 

11,900

11,900

11,600

11,200

11,100

11,400

11,800

12,000

11,900

11,600

11,200 

10,900

10, 800

10,700

10,600

10,500 

10,300

9,980

9.720

9,850

10,100

9,910

_

-

313,960

11,210

622,700

Mar.

9,540

9,300

9,270

9,300

9,360

9,660 

10,100

10,100

9,850

9,090

8.760

9,090

9,820

10,700

10,900

10,800

11,200 

11,900

13,000

14,600

17,000

17 . BOO 

17,200

16,800

17,400

17,400

16,700

16,300

16,300

17,000

17,100

393,340

12,690

780,200

Apr.

17 , 400

17,700

18,700

20,300

30,000

45.800 

38,900

27,200

16,000

14,000

13,600

14,300

14,900

14,200

13,600

13,300

13,800 

13,900

13,200

12,600

12.200

12,200 

12,400

13,200

14,900

18,000

20,100

20,500

20,400

20,700

-

548,000

18,270

tl,087

May

21,100

21,600

22,300

23,200

24,100

1

24,800 

24,800

23, 600

22,000

21,200

20,700

20.400

23,200

25,800

52.500

29,400

27,300 

24,700

22,500

20,600

20,600

20,800 

21,200

21,600

22,000

21,800

21,300

25,400

31,800

29,400

27,200

738,900

23,840

tl,466

June

24,200

23.900

26,300

38,200

52, 300

58,100 

55,700

52,700

50,100

46,800

42,700

40,600

39,400

38,000

41,300

44,400

45, 800 

59,000

65,000

69 , 100

72,000

72,000 

71,700

76.400

73,900

68,700

60,700

52,800

48,800

45,700

-

tl,556.3

51,880

*3,087

July

44.500

42,100

39,300

38,300

35,400

34,100 

33,400

33,900

33,800

32,600

31,600

29,800

29,800

30,900

29,700

28,000

26,800 

26,100

25,500

24.300

24,300

25,900 

26,900

28,000

28,800

28,800

27,100

25,400

24.300

24,700

26,400

939,500

30,310

*1,863

Aug.

28,700

28,900

28,300

27,100

25,900

27,100 

29,200

29,900

29,700

30,200

51.500

30,600

29,400

28,200

26,900

24,700

23,400 

25.000

23,200

24,700

26,700

28,100 

28,500

29 , 100

28,500

27,300

26,900

26,500

26,300

25,600

25,300

849,200

27,390

*1,684

Sept.

25.800

27,000

26,900

26,700

27,500

28,600 

29,000

29,400

30,200

31,700

52.000

31, 20(

30,100

28,800

28,600

28,700

30,200 

31,200

31,200

30,600

30, 100

29,800 

30,000

30,200

30,800

31,400

31,200

31,300

31,200

30,900

-

892,300

29,740

*1,770

Calendar year 1952: Max 363,000 Mln 5,510 Mean 29,200 Ac-ft 21,200,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 76,400 Mln 5,510 Mean 22,820 Ac-ft 16,520,000

t Expressed In thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Apr. 5.
HEART RIVER BASIN 307

Heart River near South Heart, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°52', long. 102°57', in SV£ sec. 8, T. 139 N., R. 97 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from North Creek and 2 miles east of South Heart.

Drainage area. 315 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1946 to September 1953. Prior to June 1947, published as "near 

Dickinson."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,429.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). June 21, 1946, to May 31, 1947, wire-weight gage 

at site 6 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 40.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 12.46 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 4,080 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 21.67 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well); minimum, 0.1 cfs at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 20-23, July 10-20, Aug. 11-18)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.G

.6 

1.4 

2.4 

5.2

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

8.0 

12.0

24

70

215

434

1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

bay

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

"0

 1

 g

i's

u

15

16

17

18

19"0

"T.

"2

"3

'5

"6

"7

"9

= 0

v l

'"-tal

"^an

Oct.

0.2 

.3

.2

.2

ji

.1

*.3

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

76

.5

.6

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

11.0

0.35

22

JJov.

0.5

.4

.4

*.3

7B~ .2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

12.1

0.40

24

Dec.

0.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

75

.6

* .6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

_ 1

7T.1

.1

13.3

0.43

26

Jan.

oj.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

75

8.1

0.26

16

Feb.

0.6 "76

.5

Js.

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

*.5

'.B5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

_

-

14.9

0.53

30

Mar.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*1

10

10

5

4

*3

3

5

5

*12

20

*3

2

*3

*4.1

5.0

5.8

3.8

*3.1

121.3

3.91

241

Apr.

2.1 

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.9

2.5

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

78

1.0

1.5

22.

8.8

5.0

3.0

1.9

11

-

83.3

2.78

165

May

39 

40

71

61

50

27

15

8.4

6.9

85

82

 34

30

26

29

19

11

6.5

4.7

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.2

2-.1

1..8

*3.1

2.2

5.9

8.2

31

54

756.6

24.7

1,520

June

27 

15

9.7

22

50

36

21

14

16

11

8.9

5.4

4.4

5.2

4.4

25

9.1

5.4

11

142

269 "252

*88

42

33

23

14

8.4

5.2

3.9

-

1,181.0

39.4

2,340

July

3.2 

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

1.1

9/L

3.6

1.6

1.0

.7

1.0

1.2

3.1

2.5

3.8

2.5

49.9

1.61

99

Aug.

2.2 

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.5

.3

.3

.4

.3

.6

 449

864

199

60

30

18

9.2

5.6

3.4

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.3

1,660.0

53.5

3,290

Sept.

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

,1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

* .3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

12.9

0.43

26

"alendar year 1952: Max 2,900 Min 0.1 Mean 49.6 Ac-ft 36,040

 ater year 1952-53: Max 864 Mln 0.1 Mean 10.8 Ao-ft 7,800

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). June 22 (2 a.m.) 334 cfs (7.32 ft); Aug. 20 (2:30 a.m.) 1,120 cfs 

(12.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21-27, Jan. 3-18, Feb. 20-21, Mar. 1-26.
308 HEART RIVER BASIN 

Dickinson Reservoir near Dicklnson, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°52', long. 102°50', near west line of sec. 8, T. 139 N., R. 96 W., 

2 miles southwest of Dickinson.

Drainage area. 400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau 

of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 7,640 acre-ft Aug. 21 (elevation, 

 2','417.4 ft); minimum 4,140 acre-ft Feb. 9 to Mar. 8 (elevation, 2,412.7 ft).

1950-53: Maximum contents, 9,360 acre-ft Apr. 2, 1952 (elevation, 2,419.1 ft); minimum, since initial filling of reservoir, that of Feb. 9 to Mar. 8, 1953.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began May 23, 1950; dam completed 

A~ug7 9, 1950. Total capacity is 25,700 acre-ft at maximum pool, elevation, 2,429.3 ft. 

Dead storage is 1,100 acre-ft below lowest point of outlet, elevation, 2,404.7 ft. 

Conservation storage is 5,900 acre-ft between elevation 2,404.7 ft and crest of spillway, elevation, 2,416.5 ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. The reservoir is for flood control, irrigation, and municipal supply.

Cooperation.--Record of gage heights and contents furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

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

Calendar year 1952. .......

Sept. 30. ....................

Water year 1952-53 ........

Elevation 

(feet)

2,412.8

-

2,415.8

Contents 

(acre-feet)

,560

,19O

-

6,260

.

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-120

0

-1,620

+1,810

-670

+1,700
HEART RIVER BASIN 

Heart River below Dlckinson Dam, near Dlckinson, N. Dak.

309

Location. Lat 46 e 52', long. 102"49', In SEfc sec. 8, T. 139 N., R. 96 W., on left bank 

1 mile downstream from Dlckinson Dam and if miles southwest of Dickinson.

Drainage area. 404 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,378 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 487 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 

o.i cfs at times.

1951-53: tfeximum discharge, 3,170 cfs Apr. 3, 1952 (gage height, 13.04 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs at times In 1952-53.

Flood of April 1950 reached a stage of 14.5 ft from drift marks.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by one 24-Inch gate In Dlcklnson Dam (see preceding page). Some diversions above station by Northern Pacific Railway and city of 

Dlcklnson, and for Irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 12, Apr. 8-30, May 5-25, 

June 3, 4, 19-28, July 11-14, Aug. 20-22, Sept. 13-30)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.1 

.4 

1.0 

1.8 

3.O 

4.7

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

9.5

20

38

77

216

393

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.1

.9

1.3

.9 

.9

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

3,0 ITT.6

.5

1.2

.3

1.5

1.9

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.4

1.6

.9

*.2

.1!

38.5

1.24

76

Nov.

~7T 0.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.7

.8

4.9

.4

.8

.6

.4

.7

.8

.5

.4

.4

'.5

.5

-

11.3

0.38

22

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

"74~ .4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

'.5

16.3

0.53

32

Jan.

0.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

*.4

.3

14.6

0.47

29

Feb.

0.3!s

.3

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4 i

.6

.6

.6

*.5

_

-

12.8

0.46

25

Mar.

0,4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

2.0Ts"

'.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

*.3

13.8

0.45

27

Apr.

0.3

.3

.3

*

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.4

-

7.0

0.23

14

May

0.2

.2.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

!i.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

2.2

.4

.1

*.l

.1

5.0

4

9.0

0.29

18

June

~72 o.l

23

12 

.3

.4

.2

6.3

16

14

12

9.2

8.8

5.4

12

13

19

11

30

155

223

233

*181

123

61

27

22

18

10

*5.2

-

1,251.1

41.7

2,480

July

8.3

7.1

2.8

3.8 

1.6

2.0

.8

.7

.6

.8

3.0

.5

*.3

72" .2

.6

.3

.8

1.0

.6

1.7

1.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.0

.3

.5

*.4

'48.8

1.57

97

Aug.

0.4

1.8

1.5

1.8 

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.3

*2.

.6

.5

.6

.6

2.3

4.9

4,7

5.0

*.2

*221

387

1ST

90

51

26

12

4.2

2.0

3.9

1.9

*1.3

1,015.4

32.8

2,010

Sept.

0.6

9.0

576

2.8 

.9

.6

2.8

.5

.3

.3

77f

7.6

6.1

.3

4.2

.3

1.6

9.0

6.4

1.5

6.6

6.8

7.4

1.2

5.6

.7

2.6

.3 n.o

-

103.5

3.45

205

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,000 Mln o.l Mean 59.3 Ac-ft 43,030

Water year 1952-53: Max 387 Min o.l Mean 6.96 Ac-ft "5,040

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
310 HEART RIVER BASIN

Green River near Gladstone, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°53', long. 102°37', in Sl$ sec. 36, T. 140 N., R. 95 W., on right bank 

half a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10, 3f miles northwest of Gladstone, 

3f miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles downstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

fte corda a vai lable . Oo tober 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,320 ft (by barometer). Prior to

June 27, 1953, wire-weight gages at datum 4.15 ft lower; Oct. 1, 1945, to July 5, 1949, 

on former Highway 10 bridge over former channel 700 ft east of present bridge; and 

July 6, 1949, to June 26, 1953, on Highway 10 bridge half a mile downstream from present 

site.

height, 7.70 ft, from 

height, 18.3 ft, from

Average discharge. 8 years, 47.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 847 cfs June 14 

floodmark); minimum not determined.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 5,260 cfs Apr. 15, 1950 

floodmark); no flow at times in 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 20 ft March 1943.

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

which are poor. A few small diversions above station for irrigation of hay meadows, 

and washing of sand and gravel.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September ' 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

ua. 4 

a. 4

*.4 

.4

a. 5

a. 6

.6

a. 6

a. 7

.8

al.O

*»!.!

al.l 

1.1 

al.2 

al.2 

1.3

al.S

al.4

1.4

al.4

al.S

1.3

al.4 

al.S

l.S

al.7

ii§

3O.8

0.99

61

Nov.

J-..

1 '"'

S a3.o 1

J

> a3.5

}-

a2.5

al.S

-

85.0

2.83

169

Dec.

. al

(*)

- a3.5

. 2.5

80. 0

2.58

159

Jan.

2

(*)

62

2.0

123

Feb.

2

(*)

. 2.5

-

-

59.5

2.12

118

Mar.

2.5

3

5

»7

S

7

7

6 

»7 

S 

*9 

25

17

14

12

*10

40

*25

*15 

16

17

17

*18

315.5

10.2

626

Apr.

alS 

18 

12 

12 

alO

»6.7 

aS.O

7.3

a7.0

6.6

5.2

a3.4

2.6

a3.0

3.O

as. 

M8 

2.8 

3.0

aS.8

2.6

aS.O

alO

14

al4

13 

al6

19

32

267.0

8.90

530

May

31 

55 

94 

89 

58

57 

37

23

19

14

12

*24

45

43

33

35 

38 

24 

20 

13

9.4

12

12

12

10

74

'Iff

72

62

47

1,424.4

45.9

2,830

June

43 

43 

4O 

32 

20

&

62

50

51

160

117

140

~6T 382

37 

16 

17 

40 

91

106

89

61

47

51

41

32 

26

26

22

-

2.O6O

68.7

4.O9O

July

18 

14 

15

17

16 

10

7.1

5.1

4.8

7.5

4.1

3.2

2.6

2.4

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

2.1 

3.4

2.6

1.7

 1.5

1.7

2.9

2.9

2.4 

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

18O.9

5.84

359

Aug.

1.3 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

2.6

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

.7

.7

l!l 

2.9 

»2.9

5.5

li

7.9

4.8

2.9

1.9

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.4

75.2

2.56

145

Sept.

fi1.5 

1.3 

1.1

.9

.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.4

.4

.4

.5

if

.2 

.5

.4

.4

.2

* .2

.5

.3

.4

.4

.7

.7

-

20.8

0.69

41

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,O70 Mln 0.4 Mean 65.1 Ac-ft 47,270

Water year 1952-53: Max 362 Mln 0.2 Mean 12.8 Ac-ft 9,250

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). June 14 (2 a.m.) 647 cfs (7.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

River near Richardton.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Mar. 28; discharge estimated on basis of 

11 discharge measurements, 13 scattered wire-weight-gage readings, weather records, and records for 

Heart River near Richardton.
HEART RIVEH BASIN 

Heart River near Richardton, N. Dak.

311

Location.--Lat 46"44'46", long. 102 0 18'27", in ffi£ sec. 29, T. 138 N., R. 92 W., on right 

bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 8, half a mile downstream from Blacktail Creek, and 9f miles south of Richardton.

Drainage area.--1.240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to September 1922 (few winter records), April 1943 to 

September 1353.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,153.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929. May 18, 1903, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff or chain gages at 3 sites downstream 

within 1 mile of present site at different datums. Apr. 14, 1943, to July 7, 1947, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average dis charge.--11 years (1920-21, 1943-53), 141 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs June 15 (gage height, 12.97 ft); minImum daily, 2.1 cfs Dec. 1, 2, but may have been less during period of ice effect.

1903-22, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 23.400 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 

28.05 ft from high-water mark in gage house); no flow at times.

Flood of July 51, 1938, reached a stage of about 26 ft from information by local 

resident (discharge, 16,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 25, 1943, reached a stage of 24.2 ft 

from floodmarks (discharge, 11,700 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: Drainage area. WSP 1239: 1906, 1918(M), 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 16)

4.5

4.6

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

0.8

2.3

6.4

28

76

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

139

348

642

1,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.8

3.0

TjS

"T.6 10

5.8

4.7

4.7

3.8

3.0

3.8

4.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.7

5.8

5.2

7.0

6.4

7.6

10

9.0

6.4

9.6

9.6

5.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*4.7

180.2

5.81

357

JJov.

4.7

4.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.8

7.6

8.3

5.8

7.0

6.4

6.4

7.0

8.3

9.0

9.0

9.6 3-^

9.6

2.7

4.2

4.7

6.4

6.4

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.5

-

173.4

5.78

344

Dec.

2.1

2TT

2.3

2.5

3.0

3.4

4.7

7.6

8.3

9.6

9.0

*8.3

7.0

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.8

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.7

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

5.2

4.7

 5.2

155.2

5.01

308

Jan.

5.2

ST?

5.2

5.2

5

4

3.5

(»)

117.3

3.78

233

Feb.

^

3.5

, 5

(*)

-

-

108.5

3.88

215

Mar.

5

*8

8

*10

17

14

14

17

22

28

*31

30

*55

99

W

51

*50

42

*55

73

49

54

29

861

27.8

1,710

Apr.

42

40

42

33

26

*24

22

20

20

17

16

14

14

18

19

15

10

9.6

11

11

9.6

10

12

21

33

43

39

35

34

46

-

706.2

23.5

1,400

May

72

78

91

144

115

98

77

58

46

42

41

*46

50

62

63

52

46

46

40

36

32

28

26

27

30

 29

58

*211

110

82

65

2,001

64.5

3,970

June

50

45

42

42

ii

46

51

139

86

62

51

120

111

393

*1,390

263

109

75

64

148

529

519

391

331

224

180

114

80

65

56

-

5,817

194

11,540

July

50

42

38 ~jy 107

42

32

28

22

19

30

62

36

26

18

15

12

9.6

10

10

8.3

9.0

*18

16

40

27

18

18

13

9.6

7_.£

865.5

27.9

1,720

Aug.

6.4

6.4

8.3

5.2

5.2

5.8

3.8

3.8

575" 3.4

4.7

4.7

4.2

3.8

4.7

4.7

4.2

34

41

*263

274

428

276

206

104

65

45

30

28

40

23

1,940.1

62.6

3,850

Sept.

14

19

TS

9.0

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.8

6.4

4.7

3.8

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.0

*3.4

7.0

6.4

4.7

10

9.0

5.2

*3.4

173.5

5.78

344

Calendar year 1952': Max 7,700 Mln 2.1 Mean 193 Ac-ft 140,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,390 Mln 2.1 Mean 35.9 Ac-ft 25,990

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). June 15 (10:30 a.m.) 2,880 cfa (12.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height record Jan. 5 to 

Mar. 9 except once-weekly wire-weight-gage readings). Discharge Mar. 10 to Apr. 21 computed from 

once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
312 HEART RIVER BASIN 

Heart Butte Reservoir near Glen Ullln, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°35'48", long. 101°48'34", in SW^NE^ sec. 13, T. 136 N., R. 89 W., 10 

miles upstream from Heart Butte Creek, 14 miles south of Glen Ullin, and 14 miles 

north of Elgin.

Drainage area.--1.710 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 82,690 acre-ft June 17 (elevation, 

2,066.45 ft); minimum observed, 60, 190 acre-ft Feb. 28 (elevation, 2,059.80 ft).

1949-53: Maximum contents, 174,000 acre-ft Apr. 9, 1952 (elevation, 2,086.23 ft); 

minimum since first reaching spillway level, 57,720 acre-ft Feb. 19, 1951 (elevation, 

2,058.98 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Sept. 29, 1949; dam completed Dec. 9, 1949. Total capacity is 428,000 acre-ft at maximum pool, elevation, 

2,118.2 ft. Dead storage is 6,750 acre-ft (revised) below lowest point of outlet, 

elevation, 2,030.0 ft. Active conservation storage is 69,040 acre-ft (revised) 

between elevation 2,030.0 ft and crest of spillway, elevation, 2,064.5 ft. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Controlled releases are through 4-foot by 

5-foot slide gate. The spillway is uncontrolled "glory hole" type and discharges 

through a conduit 14 ft in diameter. The reservoir is for flood control, irrigation, 

and incidental water supply. Revised capacity table (showing slightly greater contents) used after Mar. 1, 1953.

Cooperation. Record of gage heights and contents furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

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

Calendar year 195Z .....

Sept .30 ..................

Water year 1952-53.....

Elevation 

(feet)

2,059.97

-

2,063.61

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

60,710

-

73,220

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-3O

+1,760

+1,630

-3,940

+4,220
HEART RIVER BASIN 313

Heart River below Heai-i Dam, near Glen Ullin, N. Dak.

Location. La t 46°35'50", long. 101°48'05", in NEi sec. 13, T. 136 N., R. 89 W., on right 

5anJc~half a mile dovmstream from Heart Butte Dam, 10 miles upstream from Heart Butte 

Creak, 14 miles south of Glen Ullin, and 14 miles north of Elgin.

Drainage area. --1. 710 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . April 1943 to September 1953. Prior to October 1948, published as 

Heart River near Glen Ullin.

Gage. Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,998.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 24, 1943, wire-weight gage and 

Aug. 24, 1943, to May 31, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 4 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 699 cfs June 16 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum, 

3.4 cfs Nov. 21 to Dec. 11.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Mar. 24, 1947 (gage height, 21.5 ft, site 

and datum, from floodmark, backwater from ice); no flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 25, 1943, reached a stage of 18.77 ft, former site and datum (discharge, 20,000 cfs, 'by slope-area determination).

Remarks . Records good. Flow regulated by Heart Butte Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.1

5.0

10

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

48 

HO 

344 

682

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

92

92

92

92

92

92

67

31

31

31

31

31

50- 23

86

62

89

89

86

55

24

24

24

74

96

96

96

96

96

96

*96

2,132

68.8

4,230

flov.

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

103

110

Tiff

110

110

110

110

110

54

3.4

374

3.4

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.4

3.4

-

2,O17.0

67.2

4,000

Dec.

*3~74~ 3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

7.5

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

*11

283.9

9.16

563

Jan.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 *11

11

341

11.0

676

Feb.

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

 alo

no

_

_

-

295

' 10.5

585

Mar.

10

10

10

10

10

1111

11

11

11

12

T2

12

12

12

12

12

11

1O

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

335

1O.8

664

Apr.

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.3

8.0

8.0

9.3

7,4

7.4

8. &

8.0

8.0

8.6

-

279.9

9.33

555

May

»8.0 8~J?

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

12

20" 20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

2O

20

20

2O

18

20

20

18

17

20

20

521.0

16.8

1,030

June

*20

20

20

20

17.

20

20

20

20

22

22

22

22

24

101

643

549" 653

443

432

398

426

*476

510

471

404

371

318

287

*252

-

7,023

234

13,930

July

223

T9T

172

172

159

154

150

138

126

118

154

176

163

142

122

114

100

86

73

70

73

62

59

59

59

59

" 4356

24

*27

24

3,348

1O8

6,640

Aug.

26

W

41

43

46

46

41

34

34

36

34

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

29

51

73

86

93

86

83

96

87

*79

1,426

46 .O

2,830

Sept.

70

10O

"90" 107

70

62

54

51

46

46

41

34

41

50

65

62

65

65

65

68

81

100

100

103

100

100

100

100

100

noo

2,236

74.5

4,440

Calendar year 1952: Max 4*90 Hln 3,1 Mean 268 Ac -ft 194,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 653 Mln 3.4 Mean 55.4 Ao-ft 40,140

- Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge .estimated from dam gate settings.
314 HEART RIVER BASIN

Antelope Creek near Carson, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°32', long. 101" 39', in NW^NEi sec. 8, T. 135 N., R. 87 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 4 miles upstream from mouth and 8 miles 

northwest of Carson.

Drainage area.--221 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1953.

Gage . Wire -weight and staff gages, read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,974 ft (by 

oarometer).

Average discharge.. --5 years, 28.2 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs June 16 (gage height, 13.06 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 9-18, 28, 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 17.95 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

The flood of Mar. 25, 1943, reached a stage of 17.1 ft, the highest known prior to 

1950.

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

aO.9

a. 9

.9

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

al.8

1.9

TTff

1.7

al.7

1.8

al.8

al.8

1.8

al.8

1.8

al.7

1.6

al.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

 1.5

1.3

al.4

1.5

al.3

47.8

1.54

95

Nov.

1.0

T7o

1.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

al.4

al.5

al.5

1.6

1.6

al.6

1.7

1.9

or

1.7

1.7

al.7

1.7

al.7

1.7

al.4

1^2

al.2

al.l

1.1

al.l

-

43.2

1.44

86

Dec.

1.2

1.2

*1.2

al.2

al.l

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.4

T7T

al.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

al.l

al.O

al.O

a. 9

.9

.9

.9

.9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

.6

.6

a. 5

75

*.6

30.8

0.99

61

Jan.

176- 0.6

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

.7

1.0

1.0

al.O

al.l

1.1

1.1

al.l

1.1

1.0

1.2

al.l

1.0

al.O

1.0

1.0

*1.6

1.6

1.6

a2.1

2.6

32.3

1.04

64

Feb.

a2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.1

2.0

2.1

a2.5

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

a2.6

2.6

a2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

a2.8

3.0

4.5

37?

3.3

a3.0

2.7

2.4

a2.3

_

_

-

76.1

2.72

151

Mar.

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

aSTO

a2.0

2.0

a2.0

2.0

2.2

5.4

3.1

*3.9

2.9

a2.8

2.7

4.8

9.2

*8.8

16

*3850"

a23

16

*7.6

6.1

6.3

*6.3

a6.5

a6.5

*7.0

233.6

7.54

463

Apr.

5.2

*5:6

a5.4

a5.1

a4.8

*4.6

4.3

9.0

10

9.8

5.4

5.4

5.6

a5.5

*5.4

a4.7

a3.9

3.1

3.1

ag.O

*3.0

a3.1

a3.2

3.3

6.3

8.5

alO

al3

20

27

-

206.3

6.88

4O9

May

40

47

a4T

40

*35

a26

a21

a 16

12

al2

12

a!2

12

11

alO

9.5

9.2

a8

7.2

alO 

14

16

14

19

al6

*14

a!5

a 16

17

16

14

566.9

18.3

1,120

June

a!5

16

a38

70

a67

46

a32

18

15

a!3

9.2

a8.5

7.6

all 

107

»1.050 "458

94

a88

a80

a72

66

72

370

62

50

37

a26

*21

318

-

2,739.3

91.3

5,430

July

315

a 11

38

11

alO

7.2

a7.4

*7.6

37.5

a7.5

315

315

312

alO

38

36

a5

a4.5

a4

a3.5

3.4

2.7

32.5

2.4

a4

36

3.6

2.6

*2.8

2.6

32.6

210.4

6.79

417

Aug.

a2.8

3.0

3.7

37T

a3.1

3.1

3.3

a3.0

2.6

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

3.7

32.5

*1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

3.8

.6

3.6

3.5

.5

.5

.5

^4

59.5

1.92

118

Sept.

30.3

.3

3.3

*.3

3.3

3.3

.3

3.3

3.2

T?

3.2

3.2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

a. 3

a. 3

a. 4

a. 4

a. 7S-5

a.4

.4

.4

.2

.3

.2

-

8.7

0.29

17

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,200 Mln 0 Bean 4,6.7 Ao-ft 33,910

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,050 Mln 0.2 Mean 11.7 Ac-ft 8,430

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). June 16 (12 m.) 1,540 cfs (13.06 ft).
HEART RIVER BASIN 

Muddy Creek near Almont, N. Dak.

315

Location. Lat 46°42>, long. 101°28','ln Swi sec. 7, T. 137 N., R. 85 W., on right bank 

450 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Hailstone Creek, 3 miles 

southeast of Almont, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 456 sq ml.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

;§.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,864 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

ept. 5, 1952, wire-weight or staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 51.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 836 cfs June 17 (gage height, 12.60 ft); minimum 

daily discharge, 0.5 cfs Oct. 5; minimum gage height, 3.21 ft Sept. 30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 30.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7 

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

 1.2

1.5

1.4

30.2

0.97

60

NOV.

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1,8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.4

2*5

55.1

1.84

109

Dec.

2.6

£.1

*2.6

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1*5.

1.6

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.5

59.9

1.93

119

Jan.

1.9

 1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.6 

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.1

2 .0

 2.0

2.0

2.0

51.8

1.67

103

Feb.

2.0

2?0

2.0

2.0

 1.9

1.7 

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

_

-

-

48.6

1.74

96

Mar.

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

Of

1.8

2.0

4.0

11

17

15

12

*6.4

15

150

*55

*85

 132

128

82

100

74

*38

31

*26

19

18

 18

1,078.2

34.8

2,140

Apr.

12

*9.8

7.9

6.6

5.9

5.2 

*4.8 

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.S

3.6

3.5

 3.4

3.1

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.9

*2.7

2.6

4.'2 2 ,5

7.4

9.4

8.7

7.4

7.7

15

165.9

5.53

329

May

81

178 TTT *108

66

39 

25 

18

14

12

10

9.1

8.2

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.0

*8.0

9.3

7.9

9.1

21

16

12

9.6

11

 12

14

918.7

29.6

1,820

June

32

21

18

160

176

85 

40 

28

20

17

17

13

11

50

305

 708

*275

 336

118

119

297

276

114

109

 84

42

29

19

13

9.5

-

4,041.3

135

S,020

July

7.2

6.1

5.6

5.1

4.4

*4.0 

3.7 

3.5

3.5

5.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.6

2.6

18

T.6

6.9

5.6

4.5

*3.7

5.5

5.1

2.9

155.6

4.58

269

Aug.

2.9

2.8

3.0

124

1ST

16 

6.8 

4.8

3.6

5.1

2.8

2.6

 2.2

2.1

iii

1.9

1.9

2.2

3.6

18

105

30

9.6

5.4

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.2

2.8

2.0

477.3

15.4

947

Sept.

2.0

3.3

T65

45

14 

6.9 

4.6

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

 1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

0

ft'

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

-

455.1

15.2

903

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,070 Mln 0.2 Mean 79.6 Ac-ft 57,750

Water year 1952-53: Max 775 Mln 0.5 Mean 20.6 Ac-ft 14,920

Peak discharge (base. 20O ofs). Ma

(7.86 ft); June 4 (8 a.m.) 205 ofs (7

IT. 18 (12:30 p.m.) 360 ofs (10.28 ft); May 2 (11 p.m.) 218 cfs 

.58 ft); June 17 (12 m.) 836 ofs (12.60 ft); June 21 (ll:30 p.nO

396 ofs (9.38 ft); Sept. 3 (10 a.m.) 242 ofs'(7.96 ft)'." 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
316 HEART RIVER BASIN 

Heart River near Lark, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°36-1 00", long. 101°22'30", in Sw sec. 9, T. 136 N., R. 85 ¥., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 31, 1 mile downstream from Muddy 

Creek, and 10 miles north of Lark.

Drainage area. 2.750 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,802.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to-Nov. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 317 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 cfs June 15 (gage height, 11.53 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 1-20; minimum gage height, 3.19 ft Nov. 29.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 29,200 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 20.70 ft), irom 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow Jan. 16 to Mar. 4, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

lated by Heart Butte Reservoir (see p. 312).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

Plow reguoct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

3.2

3.3

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

10

16

32

93

178

3.3

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0

26

55

115

200

410

6.0 

7.0

835

1,350

1,980

2,770

Discharge, In cubic fe«t per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

75

87

90

89

86

87

89

89

58

36

32

31

31

31

30

51

82

65 

85

86

86

53

32

30

29

78

*97

100

100

101

103

2,119

68.4

4,200

Nov.

103

101

101

103

101

103

104

104

103

99

110

104

106

114

116

118

116

116 

104

119

108

80

59

32

20

19

17

15

14

14

-

2,523

84.1

5,000

Dec.

14

15

*17

XT

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

12

12

12

12

&

11

11

*11

11

11

11

n

11

11

11

11

*11

403

13.0

799

Jan.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10 

10

10

11

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

340

11.0

674

Feb.

13

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

14

*17 

17

16

14

15

17

itIS

18

18

18

_

-

428

15.3

849

Mar.

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

20

*36

45

55

*40

38

200 

270

*200

*230

240

240

240

200

*160

118

*99

90

80

*71

2,847

91.8

5,650

Apr.

66

*57

46

45

40

*37

35

36

38

37

35

35

34

33

*33

33

32

31 

30

29

*29

1"8~ 28

31

44

55

60

*62

61

80

1,240

41.3

2,460

May

159

284

372

*555

218

143

101

72

57

51

62

60

57

54

50

50

47

46 

43

51

73

85

*76

74

103

93

72

62

68

*85

85

3,203

103

6,350

June

100

106

106

454

389

270

143

108

90

72

62

59

52

57

1..980

*2,550

*2.610

*1,430 

853

786

1,020

930

736

714

*709

606

526

482

406

358

-

18,764

625

37,220

July

316 2"84

249

224

207

192

*178

159

151

138

130

155

180

170

151

136

134

127 

112

105

96

93

90

103

98

101

95

*87

84

63

45

4,453

144

8,830

Aug.

44

45

51

230

256

151

103

76

60

52

50

48

*41

37

35

35

32

57 

62

42

78

117

62

47

65

87

95

95

92

100

90

2,435

78.5

4,830

Sept.

82

78

142

502

214

120

92

72

61

54

47

44

42

*39~ 35

48

60

62 

62

62

65

66

98

106

108

106

105

101

100

100

-

2,673

89.1

5,300

Calendar year 1952 : Max 11,300 Min - Mean 479 Ac-ft 347,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,610 Mln 10 Mean 113 Ac-ft 82,160

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 27.
HEART RIVER BASIN 317

Sweetbriar Creek near Judson, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°51>, long. 101° 15', in SWi sec. 14, T. 139 N., R. 84 W., on upstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 10, 2 miles northeast of Judson and 16 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily.' Altitude of gage is ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs June 16 (gage height, 8.86 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 4, 5; minimum gage height observed, S.07 ft 

Aug. 15.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 2,300 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 10.0 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs at times in June, August, and October 1952.

Maximum stage known, 14.9 ft Apr. 17, 1950, from floodmarks (discharge, 5,910 cfs, 

by contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 2, Jan. 29 to Mar. 5,

Mar. 9-17, June 14-22, Sept. 3-6, 25-30)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

0.0 

.4 

1.0 

2.0 

3.8 

6.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

16

41

84

151

380

678

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oot.

0.1

'.Z 

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3 

.2

.3

,3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

.6

*.6

4 o

9.9

0.32

20

Nov.

1.5

1.0

.8 

.6

.5

.7

.7

.7

.5

Js.

.6

.6

.8

.7

.7

.6 

.7

.9

.9

.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

-

20.7

0.69

41

Dec.

0.6

*.6

.6 

.6

.6

.7

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.9

.7

.6

.4

.6 

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.6

.7

19.4

0.63

38

Jan.

0.6

* .8

.7 

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

,4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.8

19.5

0.63

39

Feb.

Oil

.8

^

*A§L

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

_

-

24.4

0.87

48

Mar.

0.9

1.0

1.0 

-Jt

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.3

1.2

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.8

*2.6 

2.6

24

 85

100

*1XO

11^)

45

35

*50

28

24

 21

16

*16

*9

695.8

22.4

1,380

Apr.

7

*6

5 

4

4

3.6

*3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

H2.0

2.0

2.0

*1.9

1.9

1.8

2.2

3.0

2.4

5.3

4.7

13

li

114.3

3.81

227

May

*84

123

80 

*48

29

18

13

9.0

5.6

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.4

2.2

2.8 

2.8

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.8

3.4

3.4

5.0

5.6

6.9

18

12

*8.5

6.5

5.3

525.1

16.9

1,040

June

5.3

5.6

5.0 

5.6

7.7

7.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.6

5.2

372

65

*537

»545 

*110

56

35

35

129

68

39

29

*40

24

15

9.0

5.9

5.3

1,811.4

60.4

3,590

July

4.7

4io

4.0 

3.8

3.4

*3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

 1.1

a. 8

JL

61.3

1.98

122

Aug.

0.6

.8

.9 

al.O

al.O

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

jS.

.3 

.3

.3

.4

1.3

1.3

2.2

1.6

1.1

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

.9

29.0

0.94

58

Sept.

0.7

7

»26

22

a8

4.4

3.0

a2.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

al.O

al.O 

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

 1.2

1.0

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

203.8

6.79

404

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,730 Mln o.l Nean 29.3 Ao-ft 21,260

Hater year 1952-53! Max 545 Mln o.l Mean 9.68 Ao-ft 7,010

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs) . June 16 (7 a.m.) 1,450 ofs (8.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 4-28, Mar. 6-8, Mar. 18 to Apr.
318 HEART RIVER BASIN 

Heart River near Mandan, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°SO', long. 100°S9', in NE^NW^ sec. 25, T. 139 N., R. 82 W., on right 

bank 25 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10, 3 miles west of Mandan, and 

4 miles downstream from Sweetbriar Creek.

Drainage area. 3.310 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April to September 1924, March 1928 to June 1933, August 1937 to September 1953.Published as "at Sunny" 1924, 1928-33.

I . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,638.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, and 1,632.03 ft above Northern Pacific Railway datum. Apr. 6 to Sept. 30, 1924, 

btaff gage on old highway bridge, close to present site, at datum 2.79 ft lower. 

Mar. 26, 1928, to Mar. 27, 1943, chain or wire-weight gages on old highway bridge at 

present datum. Apr. 9, 1943, to Mar. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage on Northern Pacific 

Railway bridge, 300 ft upstream, at same datum. Mar. 17 to Sept. 12, 1948, wire-weight 

gage on present highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1928-32, 1937-53), 295 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs June 16 (gage height, 11.35 ft); iftinimum daily, 9 cfs for many days in December and January; minimum gage height, 3.79 ft 

Oct. 28.

1924, 1928-33. 1937-53: Maximum discharge, about 30,500 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage 

height, 23.64 ft); maximum gage height, 25.75 ft Apr. 4, 1952 (ice Jam); no flow for 

many days.

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

which are fair. Plow regulated by Heart Butte Reservoir (see p. 312). Some diversions 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 926: 

1928-29, 1948.

1938. WSP 1209: Drainage area. WSP 1239: 1924,

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-22, Apr. 5-7, May 3-12)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1

3.7 

4.0 

4.3

Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

51 3.9 

4.2 

4.6 

5.0

6.0

38

80

158

254

55O

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

940

1,490

2,360

3,720

5,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

81 

81

82

84

88

a90 

a91

92

93

93

80

68

63

60

59

58

58

58

86

80

90

92

92

81

63

57

55

69

*95

100

102

2,441

78.7

4,840

Nov.

104 

104

105

107

104

104 

101

a!03

alOS

107

a!07 aioa

a!09

allO

allO

alls

US

116

116

105

105

90

70

60

60

30

30

a20

a!5

alS

-

2,653

88.4

5,260

Dec.

m

alS

alS

al4

a!4 

14

a!3

a!3

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

*11

10

10

10

10i9

9

*9

10

364

11.7

722

Jan.

10

To

10

10

10

9 

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

*9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

*9

9

289

9.3

573

Feb.

ft

10

10 *11

11 11

1111

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

16

16

*il

17

17

16

15

-

-

-

357

12.8

708

Mar.

14 

14

14

14

14

if

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

24

27

*30

33

64

*300

*760 350"

*130

100

120

HO

*100

*230

*240

*215

200

3,251

105

6,450

Apr.

220 

*176

154

122

101

110 

*103

101

97

88

82

78

76

72

70

68

65

62

61

58

55

*52

52

54

68

80

76

*74

80

106

-

2,661

88.7

5,280

May

*173 

228

428

560

*574

371 

*226

151

122

103

95

87

83

85

82

78

77

72

*66

68

82

85

94

118

128

130

126

128

124

116

114

4,974

16O

9,870

June

101

24 11?

118

136

484 

351

244

180

151

*130

106

94

223

1,500

*4 52O

*3J560

*2,500

1,590

1,060

858

1,040

976

*838

707

688

628

530

478

431

-

24,428

814

48,450

July

585 

545

512

285

259

244 

221

211

*199

185

176

158

151

175

185

180

169

156

149

156

126

116

106

105

105

114

*105

101

95

88

85.

5,421

175

10,750

Aug.

77 

68

64

62

64

216 

221

TT5

110

88

77

68

*59

55

52

50

50

61

105

71

80

54

59

112

76

58

61

83

165

130

97

2,756

88.3

5,430

Sept.

94 

92

82

94

182

270 204"

143

110

90

74

65

59

54

*50

45

44

48

62

62

62

64

65

7O

82

99

105

106

106

103

-

2,786

92.9

5,530

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,600 Mln - Mean 568 Ac-ft 412,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,520 Kin 9 Mean 143 Ae-ft 103,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Lark.

Note. Discharge Nov. 10, 17, Dec. 2 to May 18 computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Apr. 1.
APPLE CREEK BASIN 

Apple Creek near Menoken, N. Dak.

319

Location. La t 46°47'35", long. 100°39'15", on line between sees. 4 and 9, T. 138 N., R. 

79 W., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on former U. S. Highway 10, 4 

miles upstream from Hay Creek, 6.3 miles west of Menoken, and 6.4 miles east of Bismarck.

Drainage area. 1,680 sq mi, approximately, of which about 500 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. March to June 1905, October 1945 to September 1953. Published as "near 

Bismarck" I90t>.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,638.61 ft above mean sea level, 

cTatum of 1929. Mar. 1 to June 21, 1905, at site 2 miles upstream at different datum. 

October 1945 to Mar. 31, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 77.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs June 16 (gage height, 14.70 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 6,750 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 17.07 ft); no 

flow Aug. 25 to Sept. 17, 1946.

Remarks. Records good April to July and fair at other times. 

Revisions. WSP 1209: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, alid discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6-10, Sept.'5-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to June 1O June 11 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.5 

4.5 

5.5

0.7

1.4

3.6

9.3

23

48

83

142

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

4.1

6.5

11

23

38

78

187

345

0.9

1.3

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.O

10.0

14.0

0.7 

5.7 

18 

44 

87 

207 

57O 

1,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

*1.6

1.6

38.7

1.25

77

JIov.

1.6 

1.8

TTs

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

50.9

1.70

101

Dec.

T:!

1.8

*1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

 1.7

1.7

55.2

1.78

109

Jan.

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

*T78

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

48.5

1.56

96

Feb.

1.5 

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1^8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

_

-

45.6

1.63

90

Mar.

-i

.6

* .6

.6

.6

.6

.8

2

**3

3

2

2

2

£

2

**4

*13

12

15,

*25

50

*140

10O

*52

45

*55

42

36

31

24

675.0

21.8

1,340

Apr.

*21 

19

15

12

11

10

*9.6

9.8

9.6

8.3

7.4

6.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.0

s!o

5.0

5.0

5.O

5.0

5.0

7.2

12

13

*14

20

272.3

9.08

540

May

33 

44

48

62

59

54

*54

68

64

55

47

41

38

44

46

39

28

23

23

23

24

24

24

35

53

49

50

*69

193

*346

347

2,107

68.0

4,180

June

*307 

*273

257

209

151

116

99

88

76

65

*58

53

49

68

364

*1.090

953

812

718

*649

473

423

418

414

411

402

382

360

335

301

10,374

346

20,580

July

*269 

243

211

196

190

183

168

152

139

127

115

104

88

*66

58

52

47

45

43

42

37

30

28

27

27

a27

a27

26

24

*21

a20

2,832

91.4

5,620

Aug.

18 

a!7

16

alS

a!4

14

alS

a!2

a 11

alO

a9

a9

a9

8.2

a8

a8

a8

*a8

7.4

a7

a7

a6

a6

a6

a5

5.1

aS

a5

aS

aS

a5

281.7

9.09

559

Sept.

a4 

a4

a4

a4

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.0

al.8

1.7

1.6

*1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

al.4

1.4

al.2

.9

alTs

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

al.5

1.4

66.1

2.20

131

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,340 Mln 1.1 Mean 118 Ac -ft 85,980

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,090 Mln 0.9 Mean 46.2 Ac-ft 33,420

Peak discharge (base. 200 efsK--May 30 (6 p.m.) 415 cfs (8.7 ft); June 16 (i p.m.') 1,160 cfs 

(14.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

Creek at Linton.

Note. Prior to May 16, gage read about every 4 days; discharge for other days estimated on basi 

of weather records and records for Beaver Creek at Llnton.
320 CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN

Cannonball River at Regent, N. Dak.

Location. La t 46°26', long. 102°33', in NE^NE^ sec. 13, T. 134 N., R. 95 W., on right 

bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge and 0.3 mile north of Regent.

Drainage ares*. 580 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. September I960 to September 1953. 

ge. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,422.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,230 cfs June 15 (gage height, 14.07 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Jan. 14-24.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 5,420 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 15.77 ft); no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known, 26.1 ft, Apr. 16, 1950, from floodraarks (discharge, 20,300 cfs, 

on basis of slope-area determination at site 4 miles downstream) .

Remarks . Records fair prior to Mar. 31, good thereafter.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2z

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3 

3

3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

90

2.9

179

JJov.

4

T

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 

3

4

3

3

3

*3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

-

94

3.1

186

Dec.

3

7

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3 

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

78

2.5

155

Jan.

2

?

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

71

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

29.5

0.95

59

Feb.

!2~

2"

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

_

-

55

2.0

109

Mar.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

3

4

4

4 

4

4

6

5

6

*11

12

*9

13

11

10

*10

13

16

17

*14

11

207

6.7

411

Apr.

10

*8

8

9

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

7

*7

7 

6

6

6

5

5

i

4

4

*4

5

6

6

6

6

7

9

-

201

6.7

399

May

13

14

15

17

55

52

38

27

23

22

20

20

*18

15

14

13

12

11

1112 -

12

11

9.7

10

9.2

8.7

2*1

9.2

11

9.0

7.9

527.6

17.0

1,050

June

6.9

6.4

6.2

1O

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.7

29

19

12

8.4

6.9

7.9

1,400

 201

82

44

362

416

380

212

110

65

43

34

26

22

19

-

5,672.5

189

11,250

July

16

14

12

11

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.9

7.7

6.7

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.0 

, 4.8

*4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.4

676

7.2

7.7

6.0

5.0

4.4

4.0

206.0

6.65

409

Aug.

4.O

4.2

4.2

4.0

5^0

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7 

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2^2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

3.4

4.2

2.9

94.8

3.06

188

Sept.

3.0

6*1

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

f*

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.2

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

 2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

-

77.2

2.57

153

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,520 Mln 0 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,440

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,110 Mln 0.5 Mean 20.1 Ae-ft 14,550

/ . to i i* / .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Mar. 28.
CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN' 321

Cannonball River below Bentley, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46"21'30", long. 102°02'30", in SW£sw£ sec. 6, T. 133 N., R. 90 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Thirty Mile Creek, 2 miles north and 1 mile 

east of Bentley.

Drainage area. 1.140 sq'mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953. Published as "near New Leipzig" prior 

to July 19527 Records published for both sites October 1951 to June 1952.

;e_. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1951. Prior to Nov. 7, 

"47, wire-weight gage and Nov. 7, 1947, to June 16, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 

8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 122 cfs; median of annual mean discharges, 108 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs June 17 (gage height, 15.05 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 51,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 34.0 ft, from 

floodmark in well, site and datum then use), from rating curve extended above 12,000 

cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 26.9 ft and slope-area and 

contracted-opening determinations at gage height 34.0 ft; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1889, that of Apr. 17, 1950. Flood of Mar. 25 

or 26, 1943, reached a stage of 26.9 ft, site and datum then in use (discharge, 15,000 

cfs, by slope-area determination).

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

which are fair. Some diversions and some storage in small lakes above station.

Revisions . WSF 1116: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

3.0

4.6 

6.7

67

109

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

194

328

541

789

1,410

2,160

3,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.6

579

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.9 

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.3

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a7

a7

a7

a7

a7

a7

7.3

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

l'.6

7.3

7.6

205.2

6.62

407

Nov.

7.6

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6 

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

7.9

8.8

*9.1

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7

7 

7

7

-

235.4

7.85

467

Dec.

7

7

7

771- 7.5

7.5

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.5

*7.5

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7 

7

7

7

221.0

7.13

438

Jan.

7

7

7

7

6

6

6 

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

*7

7

7

7

7

7

6.5 

6.5

6.5

6.5

207.0

6.68

411

Feb.

6.5

6.5

7

7

7

7

7 

7

7

7

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6.5

6.5

7

7

7

7

7

.

-

185.5

6.62

368

Mar.

7

6.5

6

I

6

6

6 

6.5

 7

8

10

10

9

8

7

8

12

11

12

*15

20

*18

16

20

25

25

25

25 

25

*22

22

410.0

13.2

813

Apr.

24

24

21

18

17

16

15 

17

17

16

16

15

*15

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

*10

14

16

15

17

17 

19

28

-

475

15.8

942

May

45

56

71

84

73

58

56

39

55

44

36

34

*30

28

25

24

23

22

19

20

23

28

26

26

32

30

22

If

96

50

1,254

40.5

2,490

June

28

27

236

69

31

23

20 

19

18

17

17

16

16

22

311

*1,930

2.920

762

316

336

557

825

682

470

252

172

135

114 

96

83

-

10,520

351

20,870

July

75

65

57

47

40

35

29 

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

15

13

11

*10

To

10

12

13

11

10 

10

10

10

708

22.8

1,400

Aug.

10

12

11

15

13

13

12 

10

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.0

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.6

579

*5.9

6.3

11 

13

14

11

294.1

9.49

583

Sept.

9.1

8.2

6.7

6.5

6.1

9.7

1§

8.8

7.6

6.7

6.5

6.1

5.6

5-4

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

*5.6

5.6

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.4 

5.6

5.6

-

200.1

6.67

397

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,810 Mln 1 Mean 192 Ac-ft 139,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,920 Mln 5.4 Mean 40.9 Ac-ft 29,590

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). June 3 (9 a.m.) 5O3 cfs (5.84 ft); June 17 (4 a.m.) 4,300 cfs 

(15.05 ft); June 22 (3a.m.) 922 cfs (7.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 29.
322 CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN

Cannonball River near Hell, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°17', long. 101 °42' , In SW£ sec. 4, T. 132 N., R. 88 W., on downstream 

side of bridge, 7f miles south of Hell.

Drainage area. 1,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 2,060 ft (by interpolation 

between points of known elevation).

Extremes.--[Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 cfs June 17 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 8,850 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 12.63 ft); maximum 

gage height, 17.0 ft Mar. 25, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 2 cfs 

Dec. 23-27, 1951, Jan. 5-25; 1952.

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 ft Apr. 17-18, 1950, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some small 

diversions and storage above station.

Rating; tab lea, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

5.9

9.5

16

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

5.6

27

47

86

173

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

303

494

748

1,370

2,100

2,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.9

5.3

5.9

5.9

6.4

5.3

5.0

5.0

6.1

5.9

6.1

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4 

7.0 

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

 8.2

7.8

8.2

Q t g

7.8

8.2

8.6

8.6

218.8

7.O6

434

,Vov. .

8.6

1?J

8.6

10

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

8.6

9.0

9.0

10

10

10

11

tt 

12

11 11

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

-

295.3

9.84

586

Dec.

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

 10

9

9

9

9

9 

9 

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

276

8.9

547

Jan.

a

ZT

8

8

8

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

222

7.2

440

Feb.

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

*8

8

7

7 

7 

7

7

7

7

7

9

8

8

8

7

7

_

-

213

7.6

422

Mar.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

*9

8

8

9

10

10

1O

10 

15 

15

25 45

40 30

40

40

50

50

60

50

44 *45

42

721

23.3

1,430

Apr.

36

35

34

32

31

28

28

25

25

26

24

23

22

23

23

22 

21 

19

18

17

16 16

14

16

25

27

34

36

44

IT787

26.2

1,560

May

67

94

96

101

94

94

76

59

59

48

62

55

 46

42

39

35 

34 

33

32

30

40

43

49

51

58

53

47

49

53

63

134

1,836

59.2

3,640

June

88

59

69

80

126

69

48

38

34

31

29

27

27

39

582

*934 

2.880 

1,790

614

370

363

421

742

598

429

288

207

169

138

117

-

11,406

380

22,620

July

104

86

75

71

59

52

46

41

40

36

33

32

28

27

25

25 

22 

23

22

22

22 17

17

14

17

17

17

17

16

15

ii

1,052

33.9

2,090

Aug.

13

13

15

17

19

22

21

17

18

17

14

13

12

11

11

12 

12 

13

10

9.8

9.8

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

 7.2

7.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

JLi.

373.0

12.0

740

Sept.

5.6

20

17

14

12

109. a

8.7

8.2

17

15

13

13

9.8

8.7

7.7 

8.2 

7.7

7.7

8.2

6.1

6.1

 6.6

6.6

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.7

7.2

5.4

-

289.6

9.65

574

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,750 Mln 2 Mean 232 Ac-ft 168,100

Hater year 1952-53: Max 2,880 Mln 5.0 Mean 48.5 AC-ft 35,080

Peak dls 

(5.10 ft}.icharge (base. 500 cfa). June 17 (4 p.m.) 3,740 of a (8.80 ft) 5 June 23 (4 a.m.) 804 cfa

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hate.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19 to Mar. 28.
CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN 323

Cedar Creek near Haynes, N. Dak.

ocation. La t 46 009', long. 102°28< , in W| sec. 20, T. 131 N. , R. 94 W., on left bank 400 

ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 8 and 12? miles north of Haynes.

Drainage area. S53 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,470 ft. 

weight gage on bridge, 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Prior to May 20, 1951, wireExtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs June 16 (gage height, 16.84 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 18; minimum gage height, 2.88 ft Sept. 29.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 7,870 cfs Apr. '7, 1952 (gage height, 21.25 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs July 30, 1951; minimum gage height, 2. 38 'ft Aug. 8. 1951.

Flood of Apr. 17, 1950, reached a stage of about 23 ft (discharge, 26,900 cfs, by 

slope-area determination at site 9 miles upstream) .

Remarks . --Records fair prior to Mar. 28, good thereafter.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

beaver dams (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-30)

2.8

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

0.4

1.1

5.3

10

20

34

54

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

112

192

405

662

1,180

1,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2 

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

lt§ i!o

*1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.7 

1.6

1*8

1.6

1.8

38.3

1.24

76

NOV.

1.8 

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

H1.5 

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9 

*1.8

1.6

2

2 

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

2

-

54.1

1.80

107

Dec.

2 

2

2

2

2

2 

2 

2 

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

H1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

55.0

1.77

109

Jan.

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

I

1.5

Z

2

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

2

2 

*2

2

2

2 

£

2

2

2

2 

2

2

2

2

55.5

1.79

110

Feb.

|

2

2

2

2

H1.5

1.5

1.5

*2

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

2 

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

-

_

-

48.0

1.71

95

Mar.

fcf

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

2 

2 

2.5

*3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

*6 

7

8

10 *12 

9

7

*7

6

7 

7.4

7.1

7.0

6.2

147.2

4.75

292

Apr.

5.9 

*5.8

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.2

*4.1

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.1 

3.0

2.8

2.7

-H

3.1

4.2

4.2

4.1 

4.1

4.4

6.8

-

128.2

4.27

254

Hay

8.9 

8.7

11

13

11

9.8 

8.6 

7.4 

6.5

7.8

8.2

8.6

*8.9

7.8

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.9 

5.3

5.0

6.2

7.1 

8.2

7.0

7.3

6.0

5.6 

5.4

680

41

23

958.2

30.9

1,900

June

14 

9.8

7.8

6.0

*5.6

5.3 

5.0 

4.7 

4.8

4.8

4.6

4*1

4.8

45

409

»1.770

1,100

564 

302

866

1,260

883 

635

316

155

94

64 

43

32

26

-

8,645.4

288

17,150

July

29 

22

19

17

15

14 

12 

11 

9.8

9.2

8.4

7.8

7.1

6.6

6.0

*5.2

5.2

4.7 

4.4

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.7

5^9

7.8

If

17

13

9.9

357.6

11.5

709

Aug.

8.4 

9.4

14

12

16

12 

29

ft

19

15

11

9.4

7.9

6.5

5.6

4.6

4.1 

3.7

3.2

*2.8

2.5 

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1 

2.0

1.9 r*f

289.0

9.32

573

Sept.

fct

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

 1.1 

iifi

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2 

1.1

1.0

1.0

-

33.0

1.27

75

Calendar year 1952- Max 7,060 Min 0.6 Mean 97.8 Ac-ft 7l,O20

Water year 1952-53; Max 1,770 Min 0.9 Mean 29.6 Ac-ft 21,450

Feak discharge (base. 400 cfsl. May 29 (5:30 a.m.) 1.480 cfs (15.19 ft),- June 16 (11 a.m.) 2,140 

cfs (16.84 ft)j June' 21 (3:30 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (15.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by beaver dams Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 and by Ice Nov. 21 to 

Mar. 27. No gage-height record Aug. 25 to Sept. 16 ; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for station near Pretty Rock.
324 CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Pretty Rock, N. Dak.

Location. La t 46°02', long. 101°49', in Sj see. 33, T. 130 N., R. 89 W., on left bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 7 miles north of Keldron, S. Dak., loj miles south 

of abandoned townsite of Pretty Rock, and 15 miles downstream from Timber Creek.

Drainage area. 1,340 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,155.17 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Ey Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 17, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 115 cfs; median of annual mean discharges, 85 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 efs May 29 (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 2.91 ft Sept. 12, 13.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 26.5 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 7,"800 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 24, 1943, reached a stage of 21.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

14,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1146: 1944, 1947. WSP 1209 : . Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Dec. 12, 

June 3, 18, 22, 23, Sept. 23-30)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

3.0

8.0

26

63

146

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

375

648

1,340

2,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

as

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.3

3.8

3.4

475

4.3

*4.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.7 

5.1

5/7

136.3

4.40

270

Jfov.

5.7

6.3

6.3

5.7

5.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.8

S73

6.3

5.7

6.3

6.8

 6.3 

5.1

4.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.7

5.7

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.7 

5

-

167.7

5.59

333

Dec.

5

5

4.7

47T

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.7

6.3

iSTS"

*6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.1 

5.1

5.7

6.3

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1 

4.7

4.7

166.5

5.37

330

Jan.

5.7

5.1

4.7

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.3

473

5.1

5.7

5.7

7.4

7.4

6.8

5.7

5.7

5.7 

6.3

6.3

 8.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0 

8.7

9_.4

206.5

6.66

410

Feb.

6.8

7.4

7.4

8.0

875

8.0

7.4

6.8

7.4

6.3

6.8

*6.8

5.7

6.3

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7 

5.7

5.1

3.8

3.8

4.3

5.7

5.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

-

178.8

6.39

355

Mar.

5.1

4.7

675

6.8

7.4

8.0

6.8

6.8

7.4

*8.0

10

10

12

11

11

11

16

18 

35

*41

53 48"

44

32

50

 53

41

32

30 

25

23

673.3

21.7

1,340

Apr.

19

*18

17

15

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12 

11

10

9.4

*9.4

8.7 ir~

14

15

20

25

28 

32

-

450.5

15.0

894

May

43

69

80

81

78

66

55

45

39

35

30

28

*26

24

24

24

26

25 

23

23T

26

36

47

62

62

59

49

42

1,700 

1,160

1,060

5,147

166

10,210

June

401

189

772

681

*179

111

83

70

64

64

74

69

52

49

BJ

572

1,070

*1,880

1,496

825

803

1,830

1,880

1,140

756

448

280

193

150 

121

-

16,379

546

32,490

July

101

83

74

63

56

49

45

41

37

34

31

28

26

 23

21

20

19

18 

16

14

13

12

12

11

SI

141 m68

43 

36

42

1,345

43.4

2,670

Aug.

43

32

29

29

29

27

28

27

24

25

28

45

5F

30

26

23

19

33 

32

 17

13

11

10

9.4

8.0

6.8

6.3

6.3

5.7 

5.1

4£7

670.3

21.6

1,330

Sept.

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

473

4.3

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.4 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

375 

3.0

-

113.0

3.77

224

Calendar year 1952; Max 9,250 Mln 1.6 Mean 231 Ac-ft 167,600

Water ater year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 1,880 1,880 Mln Mln 3.0 3.0 Mean Mean 70.2 70.2 Ac-ft Ac-ft 50,860 50,860

Peak discharge (base. 500 of a). Hay 29 (7:30 a.m.) 2,440 cfs (11.10 ft); May 31 (9: 

ifs (7.88 ft); June 3 (1° P-m.J 1,830 efs (9.62.ft); June 18 (4 p.m.) 2,050 cfs (10.34 

(12 ;i2p.m.) 2,270 cfs (10.77'ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

:30 a.m.) 1,290 

34 ft); June 22
CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN 325

Cannonball River at Breien, N. Dak.

Location. La t 46°23', long. 100°56', in sec. 36, T. 134 N., R. 82 W., on right bank 600

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 6, 950 ft downstream from Louise Creek, and

0.5 mile south of Breien. 

Drainage area. 4,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,676.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Average dis charge. 19 years, 299 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 235 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs May 29 (gage height, 10.85 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Jan. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 0.73 ft Sept. 30.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 94,800 cfs Apr. 19, 1950 (gage height 22.30 ft, from

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and

contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; no flow at times.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1936-37, 1947, some of

which have been revised, are shown in the following table. They supersede figures

published in the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

806 

826

Water 

year

1936 

1937 

1947

Date

Mar. 10, 

June 14, 

Mar. 26,

1936 

1937 

1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

S.S30 

14,800 

*11,000

Gage height 

(feet)

b6.50 

14.28 

15.0

b Backwater from ice. Occurred Mar. 9, 1936. 

t Not previously published.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diversions above station. Some regulation in several small lakes above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 786: 1934. WSP 1146: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ioe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 3, May 23-30, June 4-5)

Oot. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

O.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

10

26

70

162

290

3.0 685

4.0 1,200

6.0 2,750

9.0 6,260

0.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

12

22

54

175

325

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

755

1,360

3,070

5,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 .

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

16

15

15

ii

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

*15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

*EO

493

15.9

978

Hov.

2O

20

20

20

19

18

18

19

23

EO

21

25

24

23

23

24

*E3

25

26

EO

20

20

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

616

20.5

1,220

Dec.

15

*1S

15

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

18

16

18

18

20

*20

20

20

19

18

18

18

16

14

14

12

12

13

13

14

*14

510

16.5

1,010

Jan.

14

14

14

13

13

10

10

10

11

12

12

13

13

 11

8_

8

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

*18

18

18

18

17

17

417

13.5

8E7

Feb.

17

TT

 17

18

EO

22

E3c!3~

23

23

*23

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

21 21

20

20

EO

19

19

*19

19

19

_

-

579

20.7

1,150

Mar.

19

 19

19

19

ii

18

18

18

20

25

30

40

*30

30

28

28

*E7

30

40

*200

*£,300

*2.700

*750

200

*150

200

*350

*328

233

*227

193

8,307

268

16,480

Apr.

179

*156

149

124

112

*101

97

101

110

101

97

88

78

72

*66

65

61

58

54

54

*52

49

48

QQ

225

300

276

*346

E38

618

4,163

139

8,260

May

*1,740

1,430

905

522

*374

304

266

*22E

188

162

15E

149

144

139

122

110

105

99

92

55

179

356

712

482

590

*534

409

3E5

*4,700

*6.010

*3,110

£4,731

798

49,050

June

*1,470

1,220

855

644

1,020

854

569

435

*374

415

419

364

297

8"30" £84

*4.480

*2,S4b

3,450

4,030

3,540

2,790

1,820

1,950

*2,990

2,440

1,700

1,190

86O

*655

551

45,036

1,501

89,330

July

479

419

370

332

3OO

275

*242

224

205

188

188

165

146

136

129

116

119

114

106

*99

89

82

80

75

77

82

132

175

*183

154

132

5,613

181

11,130

Aug.

112

94

87

87

89

80

75

71

69

69

71

*69

62

56

54

58

62

58

144

*239

254

ITS

126

99

69

5£

46

41

S7

60

*69

2,787

89.9

5,530

Sept.

54

47

32

29

27

25

22

26

*26

25

21

£0

18

17

16

17

*20

18

18

17

16

16

 16

17

21

20

17

16

15

ii

660

22.0

1,310

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,900 Mln - Mean 674 Ac-ft 489,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,O10 Mln 8 Mean 257 Ac-ft 186,300

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 efs) . Mar. 21 (9 p.m.) about 8,500 ofs (10.5 ft); May 1 (5 a.m.) 

1,980 cfs (4.78 ft); May 29 (8 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (10.85 ft); June 5 (2 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (4.28 ft); 

June 16 (1 p.m.) 5,96O ofs (8.32 ft); June 19 (3 a.m.) 4,600 cfs (7.35 ft); June 24 (£ p.m.) 3,130 

cfs (6.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. El to Mar. 27 (discharge Feb. 4 to Mar. 18 

computed on basis of 7 discharge measurements and 4 staff-gage readings). Discharge Mar. 19 to 

Apr. 2 computed on basis of 1 to 3 daily readings of wire-weight or staff gages.
326 BEAVER CREEK BASIN 

Beaver Creek at Llnton, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 46°16', long. 1000 14', on line between sees. 17 and 18, T. 132 N., R. 76 W., 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 0.7 mile south of 

railway station in Linton and 1 mile upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 717 sq mi, of which about 100 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,690.55 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,650 cfs June 17 (gage height, 17.05 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Dee. 26 to Jan. 9; minimum gage height observed, 2.54 ft Oct. 11. 15.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 9,800 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 17.50 ft); no flow 

Jan. 10-31, 1950.

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

whTch are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 1209: Drainage area. WSP 1239: 1950{M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.3

373

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.2

4.3

3.8

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.J5

122.7

3.96

244

Jlov.

4.7

T77

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.2

TT5

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

-

136.7

4.56

271

Dec.

4.5

fTS

4.5

»4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.O

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

27o" 2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

103.5

3.34

205

Jan.

?70" 2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.O

3.0

*4.0

375

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

3.0

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

83.5

2.69

166

Feb.

2.5

2T5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0 ITO"

3.5

_

-

78

2.79

155

Mar.

3.5 37ST

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.5

*5.5

20

30

120

130

110

*95

80

*11O

*200

*560

750

*535"

300

*160

140

*125

loo

75

*64

*53

3,804.0

123

7,550

Apr.

48

43

*38

34

31

29

*28

30

30

30

29

28

29

27

26

25

*24

22

22

22

22

21

57

31

37

55

*94

5C

67

61

1,095

36.5

2,170

May

65

87

ITS" 132

92

75

*64

61

54

48

4O

34

5ff

51

53

51

47

*43

39

36

40

42

45

50

*53

46

40

38

38

38

42

1,712

55.2

3,400

June

197

316

*162

113

92

74

69

63

57

56

51

*47

44

41 356"

*870

*4,050

3,620

*1,940

1,260

784

589

 451

351

272

227

196

178

159

146

16,181

539

32,090

July

 137

T5S

*120

107

a97

88

79

73

68

»64

60

56

52

48

*45

a45

a5O

a50

a45

43

a40

a36

a34

32

31

a30

29

28

26

2S

26

1,791

57.8

3,550

Aug.

26

51

23

23

23

*21

21

20

2O

19

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

*15

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

IT

11

11

11

11

520

16.8

1,030

Sept.

11

IS

9.8

9.4

9.2

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.6

6.9

6.6

a6.4

a6.3

6.2

a6.0

a5. 9

a5.8

*5.6

aS.S

a5. 4

a5.2

aS.l

5.0

4.5

4.6

4.4

-

211.4

7.05

419

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,420 Mln 2.0 Mean 125 Ac-ft 91,040

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,050 Mln 2.0 Mean 70.8 Ac-ft 51,250

Peak discharge (base. 5OO cfs). Mar. 22, 790 cfs; June 17 (12 m.) 5,650 ofs (17.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

streams.

Kote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 28.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 327

North Fork Grand River at Haley, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°57', long. 103°07', at southwest corner sec. 30, T. 129 N., R. 99 W., on 

left bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, about 300 ft south of post office at 

Haley, and 1 mile north of South Dakota State line.

Drainage area. 509 sq mi.

Records available. May 1908 to December 1910, March 1912 to September 1917 (no winter records), October 194S to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,664 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Mar. 29, 1912, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at different datum. Mar. 29, 1912, 

to September 1917, reference mark on highway bridge at same datura as staff gage. 

Oct. 23, 1945, to June 18, 1951, wire-weight gage on downstream side of bridge near 

left abutment at present datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 57.3 cfs.

Extreme a.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs June 20 (gage height, 12.58 ft); mlnimum daily, 0.3 cfs Jan. 7.

1908-10, 1912-17, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 

17.03 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of discharge measurement 

at gage height 15.09 ft, half of which was indirect determination of flow over roadway 

outside of main channel; maximum gage height, 17.10 ft Apr. 15, 1950; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years.)_. WSP 1239: 1908-10, 1913-15(M), 1917(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ioe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-2O, May 28-31, June 15-24, 

July 20, 21, Aug. 22, 30)

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.3 

5.6

.7

2.2

10

26

47

76

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

124

296

510

780

1,110

1,600

2,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

iZ

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

 1.0

l.O

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

33.3

1.07

66

Hov.

1.2

T75

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

 1.4

1.3

bl.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

175

1.6

40.8

1.56

81

Dec.

TTB- 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

43.3

1.40

86

Jan.

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

.8

.3

77

bl.O

bl.5

1.6

1.9

 1.9

bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

T75

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.O

49.8

1.61

99

Feb.

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

»1.8

1.9

T75- 2.0

2.0

2.0

bl

bT

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

b2

b2

b2

2.0

1.9

2.0

_

-

47.0

1.68

93

Mar.

bT~ O.8

bl

bl

bl

bl

b2

b2

2.9

»3.3

5.6

3.6

4.0

3.6

3.3

4.4

8.7

blO

»b!5

»30

»52 b4"0~

b25

b30

*33

23

18

14

14

*13

12

376.2

12.1

746

Apr.

-5.2 11

7.9

7.1

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.1

6.2

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

»5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.0

57T

5.1

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

6.2

178.4

5.95

354

May

7.1

9.6

16

24

30

27

20

14

12

9.6

7.9

7.1

*6.2

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.4

5.1

9.6

9.2

8.7

7.5

6.6

5.4

4.4

25- 4.0'

218

431

T55

1,105.7

35.7

2,190

June

57

31

21

16

12

12

9.2

572" 8.7

29

21

20

14

34

1,120

»1,490

510

218

600

2,280

1,230

420

199

118

73

53

40

32

26

22

8,725.1

291

17,310

July

21

19

16

14

14

12

11

10

10

10

9.6

8.7

*9.2

8.3

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.4

107

78

11

5.1

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.1

4.7

4.0

3.6

37S

445.8

14.4

884

Aug.

3.6

6.0

11

7.9

9.6

7.1

7.1

6.2

8.7

7.5

6.6

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.3

*2.9

373

1-1

11

64

41

21

12

8.7

7.1

5.8

5.8

98

BT

455.7

14.7

9O4

Sept.

39

5T

14

9.2

8.7

7.1

6.2

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.3

»2.9

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

-

170.3

5.68

338

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,100 Mln 0.3 Mean 142 Ac-ft 103,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,28O Mln 0.3 Mean 32. 0 Ae-ft 23,150

Peak discharge (base, 20O cfs).^-May 28 (9:3O p.m. 225 ofs (6.82 ft); May 29 (5:3O p.m.) 578 cfs

(8.59 ft); June 15 (10:30 p.m.) 2,210 cfs (12.23 ft); June 20 (3 p.m.) 2,510 cfs (12.58 ft); July 2O

- u-Lovii.ieu.-gjC uieaDiu.-euicui/ waue wi I/IU.B day. uj »

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
328 GRAND RIVER BASIN

North Pork Grand River near White Butte, S. Dak.

Location. --La t 45°48'10", long. 102°21'35", in NW^NWi sec. 11, T. 21 N., R. 14 E., on 

left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from nearest tributary, and 9f miles south of White Butte.

Drainage area. 1.1 90 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,275 ft (by barometer). Prior to

0"ct. 27, 1946, chain gage, Oct. 27, 1946, to Aug. 28, 1947, wire-weight gage, Aug. 29, 

1947, to Apr. 16, 1950, water-stage recorder, and Apr. 17, 1950, to June 11, 1951, 

wire-weight gage, all at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 129 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,430 cfs June 21 (gage height, 8.92 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 12-14; minimum gage height. 3.34 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 20.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

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

No regulation or diversion.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1947 and 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1086 and 1176, 

are given herewith:

Date

1947

Mar. 27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

Discharge

1,000

810

810

810

928

754

439

Date

1947 -Con.

Apr. 3

4

5

10

11

12

13

Discharge

418

359

340

256

482

1,050

1,190

Date

1947 -Con.

Apr. 14

15

1950

Apr. 15

16

17

Discharge

754

398

5,640

24,200

25,800

Date

1950-Con.

Apr. 18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

13,800

4,460

1,880

1,370

1,330

Month

Water year 1946-47 ............

Calendar year 1947 ............

April 1950 ......................

Cfs -days

42,578.4

Maximum

5,810

5,810

5,810

25,800

Minimum

5

0

0.7

50

Mean

618

117

117

3,060

Runoff in 

acre -feet

38,010

84, 800

84,460

182,000
GRAND RIVER BASIN 329 

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Mar. 19, 

Apr. 12 to May 7, June 5-15)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

3.8 0.1 4.7 68 3.3 4.2 5.5 360

3.9 .2 5.0 143 3.4 7.4 6.0 680

4.0 .7 5.5 335 3.6 17 7.0 1,680

4.1 2.4 6.0 685 4.0 42 8.0 3,000

4.3 16 7.0 1,680 4.5 100 9.0 4,560

4.5 38 8.0 3,000 5.0 195

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0.2

.1

.1

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

,4 *.5

.5

.5

.5

1

T

1

1

11.2

0.36

22

Jiov.

1

T

1.9

2.1

3.4

4.8

T7T

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.4

3.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.1

2.8

4.1

4.1 

4.8

4.8

4.1

3.4

3

3

3

3

3

-

97.8

3.26

194

Dec.

3

3.4

4.1

4

4.1

4.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.1

4

4

4

5

5

5

4.8

5

4

4

4

4

4.1

4

4

4

4

4

4.1

4

4

130.2

4.20

258

Jan.

4

4

4

4

3

2

 1.6

3

4

5

5.5

5.5

5

4

4

3

3

2.8

3

*3.4 

4.1

4.1

4.8

4.8

5.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6_._9

130.8

4.22

259

Feb.

4.8

6.2

6.2

6.9

7.6

6.9

6.2

6.9

6.9

5.5

6.2

*5.5

4.8

5.5

4.8

4.1

4.1

4.8

4.8

4.1

2.4

2T

3.4

4.1

4.8

5.5

6.2

6.9

.

_

-

148.5

5.30

295

Mar.

2.4

o~1.6

2.8

2.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.5

*7.6

9.7

11

11

11

10

11

16

»19

44

39

*63

63

»57

44

68.

*65

58

65

52

44

41

839.5

27.1

1,670

Apr.

37

*34

30

28

25

24

24

26

25

24

23

21

20

18

16

16

15

13

12

12

12 

*11

9.7

1?

14

14

14

12

14

22

-

577.7

19.3

1,150

May

24

28

32

37

37

38

36

37

37

36

34

32

*30

26

24

22

23

19

1616*

18 

25

26

33

31

30

25

20

978 755-

454

2,974

95.9

5,900

June

320

186

122

90

*74

63

55

51

55

45

39

34

52

51

159

*2,900

2,230

926

405

1,690

3^,870

1/770

640

344

244

193

167

143

126

113

17,157

572

34,030

July

103

93

83

73

67

61

55

50

46

42

39

35

32

*31

29

27

27

25

24

23

25 

645

T7T 111

92

131

85

59

43

36

33

2,396

77.3

4,750

Aug.

- 30

29

37

164

TOT

73

66

61

48

39

33

29

27

24

23

20

19

17

17

16

*14

13

13

12

TJ

33

27

22

19

17

16

1,074

34.6

2,130

Sept.

15

26

37

32

28

23

20

18

16

15

13

12

11

11

9.2

8.8

*7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.4 

6.4

6.4

7.1

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.5

386.7

12.9

767

Calendar year 1952 : Max 20,900 Min 0.1 Mean 272 Ac-ft' 197,400

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 3,870 Mln 0.1 Mean 71.0 Ae-ft 51,420

e (base, 400 cfs). May 29 (6:30 p.m.) 2,850 cfs (7.90 ft); June 16 (l p.m.) 4,270 efs 

21 (8 a.m.) 4,430 cfs (8.92 ft); July 22 (2 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (6.80 ft).

Peak discharge 

(8.82 ft)j June

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 28 to Nov. 2, Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, Dee. 11 to Jan. 20; discharge 

estimated on basis of once-weekly inside staff-gage readings, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
330 GRAND RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Grand River near Cash, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°38i55", long. 102°38<45", in NE^SWiSE^ sec. 33, T. 20 N., R. 12 E. ( on 

downstream end of left pier of highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Little Nasty Creek, 

4 miles north of Cash, 10 miles south of Lodgepole, 12 miles northwest of Bison, and 

16 miles downstream from Big Nasty Creek.

Drainage area. 1.350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Oct. 25, 1946, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1946-53), 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs July 21 (gage height, 7.11 ft); minimum not determined.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1950 (gage height, 15.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 29, June 16, 20, 21, July 21,

Aug. 3, 4, Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

2.1

5.0

16

39

104

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

204

375

685

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

9.3

8.4

9.3

9.8

a9

7.4

F^C

9.8

12

11

9.8

alO

9.8

11

11

12

12

12

a!2

11

12

11

*11

11

12

a!2

12

9.8

-9\8 13

13

331.6

10.7

65 8

Jlov.

11

alO

7.9

8.4

11

9.8

10

9.8

alO

9.3

alO

9.3

13

T.8

10

al2

12

10

*11

8

6

S

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

-

261.3

8.71

518

Dec.

6

S

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

164.5

5.31

326

Jan.

4.5

TTS

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5

5

6

6

7

7

8"8

8

8

8

8

169.5

5.47

336

Feb.

8

F

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

*8

7

7

6

6

5_

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

_

-

176

6.3

L_ 349

Mar.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

*7

100

*350

55o

*130

120

110

110

*100

100

90

70

50

**40

*70

80

70

44

a40

38

31

2,051

66.2

4,070

Apr.

30

29

*26

22

a22

23

27

34

27

47

39

a40

43

34

29

15

57

24

a24

*24

24

23

22

2S

26

a27

27

22

24

30

-

837

27.9

1,660

May

60

112

96

136

100

61

41

32

28

a27

26

*27

25

28

29

29

a30

25

24

24

26

30

30

a35

34

29

27

23

T59~ S?S

65

1,691

54.5

3,350

June

38

34

28

*24

24

26

a26

26

30

28

32

58

35

40

47

*668

238

112

82

966

592

225

133

7S

72

58

50

a45

44

44

3,921

131

7,780

July

41

40

34

a32

a30

29

29

29

27

25

24

a23

22

22

*11

15

14

15

a!4

14

651

m

71

47

39

a35

177

154

81

66

50

2,025

65.3

4,020

Aug.

42

a40

95

314

151

94

68

39

29

39

39

32

25

25

21

a!8

15

*12

12

13

12

12

a20

16

12

14

8.8

**878

8.8

a9

9.3

1,260.7

40.7

2,500

Sept.

37

37

24

19

15

a!4

a!3

12

11

10

9.3

9.3

a9

6.9

6.4

*6.9

6.9

7.4

7.9

a7.5

7.4

8.4

9.3

9.3

6.9

9.3

a9

8.8

4.7

?79

-

348.5

11.6

691

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,400 Mln 0 Mean 217 Ac-ft 157,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 986 Mln 4.5 Mean 36.3 Ac-ft 26,260

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfa). May 29 (2 p.m.) 1,360 cfs (6.11 ft)j June 16 (12:30 p.m.) 1,580 

cfs (6.36 ft); June 20 (5 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (7.02 ft)j July 21 (3:30 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (7.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Ho gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records for North Fork Grand River near 

White Butte.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Mar. 27.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 331

Shadehill Reservoir at Shadehill, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°46', long. 102°12 I , in NW^ sec. 30, T. 21 H., R. 16 E., three-quarters 

of a mile west of Shadehill and 4 miles downstream from confluence of North and South 

Porks of Grand River.

Drainage area. 3,120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Stevens contact-type gage read once daily. 

vations obtained by level circuits.

Prior to Apr. 3, 1952, occasional eleExtremes . Maximum contents during year, 161,319 acre-ft June 22 (elevation, 2,276.24 ft); 

minimum, 130,448 acre-ft Jan. 23 (elevation, 2,270.07 ft).

1950-53: Maximum contents, 318,101 acre-ft Apr. 10, 1952 (elevation, 2,297.86 ft); 

minimum since first filling to spillway level, that of Jan. 23, 1953.

Remarks . --Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began July 1, 1950; dam completed 

Aug. 15, 1951. Total capacity is 409,000 acre-ft at maximum pool, elevation, 2,312 ft. 

Dead storage is 58,231 acre-ft below lowest point of canal outlet, elevation, 2,250.8 ft. 

Conservation storage is 84,000 acre-ft between elevation 2,250.8 ft and crest of spillway, elevation 2,272 ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. The reservoir 

is for irrigation supply and flood control.

Cooperation. --Record of elevations and contents furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Water year 1952-53 .......

Elevation 

(feet)

2,271.09

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre- feet)

+5,842

-787

+852

-4,031

+1.3O5
332 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Grand River at Shadehill, S. Dak.

Location. -Lat 45°46', long. 102'H', in SE£ sec. 19, T. 21 N., R. 16 E., near left bank or

 downstream side of pier at bridge on State Highway 73 at Shadehill, 1 mile downstream 

from Shadehill Cam, 5 miles do-.-mstream from confluence of North and South Forks, and l<d 

miles south of Lemmon.

Drainage area.--3,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --February 1943 to September 1953. Records for July 1904 to October 1906,

 published as "at Seim," at site 5 miles upstream, in WSP 130, 172, and 208, have been 

found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,186.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 Feb. 23, 1943, to June 12, 1946, wire-weight gage on old highway bridge 50 ft upstream at present datum. June 13, 1946, to Aug. 30, 1947, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs June 22 (gage height, 8.43 ft); no flow

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 58,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1950 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

floodmarks upstream from bridge; 19.06 ft, from floodmark in gage well, unreliable); no 

flow for many days in most years. , Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the period February to September 1943 has been 

revised to 17,100 cfs Feb. 24, 1943 (gage height, 16.8 ft), superseding figure published 

in WSP 1006.

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

 Small diversion above station. Flow completely regulated by Shadehill Reservoir (see 

preceding page) since Ju]-- 1, 1950.

Revisions.--See Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-20, Mar. 20, 

June IB to July 6)

Oct. 1 to Mar 20 Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

1.1

4.0

9.0

22

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.6

1.6

4.0

6.3

10

16

33

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

151

288

478

970

1,700

2,^70

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

. alO

a6

al

[ a °

*0

0

]

r167.7

5.41

333

Jlov.

. aO.2

I-1 '

*.3

.5

.7

a. 4

\ a. 1

-

7.8

0.26

15

Dec.

>

1/ aO. 1

J

|

j

1

> a. 2

1

J *.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

5.3

0.17

11

Jan.

0.2T2~

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

1 J '.'.1a

> a.l

3.3

0.11

6.5

Feb.

]

> aO.2

V St "*:

*.3

. a. 3

uI .-

-

7.2

0.26

14

Mar.

. aO.2

<

, a. 3

a. 5

al

a5

alO

*24

109

118

*118

114

*109

119

123

134

136

134

130

1,388.3

44.8

Apr.

127

125

*116

108

101

98

94

89

88

84

SO

79

76

75

73

65

61

59

55

51

52

*50

ST

57

57

55

56

56

61

76

-

2,275

75.8

2,75O| 4,510

May

79

84

101

106

116

125

125

119

118

121

109

92

*88

83

79

77

86

82

79

82

84

98 

95

103

104

95

92

96

180

412

478

3,788

122

7,510

June

503

486

470

404

*337

295

258

237

237

220

201

136

196

206

337

730

1,460

*1,610

1,390

1,340

2,280

2.780 

2,490

1,990

1,480

1,140

910

740

619

520

-

26,052

868

51,670

July

444

374

326

278

252

?22

198

176

155

142

132

119

108

98

86

*79

72

62

57

46

50

118 

166

173

173

180

173

166

166

16C

147

5,098

164

10,110

Aug.

140

128

123

130

166

178

173

164

153

145

134

119

108

96

88

79

73

66

62

*61

55

49 

49

44

38

33

30

28

28

25

_22

2,792

90.1

5,540

Sept.

20

25

24

18

11

8.9

8.9

8.5

7.8

8.2

6.7

4.9

5.4

4.9

3.5

2.4

*2.6

3.7

4.0

6.1

2.6

"2T2 1.8 

5.2

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

-

211.7

7.06

420

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,140 Mln 0 Mean 380 Ac-ft 275,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,780 Mln 0 Mean 115 Ac-ft 82,890

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

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

Dam gate settings
GRAND RIVER BASIN 333

Grand River near Wakpala, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°39 I 55", long. 100°38i20", in NW^SEi sec. 26, T. 20 N., R. 28 E., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 12, 5 miles west of Wakpala, 8 miles 

upstream from Deep Bank Creek, and 21 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5,510 sq mi', approximately.

Records available . - - Apr il 1912 to March 1918, August 1928 to September 1953 (no winter 

records prior to March 1930).

Gage . Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is

1,584 ft (by barometer). Prior to Mar. 18, 1918, chain gage at site 12 miles downstream 

at different datum. Aug. 26, 1928, to Mar. 11, 1937, chain or wire-weight gage at site 

17 miles downstream at different daturas. Mar. 12, 1937, to Mar. 30, 1944, water-stage 

recorder at site 17 miles downstream at different datum (this gage destroyed by flood of 

April 1944). Mar. 31, 1944, to June 29, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 334 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 240 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, '32, 000 cfs June 17 (gage height, 15.96 ft); no 

flow Dec. 13 to Mar. 13.

1912-18, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 82,200 cfs Apr. 18, 1950 (gage height, 22.75 

ft); no flow during long periods of most years.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated. In addition, the maximum discharge for the water year 1930, published 

in WSP 701, is considered to be in error and should not be used.

WSP

386 

406 

666 

686 

731 

746 

786

Water 

year

1914 

1915 

1928 

1929 

1932 

1933 

1935

Date

June 15, 1914 

June 18, 1915 

Sept. 16, 1928 

Mar. 14, 1929 

June 11, 1932 

May 27, 1933 

July 24, 1935

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,000 

7,600 

8,770 

7,630 

7,230 

2,140 

3,800

Gaga height 

(feet)

12.4 

18.8 

10.1 

b!7.0 

10.0 

6.30 

7.08

b Backwater from ice. Occurred Mar. 12, 1929.

Reir.arks. Records good. Flow regulated by Shadehill Reservoir (see p. 331). One small diversion above gage for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions. WSP 786: Drainage area (site 17 miles downstream). WSP 1116: Drainage area 

(site 12 miles downstream). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

the water years 1928-30, 1932, superseding those published in- WSP 666, 686, 701, and 

731, are given herewith:

Date

1928

Sept. 13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

1929

Mar. 11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

21

645

4,470

8,220

5,800

2,420

1,280

780

550

2,000

4,000

6,850

7,430

5,920

3,200

3,430

5,580

5,920

4,480

4,930

5,250

5,410

5,250

2,980

2,220

Date

19 29 -Con.

Mar. 27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

May 30

31

June 1

2

3

1930

Mar. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

Discharge

1,220

1,320

4,060

3,550

2,880

2,400

1,560

1,090

2,140

1,980

2,400

2,220

1,500

1,800

1,700

1,690

937

684

463

354

319

295

275

256

243

Date

1930-Con.

Apr. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

6

7

Discharge

225

216

202

189

183

175

164

155

491

803

1,620

755

679

1,140

914

545

322

230

200

198

198

198

198

169

155

211

Date

1930-Con,

May 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

June 25

26

27

Discharge

1,650

1,190

1,200

1,100

874

495

645

694

516

1,030

920

528

301

179

146

143

140

134

123

106

94

86

77

533

1,420

755

Date

1930-Con.

June 28

29

July 1

2

Aug. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept . 1

2

3

4

5

6

1932

June 10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

631

403

218

167

261

755

563

165

113

86

70

66

62

56

52

47

38

36

40

2,660

5,850

5,870

2,320

1,660

Month

September 1928. .............

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

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

Calendar year 1932. .......

Maximum

8,220

2,400

56

5,870

Minimum

17

_

130

_

7

6

0

Mean

878

546

436

45.0

73.8

23.4

273

Runoff In 

acre-feet

52,300

17,200

32,500

22,200

2,770

1,390

198,100

* Partly estimated.
334 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Grand River near Wakpala, S, Dak.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26, 27, June 1-11, 18,

July 11-23, Sept. 14-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30, Sept. 1-3O

4.7 2.0 6.8 360

4.8 3.5 7.3 810

5.0 8.0 8.0 1,830

5.3 22 9.0 3,700

5.6 48 10.0 5,990

6.0 100 12.0 12,700

6.4 180 14.0 21,900

Mar. 31 to Aug. 31

5.7 

6.2 

6.5

92

184

276

454

7.4 1,030

8.0 1,860

9.0 3,700

Hote. Same as preceding 

table above 9.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

w4.7

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.4

JU2

3.4

3.5

3.9

3.9

 3.9

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.9

5.1

139.4

4.50

276

Nov.

5.5 

5.6

5.8

 5.3

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.8

7.0

il

7.0

5.0

*4.O

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

JUfi

163.1

5.44

324

Dec.

1*0. 

1.0 

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.0

0.19

12

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

(*)

-

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

a. *0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

200

250

250

*200

*450

*300

*650

2,890

*5.250

*4,240

1,980

 550

390

*486

*510

494

470

*384

19,944

643

39,560

Apr.

337 

*272 

*236

227

220

212

194

196

196

193

184

184

184

neo

166

147

139

134

128

120

115

111

*105

125

143

210

269

378

419

710

-

6,434

214

12,760

May

2,380 

5.100 

2,310

1,840

1,150

*656

305

300

591

400

554

*259

276

366

354

305

270

250

239

281

*206

261

746

1,020

611

578

300

243

239

192

773

20,735

669

41,130

June

790 

750 

647

*780

780

510

372

505

500

254

236

435

750

2,610

5,640

*19.000

18,000

*4,570

*5,360

'3,600

9,740

5,270

*4,550

4,900

3,520

2,850

2,210

1,840

1,700

1,380

-

101,427

3,581

201,200

July

n.no

986 

832

730

656

594

603

560

440

598

366

551

296

276

*261

246

255

258

259

256

218

209

199

204

206

204

531

357

*378

357

296

12,570

405

24,930

Aug.

286 

272 

265

254

250

246

261

258

296

315

310

300

300

296

261

236

221

212

224

737

"674 821

685

591

300

*300

253

194

171

150

HO

9,847

318

19,550

Sept.

llfi 

95 

 86

68

60

60

60

56

55

51

45

45

59

36

32

51

50

29

28

26

26

25

*28

29

50

28

28

28

25

23

1,310

43.7

2,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,100 Min o Mean 762 Ac-ft 552,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,000 Mln o Mean 473 Ac-ft 342,300

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 22 to Mar. 20, Mar. 25.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River near Mobridge, S. Dak.

335

Location. Lat 45"32', long 100°29', in sec. 7, T. 18 N., R. 30 E., on downstream end of 

second pier from right bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 12, 3 miles west of Mobridge, 

3 miles downstream from Grand River, and at mile 1,250,6.

Drainage area. 208,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,527.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 28. 1929, chain gage at site 3 miles 

upstream (above Grand River but including flow thereof) at datum about 3 ft higher. 

Mar. 28, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain and wire-weight gages at present site at datum 

0.80 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1931, to Feb. 19, 1934, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 22,560 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 90,000 cfs June 21 (gage height, 11.17 ft); minimum daily, 5,320 cfs Dec. 10; minimum gage height, 3.00 ft Apr. 24.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 443,000 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 25.07 ft); minimum daily, 2,600 cfs Jan. 8, 9, 1940; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Sept. 6, 7, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent during periods of open water, good during period of complete 

ice cover, and fair during periods of partial ice cover. Discharge measurements generally made at 5-day intervals during open-water periods and at 10-day intervals during 

the ice period. Flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir. Many diversions above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 716: 1929-30. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26,800

27,100

27,300 

27,400

27,900

28,300

28,400 

28,600

29,000

29,300

29,100

29,000

29,000

29,000

28,600

28,500

28,400

28,500

28,800

29,000

28,900 

29,200 

29,200

28,700

27,800

26,900

26,200

26.100

26,4,66

26,400 

26,500

870,300

28,070

*1,726

JIov.

26,600

26,400

26,200 

26,200

26,600

27,300

27.500 

27,000

25,600

23,700

22,300

21,000

20,000

19,300

18,800

18,200

18,100

17,600

17,600

17,500

17,300 

17,000 

16,800

17,000

17,100

16,800

6,500

6,800

6,600

6.400

581,800

19,390

*1,154

Dec.

6,300

6,200

6,200 

6,100

6,400

6,300

6,360 

6,220

5,660

5.520

5,630

6,360

7,280

8,400

9,540

10,700

11,800

12,600

13,400

13,700

14.000 

IS, 700 

13,100

12,500

11,600

11,300

11,400

11,800

12,000

12,000 

11,900

295,770

9,541

586,700

Jan.

11,500

11,400

11,400 

11,100

10,600

10,700

10,400 

10.200

10,300

10,300

10,400

10,400

10,500

10,800

11,300

11,400

11,400

11,700

11,300

11,100

10,400 

10,600 

10,600

11,600

12.100

12,100

11,500

11,400

11,500

11,700 

11,900

343,600

11,080

681,500

Feb.

12,200

12,500

12.600 

12,500

12,200

12,300

12,400 

12,200

11,800

12,000

11,900

11,700

11,300

11,200

11,500

11,800

12,100

12,100

11,700

11,200

11,100 

11,100 

10,900

10,600

10,500

10,100

9,860

9.780

_

-

323,140

11,540

640,900

Mar.

9,860

10,000

9,900 

9,700

9.540

9,580

9,700 

9,820

9,980

10,100

10,300

10,000

9,540

8,860

10,100

10,500

11,100

11,400

11,800

12,600

15,200 

20,500 

25,000

25,000

24,000

23,500

23,000

23,000

27,000

30.200 

20,900

462,680

14,930

917,700

Apr.

19,100

18,800

19,100 

19,700

21,800

34,800

46,800 

46,406

30,500

19,000

16,500

15,300

14,800

14,700

14,700

14,600

14,100

13,900

13,800

13,800

13,500 

13.200 

13,460

13,300

13,700

14,100

15,200

17,500

19,900

22,200

572,200

19,070

*1,135

May

23,600

27,900

28,000 

27,000

25,700

25,200

25,100 

25,200

24,800

23,700

22,600

22,200

21,600

21,600

22,500

26,400

32,400

30,000

27,000

24,300

22,400 

21_.400 

21,666

22,600

22,600

23,200

23,100

23,100

23,500

29,300 

57,000

776,600

25,050

*1,540

June

33,600

29,400

26,700 

25.200

30 i 000

55,900

65,700 

60,900

55,900

53,100

50,800

46,900

44,300

42,500

53,600

67,000

74,500

57,100

70,100

81,500

88.500 

86,000 

80,400

78,900

78,200

76,500

69,600

62,700

55,200

51,200

 1,751.7

58,390

*3,474

July

47.500

46,500

43,400 

40,800

38,400

37,100

35,800 

34,700

34,800

34,900

34,800

33,400

31,900

30,400

30,100

30,100

29,200

27,800

26,800

26,100

25,400 

24.800 

25,666

25,800

27,200

28,100

28,400

28,600

27,400

26,000 

25,200

986,400

31,820

*1,956

Aug.

25,500

26,700

28,100 

28,400

27,900

27,000

26,000 

27,000

28,400

29,600

29,700

30,200

30.800

30,106

29,400

28,300

27,100

25,500

25,200

24.700

24,900 

25,500 

26,700

27,500

27,900

28,100

28,000

27,000

26,700

26,700 

26,600

851,200

27,460

*1,688

Sept.

25,700

25.100

25,200 

25,700

25,900

26,200

27,200 

28,600

29,300

29,600

30,400

51.200

51,266

30,800

29,700

28,700

28,400

28,300

29,000

30.OOO

30,400 

30,100 

29,900

29,700

30,200

30,200

30,500

30,800

30,800

30,700

869,500

28,980

*1,725

Calendar year 1952: Max 430,000 Jttn 5,320 Mean 32,050 Ac-ft 23,260,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 88,300 Kin 5,320 Mean 23,790 Ac-ft 17,220,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Complete Ice cover Dec. 16 to Mar. 20; partial ice cover Nov. 27 to Dec. 15, Mar. 21-29.
336 MOREAU RIVER BASIN

Moreau River at Bixby, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°08'30", long. 102°33'30", in SEirSW^ sec. 89, T. 14 N., R. 13 E., on rlgm; 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from site of former county highway bridge, half 

a mile south of Bixby, and 2| miles downstream from proposed Bixby dam site.

Drainage area. 1,570 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1904 to November 1906 (no winter records), April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,431.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). June 1904 to November 1906, staff gage within 

a quarter of a mile of present site at different datum. Apr. 17 to June 24, 1948, and 

Oct. 1, 1950, to Sept. 9, 1952, reference points or wire-weight or staff gage; all at 

or on county highway bridge a quarter of a mile upstream from present site at same 

datum. June 25, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream 

from bridge at same datum (recorder operated to Mar. 31, 1952; record of little value 

after Sept. 30, 1950). Sept. 10 to Oct. 11, 1952, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years (1948-53), 128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs June 17 (gage height, 8.03 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 1.70 ft), but may have been less during period 

of ice effect.

1904-6, 1948-53: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Apr. 1, 1952 (gage height, 17.8 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

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

are fair, and those for period of ice effect, which are'poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

1.6 

2.8 

5.0

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

3.4

6.6

11

16

24

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

62

147

259

408

1,330

a, 630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.2

2.2

 gTf 2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.7

. a3

*3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

379

3.9

3.9

91.3

2.95

181

Hov.

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

6.0

670

5.7 

*4.3

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

-

143.5

4.78

285

Dec.

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6 }-*4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

4.6

3.9

3.4

3.2

2,8

j.5

?75

125.3

4.04

249

Jan.

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.5

*2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

95.1

3.07

189

Feb.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

*4.6

4.5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

5

5

5

5

4

_

-

118.4

4.23

235

Mar.

3

7

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

10

*70

120

250

450

*520

550

*600

i.ooo

*600

440

460

400

250

*200

140

100

76

61

52

42

36

6,455

208

12,800

Apr.

34

33

*31

28

24

22

26

45

49

96

"93 123

76

58

48

42

35

27 

23

*21

18

16

14

16

14

13

12

T?

14

89

-

1,152

38.4

2,280

May

104

386

521

570

537

333

192

122

88

71

55

*43

35

30

24

'39 23

44

42

44

38

65

51

54

42

33

35

36

206

356

111

4,330

140

8,590

June

68

44

28

*19

16

16

14

15

24

23

30

24

61

40

829

844

2.220

1,130 

*190

691

1,000

1,000

772

434

272

197

155

120

96

77

10,449

348

20,730

July

65

52

45

45

32

27

22

20

17

15

IS

14

12

9.7

*7.9

7.0

6.6

5.9 

5.6

82

14

8.4

7.5

6.3

6.3

205

'20T 454

106

61

51

1,625.2

52.4

3,220

Aug.

38

33

51

46

212

252

313

252

131

83

59

44

34

25

20

16

14

12 

*98

28

11

15

13

9.7

6.6

80

52

27

17

14

12

2,018.3

65.1

4,000

Sept.

9.3

eis

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

 2.1

2.1

1.9 

T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

100.5

3.35

199

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,600 Mln - Mean 229 Ac-ft 166,000

Water iter year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 2,22O 2,22O Min Min 1.9 1.9 Mean Mean 73.2 73.2 Ac-ft Ac-ft 52,960 52,960

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). Mar. 17, about 1,300 ofsj May 5 (2 a.m.) 614 cfs (4.51 ft); May 29 

LO p.m.) 722 ofs (4.76 ft); June 15 (12:30 p.m.) 1,530 cfs (6.36 ft); June 17 (8 p.m.) 2,650 cfs 

.J.03 ft); June 21 (7 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (5.47 ft); July 27 (7:30 a.m.) 557 cfs (4,38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Faith.
MOREAU RIVER BASIN 337 

Moreau River near Faith, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45° 11'SO", long 102°09'10", in Njwir sec. 10, T. 14 N., R. 16 E., on upsTfream side of bridge on State Highway 73, 2f miles downstream from Rabbit Creek, and 

13f miles northwest of Faith.

Drainage area,.--g ,660 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--Mareh 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 2,235 ft {by barometer). 

Prior to Oct. 5, 1949, at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 232 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs June 15 (gage height, 14.6 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 15-26; minimum gage height observed, 1.80 ft Oct. 6.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Apr. 9, 1944 (gage height, 20.9 ft, at former 

site, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow during long periods.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1946 has been revised to 2,370 

cfs June 21, 1946 (gage height, 7.1 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1056.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1176: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

3.0

5.8

10

18

30

67

2.7 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

14.0

158

305

1,560

4,060

11,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.5

5.5

5.2 

5.2

5.2

3.0

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.8

6.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

&.?,

7.6

7,6

8.0

8.0 

8.0

*9.0

375

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

208.6

6.73

414

Wov.

8.0

8.0

4.4

175

9.0

5.8

8.5

8.5 

7.6

8.0

10

8.5

9.4

10

10

10

S.4

9.4

*8.0

7.2

7 

7

8

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

-

258.7

8.62

513

Dec.

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12 

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9 

9

8

7

1

6

fi

6

6

6

6

297

9.6

589

Jan.

6

6

6 

6

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

2

I

I

\

i

i

*i

i

i

i

i

i

2

3

4

6

8

10

108

3.5

214

Feb.

10

10

10

12

12

12

12 

12

12

*12

12

12

10

10

9

9

8

8

7

7 

6

6

8

10

10

10

10

_

-

-

278

9.9

551

Mar.

10

10

8 

6

6

6

6

6 

6

20

150

*300

500

300

*700

900

1,100

*1,500

1,700

*1,200

2 ,100 

1,600

750

*350

400

250

158

127

83

72

70

14,394

464

23,550

Apr.

70

59

*63 

59

59

56

56

59 

99

105

99

179

138

112

77

72

52

52

52

44

*41 

41

41

34

44

44

41

37

62

225

-

2,172

72.4

4,310

May

305

558

1.470 

1/440

1,280

834

488

288 

196

158

118

*80

85

65

61

52

99

54

54

59

61 

183

138

138

102

93

70

65

90

729

710

10,123

327

20,080

June

305

266

327 

*108

67

70

56

46 

46

75

63

56

50

1,940

10.800

5,930

2,380

4,360

*2,180

2,140

3,870 

2,380

1,560

938

572

415

316

215

192

162

41,885

1,400

83,080

July

134

112

183 

175

70

85

67

54 

42

41

39

34

31

31

*29

23

27

27

24

30

24

83

39

24

23

30

322

"245 590

131

83

2,847

91.8

5,650

Aug.

59

65

72

46

67

155

437

500 

261

144

85

61

50

28

29

21

15

12

*119

240

93 

39

27

24

20

14

12

30

20

15

2,812

90.7

5,580

Sept.

14

30

15 

11

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.2 

12

6.7

6.7

4.4

575

4.7

4.7

*5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0 

5.0

-5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

220.7

7.36

438

Calendar year 1952: Max 22,000 Mln 0.5 Mean 450 Ac-ft 326,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,800 Mln 1 Mean 207 Ac-ft 150,000

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Mar. 19, about 2,500 cfs; May 3 (12 m.) 1,600 cfs (5.00 ft); May 

30 (2 p.m.) 1,460 cfs (4.80 ftj; June 15 (z p.m.) 12,700 cfs (14.6 ft); June 18 (l p.m.) 5,110 efs 

(9.00 ft); June 21 (10 a.m.) 4,360 cfs (8.30 ft),- July 27 (10 p.m.) 905 efs (4.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 25.
338 MGREAU RIVER BASIN

Moreau River near Eagle Butte, S. Dak.

Location. La t 45°11»20", long 101°13'05", in NW&w£sw£ sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 24 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 63, 4 miles downstream from 

Meadow Creek and 13 miles north of Eagle Butte.

Drainage area.--4.320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 

1,790 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 19, 1947, wire-weight gage only at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 393 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,300 cfs June 15 (gage height, 22.01 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1 cfs Jan. 13 to Feb. 3.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1953; maximum gage height, 23.0 ft 

Apr. 9, 1944; no flow for many days during most years.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1146: 1944.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

.20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.6

2.3

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

al.6

1.4

al.4

al.4

1.5 in

1.4

*1.5

1.4

al.5 

al.6

1.8

2.1

2.2

82.2

2.2 

2.3

83.0

3.6

3.6

4.5

aS.O

5.2

5.2

a6_.Q

78.4

2.53

156

JIov.

7.3

7.3

7.6

aS.O

*8.0

7.3

8.0

7.6

aS.O

8.7

8.7

9.6

10

10

a 11

11 

a 11

alO

7.6

10

9

8 

8

10

*11

7

7

7

.6"6

-

255.7

8.52

507

Dec.

"66

5

5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.3

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3 

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

z

Z

2

109.3

3.53

217

Jan.

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1 

1

1

1

1

1

1 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

43

1.4

85

Feb.

1

T

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

*2

2

2

3 

3

4

4

5

5

6

.

-

-

69

2.5

137

Mar.

6

6

*5

1>

5

5

5

6

7

9

12

*70

150

300

600

1,200 

 861

*2,910

*2,49O

82,500

*4,340

6.890 

*4,796

3,250

1,830

*782

 652

625

692

550

440

35,993

1,161

71,390

Apr.

*328

232

*209

176

151

128

109

115

120

111

133

229

187

*161

184

151 

130

107

93

84

78

*76 

67

64

8T

89

75

78

86

443

-

4,275

142

8,480

May

2,180

2.690

2,440

2,530

 2,260

1,660

1,100

630

412

350

262

215

*176

149

130

113 

103

93

83 *ios

107

133 

198

357

259

229

241

424

740

722

550

21,639

698

42,920

June

680

540

535

*575

476

268

a200

151

1,355

1,520

1,000

669

489

779

17,500

*24.900 *iS,a'oo

*6,210

5,160

*5,580

5,760

6,380 

 4,130

3,080

2,180

1,420

937

704

8500

444

-

105,127

3,504

208,500

July

353

262

244

226

232

209

158

146

12O

105

100

86

79

62

*60 

78

73

87

as

58

50 

46

53

53

79

64

53

*349M

294

4,200

136

8,330

Aug.

212

176

124

107

103

156

171

113

203

408

339

238

171

130

96

75 

61

54

58

226

Iil40

396

235

*140

87

62

54

48

38

32

6,229

201

12,360

Sept.

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

14

12

9.8

9.8

8.8

7.8

7.3 

7.3

6.4

6.4

5.5

3,9 *o

4.4

5.5

6.8

5.9

6.8

6.4

4.8

5.1

360.1

13.0

714

Calendar year 1952: Max 26.9OO Mln O Mean 724 Ac-ft 525,500

Water year ear 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 24.9OO 24.9OO Mln Mln 1 1 Mean Mean 489 489 Ac-ft Ac-ft 353,800 353,800

discharge (base. 1,100 cfs).--Mar. 18 (7 p.m.) 8,160 cfs (10.9 ft); Mar. 22 (10:30 a.m.)

ifs (10.54 ft); May 2 (12 m.) 2,730 cfs (6.64 ft)j June 9 (12 IB.) 3,04O cfs (7.07 ft); June 1

>.IB.) 30,300 cfs (22.01 ft); June 22 (7 a.m.) 6,980 cfs (9.52 ft)j Aug. 21 (7 a.m.) 1,650 cfs

T ) 

Peak dlseh 

7,880 c: 

(8:30 p.. 

(5.58 ft).

* Discharge i/Aommi &ts measurement iuceiDiLrvitieJiij made umue on wn this 1/nJ.E* day. uav 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affecteid by Ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 16
MQREAU RIVER BASIN 

Moreau River at Promise, S. Dak.

339

Location. Lat 45°20', long. 100°36', In sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 29 E., on upstream side of 

highway bridge, 170 ft dovmstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 

bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from Virgin Creek, and three-quarters of a mile north of 

Promise.

Drainage, area. 5.223 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to April 1930).

Sage- Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,587.01 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. Nov. 8, 

1934, to July 20, 1944, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft upstream at same datum. 

July 21, 1944, to July 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. July 12, 

1948, to May 20, 1953, water-stage recorder on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 320 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 240 

of s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,300 cfs June 15 (gage height, 23 80 ft)- 

minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Jan. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 1.79 ft Oct. 19.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 36,900 cfs Apr. 5, 1952; maximum gage height, 24.4 ft 

Mar. 25, 1947; no flow for many days during most years.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 926: 1928-30, 1933. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for periods to water years 1935 and 1945, superseding those published 

in WSP 786 and 1036, are giv\.n herewith:

Date

1935

Mar. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

0

.5

1

5

10

5

5

5

5

5

Date

1935-Con.

Mar. 12

13

14

15

1945

June 3

4

5

6

Discharge

5

10

20O

4OO

835

1,420

1,350

2,200

Date

1945-Con.

June 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

4,940

3,840

3,240

2,200

1,800

1,500

1,050

804

Month

March 1935. .................

Cfs-Days

5,542.5

39,792.3

32,613

115,217.2

112,805.3

Maximum

718

3,360

4,940

6,000

6,000

Minimum

0

O

105

1.8

O

Mean

179

110

109

1,087

316

309

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1O,99O

79,310

78,920

64,690

228, 600

223,800
340 MOREAU RIVER BASIN 

Moreau River at Promise, S. Dak.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.9

5.3

6.5

4.7

5.9

6.9j

B75

6.2

5.0

4.7

3.9

4.1

3.9

*4.4

3.9

4.1

3.6

3.3

2.8

373

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

136.5

4.40

271

JJov.

4.4

3.9 579"

5.3

*5.9

6.5

7.0

7.6

8.4

7.0

10

10

9.6

10

10

9.6

10

9.6

9.0

10

10

12

I?

*12

11

10

10

9

9

8

-

260.7

8.69

517

Dec.

8

¥ 

8

8

8

8

8

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.5

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

204.0

6.58

405

Jan.

4.5

4T5

4.5

4.5

*4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

*1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

90.6

2.92

180

Feb.

2.4

774

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2,5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

575

_

--

92.8

3.31

184

Mar.

5.0

^5 *55

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

10

100

*120

500

1,600

1,500

1,400

*1,400

**4,190

*3,810

*4,720

*7,880

8.140

*4,440

*1,950

*1,220

992

*920

884

734

*613

47,185.0

1,522

93,590

Apr.

*496

397 

*328

254

227

194

184

186

214

194

181

171

198

*221

186

179

176

169

158

150

142

133

*119

TBT

227

355

237

182

272

2.120

-

8,404

280

16,670

May

2,250

5.260 

3,UO

2,640

*2,570

2,010

1,480

1,100

746

538

411

*319

266

223

197

170

149

132

116

»106

108

243

236

190

354

324

240

211

a500

813

642

25,684

829

50,940

June

560

634 

585

*517

611

524

351

4W

2,400

4,150

1,920

1,140

1,820

2,190

23,700

*24,300

*25.700

alS.OOO

*8,690

4,800

6,030

5,490

5,900

*4,200

2,870

1,910

1,420

1,060

808

652

-

150,410

5,014

298,300

July

456 339" 

321

339

280

*242

230

198

180

166

136

129

119

99

106

*103

100

96

92

88

117

114

96

84

79

76

a90

100

98

86

99

4,858

157

9,640

Aug.

267

346 

465

255

195

151

161

219

*153

138

153

346

280

203

173

142

109

100

108

135

228

1.Q40

784

470

361

*242

177

131

103

88

22.

7,800

252

15,470

Sept.

69

63 

56

64

59

57

56

53

50

37

35

32

28

31

26

25

23

21

20

18

17

16

*16

18

16

16

17

16

T6" 15

-

986

32.9

1,960

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,200 Min 0.1 Mean 934 Ac-ft 677,800

Water tjtsi year yccLi 1952-53: j. jvjc.-*j*j; Max rum 25,700 ^^ > tw Mln ru.il 1.8 i. o Mean rieiui 674 or* Ac-ft jtu JL i* *oa,.LW*-' 488,100

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 ofs). Mar. 23 (8 a.m.) 8,730 ofs (13.59 ft); May 2 (6 p.m.) 3,700 cf£ 

,^.95 ft); June 10 t8 a.m.) 4,810 ofs (10.06 ft); June 15 (9 p.m.) 34,300 ofs (23.80 ft); June 21 

(7:30 a.m.) 6,400 ofs (11.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjoining good record, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7, 10, 11, Nov. 19 to Mar. 18.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 341

Lance Creek at Spencer, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43 0 22', long. 104°16', in sec. 14, T. 39 N., R. 62 W., on right bank threeeighths of a mile south of Spencer, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 34 miles south of 

Newcastle.

Drainage area. 2,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 14, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average dlscharge.--5 years, 26.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 695 cfs June 20 (gage height, 3.92 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 5,250 cfs.June 28, 1952 (gage height, 8.3 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for many days each year.

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

Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions see 

Remarks for this, station in WSP 1209). There are 2,120 small reservoirs above the 

station used for storage of stock and irrigation water (total capacity, about 12,800 

acre-ft). Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: 1948(P), 1950.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

JIov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

2.2

0.07

4.4

Feb.

 5.4

.3

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

_-

7.8

0.28

15

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 5

*a2.0

a4.0

2.8

8.6

86

*138

110

106

87

*80

60

*44

52

40

35

33

*21

18

*15

11

11

9.9

9.1

8.3

992.2

32.0

1,970

Apr.

9.1

13

11

7.5

8.3

13

16

13

*9.9

9.9

8.3

6.1

9.1

9.9

6.8

*5.4

3.4

4.0

2.1

*5.4

3.4

1.8

1.0

.8

.9

1.0

.8

.6

7.9

18

-

207.4

6.91

411

May

45

40

45

73

*52

40

25

12

9.1

6.1

*5.4

4.7

6.8

6.8

6.1

5.4

4.0

5.4

*4.7

6.1

7.5

6.1

5.4

6.8

4.0

*2.8

2.8

2.4

2.1

05

*70

518.5

16.7

1,030

June

28

8.3

.9

.3

.3

.1

.3

*0

.2

*.l

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

*265

*163

*44

18

*9.1

2.8

.9

.3

.1

0

0

-

557.9

18.6

1,110

July

( )

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

7.1

113

224

*39

4.0

.8

.2

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

71

106

160

*136

25

2.8

1.3

.3

1.3

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

891.9

28.8

1,770

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,620 Mln 0 Mean 34.8 Ac-ft 25,260

Sept.

0

0

0

Water year 1952-53: Max 265 Mln 0 Mean 8.71 Ac-ft 6,310

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). No peak above base. 

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station on South Pork Cheyenne River near Spencer.
342 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Cheyenne River near Spencer, Wyo.

, T. 40 N., R. 61 W., on left bank 2 

miles northeast of Spencer, and 30 miles

Location. Lat 43°25', long. 104°07', in sec. 2 

miles downstream from Robbers Roost Creek, ? 

south of Newcastle.

Drainage area. 5,270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953. Published as South Fork Cheyenne 

River near Spencer October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water -stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at bridge 400 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. --5 years, 48.8 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs May 29 (gage height, 4.85 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 9,840 cfs June 28, 1952 (gage height, 8.6 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days each year.

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

Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see 

Remarks for this station in WSP 1209). There are 5,400 small reservoirs above the 

station used for storage of stock and irrigation water (total capacity, about 33,900 

acre-ft) .

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. S-12, June 1, Aug. 4-6, 16-26)

. 1 to Mar. 18

2.5 29

2.7 65

3.0 137

Mar. 19 to Apr. 7

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

Apr. 8 to Sept. 30 

0

.3 

2.3 

7.0

2.9 

3.3 

3.6 

3.9

70

176

298

490

1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(«)

0

0

0

JIov.

(«)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(»)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

-

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0 .

0

.3

*3.1

*11

19

39

*124 ~9"3

79

57

*53

55

*51

67

56

47

45

*45

33

*28

22

20

18

a!7

a!6

998.4

32.2

1,980

Apr.

a!8

*20

22

IS

a!5

al9

a22

*17

12

11

7.7

7.7

11

8.4

7.0

*5.6

3.7

2.3

2.1

*3.2

2.8

1.9

.7

^

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.3

7.0

12

263.2

8.77

522

May

16

21

18

32

*4Q

32

18

9.8

6.5

6.1

*6.1

9.1

8.4

7.0

5.1

3.7

5.6

5.1

*5.6

6.1

7.0

6.5

5.6

6.5

3.2

*2.3

2.1 o:

235

495" 968

2,002.5

64.6

3,970

June

*203

110

66

37

28

23

12

*11

4.6

*1.9

3.2

2.1

1.9

1.3

*.5

.2

224

*84

80

*365

*546

*237

132

*72

40

25

17

12

7.7

5.1

-

2,322.5

77.4

4,610

July

*7.0

5.1

19r?

5.6

a. 5

*0

(J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

49.2

1.59

98

Aug.

0

?.8

12

318

*5?

26

a3

a.l

aO*0

0

0

0

0

0

12

150

*108

298

79

30

13

5.6

1.5

1.3

.3

*0

0

0

0

0

1,129.6

36.4

2,240

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,680 Mln 0 Mean 78.2 Ac-ft 56,810

Water year 1952-53 : Max 968 Mln o Mean 18.5 Ac-ft 13,420
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 343

Beaver Creek near Newcastle, Wyo.

Location. Lat 43°32'05", long. 104°06'35", in NW£ sec. 18, T. 41 N., R. 60 W., on right 

bank 1 mile downstream from Sheep Creek and 23 miles south of Newcastle.

Drainage area_.--1.320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February to September 1943, October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 1, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 27.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs June 22 (gage height, 12.98 ft); no 

flow for many days in October and November.

1943, 1944-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,840 cfs Mar. 27,.1943 (gage height, 

14.0 ft, from floodmark); no flow at times in 1943, 1945, 1950, 1952.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation (for details on adjudication 

of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209). There are 1,350 small reservoirs above station used for storage of stock and irrigation water (total capacity, 

about 11,000 acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses and suspended sediment loads for 

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: 1943, 1946, 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19-21, 24)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.7 

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

117

180

313

446

576

710

874

1,060

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Jiov.

&- 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

4.0 3T9"

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.3

3.7

4.0

36.9

1.23

73

Dec.

4.5 5T<y

6.0

7.0

9.0

10

11

12

IT

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

10

12

12

11

no

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.4

9.8 

10

285.3

9.20

566

Jan.

10

10

10

10

9.0

8.0

9.0

10

11

12

13T3~

11

8.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.2

7.4 *7.6

7.8

8.0

8.2

9.0

10

1O

9.5

9.0

9.5

10 

11

287.7

9.28

571

Feb.

12

12

12 *11

11

10

10

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

10

9.0

6.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

*8.0

8.0

7.5

-

~-

249.5

8.91

495

Mar.

7.0

6.5

6.0

*6. 6

8.0

9.0

10

15 *SO

*250

500

400

300 *226

198

88 *76

122 *241

203

87

94

105 *43

32

*26

22

19

28

24 

16

3,218.1

104

6,380

Apr.

*14

9.4

7.1

6.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

*5.0

7.0

24

20

14

11

5.7

2.9

*3.1

5.2

6.8

6.8 *9.0

8.4

6.2

5.0

4.2

3.1

2.0

1.7

3.' 6

14

221.5

7.38

439

Calendar year 1952 : Max 761 Kin o Mean 22.1

May

8.4

30

50

23

*14

32

18

12

9.7

7.8

*7.4

6.5

6.0

5.0

6.5

7.4

7.4

5.2 *4,7

2.5

1.2

.8

.8

.5

.3

.3

.3

49

1,060 *661

2,038.0

65.7

4,040

June

93 *33

16

10

7.4

5.5

4.2

*2.7

2.5

*2.2

2.0

B'.l

30 *280

*321

 596

 ISO

82 93

»UOO

157 *66

42

29

20

31

30

21

4,267.4

142

8,460

July

*14

9.7

7.4

5.7

5.7

4.7 *30

48

14

6.5

3.1

2.7

1.9

1.3

.8

*.5

.7

.9

.8

1.2

1.6

*1.6

.8

.6

.7

.7

.5

1.7

51

6.2

245.0

7.90

486

Ac-ft 16,070

Aug.

198

987

72? *731

*347

57

24

12

7.1

5.5

*3.8

3.5

3.1

2.7

BTT

7.5

50 *43

13

7.8

8.8

14

6.2

8.1

6.8

5.5 *6.2

6.0

8.7

9.0 

8.7

3,316.1

107

6,580

Sept.

*8.4

8.4

8.7

7 ^9

3^5

2.9

2.5

2.9

3.5 *3.3

3.3

3.3

2.5

1.3

*.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.5

.5

.3

.2 * 2*

\Z

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.2

68.0

2.27

135

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,10O Mln 0 Mean 39.0 Ac-ft 28,220

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). May 31 (12:30 a.m.) 1,590 cfs (12.75 ft); June 17 (1 p.m.) 6~i 

cfs (7.74 ft); June 22 (6 a.m.) 1,640 efs (12.98 ft); Aug. 2 (1:30 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (10.16 ft).

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 13 (no gage-height record Dec. 

to Jan. 19; discharge estimated on basis of weather records).
344 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Burdock, S. Dak.

Location.--La t 43°26'55", long. 104°00'55", in SE&SEir sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 1 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Pass Creek and 

2 miles west of Burdock.

Drainage area.--1.540 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available.--April 1905 to November 1906, October 1928 to June 1932 (discontinued). 

Published as "near Edgemont" 1905-6.

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 3,546.1 ft (revised) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Apr. 7, 1905, to Nov. 30, 1906, staff gage at site half a mile 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 19, 1929, to Feb. 26, 1930, staff gage at site 200 ft 

upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher than described datum.

Extremes.--1905-6. 1928-32: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs (revised) May 31, June 3, 1929, 

from "rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no flow at times during 1906, 1930, 1931.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1929 and 1931 have been 

revised to 4,000 cfs May 31, June 3, 1929 (gage height, 9.05 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs, and 1,120 cfs June 11, 1931 (gage height, 4.20 ft), superseding 

figures published in WSP 686 and 716, respectively.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1929 (October to April monthly 

discharge only, not previously published) and for a period in water year 1930, superseding those published in WSP 686 and 701, respectively, are given herein:

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1928 to September 1929

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

&

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

_

8

478

Nov.

_

10

600

Dec.

_

8

485

Jan.

_

3

191

Feb.

_

7

364

Mar.

_

278

17,100

Apr.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

126

124

122

98

96

229

168

109

100

82

75

64

-

_

277

16,500

May

59

57

57 

57

57

57

57

62

61

61

61

59

56

50

47

44

39

36

39

34

30

16

11

6

5_

640

2,000

1,390

1,110

2,570

3,600

12,428

401

24,700

June

464

1,910

~945 3,290 

428

518

318

194

144

124

109

388

106

90

71

59

54

52

47

44

36

36

49

50

41

39

33

3T

34

33

-

9,743

325

19,300

July

61

77

88 

109

62

45

164

155

88

66

56

37

45

438

1,390

864

236

158

122

104

75

111

94

111

96

96

71

54

37

33

21

5,170

167

10,300

Aug.

24

21

16

11

13

14

54

392

TTS

139

59

34

56

37

26

22

18

17

14

10

12

30

19

9

S

8

10

45

41

41

106

1,450

46.8

2,880

Sept.

31

22

17 

18

18

31

31

28

27

23

23

22

21

21

21

19

IB

IB

19

IB

18

18

21

17

36

129

144

392 m

142

-

1,507

50.2

2,990

Calendar year 1928: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1928-29: Max - Min _ Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,SOO

Mote. Monthly discharge prior to May, not previously published, from House Document 190, 72d 

Congress, 1st session.

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1929

Date

1929

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

75

66

62

50

39

31

27

24

23

23

22

Date

1929-Con.

Oct. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

23

22

21

22

Date

1929-Con.

Oct. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

23

23

23

23

23

26

27

3034 '

Month

October 1929..... ........

Cfs-days

914

Maximum

-

Minimum

-

Mean

29.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,810
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 345

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°18'20", long. 103°49'15" (revised), in SW^SE^SE^ sec. 36, T. 8 S., R.

 OT7 near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 18 at Edgemont, 300 ft downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad bridge and 600 ft 

upstream from Cottonwood Creek..

Drainage area.--7,143 sq mi.

Records available. June 1903 to November 1906 (no winter records), April 1928 to February 

1933, October 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and supplementary wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of 

gage is 3,416.56 ft (revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 7, 1903 (corrected) to May 16, 1905, staff gage and May 17, 1905, to Nov. 30, 1906, chain gage, 

attached to former highway bridge about 20 ft upstream at datum 2.7 ft (revised) lower. 

Apr. 11, 1928, to Feb. 28, 1933, chain gage and Oct. 4, 1946, to Oct. 23, 1947, wireweight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1928-32, 1946-53), 125 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 

101 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs May 31 (gage height, 3.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 960 cfs; no flow Nov. 26 to Dec. 2.

1903-6, 1928-33, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs July 30, 1905 (gage height, 

8.5 ft, present datum); no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known, 12.0 ft (present datum) May 1, 1922, from floodmarks at railroad bridge. Flood of May 12, 1920, reached a stage of 11.0 ft (present datum) from 

floodmarks at railroad bridge.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. A few 

small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1116: 1947.

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 1.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

. i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

75

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

**.3

.3

5.8

0.19

12

JIov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

_._§_

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

**.!

.1

0

0

o

0

0

-

7.0

0.23

14

Dec.

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

74

.3

.3

.4

.4

** . 4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.1

0.23

14

Jan.

0.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

7T

.2

.3

1

2

3

2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.3

**.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

1

5_

4

3

2

2

2

3

35.5

1.15

70

Feb.

6

6

7

8

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

4

6

7

7

6

*8

8

7

6

5

5

6

6

7

9

1£

_

_

-

184

6.6

365

Mar.

7

5

5

7

10

9

10

25

60

*120

716

776

*707

520

380

*311

190

159

*209

*262

194

147

173

*126

98

76

58

41

35

28

26

5,490

177

10,890

Apr.

20

28

28

26

18

15

18

15

13

*15

17

20

16

18

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

6

6

*5

8

17

-

451

15.0

895

May

19

19

41

68

72

64

53

43

34

26

22

16

20

17

15

14

12

*14

12

11

11

11

8

4.1

^JL

.2

.2

.2

.3

957

1,890

3,474.2

112

6,890

June

*654

199

89

51

35

26

29

*20

22

6

2.2

1.0

272

8

34

*174

473

577

183

282

*828

1.550

*760

*232

119

87

64

51

*38

30

-

6,406.4

214

12,710

July

22

16

12

12

10

4.1

1.0

6

53

30

14

3.7

.4

.2

72

2.8

3.4

1.0

.4

*,4

1.0

.3

.3

.4

.3

^

.3

.2

37

56

57

340.7

11.0

676

Aug.

59

441

919

1,OOO

793

250

74

36

23

16

*12

6

1.0

.2

.3

139

66

147

348

172

121

69

41

26

10

4.1

3.4

.4

.4

.2

*2.8

4,780.8

154

9,480

Sept.

3.4

~5~ 12

4.7

4.7

4.7

1.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

,1

.1

.1

.1

-

39.8

1.33

79

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,740 Mln o Mean 101 Ac-ft 72,96O

Water year 1952-53 : Max l,89O Win 0 Mean 53.1 Ac-ft 42,100

Peak discharge (base. 1,5OO cfs). May 31 (11 a.m.) 2.O5O cfs (3.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 10.
346 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Hat Creek near Edgemont, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°14'46", long. 103°35'14", in SW£SE£sE£ sec. 24, T. 9 S., R. 4 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 87, 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

2 miles west of Heppner, and 12-| miles southeast of Edgemont.

Drainage area. 1,044 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1905 to July 1906, October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,295 ft (from topographic map). 

Apr. 8, 1905, to May 2, 1906, staff gage at site 1,000 ft (corrected) downstream at 

different datum. May 3 to July 7, 1906, staff gage three-quarters of a mile upstream 

(corrected) from present site at different datum. Nov. 6, 1950, to May 1, 1951, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 636 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 4.19 ft. from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 4.45 ft Mar. 12 (ice Jam); no flow 

for many days.

1905-6, 1950-53: Maximum discharge observed, 9,150 cfs Aug. 12, 1905 (gage height, 

11.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 85 cfs on basis 

of float measurement at gage height 5.10 ft; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor, 

of sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Records

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.2

72

.2

.2

**.!

.2

2.4

0.08

4.8

Jtov.

0.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

4.2

0.14

8.3

Dec.

0.1

.1

.5

7?

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.6

0.12

7.1

Jan.

0 L1

!i.1.1

.1.1.1

.5

1

1

1

1

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.5

I

1

2

4

10_

9

8

7

7

8

9

72.9

2.35

145

Feb.

10

9

10

12

*15_

13

11

8

6

4

2

3

3

3

3

2

*2

2

2

2

12"

2

3

3

4

5

4

_

-

146

S.Z

290

Mar.

3

2

2

4

6

5

10

20

50

*120

*300

500

*547

*352

£13

*132

99

105

*94

*70

51

60

55

*37

£4

19

16

13

11

10

10

2,940

94.8

5,830

Apr.

10

IP

7

7

13

17

15

10

9

*9

15

23

1ST

15

10

10

8

7

7

7

9

9

7

5

3.4

5

*5

3.2 6 

14

294.6

9.8£

584

May

43

93

*57

£6

103

*70

27

16

16

11

12

10

8

6

5

4.7

4.0

*3.4

3.8

4.0

4,0

3.8

4.0

4.7

3.4

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

2.7

2TT

562.6

18.1

1,120

June

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

3.6

15

*45

43

£3

14

11

48

16

10

5

*2.3

1.9

1.3

3.6

*91

BT

19

7

2.4

1.0

.7

.2

**.!

0

438.7

14.6

870

July

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

00"

*0

.1

.9

2.1

~T3.3

.3

.2

**.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.3

1.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

12.4

0.40

25

Sept.

~z 0.2

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.0£

1.4

Calendar year 1952: Max 758 Mln o Mean 22.6 Ao-ft 16,390

Water year 1952-53: Max 547 Mln o Mean 12.3 Ao-ft 8,890

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 12.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 347

Cheyenne River near Hot Springs, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 43°18'19", long. 103°33'43", in SE^SE^ sec. 31, T. 8 S., R. 5 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 87, a quarter of a mile downstream from Cascade Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Hot Springs.

Drainage area. 8,710 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1914 to September 1920, March 1943 to September 1S53. Published as "near Cascade Springs," 1914-15.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily during low stages 

and more often during high stages. Altitude of gage is 3,190 ft (from topographic map). 

Sept. 11, 1914, to Apr. 1, 1915, water-stage recorder and Apr. 2, 1915, to Sept. 30, 

1920, staff gage, at site 3 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 344 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs May 31 (gage height, 7.57 ft); minimum, 12 cfs July 30.

1914-20, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 114,000 cfs May 12, 1920 (gage height, 29.2 

ft, site and datum thai in use, from floodmarks), by slope-area determination; minimum 

observed, 3.8 cfs May 25, 26, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Some diversion above station for irrigation during summer months. 

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given In 

WSP 1891.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 976: 1980, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-18, May 16-29, June 17, 18, 

June 30 to Aug. 6, Aug. 16, 19, 20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4 

5.6 

5.8

53

104

171 4.9 

5.1 

5.3

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.4

132

270

550

970

1,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

18

16

Tf

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

19

20 

20

19

18

19

18

18

*21

23_

566

18.3

1,120

Nov.

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

20

19

19

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

TT

18 

*18

17

18

19

20

19

19

-

583

19.4

1,160

Dec.

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

567

18.3

1,120

Jan.

18 IS"

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

20 

20

20

20

20

20

*20

21

23

31

32

35

33

31

31

32

48

67

53

804

25.9

1,590

Feb.

74

55

44

50

67

62

55

51

32

27_

28

35

44 

48

46

48

*43

51

48

48

46

44

46 

46

44

50

51

46

_

_

-

1,332

47.6

2,640

Mar.

38

32

4T

43

51

58

60

87

136

133

363

*846

1,070 

965

599

585

*464

427

*392

*382

365

284

*251 

236

179

150

109

94

83

74

72

8,669

280

17,190

Apr.

72

55

68

64

62

61

66

64

62

*62

60

61

64 

61

56

55

50

49

48

47

44

44

41 

36

33

33

*30

33" 29

42

-

1,565

52.2

3,100

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,320 Mln 9 Mean 149

May

36

110

119

100

129

135

94

74

58

41

43

43

42

38

36

37

38

*35

35- 32

36

34

32 

32

32

32

32

32

33

328

*lj380

3,278

106

6,500

June

*1,080

*361

182

122

83

74

68

*75

112

68

50

42

68 

52

11

*127

230

*718

368

225

744

*1,130

1,200 

368

*210

122

92

62

*48

41

8,179

273

16,220

July

36

32

29

22

24

24

22

21

19

23

25

21

17 

16

15

14

14

13

13

*13

13

13

13 

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

558

18.0

1,110

Aug.

24

39

*916

990

1,060

540

161

70

44

35

*31

26

23 

22

25

279

138

119

186

292

85

70

49 

37

27

24

22

20

19

19

*19

5,411

175

10,730

Sept.

18

2T

25

25

24

24

23

24

24

24

25

25

24 

25

25

25

27

26

25

25

25

*25

25 

25

25

25

26

26

26

25

743

24.8

1,470

Ac -ft 108,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,380 Mln 13 Mean 88.4 Ao-ft 63,950

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
348 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Angostura Reservoir near Hot Springs, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°20i35", long. 103°26'15", at dam on Cheyenne River in SW^NWir sec. 20, 

T. 8 S., R. 6 E., 6f miles southeast of Hot Springs.

Drainage area. 9,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Reference point, read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of ""1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 114,400 aore-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 

3,182.48 ft); minimum observed, 79,490 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 3,173.80 ft). 

1949-53: Maximum contents observed, 135,500 acre-ft July 18, 1952 (elevation, 

3,187.03 ft); minimum observed since normal operating level was reached, 75,470 acre-ft 

May 20, 1952 (elevation, 3,172.67 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam with concrete overflow section; 

aairTcompleted Dec. 7, 1949. Storage began Oct. 3, 1949. Conservation capacity, 

136,300 acre-ft between elevations 3,139.75 ft (bottom of power outlet) and 3,187.2 ft 

(top of outlet gates). Dead storage below elevation 3,139.75 ft, 23,830 acre-ft. 

Maximum pool elevation, 3,198.1 ft (capacity, 194,200 acre-ft). Figures given herein 

represent usable contents above elevation 3,139.75 ft. Water is stored for flood control, irrigation, and power generation.

Cooperation.--Elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

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

Calendar year 1952 .....

July 31.... ..............

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1952-53 .....

Elevation 

(feet)

3,177.85

-

3,173.80

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

94,910

-

79,490

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-5,990

-2,620

-6,060

-35,210
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Cheyenne River below Angostura Dam, S. Dak.

349

Location. Lat 43°2Qi45", long. 103°26ilO", in NE^NW^NWi sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 6 E., on 

right bank 800 ft downstream from Angostura Dam, 4{ miles upstream from Pall River, 

and 65 miles southeast of Hot Springs. Prior to July 8, 1953, at site 4^ miles downstream.

Drainage area. 9,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1953.

Gage t Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,055 ft (from topographic map).

"Nov. 8, 1945, to Oct. 16, 1946, wire-weight gage and Oct. 17, 1946, to July 7, 1953,

water-stage recorder, at site 4-j miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 421 cfs Dec. 14 (gage height, 5.99 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 9,520 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 9.45 ft, site 

and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 3,100 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; maximum gage height, 10.4 ft June 20, 1947, site and datum then in use 

(backwater from Pall River); no flow Oct. 9, 1949, to Feb. 5, 1950, Apr. 28. Aug. 26, 

30, 1951.

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

wETch are fair. Plow regulated by Angostura Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversion 

of 21,310 acre-ft at Angostura Dam 800 ft upstream, for use on Angostura irrigation 

project. Records of powerplant operation and diversion for irrigation furnished by 

Bureau of Reclamation. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect(gage height, 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 8-26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17 Jan. 18 to July 7

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

2.0 

3.0

16

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.5

116

162

0.9

4.0

18

5.1

5.3

5.4

1O6 

148

July 8 to Sept. 30

4.9 34

5.2 70

5.6 136

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

153

157

162

1ST

157

157

157

157

157

153

157

157

153

153

153

153

153

153

148

89

6

4.8

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.3

STT

5

9

*38

121

3,233.9

104

6,410

JJov.

"40" 130

81

63

34

20

94

98

102

101

102

101

108

108

110

113

119

119

120

120

129

122

125

*127

127

a!22

alia

alls

al!4

a 114

-

3,102

103

6,150

Dec.

al!4

al!4

114

115

112

110

107

107

99

157

110

102

110

132

100

103

98

100

109

125

96

*101

a!02

a!02

a!02

al03

a 103

al03

a!04

a!04

al04

3,342

108

6,630

Jan.

104

116

113

115

112

all3

a!15

115

115

114

112

111

110

allO

allO

al!2

al!2

125

*121

123

126

*124

126

126

127

127

127

127

127

127

131

3,673

118

7,290

Feb.

T58- 128

128

128

128

128

123

123

b!23

a!24

1)125

126

126

117

117

124

*118

119

a!20

a!20

a!20

alia

116

TT9" 113

113

116

117

_

_

-

3,405

122

6,750

Mar.

alia

alia

alia

a!20

120

*129

TSF

123

123

124

118

119

119

122

122

122

118

118

*122

12O

121

121

121

118

118

114

114

114

114

110

Tiff

3,694

119

7,330

Apr.

110

110

110

107

107

107

111

*109

112

112

111

111

111

110

110

110

110

113

113

113

113

113

114

114

115

115

*114

119

~S124

3,342

111

6,630

May

117

117

118

119

115

112

rsg- 109

109

109

111

112

110

116

116

115

116

*117

123

110

129

12T

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

126

126

3,641

117

7,220

June

~Z.2 18

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.7

2.7

*2.1

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.9

1.3

1.0

OT

1.0 1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.3

61.3

2.04

122

July

1.0

T^

1.1

1.0

1.0

51

69

127

T27

127

127

127

127

127

127

126

123

119

116

117

119

*112

118

111

115

114

113

114

113

111

111

2,993.7

96.6

5,940

Aug.

103

111

111

109

108

106

108

1O6

106

1O8

*111

108

108

108

107

107

107

110

110

110

109

104

107

107

102

112

Tlff

110

110

110

*109

3,352

108

6,650

Sept.

36loss

39

41

40

40

37

40

39

39

41

41

41

39

38

39

39

40

40

*40

41

39

39

37

39

39

38

40

38

1,177

39.2

2^,330

Calendar year 1952: Max 197 Mln 0.5 Mean 124 Ac-ft 90,280

Water year 1952-53: Max 162 Ml" l.O Mean 95.9 Ac-ft 69,450

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for powerplant at Angost 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee; discharge estimated on basis of records for p 

plant at Angostura Dam.
350 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Pall River at Hot Springs, 3. Dak.

Location. Lat 43 C25 I 50", long. 103°28'35" (revised), in NW£ sec. 24, T. 7 S., R. 5 E., on 

left bank 30 ft downstream from Seventh Street Bridge in Hot Springs and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 137 sq ml.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1953.

Page . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,413.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to June 2, 1939, wire-weight gage at site one block upstream at datum 3.00 

ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years (1938-53), 28.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 119 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 16 cfs June 20, 21.

1937-53: Maximum discharge. 13,100 cfs (revised) Sept. 4, 1938 (gage height, 18.4 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 51 cfs on basis of 

weir formula and slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 23, 1940.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They superdede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

876 

926 

1086

Water 

vear

1938 

1941 

1947

Date

Sept. 4, 1938 

Aug. 6, 1941 

June 20, 1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,100 

4,700 

8,300

Gage height 

(feet)

18.4 

9.13 

11.12

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for water supply of town of Hot Springs. 

Slight regulation caused by hydroelectric plant, bath houses, and sanitariums in Hot 

Springs.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1938, superseding those published in WSP 876, are given herewith:

Sept. 4, 1938............ 1,120

Month

Water year 1937-38 ........................

Calendar year 1938 ........................

Cfs-days

11.829

Maximum

1,120

Minimum

27

Mean

32.4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

23.480

e Partly estimated.

Discharge, in cubic feet pep second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

23

24 

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

26

27

27

27

27

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

27

27

*27

26

830

26.8

1,650

JTov.

26

26 

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

26

27

29

3°

29

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*27

27

27

29

30

30

30

-

797

26.6

1,580

Dec.

29

26 

26

26

24

27

29

26

24

23

21

20

20

21

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

 26

24

24

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

777

25.1

1,540

Jan.

24

t

21

21

23

23

23

23

23

26

24

24

23

23

23

*23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

729

23.5

1,450

Feb.

24

23 

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

27

29

29

29

26

26

26

27

27

27

29

_

-

717

25.6

1,420

Mar.

27

27 

26

26

27

27

29

27

27

27

27

27

29

29

27

27

*27

27

27

29

29

29

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

853

27.5

1,690

Apr.

26

26 

26

26

27

27

27

26

27

*27

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

24

24

*24

26

26

26

-

786

26.2

1,560

May

26

26 

26

24

24

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

27

*2929"

29

29

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

805

26.0

1,600

June

26

26 

27

27

27

27

27

*27

29" 29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

24

16

16

17

18

18

19

21

23

23

*23

23

-

745

24.8

1,480

July

23

23 

21

23

23

24

24

24

26

26

26

28

26

27

27

29

27

29

29

*29

29

29

29

27

27

29

26

24

23

23

23

801

25.8

1,590

Aug.

23

i

26

26

26

23

23

23

23

*23

24

21

27

27

26

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

21

21

21

21

23

*23

730

23.5

1,450

Sept.

26

23 

23

21

2T

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

26

27

27

27

27

*27

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

-

753

25.1

1,490

Calendar year 1952: Max 38 Mln 18 Mean 26.4 Ac -ft 19,190

Water year 1952-53: Max 30 Mln 16 Mean 25.5 Ac-ft 18,500

Peak discharge (base, 155 efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 351

Beaver Creek near Buffalo Gap, S. Dak.

Location (revised). Lat 43°28'00", long. 103°18'20", In NE^SE^ sec. 5, T. 7 S., R. 7 E., 

on left bank If miles south of Buffalo Gap and 4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 3,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

u> June 20, 1939, staff or wire-weight gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 7.17 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 11 cfs for many days; maximum gage height, 

4.16 ft Jan. 15 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs for many days; minimum gage 

height, 2.92 ft Mar. 29-31.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Sept. 4, 1938 (gage height, 16.46 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 11 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1950, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft in 1927 (former site and datum), from information from 

local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Nearly all 

flow is diverted above station during irrigation season.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 956; 1941.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12 to Mar. 31, May 23 to June 26, 

Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

.5 

1.8

11

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.9

5"

3.2 

3.4

2.2

1.4

1.3

.6

.5

.4

0 if

.3

.3

.7

1.2

3.6

4.9

5

5

2.0

2.2

1.4

.8

.6 

2.1

.9

.9 

*.8

3.4

65.5

2.11

130

Nov.

4.7 

4.7

4.7

H

5

6

5

5

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

7

7

8

1

9

*b9

9

b8 

b8

b8

b8 

b8

-

206.1

6.87

409

Dec.

bS 

b8

8

8 

8

8

8

8

B

B

8

8

e

8

8

8

8

8

e

8

8

 8

B

t7

bT

b7

b7

7

7

7

240

7.7

476

Jan.

I

6

6 

6

b6

b7

8

8

B

8

8

e

be

b8

b8

b9

b9

*b9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

10

10 

10

10

262

8.5

520

Feb.

ft

Iff

10

11

10

10

10

blO

blO

blO

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO 

10

10

-

*

283

10.1

561

Mar.

blO 

blO

blO

blO 

10

10

11

IT

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

*11

10

10

10

10

9

8

8

7

3.0

1.5

1.0

tf

.9

256.0

B.26

508

Apr.

0.9 

1.0

.8

.8 

.6

.6

.9

 1.4

1.2

1.0

1.8

2.2

2.6

3.6

5.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

1.2

-t

.4

.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

2.0 

 3.4

1.5

1.7 

2.0

-

50.6

1.69

100

May

3.5 

4.7

4.7

4.5 

4.5

4.5

6

B

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*H

10

10

10

10

9

9

8

4.0 

3.6

4.0

3.3 

4.0

2-*i

227.7

7.35

452

June

2.0 

1.6

1.7

.6 

.9

1.8

2.2

i!*

1.0

1.0

2.1

2.8

1.8

.5

.3

77

.6

.6

.9

.6

2.0

2.4

1.4

2.2

H.8

*.5 

.4

-

42.2

1.41

84

Jwly

0.2

7z

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.9

T7',2

.1

.1

.3

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

7.4

0.24

15

Aug.

&f

l!2

1.0 

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.7

1.5

-

2.0 

l.B

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

34.5

1.11

68

Sept.

*2.7 

3.4

3.0

3.0 

3.6

6

6f

6

6

6

6

4.4

3.0

4.5

1.9

.8

.2

.1

.5

.5

 1.7

e.o

2.2

2.6

3.0

3.0 

3.0

2.8

4.5

4.9

-

97.3

3.24

193

Calendar year 1952: Max 23 Min 0 Mean 4.62 Ac -ft 3,360

Water year 1952-53: Max 11 Min 0.1 Mean 4.86 Ac-ft 3,520

Peak discharge (base. 24 C?B). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
352 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Battle Creek at Hermosa, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°49<45", long. 103°11'15", in SV&SV& sec. 32, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., on right 

bank 250 ft downstream from Chicago and North Western Railway bridge, three-quarters of 

a mile south of Hermosa, and 2f miles downstream from Squaw Creek.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. August to December 1903 (gage heights only), July 1949 to September 

1953".

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 3,290 ft (from topographic 

map). August to December 1903, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at different datum. 

July .7, 1949, to Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 519 cfs June 19 (gage height, 5.56 ft); 

minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 26 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1903, 1949-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,950 cfs May 22, 1952 (gage height, 

14.00 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 23, Sept. 2, 1950, Sept. 19-21, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

O.7 

1.9

4.5

1.4 

1.6 

2.O

2.6

IB

33

76

148

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

2.1

2.1

.Iff 

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.3

2.8

$£. 57F

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.O

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

*2.8 

2.6

2.6

78.7

2.54

156

Nov.

2.6

2.6

2.6

frt

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.9

4.9

3.6

*2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3

-

87.9

2.93

174

Dec.

2.1

2.3

2.3 

2.1 

2.1

i£

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.P.

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.6

*2.3

74.7

2.41

148

Jan.

2.3

2.3

2.6 

2.6 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

!*§.

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8

78.6

2.54

156

Feb.

2.8

2.8

2.8

O" 3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.O

3.0

2.8

3.O

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

-

-

81.0

2.89

161

Mar.

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.9.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.3

*3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.6 

3.3

3.0

101.5

3.27

201

Apr.

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.0 

3.O

3.3

3.6

*3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8 3"7o

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

3.3

4.2 

7.

99.4

3.31

197

May

8

8

12

if

12

12

11

11

10

9

8

7

6

6

6

*6

*6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

4.5

4.5

3.9

Iff

3.6

231.7

7.47

46O

June

3.0

3.3

3.6 

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.3

6

120

TTff

22

16

14

10

10

6

7

6

*4.9 

4.2

398.3

13.3

790

July

4.2

379

4;2 

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.0

1.6

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.8

 1.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3 

1.5

1.3

77.2

2.49

153

Aug.

47

140

70 

31 

21

9

6

6

3.9

*3.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.5

T75

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

382.0

12.3

758

Sept.

*1.2

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

*1.0

TIT

.9'.9

.8

1.1

1.5

-

32.9

1.10

65

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,520 Mln 0.7 Mean 15.8 Ac-ft 11,500

Hater year 1952-53: Max 140 Mln O.8 Mean 4.72 Ae-ft 3,420

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 18-21, 25-28, Jan. 6, 

10-12, 16, Feb. 19 to Mar. 6.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Battle Creek below Hermosa, S. Dak.

353

Location. Lat 43°43'30", long. 102°S4 I 15", in SWijSEi sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 10 E., on up-' 

stream side of highway bridge near midstream, 9 miles upstream from mouth and 16 miles 

southeast of Hermosa.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 5.90 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 110 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,060 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 8.13 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 110 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

( )

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

iil

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

.7

.5

**.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

-

21.2

0.71

42

Dec.

fc*

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.4

*2.6

44.3

1.43

88

Jan.

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.0

2.6

 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

*4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

91.8

2.96

182

Feb.

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.0 276"

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3

3

5

*6

5

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

-

_

-

98.8

3.53

196

Mar.

3 

3

3

4

4

4

5

6

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

*9

9

9

9

9

8

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

3

3

192

6.2

381

Apr.

2 

2

2

2

2.5

3

3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

3

4

5_

-

75.8

2.53

150

May

7 

7

9

12

li

14

12

12

11

10

8

7

6

5

4

4

4

*4.1

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

191.1

6.16

379

June

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

!_

1

1

1.3

45

155

60

35

38

22

16

12

9

8

*7

4

-

407.7

13.6

809

July

1.8 

1.8

lil or

1.8

1.8

1.9 '1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14.0

0.45

28

Aug.

0 

10

150

40

25

10

6

4

2.3

 1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

350

40

10

3.5

**1.2

1

1

.8

.5

.2

676.6

21.8

1,340

Sept.

**0.1 ~TT

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.3

0.01

0.6

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,760 Mln 0 Mean 20.3 Ac-ft 14,770

Water year 1952-53:- Max 350 Mln 0 Mean 4.97 Ao-ft 3,600

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage- discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 14. Doubtful or no gage-height 

record Feb. 15 to June 30, Aug. 2-8, Aug. 14 to Sept. 4 (except on days of discharge measurements);

discharge computed on basis of 10 discharge measurements, 2 observations of no flow, floodmarks,

weather records, and records for station at Hermosa.
354 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Hermosa, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43e 56i35", long. 103°09>10", in SEtSE^SEi sec. 21, T. 1 S., R. 8 E., on

right bank 150 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from

Chicago and North Western Railway bridge, and 7f miles north of Hermosa. 

Drainage area.- -199 sq mi.

Records available. --July 1949 to September 1953.

gage.- Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 3,275 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year, 205 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2,50 ft);

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 580 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 4.56 ft), from

rating curve extended above 110 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days

during 1951-52.

Revisions . The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 69 ofs

Aug. 12, 1950 (gage height, 1.54 ft, from f loodmark 1 , superseding figure published in

WSP 1176. 

Remarks . - -Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Considerable loss in sink holes in reach 10 to 15 miles above

station. Plow regulated by Lake Sheridan (capacity, 12,657 acre-ft), 24 miles above

station. 

Revisions. --Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for a period in water

year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1176, are given herewith:

Aug. 12, 1950............. 11

Aug. 13, 1950............. 9

Month Cfs-days Maximum Minimum Mean

Runoff in 

acre-feet

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-12)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.1

.5

1.3

2.6

4.8

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

H2.2

 1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

2*5

27?

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

*2.0

1.9

2.2

67.3

2.17

133

Jlov.

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8 *i.e

1.6

1.6

L,4 T74

1.4

-

57.2

1.91

113

Dec.

M1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

TTO

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

36.0

1.16

71

Jan.

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

^8

.S

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

33.2

1.07

66

Feb.

fcf

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

l76~.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

*1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

-

-

-

30.2

1.08

60

Mar.

fc»

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

i.e

TTs

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

dl.4

dl.4

dl.4

dl.4

dl.4

dl.4 

dl.4

dl.4

dl.4

dl.4

45.0

1.45

89

Apr.

dl.4 

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.5

*1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

T74

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.3

1,2

1.5

2.2

-

41.2

1.37

82

May

H1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

1.0

.8

4. *l75

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.3

.8

.8

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9

.7

32.0

1.03

63

June

0.9 

.9

.7

TT

.9

.9

.7

*.9

.9

.9

.7

.9

.9

1.5

3.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

82

20

4.7

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.4

*1.2 

1.4

1.7

1.7

-

143.3

4.78

284

July

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

,,4*d.8

d.8

d.8

d.8

d.8

d2.0 

dl.O

d.8

.9

.9

35.2

1.14

70

Aug.

**

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

,3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

75" .1

.1

.1

13.9

0.45

28

Sept.

"**

.1

,1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

*lf

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

5.2

0.17

10

Calendar year 1952: Max 496 Min o Mean 8.54 Ac-ft 6,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 82 Min 0.1 Mean 1.48 Ac-ft 1,070

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather 

records. 

J?ite_. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 21.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 355

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

Location. Lat 44°00'50", long. 103°49'25", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 1 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 250 ft downstream from South Fork Castle 

Creek, 600 ft upstream from high-water line of Deerfield Reservoir, three-quarters of 

a mile northeast of present Deerfield Post Office, If miles west of former site of 

Deerfield, and 14 miles northwest of Hill City.

Drainage area. 83 sq mi, approximately. ^ 

Records available. June 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and grouted-rock control. Altitude of gage is 5,910 ft (from 

Reservoir elevation). Prior to Aug. 31, 1948, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream at 

datum 2.05 ft higher.

Average discharge. 5 years, 9.50 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 2.42 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.22 ft Dec. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.5 cfs Mar. 24 

(gage height, 1.40 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 615 cfs May 22, 1952 (gage height, 5.81 ft); minimum, 

that of Mar. 24, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft Nov. 12, 1949.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

5.2

7.2

13

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1352 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

TVT.

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5 a-a

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

»8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

254.0

8.19

504

J«ov.

8.5

7.7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

i

9

9

9

9 

9

8

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

»6

6

6

6

6

7

7

-

224.2

7.47

445

Dec.

 2.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

»8

8

8

8

9_

9

8

8

8

8

8

«8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

242

7.8

480

Jan.

7

7

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

8.

8

8

«7

6 

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

6

»6

7

7

7

6

6

7

7

7

211

6.8

419

Feb.

1

g'

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

»7

7

7 

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

»7

6

7

7

_

-

185

6.6

367

Mar.

6

S

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

8

8

8

*8.O 

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

9.3

9.O

8.5

*7.0

7.5

9.5

11

12

13

15

IT

12

260.2

8.39

516

Apr.

11

10

9

9

11

11

' 9.8

9

9

8_

8

8

8

8.2 

9.3

»8.5

8.2

8

9

9

12

16

20

I&

13

14

16

16

19

17

-

342.0

11.4

678

May

15

13

13

 15

18

19.

T9

19

19

18

15

14

16

19 

18

 17

17

16

16

18

19

19

17

16

14

14

14

15

18

14

13

507

16.4

1,010

June

 13

12

12

11

12

14

12

11

9.8

8.8

8.5

175

8.5

8.8

18

12

11

10

16

18

13

12

11

11

11

11

13

11

9.8

8.8

-

346.5

11.6

687

July

»8.0

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.7

6.6

6.6

 6.4 

6.2

7.9

8.2

7.2

6.6

7.0

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.5

9.8

9.0

8.5

 9.3

231.7

7.47

460

Aug.

9.5

1212"

*10

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

9.8

8.5

8.0

7.7

11

12

9.3

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.O

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

775" 7.0

 7.2

266.2

8.59

528

Sept.

7.0

7.2

7.7

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

 eis

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

*7.2

-

212.9

7.10

422

Calendar year 1952: Max 232 Mln 4 Mean 11. o Ac-ft 7,990

Water year 1952-53: Max 20 Mln 6 Mean 8.99 Ac-ft 6,520

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs) . No' peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3 to Mar. 13, Apr. 3, 4, 8-13, 18-20 (no gageheight record Dec. 27 to Jan. 13: discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

records, and hydrographer's notes).
356 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Deerfieid Reservoir near Deerfield, S. Dak.

Staff gage, lat 44°01'50", long. 103°46'50", at dam on castle Creek in NE-jSWi sec, 

20, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile northeast of former site of Deerfield, 2% miles northeast of 

present Deerfield Post Office', and 3 miles downstream from South Pork Castle Creek. Gage 

referred to mean sea level, datum of 1929. Records available June 1947 to September 1953. 

Five elevations were obtained during period December 1945 to March 1946. Maximum contents 

observed during year, 15,140 acre-fl many davs during May, June, and July (elevation, 

5,908.00 ft); minimum contents observed, 12,220 acre-ft Nov. 7 (elevation, 5,900.26 ft). 

Maximum contents observed during period 1947-53, 15,340 acre-ft May 22, 1952 (elevation, 

5,903.50 ft), fr*om capacity table extended above elevation, 5,908.00 ft (crest of spillway); minimum contents observed, 12,080 acre-ft Sept. 7, 8, 1947 (elevation, 5,899.90 ft I

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; dam completed Nov. 1, 1945; storage began 

Dec. 3, 1945. Osable capacity, 15,143 acre-ft between elevations 5,839 ft (lowest outlet) 

and 5,908 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage below elevation 5,839 

ft, 575 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent contents above elevation 5,839 ft. Water 

is used to supplement city water for Rapid City, S. Dak., and supply for irrigation in 

Rapid Creek basin below Rapid City. Gage read once daily May 1 to Nov. 1 and about once 

weekly during other periods. Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau 

of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1176: 1949 (maximum contents).

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Sept. 30. ..................

Oct. 31. ..................

Nov. 30., .................

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

Calendar year 1952 ......

Jan . 31 ...................

Feb. 28...................

Apr. 30................. ..

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1952-53. .....

Elevation 

(feet)

5,901.36

5,900.30

5,900.80

5,901.66

-

5,902.63

5,903.60

5,904.95

5,906.90

5,908.00

5,908,00

5,907.14

5,906.02

5,904.42

.

Contents 

(acre-feet)

 12,620

12,230

12,420

12,730

-

13,090

13,450

13,950

14,710

15,140

15,140

14,800

14,370

13,760

_

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-390

+190

+310

-1,710

+360

+360

+500

+760

+430

0

-340

-430

-610

+1,140
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Castle Creek below Deerfield Dam, S. Dak.

357

Location. Lat 44°01'50", long. 103°'46'35" , in NW£SE£ sec. 20, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 500 ft upstream from Dutchman Creek, 800 ft 

downstream from Deerfield Dam, 1% miles northeast of former site of Deerfield, 3 miles 

northeast of present Deerfield Post Office, 3 1/3 miles downstream from South Pork 

Castle Creek, and 14 miles northwest of Hill City.

Drainage area. 96 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1946 to September 1953.

;e.--Water-stage recorder and grouted-rock. control. Altitude of gage is 5,805 ft (from 

opographic map). Prior to Oct. 15, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 700 ft downstream at datum 3.77 ft lower. Oct. 15, 1947, to Sept. 1, 1948, water-stage recorder 

at site 850 ft downstream at datum 5.77 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 8.96 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 30 cfs May 22, June 15; maximum gage 

height, 1.98 ft Oct. 7-12; minimum daily discharge, 1.9 cfs Dec. 2, 3, 15-20.

1946-53: Maximum daily discharge, 200 cfs May 22, 1952; maximum gage height, 3.87 

ft May 23, 1952 (backwater from spillway overflow); no flow Sept. 9, 1948.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of spillway overflow, which are fair. 

Plow regulated by Deerfield Reservoir (see preceeding page).

.ating table, water year 1952-53, except period of spillway overflow (gage 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5 

2.5 

3.9 

5.7

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

7.8

10

20

35

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

^

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21-

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

16

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

*0,.6

8.6

8.3

8^2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

397.0

12.8

' 787

Nov.

8^0

s.o

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

5.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

275

2.0

-

104.1

3.47

206

Dec.

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

61.6

1.99

122

Jan.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

62.0

2,00

123

Feb.

2^

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2..1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

_

-

57.4

2.05

114

Mar.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

67.3

2.17

133

Apr.

2^2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

zTe

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

71.7

2.39

142

May

2.6

2^5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

8

12

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

25

30

20

20

19

16

13

13

25

19

15

397.6

12.8

789

June

*15

15

16

10

13

18

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

12

30

20

16

10

10

25

18

15

15

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

-

437

14.6

867

July

*9

9

9

7

£

6

6

6

7

25

8

12

17

*16

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*14

394

12.7

781

Aug.

ii

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

*14

428

13.8

849

Sept.

M

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

-

409

13.6

811

Calendar year 1952: Max 200 Mln 1.9 Mean 13.0 Ac -ft 9,420

Water year 1952-53: Max 30 Mln 1.9 Mean 7.90 Ac-ft 5,720

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Spillway overflow bypassing gage May 12 to July 14; discharge computed on basis of 

charge measurements, gage heights, and Bureau of Reclamation computations of spillway flow.
358 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Rapid Creek near Pactola, S. Dak.

Gage.

Location. Lat 44°04'50", long. 103°29'50", in NW^NEi sec. 3, T. 1 N. , R. 5 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 85A, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pactola, and 5? miles upstream from Deer Creek.

Drainage area. 315 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1929 to June 1932 (combined records of creek and .Dakota Power 

& Light Co, flume), July 1946 to September 1953.

«. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map), Apr. 19,

29, to June 30, 1932, staff gage at site if miles downstream (three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Dakota Power & Light Co. flume) at different datum. July 24, 1946, 

to Aug. 24, 1947, wire-weight gage at present site and ,datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1929-31, 1946-53), 47.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year. 130 cfs June 20; maximum gage height, 6.52 

'ft Aug. 1 (backwater from fill and culverts); minimum discharge, 5.5 cfs Nov. 23, minimum gage height, 2.03 ft Feb. 6.

1929-32, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 2,170 cfs May 22, 1952 (gage height, 6.74 ft); 

minimum, 2.4 cfs Dec. 5, 1951; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Nov. 23, 1950.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of backwater from fill and culverts or no 

gage-height; record, which are poor. Plow regulated by Deerfield Reservoir (see p.356). 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from fill and 

culverts (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 16

2.2 9.0

2.4 17

2.7 45

Jan. 17 to Sept. 30

2.2 12

2.3 17

2.5 32

2.8 

3.3

62

137

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

'21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

36

36

36 

37.

36 

37

37

37

37

36

35

a35

a33

a29

28

28

28

27

26

26 

26 

*25

26

26

26

25

23

25

25 

25

948

30.6

1,880

JIov.

25

24

20

23 

27.

25 

23

24

20

15

19

18

18

18

20

20

20

20

14

15

20 

16 

*1~9.3

14

13

12

12

15

16

546.3

18.2

1,080

Dec.

15

16

17

17 

17

17 

17

13

17

15

17

15

18

14

19

17

17

17

14

16

 8 

17

£1!

11

13

15

15

14

15 

16

489.7

15.8

971

Jan.

16

17

17

20 

19

12 

19

23

22

22

20

23

25

19

al5

a!5

25

29

56

23

25 

23 

*23

23

23

24

19

20

27

23 

23

660

21.3

1,310

Feb.

25

24

26

25 

24

if26

23

18

19

29

*26

12-

16

23

20

26

23

20

20 

22 

25

25

23

26

26

95

-

662

23.6

1,3.10

Mar.

20

25 

25

23 

22

21

22

26

30

*30

30

28

23

27

31

26

26

35

38 

33 

27

24

32

43

44

47

52 "9

956

30.8

1,900

Apr.

45

41

34

36 

37

39 

40

35

34

30

26

23

31

32

27

*30

30

24

23

33

30 

43 

48

59

54

49

49

51

57

68

1,158

38.6

2,300

May

61

a59

a57

*a58 

59

60 

62

60

100

94

89

85

82

83

94

*89

100

90

86

92

96 

106

94

86

80

74

76

92

88 

78

2,542

82.0

5,040

June

*68

64

60

58 

53

58 

63

64

60

56

47

54

68

64

96

120

88

74

80

»130

110 

108 

90

84

74

68

76

74

66

60

2,242

74.7

4,450

July

*54

52

48

44 

43

39 

42

40

38

38

40

52

48

42

*42

44

42

42

42

40

38 

42 

40

38

36

36

12

34

36

36 

36

1,276

41.2

2,530

Aug.

38

2°

60

50 

44

39 

37

36

36

35

38

*36

34

32

36

36

34

33

37

33

31 

33 

51

39

33

30

30

30

29

28 

 27.

1,155

37.3

2,290

Sept.

26

27

27

28 

28

26 

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26 

26 

25

25

26

26

26

*26

26

26

785

26.2

1,560

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,590 Kin 9.3 Mean 61.7 Ac-ft 44,770

Water year 1952-53: Max 130 Min 9J3 Mean 36.8 Ac-ft 26,620

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and record for 

station above Canyon Lake near Rapid City.

Hate. Backwater from fill and culverts May 6-9, May 17 to June 3, June 6-10, June 15 to July 4, 

July 11 to Aug. 4; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, gage heights, weather 

records, engineer's notes, and records for nearby stations.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

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

359

Location. La t 44°02'50", long. 103 0 18'40", in SW^NEi sec. 18, T. IN., R. .7 E. , on right 

bank at bridge on Rapid Canyon Road, 2 miles downstream from Victoria Creek and 5 miles 

southwest of Rapid City.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,407.39 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 6, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 45.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 152 cfs June 16 (gage height, 2.65 ft); maximum

eight, 2.94 ft Mar. 12 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Nov. 23 (g(gage height, 

1.00 ft), result of freezeup.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 8.08 ft); no flow 

for part of Nov. 24, 1950, and Dec. 8, 1951; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 23, 1952.

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

which are poor. Plow regulated by Deerfield Reservoir (see p. 356).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.5 

3.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

38

56

92

143

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

30

30

29

29

31

31

31

33

33

33

31

31

29

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

»21

21

21

1

20

20

800

25.8

1,590

)fov.

20

20

20

17

20

21

20

19

19

18

13

14

13

13

13

15

16

15

14

16

*11

15

9.3

7.7

7.7

3.9

3.4

7 

8

10

419.0

14.0

831

Dec.

12

14

13

15

16

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

14

16

*1I

13

14

15

14

12

13

14

13

12

11

10

7

a

8

9

12

403

13.0

799

Jan.

1213"

13

14

15

14

12

13

16

19

20

*20

24

21

20

18

15

17

21

24

21

22

19

19

20

20

18

14 

16

20

19

549

17.7

1,090

Feb.

21

20

19

21

21

16

15

18

18

15

13

13

*19

20

20

19

18

17

18

16

14

13

15

19

19

19

21

21

_

-

498

17.8

988

Mar.

20

15

15

15

21

20

20

20

*21

25

31

33

38

36

27

29

 29

27

23

25

30

30

23

18

21

28

33

34 

37

*42

42

828

26.7

1,640

Apr.

39

36

30

26

27

32

37

34

30

28

24

19

26

30

25

27

27

23

19

»23

27

33

37

45

53

45

43

44 

52

65

1,006

33.5

2,000

May

65

60

54

53

57

60

aeo

a90

a!20

alio

alOO

a95 »a92

88

86

86

88

88

84

85

92

103

105

92

86

78

72

71 

78

89

77

2,584

83.4

5,130

June

 66

62

58

56

53

56

65

62

57

55

50

46

52

63

87

~89 129

72

78

116

127

106

106

*86

72

65

72

73 

63

57

2,199

73.3

4,360

July

52

49

46

42

41

38

37

3V

36

35

3S

49

45

40

 39

37

40

42

40

37

36

40

37

35

33

32

29

31 

32

33

33

1,191

38.4

2,360

Aug.

32

48

60

57

48

 41

37

35

33

33

34

36

32

32

31

32

31

30

31

31

28

27

38

44

»34

29

26

25 

24

23

23

1,062

34.3

2,110

Sept.

22

22

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

18

»18

18

18

18

18

18

18

13

17

17

18

18

as

18

18

-

576

19.2

1,140

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,200 Mln 3.4 Mean 57.1 Ac-ft 41,420

Water year 1952-53: Max 129 Mln 3.4 Mean 33.2 Ac-ft 24,040

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, 

and records for stations near Faotola and at Rapid City.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 17 (no gage-height record Dec. 25 

to Jan. 12, Jan. 14-17, Feb. 10, 11, 16-22, 24-26, 28, Mar. l-9j discharge estimated on basis of 

2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at Rapid City).
360 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Rapid Creek at Rapid City, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°05', long. 103°14 T , in SWijSE^ sec. 35, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from Oshkosh Street Bridge in Rapid City and 3.7 miles downstream 

from Canyon Lake.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . June 1903 to November 1906, July 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,210 ft (from topographic map). June 1C, 

1903, to Nov. 30, 1906, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1942-53), 60.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 824 cfs June 19 (gage height, 3.85 ft); minimum, 

 rF~cTs Nov. 23 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 2,540 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 

that of Nov. 23, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.86 ft Oct. 13, 1950.

Flood of May 12, 13, 1920, reached a stage of-13.6 ft, from floodmark.

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

which are poor. Several small diversions above station for irrigation of about 320 acres 

and to municipal park pools. Flow regulated by Deerfield Reservoir (see p.356 ) and by 

Canyon Lake (each spring and fall only, for recreational purposes).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12-21)

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

73

109

230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

45

46

47

71

55

56

41

28

30

37

49

47

45

43

42

42

45

37

39

38

*40

38

38

37

37

37

*37

37

37

37

36

1,294

41.7

2,570

Jtov.

36

37

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

33

33

30

32

30

32

32

34

3,5

32

32

*30

31

28

24

24

b24

24

24

26

28

-

949

31.6

1,880

Dec.

29

32

31

33

34

33

33

32

31

32

32

31

32

33

*34

30

31

32

31

29

30

31

31

29

b28

b27

b24

25

25

26

29

940

30.3

1,860

Jan.

30

31

31

32

33

b32

30

31

34

37

38

*38

42

b39

b38

b36

b34

34

39

42

39

40

37

37

38

38

36

31

33

37

36

1,103

35.6

2,190

Feb.

38

38

37

38

38

33

32

35

b35

b33

b30

30

*36

38

39.

37

35

34

b35

b33

b31

30

33

36

36

36

38

38

_

_

-

982

35.1

1,950

Mar.

37

30

b30

31

37

39

39

40

*44

49

54

56

60

56

47

49

49

49

46

45

51

54

50

44

*42

46

56

58

62

66

69

1,485

47.9

2,950

Apr.

65

63

58

50

51

59

69

63

58

54

49

44

47

50

55

50

50

50

50

*50

50

56

63

72

82

73

67

69

83

*98

-

1,798

59.9

3,570

May

96

90

82

78

85

87

98

111

135

T30

124

122

*113

111

109

109

109

109

105

107

115

128

132

122

111

103

94

92

98

109

100

3,314

107

6,570

June

*87

83

76

65

67

75

83

82

76

72

66

56

62

103

*132

146

115

83

*217

154

170

142

126

117

100

96

109

103

87

87

-

3,037

101

6,020

July

78

*73

66

62

60

56

52

54

52

51

51

60

58

51

*49

50

54

56

54

50

50

51

51

47

46

45

45

49

49

51

51

1,672

53.9

3,320

Aug.

51

72

9287"

*75

65

55

54

52

51

52

52

49

43

45

47

47

46

44

45

45

45

50

55

*45

39

37

35

35

33

32

1,575

50.8

3,120

Sept.

30

33

36

38

38

38

36

34

33

33

32

31

31

31

30

*30

31

33

34

35

34

34

33

32

33

33

32

32

32

32

-

994

33.1

1,970

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,070 Mln 24 Mean 74.4 Ac-ft 53,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 217 Mln 24 Mean 52.4 Ac-ft 37,970

Peak discharge (base, 260 efs). June 14 (8:50 p.m.) 276 cfs (2.66 ft); July 19 (8 p.m.) 824 cfs 

(3.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 27 to Dec. 15, Apr. 14-20, Aug. 20-25; discharge estimated on 

basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for other 

Rapid Creek stations.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 361 

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

Location. Lat 44°04'00", long. 103°10'25", in NW^NW^NE^- sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 8 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile upstream from diversion 

to Murphy ditch, 1-g- miles downstream from diversion to Hawthorn ditch, and 2 relies 

southeast of Rapid City.

Records available.--August 1946 to October 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,150 ft (from Bureau of Reclamation 

topographic survey). Prior to Nov. 28, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 700 ft downstream at datum 0.25 ft lower.

Average discharge. 7 years, 62.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1952 to October 1953, 1,030 cfs June 19 

(gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum", 15 cfs Oct. 10, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.02 ft 

Nov. 24, 1952.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 9.19 ft); minimum, 

4.5 cfs Jan. 23, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 3-6, 1950; minimum gage 

height, 0.90 ft Feb. 4, 1947 (site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for December, January, and February, which are poor. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 3,000 acres. Rapid City sewage effluent entered creek about 300 ft downstream, Oct. 1 to Juns 24, and 500 ft upstream from 

thereafter, with an average flow of 5 cfs. Records of chemical analyses for the water 

year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, for period October 1952 to 

October 1953

Month

Water year 1952 53 ........

October 1953 ................

Maximum

34

42

42

66

260

71

260

57

Minimum

26

32

40

17

26

Mean

26.2

34.5

37.6

36.4

51.1

99.2

43.9

35.8

52.4

35.6

Runoff in 

acre -feet

1,720

1,560

2,120

2,310

2,020

3,140

6,580

5,900

2,700

3,880

2,130

37,930

2,190
362 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Rapid Creek at Caputa, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 43°59'20", long. 102 0 59'40", in SW£NW£SW£ sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., on 

left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of 

Caputa, if miles downstream from diversions to St. Germain ditch, and 3^ miles downstream from Dry Creek.

Records available. August 1946 to October 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,900 ft (Bureau of Reclamation topographic survey). Prior to June 24, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 56.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1952 to October 1953, 1,180 cfs June 20 

(gage height, 8.55 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-3, 1953; minimum gage height, 2.08 ft 

Sept. 1.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 2,040 cfs May 24, 1952 (gage height, 11.79 ft); minimum, 

that of Oct. 1-3, 1953; minimum gage height, 2.07 ft June 10, 11, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for December, January, and February, which are poor. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 10,000 acres. No active diversion 

below station.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, for period October 1952 to 

October 1953

Month

Calendar year 1952. .......

October 1953 ................

Maximum

44

1,850

42

18

34

Minimum

28

0.3

32

.B

.2

0.1

Mean

22.4

37.0

61.3

2.60

7.13

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,330

2,280

44,520

2,400

155

438

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

Records of discharge are collected for 10 ditches that divert water from Rapid Creek 

between Rapid City and Farmingdale, S. Dak. Each station is equipped with a water-stage 

recorder. All stations are located within 1^ miles of ditch headgate. Water diverted by 

these ditches is used for irrigation of lands on both sides of Rapid Creek in Pennington 

County. Records are collected only during the irrigation season, Apr. 1 to Nov. 5. Flow 

 for December to March is negligible in all ditches.. Records discontinued Sept. 30, 1953.

The ditches divert between gaging stations on Rapid Creek as folHows:

Rapid Creek at Rapid City, S. Dak. 

Iowa ditch 

Lockhart ditch 

Hawthorn ditch

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

Murphy ditch 

Cyclone ditch 

South Side ditch 

Little Giant ditch 

Lone Tree ditch 

St. Germain ditch

Rapid Creek at Caputa, S. Dak. 

Hammerquist ditch

Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, S. Dak.

There was no diversion to Little Giant or Hammerquist ditches during the 1953 water 

year.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 363

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

Iowa ditch at Rapid City, diverts water from left bank in SW£SE£ sec. 36, T. 2 N., R. 7 E. 

Records available, July 1946 to September 1953.

Lockhart ditch at Rapid City, diverts water from right bank in NW&SE£ sec. 6, T. 1 N., R. 

8 E.Records available, August 1946 to September 1953.

Hawthorn ditch at Rapid City diverts water from left bank in SE^NE^ sec. 6, T. 1 N., R. 

B E. Hecords available, July 1946 to September 1953.

Murphv ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from left bank in SW^-NE^ sec. 8, T. IN., R. 

BE. Records available, August 1946 to September 1953.

Cyclone ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from right bank in SE^SE^ sec. 8, T. IN., R.

8 E. Records available, August 1946 to September 1953.

South Side ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from right bank in SE£NW£ sec. 15, T. 1 N. : 

R. 8 E.Records available, August 1946 to September 1953.

Lone Tree ditch near Rapid City, diverts water from left bank in NE^NE^ sec. 30, T. IN., 

R. 9 E.Records available, August 1946 to September 1953.

St. Gel-main ditch at Caputa, diverts water from left bank in NE^SE^ sec. 34, T. IN., R.

9 E.Records available, August 1946 to September 1953.

Diversions, in acre-feet, October 1952 to September 1953

Month Iowa 

ditch

Loekhart 

ditch

Hawthorn 

ditch

Murphy 

ditch

Cyclone 

ditch

October 1952......

November..........

December..........

January 1953......

February..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

September.........

Month

October 1952......

November..........

December..........

January 1953......

February..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

September.........

14

97

134

152

194

72

3.4

515

962

1,150

617

717

0

236

1,030

1,100

134

343

392

189

South

Side

ditch

Lone 

Tree 

ditch

St. Oermain 

ditch

2S 

28 

484 

513 

633 

574

19

135

633

598

401

330

422

712

474

484

272
364 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Rapid Creek near Farmingdale, S. Dak.

Location. La t 43°56'35", long. 102°51'15", In SW£SW£SW£ sec. 19, T. IS., R. 11 E., on

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles southeast of Farmingdale and

3£ miles downstream from Antelope Creek. 

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,740 ft (from Bureau of Reclamation 

^Topographic map). Prior to Sept. 19, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 7 years, 61.1 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 8.35 ft); no flow

Sept. 17-23.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 2,640 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 8.4 ft, from

floodmarks); no flow at times in 1949, 1952, and 1953. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions

for irrigation of about 10,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses for

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.'

0.8

.6

.4

77

17

49" 61

36

22

16

14

15

15

16

23

23

25

25

21

21

20

19

20

*21

22

18

18

13

12

14

11

589.5

19.0

1,170

JJOV.

10

10

1011

9,1

11

11

16

19

20

23

23

25

26

25

27

30

32

33

34

*35

36

34

32

31

30

27

30

34

38

-

732.7

24.4

1,450

Dec.

38

40

40

40

40

42

43

45

44

43

42

41

40

42

*43

42

42

42

40

38

37

37

38

37

36

35

34

36

38

40

42

1,237

39.9

2,450

Jan.

42

42

42

42

40

38

38

40

42

44

46

48

*50

48

44

38

38

40

42

44

44

44

45

46

47

46

45

45

46

46

46

1,348

43.5

2,670

Feb.

47

49

50

50

50

50

50

50

46

30

35

41

 50

49

48

50

50

46

40

38

36

39

44

46

48

50

50

50

_

_

-

1,282

45.8

2,540

Mar.

50

50

52

54

56

58

64

66

*67

77

100

123

131

131

95

89

*95

8677'

78

79

67

65

61

59

60

64

67

68

*68

69

2,326

75.0

4,610

Apr.

74

75

72

67

64

62

74

98

87

75

69

67

64

68

68

70

70

65

65

*60

57

56

52

55

59

67

67

60

84

181

-

2,152

71.7

4,270

Hay

179

149

153

117

94

90

87

90

105

132

 140

136

134

129

124

118

112

114

117

107

92

100

110

103

99

90

85

80

76

67

6JL

3,390

109

6,720

June

57

49

*38

31

24

25

25

32

36

35

33

29

22

19

44

142

121

104

174

597

269

210

165

138

 123

108

104

111

94

81

-

3,040

101

6,030

July

74

66

57

51

48

43

37

30

21

16

13

11

10

8.1

 5.1

4.0

4.1

4.3

4.9

5.8

9.9

10

8.7

7.7

7.3

7.5

7.9

7.7

11

13

13

617.0

19.9

1,220

Aug.

38

~96 309

99

86

*70

54

48

36

38

34

38

36

32

25

22

21

23

22

20

18

15

12

9.7

*8.1

15

9.4

6.3

4.9

4.4

3.1

1,252.9

40.4

2,490

Sept.

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.1

2.7

3.0

4.1

6.1

5.8

4.3

2.9

2.0

1.1

*.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

8.4

5.2

3.1

2.3

1.7

2.2

-

73.6

2.45

146

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,420 HLn 0 Mean 60.0 AC-ft 43,660

Hater year 1952-53: Max 597 Mln 0 Mean 49.4 Ac-ft 35,770

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 8.

Boxelder Creek at Blackhawk, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°07'50", long. 103°19'10", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., at ranchhouse 1 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 14, l|- miles upstream from Chicago 

and North Western Railway bridge, and if miles southwest of Blackhawk.

Drainage area.--128 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1903 to November 1905, June 1945 to July 1947 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 3,570 ft (from topographic map). 

June 28, 1903, to Nov. 30, 1905, staff gage at site 3 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Extremes. 1903-5, 1945-47: Maximum discharge, 1,320 cfs May 2, 1946 (gage height, 6.2 ft); 

no flow during long periods.

Flood in 1911 reached a stage of about 10 ft, present site and datum.

Remarks. Considerable loss in sinkholes in 12-mile reach above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in the 

water year 1906, superseding those published in WSP 172, are given herewith:

1905

Oct. i.......... 16

2.......... 16

3.......... 16

4... ........ 16

Month

October 1905. ........

Maximum

16

Minimum

7

Mean

13.4

Runoff in 

aore-feet

821
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 365

Cheyenne River near Wasta, S. Dak.

Location. La t 44°05', long. 102°24', In NEiNE&NWi sec. 2, T. IN., R. 14 E., on downstream 

side of third pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 16, 200 ft downstream from 

Chicago and North Western Railway bridge, 3 miles east of Wasta, and 7 miles downstream 

from Boxelder Creek.

Drainage area. 12.800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1914 to June 1915, August 1928 to June 1933, March 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,263.4 ft above mean sea level. July 16, 

T914, to June 30, 1915, Aug. 17, 1928, to July 31, 1940, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum. Aug. 1 to Dec. 3, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. .22 years (1928-31, 1934-53), 416 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 

365 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,480 cfs June 20 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 17; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft Sept. 24.

1914-15, 1928-32, 1934-53: Maximum discharge observed, 46,300 cfs May 6, 1932 (gage 

height, 11.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of an incomplete 

discharge measurement at gage height 8.65 ft; maximum gage height observed, 12.5 ft 

June 13, 1915; minimum daily discharge, 5 cfs Feb. 10-12, 1939.

Revisions. The figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1930 has been revised 

to 5,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1930 (gage height, 5.16 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 

701.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are fair, and those for period of ice effect, which are 

poor. Flow regulated by Angostura Reservoir since October 1949 (see p. ).

Revisions. WSP 786. Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 1931, 1937, superseding those published in WSP 716 

and 826, are given herewith:

Date

1930

Oct. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1931

Apr. 8

9

10

Discharge

1,700

1,300

1,100

90O

800

1,000

800

650

5OO

400

1,100

950

800

Date

1931-Con.

Apr. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

1937

June 12

18

19

Discharge

650

550

450

380

32O

280

250

220

230

3,560

6,340

7,140

Month Cfs -days

92,932

140,698

Maximum

16,000

Minimum

12

Mean

255

385

Runoff In 

acre-feet

184,000

279,100
366 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Cheyenne River near Wasta, S. Dak. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12-21. Mar. 16-21, Apr. 3-5, 

May 1, Aug. 12-17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 29 Apr. 30 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4

114

305

640

1,050

1,570

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

38

87

169

307

670

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.8

1,260

2,060

3,160

5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*159

159 

142 

159

170

164

170

189

189

176

170

164

*164

159

164

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

e!60

e!40

e!20

e90

e70

e55

e45

e40

eI5

4,448

143

8,820

Nov.

eTO" e50

125 

*136

el 20

elOO

elOO

ellO

ellO

ellO

e!20

131

125

125

136

131

142

T70" 170

*159

164

160

130

100

90

90

90

90

90

90

-

3,534

118

7,010

Dec.

Tio" 100

120 

*130

170

'520 220

220

210

200

190

160

180

180

180

*175

160

140

120

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

110

120

130

140

150

4,555

147

9,030

Jan.

160

180 

180 

180

160

*185

165

190

200

200

200

200

150

100

155

100

110

120

140

*155

165

180

190

200

220

230

250

260

300

310

320

5,860

189

11,620

Feb.

320

320 

320 

*320

310

300

290

270

260

240

220

210

200

190

180

180

180

180

180

180

*185

190

200

230

230

220

200

170

"

-

6,475

231

12,840

Mar.

160

160 

150 

T55 *150

150

300

800

2,000

*2.900

*2,600

2,500

*1,510

1,130

668

*559

595

650

463

406

*1,240

659

406

*284

291

248

*234

248

228

215

208

22,262

718

44,160

Apr.

234

248 

*295 

335

258

333" 189

*1,300

835

489

335

298

255

*221

241

527

397

284

248

226

*215

196

196

221

255

228

234

241

415

*5,570

-

13,321

444

26,420

May

*4,280

4,540 

3,310 

*2,070

964

680

564

444

379

348

325

*331

325

508

372

319

3316

313

313

325

313

325

*313

291

259

254

245

*259

249

231

2T7

23,732

767

47,170

June

196

196 

500 

*250

136

133

128

186

228

*136

112

91

87

94

105

117

*192

162

*1,410

*5,160

1,620

472

*342

a350

a360

366

1,020

496

259

*169

-

15,075

502

29,900

July

*143

a!30 

a!20 

109

94

85

a82

a 80 aSO"

*102

114

117

109

*109

102

98

117

a!20

125

139

149

*152

143

139

133

152

204

633 250"

*133

a!30

4,433

143

8,790

Aug.

241

1,690 

1.940 

' 265

236

259

240

213

3200

alSO

al60

*136

a!20

allO

allO

a!15

*122

a!35

*146

a!40

133

133

473

372

162

*125

109

100

TIT

122

128

8,732

282

17,320

Sept.

*112

156 

200 

aT50"

94

79

76

68

68

*60

63

58

55

*51

49

49

49

48

ST

51

49

46

*49

49

49

49

49

51

49

49

-

2,078

69.3

4,120

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,380 Min 10 Mean 342 Ac-ft 248,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,160 Min 40 Mean 314 Ac-ft 227,200

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Mar. 12 (5:15 a.m.) 4,010 cfs (4.78 ft); May 1 (2:30 a.m.) 6,050 

cfs (5.12 ft); June 20 (11:30 a.m.) 9,480 cfs (6.00 ft); Aug. 3 (2 a.m.) 6,310 cfs (5.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 12 (many scattered days of no gageheight record). Discharge computed from once-daily or less frequent wire-weight gage readings Oct. 

25 to Nov. 2, Nov. 23 to Mar. 9, May 8-27, June 4-18, 22-26, June 28 fcr> July 27, July 29 to Aug. 1, 

Aug. 4 to Sept. 9.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 367

Elk Creek near Elm Springs, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°14i50", long. 102°29'55", in NE^-SWi sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 13 E., near 

center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from small tributary, 5 miles southeast of Elm Springs, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1953. 

Gage . Wire-weight gage read once daily.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs June 19 (gage height, 9.86 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 8,540 cfs Mar. 29, 1952 (gage height, 10.61 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs; no flow for long periods during 

each year.

Remarks . --Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Considerable loss in limestone sinkholes above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

23

24

25

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

00"

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

*43

196

268 *TO"8"

44

*41

58

54

49

46

36

31

38

33

19

12

10

10

10

*10

7

1,105

35.6

3,190

Apr.

10

8

6 

5

5

10

33

41

45

46

30

15

13

10

8

6

6

6

6

*4.5

4.8

4.2

3.5

2.5

3.2

2.3

2.0

T5

14

149

490.1

16.3

973

May

499

*834

1,080 "*'691

*340

256

145

66

37

35

*27

28

33

31

32

38

25

31

30

19

15

12

10

9

8

7

6

6

6

7

5

4,227

136

8,380

June

4.5

4.2

*5 

4.3

3.8

3.8

5

5

6

6

7

6

6

7

7

33

244

86

*3,190

*E,680

953

310

*137

76

59

45

54

39

33

23

8,043.5

268

15,950

July

~e10

8 

8

7

7

5

4.8

4.2

3.5

3.2

2.5

2^

*2.5

2.5

3.5

2.5

3.3

3.8

2.8

2.5

3.8

2.8

3.3

4.5

4.5

3.8

4.3

4.8

5

136.6

4.41

371

Aug.

6

7

8 

14

93

171

*I30

57

37

23

15

13

13

15

7

7

7

9

2.2

3.2

1.5

dl.5

dl.5

*1.5

dl.2

dl.O

d.8

d.5

d.3

0

0

645.1

20.8

1,380

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953: Max 3,640 Kin 0 Mean 39.9 Ac-ft 28,970

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,190 Mln o Mean 40.1 Ac-ft 29,040

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Mar. 13 (2 a.m.) 453 cfs (5.54 ft); May 1 (9 a.m.) 540 cfa (5.6- 

ft); May 3 (11:15 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (6.83 ft)j June 19 (2 p.m.) 5,250 cfs (9.86 ft).

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

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and observer's notes.
368 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fourche River below Mooreroft, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°18', long. 104°58', In SWi sec. 24, T. 50 N., R. 68 W., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from Trail Creek, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Donkey 

Creek, and 2.8 miles northwest of Moorcroft.

Drainage area. 1,670 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,118.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Mar. 28, 1947, wire-weight gage and

Mar. 28, 1947, to Jan. 16, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 5*r miles downstream at

different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 20.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs June 20 (gage height, 11.33 ft); no 

no flow for many days.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs May 23, 1952 (gage height, 12.30 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

Flood of Apr. 7, 1924, reached a stage of 12.6 ft at site of a former gaging station 

2 miles upstream, at different datura (discharge, 12,500 cfs). Flood in June 1908 

reached a stage about 2.5 ft higher than that of Apr. 7, 1924.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from beaver 

dam, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station (for details on adjudication of diversions, see Remarks for this station in WSP 1209). Numerous small stockwater and soil conservation reservoirs in drainage basin above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from

beaver dam (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5-10)

Oct. 1 to June 12, 

July 12 to Sept. 30 June 13 to July 11

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

4.0

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.2

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

2.9 

4.0

2.2

4.6 

8.3

IS

32

49 

137

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.9

227

325

440

568

733

910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

_.J.

.1.1.1.1

.1.1

0.7

0.02

1.4

Feb.

0.1 ^J"

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1.1.1

_

-

1.6

0.06

3.2

Mar.

~T0.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.0

12

52

52

*68

*85

100

*165 slogs

90

50

*32

20

16

28

47

39

*45

44

1,133.1

36.6

2,250

Apr.

24

16

*11

8.4

5.3

3.9

*16

58

*32

20

11

7.8

5.2

3.7

2.8

2.5

1.9

1.5

1«

*1.4

1.0

.8

.57f

.6

.5

*.6

.5

.7

1.4

-

241.1

8.04

478

May

1.6

1.5

2.4

*18

56

14

7.8

5.6

3.8

2.8

*2.3

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.1

2.2

1.5

.9

*.7

.7

.8

.6

.7

.5

*.2

.2

.1

TT

14

14

141.6

4.57

231

June

*5.6

3.0

1.9

.6

^5

1.1

27

8.0

*5.3

3.7

1.6

.7

105

757

183

*771

*309

*66

94

*907

*494

104

*47

27

15

*11

7.5

5.4

4.2

*3.7

-

3,969.8

132

7,870

July

2 9

2 0

1 5

1 1

6

.1

*0

ff

0

0

0

20"7.5

2.7

1.9

1.2

.7

.4

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

46.7

1.51

93

Aug.

113

455

*468

*423

46

17

8.8

5.0

2.7

*1.9

1.4

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1,544.1

49.8

3,060

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,340 Mln o Mean 10.6 Ao-ft 7,720

Water year 1952-53: Max 907 Mln o Mean 19.4 Ao-ft 14,040

Peak discharge (base, 360 cfs). Ji

(11.33 ft)j Aug. 2 (1 a.m.) 834 cfs

me 16 (3 p.m.) 943 cfs (10.06 ft); June 20 (3 p.m.) 1,250 cfs 

9.97 ft); Aug. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 630 cfs (8.89 ft).

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 25 to Mar. 23. Backwater from beaver dam 

July"?-!!, 17-30, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 369

Keyhole Reservoir near Mooreroft, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°23 I , long. 104°47 I , in sec. 27, T. 51 N., R. 66 W., at reservoir dam on 

Belle Fourehe River and 12 miles northeast of Mooreroft.

Drainage area. 2,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1952 to September 19.53.

Gage. Electric tape gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation 

cTatum). Prior to Oct. 28, 1952, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extreme s. 1952-53: Maximum daily contents observed, 20,160 acre-ft June 24, 1953 (elevation, 4,059.44 ft); minimum daily observed since appreciable storage was attained, 

7,730 acre-ft June 13, 1953 (elevation, 4,048.66 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Bureau of Reclamation Oct. 25. 

I9~52. Capacity, 198,900 acre-ft between elevations 4,036.0 ft (invert of 24-inch hole] 

and 4,099.3 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 1,320 acre-ft. Records given herein 

represent total contents. Water is used for irrigation near Belle Fourehe, South 

Dakota, and a small amount below reservoir in Wyoming.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

4,051.62

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

10,300

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-740

-170

-2,310

-200

t Elevations at 8 a.m.
370 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fourche River below Keyhole Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 44°23'05", long. 1040 46'50", in NEiSE^SEj sec. 21, T. 51 N., R. 66 W., on 

right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Keyhole Dam, 1 mile downstream from Mule 

Creek, 2? miles upstream from Spring Creek, and 12 miles northeast of Moorcroft.

Drainage area. 2,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,031.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929-

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 510 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 3.86 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Nov. 1-20 (seepage flow).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,020 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum daily since appreciable storage in Keyhole Reservoir, that of Nov. 1-20, 1952; 

no flow at times in 1951-52 before storage began.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. Flow completely regulated by Keyhole Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1952-55, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 24 to Sept. 10)

Oct. 1 to June 29 June 30 to Sept. 3O

1.2 0.1

1.3 .8

1.4 3.5

1.5 8.0

1.8 27

2.0 50

2.3 118

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.4

0.2

1.3

3.2

8.8

12

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

2.7

29

48

82

162

205

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1353

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~°7S O.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.6

75

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

16.9

0.55

34

JIov.

~7I 0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.*

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

,4

,4

.4

.4

5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

13.0

0.43

26

Dec.

~7S 0.5

.5

.5

.5

Tg" .6

'.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

18.1

0.58

36

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

75

.8

18.1

0.58

36

Feb.

0.8

75" .9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

76" ^ g

.6

.6

.6

.6

.

_

-

21.4

0.76

42

Mar.

"75 0.5

.5

*.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

7S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

21.3

0.69

42

 Apr.

 9.5

22

S.I

.8

7S

.8

*.8

.8

*13

26

26

26

17

4 9

8

8

8

8

8

»41

105

T55

105

105

105

105

»105

105

105

105

-

1,251.5

41.7

2,480

May

105

.7

*.7

.7

25

50

50

50

50

50

 50

50

50

50

78

105

105

105

*105

105

102

102

102

95

87

»85

83

83

83

83

2,143.1

69.1

4,250

June

 83

80

78

76

74

71

71

 69

67

65

65

65

65

71

56

.8

75

e2.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8

.6

.6

36

 52

-

1,237.8

41.3

2,460

July

S2

52

52

x 52

52

52

»52

52

52

52

52

52

85

102

l7J2"

102

102

102

102

102

*102

102

102

102

102

102

1O2

102

102

1O2

102

2,545

82.1

5,050

Aug.

1O2

102

62

*186

ISS

72

72

72

72

*72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

*71

71

71

71

71

71

2,5O4

80.8

4,970

Sept.

71

71

*71

71

71

71

71

180

»205 ~*5".6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

895.6

29.9

1,780

Calendar year 1952 : Max 195 Mln o Mean 5-. 21 Ac-ft 3,780

Water year 1952-53 5 Max 205 Mln 0.4 Mean 29.3 Ac-ft 21,210

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Local Inflow between gage and dam Included.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, Sept. ll-30j discharge estimated on 

basis of Interpolation between discharge measurements. Discharge Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, Apr. 4-8, 15-19, 

May 3-5, June 17-28, Sept. 11-3O, from seepage flow.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 371

Belle Pourche River at Wyoming-South Dakota State"line

Location. lat 44°45'00", long. 104°02'45", in NE&WiNWi sec. 18, T. 9 N., R. IE., on 

left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from State line, 3| miles downstream from 

Oak Creek, and 11 miles northwest of Belle Pourche, S. Dak.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,080 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 99.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 c.fa Aug. 5 (gage height, 12.68 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 3,620 cfs June 23, 1947, from rating curve extended 

above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 14.33 ft Mar. 22, 1947 

(ice Jam); no flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Small 

diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated by Keyhole Reservoir (see 

p. 369) beginning April 1952.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In c\fi>lc feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 5 Aug. 6 to Sept. 3o

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7

2.4

5

10

27

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.4

58

115

184

355

890

1,770

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

4.8

156

307

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Hov.

0

5

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

.9

.8

1

T

1

0

0

0

0

0-

4.7

0.16

9.3

Dec.

**o~0

1

T

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 **!

20

0.6

40

Jan.

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

4

5

4

3

2

2

3

4

5

4

3

4

5

5

5

*5

5

5

5

5

5

101

3.3

200

Feb.

55"

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

1

T

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

1

1

2

2

**2

2

2

2

2

_

_

-

85

3.0

169

Mar.

2

U

2

2

2

2

2

2

10

60

100

100

100

84

51

55

160

149

*98

116

182

T2T

 84

107

86

71

61

54

46

41

39

1,993

64.3

3,950

Apr.

*42

44

40

38

37

39

49

49

42

35

33

29

*28

32

45

52

49

41

34

30

28

25

24

81

92

95

*95

107

226

-

1,589

53.0

3,150

May

352

281

569

359

192

151

121

*117

T44

170

184

199

228

176

157

ISO

141

195

*210

187

198

279

245

207

182

169

162

156

545

264

205

6,845

221

13,580

June

*184

218

163

136

125

123

122

125

155

*136

111

103

96

92

*976

*378

318

*530

441

927

548

*1,040

525

294

201

150

122

105

90

79

-

8,613

287

17,080

July

*71

65

71

79

77

76

73

70

68

66

62

58

56

BIT

59

57

77

81

82

84

81

78

77

77

85

340 *TTf

93

88

83

*84

2,630

84.8

5,220

Aug.

100

1,180

1,460

*517

*1.760

300

285

192

126

112

102

95

92

85

8*.

82

*83

112

85

74

73

76

127

107

76

68

67

67

65

65

64

7,781

251

15,430

Sept.

61

*63

64

66

66

64

63

62

62

61

106

^79- 129

52

40

31

*25

23

19

16

15

13

13

12

11

11

10

9

9

*8

-

1,263

42.1

2,510

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,510 Min 0 Mean 56.7 Ac-ft 41,120

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,760 Min 0 Mean 84.7 Ac-ft 61,340

Peak discharge (base; 1,000 cfs). May 29 (4 p.m.) 1.370 cfs (8.38 ft): June 15 (4:30 P.m. ii.OiO

cfs (10.05 ft); June 20 (7 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (8.53 ft); June 22 (8 a.m.) 1,300 <cfs (8.20 ft); Aug. 3 

(1:30 a.m.) 2,520 cfs (11.23 ft); Aug. 5 (12 m. ) 3,170 cfs (12.68 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 13.
372-- CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fourche River at Belle Fourche, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°40'30", long. 103°51'20", In NE^NWi sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of highway bridge at Belle Fourche, 200 ft downstream 

from Middle Creek and 1 mile upstream from Redwater Creek.

Drainage area. 3,250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1903 to June 1906 (discontinued).

Gage. --Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 2,992.64 ft above uiean sea level.

Extremes. 1903-6: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs June 6, 1904 (gage height, 11.3 ft); minimum not determined.

Remarks. --Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. Figures of daily discharges for the period Dec. 22-31, 1904, have been revised 

to a flat estimate of 55 cfs for that period, superseding those published in WSP 130. 

Resulting figures for the month of December 1904 are as follows: Maximum daily discharge, 79 cfs; minimum daily not determined; mean 66.2 cfs; runoff, 4,072 acre-ft.

Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, S. Dak.-

Location. Lat 44°29'00", long. 103°S1'15", in SE^NW^ sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 2 E., on right

bank in city park in Spearfish, 300 ft downstream from fish hatchery and nearest tributary and 12 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1946 to September 1953. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,640 ft (from topographic map). Prior

to Dec. 5, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 7 years, 47.0 cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 301 cfs June 19 (gage height, 5.56 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 4.17 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 947 cfs May 22, 1952 (gage height, 6.81 ft); maximum

gage height, 7.29 ft Jan. 24, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 7 cfs

Mar. 14, 1948; minimum daily, 20 cfs Mar. 14, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.89 ft

Dec. 17, 1946.

Flood of June 5, 1904 (revised) reached a stage of 7.00 ft, at site and datum of

former gage near Spearfish, 1 mile upstream (drainage area, 157 sq mi), discharge about

5,000 cfs. 

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Regulation by hydroelectric plant and fish hatchery half a mile upstream, causes diurnal

fluctuation, but since storage capacity is small daily flow are not affected appreciably.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 62

5.0 

5.3

123

210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28" 28

29

31

34

33

 34

35

35

35

37

37

38

39

38

38

38

37

38

37

35

35

33

32

31

37

36

36

34

32

37

1,077

34.7

2,140

Hov.

33

33

 34

32

32

32

33

33

32

31

31

29

30

31

31

33

31

32

32

27

31

34

29

30

33

31

b26

b25

33

34

-

935

31.2

1,850

Dec.

35

 36

34

33

34

33

33

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

33

32

32

31

31

31

32

33

33

25 b25~

27

30

34

35

 35- 37

1,007

32.5

2,000

Jan.

34

33

33

32

31

b26

33

32

32

33

33

32

32

31

b30

30

35.

35

33

33

33

32

33

31

34

 32

33

31

33

31

32

998

32.2

1,980

Feb.

31

33

32

31

33

32

33

31

31

29

b28

37

37

39

40.

39

37

36

b34

b28

b29

35

36

*37

35

35

35

35

_

_

-

948

33.9

1,880

Mar.

33

33

b32 b34~

35

34

32

34

35

35

36

35

36

35

34

35

35

34

35

36

38

37

 35

33

35

34

39

43

45

45

*JL

1,118

36.1

2,220

Apr.

43

42

38

40

39

39

38

37

36

34

34

35

*32

34

35

33

33

3133"

32

35

40

51

67

58

52

56

70

76

74

-

1,297

43.2

2,570

May

67

65

59 55.

58

61

99

 126

Ifli.

146

132

109

99

93

89

93

109

109

113

133

144

139

139

136

 139

128

121

118

118

102

96

3,379

109

6,700

June

97

87

78

74

74

69

59

62

61

57

§4.

57

62

56

76

*64

62

57

85

191

101

99

87

81

74

69

69

62

62

58

-

2,154

71.8

4,270

July

56

54

52

48

52

49

47

47

47

57

64.

56

51

50

45

52

48

46

49

50

47

43

4L

41

46

46

44

45

45

43

 42

1,503

48.5

2,980

Aug.

42

§i

49

45

40

41

42

42

45

38

47

44

42

42

47

48

 42

44

42

44

41

47

47

39

41

38

39

21

39

39

38

1,322

42.6

2,620

Sept.

37

 40

42

42

40

39

29

25.

30

31

31

35

34

35

35

35

35

37

48

43

40

43

38

41

40

39

40

39

37

*36

1,116

37.2

2,210

Calendar year 1952 : Max 521 Min 25 Bean 47.2 Ac-ft 34,240

Water year 1952-53 : Max 184 Min 25 Bean 46.2 Ac-ft 33,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Redwater Creek above Belle Fourche, S. Dak.

373

Location. La t 44°40'05", long. 103°49'55", in NW£SE£ see. 11, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 212 in Belle Fourche, a quarter o£ a 

mile upstream from Hay Creek and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 13, 1946, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 852 cfs June 20 (gage height, 6.13 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs July 25 (gage height, 3.10 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,800 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 8.98 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs July 8, 1952; minimum gage height, that of July 25, 1953.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

3.1

3.2 

'3.3 

3.5 

3.7

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

86

191

346

590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

35

33

35

35

47

70

*78

82

86

78

77

76

77

78

86

91

91

89

86

91

93

94

89

68

82

84

88

98

96

93

94

2,400

77.4

4,760

Nov.

94

89

*89

91

94

100

98

100

101

101

91

76

80

83

88

88

88

86

93

100

96

105

103

101

105

b!05

blOO

blOO

b!05

bllO

-

2,860

' 95.3

5,670

Dec.

b!20

*b!25

111

111

107

103

128

143

135

132

132

130

130

128

130

128

128

128

126

b!25

b!25

b!25

b!25

125

120

120

125

125

125

125

*125

3,865

125

7,670

Jan.

125

125

125

130

130

125

125

130

130

125

125

125

125

125

120

125

125

125

135

139

141

137

137

139

*137

137

132

135

132

132

4,013

129

7,960

Feb.

130

130

130

128

132

130

128

130

135

122

b!20 "128

130

137

135

135

130

135

132

b!20

120

125

130

*130

132

132

135

132

_

-

3,633

130

7,210

Mar.

b70

b!30

b!40

b!30

132

122

120

122

128

130

130

130

128

124

118

118

120

120

118

118

120

122

*114

112

112

114

114

112

116

116

116

3,716

120

7,370

Apr.

118

120

116

TI5

118

116

128

122

122

122

120

118

*116

120

124

126

126

122

122

120

120

122

126

139

145

137

132

139

152

194

-

3,820

127

7,580

May

215

218

285

*230

171

161

164

*253

428

424

332

269

241

224

210

202

224

247

262

280

300

310

325

304

*290

275

250

232

"258 452

232

8,298

268

16,460

June

213

194

176

174

168

176

164

157

152

148

139

132

135

128

217

*194

135

116

144

568

275

218

186

164

152

143

141

132

124

118

-

5,283

176

10,480

July

*112

T6T

86

72

67

60

38

30

30

25

21

20

14

9

6

3.4

3

3

3.0

3

3

3

3

3

3.0

14

*16

12

15

20

15

813.4

26.2

1,610

Aug.

13

66

101

105

135

130

125

120

122

122

124

101

83

78

82

84

*78

93

70

63

60

51

56

44

38

42

36

31

26

29

30

2,338

75.4

4,640

Sept.

32

*35

42

46

45

46

41

36

38

40

34

39

46

55

55

58

*56

57

55

60

56

58

64

65

77

80

86

89

88

-*86

-

1,665

55.5

3,300

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,060 Kin 3.0 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,620

Water year 1952-53: Max 568 Kin 3.0 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,710

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--May 29 (8:30 a.m.) 748 cfs (5.93 ft); June 20 (5 a.m.) 852 cfs 

(6.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 24 to Jan. 20, Feb. 21, 22, May 20-22, 25, July 17, 18, 20-24, 

Aug. 5,' 7, 8; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
374 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Redwater Creek at Belle Fourche, S. Dak. 

(Formerly published as Red Water River at Belle Fourche)

Location.--Lat 44"40'20", long. 103"50<10", in SEj-NWi sec. 11, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., on 

downstream side of center pier of highway bridge at Belle Fourche, 200 ft downstream 

from Hay Creek and 500 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,020 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1903 to June 1906 (discontinued). Published as Red Water River 

at Belle Fourche. Records for July to November 1905, published in WSP 172, have been 

found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is 2,992.88 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes. 1903-6; Maximum discharge, 8,050 cfs June 5, 1904 (gage height, 10.2 ft, 

from high-water mark); maximum gage height, 13.0 ft Feb. 2-14, 1905 (backwater from 

ice); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Large diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions. See also Records available. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for periods in the water years 1903-5, superseding those published in WSP 99, 

130, are given herewith:

Date

1903

July 32

26

37

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

Discharge

81

100

122

147

123

122

160

174

202

203

174

147

147

147

232

313

174

123

122

122

81

132

81

81

64

64

Date

1903-Con.

Aug. 20

21

22

33

24

35

36

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

Discharge

64

64

64

57

64

57

64

296

247

147

147

147

123

123

132

123

122

123

122

132

133

147

174

390

331

413

Date

1903-Con.

Sept. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21.

32

23

24

25

26

37

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

Discharge

296

202

332

233

232

332 .,

123

174

147

232

233

332

333

232

132

123

122

132

123

122

133

122

133

122

133

133

Date

1903-Con.

Oct. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

34

35

36

27

28

39

30

31

1904

Dec. 23-31

Discharge

132

132

132

122

147

123

123

122

132

132

133

132

132

147

147

147

123

122

123

123

122

6200

e Average for period Indicated.

Month

October 1903.. ...........

Maximum

147

-

Minimum

132

-

Mean

135

199

Runoff In 

acre-feet

7,700

13,300
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche, S. Dak.

375

Location. Lat 44"42'15", long. 103°49'00", in NW'i sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Crow Creek, 1 mile downstream from diversion 

dam on Belle Fourche River, and 2^ miles northeast of Belle Fourche.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 10, 1946, staff gage at site 800 ft downstream 

from diversion dam at same datum. Dec. 10, 1946, to Nov. 26, 1949, water-stage recorder 

at site 850 ft downstream from diversion dam at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 146 cfs.

Extremes. 1945-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,330 cfs Mar. 29, 1952; no flow for many 

days during 1946-49.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water is 

diverted through canal from Belle Fourche River to Belle Fourche Reservoir (see following page) for irrigation. Discharges shown represent actual diversion to the reservoir. Flow completely regulated at diversion dam 1 mile above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

32

31

33

34

36

60

*81

80

"67 106

70

73

74

75

77

103

94

94

92

95

94

96 

93

72

84

87

89

97

97

94

94

2,404

77.5

4,770

Nov.

95

92

*89

91

92

97

100

102

102

102

94

83

83

85

88

89

89

88

94

100

97

102 

104

102

107

bllO

blOS

b!05

bllO

bllO

2,907

96.9

5,770

Dec.

b!25

*b!30

bl!5

95

111

107

124

138

137

135

134

133

b!30

b!30

131

131

131

129

128

b!30

b!30

b!30 

b!30

b!25

b!20

b!25

b!25

b!25

b!25

129

*127

3,915

126

7,770

Jan.

128

127

129

130

130

b!25

b!25

b!30

131

131

131

130

132

b!30

bl20

bl25

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!40

141

143 

138

139

140

*137

141

138

*136

135

139

4,111

133

8,150

Feb.

141

143

1*1

140

142

142

143

143

143

133

b!20

b!30

136

141

141

139

137

138

b!35

b!20

b!20

b!30 

b!30

*136

134

135

137

139

_

_

-

3,808

136

7,550

Mar.

beo

b!40

b!50

b!40

b!40

b!35

142

158

193

221

235

*225

228

212

192

182

194

286

*254

218

263

277

*215

204

222

198

192

184

180

176

176

6,012

194

11,920

Apr.

*176

180

175

168

165

165

182

185

182

170

160

155

*149

152

165

183

194

189

172

165

161

156 

157

*174

187

226

232

*240

268

515

-

5,748

192

11,400

May

836

640

1.020

*895

526

410

354

*386

577

612

554

543

511

482

428

395

395

420

500

511

541

592 

660

532

*491

465

419

431

719

700

420

16,965

547

33,650

June

*410

404

345

310

310

310

294

288

288

301

255

242

260

243

736

886

*620

784

662

1.180

933

*1,090 

935

600

437

348

296

255

240

229

» -

14,491

483

28,740

July

*205

179

150

144

143

136

112

103

115

105

86

93

91

77

76

72

68

76

83

97

97

99 

101

95

98

333

*365

127

92

97 *y.o

3,825

123

7,590

Aug.

88

366

560

849

1.110

864

650

473

*300

249

243

228

180

166

165

162

*167

230

262

150

134

126

127

166

128

106

96

89

86

84

sT

8,691

280

17,240

Sept.

100

*97

105

112

114

115

109

105

105

106

103

151

157

115

94

87

*81

79

74

74

74

73 

77

77

84

88

90

92

95

*92

-

2,925

97.5

5,800

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,330 Min 7 Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,180 Min 31 Mean 208 Ac-ft 150,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
376 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fourche Reservoir near Belle Fourche, S. Dak.

Location Lat 44°44'10", long. 103°40'10", at dam on Owl Creek, in SW£SE£ see. 18, T. 9 N., 

H. 4 E., and 9f miles northeast of Belle Fourche.

Records available. January 1912 to September 1953.

Sage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 147,700 acre-ft June 30 (elevation, 

2,970.1 ft); minimum observed, 19,180 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 2,941.3 ft).

1912-53: Maximum contents observed, 197,400 acre-ft Apr. 30, 1919, May 20, 1920 

(elevation, 2,974.9 ft); minimum observed, -3,000 acre-ft Sept. 30, 1936 (water was 

lowered below empty level of 2,927.0 ft by opening holes in crib walls).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; dam completed and storage began in 1911. 

UsaDle capacity, 185,200 acre-ft (1949 survey) between elevations 2,927.0 ft (lowest 

outlet) and 2,975.0 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage below 

elevation 2,927.0 ft, 6,800 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents 

above elevation 2,927.0 ft. Water diverted from Belle Fourche River through Inlet 

Canal (see preceding page) is stored in Belle Fourche Reservoir and used for irrigation 

in-the Belle Fourche project.

Cooperation. Records of contents and capacity tables furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

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

Calendar year 1952. ....

Sept. 30... ...............

Water year 1953-53.....

Elevation 

(feet)

3,941.3

2,943.0

2,948.1

-

2,956.3

2,964.5

2,958.7

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

19,180

22,550

26,940

35,200

-

43,480

51,900

65,640

76,640

113,300

147,700

110,300

106,200

76,640

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+3,370

+4,390

+8,260

-30,440

+8,280

+8,420

+13,740

+11,000

+36,660

+34,400

-37,400

-4,100

-29,560

+57,460
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

377

Belle Fourche River near Fruitdale, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°41'30", long. 103°43'S5", in NW^NEi sec. 3, T. 8 N., R. 3 E., near right 

Dank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 212, 2^ miles northwest of 

Fruitdale and 8 miles downstream from point of diversion to Belle Fourche Reservoir.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,925 ft (from topographic map). Nov. 4, 

1945, to Apr. 9, 1947, chain gage and Apr. 10, 1947, to Oct. 14, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1946-53), 111 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,070 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 7.83 ft, backwater from beaver'dam), from rating curve extended above 790 cfs; minimum daily, 3.8 

cfs June 1; minimum gage height, 2.60'ft Mar. 23.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 7,460 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 11.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting: no flow Dec. 18-26, 1945, 

Feb. 5-12, July 5-10, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. At a point 

8 miles above station water is diverted to Belle Fourche Reservoir (see preceding page) 

through Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche (see p. 375), with other smaller diversions from 

the main stem and tributaries for irrigation. Total diversion for irrigation of about 

60,000 acres above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

1J

10

10

10

10

*12

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

15

15

16

17

T6

16

15

15

17

16

16

433

14.0

859

Nov.

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

TT

12

13

-

467

15.6

926

Dec.

14

*14

14

25

14

11

10

10

10

10

10

e

7

6

jj

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

*5

248

8.0

492

Jan.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

*5

5

5

5

5

5

149

4.8

296

Feb.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4

4

4

4

4

_

-

-

128

4.6

254

Mar.

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

7

7

8_

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

7

*6

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

196

6.3

389

Apr.

7

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

5

5

4.4

4.2

475

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.2

5

6

-

154.7

5.16

307

May

6

6

8

*7

5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

5

5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.7

5

5

5

6

6

5

5

5

*4.7

4.7

4.7

5

7

55

±iA

210.8

6.80

418

June

*3.8

4.0

4.4

4.5

4.7

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

7

7

35

*842

12

7

8

1,750

162

109

24

5

4.5

5

5

5

5

4.7

-

3,055.6

102

6,060

July

*4.7 "477"

5

5

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

9

9

9

9

10

12

13

18

*12

10

10

11

11

258.4

8.34

513

Aug.

11

318

1,650

142

1,170

1,030

6

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

*6

7

7

7

7

8

8

9

9

10

10

11

12

12

12

4,392

142

8,710

Sept.

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

li

13

13

13

12

13

13

*14

12

10

9

9

8

8

8

T_

e

8

8

8

*8

-

324

10.8

643

Calendar year 1952: Max 945 Mln 2 Mean 13.1 Ac-ft 9,540

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,750 Mln 3.8 Mean 27.4 Ac-ft 19,870

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 22 to Dec. 4, Dec. 12 to Mar. 7.
378 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Belle Fourche River near Sturgis, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44 0 30'50n , long. 103°07'50", in SW^NE-f sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 8 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 24, half a mile upstream 

from Bear Butte Creek and 20 miles northeast of Sturgis.

Records available.--November 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,525 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

rfo Oct. 31, 1946, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 357 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs June 16 (gage height, 9.1ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), minimum daily, 10 cfs Feb. 16-21;. minimum gage height, 3.08 ft 

Nov. 23.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 17,900 cfs May 24, 1946 (gage height, 13.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days 

during 1945, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect,*which are poor. At a point 

70 miles above station, water is diverted to Belle Fourche Reservoir (see p. 376) 

through Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche (see p. 375), with other smaller diversions from 

the main stem and tributaries for irrigation. Total diversion for irrigation of about 

60,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 8, 9, Aug. 10-20, Sept. 7-30)

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

70

165

343

650

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.1

1,060

1,600

3,000

4,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Cay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Acs- ft

Oct.

194

191

160

126

102

92

*90

80

74

74

67

65

64

64

62

62

64

64

60

59

62

64

62

62

62

64

68

64

65

65

65

2,517

81.2

4,990

Jfov.

64

64

64

 64

64

64

65

65

64

64

62

60

5V

56

67

70

68

67

60

60

60

50

35

35

30

30

25

25

30

35

-

1,626

54.2

3,230

Dec.

40

*45

50

50

55

55

60

65

65

65

60

50

45

40

45

45

45

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

20

1,215

39.2

2,410

Jan.

25

*25

30

30

30

25

30

40

50

50

50

50

40

30

25

_2fl

20

30

30

35

40

40

40

45

50

60

 65

65

55

50

50

1,225

39.5

2,430

Feb.

50

50

50

50

50

50

45

45

40

35

30

20

15

15

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

15

*20

30

35

35

30

25

_

_

-

810

28.9

1,610

Mar.

25

25

25

25

30

40

70

100

150

170

185

220

*320

410

380

292

267

286

252

239

239

245

143

86

95

92

 80

76

70

65

64

4,766

154

9,450

Apr.

65

67

54

50

50

56

102

206

210

143

92

67

60

*57

59

57

57

56

48

46

46

45

48

56

70

60

54

57

92

224

-

2,354

78.5

4,670

May

539

427

1,140

842

438

353

271

*312

399

363

271

213

180

174

154

149

152

160

160

174

182

185

194

188

*149

138

136

141

2.050

748

449

11,431

369

22,670

June

282

191

171

160

138

138

138

136

130

133

143

152

162

191

2,090

2,740

*4.720

1,390

710

4,380

3,340

1,030

808

468

232

188

160

136

120

113

-

24,890

830

49,370

July

162

160

162

118

92

92

92

120

*141

162

200

222

222

219

200

203

235

259

245

263

294

286

259

256

271

755

718

*468

432

373

307

7,988

258

15,840

Aug.

267

252

562

2,050

1,180

2^600

832

487

259

171

141

133

116

116

143

171

242

203

*180

232

245

232

330

353

302

275

275

286

290

294

302

13,521

436

26,820

Sept.

325

330

343

558

330

307

282

*278

263

259

271

282

267

267

290

282

245

228

242

239

245

252

256

245

249

245

239

*239

225

225

-

8,108

270

16,080

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,620 Mln 5 Mean 208 Ac-ft 151,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,720 Mln 10 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,600

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs).--May 29 (10 a.m.) 4,620 cfs (7.98 ft); June 16 (2 p.m.) 6,640 c 

(.1 ft); June 20 (5 p!m.) 6,390 cfs (8.97 ft); Aug. 4 (5 a.m.) 3,350 cfs (7.22 ft); Aug. 6 (12:30 

.m.) 4,120 cfs (7.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Mar. 15. Discharge computed from oncelily wire-weight-gage readings Feb. 19 to Mar. 14, May 9 to June 21, Aug. 17-21.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Bear Butte Creek near Sturgis, S. Dak.

379

Location.- -La t 44 "28 '35", long. 103°15'50", in SWpSW£ sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., on upstream side of highway bridge, 1-| miles downstream from Spring Creek, 8-| miles upstream 

from mouth, and 12| miles northeast of Sturgis.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 2,750 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to Feb. 20, 1947, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 17.4 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge observed during year, 560 cfs June 20 (gage height, 7.05 ft); 

no flow at times .

1945-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,420 cfs (revised) May 24, 1946 (gage height, 

12.07 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

for several days during 1949-50, 1952-53.

Flood of May 20, 1883 (maximum known), and one in 1909, were greater than flood of 

May 24, 1946, from information by local residents.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

papers

own in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

s indicated. *

WSP

1086 

1086 

1146

Water 

year

1946 

1947 

1949

Date

May 24, 1946 

June 22, 1947 

May 28, 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,420 

1,020 

636

Gage height 

Tfeet)

12.07 

10.20 

7.75

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1946-47, superseding those published in WSP 1086, are given herewith:

Date

1946

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

23

24

25

26

27

30

31

Discharge

10

799

688

356

225

169

339

1,140

438

239

169

331

842

Date

1946-Con.

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

12

13

18

19

20

21

Discharge

876

928

398

253

197

150

136

267

197

841

910

513

370

Date

1946-Con.

June 22

23

24

25

1947

June 21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

282

239

176

156

352

910

842

561

256

Month

Water year 1945-46. ..... 

Calendar year 1946. .....

Water year 1946-47...... 

Calendar year 1947......

Cfs-days

18,295.8 

20,106.8

13,952.8 

12,352

Maximum

1,140 

1,140

910 

910

Minimum

3

1

1

Mean

50.1 

55.1

38.2 

33.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

36,280 

39,880

27,690 

24,510
380 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Bear Butte Creek near Sturgls, S. Dak. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 4, Nov. 9-21, May 8-10)

Oct. 1 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0.1

.4

1.0

2.0

3.4

2.4

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.4

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0

.4 

1.3 

2.6 

4.5

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

5.4

123

301

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~72 O.E

.2

.2 

.3

.3

«*.4

. '.53

.5

.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

'270 2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

33.2

1.07

66

Nov.

~7i 1.2

.8

is

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

-

15.8

0.53

31

Dec.

~*7J 0.6

'.i

.7 

.7

*.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

TTs

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

31.1

1.00

62

Jan.

1.5

 1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.0

TTS

1.5

1.5

2.0

3^0

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

 2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

55.5

1.79

110

Feb.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

TTs

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

 1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.5

_

-

51.5

1.84

102

Mar.

1.5

TTs

1.5

1.5 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

6

8

*10 ~6

4.8

3.4

4.0

5

5

6

7

4.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.6

 4.0

3.4

3.1

3.3

3.1

119.1

3.84

236

Apr.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.4

3.8

6

8

7

6

4.8

4.6

4.2

 3.1

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

11

-

124.8

4.16

248

May

64

207

IBs

56 

28

26

22

 66

 166

123

*99

76

 66

72

68

67

67

68

65

64

64

59

54

48

 42

38

32.

36

54

32

29

2,143

69.1

4,250

June

27

23

19

15 

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

11

12

28

41

35

30

20

*294

96

44

37

31

20

17

14

12

11

9

-

938

31.3

1,860

July

8

8

7

7 

6

6

6

5

*4.5

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8 TTe

2.3

3.8

5

 4.5

5

6

6

126.4

4.08

251

Aug.

6

6

7

17 

100

42

16

10

7

5

4.1

3.6

3.0

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.6

 1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

75

246.6

7.95

489

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

tt

.3

.2

»*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.2

-

4.5

0.15

8.9

Calendar year 1952: Max 543 Min 0 Mean 10.3 Ac-ft 7,460

Water year 1952-53: Max 294 Mln 0 Mean 10.7 Ac-ft 7,710

« Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 12.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 381

Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°22'10", long. 102°33'55", In NE^NE^ sec. 29. T. 5 N., R. 13 E., near 

right band on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 4f miles northwest of Elm 

Springs and 5^. miles downstream from Hay Creek.

Drainage area. 7,210 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to June 1932 (no winter records prior to December 1930), 

March 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Aug. 19, 1928, to June 30, 1932, and Mar. 4, 1934, to May 25, 

~~T938, chain gage at same site and datum. May 26, 1938, to July 27, 1939, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1928-31, 1934-53), 423 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 

370 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,740 cfs June 21 (gage height, 7.41 ft); mlni-

 mum dally, 15 cfs Feb. 20-22; minimum gage height observed, 0.20 ft Oct. 22, 27, Nov. 19.

1928-32, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 35,700 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 14.3 ft); 

no flow for many days during 1936-37, 1939-40.

Maximum stage known, 21.8 ft In May 1927. Flood In spring of 1933 reached a stage of 

about 20 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those based on wire-weight-gage readings and those for period

 of ice effect, which are poor. At a point 130 miles above station, water is diverted 

to Belle Fourche Reservoir (see p. 376) through Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche (see p. 

375), with other smaller diversions from the main stem and tributaries for irrigation. 

Total diversions for irrigation of about 60,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 786: Drainage area. WSP 926: 1929, 1931 (M), 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 1-4)

Oct. 1 to May 11 May 12 to Sept. 30

0.1

.5

1.0

1.5

34

126

275

490

2.0 

3.0 

4.8

780

1,540

3,430

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

200

385

645

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.8

1,360

2,360

3,680

7,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

136

134

131

97

a94

92

a92

92

a92

92

a84

a76 *69

71

66

64

60

60

a65

69

362 

55

a58

62

a59

357

55

a56

57

a59

62

2,378

76.7

4,720

Nov.

a62

362

62

363

64

363

62

a62

a62

*60

a60

60

a60

60

a61

a61

62

a58

55

55

55 

55

50

45

40

35

30

30

30

30

-

1,614

53.8

3,200

Dec.

32

34

40

45

50

55

60

*65

70

70

65

60

55

40

55

55

55

50

45

40

35 

30

25

20

20

20

20

20

25

30

35

1,331

42.9

2,640

Jan.

35

35

35

35

30

25

25

30

40

50

 6060

*50

40

30

25

25

30

30

30

35 

35

35

40

45

45

50

50

50

55

55

1,215

39.2

2,410

Feb.

55

*60

60

60

55

50

50

50

45

40

35

30

30

30

25

20

20

20

20

15

15 

15

20

25

30

35

35

30

_

_

-

975

34.8

1,930

Mar.

25

25

25

25

25

30

*40

65

90

210

320

1,100

1.200

860

465

 445

534

496

404

382

490 

431

363

a265

174

119

116

102

88

' *78

76

9,068

293

17,990

Apr.

83

83

80

71

64

60

88

955

1.050

672

377

228

149

121

107

92

83

80

69

*64

60 

55

51

51

53

57

66

53

70

514

-

5,606

187

11,120

May

*1,740

],850

3.530

2,800

1,430

666

a490

314

a370

a430

*490

a385

280

a225

172

al58

a!45

132

a!38

144

a!90 

241

a215

a!85

156

a!50

144

a!50

1,570

2,090

516

21,296

687

42,240

June

403

3295

*189

3152

116

allO

a 105

99

a 100

101

a97

93

98

215

1,260

4,060

4,080

*2,990

2,580

7,000

7.200 

2,580

*1,200

1,050

3645

489

1,270

a465

206

180

-

39,428

1,314

78,200

July

156

171

175

189

164

127

114

109

127

151

164

200

222

219

*216

200

212

234

269

461

385 

408

390

364

411

1,000

1.100

723

587

475

431

10,154

328

20,140

Aug.

376

399

572

1,740

2,090

2,190

*2.650

a765

a455

291

a218

146

3116

86

al06

a!26

146

a!52

159

a!49

139 

a210

a285

*355

314

258

234

269

280

276

276

15,828

511

31,390

Sept.

310

314

302

314

526

314

291

265

258

245

241

255

269

*258

255

280

276

234

219

228

219 

234

231

238

216

231

225

222

232

206

-

7,698

257

15,270

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,500 Mln 4 Mean 349 Ac-ft 253,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,200 Mln 15 Mean 319 Ac-ft 231,200

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs).--Mav 3 (6 p.m.) 3.990 cfs (5.09 ft); May 29 (9 p.m.) 5,310 cfs

(5.94 ft); June 17 (6 p.m.) 5,900 cfs (6.23 ft); June 21 (1:30 a.m.) 8,740 cfs (7.41 ft); Aug. 7

(2 a.m.) 4,270 cfs (5.37 ft)."

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

.NJte.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Mar. 14 (many scattered days of no gageheight record). Discharge computed on basis of water-stage recorder Oct. 1-4, 13-18, Mar. 10, 11, 

Mar. 31 to Apr. 10, Apr. 13 to May 4, May 29-31, June 12-22, June 30 to Aug. 7, Aug. '24 to Sept. 30; 

discharge for remainder of year computed on basis of thrice-weekly or more frequent wire-weight-gage 

readings.
382 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

Cheyenne River near Plainview, S. Dak.

-fcQ.catj.on.-Lat 44°31'25", long. 101 059'30H , in NE^SWi sec. 31, T. 7 N. , R. 18 E., on downstream side of third pier from right end of bridge on State Highway 73, if miles downstream from Ash Creek and 10 miles southeast of Plainview.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,877.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 22, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes-. Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs June 20 (gage height, 8.97 ft); minimum daily, 100 cfs Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, Nov. 25 to Dec. 2.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 41,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1952 (gage height, 10.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

10.62 ft Mar. 29, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 7 cfs Jan. 26-28, 

1952.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, diversions 

for irrigation of about 70,000 acres, and return of flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 7 to June 29, Aug. 7)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 12

2.1 

2.4 

2.6

122

222

318

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

£39

455

790

1,270

5.0

7.0 

8.1

2,800

4,740

7,200

11,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-tt

Oct.

282

287

3O8

303

292

282

262

254

249

262

249

£49

*244

236

236

240

24O

240

24O

240

240

244

240

231

195

166

144

d!30

dllO

dlOO

dlOO

7,095

229

14,070

Jlov.

dlOO

dllO

125

133

176

180

163

176

176

*163

153

191

199

202

202

2O6

21O

218

214

2OO

200

ISO

16O

140

1OO

100 100

100

100

100

-

4,777

159

9,480

Dec.

1OO

1OO

120

14 O

160

220

3OO

*280

260

240

210

19O

ISO

160

ISO

140

ISO

ISO

ISO

12O

12O

120

120

120

120

120

120

140

160

180

180

4,960

160

9,840

Jan.

ISO

ISO

ISO

ISO

16O

160

16O

17O

190

220

2 SO

26O

*250

2OO

14O

140

16O

17O

ISO

200

210

220

230

250

26O

270

290

310

340

370

360

6,840

221

13,570

Peb.

360

*36O

340

330

310

30O

280

260

240

210

ZOO

200

200

200

220

22O

220

220

240

260

260

260

260

260

280

280

270

260

.

_

-

7,3OO

261

14,480

Mar.

24O

22O

21O

210

*200

200

20O

22O

400

1,300

2,800

3.500

 3,200

2,620

1,920

« ,23O

,320

,590

,600

,420

2,980

2,10O

1,130

*769

584

534

477

450

420

 369

364

34,777

1,122

68,98O

Apr.

. 346

346

346

378

425

374

364

730

2.180

1,330

774

558

455

4O5

360

356

499

430

36O

*346

333

315

303

295

307

333

307

311

360

1,610

-

15,836

528

31,410

May

*5,61O

6,380

7,700

7.900

3,760

1,750

1,170

943

774

862

 970

862

742

682

639

612

564

528

504

522

564

598

591

598

558

504

472

455

46O

2,74O

1,650

52,714

1,700

1O4.60O

June

844

668

*477

506

410

324

279

279

271

303

253

243

261

580

L.O6O

3,210

3,03O

*4,410

2,860

*11,60O

11.7OO

5,850

*2,480

1,520

1,120

774

1,23O

1,450

862

619

-

59,473

1,982

113,000

July

488

396

360

328

324

3O7

283

283

279

275

275

268

303

338

*328

315

311

328

369

440

425

466

472

415

41O

2.260

1,11O

1,100

1,140

742

591

15,729

507

31,200

Aug.

528

750

2,830

1,130

3.210

1,870

*2,710

1,460

790

598

450

346

307

291

271

253

271

303

338

333

287

268

283

*596

633

455

378

333

356

369

360

23,357

753

46,330

Sept.

360

4O5

42O

44O

415

410

392

374

351

338

328

328

328

 328

324

324

328

324

315

303

295

287

287

299

291

279

283

275

271

275

-

9,977

333

19,79O

Calendar year 1952: Max 30,900 Mln 7 Mean 849 AC-ft 616,400

Hater year 1952-53: Max 11,700 Mln 1OO Mean 665 Ao-ft 481,800

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs) . Mar. 12 (7:30 p..m.) 5,930 cfs (6.52 ft); May 1 (3:3O p.m.) 7,630 

cfs (7.O2 ft); May 4 (8:3O a.m.) 8,940 cfs (7.38 ft); May 30 (12:30 p.m.) 5,780 cfs (6.57 ft); 

June 18 (3 a.m.) 5.71O cfs (6.68 ft); June £0 (10:30 a.m.) 15,700 cfs (8.97 ft); Aug. 5 (3-.3O a.m.) 

6,220 cfs (6.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2O to Mar. 12. Discharge computed from oncedaily wire-weight gage readings Dec. 7 to Mar. 11, Aug. 15-17, 22, Sept. 20-30.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 383

Cherry Creek near Plainview, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°44'35", long. 102°03"10", in SW^NE^r sec. 16, T. 9 N., R. 17 E., on left 

 bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 73, a quarter of a mile downstream

from small tributary, 6£ mUes downstream from Red Owl Creek, and 11 miles northeast or

Plainview.

Records available. November 1945 to September 1953.

Gage water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,158.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^192B. Prior to June 8, 1948, chain or wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 8 years, 83.8 cfs. ,.,_,»,,, *<-\ 

Extremes.-'-Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 cfs June 16 (gage height, 16.91 ft); no

flow for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Apr. 1, 1952 (gage height, 22.63 ft); no

flow for many days each year. Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1949 has been revised to 2,980

cfs Mar. 27, 1949 (gage height, 12.88 ft), superseding figure published In WSP 1146. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water

period in the water year 1949, superseding those published in WSP 1146, are given

herewith:

1949 

Mar. 25.

26.

27.

2,580

2,760

2,940

1949 Con. 

Mar. 28........... 2,850

29........... 2,760

30........... 2,440

Month

Calendar year 1949 ..................

Cfs-days

37,769

Maximum

2,940

Minimum

0

Mean

103

Runoff in 

acre-feet

74,910

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June l)

Oct. 1 to June 1

4.7 12

4.8 14

5.0 23

5.5 61

6.0 117

6.5 211

7.0 336

11.7 2,120

1.4 

2.7 

4.4

June 2 to Sept. 30

4.5 7

4.7 14

4.9 24

5.4 69

6.0 146

6.5 258

7.0 412

12.0 2,260

15.4 4,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

o

0

0

Xov.

(«)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(«)

0

0

o

Jan.

(«)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

*o

o

0

*5

80

100

150

392

1,100

2.090

966

*413

268

170

129

124

104

*92

72

6,255

202

12,410

Apr.

54

44

37

31

27

24

28

96

270

252

367

244

129

83

65

54

42

35

30

*27

24

20

18

17

17

16

IS

Is

60

-

2,155

71.8

4,270

May

239

270

757

993

845

662

309

137

92

70

*55

46

41

35

29

25

24

21

19

17

17

18

17

16

16

15

li

15

19

47

530

5,410

175

10,730

June

1,430

598

*293

161

102

80

63

55

70

574

242

108

76

161

675

4,490

2,520

2,010

1,270

*2,230

2,3OO

*1,430

1,360

584

279

182

146

123

103

90

-

23,805

794

47,220

July

78

69

61

52

46

43

37

33

30

27

23

20

18

16

*13

10

11

12

11

10

9

7

7

6

6

6

 308

405

125

81

57

1,637

52.8

3,250

Aug.

52

67

250

441

627

918

*933

371

154

120

100

78

73

61

48

33

19

21

276

441

139

66

38

*26

19

15

11

9

9

8

2.

5,430

175

10,770

Sept.

6

7

6

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

*1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

0

o

0

0

0

-

54.2

1.81

108

Calendar year 1952: Max 13, 800 Mln o Mean 192 Ac-ft 139, 60O

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,490 Mln o Mean 123 Ac-ft 88.76O

Peak discharge (base. l.OOO efs).--Mar. 22 (1 p.m.) 2,380 cfs (12.24 ft): May 4 (1O:3O a.m.) 1,030 

cfs (8.96 ft); June 1 (9:30 p.m.) 1,57O cfs (10.22 ft); June 16 (8:3O a.m.) 5.960 cfs (16.91 ft); June 

June 20 (11:30 p.m.) 3,88O cfs (14.58 ft); Aug. 7 (3 a.m.) 1.O3O cfs (8.74 ft).

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 16-19. Discharge computed from once-daily 

wire-weight-gage readings July 15 to Aug. 24.
384 CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 

Cheyenne River near Eagle Butte, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°41 I 40", long. 101°13'05", In NE^SE^ see. 32, T. 9 N., R. 24 E., on down-

 stream side of fourth pier from left abutment of bridge on State Highway 63, 0.5 mile

upstream from Hermaphrodite Creek and 21 miles south of Eagle Butte. 

Drainage area. 24,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953. Published as "near Carlin' 1928-33. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and supplementary wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of

 gage is 1,601.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1934, chain

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 989 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 9.70 ft, backwater from ice); minimum daily, 50 cfs Nov. 26-30.

1928-53: Maximum discharge observed, 104,000 cfs May 24, 1933 (gage height, 15.00

ft), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; no flow Feb. 14-16, 1949, Jan. 25 to

Feb. 4, 1950. Maximum stage known, 18.9 ft May 13, 1920, from information by local residents.

Flood of May 9, 1927, reached a stage of 18.1 ft, from information by local residents. 

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

 and those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by 

storage reservoirs and diversions for irrigation of about 70,000 acres above station. 

Records of chemical analyses and water tempsraturss for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1291.

Revisions. WSP 786: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 9, Apr. 18-30, 

June 15-20, 22-24, July 30, " ' "*

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21

4.0 

4.5

75

235

490

940

1,690

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.4

2,630 

3,790 

S,39C 

7,200

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

I . =P,

2-9) 

Mar. 22 to Sept.

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.2

30

249

405

730

1,250

1,970

2,930

5,720

10,300

17,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

296

a296

296

a296

a300

502

a295

284

*268

262

a260

a255

252

*240

222

a222

240 

a240

a230

226

a236

246

a243

240

a210

alSO

158

a!45

134

allS

100

7,289

235

14,460

flov.

alOO

alOO

100

a!05

*114

199

166

a!55

al45

134

a!20

103

al50

*199

a220

a220

217 

a200

194

a210

230

a210

a200

186

**80

50

50

50

50

50

-

4,307

144

8,540

Dec.

55

*60

70

90

120

200

240

280

500

2GO

240

210

190

180

*180

180

170 

160

150

140

140

140

140

130

130

120

120

120

140

160

200

5,015

162

9,950

Jan.

200

200

200

200

190

180

*180

180

180

190

210

240

280

240

200

160

150 

150

150

160

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

240

*250

260

280

6,340

205

12,580

Feb.

300

330

580

380

370

360

340

320

300

270

240

230

*230

210

200

200

200 

200

200

200

210

220

230

250

260

270

270

260

_

_

-

7,430

265

14,740

Mar.

260

260

*250

230

220

200

200

220

280

400

600

3,900

*4,760

3,630

*3,020

2,150

*1,610 

1,840

2,230

2,800

6,980

11.500

8,580

*4,830

2,060

*1,660

1,840

1,950

1,950

1,810

*1,460

73,680

2,377

146,100

Apr.

1,130

864

730

681

674

*695

681

738

1,670

2.690

*1,910

1,350

1,050

837

688

602

556 

614

582

491

453

*405

388

378

372

361

394

411

484

1,850

-

24,729

824

49,050

May

*5,110

8,990

* 10. 600

9,880

7,700

*4,100

2,800

2,060

1,290

1,210

1,150

al,070

999

*999

933

a870

aSOO 

746

*709

681

674

681

695

695

688

*660

614

608

588

562

2,450

71,612

2,310

142,000

June

1,660

al,800

1,990

*933

730

a660

582

510

*524

418

1,690

999

aSOO

1,460

4,380

*5,490

7,220 

6,800

4,980

*7,770

*17.100

*13,800

*6,060

4,320

3,070

2,070

al,950

1,860

2,140

al,340

-

105,166

3,506

208,600

July

846

688

621

543

491

478

447

394

*345

314

283

524

329

*356

411

372

361 

350

372

405

441

510

472

530

484

,420

.970

,140

,030

* ,500

891

18,918

610

57,520

Aug.

770

1,170

1,340

*2,570

2,700

3,650

2,730

3.750

2,050

1,290

*1,020

754

a640

543

a485

a440

400 

a400

411

a720

498

a410

a450

1,200

*660

709

550

459

411

411

405

33,996

1,097

67,430

Sept.

394

394

417

435

447

447

435

411

*394

366

350

334

319

319

324

319

314 

329

329

308

274

278

*283

288

298

283

283

283

285

278

-

10,216

341

20,260

Calendar year 1952 : Max 34,400 Mln 6 Mean 1,231 Ac-ft 893,900

Water year 1952-53 : Max 17,100 Mln 50 Mean 1,010 Ac-ft 731,200

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Mar. 12, 23,200 cfs; Mar. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 12,400 cfs (7.36 ft); 

May 3 (7 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (7.16 ft); June 17 (8:30 a.m.) 8,040 cfs (6.83 ft); June 21 (6:30 p.m.) 

19,000 cfs (8.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 12 (many scattered days of no gageheight record). Discharge computed from thrice-weekly or more frequent wire-weight-gage readings 

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11, Mar. 14-20, Mar. 24 to Apr. 9, Apr. 11-21, May 9-19, May 30 to June 8, June 12-15, 

June 26 to July 2, Aug. 10-25.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River at Pierre, S. Dak.

385

Location. Lat 44°22'25", long 100°22'05", in Sw£ sec. 32, T. Ill N., R. 79 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of Chicago and North Western Railway bridge at Pierre, 

1.2 miles upstream from Bad River and at mile 1,117.6.

Drainage area. 243,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity for 1882, 1895-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission and 

records for 1891-1916, and 1918 to date are contained in reports of U. S. WeatJher Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,414.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 11, 1932, chain gage at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--24 years, 23,780 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 cfs June 22 (gage height, 12.43 ft); 

minimum daily, 5,800 cfs Dec. 16; minimum gage height observed, 3.42 ft Dec. ][6.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 440,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 25.35 ft); minimum daily, 2,300 cfs Nov. 14-16, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 0.20 ft Nov. 27, 

1946.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge measurements made thrice weekly during open water and at seven-day intervals during period of ice effect. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated 

by Port Peck Reservoir (see p. 105). Records of chemical analyses, and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 716: 1930. WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

26,700 

26,500 

26,600 

26,700 

26,900

27,000 

27,800 

28,600 

28,900 

28,700

28,600 

29,000 

28,900 

28,900 

29,200

29,500 

29,400 

28,600 

28 , 000 

27,800

28,000 

28,800 

29,100 

29.500 

29,400

29,100 

28,200 

27,500 

26,200 

25,700 

25.600

869,400 

28,050 

*1,724

Nov.

25,900 

26,100 

26,400 

26,400 

26,400

26,300 

26,100 

26,500 

27,000 

27,300

27,300 

25,000 

23,400 

22,100 

20,700

20,000 

19,700 

19,500 

18,700 

18,000

17,100 

17,100 

16,900 

16,800 

16,100

15,800 

12,000 

9,000 

8,000 

7.000

614,600 

20,490 

*1,219

Dec.

7,000 

7,500 

8,000 

8,500 

8,500

8,000 

8,000 

8,000 

8,500 

9,000

8,500 

8,000 

7,000 

6,500 

6,000

5.800 

5,000 

8,000 

10,000 

11,000

11,500 

13,000 

14,000 

14.500 

14,500

14,000 

13,000 

12,000 

11,500 

11,200 

11,000

298,000 

9,613 

591,100

Jan.

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

11,800 

11,800

11,600 

11,200 

11,000 

10.600 

10,800

10,800 

10,800 

11,000 

11,300 

11,200

11,200 

11,200 

11,600 

11,600 

12,300

12,800 

12,600 

12,300 

12,300 

12,900

13,000 

13 , 600 

15,800 

13,500 

13,200 

13,000

370,800 

11,960 

735,500

Feb.

15.000 

13,000 

13,000 

13,000 

13,000

13,000 

13,000 

13,000 

13,000 

13,000

12,500 

12,500 

12,500 

12,000 

12,000

12,000 

11,500 

11,500 

12,000 

12,000

12,000 

12,000 

11,500 

11,500 

12,000

11,500 

11.000 

11,000

343,000 

12,250 

580,300

Mar.

11,000 

11,000 

11,000 

10,500 

10,500

10,500 

10,500 

10.000 

10, 006 

10,000

11,000 

11,500 

12,000 

14,000 

20,000

15,700 

16,200 

16,800 

17,500 

25,000

32,000 

40,000 

43.400 

39,000 

34,300

28,800 

25,500 

24,600 

24,600 

26,700 

38,500

622,100 

20,070 

tl,234

Apr.

25,200 

21,700 

21,000 

19,800 

19,700

19,400 

24,000 

45.200 

44,600 

38,300

27,000 

20,500 

17,400 

16,400 

15,500

15,400 

15,500 

15,300 

14,700 

14,700

14,400 

14,100 

13,900 

13,600 

13.000

13,400 

14,400 

15,300 

16,600 

20,200

600,200 

20,010 

*1,190

May

29,600 

38,400 

45,000 

45,500 

46,106

34,160 

29,900 

27,900 

28,600 

28,200

27,900 

25,600 

24,200 

23,500 

23,500

23,600 

24,300 

28,100 

32,300 

30,200

26,700 

24,700 

22,700 

21,600 

213.900

21,900 

23,500 

23,500 

24,000 

23,200 

23,500

866,800 

27,960 

*1,719

June

34,700 

39,100 

33,500 

31,700 

29,800

27,700 

43,600 

61,800 

63,900 

63,000

60,400 

53,000 

49,300 

48,900 

56,700

88,500 

101,000 

106,000 

79,200 

76,900

94,800 

111,000

102,000 

90,600 

85,200

82,800 

80,600 

73,200 

66,000 

59,900

tl,994.8 

66,490 

*3,957

July

54.500 

48,506 

45,600 

44,000 

42,800

40,500 

38,300 

37,300 

36,500 

35,900

35,400 

35,600 

35,300 

32,900 

30,500

29,500 

29,300 

30,100 

29,600 

28,800

27,600 

26,700 

25,800 

24.700 

24,800

27,200 

28,200 

28,900 

28,400 

29,500 

30,100

tl, 042. 8 

33,640 

*2,068

Aug.

27,900 

28,100 

51.400 

29,266 

31,400

30,800 

30,800 

29,900 

30,000 

29, tOO

29,800 

30,100 

30,100 

30,300 

30,400

29,800 

28,600 

28,000 

27,400 

26,700

26,700 

25.900 

26,000 

26,400 

27,500

27,400 

28,400 

29,600 

28,800 

27,600 

26,900

891,400 

28,1750 

*1,,768

Sept.

27,200 

27,700 

26,500 

25.800 

26,000

26,400 

26,700 

26,800 

27,400 

28,300

29,100 

29,600 

30,000 

30,500 

30,600

30,600 

29,700 

29,100 

29,100 

29,800

51.000 

30,400 

29,500 

50,000 

50,500

50,400 

50,500 

30,200 

30,200 

30,400

869,800 

28,990 

*1,725

Calendar year 1952: Max 436,000 Mln 5,800 Mean 34,440 Ac-ft 25,000,000 

Water year 1952-53: Max 111,000 Mln 5,800 Mean 25,710 Ac-ft 18,610,000

Peak discharge (base. 60,000 of a). June 9 (8:30 a.m.) 64,700 cfs (8.93 ft)j June 18 (0:20 a.m.) 

111,000 cfs (11.84 ft)j June 22 17:30 p.m.) 112,000 cfs (12.43 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 22. Discharge computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 12 to Mar. 16, Mar. 25, 26, Apr. 2-6.
386 BAD RIVER BASIN

Bad River near Midland, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°04'05", long. 101°07'50", in SE^SEi sec. 5, T. 1 N. , R. 25 E., near cente 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

nearest tributary, I mile downstream from Mitchell Creek, and l£ miles east of Midland.

Drainage area. --1,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

1,833.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 11, 1947, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 121 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,340 cfs May 3 (gage height, 10.16 ft); no flow 

for many days .

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs Apr. 2, 1952 (gage height, 14.00 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

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

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 

1291.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 1, June 12-24, Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13

1.9

2.0

Msr. 14 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0

2.8

10

20

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

46

106

267

477

5.0

6.0

10.0

1,020

1,760

6,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

ii

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

( )

0

0

0

JIov.

0

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.4

rf

-

2.6

0.09

5.2

Dec.

0.6

*.7

.8

rf

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8 

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7 

.8

.8

24.4

0.79

48

Jan.

0.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.9

1

1

1

14T72

i.l

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

*.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

27.5

0.89

55

Feb.

1.0

ITT 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

-

58.9

2.10

117

Mar.

2.4

g,4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

6

110

*480

850

3,860

"3,020

1,010

1*1,060

3,020

3,420

"3,040

4,030

4,920 

3,090

*1,020

568

*472

573

588

383 

383

*294

36,218.6

1,168

71,840

Apr.

267

230

163 

106

106

133

163

a240

a320

a370

a280

a!90

a!30

*96

62

62

50

40

37

37

36

33 

29

27

23

"ST 20

30

200 

*2.140

5,647

188

11,200

May

4,080

5,110

*6,050 

4,440

1,810

*874

510

317

206

192

154

120

*96

89

70

74

66

60

57

57

54

54 

47

43

36

28

26

24

37 

33

30

24,824

801

49,240

June

23

17

19 

20

22

24

18

18

*17

18

19

44

535

604

1.750

702

*396

305

182

142

125

139 

117

106

60

43

28

21

16

~

5,541

185

10,990

July

11

10

9 

10

13

7

*9

6

6

5

5

4.3

4.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

.6

.1

75

1.5

*4.3

9 

10

10

13

18

10

7

7 

~8"4~ 128

410.2

13.2

814

Aug.

46

1,120

2.520 

*840

743

454

366

142

89

89

*47

41

30

28

24

20

17

14

13

10

8

7 

6

6

5

5

5

4.3

3.6 

3.6

2.1

6,709.3

216

13,310

Sept.

*2.8

T75

2.4 

1.2

1.5

1.5

.9

.9

.6

.9

.9

.6

.9

.4

.2

.4

.2

.2

!r

*1.2

.2 

.4

.6

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

-

26.1

0.87

52

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,600 Mln 0 Mean 301 Ac-ft 218,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,030 Mln o Mean 218 Ac-ft 157,700

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Mar. 14 (7 p.m.) 5,380 cfs (9.38 ft); Mar. 18 (8 p.m.) 4,250 cfs 

(8.43 ft); MarT 21 (7 p.m.; 5,400 cfs (9.40 ft); May 3 (10 a.m.) 6,340 cfs (10.16 ft); June 15 (6 

a.m.) 2,380 cfs (6.45 ft); Aug. 3 (Z a.m.) 3,330 cfs (7.5 ft); Aug. 5 (4 p.m.) 1,050 cfs (4.95 ft).

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

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

near Fort Plerre.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 13.
BAD RIVER BASIN 

Bad River near Fort Pierre, S. Dak.

387

Location. Lat 44 S 19>40", long. 100°23'00", in wir sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 31 E., on right 

bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2f miles south of Port Pierre, 4f 

miles downstream from Willow Creek, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,107 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to June 1932, March 1934 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,427.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Aug. 22, 1928, to June 30, 1932, and Mar. 1 to Nov. 25, 1934, chain gage at same

site and datum. Nov. 26, 1934, to July 9, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and

datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1928-31, 1934-53), 191 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 

110 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs May 2 or 3 (gage height, 19.80 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow for many days.

1928-32, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs May 1, 1942 (gage height, 27.8 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow during long periods each year.

Flood in April 1927 reached a stage of 30.89 ft, from- floodmark (discharge, 50,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs). Flood in July 1905 reached a stage 

about 2 ft higher than that of April 1927.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 786: Drainage area. WSP 856: 1929(M), 1937.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AB-ft

Oct.

0 

»3

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

i£

.3

.2

»0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

2.2

flov.

0.6 

0

.1 

.5

.8

.6

.6

.6

.3

.2

.4

.3

.6

.6

.6

.7 

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

fct

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.4

**1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

27.1

0.90

54

Dec.

 1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.1

ITT

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 »i.i

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

,±

31.1

1.00

62

Jan.

0.3

».3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

jJL

.1 

.1

.2

.2

.3

».4 

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

».8

.8

12.4

0.40

25

Feb.

0.9

T75

1.2 

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.6

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4 

4

5

5

6

6

*7

7

_

_

-

95.0

3.39

188

Mar.

5 

5

5 

10

20

20

30

40

50

*S5

*480

*1,500

*2,550

»8,360

*5,920

»3,100 

2,890

*4,280

7,400

*8,170

10.000 

 9,040

6,130

*3,300

*1,540

1,050

1,080

 1,010

912

849

765

79,976

2,580

158,600

Apr.

591 

 435

388 

316

285

253

»234

368

528

465

755

473

*325

253

211

175 

142

122

111

92

88 

78

71

74

75

78

76

*71

198

*2.800

-

10,131

338

20,09O

May

6,050 

*9,960 lo.ioo

»4i710

2,560

1,350

*860

578

431

306

196

168

157

148

136 

124

111

 102

95

86 

82

80

78

76

71

68

72

377

206

130

46,808

1,510

92,840

June

74 

 56

54 

56

44

39

15

 111

122

66

54

47

44

151

*2,040

2.570 

 1,430

496

309

316

232 

164

 144

150

126

92

76

70

57

48

-

9,278

309

18,400

July

 §

31 

29

26

24

23

20

19

17

16

14

 12

12

11

10 

10

10

10

10

9 

8

7

7

7

10

23

22

14

11

 9

507

16.4

1,010

Aug.

34

814

 1,510 

 2,660

«2,3i'0

1,290

 928

413

245

159

116

84

66

55

48

42

36

 31

26

E2

20 

. 18

16

14

12

11

10

10

9

7

«j>

11,062

357

21,940

Sept.

1.4

3.5 

2.0

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.6

 2.6

2.0

l.S

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8 

.8

.5

.4

.5

.4 

.4

*.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.Z_

43.2

1.44

86

Calendar year 1952: Max 26,800 Mln o Mean 739 Ac-ft 536,800

Water year 1952-53! Max 10,100 Mln o Mean 433 Ac-ft 313,300

Peak: discharge (base. 1,100 efs). Mar. 14 (9 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (19.78 ft)j Mar. 21 (9 a.m.) 10,500 

cfs (18.88 ft;; May 2 or 3 (time unknown) 11,700 cfs (19.80 ft)j June 15 (2:30 a.m.) 3,020 cfs (11.25 

ft)} Aug. 2 (7:30 p.m.) 2,110 cfs (9.37 ft)j Aug. 5 (5 p.m.) 3,260 cfs (11.19 ft).

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

 * Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Mar. 13. Discharge computed from oncedaily or more frequent wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 30 to Nov. 18, Nov. 21 to Dec. 7, Dec. 14 to 

Mar. 10, Kar. 14, 15, Mar. 18 to Apr. 20, Apr. 30 to May 5, May 11-15, Aug. 29 to Sept. 3.
388 MEDICINE CREEK BASIN

Medicine Creek near Blunt, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°33'45", long. 99°54'40", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 113 N., R. 75 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from South Fork Medicine 

Creek and 5 miles northeast of Blunt.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,612 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Pet. 31, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 458 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 11.04 ft); maximum 

gage height, 11.89 ft Mar. 14 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,830 cfs Apr. 5, 1952 (gage height, 12.34 ft); maximum 

gage height, 13.2 ft between Mar. 26 and Mar. 29, 1950 (from floodmark, backwater from 

ice); no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

{*)

f*)

0

0

0

Uov.

(*)

-

0

O

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

O

Feb.

(*)

-

-

O

0

0

Mar.

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

10

**20

50

200

250

30O

*310

250

*248

340

350 

36O

*29T5

210

*110

80 

50

*32

24 

15

12

3,529

114

7,000

Apr.

IE 

12

12

10

9

6

6

8

8

*8

7

7

6

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.5

2.9

2.7 

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.9 

3.1

*2.4

2.4 

*12

-

168.7

5.62

335

May

23

45

33

*22

14

10

8

7

6

5

6

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

1,7

1.5

1.2

1.3 

1.2

1.3

1.2

*1.2

ft

2.3

2.9 

3.8

3.0

218.4

7.05

433

June

2.5 

2.7

4.9

6

4.1

3.8

3.5

4.5

4.3

5

6

6

5

5

*11

12

11

9

6

*9

if

*8

6

4.4

3.4 

3.3

3.1

2.8 

2.4

-

181.7

6.06

360

July

ft

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

*1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.3

.3

.2

75

.4 

*.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

24. O

0.77

48

Aug.

eiF"

262 *"22"9

180

*127

96

81

69

59

52

44

37

30

24

17

12

9

7

6

4.9 

4.4

5.0

4.9

4.5

4.2 

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

*3.1

1,605.3

51;8

3, ISO

Sept.

2.5 

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

*,5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

rl

-

24.9

0.83

49

Calendar year 195& Max 1,800 Mln O Mean 28.4 Ac-ft 20,600

Water year 19-62-53: Max 36O Mln O Mean 15.8 Ac-ft 11,400

Peak discharge (base. SO efs). Mar. 17. 330 cfs; Mar. 22, 444 cfsj May 2 (3 p.m.) 52 cfs (8.47 

ft); Aug. 2 14:30 p.m.) 458 cfs (11.O4 ft).

* Discharge iMJaBurement or observation of no flo»r made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1-27.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River at Chamberlain, S. Dak.

389

Location. Lat 43°49'00", long. 99°20'10", in NEv sec. 16, T. 104 N., R. 71 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 

bridge at Chamberlain, and at mile 1,013.1. Prior to May 27, 1953, at site 1,200 ft 

downstream at same datum (coordinates previously published In error, corrected to 

lat 43°48'50", long. 99°20'05").

Drainage area. 250.800 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1929. March 1945 to September 1953. Gageheight records collected in this vicinity, September to November 1882 are contained In 

reports of Missouri River Commission. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 

from March 1908 to July 1928 (March through July only) are contained In reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,320.07 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Aug. 19, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1929, various staff gages at present site 

at datum 4.00 ft higher. Mar. 7 to Aug. 26, 1945, wire-weight gage and Aug. 27, 1945, 

to May 26, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 1,200 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 30,190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 cfs June 23; maximum gage height, 14.84 

ft June 18; minimum daily discharge, 6,000 cfs Dec. 16-18; minimum gage height, 0.70 

ft Dec. 9.

1928-29, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 440,000 cfs Apr. 11, 1952 (gage height, 25.55 

ft); minimum observed, 3,870 cfs Dec. 4, 1946; minimum gage height, that of Dec. 9, 

195o,

Flood of Apr. 7, 1943, reached a stage of 19.3 ft (U. S. Weather Bureau reading).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Dlscharge measurements made at approximately 5-day intervals during open water and 10-day 

intervals during ice periods. Flow regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir (see p. 105 ). 

Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 716: 1929. WSP 1036: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

g26,800 

g26,600

26,300

26,300

26,300

26,800

27,100

27,400

27,900

28,200

28,200

29,500

28,900

29,100

29,100

28,800

28,900

28,800

28,300

27,800

27,900

27,700 

27,800

28,300

29,400

29.500 

29,50(3

28,500

27,400

26,800

25,900

864,800

27,900

*1,715

Nov.

25,600 

25,800

26,600

26,900

26,900

26,700

26,800

27,400

27,600

28,500

28,600

27,700

25,800

23,900

22,000

21,000

20,200

19,900

19,200

18,700

18,100

17,700 

17,500

17,300

16,600

15,500 

12,000

10,000

9,000

8.000

-

637,500

21,250

*1,264

Dec.

7,000 

7,000

7,500

8,000

8,500

8,500

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,500

9,000

9,000

8,000

7,000

6,500

6.000

6,000

6,000

7,000

9,000

10,500

11,500 

13,000

14,000

14,000

14.500 

14,500

13,500

12,500

12,000

11,500

294,000

9,484

583,100

Jan.

11,500 

11,500

12,000

12,000

12,000

11,500

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,800

10,800

11,300

11,400

11,200

11,500

12,200

12,600 

12, 300

12,000

12,000

12,000 

12,200

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,500

361,600

11,660

717,200

Feb.

12,600 

12,200

12,500

12,800

15.000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

12,900

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,400

12,200

11,800

11,500

11,500

11,500

12,000

12,000 

12,000

12,000

12,000

11,500 

11,500

11.000

_

_

-

343,400

12,260

681,100

Mar.

11,000 

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

11,000

12,000

15,000

16,000

25,000

32,000

28,000

24,000

28,000

41,000

51.000

48,000 

51,000

49,700

42,000

37,100 

33,100

29,300

27,200

26,900

27,600

761,900

24,580

*1,511

Apr.

36,100 

30,900

23,100

21,100

20,400

20,200

20,500

22,400

39,700

41.500

36,000

29,400

22,700

19,500

18,200

17,000

16,300

16,000

15,700

15,300

14,900

14,500 

14.000

14,000

14,100

14,100 

14,100

14,300

15,000

16,700

-

627,700

20,920

*1,245

May

36!?oO

51,000

56,300

50,100

43,700

37,900

34,100

32,200

31,100

30,100

27,600

26,700

26,000

25,700

25,400

25,200

25,100

g26,500

g29,100

g30,900

g28,800 

g25,600

g23,200

g23,400

g22,600 

22,100

22,500

23,000

23,200

22,800

929,800

29,990

*1,844

June

21.900

37 ',000

36,600

31,500

27,500

25,000

41,200

62,000

61,500

61,900

60,500

50,800

46,100

45,500

66,000

95,000

103,000

93,200

76,000

79,000

102,000 

110,000

102,000

93,700

89,600 

87,800

82,800

74,300

66,000

-

*1,953.8

65,130

*3,875

July

59.200 

53,200

48,500

47,100

46,000

44,400

41,500

38/900

37,300

36,500

35,600

35,300

35,300

34,600

33,400

32,000

30,900

30,100

30,300

30,200

29,100

28 , 200 

27,100

26,800

26.000

26,000 

26,700

28,300

28,700

29,100

29,000

U,085.3

35,010

*2,153

Aug.

28,500 

28,000

29,100

54.100

33,060

32,100

32,900

32,000

30,900

30,700

31,000

30,300

30,800

30,800

30,800

31,000

30,900

29,700

28,000

27,000

26,400

25,900 

25,900

26,400

26,500

27,300 

27,900

28,700

28,900

29,100

28,600

913,200

29,460

*1,811

Sept.

28,300 

28,400

28,700

27,900

26,800

26.500

26,700

26,900

27,000

27,000

27,800

29,100

30,200

31,200

31,100

30,700

30,500

30,000

29,500

29,200

28,800

28,900 

30,100

31,000

30,400

29,800 

29,300

28,700

29,500

30,200

870,200

29,010

*1,726

Calendar year 1952: Max 434,000 Mln 6,000 Mean 35,740 Ac-ft 25,950,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 110,000 Mln 6,000 Mean 26,420 Ao-ft 19,130,000

discharge Ischarge (base, 65.000 efs). June 18 (6 p.m.) 105,000 ofs (14.84 ft)j June 23 (4;30 a.m.)

112,000 ofs c(13. 13.97 ft). 

t Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 24.
390

WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Crawford, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°41i , long. 103°25', in W| sec. 3, T. 31 N., R. 52 W., on right bank 15 

ft downstream from bridge In city park at Crawford.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available. February 1931 to September 1943 and October 1947 to September 1953 in

reports of Geological Survey. January 1924 to December 1927, February 1931 to September

1943, and October 1947 to September 1953 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,659.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Fob. 25, 1931, to Oct. 2, 1933, staff gage at old highway bridge half a mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 3, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1943, chain gage at site 1 mile 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1931-43, 1947-53), 21.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 6.05 ft Aug. 16 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 9.5 cfs Sept. 1, 11.

1931-43, 1947-53: Maximum gage height, 6.88 ft Mar. 15, 1948 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 3.9 cfs Aug. 11, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Natural flow of stream affected by minor diversions for irrigation and municipal use.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

e!2

eT?

e!2

e!2

e!2

e!2

12 

12

12

14

el4

e!4

e!5

17

16

15

16

el6

15

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

17

18

18

17

445

14.4

883

jttov.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17 

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

18

18

20

SI

20

19

2O

20

17

14

16

18

19

16

15

14

-

524

17.5

1,040

Dec.

14

17

18

20

20

21

20 

20

20

15

18

19

20

20

20

2O

19

18

18

18

19

19

14

13

II

14

15

18

2O

19

17

557

18.0

1,100

Jan.

1 i

1

14

15 

22

21

22

22

22

22

17

15

30

25

21

21

21

23

23

20

22

22

22

20

18

19

20

20

629

20.3

1,250

Feb.

20

20

20

20

22

20

20 

20

14

16

17

20

22

24

23

18

19

22

10

I?

15

18

22

20

18

23

25

25

_

_

-

545

19.5

1,080

Mar.

25

18

20

20

24

23

22 

22

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

21

21

706

22.8

1,400

Apr.

22

25

25

24

23

24

24 

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

"2T 20

25

26

684

22.8

1,360

May

22

22

26

25

22

22

21 

21

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

21

22

22

25

24

22

20

21

23

2O

20

19.

686

22.1

1,360

June

19

19

18

17

19

26

i

24

23

21

20

19

17

18

17

17

15

18

31

20

20

18

16

16

15

17

17

15

ii

625

20. 8

1,240

July

14

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

14

13

12

11

15

19

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

IT

11

12

12

16- 28

15

438

14.1

869

Aug.

16

20

17

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

15

14

12

12

12

178

25

18

16

17

15

14

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

595

19.2

1,180

Sept.

9_.5

11

11

I£

12

12

11 

11

11

11

9.5

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

-

329.0

11.0

653

Calendar year 1952: Max 66 Mln 6.5 Mean 18.4 Ao-ft 13,370

Water year 1952-53: Max 178 Mln 9.5 Mean 18.5 Ac-ft 13,420

Peak discharge (base. 60 cfs). June 7 (5 p.m.) 257 ofs (2.61 ft); July 29 (5:3O a.m.) 66 ofs 

(1.73 ft); Aug7 16 (6 a.m.) discharge unknown.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

engineer's andi observer's notes, and weather records.

Mote . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 5, Dec. 7, 1O, Dec. 22 to Jan. 7, 

Jan. 14-19, Feb. 1O-14, 16, 17, 19-26, Mar. 2-4 (no gage-height record Dec. 31 to Jan. 6).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 391

White River below Cottonwood Creek, near Whitney, Nebr.

Location Lat 42°48'35", long. 103°10 T 05", in NE^NE^ sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 50 W., on left 

bank half a mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek and 4-| miles northeast of Whitney.

Drainage area.--676 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 24.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 650 cfs July 29 (gage height, 11.00 ft, from 

floodmarks); maximum gage height, 12.04 ft Mar. 9 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 

0.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,330 cfs Sept. 4, 1951 (gage height, 16.21 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Feb. 1-3, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, off-stream storage in Whitney 

Reservoir (capacity, 10,000 acre-ft), and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~76 0.6

.7

e.7

e2.0

e6.0

e9.O

elO

12

I!

e!2

9.9

8.7

5.8

13

11

5.4

3.7

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.6

e2.6

e2.2

el. 9

2.2

e2.1

2.4

154.4

4.98

306

Jfov.

2.2

2.2

2.2

e2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.5

2.6

4.6

4.6

7.8

7.5

6.0

4.0

5.0

6.6

5.1

3.6

3.4

2.8

1.0

tf

-

92.4

3.08

183

Dec.

O.9

.7

.9

1.6

2.8

3.3

4.5

4.9

5.8

5.8

5.4

4.O

3.9

4.9

4,3

3.9

3.7

3.8

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.7

3.O

3.1

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.1

3.O

3.6

4.1

103. 0

3.32

204

Jan.

4.8

4.3

3.3

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.3

3.4

5.0

15

25

30

20 5.0

4.9

4.8

2.3

1.9

274

1015 "

18

20

22

25

28

13

11

12

11

332.4

1O.7

659

Feb.

11

12

11

10

9.1

6.6

6.8

7.1

4.8

1.9

1.1

1.4

3.5

7.9

5.6

6.5

5.9

7.4

6.5

7.6

3.2

2.4

2.3

1.9

2.4

10

5.1

5.7

_

-

166.7

5.95

331

Mar.

5.1

5.5

4.3

3.8

570

10

20

50

120

150

190

130

90

75

39

36

29

20

18

16

16

14

9.6

8.1

9.3

14

9.3

7.8

8.7

7.1

7.1

1,127.7

36.4

2,240

Apr.

7.1

8.1

12

32

34

25

27

32

31

17

IS

22

32

27

17

13

12

14

14

11

9.3

8.7

7.8

7.4

6 . 1

6.1

6.8

7.4

16

63

-

543.8

18.1

1,O80

May

109

45

79

42

25

17

14

11

10

9.9

9.3

9.6

9.9

9.9

15

24

16

17

19

28

26

21

10

16

19

8.7

20

15

5.4

3.5

696.0

22.5

1,380

June

5.2

5.6

9.6

6.4

5.8

12

70

252

67

36

22

23

26

15

9.0

7.1

6.4

5.4

6.1

58

52

15

8.4

6.4

5.4

6.1

4.8

4.3

576

5.2

760.8

25.4

1,510

July

E.4

7.1

7.8

7.6

5.2

3.9

3.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

2.1

6.1

6.1

7.4

7.1

22

83

27

18

16

12

7.8

3.7

2.4

2.6

6.8

3.5

4.6

273

38

14

609.4

19.7

1,210

Aug.

12

168

49

20

12

6.8

4.8

3.5

3.5

3.7

5.8

13

13

12

11

44

111

34

24

30

21

19

12

11

1O

9.0

8.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

8.4

702.9

22.7

1,390

Sept.

7.1

7.1

6.4

7.1

7.6

6.6

4.1

2.8

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.9

7.8

8.4

5~76~ s'.s

3.0

3.1

3.5

3.5

4.1

3.1

2.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

126.7

4.22

251

Calendar year 1952 : Max 25O Mln O.6 Mean 22. 0 Ac-ft 15,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 273 Mln 0.6 Mean 14.8 Ac-ft 10,740

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement,

enginers 1 notes, weather records, and trend of flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1O-12, Nov. 19 to Bar. 13.
392 WHITE RIVE* BASIN 

White River near Oglala, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°15'10", long. 102°49 I 30", In SW&ffii sec. 24, T. 38 N., R. 47 W., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 18, 3 miles downstream from 

Blacktall Creek and 7 miles northwest of Oglala.

Drainage area. 2,200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,853.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 6, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 71.9 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 61 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 830 cfs Mar. 14; maximum gage height, 14.42 

ft Mar. 13 (backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 1-4; minimum gage height, 2.38 ft Oct. 1-4.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 23.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow Sept, 25 to 

Oct. 4, 1952; minimum gage height observed, 2.10 ft Oct. 3, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor, 

sions above station for irrigation.

Some diverRating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 22, 23, Aug. 12-15, 

Aug. 26 to Sept. 28)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O Nov. 21 to Sept. 3O

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

4.O

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

2.5 

4.2 

9

3.2 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

11.2

14

45

93

314

584

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0 

0

0

0

3.1

11

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

10

12

ir

10

9

9

10

10

8

6

4.1

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.2

2.5

*2.8

3.9

189.1

6.10

375

Nov.

2.8

3~7T

3.5

2.8

2.6

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.0

4.7

4.7

6

4.4

6

7

7

8

8

8

9

8

9

~8

7

5

3

3

3

-

162.9

5.43

323

Dec.

3

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

7

8

^

4

4

5

6

163

5.3

323

Jan.

6 

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

*9

10

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

20

36_

329

10.6

653

Feb.

31 

30

29

28

28

*27

26

26

25

23

21

18

17

17

15

15

15

*12

10

9

9

8

8

9

10

18

19

13

_

-

-

516

18.4

1,020

Mar.

ft

11

11

14

18

26

50

120

250

460

*700

750

800

581

443

*312

266

212

166

122

101

80

66

55

46

40

35

35

35

33

5,860

189

11,620

Apr.

32

31

33

37

47

43

59

*63

61

59

58

57

53

43

39

39

39

38

36

34

33

31

29

28

26

23

*22

20

28

98

1,239

41.3

2,460

May

213 

265

484

584

44O

302

172

99

64

51

42

37

35

33

31

31

31

*29

29

39

33

31

32

35

37

35

29

23

23

23

22

3,334

108

6,61O

June

28 

22

16

14

12.

13

20

*26

26

251

128

59

47

40

40

40

36

25

23

41

40

44

69

59

39

27

23

20

*14

13

-

1,245

41.5

2,470

July

12 

1O

8

7

6

6

10

11

10

7

7

5

5

3.9

5.2

3.4

3.4

4.6

47

47

26

*20

13

25

34

31

28

25

24

23

iil

607.5

19.6

1,200

Aug.

76 

249

194

371

122

58

50

44

36

*33

31

30

29

28

29

34

35

33

90

62

45

41

44

38

34

31

29

29

27

26

24_

2,002

64.6

3,970

Sept.

*28 

2T

23

21

18

19

17

17

16

17

17

16

14

13

13

13

13

12

To

13

*13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

-

461

15.4

914

Calendar year 1952: Max 478 Mln 0 Mean 46.9 Ac-ft 34,060

Water year 1952-53: Max 800 Mln 0 Mean 44.1 Ac-ft 31,940

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfsl. Mar. 14 (8 a.m.) about 830 cfs (13.99 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 14 (wire-weight gage readings used 

Feb. 19-26, Apr. 2-4).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 393

White River near Kadoka, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°44'55", long. 101°31'20", In NE^NE^ sec. 31, T. 3 S., R. 22 E., on left 

bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 73, 5 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 6 miles south of Kadoka, and 7 miles upstream from Pass Creek.

Drainage area. 5,000 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gagej.s 2,122.18 

Tt above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 14, 1949, wire-weight gage only 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 330 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height. 13.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 11-16.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs June 7, 1951 (gage height, 13.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow during many 

periods.

Flood of June 4, 1942, reached a stage of 16.24 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

32,000 efs, from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs). Floods of Mar. 8, 1905, and 

spring of 1927 were 1 or 2 ft higher than flood of June 4, 1942, from information by 

local residents.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1944 and 1948 have been 

revised to 13,100 cfs June 12, 1944 (gage height, 11.60 ft, from floodmark) and 8,690 

cfs June 22, 1948 (gage height, 9.75 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1006 and 

1116, respectively.

Remarks.--Records good except those based on wire-weight gage readings, which are fair, 

ancTthose for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Some diversions above station for 

irrigation. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for 

the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high water 

period in the water year 1948, superseding those published in WSP 1116, are given 

herewith:

June 22, 1948......... 6,150

June 23, 1948......... 7,040

Month Cfs- days

149,397.5

Maximum

7,040

Minimum

0

Mean

408

Runoff In 

acre-feet

296,300

Discharge, In euble feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1.2

1.1 

.5

.6

.4

.4 

.3

.2

.2

.2

o

0

0

*0

0

*0

.3

1.8

1.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.2

3.5

8

11

11

11

li

12

11

100.3

3.24

199

Jiov.

11

11 

10

*11

9

9

8

8

7

8

9

*12

22

19

19

23

29

33

50

100

117

U9

80

40

20

5

3

Z

2

2

-

798

26.6

1,580

Dec.

3

*3 

3

*2

4

10 

15

20

20

18

16

14

10

10

12

12

 10

10

10

12

13

*13

12

10

10

10

12

12

12

13

14

345

11.1

684

Jan.

14

14 

14

14

14

*13

12

12

14

30

40

45

40

30

10

10

15

20

25

*28

26

24

22

20

20

30

40

100

400

500

400

1,996

64.4

3,960

Feb.

300

220 

150

200

450 m

453

200

100

70

60

50

45

40

40

45

50

60

60

60

55

50

50

45

*40

50

60

_

-

-

5,796

207

11,500

Hap.

70

8S 

90

100

*110

130 

250

400

900

*2,800

*3,600

*5_1 450

*4,300

3,890

2,040

*1,930

1,840

1,500

1,080

*863

2,030

1,460

*727

*363

284

*243

226

196

176

163

151

37,442

1,208

74,270

Apr.

135

168 

*479

790

874

640 

530

1,520

 1,760

*818

442

265

199

167

*810

512

405

428

254

209

*176

*148

129

123

172

229

160

*120

i,o5o

-

19,852

662

39,380

May

6,670

*9.800 

*6,920

*3,740

1,970

*1,250 

1,050

782

*599

413

295

234

*200

205

196

200

187

187

*160

148

124

120

160

169

128

98

*80

77

84

77

68.

36,391

1,174

72,180

June

66

*74

324

196

116

279

279

*414

253

169

124

279

376

*640

382

243

290

501

*2.080

*726

269

116

68

54

447

668

425

306

-

10,284

343

20,400

July

*234

178 

120

54

42

*77 

46

33

29

29

140

62

32

*54

35

23

20

18

18

226

*105

98

49

33

68

164

1,160

10.200

'556

333

15,436

498

30,620

Aug.

230 *m672

*489

460 

436

360

269

200

124

*71

42

31

29

30

»30

27

154

365

344

300

187

511

331

132

87

77

54

54

47

11,287

364

22,390

Sept.

*33

31 

94

124

105

51 

32

24

22

21

18

15

14

*12

9

9

8

8

8

8

*6

6

4.8

4.4

3.6

3.8

2.9

3.0

3.6

2.8

-

686.9

22.9

1,360

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,670 Mln 0 Mean 310 Ac-ft 225,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,200 Mln 0 Mean 385 Ac-ft 278,500
394 WHITE RIVER BASIN

South Pork White River near Rosebud, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°19i30", long. 100°53'05", in NW£ sec. 28, T. 39 N., R. 30 W., on left 

 bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 18, 4f miles downstream from Rosebud Creek and 6f miles northwest of Rosebud.

Drainage area. 1.020 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,295 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Hay 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

>Average discharge. 10 years, 120 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 510 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.13 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.00 ft Feb. 10, Mar. 3, 4 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

40 cfs Jan. 15; minimum gage height, 3.54 ft Nov. 27.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs May 17, 1944 (gage height, 13.92 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 170 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 4, 1949; minimum gage height observed, 3.22 ft Dec. 15, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Some small 

diversions for irrigation and some storage in several small lakes above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1056: 1943, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect ( 

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

3.5 

3.7

4.0

5.1

135

500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

45 '

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16 

19

30

31

22

33

24

35

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

57 

58

57

57

61

64

64

62

61

62

67

66

*65

65

66

66 

66

65

65

67

69

67 

69

70

78

83

82

85 

82

2,057

66.4

4,080

flOV.

'80

78

77 

80

84

80

80

82

87

84

84

87

*84

89

87

85

98

100 

86

93

95

98

95

82 

70

60

50

45

45

50

2,395

79.8

4,750

Dec.

60

70

*90 

85

80

70

65

60

60

60

60

55

50

50

55

60

60

60 

60

60

60

60

60

60 

55

55

70

80

90

II

2,050

66.1

4,070

Jan.

95

*9O

80 

70

60

50

70

85

85

100

100

100

100

80

40

60

90

m100

*105

105

105

100 

100

100

100

100

100

100 

100

2,800

90.3

5,550

Feb.

100

100

100 

110

TTo

100

80

70

60

70

75

75

70

70

65

65

70

70 

65

60

65

70

70

80 

90

100

*105

100

-

2,265

80.9

4,490

Mar.

90

80

110 

160

150

140

130

125

130

*141

*141

250

326

386

*300

290

433

m456

466

453

426

396 

382

363

346

*333

297

300

280

8,826

285

17,510

Apr.

236

243

230 

226

236

236

256

276

283

280

<>59

246

233

223

*236

220

220

213 

203

197

200

197

197

203 

203

197

197

193

236

346

6,921

231

13,730

May

419

*469

It

456

436

426

419

399

386

373

363

.336

*313

283

256

266

236 

220

197

180

177

161

154 

135

122

116

113

108

100 

S8

8,679

280

17,210

June

98

93

91 

87

87

87

87

95

89

*98

100

95

93

95

138

102

87

82 

91

164

119

95

108

108 

162

100

151

157

151

141

3,191

106

6,330

July

148

14T

*145 

141

127

124

124

116

93

89

87

85

80

80

80

75

82

70 

69

89

69 *72

73

70 

64

62

72

66

69

75 

84

2,821

91.0

5,600

Aug.

73

73

75 

75

69

66

64

58

57

60

61

*65

61

58

75

70

66

64 

65

70

61

57

95

104

102

102

104

104

104

80 

67

2,305

74.4

4,570

Sept.

64

*62

66 

70

70

73

73

70

75

75

67

66

66

66

65

65

62

62 

62

64

64

*65

66

67 

67

69

69

70

70

67

2,017

67.2

4,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 779 Mln 45 Mean 117 Ao-ft 85,060

Water year 1952-53: Max 486 Mln 40 Mean 127 Ac-ft 91,890

Peak discharge (base, 330 cfs). Ks

(5.13 ft); May 3 (8 a.m.) 500 ofs (5

ir. 15 (2 a.m.) 4'36 cfs (4.91 ft); Mar. 18 (2:15 p.m.) 510 cfs 

10 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 9 (discharge computed from oncedaily wire-weight gage readings Nov. 28 to Dec. 9).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 395

South Pork White River below White River, S. Dak.

Location. --La t 43°36''00", long. 100°43'50", in NEs-SE^ sec. 23, T. 42 N., R. 29 W., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from small tributary, 2 miles downstream from Pine Creek, and 2j 

miles northeast of White River.

Drainage area. 1,570 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,906 ft (by barometer).

Extremes . --Maximum' discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 4.16 ft); maximum gage height, 4.93 ft Mar. 12 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 17 cfs 

Sept. 5.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 5,850 cfs Mar. 29, 1952 (gage height, 6.15 ft); maximum gage height, 10.90 ft Mar. 28, 1952 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

7 cfs July 31, Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1952; no flow Aug. 26, 28, 30, 1952 (regulation by 

power dam 3 miles upstream) .

Remarks . Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuations caused by small powerplant reservoir 3 miles upstream. Several small diversions for irrigation and some storage in several small lakes above station. Records 

of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

 28

41 

37

46

44

35

34

61

55

50

62

58

59

 70

62

68

65

61

54

71

54

68

63 

70

61

76

71

88

91

88

79

1,881

60.7

3,730

JJov.

82

76 

83

78

*75

75

71

66

62

72

62

80

71

*80

78

80

92

-§o 106

74

75

86

71 

55

50

45

40

3540"

45

-

2,095

69.8

4,160

Dec.

50

55

 65

 85

75

70

65

60

60

60

60

55

-55.

45

55

60

60

60

60

60

55

55

 50 

50

50

35

65

75

80

90

90

1,890

61.0

3,750

Jan.

90

90 

80

75

70

75 80

50

80

85

95

100

90

80

65

45

30

5$

70

75

 75

80

85 

90

90

95

100

100

100

100

100

2,490

80.3

4,940

Feb.

100

100 

100

120

 145

135

125

115

85

75

45

60

65

70

75

70

*65

70

70

65

55

50

35

70

100

110

110

120

_

-

2,405

85.9

4,770

Mar.

100

80 

70

»9(T

200

190

170

150

180

*230

300

800

*1,250

1.420

618

434

 767

1,340

 1,090

975

1,320

910

592 

 515

441

419

 399

385

370

370

339

16,514

533

32,760

Apr.

296

310 

 325

334

315

301

306

394

374

292

240

235

248

 230

245

250

 257

232

217

202

209

 205

198 

309

252

218

278

253

670

*2.150

-

10,325

344

20,480

May

 1,600

 2.440 

2,2lo

1,190

 781

 646

548

509

638

478

453

435

424

*419

388

372

354

325

 283

259

236

232

224 

228

202

191

188

184

167

157

141

16,902

545

33,520

June

135

129 

 130

120

112

112

125

155

144

138

 132

124

117

120

 345

274

244

228

234

 721

 279

210

171 

162

151

150

 1,510

659

308

221

-

7,660

255

'15,190

July

 177

177 

 180

168 160^

161

154

157

120

91

72

91

105

*94

83

102

96

42

83

78

 78

70

83 

75

32

29

70

123

47

70

78

3,166

102

6,280

Aug.

75

88 

~3? 102

 75

75

70

62

58

51

60

 49

34

47

83

68

 62

65

60

60

58

58

68 

94

100

80

88

96

100

100

Si

2,144

69.2

4,250

Sept.

 42

20 

18

26

il

47

58

58

60

72

IS.

68

29

 49

49

47

62

58

54

63

57

 58

61 

63

68

68

70

68

66

65

-

1,619

54.0

3,210

Calendar year 1952: Max 5.220 Min 7 Mean 182 Ae-ft 132,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,440 Mln 17 Mean 189 Ao-ft 137,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 13. Discharge computed from oncedaily staff-gage readings Nov. 25, July 9 to Sept. 17, Sept. 24, 25.
396 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

White River near Oacoma, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 43°44i25", long. 99°32'40", in SW^NW^ sec. 11, T. 103 N., R. 73 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 8 miles southwest of Oacoma, 9j miles downstream from Black Dog Creek, and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 10.200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,369 ft (by barometer). Aug. 24, 1928, 

To May 18, 1934, chain gage, May 19, 1934, to May 9, 1942, water-stage recorder (gage 

destroyed by flood), and May 10, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 11 

miles downstream, at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 563 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 480 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,900 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 11.28 ft); minimum observed, 26 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 51,900 cfs Mar. 30, 1952 (gage height, 15.40 ft); maximum gage height, 17.6 ft Mar. 31, 1950 (site and datum then in use), from floodmark 

(ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs July 21, 23, Aug. 8, 10, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those based on wire-weight gage readings, which are fair, 

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diversions above station.

Revisions.--WSP 786: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

56

56

32

50

28

32

32

36

40

»42

44

44

*48

49

48

50

52

52

55

54

55

55

54 

55

57

54

57

57

*58

57

SO.

1,459

47.1

2,890

JIov.

68

68

66

65

63

66

69

69

68

75

80

66

*73

80

76

78

119

189

116

220

183

149

129

50

*45

40

40

40

40

40

-

2,534

84.5

5,050

ia50

60

70

75

80

 70

70

70

70

65

65

75

80

75

70

70

70

70

65

65 

*65

60

50

50

50

55

55

60

2,030

65.5

4,030

60

60

60

60

60

55

55

60

70

80

85

85

85

75

60

60

65

70

70

60

50

35

 30 

50

70

75

75

75

85

90

90

2,060

66.5

4,090

Feb.

100

 100

100

100

160

300

750

1.600

*1,000

850

750

650

500

450

550

100

140

200

220

200

200

220

240 

260

300

320

520

300

-

-

10,780

385

21,380

Mar.

280

240

220

200

*180

140

100.

120

260

500

1,200

 7,400

 10,300

*15.900

12,600

 6,400

5,410

10,200

8,590

 6,670

7,030

 6,900

6,040 

4,880

*2,640

1,820

1,580

1,450

1,340

1,270

*1,220

123,060

3,970

244,100

Apr.

1,130

1,090

1,080

1,060

995

1,000

1,550

 1,640

1,810

1,690

5.050

1,990

1,360

*1,060

950

851

718

692

1,050

798

683

692

692

587

745

807

789

 709

875

 2,980

-

54,921

1,164

69,260

Mnv way

*13,800

16,700

 18.400

16,600

10,100

*6,130

4,230

2,830

2,320

2,000

1,910

1,540

*1,360

1,200

1,090

1,020

950

869

833

824

*762

745

718 

683

640

622

613

605

553

510

536

111,693

3,603

221,500

June

405

 368

363

352

336

520

331

357

411

622

510

486

536

478

622

2,370

*1,680

1,130

798

807

1,440

1,260

 1,110 

2,100

1,190

878

968

2,460

3.460

1,790

-

29,938

998

59,380

July

1,490

1,250

1,110

816

640

527

486

368

336

300

274

240

220

 206

183

169

183

197

169

145

122

122

104 

89

112

122

137

 161

3,520

4.850

2,520

21,148

682

41,950

Aug.

1,460

1,010

2,540

5.560

2,490

1,370

1,160

941

613

510

»454

430

580

336

305

274

192

201

174

169

141

137

155 

129

*192

295

255

206

372

320

235

22,764

734

45, ISO

Sept.

201

169

157

153

126

112

104

98

*104

145

137

118

101

87

80

76

71

66

68

68

65

58

58 

58

*57

57

55

55

57

54

2,795

93.2

5,540

Calendar year 1952: Max 44,000 ttLn 26 Mean 1,147 Ac-ft 852,800

Water year 1952-55: Max 18,400 Mln 28 Mean 1,000 Ae-ft 724,500
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Port Randall Reservoir at Pickstown, S. Dak.

397

Location.~Lat 43°04', long. 98°33', in tower 6 of outlet works of dam on Missouri River 

in sec. 8, T. 95 N., R. 65 W., at Pickstown, 1 mile upstream from Randall Creek and 

at mile 922.0.

Drainage area. 263,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--December 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,260.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1953, elevations determined from temporary staff gages or 

reference marks.

Extremes. Reservoir being filled during this period.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam; storage began during December 1952: 

initial closure made July 1952. Dam not yet completed. Total capacity is 6,281,000 

acre-ft between- elevations 1,240 and 1,375 ft. Active capacity, 4,896,000 acre-ft 

between elevations 1,310 and 1,375 ft. Inactive storage below elevation 1,310 ft, 

1,385,000 acre-ft (this water may be released through the outlet tunnels). Superstorage between elevations 1,375 ft (top of spillway gates) and 1,400 ft, 3,425,000 

acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents above elevation 1,240 ft. 

Normal releases are through 12 tunnels 22 ft in diameter; 8 of these tunnels are 

scheduled for eventual use for power generation. The spillway consists of 21 taintor 

gates, each 40 ft wide by 29 ft high; total spillway capacity, 620,000 cfs. Crest of 

spillway is at elevation 1,346 ft. Water is used for flood control, navigation, power, 

and incidental uses.

Cooperation. Elevations and capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevations and contents, December 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31, 1952.... 

Jan. 31, 1953....

Apr. ,30..........

Sect. 30.... ......

Elevation 

(feet)

1,248.0 

1,255.1

1,265.1

1.286.1

Contents 

(acre-feet)

14,330 

51,750

146,500

575.600

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+37,420

+53,040

-217.000
398 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River below Fort Randall Dam, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 42 0 58'55", long. 98°S9'35", in SWij-NEir sec. 28, T. 35 N., R. 10 W., sixth 

principal meridian, on right bank 6 miles downstream from Randall Creek, 7 miles downstream from Fort Randall Dam, 12 miles south of Lake Andes, and at mile 915.

Drainage area. 263,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,230.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 31,870 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 109,000 cfs June 24 (gage height, 11.96 ft); 

minimum, 4,240 cfs Dec. 22.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 447,000 cfs Apr. 12, 1952; maximum gage height, 20.82 

ft Apr. 12, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 3,800 cfs Nov. 30, 1950.

Flood of April 1943 reached a stage of about 16.5 ft. Maximum stage known, in 

April 1881, was about 5 ft higher than that of April 1943.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those based on Corps of Engineers' gage below Fort 

Randall Dam, which are good, and those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge measurements made at 1- to 5-day intervals during open-water periods, and at 

approximately 10-day intervals during ice period. Flow regulated Jay Fort Peck Reservoir (see p. 105) and Fort Randall Reservoir (see preceding page). Many diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27,100

27,200

27,100

27,000

26,900

26,800

27,000

27,100

27,200

27,300

27,500

27,600

27,700

27,800

28,000

27,900

27,700

27,800

28,000

28,000

27,800 

27,700

27,900

28,000

28,400

28,500 

28,000

28,300

27,500

27,000

26.400

854,200

27,550

*1,694

Jlov.

25,200

25,300

25,900

26,300

26,400

26,600

26,600

26,400

26,400

26,600

26,900

27,300

27,500

26,900

25,800

24,200

22,800

22,000

21,000

20,000

19,400 

18,800

18,100

17,500

16,000

15,100 

11,600

9,200

7,840

7.590

-

647,230

21,570

*1,284

Dec.

7,550

6,710

6,710

6,790

7,150

8,170

8,800

8,500

8,500

9,070

7,670

7,070

7,470

8,720

7,630

6,130

5,860

6,560

6,320

5,780

5,330 

4.500

6,830

9,070

9,990

10,100 

11,600

13.000

13,000

13,000

13,000

256,580

8,277

508,900

Jan.

12,000

12,000

11,500

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,500

11,500

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,500

9,000

8.000

8,500

8,500

9,500

10,000

11,000

11,500

12,000 

13,000

14,000

14..500

14,000

14,000 

13,500

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

3S8,OOO

11,550

710,100

Feb.

13,500

13 , 500

13,000

13,OOO

13,000

13,000

13,200

13,600

14,000

14,500

15.500

15,000

14,500

14,000

13,500

13,000

13,000

12,500

12,500

12,000

11.500 

11,500

11,500

11,600

11,800

12,200 

12,500

12,500

-

-

364,900

13,030

723,800

Mar.

12,000

12,000

11,800

11,500

11 , 400

11,300

11,200

11,000

11,000

10,700

10,500

12J600

33,100

37,800

33,200

40,800

43,600

35,500

34,000

45,600 

60 . OOP

57,400

57,400

50,500

41,600 

43,500

41,000

34,200

29,100

25,800

891,400

28,750

*1,768

Apr.

27,100

44.900

37,800

26,500

22,400

20,800

31,100

18,600

21,000

31,500

28,900

33,600

33,000

24,400

22,800

16,700

18,000

17,600

16,100

17,000

15,100 

16,000

15,600

17,800

16,100

12.000 

16,900

14,000

15,800

19 , 600

-

668,700

22,290

*1,326

May

20.800

36,600

71,800

82 . 900

76,000

58,700

50,100

40,100

29 , 300

29,700

30,000

30,100

30,200

24,900

21,500

21,500

21,500

21,900

23,100

23,200

23,100 

22,600

23,000

23,600

23,800

23,600 

22,300

23,000

23,300

23,700

23,500

999,400

32,240

*1,982

June

23.400

23,400

24,000

29,400

33,000

33,400

33,200

31,300

33,700

43,300

58,800

63,100

60,400

54,200

51,000

39,100

69,700

93,400

88,600

91,500

89,300 

88,300

88,800

105,000

103,000

94,400 

95,100

91,700

84,400

69,500

-

*1,887.4

62,910

*3,744

July

64.000

60,3OO

46,900

37,400

35,000

34,600

34,900

37,300

35,600

37,500

37,000

36,900

36,300

35,000

32,900

32,200

32,000

31,000

30,200

28,700

28,800 

28,200

28 , 100

28,100

28,000

27,900 

28,000

27,900

27.800

28,000

28,200

*1,064.7

34,350

*2,112

Aug.

28,400

23,700

28,000

25,7OO

25,800

23,900

25.100

23,400

24,400

25,100

27,300

27,300

27,400

27,500

27,500

27,500

27,800

27,800

27,800

27,400

28,300 

29,300

29,300

29,500

29 , 800

29,400 

29,100

29,400

50.000

29,900

29,900

855,700

27,600

*1,697

Sept.

29.700

29,800

30,400

30,400

30 , 400

30,700

31,400

31,900

32,500

53.500

35,200

35,400

52,700

33,100

33,000

32,600

32,600

32,600

32,6OO

32,500

32,200 

31,800

31,200

31,300

30,800

30,800 

30,900

30,700

30,900

30,900

"

950,500

31,680

*1,885

Calendar year 1952: Max 444,000 Mln 4,500 Mean 37,170 Ae-ft 26,980,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 105,000 Mln 4,500 Mean 26,850 Ac-ft 19,430,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27 to Mar. 12. Discharge computed from Corps 

of Engineers' gage below Fort Randall Reservoir 7 miles upstream Nov. 25 to Mar. 14, Apr. 16-30.
PONCA CREEK BASIN 399

Ponca Creek at Anoka, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°56'25", long. 98°50'30", In NE£ see. 9, T. 34 N., R. 13 W., on down- 

 stream side of left pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 281, half a mile southwest of 

Anoka and half a mile upstream from Dry Creek.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily and water-stage recorder above 3.7 ft gage 

~"neight. Prior to Sept. 13, 1950, wire-weight gage only.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 888 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.57 ft), but may 

have been higher during ice Jam; maximum gage height, 8.78 ft Mar. 14 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 11, IS, 17, 18.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Apr. 2, 1950 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow at times during 1949-50.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0^

3.2

3.0

1.1

1.0

1.6

*1.5

1.9

2.1

2.5

1.9

2.1

2.5

*1.6

1.8

1.6

2.3

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.7

1.8

1.9

2.7

2.7

67.1

2.16

133

Jiov.

2.7

2.7

2.3

*2.5

2.5

2.7

2.1

6.0

3.8

3.6

4.0

3.6

4.3

4.6

4.6

7.2

*&£

6.0

6.8

5.3

5.0

3.6

3.4

3.3

2.3

1.3

1.2

.8

jj.

111.5

3.72

221

Dec.

0,2

*.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.7

2.2

*2.4

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.7

2.8

*2ii

2.9

58.0

1.87

115

Jan.

3.3

3.2

l^o.

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.4

*3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.9

5.2

5.2

*5.0

5.1

5.4

5.4

1*3

118.6

3.83

235

Feb.

7.0

8.0

11

14

18

27

23.

26

*26

19

11

B.6

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.2

5.2

^0

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.7

-

-

-

292.6

10.4

580

Mar.

6.6

£.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

10

13

*16

32

76

147 

290

300

**370

430

820

695

627

614

444

270

*177

138

130

122

102

93

*87

82

6,134.0

198

12,170

Apr.

72

90

104

114

102

noi

104

115

118

97

83

72

67 

63

83

91

80

73

62

*58

56

50

1Z

49

64

85

77

71

*167

*519

2,934

97. B

5,820

May

531

605

704

627

504

352

251

179

146

140

193

148

116 

98

*90

83

82

75

71

66

57

54

53

52

*52

48

12.

52

65

100

70

5,707

184

11,320

June

554-7

95

209

153

95

79

90

155

181

*118

93

81 

70

58

54

46

41

47

77

143

98

68

50

*39

33

32

36

-

2,401

80.0

4,760

July

29

21

19

18

16

*15

14

12

11

10

13

11

8.0 

7.6

7.6

6.2

6.0

6.5

5.7

*5.1

4.5

4.8

6.0

6.0

20

11

9.9

7.6

17

21

39

388.3

12.5

770

Aug.

22

20

*11

10

9.9

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.0

9.9

5.1

4.0 

3.8

6.8

6.2

*5.1

3.8

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.1

.7

.7

1.0

.9

*A§

170.8

5/51

339

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

73

.4 

*.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

^1

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.4

-

10.7

0.36

21

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,520 Mln o.l Mean 87.8 Ao-ft 63,720

Water year 1952-53: Max 820 Mln o.2 Mean 50.4 Ac-ft 36,480

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs}. --Mar. 18 (7:30 a.m.) 888 eta (5.57 f£): Mav 3 (1:30 D.m.l 771 cfs

(5.07 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Field estimate made on this day. 

Je,.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 18.
400 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 

Niobrara River above Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°27'35", long. 103e 10'15", In NEi sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 50 W., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from high-water line of Box Butte Reservoir and 6 miles east of 

Marsland.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of State engineer.-

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,012.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 27, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 37.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 117 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 5.02 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.09 ft Feb. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 1.6 cfs 

Sept. 26.

1946-53; Maximum gage height, 10.30 ft July 28, 1951 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 26, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, which 

are fair. Discharge measurements generally made six times a month. Natural flow affected by many small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

11

11

11

12

12

13

14

13

12

12

13

14

15

IB- 16

9.4

12

14

13

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

lB~ 6.1

12

402.5

13.0

798

Nov.

T7S- 7.5

7.8

11

15

19

20

25

27

26

27

25

28

26

29

28

30

30

27

30

36

32" 37

25

30

20

25

25

27

28

-

730.8

24.4

1,450

Dec.

28

29

31

34

33

34

35

35

36

34

36

36

37

38

38

38

38

39

39

40

39

40

 40

«a

1 "

' 35

1,110

35.8

2,200

Jan.

'36 36

38

37

37

34

34

34

34

36

38

43

46

40

25.

30

30

32

33

34

37

40

44

47

49

52

55

W

53

52

53

1,243

40.1

2,470

Feb.

54

55

58

5ff

58

48

50

55

30

35

35

40

49

48

45

35

45

49

25

25

23

22

21

2T

23

25

34

34

_

-

1,100

39.3

2,180

Mar.

31

30

28

25

3?

33

36

36

40

49

66

70

91

110

TC?

93

91

79

72

69

68

65

65

64

63

62

61

60

60

59

56

1,866

60.2

3,700

Apr.

55

31

52

54

52

52

52

51

49

48

48

48

46

46

46

44

44

45

48

49

49

48

44

38

34

33

33

33

39

45

1,379

46.0

2,740

May

46

48

51

4?

46

44

41

38

36

38

39

40

40

41

41

40

40

41

38

32

30

28

30

31

30

28

26

19

13

12

6.0

1,084.0

35.0

2,150

June

6.0

4.2

7.2

6.2

4.3

4.6

IS

31

21

13

18

17

17

13

11

8.4

7.2

5.3

8.5

7.2

7.2

3.1

37T

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.5

6. '8

4.6

292. S

9.76

581

July

4.3

2.8

377

6.8

6.8

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.9

3.4

3.4

15

9.1

9.1

6.8

10

12

9.4

8.4

8.1

7.5

11

12

13

12

10

10

15

19

21

TO

295.2

9.52

586

Aug.

23

24

31

29

27

26

25

19

17

18

20

18

20

22

23

44

3S

35

34

34

34

30

26

21

18

16

17

15

12

9.1

6.8

728.3

23.5

1,450

Sept.

8.1

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.8

9.8

8.8

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.8

7.2

8.1

8.4

10

T. 8

9.1

9.4

9.4

10

7.5

1.6

37?

4.3

4.0

4.6

222.4

7.41

441

Calendar year 1952: Max 193 Mln 2.8 Mean 31.9 Ao-ft 23,170

Hater Hater year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max llo no Mln Mln 1.6 1.6 Mean Mean 28.6 28.6 Ac-rt Ao-ft 20,750 20,750

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs). No peak above base.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23-29, Dec. 10, 24-30, Jan. 6 

6/T7~9-ll, 15-17, Feb. 19 to Mar. 4, Mar. 8, 9.

7, 14-17, Feb.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 401

Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42 027'30", long. 103°04'30n , In sec. 28, T. 29 N., R. 49 W., In control 

tower on dam near left bank on Niobrara River, 9 miles north of Hemlngford.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Electric tape gage read twice a week or more often. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 26,350 acre-ft May 31 (elevation, 4,003.9 ft); 

minimum, 8,610 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 3,988.0 ft).

1945-53: Maximum contents, 32,210 acre-ft Mar. 26, 1948 (elevation, 4,007.7 ft); 

minimum observed since normal use- of water started, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; outlet gate first closed Oct. 3, 1945. Usable 

capacity, 30,400 acre-ft between elevations 3,969.0 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 

4,007.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 640 acre-ft. Figures given herein 

represent total capacity or contents. Water used for irrigation of Mirage Plats project of Bureau of Reclamation.

Cooperation. Records of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1209: 1946-48.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952......

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-7,990

-1,400

t Elevation read near last day of month.
402 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Niobrara River below Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr,

Location. Lat 42°27'25", long. 103°04'05", in SE$ sec. 28, T, 29 N., R. 49 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Box Butte Reservoir and 9 miles north of 

Hemingford.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1941 to September 1942 and October 1944 to September 1953 in reports of State 

engineer.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,950.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 10, 1953, water-stage recorder only at site 

125 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 29.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 171 cfs July 15, 16, 17 (gage height, 4.26 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Oct. 2-7.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 232 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; maximum gage height, that of 

July 15, 16, 17, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs for many days during 1947, 

1951 water years.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs, which are fair. Plow completely regulated by Box Butte Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5 

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*22

*%

* 0

.6

.6 

.6

*.6 

.7

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

 1.1

l!l

1.1

1.1

1.1

 1.1

ill

1.2

1.4

1.5

 1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

53.4

1.72

106

JJov.

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1 2

1.2 

1.2 

1*2

 1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

 1.4

 1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

-

33.3

1.11

66

Dec.

0.8

Tff

.8

 8

1.0

1.0 

 1.0

175

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 1.0

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.1

 1.1

1.1

29.4

0.95

58

Jan.

1.1 

1,1

1.1

 1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.2

1.2

*1.2

 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

ITS

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.2

 1.1

 1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

34.3

1.11

68

Feb.

1.2

T7T

1.2

2.1

T75

1.5

1.5 

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

 1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

_

-

37.5

1.34

74

Har.

 1.2 H

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.2

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.2

 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.2

39.0

1.26

77

Apr.

1.2

T72

1.2

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

 1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.6

T76

41.6

1.39

83

May

T7S- 1.4

T7S1.5 

 1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

 1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.5

 1.4

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

44.4

1.43

88

June

1.6 

 1.4

1.4

 35 

 49

49

50

58

6?

69

69

69

69

68

 59

 54

55

51

24

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.4

 1.4

TT3" 1.3

1.3

26

*61

-

1,068.3

35.6

2,120

July

*86 

 104

110

110

117

141 

 157 

157

151 

 141

138

138

144

 157

160

168

1ST

151

151

149

 133

128

126

115

102

104

 110

99

85

»72

57.

3,927

127

7,790

Aug.

49

46

40

32 

 40 

43

51 

82

 102

113

136

146

146

144

*144

136

117

95

80

71

75

88

 93

99

99

97

101

101

2,774

89.5

5,500

Sept.

 95 

83

 72 

67

63 

60

56

51

 51 

50

48

48

48

48

 48

48

 47

47

46

44

45

 54

62

66

64

60

57

 55

45

 19

-

1,647

54.9

3,270

Calendar year 1952: Max 189 Mln 0.6 Mean 37.2 Ao-ft 27,030

Water year 1952-53! Max 168 Mln 0.6 Mean 26.7 Ac-ft 19,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 403

Niobrara River near Hay Springs, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°28'30", long. 103°41'40", in NW£ see. 23, T. 29 N., R. 46 W., on left 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 87, 4 miles upstream from Box Butte 

Creek, and 14 miles south of Hay Springs.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, 

nigher datum.

Prior to July 28, 1951, at site 500 ft upstream at 1.5 ft

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 511 cf§ July 29 (gage height, 2.83 ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs July 13, 14, Sept. 23.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 7,330 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 7.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), by slope-area determination; minimum daily, 3.8 cfs July 8, 1951.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Plow regulated 

by Box Butte Reservoir (see p. 401). Major part of release from reservoir diverted 

12 miles upstream for irrigation. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13 *55 ~sr

20

18

20

22

20

22

19

19

19 

19

25

23

23

20

22

20

22

19

18

19

19

20

22

22

23

23

23

22

656

21.2

1,300

Nov.

19

19

22

23

23

22

20

19

20

22

20

23 

25

27

27

30

24

34

40

48

40

40

36

34

30

24

22

19

"S2 17

-

791

26.4

1,570

Dec.

28

31

55

23

22

21

22

22

23

21

25

24 

24

22

24

23

23

22

 sr 19

23

23

20

21

21

23

22

22

23

23

23

714

23.0

1,420

Jan.

23

22

23

2?<-6

27

26

26

27

31

34

38 

39

25

23

22

"So 20

21

22

21

21

21

25

28

31

36

48

 u55

46

896

28.9

1,780

Feb.

42

42

40

40

44

40

38

36

31

30

30

30 

28

25

25

23

28

29

28

23

 sr 20

28

30

29

29

29

30

_

_

-

868

31.0

1,720

Mar.

29

28

28

28

29

39

50

50

a'SS" a55

54

48 

50

50

50

48

40

34

34

36

38

36

33

33

34

30

30

30

 27 27

28

1,181

38.1

2,340

Apr.

38

48

35

36

31

31

36

a36

a36

36

36

31 

30

33

31

31

30

33

33

31

28

30

30

 n27

27

27

a30

a33

a38

982

32.7

1,950

May

a 44

aSO

a55

a40

a37

a35

a34

a33

a32

a31

a30

a30 

30

25

a 24

a23

a 23

a 23

23

20

20

16

18

28

a 24

ZO

18

17

14

12

IT

833

26.9

1,650

June

15

16

18

12

16

19

19

15

14

al3

al2

aTZ 

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

13

12

18

27

24

28

25

18

18

17

15

16

14

12

481

16.0

954

July

14

15

12

11

11

10

9.3

12

12

12

12

10

1437T

9.3

11

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

25

~WT 263

58

748.0

24.1

1,480

Aug.

36

38 S8

19

15

12

13

15

13

12

12

tt

12

12

16

15

25

30

23

16

13

16

11

11

11

12

12

13

14

14

511

16.5

1,010

Sept.

14

15

15

16

17

16

18

16

13

11

9.3

11 

12

14

13

14

12

11

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.9

8.7

T3

11

13

13

12

12

12

376.7

12.6

747

Calendar year 1952: Max 169 Mln 7.8 Mean 28.0 Ac-ft 20,320

Water year 1952-53: Max 263 Mln 8.7 Mean 24.8 Ac-ft 17,920

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for 

station near Gordon.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 17, Nov. 21 to Jan. 29, Feb. 9 to Mar. 8.
404 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Niobrara River near Gordon, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°38'00", long. 102 0 12'40", in NE£ sec. 26, T. 31 N., R. 42 W., on left 

bank Just downstream from bridge on State Highway 27, 4 miles downstream from Rush 

Creek and 11 miles south of Gordon.

Drainage area. 2,595 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to June 1932, December 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,434.49 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Aug. 24, 1928, to June 30, 1932, staff gage at bridge 4 miles downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1928-32, 1946-53), 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 723 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.84 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.04 ft Mar. 2 (backwater from Ice); minimum daily discharge, 56 cfs July24. 

1928-32, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 5,940 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 4.81ft); 

minimum daily, 18 cfs Mar. 3,, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of lee effect, which are poor. Natural 

now of stream affected by storage in Box Butte Reservoir for Irrigation of Mirage 

Plats project and return flow from irrigated land. Records of water temperatures and 

sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

77

55

82

85

80

80

»S5

77

85

82

88

88

94

»108

155

105

99

94

96

94

»94

96

99

96

96

96

96

96

»108

108

105

2,877

92.8

5,710

JJov.

105

102

108

»121

118

111

108

102

96

»102

99

94

99

 111

141

168

197

»T7S"

 105

111

121

135

138

117

108

93

76

72

75

83

-

3,388

113

6,720

Dec.

87

88

»S9

87

87

»100

114

116

123

ToT

91

93

90

91

»97

92

95

95

94

86

86

85

85

84

11

86

98

104

»102

104

101

2,935

94.7

5,820

Jan.

101

96

 §& 94

104

110

»106

102

96

105

128

 154

160

142

96

99

102

98

102

105

105

102

99

122

162

»210

157

184

184

193

210

3,966

128

7,870

Feb.

202

T55

184

180

 188

180

172

180

197

172

168

»177

139

140

145

141

141

141

135

127

135

121

107

 119

m

122

133

119

_

_

-

4,268

152

8,470

Mar.

114

140

117

 89

1^5

"SS3 295

268

»253

215

»238

243

219

161

157

164

»168

164

145

141

141

135

128

135

125

114

125

»128

111

114

118

5,053

163

10,020

Apr.

»131

»145

135

138

141

»131

128

135

131

131

131

131

»141

138

»128

118

iii 1ST

145

 125

141

164

164

»145

128

131

145

180

202

157

4,245

142

8,420

Hay

172

172

180

224

»T57

188

»180

193

188

168

164

»145

108

99

121

128

145

138

145

»138

125

105

111

108

 105

108

»111

114

102

 5S 96

4,374

141

8,680

June

91

96

 99

94

88

102

128

 138

118

108

105

118

102

96

108

99

»91

88

114

176

157

»153

145

114

94

88

88

80

80

75

-

3,233

108

6,410

July

72

*75

70

68

65

 65

65

68

72

72

72

72

70

68

»65

63

63

63

58

»70

70

65

60

56

35

60

125

108

»241

155

176

2,545

82.1

5,050

Aug.

 131

121

102

88

82

75

70

72

77

77

70

70

65

77

»72

 88

102

105

96

88

85

88

77

75

72

72

70

75

»82

2,690

86.8

5,340

Sept.

 75IS

70

70

72

75

75

75

75

75

72

70

68

65

»70

 70

65

63

55

65

68

75

75

75

75

77

77

80

 77

77

2,166

72.2

4,300

Calendar year 1952: Max 307 Kin 63 Mean 117 Ac-ft 85,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 295 Mln 56 Mean 1U Ac-ft 82,810

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Jan. 25, Feb. 11 to Mar.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 405 

Bear Creek near ELI, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42 eS4', long. 101 "31', in SW$ sec: 24, T. 34 N., R. 36 W., on left bank 

3 miles south of Eli and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 3,110 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Mar. 14, 1948, at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Mar. 14, 

1948, to June 24, 1949, at present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 11.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 127 cfs Mar. 16, May 3 (gage height, 

4.90 ft); maximum gage height observed, 5.20 ft Mar. 14 (backwater from ice); minimum 

daily discharge, 0.5 cfs Nov. 26, Jan. 16.

1948-53: Maximum discharge observed, 145 cfs May 20, 1951 (gage height, 4.80 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, that of Mar. 14, 1953; minimum dally discharge, that of 

Nov. 26, 1952, Jan. 16, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedlscharge relation, which are poor. Natural flow affected at times by small reservoir upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

1.5 

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

fc*

2.1 

2.1

l.S

*2.3 

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.0

*2.1

2.3

2.4

2.8

 £7ff

 2.8

2.8

2.8

68.6

2.21

136

>lov.

2.9

3.1 

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.1

3.6 

3.2

3.1 

*3.1

2.9

3.2 

3.8

9.7

10

7.8

6.0

5.9 5.8

4.3

4.0

4.1

3.8 

3.4

3.1

tf

1.0

1.2

3.6

115.8

3.86

230

Dec.

4.5

5.2 

6.0

6.4

5.8

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.6 

6.8

 7., 5

e!o

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.8

4.S

*4.6

4.3

3.2

1.8

' fci

2.3

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.6

146; 5

4.73

291

Jan.

3.8

3.9 

4.3

5.2 *6.4

3.8

4.3

6.2

7.2 

7.6

8.5

*12 

12

*7.8

4.8

jl 17T

1.8

2.9

6.2

7.8

9.3

10 

11

12

*12

12

12

12

T3~ 13

234.4

7.56

465

Feb.

15

16 

17

18

19.

19

19 

17

14 

13

12

11

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.5 

3.0

2.S

4.6

5.2

5.1

_

-^

-

279.0

9.96

553

Mar.

4.4

ft!

5.0

6.2

6.2

S.5 

15

22 

30

*40

 54 

SO

94

106

124

125

91

75

73

72

54 

47

36

32

*28

26

25

24

22

1,436.5

46.3

2,850

Apr.

21

24 

23

25

27

#34

37 

44

46 

47

41

34 

30

2S

2S

30

28

28

28

*27

25

24

*21 

20

21

21

20

32ii

903

30.1

1,790

May

85

111 

*126

T2T

109

38

70

52

41 

31

26

*24 

23

22

20

19

19

18

18

12

13

15

14 

14

*15

14

13

12

 11

10

8.7^

1,174.7

37.9

2,330

June

8.1

6.9 

6.6

6.3

5.7

5.0

4.8 

*5.Q

5.4 

6.2

6.3

5.4 

5.2

5.6

6.3

n

 T. 8

5.S

7.6

8.7

8.7

*8.3

8.1 

6.8

5.7

5.0

4.5

4.0

14J7S

188.2

6.27

373

July

*3.5

5.0

5.4

5.2

5.4

*5.6

5.1 

'878" 5.8

5.0

3.5

i!s

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.0

*2.2

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.0

2.2

l.S

2.2

3.6

3.0

2.9

2.9

100.8

3.25

200

Aug.

2.6

<§*

2.7

2,4.

2.1

 1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.2

1.1

fc* 1.1

1.0

1.1

*1.6

1.5

e2.0

e2.0

el. 7

e2.4

2.3

2.5

 2.6

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

*e2.4

60.6

1.95

120

Sept.

e2.3

eSTS 

e2.3

e2.2

e2.0

el. 8

1.7 

1.6

H

1.6

l.S 

1.6

1.7

1.8

 1.8

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.0

1.8 

 2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.1

56.5

1.88

112

Calendar year 1952: Max 112 Mln 0.5 ' Mean 12.8 Ac-ft 9,270

Water year 1952-55: Max 126 Mln 0.5 Mean 13.1 Ac-ft 9,450

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of observer's notes and 

weather records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-19, Nov. 21 to Dec. 3, Dec. 1O to Jan. 9, 

JaH7T3-24, Peb. 4 to Mar. 14.
406 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Niobrara River near Cody, Nebr.

Location. La t 42°49'50", long. lOl"!?^", in NW^NEi sec. 23, T. 33 N., R. 34 W. , on 

left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from 

Medicine Creek, 5 miles downstream from Bear Creek, and 10 miles south of Cody.

Records available. --December 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,770 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. --S years (1948-53), 324 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 948 cfs July 30 (gage height, 2.10 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.59 ft Feb. 20 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 130 cfs 

Jan. 16.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 4,170 cfs July 29, 1951 (gage height, 6.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 85 cfs Dec. 12, 1949.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Natural 

flow of stream affected by storage in Box Butte Reservoir and irrigation developments. 

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: 1948-49 (M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

As-ft

Oct.

250

246 246-

254

266

£58

258

266

274

274

274

*270

270

286

290

290

278

278

266

286

274

266

 282

274

266

258

266

*258

258

258

282

8,322

268

16,510

Jiov.

270

274

274

274

286

286

290

290

286

290

290

294

*306

302

306

306

342

3ST

342

319

332

342

298

282

246

T75- 170

200

220

250

-

8,479

283

16,820

Dec.

282

290

294

306

302

 310

314

324

S5J

314

 324

314

302

290

302

324

310

324

319

310

310

319

*306

290

262

250

5BT

286

302

310

314

9,394

303

18,630

Jan.

319

319

310

328

332

298

282

319

 314

355

365

370

380

290

140

170- 130

275

315

380

380

*395

390

405

420

415

425

395

370

385

390

10,361

334

20,550

Feb.

395

 400

400

400

430

415

400

395

340

160

200

310

350

375

375

350

310

330

250

160

190

290

360

400

380

410

 440

_

_

-

9,655

345

19,150

Mar.

400

fSB" 220

300

490

465

430

445

470

500

*522

527

561

596

554

614

5BT

500

455

430

430

425

400

380

360

346

*337

337

328

 319

314

13,268

428

26,320

Apr.

S70" 324

370

375

270

370

395

415

410

400

385

365

355

360

365

 355

355

360

370

355

346

 337

342

400

370

342

350

365

460

596

-

11,332

378

22,480

May

674

667

*656

632

572

485

445

400

375

350

342

337

328

319

319

319

328

332

*328

 319

328

310

324

319

294

294

286

278

270

258

250

11,733

378

23,270

June

254

 246

254

250

254

266

286

302

314

 310

286

302

294

282

266

262

266

 254

298

595

332

360

342

337

306

282

266

254

 242

234

-

8,596

287

17,050

July

226

230

250

234

226

230

234

 266

258

250

250

246

238

230

 219

219

219

230

226

238

226

226

230

223

223

219

*234

254

246

460

342

7,602

245

15,080

Aug.

514

315

310

 298

290

262

254

246

230

242

250

*234

226

219

215

230

246

266

3lO

270

278

266

258

258

250

238

 234

234

226

226

230

7,920

355

15,710

Sept.

219

223

219

219

226

226

226

226

*230

»S3o"

230

226

223

215

219

223

223

223

223

223

230

*226

219

215

223

2E3

219

219

208

20TT

-

5,662

222

13,210

Calendar year 1952: Max 968 Mln 170 Mean 315 Ac-ft 228,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 674 Mln 130 Mean 310 Ac-ft 224,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-30, Jan. 14-21, Feb. 9 to Mar. 4.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 407

Snake River near Surge, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42 C39'20", long, lOO'Sl'OO", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 31 N,, R. 30 W., on right 

bank 150 ft downstream from Nebraska National Forest boundary, 6? miles southwest of 

Surge, and 22 miles southwest of Valentine.

Drainage area. 620 sq mi, approximately, of which about 100 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. June 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,820 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 566 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 3.11 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.77 ft Jan. 15 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 129 cfs 

Feb. 20.

1947-53: Maximum discharge that of Mar. 12, 1953; maximum gage height, 4.04 ft 

Feb. 2, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 100 cfs Jan. 3, 1949.

Revisions.-.-Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1950 and 1951 have been 

revised to 443 cfs Oct. 10, 1949; maximum gage height, 3.33 ft Jan. 4, 1950 (backwater 

from ice); and 462 cfs June 18, 1951 (gage height, 2.90 ft); maximum gage height, 4.04 

ft Feb. 2, 1951 (backwater from ice), superseding those published in WSP 1176 and 1209, 

respectively.

Remarks. Records good except thoee for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions. Revised figures of peak discharges for the water year 1951, superseding those 

published in WSP 1209, are given herewith:

Revised peak discharRe. 1951: Mar. 8 (7:45 p.m.) 455 cfs (2.77 ft); June 18 (12:30 

a.m.) 462 crs (2.90 rt).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

.Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

219

222 

222

224

227

227

222

222

224

 222

222

227

*230

238

246

232

235

232

230

227

230

*222

224

227

227

230

232

232

230

*227

230

7,061

228

14,010

NOV.

230

230 

224

222

224

230

230

230

230

230

224

*227

224

222

222

230

257

276

240

232

235

249

232

227

224

159

209

*238

249

257

6,913

230

13,710

Dec.

251

257 

257

271

260

268

271

276

*265

254

243

240

238

238

240

240

235

235

235

236

231

239

*233

234

239

240

235

238

243

251

254

7,647

247

15,170

Jan.

254

262 

E65

265

268

243

243

*265

257

262

271

274

285

268

145

260

220

290

282

276

279

282

*285

271

274

285

294

302

296

294

311

8,328

269

16,520

Feb.

299

*302 

302

296

317

302

288

276

274

178

214

273

267

262

259

260

268

245

171

129

191

238

279

291

282

285

*335

335

_

_

-

7,418

265

14,710

Mar.

262

230 

25T

260

271

265

268

274

338

427

494

*517

455

433

362

323

323

320

299

274

282

271

268

257

*249

249

- 246

243

243

249

*243

9,446

305

18,740

Apr.

235

285 

271

257

262

268

288

311

308

294

271

257

*251

260

296

262

271

271

268

257

249

249

*246

323

299

268

*257

262

332

414

-

8,342

278

16,550

May

468

ili 

436

405

*341

305

282

268

262

265

257

251

246

243

240

246

274

*285

*279

276

268

271

254

254

246

243

265

251

243

235

222

8,852'

286

16,560

June

*222

246 

285

251

246

257

276

285

268

276

*271

268

251

265

262

224

*211

211

227

282

243

235

230

224

222

217

214

214

214

211

-

7,308

244

14,500

July

*211

211 

230

227

224

230

230

249

251

240

235

238

230

*224

222

227

254

238

230

224

222

232

243

222

217

217

285

*262

254

305

240

7,324

236

14,530

Aug.

232

230 

230

224

217

217

217

214

211

217

*222

219

211

209

211

232

243

238

243

246

222

209

209

*214

219

214

209

211

214

214

217

6,835

220

13,560

Sept.

217

217

219

219

219

219

219

*217

222

255

230

222

219

217

217

222

222

222

222

227

224

224

*222

224

230

200

230

227

230

230

-

6,694

223

13,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 441 Min 150 Mean 245 Ac-ft 177,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 517 Min 129 Mean 253 Ac-ft 182,800

Peak disoharKe (base, 375 cfs). Ke

(2.86 ft); July 27 (3 a.m.) 4O8 cfs

ir. 12 (2:30 a.m.) 566 cfs (3.11 ft); May 2 (1:30 p.m.) 484 cfs 

2.66 ft); July 30 (5:3O a.m.) 427 cfs (2.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 20-25, Jan. 15-22, Feb. 10-25, Mar. 3-6.
408 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Mlnnechaduza Creek at Valentine, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42 053'10", long. 100°33'10", in SW$ sec. 30, T. 34 N., R. 27 W., on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from powerplant in city park at north edge of Valentine and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,470 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 36.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 314 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 4.21 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.5 cfs Oct. 5.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 894 cfs Mar. 30, 1952 (gage height, 6.58 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.2 cfs Aug. 31, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by powerplant 500 ft above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12 

*12

7.3

8.4

3^5

11

11

27

13

30

 16

11

22

27

*29

12

22

12

Si

21

20.

25

20

23

22

9.8

*27

23

23

20

27

581.0

18.7

1,150

JJov.

32 

17

12

5.7

7.7

41

25

22

32

30

24

26

21

21

34

34

27

 30

33

29

26

37

29

12

34

20

16

33

19

25

-

784.4

26.1

1,560

Dec.

23 

26

19

28

26

26

23

36

27

30

28

27

17

18

29

27

*30

28

27

27

28

33

13

29

19

24

30

23

33

27

32

813

26.2

1,610

Jan.

26 

29

 27

33

33

25

15

34

32

35

37

39

35

34

14

*13

27

28

33

28

34

38

35

32

38

45

*38

34

42

 41

i&

990

31.9

1,960

Feb.

42 

49

47

58

57

64

59

55

59

28

26

44

*47

52

36

24

49

42

24

6.0

4*1

4.1

7.0

12

8.7

38

34

32

.

-

-

1,007.9

36.0

2,000

Mar.

if24

38

36

38

38

*40

47

67

76

89

139

290

196

145

132

100

105

105

94

65

68

60

54

*48

44

41

44

44

36

2,362

76.2

4,680

Apr.

ft46

52

46

49

60

*66

72

78

71

67

69

48

65

54

44

54

50

60

*48

*44

67

48

50

83

47

36

78

104

1,742

58.1

3,460

May

122 

131

*198

if?

142

105

94

*76

60

64

48

45

47

48

39

52

52

57

69

68

54

54

50

57

40

50

*35

42

36

33

29

2,219

71.6

4,400

June

31 

30

33

35

30

29

26

54

33

39

*42

30

35

20

39

37

36

26

30

42

54

63

60

41

*36

24

27

24

31

17.

-

1,054

35.1

2,090

July

IT23"

22

28

22

16

*24

21

24

.16

24

28

15

21

23

28

34

29

32

26

 32

23

28

28

29

24

19

31

35

31

785

25.3

1,560

Aug.

35 

33

31

27

25

22

23

 22

22

8^0

29

23

21

17

22

24

25

17

30

 24

18

19

16

23

25

17

13

22

13

21

20

sas'.o

22.2

1,370

Sept.

15 

-3

 17

16

16

12

19

14

S

13

16

11

16

 14

14

15

15

12

13

21

15

16

17

16

15

20

17

13

-

460

15.3

912

Calendar year 1952: Max 726 Mln 3.2 Mean 39.2 Ac-ft 28,480

Hater year 1952-53: Max 290 Mln 3.5 Mean 37.0 Ac-ft 26,750

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 409

Niobrara River near Sparks, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°54'10", long. 100°21'40" , in SE^ sec. 22. T. 34 N., R. 26 W., on left 

bank 18 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 7, 2| miles downstream from Big 

Beaver Creek, 5? miles downstream from Minnechaduza Creek, and 6^ miles southwest of 

Sparks.

Drainage area. 6,406 sq mi.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years (1946-53), 850 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 cfs May 2 (gage height, 4.12 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.94 ft Feb. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 350 cfs 

Jan. 16.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1949 (gage height, 6.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs; minimum daily, 170 cfs Dec. 12, 13, 1949.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by storage in Box Butte Reservoir and 

irrigation and power developments.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: 1947(M), 1948-50(P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

El

22

23

34

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

749

*728 

708

739

708

728

728

708

728

718

*728

718

760

739

*782

793

782

804

760

793

804

793

770

728

782

770

770

782

760 

770

*782

23,412

755

46,440

Nov.

793

793 

804

793

770

816

828

82S

760

793

793

804

804

804

804

793

850

969

*850

839

839

897

720

720

720

520

400

560

680 

710

-

23,054

768

45,730

Dec.

740

760 

780

*800

780

780

790

800

790

770

760

750

730

720

750

760

*770

760

750

750

750

730

720

700

680

680

700

720

740 

770

790

23,270

751

46,160

Jan.

820

*840 

850

860

840

800

780

860

860

930

960

980

1,000

850

400

350

440

760

*910

980

1,010

1,020

1,030

1,030

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,080 n.ioo

1,100

1,080

27,750

895

55,040

Feb.

1,110

1,030 

1,020

1,000

1,110

1,100

1,020

1,000

981

610

570

804

897

945

*945

850

933

897

640

400

410

780

980

850

900

1,050

1,110

1.190

-

-

25,132

898

49,850

Mar.

1,040

600 

775

920

1,140

1,300

1,260

1,110

1,110

*1,230

1,350

1,470

1,500

al.650

al,500

al,400

al,320

al,210

al,100

al,050

al,010

a960

a950

a970

al,000

*a950

921

897

862 

820

810

34,180

1,103

67,800

Apr.

a920

a990 

a980

a950

a960

al,000

al.100

*1,190

1,140

1,140

1,060

993

945

921

1,040

957

981

957

933

909

909

*874

885

1,120

1,060

945

885

874

1,200 

1.520

-

30,338

1,011

60,170

May

1,750

1.960 

1,880

1,770

1,590

1,400

1,270

1,160

1,080

1,000

*981

945

945

945

921

933

1,000

981

957

933

957

981

933

921

885

828

*897

885

862 

828

749

34,127

1,101

67,690

June

749

760 

909

793

728

770

816

828

760

804

*760

782

749

728

816

708

676

687

697

1.200

957

957

909

874

*850

782

770

749

739 

728

-

24,035

801

47,670

July

708

708 

728

728

708

697

697

*708

749

739

728

718

718

687

676

666

676

697

718

687

687

*647

666

697

708

676

718

739

804 

*885

1.020

22,388

722

44,410

Aug.

874

816 

770

793

749

728

*697

697

697

676

697

676

697

666 708"

708

718

718

718

*760

728

697

697

708

718

676

666

676

697 

676

687

22,189

716

44,010

Sept.

656

637 

*637

647

687

647

666

676

666

687

666

687

637

687

687

*676

647

647

676

637

656

656

637

628

647

628

656

647

637 

647

-

19,692

656

39,060

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,230 Min 400 Mean 864 Ac-ft 627,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,960 Min 350 Mean 848 Ac-ft 614,000

discharge (base. 2,500 cfsh May 2 (11:30 p.m.) 2,640 cfs (4.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other Nlobrara River stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Jan. 28, Feb. 10, 11, Feb. 19 to Mar. 4.
410 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Niobrara River near Norden, Nebr.

Location. La t 42°47'13", long. 100 0 02'06n , in N&SWfc sec. 33, T. 33 N., R. 23 W., on left 

bank 15 ft upstream from bridge on county road, 1-J miles downstream from Fairfield 

Creek, and 6 miles south of Norden.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs June 20 (gage height, 3.92 ft); maximum gage height, 6.81 ft Feb. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge 520 cfs 

Jan. 16.

Remarks. Records poor. Plow affected by storage in Box Butte Reservoir (see p. 401), 

regulation by powerplants, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

*723

712

723

734

756

756

767

789

839 

813

813 

*839

778

*800

865

826

800

917 

904

800

917

789

852

*756

839

800

767

789

800

756 

723

24,742

798

49,080

JIov.

756

813

*800

865

865

917

930

852

904 

904

986 

958 

958

972

930

930

944

* 1.100 

1,040

*1,030

1,090

1,040

1,060

839

800

800

580

550

630

642

26,485

883

52,530

Dec.

737

957

*917

866

905

920

966

1,020

1.070 

1,020

961

836 

869

807

859

907

918

899 

*802

760

818

770

776

775

707

631

714

782

857

1,020 

941

26,787

864

53,130

Jan.

941

*928

900

896

892

769

704

*815

968 

888

904 

806 

757

742

650

520

700

900 

1,000

1,090

 1,110

1,110

1,070

975

1,020

1,150

1,200

1,230

1,220

1.240 

1,230

29,325

946

58,170

Feb.

1,230

1,150

1,120

1.410

1,410

 1,220

1,200

1,100

1,010 

920

800 

820 

1,100

1,080

940

930

950

*968 

812

543

592

844

1,110

1,160

1,210

1,250

1,300

1,200

_

"

29,379

1,049

58,270

Mar.

1,240

1,170

976

930

996

1,020

1,110

1,150

1,310 

1,900

2,140_ 

 1,970 

 1,860

1,860

1,620

1,560

1,720

1,520 

1,410

1,410

1,340

1,320

 1,270

1,200

1,230

1,200

1,130

1,150

1,230

1,150 

1,010

42,102

1,358

83,510

Apr.

*944

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,150

1..120

1,300

1,300

1,130 

1,060

1,010 

972 

1,060

 1,010

1,000

958

1,010

1,070 

1,100

1,040

1,000

917

878

1,190

1,130

1,070

1,120

1,210

1,740

1.900

33,589

1,120

66,620

May

1,970

2.240

2,200

*2,090

1,820

1,430

1,070

891

878 

891

986 

839 

878

944

891

986

1,070

1,120 

1,010

 1,060

958

917

986

1,070

986

1,010

958

1,010

944

891 

*904

35,898

1,158

71,200

June

904

930

1,000

878

878

767

813

723

745 

813

734 

734 

756

767

800

701

712

756 

*826

1.350

1,300

1,060

1,120

958

958

789

756

723

680

*723

25,654

855

50,880

July

839

958

917

958

865

800

878

*789

723 

789

723 

660 

670

650

650

 650

650

600 

650

660

660

650

660

734

756

690

630

712

1.260

 1,060 

1,180

24,071

776

47,740

Aug.

865

958

891

*917

904

904

904

865

878 

1.000

865 

*839 

891

891

930

878

917

826 

745

745

690

640

712

756

*745

745

767

734

680

620 

630

25,332

817

50,250

Sept.

650

620

630

640

680

690

680

600

650 

*640

680 

690 

660

590

610

600

590

680 

690

756

767

745

745

*712

712

756

756

650

630

660

20,159

672

39,980

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,240 Mln 520 Mean 941 Ac-ft 681,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 10. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite June 20-29, Aug. 27 to Sept. 4; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near 

Sparks and Spencer.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 411

Plum Creek near Meadville, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°42 I 20", long. 99°54 l 40n , in sec. 33, T. 32 N., R. 22 W,, on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from powerplant, 4§ miles southwest of Meadville, and 

5 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 113 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 545 cfs May 4; minimum daily, 34 cfs

1947-53: Maximum daily discharge, 790 cfs May 25, 1952; minimum daily, 25 cfs 

Jan. 4, 1949.

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

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Plow temporarily affected at times 

by sluicing operations at powerplant upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

e94

e96

e98

*99

elOO

eioo

101

~98 103

86

83

86

88

88

88

*89

91

92

89

88

e84

e78

e81

e81

e83

e84

e86

91

83

84

81

2,773

89.5

5,500

Nov.

86

86

88

89

89

89

*91

89

88

88

89

91

91

89

89

89

92

96

94

*94

96

96

94

94

92

75

69

63

72

75

-

2,623

87.4

5,200

Dec.

78

*85

98

108

103

101

101

103

103

101

99

99

92

90

99

98

*e96

*e88

88

89

89

92

91

89

76

75

76

78

84

92

*94

2,855

92.1

5,660

Jan.

89

89

88

89

88

78

69

81

92

92

94

96

98

 91

34_

a60

a60

370

a70

a80

aso

a96

a98

a99

a99

aioo

a98

*aloo

99

99

101

2,677

86.4

5,310

Feb.

99

101

101

101

105

103

101

101

101

98

*94

96

96

96

98

96

101

98

69

43

56

63

69

72

70

78

76

75

_

_

-

2,457

87.8

4,870

Mar.

70

81

*105

103

103

107

101

103

110

*127

151

202

285

303

e262

204

215

184

158

142

135

129

120

112

110

*108

108

107

107

103

103

4,358

141

8,640

Apr.

103

114

112

114

116

122

127

131

140

*142

138

e!40

129

127

129

118

120

122

118

112

108

*105

99

103

103

98

98

105

120

166

3,579

119

7,100

May

248

333

6469

*545

441

330

256

207

168

6254

220

149

135

129

122

118

116

116

112

112

*105

108

108

105

103

101

112

*125

120

120

120

5,807

187

11,520

June

120

120

133

118

114

112

el!6

120

122

*122

129

129

125

125

, 6120

rf

*e!27

6122

el!7

6112

6107

6102

*e96

-

3,568

119

7,080

July

696

e96

e96

696

e96

696

a96

a96

a96

*96

86

78

76

74

75

*75

7S

78

78

78

78

81

86

89

86

88

89

103

*120

164

125

2,845

91.8

5,640

Aug.

107

114

127

116

116

122

116

107

98

98

96

96

*98

99

105

107

110

107

101

98

94

91

91

91

88

86

*84

86

86

86

84

3,105

100

6,160

Sept.

84

86

86

88

89

S9

89

88

88

*88

86

86

86

84

84

84

84

684

86

84

*86

86

86

86

88

88

88

89

89

88

-

2,597

86.6

5,150

Calendar year 1952; Max 790 Min 63 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,450

Water year 1952-53: .Max 545 Min 34 Mean 108 Ac-ft 77,830

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend 

of flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 13, 14, 25-29, Jan. 5-8, 

14, 15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 2.
412 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 

Long Pine Creek near Riverview, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°41'20", long. 99°41'20", in N? sec. 5, T. 31 N., R. 20 W., on right bank 

75 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Bone Creek, and 5^ miles 

sputhwest of Riverview.

Drainage area. 390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Average discharge. 5 years, 137 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,983.34 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.95 ft); maximum gage height, 7.41 ft Feb. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 80 cfs 

Feb. 20.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 5,410 cfs Aug. 20, 1951 (gage height, 10.24 ft); minimum daily, 78 cfs Sept. 20, 1948.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

«

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

125

116

 120

 114

112

110

110

112

108

TI4

110

114

112

116

120

118

114

114

108

 110

127

 132

145

135

135

127

130

127

120

122

120

3,697

119

7,330

NOV.

116

127

127

116

114

 116

118

122

120

116

120

122

127

130

127

132

132

138

140

*130

alSS

a!30

also

a!35

145

a!30

a!30

a!32

135

a!28

-

3,818

127

7,570

Dec.

»a!21

a!35

a!40

a!35

132

130

a!28

125

122

125

127

127

122

a!24

125

a!24

*122

> el 20

130

118

122

125

 120

3,859

124

7,650

Jan.

127

127

122

112

112

99

92

112

116

120

130

145

13?

 114

b90

b85

b95

104

127

118

127

120

120

130

a!35

127

a!27

 127

114

143

125

3,674

119

7,290

Feb.

127

127

125

118

135

140

130

127

140

112

116

 118

116

122

e!08

el20

e!02

ellS

elOO

bSO

b99

b95

blOO

*120

118

125

130

120

_

-

3,277

117

6,500

Mar.

108

106

108

97

100

96

99

96

122" 92

 227

 725

434

351

286

239

186

175

158

155

155

145

140

138

132

 125

122

122

120

120

118

5,397

174

10,700

Apr.

118

125

135

132

130

138

140

148

151

 158

162

158

140

125

125

120

127

125

122

125

125

 130

125

125

110

120

132

132

168

244

4,115

137

8,160

May

382

421

518

454

264

175

162

 162

165

179

229

182

143

151

158

132

127

130

135

138

 135

138

138

148

158

148

190

 140

127

127

122

5,978

193

11,860

June

125

125

155

132

125

127

138

140

143

 143

138

140

145

143

6510

 808

332

145

220

616

376

259

179

 140

135

135

130

130

120

116

6,270

209

12,440

July

114

114

130

116

120

120

114

118

118

 114

125

130

125

116

122

118

132

122

122

122

118

122

172

 130

135

132

135

135

*195

143

112

3,941

127

7,820

Aug.

112

120

192

116

104

120

116

112

112

120

132

122

 118

114

143

143

140

120

102

118

104

112

114

114

110

104

 110

114

104

104

106

3,672

118

7,280

Sept.

104

102

110

114

106

110

116

116

118

120

 122

ill

153

127

127

122

114

120

118

118

 114

112

112

104

102

104

104

104

102

106

-

3,400

113

6,740

Calendar year 1952 : Max 680 Kin 95 Mean 148 Ac-ft 107,400

Water year 1952-53 : Max 808 Kin 80 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,300

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfa). Ma

(6.95 ft); June 19 (10 p.m) 1,190 cfs

r. 12 (7 a.m. ) 882 cfs (6.32 ft); June 15 (11 p.m.) 1,220 cfs 

(6.74 ft); Aug. 3 (1 a.m.) 651 cfs (6.22 ft).

 * Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a NO gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of 

flow.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

413

Keyapaha River near Hidden Timber, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°12'30" ) long. 100"21 "20", in SE^NE^ sec. 2, T. 37 N., R. 26 W., on left 

bank 3 miles southeast of Hidden Timber, 3 miles downstream from confluence of Antelope 

and Rock Creeks, ?f miles upstream from Eagle Creek, and 10? miles south of Okreek.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi, approximately.

Heeords available. January 1948 to December 1953 (discontinued).

6age. Mire-weight gage read once daily. Prior to Mar. 24, 1950, staff gage at same site 

and datum. Supplementary staff gage at same site and datum since June 26, 1952.

Average discharge.--S years, 38.0 cfs.

Extremes. l9bZ-F3: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 1,000 cfs Mar. 14 (backwater from ice); minimum daily, 6 cfs Nov. 28; minimum gage height observed, 2.45 ft 

Sept. 8, 9.

1953: Maximum daily discharge during period October to December, 25 cfs Apr. 21, 

Nov. 26 (gage height, 2.78 ft); maximum gage height observed, 3.20 ft Dec. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 9 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 2,710 cfs Mar. 30, 1952, from rating curve extended 

above 380 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 

10.87 ft, Mar. 24, 1950 (from floodmark); no flow Jan. 9 to Feb. 22, 1949, Jan. 28, 

1951; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept. 8, 9, 1953.

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

which are poor.

Discharge,'In oublo feet per second, water year October 1352 to September 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

to-ft

Oct.

 $8 

9

a8

8

9

9

10

9

9

9

9

9

a9

 10

alO

9

9

9

9

a9

a9

alO

10

10

alO

3_3_ lY

11 11

11

292

9.4

579

Nov.

10

11

11

a 11

11

11

11

11

11

a 11

11

11 11

11

11

a 11

a!2

a!4

15

li

16

14

11

9

8

7

7

6

7

8

-

328

10.9

651

Deo.

ll

 10

1011

12

14

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

 14

14

13

13

13

14

15

15

15

405

13.1

803

Jan.

15 

15

15

16

17

16

15

14

16

18

22

~zz

20

18

16

14

15" 10

11

12

12

14

16

18

20

 20

21

22

23

24

527

17.0

1,050

Feb.

25 

26

27

28

30

35

32

25

22

20

18

16

16

14

13

13

 14

14

14

13

12

10

T§

10

10

11

12

13

_

-

503

18.0

998

Mar.

tt

16

17

18

18

20

20

30

50

80

250

600

1.000

600

450

550

450

350

 234

 270

272

a!80

89

81

80

62

 66

67

62

59

6,070

196

12,040

Apr.

53 

54

64

70

79

a76

74

91

90

77

66

64

65

a62

a58

 55

54

55

a52

50

48

46

43

65

99

87

86

96 aieo

382

2,441

81.4

4,840

May

272 

472

 37?

278

173

al45

115

86

a68

50

33

a39

45

 45

a46

47

49

54

a48

42

42

43

41

51

38

40

a39

38

43

a38

33

2,932

94.6

5,820

June

29 

23

29

22

al6

11

16

29

82

56

 36

31

29

27

27

a24

22

21

a30

40

37

41

40

38

29

24

26

23

22

20

900

30.0

1,790

July

18 

 17

18

al8

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

al2

12

al4

15

15

a!6

16

19

 18

52

35

25

a24

22

19

18

18

16

576

18.6

1,140

Aug.

14 

a20

25

?E

19

18

al8

17

15

19

17

14

 12

a!4

17

14

14

12

al2

12

11

all

11

10

9_

a9

9

9

10

a25

9

448

14.5

889

Sept. '

8 

 8

9

9

8

8

a8

"f7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

a8

a8

a9

a9

a9

 9

10

10

10

a 11

12

T5

11

10

-

264

8.8

524

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,400 Kin 6 Mean 56.3 Ao-ft 40,860

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,000 Kin 6 Mean 43.0 Ao-ft 31,120

Peak discharge (base. 120 efs).--Mar. 14 (time and discharge unknown); May 2 (time unknown) 505 cfs 

(5.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Wewela.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 19 (many scattered periods of no 

gage-height record).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Tota 

Mean 

Runo

Oct.

10

ll

alo 

11 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

12 

12 

a!3 

14 

14 

15 

18 

18

Dec.

19 

19 

al9 

20 

20 

21 

22 

22

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

Oct.

11 

11 

11 

10 

 10 

10 

11 

11

Nov.

18 

18 

19 

 18 

a!7 

17 

17 

20

Dec.

*22 

15 

23 

23 

23 

21 

20 

18

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Oct.

all 

11 

11 

11 

25 

20 

15 

16

Nov.

19 

17 

17 

a!7 

16 

15 

15 

20

Dec.

15 

20 

23 

20 

20 

15 

23 

20

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

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

Oct.

15 

14 

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

378 

12.2 

750

Nov.

24

25 

24 

20 

23 

a21

533 

17.8 

1,060

Dec.

18 

20 

15 

15 

15 

15 

ii

603 

19.5 

1,200

Calendar year. 1953; Max 1,000 Mln 7 Mean 44.5 Ae-ft 32,100

Peak discharge (base. 120 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21-25, Dec. 4-31.
414 NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN

Keyapaha River at Wewela, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°01'40", long. 99°46'45", in NE^SE^ sec. 24, T. 95 N., R. 76 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Wewela, 4^ miles upstream from Holt Creek, and 11-j miles downstream from Lost 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1940, October 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily.

Average discharge. 8 years (1938-40, 1947-53), 76.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 7.70 ft); minimum 

observed, 19 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1937-40, 1947-53: Maximum discharge, 5,430 cfs Mar. 31, 19S2 (gage height, 13.08 ft); 

maximum gage height, 13.5 ft Mar. 25, 1950 (from floodmark, backwater from Ice); no flow 

Jan. 10 to Feb. 15, 1949; minimum gage height observed, 0.60 ft July 26, 1940.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13-20, Mar. 15-24, Apr. 13-18, June 3-20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.O 

2.5

70

142

3.0 246

4.0 530

7.0 1,820

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

11

30

53

114

3.0 315

4.0 565

5.4 1,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

27 

29

30

30

31

30

32

35

28

30

a30

31

*35

39

39

43

44

37

41

42

41

41

41

41

42

42

43

44

*44

a42

1,128

36.4

2,240

Nov.

41

41 

43

42

4O

41

39

39

a38

37

36

340

*43

43

43

a43

43

44

44

44

44

40

36

30

26

25

24

U

24

25

-

1,122

37.4

2,230

Dec.

26

?7 

28

*29

32

34

36

38

42

42

42

42

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

*39

40

40

42

42

44

46

46

48

1,204

38.8

2,390

Jan.

45

46 

46

47

48

49

50

50

55

60

65

70

75

So

50

35

30

28

28

30

30

*30

30

37

38

41

46

47

55

60

60

1,441

46.5

2,860

Feb.

65

70 

75

85

100

160

165

140

115

115

85

75

85

85

80

80

75

*75

75

70

65

60

60

60

60

60

60

65

.

_

-

2,365

84.5

4,690

Mar.

70

TO 

80

75

80

80

70

70

70

75

*90

280

750

*1,430

1.820

974

742

*878

3750

612

532

400

390

442

295

256

225

*225

215

201

193

12,440

401

24,670

Apr.

185

189 

205

229

a238

246

250

291

330

324

248

a218

189

181

*179

179

181

181

3181

181

175

175

173

193

201

265

271

a280

a400

3700

-

7,238

241

14,360

May

3800

*1.070 

1,060

906

633

424

381

317

273

3269

265

260

260

215

*169

165

a!66

167

169

161

152

145

143

141

141

134

125

132

112

104

21

9,556

308

18,950

June

87

84 

80

75

75

89

128

275

221

175

152

*132

3110

395

a90

83

78

78

78

160

137

134

3126

119

104

87

95

394

92

80

-

3,413

114

6,770

July

75

*66 

62

a60

a58

57

56

54

51

49

49

347

45

46

42

42

42

42

340

 5i

39

*40

78

70

66

361

56

58

81

94

91

1,756

56.6

3,480

Aug.

86

75 

68

62

70

78

80

60

48

43

56

53

*45

51

48

53

51

345

340

a35

a32

a30

329

a28

327

326

a26

26

26

327

28

1,452

46.8

2,880

Sept.

24

*25 

25

26

26

25

24

23

23

a23

a23

a23

a23

23

322

a21

320

19

19

a22

26

26

*27

28

?8

27

327

26

27

25

-

726

24.2

1,440

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,930 Mln 20 Mean 152 Ao-ft 110,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,820 Mln 19 Mean 120 Ac-ft 86,960

Fesk discharge (bsse. 200 cfsK Msr. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 2,020 efs (7.70 ft); Apr. 9 (9 a.m.) 330 cfs 

(3.15 ft); Msy 1 (time unknown) 1.O90 efs (5.45 ft); June 8 (12 m.) 295 efs (3.03 ft).

* Discharge messurement msde on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of westher records and records for ststlon at Hidden Timber, S. Dsk.

Note. Stsge-dlschsrge relation affected by lee Nov. 21 to Mar. 14.
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 415

Niobrara River near Spencer, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°48', long. 98°39', In N| sec. 30, T. 33 N., R. 11 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge pier on U. S. Highway 281, 600 ft downstream from Spencer 

power-plant dam and 5 miles southeast of Spencer.

Drainage area. 10,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to December 1908 (gage heights only), August 1913 to September 1915 

irragmentary), August 1927 to September 1936, June 1940 to September 1953. Published as 

"near Lynch1" 1913-15.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,478.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. May to December 1908 chain gage on former highway bridge at approximately same 

site at different datum. Aug. 1, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1915, staff gage at highway bridge 

10 miles downstream at different datum. August 1927 to Sept. 30, 1936, and June 14, 

1940, to Sept. 30, 1944, discharge computed as flow through powerhouse and over dam 600 

ft upstream.

Average discharge. 22 years (1927-36, 1940-53), 1,369 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 2.68 ft); minimum 

daily, 500 cfs Nov. 28.

1927-36, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 21,500 cfs June 14, 1943; minimum daily, 5 cfs 

Hov. 14, Dec. 18, 19, 1940.

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

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by 

irrigation and power developments.

Revisions. WSP 1056: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1^350 

1,230

1,230

1,260

1,190

1,150

1,210

1,190

1,190

1.100

1,110

1,180

1,230

1,150

1,230

1,260

1,210

1,230

1,230

1,210

1,190

1,230

1,210

1,160

1,190

1,180

1,230

1,150

1,190 

1,250

1,190

37,310

1,204

74,000

Nov.

1,190 

1,250

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,050

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,230

1,160

1,320

1,250

1,210

1,250

1,340

1,570

1. 680

17555

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

al,300

al,200

a900

a700

a500

aSlO 

a520

-

35,150

1,172

69,720

Dec.

a530 

a545

a750

1,260

1,370

1,610

1,740

1.980

1,880

1,790

1,790

1,660

1,340

990

975

1,08O

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,230

1,210

1,130

1,070

1,O20

1,070 

1,130

1,190

38,630

1,246

76,620

Jan.

1,280

1,390

1,490

1,510

1,450

1,430

1,390

1,370

1,320

1,350

1,470

1,680

1,860

1,770

1,300

747

630

584 695"

830

930

1,160

1,570

1,720

1,840

2,040

2.090

1,980

1,940 

2,060

1,980

44,856

1,447

88,970

Feb.

2.09O 

1,790

1,960

2,140

2,390

2.540

2,450

2,300

2,330

2,010

1,430

1,190

1,210

1,370

1,510

1,450

1,320

1,230

1,190

708

930

760

656

630

682

915

1,260

2,010

-

42,451

1,516

84,200

Mar.

2,540 

2,480

2,140

1,810

1,570

1|490

1*590

1,940

2,20O

2,700

3,530

5,080

7,100

9,020

10, 500

8,150

7,100

6,900

4,400

3,500

3,310

2,830

2,730

2,480

2,200

2,280

2,170

2,110

1,860 

1,910

1,880

111,500

3,597

221,200

Apr.

1,960 

2,280

2,510

2,300

2,200

2,280

2,300

2,540

2,730

2,630

2,540

2,330

2,110

2,110

2,730

2,280

2,170

2,040

1,980

1,940

1,790

1,770

1.700

1,860

2,220

2,170

1,940

1,860

3,200 

5.520

-

69,990

2,333

138,800

May

5,610 

6,950

7 . 10O

5,930

4,560

3,800

3,840

3,350

3,000

3,000

3,610

2,800

2.51O

2,040

2,220

2,010

1,910

2,110

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,840

1,790

1,840

1,720

1.590

1,810

2,170

1,880 

2,390

1,790

90,930

2,933

180,400

June

1,590 

1,470

2,060

2,060

1,720

1,610

1,810

1,980

1,880

1,910

1,74O

1,630

1,550

1,470

1.74O

2,330

1,980

1,550

1,630

2.450

2,280

2,140

1,810

1,720

1,510

1,410

1,32O

1,210

1,180 

1.040

-

51,780

1,726

102,700

July

1,080 

1,060

1,190

1,410

1,220

1,280

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,270

1,280

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,040

1,070

1,090

1,030

993 i,o5o

1,140

1,110

1,180

996

1,11O

1,110

m1,530

36,999

1,194

73,390

Aug.

1,470 

1,590

1.960

1,570

1,300

1,350

1,340

1,260

1,160

1,160

1,450

1,280

1,250

1,23O

1,410

1,680

1,510

1,370

1,370

1,450

1,340

1,300

1,280

1,340

1,110

1,190

1,110

1,000

960 

1,070

900

40,760

1,315

80,850

Sept.

872 

930

960

1,020

921

915

930

886

975

990

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,070

975

1,070

869

i,o5o

1,070

892

1,020

1,020

1,020

990

975

990

975

930

900 

945

-

29,330

977

58,120

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,860 Mln 500 Mean 1,732 Ae-ft 1,257,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,500 Ml" 500 Mean 1,725 Ae-ft 1,249,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station near Sparks.
416 BAZILLE CREEK BASIN

Bazille Creek near Niobrara, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°45'00", long. 97°56'10", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 32 N., R. 5 if., on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 12, 2f miles upstream from mouth, 

and 4f miles east of Niobrara.

Drainage area. 440 sq mi, approximately.

Records 1953. available. October 1931 to September 1932 (fragmentary), May 1952 to September 

Gage. Water-stage recorder at stages above 4.2 ft. Wire-weight gage read once daily. 

Datum of gage is 1,214-.83 ft above mean sea level,unadjusted. Oct. 9, 1931, to 

Sept. 13, 1932, chain gage at bridge 4f miles upstream at different datum and May 7 to 

Dec. 16, 1952, wire-weight gage only at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs June 8 (gage height, 9.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opining determination at 

gage height 11.36 ft; maximum gage height, 13.06 ft Mar. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 27 cfs Aug. 27, 28, 30.

1931-32, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1953; minimum daily, 24 cfs 

Sept. 9, 11, 1952, but may have been less during 1931-32.

Flood of June 19, 1951, reached a stage of 11.36 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

24,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the period May to September 1952 has been revised to~ 776 cfs May 27 (gage height, 5.15 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 123a

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.- Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Minor diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

during the period May to September 1952, superseding figures published in WSP 1239, 

are given herewith:

1952

May 8.

22.

23.

24.

25.

252

142

518

320

206

1952-Con. 

Ma? 26......... 166

27......... 602

28......... 320

Aug. 25......... 105

Month

August 1952 ..............

Cfs -days

1,512

Maximum

105

Minimum

28

Mean

48.8

Runoff in 

acre -feet

3,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

38

39

38

36

3B- 35

38

38

41

42

42

44

45

44

45

44

44

44

45

44

45

44

44

44

44

45

45

45

45

47

1,308

42.2

2,590

JJov.

47

45

47

45

45

45

47

47

47

48

48

50

54

52

56

60

66

68

56- 75

64

58

56

56

52

50

40

45

42

39

-

1,550

51.7

3,07O

Dec.

36

4T

48

51

58

65

69

73

88

95

87

56

40

45

47

54

47

46

46

41

41

41

41

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

43

1,598

51.5

3,170

Jan.

*|

4T

45

48

50

53

52

52

52

52

55

56

64

53

48

43

46

49

51

55

66

61

61

67

el

67

64

67

73

7T

73

1,747

56.4

3,470

Feb.

73

73

86

85

99

101

102

109

114

115

115

115

115

115

98

68

69

73

73

69

7o- 65

75

80

85

S8

95

95

_

_

-

2,520

90.0

5,000

Mar.

93

92

90

92

94

96

100

110

150

1,200

2,400 sis

450

370

376

446

193

145

122

82

124

113

97

101

97

87

83

85

83

80

5T

8,691

280

17,240

Apr.

143

276

150

135

122

113

115

115

105

97

101

93

858*5"

387

363

218

135

124

120

111

113

126

174

216

201

172

150

164

297

-

4,806

160

9,530

May

373

285

269

266

218

167

157

150

148

439

336- 522

207

167

162

152

152

157

157

152

213

213

146

120

103

95

Ifr 13T

122

107

99

6,084

196

12,070

June

99

97

160

120

105

99

585

2,840

stT

279

210

172

162

135

115

95

85

80

71

85

82

74

67

64

63

63

61

55

53

§1

6,754

225

13,400

July

49

47

46

61

53

53

50

52

49

53

80

66

61

55

50

43

39

36

34

35

34

34

38

35

32

36- 30

43

155

155" 457

2,034

65.6

4,030

Aug.

78

56

49

43

76

56

45

43

43

42

74

109

67

61

56

56

52

46

46

45

40

38

36

32

30

27

28

27

28

1,529

49.3

3,030

Sept.

46

59

67

55

55

45

35

38

32

34

36

39

38

35

35

32

32

32

30

30

30" 29

31

31

31

32

32

34

32

34

1,125

37.5

2,230

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Hater year 1952-53: Max 2,840 Mln 27 Mean 109 Ac-ft 78,830

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Mar. 10 or 11 (time unknown) about 3,000 cfs; June 8 (2 

11,600 cfB (9.55 ft); July 30 (6:30 a.m.) 1,260 cfB (5.96 ft). 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 11.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 417

Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 42°52', long. 97°24', between sec. 18, T. 93 N., R. 55 W, and sec. 13, T. 

5§ HV R 56 W , on downstream end of left bridge pier of Meridian Highway Bridge on 

U. s'.'Highway 281 in Yankton-, 5.8 miles upstream from James River and at mile 840.4.

Drainage area. 279,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.-November 1930 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site March 1573 to November 1886, March 1905 to May 1908 (fragmentary) August 1921 to 

date (except winter months prior to 1932), are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,159.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to Sept. 20, 1932 (corrected), chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1931-53), 27,080 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 cfs June 25 (gage height, 8.59 ft); min-

 ImunTdaily, 6,500 cfs Dec. 24, 25; minimum gage height, 1.26 ft Apr. 28.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 480,000 cfs Apr. 13, 1952; maximum gage height,,15.5 ft 

Apr 13, 14, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 2,700 cfs Nov. 15, 16, 1940; minimum gage 

height, -0.78 ft Dec. 15, 1948. . Maximum stage known, 30.5 ft, present datum, Apr. 5, 1881 (ice Jam).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Dis-

 charge measurements made at approximately 5-day intervals during open water and 10-day 

intervals during period of ice effect prior to July 1, and about three times a week 

thereafter. Flow regulated by Fort Peck and Fort Randall Reservoirs (complete regulation of flow at Fort Randall Reservoir began about Dec. 1, 1952). Many diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in oublo feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27.900 

28, 300 

28,300 

28,300 

28,500

28,500 

28,300 

28,400 

28,600 

28,400

28,300 

28,300 

28,300 

28,500 

28, 600

28, 600 

29,000 

29,000 

28,900 

28,900

28,900 

28,800 

29,000 

29,300 

29,400

29,700 

29,700 

29.900 

29,80"6 

29,100 

28,800

892,300 

28,780 

tl,770

Nov.

28, 100 

26,700 

26,200 

26,400 

26,200

26,500 

26,400 

26,100 

26,500 

26,700

27,000 

27,600 

28, 100 

28.500

27,300 

26,300 

25,500 

24,500 

23,100

22,000 

21,200 

20, 500 

19,600 

18,600

16,300 

12,000 

9,600 

9,200 

9.000

690, 000 

23,000 

*1,369

Dec.

8,500 

8,000 

8,000 

8,000 

8,500

8,500 

9,000 

10,000 

11,000 

10, 500

10,000 

9,500 

9,000 

8,000 

7,500

8,500 

9,000 

8,500 

8,000 

7,500

7,000 

7,000 

6,800 

6.500 

6,500

7,500 

9,500 

11,000 

12,000 

13,200 

14.500

277,000 

8,935 

549,400

Jan.

14,500 

14, 500 

13,000 

12 , 800 

12,600

12,500 

12,500 

12,800 

13,300 

13,000

13,000 

13,000 

13,000 

13, 000 

12,000

10, 500 

9.000 

9,000 

10,000 

12,000

12,500 

12, 500 

13,000 

13,500 

14,000

14,500 

15, 000 

15,700

15* 000 

15,000

402,400 

12,980 

798,100

Feb.

16,000 

16, 000 

16,000 

16,000 

16,200

16,400 

16,500 

16,500 

16,500 

17,000

^m16,500 

15,500 

15, 000

15,000 

14, 000 

14,000 

13,800 

13,500

12^500

12' 800 

12,800 

13, 000

13,200 

13,500 

13,500

419,200 

14,970 

831,500

Mar.

13,500 

13,000 

15,000 

13,500 

13, 500

13,000 

13,000 

lg. 500 

12, 500 

13,500

20, 000 

35,000 

40,000 

35,100 

47,400

44,400 

42,300 

47,800 

46,800 

39,900

41,800 

53,300 

60.400 

57,600 

57,400

49,200 

47,200 

45,100. 

41, 800 

36,000 

30, 800

tl£50.3 

33,880 

*2,083

Apr.

28,500 

30,900 

45.500 

40,500 

31, 400

26,500 

25,500 

32,300 

23,900 

25,300

33,400 

32,700 

36, 500 

35, 300 

30,200

27,500 

21,100 

21,000 

20,400 

19,100

19,200 

18,500 

18, 300 

18,100 

20, 000

21,000 

17.200 

18) 500 

20,300 

21,000

779,400 

25,980 

*1,546

May

27,700 

29,800 

47 , 100 

84,100 

85. 200

72,200 

58,600 

50,400 

42,200 

36,000

36,400 

35, 400 

34, 600 

33,300 

28,200

25.400 

25,500 

26,100 

27,000 

28, 200

28,400 

28,400 

28,000 

28,200 

28,400

28,200 

28,100 

27,900 

28,900 

28,400 

29,800

:l,146.1 

36,970 

*2,273

June

29,200 

28,400 

28, 600 

30,000 

33,200

36,500 

37,000 

41,600 

37,800 

38, 000

48,300 

59,500 

64,600 

58,600 

53,500

49,300 

46,000 

82,800 

93,200 

95,200

93,200 

91,800 

92,800 

98,700 

111,000

104,000 

95,400 

97,800 

89,000 

85,200

tl.950.2 

65,010 

*3,868

July

70.900 

65,000 

51,000 

46, 300 

40, 200

38, 300 

37,900 

36,600 

37,400 

37,000

37,900 

38,800 

39,000 

39 , 100 

38,500

37,700 

36,100 

35, 000 

33,900 

33, 100

31,800 

31,100 

30,400 

30, 200 

30, 100

50.000 

30,100 

50,700 

51,400 

53,500 

32, 600

H.171.6 

57,790 

$2,324

Aug.

50,800 

50,800 

51,100 

50,900 

28,600

28,700 

26,600 

25.100 

25,400 

26,300

27,600 

30, 200 

29,100 

28, 800 

29,000

29,600 

29,600 

29,500 

29,400 

29,300

29,100 

29,700 

31,100 

51,000 

50, 500

50, 200 

50, 400 

50, 600 

30,600 

51.200

911,900 

29,420 

tl,809

Sept.

31,400 

32,000 

32,700 

53,000 

32,900

32,800 

32,800 

33, 100 

35, 400 

55,900

54.700 

34, 400 

34, 100 

34, 000 

34,000

34,000 

33,500 

34,000 

34, 100 

34,000

33,900 

33,400 

32,400 

52,000 

31,900

51,500 

31,300 

51,600 

31,400 

32,000

990,000 

33,000 

tl,964

Calendar year 1952: Max 472,000 Min 6,500 Mean 39,920 Ao-ft 28,980,000 

Water year 1952-53: Max ill, 000 Min 6,500 Mean 29,260 Ao-ft 21,180,000

Peak discharge (base. 70.000 cfs).--May 5 (12:30 a.m.) 91,600 cfs (7.13 ft); June 25 (l p.m.) 

112,000 ofs (8759 ft).

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 13 (once-daily wire-weight-gage 

readings used Nov. 28 to Dee. 6, Jan. 15-20, Mar. 4-8).
418 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at New Rockford, N. Dak.

Location.--Lat 47°41'05", long. 99°07'30", on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 149 N., 

R. 66 W., on right bank 90 ft downstream from U. S. Highway 281 bridge at New Rockford 

and 7 miles upstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 596 sq ml, of which about 100 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng. 

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,500.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 8, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.1 efs July 11 (gage height, 6.36 ft); no flow 

most of year.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 840 cfs Apr. 12, 1951 (gage height, 9.20 ft); no flow 

during several months of each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1925, about 13 ft in April 1948, from information 

by local resident. Flood of April 1950 reached a stage of 11.3 ft, from floodmar'cs.

Remarks. Records good above 1 cfs and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.3 

5.7 

5.9 .4

6.0 

6.2 

6.4

0.8 

2.3 

4.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(»)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

( )

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(»)

-

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

July

0

.1

.1

.2

**.3

.9

1.9

2.5

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.3

60.9

1.96

121

Aug.

0.3

*«T?

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.5

0.11

6.9

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 342 Min 0 Mean 8.84 Ac-ft 6,420

Water year 1952-53: Max 4.0 Min 0 Mean 0.18 Ac-ft 128

Peak discharge (base. 200 ofs). Mo peak above base.

* Observation or no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 419

Pipestera Creek near Buchanan, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 47°04', long. 98°55', at south line of sec. 33, T. 142 N., -R. 65 ¥., on 

left bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge and 4? miles west of Buchanan.

Drainage area. 925 sq mi, of which about 300 sq mi is probably noncontributlng. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,467.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 11, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 116 cfs June 20 (gage height, 4.41 ft); maximum 

gage height, about 5.1 ft Mar. 14 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs 

Jan. 26 to Feb. 3, Sept. 20, 21.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 4,480 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 10.77 ft); maximum gage height, 11.89 ft Apr. 9, 1950 (backwater from ice); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ioe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6, June 14 to July 2)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

1.9 

4.0 

9.4

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

18

32

66

103

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.5

37T

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

«2.1

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.2

T75

1.3

1.4

1.6

55.4

1.79

110

Nov.

1.7

IT?

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

-

40.9

1.36

81

Dec.

*0.7 ~TT

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

18.5

0.60

37

Jan.

0.4

u.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1 «*.!

9.0

0.29

18

Feb.

0.1

.1

-^1.0

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.6

.8

1.0

.8

*.5

-

-

14.2

0.51

28

Mar.

TS" 0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1

1

1

1

1

1

10

35

26

*22

*18

16

«28

20

**12

*10

10

«10

10

*10

12

*14

16

«19

310.0

10.0

615

Apr.

17

15

14

12

10

9.4

6.7

8.7

9.0

*9.4

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

12

9.4

8.7

9.3

7.5

6.9

6.7

6.1

374

15

22

24

26

29

34

368.0

12.9

770

May

41

55

*61

59

56

50

47 

42

38

35

39

45

43

42

40

39

34

33

30

3T

32

32

31

31

34

36

41

38

43

54

86.

1,318

42.5

2,610

June

 103 ~77

61

50

46

41

38 

34

33

29

*28

26

24

3S

54

70

*76

80

71

86

100

92

83

75

79

65

83

75

67

62

-

1,884

62.8

3,740

July

57

BT

45

39

*37

33

31 

29

28

26

34

22

20

18

16

16

19

18

15

12

13

11

9.8

8.7

7.8

6.9

6.4

5.4

5.1

4.2 4T9"

639.2

20.6

1,270

Aug.

4.2

*4.6

4.9

4TE

4.4

3.5

3.3 

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

71

.4

.7

.7

.4

51.2

1.65

102

Sept.

 

0.4

.2 72

.2

.2

.3 

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

7.2

0.24

14

Calendar year 1952: Max 950 Kin 0 Mean 26.7 Ao-ft 19,360

Water year 1952-53: Max 103 Mln 0.1 Mean 13.0 Ac-ft 9,400

Peak discharge (Jaaaej 200 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 5.
420 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Jamestown, N. Dak.

Location. Lat 46°S4', long. 98°41i, in SWi sec. 31, T. 140 N., R. 63 W., on right bank 

80 ft downstream from Asylum bridge at southeast corner of Jamestown and 2.5 miles 

downstream from Pipestem Creek.

Drainage area. 2.840 sq mi, approximately, of which about 500 sq ml is probably noncontributing.

Records available. June 1928 to September 1934, March to May 1935, August 1937 to September 1939, March 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,375.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, staff, tape, or wire-weight gages at bridge 80 ft upstream; 1928-35 at datum 5.00 ft higher, and 1937-49 at present datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1928-34, 1937-39, 1943-53), 62.9 cfs; median of yearly mean 

discharge, 28 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 642 cfs June 20 (gage height, 6.63 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Dec. 1, Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 1,41 ft Sept. 29.

1928-35, 1937-39, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 6,390 cfs May 13, 1950 (gage height, 

15.82 ft); no flow June 28, 29, July 4, 5, 1933.

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

Flow regulated by Arrowood and Jim Lakes (capacity, 16,000 acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1291.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1209: Drainage area. WSP 1239: 1938(M), 1943-45.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control.method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 19, Mar. 17-20, 

Apr. 28 to May 28)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.5 

2.4 

3.3 

4.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.1

9.8

18

45

99

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.0

2.1

1.7

2.4

4.6

11

19

23

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

137

232

376

472

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2J

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.3

a3.2

a3.2

aJ.O

23.0

a2.8

a2.8

2.6

*2.7

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.8

37f

2.8

2.6

2.9

2.3

2.1

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

 2.0

?^5

2.0

2.0

2.0

82.2

2.65

163

NOV.

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.5

4.5

Z7S

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

-

63.8

2.13

127

Dec.

 1.9

T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

*27T

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

64.2

2.07

127

Jan.

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2-5

573T

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

65.9

2.13

131

Feb.

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.1

2.1

1.9

277

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

*3.0

2.0

2.4

4.6

2.9

6.7

_

-

65.4

2.34

130

Mar.

4.1

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.3

3.5

4.3

3.8

3.5

8.5

10

*20

89

 TT

55

»56

68

59

 36

25

*25

24

*22

19

»19

20

19

685.0

22.1

1,360

Apr.

25

27

24

25

25

24

22

23

23

*21

19

19

18

18

17

15

IS

16

al5

a!5

al5

al5

a!5

a20

a30

a30

a25

»26

28

60

671

22.4

1,330

May

68

62

60

81

78

71

66

60

54

46

71

59

60

63

56

54

53

49

43

42

39

43

41

41

38

37

36

ssr

100

366

2153"

2,178

70.3

4,320

June

130

*136

113

85

66

' 56

53

48

45

42

»38

37

34

5S

160

*291

192

172

146

394

»555 II£

263

233

193

171

289

261

»186

181

4,812

160

9,540

July

157

I4T

127

117

104

95

91

84

78

70

64

59

50

43

37

35

39

34

30

26

43

28

22

20

19

18

 16

16

14

14

10

1,701

54.9

3,370

Aug.

5.8

6.8

8.2

9.6

11

11

10

10

U

IT

9.2

8.5

8.5

7.5

6.2

5.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.S

4.6

4.3

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.2

4.3

11

3.7 4T6-

216.7

6.99

430

Sept.

4.6

5.5

9.9

*9.6

5.5

3.7

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.7

8.3

~S.l 21

3.5

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

?7?

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.0

127.6

4.25

253

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,460 Kin 1.9 Mean 72.7 Ac-ft 52,740

Hater year 1952-53: Max 462 Mln 1.9 Mean 29.4 Ac-ft 21,280

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Ma

(6.14 ft); June 20 (8:30 p.m.) 642 of

y 30 (2 a.m.) 617 cfs (6.48 ft); June 15 (11 p.m.) 559 cfs 

s (6.63 ft); June 27 (5 p.m.) 486 cfs (5.69 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

for Pipestem Creek near Buchanan.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at La Moure, N. Dak\

421

Location. Lat 46°21'20", long. 98°18'15", at northeast corner of sec. 11, T. 133 N., 

R. 61 W., on left bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 13, half a mils 

west of La Moure, and 12 miles upstream from Cottonwood Creek.

Drainage area. 5,740 sq mi, approximately, of which about 2,000 sq mi Is probably noncontrlbuting.

Records available.--April to July 1903 (gage-height record only), April 1950 to September 1953.Gage-height records 1902-11 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

;e.--Water-stage recorder and rubble masonry control. Datum of gage Is 1,290.00 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. April to July 1903 staff gage at site 80 ft upstream at datum 4.8 ft higher. Apr. 19 to Sept. 2, 1951, wire-weight gage at bridge 

80 ft upstream at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs June 18 (gage height, 9.51 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 7.06 ft), result of upstream wind.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 5,730 cfs May 16, 1950 (gage height, 15.34 ft); minimum, 

that of Oct. 4, 1952.

A long time local resident says above stage was the highest since 1882, with stage 

in either 1942 or 1943 being almost as high due to large Ice Jam.

.. Records gpod above 15 cfs and fair below. 

:es (combined capacity, 16,000 acre-ft).

is_. WSP 1209: Drainage area.

Flow regulated by Arrowood and Jim

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-8, June 17-19, 23)

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.7 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

116

244

556

980

1,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

IS 6.5

9.3

8.6

9.3

9.3

13

*11

12

12

14

13

12

13

11

14

16 

15

11

15

17

16

17

18

19

20

I?

16

18

19

425.0

13.7

843

Jtov.

17

19

13

16

20

*12

13

18

15

16

16

17

17

17

15

17

26

32 

Iff

19

23

20

19

19

18

17

14

13

12

11

-

519

17.3

1,030

Dec.

10

10

10

9.3 9-7

*9.3

9.3

10

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

13

TZ

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

356.2

11.5

707

Jan.

12

I?

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13_

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

378

12.2

750

Feb.

12

17

12

13

14

13

13

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12 

12

12

12

12

 12

15

18

24

42

60

_

_

-

458

16.4

908

Mar.

68

62

65

53

42

34

31

38

27

31

38

44

47

53

72

*78

85

149 

210

196

215 2lO~

157

100

85

85

82

72

70

65

60

2,615

84.4

5,190

Apr.

58

58

53

44

45

47

47

49

51

*42

42

40

38

44

37

35

28

37 

31

24

31

32

25

40

47

37

*42

44

47

62

-

1,257

41.9

2,490

May

65

65

72

80

78

78

75

70

82

75

82

62

62

68

70

60

65

58 

56

62

53

56

53

53

58

51

45

BT

53

51

53

1,962

63.3

3,890

June

244

412

298

210

149

123

100

94

82

72

68

*62

60

6T

90

165

 909

1.220 

*971

667

626

 90S

1,060

917

725

579

458

362

*344

506

12,543

418

24,880

July

477

55T

321

282

234

206

179

157

146

131

123

116

104

94

82

75

72

62 

68

60

70

75

91

82

7O

56

47

49

44

3838-

4,036

130

8,010

Aug.

38

*37

SB- 40

34

38

34

31

31

37

35

31

32

31

29

26

25

25 

23

20

20

19

19

19

18

1720-

17

23

19

20

843

27.2

1,670

Sept.

26

24

24

20

19

19

17

*21

21

21

21

14

15

17

16

13

24

18 

18

17

12

11

IS

15

15

16

12

13

17

12

523

17.4

1,040

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,550 Hln 6.5 Mean 152 Ac-ft 110,300

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,220 Mln 6.5 Mean 71.0 Ac-ft 51,410

Peak discharge 

(9.51 ft); June 2:

(base, 500 cfs). June Z (4 a.m.) 451 cfs (8.35 ft); June 18 (8 a.m.) 1,250 cfs 

:3 (2 p.m.) 1,080 cfB (9.25 ft); June 30 (10 p.m.) 549 cfs (8.48 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hfi£e_. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Feb. 28.
422 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

River at Columbia, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°37'05", long. 98°19'30", in NW^NWi sec. 29, T. 125 N., R, 62 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile west of Columbia and 

2 miles upstream from Elm River.

Drainage area.--7.050 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below about 9 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 1,274.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Supplementary staff gage at 

same datum on right bank, an eighth of a mile from bridge and 50 ft downstream from 

highway, is used at high stages when bridge approach is flooded.

Average discharge. 3 years, 161 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 766 cfs July 3; maximum gage height, 13.74 ft 

June 27 (backwater from Elm River); maximum daily reverse flow, 200 cfs June 21 (backwater from Elm River).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 5,420 cfs May 24, 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.89 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum daily reverse flow, 1,860 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 

(backwater from Elm River).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Elm River, which are 

poor. Frequent backwater and occasional reverse flow caused by Elm River.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from Elm River (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1, 4-15, May 9-11, Aug. 13 to Sept. 22)

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.O 

4.4

.6 

1.2 

1.8 

3.5

4.6

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

135

222

450

756

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

o

0

0

Hov.

(*)

-

0

0

o

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.4

3.2

11

7

7

O

5

*-45 -30-

-20

-10

*0

10

20

30

*38

38

35

25

15

140.6

4.54

279

Apr.

*7

2.8

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

*2.4

1.5

1.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.273"

4.3

16

5

2.3

9

34

105.7

3.52

210

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,530 Mln -1,860 Mean 191

May

55

5748"

38

32

25

20

12

*8

4.6

10

19

42

51

36

25

48

33

29

28

45

55

57

53

52

48

50

*54

55

53

48

1,190.6

38.4

2,360

June

45

44

44

40

39

38

40

44

46

47

48

49

47

54

66

SO

30

-5

*-45

-100

-200

-100

-5

*190

*110

*350

500

600

650

700

3,446

115

6,840

Ac-ft 138,

July

720

740

750

757

694

674

654

644

625

*6O1

583

566

552

552

518

497

472

446

413

399

372

348

334

317

300

288

272

261

249

237

22_2

15,017

484

29,790

Aug.

213 175"

156

141

125

*116

101

90

80

73

64

57

52

34

22

17

14

12

12

11

9

9

8

8

8

*6

5

6

6

5

4.1

1,639.1

52.9

3,250

Sept.

3.0

4.5

374

3.0

2.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

1.3

*T77

1.3

1.5

2.2

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

76.9

2.56

153

400

Water year 1952-53: Max 750 Mln -200 Mean 59.2 Ae-ft 42,880

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Elm River Mar. 15-31, June 17 to July 2; 

discharge computed on basis of gage heights, 7 discharge measurements, 1 observation of no flow, 

weather records, gage reader's and hydrographer's notes, and records for Elm River at Westport, 

Negative figures Indicate reverse flow.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 423

Elm River at Westport, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 45°39'15", long.'98°29'45", in SW&lrf£ sec. 12, T. 125 N., R. 64 W., on 

right bank 12 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281, a quarter of a mile 

north of Westport, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul 

and Pacific Railroad bridge, 8 miles downstream from Willow Creek, and 22| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,680 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,309.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 7, 1951, and Apr. 8 to Sept. 9, 1952, wire-weight gage and Aug. 7, 

1951, to Apr. 7, 1952, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 56.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs June 20 (gage height, 10.00 ft); no 

flow Feb. 16-S3.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 7,520 cfs Apr. 8, 1952 (gage height, 20.10 ft, from 

floodmark); no f.low for many days most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 14, Nov. 20 to

Dec. 21, June 20-25)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7

.3

1.6

3.4

6

13

4.9 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.8

26

90

162

407

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.6

374

3.6

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3 

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

27T

2.1

2.0

79.9

2.58

158

Jlov.

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.2

.3

.3

T73- 1.1

2.0

2.7

*3.0

26

34

34

27

22

8

3.9

3.9 

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

-

208.3

6.94

413

Dec.

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

4.4

TTT

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

*?_,!

106.5

3.44

211

Jan.

3.0

57?

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.3

570" 1.2

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8 

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

*1.6

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

64.5

2.08

128

Feb.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1/2

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.0

.6

.1

0

5

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

.1

2.2

5

6

_

_

-

31.0

1.11

61

Mar.

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.1

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.0 3 

3

4

4

4

20

90

130

350

620

*S"9S

550

420 

350

300

240

240

230

*218

152

118

91

75

4,832.1

156

9,580

Apr.

*62

57

49

42

37

33

32

31

30

25

25

30

25

21

18

16

11

13

a

10

12 

9

*6

14

18

24

18

15

24

45

760

25.3

1,510

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,280 Mln 0.7 Mean 156

May

60

67

82

93

BT

88

82

66

*53

47

42

38

37

43

41

37

39

36

32

31

31 

37

36

38

34

30

*27

27

28

27

24

1,435

46.3

2,850

June

25

26

33

29

24

24

25

26

24

22

21

20

3o- 18

153

296

356

431

*528

1,140

1.280 

930

917

*1,270

1,020

648

456

334

249

194

10,549

352

20,920

July

152

128

109

93

82

71

65

57

49

*42

38

33

29

25

23

20

19

17

17

15

16 

13

12

11

11

10

10

9

8

7

7

1,198

38.6

2,380

Aug.

7

7

To- 11

*9

9

8

6

7

7

7

5

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.1

.1

* .1

.1

4.1

3.9

3.6 378-

176.0

5.68

349

Sept.

3.6

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.3 

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.8

57T

4.6

4.1

91.5

3.05

181

Ac-ft 113,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,280 Mln Q Mean 53.5 Ac-ft 38,740

Peak discharge base, 100 cfa). Mar. 18 or 19 (time unknown) about 700 cfsj June 20 (11 p.ir 

1,420 cfs (lo'.OO ft); June 24 (1 p.m.) 1,320 cfs (9.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 9-26.
424 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River near Stratford, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°14'30", long. 98°23'25", in NE^NE^NE^ sec. 3, T. 120 N., R. 63 W., on 

right bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge, 6f miles southwest of Stratford, and 

6f miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--9.990 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,254.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 17, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 12f miles upstream at different 

datum. May 17, 1950, to Aug. 5, 1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 718 efs July 13 (gage height, 15.16 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 5,580 cfs May 14 or 15, 1950 (gage height, 17.8 ft, 

present site), estimated on basis of records at site 12| miles upstream; no flow for 

many days each year.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs and fair below except those for period of ice effect, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-15, Mar. 29 to Apr. 3O, May 14-18, 

June 6-22, July 6-18, Aug. 18 to Sept 9, Sept. 29, 30)

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

Oct. 1 to May 17

0 5.0 

.2 7.0 

.5 9.0

1.1 11.6

3.3

May 18 to Sept. 30

11

56

150

299

5.1

5.5

6.0

8.0 116

21

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.1

260

412

530

734

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

o

o

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

**.!

';,!

.1

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

1.0

0.03

2.0

Hoy.

( )

-

o

0

0

Dec.

(*)

( )

O

0

0

Jan.

{*)

O

o

0

Feb.

0

O

o

Mar.

0o"

0

o

»0

1

2

5

10

25

25

30

30

30

25

25

3O

30

»»35

45

60

 80

110

130

150

180

*207

227

247

263

278

2,280

73.5

4,520

Apr.

 291

297

299

257

289

277

262

244

223

201

176

152

129

109

92

81

73

66

60

55

52

48

 46

44

45

46

50

51

51

57

4,163

139

8,260

May

81

118

140

150

153

155

159

163

 164

168

121 TTT

170

167

160

150

140

133

129

126

123

122

120

120

122

125

 129

131

132

132

130

4,354

140

8,640

June

129

128

127

124

119

116

114

113

111

110

109

TIo

111

116

131

146

162

 174

188

218

246

270

292

312

332

*349

378

408

437

466

6,146

205

12,190

July

498

529

557

591

625

655

677

69O

700

*704

712

712

718

190

710

700

697

694

68O

664

653

636

621

607

592

6O7

6O5

628

605

584

570

19,911

642

39,490

Aug.

5§1

535

551

547

 535

527

504

481

454

443

447

422

394

369

343

322

298

275

252

230

204

178

150

128

109

*93

32

72

65

59

55

9,675

312

19,190

Sept.

51

47

43

39

37

35

34

32

31

29

27

26

26

24

24

 24

22

21

20

19

17

16

15

14

15

IS

14

13

10

~

749

25.0

1,490

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,940 Min 0 Mean 336 Ae-ft 244,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 718 Mln 0 Mean 130 Ae-ft 93,780

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stagerdischarge relation affected 

Oct. 25 to Mar. 18 (many scattered periods

ice Nov. 18 to Mar. 26. Wire-weight-gage readings used 

of no gage-height record).
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Ashton, S. Dak.

425

Location. Lat 44°59'55", long. 98°28'50" ( in NW^NE^ sec. 36, T. 118 N., R. 64 W., near 

center of span on downstream side on highway bridge, half a mile east of Ashton, 

4 miles upstream from Snake Creek, and 10 miles upstream from Turtle Creek.

Drainage area.--11.000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,244.4 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to June 24, 1947, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 221 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,000 cfs Aug. 4 (affected by backwater 

from Snake Creek); maximum gage height, 10.64 ft Aug. 3 (backwater from Snake Creek); 

no flow for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 5,170 cfs May 18, 19, 1950; maximum gage height, 19.14 

ft May 19, 1950; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,500 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (backwater from 

Snake and Turtle Creeks).

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

and those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Snake and Turtle Creeks, which 

are poor. Occasional backwater and reverse flow caused by Snake and Turtle Creeks.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1209: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect and 

backwater from Snake and Turtle Creeks (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3, May 1-22, June 20 

to July 27, Sept. 28-30)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.2 

.3 

.4 

.6 

.9 

1.9

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.6

39

104

302

684

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

aO.6 ITS"

.5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

.4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

.2

a. 2

.1 

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1 *0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

5.8

0.19

12

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

0

0

2

5

5

2

1.2

1

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

-

19.5

0.65

39

Dec.

0 3 ~-^3"

**.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3 

.3

.3

**.3

11.2

0.36

22

Jan.

~*TT 0 2

'.1

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

Oio"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

* .1

!i .1

.1.1

8J5

0.08

5.0

Feb.

0 2 ~73"

.4

.5

6

~510

3

2

2

2

2

2 

2

1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1

4

a

_

-

53.8

1.92

107

Mar.

7

*6

6

7

7

5

4

3

4-

7

18

75

200

200

190

 190

250

250

260

 230

200

185

160

185

*190

205

220 

240

255

 260

4,020

130

7,970

Apr.

a280

307

319

a325

a330

327

323

314

296

274

262

a230

209 

170

156

133

a!15

104

a96

88

81

*75

70

67

64

a62

59

64

83

-

5,343

178

10,600

May

91

104

a!25

145

167

179

185

 193

195

al9l>

184

186

183

180

178

174

a!72

169

159

150

141

139

137

a!32

127

a!28

 130

136 

136

a!36

a!35

4,786

154

9,490

June

al34

134

127

a!20

alls

111

al08

104

103

98

a95

92

ii 

alSHT

161

192

a!88

*183

188

309

a330

a350

362

386

421

447

468

a490 

a500

516

-

7,048

235

13,980

July

531

542

558

a570

a580

591

598

606

*610

617

630

a629

628 

631

636

644

655

658

a660

663

671

665

663

662

658

a730

3710

970 790"

340

50

19,146

618

37,980

Aug.

300

540

870

1.000

*760

725

695

685

680

675

695

660

*630 

605

570

535

500

460

430

395

365

335

300

265

235

205

*171

a!50 

123

allO

94

14,763

476

29,280

Sept.

86

79

70

64

57

a53

a49

45

42

42

39

37

a35

33

32

30

 30

a27

25

a24

23

23

21

20

20

18

al8

17 

16

al?

-

1,091

36.4

2,160

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,810 Mln -1,500 Mean 361 Ac-ft 262,400

Water year 1952-53: Max ,1,000 Mln o Mean 154 Ac-ft 111,600

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from ice and/or backwater from Snake and 

Turtle Creeks Oct. 28 to Mar. 31, and by backwater from Snake Creek July 28 to Aug. 26; discharge 

computed on basis of 9 discharge measurements, 4 field estimates, gage heights, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations (many scattered periods of no gage-height record).
426 JAMES RIVER BASIN

West Branch Snake Creek near Athol, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 45°03'20", long. 98°44'10", in SEfNEtr sec. 11, T. 118 N., R. 66 W., on left 

 bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles downstream from confluence of Nixon 

River and Perry Creek and ?| miles northwest of Athol.

Drainage area.--1,430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,325 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

"May 1, 1951, wire-weight gage at site half a mile upstream at datura 4.78 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 955 cfs July 30 (gage height, 13.99 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, about 2,200 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 16.42 ft, 

backwater from ice); no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used May 13-2O, July 29 to Aug. 25, Sept. 19-3O)

Oct. I to Mar. 27, May 13 to Sept. 30 Mar. 28 to May 12

6.4

6.5

6.6 

6.8 

7.0

1.6 

3.0

7.3 

7.6 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

215

320

483

7.6 

8.0 

8.5 

9.9

110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

El

2E

£3

£4

E5

E6

Z7

ze

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

o

0

0

Feb.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

i

0

0

0

0

.1

I

-

-

1.1

0.04

2.2

Mar.

4

3

3

*3

2

1

T

i

i

i

2

*15

35

75

130

200

*160

155

160

210

*235

320

450

45o

270

*210

125

87

72

61

*53

3,445

111

6,830

Apr.

45

40

36

32

29

28

27

28

*28

28

25

21

15

11

8

7

6

4.9

1*4

6

8

*7

7

7

8

8

7

7

8

17

-

513.3

17.1

1,020

May

*28

42

. 54

62

64

64

68

*62

53

46

42

33

28

26

24

22

17

14

13

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

*8

8

8

8

1

870

28.1

1,730

June

6

6

6

5

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.3

1,0

4.0

5

6

*6

5

72

"68 107

49

41

34

*28

25

28

30

28

-

598.5

20.0

1,190

July

25

22

19

16

14

11

9

8

*7

7

6

5

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.7

3.0

4.6

7

160

495

836

55T

2,223.6

71.7

4,410

Aug.

325

210

176

*172

576

587

51?

459

509

275

396

575

250

185

149

125

108

96

86

76

68

60

54

48

44

40

*35

51

29

26

25.

5,702

184

11,310

Sept.

19

18

16

16

14

12

11

10

10

10

9

8

7

7

6

*6

4.7

4.1

3.7

5.6

5.1

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.1

-

214.4

7.15

425

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,14O Mln 0 Mean 36.1 Ac-ft 26,2OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 836 Mln o Mean 37.2 Ac-ft 26,920

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). Mat

July 30 (1 a.m.) 955 cfs (13.99 ft);

. 23 (2 p.m.) about 480 cfs; June 20 (9 p.m.) 153 cfs (1O.53 ft); 

Aug. 6 (5 p.m.) 601 cfs (13.06 ft); Aug. 11 (4 p.m.) 416 cfs

(12.52 ft).

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

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 27 to Mar. 27.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 427

Turtle Creek at Redfield, S. Dak.

Location.--Lat 44°52'55", long. 98°30'45", in SWijSEi sec. 3, T. 116 N., R. 64 ¥., on left 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281, at north edge of Redfield, and 

4§ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,540 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,259.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 25, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 36.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 577 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 7.98 ft); no flow

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs Apr. 10, 1952 (gage height, 15.51 ft); no 

flow for many days during most years.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at times by Lake Redfield l| miles above station 

(capacity , 1,570 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Dec. 13, Feb. 28 to Mar. 13, 

Apr. 5-11, Apr. 20 to May 3)

Oct. 1 to May 11

O 5.3

.2 6.0

1.6 7.0

8 7.9

48

126

295

549

May 12 to Sept. 30

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

0.1 

.4 

1.0 

1.9 

3.3

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2T2~

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.9

0.16

9.7

ftov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

72

.2

.2

.2

tr.1

.1.1.1.1.1 -

5.3

0.18

11

Dec.

0.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

,1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

*.2

.3

4.7

0.15

9.3

Jan.

0.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.1

0.23

14

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

.3

2.8

2.9

1.2

5

3.8

2.0

1.2

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

18 

50

54

54

*55

33

_

-

-

286.6

10.2

568

Mar.

2.7

 1.0

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

1.9

6

7

10

170

142

107

185

*372

280

235

313

387

535 

512

472

463

402

*295

233

197

*144

5,473.6

177

10,860

Apr.

134

125

117

107

103

96

97

95

*82

82

100

109

100

86

69

55

46

43

31

34

*33

28

22

21

27

27

20

16

38

149

2,092

69.7

4,150

May

*221

272

256

272

293

331

335

*295~

241

189

156

108

108

127

124

108

96

83

77

69

67

63

61

56

57

*46

45

48

50

49

51

4,340

140

8,610

June

36

37

44

41

25

26

28

32

25

23

22

22

20

22

62

45

*36

31

30

69.

56

39

38

42

41

32

38

38

38

38

-

1,076

35.9

2,130

July

30

28

25

25

20

20

18

*16

16

16

16

16

13

13

11

9

11

11

10

8

9

6

3.9

7

26

24

66.

42

25

*18

562.4

18.1

1,120

Aug.

14

11

18

20

17

16

13

10

9

9

12

10

11

10

10

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

7 

7

*6

3.3

2!o

2.0

2.2

2.2

278.6

8.99

553

Sept.

fi2.3

.6

.6

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.3

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

13.4

0.45

27

Calendar year 1952 : Max '6, 170 Mln 0 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,410

Mater year 1952-53: Max 535 Mln 0 Mean 38.8 Ac-ft 28,060

Peak discharge {base, 50 cfs). Pel

(6.92 ft); Mar. 18 U p.m.) 393 cfs { 

cfs (7.16 ft); June 15 (5:30 p.m.) 78

. 27 (6 p.m.) 59 cfs (5.35 ft); Mar. 14 (5:30 p.m.) 278 cfs 

7.41 ft); Mar. 23 (8 p.m.) 577 cfs (7.98 ft); May 7 (5 a.m.) 335 

cfs (5.51 ft); June 20 (2:30 p.m.) 78 cfs (5.56 ft); July 28

(10 a.m.) 74 cfs (5.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once -daily wire-weight gage readings July 1, 4-7, Aug. 26 to

Sept. 16.
428 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River near Redfield, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°55'15", long. 98°25'45", in SW^NWi sec. 28, T. 117 N., R. 63 W., on 

1-ight bank just downstream from highway bridge, 4? miles downstream from Turtle Creek 

and Sir miles northeast of Redfield.

Drainage area. 14,800 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. --March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage . - -Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,236.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.47 ft); maxImum gage height, 11.19 ft Mar. 18 (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 0.2 

cfs Oct. l-5v

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs Apr. 11, 1952 (gage height, 22.12 ft); no 

flow at times In most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation and those below 50 cfs, which are poor. Low-water flow affected by wind at 

times.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

* . 2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

if

.6

.6

.6

12.7

0.41

25

JJov.

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7 

.7

.8

.8

.9

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

.9

.9

.9

-

36.7

1.22

73

Dec.

0.9

1

*1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 

1

1

1

1

1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

Ts

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

28.8

0.93

57

Jan.

0.9

. 9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1.2

1.3

*1.4

1

1

1

30.4

0.98

60

Feb.

1

1

1

1

5

9

9

7

5

4

4

3

2 

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1.5

10

55

55

-

-

-

186.5

6.66

370

Mar.

55

35

20

8

5

3

22"

2

2

2

25

90 

350

500

500

699

*880

880

850

900 *980

1.200

1,200

1,180

*1,070

945

831

732

650

582

15,111

487

29,970

Apr.

516

*506

494

486

484

486

472

464

433

399

393

391

372 

334

272

239

214

190

166

155

144

*130

126

128

92

85

91

111

200

263

-

8,836

295

17,530

May

345

427

472

498

545

587

606

*608

587

520

468

422

401 

401

380

382

389

402

397

378

336

320

285

270

250

*215

185

196

206

198

180

11,856

382

23,520

June

175

197

190

170

156

155

165

162

161

155

149

148

m210

*272

286

271

255

342

431

435

446

476

516

564

593

610

627

655

-

9,247

308

18,340

July

641

662

669

677

684

686

*690

695

697

692

688

686

681

697

699

699

701

701

706

703

699

701

701

763

747

1.040

1,030

962

913

22,599

729

44,820

Aug.

917

1,010

1,190

*1.290

1,290

1,200

1,130

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,120

*1,100 

1,060

1,020

950

871

800

728

664

601

545

492

442

*397

352

308

267

231

204

192

24,941

805

49,470

Sept.

175

158

130

121

113

103

104

100

91

92

73

72

80 

66

61

70

*65

53

51

43

45

60

58

45

41

38

43

40

26.

36

-

2,253

75.1

4,470

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,040 Min 0 Mean 541 Ac-ft 392,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,290 Min o.2 Mean 261 Ac-ft 188,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 25 (many scattered periods of no 

gage-height record). Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, May 23-26; discharge 

computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations 

(many scattered periods of no gage-height record). Recorder record faulty Oct. 1 to Feb. 26, Mar. 1- 

12; wire-weight .gage readings used.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 429

James River at Huron, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44-21'55", long. 98°11'45", in SW^SE^NE^ sec. 6, T. 110 N., R. 61 W., on 

rignt bank 15 ft upstream from city dam, 135 ft downstream from Chicago and North 

Western Railway bridge, and 165 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 14, at Huron 

Prior to Oct. 18, 1951, staff gage at site 15 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 16,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1928 to June 1932, August 1943 to September 1953. Gage-height 

records collected at site about 100 ft downstream for period of open water each year 

July 1902 to June 1914 and for period March to June of years 1915-23 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datura of gage is 1,223.44 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. Aug. 29, 1928, to Mar. 15, 1929, staff gage 100 ft downstream 

at about the same datura. Mar. 16, 1929, to Apr. 27, 1930, U. S. Weather Bureau staff 

gage on highway bridge at same datura. Apr. 28, 1930, to June 30, 1932, chain gage on 

highway bridge at same datum. Aug. 3, 1943, to Oct. 17, 1951, staff gage at site 15 ft 

downstream at same datum (U. S. Weather Bureau staff gage or wire-weight gage on highway bridge used as supplementary high-water gage).

Average discharge . 11 years (1930-31, 1943-53), 301 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges,

24U Cl'S .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 10.86 ft); no 

now for many days.

1928-32, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 5,580 cfs Apr. 15, 1952 (gage height, 15.23 ft); 

no flow during long periods In most years.

Maximum stage known, 19.8 ft between Apr. 11 and 13, 1881, from U. S. Weather Bureau 

publication. Flood of Mar. 22, 1922, reached a stage of 16.5 ft.

Remarks. Records fair above 100 cfs and poor below. Some small diversions above station 

ror water supplies. Stage and discharge affected by wind at times.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1146: 1944, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 8-14)

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0

2

29

67

116

178

8.3

8.6

9.0

10.8

430

770

1,310

2,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

£5

26

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

23 

*20

*0

0

23

~029 

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

97

3.1

192

NOV.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

.(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Peb.

o

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

49

35

49

41

SB

*49

41

*41

-

363

13.0

720

Mar.

29 

29

23

17

17

11 

11

17

17

23

54

147

293

604

796

*970

1,010

1,120

1,390

*1,690

1.810

1,530

*1,420

1,400

1,480

1,340

1,270

*1,140

900

928

758

22,244

718

44,120

Apr.

662 

*627

604

546

504

493 

524

*558

558

493

451

411

392

430

482

310

259

276

259

159

*178

193

153

141

293

153

111

106

135

178

10,639

355

21,100

May

335 

*440

535

592

592

638 

*674

662

628

861

722

674

524

451

472

420

420

402

*382

392

364

318

301

229

*178

310

327

222

193

276

259

13,793

445

27,360

June

214 

Mi

207

236

214

*166 

166

229

200

178

193

159

159

159

*185

229

1S5

293

335

402

392

451

462

524

*592

616

746

758

758

835

10,384

346

20,600

July

848 

874

809

835

848

835 

848

*835

835

796

809

874

835

809

783

770

848

822

809

796

848

822

796

710

848

900

928

*1,080

1,450

1.670

1,660

28,230

911

55,990

Aug.

1,550 

1,500

1,610

1,980

2,400

2,640 

2,630

2,450

2,230

2,080

*1,960

1,810

1,670

1,560

1,450

1,390

1,300

1,170

1,080

956

874

783

722

638

558

462

*482

420

382

335

2J8

41,340

1,334

82,000

Sept.

"225 259 

236

185

153

147 

106

116

122

141

*153

116

87

*101

96

67

82

77

72

87

72

38

45

58

*62

62

44

54

67

_32

3,166

106

6,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,580 Mln 0 Mean 620 Ac-ft 449,900

Hater year 1952-53: Max 2,640 Mln 0 Mean 357 Ac-ft 258,400

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

Note. Once-daily staff-gage readings used Oct. 1 to Mar. 25.
430 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Sand Creek near Alpena, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°09'20", long. 98"26'10", In NE^NE^ sec. 19, T. 108 N. ( R. 63 W., on 

left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles southwest of Alpena, 7 miles 

upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, and 10-| miles 

upstream from interlink with Cain Creek.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,315 ft {by barometer). Prior to 

Sept. 17, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 504 cfs July 12 (gage height, 10.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs; no flow for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs Apr. 3, 1952; maximum gage height, 14.1 ft 

Mar. 28, 1950 (backwater from ice), from graph based on gage readings; no flow for 

many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

O

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

**1

15

40

60

*150

110

100

*100

90

70

45

40

35

31

24

*20

18

15

13

978

31.5

1,940

Apr.

11

10

9

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

7

6

5

4.8

4.3

4.1

3.6

 3.1

2.9

2.6

"278 2.5

3.4

3.9

4.4

6

7

I*

191.4

6.38

380

May

73

*147

167

129

*94

60

44

33

26

20

17

15

14

12

10

9

8

*7

6

6

5

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.4

943.8

50.4

1,870

June

3.1

3.1

4.6

5

*4.8

4.2

4.8

74

307

T6T

*59

48

41

34

29

24

19

15

23

40

30

17

11

*8

7

6

6

4.7

4.1

5.6

944.0

31.5

1,870

July

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.2

1.9

*1.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

2.8

371

TIo

29

12

6

3.7

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.0

.9

.8

ITS

574.1

18.5

1,140

Aug.

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

*1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

19.7

0.64

39

Sept.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,070 Mln 0 Mean 31.1 Ac-ft 22,580

Water year 1952-53; Max 371 Mln 0 Mean 10.0 Ac-ft 7,240

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Mar. 17 (6 a.m.) about 190 cfs; May 3 (1 p.m.) 174 cfs 

June 9 (3 a.m.) 434 cfs (1O.63 ft); July 12 (8:3O a.m.) 504 cfs (10.82 ft).

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 25.

3.62 ft);
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River near Forestburg, S. Dak.

431

Location. Lat 43°58'45", long. 98°04'05", in SW^SW^NWi sec. 20, T. 106 N., R. 60 W., on 

right bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge 3% miles southeast of Forestburg 4i 

miles downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railraod bridge, and 

5f miles downstream from Sand Creek.

Drainage area.--18,600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,205 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Sept. 5, 1951, wire-weight .gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 11.17 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Oct. 22; minimum gage height, -2.67 ft Oct. 4, 5.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 6,290 cfs Apr. 15-17, 1952 (gage height, 15.46 ft)- no 

flow Mar. 1-5, 1950; minimum gage height, 2.54 ft Sept. 13, 15, 1952.

Floods of March 1920 and March 1922 reached a stage of about 18 ft, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 22, Apr. 26 to 

May 14, June 20-30)

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

4.5 4.0

5.0

10.0

11.1

163

363

1,670

2,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.5

4.0

*4.0

3.1

3.1

5.0

13

30

42

46

46

33

25

21

16

15

13

11

9 

*6

4.0

1.1

3.1

6

7

8

6

4.5

5

8

12

414.6

13.4

822

Nov.

11

11

9

9

9

8

8

8

7

8

8

8

9

*10

12

11

15

21

20 

22

23

24

21

19

18

14

11

10

10

10

-

384

12.8

762

Dec.

8

8

8

8

*8

3

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8 

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

6

*6

6

6

238

7.7

472

Jan.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6 

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

8

12

10

*8

9

203

6.5

403

Feb.

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5 

5

4.5

4

3.5

*3.5

,3

3

7

*40

-

_

-

199.5

7.12

396

Mar.

125

85

110

80

40

30

35

35

35

50

70

100

175

40O

700

1,000

1,540

1,790

2,040 

*1,870

1,850

1,890

1,880

*1,770

1,480

1,350

1,400

1,420

1,350

1,220

1,100

27,020

872

53,590

Apr.

*957

822

740

677

620

580

556

568

594

599

563

513

478

451

467

485

412

332

300 

290

*251

212

212

216

224

277

277

220

190

216

-

13,299

443

26,380

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,290 Mln 2.3 Mean 762

May

315

478

644

794

*898

939

957

963

942

918

97O

944

872

750

64O

58O

527

*490

467 

442

435

423

378

350

321

261

241

334

317

285

275

18 , 150

585

36,000

June

290

265

229

207

*223

245

222

233

245

253

*235

229

243

241

237

245

267

273

360 

453

527

541

536

556

*589

637

717

807

872

900

-

11,887

396

23,580

July

916

929

934

918

903

895

*877

866

851

833

810

802

820

822

8OO

767

767

797

810 

800

785

787

785

760

740

764

807

*848

916

1,100

1,310

26,519

855

52,600

Aug.

1,440

1,480

1,500

1,520

1,610

1,730

1,840

1,930

2,000

2,020

2,O40

*2,050

2,020

1,950

1,880

1,79O

1,690

1,570

1,460 

1,330

1,200

1,080

944

833

742

642

*556

501

469

428

318

42,623

1,375

84,540

Sept.

326

283

261

249

222

192

167

*151

130

125

132

144

140

114

92

86

81

73

66 

68

68

67

60

*54

!§

46

50

54

52

49

-

3,648

122

7.24O

Ac-ft 552,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,050 Mln 2.3 Mean 396 Ac-ft 286,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 16.
432 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River near Scotland, S. Dak.

Location. La t 43°11'00", long. 97°37'55", in SW£SW£ sec. 30, T. 97 N., R. 57 W., on left 

bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 500 ft upstream from Dawson Creek, and 5 miles 

northeast of Scotland.

Drainage area. 21.550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,165 ft (by barometer). Prior to Dec. 1, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 50 ft downstream at same 

datum. Dec. l, 1934, to Sept. 27, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 365 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 250 cfs.

Extremes .. Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs June 9 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 10, 12 (gage height. 1.19 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs May 15, 1942; maximum gage height, 16.23 ft 

Apr. 23, -1952; no flow for many days.

Revisions. --The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 5,510 

cfs Apr. 4,5, 1948 (gage height, 15.26 ft, from floodmark) , superseding figure pub- lished in WSP 1116. 666 ' * « 6 v

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 786: Drainage area. WSP 956: 1937-38. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 1932, 1948, 

superseding those published in WSP 731 and 1116, are given herewith:

Date

1931

Oct. 7

3

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

10

8

4

3

3

3

5

6

5

5

4

4

3

Date

1931-Con.

Oct. 20

31

2?.

23

24

25

1948

Mar. 30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

Discharge

2

2

5

4

4

3

3,620

3,980

4,680

5,200

5,430

Date

1948-Con.

Apr. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

5,500

5,490

5,400

5,200

4,980

4,670

4,340

4,020

3,800

3,600

3,460

Month

October 1931. .............

Calendar year 1931...... 

Water year 1931-32......

Water year 1947-48...... 

Calendar year 1948......

Cfs-days

_

-

283,251 

284,128

Maximum

S

Crtrt

5,500 

5,500

Minimum

15 

15

Mean

4.0

41.4 

158

774 

776

Runoff in 

acre-feet

248

30,100 

115,000

561,800 

563,500
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River near Scotland, S. Dak.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June'10-11)

433

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

13

29

80

143

3.0 

5.0 

9.1 1,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

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

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17

17

*17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

16

16

18

19

19

20

22

*22

22

24

23

25

29 

?5

29

27

594

19.2

1,180

Nov.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

26

35

*44

46

42

40

38

37

37

34

30

27 

27

27

904

30.1

1,790

Dec.

27

27

28

29

*30

30

30

32

35

34

34

34

32

27

27

28

29

29

29

30

30

28

*29

28

28

27

27

27 

27

27

.26

905

29.2

1,800

Jan.

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

7f

27

27

27

27

28

28

27

25

25

27

30

30

30

29

29

27

27

27

29

29 

29

*31

32

855

27.6

1,700

Feb.

31

29

29

31

33

35

35

36

38

41

40

36

38

40

38

32

30

30

30

27

30

40

52

64

60

54

64

140

..

-

1,183

42.2

2,350

Mar.

200

160

130

120

120

100

85

80

*95

300

600

1,200

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,420

1,400

*1,350

1,380

1,470

1,580

1,650

1,690

*1,720

1,760

1,790

1,820

1.850 

1,800

1,720

1,660

33,475

1,080

66,400

Apr.

*1.610

1,550

»1,500

1,380

1,220

1,080

955

876

*843

798

764

753

745

715

704

658

613

590

577

546

481

440

402

388

411

421

 398

372 

363

407

22,560

752

44,750

May

455

518

618

784

1,080

1,340

1,500

*1.550

1,510

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,240

1,190

1,130

1,050

944

840

748

707

664

639

595

551

524

*457

435 

393

'556 372

27,890

900

55,320

June

400

386

368

45T

435

400

440

1,610

1.180

*T7i90

843

*653

538

476

459

501

496

443

400

370

370

426

501

554

631

707

801

1,200 

1,350

1,370

20,525

684

40,710

July

1.400

1,400

1,330

1,230

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,050

1,010

980

946

918

*896

893

902

879

854

840

848

840

826

804

815

815

801 

834

846

882

30,589

987

60,670

Aug.

921

1,010

1,120

1,290

1,370

*1,400

1,420

1,430

1,450

1,480

1,550

1,640

»1,750

1,810

1,850

1.870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,850

*1,820

1,760

1,690

1,590

1,450

1,270

1,080

913 

790

704

621

44,509

1,436

88,280

Sept.

544

494

469

409

356

316

287

260

241

*227

209

194

172

155

154

154

144

142

137

126

122

110

90

84

93

92

86

79 

7078"

-

6,094

203

12,090

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,450 mn 14 Mean 1,006 Ac-ft 730,200

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,870 Hln 14 Mean 521 Ac-ft 377,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 7, Dec. 15-17, Dec. 19 to Mar. 17.
434 VERMILLION RIVER BASIN 

Vermillion River near Wakonda, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 42°59'20", long. 96°57'50", in £ sec. 2, T. 94 N. . R. 52 W. , near 

»-.,»-= uinrv,,.,^,, 10 -21 m iies downstrea 

ream from Turkey

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 19, 3| miles downstream 

from Prog Creek, ?£ miles southeast of Wakonda, and 16| miles downst 

Ridge Creek.

Drainage area. 1,680 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

;e.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once or twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,160 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs June 11 (gage height, 15.23 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Jan. 17; minimum gage height observed. 3.57 ft Oct. 6.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 3,280 cfs Apr. 4, 1952 (includes 840 cfs bypass flow 

from levee break); maximum gage height, 16.63 ft June 13, 1947, from graph based on 

gage readings; no flow Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, 1951; minimum gage height, 3.45 ft Aug. 8, 

1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21, Mar. 31 to Apr. 4, 

Apr. 11-14, July 16 to Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20 Mar. 21 to Sept. 30

3.5 3.

4.0 24

5.0 71

6.0

8.0

10.0

143

366

642

3,7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

26

83

162

8.0

13.0

14.0

15.1

394

1,180

1,420

1,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7

7

7

8

IP

6

6

9

10

»8

8

8

9 

9

9

9

8

8

10

8

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

272

8.8

540

Mov.

10

11 *To

10

10

9

10

10

9

9

10

10

10 

9

9

9

9

10

*9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

9

8

7

-

284

9.5

563

Dec.

8

8

9

10

10

10

11

12

TT

11

11

10 

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

300

9.7

595

Jan.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10 

10

8

6

~g

6

7

*

7

8

8

8

8

8

248

8.0

492

Feb.

8

7

J

7

8

12

16

14

15

18

20

20

18 

15

12

9

10

11

11

11

12

20

40

35

30

50

80

_

-

527

18.8

1,050

Mar.

80

70

65

50

45

40

35

30

*30

90

400

450

450 

900

1.000

850

*642

537

503

443

»347

306

258

222

187

161

150

127

119

*116

119

8,822

285

17,500

Apr.

*117

110

110

109

109

99

93

88

89

86

*82

80

75 

70

82

110

134

109

89

80

73

»72

65

83

180

313

320

238

*199

231

-

3,695

123

7,330

May

298

376

416

435

*415

343

292

241

202

211

355

595

"630

411

314

255

234

207

218

 176

161

155

145

138

128

119

110

106

103

_95

8,618

278

17,090

June

86

75

*76

76

73

70

88

»403

886

*1,350

*1.820

* 1,7 10

1,050 

565

*397

303

249

210

186

164

139

126

117

106

98

89

*85

117

380

648

-

11,742

391

23,290

July

658

400

236

176

152

133

212

159

152

133

113

96

92

*81

76

69

68

64

60

56

53

52

46

45

43

42

40

42

51

54

48

3,702

119

7,340

Aug.

43

41

*58

56

43

105

78

62

54

51

98

75

57 

50

60

60

76

86

89

84

77

70

67

61

*54

50

43

40

36

40

38

1,902

61.4

3,770

Sept.

32

29

38

39

43

38

36

32

26

»23

24

22

20 

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

16

*16

18

16

15

13

13

13

JL2

-

672

22.4

1,330

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,230 Mln 6 Mean 221 Ac-ft 160,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,820 Mln 5 Mean 112 Ao-ft 80,890

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Mar. 14 (8 c.m. ) about 1.100 cfs: June 11 (8 p.m.) 1,900 cfs

(15.23 ft).

Dscharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 16.
BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN 435

Big Sioux River at Watertown, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 44°56'30", long. 97°'08'50", in SWijSWijNWt: sec. 13, T. 117 N., R. 53 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from inletoutlet to Lake Kampeska, 2j miles northwest of Watertown, and 8f miles upstream from 

Willow Creek.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,710 ft (from river-profile 

map). Prior to Jan. 15, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum. Crest-stage indicator 

installed Mar. 3, 1953.

Average discharge.--8 years, 45.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 876 cfs July 28 {gage height, 8.92 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,220 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (backwater from ice); 

maximum gage height observed, 10.35 ft Apr. 4, 1952 (backwater from ice); no flow for 

many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Water is 

stored naturally offstream in Lake Kampeska (capacity, 35,500 acre-ft) during periods 

when river is rising and then naturally released, in part, when river is falling.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 9 May 10 to Sept. 30

3.3 0

3.4 1.0

3.5 4.0

3.7 

4.0 

4.9

12

30

105

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.7

0.2

1.3

4.0

8

18

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.9

38

117

224

377

567

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~L0.5

.1

.3

a. 3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

a. 2

.3

.4

.3

.4

.2

.5

a. 4

a. 4

*.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 4

.4

a. 4

.5

.1

.1

.3

.4

8.8

0.28

17

Nov.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.1

7?

.5

a. 4

.3

a. 2

.1

*.3

.3

.2

a. 3

.4

.6

~T1.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

;2

.2

-

10.3

0.34

20

Dec.

*0.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

7T

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00~

0

0

*0

0

5.5

0.18

11

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0"o

*0

0

0

o

0

o

2

4

4

4

3

3

2

2

5

*7

10

14

16

18

IS

16

14

12

12

*12

12

13

17

220

7.1

436

Apr.

17 *5T

34

34

32

31

36

*39

46

56

49

a46

43

42

36

36

33

30

a32

35

*29

25

21

26

34

a39

44

44

42

64

-

1,096

36.5

2,170

May

83

94

alOO

105

104

103

*99

102

96

a!6S

159

88

76

77

76

68

a65

63

75

57

53

44

51

a50

48

*39

37

34

36

a34

a33

2,314

74.6

4,590

June

31

32

28

1822"

18

a22

25

23

25

18

21

22

a42

44

*58

101

100

a!70

200

a200

204

185

187

*232

I5S" 252

a233

234

229

-

3,208

107

6,360

July

226

224

208

a200

a!90

186

172

*156

141

128

121

alOO

80

74

64

56

51

46

a42

39

38

35

22

Z5

68

alSO

169

*549

*35o"

273

*273

4,456

144

8,840

Aug.

258

a260

262 ISB"

249

249

240

230

a222

214

212

206

198

189

186

a!74

162

155

142

132

117

97

a85

72

77

70

*56

48

37

a3S

33

4,923

159

9,760

Sept.

31

37

29

20

20

a!5

alO

4.8

4.0

6

3.3

3.0

a3.5

4.0

*2.6

.8

1.4

1.8

.8

a2.5

4.0

.6

12

1.3

.8

.8

a. 5

.3

75

.3

-

221.7

7.39

440

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,750 Mln 0 Mean 82.7 Ac-ft 60,070

Water year 1952-53 : Max 549 Mln 0 Mean 45.1 Ac-ft 32,640

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). July 28 (2 to 3 p.m.) 876 cfs (8.92 ft).

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

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 9.
436 BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Big Sioux River near Dell Rapids, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°47'25", long. 96°44'4S", in NWtjNWi sec. 29, T. 104 N., R. 49 W. ( on 

right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

confluence of divided channels, 1§ miles upstream from nearest tributary, and 3 miles 

southwest of Dell Rapids.

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,455 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

 Nov. 11, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site; prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at datum 0.04 ft 

lower.

Average d1scharge.--5 years, 411 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs May 25 (gage height, 8.05 ft); maximum gage height, 8.34 ft Mar. 15 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 8 cfs 

Feb. 15-21; minimum gage height observed, 2.87 ft Jan. 28, Feb. 5, 12.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs Apr. 5, 1952 (gage height, 14.85 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 25-27, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 11-13, 1950; minimum gage height 

observed, 2.55 ft Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor.

. Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24, 25, Apr. 19 to May 19, May 25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 Mar. 12 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

26

45

62

79

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.5

120

296

562

1,400

1,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

69

70

77J

65

67

67

67

67

60

62

62

60

62

65

64

65

65

65

62

64

»65

60 

57

57

57

55

54

ST

59

59

57

1,932

62.3

3,830

Nov.

54

57J

52

50

45

43

*48

45

43

48

47

47

47

47

48

48

48

45

42

45

47

47 

45

42

40

40

35

25

25

20

-

1,308

43.6

2,590

Dec.

20

20

23

25

25

25

27

28

30

*31

31

28

31

26

30

30

28

25

23

22

20

20 

20

20

18

18

IB- 15

15

17

18

724

23.4

1,440

Jan.

20

TSS

20

18

17

17

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

15

10

10

10

15

15

15

15

*12 

14

16

18

16

14

12

12

12

12

492

15.9

976

Feb.

12

12

*12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10 

10

10

10

12

20

25

-

-

-

300

10.7

595

Mar.

25

22

17

*12

TT

12

12

12

12

12

200

»375

600

900

1,100

1,000

900

800

900

1,100

1,300

»1.640 

*l'i8o

*1,460

1,500

*1,350

1,060

808

*763

695

630

20,709

668

41,080

Apr.

592

*570

563

551

560

563

557

557

588

611

*627

598

563

515

491

465

430

399

366

350

328

312 

»296

33g

450

503

582

*647

664

709

-

15,343

511

30,430

May

827

1,050

1,330

1,500

1.620

*1,580

1,390

1,140

943

890

1,150

1,270

1,290

1,310

1,340

1,270

1,050

882

759

684

634

595 

566

*551

1,380

657

536

488

465

436

416

29,999

968

59,500

June

402

»383

360

366

347

358" 334

678

647

»566

560

545

515

476

433

399

383

364

361

405

430

430 

445

509

570

*573

987

601

647

-

14,786

493

29,330

July

709

720

S8T

614

573

542

474

433

408

 383

369

374

347

*326

312

307

299

280

270

257

254

247 

239

234

223

218

216

53T

257

307

388

11,495

371

22,800

Aug.

488

585

756

935

*1,040

1.160

 943

846

767

695

931

702

640

667

681

671

647

608

563

521

488

459 

439

419

»405

385

369

350

342

328

310 . ~SHS3E_

19,140

617

37,960

Sept.

299

291

312

29T

275

265

254

244

*239

236

226

213

213

206

198

196

193

186

180

176

170

166 

163

156

*156

151

156

144

137

150

6,222

207

12,340

Calendar year 1952 : Max 14,700 Mln 15 Mean 780 Ac-ft 566,600

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,640 Mln 8 Mean 335 Ac-ft 242,900

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Mar. 15. about 1,350 cfs; Mar. 22 (3 p.m.) 1,740 cfs (7.71 ft)j 

May 5 (11 p.m.7 1,640 cfs 17.72 ft); May 15 (6:30 p.m.) 1,350 cfs (7.09 ft); May 25 (9:30 a.m.) 1,800 

cfs (8.05 ft); June 27 (9:30 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (6.83 ftfc Aug. 6 (3 a.m.) 1,410 cfs (7.07 ft); Aug. 11 

(4:30 a.m.) 1,030 cfs (6.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 21 (recorder record faulty 

Dec. 15 to Mar. 8; occasional wire-weight-gage readings used).
BIO SIOUX RIVER BASIN 437

Skunk Creek near Sioux Falls, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°32'35", long. 96°48'30", in NW&W£ sec. 23, T. 101 N., R. 50 W., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 16, 600 ft upstream from nearest tributary, 2f miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles west of Sioux Falls.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,418 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Oct. 24, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 79.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 cfs June 27 (gage height, 8.28 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Nov. 30; minimum gage height, 2.49 ft Oct. 1.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 5,770 cfs Mar. 29, 1952 (gage height, 12.16 ft); no 

flow Jan. 26 to Feb. 9, Feb. 15-19, 1951; minimum gage height observed, 2.20 ft 

Feb. 16, 1951.

Remarks. Records good Except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5

2.6

1.1 

3.5 

8

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4

22

44

113

3.S 

4.5 

5.0 

6.2

226

524

771

1,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27 

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.6

 2.9

2.6

14375

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

117

2.0

2.3

73.0

2.35

145

Jlov.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9 2.9

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.7

5

F

5

5

5

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.9

2.6

1.5 

1.5

1.3

1.2

-

103.9

3.46

206

Dec.

1.3 ITS'

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.6

3.5

3.9

4.3

 4.3

3.9

3.5

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6 

2.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

87.8

2.83

174

Jan.

3.5

372

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 *2.0

275

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

83.0

2.68

165

Feb.

2.6

27? *3.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

6

8

10

.

_

-

105.1

3.75

208

Mar.

25

22

 18

17

15

14

14

13

IS

50

 660 »5"7o"

*290

270

210

 175

170

160 170

141

134

97

81

60

40

 52

52 

42

38

37

37

3,687

119

7,310

Apr.

39 39

43

44

40

40

42

43

44

 43

40

38

34

32

33

2S

28

25

23

22

21

20 19

S7

188

183

130 

97

93

129

1,653

55.1

3,280

May

207

226

216

194

158

 134

114

99

77

169

313 2"3o"

172

151

139

120

101

91

85

73

68

66

61 54

52

68

114 

125

75

53

42

3,847

124

7,630

June

36

32

32

29

27

25

135

1,150

567

 300

207

164

148

141

134

123

112

91

70

53

43

38

34

31

27

 23

1.455

644

431

256

6,725

224

13,340

July

177

T55

97

114

108

99

87

35

68

58

48

42

38 34

32

29

26

24

22

20

18

17

16

14

13

12

I? 

13

18

22

22

1,510

48.7

3,000

Aug.

18

21

50

164 91

83

172

139

87

63

176

261

19T

123

75

59

48

42

37

33

28

23

20

18 15

13

11

9

8

5

8

2,105

67.9

4,180

Sept.

7

8

20

11IT

13

10

10 10

12

12

10

8

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

»6

6

6

5 

5

5

9

265

8.8

526

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,150 Mln 1.2 Mean 124 Ac -ft 90,080

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,420 Mln 1.2 Mean 55.5 Ac-ft 40,160

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Ma

June Zl J3 p.m.) 2,77O ofs 18.28 ft).

r. 11, about 700 cfs; June 8 (5 a.m.) 1,880 cfs (6.97 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 19, Mar. 24, 25 (wire-weight-gage 

readings used Dec. 29 to Mar. 10).
438 BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls, S. Dak.

Location. Lat 43°30', long. 96°44', in Sf sec. 32, T. 101 N., R. 49 W. , near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.25 mile downstream from Great Northern Railway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Sioux Falls, and 3 miles downstream from Skunk Creek.

Drainage area. 5,550 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --August 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Crest-stage indicator since Mar. 3, 1953. 

Datum of gage is 1,392.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Average discharge. 10 yea^s, 490 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,360 cfs June 27 (gage height, 8.28 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 16, 17, Feb. 16, 21; minimum gage height observed, 2.14 ft 

Nov. 6.

1943-53: Maximum daily combined discharge, 13,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1952; maximum for 

main channel only, 11,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 14.50 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings); maximum daily for bypass canal, 2,800 cfs Apr. 6, 1952; minimum daily, 

4 cfs Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, 1950; minimum gage height- observed, 1.78 ft Sept. 12, 1950.

Remarks . --Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. During 

periods of extremely high stage, part of flow leaves channel above gage and bypasses 

gage through a bypass canal which returns to main channel at a point about 8 miles 

below gage. Daily discharges shown during periods of flow through the bypass canal are 

the sum of the main channel and bypass canal discharges. There was no flow through the 

bypass canal during the 1953 water year.

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 1086: Drainage area. WSP 1146: 1948 (maximum gage height 

only ) .

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 17 Mar. 18 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.8

106

258

478

766

2,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

68

75

72

72

72

70

70 

72

SI

72

65

65

64

64

61

58

57

57

57

57

*54 

52

54

57

58

58

59

56

52

59

59

1,927-

62.2

0.011

0.01

3,820

Nov.

52

5?

49

46

47

42

*47 

47

47

47

46

46

47

46

49

47

47

45

45

45

46 

49

47

47

46

45

35

35

30

30

-

1,349

45.0

0.0081

0.009

2,680

Dec.

30

30

30

32

35

35

35

35

35

38

*40

M

35

35

40

38

35

33

33

33

' 30 

30

30

25

20

20

20

25

25

25

25

970

31.3

O'.OOSS

0.006

1,920

Jan.

25

25

25

25

20

20

20 

20

25

25

25

25

25

20

15

To" 10

15

15

15

»16 

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

15

616

19.9

0.0036

0.004

1,220

Feb.

15

*16

18

18

16

16

16 

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

12

10

12

12

12

12

10

12

14

14

14

14

30

40

-

-

439

15.7

0.0028

0.003

871

Mar.

50

60

50

*40

30

30

30 

30

50

100

800

1,100

1,000

1,200

1,40C

1,500

*1,300

*1,200 n.ioo

1,260

1,520 

 1,400

*1,480

1,390

1,380

*1,430

1,260

966

*802

766

700

25,424

820

0.148

0.17

50,430

Apr.

646

*628

587

616

587

587

599 

587

593

*628

634

634

634

553

587

504

510

478

443

420

395

377

»346

435

682

730

844

832

778

895

-

17,770

592

0.107

0.12

35,250

May

1,030

*1,170

1,330

1,490

1,570

*1.620

1,560 

1,360

1,120

1,100

1,400

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,400

1,250

1,080

911

850

754 

712

664

*646

742

1,060

1,310

742

599

570

494

34,144-

1,101

0.198

0.23

67,720

June

468

. 450

428

423

414

39~S~ 372

1,830

1,550

*1,010

808

742

706

660

611

576

504

478

433

423

433 

463

443

494

542

*565

1,710

2.450

1,210

978

-

22,569

752

0.135

0.15

44,760

July

881

320

784

796

766

706

599 

548

499

453

423

414

400

*372

350

337

329

300

292

266

273

266

266

248

241

234

231

541

255

285

325

13,200

426

0.077

0.09

26,180

Aug.

428

548

658

*960

978

1,110

1.270 

1,030

893

796

1,090

1,070

838

772

750

730

706

670

611

581

531 

504

473

453

*419

381

390

372

341

330

525

21,008

678

0.122

0.14

41,670

Sept.

308

516

359

33T

316

296

296 

277

256

»266

258

248

224

218

205

208

202

205

192

198

192

176

173

*170

167

167

164

158

149

129

-

6,832

228

0.041

0.05

15,550

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,000 Min 20 Mean 892 Cfsm 0.161 In. 2.18 Ao-ft 647,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,450 Min 10 Mean 401 Cfsm 0.072 In. 0.98 Ac-ft 290,100

Peak discharge (base, 2.600 efs). June 27 (12 p.m.) 5,360 cfs (8.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Mar. 18.
BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN 439

Rock River near Rock Valley, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°11'55", long. 96°20'10", In NE£ sec. 25, T. 97 N., R. 4? W., on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 18, 1.8 miles west of Rock Valley and 17 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1.630 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1948 to September 1953.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,216.00 ft above mean sea level (Iowa 

"ighway Commission benchmark). Prior to June 4, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum. June 4, 1949, to Aug. 12, 1952, wire-weight gage and water-stage recorder 

for stages above 6.23 ft at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 429 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 cfs June 8 (gage height, 15.99 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Jan. 6-20.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1953; minimum daily, 1 cfs Mar. 16-26, 

1951.

Flood in 1897 reached a stage of 17.0 ft (discharge not determined), from information by Iowa Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting control method used June 8-28, Sept. 1-30)

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

51

93

167

292

445

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

865

1,430

3,200

6,100

10,700

15,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

42

42

41

40

40

40

41

42

42

41

41

41

41

*41

39

38

39

39

39

40

40

42

434"3

43

42

40

39

41

42

1,266

40.8

0.025

0.03

2,510

Nov.

42

41

40

40

41

40

39

39

40

41

41

42

*43

43

43

44

43

44

47

50

50

49

50

53

47

40

35

3ls

35

35

-

1,268

43.3

0.026

0.03

2,520

Dec.

34

54

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

*32

32

32

31

30

30

28

26

24

22

20

18

IB

18

18

18

892

28.8

0.018

0.02

1,770

Jan.

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

18

18

18

18

18

20

20

21

21

22

22

546

17.6

0.011

0.01

1,080

Feb.

23

23

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

27

*28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

30

31

32

35

50

.

_

-

776

27.7

0.017

0.02

1,540

Mar.

80

80

80

80

IP.

70

70

70

70

150

1,040

2,350

2,900

5.950

2,800

1,740

*1,280

1,280

1,460

1,340

990

865

815

575

515

462

445

390

359

344

338

27,158

876

0.537

0.62

53,870

Apr.

329

317

326

329

326

326

320

326

344

359

347

317

289

265

281

292

317

314

289

260

*243

228

213

zTS

270

347

462

515

452

428

9,657

322

0.198

0.22

19,150

May

515

619

790

805

711

603

498

428

371

a45o

a70o

a550

a480

a430

396

a320

a280

a260

*249

256

257

298

257

241

238

412

2,850

1,500

885

679

611

17,899

577

0.354

0.41

35,500

June

484

386

344

300

273

260

1,530

*15.400

8,740

3,600

1,760

1,250

1,000

830

687

599

504

452

402

356

314

295

276

»254

236

?36~ 223

2,050

2,900

1,520

45,661

1,522

0.934

1.04

90,570

July

915 63B~

515

445

396

396

515

428

353

309

281

268

284

462

*353

309

329

320

257

230

216

196

182

169

161

155

155

151

ITS

268

281

10,132

327

0.201

0.23

20,100

Aug.

238

226

1,610

2,400

2,200

5.510

1,460

865

615

480

634

1,070

1,070

815

615

498

428

368

323

*295

270

243

220

a!99

a!78

a!6l

141

a!25

al22

TBT

145

21,481

693

0.425

0.49

42,610

Sept.

131

127

*133

137

T3T

120

115

110

107

103

100

95

91

87

85

82

80

76

74

74

74

70

67

69

67

66

66

63

59

58

2,717

90.6

0.056

0.06

5,390

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,900 Min 18 Mean 495 Cfsm 0.304 In. 4.13 Ac-ft 359,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,400 Mln 16 Mean 382 Cfsm 0.234 In. 3.18 Ac-ft 276,600

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfa). Mar. 14 (12 m.) 4,220 cfs (30.83 ft); May 27 (5 p.m.) 3,520 cfa 

(10.27 ft): June 8 (5:30 p.m.) 18,900 cfa (15.99 ft); June 29 (9 a.m.) 3,150 cfa (9.95 ft); Aug. 6 

(5:30 a.m.) 4,220 cfs (10.83 ft).

* Dlacharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 10.
440 BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek at Hawarden, Iowa

Location. --Lat 42°59'30", long. 96°28'10", in NE^NEir sec. 2, T. 94 N., R. 48 W., on left 

bank 6 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 10 at east edge of Hawarden and 1.7 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 48 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,170.42 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 30, 1949, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 12.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs June 7 (gage height, 17.57 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 860 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow) no flow Nov. 26.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1953; no flow at times.

Flood in September 1926 reached a stage of 18.0 ft (discharge not determined) and 

flood in 1934 reached a stage of 15.8 ft (discharge not determined), from information 

by Iowa Highway Commission.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O 

11

12

13

1*

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2^0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

r.e

1.6

 1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6 

l.G

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

54. 0

1.74

0.036

0.04

107

Nov.

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.8

1.6

2.2

1.8

*2.4

2.0

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

1;8

1.6

0

.2

1.8

1.3

3.3

'

55.6

1.85

0.039

0.04

110

Dec.

1.1

!*£

1.1

1*3

l.l

1.1

l.l

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

 1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

39.0

1.26

0.026

0.03

77

Jan.

1,1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 fci

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

41.7

1.35

0.028

0.03

83

Feb.

JL4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

 1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.5

3.0

8.0

30

52

-

-

133.7

4.78

0.100

0.10

265

Mar.

46

42

33

27

23

21

19

19

25

25 

150

80

£33

g30

g26

g!6

«g!8

18 

12

10

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

&£

9.2

11

787.0

25.4

0.529

0.61

1,560

Apr.

9.2

8.8

11

10

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.8

8.8

7.4 

6.1

5.1

4.5

4.2

7.1

8.8

9.2

10 

9.2

7.8

*7.4

7.0

7.O

8.0

15

15

9.2

6.4

7.1

IT255. 1

8.50

0.177

0.20

506

May

26

22

23

22

16

11

8.1

7.8

7.2

14 

26

18

14

12

10

8.5

8.4

7.6 

*8 . 2

15

10

11

11

9.7

14

8.6

5.7

g5.5

g5.2

g3.8

g3.1

372.4

12.0

0.250

0.29

739

June

g3.4

g3.2

g4.4

g3.7

g3.4

g2.8

»g2.050

 1,920

123 

42

31

24

21

g!8

g!4

gll

gH

12 

11

10

9.2

8.1

7.4

*7.1

7.4

6.8

6.8

8.4

7.9

7.6

"

4,395.6

147

3.06

3.41

8,720

July

g6.1

g6.1

g5.4

a5.4

g6.3

g6.6

g5.8

g5.3

g4.9

g4.6 

g4.5

g5.9

g7.8

g3.9

»g4.2

g5.7

g4.3

g4.2 

g4.2

g4.2

g3.8

g3.7

g3.4

g3.4

a3. 3

a3. 2

asa

a3.1

12

11

g9.0

164.4

5.30

0.110

0.13

326

Aug.

g5.9

g5.7

12

16

15

12

g7.9

g6.0

g5.1

g4.8 

20

I*

g!5

g8.2

g6.4

g5.7

g5.4

a5.2 

a5.0

«g4.6

g5.1

g4.1

g3.5

g3.4

g3.2

g3.0

g2.8

g2.6

g2.6

g2.6

g2.6

225.4

7.27

0.151

0.17

447

Sept.

g2.6

g2.6

«g3.9

g3.3

g3.0

g2.7

g2.6

g2.6

a2.6 

a2 . 6

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4

a2.4 

a2.3

a2.3

a2.3

a2.3

a2.2

a2.2

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

liS

70.0

2.33

0.049

0.05

139

Calendar year 1952: Max 600 Min 0 Mean 17.2 Cfsm 0.358 In. 4.87 Ac-ft 12,490

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,050 Min 0 Mean 18.1 Cfsm 0.377 In. 5.10 Ac-ft 13,080

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs).--June 7 (9:30 p.m.) 10,900 cfs (17.57 ft). 

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

on nearby streams.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN 441 

Big Sioux River at Alcron, Iowa

Location.--Lat 42°49'40", long. 96°33'50", In W§ sec. 31, T. 93 N,, R. 48 W., on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from highway bridge in Alcron and 2f miles upstream from Union 

Creek.

Drainage area.--8.851 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,118.90 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Dec. 3, 1934, chain gage at bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 891 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs June 8 (gage height, 19.33 ft); minimum daily, 80 cfs Feb. 21; minim-am gage height, 2.88 ft Nov. 27.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1952 (gage height, 19.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 

7 cfs Feb. 26-28, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSF 786: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage height.

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 13-22, Apr. 18-27, June 8-11, Aug. 24-31)

Oct. 1 to June 7, 

June 28 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

162

256

400

7.C 1,530

13.0 5,310

14.2 6,410-

5.7

6.0

10.0

13.0

1,020

1,130

3,000

4,900

15.0 7,150

17.0 11,100

18.3 16,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

205

202

198

202

196

196

196

198

200

*200

202

207

198

196

198

198

200

198

205

200

198

198

198

198

196

191

196

196

191

186

189

6,137

198

0.022

0.03

12,170

Nov.

121

189

186

186

,*189

184

182

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

184

186

184

191

*189

184

186

184

184

182

175

145

140

140

140

120

5,333

178

0.020

0.02

1Q,580

Dec.

*135

130

135

150

155

150

160

160

150

150

150

135

135

125

135

140

130

125

125

120

135

140

140

140

140

135

140

135

135

*125

130

4,290

138

0.016

0.02

8,510

Jan.

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

140

140

140

135

125

120

120 lie

110

115

120

120

115

120

120

115

120

*120

120

3,945

127

0.014

0.02

7,820

Feb.

115

115

115

120

125

125

130

130

135

140

135

130

125

130

130

120

115

120

115

90

80

85

90

90

95

100

150

*270

-

-

-

3,420

122

0.014

0.01

6,780

Mar,

320

500

500

380

310

310

310

330

400

780

1,200

*2,900

*4,460

5,940

6.380

6,260

4,590

*3,900

3,800

3,710

3,230

2,940

2,950

*2,730

2,560

2,330

2,260

*2,230

2,060

1,810

1,620

74,000

2,387

0.270

0.31

146,800

Apr.

1,530

1,460

*1,430

1,400

1,370

1,330

1,320

1,320

1,330

1,330

*1,320

1,310

1,270

1,250

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,180

' 1,140

1,070

1,000

*956

SIS

919

1,040

1,220

1,400

1,550

1,590

1.600

-

38,250

1,275

0.144

0.16

75,870

May

1,810

*2,000

2,250

2,530

2,630

2,630

2,560

*2,470

2,330

2,260

2,320

2,340

2,520

2,550

2,350

2,220

2,110

2,060

1,950

1,820

*1,640

1,540

1,480

1,380

1,330

1.270

1,920

4.740

3,570

2,430

1,930

68,940

2,224

0.251

0.29

136,700

June

1,640

*1,430

1,330

1,250

1,150

1,090

2,340

16 .-100

*13,400

13,700

9,520

*4,530

3,100

2,610

*2,290

2,030

1,810

1,650

1,510

1,400

1,290

1,210

1,160

1,130

1,090

1.050

*1,110

2,140

4,780

5,430

-

104,270

3,476

0.393

0.44

206,800

July

*3.740

2,520

2,080

1,840

1,720

1,600

1,500

1,550

1,440

1,290

1,170

1,110

1,140

1,080

*1,130

1,040

985

959

919

845

780

744

697

661

632

612

58*

587

794

744

730

37,223

1,201

0.136

0.16

73,830

Aug.

773

769

1,040

*2,200

3,150

3,380

5.070

4,390

2,700

2,220

2,210

2,220

2,550

2,620

2,220

1,860

1,660

1,530

1,430

1,330

1,240

1,160

1,090

996

926

*870

820

780

740

766

755

55,465

1,789

0.202

0.23

110,000

Sept.

708

665

697

719

758

704

658

626

590

*580

566

542

525

505

491

472

455

442

430

413

391

388

384

*381

397

375

366

369

366

351

"

15,314

510

0.058

0.06

30,370

Calendar year 1952: Max 31,30O Min 120 Mean 1,964 Cfsm 0.222 In. 3.02 Ac-ft 1,425,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,100 Min 80 Mean 1,141 Cfsm 0.129 In. 1.75 Ac-ft 826,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Mar. 16 (l a.m.) 6,780 cfs (14.22 ft); May 28 (6 p.m.) 5,090

cfs (12.71 ft); June 8 (10 a.m.) 21,800 cfs (19.33 ft); June 30 (6:30 p.m.) 5,560 cfs (13.31 ft);

Aug. 7 (ll:30-p.m.) 5,340 cfs (13.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 12.
442 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°29', long. 96°25', in sec. 17, T. 29 N., R. 9 E., sixth principal meridian, on right bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77 at Sioux City, 

2.5 miles downstream from Big Sioux River.

Drainage area.--314,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1897 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey (October 1897 to September 1928 and October 1931 to September 1938, monthly discharge only, 

based on record for station at Williston, N. D., in Circular 108). January 1879 to 

December'1890 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 238, 73d Congress, 2d session. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity September 1878 to December 1899 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission and since July 1889 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,076.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~i929. Sept. 2, 1878, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff, cable and chain gages at various locations within 1.7 miles of present site and at various datums. Jan. 1, 1906, to Feb. 14, 

1935, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1928-31, 1938-53), 31,130 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 109,000 cfs June 25; maximum gage height, 9.19 

ft June 19; minimum daily discharge, 7,000 cfs Dec. 26, 27; minimum gage height, -1.08 

ft Dec. 13.

1928-31, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 441,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1952; maximum gage height, 

24.28 ft Apr. 14, 1952; minimum discharge, 2,500 cfs Dec. 29, 1941; minimum gage height 

observed, -3.34 ft Dec. 27, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Low-water 

flow regulated by Fort Peck and Fort Randall Reservoirs. Discharge measurements generally made 6 times a month, 3 times a month during winter.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 716: 1929-30. WSP 876: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29,800

29,500

29,500

29,100

28,700

28,700

27.900 

27,900

27,900

27,900

29,100

29 , 100

29 , 500

29,800

29,800

29,800

29,800

30,200

30,200

30,200

30,200

29,800

29,100

29,500

29,800

30,600

31,000

31,000

51 . 800

31,800

31,400

920,400

29,690

*1,826

JJov.

51.400

31,000

30,200

29 , 100

28,300

27,600

27,600 

27,600

27,600

28,700

28,700

28,700

29,500

30,200

29,800

29,500

29 , 100

27,900

27,200

25,700

23,500

22,100

21,300

20,600

19,900

17,200

13,000

10,000

9,400

9.200

-

741,600

24,720

*1,471

Dec.

9,000

9,000

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,400 

9,500

10,500

11,600

11,900

11,000

10,500

9,400

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,000

,800

,400

,400

,800

,800

,800

,800

.000

,000

8,000

10,500

11,500

15.000

281,400

9,077

558,100

Jan.

13,500

14,500

15,500

15,500

15,000

14,500

14,500 

13,800

13,000

12,500

12,000

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,400

11,800

12,000

11,400

10,200

9.* 400

10,400

11,000

12,000

12,500

13,000

14,000

15,000

16,300

17.200

17,200

16,200

409,500

13,210

812,200

Feb.

15,500

16,500

17,500

18.000

17,600

17,500

17,300 

17,000

16,800

16,600

16,500

16,400

17,500

16,800

15,800

15,800

15,700

15,700

14,900

14,900

14,500

14,000

14,300

14,300

15.700

13,900

14,300

14,200

-

-

-

443,700

15,850

880,100

Mar.

14,200

14,100

14, 100

14.000

14,000

14,100

14,200 

14,500

14,500

14,600

19,000

24,000

35,000

36,200

45,300

62,000

54,500

55,000

58,500

53,500

47,100

52,500

65,200

68 . 600

66,400

62,500

53,500

51,600

48,900

46,200

39,200

$1,187

38,290

$2,354

Apr.

35,000

33,000

37,900

47.100

40,500

33,400

29,100 

29,800

36,600

26,800

29,100

37,100

36,200

40,900

41,800

35,400

32,200

26,100

25,300

24,200

22,800

23,100

22,100

21,300

21,700

23 , 500

25, 700

18.900

20,600

26,400

-

903,600

30,120

$1,792

May

28,800

42,100

49,900

79,600

94.100

88,100

71,400 

62,300

55,900

49,100

45,6OO

44,800

42,900

42,300

40,600

35,000

32,100

31,900

31,200

30,700

31,600

30, 800

29,700

28,700

28,000

27,700

27.200

27 , 900

29,600

29 , 500

27,800

$1,316.9

42,480

$2,612

June

28,400

27,700

27 . 100

27,200

28,700

31,700

39,600 

49,100

55,200

48 , 500

50,100

60,400

69,500

70,000

62,800

60,000

53,900

57,200

90,900

32,700

90,400

85,500

87,600

92,600

105,000

104,000

93,800

87,800

90,000

84,600

-

$1,952

65,070

$3,872

July

79.000

66,500

60,300

54,400

49,100

42,700

40,300 

38,800

39,200

40,600

39,500

39,900

40,300

38,400

37,700

36,300

34,200

32,900

32,900

32,600

32,200

31,300

31,000

50.700

30, 700

31,300

31,600

31,900

33,200

36,000

35,600

*1,231.1

39,710

$2,442

Aug.

33,900

32,600

33,200

33,200

35,200

59.200

33,200 

32,600

30,100

28.. 600

31,900

32,200

33,900

33,900

33,200

32,600

32,600

32,600

32,200

32,600

32,600

32,200

32,600

34,200

34,200

33,600

33,600

32,600

32,200

32,200

33,200

$1,022.7

32,990

$2,028

Sept.

32,900

32,600

33,600

33,900

34,200

34,200

34,200 

34,200

34,200

34,200

34,200

35,200

55.600

34,900

34,900

34,900

34,600

34, 200

34,200

33,900

34,200

33,900

33,600

32,900

31,900

31,600

31,600

31,600

31,600

50.700

-

*1, 008.4

33,610

*2,000

Calendar year 1952; Max 438,000 Mln 7,000 Mean 44,290 Ac-ft 32,150,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 105,000 Mln 7,000 Mean 31,280 Ac-ft 22,650,000

Peak dlacharee (base. 80.000 cfs).~ Mav 5 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 94.800 cfs (7.30 ft): June 25

(7 p.m.) 109,000 ofs (9.16 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.

Hate. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 9, Dec. 14 to Mar. 13.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 443

Measurements of streamflow in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, made at 

points other than gaging stations are given in the following table. Determinations of 

peak flow at points other than gaging stations are given in a separate table on page 450.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953

Beaverhead River basin, Mont.

Date

June 12

Stream

Blacktail Creek...

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Beaverhead River. . 

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

Locality

NEiSWi seo. 5, T. 11 S., R. 6 W. , near 

Orr damslte, 14 miles above gaging 

station near Dlllon.

S., R. 7 W. , near Sheds Lane, 8 miles 

above gaging station near Dillon.

Discharge 

(ofs)

243

Ruby River basin, Mont.

Ma> 31

May 30

Lazyman Creek. ....

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

Ruby River. .......

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

SWi sec. 34, T. 9 S., R. 3 W. , i mile 

upstream from mouth.

1 mile above Ruby River and ij 

miles northwest of Laurln.

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

6.2

8.5

* The flow of Clear Creek (secondary channel of Ruby River) begins approximately 3 miles upstream 

from gaging station on Ruby River at Laurln and returns to the river approximately 3 miles downstream.

Boulder River basin, Mont.

May 25

July 6

Rock Creek. .......

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

Boulder River. ....

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

SEi seo. 20, T. 6 N. , R. 7 W. , £ mile 

above mouth and 14 miles west of 

Basin.

....do...............................;..

15.8

13.4

Gallatln River basin, Mont.

OOt. 3 

8

Dec. 22

Jan. 21

Mar. 23

28

Oct. 2 

2 

Nov. 25 

Dec. 5

28

Oct. 8 

Apr. 30

June 23

Sept. 4

30

Nov. 25 

Dec. 4

South Cottonwood 

Creek.

East Gallatln 

River.

Middle Cottonwood 

Creek.

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

Hyalite Creek..... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

East Gallatin 

River

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

Gallatln River,. .. 

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

East Gallatln 

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

River. 

Gallatln River.. . .

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

NEi sec. 12, T. 4 S., R. 5 E. , 2£ miles 

above gaging station, about 10 miles 

from mouth, and 9 miles south of 

Gallatln Gateway. 

SEt seo. 4, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., at Spain 

railroad siding, 3 miles east of 

Belgrade.

NW£ sec. 10, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., 1.1 miles 

above gaging station and 6 miles 

northeast of Bozeman. 

NW& sec. 10, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., 0.5 mile 

above gaging station and 6 miles 

northeast of Bozeman. 

NE£ sec. 17, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., at U. S. 

Highway 10, 2j miles southeast of 

Belgrade.

West Branch East Gallatin River, 2.4 

miles east of Belgrade.

SEi seo. 32, T. 1 N. , R. 5 E., at 

Northern Paoiflc Ry. bridge, J mile 

above mouth and 2j miles east of 

Belgrade .

below gaging station and 5j miles 

north of Belgrade.

below county road bridge, £ mile above 

mouth and 6 miles east of Manhattan. 

ME£ sec. 36, T. 2 N. , R. 3 E., 200 ft 

below Bull Run Creek and 3 miles 

northeast of Manhattan. 

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

6.4 

42.6

51.2

54.9

38.2

.6 

.8 

4.9

27.5

53.5

314 

301
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Missouri River Main Stem, Mont.

Date

Mar. 18 

Apr. 22

July 10

Stream

Missouri River. . . . 

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Mississippi River.

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

SWiNWi sec. 

bridge on 

Townsend. 

....do.....

....do.....

Locality

30, T. 7 N. , R. 2 E., at 

U. S. Highway 10, at

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,690 

3,400

22,200

5,560

Judith River basin, Mont.

1 Big Spring Creek.. | Judith River...... SE£ see. 10, T. 15 N., R. 18 E., at

Boulevard Bridge in Lewistown.

Milk River basin

7

8

11

May 5

May 6

16

May 30

Milk River. .......

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

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

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

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

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

Milk River. .......

Missouri River. . . .

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

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

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

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

Missouri River. . . .

bridse on U. S. Highway 87, 6 miles 

southwest of Havre, Mont. 

SW^SWi aec. 4, T. 32 N., R. 16 E., 

at 7th Avenue bridge in Havre, 

Mont. 

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

SEi sec. 20, T. 33 N., R. 18 E., at 

former gaging station at Lohman, Mont. 

SEy sec. 32, T. 32 N. , R. 23 E. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 2 at Port 

Belknap, Mont.

meridian at former gaging station 

at Morrison's farm near East End, 

Saskatchewan.

SEi sec. 30, T. 5, R. 15 W., third 

meridian at former gaging station 

at 50-Mile, near Bracken, Saskatchewan.

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

NE£ sec. 9, T. 3, R. 13 W., third 

meridian at former gaging station 

below Val Marie, Saskatchewan.

M¥i see. 29, T. 28 N., R. 40 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 24, 3 miles 

southeast of Glasgow, Mont.

5,900

6,290 

7,780

179

84

186

79 

126

24.5

20,300

Big Muddy Creek basin, Mont. '

Oct. 2

Apr. 9

Beaver Creek. .....

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

Big Muddy Creek. . .

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

Near south line sec. 10, T. 37 N. , R. 51

E. , at Hurst's Ranch, about 3 miles

(corrected) below former gaging station, near international boundary.

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

1.8

5.9

Yellowstone River bas.in

Oct. 1 

30

July 31

15 

15 

15

15

Apr. 1

Plat ditch........

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

Mill Creek. .......

Melin ditch....... 

Brown's ditch.. ...

Kerinek ditch.....

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

Wind River.... ....

Mill Creek. .......

Yellowstone River.

Mill Creek. ....... 

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

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

Bighorn River. ....

SEi see. 33,' T. 5 S., R. 9 E., about 

\ mile southeast of gaging station 

on Mill Creek, near Pray, Mont.

} mile west of gaging station on 

Mill Creek, near Pray, Mont.

Near southeast corner of sec. 33, T. 

5 S., R. 9 E., 1 mile above gaging 

station near Pray, Mont.

NE£ sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., about 

2 miles' north of gaging station on 

Mill Creek near Pray, Mont. 

NW£ sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., about 

2j miles north of gaging station on 

Mill Creek near Pray, Mont.

R. 9 E. , about 3j miles north of 

gaging station on Mill Creek near 

Pray, Mont. 

Center of sec. 8, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., 

about 4 miles north of gaging station 

on Mill Creek near Pray, Mont.

7, T. 41 N. , R. 106 W., at highway 

bridge on U. S. Highway 26, at Dubois, 

Wyo.

Sec. 4*, T. 40 N. , R. 105 W., 1,000 ft 

upstream from North Pork Wind River 

at highway bridge and 10 miles southeast of Dubois, Wyo.

25.4 

20.2

61.6

.9 

10.1

1.0

29.6

132
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 445

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Yellowstone River basin Continued

Date

May 6

17

June 15

Sept. 9

June 15

June 15

Oct. 7

16

Oct. 7

Feb. 3

Oct. 7

Feb. 3

Aug. 5 

5

July 31 

15

15

15

Stream

Wind River........

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

River.

North pork Wind 

River.

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

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

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

Middle Popo Agie 

River.

Wind River.

North Fork Little 

Wind River.

Diversion Canal 

No. 1.

Diversion Canal 

No. 2.

Sioux Creek.......

Sunshine Creek. . . .

Greybull River. . . .

Farmers Canal. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Bighorn River.....

East Fork Wind 

River

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

Popo Agle River. . .

Little Wind River.

Badwater Creek. . . .

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

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

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

Oreybull River....

Bighorn River. ....

Bench Canal...... .

Locality

Sec. 4, T. 40 N. , R. 105 W., 1,000 ft 

upstream from North Fork Wind River 

at highway bridge and 10 miles southeast of Dubois, Wyo.

4, T. 41 N., R. 105 W., J mile upstream from mouth and 8i miles east 

of Dubois, near Duncan, Wyo.

Lat 43"32 1 J long. 109°28', in Si sec. 

4, T. 41 N. , R. 105 W., 6j miles upstream from mouth and 8j miles east 

of Dubois, near Duncan, Wyo.

31, T. 5 N., R. 4 W. , at highway 

bridge on U. S. Highway 26, at Burris, 

Wyo.

8, T. 4 N., R. 3 W., at ghost town of 

Lenore, near Crowheart, Wyo. 

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

24, T. 4 N., R. 4 W., at highway 

bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 0.7 mile 

southeast of Crowheart, Wyo. 

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

30, T. 4 N. , R. 3 W., at highway 

bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 2 miles 

southeast of Crowheart, Wyo. 

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

18, T. 3 N., R. 1 W. , at highway 

bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 7i miles 

west of Morton, Wyo.

Lat 42°50', long. 108°44', in SEi sec. 

18, T. 33 N., R. 99 W., at highway 

bridge on U. S. Highway 287 in Lander, 

Wyo.

between sees. 4 and 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 

W. , J mile west of Fort Washakie, Wyo. 

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

Lat 43°02', long. 108"55', in SE£ sec. 

26, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., 4 miles northwest of Pork Washakie, Wyo. 

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

NEi sec. 18, T. 39 N., R. 89 W., 500 ft 

upstream from Badwater Creek gaging 

station at Lybyer Ranch near Lost 

Cabin, Wyo.

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

NEi sec. 18, T. 39 N. , R. 89 W., 1,000 

ft upstream from Badwater Creek gaging 

station at Lybyer Ranch near Lost 

Cabin, Wyo.

NWi sec. 28, T. 3 N., R. 89 W. , 1,000 

ft upstream from Badwater Creek gaging 

station at Lybyer Ranch near Lost 

Cabin, Wyo.

Sec. 12, T. 47 N. , R. 102 W., flume 

below Upper Sunshine Reservoir, Wyo.

NWi sec. 18, T. 51 N. , R. 97 W. , i mile 

above Bench Canal diversion and about 

7 miles southwest of Burlington, Wyo.

below headgate and about 6j miles 

southwest of Burlington, Wyo. 

SE£ sec. 5, T. 51 N. , R. 97 W. , i mile 

below headgate and about si miles 

southwest of Burlington, Wyo.

below Farmers Canal diversion and 

about 6 miles southwest of Burlington, 

Wyo.

Discharge 

(ofs)

306

4,670

l'240

253

8.04

0

1,040

1,130

0

0

0

0

0

0

47.8

372 

479

266
446 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Yellowstone River basin Continued

Date

July 15

15

31

Apr. 1

July 9

Aug. 4

Sept. 1

Stream

South Lateral... ..

Oreybull River. . . .

Alkali Creek......

Agency Canal......

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Or ey bull River. . . .

Bench Csnal .......

Bighorn River. ....

Shoshone River, . . .

Little Bighorn

River.

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

....do. ...........

Locality

SWi sec. 5, T. 51 N., R. 97 W., 200 ft

below Farmers Canal diversion and

about 6 miles southwest of Burlington,

Wyo.

SWi sec. 24, T. 52 N., R. 97 W. , 200 ft

below headgate and about 4 miles

northeast of Burlington, Wyo.

SW-fr sec. 8, T. 51 M. , R. 97 W., 200 ft

below Bench Canal diversion, and

about 6j miles southwest of

Burlington, Wyo.

See. 26, T. 55 N., R. 100 W. , at State

Highwsy 14 at Ralston, Wyo.

Near center sec. 1, T. 33., R. 34 E. ,

at bridge In town of Crow Agency,

Mont. 

....do..................................

....do..................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

217

74.7

110

11.0

124

84.6

54.5

Eight Mile Creek basin, U. Dak.

Mar. 28 

Apr. 3

Eight Mile Creek.. 

....do............

Missouri River. . . . 

....do............

SWi sec. 25, T. 153 M. , R. 103 W. , 3 

miles southwest of Trenton. 

....do..................................

6 

2

Little Muddy Creek basin, N. Dak.

July 16 

Aug. 24

July 17 

Aug. 24

East Pork Little 

Muddy Creek. 

....do............

Little Muddy Creek 

....do............

E£ sec. 33, T. 157 N. , R. 99 W. , 9 miles 

north of Springbrook. 

....do..................................

1.47 

.28

White Earth River basin, N. Dak.

White Earth River. 

....do............

Missouri River. . . . 

....do............

E£ sec. 16, T. 156 N., R. 94 W. , 3 miles 

south of White Earth. 

....do..................................

59.9 

12.0

Little Missouri River basin, M. Dale.

Aug. 26 

Sept. 23

Cherry Creek. ..... 

....do............

Little Missouri 

River. 

....do............

Ef seo. 18, T. 150 N., R. 98 W. , 1 mile 

northeast of Watford City. 

....do..................................

0.22 

.03

Knife River basin, M. Dsk.

July 8

3

July 8

July 8 

Sept. 3

July 8 

Sept. 3

Apr. 1 

July 8

29

July 14

Sept. 25

Knif e River. ...... 

....do............

Crooked Creek. ....

Knif e River. ......

South Pork Spring 

Creek. 

....do............

North Pork Spring 

Creek. 

....do............

Spring Creek. .....

....do............

Otter Creek. ......

.... do ............

Missouri River. . . .

Knife River. ......

Missouri River. . . .

Spring Creek. .....

....do............

Knife River..... . .

....do............

....do............

....do............

NWi sec. 6, T. 143 H., R. 95 W., 0.4 

mile north of Manning.

W| aec. 31, T. 143 H., R. 95 W. , 4.7 

miles south of Manning.

NWi sec. 10, T. 142 M., R. 92 W., at 

Marshall.

SWi sec. 13, T. 145 M., R. 95 W. , 1 mile 

northeast of Killdeer.

....do..................................

W| sec. 13, T. 145 N., R. 95 W. , 1 mile 

northeast of Killdeer.

SWi sec. 27, T. 145 M., R. 94 W. , 400 ft 

downstream from Lake Ilo spillway and 

1 mile west of Dunn Center.

bridge on State Highway 8 at Halliday

....do..................................

NWi seo. 34, T. 144 M. , R. 87 W., 0.1 

mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles 

east of Beulah.

....do..................................

1.14

.47

7.02

.42

.09

.05

3.43

.60

Painted Woods Creek basin, M. Dak.

July 20 

Aug. 13

Sept. 10

Painted Woods 

Creek. 

....do............

....do............

Missouri River. . . .

....do............

West side sec. 27, T. 144 M. , R. 81 W., 

5j miles southeast of Washburn.

. ...do.............. ....................

3.72

.3

Square Butte Creek basin, M. Dak.

Missouri River.... HEi sec. 4, T. 140 M., R. 82 W., at

bridge on State Highway 25, 4 miles 

northwest of Harmon.

July 20 Square Butte Creek
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 447

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, lour 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Square Butte Creek basin, H. Dak. Continued

Date

Aug. 11

Sept. 22

Stream

Square Butte Creek

....do............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Missouri River....

....do............

Locality

NEi sec. 4, T. 140 N. , R. 82 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 25, 4 miles 

northwest of Harmon.

....do..................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.83 

.80

.88

Heart River basin, N. Dak.

July 8

Aug. 31

Dec. 22 

30

Oreen River. ......

Antelope Creek. . . .

Heart River. ....... 

....do............

Heart River. ......

Oreen River. ......

Missouri River. . . . 

....do............

West line see. 10, T. 140 N. , R. 96 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 22, 6 miles 

north of Dioklnson.

....do..................................

N£ see. 5, T. 138 N., R. 94 W., 4 miles 

south of Oladstone.

SE£ see. 26, T. 139 H., R. 81 W., at 

Northern Pacific Ry. bridge, 1 mile 

east of Handan. 

....do..................................

2.58 

1.33

1.55 

.09

13.5 

7.93

Little Heart River basin, N. Dak.

July 20

Sept. 22

Little Heart River

....do............

Missouri River....

....do............

SEj sec. 16, T. 137 N., R 

bridge on State Highway 

north of St. Anthony.

....do...................

81 W. , at 

6, 4.3 miles

.51

.19

Cannonball River basin, N. Dak.

July 13

July 22

July 13

Sept. 22

Cannonball River. .

Thirty Mile Creek.

Cedar Creek. ......

....do............

Missouri River. . . .

Cannonball River. .

....do............

....do............

SWi sec. 4, T. 135 H., R. 97 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 22, £ mile 

south of New England.

SEi sec. 36, T. 134 N. , R. 91 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 21, 3 miles 

north of Bent ley.

W£ sec. 3, T. 132 N., R. 98 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 22, 2j miles 

downstream from Cedar Creek Dam, 12 

miles north of Reeder.

....do..................................

.52 

.30

.16

1.88 

.42

.01 

0

0

Beaver Creek basin, N. Dak.

Oct. 17 

30

Lake Baumgartner 

drain ditch. 

....do............

Beaver Creek. ..... 

....do............

Near mouth, 

from gage 

....do.....

which 

on Be

Is 300 ft 

jver Creek

downstream 

at Linton.

3.62 

.94

Cheyenne River basin, S. Dak.

May 24

17 

17

17 

24 

Feb. 13

Battle Creek......

....do............ 

.....do............

....do............

Squaw Creek. ...... 

Rapid Creek. ......

....do............

Cheyenne River. . . .

....do............ 

....do............

....do............

....do............

Battle Creek... ... 

Cheyenne River. . . .

River. . .

SWjSW£ sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 7 E., at 

Hayward.

southeast of Hayward. 

KEi sec. 29, T. 2 S., R. 7 E., 6 miles 

west of Hermosa. 

NWiSWi sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 7 E., 5| 

miles west of Hermosa

miles west of Hermosa

miles west of Hermosa

miles west of Hermosa 

NW&3W£ sec. 36, T. 2 S. , R. 7 E., 2| 

miles southwest of Hermosa. 

SEjSE£ sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 7 E., li 

miles southwest of Hermosa. 

NEf sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 6 E., about 

i mile above old gaging station at 

Big Bend and at highway l£ miles 

northwest of Hisega.

highway trldge £ mile downstream from 

Little Qlant ditch, J mile south of 

State Highway 40, and 5 miles southeast of Rapid City.

bridge on U. S. Highway 85, 2j miles 

north of Belle Pourohe.

8.63

5.12 

2.15 

2.09

3.02-

5.48 

.66 

21.8

42.2

11.4

White River basin, Hebr.

June 19 

June 8 

19

White River 

tributary. 

Soldier Creek. ....

....do............

White River. ...... 

....do............ 

....do......... ...

Sec. 33, T. 31 N., R. 54 W., at bridge 

4.5 miles west of Olen. 

Sec. 18, T. 31 N., R. 52 W. , on U. S. 

Highway 20, 3 miles west of Crawford.

^....Ao............. .....................

41.3 

1.0 

10.8
448 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Nlobrara River basin

Date

June 10

29

Mar. 11

Mar. 11 

Oct. 30 

30

Stream

Cottonwood Creek..

Antelope Creek....

Unnamed creek. .... 

Antelope Creek. . . . 

Rock Creek. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Nlobrara River. . . .

....do............

Antelope Creek. . . . 

Keyapaha River. . . . 

....do............

Locality

northwest of Dunlap, Nebr.

Sec. 16, T. 29 N., R. 48 W., on State 

Highway 19, 2 miles northwest of 

Dunlap, Nebr.

Sec. 25, T. 33 N., R. 42 W. , In Gordon, 

Nebr.

Sec. 13, T. 33 H., R. 42 W., at bridge 

2 miles north of Gordon, Nebr. 

SWfc sec. 28, T. 38 N., R. 26 W., i mile 

below dam at Hidden Timber, S. Oak. 

Sec. 33, T. 38 N., R. 26 W., £ mile . 

above mouth and 1 mile southeast of 

Hidden Timber, S. Dak.

Discharge 

(cfa)

.8

5.1

.16 

1.65 

8.56

James River basin, S. Dak.

Dec. 2

Dec. 2

Jan. 26

Mar. 4

Dec. 2

Jan. 26

Mar. 4

Dec. 2

Jan. 26

Mar. 4

Dec. 2 

Jan. 27

Dec. 2 

Jan. 27

Dec. 3

Mar. 5

Dec. 3 

Jan. 27

Mar. 5

Dec. 3 

Jan. 27

Mar. 5

Dec. 3

Mar. 2

Sept. 17

July 9 

May 26

June 17

Oct. 2

Dec. 3 

Jan. 28

Feb. 27

Aug 7

Sept. 17

Elan River. ........

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

Moccssln Creek. . . . 

....do............

James River. ......

Mud Creek. ........

James River. ...... 

....do............

Unnamed creek. ....

....do............

Snake Creek. ......

.».. do... .........

Turtle Creek. .....

....do............

James River. ......

Dry Run Creek. .... 

....do............

....do............

....do............

James River. ......

James River. ......

Missouri River. . . .

James River. ......

Missouri River. . . .

James River. ......

....do............

....do............

Missouri River. . . . 

James River. ......

....do............

Between sees. 32 and 33, T. 125 N., R. 

62 W., at highway bridge 1 mile south 

of Columbia.

61 W. , at highway bridge 1 mile northeast of Tacoma Park, and Zt miles 

southwest of Putney.

61 W., 2i miles southeast of Tacoma 

Park.

62 W., 1 mile south of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 12 and 10 miles east of 

Aberdeen.

SWj sec. 20, T. 122 H., R. 62- W. , 1 mile 

above mouth and S miles northwest of 

Stratford.

Between sees. 31 and 32, T. 122 N., R. 

62 W., at highway bridge, 2 miles 

northwest of Stratford.

NWi see. 26, T. 120 N., R. 63 W. , at 

highway bridge £ mile above mouth and 

3j miles northwest of Brentford.

NEi sec. 27, T. 120 N., R. 63 W., Just 

below Mud Creek, 3j miles northwest 

of Brentford.

NWi sec. 18, T. 118 N., R. 63 W., £ mile 

above mouth and 3 miles northeast of 

Ashton.

....do..................................

SWi sec. 11, T. 117 N., R. 64 W., at 

highway bridge, £ mile above mouth and 

2^ miles south of Ashton.

NEj sec. 11, T. 115 N., R. 65 W., 6 

miles northwest of Tulare and 7i miles 

southwest of Redfleld.

miles southwest of Redfleld and 7} 

miles northwest of Tulare.

NWj sec. 1, T. 116 N., R. 63 W., l£ 

miles northwest of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 212 and 3 miles northwest of 

Frankfort . 

NEi sec. 1, T. 116 N., R. 63 W. , 2 miles 

northwest of Frankfort.

62 W., at highway bridge, 4 miles 

southeast of Frankfort. 

....do..................................

1.26

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.79

9.8

-4.33 

0

CCQ

2.17

Note. Negative figure of discharge Indicates reverse flow.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 449

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

James River basin, S. Dak. Continued

Date

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 2

Oct. 3

Oct. 3

Oct. 3

Oct. 3

Oct. 3

Stream

Timber Creek. .....

James River. ......

Poster Creek. .....

Byron.

Shue Creek. .......

Run Lake.

Pearl Creek. ......

James River. ......

....do............

Outlet for Rifle 

Lake.

Redstone Creek. . . .

Lake. .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

James River. ......

Missouri River. . . .

James River. ......

....do............

....do............

Missouri River. . . .

....do............

James River. ......

....do............

Locality

Between sees. 33 and 34, T. 116 N. , R. 

62 W., at bridge on primitive* road, 

4^ miles southeast of Frankfort.

SEi sec. 16, T. 114 N. , R. 62 W., at 

Splnk Co.'s dam, 13j miles southeast 

of Frankfort.

Between sees. 16 and 21, T. 113 N. , R. 

61 W. , at highway bridge, 4 miles 

above mouth and 15 miles northeast of 

Huron.

below Lake Byron and 12 miles northeast of Huron.

Between sec. 6, T. Ill N., R. 60 W. , and 

sec. 1, T. Ill N. , R. 61 W. , at highway bridge 2i miles above mouth and 

8 miles northeast of Huron.

....do..................................

and sec. 25, T. Ill N. , R. 62 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 37, 2 miles 

north of Huron.

miles southeast of Huron.

W. , at highway bridge, l£ miles above 

mouth and 6j miles southeast of Huron.

HWj sec. 14, T. 109 N. , R. 61 W. , at 

highway bridge i mile above mouth and 

8i miles southeast of Huron. 

.... do. ..................................

Between sees. 14 and 23, T. 109 N. , R. 

61 W., at highway bridge, 9 miles 

southeast of Huron.

Between sees. 25 and 36, T. 108 N. , R. 

61 W., at highway bridge, 7 miles 

north of Forestburg.

Between sees. 4 and 5, T. 107 N., R. 60 

W. , at highway bridge, 3 miles below 

Rifle Lake and 6 miles northeast of 

Porestburg.

Between sees. 19 and 30, T. 107 N. , R. 

60 W. , at highway bridge £ mile above 

mouth and 3 miles northeast of Forestburg.

highway bridge i mile' north of Forestburg.

....do..................................

61 W. , at bridge on primitive road, 

1 mile above mouth and 1 mile south 

of Porestburg.

....do..................................

miles above mouth and 7 miles southeast of Porestburg.

Discharge 

(eft)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.16

0 

0

0

.05

0

0

.70

0

1.36 

2.02

1.32

0

32.6 

6.05

5.55

4.42 

6.26

6.56

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.04

.59

0

0

.01

0

0

0

.02

0

0
450 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

James River basin, S. Dak. Continued

Date

Feb. 25 

Oct. 3

Sept. 11

Stream

Jim Creek. ......... 

James River. ...... 

....do............

Firesteel Creek. . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

James River.......

Missouri River. . . .

James River. ......

Locality

SWi see. 26, T. 106 N. , R. 60 W., 2 

miles above mouth and 7 miles southeast of Porestburg. 

SE£ sec. 11, T. 105 N. , R. 60 W. , at 

highway bridge 9j miles southeast of 

Forestburg.

Wj sec. 10, T. 103 N. , R. 60 W., at 

outlet to Lake Mitchell at bridge on 

State Highway 37, 2 miles north of 

Mitchell.

60 W. , at highway bridge l£ miles 

northeast of Mitchell.

Discharge 

(of a)

0 

4.76 

8.31

0

Big Sioux River basin, Iowa

June 8

11

8

8

10

Otter Creek. ...... 

....do............

....do............

....do............

Rock River. .......

....do............

At county road bridge at northwest 

corner, sec. 30, T. 100 N. , R. 41 W,, 

Osceola County.

N. , R. 42 W. , $ mile west of Slbley, 

Osceola County.

1, T. 98 N., R. 42, Osceola County. 

....do..................................

192 

59.8

433

262

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations in the area covered by this 

report.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

June 4

4

4

4

May 29

or 30

June 30

Aug. 1

Aug. 2

June 19

July 31

Aug. 15

June 7

7

7

7

7

7

Stream

Hound Creek. ......

Smith River... ....

Belt Creek. .......

Hlghwood Creek. . . .

Big Spring Creek. .

Boxelder Creek. . . .

....do............

Bothwell Draw. ....

Oil Creek. ........

Pebble Creek. .....

Deep Creek. .......

Otter Creek. ......

Unnamed creek. ....

Otter Creek. ......

Unnamed creek. ....

....do............

Otter Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Smith River. ......

Missouri River. . . .

....do............

....do............

Judith River. .....

Big Muddy Creek...

....do............

Salt Creek. .......

Skull Creek. ......

Cottonwood Creek. .

White River. ......

Rook River... .....

Otter Creek. ......

Rock River. .......

otter Creek. ......

....do............

Rook River. .......

Locality

On line between sec. 24, T. 17 N. , R.

2 E., and sec. 19, T. 17 N. , R. 3 E.,

1 mile above mouth and 7 miles southwest of Eden, Mont.

Near center sec. 2, T. 18 N. , R. 2 E.,

1 mile above former gaging station at

Truly and 7 miles southeast of Ulm,

Mont.

SE£ sec. 25, T. 20 N., R. 6 E., about

5| miles north of Belt, Mont.

Near center sec. 24, T. 21 N., R. 7 E. ,

2 miles southeast of Highwood, Mont.

SW£ 360. 23, T. 15 N., R. 18 E., if

miles southeast of Lewistown, Mont.,

3-fr miles below East Fork, and 4^

miles below gaging station.

NE£ sec. 17, T. 35 N. , R. 55 E., at

abandoned dam, l£ miles north of

Plentywood, Mont.

NEj sec. 17, T. 35 N., R. 55 E., | mile

below abandoned dam and 1 mile north

of Plentywood, Mont.

On line between sees. 22 and 23, T. 40

N. , R. 79 W. , at culvert on U. S.

Highway 87, 1 mile northwest of Midwest, Wyo.

Sec. 16, T. 45 N. , R. 62 W., at Chicago,

Burlington & Quinoy RH. bridge, 150

ft upstream from U. S. Highway 16 and

6 miles northwest of Newcastle, Wyo.

Sec. 9, T. 30 N. , R. 49 W. , at bridge

5 miles west of Esther, Nebr.

Sec. 32, T, 31 N., R. 53 W., at bridge

1.4 miles east of Glen, Nebr.

At county road bridge at northwest

corner of sec. 30, T. 100 N., R. 41

W. , Osoeola County, Iowa.

At culvert near southwest corner of

sec. 14, T. 100 N. , R. 42 W., Osceola County, Iowa.

At bridge, south line of sec. 11, T.

99 N. , R. 42 W., ? mile west of

Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa.

At county road bridge, south line of

sec. 17, T. 99 N. , R. 41 W. , Osceola County, Iowa.

At county road bridge, south line of

sec. 35, T. 99 N., R. 42 W. , Osoeola County, Iowa.

At county road bridge, west line of

sec. 1, T. 98 N. , R. 42 W. , Osceola County, Iowa.

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,500

30,300

15,600

9,210

1,200

6,530

1,400

5,820

6,200

2,000

3,050

952

503

5,430

4,290

2,840

17,800
INDEX

Absarokee, Mont., Rosebud Creek near.. 162 

Stillwater River near............... 163

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Ackley Lake, Mont., contents of......283,284

Acme, Wyo., Tongue River near......... 553

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 11

Agency Canal, Mont., discharge measurements of..................... 446

Akron, Iowa, Big Sioux River at.......12,441

Alder, Mont., Ruby River near....23,24,25,26

Alkali Creek, Wyo., discharge measurement of...................... 446

Almont, N. Dak., Muddy Creek near..... 315

Alpena, S. Dak., Sand Creek near...... 430

Alzada, Mont., Little Missouri River

near............................ 289

North Creek Spreader Division near.. 288 

American Pork below Lebo Creek, near

Harlowton, Mont................. 97

Anchor, Wyo., North Pork Owl Creek

near............................ 212

Angostura Dam, S. Dak.-, Cheyenne

River below..................... 349

Angostura Reservoir near Hot Springs,

S. Dak.......................... 348

Anoka, Nebr., Ponca Creek at.......... 399

Antelope Creek (tributary to Green

River), N. Dak., discharge measurements of..................... 447

Antelope Creek (tributary to Heart

River) near Carson, N. Dak...... 314

Antelope Creek (tributary to Keyapaha 

River), S. Dak., discharge measurement of...................... 448

Antelope Creek (tributary to Niobrara 

River), Nebr., discharge measurement s of..................... 448

Apple Creek near Menoken, N. Dak...... 319

Arapahoe, Wyo., Beaver Creek near..... 193

Little Wind River near.............. 192

Arvada, Wyo., Clear Creek near........ 377

Crazy Woman Creek near.............. 267

Powder River at..................... 268

Ashton, S. Dak., James River at....... 435

Assinniboine, Mont., Big Sandy Creek

near............................ 114

Athol, S. Dak., West Branch Snake

Creek near...................... 426

Augusta, Mont., North Pork of North

Pork Sun River near............. 76

Bad River near Port Pierre, S. Dak....- 387

near Midland, S. Dak................ 386

Bad River basin, 3. Dak., gagingstation records in.......... 386-387

Badger Creek near Browning, Mont...... 62

Badwater Creek at Bonneville, Wyo..... 205

at Lybyer Ranch, near Lost Cabin,

Wyo............................. 204

Barnum, Wyo., Red Pork near........... 259

Barratts, Mont., Beaverhead River at.. 19-20 

Basin, Mont., Boulder River near...... 36

Basin, Wyo., Greybull River near...... 227

Battle Creek (Cheyenne River basin)

at Hermosa, S. Dak.............. 352

below Hermosa, S. Dak............... 353

discharge measurements of........... 447

Battle Creek (Milk River basin) above 

Cypress Lake west inflow canal, 

near West Plains, Saskatchewan.. 117 

at international boundary........... 120

East Pork, near international

boundary........................ 122

Bazille Creek near Niobrara, Nebr.."... 416 

Bear Butte Creek near Sturgis, S.

Dak........................... 379-380

Bear Canyon Creek near Bozeman, Mont.. 53 

Bear Creek near Eli, Nebr.............. 405

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Beaver Creek (tributary to Big Muddy 

Creek), Mont., discharge measurements of...................... 444

Beaver Creek (tributary to Cheyenne 

River in S. Dak.) near Buffalo 

Gap, S. Dak...................... 351

near Burdock, S. Dak................. 344

Beaver Creek (tributary to Cheyenne 

River in Wyo.) near Newcastle, 

Wyo.............................. 343

Beaver Creek (tributary to Little 

Missouri River) at Wibaux, 

Mont............................. 297

Beaver Creek (tributary to Milk River),

Mont., discharge measurements of. 444 

Beaver Creek (tributary to Missouri

River) at Linton, N. Dak......... 326

Beaver Creek (tributary to Popo Agie

River) near Arapahoe, Wyo........ 193

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont..... 19-20

at Blaine, Mont...................... 22

Belanger Creek, Saskatchewan,diversion

canal near Vidora, Saskatchewan.. 126

Belgrade, Mont., Gallatin River near... 50

Reese Creek near..................... 60

Ross Creek near...................... 59

Belle Pourche, S. Dak., Belle Pourche

Reservoir near................... 376

Belle Pourche River at............... 372

Inlet canal near..................... 375

Redwater Creek above................. 373

Redwater Creek at.................... 374

Belle Pourche Reservoir near Belle

Pourche, S. Dak.................. 376

Belle Pourche River at Belle Pourche,

S. Dak........................... 372

at Wyoming-South Dakota State line... 371 

below Keyhole Reservoir, Wyo......... 370

below Moorcroft, Wyo................. 368

near Elm Springs, S. Dak............. 381

near Pruitdale, S. Dak............... 377

near Sturgis, S. Dak................. 378

Belt Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of.......................... 450

near Monarch, Mont................... 79

Bench Canal, Wyo., discharge measurements of......................... 445

Bentley, N. Dak., Cannonball River

below............................ 321

Big Elk Creek at Twodot, Mont.......... 95

Big Hole River near Jackson, Mont...... 30

near Melrose, Mont................... 33

Big Hole River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in............... 30-34

Big Horn, Wyo., Little Goose Creek in

canyon, near..................... 251

Big Muddy Creek at Daleview, Mont...... 146

at Plentywood, Mont.................. 147

at Reserve, Mont..................... 148

Big Muddy Creek basin, Mont., gagingstation records in..............146-148

Big Sandy Creek near Assinniboine,

Mont............................. 114

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa.........12,441

at Sioux Falls, S. Dak............... 438

at Watertown, S. Dak................. 435

near Dell Rapids, S. Dak............. 436

Big Sioux River basin, lowa-S. Dak.,

discharge measurement of......... 450

gaging-station records in...........435-441

Big Spring Creek, Mont., discharge

measurement of..................444,450

near Lewistown, Mont................ 90

Big Timber, Mont., Boulder River at... 160 

Bighorn River at Kane, Wyo............ 230

at Thermopolis, Wyo................. 210

near Custer, Mont................... 243

near Manderson, Wyo................. 218

near St. Xavier, Mont............... 235

Billings, Mont., Pryor Creek near..... 175

Yellowstone River at................. 174

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Birch Creek near Glen, Mont............ 34

Bismarck, N. Dak., Missouri River at... 306 

Bitter Creek near Garland, Wyo......... 232

Bixby, S. Dak., Moreau River at........ 336

Blackhawk, S. Dak., Boxelder Creek at.. 364 

Blacktail Creek, Mont., discharge

measurements of.................. 443

near Dillon, Mont.................... 21

Blaine, Mont., Beaverhead River at..... 22

Blunt, S. Dak., Medicine Creek near.... 388

Bond Creek, diversions from............ 34

Bonneville, Wyo., Badwater Creek at.... 205

Dry Cottonwood Creek near............ 208

Bothwell Draw, Wyo., discharge measurement of....................... 450

Boulder, Mont., Boulder River near..... 37

Little Boulder River near............ 38

Boulder River (tributary to Missouri 

River) above Rock Creek, near 

Basin, Mont...................... 36

Boulder River (tributary to Missouri

River) near Boulder, Mont........ 37

Boulder River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in............... 36-39

Boulder River (tributary to Yellowstone River) at Big Timber, Mont. 160 

near Contact, Mont................... 159

Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr., contents

of............................... 401

Niobrara River above................. 400

Niobrara River below................. 402

Boxelder Creek (Big Muddy Creek basin)

Mont., discharge measurements of. 450 

Boxelder Creek (Cheyenne River basin)

at Blackhawk, S. Dak............. 364

Boyd, Mont., Red Lodge Creek near.....170,172

Willow Creek near.................... 171

Boysen Dam, Wyo., Wind River below..... 209

Boysen Reservoir, Wyo., contents of.... 282

Bozeman, Mont., Bear Canyon Creek near. 53 

Bozeman Creek near................... 54

Bridger Creek near................... 56

East Gallatin River at............... 55

East Oallatin River near............. 52

Hyalite Creek near................... 58

Middle Cottonwood Creek near......... 57

Bozeman Creek near Bozeman, Mont....... 54

Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont... 158 

Breien, N. Dak., Cannonball River at...12,325 

Bridger Creek near Bozeman, Mont....... 56

Brinkman, Mont., Marias River near..... 85

Broadus, Mont., Little Powder River

near............................. 279

Browning, Mont., Badger Creek near..... 82

North Pork Milk River near........... 108

Two Medicine River near.............. 81

Brown's ditch, Mont., discharge measurement of....................... 444

Buchanan, N. Dak., Pipestem Creek near. 419 

Buffalo, Wyo., Clear Creek near........ 270

North Pork Clear Creek near.......... 269

North Pork Crazy Woman Creek near.... 264

Rock Creek near...................... 272

South Pork Rock Creek near........... 271

Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Wyo., contents

of............................... 282

Shoshone River below................. 231

Buffalo Gap, S. Dak., Beaver Creek

near............................. 351

Bull Lake, Wyo., Bull Lake Creek above. 180 

contents of.......................... 282

Bull Lake Creek above Bull Lake, Wyo.... 180

near Lenore, Wyo..................... 181

Burdock, S. Dak., Beaver Creek near.... 344

Surge, Nebr., Snake River near......... 407

Burris, Wyo., Dinvfoody Creek near...... 178

Wind River near...................... 179

Byron, Wyo., Shoshone River at......... 233

Cain Creek, S. Dak., discharge measurements of...................... 449

Cameron, Mont., Madison River near..... 44

Cannonball River at Breien, N. Dak.....12,325

at Regent, N. Dak.................... 4,320

below Bentley, N. Dak................ 321

discharge measurements of............ 447

near Hell, N. Dak.................... 322

Cannonball River basin, N. Dak., discharge measurements in........... 447

g-stat1 on records in,..........320-3.25

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Canyon Perry Reservoir near Helena,

Mont............................ 65

Caputa, S. Dak., Rapid Creek at....... 362

Carson, N. Dak., Antelope Creek near.. 314 

Cash, S. Dak., South Pork Grand

River near...................... 330

Castle Creek above Deerfield Reservoir near Deerfield, S. Dak..... 355

below Deerfield Dam, S. Dak......... 357

Cedar Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 447

near Haynes, N. Dak................. 323

near Pretty Rock, N. Dak............ 324

Cfs-day, definition of................ 2

Chamberlain, S. Dak., Missouri River

at.............................. 389

Chance, Mont.. Clarks Pork at......... 166

Cherry Creek (Cheyenne River basin)

near Plainview, S. Dak.......... 383

Cherry Creek (Little Missouri River 

basin), N. Dak., discharge 

measurements of................. 446

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak.... 345

below Angostura Dam, S. Dak......... 349

near Eagle Butte, S. Dak............ 384

near Hot Springs, S. Dak............ 347

near Plainview, S. Dak.............. 382

near Spencer, Wyo................... 342

near Wasta, S. Dak.................365-366

Cheyenne River basin, Mont., discharge measurements in.......... 447

gaging-station records in..........341-384

Chinook, Mont., Matheson Canal

near............................ 123

Circle, Mont., Redwater Creek at...... 142

Clancy, Mont., Prickly Pear Creek

near............................ 66

Clarks Pork at Chance, Mont........... 166

at Edgar, Mont...................... 167

below Crandall Creek, near Painter,

Wyo............................. 164

Clear Creek (Ruby River basin), Mont.,

discharge measurements of....... 443

Clear Creek (Yellowstone River basin)

near Arvada, Wyo................ 277

near Buffalo, Wyo................... 270

North Pork, near Buffalo, Wyo....... 269

demons, Mont., Dearborn River near.., 

Clyde Park, Mont., Brackett Creek 

near........................

Shields River at.

70

158 

157 

Cody, Nebr., Niobrara River near...... 406

Columbia, S. Dak., James River at.....

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 

Contact, Mont., Boulder River near....

Contents, definition of...............

Control, definition of.

422 7-8 

159 

2 

2

Cooney Reservoir, Mont., contents of.284,285 

Cooperation, record of................ 1

Corwin Springs, Mont., Yellowstone

River at........................ 153

Cottonwood Creek, Nebr., discharge

measurements of................. 448

Craig, Mont., Dearborn River near..... 71

Crawford, Nebr., White River at....... 390

Crazy Woman Creek, Middle Pork, near

Greub, Wyo...................... 266

near Arvada, Wyo.................... 267

North Pork, below Spring Draw, near

Buffalo, Wyo.................... 264

near Greub, Wyo................... 265

Crooked Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurement of.................. 446

Crow Agency, Mont., Little Bighorn

River near...................... 241

Crow Creek (Cheyenne River basin),

S. Dak., discharge measurement 

of.............................. 447

Crow Creek (James River basin), S.

Dak., discharge measurements of. 448 

Crow Creek (Yellowstone River basin),

discharge measurements of....... 445

Crowheart, Wyo., Wind River near...... 182

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 2 

Custer, Mont., Bighorn River near..... 243

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, .Mont...... 83

Cyclone ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by.............................362-363
INDEX 453

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Cypress Lake east outflow canal near

Vidora, Saskatchewan............ 127

Cypress Lake west Inflow canal near

West Plains, Saskatchewan....... 118

Cypress Lake west outlfow canal near

West Plains, Saskatchewan....... 119

Cypress Lake, Canada, contents of..... 135

Daleview, Mont., Big Middy Creek at... 146

Data, accuracy of..................... 7-8

explanation of...................... 3-7

Dayton, Wyo., Little Tongue River

near............................ 248

North Pork Tongue River near........ 245

South Pork Tongue River near........ 246

Tongue River near................... 247

Deadmans Basin Reservoir, Mont., contents of.......................283,284

Dearborn River near demons, Mont..... 70 

near Craig, Mont.................... 71

Dearborn River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in.............. 70-71

Decker, Mont., Tongue River near...... 254

Deep Creek, Nebr., discharge measurement of...................... 450

Deerfield, S. Dak., Castle Creek near. 355 

Deerfield Reservoir near............ 356

Deerfield Dam, S. Dak., Castle Creek

below........................... 357

Deerfield Reservoir near Deerfield,

S. Dak.......................... 356

Dell, Mont., Red Rock River near...... 16

Sheep Creek near.................... 15

Dell Rapids, S. Dak., Big Sioux River

near............................ 436

Delpine, Mont., North Pork Musselshell

River near...................... 93

Dickinson, N. Dak., Dickinson Reservoir near....................... 308

Heart River near.................... 309

Dickinson Reservoir near Dickinson,

N. Dak.......................... 308

Dillon, Mont., Blacktail Creek

near................. 21

Grasshopper Creek near.............. 18

Dinwoody Creek near Burris, Wyo....... 178

Diversion Canals Nos. 1 and 2, Wyo.,

discharge measurements of....... 445

Dodson, Mont., Peoples Creek near..... 124

Drainage area, definition of.......... 2-3

Dry Cottonwood Creek near Bonneville,

Wyo............................. 208

Dry Creek (tributary to Big Sioux

River) at Hawarden, Iowa........ 440

Dry Creek (tributary to Bighorn River)

at Greybull, Wyo................ 228

Dry Creek (tributary to East Gallatin 

River) at Andrus Ranch, near 

Manhattan, Mont................. 61

discharge measurements of........... 443

Dry Creek (tributary to Missouri

River) near Van Norman^ Mont.... 104

Dry Creek (tributary to Wind River at 

Burris), Wyo., discharge measurements of..................... 445

Dry Creek (tributary to Wind River 

near Morton), Wyo., discharge 

measurement of.................. 445

Dry Run Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 448

Dubois, Wyo., Wind River near........176 ,177

Dugro-Allen ditch, Mont., discharge

measurement of................. 444

Durand Reservoir, Mont., contents of.283,284

Eagle Butte, S. Dak., Cheyenne River

near............................ 3 84

Moreau River near................... 338

East End, Saskatchewan, East End

Canal at........................ 129

Frenchman River near................ 130

East End Canal at East End, Saskatchewan.... ......................... 129

East End Reservoir, Canada, contents

of.............................. 135

East Gallatin River at Bozeman, Mont.. 55 

discharge measurements of........... 443

near Bozeman, Mont.................. 52

Eden, Mont., Smith River near......... 75

Edgar, Mont., darks Pork at.......... 167

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Edgemont, S. Dak., Cheyenne River at.. 345 

Hat Creek near...................... 346

Eight Mile Creek, N. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 446

Elbowoods, N. Dak., Missouri River

near............................ 300

Eli, Nebr., Bear Creek near........... 405

Elk Creek near Elm Springs, S. Dak.... 367

Elm River at Westport, S. Dak......... 423

discharge measurement of............ 448

Elm Springs, S. Dak., Belle JPourche

River near...................... 381

Elk Creek near...................... 367

Ennis Lake, Mont., contents of.......283-284

Faith, S. Dak., Moreau River near..... 337

Fall River at Hot Springs, S. Dak..... 350

Farmers Canal, Wyo., discharge measurement of...................... 445

Parmingdale, S. Dak., diversions

between, and Rapid City........362-363

Rapid Creek near.................... 364

Parmington, Mont., Teton River near... 86 

Pifteenmile Creek near Worland, Wyo... 217 

Piresteel Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 450

Pivemile Creek above Wyoming Canal,

near Pavillion, Wyo............. 197

near Riverton, Wyo.................. 200

near Shoshoni, Wyo.................. 202

Plat Ditch, Mont., discharge measurements of..................... 444

Platwillow Creek near Platwillow,

Mont............................ 102

Floods, special reports on............ 11

Porestburg, S. Dak., James River near. 431 

Porsyth, Mont., Rosebud Creek near.... 244

Port Benton, Mont., Missouri River at. 80 

Port Peck Dam, Mont., Missouri River

below........................... 106

Port Peck Reservoir at Port Peck,

Mont............................ 105

Port Pierre, S. Dak., Bad River near.. 387 

Port Randall Dam, S. Dak., Missouri 

River below..................... 398

Port Randall Reservoir at Pickstown,

S. Dak.......................... 397

Poster Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurements of................. 448

Pour Horns Reservoir, Mont., contents

of.............................283,284

Frenchman Canal near Saco, Mont....... 134

Frenchman River above East End Reservoir, near Ravenscrag, 

Saskatchewan.................... 128

at international boundary.......... 133

below East End Reservoir, near East

End, Saskatchewan............... 130

discharge measurements of........... 444

Frenchman River basin, Saskatchewan,

reservoirs in................... 135

Presno Reservoir, Mont., contents of.284,285 

Pruitdale, S. Dak., Belle Pourche

River near...................... 377

Gallatin Gateway, Mont., Gallatin

River near...................... 47,49

Gallatin Gateway, Mont., South

Cottonwood Creek near........... 48

Gallatin River at Axtell Bridge, near

Gallatin Gateway, Mont.......... 49

at Logan, Mont...................... 62

near Belgrade, Mont................. 50

near Gallatin Gateway, Mont......... 47

near Manhattan, Mont................ 51

Gallatin River basin, Mont., discharge measurements in.......... 443

gaging-station records in........... 46-62

Gardiner River near Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park............. 152

Garland, Wyo., Bitter Creek near...... 232

Garrison Dam, N. Dak., Missouri River

below........................... 301

Gibson Reservoir, Mont., contents

of.............................283 ,284

Gladstone, N. Dak., Green River near.. 310 

Glen, Mont., Birch Creek near......... 34

Glen Ullin, N. Dak., Heart Butte

Reservoir near.................. 312

Heart River near.................... 313
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Golden Valley, H. Dak., Knife River

near,............................ 302

Goose Creek below Sheridan, Wyo........ 252

near Sheridan, Wyo................... 250

Gooseberry Creek at Pulliam, Wyo....... 216

near Grass Creek, Wyo................ 215

Gordon, Nebr., Niobrara River near..... 404

Grand River at Shadehill, S. Dak....... 332

near Wakpala, S. Dak................333-334

North Pork, at Haley, N. Dak......... 327

near White Butte, S. Dak..........328-329

South Pork, near Cash, S. Dak........ 330

Grand River basin, N. Dak.-S. Dak.,

gaging-station records in..... ..327-333

Grant, Mont., Horse Prairie Creek

near............................. 17

Grass Creek, Wyo., Gooseberry Creek

near............................. 215

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont.... 18

Grayling, Mont., Madison River near.... 43

Taylor Creek near.................... 46

Green'River, N. Dak., discharge measurements of...................... 447

near Gladstone, N. Dak............... 310

Greub, Wyo., Middle Pork Crazy Woman

Creek near....................... 266

North Pork Crazy Woman Creek near.... 265

Greybull, Wyo., Dry Creek at........... 228

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo....... 226

discharge measurement of........ .... 445

near Basin, Wyo...................... 227

near Pitchfork, Wyo.................. 224

Haley, N. Dak., North Pork Grand River

at............................... 327

Hammerquist ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by............................... 362

Hardin. Mont., Little Bighorn River

near............................. 242

Harlowton, Mont., American pork near... 97 

Musselshell River at................. 96

Harrison, Mont., Willow Creek near..... 40

Hat Creek near Edgemont, S. Dak........ 346

Haueer Lake, Mont., contents of.......283,284

Havre, Mont., North Chinook Canal near. 116 

Hawarden, Iowa, Dry Creek at........... 440

Hawthorn ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by..............................362-363

Hay Springs, Nebr., Niobrara River

near............................. 403

Haynes, N. Dak., Cedar Creek near...... 323

Hazelton, Wyo., North Pork Powder

River near....................... 260

Hazen, N. Dak., Knife River at........304-305

Heart Butte Reservoir near Glen

Ullin, N. Dak.................... 312

Heart River below Dickinson Dam, near

Dickinson, N. Dak................ 309

below Heart Butte Dam, near Glen

Dllin, N. Dak.................... 313

discharge measurements of............ 447

near Lark, H. Dak.................... 316

near Mandan, N. Dak.................. 318

near Richardton, N. Dak.............. 311

near South Heart, N. Dak............. 307

Heart River basin, N. Dak., discharge

measurements in.................. 447

gaging-station records in...........307-318

Hebgen Lake, Mont., contents of.......283,284

Hell, N. Dak., Cannonball River near... 322 

Helena, Mont., Canyon Perry Reservoir near........................ 65

Tenmile Creek near................... 68

Hermosa, S. Dak., Battle Creek at...... 352

Battle Creek below................... 353

Spring Creek near.................... 354

Hidden Timber, S. Dak., Keyapaha River

near............................. 413

Highwood Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of....................... 450

Hobson, Mont., Ross Pork near.......... 89

Holter Lake, Mont., contents of.......283,284

Horse Creek (Milk River basin) -at

international boundary........... 137

Horse Creek (Yellowstone River basin),

Wyo., discharge measurements of.. 444 

Horse Prairie Creek near Grant, Mont... 17 

Hot Springs, S. Dak., Angostura Reservoir near........'................ 348

Cheyenne River near.................. 347

Fall River at........................ 350

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Hound Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of...................... 450

Hudson, Wyo., Little Popo Agie River

at.............................. 191

Huron, S. Dak., James River at........ 429

Hyalite Creek at Hyalite ranger

station, near Bozeman, Mont..... 58

discharge measurements of........... 443

Hyattville, Wyo., Medicine Lodge

Creek near...................... 223

Palntrock Creek near................ 222

Hydrologic conditions................. 11

diagram of.......................... 12

Inlet Canal near Belle Fourche, S.

Dak............................. 375

Iowa ditch, S. Dak., diversion by....362,363

Jackson, Mont., Big Hole River

near............................ 30

Miner Creek near.................... 31

James River at Ashton, S. Dak......... 425

at Columbia, S. Dak................. 422

at Huron, S. Dak.................... 429

at Jamestown, N. Dak................ 420

at La Moure, N. Dak................. 421

at Hew Rockford, N. Dak............. 418

discharge measurements of..........448,449

near Porestburg, S. Dak............. 431

near Redfield, S. Dak............... 428

near Scotland, S. Dak..............432-433

near Stratford, S. Dak.............. 424

James River basin, N. Dak.-S. Dak.,

discharge measurements in......448-450

gaging-station records in..........418-433

Jamestown, N. Dak., James River

at.............................. 420

Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont... 39 

Jim Creek, S. Dak., discharge measurements of....................449,450

Joliet, Mont., Rock Creek at.......... 173

Judith River near Utica, Mont......... 12,88

Judith River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in.............. 88-91

Judson, N. Dak., Sweetbriar Creek

near............................ 317

Kadoka, S. Dak., White River near..... 393

Kane, Wyo., Bighorn River at.......... 230

Kaycee, Wyo., Middle Fork Powder

River above..................... 258

Middle Fork Powder River near....... 262

South Fork Powder River near........ 257

Kearney, Wyo., Piney Creek at......... 276

Kerinek ditch, Mont., discharge measurement of...................... 444

Keyapaha River at Wewela, S. Dak...... 414

near Hidden Timber, S. Dak.......... 413

Keyhole Reservoir, Wyo., Belle

Pourche River below............. 370

near Moorcroft, Wyo................. 369

Klrby Draw near Riverton, Wyo......... 195

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak.........304-305

discharge measurements of........... 446

Knife River basin, N. Dak., discharge measurements in.......... 446

gaging-station records in..........302-304

La Moure, N. Dak., James River at..... 421

Lake Baumgartner drain ditch, N. Dak.,

discharge measurements of....... 447

Lake Byron outlet, S. Dak., discharge measurements of.......... 448

Lake Frances Reservoir, Mont., contents of....................... 283,284

Lake Helena, Mont., contents of......283,284

Lake Sewall, Mont., contents of......283,284

Lake Solitude, Wyo., Paintrock

Creek below..................... 221

Lakeview, Mont., Red Rock River near.. 13 

Lamar River near Tower Falls ranger 

station, Yellowstone National 

Park............................ 151

Lance Creek at Spencer, Wyo........... 341

Lander, Wyo., Little Popo Agie River

near............................ 190

North Popo Agie River near.......... 4,189

Lark, N. Dak., Heart River near....... 316

Laurin, Mont., Ruby River at.......... 27

Lazyman Creek, Mont., discharge

measurement of.................. 443
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Lenore, Wyo., Bull Lake Creek near.... 181 

Wyoming Canal near.................. 183

Lewistown, Mont., Big Spring Creek

near............................ 90

Lima Reservoir, Mont., contents of...283,284

Linton, N. Dak., Beaver Creek at...... 326

Little Beaver Creek near Mannarth,

N. Dak.........................290-291

Little Bighorn River at State line,

near Wyola, Mont................ 237

below Pass Creek, near Wyola, Mont.. 239 

near Crow Agency, Mont.............. 241

near Hardin, Mont................... 242

Little Boulder River, North Fork of,

near Boulder, Mont.............. 38

Little Giant ditch, S. Dak., diversion by......................... 362

Little Goose Creek in canyon, near

Big Horn, Wyo................... 251

Little Heart River, N. Dak., discharge measurements of.......... 447

Little Missouri River at Marmarth,

N. Dak.........................292-293

at Medora, N. Dak.....'............ .294-296

near Alzada, Mont................... 289

near Watford City, N. Dak..........298-299

Little Missouri River basin, Mont.- 

N. Dak., gaging-station records in........................288-298

Little Muddy Creek, East Pork,

N. Dak., discharge measurements of........................ 446

near Williston, N. Dak.............. 287

Little Popo Agie River at Hudson,

Wyo............................. 191

near Lander, Wyo.................... 190

Little Powder River near Broadus,

Mont............................ 279

Little Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo.. 248

Little Wind River near Arapahoe, Wyo.. 192 

North Fork, discharge measurement

of.............................. 445

South Fork, Wyo., discharge measurements of..................... 445

Livingston, Mont., Yellowstone

River near...................... 155

Locate, Mont., Powder River near...... 280

Lockhart ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by.............................363,364

Lodge Creek below McRae Coulee, at

international boundary.......... 115

Lodgegrass Creek above Willow Creek

diversion, near Wyola, Mont..... 240

Logan, Mont., Gallatin River at....... 62

Loma, Mont., Missouri River at........ 87

Lone Tree ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by.............................362-363

Long Lake outlet, S. Dak., discharge

measurements of................ 449

Long Pine Creek near Riverview, Nebr. 412

Lost Cabin, Wyo., Badwater Creek

near........................... 204

Lovell, Wyo., Sage Creek near........ 234

Lower Two Medicine Lake, Mont., contents of...................... 283 ,284

Lucerne, Wyo., Owl Creek near........ 214

Lyons Coulee at international

boundary........................ 123

McAllister, Mont., Kadison River near. 45 

McDonald Creek at Winnett, Mont....... 101

McEachern Creek at international

boundary........................ 138

Madison River below Ennis Lake, near

McAllister, Mont................ 45

below Hebgen Lake, near Grayling,

Mont............................ 43

near Cameron/ Mont.................. 44

near West Yellowstone, Mont......... 42

Madison River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in...............42-45

Mammoth, Yellowstone National Park,

Gardiner River near............. 152

Mandan, N. Dak., Heart River near..... 318

Manderson, Wyo., Bighorn River near... 218 

Manhattan, Mont., Dry Creek near...... 61

Gallatin River near................. 51

Map of the United States.............. 9

Marias River near Brinkman, Mont...... 85

near Shelby, Mont................... 84

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Marias River basin, Mont., gaging- 81-86 

station records in.............

Marmarth, N. Dak., Little Beaver

Creek near......................290-291

Little Missouri River at............292-293

Martin ditch. See Davis and Martin

ditch. 

Martinsdale, Mont., South Fork

Musselshell River above.......... 94

Martinsdale Reservoir, Mont., contents

of..............................283,284

Matheson Canal near Chinook, Mont...... 123

Mayoworth, Wyo., North Fork Powder

River near....................... 261

Meadow Creek, Wyo., discharge measurements of...................... 445

Meadville, Nebr., Plum Creek near...... 411

Medicine Creek near Blunt, S. Dak...... 388

Medicine Lodge Creek near Hyattville,

Wyo...T.......................... 223

Medora, N. Dak., Little Missouri River

at..............................294-296

Meeteetse, Wyo., Greybull River at..... 226

Melin ditch, Mont., discharge measurement of....................... 444

Melrose, Mont., Big Hole River near.... 33

Melville, Mont., Sweetgrass Creek

above............................ 161

Menoken, N. Dak., Apple Creek near..... 319

Middle Cottonwood Creek, Mont., discharge measurements of........... 443

near Bozeman, Mont................... 56

Middle Creek Reservoir, Mont., contents of........................283,284

Middle Popo Agie River, Wyo., discharge measurements of........... 445

Midland, S. Dak., Bad River near....... 386

Miles City, Mont., Tongue River at..... 255

Yellowstone River at................. 256

Milford, Wyo., North Popo Agie River

near............................. 188

Milk River at eastern crossing of

international boundary........... Ill

at Milk River, Alberta............... 110

at Nashua, Mont...................... 139

discharge measurements of............ 444

North Fork, above St. Mary Canal,

near Browning, Mont.............. 108

near international boundary........ 109

South Fork, near international

boundary......................... 107

Milk River basin, Mont.-Saskatchewan,

discharge measurements in........ 444

gaging-station records in...........107-139

Mill Creek, Mont., discharge measurements of........................ 444

near Pray, Mont..................... 154

Miner Creek near Jackson, Mont......... 31

Minnechaduza Creek at Valentine, Nebr.. 408 

Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak..... 306

at Chamberlain, S. Dak............... 389

at Fort Benton, Mont.

at Loma, Mont......................

at Pierre, S. Dak..................

at powerplant ferry, near Zortman, 

Mont.

80

87

385

92

at Sioux City, Iowa.................. 442

at Toston, Mont...................... 64

at Yankton, S. Dak................... 417

below Fort Peck Dam, Mont............ 106

below Fort Randall Dam, S. Dak....... 398

below Garrison Dam, N. Dak........... 301

below Holter Dam, near Wolf Creek,

Mont............................. 69

discharge measurements of............ 444

near Elbowoods, N. Dak............... 300

near Mobridge, S. Dak................ 335

near Williston, N. Dak............... 286

near Wolf Point, Mont................ 141

Mobridge, S. Dak., Missouri River near. 335 

Moccasin Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurement of................... 448

Monarch, Mont., Belt Creek near........ 79

Monida, Mont., Red Rock River near..... 14

Montana, smaller reservoirs in........283-285

Moorcroft, Wyo., Belle Fourche

River below...................... 368

Keyhole Reservoir near............... 369

Moorhead, Mont., Powder River

at............................... 278
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Moreau River at Bixby, S. Dak.......... 336

at Promise, S. Dak.................339-340

near Eagle Butte, S. Dak............ 338

near Faith, S. Dak.................. 337

Moreau River basin, S. Dak., gagingstation records in.............336-339

Norton, Wyo., Pilot Canal near......... 185

Pilot wasteway near................. 184

Wyoming Canal near.................. 186

Mosby, Mont., Musselshell River at..... 103

Mud Creek, S. Dak., discharge measurement of...................... 448

Muddy Creek (Heart River basin) near

Almont, N. Dak.................. 315

Muddy Creek (Sun River basin) at

Vaughn, Mont,................... 77

Muddy Creek (Yellowstone River basin)

near Pavillion, Wyo............. 206

near Shoshoni, Wyo.................. 207

Murphy ditch, S. Dak., diversion by, ..362-363 

Muskrat Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo....... 196

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont... 96 

at Mosby, Mont...................... 103

at Musselshell. Mont................ 100

near Roundup, Mont.................. 99

near Ryegate, Mont.................. 98

North Pork, near Delpine, Mont...... 93

South Pork, above Martinsdale, Mont. 94 

Musselshell River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in..............93-103

Mystic Lake, Mont., contents of.......284,285

Nashua, Mont., Milk River at............ 139

Nelson Reservoir, Mont., contents of..284,285 

New Rockford, N. Dak., James River at.. 418 

Newcastle, Wyo., Beaver Creek near..... 343

Newland Creek near dam site, near

White Sulphur Springs, Mont..... 73

near White Sulphur Springs, Mont.... 72

Nilan Reservoir, Mont., contents of...283,284 

Niobrara, Nebr., Bazille Creek near.... 416

Niobrara River above Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr...................... 400

below Box Butte Reservoir, Nebr..... 402

near Cody, Nebr..................... 406

near Gordon, Nebr................... 404

near Hay Springs, Nebr.............. 403

near Norden, Nebr................... 410

near Sparks, Nebr................... 409

near Spencer, Nebr.................. 415

Niobrara River basin, Nebr.-S. Dak.,

gaging-station records in......400-415

Norden, Nebr., Niobrara River near..... 410

North Chinook Canal near Havre, Mont... 116 

North Creek Spreader Division near

Alzada, Mont.................... 288

North Piney Creek near Story, Wyo...... 275

North Popo Agie River near Lander,

Wyo............................. 4,189

near Milford, Wyo................... 188

Nowood Creek near Tensleep, Wyo........ 219

Oacoma, S. Dak., White River near.......

Ocean drain at Ocean Lake Outlet, near 

Pavillion, Wyo..................

near Pavillion, Wyo.................

Oglala, S. Dak., White River near......

Oil Creek, Wyo., discharge measurement of.........................

Order, of listing gaging stations......

Otter Creek (tributary to Knife River) 

N. Dak., discharge measurements of........................

Otter Creek (tributary to Rock Creek)

Iowa, discharge neasurements of. 

Owl Creek near Lucerne, Wyo............

near Thermopolis, Wyo...............

North Pork, near Anchor, Wyo........

South Pork, above Curtis Ranch,

near Thermopolis, Wyo...........

Pactola, S. Dak., Rapid Creek near.....

Painted Woods Creek, N. Dak., discharge measurements of..........

Painter, Wyo., Clarks Pork near........

Sunlight Creek near.................

Paintrock Creek below Lake Solitude,

Wyo.............................

near Hyattville, Wyo................

Pass Creek near Wyola, Mont............

396

198

199

392

450

3

446

450

214

213

212

211

358

446

164

165

221

222

238

Pavillion, Wyo., Pivemile Creek near... 197 

Muddy Creek near..................... 20 3

Ocean drain near....................198,199

Pearl Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................. 449

Pebble Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of.....................448,450

Peoples Creek near Dodson, Mont........ 124

Pickstown, S. Dak., Port Randall

Reservoir at..................... 397

Pierre, S. Dak., Missouri River at..... 385

Pilot Canal near Norton, Wyo........... 183

Pilot wasteway near Morton, Wyo......... 184

Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo............ 273

Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, N. Dak... 419 

Pishkun Reservoir, Mont., contents

of.............................. 283 ,28 4

Pitchfork, Wyo., Greybull River near... 224

Plainview, S. Dak., Cherry Creek near.. 383

Cheyenne River near.................. 38?

Plenty-wood, Mont., Big Muddy Creek at.. 147 

Plum Creek near Meadville, Nebr........ 411

Poison Creek near Shoshoni, Wyo........ 203

Ponca Creek at Anoka, Nebr............. 393

Poplar River, East Pork, at international boundary,............... 144

Middle Pork, at international

boundary......................... 143

near Poplar, Mont.................... 145

Poplar River basin, Mont., gagingstation 'records in..............143-145

Popo Agie River near Riverton, Wyo..... 191

Powder River at Arvada, Wyo............ 263

at Moorhead, Mont.................... 273

at Sussex, Wyo....................... 263

Middle Pork, above Kaycee, Wyo....... 253

near Kaycee, Wyo................... 263

near Locate, Mont.................... 280

North Pork, near Hazelton, Wyo....... 260

near Mayoworth, Wyo................ 261

South Pork, near Kaycee, Wyo......... 257

Pray, Mont., Mill Creek near........... 15<4

Pretty Rock, N. Dak., Cedar Creek near. 324 

Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont... 6" 

Prickly Pear Creek basin, Mont.,

gaging-station records in........ 66-61

Promise, S. Dak., Moreau River,at.....339-340

Pryor Creek near Billings, Mont........ 175

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey. ................... 8-11

by State agencies.................... 11

Pulliam, Wyo., Gooseberry Creek at...., 216

Rapid City, S. Dak., Rapid Creek at...360,361 

Rapid Creek near,.................... 359

Rapid Creek above Canyon Lake, near

Rapid City, S. Dak............... 359

at Caputa, S. Dak.................... 36?

at Rapid City, S. Dak................ 360

below Hawthorn ditch, at Rapid City,

S. Dak........................... 361

discharge measurements of............ 447

diversions from, between Rapid City

and Farmingdale, S. Dak.........362-363

near Parmingdale, S. Dak............. 364

near Pactola, S. Dak................. 359

Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan, Frenchman

River near....................... 121

Red Pork near Barnum, Wyo.............. 259

Red Lodge, Mont., Rock Creek near...... 161

West Pork Rock Creek near............ 16?

Red Lodge Creek above Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd, Mont............ 170

below Cooney Reservoir, near Boyd,

Mont............................. 172

Red Rock River at Kennedy Ranch, near

Lakeview, Mont................... 13

below Lima Reservoir, near Monida,

Mont............................. 14

near Dell, Mont...................... 16

Redfield, S. Dak., James River near.... 423

Turtle Creek at...................... 427

Redstone Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................. 449

Redwater Creek (tributary to Belle 

Pourche River) above Belle 

Pourche,.S. Dak.,,..,....,..,.... 373

at Belle Pourche, S. Dak............. 374

Redwater Creek (tributary to Missouri

River) at Circle, Mont........... 14?
INDEX 457

Reese Creek, Mont., discharge measurements of...................... 443

near Belgrade, Mont.................. 60

Regent, N. Dak., Cannonball River at... 4,320 

Reserve, Mont., Big Muddy Creek at..... 148

Richardton, N. Dak., Heart River near.. 311 

Rifle Lake outlet, S. Dak., discharge

measurements of.................. 449

Rimini, Mont., Tenmile Creek near...... 67

Ringling, Mont., Sixteen Mile Creek at. 63 

Riverton, Wyo., Pivemile Creek near.... 200

Kirby Draw near...................... 195

Popo Agie River near................. 194

Wind River at........................ 187

Riverview, Nebr., Long Pine Creek near. 412 

Rock Creek (tributary to Boulder

River), Mont., discharge measurements of...................... 443

Rock Creek (tributary to Clarks Pork)

at Joliet, Mont.................. 173

near Red Lodge, Mont................. 168

West Pork, below Basin Creek, near

Red Lodge, Mont.................. 169

Rock Creek (tributary to Clear Creek)

near Buffalo, Wyo................ 272

South Fork, near Buffalo, Wyo........ 271

Rock Creek (tributary to Keyapaha

River) S. Dak., discharge measurement of....................... 448

Rock Creek (tributary to Milk River)

at international boundary........ 136

Rock River near Rock Valley, Iowa...... 439

Rock Valley, Iowa, Rock River near..... 439

Rosebud, S. Dak., South Pork White

River near....................... 394

Rosebud Creek (tributary to Stillwater

River) near Absarokee, Mont...... 162

Rosebud Creek (tributary to Yellowstone

River) near Porsyth, Mont......... 244

Ross Creek near Belgrade, Mont......... 59

Ross Pork near Hobson, Mont............ 89

Roundup, Mont., Musselshell River near. 99 

Ruby River above reservoir, near

Alder, Mont...................... 24

above Warm Springs Creek, near Alder,

Mont.....'........................ 23

at dam site near Alder, Mont......... 25

at Laurin, Mont...................... 27

below Ramshorn Creek, near Sheridan,

Mont............................. 28

near Alder, Mont..................... 26

near Twin Bridges, Mont.............. 29

Ruby River basin, Mont., discharge

measurements of.................. 443

gaging-station records in............ 23-29

Ruby River Reservoir, Mont., contents

of............................... 283

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 2

Ryegate, Mont., Musselshell River near. 98

Saco, Mont.. Frenchman Canal near...... 134

Sage Creek (Milk River basin) at

international boundary........... 113

at "Q" Ranch, near Wildhorse,

Alberta.......................... 112

Sage Creek (Yellowstone River basin)

near Lovell, Wyo................. 234

St. Germain ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by..............................362,363

St. Xavier, Mont., Bighorn River near.. 235 

Soap Creek near...................... 236

Sand Creek, S. Dak., discharge measurements of...................... 449

near Alpena, S. Dak.................. 430

Sand Gulch near Shoshoni, Wyo.......... 201

Sappington, Mont., Jefferson River at.. 39

Scotland, S. Dak., James River near...432-433 

Shadehill, S. Dak., Grand River at..... 332

Shadehill Reservoir at............... 331

Shadehill Reservoir at Shadehill,

S. Dak........................... 331

Sheep Creek (Sheep Creek basin) below

Muddy Creek, near Dell, Mont..... 15 

Sheep Creek (Smith River basin) near

White Sulphur Springs, Mont...... 74

Shelby, Mont., Marias River near....... 84

Shell Creek near Shell, Wyo............ 229

Sheridan, Mont., Ruby River near....... 28

Sheridan, Wyo., Goose Creek below...... 252

Goose Creek near. 250 

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont...... 157

near Wilsall, Mont................... 156

Shoshone River at Byron, Wyo.......... 233

below Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Wyo... 231

Shoshoni, Wyo., Pivemile Creek near... 202 

Muddy Creek near........... t ........ 207

Muskrat Creek near.................. 196

Poison Creek near................... 203

Sand Gulch near..................... 201

Shue Creek, S. Dak., discharge measurements of..................... 448

Sidney, Mont., Yellowstone River near. 281

Sioux City, Iowa, Missouri River at... 442

Sioux Creek, Wyo., discharge measurements of..................... 445

Sioux Falls, S. Dak., Big Sioux

River at........................ 438

Skunk Creek near.................... 437

Sixteen Mile Creek at Ringling, Mont.. 63

Skunk Creek near Sioux Falls,S. Dak... 437

Smith River, Mont., discharge measurement of...................... 4°"

near Eden, Mont..................... '=>

Smith River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in.............. 72-75

Snake Creek, S, Dak., discharge measurement of...................... 448

West Branch, near Athol, S. Dak..... 426

Snake River near Burge, Nebr.......... 407

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont...... 236

Soldier Creek, Nebr., discharge

measurements of................. 447

South Cottonwood Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of........... 443

near Gallatin Gateway, Mont......... 48

South Heart, N. Dak., Heart River

near............................ 307

South Lateral, Wyo., discharge measurement of...................... 446

South Piney Creek at Willow Park,

Wyo............................. 273

near Story, Wyo..................... 274

South Side ditch, S. Dak., diversion

by.............................362,363

Sparks, Nebr., Niobrara River near.... 409

Spearfish Creek at Spearfish, S. Dak.. 372

Spencer, Nebr., Niobrara River near... 415

Spencer, Wyo., Cheyenne River near.... 342 

Lance Creek at...................... 341

Spring Creek (Cheyenne River basin)

near Hermosa, S. Dak............ 354

Spring Creek (Knife River basin) at

Zap, N. Dak..................... 303

discharge measurements of........... 446

North Fork, discharge measurements

of.............................. 446

South Pork, discharge measurements

of.............................. 446

Square Butte Creek, N. Dak., discharge measurements of.........446,447

Squaw Creek, S. Dak., discharge

measurement of.................. 447

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 2

Stanford, Mont., Wolf Creek near...... 91

Stillwater River near Absarokee, Mont. 163

Stony Run Lake outlet, S. Dak., dismeasurements of................. 449

Story, Wyo., North Piney Creek near... 275 

South Piney Creek near.............. 274

Stratford, S. Dak., James River near.. 424

Sturgis, S. Dak., Bear Butte Creek

near...........................279,380

Belle Fourche River near............ 378

Sun River near Vaughn, Mont........... 78

North Fork of North Pork, near

Augusta, Mont................... 76

Sun River basin, Mont., gagingstation records in.............. 76-78

Sunlight Creek near Painter, Wyo...... 165

Sunshine, Wyo., Wood River at......... 225

Sunshine Creek, Wyo., discharge measurements of..................... 445

Sussex, Wyo., Powder River at......... 263

Sweetbrier Creek near Judson, N. Dak.. 317

Sweetgrass Creek above Melville,

Mont............................ 161

Swift Reservoir, Mont., contents of..283,284

Taylor Creek near Grayling, Mont...... 46

Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont....... 68

near Rimini, Mont................... 67

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo..... 220

Nowood Creek near................... 219