Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 12. Pacific Slope Basins in Washington 

and Upper Columbia River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1286

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Idaho, Montana, and tFashington, 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 Idaho, Montana, and Vfoshington, and with other agencies, 

by personnel of the Water Resources Division, C. 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:

T. R. Newell.................................Boise, Idaho

Frank Stermitz..............................Helena, Mont.

F. M. Veatch................................Tacoma, Wash.

Ill
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953

OCTOBER 1952

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JANUARY 1955

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

APRIL 1955

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12 15 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 50

JULY 1955

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12'15 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 50 31

NOVEMBER 1952

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16 17 18 19 20 21 22

25 24 25 26 27 28 29

30

FEBRUARY 1953

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15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

51

AUGUST 1955

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9 10 11 12 15 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

25 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 31

DECEMBER 1952

S M T W T F S 

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7 8 9 10 11 12 15 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 30 51

MARCH 1955

S M T W T F S

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15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 25 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

JUNE 1955

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7 8 9 10 11 12 15 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 50

SEPTEMBER 1955

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15 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 25 24 25 26

27 28 29 50

IV
CONTENTS

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

desperation......................................................................... 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

HyJrologic conditions............................................................... 12

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

Pacific slope basins north of dolumbia River:

Naselle River basin:

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

Salmon dreek near Haselle, Wash............................................... 14

Hemah River basin:

North Nemah River near South Bend, Wash......................................... 15

Willapa River basin:

Willapa River at Lebam, Wash.................................................... 16

Pork dreek near Lebam, Wash................................................... 17

Stringer dreek near Holcomb, Wash............................................. 18

Mill dreek near Willapa, Wash................................................. 19

Willapa River near Willapa, Wash................................................ 20

Ward dreek near Willapa, Wash................................................. 21

South Pork of Willapa River near Raymond, Wash................................ 22

Smith dreek basin:

Smith Creek:

Elkhorn dreek near Raymond, Wash.............................................. 23

Horth River basin:

Horth River near Brooklyn, Wash................................................. 24

Fall River at Brooklyn, Wash.................................................. 25

Little Horth River near Cosmopolis, Wash...................................... 26

North River near Raymond, Wash.................................................. 27

Chehalis River basin:

cnenaiis River near Doty, Wash.................................................. 29

Newaukum River near dhehalis, Wash............................................ 30

Skookumchuck River near dentralia, Wash....................................... 31

dhehalis River near Grand Mound, Wash........................................... 33

Rock dreek at Cedarville, Wash................................................ 34

dhehalis River at Porter, Wash.................................................. 35

dloquallum River at Elma, Wash................................................ 36

Satsop River near Satsop, Wash................................................ 37

Wynoochee River above Save Creek, near Aberdeen, Wash......................... 38

Humptulips River basin:

Humptulips River near Humptulips, Wash.......................................... 39

Quinault River basin:

Quinault River at Quinault Lake,'Wash........................................... 40

Hoh River basin:

Hoh River near Spruce, Wash..................................................... 42

Quillayute River basin:

Soleduck River (head of Quillayute) near Pairholm, Wash......................... 43

Elwha River basin:

Lake Mills at Gllnes danyon near Port Angeles, Wash.............................. 44

Elwha River at McDonald Bridge, near Port Angeles, Wash......................... 45

Elwha River below diversion, near Port Angeles, Wash............................ 49

Siebert Creek basin:

Siebert Creek near Port Angeles, Wash........................................... 50

Dungeness River basin:

Dungeness River near Sequim, Wash............................................... 51

Snow Creek basin:

Snow Creek near Maynard, Wash.............................'...................... 52

Chimicum Creek basin:

Chlmicum Creek near Chimicum, Wash.............................................. 53

Little Quilcene giver basin:

Little Quilcene River near Quilcene, Wash....................................... 54

Duckabush River basin:

Duckabush River near Brinnon, Wash.............................................. 55

Hamma Hamma River basin:

Hamma Hamma River near Eldon, Wash.............................................. 56

Skokomish River basin:

Horth Fork Skokomish River below Staircase Rapids, near Hoodsport, Wash......... 57

Horth Fork Skokomish River near Hoodsport, Wash................................. 59

Deer Meadow Creek near Hoodsport, Wash........................................ 60

Dow Creek near Hoodsport, Wash................................................ 61

Gibbons Creek:

McTaggert Creek near Hoodaport, Wash...................................... .. 62

North Pork Skokomish River near Potlatch, Wash.................................. 63

South Pork Skokomish River near Potlatch, Wash................................ 64

_South Pork Skokomish River near Union, Wash................................... 65

.-"^c'^imish River near Potlatch, Wash............................................. 66

j..ion River basin:

Union River near Bremerton, Wash................................................ 67
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Pacific slope basins north of Columbia River Continued.

Union River basin Continued. Page 

Union River near Belfair, Wash................................................... 69

Mission Creek basin:

Mission Lake near Bremerton, Wash............................................... 70

Mission Creek near Bremerton, Wash.............................................. VI

Mission Creek near Belfair, Wash................................................ 72

Tahuya River basin: 

Tahuya River:

Gold Creek near Bremerton, Wash............................................... 73

Tahuya River near Bremerton, Wash............................................... 74

Panther Lake near Bremerton, Wash............................................. 74

Panther Creek near Bremerton, Wash............................................ 75

Tahuya River near Belfair, Wash................................................. 76

Deiiatto Creek basin:

Dewatto Creek near Dewatto, Wash................................................ 77

Dogfish Creek basin:

Dogfish Creek near Poulsbo, Wash................................................ 78

Minter Creek basin: 

Minter Creek:

Huge Creek near Wauna, Wash................................................... 79

Sherwood Creek basin: 

Sherwood Creek:

Mason Lake near Union, "Wash................................................... 80

(joldsborough Creek basin:

Goldsborough Creek near Shelton, Wash........................................... 81

Skookum Creek basin:

Skookum Creek at Kamilche, Wash................................................. 82

Deschutes River basin:

Deschutes River near Rainier, Wash.............................................. 83

Deschutes River near Olympia, Wash..................................!........... 84

Woodland Creek basin:

Woodland Creek near Olympia, Wash............................................... 85

McAllister Creek basin:

McAllister Springs near Olympia, Wash........................................... 86

Nisqually River basin:

Nisqually River near National, Wash............................................. 87

Roundtop Creek:

Mineral Creek near Mineral, Wash............................................ 88

Alder Reservoir at Alder, Wash.................................................. 89

La Grande Reservoir at La Grande, Wash.......................................... 90

Nisqually River at La Grande, Wash.............................................. 91

Mashel River near La Grande, Wash,............................................ 93

Ohop Creek near Eatonville, Wash.............................................. 94

Nisqually River near McKenna, Wash.............................................. 95

Nisqually River at McKenna, Wash................................................ 96

Chambers Creek basin: 

Chambers Creek:

Clover Creek near Tillicum, Wash.............................................. 97

Chambers Creek below Leach Creek, near Steilacoom, Wash......................... 98

Fuyallup River basin: 

Puyallup River:

Kapowsin Creek near Kapowsin, Wash............................................ 99

Puyallup River near Orting, Wash................................................ 100

Carbon River near Fairfax, Wash............................................... 101

South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, Wash.................................. 103

Payallup River at Alderton, Wash................................................ 104

White River (head of Stuck River) at Greenwater, Wash......................... 105

Greenwater River at Greenwater, Wash........................................ 106

Mud Mountain Reservoir near Buckley, Wash..................................... 107

White River near Buckley, Wash................................................ 108

Stuck River near Sumner, Wash................................................. 109

Lake Tapps near Sumner, Wash................................................ 110

Puyallup River at Puyallup, Wash................................................ Ill

Duwamish River basin:

Green River (head of Duwamish River):

Sunday Creek:

Snow Creek near Lester, Wash................................................ 112

Friday Creek near Lester, Wash................................................ 113

Green River near Lester, Wash.................................................... 114

Smay Creek near Lester, Wash.................................................. 115

Charley Creek near Eagle Gorge, Wash.......................................... 116

Bear Creek near Eagle Gorge, Wash............................................. 117

Green River near Palmer, Wash................................................... 118

Newaukum Creek near Black Diamond, Wash....................................... 119

Big Soos Creek:

Lake Sawyer (head of Covington Creek) near Black Diamond, Wash.............. 120

Covington Creek near Black Diamond, Wash.................................... 121

Big Soos Creek near Auburn, Wash.............................................. 122

Green River near Auburn, Wash................................................... 123

Lake Washington basin:

North Fort Cedar River near Lester, Wash...................................... 124

South Fork Cedar River near Lester, Wash...................'................. 126

Cedar River below Bear Creek, near Cedar Falls, Wash.......................... 127

Cedar River nsar Cedar Falls, Wash............................................ 128

Rex River near Cedar Falls, Wash............................................ 130

Cedar River at Cedar Falls, Wash.............................................. 132

Cedar River near Landsburg, Wash.............................................. 133
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Pacific slope basins north of Columbia River Continued.

Lake Washington basin Continued. Page 

Cedar River Continued.

Rock Creek near Maple Valley, Wash.......................................... 135

Cedar River at Renton, Wash................................................... 136

Issaquah Creek (head of Sanunanish River) near Issaquah, Wash.................. 137

Sammamish Lake near Redmond, Wash............................................. 139

Sammamish River near Redmond, Wash............................................ 140

North Creek near Bothell, Wash.............................................. 141

Sammamish River at Bothell, Wash.............................................. 142

Snohomlsh River basin:

South Pork Skykomish River (head of Snohomish River) near Index, Wash........... 143

Skykomish River near Gold Bar, Wash............................................. 145

Wallace River at Gold Bar, Wash............................................... 146

Sultan River near Startup, Wash............................................... 147

Woods Creek near Monroe, Wash................................................. 148

Snoqualmie River:

Griffin Creek near Carnation, Wash.......................................... 149

South Pork Tolt River near Carnation, Wash.................................. 150

North Pork Tolt River near Carnation, Wash................................ 151

Tolt River near Carnation, Wash............................................. 152

Snoqualmie River near Carnation, Wash......................................... 154

Pilchuck River near Granite Palls, Wash....................................... 155

Little Pilchuck Creek near Lake Stevens, Wash............................... 157

Snohomlsh River at Snohomish, Wash.............................................. 158

Quilceda Creek near Marysville, Wash.......................................... 159

Tulalip Creek basin:

Tulalip" Creek:

Lake Goodwin near Silvana, Wash............................................... 160

Lake Shoecraft near Tulalip, Wash............................................. 161

Stillaguamish River basin:

South Pork Stillaguamish River near Granite Palls, Wash......................... 162

South Pork Stillaguamish River above Jim Creek, near Arlington, Wash............ 164

Jim Creek near Arlington, Wash................................................ 165

North Pork Stillaguamish River:

Squire Creek near Darrington, Wash.......................................... 166

North Pork Stillaguamish River near Darrington, Wash.......................... 167

North Pork Stillaguamish River near Arlington, Wash........................... 169

Armstrong Creek near Arlington, Wash.......................................... 171

Pilchuck Creek near Bryant, Wash............................................. 172

Portage Creek:

Pish Creek near Arlington, Wash............................................. 173

Skagit River basin:

Skagit River near Hope, British Columbia........................................ 174

Ruby Creek below Panther Creek, near Newhalem, Wash........................... 175

Ross Reservoir near Newhalem, Wash.............................................. 176

Thunder Creek near Newhalem, Wash....................................'......... 177

Stetattle Creek near Newhalem, Wash........................................... 179

Skagit River at Newhalem, Wash.................................................. 180

Skagit River above Alma Creek, near Marblemount, Wash........................... 181

Cascade River at Marblemount, Wash............................................ 182

Sauk River above Whitechuck River, near Darrington, Wash...................... 183

Sauk River near Sauk, Wash.................................................... 185

Baker River:

Sandy Creek near Concrete, Wash............................................. 187

Bear Creek near Concrete, Wash.............................................. 188

North Pork Bear Creek near Concrete, Wash................................. 189

Baker River at Concrete, Wash................................................. 190

Skagit River near Concrete, Wash................................................ 192

Alder Creek near Hamilton, Wash............................................... 193

Day Creek near Lyman, Wash.................................................... 194

Skagit River near Mount Vernon, Wash............................................ 195

Reservoirs in Skagit River basin, Wash.......................................... 196

Samish River basin:

Samish River near Burlington, Wash.............................................. 197

Whatcom Creek basin:

Whatcom Creek below hatchery, near Bellingham, Wash............................. 198

Nooksack River basin:

Nooksack River above Cascade Creek, near Glacier, Wash.......................... 199

Middle Pork Nooksack River:

Canyon Creek at Kulshan, Wash............................................... 200

South Pork Nooksack River near Wickersham, Wash............................... 201

Skookum Creek near Wickersham, Wash......................................... 202

Nooksack River at Deming, Wash.................................................. 203

Nooksack River near Lynden, Wash................................................ 204

Pishtrap Creek at Lynden, Wash................................................ 205

Dakota Creek basin:

Dakota Creek near Blaine, Wash.................................................. 206

Upper Columbia River basin: 

Columbia River:

Kootenai River basin:

Kootenay River at Newgate, British Columbia..................................... 207

Portine Creek (head of Tobacco River) near Trego, Mont........................ 208

Fisher River near Jennings, Mont.............................................. 209

Kootenai River at Libby, Mont................................................... 210

Lake Creek at Troy, Mont...................................................... 211

Kootenai River at Leonia, Idaho................................................. 212

Boulder Creek near Leonia, Idaho.............................................. 213

Moyie River at Eastport, Idaho................................................ 214

Moyie River at Eileen, Idaho.................................................. 215
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Columbia River basin Continued.

Kootenai River bastn--Continued. Page

Kootenai River at Boom Camp, near Bonners Perry, Idaho.......................... 216

Kootenai River at Bonners Perry, Idaho.......................................... 217

Kootenai River near Bonners Perry, Idaho........................................ 219

Deep Creek at Moravia, Idaho.................................................. 220

Kootenai River at Klockmann Ranch, near Bonners Perry, Idaho.................... 221

Kootenai River near Copeland, Idaho............................................. 222

Long Canyon Creek near Porthill, Idaho........................................ 224

Smith Creek near Porthill, Idaho.............................................. 225

Boundary Creek near Porthill, Idaho........................................... 226

Kootenai River at Porthill, Idaho............................................... 227

Kootenay Lake at Kuskonook, British Columbia.................................... 229

Columbia River at Birchbank, British Columbia..................................... 230

Fend Oreille River basin:

Clark Fork (head of Fend Oreille River):

Flint Creek near Southern Cross, Mont......................................... 231

Flint Creek at Maxville, Mont................................................. 232

Bowlder Creek at Maxville, Mont............................................. 233

Middle Fork Rock Creek near Philipsburg, Mont................................. 234

East Pork Rock Creek near Philipsburg, Mont................................. 235

Blackfoot River near Helmville, Mont.......................................... 236

Nevada Creek above reservoir, near Finn, Mont............................... 237

Blackfoot River near Ovando, Mont............................................. 238

Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont............................................. 239

Clark Fork above Missoula, Mont................................................. 240

West Pork Bitterroot River near Conner, Mont.................................. 241

East Fork Bitterroot River at Conner, Mont.................................. 242

Bitterroot River near Darby, Mont............................................. 243

Rock Creek near Darby, Mont................................................. 244

Rock Creek Canal near Darby, Mont......................................... 245

Skalkaho Creek near Hamilton, Mont.......................................... 246

Blodgett Creek near Corvallis, Mont......................................... 247

Bear Creek near Victor, Mont................................................ 248

Kootenai Creek near Stevensville, Mont...................................... 249

Burnt Fork Creek near Stevensville, Mont.................................... 250

Lolo Creek near Lolo, Mont.................................................. 251

Clark PorK below Missoula, Mont................................................. 252

Clark Fork at St. Regis, Mont................................................... 253

Plathead River at Flathead, British Columbia.................................. 254

Flathead River near Columbia Falls, Mont...................................... 255

Middle Fork Flathead River at Essex, Mont..........'......................... 256

Middle Fork Flathead River near West Glacier, Mont.......................... 257

South Fork Flathead River at Spotted Bear ranger station, near Hungry

Horse, Mont........................................................... 258

Spotted Bear River near Hungry Horse, Mont................................ 259

Twin Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont........................................ 260

Lower Twin Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont.................................. 261

Sullivan Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont.................................... 262

Graves. Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont...................................... 263

Hungry Horse Reservoir near Hungry Horse, Mont.............................. 264

South Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls, Mont......................... 265

Flathead River at Columbia Falls, Mont......................................... 266

Swan River near Bigfork, Mont................................................ 267

Flathead Lake at Somers, Mont................................................. 268

Flathead River near Poison, Mont.............................................. 269

Clark Fork near Plains, Mont..................'.................................. 270

Clark Pork at Thompson Falls, Mont.............................................. 271

Pend Oreille Lake at Hope, Idaho................................................. 272

Priest Lake at outlet, near Coolin, Idaho..................................... 273

Priest River near Coolin, Idaho............................................... 274

Priest River near Priest River, Idaho......................................... 275

Pend Oreille River at Newport, Wash............................................. 276

Calispell Creek near Dalkena, Wash............................................. 277

Pend Oreille River below Z Canyon, near Metaline Falls, Wash.................... 278

Smaller reservoirs in Pend Oreille River basin in Montana....................... 279

Columbia River at international boundary.......................................... 280

Kettle River basin:

Kettle River near Ferry, Wash................................................... 281

Curlew Creek near Malo, Wash.................................................. 282

Curlew Lake near Malo, Wash................................................... 283

Kettle River near Laurier, Wash.................................................. 284

Colville River basin: 

Colville River: 

Loon Lake:

Deer Lake near Loon Lake, Wash.............................................. 285

Loon Lake near Loon Lake, Wash................................................ 286

Sheep Creek at Loon Lake, Wash................................................ 887

Sheep Creek at Springdale, Wash............................................... 288

Mill Creek near Colville, Wash................................................ 289

Colville River at Kettle Falls, Wash............................................ 290

Spokane River basin:

Coeur d'Alene River (head of Spokane River) above Shoshone Creek, near Prichard,

Idaho...................................................................... 291

Coeur d'Alene River near Prichard, Idaho........................................ 292

Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville, Idaho.......................................... 293

Coeur d'Alene River near Cataldo, Idaho......................................... 294

St. Joe River at Avery, Idaho................................................. 295

St. Joe River at Calder, Idaho................................................ 296

St. Maries River at Lotus, Idaho............................................ 297

Coeur d'Alene Lake at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho...................................... 298
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Upper Columbia River Continued. 

Spokane River basin Continued.

Spokane River: Page 

Hayden Creek below North Pork, near Hayden Lake, Idaho.......... ............. 299

Hayden Lake at Hayden Lake, Idaho............................................. 300

Hayden Lake Irrigation District diversion near Hayden Lake, I^aho........... 301

Rathdrum Prairie Canal at Huetter, Idaho...................................... 302

Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal at Post Falls, Idaho......................... 303

Spokane River near Post Palls, Idaho............................................ 304

Liberty Lake at Liberty Lake, Wash............................................ 305

Spokane River above Liberty Bridge, near Otis Orchards, Wash.................... 306

Spokane River below Trent Bridge, near Spokane, Wash............................ 308

Spokane River at Spokane, Wash.................................................. 309

Latah Creek at Spokane, Wash.................................................. 312

Deep Creek:

Medical Lake at Medical Lake, Wash.......................................... 313

Little Spokane River at Elk, Wash............................................. 314

Diamond Lake (head of West Branch Little Spokane River) near Newport, Wash.. 315 

Eloika Lake near Elk, Wash.................................................. 315

Little Spokane River near Dartf ord, Wash...................................... 316

Long Lake at Long Lake, Wash.................................................... 318

Spokane River at Long Lake, Wash................................................ 319

Sanpoll River basin:

Sanpoil River near Keller, Wash................................................. 320

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash.............................. 321

Feeder canal at Grand Coulee, Wash.............................................. 323

Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash.......................................... 324

Columbia River at Bridgeport, Wash................................................ 327

Okanogan River basin:

Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls, British Columbia.............................. 329

Osoyoos Lake near Oroville, Wash................................................ 330

Okanogan River at Oroville, Wash................................................ 331

Similkameen River near Nighthawk, Wash............................'............ 332

Okanogan River near Tonasket, Wash.............................................. 333

Methow River basin:

Methow River at Twisp, Wash..................................................... 334

Chelan River basin:

Stehekin River (head of Chelan River) at Stehekin, Wash......................... 335

Lake Chelan:

Railroad Creek at Lucerne, Wash............................................... 336

Lake Chelan at Chelan, Wash..................................................... 337

Chelan River at Chelan, Wash.................................................... 339

Entiat River basin:

Entiat River at Entiat, Wash.................................................... 340

Wenatchee River basin:

Wenatchee Lake near Plain, Wash................................................. 341

Wenatchee River below Wenatchee Lake, Wash...................................... 342

Wenatchee River at Plain, Wash.................................................. 345

Icicle Creek above Snow Creek, near Leavenworth, Wash......................... 346

Wenatchee River at Peshastin, Wash.............................................. 347

Douglas Creek basin:

Douglas Creek near Alstown, Wash................................................ 348

Douglas Creek at Palisades, Wash................................................ 348

Columbia River at Trinidad, Wash.................................................. 349

Crab Creek basin:

Crab Creek at Irby, Wash........................................................ 350

Wilson Creek at Wilson Creek, Wash............................................ 350

Crab Creek near Moses Lake, Wash................................................ 351

Rocky Ford Creek:

Park Lake near Coulee City, Wash............................................ 352

Park Creek below Park Lake, near Coulee City, Wash.......................... 352

Blue Lake near Goalee City, Wash............................................ 353

Lenore Lake near Soap Lake, Wash............................................ 354

Soa;; Lake near Soap Lake, Wash.............................................. 355

Rocky Ford Creek near Ephrata, Wash........................................... 356

Moses Lake at Moses Lake, Wash.................................................. 357

Crab Creek near Warden, Wash......'.............................................. 358

Crab Creek near Smyrna, Wash.................................................... 359

Yakima River basin:

Yakima River near Martin, Wash.................................................. 360

Kachess River near Easton, Wash............................................... 362

Cle Elum River near Roslyn, Wash.............................................. 363

Yakima River at Cle Elum, Wash.................................................. 366

Yakima River at Umtanunij Wash................................................... 367

Naches River:

Bumping River near Nile, Wash.............................................. 369

American River near Nile, Wash........................................... 371

Tieton River at Tieton Dam, near Naches, Wash.............................. 372

Tieton River at headworks of Tieton Canal, near Naches, Wash............... 374

Naches River below Tieton River, near Naches, Wash........................... 376

North Fork Ahtanum Creek near Tampico, Wash.................................. 378

South Fork Ahtanum Creek at Conrad Ranch, near Tampico, Wash............... 380

Ahtanum Creek at Union Gap, Wash............................................. 381

Yakima River near Parker, Wash................................................. 383

Yakima River at Kiona, Wash.................................................... 385

Reservoirs i.i Yakima River basin, Wash......................................... 387

Esquatzel Coulee basin: 

Esquatzel UouJ.ee:

Providence Coulee at Cunningham, Wash........................................ 389
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Columbia River basin Continued.

Esquatzel Coulee basin Continued. Page 

Esquatzel Coulee at Cornell, Wash. ........................, f .................... 389

Esquatzel Coulee at Eltopia, Wash............................................... 389

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................ 390

Index............................................................................... 401

ILLUSTRATION

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Columbia River at Trinidad, Wash., B

Columbia River at Trinidad, Wash....................................... 4

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

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

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

with median discharge for 25-year period............................... 12
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS IN WASHINGTON AND UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER

BASIN, 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 than 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:

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

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

Washington: State Department of Conservation and Development, W. A. Galbraith, 

director, and C. J. Bartholet, supervisor of hydraulics for the department; State 

Department of Fisheries, R. J. Schoettler, director; State Department of Game, 

D. W. Clarke, director; State Department of Highways, W. A. Bugge, director; cities 

of Bellingham, Bremerton, Everett, Olympia, Seattle, and Tacoma; Intercounty River 

Improvement Commission; Grays Harbor County Public Utility District No. 1; Pend 

Oreille County Public Utility District No. 1; Douglas, Grant, Pend Oreille, Skaglt, 

and Whatcom Counties, and Diking District No. 2 of Pend Oreille County. 

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 5 gaging stations in 

Idaho, 4 in Montana, and 14 in Washington.

Assistance was also furnished by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States 

Department of Agriculture, the United States Department of the Army, the Weather Bureau of 

the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Reclamation and the Office of Indian 

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

of State. Acknowledgment is due to the Forest Service of the United States Department of 

Agriculture and the Weather Bureau for occupation permits and furnishing special reports 

of watershed conditions and precipitation records.

Full 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

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2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 12

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

between the two Governments. The records from all these stations are obtained in such a 

manner as to be equally acceptable and available in either country. These stations are 

herein designated "international gaging stations."

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Idaho: Washington Water Power Co. 

Montana: The Montana Power Co.

Washington: Crown Zellerbach Corporation; Puget Sound Power & Light Co.; 

Rayonier, Inc.; Superior Portland Cement Co.; Washington Water Power Co., and 

Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream gaging 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

Idaho.......................... Boise......................... 429 Federal Building.

Montana........................ Helena......................... 409 Federal Building.

Washington..................... Tacoma........................ 207 Federal Building.

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.

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

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

and represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch 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.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

order of listing 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 

nonrecordlng 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
A, COLUMBIA RIVER AT TRINIDAD, WASH. 

Recording-gage shelter and stilling well.

B, COLUMBIA RIVER AT TRINIDAD, WASH. 

East cable tower.

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

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 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 of 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 of gages, 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
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 12

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 contidions which affect the 

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

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

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in one 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 out by notations after the year dates as 

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

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

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

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

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

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

area. 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 nonreoording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the 

discharge corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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 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 

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

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

usually less than 30 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
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 12

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.

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 Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

1. Copiei 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.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 12

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 1664-1901 In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A Annual Report; B » Bulletin)

Report

loth A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. Z 

B 140........

16th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39

WSP 75. ......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

Year

1664 to Septemner 169O.

1664 to June 30, 1691.

1668-93.

1693-94.

1695. 

1696.

1695-96. 

1697.

1697.

1697. 

1696.

1696.

1696.

1699.

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.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Pacific slope basins In 

Washington and upper Columbia River basin, 1699-1953

Year

1699

19OO

1901

1902

1903

19O4

1905

19O6

1907-6

1909

191O

WSP

36

51

66, 75

65

1OO

135

176

214

252

272

292

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1916

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

312

33 2 -A

3 62 -A

392

412

442

462

462

512

532

552

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

572

592

612

632

652

672

692

707

722

737

752

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

WSP

767

792

612

632

662

662

902

932

962

962

Year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1946

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

WSP

1O12

1O42

1062

1092

1122

1152

1162

1216

1246

1286

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 published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 

has been published as Water-Supply Paper 1316. That report contains a summary of monthly
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY L

and annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not 

contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexarained and 

revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever 

practical.

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Most of these records 

are also compiled in Water-Supply Paper 1316; however some of them are not contained in 

the publications of the Geological Survey. 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. ........

Washington. . . .

Period

1878-1953

Report

Vol. IV. 

Bull. 6, Monthly and yearly summaries 

of hydrographic data.

Issued by

ment Station. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

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: Idaho, Montana, 

Washington.

The reports listed in the foregoing table 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. 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:

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

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

WSP 968-B: Floods of the Puyallup and Chehalis River basins, Washington. 

WSP 1080: Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River basin. 

WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods in the United States during 1950.

Cir. 191: Floods in western Washington, frequency and magnitude in relation to drainage 

basin characteristics.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1952 to September 1953 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations 

are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published 

elsewhere.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Lake Whatcom. .......... 

Reservation drain. .....

/ 

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

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

Yaklma River. ..........

Location

Bellingham, Wash. ...... 

Alfalfa, Wash. .........

Creek, near ToppenIsh, Wash. 

Near Satus, Wash. ......

Wash. 

Near Alfalfa, Wash. .... 

Easton, Wash. ..........

Period

1923-53 

1912-53

1932-53

1932-53 

1904, 

1910-15, 

1940-53

Collected by

City of Bellingham. . . . 

Office of Indian 

Affairs.

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

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

Bureau of Reclamation.

Remarks

Unpublished. 

*Unpublished 

since 1923.

since 1924. 

Unpublished.

since 1924. 

Unpublished. 

*Unpubllshed 

since 1915.

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

Note. Records of daily discharge for many canals and drains in Washington and Montana for 1953 

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

of the United States Department of the Interior in connection with irrigation and drainage projects. 

These records have not been published. The Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment 

Station collects records of runoff from an area of 960 acres on Benton Creek near Priest River, 

Idaho.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 12 

HYDROLOQIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1953 was characterized by near record low runoff for months of October, 

November, and December over most of the Pacific slope basins in Washington and above 

normal runoff for the remainder of the water year. Runoff from the upper Columbia River 

basin was slightly above normal for the water year. No noteworthy floods occurred in the 

area covered by this report during the water year. For two 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 discharges for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in 

figure 3 below.

South Fork Skykomish River near Index, Wash 

Drainage area, 355 sq mi.

Nov. Dec. Jan. Ftb Apr. May June July Aug. Sept The

Spokane River at Spokane, Wash. 

Drainage area, 4,290 sq mi.

Feb. Mar. Apr.

Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1953.

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

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

PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS NORTH OP COLUMBIA RIVER

NASELLE RIVER BASIN

. R. 9 W. , on left bank 

Salmon Creek, and 3? miles

Naselle River near Naselle, Wash.

Location . Lat 46°22'25", long. 123°44'45", in Sw£ sec. 1, T. 10 N

150 ft downstream from highway bridge, l| miles upstream from S

east of Naselle. 

Drainage area. 55.3 sq mi.

Records available. --Hay 1929 to September 1953. 

Gage. --Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is

24 ft above mean sea level (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 24 years, 425 cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,890 cfs probably Jan. 23 (gage height, 12 24

ft ) ; minimum observed, 29 cfs Oct. 15-20 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs (revised) Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 15.9

ft, from floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum observed, 19

cfs Sept. 12-14, 1949, Sept. 21-24, 1951; minimum gage height observed, 1.70 ft Sept. 21-

30, Oct. 15-20, 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 watersupply papers indicated.

WSP

707

737

767

792

812

832

862

882

902

1042

1062

Water 

year

1930

1932

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1945

1946

Date

Dec.

Feb.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Feb.

Nov.

Feb.

Dec.

Mar.

Dec.

23,

26,

9,

22,

27,

22,

25,

12,

16,

9,

28,

1929

1932

1933

1935

1936

1937

1937

1939

1939

1945

1945

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,460

5,030

7,540

11,100

6,210

3,560

5,760

5,230

5,850

6,500

5,060

Gage height 

(feet]

*7.3

#10.6

*13.0

15.9

#11.9

#8.7

#11.4

#10.8

#11.5

#11.9

#10.4

*From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: 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

Cf sra

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

35

33

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

 25 29

29

29

30

37

33

33

48

54

40

33

30

35

117

T6T

1,181

38.1

0.689

0.79

2,340

Nov.

93

66

53

48

46

54

40

37 rr

52

135

144

151

778" 296

177

142

*119

109

99

91

83

77

77

73

69

67

66

62

64

2,905

96.8

1.75

1.95

5,760

Dec.

93

368

1,540

1,060

920

1,630

1,470

1,130

1,130

930

1.970

1,210

689

612

512

424

372

350

299

347

508

445

389

344

312

316

392

725

1,210

1,040

22,879

738

13.3

15.39

45,380

Jan.

905

1,650

1,940

1,290

874

656

*l,TO5

2,170

2,500

1,750

2,530

2,370

1,800

1,450

1,470

2,160

1,810

1,820

2,330

1,990

1,540

3,170

5.380

2,600

1,820

1,510

1,270

1,530

2,510

2,250

2,980

61,025

1,969

35.6

41.04

121,000

Feb.

2.250

1,500

1,510

1,300

1,090

1,040

1,200

1,000

797

652

544

459

,403

358

448

1,100

»1,040

738

600

520

442

428

372

330

302

281

260

239

-

"

21,203

757

13.7

14.26

42,060

Mar.

221

212

198

187

182

179

166

156

149

IS?

248

368

333

281

524

2.100

1,110

874

738

644

570

532

620

»556

496

434

496

496

456

466

452

14,593

471

8.52

9.81

28,940

Apr.

420

352

368

330

308

302

272

260

236

251

218

257

242

230

215

215

212

193

182

174

179

179

221

195

190

233

347

361

322

368

7,872

262

4.74

5.29

15,610

May

340

326

312

272

245

*227

236

254

242

209

195

182

174

166

159

149

1*4

155

296

305

480

684

S55

466

406

347

312

272

254

236

207

8,898

287

5.19

5.98

17,650

June

190

151

169

159

159

174

166

174

164

»169

144

139

139

135

128

122

115

126" 109

130

117

113

115

126

122

117

119

117

113

109

4,163

139

2.51

2.80

8,260

July

105

16T

95

93

87

85

81

77

77

73

73

73

83

»85

79

75

69

66

62

62

58

58

58

56

56

56

54

54

52

50

48

2,201

71.0

1.28

1.48

4,370

Aug.

48

47

47

50

52

52

52

50

46

46

42

40

39

37

TT

42

44

»40

39

40

40

40

47

56

60

117

171

117

77

67

62

1,744

56.3

1.02

1.17

3,460

Sept.

58

56

52

48

46

46

46

46

42

42

40

39

38

37

36

37

35

35

34

33

33

»34

37

39

36

35

64

122

115

640

-

2,001

66.7

1.21

1.35

3,970

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,310 Min 29 Mean 300 Cfsm 5.42 In. 73.90 Ao-ft 217,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,380 Min 29 Mean 413 Cfsm 7.47 In. 101.31 Ao-ft 298,800

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cf s) . Probably Jan. 23 {time unknown) 6,890 cfa (12.24 ft); Jan. 31

(time unknownj 3,420 cfs (8.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
14 NASELLE RIVER BASIN

Salmon Creek near Naselle, Wash.

Location. Lat 46"21 "20", long. 123°45'00", in NE£ sec. 14, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., on left 

bank half a mile upstream from last crossing of U. S. Highway 830, 2 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Naselle.

Drainage area. 16.4 sq mi,

Records available. June to September 1953.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 270 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.34 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation from millpond. Possibly some diversion for 

domestic use.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1953

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Hotel

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

42

35

37

35

*36

40

42

38

34

*34

30

29

29

26

24

22

22

 56 21

31

26

24

24

24

24

*23

23

24

26

22

-

877

29.2

1.78

1.99

1,740

July

21

T5.5

17.5

16

14.5

14

13

*12.5

12

12

11

10

12.5

13.5

12

10.5

9.2

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.0

*5.4

5.8

5.0

325.1

10.5

0.640

0.74

645

Aug.

5.0

5.2

4.7

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.2

*3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.8

3.4

8.8

11.0

30

31

17.5

13.5

9.6

8.8

223.7

7.22

0.440

0.51

444

Sept.

8.0

*7.7

6.6

6.4

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.4

5.4

5.4

4.7

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

4.2

3.4

3.0

3TS

5.2

5.2

4.2

3.6

4.4

27

13.5

155

-

329.6

11.0

0.671

0.75

654

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ao-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEMAH RIVER BASIN 15

North Nemah River near South Bend, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°29'25", long. 123°49 I 55", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 12 N., R. 9 W. , on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from Finn Creek, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 12 miles south 

of South Bend.

Drainage area. 18.0 sq mi.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 60 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 120 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 8.58 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Nov. 6, 7, 8, 9; minimum gage height, 1.28 ft Nov. 8,9.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 23, 1953; minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 23, 

1951; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 8,9, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those above 400 cfs, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

5.4

15

29

59

133

3.0 230

4.0 440

5.0 667

6.0 905

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

9.5

17.5

29

86

198

323

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

440

667

905

1,180

1,480

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.3

7.9

7.9

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

7*

.1

.1

.1

.1

8.8

10

8.3

8.3

12.5

10

9.2

8.3

7.9

10.5

28

21

287.9

9.29

0.516

0.59

571

Nov.

16.5

11

9.2

7.9

7.5

6.2

6.7

~tt 5.8

17.5

51

54

68

-5T 153

49

36

*28

25

22

19.5

18

17

16.5

15.5

15

14

13.5

13.5

23

-

827.0

27.6

1.53

1.71

1,640

Dec.

30

51

146

328

268

332

508

405

316

286

224

431

300

208 

155

126

102

85

81

68

90

138

116

97

84

75

78

119

214

328

272

6,056

195

10.8

12.51

12,010

Jan.

246

436

442

304

216

*174

*2T§

466

513

381

548

,540

436

339 

387

513

471

544

621

504

396

867

1.260

636

431

360

313

519

608

568

667

14,984

483

26.8

30.96

29,720

Feb.

577

155

387

333

293

280

326

288

236

196

166

140

123

136 

154

376

*303

220

178

151

131

123

107

97

88

83

80

75

-

«

-

6,055

216

12.0

12.51

12,010

. Mar.

70

67

65

62

61

58

56

54

 S3" 52

86

112

92

80 

158

595

3?6

266

210

183

163

151

154

 138

129

116

149

142

129

136

125

4,236

137

7.61

8.75

8,400

Apr.

114

IBS

97

88

83

84

*76

73

70

65

66

75

69

64 

61

62

60

55

52

50

53si

64

54

54

64

112

97

86

88

2,192

73.1

4.06

4.53

4,350

May

81

76

73

66

62

*58

65

66

61

54

52

49

47

48

44

42

40

72

81

83

147

168" 223

134

105

88

80

70

67

61

55

2,418

78.0

4.33

5.00

4,800

June

52

50

48

45

47

51

53

50

52

*53

47

48

52

45 

43

41

39

37

47

43

42

39

39

48

45

42

44

41

39

36

1,358

45.3

2.52

2.81

2,690

July

35

33

31

30

28

28

27

26

25

25

24

24

25

*25 

25

23

22

21

21

19.5

19.5

19

18.5

18

18

17.5

17

16.5

16

15.5

TsTs

708.5

22.9

1.27

1.46

1,410

Aug.

15

15

15

15.5

15

15

15

14.5

13.5

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

T?

12.5

12.5

*12

12

13

12.5

12

17

17

17.5

35

 55 38

21

18

18.5

501.5

16.2

0.900

1.04

995

Sept.

16.5

16.5

15

14

13

12.5

13

13

12.5

12

11.5

12.5

11.5

11

11

11

11

10.5

10.5

10.5

IP. no

14

11.5

10

10

11

48

21

188

-

582.5

19.4

1.08

1.20

1,160

Calendar year 1952: Max 964 Min 5.8 Mean 85.4 Cfsm 4.74 In. 64.56 Ac-ft 61,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,260 Min 5.8 Mean 110 Cfsm 6.11 In. 83.07 Ac-ft 79,760

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs). Jan. 23 (2:30 a.m.) 1,700 cfs (8.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
16 WILLAPA RIVER BASIN

Willapa River at Lebara, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°33'50", long. 123°33'50", in SW£ sec. 33, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., on left 

bank half a mile west of Lebara and 1 mile upstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 154.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 5 years, 199 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 11.87 ft); minimum, 

3.0 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 2.39 ft Oct. 27.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 4,930 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 17.53 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum, 

1.4 cfs Sept. 22, 1951; minimum gage height, 2.39 ft Aug. 22, 23, 1951, Oct. 27, 1952.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. No 

regulation. Some diversion for domestic use. Records of water temperatures for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1293.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

3.1

3.5

82

162

285

410

5.O 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

560

860

1,160

1,460

1,780

2,120

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1^7

3.7

4.2

4.6

4.6

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.2

3.7

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.5

*6.0

6.0

6.0

8.1

8.6

8.6

5.5

6.0

7.0

18~~ 19.5

187.3

6.04

0.146

0.17

372

Nov.

14

9.8

8.1

i°

7.0

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

9.8

26

30

26

87

64

55

*28

*22

19

17

15.5

15

14

13

13

12

11

10.5

10.5

11.5

-

565.5

18.8

0.454

0.51

1,120

Dec.

26

40

145

527

355

335

"602 692

431

378

310

584

400

285

215

172

142

121

115

100

113

186

167

142

127

115

113

200

395

605

497

8,635

279

6.74

7.76

17,130

Jan.

400

884

1,120

608

392

*300

656

2.070

1,940

1,120

1,360

1,240

902

710

833

1,080

755

776

1,050

806

617

974

1,430

950

872

788

689

875

1,000

893

1,020

29,110

93&

22.7

26.15

57,740

Feb.

*866 '623

566

521

458

390

419

358

308

270

235

208

186

193

238

*542

542

390

312

265

228

208

181

158

140

130

119

111

_

-

9,165

327

7.90

8.23

18,180

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,690 Min 3.7

Mar.

102

98

95

86

8O

79

74

68

65

65

87

144

127

113

183

740

503

446

362

322

282

262

*260

252

225

203

215

215

191

191

188

6,323

204

4.93

5.68

12,540

Apr.

184

T74

160

142

132

*123

117

117

106

1OO

98

104

102

100

93

95

95

87

82

77

72

70

75

67

.65

68

132

127

119

134

-

3,217

107

2.58

2.89

6,380

May

120

115

110

98

*89

79

84

91

86

75

68

62

58

58

54

50

47

70

104

96

162

.225 ITS7

218

191

162

144

127

115

106

96

3,378

109

2.63

3.03

6,700

June

84

77

68

65

64

67

65

64

*58

50

46

46

50

42

40

37

36

35

37

40

37

37

37

37

37

36

35

35

36

38

-

1,436

47.9

1.16

1.29

2,850

July

35

34

30

28

26

24

22

22

22

21

19

18

18

19.5

*19

17

16.5

15.5

16.5

15.5

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

12

11

10.5

9.8

582.8

18.8

0.454

0.52

1,160

Aug.

9.8

9.8

9.8

10.5

11

12

11

11

10.5

9.2

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.6

*7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.4 err

13

13

*18

32

?2

16.5

13

12.5

342.4

11.0

0.266

0.31

679

Sept.

*12.5

*12

*10.5

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

B.6

8.1

871

8.6

8.6

8.6

*8.1

8.1

8.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

10.5

34

19

234

-

537.2

17.9

0.432

0.48

1,070

Mean 121 Cfsm 2.92 In. 39.82 Ac-ft 87,930

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,070 Mln 3.7 Mean 174 Cfsm 4.20 In. 57.02 Ac-ft 125,900

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfsl.--Jan. 8 (6:30 p.m.) 2,780 ofs (11.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, May 1-22, July 26 to Sept. 30.
WILLAPA RIVER BASIN 17

Pork Creek near Lebam, Wash.

Location. Lat 46 0 33'20", long. 123°35'00", in NW£ sec. 5, T. 12 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 1-J miles southwest of Lebam.

Drainage area. 20.4 sq mi.

Records available. June to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 155 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 780 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.12 ft); mini- 

 mum; '7.7 ft Aug. 19, 20 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those above 60 cfs, which are fair. Small diversion to 

State fish hatchery with possibly some regulation.

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

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

55

52

*49

47

49

56

59

^9

54

49

44

*41

43

38

35

33

31

30

33

33

33

32

33

32

36

41

36

35

35

33

1,236

41.2

2.02

2.25

2,450

July

30

28

26

24

22

21

*20

19

18.5

18.5

17.5

17

19

22

19

17

16

15

15

14.5

14.5

14.5

14

13

14

13

12.5

12.5

*11.5

11

TT

540.5

17.4

O.853

0.99

1,070

Aug.

11

11

11

11

12.5

11

10.5

10.5

9.8

9.3

8.8

*8.5

8.1

sTI

8.1

8.1

8.8

8.5

8.1

8.5

8.5

8.1

10.5

17

16

46

64

36

26

2O

17.5

460.8

14.9

0.730

O.84

914

Sept.

17

*15

14

12.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11

10.5

9.8

9.8

10.5

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.8

11

9.8

9.3

8.8

10.5

84

29

504

900.9

30.0

1.47

1.64

1,790

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ao-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
18 WILLAPA RIVER BASIN

Stringer Creek near Holcomb, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°35'15", long. 123°37'50", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 13 N., R. 8 W. , on left 

bank 30 ft upstream from road bridge, half a mile upstream from mouth, and l£ miles 

northwest of Holcomb.

Drainage area. 3.02 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 36 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 21; minimum gage height, 0.91 ft Sept. 13, 14.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 12 cfs, which are fair. No diversion or regulaDisoharge, in cubic feet per second, May 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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

-

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

_

-

.

_

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.8

_

_

-

_

-

June

Zil 

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.6

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.8

6.2

5.5

4.9

5.2

*5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

173.5

5.78

1.91

2.14

344

July

lil 

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

*3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

*TT2

2.2

2.2

97.7

3.15

1.04

1.20

194

Aug.

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

*1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

3.7

3.5

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.1

64.6

2.08

0.689

0.80

128

Sept.

1.8 

2.0

*2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.4

T75

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

 1.6

1.8

5.5

2.6

19.5

73.4

2.45

0.811

0.90

146

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAPA RIVER BASIN 19

Mill Creek near Willapa, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°38'50", long. 123°38'20", In NE£ sec. 2, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 2£ miles southeast of Willapa.

Drainage area. 23.7 sq ml.

Records available. May to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 35 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 85 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.86 ft); mini- 

 mum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. No regulation. Small amount of diversion for domestic use.

Discharge, in'cubic feet per second, May 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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

35

34

32

30

,

-

-

-

-

June

27

26

24

24

24

26

27

27

25

22

*20

20

26

22

19.5

17.5

16.5

16

Tf.5

22

21

19.5

19

19

18

*17.5

17.5

18

19

17

-

634.5

21.2

0.895

1.00

1,260

July

16.5

TiTs

13.5

13.5

13

11

9.5

9.1

9.1 *8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.7

8.7

7.9

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.6 *4.6

4.3

4.0

3.7

243.0

7.84

0.331

0.38

482

Aug.

3.7

3.4

3.7

4.0

5.0

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.2

2.7 *2.2

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.9

5.3

5.3

7.9

8.7

10

7.5

5.6

5.0

128.3

4.14

0.175

0.20

254

Sept.

4.6

4.3 *3.4

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.7

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

T75

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.4

11.5

9.1

 51

-

140.1

4.67

0.197

0.22

278

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
20 WILLAPA RIVER BASIN

Willapa River near Willapa, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°38'55", long. 123°38'40", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 13 N. , R. 8 W., on right 

bank 150 ft downstream from Mill Creek and 2-J- miles southeast of Willapa.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1953 (fragmentary)

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (by barometer). Prior to July 28, 

1948, at site 60 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 687 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,690 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 18.41 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 3-9, 15-19; minimum gage height, 3.00 ft Oct. 1-5.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 11,400 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 24.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs; minimum, 15.5 cfs Sept. 22, 1951 (gage height, 

2.93 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. No 

regulation. Some diversion for domestic use and irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

153

262

395

750

1,150

1,550

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

2,550

3,600

4,800

6,700

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

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

28

27

27

26

25

24

23

*23

23

24

28

*31

32

31

33

39

34

31

30

30

71

JLIO

962

31.0

0.238

0.28

1,910

Nov.

91

67

55

51

49

47

45

43

43

45

98

161

127

296

294

177

*129

110

96

88

78

76

73

69

67

65

63

61

59

61

2,784

92.8

0.714

0.80

5,520

Dec.

89

131

428

1,740

1,310

1,160

2.190

2,160

1,480

1,370

1,060

2,090

1,470

1,020

778

628

523

453

413

365

389

686

628

530

467

416

395

544

1,170

1,900

1,600

29,573

954

7.34

8.46

58,660

Jan.

1,400

2,750

3,620

2,100

1,360

*1.100

1,780

5,120

5,660

3,490

3,970

4,030

2,960

2,340

2,340

3,540

2,620

2,610

3,640

2,550

2,280

3,550

6.640

3,750

2,940

2,660

2,340

2,980

3,470

3,250

3,720

96,560

3,115

24.0

27.62

191,500

Feb.

*3.220

2,240

2,020

1,810

1,550

1,380

1,540

1,360

1,150

986

846

730

646

646

798

1,810

*1,920

1,350

1,110

946

802

718

632

562

506

460

425

595

_

-

32,558

1,163

8.95

9.31

64,580

Mar.

362

345

324

306

296

281

269

260

248

246

311

554

488

413

554

2.550

1,740

1,430

1,220

1,070

946

866

886

*814

718

655

682

742

646

646

646

21,474

695

5.33

6.14

42,590

Apr.

621

572

534

488

453

432

401

586

551

532

321

359

365

348

327

319

329

301

281

269

260

257

281

262

248

272

401

439

395

467

11,071

569

2.84

3.17

21,960

May

422

595

371

357

*506

279

294

557

316

286

262

244

232

221

214

201

194

257

595

571

551

826

718

665

576

492

456

589

354

324

296

11,539

372

2.86

3.30

22,890

June

269

255

257

221

221

259

259

234

216

*203

184

175

190

169

155

147

158

134

142

159

149

142

140

138

140

149

140

140

138

154

-

5,335

178

1.37

1.53

10,580

July

129

117

114

106

102

98

89

85

84

80

78

75

76

*87

85

74

67

65

61

61

58

54

55

52

51

52

50

49

47

45

13

2,285

73.6

0.566

0.65

4,530

Aug.

42

42

42

43

49

49

48

45

43

41

58

34

33

31

50

30

*35

33

31

51

32

30

34

50

55

84

175

TT7

88

69

61

1,565

50.4

0.588

0.45

5,100

Sept.

59

54

49

45

41

59

41

42

41

38

56

57

38

36

52

51

32

30

31

30

*29

29

33

37

55

50

31

164

102

822

-

2,092

69.7

0.536

0.60

4,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,660 Mln 23 Mean 412 Cfsm 3.17 In. 43.17 Ac-ft 299,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,640 Mln 23 Mean 597 Cfsm 4.59 In. 62.31 Ac-ft 432,000

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--Jan. 8 (11 p.m.) 6,880 cfs (17.25 ft); Jan. 25 (5:50 a.m.) 

7,690 cfs (18.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 2-30, Aug. 26 to Sept. 29.
WILLAPA RIVER BASIN 21

Ward Creek near Willapa, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°41'45", long. 123°38'55", in SW^ sec. 14, T. 14 N., R. 8 W., on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from Fairchild Creek and ifmiles northeast of Willapa.

Drainage area. 19.3 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 10 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 202 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.1 cfs Aug. 15, 

22 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those above 30 cfs, which are fair. No diversion. Slight 

regulation by millpond.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May 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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

_

_

-

.

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

65

58

47

42

_

_

_

_

-

June

37

35

33

29

30

40

40

39

M

*28

26

36

29

25

24

22

22

24

33

29

26

24

24

24

*22

23

26

22

19.5

-

872.5

29.1

1.51

1.68

1,730

July

18.5

17.5

16.5

15

14.5

13.5

13

12.5

12 

*11.5

11

11

12

13.5

14.5

12.5

11

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.5

*6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

338.9

10.9

0.565

0.65

672

Aug.

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.4

7.0

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.4 

6.0

5.2

5.4

*4.7

4.4

4.2

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.7

6.8

7.2

16

37

16.5

13.5

9.0

8.2

239.7

7.73

0.401

0.46

475

Sept.

7.8

7.5

*6.8

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.6

6.2

5.6 

5.4

5.0

5.6

6.0

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.0

6.0

21

13.5

1O1

-

285.8

9.53

0.494

0.55

567

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WILLAPA RIVER BASIN

South Pork Willapa River near Raymond, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°37'45", long. 123°42'00", in E| sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of logging bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Rue 

Creek and 4£ miles southeast of junction of Highways 101 and 12 at Raymond.

Drainage area. 27.3 sq mi.

Records available.--May to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 155 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 257 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.64 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 20-22 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Some slight diversion for domestic use. No regulation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May 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

Cf am

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

.

_

*

_

-

,

.

-

_

-

_

-

.

.

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

»

107

1O7

1OO

97

.

_

_

_

-

June

92

88

87

84

85

82

87

80

74

*72

70

70

74

67

66

64

62

61

67

74

66

64

*62

64

62

6O

62

61

58

5J7

-

2,122

70.7

2.59

2.89

4,210

July

56

54

53

52

52

49

48

48

48

*46

44

44

46

47

49

44

42

40

40

40

39

38

38

37

37

37

36

*35

34

34

33

1,340

43.2

1.58

1.83

2,660

Aug.

33

33

32

33

33

33

32

31

3O

30

*30

3O

29

29

29

30

30

29

29

30

29

29

34

39

33

50

50

43

37

33

33

1,025

33.1

1.21

1.40

2,030

Sept.

31

*30

30

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

li

24

25

28

27

26

25

27

72

39

*172

-

1,OOR

33.6

1.23

1.37

2,000

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SMITH CREEK BASIN 23

Elkhorn Creek near Raymond, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°46'10", long. 123°44'50", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 15 N., R. 9 W., on left 

bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 101 and 5 miles north of Raymond.

Drainage area. 15.6 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 140 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 117 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.90 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 15, Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Aug. 15.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May 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.- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

.

_

41

38

33

31

.

_

_

_

-

June

29

25

22

17

17

20

20

22

19

16

*15

14

15.5

15

13.5

12

11.5

11

11

11.5

11.5

11

*10

9.6

10

10

10.5

11.5

10.5

9.2

-

440.8

14.7

0.942

1.05

874

July

8.1

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.5

5.2

*5.2

4.9

4.3

4,3

5.2

6,5

7.1

6.8

5.5

4.6

3.7

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.7

*2.5

2.0

2.7

1.7

143.4

4.63

0.297

0.34

284

Aug.

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

*1.2

1.2

IiP1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.0

3.4

10

27

T2.5

8.9

6.5

5.2

110.7

3.1 57

0.229

O.c6

220

Sept.

4.0

3.7

 3.4

*3.2

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.1

IT?

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

9.2

9.2

*67.

-

139.2

4.64

0.297

0.33

276

Calendar year : Max - Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
24 NORTH RIVER BASIN

North River near Brooklyn, Wash.

sec. 18, T. 15 N., R. 6 W., on left 

| miles northeast of Brooklyn.

Location. Lat 46°46'55", long. 123°28'50", in S 

bank l£ miles upstream from Pall River and l|

Drainage area. 29.8 sq mi.

Records available. June to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 190 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 177 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.42 ft); minimum, 7.7 cfs Sept, 25-26 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those above 50 cfs, which are fair. No regulation. Possibly some small diversion for irrigation and domestic use.

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

53

51

48

47

45

58

60

36

*48

41

33

37

56 

43

37

33

32

30

33

37

37

33

30

30

*30

29

29

32

33

29

-

1,190

39.7

1.33

1.49

2,360

July

26

25

24

22

20

19

18

17

*18

17

17

17

18 

20

21

19

16

15

14

14

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

*11.5

1275

11.5

513.0

16.5

0.554

0.64

1,020

Aug.

11

11

11

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

11.5

11.5

 11.5

11

9.5

8.9 

879

8.9

9.5

10

10

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

10

12.5

12.5

17

25

17

17

13

11.5

365.9

11.8

0.396

0.46

726

Sept.

*11.5

11.5

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.5

9.5 

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.3

7.7

7.7

9.5

29

17

109

-

405.4

13.5

0.453

0.51

804

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Wean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NORTH RIVER BASIN 25

Fall River at Brooklyn, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°46'30", long. 123°30'15", In NW£ sec. 24, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank 40 ft upstream from bridge and a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and east of 

Brooklyn.

Drainage area. 41.0 sq mi.

Records available. June to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 175 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 404 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.21 ft); minimum, 14.5 cfs Sept. 26; minimum gage height, 1.18 ft Sept. 16, during period of bridge 

construction.

Remarks. Records fair. No known diversion or regulation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June 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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec . Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm

June

88

84

80

77

82

97

110

102

»88

77

71

73

97

76

69

66

64

61

70

76

74

66

62

62

*64

60

60

61

59

60

-

2,236

74.5

1.82

2.03

4,440

July

56

53

51

50

48

46

45

43

»43

41

40

39

43

46

46

41

38

35

35

34

33

33

32

32

32

33

32

30

»29

Si

27

1,213

39.1

0.954

1.10

2,410

Aug.

26

25

25

25

27

»27

27

25

25

»24

22

21

21

20

20

21

22

21

21

20

»20

20

23

28

27

45

69

37

32

25

24

815

26.3

0.641

0.74

1,620

Sept.

*24

24

22

21

20

20

21

21

20

19

19

20

19

19

»18

17.5

17

16.5

16.5

16.5

15.5

16

16.5

16

15

15

17

61

29

235

-

827.0

27.6

0.673

0.75

1,640

In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. Ac -ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
26 NORTH RIVER BASIN

Little North River near Cosmopolis, Wash.

Location La t 46 "54 '20", long. 123°42'50". in NW£NW£ sec . 5, T. 16 N. , R. 8 W. , on right 

bank l£ miles upstream from mouth and 4-g- miles southeast of Cosmopolis.

Drainage area. 18.6 sq mi (revised).

Records available . November 1945 to September 1949, June to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 70 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 79 cfs probably Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.54 

 fT, from recorded range in stage); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

1945-49,1953: Maximum discharge , 1 , 250 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 12.82 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Possibly some diversion and slight regulation for domestic use.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June 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

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

32

31

30

27

26

30

30

26

 23

22

20

19

23

24

21

18.5

17

16

16.5

17

18

17

15.5

15

 15

14.6

14.5

15.5

14

12.5

-

620.5

20.7

1.11

1.24

1,230

July

11.5

11

10

10

9.6

9.3

7.7

7.5

*7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

7.7

8.7

10.5

9.9

8.2

7.1

' 6.0

5.5

5.3

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

*4.2

4.0

ill

218.6

7.05

0.379

0.44

434

Aug.

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.5

4.7

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.4

 2.8

2.5

2.4

2.5

L£

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.6

2.7

3.1

7.9

19

14

7.9

6.0

5.2

137.4

4.43

0.238

0.27

273

Sept.

4.1

3.8

3.6

*3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.4

11

9.2

55_

-

140.8

4.69

0.252

0.28

279

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac -ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac -ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NORTH RIVER BASIN 27

North River near Raymond, Wash.

Location (revised) Lat 46°48'30", long. 123°51'00", in sec. 6, T. 15 N., R. 9 W., on 

left bank It miles upstream from Salmon Creek and 10 miles northwest of Raymond.

Drainage area.--219 sq mi.

Records available. August 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7.39 ft above mean sea level (Western 

Washington Electric Light & Power Co. benchmark).

Average discharge. 26 years, 931 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,040 cfs Jan. 24; maximum gage height, 9.46 ft 

Jan. 23 (backwater from drift); minimum discharge, 32 cfs Oct. 18-20 (gage height,

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Dec. 10, 1933 (gage height, 15.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; minimum, 21 cfs AUK. 24. 1951 

(gage height, 1.01 ft).

Revisions. Figures of maximum and minimum discharges for the water year 1952 have 

been revised to 5,640 cfs Feb. 5, 1952 (gage height, 7.28 ft) and 37 cfs Sept. 25-28, 

1952 (gage height, 1.17 ft), respectively, superseding figures published in WSP 1246.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 792: 1934. WSP 832: 1935-36. Revised figures of discnarge for the water year 1952, superseding those published in WSP 1246, are given 

herein.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, 1951 Dec. 5, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

219

286

410

650

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,060

1,600

2,920

4,380

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

31

50

76

112

181

278

400

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.1

615

970

1,420

2,580

3,840

5,220

8,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

916

1,060

1,470

832

514

415

415

374

301

254

248

248

349

490

706

1,020

1,120

1,340

1,820

2,460

2,680

2,030

2,580

5.420

2,820

1,920

1,370

1,070

872

744

656

56,494

1,177

5.57

6.20

72,380

Nov.

556

496

692

1,070

889

713

*650

594

574

685

1,140

2,060

2,680

2,530

2,040

1,540

1,260

1,070

916

824

736

657

587

538

594

1,110

1,620

1,710

2,280

2.750

-

35,561

1,185

5.41

6.04

70,530

Dec.

3,550

5,420

5,100

5,520

5,. 790

5,570

2,560

1,850

1,470

1,180

1,020

910

806

729

687

687

722

*1,860

5,620

2,740

2,440

5,550

5,440

2,220

1,640

1,290

1,130

1,050

1,000

1,110

955

61,576

1,980

9.04

10.42

121,700

Jan.

828

757

708

680

680

680

654

"902 628

1,250

1,340

1,300

1,180

1,110

1,070

994

902

932

1,220

1,910

2,160

1,760

1,540

2,200

2,930

2,870

2,810

2,620

2,120

5,150

AiIQO

48,585

1,567

7.16

8.25

96,570

Feb.

4,720

5,680

3,280

4,810

5.490

4,080

2,590

1,930

1,550

1,530

1,180

*1,180

1,110

1,070

1,090

1,030

978

910

855

799

750

701

680

641

660

680

654

591

567

-

-

49,546

1,708

7.80

8.41

98,270

Mar.

555

528

522

555

603

591

555

522

555

865

1,540

*1,270

1,120

1,050

925

820

888

1,150

1,130

1,020

952

910

806

895

970

940

858

855

1,040

1,400

1_,49Q

27,600

890

4.06

4.69

54,740

Calendar year 1951 : Max 13,300 Min 22 Mean 1

Apr.

Ij320

1J230

1,250

1,100

978

872

792

722

660

609

567

555

555

567

538

475

440

420

425

400

378

351

339

327

511

500

368

425

*450

615

-

18,255

608

2.78

5.10

56,210

May

918

T78

654

573

516

480

440

415

586

564

347

531

323

327

515

295

271

257

243

257

289

296

257

230

210

198

187

181

181

181

178

10,876

351

1.60

1.85

21,570

June

166

158

158

184

220

210

187

166

151

140

144

176

250

187

161

161

187

187

171

154

147

151

161

144

129

*120

116

TT6

122

155

-

4,859

161

0.755

0.82

9,600

July

140

155

118

110

104

97

95

86

85

78

76

75

70

70

69

65

62

60

60

60

61

62

69

76

78

76

70

65

61

58

5_6

2,459

78.7

0.559

0.41

4,840

Aug.

54

54

51

50

50

49

48

49

51

51

49

47

45

45

*45

45

46

47

48

46

44

86

91

91

125

129

T27

106

81

69

61

1,980

65.9

0.292

0.54

5,950

Sept.

11

55

51

49

47

49

49

51

56

56

56

55

51

49

49

*48

46

44

44

43

42

40

40

39

58

57

57

38

38

39

-

1,593

46.4

0.212

0.24

2,760

,105 Cfsm 5.04 In. 68.36 Ac-ft 798,400

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,490 Min 37 Mean 817 Cfsm 3.73 In. 50.77 Ac-ft 592,900

Pe-'t4iseharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Dec. 22 (9 to 12 p.m.) 4,040 cfs (6.15 ft); .Feb. 1 (4 a.m.) 

/zf' 1 c. j (6.99 ft); Feb. 5 (9 a.m. to 12 m.) 5,640 cfs (7.28 ft). 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
28 NORTH RIVER BASIN 

North River near Raymond, Wash. 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

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

38

38

37

36

36

34

36

35

35

35

35

36

35

34

33

33

33

32

35

40

40

45

54

52

52

54

*50

54

72

95

1,313

42.4

0.194

0.22

2,600

Nov.

144

151

112

81

68

60

56

52

5063"

146

168

190

296

511

293

201

147

127

110

97

88

83

79

79

76

72

69

69

70

-

3,608

120

0.548

0.61

7,160

Dec.

83

125

260

674

1,630

1,580

1,910

2,450

*2,440

2,120

1,710

2,750

3.260

2,050

1,310

1,010

813

687

615

555

550

843

1,230

1,020

828

729

674

765

1,320

1,990

2,080

40,061

1,292

5.90

6.80

79,460

Jan.

1,910

3,360

5,260

4,210

2,540

1,790

1,850

3,560

5,430

4,980

5,110

5,480

4,840

3,810

3,450

4,020

4,200

4,180

*4,870

5,180

4,170

4,880

8,350

8.540

6,080

4,240

3,890

4,790

6,030

6,330

6,800

144,130

4,649

21.2

24.48

285,900

Feb.

6.950

5,960

4,370

3,980

4,350

3,800

3,330

3,020

2,440

1,940

1,620

1,350

1,170

1,070

1,140

2,030

2,880

2,350

1,730

1,410

1,220

1,100

1,020

902

820

757

715

674

_

-

64,098

2,289

10.5

10.88

127,100

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,490 Min 32

Mar.

628

591

555

533

516

495

485

460

445

435

460

561

701

622

622

1,900

2.440

1,810

*1,630

1,420

1,220

1,110

1,160

1,120

1,030

910

978

1,130

1,110

1,030

1,030

29,137

940

4.29

4.95

57,790

Apr.

986

910

828

778

736

694

654

609

567

528

506

516

585

597

550

516

511

490

4S5

440

450

460

*511

511

470

485

674

948

872

813

-

18,660

622

2.84

3.17

37,010

May

820

743

687

628

567

522

511

528

555

506

460

420

396

368

351

339

319

386

528

561

622

750

932

932

986

888

750

667

597

544

500

18,363

592

2.70

3.12

36,420

June

455

425

405

382

360

391

440

415

415

355

315

289

315

360

323

*278

264

246

246

260

278

271

246

243

240

236

236

243

243

240

-

9,415

314

1.43

1.60

18,670

July

220

207

187

178

171

158

151

142

135

135

129

125

131

140

*154

156

140

125

112

106

104

99

93

91

90

88

88

86

84

81

18

3,984

129

0.58E

0.68

7,900

Aug.

a75

a70

a65

a80

a85

a85

a80

a80

a75

a75

a70

*65

62

58

57

57

56

57

58

60

60

56

65

69

69

156

259

250

187

135

114

2,790

90.0

0.411

0.47

5,530

Sept.

93

84

79

*75

72

66

63

62

62

62

61

60

58

58

58

56

52

50

52

51

49

50

52

51

51

51

52

106

142

517

-

2,395

79.8

0.364

0.41

4,750

Mean 575 Cfsm 2.63 In. 35.74 Ac-ft 417,500

Water water year year 1952-53 I»O£:-DO : : Max Max 8,540 o,o4U Win Min 32 oc Mean Mean 926 yco Cfsm uism 4.23 4.co In. in. 57.39 o/.oa Ac-ft HC-IL 670,300 D?>J,CUU

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--Jan. 3 (2 p.m.) 5,460 cfs (7.16 ft); Jan. 9 (3 p.m.) 5,620 of 

(7.27 ft); Jan. 20 (4 a.m.) 5,400 cfs (7.12 ft); Jan. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 9,040 cfs (9.39 ft); Jan. 31 

(3:30 p.m.) 7,160 cfs (8.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 29

Chehalls River near Doty, Wash.

Pe Ell.

Drainage area. 113 sq ml. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gag_e -Staff gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 

~^J02.1 ft above mean sea level (river-profile survey).

Average discharge. 14 years, 541 cfs.

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 7,540 efs Jan. 8 (gage height, 10.15 ft); minimum

"^SSV ^xl^'dlscte.lSod SfS8p2!-7, 1945 (gage height 17 80 ft water 

over gage, discharge based on observer's estimate of maximum gage height) ; minimum observed, that of Oct. 14, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Aug. 25-27, Sept. ,51, && , 

1951.. 

Remarks . Records good. No diversion or regulation.

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

discharge, in .cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.5

11

31

60

100

178

278

490

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

760

1,400

2,100

2,890

3,780

5,840

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.5

27

56

97

181

292

530

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

810

1,490

2,260

3,080

4,000

6,160

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

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

20

20

20

19

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

19

20 

19

20

20

21

24

27

28

31

29

27

27

27

29

41

Z§_

761

24.5

0.217

0.25

1,510

Nov.

57

44

36

31

31

29

27

26

26

29

57

109

100

332

295

178 

 116

96 

81

71

66

60

57

54

50

50

50

47

50

55

-

2,308

76.9

0.681

0.76

4,580

Dec.

62

79

203

1,500

1,150

808

1,010

1,580

1,060

1,550

952

2.190

1,300

814

565

436 

566

516 

286

260

271

520

540

427

561

316

301

341

606

1,390

1,020

22,360

721

6.38

7.56

44,350

Jan.

1,720

2,840

2,400

1,530

1,030

748

1,270

5.550

4,930

2,790

3,240

5,660

2,600

*2,590

2,750

3,320 

2,470

3,110 

4,240

2,800

2,070

2,320

5,440

5,020

2,420

2,520

1,970

3,160

4,150

3,820

3,480

89,518

2,888

25.6

29.46

177,600

Feb.

5.750

2,230

2,290

2,050

1,670

1,460

1,720

1,420

1,050

828

690

591

520

475

550

*1,570 

1,650

i.ipo

846

714

602

550

500

455

410

566

548

331

-

.

-

30,696

1,096

9.70

10.10

60,880

Mar.

305

284

268

248

237

230

219

208

205

198

248

390

380

340

400

1.850 

1,080

1,090 

1,010

852

1,450

1,520

*965

846

752

613

608

608

555

510

520

18,749

605

5.35

6.17

57,190

Apr.

485

400

566

580

558

331

314

301

280

264

245

252

276

301

314

305

309

272 

260

245

234

254

248

241

226

245

720

752

555

555

-

10,248

542

3.05

3.37

20,330

May

520

460

410

355

*518

284

292

522

309

276

260

241

222

212

201

191 

181

201 

390

353

520

635

602

540

460

415

390

344

276

260

237

10,675

344

3.04

3.51

21,170

June

219

205

191

178

169

198

205

T.95

*191

166

156

150

156

147

136

128 

122

m128

125

120

120

117

117

153

128

128

122

122

-

4,509

150

1.33

1.48

8,940

July

114

107

102

97

90

84

79

75

75

71

71

67

67

75

75

69 

64

60 

56

56

55

*53

51

53

50

50

50

48

46

46

45

2,097

67.6

0.598

0.69

4,160

Aug.

43

43

40

40

40

43

43

45

43

40

37

56

55

35

34

55 

36

35 

54

54

35

34

35

43

50

 73

181

122

90

73

66

1,571

50.7

0.449

0.52

3,120

Sept.

58

53

50

46

45

43

42

43

40

40

37

57

56

55

55

55 

35

54 

52

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

35

150

*120

510

-

1,813

60.4

0.535

0.60

3,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,640 Min 18 Mean 356 Cfsm 3.15 In. 42.91 Ac-ft 258,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,550 Min 18 Mean 555 Cfsm 4.75 In. 64.27 Ac-ft 387,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
30 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Newaukum River near Chehalis, Wash.

Location (revised).--Lat 46°37'10", long. 122°56'40", on line between sees. 9 and 16, 

T. 13 N., R. 2 W., on left bank at highway bridge 2| miles southeast of Chehalis and 

3|- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1929 to September 1931, July 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

T90 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--13 years, 475 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 10.25 ft); minimum observed, 22 cfs Oct. 4-7 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1929-31, 1942-53: Maximum discharge observed, 6,440 cfs Feb. 17, 1949 (gage height, 

13.06 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum' 

observed, 12 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.74 ft (present datum) 

Sept. 12, 13, 15, 1929.

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

Cities of Chehalis and Centralia divert about 15 cfs for municipal use. No regulation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1012: 1943. WSP 1182: 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20-22, 24, 25)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

22

46

83

170

440

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

77

157

445

5.0

7.0

10.0

1,250

2,320

4,370

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

21

22

23

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*26

25

*24

12

22

22

22

24

24

26

26

28

28

27

26

26

28

28

28

32

36

41

44

55

70

54

46

48

47

54

76

1,087

35.1

2,160

Nov.

86

70

57

52

50

50

48

52

48

53

66

86

71

82

J.39

86

64

56

50

48

44

40

39

38

*37

36 " 38

36

30

32

-

1,684

56.1

3,340

Dec.

M

54

140

335

230

215

326

830

380

585

498

770 585'

480

332

270

214

182

157

157

170

560

585

428

330

263

263

193

543

557

480

11,160

360

22,140

Jan.

683

1,480

1,760

1,040

810

578

810

3,270

3,910

2,520

2,260

*2,540

1,900

*1,600

1,390

2,180

1,960

2,260

3,570

2,530

2,140

2,200

4.060

2,470

2,010

2,010

1,770

2,340

3,070

3,450

2,660

67,231

2,169

133,400

Feb.

2.730

2,160

2,350

2,250

1,760

1,640

1,800

1,440

1,240

918

798

758

592

540

560

814

1,160

874

676

606

532

490

460

428

380

*347

332

305

-

_

-

28,940

1,034

57,400

Mar.

305

287

274

268

250

247

241

250

222

231

274

338

300

280

350

526

578

578

526

501

500

520

543

543

930

550

550

600

550

550

550

13,212

426

26,210

Apr.

510

460

460

430

400

377

338

320

290

276

290

310

290

*290

270

250

236

250

300

350

400

450

540

450

350

320

498

550

445

445

11,165

372

22,150

May

410

410

360

350

320

276

320

320

300

270

236

228

209

*201

196

167

}82

185

250

360

532

498

420

500

550

550

498

395

332

296

271

10,452

337

20,730

June

236

226

214

201

167

220

400

365

265

260

241

214

356

231

252

225

201

182

*204

265

252

271

204

206

167

177

172

170

177

193

-

6,996

233

13,860

July

180

160

145

135

125

121

117

120

105

96

98

98

102

109

107

96

91

90

90

96

100

*96

*91

84

76

74

60

72

68

66

65.

3,159

102

6,270

Aug.

64

62

60

60

58

56

65

65

60

56

52

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

£L

47

49

52

56

64

66

*66

247

IZi

150

84

84

2,395

77.3

4,750

Sept.

80

80

66

62

59

57

57

57

54

49

49

50

54

52

52

49

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

12

42

150

*91

77

1,739

58.0

3,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,700 Min 19.5 Mean 297 Ac-ft 215,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,060 Mln 22 Mean 436 Ac-ft 315,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 5, 26, Nov. 11, 23, Dec. 16, 25, Feb. 7, 14, 15, 22, 23, 25, 

Mar. 13-15, 21, 22, 28, Apr. 1-5, 12, 15, 16, 16-25, May 9, 10, 19, 24, June 7, 10, 26, July 2-5, 6, 

9, 18-21, 24, 25, Aug. 1-6, 9-12, 15, 23, 29, Sept. 19, 26; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for nearby stations.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 31

Skookumchuck River near Centralia, Wash

Location. Lat 46°47'15", long. 122°'42'45", in SW^NW^ sec. 17, T. 15 N., R. IE., on left 

bank half a mile upstream from Bloody Run Creek, 4-J- miles upstream from Thompson 

Creek, and 12 miles northeast of Centralia.

Drainage area. 60.8 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Apr. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile downstream at different datum. Oct. 9 to Nov. 29, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 227 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 2,680 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 44.47 ft); minimum, 15.5 cfs Nov. 28, 29 (gage height, 39.22 ft).

1929-31, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 5,770 cfs Feb. 17, 1949 (gage height, 48.39 

ft); minimum, that of Nov. 28, 29, 1952.

Revisions,--The maximum discharge for the water year 1930 has been revised to 2,020 

cfs Mar. 22, 1930 (gage height, 6.20 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 707.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water1 years).--WSP 722: 1929-30. WSP 1246; Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 1930 and 1945, 

superseding figures published in WSP 707 and 1042, are given herewith:

Date

1930

Jan. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

145

137

114

114

114

106

106

106

92

83

68

86

86

81

Date

1930-Con.

Jan. 25

26

27

28

29

30

1945

July 9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

78

76

71

66

153

177

50

49

49

48

47

47

Date

1945-Con.

July 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

47

52

50

47

46

47

56

68

50

42

39

36

32

Note. Backwater from beaver action July 9-27, 1945.

Month

Calendar year 1945. .......

C fs -days

5,512 

54,303 

52,120 

1,437 

77,807 

99,383

Maximum

470 

1,760 

1,760 

68 

1,730 

2,050

Minimum

66 

21 

21 

30 

18 

20

Mean

178 

149 

143 

46.4 

213 

272

Per square 

mile

2.93 

2.45 

2.35 

.763 

3.50 

4.47

Runoff

Inches

3.38 

33.22 

31.88 

.88 

47.60 

60.80

Acre-feet

10,900 

108,000 

103,000 

2,850 

154,400 

197,100
32 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 

Skookumchuck River near Centralia, Wash.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 9 to Feb. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

39.2 14.

39.4 28

39.7 60

40.0 112

40.5 240

41.0 420

41.5 655

42.0 930

39.2

39.4

39.7

40.0

40.5

130

. 260

41.0

41.5

42.0

43.0

44.1

440

655

900

1,480

2,260

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.

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

*19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

18.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

20

20

20

21

33

24

21

20

20

20

26

36

663.0

21.4

0.352

0.41

1,320

Nov.

34

24

23

21

20

20

20

20

19.5 22^

46

40

45

60

69

41

32

29

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

*22

21

20

19.5

21

-

855.0

28.5

0.469

0.52

1,700

Dec.

28

59

110

294

240

178

360

492

305

312

261

456

420

291

216

340

158

135

121

110

119

208

202

170

142

126

114

119

246

264

277

6,873

222

3.65

4.20

13,630

Jan.

264

544

894

524

352

277

476

1,920

2.200

1,340

1,430

*1,520

1,040

805

750

1,370

1,230

1,250

1,830

1,270

1,100

1,290

1,890

1,160

980

905

800

1,190

1,650

1,810

1,760

35,821

1,156

19.0

21.91

71,050

Feb.

1.600

985

975

965

840

730

825

735

562

440

370

319

279

266

257

489

579

420

330

282

248

227

202

189

176

*166

164

164

-

-

-

13,784

492

8.09

8.43

27,340

Mar.

154

150

141

134

130

126

124

124

128

132

169

224

197

181

194

358

396

355

340

295

266

282

358

412

469

366

333

377

326

330

306

7,877

254

4.18

4.82

15,620

Apr.

276

248

230

205

199

186

176

169

157

148

145

154

169

*171

162

159

159

150

145

152

162

157

205

192

171

171

236

254

222

233

-

5,563

185

3.04

3.40

11,030

May

230

224

199

186

179

171

171

176

162

148

137

130

122

*120

118

110

108

118

154

192

245

282

245

351

351

276

224

197

176

159

145

5,806

187

3.08

3.55

11,520

June

132

124

118

112

108

116

179

194

162

148

132

134

205

186

166

150

134

126

132

148

137

*126

116

110

103

99

101

99

94

99

-

3,990

133

2.19

2.44

7,910

July

92

87

82

78

77

70

69

77

69

66

61

63

61

69

64

59

54

56

52

51

49

48 *47

47

46

46

43

41

40

40

58

1,842

59.4

0.977

1.13

5,650

Aug.

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

55

54

52

52

51

51

50

31

31

30

50

51

52

50

51

56

57

48

*110

75

70

46

41

1,221

59.4

0.648

0.75

2,420

Sept.

38

37

35

34

52

31

51

52

52

29

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

28

27

28

28

28

26

25

26

75

*56

154

1,059

35.3

0.581

0.65

2,100

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,160 Min 18.5 Mean 152 Cfsm 2.50 In. 34.04 Ac-ft 110,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,200 Mln 18.5 Mean 234 Cfsm 3.85 In. 52.21 Ae-ft 169,300

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). --Jan. 9 (5 p.m.) 2.680 cfs (44.47 ft); Jan. 19 (2:15 a.m.)

(44.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 33

Chehalis River near Grand Mound, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°46'35", long. 123°02'05", in NE£ sec. 22 T. 15 N., R. 3 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Meadows, If miles southwest of Grand 

Mound and 6 miles downstream from Skookumchuck River.

Drainage area. 895 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 3, 1934, staff gage at same site and at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,675 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 cfs Jan. 10 (gage height, 13.69 ft); mlnimum, 101 cfs Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge. 48,400 cfs Dec. 29, 1937 (gage height, 18.39 ft); minimum, 90 cfs Aug. 23-26, 1951 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

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

692 

707 

737 

752 

767

Water 

year

1929 

1930 

1932 

1933 

1934

Date

Mar. 27, 1929 

Feb. 8, 1930 

Feb. 27, 1932 

Dec. 3, 1932 

Dec. 21, 1933

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,700 

12,200 

23,500 

24,900 

45,700

Gage height 

(feet?

aS.OO 

a7.26 

all. 29 

all. 55 

alS.OO

a From graph based on gage readings. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Many small diversions for irrigation and domestic use above

station, including about 15 cfs for municipal water supply for Centralia and Chehalis. 

No regulation. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1293.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for a day in water year 1931, superseding those published in WSP 722, are 

given herewith:

Mar. 6, 1931.......... 1,890

Month

Calendar year 1931. ........

Maximum

13,600 

19,400 

19,400

Minimum

1,490 

212 

212

Mean

4,460 

2,030- 

2,730

Per 

square 

mile

4.98 

2.27 

3.05

Runoff

Inches

5.74 

30.81

41.40

Acre-feet

274,000 

1,470,000 

1,980,000

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

118

116

113

111

109

109

109

109

109

109

111

111

111

109

104

104

106

109

109

113

126

134

136

147

147

162

165

153

147

156

190

3,862

125

0.140

0.16

7,660

Nov.

270

258

228

200

177

165

156

153

150

150

159

224

330

390

662

644

445

353

299

262

243

232

213

206

203

*200

196

190

183

177

-

7,718

257

0.287

0.32

15,310

Dec.

190

224

353

1,660

3,350

2,250

2,650

4,960

4,580

4,180

3,650

3,820

5,920

3,760

2,570

1,950

1,580

1,330

1,150

1,050

1,000

1,800

3,170

2,520

1,960

1,600

1,400

1,280

2,040

3,880

4,260

76,087

2,454

2.74

3.16

150,900

Jan.

4.050

5,660

11,000

10,100

6,670

4,630

5,470

9,930

16,900

19.900

17,400

17,300

15,900

*12,600

9,640

11,600

13,400

12,400

14,400

15,800

13,800

11,300

15,700

18,300

15,500

13,900

12,600

12,500

15,100

16,800

16,600

396,850

12,800

14.3

16.49

787,100

Feb.

17,500

16,000

13,000

12,000

11,200

9,600

8,400

8,390

6,710

5,470

4,590

3,820

3,360

3,010

3,090

4,000

8,150

7,000

5,280

*4,350

3,760

3,310

3,050

2,700

2,430

2,190

2,040

1.930

_

-

-

176,330

6,298

7.04

7.33

349,700

Mar.

1,830

1,710

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,300

1,670

1,790

1,580

1,630

3,870

5,460

4,800

4,730

4,080

3,610

3,370

3,670

3,940

4,540

3,890

3,310

3,660

3,310

3,050

3,140

84,760

2,734

3.05

3.52

168,100

Apr.

2,940

2,720

2,460

2,220

2,080

1,900

1,760

1,660

1,550

1,450

1,360

1,400

1,500

*1,570

1,490

1,390

1,420

1,340

1,250

1,200

1.160

1,190

1,200

1,320

1,220

1,260

1,890

5,300

2,810

2,540

-

52,550

1,752

1.96

2.18

104,200

May

2,440

2,230

2,020

1,790

1,600

1,450

1,450

1,510

1,520

1,370

1,220

1,120

1,060

*998

963

921

886

844

1,100

1,330

1,510

2,160

2,230

2,230

2.650

2,350

1,920

1,650

1,450

1,320

1,200

48,692

1,571

1.76

2.02

96,580

June

1,080

998

928

865

830

893

1,110

1.450

1,240

1,070

t63

886

928

1,090

942

851

794

746

740

837

879

*812

758

710

704

686

674

674

668

656

-

26,462

882

0.985

1.10

52,490

July

"596 650

554

515

480

460

425

410

405

385

366

348

340

340

366

362

340

317

304

294

290

*290

290

278

270

266

270

262

246

239

232

11,190

361

0.403

0.46

22,200

Aug.

228

220

217

210

213

220

224

224

220

213

210

193

180

174

165

159

165

168

165

159

156

TS2

156

168

210

250

*450

"gel 794

460

371

7,688

248

0.277

0.32

15,250

Sept.

326

308

286

266

246

224

217

213

217

206

193

190

190

187

177

171

165

162

165

162

162

162

162

171

168

168

162

189

460

475

-

6,550

218

0.244

0.27

12,990

Calendar year 1952: Max 18,300 Min 104 Mean 1,671 Cfsrrf 1.87 In. 25.41 Ac-ft 1,213,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,900 Min 104 Mean 2,462 Cfsm 2.75 In. 37.33 Ac-ft 1,782,000

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). --Jan. 10 (1 to 2 p.m.) 20,500 cfs (13.69 ft); Jan. 20 (5:30

a.m.) .. 16,200 cfs (12.28 ft); Jan. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 18,700 cfs (13.10 ft); Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 18,000 cfs

(12.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
34 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek at Cedarville, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°52'05", long. 123°18'25", in SW^SW^ sec. 15, T. 16 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank 0.2 mile downstream from Williams Creek, 1 mile west of Cedarville, and i-i miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 24.8 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1942 to October 1943 (fragmentary), June 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 70 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Aug. 17, 1944, staff gage at railroad bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1944-53), 84.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 11.36 ft); minImum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 26; minimum gage height, 2.18 ft Oct. 6-9.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 1,660 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 13.77 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 25, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of backwater from debris, which are fair. 

No regulation. Some diversion for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 982: 1942. WSP 1092: 1945-46(M).

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3 to Jan. 1)

2.24

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.6

4.0

0.9

2.1

7.9

20

44

73

117

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

177

237

302

367

500

640

920

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

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf 8m

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.1

1.1

1.1 i.o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

 1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.5

3.0

6.6

10.5

56.2

1.81

0.073

0.08

111

Nov.

7.3

5.4

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

6.6

10.5

H.7

11

7.3

6.0

4.8

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

-

156.0

5.20

0.210

0.23

309

Dec.

JLi

6.6

11

49

54

50

100

*151

122

106

77

226

171 

103

73

55

43

35

29

25

28

66

76

63

53

47

41

43

84

140

167

2,299.0

74.2

2.99

3.45

4,560

Jan.

1M

485

473

288

200

159

200

520

620

419

538

480

342 

254

258

392

384

435

*592

486

299

490

886

486

354

346

385

510

552

564

741

13,232

427

17.2

19.84

26,250

Feb.

608

403

338

462

471

332

289

250

208

177

148

124

109 

103

118

219

250

188

157

140

116

103

91

82

75

69

64

6Q

-

-

-

5,748

205

8.27

8.62

11,400

Mar.

55

51

48

45

43

40

39

36

34

*33_

35

48

48 

41

49

133

145

1ST

134

123

107

98

106

105

96

87

85

86

79

85

93

2,341

75.5

3.04

3.51

4,640

Apr.

96

93

86

78

71

64

59

56

50

47

44

48

50 

48

43

42

42

40

37

*36

35

34

40

13

33

38

103

Hi

97

96

-

1,752

58.4

2.35

2.63

3,480

May

87

80

76

68

61

55

53

58

49

44

40

37

33 

32

30

29

gg

31

43

37

49

67

69

72

*72

64

58

53

49

46

40

1,608

51.9

2.09

2.41

3,190

June

15

33

29

28

27

33

29

26

24

20

18.5

18

24 

21

17.5

16

15

14.5

14.5

17

15.5

14.5

13

13

12.5

11.5

12.5

13

13

il

589.5

19.6

0.790

0.88

1,170

July

10._S

10

9.1

8.8

8.2

7.3

6.8

6.6

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.6 

7.3

7.3

6.8

5.8

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.0

*3.5

*3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

2j£

179.4

5.79

0.233

0.27

356

Aug.

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.6

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1 

1.9

ill

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.5

4.0

7.3

6.3

5.4

4.4

3.6

89.2

2.88

0.116

0.13

177

Sept.

*3.4

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

4.8

*5.3

28

-

78.0

2.60

0.105

0.12

155

Calendar year 1952: Max 628 Mln 1.0 Mean 48.5 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.62 Ac-ft 35,210

Water year 1952-53: Max 886 Mln 0.9 Mean 77.1 Cfsm 3.11 In. 42.17 Ac-ft 55,800

ase. 800 cfs). Jan. 23 (2 a.m.) 1,120 cfs (11.36 ft); Jan. 31 (4:30 p.m.)

cfs (9.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Jan. 2, Aug. 26 to Sept. 30.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 35

Chehalls River at Porter, Wash.

Location Lat 46°56'20", long. 123°18'45", on line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 17 N., 

R. 5 W., at upstream end of right bank pier of Chehalis River bridge at mouth of 

Porter Creek, 700 ft west of Porter.

Drainage area.--1,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 25 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 19.93 ft); 

minimum, 164 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 17, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Cities of Centralia and Chehalls divert about 15 cfs from 

Newaukum River, a tributary, for municipal use. Other small diversions for irrigation 

and domestic use. No regulation.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

152

199

277

370

565

805

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,080

1,390

2,130

3,000

4,000

6,300

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

9,000

12,100

15,600

19,600

25,000

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

180

180

177

175

175

168

168

168

168

168

170

173

173

170

170

168

*166

168

170

182

204

202

209

247

242

232

240

245

253

272

292

6,075

196

0.151

0.17

12,050

Nov.

347

380

360

325

289

272

258

253

250

250

269

292

384

520

675

ss± 7l5

542

456

412

370

350

334

315

309

303

297

292

289

280

-

11,282

376

0.289

0.32

22,380

Dec.

286

315

444

1,350

3,920

3,580

3,440

5,520

*6,500

5,390

5,210

5,140

7.150

5,990

4,180

3,190

2,620

2,230

1,950

1,770

1,700

2,090

3,770

3,780

3,060

2,590

2,260

2,080

2,560

4,360

5,820

104,225

3,362

2.59

2.98

206,700

Jan.

5.560

7,440

12,200

14,100

11,500

7,910

6,480

9,820

16,900

20,100

22,500

22,200

23,900

19,300

16,300

15,200

17,100

18,300

*18,600

19,700

19,700

18,500

20,500

22,200

22,900

21,300

19,800

19,300

20,200

21,700

24.100

535,310

17,270

13.3

15.31

*1,062

Feb.

24.200

23,600

*21,900

19,600

18,600

16,900

15,000

13,800

12,200

10,000

8,430

7,220

6,310

5,710

5,570

6,480

9,680

11,100

8,920

7,310

6,470

5,720

5,290

4,770

4,330

3,950

3,690

5.500

-

-

-

290,250

10,370

7.98

8.30

575,700

Mar.

3,300

3,140

2,940

2,790

2,670

2,540

2,470

2,350

2,320

2.270

2,280

2,560

2,860

2,760

2,670

3,620

6,420

6.7J70

6,590

6,200

5,620

4,970

5,030

 5,320

5,710

5,800

5,080

4,940

5,060

4,660

4,730

126,440

4,079

3.14

3.62

250,800

Apr.

4.600

4,330

3,990

3,700

3,420

3,200

2,990

2,820

2,690

2,530

2,400

2,400

2,540

2,600

2,490

2,440

2,390

2,350

2,200

2,110

2,060

2,050

2,070

*2,140

2,100

2,140

3,050

4,590

4,510

4,010

-

86,910

2,897

2.23

2.49

172,400

May

5.830

3,500

3,280

2,950

2,690

2,470

2,370

2,420

2,430

2,300

2,120

1,980

1,860

1,750

1,690

1,640

1.580

1,590

1,740

2,070

2,300

2,810

3,150

3,150

*3,620

3,470

2,910

2,550

2,310

2,120

1,970

76,620

2,472

1.90

2.19

152,000

June

1,800

1,680

1,590

1,510

1,420

1,480

1,650

1,940

1.970

1,710

1,560

1,420

1,500

1,600

1,560

1,410

1,280

1,240

1,170

1,210

1,360

1,290

1,200

1,130

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,030

1.000

-

41,940

1,398

1.08

1.20

83,190

July

998

948

894

820

805

750

710

680

665

646

614

588

578

583

592

588

552

520

492

464

456

*440

436

433

416

408

384

384

380

370

162

17,954

579

0.445

0.51

35,610

Aug.

350

344

331

331

337

334

334

328

325

315

303

292

274

258

247

247

247

247

247

247

242

240

242

240

250

306

412

126

440

452

534

10,022

323

0.248

0.29

19,880

Sept.

*460

419

'350 380

325

312

300

294

289

280

272

266

261

258

255

247

245

237

234

232

229

229

234

229

232

227

234

315

*350

940

-

9,135

304

0.234

0.26

18,120

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 24,200

Mln - 

Mln 166

Maan - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Mean 3,606 Cfsra 2.77 In. 37.64 Ac-ft 2,611,000

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs). --Jan. 11 (11:30 p.m.) 23,400 cfs (19.45 ft); Jan. 20 (10 p.m.) 

20,300 cfs (18.30 ft); Jani 25 (5:30 a.m.) 23,000 cfs (19.33 ft); Jan. ^31 (7 p.m.) 24,800 cf.s (19.93

ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed In thousands.
36 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Cloquallum River at Elma, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°00'20", long. 123°23'10", in S?NWi sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 6 W., on right

 bank 10 ft downstream from bridge, half a mile east of Elma, and 1.8 miles downstream 

from Wildcat Creek. Prior to Sept. 2, 1953, at site 200 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 65.8 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1942 to October 1943 (fragmentary), July 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map). Prior to

 T£ug. 7, 1944, staff gage at site on left bank 350 ft downstream at different datum. 

Aug. 7, 1944, to Sept. 1, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 252 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 9.60 ft); mini-

 mum,' 17 cfs Oct. 18; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Sept. 14, 15, 20-22, 25, 26.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 11.04 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 15, 1945 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. Severa! small diversions on minor tributaries above station and some regulation by log 

pond on Wildcat Creek.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control 

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

Oct. 1 to Sept. 1 Sept. 2-30

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

10

43

92

187

357

530

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.1

910

1,330

1,810

2,360

3,040

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

43

73

108

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

20

20

20

18.5

18.5

18.5

20

20

21

21

20

20

18.5

18.5

18.5

*18.5

18.5

20

23

30

24

24

37

32

28

26

24

35

50

52

755.0

24.4

0.371

0.43

1,500

Nov.

48

35

32

30

28

26

24

24

24

32

50

52

57

11

64

43

35

34

32

30

28

28

28

26

28

24

24

24

26

28

-

1,038

34.6

0.526

0.59

2,060

Dec.

30

39

61

170

211

187

269

326

255

252

252

*765

509

309

224

177

147

134

134

121

134

184

153

134

127

112

106

112

167

231

231

6,263

202

3.07

3.54.

12,420

Jan.

231

924

1,060

642

*460

384

474

928

1,090

714

1,160

1,210

1,030

894

963

1,340

1,130

1,190

1,360

1,110

858

1,350

2,940

1,800

1,280

1,140

1,160

1,600

1,820

1,950

*2.980

37,172

1,199

18.2

21.01

73,730

Feb.

2.280

1,560

*1,540

1,340

1,090

958

1,050

878

694

596

498

425

381

364

411

772

774

5138

470

428

377

364

323

296

275

258

245

231

-

-

19,446

694

10.5

10.99

38,570

Mar.

218

207

197

187

184

177

167

160

156

156

156

204

180

156

187

*360

1£2

364

357

313

289

286

326

306

279

255

272

303

262

299

279

7,609

245

3.72

4.30

15,090

Apr.

252

231

228

211

201

184

180

173

163

153

156

167

197

177

160

156

153

143

137

131

137

150

180

*147

143

177

390

357

296

289

-

5,819

194

2.95

3.29

11,540

May

252

224

204

184

170

156

160

167

153

137

131

121

115

112

109

106

191

124

170

150

184

224

238

279

272

221

*197

173

156

143

134

5,267

170

2.58

2.98

10,450

June

121

115

109

104

104

1M

134

121

112

101

92

92

121

101

89

87

82

79

82

87

87

79

74

71

71

71

74

76

71

M

2,805

93.5

1.42

1.59

5,560

July

M

61

57

54

52

52

48

45

45

43

43

43

52

54

50

48

43

41

39

39

*39

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

35

M

34

1,374

44.3

0.673

0.78

2,730

Aug.

34

34

34

34

37

37

34

28

30

28

24

23

24

21

21

26

28

28

26

26

23

23

24

28

28

41

*52

45

43

35

 28

947

30.5

0.464

0.54

1,880

Sept,

26

24

23

23

23

24

25

26

24

23

23

25

24

22

11

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

24

23

22

22

26

59

59

*159

 * " 

883

29.4

0.447

0.50

1,750

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,350 Min 18.5 Mean 148 Cfsjn 2.25 In. 30.52 Ac-ft 107,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,980 Min 18.5 Mean 245 Cfsm 3.72 In. 50.54 Ac-ft 177,300

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs).--Jan. 23 (5:30 a.m.) 3,360 cfs (9.55 ft); Jan. 31 (4 p.m.) 3,390 

cfs (9.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Feb. 1 to Mar. 19, Aug. 6 to Sept. 1.
CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN 37

Satsop River near Satsop, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°00'05", long. 123°29'40", In sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 7 W., in west pier

of bridge on U. S. Highway 410, three-quarters of a mile west of Satsop and 2 miles

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1929 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior

To Mar. 19, 1938, staff gage at site 60 ft downstream at datum 20.9 ft higher. 

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,922 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 cfs Jan. 23 (elevation, 34.79 ft); minimum, 203 cfs Sept. 20-22 (elevation, 23.96 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 46,600 cfs (revised) Jan. 22, 1935 (elevation, 38.9 ft,

from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 166 cfs Sept. 21, 1938; minimum elevation, 21.66

ft, present datum, Sept. 3-6, 1934.

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

707 

722 

737 

752 

767 

792 

832

Water 

year

1930 

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935 

1937

Date

Dec. 23, 1929 

Jan. 23, 1931 

Feb. 26, 1932 

Jan. 8, 1933 

Dec. 21, 1933 

Jan. 22, 1935 

Apr. 14, 1937

Discharge 

(cfs)

11,300 

19,200 

30,900 

15,300 

24,500 

46,600 

15,200

Gage height 

(feet)

alO.O 

a!3.2 

15.8 

all. 5 

a!4.4 

38.9 

alO.5

a From graph based on gage readings. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. No

diversion or regulation. 

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Ratinj

24.1

24.3

24.6

24.9

25.2

5 tables

Oct. 1

ISO

285

480

720

1,000

, water year 1952-

in cubic

to Dee. 11

25.6 1,420

26.0 1,890

26.5 2,560

27.0 3,310

28.0 5,060

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

26.0

175

337

645

1,030

1,600

2,240

27.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

32.0

34.0

3,790

5,670

7,890

10,500

16,200

23,500

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

252

241

241

236

236

230

225

225

225

230

225

225

225

220

215

210

210

210

210

225

246

236

225

258

315

274

*241

230 

246

309

473

7,569

244

0.841

0.97

15,010

Nov.

438

384

333

309

297

285

280

268

258

280

473

864

783

1,420

2,010

1,200

882

712

619

548

502

466

431

404

390

371

358

345 

339

333

-

16,582

553

1.91

2.13

32,890

Dec.

352

452

837

3,720

4,370

3,31O

4,370

5,020

3,75O

3,600

3,140

*10.700

7,940

4,630

3,290

*2,700

2,310

1,930

1,710

1,490

1,560

1,930

1,760

1,600

1,440

1,290

1,230

1,670 

2,440

4,690

4,300

93,531

3,017

10.4

11.99

185,500

Jan.

5.840

7,460

14,8OO

7,080

4,980

4,120

5,050

8,700

10,400

7,350

8,420

11,900

10,600

8,600

8,030

12,300

7,790

*7,170

9,820

9,900

7,420

9,550

22.700

 15,800

9,550

7,600

6,870

9,030 

10,600

11,700

18,400

297,530

9,598

33.1

38.16

590,100

Feb.

15.700

10,000

9,580

8,440

6,810

6,130

9,470

7,030

5,19O

4,210

3,550

3,070

2,720

2,490

2,490

3,790

5,010

3,940

3,240

2,840

2,520

2,350

2,110

1,940

1,800

1,680

1,610

1.560

-

-

131,270

4,688

16.2

16.83

260,400

Mar.

1,480

1,4OO

1,330

1,250

1,240

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,080

1.060

1,110

1,370

1,470

1,300

1,340

*5.420

3,390

2,860

2,660

2,340

2,080

1,950

2,070

2,280

2,160

1,990

2,070

2,720 

2,250

2,160

2,010

57,290

1,848

6.37

7.35

113,600

Apr.

1,810

1,680

1,580

1,500

1,420

1,330

1,260

1,220

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,130

1,250

1,220

1,150

1,120

1,130

1,070

1,040

1.030

1,060

1,200

1,350

*1,330

1,220

1,320

2,120

2.450 

2,070

2,230

-

41,600

1,387

4.78

5.33

82,510

May

2.200

2,020

1,810

1,640

1,500

1,380

1,360

1,480

1,460

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,060

1,010

980

920

880

950

1,590

1,360

1,410

1,820

2,070

1,980

1,820

1,590

*1,480

1,320

1,230

1,140

1,040

44,160

1,425

4.91

5.66

87,590

June

980

130

910

850

830

950

97O

9OO

860

811

773

773

830

792

744

717

672

654

645

672

663

636

602

594

577

568

568

568 

544

520

-

22,103

737

2.54

2.83

43,840

July

512

4S8

488

465

465

450

435

428

420

420

405

398

450

520

520

488

442

420

398

391

378

371

*371

371

364

357

351

337 

331

325

319

12,878

415

1.43

1.65

25,540

Aug.

313

3O6

3O6

313

319

319

313

300

294

288

282

276

271

265

260

271

276

276

265

254

260

254

260

271

276

325

364

337 

319

300

*282

9,015

291

1.00

1.16

17,880

Sept.

265

254

249

238

233

233

238

238

233

227

222

233

227

222

213

208

208

208

208

203

203

208

222

238

222

217

*227

750 

830

1.820

-

9,497

317

1.09

1.22

18,840

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,700 Min 210 Mean 1,366 Cfsm 4.71 In. 64.11 Ac-ft 991,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 22,700 Min 203 Mean 2,036 Cfsm 7.02 In. 95.28 Ac-ft 1,474,000

Peak discharge (base. 13.500 cf3).--Dec. 12 (5 p.m.) 16,100 cfs (31.9< ft); Jan. 3 (6:30 a.m.) 

19.600 cfs (32.97 ft); Jan. 16 (5 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (31.66 ft); Jan. 23 (6:30 p.m.) 26,700 cfs (34.79 

ft); Jan. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 24,100 cfs (34.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Dec. 4 to Jan. 2.
38 CHEHALIS RIVER BASIN

Wynoochee River above Save Creek, near Aberdeen, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°18', long. 123 0 39', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 21 N., R. 8 W., on left bank 

1 mile upstream from mouth of Save Creek and 22 miles northeast of Aberdeen.

Drainage area. 69.5 sq mi.

Records available . October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 411 ft above mean sea level (by barometer) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 12.53 ft); minimum, 104 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 4.03 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 3, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 20, 1952.

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

poor. No diversion or regulation.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

98

143

203

279

470

790

1,210

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.1

1,740

2,370

3,800

5,340

7,020

9,030

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

Ittal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

129 

126

124

121

121

119

117

117

117

115

113

113

113

113

111

111

108

106 T56"

115

115

108

111 

174

154

129

*119

115

143

422

365

4,270

138

1.99

2.28

8,470

Nov.

310 

239

207

200

184

171

160

151

149

265

753

854

776

1.340

1,220

748

561

470

420

390

356

328

297 

275

259

239

228

221

Z10

221

-

12,205

407

5.86

6.53

24,210

Dec.

255 

410

420

2,510

1,730

1,250

1,700

1,620

1,240

1,130

1,140

*6.150

3,180

1,970

1,480

1,330

1,090

934

838

741

783

798

713 

644

598

555

567

982

1,240

2,400

1,700

42,098

1,358

19.5

22.53

83,500

Jan.

1.290

6^210

2,560

1,760

1,480

2,680

4,040

5,310

2,840

4,250

6,310

5,080

3,480

4,300

4,430

2,680

*2,610

3,780

3,680

2,840

4,440

8,780 

5,450

3,540

2,560

2,300

2,850

3,650

4,100

8,020

122,530

3,953

56.9

65.57

243,000

Feb.

4.440 

3,440

3,560

2,570

2,030

2,350

4,420

2 , 320

1,700

1,390

1,170

1,020

918

870

846

1,380

1,190

966

838

762

720

685

637 

598

567

549

540

520

_

-

-

42,996

1,536

22.1

23.01

85,280

Mar.

500 

480

465

455

440

430

420

415

410

405

450

500

600

500

550

1,280

1,020

880

770

*700

644

624

798 

918

806

750

900

1,050

900

810

730

20,600

665

9.57

11.02

40, 860

Apr.

680 

630

590

550

520

490

-460

*440

425

410

415

430

460

435

415

420

445

440

455

514

585

692

854 

713

650

755

1..650

1,280

950

1,030

-

18,763

625

8.99

10.04

37,220

May

934 

806

Til

741

910

926

966

1,050

862

790

644

611

637

618

585

555

543

1,090

1,140

798

910

1.180

1,010 

894

776

713

706

*657

644

630

567

24,620

794

11.4

13.17

48,830

June

525

514

481

470

465

555

585

543

514

508

508

543

567

514

476

455

465

445

420

425

410

405

385 

370

365

361

356

356

356

346

-

13,688

456

6.56

7.32

27,150

July

337 

332

351

351

342

365

380

385

351

337

337

323

380

410

410

342

319

310

292

275

*259

255

247 

239

232

225

217

214

210

207

205

9,437

304

4.37

5.05

18,720

Aug.

200 

197

197

193

193

190

187

187

181

181

177

174

171

168

168

174

174

168

163

163

163

165

181 

177

174

203

207

*193

187

174

168

5,598

181

2.60

3.00

11,100

Sept.

163 

160

157

154

151

149

146

146

143

143

141

143

141

141

138

138

138

136

136

136

133

143

157 

146

138

136

176

*1,050

706

2.420

-

8,105

270

3.88

4.34

16,080

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,150 Mln 106 Mean 644 Cfsm 9.27 In. 126.12 Ac-ft 467,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,780 Min 106 Mean 890 Cfsm 12.8 In. 173. 86 Ac-ft 644,400

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Dec. 12 (9:20 a.m.) 8,950 cfs (11.06 ft); Jan. 3 (12:30 a.m.) 

11,900 ofs (12.53 ft); Jan. 9 (2 p.m.) 6.990 cfs (9.98 ft); Jan. 12 (6:45 a.m.) 7,290 cfs (10.15 ft); 

Jan. 15 (11:20 p.m.) 8,690 cfs (10.92 ft); Jan. 23 (11:30 a.m.) 10.800 cfs (12.01 ft); Jan. 31 (11 

a.m.) 10,500 cfs (11.83 ft); Feb. 7 (3:45 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (9.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 27 to Mar. 2O, Mar. 26 to Apr. 7; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, and records for stations on nearby streams.
HUMPTULIPS RIVER BASIN 39

Humptulips River near Humptulips, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 47°13'40", long. 123°56'25", in NE£ sec. 17, T. 20 N., R. 10 W., 

on right bank at abandoned bridge site 1 mile southeast of Humptulips, 2.5 miles upstream from Stevens Creek, and 3^ miles downstraam from confluence of East and West 

Forks.

Drainage area.--130 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1933 to January 1935, July 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 117.4 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to Jan. 14, 1935, Feb. 27, 1950, to Jan. 15, 1953, water-stage 

recorder and July 1, 1942, to Feb. 28, 1950, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years {1933-34, 1942-53), 1,299 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 10.1 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum observed, 124 cfs Sept. 21; minimum gage height observed, 

0.74 ft Sept. 11.

1933-35, 1942-53: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 12.7 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,500 cfs; minimum observed, 

82 cfs Sept. 11, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft Sept. 14, 1949 (from graph based 

on gage readings).

Remarks. Records good prior to Jan. 16, fair thereafter. No diversion. Slight regulation 

by fish hatchery on West Fork for short periods at low flow.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1216: 1934-35, 1943-46, 1947(M), 1949(M). WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 <gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

0.8

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

110

170

285

490

750

1,080

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,590

2,210

2,910

4,610

6,810

9,500

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

102

155

267

490

890

1,410

2,050

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

2,820

3,670

5,600

7,800

10,400

16,600

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

149 

146

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

140

137

137

134

131

128

125

T25

125

134

152

134

134

233

237

177

158

*152

188

472

508

5,300

171

1.32

1.52

10,510

Nov.

466 

340

285

281

261

241

221

205

202

298

846

1,240

1,180

2.210

1,990

1,170

862

838

598

544

496

448

415

390

370

350

285

321

303

303

-

17,959

599

4.61

5.14

35,620

Dec.

420 

617

1,070

2,980

2,610

2,220

3,200

3,140

2,340

2,180

*1,950

9.100

4,610

2,790

1,990

1,670

1,370

1,150

1,050

934

1,070

1,230

1,040

934

838

766

782

1,410

2,050

3,610

2,630

63,751

2,056

15.8

18.24

126,400

Jan.

2,130 

7,210

8,080

3,370

2,200

1.790

3,420

5,170

5,580

3,370

5,280

7,340

6,110

4,320

6,670

5,000

*3,990

3,890

5,440

5,440

4,250

8,490

16 . 600

 9,110

5,440

4,070

3,430

5,360

5,840

6,860

13,000

178,250

5,750

44.2

50.99

353,600

Feb.

7.610 

5,640

5,920

4,290

3,230

3,330

7,610

4,140

2,850

2,230

1,830

1,550

1,390

1,270

1,290

2,350

2,690

1,990

1,630

1,430

1,290

1,270

1,080

980

926

872

854

818

-

-

-

72,360

2,584

19.9

20.70

143,500

Mar.

783 

699

651

620

651

605

575

560

560

620

783

1,480

1,160

944

1,080

5.500

2,260

*1,990

1,700

1,430

1,280

1,180

1,480

1,550

1,390

1,390

1,580

2,140

1,580

1,480

1,310

39,011

1,258

9.68

11.16

77,380

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,100 Mln 125 Mean

Apr.

1,170 

1,070

980

890

872

818

740

707

659

620

590

691

783

758

758

651

699

651

635

675

724

1,000

*1,260

1,060

90S

1,150

2.140

2,080

1,580

1,920

-

29,259

975

7.50

8.37

58,030

May

1.680 

1,480

1,280

,150

,120

,100

,060

,280

,270

1,040

926

836

783

749

683

635

612

651

1,290

1,070

1,170

1,460

1,370

1,300

1,160

1,010

*926

845

774

715

651

32,076

1,035

7.96

9.18

63,620

June

605 

575

560

518

490

605

620

605

560

511

490

471

605

546

490

453

428

410

398

398

410

392

374

374

352

342

347

336

336

315

-

13,916

464

3.57

3.98

27,600

July

305 

296

286

286

277

272

272

272

267

254

250

242

305

380

380

326

281

263

250

*242

238

238

238

218

218

206

203

195

195

192

188

8,035

259

1.99

2.30

15,940

Aug.

185 

181

178

178

188

181

178

178

175

172

162

162

158

155

155

158

175

162

158

158

162

152

206

250

206

242

*286

233

221

195

188

5,738

185

1.42

1.64

11,380

Sept.

178 

172

162

158

152

149

149

149

143

140

138

138

138

135

132

129

126

126

126

126

124

T35

168

168

155

*146

*229

1,580

1,190

3,620

-

10,381

346

2.66

2.97

20,590

937 Cfsm 7.21 In. 98. 09 Ac-ft 680,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,600 Mln 124 Mean 1,304 Cfsm 10.0 In. 136. 19 Ac-ft 944,200

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 eta). Dec. 12 (11 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (8.46 ft); Jan. 2 (10:45 p.m.) 

15,400 cfs (9.82 ft); probably Jan. 15 (time unknown) 16,000 cfs (9.00 ft); Jan. 23 (time unknown) 

20,400 cfs (10.1 ft); Jan. 31 (9:35 a.m.) 14,600 cfs (8.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
40 QUINAULT RIVER BASIN

Quinault River at Quinault Lake, Wash.

Location. La t 47°27'30", long. 123°53'30", in sec. 25, T. 23 N., R. 10 tf., on left bank 

at outlet of Quinault Lake, 50 ft downstream from Olympic Highway bridge, U. S. Highway 101, and 4 miles southwest of Qftinault.

Drainage area. 264 sq mi.

Records available. October 1911 to September 1953 (December 1922 to July 1924 monthly 

records only, in WSP 870).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 184.60 ft above mean sea level (Washington 

State Highway benchmark). Prior to Jan. 1, 1913, staff gage on south shore of Quinault 

Lake 3 miles northeast of present site and Jan. 1, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1916, staff gage 

at mouth of Canoe Creek, 4 miles northeast of present site at datum 1.06 ft higher. 

Oct. 1, 1916, to May 2, 1935, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream from 

present site at datum 0.36 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 2,709 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 20,700 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 12.56 ft); minimum, 356 cfs sometime during October (gage height, 2.13 ft, from recorded range in 

stage).

1911-22, 1924-53: Maximum discharge, 42,300 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 18.60 

ft), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 276 cfs Sept. 12, 1944 (gage 

height, 1.96 ft).

Flood in November 1909 reached a stage of approximately 22 ft, present datum (discharge, 52,600 cfs).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown In the following table. They supereede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

412 

442 

812 

832 

862 

882

Water 

year

1915 

1916 

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939

Date

Oct. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Dec. 

Dec. 

Jan.

19, 1914 

8, 1915 

4, 1936 

22, 1936 

29, 1937 

1, 1939

Discharge 

(cfs)

16,200 

20,800 

11,200 

15,200 

21,500 

25,400

Gage height 

(feet )

10.0 

11.8 

9.17 

10.79 

12.86 

14.06

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

good. Natural regulation by Quinault Lake. No diversion.

Revisions. WSP 442: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for period in water year 1934, superseding those published in WSP 767, are 

given herewith:

Date

1933

Dec. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

18,000

13,000

21,000

18,000

11,000

8,500

6,500

Date

1933-Con.

Dec. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

5,200

19,000

15,000

12,000

9,000

22,000

15,000

Date

1933-Con.

Dec. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Di scharge

11,000

7,000

6,000

7,500

6,000

9,000

17,000

14,000

Month

Calendar year 1933... 

Water year 1933-34...

Cfs-days

318,000 

1,311,192 

1,241,141

Maximum

22,000 

28,000 

28,000

Minimum

1,620 

7ZO 

504

Mean

10,260 

3,590 

3,400

Per 

square 

mile

38.9 

13.6 

12.9

Runoff

Inches

'44.80 

184.81 

174.74

Acre-feet

630,700 

2,602,000 

2,462,000
QUINAULT RIVER BASIN 

luinault River at Quinault Lake, Wash. Continued

41

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

341

445

630

940

1,400

1,920

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.1

3,270

4,950

8,980

13,700

19,300

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

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

400

390

385

380

380

385

390

400

395

390

385

380 

375

370

365

360 

360

360

360

370

380

390

370

400

520

450

400

370 

*488

600

900

12,848

414

1.57

1.81

25,480

Nov.

700

600

550

600

700

600

570

550

530

510

800

2,500 

2,150

2,000

5.000

2,300 

1,900

1,600

1,450

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,000

950

920

900

870 

860

850

-

34,610

1,154

4.37

4.88

68,650

Dec.

900

1,050

1,300

1,700

4,000

3,000

2,800

2,700

2,500

2,200

*3,200

8,450 

10 . 800

8,100

5,950

4,700 

3,970

3,330

2,890

2,520

2,370

2,380

2,210

2,050

1,890

1,760

1,720

1,980 

2,470

4,120

5,040

104,050

3,356

12.7

14.66

206,400

Jan.

4.570

6,500

15,900

11,500

7,620

5,680

6,130

8,960

15,500

14,500

12,300

19 . 100 

18,600

14,300

11,700

14,100 

*10,500

8,480

9,600

10,400

9,550

9,770

16 , 400

18,700

13,400

9,950

7,800

7,660 

8,350

10,200

15,400

353,110

11,390

43.1

49.74

700,400

Feb.

17.400

12,500

10,500

9,420

7,680

6,520

9,710

9,460

7,160

5,600

4,570

3,850 

3,360

3,030

2,900

3,260 

3,800

3,520

3,080

2,750

2,460

2,320

2,150

1,990

1,860

1,770

1.700

1,740

_

-

146,060

5,216

19.8

20.58

289,700

Mar.

1,580

,520

,450

,390

,360

,320

,280

1.270

1,340

1,450

1,630

1,960 

2,050

1,940

1,890

2,460 

*2,760

2,650

2,500

2,300

2,110

1,980

1,960

2,110

2,250

2,340

2,720

5.JSO 

3,200

2,900

2,630

63,680

2,054

7.78

8.97

126,300

Apr.

2,340

2,120

1,910

1,800

1,700

1,630

1,550

1,480

1,400

1,330

1,300

1,300 

1,360

1,350

1,300

1.280 

1,300

1,310

1,340

1,470

1,690

*2,050

2,420

2,540

2,500

2,590

3,580

5.110 

4,630

4,100

-

61,780

2,059

7.80

8.70

122,500

May

3,660

3,200

2,860

2.750

3,180

4,000

4,380

4,. 680

4,410

3,800

3,240

2,940 

2,860

2,890

2,840

2,760 

2,770

2,930

4,190

4,220

3,880

3,920

3,740

3,470

3,210

*3,030

3,020

3,060 

3,210

3,260

3,030

105,370

3,399

12.9

14.84

209,000

June

2,770

2,590

3,460

2,370

2,290

2,340

2,510

2,630

2,610

2,590

2,660

2,830 

3,060

5.090

2,970

2,840 

2,830

2,800

2,650

2,580

2,520

2,450

2,370

2,280

2,220

2,160

2,140

2.120 

2,140

2,140

-

76,010

2,534

9.60

10.71

150,800

July

2,150

2,160

2,300

2,430

2,510

2,630

2,900

3,210

3.300

3,180

3,160

3,100 

3,120

3,210

3,180

2,940 

*2,750

2,680

2,560

2,380

2,240

2,170

2,080

1,940

1,860

1,780

1,700

1,630 

1,600

1,600

1.570

76,020

2,452

9.29

10.71

150,800

Aug.

1.520

1,480

1,490

1,470

1,450

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,360

1,320

1,290 

1,260

1,230

1,220

1,230 

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,020

1,030

1,060

1,030

*1,020

1,080

1,070 

1,020

967

932

37,929

1,234

4.64

5.34

75,230

Sept.

900

860

828

788

772

756

732

708

693

672

651

644 

630

624

598

572 

559

534

515

503

491

503

540

546

528

*522

540

1,660 

2,160

4.600

25,629

854

3.23

3.61

50 , 830

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,900 Min 360 Mean 2,144 Cfsm 8.12 In. 110.57 Ac-ft 1,557,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,100 Min 560 Mean 3,006 Cfsm 11.4 In. 154.55 Ac-ft 2,176,000

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs). Jan. 3 (9 a.m.) 17,100 cfs (11.30 ft); Jan. 9 (7 p.m.) 18,300 

cfs (11.74 ft); Jan. 12 (5 p.m.) 20,700 cfs (12.56 ft); Jan. 16 (5 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (10.50 ft); 

Jan. 23 (9:30 p.m.) 20,400 cfs (12.46 ft); Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 19,900 cfs (12.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-28, Oct. 30 to Dec. 11, Dec. 15, 16; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage and records for stations on nearby streams.
42 HOH RIVER BASIN

Hoh River near Spruce, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°48'20", long. 124°06'20", in sec. 34, T. 27 N., R. 11 W., on left bank 

1 mile downstream from Maple Creek, 2ir miles west of Spruce, and 5 miles downstream 

from South Pork.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1926 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 320 ft (river-profile survey).

Average discharge. 27 years, 1,961 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 12.95 ft); 

minimum, 403 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 38,700 cfs Nov. 26, 1949 (gage height, 22.2 ft, from 

high-water marks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 247 cfs Nov. 14, 15, 1929; minimum gage height, 

0.68 ft Oct. 18, 19, 1946.

Maximum stage known since at least 1891, that of Nov. 26, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or artificial regulation. Large diurnal fluctuation during summer months caused by melting glaciers at source.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1182: 1935(M). WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for December 1933, superseding those published in WSP 767, are given herewith:

Date

1933

Dec . 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

6,860

7,040

5,000

4,500

11,000

8,000

12,000

9,000

7,000

Date

1933-Con.

Dec. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

5,500

4,500

3,500

7,000

11,000

8,000

10,000

13,000

10,000

Date

1933-Con.

Dec. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

7,000

5,500

4,500

5,500

4,500

6,000

9,000

7,000

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 7-30; discharge estimated on' 

basis of records for Queets River near Clearwater.

Month

Calendar year 1933..... 

Water year 1933-34.....

Cf s-days

202,830 

905,871 

891,430

Maximum

13,000 

13,000 

13,000

Minimum

1,080 

686 

516

Mean

6,543 

2,480 

2,442

Per 

square 

mile

31.5 

11.9 

11.7

Runoff

36.27 

161.97 

159.37

402,300 

1,797,000 

1,768,000

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

664 

644

616

572

579

600

608 

624

612

562

540

537 

498

448

421

421

421

460

467

506

523

464

481

840

608

498

442 

421

*660

1.280

880

17,897

577

2.77

3.20

35,500

Nov.

724 

582

 551

732

624

537

484 

442

424

1,150

1,750

1,400 

1,260

2,190

1,780

1,230

995

1,050

975

880

788

716

664

620

579

551

520 

498

474

530

-

25,700

857

4.12

4.60

50,980

Dec.

608 

728

1,220

3,690

3,050

2,580

2,820 

2,740

2,270

*2,160

2,200

9.790 

6,480

4,200

3,070

2,530

2,140

1,850

1,640

1,480

1,520

1,480

1,310

1,200

1,120

1,060

1,120 

1,820

2,150

4,190

3,030

77,246

2,492

12.0

13.81

153,200

Jan.

2.450 

8,350

9,570

4,690

3,360

2,840

5,120 

7,770

12,800

6,490

9,080

13.900 

9,800

7,650

7,720

*7,810

5,050

4,660

5,230

5,320

4,670

6,100

12,600

9,380

6,680

4,960

4,450 

5,130

6,330

6,620

13,300

219,860

7,092

34.1

39.31

436,100

Feb.

9,550 

6,370

6,170

5,230

4,220

4,190

7,820 

4,720

3,660

3,070

2,720

2,440 

2,240

2,190

2,140

2,760

2,560

2,260

2,110

2,000

1,900

1,790

1,580

1,490

1,420

1,400

1,410 

1.350

_

_

-

90,560

3,234

15.5

16.19

179,600

Mar.

1,270 

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,060

1.020 

1,080

1,220

1,400

1,690

1,820 

1,600

1,400

1,500

2,300

*1,810

1,710

1,520

1,400

1,260

1,190

1,390

1,640

1,660

1,710

2.650 

2,310

1,870

1,730

1,580

47,4OO

1,529

7.35

8.48

94,020

Apr.

1,410 

1,290

,210

,170

,150

,090

,020 

966

934

885

898

970 

1,010

990

944

948

962

975

,040

,210

,430

* ,710

,820

,580

1,520

1,870

2,960 

2,940

2,150

1,980

41,032

1,368

6.58

7.34

81,390

May

1,770 

1,590

1J770

2,570

2,930

2,880 

2,820

2,340

1,930

1,700

1,640 

1,780

1,820

1,700

1,650

1,730

2,310

3.500

2,480

2,250

2,270

1,940

1,940

1,790

*1,720

1,900 

2,000

2,240

2,120

1,730

64,290

2,074

9.97

11.49

127,500

June

1,580 

1,520

1,470

1,510

1.450

1,630

1,890 

1,750

1,640

1,710

1,780

1,950 

2.120

1,860

1,740

1,720

1,830

1,620

1,560

1,600

1,570

1,610

1,670

1,600

1,690

1,640

1,630 

1,630

1,660

1,620

-

50,250

1,675

8.05

8.98

99,670

July

1,620 

1,690

1,850

1,830

1,860

1,990

2,310 

2,710

2,470

2,310

2,390

2,390 

2,730

2.810

2,680

2,100

*2,030

2,110

1,800

1,620

1,580

1,660

1,480

1,430

1,410

1,330

1,270 

1,290

1,350

1,330

1.240

58,670

1,893

9.10

10.49

116,400

Aug.

1,190 

,240

,350

,3OO

,350

,510

.660 

,620

,420

,340

,330

,330 

,240

,240

,420

,400

,280

,280

,33O

,400

1,260

1,190

1,340

1,190

1,080

*1,120

1,180 

1,040

975

939

985

39,529

1,275

6.13

7.07

78,40O

Sept.

990 

957

890

880

930

962

962 

930

844

796

849

1,000 

921

824

796

748

680

660

764

712

660

716

80O

704

*628

620

1,6W 

3,790

2,250

6.380

"

34,723

1,157

5.56

6.21

68,870

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,790 Mln 421 Mean 1,516 Cfsm 7. 29 In. 99.24Ac-ft 1,101,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,900 Mln 421 Mean 2,102 Cfsm 10.1 In. 137.17 Ac-ft 1,522,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs) .--Dec. 12 (9 a.m.; .) 12,500 cfs cfs (10.74 110.74 ft;; ft); Jan. Jan. Z 2 ((10 1O p.m.; p.m.)

16.4OO cfs [12.70 ft); Jan. 9 (11 a.m.) 15,500 cfs (12.26 ft); Jan. 12 (6 a.m.) 15,70O cfs (12.37 

ft); Jan. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 12,000 cfs (10.51 ft); Jan. 23 (12 m.) 14,900 cfs (11.95 ft); Jan. 31 

(1 p.m.) 16,900 cfs (12.95 ft); Sept. 30 (7:30 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (9.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
QUILLAYUTE RIVER BAStt 43

Soleduck River near Fairholn, Wash.

Location.--Lat 48°02'40'', long. 123°57'35", In lot 4, SW^ sec. 35, T. 30 N., R. 10 W., on 

right bunk 300 ft downstream from South Fork, 2.5 niles southwest of Fdlrholn, and 17 

miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area.--83.8 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1917 to September 1921, October 1933 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,060 ft (from topographic map). October 

T917 to September 1921, water-stage recorder and Oct. 4 to Mov. 4, 1933, staff gage, at 

same site at datum 1.2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--24 years, 607 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,640 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 9.20 ft); minimum, 63 cfs Oct. 17, 18, 19, 20 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1917-21, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs Nov. 26, 1949 (gage height, 16.42 

ft, from high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 51 cfs Sept. 11, 18, 1P44; minimur.; 

gage height, that of Oct. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those above 4,000 cfs, which are good. i'io diversion 

or regulation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 962: Drainage area. WSP 1182: 1918-19, 1920(M) , 1921, 

1934-39, 1940(M) , 1941-48, 1943(M) , 1944-46, 1947-48(M) Revised figures of discharge, 

in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 1939 and 1949, superseding 

those published in WSP 882 and 1152, are given herewith:

1938

oct. lo .......... 94

1949 

Mar. 22

23

24

.830

.693

Month

Calendar year 1938 ..... 

Water year 1938-39 .....

Water year 1948-49 .....

Cf s-days

10,281 

183,348 

201,009

22,616 

221,459

Maximum

1,600 

3,950 

7,380

1,700 

4,310

Minimum

62 

62 

62

415

104

Mean

332 

502 

551

730 

607

Per 

square 

mile

3.96 

5.99 

6.58

8.71 

7.24

Runoff

Inches

4.56 

81.37 

89.23

10.04 

98.29

Acre-feet

20,390 

363,700 

398,700

44,900 

439,300

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

26

27

28

29

50

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

76

75

74

72

72

71

70 

69

69

68

68

67

66

65

64

64

64

65

64

66

68

66

67

105

87

75

69

67

114

*281

201

2,567

82.8

0.988

1.14

5,090

Nov.

157

116

100

132

127

104

92 

85

84

199

374

348

290

579

495

323

259

264

261

232

197

176

161

151

141

152

125

121

114

124

-

6,065

202

2.41

2.69

12,050

Dec.

155

180

506

1,180

941

630

635 

655

528

*546

765

4.560

2,150

1,540

972

774

640

541

475

422

425

408

366

356

311

293

308

485

624

1,200

882

23,811

768

9.16

10.57

47,230

Jan.

675

3,965

5,590

1,460

1,040

888

1,940 

3,780

6,580

2,560

5,970

5,610

5,500

2,160

*5,020

2,890

1,770

1,600

1,750

1,800

1,440

1,900

4,150

2,920

2,020

1,490

1,280

1,520

2,140

2,210

5,040

80,053

2,582

50.8

35.53

158,800

Feb.

2,920

1,930

2,120

1,700

1,320

1,340

2.990 

1,670

1,210

993

858

762

690

660

615

786

728

640

577

536

497

473

445

422

400

586

590

380

-

-

-

28,438

1,016

12.1

12.62

56,410

Mar.

355

342

326

314

308

296

3021 

333

404

445

510

514

*453

408

411

762

600

523

465

422

397

380

477

577

568

564

850,

798

640

586

514

14,824

478

5.70

6.58

29,400

Apr.

461

422

400

590

386

369

349 

326

508

296

299

302

302

293

264

284

296

302

345

449

*568

685

690

586

559

650

918

876

660

645

-

13,700

457

5.45

6.08

27,170

May

536

489

481

600

944

1,060

986 

918

750

630

564

559

635

655

600

582

615

779

1,030

750

*675

655

572

600

577

577

675

722

780

712

572

21,280

686

8.19

9.44

42,210

June

518

505

501

518

495

532

610 

546

505

518

559

645

712

615

568

554

586

505

505

518

505

514

532

518

550

525

505

505

518

497

-

16,180

539

6.43

7.18

32,090

July

497

501

554

528

536

577

635 

695

625

590

615

586

595

595

595

*481

477

485

425

400

390

394

358

342

326

314

299

293

296

296

276

14,576

470

5.61

6.47

28,910

Aug.

264

264

270

264

261

296

342 

308

264

248

237

229

214

206

209

209

194

185

183

187

180

176

192

201

*178

185

211

178

161

151

141

6,794

219

2.61

3.02

13,480

Sept.

145

141

134

127

125

122

121 

119

114

111

108

108

105

103

100

98

97

95

96

95

91

91

93

90

*87

90

221

824

670

1.870

-

6,391

213

2.54

2.84

12,680

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,560 Min 65 Mean 425 Cfsm 5.07 In. 69.03 Ac-ft 308,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,380 Min 65 Mean 643 Cfsm 7.67 In. 104.16 Ac-ft 465,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). --Dec. 12 (8:50 a.m.) 6,090 cfs (7.64 ft); Jan. 2 (8:30 p.m.)

8,080 cfs (8.87 ft); Jan. 9 19 a.m.) 8,640 cfs (9.20 ft); Jan. 12 (5 a.m.) 6,830 cfs (8.10 ft);

Jan. 31 (1 p.m.) 6,910 cfs (8.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
44 ELWHA RIVER BASIN

Lake Mills at Glines Canyon near Port Angeles, Wash.

Locatlon. Lat 48°00'05", long. 123°36'00", on Elwha River, in SE£ sec. 17, T. 29 I?., R. 

7V,, at Glines Canyon Dam 2 miles upstream from Griff Creek, 4 miles south of Elwha, 

and 11 miles southwest of Port Angoles.

Drainage area. 245 sq mi.

Records available. April 1927 to September 1953. April 1927 to September 1950 change in 

contents published with tables of monthly discharge for Elwha River at McDonald Bridge, 

near Port Angeles.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 19.74 ft below mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 39,300 acre-ft Jan. 31 (gage height, 

611.5 ft); minimum observed, 32,600 acre-ft Oct. 27, 28, 29, tlov. 3 (gage height, 595.5 

ft).

1927-53: Maximum contents observed during period, 39,940 acre-ft Dec. 22, 1936 (gage 

height, 613.0 ft); minimum observed (since reservoir first filled in May 1927), 24,290 

acre-ft Nov. 14, 1929 (gage height, 574.4 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete dam, completed in 1927; storage began Apr. 1, 

1927. Total capacity, 37,790 acre-ft at gage height 608 ft (top of gates). Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Water is used for power by Crown Zellerbach 

Corp.

Cooperation. Gage heights furnished by Crown Zellerbach Corp.

Capacity table (gage height, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

(Prepared by Thebo, Starr and Anderton, Inc.,

constructors of the dam)

595.0

596.0

597.0

598.0

599.0

600.0

601.0

32,400

32,810

33,220

33,630

34,040

34,450

34,860

603.0

605.0

607.0

609.0

611.0

613.0

35,690

36,530

37,370

38,220

39,080

39,940

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30. ..................

Calendar year 1952......

Aug. 31..... ..............

Sept .30. ..................

Water year 1952-53. .....

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

609.4

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

38,390

-

Change' In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+130

+50

+130

-390

+40

+3,280

t Gage height at 12 p.m. based on twice-daily staff-gage readings.
ELWHA RIVER BASIN 45

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

Location. --La t 48°03'20", long. 123°34'55", in KE^KWi sec. 33, T. 30 N., R. 7 W. , on right 

bank 300 ft upstream from site of McDonald Bridge (now removed), half a mile upstream 

from Little River, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles southwest of Port Angeles.

Drainage area. --269 sq mi.

Records available. October 1897 to December 1901, October 1918 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1897, to Dec. 31, 1901, wire-weight gage at McDonald Bridge at different 

datum. Dec. 9, 1918, to May 1, 1936, water-stage recorder under McDonald Bridge at 

datum 7.4 ft higher.

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,450 cfs (adjusted for storage since April 1927).

Extremes . Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1898, 1900-1902, and 1953 

are contained in the following table :

Water 

year

1898 

1900 

1901 

1902c 

1953

Maximum

Date

Nov. 18, 1897 

Mar. 11, 1900 

Dec. 20, 1900 

Dec. 27, 1901 

Jan. 31, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

*41,600 

*30,200 

*20,600 

*33,600 

11,100

Gage height 

(feet)

t!4.5 

1-12.6 

tlO.7 

1-13.2 

16.41

Minimum

Date

Oct. 18, 1897 

Oct. 14, 15, 1899 

Oct. 8, 9, 1900 

Oct. 12, 1901 

Dec. 3, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

300 

475 

495 

460 

52

Gage height 

(feet)

tO. 80 

al.30 

bl.48 

tl.41 

6.58

* Revised.

t From graph based on gage readings.

t Observed.

a Observed, occurred on Oct. 14. 

b Observed, occurred on Oct. 8. 

c Period October to December.

1897-1901, 1918-53: Maximum discharge, 41,600 cfs (revised) Nov. 18, 1897 (gage 

height, 14.5 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from 

ratirg curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of ttfo recent determinations of peak flow 

over dam referred to 1897 datum; minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 3, 1938.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1898-1902, 1920-33, have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

(a)

(b)

e)

U)

75

512

532

552

572

592

612

632

652

672

692

707

722

737

752

Water 

year

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

Date

Nov.

Feb.

Mar.

Dec.

Nov.

Nov.

Feb.

Dec.

Dec.

Jan.

Mov .

Dec.

Dec.

Jan.

Oct.

Feb.

Jan.

Feb.

Nov.

18,

16,

11,

20,

27,

15,

11,

12,

24,

31,

19,

11,

2,

12,

9,

18,

23,

26,

12,

1897

1899

1900

1900

1901

1919

1921

1921

192S

1924

1924

1925

1926

1928

1928

1930

1931

1932

1932

Discharge 

(cfs)

41,600

5,820

30,200

20,600

33,600

11,000

11,700

21,400

9,880

14,200

9,500

6,550

7,600

10,700

9,800

7,150

12,100

16,200

12,100

Gage height 

(feet)

14.5

6.1

12.6

10.7

13.2

6.7

6.9

9.4

6.3

7.7

6.1

5.15

5.7

6.9

6.65

5.7

7.3

8.37

7.3

a '20th Annual Report, Part 4

b 21st Annual Report, Part 4

c 22nd Annual Report, Part 4

Remarks. Records good. Water is diverted through Glines Canyon powerhouse and returned 

to river above gage. Flow partly regulated by Lake Mills (see preceding page).

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for water years 1898, 1900-1902 (complete daily tables on following pages) and 

for periods in the water years 1919 and 1932 are given herein. They supersede figures 

published in 20th and 22nd Annual Reports, Part 4, and WSP 75, 512, and 737.

Date

1918

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

a800

al,200

a5,600

a6, 600

a5,000

a4,000

Date

1918-Con.

Dec. 7

8

9

13

15

16

Discharge

a3,000

a2 , 000

1,720

5,820

4,100

2,900

Date

1918-Con.

Dec . 17

18

1932

Feb. 26

27

28

Discharge

2,620

2,340

11,000

12,100

6,900

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

Month

Water year 1918-19.

Maximum

6,660 

6,660

Minimum

800

Mean

2,470 

1,740

Per square 

mile

9.18 

6.47

Runoff

Inches

10.58 

87.83

Acre-feet

152,000 

1,250,000
ELWHA RIVER BASIN 

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

Revised figures of monthly discharge, 1932

Month

Water year 1931-32 

Calendar year 1932

Observed

Discharge 

(cfs)

Maxmum

12 , 100 

12,100 

12 , 100

Minimum

90

11 

11

Mean

1,890 

1,540 

1,660

Runoff 

In 

acre-feet

109 , 000 

1,120,000 

1,210,000

contents In 

Lake Mills 

(acre -feet)

+410 

-1,680 

+1,160

Adjusted for change 

reservoir contents

Runoff 

In 

acre-feet

109,000 

1,120,000 

1,210,000

Discharge 

(cfs)

Mean

1,890 

1,540 

1,660

Per 

square 

mile

7.03 

5.72 

6.17

in

Runoff 

in 

Inches

7.58 

77.94 

83.98

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1897 to September 1898

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

a490

a490

a470

a460

450

450

450

450

525

600

412

375

338

338 

300

638

788

1.690

1,350

1,580

900

712

712

675

675

638

638

600

19,694

635

2.36

2.72

39,000

Nov.

600

562

562

600

638

600

600

638

2,190

1,540

2,430

1,500

1,350

1,310

1,240

1,160

1,240 

24.400

10,300

2,760

2,190

1,990

1,640

1,480

1,240

1,090

1,020

1,560

1,600

1,900

-

71,930

2,400

8.91

9.94

143,000

Dec .

1,520

1.150

1,560

1,600

1,860

3,240

6,480

4,120

3,040

2,990

2,720

2,310

2,430

3,340

2,590

2,120

2,350 

1,'600

1,560

1,520

1,600

1,240

1,150

1,240

1,480

1,640

7,680

11 .800

7,680

3,290

2,900

91,800

2,960

11.0

12.68

182,000

Jan.

5.580

2,470

2,350

2,240

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

,680

,480

,680

,430

,340

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,290 

1,340

1,710

1,680

1,680

1,380

1,240

1,240

1,020

911

855

911

1,150

1,200

1,020

49,327

1,590

5.91

6.81

97,800

Feb.

1,025

967

1,150

1,087

2,889

2,861

2,889

2,861

1,975

1,937

2,691

2,604

2,776

2,719

5.255

3,143

2,383 

2,285

2,078

2,251

2,113

2,078

1,975

1,750

1,675

1,637

1,675

1,675

_

.

-

60,404

2,160

8.02

8.35

120,000

Mar.

1,675

1,637

1,562

1.862

1,825

1,600

1,525

1,478

1,431

1,384

1,290

1,525

1,478

1,431

1,290

1,243

1,150 

1,087

1,150

1,150

1,025

967

1,150

1,087

967

911

855

799

743

743

687

38,707

1,250

4.64

5.35

76,800

Apr.

687,

687

743

743

799

799

1,087

1,150

1,600

1,525

1,025

1,025

1,243

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290 

1,150

1,025

967

911

1,431

1,337

1,384

2.147

1,675

1,600

1,562

1,675

1,675

-

36,812

1,230

4.56

5.09

73,000

May

1,637

1,600

1,637

2,078

2,044

2,009

1,975

1.245

1,675

1,975

1,900

2,113

1,975

1,975

2,383

2,509

2.604 

2,251

2,182

1,975

2,352

1,290

1,825

1,675

2,535

2,352

2,383

2,320

2,009

1,937

1,787

62,205

2,010

7.46

8.60

123 , 000

June

1,787

1,712

1.657

1,750

1,975

2,352

2,446

2,572

2,635

2,663

2,446

2,320

2,520

2,251

2,251

2,665

2,478 

2,691

5.282

2,509

2,216

2,113

2,078

1,975

2,009

1,975

2,044

1,975

1,957

1,900

-

66,962

2,230

8.30

9.26

135,000

July

2,113

2,113

2,251

2,078

1,675

1,657

1,600

1,600

1,675

1,712

1,787

2,113

1,862

1,825

1,712

1,675

2.583 

2,044

1,900

1,431

1.290

1,900

1,431

1,478

1,562

1,525

1,525

1,478

1,637

1,675

1,712

54,399

1,750

6.52

7.52

108,000

Aug.

1,384

1,478

1.600

1,562

1,525

1,478

1,431

1,384

1,562

1,562

1,562

1,337

1,290

1,290

1,243

1,150

1,025 

1,025

967

1,087

1,087

1,025

1,025

967

1,025

967

967

687

967

911

651

37,201

1,200

4.46

5.14

73,800

Sept.

631

631

575

470

470

470

520

520

575

530

520

575

520

470

470

520

520 

520

520

745

1,562

2.115

1,245

1,087

575

520

470

520

1,196

799

-

20,845

695

2.58

2.88

41,400

Calendar year 1897; Max 

Water year 1897-98: Max

Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft - 

24,400 Min 300 Mean 1,670 Cfsm 6.22 In. 84.34 Ac-ft 1,210,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Cedar River at Clifford 

Bridge, near Ravensdale.
ELWHA RIVER BASIN 47

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1899 to September 1900

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

615

510

510

500

500

500

500

550

530

520

510

495

480

475

475

595

530

550

1,582

1.677

1,000

710 

637

615

615

637

1,677

1,677

1,345

840

660

23,017

742

2.76

3.18

45,600

Nov.

660

595

1,000

960

660

637

1,300

1,040

3,440

3,360

3,920

2,220

4,800

4,620

3,200

2,320

1,970

6,720

13,200

4,900

4,800

6,260 

4,530

4,080

3,520

10,900

10,000

11,800

4,900

17.700

-

140,012

4,670

17.3

19.30

278,000

Dec.

6,260

4,800

3,440

3,280

2,790

2,270

2,220

1,970

1,920

1,870

2,120

1,870

1,540

1,540

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,080

1.000

1,490

4,170

12.400 

6,480

3,920

3,760

3,000

2,580

2,170

2,120

2,120

2,020

90,140

2,910

10.8

12.45

179,000

Jan.

1,973

1,647

1,484

1,360

2,707

2,462

4,744

4,826

4,907

2,870

2,381

6.945

5,233

3,277

2,870

2,462

2,462

2,381

2,136

1,810

1,647

1,973 

2,870

1,973

1,810

1,422

1,175

1,138

1,063

1.025

1,025

78,058

2,520

9.36

10.79

155,000

Feb.

1,025

1,175

1,422

1,025

992

960

960

900

870

840

755

730

710

690

690

690

710

710

840

900

1,360

1.566 

900

840

730

900

900

960

_

_

-

25,750

920

3.42

3.56

51,100

Mar.

900

780

755

730

710

730

870

1,566

5,152

10,300

22.400

6,900

4,500

3,685

3,277

3,277

3,277

2,788

2,544

2,299

2,299

2..218 

2,136

2,136

2,299

2,462

1,647

1,422

1,360

1,310

1,310

98,039

3,160

11.8

13.60

194,000

Apr.

1,310

1,310

1,566

1,484

1,484

6.945

4,581

2,951

2,544

2,299

1,892

1,810

1,647

1,566

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,566

1,566

1,260

1,260

1,100 

1,063

1,063

1,063

1,025

992

992

960

930

-

52,309

1,740

6.48

7.23

104 , 000

Hay

1,217

1,810

2,218

2,381

2,544

2,462

2,788

2,870

2,299

2,136

2,299

2,299

1,892

1,484

1,484

2,462

1,892

1,729

1,647

1,360

1,175

1.110 

1,175

2,055

2,218

2.951

1,973

1,647

1,422

1,260

1,217

59,466

1,920

7. 3

6,22

118,000

June

1.260

1,310

1,566

2,788

4,337

2,462

2,218

2,055

1,973

2,055

1,973

1,729

2,055

2,625

2,788

2,870

2,136

2,055

5,070

8.758

5,152

3,929 

3,277

3,196

2,951

2,625

2,299

2,136

2,055

1,973

-

83,656

2,790

10.4

11.60

166,000

July

1,647

1,025

810

1.892

1,810

1,310

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,217

1,310

1,729

1,217

1,138

1,217

1,217

1,175

1,175

1,138

1,217

1,310

1,360 

1,647

1,360

1,217

1,138

1,025

960

992

810

960

38,853

1,250

4.66

5.37

77,000

Aug.

1,217

1,260

1,138

900

992

930

930

870

870

960

870

930

960

992

992

1,025

1,025

1,025

960

870

870

755 

1,260

840

1.510

810

780

650

710

730

750

29,161

941

3.50

4.04

57,900

Sept.

750

690

690

670

650

690

730

780

755

690

670

630

592

592

610

610

575

562

650

670

650

780 

1.138

840

630

592

575

575

575

575

-

20,146

672

2.50

2.79

40,000

Calendar year 1899: Max 17,700 Win 475 Mean 1,630 Cfsm 6.06 In. 82.16 Ac-ft 1,180,000

Water year 1899-1900: Max 22,400 Win 475 Mean 2,020 Cfam 7.52 In. 102. 13 Ac-ft 1,470,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1900 to September 1901

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

575 

540

540

562

530

530

503

495

495

530

575

550

550

930

630

592 

630

1,175

1,422

1,175

5.515

5,152

1,892

1,217

5,152

1,647

1,310

1,360

1,422

1,484

1,647

41,127

1,330

4.93

5.68

81,600

Nov.

1,360 

1,360

1,360

1,260

1,138

930

992

1,310

1,063

960

930

960

1,100

1,100

1,138

1,892 

3,685

1,973

1,566

1,138

1,063

1,566

1,100

1,217

4.907

3,277

1,729

2,462

1,729

3,196

49,461

1,650

6.13

6.84

98 , 100

Dec.

2,625 

3,033

3,929

5,315

5,885

4,255

2,951

2,462

1,973

1,973

1.566

2,951

3,033

4,337

4,011

10,300 

5,315

4,581

7,100

17.300

8,480

6,300

4,581

4,092

4,418

3,196

2,788

2,462

2,218

1.129

1,566

136,725

4,410

16.4

18.91

271,000

Jan.

1,380 

1,300

1,192

1,160

1,130

1,071

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,160

1,300

2,010

10.500

5,400

3,520

2,240 

1,800

1,630

1,540

1,500

1,460

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,226

1,160

1,071

1,042

1,042

985

985

56,374

1,820

6.76

7.79

112,000

Feb.

929 

957

901

873

901

745

725

725

705

665

645

705

1,262

1,100

1,540

3,520 

1,800

1,300

1,300

1,100

1,100

1,071

1,100

3,120

2,010

2,160

4,530

8.960

_

_

-

46,449

1,660

6.17

6.42

92,200

Mar.

5.600 

4,000

3,440

2,480

1,940

1,740

1,630

1,540

1,500

1,740

1,226

1,192

1,071

901

1,042

1,071 

1,100

1,071

846

820

929

957

929

795

770

745

725

685

873

745

770

44,873

1,450

5.38

6.20

89,000

Apr.

1.300 

1,100

985

1,042

1,130

1,071

873

901

873

1,042

1,226

1,226

1,071

1,042

929

770 

745

725

770

1,042

1,071

1,100

901

846

625

846

770

770

957

957

-

28,706

957

3.56

3.97

56,900

Hay

1,160 

1,420

1,262

1,226

1,130

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,100

1.071

2,160

2,240

1,940

2,560

6.720 

4,080

3,040

2,320

1,680

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,740

2,880

4,530

3,920

3,040

2,880

2,800

67,679

2,180

8.12

9.36

134,000

June

4.710 

3,440

3,440

3,120

2,400

2,080

1,680

1,630

1,420

1,340

1.230

1,300

1,300

1,580

1,630

1,630 

2,240

2,960

2,960

3,120

2,480

2,480

2,160

1,630

1,680

1,680

1,940

2,240

1,740

1,540

-

64,780

2,160

8.03

8.96

128,000

July

1,500 

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,580

2.100

1,740

1,995

1,900

1,680

1,630

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,420

1,740 

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,460

1,900

2,100

1,815

1,815

1,540

1/540

1,500

1,500

1.540

1,500

1,460

50,875

1,640

6.10

7.03

101,000

Aug.

1.420 

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,540

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,262

1,226

1,226

1,262

1,226

1,262

1,262

1,262 

1,226

1,226

1,100

1,071

1,042

1,015

985

985

1,042

1,042

957

929

929

875

901

56,549

1,170

4.36

5.03

72 , 100

Sept.

929

873

846

820

820

795

795

770

745

725

625

745

725

645

665

645 

645

645

605

625

665

665

685

685

665

665

665

645

665

645

~

21,358

711

2.64

2.94

42,500

Calendar year 1900: Max 22,400 Hln 495 Mean 1,950 Cfam 7.26 In. 98.63 Ac-ft 1,410,000

Water year 1900-1901: Max 17,300 Win 495 Mean 1,770 Cfam 6.57 In. 89.13 Ac-ft 1,280,000
48 ELWHA RIVER BASIN

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October to December 1901

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Total

Oct.

625

625

545

490

490

480

480

470

465

465

Nov.

1,380

1,300

Z.080

1,500

3,1ZO

1,19Z

9Z9

873

8ZO

795

Dec .

5,200

3,600

3,680

6.040

3,440

2,720

1,870

1,540

2,400

Z.010

Day

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

465

460

490

480

480

470

465

465

465

1,500

Nov.

1,100

4,800

5,200

3,600

1,870

2,880

2,208

1,584

1,500

2,320

Dec .

2,010

1,580

1,540

1,460

1,460

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,160

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet. .....................................................

Oct.

820

725

725

645

585

565

929

795

846

1,160

1,900

40,800

Nov.

1,540

4,800

4,080

2,480

1,870

3,200

20,200

6,480

5,820

4,710

-

11.9

191-.000

Dec.

1,500

2,010

2,160

2,240

2,010

1,740

1,540

1,226

1,160

1,160

1.071

2,090

7.78

129,000

Calendar year 1901: Max. 20,200 Min. 460 Mean 1,640 Cfsm 6.10 In. 82.80 Ac-ft 1,190,000

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

(t)

Oct.

454

454

423

393

373

405

414

418

459

450

432

337

361

357

393

325

286

286

341 

329

349

325

304

418

477

459

325

314 

333

500

 490

11,984

387

23,770

-2,180

Nov.

405

381

393

262

322

385

286

266

349

361

446

565

622

550

683

678

606

500

459 

505

510

472

418

410

349

290

266

255 

248

269

-

12,511

417

24,820

+210

Dec.

290

314

313

 706

940

705

666

754

820

796

688

1,810

2.740

2,090

1,660

1,500

1,330

1,150

1,100 

1,040

994

1,060

976

744

472

749

778

683 

565

994

1,200

30,627

988

60,750

+5,170

Jan.

1.230

3,180

5,110

2,600

2,060

1,800

2,210

3,710

8,390

4,720

6,040

9.150

6,320

 4,890

4,600

5,100

3,610

3,100

3,360 

3,430

2,560

1,800

5,220

4,720

3,900

2,840

2,860

2,870 

2,950

3,110

7,570

125,010

4,033

248,000

+340

Feb.

5.750

4,000

3,920

3,590

2,900

2,870

4,220

3,180

2,800

2,440

2,240

2,060

1,820

1,760

1,720

,920

,740

,430

,410 

,400

,390

,280

,150

1,060

994

1,010

1,010

986

_

-

62,030

2,215

123,000

-520

Mar.

954

908

862

813

771

778

792

792

878

1,100

1,100

 970

915

908

834

938

978

938

870 

870

855

806

813

970

1,150

,250

,250

,250 

,140

,070

915

29,448

950

58,410

-1,390

Apr.

670

630

792

855

799

771

764

764

722

702

702

689

696

644

637

 637

689

743

611 

656

1,070

1,210

1,270

1,260

1,260'

1,400

2,200

2.250 

2,020

1,610

-

29,723

991

58,950

+ 1,700

May

1,500

1,330

1.230

1,580

2,540

3,440

3,210

2,580

2,280

1,860

1,790

1,960

1,910

1,850

1,910

2,010

2,380

2,780

5.710 

»2,540

2,290

2,050

,930

,770

,750

,820

,970

2,380 

2,840

2,890

2,320

68,200

2,200

135,300

+ 120

June

2,170

2,050

1,950

1,950

2,010

2,010

2,290

2,110

2,030

2,110

2,240

2,490

2.590

2,480

2,330

2,330

2,540

2,390

2,170 

1,870

1,820

1,910

1,920

1,750

1.710

1,750

1,790

1,860 

1,860

1,920

-

62,400

2,080

123,800

+50

July

1,940

2,030

2,520

2,080

2,220

2,440

2,730

5.550

5,180

2,740

2,930

2,930

2,870

2,770

 2,580

1,990

2,100

2,480

2,230 

2,020

1,880

1,870

1,880

1,740

1,660

1,620

1,490

1.440 

1,550

1,530

1,510

68,280

2,203

135,400

+ 130

Aug.

1,280

1,320

1,380

1,470

1,280

1,440

1.490

1,460

1,400

1,310

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,230

1,180

1,040

1,040 

1,080

1,000

994

930

*900

841

799

915

841 

827

757

757

35,111

1,133

69,640

-390

Sept.

689

689

900

722

696

792

454

650

834

644

618

676

715

630

537

537

519

513

561 

573

531

507

501

 501

495

489

663

1,590 

1,330

5.640

-

23,196

773

46,010

+40

Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Mills

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

351

1.30

1.50

21,590

421

1.57

1.74

25,030

1,072

3.99

4.59

65,920

4,038

15.0

17.31

248,300

2,206

8.20

8.54

122,500

927

3.45

3.97

57,020

1,019

3.79

4.23

60,650

2,202

8.19

9.44

135,400

2,081

7.74

8.63

123,800

2,204

8.19

9.44

135,500

1,126

4.19

4.83

69,250

774

2.88

3.21

46,050

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Max

Max

3,600 

9,150

Hin 

Hin

248 

248

He an 

He an

1 

1

,114 

,530

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

808 

1,108

,400 

,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

1,114 

1,535

Cfsm 

Cfsm

4. 

5.

14

71

In. 

In.

56 

77

.35 

.43

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

808

1,111

,500 

,000

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in acre-feet, in Lake Hills, furnished by Crown Zellerbach C
ELWHA RIVER BASIN 49

Elwha River below diversion, near Port Angeles, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°06'55", long. 123 0 33'10", In NE£ sec. 10, T. 30 N., R. 7 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of railroad bridge 2£ miles upstream from mouth and 3| miles 

west of Port Angeles.

Drainage area. 318 sq ml.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1953 (discharge measurements only December 

19t)l to August 1952) .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 60 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12.600 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 5.88 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 0.29 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Jan. 9, 1953; minimum recorded, that 

Of Nov. 28, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 300 cfs, which are fair. Flow affected by Lake 

Mills and Lake Aldwell. Flow diverted through Glines Canyon powerhouse and returned 

to river above gage. Port Angeles Industrial canal diverts water above gage.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

105

215

365

555

900

1,300

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,940

2,860

3,950

6,500

9,520

13,000

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

£5

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

357

392

374

301

285

293

293

309

341

357

357

278

250

236

236

229

222

215

215 

215

215

222

222

203

383

349

271 

236

229

*437

419

8,941

288

0.906

1.05

17,730

Nov.

309

285

271

264

264

264

271

243

222

191

229

410

505

485

535

599

515

392

357 

349

374

410

357

264

243

243

222 

140

120

125

-

9,458

315

0.991

1.11

18,760

Dec.

150

161

309

*465

926

654

599

654

700

688

621

1,590

2.800

2,220

1,630

1,580

1,150

1,070

1,000

991

913

1,030

700

734

392

633

792 

654

485

862

1,320

28,473

918

2.89

3.33

56,480

Jan.

1.290

2,430

6,830

3,130

2,010

2,020

2,290

4,470

9,580

5,420

7,050

* 10. 100

7,010

5,580

5,220

5,840

4,000

3,430

3,790 

3,520

2,720

3,180

5,730

5,340

4,400

3,200

3,070 

3,110

3,320

3,630

7,730

140,440

4,530

14.2

16.42

278,600

Feb.

6,840

4,660

4,110

4,160

3,200

3,180

4,470

3,590

3,130

2,600

2,340

2,110

1,960

1,790

1,800

1,790

1,960

1,690

1,470 

1,440

1,450

1,440

1,120

1,150

1.030

1,040

1,080 

1,040

_

_

-

67,640

2,416

7.60

7.91

134,200

Mar.

991

926

900

864

804

816

828

828

900

1,120

1,100

*1,040

913

926

852

1,000

1,020

991

900

888

864

828

840

991

1,160

1,200

1.260 

1,240

1,130

1,080

926

30,126

972

3.06

3.52

59,750

Apr.

688

621

792

876

804

768

780

757

746

665

676

665

676

621

545

*599

654

734

610 

599

1,060

1,£00

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,400

2,250 

2,220

2,080

1,710

-

29,486

983

3.09

3.45

S8,480

May

1,630

1,330

1.240

1,330

2,180

3,590

3,180

2,680

2,330

1,840

1,800

1,790

1,800

1,790

1,790

1,840

2,360

2,720

4.040 

*2,360

2,290

2,010

1,890

1,840

1,770

1,710

1,770 

2,330

3,010

2,820

2,080

67,140

2,166

6.81

7.85

133,200

June

2,080

1,970

1,920

1,820

1,890

1,940

2,240

2,080

1,900

2,150

2,180

2,580

2.700

2,430

2,250

2,330

2,510

2,450

2,160 

1,940

1,870

1,910

1,910

1,750

1,580

1,610

1,690 

1,820

1,740

1,790

-

61,190

2,040

6.42

7.16

121,400

July

1,770

1,910

2,560

1,940

2,250

2,290

2,660

3,320

3,390

2,680

2,880

2,920

2,880

2,700

*2,560

2,020

5.790

2,470

2,040 

1,860

1,840

1,750

1,790

1,670

1,480

1,510

1,390 

1,400

1.560

1,380

1,390

67,850

2,189

6.88

7.94

134,600

Aug.

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,320

1,130

1,240

1.560

1,340

1,240

1,100

1,110

1,040

1,070

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,040

913

952 

965

939

926

852

828

*734

722

840

768

700

688

jlO

31,217

1,007

3.17

3.65

61,920

Sept.

676

577

734

632

588

768

465

410

734

505

545

525

621

525

410

374

365

357

428 

455

419

374

357

*383

392

392

665 

1,490

1,260

5.700

-

20,126

671

2.11

2.35

39,920

Calendar year 1952 : max - Mln Mean Cfsm In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,100 Mln 120 Mean 3.',. 540 Cfsm 4.84- In. 65.74 Ac-ft 1,115,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
50 SIEBERT CREEK BASIN

Siebert Creek near Port Angeles, Wash.

Location. La t 48°05 I 35", long. 123°17'00", in SE£ sec. 14, T. 30 K., R. 5 W., on left 

bank 2£ miles upstream from mouth and 6§ miles east of Port Angeles.

Drainage area. 17.2 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 225 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 358 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 3.45 ft); minimum, 

 3.1 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 18, 19, 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Aug. 14-19, Sept. 5-7,

9-12, 14-26.

1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 9, 1953; minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 3-5, 1952;

minimum gage height, that of Aug. 14-19, Sept. 5-7, 9-12, 14-26, 1953.

Remarks . --Records good. No known diversion or regulation.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

C

7

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.

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.?

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

69.1

2.23

0.130

0.15

137

Nov.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.4

3.1

5 . 7

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.G

2.6

2.6

2.G

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.b

2.5

-

75.6

2.52

0.147

0.16

150

Dec .

2.6

2.8

4.8

18

*17

7.5

6.5

10

7.2

5.8

5.0

5.8

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

5.0

5.0

6.7

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.5

9.3

14.5

207.9

6.71

0.390

0.45

412

Jan.

8.7

56

85

26

14.5

10

26

141

285

104

148

187

*9B

64

55

73

50

42

41

37

30

28

*39

39

41

38

38

55

84

70

129

2,142.2

69.1

4.02

4.63

4,250

Feb.

102

63

49

58

46

40

59

47

37

30

23

23

21

21

17

17

19.5

17.5

15.5

15

14

13.5

12.5

11.5

11

10.5

TTTs

13.5

_

-

-

818.5

29.2

1.70

1.77

1,620

Mar.

14.5

13.5

12.5

11.5

11

11

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

*10.5

11

12

11.5

11

11

11

10.5

10.5

9.9

10.5

10.5

10.5

11.5

13.5

12

12.5

18.5

18

15.5

13.5

371.4

12.0

0.698

0.80

737

Apr.

12

TT

10.5

9.9

9.5

9.5

11

11.5

10.5

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.5

8.7

8.4

8.0

*7.6

7.3

7.0

775

7.0

7.3

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.7

8.4

-

264.8

8.83

0.513

0.57

525

May

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.3

*7.3

7.0

6.6

7.0

8.4

3^1

9.5

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.6

9.1

221.9

7.16

0.416

0.48

440

June

7.6

7.3

7.0

TTe

7.6

8.4

14.5

30

21

14.5

11.5

9.9

12.5

13

11.5

10.5

9.5

9.5

11

15.5

17.5

23

26

23

18.5

16

20

33

24

19.5

-

460.4

15.3

0.890

1.00

913

July

15.5

13.5

11.5

10.5

9.1

8.0

7.3

7.6

7.3

6.3

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

*5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

196.4

6.34

0.369

0.42

390

Aug.

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

*3.0

3.0

3.2

6.0

4.3

4.6

6.3

4.8

4.1

3.6

3.4

108.5

3.50

0.203

0.23

215

Sept.

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2^1

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.2

14.5

9.1

23

-

116.4

3.88

0.226

0.25

231

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1952-53: Max 285 Min 2.1 Mean 13.8 Cfsm 0.802 in. 10.91 Ac-ft 10,020

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs).--Jan. 2 (ll to 12 p.m.) 201 cfs (3.27 ft); Jan. 9 (1 a.n 

(3.45 ft)j Jan. 12 (4 a.m.) 288 cfs (3.27 ft); Jan. 31 (1 p.m.) 193 cfs (2.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DUNGENESS RIVER BASIN 51

Dungeness River near Sequim, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°00 I 55", long. 123°07'50", in SW£SE£ sec. 12, T/29 H., R. 4 W., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from Canyon Creek, 4^ miles southwest of Sequim, 

and llj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1923 to September 1930, June 1937 to September 1953. July 1897 

to July 1898 at site below Canyon Creek, published as "near Sequim," records not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 569.3 ft above mean sea level (from riverprofile map). June 8, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage on left bank in rock channel 

just above fish-hatchery diversion half a mile downstream at different datum. June 19 

to Aug. 12, 1937, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years {1923-30, 1937-53), 348 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 5.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 82 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 2.55 ft).

1923-30, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 6,820 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 7.3 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 77 cfs Sept. 10, 1928.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are good. 

No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

75

107

173

263

383

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

5.5

595

970

1,490

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

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

126

T52

120

116

113

111

111

111 

113

113

111

107

107

104

102

100

98

97

95

98

104

*100

98

109

104

97 

92

90 "95

124

113

3,301

106

0.679

0.79

6,550

Nov.

104

98

93

95

97

95

92

90 

88

104

141

118

115

173

128

107

105

109

113

109

98

97

93

92

90

87 

86

Se- 84

es

-

3,075

102

0.654

0.73

6,100

Dec.

90

88

*100

240

195

130

126

120

107

102

97

296

502

383

278

227

192

170

156

144

137

135

124

122

116

115

118

120

133

304

227

5,394

174

1.12

1.29

10,700

Jan.

181

524

1,150

553

402

328

320

577 

1,560

962

1,290

2.090

*1,330

906

818

946

721

595

553

496

445

421

616

672

583

496 

445

455

491

470

1,410

22,806

736

4.72

5.44

45,240

Feb.

.1.560

874

735

651

565

518

714

637 

535

480

425

392

366

353

328

324

316

289

274

270

256

250

240

233

227

224 

227

224

_

-

12,287

439

2.81

2.93

24,370

Mar.

212

206

200

195

192

189

192

197 

218

237

*215

227

215

203

200

200

192

189

184

178

176

176

173

233

270

243 

240

237

233

227

215

6,464

209

1.34

1.54

12,820

Apr.

206

233

210

210

197

195

197

192 

186

181

178

176

176

166

*T68

17?

176

184

203

246

300

374

370

370

397

480 

834

906

693

571

-

9,148

305

1.96

2.18

18,140

May

491

445

425

486

850

1,180

1,060

788 

637

541

496

508

571

616

602

644

728

890

*1,120

810

679

571

508

496

475

470 

565

700

874

946

742

20,914

675

4.33

4.99

41,480

June

665

616

589

595

589

637

772

795 

721

707

750

810

882

810

780

765

818

795

728

672

623

637

616

571

559

'602 553 

623

658

721

-

20,659

689

4.42

4.93

40,980

July

728

742

810

802

758

826

930

1.320 

1,160

1,020

1,050

1,020

1,080

*1,020

866

735

728

788

735

637

602

637

595

535

524

491 

475

465

470

486

460

23,495

758

4.86

5-. 60

46,600

Aug.

440

445

470

455

460

508

524

496 

465

435

425

421

411

397

430

435

388

383

397

388

*357

320

316

308

282

353 

344

304

278

267

T74

12,176

393

2.52

2.90

24,150

Sept.

278

267

256

240

237

240

237

240 

227

215

212

233

230

212

200

195

184

176

181

178

170

168

*170

166

160

153 

156

344

240

821

-

6,986

233

1.49

1.67

13,860

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,260 Mln 84 Mean 290 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.34 Ac-ft 210,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,090 Min 84 . Mean 402 Cfsm 2.58 In. 34.99 Ac-ft 291,000

vised).--Jan. 2 (11:30 p.m.) 2,190 cfs (5.48 ft); Jan. 9 (2 p.m.) 

.m.) 2,480 cfs (5.65 ft); Jan. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 2,190 cfs (5.48ft);

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs rev 

2,200 cfs (5.49 ft); Jan. 12 (6:30 a. 

July 8 (11 p.m.) 1,410 cfs (4.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-27.
52 SNOW CREEK BASIN

Snow Creek near Maynard, Wash.

Location, Lat 47°56'30", long. 122°53'05", in SE£ sec. 2 , T. 28 N., R. 2 W., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from Andrews Creek and 3-j miles south of Maynard.

Drainage area.--13.8 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 180 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 245 ofs Jan. 8 (gage height, 2.57 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Oct. 20; minimum gage height, 1.22 ft Oct. 16-20.

1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 8, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 20, 1952; 

minimum gage height, 1.22 ft Sept. 18, 19, Oct. 16-20, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of faulty intake action, which are fair, 

tfo regulation. Some small diversion for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 18 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.4

1.4

31

59

116

193

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

2.1 

7.9

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.

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

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.0

277

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

73.7

2.38

0.180

0.21

146

Nov.

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.0

4.3

3.9

7.0

~8.2 24

4.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

9.5

10

-

132.9

4.43

0.336

0.37

264

Dec.

5.8

3.9

770

46

*31

24

36

20

14

14

11.5

12.5

22

24

17.5

14

11.5

10 

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.3

8.2

16

32

"58 121

616.6

19.9

1.51

1.74

1,220

Jan.

36

50

*73

50

39

31

43

123

176

TT2

91

84

69

54

47

50

44

50 

54

46

38

32

*31

30

31

27

24

24

24

24

35

1,642

53.0

4.02

4.63

3,260

Feb.

38

31

31

34

29

28

27

24

24

24

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

16.5

12

11.5

11.5

10.5

10

10

9.6

"972 9.2

9.6

_

-

555.6

19.8

1.50

1.57

1,100

Mar.

9.2

8.8

8.3

7.9 *T75

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.3

8.8

9.6

9.2

8.8

9.2

11

14

15.5 

16

15

14.5

14

14

17.5

11

17.5

17.5

21

21

19

17.5

393.6

12.7

0.962

1.11

781

Apr.

17

15.5

15

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14

15. 5

13.5

13.5

14

14

13.5

13.5

*13.5

13.5

14

14

14.5

15

17

17

17

17

22

30

29

3i

494.0

16.5

1.25

1.39

980

May

36

31

26

24

22

21

18

17

16

15.5

14.5

14

13.5

13

13.5

13

12

T2 

15.5

21

*17.5

17

16

16

18

17

15.5

15

14.5

22

28

565.0

18.2

1.38

1.59

1,120

June

23

21

18

17.5

17

17.5

34

45

33

26

22

21

25

24

21

17.5

16

15

21

27

34

54

54

42

33

28

26

25

22

21

-

800.5

26.7

2.02

2.26

1,590

July

21

18

16

14.5

13.5

11

10.5

11

10

9.2

8.3

7.5

7.5

*7.9

9.2

8.3

7.1

6.7 

7.1

6.7

6.0

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.0

5.3

5.0

4.4

3. 9

ITT

4.4

267.5

8.63

0.654

0.75

531

Aug.

3.9

3.6

3.4

3. A

3.9

3.6

3.9

5.3

5.0

4.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

279

2.9

2. 9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*4.1

5.0

3.6

8.8

15.5

11

13.5

15

13.5

11.5

9.6

8.8

187.1

6.04

0.458

0.53

371

Sept.

8.3

7.5

6.0

5.3

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1 

2.9

279

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.S

2.9

2.9

2.9

7.1

4.4

13

-

128.1

4.27

0.323

0.36

254

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1952-53: Max 176 Mln 2.0 Mean 16.0 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.51 Ac-ft 11,620

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Intake action faulty Jan. 10 to Feb. 18, Aug. 23, 26.
CHIMACUM CREEK BASIN 53

Chimacum Creek near Chimacum, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°58'25", long. 122°46'35", in SW£ sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 100 ft downstream from culvert, 3-j miles upstream from mouth of East Fork, and 

3 miles south of Chimacum.

Drainage area.--12.6 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 140 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 102 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.07 ft); minimum, 

Ci72~c~fs Aug. 2 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 9, 1953; minimum, that of Aug. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation and diversions during summer months for irrigation.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

1.5

2.8

6.6

14.5

23

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.S

2.8

*2.8

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

,3.1

3.0

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.8

378" 4.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

100.9

3.25

0.258

O.30

200

Nov.

3.6

3.6

3.4

374

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.1

5.7

4.7

5.7

9.8

¥74

5,3

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.1

7.3

-

153.1

5.10

0.405

0.45

304

Dec.

11.5

12 7.5

32

*22

36

84

46

28

25

19.5

16.5

14

12.5

11

10.5

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.5

10

11

10

9.0

8.2

8.0

12.5

20

38

92

65

707.3

22.8

1.81

2.09

1,400

Jan.

47

41

*41

31

25

21

32

67

99

56

65

*58

45

34

30

30

30

38

45

38

29

25

24

22

29

25

22

21

19

17.5 2?T~

1,126.5

36.3

2.88

3.32

2,230

Feb.

20

17.5

19

24 ST

19

17

15.5

14

13

12.5

12

11.5

12

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

10

9.5

11

10

9.0

10.5

9.0

8.5

875

14

-

_

-

374.5

13.4

1.06

1.11

743

Mar.

11

9.0

8.0

.5

* .5

.5

.5

.3

.1

10

12.5

11.5

9.8

11

23

25

32

7T

21

18

16.5

14.5

15

14

12

11

16

14.5

13

12

419.1

13.5

1.07

1.24

832

Apr.

11.5

10

9.6

8.7

9.0

9.3

9.8

8.5

7.8

7.1

7.1

10.5

17

13

11

9.6

*9.3

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.7

8.0

7.3

7.1

10

12.5

9.8

11

283.5

9.45

0.750

0.84

562

May

14.5

1275

9.8

8.2

7.1

6.1

5.9

6.8

9.6

9.0

7.1

5.9

5.3

5.9

6.1

5.3

 575 5.1

8.5

10

*8.0

6.8

5.7

7.8

11

7.8

6.4

5.9

5.5

8.5

8.7

236.7

7.64

0.606

0.70

469

June

7.1

6.1

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.3

9.6

9.6

7.1

5.5

4.9

^TT

10.5

9.3

7.3

5,9

5.3

5.3

15.5

25

21

19.5

28 56

20

16.5

16.5

17

14

12

350.-6

11.7

O.929

1.03

695

July

~577 10.5

7.1

6.1

5.5

4.7

4.1

6.6

5.5

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.9

*3.8

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.9

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3^5

140.8

4.54

0.360

0.42

279

Aug.

3.6

3.0

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.5

3.0

2.4

TS

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

*4.1

4.3

3.8

4.1

5.7

t.7

5.9

rrr

5.1

3.9

4.1

4.3

115.6

3.73

0.296

0.34

229

Sept.

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.7

 2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.1

3.9

3.6

6.6

-

95.0

3.17

0.252

0.28

188

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1952-53: Max 99 Min 2.3 Mean 11.2 Cfsm 0.889 In. 12.12 Ac-ft 8,130

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfa).--Dec. 4 (l p.m.) 52 cfs (3.03 ft); Dec. 7 (6 a.m.) 91 cfs (3.86 ft); 

Dec. 30 (11 a.m.) 99 cfs (4.01 ft); Jan. 9 (10 a.m.) 102 cfs (4.07 ft); Jan. 18 (11:30 p.m.) 50 cfs 

(2.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 15 to Mar. 4; discharge estimated on basis of recorded j?ange in 

stage and records for stations on nearby streams.
54 LITTLE QUILCENE RIVER BASIN

Little Quilcene River near Quilcene, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°50'15", long. 122°53'10", in NE£ sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 2 W., on left 

bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 101, l£ miles northwest of Quilcene, 

and 1-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 19.6 sq mi.

Records available . August 1926 to October 1927, July 1951 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 90 ft (from topographic map). Aug. 25, 

1926, to Oct. 4, 1927, staff gage at site 120 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 524 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs; minimum, 6.8 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1926-27, 1951-53: Maximum discharge, 565 cfs Apr. 30, 1952 (gage height, 4.10 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 300 cfs; minimum, 4.1 cfs Sept. 1, 1926 (gage height, 

0.86 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks . Records fair. Small diversions for domestic use. No regulation. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

4.7

12.0

32

65

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

110

190

300

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.2

ITS

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.4

.4

.4

~.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.8

* .4

.4

.8

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

8.2

8.2

230.4

7.43

0.379

0.44

457

Nov.

7.8

7.4

TT?

7.4

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10.5

13

11.5

18

73

30

18.5

15

13.5

13.5

13

12

10.5

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

11.5

-

404.7

13.5

0.689

0.77

803

Dec.

17

13 »25

138

114

90

150

102

72

47

48

61

102

94

73

58

49

42

36

32

32

30

27

26

23

23

30

44

75

232

1*5

2,061

66.5

3.39

3.91

4,090

Jan.

108

133

202

146

117

100

116

240

436

*3T8

300

318

232

176

163

178

154

154

159

140

120

110

107

107

115

107

100

99

99

94 m

5,072

164

8.37

9.62

10,060

Feb.

124

TIT5

104

105

94

86

86

80

73

69

65

60

56

55

52

51

50

46

43

42

41

40

38

37

56

36

36

37

_

-

1,752

62.6

3.19

3.32

3,480

Mar.

36

34

33

32

*30

30

-S9 29

30

30

33

34

31

30

30

38

38

40

39

37

35

34

34

55

61

48

48

56

52

51

49

1,186

38.3

1.95

2.25

2,350

Apr.

46

43

41

40

39

39

41

39

38

36

36

36

38

36

*35

34

37

34

37

40

41

44

49

53

49

52

96

~92- 118

82

1,438

47.9

2.44

2.73

2,850

May

92

8?

73

73

78

80

71

65

58

52

46

44

43

46

45

44

42

45

*56

58

50

44

-$9 41

53

48

46

46

46

66

66

1,750

56.5

2.88

3.32

3,470

June

60

57

52

52

49

51

105

159

124

102

86

78

96

85

76

71

66

62

75

88

96

117

127

113

104

92

86

85

78

76

2,568

85.6

4.37

4.87

5,090

July

72

W

62

58

55

50

46

56

48

44

42

41

*40

39

42

37

35

36

36

34

31

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

25

25

24

1,240

40.0

2.04

2.35

2,460

Aug.

23

21

21

21

21

20

20

22

22

19.5

18.5

18

17.5

17

17

17

16.5

TeTB"

16.5

*18

20

17.5

36

69

4T

51

60

50

40

35

30

832.5

26.9

1.37

1.58

1,650

Sept.

29

26

24

22

20

20

20

20

19.5

18.5

18

18

17.5

17

17

16.5

16.5

16.5

15.5

15

15

*14.5 T5~

15

14.5

14.5

14.5

23

17.5

51

581.0

19.4

0.990

1.10

1,150

Calendar year 1952 : Max 412 Min 7.1 Mean 42.1 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29. 28 Ac-ft 30,580

Water year 1952-53 : Max 436 Min 7.1 Mean 53.4 Cfsm 2.67 In. 36. 26 Ac-ft 37,910

Peak discharge (base. 500 efa).--Jan. 9 (12 ra.) 524 cfa (4.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DUCKABUSH RIVER BASIN 55

Duokabush River near Brinnon, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°41'00", long. 123°00'40", in SW£SW£ sec. 1, T. 25 N., R. 3 W., on left 

bank 4| miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles west of Brinnon. '

Drainage area. 66.5 sq mi.

Records available. August to December 1910 (gage height only), December 1910 to December 

1911, June 1938 to September 1953. Published as "near Duckabush" 1910-11.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 241.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 19, 1910, to Dec. 31, 1911, staff gage at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 387 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 6.53 ft); minimum, 55 cfs Oct. 18, 19, 20, 23, 28, 29, Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1910-11, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 8,960 cfs Nov. 26, 1949 (gage height, 10.06 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 45 cfs Oct. 26, 28, 29, 1942; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft Sept. 30, 

1939.

Remarks. Records good. No known diversion or regulation. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

49

83

128

215

315

485

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

700

950

1,300

1,700

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

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

74 

72

69

69

67

67

65

63 

63

63

63

62

60

60

60

59

57

57

57

57

60

*57

57

78

74

62

59

57

55

~§s 121

2,040

65.8

0.989

1.14

4,050

Nov.

79 

71

65

72

65

62

60

57

I?5

262

227

248

612

387

248

194

191

218

203

170

147

131

121

111

102

96

91

85

94

-

4,643

155

2.33

2.60

9,210

Dec.

109

1ST

 139

945

646

422

480

387 

304

273

239

1,230

1,290

911

670

570

485

408

351

304

294

273

252

230

212

200

273

331

415

1.320

706

14,790

477

7.17

8.27

29,340

Jan.

495

2 '020

1,000

676

550

670

*1,230 

2.640

1,480

1,900

2,550

1,710

1,210

1,250

1,380

944

911

1,120

1,110

846

772

1,320

1,240

1,060

790

640

688

784

784

1,780

36,580

1,180

17.7

20.46

72,560

Feb.

1,440 

$64

930

814

670

596

957

754 

596

515

454

408

371

351

331

363

355

319

298

284

266

256

239

230

221

212

212

206

-

-

-

13,612

486

7.31

7.61

27,000

Mar.

197 

191

182

*176

170

164

167

188 

239

259

280

294

266

239

242

343

301

290

270

248

227

215

224

413

467

371

515

520

1ST

371

323

8,783

283

4.26

4.91

17,420

Apr.

290 

270

252

248

245

239

236

227 

218

206

197

191

182

173

*170

176

194

215

266

363

440

500

485

476

500

646

1.890

1, 290

808

634

12,227

408

6.14

6.84

24,250

May

540 

472

3S6~ 454

950

1,130

1,050

772 

602

520

476

485

555

624

596

612

688

918

*1.140

rTl

634

575

510

495

510

540

652

730

802

778

612

20,754

669

10.1

11.61

41,160

June

550 

530

510

525

510

585

736

700 

618

646

700

760

TSS

682

652

634

706

646

570

535

505

505

485

467

458

467

472

490

530

596

-

17,518

584

8.78

9.80

34,750

July

580

596

676

676

658

742

840

1.040 

640

*796

802

760

766

724

640

560

585

640

565

505

490

505

462

413

408

391

375

363

383

387

355

18,523

598

8.99

10.36

36,740

Aug.

347 

359

367

35T

347

351

351

331 

315

304

298

298

284

276

284

280

256

*239

245

242

227

209

212

200

197

351

301

245

218

203

197

8,685

280

4.21

4.86

17,230

Sept.

191 

179

164

155

155

152

152

150 

142

133

131

142

131

126

121

118

111

*106

106

104

102

100

104

102

96

89

Q£

301

262

1.480

-

5,499

183

2.75

3.08

10,910

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,100 Mln 55 Mean 361 Cfsm 5.43 In. 73.83 Ac-ft 261,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,640 Mln 55 Mean 448 Cfsm 6.74 In. 91.54 Ac-ft 324,600

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 ef8). Jan. 2 (12 p.m.) 3,140 cfs (6.45 ft); Jan. 9 (12 m.) 3,240 cfs 

(6.53 ft)j Jan7 12 (4:30 a.m.) 3,040 cfs (6.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 HAMMA HAMMA RIVER BASIN

Hamma Hamma River near Eldon, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°35'20", long. 123°07'00", in NW£ sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Watson Creek, 4| miles northwest of Eldon, and 

6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 51.3 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 510 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 5.25 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Oct. 21-23, Nov. 9 [gage height, 0.71 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 9, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 21-23, 

Nov. 9, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. No 

known diversion or regulation.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

117

204

310

435

580

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

740

980

1,320

1,700

2,100

2,550

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

2E

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

 §4 54

53

53

52

52

50

52

50 

50

50

50

48

47

47

46

46

46

44

44

44

42 *4~2~

44

44

44

44 

44

44

46

48

1,474

47.5

0.926

1.07

2,920

Nov.

50

50

48

48

47

46

44

44

 55 42 

128

156

173

402

542

230

179

158

164

164

153

136

122

112

106

101

94 

88

84

86

-

3,647

122

2.38

2.64

7,230

Dec.

li

13O

748

674

444

422

558

287 

248

227

954

1.150

860

665

565

490

422

570

530

314

295

265

248

227

214

237 

310

412

1,070

680

15,811

446

8.69

10.01

27,590

Jan.

 §47 480

1,610

866

646

550

641

*1,050

2.570 

1,410

1,530

2,100

1,640

1,240

1,050

1,270

878

848

1,060

1,070

872

800

1,190

1,150

974

770

641 

625

712

746

1,370

35,106

1,068

20.8

24.00

65,660

Feb.

1.220

794

724

625

570

764

665

555 

485

450

586

558

554

518

334

354

506

276

262

248

257

220

211

201

195

188 

185

_

-

12,277

438

8.54

8.90

24,350

Mar.

179

176

167

*161

158

158

153

155

185 

211

224

240

227

207

204

295

262

248

250

214

198

185

188

287

582

554

594 

455

356

338

295

7,497

242

4.72

5.43

14,870

Apr.

265

240

224

220

211

204

201

195

185 

179

175

167

161

*156

155

153

161

173

201

276

522

570

574

570

578

476

1.270 

99^

712

590

-

9,752

525

6.54

7.07

19,540

May

505

448

422

490

702

ST8" 818

680

550 

471

430

426

466

500

480

476

490

*610

782

595

525

500

462

448

458

466

515 

535

550

560

480

16,658

537

10.5

12.08

33,040

June

448

450

408

404

594

440

476

471

448 

458

485

510

525

4l5

466

455

471

458

422

599

578

566

554

542

330

322 3~2~2~ 

322

526

546

-

12,459

415

8.09

9.05

24,710

July

554

*370

399

399

594

444

480

575

505 

480

476

458

455

455

404

566

566

374

346

518

506

506

287

265

251

240

227 

220

220

220

207

11,145

360

7.02

8.08

22,110

Aug.

198

-S3I 204

195

192

195

192

188

179 

173

170

167

161

158

158

156

147

*141

141

159

150

125

122

120 122"

204

182

158

150

156

150

5,054

162

3.16

3.65

9,980

Sept.

125

115

110

108

106

103

101

101

99 

94

90

90

90

88

84

82

80

*78

76

74

74

70

70

70

69

67

69 

128

159

768

-

3,418

114

2.22

2.48

6,780

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,330 Min 42 Mean 298 Cfsm 5.81 In. 79.01 Ac-ft 216,200

Water "later year year 1952-53 1952-53: : Max Max 2,370 2,370 Min Min 42 42 Mean Mean 557 557 Cfsm Cfsm 6.96 6.96 In. In. 94.44 94.44 Ac-ft Ac-ft 258,400 258,400

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). Probably Jan. 5 (time unknown) 2,410 cfs (4.84 ft); Jan. 9 

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 pirn.) 2,780 cfs (5.25 ft); Jan. 12 (5:15 a.m.) 2.290 cfs (4.71 ft): Jan. 15 

11:30 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (3.82 ft); Jan. 31 (4 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (4.01 ft); Apr. 27 (3 p.m.) 1,570 of: 

T fli rt.\

(ll:~_ -.-.. 

(11:30 a.m.) 

(3.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used July 10 to Sept. 13.
SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN 57

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

Location.--Lat 47°30'55", long. 123°19'45", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 23 N., R. 5 W. , on left 

bank li miles (revised) upstream from Lake Cushman, 2 miles upstream from Dry Creek, 

and llf miles northwest of Hoodsport.

Drainage area. 58.1 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 1, 1934, water-stage recorder 

and Nov. 1, 1934, to Nov. 10, 1941, staff gages, on right bank at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 471 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 7.58 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Oct. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1924-53: Maximum discharge (revised), 27,000 cfs Nov. 5, 1934 (gage height, 14.4 

ft, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slopearea determination at gage height 12.2 ft; minimum recorded, 16 cfs Sept. 23, 1930 

(gage height, 1.12 ft) .

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

792 

832 

962 

1042 

1092 

1122

Water 

year

1935 

1937 

1942 

1945 

1947 

1948

Date

Nov . 5 , 

Dec. 22, 

Dec . 2 , 

Feb. 7, 

Feb. 12,13, 

Oct. 18,

1934 

1936 

1941 

1945 

1947 

1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

27,000 

5,150 

9,700 

12,900 

6,500 

10,100

Gage height 

(feet)

14.4 

a?.0 

9.18 

10.10

9.3

a From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. No 

diversion or regulation.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1932, 1935, and supplemental peak discharges for water year 

1947, superseding those published in WSP 737, 792, 870, and 1092 are given herewith:

1931

Nov. 2-5.......... tsoo

6-10......... tl,100

1934 

Nov. 1............ 1,990

2.. .......... 649

3............ 676

1934-Con. 

Nov ..... 650

5............ 7,000

6............ d2,500

7............ dl,500

8. ........... dl.OOO

9............ 708

t Average discharge for period indicated.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for stations on nearby streams.

Month

Calendar year 1931. .... 

Water year 1931-32.....

Calendar year 1934. .... 

Water year 1934-35. ....

Cfs-days

17,599 

164,987 

182,886

39,596 

198,349 

221,311

Maximum

4,270 

4,310

7,000 

7,000 

7,000

Minimum

54 

46 

54

528

53 

53

Mean

587 

452 

500

1,320 

543 

606

Per 

square 

mile

10. 1 

7.78 

8.61

22.7 

9.35 

10.4

Runoff

Inches

11.27 

105.61 

117.06

25.35 

126.96 

141.67

Acre-feet

34,900 

327,000 

363,000

78,540 

393,400 

439,000

Revised peak discharges.--1946-47: Dec. 3 (6:30 a.m.) 5,ISO cfs; Feb. 12 (7 a.m.) 6,5OO 

Cfs; Feb. 13 (7 p.m.) 6,500 cfs.
58 SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN

North Pork Skokomish River below Staircase Rapids, near Hoodsport, Wash. Continued

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

100

142

197

305

439

3.2

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

647

890

1,190

1,640

2,190

3,570

5,420

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

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

80

79

76

72

72

71

69

68

65 

65

63

62

59

58

56

55

52

52

52

58

59

53

53

*93

66

53

51

47

60

199

Tl2

2,130

68.7

1.18

1.36

4,220

Nov.

89

72

65

66

63

58

53

52

50 

263

546

416

397

739

555

313

234

248

255

234

191

168

150

135

129

118

110

104

100

106

-

6,032

201

3.46

3.86

11,960

Dec.

114

*145

191

1,070

735

468

392

374

334 

289

338

2.180

1,490

1,030

819

763

653

550

468

420

411

370

330

305

282

262

289

374

470

1,170

757

17,843

576

9.91

11.42

35,390

Jan.

560

2,160

2,390

1,150

*877

757

1,260

2,320

4.790 

1,900

3,020

3,930

2,770

1,860

2,090

2,160

1,430

1,540

1,960

1,980

1,500

1,580

2,770

2,170

1,590

1,230

1,050

1,050

1,260

1,390

2,870

59,364

1,915

33.0

38.00

117,700

Feb.

1.840

1,360

,500

,250

,050

,030

,740

,170

918 

775

681

614

555

529

493

519

483

430

397

383

356

339

313

301

289

278

274

270

_

_

-

20,137

719

12.4

12.89

39,940

Mar.

252

241

230

220

217

220

223

2S6

326 

352

392

392

339

305

297

326

305

293

274

255

237

230

289

*406

425

392

653

625

498

434

388

10,302

332

5.71

6.59

20,430

Apr.

343

313

305

301

286

278

262

248

244 

227

223

217

210

*207

200

223

244

266

339

459

566

647

681

620

630

806

1.950

1,260

864

728

-

14,147

472

8.12

9.06

28,060

May

630

555

539

722

1,140

1,230

1,200

1,000

782 

653

598

620

*722

751

722

728

782

1,130

1.240

858

819

806

722

681

647

698

825

884

932

864

704

25,184

812

14.0

16.12

49,950

June

664

630

620

625

620

722

751

698

676 

739

806

870

844

757

734

722

782

710

625

587

555

550

524

508

498

498

503

508

524

550

-

19,400

647

11.1

12.42

38,480

July

*560

620

687

681

676

794

864

1 .020

813 

788

794

734

751

728

647

576

614

625

544

498

488

493

434

392

383

365

343

343

347

339

309

18,250

589

10.1

11.68

36,200

Aug.

305

309

309

289

297

293

286

259

248 

237

241

230

*220

220

223

223

207

191

191

185

174

171

165

158

T5o

365

244

207

185

168

165

7,145

230

3.96

4.57

14,170

Sept.

155

145

140

135

135

131

129

122

116 

112

112

118

108

100

*96

95

89

86

86

84

82

82

86

82

77

76

146

511

406

2.100

-

5,942

198

3.41

3.80

11,790

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,260 Min 47 Mean 427 Cfsm 7.35 In. 99.92 Ac-ft 309,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,790 Min 47 Mean 564 Cfsm 9.71 In. 131.77 Ac-ft 408,300

Peak disoharee (base, 3,000 cfs). Jan. 2 (10 p.m.) 5,080 ofs (6.83 ft); Jan. 9 (8:45 a.m.) 6,730

ofs (7.58 ft); Jan. 12 (3 a.m.) 5,300 cfs (6.94 ft); Jan. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 3,440 ofs (5.92 ft); Jan. 

23 (11 a.m.) 3,200 ofs (5.77 ft); Jan. 31 (12 m.) 3,880 ofs (6.18 ft); Sept. 30 (5 a.m.) 3,030 ofs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20, Jan. 31 to Mar. 29, Apr. 27 to Aug. 26, Sept. 28- 

30.
SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN 59

North Fork Skokomish River near Hoodsport, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°25'20", long. 123°13'10", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 22 N., R. 4 W., at city of 

Tacoma dam, 4 miles northwest of Hoodsport.

Drainage area.--93.7 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1910 to September 1911 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), February 1913 to September 1930, October 1930 to September 1935 (annual 

discharge only), October 1950 to September 1953 (monthly discharge only), in reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1911 to September 1933 (monthly discharges only), in 

State Water-Supply Bulletin 5.

Sage. Discharge determined from record of power output and Lake Cushman elevations, plus 

spillway discharge when present. Prior to Sept. 23, 1911, staff gage and February 

1913 to September 1923, water-stage recorder, at approximately same site at datum 

486.4 ft above mean sea level (levels by city of Tacoma) prior to Sept. 2, 1918, and 

at datum 5.00 ft higher to September 1923. October 1923 to September 1930, waterstage recorder 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1911-35, 1950-53), 751 cfs (adjusted for storage). 

Extremes.--Not determined since regulation began in Lake Cushman.

Remarks.--Records fair. No diversion of consequence. Flow regulated in Lake Cushman 

since October 1925 for power by city of Tacoma.

Cooperation. Records of power output and elevations of Lake Cushman furnished by city of 

Tacoma.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Monthly discharge, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Month

Calendar year 1952

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

Water year 1952-53

Observed

Discharge 

(cfs)

Maximum

1,100 

1,200 

1,280

1,430

2,530 

2,740 

1,650 

718 

1,610 

1,070 

1,040 

656 

1,150

2,740

Minimum

0 

226 

193

0

980 

597 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Mean

573 

750 

993

595

1,889 

1,373 

783 

325 

810 

590 

555 

367 

448

786

Runoff 

In 

acre-feet

35,210 

44,600 

61,070

432,000

116,200 

76,260 

48,130 

19,310 

49,780 

35,130 

34,130 

22,550 

26,640

569,000

Change

in contents 

In Lake 

Cushman 

(acre-feet)

-29,200 

-25,900 

+5,150

+14,690

+70,510 

-18,800 

-15,120 

+18,160 

+11,910 

+5,960 

+2,440 

-7,740 

-10,050

+7,320

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Runoff

acre-feet

6,010 

18,700 

66,220

446 , 700

186,700 

57,460 

33,010 

37,470 

61,690 

41,090 

36,570 

14,810 

16,590

576,300

Discharge 

(cfs)

Mean

97.7 

314 

1,077

615

3,036 

1,035 

537 

630 

1,003 

691 

595 

241 

279

796

Per 

square 

mile

1.04 

3.35 

11.5

6.56

32.4 

11.0 

5.73 

6.72 

10.7 

7.37 

6.35 

2.57 

2.98

8.50

Runoff 

In 

Inches

1.20 

3.74 

13.25

89.39

37.36 

11.50 

6.61 

7.50 

12.34 

8.22 

7.32 

2.96 

3.32

115.32
60 SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN

Deer Meadow Creek near Hoodsport, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°25'00", long. 123°13'30", in NW£ sec. 8, T. 22 N., R 4 W., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles west of Hoodsport.

Drainage area. 0.28 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1950 to August 1951, October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 691.27 ft (levels by city of Tacoma). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at datum 0.48 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 1.23 ft); maximum 

gage height, 1.29 ft Jan. 9; minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Oct. 8-11 (gage height, 0.39 

ft).

1950-51, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, 60 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 2.48 ft, 

present datum); minimum, that of Oct. 8-11, 1952. Discharge on Oct. 4, 1951 (when gage 

was destroyed by blasting beaver dam upstream) probably greater than that of Feb. 9, 

1951.

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

No diversion or regulation.

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

and discharge, in cubic f 

(Shifting-control method

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

d used Jan. 3, 4)

0.4 

.5

.6 

.7

0.2

.5

1.0

2.0

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

3.6

8.5

16.5

34

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.

0.4

.4

.3'.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

75

.2

.5

*.7

71

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

10.2

0.33

1.18

1.35

20

Nov.

0.4

.3

TS

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

.8

.7

.8

.9

Tff

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

14.7

0.49

1.75

1.95

29

Dec.

"75 0.6

1.1

4.2

5.1

4.8

7.1

7.9

6.8

5.6

5.3

11

15

6.8

5.1

5.1

4.2

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.2

4.2

7.1

6.8

144.0

4.65

16.6

19.13

286

Jan.

1S~ 6.0

*23

17

10.5

7.9

*10.5

15

19

15.5

16.5

17.5

15.5

13.5

14.5

15.5

13

12

13.5

15

13

15.5

19.5

15.5

14

12

11.5

13

13.5

13

15.5

442.9

14.3

51.1

58.83

878

Feb.

*15

T2

12

11

10

9

10

9

8.4

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.6

6.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

*3.6

3.2

2.9

375

_

_

-

192.1

6.86

24.5

25.51

381

Mar.

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.2

7.0

375

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

115.8

3.74

13.4

15.38

230

Apr.

3.8 376-

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

*3.0

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

1.8

1.3

T7I

1.9

1.6

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.4

1.8

1.6

2.3

3.4

3.0

2.7

3.0

-

77.5

2.58

9.21

10.29

154

May

2.7

2.6

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.9

1.9

2.1

1.8

2.0

*1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.3

3.0

2.3

2.1

2.6

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

71.0

2.29

8.18

9.43

141

June

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

2.0

2.4

275

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

ITS

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

-

54.3

1.81

6.46

7.21

108

July

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

 1.9

178

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

41.1

1.33

4.75

5.46

82

Aug.

1.0

.9

iTo

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

1.3

T7o

1.0

1.0

.9

30.2

0.97

3.46

4.01

60

Sept.

0.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

78

1.4

1.2

3.0

-

26.8

0.89

.3.18

3.56

53

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 23

Min - 

Min 0.2

Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Mean 3.34 Cfsm 11.9 In. 162.11 Ac-ft 2,420

Peak discharge (base 

(1.29 ft)j Jan7 23 (4:

ie, 20 I cfs). Jan. cfs). 2 (9:30 a.m.) 26 cfs (1.23 ft)j Jan. 9 (10:30 a.m.) 21 cfs

_. 5 to Apr. 6; discharge estimated on basis 

eek near Dewatto.
SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN 61

Dow Creek near Hoodsport, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°24'40", long. 123°11'15", in Ej sec. 9, T. 22 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 

1 mile upstream from mouth and 2£ miles west of Hoodsport. Prior to Mar. 6, 1953, gage 

on opposite bank.

Drainage area. 1.67 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953.

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

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 157 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 2.27 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 14, 15, 16; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 20, 21, 24-26.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 543 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 2.72 ft); minimum, 

0.02 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.52 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair. No known regulation. City of Tacoma diverts about a third of 

a cubic foot per second for use of Cushraan powerplant operators' village.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feot, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.1

.5

3.2

10

35

95

O.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

0.1

2.9

10.5

22

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_._!

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

. 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

72

6.2

0.20

0.120

0.14

12

Nov.

0^

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

.3

.7

2.1

1.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

14.2

0.47

0.281

0.32

28

Dec.

~76 0.5

2.6

22

15

12

22

22

18. 5

15.5

16

48

36

25

19

16

13.5

12

10.5

9.2

11

10.5

9.7

8.7

8.2

7.4

7.0

11

16

32

27

484.4

15.6

9.34

10.79

961

Jan.

22

66

*66

36

25

21

33

68

92

5?

70

70

64

48

56

60

44

41

54

56

40

56

75

56

42

34

32

35

44

44

58

1,564

50.5

30.2

34.83

3,100

Feb.

47

38

38

33

26

22

27

26

22

21

17.5

16

14

11

10

28

22

17

13,5

12.5

11

10

8.7

8.2

*6.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

-

-

-

521.2

18.6

11.1

11.61

1,030

Mar.

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

4.8

5.1

4.8

4.4

6.2

16

13.5

14

13.5

13

11.5

11

11.5

12

11.5

11

12

11.5

11

10

9.2

262.5

8.47

5.07

5.85

521

Apr.

8.8

778

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

*5.8

5.4

4.8

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

7TS

3.2

6.6

5.4

5.1

5.1

140.8

4.69

2.81

3.14

279

May

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.1

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.2

2.9

*2.6

776

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.6

4.4

4.4

3.4

3.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

114.7

3.70

2.22

2.55

228

June

3.2

279

2.9

2.6

2.S

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

58.7

1.96

1.17

1.31

116

July

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 n.i 1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

il

26. 0

0.84

0.503

0.58

52

Aug.

0.6

Te

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

71

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

14.6

0.47

0.281

0.33

29

Sept.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.5

3_.4

11.7

0.39

0.234

0.26

23

Calendar year 1952: Max 104 Min 0.1 Mean 6.12 Cfsm 3.66 In. 49.89 Ac-ft 4,440

Water year 1952-53: Max 9g Min 0.1 Mean 8.82 Cfsm 5.28 In. 71.71 Ac-ft 6,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
62 SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN

McTaggert Creek near Hoodsport, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°24'50", long. 123°14'25", in N| sec. 7, T. 22 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 4f miles west of Hoodsport.

Drainage area. 1.30 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 770 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period Oct. 1, 1952, to Sept. 13, 1953, 81 cfs Jan. 2 

 (gage height, 3.08 ft); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, Nov. 17 to Dec. 2, July 10 to Sept. 13.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 170 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 4.04 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair. No known diversion or regulation. Beginning Sept. 14, 1953,

entire flow of this stream is diverted into Deer Meadow Creek at a point near Hoodsport.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13 to Feb. 13)

1.0

1.2 

1.4

1.7

3.3

7.1

3.O

3.4 

2.9

14.5

29

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

Day

1

3

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

O

O

O

0

O

0

0

0

O

O

0

O

it?

.4

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

*o

0

0

0

O

-

3.7

0.12

0.092

0.11

7.3

Dec.

0

O

3.1

8.9

5.8

5.0

8.2

7.8

6.3

5.2

5.8

27

21

14

11

9.3

8.3

7.8

7.1

6.7

7.1

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.5

8.0

16.5

14

254.6

8.21

6.32

7.28

505

Jan.

11.5

36

*46

29

24

20

26

42

52

36

44

44

39

33

36

38

31

28

31

34

29

36

47

39

33

28

25

27

29

31

40

1,044.5

33.7

25.9

29.88

2,O7O

Feb.

33

28

27

24

31

18.5

21

18

15.5

14

12.5

11

9.6

8.6

8.0

9.3

8.2

7.5

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.6

4.4

4.7

*4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

_

_

-

345.2

12.3

9.46

9.88

685

Mar.

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.3

7.8

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.6

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.O

4.6

125.0

4.03

3.10

3.58

248

Apr.

jUJ

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.5

*3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.O

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

-

79.6

2.65

2.04

2.28

158

May

1.8

TT7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1. 1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.4

1.2

l.O

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

41.9

1.35

1.04

1.20

83

June

1.3

l'.Z 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

-

23.6

O. 79

0.6O8

O.68

47

July

0.3

t 2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.3

.1

O

O

O

O

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

O

O

0

O

O

0

O

0

O

0

1.7

0.05

O.O38

O.O5

3.4

Aug.

(*)

O

O

0

0

O

Sept.

0

0

0

O

O

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 48 

Water year 1952-53 : Max

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

Cfsm 2.57 In. 35.02 Ac-ft 2,430 

Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Peak discharge (base. 50 efs).--Jan. 2 (1O p.m.) 81 ofs (3.O8 ft); Jan. 9 (8:3O a.m.) 61 cfs (2.82 

ftTT

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN 63

North Fork Skokomish River near Potlatch, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°19'40", long. 123°14'30", In NE^NWir sec. 7, T. 21 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth, 6 miles southwest of Potlatch, and 7 miles downstream 

from city of Tacoma 1 s Cushman Dam No. 2.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi, includes 99 sq mi above Cushman Dam No. 2 which is normally 

noncontributing.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 63.49 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

city of Tacoma). Prior to Nov. 27, 1949 (destroyed by flood of Nov. 27, 1949) and 

Mar. 18 to May 9, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft downstream at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 7.77 ft), minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 26; minimum gage height, 2.08 ft Oct. 6, 14-20.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, about 4,800 cfs probably Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 

9.66 ft, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum recorded, 1.3 cfs Sept. 5, 14, 16, 1951 

(gage height, 2.02 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period June 2-12 when intake action was sluggish, 

which are fair. In normal years practically entire flow of river is diverted at Cushman Dam No. 2. Flow regulated by Lake Cushman Reservoir (see p. 59) and by pondage in 

Cushman Reservoir No. 2. Flow at station includes infrequent releases and spillage 

from dams above station. Main portion of McTaggart Creek diverted during year into 

Reservoir No. 2, from where the flow may bypass this station.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

Oct.' 1 to Jan. 23

3.2

7.8

17.5

49

94

200

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

340

525

750

1,300

1,980

3.2

12

38

99

200

2.1

2.3

2.6

3.0

3.5

Mote. Same as preceding table above 

3.5 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.

5.1 

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

44TTS

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.1

*5.8

5.6

5.3

6.6

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8 

8.4

778

166.9 

5.38

331

Nov.

7.2 

6.6

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5. 5

5.6

5.8

8.8

17.5

19

23

45

43

24

18

15.5

13.5

11.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

9.5

9.1

*9.1

8.8

8.8

8.8 

9.1

387.2 

12.9

768

Dec .

12.5 26~

65

240

222

200

403

392

280

235

2O8

597

455

259

190

156

125

107

100

86

109

125

111

94

86

77

76

92

141 

268

268

5,750.5 

186

11,410

Jan.

242 

648

783

400

274

218

322

628

750

*481

655

682

549

431

5R3

650

438

396

517

1,150

966

1,350

1.560

965

1,190

835

580

509

759 

682

1,490

21,603 

697

42,850

Feb.

1,580 

1,400

1,510

1,130

480

301

511

1,190

298

302

195

167

139

127

124

192

210

180

163

151

141

131

122

113

90

85

79

74

-

11,185 

399

22,190

Mar.

69 

72

63

59

54

*50

49

48

45

42

50

56

49

45

63

180

149

161

161

135

116

102

101

96

90

87

96

99

92 

92

84

2,655 

85.6

5,270

Apr.

79 

72

69

65

60

59

56

53

49

*48

48

48

48

42

41

41

40

36

35

34

33

35

36

32

51

35

68

62

54 

56

-

1,465 4s. s

2,910

May

12 

45

42

41

38

36

41

40

36

35

34

*33

32

32

31

30

29

45

41

35

37

44

46

48

42

38

36

35

33 

32

31

1,162 

37.5

2,300

June

30 

28

26

24

27

34

2$

23

23

22

24

23

24

22

20

20

19

19

19

18

17.5

17.5

17.5

17

16

16

15.5

16

15.5 

15

-

636.5 

21.2

1,260

July

14 

TS

13

13

13

11.5

11

12

*11

11

10.5

10

11

11

11

10.5

10

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

e7.4

311.7 

10.1

618

Aug.

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.4

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.0

575

5,4

5.0

5.4

5.8

5.8

8.5

8TS

8.5

8.0 

6.2

5.8

192.3 

6.20

381

Sept.

5.0 

5.0

4.7

*4.3

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

*3.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

5.0

17.5

12 

50

-

184.5 

6.15

366

Calendar year 1952: Max 984 Mln 4.4 Mean 65.2 Ac-ft 47,310

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,580 Mln 3.2 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,650

Discharge measurement made on this day.
64 SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN

South Fork Skokomish River near Potlatch, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°23'10", long. 123°18'30", in NWt: sec. 22, T. 22 N. f R. 5 W., on right 

bank at head of canyon, 1 mile upstream from Rock Creek, 3 miles (revised) downstream 

from Brown Creek, and 1\ miles west of Potlatch.

Drainage area. 65.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1932, September 1946 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 456 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--16 years, 569 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 12.13 ft); minimum, 76 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1923-32, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 19,300 cfs (revised) Nov. 26, 1949 (gage 

height, 17.75 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,600 ofs on basis of logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 15, 1926; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 21-22, 

1953.

Revision. The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 19,300 

cfs Nov. 26, 1949 (gage height, 17.75 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1216.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for some peak discharges for the water year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1216, are given 

herewith: 1949-50: Nov. 26 (10:30 p.m.) 19,300 cfs (17.75 ft); Dec. 1 (9 p.m.) 7,940 

cfs (11.14 ft); Dec. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 7,780 cfs (11.02 ft); Feb. 26 (2 a.m.) 8,820 cfs 

(11.77 ft).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 1 Jan. 2 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

71

94

136

187

270

405

580

3.5 

4.O 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

820

1,110

1,810

2,670

3,710

4,880

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

72

91

114

156

207

270

405

580

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

810

1,080

1,730

2,580

3,600

4,700

7,160

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

93

92

90

89

89

88

87

87

86

86

84

*82

82

82

82

82

81

81

80

SI

82

81

81

104

97

87

83

81

86

215

183

2,884

93.0

1.42

1.63

5,720

Nov.

162

128

113

107

102

97

93

90

90

175

532

572

591

1,160

1,030

620

435

357

332

302

261

232

210

195

183

173

164

157

150

157

-

8,970

299

4.56

5.09

17,790

Dec.

*169

265

436

2,210

1,580

1,O60

1,090

1,120

888

780

775

4.110

2,410

1,660

1,310

1,180

1,030

855

755

645

645

620

568

516

470

432

446

735

996

2,110

1,510

33,376

1,077

16.4

18.92

66,200

Jan.

1,110

4,000

*4,620

2,000

1,470

1,260

2,380

3,890

5,530

2,540

3,690

5,310

3,750

2,560

3,140

3,360

2,010

1,990

2,960

3,060

2,170

2,800

*5,590

3 ,280

2,240

1,700

1,510

1,690

2,400

2,650

4,910

91,570

2,954

45.0

51.91

181,600

Feb.

2,830

2,110

2,260

1,870

1,470

1,430

2.940

1^720

1,300

1,080

920

820

740

688

652

820

850

740

642

588

552

519

477

*456

438

420

420

417

_

-

-

30,169

1,077

16.4

17.10

59,840

Mar.

399

375

357

340

328

"322 320

332

393

405

502

572

512

449

474

678

588

576

533

494

456

432

526

725

715

665

991

1.010

865

701

612

16,587

535

8.16

9.40

32,900

Apr.

54O

480

449

438

426

408

384

363

*342

328

322

322

320

312

298

305

332

338

372

463

512

600

670

584

530

629

1,480

1,116

800

760

-

15 , 217

507

7.73

8.63

30,180

May

67O

588

533

584

770

795

810

860

692

576

508

480

508

512

505

470

470

679

156" 959

692

*910

800

706

620

576

576

544

526

505

446

19,558

631

9.62

11.09

38,790

June

411

393

372

363

360

417

426

393

372

372

375

408

411

372

351

338

340

332

305

302

288

275

268

258

252

247

245

243

245

241

-

9,975

332

5.06

5.66

19,790

July

236

239

254

256

249

270

282

*310 ~ST5

254

247

241

265

272

?72

228

218

216

205

193

184

179

172

167

158

154

150

148

146

*141

TiT

6,717

217

3.31

3.81

13,320

Aug.

138

135

134

131

133

130

126

126

122

119

115

113

112

109

107

109

110

106

*102

102

Tc"2 101

107

104

112

161

T52

133

124

113

106

3,694

119

1.81

2.09

7,330

Sept.

10:3

100

*9S

95

9?

91

91

91B->

83

83

83

84

83

81

60

*73

73

73

Zl

73

73

87

8?

73

73

8?

545

456

!o!§2

-

5,26<>

17$

2.68

2.99

10,440

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,560 Min 80 Mean 509 Cfsm 7. 76 In. 105. 64 Ac-ft 369,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,590 Min 78 Mean 668 Cfsm 10.2 In. 138.32 Ac-ft 483,900

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 cfs). --Dec. 12 (10:30 a.m.) 6,290 cfs (9.05 ft); Jan. 2 (10 p.m.)

10,000 cfs (12.13 ft); Jan. 9 (12 m. ) 7,240 cfs (10.06 ft); Jan. 12 (4s30 a.m.) 6,330 cfs (9.36 ft);

Jan. 15 (9:30 p.m.) 6,320 ofs (9.35 ft); Jan. 23 (11 a.m.) 6,440 cfs (9.45 ft); Jan. 31 (l p.m.)

6,740 efs (9.68 ft); Feb. 7 (6 a.m.) 4,070 cfs (7.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN 65

South Fork Skokomish River near Union, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°20'30", long. 123°16'30", in NEir sec. 2, T. 21 N., R. 5 W., on right 

bank 3-j- miles (revised) upstream from confluence with North Fork and Vance Creek and 8 

miles west of Union.

Drainage area.--79.6 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 110 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 19, 

T931, staff gage at same site at datum 2.32 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years, 690 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Jan. 2 or 3 (gage height, 8.61 ft, 

from recorded range in stage); minimum, 84 cfs Oct. 14-20, 23; minimum gage height, 

2.81 ft Sept. 18-22, 25-27.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 21,600 cfs Jan. 22, 1935, Nov. 26, 1949 (gage height, 

11.0 ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs and 4,400 cfs, respectively; minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 18, 1938; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 18-22, 25-27, 1953.

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

No diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1216: 1950, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16 to Feb. 6)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

80

165

380

8 00

1,450

5.0 2,180

5.5 3,100

6.5 5,550

7.5 8,950

2.8 82

3.0 178

3.3 372

3.6 620

4.0 1,080

4.5 1,800

5.0 2,740

6.0 5,150

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

101 

101

101

101

98

98

98

94

90

90

87

87

87

84 

84

84

84

84

84

*87

90

87

84

108

108

90

87

87 

94

210

191

3,060

98.7

1.24

1.43

Nov.

178 

145

130

120

115

110

105

100

ToTJ

230

700

780

820

1,400 

1,300

1,000

600

450

400

340

500

260

250

210 *191

184

178

165 

160

165

-

11,166

372

4.67

5.22

6,070| 22,150

Dec.

184 

307J

600

2,900

1,900

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,100

960

960

5,000

2,800

2,000 

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,100

940

830

800

760

700

640

580

540

560

900 

1,500

2,600

1,800

41,504

1,339

16.8

19.39

82,320

Jan.

1.400 

5,606

6,500

*2,220

1,730

1,460

2,660

5,040

*7,460

5,500

5,000

7,480

5,490

3,660 

4,130

5,090

2,830

2,680

3,850

4,220

2,960

3,750

7,750

4,966

3,320

2,540

2,220

2,430

5,180

5,580

6,950

124,940

4,050

50.6

58.37

247,800

Feb.

4.510

3,140

3,200

2,610

2,220

1,970

4,160

2,460

1,780

1,450

1,220

1,070

950

878 

891

1,080

1,140

963

842

742

696

650

602

566

530

*506

506

498

_

-

41,552

1,484

18.6

19.41

82,420

Mar.

482 

450

454

419

405

588

380

388

450

466

548

630

575

514 

557

878

742

731

690

620

566

548

680

920

900

850

1,200

1,500 i,16o

910

810

20,529

662

8.52

9.59

40,720

Apr.

720 

610

560

530

520

500

470

440

410

390

380

580

*380

372 

558

358

380

388

403

490

559

620

680

620

557

640

1,640

1,270 

866

808

17,279

576

7.24

8.07

34,270

May

720 

640

593

630

797

830

830

926

731

611

548

522

539

*566 

557

530

514

680

1,050

730

742

976

878

797

700

640

630

611 

584

566

506

21,175

683

8.58

9.89

42,000

June

 555 458 

427

411

403

450

458

427

403

403

411

442

434

411

388

372

380

372

351

344

329

315

301

294

288

"552" 282

282 

282

282

11,152

571

4.66

5.20

22,080

July

275 

268

282

282

282

288

301

315

282

275

262

275

294 

294

249

256

236

224

213

201

201

195

190

184

184

178

178 

173

173

168

7,452

240

3.02

3.48

14,780

Aug.

163 

163

163

158

163

158

152

147

142

142

137

137

132

*127 

127

132

132

127

122

132

118 Tia

127

122

127

178

190

163 

152

137

127

4,405

142

1.78

2.06

8,740

Sept.

127

122

118

114

114

109

109

109

104

100

96

96

96

96 

96

*96

96

91

86

16

86

86

96

96

91

86

109

488 

434

2.140

-

5,773

192

2.41

2.70

11,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,970 Min 84 Mean 612 Cfsm 7. 69 In. 104.68 Ac-ft 444,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,730 Min 84 Mean 849 Cfsm 10.7 In. 144.81 Ac-ft 614,800

Peak lischaree (base, 6,000 cfs). Dec. 12 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 2 or 3 (time unknown)

13,6^u c-ra (8.61 ft); Jan. 9 (1:30 p.m.) 9,160 cfs (7.56 ft); Jan. 12 (5 a.m.) 8,700 cfs (7.36 ft);

p9,300 cfs (?'.32 ft)I

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 3-24, Dec. 3 to Jan. 3, Mar. 23 to Apr. 12; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage and records for nearby stations.
66 SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN

Skokomish River near Potlatch, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°19'00" ( long. 123"11'05", in NW£NW£ sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 101, 2.8 miles downstream from confluence 

of North and South Porks, 4.7 miles southwest of Potlatch, and 5.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 230 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to May 22, 1947, water-stage recorder 

at present site and datum. May 22 to July 23, 1947, staff gage at site 50 ft downstream at present datum. July 24 to Sept. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at present 

datum and Oct. 1, 1947, to Apr. 18, 1951, at datum 2.87 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 1,170 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year,

mum, 152^cfs Oct. 18, 19, 20, 22, 23; minimum gage height, 0.07 ft Sept. 21, 22/26, 27.

15,500 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 10.28 ft); mini1943-53: Maximum'discharge, i9,200 cfs NovT 2"7, 1949, "Feb. 10, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 14.51 ft Nov. 27, 1949, datum then in use; minimum discharge, 125 cfs Sept. 14- 

17, 1944 (gage height, -0.01 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Plow partly regulated by Lake Cushman and Cushman Reservoir No. 2. 

In normal years practically entire flow of North Pork is diverted at dam No. 2 and returned to sea through Cushman powerplant No. 2.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan, 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.4

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

120

200

345

520

725

960

1,310

1,820

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5 

9.0

2,390

3,020

3,710

5,200

6,840

9,600

12,600

0.0 

.3

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

142

220

344

590

1,010

1,500

2,040

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

2,650

3,300

4,000

5,500

7,100

9,700

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

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

176 

172

168

168

168

168

164

164

164

164

160

160

160

156

156

156

156

152

152

*152

160

156

156

168

188

180

168

160

160

215

500

5,247

169

10,410

Nov.

280 

250

214

196

196

188

180

168

Tee

192

464

792

770

1,420

1.560

960

718

585

520

478

436

389

362

340

*325

305

295

285

270

270

-

13,576

453

26,930

Dec.

290

367

656

2,860

2,780

1,850

2,100

2,320

1,790

1,570

1,480

6.650

4,620

2,900

2,230

1,940

1,700

1,480

1,320

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,130

1,050

960

888

856

1,160

1,510

3,100

2,620

57,757

1,863

114,600

Jan.

2.060 

5J 100

9,610

3,950

*2,750

2,250

3,490

6,400

*8,750

5,090

6,050

8,860

6,800

4,860

5,110

6,860

3,850

3,470

5,010

6,130

4,300

5,680

10.900

7,390

5,530

4,220

3,550

3,850

4,840

5,320

9,720

171,750

5,540

340,700

Feb.

7.460 

5,470

5,610

4,720

3,310

2,870

5,360

4,320

2,640

2,220

1,850

1,630

1,460

1,330

1,280

1,700

1,890

1,600

1,410

1,280

1,190

1,120

1,050

983

902

*857

830

821

_

-

67,163

2,399

133,200

Mar.

794 

749

716

684

660

646

625

632

653

692

776

947

893

812

875

1,560

1,450

1,360

1,300

1,180

1,070

1,000

1,080

1,300

1,350

1,260

1,480

1.780

1,470

1,310

1,180

32,284

1,041

64,030

Apr.

1,060 

974

911

866

830

803

*758

740

692

660

660

660

676

646

618

604

639

632

632

708

767

866

956

920

821

884

1.850

1,720

1,300

1,220

26,053

868

51,680

May

1,150 

1,010

920

911

1,060

1,130

1,100

1,200

1,020

902

803

*758

758

785

767

740

716

850

1.590

1,070

1,010

1,520

1,500

1,190

1,070

965

929

902

830

812

740

30,068

970

59,640

June

692 

"6615

625

604

597

668

668

652

604

590

590

604

618

590

555

527

520

520

494

474

462

455

451

420

408

402

596

396

391

551

15,984

533

31,700

July

380 

380

380

386

386

391

402

437

408

*386

396

408

468

455

396

360

349

349

555

326

326

316

312

303

253

250

250

258

242

246

258

10,752

347

21,350

Aug.

255 

227

220

220

220

220

217

214

210

210

207

204

201

*198

201

204

207

204

198

191

191

188

188

191

191

217

257

158

224

207

198

6,498

210

12,890

Sept.

191 

185

*185

»185

180

178

175

175

172

170

167

167

165

162

*162

162

162

162

162

162

160

15^

160

162

160

160

165

520

576

*3.470

9,116

304

18,080

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,310 Mln 152 Mean 874 Ac-ft 634,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,900 Mln 152 Mean 1,223 Ac-ft 885,200

Peak discharge (base. 8.400 cfs). Dec. 12 (1 p.m.) 9,540 cfs (7.47 ft); Jan. 3 (2:45 a.m.) 15,500 

cfs (10.28 ft): Jan. 9 (4:10 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (7.92 ft); Jan. 12 (8 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (7.78 ft); Jan. 

16 (12:30 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (8.05 ft); Jan. 25 (11 a.m.) 12,800 cfs (9.08 ft); Jan. 51 (4 p.m.) 

cfs (8.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

12,100
UNION RIVER BASIN 67

Union River near Bremerton, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°31'45", long. 122"47 "05", in SW^NE^ sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 1 W on

 right tank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1-g- miles upstream from Hazel Creek, 

and 7 miles west of Bremerton.

Drainage area. 3.16 sq mi.

Records available."October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 395 ft (from topographic map), 

""^rior to Jan. 30, 1952, at site 100 ft upstream at datum 398.0 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 8 years, 12.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 212 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum,

 0.4 cfs Oct. 14-16, but may have been less sometime during period of no gage-height

reC1945-53^' Maximum discharge (revised), 476 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 3.85 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 cfs on 

manv days in August and September 1950 and 1951. .. , t. Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1948-50 have been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

1122 

1152 

1182

Water 

year

1948 

1949 

1950

Date

Oct. 18, 

Feb. 22, 

Nov. 26,

1947 

1949 

1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

332 

476 

465

Gage height 

(feet)

3.39 

3.85 

3.82

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

No known diversion or regulation.

Revisions. WSP 12'16: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for high-water periods in the water years 1949-50 and supplemental peak discharges for water years 1948-50, superseding those published in WSP 1122, 1152, and 

1182, are given herewith:

1949 

Feb. 17............. 135

22......:...... Z80

Nov. 26............. 167

27............. ZZZ

1950 

Jan. ZO. 

21. 

ZZ.

139 

Z82 

198

Month

Water year 1948-49. ....

Calendar year 1949. ....

Water year 1949-50..... 

Calendar year 1950.....

Cfs-days

1,073.6 

3,8Z4.4

909.5 

4,117.3

1,075.3 

5,653.3 

6,359.6

Maximum

Z80 

Z80

Z2Z 

Z80

28 Z 

Z8Z 

Z8Z

Minimum

4.0

0.5

1.2 

0.5

6.5 

0.3 

0.3

Mean

38.3 

10.5

30.3

11.3

34.7 

15.5 

17.4

Per 

square 

mile

12.1 

3.3Z

9.59 

3.58

11.0 

4.91 

5.51

Runoff

Inches

1Z.64 

45.02

10.70 

48.46

1Z.66 

66.55 

74.87

Acre-feet

Z.130 

7,590

1,800 

8,170

2,130 

11,220 

1Z,610

Revised peak discharges.--1947-48: Oct. 18 (10:30 p.m.) 33Z cfs (3.39 ft): Jan. 1 (5 p.m.) 

120 cfs (£.40 ft).

1948-49: Feb. 17 (1 a.m.) 326 cfs (3.37 ft); Feb. ZZ (5:30 a.m.) 476 cfs (3.85 ft).

1949-50: Nov. Z6 (11:30 p.m.) 465 cfs (3.8Z ft); Dec. Z8 (z p.m.) 179 cfs (Z.74 ft); Jan. 

21 (3 a.m.) 375 cfs (3.53 ft); Feb. 13 (9:30 a.m.) 141 cfs (Z.53 ft); Feb. 15 (5 p.m.) 141
UNION RIVER BASIN 

Union River near Bremerton, Wash.--Continued

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20-26)

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.1

0.4

3.4

16.5

30

3.4

3.7 

4.1

107

191

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.

0.5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

*.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

76

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

17.9

0.58

0.184

0.21

36

Nov.

0.7

.7

. 6

76'.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.0

.9

*.9

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

-

29.0

0.97

0.307

0.34

58

Dec.

1.4

1.6

3.2

9.8

11

12

30

24

17.5

15.5

16

41

35

24

19

16.5

12

9.3

8.0

6.8

11

12.5

11

9.3

8.0

7.2

6.2

8.0

16.5

24

26

453.3

14.6

4.62

5.33

899

Jan.

26 97

169

T20

97

90

120

116

104

63

a!20

allO

*74

54

*64

98

62

56

71

71

52

68

84

63

53

46

45

62

61

*47

70

2,433

78.5

24.8

28.63

4,830

Feb.

64

47

48

43

37

33

45

40

31

24

20

16.5

14.5

13

12

18.5

20

19.5

17

*16

14

12.5

11.5

10.5

9.8

8.8

8.4

874

_

_

-

662.9

23.7

7.50

7.80

1,310

Mar.

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.8

7.6

6.5

6.2

8.4

31

32

30

25

22

19

16.5

15.5

16.5

19

17.5

17.5

17.5

16.5

*16.5

16

426.6

13.8

4.37

5.02

846

Apr.

15.5

13

12.5

12

11

10.5

9.3

8.4

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.5

5.4

5.1

4.2

4.2

-

216.9

7.23

2.29

2.55

430

May

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

*3.6

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.4

3.9

3.0

3.4

3.6

3.4

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

104.4

3.37

1.07

1.23

207

June

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.6

2.4

1.8

275

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.4

71.0

2.37

0.750

0.84

141

July

2.0

275

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

173

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

42.0

1.35

0.427

0.49

83

Aug.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

.9

.8

*.'

i.'o

1.0

.9

1.4

T74

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

27.6

0.89

0.282

0.32

55

Sept.

1.0

.9

.7

.6

76

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

*.6

.6

.9

1.8

1.4

5.8

26.9

0.90

0.285

0.32

53

Calendar year 1952; Max 190 Mln 0.4 Mean 7.81 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.62 Ac-ft . 5,670

Water year 1952-53: Max 169 Mln 0.4 Mean 12.4 Cfsm 3.92 In. 53.08 Ac-ft 8,950

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs).--Ji

(3.94 ft); probably Jan. 11 (time unt

n. 3 (2:30 a.m.) 212 cfs (4.18 ft); Jan. 8 (4:30 p.m.) 154 cfs 

nown) 191 cfs (4.10 ft); Jan. 15 (12 p.m.) 131 cfs (3.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

nearby stations.
UNION RIVER BASIN 69

Union River near Belfair, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°28<20", long. 122°49'40", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., on left 

bank at highway bridge l| miles (revised) north of Belfair and 8 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 19.2 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 45.6 ft above mean sea level (closed stadia 

Traverse).

Average discharge. 6 years, 56.9 cfs..

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 702 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 5.12 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Sept. 11; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Sept. 11.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 7.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1947, and Sept. 11, 

1953; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 5, 6, 1949.

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

those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. City of Bremerton diverts 

annually about 3,100 acre-ft from a point about 5 miles above station. The diversion 

varies from almost nothing in August and September to 10 cfs during winter months.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2 Jan. 3 to Sept. 30

1.6 12

1.8 23

2.0 38

2.2 60

2.4 90

2.7 144

3.0 203

3.3 265

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

127

203

307

441

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.

15.5

15.5

15.5

16

16

16

15.5

*16

16.5

27

26

26

26

25

25

26

26

26

26

31

37

40

42

47

47

48

50

30

19.5

21

19.5

833.5

26.9

1,650

Nov.

19

19

19

18

18

18

17.5

17.5

17.5

19

19.5

17.5

19.5

19.5

11

18

17

15.5

*15.5

15.5

15.5

16

16.5

16

16.5

16

16.5

16

16

16

-

522.0

17.4

1,040

Dec.

16

16

17

18

30

45

90

120

100

85

76

150

90

60

43

35

29

27

25

23

33

36

30

28

26

24

24

28

47

80

88

1,539

49.6

3,050

Calendar year 1952 : Max 391

Jan.

74

248

438

167

106

88

179

416

417

215

425

420

*261

183

237

367

234

225

267

259

197

292

342

244

213

185

177

217

203

*165

304

7,765

250

15,400

Feb.

246

179

197

169

150

139

183

141

118

98

84

74

68

65

62

91

86

77

- 67

*58

53

50

47

46

44

44

43

43

_

-

2,722

97.2

5,400

Mar.

42

41

39

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

40

47

39

37

48

~92 122

87

78

62

52

47

47

51

67

52

52

56

49

*50

47

1,601

51.6

3,180

Apr.

45

44

43

43

43

44

45

42

40

40

39

38

39

37

37

37

36

36

36

35

li

34

36

34

34

36

45

38

36

36

-

1,162

38.7

2,300

May

34

32

33

32

32

31

*32

32

29

28

28

27

27

28

28

28

27

32

32

29

30

32

29

32

29

28

26

27

26

26

£5

911

29.4

1,810

June

26

25

25

24

25

26

28

26

25

24

24

24

29

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

23

23

22

23

24

25

-

737

24.6

1,460

July

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

22

20

20

19.5

19.5

*21

20

20

19.5

18

19.5

19.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

19.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18

18.5

18.5

18.5

18

608.5

19.6

1,210

Aug.

17.5

17

17.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

17

17.5

18

17

17

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

17

*16.5

16

16.5

15,5

15.5

15.5

17

17

16.5

21

18.5

17.5

17

17

17

528.0

17.0

1,050

Sept.

17

16.5

16

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14.5

15.5

16

15.5

*15.5

16

15.5

15.5

15.5

18

24

22

51

-

517.5

17.2

1,030

Mln 14.5 Mean 37.7 Ac-ft 27,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 438 Mln 14.5 Mean 53.3 Ac-ft 38,580

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfa).--Jan. 3 (2 a.m.) 702 cfs (5.12 ft); Jan. 8 (11 p.m.) 613 cfs (4.80 

,); Jan. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 608 cfs (4.78 ft); Jan. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 492 cfs (4.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 16; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

;age and records for station near Belfair. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 28.
70 MISSION CREEK BASIN

Mission Lake near Bremerton, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°32', long. 122°50', in NE^NW^- sec. 32, T. 24 N., R. 1 W., on west shore 

300 ft from lake outlet and 9-g- miles west of Bremerton.

Drainage area. 1.91 sq mi.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.0 ft above mean sea level (by closed 

stadia traverse).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 4.64 ft Jan. 9; minimum, 1.82 ft Oct. 19. 

 1945-53: Maximum gage height, 6.36 ft Feb. 22, 1949; minimum, 1.52 ft Sept. 23, 

24, 1951.

Remarks. No diversion or regulation.

Gage height, In feet, 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

Oct.

1.94

1.93

1.93

1.92

1.92

1.91

1.91

1.90

1.90

1.89

1.89

1.88

1.87

1.85

1.84

1.84

1.83

1.83

1.82

1.83

1.84

1.84

1.85

1.87

1.87

1.86

1.85

1.85

1.86

1.87

1.88

JIov.

1.88

1.88

1.87

1.87

1.87

1.86

1.86

1.85

1.85

1.91

1.96

1.98

2.03

2.09

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.11

2.11

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.13

2.13

2.15

-

Dec.

2.20

2.25

2.33

2.50

2.57

2.60

2.74

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.79

2.99

3.12

3.06

2.99

2.95

2.86

2.80

2.75

2.71

2.74

2.78

2.78

2.77

2.76

2.74

2.75

2.77

2.86

3.02

3.14

Jan.

3.22

3.48

4.17

4.01

3.71

3.56

3.70

4.10

4.52

3.99

4.05

4.32

4.22

3.92

3.79

4.12

3.99

3.89

3.92

3.83

3.68

3.77

3.87

3.76

3.69

3.68

3.68

3.72

3.64

3.57

3.69

Feb.

3.78

3.74

3.72

3.56

3.44

3.37

3.44

3.34

3.21

3.12

3.05

2.98

2.92

2.89

2.87

2.92

2.95

2.92

2.88

2.86

2.83

2.80

2.77

2.73

2.71

2.69

2.67

2.67

-

,

-

Mar.

2.66

2.64

2.63

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.65

2.69

2.68

2.68

2.74

2.98

3.07

3.13

3.14

3.11

3.08

3.04

3.03

3.02

3.04

3.03

3.05

3.07

3.06

2.98

2.90

Apr.

2.85

2.81

2.78

2.77

2.77

2.77

2.77

2.75

2.73

2.72

2.68

2.65

2.63

2.63

2.63

2.63

2.63

2.63

2.64

2.65

2.67

2.68

2.71

2.71

2.72

2.74

2.80

2.81

2.79

2.78

-

nay

2.77

2.75

2.74

2.73

2.73

2.73

2.77

2.78

2.77

2.76

2.75

2.74

2.73

2.73

2.73

2.73

2.72

2.75

2.78

2.76

2.77

2.78

2.78

2.78

2.72

2.67

2.63

2.59

2.57

2.55

2.53

June

2.52

2.51

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.50

2.52

2.51

2.50

2.50

2.49

2.49

2.52

2.51

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.48

2.49

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.47

2.47

2.47

2.46

2.45

2.44

2.46

2.52

July

2.50

2.49

2.48

2.47

2.46

2.45

2.45

2.47

2.46

2.46

2.45

2.44

2.43

2.43

2.42

2.40

2.39

2.39

2.38

2.37

2.37

2.36

2.35

2.35

2.34

2.34

2.33

2.33

2.33

2.32

2.32

Aug.

2.31

2.30

2.30

2.29

2.30

2.30

2.29

2.29

2.30

2.29

2.28

2.28

2.27

2.26

2.25

2.24

2.23

2.23

2.23

2.22

2.21

2.20

2.21

2.23

2.23

2.27

2.30

2.30

2.29

2.28

2.28

Sept.

2.27

2.27

2.25

2.23

2.23

2.23

2.22

2.22

2.22

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.20

2.19

2.18

2.17

2.17

2.17

2.16

2.15

2.15

2,14

2.14

2.14

2.13

2.13

2.15

2.22

2.25

2.38
MISSION CREEK BASIN 71

Mission Creek near Bremerton, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°32'00", long. 122°50'05", in NE£NW£ sec. 32, T, 24 N., R. 1 W., on west 

shore of Mission Lake, 300 ft upstream from lake outlet and 9| miles southwest of 

Bremerton.

Drainage area. 1.91 sq mi.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.0 ft above mean sea level (by closed 

stadia traverse).

Average discharge. 8 years, 6.63 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.64 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 96 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 6.36 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Mo diversion. Pish screen at lake outlet may have slight regu rat ing effect.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1 to July 20)

2.32 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

0

1.9

6.0

13.5

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

Discharge, In cubic f«et 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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

1.9

3.3

3.9

7.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

13

16.5

15

13

12

9.8

8.4

7.2

6.3

7.0

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.0

7.2

7.7

9.8

14

17.

249.9

8.06

4.22

4.87

436

Calendar year 1952: Max 68

Jan.

19

26

48

43

33

28

32

*46

62

42

44

54

50

40

35

47

42

39

40

37

32

35

38

34

32

32

32

33

*31

29

32

1,167

37 6

19.7

22.72

2,310

Feb.

35

34

33

28

25-

23

25

22

18.5

16.5

14.5

13

11.5

10.5

10

11.5

*12

11.5

10.5

9.8

8.9

8.2

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.6

4.9

4.9

-

-

-

427.3

15.3

8.01

8.32

848

Mar.

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

.LJ

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.3

5.2

4.9

4.9

6.0

12

14

15.5

16

15

14.5

13.5

13

12.5

13

13

13.5

14

13.5

11.5

9.4

278.8

8.99

4.71

5.43

553

Apr.

8.2

TT2

*6.5

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

iff

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.1

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.5

-

114.0

3.80

1.99

2.22

226

May

3.1

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.8

*1.8

2.5

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.9

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.7

3 9

379

2.7

1.8

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.1!

72.2

2.33

1.22

1.41

143

June

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

1.1

-

8.2

0.27

0.141

0.16

16

July

~T8 0.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.4

*.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

"50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.8

0.32

0.168

0.19

19

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

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

0

0

0

0

.3

-

0.3

0.01

0.0052

0.006

0.6

Mln 0 Mean 4.31 Cfsm 2.26 In. 30.68 Ac-ft 3,120

Water year 1952-53: Max 62 Mln 0 Mean 6.38 Cfsm 3.34 In. 45.326 Ac-ft 4,610

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day
72 MISSION CREEK BASIN

Mission Creek near Belfair, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°29'20", long. 122°51'45" , in NW£ sec. 18, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., on left 

bank 3 miles northwest of Belfair and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 4.37 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to April 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 330.0 ft above mean sea level (closed 

stadia traverse).

Average discharge. 7 years (1945-52), 12.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1952 to April 1953, 159 cfs Jan. 9 

(gage height, 4.72 ft); maximum gage height, 4.73 ft Jan. 8; minimum discharge, 0.1 

cfs Oct. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft Oct. 15, 16.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 403 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 6.10 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Sept. 16, 21, 22, and part of Oct. 1, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor. No diversion or regulation. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to April 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

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.4

.0.21

0.048

0.05

13

Nov.

~0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

-

10.9

0.36

0.082

0.09

22

Dec.

fci

3.9

6.1

8.2

9.8

12.5

14.0

15

16.5

15.5

40

46

46

40

35

31

25

21

16.5

16

17.5

17

15.5

13.5

12

12

12

21

38

46

625.3

20.2

4.62

5.32

1,240

Jan.

46 

68

105

95

78

65

73

124

149

125

124

*137

114

90

86

117

100

86

91

96

77

88

112

94

79

69

65

72

78

63

78

2,844

91.7

21.0

24.20

5,640

Feb.

76 

65

66

65

52

48

54

52

44

36

31

25

21

18

16

23

23

21

19

*17.5

16.5

15.5

14.5

13.5

12.5

11

10.5

10.5

-

_

-

877.0

31.3

7.16

7.46

1,740

Mar.

9.4 

9.8

7.5

6.5

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.8

7.3

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.9

15.5

20

22

24

ZZ

21

20

20

19.5

20

19

18.5

19

18.5

16

13

416.8

13.4

3.07

3.55

827

Apr.

1O 

10

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1952 : Max 112 Min 0.1 Mean 7.96 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.79 Ac-ft 5,780

Water year 1952-53: Max - Min - Mean - -Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TAHUYA RIVER BASIN 73

Gold Creek near Bremerton, Wash.

Location. Lat 47"33"20", long. 122 C 48'35", In NE&3W-JJ- sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 1 W., on right

bank l£ miles upstream from mouth and 8 miles west of Bremerton. 

Drainage area.--1.54 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.9 ft above mean sea level (closed

stadia traverse).

Average discharge. 8 years, 5.90 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 106 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 2.54 ft); minimum,

0.3 cfs Oct. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft Aug. 3.

1945-53: Maximum discharge (revised), 203 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 3.27 ft);

minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 14, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Oct. 2, 1945, Aug. 14,

1950.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1947-50 have been

revised, as shown In the following table. They supersede figures published in the

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

1092 

1122 

1152 

1182

Water 

year

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950

Date

(t) 

Oct. 18, 1947 

Feb. 22, 1949 

Nov. 26, 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

122 

148 

203 

194

Gage height 

( feet)

2.74 

2.95 

3.27 

3.17

t Probably occurred Feb. 2, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1216: Drainage area. The figures of peak discharge for 

water year 1950 have been revised to Nov. 26 (11 p.m.) 194 cfs (3.17 ft) and Jan. 21 

(4 a.m.) 141 cfs (2.89 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1182.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2 Jan. 3 to Sept. 30

0.77

.9 

1.0 

1.2

0.3 

1.0 

1.9 

5.1

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

10.5

18.5

0.8 

.9

1.1 

1.3

0.5

1.1 

3.5

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

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.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

-il

.3

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

_._§_

15.6

0.50

0.325

0.38

31

Nov.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

*.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.1

-

28.3

0.94

0.610

0.68

56

Dec.

1.6

2.0

2.5

5.8

5.6

8.2

19

13.5

9.4

7.9

8.2

20

15.5

10

7.9

7.0

5.8

4.7

4.3

3.9

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.9

7.3

11.5

13

237.3

7.65

4.97

5.73

471

Jan.

12

33

49

20

13.5

Je~ 11.5

56

46

26

50

43

30

*21

30

40

25

24

29

29

23

32

35

26

24

24

22

29

28

21

30

908.0

29.3

19.0

21.93

1,800

Feb.

26

20

20

19

17

15.5

19.5

18

14.5

12.5

11

9.7

8.4

8.1

8.1

11.5

11.5

11

10

9. -4

8.4

7.8

6.9

6.6

6.3

5.5

*5.2

572

-

-

-

332.6

11.9

7.73

8.03

660

Mar.

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.1

4.5

4.1

3.5

5.5

18

16

14

12

10.5

9 1

8

5

8

2

8

8

7 2

7 5

*7 2

218.0

7.03

4.56

5.26

432

Apr.

1^1

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.8

-

113.8

3.79

2.46

2.75

226

May

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

*2.2

2.6

2.6

2.3

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.3

lii

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.7

66.6

2.15

1.40

1.61

132

June

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.0

*1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1,9

lil

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

July

1.3

1.3

1.5

T73

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.9

*.8

.9

.9

. 9

1.5' .9

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.5

-

45.6

1.52

0.987

1.10

90

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

30.1

0.97

0.630

0.73

60

Aug.

0.7

.7

"76 .6

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.7

.8

.6

1.5

T7T

.8

.8

.8

.8

22.0

0.71

0.461

0.53

44

Sept.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

1.2

1.6

1.4

*4.5

-

27.2

0.91

0.591

0.66

54

Calendar year 1952; Max 68 Mln 0.3 Mean 3.65 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.31 Ao-ft 2,650

Water year 1952-53: Max 56 Mln 0.3 Mean 5.60 Cfsm 3.64 In. 49.39 Ac-ft 4,060

Peak discharge (base. 100 ofs).--Jan. 2 (10:30 p.m.) 106 ofs (2.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
74 TAHUYA RIVER BASIN

Tahuya River near Bremerton, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°33'00", long. 122°50'30", in SE^SEi; sec. 19, T. 24 N., R. 1 W., on left 

bank 1$ miles downstream from Tahuya Lake and 10 miles west of Bremerton.

Drainage area. 6.12 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539 ft above mean sea level (closed stadia 

traverse).

Average discharge. 8 years, 21.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 224 cfs probably Jan. 8 (gage height, 4.12 ft, 

from recorded range in stage); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 4-10; minimum gage height, 2.06 ft 

Aug. 23, Sept. 16-25.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 460 cfs Feb. 9, 1951; maximum gage height, 5.58 ft 

Nov. 27, 1949; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22-26, 1947, Sept. 1-10, 12, 13, 1949, 

Oct. 4-10, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft'July 18-23, Sept. 4-8, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Small diversions for domestic use. No regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: 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

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.

0,1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

'.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.7

0.18

0.029

0.03

11

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.8

1.0

.9

1.2

~T9

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

-

12.7

0.42

0.069

0.08

25

Dec.

0.6

.9

2.0

6.0

15

20

55

60

45

35

35

80

65

45

35

30

26

22

18

15

20

25

23

21

19

17

15

15

20

55

60

900.5

29.0

4.74

5.47

1,790

Jan.

60

100

170

120

70

50

90

200

190

140

180

160

140

 100

95

153

117

103

120

124

106

125

153

129

114

106

98

109

 109

90

101

3,722

120

19.6

22.62

7,380

Feb.

103

85

82

76

66

59

72

65

56

46

40

35

31

27

26

35

 41

40

36

33

30

27

24

22

19

17

16

15^

_

-

1,224.5

43.7

7.14

7.44

2,430

Mar.

15

14

13.5

12.5

12

11.5

11

10.5

10

9^6

11

13

12

11.5

14.5

56

69

63

56

45

37

31

28

27

29

26

26

27

26

26

 25

778.6

25.1

4.10

4.73

1,540

Apr.

23

21

19

17.5

16.5

16

15.5

15

14

13

12

11.5

10.5

10

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7^2

7.5

10.5

9.6

8.7

8.4

-

350.1

11.7

1.91

2.13

694

May

ete

5.9

5.6

5.6

 5.4

6.4

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.4

4.9

4.0

4.2

4.9

4.7

5.9

5.9

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

150.8

4.86

0.794

0.92

299

June

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

4.2

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

4.4

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.7

-

93.9

3.13

0.511

0.57

186

July

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

.2^6

2.3

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

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

li°

51.1

1.65

0.270

0.31

101

Aug.

Ii°

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

,8

.8

-il

.7

.7

,7

.8

*.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

27.2

0.88

0.144

0.17

54

Sept.

0.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

«.6

.7

.8

.9

.8

2.7

-

23.3

0.78

0.127

0.14

46

Calendar year 1952: Max 201 Min 0.1 Mean 12.5 Cfsm 2.O4 In. 27.73 Ac-ft 9,05O

Water year 1952-53: Max 20O Min O.I Mean 2O.1 Cfsm 3.28 In. 44.61 Ac-ft 14,560

Peak discharae (base. 130 cfs).--Pr

(t.ime unknown) 224 cfs (4.12 ft); prc 

a.m.) 161 cfs (4.O3 ft); Jan. 22 (10

obably Jan. 3 t 

bably Jan. 11 t 

p.m.) 163 cfs 4

ime and discharge unknown); probably Jan. 8 

ime unknown) 197 cfs (3.96 ft); Jan. 16 (9 

.04 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 3-2O, Dec. 1 to Jan. 13; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for nearby stations. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, 

Oct. 10 to Nov. 2, Nov. 21-30, July 11-20.

Panther Lake near Bremerton, Wash.

Location Lat 47°31', long. 122°51', in NE^NW^ sec. 6, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., on south shore

of lake 9 miles southwest of Bremerton.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1953 (fragmentary), discontinued. 

Oage. Staff gage read at infrequent intervals. Datum of gage is 491.5 ft above mean sea

level (by closed stadia traverse). 

Extremes. 1945-53: Maximum gage height, 9.39 ft probably Feb. 10, 1951, from high-water

mark; minimum observed, 5.74 ft Sept. 16, 1949. 

Remarks. No diversion or regulation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1152: 1945-48.

Gage height, in feet, 1952-53

Oct. 

Jan. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May.

10.........5.84

12........ 8.90

6........ 7.49

3 ........ 7.60

7. ....... 7.40

June 10......... 7.26

July 14 ........ 7.09

20........ 7.00

Aug. 20........ 6.67

Note.--Page read once daily on days shown about 

1 to 4 p.m.
TAHUYA RIVER BASIN 75

Panther Creek near Bremerton, Wash.

Location (revised) . Lat 47°31'50", long. 122°51'30", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 24 N., R. 1 W., on 

left bank half a mile downstream from Panther Lake and 11 miles southwest of Bremerton. Drainage area. 1.00 sq mi.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 486 ft above mean sea level (closed stadia 

traverse).

Average discharge. 8 years, 3.04 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36 cfs Jan. 8, 15; maximum gage height, 2.38 ft 

Jan. 8; no flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, July 8 to Sept. 30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 88 cfs (revised) Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 3.02 ft); 

no flow at times each year.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1949 and 1950 have 

been revised to 88 cfs Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 3.02 ft) and 49 cfs Nov. 26, 1949 

(gage height, 2.50 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1152 and 1182, respectively

Remarks. Records good. No diversion. Natural regulation by Panther Lake.

Revisions. Revised figures of daily discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water 

periods in water year 1949 and revised peak discharge for the water years 1949-50 

superseding figures published in WSP 1152 and 1182 are given herewith1949 

Pet. 17.......... 19.5

21...., 25

59

30

1949-Con. 

Feb. 24.......... 21

25.......... 18.5

26.......... 16.5

Month

Calendar year 1949. . ........

Cfs -days

299.7 

964.1 

938.6

Maximum

59 

59 

59

Minimum

1.6 

O 

0

Mean

10.7 

2.64 

2.57

Per 

square 

mile

10.7 

2.64 

2.57

Runoff

Inches

11.15 

35.87 

34.92

Acre-feet

594 

1,910 

1,860

Revised peak discharges. 1948-49: Deo.l (8:30 p.m.) 25 cfsj Feb. 17 (l a.m.) 30 cfsj Feb. 22 

(3 a.m.) 88 cfs. 

1949-50: Nov. 26(9:30 p.m.) 49 cfsj Dec. 1 (11:30 p.m.) 2O cfs.

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

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

O

0

0

.1

.3

.5

4.1

2.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

5.9

4.1

2.7

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.4

3.6

3.4

4.8

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.4

3.9

8.8

¥75

82.4

2.66

2.66

3.06

163

Jan.

1,5

18.5

23

16.5

13

11

21 *il

75

19.5

29

25

21

18

21

26

20

19.5

21

20

16

22

23

19

18

16

15

17.5

16.5

13.5

19

605.0

19.5

19.5

22.50

1,200

Feb.

17

14

15.5

13.5

11.5

10

12.5

10.5

8.8

7.7

6.6

5.7

5.0

4.3

4.1

5.7

*6.4

5.7

5.0

 4.6

4.1

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

-

_

-

197.8

7.06

7.06

7.36

392

Mar.

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.6

7.2

S7§

6.4

6.1

5.4

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

96.6

3.12

3.12

3.59

192

Apr.

3.0

*2.5

m

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

l.O

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

^5

.6

.9

1.-3

1.3

1.2

40.3

1.34

1.34

1.50

80

May

1.1

T75

.8

.8

.7

.6 ».e

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

_J2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

13.8

0.45

0.450

0.51

27

June

~TT 0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

0.10

0.12

6.1

July

0.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

 50

0

0

o

0

»0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

0.02

0.03

1.4

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 25 Min 0 Mean 1.72 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.46. Ac-ft 1,250

Water year 1952-53: Max 33 Min 0 Mean 2.85 Cfsm 2.85 In. 38.67 Ac-ft 2,060

Peak discharge (base. 20 cfs). Jan. 2 (10 p.m.) 34 cfs (2.33 ft); Jan. 8 (7 p.m.) 36 cfs (2.38 

ft)j Jan. 11 (1 p.m.) 35 ofs (2.36 ft); Jan. 15 (10 p.m.) 36 cfs (2.37 ft)j Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 29 ofs 

(2.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
76 TAHUYA RIVER BASIN 77

Tahuya River near Selfair, Wash.

Location Lat 47°29'40", long. 122°54'20", in SE^SE^ sec. 10, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., on left 

bank 3^ miles downstream from Panther Creek and 5 miles northwest of Belfair.

Drainage area. 16.1 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1945 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353 ft above mean sea level (closed stadia 

traverse).

Average discharge. 8 years, 46.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 616 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 6.45 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, Aug. 18-23, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30.

1945-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1950; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control or backwater because 

of beaver activity, which are fair. Small diversions for irrigation and domestic use. 

No regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: 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

Cf am

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

2.7

38

49

137

147

109

93

83

191

TM

111

83

72

63

50 

42

36

46

60

55

48

41

38

35

35

54

143

147

2,172.7

70.1

4.35

5.02

4,310

Jan.

137

283

450

260

156

 237 119

490

514

335

428

452

342

*241

262

414

306

263 

308

301

236

314

372

279

249

226

208

235

244

202

260

9,128

294

18.3

21.09

18,110

Feb.

250

155

201

182

156

143

177

154

125

104

90

78

70

63

59

85

105

93 

81

72

64

55

49

44

39

36

 33

31

_

-

2,838

101

6.27

6.56

5,630

Calendar year 1952 : Max 480 Min 0

Mar.

31

30

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

ii

22

26

24

22

27

127

T59~ 135

117

97

81

67

61

58

62

56

58

60

56

55

53

1,636

52.8

3.28

3.78

3,240

Apr.

49

45

 42

39

36

33

32

31

27

25

23

22

20

19.5

18

17

17

15.5 

15.5

14

13

12.5

13

12

T?

12.5

19.5

21

18

17.5

691.5

23.0

1.43

1.60

1,370

May

15

13

12

10.5

*10

9.5

10.5

12

10.5

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9 

9.0

7.5

6.7

7.5

8.0

7.5

8.5

7.5

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.7

256.9

8.29

0.515

0.59

510

June

4.3

377

3.7

3.1

2.8

3.1

4.0

4.3

3.7

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.4

H1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.6

-

77.9

2.60

0.161

0.18

155

July

2.6

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

T72- 1.2

52.4

1.69

0.105

0.12

104

Aug.

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

11.3

0.36

0.022

0.03

22

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Mean 28.1 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.743 Ac-ft 20,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 514 Min 0 Mean 46.2 Cfsm 2.87 In. 38.97 Ac-ft 33,450

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Jan. 3 (12:30 a.m.) 534 cfs (6.24 ft)j Jan. 8 (8:45 p.m.) 616 cfs 

(6.45 ft); Jan. 11 (5 p.m.) 528 cfs (6.01 ft); Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 462 cfs (5.68 ft).

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

Note. July 15 to Sept. 30 affected by backwater because of beaver activity. Shifting-control 

method used Jan. 7 to Feb. 25, Apr. 9 to July 14.
DEWATTO CREEK BASIN 77

Dewatto Creek near Dewatto, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°28'10", long. 123 0 01'30", in sec. 23, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 

at highway bridge, 1^ miles upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Dewatto.

Drainage area.--17.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 55 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 68.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 680 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 4.75 ft); minimum, 

 11 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 5 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 1,630 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 6.75 ft), from

rating curve extended above 780 cfs; minimum, 9.6 cfs Sept. 22, 1950; minimum gage

height, 1.57 ft Sept. 20, 21, 22, 1951.

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

No known diversion or regulation.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

and

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

8.0

18

41

74

115

3.0 181

3.5 286

4.0 420

4.5 580

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

8.4

18

32

63

105

3.0 178

3.5 286

4.0 420

4.5 580

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

Z6

Z7

za

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

n.

11.5

11.5

11.5

12

*12

12

12

12

11.5

11.5

12

12

12

12

12.5

13

12.5

12.5

14

13.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

13 

14

14

379.0

12.2

0.697

0.81

752

Nov.

13.5

13

13

12.5

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

13

17.5

25

24

23

27

25

18.5

16

15

14.5

*14.5

14

14

14

14

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5 

14.5

473.5

15.8

0.903

1.01

939

Dec.

20

21

38

100

111

108

237

130

108

93

222

194

120

86

75

63

54

51

45

58

70

63

55

48

43

42

46

73 

176

177

2,944

95.0

5.43

6.26

5,840

Jan.

154

277

535

256

154

121

222

439

536

315

380

394

298

222

*237

406

281

241

298

308

235

344

426

305

263

241

218

261

272 

222

298

9,159

295

16.9

19.46

18,170

Feb.

288

222

220

201

170

154

201

172

135

118

105

94

87

80

82

130

139

118

102 '92

83

77

71

67

63

61

57

IT

-

-

3,450

123

7.03

7.33

6,840

Mar.

57

53

51

49

47

*46

45

44 43

42

48

56

47

45

59

182

Ts5

150

148

118

98

84

86

76

77

70

76

83

76 

75

70

2,353

75.9

4.34

5.00

4,670

Apr.

65.

57

53

51

49

49

47

45

44

42

41

41

39

38

38

38

37

36

35

34

35

36

34

33

37

57

47

41 

42

1,301

43.4

2.48

2.76

2,580

May

38

36

34

33

*31

31

32

32

30

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

27

32

36

30

28

32

30

31

30

27

25

25

24 

23

23

907

29.3

1.67

1.93

1,800

June

23

23

22

22

22

24

2523"

23

22

21

22

24

23

22

21

21

21

23

21

20

20

20

20

20

19.5

19.5

19.5

18.5 

T9TS

644.5

21.5

1.23

1.37

1,280

July

19.5

T6T5

18

18

17.5

17

17

18

17.5

16.5

16

16

16.5

16

16

16

16

16

16

»16

15.5

15.5

16

15.5

15.5

15

T5.5

15.5

15.5 

15

15

507.5

16.4

0.937

1.08

1,010

Aug.

14.5

14

13.5

13.5

14.5

15

15

14.5

15

15

14.5

14

13.5

13

13

13.5

13

I2..5

13

*13

12.5

13

13.5

13.5

13.5

18.5

18

16

15 

14

15

440.0

14.2

0.811

0.94

873

Sept.

14

14

13.5

13

13

13

13

13.5

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

T2

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

13.5

20

18.5 

43

-

422.5

14.1

0.806

0.90

838

Calendar year 1952: Max 726 Min 11 Mean 48.6 Cfsm 2.78 In. 37.77 Ac-ft 35,230

Water year 1952-53: Max 536 Min 11 Mean 63.0 Cfsm 3.60 In. 48.85 Ac-ft 45,590

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Ji

(4.66 ft); Jan. 11 (10:40 a.m.) 486 (

in. 3 (4 a.m.) 680 cfs (4.75 ft); Jan. 9 (2:30 a.m.) 644 cfs 

,fs (4.22 ft); Jan. 16 (5:30 a.m.) 453 cfs (4.11 ft); Jan. 23

(3 a.m.) 486 cfs (3 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Mar. 30 to Apr. 2, July 11-16, July 25 to Aug. 19; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for stations on 

nearby streams.
78 DOGFISH CREEK BASIN

Dogfish Creek near Poulsbo, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°45'10", long. 122°38'30", in SW£ sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. IE., on left 

bank half a mile upstream from mouth and 1 mile north of Poulsbo.

Drainage area. 6.77 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 2, 1950, at site 200 ft downstream at datum 1.75 ft lower.

Average discharge. 6 years, 8.34 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 202 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 3.89 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Aug. 13, 18 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 265 cfs about Feb. 22, 1949 (gage height, 9.82 ft, 

site and datum then in use, from high-water mark on gage house), by contracted-opening 

method; minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 13, 1947, July 30, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversion for irrigation. No regulation. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1122: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 8)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

2.1 

6.4

1.0 

l.Z. 

1.4.

2.4

6.2

11.5

22

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

76

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.1

3.1

2.9

275

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.3

*3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.6

5.8

5.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

7.6

7.6

125.6

4.05

0.598

0.69

249

Nov.

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.1

9.0

8 6

8.6

9.0

"9.0 12

5.3

4.6

.3

.6

* .3

.3

.3

.0

.0

.0

' .0

.0

.0

4.0

6.0

-

182.5

6.08

0.898

1.00

362

Dec.

8.3

6.7

15.5

28

16

22

36

13

10.5

8.6

8.6

11.5

7.3

6.4

5.8

7.6

6.1

5.3

5.1

4.8

8.3

7.0

5.6

4.8

4.5

4.3

5.3

9.0

30

25

19

355.7

11.5

1.70

1.95

706

Jan.

13

62

38

17.5

12.5

10.5

45

106

74

25

57

30

21

14.5

40

*32

26

35

30

19

14

19.5

16.5

13

16

17.5

16

18.5

14

11.5

19.5

884.0

28.5

4.21

4.86

1,750

Feb.

14

11.5

14

13.5

11.5

11.5

12.5

9.8

8.4

8.2

7.4

6.9

6.9

7.9

9.4

12.5

11

8.4

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

*6.0

6.0

_

.

-

249.0

8.89

1.31

1.37

494

Mar.

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

7.4

9.4

6.4

5.8

10.5

34

12

13.5

10

0.4

7.6

7.6

6.7

14

14.5

9.2

9.8

13.5

9.8

9.4

*9.4

284.7

9.18

1.36

1.56

565

Apr.

7.9

7.2

6.7

6.7

7.4

8.6

7.4

6.7

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

 5.6

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5,0

5.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.8

6.9

6.0

5.6

5.4

181.7

6.06

0.895

1.00

360

May

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.4

*T74

4.4

5.0

5.6

6.9

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.6

6.0

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.6

7.2

6.0

5.0

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.0

158.3

5.11

0.755

0.87

314

June

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

7.9

¥76

4.6

4.2

3.8

4.4

7.9

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.6

5.0

-

149.6

4.99

0.737

0.82

297

July

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

4.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

*2.8

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

97.4

3.14

0.464

0.54

193

Aug.

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.4

3.6

2.8

3.0

2.5

1,1

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

*2.5

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.0

4.2

378

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

88.2

2.85

0.421

0.48

175

Sept.

2.5

372

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

5.6

4.2

*12

-

104.3

3.48

0.514

0.57

207

Calendar year 1952: Max 48 Min 2.6 Mean 6.82 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.71 Ac-ft 4,950

Water year 1952-53: Max 106 Min 2.4 Mean 7.84 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.71 Ac-ft 5,670

Peak discharge (base. 70 cfa).--Jan. 2 (8:45 p.m.) 130 cfs (3.41 ft); Jan. 8 (6 p.m.) I

(3.89 ft); Jan. 11 (12:15 p.m.) 94 cfs (2.82 ft); Jan. 15 (7:30 p.m.) 115 cfs (3.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MINTER CREEK BASIN 79

Huge Creek near Wauna, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°23'20", long. 122°41'50", at north line sec. 20,' T. 22 N., R. IE., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge, an eighth of a mile upstream from mouth and 

2-| miles west of Wauna.

Drainage area.--S.51 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 100 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 26, 1951, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 0.86 ft higher.

Average discharge. 6 years, 11.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 168 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 2.00 ft); minimum, 

3.6 cfs Oct. 13-15; minimum gage height, 0.58 ft July 21, Aug. 14, 18, 22, 24, Sept. 4.

1947-53: Maximum rlischarge, 391 ofs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 3.64 ft); minimum, 

3.2 cfs Sept. 1, 1950; minimum gage height, that of July 21, Aug. 14, 18, 22, 24, 

Sept. 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. No 

known diversion or regulation.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

0.55 

.7 

.9

3.4

6.6

13.5

1.2 

1.5 

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.4 

¥74

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

126.8

4.09

0.742

0.86

252

Nov.

4.2 

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.8

5.0

4.4

4.6

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

-

124.0

4.13

0.750

0.84

246

Dec.

4.2 

4.4

4.6

5.6

6.1

5.4

5.8

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

8.9

576

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

154.2

4.97

0.902

1.04

306

Jan.

5.2 

1075

12

10.5

7.7

7.1

13.5

38

53

32

58

82

52

31

*35

50

41

42

56

57

38

59

89

57

44

38

46

*57

54

51

118

1,344.5

43.4

7.88

9.07

2,670

Feb.

82

56

57

50

40

39

56

38

28

24

19.5

17.5

15.5

14.5

13

20

22

17

*14.5

13

12

12

11.5

11

10.5

10,5

10.5

10.5

-

-

-

725.0

25.9

4.70

4.89

1,440

Mar.

10

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.9

9.6

8.6

8.3

10.5

12

10.5

11.5

12

10.5

10.5

9.2

9.6

13

12

13.5

13

17

14.5

*13

*12

333.3

10.8

1.96

2.25

661

Apr.

m10

9.2

9.2

10

10

9.6

8.9

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

8.0

7.1

6.6

7.4

9.2

7.7

7.1

6.8

-

244.9

8.16

1.48

1.65

486

May

6.6 

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

7.7

7.1

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.8

7.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.1

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

189.2

6.10

1.11

1.28

375

June

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

-

154.6

5.15

0.935

1.04

307

July

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.8

* . 8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

4.4

4.4

139.4

4.50

0.817

0.94

276

Aug.

4.4

ill

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4 '4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.2

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

137.6

4.44

0.806

0.93

273

Sept.

4.4 

4.4

lil 4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

6.1

5.8

*11

141.5

4.72

0.857

».96

281

Calendar year 1952: Max 63 Min 3.6 Mean 6.83 Cfsm 1.24 In. .16.89 Ac-ft 4,960

Water year 1952-53: Max 118 Min 3.6 Mean 10.5 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25. 75. Ac-ft 7,570

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 22, Mar. 30 to May 2.
80 SHERWOOD CREEK BASIN

Mason Lake near Union, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°19'15", long. 122°57'15", in SE£ sec. 8, T. 21 N., R. 2 W., on right 

shore 1\ miles southeast of Union.

Drainage area. 20.2 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily at various times. Altitude of gage is 190 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 5.02 ft Feb. 2; minimum observed, 

 1.20 ft Oct. 1.

1951-53: Maximum gage height observed, that of Feb. 2, 1953; minimum observed, 

that of Oct. 1, 1952.

High water during period Mar. 25 to Apr. 1, 1951, reached a stage of 7.5 ft, from 

high-water marks.

Remarks. No diversion. Beaver dams at outlet cause some change in lake elevation.

Gage height, in feet, 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

Oct.

1.20

-

-

1.24

1.24

-

-

1.24

-

-

-

1.Z4

-

1.24

-

_

-

1.26

1.26

-

-

-

1.Z8

1.33

1.30

1.30

1.30

-

-

-

"

Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.34

-

-

-

-

1.52

-

1.56

1.56

1.58

-

-

-

-

1.56

1.56

1.53

1.56

-

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.56

-

Dec .

1.58

-

-

-

1.76

1.78

1.80

1.82

-

-

_

-

1.90

1.90

1.92

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2.38

Z.38

Jan.

2.40

-

2.42

2.44

-

-

-

-

3.46

3.48

3.50

3.52

-

-

3.58

.

-

3.92

3.96

3.98

4.00

-

-

4.48

4.50

4.54

-

-

-

-

4.98

Feb.

5.00

5.02

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

3.18

3.ZO

3.20

-

-

-

-

2.92

2.90

2.86

2.80

2.76

-

-

2.64

-

-

-

Mar.

2.62

2.58

-

-

-

2.45

2.40

2.38

2.36

-

.

-

-

2.34

2.34

2.34

-

-

-

-

2.47

2.47

2.48

-

-

_

-

2.48

Z.48

2.46

-

Apr.

_

-

-

2.30

-

2.26

2.24

2.20

-

2.19

-

-

-

-

-

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.06

-.

-

-

-

2.04

2.06

2.08

2.10

-

-

-

May

_

2.04

2.02

2.00

1.98

_

-

-

1.94

-

1.88

-

-

-

-

1.94

1.84

1.84

-

1.88

-

1.90

-

1.90

1.92

-

-

-

-

1.80

1.80

June

1.78

-

-

-

-

1.78

1.76

-

-

-

-

-

1.70

1.70

1.70

_

1.68

1.68

-

-

1.66

1.66

-

-

-

1.60

-

1.58

1.58

-

-

July

_

-

1.58

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.54

-

-

-

1.5Z

1.52

-

-

-

.

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.42

-

-

-

-

1.40

1.40

1.40

-

-

-

-

Aug.

1.38

1.36

1.34

-

-

_

-

-

1.34

-

-

-

1.32

-

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.31

-

-

-

1.30

1.30

-

-

-

-

1.34

-

1.34

-

Sept.

_

1.34

-

-

-

1.36

1.34

-

-

-

-

-

1.32

-

-

_

-

-

-

1.30

-

-

-

1.30

1.Z9

-

1.32

1.38

-

-

"
GOLDSBOROUGH CREEK BASIN 81

Goldsborough Creek near Shelton, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°12'50", long. 123°10'50", in SW± sec. 15, T. 20 N., R. 4 W., on right 

bank 3-| miles west of Shelton and 5-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1951 to September 1953.

3. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 205 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.33 ft); minimum, 16.5 ofs Oct. 1-15; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft Oct. 1-19, Sept. 22.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1953; minimum discharge, 16 cfs 

Sept. 23, 1951, Sept. 22-25, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.75 ft Sept. 23, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. No known diversion or regulation. 

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

14

28

48

80

116

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

155

225

300

378

459

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

633

820

1,020

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

 17

17

17

17

19.5

21

19.5

19.5

22

22

20

19.5

19.5

21

27

31

577.0

18.6

0.443

0.51

1,140

Nov.

28

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

23

35

33

34

43

44

32

27

25

23

22

22

22

21

*20

20

20

20

20

20

19.5

-

748.5

25.0

0.595

0.66

1,480

Dec.

20

25

37

84

99

84

119

145

117

138

114

246

250

161

108

91

77

68

65

60

76

102

80

72

67

64

62

67

105

147

154

3,104

100

2.38

2.75

6,160

Jan.

141

246

373

291

193

138

172

276

370

315

338

421

384

*310

291

380

367

357

407

397

322

332

680

593

437

362

348

420

498

559

945

11,663

376

8.95

10.33

23,130

Feb.

868

*647

592

546

491

456

500

457

392

335

291

254

224

207

204

276

3-22

278

236

211

198

189

173

162

152

145

139

134

_

_

-

9,079

324

7.71

8.04

18,010

Mar.

130

124

119

112

112

108

106

102

98

97

99

115

105

M

109

172

162

155

155

136

129

130

*142

129

120

115

119

136

121

121

115

3,787

122

2.90

3.35

7,510

Apr.

108

102

99

96

92

88

86

*85

82

81

81

87

106

92

82

80

82

78

77

78

77

82

94

80

76

86

143

128

110

112

-

2,750

91.7

2.18

2.44

5,450

May

"98 103

92

84

80

76

77

85

80

73

70

68

66

66

66

53

51

»72

99

79

84

90

92

91

90

78

72

71

68

64

60

2,398

77.4

1.84

2.12

4,760

June

58

56

56

54

53

64

65

58

54

50

48

47

52

49

46

45

44

42

43

45

43

41

40

38

38

37

37

41

38

35

-

1,417

47.2

1.12

1.25

2,810

July

34

33

*33

33

34

31

31

36

31

30

29

28

32

34

34

31

30

28

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

li

907

29.3

0.698

0.80

1,800

Aug.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

26

26

27

29

25

24

724

23.4

0.557

0.64

1,440

Sept.

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

19.5

19.5

19.5

*19.5

19

2(5

20

20

19.5

20

45

48

65

-

709.5

23.6

0.562

0.63

1,410

Calendar year 1952: Max 448 Min- 16 Mean 67.3 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.80 Ac-ft 48,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 945 Min 16.5 Mean 104 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.52 Ac-ft 75,100

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). --Jan. 12 (11 a.m. to 12 m. ) 423 cfs (4.78 ft); Jan. 19 (11 to 12

p.m.) 418 cfs (4.75 ft); Jan. 23 (4 p.m.) 774 cfs (6.76 ft); Jan. 31 (5:30 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (8.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 SKOOKUM CREEK BASIN

Skookum Creek at Kamilche, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°07'30", long. 123°06'50", In NWv sec. 19, T. 19 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile southwest of Kamilche and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 17.2 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 35 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 795 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 9.85 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Oct. 22, 23, 24; minimum gage height, 1.33 ft Oct. 23, 24.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1953; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 16, 1951 

(gage height, 1.36 ft).

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

No known diversion or regulation.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Jan. 29)

1.4

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

1.0

2.8

6.4

12

24

38

58

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

123

210

312

546

816

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

.Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.Z

*2.0

1.9

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

2.2

2.8

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.6

4.2

74.2

2.39

0.139

0.16

147

Nov.

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.5

3.6

2.6

Z.5

2.4

2.3

370

3.9

4.2

4.4

6.0

^73

4.0

3.4

3.3

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.7

3.2

*3.2

*2.6

2.8

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.8

-

101.8

3.39

0.197

O.Z2

202

Dec.

3.4

375

6.9

Z3

30

32

42

61

50

48

51

149

He

79

59

48

39

33

28

26

30

44

38

34

30

28

26

26

38

53

58

1,333.2

43.0

2.50

2.88

2,640

Jan.

58

IS?

270

191

139

111

132

Z54

341

Z66

360

429

325

*245

246

344

332

348

398

313

236

298

694

5T4

342

286

292

360

416

460

678

9,871

318

18.5

Z1.34

19,580

Feb.

*603 ~S55

355

313

263

225

235

197

162

136

114

97

83

77

85

142

151

127

109

98

86

80

71

63

56

52

48

li

_

-

4,478

160

9.30

9.68

8,880

Mar.

42

40

37

34

32

30

28

a 28

a 27

aZ7

a.29

a35

a31

327 a3"2

a50

a49

a 48

a 48

47

45

46

*55

52

47

44

42

46

40

46

44

1,228

39.6

2.30

2.66

Z.440

Apr.

39

36

34

32

30

Z8

26

*26

26

Z4

26

30

38

34

30

28

28

26

25

ZL

24

26

31

27

25

32

87

88

75

70

-

1,074

35.8

Z.08

Z.32

2,130

May

62

54

47

40

36

30

30

33

30

Z6

Z4

21

19

18.5

18.5

18

"2T 17.5

27

24

27

*30

30

39

40

32

28

27

25

23

21

918.5

29.6

1.7Z

1.99

1,820

June

19.5

1775

17

16

15

19

19.5

18

17

14

1Z.5

1Z.5

18.5

15.5

13.5

12

11

9.9

10.5

12

12

10.5

9.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.9

-

394.1

13.1

0.762

0.85

78 Z

July

7.9

7.4

6.9

6.4

5.8

5.4

*4.8

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.Z

4.6

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

138.7

4.47

0. Z60

0.30

275

Aug.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

Z.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

*2.4

Z.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.7

3.6

3.9

4.2

374

3.2

81.2

2.62

0.152

0.18

161

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

Z.3

2.3

Z.4

2.2

Z.I

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

*1.9

 270 1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

6.4

6.2

11

-

91.2

3.04

0.177

0.20

181

Calendar year 1952: Max 276 Min 1.4 Mean 27.7 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.89 Ac-ft 20,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 694 Min 1.4 Mean 54.2 Cfsm 3.15 In. 42.78 Ac-ft 39,240

Peak discharge (base, 270 cf3 ).--Jan. 3 (2 a.m.) 270 cfs (5.60 ft); Jan. 9 (3 to 3:30 p.m.) 334 

ofs TS-20 ft); Jan. 12 (4 a.m.; 423 cfs (6.99 ft): Jan. 19 (6 to 7 a.m.) 385 cfs (6.66 ft); Jan. 23 

(3S20 p.m.) 752 cfs (9.54 ft); Jan. 31 (6:30 p.m.) 795 ofs (9.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN 83

Deschutes River near Rainier, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°51'10", long. 122°40'00", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 16 N., R. 1 E., on right 

bank 75 ft upstream from highway crossing, half a mile downstream from mouth of outlet 

from Reichel Lake, and 2j miles southeast of Rainier.

Drainage area.--89.8 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 350 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 9.44 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 2.64 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,940 cfs Dec. 28, 1949 (gage height, 11.06 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 20, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.64 ft Sept. 20, Oct. 17, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Probably some small diversion for irrigation and domestic use. 

No regulation.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

3.6

38

62

110

170

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

275

421

580

758

955

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,170

1,400

1,910

2,510

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

21

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

24

24

25

26

26

29

33

28

26

26

26

27

5i

787

25.4

0.283

0.33

1,560

Nov.

37

35

31

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

45

49

46

58

79

54

44

37

35

33

32

31

29

29

28

27

32

29

28

28

-

1,076

35.9

0.400

0.45

2,130

Dec.

34

65

236

281

155

294

471

*561

242

215

348

400

269

197

161

138

119

105

96

95

155

175

140

119

103

96

90

196

267

295

5,862

189

2.10

2.43

11,630

Jan.

255

851

521

346

264

354

2,010

2,340

1,590

1,450

1,870

*1,110

762

594

1,020

1,030

995

1,620

1,220

1,080

987

1,710

1,050

911

847

696

959

1,370

1,600

1,350

33,204

1,071

11.9

13.75

65,860

Feb.

1.540

847

963

839

681

685

656

518

436

376

326

303

283

281

379

573

436

349

309

269

253

228

210

192

180

172

T72

_

_

-

13,391

478

5.32

5.55

26,560

Mar.

168

159

150

*144

138

134

130

128

132

140

161

289

258

215

215

414

509

400

385

326

289

283

323

367

537

415

346

370

338

*315

297

8,475

273

3.04

3.51

16,810

Apr.

267

215

223

204

189

182

175

166

159

148

144

T52

166

175

175

166

161

152

150

152

163

166

189

194

175

170

202

242

207

207

-

5,463

182

2.03

2.26

10,840

May

212

207

192

177

170

*166

166

175

168

150

140

136

123

117

115

112

107

T57

144

175

199

223

212

275

306

239

212

184

163

148

136

5,356

173

1.93

2.22

10,620

June

126

119

112

112

107

107

140

155

138

132

*123

121

170

182

Ts7

138

126

115

114

119

114

108

103

95

91

88

88

88

85 ioT

-

3,580

119

1.33

1.48

7,100

July

98

85

83

79

74

71

79

76

70

66

64

62

65

66

31

58

57

56

54

*53

53

53

53

52

52

50

49

49

48

17-

1,973

63.6

0.708

0.82

3,910

Aug.

46

46

44

44

44

44

45

45

42

42

41

40

39

*38

38

38

38

38

37

7r

38

38

37

41

45

47

77ri

61

52

47

1,381

44.5

0.496

0.57

2,740

Sept.

45

44

41

40

38

38

38

39

39

38

36

36

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

34

*34

34

33

34

59

66

126

-

1,229

41.0

0.457

0.51

2,440

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,250 Min 22 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.22 Ac-ft 116,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,340 Min 24 Mean 224 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.88 Ac-ft 162,200

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Jan. 9 (10 p.m.) 2,770 cfs (9.44ft); Jan. 11 (ll p.m.) 2,440 

cfs (8.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
84 DESCHUTES RIVER BASIN

Desohutes River near Olympia, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°00'05" (revised), long. 122°53'40", in NW^SE^ sec. 35, T. 18 N., R. 2 W., 

on left bank if miles upstream from mouth and 2f miles south of Olympia.

Drainage area.--160 sq mi.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 80 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--8 years, 407 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 cfs Jan. 10 (gage height, 6.98 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Oct. 18, Nov. 11 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 4,600 cfs Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 7.92 ft); maximum gage height, 8.00 ft Feb. 18, 1949; minimum discharge, 66 cfs Oct. 11, 1945 (corrected); minimum gage height, that of Oct. 18, Nov. 11, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Ho regulation.

Revisions,.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10 Jan. 11 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

72

110

175

250

340

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

430

540

700

930

1,180

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

1,470

1,810

2,890

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

73

121

184

286

450

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

640

875

1,140

1,800

2,850

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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

76

77

76

76

76

76

*76

76

76

76

76

76

76

74

T?

76

76

74

74

76

77

76

77

79

79

81

79

79

79

81

81

2,381

76.8

0.480

0.55

4,720

Nov.

85

85

83

79

77

77

77

77

77

79

79

96

96

98

114

114

100 *'90

86

85

83

81

83

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

-

2,568

85.6

0.535

0.60

5,090

Dec.

83

88

106

190

334

238

288

493

373

283

283

358

486

349

274

232

210

190

175

162

158

188

238

218

195

172

160

155

202

280

340

7,501

242

1.51

1.74

14,880

Jan.

316

396

885

700

451

355

334

1,350

2,440

2,470

1,380

2,410

*1,600

1,030

815

1,120

1,300

1,250

1,830

1,580

1,370

1,270

2,120

1,500

1,220

1,210

1,060

1,180

1,620

2,130

1,850

40,542

1,308

8.18

9.42

80,410

Feb.

2,230

1,550

1,270

1,400

1,350

1,120

1,050

1,050

895

770

680

616

576

540

536

*572

820

680

588

544

499

478

450

430

413

392

372

.362

_

-

22,233

794

4.96

5.17

44,100

Mar.

358

342

332

326

319

310

304

301

3~0~4 298

307

399

416

S79

368

447

660

548

528

482

443

430

450

482

632

592

*502

499

478

454

443

13,132

424

2.65

3.05

26,050

Apr.

 379 413

358

342

326

310

304

304

298

280

272

278

289

295

298

289

286

275

269

264

272

278

283

301

289

286

301

345

332

319

9,135

304

1.90

2.12

18,120

May

322

322

310

*292

286

278

286

280

280

264

250

245

230

224

220

214

210

T\Z

235

258

280

310

307

335

406

355

319

295

275

255

240

8,595

277

1.73

2.00

17,050

June

227

220

214

207

205

205

222

258

242

227

222

214

235

278

255

237

222

212

205

210

202

198

193

184

177

173

171

171

169

T75

6,330

211

1.32

1.47

12,560

July

186

173

166

164

158

154

149

*149

158

145

139

137

137

137

139

135

131

127

127

125

123

121

119

119

117

117

114

112

112

112

1_08

4,210

136

0.850

0.98

8,350

Aug.

112

108

iiq

108

107

107

108

108

107

105

103

101

*100

100

98

98

98

97

95

95

95

95

95

98

101

116

123

141

127

117

110

3,283

106

0.662

0.76

6,510

Sept.

105

103

100

98

97

97

95

95

95

93

92

92

92

92

90

87

87

87

se

87

se

87

*87

87

86

88

89

98

121

135

-

2,832

94.4

0.590

0.66

5,620

Calendar year 1953: Max 2,510 Min 74 Mean 246 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.89 Ac-ft 178,300

Water ctoci year j^cti 1952-53: ±3O£-o^. Max nctA 2,470 c t tl\j Min niii 74 it Mean neau 336 ooo Cfsm oioin 2.10 c.±\j In. j-u. 28.52 c.o.vj<- Ac-ft tti~-i >* 243,500 c.*±j t &\j\j

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 10 (10 a.m.) 2,870 cfs (6.98 ft); Jan. 12 (l p.m.) 2,640 

fs (6.83 ft): Jan. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (6.26 ft); Jan. 23 (12 m.) 2,340 cfs (6.57 ft); Feb 1 

(11:30 11:30 a.m.) a.m.) 2.420 2,420 cfs cfs (6.65 (eies ft). ft)!

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WOODLAND CREEK BASIN 85

Woodland Creek near Olympia, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°04'20", long. 122°49'00", in SWir sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 

lj miles (revised) upstream from mouth and 4.4 miles northeast of Olympia.

Drainage area. 24.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 25 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 68 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 2.63 ft); minimum, 

8.0 cfs Dec. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Aug. 7.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 204 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 4.46 ft); minimum, 

that of Dec. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 7, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Some diversion for domestic use. No regulation. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

7.3

12.5

22

35

49

66

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

10.5

15.5

22

29

41

61

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

*9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.3

9.3

9.6

~9~.8 10

9.6

286.8

9.25

0.381

0.44

569

Nov.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

BTS

9.0

9.6

9.8

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3

*9.0

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

IP.

-

280.8

9.36

0.385

0.43

557

Dec.

10.5

10.5

11.5

12

10.5

10.5

11

-975 12.5

10

9.8

11.5

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

873

8.3

9.3

9.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

10

9.2

9.0

297.7

9.6O

0.395

0.46

590

Jan.

8.8

l^TS"

13.5

10.5

*9.6

8.8

11.5

22

26

15.5

26

21

17

15

18

26

30

32

38

29

24

31

40

30

33

34

38

43

42

42

SI

812.7

26.2

1.08

1.24

1,610

Feb.

58

54

53

60

5S

52

51

46

43

41

40

39

37

37

37

*42

39

37

35 -34

34

33

32

32

11

31

31

31

_

-

-

1,146

40.9

1.68

1.75

2,270

Mar.

31

375

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

27

27

25

*25

26

24

24

24

818

26.4

1.09

1.25

1,620

Apr.

*24 23

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

21

22

21

20

20

-

650

21.7

0.893

0.99

1,290

May

*20

20

19.5

19

18.5

18.5

21

T9.5

19

18.5

18

18

18

18

17.5

17.5

17

18

18

17.5

18

17.5

17.5

20

18

17.5

17

17

17

17

16.5

564.0

18.2

0.749

0.86

1,120

June

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

17

17.5

17

16.5

16.5

16

16

JL8

T?.5

16

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15

15

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

_14

-

472.5

15.8

0.650

0.72

937

July

14

14

13.5

13.5

13

13

13

*14

13

13

13

12.5

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11.5

TT75

11.5

11.5

388.0

12.5

O.514

0.59

770

Aug.

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

 11

12

TI.5

11.5

11

11

11

345.0

11.1

0.457

0.53

684

Sept.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10.5

1075

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

*10.5

10.5

10.5

11

11.5

11.5

M

-

326.0

10.9

0.449

0.50

647

Calendar year 1952: Max 52 Min 8.0 Mean 16.3 Cfsm 0.671 In. 9.12 Ac-ft 11,82O

Water year 1952-53: Max 61 Min 8.0 Mean 17.5 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.76 Ac-ft 12,66O

Peak discharge (base, 110 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
86 McALLISTER CREEK BASIN

McAllister Springs near Olympia, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°01'45", long. 122°43 I 2S", in SE^ sec. 19, T. 18 N., R. IE., on right 

side of stilling pool Just above city of Olympia control gates, 8 miles east of Olympia.

Records available.--March 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about sea level. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 30 ft downstream from base gage.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 35 cfs Feb. 17; minimum daily, 17.5 cfs

1951-53: Maximum daily discharge, 38 cfs Mar. 25, 1951; minimum daily, 17.5 cfs 

Sept. 21, 1952, Aug. 12, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of estimated discharge, which are fair. 

City of Olympia diverts 2 to 8 cfs for municipal use. Gage pool regulated by low dam 

and flashboards. Backwater from tides occurs daily.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 19b3

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

*19.5 "27)

20

21

20

20

19.5

19.5

19.5

20

20

20

20

19.5

21

20

19.5

21

21

20

20

22

20

629.0

20.3

1,250

Nov.

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

20

20

21

21

21

22

21

22

21

*21

21

21

21

22

21

20

21

20

21

22

21

22

630

21.0

 1,250

Dec.

21

23

22

22

23

M

24

23

21

21

21

20

21

22

22

22

23

22

23

22

21

22

22

22

21

21

22

23

24

22

683

22.0

1,350

Jan.

22

22

22

21

21

21

24

23

23

22

24

23

23

*23

24

24

24

23

23

24

25

25

23

23

24

23

24

*24

26

25

.27

725

23.4

1,440

Feb.

26

25

27

26

27

26

27

25

26

26

25

26

27

29

31

33

35

315

28

27

24

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

_

-

760

27.1

1,510

Mar.

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

*28

29

29

28

30

30

31

31

*30

29

27

26

26

27

26

26

?.&

26

27

27

26

853

27.5

1,690

Apr.

*25

26

25

27

25

25

25

26

26

25

26

26

27

28

TT

28

27

26

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

-24 22

24

-

750

25.0

1,490

May

24

23

24

*24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

24

22

24

22

23

22

23

23

23

24

724

23.4

1,440

June

23

22

22

22

23

24

25

24

23

23

22

20

22

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

668

22.3

1,320

July

 22 22

22

22

21

21

20

19.5

*21

20

19.5

19.5

20

20

20

19

19

19.5

19.5

19

18.5

TsTs

19.5

19

19.5

19

19

18.5

19

19

21

616.0

19.9

1,220

Aug.

18.5

19.5

19

18.5

19

19

20

19.5

20

20

18

*17.5

Tarsia. 5

18.5

19

19

19

19

19

19.5

19.5

20

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

20

606.0

19.5

1,200

Sept.

21

23

20

19.5

19.5

20

20

20

19.5

19

19

19

19

19

18.5

18.5

18.5

19

19.5

19

19

21

*19.5

19.5

20

19.5

21

21

19

18.5

585.5

19.5

1,160

Calendar year 1952: Max 30 Min 17.5 Mean 23.2 Ac-ft 16,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 35 Mln 17.5 Mean 22.5 Ac-ft 16,320

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Rating not determined for conditions of backwater other than 8 and 6 boards on rectangular 

weTr~Oct. 19, 20, 24, Apr. 18, May 6, 14, 15, June 25, 26, July 1, 2, 5, 6, 12-14, 26, 27, Aug. 10, 

11, 14-17, Sept. 5-7, 11-13, and May 7-13 when boards were not seated properly; discharge estimated.
NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN 87

Nisqually River near National, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°45'10" (revised), long. 122°05'00", in SW^SW^ sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 6 

E., on right bank 100 ft downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile west of National, 

2-| miles west of Ashford, and 3 miles upstream from Mineral Creek.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,450 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 11 years, 748 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.88 ft); mini- 

 mum, 108 cfs Dec. 1, 3 (gage height, 2.76 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge (revised), 9,560 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 10.34 

ft); minimum, that of Dec. 1, 3, 1952.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1947, 1950, have 

been revised to 9,560 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 10.34 ft), and 8,160 cfs Nov. 27, 

1949 (gage height, 9.60 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1092, and 1182 respectively.

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

No diversion. Slight regulation at low water by powerplant of Rainier National Park 

on Paradise River. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given 

in WSP 1293.

Revisions.--The supplemental peak discharge for Oct. 25, 1946, has been revised to 6,350 

cfs, superseding figure published in WSP 1092.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

167

254

360

535

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

828

1,190

1,620

2,140

2,740

3.2 248

3.5 350

4.0 595

4.5 900

5.0 1,280

5.5 1,720

6.0 2,210

7.0 3,430

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

429

417

408

400

429

425

408

364

356

376

372

368

322

290

*287

*287

315

349

290

270

261

274

270

284

206

200

178

203

211

206

180

9,635

- 311

2.34

2.69

19,110

Nov.

159

151

149

149

151

154

154

154

157

162

180

157

154

164

154

134

131

131

131

139

127

119

117

119

*119

117

117

117

119

115

-

4,201

140

1.05

1.17

8,330

Dec.

110

117

127

206

203

164

180

189

170

194

194

610

566

404

337

294

261

251

251

245

235

235

235

232

226

223

217

214

214

270

257

7,631

246

1.85

2.13

15,140

Jan.

251

417

726

545

456

404

473

946

2,160

1,C40

2,430

5.100

2,340

1,670

1,320

1,490

1,810

2,380

2,660

*2,030

1,580

1,500

2,190

1,980

1,780

1,430

1,180

1,110

1,230

1,420

2,920

47,573

1,535

11.5

13.30

94,360

Feb.

5.350

2,150

2,250

1,950

1,580

1,490

1,620

1,470

1,220

1,040

907

794

716

668

622

668

622

551

490

465

440

426

399

386

370

558

56?

374

-

-

-

27,758

991

7.45

7.76

55,020

Mar.

546

525

318

307

*504

507

507

332

386

426

465

470

435

408

422

524

465

445

422

390

578

412

450

562

654

568

540

551

512

512

480

15,405

452

5.25

5.75

26,580

Apr.

445

426

*422

408

412

404

390

382

362

550

558

562

554

543

552

343

366

370

455

600

800

921

1,100

1,140

1,040

1,060

1,400

1,410

1,110

942

-

18,807

627

4.71

5.26

57 , 500

May

812

728

704

837

*1,240

1,560

1.640

1,540

1,070

865

752

722

776

844

824

857

858

956

1,500

1,150

1,030

893

800

824

740

746

921

914

956

949

857

29,425

949

7.14

8.25

58,560

June

812

776

*788

794

776

818

1,100

1,010

955

956

1,070

1,400

1.680

1,320

1,150

1,050

1,150

1,100

1,050

970

940

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,300

-

31,545

1,052

7.91

8.82

62,570

July

1,200

1,250

1,400

1,500

1,200

1,400

1,600

1.800

1,600

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,250

1,150

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,000

900

850

800

750

700

700

700

800

700

56,100

1,165

8.76

10.09

71,600

Aug.

600

650

*662

628

606

740

680

659

600

606

662

698

680

686

782

746

634

662

764

704

546

507

490

426

574

586

622

540

417

578

417

18,532

598

4.50

5.18

36,760

Sept.

475

490

480

485

529

578

584

*529

465

485

584

698

606

584

551

455

356

422

475

417

455

455

586

350

350

328

556

485

525

522

-

14,220

474

3.56

3.98

28,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 

Water year 1952-53: Max

2,350

3,350

Min

Min

110

110

Mean 

Mean

558

709

Cfsm 

Cfsm

4.20

5.35

In.

In.

57.09 Ac-ft 404,900 

72.36 Ac-ft 515,500

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs).--Jan. 11 (7 p.m.) 5,640 cfs (7.15 ft); Jan. 19 (l a.m.) 2,960 

cfs (6.65 ft); Jan. 51 (9 p.m.) 4,760 cfs (7.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 14 to Aug. 2; discharge estimated on basis of records for Carbon 

River near Fairfax.
88 NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN

Mineral Creek near Mineral, Wash.

Location. Lat 46"44'20", long. 122°08'40", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 15 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank three-eighths of a mile downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 2-| miles northeast of Mineral.

Drainage area. 74.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,340 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 11 years, 360 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,070 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, £.74 ft); minimum, 19.5 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14; minimum gage height, 1.59 ft Sept. 22, 25.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 5,390 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 7.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.25 ft Dec. 11, 1946; minimum discharge, 19.5 cfs Sept. 22, 23, Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 1952; minimum gage 

height, 1.40 ft Sept. 22, 23, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. No 

diversion or regulation. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are 

given in WSP 1293.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19

15 3.6

38

103

195

310

510

Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

740

1,000

1,360

1,780

2,770

99

160

282

452

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

670

940

1,340

1,800

2,970

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

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

21

24

23

23

32

30

25

24

24

24

35

45

716

23.1

0.311

0.36

1,420

Nov.

51

38

34

28

27

25

25

24

24

30

54

54

63

78

74

51

40

37

35

34

32

31

28

27

*24

23

23

21

ZI

22

-

1,078

35.9

0.483

0.54

2,140

Dec.

24

30

56

188

170

106

142

209

151

198

202

746

548

375

282

234

198

167

148

133

136

160

142

127

111

106

103

108

174

310

274

6,058

195

2.62

3.03

12,020

Jan.

226

680

930

626

466

405

644

1,440

2,420

1,620

2,390

2,240

1,810

1,360

1,230

1,710

e2,070

e2,210

e2,640

 1,900

1,500

1,680

2,810

1,920

1,580

1,210

988

1,080

1,720

2,220

2.880

48,605

1,568

21.1

24.33

96,410

Feb.

2,570

1,490

1,620

1,450

1,160

1,050

1,210

1,080

814

676

582

502

447

410

387

497

523

*428

370

340

305

282

258

237

225

212

209

215

_

-

19,549

698

9.39

9.79

38,770

Mar.

198

183

173

165

158

158

158

181

228

247

312

349

305

272

286

492

457

392

357

324

301

309

353

447

515

443

433

447

414

433

410

9,898

319

4.29

4.95

19,630

Apr.

370

336

*312

290

297

282

268

258

250

228

225

237

244

237

228

241

258

258

309

396

462

497

572

555

507

518

628

610

507

462

-

10,842

361

4.86

5.43

21,500

May

419

387

365

410

*507

566

560

518

443

379

332

312

312

324

312

297

278

309

401

401

410

396

370

447

419

410

539

482

443

414

365

12,527

404

5.44

6.27

24,850

June

324

305

286

275

*258

250

340

293

268

264

250

278

419

353

309

278

254

234

225

234

206

195

189

178

176

165

160

153

T60

181

-

7,460

249

3.35

3.73

14,800

July

153

144

139

133

127

121

117

133

117

112

104

99

99

108

101

94

88

83

82

80

77

76

73

72

70

68

68

66

64

62

61

2,991

96.5

1.30

1.50

5,930

Aug.

60

57

55

*56

57

61

59

56

56

54

52

50

49

46

46

46

45

44

44

45

45

43

44

49

55

59

99

91

72

61

56

1,712

55.2

0.743

0.86

3,400

Sept.

55

55

51

48

44

43

43

43

42

41

40

40

39

38

37

*36

36

36

36

35

34

35

37

36

35

34

35

76

69

178

-

1,407

46.9

0.631

0.70

2,790

Calendar year 1952; Max 2,770 

Water year 1952-53= Max 2,880 Min 20

Mean 226 

Mean 337

Cfsm 3.04 In. 41.43 Ac-ft 164,200 

Cfsm 4.54 In. 61.49 Ac-ft 243,700

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--Jan. 9 (9 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (5.92 ft); Jan. 11 (6 p.m.} 3,150 

cfs (6.30 ft); Jan. 19 (9 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (5.93 ft); Jan. 23 (10 a.m.) S,0-70 cfs (6.07 ft); Jan. 31 

(6:30 p.m.) 4,070 cfs (6.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Shifting-control method used.
NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN

Alder Reservoir at Alder, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°48'05" J long. 122°18'30", in NW£ sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 4 E., near left 

endof Alder Dam on Nisqually River, 1 mile west of Alder and 4* miles upstream from 

Mashel River.

Drainage area. 286 sq mi.

Records available. November 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7.61 ft (corrected) below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by city of Tacoma) . Prior to July 8, 1946. staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 231,680 acre-ft Aug. 6 (gage height 1 206 98 

ftTTminimum, 104,350 acre-ft Dec. 31 (gage height, 1,153.71 ft) ' '

1944-53: Maximum contents, that of Aug. 6, 1953; minimum observed (since reservoir 

first filled), 93,990 acre-ft Feb. 16, 1949 (gage height, 1,147.61 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete arch dam; storage began Nov. 7, 1944; dam compleTed in 1945. Capacity, 99,170 acre-ft between gage heights 1,114 ft (lower limit of 

operating range) and 1,177 ft (elevation of spillway). Water can be controlled by 

spillway gates to gage height 1,207 ft, usable capacity, 179,600 acre-ft. Dead storage, 

52,100 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water is used by city 

of Tacoma for power production.

Capacity table (gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) 

(Prepared by city of Tacoma from project surveys and maps)

1,140

1,150

1,160

1,170

82,540

97,910

115,690

135,800

1,180

1,190

1,200

1,207

158,260

183,270

210,840

231,740

Gage height, in feet, at 12 p.m., 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

Oct.

194.53

194.14

193.75

193.52

193.59

193.04

192.41

191.70

190.99

190.29

189. 78

189.32

188.49

187.68

186.77

185.94

185.13

184.50

183.99

183.11

182.15

181.12

180.03

178.92

178.08

177.48

176.46

175.54

174.48

173.66

172.75

Nov.

172.39

172.14

171.19

170.59

169.99

169.46

169.00

168.99

169.06

168.80

168.67

168.43

168.23

168.10

168.00

167.83

167.58

167.29

166.95

166.56

166.08

165.83

165.65

164.82

164.11

163.32

163.07

162.82

162.54

162.36

Dec.

161.60

160.82

160.32

160.43

160.50

160.61

160.89

160.37

159.70

159.44

158.98

160.37

161.79

162.63

162.45

162.07

161.56

160.90

160.20

160.22

160.38

159.60

158.45

157.43

156.93

156.09

155.43

154.89

154.15

154.01

153.77

Jan.

154.01

155.02

157.39

158.49

158.42

158.07

158.60

162.07

168.46

171.70

177.42

183.10

186.44

188.24

189.44

191.60

193.84

195.33

197.06

197.41

196.84

197 . 50

199.85

198.92

198.45

198.53

198.97

199.58

201.07

202.43

203.89

Feb.

203.41

201.79

203.44

203.25

203.51

204.55

204.50

204.50

204.48

205.53

204.81

204.50

204.07

204.10

204.04

204.33

204.46

204.51

204.33

204.08

203.83

203.78

203.52

203.09

202.63

202.04

201.46

200.93

_

-

Mar.

200.18

199.43

198.60

197.76

396.98

196.10

196.64

195.39

194.78

197.40

194.07

193.76

193.33

193.10

193.27

193.40

193.33

193.12

192.79

192.44

192.10

192.20

191.90

191.85

192.00

191.86

191.73

191.85

191.75

191.43

190.96

Apr.

190.46

189.82

'189.19

188.55

188.09

187.38

186.57

185.82

184.99

184.11

183.31

182.58

181.61

181.70

179.75

178.84

178.30

177.93

178.00

177.78

177.88

178.16

178.88

179.60

180.45

181.46

182.62

183.73

184.27

184.72

-

May

185.10

185.72

186.29

186.62

187.59

188.72

189.59

190.03

190.38

190.77

190.75

190.81

190.84

191.10

191.16

191.50

191.77

192.11

192.64

192.90

193.30

193.53

193.47

193.78

193.72

193.85

194.55

195.03

195.37

195.90

196.43

June

196.64

196.75

197.00

197.27

197.43

197.81

198.46

198.75

198.95

199.13

199.37

199.85

200.96

201.67

201.97

202.18

202.35

202.50

202.34

202.02

202.24

201.78

201.26

200.78

200.30

199.78

199.90

199.95

199.96

200.26

-

July

200 . 45

200.78

201.15

201.48

201.67

202.04

202.67

203.64

204.40

204.67

204.80

204.93

205.04

205.13

205.14

204.83

204.69

204.33

204.98

204.65

204.48

204.50

204.49

204.72

205.08

205.30

205.47

205.68

205.74

205.92

206.10

rtug,. Aue 

206.28

206.44

206.63

206.78

206.87

206.72

206.48

206.23

205.97

205.65

205.32

205.07

204.70

204.36

204.21

204.08

203.74

203.72

203.78

203.79

203.74

203.51

203.67

203.43

203.23

203.09

203.17

203.13

202.95

202.82

P02.64

Sept.

202.52

202.44

202.38

202.34

202.42

202.57

202.73

202.44

202.15

201.86

201.80

201.94

202.10

201.96

201.85

201.63

201.30

201.03

201.10

201.03

or>0 . 84

iOO.65

200.20

199.76

199.27

198.85

198.53

198.23

197 . 67

197.54

-

Note.--Add 1,000.00 ft to obtain gage height.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30........... ........

Calendar year 1952. .....

May 31. ..................

July 31........ ...........

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-54,450

+7,530

t Elevation and contents at 12 p.m.
90 NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN 

La Grande Reservoir at La Grande, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°49'20", long. 122°18 1 10", in SE£ sec. 33, T. 16 N. . R. 4 E., at left 

end of gate control structure 1 mile southeast of La Grande and lj miles downstream 

from Alder Dam.

Drainage area.--289 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1945 to September 1953. January 1945 to September 1951 ineluded in combined adjustment to monthly flow of Msqually River at La Grande.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is that used by city of Tacoma, which is 

^.61 ft (correction) below mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by city of Tacoma). 

Prior to June 12, 1947, month-end elevations furnished by city of Tacoma from temporary gages in pool above dam.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 2,670 acre-ft Jan. 9 (elevation, 934.7 ft); minimum, 1,600 acre-ft June 21 (elevation, 908.8 ft).

1947-53: Maximum contents, 2,760 acre-ft May 14, 1950 (elevation, 936.4 ft); minimum (since reservoir first filled), that of June 21, 1953.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1944; storage began February 

1945. Usable storage, 1,050 acre-ft between elevations 910 ft (minimum practical 

head) and 935 ft (normal reservoir level). Dead storage, 1,630 acre-ft. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Water used by city of Tacoma for power production.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

(Prepared by Geological Survey on basis of 19 contour areas

furnished by city of Tacoma)

908

910

913

916

1,570

1,630

1,720

1,820

920

925

930

937

1,970

2,180

2,420

2,790

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

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

Calendar year 1952. .....

Sept.30. ..................

Water year 1952-53. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

928.2

-

927.5

928.4

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

2,328

-

2,294

2,338

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-69

-5

-34

-48

+136

-10

-181

-187

+25

+58

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
NISQUALL* RIVER BASIN

Nisqually River at La Grande, Wash.

long. 122°19'35" (revised), in SE£ sec.

91

Location. Lat 46°50 I 30", long. 122°19'35" (revised), in SE£ sec. 29, T. 16 N., R. 4 E., 

on right bank half a mile downstream from city of Tacoma powerplant, half a mile northwest of La Grande, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mashel River.

Drainage area. 292 sq mi.

Records available. September 1906 to December 1911 (fragmentary), October 1919 to September 1931, December 1943 to September 1953. Published as "near La Grande" 1906-11, 

1919-31. 

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 490 ft (from river-profile map). Sept. 5,

"">, to Sept. 8, 1910, staff gage just below site of diversion dam 4 miles upstream at 

different datum. January 1910 to December 1911, staff gage at La Grande powerhouse site; 

datum at mean sea level (levels by city of Tacoma). January 1920 to September 1931, 

water-stage recorder at approximately same site as that of first staff gage at datum 

921.17 ft above mean sea level (levels by city of Tacoma). Dec. 7, 1943, to Feb. 8, 

1945, water-stage recorder 600 ft downstream from La Grande powerhouse at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1906-8, 1909-10, 1919-31, 1944-53), 1,360 cfs.

Extremes. 1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,640 cfs (revised) May 13, 1949 

(gage height, 6.17 ft); minimum not determined, probably occurred sometime during period 

of no gage-height record July 28 to Sept. 14, 1949; minimum daily, 315 cfs (revised) 

May 22, 1949.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,600 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 7.35 

ft); minimum, 71 cfs Nov. 10 (gage height, 1.88 ft); minimum daily, 204 cfs Nov. 9. 

1906-8, 1919-31, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs Dec. 12, 1921 (includes 

flow in power conduit); practically no flow on many occasions at site near La Grande as 

result of regulation.

Revisions. The maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1949 have been 

revised to 6,640 cfs May 13, 1949 (gage height, 6.17 ft), superseding figures published 

in WSP 1152.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by citj

since December 1943, by Alder Reservoir (see p. £ . .

Grande Reservoir (see p. 90) since February 1945. All diversions returned to river

above gage.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for the water year 

1949 and October 1949, superseding those published in WSP 1152 and 1182, respectively, 

are given herein.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

of Tacoma powerplant at La Grande 

39) since November 1944, and by La

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

826

810

650

841

892

953

866

831

688

849

1,090

1,160

1,210

*1,410

1,320

710

551

1,220

1,300

1,210

1,200

1,410

800

663

1,300

1,320

1,410

1.450 

1,380

1,360

890

32,550

1,050

64,560

-20,870

Nov.

1,170

1,000

1,180

1,140

1,150

736

512

1,210

1,430

1,260

1,270

1,520

1,400

1,270

*1,330

990

1,020

1,240

1,180

804

1,200

1,380

1,420

1,490

1,250

1.620

1,320

1,040 

1,550

1,440

36,522

1,217

72,440

+28,250

Dec .

2,990

4,180

3,560

2,180

1,450

1,520

1,540

1,500

2,860

4,510

4.750

4,270

3,840

2,050

1,570

1,570

*1,420

1,280

1,040

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,420

706

817

1,470

1,480 

1,470

1,470

1,440

65,673

2,054

126,300

-25,570

Jan.

555

621

1,570

1,460

1,520

1,550

1,500

822

560

1,460

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,270

992

1,240

1,450

1,550

1,990

1,800

1,440

1,480

1,560

1,560

1,940

1,900

1,930 

1,960

1,810

*1,580

44,560

1,451

87,990

-56,580

Feb.

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,690

1,310

1,150

1,570

1,620

1,650

1,560

1,580

1,510

2.000

1,700

1,550

1,680

1,700

1,680

1,600

1,400

1,720

1,560

1,800

1,790

1,700

1,760

1,700

1,860

_

-

45,350

1,620

89,950

+21,410

Mar.

1,690

1,860

1,790

1,860

1,630

1,450

1,740

1,780

1,840

1.920

1,860

1,750

1,760

1,840

*1,760

1,800

1,800

1,730

1,650

1.590

1,710

1,710

1,760

1,770

1,800

1,700

1,450

1,800 

1,840

1,890

1,790

54,120

1,746

107,500

+16,050

Apr.

1.860

1,800

1,590

1,830

1,770

1,820

1,820

1,700

1,570

1,500

1,740

1,810

1.450

1,550

1,680

1,460

1,570

1,790

1,780

1,670

1,820

1,730

1,600

1,470

1,680

1,720

1,750

1,640 

1,760

1,610

-

50, 540

1,685

100, 200

+21,840

May

1,580

1,420

2,200

*2,660

2,550

2,170

1,970

2,170

2,690

3,200

5,400

4,350

4.970

4,610

4,440

4,910

4,450

3,550

2,700

1,630

354

315

996

946

1,890

5,090

5,470

5,200 

1,890

1,890

1,500

80,561

2,599

159,800

+15,610

June

1,540

1,500

1,380

1,150

1,070

814

725

1,180

1,680

*1,650

1,540

1.800

1,700

1,280

1,160

1,590

1,710

1,470

1,450

1,310

1,090

1,540

1,540

1,560

1,230

1,120

1,480

1,450 

1,510

1,510

-

41,089

1,370

81, 500

+7,210

July

1,420

1,240

684

420

805

870

*746

725

754

848

992

1,090

1,050

1,070

1,230

1,460

1.580

1,320

1,080

915

850

846

497

481

915

856

*784

840 

780

800

660

28,566

921

56,660

+6,400

Aug.

800

1.150

1,120

1,100

1,050

580

550

840

840

680

650

550

400

550

550

490

500

500

500

450

400

700

650

750

780

800

640

550 

700

900

920

21,200

684

42,050

-6,040

Sept.

940

920

580

420

410

750

850

900

920

600

450

*980

940

1,060

1,100

1,060

487

412

970

1,050

991

905

1,050

548

454

1.150

945

869 

915

912

-

24,436

815

48,470

-20,540

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

711

2.45

2.81

45,690

1,692

5.79

6.47

100,700

1,658

5.61

6.47

100,700

511

1.75

2.02

51,410

2,006

6.87

7.15

111,400

2,005

6.87

7.92

125,500

2,050

7.02

7.85

122,000

2,855

9.77

11.26

175,400

1,491

5.11

5.70

88,710

1,026

5.51

4.05

65,060

586

2.01

2.31

56,010

469

1.61

1.79

27,950

Observed

Calendar year 1948: 

Water year 1948-49:

Max 

Max

6,490 

4,970

Min 

Min

170 

315

Mean 

Mean

1, 

1,

512 

453

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1,098, 

1,037,

000 

000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1948: 

wr -el 'ear 1948-49:

Mean 

Mean

1,484 

1,415

Cfsm 

Cfsm

5.08 

4.85 In!

69. 

65.

16 

78

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1,077, 

1,024,

000 

000

« T.ischarge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Alder and La Grande Reservoirs, equivalent in acre-feet.

Note.--No gage-height gage-height record July 28 to Sept. 14; discharge estimated on basis of

station near McKenna.

records for
92 NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN

Nisqually River at La Grande, Wash.--Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per Second 1949

Day

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Runoff Ir 

(t)......

Discharge

512

499

1,250

1,030

985

1,090

973

528

Day

Oct. 9

10 

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

585

1,340 

1,050

1,090

1,150

1,030

672

750

Day

Oct. 17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

1,300

#1, 290 

1,190

1,250

1,140

823

679

890

Day

Oct. 25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

857

827 

812

721

764

592

930

28,599

923

56, 730 

-10,360

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Runoff In acre-feet. .................................... i ................

Observed

754 

2.58 

2,98 

46,370

Calendar year 1949: Max 8,580 Mln 315 Mean 1,532 Ao-ft 1,109,000 

Water year 1949-50: Max 8,560 Win 389 Mean 1,778 Ac-ft 1,288,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1949: Mean 1,460 Cfsm 5.00 In. 

Water year 1949-50: Mean 1,786 Cfsm 6.12 In.

67.86 Ac-ft 

83.04 Ao-ft

1,057,000

1,293,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Alder and La Orande Reservoir's, equivalent 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

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

1,030

1,030

1,110

628

463

1,180

1,270

1,320

1,330

1,310

1,090

993

1,410

1,380

*1,430

1,400

1,370

1,200

968

1,440

1,490

1,560

1.660

1,630 

1,280

940

1,330

1,340

1,460

1,180

1,220

38,442

1,240

76,250

-54,310

Nov.

676

533

1,200

846

866

764

670

237

204

489

524

540

534

522

455

432

475

543

596

600

760

474

386

926 

858

928

458

442

428

417

-

17,783

593

35,270

-21,220

Dec.

893

928

834

674

590

456

438

1,090

 1,160

875

1,020

911

418

420

1,090

1,130

1,120

1,200

1,290

404

342

1,390

1,540

1,380 

881

948

998

892

1,280

1,080

1,000

28,672

925

56,870

-15,960

Jan.

538

1,140

643

756

1,370

1,430

1,510

1,500

1,630

1,700

1,510

1,470

1,820

1,740

2,000

1,780

2,310

4,410

5,440

*5,320

5,270

3,800

3,760

7.050 

5,220

3,460

2,170

2,070

2,180

3,080

5,700

83,757

2,702

166,100

+117,800

Feb.

9,270

7,480

2,520

5,180

3,110

1,690

3,690

3,220

1,150

2,010

2,730

2,040

1,900

1,290

1,210

1,220

1,350

1,160

1,350

*1, 390

1,300

976

1,200

1,400 

1,410

1,530

1,510

1,530

-

65,816

2,351

130,500

-8,940

Mar.

1,670

1.770

1,690

1,710

1,750

1,720

1,170

976

1,570

1,350

1,540

1,520

1,540

1,210

866

1,540

1,510

1,540

1,500

1,480

1,400

891

1,490

1,550 

1,550

1,570

1,520

1,260

1,430

1,700

1,740

45,723

1,475

90,690

-27,490

Apr.

1,720

*1,790

1,820

1,700

1,550

1,780

1,800

1,790

1,790

1,800

1,730

1,670

1,780

1.920

1,740

1,810

1,460

1,220

856

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,230

1, 220 

802

720

1,100

1,070

1,280

1,110

-

44,518

1,484

88,300

-16,120

May

1,030

603

562

999

809

1,080

*1, 440

1,560

1,300

936

1,280

1,080

1,180

1,040

1,210

824

936

1,060

1,270

1,440

1,250

1,280

1,520

1,290 

1.620

1,320

1,010

1,080

1,140

951

735

34,835

1,124

69,090

+30,640

June

1,030

1,160

958

925

980

761

798

1,120

1,150

1,130

1,080

#1,180

916

914

1,250

1,270

1,360

1,290

1,480

1.870

702

1,710

1,780

1,820 

1,790

1,830

926

923

1,090

962

-

36,155

1,205

71,710

+11,140

July

762

713

754

770

947

870

757

708

701

1,040

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,440

1,170

1.470

1,300

912

828

1,420

1,230

*860

796

516 

471

477

516

584

538

516

514

27,510

887

54,570

+17,050

Aug.

480

478

536

526

554

1,020

1,190

1,070

1,030

1,180

1,210

1,140

1.280

1,240

1,060

1,090

1,070

784

770

790

789

772

590

678 

774

800

730

798

789

678

778

26,674

860

52,910

-10,160

Sept.

808

718

*660

609

498

446

440

918

1,040

947

740

520

460

810

772

844

830

748

601

585

783

824

1,030

962 

1,070

988

898

1,080

1,220

1.300

-

24,149

805

47,900

-14,840

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

357

1.22

1.41

21,940

236

0.808

0.90

14,050

665

2.28

2.63

40,910

4,617

15.8

18.23

283,900

2,190

7.50

7.81

121,600

1,028

3.52

4.06

63,200

1,213

4.15

4.63

72,180

1,622

5.55

6.40

99,730

1,392

4.77

5.32

82,850

1,365

3.99

4. -60

71,620

695

 2.38

2.75

42,750

556

1.90

2.12

33,060

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-35:

Max 

Max

2,070 

9,270

Mln 

Mln

204 

204

Mean 

Mean

1, 

1,

064' 

299

Ao-ft 

Ao-ft

772, 

940,

200 

200

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

Mean 

Mean

989 

1,309

Cfsm 

Cfsm

3.

4.

,39 

,48

In. 

In.

46. 

60.

09 

86

Ao-ft 

Ao-ft

717, 

947,

700 

800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Alder and La Grande Reservoirs, equivalent in acre-feet.
NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN 93

Mashel River near La Grande, Wash.

Location (revised) . Lat 46°51'25", long. 122 0 18'05", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 16 N., R. 4 E.,

on right bank 50 ft below highway bridge, if miles northeast of La Grande, and 3-J- miles

upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 80.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 619.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Average discharge. 13 years, 218 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum1 discharge during year, 1,890 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 7,980 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 9.30 ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs; minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 24, 1952 (gage height,

1.72 ft). 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control in January, which are

fair. Small diversion for city of Eatonville water supply. Some regulation at low

water by millpond in Eatonville. 

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for period in water year 1948, superseding those published in WSP 1122 are

given herewith.

Date

1948

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

54

51

58

50

45

40

37

34

Calendar year 1948. .........

Date

1948-Con.

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

107,679

Discharge

32

30

29

26

25

26

29

28

2,230

Date

1948-Con.

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

24

25

23 294

Discharge

27

26

24

23

23

59

48

Per

mile

3.64

Inches Acre -feet

49.62 213,600

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

8.4 

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.0

7.6

6.8 *77?

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.8

8.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

9.6

10

*9.6

23

T9

14

10

10.5

10.5

13.5

20

310.5

10.0

0.124

0.14

916

Nov.

28 

17.5

13.5

10.5

10

9.6

10

9.6

9.6 

10

17

16

15

15.5

25

17

15

13

12.5

13

12' 13\

1O. 5

8.8

9.2

*8.8

10

S~¥ 8.4

11

-

387.4

12.9

0.160

0.18

768

Dec.

14

TT

16

79

106

59

78

118

74 

*96

83

"265 333

146

96

74

57

46

38

32

32

63

68

47

32

27

22

23

104

194

148

2,579

83.2

1.03

1.19

5,120

Jan.

104 

347

506

263

176

127

217

994

1,450 

825

993

1,040

*830

564

412

668

705

740

920

765

700

729

1,190

765

730

618

484

573

*855

1,020

1,230

21,517

694

8.60

9.92

42,680

Feb.

1.260 

7YO

765

795

672

735

695

604

441 

346

283

241

206

194

189

244

300

238

189

*164

143

136

121

110

102

96

IW

165

_

-

10,304

368

4.56

4.75

20,440

Mar.

136 

116

108

102

100

106

108

134

189 

192

214

244

203

173

194

498

449

342

283

244

226

250

342

492

654

424

335

396

354

324

303

8,235

266

3.30

3.80

16,330

Apr.

257 

*214

197

178

203

183

165

168

178 

165

150

T8T

194

200

178

194

263

235

247

283

303

300

437

388

303

290

369

384

300

250

7,357

245

3.04

3.39

14,590

May

229 

208

183

181

214

235

*229

217

211 

158

132

116

114

114

121

116

108

ITS

165

273

296

293

250

650

497

428

681

466

361

303

244

7,903

255

3.16

3.64

15,680

June

208

*178

176

186

158

155

484

462

346 

321

247

250

695

5T4

354

266

203

168

163

176

153

129

TSe

150

150

143

168

189

165

276

-

7,379

246

3.05

3.40

14,640

July

200 

153

141

114

96

85

78

104

80 

63

62

57

54

73

70

59

52

46

45

52

* &40

50

50

50

50

52

49

49

49

49

2,216

71.5

0.886

1.02

4,400

Aug.

46 

45

45

45

44

45

45

41

41 

39

34

31

32

35

28

27

25

23

21

22

 SS 18.5

23

29

35

45

85

98

73

57

50

1,249.5

40.3

0.499

0.58

2,480

Sept.

46 

*54

50

42

40

38

36

35

35 

34

34

34

34

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

28

29

31

30

27.

27

32

70

62

154

1,210

40.3

0.499

0.56

2,400

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,660 Mln 6.8 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.83 Ac-ft 89,710

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,430 Mln 6.8 Mean 194 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.57 Ac-ft 140,100

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). Jan. 9 (7 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (5.89 ft)j Jan. 23 (l a.m.) 1,520 

cfs (5.71 ft); Jan. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 1,890 cfs (6.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Jan. 1-22, July 15 to Sept. 29.
94 NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN

Chop Creek near Eatonville, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°52'50", long. 122°16'45", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 16 N., R. 4 E., on left 

bank 400 ft downstream from Lynch Creek, 600 ft downstream from outlet of Chop Lake, 

and 1 mile northwest of Eatonville.

Drainage area. 35.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1927 to September 1932, September 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 519.8 ft above mean 

sea level (from stadia traverse). June I, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage recorder 

at same site at datum 2.79 ft higher. Sept. 6, 1941, to Mar. 17, 1942, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 63.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 456 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 3.64 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Aug. 22, 23 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1927-32, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 5.97 ft); 

minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 22, 23, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.12 ft Sept. 26, 

1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. No diversion.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for October 1945 are given herewith. They supersede figures published in WSP 

1062.

1945 

Oct. 1.......... d9

2.......... d8

3.......... d7

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on.basis of records for nearby streams.

Month

Water year 1945-46. ..........

Cfs-days

578.8 

25,543.1 

28,742.5

Maximum

73 

519 

591

Minimum

4.3 

3.2 

4.3

Mean

18.7 

70.0 

78.7

Per 

square 

mile

0.527 

1.97 

2.22

Runoff

Inches

0.61 

26.76 

30.11

Acre-feet

1,150 

50,680 

57 , 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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

14

13

12.5

11.5

10.5

10

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.8

*8.3

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.1

7. 1

7.1

7.1

8.3

8.3

8.3

18.5

TT75

9.2

8.8

8.3

8.3

10.5

12

304.7

9.83

0.277

0.32

604

Nov.

17

10.5

9.7

9.2

8.8

8.8

7.9

5.5

4.5

478

7.9

6.3

5.9

6.3

7.1

5.9

5.2

4.8

7.1

12.5

13

12.5

12

11.5

10.5

*10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

-

264.3

8.81

0.248

0.28

524

Dec.

ID 9.7

12

18

23

17

25

40

27

30

29

55

48

32

25

24

22

20

19.5

19.5

18.5

25

30

24

21

19.5

18

18

23

29

28

760.7

24.5

0.690

0.80

1,510

Jan.

25

57

70

49

39

34

35

103

161

123

152

152

*123

105

91

113

145

149

174

157

166

184

311

255

187

164

136

152

*231

297

311

4,404

142

4.00

4.61

8,740

Feb.

350

249

234

240

237

234

208

181

149

127

111

96

84

76

71

74

89

79

70

64

58

54

50

48

43

41

41

71

-

_

-

3,429

122

3.44

3.59

6,800

Mar.

68

61

54

52

*49

48

45

45

45

43

47

50

49

49

49

64

76

71

67

63

63

89

107

119

192

138

113

113

107

101

103

2,340

75.5

2.13

2.45

4,640

Apr.

92

*82

74

67

68

67

63

63

71

67

61

67

74

82

74

71

79

76

71

64

65

65

98

B5

74

70

68

67

60

55

-

2,140

71.3

2.01

2.24

4,240

May

51

48

44

40

38

36

37

*39

51

44

40

37

35

33

34

33

31

3T

37

70

82

79

67

191

152

119

205

15?

127

109

91

2,185

70.5

1.99

2.29

4,330

June

77

70

68

101

79

74

174

159

129

121

101

94

220

161

127

105

87

76

71

70

65

60

57

53

49

464"8

57

51

74

-

2,724

90.8

2.56

2.85

5,400

July

63

54

49

45

42

38

35

39

35

31

29

27

26

33

32

28

25

23

22

22

20

19.5

18.5

18

17

16.5

13

*10.5

8. .3

7.9

7.5

854.7

27.6

0.777

0.90

1,700

Aug.

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.5

14.5

14.5

15

14.5

14

13

12.5

9.2

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

6.7

5.5

5.2

9.2

9.7

16

36

30

61

22

*19.5

371.7

12.0

0.338

0.39

737,

Sept.

18

19.5

18.5

24

22

21

19.5

18.5

17

16

15

14

14

13

12.5

12

10.5

9.7

8.8

878

8.8

9.7

10.5

10.5

9.7

9.7

9.7

21

16.5

22

-

440.4

14.7

0.414

0.46

874

Calendar year 1952: Max 266 Mln 3.6 Mean 34.1 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.08 Ac-ft 24,710

Water year 1952-53: Max 350 Mln 4.5 Mean 55.4 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.18 Ac-ft 40,100

Peak discharge (base, 270 cfs).--Jan. 23 (l a.m.) 408 cfs (3.52 ft); Jan. 31 (10 p.m.) 456 cfs 

(3.64 ft); June 13 (8:30 a.m.) 269 cfs (3.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN 

Nisqually River near McKenna, Wash.

95

Location. Lat 46°51'20", long. 122°27'10", in SE^ sec. 20, T. 16 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank 800 ft downstream from Elbow Creek, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Tanwax Creek, and 7.4 miles southeast of McKenna.

Drainage area. 445 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 373.6 ft above mean sea level (stadia 

traverse). Prior to Sept. 30, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,695 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 9.50 ft); minimum, 196 cfs Nov. 9, 10 (gage height, 3.27 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 11.37 ft); maximum gage height. 11.45 ft Dec. 11, 1946; minimum discharge, 85 cfs Oct. 19, 1945 (gage 

height, 2.57 ft); minimum daily, 176 cfs Jan. 30, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Yelm Irrigation District canal has diverted up to 70 cfs during 

summer season, 3.6 miles above station for irrigation below. Major portion of flow 

regulated by Alder Reservoir and city of Tacoma powerplant at La Grande.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in water 

year 1947, superseding those published in WSP 1092, are given herewith:

Sept. 14, 1947.......... 739

Month

Calendar year 1947. ........

Cfs-days

631,676

Maximum

8,640

Minimum

314

314

Mean

1,731

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,253,000

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

3.2 175

3.5 275

3.8 410

4.1 570

4.5 830

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,230

1,740

2,380

4,030

6,180

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

470

690

1,020

1,460

2,000

6.0 2,650

7.0 4,360

8.0 6,600

9.5 10,700

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

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,080

1,020

1,190

657

460

1,170

1,290

1,340

1,360

1,370

1,160

1,030

1,430

1,420

1,460

*1,420

,400

,270

,000

,460

,500

,610

,590

.690

,430

,010

,370

,420

,550

,270

1,280

39,707

1,281

78,760

Hov.

750

549

1.180

864

858

782

661

287

197

369

526

512

484

494

439

398

428

513

547

589

757

458

354

908

876

927

450

388

395

392

-

17,332

578

34,380

Dec.

904

954

854

760

732

498

506

*1,160

1,280

1,060

1,150

1,250

764

592

1,200

1,220

1,230

1,280

1,350

474

363

1,380

1.600

1,540

946

1,050

1,120

935

1,460

1,320

1,240

32,172

1,038

63,810

Jan.

732

1,470

1,290

1,140

1,600

1,610

1,720

2,520

3,180

2,760

2,720

2,820

2,660

2,440

2,580

2,520

2,910

4,780

5,780

5,620

5,390

4,400

4,520

7.610

6,280

*4,390

2,980

2,910

3,360

4,490

6,720

105,902

3,416

210,100

Feb.

10.500

8,680

4,140

5,840

4,420

2,750

4,590

4,540

1,940

2,410

3,440

2,580

2,440

1,770

1,680

1,720

1,880

1,630

*1,770

1,780

1,660

1,540

1,530

1,690

1,720

1,800

1,770

1,950

_

_

-

85,760

2,991

166,100

Mar.

1,970

2,090

1,960

2,010

2,020

2,010

1,540

1,290

1,860

1,690

1,870

1,990

1,870

1,580

1.240

2,OOO

2,180

2,030

1,980

1,890

1,800

1,370

2,010

2,140

2,550

2,240

2,130

1,880

2,050

2,240

2,320

59,780

1,928

118,600

Apr.

2,230

2,190

2,200

2,120

1,950

*2,070

2,150

2,150

2,190

2,180

2,090

2,070

2,160

2.540

2,160

2,200

1,960

1,660

1,270

1,890

1,890

1,860

1,830

1,850

1,280

1.180

1,660

1,650

1,740

1,530

-

57,600

1,920

114,200

May

1,420

984

866

1,320

1,160

1,450

1,710

1,840

1,670

1,240

1,540

1,320

1,400

1,510

1,400

1,070

1,150

1,510

1,550

*1,790

1,690

1,700

1,800

2,150

2.560

1,920

1,920

1,730

1,600

1,430

1,090

46,850

1,511

92,930

June

1,550

1,450

1,240

1,280

1,260

1,050

1,420

1,750

1,660

*1,580

1,520

1,580

1,850

1,650

1,820

1,690

1,720

1,580

1,690

2.250

964

1,940

2,050

2,070

2,080

2,100

1,290

1,250

1,350

1,590

-

47,814

1,594

94,840

July

1,100

1,010

983

953

1,080

1,060

894

877

870

1,120

1,380

1,430

1,470

1,580

1,360

1.620

1,460

1,030

912

1,500

1,370

995

936

*624

552

548

5T2

644

596

566

563

51,655

1,021

62,790

Aug.

554

-556 521

563

595

1,020

1,290

1,190

1,090

*1,270

1,500

1,250

1.580

1,340

1,160

1,160

1,210

857

830

846

848

852

698

694

850

896

897

1,010

950

814

862

29,295

945

58,100

Sept.

*918

834

763

745

604

522

516

946

1,200

1,070

853

610

542

881

879

950

914

870

668

661

868

878

1,090

1,110

1,170

1,140

1,010

1,180

1,380

1.520

27,292

910

54,130

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,490 Hin 197 Mean 1,230 Ac-ft 892,900

Water year 1952-53 : Max 10,300 Min 197 Mean 1,587 Ac-ft 1,149,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
96 NISQUALLY RIVER BASIN

Nisqually River at McKenna, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°56 I 00", long. 122°33'35", in SE^NW^ sec. 28, T. 17 N., R. 2 E., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge at McKenna and 9.0 miles downstream from 

Tanwax Creek.

Drainage area. 517 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 275 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9.990 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 8.63 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 11.30 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 19, 1948 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Major portion of flow regulated by Alder Reservoir and city of 

Tacoma powerplants at Alder Dam and La Grande. Yelm Irrigation District canal has diverted up to 70 cfs 12.9 miles above station during summer months for irrigation below, 

and Centralia power canal diverts an average of 360 cfs 4.4 miles above station for 

power.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

110

161

274

425

620

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

930

1,400

1,930

3,200

4,680

6,460

10,900

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

180

300

460

660

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

970

1,440

1,970

3,200

Hote. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

cubic feet per second, 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

Total1

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

660

582

797

354

182

608

842

939

934

961

804

648

968

1,010

1,050

1,040 

*1,000

872

650

958

1,060

1,170 

1,160

1,290

1,040

659

872

988

1,110

873

942

27,023

872

53,600

Nov.

444

269

708

527

477

425

370

172

58 ifs

219

182

166

173

174

116 

103

173

223

254

372

205 

132

458

543

536

248

94

112

100

-

8,166

272

16,200

Dec.

416

565

511

396

371

234

180

*717

872

700

723

834

482

259

688

836 

848

868

952

318

132

¥2"9 

1,110

1.190

591

624

704

575

1,010

930

840

20,305

655

40,270

Jan.

462

842

1,000

730

1,120

1,160

1,210

1,970

2,700

2,450

2,230

2,500

2,330

2,070

2,120

2,130 

2,410

4,270

5,600

5,360

5,370

4,330 

4,320

6.750

5,550

4,070

*2,480

2,440

2,900

3,870

5,720

92,464

2,983

183,400

Feb.

9,550

8,450

4,150

5,080

4,240

2,480

3,980

4,440

1,750

1,940

3,160

2,300

2,160

1..510

1,400

1,440 

1,600

1,380

*1,430

1,460

1,320

1.060 

1,120

1,330

1,360

1,390

1,400

1,580

_

_

-

74,440

2,659

147,600

Mar.

1,610

1,720

1,600

1,630

1,650

1,640

1,280

979

1,380

1,360

1,470

1,560

1,540

1,250

970

1,520 

1,820

1,640

1,590

1,500

1,440

1,110 

1,560

1,740

2,250

1,900

1,790

1,540

1,700

*1,880

1,980

48,599

1,568

96,390

Apr.

1,890

1,850

1,840

1,770

1,640

1,700

1,780

1,790

1,800

1,790

1,700

1,700

1,740

1,920

*1,770

1,780 

1,600

1,250

997

1,360

1,460

1,450 

1,410

1,470

954

834

l.TTo

1,220

1,270

1,180

-

46,025

1,534

91,290

May

1,050

681

502

^50

810

*938

1,210

1,360

1,290

922

1,110

979

946

970

970

702 

730

914

1,050

1,380

1,300

1,290 

1,330

1,770

2,020

1,580

1,600

1.38n

1,260

1,140

810

34,844

1,124

69,110

June

954

1,040

890

954

914

738

1,050

1,400

1,310

1,260

1,120

1,190

1,460

1,380

1,450

1,360 

1,390

1,230

1,280

1,780

746

1,480 

1,640

1,680

1,700

1,700

1,020

1,060

1,160

1,220

-

37,556

1,252

74,490

July

930

858

778

754

842

922

688

746

702

858

1,150

1,250

1,260

1,350

1,180

1,580 

1,260

874

723

1,230

1,170

794 

725

595

520

315

*545

442

580

355

540

25,314

817

50,210

Aug.

310

454

484

496

527

818

1,200

930

882

*1,050

1,060

1,040

1,070

1,100

914

914 

1,020

639

562

490

472

460

565

255

472

534

527

660

604

466

466

21,241

685

42,150

Sept.

548

*436

380

380

227

184

180 448"

834

674

484

245

164

454

478

520 

520

490

286

260

472

490 

653

716

786

709

632

762

1,010

1,100

-

15,540

518

30,820

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,270 Mln 58 Mean 881 Ac-ft 639,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,530 Mln 58 Mean 1,237 Ac-ft 895,500

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHAMBERS CREEK BASIN 97

Clover Creek near Till!cum, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°08'40", long. 122°30'10", on west line sec. 12, T. 19 N., R. 2 E., on 

right bank ! £ miles upstream from mouth and 2^ miles northeast of Tillicum.

Drainage area. 70.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 270 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 164 cfs Feb. 5 or 6 (gage height, 3.57 ft, from 

recorded range in staged; no flow Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, Jan. 3-6.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 568 cfs Feb. 12, 1951 (gage height, 4.64 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1949, 1952-53.

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

Some diversion for domestic use and oy Army air base. Probably some regulation.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16-19)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

.1 

.8 

4.0 

10

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

3.5

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

1.2

1.9

3.1

5.0

12

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

21

49

93

154

Discharge, in cubic feet per sec.ond, 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

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

00

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

.5

0

0

0

0

.8

1.1

 1.3

1.5

7.3

7.0

8.0

9.0

13

14

19

23

26

30

31

41

41

45

50

65

80

90

100

110

12Q

934.5

30.1

0.428

0.49

1,850

Feb.

*132

135

140

145

150

150

145

140

130

120

115

110

105

100

95

91

90

*85

82

79

76

74

70

68

67

65

64

63

_

_

-

2,886

103

1.47

1.53

5,720

Mar.

61

65

58

57

55

54

52

52

51

49

48

47

47

47

47

45

45

44

44

42

42

41

IT

44

42

42

*44

45

45

46

46

1,483

47.8

0.680

0.78

2,940

Apr.

46

45

45

44

44

44

43

42

42

41

41

41

42

41

40

40

40

39

3838"

39

May

38

38

37

36

35

35

35

35

33

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

29

30

30

29

30

38 ! 29

39 1 29

3<3! 32

301 30

36 30

43.' 30

38

3S

*38

-

1,222

40.7

0.579

0.65

2,420

28 58"

28

28

977

31.5'

0.448

0.52

1,940

June

26

26

25

25

24

25

29 J6

25

24

22

22

25

22

22

20

20

20

20

19.5

19

18.5

18.5

18.5

17.5

17

16.5

17

17

M

-

643.0

21.4

0.304

0.34

1,280

July

TT^ 15^5

15

14.5

15

14.5

*14

15

13

13

12.5

12

12

12

11

11

10.5

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9

579

5.9

330.8

10.7

0.152

0.17

656

Aug.

 576- 5.9

5.3

4.8

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

*3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

 276 2.5

2.5

2.6

5.5

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.8

3.0

113.3

3.65

0.052

0.06

225

Sept.

2,8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

 1.7

1.7

1.6

T77

1.7

1.7

1.9

4.6

2.0

7^5

-

72.0

2.40

0.034

0.04

143

Calendar year 1952: Max 54 Min 0 Mean 14.9 Cfsm 0.212 In. 2.881 Ac-ft 10,850

Water year 1952-53: Max 150 Min 0 Mean 23.7 Cfsm 0.337 In. 4.58 Ac-ft 17,170

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

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 24-31, Feb. 2-15j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

In stage and records for Chambers Creek below Leach Creek, near Stellaooom.
30 CHAMBERS CREEK BASIN

Chambers Creek below Leach Creek, near Steilacoom, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°11'55", long. 122"31'40", in NE^NE^ sec. 27, T. 20 N., R. 2 E., on left 

bank "a quarter of a mile downstream from Leach Creek, l| miles downstream from outlet 

of Steilacoom Lake, and 4 miles northeast of Steilacoom.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available. December 1937 to September 1940, July 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 100 ft, revised (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--12 years (1938-40, 1943-53), 110 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 347 cfs Feb. 8 (gage height, 2.02 ft); minimum, 

31 cfs Oct. 9-12 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1937-40, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 661 cfs Feb. 11, 1951; maximum gage height, 

3.32 ft Dec. 29, 1937 (from recorded range in stage); minimum discharge, that of 

Oct. 9-12, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control and no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Some regulation by gates at outlet of Steilacoom Lake. Some 

diversions from tributaries for domestic use, and for use of Army air base above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

155

230

341

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.

35

35

35

35

34

*34

34

32

32

51

31

37

41

41

40

38

38

37

36

36

35

37

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

38

37

1,116

36.0

2,210

Nov.

36

36

36

353~5

38

42

12

40

41

40

37

36

37

36

36

*37

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

38

-

1,127

37.6

2,240

Dec.

40

T2

42

45

42

41

42

46

43

42

42

52

17

43

42

41

42

42

41

40

43

45

42

41

41

40

40

42

46

46

46

1,325

42.7

2,630

Jan.

46

58

49

46

46

45

39

61

*61

48

359

a59

a 56

a53

a51

*61

64

64

59

58

61

86

98

98

112

125

137

157

160

169

225

2,521

81.3

5,000

Feb.

*246

260

279

301

298

315

321

324

JSe

292

273

254

244

241

217

199

202

*199

194

192

189

182

177

172

167

165

1^5

165

_

-

6,539

234

12,970

Mar.

162

T57

153

150

150

148

146

144

144

141

141

137

139

134

132

132

130

130

128

125

123

121

119

T25

*132

123

125

130

125

125

123

4,194

135

8,320

Apr.

123

123

123

121

123

130

134

132

125

121

121

119

117

117

110

110

110

110

108

108

108

102

98

90

86_

88

96

94

*94

96

-

3,337

111

6,620

May

98

98

To"5 100

100

98

100

92

85

85

85

86

86

88

88

86

86

90

76

Ii

74

92

90

100

96

90

88

88

86

85

83

2,773

89.5

5,500

June

83

85

85

85

85

85

86

86

85

81

81

81

86

86

85

83

81

79

81

83

81

79

77

76

64

64

66

66

66

67

2,378

79.3

4,720

July

66

67

69

67

76

94

*100

~96 106

90

86

81

79

77

76

72

72

70

69

69

66

64

62

61

59

59

58

56

56

53

49

2,225

71.8

4,410

Aug.

48

46

43

42

41

42

42

41

42

41

41

*40

41

41

41

41

40

41

38

35

38

40

41

40

41

43

45

43

43

43

43

1,290

41.6

2,560

Sept.

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

41

41

40

40

41

41

41

41

40

48

53

53

52

*50

52

50

50

50

50

53

62

58

69

-

1,413

47.1

2,800

Calendar year 1952: Max 143 Min 31 Mean 66.1 Ac-ft 47,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 324 Mln 31 Mean 82.8 Ac-ft 59,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of recorda for nearby stations.

Kote. Shifting-control method used Jan. 23 to Feb. 17.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 99

Kapowsin Creek near Kapowsin, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 46°59'30", long. 122°11'30", in NE£ sec. 5, T. 17 N., R. 5 E., 

on right bank half a mile downstream from Kapowsin Lake and 1^ miles east of Kapowsin.

Drainage area. 23 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--June 1927 to October 1932, October 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and log control. Datum of gage is 561 ft above mean sea level 

Tfrom stadia traverse). Prior to Oct. 8, 1932, water-stage recorder at same site at 

datum 3.23 ft higher (revised). Oct. 1, 1941, to Mar. 31, 1942, staff gage at present 

site at datum 0.15 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 47.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 285 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 3.97 ft); minimum, 

 O~cfs Oct. 1-5, 8, 14-20 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1927-32, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 605 cfs Dec. 12, 1946 (gage height, 5.69 ft);

maximum gage height, 5.83 ft Dec. 12, 1946 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge,

0.9 cfs Aug. 23-27, 1951 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Natural regulation in Kapowsin Lake. No diversion.

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

discharge, in cubic feet, per second)

1.8 

2 rt) 

2.3

2.6

6.7

22

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

103

189

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

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

?.E

2.6

*2.8

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.8

4.9

5.7

82.1

2.65

0.115

0.13

163

Nov.

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.3

5.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.G

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

*4.3

4.1

4.1

3.8

3TF

3.8

4.1

-

147.0

4.90

0.213

0.24

292

Dec.

4.1

577

6.7

9.2

11

11.5

14

19

19.5

19

17.5

22

24

2T

18

15

13

12.5

11.5

10.5

10.5

12

12

12

11.5

11

10.5

10.5

12

12

12

410.7

15.2

0.574

0.66

815

Jan.

12

21

29

30

26

23

22

34

59

70

78

98

85

71

61

64

85

103

127

*122

121

127

203

187

157

142

125

135

*187

247

247

3,098

99.9

4.34

5.01

6,140

Feb.

274

23T

211

209

195

189

174

154

130

108

94

82

71

66

61

61

65

61

55

50

46

44

41

38

35

34

33

44

_

_

-

2,856

102

4.43

4.62

5,660

Mar.

48

45

42

38

36

*35

34

34

33

33

35

37

38

36

35

37

40

42

41

42

48

50

56

64

97.

90

78

78

78

77

*77

1,554

50.1

2.18

2.51

3,080

Apr.

71

65

61

56

56

55

50

51

49

47

45

47

50

53

53

51

60

59

55

50

49

50

60

60

55

53

53

53

51

48

1,616

53.9

2.34

2.61

3,210

May

46

44

40

36

33

28

30

*34

35

34

30

28

26

25

24

24

22

24

28

32

40

45

46

71

92

80

122

TTT

88

71

60

1,449

46.7

2.03

2.34

2,870

June

53

48

46

47

44

42

70

88

78

69

60

56

92

106

S5

70

61

53

50

53

51

48

45

41

37

SB- 34

38

38

51

-

1,689

56.3

2.45

2.73

3,350

July

54

46

41

36

32

28

26

26

25

24

22

19.5

17.5

18.5

21

19.5

18.5

16.5

14.5

13.5

12

11.5

*11

10

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.0

6.7

617.9

19.9

0.865

1.00

1,230

Aug.

6.3

6.3

*6.0

5.7

5.7

6.7

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

.9

.3

.6

.6

.6

6.0

10.5

*12.5

13

IT. 5

10.5

209.5

6.76

0.294

0.34

416

Sept.

10.5

 9.6

8.8

8.4

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.3

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.1

T74

8.4

14.5

-

199.2

6.64

0.289

0.32

395

Calendar year 1952: Max 170 Mln 1.8 Mean 24.5 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.49 Ao-ft 17,760

Water year 1952-53: Max 274 Mln 1.9 Mean 38.2 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.51 Ao-ft 27,620

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs). --Jan. 23 (12 m. to 4:-20 p.m.) 215 cfs (3.63 ft); Feb. 1

285 cfs (3.97 ft) . 

* Discharge measurem nt made on this day.
100 PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN

Puyallup River near Orting, Wash.

Location. --La t 47°02'20", long. 122°12i25", In SW^-SW^ sec. 17, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., on

right bank SOO ft downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Orting, and 9 miles 

upstream from Carbon River.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. September 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.5 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Prior to Feb. 5, 1946, water-stage recorder at site 600 ft (corrected) upstream at datum 3.9 ft higher. Supplementary water-stage recorder 200 ft upstream at datum 2,1 ft 

higher than present gage datum ussd during periods in 1942-46.

Average discharge. 22 years, 694 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.48 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum daily, 59 cfs Nov. 29.

1931-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Dec. 9 or 10, 1933; minimum, 

that of Nov. 28, 1952; minimum daily, that of Nov. 29, 1952.

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

Water diverted from Electron powerplant of Puget Sound Power & Light Co., returned to 

river above gage. Some regulation by Electron powerplant.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 932: 1937-39. WSP 962: 1934. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19 to July 20)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7

3.0

56

90

170

278

415

4.0 660

4.5 1,120

5.0 1,630

6.0 2,850

3.5 175

3.7 255

4.0 400

4.5 710

5.0 1,090

6.0 2,190

7.0 3,790

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.

303

278

247

235

270

278

247 

262

262

255

255

232

203

*183

190

173

210

232

193

186

210

*180

190 

247

158

140

124

126

135

161

155

6,520

210

1.22

1.41

12,930

Nov.

143

124

108

113

95

102

104 

92

88

97

TT6- 155

108

108

111

88

84

79

86

84

82

73

70 

*73

66

68

71

62

59

71

-

2,785

92.8

0.540

0.60

5,520

Dec.

68

79

88

152

170

126

149

207

164

*186

180

822 608"

375

307

251

210

186

170

155

155

177

155 

143

121

126

124

124

152

225

196

6,351

205

1.19

1.37

12,600

Jan.

173

536

778

494

370

307

375 

850

2,300

1,460

2,600

*2,740

2,240

1,680

1,450

1,600

1,930

2,210

2,260

1,840

1,680

1,810

*3,090 

1,980

1,610

1,270

* 1,070

1,230

1,510

1,810

2,950

48,203

1,555

9.04

10.42

95,610

Feb.

2,820

1 620

,740

,570

,320

,410

,470 

,240

,010

882

773

682

620

588

551

551

545

521

467

433

406

406

375 

350

340

315

315

400

_

-

23,720

847

4.92

5.13

47,050

Mar.

375

340

320

300

305

*296

310" 286 

355

370

400

395

370

340

340

400

400

385

370

350

355

400

473 

601

780

634

551

582

545

551

*521

13,000

419

2.44

2.81

25,790

Apr.

428

428

411

395

400

380

360 

365

375

365

355

3T5

385

385

360

375

433

422

428

a540

a700

a900

al.lOO

a950

aSOO

aSOO

al.OOO

al,100

a950

aSOO

-

17,065

569

3.31

3.69

33,850

May

a730

a670

a600

*689

898

1,110

1,160 

 §30

794

675

601

575

594

647

634

640

682

766

1,030

*898

858

780

710 

962

850

773

1,020

946

922

906

787

24,837

801

4.66

5.37

49,260

June

717

689

55S

710

689

703

1,150 

1,090

954

962

938

*1,170

1,640

1,280

1,080

946

922

890

815

766

710

731

752 

808

787

752

752

745

822

994

-

26,660

889

5.17

5.76

52,880

July

866

866

898

858

866

994

,160 

,570

,310

,090

,060

,150

1,160

1,230

946

787

787

815

759

647

634

682

*614 

569

545

545

509

497

557

575

521

26,067

841

4.89

5.64

51,700

Aug.

503

539

583

551

539

675

634 

545

551

515

563

575

545

551

675

647

545

594

682

6T4

479

411

433 

411

350

355

579

563

467

390

400

16,449

531

3.09

3.56

32,630

Sept.

450

444

380

406

390

461

497 

444

350

355

461

627

497

*444

444

375

255

325

385

315

325

390

325 

273

247

211

2M

512

345

aTOO

-

11,897

397

2.31

2.57

23,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,200 Min 59 Mean 439 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.73 Ao-ft 318,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,090 Min 59 Mean 612 Cfsm 3.56 In. 48.33 Ao-ft 443,400

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Jan. 31 (9 p.m.) 4,730 cfs (7.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Puyallup.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 101

Carbon River near Fairfax, Wash.

Location (revised) . La t 47°01'40", long. 122°U1'50", in SW£SW£ sec. 22, T. 18 N., R. 6 

E., on left bank l£ miles upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles northwest of Fairfax, 

and 2-J- miles downstream from Evans Creek.

Drainage area. 78.9 sq mi.

Records available. November 1910 to July 1912, March 1929 to September 1953. Published 

as "at Fairfax" 1910-12.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,212.6 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to July 13, 1912, staff gage at railroad crossing 1.7 miles 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-53), 410 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 5.95 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Nov. 28, 29 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1910-12, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs (revised) Dec. 9, 1933 (gage 

height, 10.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; minimum, that of Nov. 28, 

29, 1952; minimum gage height recorded, 0.75 ft Nov. 20, 1944.

Revisions.--The maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1930-35 have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers Indicated.

WSP

707 

722 

737 

752 

767 

792

Water 

year

1930 

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

Maximum

Date

Mar. 31, 1931 

Feb. 26, 1932 

Nov. 13, 1932 

Dec. 9, 1933 

Oct. 25, 1934

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,950 

5,500 

7,100 

11,000 

6,500

Gage 

height 

(feet)

6.07 

7.74 

8.5 

10.2 

7.75

Minimum

Date

Nov. 21, 22, 1929

Sept. 28, 1934 

Oct. 19, 1934

Discharge 

(cfs)

46

95 

90

Gage 

height 

(feet)

1.77

1.50 

1.46

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for October and periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions by 

lumber industry returned to river above gage. No regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1930 and 1933-35 , superseding those published in 

WSP 707, 752, 767, and 792, are given herewith:

Date

1930

Jan. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1932

Nov. 12

13

Discharge

bllO

blOO

b95

b90

b90

b90

85

80

78

79

82

b85

b95

blOO

b90

b85

b95

bllO

134

152

2,710

4,200

Date

1932-Con.

Nov. 14

15

16

17

1933

Dec. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

1,710

2,040

2,900

2,480

2,000

1,210

890

6,790

5,740

2,750

1,950

1,560

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,660

2,500

1,700

2,340

4,780

5,250

3,100

Date

1933-Con.

Dec. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1934

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

2,500

1,800

1,400

1,340

1,100

950

866

789

657

657

1,130

1,020

985

796

624

545

512

528

490

501

528

540

Date

1934-Con.

Jan. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. 24

25

26

Discharge

490

512

719

599

816

1,510

1,500

2,630

3,320

1,420

1,100

1,180

985

817

789

754

719

2,250

4,520

1,950

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Month

Water year 1929-30..... 

Calendar year 1930.....

Calendar year 1932 ..... 

Water year 1932-33.....

Calendar year 1933 .....

Water year 1933-34.....

Calendar year 1934 ..... 

Water year 1934-35.....

Cf s-days

4,410 

110,891 

109,146

34,150 

188,089 

186,804

60,505 

221,757

29,373 

219,241

15,352 

172,032 

157,227

Maximum

368 

1,260 

1,260

4,200 

4,200 

4,200

6,790 

6,790

3,320 

6,790

4,520 

4,520 

4,520

Minimum

78 

46 

78

392 

91 

91

228

111

490 

106

103 

103 

103

Mean

142 

304 

299

1,138 

514 

512

1,952 

608

948 

601

495 

471 

431

Per 

square 

mile

l.SO 

3.85 

3.79

14.4 

6.51 

6.49

24.7 

7.71

12.0 

7.62

6.27 

5.97 

5.46

Runoff

Inches

2.08 

52.27 

51.45

16.07 

88.66 

88.02

28.52 

104.52

13.85 

103.34

7.23 

81.08 

74.11

Acre-feet

8,750 

220,000 

217,000

67,700 

373,000 

370,000

120,000 

440,000

58,260 

434,900

30,450 

341,200 

311,800
102 PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 

Carbon River near Fairfax, Wash. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

114

182

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

280

500

810

1,210

1,810

Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

1.5 106

1.5 150

1.8 255

2.1 338

2.5 510

3.0 810

3.5 1,210

4.0 1,700

4.6 2,420

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

144

144

133

125

129

133

131

138

135

127

120

116

112

107

104

99

96

94

94

94

92

92

92

112

107

104

97

96

91

91

9_£

3 439

111

1.41

1.62

4,820

Nov.

85

8T

78

74

*70

71

73

75

77

79

80

77

73

75

70

66

62

59

56

53

*50

49

47

45

*43

43

41

40

41

43

-

1,876

62.5

0.792

0.88

3,720

Dec.

41

45

48

56

60

56

63

78

64

81

79

505

414

228

161

129

112

102

*96

92

97

97

88

79

74

75

74

71

75

91

84

3,415

110

1.39

1.61

6,770

Jan.

276- 79

441

284

211

182

199

288

1,060

747

1,370

1,620

1,020

694

550

639

1,040

1,190

866

645

544

753

1,740

1,120

880

688

550

639

838

*904

2,420

24,477

790

10.0

11.54

48,550

Feb.

1,950

976

1,120

960

740

866

1,OOO

859

610

496

416

358

311

293

265

282

262

227

203

197

189

189

181

170

165

158

16T

189

_

_

-

13,774

492

6.24

6.49

27,320

Mar.

165

150

145

141

138

136

136

143

175

195

203

189

183

168

162

165

168

*155

148

141

138

155

192

272

527

268

252

268

239

272

259

5,848

189

2.40

2.76

11,600

Apr.

230

209

200

192

203

195

183

178

168

155

162

168

170

162

155

172

209

227

255

378

571

*727

952

J6B

610

615

714

747

550

451

-

10,676

356

4.51

5.03

21,180

May

386

342

319

420

727

968

952

6O4

455

362

311

300

346

407

362

350

378

420

593

505

473

*391

362

442

374

362

438

469

510

560

442

14,330

462

5.86

6.75

28,420

June

391

362

362

386

370

391

701

639

540

571

593

789

1.160

852

701

621

651

621

540

487

442

*501

560

610

582

535

593

621

639

747

-

17,558

585

7.41

8.28

34,830

July

657

688

740

682

645

789

936

1,260

952

831

831

888

873

896

810

663

651

669

588

505

505

515

460

424

395

374

362

358

362

366

554

20,009

645

8.17

9.43

39,690

Aug.

315

550

558

342

558

*574

56?

325

319

504

511

527

311

511

350

574

295

*508

525

542

272

249

249

233

189

183 259"

295

245

215

218

9,218

297

5.76

4.34

18,280

Sept.

256

259

209

197

197

224

259

221

*186

178

206

272

295

259

259

189

156

145

195

158

152

189

192

145

116

110

145

527

227

480

-

6,275

209

2.65

2.96

12,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 904 Min 40 Mean 269 Cfsm 3.41 In. 46.48 Ac-ft 195,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,420 Mln 40 Mean 359 Cfsm 4.55 In. 61.69 Ac-ft 259,600

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 cfs).--Jan. 11 (7 p.m.) 2 

TinT) 4,580 cfs (5.95 ft).

2,430 cfs (4.61 ft); Jan. 23 (5:15 a.m.) 2,480

cfs (4.65 ft); Jan. 31 (7:15 p.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 1-25; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements 

and records for stations on nearby streams. Shifting-control method used Jan. 24-30, May 8 to 

June 11.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 103

South Prairie Creek at South Prairie, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°08'30", long. 122°05'30", in NE^-NWi, sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 6 E., on 

right bank 0.3 mile northeast of South Prairie and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--78.6 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 430 ft, revised (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.33 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,550 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 7.23 ft); minimum, 

that of Nov. 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect and for January, which are 

fair. Small amount of diversion for domestic use. No regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1-31, May 25 to July 1?)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

1.5 

1.7

2.3

71

116

179 5.1

260

396

605

860

1,170

1,600

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.3 4O 2.5 255 

1.5 62 3.0 405 

1.7 9O 3.5 6O5 

2.0 140

Note.--Same as preceding table above 3.5 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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

33

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

31

32

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

32

35

34

34

58

43

34

33

32

33

40

54

1,053

34.0

0.433

0.50

2,O9O

Nov.

50

41

36

*34

34

34

34

33

33

34

42

43

43

42

39

37

35

34

34

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

31

b29

b27

26.

-

1,056

35.2

0.448

0.50

2,090

Dec.

3"6" 29

38

46

48

43

41

63

57

69

64

241

186

102

75

61

*52

47

45

43

46

58

52

46

4O

40

38

38

47

58

58

1,907

61.5

0.782

0.90

3,780

Jan.

51

165

254

139

96

76

87

177

555

358

775

*724

463

272

189

309

854

878

745

471

431

568

1,360

670

499

366

311

542

872

*968

1,570

15,795

510

6.49

7.47

31,330

Feb.

1,490

795

824

765

646

872

860

665

484

384

325

283

248

230

212

212

238

210

187

173

162

152

142

133

127

120

122

180

_

-

11,241

401

5.10

5.32

22,300

Mar.

158

144

135

131

129

136

135

144

160

167

189

167

156

146

138

136

136

*131

127

126

127

154

191

254

455

322

272

286

275

272

289

5,766

186

2.37

2.73

11,440

Apr.

260

235

212

22-5 196

248

250

245

240

220

205

222

222

235

220

222

262

262

262

289

322

*346

525 435"

352

328

370

412

319

286

-

8,432

281

3.58

3.99

16,720

May

250

225

205

210

268

298

316

240

205

189

171

162

162

169

164

152

T5S" 150

212

228

235

*240

245

576

454

367

370

331

304

286

245

7,815

252

3.21

3.70

15,500

June

220

205

194

2TO

200

196

506

504

388

361

313

319

692

B"2l!

398

325

286

255

238

232

225

258

*265

272

275

252

316

388

358

416

-

9,595

320

4.07

4.54

19,030

July

275" 328

252

228

194

196

198

255

203

169

158

146

136

191

228

175

146

135

126

117

*110

105

100

94

92

87

86

81

78

78

76_

4,843

156

1.98

2.29

9,610

Aug.

71

68

67

66

*65

65

66

65

63

63

58

56

55

52

51

52

52

50

50

52

55

52

54

70

67

62

103

115

T55

82

71

2,026

65.4

0.832

0.96

4,020

Sept.

66

70

66

*58

52

50

50

50

49

47

46

47

48

46

45

43

43

42

42

42

4143-

46

45

42

41

46

136

124

140

-

1,706

56.9

0.724

0.81

3,380

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,160 Min 26 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.64 Ac-ft 94,91O

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,570 Min 26 Mean 195 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.71 Ac-ft 141,300

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP cfs).--Jan. 31 (8:3o p.m.) 2,660 cfs (6.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
104 PUYALIOT RIVER BASIN

Puyallup River at Alderton, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°11 I 05", long. 122°13'45", on line between sec. 25, T. 20 N., R. 4 E., 

and sec. 30, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 5E, 1 mile north of Alderton, 1 mile south of Sumner, and 2 miles upstream 

from Stuck River.

Drainage area.--438 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1914 to February 1927, October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to

Feb. 2, 1927, staff or chain gages at practically same site at datum 50.00 ft higher

and prior to Aug. 5, 1918, at datum 49.00 ft higher after that date.

Average discharge.--22 years (1914-26, 1943-53), 1,577 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 53.36 ft); minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of no gage-height record in November or December.

1914-27, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 22,600 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 56.80 

ft); minimum not determined, probably occurred in November or December 1952.

Flood of 1906 reached a stage of 66.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge not determined).

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

Minor diversions for farm and domestic use. Some regulation by Electron powerplant of 

Puget Sound Power & Light Co.

Revisions.--WSP 870: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

47.2 240

47.5 420

48.0 820

48.5 1,320

49.0 1,910

50.0 3,460

51.0 5,520

52.0 8,120

47.3

47.6

48.0

48.5

49.0

305

520

910

1,490

2,160

50.0 3,770

51.0 5,720

52.0 7,990

53.0 10,700

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

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

505

512

462 

420

427

434

427

441

434

420

407

388 

400 

375

350

325

350

375

350

330

360

320

350

455

400

350

300

300

310

350

330

11,957

386

0.881

1.02

23,720

Nov.

300

280

250 

240

220

230

240

230

220

230

330

*275 

250 

260

250

230

210

200

210

200

190

185

180

170

165

160

155

153

150

T60

-

6,523

217

0.495

0.55

12,940

Dec.

150

170

200 

400

350

250

300

388

300

350

370

1,470 

~~920 1,550 

679

*535

420

355

315

300

325

381

330

310

290

270

260

250

450

407

388

13,433

433

0.989

1.14

26,640

Jan.

700

820

1,680 

1,170

883

748

811

1,430

3,990

2,940

4,380

5,980 

3,940 

2,650

2,080

2,350

3,700

4,650

4,670

3,080

2,750

2,820

7,760

4,690

3,750

2,880

2,350

2,680

3,910

4,930

7,420

98,482

3,177

7.25

8.36

195,300

Feb.

8,320

47830

4,710 

*4,600

3,880

4,140

4,330

3,840

2,850

2,330

2,030

1,780 

1,580 

1,470

1,380

1,410

1,570

1,360

1,170

1,090

1,020

987

910

866

811

760

770

1,090

_

-

65,884

2,353

5.37

5.59

130,700

Mar.

976

855

790 

770

750

760

750

770

877

954

1,060

1,010 

943 

866

822

866

*932

888

833

800

800

932

1,130

1,360

2,240

1,720

1,470

1,560

1,450

1,450

1,490

32,874

1,060

2.42

2.79

65,200

Apr.

1,330

1,210

1,120

1,050

1,130

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,010

932

1,080 

1,110 

1,120

1,020

1,050

1,330

1,270

1,320

1,630

1,940

2,300

*2,770

2,560

2,120

2,120

2,580

2,810

2,220

1,880

-

46,452

1,548

3.53

3.94

92,140

May

1,610

1,420

1,260 

1,430

2,020

2,660

2,890

2,270

1,840

1,540

1,300

1,190 

1,240 

1,390

1,370

1,310

1,360

1,470

2,060

1,950

1,800

1,670

1,520

2,440

2,160

*1,800

2,240

2,100

2,030

2,060

1,790

55,190

1,780

4.06

4.69

109,500

June

1,560

1,450

1,430 

1,500

1,480

1,470

2,640

2,800

2,320

2,290

2,190

2,570 

4,050 

3,160

2,520

2,200

2,120

2,060

1,880

1,790

1,650

1,710

1,790

*1,920

1,910

1,800

1,840

2,050

2,080

2,570

-

62,780

2,093

4.78

5.33

124,500

July

2,160

2,050

2,O80 

2,030

1,870

2,060

2,390

5,120

*2,780

2,290

2,190

2,340 

2,330 

2,570

2,320

1,800

1,740

1,790

1,680

1,440

1,360

1,430

1,320

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,030

998

1,050

1,120

1,010

55,748

1,798

4.11

4.73

110,600

Aug.

965

987

1,120 

1,060

*1,040

1,230

1,210

1,050

1,040

965

987

1,030 

987 

976

1,130

1,230

987

987

1,120

1,120

899

760

780

770

646

637

957

1,230

943

760

740

30,340

979

2.24

2.58

60,180

Sept.

811

833

*691 

*682

673

720

866

822

628

574

700

1,010 

987 

811

790

673

419

448

601

496

456

583

583

448

370

344

577

932

877

1,080

-

20,285

676

1.54

1.72

40,230

Calendar year 1952: Max 

Water year 1952-53: Max

4,540

8,320

150

150

Mean 1,012 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.43 Ac-ft 734,500 

Mean 1,370 Cfsm 3.13 In. 42.44 Ac-ft 991,600

Peak discharge (base, 6,400 efs).--Jan. 11 (10 p.m.) 8,120 cfs (52.00 ft); Jan. 23 (about 8 a.m. 

about 9,000 cfs; Feb. 1 (12:15 a.m.) 11,700 cfs (53.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 14-23, Oct. 25 to Dec. 7, Dec. 9-11, 19-21, 23-29, Jan. 1; 

discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for nearby stations.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 105 

White River at Greenwater, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°08'50", long. 121°38'50", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile southeast of Greenwater, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Greenwater River, 18^ miles east of and 25 miles upstream from Buckley. 

Drainage area.--216 sq mi. 

Records available.--September 1911 to May 1912 (fragmentary), March 1929 to September

1953.Published as "near Enumclaw" 1911-12. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,725 ft (from river-profile map).

Prior to May 6, 1912, staff gage at site 2 miles upstream at different datum. 

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-53), 822 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 5.47 ft); minimum, 140 cfs Nov. 29; minimum gage height, 2.22 ft Nov. 29, Dec. 25.

1911-12, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 18,100 cfs (revised) Dec. 21, 1933 (gage 

height, 9.38 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 120 cfs Nov. 2, 1935 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1932-34, 1943 have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in 

the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

737 

752 

767 

982

Water 

year

1932 

1933 

1934 

1943

Date

Feb. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Nov.

26, 1932 

13, 17, 1932 

21, 1933 

23, 1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

8,600 

6,460 

18,100 

4,770

Gage height 

(feet)

7.73 

6.9 

9.38 

5.79

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

No diversion or regulation. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period

in water year 1934, superseding those published in WSP 767, are given herewith:

1933

Dec. 15......... 2,020

16......... 1,660

17......... 3,040

18......... 4,640

19......... 3,350

20......... 4,350

Month

Water year 1933-34. ......

Cfs -flays

113,080 

460,617 

445,849

Maximum

12,600 

12,600 

12,600

Minimum

488 

262 

229

Mean

3,648 

1,262 

1,222

Per 

square

mile

16.9 

5.84 

5.66

Runoff

Inches

19.48 

79.25 

76.79

Acre-feet

224,300 

914,000 

884,300

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

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*396

JSO" 402

390

396

396

396 

402

396

375

370

360

335

320

305

355

310

330

320

320

335

315

310

340

300

286

286

286

281

286

10,575

341

1.58

1.82

20,980

Nov.

286

27?

272

268

268

268

268 

254

250

250

276

263

250

241

221

198

191

*194

221

225

217

194

184

188

180

180

184

167

W

225

-

6,822

227

1.05

1.17

13,530

Dec.

272

237

237

276

263

a250

a245 

a260

a250

a280

a275

a380

a360

a300

a250

3240

a230

*225

221

217

213

209

198

191

167

202

225

202

213

229

209

7,526

243

1.12

1.30

14,930

Jan.

198

402

305

268

254

268 

360

1,130

855

1,640

2,230

1,410

963

786

855

1,190

1,490

1,360

1,050

837

963

2,540

1,830

1,360

1,010

802

828

*1,010

1,180

2,670

32,320

1,043

4.83

5.56

64,110

Feb.

2,990

1,960

1,840

1,630

1,380

1,320

1,600 

1,430

1,180

1,020

903

816

760

736

704

704

696

680

673

617

528

516

474

462

444

426

478

444

_

-

27,371

978

4.53

4.71

54,290

Mar.

415

390

390

380

370

365

370 

395

444

462

468

456

426

410

410

420

405

400

*380

365

360

365

365

444

*S22

480

456

456

438

444

432

12,883

416

1.93

2.22

25,550

Apr.

410

395

395

390

395

405

395 

395

375

570

375

390

390

380

370

400

444

474

554

704

*849

957

1,100

1,090

1,010

1,090

1,450

1,580

1,310

1,100

19,942

665

3.08

3.43

39,550

May

939

840

792 in?

1,230

1,710

1,800 

1,540

1,250

1,060

930

894

939

1,030

1,000

1,040

1,120

1,300

1,550

1,410

*1,280

1,090

984

966

876

876

1,120

1,220

1,330

1,380

1,220

35,628

1,149

5.32

6.13

70,670

June

1,130

1,070

1,060

1,090

1,070

1,080

1,260 

1,280

1,210

1,220

1,370

1,730

2,120

1,780

1,660

1,580

1,670

*1,670

1,480

1,290

1,170

1,150

1,130

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,290

-

39,050

1,302

6.03

6.72

77,450

July

1,250

1,410

1,560

1,570

1,510

1,670

1,950 

2,580

2,180

1,950

1,950

1,980

1,890

1,800

1,500

1,330

1,290

1,340

1,260

1,160

1,200

1,100

1,040

984

957

1,000

885

876

876

867

816

43,531

1,404

6.50

7.49

86,340

Aug.

792

800

816

808

808

*885

858 

808

792

760

760

768

760

768

849

816

*736

752

776

744

666

624

617

603

582

561

568

547

534

504

*516

22,178

715

3.31

3.82

43,990

Sept.

522

561

528

510

510

528

540 

534

486

480

516

638

596

582

561

498

432

468

504

450

450

462

432

405

585

390

400

575

468

589

15,000

500

2.31

2.58

29,750

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,100 Min 167 Mean 658 Cfsm 3.05 In. 41.45 Ac-ft 477,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,990 Min 167 Mean 747 Cfsm 3.46 In. 46.95 Ac-ft 541,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Jan. 11 (9:45 p.m.) 3,100 cfs (5.02 ft); Jan. 23 (9 a.m.)

2,870 cfs (4.94 ft); Jan. 31 (7 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (5.47 ft); June 13 (7 to 8 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (4.28ft);

July 8 (9 p.m.) 2,550 cfs (4.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
106 PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

to Aug. 10, 1912, staff gages at approximately same site at different daturas.

Greenwater River at Greenwater, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°09'15", long. 121°38'00", In NW^NW^ sec. 11, T. 19 N. , R. 9 E., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth, 1 mile east of Greenwater, and 19 miles (revised) east 

of Buekley.

Drainage area. 73.9 sq ml.

Records available. September 1911 to August 1912 (fragmentary), May 1929 to September 

1953. Published as "near Enumclaw" 1911-12.

Altitude of gage is 1,725 ft (from topographic map). Prior

May 1, 

3929, to Aug. 14, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 900 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 201 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 5.01 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Dec. 25, 26; minimum gage height, 2.00 ft Nov. 28 to Dec. 2.

1911-12, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 4,280 cfs (revised) Dec. 11, 1946 (gage 

height, 7.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 7, 

1934; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, 1952.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1947 has been revised to 4,280 

cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 7.50 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs, 

superseding figure published in WSP 1092.

Remarks . --Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are good. No 

diversion or regulation.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1953-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0

25

36

52

77

112

185

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

282

405

625

960

1,360

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

*32 

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

36

34

33

32

32

32

34

11

994

32.1

0.434

0.50

1,970

Nov.

42

38

36

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

*32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

3(3

30

-

987

32.9

0.445

0.50

1,960

Dec .

30 

31

31

32

34

34

34

36

34

36

36

66

69

52

44

39

36

*32

31

30

30

31

30

29

28.

28

28

28

29

29

29

1,086

35.0

0.474

0.55

2,150

Jan.

1

56

49

43

41

42

56

153

136

191

297

258

206

174

200

364

488

425

340

293

344

841

555

450

340

282

272

*324

400

834

8,565

276

3.73

4.31

16,990

Feb.

1,070 

655

532

472

410

445

504

494

396

332

290

254

231

215

200

188

180

166

153

144

136

134

127

123

116

112

112

ITS

_

-

8,310

297

4.02

4.18

16,480

Mar.

110 

104

101

97

95

95

95

108

139

151

153

151

136

127

125

123

119

112

*110

110

108

110

116

148

151

163

TsT

146

136

136

132

3,858

124

1.68

1.94

7,650

Apr.

125 

119

116

114

119

119

116

116

114

110

112

112

112

112

110

119

134

146

194

254

*275

301

348

352

344

352

392

"420 455

360

-

6,172

206

2.79

3.11

12,240

May

320 

293

275

33T

396

521

565

521

450

387

344

316

309

320

316

312

312

324

360

378

*374

348

320

328

312

309

374

396

405

410

387

11,283

364

4.93

5.68

22,380

June

360 

344

340

332

320

316

356

364

*348

344

352

396

543

521

494

466

445

410

387

352

324

312

301

290

286

282

278

272

272

309

-

10,716

357

4.83

5.39

21,250

July

293 

286

286

286

275

272

272

275

268

254

244

228

215

215

197

182

169

158

151

144

136

130

125

121

114

112

108

104

101

97

95

5,913

191

2.58

2.98

11,730

Aug.

91 

88

85

83

86

*88

86

85

82

78

77

74

73

70

69

67

65

64

64

S4

64

62

61

62

62

62

71

67

64

60

»56

2,230

71.9

0.973

1.12

4,420

Sept.

54

54

52

52

51

50

49

48

48

48

47

46

46

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

59

54

56

-

1,431

47.7

0.645

0.72

2,840

Calendar year 1952: Max 565 Min 28 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.28 Ac -ft 95,690

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,070 Min 28 Mean 169 Cfsm 2.29 In. 30.98 Ac -ft 122,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, Dec. 14 to Jan. 11.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 107

Mud Mountain Reservoir near Buckley, Wash.

Location (revised).--Lat 47°08'30", long. 121°55'50", in NEt~ sec. 17, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., 

on left bank of reservoir just upstream from Mud Mountain Dam on White River, 5 miles 

southeast of Buckley and 6 miles downstream from Clearwater River.

Drainage area? 400 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 21,800 acre-ft June 8 (elevation,

i ,U82.6 ft); minimum observed, 43 cfs Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, Dec. 14 to Jan. 1, Jan. 4-8, 

Mar. 4-23, Apr. 9-17 (elevation, 908.0 ft).

1944-53: Maximum contents observed since dam was completed, that of June 8, 1953; 

no pool at times most years.

Remarks.--Reservoir, for flood control, is formed by earth-fill dam. Embankment completed 

and storage began on small scale in 1942. Capacity, 106,000 acre-ft between elevations 

895 ft (invert of outlet tunnel) and 1,215 ft (spillway crest). Storage is not retained 

but is dissipated as soon after a flood as is possible without creating damaging flows 

downstream, in order to have the maximum capacity available for any following flood 

which might develop.

Cooperation. Records of reservoir elevations furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers)

908

910

915

920

930

950

107

191

641

970

990

1,020

1,050

1,090

1,520

2,910

6,260

11,850

24,690

Contents at 12:30 p.m., In acre-feet, 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

Oct.

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

Nov.

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

-

Dec.

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

127

72

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

Jan.

43

62

141

43

43

43

43

43

817

1,700

1,310

4,920

4,440

2,350

1,590

1,670

2,570

5,250

6,240

4,450

2,560

2,220

8,710

11,800

13,300

11,700

8,340

4,670

3,120

3,500

4,810

Feb.

15,700

17,500

16,700

10,500

2,590

2,290

979

266

205

179

72

77

77

77

77

67

67

62

62

62

62

62

62

52

52

52

52

52

.

-

-

Mar.

52

52

52

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

67

67

57

52

52

52

52

52

Apr.

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

43

43

43

43

43

43

4?

43

43

52

62

72

82

134

491

519

249

218

284

1,340

1,340

896

May

464

413

366

366

2,960

8,380

14,000

18,300

18,800

19,100

18,400

18,200

18,600

19 , 300

20,000

20,300

20,800

21,000

20,700

20,700

20,300

19,600

19,500

19,900

20,300

20,300

20,800

20,900

21,000

21,100

- ' 21,100

June

20,700

20, 400

20,200

20,200

20,300

20,400

21,200

21,800

21,400

21,000

20,800

19, 500

19,500

19,100

18,300

16,700

14,700

12,900

10,400

7,300

3,490

988

979

89

937

107

107

107

233

168

"

July

168

191

366

366

366

366

779

1,640

2,260

1,720

1,310

1,110

937

674

323

95

95

95

95

979

95

95

95

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

S3

Aug.

1,760

1,760

1,820

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,800

1,790

1,810

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,780

1,770

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,780

Sept.

1,790

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,810

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,790

1/780

1,790

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,800

1,770

1,760

1,760

l,7fO

1,770

1,770

1,760

1,760

1,760

1, 760

1,760

1,940

1,820

1,820

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952. .....

Feb. 28...................

Mar. 31...................

June 30...................

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

974 4

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

43

-

52

52

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

0

-s-1,860

t Elevation at 12 p.m. determined from once-daily observation made at 

12:30 p.m.
108 PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN

White River near Buckley, Wash.

To'Ttinr --Ta<- 4?°0 C3'0 C;I1 Ions 121°57'00", in SW-r-NWi sec. 8, T. 19 N., R. 7 E., on light 

^Nif^ymile upstream f?Sm'Red Creek, 1 mile downstream from Mud Mountain Dam, 4 mtles 

east of Buckley, and 8 miles downstream from Clearwater River.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi.

Records_available. October 1928 to November 1S33, October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

-^Engineers benchmark). Oct. 26 to Dec. 9, 1928, staff gage and Dec 9, 1928 to Nov. 30,

_>?. . . _ _j . .1 .*_ _ «-5 j i __..«« t- ^.m-.fn n 4- ^ 1 -Pfa-MGnt- rip rum Wov Xn . XJOO t

arutltisers DenuiuiiarK.) . uui.. ou ^u wcv,. -j, j.*/w. . »*.*.*. o-o- - ---- - 

1933, water-stage receiver, at site 3 miles upstream at different datum. Nov. 

to Feb. 14, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,372 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 cfs Feb. 3 (elevation, 805.93 ft); minimum not determined, occurred sometime during period of no gage-height record July 31 

or Aug. 1; minimum daily, 175 cfs Nov. 29.

1928-33, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, lv.5 

ft, site anddatum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 

10 cfs Sept. 26, 1948 (elevation, 796.92 ft); minimum daily, 72 cfs Oct. 13, 1942. 

Maximum stage known, 23.4 ft in December 1933, from floodmarks, at former site 

(discharge, 28,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversion. Flow regulated by Mud Mountain Reservoir for flood control (see preceding page). Storage is 

not retained and observed annual runoff closely represents natural runoff of basin.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1246: 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

(t)

Oct.

457

468

446

432

436

446

432

443

429

415

398

380

356

332

314

308

323

338

338

335

347

*341

350

415

350

320

308

305

302

338

350

11,552

373

22,910

0

Nov.

365

326

*308

305

308

305

296

285

275

280

311

299

290

288

282

265

262

260

258

260

255

242

238

230

225

222

220

195

189" 175

-

8,019

267

15,910

0

Dec.

240

242

232

262

311

270

268

*296

278

323

308

843

805

564,

474

412

365

338

*323

305

308

311

288

270

250

240

278

272

302

344

320

10,622

343

21,070

0

Jan.

293

548

924

665

536

474

502

650

1,580

1,790

2,220

3,060

3,110

2,630

1,820

1,850

2,750

3,210

*5,420

3,300

2,870

2,340

*5.550

3,440

3,340

3,280

3,360

3,100

2,870

2,920

3,130

69,532

2,243

137,900

+8,670

Feb.

3,540

3,460

5,320

*7,520

*4,890

3,810

4,060

3,570

2,570

2,160

 1,750

1,520

1,370

1,270

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,040

965

910

865

845

801

774

747

724

752

835

_

-

59,568

2,127

118,200

-8,660

Mar.

7G5

716

693

680

667

659

659

706

820

875

921

870

815

770

747

*778

778

742

720

711

716

760

806

1,030

1.510

1,160

1,090

1,100

1,030

1,090

1,090

26,274

848

52,110

0

Apr.

1,030

970

932

921

1,030

1,010

992

982

954

910

926

938

943

921

890

958

1,070

1,120

1,280

1,640

1,870

2,070

*2,380

2,410

2,150

2,100

2,320

2,60_Q

2,460

2,200

-

42,957

1,452

85,200

+615

May

1,910

1,710

1,570

1,570

820

7O2

765

1,360

2,010

2,060

1,320

1,580

1,450

1,420

1,490

1,570

1, SOO

2,100

2,350

2.440

2,370

*2,120

1,850

1,790

1,800

1,740

1,920

2,170

2,250

2,260

2,240

54,907

1.771

108,900

4-20,210

June

2,140

2,020

1,890

1,830

1,780

1,750

1,880

2,180

2,330

2,270

2,640

3,170

3,190

3,200

3.220

3,280

5.500

*3,300

3,500

3,230

3,020

2,590

1,870

1,950

1,760

1,930

1,920

1,940

1.920

2,120

-

72,900

2,450

144,600

-20,710

July

2,030

2,100

2,220

2,260

2,160

2,220

2,450

2,650

2,750

2,670

2,580

2,520

2,470

2,400

2,170

1,760

1,690

1,750

1,690

1,530

1,620

1,530

1,450

1,590

1,520

1,260

1.250

1,210

1,190

1,210

a700

58,140

1,875

115,300

4-286

Aug.

a800

1.170

1,130

1,160

1,140

 1,170

1,150

1,090

1,070

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,010

1,070

1,100

987

965

1,010

1,010

910

855

855

840

774

765

860

845

765

729

724

50,094

971

59,690

4-1.330

Sept.

738

*792

752

*720

711

716

729

720

675

655

671

792

770

716

698

659

591

585

651

599

571

595

575

558

510

504

554

765

702

758

-

19,970

666

39,610

4-120

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ae-ft

373

0.930

1.07

22,910

267

0.666

0.74

15,910

343

0.855

0.99

21,070

2,384

5.95

6.85

146, 60C

1.9721

4.92

5.13 109, soq

846

2.11

2.44

52, 11C

1,442

3.60

4.01

85,820

2,100

5.24

6.04

129,100

2,082

5.19

5.79

123,900

1,880

4.69

5.41

115,600

992

2.47

2.85

61,020

668

1.67

1.86

39,730

Calendar ye 

Mater year

ar 1952= 

1952-55:

Max

Max

4,440 

7,520

Min 

Min

175 

175

Mean

Mean 1

994 

,273

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

721, 

921,

700 

400

Adjusted

Calendar ye 

Water year

ar 1952: 

1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

994 

1,275

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2.48 

3.18 in!

55

4?>

.74 

.17

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

721, 

923,

800 

300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Mud Mountain Reservoir, In acre-feet, furnished by Corps of Engineers.

a. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of gate ooenlngs obtained by Corps of 

Engineers.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19. Oct. !=3 to Jan 5, Jan. 9 to Apr 21, Aug. 8 to 

Sept. 30. '
PUYALLIJV RIVER BASIN 

Stuck River near Stunner, Wash.

109

Location. Lat 47°14'55", long. 122°14 I 35", in . , . , , . .,

bank 300 ft downstream from bridge, 3 miles north of Sumner, and 4? miles upstream 

from mouth.

sec. 1, T. 20 N, , R. 4 E., on right

Drainage area.- -470 sq mi, excludes that of Lake Tapps. 

Records available. --January 1945 to September 1953.

Gag_e. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Intercounty River Improvement Commission benchmark).

Average discharge. --8 years, 628 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 57.35 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Nov. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 51.36 ft Sept. 5, 6, 10.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Dec. 14, 1946 (gage height, 59.74 ft); minimum, that of Nov. 29, 30, 1952; minimum gage height, 48.48 ft Feb. 1, 1945.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. Fro-r 

600 to 900 cfs diverted above gage into Lake Tapps for Dieringer powerplant of Puget 

Sound Power & Light Co. High flow influenced by regulation in Mud Mountain Reservoir 

(see p. 107).

Revisions. --WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet, per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2

51.9 34

52.2 61

52.5 99

53.0 242

53.5 565

54.0 1,050

55.1 2,470

52.1

52.5

53.0

53.5

54.0

Feb. 3 to May 9

115 55.0

235 56.0

440 57.0

730 58.0

1,14,0

2,340

4,040

6,000

8,200

May 10 to Sept. 30

51.3 62

51.6 104

52.0 183

52.5 340

53.0 560

53.5 870

54.0 1,290

54.5 1,800

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.

68

6(5

*60

60

57

55

54

54

53

53

55

54

52

48

48

50

51

51

52

52

54

53

55

58

51

49

51

50

52

56

57

1,673

54.0

3,320

Nov.

52

47

44

*47

122

63

57

52

41

49

48

54

49

46

47

51

52

53

51

49

*50

46

46

46

46

46

47

44

37

3_6

-

1,498

49.9

2,970

Dee.

40

IT

47

4:9

49

46

50

*59

58

57

58

74

76

68

63

61

69

65

*69

68

74

73

68

65

58

48

57

66

73

71

68

1,893

61.1

3,750

Jan.

64

88

103

86

88

82

94

118

163

300

489

*1,480

1,470

1,120

404

242

780

1,470

1,790

1,580

1,290

740

1,930

1,820

1,870

1,750

1,880

2,000

1,740

1,760

1,980

30,771

393

61,030

Feb.

2,340

2,390

*2,980

*6,400

57555

3,410

3,100

2,620

2,020

1,330

660

505

426

354

972

1,270

386

330

290

260

224

218

207

T90" 174

181

181

235

-

-

39, SOS

1,404

77,960

Mar.

224

194

184

165

151

148

160

160

162

157

157

154

151

146

146

*130

118

132

132

122

130

138

154

*190

377

238

207

246

224

200

207

5.404

174

10,720

Apr.

184

178

160

154

162

190

184

187

162

151

146

168

194

187

*151

151

168

157

143

132

146

171

404

558

386

260

330

'5ST 688

450

-

7,338

245

14,550

May

232

162

132

751

840

642

723

562

601

252

196

183

169

166

166

173

164

194

408

492

510

412

199

308

*261

210

222

352

392

4:34

404

10,912

352

21,640

June

312

264

176

159

157

244

264

343

535

501

582

1,380

1,550

1,440

1,410

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,380

1,230

878

595

*400

555

384,

199

216

173

267

-

21,304 710'

42,260

July

274

261

360

434

380

352

535

758

910

BTs

793

724

706

670

540

252

155

151

144

312

199

136

134

»1S1

129

124

118

117

115

117

114

11,023

356

21,860

Aug.

109

106

107

806

1,010

~*66~4 1,040

1,020

902

148

115

104

98

94

92

98

90

88

90

86

83

78

ST

88

86

88

98

92

88

79

81

7,309

Sept.

*79

79

76

71

71

72

72

78

72

12

72

79

78

78

76

117

122

104

90

78

72

74

74

75

76

74

76

10S

125

13*

2.520

252 84.0 is.^o s,oo;

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,410 Mln 36 Mean 202 Ac-ft 146,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,400 Mln 36 Mean 3ft8 Ae-ft 280,600

* Discharge measurement mad on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used May 5 to June 11.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN

Lake Tapps near Sumner, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 47°14'30", long. 122°11'30", in NE£ sec. 8, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., 

If miles east of Dieringer and 3 miles northeast of Sumner.

Drainage area. 12.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1953. Prior to September 1950, change in 

contents published with tables of monthly discharge for Puyallup River at Puyallup.

Gage. --Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 0.7 ft (revis above mean sea level

Tlevels by Puget Sound Power & Light Co.).

Extremes . --Maximum contents observed during year, 47,680 acre-ft Oct. 20 (gage height, 

539.81 ft); minimum, 7,620 acre-ft Mar. 21 (gage height, 515.00 ft).

1934-53: Maximum contents observed, 48,100 acre-ft July 16, 1941, July 14, 21, 28 

Aug. 4, 1947, July 12, 1948, Apr. 25, June 24, 25, July 3, 1949, Dec. 1, 7 T 1950, June 

15, 25, 1951, May 1, Sept. 22, 1952 (gage height, 540.0 ft); minimum, that of Mar. 21, 

1953.

The Puget Sound Power & Light Co. reports a minimum observed lake gage height of 

505.70 ft June 24, 1912.

Remarks . --Reservoir is formed on natural lake into which a great part of the low-water 

flow of White River is diverted. Usable capacity, 50,400 acre-ft between elevations 

505 and 541 ft. Storage used for power.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and contents curve furnished by Puget Sound Power & 

Liight Co.

Capacity table (gage height, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) 

(Prepared by Puget Sound Power & Light Co.)

517.0

519.0

520.0

522.0

524.0

526.0

9,420

11,400

12,400

14,700

17,200

20,100

528.0

531.0

534.0

537.0

540.0

23,400

28,900

35,000

41,500

48,100

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952......

AUK 33.

Water year 1952-53......

Gage height 

(feet)t

539 48

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+3,960

+8 920

-2,140

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
PUYALLUP RIVER BASIN 111

Puyallup River at Puyallup, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 47°12'30", long. 122°19'35", in NWv sec. 20, T. 20 N., R. 4 E., 

on left bank 0.8 mile upstream from bridge at Clarks Creek, 1 mile northwest of 

Puyallup, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 948 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Dec. 3, 1919, at sites lir miles upstream and 900 ft upstream at different datums. 

Dec. 3, 1919, to Nov. 9, 1935, at site 500 ft upstream at datum 9.61 ft higher than 

present datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 3,250 cfs (adjusted for storage in Lake Tapps since October 

1934, and Mud Mountain Reservoir October 1944 to September 1947).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Feb. 1 (elevation, 18.10 ft); minimum, 344 cfs Nov. 29 (elevation, 8.27 ft); minimum daily, 400 cfs Nov. 30.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 57,000 cfs Dec. 10, 1933 (elevation, 31.0 ft), minimum, 

that of Nov. 29, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 800 cfs, which are fair. All diverted water 

returned to river above gage. Large part of flow of White River diverted into Lake 

Tapps (usable capacity, 50,400 acre-ft) returned via Stuck River above station. Records of daily discharge not adjusted for change in contents of Lake Tapps. Flood flow 

regulated by Mud Mountain Reservoir on White River. Some pondage on tributaries and 

upper Puyallup River. Diurnal fluctuations caused by powerplants and glacial melts 

above station.

Revisions.--WSP 832: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (ga~e height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16 to Apr. 23)

8.4

8.9

9.4

10.0

11.0

400

800

1,210

1,810

3,010

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

4,420

6,000

7,750

9,670

14,000

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

(t)

Oct.

1,230

1,170

1,030

596

576

1,270 

1,100 

1,010

996

1,000

*616

596 

934

926

*928

772

640

*566

545

997

904

838 

834 

1,130

698

5Z8 '950

679

671

736

774

26,240

846

52,050

-20

Nov.

675

495

826

735

793

664 

613 

592

462

824

680

687 

814

765

612

454

872

585

*596

718

579

548 

406 

1,160

645

958

454

620

459

400

-

19,691

656

39,060

-2,030

Dec.

606

506

S5S

806

976

568 

547 

1,140

7Z5

864

840

2,150 

2,080

1,160

1,990

1,380

*1,060

918

816

796

670

1,260 

922 

810

620

778

760

613

1,100

924

916

29,897

964

59,300

-570

Jan.

.-664

1,750

2,690

1,420

1,920

1,620 

1,530 

2,500

5,270

5,320

7,250

10,300 

8,360

6,750

5,390

5,110

6,820

8,960

9,270

7,770

"',020

6,130 

*11,500 

9,250

8,460

7,560

7,000

7,560

8,250

9,300

11,000

193,694

6,248

384,200

+1,030

Feb.

13,600

9,590

9,340

*12,700

11,200

9,220 

9,070 

8,090

6,620

5,490

4,450

4,000 

3,750

3,440

3,910

4,450

3,660

3,380

3,290

3,150

2,810

2,770 

2,740 

2,660

2,650

2,550

2,480

2,660

_

_

-

153,720

5,490

304,900

-29,350

Mar.

2,430

2,310

2,260

2,080

2,090

2,090 

1,990 

1,950

2,080

2,170

2,230

2,220 

2,200

2,050

2,020

2,100

*2,130

2,070

2,040

1,940

1,740

1,210 

2,080 

2,480

3,700

3,110

2,880

2,970

2,850

2,800

2,940

71,210

2,297

141,200

-6,120

Apr.

2,760

2,640

2,510

2,540

2,280

2,330 

2,410 

2,470

2,440

2,220

2,130

2,190 

2,320

2,360

2,220

2,210

2,460

2,400

2,410

*2,720

3,440

3,770 

4,530 

4,510

3,880

3,690

4,240

4.980

4,470

3,900

-

89,430

2,981

177,400

+13,000

May

3,430

3,150

2,860

3,640

4,370

4,660 

4,950 

4,240

3,760

3,090

2,860

2,840 

2,780

2,890

2,900

2,830

2,750

2,93t5

3,870

4,040

3,910

3,780 

3,470 

4,400

4,150

*3,630

4,080

4,110

4,070

3,790

3,390

111,600

3,600

221,400

+8,920

June

3,420

3,400

3,250

3,280

3,340

3,400 

4,440 

4,880

4,590

4,510

4,450

5,670 

7,280

6,550

5,930

5,660

5,610

5,480

*5,130

5,040

4,650

4,410 

4,190 

4,120

4,170

3,970

3,710

3,450

3,830

4,730

-

136,540

4,551

270,800

+11,640

July

4,350

4,360

4,410

3,940

3,760

4,280 

5,020 

6,190

6,050

5,440

5,070

5,030 

5,540

5,210

4,940

4,090

3,890

3,890

3,700

4,180

3,270

3,220 

3,100 

3,010

2,730

1,550

2,510

2,580

2,290

2,160

1,870

121,630

3,924

241,200

+1,580

Aug.

1,600

1,160

2,070

2,150

*2,420

2,670 

3,030 

2,450

2,270

2,000

1,940

1,920 

2,340

2,360

1,500

1,420

2,300

2,340

2,560

2,630

2,490

1,260 

1,020 

2,240

1,940

1,410

1,610

2,680

1,580

1,170

2,280

62,810

2,026

124,600

-60

Sept.

2,280

2,120

1,360

1,340

995

1,020 

1,230 

1,690

1,860

*1,280

2,040

1,250 

1,200

1,780

1,630

1,600

1,400

*1,340

994

831

1,730

1,440 

1,660 

1,330

1,110

952

774

2,140

1,950

2,170

-

44,496

1,483

88 , 260

-160

Adjusted for change In lake contents

Mean 84e| 622 

Ac-ft 52j030j_37,030

955 6 

58,730 385

,265| 4,962| 2 

,20q 275,600| 135

,197| 3,200 

,100| 190,400

3,745| 4,746| 3,949 

230,300] 282, 400| 242,800

2,025] 1,481 

124,500] 88,100

Observed

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,270 

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,600

Mln 400 

Min 400

Mean 2,221 Ac-ft 1,612,000 

Mean 2,907 Ac-ft 2,104,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: Mean 2,227 

Water year 1952-53: Mean 2,904

Cfsm - 

Cfsm 3.06

In. - 

In. '41.58

Ac-ft 1,616,000 

Ac-ft 2,102,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Lake Tapps, In acre-feet, based on information furnished by Puget Sound 

Power & Light Co.
112 DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN

Snow Creek near Lester, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47 <5 15'00", long. 121°24'00", in NW^NW^ sec. 3, T. 20 N.. R. 11 E., on right 

bank at road crossing a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 5f miles northeast of 

Lester.

Drainage area. 11.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder with concrete and woven-wire control. Altitude of gage is 

1,950 ft {from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 66.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4,87 ft); miniimum, 3.0 cfs Nov. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1953; minimum, that of Nov. 29, 30, 

1952.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion or regulation.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.99

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

3.0

3.4

7.3

18.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

110

242

457

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cf SIT

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

4.4

*4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.37"

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.6

6.4

129.1

4.16

0.350

0.40

256

Nov.

7.3

572

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.8

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

*4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.0

370

-

127.0

4.23

0.355

0.40

252

Dec.

3.4

37!

3.7

4.4

4.8

4.0

4.4

5.2

4.4

4.0

4.4

28

26

17.8

13.3

10.7

9.7

8.7

7.8

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

5,6

5.6

5.2

5.6

*5.6

5.2

240.3

7.75

0.651

0.75

477

Jan.

5.2

B7I

24

19.2

15.1

15.1

23

45

118

81

153

204

153

114

108

165

216

323

229

150

110

100

559

319

190

120

86

72

99

210

*870

4,902,0

158

13.3

15.32

9,720

Feb.

564

25T

213

178

141

153

252

213

145

110

88

72

63

58

53

49

43

38

36

34

32

31

29

28

27

26

77

28

_

-

-

2,983

107

8.99

9.32

5,920

Mar.

26

25

23

23

25

26

28

38

58

65

65

62

55

49

44

45

42

38

36

33

32

31

36

*58

68

58

53

50

46

46

43

1,327

42.8

3.60

4.15

2,630

Apr.

40

36

35

35

38

37

35

34

31

31

32

31

30

28

28

30

38

46

78

108

143

178

220

201

163

153

*193

216

160

129

-

2,557

85,2

7.16

7.99

5,070

May

108

95

95

133

213

"223 256

168

129

106

91

91

108

125

112

99

95

102

129

118

125

91

80

80

75

77

93

*102

104

100

86

3,609

116

9.75

11.28

7,160

June

78

75

74

74

71

75

91

93

83

86

100

129

187

135

102

91

86

78

69

66

~62 62

*77

93

86

75

69

63

63

65

-

2,556

85.2

7.16

7.99

5,070

July

59

60

62

57

54

55

57

58

49

44

42

38

33

30

28

25

23

22

21

*20

18.5

17.8

16.4

15.7

15.1

14.5

13.9

13.9

13.9

13.3

12.2

1,002.2

32.3

2.71

3.13

1,990

Aug.

12.2

TI77

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.2

10.7

10.7

10.2

9.7

10.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

TTs

8.2

8.7

9.7

9.2

8.7

7.8

7.8

287.0

9.26

0.778

0.9O

569

Sept.

7.3

*6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

TTff

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.6

6.0

15.7

1072

14.5

-

200.3

6.68

0.561

.0.63

397

Calendar year 1952: Max 276 Mln 3.0 Mean 42.7 Cfsm 3.59 In. 48.81 Ac-ft 30,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 870 Mln 3.0 Mean 54.6 Cfsm 4.59 In. 62.26 Ac-ft 39,510

Peak discharge (base. 350 cfs). Jan. 23 (10 a.m.) 724 cfs (4.38 ft),- Jan. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 1,210 

cfs (4.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN 113

Friday Creek near Lester, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°13"10", long. 121°27'10", in SEiNW£ sec. 18, T. 20 N., R. 11 E., on left

 bank 0.4 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Lester.

Drainage area. 4.55 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Aug. 9, 1951. Altitude of gage is 

~i,760 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--8 years, 27.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 300 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum,

 l~nr~cfs Nov. 28, 29, 30 (gage height, 2.49 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 497 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 4.90 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Sept. 26-29, Oct. 2, 3, 1949, Nov. 28, 29, 30, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.28 

ft Sept. 29, 30, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good.' No diversion or regulation. 

Revisions.--W 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.49 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

1.3

6.0

16

32

3.3 

3.6

4.0

56

115

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

Cf sm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

*2.2

2^0.

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

1*1

3.4

66.8

2.15

0.473

0.55

132

Nov.

1*1

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

-

58.8

1.96

0.431

0.48

117

Dec.

1*1

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

12

9.7

6.3

4.4

3.7

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

*2.2

2.2

2.2

100.2

3.23

0.710

0.82

199

Jan.

.1*1

3.4

14

8.2

5.6

5.6

11

20

44

25

60

70

58

47

46

66

110

125

97

68

53

64

230

122

97

53

42

40

56

99

259

1,981.0

63.9

14.0

16.19

3,930

Feb.

158

82

77

64

52

64

97

79

56

43

34

28

24

22

19.5

19

17.5

16

15

13-. 5

13

12.5

12

12

12

11.5

12.5

14

-

-

-

1,080.0

38.6

8.48

8.83

2,140

Mar.

12.5

11

10

IP11. 5

12

12.5

16.5

21

22

21

19.5

18

17.5

16

16.5

16

15.5

14

13

12.5

12.5

15

*21

22

19

17.5

16

15.5

15.5

15

487.5

15.7

3.45

3.98

967

Apr.

13.5

13

12.5

12.5

13

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

11,5

12

12

11.5

12

12

13.5

16

17.5

22

29

39

52

71

68

56

56

66

"13

61

51

877.0

29.2

6.42

7.17

1,740

May

444*1

39

48

71

18

82

70

58

48

42

40

47

53

50

44

42

44

56

53

50

46

40

41

39

39

47

*48

48

46

41

1,545

49.8

10.9

12.63

3,060

June

36

35

35

34

33

34

43

43

40

40

42

53

75

56

46

41

38

34

30

29

27

26

*36

46

40

34

30

28

28

27

"

1,139

38.0

8.35

9.31

2,260

July

24

13

22

20

19.5

18

17.5

17.5

16

15

13.5

13

12.5

12

11.5

10

9.7

9.2

8.2

8.2

*7.4

7.0

7.0

6,7

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.S

5.6

5.3

5,0

368.5

11.9

2.62

3.01

731

Aug.

5^0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

5.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

Sept.

3.4

3.4

*3.2

3.2

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

*2.6

1*1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.6

5.0 2.8

4.4! 8.2

3.9

1*1

3.4

129.9

4.19

0.921

1.06

256

477

6.3

"

95.4

3.18

0.699

0.73

189

Calendar year 1952: Max 110 Win 1.3 Mean 17.1 Cfsm 3.76 In. 51.14 Ac-ft 12,420

Water year 1952-53: Max 239 Min 1.3 Mean 21.7 Cfsm 4.77 In. 64.81 Ac-ft 15,720

Peak discharge {base. 150 efsi. Jan. 23 (8:30 a.m.) 290 cfs (4.10 ft); Jan. 31 (8 p.m.) 300 cfs 

(4.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
114 DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN

Green River near Lester, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°12'30", long. 121°33'10" (revised), in NE±SEtj- sec. 20, T. 20 N., R. 10

 E., on right bank three-eights of a mile downstream from Champion Creek, 1^ miles 

downstream from McCain Creek and 3 miles west of Lester.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available . October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,480 ft, revised (from river-profile 

map) .

Average discharge. 8 years, 422 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during yeLr, 4,990 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 9.73 ft); min-

 imumT 22 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs (revised) probably Dec. 11, 1946 (gage 

height, 12.7 ft, from high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 4,500 

cfs; minimum, that of Nov. 30, 1952. Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1947 has been revised to 10,dOU 

cfs probably Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 12.7 ft, from high-water mark in well), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs, superseding figure published in WSP 1092.

Remarks. Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

3.3 29 4.5 245 

3.6 57 5.0 420 

4.0 121

Note. Same as preceding table above 5.0 ft.

2.9 ZO

3.2 40

3.5 64

4.0 134

4.5 254

5.0 420

6.0 920

7.0 1,670

8.0 2,670

9.0 3,920

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

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Oct.

29

*28

*28

26

26

25 

25

25

26

26

26

25

25

25

15 J 24.

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

60

31

Tot-1

Meen

Cfsm

jn.

25

25

24

24

25

26

25

25

29

28

26

25

24

25

28

li

-807

26.0

0 250

0.29

Nov.

47

38

32

30

29

28 

27

26

25

26

28

30

30

30

30

28

28

27

*26

26

27

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

22_

-

836

Dec.

23

24

25

29

32

30 

32

39

38

36

37

115

"94 129

72

60

53

47

44

41

44

39

38

36

34

3E

32

32

34

*36

34

1.391

27 9 44.9

0.266

0.30

*o-t 1,600J 1,660

0.432

C.50

2,760

Jan.

34

50

105

105

82

79 

97

178

545

444

626

1,040

884

665

590

824

1,360

1,850

1,550

1,080

848

881

3,380

2,130

1,470

1,030

794

705

872

1,400

5,550

29,248

943

9.07

10.46

58,010

Feb.

*5.170

1,650

1,400

1,260

1,010

1,040 

1,440

1,330

956

730

590

488

432

388

356

342

306

278

251

236

221

215

202

195

192

188 192"

212

-

_

-

19,270

688

6.62

6,89

38,220

Mar.

202

190

180

175

180

*188 

190

233

342

396

396

380

348

314

296

292

282

266

251

224

227

227

260

*370

452

396

356

338

314

310

296

8,871

286

2.75

3.17

17,600

Apr.

272

257

248

239

251

257 

251

242

233

221

227

233

236

236

227

254

306

342

464

680

782

956

1,110

1,070

914

896

1,060

*1,220

980

794

-

15,458

515

4.95

5.53

30,660

May

690

630

600

746

1,160

1,460 

1,340

1,050

812

660

555

524

570

655

630

580

565

585

670

665

615

540

488

S04

492

492

580

630

*635

630

565

21,318

688

6.62

7.62

42,280

June

532

484

464

456

436

440 

504

516

476

468

492

605

872

746

625

550

516

472

428

388

362

352

396

*448

440

412

392

373

373

412

-

14,430

481

4.62

5.16

28,620

July

384

366

356

338

314

300 

289

289

260

236

221

205

192

185

178

160

149

142

136

129

*119

115

110

106

104

99

95

92

88

85

§2

5,924

191

1.84

2.12

11,750

Aug.

79

76

74

73

74

78 

73

72

70

66

64

61

60

57

56

55

55

54

53

52

52

49

49

52

53

54

65

61

56

50

4J3

1,891

61.0

0.587

0.68

3,750

Sept.

47

*47

44

42

*41

41 

41

41

40

39

36

37

38

36

35

35

*35

35

35

35

32

35

36

35

35

35

38

62

66

66

-

1,220

40.7

0.391

0.44

2,420

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,520 Min 22 Mean 255 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.40 Ac -ft 185,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,550 Min 22 Mean 331 Cfsm 3.18 In. 43.16 Ac-ft 239,300

Fedk discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Jan. 18 (6 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (7.25 ft); Jan. 23 (11 a.m.) 4, 

:fs (9.41 ft)"j Jan. 31 (7 p.m.) 4,990 cfs (9.73 ft); Feb. 7 (7 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (6.92 ft); May 6 

(5 a.m.) 1,500 cfss'(6.80 (6ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN 115

Smay Creek near tester, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°15'40", long. 1S1°33'50", in SW^ sec. 32, T. 21 N., R. 10 E., on right 

bank 3-| miles upstream from mouth and 4-| miles northwest of tester.

Drainage area.--8.71 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,900 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Dec. 11, 1946, water-stage recorder 200 ft upstream at 

datum 4.S8 ft higher, destroyed by high water of Dec. 11, 1946.

Average discharge. 7 years, 51.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 447 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4.47 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Nov. 21 to Dec. 1 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge not determined, probably occurred Dec. 11, 1946, when 

recorder was destroyed by high water; minimum, that of Nov. 21 to Dec. 1, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation. 

Revision^.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3..0 

5.2 

3.4

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

3.7 

4.0 

4.3

157

247

366

sond, 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

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.2

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

6.6

5.6

5.6

5^3

5.5

5.6

6.2

6.6

180.1

5.81

0.667

0.77

557

Nov.

7.2

579

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

-

146.6

4.89

0.561

0.63

291

Dec.

4.5

4.5

5.0

6.2

5.6

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.9

21

15.5

12

9.6

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

*5.9

219.9

7.09

0.814

0.94

456

Jan.

5.9

10.5

22

17.5

16

15.5

20

56

82

65

107

151

105

82

77

89

158

187

168

134

101

118

319

217

145

109

89

81

105

150

556

5,266.4

105

12.1

15.95

6,480

Feb.

*299

179

157

140

120

129

165

157

122

97

84

72

64

56

54

52

49

44

42

59

36

54

54

50

50

29

50

29

-

-

-

2,575

84.8

9.74

10.15

4,710

Mar.

27

26

25

25

26

25

25

28

52

59

42

42

41

58

37

39

37

54

52

50

29

29

52

57

*41

40

59

59

56

57

34

1,045

33.6

3.86

4.45

2,070

Apr.

32

30

30

29

29

28

28

27

26

24

24

24

23

25

25

24

26

28

56

47

60

79

101

105

89

84

91

*101

95

81

1,445

48.1

5.52

6.16

2,860

May

74

68

65

70

95

122

118

101

86

77

68

65

66

70

70

65

62

62

71

74

71

65

62

66

62

62

65

66

*66

65

60

2,259

72.9

8.57

9.65

4,480

June

56

52

50

50

49

49

54

56

54

52

54

62

79

74

64

58

54

51

49

47

45

46

52

*64

64

59

54

51

52

51

-

1,652

55.1

6.55

7.05

5,280

July

51

50

49

46

45

41

39

38

34

32

30

29

28

27

27

25

24

24

23

22

*22

22

21

20

19.5

19

19

18

17.5

17.5

17

894.5

28.9

5.52

5.82

1,770

Aug.

16

15.5

15

15

14.5

15

14.5

14.5

14

13.5

13

15.5

15

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

11

11

11.5

11

11.5

13.5

12

11

10.5

10

595.5

12.8

1.47

1.69

784

Sept.

.10

*10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

*8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.9

10

8.4

10

-

255.7

8.52

0.978

1.09

507

Calendar year 1952: Max 140 Mln 4.2 Mean 51.8 Cfsm 5.65 In. 49.71 Ac-ft 25,090

Water year 1952-53: Max" 336 Mln 4.2 Mean 58.7 Cfsm 4.44 In. 60.55 Ac-ft 28,020

Peak discharge (base. 200 eta). Jan. 18 (5 p.m.) 205.cfs (5.87 ft); Jan. 25 (9:45 a.m.) 575 cfs 

(4.52 ft)j Jan. 51 (4 p.m.) 447 cfs (4.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
116 DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN

Charley Creek near Eagle Gorge, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°15'00", long. 121°47'00", in SW^NW-jL sec _ 3 > T. 20 N., R. 8 E., on left 

 bank 300 ft downstream from Beaverdam Lake Creek, l| miles southwest of Eagle Gorge, 

and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 11.0 sq mi.

Records available . September 1946 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,350 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 71.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 5.00 ft); minimum, 7.3 cfs Nov. 28 to Dec. 1 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 5.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 570 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 6.17 

ft Dec. 11, 1946; minimum discharge, 7.2 cfs Oct. 19, 1946; minimum gage height, 1.12 

ft Sept. 23, 24, 1951.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. No 

diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1216: 1950(M) , drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

5.5

12.5

24

42

86

2.7 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0

153

304

555

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

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

10.1

*9.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.1

*9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

10.4

9.4

9.1

8*8

8.8

9.6

13.7

12.8

298.4

9.63

0.875

1.01

592

Nov.

17.5

TT7T

10.1

9.8

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.8

9.6

10.4

10.8

11.6

10.1

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

7.9

7.7

7.7

*7.5

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

-

276.5

9.22

0.838

0.93

548

Dec.

175" 7.3

11.4

11.9

11.4

10.4

11.9

16.9

13.4

14.9

25

81

47

35

28

24

20

18.1

16.5

15.5

15.5

15.2

14.3

13.4

12.8

12.5

12.2

12.2

18.9

18.1

*16.9

590.2

19.0

1.73

2.00

1,170

Jan.

B3~ 15.8

83

57

46

45

58

86

174

142

219

216

161

142

121

136

374

449

292

199

183

302

*678

27l

176

144

125

174

352

480

575

6,541.8

211

19.2

22.12

12,980

Feb.

413

23T

261

221

197

378

326

231

176

142

.116

102

89

81

73

93

86

76

65

58

53

49

45

42

40

38

46

57

-

_

-

3,785

135

12.3

12.80

7 , 510'

Mar.

48

45

41

41

*40

40

40

42

49

57

68

62

56

49

46

46

43

41

38

37

36

41

59

82

102

*82

69

68

63

77

76

1,684

54.3

4.94

5-. 69"

3,540

Apr.

65

56

50

47

58

57

54

50

47

44

45

46

46

45

43

46

57

59

73

94

125

140

202

168

132

111

111

113

*100

97

2,380

79.3

7.21

8.05

* 4,720

May

97

93

83

83

96

106

99

85

68

58

52

48

47

47

46

44

41

43

52

56

62

67

67

94

97

86

80

68

61

*55

50

2,131

68.7

6.25

7.20

4,230

June

46

43

40

40

36

35

66

69

62

55

48

51

Tie- 153

go

71

60

52

52

50

49

50

81

99

*100

87

80

69

63

57

1,970

65.7

5.97

6.66

3,910

July

50

46

42

40

37

34

33

37

31

30

28

28

27

31

33

29

28

28

26

26

24

*24

23

22

22

21

20

20

19.7

19.3

18.9

897.9

29.0

2.64

3.04

1,780

Aug.

18.9

18.5

18.1

18.1

17.7

18.1

17.7

17.7

17.3

16.5

16.1

15.8

15.5

15.2

14.9

14.9

14.9

14.6

14.3

14.9

14.6

14.0

14.6

15.5

14.9

14.6

22

19.3

17.3

16\1

15.5

508.1

16.4

1.49

1.72

1,010

Sept.

15.2

15.8

*14.9

14.9

14.6

14.3

14.0

14.0

13.7

13.4

13.7

13.7

13.4

13.1

13.1

*12.8

12.5

11.9

11.9

11.9

11.6

12.8

14.0

12.2

11.6

11.9

12,2.

35

22

41

457.1

 15.2

1.38

1.55

907

Calendar year 1952: Max 395 Mln 7.3 Mean 42.2 Cfsm 3.84 In. 52.17 Ac-ft 30,590

Water year 1952-53: Max 678 Mln 7.3 Mean 59.0 Cfsm 5.36 In. 72.77 Ac-ft 42,700

Feak discharge (base. 500 efs). Jan. 17 (10 p.m.) 539 cfs (3.96 ft): Jan. 23 (3 a.m.) 1,070 cfE 

(5.00 ft); Jan. 31 (5 p.m.) 785 cfs (4.50 ft); Feb. 6 (5 a.m.) 427 cfs (3.67 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Jan. 10, June 15 to Sept. 30.
DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN 117

Bear Creek near Eagle Gorge, Wash.

Location.-Lat 47°17'00", long. 121°48'10", In WV£ sec. 28, T. 21 N. R. 8 E on left

 Ean¥~a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 2| miles northwest of Eagle Gorge.

Drainage area. 4.25 sq ml.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~tb Sept. 8, 1949, water-stage recorder 25 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 25.0 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 275 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height,2 54 ft); minimum

 HbT^etermlned, occurred sometime during period of ice effect Nov. 28 to Dec. £.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 830 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 4.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow, 

mlnlmSm not determined, probably occurred Oct. 17, 18, 1946 during period of no gageheight record; minimum gage height, 0.41 ft Sept. 16-24, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, no gage-height

 record, or ice effect, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1216: Drainage area. WSP 1246:' 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control or ice 

effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.54 

.6

1.0 

1.2

0.8 

1.4 

5.0

1Z.5

25

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

45

90

150

238

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

Z2

23

Z4

Z5

26

27

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

1.2

*1.1 irr 1.1 1.1

1.1 i.i.i.i.

i.i.i.i.i.

i.i.i.i.i.

i.i.i.i.i.

i.i.i.i.

z.

Z.5

38.5

1.24

0.29Z

0.34

76

Nov.

7.5

3.3

Z.4

Z.I

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.4

3.1

3.7

2.9

Z.5

2.2

2.Z

Z.I

Z.I

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

bl.Z

b.9

b_._8

-

65.9

Z.20

0.518

0.58

131

Dec.

*b0.8

bl.O

3.1

5.0

4.8

4.1

4.6

1Z.5

7.8

8.6

13

68

35

2Z

14.5

10

7.8

6.8

5.9

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

5.0

5.9

6.Z

Z89.7

9.35

2.ZO

Z.54

575

Jan.

5.9

34

54

30

*22

21

37

73

136

83

HZ

*110

75

58

53

70

156

165

132

80

85

114

219

106

66

50

45

87

171

190

Z10

Z.849.9

91.9

Z1.6

24.94

5,650

Feb.

150

73

10Z

82

50

146

132

78

46

31

27

22

19

17

15

28

*31

24

19

16.5

14

13

11.5

10.5

.9.8

1~9_._0

24

_

_

-

1,215.3

43.4

10.2

10.63

Z,410

Mar.

18

15

13.5

12.5

I3T5

15

14

15

17.5

20

26

26

23

20

18

Z4

24

2Z

20

*19

17.5

20

a25

a35

a45

a35

Z9

Z8

Z7

31

37

705.5

ZZ.8

5.36

6.17

1,400

Apr.

30

24

21

18

23

Z4

Z3

ZZ

19.5

17.5

17.5

ZO

22

23

22

25

29

26

27

30

34

44

80

 61

38

31

29

28

25

30

-

863.5

28.8

6.78

7.56

1,710

May

29'

Z5

22

21

19.5

18

18

17.5

16.5

14.5

13.5

1Z

11.5

11

9.8

9.4

8.1

10

14.5

19.5

22

27

24

38

38

30

Z5

ZZ

ZO

17.5

15

599.3

19.3

4.54

5.Z4

1,190

June

14.5

13.5

*12.5

13

10.5

10.5

20

Z3

21

17

15

15

 70

1?

33

26

22

18

17

16.5

15

*16

32

37

32

27

24

Z2

19

17

-

678.0

22.6

5.32

5.93

1,340

July

14.5

13

1Z

10.5

9.8

9.0

*8.6

10

8.6

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.8

9.0

10.5

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.Z

5.9

5.6

*5.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

237.2

7.65

1.80

2.08

470

Aug.

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.1

3.5

3.3

3.7

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.2

274

2.7

2.7

2.7

5.0

4.3

3.9

3.3

3.1

96.2

3.10

0.729

0.84

191

Sept.

3.1

3.1

*2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.Z

2.5

12.5

11.5

33

-

122.4

4.08

0.960

1.07

243

Calendar year 1952 : Max 167 Min 0.8 Mean 13.4 Cfsm 3.15 In. 43.07 Ao-ft 9,750

Water year 1952-53 : Max 219 Min 0.8 Mean 21.3 Cfsm 5.01 In. 67. 9Z Ao-ft 15,390

Peak discharge (base. 180 cfs). Jan. 17 (9 p.m.) 186 cfs (2.17 ft); Jan. Z3 (2:45 a.m., 7:15 a.m.) 

275 cfs (2:54 ft); Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 267 cfs (2.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Apr. 26 to Aug. 28.
118 DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN 

Green River near Palmer, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°17'40", long. 121°49'20", in SW^NW^ sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 8 E., on right

 bank 1| miles upstream from diversion dam and intake of Taooma water-supply system, 2^ 

miles downstream from North Fork, and 3| miles southeast of Palmer.

Drainage area. 230 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 912.6 ft above mean sea level (river-profile 

survey). Prior to Nov. 18, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,058 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 15.29 ft); minimum, 87 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 3.56 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 23,200 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 19.95 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 81 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 1934.

Flood of December 1917 reached a stage of about 20 ft, from crest head over city of 

Tacoma diversion dam and gage-height relationship curve (discharge, about 25,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation. Records of water temperatures and

 seoTment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1293.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1062: 1932-34, 1935(M) , 1938(M) . WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In oublo feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

97

162

322

580

1,000

1,530

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.5

13.0

15.0

2,180

2,980

3,980

5,940

8,370

12,300

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

104

288

498

937

1,460

2,120

2,950

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

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

120 

117

117

117

112

113

110

112

110

110

110

110

105

105

*105

102

102 

100

TOO

102

105

105

105

114

112

107

105

102

107

124

158

3,402

110

0.478

0.55

6,750

Nov.

191 

150

130

122

120

117

114

107

105

107

120

127

127

120

114

112

107 

105

102

102

102

102

102

102

100

"97 97

97

97

100

-

3,395

113

0.491

0.55

6,730

Dec.

97 

*105

114

130

132

127

141

197

175

178

210

788

664

456

353

287

242 

213

197

181

181

178

168

162

153

147

144

147

175

191

181

6,814

220

0.957

1.10

13,520

Jan.

'525 175 

870

672

*532

484

604

966

2,440

1,940

2,740

3,430

2,730

2,170

1,910

2,280

4,140 

5,360

4,360

3,110

2,670

3,430

10,800

5,900

3,820

2,830

2,380

2,530

3,680

5,240

9,180

93,898

3,029

13.2

15.18

186,200

Feb.

7.960 

4,400

4,000

3,630

3,010

3,560

4,370

3,820

2,790

2,270

1,900

1,610

1,420

1,280

1,180

1,260

*1,210 

1,090

996

924

874

838

792

760

732

712

748

820

-

_

-

58,956

2,106

9.16

9.53

116,900

Mar.

768 

720

696

680

692

704

700

752

910

1,020

1,090

1,050

982

901

865

986

955 

901

847

*816

792

824

928

1,190

1.590

1,230

1,110

1,080

991

1,040

1,030

28,640

924

4.02

4.63

56,810

Apr.

955 

901

856

820

856

860

824

812

788

760

768

808

838

838

804

847

942 

986

1,160

1,510

1,760

2,150

2.650

*2,500

2,130

1,980

2,080

2,550

2,020

1,760

-

39,295

1,510

5.70

6.55

77,940

May

1,570 

1,440

1,540

1,460

1,990

2.490

2,410

2,010

1,650

1,560

1,200

1,110

1,140

1,260

1,220

1,140

itli

1,510

1,550

1,290

1,220

1,140

1,550

1,530

1,250

1,340

1,560

1,540

1,500

1,190

45,760

1,412

6.14

7.08

86,800

June

1,080 

1,020

*960

960

910

901

1,120

1,130

1,060

1,010

1,020

1,160

2.000

1,740

1,450

1,230

1,130 

1,040

985

952

870

*856

1,040

1,240

1,200

1,100

1,040

969

924

985

-

35,038

1,101

4.79

5.54

65,530

July

919 

8?0

854

789

756

683

652

679

613

566

527

498

481

490

490

448

422 

406

389

372

555

558

526

*522

515

509

296

288

284

280

276

15,251

492

2.14

2.47

30,250

Aug.

565 

:259

251

247

247

251

247

245

259

231

220

212

208

201

201

201

197 

195

186

190

190

182

186

195

197

190

251

231

216

197

186

6,686

216

0.939

1.08

13, £60

Sept.

182 

*186

178

171

168

164

160

164

164

157

*150

150

150

146

145

*145

140 

156

156

155

126

T33

140

145

156

135

140

296

276

551

4,995

166

0.722

0.81

9,910

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,340 Mln 97 Mean 680 Cfsm 2.96 In. 40.22 Ac-ft 493,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,800 Mln 97 Mean 926 Cfsm 4.03 In. 54.67 Ac-ft 670,600

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 ofsK--

12,300 ofs (15.08 ft).

Jan. 23 (11:30 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (15.29 ft); Jan. 31 (8 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN 119

Newaukum Creek near Black Diamond, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°16'30", long. 122°03'30", in SW£ sec. 28 T. 21 N., R. 6 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 3-| miles southwest of Black Diamond .

Drainage area. 25.5 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1944 to November 1950, September 1952 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 310 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 7 years (1944-50, 1952-53), 65.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period September 1952 to September 1953, 704 cfs 

Jan. 31 (gage height, 2.86 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Oct. 13, 14 {gage height, 1.07 ft).

1944-50, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, 1,820 cfs probably Feb. 17, 1949 (gage height, 

3.54 ft, from recorded range in stage), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum, that of Oct. 13, 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those prior to May 27, which are fair. Many small diversione above station for irrigation and domestic use. No regulation.

Rating table, Sept. 19, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

5.5

14

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

215

430

840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1952

Date

Sept. 19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.0

Date

Sept. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

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.

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.3

873

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.6

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

12.5

10.5

10

10

10

11

1X5

11.5

292.0

9.42

0.369

0.43

579

Nov .

10.5

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

a9.3

a9.2

a9.7

alO.5

all

11

11

10.5

10.5

10

9.5

10~9.0

10.5

10

10.5

10

10

10

10.5

10

10

10

10

-

303.2

10.1

0.396

0.44

601

Dec.

10.5

11.5

12.5

13

11.5

10.5

10.5

13

12.5

13

12.5

16

12.5

10.5

10

10

9.5

975

10

10

11.5

12

11.5

11

10.5

10

9.5

10.5

12.5

12.5

11.5

352.0

11.4

0.447

0.51

698

Ja.n.

11

2l

20

14

13

13

17.5

30

75

38

150

119

84

55

46

87

228

203

203

128

125

260

376

158

168

147

242

382

412

424

556

4,808.5

155

6.08

7.01

9,540

Feb.

346

215

290

406

246

285

246

161

131

113

102

89

80

77

73

77

80

71

66

62

58

58

55

53

49

49

55

80

-

_

-

3,673

131

5.14

5.36

7,290

Mar.

73

62

55

53

51

49

46

44

43

43

51

48

46

46

48

49

51

49

48

46

49

58

64

125

185

92

73

116

84

92

82

2,019

65.1

2.55

2.94

4,000

Apr.

73

64

58

58

77

97

105

102

77

69

69

87

~92 128

73

75

80

66

60

51

64

73

113.

75

64

62

77

69

66

62

-

2,292

76.4

3.00

3.34

4,550

May

58

55

49

46

43

41

46

48

40

39

a37

a35

a33

a34

a33

a32

a32

a34

a36

38

55

49

57

172

102

69

*77

64

64

58

51

1,627

52.5

2.06

2.37

3,230

June

44

41

40

40

_36

38

104

84

64

66

51

55

174

107

73

60

51

48

*48

48

48

46

49

46

49

48

51

51

48

43

-

1,751

58.4

2.29

2.55

3,470

July

40

38

36

35

34

31

30

38

*34

30

29

28

29

39

40

34

30

32

29

28

27

27

27

*27

27

27

26

25

25

25

25

952

30.7

1.20

1.39

1,890

Aug.

24

24

24

23

22

23

23

23

24

22

22

21

22

24

23

23

22

21

21

20

21

21

21

22

23

23

25

23

22

21

21

694

22.4

0.878

1.01

1,380

Sept.

*21

21

20

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19.5

19

19

19

19

18

18

17.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

18

18

18

17.5

29

23

29

-

591.5

19.7

0.773

0.86

1,170

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 556 Min 8.3 Mean 53.0 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.21 Ac-ft 38,400

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs). Jan. 22 (11 p.m.) 634 cfs (2.78 ft); Jan. 31 (11 a.m.) 704 cfs 

(2.86 ft); Feb. 4 (8:30 a.m.) 500 cfs (2.60 ft); Mar. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 406 cfs (2.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
120 DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN

Lake Sawyer near Black Diamond, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°20'00", long. 122°02'15", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 21 N., R. 6 E., on west 

shore three-eighths of a mile south of lake outlet and 2 miles northwest of Black Diamond.

Drainage area. 7.42 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 512.34 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum stage observed during year, 6.90 ft Feb. 1; minimum observed, 3.04 ft 

1952-53: Both extremes occurred during 1953 water year.

Remarks. Lake controlled for elevation by concrete dam at outlet constructed during July 

and August 1952. No known diversion.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1352 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

Oct.

3.76

3.74

3.72

3.70

3.68

3.66

3.64

3.64

3.62

3.60

3.58

3.56

3.54

3.54

3.52

3.50

3.48

3.46

3.44

3.42

3.42

3.42

3.40

3.44

3.42

3.40

3.38

3.38

3.38

3.38

3.38

Nov.

3.38

3.36

3.36

3.34

3.34

3.32

3.30

3.28

3.28

3.26

3.28

3.28

3.30

3.28

3.26

3.26

3.24

3.24

3.22

3.20

3.18

3.16

3.16

3.14

3.14

3.12

3.10

3.08

3.08

3.06

-

Dec.

3.04

3.04

3.06

3.08

3.10

3.10

3.12

3.14

3.16

3.18

3.22

3.24

3.26

3.28

3.28

3.28

3.28

3.30

3.32

3.34

3.36

3.36

3.34

3.34

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.32

3.34

3.36

3.36

Jan.

3.54

3.56

3.58

3.60

3.62

3.64

3.68

3.84

4.00

4.12

4.38

4.60

4.90

4.96

5.14

5.32

5.50

5.70

5.90

6.10

6.28

6.40

6.50

6.60

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.74

6.76

6.78

6.84

Feb.

6.90

6.86

6.84

6.82

6.80

6.78

6.78

6.76

6.76

6.70

6.66

6.64

6.60

6.56

6.56

6.56

6.54

6.54

6.52

6. SO

6.50

6.50

6.48

6.48

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.46

_

-

Mar.

6.46

6.46

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.42

6.42

6.42

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.38

6.38

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.40

6.42

6.44

6.48

6.46

6.46

6.48

6.50

6.50

6.48

Apr.

6.50

6.50

6.48

6.48

6.48

6.48

6.48

6.50

6.48

6.46

6.46

6.48

6.50

6.50

6.48

6.48

6.48

6.48

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.48

6.52

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.48

6.46

6.46

6.46

-

May

6.46

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.42

6.40

6.42

6.40

6.40

6.38

6.38

6.38

6.36

6.36

6.36

6.36

6.36

6.38

6.38

6.38

6.40

6.40

6.42

6.46

6.48

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.48

6.44

6.44

June

6.44

6.42

6.42

6.40

6.40

6.42

6.46

6.50

6.46

6.44

6.44

6.46

6.50

6.48

6.48

6.48

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.44

6.42

6.42

6.40

6.40

6.40

July

6.40

6.38

6.36

6.36

6.36

6.34

6.34

6.36

6.36

6.36

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.32

6.32

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.28

6.28

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.24

6.24

6.24

Aug.

6.22

6.22

6.20

6.18

6.18

6.18

6.18

6.16

6.16

6.16

6.14

6.14

6.12

6.10

6.08

6.08

6.06

6.06

6.04

6.04

6.02

6.00

5.98

5.96

5.96

5.98

6.00

6.02

6.00

6.00

6.00

Sept.

5.98

5.98

5.96

5.94

5.92

5.90

5.88

5.86

5.82

5.80

5.80

5.78

5.76

5.74

5.70

5.68

5.66

5.64

5.62

5.60

5.58

s.sa

5.56

5.56

5.54

5.52

5.52

5.56

5.58

5.62
DUWAMISH RIVER BASIH 121

Covington Creek near Black Diamond, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°20 I 10", long. 122°02'40", in NE^-SE^ seo. 4, T. 21 N.', R. 6 E., on left 

bank 1,000 ft east of outlet of Lake Sawyer, 3 miles northwest of Black Diamond, and 

5 miles upstream from Big Soos Creek.

Drainage area. 9.77 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 526.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 124 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 3.13 ft); no flow 

Aug. 2 to Sept. 30.

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

Natural regulation by Lake Sawyer. Probably some small diversions for domestic use.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January 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. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max 

Water year : Max

Jan.

_

_

-

-

-

.

.

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

*84

87

100

.

_

-

Feb.

117 *TTs

110

108

*103

97

93

84

75

74

62

55

50

45

42

42

42

37

34

31

28

28

27

25

22.

21

22

24

_

-

1,614

57.6

3,200

Mar.

22

20

*18

17

16

14.5

13.5

13

12.5

12

13

12.5

11.5

10.5

11.5

12.5

12.5

12

11

10.5

11.5

12

13

*21

20

18.5

25

25

26

27

486.0

15.7

964

Apr.

27

25

23

21

23

27

28

a 28

a27

a25

a23

a24

a27

a29

a29

*a27

25

24

22

19

21

22

29

27

25

24

26

25

22

20

-

744

24.8

1,480

May

18.5

17.5

17

16

13.5

12.5

15

13.5

10.5

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.7

7.4

7.6

7.1

6.9

7.9

9.9

*9.4

11

13.5

15.5

23

23

19.5

20

19

22

18

16

423.3

13.7

840

June

14.5

13.5

12.5

12.5

11

12.5

24

27

22

18

16

18

29

28

26

*24

21

19.5

20

21

22

21

22

19.5

17

16

14.5

13.5

12.5

11.5

-

559.5

18.6

1,110

July

10

9.1

7.9

7.1

6.7

5.6

4.8

8.4

7.4

6.0

4.6

3.5

3.6

5.2

5.2

4.4

3.6

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

3..J2

118.6

3.83

235

Aug.

°a

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.20

Sept.

0

0

0

Mln Mean Ac-ft 

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 recorded range in stage, lake levels, and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
122 DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN

Big Soos Creek near Auburn, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°19'00", long. 122°08'40", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 21 N. , R. 5 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Covington Creek, 2 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4 miles east of Auburn.

Drainage area 49.4 sq mi, excludes 3.95 sq mi in vicinity of Youngs Lake, flow from 

which has been diverted to Cedar River basin since about 1935.

records available.--August 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 170 ft, revised (from topographic map), 

i'rior to Aug. 14, 1951, at site 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1944-50, 1951-53), 117 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 580 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 4.13 ft); 

minimum discharge, 20 cfs Oct. 1-12; minimum gage height, 2.08 ft Oct. 3-8.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 1,570 cfs Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 5.57 ft); minimum, 20 cfs July 23, 24, Sept. 19 to Oct. 12, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Several small diversions for farm use above station. City of 

 Seattle diverts between 2 and 5 cfs from Youngs Lake into Little Soos Creek, a tributary, except during periods of high flow.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Feb.

15 2.9

29 3.2

49 3.6

78 4.1

138

216

348

565

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

26

44

86

3.1 146

3.6 285

4.1 500

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

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

20

20

*20

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

23

25

24

23

23

23

24

25

25

673

21.7

0.439

0.51

1,330

Nov.

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

26

27

*27

27

25

25

24

24

24

23

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

"

720

24.0

0.486

0.54

1,430

Dec.

23

26

27

30

32

30

31

34

30

31

29

36

34

29

*28

27

27

27

27

27

32

36

33

31

28

28

28

34

31

37

34

943

30.4

0.615

0.71

1,870

Jan.

33

54

59

44

38

37

50

73

89

76

104

123

96

80

73

87

104

125

134

125

110

129

*240

243

246

246

285

371

430

448

506

4,858

157

3.18

3.66

9,640

Feb.

555

*442

450

*468

432

414

419

392

317

285

257

235

220

208

198

202

208

192

178

170

158

151

144

137

131

128

128

133

-

-

-

7,352

263

5.32

5.53

14,580

Mar.

128

120

112

108

104

102

100

97

95

93

95

97

 91

90

91

93

93

93

95

90

86

M

86

*91

139

124

114

146

151

144

139

3,291

106

2.15

2.48

6,530

Apr.

131

124

118

112

114

128

124

126

116

110

110

112

124

116

110

108

112

106

102

*j>9

104

99

128

120

112

112

120

118

110

110

-

3,435

114

2.31

2.59

6,810

May

104

102

97

95

90

88

97

108

91

88

83

80

76

75

76

75

15

75

83

80

88

90

84

106

*112

99

102

97

97

93

88

2,792

90.1

1.82

2.10

5,540

June

81

78

76

72

72

73

104

106

93

81

76

78

118

120

106

91

86

84

*81

86

88

90

*90

88

84

81

80

80

75

72

"

2,590

86.3

1.75

1.95

5,140

July

67

64

63

60

59

57

54

62

60

*56

54

51

52

55

54

54

50

50

49

49

46

46

46

*45

48

46

45

44

44

43

42

1,615

52.1

1.05

1.22

3,200

Aug.

42

41

40

39

39

39

*39

38

39

39

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

34

33

33

33

34

38

39

38

41

39

36

35

35

1,149

37.1

0.751

0.87

2,280

Sept.

35

35

*34

33

33

33

33

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

31

30

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

35

35

48

976

32.5

0.658

0.73

1,940

Calendar year 1952: Max 262 Min 20 Mean 60.7 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.72 Ac-ft 44,070

Water year 1952-53: Max 555 Min 20 Mean 83.3 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.89 Ac-ft 60,290

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Feb. l (3:15 a.m.) 580 cfs (4.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
DUWAMISH RIVER BASIN 123

Green River near Auburn, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°18 I 15", long. 122°12'10", in lot 3, sec. 17, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank 1 ? miles east of Auburn and 2 miles downstream from Big Soos Creek.

Drainage area.--382 sq mi (excludes 4 sq mi in the vicinity of Youngs Lake, flow from which 

has been diverted to Cedar River basin since about 1935).'

Records available. August 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Oct. 19, 1936, staff gage at same site at datum 46.32 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Feb. 1 (elevation, 64.71 ft); minimum, 87 cfs Oct. 3, 4 (elevation, 54.54 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (elevation, 68.16 ft); minimum, 81 cfs Sept. 23, 1952; minimum elevation, 54.21 ft Sept. 1-3, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. City of Tacoma diverts as much as 113 cfs from river near Palmer, 

several miles above station for municipal use. No regulation. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1293.

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.

90

90

87

87

90

90

90

90

93

93

*96

96

105

108

105

112

116

112

112

112

116

116

119

136

130

133

130

130

133

144

144

3,405

110

6,750

NOV.

152

154

T30

115

107

107

107

101

95

*101

111

115

134

*141

134

126

115

111

107

104

107

104

101

98

98

95

95

95

92

92

-

3,344

111

6,630

Dec.

115

TlS

118

134

150

145

145

163

210

200

195

400

793

520

407

*331

268

230

215

190

190

200

190

172

158

150

141

141

158

186

200

6,933

224

13,750

Jan.

190

313

837

802

621

528

613

855

2,300

2,510

4,030

4,230

3,380

2,550

2,110

2,390

4,000

6,000

5,440

3,920

3,330

3,320

* 10. 500

8,360

5,180

3,890

3,300

3,470

4,430

6,280

8,800

108,479

3,499

215,200

Feb.

11,100

5^310

5,210

*4,250

4,660

5,340

5,020

3,810

3,060

2,600

2,210

1,970

1,790

1,650

1,670

1,710

1,500

1,340

1,170

1,060

1,010

938

848

840

840

864

929

-

-

79,059

2,824

156,800

Mar.

992

929

*956

929

912

920

912

929

1,050

1,170

1,270

1,270

1,210

1,130

1,080

1,150

1,210

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,000

1,010

1,080

1,320

1,840

1,620

1,450

1,500

1,420

1,390

1,440

36,359

1,173

73,120

Apr.

1,330

1,250

1,170

1,130

1,160

1,230

1,220

1,190

1,130

1,070

1.050

1,130

1,220

1,210

1,140

1,140

1,240.

1,280

1,340

*1,580

1,820

2,230

2,790

2.840

2,400

2,200

2,240

2,510

2,290

1,990

47,520

1,584

94,250

May

1,810

1,700

1,570

1,570

1,910

2,500

2.550

2,240

1,850

1,610

1,400

1,280

1,260

1,340

1,360

1,300

1.240

1,240

1,390

1,490

1,460

1,430

1,340

1,570

*1,650

1,480

1,550

1,630

1,590

1,510

1,400

49,220

1,588

97,630

June

1,280

1,200

1,130

1,110

1,080

1.050

1,300

1,390

1,280

1,200

1,160

1,230

2.090

2,080

1,730

1,500

1,450

1,270

*1,200

1,180

1,130

1,080

1,150

1,340

1,390

1,310

1,240

1,190

1,120

1,130

38 , 990

1,300

77,340

July

1.060

1,020

983

938

896

848

816

840

792

*728

680

645

624

645

652

603

547

533

519

491

464

452

446

*434

416

410

398

386

374

368

350

19,378

625

38,440

Aug.

344

334

322

322

317

317

328

317

328

312

295

280

275

265

260

255

255

250

240

230

230

225

225

245

260

260

270

290

285

260

245

8,641

279

17,140

Sept.

 235

225

*220

210

195

182

177

182

186

182

177

172

168

168

159

159

154

154

154

150

146

T46

154

159

159

154

146

220

350

339

-

5,582

186

11,070

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,010 Mln 81 Mean 759 Ac-ft 551,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,100 Mln 87 Mean 1,115 Ac-ft 807,100

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 ofs).--Jan. 18 (8:15 a.m.) 6,190 cfs (60.28 ft)j Jan. 23 (6:15 p.m.) 

13,300 cfs (64.67 ft); Feb. 1 (4 a.m.) 13,400 cfs (64.71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
124 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

North Pork Cedar River near Lester, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°19 I 00", long. 121°30'00", in SW£ sec. 11, T. 21 N., R. 10 E., on right 

bank 120 ft downstream from falls, 1 mile upstream from confluence with South Pork, 

and 1\ miles north of Lester. Prior to Sept. 24, 1953, at site 70 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 8.81 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,320 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 £o Nov. 30, 1951, at site 100 ft upstream and Nov. 30, 1951, to Sept. 23, 1953, at site

70 ft upstream at datum 2 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1945-53), 71.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year not determined, probably occurred on Jan. 31; 

maximum gage height, 8.9 ft, datum then in use, probably Jan. 31 (from high-water mark, 

backwater from logjam); minimum, 5.4 cfs Nov. 27-30, but may have been less during 

period of ice effect; minimum gage height, -0.07 ft, present datum, Sept. 25, 26.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 1,180 cfs (revised) Jan. 7, 1945 (gage height, 7.37 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 350 cfs; maximum gage 

height, that of Jan. 31, 1953; minimum discharge, that of Nov. 27-30, 1952; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 25, 26, 1953.

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

1042

1062 

1092

Water 

year

1945 

1946 

1947

Date

Jan. 7, 1945 

Oct. 25, 1945 

Dec. 11, 1946

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,180 

575 

1,050

Gage height 

(feet)

7.37 

5.85 

7.08

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control and ice effect, which 

are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversion 

or regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for high-water periods in water years 1945-47, superseding those published in 

WSP 1042, 1062, and 1092, are given herewith:

Date

1944

Dec. 5

6

1945

Jan. 7

8

11

12

13

14

Feb. 7

8

9

May 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

265

238

754

279

139

373

443

213

217

347

190

203

294

274

230

213

203

197

181

169

Date

1945-Con.

May 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. 25

Dec. 28

29

1946

May 3

Discharge

181

194

194

191

169

174

179

163

164

168

154

155

210

222

265

274

230

342

260

326

178

Date

1946-Con.

May 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

247

203

172

171

196

202

222

202

213

197

222

238

238

247

238

238

205

238

274

256

265

294

274

Date

1946-Con.

May 30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Oct. 24

25

Discharge

202

191

213

256

238

192

168

178

163

164

197

284

256

197

163

171

211

238

208

218

392

Month

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

Calendar year 1945..... 

May 1946..... ............

Water year 1945-46.....

Calendar year 1946..... 

Water year 1946-47.....

Cfs-days

1,556 

3,475 

1,842 

5,944 

1,403.5 

1,588.0 

24,250.5

6,521 

5,493 

25,833.1

1,359.7 

27,218.3 

24,467.3

Maximum

265 

754 

347 

294 

342 

326 

754

294 

284 

342

392 

698 

698

Minimum

15 

14 

23 

126 

12.5 

17.5 

10

101 

129 

8.7

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

Mean

50.2 

112 

65.8 

192 

45.3 

51.2 

66.4

210 

183 

70.8

43.9 

74.6 

67.0

Per

square 

mile

5.70 

12.7 

7.47 

21.8 

5.14 

5.81 

7.54

23.8 

20.8 

8.04

4.98 

8.47 

7.60

Runoff

Inches

6.57 

14.67 

7.78 

25.09 

5.92 

6.70 

102.36

27.53 

23.19 

109 .05

5.74 

114.91 

103.29

Acre-feet

3,090 

6,890 

3,650 

11,790 

2,780 

3,150 

48,080

12,930 

10,900 

51,240

2,700 

53,990 

48,530
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

North Fork Cedar River near Lester, Wash. Continued 

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

125

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

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.

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.9 

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.5

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

8.2

8.4

213.5

6.89

0.782

0.90

423

Nov.

9.1

773

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.2 

6.0

6.0

6.7

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

*6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

b5.4

b5.4

b5.4

-

191.7

6.39

0.725

0.81

380

Dec.

5.6

576

5.8

6.4

6.7

6.0

6.2 

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.4

31

33

22

15.6

13.3

12.6

11.3

10.6

10.0

9.6

9.1

8.9

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.5

317.4

10.2

1.16

1.34

630

Jan.

7.5

876

27

21

17.4

17.7

*25 

56

175

100

127

250

180

140

120

150

250

400

300

170

130

110

600

350

200

150

120

100

150

250

700

5,402.2

174

19.8

22.80

10,720

Feb.

500

250

200

170

150

160

250 

200

150

*89

70

55

47

44

40

38

35

33

31

30

29

28

27

27

26,

25'

26

26

-

_

-

2,757

98.5

11.2

11.64

5,470

Mar.

25

24

2l

24

24

24

24 

27

32

37

40

40

37

35

34

36

33

*31

29

28

28

27

30

40

46

44

43

42

37

*39

37

1,021

32.9

3.73

4.31

2,030

Apr.

36

35

35

35

35

34

34 

33

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

31

33

36

47

72

99

*128

158

150

130

130

150

170

140

110

2,079

69.3

7.87

8.78

4,120

May

90

85

80

100

150

200

ITS 

150

125

100

83

83

94

107

103

95

90

100

120

110

100

90

80

75

Ts

*81

91

97

108

107

93

3,237

104

11.8

13.66

6,420

June

87

88

86

87

85

90

110 

108

102

111

133

175

206

152

134

132

135

122

114

118

113

116

125

141

128

121

118

111

111

*126

3,585

120

13.6

15.13

7,110

July

121

133

138

125

126

139

HI

120

112

108

96

86

79

70

59

54

50

44

40

37

35

32

31

29

27

26

26

*24

22

22

2,301

74.2

8.42

9.71

4,560

Aug.

21

2T

20

19.8

19.5

19.5

18.9 

18.6

18.0

17.4

16.8

16.5

16.2

15.6

15.3

15.0

14.7

14.1

13.8

13.6

13.3

13.0

12.6

13.0

12.6

12.6

14.1

12.8

11.6

11.0

10.8

482.7

15.6

1.77

2.04

957

Sept.

10.8

10.6

10.0

*9.8

*9.8

9.6

9.6 

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.1

8^9

9.1

9.1

*9.1

9.1

9.1

8.9

8.9

9.1

9.6

9.0

8.9

9.2

9.2

15.4

11.6

18.6

-

298.9

9.96

1.13

1.26

593

Calendar year 1952: Max 312 Min 5.4 Mean 47.3 Cfsm 5.37 In. 73.14 Ac-ft 34,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 700 Min 5.4 Mean 60.0 Cfsm 6.81 In. 92.38 Ac-ft 43,410

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). Probably Jan. 18 (time and discharge unknown); probably Jan. 23 

(time and discharge unknown); probably Jan. 31 (time and discharge unknown). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
126 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

South Fork Cedar River near Lester, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°18'30", long. 121°31'00", in SW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 10 E., on 

left bank half a mile upstream from confluence with North Fork and 7 miles northwest 

of Lester.

Drainage area. 6.00 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Aug. 31, 1951. Altitude of gage is 

2,300 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 41.2 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 715 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 5.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.9 cfs 

Nov. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.80 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 878 cfs Jan. 7, 1945 (gage height, 4.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 125 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.38 ft Feb. 17, 1949 (backwater from ice and debris); minimum discharge, that of Nov. 27, 38, 1952; minimum gage 

height, 1.25 ft Oct. 17-19, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control or ice effect, which 

are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second;

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

3.5 

3.7

1.9

4.2

10.6

21

35

53

5.0 

5.5

87

134

197

309

500

2.0

3.9

9.6

19

32

4.6 

5.0

49

85

134

197

309

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.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

275

*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

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.2

172

80.4

2.59

0.432

0.50

159

Nov.

 STo 3.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.7 

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

*2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

74.6

2.49

0.415

0.46

148

Dec.

b2.0

b572

2.3

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

38

12.5 

8.6

7.0

5.8

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

152.2

4.91

0.818

0.94

302

Jan.

3.0

3.7

13.0

9.0

4.9

8.2

*12.0

26

73

54

109

131

97 

76

69

90

122

203

166

101

74

55

438

196

118

81

62

52

64

112

4,70

3,092.8

99.8

16.6

19.17

6,130

Feb.

276

132

114

98

78

76

125

111

81

*64

51

42

36 

34

30

28

25

23

21

19.6

18.4

17.8

16.8

15.8

14.8

14.3

14.3

15.8

_

-

1,590.6

56.8

9.47

9.86

3,150

Mar.

13.3

12.0

12.0

11.6

11.2

11.2

10.8

11.2

12.4

16.3

19.0

21

21 

20

20

19.6

18.4

*17.8

17.8

16.8

15.8

15.3

15.8

19.0

22

22

23

23

23

22

21

535.3

17.3

2.88

3.32

1,060

Apr.

20

20

19.0

18.4

17.8

17.8

17.8

16.8

15.8

15.3

15.3

15.3

14.3 

13.8

13.8

13.8

14.8

14.8

18.4

31

51

*80

120

118

92

91

110

~98 123

78

-

1,305.0

43.5

7.25

8.09

2,590

Hay

66

58

54

70

132

170

155

118

90

72

61

57

66 

78

75

66

64

68

91

86

76

66

59

58

54

*56

66

70

70

68

60

2,400

'77.4

12.9

14.88

4,760

June

54

52

50

49

47

49

64

65

57

58

67

86

Hi 

82

68

61

60

54

48

47

44

45

53

61

59

52

48

45

44

*47

-

1,727

57.6

9.60

10.70

3,430

July

44

44

44

42

40

41

42

41

36

32

30

28

24 

23

22

20

18.4

17.3

15.8

15.3

14.3

12.8

12.4

12.0

11.6

10.8

10.0

*9.6

*9.6

9.2

8.9

741.0

23.9

3.98

4.59

1,470

Aug.

8.6

872

7.9

7. 9

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.6

7.0

7.0

6,7

6.4

6.1 

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.4

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

198.2

6.39

1.06

1.23

393

Sept.

5.1

4.6

4.6

*4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9 

3.9

3.9

3.7

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

7.3

5.6

7.6

-

128.0

4.27

0.712

0.79

254

Calendar year 1952: Max 181 Hin 2.0 Mean 24.2 Cfsm 4.03 In. 54.97 Ac-ft 17,580

Water year 1952-53: Max 470 Min 2.0 Mean 32.9 Cfsm 5.48 In. 74.53 Ac-ft 23,850

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs).--Jan. 18 (3 p.m.) 230 cfs (4.73 ft); Jan. 23 (10:15 a.m.) 491 cfs 

(5.48 ft); Jan. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 715 cfs (5.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note.--Shifting-control method used Feb. 12 to Apr. 20.
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 127

Cedar River below Bear Creek, near Cedar Falls, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°20'40", long. 121°33'00", in SE^SE-j sec. 32, T. 22 N. , R. 10 E., on 

right bank 500 ft downstream from Bear Creek and 12 miles southeast of Cedar Falls.

Drainage area. 25.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Average discharge. 8 years, 179 cfs.

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

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum, 12.5 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 2.60 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 1,940 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 6.32 ft); minimum, that of Nov. 27, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.59 ft Oct. 17-19, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

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. 31 Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4 

3.7

12.5

25

54

104

178

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2 

6.0

274

434

624

870

1,510

2.7 17.8

2.9 32

3.3 81

3.7 162

4.0 252

4.5 462

5.0 720

6.0 1,510

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

17.2

17.2

17.2

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.0

*16.0

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.0

15.4

15.4

14.8

UTe

14.8

14.8

14.8

15.4

15.4

15.4

17.8

15.4

14.8

14.8

15.4

16.0

20

20

501.0

16.2

0.638

0.73

994

Nov.

24

IS'. 4

17.2

16.6

16.6

16.0

16.0

15.4

15.4

17.2

19.7

19.0

19.0

18.4

17.8

16.6

*16.6

16.6

16.6

16.6

16.0

16.0

15.4

14.8

14.8

14.8

13.8

b!3.5

b!3.0

bT377J

-

494.8

16.5

0.650

0.72

981

Dec.

b!3.0

b!4.0

16.0

17.8

18.4

16.6

17.8

20

17.2

16.6

20

89

78

57

43

36

33

30

28

28

27

25

25

23

b22

b22

b22

b22

b22

b22

22

863.4

27.9

1.10

1.26

1,710

Jan.

22

29

80

58

50

53

89

*222

543

332

628

734

533

417

376

500

598

856

722

505

405

428

1,210

835

567

400

301

256

405

598

1 .490

14,242

459

18.1

20.85

28,250

Feb.

*1.020

600

535

443

352

352

570

486

356

274

*219

178

157

140

128

125

117

109

102

98

93

91

88

84

80

78

Bo

81

_

_

-

7,036

251

9.88

10.30

13,960

Mar.

78

76

74

74

75

76

76

81

90

102

113

115

108

100

96

115

104

95

*90

86

83

81

*90

113

11.7

111

106

106

98

100

96

2,925

94.4

3.72

4.28

5,800

Apr.

91

90

88

84

88

83

81

80

78

76

76

76

75

72

74

76

81

86

119

170

*263

378

560

510

405

382

486

510

405

327

5,970

199

7.83

8.74

11,840

May

274

236

219

296

515

610

560

491

356

300

245

232

270

308

296

274

266

311

387

340

296

259

226

232

204

*210

263

274

296

296

242

9,584

309

12.2

14.03

19,010

June

219

216

204

207

201

213

281

274

239

266

327

414

510

369

308

296

296

256

232

236

219

219

256

304

281

245

232

216

213

*245

7,994

266

10.5

11.70

15,860

July

216

236

245

226

216

242

259

259

204

181

170

140

138

128

119

106

100

93

88

84

76

72

69

65

62

60

56

54

*53

50

19

4,116

133

5.24

6.03

8,160

Aug.

46

45

44

43

42

43

40

40

39

37

36

35

34

33

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

29

29

31

29

29

35

32

30

28

28

1,074

34.6

1.36

1.57

2,130

Sept.

28

28

27

*25

25

25

25

25

24

23

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

IP.

20

21

23

21

21

21

22

37

29

li

731

24.4

0.961

1.07

1,450

Calendar year 1952: Max 680 Min 13 Mean 116 Cfsm 4.57 In. 62.09 Ac-ft 84,120

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,490 Min 13 Mean 152 Cfsm 5.98 In. 81.28 Ac-ft 110,100

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 efs).--Jan. 23 (1 p.m.) 1,430 cfs (5.91 ft); Jan. 31 (2 p.m.) 1,900 

cfs (6.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

 b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

Cedar River near Cedar Palls, Wash.

Location. La t 47°22'20", long. 121°37'30", in SE^SW^ sec. 23, T. 22 N. , R. 9 E. , on

 right bank 2 miles upstream from Cedar Lake and 8 miles southeast of Cedar Falls.

Drainage area. 41.8 sq mi.

Records available . October 1945 to September 1953.

uage . water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,560 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 276 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 9.29 ft); maximum gage height, 9.57 ft Jan. 31 (backwater from Cedar Lake); minimum discharge, 20 cfs

Nov. 30 to Dec. 1 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 3,850 cfs (revised) Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 9.34

ft); maximum gage height, 11.4 ft (revised) Feb. 11, 1951 (backwater from Cedar Lake);

minimum discharge, that of Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, 1952.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1947, 1951 and maximum 

age height for 1951 have been revised to 3,850 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 9.34

ft), and 3,080 cfs Feb. 9, 1951; maximum gage height, 11.4 ft Feb. 11, 1951 (backwater

from Cedar Lake), superseding figures published in WSP 1092 and 1216, respectively. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, shifting control,

 oFTackwater from Cedar Lake, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions . --Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods of back-

 water from Cedar Lake in the water years 1946-48, 1951, superseding those published in 

WSP 1062, 1092, 1122, and 1216, are given herewith:

ga 

ft

Date

1946

May 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

15

16

17

18

19

Dec. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

1947

Nov. 9

Discharge

865

745

722

768

790

610

570

590

678

655

550

514

570

522

522

522

522

815

610

498

470

550

2,520

1,360

865

745

644

610

536

431

343

307

272

272

915

Date

947 -Con.

Nov. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

1948

Jan. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

965

965

700

655

550

466

370

408

522

454

373

336

366

330

275

250

229

189

182

865

840

915

722

678

790

940

940

940

865

815

655

570

502

454

550

Date

1948-Con.

June 17

21

22

23

24

25

1950

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

590

890

700

550

474

440

490

412

353

326

262

294

330

323

307

320

401

482

436

377

353

336

380

377

366

415

570

722

1,510

1,060

865

700

655

610

590

Date

1950-Con.

Dec. 30

31

1951

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

27

28

29

30

Feb. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

590

550

510

570

610

522

436

360

307

266

223

470

349

300

278

2,450

2,280

2,120

1,760

1,350

1,050

735

670

495

480

388

324

277

250

232

224

Month

Water year 1945-46...... 

December 1946 .............

Calendar year 1946. ..... 

Water year 1946-47......

Calendar year 1947......

Water year 1947-48...... 

Calendar year 1948. .....

Calendar year 1950. .....

Water year 1950-51. . .... 

Calendar year 1951......

Cfs-days

21,018 

15,981 

101,613

18,673 

108,618 

97,625

15,688 

104,084

6,599 

19,209 

111,395 

93,141

15,762 

132,735

9,391 

17,812 

112,710 

93,445

. Maximum

865 

815 

1,620

2,620 

2,620 

2,620

1,540 

1,670

426 

940 

1,540 

1,470

1,510 

1,550

696 

2,450 

2,450 

2,450

Minimum

433 

372 

35

171 

35 

35

232 

36

116 

366 

47 

50

262 

48

138 

172 

27 

27

Mean

678 

533 

278

602 

298 

267

523 

285

213 

640 

304 

254

508 

364

303 

636 

309 

256

Per 

square

mile

16.2 

12.8 

6.65

14.4 

7.13 

6.39

12.5 

6.82

5.10 

15.3 

7.27 

6.08

12.2

8.71

7.25 

15.2 

7.39 

6.12

Runoff

Inohes

18.70 

14.22 

90.41

16.61 

96.64 

86.84

13.96 

92.59

5.87 

17.09 

 99.10 

82.86

14.02 

118.09

8.36 

15.85 

100.28 

83.15

Acre-feet

41,690 

31,700 

201,600

37,040 

215,500 

193,600

31,120 

206,400

13,090 

38,100 

221,000 

184,700

31,260 

263,300

18,630 

35,330 

223,600 

185,400

Revised peak'discharges. 1 

cfs.

1949-50: Dec. 28 (6 a.m 

cfs.

1950-51: Nov. 24 (7 a.m 

1951 (4 p.m.) 3,080 cfs (9

 -1947-48: Nov. 10 (4:30 p.m.) 1,270 cfs; June 9 (5:30 p.m.) 1,140 

) 1,390 cfs; Mar. 4 (6:30 a.m.) 1,960 cfs; June 20 (10 p.m.) 1,O90

) 1,190 cfs (5.28 ft); Dec. 23, 1950 (3 p.m.) 1,720 cfs; Feb. 9, 

75 ft).
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 

Cedar River near Cedar Palls, Wash. Continued

129

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting 

control or backwater from Cedar Lake (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

20

51

92

144

210

288

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.3

420

625

890

1,540

2,450

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.

26 

26

25

25

25

24

23

*23

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

24

24

24

25

26

25

23

23

23

26

34

754

24.3

0.581

0.67

1,500

Nov.

45 

35

27

25

25

25

25

24

24

30

38

36

35

33

31

28

*26

*26

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

20

-

814

27.1

0.648

0.72

1,610

Dec.

22 

24

27

39

43

36

37

53

44

41

50

196

185

140

110

90

80

71

64

61

58

57

53

50

45

44

46

45

50

56

52

1,969

63.5

1.52

1.75

3,910

Jan.

51 

88

186

152

127

123

194

*381

998

582

984

1,200

765

562

507

690

842

1,300

1,080

680

544

619

2,360

1,240

776

566

438

391

610

944

2,400

22,380

722

17.3

19.91

44,390

Feb.

*1.740 

1,140

1,020

878

705

634

842

755

571

435

*347

*294

244

222

208

212

196

180

165

157

148

146

138

134

129

127

134

138

-

-

-

12,039

430

10.3

10.71

23,880

Mar.

129 

125

122

120

127

129

127

140

172

192

210

222

208

194

187

242

*224

201

180

172

163

159

180

227

252

229

217

212

196

205

196

5,659

183

4.38

5.03

11,220

Apr.

185 

176

169

165

174

172

165

163

157

150

157

161

159

152

150

161

178

192

242

324

*406

531

760

710

558

527

616

666

540

465

-

9,331

311

7.44

8.30

18,510

May

398 

353

331

398

634

776

735

602

507

446

367

340

367

438

409

374

357

388

507

480

427

377

337

353

334

328

*364

377

388

388

340

13,220

426

10.2

11.76

26,220

June

309 

303

291

300

290

330

380

350

330

360

450

590

700

530

400

380

370

350

330

360

310

310

350

450

400

350

320

300

300

*315

-

11,108

370

8.85

9.88

22,030

July

300 

306

312

294

280

297.

306

303

260

237

222

208

187

180

176

150

140

133

125

118

111

106

98

94

90

86

83

78

76

*76

74

5,506

178

4.26

4.90

10,920

Aug. | Sept.

73 

70

69

67

66

67

64

64

62

58

55

52

51

50

49

49

47

46

45

46

46

44

45

50

49

47

57

55

47

43

il

1,674

54.0

1.29

1.49

3,320

41 

40

33

35

*34

32

32

34

32

30

29

30

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

 27 25

32

30

27

27

30

57

56

78

-

1,023

34.1

0.816

0.91

2,030

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,010 Min 20 Mean 173 Cfsm 4.14 In. 56.39 Ac-ft 125,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,400 Min 20 Mean 234 Cfsm 5.60 In. 76.03 Ac-ft 169,500

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs).--Jan. 9 (5 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (5.61 ft): Jan. 11 (6:30 p.m.) 1,590 

cfs (6.07 ft): Jan. 18 (6 p.m.) 1.350 cfs (5.73 ft); Jan. 23 (11:30 a.m.) 3,000 cfs (8.09 ft); Jan. 

31 (2:30 p.m.) 3,230 cfs (9.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Ho gage-height record Nov. 2-16, June 4-29; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage, and records for station below Bear Creek near Cedar Palls. Shifting-control method used 

Dec. 11-17, Jan. 2-11, July 8 to Sept. 30. Backwater from Cedar Lake Jan. 25 to Feb. 13.
130 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

Rex River near Cedar Falls, Wash.

Location. La t 47°21'10", long. 121°39'50", in NEiwi: sec. 33, T. 22 N., R. 9 E., on 

right bank 2| miles upstream from Cedar Lake and 7 miles southeast of Cedar Palls.

Drainage area. 13.0 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,600 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 6.27 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 2.43 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs (revised) Feb. 11, 1951, from rating curve 

extended above 680 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.27 ft Feb. 11, 1951, Jan. 23, 1953; 

minimum discharge, that of Nov. 29, 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 water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1062 

1122 

1152 

1182 

1216 

1246

Water 

year

1946 

1948 

1949 

1950 

1951 

1952

Date

Dec. 28, 

Nov. 7, 

Nov. 23, 

Nov. 27, 

Feb. 11, 

Feb . 4 ,

1945 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1951 

1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,780 

1,090 

938 

1,560 

1,880 

702

Gage height 

(feet)

6.20 

5.48 

5.31 

5.98 

6.27 

5.00

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions . Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1946, 1951 and supplemental peak discharges for water years 1946, 

1948, 1950-51, superseding figures published in WSP 1062, 1122, 1182, and 1216, respectively, are given herewith:

1951 

Feb. 9 ........... 1,590

10 ........... 874

11 ........... 1,170

Month

Water year 1945-46.....

Water year 1950-51 ..... 

Calendar year 1951.....

Revised oeak discharges .

1947-48: Oct. 3 1 12: 30 a.m

Of s-days

4,292 

40,359.0

6,150 

39,673.8 

32,692.8

Maximum

1,050 

1,050

1,590 

1,590 

1,590

Minimum

31 

8.4

38 

6.0 

6.0

Mean

138

111

220 

109 

89.6

Per 

square 

mile

10.6 

8.54

16.9 

8.38 

6,83

Runoff

Inches

12.28 

115.47

17.59 

113.48 

93.51

Acre-feet

8,510 

80,040

12 , 200 

78,690 

64,840

 1945-46: Oct. 25(6:30 a.m.) 1,320 cfs; Dec. 28 (5 p.m.) 1,780 cfs. 

.) 860 cfsj Oct. 19 (3 p.m.) 860 cfs; Nov. 7 (7 p.m.) 1,090 cfs;

iuv, xvj \±c. m.; oou cis.

1949-50: Oct. 28U :3o a.m.) 1,010 cfs; Nov. 27 (2 a.m.) 1,560 cfs; Mar. 4 (5 a.m.) 1,050 cfs.

1950-51: Dec. 23(n : 30 a.m.) 860 cfs (5.22 ft); Feb. 11 (7 a.m.) 1,880 cfs (6.27 ft).
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 

Rex River near Cedar Palls, Wash. Continued

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

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

131

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

119

230

435

720

1,560

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.4 

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.3

5T3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

6.4

5.7

5.7

9.0

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.3

6.4

12.5

15.5

195. Z

6.30

0.485

0.56

387

Nov.

~9TO 16.0 

7.7

7.7

7.4

6.6

6.4

5.9

5.7

9.6

13.0

11.2

12. 0

10.0

9.0

7.7

7.4

*7.4

7.4

7.7

*7.4

6.9

6.6

6.4

b6.2

b6.0

b5.8

b5.7

b5.6

bBTs

-

237.2

7.91

0.608

0.68

470

Dec.

frf 10.0

22

16.5

12.0

13.5

16.5

14.0

14.5

33

233

T53

98

70

54

44

38

34

30

29

26

24

22

20

20

19.0

18.3

22

26

23

1,168.9

37.7

2.90

3.34

2,320

Jan.

22 

77

200

117

87

86

138

*286

496

262

458

435

303

240

214

273

435

512

393

258

208

332

1.150

421

269

186

146

146

306

529

1,110

10,095

326

25.1

28.88

20,020

Feb.

534 

280

336

251

189

269

421

280

186

136

*106

89

75

69

61

72

69

60

54

49

46

43

40

38

56

36

42

42

_

-

-

3,909

140

10.8

11.18

7,750

Mar.

57 

56

56

56

59

40

41

50

67

77

85

84

74

65

60

87

77

66

*58

51

49

48

72

115

Tl5

95

85

84

75

77

70

2,047

66.0

5.08

5.86

4,060

Apr.

64 

59

56

55

61

56

54

51

49

48

49

47

44

45

44

49

59

69

104

141

208

254

*588

269

211

204

257

240

189

175

-

5,577

119-

9.15

10.25

7,090

May

148 

151

124

178

262

284

275

224

178

156

156

131

148

161

136

124

117

138

198

172

156

146

126

159

158

158

*169

148

143

151

115

4,986

161

12.4

14.26

9,890

June

102 

98

93

94

93

98

169

141

117

121

129

172

276

TT8

148

126

113

100

108

115

111

104

148

169

141

119

115

100

91

91

-

5,778

126

9.69

10.81

7,490

July

*82 

82

78

70

67

66

64

66

54

49

44

40

38

41

45

55

51

29

26

25

24

25

21

20

19.6

19.0

17.6

16.5

16.5

*16.0

15.0

1,258.2

39.9

5.07

5.54

2,460

Aug.

14.5 

14.0

15.5

13.5

13.5

15.0

13.5

14.5

14.0

15.0

11.6

11.2

11.2

10.8

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.0

9.6 ir?

10.4

9.6

10.8

14.0

12.0

15.0

26

19.0

15.0

12.0

12.0

599.6

12.9

0.992

1.14

795

Sept.

11.6 

12.5

10.8

10.0

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.5 '9.0

8.3

8.7

8.3

8.5

7.7

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

9.5

16.0

9.6

8.5

8.7

10.8

45

26

66

-

586.8

12.9

0.992

1.11

767

Calendar year 1952: Max 483 Min 5.3 Mean 60.1 Cfsm 4.62 In. 62.89 Ac-ft 43,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,150 Min 5.3 Mean 87.7 Cfsm 6.75 In. 91.59 Ac-ft 63,500

(6.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
132 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

Cedar River at Cedar Falls, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°25'10", long. 121°47'20", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 22 N., R. 8 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Seattle municipal powerplant at Cedar 

Falls and 3 miles downstream from Cedar Lake.

Drainage area. 84.2 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 910 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 39 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 4.64 ft).

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 6,440 cfs (revised) Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 11.5 ft) 

no flow part of Nov. 25, 1917, Aug. 18, 1923; minimum daily, 2 cfs Sept. 20, 1922.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1934 has been revised to 6,440 

cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 11.5 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 767.

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

All artificially diverted water returned to river above station. Some regulation by 

Cedar Lake Reservoir for power.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 722: 1930.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

96

187

360

620

940

1,290

2,090

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.

62

ZS

27

26

a25

a43

a54

a42

60

45

25

25

57

40

25

40

25

25

25

38

36

51

23

32

23

25

25

25

30

27

42

1,076

34.7

2,130

Nov.

26

24

24

23

27

24

24

24

25

26

27

27

30

27

25

25

*24

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

28

26

26

24

24

-

748

24.9

1,480

Dec.

24

25

30

33

32

28

29

32

29

48

45

55

39

*36

60

58

58

59

30

29

34

71

80

57

30

48

72

72

73

84

80

1,480

47.7

2,940

Jan.

Ill

130

138

134

134

138

165

193

278

278

327

522

401

406

404

444

320

557

581

519

546

556

646

583

770

782

*770

719

615

963

1.510

14,640

472

29,040

Feb.

2,220

2,030

1,650

1,660

1,280

1,360

1,300

1,290

1,190

1,110

*970

905

807

703

710

'677

644

615

684

625

583

530

552

686

729

646

510

546

_

-

27,212

972

53,970

Mar.

734

728

722

644

649

722

682

299

580

344

*390

368

383

252

234

377

427

447

363

406

221

88

275

226

251

241

283

128

78

318

362

12,222

394

24,240

Apr.

248

207

148

140

19

206

395

377

238

180

231

72

213

237

216

*214

318

138

123 224"

205

319

470

482

508

557

524

572

476

453

8,740

291

17,340

May

424

445

399

346

370

284

231

420

529

418

570

545

528

553

316

710

710

710

*655

728

601

446

61

118

406

439

475

492

496

84

60

13,569

438

26,910

June

446

435

424

433

469

376

367

501

451

437

423

474

124

70

*477

464

459

475

466

722

710

447

436

409

449

430

63

61

440

425

12,363

412

24,520

July

465

428

494

223

54

97

145

54

72

143

27

25

50

99

54

72

25

25

25

40

25

132

181

94

26

24

24

100

35

39

36

3,333

108

6,610

Aug.

23

23

44

33

56

95

*70

23

22

42

45

19

19

86

143

16

101

143

137

175

207

17.5

17.5

154

74

352

*208

191

14.5

13.5

166

2,730.0

88.1

5,410

Sept.

9.6

9.6

25 8.8

61

59

59

237

108

25

46

47

49

61

61

41

39

43

40

39

38

37

37

37

33

33

37

43

43

56

1,462.0

48.7

2,900

Calendar year 1952: Max 694 Min 23 Mean 213 Ac-ft 154,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,220 Min 8.8 Mean 273 Ac-ft 197,500

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Landsburg.
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 133

Cedar River near Landsburg, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°23'35" ) long. 121°56'50", in NE^SW^ sec. 17, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., on left 

bank 2 miles upstream from Landsburg and intake of Seattle water-supply system, 4f 

miles east of Maple Valley, 5 miles downstream from Taylor Creek, and 12 miles downstream from Cedar Lake.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi, excludes that of Rock Creek.

Records available. July 1895 to April 1912 (October 1898 to March 1901 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 492), April 1914 to September 1953. Published as "at Clifford 

Bridge, near Ravensdale" July 1895 to September 1898 and as "near Ravensdale" March 

1901 to April 1912.

Gage (revised). Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 600 ft (from river-profile 

map).Prior to Oct. 1, 1898, staff gage at site 2£ miles downstream at different 

datum. Mar. 24, 1901, to Apr. 30, 1912, staff gage at site 2 miles downstream at 

datum 535.84 ft above mean sea level (levels by city of Seattle). Apr. 30, 1914, to 

Oct. 22, 1928, water-stage recorder on right "bank a quarter of a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 55 years (1895-1911, 1914-53), 690 cfs Adjusted for Rock Creek diversion April to September 1932, October 1934 to September 1948).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 146 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1895-98, 1901-12, 1914-53: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs (revised) Nov. 19, 1911 

(gage height, 10.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), 

from computation of peak flow over dam; minimum observed, 83 cfs Sept. 19, 1898.

Revis ions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1912 has been revised to 14,200 

cfs Nov. 19, 1911 (gage height, 10.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and 

datum then in use), from computation of peak flow over dam, superseding figure published 

in WSP 792.

Remarks.--Records good. All diversions except Rock Creek returned to river above station. 

Rock Creek which entered naturally just above gage has been diverted to a point downstream from Seattle municipal water-supply intake to lessen danger of pollution. Some 

regulation by Cedar Lake.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle.

RevlslonTTwater years). WSF 313: 1895-98/1902-9. WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for perio_d in water year 1912, superseding those published in WSP 332, are given herewith:

Date

1912

Mar. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

540

540

540

575

575

540

540

540

540

540

498

498

505

505

505

526

444

Date

1912-Con.

Mar. 29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

519

526

540

505

505

512

519

575

575

540

540

540

540

610

645

718

718

Date

1912-Con.

Apr. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

718

680

610

645

718

645

645

610

610

610

645

645

610

610

645

718

Month

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

Maximum

718

Minimum

498

505

Mean

614

Runoff in 

acre -feet

36,5OO
134 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

Cedar River near Landsburg, Wash. Continued

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.6 130 2.0 700 1.0 255 2.0 745

.8 179 2.5 1,070 1.2 328 2.5 1,080

1.0 240 3.0 1,480 1.4 413 3.0 1,480

1.2 310 3.5 1,930 1.7 565

1-4 390 4.0 2,430 Mote. Same as preceding

1.7 530 5.0 3,560 table above 3.0 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.

210

194

188

188

185

202

218

*203

225

200

192

182

198

204

184

192

182

179

179

178

191

192

183

180

177

174

174

174

182

179

186

5,875

190

11,650

flov.

181

171

171

169

171

169

166

166

166

171

171

169

174

*166

161

158

158

158

158

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

153

153

151

148

-

4,871

162

9,660

Dec.

148

153

156

166

166

158

163

176

166

171

179

282

224

*185

194

194

182

179

161

151

156

179

196

188

161

158

188

191

196

202

194

5,563

179

11,030

Jan.

224

342

382

310

289

286

358

495

882

652

900

1,050

776

722

712

776

762

1,140

1,140

988

968

1,110

1,850

1,280

1,360

1,290

1,260

*1,240

1,290

1,810

2,610

29,254

944

58,020

Feb.

5,240

2,840

2,480

2,330

1,920

2,100

2,090

1,980

1,800

1,670

1,460

1,370

1,260

1,130

1,150

1,160

1,100

1,050

1,150

1,030

1,010

988

916

1,090

1,140

1,070

941

986

_

-

42,451

1,516

84,200

Mar.

1.160

1,140

1,120

1,080

1,060

1,110

1,120

734

954

805

821

*808

792

692

679

812

872

898

804

848

660

526

724

716

763

705

754

641

543

803

835

25,979

838

51,530

Apr.

710

661

590

572

495

641

830

807

672

606

639

495

642

653

634

638

*736

552

554

627

653

716

1,060

961

982

1,040

974

1,030

917

899

-

21,986

733

43,610

May

868

829

752

966

886

699

596

806

934

906

996

930

867

997

656

1,040

1,070

1,090

*1,060

1.140

1,070

880

490

656

878

882

900

906

932

579

455

26,716

862

52,990

June

768

838

791

807

792

788

784

846

847

784

806

826

737

532

*792

871

838

860

846

1.100

1,090

876

850

837

822

852

490

451

783

794

24,098

803

47,800

July

776

829

791

662

 409

438

485

409

401

480

357

348

361

429

387

398

340

336

332

344

328

427

*460

401

332

320

317

378

324

320

320

13,239

427

26,260

Aug.

309

305

324

317

288

363

353

317

305

339

305

298

298

374

419

294

388

426

420

436

487

298

294

444

375

606

*482

482

301

286

447

11,380

367

22,570

Sept.

286

283

280

276

313

313

317

469

409

283

301

305

305

309

320

298

283

290

283

283

280

280

280

272

269

262

266

298

283

336

9,032

301

17,910

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,320 Mln 148 Mean 479 Ac-ft 347,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,240 Mln 148 Mean 604 Ac-ft 437,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CEDAR RIVER BASIN 135

Rook Creek near Maple Valley, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°22'50", long. 122°01'00", in NE£ see. 22, T. 22 N., R. 6 E., on left 

bank 650 ft upstream from mouth and 2 miles southeast of Maple Valley. Prior to 

Mar. 16, 1953, at site on right bank 50 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 14.0 sq mi.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and wood box culvert control. Altitude of gage is 425 ft 

(from topographic map). Prior to Mar. 16, 1953, at datum 0.816 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years, 21.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 1.77 ft, datum 

then in use); minimum, 2.7 cfs Dec. 23, 24 (gage height, 0.33 ft, datum then in use).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 165 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 4.26 ft, datum 

then in use, from recorded range in stage); minimum, that of Dec. 23, 24, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.19 ft, datum then in use,Oct. 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. No known diversion or regulation. 

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16

2.7 

6.8

1.0 

1.3

1.7

1.35

1.5

1.7

16 to Sept. 30

4.6

12

25

Discharge 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

Itotal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.5

5.9

6.3

6TT

6.1

5.6

5.6

148.3

4. 78'

0.341

0.39

294

Nov.

5.6

5.2

5.4

5.6

*5.4

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

TT

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

-

144.8

4.83

0.345

0.38

287

Dec.

4.3

4.7

5.0

sTo

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.0

*4.5

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

2_.J3

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

3.9

125.3

4.04

0.289

0.33

249

Jan.

3.9

5.2

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.7

5.0

5.8

8.5

8.3

11

12

12

11

10.5

11

12

12.;,

15

15

15

17.5

23

26

27

27

29

32

34

*38

43

488.6

15.8

1.13

1.30

969

Feb.

55

62

62

62

62

60

58

55

52

49

47

44

43

40

38

38

36

36

34

34

32

32

30

30

28

27

26

25

_

_

-

1,197

42.8

3.06

3.18

2,370

Mar.

24

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

19.5

19

19

*18

17.5

17

17

17

17.5

17

16

*T6

17

16

16

17

17.5

17.5

17.5

18.5

18.5

19.5

18.5

580.0

18.7

1.34

1.54

(1,150

Apr.

18^5

18.5

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

-

638.0

21.3

1.52

1.69

1,270

May

22

21

20

20

19.5

19.5

19.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

17

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

550.5

17.8

1.27

1.46

1,090

June

17

17

17

17

17

17

17.5

17

17

17

16

17

17.5

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

503.0

16.8

1.20

1.34

998

July

15

Is

14.5

13.5

14.5

13.5

13.5

14.5

13.5

13

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

*11

11

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

378.4

12.2

0.871 i.or

751

Aug.

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.3

*7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

258.8

8.35

0.596

0.69

513

Sept.

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8

6.3

7.8

-

195.8

6.53

0.466

0.52

388

Calendar year 195° -. rtax 24 Min 2.8 Mean 10.4 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10.05 Ao-ft 7,540

Water year 1952-53: Max 62 Min 2.8 Mean 14.3 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.83 Ac-ft 10,330

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
136 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

Cedar River at Renton, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°28'50", long. 122°12'10", in NW£ sec 17, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank 125 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10 at Renton and 2 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--197 sq mi (includes 4 sq mi in the vicinity of Youngs Lake in the Big 

Soos Creek basin).

Records available --March 1901 to July 1903 (fragmentary), September 1906 to December 

1907 (monthly discharge only), August 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 15.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Jan. 1, 1908, staff gages within 

1 mile of present site at datum 10.67 ft below mean sea level (unadjusted). Aug. 7, 

1945, to Aug. 15, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 700 ft upstream at datura 20.13 ft 

above mean sea level and Aug. 16, 1947, to Dec. 7, 1950, at datum 19.13 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 719 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 7.62 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Nov. 20, 21, 28, 30; minimum gage height, 2.96 ft Aug. 13, 14.

1901-3, 1906-7, 1945-53: Maximum discharge not determined, probably occurred 

Feb. 11, 1951, during period of no gage-height record (discharge measurement of 6,640 

cfs, gage height, 9.48 ft, made Feb. 10, 1951); minimum discharge, that of Nov. 20, 21, 

28, 30, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow partly regulated in Cedar Lake for operation of powerplant. 

More than 250 cfs is diverted at Landsburg at times by the city of Seattle for municipal use.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

117

215

350

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

630

1,010

1,990

3,210

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

179

287

508

800

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,190

2,140

3,290

4,640

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

Day

1 

2

5

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.

75 

80

*64

70

68

66

91

99

91

101

86

73

66

82

82

66

73

64

64

64

70

77

82 

80

84

77

73 

68

68

82

82

2,368

76.4

4,700

Nov.

94 

82

73

68

66

68

66

64

60

62

73

68

64

64

60

57

55

55

*57

53

53

53

53 

51

53

*55

55 

53

51

51

-

1,837

61.2

3,640

Dec.

53 

5T

62

70

82

68

70

77

75

68

80

132

*260

123

91

91

86

82

84

70

77

91

109 

114

96

75

77 

96

109

101

101

2,827

91.2

5,610

Jan.

96

183

482

251

193

173

231

375

914

946

1,060

1,420

1,080

763

665

707

786

,330

,560

,290

,060

,080

* ,210 

,740

,670

,540

,330 

,380

,430

,080

_,_80P_

32,825

1,059

65,110

Feb.

*5.970 

3,580

*3,190

2,730

2,060

,160

,180

,110

,820

,720

,510

,350

,190

,030

,010

,080

,080

,010

1,070

970

981

951

886 

1,020

1,060

996

877 

934

_

-

44,525

1,590

88,310

Mar.

1.070 

1,060

1,040

1,020

982

989

980

700

850

*675

664

749

690

628

620

675

752

782

786

718

638

564

559 

*678

792

710

702 

713

608

692

756

23,842

769

47,290

Apr.

764 

608

584

485

52T

536

629

724

653

549

513

500

502

570

*523

548

608

551

527

530

604

564

1,000 

1.080

964

1,030

954 

1,020

892

854

-

20,390

680

40,440

May

822 

774

728

841

790

755

506

690

846

838

904

852

782

912

781

918

972

972

933

*1,020

964

863

562 

593

806

820

832 

826

842

718

427_

24,889

803

49,370

June

496 

726

698

704

690

746

708

701

742

722

684

678

735

534

568

751

*712

760

740

1,000

1,000

807

756 

758

738

766

612 

431 520"

687

-

21,170

706

41,990

July

684 

706

656

662

356

319

344

299

264

316

257

220

213

264

276

242

227

196

189

*176

170

170

252 

294

199

160

154 

170

186

157

154

8,932

288

17,720

Aug.

151 

137

137

154

140

148

199

164

140

128

142

126

115

140

233

140

144

214

218

225

261

206

123 

177

228

257

404 

*302

232

140

166

5,691

184

11,290

Sept.

206

148

140

137

154

173

173

208

327

189

170

176

176

173

179

176

157

157

154

154

154

157

160 

157

154

148

154 

173

186

220

-

5,190

173

10,290

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,660 Min 51 Mean 406 Ac-ft 294,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,970 Min 51 Mean 533 Ac-ft 385,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 137 

Issaquah Creek near Issaquah, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°28i55", long. 122°02'10", in NW£ sec. 15, T. 23 N. , R. 6 E. , on left 

bank 3-J- miles south of Issaquah and 4 miles upstream from East Pork.

Drainage area,--26.0 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude' of gage is 210 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~to Oct. 1, 1948, at datum 0.99 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1948, to July 6, 1952, at site 70 

ft upstream at datum 0.41 ft lower.

Average discharge.--8 years, 71.5 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 655 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 2.98 ft); minimum, "11 cfs Oct. 2-7, 8; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 21, 22.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 2,610 cfs Feb. 9 or 10, 1951 (gage height, 6.08 ft); 

minimum, 10,5 cfs Sept. 1, 3, 4, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 21, 22, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good. Many small diversions for irrigation and domestic use. No regulation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1098: 1946. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, in the water year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1182, are given herewith:

Date

1950

May 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

26

Discharge

74

70

68

65

62

60

58

54

50

47

46

43

48

56

50

47

44

34

Date

1950 -Con.

May 27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

34

32

32

32

30

29

29

26

26

26

28

30

28

27

26

26

25

25

Date

1950-Con.

June 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

25

25

25

24

23

22

22

23

24

24

24

22

22

21

24

24

23

Month

Calendar year 1950. .......

Cfs -days

1,631 

748 

30,274.5 

33,541.0

Maximum

92 

30 

628 

628

Minimum

30 

21

13 

14

Mean

52.6 

24.9 

82.9 

91.9

Per square 

mile

2.02 

.958 

3.19 

3.53

Runoff

Inches

2.33 

1.07 

43.30 

47.98

Acre-feet

3,240 

1,480 

60,05O 

66,530
138 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 

Issaquah Creek near Issaquah, Wash. Continue

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 27, 28)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

0.9 9.8

1.1 20

1.3 36

1.5 59

2.0 165

2.6 415

0.7 12.5

.9 21

1.1 32

1.3 49

1.5 75

2.0 186

2.7 473

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

 11.5

Jl

11

11

11

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

12.5

*13

12.5

12.5

15

13.5

12.5

12.5

12

13.5

15.5

i£

378.0

12.2

0.469

0.54

750

Nov.

16

13.5

13

13

13

12.5

12.5

12

12

13.5

17

15

15

*14

13.5

13

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12.5

13

-

391.5

13.0

0.500

0.56

777

Dec.

13

15

16

18.5

18.5

17

20

21

19

21

19.5

26

*21

18

16

15.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

17

19

17

16

15

14.5

14.5

16

19

19

17

537.0

17.3

0.665

0.77

1,070

Jan.

16.5

47

51

31

24

24

45

81

109

73

160

155

115

81

72

95

132

177

168

135

113

165

400

238

189

*165

177

223

270

306

462

4,499.5

145

5.58

6.44

8,920

Feb.

363

244

266

248

208

202

217

178

146

120

103

89

77

69

61

85

82

69

61

57

53

53

48

46

44

42

49

62

-

-

-

3,342

119

4.58

4.78

6,630

Mar.

50

46

43

41

41

40

39

38

37

*36

37

37

36

33

37

42

41

42

45

*41

41

42

44

56

113

89

89

148

122

115

100

1,761

56.8

2.18

2.52

3,490

Apr.

87

77

67

61

67

74

*72

71

64

57

56

60

75

69

64

61

59

53

48

IS

57

55

78

62

55

53

55

49

47

50

-

1,848

61.6

2.37

2.64

3,670

May

43

45

38

35

33

32

38

42

61

53

45

39

36

39

39

37

35

*38

46

42

54

53

57

171

146

105

107

85

80

72

60

1,811

58.4

2.25

2.59

3,590

June

54

48

43

42

40

38

80

67

51

44

33

*49

159

107

78

62

55

49

53

55

50

47

45

50

51

44

45

44

39

36

-

1,658

55.3

2.13

2.37

3,290

July

34

32

31

30

28

27

31

36

29

27

26

24

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

*22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

20

780

25.2

0.969

1.12

1,550

Aug.

20

20

20

19.5

19.5

20

*20

20

20

19

18.5

18.5

18

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

19

19

19.5

18.5

20

*18

16.5

16

15.5

581.5

18.8

0.723

0.83

1,150

Sept.

 15.5

15.5

15

15

14.5

14.5

15

15

14.5

14

14.5

15

14.5

14.5

14

14

14.5

14

14

14

15^5

14

15

14.5

14

14

14

18.5

18

28

455.0

15.2

0.585

0.65

902

Calendar year 1952: Max 287 Mln 11 Mean 34.7 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.16 Ac-ft 25,170

Water year 1952-53: Max 462 Mln 11 Mean 49.4 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.81 Ac-ft 35,790

Peak discharge (base, 400 efsi. Jan. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 500 cfs (2.75 ft); Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 655 cfs 

(2.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 139

Sammamish Lake near Redmond, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°38'40", long. 122°06'10", in NE£ sec. 24, T. 25 N., R. 5 E., on west 

shore 0.6 mile upstream from outlet and 1.8 mile south of Redmond.

Drainage area. 93.6 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage Is 24.04 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to June 21, 1942, staff gage 

1,000 ft down lake at datum 1.00 ft higher. Jane 22, 1942, to Aug. 22, 1951, staff 

gage at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 6.16 ft Feb. 7; minimum observed, 

 T7W~ft Oct. 19, 20.

1939-53: Maximum gage height observed, 9.40 ft Feb. 12, 1951 (present datum); 

minimum observed, 1.09 ft Aug. 25-27, 1951.

A stage of 10.83 ft (present datum)was observed on Dec. 22, 1933, from information 

by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Many small diversions from tributaries for irrigation and domestic use. 

Slight regulation on tributaries.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Gage height, in 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

Oct.

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.22

1.21

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.19

1.20

1.21

1.21

1.22

1.22

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.24

1.24

1.25

Nov.

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.25

1.26

1.27

1.28

1.29

1.29

1.28

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.25

1.24

1.24

1.23

1.23

1.22

-

Dec.

1.22

1.24

1.26

1.29

1.32

1.36

1.38

1.40

1.41

1.45

1.41

1.47

1.47

1.48

1.48

1.49

1.48

1.47

1.49

1.49

1.49

1.51

1.52

1.53

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.53

1.55

1.58

1.58

Jan.

1.59

1.67

1.80

1.81

1.83

1.84

1.98

2.10

2.36

2.54

2.70

2.97

3.16

3.24

3.30

3.35

3.42

3.54

3.82

3.92

4.0O

4.07

4.34

4.56

4.70

4.82

4.94

5.04

5.28

5.46

5.62

Feb.

5.84

5.92

6.00

6.10

6.12

6.12

6.16

6.14

6.10

5.98

5.86

5.75

5.66

5.59

5.52

5.48

5.4O

5.32

5.24

5.16

5.05

4.96

4.88

4.76

4.65

4.55

4.48

4.42

_,

_

-

Mar.

4.35

4.28

4.21

4.16

4.06

3.97

3.86

3.81

3.78

3.72

3.66

3.57

3.48

3.42

3.46

3.48

3.46

3.45

3.41

3.39

3.39

3.35

3.30

3.29

3.38

3.42

3.48

3.57

3.66

3.70

3.80

Apr.

3.79

3.78

3.78

3.77

3.76

3.76

3.75

3.75

3.72

3.70

3.68

3.60

3.58

3.61

3.58

3.54

3.53

3.50

3.48

3.44

3.42

3.33

3.41

3.40

3.38

3.36

3.38

3.35

3.31

3.30

-

May

3.27

3.24

3.19

3.15

3.10

3.08

3.07

3.07

3.06

3.06

3.04

3.02

2.99

2.98

2.97

2.94

2.91

2.87

2.89

2.88

2.90

2.91

2.91

2.91

3.05

3.09

3.10

3.11

3.12

3.15

3.13

June

3.10

3.09

3.08

3.06

3.04

3.02

3.04

3.03

3.02

3.01

2.99

3.01

3.12

3.16

3.18

3.18

3.19

3.19

3.20

3.21

3.20

3.19

3.19

3.21

3.20

3.18

3.18

3.17

3.16

3.15

-

July

3.12

3.10

3.07

3.05

3.03

3.01

3.00

3.07

3.04

3.02

3.00

2.98

2.96

2.93

2.90

2.88

2.86

2.84

2.81

2.80

2.79

2.76

2.74

2.72

2.70

2.68

2.67

2.64

2.62

2.60

2.59

Aug.

2.58

2.59

2.56

2.55

2.54

2.53

2.52

2.51

2.50

2.49

2.49

2.48

2.49

2.45

2.43

2.42

2.40

2.39

2.39

2.38

2.T7

2.36

2.35

2.34

2.33

2.31

2.33

?.33

2.32

2.31

2.30

Sept.

2.29

2.28

2.28

2.27

2.26

2.24

2.24

2.22

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.04

2.02

2.10

2.10

2.16
140 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN

Sammamish River near Redmond, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°40'10", long. 122°07'50" (revised), in NE£ sec. 11, T. 25 N., R. 5 E., 

on right bank at highway crossing 500 ft downstream from Bear Creek, half a mile west 

of Redmond, and ! £ miles downstream from outlet of Sammamish Lake.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 14, 1946, May 30 to Nov. 15, 

1950, staff gages at sites if miles or 2 miles uplake on west shore of lake at datum 

approximately 2.0 ft higher. Nov. 14, 1946, to July 8, 1947, water-stage recorder at 

present site at datum 1.52 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 277 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 683 ofs Feb. 7 (gage height, 6.07 ft); minimum, 

 5T~cTs Oct. 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, 17 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 9.17 ft); minimum, 

43 cfs Aug. 20, 21, 24, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Some small diversions from tributaries for irrigation and domestic 

use. Slight regulation on some tributaries.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

110

160

225

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

290

355

420

550

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

53

53

53

52

52

52

52

52

52

53

52

55

55

56

60

58

57

56

55

53

57

j>2

1,668

53.8

0.374

0.43

3,310

Nov.

65

61

60

58

57

*57

56

57

55

58

64

64

64

62

62

62

60

60

60

*60

60

61

60

58

59

58

58

58

58

59

-

1,791

59.7

0.415

0.46

3,550

Dec.

61

65

69

75

80

80

89

87

81

84

*80

81

81

79

78

78

77

77

78

79

86

91

87

86

86

86

84

85

96

-§5 101

2,545

82.1

0.570

0.66

5,050

Jan.

97

134

173

137

124

122

166

250

293

263

 308

348

338

320

312

322

333

364

421

410

404

416

463

477

494

*510

519

550

575

584

612

10,839

350

2.43

2.80

21,500

Feb.

636

638

662

672

667

664

672

671

655

642

627

608

590

581

577

571

564

549

533

516

499

488

475

462

447

434

426

425

_

-

15,951

570

3.96

4.12

31,640

Calendar year 1952 : Max 517 Min 49

Mar.

412

400

389

378

365

356

346

338

*328

320

317

315

306

296

298

308

298

295

296

289

285

280

276

256

332

313

315

365

369

374

400

10,245

330

2.29

2.65

20,320

Mean

Apr.

385

373

364

358

352

362

364

356

*345

334

328

321

321

334

319

311

310

300

294

287

287

284

302

296

287

287

293

289

280

278

-

9,601

320

2.22

2.48

19,040

May

269

260

254

246

238

230

241

255

273

256

243

235

228

*229

224

217

212

209

216

209

212

213

211

242

248

238

242

239

241

235

225

7,290

235

1.63

1.88

14,460

June

221

216

209

207

202

196

218

213

199

192

182

*186

267

254

233

221

215

212

229

256

229

215

220

217

209

203

198

192

186

182

-

6,379

213

1.48

1.65

12,650

July

176

181

164

159

154

151

146

166

157

148

139

135

133

132

126

121

118

116

114

111

*108

108

107

107

106

100

98

96

95

94

JU

3,957

128

0.889

1.02

7,850

Aug.

89

87

87

85

81

82

85

85

84

80

78

76

75

74

72

73

74

71

69

70

69

68

75

. *72

72

72

79

74

75

73

74

2,375

76.6

0.532

0.61

4,710

Sept.

74

73

71

70

69

68

68

68

67

67

67

68

67

67

67

67

67

67

66

.65

65

67

72

72

70

70

71

85

81

*186

-

2,202

73.4

0.510

0.57

4,370

175 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.52 Ac-ft 126,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 672 Min 52 Mean 205 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.33 Ac-ft 148,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 141

North Creek near Bothell, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°47'30", long. 122°11'45" > on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 27 N., R. 

5 E., on left bank 2 miles north of Bothell and 2-5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 24.1 sq ml.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 70 ft (from topographic map). June 11, 

1945, to Apr. 4, 1950, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Apr. 5, 1950, 

to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder at present site at datura 0.59 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years, 35.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 172 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 3.09 ft); minimum, 

 4.7 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 680 cfs (revised) Mar. 5 or 6, 1950 (gage height, 7.0 

ft, present datum, from high-water elevation, pointed out by local resident); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Aug. 10, 1946 (gage height, 0.45 ft, present datum).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 680 

cfs Mar. 5 or 6, 1950 (gage height, 7.0 ft, present datum, from high-water elevation, 

pointed out by local resident), superseding figure published in WSP 1182.

Remarks. Records good except those above 120 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Many small diversions for irrigation and domestic use. Slight 

regulation for farm use.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8

.9

1.1

1.5

7.7

16.5

41

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

80

120

164

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

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

0=t.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

*5.9

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

8.9

10

9.3

8.9

10.5

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.7

12

11.5

239.9

7.74

0.321

0.37

476

Nov.

11

9.7

9.7

8.9

*973

8.9

8.9

8,9

8.9

11

13

IT. 5

11.5

12

12

10.5

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.7

9.7

-

299.8

9.99

0.415

0.46

595

Dec.

12

14.5

15.5

21

23

21

32

19

16.5

*16.5

15

14.5

13.5

12

12

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

16.5

17

14

12

jj.

11

11.5

15

24

28

23

499.0

16.1

0.668

0.77

990

Jan.

19.5

72

69

33

26

25

69

136

104

69

102

127

89

62

60

69

66

83

90

66

58

60

*66

52

54

73

74

78

72

58

62

2,143.5

69.1

2.87

3.31

4,250

Feb.

54

49

66

62

54

53

54

45

38

34

31

28

26

35

39

45

40

38

33

29

26

26

25

23

22

21

23

24

_

-

-

1,043

37.2

1.54

1.61

2,070

Mar.

21

19.5

19

19

19

19

18

17.5

*17

17.5

20

28

25

21

26

43

32

31

32

25

25

23

23

38

48

35

38

66

52

59

71

947.5

30.6

1.27

1.46

1,880

Apr.

53

Tl

38

33

33

40

*43

34

28

24

21

37

51

44

35

31

31

25

22

20

21

20

34

28

24

26

30

28

26

25

-

946

31.5

1.31

1.46

1,880

May

22

18.5

16.5

14.5

12.5

11.5

17

21

26

20

16.5

14.5

12.5

*14

14

12

11.5

15

20

23

21

18

16.5

32

30

22

17

14.5

15.5

15.5

16

550.5

17.8

0.739

0.85

1,090

June

19

14.5

12

11.5

12

11.5

46

24

17

13.5

12

*15.5

59

38

28

19.5

17

18.5

21

22

17

15

23

22

19.5

16.5

15

14.5

13

12

-

599.0

20.0

0.830

0.92

1,190

July

12

11.5

11

10.5

10.5

10

10

17

11.5

10.5

10

9.7

a8.8

a9.0

a8.6

a8.6

aS.O

a7.5

a7.2

*a6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.2

263.6

8.70

0.361

0.42

535

Aug.

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.8

6.8

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.E

5iV3

5.9

5.6

7.1

*8.5

8.5

8.5

18

15.5

8.5

8.1

8.9

220.6

7.12

0.295

0.34

438

Sept.

8.9

9.3

8.1

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.5

8.1

7.4

7.1

7.4

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.5

10

9.3

8.9

9.3

10

14

10.

*33

280. <:

9.34

0.388

0.43

556

Calendar year 1952 : Max 145 Mln 5.6 Mean 21.2 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.99 Ac-ft 15,430

Water year 1952-53: Max 136 Mln 5.3 Mean 22.0 Cfsm 0.913 In. 12.40 Ac-ft 15,950

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
142 LAKE WASHINGTON BASIN 

Sammamish River at Bothell, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°45'20", long. 122°11'35", in NW&SE£ sec. 8, T. 26 N., R. 5 E., on left 

 bank in Bothell a quarter of a mile downstream from North Creek and 3? miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available. '-October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean lower low water at Seattle (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark) , or 6.54 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1947. Prior to Dec. 28, 1939, staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 351 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 889 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 28.20 ft); minimum, 

69 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 23.01 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, about 1,900 cfs Feb. 12 or 13, 1951; maximum gage height, 

32.12 ft Feb. 22, 1949; minimum discharge, 62 cfs Aug. 22, 23, 1951 (gage height, 22.92 

ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Some small diversions from tributaries for irrigation and 

domestic use. Slight regulation on some tributaries.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

23.0

25.5

24.0

25.0

117

175

312

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

469

646

846

1,080

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

il

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

?9

50

il

total

lean

Jf sm

In.

sic-ft

Oct.

71

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

75

75

75

75

75

74

72

73

75

75

76

79

82

81

80

87

86

83

82

Nov.

97

91

89

87

87

*87

86

86

87

92

102

ToT

101

102

99

96

96

95

94

94

93

93

93

93

93

93

92

82 I 93

85

93

_96

2,411

77.8

0.380

0.44

4,780

90

92

-

2,794

93 1

0.454

0.51

5,540

Dec .

100

108

114

135

144

137

168

143

130

*134

127

127

124

119

119

119

118

117

118

118

135

147

134

130

128

125

127

130

161

175

163

4,074

131

0.639

0.74

8,080

Jan.

155

262

344

222

193

188

293

544

566

425

542

642

535

450

430

457

457

522

633

553

520

535

*620

596

618

680

715

737

765

733

169

15,701

506

2.47

2.85

31,140

Feb.

785

775

848

865

829

827

836

819

785

759

735

705

682

690

695

692

680

657

629

604

577

560

542

522

505

488

479

484

-

-

-

19,054

680

3.32

3.46

37,790

Mar.

459

442

430

418

406

398

385

377

366

358

360

372

*366

346

357

404

370

362

368

351

344

336

333

361

450

399

398

527

500

498

568

12,409

400

1.95

2.25

24,610

Apr.

510

467

446

430

428

449

462

442

*422

404

391

407

426

434

401

386

382

366

354

544

348

344

385

372

352

357

368

366

352

346

-

11,941

398

1.94

2.17

23,680

May

333

315

303

293

283

276

293

314

351

320

297

286

276

*277

275

263

255

259

277

277

265

263

256

309

320

290

289

279

280

277

265

8,916

288

1.40

1.62

17,680

June

262

251

241

235

234

227

283

265

238

222

*215

219

363

321

280

258

242

241

252

290

259

240

254

251

237

226

219

213

208

200

-

7,446

248

1.21

1.35

14,770

July

196

184

178

175

169

161

158

188

175

162

152

149

146

146

140

137

132

131

130

128

*121

120

120

118

118

116

112

109

107

107

105

4,390

142

0.693

0.80

8,710

Aug.

102

102

100

100

96

95

99

97

100

97

94

93

91

90

90

92

92

90

88

J37

87

87

91

*96

96

96

124

104

99

96

100

2,971

95.8

0.467

0.54

5,890

Sept.

100

100

96

94

92

92

93

93

90

90

89

90

90

88

88

88

89

89

89

89

88

90

95

96

94

94

95

113

107

*175

-

2,876

95.9

0.468

0.52

5,700

Calendar year 1952 : Max 745 Min 67 Mean 225 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92 Ac-ft 163,100

Water year 1952-53 : Max 865 Min 71 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.25 Ac-ft 188,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 143

South Fork Skykomish River near Index, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°48'20", long. 121°32'40", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 27 N., R. 10 E., on right 

bank 600 ft upstream from Sunset Falls, 1 mile southeast of Index, and 2 miles upstrean 

from confluence with North Fork. Discharge measurements made about 2 miles upstream 

from gage.

Drainage area.--355 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1902 to September 1905, April 1911 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 574.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior tu Mar. 15, 1934, staff gages and waterstage recorder at site 300 ft downstream as follows: Oct. 6, 1902, to Sept. 30, 1905, 

staff gage at datum 0.39 ft higher and Apr. 26, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1913, at datum 1 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1913, to Sept. 13, 1920, staff gage, Sept. 14, 1920, to Oct. 1, 1921, 

water-stage recorder, and Jan. 23, 1922, to Mar. 14, 1934, staff gage, at present datura.

Average discharge.--45 years, 2,346 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 16.53 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 165 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1902-5, 1911-53: Maximum discharge (revised) 55,000 cfs Dec. 12, 1921 (gage height, 

22.8 ft, from high-water marks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 

14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Nov. 29, 1952.

Flood of 1897 reached a stage of about 5 ft higher than that of Dec. 12, 1921 (discharge, about 70,000 cfs).

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

512

512

512

512

512

412

442

462

482

512

512

532

552

572

592

612

632

652

672

692

722

737

752

792

Water 

year

1903

1904

1905

1912

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1931

1932

1933

1934

Date

Jan

Nov

Nov

Nov

Jan

Nov

Oct

Nov

Dec

Dec

Nov

Feb

Dec

Jan

Feb

Feb

Dec

Oct

Jan

Oct

Jan

Feb

Nov

Dec

3,

30,

22,

19,

6,

3,

31,

9,

18,

14,

15,

11,

12,

6,

12,

2,

23,

16,

12,

9,

27,

26,

13,

21,

1903

1903

1904

1911

1914

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1921

1921

1923

1924

1925

1925

1926

1928

1928

1931

1932

1932

1933

Discharge 

(cfs)

32,800

12,400

10,200

26,000

24,800

15,800

14,200

14,300

54,100

26,500

33,900

22,100

55,000

25,400

50,500

22 ,400

22,400

21,500

34,300

10,500

19,400

50,000

46,900

53,200

Gage height 

(feet)

19.7

12.4

11.4

17.4

17.0

13.5

12.7

12.3

22.6

16.0

17.9

14.7

22.8

15.7

21.8

14.8

14.8

14.5

18.0

10.2

13.8

21.7

21.0

22.4

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

No diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 512: 1903-5, 1911-14. WSP 572: Drainage area. WSP 792: 

T333T.
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Skykomish River near Index, Wash. Continued

Rating tables, <ter year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

185

315

460

710

990

1,660

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2,460

3,400

5,740

8,740

12,600

17,600

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

340

480

640

930

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,270

1,630

2,460

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 5 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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

292

288

279

270

261

266

261 

256

252

252

248

248

238

230

221

225

221

221

225

221

248

243

234

266

284

248

234

225

225

474

615

8,271

267

0.752

0.87

16,410

Nov.

565

430

356

*328

346

324

302 

274

252

266

370

495

425

400

385

342

320

302

302

310

315

288

270

256

243

230

213

197

b!95

b!90

-

9,491

316

0.890

0.99

18,830

Dec.

197

2l3

252

360

455

410

420 

610

525

*500

560

4.690

4,160

2,390

1,660

1,260

1,020

870

760

680

640

615

*565

520

475

450

440

430

455

510

555

27,647

892

2.51

2.90

54,840

Jan.

590

1,040

4,240

2,600

1,780

1,510

2,160 

5,060

13,800

7,360

12,200

16,500

9,740

6,700

5,940

6,900

5,320

*7,940

7,760

5,620

4,870

4,990

18,000

10,700

7,200

5,190

4,180

4,130

4,900

a8, 000

al6,000

212,920

6,868

19.3

22.31

422,300

Feb.

al2.000

a7,000

a7,500

a5,500

a4,500

a6,000

alO.OOO 

a5 , 500

4,000

3,220

2,690

2,320

2,060

1,970

1,920

1,970

1,950

1,750

1,550

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,250

1,190

1,130

1.100

1,120

1,160

_

-

94,490

3,375

9.51

9.90

187,400

Mar.

1,070

1,010

972

948

948

990

997 

1,120

 1,490

1,750

1,840

1,900

1,720

1,510

1,410

1,620

1,590

1,460

1,380

1,270

1,190

1,160

1,290

1,670

1^950

1,680

1,540

1,530

1,440

1,460

1,440

43,345

1,398

3.94

4.54

85,970

Apr.

1,330

1,260

1,240

1,210

1,220

1,210

1,160 

1,120

1,070

 1.000

1,020

1,100

1,210

1,220

1,190

1,280

1,490

1,580

1,950

2,860

3,680

4,510

5,530

4,840

4,070

4,260

5,210

5,620

4,230

3,620

-

72,290

2,410

6.79

7.57

143,400

May

3,120

2,750

2.640

*3,400

5,530

7,040

7,120 

5,750

4,590

3,660

3,100

3,060

3,610

4,170

3,680

3,580

3,670

3,920

6,160

5,040

4,150

3,610

3,230

3,270

3,040

3,040

3,800

3,900

4,320

4,270

3,550

125,770

4,057

11.4

13.18

249,500

June

3,330

3,400

3,200

3,330

3,250

3,540

4,330 

4,250

3,830

4,060

4,900

5,840

7.020

5,380

4,680

4,430

4,910

4,320

3,730

3,550

3,280

3,280

*3,050

2,890

2,800

2.750

2,940

2,990

2,940

3,590

-

115,790

3,860

10.9

12.13

229,700

July

3,450

3,920

4,330

4,120

3,890

4,710

5,390 

5,970

5,090

4,660

4,560

4,470

4,110

3,800

3,820

3,010

2,830

2,820

2,600

2,250

2,150

2,100

1,930

1,810

1,740

1,570

1,510

1,440

1,450

1,470

1,370

98,340

3,172

8.94

10.30

195,100

Aug.

1,270

1,240

1,250

1,210

 1,200

1.510

1,290 

1,190

1,130

1,050

997

978

930

876

864

864

810

768

756

762

734

690

662

678

673

640

816

906

780

690

651

28,665

925

2.61

3.00

56,860

Sept.

640

618

585

568

536

520

515 

510

495

*465

465

480

475

440

426

421

403

385

394

394

376

367

421

515

426

394

412

1,430

1,470

*2.550

-

18,076

603

1.70

1.89

35,850

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,790 Min 190 Mean 1,574 Cfsm 4.43 In. 60.35 Ac-ft 1,143,000

Water year 1952-53: Max -18,000 Min 190 Mean 2,343 Cfsm 6.60 In. 89.58 Ac-ft 1,696,000

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).--Jan. 9 (5:30 p.m.) 16,100 cfs (13.43 ft); Jan. 11 (6:30 p.m.) 

19,300 cfs (14.61 ft); Jan. 23 (12:45 p.m.) 22,900 cfs (15.82 ft); probably Jan. 31 (time unknown) 

25,100 cfs (16.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 145

Skykomish River near Gold Bar, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°50'15", long. 121°40iOO", in SW£ sec. 9, T. 27 N., R. 9 E. , on right 

bank 2 miles southeast of Gold Bar and 5 miles upstream from Wallace River and Startup.

Drainage area. 535 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 209.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge. 25 years, 3,740 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,600 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 15.15 ft); minimam, 315 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 2.79 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 88,700 cfs (revised) Dec. 21, 1933 (gage height, 21.3 

ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that 

of Nov. 29, 1952; minimum gage height, 2.73 ft Dec. 1, 1936.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1934 has been revised to 88,700 

cfs tiec. 21, 1933 (gage height, 21.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting, superseding figure published in WSP 767.

Remarks. Records excellent. No diversion or regulation.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

370

475

670

910

1,200

1,530

1,890

2,420

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

3,150

3,950

5,820

8,320

11,300

14,800

23,300

33,700

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

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

523

517

505

487

475

481

475

475

470

464

464

453

448

436

426

420

415

415

^10

415

436

436

426

475

523

470

442

426

426

817

1,090

15,141

488

0.912

1.05

30,030

Nov.

1.010 

793

663

*607

642

600

554

517

487

523

722

893

801

753

730

656

600

580

587

607

600

561

535

511

493

475

464

436

385

410

-

18,195

606

1.13

1.26

36,090

Dec.

ill 

464

542

777

955

842

834

1,200

1,030

*1,030

1,050

9.180

7,380

4,280

*3,030

2,310

1,890

1,590

1,410

1,240

1,190

1,120

1,010

946

876

842

825

809

842

946

991

51,862

1,673

3.13

3.61

102,900

Jan.

1.010 

2,200

8,100

4,530

3,160

2,660

3,540

8,220

22,200

11,400

19,800

26,400

14,800

10,400

9,260

10,500

7,980

12,200

*12,300

8,870

7,370

7,720

51.000

17,600

11,100

7,820

6,130

6,040

7,680

11,800

28,200

341,990

11,030

20.6

23.77

678,300

Feb.

20.500 

10,900

11,600

9,710

7,110

6,930

12,100

8,720

6,240

5,030

4,280

3,730

3,330

3,210

3,100

3,210

3,180

2,880

2,590

2,380

2,230

2,220

2,060

1,940

*1,850

1.810

1,810

1,900

-

-

-

146,350

5,227

9.77

10.17

290,300

Mar.

1,810 

1,720

1,650

1.610

1,630

1,690

1,700

1,890

2,530

2,850

2,980

3,090

2,780

2,450

2,280

2,700

2,600

2,410

2,250

2,100

1,970

1,900

2,150

2,840

5.240

2,780

2,550

2,550

2,380

2,410

2,360

71,850

2,518

4.33

4.99

142,500

Apr.

2,190 

2,070

2,010

1,970

1,990

1,980

1,880

1,820

*1,760

1.690

1,690

1,840

2,020

1,990

1,930

2,070

2,420

2,590

5,330

4,730

6,000

7,110

8.750

7,340

6,330

6,720

8,570

8,630

6,580

5,640

-

115,440

5,848

7.19

8.02

229,000

May

4,950 

4,410

4.210

*5,400

8,960

11.400

11,500

8,990

6,950

5,560

4,780

4,800

5,640

6,480

5,690

5,600

5,780

6,190

9,800

8,040

6,450

5,620

5,010

5,070

4,820

4,690

5,820

6,080

6,740

6,810

5,670

197,670

6,376

11.9

13.74

392,100

June

5,140 

5,260

5,030

5,120

5,140

5,440

6,500

6,860

6,060

6,220

7,520

8,780

11.000

8,540

7,270

6,740

7,580

6,690

5,750

5,480

5,100

5,140

4,900

*4,690

4,510

4.420

4,750

4,820

4,710

5,6.70

-

180,610

6,020

11.5

12.55

558,200

July

5,400 

6,170

6,740

6,430

6,190

7,530

8,690

9.7-1Q

7,980

7,400

7,210

7,060

6,450

6,060

5,910

4,770

4,640

4,620

4,140

5,680

3,560

3,520

3,180

3,000

2,880

2,650

2,550

2,450

2,460

2,500

2.54Q

157,790

5,090

9.51

10.97

313,000

Aug.

2,160 

2,140

2,200

2,120

*2,080

2.250

2,240

2,030

1,920

1,810

1,750

1,710

1,640

1,530

1,500

1,490

1,380

1,310

1,300

1,310

1,240

1,160

1,130

1,180

1,210

1.110

1,460

1,700

1,430

1,230

1,140

49,860

1,608

3.01

5.47

98, §00

Sept.

1,100 

1,070

1,010

964

919

902

893

*876

850

817

809

825

834

777

745

738

715

685

692

692

656

649

825

910

761

692

738

2,940

3,060

g,48Q

-

33,624

1,131

2.10

2.34

66,690

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,000 Min 385 Mean 2,553 Cfsm 4.77 In. 64.96 Ac-ft 1,854,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 31,000 Mln 385 Mean 3,782 Cfsm 7.07 In. 95.94 Ac-ft 2,738,000

Peak discharge (base. 19.000 cfa). Jan. 9 (4 p.m.) 26,600 cfs (12.66 ft); Jan. 11 (6 p.m.) 31,700 

cfs (13.66 ft); Jan. 23 (12:30 p.m.) 40,500 cfs (15.13 ft); Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 40,600 cfs (15.15 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
146 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

Wallace River at Gold Bar, Wash.

Location. -Lat 47°51'50", long. 121-41.45'', In NE* sec. 6 T. 27 N R 9 E on left bank 

 SOTf downstream from county bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Gold Bar, ana ! 

miles upstream from Olney Creek.

Drainage area. --19. 8 sq mi.

Records available .--December 1928 to September 1933, July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage -Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 200 ft (from topographic map). December 

^928 to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage 40 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --11 years (1929-33, 1946-53), 158 cfs.

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Jan 23 (gage height, 8.50 ft); mini-

~^SS&££\%&-£' SilSiS^cSSe^SheSj! 1 ^8? s Feb. 86 1938 (gage height,

o^Ocl: 3"! ^.^^ ft'^^nl 

datum then in use.

Rev is ions. --The figures of maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1932 

have been revised to 2,740 cfs Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 8.5 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings, site and datum then in use), superseding those published in WSP 737.

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

No known diversion or regulation.

Revisions. --WSP 1062: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

4.0 11

4.2 29

4.4 52

4.7 94

3.7 

3.9

4.1 

4.4

4.7

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

16 5.0

30 5.5

50 6.0

92 7.0

152 8.0

230

400

600

1,020

1,500

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

^6

27

2fl

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Of sn

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

15

15

14

*14

13.5

13.5

13.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

12

11

11

10.5

10.5

S^e.

9.8

11

12.5

12.5

12

29

24

16.5

14

12.5

14

52

M

Nov.

II

41

29

*33

*37

27

23

21

19

22

47

60

42

42

39

31

27

26

29

36

32

27

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

-

5i4.6 935

17.2| 31.2

0.869! 1.58

1.001 1.76

1,060| 1,850

Dec .

20

23

37

84

90

55

52

61

51

53

*76

967

445

266

194

159

139

124

114

105

99

97

89

84

79

76

7S

79

84

108

97

4,083

132

6.S7

7.67

8,100

Jan.

89

294

706

230

166

139

213

410

818

366

732

912

492

480

420

396

392

760

*644

*400

*340

486

1.420

660

392

270

219

222

289

508

977

14,842

479

24.2

27.88

29,440

Feb.

464

286

580

309

227

337

564

279

210

164

*148

130

116

116

114

122

120

101

89

82

76

75

70

*66

63

62

76

89

-

-

-

5,135

183

9.24

9.64

10,190

Mar.

79

75

72

73

79

82

81

112

162

154

148

137

110

96

89

141

116

103

96

87

84

82

146

236

205

148

141

157

132

143

132

3,693

119

6.01

6.95

7,330

Apr .

116

108

105

105

126

116

105

97

92

*87.

87

94

96

90

87

97

132

143

216

279

389

400

592

370

302

319

420

330

233

233

-

5,966

199

10.1

11.21

11,830

May

199

176

176

266

*385

366

396

323

236

184

159

181

224

227

184

166

166

202

351

263

205

186

157

219

194

197

254

213

222

233

169

7,079

228

11.5

13.30

14,040

June

169

162

150

159

1*5

157

248

210

181

189

210

233

460

254

210

199

199

162

150

194

162

162

194

202

*181

159

171

157

148

197

-

5,774

192

9.70

10.85

11,450

July

154

150

143

128

122

143

150

ill

126

116

108

99

90

106

106

79

76

73

60

52

52

54

48

42

42

40

36

36

40

40

35

2,717

87.6

4.42

5.10

5,390

Aug.

30

32

35

32

30

*37

35

32

30

28

28

28

28

25

25

25

22

20

20

23

23

20

28

37

47

24

85

71

54

40

38

1,032

33.3

1.68

1.94

2,050

Sept.

36

42

38

35

32

29

27

26

*24

24

22

21

20

20

19.5

19

18.5

18

20

21

18

18.5

88

51

34

29

30

264

207

382

-

1,633.5

54.4

2.75

3.07

3,240

Calendar jear 1952: Max 967 Min 9.8 Mean 98.6 Cfsm 4.98 In. 67.81 Ac-ft 71,610

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,420 Min 9.8 Mean 146 Cfsm 7.37 In. 100.37 Ac-ft 106,000

Peak discharge (base. 1.550 efs). Dec. 12 (l p.m.) 1,440 cfs (7.89 ft); Jan. 3 (6 a.m.) 1,360 cfs 

(7.73 ft); Jan. 23 C* a.m.) 1,750 cfs (8.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 26 to Aug. 23, Aug. 30-31, Sept. 3-8; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for Sultan River near Sultan and North Fork Tolt River near Carnation.
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 147

Sultan River near Startup, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°58'30", long. 121°46'30", in NE^ sec. 28, T. 29 N., R. 8 E., on left 

bank lj miles upstream from intake of Everett water-supply system and 1\ miles north 

of Startup.

Drainage area.--74.5 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 £o July 2, 1934, staff gage at same site at datum 3.29 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years, 755 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 14.18 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 61 cfs Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 3.32 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 34,600 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 17.22 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 25, 27, 29, 30, 1942; minimum 

gage height, 3.32 ft Sept. 22, 23, 24, 1938, Oct. 19, 20, 1952.

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

fair. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1182: 1935, 1936(M), 1937-39(M), 1941, 1942(P), 1943-49. 

W 1216: Drainage area.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

59

78

101

146

205

270

380

560

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.5

13.1

770

1,030

1,360

2,200

3,400

5,000

8,350

13,400

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft^

Oct.

79

78

*77

76

74

72

70

69

68

68

67

66

65

64

64

63

63

62

61

63

70

65

64

129

110

93

84

76

86

329

428

2,903

93.6

1.26

1.45

5,760

Nov.

395

260

201

191

*199

163

139

123

113

146

305

374

335

270

200

170

150

140

130

140

140

130

120

120

110

110

105

100

100

100

-

5,279

176

2.36

2.64

10,470

Dec .

95

150

300

560

600

500

420

520

*392

470

493

6.260

2,500

1,280

825

636

516

438

377

332

310

312

270

241

221

205

193

189

209

350

350

20,514

662

8.89

10.24

40,690

Jan.

323

1,950

4,640

1,380

820

660

1,180

2,350

4,450

1,870

6,010

6,120

*3,120

2,610

2,420

2,220

1,740

3,740

3,430

2,040

1,810

2,620

15,400

4,640

2,330

1,460

1,060

1,280

2,160

4,060

9,530

97,423

3,143

42.2

48.63

193,200

Feb.

3,200

1,710

3,260

1,710

1,160

1,850

4.610

1,850

1,100

830

676

564

488

466

445

634

604

470

386

344

315

326

295

272

*260

265

380

389

-

-

"

28,859

1,031

13.8

14.41

57,240

Mar.

312

275

265

270

389

389

362

431

676

668

716

704

556

452

414

781

604

484

424

374

359

407

684

1.060

945

668

616

700

572

616

520

16,693

538

7.22

8.33

33,110

Apr.

438

392

401

398

445

417

380

350

*318

298

362

434

424

401

392

431

580

632

1,030

1,370

1,770

1,890

2.650

1,760

1,350

1,420

1,930

1,650

1,070

1,110

-

26,493

883

11.9

13.23

52,550

May

945

865

790

1,140

*1,800

1,820

1.870

1,590

1,200

885

708

745

935

970

785

720

735

941

1,850

1,390

1,040

915

750

910

795

790

1,100

955

965

982

735

32,621

1,052

14.1

16.28

64,700

June

700

696

640

684

668

704

988

905

790

850

955

1,150

1.760

1,090

890

820

870

725

660

760

692

708

815

*860

755

664

676

668

624

720

-

24,487

816

11.0

12.22

48,570

July

680

725

755

700

668

850

965

1. 120

870

790

795

730

688

720

704

544

544

536

438

374

359

386

341

312

305

278

268

270

285

285

258

17,543

566

7.60

8.76

34,800

Aug.

235

248

258

*237

237

310

288

252

237

215

211

213

203

189

185

185

163

150

152

163

157

141

159

229

280

203

408

42±

312

233

215

7,092

229

3.07

3.54

14,070

Sept.

207

209

187

165

150

143

138

132

128

*122

116

116

116

111

104

101

100

95

102

104

97

111

258

219

152

129

138

2,690

1,720

5.680

"

11,840

395

5.30

5.91

23,480

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,260 Min 61 Mean 521 Cfsm 6.99 In. 95.18 Ac-ft 378,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,400 Min 61 Mean 799 Cfsm 10.7 In. 145.64 Ao-ft 578,600

11*7, tJcui. to \ J. ou p .in. 7 J. ( , fuu OILS ^ a*. -Lo J-t-7; Uiiii. 01 \ % p.m.y J.-L, J.UU ci B \ J.t. *t£ i u y .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 14 to Dee. 8; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage and records for stations on nearby streams.
148 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

Woods Creek near Monroe, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°52'20", long. 121°55'10", in W^ sec. 33, T. 28 N., R. 7 E., on left 

bank 200 ft downstream from West Fork and 2j miles northeast of Monroe.

Drainage area.--55.0 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 100 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--? years, 147 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 740 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 5.18 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.97 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,710 cfs Feb. 26, 1950 (gage height, 7.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 770 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 22, 1951, Sept. 27, Oct. 10, 

1952; minimum gage height, 1.97 ft Aug. 22, 1951, Oct. 10, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Several small diversions above station for farm use. No reguRatlng tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

Jan. 24 to Sept. 3O

115

207

327

475

660

860

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 132

3.5 207

4.0 327

4.5 475

5.0 660

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.

13

14

14

*13

12^

13

13

12.5

13

12.5

12.5 

12.5

12.5

12.5

13

13

13

15

13

14

15

15

15

17.5

18

16.5

16

15

16.5

22

28

456.0

14.7

0.267

0.31

904

Nov.

11

24

*21

19.5

19

17.5

17.5

11

17.5

17.5

21 

23

21

21

23

22

21

19.5

19

19

18

17.5

18

19

18

17.5

17.5

17.5

17

18

-

589.0

19.6

0.356

0.40

1,170

Dec.

19.5

21

26

44

65

60

72

85

72

65

*59 

54

61

52

47

43

41

39

38

36

37

41

40

36

35

33

32

34

38

46

53

1,424.5

46.0

0.836

0.96

2,830

Jan.

51

84

207

159

128

109

155

338

542

517

436 

465

411

324

294

304

296

340

*458

368

365

391

676

559

436

423

423

436

489

385

335

10,904

352

6.40

7.37

21,630

Feb.

304

271

298

304

266

257

286

3JT7

298

250

245 

211

186

192

240

247

262

243

214

192

171

165

160

*146

130

119

126

156

-

-

-

6,296

225

4.09

4.26

12,490

Mar.

154

132

122

116

114

*119

122

113

113

102

98. 

104

126

114

114

176

238

240

271

229

211

203

192

192

269

231

209

278

276

281

294

5,553

179

3.25

3.75

11,010

Apr.

*269

231

205

188

188

194

192

173

153

139

~262

402

408

327

269

240

203

175

154

156

151

207

203

176

165

173

188

173

169

-

6,265

209

3.80

4.24

12,430

May

180

165

146

130

114

*102

119

130

137

119

106 

97

87

80

76

72

68

66

79

156

129

118

108

140

153

132

137

126

113

139

158

3,682

119

2.16

2.49

7,300

June

147

129

112

104

98

87

119

163

140

114

98 

97

242

262

205

165

140

130

126

162

137

121

118

114

*114

110

98

95

86

I£

3,909

130

2.36

2.64

7,750

July

11

65

59

56

52

48

45

49

47

42

40 

37

36

36

36

35

32

31

30

28

28

27

25

25

25

26

24

23

23

22

11

1,144

36.9

0.671

0.77

2,270

Aug.

21

21

21

23

23

*21

21

21

21

22

19.5 

18.5

18

17

17

18

17

18

17

16.5

16.5

16.5

19.5

23

23

21

32

37

32

25

23

660.0

21.3

0.387

0.45

1,310

Sept.

23

23

21

19.5

18.5

19

18

*18.5

18

18

18 

18

18

18.5

19.5

19

18

12

18

18

17

17

21

21

19.5

19.5

19.5

39

41

81

674.0

22.5

0.409

0.46

1,340

Calendar year 1952: Max 458 Mln 12.5 Mean 71.0 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.57 Ac-ft 51,560

Water year 1952-53: Max 676 Mln 12.5 Mean 114 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.10 Ac-ft 82,430

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfsl. Jan. 23 (12 m.) 740 cfs (5.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

Griffin Creek near Carnation, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°37'00", long. 121°54'15", in SW£sw£ sec. 27, T. 25 N., R. 7 E., on left

 bank a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 15B, three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles south of Carnation.

Drainage area. 17.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--June 1945 to September 1953. Prior to October 1951, published as 

"near Tolt."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 120 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~^b Sept. 21, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 42.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 200 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 3.10 ft); minimum,

 2.2 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 738 cfs Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 5.03 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, that of Aug. 20, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft 

Aug. 22, 23, 1945 (site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 3 cfs, which are fair, and those for period of

 no~~gage-height record, which are poor. Some small diversions for irrigation and 

domestic use. No regulation.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1-3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7 

2.8 

4.4 

9.6

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1

25

51

109

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.

2.8

*2.8

2.7

?78

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.9

3.5

3.5

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

4.4

4.8

98.3

3.17

0.185

0.21

195

Nov.

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

*3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0

5.0

T7F

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

374

3.7

-

119.4

3.98

0.233

0.26

237

Dec.

3.9

4.4

5.4

8.1

8.4

8.4

10.5 ~576

8.4

8.7

8.4

*8.4

8.7

8.1

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.1

7.2

8.1

7.2

6.9

6.4

5.9

5.7

6.6

8.4

8.7

8.4

228.7

7.38

0.432

0.50

454

Jan.

8.4 16~

28

31

27

25

42

88

158

162

165

182 ISous

90

86

89

100

118

111

92

*100

*180

175

143

120

113

117

126

111

113

3,179.4

103

6.02

6.91

6,310

Feb.

117

104

107

120

109

94

88

80

67

58

51

44

38

35

36

39

41

43

43

40

37

36

36

32

30

28

33

38

-

_

-

1,621

57.9

3.39

3.53

3,220

Mar.

37

36

34

32

29

*27

25

23

22

21

22

22

21

20

^

29

27

27

30

32

29

28

30

40

80

60

50

80

70

75

80

1,160

37.4

2.19

2.52

2,300

Apr.

70

60

53

47

40

48

*57

56

50

44

41

37

41

57

52

49

49

43

39

34

36

37

48

49

46

44

45

45

45

45

1,407

46.9

2.74

3.06

2,790

May

42

37

33

29

28

22

?e

31

37

40

37

34

30

31

29

26

25

*24

24

22

24

34

37

56

Zl

71

71

61

57

51

40

1,183

38.2

2.23

2.57

2,350

June

34

29

25

24

22

20

7T

31

25

*22

21

24

92

130

TSo

76

61

48

44

44

39

33

31

31

30

28

26

24

22

22

1,189

39.6

2.32

2.59

2,360

July

18.5

1675

15.0

13.5

12.5

11.0

10

12.5

11

9.3

8.4

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.2

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

*4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

!JL!

240.9

7.77

0.454

0.52

478

Aug.

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.9

5.0

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.1

*3.1

3.2

3.2

5.7

T7S

4.4

3.9

3.2

100.7

3.25

0.190

0.22

200

Sept.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.4 774"

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.2

3.4

*5.2

4.4

9.0

98.2

3.27

0.191

0.21

195

Calendar year 1952: Max 170 Min 2.5 Mean 17.7 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12 Ac-ft 12,88O

Water year 1952-53: Max 182 Min 2.4 Mean 29.1 Cfsm 1.7O In. 23.10 Ac-ft 21,090

Peak discharge (base, 22O cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Mar. 9 to Apr. 6; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
150 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

South Pork Tolt River near Carnation, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°41'20", long. 121°42'35", in SW^SWi: sec. 31, T. 26 N., R. 9 E., on left 

bank 7 miles upstream from confluence with North Pork and 10 miles northeast of 

Carnation.

Drainage area. 19.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 1,300 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 6.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum not determined, probably occurred sometime during period of no gage-height record in October.

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

Ho diversion or regulation.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

11.5

19.5

31

55

89

140

4.5 

5.5

227

380

590

875

1,230

2,180

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

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14 IB"

15

17

16

16

28

26

22

19

16

17

70

100

664

21.4

1.09

1.25

1,320

Nov.

~6U 130

50

40

40

36

33

31

30

35

45

55

55

52

48

40

38

36

35

38

34

32

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

-

1,205

40.2

2.04

2.27

2,390

Dec.

*23

35

50

140

150

82

80

85

*74

80

86

1,480

.454

237

160

123

101

86

75

67

63

*63

56

51

48

46

44

43

44

50

50

4,226

136

6.90

7.98

8,380

Jan.

47

15(5

850

300

240

200

350

7OO

1,300

*450

1,350

1,150

*518

550

520

600

650

1,500

1,000

*426

348

376

2,150

779

466

302

235

*290

582

914

1,640

20,933

675

34.3

39.52

41,520

Feb.

*739

403

940 BOO"

350

450

7OO

400

250

170

130

120

120

110

100

150

140

120

110

105

100

100

90

85

80

75

1TR5

125

_

-

6,862

245

12.4

12.95

13,610

Mar.

115

105

100

95

*92

94

95

120

200

180

180

170

140

120

100

170

140

120

110

100

 go 90

*185

245

73o

162

148

180

130

160

150

4,316

139

7.06

8.15

8,560

Apr.

125

115

120

130

140

130

120

110

100

90

90

100

100

*100

101

112

156

160

222

278

418

410

590

35T

275

287

376

348

253

253

-

6,160

205

10.4

11.63

12,220

May

205

175

166

230

334

334

366

32T

261

208

175

*175

196

205

170

152

150

160

318

240

196

208

173

213

188

168

192

177

177

177

156

6,546

211

10.7

12.36

12,980

June

129

127

118

T7T

119

123

205

192

154

*154

168

196

524

757

201

179

170

146

154

188

162

154

144

156

150

134

146

146

130

134

-

5,117

171

8.68

9.66

10,150

July

119

123

123

116

102

121

132

142

TTf

101

100

94

88

101

112

84

73

70

65

59

56

*53

50

48

46

44

42

41

40

40

39

2,540

81.9

4.16

4.80

5,040

Aug.

37

37

36

34

34

36

38

37

37

34

32

30

29

29

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

23

21

26

27

*26

51

56 ts

39

*36

1,013

32.7

1.66

1.91

2,010

Sept.

34

34

31

29

27

25

24

*24

23

22

21

21

21

19.5

19

18.5

18.5

*18

18.5

18.5

17.5

TBTB"

44

48

37

30

27

*176

192

389

-

1,445.5

48.2

2.45

2.73

2,870

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ao-ft

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,150 Min 14 Mean 167 Cfsm 8.48 In. 115.21 Ac-ft 121, OOO

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs).--Dee. 12 (2 p.m.) 2,07O cfs (5.40 ft); probably Jan. 18 (time 

unknown) 2,120 cfs (5.45 ft)j Jan. 23 (l2 m.) 3,160 cfs (6.26 ft)s Jan. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 2,200 cfs 

(5.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, Dec. 2-8, 10, Jan. 1-12, 14-19, Feb. 4 to Mar. 5, 

Mar. 8-22, Mar. 28 to Apr. 13; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 2 discharge 

measurements, and records for stations on nearby streams.
SHOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 151

North Fork Tolt River near Carnation, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°42 I 40", long. 121°47'35", in SE^NW^ sec. 28, T. 26 N., R. 8 E. , on right 

bank 2f miles upstream from confluence with South Fork and 7 miles northeast of Carnation.

Drainage area. 39.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 600 ft above mean sea level (from 

river-profile map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,850 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 10.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs; minimum, 40 cfs Nov. 30, Dec. 1, but may have 

been less sometime during period of no gage-height record in October; minimum gage 

height, 3.77 ft Sept. 22.

Remarks. Records good except those above 3,000 cfs, which are fair and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are poor. No regulation or diversion.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

38

59

101

161

266

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

439

660

940

1,280

2,100

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

42

82

140

214

335

530

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

760

1,040

1,370

2,160

3,150

4,430

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

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

49

48

48

47

47

46

46

46

45

44

44

44

44

44

45

45

&

45

45

46

44

44

56

54

51

47

44

45

100

150

1,567

50.5

1.29

1.49

3,110

Nov.

rro

100

80

75

75

70

60

52

48

56

80

100

110

100

90

80

70

62

60

*65

60

54

50

48

46

45

45

42

41

40.

2,070

69.0

1.76

1.96

4,110

Dec.

40

52

95

192

210

155

127

150

*117

195

255

2.000

618

352

252

202

175

154

141

131

129

*127

119

114

108

105

101

101

106

151

125

6,851

221

5.64

6.50

15,590

Calendar year 1952; Max -

Jan.

119

794

1,080

585

266

240

501

1,020

*1,720

759

1,780

1,600

*954

966

940

988

1,060

2,090

1,410

860

*813

1,520

4.200

1,540

1,000

745

620

772

1,220

1,580

2,660

55,962

1,160

29.6

54.12

71,330

Feb.

*1,180

843

1.700

944

750

1,000

1,580

845

658

552

491

446

415

411

585

462

458

585

346

522

505

502

286

274

265

256

528

525

-

-

-

16,452

588

15.0

15.61

32,630

Mar.

277

256

245

242

*265

256

248

502

592

566

565

549

286

251

259

349

296

256

242

256

225

225

*592

179

425

522

515

570

502

342

512

9,425

504

7.76

8.94

18,690

Apr.

277

262

268

280

522

280

259

251

242

228

228

256

256

*231

251

274

542

522

419

508

769

692

992

654

526

557

706

656

508

500

-

12,256

409

10.4

11.65

24,510

May

450

577

566

500

674

656

125

654

526

458

377

*400

446

434

360

358

355

595

598

462

407

423

560

485

400

570

426

385

588

585

512

15,808

445

11.4

15.10

27,590

June

509

296

277

293

277

295

485

400

528

*558

565

419

1.010

517

596

560

349

512

342

419

555

515

299

542

518

286

299

296

280

509

-

10,860

562

9.25

10.50

21,540

July

271

274

271

254

256

268

274

296

251

231

222

214

209

228

220

185

176

170

156

149

147

*145

134

150

125

121

117

115

115

115

ill

5,926

191

4.87

5.62

11,750

Aug.

108

108

106

102

98

102

102

100

98

95

91

87

86

84

80

79

77

76

74

72

71

69

72

74

76

*72

161

138

110

86

86

2,858

91.5

2.55

2.69

5,650

Sept.

84

84

77

69

66

65

62

*62

61

60

57

57

56

54

54

52

£1

51

52

53

51

52

158

115

76

65

62

*445

502

233.

5,517

111

2.85

5.15

6,580

Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,200 Min 40 Mean 552 Cfsm 8.47 In. 115.11 Ac-ft 240,700

Peak discharee (base. 5,000 cfs). Dec. 12 (11:30 a.m.) 3.800 cfs (9.53 ft); Jan. 11 (11:50 a.m.)

5,040 , cfs (8.91 . ft); J n. . 18 (5:50 a.m.) .. 5,080 , cfs (8.94 ft); Jan. 25 (10 a.m.) 5,850 cfs (10.94

ft); Jan. 31 (12:30 p.m.) 3,710 cfs (9.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 19; discharge estimated on basis of'records for nearby 

stations.
152 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

Tolt River near Carnation, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 47°41'45", long. 121°49i30", in SjNE£ sec. 31, T. 26 N. , R. 8 E. , 

on right bank 500 ft downstream from the Forks, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Stossel Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Carnation.

Drainage aTea. 79.7 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to January 1932, September 1937 to September 1953. Prior 

to October 1951, published as "near Tolt."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 348 ft above mean sea level (from river-

 profile survey). Prior to Oct. 31, 1928, staff gage and Oct. 31, 1928, to Jan. 3, 1932, 

water-stage recorder, at site 350 ft upstream at datum 7.1 ft higher (by river-profile 

survey). Sept. 1 to Oct. 6, 1937, staff gage at present site at datum 1.64 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years (1928-31, 1937-53), 575 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 11.19 ft); min-

 imum, 63 cfs Oct. 18-20 (gage height, 3.88 ft).

1928-32, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 12.92 

ft, revised), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 53 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1951 (gage height, 3.84 ft).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for water years 1929, 1938, 1943, 1945 

and maximum gage height for 1951 have been revised, as shown in the following table. 

They supersede figures published in the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

692 

862 

982 

1042 

1216

Water 

year

1929 

1938 

1943 

1945 

1951

Date

Oct. 

Apr. 

Oct. 

Jan. 

Feb.

9, 1928 

18, 1938 

31, 1942 

7, 1945 

9, 1951

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,090 

10,600 

12,300 

12,700 

b!6,800

Gage height 

(feet)

a8. 10 

11.51 

11.95 

12.14 

12.92

a From graph based on gage readings.

b On basis of slope-area determination of peak flow.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water years 1930 and 1939, superseding those published in WSP 707, 

862, and 870, are given herewith:

1930 

Feb. 1-10.......................... al,600

11-19.......................... al,400

20-28.......................... a730

1939 

Jan. 4............................. 1,100

a Average "discharge for period indicated.

Month

Water year 1929-3O. .... 

Calendar year 1930. ....

Water year 1938-39.... . 

Calendar year 1939 .....

Cfs-days

35,170 

150,773 

161,412

37,410 

242,558 

233,560

Maximum

1

3,270 

3,820 

3,270

Minimum

68 

68

620 

67 

101

Mean

1,260 

413 

442

1,207 

665 

640

Per square 

mile

15.8 

5.18 

5.55

15.1 

S.-34 

8.03

Runoff

Inches

16.41 

70.35 

75.32

17.46 

113.18 

108.98

Acre-feet

70,000 

299,000 

320,000

74,200 

481,100 

463,300
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 

Tolt River near Carnation, Wash. Continued

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

77 

165 

£97 

720

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,480

2,650

4,400

6,650

9,400

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

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

77

76

75

75

73

72

*71

71

70

69

67

66

65

66

*66

65

64

65

65

65

71

67

66

95

90

80

75

67

75

180

264

2,505

80.7

1.01

1.17

4,960

Nov.

540

181

156

120

121

111

104

96

90

96

158

170

*172

165

154

151

118

109

107

112

111

104

97

95

91

88

84

81

80

78

5,678

125

1.54

1.72

7,500

Dec.

77

96

157

562

596

264

250

294

259

554

600

*4.250

1,260

704

492

590

554

285

259

251

225

229

210

198

186

179

172

170

176

186

205

13,386

432

5.42

6.25

26,550

Jan.

200

1,000

2,050

768

*516

460

924

1,800

5,100

1,400

5,220

2,850

1,760

1,650

1,670

1,800

1,780

5,820

2,540

1,600

1,550

*2,410

7.550

2,500

1,700

1,260

1,040

1,290

2,000

2,640

4,960

65,808

2,058

25.8

29.77

126,600

Feb.

2,110

1,410

2.850

1,560

1,160

1,570

2,390

1,540

987

840

744

660

610

600

590

698

704

610

542

500

472

468

452

404

590

"455 576

529

-

-

-

25,994

928

11.6

12.15

51,560

Mar.

440

404

582

568

396

*424

416

496

650

615

605

615

504

428

404

610

554

472

448

412

393

590

605

798

792

595

570

665

570

620

615

16,256

524

6.57

7.58

52,200

Apr.

558

504

488

488

570

524

484

*452

456

400

400

420

436

416

436

472

590

565

709

875

1,260

1,220

1.660

1,110

917

938

1,160

1,120

882

854

-

21,524

711

8.92

9.95

42,500

May

750

645

620

804

1,070

1,060

1.170

1,040

917

780

655

670

752

726

*620

570

565

615

980

780

698

752

625

847

744

665

758

665

655

660

554

23,552

755

9.45

10.89

46,280

June

512

496

464

480

460

472

726

682

556

556

*590

676

1 .570

959

720

640

605

542

580

676

580

542

520

570

542

484

504

504

460

500

-

18,168

606

7.60

8.48

56,040

July

440

436

436

412

579

424

444

480

408

368

551

544

520

562

558

294

267

261

259

226

*218

218

206

198

188

185

176

172

167

165

i£l

9,501

500

3.76

4.34

18,450

Aug.

157

154

152

148

144

150

152

148

148

158

154

129

125

121

120

118

116

112

109

107

107

1S5

109

112

*116

109

200

205

165

154

151

4,175

155

1.69

1.95

8,280

Sept.

127

127

120

111

104

101

99

97

93

91

90

90

88

87

84

85

81

82

85

81

80

80

190

181

125

109

99

550

*512

1.100

-

4,945

165

2.07

2.51

9,800

Calendar year 1952: -Max 4,230 Min 63 Mean 411 Cfsm 5.16 In. 70. 17 Ac-ft 298,200

Water year 1952-55: Max 7,550 Min 65 Mean 567 Cfsm 7.11 In. 96.54 Ac-ft 410,300

Peak discharKe (base. 3.400 cfs). Dec. 12 (ll a.m.. 1 D.m. ) 6.250 cfs (9.85 ft); Jan. 9 (5:50

p.m.) 4,520 cfs (9.06 ft); Jan. 11 (1:50 p.m.) 5,710 cfs (9.61 ft); Jan. 18 (4 a.m.) 5,710 cfs (9.61

ft); Jan. 25 (10 a.m.) 10,000 cfs (11.19 ft); Jan. 51 (2:50, 4 p.m.) 6,720 cfs (10.05 ft); Feb. 5

(9 a.m.) 4,460 cfs (9.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

Snoqualmie River near Carnation, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°39'55", long. 121°55'30", in w| sec. 9, T. 25 N., R. 7 E., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Carnation, and 2 miles downstream from Tolt River.

Drainage area. 608 sq mi.

Reeor-dsL available . October 1928 to September 1953. Prior to October 1951, published as ''near Tolt.''

G§£f. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to 

Dec. 20, 1933, chain or wire-weight gage on bridge, 100 ft upstream at datum 42.96 ft 

higher. Dec. 20, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1939, water-stage recorder at present site at 

datum 42.96 ft higher than present datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder l£ miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--25 years, 3,666 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 cfs Feb. 1 (elevation, 56.27 ft); minimum discharge, 237 cfs Oct. 29 (elevation, 44.34 ft), but may have been less sometime 

during period Oct. 15-20 because of possible sluggish intakes; minimum dally discharge, 

423 cfs Oct. 16-18.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 59,500 cfs (revised) Feb. 27, 1932 (elevation, 59.88 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); maximum elevation observed, 59.93 ft Nov. 13, 

1932; minimum discharge, 239 cfs Aug. 21, 1945, but may have been less sometime during 

period of faulty intake action Sept. 13 or 14, 1949; minimum elevation recorded, 43.30 

ft Sept. 11, 1930 (corrected); minimum daily discharge, 396 cfs Sept. 24, 1938.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1932 has been revised to 59,500 

cfs FeD. a?, 1932 (elevation, 59.88 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding 

figure published in WSP 737.

Remarks. Records good. Several small diversions for irrigation and domestic use above 

station. Low flow diverted for operation of powerplant at Snoqualmie Palls but returned 

to river above station. Some pondage at Snoqualmie Falls and some diurnal fluctuation 

caused by powerplant.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (elevation, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

44.6

44.9

45.2

45.6

46.0

395

620

870

1,260

1,730

46.5

47.0

47.5

48.0

49.0

2,380

3,130

4,030

5,070

7,340

50.0

51.0

52.0

54.0

56.0

9,820

12,600

15,600

22,600

31,100

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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

458 

*465

472

430

451

430

430

451

451

444

472

458

451 

451

458

423

423

423

430

423

444

444

430

532 

502

502

465

444

430

612

1.160

14,859

479

0.788

0.91

29,470

Nov.

1.040 

897

684

596

548

564

*564

510

488

518

660

802

844 

802

768

717

636

564

564

604

620

572

556

556

518

510

472

480

472

444

-

18,570

619

1.02

1.14

36,830

Dec.

451 

488

612

1,020

1,560

1,180

1,060

1,350

1,270

1,280

*1,220

7,550

8,550 

4,340

2,910

2,240

1,890

1,550

1,420

1,270

1,220

1,200

1,110

1,010 

978

888

879

879

942

1,040

1,090

54,447

1,756

2.89

3.33

108,000

Jan.

1,060 

2,090

8,230

4,960

3,100

2,530

3,790

7,100

15,100

*13,700

12,400

23,600

16,300 

10,200

8,920

10,400

9,350

16 , 300

17,000

11,000

*8,900

8,160

*24,000

25,400 

15,000

9,150

7,480

7,650

9,690

13,400

19,300

345,260

11,140

18.3

21.12

684,800

Feb.

*26,700 

14,600

12,400

11,300

8,230

8,060

11,300

9,590

6,960

5,730

4,920

4,260

3,800 

3,550

3,480

3,770

4,070

3,570

3,220

2,950

2,740

2,680

2,620

2,450 

2,340

2,250

2,320

2,860

-

_

-

172,720

6,169

10.1

10-56

342,600

Mar.

2,590 

*2,410

2,280

2,190

2,160

2,250

2,250

2,350

2,970

3,230

3,250

3,430

3,070 

2,680

2,530

3,270

3,550

3,030

2,910

2,690

2,530

2,490

2,830

3,840 

4.760

3,950

3,520

3,800

3,550

3,410

3,590

93,360

3,012

4.95

5.71

185,200

Apr.

3,270 

3,020

2,800

2,690

2,800

2,870

2,750

*2,650

2,530

2,380

2.510

2,450

2,750 

3,050

2,940

2,940

3,320

3,460

3,820

5,400

6,200

7,580

3,980

8,580 

6,480

6,390

7,200

8,700

6,500

5,600

-

132,390

4,413

7.26

8.10

262,600

May

5,000 

4,240

5,860

4,380

6,780

8.580

8,420

7,410

6,460

5,420

4,480

4,160

4,590 

5,290

*4,810

4,520

4,500

4,540

7,390

6,660

5,380

5,200

4,460

4,850 

4,870

4,320

4,920

5,000

5,000

5,200

4,280

164,370

5,302

8.72

10.05

326,000

June

3,770 

5,840

5,620

3,700

5,640

5,660

4,810

5,710

4,590

4,420

*5,000

5,840

9,770 

8,060

5,910

5,090

5,090

4,610

4,260

4,740

4,420

4,090

4,030

4,570 

4,420

5,940

3,840

4,030

3,660

3,950

141,080

4,703

7.74

8.63

273,800

July

5,840 

5,820

4,120

4,050

3,570

4,010

4,520

5,070

4,760

5,950

5,770

3,730

3,480 

3,500

5,550

5,050

2,620

2,600

2,490

*2,250

2,110

2,040

1,950

1,850 

1,750

1,690

1,590

1,530

1,530

1,540

IjA?0

91,600

2,955

4.86

5.60

181,700

Aug.

1,410 

1,520

1,260

1,260

1,280

1,260

1,440

1,570

1,280

1,260

1,170

1,150

1,050 

1,070

1,090

996

1,050

915

870

862

924

942

906

853 

*1,T52"0~

1,000

1,040

1,490

1,300

1,070

1,010

54,898

1,126

1.85

2.13

69,220

Sept.

942

960

888

853

802

760

760

717

785

717

668

684

700 

660

668

620

580

564

588

556

612

596

668

915 

742

660

726

1,430

*2,020

3.500

26,141

871

1.43

1.60

51,850

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,700 Min 423 Mean 2,428 Cfsm 3.99 In. 54.37 Ac-ft 1,763,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 26,700 Min 423 Mean 3,533 Cfsm 5.81 In. 78.88 Ac-ft 2,558,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Jan. 9 (11:50 p.m.) 19.500 cfs (55.11 ft)s Jan. 12 (2 p.m.) 

25,800 cfs (54TSO ft); Jan. 19 (4 a.m.) 18,300 cfs (52.77 ft); Jan. 24 (1:50 a.m.) 32,200 cfs 

(56.21 ft); Feb. 1 (8 a.m.) 52,400 cfs (56.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 155

Pilchuck River near Granite Falls, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°03'15", long. 121 0 57'25", in SE^ sec. 30, T. 30 N., R. 7 E., on right 

bank 200 ft upstream from road bridge and 2 miles southeast of'Granite Falls.

Drainage area. 53.5 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May to October 1911, January 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 340 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 13, 1911, staff gage at approximately same site at different datum. Jan. 14, 

1943, to July 9, 1946, several staff gages within 150 ft of present site at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 332 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 8.09 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1911, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs (revised) Oct. 25, 1945 (gage height, 

10.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 8.00 ft; minimum, that of Oct. 19, 

20, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.89 ft Aug. 23, 24, 1945.

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

982 

1012 

1042 

1062 

1092 

1122

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945 

1946 

1947 

1948

Date

Mar. 28, 1943 

May 24, 1944 

Jan. 7, 1945 

Oct. 25, 1945 

Oct. 25, 1946 

Oct. 19, 1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,060 

4,170 

8,070 

10,500 

6,970 

5,380

Gage height 

(feet)

a5.76 

a7.40 

a9.40 

alO.4 

8.92 

8.09

a From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good. City of Snohomish diverts about 5 cfs, 5 miles above station, for 

municipal use. Slight regulation at low water; cause unknown.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for periods in water years 1944 and 1946, superseding those published in WSP 1012 and 1062, are given herewith:

1944-Con. 

May 24 ......... 2,850

Month

Calendar year 1943.....

Water year 1943-44 ..... 

Calendar year 1944 .....

Calendar year 1945 ..... 

Water year 1945-46.....

Cfs -days

87,237

89,532 

97,013

141,626 

136,822

Maximum

1,960

2,850 

2,850

6,550 

6,550

Minimum

33

31 

31

46 

48

Mean

239

245 

265

388 

375

Runoff in 

acre-feet

25,080

173.000

177,600 

192,400

33,340

280,900 

271,400
156 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

Pilchuck River near Granite Falls, Wash. Continued

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

28

46

70

121

187

345

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.1

565

870

1,230

1,680

2,230

3,770

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

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

34

34

33

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

30

33

30

29

58

50

38

34

33 

40

153

276

1,384

44.6

2,750

Nov.

228 *TTT

83

73

70

60

52

47

44

54

110

116

112

108

107

81

67

61

57

64

60

54

50

48

47

45

44

41 

40

40

-

2,180

72.7

4,320

Dec.

44

52

142

338

447

289

292

644

376

373

286

1 ,170

570

320

235

190

163

*141

127

117

114

137

119

108

100

91

84

83 

96

174

187

7,609

245

15,090

Jan.

150

743

1,300

434

286

229

563

1,290

1,330

728

1,030

1,460

968

842

933

925

626

1,330

1,370

728

1,040

1,250

5.620

1,220

849

758

582

925 

1,170

1,250

1,560

31,489

1,016

62,460

Feb.

919

638

1,040

668

*490

717

1.740 955"

545

424

388

331

292

275

275

418

424

352

292

256

232

250

241

214

200

190

318

404

_

-

13,436

480

26,650

Mar.

292

256

*226

217

272

303

286

286

300

269

247

292

269

238

238

547

485

424

434

356

317

352

495

565

576

388

345

530 

438

475

456

11,174

360

22,160

Apr.

362

303

286

272

296

289

282

250

232

211

229

348

424

447

429

442

485

412

416

396

*537

485

825

510

380

366

470

442 

331

384

-

11,541

385

22,890

May

396

412

348

352

370

334

392

356

348

282

238

235

244

223

185

180

175

25?

317

515

352

303

244

292

286

264

438

306 

282

392

300

9,567

309

18,980

June

253

235

209

206

*195

192

355

452

317

272

250

269

1.060

555

370

303

266

235

235

380

300

266

253

320

300

253

241

226 

206

195

9,169

306

18,190

July

180

Tro

163

152

148

154

152

177

*148

133

125

116

116

143

170

133

112

108

100

91

86

84

80

75

73

72

69

66

65

64

61

3,586

116

7,110

Aug.

62

64

58

58

55

55

56

55

55

52

49

49

48

46

46

45

44

46

*47

46

45

44

60

88

88

60

444 296" 

190

119

108

2,578

83.2

5,110

Sept.

110

105

88

75

67

65

61

60

56

54

50

49

48

48

48

*47

48

48

52

50

57

67

142

98

67

67

67

1.110 

373

1,080

-

4,357

145

8,640

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,680 Min 28 Mean 195 Ac-ft 141,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,620 Min 28 Mean 296 Ac-ft 214,400

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 23 (3:30 a.m.) 5.600 cfs (8.09 ft): Feb. 7 (1:30 p.m.)

2,840 cfs (6.48 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 157

Little Pilchuck Creek near Lake Stevens, Wash.

Location.--Lat 48°02'00", long. 122°03 I 00", in NW^NW^ sec. 4, T. 29 N., R. 6 E., on right 

bank just downstream from highway crossing, l| miles northeast of Lake Stevens and 

2 miles upstream from Stevens Creek.

Drainage area.--17.5 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--June 1946 to September 1953 (discharge measurements only, October 1951 

to August 1952).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage is 200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years (1946-51, 1952-53), 30.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 137 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 3.27 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Aug. 22, Sept. 9-11, 13, 15, 16, 18-22; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft Oct. 1-8.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 322 cfs Nov. 11, 1947; maximum gage height, 4.65 ft 

Feb. 26, 1950; minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Aug. 18, 24-26, 1951, Aug. 22, Sept. 9-11, 

13, 15, 16, 18-22, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Aug. 18, 24-26, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small diversions above station for farm use. No regulation.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5-13, Sept. 7-27)

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

0.74

2.6

6.6

17.5

31

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

45

72

112

161

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

39

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

1.3

1.3

1.2

*T7?

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

3.9

T^

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.4

3.4

3.5

52.7

1.70

0.097

0.11

105

Nov.

3.0

275

2.2

2.0

2.4

*1.9

1.7

T77

1.7

2.1

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

-

62.6

2.09

0.119

0.13

124

Dec.

2.6

375

4.3

6.6

8.7

6.9

10.5

11.5 "TTs

8.7

7.2

*7.2

6.1

5.1

3.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.9

5.8

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.7

4.5

5.6

6.9

7.2

175.7

5.67

0.324

0.37

348

Jan.

6.1

13

25

20

16

13

20

36

50

53

54

50

40

34

32

37

*42

52

59

49

52

56

107 ~9T

81

88

104

100

88

66

74

1,608.1

51.9

2.97

3.42

3,190

Feb.

121

92

100

~w127

82

97

101

71

54

44

36

31

31

35

34

37

33

29

26

23

22

20

18

16.5

16

73

34

_

-

-

1,452.5

51.9

2.97

3.09

2,880

Mar.

32

*28

25

22

22

22

22

20

19

*17.5

16.5

T775

19.5

17.5

18

27

44

44

41

35

37

42

35

39

62

52

46

73

81

75

79

1,134.5

36.6

2.09

2.41

2,250

Apr.

*62

48

43

40

37

35

36

31

26

24

24

42

101

~aS 113

61

50

40

34

29

27

26

32

30

26

26

29

38

32

29

-

1,254

41.8

2.39

2.66

2,490

May

31

23

25

22

18

16

23

*25

25

22

18.5

16

14

12

11.5

10.5

10

TT5.5

13.5

22

19

14

13.5

17

19

16

13

12

11

23

23

555.0

17.9

1.02

1.18

1,100

June

15.5

14.5

12

12

12

TT~ 10.5

29

21

16

13

13.5

46

42

32

24

20

18.5

20

6.2

57

42

34

28

26

22

19

16.5

15.5

13

-

727.5

24.2

1.38

1.55

1,440

July

11 "*9~. 0

7.8

7.2

6.6

5.6

4.9

6.1

6.1

4.7

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

120.1

3.87

0.221

0.26

238

Aug.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

T72

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

3.2

271

1.7

1.4

1.4

46<1

1.49

0.085

0.10

91

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0 1.1

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

5.4 Z76~

5.1

-

44.3

1.48

0.085

0.09

L 88

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 127 Mln 1.0 Mean 19.8 Cfam 1.13 In. 15.37 Ac-ft 14,340

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfa).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
158 SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN

Snohomish River at Snohomish, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°54'40", long. 122°05'50", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 28 N., R. 5 E., on downstream end of drawrest of bridge on State Highway 1A in Snohomish.

Drainage area.--1,720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1941 to September 1953 (high-water discharges only). Highwater elevations prior to 1932 and high-water profiles on flood peaks since that time 

are available at the Seattle office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of each gage is 10 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 2|- miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65,800 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 28.17 ft, 

Backwater from tide).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 153,000 cfs Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 30.12 ft, 

backwater from tide).

Maximum stage known, 35 ft at base gage and 31 ft at auxiliary gage in 1906, from 

flood profile furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation because of tides. No appreciable 

regulation or diversion at stages for which discharges are published.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1152: 1948(M). WSP 1216: 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. Nov. Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

12,200

26,200

14,900

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

-

_

"

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

20,1OO

17,400

10,600

_

-

18,OOO 

35,500

*4 1,100

33,200

*57,500

50,100

36,900

29,700

30,500

25,800

32,000

40,1OO

34,000

27,300

24,000

48,OOO

57,200 

47,300

35,600

26,200

23,800

26,200

33,200

42,800

_

-

-

Feb.

57,400

45,600

39,200

36,600

28,000

24,200

30,900

31,300 

23,400

18,000

15,300

13,100

11,600

10,500

10,800

10,300

12,000

1O,2OO

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

;

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

10,500

_

_

-

.

_

_

10 , 200 

12,400

10,500

_

10,800

-

10,200

10,200

_

-

-

Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

12,700

14,700

18,900

21,700

24,500 

18,300

16,800

17,800

22,700

18,500

15,300

-

-

-

-

May

13,900

11,500

11,300

11,900

16,900

23,100

24,300

22,800 

19,300

15,400

12,600

11,600

12,900

13,800

13,600

12,700

12,300

11,800

17,800

20,000

16,000

14,500

12,700

12,400 

13,100

11,500

13,100

13,900

14,100

15 , 000

13,400

459,200

14,810

910,800

June

11,500

11,300

11,100

10,300

1O,7OO

11,000

13,000

15 , 600 

13,400

12,800

14,000

16,200

22,400

25.800

18,000

15,700

15,700

14,700

13,200

13,000

12,600

11,900

11,200

11,600 

11,900

11,200

10,400

10,500

10 ,900

10,800

-

400,400

15,550

794,200

July

11,700

12,400

12,600

12,600

11,500

12,200

14,500

15,900 

15,800

13,500

12,600

13,000

12,200

11,000

11,100

_

_

_

_.

-

.

^

_

_

^

_

_

.,

-

-

-

-

Aug. Sept.

10,700

.

-

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac -ft

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs).--Jan. 10 (3:30 a.m.) 48,200 cfs (26.13 ft); Jan. 12 (5:30 p.m.) 

60,000 cfs (27.67 ft); Jan. 23 (10 p.m.) 65,800 cfs (28.17 ft); Feb. 1 (3 a.m.) 63,400 cfs (27.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SNOHOMISH RIVER BASIN 159

Qullceda Creek near Marysville, Wash.

Location.--Lat 48°06'20", long. 122°09'40", in NEirNEtr sec. 9, T. 30 N., R. 5 E., on right

Dank 300 ft downstream from Middle Pork and 3^ miles north of Marysville. 

Drainage area. 13.9 sq mi (revised). 

Records available. June 1946 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage is 35 ft, revised (from

topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 23.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 4.52 ft); minimum, 

 3.9 cfs Aug. 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Sept. 19.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 155 cfs Feb. 22, 1949; maximum gage height, 5.72 ft

Feb. 26, 1950; minimum discharge, 2.2 cfs July 16, 1951; minimum gage height, that of

Sept. 19, 1953. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and

those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Several diversions above

station for irrigation and domestic use. No regulation. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for period in water

year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1182, are given herewith:

Date

1949

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

25

65

70

50

36

40

35

30

26

24

22

Date

1949-Con.

Dec. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

20

18

17

16

28

31

27

24

21

20

30

Date

1949-Con.

Dec . 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

50

80

70

60

75

100

90

80

55

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 1-31; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage and records for station on nearby streams.

Month

December 1949. ............ 

Calendar year 1949 ..... 

Water year 1949-50.....

Cfs-days

1,335 

7,992.3 

9,239.7

Maximum

100 

149 

128

Minimum

16 

4.4 

3.5

Mean

43.1 

21.9 

25.3

Per 

square 

mile

3.10 

1.58 

1.82

Runoff

Inc he s

3.57 

21.39 

24.74

Acre-feet

2,650

15,340 

18,330

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

Cf sm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

4.1 4~7T

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.9

4.6

4.7

6.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.6

5.3

8.1

*7.1

144.5

4.66

0.335

0.39

287

Nov.

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.7

5.0

5.0

*4.9

4.9

5.0

6.2

8^6

7.6

7.0

6.4

7.6

6.6

7.4

6.4

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

-

173.8

5.79

0.417

0.47

345

Dec.

6.6

7.4

9.0

10

13

11

15

17

rS

13.5

11

*9.0

8.6

7.5

6.4

6.8

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.2

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.1

5.9

67T

6.2

7.5

8.5

7.6

262.8

8.48

0.610

0.70

521

Calendar year 1952: Max 97

Jan.

7.1

14

16.5

12.5

11

9.8

13

24

36

30

32

25

21

17.5

*17

19.5

*22

30

31

25

26

26

48

39

36

39

37

38

35

30

42

809.9

26.1

1.88

2.17

1,610

Feb.

59

70

73

8262"

55

65

56

41

34

29

25

23

22

22

24

27

24

20

19

18

17

16

15

2T

27

22

28

_

_

-

1,002

35.8

2.58

2.68

1,990

Mar.

24

*20

19

17

17

17

17

16

15

14.5

13.5

15.5

18

17

16

24

47

39

33

27

27

26

23

27

42

33

30

55

52

52

47

840.5

27.1

1.95

2.25

1,670

Apr.

36

*29

28

26

25

23

21

19

17

15

14

24

62

6F

47

38

33

28

24

21

21

19.5

23

21

19

21

25

29

24

25

-

819.5

27.3

1.96

2.19

1,630

May

28

25

21

18

16

14.5

19

19

19

16

14.5

*13.5

12.5

11.5

11

10

10

10

13

24

18

15

13.5

15

15

13

11.5

11

11

20

17

485.5

15.7

1.13

1.30

963

June

13.5

12.5

11

11

1£

10

19.5

24

17

13.5

12

12.5

26

23

18

14.5

12.5

12

13.5

56.

42

32

28

25

22

*19

17

15.5

13.5

11.5

-

567.5

18.9

1.36

1.52

1,130

July

-§74 10.5

9.0

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.0

8.8

7.8

7.0

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.5

194.8

6.28

0.452

0.52

386

Aug.

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

*3.6

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

5.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.8

3.7

3.8

6.1

5.3

4.3

4.0

4.1

119.3

3.85

0.277

0.32

237

Sept.

.3

.3

.1

.0

.0

.0

.3

.1

_^1

.9

.9

.0

.0

.1

.0

* .1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.3

.4

.9

.4

.6

.6

.8

-578 12.5

7.9

-

140.1

4.67

0.336

0.37

278

Min 3.8 Mean 15.7 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.37 Ac-ft 11,380

Water year 1952-53: Max 82 Min 3.4 Mean 15.2 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.88 Ac-ft 11,050

Peak discharge (base, 110 efs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 10 to Dec. 12, Dec. 14, 15; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for stations on nearby streams. Shifting-control method used 

Jan. 10 to Feb. 2, Mar. 28 to Sept. 30.
160 TULALIP CREEK BASIN

Lake Goodwin near Silvana, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°09'15", long. 122°17'40", in SE£ sec. 21, T. 31 N. , R. 4 E.. on shore- 

 ward side of wing dock at north end of Lake Goodwin near Ketchum's Park, 3£ miles southwest of Silvana.

Drainage area.--4.51 sq mi.

Records available.--April to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 324 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during period, 3.02 ft Apr. 28, 29; minimum 

observed, 2.12 ft Sept. 25-28.

Remarks.--The level of Lake Goodwin is controlled by flashboards in a wooden flume at the 

mouth of Lake Shoecraft. No known diversions.

Gage height, In feet, April 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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.95

2.97

3.00

3.02

3.02

3.00

May

3.00

3.00

2.98

2.98

2.97

2.97

2.97

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.98

2.97

2.95

2.95

2.94

2.92

2.92

2.92

2.94

2.95

2.96

2.97

2.97

2.97

2.97

2.97

2.97

2.95

2.95

3.01

3.01

June

3.01

2.98

2.98

2.97

2.96

2.96

2.98

2.98

2.98

2.97

2.95

2.94

2.94

2.97

2.95

2.96

2.96

2.96

2.98

2.98

2.98

2.97

2.99

2.98

2.98

2.96

2.97

2.94

2.94

2.93

July

2.90

2.90

2.89

2.87

2.87

2.87

2.87

2.86

2.86

2.86

2.84

2.84

2.82

2.80

2.80

2.79

2.78

2.78

2.76

2.76

2.75

2.74

2.70

2.70

2.64

2.62

2.62

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

Aug.

2.58

2.58

2.57

2.56

2.54

2.52

2.52

2.50

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.46

2.45

2.45

2.44

2.44

2.43

2.41

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.38

2.36

2.36

2.35

2.35

2.34

2.34

2.32

2.32

2.32

Sept.

2.31

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.27

2.27

2.27

2.26

2.25

2.24

2.24

2.23

2.22

2.20

2.19

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.15

2.15

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.13

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.12

2.13

2.13
TULALIP CREEK BASIN 161

Lake Shoecraft near Tulalip, Wash.

Location.- -La t 48°07'35", long. 122°18'15", in SW^ sec. 33, T. 31 N. , R. 4 E., on piling 

12 ft shoreward from boathouse on southwest shore, a quarter of a mile east of outlet, 

and 4£ miles north of Tulalip.

Drainage area. --5. 57 sq mi.

Records available. --April to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 324 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes . --Maximum gage height observed during period, 1.90 ft May 1; minimum, 0.96 ft 

Sept. 23-27.

Remarks. --The level of Lake Shoecraft is controlled by planks in wooden flume at outlet. 

Fo known diversions.

Gage height, in feet, April 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

Z5

26

27

ZB

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

1.79

1.80

1.79

1.79

1.79

1.79

1.79

1.80

1.80

1.81

1.82

1.85

1.88

1.87

1.87

-

May

1.90

1.89

1.88

1.86

1.85

1.84

1.86

1.86

1.85

1.84

1.83

1.82

_

_

-

1.78

1.78

1.77

1.77

1.81

1.82

1.81

1.80

1.81

1.81

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.79

1.88

1.89

June

1.S8

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.81

1.80

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.81

1.80

1.87

1.86

1.84

1.83

1.81

1.80

1.81

1.84

1.83

1.82

1.81

1.81

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.79

1.79

1.77

-

July

1.77

1.76

1.74

1.73

1.72

1.72

1.71

1.71

1.71

1.70

1.70

1.69

1.68

1.68

1.67

1.66

1.65

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.57

1.55

1.54

1.52

1.51

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.42

Aug.

1.41

1.40

1.40

-

-

1.38

1.37

1.36

-

1.34

1.33

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.29

1.27

1.26

1.24

1.23

1.22

1.23

1.22

1.21

1.20

1.19

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.18

1.17

Sept.

1.16

1.15

1.14

1.13

1.13

1.13

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.09

1.08

_

-

-

1.04

1.03

1.02

1.00

.99

.98

.97

.97

.96

.96

.96

_

_

.97

.97

1.00

-
162 STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN

South Fork Stillaguamish River near Granite Fails, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°06'10", long. 121°56'40", in SW^NW^ sec. 8, T. 30 N., R. 7 E., on right

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge, li miles upstream from Canyon Creek, and

2 miles northeast of Granite Falls. 

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 310 ft (from river-profile map). Prior

to Aug. 31, 1928, staff gage at site 8 miles upstream at different datum. 

Average discharge . 25 years, 1,028 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 13.29 ft), from

rating curve extended above 8,800 cfs; minimum, 77 cfs Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 3.25

ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 38,800 cfs (revised) Feb. 26, 1932 (gage height, 19.7

ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs;

minimum discharge, 55 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 1938; minimum gage height, 2.99 ft Aug. 19-21,

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for most water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

692

707

722

737

752

767

792

832

862

902

902

932

982

1012

1042

1062

1092

1122

1216

Water 

year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1951

Date

Oct

Feb

Jan

Feb

Nov

Dec

Jan

Dec

Apr

Oct

Dec

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Oct

Oct

Oct

Feb

9, 1928

1, 1930

27, 1931

26, 1932

13, 1932

21, 1933

24, 1935

6, 1936

18, 1938

12, 1938

15, 1939

10, 1940

23, 1942

3, 1943

7, 1945

25, 1945

25, 1946

19, 1947

9,10, 1951

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,800

9,790

14,500

38,800

26,200

21,700

28,200

17,200

18,700

15,100

11,500

9,790

14,200

24,000

23,000

18,100

25,800

21,700

32,400

Gage height 

(feet)

12.44

10.8

12.72

19.7

16.37

15.1

16.99

13.60

14.13

12.88

11.52

10.76

12.6

15.84

15.54

13.87

16.30

15.06

18.10

-Remarks.--Records good. No known diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 902: 1939. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for water years 1932, 1935, and supplemental peak discharges for water years 

1938-39, 1943, 1945, and 1947 are given herewith. They supersede those published in WSP 

737, 792, 862, 902, 982, 1042, and 1092.

Month

Calendar year 1935. .........

Cfs-c<ays

_

90,849 

423,477 

333,905

Maximum

26,800 

26,800 

26,800

23,600 

23,600 

23,600

Minimum

293 

175 

131

290 

109 

109

Mean

2,310 

1,310 

1,510

2,931 

1,160 

915

Per 

square 

mile

19.4 

11.0 

12.7

24.6 

9.75 

7.69

Runoff

Inches

20.92 

149.86 

172.49

28.36 

132.35 

104.32

Acre-feet

133,000 

952,000 

1,090,000

180,200 

839,900 

662,300

Revised peak discharges.--1937-38: Oct. 28 (10:30 a.m.) 13,200 cfs; Nov. 3 (7:15 a.m.) IS,100 

cfs; Nov. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 11,800 cfs; Nov. 27 (5:45 p.m.) 13,500 cfs; Dec. 28 (9 a.m.) 16,600 cfs; 

Apr. 18 (3:20 a.m.) 18,700 cfs.

1938-39: Oct. 12 (4:50 p.m.) 15,100 cfs; Dec. 31 (2 a.m.) 9,560 cfs; Jan. 1 (3:50 p.m.) 13,000 

cfs; May 28 (7:50 p.m.) 12,200 cfs.

1942-43: Oct. 31 (10:40 a.m.) 13,500 cfs; Nov. 23 (12:30 p.m.) 14,2OO cfs; Mar. 28 (I a.m.) 

12,200 cfs.

1944-45: Jan. 7 (time unknown) 23,000 cfs; Jan. 13 (12 m.) 11,200 cfs; Feb. 7 (7 p.m.) 21,100 

cfs.

1946-47: Oct. 25 (l a.m.) 25,800 cfs; Dec. 11 (2 a.m.) 13,000 cfs; Jan. 24 (4:30 a.m.) 15,100 

cfs.
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Stillaguamish River near Granite Falls, Wash.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13-29)

Oct. 1 to Jar Jan. 12 to Sent. 30

4.5 

5.0

78

112

175

260

455

725

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

1,080

1,520

2,720

4,250

5,990

8,000

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

120

191

320

560

860

1,240

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

1.700

2,820

4,250

5,990

8,000

12,800

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

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

107

101

99

96

94

92

91 

*91

*89

89

88

88

86

83

83

83

80

78

78

78

88

86

83

228

227

154

*125 

114

131

840

1,240

5,090

164

1.38

1.59

10,100

Nov.

738

45S

320

281

298

251

218 

196 

173

264

572

610

555

480

446

334

274

245

233

239

239

213

196

180

168

157

148

139 TJS

159

-

8,922

297

2.50

2.79

17,700

Dec.

146

T5e

375

1,290

1,430

738

744 

*1,450 

770

881

764

7,160

3,480

1,660

1,060

797

643

540

465

410

390

446

362

320

284

264

248 

239

320

716

677

29,255

944

7.93

9.14

58,030

Jan.

515

3,6lC

6,810

1,870

1,050

784

2,000 

3,910 

6,350

2,580

7,760

10,100

4,570

3,240

3,390

*3,660

2,130

4,200

5,000

*2,830

2,620

3,120

11.70C

3*090

2,080

1,560 

2,100

3,050

4,860

11,100

126,879

4,093

34.4

39.65

251,700

Feb.

4,650

2,350

4,400

2,470

1,570

2,460

g , 200 

2,780 

1,570

1,170

944

806

710

680

710

1,060

1,030

746

620

538

490

510

475

425

396

392

510 

602

_

-

-

43,264

1,545

13.0

13.52

85,810

Mar.

470

405

378

374

445

*490

460 

M6

758

806

S67

1,020

806

668

638

1,420

1,050

818

752

626

566

662

1,060

1,380

1,380

923

909 

1,150

874

867

806

24,344

785

6.60

7.61

48,290

Apr.

650

*572

572

578

650

620

560 

495 

470

435

465

626

S74

668

638

674

788

818

1,080

1,530

1,960

2,330

3,170 2,lio

1,530

1,660

2,230 

2,330

1,460

1,600

-

33,943

1,131

9.50

10.61

67,320

May

1,420

1,380

1,120

1,370

2,010

*2,270

2,540 

2,030 

1,540

1,120

916

951

1,140

1,220

993

937

958

1,140

2,240

2,000

1,380

1,140

937

993

923

958

1,610 

1,240

1,220

1,370

993

42,059

1,357

11.4

13.14

83,420

June

888

895

842

860

867

909

1,400 

1,550

1,110

1,110

1,200

1,450

2,560

1,490

1,120

1,030

1,080

951

854

1,180

937

951

972

1,020 *916

818

812 

830

782

842

-

32,226

1,074

9.03

10.07

63,920

July

836

874

930

860

806

979

1,100 

1,570 

1,060

944

937

888

842

930

1,000

752

680

698

578

485

450

475

435

396

396

356

328 

328

328

356

316

21,713

700

5.88

6.79

43,070

Aug.

281

288

313

306

284

*400

360 

316 

284

264

257

264

253

241

234

238

216

199

202

211

216

188

241

336

392

281

1,470 

1,140

614

415

344

11,048

356

2.99

3.45

21,910

Sept.

324

320

277

244

225

213

208 

202

191

181

*170

170

173

163

151

143

146

139

146

160

141

158

382

320

211

173

173 

4,930

2,340

5,250

"

18,024

601

5,05

5.63

35,750

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,180 Mln 78 Mean 707 Cfsm 5.94 In. 80.88 Ac-ft 513,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,700 Mln 78 Mean 1,087 Cfsm 9.13 In. 123.99 Ac-ft 787,000

Peak discharge (base 8,700 cfs). Dec. 12 (12 m.) 10,200 cfs (10.96 ft); Jan. 3 (3 a.m.) 10,600 

cfs (11.14 ft;; Jan. 9 (3:30 p.m.) 9,500 cfs (10.67 ft); Jan. 11 (2:30 p.m.) 15,000 cfs (12.67 ft); 

Jan. 23 (1:20 p.m.) 15,900 cfs (13.13 ft); Jan. 31 (5 p.m.) 16,300 cfs (13.29 ft); Feb. 7 (ll a.m.) 

13,300 cfs (12.23 ft); Sept. 28 (7 a.m.) 9,330 cfs (10.60 ft); Sept. 30 (12:15 p.m.) 9,440 efs 

(10.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN

South Pork Stillaguamish River above Jim Creek, near Arlington, Wash.

Location (revised) . La t 48°10'05", long. 122°04'05", in SW£ sec. 17, T. 31 N., R. 6 E., 

on right bank 2 miles upstream from Jim Creek and 3 miles southeast of Arlington.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available . October 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 80.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 31-, 1936, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,532 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 23.04 ft); 

minimum, 139 cfs Oct. 19, 20 (gage height, 10.44 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 27.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs; minimum, 110 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 1951; minimum 

gage height, that of Oct. 19, 20, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

10.4 131

11.0 266

12.0 612

13.0 1,160

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

2,130

3,770

5,810

10,200

11.4

12.0

12.5

13.0

200

445

720

1,110

14.0 2,220

16.0 5,860

18.0 10,200

21.0 16,300

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

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

181

174

*172

168

166

162

156

156

156

154

152

152

150

148

146

144

140

140

139

TZZ

156

156

154 

353

386

256

204

181

183

1,160

*1,740

8,029

259

1.30

1.50

15,930

Nov.

1,220

716

500

430

452

386

*326

291

266

354

810

850

775

707

674

507

427

380

357

364

364

326

300 

280

263

250

248

261

750" 243

-

13,577

453

2.28

2.54

26,930

Dec.

240

?3o

584

1,640

2,310

1,200

1,100

2,240

1,270

1,370

1,120

10,600

5,380

2,550

1,670

*1,290

1,090

895

795

712

670

785

643

570

519

485

459

452

562

1,060

1,150

45,661

1,473

7.40

8.53

90,570

Jan.

4/9~TO" 855

10,200

3,010

1,780

1,370

2,580

5,070

8,470

3,870

9,180

13,100

6,780

4,640

4,540

5,800

3,180

5,900

7,240

*4,250

4,100

4,440

15.500 

8,080

4,560

3,150

2,360

3,110

4,500

7,310

14,100

177,735

5,733

28.8

33.22

352,500

Feb.

8,180

4,000

7,460

4,150

2,620

3,420

11,800

4,500

2,560

1,910

1,560

1,290

1,120

1,060

1,090

1,440

1,700

1,180

978

855

772

792

752 

688

649

643

848

1,110

_

-

69,127

2,469

12.4

12.92

137,100

Mar.

813

707

649

*637

7215

820

799

871

1,270

1,320

1,330

1,540

1,260

1,000

927

2,050

1,760

1,310

1,190

994

903

1,010

1,680 

2,470

2,540

1,620

1,530

2,260

1,640

1,590

1,490

40,700

1,313

6.60

7.61

80,730

Apr.

1,170

1,010

960

969

1,100

1,040

952

*848

792

755

759

994

1,110-

1,120

1,100

1,200

1,410

1,480

1,900

2,640

3,260

3,650

5.040 

3,180

2,400

2,650

3,510

3,580

2,260

2,460

-

55,277

1,843

9.26

10.33

109,600

May

2,300

2,210

1,770

2,220

3,200

3,530

3,910

*3,130

2,520

1,800

1,420

1,400

1,720

1,850

1,460

1,330

1,380

1,480

3,360

3,200

2,160

1,730

1,420 

1,470

1,400

1.290

2,330

1,830

1,730

2,120

1,520

64,190

2,071

10.4

12.00

127,300

June

1,300

1,500

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,170

1,960

2,620

1,720

1,650

1,740

2,090

4,150

2,470

1,730

1,540

1,590

1,380

1,220

1,830

1,460

1,410

1,510 

1,690

1,420

1,220

1,180

1,190

1.120

1,170

-

48,450

1,615

8.12

9.05

96,100

July

*1,150

1,210

1,270

1,180

1,030

1,500

1,470

1.850

1,466

1,260

1,220

1,190

1,090

f,260

1,400

994

863

871

720

607

590

619

551 

505

500

468

445

440

445

476

427

28,841

930

4.67

5.39-

57,210

Aug.

396

396

418

409

392

481

454

409

380

364

*552

356

540

516

508

512

292

272

272

276

292

268

328 

481

520

388

1,990

2,040

919

578

486

15,485

500

2.51

2.89

30,710

Sept.

 

465

472

414

368

336

520

512

300

284

276

264

264

264

248

240

> 232

*232

228

25?

248

232

240

533

505

336

288

276

6,260

3,100

6,780

-

24,547

818

4.11

4.59

48,690

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,600 Win 139 Mean 1,078 Cfsm 5.42 In. 73.72 Ac-ft 782,500

Water Water year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 15,300 15,300 Mln Mln 139 139 Mean Mean 1,621 1,621 Cfsm Cfsm 8.15 8.15 In. In. 110.57 110.57 Ac-ft Ac-ft 1,173,000 1,175,

Peak discharge (base, 12,600 cfs).--Dec. 12 (l p.m.) 14,900 cfs (20.30 ft); Jan. 3 (4:30 a.m.) 

14.400 cfs IZOTOS ft); Jan. 11 (4 p.m.); 16,600 cfs (21.15 ft); Jan. 23 (4 p.m.) 18.600 cfs (22. 

ft); Jan. 31 (7:30 p.m.) 20,300 cfs (23.04 ft); Feb. 7 (12 m.) 16,500 cfs (21.11 ft).

* D1scharee Dlscharge measurement measurement made mad** on nn this f.hl s day. rtmr.
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 165

Jim Creek near Arlington, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 48°10'25", long. 122°04'05", in W| sec. 17, T. 31 N., R. 6 E., 

on right bank at abandoned bridge, lij miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles southeast 

of Arlington.

Drainage area. 48.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953 (discharge measurements only, October 

1951 to August 1952).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 110 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge.--15 years (1937-51, 1952-53), 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.24 ft); minimum, 12.5 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 19, 20 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 4,730 cfs Dec. 28, 1949 (gage height, 9.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum, 5.9 cfs Sept. 16, 1943 (gage height, 

0.62 ft).

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

Small diversion for irrigation and domestic use. No regulation. Records of water 

temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1293.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1042: 1938-44. WSP 1092: 1946.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

13

28

54

120

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

225

360

720

1,480

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

Day

1

2

6

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

16.5

16

15.5

15.5

14.5

*14

*13.5

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13.5

17

16.5

14.5

43

33

24

19

17

17.5

*108

112

696.5

22.5

0.460

0.53

1,380

Nov.

89

63

49

41

37

32

28

26

27

42

87

75

75

67

72

56

48

42

40

42

39

34

31

29

28

26

26

27

27

27

-

1,332

44.4

0.908

1.01

2,640

Dec .

27

77

63

236

270

178

210

351

245

255

215

786

424

272

198

168

*148

127

117

106

104

124

112

104

93

89

85

81

96

138

129

5,578

180

3.68

4.24

11,060

Jan.

106

FTO

840

360

250

200

252

640

752

500

765

640

518

455

504

680

490

672

729

511

*511

568

1,400

792

572

497

396

494

704

700

1,280

18,448

595

12.2

14.03

36,590

Feb.

842

600

900

700

500

550

1,100

700

500

370

290

240

200

170

150

170

200

180

160

140

130

140

130

125

120

125

150

190

-

_

-

9,772

349

7.14

7.43

19,380

Mar.

165

145

130

115

*130

140

140

152

172

158

144

154

146

125

124

225

280

250

232

202

187

185

245

300

336

250

260

396

321

324

306

6,439

208

4.25

4.90

12,770

Apr.

250

212

196

182

185

172

166

*150

142

151

133

162

225

225

215

212

218

205

220

230

242

238

360

245

205

225

282

285

205

215

-

6,333

211

4.31

4.82

12,560

May

222

196

174

191

208

193.

228

*191

215

178

148

140

136

127

107

104

101

115

189

242

191

160

138

140

134

120

142

118

115

180

158

5,001

161

3.29

3.80

9,920

June

134

125

112

109

104

98

152

178

131

117

112

122

"222 309

170

146

133

120

118

280

202

170

172

193

158

136

124

118

112

104

4,481

149

3.05

3.41

8,890

July

*94

89

82

78

73

73

70

81

66

58

53

52

50

62

73

55

44

40

38

35

33

31

29

27

26

26

24

23

22

22

21

1,550

50.0

1.02

1.18

3,070

Aug.

21

20

20

20

20

19.5

*19.5

18.5

18.5

17.5

16.5

16

15

15

14.5

15.5

14.5

13.5

f

16.5

15.5

18

57

38

26

272

226

94

64

55

1,223.0

39.5

0.808

0.93

2,430

Sept.

53

54

42

36

25

29

27

26

26

24

23

23

23

22

21

20

*2S

20

21

24

21

22

43

41

28

25

26

497

178

509

-

1,949

65.0

1.33

1.48

3,870

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,400

Bin - 

Min 13

Mean 

Mean

Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Cfsm 3.52 In. 47.76 Ac-ft 124,600

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 efs).--Jan. 2 (7 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (5.95 ft); Jan. 23 (5 a.m.) 1,820 

cfs (6.06 ftjj Jan. 31 (7 p.m.; 1,940 cfs (6.24 ft); probably Feb. 7 (time unknown) 1,510 cfa (5.55 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 2 to Mar. 5; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for stations on nearby streams,
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 

Squire Creek near Darrington, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 48°16'15", long. 121°40'00", in SE^- sec. 8, T. 32 N., R. 9 E., 

on left bank 150 ft upstream from road crossing, a third of a mile upstream from Ashton 

Creek, and 3f miles northwest of Darrington.

Drainage area. 18.8 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--June 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 490 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,290 cfs Jan. 11 (gage height, 7.69 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 7.3 cfs Oct. 20- 

24 (gage height, 0,57 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 6,440 cfs Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 10.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Oct. 20- 

24, 1952.

Remarks^. Records good except those above 700 cfs, which are fair. No known diversion or 

regulation.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.57

.7

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.5

7.3

12

29

55

91

153

253

3.0

3.5

4.O

5.0

6.0

7.0

381

550

755

1,260

1,910

2,680

1.2 19

1.6 49

2.0 95

2.5 181

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

316

501

732

1,26O

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.

14.5

13.5

13

12

11

11

*10.5

10.5

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.3

ITS

7.3

34

16.5

11

10

8.5

*16

202

91

610.6

19.7

1.05

1.21

1,210

Nov.

72

49

40

48

39

30

24

21

18

120

1O5

79

68

62

55

43

37

33

32

34

28

24

21

19

17

15

13

11.5

10.5

9.6

-

1,177.6

39.3

2.09

2.33

2,340

Dec.

10.5

12.5

21

128

158

91

87

141

98

106

113

1,280 its

231

162

128

106

*91

79

70

70

68

59

53

47

44

42

42

51

101

105

4,227.0

136

7.23

8.36

8,38O

Jan.

84

753

904

293

208

175

274

518

782

355

1,680

1,680

*728

476

487

526

372

442

590

536

393

432

1,450

791

522

396

344

369

578

662

JUP-2Q

19,820

639

34.0

39.21

39,310

Feb.

876

468

931

464

316

418

1,120

 425

282

224

186

160

143

143

134

170

173

141

121

112

102

98

90

85

81

77

81

82

_

-

7,703

275

14.6

15.24

15.28O

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,280 Min 7.3

Mar.

75

70

*67

*63

62

62

61

72

98

102

1O8

114

103

91

87

147

134

116

108

95

87

86

106

168

173

134

132

143

122

124

110

3,220

104

5.53

6.37

6,390

Apr.

101

95

91

87

90

86

*82

78

75

22

74

81

86

86

85

90

1O2

112

143

197

237

279

346

2'22 251

253

380

313

206

195

-

4,595

153

8.14

9.09

9,110

May

177

156

150

212

342

363

356

279

226

179

152

152

*186

197

164

166

177

268

322

251

181

152

129

131

121

139

224

188

209

179

136

6,264

202

10.7

12.39

12,420

June

138

147

138

150

149

166

197

188

175

209

234

288

307 234"

190

199

204

147

145

158

147

156

164

154

145

136

HI

141

145

*156

-

5,218

174

9.26

10.32

10,350

July

162

186

195

173

199

248

291

342

245

251

245

224

248

248

237

170

186

175

136

120

127

121

106

105

101

90

90

87

98

95

80

5,381

174

9.26

10.64

10,67,0

Aug.

77

90

85

81

115

110

87

78

72

72

74

*72

63

62

63

59

52

52

53

60

48

44

T6

70

62

51

137

106

68

57

56

2,252

72.6

3.86

4.45

4,470

Sept.

62

58

47

43

41

39

38

36

34

32

33

38

32

30

*28

28

26

24

31

24

21

24

39

31

26

23

132

682

334

1,170

-

3,206

107

5.69

6.34

6,360

Mean 114 Cfsm 6.06 In. 82.57 Ac-ft 82,790

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,020 Min 7.3 Mean 174 Cfsm 9.26 In. 125.95Ac-ft 126,300

Peak discharge (base, 2.20O efs).--Jan. 11 (12:30 p.m.) 3,290 cfs (7.69 ft)j Jan. 31 (3:30 p.m.) 

3,100 cfs (7.48 ft;. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 167 

North Fork Stillaguamish River near Darrington, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°16'40" (revised), long. 121°42'00", in NW£ sec. 7, T. 32 N., R. 9 E.,

in pier at left bank at highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Squire Creek and

5 miles northwest of Darrington. 

Drainage area. 82.2 sq mi (revised). 

Hecords available.--June 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 410 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes. 1951-52; Maximum discharge during water year, 4,320 cfs (revised) Jan. 30

(gage height, 5.25 ft); maximum gage height, 5.32 ft Dec. 1; minimum discharge, 42 cfs

(revised) Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 11,800 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height,

7.80 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum,

28 cfs Oct. 18-24 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 10.63 ft), from

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting? minimum, that of

Oct. 18-24, 1953.

Revisions. The maximum and minimum discharges for the water year 1952 have been

revised to 4,320 cfs Jan. 30, 1952 (gage height, 5.25 ft) and 42 cfs Sept. 30, 1952

(gage height, 1.02 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1246. 

Remarks. Records good. No known diversion or regulation. Records of water temperatures

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1293. 

Revisions. Revised figures of runoff per square mile and runoff in inches for period

July 1950 to September 1951 and revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second,

for water year 1952, superseding those published in WSP 1182, 1216, and 1246, are given

herewith:

July 1950..............

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

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

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

Water year 1950-51...

Runof

Per square 

mile

13 8

9 03

5 82

9 93

9 57

"

8.91

f

Inches

2 31

89

1 ' 82

120.86

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

864

1,070

1,780

871

534

588

470

360

290

245

306

290

681

1,450

874

684

510

522

1,590

1,590

983

720

822

720

576

465

395

380

504

340

282

21,754

702

8.54

9.84

43,150

Nov.

246

222

532

405

306

266

254

*266

226

355

660

1,120

1,520

906

666

522

440

400

395

355

314

278

254

232

279

576

766

899

843

1,060

-

15,363

512

6.23

6.95

30,470

Dec.

2.040

1,060

885

871

738

612

522

455

405

370

380

415

410

360

340

345

326

415

380

322

326

370

306

286

?58

240

*232

222

226

206

a 190

14,513

468

5.69

6.57

28,790

Jan.

a 170

a 160

a 150

a 155

a 160

158

158

152

155

155

145

138

132

132

128

120

118

120

120

128

12rf

110

ITo

173

286

365

648

606

576

2.900

2,300

11,048

356

4.33

5.00

21,910

Feb.

1,970

1,430

1,170

2.580

1^900

*1, 220

1,020

880

852

890

930

910

708

597

536

472

408

364

327

294

271

250

227

452" 220

662

510

430

380

_

-

22,860

788

9.59

10.34

45,340

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,500 Min 39

Mar.

338

298

280

263

254

230

216

205

234

343

*308

280

271

250

242

230

238

246

220

209

192

185

198

259

332

402

430

548

536

484

448

9,169

296

3.60

4.15

18, 190

Apr.

396

419

436

478

816

1,140

789

611

516

484

490

472

569

632

597

611

756

990

1,110

756

648

*655

583

700

1,010

1,010

1.750

1,470

900

990

-

22,764

759

9.23

10.50

45, 150

May

1,080

807

662

576

529

466

472

562

590

748

861

852

1,070

852

678

880

1,180

1,160

1,050

1.250

950

752

708

752

740

708

756

834

845

562

496

24,586

787

9.57

11.03

48,570

June

442

466

555

1.010

921

604

529

522

516

466

*569

515

275

284

505

660

622

496

484

466

424

574

558

558

558

348

558

596

543

442

14,002

467

5.68

6.35

27,770

July

364

522

545

558

284

254

259

294

522

298

289

271

259

242

220

195

182

166

160

155

136

155

328

*555

205

176

160

152

146

158

151

7,275

255

2.86

3.29

14,450

 Aug.

121

116

110

108

104

100

96

96

94

91

89

86

*84

79

77

74

71

69 66

62

61

154

127

92

114

131

91

80

74

69

64

2,850

91.9

1.12

1.29

5,650

Sept.

62

59

57

55

52

82

205

124

128

96

82

112

86

74

69

63

59

58

56

55

52

50

*49

48

47

47

49

48

46

13

2,113

70.4

0.856

0.96

4,190

Mean 583 Cfsm 7.09 In. 96.20 Ac-ft 421,700

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,900 Min 43 Mean 459 Cfsm 5.58 In. 76.05 Ac-ft 333,400

Peak discharge (base, 4.400 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Arlington.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Dec. 30, Jan. 6-29, Feb. 8 to Apr. 19, Sept. 8-23.
168 STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Stillaguamish River near Darrington, Wash. Continued

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. l to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

£.5

£4 

40 

77 

138 

£75 

555

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

970 

1,510 

£,130 

3,800 

6,050 

8,9£0

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

£.0

41

67

1£7

£15

331

£.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

635 

1,030 

1,550 

£,160 

3-, 830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195£ 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

Cfsra

In.

Ao-ft

Caler

Oct.

40

39

37

36

36

34

*34

34

34

34

33

31

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

28

£8

28

£8

67

56

38

33

*30

36

323

176

1,498

48.3

0.588

0.68

2,970

Nov.

144

100

80

8£

74

62

55

49

44

159

195

172

155

152

146

112

92

82

80

84

74

67

61

56

52

49

46

42

40

40

-

2,646

88. £

1.07

1.20

5,250

Dec.

4£

44

6£

353

622

308

£71

4£4

298

298

303

5,240

1,790

1,060

724

542

*442

364

303

263

246

242

209

188

169

158

152

149

172

335

385

14,158

457

5.56

6.41

28,080

Jan.

303

1,820

4,230

1,390

861

63£

816

1,820

2,890

1,580

4,440

4,290

2,760

*1,850

1,830

*2,510

1,430

1,610

2,170

2,090

1,480

1,420

4,250

2,890

1,960

1,410

1,080

1,150

1,850

2,420

7,290

68, 52£

2,210

26.9

31.00

135, 900

Feb.

5,580

1,910

2,800

1,980

1,320

1,270

3, £00

1,760

1,160

894

720

607

520

494

482

513

586

500

434

387

356

341

3£2

301

284

273

273

297

_

_

-

27,364

977

11.9

12.38

54,280

Mar.

£80

£61

£46

*236

?5£

£43

243

280

393

446

452

488

452

399

366

546

572

482

452

410

366

346

366

552

712

546

513

572

539

500

476

12,967

418

5.09

5.87

25,720

Apr.

416

366

336

318

305

301

*284

£69

£58

£50

258

273

288

305

3£7

361

4£8

470

572

750

804

877

1,110

911

750

836

1,070

1,150

836

691

16,170

539

6.56

7.32

32,070

May

621

546

500

656

1,010

1,150

1,070

844

74£

600

488

488

*593

621

513

488

513

647

954

728

572

476 416-

410

581

399

607

526

558

506

399

19,02£

614

7.47

8.61

37,730

June

387

393

366

399

393

422

5£6

506

452

500

55£

670

8£0

593

513

494

494

410

356

361

336

341

381

399

361

331

331

327

327

*336

13,077

436

5.30

5.92

£5,940

July

336

361

371

336

356

4£8

48£

586

4£8

4££

399

366

381

393

393

£97

301

280

240

218

218

£08

185

179

173

159

156

150

159

153

137

9,251

298

3.63

4.19

18,350

Aug.

13£

140

135

13£

165

176

145

130

1£2

118

118

*111

106

10£

10£

98

90

9£

90

98

"88 88

1£2

118

106

90

207

194

143

109

104

3,771

122

1.48

1.71

7,480

Sept.

109

104

90

90

88

88

88

86

82

79

76

7£

67

63

*59

57

54

5£

60

54

51

49

71

64

54

51

95

1,090

6£4

£,£50

5,917

197

2.40

£.68

11,740

dar year 1952: Max 3,240 Min 28 Mean 368 Cfsra 4.43 I". 60.98 Ac-ft £67,300

Water year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max 7,290 Min 28 Mean 533 Cfsra 6.48 !" 87.97 Ac-fte 385,500 585,500

Peak discharge (base, 4.400 cfs). Dec. 12 (10 a.m.) 4,730 cfs (5.44 ft)j Jan. 3 (2 a.m.) 7,520 

cfs (6.55 ft); Jan. 11 (3 p.m.) 8,790 cfs (6.96 ft): Jan. 23 (3:30 p.m.) 5,560 cfs (5.80 ft); Jan 

31 (1 p.m.) 11,800 cfs (7.80 ft); Feb. 7 (7:30 a.m.) 4,460 cfs (5.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this dav
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 169

North Pork Stillaguamish River near Arlington, Wash.

Location (revised) . La t 48°15'40", long. 122°02'50", in SE^NW^ sec. 16, T. 32 N., R. 6 

E., on right bank 6 miles northeast of Arlington, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 

8 miles downstream from Deer Creek.

Drainage area.--269 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,732 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 23,500 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 11.92 ft); minimum, 197 cfs Oct. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 1.52 ft Sept. 22.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs Feb. 9, 1951; maximum gage height, 13.46 ft 

Feb. 10, 11, 1951; minimum discharge, 117 cfs (revised) Sept. 23, 1938; minimum gage 

height, 0.97-ft Sept. 10, 12, 1944.

Revisions. The figures of minimum discharge for the water years 1938 and 1939 have 

been revised to 117 cfs Sept. 23, 1938 (gage height, 1.14 ft), and 135 cfs Oct. 9, 193E 

(gage height, 1.24 ft) respectively, superseding figures published in WSP 862 and 882.

Remarks.--Records good. No known diversion or regulation.

Revisions.--WSP 832: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for periods in water years 1938 and 1939, superseding those published in WSP 

862 and 882, are given herewith:

Date

1938

July 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

298

Z95

300

295

280

254

255

248

245

235

220

213

204

201

197

190

184

182

180

175

172

Date

1938-Con.

Aug. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

168

166

164

170

172

186

174

164

170

186

180

164

158

156

150

144

142

144

150

148

139

Date

1938-Con.

Aug. 30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

133

133

137

139

142

144

150

164

197

164

150

148

142

137

133

1Z8

132

128

130

130

13Z

Date

1938-Con.

Sept. 2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1938

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

5

7

8

9

Discharge

130

1Z6

124

123

132

168

148

132

124

123

154

154

146

436

423

218

174

156

142

139

Month

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

Water year 1937-38.....

Calendar year 1938..... 

Water year 1938-39.....

Cfs-days10,304 

5,143 

4,211 

634,642

35,163 

557,074 

631,742

Maximum

500 

2O1 

197 

16,900

7,340 

14,900 

12,200

Minimum

204 

133 

123 

123

139 

123 

139

Mean

332 

166 

140 

1,739

1,134 

1,526

1,731

Per 

square

mile

1.23 

.617 

.520 

6.45

4.22 

5.67 

5.43

Runoff

Inches

1.42 

.71 

.58 

87.65

4.86 

76.93 

87.35

Acre-feet

20,440 

10,200 

8,350 

1,259,000

69,740 

1,105,000 

1,253,000
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Stillaguamish River near Arlington, Wash.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15 to Jan. 51)

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

185

250

365

505

675

870

1,240

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

1,670

2,730

4,120

6,000

11,200

18,700

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

272

350

490

760

1,100

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

2,080

3,300

4,860

6,900

12,000

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

15

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.

257

250

243

256

232

226

222

*222

222

222

218

215

212

206

*206

206

206

206

200

209

229

232

215

511

592

295

257

245 

260

*855

856

8,759

285

1.05

1.21

17,570

Nov.

754

545

457

396

392

361

329

315

295

527

856

768

780

711

665

540

460

419

596

406

588

557

533

321

309

293

282

268 

257

257

-

13,411

447

1.66

1.85

26,600

Dec.

282

517

598

2,150

2,680

1,580

1,270

2,450

1,560

1,400

1,220

9.760

5,840

5,250

2,240

*1,740

1,500

1,240

1,090

968

926

1,080

905

794

717

669

659

627 

742

1,020

1,240

52,074

1,680

6.25

7.20

105,300

Jan.

1,050

4,410

12,200

3,940

2,480

1,950

2,160

4,260

6,950

4,220

8,110

9,080

7,660

*5,560

5,500

7,560

5,940

5,400

6,150

5,260

4,280

4,060

14,000

8,370

5,050

3,690

2,840

3,340 

4,730

7,580

16.100

181,420

5,852

21.8

25.08

359,800

Feb.

11,200

,920

,540

,610

,080

,180

,850

,000

,270

,580

,150

,830

,620

,590

,610

,000

,210

,780

,480

,330

,220

,250

,140

,080

.010

,050

,460

,510

_

-

89 , 550

3,198

11.9

12.58

177,600

Mar.

,210

,080

992

945

*964

,070

,050

,140

,440

,580

,550

,690

,550

,500

,210

,790

,020

,640

,510

,550

,260

,540

,720

,570

.700

,920

,810

,500 

,940

,870

,680

48,169

1,554

5.78

6.66

95,540

Apr.

1,410

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,220

1,160

1,090

*1,010

964

929

957

1,140

1,500

1,290

1,270

1,330

1,440

1,530

1,770

2,280

2,520

2,760

5,990

3,090

2,400

2,700

3,290

3,540 

2,540

2,290

-

54,800

1,827

6.79

7.58

108,700

May

,170

,860

,700

,060

,980

,400

* ,570

,860

,790

,190

,770

* ,710

,940

,020

,670

,560

,580

,760

,920

,840

,220

,800

,550

,450

,360

.550

,840

,650 

,710

,980

,540

65,760

2,057

7.65

8.81

126,500

June

1,550

1,340

1,260

1,270

1,300

1,350

1,700

1,960

1,550

1,530

1,660

1,850

5,160

2,270

1,720

1,530

1,520

1,550

1,210

1,330

1,270

1,250

1,600

1,940

1,520

1,320

1,250

1,190 

*1,200

1.160

-

45,850

1,528

5.68

6.54

90,940

July

,110

,140

,160

,120

,030

,180

,270

.550

,390

,180

,100

,080

,080

,230

,270

1,010

880

874

796

712

670

682

650

595

580

555

550

525 

520

525

495

28,449

918

5.41

5.95

56,450

Aug.

480

470

480

470

470

540

515

480

460

440

426

426

*416

398

398

402

395

580

580

589

416

580

440

550

495

451

860

1.180 

664

540

485

15,254

492

1.85

2.11

50,260

Sept.

475

505

445

402

589

376

372

363

350

342

354

346

346

550

314

*306

299

295

302

310

287

287

485

450

546

514

318

3,080 

2,070

5.520

-

20,158

672

2.50

2.79

59,980

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,760 Min 200 Mean 1,250 Cfsm 4.65 In. 63.26 Ac-ft 907,600

Water year 1952-55: Max 16,100 Min 200 Mean 1,705 Cfsm 6.55 In. 85.94 Ac-ft 1,233,000

Peak discharge (base, 11.500 cfs). Dec. 12 (1:15 p.m.) 14,900 cfs (10.10 ft); Jan. 3 (5 a.m.)

18,900 cfs (10.95 ft); Jan. 11 (6:50 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (9'.64 ft); Jan. 23 (4:45 p.m.) 18 ? 400 cfs 

(10.83 ft): Jan. 51 (7 p.m.) 25.500 cfs (11.92 ft); Feb. 5 (2 p.m.) 13,800 cfs (9.56 ft); Feb. 7 

(9:45 a.m.) 12,800 cfs (9.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 171 

Armstrong Creek near Arlington, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°13'15", long. 122°08'00", in NW£ sec. 35, T. 32 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank at Northern Pacific Railroad culvert, 1 mile north of Arlington.

Drainage area.--7.33 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--June 1950 to September 1953 (discharge measurements only, October 1951 

to August 1952).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control on concrete base. Altitude of gage is 75 

ft, revised (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 1.40 ft); minimum, 

2.6 cfs Sept. 15, 18-22 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred sometime Feb. 9 or 10, 1951, 

when gage height was affected by backwater from Stillaguamish River; minimum, 1.2 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.14 ft July 5, 1951 (from outside gage, control 

leaking).

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

No diversion or regulation.

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

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 26 to Sept. 2)

2.2 

3.8 

5.8

0.6 

1.0 

1.4

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.

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

370

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.2

5.0

474

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.8

4.4

5.0

102.3

3.30

0.450

0.52

203

Nov.

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

111.0

3.70

0.505

0.56

220

Dec.

3.8

TTZ

5.0

6.0

6.8

6.2

5.8

'678 8.5

7.0

6.5

7.5

7.5

6.0

5.4

*5.2

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.8

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.8

5.6

5.0

171.0

5.52

0.753

0.87

339

Jan.

5.0

T75

10.5

8.5

7.8

6.8

7.2

13

18

18.5

19

18

14.5

14.5

*15

18

19.5

25

27

22

*22

23

36

32

28

26

22

22

22

21

29

578.6

18.7

2.55

2.94

1,150

Feb.

35

31

33

34

30

29

28

24

21

18

16

14.5

13

13

14

13.5

15

14

13

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

10.5

9.8

11.5

25

27

_

-

539.3

19.3

2.63

2.74

1,070

Mar.

22

*19

16.5

15

14.5

15

15

13

13

11 . 5

11.5

13

13

12.5

12.5

14.5

20

18.5

17.5

15.5

15

22

20

20

25

21

20

-29 32

27

24

558.0

18.0

2.46

2.83

1,110

Apr.

19.5

17.5

*16.5

16

15

13.5

13.5

12

11

10.5

9.8

1375

16.5

15

13.5

12.5

12.5

11.5

10.5

10

10.5

10.5

13.5

12

11

12

14

16.5

14

15.5

399.8

13.3

1.81

2.03

793

May

18.5

16

15

13

10.5

9.2

*13.5

13

14.5

13.5

11.5

10

9.2

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.8

9.0

16.5

13

11

13

13.5

14

13

12

9.2

8.8

21

17. 5

377.3

12.2

1.66

1.91

748

June

14

12

11.5

10

10

iil

14

19

13

10

9.0

9.2

"24 24

19

15.5

13

11.5

13.5

21

17.5

14.5

14.5

16.5

14

13.5

a!2

all

alO

a9

414.5

13.8

1.88

2.10

822

July

*8.0

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.4

6.2

6.2

11.5

6.0

4.8

4.8

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.4

371

159.3

5.14

0.701

0.81

316

Aug.

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1

4.2

376

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

3 . 1

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.1

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

97.2

3.14

0.428

0.49

193

Sept.

3.0

2.E *'2,e

2.-

2.<

2.:

2.f

Z.t

2.1

2.fc

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.v

2.B

2.8 *2.a

2_.i

rL.

2.'

2.t

2.!

3.

2,1.

2.',-

2,i

3.L

4.;

4.0 4.!'

-

89.1 2.9"1

0.40.,

0.45

177

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 36

Mln - 

Min 2.6

Mean 

Mean

Cfsm

Cfsm 1.35

Ac-ft - 

18.25 Ac-ft 7,140

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis'of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
172 STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN

Pilchuck Creek near Bryant, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°16'00", long. 122°09'45", In NE^ sec. 16, T. 32 N., P.. 5 E., on right 

bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge and 2 miles north of Bryant.

Drainage area. 49.7 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1929 to September 1931, June 1950 to September 1953 {discharge 

measurements o'nly, October 1951 to August 1952).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 140 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs Jan 23 (gage height, 5.31 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 16-19; minimum gage height, 1.52 ft Aug. 18-20.

1929-31, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 3.990 cfs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 6.69 ft); 

minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1931 (gage height, 0.90 ft, site and datum then in 

use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which ars fair. No 

known diversion or regulation. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1293.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

11.5

30

89

162 5.0

410

730

1,120

1,600

2,160

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

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.

8.5

8.0

*7.1

"6.7

6.3

*5.9

5.9

5.5

5.9

5.2

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.2

»4 ± 8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.9

6.3

8.5

9.6 

62

36

18

11.5

8.5

12

*90

99

478.4

15.4

0.310

0.36

949

Nov.

102

58

34

26

21

19

16.5

15

13.5

40

150 

105

110

105

107

76

54

42

36

38

38

32

28 

24

34

32

27

18

16.5

26

1,443.5

48.1

0.968

1.08

2,860

Dec.

32

36

230

952

639

382

537

986

513

538

404 

1.410

702

410

292

244

224

*178

153

140

140

320

232 

175

143

121

107

97

134

368

224

11,063

357

7.18

8.28

21,940

Jan.

164

536

1,150

394

264

209

282

7ol

808

471

740 

660

848

632

*880

1,340

632

1,030

1,060

660

660

932

2.120 

976

702

674

501

840

1,040

1,170

1,810

24,936

804

16.2

18.66

49,460

Feb.

1,130

772

1.460

976

584

744

1,140

564

394

305

252 

216

190

186

228

408

465

305

244

201

175

178

175 

157

140

170

688

477

_

-

12,924

462

9.30

9.67

25,630

Mar.

296

228

193

168

*168

212

232

236

252

228

212 

282

248

212

197

444

448

330

292

248

220

278

471 

519

590

335

366

840

460

410

377

9,992

322

6.48

7.48

19,820

Apr.

282

232

*216

212

224

212

209

178

164

150

150 

197

282

310

300

292

278

240

248

232

260

278

292"

224

264

416

388

264

296

-

7,761

259

5.21

5.81

15,390

May

335

244

209

216

228

201

*236

220

440

345

220 

193

182

153

124

112

110

136

212

466

372

282

209 

197

212

171

157

130

127

361

264

7.064

228

4.59

5.29

14,010

June

186

153

134

121

118

105

153

492

232

168

137 

130

598

406

244

186

153

130

130

301

269

193

258 

471

260

193

171

157

171

130

-

6,550

218

4.39

4,90

12,990

July

107

*92

82

74

64

56

51

54

54

44

38 

34

32

44

47

45

33

28

26

23

22

21

19 

17.5

16.5

15.5

14

13.5

12.5

12

10^5

1,202.0

38.8

0.781

0.90

2,380

Aug.

10.5

8.5

7.6

6.7

6.3

6.3

7.1

9.0

8.0

7.6

*6.7 

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

1*2

4.8

6.3

7.1

6.7 

7.1

13.5

12

25

69

26

14

10.5

327.2

10.6

0.213

0.24

649

Sept.

10.5

20

15.5

10.5

8.0

7.1

6.3

5.9

5.2

5.2

4.8 

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

*3.9

3.9

3.9

7.1

19

9.0

7.1

76 

49

21

13.5

12

203

118

287

-

950.1

'31.7

0 638

0.71

1,880

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft _

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,120 Min 3.9 Mean 232 Cfsm 4.67 In. 63.38 Ac-ft 168,000

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfsK--Dec.. 12 (ll:3O a.m.) 2,200 cfs (5.03 ft); Jan. 3 (2 a.m.) 2,170 

cfs (5.01 ft); Jan. 16 (3 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (4.98 ft); Jan. 23 (7 a.m.) 2,540 cfs (5.31 ft); Jan. 31 

(6 p.m.) 2,160 cfs (5.0O ft); Feb. 3 (1:20 p.m.) 2,110 cfs (4.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Dec. 4, Mar. 28 to Apr. 27, June 14 to Aug. 28.
STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BASIN 173 

Pish Creek near Arlington, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°10'30", long. 122°13'30", in NW£ sec. 18. T. 31 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 4| miles west of Arlington.

Drainage area. 7.6 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1950 to November 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 50 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

war. 13, 1952, at site 250 ft upstream with wooden control at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 31 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 1.43 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs July 25, Aug. 14, 15, 16, 18 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge. 92 cfs Jan. 2, 1951 (gage height, 2.17 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs part of each day Aug. 20-26, Sept. 4-7, 1951; minimum gage height, that of 

July 25, Aug. 14, 15, 16, 18, 1953, present datum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are poor. 

Several small diversions for irrigation and domestic use above station. Slight regulation; cause unknown.

Discharge,Incubio 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

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

1.0

1.6

T73

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.6

29.1

0.94

0.124

0.14

58

Nov.

1.4

1.4

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

1.4

1.5

2.1

T75

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.2

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0 T76~

1.5

1.5

-

41.3

1.38

0.182

0.20

82

Dec.

1

I

1

2

1

1

T

4

T

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

*2

2

2

3

Z

1

1

1

1

2

2

4

2

81

2.

0.3'

0.'

5

6

8

3

8

4

T5

7

T

2

2

0

1

7

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

5

8

8

8

8

0

7

2

7

0

il

13

10

161

Jan.

2.2

4

2

4

-74

.3

.0

4.2

4.0

E

IE

IS

.8

.5

.5

14

14

1C

6

-

.6

.0

*6.7

6.1 *-

11

12

.0

.5

8.3

9.3

S

IS

12

.6

.5

.5

13

12

1C

1C

1C

8

.5

.6

13

295.1

9.

1.

1.

52

25

44

585

Calendar year 1952: Max 44

Water year 1952-53: Max 28

Peak discharge (base, 75

* Discharge measurement i

Note. Shifting-control n

Mar. 5-19, June 23-26.

Feb.

14

1

2

7

2

1

T

14.5

14.5

1 2

9.3

7.6

7.0

6.1

5.5

5.2

7.0

7.6

8.3

9.3

7.3

S.I

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

5.8

1

1

3.5

3

256.6

9

1

1

.16

.21

.26

509

Mar.

9.6

* 7.6

5.7

5.1

5.8

6.4

3.8

5.8

5.5

*5.2

5.2

>.l

5.4

5.2

5.5

10

1

1 L.5

J.O

7.0

7.3

7.0

5.4

3.3

14

9.3

1

2

T

1

3

3

5.5

12.5

281.7

9

1

1

09

20

38

559

Apr.

10

8.3

*9.0

9.0

9.0

*8.6

8.3

6.7

6.1

5.2

5.0

8.3

16.5

10.5

8.3

7.0

7.0

6.1

5.2

4.7

5.2

5.0

7.0

5.5

4.7

5.5

9.0

10.5

7.3

8.6

-

227.1

7.57

0.996

1.11

450

May

"875 11.5

5.8

4.7

3.7

3.1

5.5

4.7

4.4

3.5

2.9

*2.5

2.2

1.7

T77

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.7

7.6

5.5

4.2

3.5

4.0

5.2

3.7

2.9

2.7

2.3

10.5

8.0

134.1

4.33

0.570

0.66

266

June

5.0

4.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.2

6.1

6.1

3.7

2.5

2.0

10

7.3

4.7

3.5

2.5

2.5

3.3

15.5

9.0

5-8

5.2

5.8

4.2

*3.4

3.1

2.9

2.3

2.0

-

135.4

4.51

0.593

0.66

269

July

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

2.0 ITS

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.8

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.6

76

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.7

.8

.9

32.4

1.05

0.138

0.16

64

Aug.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

*.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

T75

1.0

1.0

1.0

25.3

0.82

0.108

0.12

50

Sept.

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

_.J7

.8

.8

.9

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

2.5

ITS

2.3

-

29.3

0.98

0.129

0.14

58

flin 0.7 Mean 5.41 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.69 Ac-ft 3,930

Min 0.5 Mean 4.30 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.67 Ac-ft 3,110

ofsj_. No peak

nade on

nethod u

this da

sed Oct

above base. y~-

. 1-3, 1

Discharge, in cubic

Day Oct. Nov.

1 2.3 14.5

2 1.4 9.3

3 1.3 5.2

4 1.2 4.0

5 1.1 10.5

6 1.1 10

7 1.1 7.6

8 1.1 6.1

Total ................

Mean .................

Cubic feet per seaonc

Runoff in inches.....

Runoff in acre-feet..

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

per sq

Oct.

1.7

5.5

3.1

1.8

1.4

1.4

*1.3

L-,2.

uare ml.

Nov.

4.4

4,2

5.8

5.8

5.0

S.4

6.4

10.5

a .......

L-15, Nov. 6-26, Dec. 5-8, 15-29, Jan. 16-23,

feet per second, 1953

Day Oct. Nov. Day Oct. Nov.

17 1.4 13.5 25 1.4

18 7.0 9.0 26 1.4

33 477 11 27 1.4

20 4.0 12 28 1.2

21 3.3 11.5 29 1.2

22 2.2 13.5 30 1.8

23 1.8 *9.6 31 4.4

24 1.7

.... ..................... 66.7

............................ 2.15

.....................'....... 0.283

... ........................ 0.33

............................ 132

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 23.
174 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Skagit River near Hope, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location (revised).--Lat 49°02'50", long. 121°05'45", on left bank just downstream from 

Galena Creek, 4 miles upstream from the international boundary and 27 miles southeast of Hope, British Columbia.

Drainage area.--357 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1915 to September 1922 in reports of Water Resources Division, Department of 

Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Cage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,670 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to October 1934, water-stage recorder at site 550 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1934-53), 926 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs June 13 (gage height, 10.58 ft)- 

minimum, 88 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 4.94 ft).

1915-22, 1934-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 cfs June 21, 1950 (gage 

height, 12.20 ft); minimum recorded, 81 cfs Feb. 9, 1937.

Remarks.--Mo diversion or regulation.

Cooperation. This station is maintained with the cooperation of the city of Soattle and 

is one of the international gaging stations maintained by Canada under agreement with 

the United States.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

lay

,

,

n

, "

1-5

i :

la

1 !

1 3

"^

 -

s

 s

; 5

j

tal

;an

 sm

i. --ft

Oct.

170- 185

170 

164

161

158

155 

152

149

146

146

146

146 

145

140

138

Nov.

150

145

140 

147

160

173

168 

163

155

150

165

177

IBS 

174

150

141

132 | 141

I33~| 138

135 138

138

*138

135

155

14C

146

140 

158

135

132

149

158

4,555

147

0.41

0.47

9,030

138

129

126

116

114

114

110 '108

100

96

90

-

4,184

139

0.39

0.44

8,300

Dec.

94

3T

100 

*112

120

120

116 

114

112

112

110

114

144 

171

165

156

153

150

144

138

135

152

126

118

104

98

100

1O4

106

110

108

3,782

122

0.34

0.39

7,500

Jan.

TS6" 104

106 

106

106

106

106 

106

108

299

430

1,320

1,640 

1,210

1,120

1,010

698

628

580

560

545

*555

550

628

691

646 

605

570

575

622

962

17,378

561

1.57

1.81

34,470

Feb.

2,280

1,980

,600 

,420

,240

,090

,110 

,120

,020

908

818

*747

698 

652

616

585

560

525

490

470

450

438

414

390

380

366 

358

552.

_

-

25,077

824

2.51

2.40

45,770

Mar.

341

*544

558 

334

527

324

520 

324

344

383

402

418

426 

418

414

422

414

410

398

590

580

569

562

569

*442

458 

462

478

482

486

IsT

12,261

596

1.11

1.28

24,320

Apr.

4u6

*462

458 

450

442

438

426 

406

402

402

402

414

414 

402

594

402

422

474

595

890

1,210

1,430

1,620

1,670

1,650

1,750 

2,040

2.450

2,290

2,020

-

27,291

910

2.55

2.85

54,130

May

1,770

*1,580

1,490 

1, 630"

2,240

5,450

4,410 

4,060

3,230

2,650

2,290

2,200

2,460 

2,930

5,160

5,560

5,880

4,120

4,240

5,840

5,240

2,750

2,440

2,280

2,220

2,380 

*2,860

3,100

5,590

3,680

5,190

90,720

2,930

8.21

9.47

179,900

June

2,890

2,860

2,740 

2,750

2,750

2,950

5,570 

5,650

5,570

5,520

5,750

4,020

5,510 

5,120

4,290

3,830

3,920

5,640

5,170

2,770

2,530

2,410

2,250

2,040

2,030

*1,930 

2,080

2,140

2,300

2,570

-

92,510

5,080

8.65

9.63

183,500

July

2,370

2,550

2,810 

2,860

2,750

2,900

5,200 

5,520

5,580

5,060

2,980

2,900

2,680 

2,500

2,450

2,100

1,880

1,810

1,690

1,480

1,340

1,260

1,200

1,120

1,040

956 

896

840

816 840"

904

63,062

2,030

5.69

6.56

125,100

Aug.

888

840

832 

880

947

904

 1,010 958"

856

776

759

711

*679 

679

674

662

655

604

590

581

568

541

622

655

612

581 

576

572

550

521

509

21,712

700

1.96

2.26

43,070

Sept.

497

505

497 

489

475

457

445 

455

415

597

578

397

389 

568

557

346

356

522

550

340

315

312

332

336

315

298 

598

554

590

947

-

12,586

416

1.17

1.31

24,770

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,850 Min 90 Mean m Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.41 Ac-ft 560,300

V iter year 1952-55 : Max S,510 Min 90 Mean 1,020 Cfsrn 2.86 In. 58.87 Ac-ft 759,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Ruby Creek below Panther Creek, near Newhalem, Wash.

175

Location.--Lett 48°42'30", long. 120°58'10", in NW^ sec. 10, T. 37 N., R. 14 E. (unsurveyed), on right bank 200 ft downstream from Panther Creek, 4 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 13 miles northeast of Newhalem.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,640 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--5 years, 708 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs June 13 (gage height, 7.16 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 8,640 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 10.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs; minimum, 46 cfs Feb. 10, 1949, Nov. 28, 1952; 

minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Feb. 10, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control or ice effect, which 

are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1-.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

112

170

240

360

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

545

780

1,080

1,850

2,720

3,660

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.

128

126

121

116

114

112

110

109

109

109

107

105

102

98

94

92

89

88

88

86

88

*86

83

94

89

84

82

79

575

102

97

3,067

98.9

0.497

0.57

6,080

JJov.

88

82

82

84

102

94

88

82

79

84

86

83

82

78

76

70

75

74

74

74

68

70

62

62

65

60

55

49

50

62

-

2,240

74.7

0.375

0.42

4,440

Dec.

66

70

68

*68

68

67

67

68

67

67

67

90

~95 107

86

80

74

73

72

70

70

68

64

59

6?J

<56

70

68

66

68

66

2,215

71.5

0.359

0.41

4,390

Jan.

65

70

102

92

80

b68

*b64

lOT

225

178

322

617

501

348

273

b250

240

220

218

210

198

195

330

342

321

273

246

238

258

276

729

7,649

247

1.24

1.43

15,170

Feb.

992

658

558

505

*444

402

454

412

374

345

324

303

285

279

261

252

240

228

212

208

198

190

184

178

174

170

170

166

_

_

-

9,166

327

1.64

1.71

18,180

Mar.

158

*154

150

148

146

146

146

158

188

208

205

200

192

184

182

182

180

176

174

168

168

166

164

202

264

238

235

238

230

235

225

5,810

187

0.940

1.09

11,520

Apr.

220

215

*215

212

210

212

210

205

200

198

198

195

192

186

186

195

220

264

370

581

705

790

878

348

836

944

1,350

* 1,560

ilooo

14,815

494

2.48

2.77

29,390

May

836

760" 755

1,000

1,960

2,580

2,810

2,200

1,660

1,360

1,200

1,250

1,570

1,920

2,150

2,500

2,720

2,820

2,820

2,330

1,900

1,590

1,400

1,310

1,450

1,630

1,940

2,190

2,580

2,350

1,950

57,491

1,855

9.32

10.74

114,000

June

1,800

1,850

1,800

1,850

1,870

2,110

2,410

2,140

1,910

1,990

*2,290

2,600

3,410

2,500

2,240

2,220

2,400

2,050

1,780

1,590

1,450

1,430

1,290

1,140

1,100

1,230

1,470

1,440

1,530

1,650

56,540

1,885

9.47

10.57

112,100

July

1,730

1,930

2,040

1,870

1,740

1,560

1,240

1,340

1,390

1,500

1,470

1,430

1,590

1,770

1,670

1,320

1,290

1,380

1,200

986

938

962

878

775

790

725

690

644

648

676

612

38,784

1,251

6.29

7.25

76,930

Aug.

545

558

594

700

*658

695

720

626

550

513

509

513

477

451

454

473

423

392

409

426

381

339

416

381

333

303

312

303

288

273

^79

14,294

461

2.32

2.67

28,350

Sept.

273

276

252

240

238

246

252

252

235

220

218

249

238

210

198

192

180

172

178

170

162

158

166

160

152

144

T46

474

318

440

6,809

227

1.14

1.27

13,510

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,950 Mln 49 Mean 500 Cfsm 2.51 In. 34. 20 Ac-ft 363,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,410 Mln 49 Mean 600 Cfsm 3.02 In. 40, 9O Ac-ft 434,100

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efs).--June 13 (4 a.m.) 3,820 cfs (7.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Feb. 6 to Mar. 31, Sept. 28-30.
176 SKAGIT RIVEH BASH 

Rosa Reservoir near Newhalem, Wash.

Location. --La t 48°44'00", long. 121°04'10", in SE£ sec. 35, T. 38 N., R. 13 E , at Ross

 am on Stegit River 1 mile downstream from Ruby Creek and 9 miles northeast of Newhalem.

blSg-5grS'l§S8rt51S^«r 1953. Prior to October 1946, monthly elevaGage.--Water-stag|nrIco?der. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (city of Seattle benchmark) Prior to Sept. 24, 1940, staff gage on west shore at site Just uplake from Ross 

51m at same datum. Sept. '24, 1940, to June 28, 1943, water-stage recorder at present 

site and datum; June 29, 1943, to Apr. 29, 1948, staff gage on right bank at site 500 

ft uplake from dam at present datum. , nn aa

Extreme s. -Maximum contents during year, 1,405,300 acre-ft Aug 16, 17 (elevation, 1,600.00

 f't); minimum, 585,880 acre-ft Apr. 20 (elevation, 1,512.20 ft).

1940-53: Maximum contents observed, that of Aug. 16, 17, 195J- . 

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed to elevation 1,615 ft in 1949 

storage began Mar. 11, 1940. Capacity, 1,202,920 acre-ft between elevations 1,250 ft 

(lowest outlet) and 1,582 ft (spillway crest). Dead storage negligible. Water used 

for power and to supplement low flow of Skagit River through city of Seattle's Diablo 

and Newhalem powerplants. Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Coope ooperation. Elevation record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

(Prepared by Geological Survey on basis of 15 contour areas

furnished by city of Seattle)

1,510 571,110 1,570 1,078,800 

1,530 718,200 1,590 1,291,700 

1,550 888,320 1,600 1,405,300

Elevation at 12 p.m., In feet, 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

Oct.

575.68

575.17

574.69

574.52

574.24

573.82

573.34

573.18

572.59

571.79

571.45

571.30

570.65

569.91

569.24

568.53

567.91

567.29

567.00

566.20

565.60

564.90

564.21

563.60

563.11

-

-

561.38

560.61

560.18

559.51

Nov.

558.86

558.10

557.32

556.79

556.00

555.26

554.50

553.68

552.97

552.53

551.90

551.10

550.26

549.41

548.63

547.96

547.30

546.52

545.58

544.62

543.80

542.98

542.36

541.37

540.86

539.96

539.10

533.19

538.16

537.75

-

Dec.

537.07

536.05

535.45

534.91

534.15

533.67

533.67

533.02

532.65

532.10

531.79

530.37

530.79

530.81

530.02

523.71

527.57

526.62

526.14

525.87

525.73

524.77

524.02

524.43

523.33

522.84

522.40

522.31

521.88

521.15

520.79

Jan.

520.36

520.00

519.56

519.19

518.70

518.23

517.81

517.65

518.10

518.45

519.47

521.49

523.13

523.83

524.29

524.75

525.09

525.69

525.80

525.87

525.81

525.77

525.86

526.22

526.69

526.93

526.97

526.95

526.93

526.93

528.19

Feb.

529.99

530.92

531.61

532.21

532.53

532.78

533.40

533.95

534.13

534.22

534.26

534.23

534.16

534.28

534.15

534 . 09

533.89

533.64

533.39

533.12

532.79

532.62

532.42

532.18

531.91

531.62

531.25

530.90

_

 -

-

Mar.

530.69

530.36

529.81

529.40

528.97

_

528.22

527.89

527.52

527.10

526.68

526.40

526.08

525.63

525.67

525.31

524.88

524.41

523.99

523.50

523.10

522.86

522.36

521.98

521.63

521.27

520.98

520.65

_

520.48

520.17

Apr.

519.78

519.34

518.91

518.52

518.31

517.98

517.57

517.17

516.47

515.85

515.75

515.56

515.16

514.67

514.17

513.49

512.77

512.46

512.23

512.33

512.50

513.08

513.44

513.93

514.29

515.33

516.01

517.08

517.88

518.49

-

May

518.87

519.01

_

519.98

521.15

523.31

526 . 06

528.23

529.94

531.21

531.87

532.40

533.34

535.62

536.09

538.00

540.75

542.87

545.16

547; 09

548.49

549.41

550.40

551.22

551.92

'552.65

553.76

555.06

556.70

558.57

560.03

June

560.91

561.89

562.76

567.75

564.64

565.91

567.54

568.86

570.08

571.21

572.56

574.11

576.50

578.44

579.70

580.87

582.22

583.42

584.22

585.16

585.79

586.43

586.89

587.29

587.61

588.00

588.53

589.19

589.82

590.38

-

July

591.01

591.86

592.98

594.21

595.34

596.38

597.65

599.00

599.95

599.94

599.89

599.82

599.81

599.80

599.71

599.52

599.49

599.74

599.74

599.60

599.55

599.67

599.77

599.70

599.74

599.80

599.80

599.60

599.61

599.54

599.40

Aug.

599.43

599.40

599.47

599.62

599.60

599.80

599.78

599.59

599.55

599.50

599.50

599.55

599.54

599.63

599.68

600.00

599.93

599.77

599.85

599.88

599.84

599.78

599.94

599.87

599.74

599.67

599.43

599.26

599.18

599.28

599.20

Sept.

599.10

599.00

598.82

598.74

598.54

598.40

598.47

598.40

598.20

598.07

597.84

597.99

597.81

597.64

597.20

596.89

596.50

596.10

596.13

596.17

595.78

595.49

595.26

594.92

594.57

594.42

594.56

594.72

594.55

594.80

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation.

Monthly elevation and contents, water 5

Date

Calendar year 1952......

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,576.0 

1,559.5 

1,537.8 

1,520.8

-

1,528.2 

1,530.9 

1,520.2 

1,518.5 

1,560.0 

1,590.4 

1,599.4 

1,599.2 

1,594.8

-

rear October 1952 to September 1953

Contents 

(acre-feet) t

1,140,600 

975,800 

782,290 

647,160

-

743,900 

725,430 

642,710 

630,260 

980,600 

1,296,100 

1,398,300 

1,396,000 

1,345,500

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-164,800 

-193,500 

-135,100

+112,900

+56,740 

+21,530 

-82,720 

-12,450 

+350,300 

+315,500 

+102,200 

-2,300 

-50,500

+204,900

t Elevation and contents at 12 p.n
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 177

Thunder Creek near Newhalem, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°40'20", long. 121°04'20", in SE^ sec. 23, T. 37 N., R. 13 E. (unsurveyed), on right bank half a mile upstream from backwater from Diablo Reservoir, 

8 miles east of Newhalem, and 20 miles northeast of Marblemount.

Drainage area. 98 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,220 ft (from river-profile map).

Iverage discharge. 23 years, 607 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 7.14 ft): minimum, 60 cfs probably Nov. 30 (gage height, 1.60 ft, from recorded range in stage).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 9,630 cfs (revised) Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 12.14 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum not determined, probably less than 50 cfs during period of ice effect or no gageheight record in February 1936.

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

722

737

752

792

862

882

932

962

1012

1042

1062

1182

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1935

1938

1939

1941

1942

1944

1945

1946

1950

Date

June 26,

Feb. 26,

Nov. 13,

Nov. 5,

Oct. 28,

May 28,

Oct. 20,

Oct. 3,

Sept. 20,

Sept. 4,

Oct. 25,

Nov. 27,

1931

1932

1932

1934

1937

1939

1940

1941

1944

1945

1945

1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,630

8,150

5,010

6,120

7,630

4,740

5,430

3,530

2,780

3,080

4,220

9,630

Gage height 

(feet)

8.2

11.3

9.27

10.0

11.0

9.14

9.56

8.15

7.43

7.67

8.68

12.14

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

Ho diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1012: 1943. The total runoff in acre-feet for the water 

year 1952 has been corrected to 397,100 acre-ft, superseding figure published in WSP 

1246. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period 

in the water year 1932, superseding those published in WSP 737, are given herewith:

Month

Water year 1931-32. ..... 

Calendar year 1932......

Cfs-days

18,264 

228,001 

252,407

Maximum

7,040 

7,040 

7,040

Minimum

74 

74 

74

Mean

630 

623 

690

Per 

square 

mile

6.43 

6.36 

7.04

Runoff

Inches

6.94 

86.36 

95.64

Acre-feet

36,200 

452,000 

50O,OOO
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Thunder Creek near Newhalem, Wash. Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 9-51)

1.6 

1.

3.0

112

161

220

311 7.0

615

830

1,090

1,730

2,560

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

13

16

17

18

1 a

:o

21

r2

23*J4

?5

?6

27

'.U

J9

iO

31

total

 lean

~f sin "n.

\c-ft

Oct.

~660 680

640

640

640

640

580

550

550

500

440

400

350

300

270

240

220

240

220

250

*271

270

294

407

246

200

180

ISO

250

540

250

12,098

390

3.98

4.59

24,000

Nov.

178

147

139

150

160

140

130

120

110

130

150

 200 240

170

150

130

110

95

95

95

95

90

85

80

75

72

70

56

64

62

-

3,598

120

1.22

1.37

7,140

Dec.

63

64

*68

80

120

110

100

130

120

110

110

150

350

280

230

200

180

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

100

95

95

100

110

120

110

4,105

132

1.35

1.56

8,140

Jan.

100

180

350

200

130

*102

104

137

436

301

664

1,3&0

860

538

407

401

342

329

329

309

287

273

442

566

494

404

342

304

319

345

1,150

12,435

401

4.09

4.72

24,660

Feb.

*1.320

808

704

604

510

460

584

507

427

382

340

309

282

276

264

251

242

222

206

200

190

188

178

169

*159

152

151

149

-

-

-

10,234

366

3.73

3.88

20,300

Mar.

141

139

134

130

127

127

124

129

141

154

159

163

159

156

152

158

158

151

149

144

141

137

137

158

188

180

*178

180

178

178

170

4,720

152

1.55

1.79

9,360

Apr.

165

163

161

158

158

156

152

151

147

144

144

146

147

144

142

144

14S

167

202

311

430

531

594

552

517

556

740

855

659

566

-

92,51

308

3.14

3.51

18,350

May

484

421

*415

566

935

1,370

1,460

1,040

762

604

531

545

691

830

845

1,030

1,180

1,310

1,490

1,060

816

667

590

580

570

659

895

1,020

1,230

1,130

880

26,606

858

8.76

10.10

52,770

June

780

803

790

816

830

975

1,170

970

850

955

1,200

1,380

1.680

1,190

1,080

1,100

1,280

1,050

890

776

*718

749

687

598

587

663

794

794

840

975

-

27,970

932

9.51

10.61

55,480

July

1,030

1,200

1,350

1,320

1,280

1,500

1,880

2,280

1,890

1,820

1,920

2,130

2,160

2,100

1,860

1,410

1,390

1,580

1,350

1,120

1,110

1,250

1,060

970

995

930

905

905

965

1,030

890

43,580

1,410

14.4

16.54

86,440

Aug.

826

955

1,080

1,240

1,200

*1,370

1.590

1,200

1,070

1,040

1,160

1,220

1,090

1,070

1,220

1,250

1,010

1,030

1,240

1,280

980

845

1,300

930

713

639

695

659

619

655

821

31,797

1,030

10.5

12.07

63,070

Sept.

794

740

647

663

780

840

855

821

671

635

785

1,030

821

663

718

619

466

472

885

619

552

584

683

451

363

334

466

1,560

584

*1,080

-

20,981

699

7.13

7.96

41,620

ralendar year 1952 : Max 1,970 Min 62 Mean 527 Cfsm 5.38 In. 73.26 Ac-ft 382,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,280 Min 62 Mean 568 Cfsm 5.80 In. 78.70 Ac-ft 411,300

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs).--Julv 8 (10 p.m.) 2,430 cfs (6.86 ft); Sept. 28 (3 a.m.) 2,690

2fs ( ,'.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --No ffacre-heio-ht recoi-rt nr.t. 1-?O_ 22. 29-31 . Nov. 4 to Dec. 2. Dec. 4- to Jan. 5: discharge
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 179

Stetattle Creek near Newhalem, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°43'30", long. 121°09'20", in tffii sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 13 E., on left 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, 5? miles northeast of Newhalem, and 

18-| miles northeast of Marblemount.

Drainage area. 21.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to November 1915 (fragmentary), September 1933 to September 1953. Published as "near Marblemount" 1913-15.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 925 ft (by barometer). Dec. 19, 1913, 

ifo Nov. 14, 1915, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. 

Sept. 7 to Oct. 20, 1933, staff gage and Oct. 21, 1933, to Aug. 26, 1937, water-stage 

recorder, at site 1-50 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1933-53), 170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 cfs probably Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.20 

ft, from recorded range in stage); minimum, 20 cfs Dec. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.06 ft). 

1913-15, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, 8,580 cfs Nov. 26, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 

ft), from rating curve extended above 780 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 9 cfs Nov. 9-11, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those above 700 cfs, and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

2.6

4.0 

5.0

235

370

610

900

1,640

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

42

40

38

38

38

38

38

36

35

34

34

31

28

26

25

24

25

25

27

29

28

*29

67

43

34

30

27

44

~73 208

1,278

41.2

1.93

2.22

2,530

Nov.

54

42

37

78

81

50

40

35

32

61

84

70

54

46

40

37

34

32

31

34

30

29

27

25

24

23

22

21

21

21

-

1,215

40.5

1.89

2.11

2,410

Dec.

21

20

21

30

46

34

31

37

*37

34

31

239

378

138

130

97

78

66

58

51

47

44

40

38

36

34

33

32

32

34

33

2,040

65.8

3.07

3.55

4,050

Jan.

35

45

232

164

119

97

96

194

684

357

921

1,350

757

382

*283

354

262

247

244

241

200

190

404

475

316

220

178

162

253

*298

*956

10,711

346

16.2

18.61

21,240

Feb.

714

390

330

289

223

185

345

253

188

143

119

102

92

86

85

80

80

75

67

62

57

52

50

46

46

45

*46

46

_

_

-

4,296

153

7.15

7.47

8,520

Mar.

40

40

39

38

38

39

40

49

72

84

85

86

80

73

68

77

77

72

67

62

57

53

54

75

.9_6_

85

82

*88

84

84

78

2,062

66.5

3.11

3.58

4,090

Apr.

73

71

68

67

68

67

66

65

65

66

70

71

68

68

67

73

84

108

173

286

366

424

398

316

283

323

*"452~ 428

283

244

5,211

174

8.13

9.06

10,340

May

202

175

188

306

545

626

550

342

247

190

'2152" 165

302

342

354

386

402

483

545

323

244

190

168

178

178

268

350

407

424

382

268

9,932

320

15.0

17.26

19,700

June

247

262

253

259

283

330

394

316

286

342

390

*450

580

33?

298

334

342

265

229

220

223

241

211

182

TM

226

253

247

280

289

8,764

292

13.6

15.23

17,380

July

309

378

406

358

374

437

530

594

437

475

475

455

425

400

350

270

265

300

238

214

211

230

210

180

190

180

170

TTO

180

200

170

9,781

316

14.8

17.00

19,400

Aug.

158

170

190

*217 "252

217

211

195

175

165

180

190

175

165

190

160

135

137

155

158

135

120

160

135

110

105

110

125

100

TC5

120

4,870

157

7.34

8.46

9,660

Sept.

110

100

90

90

100

120

110

100

90

85

110

140

110

90

95

80

70

60

110

80

65

80

100

80

60

50

100

980

467

1,080

-

5,002

167

7.80

8.69

9,920

Calendar year 1952: Max 882 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,350

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

137

179

Cfsra 

Cfsm

6.40 In. 87.16 Ac-ft 99,480 

8.36 In. 113.24 Ac-ft 129,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfsj.--Jan. 12 (8 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (4.95 ft); Jan. 31 (3 p.m.) 1,410 

cfs (4."65 ft); probably Sept. 30 (time unknown) 1,820 cfs (5.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--NO gage-height record Dec. 23 to Jan. 2, July 13-18, July 22-31, Aug. 9-16, Aug. 21 to 

ept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records f

Cascade River near Marblemount.
180 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Skagit River at Newhalem, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°40'20", long. 121°14'45", in SE£ sec. 21, T. 37 N., R. 12 E., on right

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Newhalem Creek, half a mile downstream from city

of Seattle powerplant at Newhalem, 11 miles upstream from Bacon Creek, and 13 miles

northeast of Marblemount.

Drainage area.--1.160 sq mi, approximately, of which 400 sq mi (revised) is in Canada. 

Hecords available.--December 1908 to May 1914 and October 1920 to September 19S3 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1908 to September 1933 (monthly discharge only),

in State Water-Supply Bulletin 5. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.5 ft above mean sea level (river-profile

survey). Prior to May 24, 1914, staff gages at sites half a mile upstream at datum

91 ft higher. Nov. 15, 1920, to June 4, 1923, staff gage at site about SOO ft upstream

at same datum. 

Average discharge. 45 years, 4,326 cfs (adjusted for storage in Diablo Reservoir since

October 1929 and Ross Reservoir since March 1940). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs July 14 (gage height, 88.66 ft); minimum, 782 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 80.24 ft); minimum daily, 1,180 cfs Dec. 25. 

1908-14, 1920-53: Maximum discharge, 63,500 cfs Nov. 29, 1909 (gage height. 22.0

ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum, 54 cfs Nov. 1, 1943 (gage

height, 78.15 ft); minimum daily, 136 cfs Aug. 24, 1930. 

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

good. Water is diverted 3 miles above station and is returned to river at Seattle

powerplant just above station. Flow regulated for power at Gorge Dam since August

1924 and by Diablo and Ross Reservoirs (see pp. 196,176), having a combined capacity

of 1,279,000 acre-ft.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle. 

KevlslonsTwater years). WSP 512: 1909-14. WSP 1012: 1929.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

80.7

81.0

81.5

82.0

83.0

1,120

1,360

1,820

2,350

3,610

84.0

85.0

86.0

5,290

7,410

10,000

13,200

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

(t)

Oct.

3,880

3,920

3,660

2,840

2,280

3,780

3,890

4,020

4,000

4,170

3,490

2,820

4,050

4,150

4,290

4,290

4,170

3,400

2,990

4,320

4,320

4,480

4,330

4,260

3,490

3,100

4,280

4,490

4,390

4,550

4,520

120,620

3,891

239,200

-166,700

Nov.

4,230

3,740

*4,280

4,490

4^540

4,490

4,460

4,300

3,840

4,380

4,26O

4,320

4,410

4,530

4,040

3,270

4,430

4,380

4,430

4,300

4,430

4,080

3,630

4,500

4,370

4,460

3,370

4,020

3,390

5,220

-

124,590

4,153

247,100

-200,700

Dec.

4.220

4,180

4,200

4,000

*3,730

2,750

2,850

4,200

3,800

3,490

3,430

3,840

2,680

1,400

3,400

3,030

3,110

3,090

2,960

1,700

1,270

3,150

3,090

2,960

1.180

2,860

1,850

1,210

3,100

2,920

2,950

92,600

2,987

183,700

-127,900

Jan.

2,120

2,920

2,920

2,280

3,170

2,800

2,940

3,290

*3,920

2,290

2,770

5,200

4,400

3,030

3,120

3,640

2,670

2,120

3,390

3,700

3,500

3,570

3,720

3,320

2,180

3,830

3,780

3,980

3,650

3,720

4,430

102,370

3,302

203,000

+58,620

Feb.

4,020

4.150

3,750

5,850

3,570

5,380

3,290

2,740

3,670

5,550

5,400

5,260

5,570

2,960

2,180

5,690

5,280

5,280

5,500

3,240

2,470

1.710

2,190

3,400

3,500

*3,250

5,040

2,050

_

-

89,320

3,190

177,200

+20,000

Mar.

1,480

5.870

5,180

5,160

5,540

5,560

2,O5O

1,850

3,800

3,750

5,610

5,470

5,650

2,100

1,660

5,830

3,770

3,640

3,580

5,670

2,490

1.540

5,420

5,710

5,650

3,320

3,730

2,240

1,370

a5,600

a3,800

95,250

3,075

188,900

-83,780

Apr.

a3,600

a3,600

a3,500

a2,700

al,600

a5,600

a5,800

a5, SOO

5,640

3,280

2,640

1,580

4,OOO

5,860

3,700

4,050

4,370

5,200

1,790

4,210

4,590

4,650

4,680

4,840

4,150

3,770

*5,120

5,460-

5,240

5,040

-

113,640

5,788

225,400

-11,740

May

5,290

5,410

5,710

4,670

4,690

5,200

4,980

4,740

2,990

2.950

4,710

4,170

4,260

4,510

4,560

3,270

3,600

4,880

4,510

4,100

4.,670

5,770

3,120

2,960

4,590

4,300

4,930

4,470

4,990

3,880

5,490

150,570

4,205

258,600

+549,500

June

4,520

4,540

4,430

4,960

4,880

3,210

5.060

4,950

4,890

4,200

4,900

5.060

4,620

4,050

4,500

4,470

5,000

4,720

3,760

3,650

5,740

4,710

4,420

4,470

5,900

4,120

4,240

5,690

4,760

4,750

-

150,950

4,565

259,700

+517,800

July

4,590

4,850

5,150

2,880

2.520

5,020

4,900

6,000

8,290

10,500

12,500

12,400

11,700

11,800

11,000

9,850

7,590

5,570

7,660

7,770

6,580

6,060

4,810

4,560

4,860

4,760

5,950

4,870

5,020

5,150

4,950

210,050

6,776

416,600

+101,000

Aug.

5,670

5,800

4,540

4,720

4,720

4,440

*5,670

9.680

7,960

6,770

5,870

4,190

4,210

4,100

3,900

2,040

4,180

4,190

3,880

4,210

3,600

3,290

4,120

4,580

4,020

3,S60

4,110

3,800

2,160

1.580

5,500

155,260

4,299

264,500

-24,260

Sept.

5,560

3,500

3,230

2,890

1,610

1,270

1,640

2,940

3,080

3,420

3,810

2,680

1,750

3,850

5,050

5,560

5,480

5,150

2,280

1,740

5,480

5,750

3,810

5,510

3,440

2,250

1,960

5,320

4,200

5.560

-

93,730

3,124

185,900

-50,570

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

1,179

1.02

1.17

72,500

780

0.672

0.75

46,400

908

0.783

0.90

55,800

4,255

3.67

4 23

261,600

3,551

3.06

5. IS

197,200

1,709

1.47

1.70

105,100

5,591

5.10

5.45

215,700

9,887

8.52

9.85

607,900

&,705

8.57

9.55

577,500

8,418

7.26

8.57

517,600

5,905

5.56

5.88

240,000

2,610

2.25

2.51

155,300

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 5 , 940 

Max 12,500

Win 1,070 

Win 1,180

Mean 3,223 

Mean 3,936

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

2,339,000 

2,850,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 3,378 

Mean 4,214

Cfsm 2.91 

Cfsm 3.65

In. 39.62 

In. 49.31

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

2,452,000 

5,051,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Ross and Diablo Reservoirs, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations on Skagit
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 181

Skagit River above Alma Creek, near Marblemount, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°36'25", long. 12l°21'35", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 36 N., R. 11 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from Alma Creek and 7 miles north of Marblemount.

Drainage area. 1.260 sq mi, of which 400 sq mi is in Canada. 

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 358.8 ft (revised) above mean sea level 

(from river-profile survey).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 cfs July 14 (gage height, 12.44 ft); minimum, 1,320 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 4.83 ft); minimum daily, 1,450 cfs Dec. 25, 28.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 14.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Dec. 28, 

1952, but may have been less sometime during August or September 1952; minimum daily, 

1,400 cfs Aug. 31, 1952.

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

All "diversions returned to river above gage. Plow partly regulated by powerplants on 

upper Skagit River, and by Ross (see p. 176) and Diablo Reservoirs (see p. 196). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1243.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.9 

5.2

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

1,400

1,770

2,310

2,900

3,700 11.0

4,610

6,770

9,290

12,100

15,100

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.

4,000

4,100

3,900

3,000

2.500

3,900

4,000

4,100

4,100

4,300

3,600

3,000

4,200

4,300

4,400

4,400

4,300

3,600

3,200

4,500

4,500

4,600 

4,500

*4,400

3,730

3,350

4,260

4,460

4,470

4,900 

4,610

125,180

4,038

248,300

Nov.

4,290

3,840

4,390

4,480

4.570

4,510

4,480

4,310

3,940

4,400

4,390

4,450

4,420

4,450

4,180

3,490

4,330

4,410

4,430

4,360

4,370

4,210 

3,710

4,390

4,400

4,320

3,520

4,050

3,390

5.520

125,800

4,195

249,500

Dec.

4,150

4,100

4,200

4,050

4,040

2,960

2,780

4,450

3,930

*3,720

5,540

4.600

3,880

2,520

3,950

5,550

5,550

3,420

3,500

2,070

1,580

3,350 

3,310

3,160

1.450

2,870

2,170

1,450

5,120

5,220 

3,070

101,250

5,266

200,800

Jan.

2.420

5,250

3,940

5,080

5,740

5,510

3,380

3,890

5,750

3,680

5,280

9.110

7,170

4,780

*4,370

5,110

3,820

3,330

4,410

4,710

4,360

4,430 

5,600

5,540

3,870

4,880

4,620

4,680

4,610

*5,010 

5,600

141,530

4,565

280,700

Feb.

5,000

5.100

4,700

4,800

4,500

4,500

4,100

3,500

4,700

4,400

4,150

5,850

5,890

5,580

2,840

4,100

5,770

5,720

3,710

5,600

2,890

2,150 

2,330

3,670

3,660

*5,620

5,500

2,600

-

-

106,510

5,804

211,300

Mar.

1,800

4,060

5,460

3,430

3,520

5,660

2,410

2,170

4,170

4,140

4,020

5,860

4,060

2,500

2,130

4,220

4,120

4,040

5,750

4,020

2,860

1.710 

5,810

4,140

4.240

5,860

4,190

2,750

1,860

4,140 

4,220

107,500

5,461

212,800

Apr.

4,050

*4,010

5,980

5,300

1,800

4,080

4,220

4,250

4,080

5,690

5,060

1,910

4,330

4,270

4,110

4,410

4,780

3,860

2,430

4,940

5,400

5,680 

5,910

6,120

5,070

5,050

6,470

7,020

6,350

5,970

154,600

4,487

267,000

May

6,140

4,420

*4,500

5,660

6,360

7.250

7,050

6,190

4,200

3,810

5,350

5,050

5,520

5,640

5,600

4,620

4,860

6,550

6,710

5,540

5,550

4,770 

4,040

5.710

5,180

5,240

6,150

5,650

6,700

5,570 

4,550

167,510

5,404

552,500

June

5,250

5,440

5,580

5,730

5,750

4,560

4,620

6,200

5,860

*5,690

6,580

6,790

7,170

5,470

5,860

5,680

6,180

5,990

4,790

4.570

4,650

5,670 

5,350

5,510

4,760

4,910

5,080

4,710

5,760

5,870

165,370

5,512

328,000

July

5,870

6,270

6,640

4,480

4,010

6,580

6,980

8,370

10,400

12,100

14.900

14,400

14 , 200

14,000

15,500

11,700

9,300

6,760

9,000

8,960

7,460

6,980 

5,640

5,440

5,470

5,510

6,840

5,560

5,660

5,790 

5,690

254,260

8,202

504,300

Aug.

4,230

4,400

5,090

5,380

5,400

*5,220

6,180

10,400

8,710

7,550

4,440

4,710

4,780

4,600

4,520

2,710

4,350

4,750

4,280

4,650

4,120

3,590 

4,740

5,170

4,540

4,250

4,640

4,360

2,700

1.670 

5,780

150,110

4,842

297,700

Sept.

5,840

5,850

3,540

5,580

2,040

1.660

1,920

3,300

3,340

3,590

4,010

3,350

2,120

3,820

3,420

3,810

3,580

3,400

2,870

2,000

3,700

3,820 

4,270

3,780

3,700

2,420

2,140

7,090

5,080

8.510

107,150

3,572

212,500

Calendar year 1952; Max 6,700 Min 1,400 Mean 3,739 Ac-ft 2,715,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,900 Min 1,450 Mean 4,621 Ac-ft 3,345,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-24, Jan. 31 to Feb. 10, Feb. 27, 28; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for station at Newhalem.
182 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Cascade River at Marblemount, Wash.

Location (revised) . Lat 48°31'25", long. 121°23'00", in N^ sec. 16, T. 35 N., R. 11 E., 

on right bank l| miles downstream from Boulder Creek, 2 miles east of Marblemount, and 

2| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.3 ft above mean sea level (river-profile 

survey). Prior to Oct. 10, 1928, staff gage at same site at datum 0.76 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years, 982 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,750 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.70 ft); minimum, 118 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 11.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs by logarjthmic plotting; minimum, that of Nov. 30, 

1952; minimum gage height, 1.11 ft Feb. 8, 1937.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are good. 

No diversion or regulation. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are 

given in WSP 1293.

Revisions (water years). WSP 832: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

1.1 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

110

210

325

730

4.0

5.0 

7.0

1,360

2,290

5,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per se liter year October 1952 to September 19»3

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

386

383

369

355

358

358

355

346

334

325

322

307

286

256

235

225

218

228

230

225

244

235

235

346

259

220 

198

185 218'

512

376

9,129

294

1.72

1.99

18,110

Nov.

298

247

*225

247

271

230

205

188

177

202

250

228

215

198

183

171

165

163

165

167

161

153

147

143

139

133 

129

125

120

118

5,563

185

1.08

1.21

11,030

Dec.

119

*120

122

149

175

153

149

167

155

165

163

522

834

598

456

383

331

298

274

256

244

232

212

198

185

175 

177

177

179

220

215

7,803

252

1.47

1.70

15,480

Jan.

205

321

930

621

488

422

400

592

1,930

1,300

2,240

5.760

*2,420

1,640

1,350

1,450

1,160

1,240

1,260

1,160

1,010

996

1,900

1,880

1,560

1,260

1,090

1,010

1,100

 1,240

3,100

41,035

1,324

7.74

8.92

81,390

Feb.

5.160

2,010

1,960

1,730

1,400

1,270

1,690

1,410

1,160

1,010

882

790

710

690

650

640

621

567

524

492

460

442

422

408

594

*590 

594

586

_

-

26,662

952

5.57

5.80

52,880

Mar.

566

552

540

531

525

519

322

355

459

468

464

460

456

414

404

459

428

408

590

572

358

355

362

460

598

524 

496

496

468

472

450

12,871

415

2.45

2.80

25,550

Apr.

428

*414

400

586

586

569

558

546

557

528

346

352

355

346

343

369

404

436

540

802

1,000

1,140

1,500

1,200

1,120

1,250 

1,580

1,760

1,550

1 , 180.

20,905

697

4.08

4.55

41,460

May

1,030

912

*888

1,150

1,960

2,680

2.740

2,020

1,520

1,230

1,060

1,050

1,350

1,630

1,400

1,540

1,740

1,940

2,490

1,990

1,540

1,270

1,120

1,070

1,050

1,120

1,570

1,670

2,150

2,120

1,590

48,550

1,566

9.16

10.56

96,500

June

1,400

1,410

1,530

1,300

1,300

1,620

2,120

1,890

1,580

1,770

2,220

2,510

5.190

2,200

*1,920

1,950

2,160

1,820

1,540

1,580

1,520

1,580

1,580

1,260

1,250

1.220 

1,350

1,460

1,600

1,800

50,570

1,686

9.86

11.00

100,500

July

1,850

2,090

2,360

2,240

2,220

2,720

5,260

5.940

5,150

2,950

5,030

3,040

2,870

2,950

2,720

2,000

2,040

2,250

1,880

1,540

1,580

1,660

1,450

1,350

1,390

1,260 

1,260

1,280

1,320

1,580

1.200

66,230

2,136

12.5

14.40

151,400

Aug.

1,100

1,240

1,330

1,390

1,540

1.460

1,450

* 1,280

1,200

1,140

1,200

1,220

1,100

1,060

1,160

1,140

942

956

1,040

1,120

900

780

1,190

1,120

812

710 

858

824

695

655

802

53,194

1,071

6.26

7.22

65,840

Sept.

802

824

680

650

680

690

690

670

612

558

616

758

645

558

544

544

453

428

725

516

468

504

670

492

411

585 

452

2,160

1,030

*2.590

-

21,585

719

4.20

4.69

42,810

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,170 Min 118 Mean 755 Cfsm 4.42 In. 60.08 Ae-ft 548,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,940 Min 118 Mean 943 Cfsm 5.51 In. 74.84 Ac-ft 682,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 efs).--Jan. 12 (6 a.m.) 4.040 cfs (6.38 ft); Jan. 3J. (8 p.m.) 4.750 

cfs (6.70 ft): June 15 (6 to 7 a.m.) 5,600 cfs (5.99 ft); July 7 (11 p.m.) 4,150 cfs (6.35 ft); Sept. 

28 (4:30 a.m.) 4,130 cfs (6.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Jan. 4-25.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 183

Sauk River above Whitechuck River, near Darrington, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°10'00", long. 121 0 27'45", in NW^ sec. 24, T. 31 N., R. 10 E., on right 

bank half a mile upstream from Whitechuck River and 9^ miles southeast of Darrington.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi.

Records available. August to November 1910 (fragmentary gage heights and discharge measurement only), October 1917 to September 1922, August 1928 to September 1953.

g.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 930 ft (from river-profile survey). 

Prior to Nov. 18, 1910, staff gage three-eighths of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1917-22, 1928-53), 1,103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,360 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height', 8.17 ft); minimum, 138 cfs Dec. 1; minimum gage height, 2.48 ft Sept. 27.

1917-22, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 30,200 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 14.90 

ft), from rating curve extended above 6,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 115 

cfs Nov. 15, 16, 30, Dec. 1, 1936.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

482 

512 

552 

752 

767 

1062 

1092

Water 

year

1918 

1920 

1922 

1932 

1934 

1946 

1947

Date

Dec. 29, 1917 

Nov. 15, 1919 

Dec. 12, 1921 

Feb. 26, 1932 

Dec. 21, 1933 

Oct. 25, 1945 

Oct. 25, 1946

Discharge 

(cfs)

24,400 

11,400 

29,100 

22,900 

18,600 

8,950 

10,200

Gage height 

(feet) .

13.3 

9.0 

14.65 

13.0 

12.05 

8.00 

8.50

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 752: 1932. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for periods in the water years 1921, 1949, superseding those published in WSP 

532 and 1152, are given herewith:

1920 

Oct. 11-20.............. al,660

21-31.............. a990

Nov. 1-11.............. a610

12-21............ .. al,030

22................. 1,080

23-30.............. a900

a Average discharge for period Indicated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 11 to No

1949 

Jan. Z................. b290

3................. b280

4................. b280

5. ................ b280

6................. 300

30, 1920; discharge

estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for nearby 

stations.

Month

Calendar year 1949 .......

Cfs-days

58,570 

25,290

9,727 

420,499 

500,506

Maximum

7,480

550 

5,460 

17,500

Minimum

-

230 

215 

215

Mean

1,890 

843

314 

1,152 

1,371

Per square

mile

12.4 

5.55

2.07 

7.58 

9.02

Runoff

Inches

14.30 

6.19

2.38 

102.89 

122.47

Acre-feet

116,000 

50,200

19,290 

834,100 

992,700
184 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Sauk River above Whitechuck River, near Darrington, Wash. Continued

Rating tables, wa^er year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 30 Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

2.5 130 4.0 970 2.5 250 4.0 1,320

2.8 220 4.5 1,540 3.0 510 5.5 3,460

3.2 595 5.5 5,190 5.5 860 7.0 6,590

3.6 640 8.0 8,820

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.

213

210

206

199

192

192

192

188

188

185

182

182 

179

170

161

155

152

152

152

150

155

150

150

185

199

176

164

*152

*155

442

492

6,020

194

1.28

1.47

11,940

Nov.

390

300

260

240

256

236

216 

202

185

216

309

365 

327

300

280

248

224

213

210

210

210

199

188

182

173

164

158

150

140

140

-

6,891

230

1.51

1.69

13,670

Dec.

138

142

161

288

355

288

276 

380

300

292

304

2,400 

2.640

1,260

853

661

558

*480

434

395

370

355

327

304

280

268

260

260

284

340

345

15,998

516

3.39

3.91

31,730

Jan.

318

766

2,390

1,210

826

689

980 

2,340

5,320

2,590

5,360

7.750 

*4,540

2,870

2,310

2,390

1,630

1,980

2,390

1,930

1,450

1,570

5,040

3,910

2,660

1,820

1,390

1,370

1,860

2,140

6,310

80,099

2,584

17.0

19.60

158,900

Feb.

5.400

3,090

2,940

2,520

1,980

1,790

3,400 

2,500

1,790

1,470

1,240

1,090 

976

940

900

976

940

812

717

675

626

612

558

528

504

486

486

498

_

_

-

40,434

1,444

9.47

9.69

80,200

Mar.

456

432

*408

396

390

385

380 

420

540

619

682

717 

661

584

552

696

668

605

564

528

492

492

534

675

844

724

668

668

633

633

619

17,665

570

3.75

4.32

35,040

Apr.

546

510

486

474

468

456

*438 

420

402

390

408

450 

450

432

456

480

534

570

731

1,140

1,380

1,670

2,050

1,810

1,620

1,740

2,400

2.520

1,910

1,670

-

29,011

967

6.36

7.10

57,540

May

1,450

1,280

1.240

1,520

2,540

5.590

5,590 

2,760

2,170

1,720

1,460

1,450 

*1,660

1,910

1,720

1,780

1,920

2,280

3,250

2,580

2,070

1,750

1,550

1,520

1,400

1,500

1,780

1,960

2,280

2,140

1,780

61,160

1,975

15.0

14.96

121,500

June

1,700

1,660

1,620

1,750

1,770

2,050

2,410 

2,190

2,070

2,520

2,720

5.280 

5,250

2,590

2,560

2,400

2,550

2,220

1,900

1,750

1,640

1,660

1,620

1,500

1,410

1.590

1,500

1,560

1,600

*1,910

-

60,250

2,008

15.2

14.74

119,500

July

1,940

2,190

2,460

2,420

2,580

2,890

5,410 

4.020

3,520

3,080

3,060

5,110 

2,860

2,730

2,560

2,010

2,010

2,120

1,820

1,560

1,530

1,590

1,410

1,320

1,530

1,190

1,140

1,130

1,180

1,220

1.080

66,070

2,131

14.0

16.17

131,000

Aug.

1,000

1,040

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,160

1,_170 

1,050

949

900

900

*916 

868

804

836

844

710

668

724

738

654

564

570

654

612

554

696

773

654

552

528

25,278

815

5.36

6.18

50,140

Sept.

522

504

468

444

444

456

450 

456

420

580

585

452

414

565

*535

540

510

278

290

295

274

258

310

345

278

254

250

2,030

1,410

2.960

-

16,359

545

3.59

4.00

32,410

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,160 Mln 138 Mean 830 Cfsra 5.46 In. 74.32 Ac-ft 602,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,750 Min 138 Mean 1,165 Cfsra 7.66 In. 104. 03 Ac-ft 843,400

,100 eft

(5.93' ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 185

Sauk River near Sauk, Wash'.

Location. Lat 48"25'15", long. 121°34'00" (revised), in NW£ sec. 19, T. 34 N., R. 10 E., 

on left bank 5 miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles southeast of Sauk, and 8 miles downstream from Suiattle River.

Drainage area. 714 sq mi,

Records available. August 1910 to August 1912, July 1928 to September 1953. Published 

as "near Suiattle Crossing, near Sauk" 1910-12.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 266 ft above mean sea level (river-profile

survey). Prior to Aug. 4, 1912, staff gages at several sites from 1 mile downstream

to 5 miles upstream from present site at various datums.

Average dis charge.--85 years (1928-53), 4,154 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimum daily, 590 cfs Nov. 30.

1910-12, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 82,400 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 16.93 

ft); minimum, 572 cfs Dec. 5, 1929, but may have been less during period of ice effect, 

Jan. 10-27, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for period October to December, which are poor. No 

diversion or regulation.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in water 

years 1929, 1937, and 1939, superseding those published in WSP 692, 832, and 882, are 

given herewith:

Day

1929

Mar. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

1936

Nov. 16

Discharge

1,400

1,800

1,700

1,550

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,600

2,200

3,300

2,800

2,400

2,200

2,000

700

Day

1936-Con.

Nov. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1939

July 23

24

25

26

Discharge

1,000

1,100

950

1,000

900

850

800

750

720

700

680

660

650

640

5,200

5,600

6,000

6,300

Day

1939-Con.

July 27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

6,600

7,200

5,200

5,000

4,800

4,200

3,800

4,200

4,500

4,400

3,300

3,400

3,200

3,400

4,000

3,600

3,200

2,900

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 9-25, 1929, Nov. 21-30, 

1936, July 23 to Aug. 13, 1932, and doubtful gage-height record 

Nov. 16-20, 1936; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range In stage and records for nearby stations.

Month

March 1929.. ............

Water year 1928-29.... 

Calendar year 1929....

Calendar year 1936. . . . 

Water year 1936-37....

Water year 1938-39.... 

Calendar year 1939....

Cfs-days

67,728 

1,119,195 

1,015,491

22,540 

1,435,102 

1,296,855

199,030 

87,520 

1,536,429 

1,629,140

Maximum

6,120 

17,500 

11,800

1,100 

15,200 

15,000

8,960 

4,500 

19,000 

19,000

Minimum

888 

676 

578

640 

628 

628

4,500 

1,720 

847 

952

Mean

2,180 

3,070 

2,780

751 

3,921 

3,553

6,420 

2,823 

4,209 

4,463

Per 

square 

mile

3.05

4.30 

3.89

1.05 

5.49 

4.98

8.99 

3.95 

5.89 

6.25

Runoff

Inches

3.52 

58.24 

52,83

1.17 

74.83 

67.54

10.37 

4.56 

79.99 

84.80

Acre-feet

134,000 

2,220,000 

2,010,000

44,710 

2,846,000 

2,572,000

394,800 

173,600 

3,048,000 

3,232,000
186 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Sauk River near Sauk, Wash. Continued

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Dec. 4 to Jan. 11)

2.5 695 5.0 4,550

c.^ 950 5.5 5,800

3.L 1,400 6.0 7,200

3.6 1,940 7.0 10,600

4.0 2,550 8.0 14,800

4.5 3,450 9.5 22,200

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

Day

l

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,280

1,520

1.540

1,390

*1,170

*1,200

1,170

1,220

1,170

1,090

1,050

1,000

869

941

887

834

860

960

1,050

990

1,070

1,080

1,010

1,050

1,040

950

887

784

843

1,350

1,500

33,755

1,089

1.53

1.76

66,950

Nov.

1,160

1,020

1,100

1,120

1,180

1,170

1,040

970

914

990

1,160

1,050

1,000

896

792

810

809

869

*887

*860

792

751

a730

a720

a700

a660

a630

a610

a600

a590

-

26,588

886

1.24

1.38

52,740

Dec.

aSOO

aSlO

a700

1,050

1,210

990

1,080

1,210

1,050

1,030

1,010

4,160

4,480

3,210

2,240

1,800

1,740

1,580

1,410

1,320

1,270

1,280

1,160

1,080

1,030

990

990

960

1,060

1,350

1,520

45,170

1,457

2.04

2.35

89,590

Jan.

1,400

2,160

5,960

3,740

3,370

3,060

*3,620

5,210

10,800

6,720

11,300

22.200

*13,300

8,490

7,500

8,000

6,970

6,880

7,620

7,690

6,940

6,820

12,400

10,800

8,130

8,160

6,850

6,850

7,690

8,800

17,200

246,630

7/956

11.1

12.85

489,200

Feb.

17.500

10,600

10,500

10,500

8,660

7,560

10,100

10,100

7,470

6,020

5,180

4,600

4,160

3,810

3,810

3,680

4,090

*3,580

3,230

2,950

2,760

2,630

2,490

2,340

2,240

2.200

2,210

2,260

.

-

157,230

5,615

7.86

8.19

311,900

Mar.

2,200

2,100

2,030

1,970

1,930

1,910

1,880

1,940

2,260

2,610

2,730

2,880

2,830

2,580

2,390

2,580

3,020

2,680

2,500

2,330

2,210

2,160

2,240

2,710

*5.410

3,040

2,760

2,760

2,660

2,550

2,550

76,400

2,465

3.45

3.98

151,500

Apr.

2,340

2,210

2,120

2,060

2,040

2,000

1,940

1,860

1,790

1,720

1,770

1,930

2,000

1,980

1,970

2,090

2,240

2,410

2,810

3,940

4,460

5,230

5,990

6,260

5,460

5,440

6,150

7,750

6,340

5,490

101,790

3,393

4.75

5.30

201,900

May

4,890

4,370

4.070

4,720

7,530

*10,600

10,800

8,230

6,560

5,230

4,500

4,320

5,030

5,850

5,280

5,490

6,020

6,620

8,900

7,810

6,290

5,380

4,740

4,550

4,320

4,340

5,460

5,670

6,710

6,850

5,770

186,900

6,029

8.44

9.74

370,700

June

5,260

5,260

*5,030

5,060

5,030

5,670

7,140

7,080

6,180

6,340

7,500

8,940

11.100

8,560

7,350

6,970

7,690

7,060

7,000

5,540

5,180

5,280

5,200

4,910

4,600

4,480

4,770

5,030

5,180

6,100

-

186,490

6,216

8.71

9.71

369,900

July

6,150

6,880

7,750

7,750

7,440

8,770

10,700

*15 J 400

11,400

9,810

9,810

10,100

9,460

8,830

8,490

7,000

6,450

6,740

6,510

5,670

5,440

5,670

5,330

4,980

4,860

4,620

4,410

4,570

4,410

4,740

4,460

222,400

7,174

10.0

11.58

441,100

Aug.

4,070

4,050

4,410

4,480

4,460

4,550

4,860

4,390

4,070

*3,810

*3,740

3,870

3,790

3,510

3,510

3,740

3,350

3,010

3,120

3,270

3,080

2,710

2,680

2,850

2,730

2,580

2,550

3,370

2,860

2,530

2,440

108,240

3,492

4.89

5.64

214,700

Sept.

2,500

2,520

2,380

2,210

2,160

2,180

2,180

2,150

2,040

1,900

1,880

2,100

2,140

*1,860

1,790

1,790

1,630

1,500

1,610

1,740

1,560

1,520

1,530

1,630

1,500

1,410

1,250

6,070

4,840

6.850

-

68,400

2,280

3.19

3.56

135,700

Calendar year 1952 : Max 11,800 Min 590 Mean 3,123 Cfsm 4.37 In. 59.52 Ac-ft 2,267,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 22,200 Min 590 Mean 4,000 Cfsm 5.60 In. 76.04 Ac-ft 2,896,000

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 efs).--Jan. 9 (8 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (7.57 ft); Jan. 12 (12 m.) 24,600 

ofs (9.93 ft)3 Jan. 23 (7:30 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (8.18 ft); Jan. 31 (9:30 p.m.) 28,400 cfs (10.56 ft); 

Feb. 7 (8 p.m.) 12,100 cfs (7.38 ft); July 8 (12 p.m.) 13,900 cfs (7.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 187

Sandy Creek near Concrete, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°41'05", long. 121°42'23", in NE£ sec. 24, T. 37 N., R. 8 E. (unsurveyed), 

at road crossing if miles upstream from mouth and 10| miles northeast of Concrete.

Drainage area. 10.8 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 940 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 498 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.25 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversions or regulation.

ischarge, 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

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

a40

a35

a33

a32

a33

a37

336

340

350

353

356

363

a50

42

42

66

51

44

41

37

36

34

42

*56

66

54

60

72

60

60

52

1,475

47.6

4.41

5.06

2,930

Apr.

47

43

42

42

44

41

36

37

36

35

36

36

36

35

36

38

42

47

60

62

100

135

154

122

122

160

191

TT9

132

118

2,266

75.5

6.99

7.60

4,490

May

96

85

85

125

*211

242

226

175

132

102

93

105

136

145

122

125

130

163

226

160

126

107

96

93

93

120

163

160

172

148

*116

4,266

136

12.6

14.76

6,500

June

113

113

107

111

118

132

175

154

135

154

175

203

242

160

136

136

140

116

102

_98

102

100

100

96

102

100

102

105

109

111

3,653

126

11.9

13.27

7,640

July

111

130

138

130

*148

179

203

233

175

163

172

151

179

154

154

116

126

128

96

64

93

93

78

77

76

74

74

74

75

70

60

3,636

124

11.5

13.22

7,610

Aug.

61

72

69

70

74

77

75

*67

64

64

67

61

56

56

59

52

44

52

56

55

41

44

46

42

36

36

51

60

42

36

43

1,730

55.6

5.17

5.96

3,430

Sept.

43

41

38

42

44

44

43

41

35

35

42

51

*36

35

36

32

27

36

60

34

33

36

56

33

27

30

91

151

113

396

-

1,771

59.0

5.46

6.10

3,510

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby

Mote.--Shifting-control method used Mar. 14 to May 26) Aug. 12 to Sept. 26.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek near Concrete, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°37'10", long. 121°44'35", in SE£ see. 10, T. 36 N., R. 8 E., at road 

bridge half a mile upstream from North Pork and 5-| miles north of Concrete.

Drainage area.--10,0 sq mi.

Records available.--March to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 925 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 171 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.28 ft); minimum, 6.2 cfs Sept. 14-17 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

Remarks. Records good. No known regulation or diversion.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second March to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

Ac -ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

57

51

46

45

45

51

*56

63

53

53

61

53

66

63

_

_

_

_

-

Apr.

54

49

49

48

46

43

38

38

37

36_

41

53

56

57

54

53

53

54

59

68

78

86

106

88

86

88

99

97

82

78

-

1,874

62.5

6.25

6.97

3,720

May

72

66

61

74

*99

115

117

99

92

78

66

66

76

80

70

66

66

74

86

76

66

57

53

51

ii.

56

66

63

63

57

*49

2,229

71.9

7.19

8.29

4,420

June

49

48

46

46

48

53

70

66

57

61

66

74

103

76

66

64

61

54

49

49

51

49

63

64

56

53

56

57

57

56

-

1,768

58.9

5.89

6.58

3,510

July

53

53

57

56

*56

64

70

82

66

64

59

54

57

51

51

43

43

41

36

34

32

30

28

26

26

23

22

21

21

20

18.5

1,357.5

43.8

4.38

5.05

2,690

Aug.

17.5

TeTs

16.5

17 .5

15.5

15.5

15

*14

14

13

12.5

12.5

11

10.5

10.5

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

^T

9.0

9.6

9.0

*8.4

15

17.5

11

9.6

9.6

373.7

12.1

1.21

1.39

741

Sept.

9.6

9.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.8

7.2

*7.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.2

12.5

8.4

7.2

7.8

15

11

9.6

9.0

15.5

70

63

106

-

473.1

15.8

1.58

1.76

938

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ao-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 189

North Pork Bear Creek near Concrete, Wash.

Location.--Lat 48°38'05", long. 121 0 44'20", In SWi sec. 2, T. 36 N., R. 8 E., at road 

bridge 1 mile upstream from Bear Creek and 6-| miles north of Concrete.

Drainage area --20.2 sq mi, includes 8.27 sq mi from Sulphur Creek and 10.75 sq mi from 

Rocky Creek for greater part of year.

Records available. March to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,040 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 140 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum, 15.5 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 0.85 ft, result of regulation).

Remarks. Records good except those for Sept. 16-30, which are fair. Regulation at diversion dams on Rocky and Sulphur Creeks. Not all high-water flow diverted from Rocky 

and Sulphur Creeks.

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

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

40

35

32

*32

33

36

34

39

50

54

57

64

54

47

45

67

55

51

45

41

38

37

45

*60

70

60

58

73

60

66

57

1,535

49.5

3,040

Apr.

50

45

45

45

45

42

39

36

35

34

38

40

35

32

30

32

34

47

62

57

76

83

89

8T

81

84

89

87

82

80

1,656

55.2

3,280

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May

79

77

77

81

*89

92

90

85

81

77

75

76

80

80

78

77

77

82

85

80

77

73

72

72

21

73

78

75

76

74

*71

2,430

78.4

4,820

June

71

70

70

70

70

72

80

77

74

74

75

79

88

75

75

75

75

73

72

73

73

72

74

73

73

72

72

73

73

72

2,218

73.9

4,400

July

72

73

74

73

*74

76

78

84

78

76

75

74

76

73

74

70

70

70

68

66

67

69

68

67

67

66

66

65

eS

70

73

2,218

71.5

4,400

Aug.

68

72

73

76

73

76

75

*71

66

64

67

66

59

53

58

57

38

40

51

52

40

40

47

43

34

*32

52

76

46

38

46

1,749

56.4

3,470

Sept.

47

42

40

45

50

48

44

41

36

37

44

57

*39

38

39

38

28

34

76

40

36

40

74

43

29

30

48

92

85

101

-

1,441

48.0

2,860

AC -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Baker River at Concrete, Wash.

Location (revised).--Lat 48°32 I 35", long. 121°44'35", on line between sees. 10 and 11, T. 

35 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 800 ft downstream from Baker River powerplant, a quarter 

of a mile northeast of Concrete, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--297 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1910 to March 1915, September 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 172.6 ft above mean sea level (from riverprofile survey). Prior to Mar. 5, 1915, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1910-14, 1943-53), 2.5SO cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16.200 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 11.22 ft); minimum, 71 cfs May 24 (gage height, 1.02 ft); minimum daily, 400 cfs Nov. 30.

1910-15, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 35,200 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, SO.32 

ft, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 

computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 21 cfs Feb. 7, 1949 (gage height, 0.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 121 cfs Jan. 20, 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

312

332

362

1012

1042

1062

Water 

year

1911

1912

1913

1944

1945

1946

Date

Nov. 21, 1910

Nov. 18, 1911

Sept. 4, 1913

Dec. 3, 1943

Feb. 8, 1945

Oct. 25, 26,

1945

Discharge 

(cfs)

24,600

14,800

18,100

14,100

SO, 000

27,000

Gage height 

( feet )

glO.8

g8.7

g9.3

10.7

12.45

14.90

g From graph based on gage readings. 

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

No diversions which are not returned to river above gage. Flow regulated by Baker 

River powerplant and Lake Shannon (see p.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1945-46, superseding those published in WSP 1042 and 1062 respectively, are given herewith:

Feb. 8, 1945...........16,400

Oct. 25, 1945...........23,200

Oct. 26, 1945...........16,200

Month

February 1945. ..... 

Water year 1944-45

Calendar year 1945 

Water year 1945-46

Observed

Discharge 

(cfs)

Maximum

16,400 

16,400

23,200 

23,200 

23 , 200

Minimum

679 

384

399 

399 

399

Mean

2,519 

2,363

2,690 

2,471 

2,701

Runoff 

In 

aore-feet

139,900 

1,711,000

165,400 

1,789,000 

1,956,000

Change in 

contents 

in Lake 

Shannon 

(aore-feet)

-2,200 

-5,640

+11,050 

+14,920 

+2,560

Adjusted for change in contents

Runoff 

in 

aore-feet

137,700 

1,705,000

176,400 

1,804,000 

1,958,000

Discharge 

(ofs)

Mean

2,479 

2,355

2,869 

2,492 

2,705

Per 

square 

mile

8.35 

7.93

9.66 

8.39 

9.11

Runoff 

in 

inches

8.69 

107.64

11.14 

113.87 

123.63
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 

Baker River at Concrete, Wash.--Continued

191

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

371

550

780

1,090

1,510

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

2,010

3,350

5,010

9,690

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

Total

Mean

flc-ft

(t)

Oct.

1,690 

1,840

2.010

1,770

1,670

1,690

1,500

1,560

1,510

1,550

466

460

1,I9T5 

1,100

1,110

1,030

672

504

498

*904

1,030

1,110

948

1,020 

694

519

1,010

693

697

1,560

864

35,169

1,134

69,760

-13,060

Nov.

864 

516

1,270

1,010

1,670

1,740

1,760

1,710

533

1,660

1,720

1,720

1.800 

1,740

1,760

1,640

1,720

1,620

1,400

1,350

1,200

810

620

1,300 

800

1,150

800

1,000

620

400

-

37,903

1,263

75,180

-17,690

Dec.

870 

880

720

1,550

2,000

1,300

600

1,6U5

1,350

1,450

1,300

1,750

2,250 

1,900

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,700

1,550

1,600

2,250

,800

,550 

,400

,000

,300

870

880

1,700

1,550

45,220

1,459

89,690

+20,070

Jan.

1.350 

l.Tfib

3,500

2,700

2,100

1»800

2,000

*3,000

5,480

4,550

7,340

* 15. OOP io,io'o

5,760

5,440

5,720

4,060

4,190

4,340

4,590

3,640

4,140

7,190

7,420 

5,380

4,160

3,600

3,320

4,120

4,800

9,630

152,120

4,907

301,700

+12,060

Feb.

9.120 

5,800

5,980

5,030

3,820

3,700

5,760

4,320

3,010

2,830

2,490

2,360

2,350 

2,350

2,190

2,260

2,260

2,370

*2,140

2,140

2,270

2.120

2,280

2,380 

2,340

2,460

2,450

2,260

-

-

-

90,840

3,244

180,200

-29,060

Mar.

2.420 

2,410

2,410

2,390

2,390

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,320 

2,320

2,310

2,300

2,310

2,290

2,260

2,230

*2,240

2,200

2,200

2,200 

2,190

2,190

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2.160

70,910

2,287

140,600

-63,060

Apr.

2,140 

2.160

2,160

2,140

2,130

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,110

2,100

1,840 

1,860

1,800

1,880

1,760

1,600

1.570

2,030

2,040

2,060

2,100

1,950 

1,770

2,130

2,010

2,010

1,960

2,090

-

60,000

2,000

119,000

+1,070

May

2,030 

2,050

2,000

2,020

2,180

1,810

1,860

1,880

1,850

2,090

1,960

1,950

1,990 

2,020

1,910

1,970

1,920

1,990

2,300

2,310

2,280

2,420

1,760

1.580 

2)420

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,410

2.460

2,460

65,110

2,100

129,100

+86,930

June

2.480 

*2,490

2,490

2,490

2,490

3,180

4,290

3,750

4,000

4,060

4,400

4,990

6.870 

5,29'0

3,880

3,900

4,030

3,280

2,910

2,580

2,580

3,120

3,060

2,580 

*2,980

2,860

2,580

3,060

3,350

3,280

-

103,300

3,443

204,900

+4,260

July

3,400 

4,080

4,750

4,510

4,540

4,820

*5,680

7.140

'6,570

5,390

5,730

5,110

5,670 

6,510

6,080

4,410

3,780

3,980

3,470

2,920

2,920

2,970

2,740

2,560 

2,560

2,560

2,560

2.480

2,540

2,540

2,540

127,510

4,113

252,900

-2,290

Aug.

2,150 

2,020

2,190

2,200

2,570

2,760

2,870

2,710

2,640

*2,250

2,050

2,560

2,400 

2,230

1,850

2,180

1,860

1,990

1,960

2,010

2,390

1,760

2,270

2,110 

1,770

*1,610

1,560

2,360

1,580

1,460

1.430

65,750

2,121

130,400

+1,650

Sept.

1,560 

1,660

1,500

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,510

1,200

1,440

1,310

1,310

1,430

1,420 

1,420

*1,290

1,320

1,410

1,810

1,230

474

1,430

1,550

1,640

1,640 

1,740

1,650

470

2,775

3,440

8,650

-

52,134

1,738

103,400

+930

Adjusted for change in Lake Shannon contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

922

3.10

3.58

56,700

966

3.25

3.63

57,490

1,786

6.01

6.93

109,800

5,103

17.2

19.81

313,800

2,721

9.16

9.54

151,100

1,261

4.25

4.9C

77,540

2,018

6.79

7.58

120,100

3,513

11.8

13.64

216,000

3,516

11.8

13.21

209 , 200

4,076

13.7

15.82

250,600

2,147

7.23

8.33

132,000

1,753

5.90

6.58

104,300

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 

Max

8, 

15,

250 

000

Min 

Min

121 

400

Mean 

Mean

1, 

2,

993 

482

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1,447 

1,797

,000 

,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

2, 

2,

038 

484

Cfsm 

Cfsm

6.86 

8.36

In. 

In.

93 

113

.40 

.55

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1,479 

1,799

,OOO 

,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Lake Shannon, in acre-feet, furnished by Puget Sound Power tc Light Co. 

Mote. Mo gage-height record Nov. 19 to Jan. 8; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, powerplant record, and records for Skaglt River near Concrete.
192 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Skagit River near Concrete, Wash.

Location (revised) . Lat 48°31'30", long. 121°46'10", In NE£ sec. 16, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., 

on right bank at dalles If miles southwest of Concrete and 2-f miles downstream from 

Baker River.

Drainage area. 2.700 sq ml, approximately, of which 400 sq mi (revised) is in Canada. 

Records available. September 1924 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 130.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Dec. 10, 1924, staff gage 200 ft upstream and Dec. 10, 1924, to Oct. 27, 

1937, water-stage recorder at present site; datum of gages 142.7 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 29 years, 14,310 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,000 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 28.61 ft); minimum, 3,600 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 13.99 ft); minimum daily, 4,470 cfs Sept. 27.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 40.8 ft); minimum, probably less than 2,160 cfs during period Oct. 1-24, 1925, when recorder was not 

operating and gates in Baker River Dam were first closed; minimum daily recorded, 2,610 

cfs Nov. 14, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 69.3 ft, present datum, at site 200 ft upstream, from floodmarks (discharge, about 500,000 cfs); occurred about 1815. Records of other floods, 

at site 200 ft upstream, prior to establishment of station, are given in WSP 612.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by powerplants on Baker and upper Skagit Rivers, 

and by Ross Reservoir (see p.176) and by Diablo Reservoir and Lake Shannon (see p. 196).

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

14.4

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

4,350

5,520

7,800

10,400

13,500

20.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

28.0

20,800

29,600

39,500

49,800

62,000

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

Ae-ft

Oct.

7,410

7,670

7,610

6,920

*6,260

6,680

7,100 

7,320 

7,260

7,240

6,480

5,730 

6,550

6,920

6,880

6,790

6,440

5,720

5,100

6,160

6,660

6,830

6,720

7,030 

6,260

5,380

6,200 

6,280 

6,320

9.000 

8,430

209,350

6,753

415, 200

Nov.

7,690

6,710

7,250

7,250

7,940

7,880

7,680 

7,500 

6,180

7,520

8,200

8.560 

8,100

8,030

7,790

7,100

7,420

7,540

*7,360

7,390

7,140

6,660

5,880

6,870 

6,700

6,860

5,600 

5,620 

5,400

4.760

212,380

7,079

421,200

Dec.

5,650

6,260

6,220

7,420

8,310

6,700

5,220 

8,100 

7,390

7,220

6,860

14,200 

17.000

11,800

9,770

9,200

8,400

8,130

7,730

6,550

5,900

6,680

7,140

6,680 

5,340

4,980

5,730 

4.800 

5,540

7,270 

7,250

235,440

7,595

467,000

Jan.

5.850

8,150

19,700

13,800

11,700

10, 600

11,300 

*14, 600 

51,400

24,300

51,300

60. 700 

45,800

28,400

23,400

26,300

19,700

19,300

22,200

21,800

18,700

18,400

52,000

35,100 

24,900

21,400

18,600 

18,600 

20, 600

24,000 

59,100

717,680

23,150

*1,423

Feb.

48.500

50,600

28,900

26,500

21,200

19,400

28,500 

25,100 

18,600

16,500

15, 000

13,400 

12,800

12,000

11,400

11,900

12,600

11,-SOO

*10, 900

10, 500

9,820

9,080

8.480

9,380 

9,690

9,640

9,620 

8,760

-

458,270

16,570

909,000

Mar.

8,080

8,500

9,270

8,910

8,820

8,960

8,510 

7.750 

9,360

10,700

10, 800

10,900 

10, 600

9,280

8,400

9,900

11,400

10, 800

10, 400

9,920

*9,240

8,230

8,750

10, 400 

12.500

11,200

11,000 

10,500 

9,050

9,520 

10, 900

301,950

9,740

598,900

Apr.

10, 400

9,910

9,790

9,000

8,380

8,490

9,590 

9,460 

9,280

9,000

8,290

7.900 

8,540

9,570

9,150

9,620

10, 200

9,770

9,080

12,600

15,500

16, 800

18,700

18, 400 

16, 100

16,900

19,600 

25,000

17 ! 800

369,600

12,320

735,100

May

16, 600

14, 500

13,700

15, 200

20, 500

*26,100

26.400 

22,500 

18,200

15, 700

14, 600

1

15, 100 

16,100

18, 400

17,100

16,800

17,500

19,900

25,400

22,200

18, 800

17,400

14, 300

15.200 

14,500

15,500

19,000 

18, 800 

£2,100

£1,600 

18,100

565,800

18,250

*1,122

June

17,100

*17,500

17, £00

17,200

17,600

18,600

££,500 

£5,100 

£1,100

££,000

24,800

£7,400 

55.000

£6,300

22,800

£1,500

£3,800

21,700

18, 700

16,000

16,100

17,700

17,600

16, 800 

15, 900

15. 600

15,900 

16, 800 

18, 100

19,600

601,800

£0,060

*1,194

July

£0,000

££,000

£4,900

£3,500

£1,£00

£5,500

*30, 300 

57.400 

36,400

53,000

36,700

35,900 

56,700

35,500

35, 600

£9,100

£5,100

££,600

£5,900

£1,400

18,900

19,400

17,100

15, 600 

15, 100

15, 500

15,300 

15, £00 

14. 800

15,600 

14,800

754,000

£4,320

tl,496

Aug.

1£,300

1£,200

15,200

14, £00

14, 500

15,000

15,500 

18. 500 

*17,700

16,400

1£,300

1£,700 

1£,700

11,700

11, 500

11,200

10,000

10, 900

10, 800

11, 400

11, £00

9,080

11, 100

11,900 

10, 400

9,140

9,990 

11,400 

8,940

7.120 

7,470

372, £40

1£,010

738,300

Sept.

8,770

9,080

8,350

7,790

6,840

6,1£0

6,3£0 

6,880 

7,3£0

7,280

7,380

8,320 

6,760

6,950

»7,100

7,360

7,140

7,160

6,720

5,060

6,320

7,120

8,££0

7,820 

7,470

6,120

4.470 

19,600 

16,100

52,100

260,040

8,668

515, 800

Calendar year 1952: Max 36,700 Mln 4,390 Mean 11,070 Ac-ft 8,037,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 60,700 Mln 4,470 Mean 13,860 Ao-ft 10,030,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 193

Alder Creek near Hamilton, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°31'40", long. 121°57'00", in NE£ see. 18, T. 35 N., R. 7 E., on left 

bank at railroad trestle a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge, threequarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 2 miles east of Hamilton.

Drainage area. 10.7 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 125 ft (by barometer). Prior to Nov. 15, 

1945, water-stage recorder at site 80 ft upstream at datum 2.46 ft higher. Nov. 15, 

1945, to Jan. 7, 1947, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.56 ft higher. 

Jan. 8, 1947, to Aug. 24, 1951, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 0.98 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 10 years, 33.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 364 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum, 5.9 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 670 cfs (revised) Jan. 7, 1945 (gage height, 4.28 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Oct. 19, 1952.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1945 and 1947 have 

been revised to 670 cfs Jan. 7, 1945 (gage height, 4.28 ft) and 450 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 

(gage height, 2.61 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1042 and 1092, respectively.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for period in water 

year 1947, superseding those published in WSP 1092, are given herewith:

Date

1946

Dec. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

218

268

184

160

141

121

93

Date

1946-Con.

Dec. 17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

Discharge

77

69

67

65

70

80

60

Date

1946-Con.

Dec. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

55

50

45

42

38

37

35

Month

Calendar year 1946. .... 

Water year 1946-47 .....

Cfs -days

2,554 

13,327.4 

12,639.2

Maximum

268

268 

268

Minimum

32 

7.9 

7.9

Mean

82.4 

36.5 

34.6

Per 

square 

mile

7.70 

3.41 

3.23

Runoff

Inches

8.88 

46.32 

43.92

Acre-feet

5,070 

26,450 

25,080

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.5

7.8

6.5

6.3

6.3

7.5

8.8

9.1

8.5

205.9

6.64

0.621

0.72

408

Nov.

9.8 

8.2

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

10.5

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

*7.8

.2

.5

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

6.8

-

238.0

7.93

0.741

0.83

472

Dec.

H8.8

13

12.5

11.5

14.5

33

18

20

19.5

45

38

31

28

24

22

20

19

17.5

19

22

18

16.5

15

14.5

14

15.5

21

23

21

610.2

19.7

1.84

2.12

1,210

Jan.

22 

45

85

54

40

*34

38

41

50

46

57

56

65

67

75

93

79

86

82

73

69

85

165

125

101

86

87

107

111

125

260

2,509

80.9

7.56

8.72

4,980

Feb.

191 

136

123

109

89

82

92

77

67

59

52

47

44

44

42

51

*55

50

44

41

37

37

34

33

31

32

37

38

_

-

1,774

63.4

5.93

6.17

3,520

Mar.

36 

34

32

30

3O

30

29

29

29

29

29

31

30

29

11

34

56

35

33

31

»29

30

29

31

41

36

36

42

38

41

40

1,017

32.8

3.07

3.53

2,020

Apr.

37 

34

33

31

31

29

26

28

25

24

26

30

36

39

56

36

34

33

32

31

31

31

39

35

34

33

33

34

32

32

-

965

32.2

3.01

3.351

1,910

May

*30 

30

28

26

24

23

24

26

29

28

27

26

24

23

23

23

22

23

22

24

23

22

21

20

19.5

18.5

18

17.5

12

18

17

716.5

23.1

2.16

2.49

1,420

June

*17.5 

17

16

17

16

15.5

19

18.5

16.5

15.5

15

16

26

2T

19.5

18.5

18

18

17.5

18

17.5'

17

23

25

24

23

23

22

20

20

-

570.5

19.0

1.78

1.98

1,130

July

19

18.5

17.5

16.5

*15.5

15

14.5

15.5

14.5

14

13.5

13

13.5

13.5

14.5

13

12.5

12

12

12

12

12

11.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

11

10.5

410.0

13.2

1.23

1.43

813

Aug.

10.5 

10.5

10.5

11

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

*9.2

9.1

8.8

9.5

9.1

9.5

8.8

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.8

10.5

9.8

9.8

11

10.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

301.5

9.73

0.909

1.05

598

Sept.

9.5 

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

*7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

fcf

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.2

10.5

10

10.5

-

254.0

8.47

0.792

0.88

504

Calendar year 1952: Max 168 Min 6.1 Mean 20.8 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.50 Ac-ft 15,130

Water year 1952-53: Max 260 Min 6.1 Mean 26.2 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.27 Ac-ft 18,980

(4.23 , fc> ft). J. \f / ,

Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Day Creek near Lyman, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°30<05", long. 122°02'45", in NW£ sec. 28^ T. 35 N. R. 6 E., on left

 bank at highway bridge 1 mile upstream from mouth and If miles southeast of Lyman.

Drainage. 36.3 sq. mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 90 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 261 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 6.81 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12.5

° S 1943-53: Maximuf Discharge, 's,570 cfs Dec. ?8, 1949 (gage height, 8.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum discharge, 5.9 cfs Feb. 1, 1945; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 16-19, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or shifting control, which are fair. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 18 May 19 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.9 

1.3 

1.8 

2.4

12

44

105

230

460

3.0 740

4.0 1,330

5.0 2,110

6.0 3,040

0.47 

.5

12.5

15.5

39

93

1.5 209

2.0 370

2.5 570

3.1 850

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

17.5

17.5

17

*17

18.5

*17.5

16

15

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

17

26

19.5

17

154

53

34

29

25

31

194

TST

1,025.5

33.1

0.912

1.03

2,030

Nov.

105

65

49

42

38

33

31

29

182- 26

178

184

214

162

164

92

*73

60

53

54

45

40

37

33

32

31

29

28

26

27

-

2,162

72.1

1.99

2.22

4,290

.Dec.

31

80

314

1,150

635

296

345

458

265

336

311

2.090

850

492

316

293

240

175

147

125

136

183

129

107

91

87

79

85

147

399

251

10, 643

343

9.45

10.90

21,110

Jan.

183

1,340

1,530

528

*344

248

489

885

1,050

536

1,050

1,120

*1,260

685

1,210

1,400

626

885

1,360

775

670

907

2.610

1,100

750

536

428

645

1,220

1,600

2,530

30,500

984

27.1

31.25

60, 500

Feb.

1,170

805

1.720

750

460

866

1,430

518

340

262

209

180

157

157

154

339

*282

203

157

136

123

127

113

105

98

98

157

160

_

-

11,276

403

11.1

11.55

22,370

Mar.

123

107

94

89

100

132

134

160

240

237

304

312

206

157

150

366

240

192

178

*150

129

*125

348

496

405

244

418

554

304

272

212

7,178

232

6.39

7.35

14,240

Apr.

170

150

147

157

175

145

132

117

113

107

123

132

132

138

154

175

215

224

279

300

360

396

602

324

272

372

495

376

279

282

7,043

235

6.47

7.22

13,970

May

*244

215

212

290

364

344

420

388

344

237

183

200

230

197

160

157

157

234

328

458

378

297

234

212

188

199

209

181

183

*290

206

7,939

256

7.05

8.13

15,750

June

181

166

154

160

170

180

280

310

220

220

250

290

300" 500

220

200

210

190

170

250

190 190

200

223

181

150

148

138

157

129

-

6,327

211

5.81

6.48

12,550

July

114

104

93

*85

75

73

69

77

68

59

53

52

68

73

97

71

62

53

50

47

42

38

38

35

31

34

32

31

27

27

27

1,805

58.2

1.60

1.85

3,580

Aug.

27

25

25

26

26

26

29

27

*26

26

25

24

22

19.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

17.5

21

31

23

25

45

42

32

97

124

gg

47

39

1,037.0

33.5

0.923

1.06

2,060

Sept.

39

42

31

25

23

22

19.5

18.5

17.5

15.5

15.5

16.5

15.5

14.5

13.5

*14.5

12.5

12.5

27

22

16.5

25

108

64

41

31

31

467

360

815

2,375.5

79.2

2.18

2.43

4,710

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,090 Mln 13 Mean 192 Cfsm 5.29 In. 72.01 Ac-ft 139,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,610 Mln 12.5 Mean 245 Cfsm 6.75 In. 91.47 Ac-ft 177,200

Peak discharge (base. 5,OOO efs). Dee. 12 (8 a.m.) 3,310 cfs (6.27 ft); Jan. 2 (12 p.m.) 3,890 

cfs (6.81 ft); Jlan.- 23 (12 m.) 3,560 efs (6.51 ft)j Jan. 31 (10:30 a.m.) 3,620 cfs (6.56 ft).

* Discharge meaaurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 4-23j discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on 

nearby streams. Shifting-control method used Feb. 5 to May 18.
SKAGIT RIVER BASIN 195

Skagit River near Mount Vernon, Wash.

Location. La t 48°26'40" (revised), long. 122°20'00", in SE£ sec. 7, T. 34 N. , R. 4 E., 

on drawrest of, and 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 99 and 1 mile north 

of Mount Vernon.

Drainage area. 3.060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 15,760 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 65.700 cfs Feb. 1 (elevation, 27.76 ft); minimum, 4 110 cfs Dec. 1 (elevation, 9.09 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 144,000 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (elevation, 36.85 ft); minimum, 2,740 cfs Oct. 26, 1942 (elevation, 7.37 ft).

Maximum stage known, 37 ft in 1906, from Great Northern Railway high-water profile.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by powerplants on Baker and upper Skagit Rivers, 

and by Ross Reservoir (see p. 176) and by Diablo Reservoir and Lake Shannon (see following page). Small diversions for domestic and municipal use.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (elevation, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11 to June 14)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

9.6

10.0

13.0

17.0

22.0

27.0

4,840

5,480

11, 400

21,800

38,900

61,400

10.9

12.0

15.0

19.0

23.0

6,130

8,150

14,700

25,500

41,400

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.

6,990

7,730 

7,860

7,570

6,720

6,450

7,190

7,370

7,480

7,420

7,190

6,180

5,820

7,010

6,760

6,830

*6,670

6,450

5,640

5.460

6,720

6,920

6,850

7,190

7,150

6,200

5,790

6,490

6,560

7,600

9.580

213,840

6,898

424, 100

Nov.

8,200

7,410 

6,880

7,320

7,510

8,110

7,800

7,750

7,140

6,650

8,290

8,580

8. 640

8,420

8,290

7,600

6,960

7,710

7,590

*7,370

7,240

6,900

6,380

6,220

6,920

6,650

6,490

5,320

5,970

5.240

-

217,550

7,252

431,500

Dec.

5,270

6,220 

6,430

7,890

10,000

8,400

6,850

7,600

8,230

8,050

7,620

13,300

21.700

15,600

10,700

10,500

9,250

8,780

8,320

7,690

6,520

6,810

7,600

7,390

6,740

4,920

6,180

5,450

5,270

7,660

8,000

260,940

8,417

517,600

Jan.

7,350

7.100 

22,400

18,700

13,300

12,000

11,600

14,500

 25,900

32,800

24,900

53,000

57.500

39,700

28,500

33,600

26,700

23,700

26,200

*27,900

24,300

22,100

33,200

44, 500

34,400

26,300

22,900

22,300

24,000

29,600

38,000

828,950

26,740

tl,644

Feb.

61.100

43,600 

36,800

36,600

28,100

24,200

32,200

32,400

23,700

20,400

18,100

16,000

14,600

14,000

13,500

 12,400

14,700

13,600

12,400

11,800

11,500

10,600

9,840

9,910

10,600

10,500

10,900

10,800

-

_

-

564,850

20,170

*1,120

Mar.

9,780

8.880 

10,300

9,930

9,730

9,950

10,000

8,920

9,230

11,400

11, 800

12,100

11,700

11,400

9,780

9,800

12, 600

12,000

11,600

10,900

10,900

9,860

*8,880

11,400

13.600

13,000

12,100

13,300

11,600

10,200

12, 100

338,740

10,930

671,900

Apr.

11,700

11,200 

10,900

10,700

10,100

8,800

10,300

10,400

10,300

10,000

9,780

9,380

8.380

10,300

10, 200

10,300

10,700

11,200

10,600

11,500

15,000

17,000

19,100.

20,000

17,400

17,400

18,500

23.800

21,500

19,000

395,440

13,180

784,300

May

17,700

16,300 

14.300

 15,000

19,400

25,400

27.900

25,700

21,700

17,800

15,400

16,000

16,400

18,700

18, 500

17,800

17,600

19,100

24,600

25,100

21,300

19,500

16,200

14,600

14,800

16,000

18,300

19,500

21,100

22,700

20,200

594,600

19,180

tl,179

June

 17,600

18,000 

17,900

17,400

18, 100

18,200

20,700

23,700

22,300

21,900

23,000

25,600

32.700

31,600

22,700

21,900

21,700

22,100

19,300

17,000

16,400

16,700

17,500

17,600

16,300

15.800

15,900

16,400

16,800

18,200

601,000

20,030

tl,192

July

19,200

20,000 

22,400

23,600

20,500

 22,000

27,000

32,900

37.300

36,000

36,200

36,200

35,400

36,600

31,400

25, 100

23,500

23, 100

21,200

19,300

19,300

18, 100

16,100

15,500

15, 700

14.900

15,700

14,900

15,300

15,100

741,600

23,920

*1,471

Aug.

13,700

12,600 

13,100

13,900

14,400

14,800

15,200

16,700

17.500

16,800

 13,900

13,000

13,200

12,400

11,200

12,100

10,500

11,100

11, 500

11,300

12,100

10, 600

10,200

11,700

11,900

10, 500

10,200

11,700

11,100

8,630

7, 690

385,220

12,430

764,100

Sep^t.

9,550

9,820 

9,550

8,910

8,450

7,390

7,090

7,220

8,130

8,110

8,230

8,770

8,390

*7,110

8,350

7,770

7,920

7,790

7,920

7,240

6,130

7,690

8,490

9,130

8,350

7,940

6,700

12,900

18,500

20.300

269,840

8,995

535,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 36,900 Mln 4,920 Mean 11,800 Ac-ft 8,568,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 61,100 M1" 4,920 Mean 14,830 Ac-ft 10,730,000

Peak discharge (base. 55.000 efs). Jan. 13 (5 a.m.) 62,800 cfs (27.25 ft)j Feb. 1 (11 a.m.) 

65,700 cfs (27.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
196 SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Skagit River Basin, Wash.

Ross Reservoir.--See page 176.

Diablo Reservoir.--Lat 48°43', long. 121°08', in SE£ sec. 5, T. 37 N , R. 13 E. (unsurveyed), in Diablo Dam on Skagit River, 1 mile downstream from Thunder Creek and 6 miles 

northeast of Newhalem. Records available, October 1929 to September 1953. October 

1929 to September 1938, change in reservoir contents published with tables of monthly 

discharge for Skagit River at Newhalem. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level, subject to adjustment to datum of 1929. Maximum contents during 

year, 89,770 acre-ft Nov. 17 (elevation, 1,205.6 ft); minimum, 62,060 acre-ft Aug. 27 

(elevation, 1,170.0 ft). Maximum contents during period 1929-53, 90,600 acre-ft 

July 14, 1933 (elevation, 1,206.5 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam, completed in 1930. Capacity, 76,220 acre-ft 

between elevations 1,040 ft (bottom of outlet pipes) and 1,205 ft (top of taintor 

gates). Dead storage, 13,000 acre-ft. Crest of spillway is at elevation 1,187 ft. 

Water is used by city of Seattle for power development at Diablo and Newhalem powerplants. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Seattle. Figures 

given herein represent total contents.

Lake Shannon. Lat 48°33', long. 121 °44' , in sec. 2, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., on Baker River, 

half a mile north of Concrete and 1 mile upstream from mouth of Baker River. Records 

available, November 1925 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, subject to adjustment to datum of 1929.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam, completed in June 1927. Capacity, 132,500 

acre-ft between elevations 360 ft (lowest elevation for capacity operation) and 435 

ft (spillway crest). Dead storage unknown. Water is used by Puget Sound Power & 

Light'Co. for power development. Gage-height records furnished by Puget Sound Power 

& Light Co. Fig-ares given herewith represent contents above elevation 340 ft (center 

line of outlet tunnel).

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31.................

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

Calendar year 1952 ....

Peb . 28 .................

July 31.................

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1952-53 ....

Diablo Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,204.3 

,202.2 

,193.8 

,202.2

-

,204.3 

,202.6 

,201.4 

,202.2 

,201.1 

,203.7 

,202.3 

a ,174.1 

,200.0

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

88,580 

86,700 

79,490 

86,700

-

88,580 

87,050 

85,990 

86,700 

85,730 

88,040 

86,790 

64,830 

84,760

-

Change in 

contents 

during month ' 

(acre -feet)

-1,880 

-7,210 

+7,210

0

+1,880 

-1,530 

-1,060 

+710 

-970 

+2,310 

-1,250 

-21,960 

+19,930

-3,820

Lake Shannon

Elevation 

(feet)t

436.06 

430.21 

421.93 

431.29

-

436.67 

423.40 

389.74 

390.39 

434.85 

436.73 

435.72 

436.45 

436.86

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

158,640 

145,580 

127,890 

147,960

-

160,020 

130,960 

67,900 

68,970 

155,900 

160,160 

157,870 

159,520 

160,450

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-13,060 

-17,690 

+20,070

+32,270

+12,060 

-29,060 

-63,060 

+1,070 

+86,930 

+4,260 

-2,290 

+1,650 

+930

+1,810

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a No gage-height record; elevation estimated on basis of records observed by city of Seattle.
SAMISH RIVER BASIN 197

Samish River near Burlington, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 48°32'45", long. 122 "20' 15"', .In SE£ sec. 6, T. 35 N., R. 4 E., 

on left bank 500 ft downstream from U. S. Highway 99 bridge, half a mile downstream 

from Friday Creek, and 5 miles north of Burlington.

Drainage area. 87.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 45 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 1, 1948, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at different datum. 

Dec. 1, 1948, to Jan. 7, 1949, staff gage 200 ft upstream at datum 3.14 ft higher than 

present datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 236 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.54 ft); mini-

 mum, 20 cfs Oct. 8, 10-14, 20; minimum gage height, 2.15 ft Oct. 8, 10-14, 20, Aug. 16, 

17, Sept. 9-15, 18-21.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 5,830 cfs Dec. 28, 1949 (gage height, 11.89 ft); minimum recorded, 11 cfs July 10, 1951 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1944-45 have been 

revised to 998 cfs Dec. 3, 1943 (gage height, 4.44 ft) and 2,820 cfs Jan. 7, 1945 

(gage height, 7.77 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1012 and 1042, respectively.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control or no gage-height

record, which are fair. State fish hatchery on Friday Creek diverts about 4 cfs which 

is returned above station. There is evidence of slight regulation and there may be 

some pumping for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for period in water year 1945, superseding those published in WSP 1042, are 

given herewith:

Date

1945

Jan. 5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

684

1,060

2,340

1,940

1,150

952

Date

1945-Con.

Jan. 11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

862

924

1,110

924

751

664

Date

1945-Con.

Jan. 17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

899

1,390

1,250

896

686

557

Date

1945-Con.

Jan. 23

24

25

Discharge

483

428

383

Month

Water year 1944-45. . . . 

Calendar year 1945. . . .

Cf s-days

22,863 

78,657 

105,681

Maximum

2,340 

2,340 

3,740

Minimum

186 

22 

22

Mean

738 

215 

290

Per 

square 

mile

8.41 

2.45 

3.30

Runoff

Inches

9.68 

33.30 

44.75

Acre-feet

45,350 

156,000 

209,600

Revised peak discharge.--Jan. 7 (12:20 p.m.) 2,820 cfs; Jan. 18 (4:3O to 6 p.m.) 1,480 cfs; 

eb. 8 (10 p.m.) 998 cfs.

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.

23

22

22

*22

22

22

22

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

24

25

51

43

34

30

28

30

33

36

789

25.5

0.290

0.33

1,560

Nov.

36

35

31

30

31

30

28

28

26

30

36

36

37

36

33

32

*30

30

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

28

26

26

26

26

-

912

30.4

0.346

0.39

1,810

Dec.

26

28

34

45

81

78

70

117

108

88

79

212

233

152

113

98

88

79

74

66

72

95

88

78

72

68

67

67

88

104

98

2,766

89.2

1.02

1.17

5,490

Jan.

89

204

485

293

194

158

199

*248

348

306

375

421

508

492

482

688

530

572

544

437

387

558

1,230

991

732

680

788

1,130

1,010

1,140

1.710

17,929

578

6.58

7.59

35,560

Feb.

1,760

1,200

1,150

1,120

866

786

975

752

580

485

415

361

*326

318

326

332

408

396

332

293

269

264

252

234

217

227

323

329

.

-

15,296

546

6.22

6.48

30,340

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,070 Mln 21

Mar.

280

246

227

"224 212

262

254

239

242

236

239

254

298

264

242

301

334

282

256

*239

224

*220

224

307

402

304

312

701

535

476

428

9,264

299

3.41

3.92

18,370

Apr.

358

312

285

267

259

264

244

220

205

194

205

264

323

323

277

264

264

252

239

227

254

340

542

434

355

383

349

329

275

256

-

8,763

292

3.33

3.71

17,380

May ,

*239 "222

203

198

198

187

198

180

189

176

161

152

146

140

134

110

T23

127

201

224

208

194

167

150

146

138

131

123

119

*127

117

5,128

165

1.88

2.17

10,170

June

112

106

101

99

97

93

110

125

106

97

92

90

269

?44

167

138

121

114

108

112

116

108

117

144

136

119

112

108

102

95

-

3,658

122

1.39

1.55

7,260

July

92

85

80

*74

68

65

60

64

60

56

53

50

52

52

53

52

49

46

45

42

41

40

38

38

37

37

35

34

32

31

32

1,593

51.4

0.585

0.67

3,160

Aug.

34

32

32

34

32

31

32

32

31

31

29

*28

27

27

27

26

a25

a26

26

26

28

27

26

28

28

28

31

34

29

27

26

900

29.0

0.330

0.38

1,790

Sept.

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

23

22

23

24

22

21

21

*24

23

21

21

<;!

21

a23

a25

a30

a28

a25

a40

a60

a55

aSO

-

832

27.7

0.315

0.35

1,650

Mean 141 Cfsra 1.61 In. 21.83 Ac-ft 102,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,760 Mln 21 Mean 186 Cfsra 2.12 In. 28.71 Ac-ft 134,500

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 efs). Jan. 23 (12:30 p.m.) 1,430 cfs (6.43 ft); Jan. 28 (12 m.) 1,200 

cfs "(6.03 ft); Jan. 31 (8 p.m.) 2,150 cfs (7.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams. 

Note.--Shifting-control method used Aug. 16 to Sept. 21.
198 WHATCOM CREEK BASIN

Whatcom Creek below hatchery, near Bellingham, Wash.

Location. La t 48°45'10", long. 122°25'40", in NW£SE£ sec. 28, T 38 N R 3 E on

righT bank in Whatcom Falls Park, seven-eighths of a mile downstream from Lake Whatcom 

and 2 miles east of Bellingham.

Drainage area.--55.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 252.55 ft above mean sea level, city of 

Bellingham datum. ' J

Average discharge. 8 years, 88.0 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year. 685 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 

OTTcfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 1,350 cfs about Dec. 29, 1949 (gage height 6 0 ft 

from recorded range in stage); minimum, that of Nov. 24, 1952.

Remarks Records good. Flow completely regulated by Lake Whatcom (usable capacity, about 

in' * acre-ft under normal operating conditions). City of Bellingham diverts about 

30 cfs from lake for municipal supply.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Bellingham.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.0

4.0

11.5

26

48

78

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4

135

201

276

360

485

625

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.

5.4

5.0

574

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

177.0

5.71

351

NOV.

6.0

577

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

*4.2

2.6

*1.1

272

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

134.2

4.47

266

Dec.

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.1

371

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.2

T74

2.2

*3.0

2.8

72.1

2.33

143

Jan.

2.8

376

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.8

4.8

4.5

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.4

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.9

9.1

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.3

8.7

9.5

10.5

182.3

5.88

362

Feb.

10.5

390

548

600

534

471

545

457

*376

*265

213

121

19

19

19

20

17.5

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

79

225

_

_

-

5,036.0

180

9,990

Mar.

170

17

16

17

16

15.5

15.5

15

15

14.5

15

15

15

15.5

15.5

»15

122

232

128

*14.5

13.5

1375

121

316

246

17

18.5

286

520

534

480

3,464.5

112

6,870

Apr.

244

17.5

17

17.5

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

12.

244

510

31F

20

18.5

18.5

17.5

*17.5

17

15.5

-

1,746.5

58.2

3,460

May

15.5

15

14.5

13.5

13

12.5

12

12.5

12.5

13

13.5

13.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

13.5

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

12.5

13

13.5

13.5

13

406.0

13.1

805

June

12.5

1275

12.5

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11

11.5

11.5

10.5

11.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

11

11

11

11

10.5

11.5

12

12

12

12.5

12.5

11

11.5

-

343.0

11.4

680

July

*12

11.5

11.5

11.5

12

12.5

1275

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

12

12

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

11.5

11

TT.5

12

11.5

373.0

12.0

740

Aug.

11.5

11

10.5

10.5

10.5

*10.5

10.5

11

10.5

10.5

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.1

971

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10.5

1015

10

10

10

10

10

9.1

310.9

10.0

617

Sept.

8.7

8.3

8.

7.

9.

14.

8.

8.

8.

*7.

7.

7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

5.

5.

4.8

4.2

T72

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

-

201.1

6.70

399

Calendar year 1952: Max 330 Min 1.1 Mean 30.1 Ao-ft 21,840

Water year 1952-53: Max 600 Min 1.1 Mean 34.1 Ao-ft 24,680

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN 199

Nooksack River above Cascade Creek, near Glacier, Wash.

Location.--Lat 48°54'20", long. 121°50'30" (revised), in NW£ sec. 1, T. 39 N., R. 7 E., on 

left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Cascade Creek, half a mile downstream from 

Dead Horse Creek, 4J- miles east of Glacier, and 6 miles upstream from Glacier Creek.

Drainage area.--105 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,245 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--16 years, 729 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,710 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 8.13 ft; minimum not determined, probably occurred sometime during period 

of doubtful gage-height record Nov. 22 to Dec. 3.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Nov. 26, 1949 (gage height, 10.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination at 

gage height 8.13 ft; minimum, 73 cfs Feb. 16, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. No diversion. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant at Excelsior.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1092: 1946.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 21, Dec. 4 

to Feb. 16, Sept. 7-27)

1.4 156

234

330

525

765

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,050

1,390

2,240

3,260

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

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

351

344

323

310

327

320

316

316

299

290

286

283

246

223

*209

206

201

196

193 

237

246

231

240

450

261

217

206

201

226

487

283

8,524

275

2.62

3.02

16,910

Nov.

234

209

198

267

323

243

214

193

185

272

390

337

267

243

234

214

206

198

196 

203

*188

d!80

d!75

d!70

d!70

d!65

d!65

d!55

d!50

d!50

-

6,494

215

2.06

2.30

12,880

Dec .

d!50

dT55

d!90

283

306

226

209

201

188

188

188

577

787

494

400

351

313

286

261 

243

237

231

217

206

196

193

190

193

209

316

*264

8,448

273

2.60

2.99

16,760

Jan.

237

391

767

460

390

358

358

484

1,640

1,050

1,450

2,460

1,570

1,060

930

1,030

750

670

710 

715

584

548

897

1,020

836

645

538

480

556

597

1,450

25,631

827

7.88

9.08

50,840

Feb.

1,400

1,030

954

842

720

680

1,030

814

685

610

*556

512

476

480

452

440

420

368

303 

280

264

258

246

240

231

228

237

226

_

-

14,982

535

5.10

5.31

29,720

Mar.

212

206

201

25T

201

201

203

209

246

283

337

382

316

277

270

424

351

*290

267 

252

234

226

226

320

507

436

468

525

47?

444

396

9,583

309

2.94

3.39

19,010

Apr.

316

283

274

270

270

261

249

240

237

231

234

240

234

220

255

231

252

293

440 

579

700

765

842

750

750

972

1,200

1,500

*984

870

14,710

490

4.67

5.21

29,180

May

750

690

680 853"

1,320

1,650

1,650

1,260

1,030

864

760

787

954

1,060

972

1,040

1,180

1,360

1,860 

1,420

1,140

972

870

826

798

972

1,270

*1,290

1,440

1,350

1,110

34,178

1,103

10.5

12.11

67,790

June

1,040

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,070

1,220

1,440

1,340

1,270

1,380

1,490

1,620

2,050

1,540

1,370

1,380

1,460

1,300

1,170 

1,140

1,120

1,130

1,070

1,010

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,100

1,200

1,250

-

37,550

1,252

11.9

13.30

74,480

July

1,270

* 1,440

1,540

1,500

1,540

1,710

1,970

2,290

1,990

1,990

2,020

1,900

2,210

2,100

2,140

1,580

1,560

1,640

1,420 

1,220

1,220

1,290

1,130

1,070

1,070

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,090

1,090

1,000

47,040

1,517

14.4

16.66

93,300

Aug.

930

1,010

1,060

1,110

*1,140

1,210

1,190

1,060

1,040

996

1,050

1,050

978

954

1,010

1,000

870

908

1,000 

1,040

886

886

960

908

750

690

730

848

705

685

792

29,446

950

9.05

10.43

58,410

Sept.

755

700

630

635

685

710

700

675

620

579

*660

870

700

579

579

530

436

476

665 

516

476

525

680

512

400

351

WE

1,380

745

5,190

-

21,465

716

6.82

7.60

42,580

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,380 Min 130 Mean 603 Cfsm 5.74 In. 78. 09 Ac-ft 437,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,190 Min 150 Mean 707 Cfsm 6.73 In. 91. 40 Ac-ft 511,900

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 efs).--Sept. 30 (10 a.m.) 4,710 cfs (7.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of auxiliary gage-height record and 

records for nearby stations.
200 NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN

Canyon Creek at Kulshan, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°50'05", long. 122°08'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 27, T. 39 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank at county road crossing at Kulshan, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8.70 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Average discharge.--5 years, 52.3 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 350 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs Jan. 2, 31, from rating curve extended 

above 260 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.83 ft Jan. 2; minimum discharge, 2.9 cfs 

Oct. 18-20; minimum gage height, 2.78 ft Sept. 16, 17.

1948-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 

8.44 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 15-24, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.59 ft Sept. 12-14, 

1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and those above 300 cfs, 

which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 1

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

2.4

6.0

15

30

75

149

2.78 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

Jan. 2 to Sept. 30

4.9 3.6

8.0 3.9

16 4.4

32 5.0

73

154

360

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

*3.4

3.0

3.0

2.9 279-

3.7

5.2

5.0

5.0

38

24

13

9.7

8.2

8.5

20

22

239.1

7.71

0.886

1.02

474

Nov.

17

13

11

11.5

14

12.5

10.5

9.1

8.2

12

17.5

20

18

14.5

12

10.5

9.7

9.1

8.8

9.7

9.4

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.3

*6.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

-

321.9

10.7

1.23

1.38

638

Dec.

5.6

674

7.6

14

22

16.5

13.5

15

13

13

13.5

122

T04

70

49

36

29

25

22

19

18

17.5

15.5

14

13

12

12

12

13

16

*16.5

775.6

25.0

2.87

3.32

1,540

Jan.

14.5

290

359

119

66

47

43

73

212

135

202

553

475

230

239

351

148

179

176

132

98

106

571

35T

186

128

100

100

128

190

563

6,564.5

212

24.4

28.06

13,020

Feb.

266

165

198

154

91

91

266

144

86

64

*50

*42

38

36

34

36

36

31

27

24

22

21

19

17.5

ii

1£

19.5

13.5

_

-

2,029.5

72.5

8.33

8.68

4,030

Mar.

17.5

16.5

15.5

15

T5

15.5

15.5

17.5

28

36

39

36

32

27

25

28

27

23

*21

19

17.5

16.5

*22

66

95

61

58

82

61

53

43

1,044.0

33.7

3.87

4.46

2,070

Apr.

36

31

29

28

31

29

26

22

21

20

20

20

20

17.5

17.

18.5

23

28

42

64

138

234

242

T44

100

122

144

154

93

*73

-

1,987.0

66.2

7.61

8.49

3,940

May

59

52

48

66

141

161

165

98

80

66

53

55

77

86

68

63

64

71

172

158

103

75

63

55

51

59

*80

73

77

73

56

2,568

82.8

9.52

10.98

5,090

June

53

55

51

51

5p_

55

98

111

80

77

86

100

242

155

91

77

73

63

52

56

68

75

82

84

77

68

61

58

56

53

-

2,341

78.0

8.97

10.01

4,640

July

51

*51

*52

51

51

58

64

73

56

51

47

42

51

46

52

42

36

32

28

22

20

19

17.5

16.5

16

15.5

14.5

13.5

13

12.5

11

1,125.0

36.3

4.17

4.81

2,230

Aug.

11

IT

10.5

9.8

*9.8

10

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

9.1

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.6

6T6

6.6

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.7

8.4

8.0

8.4

9.8

9.4

8.7

11

268.8

8.67

0.997

1.15

533

Sept.

13.5

11.5

10

9.1

8.0

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.1

*5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.1

5.1

4.9

573

12

14.5

10

8.7

39

29

17.5

14

14

91

91

141

-

610.5

20.4

2.34

2.61

1,210

Calendar year 1952: Max 182 Min 2.9 Mean 32.7 Cfsm 3.76 In. 51.15 Ac-ft 23,740

Water year 1952-53: Max 571 Min 2.9 Mean 54.5 Cfsm 6.26 In. 84.97 Ac-ft 39,420

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). --Jan. 2 (8 p.m.) 

(5.50 ft); Jan. 31 (5:30 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (5.82 ft).

. --Jan. 2 

,090 cfs (5.82 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

1,090 cfs (5.83 ft); Jan. 23 (1:30 p.m.) 896 cfs
NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN

South Fork Nooksack River near Wickersham, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°39'50", long. 122°07'50", in lot 2, sec. 26, T. 37 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from Skookum Creek and 4 miles east of Wickersham.

Drainage area. 103 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 385 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

~to July 9, 1934, staff gage at datum 2.6 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years, 715 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,100 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 8.63 ft); mini-

 mum, 80 cfs Oct. 18-20 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Nov. 27, 1949 (gage height, 12.01 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Oct. 9, 1940, Sept. 11-13, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.95 ft Sept. 24, 

1951.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 832: 1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1952-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 50

2.0 79 2.9 515 

2.2 111 5.2 450 

2.4 154 5.6 700 

2.6 210

Mote. Same as following 

table above 3.6 ft.

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

^r second)

Jan. 31

2.1

2.3

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.6

103

145

225

520

455

700

to Sept.

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

50

1,000

1,480

2,050

5,590

4,990

6,850

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

ItJtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

99

97

94

91

91

90

*90

90

88

88

88

86

86

85

84

84

82

80

80

86

115

91

88

264

167

121

104

94

106

559

315

3,763

121

1.17

1.36

7,460

Nov.

258

186

152

145

167

145

129

121

109

234

382

500

327

272

244

201

172

*159

154

186

170

152

138

131

125

121

117

115

108

106

-

5,526

184

1.79

2.00

10,960

Dec.

106

T21

172

546

658

368

347

511

343

335

311

2.510

1,800

1,060

749

598

505

435

386

347

343

373

315

283

261

244

234

240

299

440

456

15,496

500

4.85

5.60

30,740

Jan.

382

1,980

3,630

1,350

936

*742

742

968

,850

,160

,800

,670

,450

,190

,470

,040

,460

,810

,980

,760

,380

,510

,240

,790

,940

,470

,240

,390

,940

2,280

5j_31Q

64,860

2,092

20.3

23.42

128,600

Feb.

3,100

2,180

2,830

1,980

1,410

1,490

5,170

1,600

1,180

912

749

*635

558

552

522

648

648

552

488

445

415

405

378

356

544

348

420

425

-

-

28,740

1,026

9.96

10.58

57,000

Mar.

560

552

516

506

516

540

548

378

516

576

622

648

602

472

440

504

534

516

*415

387

564

548

455

765

976

622

622

880

674

655

546

15,795

509

4.94

5.70

51,520

Apr.

466

420

410

410

440

405

569

544

552

528

556

582

587

582

587

445

516

552

742

968

1,180

1,410

1,800

1,200

1,080

1,410

1,670

1,610

1,050

*968

-

22,419

747

7.25

8.09

44,470

May

812

755

756

1,140

1,770

1,920

2,050

1,550

1,160

872

714

812

1,100

1,100

872

848

896

1,110

1,640

1,240

944

777

687

674 "609

749

1,050

912

*1,040

936

680

31,895

1,029

9.99

11.52

63,260

June

648

674

628

654

654

111

1,060

1,100

864

912

1,010

1,120

1,950

1,150

864

840

855

661

590

590

655

654

848

1,050

798

674

661

654

668

694

-

24,855

828

8.04

8.97

49,500

July

648

700

*742

700

714

855

896

1,100

812

765

714

628

749

654

714

516

504

528

425

556

328

552

506

279

510

279

259

255

259

253

258

16,812

542

5.26

6.07

55,550

Aug.

215

220

226

229

223

226

*226

226

225

205

201

198

185

177

174

174

169

157

T59

162

192

167

206

206

212

177

192

'zTS 288

174

174

6,175

199

1.95

2.25

12,240

Sept.

185

212

185

159

145

141

158

134

150

125

125

*152

125

117

111

109

107

107

229

167

152

125

410

247

174

152

217

2,050

1,000

2.560

-

9,728

524

5.15

5.51

19,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,270 Min 80 Mean 509 Cfsm 4.94 In. 67.23 Ac-ft 369,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,310 Min 80 Mean 674 Cfsm 6.54 In. 88.85 Ac-ft 488,000
202 NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN

Skookum Creek near Wickersham, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°40'20", long. 122°08'25", in NEij sec. 27, T. 37 N. , R. 5 E., on left 

bank 100 ft upstream from private road crossing, 500 ft upstream from mouth, and 3^ 

miles northeast of Wickersham.

Drainage area.--23.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 400 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 6.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 17.5 cfs Oct. 19, 

20 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge. 3,050 cfs (revised) Nov. 27 or Dec. 1, 1949 (gage 

height, 9.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 17 cfs Feb. 9, 10, 1949, Sept. 23, 24, 1951; minimum gage height, 

that of Oct. 19, 20, 1952.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 3,050 

cfs Nov. 27 or Dec. 1, 1949 (gage height, 9.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve 

extended above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting, superseding figure published in WSP 

1182.

Remarks. Records good except those above 500 cfs, which are poor, 

lation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1182: 1949.

No diversion or reguRatlng tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 18 May 19 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

17.5

28

3.2

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

230

340

460

635

830

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

28

108

214

346

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

Cf sin

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

23

22

22

21

21

21

*20

20

20

20

20

19

19

18.5

18.5

*18

18

18

18

20

24

19

19

93

28

23

21

19.5

24

63

43

773.5

25.0

1.08

1.25

1,530

Nov.

35

26

24

26

31

25

23

22

21

45

81

87

53

42

37

30

28

*27

28

31

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

2T~ 19.5

-

950.5

31.7

1.37

1.53

1,890

Dec.

22

24

33

192

125

61

59

71

50

50

51

434

296

185

123

97

81

67

58

52

53

53

44

40

36

35

34

41

62

140

83

2,752

88.8

3.84

4.43

5,460

Jan.

64

382

460

177

123

*97

128

265

471

220

467

593

467

290

438

467

230

304

331

260

203

214

593

392

268

196

168

174

253

325

755

9,775

315

13.6

15.74

19,390

Feb.

444

3O4

392

282

214

234

469

242

179

146

125

*107

96

99

91

105

97

85

77

71

66

66

61

57

53.

58

80

73

-

-

4,373

156

6.75

7.04

8,670

Mar.

60

55

51

49

52

56

56

76

118

109

109

107

85

75

72

107

84

76

*67

62

57

55

68

176

172

112

145

187

127

114

94

2,833

91.4

3.96

4.56

5,620

Apr.

84

76

73

75

78

71

65

58

56

55

58

58

57

55

56

67

84

97

155

192

248

274

304

200

212

274

388

314

194

181

-

4,159

139

6.02

6.70

8,250

May

168

150

160

258

591

373

343

192

164

127

111

146

194

168

136

138

142

279

326

251

190

155

136

128

121

150

172

161

*164

153

113

5,860

189

8.18

9.43

11,620

June

119

119

108

117

117

132

219

188

150

157

161

188

318

188

150

144

144

121

106

TS6

110

115

156

183

159

128

119

115

119

115

-

4,371

146

6.32

7.O4

8,670

July

110

115

*119

117

116

132

150

191

T48

140

126

115

150

126

152

103

100

95

84

75

72

72

65

61

59

57

54

53

58

55

53

3,123

101

4.37

5.03

6,190

Aug.

50

50

51

51

52

52

*51

55

54

49

49

50

48

45

45

47

41

41

41

49

50

43

43

55

44

4065"

61

48

41

48

1,509

48.7

2.11

2.43

2,990

Sept.

57

57

44

38

36

34

34

33

32

30

29

*42

34

32

29

29

28

32

58

37

32

35

96

52

40

37

107

274

153

574

-

2,145

71.5

3.10

3.45

4,250

Calendar year 1952: Max 527 Min 18 Mean 90.8 Cfsm 3.93 In. 53.48 Ac-ft 65,890

Water year 1952-53: Max 755 Mln 18 Mean 117 Cfsm 5.06 In. 68.63 Ac-ft 84,530

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). De

(4.91 ft); Dec. 12 (11:30 a.m.) 738 c

c. 2 (11 p.m.) 1,160 cfs (5.76 ft); Dec. 9 (12:30 p.m.) 794 cfs 

fs (4.77 ft); Jan. 15 (8:15 p.m.) 89O cfs (5.15 ft),- Jan. 23

cfs (5.54 ft); Sept. 3O (5 p.m.) 946 cfs (5.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN

Nooksack River at Deming, Wash.

Location.--Lat 48°48 I 40" (revised), long. 122°12'15", in lot 12, sec. 6, T. 38 N., R. 5 ., 

on left bank 800 ft downstream from South Fork and 1 mile southeast of Deming.

Drainage area.--580 sq mi.

Records available --September 1910 to March 1911 (gage heights only), July 1935 to Septe.nber 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 203.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 5, 1910, staff gage at site 1 1/8 miles downstream at different 

datum. Dec. 5, 1910, to Mar. 31, 1911, staff gage 4 miles downstream from Deming at 

different datum. July 20 to Sept. 19, 1935, staff gage at same site at datum 0.67 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--18 years (1935-53), 3,108 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,700 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 11.57 ft); mi iimum, 502 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 3.72 ft).

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 43,200 cfs (revised) Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 15.6) 

ft), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, that of Nov. 29, 1952.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1951 has been revised to 43,2,'0 

cfs Feb. 10, 1951 (gage height, 15.69 ft), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cf , 

superseding figure published in WSP 1216.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of shifting control, which are good. 

No diversion. Slight regulation by powerplant at Excelsior.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1951, superseding those published in WSP 1216, are given herewith:

1951 

Feb. 8................. 10,900

9.. ............... 25,800

10................. 39,600

Month

Water year 1950 51

Calendar year 1951. ........

Cfs -days

199,300 

1,320,367 

1,134,989

Maximum

39,600 

39,600 

39,600

Minimum

1,880 

797 

797

Mean

7,118 

3,617 

3,110

Per 

square 

mile

12.3 

6.24 

5.36

Runoff

Inches

12.78 

84.65 

72.77

Acre-fet t

395,303 

2,619,000 

2,251,000

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.3

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

490

675

900

1,170

1,610

2,280

6.0 

7.0

9.0 

10.0

3,110

5,290

8,320

12,000

15,900

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

Day

1

3

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,050

1,020

976

934

968

968 

934

926

892

852

860

844

760 

675

*630

623

610

662

662

668

820

682

689

1,800 

1,120

812 

689

649 

717

1,780

1,470

27,742

895

1.54

1.78

55,030

Nov.

1,150

900

820

926

1,210

960 

812

731

682

1,030

1,740

1,980

1,400 

1,210

1,080

926

844

805

768

828

*790

724

682

649 

616

592

568

544 

526

532

-

27,025

901

1.55

1.73

53,600

Dec.

544

562

642

1,410

2,310

1,460 

1,270

1,590

1,300

'1,240

1,180

5,690

5,770 

3,880

2,900

2,310

2,000

1,720

1,530

1,390

1,360

1,400

1,230

1,130 

1,050

994 

976

985 

*1,150

1,850

1,730

54,553

1,760

3.03

3.50

108,200

Jan.

1,450

4,240

10,500

4,730

3,380

2,760 

2,780

3,960

8,120

5,790

11,700

14,300

12,200 

7,720

7,150

9,680

5,770

5,930

6,160

5,600

4,630

4,630

11,800

10,000 

7,000

5,500 

4,820

5,090

5,770

7,320

14,700

215,180

6,941

12.0

13.80

426,800

Feb.

15,100

8,940

9,040

8,050

6,270

5,820 

9,430

6,720

*5,190

4,350

3,750

3,360

3,070 

3,060

2,910

3,070

3,170

2,780

2,510

2,310

2,140

2,120

1,990

1,900 

1,810

1,820 

2,050

2,050

_

-

122,780

4,385

7.56

7.87

243,500

Bar.

1,810

1,690

1,600

1,530

1,550

1,610 

1,600

1,720

2,090

2,300

2,400

2,560

2,370 

2,090

1,980

2,370

2,400

*2,130

1,990

1,730

1,760

1,690

1,810

2,880 

5,960

3,000 

2,980

4,200 

3,340

3,070

2,790

71,000

2,290

5. 35

4.55

140,800

Apr.

2,480

2,240

2,130

2,070

2,130

2,000 

1,890

1,760

1,710

1,630

1,690

1,780

1,830 

1,730

1,710

1,860

2,000

2,180

2,620

3,560

4,330

5,470

5,960

4,780 

4,240

4,990 

5,740

6,190 

4,630

*4,090

-

91,220

3,041

5.24

5.85

180,900

May

3,650

3,340

3,170

3,980

5,820

7,030 

7,130

5,340

4,630

3,860

3,340

3,410

4,180

4,560

3,900

3,880

4,180

4,540

7,100

5,770

4,580

5,860

5,580

5,220 

2,970

5,520 

4,380

4,200 

*4,730

4,470

3,380

135,500

4,365

7.53

8.68

268,400

June

3,340

3,470

3,470

3,340

5,320

3,730 

4,800

4,850

4,200

4,240

4,730

5,120

7,480 

5,520

4,470

4,330

4,510

3,920

3,450

3,380

3,430

5,610

5,770

3,940 

3,770

3,470 

3,430

3,450 

3,510

3,630

-

121,680

4,056

6.99

7.80

241,300

July

*3,530

3,800

4,180

4,090

4,090

4,610 

5,160

6,240

5', 450

5,160

5,140

4,820

5,540 

5,240

5,580

4,090

3,940

4,070

3,550

2,910

2,790

3,020

2,680

2,430 

2,530

2,280 

2,220

2,250 

2,570

2,380

2,200

118,140

3,811

6.57

7.58

234,300

Aug.

1,960

2,100

2,250

2,300

2,370

*2,510 

2,510

2,280

2,200

2,100

2,160

2,180

2,030 

1,910

2,050

2,100

1,810

1,810

1,990

2,060

1,940

1,660

1,980

1,890 

1,620

1,420

1,560

1,940 

1,550

1,440

1,630

61,310

1,978

3.41

3.93

121,600

Sept.

1,6JO

1,6: 3

1,413

I,3i3

1,4 3

1,41 3 

1,4' 3

1,4: 3

1,21 D

*1,2 3

1,31-3

1,813

1,5. 3 

1,25-0

1,210

i,iro

960

960

1,810

l,3-,3

1,100

1,U-0

2,OSO

1,550 

1,140

9E5 

1,040

5,950 

3,753

8,943

-

55,405

1 , 847

3.13

3.55

109, 9CO

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,660 Min 526 Mean 2,447 Cfsm 4.22 In. 57.43 Ac-ft 1,776,000

Water ter year year 1952-53: isoz-SO: Max Max 14,700 14,YOU Min Min 526 bZ6 Mean Mean 3,017 3,017 Cfsm Cfsm 5.20 5.ZO In. In. 70.62 70.6Z Ac-ft Ac-ft 2,184,000 £,1B4,UUU

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs).--Jan. 3 (3 a.m.) 15,400 cfs (9.87 ft); Jan. 1Z (4:30 p.m.) 

.500 cfs (10.14 ft); Jan. 16 (Z a.m.) 13,100 cfs (9.30 ft); Jan. 23 (3:30 p.m.) 16,100 cfs (10.OJ 

); Jan. 31 (8:30 p.m.) ZZ.700 cfs (11.57 ft); Sept. 30 (9 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (9.89 ft).

* D1 BnhflTTTA m AS Rim Am Ant: mnHA rm f-.hl R H air

Pee 

16.5C 

ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used July 6 to Aug. 31.
204 NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN

Nooksack River near Lynden, Wash.

Location. Lat 4S°55'10", long. 122°29'10", in NE^NEi sec. 36, T. 40 N. , R. 2 E., on

 rTgnT bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway IB, If miles upstream from 

Pishtrap Creek, 2 miles southwest of Lynden, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 636 sq mi.

Records available. December 1944 to September 1953.

Sage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 24.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 3,647 cfs.

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 24,100 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 18.23 ft); min-

 imura,. 595 efe Nov. 30 (gage height, 5,01 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge (revised), 46,200 cfs Feb. 10, ] 951 (gage height, 21.76 

ft); minimum, that of Nov. 30, 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

1042 

1092 

1122 

1182 

1216 

1246

Water 

year

1945 

1947 

1948 

1950 

1951 

1952

Date

Jan . 7 , 

Dec. 11, 

Oct. 19, 

Nov. 27, 

Feb. 10, 

Jan. 31,

1945 

1946 

1947 

1949 

1951 

1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

35,300 

31,000 

31,600 

41,200 

46,200 

13,400

aage height 

(feet)

20.45 

19.68 

19.78 

21.18 

21.76 

14.24

Remarks.--Records good except those above 7,000 cfs, which are fair. No diversion.

Slight regulation by powerplant at Excelsior..

Revisions. The figures of peak discharges for the water years 1945, 1947-48, 1950-51, 

 have been revised, as follows, superseding those published in WSP 1042, 1092, 1122, 

1182, and 1216.

Revised peak discharge. 1944-45: Dec. 6 (9 a.m.) 17,400 cfs; Jan. 7 (time unknown) 35,300 

Jan. 12 (6 p.m.) 16,900 cfs; Jan. 13 (6:15 p.m.) 16,000 cfs; Feb. 8 (7 a.m.) 20,900 cfs. 

25 (9:45 a.m.) 29,900 cfs; Dec. 11 (l2 m.) 31,000 cfs; Jan. 24 (2:30 p.m.) 

14 (10:30 p.m.) 18,700 cfs. 

16 (6 a.m.) 19,500 cfs; Oct. 19 (12:30 p.m.) 31,600 cfs; Dec. 24 (3:30 a.m.)

1946-47: Oct. 

22,400 cfs; Feb.

1947-48: Oct. 

15,300 cfs.

1949-50: Nov. 

26,400 cfs; Feb.

(3:30 p.m.) 41,200 cfs; Dec. 2 (9:30 a.m.) 30,400 cfs; Dec. 28 (8 p.m.)

(3:30 p.m.) 14,300 cfs; Mar. 4 (7 a.m.) 22,100 cfs.

1950-51: Oct. 10 (6 p.m.) 17,900 cfs (16.19 ft); Nov. 26 (5 a.m.) 21,200 cfs (17.36 ft); 

Dec. 10 (11:30 a.m.) 15,800 cfs (15.30 ft); Dec. 21 (4 a.m.) 14,500 cfs (14.70 ft); Dec. 25 

(6 a.m.) 30,400 cfs (19.63 ft); Jan. 26 (5 a.m.) 21,800 cfs (17.63 ft); Feb. 10 (3 p.m.) 46,200 

cfs (21.76 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

15 

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.

1,080

1,060

1,020

980

986

992

974

962 

944

902

908

890

849 

*778

739

712

706 736"

739

728

849

783

750

1,460

1,380

956 

810

756 

750

1,360

1.710

29,209

942

1.48

1.71

57,940

Nov.

1,230

1,030

908

926

1,170

1,050

920

816 

772

858

1,560

L880

1,470 

1,280

1,130

1,020

- 926

866

838

849

866

800

756

739

*706

634 

656

635 

615

605

-

28,561

952

1.50

1.67

56,650

Dec.

625

63^

678

945

2,360

1,610

1,310

1,500 

1,400

1,260

1,200

4,010

7.020 

4,600

3,250

2,500

2,110

1,800

1,600

1,450

1,390

1,450

1,320

1,220

1,140

1,070 

1,050

1,050 

 1,150

1,570

1,770

56,038

1,808

2.84

3.28

111,100

Jan.

1.490

2,020

11,700

5,940

3,750

2,910

2,680

3,680 

7,940

7,860

7,040

14.100

13,200 

9,110

7,140

10,900

7,050

6,430

6,900

6,450

5,390

5,090

10,700

12 , 500

8,440

6,610 

5,460

5,840 

6,400

8,060

12,800

225,580

7,277

11.4

13.19

447,400

Feb.

16.500

10,000

9,140

9,050

6,820

6,020

9,470

7,800 

*5,790

4,760

4,050

3,530

3,160 

2,980

3,050

2,960

3,330

2,960

2,630

2,440

2,280

2,190

2,080

1,970

1,880

1.840 

2^030

2,190

_

-

132,900

4,746

7.46

7.77

263,600

Mar.

1,960

1,810

1,730

1,670

1.640

1,690

1,710

1,740 

2,060

2,370

2,470

2,610

2,640 

2,300

2,130

2,300

*2,680

2,320

2,150

2,020

1,880

1,820

1,830

2,570

4,260

3,340 

3,000

4.880 

4,030

3,390

3,140

76,140

2,456

3.86

4.45

151,000

Apr.

2,720

2,450

2,320

2,220

2,250

2,180

2,040

1,920 

1,810

1,740

1.710

1,800

1,880 

1,840

1,760

1,850

2,000

2,150

2,440

3,210

4,220

5,650

6,430

5,820

4,560

5,310 *w5,890

4,460

-

97,310

3,244

5.10

5.69

193,000

May

3,880

3,490

3,230

3,780

5,740

7,600

7.890

5^070

4,260

3,570

3,420

4,090 

4,780

4,120

3,960

4,230

4,480

7,610

6,880

5,300

4,320

3,700

3,430

5.190

*3,270 

4,380

4,410 

5,020

4,880

4,000

144,110

4,649

7.31

8.43

285,800

June

3,520

3,600

3,440

5.420

3,420

3,790

4,710

5,620 

4,650

4,500

5,120

5,490

7.840 

6,850

5,100

4,710

4,990

4,380

3,790

3,570

3,570

3,780

3,790

4,280

4,140

3,720 

3,580

3,620 

3,650

*5,790

130,430

4,340

6.84

7.63

258,700

July

3,700

3,990

4,440

4,480

4,340

4,880

5,520

6,870 

6,430

5,630

5,730

5,470

5,500 

6,030

5,980

4,540

4,000

4,230

3,810

3,140

2,850

3,070

2,810

2,500

2,550

2,360 

2,260

2,250 

2,340

2,390

2,240

126,310

4,075

6.41

7.39

250,500

Aug.

2,020

2,040

2,190

*2,210

2,310

2,400

2.500

2,320 

2,210

2,130

2,150

2,190

2,060 

1,950

2,010

2,130

1,880

1,810

1,970

2,020

2,040

1,740

1,970

1,880

1,770

1,550 

1,560

1,920 

1,690

1.520

1,610

61)730

1,991

3.13

3.61

122,400

Sept.

1,690

1,690

1,530

1,440

1,500

1,550

1,530

1,510 

*1,430

1,340

l;360

1,700

1,690 

1,440

1,510

1,300

1,160

1.070

1,600

1,590

1,280

1,240

1,730

1,880

1,350

1,180 

1,170

5,540 

3,910

7.080

55,770

1,859

2.92

3.26

110,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,200 Min 605 Mean 2,557 Cfsm 4.02 In. 54.73 Ac-ft 1,856,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,500 Min 605 Mean 3,189 Cfsm 5.01 In. 68.08 Ac-ft 2,309,000

Peak discharee (base. 15.000 cfs|. Jan. 3 (s a.m.l is.ino r-fs (iR.nl r+\ ; .Tan. i? (fi p.m.) IB son
NOOKSACK RIVER BASIN 205

Pishtrap Creek at Lynden, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°57 I 50", long. 122°26'00", on north line sec. 16, T. 40 N., R. 3 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of bridge'on State Highway 1A, 1 mile north of Lynden.

Drainage area. 24.1 sq mi, of which 18.5 sq mi is in British Columbia. 

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1953,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 110 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--S years, 35.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 286 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minimum, 

3.1 cfs probably Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.17 ft, from recorded range in stage).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 550 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 6.59 ft), excludes 

diversions by sloughs; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 10, 1949 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control or no gage-height

record, which are fair. No regulation. Probably some small diversions for minor irrigation and domestic use. Undetermined part of flood flow bypasses gage through sloughs.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

1.1 2.1

1.4 8.2

1.7 19

2.0 32

2.5 

3.5 

4.5

125

223

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

3.1 

7.2

18

31

2.5

3.5 

4.5

126

223

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.

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

a4.2

a4.0

a3.7

a3.4

aTTQ"

a4.8

a4.8

a4.5

34.3

*3.8

3.6

- *3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.6

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.0

6.0

5.8

133.5

4.31

265

Nov.

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.6

6.0

575

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.1

*3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

374

137.7

4.59

273

Dec.

3.4 4"7Z

5.0

9.7

12

10.5

9.4

14

17.5

16

14

32

36

Z5

17.5

15

14.5

13

12

10.5

15

21

19.5

15

13

11

10

10

16

*25

22

468.7

15.1

930

Jan.

yr~ 17.5

127

86

52

38

30

57

118

104

85

106

129

92

78

113

93

84

100

88

75

84

208

222

155

126

100

115

154

144

200

3,221.5

104

6,390

Feb.

207

T53

145

150

120

110

150

125

95

*78

67

61

56

54

58

70

88

75

61

53

48

45

42

40

38

38

38

36

_

_

-

2,301

82.2

4,560

Mar.

34

32

31

30

29

29

28

28

27

2S

34

35

34

32

32

35

*35

34

42

40

40

40

41

48

48

44

45

78" 84

65

67

1,249

40.3

2,480

Apr.

56

48

44

42

44

40

37

34

32

30

30

36

40

36

32

30

29

28

26TB"

29

38

44

44

36

40

45

*62 S5

42

-

1,150

38.3

2,280

May

36 3?

29

26

25

24

28

26

25

26

25

23

22

20

20

19.5

19

19.5

27

24

21

20

20

13

18.5

*17

16.5

16.5

16

TB" 15

690.5

22.3

1,370

June

15

15

14

13.5

13.5

13

IS

19.5

16

15

13.5

13.5

27

31

??

21

17

16

15

15

17

17

20

25

22

19

16.5

15.5

14.5

*13.5

-

523.5

17.4

1,040

July

13

12

11.5

11

11

11

10.5

10.5

11

10

9.6

9.6

10

10.5

13.5

12

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

sn7.8

309.7

S.9S

614

Aug.

7.8

8.1

T75

*7.5

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

5,8

6.0

S.2

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.3

,5.1

189.8

6.12

376

Sept.

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.9

5.1

4.9

*4.9

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.9

7.2

7.0

6.2

6.0

6.2

11.5

13.5

.11

-

180.2

6.01

357

Calendar year 1952: Max 202 Min 3.4 Mean 18.3 Ac -ft 13,310

Water year 1952-53: Max 222 Min 3.4 Mean 28.9 Ao-ft 20,940

Pealc discharge (base, 220 cfs). Jan. 23 (-7:30 c.ra.) 286 cfs (5.06 ft); Jan. 31 (9:30 p.».) 

cf~s (4.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather r 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-16, Oct. 22 to Mar. 7, Sept. 23-30.
DAKOTA CREEK BASIN

Dakota Creek near Blaine, Wash.

Location.--Lat 48°57'25", long. 122°39'30", in NW£sw£ sec. 14, T. 40 N., R. IE., on

right bank 50 ft upstream from county road crossing, 3J miles upstream from mouth, and 

4j miles southeast of Blaine.

Drainage area.--15.2 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage,--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 20 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 31.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 401 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 6.71 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Nov. 5, 6 (occurred during periods of large fluctuation); minimum gage height, 

0.50 ft Sept. 10, 11.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 669 cfs (revised) Dec. 27, 1949; maximum gage height, 

9.92 ft Feb. 10, 1951; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 11, 1950, Sept. 22, 1952.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1949-50 have been revised" to 612 cfs probably Nov. 23, 1948 (gage height, 9.34 ft, from high-water mark), 

and 669 cfs Dec. 27, 1949 (gage height, 9.16 ft), superseding those published in 

WSP 1152 and 1182, respectively.

Remarks.--Records fair except those prior to Nov. 11, which are poor. Probably some small 

diversions for domestic use. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow from unknown cause.

- 'Revisions, Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water year 1950 and revised figures of peak discharges for the water years 1950-51, 

superseding those published in WSP 1182, 1216, are given herewith:

1949 

Dec. 2 281

233

226

Month

Calendar year 1949. ..... 

Water year 1949-50. .....

Revised peak discharges. 

491 cfs; Feb. 25 (12 p.m.) 4

Cfs -days

3,638.0 

8,601.7 

17,851.9

Maximum

574 

574 

574

Minimum

13.5 

.7 

1.6

Mean

117 

23.6 

48.9

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,720 

17,570 

35,900

1949-50: Dec. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 669 cfs; Feb. 13 (4:30 a.m.) 

50 cfs; Mar. 5 (4 p.m.) 430 cfs; Mar. 19 (l a.m.) 450 cfs.

1950-51: Dec. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 48O cfs.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 6.0

121

157

197

239

330

1.7 

2.3 

3.6 

6.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.2

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

ay

i

I

^

i

5

$

'i

10

} : }":

3 ..

^

.1 >

] >,

1 - 

fO

.

 ->

*t .

J 5

;\

't ^

; ,

; l

: tai

\ an

C *sm

1 i. e .-ft

Oct.

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1 .5

1.4

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

2.1

1^9

2.7

56.6

1.83

0.120

0.14

112

Nov.

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.8 la1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.4

1.0

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

*1.3

*1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.5

"

46.8

1.56

0.103

0.11

93

Dec .

1.9

3.5

3.7

6.2

6.8

5.9

5.4

7.2

8.1

7.4

5.9

12

9.2

7.4

6.2

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.2

5.6

8.8

7.2

5.6

4.6

3.7

3.3

3.5

8.8

*16.5

13

2O1.9

6.51

0.428

0.49

400

Jan.

10^5

46

183

70

38

28

26

201

228

130

148

159

158

79

86

142

75

88

163

89

57

76

307

249

164

106

74

90

113

117

260

3,760.5

121

7.96

9.20

7,460

Feb.

186

120

142

132

85

110

210

102

60

*45

38

33

30

30

35

38

39

32

28

26

24

24

22

20

18.5

18.5

20

18.5

-

-

-

1,686.5

60.2

3.96

4.13

3,350

Mar.

17.5

16

15

14.5

13.5

13

12

11.5

11

12

28

34

32

26

25

30

*26

26

47

34

42

36

36

44

42

34

40

98

55

42

36

949.0

30.6

2.01

2.32

1,880

Apr.

30

26

24

25

31

26

22

20

19

17

16.5

20

21

19

17

15.5

15

14.5

14

13

16

22

40

32

26

40

46

*73

38

28

-

766.5

25.6

1.68

1.88

1,520

May

22

18.5

16

14

12

11

14

13.5

12

11

10

9.2

8.5

7.9

7.8

7.3

6.8

7.5

9.6

8.7

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.4

6.5

5.9

*5.3

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.9

291.0

9.39

0.618

0.71

577

June

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

5.7

6.5

5.3

4.3

3.5

3.6

18.5

20

14

11

8.7

7.9

7.5

6.8

6.7

6.4

8.9

11.5

10.5

8.7

7.5

6.4

5.2

*4.2

-

219.5

7.32

0.482

0.54

435

July

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

3.0

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.9

2.9

4.8

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

l^i

2.1

85.5

2.76

0.182

0.21

170

Aug.

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

*2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1,1

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

62.9

2.03

0.134

0.15

125

Sept.

1.9

1^1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.2

3.0

3.0

3.5

-

61.9

2.06

0.136

0.15

123

C-slendar year 1952: Max 201 Min 0.6 Mean 15.0 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.45 Ac-ft 10,920

V =iter year 1952-53: Max 307 Mln 1.0 Mean 22.4 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.03 Ao-ft 16,240

Peak discharge (base. 490 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10.
UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenay River at Newgate, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°01', long. 115 0 10', on left bank at old highway bridge site, 0.7 mile 

northwest of Newgate and 0.9 mile north of international boundary.

Drainage area. 7,660 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,310.23 ft above mean sea level (datum of 

Geodetic Survey of Canada, adjustment of 1945). Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, staff gage at 

same site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to Apr. 30, 1947, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 9,900 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 70,900 cfs June 14 (gage height, 12.63 ft); minimum daily, 1,770 cfs Nov. 29.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 98,200 cfs May 28, 1948 (gage height, 15.02 ft); minimum 

observed, 994 cfs Feb. 7, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 0.21 ft Jan. 11, 1944.

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

give total flow of main channel and slough.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by Canada 

under agreement with the United States.

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 14 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

1,870

2,620

4,700

7,350

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.4

14,600

25,800

42,100

68,300

3.0 

4.0

6.0

4,500

7,340

14,700

8.0

10.0

12.2

24,600

41,600

66,000

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,020 

4,94"0

4,920 

4,800

4,580

4,650

4,600

1,530

4,460

4,440

4,390

4,190

4,120

4,080

4,100

4,080

4,030

3,970

3,760

3,840

3,820

3,760

3,760

*3,700

3,740

5,510 

3,550

3,570

*3,510

3,530

3,570

127,520

4,110

0.54

0.62

252,900

llov.

5,650 

3,370

3,430 

3,450

3,370

3,370

3,330

3,250

2,950

2,990

 5,010

2,970

5,190

5,250

3,250

3,050

5,050

5,070

2,950

2,910

2,950

2,750

2,340

*b2,240

b2,140

b2,040 

bl,950

bl,860

bl,770

bl.830

-

85,650

2,860

0.57

0.41

169,900

Dec.

1,950 

2,170

2,260 

2,480

2,800

2,910

2,826

2,860

2,840

2,760

2,590

2,670

*2,'670

2/620

2,750

2,730

2,660

2,620

2,600

2,420

2,200

*2,280

2,350

2,220

2,130

2,060 

2,140

2,130

2,110

2,350

2,450

76,600

2,470

0.32

0.37

151,900

Jan.

2,550 

2,370

2,480 

2,470

2,480

2,550

2,250

2,010

2,520

5,150

3,330

3,490

4,190

4, 120

3,170

3,150

3,330

3,190

5,130

3,050

3,050

2,950

2,910

2,990

2,900

*2,950 

2,900

2,800

2,750

2,760

2,840

90,740

2,930

0.38

0.44

180,000

Feb.

3,350 

3.720

3,570 

3,490

3,390

3,210

3,150

2,910

2,820

2,660

*2,570

2,620

2,710

2,760

2,550

2,520

2,600

2,520

2,470

2,350

2,230

2,220

2,370

2,570

2,290

2,400 

*2,320

2,350

_

-

76,490

2,730

0.56

0.57

151,700

Mar.

2,520 

2,230

2,160 

2,160

2,340

2,370

2,550

2,370

2,350

2,550

2,540

2,590

2,640

2,590

2,400

2,590

2,470

2,450

2,520

2,520

2,480

2,350

2,290

*2,310

2,590

2,550 

2,620

2,710

2,570

2,750

2jJ)10

76,040

2,450

0.32

0.37

150,800

Apr.

2,950 

2,910

*2,800 

2,710

2,660

2,760

2,950

2,880

2,880

2,780

2,780

2,600

2,690

2,780

2,670

2,600

2.540

2,640

2,570

2,760

3,390

4,890

5,960

6,840

7,350

7,470 

7,860

9,270

10,400

10,500

-

128,840

4,290

0.56

0.62

255,600

May

9,970 

9,340

8,920 

9,160

10,500

15,200

*18,800

22,400

22,100

19,400

16,800

15,100

14,700

15,900

18,500

21,000

25,000

24,500

28,300

55,100

52,900

28,700

24,600

21,900

20,000

18,700 

19,700

20,700

21,800

25,200

29,700

618,590

20,000

2.61

3.01

«,227

June

33,000 

*39,500

*49,800 

53,400

50,600

45,300

42,500

46,900

56,100

52,600

47,700

48,400

55,200

67,500

65,700

57,500

49,400

47,400

44,700

59,400

55,000

*31,100

29,500

28,300

26,900

*26,100 

26,706

27,300

28,200

30,200

-

£1,281.3

42,700

5.57

6.22

*2,541

July

32,000 

32,400

52,300 

33,300

32,700

28,900

28,100

29,200

31,300

32,600

55,200

53,400

33,400

34,400

34,300

31,600

27,000

25,200

21,800

21,000

*20,600

19,100

17,500

16,800

16,200

15,100 

14,100

13,500

13,100

12,700

12^600

777,400

25,100

3.28

3.78

$1,542

Aug.

12,300 

12,200

11,600 

11,500

11,300

11,400

11,300

11,300

11,500

11,800

12 , 300

11,900

10,900

10,500

10,200

9,650

9,340

9,100

8,930

8,690

8,530

8,460

8,300

7,930

»7,930

8,000 

8,100

7,900

7,700

7,600

7^090

305,250

9,850

1.29

1.49

605,500

Sept.

7,000 

6,910

7,090 

7,030

6,790

6,580

6,160

6,040

6,040

6,220

6,070

6,010

5,610

5,630

5,660

5,490

5,440

5,410

5,240

5,000

,880

,850

,680

,680

,780

,780 

.700

* ,.620

4,900

5,080

-

169,370

5,650

0.74

0.85

335,900

Calendar year 1952: Max 40,100 Min 1,770 Mean 9,952 Cfsm .1.30 In. 17.68 Ac-ft 7,224,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 67,300 Min 1,770 Mean 10,400 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.53 Ac-ft 7,564,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed in thousands, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
20S KOOTESAI RIVER BASIN

Portine Creek near Trego, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°38'40", long. 114°54 I 40", in NE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 33 M., R. 26 W., on 

downstream side of private bridge a quarter of a mile upstream from Edna Creek, 1 mile 

downstream from Stewart Creek, and 5 miles southwest of Trego.

Drainage area. 112 aq mi.

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

. Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 3,340 ft (from topographic map), 

rlor to Jan. 27, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 84.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 860 cfs May 7 (gage height, 9.90 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum daily, 6 cfs Mov. 29.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,810 cfs May 16, 1950 (gage height, 11.8 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum observed, 5.0 cfs Sept. 7, 1949, but may have been less 

during winter periods of 1946-48.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Mov. 24 to May 17, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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. 21 to Apr. 18, Apr. 22 to May 3)

Oct. 1 to May 7 May 8 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.2

5.5

12

5.0 242

8.0 538

9.6 785

1.0 

1.2 

2.0

5.8

14

60

4.0 196

7.0 464

8.5 633

3.5 130 

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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.

8.2

 &T5 7.9

8.2

7.9

8.2

8.8

*8.5

8.2

8.5

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.5

9.6

261.6

8.44

0.075

0.09

519

Nov.

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

11

10

11

11

12

TT

11 *11

11

1011

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.5

8

8

8

7.5

7

6

S.5

-

284.8

9.49

0.085

0.09

565

Dec.

7

7

8

8.5

8

8.5

9

9

8.5

9

*9.3

9

8

9

8

8

7.5

8

8

7.5

8

8

8

8

a

7.5

7

8

10

TtJ

10

257.3

8.30

0.074

0.09

510

Jan.

9

9

10

9.5

8.5

7.5

7

?

16

20

24

50

45

*41

35

32

28

25

23

21

21

21

22

24

22

21

*20

22

23

22

36

683.5

22.0

0.196

0.23

1,360

Feb.

50

IS

46

46

44

44

43

39

36

32

29

27

26

26

25

24

24

22

22

20

20

20

21

21

22

23

24

25

_

_

-

847

30.2

0.270

0.28

1,680

Mar.

23

*23

22

?3

24

25

26

26

24

24

24

24

26

26

28

29

34

35

33

34

30

28

31

35

36

40

43

42

46

50

13

963

31.1

0.278

0.32

1,910

Apr.

52

67

73

74

70

70

60

59

58

*52

56

57

55

53

52

47

BT

56

68

104

135

160

240

*323

303

314

406

572

630

155

-

4,809

160

1.43

1.60

9,540

Hay

418

347

299

323

393

542

780

658

492

382

350

363

357

360

357

348

346

*338

339

318

276

258

214

162

146

154

156

148

147

178

199

10,118

326

2.91

3.35

20,070

June

161

146

146

160

149

131

132

174

*224

IS?

145

127

118

113

102

84

70

68

68

67

61

61

57

50

49

51

53

47

43

42

-

3,081

103

0.920

1.03

6,110

July

"SB" 38

35

34

32

32

30

29

28

29

28

27

*24

24

22

21

20

19

17

17

17

17

17

14

I?

19

18

17

16

16

14

721

23.3

0.208

0.24

1,430

Aug.

13

13

14

18

_19

14

14

16

14

14

13

12

12

*10

11

9.8

9.8

9.0

9.8

9.0

8.2

577

8.2

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.0

355.0

11.5

0.103

0.12

704

Sept.

9.8

9.0

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

8.6

9.0

7.8

7.4

6.2 S76-

7.4

7.4

7-8

7.0

8.6

7.4

7.0

6.6

7-8

8.6

10

*7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

-

240.2

8.01

0.072

0.08

476

Calendar year 1952; Max 772 Hin 6 Mean 59.4 Cfsm 0.530 In. 7.22 Ac-ft 43,120

Water year 1952-53: Max 780 Hin 6 Mean 62.0 Cfsm 0.554 In. 7.52 Ac-ft 44,870

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Apr. 29 (6 a.m.) 668 cfs (9.13 ft); May 7 (9 a.m.) 860 cfs (9.90 

ft); May 31 (3 a.m.') 208 cfs (4.17 ft); June 9 (10 a.m.) 236 cfs (4.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this dayNote. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Jan. 14, Jan. 27, 28, Feb. 5-24. No 

gage-height record Jan. 15-26, Mar. 1, 3-9j discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for other stations.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 209

Fisher River near Jennings, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°14'40", long. 115°17'10", in NW£SE£ sec. 27, T. 29 N. , R. 29 W., on 

right bank 80 ft below bridge, 2 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, 9 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 9 miles southeast of Jennings.

Drainage area. 780 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1953.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,443.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 5.51 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Nov. 30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Nov. 30, 1953.

Maximum discharge known, 6,560 cfs about May 22, 1948, from slope-area determination 

of peak flow at site 1\ miles downstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

64

138

257

480

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

770

1,520

3,020

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

86 

86 

86

86

88

*88

88

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

83

83

83

83

83

81

81 

81

81

81

78

*T5

81

86

2,611

84.2

0.108

0.12

5,180

Nov.

88 

86 

83

83

83

83

83

83

81

81

86

86

90

93

33

93

90

88

88

88

86

81

83

83

b83

b80

b75

b70

b65

b§0

-

2,495

83.2

0.107

0.12

4,950

Dec.

b65 bTo" 

b80

b85

b90

b95

blOO

blOO

blOO

*100

b95

98

100

106

IBS

98

96

93

93

96

b95

93

93

93 

90

90

b85

b85

b90

b95

98

2,870

92.6

0.119

0.14

5,690

Jan.

98

b95 

ITJD

113

106

b95

blOO

blSO

b350

434

284

791

978 TSI

536

480

435

366

*376

390

410

380

362

405

420

425

390

371

366

430

566

11,526

372

0.477

0.55

22,860

Feb.

1,600 

1,520 

1,190

1,100

1,000

880

822

835

809

687

621

574

525

470

440

405

376

335

*307

b260

b265

276

261

b230 b"2"4"0"

243

240

243

_

-

16,754

598

0.767

0.80

33,230

Mar.

232

b200 b"2~0"5~

b2lO

216

213

213

219

229

250

280

311

323

327

327

331

344

*335

331

340

335

323

315

315 

335

358

366

390

415

455

495

9,538

308

0.395

0.46

18,920

Apr.

490 

480 

470

455

460

495

515

510

490

470

455

450

445

435

*410

405

410

400

4T35

455

648

1,280

1,740

2,210 

2,230

2,090

2,220

2,740

2.930

2,550

-

29,743

991

1.27

1.42

58,990

May

2,130 

1,810 

1,600

1,510

1,590

1,990

2,600

~2Y2~50~ 2,690

1,830

1,560

1,400

1,320

1,330

1,440

1,540

1,620

1,740

*2,010

2,070

1,650

1,400

1,190

1,140 

1,140

1,200

1,370

1,370

1,380

1,640

1,540

51,050

1,647

2.11

2.43

101,300

June

1,480 

*1,580 

1,520

1,380

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,380

1,280

1,160

*1,170

1,260

1,340

1,180

1,040

985

949

914

796

738

663

603

580

558 

520

515

525

505 Ij2~0"

520

-

29,531

984

1.26

1.41

58,570

July

510 4"50~ 

470

460

4 IX)

395

*380

371

366

348

327

315

323

315

291

265

246

236

226

216

207

198

195

192 

186

181

178

170

167

161

159

8,954

289

0.371

0.43

17,760

Aug.

154 

156 

151

154

159

*154

146

148

156

159

148

141

133

128

Sept.

110 

110 

113

TT5

IDS

103

98

96

*93

90

88

88

86

83

123J 83

120

118

118

116

113

113

110

TTB- 108

123

120

120

120

118

116

110

4,069

131

0.168

83

81

m

83

81

81

81

83

98

103

96

103

108

106

98

-

2,823

94.1

0.1?1

0.19 0.13

8,0701 5,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,600 Min SO Mean 445 Cfsm 0.571 In. 7.76 Ac-ft 323,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,930 Min 60 Mean 471 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.20 Ac-ft 341,100

* Discharge measurement made on this dayb Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
2iQ KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenai River at Libby, Mont.

Location. La t 48°24'00", long. 115°33'10", in SE^-SWi sec. 34, T. 31 N. , R. 31 W., on 

right bank 1,800 ft downstream from highway bridge at Libby and 1 mile downstream 

from Libby Creek.

Drainage area.--10,240 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1910 to September 1953.

'jage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,041.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l"929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Apr. 28, 1931, staff, chain, and

wire-weight gages 1,800 ft upstream at different datum. Wire-weight gage now used as

supplementary gage.

Average discharge. 27 years (1912-15, 1917-18, 1928-32, 1934-53), 11,260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,600 cfs June 15 (gage height, 15.13 ft); 

 minimum, 1,440 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1910-53: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs June 21, 1916 (gage height, 20.7 ft,

present datum, derived from gage-relation study); minimum observed, 895 cfs Jan. 11,

1930 (discharge measurement).

Remarks. Records excellent. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,200 acres from tributaries above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1042: 1933. WSP 1246: 1916 (maximum only, 1912, 1915, 

1918, 1919, 1924-27).

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 from Nov. 28 to Dec. 26)

2.0 

4.0

1,880

4,570

10,100

7.0

11.0

15.0

20,800

42,400

68,700

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

Day

1

3

4 

5

g

7

8

9

0

-,

2

S3

A

5

6

7

"8

.9

'0

il

>5

A

 e

 i

~8

J 9 

0

,1

'otal

=an

f 3m

n.

,c-ft

Oct.

5,500 

5,390

5,290

5,290 

5,130

4,980

*5,080

5,030

4,900

4,850

4,820

4,740

4,600

4,500

4,470

4,470

4,440

4,400

4,320

4,150

4,270

4,150

4,100

4,130

4,080

4,030

3,840

3,960

*3,890 

3,820 "STiS'o"

140,440

4,530

0.442

0.51

278,6CC

Nov.

3,860 

5,890

3,650

3,720 

3,770

3,700

3,670

3,620

3,480

3,280

3,370

3,370

3,420

3,530

3,550

3,510

3,350

3,350

3,370

3,280

3,230

3,190

2,960

2,660

2,500

2,400

2,240

2,100

1,900 

2,12(5

-

96,040

3,201

Dec.

2,200 

2,380

2,470

2,640 

2,900

3,210

3,370

3,350

*3,420

3,280

3,190

3,010

3,030

3,050

3,010

3,120

3,030

2,960

2,920

2,880

2,720

2,530

2,550

2,620

2,430

2,380

2,260

2,340

2,470 

2,510

2,680

86,910

2,804

0.313 0.274

0.3E

190,500

0.32

172,400

Jan.

2,880 

3,050

2,850

2,900 

2,920

2,620

1,960

2,160

3,420

4,470

4,600

6,240

6,890

6,640

5,730

4,620

4,570

4,520

4,340

*4,320

4,320

Feb.

7,000 

7,150

6,430

6,130 

5,760

5,470

5,210

5,160

4,700

4,420

4,150

3,980

3,910

3,940

3,940

3,700

3,670

*3,600

3,510

3,370

3,230

4,220 3,160

4,O60

4,060

4,200

4,150

4,100

3,980

3,840 

3,860

4,150

126,640

4,085

0.399

0.46

251,200

5,140

3,210

3,190

3,160

3,230

3,210

:

-

120,710

4,311

0.421

0.44

239,400

Mar.

3,210 

3,120

3,070

3,030 

3,050

3,140

3,160

3,190

3,230

3,320

3,440

3,600

3,650

3,700

3,650

3,480

3,510

*3,550

3,550

3,600

3,620

3,550

3,370

3,320

3,390

3,480

3,650

3,740

3,890 

3,790

4,100

107,150

3,456

0.338

0.39

212,500

Apr.

4,220 

4,220

4,150

4,030 

3,910

4,010

4,200

4,300

4,200

4,150

4,030

3,960

3,790

3,890

*3,910

3,770

3,700

5,670

3,770

3,790

4,570

6,720

9,540

11,600

12,500

12,600

13,700

16,400

18,700 

18,200

-

204,200

6,807

0.665

0.74

405,000

May

16,800 

15,300

14,100

15,700 

147800

18,700

25,200

30,000

30,000

27,000

23,200

20,800

19,400

20,000

22,500

25,500

28,200

30,100

*33,300

38,300

59,200

35,500

30,800

27,000

24,800

23,300

23,600

25,200

25,900 

29,000

33,200

784,400

25,300

2.47

2.85

*1,556

June

36,900 

*41,500

49,900

56,400 

55,800

51,400

47,100

48,300

57,000

58,300

*52,700

51,400

55,300

65,300

*69,000

63,400

55,100

52,700

50,900

44, 700

39,300

34,900

32,500

31,100

29,700

28,600

28,600

29,500

30,100 

31,500

-

£1,378.9

45,960

4.49

5.01

*2,735

July

33,500 

34,500

34,500

34,800 

35,400

32,400

*30,100

30,400

32,200

33,700

34,600

34,700

34,800

35,300

56,000

34,100

30,500

26,200

23,500

22,700

21,900

21,100

19,200

18,000

17,400

16,300

15,300

14,500

14,000 

13,600

13,3$0

828,500

26,730

2.61

3.01

*1,643

Aug.

15,100 

12,900

12,600

12,100 

12,000

*11,900

11,900

11,900

11,900

12,200

12,400

12,700

11,900

11,300

10,900

10,400

10,000

9,680

9,480

9,340

9,130

8,990

8,930

8,780

8,580

8,610

8,760

8,760

8,470 

8,330

7,990

325,930

10,510

1.03

1.19

646,500

Sept.

7,690 

7,490

7,520

7,630 

7,490

7,290

6,970

*6,700

6,590

6,670

6,720

6,560

6,480

6,180

6,210

6,130

6,050

5,940

5,910

5,760

5,550

5,470

5,390'

5,510

5,430

5,390

5,390

5,340

5,340 

5,550

-

188,140

6,271

0.612

0.68

373,200

"alendar year 1952: Max 47,300 Min 1,900 Mean 11,960 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91 Ac-ft 8,686,000

(ater year 1952-53: Max 69,000 Kiln 1,900 Mean 12,020 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.95 Ac-ft 8,703,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 37.000 cfs).--May 21 (1:30 a-m.) 39,9OO cfs (1O.58 ft)j June 15 (7 a.m.) 

39,600 cfs (I57l3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day-

* Expressed in thousands.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Lake Creek at Troy, Mont.

Location. La t 48 0 26'40", long. 115°52 I 30", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 31 N., R. 33 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from powerplant, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

and l£ miles southeast of Troy.

Drainage area. 210 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,900. ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 511 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs May 20 (gage height, 5.94 ft); minimum 

daily, 55 cfs Nov. 27.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 3,250 cfs May 30, 1948 (gage height, 8.28 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Sept. 1, 1947, Sept. 15, 1948; minimum daily, that of Nov. 27, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Apr. 15 to July 5, which are poor. Large 

diurnal fluctuation at low flows and some at high flows caused by small dam at powerplant diversion. Water diverted returns to stream at powerplant above station. 

Natural regulation by Bull and Spar Lakes.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to July 1)

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

140

245

395

4.5 

5.0 

6.2

620

920

1,830

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.

110

119

114

108

104

*122

114

113

114

108

104

108

124

98

107

118

94

101

101

119

114

97

97 

102

104

97

116

104

*102

104

111

3,348

108

0.514

0.59

6,640

Nov.

100

98

113

100

102

102

100

88

79

105

87

107

102

98

72

95

100

98

93

94

98

81

80 

87

108

94

55

97

80

75

2 , 788

92.9

0.442

0.49

5,530

Dec.

87

!£

86

80

100

88

111

110

*116

113

105

111

93

110

110

102

95

95

86

114

75

95

88 

86

91

86

98

93

81

97

95

2,967

95.7

0.456

0.53

5,880

Jan.

90

90

116

104

98

100

102

156

396

378

260

653

658

520

423

399

395

348

423

*407

447

419

399 

411

423

451

411

392

395

431

516

10,811

349

1.66

1.91

21,440

Feb.

1.070

969

881

842

760

697

708

680

607

575

540

498

471

443

423

419

384

364

*354

339

324

285

342 

297

297

279

273

29T

_

-

14,412

515

2.45

2.55

28,590

Mar.

227

291

258

255

258

242

265

193

zez

250

255

250

273

260

225

303

291

282

*276

280

276

235

309 

253

276

281

258

278

252

279

273

8,166

263

1.25

1.44

16,200

Apr.

286

267

271

273

231

315

315

288

280

302

288

219

318

*294

276

270

279

285

225

297

321

471

648 

796

796

803

888

1,080

1.100

1,060

-

13,542

451

2.15

2.40

26,860

May

1,020

962

ggg' 941

1,050

1,190

1,390

1,350

1,280

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,250

1,320

1,380

1,490

1,620

*1.810

1,810

1,610

1,510

1,440 

1,420

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,490

1,570

1,700

1,640

42,302

1,365

6.50

7.49

83,900

June

1,660

*1 . 730

1,650

1,590

1,570

1,530

1,510

1,500

1,430

1,360

*1,380

1,430

1,550

1,400

1,320

1,280

1,300

1,270

1,220

1,170

1,100

1,050

1,030 

990

948

920

914

894

888

888

-

38,472

1,282

6.10

6.81

76,310

July

874

842

822

790

742

724

*708

692

680

648

626

600

570

560

525

488

463

447

427

419

395

378

360 

357

324

318

364

291

291

309

303

16,337

527

2.51

2.89

32,400

Aug.

265

265

500 1

279

*270

270

252

258

232

265

242

212

235

222

238

214

220

194

206

200

204

225

186 

186

196

208

194

238

227

206

196

7,105

229

1.09

1.26

14,090

Sept.

188

TSS

186

184

-180

178

176

*174

172

117

128

178

155

152

172

121

160

152

129

144

'150

144

144 

141

140

151

124

150

150

135

-

4,663

155

0.738

0.82

9,250

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,530 Min 55 Mean 364 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.50 Ac-ft 264,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,810 Min 55 Mean 452 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.18 Ac-ft 327,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenai River at Leonia, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°37', long. 116 °03', in NW-j-WWi sec. 20, T. 33 N., R. 34 W., on right 

bank at Leonia, 450 ft east of Montana-Idaho State line and half a mile upstream from 

Boulder Creek.

Drainage area.--11,740 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,700.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 13, 1928, chain gage on bridge 

250 ft upstream at datum 0.41 ft lower.

Average discharge.--25 years, 13,190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74,700 cfs June 15 (gage height, 116.51 ft); minimum daily, 2,200 cfs Nov. 29.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs May 28, 1948 (gage height, 123.40 ft); minimum, 996 cfs Dec. 9, 1936; minimum gage height, 97.56 ft Dec. 10, 1929.

Floods of June 1894 and 1916 reached stages of 124.6 and 121.6 ft, respectively, 

from information by Great Northern Railway Co.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period 

diversion or regulation above station.

of ice effect, which are fair. No

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.

5,740

5,570 

5,500

5,480

5,400

5,210

5,210

5,210

5,140

5,040

5,040

5,040

4,920

4,780

4,720

4,740

4,720

4,720

4,690.

4,510

4,510

4,560

4,460

4,510

4,460

4,490 

4,320

4.500 

4,370 

*4,370

4,440

150,170

4,844

0.413

0.43

297,900

Nov.

4,420

4.550 

4,210

4,140

4,280

4,210

4,120

4,100

4,000

3,670

3,630

3,800

3,720

4,030

4,050

4,070

3,850

3,690

3,830

3,690

3,610

3,500

3,300

2,990

b2,800

b2,700 

b2 , 500

b2,400 

b2.200 

b2,300

-

108,340

3,611

0.308

0.34

214,900

Dec.

b2,500

b2,700 

b2,800

b3,000

b3,200

b3,500

b5.600

g3,460

g3,480

g3,580

*g3,390

g3,380

a3,400

a3 , 400

g3,330

g3,230

g3,260

g3,200

g3,230

a3,200

a3 , 000

g2,770

g2,700

g2,820

g2,720

b2,500 

a2.400 327600" 

b2,600 

b2,650

g2,790

94,390

3,045

0.259

0.30

187,200

Jan.

b3,000

b3,000 

a3,000

a3,000

g2,910

b2,800

b2,400

b2.300

b3,600

34,700

35,200

g7,590

g9.000

g8,090

g6,680

g5,770

g5,250

a5,200

35,200

g5,190

g5,340

g5,190

g5,110

a5, 200

*5,360

5,500 

5,310

5,190 

5,000 

5,000

5,600

151,680

4,893

0.417

0.48

300,900

Feb.

11,100

11,200 

9,800

9,040

8,280

7,580

7,210

7,210

6,670

6,150

5,840

5,550

5,380

5,260

5,310

5,020

4,780

4,740

4,560

4,320

4,160

4,030

3,960

3,910

3,940

5.870 

3,910

3,940

-

166,720

5,954

0.507

0.53

550,700

War.

,830

* ,760 

,520

,520

.450

,540

,690

,630

,850

,890

,250

,460

,580

,620

,580

,490

,460

,550

,460

,530

,650

,510

,320

,070

,280

,420 

,620

,880 

,040 

,140

*5JL310

152,820

4,285

0.565

0.42

265,400

Apr.

5,520

5,480 

5,380

5,260

5,120

5,260

5,450

5,600

5,480

5,380

5,260

5,140

5,070

4,970

5,000

4,850

4,780

4.760

4,880

5,210

6,480

10,000

14,500

18,000

19,200

19,500 

20,600

25,000 

27,700

-

290,650

9,688

0.825

0.92

576,500

May

23,600

21,300 

19,600

19.500

21,500

27,100

35,000

59,700

58,000

55 , 800

29,800

27,200

26,100

27,000

29,600

52,700

36 , 000

58,600

43,600

47.900

47 , 500

42,600

56,600

32,700

30,200

29,100 

29,700

50 , 900 

52,200 

*35,200

38 , 400

*1, 002. 5

52,550

2.75

5.18

*1,988

June

42,800

48,500 

56,900

65,200

65,200

59 , 400

*55,100

56 , 500

65,200

65,700

60 , 400

58,800

62,000

70,000

74 . 200

69,200

60,900

57,400

55,500

49 , 400

42,800

57,600

*35,000

33,500

32,000

50.800 

30,900

31,500 

51,800 

52 , 800

-

*1,550.6

51,020

4.55

4.85

*5,056

July

54,600

35,900 

35,800

36,000

56.400

54,100

51,500

51,500

32,800

54 , 500

55,400

55,400

35,400

35,800

36,400

55 , 000

51,900

28,000

25,500

24,500

25,700

*25,000

20,800

19,400

18,500

17,700 

16,800

15,900 

15,500 

14,800

14,500

866,600

27,950

2.38

2.75

*1,719

Aug.

14.100

13,900 

13,600

13,200

12,900

12,900

12,800

12,800

12,700

12,900

13,000

13,400

12,800

12,000

11,500

11,100

10,700

10,500

10,100

9,880

9,710

9,510

9,390

9,300

9,160

9,150 

*9,220

9,550 

9,100 

8,870

8.640

347,940

11,220

0.956

1.10

690,100

Sept.

8.280

8,110 

8,050

8,080

8,000

7,800

7,580

7,290

7,130

7,070

7,070

7,020

6,880

6,610

6,540

6,460

6,350

6,220

6,170

6,040

5,840

5,620

5,550

5,480

5,400

5,430 

5,400

g5,510 

g5,600

-

197,950

6,598

0.562

0.65

592,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 61,700 

Water year 1952-53: Max 74,200

Min 2,200 Mean 13,820 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.04 Ac-ft 10,790,000 

Min 2,200 Mean 13,810 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.98 Ac-ft 9,997,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

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

at Libby and at Bonners Ferry.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 213

Boulder Creek near Leonia, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°36', long. 116 0 06', in NE^'sec. 32, T. 61 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from McGinty Creek, three-quarters of a mile upstream from buildings of the Idamont Lead-Zinc Mines Co., 2f miles upstream from 

mouth, and 2-g- miles southwest of Leonia.

Drainage area. 53 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Nov. 20, 1928, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different daturas. Nov. 20, 

1928, to Nov. 29, 1933, Oct. 13, 1934, to Sept. 27, 1946, water-stage recorder and 

Dec. 30, 1933, to Oct. 12, 1934, staff gage, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs May 19 (gage height, 5.66 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Nov. 29.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 2,700 cfs Oct. 19, 1947 (gage height, 7.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 970 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 2 cfs Aug. 25, Sept. 5, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

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. 17 to Nov. 21)

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.4

172

309

535

1,060

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

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8

878

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

*9.7

14

ii

296.6

9.57

0.181

0.21

588

Nov.

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

9.7

9.7

10

10

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.1

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8

b7.5

b7

b7

b6.5 b7 

-

291.0

9.70

0.183

0.20

577

Dec.

b8

b9

10

11

11

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

11

1312"

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

b9.5

b9.5

10

9.7

10

9.7

314.4

10.1

0.191

0.22

624

Jan.

9.7

977

12

12

11

blO

blO

b25

blOO

85

146

268

290

TsT

106

88

74

63

61

68

66

60

61

85

88

79

69

*61

63

68

253

2,552.4

82.3

1.55

1.79

5,060

Feb.

562

27^

198

175

145

120

128

118

106

94

88

81

78

76

69

66

63

b62

b58

b58

b58

52

b48

b50

b48

45

44

il

_

-

3,012

108

2.04

2.11

5,970

Mar.

42

b40

b39

*41

40

40

40

43

48

57

61

61

57

55

52

54

54

50

52

52

50

48

45

47

64

61

60

63

68

69

69

1,622

52.3

0.987

1.14

3,220

Apr.

63

61

61

58

64

72

68

*64

63

60

60

58

57

54

52

57

61

71

88

137

258

348

460

500

465

455

546

706

500

404

5,971

199

3.75

4.19

11,840

May

332

298

305

373

568

748

784

*645

465

412

399

460

520

590

656

678

724

826

-1.060

724

515

412

382

412

377

546

568

568

645

*645

510

17,147

553

10.4

12.03

34,010

June

628

640

490

445

445

440

435

435

365

356

369

386

426

317

290

272

268

237

204

188

163

154

145

139

*137

134

126

123

128

115

9,000

300

5.66

6.32

17,850

July

113

ToT

97

88

79

74

69

64

60

54

48

45

41

38

36

33

31

28

27

24

24

23

*22

21

21

20

20

18

18

18

16

1,374

44.3

0.836

0.96

2,730

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

18

18

17

w

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

16

21

16

*25

23

19

16

14

480

15.5

0.292

0.34

952

Sept.

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.7

1~9.4

16

13

12

11

21

*17

14

-

359.9

12.0

0.226

0.25

714

Calendar year 1952: Max 898 Min 6.5 Mean 103 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.53 Ac-ft 75.0OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,06O Min 6.5 Mean 116 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.76 Ac-ft 84,10O

Peak discharge (base, 490 cfs). Fe

(4.95 ft); May 6 (B p.m.) 964 cfs (5

>b. 1 (3 a.m.) 694 cfs (4.79 ft); Apr. 28 (11 a.m.) 790 cfs 

24 ft); May 19 (4 a.m.) 1,22O cfs (5.66 ft); May 29 (7 p.m.)

826 cfs (s.Ol'ft); June is (7 a.m.) 568 cfs (4.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
214 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Moyie River at Eastport, Idaho 

(International gaging station)

Location. --Lat 49°00', long. 116°11', in SE£ sec. 10, T. 65 N., R. 2 E., on left bank at 

Eastport, 1,000 ft downstream from international boundary.

Drainage area. 570 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1915 to December 1916, and discharge measurements during 1914 and 1917, in reports 

of Water Resources Division, Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 

Canada.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,620.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. January 1915 to December 1916 staff gage at 

site 0.2 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --24 years, 675 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 cfs May 19 (gage height, 8.08 ft), minimum daily, 38 cfs Jan. 7; minimum gage height, 3.41 ft Nov. 8, Dec. 20.

1929-63: Maximum discharge, 8,030 cfs May 24, 1948 (gage height, 10.25 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 7, 1936 (gage height, 3.20 ft).

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

which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 7, 8, 17-20)

3.4

3.5 

.3.7 

4.0 

4.5

43

64

117

225

481

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

810

1,790

3,080

4,560

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.

62

60

BO

60

60

60

62

62

62

62

62

62

60

SO

60

60

60

60

60 

*60

6O

58

60

58

58

58

60

*56

58

62

<L§

1,868

60.3

0.106

0.12

3,710

Nov.

66

6(5

64

60

60

58

56

b54

b52

56

60

BO

BO

62

62

60

62

60

60 

60

b56

b50

b45

b45

b46

b46

b44

b42

b40

b42

-

1,648

54.9

0.096

0.11

3,270

Dec .

b46

b50

b54

b60

b66

b65

b64

64

62

*b62

b62

66

64

66

66

64

64

b62

b56 

b62

62

62

60

b56

b52

b46

b54

b62

*b66

64

62

1,871

60.4

0.106

0.12

3,710

Jan.

60

60

62

62

b60

b45

b38

b60

blOO

b!40

148

230

324

252

221

213

188

180

180 

173

173

170

166

166

170

170

166

162

*162

162

204

4,667

151

0.265

0.30

9,260

Feb.

350 3"29

304

294

280

270

266

252

234

234

225

217

209

200

196

188

184

192

183 

b200

184

166

155

*155

155

148

145

143

-

6,065

217

0.381

0.40

12,030

Mar.

142

b!40

*b!45

139

136

129

132

139

a!50

a!75

a!90

a 200

a!95

a!90

196

192

196

192

196 

192

192

188

184

192

230

248

256

280

314

~S2? 335

6,114

197

0.346

0.40

12,130

Apr.

309

299

294

294

309

350

*350

335

314

304

299

294

299

285

275

285

304

335

409

576

966

1,380

1,590

1,780

1,850

1,910

2,330

3.080

2,950

2,630

26,985

900

1.58

1.76

53,520

May

2,410

2,220

2,200

2,490

3,080

3,900

4,460

*4,200

3,580

3,190

3,040

2,980

3,180

3,490

3,700

3,840

4,050

4,100

4,690 

4,510

3,880

3,400

2,980

2,710

2,420

2,400

2,750

2,680

2,770

2,950

*2,750

101,000

3,258

5.72

6.59

200,300

June

2.980

3,470

3,440

3,350

*3,190

2,980

3,020

3,700

5.920

3,860

3,530

3,330

3,500

3,210

2,980

2,720

*2,530

2,290

2,050 

1,910

1,690

1,550

1,440

1,330

1,230

1,190

1,140

1,080

1,080

1.040

74,730

2,491

4.37

4.88

148,200

July

1.000

958

924

874

802

765

735

700

652

606

576

545

516

481

447

414

393

366

345 

319

304

285

270

2,56

248

243

*230

213

209

196

18.8

15,060

486

0.853

0.98

29,870

Aug.

173

T66

159

159

*152

148

142

142

145

152

142

132

126

120

117

114

111

106

103 

100

97

95

92

l75o~

120

109

117

142

126

*114

106

3,927

127

0.223

0.26

7,790

Sept.

103

103

106

133

100

95

92

89

89

86

82

79

76

76

74

72

69

69

66 

66

66

64

66

72

*72

64

&2

69

82

72

2,384

79.5

0.139

0.16

4,730

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,540 Min 40 Mean 671 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03 Ac-ft 487,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,690 Min 38 Mean 675 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.08 Ac-ft 488,500

Peak discharge (base. 2,900 efs). Apr. 28 (7 p.m.) 3,250 cfs (7.05 ft); May 7 (2 a.m.) 4,690 cfs 

(7.98 ft); May 19 (11 p.m.; 4,850 cfs (8.08 ft); June 10 (2 a.m.) 4,100 cfs (7.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station at Eileen.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 215

Moyie River at Eileen, Idaho

Location.--Lat 48°46', long. 116°10', in NEij sec. 35, T. 63 N., R. 2 E., on right bank an 

eighth of a mile downstream from Skin Creek, a quarter of a mile southeast of Eileen, 

and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--755 sq mi.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,124.5 ft (river-profile survey). Prior 

to June 1, 1928, staff gage and June 1, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder 

at same site at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--28 years, 835 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, during year, 5,540 cfs May 7 (gage height, 5.77 ft); minimum, 

52 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 9,650 cfs May 26, 1948 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum, 

40 cfs Nov. 27, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Feb. 22, 1944, present datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 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)

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

60

100

198

345

610

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

1,070

1,680

3,390

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

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

100 

98

98

96

9?

98

103

96

98

100

100

100

98

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

100

96

98

*103

106

3,032

97.8

0.130

0.15

6,010

Nov.

Ill 

106

103

106

103

100

98

96

91

96

103

106

111

120

1T7

108

106

106

106

106

93

78

b74

b75

b76

b76

b72

b66

b60

b65

-

2,834

94.5

0.125

0.14

5,620

Dec.

b75 

b85

b95

bllO

b!25

b!20

b!20

b!20

*b!20

120

103

114

108

108

106

98

98

96

82

93

91

66

93

85

b80

b70

b80

b95

111

106

98

3,101

100

0.132

0.15

6,150

Jan.

93 

91

89

98

93

69

60

114

198

266

271

399

491

418

318

340

296

276

276

281

281

271

266

262

296

291

*271

266

271

276

369

7,657

247

0.327

0.38

15,190

Feb.

626 

554

519

512

470

444

438

418

381

363

357

345

334

323

318

302

296

271

276

296

266

266

242

233

229

229

224

220

-

-

-

9,752

348

0.461

0.48

19,340

Mar.

211 

202

*"207

220

207

207

207

220

238

291

313

329

318

313

307

323

340

323

334

340

334

323

318

313

363

387

405

431

477

498

512

9,811

316

0.419

0.48

19,460

Apr.

477 

464

457

444

464

498

512

*491

470

444

444

438

457

431

412

431

457

498

575

771

1,230

1,820

2,110

2,320

2,400

2,420

2,830

3.770

3,720

3,170

-

35,425

1,181

1.56

1.74

70,260

May

2,920 

2,700

2,610

2,860

3,570

4,640

4,940

*4,760

4,190

3,720

3,480

3,410

3,640

4,000

4,270

4,410

4,610

4,760

5,300

5,180

4,530

3,950

3,500

3,240

2,980

3,000

3,410

3,370

3,480

3,640

*3,370

118,440

3,821

5.06

5.83

234,900

June

3,640 

4,190

4,130

3,950

3,770

3,500

3,550

4,380

4,440

4,410

4,030

3,820

4,030

3,700

3,370

3,110

*2,920

2,680

2,440

2,260

2,060

1,900

1,790

1,640

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,370

1,350

1,280

-

88 , 200

2,940

3.89

4.34

174,900

July

1,240 

1,180

1,120

1,070

980

910

880

834

789

726

682

650

603

582

540

505

470

450

424

399

381

357

340

*323

313

313

296

281

271

257

242

18,408

594

0.787

0.91

36,510

Aug.

229 

220

211

207

207

202

194

198

207

211

198

183

175

164

160

157

154

150

144

141

138

134

131

155

171

168

183

202

187

*164

154

5,494

177

0.234

0.27

10,900

Sept.

147 

147

147

141

138

134

131

125

125

122

120

117

114

108

108

106

103

103

103

100

98

98

98

106

108

103

98

100

111

111

-

3,470

116

0.154

0.17

6,880

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,830 Min 60 Mean 853 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.38 Ac-ft 619,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,300 Min 60 Mean 837 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.04 Ac-ft 606,120

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 cfs). Apr. 28 (10:30 p.m.) 4,050 cfs (5.27 ft); May 7 (5 a 

:fs (5.77 ft): May 19 (10 to 11 p.m.) 5,480 cfs (5.75 ft); June 10 (5 a.m.) 4,640 cfs (5.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

a.m.) 5,540 

48 ft).
216 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenai River at Boom Camp, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Location.--Lat 48°42'05", long. 116°14'30", in M£ sec. 29, T. 62 M., R. 2 E., 600 ft east 

of Boom Camp, 3y miles upstream from Bonners Ferry, and 4 miles downstream from Moyie 

River.

Drainage area. 12,950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1925 to September 1927 in reports of Engineering and Water Resources Branch, Department 

of Resources and Development, Canada.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,700.00 ft above mean sea level, levels by 

Topographic Branch in 1928. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level. Datura of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is 0.04 ft higher. Prior 

to Aug. 23, 1934, staff gage at same site. Datura of gage was 54.08 ft higher prior to 

Oct. 8, 1934.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,774.99 ft June 15; minimum not determined, 

probably occurred during period of no gage-height record in November.

1927-53: Maximum elevation recorded, 1,779.87 ft May 28, 1948; minimum, 1,755.53 ft 

Dec. 9, 1936.

Remarks.--Elevations affected by backwater from Kootenay Lake May 8-10, May 17 to July 18. 

Dikes of drainage districts in Kootenai Valley in the United States and Canada held 

during the year except that for drainage district No. 14, which failed on June 10 

at 5 p.m.

Elevation, in feet, 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

Oct.

58.33

58.27

58.22

58.20

58.17

58.09

58.09

58.09

58.05

58.00

57.99

57.98

57.94

57.88

57.83

57.85

57.81

57.80

57.80

57.72

57.70

57.73

57.67

57.67

57.66

57.67

57.60

57.57

57.60

57.59

57.63

Nov.

57.62

57.68

57.56

57.51

57.58

57.55

57.50

57.49

57.47

57.35

57.32

57.39

57.36

57.45

57.49

57.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dec.

_

_

_

57.06

57.16

57.26

57.38

57.39

57.38

57.38

57.44

57.20

57.18

57.25

57.22

57.20

57.24

57.18

57.14

57.13

57.09

56.95

56.89

56.95

56.91

57.12

57.08

56.88

56.88

56.90

56.96

Jan.

57.00

57.05

57.08

57.07

57.06

57.23

56.86

56.63

57.39

58.48

58.25

59.15

59.82

59.54

59.08

58.58

58.34

58.31

58.25

58.23

58.30

58.22

58.16

58.17

58.26

58.31

58.21

58.17

58.09

58.10

58.31

Feb.

60.23

60.34

59.88

59.66

59.40

59.17

59.03

59.02

58.82

58.62

58.49

58.35

58.28

58.22

58.24

58.11

58.02

57.97

57.90

57.80

57.74

57.69

57.64

57.60

57.63

57.58

57.59

57.61

_

_

-

Mar.

57.55

57.52

57.44

57.44

57.40

57.45

57.49

57.48

57.57

57.62

57.75

57.84

57.90

57.90

57.89

57.84

57.84

57.87

57.84

57.87

57.91

57.85

57.79

57.69

57.77

57.84

57.91

58.05

58.14

58.21

58.27

Apr.

58.34

58.32

58.28

58.23

58.18

58.24

58.33

58.38

58.33

58.29

58.25

58.19

58.17

58.11

58.12

58.08

58.06

58.07

58.15

58.36

59.00

60.19

61.31

62.13

62.43

62.45

62.77

63.75

64.35

63.97

-

May'

63.47

62.99

62.62

62.58

63.05

64.22

65.73

66.63

66.40

65.64

64.85

64.30

64.06

64.28

64.80

65.41

66.10

66.68

67.63

68.59

68.56

67.70

66.51

65.57

64.92

64.63

64.80

65.02

65.29

65.87

66.45

June

67.23

68.44

69.95

71.34

72.00

71.57

70.81

70.83

71.96

73.02

72.50

71.87

72.25

73.54

74.76

74.64

73.24

71.92

71.15

7O.O4

68.52

67.16

66.26

65.69

65.27

64.92

64.78

64.83

64.90

65.06

-

July

65.38

65.64

65.65

65.66

65.74

65.39

64.81

64.71

64.88

65.21

65.39

65.44

65.43

65.48

65.62

65.45

64.93

64.07

63\42

63.17

62.96

62.84

62.47

62.13

61.98

61.80

61.58

61.33

61.17

61.05

60.94

Aug.

60.88

60.80

60.76

60.64

60.55

60.52

60.52

60.52

60.52

60.57

60.64

60.74

60.59

60.35

60.22

60.10

59.93

59.83

59.76

59.69

59.63

59.58

59.54

59.53

59.48

59.48

59.53

59.59

59.49

59.40

59.33

Sept.

59.18

59.11

59.08

59.11

59.09

59.01

58.93

58,80

58.74

58.72

58.74

58.72

58.67

58.55

58.52

58.51

58.48

58.42

58.41

58.37

58.30

58.22

58.23

58.19

58.17

58.18

58.19

58.20

58.17

58.24

Note. Add 1,700 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 217

Kootenal River at Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°42'00 M , long. 116°18'45", in NE± sec. 27, T. 62 N., R. IE., near right 

bank on upstream side of highway bridge at Bonners Ferry.

Drainage area.--13,OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May to October 1904, October 1927 to September 1953 (gage heights 

only, prior to March 1928). Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1904 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Water-stage recorder 800 ft across channel from 

wire-weight gage at same datum used as supplemental gage during high stages. Datum of 

gage is 1,743.00 ft above mean sea level with respect to Geological Survey benchmark 

V-3-1929 at elevation 1,777.08 ft. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level. Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is 0.02 ft 

higher. May 1 to Oct. 15, 1904, staff gage on railroad bridge three-quarters of a mile 

downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Nov. 30, 1929, staff gage near left 

bank. Dec. 1, 1929, to June 12, 1933, chain or wire-weight gages on old highway bridge 

40 ft downstream. Datum of gages Oct. 1, 1927, to Jan. 2, 1931, was about 0.23 ft 

lower.

Average discharge.--25 years (1928-53), 14,260 cfs.

Extremes,--Maximum daily discharge during year, 76,700 cfs June 15; maximum elevation, 

1,773.21 ft June 15; minimum daily discharge, 2,300 cfs Nov. 29; minimum elevation, 

1,742.98 ft Apr. 18, 19.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 139,000 cfs May 27, 1948 (affected by dike breakage 

downstream); maximum elevation, 1,778.32 ft May 28, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 

1,300 cfs Feb. 8, 1936; minimum elevation, 1,741.14 ft Dec. 5, 1929, datum then in use, 

Dec. 29, 1930.

Flood of June 1894 reached a stage of 1,777.2 ft, present datum.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Backwater from Kootenay Lake usually present at Bonners Ferry. Discharge for periods of 

backwater at Boom Camp from Kootenay Lake, May 8-10, May 17 to July 18, computed on 

basis of fall between gages at Boom Camp and near Bonners Ferry; that for remainder of 

year on basis of stage-discharge relation for station at Boom Camp. Discharge measurements made at station near Bonners Ferry, Dike of drainage district No. 14 failed 

June 10 at 5 p.m. Dikes of all other drainage districts in Kootenai Valley in the 

United States and Canada held during year. No diversion or regulation above station.

Elevation, in feet, 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

Oct.

48.70

48.66

648.67

648.66

648.61

e48.55

648.53

e48.50

e48.46

648 . 43

648.42

648.36

48.39

48.21

648.16

648.14

48.04

648.02

647.94

47.85

47.76

47.78

47.70

47.59

647.60

47.53

47.47

47.41

47.38

47.33

47.27

Nov.

47.23

47.19

47.12

647.10

47.20

47.07

46.98

46.91

46.85

46.72

46.66

e46.66

46.53

46.58

46.62

46.60

46.50

46.43

46.44

46.42

46.31

46.24

46.17

46.07

45.99

46.03

45.86

45.92

46.25

45.59

-

Dec.

45.74

45.95

46.09

45.95

45.88

45.81

45.84

45.72

45.78

45.76

45.68

45.62

45.54

45.53

45.46

45.46

45.44

45.38

45.33

45.27

45.21

45.12

45.06

45.06

44.92

45.05

45.17

45.20

45.05

44.90

44.75

Jan.

44.75

44.75

44.87

44.66

44.56

44.43

44.42

44.32

44.72

45.83

45.55

46.32

47.34

47.23

46.58

46.03

45.75

45.71

45.65

45.63

45.67

45.58

45.64

45.62

45.72

45.76

45.69

45.64

45.62

45.58

45.86

Feb.

48.22

48.67

48.07

47.68

47.42

47.15

47.01

46.98

46.78

46.52

46.42

46.22

46.12

46.04

46.02

45.86

45.72

45.64

45.50

45.33

45.23

45.15

45.06

44.97

44.92

44.85

44.81

44.85

;

-

-

Mar.

44.68

44.52

44.37

44.30

44.23

44.20

44.10

44.05

44.02

43.99

43.98

44.06

44.15

44.08

44.00

43.89

43.87

43.79

43.70

43.65

43.57

43.47

43.30

43.15

43.10

43.23

43.31

43.42

43.50

43.55

43.62

Apr.

43.74

43.72

43.58

43.47

43.33

43.28

43.42

43.62

43.55

43.14

43.33

43.25

43.18

43.11

43.12

43.08

43.01

42.99

43.02

43.32

44.15

45.83

47.90

49.93

50.98

51.36

52.00

53.99

56.02

55.81

May

54.86

53.76

52.90

52.58

53.34

55.61

58.89

61.14

61.26

60.17

58.78

57.54

57.00

57.21

58.23

59.57

60.89

62.01

63.55

65.04

65.23

64.24

62.63

61.13

60.00

59.28

59.48

59.82

60.28

61.11

62.18

June

63.31

S5.01

66.88

68.57

69.58

69.24

68.50

68.33

69.53

70.77

70.46

69.75

70.08

71.38

72.84

72.92

71.52

70.04

69.18

67.93

66.25

64.61

63.34

62.42

61.67

61.06

60.63

60.50

60.52

60.63

-

July

61.00

61.39

61.47

61.52

61.54

61.09

60.22

59.83

60.06

60.48

60.76

60.88

60.87

60.96

61.21

61.06

60.34

59.06

57.81

57.09

56.62

56.10

55.34

54.63

54.06

53.50

52.76

52.29

51.75

51.32

50.92

Aug.

50.70

50.40

50.18

49.91

49.54

49.40

49.32

49.26

49.19

49.33

49.48

49.75

49.91

49.75

49.71

49.74

49.66

49.68

49.72

49.76

49.66

49.65

49.59

49.55

49.52

49.55

49.59

49.71

49.69

49.46

49.36

Sept.

49.27

49.34

49.21

49.28

49.30

49.20

49.16

49.12

49.01

49.00

48.99

48.98

48.99

48.93

48.87

48.86

48.80

48.84

48.86

48.84

48.80

48.71

48.65

48.64

48.65

48.59

48.52

48.38

48.43

48.48

-

e Gage height estimated on basis of records for station near Bonners Ferry and adjacent record. 

Note. Add 1,700 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
218 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenai River at Bonners Perry, Idaho Continued 

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

Day

I

1

/;

C

7

8

9

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.

5,950

5,780

5,680

5,630

5,580

5,390

5,410

5,410

5,340

5,220

5,220

5,200

5,130

5,000

4,900

4,950

4,880

4,860

4,880

4,700

4,680

4,750

4,640

4,640

4,640

4,660

4,530

4,460

4,550

4,530

*4,620

155,790

5,025

0.387

0.45

309,000

Nov.

4,590

4,750

4,440

4,340

4,480

4,400

4,290

4,270

4,210

3,960

3,900

4,020

3,960

4,150

4,210

4,230

4,000

3,900

4,000

3,850

3,750

3,600

3,450

3,150

2,950

2,850

2,600

2,500

2.500

2; 400

-

113,480

3,783

0.291

0.32

225,100

Dec.

2,600

2,800

3,000

5,170

3,350

3,540

3.780

b3,650

b3,650

b3 , 700

*b3,600

5,450

5,390

5,520

3,470

3,450

5,510

5,590

5,540

3,320

3,240

2,990

2,880

2,990

2,920

b2,700

b2,550

b2.500

b2,800

b2,850

b2,950

99,010

3,194

0.246

0.28

196,400

Jan.

5,100

5,200

b5,200

b5,150

b5,100

b2,950

b2,650

2.480

3,880

6,390

5,800

8,290

10.400

9,510

8,080

6,690

6,110

5,980

5,830

5,780

5,960

5,760

*5,600

5,650

5,860

5,980

5,730

5,630

5,440

5,460

5,980

169,600

5,471

0.421

0.49

356,400

Feb.

11,900

12.500

10,700

9,930

9,090

8,380

7,960

7,930

7,360

6,800

6,450

6,080

5,900

5,760

5,800

5,480

5,270

5,160

5,000

4,770

4,640

4,550

4,420

4,340

4,400

4,290

4,310

4,560

-

-

185,510

6,547

0.504

0.52

565,600

Mar.

4,250

4,170

4,000

4,000

*5.920

4,020

4,100

4,080

4,270

4,380

4,680

4,880

5,020

5,020

5,020

4,900

4,900

4,970

4,950

5,000

5,090

' 4,950

4,840

4,620

4,790

4,950

5,150

5,460

5,680

5,860

6,000

147,860

4,770

0.367

0.42

293,500

Apr.

*6,180

6,150

6,050

5,900

5,780

5,960

6,180

6,510

6,180

6,110

6,000

5,860

5,800

5,680

5,700

5,600

5,560

5,600

5,800

6,540

8,200

12,200

16,800

20 , 400

21,900

22,000

25,600

28,900

52.400

30,200

-

355,500

11,180

0.860

0.96

665,100

May

27,500

24,700

22,800

22.600

25,000

31,600

41,000

45,800

43 , 800

59,900

*35,500

52,100

50,700

52,000

55,200

59,000

42,200

44,500

49,200

55.500

52,600

47,600

41,900

57,800

55,000

54,100

55,200

36,200

*37,400

40,500

42,700

*1,159.2

57,590

2.88

5.52

*2,299

June

46,500

52,100

59,600

66,400

67,900

*63,700

59 , 700

61,000

67,500

70,500

66,000

62,900

65,500

72,100

76.700

72,600

64,500

60,500

58,300

52,800

46,000

40,500

*37,500

35,700

34,200

55,000

52.700

53,300

35,700

54,700

-

tl, 628.1

54,270

4.17

4.66

*5,229

July

56,400

57,600

57,500

57,500

57.800

55,900

55,200

55,100

54,000

55,700

56,400

56,200

56,300

36,500

57,100

55,900

55,200

29,200

26,400

25,000

25,800

25,200

21,300

* 19, 700

19,000

18,200

17,300

16,200

15,600

15,100

14.600

894,900

28,870

2.22

2.56

*1,775

Aug.

14.400

14,100

13,900

15,400

13,100

13,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

13,200

13,400

15,800

15,500

12,400

11,900

11,400

10,800

10 , 500

10,300

10,000

9,830

9,670

9,540

9,510

9,350

9,350

9,510

*9 , 700

9,580

9,090

8.870

555,700

11,470

0.882

1.02

705,500

Sept.

8.410

8,200

8,110

8,200

8,140

7,900

7,670

7,500

7,150

7,080

7,130

7,080

6,940

6,610

6,530

6,500

6,420

6,260

6,240

6,130

5,960

5,760

5,780

5,680

5,650

5,660

*5,680

5,700

5,630

5,800

"

201,260

6,709

0.516

0.58

399,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 69,700 Min 2,300 Mean 14,990 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68 Ac-ft 10,880,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 76,700 Mln 2,300 Mean 14,910 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.58 Ac-ft 10,3GC,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record at Boom Camp Nov. 17 to Dec. 3; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Kootenai River stations and nearby tributaries.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 219 

Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Location.--Lat 48°41'55", long. 116°20'40", In NW£ sec. 28, T. 62 N., R. IE., on left 

bank 1.6 miles downstream from highway bridge at Bonners Ferry.

Drainage area.--13,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,700.00 ft above mean sea level, levels by 

Topographic Branch in 1928. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level. Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is 0.02 ft higher at 

Bonners Ferry. May 17 to July 20, 1928, water-stage recorder -at same site at datum 

43.42 ft higher. July 21 to Oct. 22, 1928, and for elevations below 1,742 ft prior to 

Jan. 2, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 1,772.64 ft June 16; minimum, 1,741.31 ft 

Apr. 18.

1928-53: Maximum elevation, 1,776.84 ft May 28, 1948; minimum, 1,740.16 ft Mar. 29, 

1944.

Remarks.--Elevations affected by backwater from Kootena/ Lake. Dike of drainage district 

fuT~14 failed June 10 at 5 p.m. Dikes of all other districts in the United States and 

Canada held during the year.

Elevation, In feet, 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

Oct.

48.68

48.63

48.64

48.63

48.58

48.52

48.50

48.47

48.43

48.40

48.39

48.34

48.35

48.21

48.14

48.11

48.03

47.99

47.91

47.83

47.76

47.72

47.65

47.58

47.58

47.52

47.47

47.39

47.33

47.22

47.21

Nov.

47.19

47.17

47.10

47.07

47.11

47.00

46.92

46.87

46.79

46.70

46.65

46.63

46.51

46.55

46.58

46.53

46.48

46.40

46.37

46.40

46.28

46.19

46.12

46.03

45.98

45.96

45.81

45.66

45 .-57

45.44

-

Dec.

45.40

45.46

45.48

45.48

45.54

45.56

45.66

45.61

45.61

45.61

45.53

45.51

45.45

45.43

45.39

45.33

45.33

45.29

45.24

45.20

45.11

45.04

44.98

44.95

44.85

44.71

44.69

44.63

44.62

44.56

44.51

Jan.

44.52

44.49

44.53

44.48

44.42

44.26

44.19

44.04

44.37

45.35

45.18

45.80

46.86

46.82

46.27

45.67

45.47

45.44

45.36

45.33

45.38

45.30

45.37

45.35

45.39

45.45

45.37

45.34

45.30

45.27

45.44

Feb.

47.43

48.30

47.73

47.34

47.14

46.88

46.73

46.86

46.61

46.29

46.20

46.04

45.95

45.84

45.84

45.70

45.59

45.50

45.39

45.18

45.06

44.96

44.89

44.78

44.72

44.62

44.56

44.62

_

_

-

Mar.

44.46

44.29

44.09

43.93

43.82

43.72

43.68

43.60

43.53

43.48

43.40

43.45

43.50

43.47

43.36

43.18

43.08

43.02

42.94

42.95

42.70

42.52

42.29

42.05

41.85

42.02

42.07

42.14

42.24

42.28

42.31

Apr.

42.43

42.37

42.27

42.14

42.06

42.08

42.25

42.24

42.13

42.00

41.88

41.80

41.77

41.66

41.60

41.51

41.40

41.36

41.43

41.71

42.58

44.49

46.86

49.02

50.28

50.68

51.29

53.35

55.41

55.23

May

54.30

53.24

52.38

52.06

52.80

55.05

58.32

60.53

60.66

59.62

58.28

57.11

56.53

56.77

57.80

59.02

60.35

61.47

62.95

64.46

64.65

63.76

62.23

60.77

59.62

58.91

59.07

59.38

59.80

60.63

61.66

June

62.77

64.46

66.33

68.02

68.97

68.74

67.97

67.84

68.95

70.27

69.92

69.28

69.60

70.89

72.26

72.38

71.07

69.59

68.66

67.50

65.88

64.27

63.00

62.10

61.39

60.76

60.31

60.19

60.19

60.29

July

60.62

60.99

61.07

61.09

61.15

60.79

59.90

59.52

59.61

60.03

60.36

60.50

60.49

60.56

60.78

60.70

60.05

58.78

57.53

56.86

56.32

55 . 86

55.12

54.38

53.84

53.28

52.67

52.07

51.56

51.15

50.72

Aug.

50.45

50.14

49.86

49.54

49.21

49.06

48.98

48.92

48.97

49.00

49.16

49.46

49.57

49.47

49.46

49.48

49.43

49.51

49.55

49.58

49.53

49.48

49.42

49.43

49.39

49.40

49.41

49.57

49.48

49.29

49.22

Sept.

49.19

49.19

49.12

49.18

49.18

49.10

49.05

49.04

48.94

48.93

48.91

48.95

48.92

48.86

48.81

48.80

48.81

48.75

48.82

48.82

48.74

48.66

48.60

48.63

48.63

48.50

48.43

48.37

48.39

48.45

-

Note. Add 1,700 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
220 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek at Moravia, Idaho

Location.--Lat 48°38', long. 116°24 I , in sec. 18, T. 61 N., R. IE., on downstream side 

of right abutment of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Ruby Creek and 1 mile 

southwest of Moravia.

Drainage area.--133 sq mi.

Records available. May 1928 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1933).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,800 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Aug. 2, 1949, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--21 years (1932-53), 144 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 6.66 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 3.90 ft), but 

may have been less during period of ice effect.

1928-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,500 cfs May 15, 1950; maximum gage height 

observed, 6.98 ft Apr. 27, 1952; minimum discharge observed, 5 cfs Aug. 14, 22, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Occasional regulation above station at migratory waterfowl refuge near Elmira.

Rating table, water year 1952-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.5

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.6

204

385

660

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-rt

Oct.

T6~ 16

16

16

16

16

17 

17

IS

18

18

18

18

IS

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

*20

20

20

20

19

IB

17

17

24

25

569

18.4

0.13S

0.16

1,130

Nov.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21 

21

22

24

24

25

28

34

3j3

36

34

30

28

26

25

b20

b20

b24

b25

b21

b!8

b!6

b!4

b!4

-

714

23.8

0.179

0.20

1,420

Dec.

b!8

b25

b35

46

54

*54

54 

60

53

44

40

39

39

38

36

35

34

33

32

30

29

29

28

27

b26

b25

b26

b28

b30

32

30

1,106

35.7

0.26S

0.31

2,190

Jan.

30

3U

34

40

43

b40

b55 

112

236

196

164

236

286

143

143

121

108

112

*116

125

134

143

147

150

157

140

131

129

162

196

300

4,159

134

1.01

1.16

8,250

Feb.

 £55 534

304

279

239

210

221 

199

167

154

147

136

129

125

114

112

110

106

102

102

100

94

90

98

100

102

86

II

_

-

4,652

166

1.25

1.30

9,250

Mar.

67

54

48

51

57

*84

83 86"

94

104

112

125

129

125

125

127

134

129

140

167

145

134

129

125

131

129

143

157

162

172

182

3,650

118

0.8S7

1.02

7,240

Apr.

162

150

147

145

152

157

*164 

' 164

157

154

152

147

143

134

129

145

162

18S

230

252

340

425

524

600

624

648

73S

- 1,060

930

777

-

9,900

330

2.48

2.77

19,640

May

673

570

540

588

706

853

1.030 

895

*660

558

529

546

564

600

618

636

624

612

712

606

507

485

460

435

410

420

435

425

440

470

435

18,042

582

4.38

5.04

35,790

June

460

502

445

425

405

385

385 

*372

296

290

300

300

425

349

316

259

236

201

196

199

188

167

152

*150

145

140

138

138

140

131

-

8,230

274

2.06

2.30

16,320

July

127

121

112

110

108

92

?!68

67

64

64

56

50

47

46

43

43

41

40

39

38

34

33

30

29

29

*28

27

 55 25

1,781

57.5

0.432

0.50

3,530

Aug.

23

21

2T

22

22

22

j 22 

22

26

27

24

23

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

25

26

23

25

27

28

23

*23

721

23.3

0.175

0.20

1,430

Sept.

22

21

21

20

19

19

19 

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

11.

15

17

18

24

21

*19

19

22

21

23

-

539

18.0

0.135

0.15

1,070

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,400 Min 14 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.51 Ac -ft 110,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,060 Min 11 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11Ac-ft 507,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 221

Kootenai River at Klockmann Ranch, near Bonners Ferry, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°47'40", long. 116°22'50", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 63 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from dike of drainage district No. 5 and 8 miles north of 

Bonners Ferry.

Drainage area.--13,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available .--May 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,700.00 ft above mean sea level, levels by 

Topographic Branch in 1928. Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level. Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is about 0.03 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,770.19 ft June 16; minimum, 1,740.23 ft

1928-53: Maximum elevation, 1,773.82 ft May 28, 1948; minimum, 1,738.76 ft Apr. 1, 

1944.

Remarks.--Elevations affected by backwater from Kootenay Lake. Dike of drainage district 

No. 14 failed on June 10 at 5 p.m. Dikes of all other districts in Kootenai Valley in 

United States and Canada held during the year.

Elevation, in feet, 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

Oct.

48.40

48.37

48.38

48.36

48.32

48.26

48.23

48.21

48.19

48.15

48.13

48.11

48.12

47.97

47.90

47.86

47.80

47.75

47.69

47.61

47.54

47.50

47.43

47.36

47.34

47.30

47.23

47.17

47.11

47.02

47.01

Nov.

46.96

46.93

46.88

46.84

46.89

46.79

46.72

46.66

46.59

46.51

46.44

46.42

46.32

46.33

46.34

46.32

46.25

46.21

46.16

46.20

46.07

46.00

45.92

45.86

45.81

45.75

45.65

45.51

45.42

45.33

-

Dec.

45.28

45.29

45.29

45.26

45.31

45.32

45.38

45.34

45.33

45.32

45.27

45.24

45.19

45.15

45.12

45.07

45.07

45.05

45.00

44.98

44.90

44.83

44.80

44.76

44.69

44.53

44.49

44.42

44.40

44.34

44.28

Jan.

44.29

44.23

44.25

44.20

44.15

44.00

43.95

43.84

44.04

44.76

44.70

45.11

45.92

45.95

45.57

45.14

44.98

44.96

44.92

44.89

44.94

44.86

44.94

44.92

44.97

45.01

44.99

44.96

44.93

44.91

45.02

Feb.

46.39

47.22

46.81

46.53

46.36

46.19

46.08

46.20

45.99

45.76

45.70

45.57

45.49

45.41

45.41

45.31

45.20

45.10

44.98

44.80

44.68

44.60

44.52

44.42

44.32

44.23

44.18

44.18

_

_

-

Mar.

44.03

43.87

43.74

43.58

43.45

43.37

43.28

43.18

43.09

43.00

42.89

42.90

42.94

42.89

42.78

42.61

42.52

42.40

42.32

42.28

42.02

41.79

41.59

41.37

41.15

41.23

41.23

41.25

41.30

41.30

41.30

Apr.

41.36

41.32

41.21

41.11

41.03

41.03

41.11

41.05

40.97

40.89

40.75

40.72

40.66

40.57

40.51

40.41

40.33

40.25

40.27

40.52

41.12

42.65

44.78

46.85

48.22

48.66

49.24

51.17

53.26

53.25

-

May

52.43

51.44

50.63

50.33

51.00

53.03

56.22

58.43

58.63

57.70

56.43

55.32

54.79

54.99

55.92

57.04

58.31

59.50

60.92

62.38

62.63

61.88

60.52

59.12

58.02

57.33

57.44

57.74

58.14

58.91

59.84

June

60.88

62.50

64.21

65.72

66.66

66.60

65.97

65.83

66.71

67.88

67.77

67.26

67.53

68.56

69.77

70.05

69.06

67.72

66.80

65.81

64.32

62.84

61.68

60.80

60.10

59.49

59.02

58.83

58.81

58.83

-

July

59.14

59.43

59.51

59.52

59.56

59.26

58.47

58.09

58.13

58.49

58.77

58.91

58.91

58.96

59.18

59.12

58.55

' 57.46

56.31

55.67

55.15

54.71

54.07

53.35

52.79

52.24

51.63

51.05

50.52

50.10

49.64

Aug.

49.36

49.08

48.82

48.51

48.18

48.03

47.96

47.92

47.97

48.01

48.17

48.49

48.65

48.64

48.70

48.79

48.79

48.91

48.97

49.04

49.02

48.98

48.92

48.92

48.90

48.91

48.93

49.06

49.00

48.84

48.79

Sept.

48.78

48.79

48.74

48.79

48.79

48.73

48.71

48.70

48.62

48.61

48.59

48.62

48.61

48.55

48.51

48.51

48.51

48.47

48.53

48.53

48.47

48.41

48.36

48.37

48.38

48.27

48.20

48.15

48.16

48.21

-

Note . Add 1,700 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenai River near Copeland, Idaho 

(International gaging station)

Location. --La t 48°54'45", long. 116°25'00", in NW^NW^SWi sec. 12, T. 64 N., R. 1 W. , on 

right bank at Andrews Ranch, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mission Creek 

and 1-| miles northwest of Copeland.

Drainage area. --13 ,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1927 to September 1953 (gage-height record only, prior to 

May 1929) in reports of Geological Survey. April 1925 to September 1927 (gage heights 

only) in reports of Engineering and Water Resources Branch, Department of Resources 

and Development, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,700.00 ft above mean sea level referred 

To benchmark T-10-1914, elevation, 1,791.49 ft (datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is about 0.04 ft higher). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level. Prior to Nov. 20, 1929, staff or recording gage at site threequarters of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 14,850 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 77,500 cfs June 15, 16; maximum elevation, 

1 ,766.56 ft June 16; minimum daily discharge, 2,400 cfs Nov. 29; minimum elevation, 

1,739.32 ft Apr. 18.

1929-53: Maximum daily discharge, 124,000 cfs May 30, 1948; maximum elevation, 

1,770.10 ft May 31, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 1,350 cfs Feb. 8, 1936; minimum 

elevation, 1,738.52 ft Apr. 2, 3, 1944.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or wind effect, which 

are good. Dike of drainage district No. 14 failed June 10 at 5 p.m. Dikes of all 

other districts in Kootenai Valley in United States and Canada held during year. Dis- . 

charge computed from fall-mean stage-discharge relations determined on basis of fall 

in reach between stations at Klockmann Ranch and at Porthill and discharge measurements 

made at station near Copeland. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from 

Kootenay Lake.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united States under agreement with Canada.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 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

Oct.

48.21

48.20

48.20

48.19

48.14

48.12

48.10

48.07

48.04

48.03

47.99

47.98

47.98

47.85

47.79

47.75

47.71

47-66

47.59

47.52

47-45

47.41

47.33

47.28

47.25

47.21

47.14

47-09

47.02

46.94

46.91

Nov.

46.87

46.83

46.80

46.75

46.79

46.70

46.64

46.58

46.51

46.44

46.37

46.34

46.25

46.24

46.26

46.22

46.20

46.13

46.09

46.10

45.99

45.93

45.87

45.81

45.76

45.71

45-61

45.48

45-40

45.31

-

Dec.

45.25

45.23

45.20

45.16

45.20

45.19

45.21

45.19

45.18

45.17

45.14

45.09

45.05

45.01

44.98

44.95

44.94

44-93

44.88

44-86

44-79

44-74

44.70

44-64

44.55

44-44

44-38

44-31

44-27

44-19

44-13

Jan.

44.11

44.07

44.07

44.02

43.98

43.85

43.81

43.70

43.82

44.21

44.23

44.41

44-93

45.06

44.86

44.61

44-56

44-55

44.53

44.51

44-52

44-49

44-56

44-57

44-61

44-63

44-62

44-60

44-59

44.57

44-64

Feb.

45.37

45.98

45.78

45.65

45.58

45.50

45.47

45.59

45.45

45.30

45.28

45.19

45.14

45.06

45.09

44-98

44-90

44.81

44-70

44-55

44-44

44-38

44-29

44-19

44-11

44-04

43.96

43.96

_

_

-

Mar.

43.80

43.67

43.55

43.41

43.28

43.19

43.09

42.98

42.85

42.76

42.62

42.59

42.61

42.51

42.40

42.25

42.16

41.99

41.86

41.75

41-51

41-31

41-12

40.88

40.66

40.67

40.63

40.57

40.55

40.52

40.50

Apr.

40.50

40.44

40.36

40.30

40.23

40.22

40.17

40.11

40.04

39-96

39-86

39-83

39-80

39-72

39-63

39-55

39-44

39-39

39-37

39-47

39-83

40-71

42-16

43-93

45.24

45-83

46-35

48-01

50.05

50-23

-

May

49.58

48.78

48-14

47-93

48-46

50-15

52.91

54.95

55.33

54-68

53.66

52-74

52.34

52-52

53.32

54-33

55-42

56-43

57-79

59-13

59-41

58-84

57-73

56-62

55-68

55-13

55-23

55-42

55-70

56-36

57-08

June

57.95

59.36

60.83

62.09

63.00

63-19

62.81

62.68

63-32

64-32

64-42

64-08

64-32

65-10

66-08

66-50

65.85

64-78

64-00

63.16

61-97

60-74

59-71

58-91

58-26

57-70

57-23

56-99

56-90

56-86

-

July

57-01

57-21

57.25

57.25

57.25

57.03

56.43

56.11

56.11

56.31

56.53

56.65

56-65

56-71

56-89

56-89

56-49

55-66

54-75

54-21

53.71

53.25

52.69

52-10

51-56

51-03

50-48

49-95

49-50

49-08

48-65

Aug.

48-36

48-07

47-81

47-52

47-22

47-07

47-01

46-96

47-02

47-04

47-22

47-52

47-75

47-87

48-02

48-15

48-24

48-41

48-50

48-61

48.58

48-54

48-50

48-51

48-50

48-51

48-53

48-62

48-59

48-44

48-42

Sept.

48-44

48.44

48.53

48.47

48.46

48.42

48.42

48-43

48.36

48-35

48-34

48-36

48-37

48-34

48-30

48-30

48-31

48-29

48-36

48-35

48-31

48-25

48-22

48-22

48-22

48-10

48-06

48-04

48-01

48-04

-

Note. Add 1,700 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level-
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 

Kootenai River near Copeland, Idaho Continued

223

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

6,140

5,850

5,960

5,850

5,930

5,490

5,580

5,620

5,620

5,350

5,350

c5,350

c5,250

5,130

5,020

5,080

4,890

4,970

5,030

4,820

4,710

4,790

4,690

c4,700

4,660

4,640

4,690

4,5<?0 

4,560 

C4.680

*4,610

159,600

5,148

0-384

0-44

316,600

Nov.

4,510

4,610

4,410

4,390

4,810

4,460

4,440

4,410

4,310

4,120

4,100

*4,080

3,960

4,210

4,300

4,390

4,210

4,110

4,340

3,950

3,900

3,700

3,550

3,300

3,050

2,900

2,750

2,650 

2,400 

2,550

-

116,870

3,896

0-291

0-32

231,800

Dec.

2,700

2,900

3,100

3,300

3,400

3,700

5,900

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,700

3,600

3,500

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,550

3,500

3,400

3,400

3,100

3,000

3,100

3,100

2,850

2,700

2,600 

2,900 

3,000

3,100

102,900

3,319

0-248

0-29

204,100

Jan.

3,200

3,250

3,300

3,250

3,200

3,100

2,800

2,800

4,100

6,200

6,200

8,390

10,600

10 000

8^740

7,160

6,360

6,270

6,150

6,020

6,270

5,910

6,000

*5,940

6,130

6,240

6,070

6,020 

5,770 

5,830

6,110

177,380

5,722

0-427

0-49

351,800

Feb.

10,900

13,200

11,600

10,500

9,650

8,930

8,400

8,530

7,910

7,110

6,870

6,460

6,150

6,140

6,140

5,890

5,610

5,590

5,350

5,150

5,000

4,710

4,690

4,720

4,630

4,520

4,560

4,800

-

193,710

6,918

0-516

0-54

384,200

Mar.

4,560

4,320

4,210

c4,200

c4,150

»C4,150

4,290

4,300

4,340

c4,600

cS.OOO

c5,100

c5,200

5,270

5,310

5,100

5,040

5,190

5,270

5,610

5,340

5,230

5,160

5,020

c5,200

5,130

5,380

5,630 

5,870 

6,050

6,140

155,360

5,012

0-374

0-43

308,200

Apr.

6,380

*6,500

6,350

6,220

6,060

6,170

6,580

6,600

6,450

*6,400

6,230

6,140

6,110

5,970

5,950

5,820

5,870

5,760

5,820

6,310

7,570

10,700

15,000

19,300

22,100

22,500

23,700

28,400 

55^200

-

339,860

11,330

0-846

0-94

674,100

May

30,500

27,200

24,700

25,600

25,400

30,900

40,600

46,800

46,400

42,800

*38,300

34,400

32,500

32,900

35,700

39,000

42,800

46,200

50,000

54,500

54,700

51,40(3

46,200

41,100

37,300

35,100

35,400

36,900 

*38,300 

40,800

44,100

*l,206-5

38,920

2-90

3-35

*2,595

June

47,600

52,800

59,200

65,000

68,100

66,600

*62,500

61,500

65,500

70,600

69,100

*65,900

66,400

71,400

77,500

77,500

71,600

65,000

61,100

56,700

50,000

*44,200

40,400

37,800

35,900

34,600

55,800

54^700 

55,200

-

*l,682-2

56,070

4-18

4-67

*5,557

July

37,000

38,600

38,800

39,000

59,500

38,300

55,200

54,100

34,600

36,300

37,500

38,000

38,000

37,900

38,500

38,000

36,000

31,700

27,700

26,000

24,900

24,400

22,600

20,800

*19,900

19,100

17,800

16,900 

16,100 

15,600

14,900

935,700

50,120

2-25

2-59

*1,852

Aug.

14,600

14,500

14,500

15,900

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,100

15,100

15,500

15,500

15,700

13,300

12,400

11,900

11,500

10,700

10,400

10,200

9,900

9,830

9,640

9,460

9,500

9,460

9,420

9,500

*9,920 

9,750 

9,250

6,870

558,280

11,560

0-865

0-99

710,600

Sept.

6,720

8,650

8,250

8,240

8,410

8,150

7,860

7,520

7,510

7,240

7,120

7,210

7,020

6,660

6,650

6,650

6,470

6,540

6,280

6,280

5,970

5,850

5,750

5,800

5,910

5,950

*5,720

5,360 

5,920 

5,990

-

205,170

6,859

0-510

0-57

406,900

Calendar year 1952: Max 70,700 Mln 2,400 Mean 15,580 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.82 Ac-ft 11,310,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 77,500 Mln 2,400 Mean 15,430 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.62 Ac-ft 11,170,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands .

c Channel conveyance affected by wind; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at 

Bonners Ferry corrected for Inflow and channel storage.

Note .--Channel conveyance affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Jan. 11.
224 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Long Canyon Creek near Porthill, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°57 I , long. 116°32', in NW£ sec. 36, T. 65 N. , R. 2 W., on left bank 200 

ft below U.S. Forest Service bridge at mouth of canyon and 4 miles southwest of Porthill.

Drainage area. 29 s.q mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1928 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1935).

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site since Nov. 17, 1948. Altitude of gage is 

1,830 ft (by barometer). Prior to Mar. 20, 1930, staff gages, and thereafter, waterstage recorder, at several nearby sites and at various datums. Supplementary gage 

200 ft upstream at datum 9.79 ft higher was used throughout water year 1953.

Average discharge.--19 years (1934-53), 60.0 cfs.

Extremes,.--Maximum-discharge during year, 530 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.72 ft supplementary gage); minimum, 1 cfs Nov. 29, 30 and possibly other days during period of no gageheight record.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs May 27, 1948 (gage height, 6.75 ft, site 

and datum then in use), slope-area determination; maximum gage height, 8.55 ft June 14, 

15, 1933 (datum used Sept. 4, 1941, to Aug. 23, 1948), backwater from drift; minimum 

discharge, that of November 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

oTTce effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. No regulation or 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)

Oct. 1 to June 2

3.0 1

3.1 2

3.2 4

3.3 7.5

3.4 13

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.3

4.6

51

123

240

405

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

June 3 to Sept. 30

3.7 61

4.0 142

4.3 266

4.7 515

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

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

5

*,

132

4.26

0.147

0.17

262

IIov.

5

4

4

4

4

4

3

2

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

3

3

2

2

1

T

-

93

3.10

0.107

0.12

184

Dec.

2

2

3

3

4

4

4

5

5

*4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

b3

4

3

3

3

3

107

3.45

0.119

0.14

212

Jan.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

14

13

19

41

53

34

22

17

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

16

13

11

11

10

10

19

419

13.5

0.4t>D

0.54

831

Feb.

45

37

34

27

22

19

18

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

b9

b8

blO

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

_

-

453

16.2

0.559

0.58

899

Mar.

b8

b8

b9

8

8

8

*8

9

9

11

12

13

12

12

11

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

15

15

14

16

18

18

17

362

11.7

0.403

0.46

718

Apr.

M

13

13

13

13

*13

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

15

15Id26

46

73

81

83

85

101

133

184

172

146

-

1,385

46.2

1.59

1.78

2,750

May

133

123

115

120

153

209

265

250

*218

196

180

176

184

214

255

280

296

340

363

301

280

240

209

205

188

227'

255

250

270

306

290

7,091

229

7.90

9.09

14,060

June

334

393

*368

344

356

356

356

350

309

326

356

393

-494

374

338

*332

350

309

271

242

215

211

207

182

T52

186

186

190

203

*198

8,911

297

10,2

11.43

17,670

July

207

T98

203

182

167

171

171

167

160

149

139

133

120

106

92

82

75

68

59

53

48

44

41

38

36

*35

33

29

28

26

3,084

99.5

3.43

3.95

6,120

Aug.

24

22

22

22

20

20

18

26

26

22

18

17

16

H

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

T4

18

13

18

26

*17

15

13

530

17.1

O.59O

0.68

1,050

Sept.

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

8

7

7

6

J

11

8

*7

7

20

12

9

-

280

9.33

0.322

0.36

555

Calendar year 1952 : Max 363 Min 1 Mean 54.1 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.38 Ac-ft 39,260

Water year 19^2-53 : Max 494 Min 1 Mean 62.6 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.30 Ac-ft 45,310

Peak discharge (base. 580 cfs).--Hay 19 (1 a.m.) 399 ofs (4.58 ft); June 2 (9 p.m.) 423 cfs (4.57 

ft); June 13 (11 a.m.) 530 cfs (4.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 22-27, 29, 30, Nov. 13 to Dec. 9; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for Smith and Boundary Creeks near Porthill.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 2 5

Smith Creek near Porthill, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°57'40", long. 116°33'20", in NE^- sec. 26, T. 65 N., R. 2 W., on right 

tank at U. S. Forest Service bridge, 1 mile south of Smith Creek ranger station and 

4 miles southwest of Porthill.

Drainage area. 70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1928 to September 1953 (no winter records, 1928-30, 1932-34).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,770 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 20, 1929, staff gage at site 40 ft downstream at 2.67 ft lower datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1930-32, 1934-53), 179 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 cfs June 13 (gage height, 6.90 ft); minimum daily, 3 cfs Nov. 29, 30.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 3,150 cfs May 17, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 1,600 cfs; maximum gage height, 7.37 ft May 27, 1948; minimum discharge, that of 

Nov. 29, 30, 1952.

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

which are poor. No diversion or regulation 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

?n

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*

8

8

7

8

9

8

8

*7

8

10

JL5

23S

7.71

0.110

0.13

474

Nov.

~912

10

9

9

8

7

4

7

9

10

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

6

6

6

7

6

5

4

4

3

3

220

7.33

^.105

0.12

436

Dec.

4

5

6

7

8

*b9

10

10

11

11

10

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

255

6.23

0.118

0.14

506

Jan.

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

14

26

b40

50

84

114

77

62

55

47

42

38

38

38

35

33

37

47

43

38

36

*37

42

69

1,197

36.6

0.551

0.64

2,370

Feb.

125

TOT

94

85

76

68

69

68

62

62

59

56

54

51

50

48

47

45

40

42

47

44

41

40

40

39

39

38

_

-

1,630

58.2

0.831

0.87

3,230

Mar.

35

35

37

36

35

35

*36

38

42

45

47

45

43

42

40

42

42

40

42

41

41

40

39

40

61

62

58

60

Apr.

55

53

53

*53

54

55

54

52

50

50

51

51

53

50

50

53

55

59

62

83

141

218

263

287

275

338

480

675

61 | 552

59

58

1,377

44.4

0.634

0.73

2,730

436

-

4,761 1' 9

2.27

2.53

9,440

May

374

338

338

405

605

882

1,020

887

*635

512

472

520

640

760

876

936

1,030

1,160

1.700

1,190

870

745

665

725

685

931

1,120

980

1,110

1,260

1,040

25,411

820

1.17

13.50

50,400

June

1,210

1,400

*1,210

1,080

1,100

1,130

1,160

1,250

1,030

1,060

1,170

1,300

-1.950

1,150

980

*942

1,000

820

705

695

620

610

595

496

570

595

580

570

685

645

-

28 , 308

944

13.5

15.04

56,150

July

635

600

605

500

440

464

472

436

391

352

326

296

257

220

191

161

144

129

120

107

98

90

83

78

75

*73

66

62

58

54

50

7,633

246

3.51

4.06

15,140

Aug.

47

44

42

41

39

38

36

54

62

49

40

35

33

30

28

27

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

32

65

37

71

124

*67

50

41

1,289

41.6

0.594

0.68

2,560

Sept.

35

35

33

29

28

25

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

17

17

16

16

20

30

20

*17

17

43

33

23

-

687

22.9

0.327

0.36

1,360

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,360 Min 3 Mean 165 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.18 Ac-ft 120,100

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,950 Min 3 Mean 200 Cfsm 2.86 in. 38.80 Ac-ft 144,800

Peak discharge (base, 830 cfs). --Me

(6.18 ft); June 2 (10 p.m.) 1,490 cf

ly 6 (10 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (5.04 ft); May 19 (4 a.m.) 1,840 ofs 

S (5.53 ft); June 13 (12 m. ) 2,430 cfs (6.90 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 21, 22, Nov. tB to Dec. 5, Dec. 7-9, 11-15, Dec. 20 to Jan. 

Sept. 20-23; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Boundary and Long 

Canyon Creeks near Porthill and other nearby streams.
226 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Boundary Creek near Porthill, Idaho 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59 I 50", long. 116°34 I 05", in SWv sec. 11, T. 65 N., R. Z W., on left 

bank near mouth of canyon, 0.2 mile south of international boundary and 3 miles west 

of Porthill.

Drainage area.--97 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,770 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 24, 1929, staff gage at site 140 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 182 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.94 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Nov. 30; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Nov. 22.

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 2,530 cfs May 28, 1948 (gage height, 5.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 5 cfs sometime between Nov. 10 and 

Dec. 3, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 22, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.5

11

20

42

72

115

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

224 

417 

630 

910 

1,67O

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.

16

T7

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

16

16

*16

18

22

30

529

17.1

0.176

0.20

1,050

Nov.

23

15

22

18

21

16

15

bll

b!5

b21

22

21

21 

20

19

16

18

18

18

18

11

b8

b8

blO

b9

b9

b9

b8

b7

b6

-

453

15.1

0.156

0.17

899

Dec.

b8

biO

b!2

b!6

b!8

*b20

b22

b24

b25

b55

22

20

20 

22

21

21

20

20

20 

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

b!8

18

18

18

18

583

18.8

0.194

0.22

1,160

Jan.

18

18

18

18

18

16

bT7

b20

51

51

50

84

-95 107 

73

61

50

45

42 

40

38

35

34

*37

41

41

39

37

37

39

53

1,323

42.7

0.440

0.51

2,620

Feb.

84

73

73

77

82

75

68

59

b48

b45

b45

b44

43 

42

41

40

39

38

b34 

b3_2

b34

b35

b34

b33

b33

32

32

32

-

-

1,347

48.1

0.496

0.52

2,670

Mar.

31

b30

b31

30

30

30

30

*29

31

39

41

41

40

38

38

38

39

37

39 

39

38

37

36

37

52

57

56

57

59

59

56

1,248

40.3

0.415

0.48

2,480

Apr.

53

50

51

50

50

*51

50

48

47

*47

47

47

48 

45

44

47

49

53

60 

81

127

172

312

278

293

337

477

695

6fl3

481

-

4,694

156

1.61

1.80

9,310

May

433

389

389

481

657

931

1,030

882

*690

590

554

580

662 

780

952

1,020

1,090

1,160

1,530 

1,280

973

798

720

747

725

924

1,200

1,040

1,150

1,320

1,020

26,697

861

8.88

10.24

52,950

June

1,130

1,310

*1,180

1,040

1,010

1,020

1,060

1,130

924

910

930

*1,080

- 1,650 

1,080

938

*875

896

747

657 

657

594

585

558

485

523

558

540

540

630

590

-

25,877

863

8.90

9.92

51,330

July

594

544

540

473

421

425

425

405

373

333

309

274

241 

210

199

170

147

134

122 

112

99

91

84

80

78

84

*73

68

63

60

5.6

7,287

235

2.42

2.79

14,450

Aug.

53

50

48

47

45

42.

42

55

62

53

45

41

38

36

34

33

32

31

30 

30

30

28

27

43

65

42

94

113 *7l

56

48

1,465

47.3

0.488

0.56

2,910

Sept.

43

41

39

36

35

34

33

32

32

31

30

27

27 

26

25

24

25

24

24 

24

23

22

23

37

28

*25

24

47

38

30

-

909

30.3

0.312

0.35

1,800

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,410 Mln 6 Mean 183 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.61 Ac-ft 132,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,650 Win 6 Mean 198 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.76 Ac-ft 143,600

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs).--Apr. 28 (4 p.m.) 764 cfs (3.21 ft)j May 6 (10:30 p.m.) 1,200 cfs 

(3.85 ft,); May 19 (6 a.m.) 1,590 cfs (4.34 ft); May 30 (l a.m.) 1,480 cfs (4.20 ft); June 13 (12:3O 

p.m.) 2,050 cfs (4.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 227

Kootenai River at Porthill, Idaho 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00'00", long. 116°30'10", in SW^ seo. 8, T. 65 N., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 300 ft south of international boundary at Porthill.

Drainage area.--13.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May to July 1904 and October 1927 to March 1928 (gage heights only) 

and April 1928 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to 

September 1927 (gage heights only) in reports of Water Resources Division, Department 

of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,700.00 ft above mean sea level referred 

to benchmark "10 M 1928", at elevation 1,767.68 ft. Gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level. Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, 

and datum of Geodetic Survey of Canada, Pub. 24, 1951 edition, are 0.03 ft higher. 

Prior to May 17, 1928, staff gages at approximately same site. Datum of gages prior 

to July 28, 1928, was 38.34 ft higher, except in 1904 when different datum was used.

Average discharge.--25 years, 15,140 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 79,200 cfs June 16; maximum elevation, 

1,762.59 ft June 16; minimum daily discharge, 2,460 cfs Nov. 29; minimum elevation, 

1,738.87 ft Apr. 18.

1928-53: Maximum daily discharge, 125,000 cfs June 1, 1948; maximum elevation, 

1,766.16 ft May 31, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 1,380 cfs Feb. 8, 1936; minimum 

elevation, 1,738.21 ft Apr. 3, 1944.

Maximum elevation known, 1,772.7 ft in June 1894, present datum.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or wind effect at station near Copeland, which are good. Daily discharge represents entire flow passing 

international boundary, computed by adding tributary inflow, including that of Boundary Creek, to flow at station near Copeland and correcting for storage change in channel and flooded areas between stations near Copeland and at Porthill. Boundary dike 

of Reclamation Farm and U. S. Forest Service roadway dike (south side of Boundary 

Creek) remained intact and flow of river was confined throughout year to main channel 

on which gage and cableway are located. Elevations affected by backwater from Kootenay 

Lake. Dike of drainage district No. 14 in the United States failed June 10 at 5 p.m. 

Dikes of all other districts in Kootenai Valley in the United States and Canada held 

during year.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 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

Oct.

47.96

47.96

47.96

47.95

47.90

47.89

47.85

47.82

47.80

47.79

47.77

47.73

47.74

47.63

47.57

47.52

47.48

47.42

47.35

47.29

47.23

47.18

47.12

47.07

47.03

46.99

46.91

46.86

46. 8C

46.72

46.69

Nov.

46.65

46.61

46.58

46.54

46.54

46.48

46.41

46.35

46.29

46.23

46.16

46.14

46.05

46.03

46.03

46.00

45.95

45.92

45.84

45.87

45.78

45.72

45.67

45.60

45.57

45.50

45.41

45.30

45.21

45.12

-

Dec.

45.06

45.03

44.99

44.95

44.99

44.98

44.99

44.96

44.94

44.93

44.90

44.87

44.83

44.80

44.77

44.74

44.72

44.71

44.68

44.64

44.59

44.55

44.51

44.45

44.36

44.26

44.21

44.13

44.09

44.01

43.95

Jan.

43.92

43.87

43.87

43.82

43.77

43.65

43.62

43.52

43.59

43.83

43.85

43.96

44.33

44.52

44.41

44.28

44.26

44.26

44.24

44.23

44.24

44.22

44.29

44.28

44.30

44.32

44.33

44.31

44.32

44.29

44.36

Feb.

44.83

45.23

45.17

45.12

45.11

45.08

45,07

45.18

45.07

44.98

44.96

44.89

44.86

44.78

44.78

44.71

44.64

44.54

44.45

44.29

44.19

44.15

44.07

43.96

43.87

43.79

43.73

43.69

_

-

Mar.

43.57

43.44

43.32

43.19

43.05

42.95

42.82

42.71

42.60

42.49

42.33

42.29

42.28

42.19

42.06

49.92

41.93

41.66

41.55

41.42

41.19

40.96

40.75

40.54

40.35

40.34

40.26

40.20

40.17

40.11

40.07

Apr.

40.06

39.96

39.88

39.81

39.78

39.74

39.69

39.61

39.57

39.49

39.39

39.38

39.31

39.25

39.18

39.11

38.98

38.91

38.92

39.02

39.23

39.87

40.91

42.24

43.28

43.84

44.37

45.69

47.34

47.55

-

May

47.16

46.68

46.29

46.18

46.60

47.99

50.07

51.80

52.23

51.84

51.13

50.51

50.24

50.42

51.04

51.87

52.76

53.66

54.85

55.97

56.30

55.96

55.19

54.35

53.66

53.21

53.27

53.35

53.59

54.09

54.65

June

55.34

56.52

57.65

58.61

59.38

59.64

59.55

59.56

60.00

60.69

60.87

60.75

61.04

61.58

62.15

62.55

62.27

61.60

61.01

60.45

59.63

58.71

57.90

57.22

56.66

56.14

55.69

55.39

55.24

55.17

-

July

55.21

55.29

55.33

55.32

55.28

55.12

54.71

54.44

54.39

54.50

54.63

54.72

54.72

54.79

54.95

55.00

54.71

54.16

53.48

53.01

52.59

52.15

51.70

51.18

50.66

50.17

49.70

49.22

48.76

48.36

47.97

Aug.

47.69

47.40

47.14

46.86

46.60

46.43

46.36

46.33

46.39

46.40

46.60

46.89

47.16

47.34

47.51

47.69

47.81

48.00

48.10

48.22

48.21

48.19

48.15

48.15

48.13

48.15

48.16

48.24

48.20

48.10

48.09

Sept.

48.10

48.11

48.12

48.17

48.15

48.12

48.13

48.16

48.10

48.10

48.09

48.11

48.12

48.10

48.06

48.06

48.08

48.05

48.12

48.12

48.09

48.04

47.99

48.00

48.00

47.90

47.83

47.82

47.77

47.81

-

Hote. Add 1,700 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
228 KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN

Kootenai River at Porthill, Idaho--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

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6,170 

5,880

5,990

5,880

5,990

5,530

5,620

5,670

5,660

5,380

5,400

5,390

5,280

5,220

5,080

5,130

4,940

5,030

5,100

4,890

4,770

4,840

4,760

4,750

4,720

4,690 

4,760

4,640 

4,630 

4,760

4,680

161,230

5,201

0.380

0.44

319,800

Nov .

4,570 

4,660

4,460

4,450

4,840

4,530

4,500

4,460

4,570

4,190

4,180

4,130

4,040

4,250

4,340

4,440

4,260

4,170

4,400

3,970

3,970

3,750

3,600

3,360

3,090

2,950 

2,820

2,730 

2,4SO 

' 2,600

-

118,540

3,951

0.288

0.32

235,100

Dec .

2,750 

2,940

5,140

5,550

5,410

5,750

5.950

5,860

3,860

5,850

3,760

3,660

3,560

3,660

3,650

3,660

3,640

3,600

3,560

5,450

5,460

3,160

2,050

3,160

3,170

2,940 

2,760

2.670 

2,950 

3,070

5,160

104,590

3,374

0.246

0.28

207,500

Jan.

3,240 

3,310

3,330

3,310

3,250

5,200

2,850

2,900

4,160

6,150

6,320

8,550

10,700

10,100

8,990

7,410

6,500

6,380

6,260

6,120

6,360

6,010

6,060

6,040

6,230

6,340 

6,170

6,120 

5,870 

5,950

6,240

180,420

5,820

0.425

0.49

357,900

Feb.

10,900 

15,200

11,900

10,800

9,870

9,140

8,580

8,640

8,120

7,310

7,010

6,630

6,290

6,300

6,240

6,050

5,750

5,740

5,490

5,320

5,150

4,840

4,830

4,860

4,770

4.650 

4,690

4,900

-

197,970

7,070

0.516

0.54

392,700

Mar.

4,710 

4,460

4,360

4,350

4,300

4,280

4,430

4,450

4,500

4,760

5,180

5,230

5,310

5,420

5,470

5,280

5,180

5,380

5,440

5,780

5,560

5,440

5,360

5,240

5,450

5,280 

5,550

5,810 

6,030 

6,220

6,310

160,520

5,178

0.378

0.44

318,400

Apr.

6,520 

6,670

3,520

6,380

S,220

6,310

6,740

6,760

6,600

6,560

6,400

6,270

3,260

6,130

6,110

5,980

6,060

5,930

5,980

6,470

7,770

10,800

15,000

19,200

22,200

23,000 

24,600

29,300 

34,100 

54,300

-

347,140

11,570

0.845

0.94

688,500

May

51,800 

28,500

25,900

24,800

26,700

32,200

41,600

47,600

47,700

44,600

40,200

36,200

34,300.

34,700

37,500

40,700

44,600

48,200

52,600

56 , 200

56,600

53,800

48,800

43,700

39,700

37,700 

38,100

39,200 

40,800 

43,400

46,000

*1,264.4

40,790

2.98

3.43

*2,508

June

49,700 

54,700

60,700

66,300

69,700

69,000

65,500

64,500

67,200

72,000

71,600

69,100

70,400

73,300

78,900

79,200

74,600

68,100

63,700

59,200

52,700

46,900

42,800

39,800

37,800

36,500 

35,600

35,600 

36,400 

36,800

-

*1,748.3

58,280

4.25

4.75

*3,468

July

38,400 

59,900

40,200

40,200

40,600

39,600

36,800

35,400

35,600

37,000

38,200

38,700

38,700

38,400

38,900

38,400

36,700

32,600

28,600

26,700

25,500

24,900

23,100

21,300

20,400

19,600 

18,300

17,300 

16,500 

16,000

15,300

957,800

30,900

2.26

2.60

*1,900

Aug.

14,900 

14,800

14,600

14,200

13,500

13,400

13,300

13,300

13,200

13,400

13,300

13,600

13,300

12,400

11,900

11,500

10,700

10,400

10,200

9,900

9,890

9,730

9,540

9,590

9,620

9,510 

9,690

10,100 

9,910 

9,450

8,980

361,810

11,670

0.852

0.98

717,600

Sept.

8.810 

8,740

8,300

8,320

8,500

8,240

7,920

7,580

7,420

7,510

7,180

7,260

7,080

6,730

6,700

6,680

6,510

6,410

6,290

6,330

6,040

5,930

5,800

5,880

5,970

6,060 

5,800

5,480 

6,030 

6,040

-

207,340

5,911

0.504

0.56

411,300

Calendar year 1952: Max 69,000 Mln 1,960 Mean 16,010 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91 Ac-ft 11,620,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 79,200 Mln 2,460 Mean 15,920 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77 Ac-ft 11,520,000

* Expressed In thousands.
KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN 229

Kootenay Lake at Kuskonook, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°18', long. 116°40', on east shore of Lake at Kuskonook. 

Records available.--April 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,735.20 ft above mean sea level, Geodetic 

"iSurvey of Canada, datum of Pub. 24, 1951 edition, which is the same at Porthill as 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, and 0.03 ft higher than datum in use 

at station Kootenai River at Porthill. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations 

above latter datum. Prior to Apr. 25, 1938, staff gage at same site at datum 3.00 ft 

higher.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 1,756.03 ft June 17; minimum, 1,738.26 ft 

 Apr. 20.

1936-53: Maximum elevation, 1,761.28 ft June 11, 1948 (adjusted to revised datum); 

minimum daily, 1,737.86 ft Apr. 5, 6, 1944 (adjusted to revised datum).

Remarks. Elevation is subject to partial regulation by Corra Linn Dam below outlet. 

Practically no diversion or regulation above Kootenay Lake.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

'levstion, in feet, water year pctober 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

Oct.

47.70

47.70

47.71

47.69

47.66

4 .65

4 .61

4 .60

4 .57

4 .56

47.52

47.51

47.46

47.38

47.31

a47.25

a47.20

347.14

47.11

47.05

47.00

46.95

46.90

46.86

46.81

46.77

46.71

46.65

46.59

46.55

46.47

Nov.

46.44

46.40

46.37

46.32

46.31

46.26

46.21

46.15

46.08

46.03

45.98

45.93

45.86

45.85

45.83

45.79

45.76

45.72

45.65

45.64

45.59

45.54

45.49

45.45

45.39

45.34

45.27

45.16

45.08

44.99

-

Dec.

44.92

44.89

44.85

44.82

44.83

44.82

44.81

44.80

44.77

44.75

44.70

44.68

44.65

44.61

44.60

44.55

44.54

44.52

44.46

44.43

44.39

44.36

44.31

44.25

44.16

44.08

44.02

43.95

43.90

43.84

43.76

Jan.

43.71

43.66

43.64

43.60

43.54

43.46

43.44

a43 . 40

a43.36

a43.36

43.43

S43.53

a43.63

343.71

343.75

343.84

343.85

43.87

43.88

43.88

43.86

43.89

43.93

43.96

43.96

44.00

44.03

44.01

44.02

44.01

44.04

Feb.

44.09

44.21

44.33

44.41

44.49

44.53

44.58

44.61

44.60

44.57

44.57

44.53

44.48

44.43

44.45

44.40

344.32

344.22

344.14

344.05

343.99

43.90

43.80

43.72

43.63

43.55

43.46

43.38

_

-

Mar.

43.29

43.18

43.09

42.95

42.83

42.70

42.56

42.43

42.30

42.18

42.08

42.00

41.93

41.82

41.71

41.59

41.48

41.31

41.18

40.98

40.75

40.53

40.37

40.19

40.03

39.93

39.83

39.73

39.67

39.60

39.53

Apr.

39.47

39.38

39.25

39.28

39.21

39.15

39.10

39.03

38.96

38.90

38.81

38.78

38.73

38.67

38.59

38.50

38.41

38.35

38.32

38.31

38.31

38.39

38.60

38.87

39.19

39.55

39.97

40.47

41.08

41.59

May

42.00

42.32

42.54

42.71

42.87

43.16

43.64

44.28

44.90

45.39

45.71

45.88

46.03

46.16

46.40

46.70

47.05

47.48

48.03

48.63

49.12

49.50

49.69

49.74

49.63

49.50

49.38

49.34

49.31

49.43

49.65

June

49.93

50.33

50.79

51.26

51.74

52.20

52.63

53.12

53.49

53.79

54.06

54.30

54.71

55.15

55.40

55.66

55.88

55.95

55.87

55.71

55.47

55.08

54.63

54.15

53.69

53.25

52.87

52.54

52.30

52.12

-

July

51.98

51.88

51.88

51.86

51.80

51.71

51.63

51.55

51.49

51.47

51.49

51.54

51.61

51.72

51.84

51.88

51.79

51.63

51.40

51.17

50.80

50.46

50.10

49.73

49.23

48.82

48.45

48.01

47.65

47.29

46.96

Aug.

46.65

46.39

46.08

45.84

45.62

45.48

45.45

45.45

45.46

45.52

45.77

46.08

46.38

46.66

46.90

47.11

47.33

47.50

47.61

47.75

47.76

47.71

47.68

47.68

47.71

47.73

47.75

47.80

47.74

47.69

47.70

Sept.

47.74

47.76

47.79

47.80

47.79

47.79

47.79

47.82

47.80

47.78

1/.78

47.81

47.83

47.81

47.78

47.79

47.81

47.79

47.85

47.85

47.81

47.79

47.76

47.76

47.76

47.68

47.60

47.55

47.56

47.58

-

3 Mean dsily elevations estimsted on bssis of records for ststions st Queens Bay snd Esst Brsnch. 

Note. Add 1,700 ft to obtsin elevstion sbove mesn ses level.
230 COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River at Birohbank, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 49°10 I , long. H7°43', on right bank at Birohbank, British Columbia, 7 miles 

upstream from Trail, 11 miles downstream from Kootenay River, and 17 miles upstream 

from international boundary.

Drainage area. 34,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1913 to September 1953. Published as "at Trail, British Columbia" 1913-37.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,329.90 ft above mean sea level, 1947

 international joint adjustment, published as 1,338.00 ft prior to October 1948. Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1937, chain or cable gage on highway bridge at site 7 miles downstream at 

datum 16.27 ft lower.

Average discharge.--40 years, 69,440 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 250,000 cfs June 17 (gage height, 40.14 ft);

 minimum, 12,900 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 4.42 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 370,000 cfs June 11, 1948 (gage height, 50.62 ft); minimum observed, 8,940 cfs Feb. 3, 1937 (gage height, 6.27 ft, site and datum then in 

use).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Many small diversions above station for irrigation of about 

2TT70~00 acres. Fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant on Kootenay River. Flow 

affected by partial regulation of Kootenay River in Kootenay Lake.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 982: 1942. WSP 1216: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30.

5.0 15,200

7.0 23,600

12.0 48,000

18.0 81,600

24.0

32.0

40.0

118,000

177,000

249,000

11.0

17.0

20.0

41,500

72,000

90,500

24.0

32.0

40.0

117,000

177,000

249,000

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac -ft.

Oct.

41,800

42,000

42.900

42,800

42,400

42,400

41 , 900

42,000

41,000

40,700

40,100

39,000

38,200

38,200

*36,400

36,400

35,900

35,700

33,900

33,900

32,500

31,200

30 , BOO

30,200

29,800

29,500

29,000

28,400

28,000

27,200

26 . 200

tl,110.4

35,800

1.05

1.21

*2,202

Nov.

25.900

25,200

25,200

24,500

25,000

24,100

23,800

23,700

23,200

23,000

22,700

22,700

22,100

22,200

22,100

21,700

21,600

21,500

21,400

20,700

20,400

19,600

18,800

19,300

19,100

19,500

19 , 500

19,300

19,000

17,800

-

654,600

21,800

0.64

0.71

tl,298

Dec .

17,500

17,300

17,200

16,900

17,300

17,300

17,100

17,300

17,600

17,400

17.900

16,800

16,800

16,500

16,700

16,700

16,500

16,300

16,500

16.000

16,700

16,000

17,000

17,000

17,200

17,100

17,000

17,100

16,800

17,000

16,900

525,400

16,900

0.50

0.58

*1,042

Jan.

16,500

16,400

16,700

16,500

16,900

17,100

16,800

17,000

17,200

17,000

17,600

16,500

16,600

17,400

17,700

17,400

17,300

17,300

17,000

16,900

17,200

16,800

16,300

16.100

16,600

16,800

17,500

17,700

18,200

18.500

18,300

529,600

17,100

0.50

0.58

*1,050

Feb.

IB . 600

19,300

19,200

19 , 300

19 , 200

,19,500

19,400

19,500

19,800

19,400

19,700

19,800

20,000

19,600

19,700

20 , 500

22 , 600

*22,600

22,300

21,300

19,700

19,900

19,700

19,900

19,700

19,500

20,300

19,800

-

-

559,800

20,000

0.59

0.61

tl,110

Mar.

19.500

19^800

20,000

21,500

21,500

21 , 400

21,200

21,300

21,100

20,800

20,500

20,900

21,300

22,000

22,300

22,800

24,100

24,800

25,600

28.500

28,200

25,700

25,100

25,900

22,200

22,200

22,100

22,200

20 , 400

21,300

21,300

697,300

22,500

0.66

0.76

*1,383

Apr.

21,600

*21,400

20,600

20,200

20,100

20 , 400

20,900

20,900

*20,700

21,000

21,100

20,200

20,800

21,500

21,400

21,400

21,200

20 , 200

19.60C

20,300

20 , 300

19,800

19,600

21,700

22,400

22,50C

24.70C

27,500

37,400

58.60C

-

670, OOC

22.30C

0.66

0.74

tl,329

May

41 , 200

43,500

45,500

48,100

51,500

56,300

61,700

66,800

71,600

76,400

80,600

84,800

88,000

91,300

95,500

100,000

105,000

111,000

*119,000

126,000

133,000

138,000

142,000

144,000

144,000

143,000

143,000

143,000

143,000

145,000

148.000

*3,129.8

101, OOC

2.97

3.42

*6,208

June

153.000

159,000

165,000

170,000

178,000

184,000

190,000

198,000

205,000

210,000

*214,000

219,000

227,000

235,000

241,000

246,000

249.000

248,000

*244,000

239,000

233,000

227, OOC

220, OOC

212,000

205, OOC

198,000

193, OOC

188, OOC

186, OOC

185, OOC

-

*6,221

207,000

6.09

6.80

412,340

July

184,000

183,000

183,000

183,000

181,000

179,000

176,000

173,000

173,000

176,000

179,000

182,000

185,000

190,000

197,000

203,000

205,000

205,000

203,000

199,000

194,000

188,000

182,000

177,000

169,000

162,000

155,000

149,000

142,000

136,000

151 ».°°°

*5,524

178,000

5.24

6.04

1 10, 960

Aug.

127,000

123,000

119,000

*115,000

111,000

103,000

100,000

99,300

99,900

93,800

82,500

82,600

81,700

81 , 100

79,900

79,000

77,900

79,400

81,400

83,000

87,200

89,100

89,600

88,500

87,20C

86,200

84,600

86,500

86,10C

80,30C

HiOOC

*2, 841.8

91,700

2.70

3.11

*5,637

Sept.

75.200

73,000

71 , 100

71,700

71,300

69 , 500

67,600

67,000

66,500

64,300

61,000

60 , 200

60,600

60 , 000

* 60, 200

58,000

55,900

54,200

53,000

52,600

52,700

*51,100

49,100

48,100

47,200

47,600

46 , 600

45,400

42,900

41.500

"

tl, 745.1

58,200

1.71

1.91

*3,461

Calendar year 1952: Max 220,000 Min 16,000 Mean 67,500 Cfsra 1.99 In. 27.04 Ac-ft 48,970,000

Water year 1952-53: rtax 249,000 Min 16,000 Mean 66,300 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.47 Ac-ft 48,020,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 331

Flint Creek near Southern Cross, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°14'00", long. 113°17 I 40", In SE^NW^- sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 14 W., on left 

wing of weir half a mile downstream from powerplant, 2 miles downstream from Georgetown Lake, 3 miles northwest of Southern Cross, and 6 miles south of Philipsburg.

Drainage area.--52.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage and Cippoletti weir; gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 5,630 

ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 34.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 130 cfs June 17-19 (gage height, 1.78 

ft); minimum observed, 3.8 cfs Jan. 14 to Feb. 5.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 174 cfs June 13, 1942 (gage height, 1.86 ft); probably 

no flow for parts of Aug. 20, 1943, May 23, 1952, when generator was shut down.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Georgetown Lake (see p. 279). Flow may be 

augmented by transbasin diversion from Silver Lake to Georgetown Lake or reduced by 

pumping from Georgetown Lake to Silver Lake.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by The Montana Power Co., under general supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1216: 1942(M). WSP1246: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per secpnd)

0,2 

.3

3.8

6.5

14

26

1.1 

1.4 76

132

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.

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

801

25.8

1,590

Nov.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

527

17. 0

l,GoO

Dec.

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

13

13

IX13

13

403

13.0

799

Jan.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

3+8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.8

3.8

237.4

7.66

471

Feb.

5^8.

.8

.8

.8

.8

 .1

. 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

-

_

-

115.1

4.11

228

Mar.

1^5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4-

4.

4. J

4. 3

4.

4.

*4.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

24

28

28

30

30

30

30

322.1

10.4

639

Apr.

11

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

*31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

-

938

31.3

1,860

Hay

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

35

42

42

42

40

1,033

33.3

2,050

June

40

.38

*57

56

49

43

65

106

104

110

114

114

117

122

122

*122

*130

130

130

128

126

118

89

65

53

49

49

69

81

92

-

2,688

89.6

5,330

July

106

*95

95

95

89

79

79

79

79

79

79

52

31

30

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

1,527

49.3

3,030

Aug.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

SI

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

810

26.1

1,610

Sept.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

-

780

26.0

1,550

Calendar year 1952: Max lie Mln 13 Mean 29.1 Ac-ft 21,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 130 Mln 3.8 Mean 27.9 Ac-ft 20,210

Discharge measurement made on this day.
232 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Flint Creek at Maxville, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°28'00", long. 113°14'30", in NW^ sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 13 W., on right 

bank 0.4 mile west of Maxville and 1 mile upstream from Boulder Creek.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1953. April 1939 to September 1941 at site 

half a mile upstream; records not equivalent owing to diversions.

"19"" Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,6 J.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. 

Average discharge. 12 years, 104 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 648 cfs June 3 (gage height, 5.25 ft); minimum 

daily, 25 cfs Feb. 21-24, Mar. 1,2.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,680 cfs Mar. 28, 1943 (gage height, 6.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, that of Feb. 21-24, Mar. 1,2, 

1953.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,200 acres above station. During 

irrigation season flow is supplemented by water from East Fork Rock Creek which is diverted in sec. 5, T. 4 N., R. 14 W., 500 ft below Rock Creek Dam, through a canal into 

Trout Creek, thence into Flint Creek. Some regulation by Georgetown Lake (see p. 279).

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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. 7-18, June 25 to July 13)

1.4

1.7 

2.0

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

180

360

562

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.

46

43

43

44

46

47

49

49

51

53

54

55

55

59

65

68

66

65

65

64

*65

64

64

63

63

63

63

63

63

64

64

1,786

57.6

3,540

JJov.

66

62

62

68

69

69

69

68

65

65

69

70

70

70

72.

70

69

68

68

68

60

55

56

57

*57

57

50

45

45

45

-

1,884

62.8

3,740

Dec.

50

50

50

50

50

52

52

50

48

48

48

52

57

50

47

45

46

48

48

48

47

47

*45

45

40

40

40

43

48

55

57

1,496

48.3

2,970

Jan.

58

60

62

60

58

44

50

55

60

80

85

85

80

70

62

60

62

62

62

58

58

55

59

61

56

52

47

54

*52

51

55

1,873

60.4

3,720

Feb.

77

62

58

71

55

55

52

53

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

34

29

26

25

25

25

25

27

32

32

30

_

_

-

1,153

41.2

2,290

Mar.

25

25

27

30

35

40

44

53

56

54

*56

46

44

36

34

34

37

42

52

54

48

46

47

52

69_

62

56

61

61

57

58

1,441

46.5

2,860

Apr.

53

52

53

55

56

58

58

53

58

58

60

60

59

58

59

62

62

60

60

62

68

*79

98

94

88

92

100

108

102

87

-

2,072

69.1

4,110

Calendar year 1952: Max 346 Mln 40 Mean 99.8

May

77

73

69

66

64

59

72

81

70

61

56

60

59

62

72

73

79

89

95

120

109

107

95

213

298

284

224

224

230

232

216

3,689

119

7,320

June

212

*265

*540

513

413

358

350

426

409

347

333

350

398

444

406

368

*370

392

398

354

278

260

264

247

215

194

181

179

232

234

-

9,930

331

19,700

July

*249

296

245

232

221

214

190

179

175

159

152

152

143

135

130

120

115

110

105

102

99

96

93

90

86

84

82

80

77

76

li

4,361

141

8,650

Aug.

74

74

74

135 125"

110

100

90

85

82

80

*81

93

94

87

87

99

83

83

81

93

104

107

112

114

110

108

99

100

90

84

2,938

94.8

5,830

Sept.

75

92

-98 104

96

97

96

100

96

96

95

94

92

90

86

82

79

78

78

76

76

*75

73

72

73

70

70

70

72

73

-

2,524

84.1

5,010

Ac-ft 72,410

Water year 1952-53: Max 540 Mln 25 Mean 96.3 Ac-ft 69,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Jan. 13 (no gage-height record Dec. 27 

to Jan. 8; discharge estimated on basis of weather records). No gage-height record Mar. 4-6, July 14 

to Aug. 11; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 233 

Boulder Creek at Maxville, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°28'30", long. 113°14'00", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 8 N., R. 13 W., on right 

bank an eighth of a mile upstream from mouth and three-quarters of a mile north of 

Maxville.

Drainage area. 71.3 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1953. ""*

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,750 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 15, 

T939, to July 7, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 75 ft upstream at different datum. 

July 8-20, 1941, staff gage at site 175 ft upstream at datum 1.03 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 48.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 764 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum 

recorded, 8.6 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 13, 1953; maximum gage height, 4.24 ft 

June 3, 1948; minimum discharge, 4.6 cfs Dec. 26, 1942.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 350 acres, all of which lie below 

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 26 to June 2)

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

8.0

15

25

47

77

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

3.9

113

169

305

487

643

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

17

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

16

448

14.5

889

Nov.

20

18

IS

18

18

IB

18

17

IB

18

18

IB

18

IB

19

19

20

22

22

22

21

17

14

14

16

*16

16

16

15

15

-

537

17.9

1,070

Dec.

16

17

17

16

16

15

16

14

16

17

18

20

21

22

22

22

21

20

20

19

18

22

*20

18

16

13

13

14

16

16

17

548

17.7

1,090

Jan.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

22

22

21

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

*20

19

19

611

19.7

1,210

Feb.

20

19

18

18

18

IB

18

18

18

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

15

16

15

-

_

-

447

16.0

887

Mar.

12

13

14

14

15

16

17

18

18

19

*19

19

20

19

19

19

19

20

19

18

16

17

16

16

18

17

17

17

17

16

17

531

17.1

1,050

Apr.

15

15

16

16

17

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

20

24

*28

34

33

31

36

43

51

45

41

-

692

23.1

1,370

May

36

32

30

31

37

50

65

64

53

45

42

37

30

30

30

39

49

60

85

105

85

76

70

82

87

98

110

135

161

190

214

2,258

72.8

4,480

June

217

*363

483

406

356

325

349

392

328

318

367

487

627

506

410

396

*477

468

392

308

251

242

263

245

200

180

178

178

200

210

-

10,122

337

20,080

July

*217

210

204

197

185

169

158

148

140

129

116

108

106

101

92

85

79

72

67

64

60

57

55

53

52

51

48

45

41

41

39

3,189

103

6,330

Aug.

37

37

37

M

40

37

34

31

30

30

30

*29

26

22

20

20

22

20

20

18

18

18

16

T7

17

16

16

16

18

17

16

759

24.8

1,530

Sept.

16

22

25

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

*10

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

13

18

18

-

406.8

13.6

807

Calendar year 1952 : Max 210 Mln 9.5 Mean 41.6 Ac-ft 30,220

Water year 1952-53 : Max 627 Mln 9.5 Mean 56.3 Ao-ft 40,790

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfa).--June 3 (1 a.m.) 526 cfs (3.51 ft); June 8 (4 a.m.) 437 

ft); June 13 (6 a.m.) 764 cfs (4.18 ft); June 18 (1 a.m.) 534 cfs (3.62 ft); July 1 (4 to 

225 cfs (2.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Jan. 7 (no gage-height recor 

discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records). No gage-he 

Feb. 3 to Mar. 10; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

cfs (3.31 

6 a.m.)

3 Dec. 2-23; 

ight record
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Rock Creek near Philipsburg, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°11', long. 113°30' , in NE£ sec. 17, T. 5 N., R. 15 W., on downstream

side of bridge half a mile upstream from East Fork, 2-| miles upstream from confluence

with West Fork, and 15 miles southwest of Philipsburg.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 5,450 ft (from topographic 

map). Sept. 21, 1937, to May 10, 1942, wire-weight gage at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream at different datum. May 11, 1942, to Nov. 9, 1950, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 121 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.92 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.8 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 0.19 

ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 13, 1953; minimum observed, 4.5 cfs 

Dec. 9, 10, 23, 24, 1944 (gage height, 0.02 ft).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. A few 

small diversions for irrigation 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 June 12-28)

1.0

5.0

8.0

17

52

66

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

166

320

525

805

1,560

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

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

56

54

56

51

55

55

51

54

55

55

53

55

55

55

35

35

52

32

32

32

*30

30

50

52

55

52

51

51

51

35

34

1,009

52.5

0.264

0.51

2,000

Nov.

54

50

34

54

35

55

55

55

35

29

34

54

54

54

56

56

55

55

55

35

55

b52

bll

*b!3

b!3

b!4

b!5

blS

29

-

872

29.1

0.257

0.26

1,750

Dec.

35

55

55

36

36

36

37

58

58

40

39

40

39

40

40

59

40

11

42

40

41

*54

29

26

24

22

b24

26

50

50

40

1,093

35.5

0.287

0.55

2,170

Jan.

40

40

41

41

50

26

40

59

45

44

44

48

51

50

59

41

45

44

44

42

42

40

40

58

40

58

28

29

*52

51

30

1,218

39.3

0.320

0.37

2,420

Feb.

35

31

31

30

25

31

50

25

5.5

175

26

27

21

16

18

28

25

12

8.8

18

25

25

18

11

19

27

50

50

_

-

-

628.6

22.4

0.182

0.19

1,250

Mar.

22

20

24

29

50

25

26

26

25

26

*27

26

25

18

50

23

26

18

26

26

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

29

30

50

30

795

25.6

0.208

0.24

1,570

Apr.

50

55

29

28

28

28

29

50

22

18

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

26

27

29

40

*46

62

66

65

66

71

95

76

68

-

1,194

59.8

0.524

0.56

2,570

May

68

60

60

58

68

91

122

120

127

124

93

95

89

89

89

91

102

118

120

182

179

184

189

182

156

164

166

200

257

264

550

4,255

137

1.11

1.28

8,400

June

341

*525

610

605

550

550

600

710

590

550

647

1,090

1.560

1,270

940

753

*755

792

786

610

471

431

435

455

591

575

524

550

348

385

-

18,555

618

5.02

5.61

56,800

July

451

*591

567

571

359

350

316

313

320

515

288

268

260

247

252

214

209

164

154

149

140

138

131

122

112

106

96

95

89

84

80

6,887

222

1.80

2.08

15,660

Aug.

80

79

77

80

77

76

72

71

68

68

66

*77

62

62

62

62

63

62

60

58

54

52

52

52

54

52

50

50

50

50

_48

1,946

62.8

0.511

0.59

3,860

Sept.

48

48

49

45

45

46

46

45

46

46

43

42

42

40

40

40

39

59

59

58

37

*38

36

56

56

36

56

56

56

56

-

1,229

41.0

0.555

0.57

2,440

Calendar year 1952 : Max 824 Min 8.O Mean 114 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.61 Ac-ft 82,810

Water year 1952-55 : Max 1,36O Min 5.5 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.886 In. 11.99 Ac-ft 78,670

Peak discharge (base. 450 efs).--June 8 (2 p.m.) 746 cfs (2.96 ft); June 15 (5 p.m.) 1,450 cfs 

(5.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 235

East Fork Rock Creek near Philipsburg, Mont.

Location (revised) . Lat 46°08'00", long. 113°23'00", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 4 N., R. 14 W., 

on right bank 200 ft upstream from Flint Creek Canal, 1,000 ft downstream from Rock 

Creek Dam, 3 miles upstream from Meadow Creek, and 14 miles southwest of Philipsburg.

Drainage area.--30.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1935 to June 1943 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 5,930 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 10, 

1936, staff gage 600 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 10, 1936, to Aug. 20, 1937, 

staff gage 400 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1937-42), 35.1 cfs.

Extremes . 1935-43: Maximum discharge observed, 358 cfs June 10, 1942 (gage height, 2.94 

ft); minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Sept. 30, 1940.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the period June to September 1935 has been 

revised to 236 cfs June 15 (gage height, 3.06 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 

792.

Remarks.--Flow completely regulated after Oct. 15, 1936, by East Fork Rock Creek Reservoir.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per eecond, for the high-water 

period in the water year 1935, superseding those published in WSP 792 are given herewith:

Date

1935

June 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

87

101

112

135

160

181

188

196

212

220

228

236

220

204

174

141

141

Date

1935-Con.

June 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

129

123

117

117

106

101

96

96

106

112

106

106

101

96

92

87

Date

1935-Con.

July 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

82

78

74

66

63

60

57

54

51

51

48

48

48

45

45

42

Month

June 1935. .....................

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

Cfs-days

1,822

Maximum

236

106

Minimum

32

Mean

58.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

*8,480

3,610

Partly estimated.
236 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Blackfoot River near Helmville, Mont.

Location. Lat 46 C 56'10", long. 112°56'30", in NWfcSW$ sec. 25, T. 14 N., R. 11 W., on

 right bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Arrastre

Creek, and 5 miles northeast of Helmville. 

Drainage area,--481 sq mi.

^6'coras 'available.--September 1940 to October 1953 (discontinued). 

Page.--water-a tage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,301.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (Corps t,f Engineers benchmark). 

Average discharge. 13 years, 352 cfs. 

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during period Oct. 1, 1952, to Oct. 31, 1953, 6,040 cfs

 June 5 (gage height, 9.10 ft); minimum, 99 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1953; minimum daily, 50 cfs Jan. 3, 

1950, 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period? of ice effect or no gage-height rec-

 ord, which are poor. Flow includes natural overflow channel on left bank, but does 

not include unnamed diversions past station. Diversions above station for irrigation 

of about 2,000 acres, of which 500 acres are below station.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1952, to Oct. 31, 1953, except periods of 

ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 2 June 3 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

2.0 

3.0

106

119

169

259

586

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.7

1,030

1,540

2,790

3,280

2.2

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

160

237

360

820

1,360

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

9.0

9.1

1,950

2,600

3,600

5,740

6,040

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

156

156

152

152

152

150

150

150

148

148

147

147

145

148

147

145

144

144

142

*142

142

140

140

13!

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

4,499

145

0.301

0.35

3,920

Nov.

139

139

139

137

137

137

136

136

136

136

134

136

137

137

139

i*a

137

137

137

137

136

134

134

*134

132

132

b!30

b!25

bllO

bl!5

-

4,025

134

0.279

0.31

7,980

Dec.

b!20

b!30

b!40

134

130

128

126

126

124

125

124

126

126

128

128

126

124

124

122

122

122

120

120

*119

bllO

blOO

bllO

b!20

b!30

b!30

139

3,853

124

0.258

0.30

7,640

Jan.

125

120

120

120

122

b!20

b!20

125

131

144

136

139

147

T3o

132

130

130

130

130

128

125

125

125

126

125

125

122

120

120

*120

120

3,942

127

0.264

0.30

7,820

Feb.

136

134

131

152

134

130

126

124

122

122

119

118

116

116

116

114

118

114

112

112

111

111

111

112

111

no

no

115

-

-

3,344

119

0.247

0.26

6,630

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,410 Min 100

Mar.

Ill

115

116

109

I2Z

107

107

110

115

*116

122

122

120

119

116

115

115

112

114

116

118

115

114

114

120

126

125

126

126

126

125

3,619

117

0.243

0.28

7,180

Apr.

122

118

116

116

116

120

120

119

116

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

*116

118

125

130

128

128

132

230

392

405

4,232

141

0.293

0.33

8,390

May

362

322

296

282

285

325

456

675

716

663

616

579

531

499

474

456

463

506

586

724

786

754

695

711

930

980

1,100

1,340

1,720

2,480

5.260

24,572

793

1.65

1.90

48,740

June

*3,160

3,240

4,930

5.890

*5,650

4,320

3,590

3,310

3,030

2,800

2,660

2,760

3,050

3,160

2,940

*2,690

2,530

2,500

2,440

2,230

1,980

1,770

1,630

1,610

1,540

1,410

1,300

1.260

1,280

1,290

-

81,950

2,732

5.68

6.34

162,500

Mean 356 Cfsm 0.740 In.

July

*1.500

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,180

1,130

1,070

1,020

986

948

910

865

830

800

765

725

685

640

598

566

539

521

498

476

462

444

424

412

400

384

568

23,706

765

1.59

1.85

47,020

Aug.

555

546

546

156

542

528

514

308

302

292

*289

285

272

263

265

253

255

245

240

257

252

228

226

226

252

228

226

226

226

221

216

8,372

270

0.561

0.65

16,610

10.10 Ac-ft 258

Sept.

208

216

225

^Tg

212

206

201

199

197

195

191

189

186

184

182

180

177

177

177

177

*177

179

177

377

175

175

174

174

172

174

-

5,648

188

0.591

0.44

11,200

.700

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,890 Mln 100 Mean 471 Cfsrr, .979 In. 13.29 Ac-ft 340',600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day Discharge

Oct. 1 174

2 174

5 172

4 172

5 172

6 172

7 170

8 170

Day

Oct. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

170

169

169

169

170

169

169

169

Tnfal

Day

Oct. 17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

Discharge

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

Day

Oct. 25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Runoff In acre-feet ...............................................

Discharge

168

168

166

166

166

164

164

5,236

169

0.551

0.40

10,590
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 237

Nevada Creek above reservoir, near Finn, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°46'30", long. 112°45'20", near south line sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 9 W., on 

right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Gallagher Creek, 2 miles upstream from 

Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles west of Finn. Prior to July 27, 1953, at site 1 mile downstream.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,720 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 30, 1942, wire-weight gage at site seven-eighths of a mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 30, 1942, to July 26, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 37.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs June 2 (gage height, 6.00ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of inflow-outflow 

study of Nevada Creek Reservoir; maximum gage height, 7.40 ft May 29, site and datum 

then in use (backwater from diversion dam); minimum discharge, 4.6 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1953; maximum gage height, that of 

May 29, 1953; minimum discharge probably less than 2 cfs at times in January and February 1944.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,500 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.

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9-8

8-2

8-2

9.0

7-8 9^4

11

11

12

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

15

TF

359-4

11-6

713

Nov.

17

T!

13

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

12

12

13

14

15

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

*14

12

11

10

10

9

?

-

380

12.7

754

Dec.

8

8

10

11

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

11

10

*10

9

8

8

8

9

9

10

11

367

11-8

728

Jan.

11

11

11

11

10

9

9

10

14

18

24

28

30

32

34

35

36

35

36

30

28

19

17

12

14

15

12

no

8-6 IF"

15

600-6

19-4

1,190

Feb.

60

33

23

23

28

15

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

8-6 1TT~

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

12

14

16

18

16

_

_

-

430-6

15-4

854

Mar.

15

14

13

14

16

20

22

26

28

50

28

26

24

22

19

*21

15

10

T?

21

17

19

15

10

14

19

30

30

28

23

19

620

20-0

1,230

Apr.

17

19

21

14

17

21

15

15

19

17

17

14

12

7-2

8-6

5-8

7TZ

8-6

8-6

30

*38

*47

77

60

57

54

63

77

88

71

-

929-0

31-0

1,840

May

47

44

36

33

30

41

57

88

84

77

63

47

36

38

38

38

36

38

54

63

74

67

63

142

296

269

197

239

348

705

415?

3,880

125

7,700

June

*372

948

967

*7I8"

589

517

466

446

346

318

293

307

360

290

*247

214

196

152

148

142

115

99

69

72

69

65

59

62

76

56

-

8,808

294

17,470

July

*46

37

35

35

35

34

35

22

19

19

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

14

14

13

TT

16

16

16

17

17

18

17

16

15

650

21-0

1,290

ftlJOftUfe .

13

14

14

15

TS

14

14

Sept.

9-2

12

TT

9-6

8-9

8-0

8-0

14 i 7-7

13 ! 6-4

13

*13

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

9-6

?T£

9-6

9-6

9-6

9.9

10

9-9

10

10

12

11

10

356.8

11-5

708

5-8

5-6

5-3

4*8

tt

5-1

5-1

4-8

5-1

5-6

5-8

*6.9

9-2

8-3

6-4

6.4

6-4

6-6

6*9

6-9

7-2

-

209-8

6-99

416

Calendar year 1952: Max 427 Mln 7.8 Mean 46.2 Ac-ft 33,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 967 Min 4.8 Mean 48.2 Ac-ft 34,890

Peak discharge (base, 160 efs)- May 25 (10 p.m.) 439 cfs (3.60 ft); Bay 30 (ll p.m.) 1,090 (5.80 

ft); June 2 (4 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (6.00 ft)j June 13 (2 to 6 a.m.) 410 cfs (3-40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 3-23j discharge estimated on basis of weather records. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Jan. 18, Feb. 9, 11-13, Feb. 15 to Bar. 14. Discharge 

computed from staff-gage readings Nov. 24 to May 31, June 5 to July 26-
238 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Blackfoot River near Ovando, Mont.

Location Lat 47°01'10", long. 113"13'40" , in SE^NW^ sec. 34, T. 15 N., R. 13 W. , on 

left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Monture Creek and 5 miles west of Ovando.

Drainage area. 1,274 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1940 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,917.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average., discharge . 13 years, 853 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs June 4 (gage height. 8.45 ft); minimum, 198 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum daily, 130 cfs Jan. 3,

Floodmarks indicate stages of 10 ft reached in recent years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 25,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1216: Drainage area. WSP 1246: 1941.

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 14-20)

Oct- 1 to May 29 May 30 to Sept- 30

2-2

2-5

3-0

217

348

513

920

2,250

3,170

2-4

3-5

4-0

8-3

370

700

1,400

2,140

4,200

9,820

14,100

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

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

348

3S5

348

339

331

331

335

331

331

331

331

326

326

326

331

331

326

326

326

*326

326

318

318

314

314

314

305

302

'TO? 298

305

10,064

325

0-255

0-23

19,9-30

Nov.

302

352

298

291

294

291

291

291

277

274

288

284

288

284

291

294

284

2SO

277

274

270

253

256

258

267

256

261

*247

b240

b225

-

8,288

276

0-217

0-24

16,440

Dec.

b230

b240

b250

b260

b260

b260

258

258

250

250

'258 267

261

253

253

b250

b245

b245

247

241

244

241

253

*253

227

219

b22o"

b230

b240

b250

b250

7,663

247

0-194

0-22

15,200

Jan.

b250

b245

b245

b245

b240

b245

b250

253

280

322

 Z2T 344

344

335

305

2B4

274

270

274

274

274

267

270

274

274

267

267

258

264

*270

280

8,570

276

0-217

0-25

17,000

Feb.

348

373

335

335

322

305

294

284

264

261

b260

270

261

256

253

256

258

256

250

b250

b250

247

250

236

750

244

250

256

_

-

7,674

274

0-215

0-22

15,220

Mar.

244

247

247

b240

259

247

250

261

277

302

*353

358 32~6

298

284

277

277

261

270

288

288

277

270

267

294

314

309

305

309

305

302

8,786

283

0-222

0-26

17,430

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,720 Win 219 Mean

Apr.

291

277

270

274

277

288

291

284

267

261

261

264

261

261

258

258

253

250 2~5C

256

*267

280

309

314

318

339

398

477

650

757

-

9,461

315

0-247

0-28

18,770

May

714

658

615

'666 608

930

1,440

1,710

1,690

1,570

1,420

1,300

1,190

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,260

1,430

1,710

2,OOO

1,980

1,850

1,720

1,750

2,030

2,220

2,320

2,650

3,170

4,780

5,560

54,441

1,756

1-38

1-59

108,000

June

*6,700

7,930

12,500

15,900

*12,300

10,500

9,070

8,530

7,360

6,450

6,200

7,240

8,560

8,680

7,810

*6,700

6,340

6,310

5,720

5,150

4,510

4,030

3,820

3,700

3,380

3,120

2,880

2,780

2,920

3,040

-

198,130

6,604

5-18

5-78

393,000

July

*5, 100

3, 000

2,920

2,820

2,660

2,520

2,410

2,280

2,230

g2,180

gl,980

gl,950

gl,790

gl,760

gl,650

gl,540

gl,480

gl,370

gl,310

1,250

gl,190

gl, 140

gl,170

1,100

1,060

1,020

996

948

936

880

840

53,480

1,725

1-35

1-56

106,100

Aug.

800

75t?

780

800

770

730

700

692

674

658

649

632

608

585

585

585

585

562

540

498

486

480

486

492

492

498

492

*492

486

480

468

18,575

599

0-470

0.54

36,840

Sept.

474

486

492

492

498

480

468

456

450

444

438

420

400

395

390

390

390

380

380

380

380

*380

375

380

380

380

375

375

370

7T0

-

12,468

416

0-327

0-36

24,730

836 Cfsm 0.656 In. 8.90 Ac-ft 606,600

Water Water year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 13,900 13,900 Mln Mln 219 219 Mean Mean 1,089 1,089 Cfsm Cfsm 0.855 0.855 In. In. 11.59 11.59 Ac-ft Ac-ft 788,700 788,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,6OO efs). May 8 (6 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (3.66 ft); June 4 (2 a.m.) 14.60O cfs 

(8.45 ft); June 14 (5 to 7 a.m.) 9,01O cfs (6.63 ft). 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 239

Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°53'40", long. 113°46'50", in SW£sw£ sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 17 W., on right 

bank 4 miles northeast of Bonner, 6 miles downstream from Union Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,294 sq mi.

Records available . July 1898 to June 1901, my 1903 to October 1905, October 1939 to 

September 1953. Published as Blackfoot River at Bonner 1898-99 and as Big Blackfoot 

River near Bonner 1903-5.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 3,322.94 ft above mean sea level, 

"cfatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. July 7, 1898, to June 30, 1901,

May 15, 1903 to Oct. 31, 1905, chain gage at site 6 miles downstream at different

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 1,503 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs June 4 (gage height, 11.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 450 cfs Dec. 28.

1898-1901, 1903-5, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1953; minimum daily, 

200 cfs Jan. 4, 5, 195Q-; but may have been less during periods of no gage-height 

record.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor, 

for irrigation of about 35,000 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

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

Diversions

Oct- 1 to May 6 May 7 to Sept- 30

1-1

2-0

3-0 

3-9

490

985

1,740

2,630

1-2

2-0

3-0

4-0

5-0

575

1,040

1,800

2,760

3,980

7-0 

9-0

11-0 

11-5

6,990

10,900

16,300

17,800

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

525

525

520

525

515

525

*520

525

515

510

515

510

510

515

550

525

515

505

505

500

505

500

495

495

495

490

495

495

505

500

500

15,805

510

0-222

0-26

31,350

Nov.

505

510

515

525

520

515

515

525

530

530

525

*510

535

535

535

545

540

545

550 535"

525

515

515

505

505

490

480

475

470 4T5"

-

15,495

516

0-225

0-25

30,730

Dec.

470

475

480

480

485

490

495

495

490

490

490

*485

485

485

485

485

485

485

490

485

485

480

475

470

465

460

455

450

135

455

460

14,820

478

0-208

0-24

29,4OO

Jan.

460

455

460

465

470

490

510

550

620

670

678

635

615

605

600

600

600

590

605

615

605

590

*590

580

570

570

565

575

575

565

565

17,643

569

0-248

0-29

34,990

Feb.

585

590

605

615

605

605

620

610

605

605

615

605

600

600

595

595

590

595

590

580

575

565

565

575

570

575

565

555

-

-

16,555

591

0-258

0-27

32,840

Mar.

*490

505

495

510

510

525

545

565

565

585

595

610

630

645

640

625

600

595

605

615

605

590

590

590

600

610

620

620

630

640

590

18,140

585

0-255

0-29

35,980

Apr,

630

635

*580

585

615

651

656

625

600

590

600

6OO

610

620

635

630

610

595

610

630

678

800

961

1,060

1,130

1,330

*1,650

2,090

2,410

2,540

-

26,956

899

0-392

0-44

53,470

May

2,430

2,250

2,110

2,020

2,070

2,560

3,460

3,900

3,950

3,510

3,220

2,940

2,740

2,070

2,610

2,670

2,910

3,200

3,670

3,950

4,090

3,750

3,460

3,540

3,900

4,040

4,150

*4,620

5,330

7,360

8,500

110,980

3,580

1-56

1-80

220,100

June

9,660

11,000

*15,100

*17,700

13,700

* 12, 300

11,600

10,600

9,560

9,050

9,820

11,300

11,900

10,700

9,540

8,970

8,780

8,400

7,640

6,800

6,050

5,630

5,450

5,030

4,620

4,320

4,150

4,O6O

4,266

-

273,430

9,114

3-97

4-43

542,300

July

4,400

4,480

4,290

4,180

3,930

3,820

3,630

3,410

3,270

3,140

2,980

2,850

2,720

2,650

2,610

2,530

2,450

2,330

2,220

2,120

2,020

1,920

1,890

1,780

1,690

1,570

*1,450

1,360

1,280

1,230

1,200

81,400

2,626

1-14

1-32

161,500

Aug.

1.170

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,140

1,130

1,110

1,090

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,010

975

968

942

916

898

880

844

826

808

790

790

784

784

796

820

814

808

796

29,649

956

0-417

0-48

58,810

Sept.

796 T9"0~

784

*796

774

774

762

746

752

774

779

762

746

730

7O8

691

669

652

652

647

652

664

664

652

647

636

625

642

*625

615

-

21,206

707

0-308

0-34

42,060

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,700 Min 450 Mean 1,568 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.30 Ac-ft 1,138,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 17.7OO Min 45O Mean 1,759 Cfsm 0.767 In. 1O.41 Ac-ft 1,274,000

Peak discharge (base, 2.50O efs). May 9 (7 a.m.) 3.95O cfs (4.98 ft); June 4 (10 a.m.) 18,3OO 

cfs (11.65 ft); June 14 (8 a.m.) 12,100 cfs (9.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Jan. 1O.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Clark Pork above Mlssoula, Mont.

Location. Lat 46"52"40", long. 113°55'40", in NW^NW^ sec. 19, T. 13 N., R. 18 W., on 

right bank 3 miles downstream from Blackfoot River and 3 miles east of Missoula.

Drainage area. 5,999 sq mi.

Records available. March 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,230 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 24 years, 2,712 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 cfs June 4 (gage height, 12.34 ft); min-

 EnuiT 279 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 31,500 cfs May 23, 1948 (gage height, 13.07 ft); minimum, 115 cfs Oct. 25, 1943 (gage height, 0.64 ft, powerplant shutdown); minimum daily, 

340 cfs Sept. 27, 1937.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Bonner. Diversions for irrigation of about 

120,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1042: 1936. WSP 1152: 1942. WSP 1246: Drainage area, 

ly^y, 1930, 1935.

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

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

Oct- I to June 4 June 5 to Sept- 30

2-0 700

3-0 1,820

4-0 3,400

7-0 10,500

10-0 20,200

12-0 27,500

2-5 1,100

3-0 1,740

4-0 3,250

6-0 7,530

9-0 16,600

11-9 27,100

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

IS

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,250

1,300 

1,260

1,270 

1,270

1,260

1,260

»1,310

1,280

1,320

1,460 

1.140 

1,210

1,310

1,330

1,340 

1,380

1,400

1,320

1,360

1,320

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,330

1,340

1,360

1,340

40,880

1,319

81,080

JiOV.

1,370

1,390 

1,400

1,380 

1,440

1,420

1,420

1,390

1,370

1,360

1,330 

*1,380 

1,420

1,400

1,420

1,480 1,460

1,460

1,450

1,480

1,390

1,370

1,330 

1,360 

1,330

1,270

1,120

b950

b850

b750

-

39,940

1,331

79>220

Dec.

b700

991 

1,390

1,510 

1,480

1,380

1,390

1,490

1,480

1,430

1,420 

*1,420 

1.540

1,526

1,400

1,280 

1,260

1,330

1,440

1,370

1,360

1,370

1,310 

bl,200 

bl.OOO

b600

bSOO

bSTO

bl.OOO

bl,250

bl,350

38,961

1,257

77,280

Jan.

bl,400

bl,300 

bl,300

bl,350 

bl,300

bl,200

bl,150

1,560

1,500

1,920

1,850 

1,900 

1,990

2.040

1,790

1,660 

1,610

1,650

1,640

1,650

1,640

1,640

»1,600 

1,550 

1,550

1,590

1,520

1,450

1,480

1,490

1,540

48,610

1,568

96,420

Feb.

1,640

1.770 

1,770

1,760 

1,760

1,690

1,600

1,590

1,540

1,370

1,380 

1,450 

1,420

1,380

1,360

1,340 

1,360

1,330

1,320

1,220

1,250

1,280

1,310 

1.210 

1,210

1,260

1,270

*1,380

_

-

40,220

1,436

79,780

Mar.

1,330

1,200 

1.180

1,240 

1,310

1,270

1,330

1,340

1,450

1,520

1,620 

1.720 

1,690

1,620

1,510

1,520 

1,490

1,510

1,390

1,540

1,490

1,500

1,470 

1,440 

1,380

1,560

1,520

1,590

1,610

1,620

1,610

45,570

1,470

90,390

Apr.

1,610

*1,550 

1,460

1,480 

1,520

1,550

1,620

1,590

1,540

1,460

1.420 

1,450 

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,450 

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,560

1,790

2,lgO 

2,480 

2,580

2,710

3,080

*3,680

4,160

4.570

58,410

1,947

115,900

May

4,220

3,880 

3,570

3,350 

5.240

3,500

4,420

5,550

5,740

5,450

5,050 

4,620 

4,200

4,000

5,900

5,860 

4,060

4,430

4,990

5,850

6,080

5,850

5,510 

5,650 

6,980

7,640

7,740

*8,170

8,980

11,900

14,100

176,460

5,692

550,000

June

15,400

16,400 

22,500

*27.200 

27,000

24,500

*2 1,800

21,400

20,400

18,700

17,500 

18,200 

20,300

21,900

20,300

18,500 

17,000

16,500

*15,800

14,500

13,000

11,400

10,300 

9,830 

9,280

8,540

7,890

7,460

7,630

7,790

488,720

16,290

969,400

July

7,530

7.560 

7,350

7,080 

6,800

*6,400

5,670

5,620

5,300

5,000

4,750 

4,430 

4,550

4,290

4,080

5,860 

5,630

5,420

5,250

5,090

2,980

2,870

2,720 

2,660 

2,580

2,480

2,410

2,500

2,290

2,100

2,120

130,950

4,224

259,700

Aug.

2.140

1,880 

2,060

2,140 

2,140

2,100

2,110

2,000

1,840

1,850

1,820 

1,770 

1,710

1,770

1,710

1,450 

1,630

1,680

1,640

1,570

1,500

1,450

1.410 

1.4SO 

1,450

1,460

1,470

1,560

1,570

1,410

1,520

53,240

1,717

105,600

Sept.

1,500

1,560 

*1,680

1.870 

1,850

1,670

1,400

1,540

1,600

1,560

1,560 

1,490 

1,460

1,410

1,570

1,360 

1,420

1,430

1,320

1.100

1,310

1,310

1,310 

1,290 

1,310

1,310

1,360

*1,370

1,540

1,360

43,420

1,447

86,120

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,200 Mln 500 Mean 3,151 Ac-ft 2,287,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 27,200 Mln 500 Mean 3,302 Ao-ft 2,391,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 241

West Fork Bitterr-oot River near Conner, Mont.

Location. La t 45°44', long. 114°17', In NE^NWi sec. 26, T. IS., R. 22 W., on right bank 

naif a mile downstream from West Fork Dam, 6 miles upstream from Nez Perce Creek, and 

16 miles southwest of Conner.

Drainage area.--317 sq ml.

Records available. April 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,560 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--12 years, 299 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 cfs June 14 (gage height, 4.88 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs May 6, 7 (gage height, 0.23 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 4,060 cfs May 9, 1947 (gage height, 6.18 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Nov. 25, 1942.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Flow regulated by West Fork Bitterroot River Reservoir (see 

p. 279). Diversions for irrigation of about 200 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

0.2 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.5

1.5

3.0

6.0

11

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

155

288

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

502

765

1,510

2,410

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.

359

355

355

351

351

346

346

342

342

338

338

384

464

460

450

446

437

432

424

415

*410

424

424

406

207

il

11

11

11

12

12

9,674

312

19,190

Nov.

229

442

419

388

359

318

172

118

88

64

65

70

70

67

68

68

67

65

64

62

59

44

b42

b42

b40

b40

40

40

38

35

3,683

123

7,310

Dec.

45

50

55

55

56

57

57

57

56

*b56

b55

b55

b60

60

55

57

55

54

55

55

57

56

55

53

52

50

52

57

58

59

60

1,714

55.3

3,400

Jan.

58

57

57

57

56

55

57

60

b65

b70

67

64

67

67

64

60

62

68

15

70

*67

64

62

62

62

60

59

57

59

59

59

1,926

62.1

3,820

Feb.

62

67

67

74

72

70

67

67

59

60

64

66

67

60

65

64

64

63

60

51

62

63

59

59

*b60

b62

b62

b60

_

-

-

1,782

63.6

3,530

Mar.

59

b55

b57

59

57

56

56

59

62

74

81

84

84

77

77

75

77

67

75

77

74

74

72

75

88

98

103

111

120

129

liZ

2,449

79.0

4,860

Apr.

*136

120

137

137

134

85

164

139

129

122

114

111

103

82

99

75

75

78

114

50

.1

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

».8

.8

-

2,212.3

73.7

4,390

May

0.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.'e

.8

205

699

864

1,010

1,120

1,040

910

795

795

716

688

710

807

*L,040

1,210

1 .550

13,970.0

451

27,710

June

1,470

1,690

2,020

1,820

1,750

1,680

1,720

1,800

*1,730

1,650

1,660

1,980

2.330

2,280

2,030

1,800

1,770

* ,830

,760

,580

,360

,210

,160

1,120

1,040

968

877

819

783

m

46,458

1,549

92,150

July

771

74S

721

688

650

600

565

531

493

460

428

401

380

376

342

318

296

274

256

238

225

218

208

198

192

185

176

164

*164

155

150

11,571

373

22,950

Aug.

139

137

139

158

150

139

132

125

120

118

118

114

107

105

103

103

105

103

99

96

92

88

88

90

96

92

94

92

88

88

M

3,404

110

6,750

Sept.

»£3

83

81

81

79

77

75

77

79

75

72

68

67

65

65

64

£2

64

65

64

64

64

65

65

65

64

62

64

65

67

-

2,091

69.7

4,150

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,650 Min n Mean 319 Ac-ft 231,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,330 Min o.7 Mean 277 Ac-ft 200,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 27 to Dec. 9, Dec. 15 to Jan. 8, Feb. 10-24; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for Bitterroot River near Darby.
242 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

East ForK Bltterroot River at Conner, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°53'00", long. 114°07'30", in SE^SE^ sec. 7, T. 2 N. , R. 20 W. , on right

 B'a'nk"125 ft downstream from highway bridge at Conner and half a mile upstream from 

confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area.--405 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1910 to September 1916, fragmentary (gage heights only

 during 191d), April 1937 to September 1953. Published as "near Darby" 1910-16.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 4,015.29 ft above

 mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Sept. 20, 1910, to 

Sept. 17, 1916, staff gage at site 2^ miles upstream at different datum; Apr. 4, 1937, 

to Aug. 14, 1941, wire-weight gage on highway bridge 125 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1937-53), 253 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 15 cfs Nov. 29, 30.

1910-15, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 3,760 cfs May 29, 1948; maximum gage height, 

5.78 ft May 9, 1947; minimum discharge observed, 1.4 cfs Aug. 17, 1937.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1216: Drainage area. WSP 1246: 1912.

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

0.3 18

.5 45

1.0 129

1.5 235

2.0 

3.0 

4.6

430

995

2,120

June 14 to Sept. 30 

0.1 46

1.0 

1.5

169

290

2.0 500

3.0 1,080

4.5 2,120

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

D»y

1

2

3

4

5

G

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2G

27

28

29

30

31

 Ibtal

Mean

Jfssr

Oct.

38

34

36

34

34

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

58

51

48

48

48

48

48

48

*55

53

65

58

58

55

53

53

51

44

1,401

45.2

0.112

In. 0.13

Ao-ftj ?,760

Nov.

59

55

47

58

71

72

64

61

45

39

84

86

84

80

64

80

80

80

80

79

77

58

50

45

36

18

17

16

15

15

"

1, 735

57.8

0 . 143

0.16

3,440

Dec.

50

65

70

15

75

75

75

73

72

*72

72

75

75

70

66

65

68

70

72

72

70

68

65

60

53

50

62

70

72

73

73

2,123

68.5

0.169

0.19

4,210

Jan.

72

70

68

67

67

67

68

73

82

92

89

101

US

115

94

84

99

109

111

99

*91

84

84

80

82

92

82

79

92

92

89

2,689

86.7

0.214

0.25

5,330

Feb.

Ill

111

97

118

104

101

94

96

102

42

96

89

92

66

77

80

96

87

80

51

52

53

69

69

*53

102

86

118

-

-

-

2,392

85.4

0.211

0.22

4,740

Mar.

84

61

91

77

56

67

71

69

66

89

104

96

91

79

74

74

80

58

82

84

77

72

66

75

86

101

87

96

111

104

111

2,539

81.9

0.202

0.23

5,040

Apr.

*92

79

87

99

104

109

108

101

77

87

92

96

89

80

82

82

82

82

104

118

147

203

256

286

276

300

360

410

*340

272

-

4,700

157

0.388

0.43

9,320

May

215

192

176

ill

192

265

395

410

352

308

272

244

228

230

235

268

300

368

475

*574

515

485

500

574

520

546

563

662

*786

834

924

12,782

412

1.02

1.18

25,350

June

1,070

1,330

*1,720

1,550

1,450

1,390

1,440

1,620

1,500

1,460

1,500

1,790

2.120

2,080

1,890

*1,800

1,780

1,860

1,730

1,530

1,390

1,280

1,260

1,220

1,110

1,040

950

908

932

944

-

43,644

1,455

3.59

4.01

86,570

July

944

908

854

806

806

726

682

622

572

515

505

485

423

446

397

361

318

284

268

250

241

230

212

199

189

182

180

173

*151

132

150

13,191

426

1.05

1.21

26,160

Aug.

125

125

125

126

131

125

110

104

101

99

99

97

93

88

85

85

88

84

80

80

IS

76

77

81

81

80

81

83

81

81

79

2,926

94.4

0.233

0.27

5,800

Sept.

*77

80

90

84

83

80

80

80

83

77

81

76

74

71

68

66

66

66

64

64

63

56

54

54

48

48

46

46

47

47

-

2,019

67.3

0.166

0.19

4,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,550 

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,120

Min 15 

Mln 15

Mean 241 

Mean 252

Cfsro 0.595 In. 8.11 Ac-ft 175,200 

Cfsm 0.62E In. 8.47 Ac-ft 182,700

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). June 3 (8 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (4.13 ft); June 13 (8 a.m.) 2,240 cfs 

(4.75 ft).

* Discharge mearurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23, 24, Nov. 27 to Jan. 10, Feb. 21.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 243

Bitterroot River near Darby, Mont.

Location. Lat 45°58'20", long. 114°08'20", in Ej sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 21 W., on left bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 93, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Chaffin Creek, and 4 miles southeast of Darby.

Drainage area.--l,049 sq mi.

Records available,--April 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,943.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T?929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Aug. 2, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

highway bridge 25 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 886 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 cfs June 12 (gage height, 7.04 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Nov. 30.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs May 9, 1947 (gage height, 8.18 ft); minimum 

observed, about 71 cfs Feb. 9, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 1.06 ft Dec. 9, 

1937.

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

which are fair. Some regulation by West Fork Bitterroot River Reservoir (see p. 279) 

Diversions for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above station. Ditch bypassing station 

irrigates about 500 acres below.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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 June 14 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.8 

2.4 

3.0

200

560

1,070

4.0 

5.0 

6.9

2,200

3,740

7,850

1.5 

1.9 

2.5

165

310

675

3.0 

4.0

1,080

2,200

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.

458

458

456

458

458

458

458

458

458

458

451

461

605

605

598

590

582

575

568

560

560

*546

553

546

496

201

160

150

146

139

139

13,811

446

27,390

Nov.

184

539

546

539

518

490

380

266

220

188

205

220

215

210

220

210

205

205

200

196

192

146

b!40

b!30

b!20

119

116

blOO

b95

b90

-

7,204

240

14,290

Dec.

153

176

192

192

192

196

196

196

168

*192

180

196

210

192

176

188

176

192

192

192

188

180

172

168

b!60

b!50

b!60

180

180

188

188

5,681

183

11,270

Jan.

180

180

180

176

168

172

176

180

220

256

240

261

283

266

235

225

294

359

359

300

*272

250

250

256

256

. 245

230

220

240

240

240

7,409

239

14,700

Feb.

294

305

311

359

335

317

294

300

266

192

235

272

261

220

250

240

250

240

215

205

235

245

215

210

*225

230

230

240

-

-

-

7,191

257

14,260

Mar.

225

200

215

214

200

205

205

210

235

272

311

305

305

272

266

261

261

225

240

250

235

230

220

235

283

341

353

389

432

444

458

8,498

274

16,860

Apr.

*444

395

419

413

432

444

412

490

425

407

395

389

371

353

329

341

329

335

383

477

568

845

1,310

1,310

1,190

1,300

1,600

1.740

1,490

1,200

20,536

685

40,730

May

*971

800

715

683

766

1,120

1,740

1,700

1,410

1,160

1,010

890

818

854

953

1,260

2,030

2,420

2,870

*3,080

2,760

2,400

2,180

2,300

2,100

2,040

2,090

2,340

2,980

3,420

3,850

55,710

1,797

110,500

June

4,080

4,980

*5,990

5,200

4,960

4,780

4,980

5,480

4,920

4,760

5,000

6,510

7.750

7,130

6,100

5,530

5,510

*5,850

5,340

4,620

3,850

3,610

3,740

3,600

3,080

2,750

2,590

2.500

2,630

2,750

140,470

4,682

278,600

July

g.870

2,700

2,630

2,630

2,470

2,300

2,210

2,140

2,090

1,940

1,800

1,790

1,760

1,740

1,590

1,360

1,190

1,110

1,070

al,020

a969

a918

a868

a818

a767

a716

a666

a616

*565

544

530

46,387

1,496

92,010

Aug.

506

476

470

524

512

476

434

416

400

395

390

370

355

340

330

330

340

325

310

302

294

290

286

290

294

290

282

278

278

274

266

11,123

359

22,060

Sept.

*262

262

274

266

254

246

242

238

238

234

226

220

212

209

206

202

202

202

198

198

195

189

189

189

186

180

HI

177

177

180

6,430

214

12,750

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,250 Min 90 Mean 987 Ao-ft 716,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,750 Min 90 Mean 905 Ao-ft 655,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
244 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIH

Rock Creek near Darby, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°04'10", long. 114°13'20", in SE^SE^ sec. 29, T. 4 N., R. 21 W., on left 

Bank 0.6 mile downstream from Como Lake, 0.7 mile upstream from Rock Creek Canal, and 

4 miles northwest of Darby.

Drainage area.--55.4 sq mi.

RecorIs available.--April 1946 to September 1948 (fragmentary), December 1948 to SeptemE)Sr 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,070 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 2, 1948, staff gage at site 0.6 mile downstream at different datun.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 692 cfs July 6 (gage height, 3.97 ft); no flow 

Nov. 6 to Apr. 6.

1946, 1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,580 cfs June 17, 1950 (gage height, 5.19 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 580 cfs, but may have been higher in May 1947; no 

flow Apr. 6, 18, 19, May 27-30, 1946, Nov. 6, 1952, to Apr. 6, 1953.

Remarks.--Records poor. Flow regulated to limit of capacity of Corao Lake (see p. 279)

Small diversion.above station for irrigation. Greater part of flow diverted by Roci

.Creek Canal, 0.7 nile below station.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.5

.6 

1.0 

2.0 

6.0 

8.5 

15

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

3.9

166

245

435

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

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

86

84

83

63

31

24

9.8

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.e

.6

.6

.5

.5

* . 5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

394.8

12.7

783

Nov.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

1.0

0.03

2.0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

*0

0

0

0

8.8

15

15

16

9.4

2.6

11

29

38

52

77

34

69

46

45

45

49

49

50

72

94

151

198

*265

500

1,741.8

58.1

3,450

May

272

260

257

275

286

282

330

342

326

314

303

296

282

278

275

275

275

272

275

278

*275

269

260

254

213

221

221

221

197

157

162

8,203

265

16,270

June

162

133

83

41

20

18

19

19

*19

19

19

20

20

20

21

*28

49

270

520

572

551

372

326

435

435

374

354

330

408

500

6,157

205

12,210

July

608

620

584

596

608

626

608

590

584

549

369

334

354

412

430

399

338

322

334

330

330

326

318

314

322

136

33

- 32

32

*33

49

11,520

372

22,850

Aug.

261

362

370

374

390

399

394

394

390

386

390

394

390

394

399

399

399

390

382

382

332

378

378

378

290

202

202

202

200

198

185

10,634

343

21,090

Sept.

*1§3

183

183

180

178

176

176

164

155

153

151

155

155

157

164

164

164

162

159

128

112

110

109

109

109

122

109

109

109

*109

4,382

146

8,690

Calendar year 1952: Max 770 Mln 0 Mean 137 Ae-ft 99,110

Water year 1952-53: Max 626 Mln o Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,340

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 245

Rock Creek Canal near Darby, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°04'40", long. 114°12'40", in SE£ffl£ sec. 28, T. 4 N., R. 21 W., on 

downstream side of footbridge a quarter of a mile downstream from diversion dam, 1^ 

miles downstream from Como Lake, and 4 miles northwest of Darby.

Records available.--April to September 1946, May 1948 to September 1953 (irrigation 

seasons only), discontinued.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,950 ft (from topographic map).

Apr. 8 to May 13, 1946, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at-different 

datum. May 14, 1946, to May 27, 1950, staff gage at present site at approximately 

present datum. May 28 to Sept. 30, 1950, staff gage at site 80 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Extremes.--1946, 1948-53: Maximum daily discharge, 407 cfs Aug. 3, 1952; no flow except 

during irrigation seasons.

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

Canal diverts from Rock Creek for irrigation of land in vicinity of Hamilton. During 

irrigation seasons water may be diverted from Lost Horse Creek into canal below station near southwest corner of sec. 22.

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

Bay

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

33

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

62

23

30

45

45

45

48

46

46

68

90

139

194

*?56

295

-

1,457

48.6

2,890

May

365

346

245

375

383

377

304

378

373

391

376

373

363

261

366

269

270

370

269

371

*268

264

257

249

209

215

215

215

166

14C

151

7,790

251

15,450

June

155

137

76

33

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

13

13

13

*12

13

187

154

306

206

243

264

291

287

281

282

285

311

307

~

3,843

128

7,630

July

305

385

366

366

366

364

388

391

295

313

304

387

294

131

7.6

89

385

313

317

331

330

336

314

304

314

107

3.6

3^2

3.2

*3.2

12

6,898.0

233

13,680

Aug.

347

355

360

369

385

395

390

390

385

390

385

390

385

390

395

395

395

385

375

375

375

370

370

370

285

195

195

195

195

190

180

10,446

337

30,730

Sept.

*179

175

175

175

170

170

170

160

150

145

145

150

150

150

160

160

160

155

150

120

105

105

105

105

105

100

105

105

105

*107

-

4,316

141

8,360

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Th'- period : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 68,730

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Aug. 5 to Sept. 

reek near Darby.

39; discharge estimated on basis of records for Rock
246 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Skalkaho Creek near Hamilton, Mont.

Location.- -La t 46°09'50", long. 113°56'20", in SW^NWi sec. 26, T. 5 N., R. 19 W. , on right 

Bank 2 miles downstream from Daly Creek and 12 miles southeast of Hamilton.

Drainage area. --87. 8 sq mi.

Records available . --December 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued). April 1920 to September 1924 at site 3 miles downstream; records not equivalent owing to inflow, especially during periods of low flow.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,510 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 725 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 1.26 ft, backwater from ice).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 812 cfs June 21, 1950 (gage height, 4.40 ft); maximum 

gage height recorded, 4.95 ft Feb. 1, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, that of Apr. 2, 1953.

Flood of June 15, 1922, reached a discharge of 1,110 cfs at site 3 miles downstream; 

flood of May 1948 reached a discharge of 1,130 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak 

flow at site 5 miles downstream.

Remarks . Records fair. During irrigation season flow is supplemented by releases from 

Kent Lake and Dam Creek Lake (combined capacity, 200 acre-ft).

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 31 to June 12, June 14 to July 9)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0

3.5

4.1

115

224

395

660

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, 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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

33

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

28

28

29

29

29

28

28

27

27

27

26 *-2~6

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

885

28.5

0.325

0.37

1,760

Nov.

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

27

26

26

26

27

26

26

25

25

25

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

Te

-

710

23.7

0.270

0.30

1,410

Dec.

19

21

22

24

25

25

25

25

*25

24

24

25

24

24

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

21

20

20

21

23

24

24

24

715

23.1

0.263

0.30

1,420

Jan.

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

27

28

26

~S5 30

26

25

24

26

26

26

26

25

*24

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

24

26

783

25.3

0.288

0.33

1,550

Feb.

29

26

27

29

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

23

24

24

23

23

23

*24

24

24

-

-

707

25.2

0.287

0.30

1,400

Mar.

24

22

23

24

24

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

25

23

22

24

24

24

24

715

23.1

0.263

0.30

1,420

Apr.

21

*21

21

22

24

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

25

32

41

51

44

46

60

73

76

63

54

-

963

32.1

0.366

0.41

1,910

May

*48

44

42

44

55

80

106

95

81

74

67

63

63

67

72

81

88

102

122

*131

112

102

97

106

99

103

117

143

168

182

198

2,952

95.2

1.08

1.25

5,860

June

216

312

341

299

302

312

344

371

*344

*348

407

505

620

552

534

538

542

*529

516

488

451

451

459

427

379

344

326

333

344

359

-

12,293

410

4.67

5.21

24,380

July

355

330

316

299

275

250

238

230

219

203

189

180

168

162

153

141

131

126

120

115

112

106

104

100

96

94

91

88

86

82

*79

5,238

169

1.92

2.21

10,390

Aug.

75

75

74

82

73

71

69

66

65

64

63

61

60

57

56

57

58

54

52

51

50

49

49

49

49

47

47

46

45

44

45

1,801

58.1

0.662

0.76

3,570

Sept.

42

*55

48

44

42

41

40

40

40

39

39

38

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

34

33

32

32

32

34

33

-

1,115

37.2

0.424

0.47

2,210

Calendar year 1952: Max 493 Min 18 Mean 88.7 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76 Ac-ft 64,430

Water year 1952-53: Max 620 Min 18 Mean 79.1 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.21 Ac-ft 57,280

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). June 2 (7 p.m.) 419 efs (3.72 ft); June 13 (1:30 a.m.) 725 efs 

(4.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 9-11, Nov. 22 to Dee. 30, Feb. 10-12, 14, 

19-28, Mar. 1, 2, Apr. 1-3.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 247

Blodgett Creek near Corvallis, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°16'10", long. 114°14'10", in NW^-NW^- sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 21 W., on right 

bank 4-| miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles southwest of Corvallis.

Drainage area. 26.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years (1947-53), 73.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 520 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.12 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Nov. 9, 10, 23, 25; minimum gage height, 1.93 ft Nov. 9, 10.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 836 cfs May 16, 1949 (gage height, 6.42 ft); minimum, 

that of Nov. 9, 10, 23, 25, 1952; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 9, 10, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow partly regulated at low stages by High Lake and Blodgett 

Lake (combined capacity, 900 acre-ft).

Revlslons.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

0.7 

2.2

7.0

21

2.8 

3.2 

3.5 

4.9

43

91

142

 465

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

Octal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

*2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.7

68.4

2.21

0.084

0.10

136

Hoi/ .

"279 3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

-

71.6

2.39

0.091

0.10

142

Dec.

1.4

174

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.9

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

77.9

2.51

0.095

O.U

155

Calendar year 1952-: Max 390

Jan.

"STT 2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

4.8

8.2

7.8

17

22

IB

16

14

12

14

15

15

15

*14

14

16

17

16

14

14

14

13

14

347.8

11.2

0.424

0.49

690

Feb.

22

20

22

23

22

22

20

20

17

17

18

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

*9.8

978

10

_

_

-

436.6

15.6

0.591

0.62

866

Mln 1.4

Mar.

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.2

975

11

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

16

16

16

18

18

18

*18

404.0

13.0

0.492

0.57

801

Apr.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

15

15

15

16

22

44

96

166

138

131

162

222

255

190

*146

-

1,887

62.9

2.38

2.66

3,740

May

119

98

87

83

97

162

239

202

160

128

110

97

91

96

113

158

192

231

304

262

*192

156

135

138

124

119

129

156

204

251

269

4,902

158

5.98

6.89

9,720

June

280

350

*338

244

248

267

283

292

255

246

317

415

460

357

309

304

*352

374

278

231

182

217

262

217

154

135

T56

172

226

239

-

8,160

272

10.3

11.49

16,190

July

'22C 255

233

235

224

204

200

202

215

192

188

194

209

202

160

115

91

83

77

71

60

58

55

51

45

42

39

*38

34

33

32

4,057

131

4.96

5.72

8,050

Aug.

29

26

24

26

23

22

20

20

18

18

16

30

30

29

28

32

33

31

31

29

28

 24 15

27

27

25

23

22

20

20

*18

764

24.6

0.932

1.07

1,520

Sept.

18

22

23

18

17

15

14

12

10

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.8

8.2

6.2

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.4

274

4.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.3

-

253.0

8.43

0.319

0.36

502

Mean 60.3 Cfsm 2.28 In. 31.13 Ao-ft 43,780

Water year 1952-53: Max 460 Mln 1.4 Mean 58.7 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.18 Ao-ft 42,510

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). June 13 (6 to 8 a.m.) 520 cfs (5.12 ft); June 18 (3:30 a.m.) 465 

cfs (4.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
248 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek near Victor, Mont.

Location.--Lat 46°23', long. 114 "13', in NE£ sec, 9, T. 7 N., R. 21 W., on left bank 

4 miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles southwest of Victor.

Drainage area. 26.8 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and timber control. Altitude of gage is 3,770 ft (from topographic map). April 1938 to Aug. 27, 1941, staff gage and Aug. 27, 1941, to Sept. 30, 

1952, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 64.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 609 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.91 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs Dec. 1 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs June 16, 1950 (gage height, 5.04 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 530 cfs; minimum, that of Dec. 1, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion above station. Natural flow is supplemented by stored water from Bear Lake Rapacity, 375 acre-ft) during irrigation season.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 982: 1942. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.8 

1.2 

1.8 

2.6 

4.0 

6.2

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

9.

18

39

79

150

251

506

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.

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

T78

1.9

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

5.6

77.4

2.50

0.093

0.11

154

Nov.

4.4

4.2

3.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.9

4.4

4.0

4.2

5.1

774

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2

1.5

1.2

.8

-

108.1

3.60

0.134

0.15

214

Dec.

0.7

1

1.5

2.5

3.5

3.8

4

4

3.7

3.5

*3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3

3

3

3.5

3.8

4

4

4

4

3.8

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

107.4

3.46

0.129

0.15

213

Jan.

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

376

11

22

20

22

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

*14

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

12

13

394.5

12.7

0.474

0.55

782

Feb.

25

21

21

25

22

20

19

18

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

*11

11

10

To

10

-

-

-

417

14.9

0.556

0.58

827

Mar.

10

9.5

9.8

9.9

9.5

"972 9.2

9.5

11

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

13

13

13

12

12

13

15

16

15

17

17

18

!i

405.6

13.1

0.489

0.56

804

Apr.

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

20

43

94

144

118

106

135

191

209

144

*106

-

1,619

54.0

2.01

2.24

3,210

May

84

71

64

65

91

161

222

178

126

99

84

76

74

81

102

140

186

249

345 26~9

*181

137

118

119

106

101

118

142

193

269

267

4,518

146

5.45

6.28

8,960

June

286

*408

326

244

246

259

283

292

233

244

390

496

503

37T

345

350

*446

406

301

235

191

232

277

215

157

Tea" 145

211

292

289

-

8,841

295

11.0

12.27

17,540

July

304

264

274

269

256

240

228

230

235

203

193

191

198

253

170

122

99

89

84

75

65

59

56

51

45

42

40

37

34

31

*30

4,467

144

5.37

6.19

8,860

Aug.

27

25

23

23

22

20

18

18

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

9.9

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

12

9.5

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.5

6.9

426.5

13.8

0.515

0.59

846

Sept.

6.5

*10

13 -9.9

8.5

7.5

6.9

7.2

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.5

4.9

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.7

5.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.0

370

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.3

-

157.3

5.24

0.196

0.22

312

Calendar year 1952: Max 445 Min 0.7 Mean 60.4 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.59 Ac-ft 43,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 503 Mln 0.7 Mean 59.0 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.89 Ac-ft 42,720

Peak discharge (base, 400 efs). June 2 (7:30 p.m.) 516 cfs (3.72 ft); June 15 (2:30 a.m.) 609 

cfs (3.91 ft); June 17 (10 p.m.) 579 cfs (3.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21-30, Dec. 2-28, Feb. 10-12, 19-26, Mar. 1-3.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 249

Kootenai Creek near Stevensville,.Mont.

Location. Lat 46°32'30", long. 114 0 10'00", in SW^NW^ sec. 18, T. 9 N., R. 20 W., en left 

bank 3 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles northwest of Stevensville.

Drainage area. 28.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,780 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 490 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.99 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Nov. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs June 17, 1950 (gage height, 5.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs; minimum daily, that of Nov. 30, 1952.

Flood of May-June 1948 reached a discharge of 1,250 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow at site a quarter of a mile downstream.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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. 28 to May 4)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.8 

4.2

2.3

s'.o

3.8

172

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

375

3.8

113.3

3.65

0.126

0.15

225

Nov.

4.1

378

3.6

4.1

3.S

3.6

3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.7

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

b3.5

b3.4

b3.4

b3.2

b3.0

b2.5

b2.2

b2.1

b2.0

-

104.6

3.49

0.121

0.13

207

Dec.

b2.2

b372

b4.0

b4.6

4.8

4.5

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.0

 §73 5.6

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.9

127.7

4.12

0.143

0.16

253

Calendar year 1952: Max 360

Jan.

3.9

.1

.2

.5

.2

.2

.1

.5

9.8

11

12

24

2T

18

16

14

15

17

18

*16

16

14

16

20

18

18

17

16

17

17

18

411.8

13.3

0.460

0.53

817

Feb.

33

30

30

35

3T

28

26

25

22

b21

b20

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

b!5

b!5

b!4

13

13

*b!3

b!2

10

To

10

_

-

-

545

19.5

0.675

0.70

1,080

Mar.

b9.7

b9.5

10

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.8

10

12

15

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

16

15

18

IS

19

20

22

23

*24

487.0

15.7

0.543

0.63

966

Apr.

24

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

20

49

87

128

96

96

150

205

219

154

*106

-

1,692

56.4

1.95

2.18

3,360

May

89

84

80

80

91

158

205

167

112

84

77

72

70

72

87

128

170

200

*308

220

141

103

89

89

80

77

86

106

167

301

261

4,054

131

4.53

5.22

8,040

June

284

*353

300

219

216

240

271

264

196

217

358

395

420

367

353

350

*398

370

294

214

150

188

261

196

122

114

150

203

284

296

-

8,043

268

9.27

10.34

15,950

July

'2"90 339

301

302

290

266

252

282

301

240

260

266

286

280

183

108

89

89

S9

78

69

68

68

66

62

61

61

*60

58

55

51

5,270

170

5.88

6.78

10,450

Aug.

48

43

42

43

40

39

37

36

36

30

27

25

25

22

20

21

21

20

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

13

12

12

12

11

 10

759

24.5

0.848

0.98

1,510

Sept.

9.8

14

17

13

12

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.9

575

5.9

5.9

6.2

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.4

-

243.0

8.10

0.280

0.31

482

Mln 2.0 Mean 60.8 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.64 Ac-ft 44,140

Water year 1952-53: Max 420 Mln 2.0 Mean 59.9 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.11 Ac-ft 43,340

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
250 PEIID OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Burnt Pork Creek near Stevensville, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°27'50", long. 113°56'40", in NWirSWi seo. 11, T. 8 N., R. 19 W., on downstream side of highway bridge, 8 miles southeast of Stevensville.

Drainage area. 74.0 sq mi.

PtvsrdB available. May 1920 to August 1924, April 1938 to September 1953.

JitS.- Wire-weight gage read once daily except Sundays and holidays. Altitude of gage is 

-: )tj ?0 ft (from topographic map). May 8, 1920, to Aug. 23, 1924, staff gage at same site 

at different datum. Apr. 15, 1938, to Mar. 18, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 49.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 351 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.19 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 2.88 ft Dec. 2 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 13 cfs Mar. 2, 3, Apr. 2, 10.

1920-24, 1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 641 cfs May 28, 1938 (gage height, 

2.92 ft); maximum gage height observed, 3.40 ft Jan. 6, 9, 1947 (backwater from ice); 

minimum daily discharge, 2 cfs Mar. 11, 1948.

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

which are poor. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 2,000 acres below station. During irrigation season natural flow of stream is augmented by release from 

Burnt Fork Lake (capacity, 510 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 22

12

16

22

0.5

.6

.9 42

0.7 

.8

1.1

Apt". 23 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

107

211

355

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

a!5

16

16

16

17

17

17

a!6

16

17

17

17

17

17

a 17

*17

18

18

18

18

18

al8

18

18

18

18

19

520

16.8

1,030

Nov.

a!9

a20

20

20

21

20

20

20

a!9

b!9

a20

20

23

20

23

a22

21

21

21

20

20

b!9

al9

b!9

b!8

b!8

al7

bl7

b!6

al5

-

587

19.6

1,160

Dec.

b!6

bT8

b!9

b!9

b20

b20

a 20

20

20

18

*18

18

18

a!8

b!7

b!7

b!7

18

18

18

a!8

18

18

18

a!7

a!6

b!7

a!8

b!9

b21

bTO

567

18.3

1,120

Jan.

a20

20

19

a!9

19

19

19

18

20

20

a22

23

20

20

19

20

21

a21

20

20

20

*18

20

20

a20

20

b!9

18

18

17

T7

606

19.5

1,200

Feb.

a!8

18

18

18

11

19

18

a!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

19

19

b!9

a!9

19

19

b!8

b!6

b!5

b!6

a!6

a!5

blS

b!5

*15

15

11

_

-

484

17.3

960

Mar.

al4

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!4

b!4

14

al4

14

14

15

15

14

14

al4

14

14

14

15

14

14

al4

14

14

11

17

16

17

a!6

16

*17

453

14.6

899

Apr.

15

13

16

16

a!7

17

17

16

14

13

14

a!4

15

16

15

15

15

15

a!6

20

27

36

51

44

44

a 51

58

~Sz 69

*46

787

26.2

1,560

May

39

36

a34

35

39

53

72

64

56

a51

46

44

42

42

46

53

a 54

56

*72

66

56

48

46

a 48

51

53

72

112

135

a!40

a 142

1,903

61.4

3,770

June

142

196

320

276

241

241

3250

*254

241

221

221

283

351

a320

*294

248

241

241

228

208

a!83

158

158

152

138

128

114

allO

105

105

-

6,368

212

12,630

July

116

Tie

116

allO

a!05

101

101

96

90

90

86

880

75

77

71

68

62

59

a55

52

51

47

44

40

38

a36

34

32

45

39

*38

2,170

70.0

4,300

Aug.

39

a39

39

453-9-

37

36

36

a36

36

34

34

32

31

30

a30

30

28

27

25

23

33

a30

27

28

27

27

26

26

a25

24

979

31.6

1,940

Sept.

23

*29

30

27

25

a25

a24

24

24

24

23

22

a22

21

21

20

20

20

20

a20

20

19

19

19

20

19

a!9

19

*19

19

656

21.9

1,300

Calendar year 1952: Max 233 Mln 14 Mean 47.1 Ac-ft 34,170

Water year 1952-53: Max 351 Mln 13 Mean 44.1 Ac-ft 31,870

* 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 afx'ected by Ice.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 251

Lolo Creek near Lolo, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°45', long. 114°09', in NW£ sec. 5, T. 11 N. , R. 20 W., on left bank 

4 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles southwest of Lolo.

Drainage area.--250 sq mi.

Records available.--N'oyember 1950 to September 1953. April 1911 to September 1915 at 

site about 2 miles upstream; records not equivalent owing to diversion and tributary 

inflow.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,290 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.30 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs May 12, 1951 (gage height, 4.98 ft); maximum gage height, 5.71 ft Feb. 11, 1951 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, that 

of Nov. 9, 1952.

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

which are poor. Numerous small diversions mainly for irrigation of hay meadows above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

Oct. 1 to June 13

9.0 2.5 255

20 3.0 420

50 4.2 1,000

100

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

June 14 to Sept 

8.0 1.9

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

97

255

420

695

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

15

14

14

15

16

18

17

17

16

16

14

12

12

12

12

15

12

16

*16

15

16

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

15

486

15.7

964

Nov.

17

16

12

14

18

14

12

14

9.5

10

26

25

24

20

22

23

21

20

19

20

23

14

b!6

b20

b20

b20

b25

b34

b32

b35

-

595.5

19.8

1,180

Dec.

b40

b41

b40

41

12

40

41

*40

39

38

38

37

38

40

40

36

34

35

37

38

38

37

36

35

b34

b32

b35

b37

b39

b39

b39

1,176

37.9

2,330

Jan.

b39

b38

a38

a39

a39

a38

a38

a40

a60

78

80

112

149

124

64

70

70

72

90

*88

82

74

72

84

80

72

63

61

66

72

74

2,186

70.5

4,340

Feb.

122

121

100

115

96

88

80

82

61

b66

b70

70

69

50

b56

60

60

47

b44

40

b48

54

54

*47

54

54

58

61

-

-

-

1,930

68.9

3,830

Mar.

56

48

44

54

53

51

51

53

57

67

72

72

70

67

64

67

69

*60

69

69

64

63

61

67

80

80

82

90

111

109

H3

2,133

68.8

4,230

Apr.

96

90

92

94

94

96

96

88

80

75

77

80

78

75

li

75

78

77

80

104

150

230

345

385

371

399

478

*568

500

420

-

5,545

185

11,000

May

357

309

279

258

279

373

528

510

428

371

326

291

270

276

303

350

385

452

*568

568

487

416

378

482

464

448

478

528

622

710

730

13,224

427

26,230

June

765

*856

840

780

760

745

770

770

690

665

765

939

1,000

878

800

750

765

770

*675

582

505

478

500

456

406

378

368

385

444

410

-

19,895

663

39,460

July

436

399

385

385

350

336

318

300

294

273

249

247

258

235

210

182

160

144

132

112

104

95

97

89

83

81

75

*67

58

52

48

6,254

202

12,400

Aug.

46

45

42

41

40

36

35

34

33

32

33

32

28

22

22

19

19

15

14

13

11

11

12

16

24

22

24

27

38

34

*30

850

27.4

1,690

Sept.

26

31

41

34

27

24

22

20

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

11

11

10

10

11

*11

12

-

498

16.6

988

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,270 Min 9.5 Mean 193 Ac-ft 140,100

Water year 1952-5i: Max 1,000 Min 9.5 Mean 150 Ac-ft 108,600

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs). June 13 (8 to 9 a.m.) 1,060 cfs (4.30 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.
252 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Clark Fork below Missoula, Mont.

Location. Lat 46°52'10", long. 114°07'30", in NE^SE^ sec. 21, T. 13 N., R. 20 W. , on 

right bank 2 miles downstream from Bitterroot River and 5 miles west of Missoula.

Drainage area.--9,003 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,090 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--24 years, 4,966 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,100 cfs June 4 (gage height, 10.10 ft); min- 

 Emm7 931 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs May 23, 1948 (gage height, 12.08 ft); minimum, 388 cfs Jan. 18, 1933 (gage height, 0.58 ft, backwater from ice).

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

Fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Bonner. Diversions for irrigation of about 235,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1042: 1931. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 4

0.4 920

1.0 1,650

2.0 3,280

3.0 5,480

4.0 

7.0 

10.4

8,500

21,100

40,600

June 4 to Sept. 30

0.9 1,610 3.0 5,570 

2.0 3,400 4.0 8,500

Mote. 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.

2,150

2,150

2,120

2,120 

2,140

2,080 

*2,120

2,140

2,150

2,190

2,390

1.9_40

2,060

2,250

2,370

2,400

2,470

2.520

2,450

2,400

2,440

2,440

2,420

2,450

2,440

2,450

2,390

2,220

2,150

2,140

2,110

70,260

2,266

139,400

Nov.

2,120

2,140

2,250

2,390 

2,500

2.520 

2,490

2,420

2,300

2,220

*2,150

2,220

2,280

2,250

2,280

2,350

2,350

2,320

2,280

2,280

2,250

2,200

2,080

2,120

2,090

1,910

1,780

1,690

1,470

1.360

-

65,060

2,169

129,000

Dec.

1,320

1,440

1,910

2,190 

2,120

2,120 

2,150

2,250

2,230

2,200

2,170

*2,170

2,300

2.540

2,230

2,060

2,000

2,040

2,190

2,120

2,110

2,110

2,020

1,960

al,550

1,140

953

al,200

1,610

1,900

2,000

60,103

1,939

119,200

Jan.

2,040

1,960

1,940

2,040 

1,970

1,750 

1,720

1,970

2,320

2,840

2,880

2,860

3,020

5,080

2,900

2,680

2,590

2,760

2,860

2,930

2,910

2,810

2,710

*2,610

2,610

2,620

2,560

2,440

2,400

2,470

2,500

77,750

2,508

154,200

Feb.

2,610

2,840

2,880

2,860 

2,910

2,880 

2,780

2,680

2,620

2,390

2,280

2,550

2,370

2,370

2,220

2,250

2,200

2,220

2,190

2,040

2,030

2,110

2,120

2,000

1.970

2,030

*2,080

2,200

-

-

-

66,480

2,374

131,900

Mar.

2,200

2,040

1,970

2,020 

2,110

2,040 

2,110

2,120

2,190

2,280

2,420

2,570

2,590

2,560

2,590

2,370

2,350

2,350

2,240

2,310

2,350

2,300

2,360

2,170

2,170

2,340

2,450

2,520

2,590

2.660

2,660

71,800

2,316

142,400

Apr.

2,690

2,620

*2,520

2,540 

2,560

2,590 

2,730

2,660

2,620

2,520

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,440

2,390

2,340

2,320

2,280

2 , 270

2,320

2,470

2,880

3,710

5,020

5,350

5,430

*6,140

7,610

8^550

8,000

-

104,810

3,494

207,900

May

7,230

6,370

5,700

5,170 

4,900

5,200 

7,020

9,280

9,320

8,400

7,510

6,750

a6,200

a5,700

36,200

37,000

38,000

39,000

310,000

312,500

312,000

11,100

10,000

9,930

311,000

311,500

*12,200

12,700

14,100

19,100

22,400

293,480

9,467

582,100

June

24,100

25,900

33,300

*39.000 

38,400

35,500 

32,800

32 , 500

32,100

29,500

28,200

30,300

33,900

36,800

35,400

31,500

28,900

28,500

27,900

*25,600

22,800

19,800

18,400

17,900

16,800

15,000

13,800

15.300

14,000

14,900

-

796,800

26,560

* 1,580

July

15,300

15.400

14,800

14,500 

14,100

15,200 

*12,100

11,600

11,200

10,800

9,940

9,250

9,080

9,110

8,910

8,190

7,260

6,590

5,800

5,470

5,110

4,810

4,430

4,180

3,990

3,870

5,830

3,690

3,630

3,330

3^240

256,510

8,275

508,800

Aug.

5.260

2,880

5,060

3,060 

3,090

3,080 

3,060

2,990

2,690

2,720

2,690

2,600

2,520

2,520

2,500

2,160

2,330

2,400

2,570

2,290

2,160

2,070

2.040

2,070

2,080

2,120

2,140

2,220

2,370

2,140

2,220

77,900

2,513

154,500

Sept.

2,220

2,300

*2,420

2,660 

2,720

2,540 

2,310

2,240

2,380

2,320

2,300

2,190

2,130

2,070

1,960

1,940

1,960

1,920

1,980

1,620

1,820

1,830

1,820

1.810

1,810

1,850

1,860

1,890

1,880

1,880

-

62,630

2,088

124,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 26,900 Mln 953 Mean 5,684 Ac-ft 4,126,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 39,000 Mln 953 Mean 5,489 Ac-ft 3,974,000

Peak discharge (baae. 12.000 cfsl. June 4 (12:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.) 40,100 cfs (10.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and record for Clark Fork at St. Regls.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 253

Clark Fork at St. Regis, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°18'05", long. 115 C 05'15", in center of SWi sec. 19, T. 18 N., R. 27 W., 

on left bank at St. Regis, half a mile downstream from St. Regis River.

Drainage area.--10,709 sq mi.

Records available. October 1910 to September 1923, February 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,600 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Nov. 29, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 7,348 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,800 cfs June 5 (gage height, 16.48 ft); minImum, 1,860 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 4.09 ft).

1910-23, 1929-53: Maximum, discharge observed, 68,900 cfs May 24, 1948 (gage height, 

19.96 ft); minimum discharge, 1,000 cfs Dec. 17, 1940 (gage height, 3.36 ft), but may 

have been less during period of ice effect Feb. 19-22, 1929.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant 

at Bonner. Diversions for irrigation of about 244,000 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4-1

5-0 

7-0

1,870

2,950

6,890

10-0 

14-0 

16.5

15,600

32,700

45,900

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.

2,820 

2,790

2,790

2,760

2,730

2,740

2,700

*2,730

2,760

2,760

2,770

2,940

2.590 

2,660

2,800

2,890

2,940

3,000

5,040

3,000

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,980

2,960

2,980

2,920

2,800

2,760

2,730

88,180

2,845

174,900

Nov.

2,700 

2,690

2,700

2,790

2,920

3,010

5,020

3,010

2,950

2,880

*2,800

2,740

2,800 

2,860

2,820

2,880

2,890

2,880

2,860

2,840

2,830

2,790

2,750

2,670

2,670

2,620

2,520

2,370

2,230

2,060

-

82,550

2,751

163,700

Dec.

2,080 

2,150

2,200

2,510

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,760

2,800

2,800

2,760

2,730

*2,750 

2,850

2,860

2,760

2,620

2,560

2,590

2,700

2,660

2,630

2,630

2,560

2,480

2,180

1,940

1,890

1,970

2,220

2,420

78,180

2,522

155,100

Jan.

2,510 

2,560

2,510

2,520

2,590

2,510

2,400

2.540

2,660

3,200

5,550

4,050

4.500 

4, 170

4,020

3,710

3,540

5,490

*5,760

3,880

3,920

3,810

3,720

5,640

3,550

3,520

5,490

5,390

5,300

5,380

3,470

105,460

5,537

205,200

Feb.

,150 

,240

,260

.560

4,300

,260

,170

,110

,980

3,760

5,550

5,440

3,440 

3,410

3,580

3,240

5,240

5,160

3,160

5,080

3,000

2,950

2,960

2,950

2,880

2,820

2,860

*2,950

_

-

98,060

5,502

194,500

Mar.

3,020 

2,950

2,850

2,760

2,770

2,850

2,790

2,840

2,880

2,980

3,080

3,220

3,360 

3,380

3,550

3,220

3,220

3,180

3,200

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,160

3,200

3,140

3,140

3,310

3,430

3,540

*3,660

^780

97,760

3,154

193,900

Apr.

3,790 

3,780

5,710

5,600

5,620

5,690

3,740

3,810

5,720

5,660

3,540

3,470

3,440 

3,440

5,580

5,550

3,310

3,510

5,500

3,390

3,780

4,530

6,100

7,740

8,860

9,130

9,960

12,100

15.100

12,500

-

158,850

5,295

515,100

May

11,400 

* 10, 300

9,290

8,680

8.500

9,100

10,800

12,900

13,800

12,800

11,600

10,700

9,980 

9,480

9,540

10,000

10,800

12,200

14,800

17,000

17,400

16,000

14,500

15,900

15,500

16,700

16,600

16,800

18,000

*2 1,900

26,600

417,570

13,470

828,200

June

29,200 

31,700

34,300

42,100

*45.500

43,900

40,500

58,800

58,400

36,700

35,100

35,800

39,400 

42 , 500

43,300

39,700

56,000

34,400

34,000

32 , 000

28,800

25,500

23,000

22,000

21,100

19,400

17,800

16,900

16,906

17,500

-

962,200

32,070

tl,908

July

18,000 

18.400

18,100

17,500

17,200

16,400

15,500

* 14, 400

14,000

15,600

15,100

11,900

11,600 

11,500

11,100

10,600

9,820

8,860

8,000

7,420

6,940

6,500

6,080

5,710

5,450

5,240

5,030

4,930

4,730

4,590

4jj!80

326,260

10,520

647,100

Aug.

4,170 

4,110

5,810

5,920

5,900

5,880

3,830

3,810

3,740

*3,520

5,520

5,460

5,350 

3,240

3,250

3,240

2,980

3,060

3,100

3,060

2,950

2,880

2,820

2,790

2,840

2,840

2,920

2,920

3,020

3,070

2,900

102,900

3,319

204,100

Sept.

2,950 

2,980

*3,070

5,180

5,550

5.410

3,250

5,070

5,020

5,080

3,040

2,980

2,880 

2,820

2,760

2,660

2,590

2,600

2,560

2,620

2.550

2,440

2,470

2,470

2,460

2,510

2,490

2,490

2,550

2,520

-

85,600

2,787

165,800

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,000 Min 1,890 Mean 7,446 Ac-ft 5,406,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 45,500 Min 1,890 Mean 7,122 Ac-ft 5,156,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Flathead River at Flathead, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°00', long. 114°29', on left bank at highway bridge 0.2 mile north of

 International boundary, 0.2 mile northwest of Flathead, British Columbia, and 7 miles 

northwest of Trail Creek, Mont.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1929 to September 1953 (no winter records prior to 1952).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,980 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 £0 Sept. 1, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 cfs June 13 (gage height, 6.20 ft); min-

"T929-53: Maximum discharge, 14,600 cfs May 23, 1948 (gage height, 9.1 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum observed, o5 cis 

Apr. 9, 1929, but may have been less during periods of no record In winter.

Remarks.--Records good except those for May 1 to June 1, which are fair, and those for

 period of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

Canada under agreement with the United States.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1092: 1933 (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

0.5 

.7 

.9

11 to Sept. 30

145

180

245

0.6

.8

1.0

175

210

290

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

578

987

2,190

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,990

6,150

8,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

183

183

183

178

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

178

178

178

176

175

173

171

171

169

167

167

166

166

167

169

166

*167

166

167

171

5,395

174

0.39

0.45

10,700

Nov.

167

166

164

164

164

162

162

160

159

157

159

1<50

160

160

160

157

152

148

147

145

145

154

154

155

155

143

130

*127

123

125

"

4,584

153

0.34

0.38

9,090

Dec .

130

152

185

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

212

202

193

183

174

165

157

154

150

145

141

137

134

130

142

155

173

173

5,607

181

0.40

0.46

11,120

Jan.

173

173

173

160

145

118

100

130

165

210

290

370

495

470

450

430

410

390

370

355

335

315

305

290

275

262

250

237

230

237

247

8,560

276

0.61

0.70

16,980

Feb.

253

263

255

245

237

229

221

213

205

199

192

*188

185

182

180

178

176

175

174

173

171

169

168

166

165

164

163

162

-

-

5,451

195

0.43

0.45

10,810

Mar.

163

164

165

166

167

168

169

170

172

*174

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

176

178

5,357

173

0.38

0.44

10,630

Apr.

178

178

179

*180

182

195

188

188

183

181

182

182

181

179

177

179

178

178

180

202

350

643

959

1,280

1,390

1,490

1,820

2,160

2.250

1,920

-

17,912

597

1.33

1.48

35,530

May

*1,650

1,460

1,560

1,430

1,670

2,280

*3,480

3,840

3,330

2,710

2,380

2,140

2,340

2,480

2,770

3,030

3,190

3,340

4,400

5,320

4,960

4,160

3,590

3,260

3,950

4,460

5,040

5,180

5,260

5,940

6,030

106,430

3,430

7.62

8.79

211,100

June

*6,000

7,080

7,400

8,320

7,450

6,080

5,730

7,200

7,360

5,890

5,930

6,690

8.350

7,380

5,640

4,720

4,660

4,660

4,050

3,540

3,070

2,730

2,710

2,530

*2,370

2,390

*2,360

2,510

2,390

2,450

-

149,440

4,980

11.07

12.35

296,400

July

2,400

2,370

2,340

2,240

2,000

1,880

1,860

1,890

1,900

1,810

1,730

1,680

1,670

1,600

1,480

1,350

1,210

1,150

1,110

*1,050

987

922

877

852

834

826

785

752

720

697

666

43,638

1,410

3.13

3.61

86,550

Aug.

636

621

607

614

650

578

551

544

544

544

517

492

480

462

444

438

426

408

396

385

375

370

360

375

396

380

*380

396

385

360

545

14,459

466

1.04

1.20

28,680

Sept.

340

370

365

345

330

320

310

300

295

290

281

272

263

259

248

242

238

238

242

242

242

238

242

263

263

259

248

259

*281

281

-

8,366

279

0.62

0.69

16,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,400 Mln - Mean 746 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.59 Ac-ft 541,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,350 Mln 100 Mean 1,030 Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.00 Ac-ft 744,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 10. No gage-height record Dec. IS 

to Mar. 8, May 1 to June 1; discharge estimated on basis of records for Plathead River near Columbia 

Falls, Mont., and weather records.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 255

Flathead River near Columbia Falls, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°28'20", long. 114°05>20", in NE^NE^ sec. 12, T. 31 N., R. 20 W., on

 right bank 1 mile upstream from Middle Fork and 8 miles northeast of Columbia Falls.

Drainage area. 1,553 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1910 to September 1917, April 1929 to September 1953. Pub-

 lished as North Fork Flathead River near Columbia Falls September 1910 to September

1914.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,109.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). September 1910 to September 1917 staff gage 

at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1910-17, 1935-53), 2,879 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 cfs June 14 (gage height, 10.78 ft); minimum, 198 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1910-17, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 30,100 cfs June 20, 1916 (gage height, 9.9 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Jan. 8, 1953.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height recorcT7 which are fair. A few small diversions from tributaries for irrigation of hay 

meadows above station. No regulation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1216: Drainage area. WSP 1246: 1911 (maximum only, 1912,

1915. 1917, 1929, 1938-39, 1946).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to May 20

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

240

475

775

1,560

4.0 

6.0 

8.4

2,720

6,300

13,400

May 21 to Sept. 30

4.0 2,720 8.0 12,400 

6.0 6,560 10.5 22,500

Note. Same as preceding 

table below"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

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

742

736

730

723

710

710

704

698

692

*6BO

668

662

656

650

644

638

638

632

626

620

614

60B

608

602

596

590

590

584

584

590

602

20,127

649

0.418

0.48

39,920

Nov.

602

590

572

566

584

b78

566

548

542

536

530

*530

548

548

548

542

530

524

514

508

497

470

492

492

486

410

345

330

b320

b330

-

15,178

506

0.326

0.36

30,110

Dec.

350

442

548

572

578

584

564

578

572

584

578

*572

590

548

524

502

*480

502

480

448

480

486

475

436

390

b380

b370

b420

b4BO

b550

560

15,643

505

0.325

0.37

31,030

Jan.

554

578

566

497

470

375

164

300

771

995

98B

1,260

1.650

1,610

1,340

1,220

1,150

1,060

*1,010

959

952

903

882

847

827

814

794

788

768

768

820

26,780

664

0.556

0.64

53,120

Feb.

1,210

1.520

1,260

1,230

1,150

1,080

1,070

1,030

910

B14

910

917

868

808

814

814

786

749

716

*608

636

710

710

644

656

668

656

650

-

-

-

24,398

871

0.561

0.58

48,390

Mar.

590

530

Mi

560

650

608

584

564

602

626

668

686

692

686

674

666

692

674

666

698

674

656

638

*632

656

674

692

716

763

614

882

20,492

661

0.426

0.49

40,650

Apr.

875

854

847

847

889

1,000

1,040

1,000

959

938

924

924

917

910

861

854

840

827

834

*924

1,230

2,040

3,160

4,340

4,680

4,900

5,760

7,300

7,900

7,180

-

66,554

2,218

1.43

1.60

132JOOO

May

6,100

5,420

5.040

5,280

6,200

8,460

11,600

12,800

11,100

9,030

7,950

7,120

6,700

7,100

7,920

8,670

9,120

9,540

11,000

13,300

*12,400

10 , 400

8,970

8,160

8,780

9,900

11,200

11,500

11,700

13,200

13.400

289,060

9,325

6.00

6.92

573,300

June

13,200

15,600

*17,600

19,500

19,400

16,700

15,500

17,600

21,000

17,700

16,500

18 , 100

*21,400

22 . 500

18,000

15,400

14,700

14,800

13,400

11,600

10,100

6,690

8,410

8,220

7,570

7,240

7,160

7, UP

7,660

8,270

-

420,830

14,030

9.03

10.1

834,700

July

8.360

8,240

8,130

,990

,310

,790

,790

,050

* ,240

,290

,050

,900

,900

,030

,770

,100

,340

,810

,460

,240

a4,000

a3,700

a3,500

a3,300

a3,200

a3,000

a2,900

a2,800

a2,700

a2.600

a2,600

169,090

5,455

3.51

4.05

335,400

Aug.

aZ.500

a2,400

a2,400

a2,300

a2,300

a2,200

*2,160

2,140

2,230

2,230

2,140

2,030

1,920

1,870

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,660

1,610

1,570

1,520

1,490

1,440

1,430

1,520

1,480

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,350

1.300

56,700

1,629

1.18

1.36

112,500

Sept.

1,260

1,310

1.340

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,180

,150

,120

* ,100

,070

,050

,020

995

980

966

945

931

924

917

910

696

682

917

917

903

889

868

675

682

-

31,007

1,034

0.666

0.74

61,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 18,000 Mln 320 Mean 2,729 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.91 Ac-ft 1,981,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 22,500 Mln 264 Mean 3,167 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.69 Ac-ft 2,293,000

Peak discharge fbase. 11.000 cfs). May 8 (9 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (8.30 ft); May 20 (8 to 9 p.m.) 

13,800 cfs (8.47 ft); June 14 (3 to 4 a.m.) 23,800 cfs (10.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Middle Fork Flathead River near West Glacier.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Middle Pork Plathead River at Essex, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°16'30", long. 113°36'10", in NE^SW^ sec. 14, T. 29 N., R. 16 W., on

 right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Ole Creek, 0.7 mile southeast of Essex, and 4 miles 

downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,730 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,032 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,600 cfs June 4 (gage height, 10.31

 ft); minimum observed, 49 cfs Nov. 26 (discharge measurement).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs May 22, 1948 (gage height, 10.95 ft, from 

partly estimated gage-height record); minimum daily, 30 cfs Jan. 22, 1940.

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

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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 3

1.8 82

2.2 180

2.8 396

3.5 768

4.5 1,550

6.0 3,330

8.0 6,960

9.9 11,500

June 4 to Sept. 30

2.2 160 4.5 1,500

2.6 290 6.0 3,330

3.4 670

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

er second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

4 

5

6

7

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.

155

*l55

155 

152 

152

152

152

149

149

147

144

142

142

144

142

142

139

139

139

136

136

134

134

131

131

129

126

126

124

125 

139

4,365

141

0-276

0-32

8,650

llov.

139

T3T

126 

124 

134

*134

131

126

124

117

117

124

126

126

124

124

121

119

117

114

112

99

b90

b90

b80

*b50

b50

b60

b60

b60

3,249

108

0-212

0-24

6,440

Dec.

b60

b90 

bllO

bl!5

bl!5

117

114

112

117

105

108

114

114

88

b80

b80

blOO

114

112

110

108

103

blOO

b90

b80

b80

b90

b!20

*b!35 

b!30

3,181

103

0-202

0-23

6,310

Jan.

114

105

110 

108 

99

b80 b^O"

blOO

b250

b350

b550

594

682

STG

444

570

529

299

284

265

250

255

250

250

246

245

220

195

210

220 

255

8,071

260

0-510

0-59

16,010

Feb.

515

550

469 

420

387

370

349

291

257

295

288

274

243

257

233

236

213

210

201

213

210

201

186

195

192

189

186

-

8,084

289

0-567

0-59

16,030

Mar.

174

b!60 bTTO" 

*177 

172

172

169

172

180

210

243

246

243

240

230

235

236

217

223

226

220

213

204

201

220

226

236

260

295

309 

529

6, SOS

220

0-451

0-50

15,500

Apr.

515

506

502 

509 

525

562

*362

341

321

309

295

299

288

281

257

263

250

240

257

325

797

1,980

2,870

2,980

2,610

2,690

3,120

5,690

5,440

2,810

32,992

1,100

2-16

2-41

65,440

May

2,280

1,930

1,760 

1,900 

2,640

4,180

5,460

*5,560

4,420

3,590

2,840

2,340

2,170

2,270

2,550

3,050

3,510

4,130

5,500

6,300

4,910

4,160

3,510

3,770

5,110

6,340

5,810

5,690

6,180

7,580 

6,690

127,710

4,120

8-08

9-52

255,500

June

7,190

8,450

10,200 

*11.400 

9,060

7,510

7,580

8,540

*6,880

6,520

7,520

9,560

10,500

8,540

7,110

6,580

6,690

6,750

5,790

4,710

5,780

5,550

5,500

5,580

2,960

2,790

2,750

2,770

5,560

5,540

189,020

6,501

12-4

13-83

374,900

July

5,660

3,380

3,220 

3,050 

2,650

2,500

2,420

2,390

2,350

2,220

2,010

1,930

1,880

1,820

*1,680

1,460

1,290

1,190

1,110

1,040

952

881

828

782

750

730

676

646

616

588 

560

51,259

1,654

3-24

3-74

101,700

Aug.

'525" 540

505 

505 

500

474

456

442

442

446

424

406

389

375

363

354

*346

357

325

317

315

302

302

302

310

298

290

283

272

265 

258

11,666

376

0-737

0-85

23,140

Sept.

251

286

306 

279 

265

254

247

241

234

231

224

218

215

209

206

202

199

199

202

206

199

196

199

215

206

199

199

193

193

187

6,660

222

0-435

0-49

13,210

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,890 Min 50 Mean 959 Cfsm 1-88 'in. 25-60 Ac-ft 696,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,400 Min 50 Mean 1,241 Cfsm 2-43 In. 35-11 Ac-ft 898,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs). --May 8 (5 a.m.) 5,940 cfs (7-50 ft); Hay 20 (7 a.m.) 6,620 cfs

(7.84 ft); June 4 [6:45 a.m.) 12,600 cfs (10.31 ft); June 13 (7 a.m.) 11,200 cfs (9.79 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 257

Middle Fork Flathead River near West Glacier, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°29'50", long. 114°00'30", in SW^NE^ sec. 34, T. 32 N., R. 19 W., on left 

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from McDonald Creek, l-J- miles west of West 

Glacier (formerly Belton), and 3| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,128 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Middle Fork Flathead River near Belton.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,130 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Nov. 22, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 2,751 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs June 13 (gage height, 10.14 ft); 

minimum, less than 173 cfs Nov. 27 (stage below intake pipe).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 32,600 cfs May 23, 1948 (gage height, 12.40 ft, from 

floodraark); minimum, that of Nov. 27, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0-7 

1-0

1-5

2-0

3-0

165

300

630

1,100

2,440

4-0 

6-0

8-0

9-8

4,40O 

10,200 

16,900 

23,600

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4~59" 506

499

485

478

472

466

459

452

*446

440

433

420 

414

414

408

402

396

384

372

372

366

360

354

348

342

330

"527 324

324

342

12,631

407

0-361

0-42

25,050

Nov.

336

m

312

300

318

*318

318

306

300

300

295

290

295 

300

300

295

285

285

280

275

275

275

260

270

255

*210

705" 189

205

205

-

8,381

279

0-247

0-28

16,620

Dec.

205

m

250

270

275

275

275

275

275

280

285

285

285 

290

295

750" 295

260

265

270

270

*270

265

260

246

214

205

214

246

260

260

8,124

262

0-232

0-27

16,110

Jan.

260

260

260

270

280

241

735" 210

466

710

702

1,140

1,920 

1, 770

1,460

1,350

1,250

1,170

1,110

*1,030

1,010

970

960

950

950

940

930

910

900

890

940

26,441

853

0-756

0-87

52,440

Feb.

1,610

1,840

1,740

1,740

1,610

1,500

1,440

1,370

1,250

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,000 

960

920

900

881

854

800

*755

737

728

737

694

670

654

646

 

638I 

-

-

29,974

1,070

0-949

0-99

59,450

Mar.

622

585

562

570

555

541

541

541

548

585

678

728

746 

737

737

737

*746

728

719 ;;: 71v.

694

686

702

728

764

809

900

970

1,040

21,692

700

0-621

0-72

43,030

Apr.

1,060

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,060

1,180

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,090

1,060

1,070

1,060 

1,030

980

970

940

910

910

980

1,500

*3,950

6,270

6,920

6,470

6,350

May

6,470

5,550

5,010

4,960

5,960

8,740

12,200

*13,200

11,100

8,910

7,560

6,520

5,930 

5,880

6,270

7,060

7,860

8,730

10,800

13,300

11,300

9,550

8,220

7,920

9,580

12,500

7,?60i ±2,700

8,520i 12.300

8,610

775SS

-

84,280

2,809

2-49

2-78

167,200

12,800

16,200

16.800

291,880

9,415

8-35

9-63

578,900

June

15,800

*17,700

18,700

22,400

19,600

16,500

16,200

18,600

17,400

15,300

15,900

19,000

*25,500 

20, 200

16,400

14,900

14,800

14,900

13,400

11,500

9,680

8,430

8,280

8,040

7,320

6,830

6,660

6.650

7,800

8,580

-

420,950

14,030

12-4

13-83

834,900

July

9,010

8,670

8,580

8,370

7,500

,320

,380

,500

,710

,560

,150

,060

,210 

,350

,060

,130

* ,360

,910

,700

,330

,890

,560

,400

,240

,060

,900

,740

,680

2,570

2,490

2.440

173,830

5,607

4-97

5-73

344,800

Aug.

2,580

2,260

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,040

1,960

1,990

1,990

1,950

1,820

1,740

1,680 

1,640

1,590

1,540

 1,490

1,450

1,400

*1,350

1,330

1,290

1,230

1,200

1,210

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,000

960

950

49,140

1,585

1-41

1-63

97,470

Sept.

910

970

1,010

960

910

863

845

827

809

791

782

764

746 

737

728

694

*686

662

646

638

615

600

578

615

615

585

570

555

555

541

-

21,807

727

0-645

0-72

43,250

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,500 Min 189 Mean 2,537 Cfsm 2-25 In. 3O-62 Ac-ft 1,841,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 23,500 Min 189 Mean 3,148 Cfsm 2-79 In. 37-87 Ac-ft 2,279,000
258 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Plathead River at Spotted Bear ranger station, near Hungry Horse, Mont.

Location Lat 47°55'20", long. 113°31'25", in SE^SW^ sec. 17, T. 25 N., R. 15 W., on 

left bank 600 ft south of Spotted Bear ranger station, 1,000 ft upstream from Spotted 

Bear River, and 40 miles southeast of Hungry Horse.

Drainage area.--958 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,670 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 1,956 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs June 13 (gage height, 11.45 ft); 

minimum, less than 121 cfs Dec. 26 (stage below intake pipes).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 13, 1953; minimum, that of Dec. 26, 1952. 

Flood of May-June 1948 reached a stage of 14.00 ft about May 22 (discharge, 22,000 

cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

which are fair.

Revisions.--WSF 1216: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0-4- 

1-0

3-0

159

339

800

1,500 11-3

2,530

5,500

11,800

17,300

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

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

262 

259

256

252

252

249

*246

243

240

237

234

231

246

259

249

243

240

237

234

231

231

229

226

223

223

220

217

215

2T5

223

231

7,353

237

0-247

0-28

14,580

Nov.

234

FST

223

*217

220

220

217

215

212

206

206

206

215

209

212

215

212

209

204

204

204

191

196

193

b!60

b!30

bT30"

b!35

b!40

b!50

-

5,916

197

0-206

0-23

11,730

Dec.

b!55 

178

*209

212

212

209

212

209

209

209

209

212

215

223

226

220

215

212

215

215

217

217

215

b!90

b!70

1)140

bTBO"

b!60

b!80

b220

234

6,269

202

0-211

0-24

12,430

Jan.

229 

212

215

220

212

b!70

b!60

737

332

430

396

665

816

755

630

544

490

455

442

417

413

383

383

392

387

387

371

359

*359

363

367

12,186

393

0-410

0-47

24,170

Feb.

530 

562

54T

562

535

512

499

477

417

367

413

396

379

347

363

339

339

313

309

299

299

295

292

268

*?58

278

278

282

_

-

10,782

385

0-402

0-42

21,390

Mar.

259 

b240

b?I0

b250

259

256

252

256

271

324

387

396

392

379

367

363

367

351

347

363

355

343

332

332

363

404

434

473

522

G44

567

10,988

354

0-370

0-43

21,790

Apr.

567 

*540

526

530

562

595

586

567

540

517

495

495

490

477

455

442

430

421

134

540

925

1,750

2,760

3,070

2,950

3,100

3,820

*4 , 800

T7670

3,880

-

41,934

1,398

1-46

1-63

83,170

May

3,230 

2,780

2,500

2,500

3,120

4,920

7,400

7,400

5,770

4,590

3,850

3,330

3,070

3,120

3,380

a4,000

a5,000

a6,000

a7,400

8,100

6,700

6,610

4,840

4,840

5,380

5,360

6,340

7,000

8,170

12,200

11,900

170,800

5,510

5-75

6-63

338,800

June

12,400

13,800

15,000

13,000

*10,800

10,000

10,600

11,400

9,900

9,300

11,100

15,000

17.200

14,500

11,800

10,500

*11,100

11,700

9,980

8,170

6,530

5,810

6,310

6,080

5,210

4,700

4.650

4,760

5,630

6,360

-

293,270

9,776

10-2

11-38

581,700

July

6,940 

6,460

6,270

6,170

5,470

5,240

4,990

4,900

4,990

4,760

4,320

4,140

4,060

4,030

3,790

3,240

2,800

2,530

2 , 380

*2,260

2,080

1,930

1,820

1,730

1,670

1,590

1,500

1,430

1,380

1,310

1,270

107,450

3,466

3-62

4-17

213,100

Aug.

1,230 

1,180

1,120

1,090

1,080

1,030

988

957

945

915

873

833

790

760

740

715

695

670

*645

625

610

591

581

572

581

562

548

530

522

508

486

23,972

773

0-807

0-93

47,550

Sept.

473 

517

544

KT7

490

464

447

434

425

408

396

387

379

367

359

351

347

339

335

332

324

*320

555

359

347

339

355

343

335

328

-

11,696

390

0-407

0-45

23,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,600 Min 130 Mean 1,627 Cfsm 1-70 In. 23-10 Ac-ft 1,181,000

Water water year year 1952-53: iaoi:-so: Max Max 17,200 iv.zuu Min riln 130 lou Mean Mean 1,925 I,M^S Cfsm uism 2-01 £-UL In. in. 27-26 C.I-CQ Ac-ft AC-II 1,394,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 efs).--Hay 8 (l to 3 a.m.) 7,840 cfs (7.22 ft); May 20 (9 

8,400 cfs (7.49 ft); June 3 (9 a-m.) 15,500 cfs (10.57 ft); June 13 (9 a.m.) 17,700 cfs 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

a.m.) 

(11.45 ft).
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 259

Spotted Bear River near Hungry Horse, Mont.

Location. Laf 47 055'40", long. 113°31'10", near center of sec. 17, T. 25 N. , R. 15 W. , 

on left bank a third of a mile upstream from mouth and 40 miles southeast of Hungry 

Horse .

Drainage area. 184 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,690 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 371 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 cfs June 13 (gage height, 6.17 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 0.67 ft), but may have been less during periods of

_

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 3,860 cfs June 6, 1950 (gage height, 6.42 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 5, 1953.

Flood of May- June 1948 reached a stage of 7.24 ft about May 22 (discharge, 4,010 

cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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 30 May 31 to Sept. 30

0-7 22

1-0 57

1-5 157

2-0 300

2-5

3-0

4-0

5-6

500

770

1,500

3,000

0-9 

1-2 

1-6

56

110

212

340

2-5 550

3-0 825

4-0 1,560

6-0 3,530

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

44 

4T

44

44

44

44

*44

44

44

43

43

42

44

44

44

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

40

40

40

39

39 

38

W

42

1,313

42-4

0-230

0-27

2,600

Nov.

43 

4?

40

*40

42

42

42

40

38

36

39

39

40

39

38

39

38

37

37

36

33

28

b27

b26

b25

b22

b?3

b24 

b26

b28

-

1,049

35-0

0-190

0-21

2,080

Dec.

b34 

b37

*b39

b39

38

37

37

37

36

36

34

36

36

31

b31

b31

b31

b32

b32

b33

33

33

33

32

b30

b24

b?6

b28 

b30

b31

b31

1,028

33-2

0-180

0-21

2,040

Jan.

b29 

b28

b28

b29

28

b26

b25

b35

bSO

b60

58

97

~55~ 121

76

66

62

58

56

53

52

49

50

49

49

48

47

42 

*48

49

52

1,615

52-1

0-283

0-33

3,200

Feb.

74 

82

78

82

74

69

66

62

50

48

62

62

57

47

53

50

50

48

45

47

47

45

43

*bl5

b46

45

43

43

_

-

1,563

55-8

0-303

0-32

3,100

Mar.

b36 

b35

b34

b40

42

42

40

40

44

53

69

70

68

63

56

62

58

54

56

57

54

53

52

52

58

68

72

82

91

91

95

1,787

57-6

0-313

0-36

3,540

Apr.

91 

*83

85

89

93

102

97

91

89

82

76

82

78

74

69

70

66

63

To

99

218

433

682

699

633

704

947

*1,180 

1,090

830

-

9,065

302

1-64

1-83

17,980

May

660 

545

473

555

756

1,320

1,840

1,750

1,280

981

806

666

616

655

722

895

,1,060

1,180

1,550

1,670

1,310

1,130

995

1,100

1,250

1,350

1,590

1,660 

2,190

2,970

2,550

38,020

1,226

6-66

7-68

75,410

June

2,740 

2,810

2,900

2,710

2,250

2,080

*2,220

2,340

1,910

1,830

2,360

3,170

5,460

2,680

2,250

2,070

*2,180

2,140

1,810

1,460

1,130

1,120

1,230

1,120

955

916

153"6" 903

1,060

1,140

57,880

1,929

10-5

11-71

114,800

July

1.190 

1,100

1,070

994

896

851

825

819

801

741

678

645

625

595

532

456

408

372

348

32Z

*298

277

261

246

240

232

218

207 

193

188

180

16,808

542

2-95

3-40

33,340

Aug.

172 

TS?

159

159

154

144

139

134

134

129

124

117

112

110

106

104

104

100

*95

93

91

89

87

87

87

85

84

82 

80

76

_75

3,476

112

0-609

0-70

6,890

Sept.

75 

9389"

80

75

73

71

70

70

68

66

65

64

62

60

60

60

60

59

60

59

58

*59

65

62

59

60

59 

59

5_6

1,976

65-9

0-358

0-40

3,920

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,560 Min 22 Mean 292 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.64 Ac-ft 212,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,460 Min 22 Mean 371 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.42 Ac-ft 268,900

harge (base. 1.500 cfs). May 8 (12:30 a.m.) 2,010 cfs (4.58 ft)j May 20 (3:3O to 5 a.m.) 

4.35 ft); June 2 (1:30 a.m.) 3,070 cfs (5.57 ft)j June 13 (4:30 a.m.) 3,720 cfs (6.17 ft).

Peak dis 

1,800 cfs (4

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
260 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIH

Twin Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont.

Location. La t 47°59'10", long. 113°33'30", in E? sec. 25, T. 26 H., R. 16 W., on left 

bank 300 ft upstream from road bridge, 0.1 mile upstream from mouth, and 36 miles 

southeast of Hungry Horse.

Drainage area.--47.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,610 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 117 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 920 cfs May 29 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum, 

3.9 cfs Hov. 26 (gage height, 1.77 ft), but may have been less during period of ice 

effect on Hov. 26 or 27.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs May 14, 1950 (gage height, 7.51 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Mar. 8, Hov. 26, 1952 (gage height, 1.77 ft), but may have been less 

during period of ice effect on Hov. 26 or 27, 1952.

Flood of May-June 1948 reached a stage of 8.1 ft about May 22 (discharge, 2,410 cfs, 

by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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 Apr- 22

1-8 4-5

2-0 10

2-3 23

2-6 41

3-0 75

3-5

4-0

5-0 

5-8

127

194

376

600

Apr- 23 to Sept- 30

1-9 7-8 3-5 140

2-1 14 4-0 210

2-4 30 5-0 400

2-9 70 6-3 800

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8-6

8-6

8-3

8-3

8-3

8-3

8-3

*8-3

8-3

8-3

8-0

8-0

8-3

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

7-6

7T6

7-6

7-6

8-3

8-3

250-9

8-09

0-172

0-20

498

Nov.

8-3

8-0

8-0

*7-6

8-3

8-0

8-0

8-0

8-0

7-6

7-6

7-6

8-3

8-0

8-0

8-0

7-6

7-6

7-3

7-3

7-0

b6-5

b6-5

b6

b5-5

b4

b4

b4-5

b4-5

b5

-

210-6

7-02

0-149

0-17

418

Dec .

b5-5

b7

*b7-3

b7

6-8

6-8

6-8

7-0

6-8

6-8

6-8

7-3

7-6

7-3

b7

b7

6-5

7-3

7-0

7-0

7-0

6-8

6-8

6-8

b6-5

b6

b5

b¥

b6

6-5

6-5

207-5

6-69

0-142

0-16

412

Jan.

6-5

6-5

7-0

7-0

6-8

b6

b5

b£

b!5

19

16

44

74

Tf

33

27

24

22

21

20

20

18

19

22

22

21

20

20

*20

20

26

642-8

20-7

0-440

0-51

1,270

Feb.

7866"

52

53

43

40

35

33

b28

b27

b26

25

24

24

24

22

21

b20

b!9

b!9

b!8

18

18

b20

*18

17

17

17

_

_

-

822

29-4

0-626

0-65

1,630

Mar.

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

15

15

16

18

22

29

33

36

37

33

32

31

30

28

28

29

28

26

26

26

32

36

40

47

55

59

62_

930

30-0

0-638

0-74

1,840

Apr.

55

*52

53

51

62

74

67

61

54

49

46

44

42

40

37

37

35

35

42

81

286

581

697

568

456

443

*524

632

503

361

6,068

202

4-30

4-80

12 , 040

May

287

237

?84~ 229

425

634

111

677

443

335

280

242

240

280

344

417

466

477

655

647

436

365

313

365

451

588

719

642

766

730" 864

14,615

471

10-0

11-53

28,990

June

748

755

111

758

687

*625

637

697

560

554

645

748

800 '600

482

464

*485

453

365

300

250

237

249

237

207

195

190

154

220

220

-

14,339

478

10-2

11-38

28,440

July

213 19"2

179

166

146

136

127

123

119

110

99

91

87

81

75

68

64

59

56

*52

50

46

43

42

42

40

38

36

35

33

31

2,679

86-4

1-84

2-12

5,310

Aug.

30

29

28

28

28

26

26

25

25

25

23

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

*17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

11

631

20-4

0-434

0-50

1,250

Sept.

14

17

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

-

345

11-5

0-245

0-27

684

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,100 Mln 4 Mean 88-3 Cfsm 1-88 In. 25-56 Ac-ft 64,110

Water year 1952-53: Max 864 Min 4 Mean 114 Cfsm 2-43 In. 33-03 Ac-ft 82,780

Peak discharge (base, 480 cfs). A

cfs (5.97 ft); May 7 (9:30 p.m.) 868 

(10 to 11 p.m.) 920 cfs (6.59 ft); J

pr. 23 (10 p.m.) 762 cfs (6.20 ft): Apr. 28 (3 to 4 p.m.) 680 

cfs (6.47 ft); May 19 (10:30 p.m.) 792 cfs (6.28 ft); May 29 

une 13 (3:30 a.m.) 872 cfs (6.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 261

Lower Twin Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°59'40", long. 113°33 I 20", in SE£ sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 16 W., on left 

hanif nal f a mile upstream, from mouth and 35 miles southeast of Hungry Horse.

Drainage area. 22.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,630 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 67.0 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 503 cfs June 3 (gage height, 3.38 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.44 ft June 13; minimum discharge, 1.5 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 0.82 

ft].

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 565 cfs June 5, 1950 (gage height, 3.86 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 0.79 ft, caused by temporary storage behind ice 

jam upstream).

Flood of May-June 1948 reached a stage of 5.25 ft about May 22 (discharge, 1,200 

cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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 6, June 12-21)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 4 to Sept. 30

0-9 

1-1

3-5

10

19

78 

160 

350 

3-5 500

1-9

2-3

0-9 

1-1 

1-3 

1-6

5-3 

12 

24 

49

1-9 84

2-3 160

3-2 410

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.

7-6

7^2

7-2

7-2

7-2

7-2

*7-2

7-2

7-2

7-2

7-2

6-8

6-8

6-8

6-8

6-8

6-5

6-5

6-5

6-5

6-5

6-2

6-2

6-2

6-2

5-9 5^9-

5-9

5-9

5-9

5^9

206-3

6-65

0-297

0-34

409

Nov.

5-9

5T9

5-6

*5-6

5-9

5-9

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

5-0

5-0

5-0

5-0

b4

b2-5

b3

b3

b3-5

b4

-

151-7

5-06

0-226

0-25

301

Dec.

b5

b5-5

*5-6

4-7

4-7

4-4

4-4

4-4

4-1

4-4

4-1

4-4

4-4

4-1

4-1

3-8

3-8

4-1

4-1

4-1

4-1

4-1

4-1

4-1

b4

b5-5

b3-5

b4

b4

b4

b4

131-6

4-25

0-190

0-22

261

Calendar year 1952: Max 430

Jan.

4-1

3-8

4-7

4-1

3-8

b3-5

b3

bl-5

b6

9-0

8-2

18

18

14

13

13

14

16

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

*16

16

20

376-7

12-2

0-545

0-63

747

Feb.

39

31

30

35

32

30

28

26

24

23

21

20

20

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

*13

13

13

13

_

_

-

580

20-7

0-924

0-96

1,150

Mar.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

19

20

20

22

24

27

12

515

16-6

0-741

0-85

1,020

Apr.

*30

29

31

31

36

41

40

39

36

34

31

30

28

26

24

24

23

23

24

33

91

252

320 314-

260

248

269

299

*275

232

-

3,173

106

4-73

5-28

6,290

May

188

148

121

T3e

198

281

377

362

284

222

185

162

160

180

215

248

272

284

344

356

284

245

212

222

242

287

368

359

419

455

39?

8,210

265

11-8

13-72

16,280

June

410

428

479

TTO

377

*350

362

391

308

287

338

370

395

281

242

235

*240

222

185

150

119

109

118

108

106

98

102

120

127

7,566

252

11-2

12-50

15,010

July

126 IDS'

106

99

84

84

84

84

84

80

74

69

67

65

60

52

46

43

42

*40

37

35

33

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

25

1,830

59-0

2-63

3-03

3,630

Aug.

24

23

23

22

21

20

20

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

*15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

531

17-1

0-763

0-88

1,050

Sept.

12

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9-6

9-6

9-2

9-2

8-8

8-8

8-8

8-8

8-8

8-4

8-4

8-4

*8-8

8-8

8-1

8-4

8-4

8-1

8-1

7-8

286-3

9-54

0-426

0-48

568

Min 2-5 Mean 55-4 Cfsm 2-47 In. 33-72 Ac-ft 40,220

Water year 1952-53: Max 479 Min 2-5 Mean 64-5 Cfsm 2-88 In. 39-14 Ac-ft 46,720

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). A

(3.06 ft); May 7 (11:30 p.m. 437 cf 

503 cfs (3.38 ft); June 8 (7:30 a.m.

pr. 24 (3:30 a.m.) 368 cfs (3.11 ft); Apr. ZB (9 p.m.) 353 cfs 

s (3.31 ft); May 19 (11 p.m.) 398 cfs (3.11 ft); June 3 (6 a.m.) 

) 434 cfs (3.34 ft); June 13 (12:30 a.m.) 446 cfs (3.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
262 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Sullivan Creek near Hungry- Horse, Morrt.

Location.-Lat 48°01'45", long. 113°42'10", in w£ sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 17 W., on left 

 frank a quarter of a mile downstream from Quintonkon Creek, 1 mile upstream trom Hungry 

Horse Reservoir flow line, and 30 miles southeast of Hungry Horse.

Drainage area. 71.3 sq mi.

Records available . September 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,740 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 211 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.31 ft); minimum

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs May 12, 1949 (gage height, 4.73 ft); minimum 

daily "that of Nov. 26, 1952. Flood of May-June 1948 reached a discharge of 2,280 cfs about May 22, by slope-area 

determination of peak flow at site 1,300 ft upstream.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

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

0-9 

1-2 

1-4 

1-7

2-0

2-5

3-0

4-2

149

300

530

1,300

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

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

AC-ft

Oct.

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

21

21

20

20

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

IS

22

15

635

20-5

0-288

0-33

1,260

Nov.

22

20

*19

18

21

21

20

19

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

19

18

17

b!4

blO

bTT

b!2

b!4

b!5

-

532

17-7

0-248

0-28

1,060

Dec.

b!7

*b!9

b20

b20

b!9

19

17

18

17

17

18

19

b20

21

b20

b!9

b!7

b!8

blS

18

17

17

17

16

b!5

b!2

bll

biff

b!4

b!6

17

535

17-3

0-243

0-28

1,060

Jan.

16

16

18

17

17

blS

b!2

bTS

b40

b50

51

228

204

125

93

75

63

56

51

48

47

44

45

49

46

46

44 *43

41

39

45

1,703

54-9

0-770

0-89

3,380

Feb.

145

116

116

149

12T

104

90

80

68

69

64

55

51

50

47

44

43

44

43

43

39

37

35

*b46

b44

33

33

33

_

-

1,842

65-8

0-923

0-96

3,650

Mar.

b33

b32

b30

b31

31

29

?5

31

38

52

59

57

56

52

50

49

47

44

44

44

44

40

39

38

47

52

56

63

75

78

85

1,455

46-9

0-658

0-76

2,890

Apr.

*78

74

71

68

75

86

83

77

69

67

63

60

56

54

49

48

46

46

54

92

264

543

843

851

175

585

640

724

629

495

7,560

252

3-53

3-94

15,000

May

397

332

316 "3"54

495

735

971

936

670

515

430

370

366

406

*480

541

602

658

974

1,010

742

590

490

490

525

607

724

760

942

1,200

1,100

19,728

636

8-92

10-28

39,130

June

1,070

1,120

1,290

1,060

*961

929

1,080

1,270

1,050

896

974

1,130

1,200

948

812

*773

799

736

634

568

465

435

440

421

379

"357 357

362

402

421

23,339

778

10-9

12-16

46,290

July

'358 416

370

340

304

286

268

257

241

219

204

190

177

164

152

140

129

121

112

108

*101

93

88

85

83

80

75

71

69

66

£3

5,460

176

2-47

2-85

10,830

Aug.

6059"

58

58

57

57

57

55

57

57

51

48

46

44

44

44

42

41

40

*38

37

37

36

43

43

37

36

35

34

33

32

1,416

45-7

0-641

0-74

2,810

Sept.

31

45

35

34

32

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

*?f

28

31

25

25

33

26

25

23

-

823

27-4

0-384

0-43

1,630

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,290 Min 10 Mean 181 Cfsm 2-54 In. 34-49 Ac-ft 131,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,290 Min 10 Mean 178 Cfsm 2-50 In. 33-90 Ac-ft 129,000

?ean discharge (base. 700 cfs).--Apr. 23 (5 to 8 p.m.) 936 cfs (3.67 ft); Apr. 28 (6 p.m.) 754 cfE 

(3.39 ft); May 7 (8 to 10 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (3.86 ft): May 19 (11 p.m.) 1.110 cfs (3.93 ft); June 3 

(4:30 a.m.) 1,380 cfs (4.31 ft); June 8 (10:30 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (4.23 ft); June 13 (l to 5 a.m.) 

1,270 cfs (4.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 263

Graves Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°07'30", long. 113°49'10", in SE^ sec. 1, T. 27 N., R. 18 W., on left 

bank 500 ft upstream from Hungry Horse Reservoir flow line and 22 miles southeast of 

Hungry Horse.

Drainage area. 27.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 2-| miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 136 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.57 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs Nov. 26.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs June 22, 1950 (gage height, 5.70 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, that of Nov. 26, 1952.

Flood of May-June 1948 reached a stage of 5.33 ft about May 22 (discharge, 1,440 

cfs by slope-area determination of peak flow), at former site and datum.

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

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)

2-0 

2-3 

2-6

7-0 

18 

42 

84

3-0

3-5

4-0 

4-5

176

370

650

980

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.

-9-8 10

9-8

9-2

9-2

*9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

8-6

8-6

8-6

8-6

8-6

8-6

8-6

8-6

8-1

8-1

ST

8-1

8-1

8-6

8-6

275-7

8-89

0-329

0-38

547

Nov.

9-8

9-8

*9-2

8-6

11

10

9-8

9-2

8-6

8-6

8-6

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

9-2

8-1

8-1

7-6

7-6

b7

b4-5 bT~

b5-5

b6

b6

-

251-4

8-38

0-310

0-35

499

Dec.

b7

* -0

 0

 6

 6

 6

 6

8-1

8-6

9-8

9-8

11

12

12

11

11

alO

alO

alO

a9

alO

alO

alO

a9

b8

b7-5

b7

b8

b8

8-6

8-6

278-4

8-98

0-333

0-38

552

Jan.

9-2

9-8

blO

11

11

blO

b7

blO

b20

29

30

46

69

5?

44

38

34

31

28

27

27

25

26

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

31

819-0

26-4

0-978

1-13

1,620

Feb.

67

70

70

76

67

60

52

46

38

37

34

31

29

27

27

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

*b22

b!9

18

IS

18

-

-

-

1,001

35-8

1-33

1-38

1,980

Mar.

b!8

b!7

b!7

17

17

16

16

16

16

18

22

23

24

24

23

23

23

21

21

22

23

22

21

20

22

23

24

24

27

30

31

661

21-3

0-789

0-91

1,310

Apr.

*31

31

31

30

31

34

34

33

31

30

29

28

27

26

24

24

23

22

TS

29

64

158

280

361

294

248

256

294

276

226

-

3,028

101

3-74

4-17

6,010

May

191

163

155

160

197

284

408

458

338

256

213

188

182

*188

220

264

312

343

536

590

410

330

264

240

248

276

316

348

420

566

548

9,612

310

11-5

13-26

19,070

June

548

632

952

734

*602

548

650

931

689

519

560

734

864

670

542

*508

536

497

436

405

325

276

260

256

237

233

748

264

330

366

-

15,352

512

19-0

21-20

30,450

July

370

352

343

325

284

272

276

284

284

264

244

230

226

220

203

176

150

133

119

113

*102

92

84

76

70

64

61

59

53

51

_49

5,629

182

6-74

7-77

11,160

Aug.

46

44

42

42

42

40

38

38

38

38

37

34

33

31

31

31

30

29

29

*27

27

25

24

29

32

27

26

26

24

22

?2

1,004

32-4

1-20

1-38

1,990

Sept.

22

27

?4

22

22

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

*12

14

16

14

16

17

16

14

14

500

16-7

0-619

0-69

992

Calendar year 195?. Max 852 Mln 4-5 Mean 113 Cfsm 4-19 In. 56-98 Ac-ft 82,070

Water year 1952-53: Max 952 Mln 4-5 Mean 105 Cfsm 3-89 In. 53-00 Ac-ft 76,180

(6

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs).--May 8 (l to 2 a.m.) 502 cfs (3.75 ft); May 19 (11:30 p.m.) 626 

fs (3.96 ft); June 3 (9 a.m.) 1,030 cfs (4.57 ft); June 8 (l p.m.) 1,000 cfs (4.53 ft); June 13 

6 to 8 a.m.) 897 cfs (4.38 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.
264 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Hungry Horse Reservoir near Hungry Horse, Mont.

Location . Lat 48°20'30", long. 114°00'50", in NEiNE^-NW^ sec. 27, T. 30 N. , R. 19 W. , in

block 14 of Hungry Horse Dam, 3 miles southeast of Hungry Horse. 

Drainage area. 1,654 sq mi.

Records available. --September 1951 to September 1953. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder equipped with remote indicator in powerhouse. Datum of gage

 is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). During construction and

prior to May 1, 1953, various types of non-recording gages were used. 

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 2,802,000 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation,

 3,531.92 ft); minimum observed, 607,700 acre-ft Jan. 13 (elevation, 3,362.50 ft).

1951-53: Maximum elevation observed, that of Sept. 30, 1953. 

Remarks Reservoir formed by concrete dam; construction of dam began in 1948, completed

 IrTT952. Storage began Sept. 21, 1951. Capacity, 3,428,000 acre-ft between 3,560 ft 

(controlled spillway elevation) and 3,196 ft (dead storage, 40,140 acre-ft). Normal 

operating low level, 3,336 ft for on-site power generation, contents, 445,900 acre-ft 

exclusive of dead storage. Figures given herein represent usable contents above elevation, 3,196 ft. Water is used for power production, flood control, and irrigation.

Cooperation. Daily elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and usable contents, In thousands of aere-ft) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation, and based on a topographic survey 

of the reservoir)

3,196

3,200

3,220

3,240

3,260

4.5

34.0

76.0

130.6

3,280

3,300

3,320

3,340

3,360

196.0

272.8

363.2

467.6

590.3

3,380

3,400

3,420

3,440

3,460

735.5

905.4

1,098

1,318

1,567

3,480

3,500

3,520

3,540

3,560

1,859

2,186

2,559

2,973

3,428

Elevation,. In feet, 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 

E3 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

409.62

409.65

409.65

409.66

409.66

409.58

409.58

409.55

409.57

409.55

409.53

409.52

409.52

409.54

409.53

409.53 

409.54 

409.55 

409.58 

409.58

409.62 

409.63 

409.62 

409.64 

409.67

409.66

409.66

409.67

409.67

409.68

409.72

Nov.

409.76

409.73

409.74

409.69

409.65

409 . 44

409.13

408.90

408.64

408.36

407.95

407.63

407.31

406 . 96

406.58

406.14 

405.76 

405.33 

404.85 

404.35

403 . 88 

403.35 

402.95 

402.50 

402.10

401.71

401.39

400.91

400.42

399.98

-

Dec.

399.35

398.65

397.85

396.89

396.20

395.28

394.39

393.55

392.74

391.84

390.93

390.40

389.56

388.60

387.56

386.61 

385.59 

384.59 

383.58 

382.59

381.64 

380.60 

379.55 

378.53 

377.48

376.39

375.34

374.26

373.60

372.60

371.66

Jan.

370.68

369.70

368.67

367.91

366.91

365.87

364.93

364.09

363.68

363.30

362.87

362.56

362.50

362.60

362.79

363.00 

363.10 

363.18 

363.40 

363.57

363.63 

363.77 

364.08 

364.08 

364.12

364.15

364.22

364.24

364.25

364.30

364.45

Feb.

364.85

365.60

365.60

366.00

366.23

366.57

366.87

367.12

367.24

367.70

367.58

367.70

367.86

368.02

368.12

368.30 

368.37 

368.46 

368.55 

368.64

368.73 

368.87 

369.00 

369.04 

369.14

369.22

369.32

369.37

-

-

-

Mar.

369.45

369.42

369.42

369.45

369.50

369.56

369.62

369.68

369.76

369.82

370.05

370.21

370.33

370.50

370.61

370.82 

370.96 

370.91 

371.00 

371.12

371.22 

371.31 

371.47 

371.50 

371.55

371.68

371.84

371.96

372.20

372.41

372.60

Apr.

372.78

373.00

373.19

373.39

373.65

373.86

374.08

374.22

374.46

374.62

374.79

375.05

375.17

375.22

375.39

375.54 

375.66 

375.80 

376.00 

376.24

377.00 

378.17 

380.25 

382.38 

384.37

386.14

388.10

390.70

392.88

394.65

-

May

396.05

397.32

398.41

399.56

401.02

403.26

406.38

409.37

411.69

413.48

414.95

416.18

417.30

418.50

419.82

421.32 

423.05 

424.97 

427.45 

430.13

432.29 

434.04 

435.53 

437.05 

438.79

440.56

442.50

444. 57

447 . 04

450.30

453.35

June

456 . 50

459.89

463.64

466.89

469.53

471.93

474.44

477.22

479.50

481 . 58

483.89

486 . 93

490.29

493 . 04

495.33

497.35 

499.42 

501.47 

503 . 24 

504.70

505.87 

506 . 88 

507 . 93 

508.97 

509.83

510.63

511.42

512.23

513.17

514.23

July

515.33

516.34

517.31

518.24

519.09

519.86

520.62

521.37

522.12

522.81

523.44

524.05

524.63

525.15

525.66

526.12 

526.47 

526.82 

527.12 

527.40

527.67 

527.92 

528.01 

528.01 

528.15

528.34

528. 4S

528.60

528.75

528.85

529.00

Aug.

529.13

529.26

529.39

529.54

529.66

529.77

529.88

529.98

530.08

530.20

530.28

530.35

530.40

530.46

530.51

530.57 

530.63 

530.58 

530.64 

530.70

530.72 

530.78 

530.83 

530.90 

530.95

531 . 00

531.05

53-1 . 08

531.14

531.19

531.22

Sept.

531.25

531.33

531.38

531.40

531.46

531.48

531.52

531 . 58

531.58

531.59

531.61

531.61

531.64

531.68

531.68

531.70 

531.72 

531.74 

531.74 

531.75

531.73 

531.73 

531.74 

531.77 

531.75

531.84

531.87

531.89

531.90

531.92

Note. Add 3,00o ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

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

Calendar year 1952.....

Aug 31

Sept. 30.. ................

Water year 1952-53.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

3,371.66

-

3,531.92

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)t

994,600

905,200

672,400

-

621,200

655,500

679,500

858,300

1,481,000

2,449,000

2,787,000

2,802,000

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

.

+1,500

-90,500

-232,800

+655,210

-51,200

+34,300

+24,000

+178,800

+622,700

+968,000

+292,000

+46 , 000

+15,000

+1,807,400

t Elevation and contents at 1 a.m. of following day. 

* Contents above elevation 3,196 ft.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 265

South Fork Plathead River near Columbia Falls, Mont.

Location.--Lat 48°21'30", long. 114°02'15", in SW^SE^SW^ sec. 16, T. 30 N., R. 19 W., on 

right bank 1? miles below Hungry Horse Dam, 3f miles above mouth, and 7 miles east of 

Columbia Falls. -

Drainage area.--1,663 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1910 to September 1916, April 1923 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,040.0 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). September 1910 to September 1916 chain gage and Apr. 23, 1923, 

to Sept. 30, 1928, water-stage recorder, at site at highway bridge 3 miles downstream 

at different datum. Oct. 1, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 1? 

miles downstream at several different datums.

Average discharge.--24 years (1928-32, 1933-53), 3,257 cfs (adjusted for storage in 

Hungry Horse Reservoir beginning Sept. 21, 1951).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 cfs Dec. 3 (gage height, 7.66 ft); mini-

 mum, 88 cfs May 23 (gage height, 2.41 ft); minimum daily, 260 cfs May 23.

1910-16, 1923-53: Maximum discharge observed, 46,200 cfs June 19, 1916 (gage 

height, 16.6 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 20,000 

cfs; minimum observed, 7.3 cfs Sept. 24, 1951 (gage height, 0.52 ft, site and datum 

then in use).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated since Sept. 21, 1951, by Hungry Horse Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.1 255

3.5 400

4.0 640

4.5 980

5.0

6.0 

7.6

1,440

2,550

4,780

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.

302

328

422

521

521

531

495

444

403

389

512

463

392

*392

381

356

353

342 

280

299

356

356

317

360

262

408

416

353

346

356

*356

12,012

387

23,830

+1,500

Nov.

350

356

356

647

839

1,030

1,640

1,650

1,570

2,010

1,830

2,470

2,050

2,140

1,980

2,490

2,510

2,290 

2,610

*2,610

2,610

2,610

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,000

1,830

2,030

2,650

2,400

-

57,358

1,912

113,800

-90,900

Dec.

3,180

3,780

3,500

4,690

3,910

4,430

4,680

4,150

4,370

4,370

4,590

3,980

3.000

4,760

4,750

*4,740

4,740

4,720 

4,720

4,700

4,690

4,660

4,660

4,640

4,630

4,620

4,600

4,580

4,580

4,260

4,220

135,900

4,384

269,600

-232,800

Jan.

4,220

4,220

4,220

3,610

4,030

4,200

4,200

4,200

2,780

2,580

2,780

2,970

2,530

1,470

858

558

604

645 

513

*599

645

439

434

521

701

779

844

700

795

713

760

59,118

1,907

117,300

-51,200

Feb.

580

629

422

497

684

438

404

392

401

464

420

559

449

372

372

395

437

407 

402

*381

368

350

360

346

366

353

339

3^6

_

-

-

11,973

428

23,750

+34,300

Mar.

346

683

509

449

380

353

350

350

396

364

364

360

364

313

321

376

556

813 

535

656

498

498

492

575

440

384

468

530

508

717

558

14,506

468

28,770

+24,000

Apr.

718

516

476

498

494

869

*726

857

496

626

*639

381

878

687

452

372

495

428 

353

428

482

374

353

479

494

454

656

979

768

404

-

16,832

561

33,390

+178,800

May

408

356

339

399

394

342

391

339

350

332

360

*342

535

372

360

332

342

364 

359

360

300

263

260

160

405

326

432

336

336

354

342

11,090

358

22,000

+622,700

June

360

360

380

376

360

360

360

368

318

307

287

290

326

388

290

285

294

308 

*269

319

342

368

462

458

472

467

480

480

491 *m10,989

366

21,800

f968,000

July

432

424

449

440

454

408

440

400

342

328

341

401

265

*449

464

380

402

325 

319

338

290

452

1,270

2,460

1,080

332

734

658

529

664

330

16,600

535

32,930

+292,000

Aug.

286

283 "2"§0~

289

283

308

404

391

356

414

436

399

471

636

401

358

384

1,550 "311

314

453

314

304

328

344

*318

311

311

342

346

311

12,246

395

24,290

+46,000

Sept.

314

325

318

318

314

311

322

339

342

461

356

325

311

*300

313

316

308

307 

314

449

623

500

392

528

384

286

280

337

318

342

-

10,653

355

21,130

+15,000

Adjusted for change in contents In Hungry Horse Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

412

0.248

0.29

25,330

385

0.232

0.26

22,900

598

0.360

0.41

36,800

1,075

0.646

0.75

66,100

1,045

0.628

0.65

58,050

858

0.516

0.59

52,770

3,566

2.14

2.39

212,190

10,490

6.31

7.27

644,700

16,630

10.0

11.16

989,800

5,284

3.18

3.66

324,930

1,143

0.687

0.79

70,290

607

0.365

0.41

36,130

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 

Max

9,940 

4,760

Mln 

Min

262 

260

Mean 

Mean

2,

1,

237 

012

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1,624 

732

,000 

,600

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

3,140 

3,508

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.89 

2.11

In. 

In.

25. 

28.

66 

63

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

2,279 

2,540

,000 

,000

* Discharge measurement mdde on this day.

t Change in contents, in acre-feet, in Hungry Horse Reservoir; furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Flathead River at Columbia Falls, Mont.

Location. Lat 48°21'50", long. 114°11'10", in NWiSEt: sec. 17, T. 30 N., R. 20 W., on

 right bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge at Columbia Falls and 5 miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 4,464 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1922 to September 1923 (fragmentary), June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,978.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 12, 1928, wire-weight gage on 

bridge 200 ft upstream at datum 0.19 ft higher.

Average discharge.--25 years (1928-53), 9,182 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,900 cfs June 13 (gage height, 12.88 ft); minimum, 968 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

1922-23, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 102,000 cfs May 23, 1948 (gage height, 19.08 

ft); minimum, 798 cfs Dec. 8, 1929 (gage height, -0.08 ft).

Maximum stage known, 22.7 ft in June 1894, from floodmarks (discharge, 135,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 85,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records excellent. South Fork: Flathead River which contributes about one-third

 of flow completely resulted by Hungry Horse Reservoir since Sept. 21, 1951 (see D.264J.

Revisions (water yec.rs).--WSP 1092: 1923. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 1,360

1.0 1,550

1.2 1,760

1.5 2,110

2.0 2,820

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.5

6,580 

12,200 

2O,OOO 

30,200 

 46,200

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

Ae-ft

(t)

Oct.

1,630

1,670

1,700

1,850

1,840

1,820

1,800

1,700 

1,680

1,580

1,740

1,700

1,580 

1,580

*1,560

1,520

1,500

1,470

1,420 

1,400

1,460

1,450

1,400

1,430

1,560

1,430

1,470

1,400

1,400

1,400 

*1,450

48,390

1,561

95,980

-1-1 , 500

Nov.

1,440

1,430

1,410

1,660

1,900

1,930

2,690

2,690 

2,600

2,870

2,910

3,490

3,100 

3,180

3,040

3,510

3,510

3,310

5,600 

*3,580

3,560

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,490

2,790

2,490

2,610

3,240

3,030

85,650

2,855

169,900

-90,900

Dec.

5.570

4,390

4,270

5,520

4,990

5,120

5,570

5,030 

5,220

5,280

5,440

4,850

5,850 

5,660

5,660

5,610

5,590

5,550

5,570 

5,550

5,550

*5,550

5,520

5,440

5,560

5,280

5,260

5,320

5,440

5,200 

5,160

161,370

5,205

320,100

-252,800

Jan.

5,140

5,140

5,140

4,400

5,040

4,850

4,700

4,800 

4,150

4,410

4,600

5,480

6,330 

5,210

3,960

5,490

5,250

5,080

2,850 

*2,850

2,800

2,480

2,440

2,430

2,600

2,700

2,650

2,500

2,520

2,520 

2,580

117,070

3,776

252,200

-51,200

Feb.

5,490

4.120

5,720

5,780

3,840

3,560

5,200

3,080 

2,820

2,620

2,580

2,800

2,520 

2,560

2,290

*2,280

2,270

2,140

2,050 

1,850

1,850

1,910

1,950

1,800

1,790

1,820

1,780

1,760

__ 

~

71,810

2,565

142,400

+34,300

. Mar.

1,660

1,910

1,660

1,730

1,700

1,650

1,580

1.560 

1,640

1,650

1,770

1,870

1,880 

1,860

1,830

1,870

2,120

2,380

2,110 

2,240

2,090

2,000

1,910

*2,050

1,970

1,870

2,050

2,230

2,300

2.660 

2,620

60,420

1,949

119,800

+24,000

Apr.

2,850

2,630

2,510

2,500

2,560

5,170

3,000

3,300 

2,840

2,820

2,760

2,610

3,040 

2,880

2,480

2,360

2,380

2,370

2.190 

2,390

3,100

*6,030

9,850

12,300

12,300

12,200

13,800

17,000

18 . 200

16,100

174,520

5,817

346,200

+ 178,800

May

14,000

12,100

10.900

11,000

12,700

17,100

23,700

26,900 

23,400

19,100

16,600

14,800

13,800 

13,800

14,900

16,400

17,700

19,000

21,900 

27,400

*25,200

20,900

18,200

16,900

18,900

22,800

25,000

24,900

25,000

29,600 

51,300

605,900

19,550

*1,202

+622,700

June

29,600

33,700

*37,100

42,700

40,800

34,600

32,600

36,700 

39,600

34,300

33,200

37,300

45.600 

45,500

36,000

31,300

30,000

30,300

*27,600 

24,000

20,800

18,200

17,600

17,200

16,000

15,000

14,900

14,700

16,100

17,400

870,400

29,010

-*1,726

+968,000

July

18 .100

17,800

17,600

17,300

15,900

14,900

14,900

15,100 

15,400

15,400

14,800

14,600

14,600 

15,000

14,700

13,200

*11,700

10,600

10,100 

9,570

8,830

8,280

8,500

9,410

7,970

6,770

6,870

6,550

6,170

6,150 

5.680

372,450

12,010

738,700

+292,000

Aug.

5,440

5,280

5,060

5,020

5,140

4,930

4,850

4,850 

4,890

4,910

4,740

4,510

*4,380 

4,420

4,180

3,940

3,880

4,880

3,630 

3,490

3,560

3,360

3,250

3,220

3,300

3,240

3,120

3,040

3,000

2,930 

2,740

127,180

4,103

252,300

+46,000

Sept.

2,690

2,790

2.870

2,790

2,680

2,540

2,480

2,470 

2,430

*2,540

2,380

2,320

2,250 

2,200

2,190

2,160

2,100

2,050

2,000 

2,180

2,300

2,160

2,030

2,160

2,110

1,910

1.870

T7870

1,880

1,870

68,270

2,276

135,400

+15,000

Adjusted for change in contents in Hungry Horse Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

1,585

0.355

0.41

97,480

1,328

0.297

0.33

79,000

1,420

0.318

0.37

87,300

2,944

0.659

0.76

181,000

3,182

0.715

0.74

176,700

2,539

0.524

0.60

143,800

8,823

1.98

2.21

525,000

29,680

6.65

7.66

*1,825

45,270

10.1

11.32

*2,694

16,760

3.75

4.33

*1,031

4,851

1.09

1.25

298,300

2,528

0.566

0.63

150,400'

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

Max 

Max

Mean 

Mean

45,600 

45,600

8,799 

10,070

Min 

Min

Adjus

Cf sn 

Cfsn

1,560 

1,560

sted

n 1.97 

n 2.26

Mean 

Mean

In. 

In.

7, 

7,

26. 

30.

897 

571

83 

61

Ac -ft 

Ac -ft

Ac -ft 

Ac-ft

5 

5

6 

7

,752 

,481

,388 

,288

,000 

,000

,000 

,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, in acre-feet, in Hungry Horse Reservoirs furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

* Expressed in thousands.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASH! 267 

Swan River near Bigfork, Mont.

Location.--Lat 48°01'30", long. 113°58'40", in SE^SW^ sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 19 W., on left 

bank at outlet of Swan Lake, about 1,000 ft downstream from Johnson freek, and 5 miles 

southeast of Bigfork.

Drainage area.--671 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1910 to May 1911 (gage heights only), April 1922 to September 

1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,062.6 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Oct, 10, 1910, to May 22, 1911, staff gage at site 10 miles upstreim at 

different datum. Apr. 28, 1922, to Oct. 14, 1930, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream 

at datum 1.9 ft higher.

Average discharge.--27 years (1922-24, 1928-53), 1,041 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,610 cfp June 5 (gage height, 5.37 ft); minimum, 265 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 2.03 ft).

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs May 24, 1948 (gage height, 7.12 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 193 cfs Jan. 26-29, 1930 (gage height, 0.04 ft, 

site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Natural storage in Swan Lake. Diversions for irrigation of 

about 360 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1216: Drainage area. WSP 1246: 1923-24(Ni), 1930.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 260

2.5 560

3.0 1,020

4.0 

5.0

5.9

2,220

3,860

5,670

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

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 Hotel

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

360

554

354

354

354

354

348

343

343

343

348

338

348

354

360

348

354

348

354

354

354

348

348

348

348

338

*332

326

33?

338

343

10,768

347

0.517

0.60

21,360

Nov.

348

354

360

354

348

348

354

348

348

343

338

338

343

348

348

354

354

360

360

354

343

343

332

332

338

*321

310

310

300

290

-

10,221

341

0.508

0.57

20,270

Dee.

280

280

290

305

310

310

326

338

338

348

348

354

360

360

360

354

348

348

348

348

348

348

348

343

348

332

310

310

321

326

*326

10,313

333

0.496

0.57

20,460

Jan.

"378 332

332

338

343

348

338

343

383

419

458

511

598

651

659

651

628

612

598

590

590

590

605

598

582

582

575

560

546

532

532

15,762

508

0.757

0.87

31,260

Feb.

553

582

605

635

667

"667 675

643

*620

590

553

546

539

532

504

490

477

470

458

451

438

438

438

425

413

407

401

" 413

_

-

14,630

522

0.778

0.81

29,020

Mar.

407

395

389

339

389

383

383

383

389

395

407

*419

432

444

451

458

458

464

470

497

518

511

511

504

497

511

532

539

568

598

120

14,311

462

0.689

0.79

28,390

Apr.

635

651

643

628

628

635

659

667

667

651

651

620

620

598

590

*582

568

568

560

553

568

620

778

1,130

1,450

1,630

1,750

1,890

2,100

2,200

-

26,490

883

1.32

1.47

52,540

May

2,160

2,000

1,840

1,700

1,590

1.560

1,700

2,010

2,280

2,340

2,200

2,040

1,850

1,710

1,610

1,570

1,610

*1,740

1,880

2,190

2,480

2,550

2,430

2,240

2,190

2,190

2,130

2,110

2,200

2,400

liS.QQ

63,400

2,045

3.05

3.52

125,800

June

3,490

3,840

4,290

5,150

5,560

5,210

4,750

July

2,460

2,600

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,600

2,540

*4,550j 2,440

4,590

4,470

4,150

4,050

4,410

4,930

5,130

4,930

4,630

4,430

4,350

4,210

3,920

3,530

3,160

2,980

2,840

2,660

2,490

2,340

2, 28 0

2,320

-

119,640

3,988

5.94

6.63

237, JOO

2,400

2,370

2,340

2,300

*2.220

2,180

2,130

2,100

2,000

1,890

1,760

1,650

1,570

1,480

1,380

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,150

1,110

1,060

1,020

985

59,475

1,919

2.86

3.30

118,000

Aug.

 545 965

905

868

859

850

823

796

805

796

787

*76S

733

699

691

683

651

S35

628

612

590

582

582

590

590

582

582

575

568

560

553

21,854

705

1.05

1.21

43,350

Sept.

546

560

550

553

539

539

525

511

504

490

*477

470

451

444

438

425

425

419

413

413

413

407

401

413

413

413

419

419

425

425

-

13,850

462

0.689

0.77

27,470

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,450 Mln 280 Mean 1,052 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21. 35 Ac-ft 763,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,560 Mln 280 Mean 1,043 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.11Ae-ft 755,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
268 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Flathead Lake at Somers, Mont.

Location. --Lat 48°04'30", long. 114°13'30", in SE^NE^- sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 21 W., at 

steamboat dock at Somers.

Drainage ar-ea. --7.0S6 sq mi.

Records available. April 1928 to September 1953.

Gage,. --Water-stBge recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Somers datum). July 1, 

to D?e ,12, 1°23, >taff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. "Maximum contents during year, 1,807,000 acre-ft Aug. 6 (elevation, 2,893.13 

fTFTminimuK, 592,400 acre-ft Apr. 21 (elevation, 2,883.17 ft).

1922-53: Maximum contents, 2,208,000 acre-ft June 19, 1933 (elevation, 2,896.26 

ft); Minimum, 347,000 acre-ft Dec. 5, 1936 (elevation, 2,881.07 ft).

Remarks.--Since April 1938, lake elevation has been subject to regulation by Kerr Pam, 

4 miles below outlet.

Elevation, in feet, 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

Oct.

91.63

91. 57

91.47

91.38

91.35

91.28

91.20

91.13

91.07

91.00

90.96

90.89

90.80

90.73

90,65

90.58

90.50

90.43

90.40

90.34

90.25

90.19

90.12

90.07

S9.98

89.90

89.81

89.73

89.68

89.63

39.55

Nov.

89.42

89.35

89.28

89.17

89.12

89.06

88.96

88.92

88.87

88.79

88.76

88.70

88.63

88.63

88.60

88.53

88.50

88.44

88.45

88.34

88.29

88.23

88.20

88.13

88.09

88.04

87.97

87.88

87.84

87.78

-

Dec .

87.72

87.67

87.65

87.61

87.60

87.54

87.64

87.55

87.50

87.50

87.47

87.48

87.44

87.42

87.36

87.38

87.36

87.34

87.34

87.30

87.31

87.30

87.26

87.23

87.22

87.20

87.17

87.15

87.11

87.13

87.11

Jan.

87.06

87.06

87.06

87.00

86.93

86.98

86.98

86.88

86.88

86.89

86.94

86.86

86.89

86.89

86.89

86.85

86.82

86.81

86.79

86.76

86.71

86.64

86.57

86.54

86.58

86.46

86.46

86.36

86.31

86.28

86.26

Feb.

86.21

86.16

86.17

86.13

86.08

86.09

86.06

86.03

85.99

85.95

85.91

85.88

85.88

85.89

85.80

85.79

85.70

85.68

85.66

85.59

85.59

85.49

85.41

85 "*8

ssise

85.26

85.20

85.15

_

_

-

Mar.

85.15

85.06

85.03

84.97

84.39

84.83

84.70

84.64

84.59

84.53

84.47

84.43

84.38

84.30

84.27

84.22

84.14

84.08

84.00

84.03

83.96

83.88

83.81

8J.75

83.71

83.68

83.64

83.64

83.61

83.63

83.58

Apr.

83.56

83.55 e:.53

83.52

83.52

83.49

83.45

83.46

83.44

83.43

83.42

83.44

83.41

83.33

83.32

83.26

83.23

83.22

83.20

83.21

83.18

83.22

83.33

83.46

83.62

83.79

83.94

84.23

84.45

84.73

May

84.95

85.05

85.21

85.32

85.44

85.60

85.93

86.17

86.41

86.60

86.62

86.65

86.65

86.64

86.65

86.69

86.83

87.00

87.28

87.62

88.05

88.28

88.37

88.55

88.69

88.90

89.07

89.29

89.48

89.72

89.97

June

90.20

90.51

90.85

91.10

91.20

91.20

91.23

91.20

91.28

91.20

91.15

91.12

91.24

91.40

91.39

91.34

91.24

91.23

91.29

91.26

91.18

91.26

91.45

91.72

91.91

92.10

92.27

92.47

92.32

92.73

-

July

92.80

92.83

92.82

92.83

92.81

92.75

92.70

92.70

92.78

92.78

92.74

92.96

92.99

93.00

92.95

92.93

92.95

92.93

92.97

92.97

92.99

92.98

92.99

92.97

92.94

92.95

92.93

92.92

92.89

92.89

92.85

Aug.

92.83

92.83

92.85

92.84

92.79

92.73

92.78

92.78

92.84

92.78

92.79

92.77

92.72

92.70

92.70

92.75

92.74

92.75

92.78

92.80

92.80

92.78

92.00

92.85

92.82

92.83

92.84

92.80

92.84

92.87

92.88

Sept.

92.88

92.87

92.88

92.87

92.88

92.90

92.92

92.93

92.88

92.80

92.75

92.68

92.57

92.45

92.39

92.26

92.12

92.07

91.87

91.72

91.67

91.55

91.40

91.35

91.22

91.12

91.05

90.95

90.75

90.63

-

Note. Add 2,800 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and con-cents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

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

Calendar year 1952. ..... 

Jan. 31...................

Feb. 28...................

Mar. 31...................

May 31...................

Sept. 30.. .................

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,891.72 

2,889.55 

2,887.78 

2,887.11

-

2,886.26 

2,885.15 

2,883.58 

2,884.73 

2,889.97 

2,892.73 

2,892.85 

2,892.88 

2,890.63

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)*

1,630,000 

1,362,000 

1,145,000 

1,064,000

-

961,700 

828,100 

641,000 

777,900 

1,413,000 

1,757,000 

1,772,000 

1,776,000 

1,495,000

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-268,000 

-217,000 

-81,000

-437,000

-102,300 

-133,600 

-187,100 

+136,900 

+635,100 

+344,000 

+15,000 

+4,000 

-281,000

-135,000

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents above elevation 2,878 ft.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 269

Flathead River near Poison, Mont.

Location. Lat 47°40'50", long. 114°l5'10", in NWiSEtr sec. 11, T. 22 N., R. 21 W., on 

left bank half a mile downstream from Kerr Dam, 4 miles west of p olaon, and 5 miles 

downstream from Flathead Lake.

Drainage area.--7,096 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1907 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,693.70 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y The Montana Power Co.). Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, staff and chain gages or water-stage 

recorder at several sites near highway bridge at old site of Michell's ferry 6 miles 

downstream from present site, all at datum 2,629.20 ft (corrected) above mean sea level 

(river-profile survey).

Average discharge. 46 years, 11,350 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 58,100 cfs June 4 (gage height, 16.64 ft); minimum, about 250 cfs Nov. 2, 30, Dec. 14, Jan. 4, Feb. 12, Apr. 5, 12, June 24, Aug. 11, 

12; minimum daily, 1,590 cfs Sept. 6.

1907-53: Maximum discharge, 82,800 cfs May 29, 1928 (gage height, 17.2 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, probably less than 5 cfs Apr. 13, 1938; minimum daily, 

32 cfs Apr. 12, 1938.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 10,000

acres. Flathead project pumps can divert up to 12,000 acre-ft per month when required 

for irrigation of lands downstream from station. Flow regulated by Flathead Lake 

since April 1938 and Hungry Horse Reservoir since September 1951 (see pp. 268,264).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 652: 1926. WSP 752: 1932. WSP 1182: 1948. WSP 1216: 

Drainage area. WSP 1246: 1928(M).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

1,520

1,900

3,020

6,320

7.0

10.0

15.0

11,300

22,000

48,200

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

Day

!

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

6,520

6,670

6,580 

6,530

5,460

6,370

6,660

6,700

*6,000

6,580

6,450

5,890

7,140

6,340

6,680

6,360

5,320

6,210

4.870

6,360

6,350

6,280

6,500

3,210

6,130

6,210 

7,400

6,700 

6,840

6,040

7,430

197,780

6,380

392,300

-266,460

Nov.

7,070

5.580

6,960 

6,790

7,060

6,050

7,060

7,030

6,520

S,820

6,860

6,930

*6,800

6,790

6,720

7,000

6,900

6,680

6,690

6,820

6,400

6,880

7.420

6,830

6,830

6,860 

6,460

6,870 

7,280

6,110

-

203,070

6,769

402,800

-307,900

Dec.

7.340

6,920

6,990 

6,950

7,040

7,120

6,780

7,020

7,060

7,020

6,960

7,000

6,970

6,870

*7,160

7,170

7,130

7,020

7,030

7,030

6,970

7,020

5,150

7,020

7,110

6,750 

7,040

6,880 

7,060

7,050

6,980

217,590

7,019

431,600

-313,800

Jan.

7,020

7,060

7.080 

6,260

7,050

7,050

7,010

7,000

6,990

6,700

6,100

6,990

6,730

6,670

6,740

*6,800

6,710

5.710

6,816

6,790

6,700

6,760

6,870

6,640

6,480

6,750 

6,420

6,600 

6,640

6,360

6,320

207,810

6,704

412,200

-153,500

Feb.

5,620

6,190

6,020 

6,160

6.220

6,180

6,060

5,500

6,210

6,160

6,080

5,600

5.500

5,540

5,080

6,040

5,740

5,940

6,120

6,120

6,140

5,740

6,080

5,960

6,040

5,980 

6,120

6,080

_

-

164,220

5,865

325,700

-99,300

Mar.

6,100

6,520

6,320 

6,190

6,120

6,160

6,060

6,070

6,090

6,080

*6,150

6,150

6,310

6,300

6,380

6,470

6,930

6,920

5,900

7.380

7,120

7,080

6,940

7,120

4.810

4,840 

4,860

4,880 

4,880

4,880

4,910

188,920

6,094

374,700

-163,100

Apr.

4,880

4,880

4,860 

4,770

4,450

4,750

4,780

4,700

5,660

5,760

4,610

4,750

5,960

5,710

5,290

5,560

*5,380

4,520

4,240

5,320

4,880

4,690

4,910

4,120

5,600

3,770 

6,320

7,440 

7,140

6,880

-

156,580

5,219

310,600

+ 315,700

May

7,420

7,380

5.800

7,350

7,770

8,390

8,130

11,400

15,400

15,900

18,100

18,500

19,100

19,400

19,500

17,000

15,100

12,100

*9,500

8,300

7,160

10,800

15,100

15,000

14,900

15,100 

15,200

18,400 

20.100

18 ,800

19,200

421,300

13,590

835,600

++1,257.8

June

22,600

22,700

23,400 

31,800

45,800

46,100

46,000

46,300

46,500

*46,400

45,700

46,000

45,400

46,000

47,200

46,400

44,900

38,000

34,200

34,000

33,400

20,700

9,380

7,200

7,600

7,730 

7,700

5,480 

10,966

16,200

-

931,690

31,060

*1,848

*+l,312

July

18,300

21,500

20,900 

21,500

22,200

22,700

22,_800

19,800

15,000

19,500

21,800

7,3,90

13,266

18,200

19,500

* 18, 400

13,100

13,600

11,600

10,500

8,580

10,500

9,630

8,700

8,670

10,000 

9,800

8,410 

8,360

6,200

8,380

450,720

14,540

894,000

t-307, 000

Aug.

6,720

5,270

7,440 

6,840

6,620

6,410

6,520

5,420

5,090

6,680

6,140

6,390

7,220

5,480

4,810

1,960

4,990

3,490

2,260

3,700

2,760

3,950

3,410

3,610

3,060

3,290 

2,420

3,240 

1,670

1.630

"2,32(3

140,810

4,542

279,300

+50,000

Sept.

2,230

2,000

3,200 

3,730

2,020

1.590

1,610

4,390

5,920

6,240

6,450

8,850

8,780

8,820

8,900

9,000

3,980

9,160

9,180

9,160

9,130

9,080

9,130

9,030

9,130

9,260 

9,320

972T6 

*9,260

9,290

-

212,050

7,068

420,300

-266,000

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents In Hungry Horse Reservoir and Flathead Laks

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

2,047

0.288

0.33

125,800

1,595

0.225

0.25

94,900

1,916

0.270

0.31

117,800

4,207

0.593

0.68

4,077

0.575

0.6C

258,7001 226,400

3,441

0. 485

0.56

10,530

1.48

1.65

211,60G[J326,300

34,050

4.80

5. S3

*2,093

53,110

7.48

8.35

*3,160

19,530

2.75

3.17

*1,201

5,2501 3,^98

0.755 0.366

0.87 0.4T

329, 300|:. E4,^00

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 

Max

38, 

47,

700 

200

Mln 

Mln

1,540 

1,590

Mean 10,780 

Mean 9,569

Ao-ft 7,828, 

Ac-ft 6,927,

000 

000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

11

11

,080 

,880

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.56 

I.o7

Ii-. 21. 

In. 22.

25

71

Ac-ft 8,046, 

Ac-ft 8,600,

000

000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. . 

t Change In contents, in acre-feet, In Hungry K^rse Reservoir (furnished by Bureau of Reolanatlon) 

and Flathead Lake (furnished by The Montana Power Co./.

* Expressed 5n thousands.
270 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Clark Pork near Plains, Mont.

Location.--Lat 47°25 I 50", long. 114°51'20", in SWi sec. 1, T. 19 N., R. 26 W., on right 

bank 2 miles southeast of Plains and 6 miles downstream from Flathead River.

Drainage area. --19-,958 sq mi.

Records available. October 1910 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,449.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 28, 1911, wire-weight gage 50 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1912-15, 1917-19, 1920-24, 1925-53), 18,680 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 93,700 cfs June 15 (gage height, 15.11 ft); minimum, 4,930 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 3.45 ft).

1910-53: Maximum discharge, 134,000 cfs June 5, 1948 (gage height, 19.17 ft); minimum, 3,200 cfs Feb. 8, 1936, Dec. 10, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.85 ft Dec. 10, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent. Some regulation by Flathead Lake (see p. 268 

for irrigation of about 335,000 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Diversions

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.5

5.0

8.0

11.0

15.1

5,100 

11,400 

?7,600 

F1.,9OO 

93,600

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

28

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10,300

9,950

9,910

9,860

9,950

9,320

9,140

9,910

*10,000

9,140

9,850

9,590

9,010

10,000 

9,590

9,590

9,720

8,920

9,140

8,350

8,530

9,380

9,450

9,190

8,970

9,500

9,410

1C, 100

10,200

9,100

9,230

294,290

9,493

563,700

NOV.

10,400

10,200

8,700

10,000

9,910

10,300

9,410

10,400

10,300

*9,680

10,000

9,950

1O,000

10,000 

10,100

9,880

10,500

10,100

10,100

10,000

10,000

9,720

9,950

10,500

10,000

9,720

9,950

9,540

9,280

9,410

-

297,980

9,933

551,000

Dec.

8,190

10,000

9 770

9,060

9,410

9,770

9,770

10,100

10,100

9,630

10,200

9,590

9,860

*11,100 

10,200

10,400

10,600

10,400

10,200

10,300

10,400

10,200

10,200

10,300

10,200

9,680

8,970

9,230

9,280

9,720

10,000

306,830

9,898

608,600

Jan.

9,950

9,950

10,100

10,300

9,010

10,300

10,000

9,910

10,200

10,700

11,100

10,900

11,900

11,800 

11,500

11,300

11,100

10,900

10,200

11,300

11,500

11,300

11,200

11,300

11,100

11,100

10,900

10,600

10,600

*10,500

10,600

333,120

10,750

660,700

Feb.

10,900

10,600

10,600

10,900

11,100

11,000

11,000

10,800

10,200

10,600

10,500

10,200

9,910

'§7110" 7,550

8,700

9,720

9,680

9,590

9,630

9,680

9,630

9,280

9,590

9,280

9,410

9,320

9,820

_

_

-

278,330

9,940

552,100

Mar.

9,680

9,720

10,200

9,680

9,360

9,770

9,720

9,630

9,540

*9,540

9,770

9,910

10,100

10,200 

10,300

10,100

10,200

10,700

10,800 ' 9,950"

10,800

10,800

10,600

10,800

10,800

8,570

8,550

8,620

8,750

8,840

9,010

304,810

9,833

604,600

Apr.

9,060

9,010

8,920

8,840

8,750

8,530

8,970

9,140

8,840

9,680

9,820

8,620

8,570

9,860 

9,500

9,320

9,410

9,500

8,480

8,550

9,190

9,630

10,800

12,800

13,800

15,200

14,600

18,200

21,500

20,800

-

327,690

10,920

650,000

May

*19,400

18,800

17,900

15,200

16,400

17,500

19,500

21,300

26,600

28,600

28,200

29,100

28,500

28,400 

28,600

29,1OO

26,900

27,300

25,600

25,800

26,900

24,800

27,800

29,700

30,700

32,600

32,500

32,700

37,100

40,600

46_i-3-P.P

840,400

27,110

tl,667

June

49,800

55,700

58,500

66,400

*84,400

*91,000

88,500

86,300

86,200

84,800

83,000

83,200

86,300

90,600 

92,900

90,400

85,500

81,300

71,600

68,700

65,500

60,400

40,000

32,200

29,700

28,400

26,700

25,500

23,400

29,500

-

*1, 946.2

64,870

*3,860

July

*33,7OO

36,600

39,400

40,100

38,900

39,000

38,200

37,500

32,500

28,900

33,200

32,000

19,900

25,800 

29,600

29,900

26,900

22,800

21,700

19,800

18,200

16,300

17,800

16,100

15,200

15,000

16,400

15,200

14,300

14,000

13j_600

798,500

25,760

tl,584

Aug.

13,400

11,700

10,100

12,100

11,700

11,300

11 , 000

11,300

10,300

9,410

*10,900

10,400

10,400

11,200 

9,360

8,880

6,310

7,720

7,220

6,200

7,060

6,280

6,980

7,020

6,860

6,580

6,620

6,280

6,500

5,780

5.210

272,070

8,776

539,600

Sept.

5,460

5,570

*5,640

6,310

7,300

6,700

5,600

5.350

6,740

8,820

9,780

10,400

12,400

12,500 

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,400

12,500

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,100

12,200

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,400

-

304,770

10,160

604,500

Calendar year 1952: Max 71,800 Mln 4,590 Mean 18,580 Ac-ft 13,490,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 92,900 Mln 5,210 Mean 17,270 Ac-ft 12,510,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 

Clark Fork at Thompson Palls, Mont.

271

Location. Lat 47°35'50", long. 115°21 I 50", in SE£nw£ sec. 7, T. 21 N., R. 29 W., on right 

oank a quarter of a mile downstream from The Montana Power Co. dam, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Prospect Creek, and half a mile west of Thompson Palls.

Drainage area. 21.113 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,340 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96,300 cfs June 15 (gage height, 51.14 ft); 

minimum, 2,770 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 31.03 ft).

Flood of May 31, 1948, reached a stage of 58.4 ft, from floodmarks (from The Montana 

Power Co. records).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Flathead Lake (see p. 268) and Thompson 

Falls powerplant (reservoir capacity, 15,000 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation of 

about 340,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

32.2

34.0

37.0

4,950

8,800

16,700

41.0

46.0

51.1

31,300

58,500

96,000

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.

9,790

10,400 

10,000

10,100

9,740

10,300

9,030

9,610

9,930

* 10, 100

9,370

9,640

10,200

9,250

10,300

9,690

10,700

9,690

8,800

9,910

9,080 

9,190 

10,100

10,100

10,100

9,720

10,100

10,200

10.900 

9,960

10,000

306,000

9,871

606,900

Nov.

10,700

10,400 

10,200

9,130

10,200

10,300

10,600

10,000

10,600

10,600

10,500

10,500

10,100

10,500

9,690

10,300

10,400

10,600

10,500

10,200

10,200 

10,500 

9,860

10,400

10,400

10,100

9,910

9,790

9,380 

9,120

-

305,680

10,190

606,300

Dec.

9,140

8,750 

10,000

9,960

10,100

10,300

10,600

10,600

10,200

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,000

10,400

10,900

10,100

10,400

10,700

10,200

10,200

10,400 

10,700 

10,100

10,200

10,400

10,100

9,860

8,980

9,330 

9,670

9,810

313,600

10,120

622,000

Jan.

10,000

10,100 

10,200

10,100

10,500

10~730~0 9,240

10,100

10, 100

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,500

12,400

11,700

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,200

10,400

11,500 

11,600 

11,500

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,400

11,400

*10,800 

10,800

10,900

340,340

10,980

675,100

Feb.

11,700

11.900 

11,706

11,700

11,800

11,700

11,700

11,600

11,500

10,700

11,500

10,600

10,500

9,760

7.850

10,700

8,920

10,500

9,740

10,100

9,880 

9,790 

10,100

9,520

9,860

9,520

9,640

9,670

-

-

294,150

10,510

583,400

Mar.

10,100

9,880 

10,300

10,400

9,440

9,700

9,810

9,880

9,910

*9,720

9,930

10,100

10,200

10,400

10,500

10,400

10,300

10,800

11,000

11,000

10,200 

11,500 

11,0'CTO"

11,000

11,000

10,500

9,380

9,020

'9,28'0' 8.870 

9,120

314,440

10,140

623,700

Apr.

9,500

9,250 

9,430

9,380

8.980

9,140

9,030

9,570

9,140

9,600

10,100

9,930

9,080

9,520

10,200

9,570

10,100

9,500

10,300

10,100

9,080 

10,400 

11,700

14,500

15,500

16 , 100

17,200

19,500

24,600 

24.900

-

354,900

11,830

703,900

May

*23,400

21,000 

19,800

18,700

17,900

19,200

22,000

24,100

27,500

31,600

30,700

31,300

30,800

30,700

31,000

31,700

30,500

29,500

30,000

28,800

30,000 

27,800 

28,400

32,200

32,900

34,800

35,200

35 , 300

38,300 

42,200

46j900

914,200

29,490

*1,813

June

51,400

56,700 

59,400

65,600

80,300

* 94, 000

92,400

89,600

88,600

87,500

85,500

85,000

87,800

92,400

95.700

94,400

88,900

84,400

75,300

70,300

66,800 

62,500 

48,900

41,100

32,400

31,100

28,800

27,100

24,900 

28,166

-

*2,016 . 9

67,230

*4,000

July

*35,200

37,100 

39,800

40,900

40,200"

40,200

39,700

38,800

35,800

30,300

33,400

34,800

22,300

24,100

30,400

31,200

29,200

23,800

22,900

20,500

19,200 

16,400 

16,800

17,200

14,200

14.100

15,500

16,400

14,600 

14,300

14,200

823,500

26,560

*1,633

Aug.

13,900

10^800

11,600

12 , 000

11,900

11,400

11,800

11,700

10,100

9,840

10,300

10,300

12,000

11,400

11,000

7,860

5,900

7,630

7,580

6,480 

6,890 

6,550

7,900

6,770

7,240

7,240

7,060

6,540 

6,270

5,850

286,900

9,255

569,100

Sept.

5,270

5,770 

7,290

*7,810

6,330

7,870

5,640

6,040

5,040 970TO"

9,560

11,000

11,300

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,300

12,300

12,500

12,600

12.600 

1'2,5'06 

12,400

12,400

12,300

12,300

12,500

12,500

12,500 

12,500

309,390

10,310

613,700

Calendar year 1952: Max 72,900 Mln 4,020 Mean 19,370 Ac-ft 14,060,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 95,700 Mln 5,040 Mean 18,030 Ao-ft 13,050,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
R7J PENT) OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Pend Oreille Lake at Hope, Idaho

Location.--Lat 48°1S', long. 116°18', in lot 2, sec. 35, T. 57 N., R. 1 E., at floating 

dock near Northern Pacific Railway station at Hope,

Drainage area. 22,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1914 to September 1922, published as "at Sandpoint," September 

1921 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,000.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Oage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level. Mar. 18, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage 11 miles west 

across lake at Sandpoint at datum 42.18 ft higher. Sept. 17, 1921, to Oct. 7, 1929, 

staff gage at present site at datum 45.47 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 8, 1929, 

to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, at present site at datum 0.20 ft lower than 

present datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 1,576,000 acre-ft Sept. 5. 6 (elevation, 2,062.66

 ft); minimum, 274,000 acre-ft Jan. 2, 6 (elevation, 2,048.15 ft).

1921-53: Maximum contents, 2,462,000 acre-ft June 9. 1948 (elevation, 2,071.62 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 117,700 acre-ft Feb. 17, 1936 (elevation, 2,046.27 ft, present 

datum).

Maximum contents known, 2,905,000 acre-ft in June 1894 (elevation, 2,075.88 ft, 

present datum)-.

Remarks. Diversions from tributaries of Clark Pork for irrigation. Regulation at Albeni

 falls dam beginning June 4, 1952. Contents shown is that above elevation 2,044.8 ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1122: 1946.

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

£2

£3

24

25

£6

27

£8

£9

30

31

Oct.

60.46

60.58

60.65

60.73

60.78

60.85

60.91

60.98

61.05

61.12

61.18

61. £3

61.23

61. 2£

61.18

61.10

60.94

60.77

60.63

60.44

60.31

60.27

60.30

60.28

60.14

60.02

59.83

59.60

59.39

59.19

58.96

Nov.

58.74

58.52

58.30

58.09

57.83

57.61

57.36

57.04

56.76

56.50

56.22

55.91

55.60

55.33

54.94

54.59

54.26

53.91

53.60

53. £5

52.97

52.69

5£.43

5£.14

51.84

51.51

51.18

50.84

50.64

50.36

-

Dec.

50.16

49.96

49.80

49.72

49.59

49.47

49.34

49.30

49.20

49.17

49.08

49.04

48.95

48.87

48.80

48.76

48.70

48.65

48.61

48.58

48.54

48.51

48.48

4S.45

48.38

48.35

48.34

48.31

48.28

48. £9

48.26

Jan.

48.21

48. £4

48.25

48. £4

48. £1

48.23

48.25

48.32

48.51

48.53

48.62

48.75

48.85

48.94

49.02

49.07

49.07

49.13

49.16

49.22

49.21

49.29

49.38

49.43

49.47

49.46

49.43

49.48

49.48

49.48

49.56

Feb.

49.67

49.89

50.01

50.08

50.03

50. 0£

50.10

50.09

50.03

49.94

49.89

49.81

49.77

49.76

49.58

49.54

49.47

49.38

49. 3£

49. £4

49. £1

49.13

49.08

49.01

48.96

48.90

48.88

48.86

.

_

-

Mar.

48.76

48.75

48.69

48.65

48.65

48.65

48.64

48.57

48.58

48.58

48.61

48.63

48.62

48.56

48.56

48.65

48.68

48.74

48.75

48.85

49. 0£

48.90

48.89

48.94

48.92

48.89

48.90

48.99

48.84

48.93

48.97

Apr.

48.92

48.90

48.90

48.89

48.69

48.79

48.88

48.87

48.80

48.77

48.70

48.62

48.67

48.66

48.62

48.60

48.60

48.52

48.38

48.40

48.50

48.63

48.90

49.13

49.54

49.53

49.73

50.13

50.73

51.00

-

May

51. £6

51.41

51.50

51.57

51.61

51.73

52. 0£

5£.£8

5£.50

5£.76

5£.95

53. 0£

53.25

53.35

53. 5£

53.66

53.85

53.99

54.18

54.31

54.41

54.41

54.34

54.37

54.38

54.49

54.59

54.70

54.89

55.18

55.47

June

55.83

56. £4

56.68

57.11

57.69

58.49

59.25

59.76

60.19

60. 5£

60.74

61.00

61. £3

61.48

61.73

61.93

62.04

6£.16

6£.13

6£.ll

62.05

62.01

6£.ll

6£.05

62.00

62.08

62. ££

62. £8

6£.£9

6£.31

-

July

62.38

6£.34

62.38

62.38

6£.36

62.34

6£.35

6£.36

62.37

6£.26

6£.30

62.54

62. £8

62. ££

62.28

62.32

62.36

62.54

62.34

6£.l6

62.23

62.25

6£.30

6£.33

6£.37

6£.40

62.40

62.46

62.50

62.49

62.49

Aug.

62.47

62.40

62.39

6£.37

6£.40

6£.47

6£.53

6£.5£

62.36

62.38

62.38

6£.41

62.44

62.50

6£.53

6£.54

6£.59

6£.47

6£.41

62.40

62.43

62.49

62.38

62.49

62. 5£

62.48

62.50

6£.60

62.53

6£.38

62.44

Sept.

62. 5£

62.45

6£.47

6£.59

6£.66

6£.61

6£.5£

62.56

62.54

62.55

62.48

62.54

62.54

6£.59

6£.60

6£.55

62.54

 2.39

6£.37

6£.39

6£.40

62.23

62.11

61.90

61.74

61.47

61.18

60.93

60.63

60. 4£

-

Note. Add 2,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952 ......

Water year 1952-55......

Elevation 

(feet)t

£,060.48 

2,058.96 

£,050.36 

£,048.26

-

£,049.56 

£,048.86 

£,048.97 

2,051.00 

£.055.47 

2,06£.31 

£,06£.49 

£.062.44 

£.060.42

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,37£,000 

1, £31, 000 

463,000 

283,300

-

394, £00 

334,300 

343,600 

518,600 

913,800 

1,543,000 

1,560,000 

1,556,000 

1,366,000

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-141,000 

-768,000 

-179,700

-90, £00

+110,900 

-59,900 

+9,300 

+175,000 

+ 395, £00 

+6£9,£00 

+17,000 

-4,000 

-190,000

-6,000

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 273

Priest Lake at outlet, near Coolin, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°29'30", long. 116°53'00", in SEfc sec. 5, T. 59 N., R. 4 W., half a mile 

east of outlet and 1$ miles northwest of Coolin.

Drainage area. 572 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1911 to September 1913 (fragmentary gage-height records at

 Coolin), published as part of records for Priest River at outlet of Priest Lake, at 

Coolin, April 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,434.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~nr929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. June 18, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1913, staff gages

at Coolin at different datums. Apr. 21, 1928, to Oct. 18, 1939, staff gage at site

400 ft from lake outlet at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 4.61 ft June 14, 15; minimum, -0.07 ft Dec. 30 

to Jan. 3.

1928-53: Maximum gage height, 6.46 ft May 29, 30, 1948; minimum observed, -0.16 ft 

Nov. 23-25, Dec. 4-6, 1936.

Remarks. Flow from Priest Lake is regulated to hold lake at heights desirable for ree-

 reation interests during summer months and storage is released for power use downstream during winter months. Storage began Aug. 9, 1950. Prior to Aug. 9, 1950, some 

regulation resulted from logging operations in the outlet channel. Subsequent to 

Oct. 1, 1952, published gage heights are at midnight. Those prior to that date from 

water-stage recorder are mean daily gage heights.

Qage height at 12 p.m.. In feet, 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

Oct.

3.04

3.04

3.04

3.03

3.03

3.04

3.04

3.04

3.04

3.04

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.04

3.03

3.03

3.03

3.03

3.04

2.97

2.83

2.70

2.58

2.44

2.30

2.17

2.02

1.88

1.77

'1.65

1.55

Nov.

1.44

1.35

1.25

1.17

1.10

1.02

.96

.88

.82

.78

.74

.70

.67

.66

.61

.57

.52

.48

.43

.39

.36

.32

.29

.24

.21

.18

.14

.10

.08

.05

-

Dec.

0.06

.05

.04

.09

.07

.08

.10

.10

.09

.09

.10

.10

.09

.08

.06

.05

.03

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.02

.00

-.01

-.04

-.05

-.05

-.06

-.07

-.07

Jan.

-0.07

-.07

-.05

-.05

-.06

-.06

-.04

.04

.05

.06

.07

.09

.12

.12

.16

.17

.16

.20

.21

.23

.23

.28

.31

.30

.31

.28

.28

.28

.28

.29

.33

Feb.

0.37

.39

.42

.43

.44

.46

.47

.45

.44

.42

.41

.40

.38

.38

.37

.38

.38

.35

.33

.31

.29

.30

.28

.27

.25

.22

.22

.21

.

_

-

Mar.

0.18

.16

.15

.12

.11

.10

.08

.08

.05

.05

.08

.09

.09

.09

.10

.14

.15

.15

.17

.17

.17

.15

.15

.14

.17

.18

.18

.23

.23

.27

.32

Apr.

0.32

.32

.32

.32

.33

.35

.40

.43

.45

.48

.53

.56

.61

.63

.66

.70

.73

.77

.82

.88

.98

1.09

1.28

1.42

1.59

1.76

2.01

2441

2.71

2.91

-

May

3.03

3.03

3.01

2.99

3.04

3.18

3.41

3.60

3.68

3.69

3.65

3.63

3.61

3.64

3.71

3.81

3.92

4.05

4.26

4.39

4.40

4.37

4.31

4.23

4.16

4.16

4.24

4.24

4.27

4.35

4.39

June

4.45

4.54

4*68

4.57

4.56

4.54

4.54

4.55

4.51

4.46

4.41

4.43

4.57

4.61

4.59

4.50

4.42

4.33

4.23

4.13

3.99

3.85

3.76

3.63

3.58

3.47

3.38

3.32

3.27

3.23

July

3.15

3.09

3.03

2.96

2.89

2.82

2.74

2.69

2.73

2.83

2.91

2.96

3.03

3.08

3.13

3.15

3.17

3.19

3.20

3.21

3.21

3.19

3.20

3.20

3.21

3.20

3.18

3.18

3.18

3.16

3.14

Aug.

3.13

3.12

3.10

3.10

3.09

3.08

3.06

3.12

3.15

3.13

3.12

3.11

3.09

3.08

3.07

3.03

3.03

3.00

2.98

2.95

2.9$

2.92

2.90

2.95

2.95

2.96

2.99

3.00

2.99

2.98

2.96

Sept.

2.96

2.95

2.94

2.94

2.94

2.93

2.93

2.93

2.94

2.95

2.96

2.98

2 98

?'.98

2.99

2.99

2.99

2.98

2.98

2.98

£.98

2.98

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.99

£.98

3.01

3.01
274 PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Priest River near Coolin, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°26'50", long. 116°53'50", in SE£ sec. 19, T. 59 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank 190 ft downstream from Dickensheet Bridge, 2j miles downstream from Binarch Creek, 

3 miles southwest of Coolin, and 5 miles downstream from outlet of Priest Lake.

Drainage area.--611 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1948 to September 1953_.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,338.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Average discharge.--5 years, 1,329 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,270 cfs June 3, 14 (gage height, 6.75 ft); 

minimum daily, 39 cfs Sept. 11.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 6,840 cfs May 16, 1949 (gage height, 7.48 ft); minimum 

recorded, 36 cfs Aug. 1, 1951 (gage height, 1.32 ft), but may have been less Sept. 11, 

1953, when stage was below intake.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of partly estimated or no gage-height record, which are fair. No diversion above station. Flow partly regulated by Priest 

Lake (see preceding page).

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4-13, May 25 to June 27)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

135

300

540

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.7

880 

1,360 

2,590 

4/120 

5,360

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

TotPl

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

91 

93

93

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

90

90

90

88

88

88

86

85

85

1,020

1,880

1,750

1,620

1,660

1,930

1,800

*1,860

1,940

1,800

1,660

1,570

'2,194

7IS

44,020

Nov.

1,470 

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,020

952

889

848

793

772

765

758

751

723

702

674

648

624

612

582

558

540

525

510

495

f475

f460

f450

-

23,756

V92

47,120

Dec.

f440 

f440

f440

f450

*450

455

470

475

470

470

465

470

460

455

445

435

420

410

405

395

390

390

376

368

358

345

340

336

336

336

332

12,827

414

25,440

Jan.

327 

332

345

340

332

327

345

363

410

425

440

455

470

475

480

500

500

505

520

530

S30

*540

570

570

570

558

546

552

552

558

576

14,543

469

26,850

Feb.

600

612

624

636

642

642

648

642

636

618

612

606

600

594

588

588

532

576

564

552

540

540

535

520

510

505

500

495

_

_

-

16,307

582

32,340

Mar.

485 

475

465

450

445

435

430

425

4^5

*425

435

450

450

455

455

470

485

490

495

500

50Q

500

500

495

505

515

520

535

558

570

588

14,931

482

29,620

Apr.

594 

594

594

594

594

454

181

TsT

181

181

190

204

208

222

236

250

264

280

288

304

354

420

510

612

702

824

1,010

1,340

1,700

1,910

-

15,976

533

31,690

May

2,520 

3,440

3,460

3,410

*3,410

3,520

3,810

4,050

4,150

4,200

4,170

4,100

4,050

4,040

4,090

4,220

4,320

4,510

4,800

5.O4O

5,090

5,050

5,000

4,870

4,730

4,620

*4,730

4,730

4,770

4,870

4,960

132,730

4,282

263,300

June

5,020 

5,090

5,230

5,230

5,200

5,180

5,160

5,180

5,130

5,070

5,020

4,980

5,090

5,230

5,220

5,160

5,040

4,930

4,750

4,600

4,440

4,26Q

4,090

3,920

*3,790

3,740

3,650

3,550

3,490

5,560

-

159,800

4,660

277,500

July

5,540 

5,240

5,160

5,080

2,980

2,840

2,720

2,250

1,250

546

435

4T5

480

495

505

*515

525

530

550

555

535

550

525

535

535

535

530

550

530

525

510

36,191

1,167

71,780

Aug.

520 

5T5

505

495

495

495

490

495

515

520

515

505

500

495

485

475

475

465

460

450

440

435

430

450

*440

440

445

460

465

460

455

14,770

476

29,300

Sept.

'556 455 

296

292

292

292

296

211

140

f94

a39

a48

100

115

115

113

109

102

100

98

96

96

96

98

*98

98

93

90

91

94

-

4,643

155

9,210

Calender year 1952: Max 5,720 Mln 72 Mean 1,245 Ac-ft 903,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,230 Mln 39 Mean 1,229 Ac-ft 890,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of information from Washington Water Power 

Go. and records for station near Priest River.

f Computed from gage neight partly estimated on basis of record for Priest Lake near Goolin.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 275

Priest River near Priest River, Idaho

Location. Lat 48°13', long. 116 0 55', in NE^SE-jL sec. 11, T. 56 N., R. 5 W., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from Saddler Creek, a quarter of a mile downstream from Lower West 

Branch, 2-| miles north of Priest River, and 3^- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 902 sq mi.

Records available. June 1903 to April 1905, November 1910 to April 1911, May to December 

19JJ3, February 1929 to September 1953. Prior to October 1930, published as "at Priest 

River."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

Fo May 15, 1929, and Sept. 18, 1929, to Apr. 28, 1930, staff gages at site 3 miles downstream at altitude about 40 ft lower. June 4 to Sept. 17, 1929, Apr. 29 to Sept. 11, 

1930, staff gages at or near present site at present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 1,603 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 cfs May 21; maximum gage height, 6.72 ft 

June 4; minimum discharge, 170 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1903-5, 1910-11, 1923, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs May 29, 30, 1948; 

maximum gage height, 8.97 ft May 29, 1948; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 13, 1953.

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

No diversion above station. Some regulation on tributary and, since Aug. 9, 1950, by 

low buttress and stoplog dam on Priest River three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

lake outlet.

Revisions (water years). WSP-572: 1903-5.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3-13, May 26 

to July 27, Aug. 9, 10)

0.4

1.2 

2.0

155

298

499

1,010

3.0 

5.0

6.5

1,850

4,160

6,400

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.

215

215

218

218

218

218

218

222

218

218

218

218

215

218

218

218

218

218

222

222

al,950

al,900

al,800

al,700

a2,000

al,950

*1,800

2.070 

1,930

1,810

1,700

24,973

806

49,530

Nov.

1.610

1,520

1,430

1,370

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,020

975

961

961

968

961

926

885

851

824

804

772

746

720

701

682

652

627

615 

591

568

-

28,640

955

56,810

Dec.

568

568

568

597

*635

a630

a640

a 640

a640

a 640

a640

a640

a63O

a620

a610

597

580

562

5 SO

539

533

539

522

510

b495

b490

b485

b485 

483

483

472

17,589

567

34,890

Jan.

477

472

505

505

499

477

510

580

1,080

996

940

1,180

1.500

1,070

947

1,010

975

919

1,020

1,140

1,180

*1,090

1,080

1,100

1,180

1,140

1,030

996 

1,040

1,080

1,180

28,698

926

56,920

Feb.

1,530

1,400

1,460

1,510

1,340

1,270

1,260

1,220

1,110

1,070

1,040

1,000

982

961

954

947

933

9O6

858

844

831

838

811

784

778

765

758

T72

-

-

28,932

1,033

57,390

Mar.

752

720

701

708

701

708

695

701

714

*735

*772

844

838

804

791

899

1,070

961

982

989

968

933

912

899

996

1,030

1,020

1,060 

1,150

1,180

*li 240

27,471

886

54,490

Apr.

1,170

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,140

858

714

689

676

676

682

676

682

664

676

714

746

772

824

975

1,170

1,410

1,690

1,770

1,830

2,120

3,120 

5.930

3,720

-

38 , 504

1,283

76,370

May

5,550

4,520

4,550

*4,430

4,440

4,620

5,060

5,480

5,540

5,520

5,320

5,160

5,040

5,000

5,080

5,200

5,350

5,560

6,000

6,300

6.570

6,240

6,050

5,890

5,720

5,590

5,830

*5,770 

5,710

5,820

5,890

166,580

5,374

330,400

June

5,950

6,050

6,180

6,290

6,290

6,190

6,190

6,300

6,140

6,000

5,920

5,890

6,160

6.520

6,270

6,140

5,970

5,780

5,640

5,440

5,240

5,000

4,780

*4,620

4,440

4,340

4,260

4,120 

4,050

3.920

165,880

5,529

329,000

July

5.850

5,750

5,620

5,550

5,400

5,280

5,190

2,940

2,090

1,070

758

759

759

746

758

*758

758

758

758

758

752

752

739

753

739

733

726

720 

714

701

695

46,234

1,491

91,700

Aug.

682

676

676

670

664

670

658

670

689

726

695

676

670

658

658

652

646

639

639

627

621

609

603

1539

*658

664

695

714 

676

652

639

20,511

662

40,680

Sept.

*633 "633

510

456

450

450

445

445

339

290

241

181

172

233

248

248

245

241

233

229

229

229

229

*237

257

257

233

226 

218

226

9,223

307

18,290

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,090 Mln 215 Mean 1,716 Ac-ft 1,246,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,370 Mln 172 Mean 1,653 Ac-ft 1,196,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather 

records for station near Coolin, and telemark readings. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
276 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Fend Oreille River at Newport, Wash.

Location.--Lat 48° 11', long. 117°02', in SE^-SWi sec. 24, T. 56 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at Newport, 0.2 mile upstream from 0. S. Highway 2 and 1.6 miles below Albeni Falls 

Dam.

Drainage area.--24,200 sq mi, approrinately.

Records available.--June 1903 to September 1941, October 1952 to September 1953. Prior to 

October 1921, published as Clark Fork at Newport, Wash., October 1921 to September 1937 

as Clark Fork at Priest River, Idaho, and October 1937 to September 1941 as Pend Oreille 

River at Priest River.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,000.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Sept. 22, 1928, staff or wire-weight 

gages at Priest River, Newport, or Metaline Palls at various datums (see description, 

WSP 532, p. 92). Sept. 22, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder at Priest 

River at datum 2,000 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.74 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--39 years (1903-41, 1952-53), 24,770 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 96,500 cfs June 17 (gage height, 46.76 ft); mlnimum recorded, 3,800 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 26.97 ft).

1903-41, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, 136,000 cfs June 15, 1913, June 21, 1933; minimum, 2,200 cfs Dec. 12, 1919.

Maximum elevation known, about 2,064 ft in June 1894. present datum, from watersurface profiles (discharge, about 200,000 cfs, revised).

Remarks.--Records excellent ^._ept those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

Fair. Flow regulated at Albeni Falls Dam and affected by storage in Pend Oreille Lake 

(see p. 272), Flathead La*., see p. 268), Hungry Horse Reservoir (see p. 264), and several smaller reservoirs (see p. 279). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 

337,600 acres (1946).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 532: 1903-11.

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

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10,500

9,000

7,500

7,400

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,300

7,300

8,500

10,000

12,000

15,000

17,000

18,000

18,000

* 18, 000

17,500

14,000 

11,000

12,000

* 17, 000

18,000

21,000 

23,000

23,000

23,000

23,000

411,800

13,280

816,800

Nov.

23,000

23,000

22,500

22,500

22,500

23,000

24,500

25,000

25,500

25,500

25,500

26,000

26,000

26,000

27,000

27,000

27,000

27,000

27,000

27,000

25,000

24,000 

24,000

25,000

26,000

26,000

26,000 

26,000

25,000

23,000

-

752,500

25,080

*1,493

Dec.

21,000

20,000

19,000

18,000

17,500

17,000

16,500

16,000

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,000

15,000

*14,700

14,500

14,600

14,000

13,800

13,400

13,300 

13,100

13,100

13,000

12,900

12,800 

12,400

12,300

12,400

12,200

465,000

15,000

922,300

Jan.

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,100

11,800

11,700

12,000

13,000

13,500

13,700

14,600

14,800

15,100

15,200

15,600

15,800

*16,000

16,300

16,300

16,500 

16,900

17,100

17,200

17,100

16,400 

16,900

17,000

17,100

17,300

457,000

14,740

906,400

Feb.

17,700

18,700

19,300

19,600

20,100

20,000

20,000

20,100

20,100

19,800

18,800

18,900

18,600

18,700

17 , 900

17,700

17,200

17,300

16,900

16,800

16,200

16,100 

15,900

15,500

15,200

15,100

14,900 

15,100

_

_

-

498,200

17,790

988,200

Mar.

15,100

14,400

14,200

13,700

13,800

13,700

13 , 900

13,900

13,700

13,700

*13,500

13,900

13,200

14,100

13 , 700

13,800

13,600

14,200

14,400

14,200

*6,160

15,SOO 

15,100

15,300

14,700

15,200

14,600 

9,440

15,200

14,800

14,600

429,400

13,850

851,700

Apr.

14,900

14,800

14,600

14,300

14,200

13,100

12,500

16,100

15,100

14,800

14,000

13,800

13,400

13,700

13 , 900

13,900

14,100

13,800

13,500

12,800

12,900

13 , 400 

14,300

15,400

16,600

17,500

18 , 500 

19,600

21,600

23,500

454,600

15,150

901,700

May

24,700

26,000

26,900

*27,600

27,800

28,200

28,800

30,100

31,400

32,600

34,200

35,400

36,100

37,100

38,000

38,800

40,000

40,800

41,700

42,500

43,800

44,300 

44,400

43,800

44,000

44,900

*44,900 

45,800

46,300

47 , 100

SOjOOO

*1,168

37 , 680

*2,317

June

51,600

53,700

56,900

59,600

62,600

67,900

72,000

76,400

80,900

83,700

86,500

88,800

90,200

92,900

*93,500

96,100

96,100

89,700

89,600

*82,400

80,100

75,900 

60,800

49,800

*44,800

35,600

50.900 

34,300

34,400

34,200

*2,051.9

68,400

*4,070

July

37,700

45,100

44,700

47,200

48,600

47,300

45,800

44,800

43,500

39,400

33,200

34,800

35,600

28,900

*25,700

29,300

30,000

32,100

33,700

27,000

18,100

17,000 

16,900

17,000

16,300

15 , 400

15,500 

15,300

15,800

16,900

17 , 000

935,400

50,170

*1,855

Aug.

* 17, 000

16,100

14,800

12,800

12,800

12,800

15,000

15,500

15,900

12,100

12,800

12,400

11,400

11,100

10,100

8,930

11,900

17 , 200

11,700

7,980

6,680

6,650 

6,680

6,570

6,620

*9,220

10,400 

10,100

11,900

8,840

6,560

346,350

11,170

686,900

Sept.

6,290

8,800

8,110

5,550

3,870

5,850

5,180

6,260

7,590

9,580

10,800

10,100

10,100

9,890

11,900

14,800

16,000

15,200

13,400

10,600

13,300

19,500 

19,700

*21,000

22,400

25,800

26,000 

25,900

25,800

25,000

-

412,070

13,740

817,300

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 96,100 Min 3,850 Mean 22,960 Ac-ft 16,630,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 15; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

at "Z" Canyon and inflow and storage change in Pend Oreille Lake.
FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 277

Calispell Creek near Dalkena, Wash.

vocation.--Lat 48°14 I 40", long. 117 0 20'30", in SW£ sec. 26, T. 32 N., R. 43 E., on left 

bank 2 miles upstream from Calispell Lake, 4.8 miles west of Dalkena, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 67.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,070 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 755 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 6.15 ft); minimum, 

TF^-cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 2.75 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 877 cfs Apr. 26, 1952 (gage height, 6.65 ft); minimum, 

6.0 cfs Oct. 3, 1950; minimum gage height, thai of Nov. 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diversion above station for irrigation. Some regulation by 

Power Lake.

Rating tables, water year~1952-53, (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23-28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

II. 

22 

38 

65 

1X5

4.5 

5.0

202

320

465

730

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

9.5

22

48

84

4.0 

5.0 

6.2

147

375

775

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.

15.5

TBTS"

15.5

15.5

15.5

15

15

*15

15

14.5

14

14

14

14

14.5

14.5

14.5

14

14

14

14.5

14.5

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14.5

15

457.0

14.7

906

Uov.

15

14.5

14.5

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14.5

14.5

15.5

15

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

13.5

T5T5"

13.5

13.5

13.5

-

423.0

14.1

839

Dec.

13.5

TSTST

13.5

14

14

13.5

14.5

14^

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

14

14

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

14

*13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

14

14

14

424.5

13.7

842

Jan.

14

14

14.5

14

14

14

15

18

26

22

25

29

64

6743-

37

35

32

33

47

55

*44

39

39

47

52

44

40

37

37

51

1,062.5

34.3

2,110

Feb.

~9T 135

89

120

86

69

65

68

53

52

49

45

44

41

39

38

36

33

30

30

30

30

29

29

28

28

*27

27

_

_

-

1,442

51.5

2,860

Mar.

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

29

30

47

68

63

53

51

62

74

62

*60

59

54

50

48

50

74

75

74

82

101

110

TOo

1,692

54.6

3,360

Apr.

87

80

76

73

77

87

88

84

83

81

78

76

72

69

64

69

78

91

100

128

190

230

300

318

280

282

417

*629

644

*47T

-

5,402

180

10,710

May

362

288

243

220

222

271

352

375 308"

252

*214

192

180

176

186

190

194

194

218

201

180

172

147

155

151

136

IBT

147

143

159

145

6,528

211

12,950

June

138

129

119

147

151

127

142

*151

136

126

118

118

143

129

118

113

106

98

92

91

85

79

74

74

71

71

79

63

65

59

-

3,212

107

6,370

July

66

57

50

46

47

42

40

38

37

35

33

31

30

29

*29

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

21

1,020

32.9

2,020

Aug.

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

23

23

22

21

20

20

20

19.5

19.5

19

19

18.5

17.

17

17

17

18.5

17.5

*17.5

20

19.5

19

19

19

626.5

20.2

1,240

Sept.

19

18.5

18.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

17

16

16

16

15.5

T5TF

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

16

-

486.0

16.2

964

Calendar year 1952: Max 834 Min 13.5 Mean 84.1 Ac-ft 61,010

Water year 1952-53: Max 644 Min 13.5 Mean 62.4 Ac-ft 45,170

Discharge measurement made on this day.
278 FEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN

Fend Oreille River below Z Canyon, near Metaline Palls, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°58'50", long. 117°20 I 40", in lot 2, sec. 11, T. 40 N., R. 43 E., on 

right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Z Canyon, l| miles south of international boundary, 5 miles downstream from Slate Creek, and 10 miles downstream from 

town of Metaline Palls.

Drainage area.--25,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1908 to September 1910 (gage heights only), October 1912 to 

September 1953. Published as Clark Fork at Metaline Palls prior to October 1928 and 

as Clark Pork below Z Canyon, near Metaline Palls October 1928 to September 1937.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,721.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 19, 1928, staff gages at Metaline 

Falls 10 miles upstream at datum approximately 262,2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--41 years (1912-53), 26,160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 100,700 cfs June 18 (gage height, 41.41 ft); 

minimum, 4,930 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 9.71 ft).

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 171,300 cfs June 13, 1948 (gage height, 60.25 ft); minimum, 2,500 cfs Dec. 12, 1919 (gage height, -2.4 ft, site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 69.0 ft in June 1894, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good. In 1946 there were diversions for irrigation of about 340,000 

acres, and there probably has not been any appreciable change since that time. Plow 

affected by regulation by Fend Oreille Lake (see p. 272), Flathead Lake (see p. 268), 

Hungry Horse Reservoir (see p. 264), and by smaller reservoirs in Fend Oreille River 

basin in Montana (see p. 279).

Cooperation.--This is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United 

States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 442: 1913.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

9.7

13.0

16.0

19.0

23.0

4,910

12,200

22,600

32,400

44,600

27.0

31.0

35.0

42.0

56,800

69,000

81,200

102,500

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

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

11,100

10,800

8,650

,700

,560

,520

,520

,520

* ,540

,520

,520

,520

,480

8,680

10,300

11,700

13,700

16,000

18,200

18,700

18,700

18,700

16,200

12 , 500

13 , 100

16,900 

18,000

20,700

23,600

24,100

24,100

409,430

13,210

0.524

0.60

812,100

Nov.

24,100

23 , 800

*23,600

23 , 400

23,000

23,300

24,300

24,900

26,300

26,200

26,700

27,000

27,200

27,800

28,400

28,500

28,400

28,500

*28,700

28.800

28,000

26,500

25,800

25,500

25,700

26,400 

27,600

27,700

26,500

25,300

-

787,900

26,260

1.04

1.16

tl,563

Dec.

24,200

23,100

21,900

20,800

20,200

19,700

19,000

18,700

17,700

17,500

17,200

17,000

16,800

16,500

16,200

15,900

15,700

15,500

15,400

15,100

14,900

14,600

14,400

14,100

14,100

13 , 900 

13 , 900

13 , 900

13,700~

* 13, 500

13 , 500

518,600

16,730

0.664

0.77

*1,029

Jan.

13 , 400

13,200

13 , 200

13,200

15 , 100

13,100

13,400

13 , 600

13,900

14,000

14,600

15,400

15,700

16,100

16,400

16,700

16,700

17,000

17,400

17 , 600

17,800

18,000

18,000

18,400

18,800

18,900 

18,700

18,300

18,300

18 , 500

18,700

500,100

16,130

0.640

0.74

991,900

Feb.

18,900

19,300

20,200

21,200

21,400

21,800

21,900

21,800

22,000

22 , 100

21,800

21,600

21,100

20,700

20,600

20,200

19 , 900

19,400

19,200

19 , 100

18,800

18,600

* 18, 200

17 , 900

17 , 800

* 17, 400 

17,200

17,000

_

-

557,100

19,900

0.790

0.82

t 1,105

Mar.

17,000

17 , 100

16,700

16,600

16,100

15,900

15,800

15,800

15,900

15,900

16,000

15,900

16,000

15,800

16,000

16,300

16,400

16,400

16,700

16,900

17 ,000

13,500

14,900

16,800

17 , 500

17,200 

17 , 400

17 , 200

14,600

16,200

17,100

504,600

16,280

0.646

0.74

tl,001

Apr.

17,100

17,200

17,300

17 , 200

17,000

16,900

16,300

15,600

17,300

*17,000

16,700

16,100

15,800

15,400

15,300

15,500

15,600

15,700

15,700

15,700

15,500

15,500

16,000

16,900

17,800

19,000 

20,600

23,000

24,900

26,400

-

522,000

17,400

0.690

0.77

*1,035

May

27,900

28,800

29,800

30,600

31,300

32,100

32,900

33,400

34,200

35,200

36,3.00

37, fOO

38,400

39,400

* 40, 400

41,200

42,100

43,200

44,200

45,000

45,400

46,100

46,400

46,700

46,300

46 , 600 

48,000

48,200

48 , 900

49,900

50,500

$1,246.8

40,220

1.60

1.84

*2,473

June

52 , 600

54,900

57 , 900

60,800

63 , 800

66,700

71,100

76,500

81,000

84,800

87 , 900

90,500

93 , 200

94,500

96 , 400

98,100

100,100

99,200

96,800

94,500

87,100

86,400

79,100

65,500

56,900

49,100 

41,700

57,700

38,400

38,300

-

$2,201.5

73,380

2.91

3.25

*4,367

July

38,100

42,000

46,100

47,000

48,500

49 , BOO

49,100

48,000

46 , 600

45,000

42,000

37,800

38,900

37,900

33,500

30,500

31,400

32,200

34,000

35,100

30,600

23,700

20,000

18,800

18,500

18,000 

17,200

16,800

16,700

16,900

17,600

£1,028.3

33,170

1.32

1.52

$2,040

Aug.

17 , 800

17.900

17 , 500

16,300

14,800

14,100

14,000

14,100

15,500

15,600

13,700

13,700

13,300

12 , 600

12,100

11,400

10,500

10,900

16,100

14,900

11,000

8,630

7,910

8,020

7,870

7,700 

8,610

10,800

10,800

11,900

11,300

391,540

12,630

0.501

0.58

776,600

Sept.

8,540

7,700

8,250

9,450

7,870

6,750

5,640

5,150

6,330

7,100

8,930

10,500

11,000

10,400

10,700

11,300

14,000

15,800

15,900

14,500

13,000

12,700

18,500

20,000

21,600

23,300 

26,400

27,500

27,200

27,200

27,200

413,010

13,770

0.546

0.61

819,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 91,500 Mln 5,010 Mean 26,290 Cfsra 1.04 In. 14.20 Ac-ft 19,090,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 100,100 Mln 5,150 Mean 24,880 Cfsra 0.987 In. 13.40 Ac-ft 18,010,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
PEND OREILLE RIVER BASIN 279

Smaller reservoirs in Pend Oreille River basin in Montana

Georgetown Lake on Flint Creek, 2 miles west of Southern Cross. Storage began about 1905 

for purapage into Warms Springs Creek for use of reduction works of Anaconda Copper 

Mining Co. at Anaconda, or for release through Flint Creek for power development. 

Usable capacity, 31,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

East Fork Rock Creek Reservoir on East Fork Rock Creek, 14 miles southwest of Philipsburg. 

Storage began in 1936 for irrigation in Flint Creek Valley; usable capacity, 16,000 

acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana State Water Conservation Board.

Nevada Creek Reservoir on Nevada Creek, 7 miles west of Finn. Storage began in 1939 for 

irrigation; usable capacity, 12,600 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana State Water 

Conservation Board.

West Fork Bitterroot River Reservoir on West Fork Bitterroot River, 7 miles upstream from 

Nez Perce Creek and 23 miles south of Darby. Storage began in 1940 for irrigation; 

usable capacity, 31,700 acre-ft. Records furnished by Montana State Water Conservation 

Board.

Comp Lake on Rock Creek, 4 miles northwest of Darby. Storage began in 1909 for irrigation; usable capacity, 34,800 acre-ft. Records furnished by Bitterroot Irrigation 

District.

Camas Reservoirs comprise a group of four reservoirs in Little Bitterroot River basin, 

which are operated for irrigation. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs. 

Little Bitterroot Lake on Little Bitterroot River, 2 miles southwest of Marion; storage began in 1918; usable capacity, 24,000 acre-ft. Hubbart Reservoir on Little 

Bitterroot River, 9 miles northwest of Niarada; storage began in 1924; usable capacity, 12,100 acre-ft. Upper Dry Fork Reservoir on Dry Fork Creek, 4 miles northwest of 

Lonepine; storage began in 1940; usable capacity, 2,700 acre-ft. Dry Fork Reservoir 

on Dry Fork Creek, 1 mile west of Lonepine; storage began-in 1921; usable capacity, 

4,000 acre-ft.

Mission Valley Reservoirs comprise a group of eight reservoirs in the area east of and 

tributary to Flathead River between Flathead Lake and Jocko River, which are operated 

for irrigation. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs. Twin Reservoir, fed 

entirely by canals, 4 miles southeast of Poison; storage began in 1932; usable capacity, 1,210 acre-ft. Pablo Reservoir, fed entirely by canals, 3 miles south of Poison; 

storage began in 1914; usable capacity, 25,000 acre-ft. Lower Crow Reservoir on Crow 

Creek, 6 miles west of Ronan; storage began in 1933; usable capacity, 10,350 acre-ft. 

Kicking Horse Reservoir, fed entirely by canals, 5 miles south of Ronan, storage began 

in 1930; usable capacity, 8,350 acre-ft. Nine-pipe Reservoir, fed entirely by canals, 

2 miles northeast of Charlo; storage began in 1911; usable capacity, 14,870 acre-ft. 

McDonald Reservoir on Post Creek, 9 miles east of Charlo; storage began in 1919; usable 

capacity, 8,220 acre-ft. Mission Reservoir on Mission Creek, 4 miles east of St. 

Ignatius; storage began in 1935; usable capacity, 7,250 acre-ft. Tabor Reservoir on 

Dry Creek, 8 miles southeast of St. Ignatius; storage began in 1919; usable capacity, 

23,000 acre-ft.

Lower Jocko Lake on Middle Fork Jocko River, 15 miles east of Arlee. Storage began in 

1937; usable capacity, 7,600 acre-ft. Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Thompson Falls Reservoir on Clark Fork, at Thompson Falls. For power development; usable 

capacity, 15,000 acre-ft. Records furnished by The Montana Power Co.

Other reservoirs of small capacity, principally on tributaries of Bitterroot River, are 

operated for irrigation.

Monthly contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept.3O.

Oct. 31.

Nov. 3O.

Dec. 31.

Jan. 31.

Feb. 28.

Mar. 31.

Apr. 3O.

May 31 .

June 3O.

July 31.

Aug. 31.

Sept.30.

Georgetown 

Lake

27,500

26,61O

25,360

22,890

21,660

22,89O

23,800

23,800

25,360

28,63O

28,87O

29,260

28,720

East Fork 

Rock Creek 

Reservoir

4,250

_

_

.

_

_

_

-

b7,660

b!3,71O

all,28O

a6 , 64O

4,320

Nevada 

Creek 

Reservoir

6,570

_

_

_

a4,84O

a5,lOO

a5,5OO

c6,OOO

cll,500

a!2,OOO

-

_

b4,500

West Fork

Bitterroot 

River 

Reservoir

a27,710

al4,OOO

1O.OOO

10,000

1O,OOO

1O,OOO

1O.OOO

a!9,690

32,920

a32,63O

a32,09O

a31,920

31 , 86O

Como 

Lake

80O

60O

bl,000

1,28O

2,160

2,760

5,650

8,550

6,630

34,77O

26,910

16,O40

4,910

Camas 

Reservoirs

30,580

3O, 80O

31,040

31,280

32,350

33 , 51O

35,86O

37,230

38,220

38,13O

33,71O

29,2OO

29,120

Mission 

Valley 

Reservoirs

9,59O

12,910

14,080

16,550

24,300

33,59O

36,62O

43,46O

53,43O

83,320

49,480

20,940

7,29O

Lower 

Jocko 

Lake

490

390

28O

70

_

-

-

240

4,170

5,640

3,5OO

ISO

270

Thompson 

Palls 

Reservoir

13,67O

14,530

13,110

14,390

15,280

14,250

13,520

9,91O

5,340

2,7OO

13,520

13,810

15,120

a Interpolated on basis of readings made weekly or less frequently, 

b Figure of contents for first day of following month, 

c Derived from inflow-outflow study.
280 COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River at international boundary 

(International gaging station)

Location. --La t 49°00i03", long. 117°37'40", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 40 N., R. 41 E., on left 

bank at international boundary, half a mile downstream from Pend Oreille River.

Drainage area. 59.700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --March 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation 

1937 datum).' Prior to Apr. 27, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. Since May 31, 

1942, auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.2 miles downstream from base gage. Auxiliary 

staff gage Jan. 1 to May 30, 1942, at same site.

Average discharge. 15 years, 93,610 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 367,300 cfs June 18 (elevation, 1,326.00 ft); 

minimum, 26,100 cfs Jan. 3 (elevation, 1,291.21 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 550,100 cfs June 12, 1948 (elevation, 1,338.13 ft); 

minimum, 20,700 cfs Mar. 9, 1944 (elevation, 1,289.91 ft).

Flood of June 1894 reached a stage of 1,346 ft, from information by Bureau of Reclamation (discharge, 680,000 cfs).

Flow of about 12,900 cfs occurred Jan. 30 or 31, 1937, based on information from 

other gaging stations (elevation, 1,287.9 ft), from rating curve extended below 1,291.6 

ft); may have been as low sometime in January 1930.

Remarks . Records excellent. Many diversions above station for irrigation. It was estimaled that 346,700 acres were under irrigation in the United States in 1946. Water is 

diverted for the irrigation of an additional 25,000 acres in Canada. The flow is affected by internationally controlled storage in Kootenay Lake as well as by natural and 

controlled regulation in other lakes and reservoirs in Kootenai and Pend Oreille River 

basins. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1293.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 932: 1937(m), 1938(M), 1939(m).

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

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

52 , 900

55,000

51,800

51,000

50,000

50,300

49,500

49,700

*4B,700

48,600

47,700

46,800

45,900

46,200

47 , 100

* 48, 400

49 , 900 

51,600

52,400

52,900

52,000

50,400

48,300

43,100

42.800

46,700

47,400

49,000

51,800

51,400

50,300

tl,527.6

49,280

0.825

0.95

*3,030

Nov.

49,800

49,300

49,100

48,000

48 , 400

47 , 600

48,000

48,100

49,700

49,400

49,200

49,600

49,200

50,000

50,500

50,200

49,900 

50,000

49,900

* 49, 400

49,200

46,300

44,800

44,500

44,700

45,500

47,200

46,800

45,600

45,500

-

*1,443.4

4B>110

0.806

0.90

*2,B63

Dec.

41,700

40,000

38,800

37,700

37,100

36,800

36,000

35,800

35,200

34,800

34,900

33,600

33,100

32,900

32,400

32,200

31,600 

31,300

31,200

30,600

30,900

29,700

30,700

30,600

30,600

29,800

30,000

30,100

29,400

29,200

 29, 406

*l,02B.l

33,160

0.555

0.64

*2,039

Jan.

Es),100

28,400

28,700

28,700

29,100

29,300

28,900

29,500

29,500

29,800

30,700

30,900

31,400

32,500

33,300

33,100

33,100 

33,400

33,400

33,500

34,100

34,000

33,700

33,400

34,500

34,900

35,100

35,500

35,700

36,100

36 , 400

999,700

32,250

0.540

0.62

*1,9B3

Feb.

37,000

37,900

38,600

39,400

39,600

40,300

40,100

40,000

40,500

40,400

40,300

40,000

39,900

38,900

38,900

39,000

41,100 

40,700

* 40, 400

39,200

37,100

36,900

36,600

36,400

*35,900

55,600

36,000

35,600

»

_

-

*1,082.3

58,650

0.647

0.67

*2,147

Mar.

55,100

55,600

54,900

36,500

36,100

35,800

35,600

55,600

55,700

35,400

35,000

35,400

55,900

56,400

56,900

57,500

58,900 

59,700

40,000

45,500

45,700

38,500

38,200

41,800

38,900

38,400

38,500

38,500

54,100

36,300

37 , 500

*1,159.7

37 , 410

0.627

0.72

*2,500

Apr.

57,600

37,500

56,900

56,000

35,900

35,900

55,800

*55,000

36,900

37,600

57,500

56,200

35,900

36,500

56,100

56,400

56,500 

56,100

35,100

36,100

56,500

36,800

57,100

40,200

42,700

45,700

47 , BOO

54,200

65,400

66,700

-

*1,198.2

59,940

0.669

0.75

*2,577.

May

69,900

72,800

75,400

78,600

83,400

90,200

97,800

101,500

105,100

110,400

115,300

121,100

 126,400

131,300

137,400

143,700

150,200 

157 , 600

169,600

 179, 100

185,100

191,100

194,200

196,800

195,900

194,500

197,000

196,900

198,300

203,100

207,100

*4,476.8

144,400

2.42

2.79

$8,880

June

214,500

225,500

231,000

239,000

248,800

257,500

268,400

282,500

295,100

501,100

508,500

»5 16,300

330,400

340,200

547,200

556,900

363,300 

365,500

355,800

 348,000

355,900

524,900

312,700

290,600

272,300

259,200

244,700

235,900

252,000

251,400

-

*8,724.7

290,800

4.87

5.44

*17,510

July

230,700

231,800

258,300

238,600

238,100

237,700

255,100

252,100

230,700

230,200

229,500

226,900

229,500

255,500

258,500

240,500

245,900 

245,200

244,400

242,100

254,000

220,200

209,800

204,800

196,800

189,500

181,200

173,800

166,800

159,900

155,400

*6,811.1

219,700

3.68

4.24

*13,510

Aug.

150,600

146,300

142,200

157,500

151,700

 122, 400

118,900

117,500

119,500

115,000

100,000

99,400

98,500

97 , 400

95,400

94,000

92.200 

53,600

100,600

101,400

102,200

101,500

101,300

100,700

98,900

98,200

97 , 500

101,400

102,400

97,200

95 , 500

*5,368.7

108,700

1.82

2.10

*6,6B2

Sept.

88.400

85,166

82 , 800

85,200

82,900

78,900

76,300

75,500

76,300

75,300

75,600

75,400

75,200

75,500

75 , 800

 72,500

72,600 

72,200

71,900

69,200

68,800

66.400

69,600

70,100

70,400

71,800

75,600

75,800

71,500

69,400

-

*2,239.6

74,650

1.25

1.40

*4,442

Calendar year 1952: Max 298,300 Mln 29,200 Mean 93,660 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36 Ac-ft 67,990,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 363,500 Min 28,400 Mean 93,310 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.22 Ac-ft 67,560,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed In thousands.
KETTLE RIVER BASIN 281

Kettle River near Perry, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location. La t 48°58'40", long. 118°46'10", in lot 7, sec. 10, T. 40 N., R. 32 E., on

 right bank l£ miles south of international boundary and Perry and 3 miles upstream 

from Toroda Creek.

Drainage area. 2,220 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,836.8 ft above mean sea level, interna- 

"tional Joint adjustment of 1947. Prior to Nov. 23, 1928, staff gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,427 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs June 14 (gage height, 17.72 ft); min-

 imum, 34 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 9.08 ft, from reconstructed gage-height graph based 

on recorder graph).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 21 200 cfs May 29, 1948 (gage height, 21.15 ft); minimum, 14 cfs (discharge measurement) Jan. 23, 1930, but may have been less during 

period of ice effect Jan. 18-23, 1930.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record,

 wHTch are good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. No known 

regulation.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.0 

9.2 

9.5

10.0

10.5

21

55

121

277

513

11.0

12.0

13.0

15.0

18.0

825

1,700

2,850

6,070

12,500

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

Ofl CO

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

116

116

119

134

f95

111

*114

116

109

114

111

f97

102

114 

119

114

116

139

f!04

f!02

114

121

116

116

121

121

124

*129

129

129

126

. 3,608

116

7,160

Nov.

124

126

129

121

126

126

124

121

107

124

121

f!07

121

126 

157

137

116

116

114

114

116

f!09

93

f71

f6_7

77

82

88

f73

79

-

3,292

110

6,530

Dec.

m

88

88

99

107

114

121

121

*126

121

95

97

109

114 

116

116

119

116

114

109

99

97

102

77

f75

f67

73

90

99

102

107

3,149

102

6,250

Jan.

104

99

109

111

111

79

82

104

131

121

129

139

129

*121 

97

119

137

129

124

124

124

124

129

134

129

124

121

126

*124

121

121

3,676

119

7,290

Feb.

137

142

144

147

144

144

147

131

f!02

f82

137

129

137

137 

131

129

121

116

f!04 fee

*fl!4

129

129

111

104

114

116

114

-

-

-

3,460

124

6,900

Mar.

109

107

109

109

114

116

121

126

137

144

155

169

172

169 

164

161

172

169

167

161

155

150

147

150

194

213

220

2?0

216

209

220

4,945

160

9,810

Apr.

209

206

*206

206

203

203

200

200

200

200

203

206

209

209 

206

190

194

226

255

330

439

559

710

932

1,050

1,190

1,560

3,120

5.720

3,550

21,091

705

41, 850

May

5,270

2,900

2.720

*2,880

5,520

4,860

6,560

7,550

6,520

5,210

4,490

4,250

4,650

5,550 

6,090

7,100

7,670

7,950

8,670

9.590

*7,910

6,410

5,490

4,970

4,610

4,460

5,020

5,550

6,150

7,150

6,870

175,910

5,675

548, 900

June

6,490

7,850

7,550

6,700

8,150

7,770

7,650

7,910

7,570

*6, 810

6,280

5,960

7,590

11.100 

8,010

6,600

5,910

5,570

4,810

4,950

4,830

4,510

4.220

*4,230

4,460

4,580

4,410

4,760

4,810

5,940

187,520

6,244

571,500

July

5.550

4,810

4,550

3,990

5,670

5,550

5,090

2,880

2,770

2,620

2,360

2,130

1,960

1,870 

2,490

*2,470

2,100

1,820

1,610

1,470

1,570

1,270

1,150

1,100

1,040

1,000

1,020

948

870

797

742

68,647

2,214

156,200

Aug.

690

654

624

606

582

582

600

*555

556

612

606

542

486

454 

418

594

570

561

545

352

389

600

600

556

618

804

762

840

996

972

840

18,522

591

56, 540

Sept.

748

684

654

656

582

547

513

486

459

444

434

403

584

370 

348

335

326

526

*313

309

313

309

501

295

321

561

348

355

550

428

12, 640

421

25,070

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,200 Mln 67 Mean 1,867 Ac-ft 1,355,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,100 Mln 67 Mean 1,387 Ao-ft 1,004,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based 

on recorder graph.
sea KETTLE RIVER BASIN

Curlew Creek near Malo, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°46'00", long. 118°39'10", in NW£ sec. 28, T. 38 N., R. 33 E. , on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Curlew Lake and 3 miles southwest of Malo.

Drainage area. 66.8 sq ml (revised).

Pecpi'ds available. April 1951 to September 1953.

$$&§. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,330 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51 cfs May 30 (gage height, S.94 ft); practically no flow Mar. 4 (gage height, 1.14 ft), as a result of regulation during building 

of weir 900 ft above gage,

1951-53: Maximum discharge observed, 169 cfs Apr. 16, 1951 (gage height, 4.35 ft, 

result of discharge measurement); minimum, that of Mar. 4, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional regulation at small crib dam at lake outlet. At high 

stage and during Irrigation season water from Sanpoil River is sometimes diverted into 

this basin above Curlew Lake. At extreme stages there may be some flow into Sanpoil 

River basin.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

3.0

10.5

24

49

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.7 

4.5 

9.0

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.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

6.5

6.9

7.3

7.8

8.6

9.0

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.4

5.8

5.8

196.3

6.33

389

NOV.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

6.2

-

192.2

6.41

381

Dec.

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.5

7.3

8.2

7.8

7.8

 7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

672

6.2

6.5

6.9

6.9

206.4

6.66

409

Jan.

6.5

679

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

7.3

7.8

9.0

9.0

9.9

*10.5

10.5

10.5

9.9

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.9

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.3

268.9

8.67

533

Feb.

7.3

7.3

.8

.8

.3

.8

.3

.3

8.2

872

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6_J5

6.5

6.5

.

-

206.8

7.39

410

Mar.

6.2

5.8

5.8

3.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.4

2.6

3.5

4.9

6.1

6.3

6.5

7.0

7.8

8.8

8.2

8.8

8.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

7.5

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.8

9.0

9.3

190.3

6.14

377

Apr.

9^3.

9.3

*9.3

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

11

11

11

11

11

12

13.5

14.5

14.5

15.5

16.5

21

*25

*2j3

373.8

12.5

741

May

30

32

32

33

34

34

37

39

42

43

44

44

44

44

44

45

45

45

46

*46

48

47

46

47

47

48

49

48

49

50

49

1,331

42.9

2,640

June

49

49

46

45

46

47

48

49

48

48

48

48

48

49

48

48

48

46

46

46

46

44

*43

43

43

42

42

41

42

42

-

1,378

45.9

2,730

July

42

42

40

40

40

39

38

36

36

34

32

31

30

30

*28

26

26

24

23

22

21

21

19

18.5

18

18

18

17.5

16

16.5

15^5

858.0

27.7

1,700

Aug.

15

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

*14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

12

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.5

7.5

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

330.2

10.7

655

Sept.

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.5

4.3

1.0

.6

*.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

i§.

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.Z

-

103.7

3.46

206

Calendar year 1952: Max 122 Mln 4.8 Mean 26.8 Ac-ft 19,430

Water year 1952-53: Max 50 Mln 0.2 Mean 15.4 Ac-ft 11,170

Discharge measurement made on this day.
KETTLE RIVER BASIN 283

Curlew Lake near Malo, Wash.

Location. Lat 48"45 I 20", long. 118°39'30", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 38 N., R. 33 E., on east 

shore 1 mile uplake from outlet and 3^ miles southeast of Malo.

Drajnagg area.--65.9 sq mi.

Records available. July to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2,337.22 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed, 1.44 ft July 9; minimum observed, 0..53 ft Sept. 20.

Remarks.--Mo known diversions. Some regulation from small dam at outlet. At times during 

high water and irrigation season water is diverted from Sanpoil River into this basin. 

At extreme stages there may be some flow into Sanpoil River basin.

ge height, in feet, July 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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

1.44

1.42

1.37

1.35

1.31

1.26

1.23

1.19

1.16

1.12

1.09

1.06

1.01

.99

.95

.93

.90

.89

.88

.87

.86

.83

Aug.

0.80

.80

.76

.74

.74

.It

.72

.72

.70

.68

.66

.65

.64

.63

.62

.62

.64

.60

.58

.62

.64

.63

.62

.62

.60

.62

.64

.65

.64

.64

.63

Sept.

0.62

.62

.61

.60

.59

.99

.58

.58

.57

.57

.56

.56

.56

.55

.54

.54

.54

.54

.53

.53

.54

.54

.54

.56

.56

.56

.56

.57

.58

.60

-
284 KETTLE RIVER BASIN

Kettle River near Laurier, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°59'10", long. 118°13'00", in Nw£ sec. 11, T. 40 N., R. 36 E., on right

bank 500 ft downstream from Deep Creek, 1? miles southeast of Laurier, and 12 miles

upstream from Boulder Creek. 

Drainage area. --About 3,800 sq mi.

Records available. --September 1929 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,425.5 ft above mean sea level, international joint adjustment of 1947. Prior to Jan. 3, 1930, staff gage at same site and

datum.

Average discharge. --24 years, 2,775 cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs June 14 (gage height, 13.44 ft); minimum, 168 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 2.41 ft), but may have been less sometime during

period of no gage-height record Nov. 24 to Dec. 2; minimum daily, 200 cfs for several

days during period of no gage -height record.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs May 29, 1948 (gage height, 17.25 ft); minimum not determined, probably occurred during winter of 1929-30.

Maximum stage known, about 22 ft in May or June 1894, from information furnished by

local residents. 

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

poor. North Pork regulated by reservoir at Grand Porks, British Columbia. Numerous

diversions for irrigation of about 720 acres in the United States (for 1946 from United

States reports), and 2,090 acres in Canada from the Canada Year Book for 1940. Some

diversion for domestic use. 

Cooperation. op This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 737: 1930-31. WSP 862: 1937. WST 882: 1938.

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

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

165

265

390

660

1,010

1,430

1,930

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

3,180

4,760

6,650

8,820

14,000

23,600

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.

281 

2TT

273

265

262

281

248

*254

251

248

244

264

248

226

2.26

230

234

234

244

251

234

237

237

240

240

240

240

244

251

254

251

7,699

248

15,270

NOV.

254 

251

251

251

251

248

248

248

240

237

237

248

248

240

251

254

 251 262

240

240

237

234

*202

200

2TO

220

220

230

220

220

-

7,136

238

14,150

Dec.

"220" 200 

220

220

220

240

240

240

240

250

250

£50

240

240

240

250

250

250

250

240

240

230

230

220

220

200

200

220

220

220

240

7,190

232

14,260

Jan.

240 

240

*240

244

251

251

226

'2^9 223

301

301

301

313

3T59-

297

265

281

293

262

254

254

254

305

305

305

305

301

293

297

*293

293

8,566

276

16,990

Feb.

297 

309

337

345

345

345

341

341

329

297

'S97 273

305

317

313

313

313

305

297

285

281

285

297

*305

293

281

285

*297

_

-

8,628

308

17,110

Mar.

297 

289

281

281

289

289

293

297

305

309

345

395

440

470

465

470

485

480

475

470

450

440

435

425

455

540

642

666

696

708

734

13,616

439

27,010

Apr.

727 

708

690

684

684

*7o"2" 678

714

720

734

755

790

804

790

762

755

790

874

1,030

1,270

1,730

2,260

2,940

3,530

3,740

3,900

4.680

7,100

9.980

8,800

-

64,321

2,144

127,600

May

7,880 

7,100

6.63.0

6,770

7,810

10,100

13,100

15 , 200

13,200

10,800

9,300

8,820

9,300

*10,500

11,800

13,000

14,100

14,800

15,800

17.600

15,200

12,500

10,800

9,620

9,030

8,500

9,500

10,800

11,200

13,100

13,500

347,360

11,210

689,000

June

12,600 

14,900

14,600

16,400

15,400

15,600

15,100

* 15, 100

* 15, 500

13,600

12,700

12,200

13,400

20,400

17,300

13,600

12,100

11,200

9,980

9,330

9,280

8,680

8,340

8.010

8,050

8,160

8,050

8,380

8,520

9,660

-

366,140

12,200

726,200

July

9.640 

8,680

8,030

7,520

6,960

6,450

6,030

5,690

5,440

5,160

4,730

4,320

3,960

3,710

4,010

4,520

*4,030

3,530

3,180

2,900

2,680

2,510

2,290

2,160

2,050

1,960

1,920

1,900

1,720

1,620

1.510

130,810

4,220

259,500

Aug.

1,430 

1,350

1,280

1,230

1,190

1,150

1,150

*1,110

1,070

1,030

1,080

1,020

962

881

846

797

762

727

714

696

727

853

1,030

1,040

994

1,140

1,300

1,300

1,470

1.620

1,556

33,479

1,080

66,400

Sept.

1.380 

1,240

1,180

1,140

1,080

1,020

962

923

874

860

825

811

790

755

720

714

*666

624

612

594

582

570

576

558

588

600

654

630

630

672

-

23,830

794

47,270

Calendar year 1952: Max 24,300 Mln 200 Mean 3,438 Ao-ft 2,496,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 20,400 Mln 200 Mean 2,791 Ac-ft 2,021,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 24 to Jan. 2; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

observer's notes, and records for station near Perry.
COLVILLE RIVER BASIN 285

Deer Lake near Loon Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°06'25", long. 117°36'10", on line between sees. 11 and 14, T. 30 N., R. 

41 E., an eighth of a mile upstream from outlet and about 3 miles northeast of Loon 

Lake.

Drainage area. 17.8 sq mi.

Records available. November 1952 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage read twice weekly. Altitude of gage is 2,480 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during period, 2.67 ft May 8, June 9, 13; minimum 

observed, 0.26 ft Nov. 12, Jan. 5.

Remarks. Intermediate stages of lake controlled for recreational purposes by flashboards. 

No divers ion.

Gage height, in feet, November 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

Oct. Nov.

_

_

0.48

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.26

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

Dec. Jan.

_

_

_

-

0.26

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.85

_

_

_

_

-

Feb. Mar. Apr.

2.07

.

2.10

2.11

-

2.15

_

_

2.17

_

.

_

2.19

_

_

2.21

-

2.24

_

_

2.28

-

_

2.45

2.50

2.54

2.59

May

2.64

_

_

2.66

-

_

_

2.67

_

-

_

2.66

.

_

-

2.63

_

2.58

-

.

,

2.53

2.57

-

2.57

_

_

.

2.58

June

.

2.56

_

2.60

-

2.66

_

2.67

2.66

_

_

2.67

-

2.65

_

_

_

2.60

.

_

2.54

-

_

2.50

_

2.46

July

2.47

_

_

2.40

-

2.34

_

_

-

2.24

_

_

2.16

.

_

2.08

-

1.96

,

_

1.82

_

_

1.72

_

_

-

Aug.

1.63

_

_

1.56

-

_

1.50

.

-

1.44

.

_

_

1.33

_

_

1.23

-

.

1.14

_

1.11

.

1.10

1.06

-

Sept.

0.98

_

_

_

.90

_

.83

-

_

.74

_

.67

_

_

_

.56

.

.48

_

-

.42

_

.33

-

Note. Qage heights prior to Apr. 7 obtained by levels.
286 COLVILLE RIVER BASIN

Loon Lake near Loon Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°01'45", long. 117°36'15", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 29 N., R. 41 E., at south 

end of Loon Lake, 2.7 miles southeast of town of Loon Lake.

Drainage area. 33.4 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to 

~!Tept. 29, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 0.2 mile north at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 2,381.44 ft June 7; minimum, 2,379.86 ft Dec. 1.

 1550-53: Maximum elevation, 2,382.71 ft May 3, 1950, but may have been higher sometime in 1951 water year when water-stage recorder was not in operation; minimum recorded, that of Dec. 1, 1952.

Remarks. Elevation controlled by dam at lake outlet. Some small diversions for irrigation 

of lawns and gardens.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1216: 1950.

Mean elevation, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

131'4

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

80.20

80.20

80.20

80.18

80.17

80.16

80.16

80.15

80.14

80.13

80.12

80.11

80.11

80.09

80.08

80.06

80.06

80.06

80.05

80.04

80.03

80.03

80.03

80.02

80.02

80.01

80.01

80.00

79.99

79.99

79.99

Uov.

79.98

79.98

79.97

79.96

79.96

79.95

79.94

79.93

79.93

79.93

79.92

79.92

79.93

79.95

79.95

79.94

79.95

79.94

79.94

79.93

79.93

79.92

79.92

79.91

79.90

79.89

79.88

79.88

79.87

79.87

-

Dec.

79.89

79.92

79.93

80.00

80.04

80.07

80.12

80.13

80.13

80.17

80.19

80.20

80.20

80.20

80.20

80.20

80.19

80.19

80.19

80.20

80.21

80.23

80.23

80.22

80.22

80.22

80.22

80.23

80.26

80.26

80.25

Jan.

80.27

80.28

80.29

80.29

80.29

80.30

80.35

80.38

80.45

80.45

80.49

80.50

80.51

80.52

80.52

80.53

80.55

80.57

80.61

80.63

80.66

80.67

80.69

80.68

80.67

80.66

80.64

80.63

80.62

80.61

80.62

Feb.

80.62

80.62

80.64

80.66

80.65

80.66

80.67

80.68

80.68

80.68

80.68

80.69

80.70

80.71

80.72

80.74

80.76

80.77

80.77

80.77

80.77

80.78

80.78

80.78

80.78

80.78

80.78

80.80

_

-

Mar.

80.80

80.80

80.79

80.79

80.79

80.79

80.79

80.79

80.80

80.80

80.81

80.83

80.83

80.83

80.83

80.89

80.94

80.96

80.98

80.99

80.99

81.00

81.01

81.02

81.03

81.03

81.04

81.05

81.06

81.07

81.09

Apr.

81.10

81.11

81.11

81.12

81.12

81.12

81,13

81.13

81.12

81.12

81.12

81.12

81.12

81.11

81.11

81.12

81.12

81.12

81.12

81.12

81.13

81.13

81.14

81.14

81.14

81.15

81.19

81.32

81.35

81.36

May

81.37

81.37

81.37

81.37

81.37

81.37

81.38

81.39

81.39

81.40

81.40

81.40

81.39

81.39

81.39

81.39

81.39

81.38

81.39

81.38

81.37

81.37

81.37

81.41

81.43

81.41

81.38

81.36

81.36

81.38

81.38

June

81.40

81.39

81.38

81.41

81.40

81.41

81.43

81.43

81.37

81.32

81.30

81.30

81.31

81.32

81.31

81.31

81.30

81.28

81.28

81.27

81.27

81.25

81.24

81.23

81.23

81.23

81.22

81.22

81.22

81.21

July

81.20

81.19

81.18

81.17

81.15

81.14

81.14

81.13

81.12

81.13

81.13

81.13

81.11

81.09

81.07

81.05

81.02

81.00

80.98

80.96

80.93

80.90

80.89

80.87

80.86

80.85

80.84

80.82

80.80

80.78

80.75

Aug.

80.74

80.73

80.72

80.71

80.69

80.67

80.66

80.67

80.67

80.66

80.65

80.63

80.63

80.62

80.61

80.58

80.56

80.54

80.54

80.53

80.51

80.49

80.48

80.49

80.48

80.47

80.52

80.51

80.49

80.48

80.46

Sept.

80.45

80.43

80.42

80.41

80.40

80.39

80.39

80.38

80.37

80.37

80.35

80.34

80.33

80.32

80.30

80.30

80.28

80.26

80.24

80.22

80.21

80.20

80.19

80.19

80.17

80.17

80.17

80.16

80.13

80.12

Note. Add 2,300 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
COLVILLE RIVER BASIN 287

Sheep Creek at Loon Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 48"03'35", long. 117"39"10", in NE£ sec. 32, T. 30 N., R. 41 E., on right 

bank 0.7 mile downstream from outlet of Loon Lake and 1 mile west of town of Loon Lake.

Drainage area. 36.2 sq mi.

Records available . April to September 1950, October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage is 2,370 ft (from topographic map). Prior to October 1950, water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41 cfs May 25 (gage height, 2.81 ft); no flow 

for long periods.

1950, 1951-53: Maximum discharge, 42 cfs Apr. 9, 1952 (gage height, 2.83 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by dam at outlet of Loon Lake. Some small diversions for irrigation of lawns and gardens.

Rating table, water year 1953-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.55 0

1.8 .3

2.0 1.9

2.2 8.4

2.4 16.6

2.6 26.8

2.8 40

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.6

10.5

12.5

13

17.5

*12.5

12.5

12.5

12

5.5

7.3

115.9

3.74

230

Feb.

12.5

5.0

0

6.6

13

4.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

_

-

41.5

1.48

82

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

.2

.2

.3

..3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.5

T6~ 16.5

10

0

0.1

54.3

1.75

108

June

0.1

.1

.2

1.6

1.9

.4

.5

*21

34

*17

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

76.8

2.56

152

July

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0 0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 40 Mln - Mean 5.02 Ac-ft 3,650

Water year 1952-53: Max 34 -Mln - Mean 0.79 Ac-ft 572

Discharge measurement made on this day.
288 COLVILLE RIVER BASIN

Sheep Creek at Springdale, Wash.

Location. Lat 48"03'30", long. 117°45'00", in SE^NW^ sec. 34, T. 30 N. , R. 40 E. , on 

right bank 15 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 3, half a mile west of Springdale, and 4-g miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 46.9 sq mi.

Records available.--January to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,980 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 64 cfs June 9 or 10 (gage height, 2.04 ft, 

from recorded range in stage); minimum, 6.2 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

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

Some diversion for domestic use. Flow partly regulated at outlet of Loon Lake.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January 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. Nov. Dec. Jan.

tt

11

11

11

11

12

13

20

19

18

20

20

17

16

16

15.5

15.5

17

18

24

28

33

*33

33

*31

30

29

28

28

20

620.0

20.0

0.426

0.49

1,230

Feb.

27 

*27

18

17

26

30

22

18

17

16

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15

14.5

14.5

14

14.5

13.5 

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

*13.5

_

-

480.0

17.1

0.365

0.38

952

Mar.

13.5 

13

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

12

12

12

11.5

12

11.5

11

10^5

10.5

15

*14

13.5

13

12.5

12.5

12 

12

12

12

12

1212

12

12

380.0

12.3

0.262

0.30

754

Apr.

12.5 

12.5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13.5 

13

13

13.5

14

19

*I2.5

11.5

-

382.0

12.7

0.271

0.30

758

May

10.5 

10.5

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

S.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5 

10

15

25

30

25

13

12

11

356.2

11.5

0.245

0.28

707

June

10.5 

10

10

*13

20

15

16

40

55

48

16

13.5

13.5

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12 

11

11

11

11

11

11

10.5

-

483.0

16.1

0.343

0.38

958

July

11 

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10.5

9.8

9.8 

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

 973 9.3

9.3

9.3

326.5

10.5

0.224

0.26

648

Aug.

9.3 

S.3

9.8

9.8

10.5

10.5

9.3

10.5

11.5

11

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.3

8. 8

9.' 3

9.3

9.3

9.3 

12

12

11

*11

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.8

302.1

9.75

0.208

0.24

599

Sept.

 S7S 8.3

8.3

8.3

8.8

8.3

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.8

9.8

9.3

9.8

9.8

11

Tl

11.5

11.5

9.8

10.5

11

-

283.9

9.46

0.202

0.23

563

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 1-12, Mar. 14-17, 24-31, Apr. 3-21, May 7 to June 3, June 5-9, 

14-29, July 2-6, Aug. 25, 25; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records 

for station at Ltion Lake.
COLVILLE RIVER BASIN 289

Mill Creek near Colville, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°34'45", long. 117°51'50", in SW£m4 sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 39 E., on

right bank 3 miles northeast of Colville and 5 miles downstream from North Fork. Prior 

to Nov. 2, 1952, at site half a mile upstream.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . February 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,950 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Nov. 2, 1952, water-stage recorder at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 50.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, 570 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 6.65 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings); minimum observed, 8.6 cfs Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 (gage height, 4.02 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 29, 1953; minimum, 3.6 cfs Aug. 28, 31, 

Sept. 1, 1940, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record Feb. 1-4, 

1940.

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

Diversions for irrigation of about 50 acres above station. No regulation.

Revisions (vater years).--WSP 1042: 1940, 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

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.0

975

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

*9.5

9.5 9.'5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

313.0

10.1

0.123

0.14

621

Nov.

11.5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

*10.5

11

11

10.5

10.5

9.4

8^6

8.6

349.6

11.7

0.143

0.16

693

Dec.

ITi" 8.6

9.4

11

13

13

14

15

13

12.5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11.5

11

11.5

12

11.5

11

11

11

11

11

11

11.5

11.5

361.4

11.7

0.143

0.16

717

Jan.

11.5

TT75

*12

11.5

11.5

11.5

12

13

35

32

28

32

33

26

22

21

18

17.5

19.5

22

25

23

23

*21

21

22

21

20

19.5

20

21

637.0

20.5

0.250

0.29

1,260

Feb.

23

23

23

25

23

23

23

23

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

17.5

17.5

16.5

16

15.5

15.5

15.5

*15.5

_

_

-

547.5

19.6

0.239

0.25

1,090

Mar.

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

16.5

16.5

16.5

21

26

29

28

26

24

24

30

29

29

28

28

27

25

24

44

Apr.

43

40

40

39

42

*43

48

46

48

46

47

46

43

43

42

47

50

59

66

82

118

*133

181

212

194

46 ! 203

42

43

52

55

46

863.5

27.9

0.340

0.39

1,710

250

419

*454

May

275

258

225

212

240

270

280

Tie

235

198

*185

172

166

154

174

164

156

137

152

148

142

166

140

131

135

128

T75

168

147

*3l5l 153

3,464

115

1.40

1,57

6,870

143

5,702

134

2.24

2.59

11,310

June

137

123

118

141

172

153

155

175

153

143

133

*129

165

157

143

133

125

121

116

123

112

104

104

98

97

90

95

90

104

95

3,799

127

1.55

1.72

7,540

July

~87 100

76

71

68

64

60

57

57

52

48

47

45

47

46

45

*44

40

38

36

36

34

32

31

31

29

29

27

27

26

26

1,456

47.0

0.573

O.66

2,890

Aug.

24

23

21

23

24

23

*23

24

24

23

22

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

16.5 17 

19

18

17

20

20

19.5

26

20

23

20

18

639. 0

20.6

0.251

0.29

1,270

Sept.

18

18

17

16.5

16

17

16

15.5

15

15

15

14.5

14.5

14

14

*13.5 "IT"

14

14

14

14

13.5

14

15.5

14.5

14

14

14

13.5

13.5

446. 0

14.9

0.182

0.2O

885

Calendar year 1952 : Max 514 Min 8.6 Mean 53.7 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.90 Ac-ft 38,960

Water year 1952-53: Max 454 Min 8.6 Mean 50.9 Cfsm 0.621 In. 8.42 Ac-ft 36,860

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record 6ct. 1 to Nov. 1, May 5, 27; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for Colville River at Kettle Falls.
290 COLVILLE RIVER BASIN

Colville River at Kettle Falls, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°35'40", long. 118°03'30", in see. 29, T. 36 N., R. 38 E., on right bank 

 600 ft downstream from Stevens County Light & Power Co.'s plant at foot of Meyers Falls,

half a mile south of town of Kettle Falls, and 2 miles upstream from Franklin D.

Roosevelt Lake.

Drainage area. 1,050 sq. mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1953, Published as "at Meyers Falls" 1922- 

31T

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

"to Oct. 21, 1932, staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 21, 1932,

to Sept. 19, 1938, staff gages at site 200 ft upstream at different datum. Sept. 20,

1938, to Mar. 20, 1949, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 281 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Aug. 12; minimum gage height, 5.13 ft Aug. 12.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 2,690 cfs (revised) Apr. 19, 1938 (gage height, 6.20 

ft, site and datum then in use, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 

0.5 cfs Aug. 15, 1930.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1938, has been revised to 

2,690 cfs Apr. 19, 1938 (gage height, 6.20 ft, site and datum then in use, from graph 

based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 862.

Remarks. Records good. Several ditches above station divert water for irrigation. 

Slight regulation for power by small reservoir above falls.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.5 

5.8 

6.1 

6.5

93

171

282

475

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

790

1,370

2,010

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.

124

124

122

122

119

124

127

*127

127

130

130

132

132

124

135

137

149

152

140

143

146

146

146

146

146

149

156

T56

152

149

149

4,261

137

8,450

Nov.

156

159

159

159

159

159

159

159

159

162

162

162

165

174

182

188

188

185

182

174

168

165

*152

149

143

112

101

135

127

119

-

4,723

157

9,370

Dec.

122

132

152

185

217

251

247

243

236

221

206

206

199

202

210

210

202

199

199

196

192

196

192

196

171

114

124

185

202

202

199

6,008

194

11,920

Jan.

196

192

192

188

196

196

196

217

299

400

431

442

453

442

410

370

338

316

311

333

375

410

436

*431

436

436

415

390

361

347

333

10,488

338

20,800

Feb.

338

352

361

385

395

395

395

390

390

370

352

338

329

320

320

320

316

316

303

278

282

286

286

*282

274

270

270

270

_

.

-

9,183

328

18,210

Mar.

270

262

255

251

251

255

251

255

259

270

286

303

324

333

324

324

352

390

436

448

448

431

400

380

385

431

436

436

442

453

.458

10,799

348

21,420

Apr.

458

453

442

431

420

420

*436

442

436

426

415

410

405

395

580

3SO

390

400

415

436

470

542

613

724

784

808

866

1,100

1,480

1 . 650

-

17,427

581

34,570

May

1.550

1 ,"460

1,370

1,270

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,170

1,140

1,040

966

900

856

*808

778

772

742

704

684

684

678

678

678

"678 652

672

691

760

742

717

704

28,024

904

55,580

June

678

652

613

600

691

736

760

784

*790

754

710

678

658

678

646

620

580

542

511

505

511

493

464

448

436

431

420

426" 415

426

-

17,656

589

35,020

July

415

405

370

338

316

299

278

290

255

239

224

213

202

188

192

188

182

*171

165

152

149

143

137

132

130

122

108 Tl2~

117

112

112

6,451

208

'12,800

Aug.

106

108

106

108

110

117

*114

108

110

119

114

110

104

97

.95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

97

104

119

127

149

171

.174

T52

137

3,521

114

6,980

Sept.

132

132

124

124

122

119

117

114

110

110

108

*104

106

106

104

97,.

108

110

108

106

108

104

108

122

119

117

117

114

112

-

3,386

113

6,720

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,520 Bin 101 Mean 469 Ac-ft 340,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,650 Min 95 Mean 334 Ac-ft 241,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 291

Coeur d'Alene River above Shoshone Creek, near Prichard, Idaho

Location. Lat 47°42', long. 115°59' , in NE^SW^- sec. 5, T. 50 N., R. 4 E., on left bank 

at Shoshone Creek ranger station 0.2 mile downstream from Uranus Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Shoshone Creek, and 3-| miles north of Prichard.

Drainage area. 335 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,485 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 6.18 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 34 cfs Dec. 26, 

but may have been less during period of ice effect.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 9,610 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 7.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Dec. 26, 

1952.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. No regulation or 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)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

0.7 35

.9 67

1.2 164

1.5 286

2.0 540

2.5 895

3.0 1,380

4.0 2,600

5.0 4,280

5.8 5,970

May 1 to Sept. 30

0.9 72 2.0 529 

1.2 150 2.5 895 

1.5 264

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.5 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

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

78

78

78

78

75

75

75 

75

75

75

75

75

75

72

72

75

78

75

78

78

78

78

*78

78

78

78

78

78

78

86

_97

2,400

77.4

0.231

0.27

4,760

Nov.

91

86

78

75

75

78

80 

78

70

72

80

91

114

111

108

101

91

83

83

80

80

58

43

91

78

45

43

43

47

50

-

2,303

76.8

0.229

0.26

4,570

Dec.

55

60

65

*70

75

80

82 

86

82

80

77

85

95

110

100

93

85

80

75

75

72

72

70

65

55

45

50

65

70

,75

75

2,324

75.0

0.224

0.26

4,610

Jan.

75

75

75

85

95

85

80 

100

600

1,190

818

1,970

2.680

1,780

*1,130

922

818

709

1,110

1,480

1,410

1,180

958

994

1,040

931

794

702

648

688

1,330

26,552

857

2.56

2.95

52,670

Feb.

5.900

3,550

2,300

2,340

2,100

*1,680

1,420 

1,350

1,230

1,110

985

852

770

716

667

617

575

534

480

432

469

432

401

361

376

366

361

366

-

-

-

32,740

1,169

3.49

3.63

64,940

Mar.

342

318

315

309

300

295

295 

309

371

502

604

*641

623

575

557

563

592

557

557

557

524

490

469

458

610

762

794

818

852

913

1,010

16,882

545

1.63

1.87

33,480

Apr.

958

878

852

810

818

913

*949 

870

778

716

695

688

674

617

575

610

716

913

1,000

1,390

2,590

3,600

4,680

5.850

4,640

3,910

4,340

5,810

5,650

3,860

-

61,350

2,044

6.10

6.81

121,600

May

*2,970

2,420

2,150

2,200

2,750

3,930

4.620 

3,770

2,890

2,320

1,960

1,830

1,890

2,050

2,360

2,450

2,450

2,430

2,570

2,450

1,960

1,640

*1,400

1,570

1,380

1,380

1,540

1,600

1,630

1,750

1,590

69,640

2,246

6.70

7.75

138,100

June

1,470

1.550

1,410

1,290

1,190

1,130

1,120 

1,120

1,020

949

886

861

878

786

716

674

626

*587

548

529

495

465

441

441

419

408

386

376

397

350

-

23,494

783

2.54

2.61

46,600

July

355

515

296

287

278

260

251 

243

235

222

214

211

207

199

195

192

188

181

177

170

170

167

*164

160

160

157

153

150

147

144

138

6,566

205

0.612

0.71

12,650

Aug.

155

152

152

155

158

129

125 

126

152

135

129

117

115

112

112

112

112

110

107

104

*104

104

102

115

135

123

126

129

120

112

107

3,724

120

0.558

0.41

7,590

Sept.

107

110

110

107

104

102

99 

97

97

97

94

94

92

87

87

87

85

85

85

83

81

83

85

99

104

102

117

120

115

*102

-

2,917

97.2

0.290

0.52

5,790

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,950 Min 43 Mean 612 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.91 Ao-ft 444,500

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,900 Min 43 Mean 687 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.83 Ao-ft 497,100

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 cfs). --Feb. 1 (l p 

efs (5.89 ft); Apr. 28 (12 p.m. ) 6,780 efs (6.13 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Jan. 9, Mar. 3.

.m.) 6,900 efs (6.18 ft); Apr. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 6,190 

ft); May 7 (12 m. ) 4,880 ofs (5.30 ft).
292 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Coeur d'Alene River near Prichard, Idaho

Location.--Lat 47°38', long. 115°59', in lot 7, sec. 32, T. SO N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

 0.2 mile dovmstream from Beaver Creek and If miles southwest of Prichard.

Drainage area.--583 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 2,365 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 1,400 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 9.18 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 80 cfs Nov. 29, 30; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.65 ft Dec. 1, 2.

1944-53: Maximum discharge determined, 16,400 cfs Feb. 11, 1951 (gage height, 10.95 

ft, from graph based on gage readings), but may have been higher Dec. 15, 1946; minimum 

daily, that of Nov. 29, 30, 1952; minimum gage height observed, 1.00 ft Sept. 13, 1944.

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

which are fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1182: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.5

72

129

228

436

715

1,050

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.6

1,450

2,550

4,020

5,790

9,550

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

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

132

132

126

126

126

126

126

a!29

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

132

152

a!32

132

152

152

a!29

*129

152

152

152

152

*132 

152

135

151

4,075

151

0.225

0.26

8,080

Nov.

148

141

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

138

167

163

154

148

158

132

152

126

126

100

a85

allO

120

bllO

blOO

b90

b80

-

3,722

124

0.215

0.24

7,580

Dec .

b95

bllO

a!20

*a!50

a!55

a!40

a!45

a!50

a!50

a!40

158

151

167

190

183

170

157

144

144

144

138

158

132

b!20

a95

b85

b90

bllO 

a!20

126

126

4,185

135

0.232

0.27

8,300

Jan.

132

158

144

167

185

157

125

160

746

1,640

1,160

2,740

4_.pOO

2,710

*1,760

1,550

1,470

1,380

1,970

2,430

2,240

1,870

1,720

1,800

1,840

1,700

1,540

1,400 

1,520

1,590

1,940

45,500

1,403

2.41

2.77

86,280

Feb.

8.700

6,540

4,050

3,700

2,920

*2,590

2,410

2,300

2,200

1,930

1,680

1,550

1,400

1,280

1,220

1,110

1,020

938

903

836

784

759

753

678

678

678

678

691

-

-

54,966

1,963

3.57

5.51

109,000

Mar.

a660

a640

a620

a600

a600

aSSO

656

666

755

924

,050

,150

,110

* ,060

,020

,050

,060

,010

1,010

994

966

952

966

966

1,100

1,550

1,420

1,560 

1,590

1,660

11680

51,543

1,011

1.73

2.00

62,170

Apr.

1,580

1,490

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,450

1,400

1,530

1,190

*1,180

1,160

1,140

1,070

1,020

994

1,060

1,320

1,570

1,910

3,510

5,420

7,480

8,800

7,220

5,950

6,960 u§6,590

-

96,734

3,224

5.53

6.17

191,900

May

*4,680

5,800

5,280

5,500

4,120

6,030

7.570

5,870

4,680

5,800

5,180

2,860

2,900

5,210

5,720

4,080

4,210

4,280

4,700

4,650

5,570

2,880

*2,450

2.540

2,520

2,540

2,860

3,020 

5,040

5,170

3,240

116,530

5,759

6.45

7.45

251,100

June

5,020

5.210

5,040

2,780

2,680

2,460

2,510

2,240

2,150

2,050

1,990

1,920

1,810

1,670

1,500

1,560

1,510

*1,250

1,180

1,120

1,050

973

917

870

836

804

772

755 

759

715

-

49,479

1,649

2.85

5.16

98,140

July

666

648

636

613

601

561

559

512

481

476

466

456

446

451

422

403

398

376

367

358

345

535

*357

557

529

316

312

296 

292

281

27J.

15,311

429

0.736

0.85

26,400

Aug.

269

265

265

273

273

261

243

254

265

254

254

252

228

221

218

214

204

200

195

195

*190

196

200

214

250

243

224

218 

200

204

204

7,122

230

0.395

0.45

14,130

Sept.

200

200

193

190

186

180

175

175

175

170

160

154

154

154

154

154

154

148

148

144

141

141

*144

160

167

165

180

195 

190

186

-

5,027

168

0.288

0.52

9,970

Calendar year 1952 : Max 11,500 Min 80 Mean 1,027 Cfsm 1.76 In. 25.97 Ac-ft 745,500

Water year 1952-55 : Max 9,590 Min 80 Mean 1,178 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.43 Ac-ft 852,800

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Coeur d'Alene River stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 293

Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville, Idaho

Location.--Lat 47°34', long. 116°15', In NW£ sec. 30, T. 49 N., R. 2 E., on right bank 800

 ft upstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile northwest of Enaville Post Office, 

1.1 miles upstream from South Fork, and 3.5 miles downstream from North Fork.

Drainage area.--895 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1911 to April 1913 (fragmentary), October 1939 to September

 1953. Published as North Fork of Coeur d'Alene River at Enaville 1911-13.

-. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,100.00 ft above mean sea level, referenced to benchmark near mouth of North Fork, elevation, 2,204.880 ft (Geological Survey 

Bull. 567, p. 82). Mar. 3, 1911, to Apr. 12, 1913, staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile downstream at different datum. Oct. 18 to Dec. 22, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1939-53), 1,859 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,100 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 72.63 ft); minimum, 104 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 60.10 ft).

1911-13, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 28,100 cfs Dec. 15, 1946, from rating curve 

extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 74.93 ft 

Feb. 11, 1951; minimum discharge, that of Dec. 26, 1952.

From local Information concerning high-water marks, flood In December 1933 reached 

a stage of 79.47 ft and that in April 1938 a stage of 78.16 ft.

Remarks. Records good. No appreciable diversion or regulation above station. Records of 

sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1293.

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.

217

217

213

213

213

213

213

213

213

206

206

202

202

206

206

202

198

198

198

198

*198

198

198

195

198

198

195

195

195

2O2

221

6,340

205

O.229

0.26

12,580

Nov.

228

213

206

198

195

195

195

195

195

188

195

209

236

249

255

245

228

217

209

206

195

195

172

168

191

172

154

146

136

136

-

5,920

197

0.220

0.25

11,740

Dec.

149

175

188

206

*209

221

225

240

228

228

213

236

289

3J3

284

253

232

221

209

209

206

206

198

195

162

119

138

178

195

202

209

6,536

211

0.236

0.27

12,960

Jan.

213

206

209

249

270

240

217

228

1,270

2,830

2,O40

3,330

6.300

5,040

3,340

2,880

*2,800

2,740

3,850

4,930

4,880

4,100

3,670

4,560

4,140

3,630

2,960

2,620

2,340

2,540

3,550

82,672

2,667

2.98

3.44

164,000

Feb.

16.000

12,800

7,520

7,920

*6,960

5,520

4,560

4,350

3,980

3,600

3,220

2,780

2,520

2,320

2,190

2,000

1,880

1,740

1,590

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,300

1,220

1,180

1,170

1.160

1,210

-

-

104,900

3,746

4.19

4.36

208,100

Mar.

1,180

1,130

1,090

1,06O

1,020

1,OOO

988

1,000

1,080

1,310

1,690

2,010

2,040

*1,920

1,840

1,870

2,060

2,OOO

1,960

1,950

1,860

1,720

1,610

1,570

1,880

2,360

2,510

2,520

2,530

2,630

2.770

54,158

1,747

1.95

2.25

107,400

Apr.

2,700

2,520

2,390

2,280

2,250

2,380

2,450

2,330

2,150

2,010

*1,940

1,910

1.90O

1,780

1.620

1,660

1,800

2,120

2,300

2,810

4,980

7,800

10,000

12,400

10,600

9,O8O

9,880

12,500

*13.600

9,920

-

144,060

4,802

5.37

5.99

285,700

May

7,62O

6,060

5,160

4,900

5,640

8,220

10 . 400

9,O4O

6,920

5,440

4,500

4,020

4,010

4,28O

4,930

5,380

5,510

5,490

5,960

5,930

4.9OO

4,010

*3,390

3.350

3,450

3,480

3,910

4,080

4,160

4,380

4,160

162,680

5,248

5.86

6.76

322,700

June

3,870

4.100

3,840

3,430

3,180

3,040

3,070

3,130

2,940

2,720

2,570

2,590

2,720

2,47O

2,230

2,060

1,920

*1,830

1,720

1,620

1,520

1,410

1,330

1,320

1,270

1,210

1,160

1,140

1,140

1.080

"

67,630

2,254

2.52

2.81

134,100

July

1.02O

980

942

905

875

838

810

775

754

726

698

677

663

635

621

607

586

565

546

526

513

500

*481

*469

463

45O

438

426

415

403

392

19,699

635

0.7O9

0.82

39,O70

Aug.

.aso1 375

369

375

380

369

359

359

375

375

369

348

332

317

313

308

303

298

293

284

284

*284

279

303

354

343

332

332

322

308

293

10,315

333

0.372

0.43

2O, 460

Sept.

284

279

275

27O

266

258

253

245

240

236

232

228

225

221

217

217

217

213

213

217

213

217

*225

245

253

249

270

289

289

266

"

7,322

244

0.273

O.3O

14,52O

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,400 Min 119 Mean 1,6O7 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.44 Ac-ft 1,167,OOO

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,000- Min 119 Mean 1,842 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.94 Ac-ft 1,333,000"

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs).--Jan. 13 (3 p.m.) 6,870 ofs (66.62 ft); Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 2O,1OO 

cfs (72.63 ft); Apr. 24 (1 to 2 p.m.) 12.800 ofs (69.58 ft)s Apr. 29 (3 a.m.) 14,800 ofs (70.44 ft); 

May 7 (3 to 5 p.m.) 10,8OO cfs (68.67 ft); May 2O (l a.m.) 6,220 ofs (66.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
294 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Coeur d'Alene River near Cataldo, Idaho

Location.--Lat 47°34', long. 116°18', in sec. 26, T. 49 N., R. IE., on left bank 1^ miles 

upstream from Cataldo and 3 miles downstream from South Pork.

Drainage area.--1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1911 to December 1912, July 1920 to September 1953.

Average discharge.--34 years, 2,445 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,100 ft above mean sea level, referenced 

£o benchmark "2143 S" (Geological Survey Bull. 567, p. 82). Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is 2.84 ft higher. Apr. 25, 1911, to Dec 31, 1912, staff gage 

at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. July 29, 1920, to Oct. 10, 1925, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 48.24 ft); minimum, 171 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 37.98 ft).

1911-12, 1920-53: Maximum discharge, 55,300 cfs Dec. 22 or 23, 1933 (gage height, 

56.9 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 122 cfs Dec. 4, 1929; minimum gage height, 37.03 ft Sept. 6, 1931.

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

No appreciable diversion or regulation above station. Records of chemical analyses, 

water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1293.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder graph and one discharge measurement furnished by 

Washington Water Power Co.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16 to Apr. 2)

38.0

36.2

38.4

38.7

39.0

40.0

180 

255 

343 

5OO 

700 

1,620

41.0

42.0

43.0

44.0

46.0

47.0

2,750

4,170

6,010

8,270

13,800

17,000

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

334

334

334

330

325

320

320

320

320

316

316

312

312

312

316

316

316

316

316

320

*316

316

316

316

316

316

307

316

316

330

548

9,918

320

0.262

0.30

19,670

Nov.

348

338

334

325

312

312

312

312

312

307

312

338

352

371

581

371

352

338

334

325

312

302

289

285

298

281

251

219

187

187

9,297

310

0.254

0.28

18,440

Dec.

"259 212

276

294

*298

316

343

381

343

357

325

362

440

458

440

400

381

366

348

362

357

357

348

338

289

227

255

312

352

381

395

10,572

341

0.280

0.32

20,970

Jan.

405

405

440

512

554

a500

a450

a470

al,90O

a2,900

a2,600

a5,200

37.600

a6 , 200

a4,300

*3,600

a3 , 500

33,400

4,960

6,070

6,050

5,190

4,850

5,790

5,270

4,540

*3,720

3,180

2,910

3,150

4,350

104,966

3,386

2.78

3.20

208,200

Feb.

16.900

13,900

8,650

9,010

7,930

6,320

5,430

5,230

4,780

4,330

3,920

3,460

3,130

2,940

2,820

2,580

2,460

2,270

2,070

1,900

1,830

1,780

1,700

1,570

1,530

1,520

1.470

1,620

-

-

"

123,050

4,395

3.60

3.75

244, 100

Msr.

1,560

1,470

1,410

1,380

1,300

1,240

1,220

1.210

1,330

1,650

2,140

2,470

*2,410

2,270

2,330

2,290

2,580

2,460

2,460

2,470

2,340

2,200

2,080

2,030

2,460

2,960

3,090

3,100

3,130

3,210

5.410

67,660

2,183

1.79

2.06

134,200

Apr.

5,270

5,100

2,980

2,850

2,850

3,010

5,080

2,960

2,710

2,570

*2,490

2,490

2,470

2,520

2.150

2,220

2,580

2,700

3,000

5,650

5,810

8,510

11,800

14,500

12,900

11,100

12,100

15,000

16.500

12,100

-

175,570

5,846

4.79

5.35

547,800

Msy

9,450

7,670

6,610

6,520

7,270

10,100

12.800

11,200

8,750

6,960

5,870

5,590

5,410

5,790

6,650

7,290

7,620

7,670

8,290

8,290

6,850

5,650

4.870

4,890

*5,030

5,050

5,550

5,870

6,050

6,520

6,030

217,540

7,017

5.75

6.63

431,500

June

5,770

6.190

5,750

5,160

4,830

4,710

4,760

4,800

4,490

4,190

4,010

4,140

4,350

3,900

5,520

3,240

3,040

*2,910

2,710

2,550

2,350

2,200

2,090

2,070

2,000

1,910

1,820

1,800

1,810

1.750

~

104,800

5,493

2.86

3.19

207,900

July

1.650

1,580

,540

,480

,420

,380

,310

,280

,220

1,180

1,120

1,080

1,070

1,030

994

967

940

900

876

860

828

804

772

*740

724

708

686

672

644

630

616

31,701

1,023

0.839

0.97

62,880

Aug.

595

581

574

588

595

574

548

560

581

574

554

530

506

476

464

458

458

440

430

415

415

*415

410

464

530

506

494

500

488

458

455

15,616

504

0.413

0.48

30,970

Sept.

420.

420

415

410

400

381

381

371

366

557

543

543

354

325

325

520

320

525

325

520

320

*320

530

343

562

357

381

415

595

576

" 

10,800

360

0.295

0.53

21,420

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,400 Min 187 Mean 2,170 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.21 Ac-ft 1,575,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,900 Min 187 Mean 2,414 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.86 Ac-ft 1,748,000

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 cfs). Feb. 1 (6 p.m.) 20,900 cfs (48.24 ft); Apr. 24 (l to 2 p.m.) 

14,900 cfs (46.36 ft)j Apr. 29 (4 a.m.) 17,400 cfs (47.04 ft); May 7 (2 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (45.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Enaville.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 295

St. Joe River at Avery, Idaho

Location. Lat 47°15 I , long. 115°49', in sec. 15, T. 45 N., R. 5 E. , on left bank at

 Avery, 500 ft downstream from Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway depot and 0.5 mile 

downstream from North Fork.

Drainage area. 594 sq mi.

Records available. January to February 1911 (gage heights only), March 1911 to June 1917 

(discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage at described site Sept. 18, 1912, to June 30, 1917. Datum of gage is

 2,470.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Jan. 1 to July 2, 1911, May 13 to 

Sept. 16, 1912, staff gage 700 ft downstream, datum unknown. July 11, 1911, to May 10, 

1912, staff gage 100 ft downstream at 1.94 ft lower datum.

Extremes. 1911-17: Maximum discharge observed, 17,900 cfs May 28, 1913 (gage height, 

7.3 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs; minimum not determined, probably 

occurred during period of no record in winter.

Remarks. No diversion or regulation above station.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in the 

water year 1912, superseding those published in WSP 332, are given herewith:

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff In 

acre-feet
296 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

St. Joe River at Calder, Idaho

Location. Lat 47°16', long. 116°11', in sec. 3, T. 45 N., R. 2 E., on right bank 150 ft 

southwest of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway station at Calder.

Drainage area. 1.030 sq mi, approximately.

ords available. A] 

to September 1953.

Records available. April 1911 to September 1912 (published as "near Calder")

tc " "

July 1920

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,096.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, or 2,100 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Geological Survey as given in Bulletin 567. Apr. 14, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1912, staff 

gage at site 2| miles downstream at different datum. July 13 to Dec. 21, 1920, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1920-53), 2,272 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 87.12 ft); minimum, 91 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 78.49 ft), but may have been less during period of 

ice effect.

1911-12, 1920-53: Maximum discharge, 53,000 cfs Dec. 23, 1933, computed on basis 

of slope between gages downstream; maximum gage height, 93.1 ft Apr. 18, 1938, from 

floodmark; minimum discharge, that of Nov. 27, 1952; minimum gage height, 78,43 ft 

Dec. 5, 1928.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion above gage.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder graph andcnedischarge measurement furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Revisions.--WSP 1182: Drainage area.

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 Apr. 6-16. Apr. 29 to July 7,

July 28 to Sept. 30)

79.0

79.5

80.0

80.5

81.0

183

358

610

950

1,360

82.0

83.0

85.0

87.0

2,360

3,640

7,350

12,900

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

Cf sm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

342 

338

333

333

329

325

325 

321

313

313

313

309

309

306

306

309

306

302

302

302

302

*298

298

298

294

294

294

290

287

313

554

9,658

312

0.303

0.35

19,160

Nov.

333 

309 

290

279

290

294

283 

257

221

224

325

367

3"4"6~ 371

350

338

309

290

283

283

268

208

b!50

208

b230

b!40

blOO

bl20

bl30

b!80

-

7,776

259

0.251

0.28

15,420

Dec.

b230 

302 

*346

342

317

298

294

302

279

279

275

321

440

384

321

283

268

272

275

272

261

261

257

217

bl60

b210

b260

b280

298

317

317

8,938

288

0.280

0.32

17,730

Jan.

290 

265 

294

358

290

b260

b280 

294

728

1,190

1,090

2,770

3.290

*2,010

1,340

1,130

1,230

1,800

2,610

2,320

2,340

1,810

1,890

2,250

1,930

1,670

1,400

1,250

1,180

1,500

8,110

43,169

1,393

1.35

1.56

85,620

Feb.

5,270 

3,940 

3,370

4,210

3,300

2,670

2,470 

2,550

2,250

1,960

1,790

1,590

1,490

1,380

1,340

1,240

1,200

1,130

b990

b860

b930

912

868

784

819

812

833

935

-

-

51,893

1,853

1.80

1.87

102,900

Mar.

890 

798 

798

798

770

735

716 

763

928

1,210

1,390

1,430

1,340

1,240

*1,210

1,240

1,310

1,200

1,250

1,270

1,230

1,170

1,130

1,170

1,720

1,910

1,840

1,920

2,020

2,170

2.210

39,776

1,283

1.25

1.44

78,890

Apr.

2,040 

1,900 

1,870

1,790

1,920

2,050

1,960 

*1,780

1,580

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,320

1.220

1,310

1,500

1,840

2,100

2,920

4,570

6,200

9,650

10,600

9,180

8,860

10,500

12.900

10,500

8,070

-

126,000

4,200

4.08

4.55

249,900

May

6,500 

5,460 

*4.650

4J890

5,940

8,200

11.000 

9,440

7,570

6,160

5,310

5,030

5,180

5,730

6,630

7,570

8,800

9,410

10,900

10,900

8,710

7,130

6,140

6,260

6,220

*6,580

7,500

7,680

7,900

8,390

8,110

226,090

7,293

7.08

8.16

448,400

June

8,660 

10.200 

8^960

7,880

7,750

7,590

7,680 

7,500

6,900

6,460

6,860

7,880

8,680

7,500

6,560

5,940

5,800

5,560

*5,090

4,600

4,160

3,880

3,740

3,530

3,350

3,180

3,080

2,990

2,960

*2.880

-

177,800

5,927

5.75

6.42

352,700

July

2.630 

2,720 

2,660

2,590

2,470

2,360

2,250 

2,160

2,100

1,970

1,850

1,770

1,680

1,600

1,530

1,440

1,340

1,270

1,210

1,160

1,120

*1,060

1,010

982

958

950

898

861

826

798

76J5

49,186

1,587

1.54

1.78

97,560

Aug.

728 

702 

709

819

722

670

634 

670

702

658

599

559

537

499

355

499

499

504

*515

521

531

526

521

622

749

599

576

570

570

542

510

18,561

599

0.582

0.67

36,820

Sept.

494 

515 

531

499

484

474

459 

449

435

435

430

426

411

393

389

376

367

371

362

37T

367

*362

371

402

411

430

531

531

521

407

-

13,004

433

0.420

0.47

25,790

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,600 Min 100 Mean 1,988 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.26 Ao-ft 1,443,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,900 Mln 100 Mean 2,115 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.87 Ao-ft 1,531,000

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 efs).-

11,400 cfs (86.46 ft); May ZO (3:30 ( 

ft). June 13 (7:30 a.m.) 9,310 cfs (t

-Apr. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 13,600 cfs (87.12 ft); May 7 (8 a.m.) 

i.m. ) 11.800 cfs (86.53 ft); June 2 (7 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (86.13 

35.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 297

St. Maries River at Lotus, Idaho

Location. -'-Lat 47°14'40", long. 116°37'30", In sec. 17, T. 45 N., R. 2 W on left bank 

1 mile northwest of Lotus, 1 mile downstream from Carlton Creek, and 5i miles southwest 

of St. Maries.

Drainage area. 437 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1911 to October 1912, July 1920 to September 1945, October 1945 

to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,140.19 ft above mean sea level, referenced to benchmark "U.S.G.S. 2155 1911 35" (Geological Survey Bull. 567, p. 45). Datum 

of 1929, supplemental adjustment of 1947, Is 3.17 ft higher. Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, 

staff gages at sites 0.8 to 1.3 miles upstream at different datums. Oct. 1, 1945, to 

Feb. 21, 1949, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1920-53), 504 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,190 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 5.16 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 0.98 ft), but may have been less during period of 

ice effect or no gage-height record.

1911-12, 1920-53: Maximum discharge observed, 23,800 cfs Dec. 22, 23, 1933, from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

13.4 ft probably Feb. 9, 1951, from floodmark (ice jam); minimum discharge, that of 

Nov. 23, 1952.

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

which are poor. No diversion or appreciable regulation above station.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Revisions. WSP 1062: Drainage area.

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. 24 to May 3, May 7, 8, 19-3O)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

15

40

8O

176

316

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

4.9

624 

1,030 

2,130 

2,80O 

£..v J.LO *.3 3,460 O,4OW

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.

44

45

45

45

45

45

47

47

47

47

49

49

47

47

45

47

49

47

47

49

49

*51

51

51

51

51

49

49

49

51

54

1,489

48.0

0.110

0.13

2,950

Nov.

58

56

51

49

53

51

49

47

37

42

62

56

60

69

71

76 ~67

60

56

53

39

22

18

b35

b30

24

18

i§

25

30

-

1,374

45.8

0.105

0.12

2,730

Dec.

40

50

*62

67

69

67

62

73

78

65

62

71

102

133

TT5

83

71

65

62

60

58

56

54

51

b40

50

47

47

40

1,970

63.5

0.145

0.17

3,910

Jan.

4O

45

43

45

48

45

47

55

120

200

350

1,100

1,690

*1,130

659

673

1,270

2,320

2.760

2,210

2,550

1,430

2,250

2,080

1,320

1,000

762

645

724

1,050

1,230

29,886

964

2.21

2.54

59,280

Feb.

2,650

1,850

2,230

3.440

2,140

1,730

2,000

1,850

1,280

976

826

694

624

577

597

544

531

498

406

316

383

306

301

256

275

280

301

659

_

-

-

28,520

1,019

2.33

2.43

56,570

Mar.

687

500

42O

370

350

330

345

390

500

600

600

620

600

550

500

*702

1.09O

842

868

1,050

958

810

739

769

1.190

1,100

985

931

886

826

818

21,921

707

1.62

1.87

43,480

Apr.

746

659

611

564

564

604

604

*584

518

473

449

455

473

473

455

473

486

512

544

659

904

1,130

1,580

1,830

1,520

1,410

1,530

3,040

5.210

2,300

-

29,360

979

2.24

2.50

58,230

May

1,960

1,550

*1,290

1,140

1,090

1,150

1,330

1,410

1,150

949

834

* 769

739

730

730

762

826

834

920

922

762

842

666 i/oTo"

2.010

*1,840

1,660

1,360

1,200

1,050

876

34,361

1,108

2.54

2.92

68,150

June

859

785

716

709

739

709

940

1.240

913

801

702

659

769

694

624

590

544

492

*461

442

412

366

332

311

300

290

280

270

260

250

-

17,459

582

1.33

1.49

34,630

July

'z"5?5 240

2 2O

210

2OO

190

185

180

175

170

160

150

140

140

130

130

120

120

120

110

110

*107

104

99

96

94

92

90

88

86

134

4,370

141

0.323

0.37

8,670

Aug.

82

80

78

76

76

74

72

72

70

70

68

68

66

66

66

66

65

65

*65

62

62

62

65

80

140

110

90

75

70

65

65

2,291

73.9

0.169

0.19

4,540

Sept.

65

64

63

62

60

59

57

56

55

55

54

53

53

52

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

*49

51

51

53

53

56

 5T 69

62

-

1,674

55.8

0.128

0.14

3,320

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,440 Min 15 Mean 465 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.51 Ac-ft 337,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,440 Min 15 Mean 479 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.87 Ac-ft 346,500

Peak discharge (base, 2.200 efs). Jan. 19 (2 p.m.) 3,000 cfs (4.55 ft)j Jan. 23 (3 p.m.) 2,890 

cfs (4.48 ft); Feb. 1 (1 p.m.) 2,900 ofs (4.49 ft); Feb. 4 (8 a.m.) 3,770 cfs (4.98 ft); Apr. 28 

(lO p.m.) 4,190 cfs (5.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 26 to Jan. 12, Mar. 2-15, June 25 to July 21, 

July 25 to Aug. 16, Aug. 22 to Sept. 21; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded 

range in stage, and records for Potlatch Creek at Kendrick, St. Joe River at Calder, and other 

nearby streams.
298 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Coeur d'Alene Lake at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Location. Lat 47°40', long. 116°46', in sec. 24, T. 50 N., R. 4 W., 500 ft southwest of 

south end of Eleventh Street, Coeur d'Alene.

Drainage area. 3.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1903 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,100.00 ft above mean sea level, referred 

To originally accepted elevation (2,157.40 ft) of Geological Survey benchmark in 

southeast corner of Merriam Building (see WSP 882). Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is 3.00 ft higher. Apr. 26, 1903, to Feb. 14, 1905, staff gage at 

mouth of St. Joe River at about 18.7 ft higher datum. Feb. 15, 1905, to Mar. 23, 

1921, staff gage and Mar. 24, 1921, to Dec. 22, 1930, water-stage recorder, at Johnson 

Wharf 800 ft southeast of railroad station and 1 mile northwest of present site at 

19.75 ft higher datum. Dec. 23, 1930, to Feb. 9, 1931, staff gage at present site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 3*67,100 acre-ft May 2 (elevation, 2,130.52 ft); 

minimum, 54,780 acre-ft Jan. 8 (elevation, 2,122.04 ft).

1903-53: Maximum contents, 834,900 acre-ft Dec. 25, 1933 (elevation, 2,139.05 

ft); minimum, 2,700 acre-ft below zero of contents table Oct. 10-12, 1904, Sept. 24, 

25, 1905, Oct. 14 to Nov. 3, 1906 (elevation, 2,119.9 ft).

Maximum contents known prior to 1903, 753,300 acre-ft May 31, 1894 (elevation, 

2,137.6 ft, from high-water marks).

Remarks. By regulation at Post Falls Dam, the Washington Water Power Co. stores water in 

Coeur d'Alene Lake for power generation at Post Falls'and other plants on Spokane 

River. Storage is within natural range of lake stage. Contents given herein are 

those above elevation 2,120.0 ft. Capacity of lake between elevations 2,120 and 2,140 

ft, 889,000 acre-ft.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

RevislonsT^-WSP 1182: Drainage area.

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, 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

Oct.

26.64

26.61

26.63

26.64

26.65

26.66

26.66

26.60

26.54

26.49

26.43

26.39

26.30

26.25

26.19

26.13

26.07

26.00

25.96

25.90

25.85

25.79

25.75

25.71

25.65

25.58

25.52

25.47

25.44

25.41

25.36

Nov.

25.31

25.25

25.22

25.16

25.12

25.07

25.02

24.97

24.92

24.87

24.83

24.82

24.79

24.77

24.71

24.67

24.62

24.57

24.52

24.45

24.38

24.32

24.24

24.17

24.10

24.01

23.94

23.82

23.74

23.65

-

Dec.

23.61

23.57

23.54

Z3.51

23.47

23.43

23.47

23.37

23.33

23.32

23.30

23.28

23.22

23.19

23.13

23.09

23.02

22.97

22.89

22.86

22.80

22.73

Z2.66

ZZ.60

Z2.50

22.39

2Z.36

2Z.33

22. Z8

ZZ.26

ZZ.23

Jan.

ZZ.19

2Z.18

ZZ.13

ZZ.12

ZZ.09

Z2.07

22.09

ZZ.12

22.42

22.73

Z3.0Z

23. 5Z

Z4.Z4

24.77

25.11

25.30

25.67

26.17

26.41

26.64

26.80

26.90

27.07

27.19

27.22

27.14

26.96

26.78

26.60

26.48

26.54

Feb.

27.02

27.56

28.07

28.45

28.70

28.77

28.72

28.63

28.46

28.22

27.96

27.68

27.38

27.12

26.84

26.59

26.32

26.11

26.01

25.91

25.82

25.74

25.66

25?56

25.44

25.33

25.25

25.20

_

_

-

Mar.

25.15

25.09

25.01

24.91

£4.80

24.70

24.57

24.46

24.35

24.30

24.30-

24.33

24.35

24.36

24.42

24.51

24.58

24.66

24.72

24.86

24.90

24.89

24.86

24.86

24.87

24.96

25.02

25.09

25.15

25.23

25,28

Apr.

25.30

25.30

25.31

25.27

25.26

25.23

25.22

25.20

25.13

E5.07

25.00

24.92

24.84

24.73

24.63

24.54

24.48

24.44

24.45

24.54

24.83

25.41

26.11

26.87

27.48

27.96

28.45

29.11

29.82

30.31

-

May

30.49

30.44

30.26

30.01

29.82

29.78

29.92

30.15

30.22

30.14

29.93

29.67

29.41

29.17

29.04

28.99

29.02

29.09

29.19

29.29

29.39

29.30

29.15

29.03

28.95

28.92

28.88

28.87

28.90

28.88

28.90

June

28.90

28.94

28.97

28.96

28.88

28.81

28.80

28.77

28.70

28.59

28.47

28.44

28.38

28.35

28.22

28.08

27.90

27.70

27.52

27.30

27.10

26.88

26.67

26.45

26.38

26.38

26.40

26.50

26.61

26.72

-

July

26.89

27.06

27.21

27.35

27.47

27.55

27.61

27.68

27.71

27.73

27 .77

27.80

27.82

27.83

27.84

27.83

27.88

27.90

27.91

27.89

27.90

27.93

27.94

27.94

27.97

27.99

27.98

27.96

27.98

27.98

27.98

Aug.

27.95

27.98

27.98

27.98

27.97

27.98

27.98

27.98

27.97

27.97

27.98

27.98

27.96

27.93

27.92

27.93

27.92

27.91

27.94

27.94

27.94

27.94

27.96

27.97

27.95

27.96

27.96

27.93

27.97

27.98

27.97

Sept.

27.94

27.95

27.96

27.96

27.97

27.97

27.99

27.98

27.99

27.98

27.97

27.98

27.93

27.83

27.78

27.68

27.60

27.54

27.47

27.41

27.35

27.28

27.20

27.13

27.08

27.02

26.99

26.91

26.83

26.78

-

Note. Add 2,loo ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952 . . .

Feb. 28........ ........

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1952-53...

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

2,130.31

2,126.78

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

184,500

145,000

98,350

59,910

-

179,200

140,700

355,900

283,000

185,200

237,500

237,100

187,300

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-39,500

-46,650

-38,440

-126,690

+119,290

-38,500

+2 , 200

+213,000

-72,900

-97,800

+52,300

-400

-49,800

+2,800

t Elevation at 12 p.
SPOKME RIVER BASIN 299

Hayden Creek below North Fork, near Hayden Lake, Idaho

Location. Lat 47 C 49'20", long. 116"39'20", In NW^SW^ sec. 25, T. 52" N., R. 3 W., on 

right bank 0.35 mile downstream from North Fork, 2-J miles upstream from mouth, and 

7 miles northeast of Hayden Lake Post Office.

Drainage area. 22.0 sq mi.

Records available . April 1948 to December 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,370 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 2, 1948, staff gage and Nov. 2, 1948, to June 26, 1951, water-stage recorder 

at site 200 ft downstream at 1.39 ft lower datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period Oct. 1, 1952, to Dec. 4, 1953, 744 cfs Feb. 1 

(gage height, 4.39 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Nov. 29, 30, 1952.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 774 cfs Mar. 18, 1950 (gage height, 4.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

4.38 ft; maximum gage height, 4.93 ft Feb. 11, 1951 (ice Jam), site and datum then in 

use; minimum recorded, that of Nov. 29, 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those above 200 cfs, those for periods of ice effect, and 

those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair. No diversion or regulation 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

2C

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

09

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4,5

114.0

3.68

0.167

0.19

226

Nov.

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

5.6

SjS

5.6

5.6

4.8

4.0

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.2

 b3.0

b2.9

b2.8

b275"

-

120.1

4.00

0.182

0.20

238

Dec.

b3.0

b3.6

4.0

4.5

5.4

*5.1

5.6

6.6

4.5

4.5

4.2

6.2

7.6,

576

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

b4.1 

b4.0

b3.8

b4.0

b4.0

b4.S

b4.7

4.8

144.2

4.65

0.211

0.24

286

Jan.

4.8

£,.£

6.6

6.2

5.1

5.4

7.3

8.7 57 '

30

27

60

70

48

37

36

34

*36

86

95

122

86

125

172 

TTT

82

65

57

54.

56

127

1,727.6

55.7

2.53

2.92

3,430

Feb.

-524

224

163

199

*167

124

107

*98

94

88

82

72

70

67

65

60

57a49

46

46

42

41 

40

40

40

41

_

2,750

98.2

4.46

4.65

5,450

Mar.

39

38

36

35

35

34

33

33

36

46

52

48

20

il

17

21

42

*49 

50

50

44

41

36

39 

61

78

80

78

75

75

76

1,414

45.6

2.07

2.39

2,800

Apr.

73

70

66

58

54

*52

50

45

41

37

36

36

33

29

25.

26

27

29 

36

56

104

111

139

133

116

104 *iei

-201 189'

158

-

2,255

75.2

?.42

3.81

4,470

Mas123

96

82

75

78

93

96

84

68

56

50

47

47

48

49

48

47

48 

48

45

42

*38

36

IT 

41

63

131

116

90

78

69

2,073

66.9

3.04

3.50

4,110

June

65

59

53

52

48

45

56

65

73

BS

61

54

49

44

41

38

*35

33

32

29

27

26

25

24 

23

22

22

22

21

19.

1,231

41.0

1.86

2.08

2,440

July

18

II- i!T

16

16

16

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

*H

11

10

10 

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

8.6

8.3

6LO

369.4

11.9

0.541

0.62

733

Aug.

8.0

7.6

7.S

8.6

7.6

7.2

6.9

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.2

6.6

6.3

5.7

6.0

6,3

5.7

,5,4 

5.4

*5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7 tto7.6

8.6

7.6

7.6

5.7

5.4

216.6

6.99

0.318

0.37

430

Sept.

5.7

5.7

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

378

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.0

*4.3

4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

*4.6

5.7 

4.0

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.0

3.7

-

130.4

4.35

0.198

0.22

259

Calendar year 1952: Max 331 Min 2.8 Mean 28.3 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.46 Ac-ft 20,510

Water year 1952-53= Max 524 Min 2.8 Mean 34.4 Cfam 1.56 In. 21.19 Ac-ft 24,870

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Jan. 24 (1 a.m.) 215 cfs (2.92 ft); Feb. 1 (5 a.m.) 744 cfs (4.39 

ft); Apr. 28 (6 p.m.) 225 cfs (2.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Mar. 18 to Apr. 4, July 10 to Nov. 20, 1953.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

5.2

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

Nov.

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.3

6.6

8.6

8.6

6.9

Dec.

6.9

6.9

6.9

*7.2

_

_

-

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.6

Nov.

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6,0

6.0

.14

Dec.

_

_

_

_

_

_

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

3.6

3.8

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.3

4.0

4.0

Nov.

11

7.2

6.3

6.0

6.0

10

9.7

7.6

Dec.

_

_

_

.

_

_

-

-

Day

25

26

27

H8

29

30

31

Runoff in acre-feet ........................................................

Oct.

3.8

3.8

3.7

*3.7

4.0

5.7

iii

122.7

3.96

0.180

0.21

243

Nov.

6.9

7.6

8.6

8.3

6.9

6.6

-

221.5

7.38

0.335

0.37

439

Dec .

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
300 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Hayden Lake at Hayden Lake, Idaho

Location. Lat 47°46', long. 116°45', in sec. 18, T. 51 N., R. 3 W., at Avondale and

Sayden Lake pumping plants, a quarter of a mile north of Bozanta Tavern at Hayden Lake.

Records available. May 1920 to September 1963.

page. Staff ga.<*e read once daily. Datum of gage is 2,200.21 ft above mean sea level,

cfatum of 192S». Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, at datum 30.35 ft higher, Oct. 1, 1925, to

Mar. 26, 1931, at datum 21.60 ft higher.

extremes.--Maximum gage neighs observed during year, 39.86 ft June 11-15; minimum observed,

1920-53: Maximum gage height observed, 41.55 ft May 18, 19, 1950; minimum observed, 

19.38 ft Dec. 16, 1931.

Reriarks. -- -Water is pumped from lake for irrigation and domestic supply. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 962: 1921(M). WSP1216: 1950.

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1352 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35,08

35.06

35.04

35.00

34.98

34.96

34.92

34.90

34.88

34.84

34.82

34.80

34.78

34.74

34.72

34.68

34.66

34.64

34.62

34.60

34.58

54.56

34.54

34.52

34.48

34.46

34.44

34.42

34.40

34.38

34.36

NOV.

34.34

34.32

34.30

34.28

34.26

34.24

34.22

34.20

34. 18

34.16

34.14

34.14

34.14

34.14

34.14

34.12

34.10

34.10

34.08

34.06

34.04

34.02

34.00

33.96

33.94

33.92

33.90

33.88

33.86

33.84

-

Dec.

33.82

33.82

33.82

33.84

33.86

33.86

33.88

33.90

33.88

33.90

33.90

33.92

33.92

33.92

33.91

33.90

33.88

33.88

33.88

33.88

33.86

33.86

33.86

33.86

33.84

33.82

33.80

33.80

33.80

33.78

33.78

Jan.

33.78

33.78

33.78

33.76

33.76

33.74

33.74

33.74

33.74

33.98

34.04

34.10

34.16

34.22

34.26

34.32

34.36

34.42

34.48

34.58

34.76

34.88

35.02

35.16

35.28

35-36

35.40

35.42

35.46

35.46

35.52

Feb.

35.80

36.12

36.30

36.48

36.60

36.76

36.82

36.90

36.94

36.98

37.00

37.02

37.04

37.04

37.08

37.10

37.12

37.14

37.16

37.16

37.16

37.16

37.16

37.16

37.16

37.16

37.16

37.18

_

-

Mar.

37.18

37.18

37.18

37.18

37.18

37.18

37.16

37.16

37.14

37.14

37.14

37.18

37.18

37.20

37.20

37.26

37.32

37.34

37.38

37.44

37.50

37.54

37.56

37.58

57.60

37.64

37.70

37.74

37.78

37.82

37.88

Apr.

37.92

37.94

37.98

38.00

38.02

38.04

38.08

S8.10

38.10

38.10

38.10

38.10

38.10

38.12

38.12

38.12

38.12

38.12

38.12

38.14

38.14

38.20

38.30

38.36

38.46

38.50

38.58

38.74

38.98

39.10

May

39.20

39.28

39.36

39.38

39.38

39.40

39.42

39.46

39.50

39.52

39.52

39.52

39.50

39.48

39.48

39.48

39.46

39.46

39.46

39.44

39.44

39.42

39.40

39.40

39.48

39.48

39.52

39.60

39.64

39.68

39.70

June

39.72

39.72

39.70

39.72

39.74

39.72

39.72

39.80

39.82

39.84

39.86

39.86

39.86

39.86

39.86

39.82

39.78

39.76

39.72

39.70

39.68

39.64

39.62

39.56

39.52

39.48

39.44

39.40

39.34

39.30

July

39.26

39.20

39.14

39.08

39.02

38.96

38.92

38.88

38.80

38.74

38.70

38.62

38.54

38.50

38.46

38.34

38.28

38.20

38.12

38.04

37.96

37.90

37.82

37.76

37.70

37.62

37.56

37.48

37.42

37.38

37.30

Aug.

37.22

37.16

37.10

37.04

37.00

36.94

36.90

36.84

36.78

36.76

36.72

36.66

36.62

36.58

36.54

36.48

36.44

36.40

36.36

36.30

36.26

36.20

36.16

36.10

36.08

36.04

36.02

36.00

35.98

35.94

35.88

Sept.

35.84

35.80

35.76

35.70

35.66

35.62

35.58

35.52

35.48

35.44

35.40

35.36

35.28

35.26

35.20

35.14

35.10

35.04

35.00

34.94

34.90

34.84

34.80

34.76

34.74

34.70

34.70

34.68

34.64

34.62
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 301

Hayden Lake Irrigation District diversion near Hayden Lake, Idaho

Location. Lat 47°46'00", long. 116°47'30", in NE£ sec. 14, T. 51 N., R. 4 W., at dividing 

tower at end of main pipeline, l£ miles west of Hayden Lake Post Office and pumping 

plant and 7 miles north of Coeur d'Alene.

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

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir.

Extremes. 1946-53: Maximum daily discharge, 16 cfs several days during June, July, and 

August 1951; no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge at station is pumped from Hayden Lake in sec. 18, T. 51 

N., R. 3 W., for irrigation of about 620 acres in Hayden Lake Irrigation District.

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 

0 

0

Feb.

0 

0 

0

Mar.

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6_

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6 

0.05 

3.2

June

1.9

0

5

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

4.7

8.0

14.8 

0.49 

29

July

8.0

8.0

6.0

0~0

8.8

IB- 15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

405.8 

13.1 

805

Aug.

15

I?

15

15

15

5.0

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

12

0

0

0

0

0

5.3

15

243.3 

7.85 

483

Sept.

15

If

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

2.2

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

332.2

11.1 

659

Calendar year 1952: Max 15 Mln 0 Mean 2.70 Ac-ft 1,960

Water year 1952-53: Max 15 Mln 0 Mean 2.73 Ac-ft 1,980
302 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Rathdrum Prairie Canal at Huetter, Idaho

Location. Lat 47°43', long. 116°52', in sec. 6, T. 50 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 450 ft 

downstream from outlet of discharge pipe, five-eighths of a mile north of pumping plant, 

and three-quarters of a mile northwest of Huetter.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1946-53: Maximum daily discharge, 66 cfs June 29 to July 2, 1947; no flow for 

long periods each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Canal carries water which is pumped from Spokane River in sec. 7, 

T7~5"0 N., R. 4 W., for irrigation of first unit of Rathdrum Prairie 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.

O

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

6.5

3.4

00~

17

11

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

35

46

47

47

48

39

27

*34

5050"

37

20

0

18

28

28

29

842.9

27.2

1,670

June

29

29

38

51

52_

52

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

*38

46

44

45

45

44

37

25

28

37

47

48

48

48

875

29.2

1,740

July

48

48

50

53

53

53

54

54

55

54

54

34

5T

56

56

56

56

56

56

57_

57

56

57

*57

57

56

56

56

56

57

56

1,680

54.2

3,330

Calendar year 1952: Max 63 Min o Mean 17.8 Ac-ft 12,900

Aug.

57

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

57

56

56

56

55_

55

55

55

*55

55

55

55

56

56

56

56

57

57

58

55

57

1,738

56.1

3,450

Sept.

57

5T

57

54

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

*55

55

54

54

53

52

50

41

32

33

33

33

18

0

0

0

0

1,283

42.8

2,540

Water year 1952-53: Max 58 Min o Mean 17.6 Ac-ft 12,730

*DIscharge measurement made on this day.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 303

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

Location.--Lat 47°43', long. 116°57 T , in sec. 3, T. 50 N., R. 5 W., on left bank 300 ft 

downstream from headgate and half a mile northwest of Post Falls.

Records available.--May 1911 to September 1917, September 1919 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 22, 1938, staff gages at several sites within 

1,000 ft of present site at various datums.

Extremes.--1911-17. 1919-53: Maximum daily discharge, 306 cfs July 26, 1951; no flow or 

small amount of leakage during nonirrigation seasons.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are poor. Canal diverts water for 

irrigation from Spokane River in SE-jj sec. 3, T. 50 N., R. 5W. From 2 to 11 discharge 

measurements made each month during irrigation season.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Spokane Valley Farms Co. 

Three discharge measurements furnished by Washington Water Power Co. and 22 by U. S. 

Bureau of Reclamation .

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

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8

4

3

3

3

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53

1.7

105

Nov.

0

0

0

Pec.

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

1

T

1

1

1

11

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

24

0.8

48

Jan.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

31

1.0

61

Feb.

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

_

_

-

28

1.0

56

Mar.

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

al

al

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

0.4

26

Apr.

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

20

20

20

20

20

24

25

25

25

28

34

35

36

35

41

44

46

4T

44

44

644

21.5

1,280

May

42

41

40

40

67

123

149

148

147

148

147

147

147

146

149

195

206

206

195

179

201

213 210"

205

204

203

202

201

203

204

204

4,912

158

9,740

June

204

203

203

204

204

204

204

181

165

165

163

164

164

165

164

163

181

186

184

180

176

194

200

197

206

234

274

233

233

234

5,792

193

11,490

July

235 275"

236

237

236

244

251

253

253

265

272

274

273

280

283

285

286

287

287

287

287

288

287

286

290

291

290

290

291

552" 293

8,445

272

16,750

Aug.

290 288"

287

285

283

283

282

280

280

279

278

278

278

278

278

277

276

280

281

280

280

280

280

263

230

203

194

I9T

194

194

194

8,127

262

16,120

Sept.

194

194

194

194

194

195 195"

195

195

195

195

194

194

192

191

57

26

33

36

36

35

35

34

33

33

20

1

T

1

1

-

3,293

110

6,530

Calendar year 1952 : Max 288 Mln 0 Mean 87.8 Ac-ft 63,740

Water year 1952-53 : Max 293 Mln 0 Mean 85.9 Ao-ft 62,210

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
304 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Spokane River near Post Palls, Idaho

Location. La t 47°42'10", long. 116°58'40", in SW&3W£ sec. 4, T. 50 N. , R. 5 W., on right 

Dank 1 mile downstream from powerplant of Washington Water Power Co., If miles downstream from intake of Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal, and 1? miles southwest of Post 

Palls.

Drainage area. 3, 840 sq mi.

Records available . January 1913 to September 1953. Prior to October 1949, published as 

"at Post Falls."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,000.00 ft above mean sea level, referenced to same datum as gage on Coeur d'Alene Lake at Coeur d'Alene (see p. 298). 

Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is 3.00 ft higher. Jan. 1, 1913, to 

Nov. 21, 1920, staff -gage and Sept. 16, 1934, to Nov. 15, 1949, water-stage recorder, 

at site 0.8 mile upstream at present datum. Nov. 22, 1920, to Sept. 15, 1934, waterstage recorder at site 0.6 mile upstream at present datum.

Average discharge . River only, 40 years, 5,990 cfs; river, Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s 

canal, and Rathdrum Prairie Canal, 40 years, 6,098 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 68.48 ft); minimum, 160 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 55.28 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 50,100 cfs when recorder was not operating Dec. 25, 

1933 (determined from unpublished records collected by Washington Water Power Co. for 

station at Liberty Bridge); minimum daily, 130 cfs Aug. 23 to Sept. 1, 1949.

Remarks. Records excellent. Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal (see preceding page) and 

Rathdrum Prairie Canal (see p. 302) divert water above gage for irrigation. Figures 

of daily discharge do not include water diverted by these canals. Flow partly regulated by Coeur d'Alene Lake (see p. 298).

Cooperation. Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished by Washington 

Water Power Co. 

Revisions. --WSP 1182: Drainage area.

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

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 1-4)

55.3 166

55.5 235

56.0 470

56.5 810

57.0 1,240

58.0 2,230

60.0 4,550

62.0 7,590

64.0 11,400

66.0 15,700

68.5 21,800

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

(t)

Oct.

1,600

1,170

251

253 

267

267

510

1,630

1,620

1,600

1,610

1,590

1,620

1,610

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,580 

1,610 

1,640

1,610

1,620

1,560

1.670

1,616

*1,570

1,560 

1,600

1,540

1,560

1,560

42,728

1,378

84,750

105

Nov.

1,510

1,510

1,520

1,500 

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,520

1,500

1,520

1,580

1,570

1,580

1,620

1,840

1,840

1,870

1.370 

1.560 

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,850

1,850

1,860

1,870

1,860 

1,860

1,860

1,860

-

50,730

1,691

100,600

0

Dec.

1,860

1,850

1,860

*1,840 

1,860

1,850

1,850

1,860

1,870

1,870

1,860

1,930

2,010

1,990

2,020

2,020

2,000

2,030 

2.090 

2,640

2,030

2,060

2,020

2,060

2,060

1,910

1.570 

1,570

1,620

1,570

1,610

58,640

1,892

116,300

48

Jan.

1,570

1,590

1,600

1.560 

1,610

1,590

1,600

1,660

1,790

1,960

2,050

2,230

2,690

3,160

3,520

3,770

*3,040

3,600 

9,840 

11,300

11,700

12,000

12,400

12,800

13.000

13,000

12,800 

12,200

11,800

10,200

9,600

193,230

6,233

383,300

61

Feb.

11,700

12,900

14,200

15,400 

16,100

16.600

16,600

16,300

16,100

15,600

15,100

14,400

13,700

13,100

12,400

11,600

11,100

8,760 

6,700 

6,250

5,990

5,520

5,530

5,510

5,510

5,480

5.440 

5,440

_

-

-

309,030

11,040

613,000

56

Mar.

5,420

5,390

5,380

5,380 

5,320

5,380

5,380

5,270

5,240

5,180

5,210

5,200

5,200

5,140

5.130

5,620

*6,000

6,010 

6,070 

6,510

6,750

6,700

6,700

6,630

6,190

6,540

6,650 

6,820

6,870

7,020

7.050

183,330

5,914

363,600

 26

Apr.

7,170

7,170

7,100

7,100 

7,100

*7,100

7,000

6,970

6,980

6,920

6,930

6,850

6,750

6,630

6,590

6,470

6,330

6,270 

6.240 

6,286

6,430

6,850

8,300

11,100

12,700

14,100

15,300 

16,900

18,700

20.500

-

266,830

8,894

529,200

1,280

May

21,600

21.800

21,460

*20,900 

20,200

19,600

19,700

20,300

20,600

20,600

20,200

19,600

18,900

18,200

17,700

17,400

17,300

17,400 

17,600 

17,900

18,300

*18,300

18,000

17,600

17,300

17,100

17,000 

16.800

16,900

16,900

16,800

579,900

18,710

*1,150

11,410

June

16.900

16,900

16,800

16,900 

16,900

16,600

16,400

16,400

16,300

16,100

15,800

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,000

14,800

*14,300

13,800 

13,300 

12,800

12,200

11,700

*11,200

9,380

6,960

5,690

4,660 

3,440

3,020

2.580

-

383,030

12,770

759,700

13,230

July

1,450

958

687

769 

982

1,550

1,860

1,740

2.490

2,270'

1,930

1,720

2,090

*2,000

1,840

1,500

1,150

1,260 

1,340 

1,330

848

840

678

320

182

507

1,130 

1,150

840

918

877.

39,206

1,265

77,760

20,080

Aug.

294

192

714

1.090 

789

824

811

836

632

649

643

649

662

655

656

357

395

205 

176 

*176

176

173 Try

488

588

559

998

647

210

426

480

16,323

527

32,380

19,570

Sept.

458

189

TOT

598

255

275

275

475

235

235

231

342

1,530

1,960

2,020

2.050

1,760

1,600 

1,500 

1,340

2,010

2,010

1,960

*1,530

1,780

2,030

2,030 

2,020

2,030

2,030

-

37,064

1,235

73,520

9,070

Adjusted for diversion through Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal and Rathdrum Palrle Canal

Mean 

Ac-ft

1,380 

84,860

1,691 

100,600

1,892 

116,300

6,234 

383,400

11,040 

613,100

5,914 

363,600

8,916 

530,500

18,890 

*1,161

12,990 

772,900

1,591 

97,840

845 

51,950

1,388 

82,590

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 

Max

30

21

,600 

,800

Mln 136 

Mln 173

Mean 

Mean

5 

5

,741 

,918

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

4,

4,

168 

284

,000 

,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

5 

6

,846 

,021

Cfsm 1.52 

Cfsm 1.57

In. 

In.

20 

21

.72 

.29

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

4,

4,

245 

359

,000 

,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, In acre-feet, through Spokane Valley Farms Co."s canal and Rathdrum Prairie Canal.

* Expressed In thousands.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 305

Liberty Lake at Liberty Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°39'10", long. 117°OS I 20", in NE£ sec. 22, T. 25 N., R. 45 E., on right 

wall of concrete outlet flume at town of Liberty Lake, 15 miles east of Spokane.

Drainage area.--13.7 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily at frequent intervals. Datum of gage is 2,046.48 ft 

(revised) above mean sea level, adjustment of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Prior to Apr. 11, 1952, staff gages at various locations within a few feet of present 

site at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 2.48 ft May 24, 25, June 9; minimum 

oDservsd, 0.02 uu&ft 10Nonuv. &o.

1950-53: Maximum gage height observed, 4.42 ft May 1, 3, 1952; minimum observed 

-0.12 ft Aug. 30, 1951.

Eeaarks. Stage controlled by gate at outlet. No known diversion.

Sage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oat.

o.so

_

.46

-

.

.42

-

.40

-

.38

.36

.

.

.32

_

-

.28

-

.24

.

.

-

.20

-

_

-

_

.

-

-

»ov.

.

_

0.11 -

_

.

.08

_

-

_

.06

_

.

.08

_

.

.06

-

-

_

.04

_

.

-

.02

.

..

_

.

-

Dec.

.

0.08

.

-

.10

.

-

_

.14

_

_

.18

-

.20

_

.

-

.22

_

.22

.24

_

-

_

.24

_

. .

.26

-

Jan.

_

0.28

.40

_

.

.60

.55

.70

.

.80

_

_

1.00

.

1.20

.

.

1.46

_

1.54

1.70

1.80

1.90

_

2.00

2.00

2.04

-

Feb.

2.08

_

2.14

2.18

2.22

2.28

2.30

2.29

2.28

2.30

_

2.26

2.20

-

_

2.20

2.22

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.10

.

2.06

2.04

2.00

_

.

.

-

Mar.

1.90

-

1.82

1.80

.

1.78

_

1.78

1.86

-

1.90

1.98

_

2.10

-

2.26

_

2.24

2.30

2.34

2.38

2.40

2.40

2.40

Apr.

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.34

2.30

2.28

2.28

-

_

2.24

2.20

-

2.20

_

_

2.20

-

2.20

2.22

2.28

2.38

-

May

2.38

2.38

2.36

2.38

,

2.34

2.32

2.36

2.42

-

2.40

2.42

-

2.42

2.42

2.48

2.48,

2.46

2.44

2.44

2.40

June

2.40

2.40

2.42

.

_

.

2.48

2.42

_

2.42

-

2.42

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

.

2.24

.

- .

July

2.22

_

_

2.14

.

_

_

_

2.06

2.0O

_

1.94

.

1.86

_

1.74

_

1.70

,

1.6O

.

1.56

_

1.50

-

Aug.

1.40

_

1.36

.

_

1.30

-

_

_

_

-

.

,

1.06

1.06

.

^

_

_

-

.

.

_

.

.88

-

Sept.

0.30
SPOKANfi RIVER BASIN

Spokane River above Liberty Bridge, near Otis Orchards, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°40'55", long. 117°05'05", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 25 N., R. 45 E., 1.2 miles 

upstream from Liberty Bridge, if miles southeast of Otis Orchards, and 3.3 miles northeast of Greenacres.

Drainage area. 3,880 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,000 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Washington Water Power Co.).

Extremes. 1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 26,200 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 

18.24 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 7.77 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 30,400 cfs May 1 (gage height, 18.95 

ft); minimum, 87 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 7.83 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 21.800 cfs May 2 (gage height, 17.01 

ft); minimum, 103 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 7.87 ft).

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

Flow partly regulated by powerplant at Post Palls, Idaho, and by Coeur d'Alene Lake 

see p.298 . Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal (see p. 303) and Rathdrum Prairie canal

see p.302 divert water above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Washington Water Power Co., 

which also furnished results of 27 discharge measurements made during the period 1941- 

51.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1950, to Apr. 29, 1952 Apr. 30, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953

7.7

8.0

8.5

9.0

10.0

11.0

40

145

3BO

640

1,500

2,820

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

4,530

9,720

16,800

25,200

29,900

7.7 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

10.0

11.0

40

155

410

730

1,640

3,000

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

4,800

10,200

17,600

26,100

30,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Pay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

ZS

26

27

28

29

50

31

"total

Mean

Oct.

a240

a370

534

978

1,520

2,340

1,930

1,200

1,130

1,240

1,020

1,060

1,020

984

974

992

976

1,130

1,840

£,.320

2,320

2,390

2,600

2,370

1,980

1,540

1,700

2,700

3,320

8,350

.'-.2,500

65,568

2,113

flov.

8,480

6,540

6,490

4,970

3,600

3,590

2,310

3,620

3,600

3,340

3,210

2,360

3,570

3,520

3,100

3,020

3,550

3,520

1.990

2,810

2,690

2,210

2,380

4,710

7,300

9,210

7^010

5, 630

5, t>50

5,600

130,580

Dec.

7,030

8,390

6,490

4,190

2,780

2,620

3,930

5,650

5,650

5,670

4,490

4,400

6,640

5,630

5,580

6,980

7,640

8,240

9,030

9,620

10, 100

12,700

13,200

13,800

14,700

15, 600

16,200

16,400

16,400

16,100

15,600

281,450

4,339 9; 079

4c-ftjl JO ,100 '258,200 S5b, 200

Jan.

15,000

14,500

14, 100

13,600

13,000

10,200

6,030

3,620

3,600

3,590

4,100

6,640

7,440

7,360

7,390

5,180

5,420

3,590

3,590

3,570

4,400

6,050

6,420

9,460

9,310

9,310

10,000

alO,400

alO,300

a7 . 000

33,700

237,870

7,673

471,800

Feb.

5.650

4,730

6,930

7,300

8,750

8,480

8,300

8,180

8,600

12,300

15,300

19,900

23,900

25,800

26. 100

25,600

24,300

23,000

21,500

20,100

18,900

17,700

16, 600

lb,600

14,300

13,700

12,800

12,000

_

-

424,320

15,150

841,600

Mar.

11.200

10, 400

9,910

9,430

8,300

8,010

7,950

7,920

7,110

6,800

6,520

6,270

6,030

5,880

5.610

5,930

6,070

6,100

6,070

6,070

6,190

6,290

6,290

6,240

6,240

6,320

6,390

6,590

6,750

6,960

7,170

219,210

7,071

434, BOO

Apr.

7.560

7,610

8,060

8,780

10,700

11, 600

12,800

13,900

14, 800

15,600

16, 100

16,400

16,500

16,700

17,200

17 , 800

18,100

18, 400

18,500

18,200

18.500

18,000

17,400

16,800

16,200

15,700

15,200

14,900

14,900

15, 100

447,610

14,920

887,800

May

15,400

15,400

15,200

14,800

14,500

14,500

14,600

15,200

15, 800

16,000

16,500

16,900

17,400

17,700

17,900

18. 100

18,000

17,600

17,600

17,800

17,800

17,400

17,200

16, 800

16,600

16, 400

16,000

15, 600

15,000

14,500

15,900

503,900

16,250

999,500

June

15, 500

12,700

12,200

11,600

11,100

10,700

10,400

7,860

6,540

4,520

1,850

1. 150

2,190

2,300

2,650

2,790

4,150

4,750

4,790

3,510

2,900

3,480

3,500

4,110

4,360

5,500

5,500

3,530

2,860

2,100

-

164,690

5,490

326,700

July

1,270

2,530

2,660

2,620

3,280

5.520

2,800

1,480

2,160

1,570

1,190

1,270

1,280

1,300

1,290

1,120

1,060

1,170

1,440

1,110

204

124

996

934

272

236

149

106

103

245

228

39,717

1,281

78,780

Aug.

314

302

242

88

80

212

70

70

70

6.7

102

266

88

80

91

77

91

84

77

149

84

88

88

91

113

91

94

102

113

797

370

4,651

150

9,230

Sept.

102

98

94

151

125

145

113

113

105

298

292

284

293

363

121

109

278

277

268

267

320

139

129-

330

864

730

286

878

463

9U

8,949

298

17,750

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 26,100 Mln 67 Mean 6,926 Ao-ft 5,014,460

a Ho gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations on Spokane 

River.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Spokane River above Liberty Bridge, near Otis Orchards, Wash. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

307

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,300

3,860

4,690

3,320

2,120

654

380

271

676

732

1,140

1,770

1,800

912

1,520

2,110

2,400 

2,200

2,090

2,260

2,900

6,000

6.050

5,930

5,560

3,320

3,340

2,680

3,390

3,350

3,080

82,785

2,670

164,200

Nov.

3,110

3,150

3,350

2.910

3,100

*3,400

3,390

3,400

3,290

3,150

3,480

3,520

3,160

3,220

3,150

3,130

3,070 

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,340

3,320

3,590

4,110

4,100

4,110

4.210

4,170

4,210

4,170

-

104,570

3,486

207,400

Dec.

7,780

15.100

13,000

15,000

12,800

8,810

3,590

5,540

5,480

5,480

3,540

5.420

5,470

5,480

3,520

3,500

3,470 

5,470

5,450

3,480

3,480

3,470

5,450

5,450

5,480

3,520

3,650

4,080

4,110

4,100

4,190

158,320

5,107

514,000

Jan.

4,150

4,190

4,420

4,550

4,550

4,380

4,540

4,470

4,560

5,650

5,790

3,790

5,830

3,810

5,840

4,400

4.950 

4,910

4,850

4,710

4,650

4,570

4,500

5,080

3,770

3,840

3,900

2,960

3,160

3,260

2,920

126,270

4,073

250,500

Feb.

3,020

3,060

2.840

4,230

5,180

5,470

5,540

5,600

5,630

5,650

5.670

5,670

5,490

5,580

5,450

5,430

5,400 

5,580

5,100

5,180

5,140

5,040

4,970

4,890

4,690

4,590

4,490

4,420

4,340

_

-

143, 140

4,956

285,900

Mar.

4,250

4,150

5,970

5,600

5,600

5,570

5,420

5,540

5.240

5,290

5,320

5,540

5,320

3,290

3,240

3,260

5,270 

5,290

5,400

3,340

3,540

5,320

3,540

5,540

5,590

5,840

5,950

4,250

5,540

6,220

7,530

117,300

5,784

252,700

Apr.

7.670

7,780

7,860

7,820

8,210

9,620

11,400

12,800

15,900

14,400

14, 800

15, 100

15,200

15,600

16,100

16,800

17,600 

18,400

19,600

20,900

22,100

22, 800

22,900

22,900

25, 100

23, 800

25,100

26,900

28,500

50.500

-

519,960

17,550

tl,051

May

30, 500

29,800

29,100

28,500

27,100

26,100

25,200

24,300

23,500

22,900

22,400

21,900

21,800

21,800

21,900

21,900

21,700 

21,500

21,200

20,700

20,700

20,500

20, 100

19,400

18,800

18, 100

17,500

17,000

16,500

16,500

15,200

683, 500

22,050

tl,556

June

14.600

15,800

15,200

12,700

12,200

11,800

11,500

10,200

6,260

5,440

5,950

3,260

3,210

2,600

1.620

1,910

1,950 

1,670

1,790

2,020

2,850

4,120

3,890

2,910

3,770

4,740

4,140

2,970

4,950

5,360

-

175,180

5,859

347,500

July

3,980

2,920

5,650

4,230

4.270

4,230

5,010

1,820

2,190

2,410

2,480

1,150

970

1,780

1,840

1,620

1,670 

1,360

593

994

1,270

1,150

988

1,120

895

589

789

945

780

804

881

57,536

1,850

113,700

Aug.

1.050

295

138

476

656

696

760

558

262

186

594

735

735

747

516

238

117 

266

151

139

103

99

99

99

99

99

99

95

95

95

95

10,390

555

20,610

Sept.

95

99

99

99

182

795

1,170

1,510

1,320

1,300

1,550

1,370

1,380

1,370

. 1, 380

1,420

1,460 

1,460

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,480

1,460

1,460

1,480

1.500

1,500

1,500

1,490

-

35,517

1,177

70,050

Calendar year 1951: Max 26,100 Mln 67 Mean 6,566 Ac-ft 4,753,550

Water year 1951-52: Max 30,300 Ml" 95 Mean 6,049 Ac-ft 4,391,560

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

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-fl

Oct.

1,490

1,210 

225

230

240

250

275

1,460

1,500

1,490

1,510

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,550

T^Soo

1,490

1,500

1,520

,490

,500

,410

,550

,490

,420

,420

,450

1,410

1,430

1,430

59,490

1,274

78,350

Jtov.

1,410

1,390 

1,420

1,390

1,590

1,400

1,420

1,410

1,420

1,420

1,460

1,480

1,500

1,480

1,700

1,710 

1,740

1.190

1.780

1,740

1,750

1,740

1,740

1,750

1,750

1,760

1,750

1,760

1,750

1,750

 -

47,550

1,578

95,920

Dec.

1,780

1,740 

1,760

1,740

1,760

1,750

1,750

1,770

1,760

1,770

1,760

1,800

1,910

1,870

1,910

1,890 

1,910

1,880

1.980

1,910

1,910

1,960

1,920

1,950

1,970

1,820

1.460

1,460

1,490

1,490

1,490

55,500

1,784

109,700

Jan.

1.460

1,480 

1,480

1,460

1,490

1,460

1,480

1,520

1,570

1,810

1,870

2,060

2,570

2,940

5,260

3,590 

3,180

2,950

9,060

11,500

11,400

11,700

11,900

12,400

12,500

12. 600

12, 500

12,000

11,500

9,700

9,250

185,240

5,975

567,400

Feb.

11,400

12,600 

13,900

15, 300

16,100

16,600

16,700

16,500

16,500

15,800

15,200

*14,600

15, 800

15, 100

12, 500

11,700 

11, 200

8,750

6,610

6,160

5,880

5,550

5,400

5,550

5,310

5,260

5.240

5,240

_

_

-

307,830

10,990

610,600

Mar.

5,220

5,220 

5,150

5,180

5,150

5,220

5,240

5,180

5,110

5,090

5,090

5,110

5,150

5,040

5.020

5,440 

5,850

5,900

5,970

6,550

6,590

6,560

*6,590

6,460

6,040

6,580

6,480

6,640

6,740

6.850

6,820

178,790

5,767

554,600

Apr.

7,000

7,030 

6,980

6,930

6,930

6,900

6,850

6,820

6,800

6,740

6,720

6,640

6,540

6,480

6,450

6,310 

6,140

6,070

6.040

6,070

6,190

6,610

7,890

10, 800

12,400

13,900

15,100

*16,700

18,500

20.400

260,910

8,697

517,500

May

21,500

21.700 

21,400

20,800

20,000

*19,500

19,600

20, 100

20,600

20,400

20,100

19,400

18,700

18, 100

17,400

17,100 

16,900

17,100

17,300

17,700

18,100

18,100

17,700

17,400

17,100

16,900

16,900

16,700

16,800

16,800

16, .7 00

574,600

18, 540

*1,140

June

16,700

16.900 

16,700

16,700

*16,700

16,400

16,500

16,500

16,200

16,000

15,600

15, 200

15,100

15,000

14,900

14, 600 

14,200

15,700

15,200

12,700

12,100

11,600

11, 100

9,550

6,950

5,480

4,560

5,350

2,850

2.510

-

578,950

12,650

751,600

July

1,280

916 

619

638

892

1,430

1,740

1,590

2.510

*2,060

1,830

1,540

1,830

*1,900

1,650

1,460 

1,010

1,080

1,160

1,180

744

757

660

528

119

502

930

1,050

737

751

871

35,544

1,140

70,100

Aug.

245

135 

4E8

1.02_0

646

782

648

716

597

581

578

574

586

584

584

394 

348

155

*125

*125

119

115

111

416

506

441

790

712

178

54*

406

14,015

452

27.790J

Sept.

*596

140 

254

534

139

115

115

248

127

119

115

111

980

1,580

1,780

1,830 

1,630

1,400

1,450

1,090

1,810

1,820

1,810

1,590

1,560

1,850

1.870

1,840

1,860

1,840

-

51,565

1,052

62,600

Calendar year 1952: Max 30,300 Mln 95 Mean 5,493 Ao-ft 3,987,910

Water year 1952-53: Max 21,700 Mln m Mean 5,779 Ac-ft 4,184,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.
308 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Spokane River below Trent Bridge, near Spokane, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°41'50", long. 117°14 I 35", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 25 N., R. 44 E., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Trent Bridge and 9 miles east of Spokane.

Drainage area. 4,210 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,907.49 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Dec. 4, 1948, at site 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 7,322 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 cfs May 2 (gage height, 13.56 ft); minimum, 675 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 4.15 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 40,100 cfs May 30 or 31, 1948 (gage height, 18.5 ft, 

from high-water mark on gage); minimum, 615 cfs Oct. 24, 1949, Sept. 4, 1952; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 12, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by powerplant of Washington Water Power Co. at 

Post Falls, Idaho, and by Coeur d'Alene Lake (see p.298). Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s 

canal (see p.303) and Rathdrum Prairie Canal (see p.302) divert water above station for 

irrigation. In 1946 approximately 22,600 acres were under irrigation above Spokane, of 

which about 15,000 acres utilized surface water.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

660

810

1,170

2,340

8.0

11.0

14.0

5,740

13,300

23,500

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.

1,860

1,740

834

785

780

775

*765

1,680

1,860

1,850

1,880

1,890

1,900

1.940 

1,900

1,940

1,900

1,900

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,900

1,860

1,930

1,890

1,810

1,810

1,850

1,820

1,800

1,800

52,379

1,690

103,900

JIov.

1,760

1,770

1,790

1.750

1,770

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,800

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840 

2,030

2,060

2,070

1,620

*2. 110

2,060

2,060

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,060

2,040

2,060

2,070

2,060

2,070

-

57,650

1,922

114,300

Dec.

2,100

2,080

2,070

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,070

2,080

2,070

2,110

2,200

2,170 

2,190

2,200

2,190

2,200

2.240

2,210

2,230

*2,230

2,190

2,200

2,210

2,150

1,820

1.810

1,820

1,840

1,840

64,920

2,094

128,800

Jan.

.800

,810

,820

,800

,810

,810

,800

,810

1,890

2,110

2,140

2,330

2,550

3,120 

3,360

3,720

3,580

2,440

8,760

11,300

11,300

11, 600

12,000

12,400

12.700

12,700

12,400

12,000

11,600

10,200

9,040

189,700

6,119

376,300

Feb.

11,300

12,600

13,900

15, 100

16,000

16,400

16,500

16,300

*16,100

15,700

15,000

14,300

13,700

13,000 

12,300

11,600

11,100

9,160

6,990

6,420

6,210

5,720

5,700

5,700

5, 6SO

5,640

5,580

5.540

_

-

309,240

11,040

613,400

Mar.

5,540

5,540

5,500

5,480

5,440

5,480

5,520

5,420

5,360

5,340

5,340

5,340

5,340

5,260 

5.210

5,600

6,040

6,110

6,150

6,420

6,770

6,770

*6,790

6,720

6,320

6,640

6,720

6,900

6,970

7,050

7,080

186,160

6,005

369,200

Apr.

7,230

7,250

7,210

7,190

7,210

7,190

7,100

7,050

7,030

7,030

6,940

6,880

6,790

6,700 

6,610

6,570

6,400

6,360

6.300

6,340

6,440

6,830

7,920

10,700

12,200

13,700

14,900

*16,500

18,300

20.200

-

265,070

8,836

525,800

May

21, 500

21. 800

21,600

21,000

20, 200

19,600

19,700

20,300

20,700

20, 800

20,500

19,800

19,000

18,300 

17,700

17,300

17,200

17,300

17 , 500

17,900

18, 200

18,400

18,000

17,700

17,300

17,100

17,100

16,900

17,000

17,000

16,900

581,300

18,750

tl, 153

June

17 . OOP

17,000

17,000

17,000

*16,900

16,800

16, 600

16, 600

16,600

16,400

16,000

15, 600

15, 500

15, 400 

15, 100

14,900

14,500

14,000

13,600

13,000

12,500

12,100

11,500

9,990

7,670

6,210

5,380

4,130

3,530

5.260

-

391,770

13,060

777,100

July

2,330

1,690

1,390

1,420

1,500

2,100

2,330

2,360

2.810

2,740

2,510

2,200

*2,030

2,440 

2,240

2,080

1,610

1,610

1,710

1,800

1,340

1,300

1,250

986

805

846

1,380

1,580

1,280

1,260

1,450

54,377

1,754

107,900

Aug.

912

800

858

1.550

1,110

1,320

1,130

1,200

1,170

1,120

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,010 

1,100

1,030

900

*780

736

720

714

702

702

785

900

852

1,060

1,200

852

846

876

30,225

975

59,950

Sept.

876

775

760

770

760

699

690

717

699

687

681

678

1,010

1,790 

2,060

2,110

1,970

1,730

1,880

1,350

2,120

2,120

2,160

1,800

1,850

2,160

2,170

2,170

2.190

2,170

-

43,602

1,453

86,480

Calendar year 1952: Max 31,700 Mln 625 Mean 6,049 Ac-ft 4,391,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 21,800 Mln 678 Mean 6,100 Ac-ft 4,416,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 309

Spokane River at Spokane, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°39'35", long. 117°26'50", in SW£ sec. 13, T. 25 N. , R. 42 E., on right 

bank at Cochran Street in Spokane, half a mile upstream from Latah Creek.

Drainage area. 4,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1891 to September 1953.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,696.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"]T929 (river-profile survey). Prior to July 1, 1921, staff or wire-weight gages, or 

water-stage recorders at several sites within 4 miles of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 62 years, 6,765 cfs.

Extremes. Maxlinum and minimum discharges for the water years 1907-9 and 1953 are contained

 in the following table. Revised figures of maximum and minimum discharges for water 

years 1907-9, supersede those published in water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

252

252 

272

year

1907

1908 

1909

1953

Maximum

Date

May 23, 1907

Apr. 27, 1908 

June 6,7, 1909

May 5, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

*21,400

*21,700 

*17,700

22,400

Gage height 

(feet)

27.22

27.35

24.73

Minimum

Date

Oct. 8,15, 1906

Sept. 21, 1908 

Oct. 21, 1908

Aug. 21, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,360

*1,610 

*1,660

222

Gage height 

(feet)

-

17.05 

17.10

16.23

* Revised.

Note.--All gage heights 1907-9 referred to Martha Street gage.

1891-1953: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs (estimated) May 31, 1894 (see WSP 532); 

minimum, 156 cfs Nov. 14, 1948 (gage height, 16.18 ft); minimum daily, 740 cfs Sept. 7, 

1947.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by powerplant of Washington Water Power Co. at 

Post Falls, Idaho, and at Spokane, and by Coeur d'Alene Lake (see p.298). Spokane 

Valley Farms Co.'s canal (see p.303) and Rathdrum Prairie Canal (see p.302) divert 

water above station for irrigation. In 1946 approximately 22,600 acres were under 

irrigation upstream from Spokane, of which about 15,000 acres utilized surface water-.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with Washington Water Power Co.

Revisions jwater years). WSP 532: 1891-1904. WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised figures 

of discharge for the water years 1907-9, superseding those published in WSP 252 and 

272, are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1906 to September 1907

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,410 

1,630

1,540

1,480

1,510

1,570

1,640

1,360

1,580

1,490

1,480

1,530

1,460

1,590

1.560

1,680

1,560

1,760

1,700

1,770

1,760

1,680

1,700

1,680

1,740

1,710

1,660 

1.910

1,570

1,760

1,800

50,070

1,620

99,300

Jtov.

1,910 

1,960

2,040

1,720

1.560

1,930

1,840

2,140

2,260

2,300

2,080

1,760

2,100

1,900

2,040

3,600

3,210

3,790

6.640

5,000

5,900

6,580

5,330

5,580

5,630

5,650

5,620 

5,540

5,-350

5,160

-

108, 120

3,600

214,000

Dec.

4,200 

4,150

4,080

4.000

4,220

5,330

4,870

4,800

5,030

5,070

5,520

4,870

4,470

4,580

4,530

4,470

4,390

4,490

4,390

4,510

4,470

4,600

4,560

4,620

5,370

5,900

6,560 

7,450

8,450

8,760

8.870

161,580

5,210

320,000

Jan.

8.780 

8,700

8,620

8,600

8,540

8,240

8,360

8,300

8,240

7,880

7,480

7,050

6,910

6,600

6,330

6,030

5,470

5,270

5,200

5,020

4,920

4,680

4,600

4,410

4,200

3,900

3,760 

3,700

3,660

3,600

3,570

190,620

6,150

378,000

Feb.

5.620 

3,620

5,660

5,780

5,880

5,900

5,870

4,050

4,640

4,410

4,920

5,350

5,780

7,570

7,590

7,650

8,540

8,540

8,520

8,280

8,240

8,560

8,860

9,220

9,760

10,700

11,500 

11.900

_

.

-

190,070

6,790

577,000

Mar.

12 , 100 

12,200

12,200

12, 100

11,800

11,500

11,200

11,000

10,500

10,100

10,000

9,920

9,880

9,680

9,600

9,400

9,080

8,940

8.800

9,000

9,800

11JOOO

12,000

12,500

12.800

12,700

12,600 

12,400

12, 100

11,800

11,400

540, 100

11,000

675,000

Apr.

11, 100 

10.900

11,000

11,100

11,500

11,500

11,600

11,800

12,000

12,200

12,600

13,500

14,400

15,000

15,800

16,900

17,700

18,400

18,700

18.800

18,500

18,000

17,700

17,200

17,500

17,500

17,400 

17,200

16,900

16,400

-

450, 600

15,000

894,000

May

15,900 

15,400

15,000

14,800

14.600

14,600

14, 600

14,800

15, 100

15,400

16,400

17,200

18,000

18,500

18,600

18,700

18,800

19,500

19,700

20, 400

21,000

21,300

21.400

21,500

21,000

20,400

19,900 

19,500

18,800

18,500

20,600

559,500

18,000

*1,110

June

17.800 

17,600

17,400

17,200

17,000

16,400

16,100

15,800

15,400

15,000

14,500

14,100

15,700

15,500

12,200

12,000

11,700

10, 600

10,200

9,480

9,260

9,100

8,900

8,840

8,700

8,180

7,500 

6,880

6,740

6. 670'

568,250

12,500

750,000

July

6.640 

6,500

6,570

6,230

5,870

6,060

5,810

6,200

6,160

6,060

5,460

4,590

5,360

5,250

5,280

3,740

5,080

2,850

2,770

2,610

2,490

2,480

2,450

2,590

2,450

2,450

2,540 

2,480

2.570

2,470

2,470

129,870

4,190

258,000

Aug.

2,470 

2,430

2,550

2,470

2,550

2,510

2,560

2,260

2,080

2.490

2,140

2,450

2,230

2,190

2,250

2,190

2,170

2,350

2,090

2,200

2,270

2,170

2,210

2,000

2,070

2,080

1.980 

2,050

2,040

2,040

2,140

68,840

2,220

157,000

Sept.

2.620 

2.090

Z; 120

2.090

2,140

2,150

2,510

2,180

2,240

2,250

2,550

2,570

2,370

2,490

2,430

2,410

2,450

2,510

2,190

2,250

2,150

2,270

2,250

2,570

2,550

2,550

2,55Q 

2,560

2,580

2,510

68,910

2,500

157,000

Calendar year 1906: Max 18,400 Mln 1,360 Mean 5,670 Ac-ft 4,100,000

Water year 1906-7: Max 21,400 Mln 1,360 Mean 7,360 Ac-ft 5,330,000

* Expressed In thousands.
310 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Spokane River at Spokane , Wash. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1907 to September 1908

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

89"

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.

2,330

2,390

2,370

2,310

2,240

2,350

2,190

2,270

2,200

2,230

2,210

2,180

2,330

2,250

2,260

2,240

2,250

2,240

2,290

2,370

2,230

2,350

2,350

2,380

2,350

2.430

2,370

2,330

2,410

2,330

2,130

71,150

2,300

141,000

Nov.

2,170

2,150

2,200

2,190

2,140

2,120

2,070

2,130

2,130

2,050

2,020

2,130

2,130

2,110

2,080

2,190

2,170

2,130

2,510

2,020

1.860

2,130

2,130

1,880

2,090

2,030

2,130

2,130

1,860

1,910

62,790

2,090

125,000

Dec.

1,960

1,900

1,910

1,910

2,000

1.860

1,860

1,910

1,930

1,930

1,920

1,930

2,020

1,950

2,070

1,860

1,980

1,940

2,040

2,070

2.190

2,190

1,960

2,020

2,090

1,910

2,070

2,040

2,110

1,980

2,050

61,560

1,990

122,000

Jan.

2.190

1,990

1,980

2,020

2,030

1,910

1,960

1,980

2,020

1,990

1,980

2,020

1,910

1,940

1.890

2,040

2,130

2,040

2,050

1,940

2,020

1,910

2,020

2,020

2,040

2,030

2,000

1,960

2,050

2,040

1,960

62,060

2,000

123,000

Feb.

1.810

1,910

1,880

1,910

2,020

2,030

2,070

2,090

2,070

2,020

2,040

2,030

2,050

2,090

2,060

2,130

2,020

2,030

2,020

2,050

2,130

2,130

2,070

2,040

2,090

2,120

2,550

2,550

2.670

-

60,680

2,090

120,000

Mar.

3,320

3,460

2,980

3,320

3,390

3,310

3,390

3,390

3,530

3,320

3,320

3,390

3,460

3,990

4,830

7,200

9,800

12,500

13,600

14,000

13,900

13,400

12,900

12,500

12,200

12,100

12,100

11,900

11,600

11,300

11,000

244,400

7,880

485,000

Apr.

10, 600

10,100

9,760

9,280

8,940

8,600

8,440

8,100

7,800

7,610

7,590

7,520

7,860

8,200

10,000

10, 800

11,700

12,600

13,600

14,700

16,000

17 , 400

18,600

20,000

20,900

21,500

21,700

21,500

21,100

20,500

392,800

13, 100

779,000

May

19.800

19,200

18,900

18,900

19,000

18,700

18,400

18,400

18,500

18,800

18,800

18,500

18,000

17,600

17,000

16,500

16,000

15,700

15,400

15,000

14,700

14,500

14,300

14,000

13,900

13,800

13,600

13,400

13,400

13,100

15.000

508, 800

16,400

* 1,010

June

15.000

12, 800

12,500

12,500

12,200

12,200

12,500

12,500

12,600

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,400

12,500

12,100

12,000

11,700

11,400

11,100

10,800

10,400

10, 000

9,540

8,480

7,590

6,640

5,750

4,680

4.200

525,060

10, 800

641,000

July

5,180

5,050

2,920

2,770

2,720

2,610

2,790

2,860

2,770

2,670

2,610

2,450

2,250

2,550

2,560

2,490

2,470

2,590

2,450

2,410

2,410

2,490

2,510

2,450

2,440

2,410

2,260

2,170

2,190

2,140

2,040

78,420

2,550

156,000

Aug.

2,050

2,090

2,040

2,070

1,980

2,150

1,960

2,140

2,070

2,060

2,090

1,990

2,020

2,190

2,150

2,090

2,250

1,910

1,910

1,850

1,910

1,910

2,020

1,890

1,910

1,850

1.810

1,910

1,950

1,910

1,910

62,000

2,000

125,000

Sept.

1,820

1,660

1,710

1,740

1,740

1,760

1,810

1,660

1,710

1,720

1,750

1,750

1,760

1,760

1,660

1,710

1,760

1,710

1,680

1,740

1,610

1,730

1,860

1,910

1,880

1,810

1,880

1,860

1,760

1,730

52,620

1,750

104,000

Calendar year 1907: Max 21,400 

Water year 1907-8: Max 21,700

Mln 1,860 Mean 7,020 

Mln 1,610 Mean 5,410

Ao-ft 5,080,000 

Ao-ft 3,930,000

Expressed in thousands.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1908 to September 1909

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1,700 

1,790

1,860

1,810

1,820

1,850

1,810

1,840

1,820

1,860

1,840

1,710

1,880

1,840

1,780

1,740

1,790

2.080

1,860

1,780

1.660

1,810

1,890

1,860

1,960

1,760

1,810

1,880

1,760

1,820

1,790

56,440

1,820

112,000

Nov.

1.900 

2,020

2,020

2,070

2,150

2,190

2,210

2,150

2,070

2,210

2,150

2,110

2,170

2,200

2.270

2,200

2,150

2,180

2,170

2,190

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,150

2,140

2,190

2,210

2,190

2,250

2,270

-

64,870

2,160

129,000

Dec.

2,250 

2,150

2,250

2,210

2,510

2,570

2,250

2,240

2,190

2,210

2,250

2,270

2,290

2,240

2,190

2,170

2,190

2,210

2,290

2,570

2,QTQ

2,250

2,570

2,290

2,510

2,150

2,190

2,190

2,180

2,150

2,150

69,140

2,250

157,000

Jan.

2,190 

2,260

1,960

1,990

1,950

1,840

1,910

1,910

2,020

2,070

2,020

1,810

1,710

1,860

2,000

2,520

1,960

2,200

2,170

2,240

2,070

7,160

8,240

9,500

9.900

9,900

9,600

9,400

9,000

8,500

8,100

151,740

4,250

261,000

Feb.

7,780 

7,540

6,600

5,980

5,020

4,650

4,500

4,580

4,580

4,550

4,250

4,170

5,600

5,680

5,050

2,910

5,010

5,680

4,800

5,210

5,280

6,520

6,260

6,180

6,060

5,990

5,470

4,500

-

_

-

155,580

4,840

269,000

Mar.

4,410 

5,890

5,020

5,020

5,020

5,250

5,100

5,220

5,590

5,470

5,650

5,540

5,650

5,490

5,410

5,250

5,500

5,590

5,750

5,780

5,810

5,760

5,750

5,570

5,750

5,980

6,090

6,570

6,910

7,160

7.430

175,520

5,660

548,000

Apr.

7.700 

7,840

8,400

8,600

8,760

8,820

8,700

8,400

8,160

8,120

8,100

8,160

8,200

8,160

8,280

8,500

8,560

8,560

8,620

8,560

8,640

8,760

8,840

8,000

9,100

9,200

9,400

9,800

10, 200

10.600

-

259,740

8,660

515,000

May

10,700 

10.600

10,600

10,600

10,900

11,600

12,200

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,400

12,200

12,100

12,000

11,900

12,200

12,400

12,500

12,600

12,700

12,900

15,100

15,200

15,300

15,400

15, 800

14,500

15,000

15,700

IBjOOO

590,900

12,600

775,000

June

16,100 

16,000

16,500

17,000

17,400

17.700

17,700

17,600

17,400

17,000

16,600

16,100

15,500

14,800

15,900

12,600

10,000

10,100

11,000

10,800

10,400

10,000

8,800

8,700

8,440

8,500

8,200

8,180

8,140

8.040

-

589,000

15,000

772,000

July

7,610 

6,140

5,570

5,550

4,550

5,900

5,600

7,080

4,420

4,520

5,890

5,550

4,880

4,170

5,250

5,020

2,890

2,920

2,840

2,780

2,750

2,740

2,770

2,770

2,800

2,780

2,770

2,610

2,560

2,510

2,550

119,880

5,870

258,000

Aug.

2,610 

2,540

2,480

2,550

2,500

2,480

2,450

2.450

2,440

2,490

2,550

2,490

2,450

2,500

2,600

2,500

2,490

2,510

2,500

2,510

2,550

2,590

2,450

2,550

2,610

2,550

2,560

2,550

2,570

2,490

2,550

78,050

2,520

155,000

Sept.

2.560 

2,490

2,450

2,420

2,450

2,590

2,580

2,550

2,290

2,170

2,200

2,240

2,500

2,150

2,140

2,150

2,020

2,150

2,050

1,960

2,570

2,550

2,200

2,150

2,150

2,020

1,860

1,910

1,940

1,990

-

66,150

2,200

151,000

Calendar year 1908= Max 21,700 Mln 1,610 Mean 5,400 Ao-ft 3,920,000

Water year 1908-9: Max 17,700 Mln 1,660 Mean 5,310 Ao-ft 3,840,000
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 

Spokane River at Spokane, Wash. Continued

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8 to June 23)

311

17.0

17.5

18.0

19.0

700

1,190

1,780

3,330

20.0 21.0

33.0

25.0

5,380

7,930

14,600

35,300

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

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,080

2,080

1,210

1,100 

1,080

1.060 

1,080

1,710

*1,990

2,050

2,080

3,110

2.220

3,110

1,990

2,190

2,150

3,130

3,200

1,990

3,160

3,130

3,110

3,160

3,160

3,090

3,080

3,080

3,150

3,080

3,150

59,940

1,934

118,900

Nov.

3,080

3,060

3,060

3,080 

3.050

3,110 

3,110

2,090

3,090

3,110

3,120

2,150

2,180

2,150

2,520

2,540

2,510

*2,280

2,240

2,300

2.580

2,520

2,560

2,570

2,570

2,360

2,320

2,380

2,370

2,380

-

66,820

2,227

152,500

Dec.

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400 

2,400

2,380 

2,450

2,570

2,580

2,460

2,570

2,400

2,490

2,440

2,490

2,510

2,510

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,510

*2,520

2.550

2,480

2,440

2,510

2,190

2,180

2,180

2,180

2JL20

74,650

2,408

148,100

Jan.

2,190

2,150

2,160

2,190 

2.150

2,150 

2,200

2,220

2,560

2,480

2,460

2,670

2,840

5,380

3,580

3,990

3,950

2,620

8,500

11, 200

11,400

11,800

12,100

12,600

12,800

12.900

12,700

12,300

12,000

11,800

9,450

199,290

6,429

395,500

Feb.

11,700

12,900

14, 200

15, 500 

16,500

16 . 900 

16,900

16,800

16,500

16, 200

15, 600

*15, 000

14,500

13, 700

13,000

12,300

11, 800

9,980

7,760

7,190

6,980

6,260

6,320

6,240

6,160

6,160

6,140

6.020

_

-

524,810

11, 600

644,300

Mar.

6,040

5,990

5,900

5,970 

5,900

5,970 

5,950

5,950

5,850

5,830

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,780

5.680

6,020

6,360

6,490

6,540

6,820

7,160

7,080

7,220

7,060

*6,690

7,010

7,110

7,320

7,330

7,450

7,430

199,180

6,425

395, 100

Apr.

7,650

7,710

7,650

7,620 

7,570

7,620 

7,540

7,460

7,450

7,450

7,550

7,550

7,240

7,160

7,010

6,980

6,850

6,800

6,670

6,670

6,800

7,140

7,950

10,800

12,300

13, 800

15,000

*16,SOO

18, 400

20, 4QO

-

274,910

9,164

,545,300

May

21,800

22.200

22, 100

21,500 

20,800

20, 200 

20, 200

20, 800

21,300

21,500

21,000

20,400

19,700

18,900

18, 200

17,900

17,900

17,900

18, 100

18, 400

18, 800

19,000

18,700

18,400

18,000

17,800

17,700

17,600

17.400

17,600

17,500

599,100

19,330

*1,18B

June

17,600

17,600

*17,600

17,' 600

17,500 

17,200

17,200

17,100

16,900

16,600

16,200

16,100

16,000

15, 700

15, 500

14,900

14, 500

14, 000

15,600

15,000

12,400

12,000

10,200

7,850

6,360

5,910

4,640

4,090

5.860

-

407,250

15,570

807,700

July

2,900

2,260

1,930

1,880 

1,940

2,410 

2,660

2,380

2,920

2.960

2,760

2,460

2,620

*2,780

2,580

2,530

2,040

1,950

2,140

2,040

1,810

1,690

1,580

1,340

1,150

1.050

1,640

1,840

1,540

1,530

1,760

65,040

2,098

129,000

Aug.

1,350

940

1,160

1.690 

1,320

1,640 

1,420

1,580

1,440

1,460

1,350

1,390

1,560

1,520

1,330

1,280

1,180

1,080

880

1,120

880

986" 860

1,220

1,280

1,260

1,340

*1,570

1,240

1,070

1,090

39,080

1,261

77,510

Sept.

1,350

1,140

1,020

1,020 

1,060

770 

1,000

880

1,020

980

860

900

1,260

2,020

2,100

2,340

2,180

1,920

2,060

1,520

2,080

2,370

2,540

2,080

1,950

2,360

2,340

2.440

2,560

2,540

-

50,060

1,669

99,290

Calendar year 1952: Max 31,900 Mln 900 Mean 6,577 Ac-ft 4,650,000

Water year 1952-53= Max 22,200 Mln 770 Mean 6,466 Ac-ft 4,681,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
312 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Latah Creek at Spokane, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°39'10", long. 117°26'55", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 25 N., R. 48 E., on left 

bank in Spokane, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 619 sq mi.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,720 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 to Nov. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 284 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 8.50 ft, from

 high-water mark on outside gage); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 1. 14 (gage height, 2.36 ft). 

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs May 24, 1948 (gage height, 18.73 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs 

on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; minimum, 

10 cfs Sept. 3, 1949; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 1, 14, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor. No regulation. A few small diversions for irrigation above 

station. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1293.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8-17)

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

9.2

15.5

27.5

57

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

130

239

375

555 9.0

1,100

1,820

2,850

4,330

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

15.5

16

16

16.5

16.5

16.5

*18

18

18

18.5

18.5

18

18

18

19

19.5

19.5

19.5

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

23

21

578.5

18.7

0.030

0.03

1,150

Nov.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

24

25

2_6

25

24

*23

23

23

23

23

22

21

b21

b20

b?5

*b20

b20

b21

-

661

22.0

0.036

0.04

1,310

Dec.

b22

23

25

34

39

39

38

34

35

39

43

43

44

45

44

43

40

37

35

34

34

34

33

32

b27

b25

b25

b26

28

30

32

1,062

34.3

0.056

0.06

2,110

Jan.

33

*35

36

41

47

47

54

68

*d610

d680

337

284

d700

d920

d550

378

dl,100

*d5. 100

d2,850

d2,000

d2,100

dl,050

dl, 650

dl, 350

dl,250

951

640

440

527

d861

675

25,364

818

1.32

1.52

50,310

Feb.

873

909

1,140

2.020

1,580

1,380

1,570

1,190

789

582

475

433

378

375

d375

*d426

499

632

422

314

259

266

282

286

269

266

274

331

_

_

-

18,595

664

1.07

1.12

36,880

Mar.

483

351

262

234

232

212

196

185

181

174

Ts3~ 170

246

224

194

252

778

645

645

685

844

772

618

*578

543

475

422

390

357

317

311

12,159

392

0.633

0.73

24,120

Apr.

300

269

246

226

210

201

216

292

244

194

172

160

154

150

*146

138

128

121

114

107

106

104

117

156

158

140

136

184

591

527

-

6,007

200

0.323

0.36

11,910

May

*685 499"

360

292

249

212

188

188

207

172

148

130

114

104

96

90

90

78

76

73

70

74

74

99

456

519

360

287

*256

232

201

6,679

215

0.347

0.40

13,250

June

177

174

146

125

120

125

183

381

300

205

160

132

126

146

132

104

90

78

74

69

65

62

58

53

*49

48

45

44

43

i?.

-

3,556

119

0.192

0.21

7,050

July

40

38

35

33

30

28

25

24

23

21

20

19.5

19

*18.5

17.5

17.5

17.5

16.5

15.5

15

14.5

14.5

14.5

14

13.5

13.5

13.5

13

12.5

12.5

11.5

621.0

20.0

0.032

0.04

1,230

Aug.

11.5

Tl75

11.5

12.5

12.5

12

12.5

15

15

15

14

13

12

11.5

11.5

12.5

12.5

11.5

*11.5

11.5

12

11.5

11.5

15.5

*15

15.5

15.5

16

16

17

16

412.0

13.3

0.021

0.02

817

Sept.

15

T5

14

14

13.5

13.5

13.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

12.5

12.5

11.5

12

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

13.5

14

14.5

14

14.5

-

392.0

13.1

0.021

0.02

778

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,530 Kin 14 Mean 303 Cfsm O.489 In. 6.65 Ac-ft 220,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,100 Min 11.5 Mean 208 Cfsm 0.336 In. 4.55 Ac-ft 150,900

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs).--Jan. 18 (time unknown) 5,560 cfs (8.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorder graph, outside gage readings, weather records, and records for Palouse River at Hooper.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 313

Medical Lake at Medical Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°34 I 23", long. 117°41 I 00", in SE£NW£ sec. 18, T. 24 N., R. 41 E., at 

end of Lake Street in town of Medical Lake.

Drainage area. 1.50 aq mi.

Records available. March to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2,395.43 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during period, 2.45 ft June 12, 14-16; minimum 

observed, 1.27 ft Sept. 29, 30.

Remarks. Lake has no natural surface outlet.

Gage height, in feet, 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

Oct. JJOV. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

.

_

_

-

.

_

*

_

-

.

_

_

,

-

.

_

^

_

-

.

_

_

,

-

.

_

2.17

2.17

2.18

Apr.

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.21

2.22

2.23

2.23

2.23

2.25

2.28

2.30

2.32

-

Hay

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.35

2.34

2.34

2.35

2.35

2.34

2.34

2.34

2.33

2.33

2.33

2.33

2.32

2.31

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.30

2.37

2.39

2.39

2.40

_

-

June

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.40

2.42

_

2.42

2.44

2.44

2.44

2.45

_

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.44

2.43

2.42

2.42

2.41

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.34

2.32

2.32

2.32

-

July

2.31

2.30

2.30

2.29

2.28

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.19

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.94

1.90

1.89

1.88

-

Aug.

1.85

1.81

1.81

.

1.80

1.79

1.78

1.78

1.77

1.76

1.75

1.72

.

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.63

1.62

1.61

1.60

1.59

1.58

1.56

1.56

Sept.

1.55

1.54

1.53

1.51

1.50

1.50

1.49

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.45

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.30

1.29

1.29

1.28

1.29

1.28

1.27

1.27

Note. Cage read once daily between 6 and 8 a.m.
314 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Little Spokane River at Elk, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°01'20", long. 117"16'20", in SE£ sec. 8, T. 29 N., R. 44 E., on right 

bank half a mile upstream and northeast of Elk.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,870 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 63.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 89 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 1.56 ft); minimum, 

42 cfs Aug. 16-23, Sept. 7-22; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Nov. 29.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 141 cfs Mar. 19, 1950 (gage height, 1.83 ft); minimum 

not determined, probably occurred during period of no gage-height record Jan. 2 to 

Feb. 27, 1950; minimum daily, 37 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, 1950.

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

No known diversion or regulation.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

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

Day

1 

23'

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

§

50

50

50

50

50

*50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50 

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

51

51

51

51 

51

52

1

1,562

50.4

0.438

0.51

3,100

Nov.

52 

52

52

52

52

51

51

51

50

51

51

52

54

56

55

54 

53

52

52

*51

51

51

50

50

50

50

50

51

1,545

51.5

0.448

0.50

3,060

Dec.

50

51

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52 

52

52

52

52

52

52

»52

52

51

50

50 

51

52

§

1,605

51.8

0.450

0.52

3,180

Jan.

52

52

53

52

53

56

60

82

86

84

83

82

77

74

73

72

73

76

78

77

80

86

82

78 

78

78

77 

78

2,260

72.9

0.634

0.73

4,480

Feb.

80 

80

§4

84

84

84

84

83

80

78

78

77

*77

77

78

78 

78

77

74

73

73

73

73

72

72

70

70

_.

-

2,161

77.2

0.671

0.70

4,290

Mar.

70 

69

69

69

69

68

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

69

21

73

*72

69

69

69

66

68

68

68

68 

69

69

72 

73

2,123

68.5

0.596

0.69

4,210

Apr.

73 

69

70

69

69

70

70

69

68

68

68

68

68

69

68

66 

68

66

66

66

£5

65

66

68

68

66

69 

*82

84

75

2,079

69.3

0.603

0.67

4,120

May

If

69

68

68

66

66

66

65

65

65

66

65

65

65

65 

64

63

G%

65

64

64

64

66

68

68

69 

68

65

66 

64

2,050

66.1

0.575

0.66

4,070

June

64 

63

62

66

66

65

68

*69

69

68

66

65

65

64

63

64 

62

60

62

60

60

60

59

58

58

58

57 

57

57

55

1,870

62.3

0.542

0.60

3,710

July

55 

54

54

53

52

52

52

51

51

51

51

51

50

50

50

*49 

49

48

48

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

ft

45

45 

45

1,520

49.0

0.426

0.49

3,010

Aug.

45 

45

45

46

IS

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

44

44

ft

42

42

42

42

42

42

44

45

*45

46 

46

46

46 

45

1,381

44.5

0.387

0.45

2,740

Sept.

ft

44

44

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42 

42

42

42

42

42

42

43

44

44

45

45 

44

44

44

1,288

42.9

0.373

0.42

2,550

Calendar year 1952: Max 128 Min 49 Mean 68.0 Cfsm 0.591 In. 8.06 Ac-ft 49,330

Water year 1952-53: Max 88 Min 42 Mean 58.8 Cfsm 0.511 In. 6.94 Ac-ft 42,520

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 2-22j discharge estimated on basis of records for downstream 

station, weather records, and recorded range in stage.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 315

Diamond Lake near Newport, Wash.

Location. --La t 48°08'05", long. 117°10'35", in NE^- sec. I, T. 30 N., R. 44 E., on southeast shore of Diamond Lake, 7 miles southwest of Newport.

Drainage area. --5. 7 sq mi.

Records available. --July to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage. --Staff gage read at least twice weekly. Altitude of gage is about 2,340 ft (from 

topographic map) .

Extremes . Maximum gage height observed during period, 4.70 ft July 7; minimum observed, 

3.80 ft Sept. 29-30.

Remarks. --No known regulation or diversion.

Gage height, in feet, July to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

_

-

-

_

.

-

4.70

.

4.68

-

Aug.

4.30

_

4.29

4.28

_

4.24

_

4.24

4.24

_

Sept.

4.06

4.06

4.04

4.02

4.01

4.00

.

4.00

3.99

3.98

Day

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

July

4.68

_

_

4.66

-

4.58

4.58

_

_

4.54

Aug.

4.22

4.20

_

_

4.16

4.16

4.14

4.12

4.10

4.09

Sept.

_

3.96

3.94

_

3.93

3.92

3.91

3.90

3.88

3.86

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

July

4.50

4.48

-

4.42

-

4.40

.

4.36

4.35

4.34

-

Aug.

.

4.07

4.06

4.06

4.08

4.06

4.08

4.09

4.10

4.10

-

Sept.

3.85

-

3.8Z

3.S4

3.83

3.S5

3.85

_

3.81

3.79

-

Eloika Lake near Elk, Wash.

Location. La t 48°01i45", long. 117°22'25", in NW£ sec. 9, T. 29 N., R. 43 E., on west 

shore \\ miles upstream from outlet and 5 miles northwest of Elk.

Drainage area. --87. 5 sq mi.

Records available. --May to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 1,920 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during period, 5.09 ft May 2: minimum observed, 

274"S~ft Sept. 25-27.

Remarks. --No known diversion or regulation.

Gage height, in feet, May to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

May

5.03

5.09

5.07

5.01

4.95

4.87

4.84

4.80

4.74

4.68

4.61

4.52

4.45

4.37

4.31

June

4.06

4.05

4.04

.08

.13

.15

.14

.23

.27

.27

.27

4.27

4.Z7

4.25

4.Z4

July

3.59

3.58

3.55

3.51

3.48

3.44

3.38

3.36

3.34

3.Z8

3.Z3

3.2Z

3.20

3.16

3.13

Aug.

2.69

2.68

2.66

Z.64

Z.64

2.64

Z.64

2.63

2.63

2.62

2.61

Z.61

Z.60

2.59

Z.57

Sept.

2.63

2.63

2.63

2.63

2.63

2.63

Z.63

2.63

Z.63

Z.61

Z.60

2.60

2.58

2.57

2.56

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

.26

.17

.13

.09

.02

.00

3.96

3.94

3.97

3.97

3.95

3.95

4.00

4.02

4.05

4.07

June

4.22

4.18

4.12

4.04

4.01

3.97

3.86

3.83

3.79

3.77

3.73

3.68

3.64

3.60

3. 62

-

July

3.10

3.04

3.01

2.98

Z.94

2.93

Z.89

2.86

2.84

2.83

Z.82

2.79

2.78

2.75

. 2.72

2.70

Aug.

2.53

2.53

2.53

2.53

2.53

2.52

2.52

2.52

2.54

2.54

2.55

2.57

2.60

2.60

2.61

2.63

Sept.

2.56

2.55

2.54

2.55

2.53

2.53

2.52

2.51

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.4S

2.49

2.51

2.53

-
316 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Little Spokane River at Dartford, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°47'00", long. 117°24 I 50" ) in NE£ sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 43 E., on right 

bank 50 ft dovmstream from highway bridge at Dartford, 6 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 8 miles north of Spokane.

Drainage area. 665 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1932, December 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,580 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

T;o Mar. 16, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1929-32, 1947-53), 325 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 950 cfs Apr. 29; minimum, 128 cfs Aug. 22 

 Tgage height, 1.51 ft).

1929-32, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 2,240 cfs Mar. 18, 1950 (gage height, 5.1 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 63 cfs July 24, 1930 (gage 

height, 1.07 ft).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1930, 1932, and 

1947-49 have been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures 

published in the water-supply papers indicated.

Remarks . --Records 

which are fair

WSP

707 

737 

1092 

1122 

1152

Water 

year

1930 

1932 

1947 

1948 

1949

Date

Feb. 5, 1930 

Feb. 27, 1932 

Jan. 26, 1947 

May 24, 1948 

Mar. 22, 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

730 

1,900 

640 

1,660 

1,620

Gage height 

(feet)

2.84 

4.63 

2.70 

4.30 

4.25

good except those for period of indefinite* stage-discharge relation. 

No known regulation. Some diversion above station for domestic Use

and irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for period in the water year 1930, superseding those published in WSP 707 are 

given herewith:

Date

1930

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

110

133

178

193

675

358

335

495

225

222

Date

1930-Con.

Feb. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

225

190

171

148

148

154

178

215

276

358

Date

1930-Con.

Feb. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

315

242

242

225

242

178

168

165

Month

Water year 1929-30.....

Cfe-days

6,764 

46., 658

Maximum

675 

675

Minimum

110 

63

Mean

242 

128

Per

square 

mile

0.364 

.192

Runoff

Inches

0.38 

2.63

Acre-feet

13,400 

92,600
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 317

Little Spokane River at Dartford, Wash. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28

166

296

520

3.0 

3.5

Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

790

1,070

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

125

290

790

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

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

m172

180

180

180

180

180

*177

177

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

177

177

177

177

177

177

177 

177

180

180

180

183

186

191

5,488

177

0.266

0.31

10,890

Nov.

191 

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

186

188

188

191

207

216

223

210

200

197

194

194

*191

188

186

188 

188

186

180

183

164

166

-

5,721

191

0.287

0.32

11,350

Dec.

183

TgT

188

207

236

229

240

250

236

240

229

226

229

236

233

226

220

216

216

213

213

210

210

207 

188

183

207

204

204

207

207

6,684

216

0.325

0.37

13,260

Jan.

207 

*20T

207

213

213

210

216

250

413

505

413

432

480

460

386

360

377

386

470

505

560

555

642

125"

570

525

490

495

465

480

13,028

420

0.632

0.73

25,840

Feb.

608 

598

642

762

69T

652

636

636

586

535

520

500

*490

480

480

460

460

446

413

390

395

386

377

364 

560

360

360

377

_

-

13,964

499

0.750

0.78

21,100

Mar.

364 

352

339

339

331

327

323

331

331

339

343

352

360

356

352

390

565

647

576

603

620

581

550

*540 

545

540

535

540

555

555

586

14,067

454

0.683

0.79

27,900

Apr.

581 

555

535

520

545

530

530

505

480

456

441

432

422

418

422

405

6400

6395

e390

e390"

6390

6410

6440

6450 

6450

6450

6600

6900

*850

818

-

15,110

504

0.758

0.85

29,970

May

762 

713

669

630

620

598

592

598

576

560

534

509

483

463

448

439

429

419

429

419

410

410

391

424 

509

463

439

414

396

424

453

15,623

504

0.758

0.87

30,990

June

424 

405

382

*391

444

434

429

509

488

453

434

424

k 429

429

410

391

373

360

352

347

339

326

314

302 

298

298

283

279

275

272

-

11,294

376

0.565

0.63

22,400

July

260"

253

242

236

228

225

218

208

205

198

192

*195

192

188

215

179

182

176

173

170

166

166

163 

163

160

160

157

154

151

148

5,987

193

0.290

0.33

11,880

Aug.

145 

145

145

148

148

148

148

157

160

160

157

151

148

145

145

148

145

*140

140

140

137

i54 T5T

151 

163

160

163

170

175

163

160

4,668

151

0.227

0.26

9,260

Sept.

160 

157

157

157

157

154

151

148

148

148

151

148

145

145

142

145

145

145

145

145

142

145

145

148 

154

160

166

T§3

160

157

-

4,533

151

0.227

0.25

8,990

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,520 Mln 164 Mean 399 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.16 Ac-ft 289,900

Water year 1952-53: Ma* 900 Mln 134 Mean 318 Cfsm 0.478 In. 6.49 Ac-ft 230,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of nearby streams.
318 SPOKANE RIVER BASIN

Long Lake at Long Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°50'15", long. 117°50'10", in NW£SW£ sec. 13, T. 27 N. , R. 39 E., at 

left end of spillway at Long Lake dam, 12 miles north of Reardan.

Drainage area. 5,920 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1953. April 1939 to September 1946, monthend storage changes combined with those for Coeur d'Alene Lake, published with tables 

of monthly discharge for Spokane River at Long Lake. October 1946 to September 1950, 

month-end storage changes for Long Lake published as adjustment to recorded discharge 

of Spokane River at Long Lake.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage, with long distance indicator in powerhouse. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Washington Water Power Co.).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 104,200 acre-ft during months of October and 

November (elevation, 1,536.0 ft); minimum, 89,750 acre-ft Jan. 26 (elevation, 1,533.09 

ft).

1939-53: Maximum contents, 104,200 acre-ft for many days each year since 1950 

(elevation, 1,536.0 ft); minimum, 16,100 acre-ft Apr. 4, 1944 (elevation, 1,516.35 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1913. Capacity, 104,200 acreft between elevations 1,512 ft (lower limit of normal operation) and 1,536 ft (top of 

gates). Record given herein represent usable contents. Water used for power. Diversions above station for irrigation of large acreage in Idaho and Washington. Other 

regulation in Coeur d'Alene Lake and at powerplants along Spokane River.

Cooperation. Lake elevations furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Prepared by Washington Water Power Co.)

1,516.0 

1,518.0 

1.52O.O 

1,522.0 

1,525.0

14,800

22,500

30,600

38,900

51,900

1,527.0

1,530.0

1,533.0

1,536.0

60,900

74,800

89,300

104,200

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

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

Calendar year 1952......

Jan. 31. ..................

Feb. 28. ..................

Hay 31 ...................

June 30 ...................

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1952-53. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,535.58

-

1,535.70

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

102,100

-

102,800

99,700

102,700

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-1,050

-1,300

+6,800

-5,850

-1,200

+5,750

-1,500

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
SPOKANE RIVER BASIN 319

Spokane River at Long Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°50'15", long. 117°50'25", in SW£ sec. 13, T. 27 N., R. 39 E., on left 

tank at Long Lake powerhouse l| miles upstream from Chamokane Creek and 12 miles north 

of Reardan.

Drainage area. 5,920 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~ T929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 7,741 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,100 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 72.40 ft), 

letermined from powerplant records; minimum not determined, occurred sometime during 

period of backwater from Little Falls powerplant; minimum daily, 202 cfs Sept. 6, 

7 (determined from powerplant records).

1939-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 49,400 cfs May 24, 1948 (gage height, 78.66 

ft); minimum recorded, 115 cfs Oct. 6, 1939 (gage height, 57.66 ft), but may have 

seen less sometime during periods of backwater; minimum daily, 144 cfs Sept. 15, 1946, 

^ug. 24, 1947 (determined from powerplant records).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated above station by Coeur d'Alene Lake (see p.298), 

and Long Lake (see p. 318 ), and by powerplants of Washington Water Power Co. Water 

diverted for irrigation above station and is equivalent to that shown for Spokane 

River at Spokane (see p.

Revisions. WSP 1216: 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

(t)

Oct.

2,770

2,830

1,920

1,770

1.500

2,110

2,100

2,210

2,730

2,280

2,620

2,420

2,960

2,810

3,000

2,790

2,810

5.540

1,910

2,850

2,970

2,880 

2,720

3,020

3,020

1,850

2,840

2,760

2,760

2,660

2,640

79,850

2,576

158,400

0

Nov.

3,010

2,560

2,990

2,820

2,750

2,720

2,750

3,330

2,840

2,900

2,940

2,910

3,080

3,050

3,040

2,890

3,140

3,060

3,110

3,200

3.560

3,390 

1,990

5,230

3,460

3,420

2,750

2,940

2,790

2,810

-

89,430

2,981

177,400

-1,050

Dec.

3,170

3,230

3,470

3,260

3,070

3,170

2,990

3,370

3,240

3,270

3,190

3,250

3,230

3,150

3,480

3,320

5,330

3,290

3.520

3,410

2.950

3,510 

3,350

3,400

3,150

3,350

3,240

3,090

3,270

3,310

3,310

101,340

3,269

201,000

-1,300

Jan.

1.790

3,290

2,930

2,560

3,120

3,340

3,360

5,260

4,360

4,400

4,070

4,660

5,270

6,240

6,230

6,240

6,250

6,250

9,150

13,000

12,800

14,100 

15,000

14,600

19,900

13,700

16,600

14,000

13,400

11,600

12,400

257,870

8,318

511,500

-4,600

Feb.

14,300

12,200

18,700

21.50_0

20,000

18,100

19,600

19,000

17,800

17,400

16,900

17,000

15,300

15,200

15,200

13,300

12,700

10,900

9,360

7,280

9,050

7,340 

6,900

7,310

7,660

7,380

7,230

6.360

-

-

370,970

13,250

735,800

+5,300

Mar.

7,190

7,380

7,000

6,970

7,050

7,170

7,170

7,170

7,020

7,150

7,120

7,070

7,100

7,120

7,130

7,100

6,960

6,900

7,890

8,450

9,710

9.950 

7,800

9,130

8,640

7,830

9,380

8,840

7,980

8,340

8,710

240,400

7,755

476,800

-150

Apr.

8,760

8,830

8,860

9,060

8,680

8,700

8,840

8,560

8,640

8,420

8,290

8,400

8,270

7,990

7,980

7,980

7,980

7,760

8,010

7.140

7,150

8,000 

8,910

11,500

14,000

16,200

13,300

* 17, 500

19,600

24.600

-

307,910

10,260

610,700

-5,850

May

22,100

25,700

26,400

21,800

22,600

*22,200

21,800

21,900

23,000

23,000

23,700

22,100

22,000

21,400

21,000

21,000

20,900

19,100

15,500

19,100

19,300

19,800 

19,100

19,900

18,800

20,200

19,200

19,000

18,800

18,200

18,200

646,800

20,860

*1,283

+4,100

June

19.300

18,900

18,400

18,500

18,700

18,400

18,500

18,300

18,200

18",300

18,000

17,700

16,700

16,800

17 , 200

17,900

16,3'00

15,300

15,100

14,100

14,600

14,000 

11,700

12,900

9,220

8,720

6,550

6,560

5.28Q

«6,010

-

446,140

14,870

884,900

-1,200

July

5,550

5.580

5,050

1,550

1,710

4,460

4,200

4,640

4,710

4,100

3,570

3,470

3,790

2,980

2,720

1,540

832

1,660

1,130

2,060

2,200

2,590 

2,220

2,060

1,170

1,760

2,130

2,240

2,630

2,670

2,270

88,982

2,870

176,500

+3,250

Aug.

2,250

785

2,420

2,070

2,350

2,490

2,490

2,260

1,550

2,760

2,630

2,600

3.150

2,780

1,830

493

2,690

2,950

2,760

1,900

2,280

2,770 

447

2,130

2,640

2,130

1,660

1,'990

1,150

1,410

3,060

66,875

2,157

132,600

-6,000

Sept.

3,100

3,100

2,350

622

778

202

202

561

1,160

1,380

1,550

1,710

1,570

3,010

3,480

2,930

3,270

3,860

1,720

509

3,780

5.900 

3,550

3,620

3,330

2,350

970

3,150

3,310

3,430

-

68,454

2,282

135,800

+5,750

Adjusted for change in contents in Long Lake

Mean 2,576 2,965 3,248 8,244 13,340 7,751 10,160 20,930 14,850 2,924 2,059 2,380 

Ao-ftl58,400 176,400 199,700 506,900 741,100 476,600 604,480 *1,287 883,700 179,800 126,600 141,600

Observed

Calendar year 1952 : Max 34,300 

Water year 1952-53; Max 26,400

Min 

Min

174

202

Mean 7,591 

Mean 7,575

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

5,510,000

5,484,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: Mean 7,598 

Water year 1952-53; Mean 7,574'

1.28

1.28

In. 17.47 

In. 17.37

Ac-ft 5,517,000 

Ac-ft 5,483,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in Long Lake, in acre-feet. 

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Backwater from Little Falls throughout the year; discharge computed by Washington Water 

Power Co., from powerplant records.
320 SANPOIL RIVER BASIN

Sanpoil River near Keller, Wash.

Location Lat 48°06'30'', long. 118-41"50",In SE^sec. 7, T. 30 N., R. 33 E., on right

Dame 0.3 mile upstream from Brush Creek and gi miles north of Keller 

Drainage area. 890 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1952 to September 1953.

^STQ9QWatM^?tageJ- recor3!r -. Datum of sage is 1,464.08 ft above mean sea level

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Extremes. 1952; Maximum discharge during period August to September, 55 cfs Aug. 28

(gage height, 3.88 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 3.76 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,210 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height,

ft); minimum, 44 cfs for several days in October. 

Remarks Records good except for periods of ice effect, which are fair. At high

and during irrigation season, water is sometimes diverted into Kettle River basin

through Curlew Lake and Creek. At extreme stages there may be some flow from Curlew

Creek into Sanpoil River basin. No regulation

datum of

08

Rating table, Aug. 28, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953, except periods 

of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

per second)

3.7 

4.0 

4.4

38

69

145

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

330

850

2,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

Sept.

51

*51

50

49

48

48

48

49

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

_

_

-

,

_

.

-

Total. ................

Sept.

50

52

5T

50

50

49

47

47

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Sept.

47

47

46

45

45

44

45

45

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean. ......................

Runoff In acre-feet. ..............................................

Aug.

_

_

54

54

52

51

-

Sept.

44

£,820

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

8

9

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.

ii 

44

45

44

44

44

44

45

45

44

45

45

46

46

47

49

50

50

50

50

50

50

51

51

51

51

51

*52

52

52

52

1,484

47.9

2,940

Nov.

52 

53

53

53

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

56

5_9

59

59

59

58

57

56

55

54

53

53

54

55

55

55

56

56

-

1,652

55.1

3,280

Dec.

55 

56

56

58

60

65

72

78

*T2

68

65

64

63

63

63

64

64

64

63

63

63

63

62

60

60

60

59

59

59

59

59

1,939

62.5

3,850

Calendar year 1952: Max -

Jan.

59 

59

59

58

58

58

58

61

81

138

145

*148

190

207

1S2

160

148

140

138

143

162

175

175

172

185

198

195

185

180

172

165

4,254

137

8,440

Feb.

180 

216

231

237

237

231

222

225

219

210

201

192

190

182

178

172

165

160

150

155

138

*138

138

134

131

129

129

129

_

-

-

5,019

179

9,960

Mln -

Mar.

127 

122

120

120

122

124

127

134

150

185

249

326

370

362

334

366

433

428

410

392

374

354

346

350

451

659

706

676

676

688

*659

10,940

353

21,700

Apr.

610 

566

*535

515

515

525

545

550

535

525

515

500

485

460

442

446

470

520

604

730

874

,010

,070

,120

,130

,100

,140

1,380

*2J 080

2,060

-

23,557

785

46,720

May

*1.800 

1,620

1,450

1,350

1,310

1,370

1,480

1,650

1,660

1,410

1,230

1,110

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,010

982

940

946

*946

928

910

862

826

868

910

958

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,020

35,886

1,158

71,180

June

970 

928

880

820

802

820

814

802

778

730

676

648

637

654

654

632

593

571

545

550

550

525

*490

470

460

456

446

433

438

433

19,205

640

38,090

July

410 

40l

384

362

330

306

294

280

262

246

234

219

207

195

*192

190

182

170

160

155

148

140

134

129

127

124

122

120

114

108

102

6,552

211

13,000

Aug.

100 

97

95

95

95

97

97

95

*93

89

86

82

80

75

74

70

68

67

67

67

69

70

70

69

69

70

75

76

78

81

78

2,494

80.5

4,950

Sept.

74 

69

65

63

61

59

57

56

55

54

53

52

50

49

50

49

49

50

*49

48

49

49

50

50

49

51

51

52

52

50

1,615

53.8

3,200

Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,080 Mln 44 Mean 314 Ao-ft 227,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Dec. 7, Dec. 24-30.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM 321

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

Location. Lat 47°57'20", long. 118 0 59'10", in lot 3, sec. 1, T. 28 N., R. 30 E., in 

Block" 12 of Grand Coulee Dam at Grand Coulee.

Drainage area. 74.100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . April 1938 to September 1953. Prior to October 1943, published as 

Columbia River Reservoir at Grand Coulee Dam.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Bureau of Reclamation 

Saturn, or 1.425 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1947 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Apr. 23, 1938, to Apr. 24, 1942, staff gage 

2,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 9,578,900 acre-ft June 30 (elevation, 1,290.21 

FYJTminimum, 5,217,400 acre-ft Apr. 25 (elevation, 1,225.71 ft).

1938-53: Maximum contents recorded, 9,586,200 acre-ft (revised) July 17, 1942, 

June 3, 1945 (elevation, 1,290.3 ft); minimum observed, 16,200 acre-ft Aug. 29, 1938 

(elevation, 956.1 ft).

Revisions. Figures of maximum contents for water years 1942 and 1945 have been 

revfsed each to 9,586,200 acre-ft July 17, 1942, June 3, 1945 (elevation, 1,290.3 ft), 

superseding those published in WSP 962 and 1042, respectively.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; construction of dam began in 1934, was compTeTed in 1941; storage began early in construction period. Capacity, 5,071,700 acreft (revised) between elevations 1,208 ft (proposed lower limit of operation) and 1,288 

ft (top of gates) above mean sea level. Storage below 1,208 ft, 4,330,000 acre-ft 

(revised). Figures given herein represent total contents. Water is used for power 

development and diversion by pumping for irrigation of Grand Coulee project of Bureau 

of Reclamation, began in May 1951.

RevIB lone. Revised figures of elevation and contents for May and change in contents for 

Way and June in water year 1942, superseding those published in WSP 962, are given 

herewith:

Date

Apr. 3O. .........

June 30. .........

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,245.2

1,284.6

Contents 

(acre-feet)

6,366,800

9,206,400

unange in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

4-1,412,000

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

(Prepared by Geological Survey from data furnished by

Bureau of Reclamation)

1,225.0 5,179,400

1.23O.O 5,451,200

1,235.0 5,734,000

1,240.0 

1,250.0 

1,260.O

6,033,400

6,663,200

7,327,500

1,270.0 8,030,700

1,28O.O 8,775,400

1,290.0 9,562,000

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, 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

Oct.

87.54

87.61

87.55

87.57

87.66

87.56

87.42

87.28

87.17

87.13

87.17

87.19

87.05

86.90

86.77

86.56

86,52

86.74

S6.98

87.04

87.15

87.08

87.01

86.81

86.80

86.80

86.68

86.62

86.58

86.52

86.58

Nov.

86.73

86.92

86.78

86.77

86.64

86.51

86.40

86.48

86.71

86.61

86.62

86.53

86,50

86.44

86,60

86.85

86.87

86.90

86.97

86.90

86.96

87.02

87.06

86.79

86.49

86.14

86.19

86.09

85.96

85.93

-

Dec.

85.63

85.27

84.97

84.83

84.67

84.64

84.41

84.25

83.97

83.72

83.56

83.44

83.37

83.21

82.92

82.62

82.24

81.88

81.53

81.26

81.04

80.60

80.22

79.88

79.78

79.62

79.31

79.05

78.60

78.18

77.70

Jan.

77.57

77.41

77.31

77.22

76.96

76.61

76.30

76.12

76.15

76.41

76.67

76.70

76.71

76.59

76.43

76.30

76.26

76.35

76.14

76.05

76.12

76.02

76.07

76.10

76.38

76.29

76.12

76.00

75.83

75.74

75.65

Feb.

75.93

75.74

75.54

75.59

75.49

75.38

75.45

75.79

75.62

75.42

75.29

75.05

74.89

74.66

74.61

74.16

73.80

73.37

73.01

72.40

72.06

71.72

71.14

70.42

69.77

69.05

68.30

67.74

_

-

-

Mar.

67.30

66.43

65.60

64.65

64.16

63.49

62.92

62.50

61.71

60.81

60.14

59.20

58.36

57.61

57.03

56,26

55.50

54.76

54.02

53.39

52.81

52.19

51.48

50.83

50.07

49.35

48.65

47.99

47.30

46.44

45. 6S

Apr.

44.92

44.15

43. 4O

42.59

41.92

41.05

40.28

39.37

38.53

37.66

36.91

35.94

35.06

34.18

33.18

32.26

31.42

30.42

29.55

28.54

27.73

27.01

26.27

25.83

25.76

25.97

25.90

26.40

27.42

28.48

-

May

29.74

31.22

32.93

34.37

35.92

37.61

39.64

41.81

44.17

46.74

49.16

51.59

54.15

56.85

59.75

63.08

6S.68

69.95

72.99

75.85

77.93

79.19

79.48

79.59

80.07

80.02

80.09

80.11

80.06

79.95

79.93

June

80.44

SO. 66

80.67

80.29

80.24

80.23

80.17

80.23

80.42

80.38

80.36

81.03

SI. 98

83.05

84.07

84.78

85.45

86.19

86.70

87.01

87.32

87.72

87.96

87.98

88.41

89..12

89.74

90.04

90.05

90.07

-

July

89.90

89.84

89.97

89.84

89.74

89.86

89.91

89.79

89.86

89.97

89.95

89.98

89.94

89.97

90.04

89.98

89.85

89.75

89.61

89.70

89.60

89.31

89.47

89.68

89.64

89.69

89.86

89.96

89.92

89.82

89.84

Aug.

89.88

89.86

89.75

89.83

89.81

89.76

89. S8

89.91

90.01

90.01

S9.82

89.87

89.91

89.90

89. SO

89.75

89.74

89.72

89.86

89.96

90.10

90.08

90.04

90.02

90.01

89. S8

89.91

89.97

90.00

89.92

89.83

Sept.

89.57

89.44

89.20

89.09

89.00

88.91

88.74

88.54

88.27

88.02

87.71

87.60

87.76

87.72

87.52

87.44

87.35

87.28

87.24

87.27

87.03

86.86

86.75

86.69

86.65

86.65

86.73

86.78

86.90

86.85

-

Note. Add 1,200 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
322 COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM 

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

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Calendar year 1952. .....

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1952-53. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

1,286.85

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

9,310,200

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acrs->feet)

_

-56,100

-238,100

-55,600

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM 323

Feeder canal at Grand Coulee, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°57'00", long. 118°59'40", on line between sees. 1 and 2, T. 28 N., R. 

3"0~E7, on left side at Grand Coulee, a quarter of a mile downstream from intake and 

hs.lf a mile southwest of Grand Coulee Dam.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage,--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,550.0 ft above mean sea level, Bureau of

 Reclamation adjustment of 1937. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.6 mile downstream 

fi-om base gage.

Extremes. 1951-53: Maximum daily discharge, 10,100 cfs May 30, 1953; usually no flow at 

al 1 times other than during irrigation seasons.

Remarks. Records fair. Water is pumped (beginning May 1951) from Franklin D. Roosevelt

 ETce behind Grand Coulee Dam, through a lift of about 280 ft into feeder canal for a 

distance of 2 miles into an equalizing reservoir. From equalizing reservoir it is 

distributed through a system of canals to the Columbia basin project.

Cooperation.--Records for October 1951 to October 1952' furnished by the Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

1,190

1,550

1,560

1,150

1,140

650

624

689

1,560

1,560

663

650 

630

919

June

3,190 

1,700

1,860

2,400

3,100

3,080

3,230

3,230

1,780

1,590

2,300

2,250

1,770 

3,260

3,260

July

1.100 

3,270

2,800

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,040

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,160

3,270 

3,270

3,270

Aug.

4.950 

4,930

,930

,070

,780

,470

,140

,930

,930

,930

,580

3,770

3,680 

3,590

3,370

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet. ..............................

May

1,170 

1,560

958

1,210

637

866

1,350

1,980

3,140

3,140

2,270

2,620

2,590 

2,360

3,170

3.180

93,770

June

3,000 

3,260

3,260

3,260

3.270

3,270

3,270

3,270

2,160

1,380

984

970

984 

1,630

950

-

144,600

July

3,270 

3,040

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,880

4,930

4,840

5.070 

4,970

4,930

4,930

108,820

3,510

215,800

Aug.

4,930 

4,930

1,700

1,500

1,580

1,490

1,480

1,640

3,000

1,710

2,270

1,430

778 

0

0

0

93,488

3,016

185,400

Sept.

0 

0

51

75

0

0

0

0

0

71

0

0

0 

0

77

-

274

9.1

543

Mote. Total acre-feet diverted for October, 117,000; November, 1,000; December to April, 

zsro; water year 1951-52, 758,100.

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

3ct.

0

0

96

0

0

0

0

0

0

111

0

0

0

58

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

165

0

0

0

171

0

0

0

601

19.4

1,190

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

O1

0

0

0

e!43

e!54

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

e218

0

0

e2,120

e6,220

e7,450

e6,060

66,110

8,150

9,460

e5,330

*e6,000

e4,850

66,410

*6,950

10.100

9,160

94,885

3,061

188,200

June

5,370

e5,890

5,080

5,100

4,110

6,590

9,390

4,940

4,380

4,930

4,650

3,950

9,600

9,630

4,210

4,040

3,860

3,930

3,880

6,96Q

9,860

4,070

4,050

64,690

4,040

e5,980

9,800

9.950

4,520

3.710

-

171,160

5,705

339,500

July

3,840

5,920

8,000

9,740

9,080

6,080

6,650

5,300

5,250

4,920

8,190

8,060

0

0

0

0

387

*7,880

9,110

3,610

2,550

2,700

2,580

2,590

5,930

0

0

0

0

0

0

118,367

3,818

234,800

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,070 Mln 0 Mean 884 Ac-ft 641,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,100 Mln 0 Mean l',055 Ac-ft 763,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Undetermined gage-height record; discharge obtained from pumping records furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Note. Mo gage-height record Oct. 3, 10, 14, 24, 28, June 8-18, July 5-18j discharge obtained from 

pumping records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.
324 COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°58'00", long. 118°58'45", opposite lot 4, sec. 36, T. 29 N., R. 30 E., 

in pier 3 of highway bridge, 2,500 ft downstream from Grand Coulee Dam and 14 miles 

upstream from Nespelem River.

Drainage area.--74,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Apr11 1913 to September 1953 (monthly discharge only, April 1913 to 

June 1923, January 1924 to May 1928).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Bureau of Reclamation 

adjustment of 1937. June 27 to Dec. 31, 1923, June 12, 1928, to Mar. 31, 1931, staff 

gages at site about half a mile upstream at datum 2.4 ft lower. Apr. 1, 1931, to 

Dec. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder on right bank at site 850 ft downstream at present 

datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 107,800 cfs (adjusted for diversion by pumping from Franklin 

D. Roosevelt Lake since May 1951, and change in contents in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake 

since October 1939).

Extremes.--1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 352,000 cfs June 10 (elevation, 

972.54 ft); minimum, 28,000 cfs Nov. 19 (elevation, 935.25 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 374,000 cfs June 17 (elevation, 

973.50 ft); minimum, 20,000 cfs Jan. 12 (elevation, 933.08 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 637,800 cfs June 12, 1948 (elevation, 987.90 ft); minimum may have been less than 15,300 cfs (estimated) in January or February 1937, when 

stage-discharge relation was affected by ice.

Maximum discharge known, 725,000 cfs (estimated) during flood of June 1894.

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

good. Feeder canal diverts water by pumping from Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake for 

Columbia basin project (see 323 ). Other diversions above station for irrigation are 

a small percentage of flow past gage. Flow regulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake 

(see p. 321) and reservoirs in Kootenai, Pend Orellle, and Spokane River basins.

Revisions. Revised figures, in cubic feet per second, of change in contents for May and 

June and adjusted runoff figures based thereon in water year 1942, are .given heEewith, 

superseding those published in WSP 962. Revised figures of discharge for the water 

year 1947, superseding figures published in WSP 1092, are given herein.

Month

May 1942 ........

Water year 

1941-42.. .... 

Calendar year 

1942.........

Observed

Maximum

198,800 

306,000

306 , 000

306,000

Minimum

96,100 

202,700

37 , 800 

36,900

Mean

143,700 

256,800

106,600 

97,730

Runoff 

. in 

acre-feet

8,835,000 

15,280,000

77,210,000 

70,750,000

Change in 

contents in 

Franklin D. 

Roosevelt 

Lake 

(awe-feet)

+1,427,000 

+1,412,000

+2,234,000 

+3,035,000

Adjusted

Mean

166,900 

280,500

109,900 

101 , 900

Per

square 

mile

2.25 

3.79

1.48 

1.38

Runoff 

in 

inche?

2.60 

4.22

20.12 

18.66

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

10,260,000 

16,690,000

79,540,000 

73,780,000
COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM 325

Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash. --Continued

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1947, Oct. 1, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6 to Aug. 2, 1947)

935.0

936.0

937.0

938.0

939.0

940.0

941.0

27,000

31,000

35,400

40,000

45,000

50,200

55,800

942.0

944.0

946.0

948.0

950.0

952.0

954.0

61,600

74,000

87,300

101,300

116,900

132,900

150,300

956.0

958.0

961.0

964.0

967.0

970.0

973.1

168,300

187,000

217,000

250,000

287,000

326,000

368,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

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.

54,600

53,700

52,400 

53,600

57,900

58 . 200

49]400

49,500 

49,300

50,500

56,500

56,800

48,200

44,800

44,800

45,900

43,200

42,100

39,200

40,200

40,400

40,400

39,800 

38.100

45,200

43,700

41,000

39,900 

39,900

40,400

*1,452.9 

46,870

*2,882

-73,800

Nov.

40,400

37,200

41,900 

41,600

39 , 600

40,800

39 , 600

40,800

43,800 

40,500

41 , 600

40,000

39,600

38 , 200

37,800

37,900

37,400

36,600

37,900

40, 600

42,000

40,000

39,000

36.200 

42,400

41,800

41 , 600

44,000

45,400 

49.000

-

*1,215.2 

40,510

*2,410

+82,000

Dec.

49,800

54,900

53,000 

48,100

40,000

39 , 600

40,900

40,600

42,400 

41 , 800

59.000

44 , 400

50,100

57 , 600

67 , 400

67,300

65,000

66,500

66 , 400

71.700

71,100

68,800

67,800

1

66,300 

66,100

67,900

68,800

61,900

51,800 

50,100

47,900

*1,735 

55,970

*3,441

+73,800

Jan.

56,500

49,400

44 , 200 

44,700

42,200

45,000

44,700

42,000

41.000 

43,800

46,000

46,000

46,400

46,500

46 , 400

45 , 800

50,000

59,000

53^800

53,100

47,200

45,600

46,700 

53,300

54,500

52,200

49,300

52,300 

52,200

48,600

tl,509 

48,680

*2,993

-16,400

Feb.

57,100

57 , 100

53,100 

45,600

47,200

48,600

51,200

53,600 

51,000

49,500

48,500

53,600

52,900

61,100

55,000

54,300

55,100

57,700

59 , 800

59,000

64,200

64.600

57,500 

58,500

58,000

58,200

58,700

-

-

*1,536.2 

54,860

*3,047

-16,400

Mar.

64,100

64,200

58,700 

61,600

60,500

58,400

57,300

63,500

63,000 

56,900

57 , 600

58 , 800

57,400

59,800

63,600

64,000

58,400

57,500

57,100

55.800

61,900

71,300

71,200

72,000 

80,800

77,800

72,300

75,600

84.200 

83,900

80,500

*2,029.7 

65,470

*4,026

-65,600

Apr.

76,800

75,800

72.900 

79,000

88,600

92 , 600

91,300

87,400

82,900 

79,400

79,300

79,000

80,800

80,300

77,300

79,300

83,700

84,000

88,900

98,300

109,000

108,000

113,000

121,000 

118,000

121,000

140,000

130,000

135,000 

155.000

-

*2,907.6 

96,920

*5,767

H64.600

May

154.000

155,000

161,000 

170,000

186,000

199,000

215,000

233,000

254,000 

272,000

279,000

298,000

301,000

326,000

330,000

325,000

321,000

322,000

323,000

317,000

312,000

307,000

299,000

286,000 

298,000

300,000

298,000

297,000

300,000 

305,000

305,000

*8,448 

272,500

*16,760

+99 , 600

June

308,000

317,000

319,000 

325,000

325,000

328,000

333,000

330,000

334,000 

344,000

344,000

342,000

339,000

338,000

341,000

342,000

329,000

331,000

324,000

320,000

315,000

307,000

300,000

290,000 

279,000

276,000

273,000

270,000

263,000 

261.000

-

*9,447 

314,900

*18,740

-8,300

July

243.000

242,000

241,000 

237,000

232,000

227,000

231,000

225,000

220,000 

221,000

220,000

216,000

214,000

212,000

206,000

209,000

215,000

215,000

207,000

205,000

201,000

200,000

196,000

194,000 

192,000

185,000

179,000

175,000

176,000 

170,000

163.000

$6,469 

208,700

*12,830

+8 , 300

Aug.

163.000

163,000

154,000 

149,000

135,000

131,000

127,000

121,000

119,000 

118,000

119,000

114,000

111,000

107,000

104,000

106,000

110,000

111,000

110,000

106,000

98,100

93,500

88,800

83,900 

81 , 400

81,900

82,400

79,000

15.600 

79,900

87 , 200

*3,409.7 

110,000

*6,763

-174,000

Sept.

81.000

71,366

69,400 

69 , 300

69,500

70,000

70,800

70,600

71,100 

70,700

70,900

70,700

70,700

69,900

69,700

70,100

68 , 800

68,800

69,100

68,600

68,800

66,200

61,400

59,000 

57.000

57 , 300

57 , 300

57 , 300

1

57 , 500 

57,500

-

*2,010.3 

67,010

*3,987

-8,200

Adjusted for change in contents in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

45,670

_

_

*2,808

41,880

-

*2,492

57,170

-

_

*3,515

48,420

_

_

*2,977

54 , 580

-

_

*3,031

64,400

-

*3,960

99,690

-

_

*5,932

274,200

-

_

*16,860

314,800

-

.

*18,730

208,800

-

-

* 12, 840

107 , 200

-

-

*6,589

66,870

-

-

*3,979f

Calendar year 1946: 

Water year 1946-47 :

Max 398,000 

Max 344,000

Min 35,800 

Min 36,200

Mean 120,800 

Mean 115,500

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

87,420,000 

83,650,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1946: 

Water year 1946-47:

Mean 120,900 

Mean 115,600

Cfsm 1.63 

Cfsm 1.56

In. 22.13 

In. 21.18

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

87,530,000 

83,710,000

t Change in contents in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, In acre-feet, furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Monthly runoff per square mile and depth in inches not computed because of large upstream 

regulation in Kootenai, Pend Oreille, and Spokane River basins.
326 COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash.--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

Ao-ft

Oct.

53,700

51,800

53,300

51,900

47,300

55,900

55,400

55,700

55,200

53,300

49,900

46,800

54,100

55,100

57,000

57 _ 100

52/90C

46,000

41 . 400

52,600

51,100

54,500

53 , 900

*53 , 500

47,200

46,100 

53,700

54,200

54,900

53,300

51,600

tl,620.4

52,270

*3,214

Nov.

45,800

44,200

53,400

54,000

53,100

53,700

53,200

46,500

44, 600

53,900

51,100

55,100

55,000

53,000

46,200

42.700

49,900

50,100

51,600

50,900

50,900

46,200

44,300

57 , 200

61.100

60,000 

48 , 800

54,000

51,600

49 , 500

-

*1,531.6

51,050

*3,038

Dec.

59 1 200

56i200

54,500

*48,800

47,700

45,600

43,000

47 , 900

48,800

48,500

48,600

42,500

40,500

42,700

48,500

47,300

48,800

51 , 100

50,400

46,000

45,500

49,700

50,100

47,200

38.300

44,300 

45,600

46,200

52,600

49,300

49 , 900

tl,485.3

47,910

*2,946

Jan.

37,000

41,200

34,700

36,400

45,600

47,300

44,300

41,000

32,900

30,000

28.400

34,500

37,400

42,800

45,800

46,400

44,000

39 , 100

49,500

50,300

* 51, 000

51,500

50,200

46,100

44,900

54.00C

54,40C

54,900

54,600

49,100

*1,374.9

44,350

*2,727

Feb.

45 . 500

57,000

62,900

63,500

64,900

65,200

54,100

50,400

65,200

65,300

64,600

65,500

64,700

61,900

58,800

69,900

70,600

67,700

67,800

69 , 400

62,600

57 , 800

68,900

72.90C

* 70, 700

70,200 

70,900

67,900

_

-

-

tl,796.8

64,170

*3,564

Mar.

60,600

75,000

76,700

72,500

70,400

72,800

66,100

60 . 400

72,900

74,600

76,200

77,200

76,800

73,700

68,300

75,100

77,200

77,200

77,400

77,700

76,900

73,500

75,400

76,200

77,400

77,100 

77,300

74,000

69,900

75,800 la^^gQQ

*2,290.5

73,890

*4,543

Apr.

77,200

76,900

76,100

76,200

71,500

76,300

77,700

76,900

76,900

77,300

75,700

75,300

75,900

78.800

*78,060

77,700

77,700

78,500

75,100

74,900

75,400

74,500

74,500

73,400

68,200

64.200 

71,500

73,700

73,900

74,100

-

*2,254

75,130

*4,471

May

73,200

67,800

59,700

69,700

70,800

73,500

74,400

74,900

70,100

63,200

72,300

71,700

70,800

71,800

72,100

59,800

54,800

71,900

78,400

102,000

133,600

174,700

209,500

224,900

*209,600

230,000 

231,500

231 , 600

236,800

242,400

240,800

*3,788.3

122,200

*7,514

June

230,400

249 , 600

270,800

293,200

294,300

299 , 500

308,700

319,800

329,100

343 , 500

*351,000

333,900

324,300

336,100

350,100

361,700

367.800

365,500

»362,800

358,200

344,200

332,000

325,000

319,100

278,800

243,100 

232,400

228.700

247,000

247,000

-

*9,247.6

308,300

1 18, 340

July

252,500

245,500

243,600

248,500

246 , 300

243,200

241,000

245,600

239,200

233,500

235,000

228,400

238,000

243,400

247,100

251,900

254.300

a250,000

£248,000

8245,000

244,800

234,600

211,900

201,100

200,300

193,000 

179,400

174,600

3176,000

al70,000

aL60,000

*7,025.7

226,600

*13,940

Aug.

157.00(3

152,400

148,500

143,200

138,100

129,500

119,800

117,200

*118,300

121,500

110,400

99,900

101,200

101,700

100,100

97,100

94.200

96,500

96,300

98,600

101,200

103,700

103,400

103,600

104,300

101,600 

100,000

101,200

102,300

101,900

100,700

*3,465.4

111,800

*6,874

Sept.

99.600

96,500

94,400

93,100

89,200

82,700

83,000

86,200

88,600

87,900

86,000

80,500

70,200

78,500

81,000

80,400

80,200

77,800

77,200

72,200

80,200

80,800

79,500

80,500

79,000

71,400 

67.500

70,300

70,400

70,500

-

t2, 435.1

81,170

*4,830

Calendar year 1952: Max 342,500 Mln 38,300 Mean 108,600 Ac-ft 78,850,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 367,800 Mln 28,400 Mean 105,000 A"c-ft 76,000,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of record collected by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Note. Monthly runoff per square mile and depth in Inches not computed because of large upstream 

regulation In Kootenai, Fend Oreille, and Spokane River basins.
COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM 327

Columbia River at Bridgeport, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°00'25", long. 119°39'50", in SWjSW£ sec. 14, T. 29 N., R. 25 E., on 

left bank at Bridgeport, 1 mile downstream from Foster Creek and l| miles downstream 

from Chief Joseph Dam.

Drainage area.--75.OOP sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 349,700 cfs May 26 

(elevation, 783.43 ft); minimum, 46,000 cfs Sept. 29 (elevation, 756.81 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year', 374,500 cfs June 17 (elevation, 

784.70 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period when stage was below intakes.

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

good. Feeder canal diverts water by pumping from Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake for 

Columbia basin project (see preceding page). Other diversions above station for irrigation is small percentage of flow past gage. Flow regulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt 

Lake (see p. 321) and reservoirs in Kootenai, Pend Oreille, and Spokane River basins.

Rating table, Apr. 1, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (elevation, 

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

65,500

79,000

102,000

151,000

75

80

85

212,000

288,000

380,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

a79,000

379,000

379,000

79,000

76,900

a76,000

77,100

79,400

78 , 900

78,900

78,700

78,100

77,700

76,000

79,200

79,800

79,000

79,000

78,900

76,000

77,200

79,700

80,000

78,900

77,700

74,300

71.700

74,400

81.700

79,600

-

1 2^40. 8

78,030

*4,643

May

82,700

119,500

147,900

164,300

192,500

210,000

231,700

233,000

226,000

226,800

231,900

232,000

229,600

252,000

262,500

267,000

273,900

280,500

303,600

322,800

329,700

336,600

340,000

335,400

342,800

343,000

327,700

317,400

307,000

299,400

299,200

48,068.4

260,300 tie, ooo

June

299,200

299,000

299,000

296,800

276,900

274,700

266,200

265,700

265,700

265,600

266,400

275,000

274,900

274,500

274,500

270,900

256,500

247,400

239,400

231,500

231,700

234,200

233,600

228,100

223,600

227,400

228,200

230,600

235,400

234,600

-

*7,727.2

257,600

*15,330

July

243,200

244,600

244,200

245,000

236,300

240,500

236,800

234,600

223,100

220,500

213,300

215,400

201,200

200,700

193,400

193,900

188,300

189,200

184,300

177,700

177,700

175,800

169,100

161,100

169,200

153,400

144,200

146,400

141,500

136,200

138,300

*6,03ai

194,800

*11,980

Aug.

128,600

127,000

130,800

130,200

130,300

118,000

115,000

120,300

120,600

112,700

100,200

96,600

96,600

96,600

97,400

97,000

95,400

95,100

97,800

96,800

97,100

96,400

93,400

91,100

88,300

92,400

97,800

90,100

87,400

78,200

70,800

*3,186

102,800

*6,319

Sept.

61,100

70,200

76,700

73,100

69,000

64,500

58,600

60,700

63,900

63,700

64,200

63,800

58,500

53,100

59,100

64,500

63,600

62,400

62,100

59,400

55,800

56,500

61,300

62,100

61,100

60 , 600

56 , 900

52.500

53,600

58,400

-

tl,850.8

61 , 690

*3,671

Calendar year : Max Kin Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max mn Mean Ao-ft

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height, record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Grand Coulee Dam.
328 COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM

Columbia River at Bridgeport, Wash. 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.

52,100

55,300

55,800

56,000

52,200

54,900

58,200

58,600

58,800

57,400

54,600

50,100

53,700

57,800

59,000

59.900

57,700

50,800

45,900

48 , 600

54,400

56,100

*56,400

56,500

52,700

49,400

51,900

57,400

57,700

56,300

55,400

$1,701.6

54,890

*3,375

Nov.

50,000

47,300

50,400

56,500

57,300

56,200

55,500

51,100

48,100

51,100

54,600

55,600

58,400

56,000

50,800

46,400

48,200

52,400

52,800

53,800

54,200

50,000

47,000

52,400

64,100

62,600

58,400

51,600

54,800

53,400

-

+1,601

53,370

+3,176

Dec.

56,600

59,100

*58,700

53,800

49,800

48,400

46,200

46,300

53,000

50,200

50,100

46,300

40.800

42,900

48 , 900

50,000

50,300

52,700

53,500

48 , 200

48,700

50,100

53,200

52,700

42,900

45,800

46,900

48,300

53,300

351,000

352,000

+1,550.7

50,020

+3,076

Jan.

343,000

343,000

37,700

35,700

44,100

48,300

47,600

44,800

340,000

337,000

351,000

335,000

340,000

345,000

47,400

49,300

45,500

43,800

45,900

*54,800

52,100

53,000

54,100

49,100

46,000

52,100

58 ,400

57,600

57,100

56,600

53,000

+1,448

46,710

+2,872

Feb.

46.500

54,800

65,600

66,000

67,000

68 , 000

59,600

54,300

63,400

68,800

67,100

67,600

67,800

65,500

63,300

69,600

71,200

71,200

70,700

72,000

68,000

63,600

67,300

73,600

73,700

* 72, 800

73,400

71,600

_

_

-

+1,866

66,640

+3,701

Mar.

67,300

70,700

78,500

76,500

73,800

74,000

70,300

66.40Q

69,700

76,800

77,400

78,900

79,400

76,400

73,000

74,400

78,600

79,300

79,800

79,800

79,000

76,300

77,100

78,300

78,700

78 , 200

78,200

77,700

75,400

76,000

81^400

* 2,357. 3

76,040

+4,676

Apr.

79,700

80,400

78,900

78,600

78,000

75,700

79,800

78,900

79,400

79,600

78,300

78,700

78,400

*61.400

80,300

79,700

79,800

70,600

78 , 900

76,300

78,200

77,600

77,600

77,000

72,400

69,900

71,000

75,800

77,000

76,900

-

* 2,334.8

77,830

+4,631

May

76,800

73,300

66,500

68,100

73,100

74,500

76,300

76,500

74,900

69,800

71,200

75,500

73,400

73,100

76,800

*65,600

59,800

65,500

78,100

96,200

122,900

162,000

199,300

220,500

215,200

222,200

229,900

229,900

231,500

242.200

240,000

* 3,780.6

122,000

+7,499

June

235,600

236,300

264,600

288,000

292,600

297,200

303,600

316,700

328,000

341,100

353,300

342,800

323,200

330,200

349,500

360,300

372,300

370,300

367,300

366,500

354,600

336,800

326,100

325,200

290,400

250,100

233,900

228.700

239,200

247,700

-

+ 9,272.1

309,100

+18,390

July

251,600

247,100

243,000

247,000

246,400

243,500

239,900

244,000

240,800

233,900

234,000

231,000

231,600

242,900

245,300

250,200

253,700

250,700

248,900

245,000

244,600

239,300

217,300

203,800

200,400

195,900

185,800

176,500

177,500

173,000

163,900

+7,048.5

227,400

+13,980

Aug.

158,500

157,000

150,900

145,900

141,900

134,000

124,000

119,300

119,100

122,400

119,200

103,300

102,700

103,400

102,700

101,000

94,600

98,500

97,800

100,200

102,300

104,900

108 , 900

101,500

108,300

104,000

102 , 600

103,100

103,200

105,100

102,500

$3,542.8

114,300

+7,027

Sept.

102.700

99,500

97,700

95,900

92,900

88,400

84,200

87,500

90,600

* 90, 800

88,900

84,100

76,800

77,100

81,900

83,300

83,600

80,300

78,900

77,700

78,300

83,800

82,100

82,600

82,200

74,200

71,900

71.000

74,000

72,700

-

*2,515.6

83,850

*4,990

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 372,300 Mln 31,000 Mean 106,900 Ac-ft 77,390,000

* Discharge messurement msde on this day.

+ Expressed In thousands.

3 No gsge-helght record; dlschsrge estimated on basis of records for station at Grsnd Coulee Dam.
OKANOGAN RIVER BASIN 329

Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls, British Columbia 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 49°21', long. 119°35', on right bank 400 ft downstream from falls at 

Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, and 800 ft downstream from Skaha Lake.

Drainage area. 2.650 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1915 to September 1930 in reports of Water Resources Division, Department of Northern 

Affairs and National Resources, Canada.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,092.82 ft above mean sea level (Geodetic 

Survey of Canada, 1947 joint adjustment). Prior to Oct. 2, 1933, staff gages at sites 

about 400 and 500 ft upstream at different datums. Oct. 2, 1933, to Apr. 14, 1936, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 503 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.57 ft); minimum, 149 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1915-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,680 cfs June 10, 1928; minimum observed, 

4.6 cfs Mar. 14, 1931.

Remarks. Diversions above station for irrigation of approximately-38,000 acres. Flow 

regulated by control dam at outlet of Okanagan Lake.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by 

(Janada under agreement with the United States.

Revisions. WSF 1152: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

140

202

321

590

980

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.

746

738

754

*746

758

750

750

695

660

659

611

604

590

572

554

560

542

554

572

611

681

655

604

590

572

524

475

415

575 

355

556

18,526

598

36,750

NOV.

*312

294

272

272

276

268

272

269

266

262

259

256

252

249

246

249

249

249

242

234

202

192

196

199

180

173

170

167

m7,055

235

13,990

Dec.

167

167

164

T64

170

170

176

*176

173

167

*170

173

173

173

176

176

180

T80

176

180

176

176

176

176

173

175

175

167

167 

170

170

5,348

173

10,610

Jan.

170

167

170

170

170

170

164

170

170

170

175

180

180

186

175

152

152

155

161

155

152

155

186

196

186

173

*170

186

180 

170

167

5,279

170

10,470

Feb.

170

TTS

176

180

185

*183

176

180

180

180

180

180

173

173

176

176

173

180

180

185

*186

186

196

T96

196

192

196

196

-

5,102

182

10,120

Mar.

196

192

192

189

183

180

180

180

180

180

180

206

202

199

196

196

199

196

196

196

196

196

196

196

202

196

192

192

192 

186

192

5,954

192

11,810

Apr.

189

*185

180

180

180

185

180

176

176

176

175

173

173

173

173

176

173

170

T70

175

*189

196

213

227

242

249

268

298

298 

508

-

6,018

201

11,940

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,410 Mln 164 Mean 699

May

512

52T

521

321

331

346

595

426

448

455

455

458

458

464

480

519

554

560

578

578

584

770

944

826

738

667

646

639

639

674

653

16,556

534

32,840

June

604

57?

*554

514

426

410

426

420

426

272

448

 453

470

502

519

550

556

550

514

519

519

519

514

*530

255

442

448

475

556 

597

-

14,478

485

28,720

July

611

725

818

8lO

794

786

770

746

725

695

688

679

670

661

652

645

654

625

625

639

646

655

660

667

681

681

668

655

642 

629

617

21,191

684

42,030

Aug.

604

597

604

597

597

604

604

604

604

618

625

639

653

660

660

667

667

674

681

695

702

*709

716

762

BIO

802

802

810

786 

767

748

21,068

680

41,790

Sept.

728

709

690

670

651

652

632

625

618

618

604

604

604

597

604

604

590

584

578

*590

590

578

572

560

548

542

536

530

530 

502

-

18,020

601

35,740

Ac-ft 507,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 944 Mln 152 Mean 396 Ac-ft 286,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 8-14, July 12-17, 27-31, Aug. 30 to Sept. 5; discharge estimated.
330 OKANOGAN RIVER BASIN

Osoyoos Lake near Oroville, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Lat 48°59'15", long. 119°27'15", in lot 1, sec. 8, T. 40 N., R. 27 E., on west 

shore 1 mile south of international boundary and 3 miles north of Oroville.

Drainage area. 3,250 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

Survey datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 2, 1928, staff gage and Sept. 2, 1928, to Nov. 9,' 

1929, water-stage recorder, 100 ft south of international boundary. Nov. 10, 1929, to 

Sept. 23, 1953, staff gage or water-stage recorder at present site. All elevations 

prior to Oct. 1, 1944, at datum 2.39 ft lower. To convert from present datum to Geodetic Survey of Canada 1934 datum, subtract 1.63 ft; to convert from present datum to 

1947 joint adjustment of U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and Geodetic Survey of Canada, 

subtract 0.26 ft.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 912.10 ft Sept. 1, 2; minimum observed, 

 910.41 ft Mar: 10.

1928-53: Maximum elevation, 916.74 ft May 31, 1948; minimum, 908.82 ft (present 

datum) Oct. 14, 1929.

Flood of May 29, 1894, reached an elevation of 918.8 ft ± 0.5 ft (present datum), 

1 mile below present lake outlet, from floodmark on old Okanogan Hotel Building, 

pointed out in 1930 by Mr. and Mrs. Stansbury who kept a diary and operated the hotel 

in 1894.

Remarks.--Approximately 44,000 acres are irrigated above station in Canada. Elevation 

may occasionally be affected by dam at Zosel's mill in Oroville.

Cooperation. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united States under agreement with Canada.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 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

oct.

11.84

11.85

11.88

11.86

11.85

11.85

11.81

11.76

11.73

11.68

11.64

11.59

11.54

11.45

11.42

11.33

11.27

11.23

11.18

11.10

11.19

11.27

11.31

11.37

11.41

11.47

11.48

11.45

11.43

11.36

11.28

Hov.

11.27

11.17

11.08

11.07

11.05

11.01

10.98

10.94

10.89

10.88

10.88

10.91

10.93

10.94

10.97

10.99

11.01

11.02

11.04

11.07

11.06

11.05

11.06

11.07

11.05

11.04

11.03

11.01

10.99

11.01

-

Dec.

11.00

10.98

10.97

10.95

10.95

10.95

10.94

10.92

10.91

10.89

10.88

10.86

10.84

10.82

10.81

10.80

10.81

10.84

10.87

10.90

10.92

10.93

10.95

10.97

10.95

10.92

10.88

10.86

10.80

10.78

10.75

Jan.

10.72

10.69

10.67

10.65

10.63

10.63

10.68

10. 6S

10.74

10.81

10.83

10.87

10.93

10.96

10.93

10.95

10.95

10.97

10.97

10.96

10.95

10.95

10.98

10.97

10.97

10.97

10.96

10.96

10.97

10.95

10.95

Feb.

10.93

10.91

10.89

10.89

10.87

10.88

10.86

10.86

10.84

10.82

10.80

10.78

10.78

10.75

10.74

10.72

10.74

10.71

10.69

10.69

10.67

10.65

10.63

10.61

10.60

10.59

10.58

10.57

_

-

Mar.

10.57

10.52

10.50

10.48

10.49

10.48

10.46

10.44

10.42

10.41

10.43

10.46

10.47

10.48

10.50

10.51

10.55

10.55

10.57

10.59

10.60

10.60

10.60

10.63

10.69

10.71

10.75

10.79

10.81

10.81

10.84

Apr.

10.87

10.89

10.91

10.92

10.95

10.94

10.94

10.92

10.88

10.85

10.82

10.79

10.78

10.76

10.73

10.73

10.70

10.69

10.67

10.65

10.65

10.64

10.64

10.68

10.73

10.78

10.85

11.04

11.13

11.15

May

11.17

11.20

11.17

11.15

11.18

11.22

11.33

11.53

11.62

11.62

11.62

11.54

11.47

11.47

11.43

11.47

11.54

11.60

11.67

11.76

11.78

11.75

11.69

11.64

11.63

11.69

11.72

11.75

11.73

11.69

11.66

June

11.63

11.57

11.54

11.51

11.46

11.43

11.42

11.41

11.37

11.36

11.33

11.28

11.32

11.45

11.67

11.66

11.63

11.61

11.54

11.54

11.53

11.50

11.45

11.43

11.44

11.44

11.40

11.40

11.40

11.43

July

11.43

11.46

11.48

11.49

11.52

11.57

11.60

11.63

11.65

11.67

11.67

11.67

11.67

11.64

11.63

11.62

11.59

11.59

11.61

11.58

11.56

11.56

11.57

11.56

11.53

11.53

11.54

11.53

11.53

11.53

11.51

Aug.

11.50

11.50

11.50

11.52

11.53

11.54

11.54

11.54

11.54

11.54

11.54

11.54

11.55

11.56

11.57

11.60

11.60

11.61

11.62

11.64

11.69

11.71

11.73

11.74

11.78

11.82

11.89

11.95

12.01

12.06

12.08

Sept.

12.10

12.10

12.08

12.07

12.05

12.02

12.00

11.97

11.94

11.91

11.87

11.84

11.79

11.75

11.72

11.69

11.64

11.62

11.58

11.55

11.53

11.50

11.52

11.57

11.58

11.59

11.60

11.60

11.60

11.61

Note. Add 900.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level. Qage read once dally usually 

between 7 and 10 a.m.
OKANOGAH RIVER BASIN 331

Okanogan River at Oroville, Wash.

Location (revised). Lat 48C 55'55", long. 119°25'05", in SW£ sec. 27, T. 40 N., R. 27 E. , 

on left bank: in Oroville 20 ft downstream from Great Northern Railroad trestle, half a 

mile downstream from Tonasket Creek, and \\ miles downstream from Osoyoos Lake.

Drainage area. 3,210 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

or 899.77 ft above mean sea level, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 26, 

1944, staff gage at Zosel's mill dam 200 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 26, 1944, to 

Mar. 6, 1948, water-stage recorder on railroad trestle 20 ft upstream at same datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder half a mile downstream used during high-water periods 

since Apr. 10, 1948. May 15, 1946, to July 8, 1947, auxiliary staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 724 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs May 21 (gage height, 9.57 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.87 ft June 14 (backwater from Similkameen River); maximum reverse flow, 

48 cfs June 13; minimum gage height, 5.83 ft Jan. 14.

1942-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 3,430 cfs June 2, 1948 (gage height, 15.28 

ft); maximum gage height, 16.50 ft May 31, 1948 (backwater from Similkameen River); 

maximum daily reverse flow, 2,270 cfs May 29, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.98 ft Mar. I, 

1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Similkameen River, 

which are fair. Diversions made to irrigate approximately 44,000 acres in Canada and 

minor diversions in the United States above station. Natural regulation in several 

large lakes and artificial regulation in Okanagan Lake as an aid to navigation and 

pondage back of Zosel's mill dam at Oroville, 200 ft above gage.

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.

690

690

706

730

730

850

882

858

850

834

834

826

810

794

786

786

770

762

746

518

448

515

554

570

586

594

634

706

698

690

*666

22,113

713

43,860

Nov.

658

642

505

455

462

455

448

441

435

273

259

264

264

268

268

268

273

273

273

284

284

278

278

284

273

273

273

273

273

268

-

10,225

341

20 , 280

Dec.

268

268

327

357

357

351

345

*351

345

339

322

305

300

300

216

168

168

174

171

171

174

178

178

252

333

333

333

327

327

327

311

8,676

280

17,210

Jan.

3U

311

305

305

235

147

Ml

147

147

154

157

160 *171

196

198

218

259

259

259

259

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

273

300

7,162

231

14,210

Feb.

300

295

295

289

289

289

289

289

284

278

284

284

284

284

284

278

278

284

278

*278

278

278

273

273

273

273

273

273

-

-

-

7,907

282

15,680

Mar.

223

268

268

264

264

264

259

259

235

210

210

206

201

201

201

206

206

206

206

206

206

206

185

168

174

174

174

178

178

178

178

6,612

213

13,110

Apr.

174

*178

174

178

182

250

289

284

284

289

284

284

278

273

273

268

264

264

264

264

264

259

193

150

157

160

168

345

492

500

7,686

256

15,240

May

470

515

*522

530

530

546

503

595

714

803

861

900

851

818

799

831

1,010

954

,010

,120

*-...2QO

,190

,150

,160

,030

991

981

1,070

1,070

1,120

1,140

26,984

870

53,520

June

1,070

1,060

981

936

910

908

900

941

832

756

716

552

522

436

1,150

1,090

 891

862

781

735

717

663

642

662

700

*674

686

637

645

614

-

23,649

788

46,910

July

628

660

665

677

706

698

706

698

698

690

682

674

666

674

658

650

602

570

562

554

546

538

538

538

538

530

530

522

522

530

562

19,012

613

37,710

Aug.

500

500

500

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

*492

492

492

485

485

12fi

478

485

492

522

554

554

594

602

594

618

674

682

714

738

_ m.

16,915

546

33,550

Sept.

754

2S&

746

746

746

746

730

730

722

714

706

698

690

674

674

666

666

658

658

*650

650

522

485

492

500

500

500

500

508

508

-

19,301

643

38,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,030 Mln 168 Mean 816 Ac-ft 592,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,200 Mln 141 Mean 483 Ao-ft 349,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from Similkameen River May 7 to June 25, June 27 to July 4.
332 OKMOGAN RIVER BASIN

Slmilkameen River near Nighthawk, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location.--lat 48°59'10", long. 119C 37'00", in NW^ sec. 7, T. 40 N., R. 26 E., on left 

~" bank"three-quarters of a mile upstream from Owille-Tonasket Irrigation District

canal intake, about 1* miles (revised) downstream from and northeast of Nighthawk and

12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,^50 sq ml, approximately.

teearus available.--May 1911 to September 1955 (prior to September 1928 mean monthly disCharge included Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District canal). Published as "near 

Oroville" 1911-28.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,137.70 ft above mean sea level, inter- 

 national joint adjustment of 1947. Prior to Sept. 11, 1928, staff gages at sites

7 miles downstream (below Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District canal) at various

daturas.

Average discharge.--42 years, 2,189 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs June 14 (gage height, 11.79 ft); minImum, 223 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 2.58 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 38,700 cfs May 30, 1948 (gage height, 17.62 ft); minimum, 120 cfs Jan. 6, 1930 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow at high stages regulated by natural diversion into and release from Palmer Lake. Several small diversions above station for irrigation of about 

2,900 acres in the United States in 1946 and approximately 1,600 acres in Canada.

Cooperation.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions. WSP 1182: Drainage area.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

225

375

950

1,830

6.0

7.0

8.0

11.6

3,050

4,600

6,450

15,600

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.

562

S5Z

352

552

552

*348

344

539

334

334

350

330

330

326

326

326

326

322

522

518

318

314

212

510

310

510

314

526

330

326

326

10,219

330

20,270

Nov.

*322

559

552

548

548

357

388

388

380

352

344

357

584

393

380

562

539

322

330

375

375

366

344

302

258

252

258

276

272

272

-

10,135

338

20,100

Dec.

262

286

283

296

302

*314

334

330

326

318

326

326

354

344

348

352

357

361

370

370

361

357

357

339

310

262

239

245

276

302

326

9,915

320

19,670

Jan.

334

354

330

550

334

354

310

224

348

598

406

420

*450

495

542

553

575

586

575

553

526

505

515

500

485

*480

480

480

470

470

470

13,882

448

27,530

Feb.

485

580

831

866

838

792

750

732

720

672

648

636

630

602

592

580

570

553

542

*520

505

500

505

500

485

122

470

475

-

-

17,049

609

33,820

Mar.

470

460

450

440

435

435

440

450

460

465

480

520

520

515

505

500

500

495

.490

485

480

470

470

475

485

526

570

570

570

575

570

15,276

495

30,300

Apr.

*575

564

548

548

558

553

586

614

602

586

570

570

575

570

564

542

536

558

602

702

887

1,250

1,600

1,940

2,100

2,300

2,690

3,510

4. 150

3,780

35,730

1,191

70,870

May

5,560

3,340

*5 . 190

3,350

4,050

6,030

8,570

10,100

8,660

7,350

6,650

6,290

6,810

7,910

9,190

10,500

12,000

12,700

13,200

15.500

11,700

* 10, 000

8,850

8,240

8,090

8,330

9,100

9,920

10,800

11,700

11,000

264,460

8,531

524,500

June

9,830

9,990

9,950

9,610

*9,630

9,830

10,100

11,200

10,500

9,920

10,000

10,400

11,800

15.500

15,500

12,100

11,700

11,400

10,100

9,080

8,240

7,730

7,250

6,750

*6,550

6.150

6,490

6,910

6,850

7,270

-

285,910

9,530

567,100

July

7.000

6,770

6,830

6,730

6,330

5,940

5,820

5,800

5,970

5,480

5,050

4,790

4,600

4,410

4,070

3,750

3,560

5,020

2,860

2,680

2,460

2,270

2,130

2,030

1,900

1,830

1,820

1,700

1,590

1,490

1.420

121,900

3,932

241,800

Aug.

1.580

1,510

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,560

1,500

1,370

1,330

1,220

1,170

*1,090

1,020

971

929

887

845

817

792

804

824

824

804

838

985

978

943

950

964

964

908

32,297

1,042

64,060

Sept.

831

859

786

774

750

714

690

672

648

650

614

592

575

570

564

548

542

551

551

*520

520

520

505

495

495

505

490

485

510

792

-

18,258

609

56,210

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,000 Mln 239 Mean 1,844 Ac-ft 1,359,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,500 Mln 239 Mean 2,288 Ac-ft 1,656,000

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 efsl. May 8 (l p.m.) 10,200 cfa (9.69 ft); May 19 (11 p.m.) 13,900 cfs 

(11.05 ft)) June 14 (10 a.m.) 16,200 cfs (11.79 ft), 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OKANOGAN RIVER BASIN 333

Okanogan River near Tonasket, Wash. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°38'00", long. 119°27<50", in lot 3, sec. 8, T. 36 N R 27 E on right 

bank 1,000 ft upstream from Chewiliken Creek and 5j miles south of Tonasket'.'

Drainage area. 7,270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1911 to September 1985 and April 1929 to September 1953 in reports 

or Geological Survey Published as "at Okanogan" 1911-25. June 1911 to September 1933 

(monthly records only) in State Water-Supply Bulletin 5.

§age-"Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 860.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, several staff or chain 

gages at Okanogan at different datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1911-25, 1929-53), 2,849 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs June 15 (gage height, 13.86 ft)- minEnumT 489 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 4.23 ft). _ 

^, 19i^" 2 ^' 192. 9 -53: Maximum discharge, 40,900 cfs May 31, 1948 (gage height, 21.79 ft 

from floodmark); minimum recorded, 126 cfs Sept. 5, 1931 (gage height, 3.43 ft). '

Remarks.--Records excellent. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 10 700 

acres in the United States and 45,580 acres in Canada. Plow subject to natural regulation by several lakes and to some artificial regulation by Okanagan Lake for storage 

n Slmllkam t0 mvlgatlon- Some di^al fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant

Cooperation --This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

Unites States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 862: 1937. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

In cubic feet per second)

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

460

610

780

1,050

1,420

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2,370

3,700

7,110

11,200

16,100

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

e

7

e

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.

1,030 

1,030

1,010

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,230

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,180

*1,160

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,060

840

800

880

890

900

954

978

1,060

1,100

 1,110

1,090

33,232

1,072

65,910

Nov.

1.060 

1,040

1,030

930

885

885

*880

895

905

880

740

699

722

785

730

744

726

704

704

694

744

740

735

704

666

618

Hi

614

634

626

-

23,333

778

46,260

Dec.

634 

630

638

722

116

771

776

776

753

744

735

712

»708

717

708

638

603

592

592

600

600

596

596

592

670

686

666

638

638

678

699

20,884

674

41,420

Jan.

712

717

735

717

712

634

554

589

596

603

650

658

654

666

885

860

870

880

910

895

880

860

845

840

830

805

795

»785

785

776

795

23,473

757

46,560

Feb.

820 

840

954

1,180

1.210

1,200

1,150

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,010

996

978

954

942

930

925

900

»885

870

860

845

830

835

825

820

815

8fi5.

-

-

26,599

950

52,760

Mar.

785 

780

790

776

771

766

766

758

766

753

744

771

605

766

771

785

780

790

855

656

748

744

726

717

726

704

744

790

860

322.

305

23,370

no

47,350

Apr.

»785 

771

766

744

762

758

830

890

905

900

685

690

865

870

860

850

825

825

855

895

966

1,200

1,590

1,890

2,150

2,330

2,580

3,180

4,320

 A. 590

41,527

1,384

82,370

May

4,190 

4,030

3,840

5.820

4,140

5,290

7,780

10,100

10,300

8,870

7,870

7,300

7,280

8,050

9,310

10,500

11,900

12,900

13,800

1A.50.Q

14, 100

»12,600

10,900

9,800

9,410

9,310

9,730

10,700

11,400

12,600

12,900

269,020

9,523

575,300

June

11,700 

11,000

11,300

10,600

10 , 800

»10,SOO

10,900

11,500

11,900

11,000

10,700

10,900

11,300

14,000

15.600

14,400

13,300

12,800

12,000

10,600

9,620

8,870

8,270

7,740

7,190

*6,920

.6^142.

7,550

7,450

7,700

315,250

10,510

625,300

July

7.650 

7,470

7,430

7,450

7,150

6,710

6,480

6,410

6,550

6,410

5,830

5,510

5,290

5,120

4,850

4,480

4,140

3,730

3,440

3,300

3,120

2,900

2,730

2,620

2,500

2,380

2,380

2,290

2,180

2,110

£.040

142,330

4,607

283,300

Aug.

1,950 

1,870

1,830

1,760

1,750

1,760

1,840

1,790

1,860

1,780

»1,690

1,620

1,540

1,470

1,400

1.220

1,260

1,270

1,250

1,250

1,270

1,310

1,290

1,310

1,400

1,540

1,570

1,590

1,610

1,640

Ij620

43,260

1,55?

95,720

Sept.

1.580 

1,510

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,450

1,380

1,320

1,310

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,120

*1,130

1,130

1,000

996

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,050

1.C80

36,32f

1,221

72,050

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,200 Mln 592 Mean 2,686 Ac-ft 1,950,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,600 Mln 534 Mean 2,807 Ao-ft 2,032,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
334 METHOW RIVER BASIN

Methow River at Twisp, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°21'40", long. 120°06'50", in NW^ sec. 17, T. 33 N., R. 22 E. , on left 

tank a quarter of a mile downstream from Twisp River and 0.3 mile east of center of 

Twisp.

Drainage area. 1,330 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1919 to September 1929, October 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,580 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Co Oct. 3, 1919, several staff gages in the immediate vicinity at different datum. 

Oct. 3, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1929, and Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, 1933, chain gage on road bridge 

40 ft upstream at same datum as staff gages. Nov. 7 to Dec. 18, 1933, staff gage at 

present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,292 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs June 13 (gage height, 7.19 ft); minimum, 210 cfs Oct. 2, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record 

Dec. 24-31; minimum gage height, 2.00 ft Sept. 24-26.

1919-29, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs May 29, 1948 (gage height, 12.94 

ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum observed, 134 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 1926, Sept. 9, 10, 1929, but may 

have been less during period of ice effect Jan. 6 to Mar. 4, 1937.

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

A large part of the flow diverted above station for irrigation by two canals of Methow 

Valley Irrigation District, by Risley ditch, and by many other smaller ditches. It is 

estimated 7,410 acres were irrigated in 1946 by -water diverted above this station.

Revisions. WSP 512; Drainage area.

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

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 13 to Aug. 6, Sept. 10-30)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

185

270

506

1,130

5.0 

6.0

7.0

2,930

5,270

8,010

11,170

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

Oct.

213

210

225

290

302

309

316

328 

328

328

316

302

302

29S

302

302

309

316

316

322

316

*309

316

309

309

309

309

309

309

302

302

y,331

101

Afr-ftj 18,510

JJov.

302

302

302

302

296

302

302

302 

296

296

296

296

296

302

296

290

283

283

283

283

270

270

270

265

265

265

265

260

260

245

-

8,54S

285

16,950

Dec.

260

265

265

265

265

265

265

265 

260

*260

260

265

260

255

255

250

250

255

255

250

250

245

220

a218

a215

a213

a213

a215

a218

a220

a225

7,642

247

15,160

Jan.

240

250

245

240

250

230

240

250 

309

302

296

283

276

270

270

255

260

265

260

*255

245

250

255

250

250

245

245

245

255

255

260

7,981

257

15,830

Feb.

283

276

283

276

265

265

265

260 

250

250

260

260

260

260

255

260

255

250

*245

260

255

260

260

255

255

260

265

270

-

-

-

7,318

261

14,520

Mar.

265

265

270

276

290

296

316

335 

351

382

406

423

423

406

398

398

390

398

390

382

374

367

374

398

442

442

442

451

451

460

*460

11,721

378

23,250

Apr.

451

442

451

451

460

478

516

537 

548

548

558

568

558

548

527

527

568

633

702

890

1,180

1,410

1,550

1,650

1,700

1,750

2,370

-5. 410

3,000

*2,590

-

31,571

1,052

62,620

May

2,240

1,990

1.950

2,140

3,020

5,140

6,880

*6,580 

5,340

4,430

3,860

3,860

4,530

5,500

6,440

7,370

8,490

*9,350

9.650

8,210

6,740

*5,540

4,770

4,390

4,770

5,140

5,880

6,740

7,780

8,300

*7,260

174,240

5,621

345,600

June

6,500

6,820

6,720

6,850

6,660

6,720

7,580

7,660 

6,580

6,310

7,000

7,720

11.500

9,660

8,670

7,780

8,420

7,750

6,440

5,670

5,000

4,750

4,530

4,050

5.950

4,150

4,870

4,940

4,770

5,100

195,100

6,503

387,000

July

4,970

5,170

5,420

5,320

4,920

4,870

*5,120

5.670 

5,370

4,720

4,410

4,390

4,290

3,790

3,260

2,730

2,390

2,270

2,140

1,910

1,770

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,420

1,420

1,360

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,130

98,620

3,181

195,600

Aug.

1.050

958

904

944

1,000

1,000

985

972 

877

*812

775

702

668

622

568

558

558

516

488

497

497

497

488

497

488

488

516

516

506

488

442

20,857

673

41,370

Sept.

406

390

374

359

343

328

316

309 

302

276

270

260

255

245

240

240

240

240

240

240

*235

230

225

220

220

220

230

245

276

309

8,283

276

16,430

Calendar year 1952 : Max 9,610 Min 210 Mean 1,267 Ac-ft 919,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,500 Min 210 Mean 1,592 Ac-ft 1,153,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
CHELAN RIVER BASIN 335

Stehekin River at Stehekin, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°19'30", long. 120°41'20", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 17 E., on left 

bank 1,200 ft upstream from Boulder Creek, 1^ miles upstream from Lake Chelan, and 

2 miles northwest of Stehekin. Records include flow of Boulder Creek.

Drainage area. 372 sq mi, includes that of Boulder Creek.

Records available . October 1910 to October 1915, January 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,100 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Frior to Aug. 17, 1911, staff gage three-eighths of a mile upstream from mouth at different datums (datum change made June 13, 1911). Aug. 17, 1911, to Oct. 31, 1915, 

staff gage a quarter of a mile downstream from Boulder Creek at different datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,354 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 cfs May 17 (gage height, 24.32 ft); minimum, 145 cfs Nov. 25 to Dec. 2 (gage height, 18.21 ft).

1910-15, 1927-53: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs May 29, 1948 (gage height, 29.00 

ft), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 56 cfs Jan. 21, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation;

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and five discharge measurements furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP412: 1914.

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

in cubic feet per second)

18.2

18.4

18.7

19.0

19.5

20.0

142

200

300

420

660

980

20.5

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.1

1,380

1,850

2,970

4,390

6,300

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

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

465 

447

429 

404

416

412

396

392 

392

392

384

384

340 

308

296

282

265

265

262

262

*272

262

258

290 

262

244

224

320

272

10,033

324

0.871

1.00

19,900

Nov.

m209 

212

230

215

206

197 

188

191

194

185

182 

176

170

159

159

156

153

153

150

150

148

148 

145

145

145

145 

145

145

-

5,256

175

0.470

0.52

10,430

Dec.

m148 

148

148

148

148

150 

*150

150

150

150

162 

162

150

150

150

150

148

148

148

148

150

150 

150

150

150

153 

153

153

153

4,658

150

0.403

0.47

9,240

Jan.

153 

153

153 

153

153

153

153

153 

188

286

240

465

510 

*420

356

316

296

290

276

262

251

258

296

388 

392

356

332

328 

368

424

1.120

9,642

311

0.836

0.96

19,120

Feb.

1.620 

1,150

994 

903

792

720

702

645 

600

560

525

492

470 

460

442

438

420

396

380

364

352

344

336

324 

320

328

344

348

_

-

15,769

563

1.51

1.58

31,280

Mar.

336 

332

332"

340

352

364

392 

434

465

488

510

501 

492

488

496

478

*474

456

442

424

416

412

438 

488

470

474

488 

492

506

492

13,596

439

1.18

1.36

26,970

Apr.

483 

474

478 

483

492

*496

492

492 

492

496

506

501

492 

478

478

501

545

615

756

1,150

1,590

1,920

2,200

2,200 

2,090

2,050

2,460

2.790 

2,480

2,250

-

32,930

1,098

2.95

3.29

65,320

May

2,030 

1,880

1.850 

2,090

2,960

4,310

5,060

4,160 

3,330

2,840

2,590

2,690

1,980 

3,740

4,280

5,120

5,880

6.190

*5,880

4,740

3,900

3,190

2,800

2,630 

2,630

2,840

3,310

3,990 

4,850

4,680

3,900

112,320

3,623

9.74

11.23

222,800

June

3,510 

3,540

3,510 

3,610

3,600

3,800

4,200

3,880 

3,460

3,680

4,280

4,850

5.960 

4,530

4,330

4,360

4,840

4,200

3,580

3,090

2,870

2,910

2,720

2.460 

2,470

 2,750

3,090

3,010 

3,060

3,490

-

109,640

3,655

9.83

10.96

217,500

July

3,540 

3,810

4,200 

4,080

3,940

4,390

5,120

6.110 

5,330

4,850

5,020

5,490

5,160 

*4,680

4,060

3,320

3,150

3,360

3,110

2,660

2,590

2,650

2,470

2,240 

*2,230

2,150

2,000

1,950 

1,970

2,070

1.930

109,630

3,536

9.51

10.96

217,400

Aug.

1,690 

1,730

1,890 

2,150

1,990

2,090

2.190

2,010 

1,780

1,690

1,690

1,720

1,620 

1,520

1,600

1,710

1,520

1,410

1,540

1,600

1,350

1,150

1,230

1,110 

966

882

938

903 

828 834"

917

46,248

1,492

4.01

4.62

91,730

Sept.

931 

896

810 

768

798

840

896

896 

*792

738

762

910

840 

738

702

684

605

580

762

640

575

565

615

540 

488

456

470

1.300 756"

903

-

22,286

743

2.00

2.23

44,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,300 Mln 145 Mean 1,162 Cfsm 3.12 In. 42.52 Ac-ft 843,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,190 Mln 145 Mean 1,348 Cfsm 3.62 In. 49.18 Ac-ft 975,900

Discharge measurement made on this day.
336 CHELAN RIVER BASIN

Railroad Creek at Lucerne, Wash.

Location. Lat 48°11'45", long. 120 0 35'50", in sec. 9, T. 31 N., R. 18 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from mouth and half a mile southwest of Lucerne.

Drainage area. 64.8 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1910 to June 1913, January 1927 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Tfo July 1, 1913, staff gage at site 1,800 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1911-12, 1927-53), 197 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs July 8 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Dec. 29, 31 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

1910-13, 1927-53: Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs May 28, 1948 (gage height, 8.1 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area and 

contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; minimum, less than 9.4 cfs sometime 

during period of ice effect, Jan. 15-25, 1930.

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

Wo diversion or regulation.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and three discharge measurements furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1042: 1944. WSP 1122: 1936. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

14

53

104

202

3.1 

3.5 

4.2

382

615

1,150

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

939"5

88

85

85

82

80 

77 

75

75

75

72

72

70

65

60

55

53

53

51

*51

51

51

49

49

47

45

42

I?

42

42

1,967

63.5

0.980

1;13

3,900

Nov.

45

45

42

38

38

38

36 

36 

36

36

34

34

*34

34

34

32

32

30

30

30

30

28

25

25

23

25

25

25

25

25

967

32.2

0.497

0.55

1,920

Dec.

25

25

23

25

28

28

28 

3O 

*30

30

30

30

32

3232'

30

30

28

28

27

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

19.5

17.5

21

16

813.0

26.2

0.404

0.47

1,610

Jan.

19.5

28

25

25

21

23 

42 

53

49

55

88

*80

63

49

45

42

40

38

36

36

34

42

47

45

42

40

38

40

45

j»3

1,344.5

43.4

0.670

0.77

2,670

Feb.

110

ToT

85

80

70

65

70 

67 

60

55

53

51

49

47

45

47

45

45

45

45

40

40

38

38

38

40

40

40

_

-

1,549

55.3

0.853

0.89

3,070

Mar.

38

3f

38

38

38

40

42 

45 

51

58

63

15

M

60

58

58

58

55

55

55

53

53

53

58

65

63

60

60

60

63

60

1,664

53.7

0.829

0.96

3,300

Apr.

60

65

63

65

65

*67

70 

70 

70

70

70

72

70

69

68

70

67

64

100

127

201

249

289

310

300

299

325

380

36v3

325

4,475

149

2.30

2.57

8,880

May

310

285

'ZSG 270

400

540

680 

620 

520

450

385

375

360

425

600

670

770

880

*3SS

720

629

544

484

446

430

435

484

582

706

755

706

16,603

536

8.27

9.53

32,930

June

650

650

650

650

636

643

706 

671 

608

602

650

748

908

734

699

692

'§9"9" 769

622

556

508

514

490

440

430

502

570

582

589

650

18,818

627

9.68

10.80

37,320

July

664

699

762

783

734

783

924 

1.080 

996

885

878

964

948

840

741

622

589

622

602

526

496

496

479

*424

398

382

357

352

347

372

352

20,097

648

10.0

11.53

39,860

Aug.

314

304

327

382

367

387

3TF7 

332

309

286

291

282

260

269

286

269

235

252

269

239

198

191

177

163

150

153

150

140

136

He

8,075

260

4.01

4.63

16,020

Sept.

153

146

143

133

133

140

146 

150 

143

*133

130

156

163

143

130

124

116

107

116

124

113

101

99

96

90

82

80

IE

133

127

3,813

127

1.96

2.19

7,560

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,050 Min 16 Mean 179 Cfsm 2.76 In. 37.64 Ac-ft 130,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,080 Min 16 Mean 220 Cfsm 3.40 In. 46.02 Ac-ft 159,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 7 to May 18.
CHELAN RIVER BASIN 337

Lake Chelan at Chelan, Wash.

Location.. --I/at 47 0 50'00", long. 120°03'40", In lot 3, sec. 15, T. 27 N., R. 22 E., on 

soutn shore 2 miles west of Chelan.

Drainage area.--952 sq ml.

Records avallatile.. --September 1897 to December 1899, January to June 1905, December 1910 

to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-Stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Prior to Jan. I, 1900, staff gage at Lakeside about 1 mile west of Chelan at datum 

1,070.18 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Jan. 1 to June 30, 1905, staff 

gage at upper highway bridge at Chelan at different datum. Dec. 5, 1910, to Nov. 13, 

1927, staff gage at Forest Service boat landing at Chelan at datum 1,076.07 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,100.02 ft Aug. 6; minimum, 1,080.45 ft Apr. 18, 19.

1897-99, 1905, 1910-53: Maximum elevation, 1,100.05 ft July 19, 1947; minimum, 

1,076.78 ft Jan. 27, 28, Dec. 2, 3, 1898.

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by low concrete dam at lake outlet completed Sept. 3, 1927. 

Capacity, 676,100 acre-ft between elevations 1,079 and 1,100 ft. Regulation between 

these elevations Is allowed by stipulation of Federal Power Commission. Water Is used 

for power development. Elevation of lake maintained between 1,092 and 1,100 ft during 

period Aug. 16 to Sept. 15 for scenic effect and recreational purposes. In 1946, an 

estimated 6,280 acres were Irrigated above station with an estimated annual depletion 

of about 11,000 acre-ft.

CooceratjLon. Gase-helKht record c

Revisions Uater years). --WSP 1216

monthly elevation and contents i 

water year 1952, superseding th

Date

July 31................

Dllected In cooperation with Washington Water Power Co. 

Drainage area. WSP 1246: 1951. Revised figures of 

"or June and change In contents for June and July in the 

Dse published In WSP 1246, are given herewith:

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,098.92 

1,099.84

Contents 

(acre-feet)

640,700 

670,870

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre- feet)

+186,800 

H-30,170

t Elevations are 12 p.m. means based on records for stations at 

Stehekln and at Chelan.

Capacity table, water year 1952-53 (elevation, In feet, and 

capacity, In acre-feet)

1,081

1,082

1,083

1,084

1,085

1,086

1,087

62,900

94,500

136,200

158,000

189,800

221,800

253,800

1,088

1,089

1,090

1,091

1,092

1,093

1,094

285,800

318,000

350,200

382,600

415,000

447,400

480,000

1,095

1,096

1,097

1,098

1,099

1,100

512,600

545,200

577,800

610,500

643,300

676,100

Mean elevation, In feet, water year October 1952 tol 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

Oct.

96.12

96.02

95.91

95.79

95.70

95.64

95.60

95.55

95.52

95.48

95.43

95.39

95.32

95.27

95.22

95.14

95.05

94.94

94.82

94.73

94.64

94.52

94.42

94.34

94.20

94.05

93.94

93.82

93.69

93.59

93.50

Nov.

93.36

93.21

93.12

93.00

92,87

92.74

92.63

92.51

92.39

92.26

92.13

92.01

91.88

91.77

91.63

91.53

91.38

91.26

91.14

91.00

90.88

90.76

90.62

90.50

90-. 36

90.22

90.14

90.01

89.90

89.80

-

Dec.

89.72

89.66

89.56

89.51

89.44

89.33

89.28

89.22

89.12

89.06

88.94

88.86

88.79

88.69

88.60

88.52

88.41

88.30

88.20

88.10

88.01

87.91

87.81

87.71

87.61

87.52

87.44

87.36

87.28

87.22

87.14

Jan.

87.00

86.99

86.89

86.80

86.72

86.64

86.58

86.57

86.64

86.61

86.61

86.64

86.62

86.53

86.50

86.48

86.44

86.42

86.38

86.30

86.22

86.18

86.15

86.09

86.01

85.33

85.89

85.80

85.76

85.67

85.66

Feb.

85.70

85.71

85.73

85.74

85.71

85.70

85.72

85.72

85.66

85.61

85.54

85.48

85.42

85.36

85.28

85.24

85.22

85.13

85.04

84.97

84.88

84.81

84.72

84.63

84.56

84.48

84.41

84.31

_

-

-

Mar.

84.25

84.19

84.10

84.01

83.92

83.82

83.70

83.62

83.57

83.50

83/44

83.40

83.32

83.22

83.14

83.09

83.. 00

82.90

82.83

82.75

82.66

82.56

82.45

82.38

82.30

82.19

82.12

82.05

81.94

81.88

61.79

Apr.

81.70

81.60

81.51

81.51

81.54

81.48

81.36

81.30

81.20

81.12

81.05

80.96

80.89

80.77

80.69

80.59

80.52

80.48

80.48

80.51

80.57

80.60

80.68

80.74

80.84

80.96

81.16

81.37

81.50

81.60

-

May

81.70

81.74

81.81

81.89

81.99

82.25

82.57

82.84

83.14

83.32

83.47

83.58

83.72

83.98

84.20

84.51

84.90

85.34

85.80

36.19

86.48

86.67

86.82

87.00

87.19

87.34

87.59

87.86

88.25

88.61

88.96

June

89.24

89.54

89.76

90.00

90.22

90.48

90.86

91.18

91.49

91.80

92.16

92.60

93.16

93.66

94.08

94.44

94.88

95.28

95.60

95.88

96.12

96.39

96.61

96.78

96.94

97.17

97.41

97.66

97.91

98.20

-

July

98.48

98.76

99.10

99.31

99.58

99.82

99.91

99.91

99.7V

99.67

99.72

99.74

99.75

99.75

99.82

99.82

99.92

99.90

99.88

99.62

99.87

99.95

99.95

99.96

99.95

99.93

99.97

99.97

99.98

99.96

99.91

Aug.

99.88

99.90

99.93

99,95

99.95

99.98

99.97

99.96

99.92

99.92

99.92

99 95

99*. 93

99.91

99.91

99.93

99.93

99.91

99.90

99.91

99.90

99.84

99.84

89.80

99.77

99.75

99.77

99.77

99.73

99.72

99.72

Sept.

99.74

99.70

99.69

99.66

99.58

99.51

99.49

99.47

99.38

99.30

99.22

99.18

99.09

98.97

98.89

98.82

98.71

98.60

96.49

98.39

98.30

98. 25

98.15

98,01

97.91

97.80

97,70

97.70

97.59

97.50

*

Note.--Afld 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
338 RIVER BASIN

Lake Chelan at Chelan, Wash.--Continued

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to Sep'tember 1955

Date

Feb. 28...................

Sept. 30...................

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,097.44

Contents 

(acre-feet)

320 200

592,150

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+237 700

+300 200

-72,160

t Elevations are 12 p.m. means based on records for stations at Stehekln 

and at Chelan.
CHELAN RIVER BASIN 

Chelan River at Chelan, Wash.

339

Location. Lat 47°50'05", long. 120°00'40", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 27 N., R. 22 E., near right 

bank in forebay upstream from control dam at Chelan.

Drainage area. 951 sq mi.

Records available. October 1903 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Prior to Jan. 7, 1927, staff gage at site 800 ft downstream at same datum. Jan. 7 

to Sept. 30, 1927, staff gage about 500 to 1,000 ft below dam at same datum. Oct. 1, 

1927, to Nov. 10, 1928, staff gage and Nov. 11, 1928, to Mar. 19, 1939, water-stage recorder, at sites 2^ miles downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 2,022 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 10,600 cfs July 8; minimum daily, 31 cfs 

Apr. 4.

1903-53: Maximum daily discharge, J6,000 cfs May 30, 1948; no flow part of day 

Jan. 30, 1917, when lake outlet was blocked with ice, and at other times owing to artificial regulation.

Remarks. Unmeasured water that is diverted for irrigation above station is small percentage of total runoff. Washington Water Power Co. diverts water at Chelan to develop an 

average of about 54)000 horsepower and to irrigate an unknown area near Chelan, which 

quantity is included in records of daily discharge. An estimated 6,280 acres were irrigated from the Chelan River basin in 1946, resulting in an estimated depletion of 

11,000 acre-ft. Flow regulated by Lake Chelan (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Records of water used for power and irrigation furnished by Washington Water 

Power Co.

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 482: 1904-13. WSP 612: 1924. WSP 1216: Drainage area. 

WSP 1246: 1951. Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

June and July in the water year 1952, superseding figures published in WSP 1246, are 

given herewith:

Month

Water year 1951-52. ......

Observed

Maximum

1,750 

5,450 

7,490

Minimum

715 

300 

154

Mean

1,499 

2,257 

1,805

Acre-feet

89,200 

158,800 

1,510,000

Change in

Lake Chelant

+186,800 

+30,170 

-58,180

Adjusted

Mean

4,638 

2,749 

1,725

Cfsm

4.88 

2.89 

1.81

Inches

5.44

5.55 

24.68

Acre-feet

276,000 

169,000 

1,252,000

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

15 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

2.140 

2,140 

2,130

2,130

1,760

1,100

1,100

1,090 

1,090

1,090

1,130

1,100

1,090 

1,100

1,110

1,550 

1,920

1,910

1,950

1,940

2,040

2,060 

2,110

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140 

2,130

2,120

2,120

2,130

53,840

1,737

106,800

-89,000

Nov.

2,130 

2,150 

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,140

2,130

2,150 

2,160

2,140

2,140

2,130

2,130 

2,120

2,120

2,160 

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,130

2,140

2,150 

2.170

2,140

2,150

2,000

1.600 

1,680

1,640

1,610

62,020

2,067

123,000

-116,700

Dec.

1,730 

1.580 

1,620

1,600

1,620

1,600

1,600

1,600 

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,730

1,840 

1,760

1,750

1,750 

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770 

1,770

1,670

1,610

1,610

1,610 

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

51,910

1,675

103,000

-85,800

Jan.

1,610 

1,610 

1,610

1,610

1,620

1,520

1,610

1,610 

1,490

1,430

1,320

1,590

1,610 

1,860

1,310

1.250 

1,270

1,350

1,740

1,640

1,780

1,680 

1,630

1,720

2.150

2,050

1,920 

1,940

1,780

2,130

1,760

51,180

1,651

101,500

-46,720

Feb.

1,740 

2.000 

1,650

1,680

1,660

1,630

1,580

1,440 

1,640

1,730

1,780

1,730

1,750 

1,730

1,770

1,660 

1,780

1,810

1,860

1,800

1,720

1,720 

1,650

1,800

1,840

1,720

1,710 

1,630

.

_

-

48,210

1,722

95,620

-44,020

Mar

1.740 

1,750 

1,890

1,770

1,800

1,860

2,100

2,070 

1,890

1,990

2yOOO

2,040

2,100 

2,090

2,120

2,100 

2,090

2,110

2,000

2,090

2,100

2,120 

2,100

2.200

2,200

2,100

2,100 

2,100

2,120

1,810

1,960

62,510

2,016

124,000

-81,200

Apr.

2,090 

2,100 

1,790

31

1,675

1,790

2,050

2.110

a, ioo

2,100

1,960

2,110

2,070 

2,090

2,090

2,050 

1,620

1,430

779

1,500

1,510

1,740 

1,730

1,780

1,400

928

1,520 

1,550

1,570

1,740

50,998

1,700

101,200

-3,160

May

1,610 

1,610 

1,580

1,630

1,500

1,480

1,490

1,480 

1,090

1,310

1,520

1,540

1,540 

1,560

1,570

1,500 

1,450

1,640

1,620

1,620

1,610

1,760 

1,730

1,660

1,580

1,480

1,450 

1,490

1,520

989

J782

46,391

1,496

92,020

4-237,700

June

1,490 

1,520 

1,530

1,560

1.610

1,550

1,140

886 

596

373

592

763

268 

?S5

725

732 

771

705

825

278

270

929 

904

904

657

620

278 

278

360

530

-

23,912

797

47,430

+ 300,200

July

506 1,"4"50~ 

1,980

1,640

1,590

3,120

*6,820

10.600 

9,230

7,370

5,310

8,260

7,380 

5,630

*4,680

*3,630 

3,470

5,660

5,540

2,490

2,160

3,040 

3,210

2,320

3,660

1,860

2,660 

2,200

2,590

4,190

2,190

126,406

4,078

250,700

+49,200

Aug.

1,740 

1,660 

1,680

2,890

4.660

3,620

2,860

2,870 

2,280

1,610

1,780

1,930

2,250 

1,880

1,770

2,180 

1,770

1,840

1,860

2,150

1,950

2,150 

1,700

1,790

1,070

962

948 

1,200

1,520

1,580

852

60,982

1,967

121,000

-5,250

Sept.

918 950" 

930

1,560

2,050

2,040

1,710

1,850 

2,010

2,090

2,160

2,150

2,170 

2,160

2,150

2,150 

2,150

2,130

2,140

2,150

2,140

2,110 

2,120

2,120

2,150

2,130

2.180 

2,140

2,140

2,150

-

58,938

1,965

116,900

-72,160

Adjusted for change In Lake Chelan contents

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Ac-ft

289

0.304

0.55

17,800

106

0.111

0.12

6,500

280

0.294

0.34

17,200

891

0.937 i.oe

54,780

929

0.977

1.02

51.60C

696

0.752

0.84

42,800

1,648

1.75

1.95

98,04C

5,362

5.64

6.5C

329,700

5,842

6.14

6.85

547, 60C

4,877

5.13

5.91

299,900

1,885

1.98

2.28

115, 80C

752

0.791

0.88

44,740

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

Max 

Max

7,490 

10,600

Min 

Min

500 

51

Mean 

Mean

1,888 

1,910

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1 

1

,371 

,383

,OOO 

,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 

Water year 19;

1952: 

52-55:

Mean 

Mean

1,598 

1,970

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.68 

2.07

In. 

In.

22.87 Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

1,,160,000 

a^er year lasa-sa: wean i,a/i>___ursm z.uy in. ZH.-LU___AC-IE j.,g£o,wu____________ ,426,000

* Discharge measurement of waste water made on this day.

t Change In contents In Lake Chelan, In acre-feet, furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Mote. Discharges are combined flow of power conduit, Irrigation diversion below dam, and waste 

 ater.
340 ENTIAT RIVER BASIN

Entiat River at Entiat, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°39'40", long. 120°13'30", in SEv sec. 17, T. 25 N., R. 21 E., on right 

bank at Entiat, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 419 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1910 to September 1925, June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 690 ft (from topographic map). October 

1910 to Sept. 30, 1925, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 489 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.65 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1910-25, 1951-53: Maximum discharge, 5.380 cfs (revised) June 18, 1916 (gage height, 

5.07 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 32 efs Jan. 30, 1923 

(result of discharge measurement).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1916 has been revised to 5,380 

cfs June 18, 1916 (gage height, 5.07 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding 

figures published in WSP 442.

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

Many diversions above station for irrigation of an estimated 2,560 acres in 1946 with 

a resulting estimated depletion of 4,480 acre-ft of flow. Occasional regulation by 

millpond 10 miles upstream.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

78

127

280

560

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

940

1,910

2,720

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.

90

*96

93

90

105

2,814

90.8

5,580

Nov.

96

90

90

90

90

98

98 

93

90

90

98

100

100

103

10T5

90

90

90

93

90

88

86

84

82

82

82

SO

IS

80

80

-

2,703

90.1

5,360

Dec.

90

98

98

98

103 

*96

90

90

90

96

103

111

IBs

100

98

96

93

92

91

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

89

89

88

2,909

93.8

5,770

Jan.

88

55

90

92

97

103

110 

120

137

166

143

215

 SIT 244

181

170

159

149

*140

137

130

130

159

203

188

170

166

163

170

184

227

4,730

153

9,380

Feb.

3gO" 402

316

298

271

253

240 

231

215

211

199

191

184

181

173

170

166

*156

153

149

146

143

137

130

13?

133

140

140

_

-

5,621

201

11,150

Mar.

143

TIS- 137

143

143

149

163 

170

184

207

227

231

215

215

211

203

195

195

188

181

177

173

177

181

191

191

188

191

191

188

184

5,675

183

11,260

Apr.

*184

181

177

177

177

181

184 

188

184

177

170

166

163

159

156

156

166

177

191

227

302

365

408

436

454

472

630

900

575

756

-

9,140

305

18,130

May

686

*623

"635 595

780

1,160

1,400 

1,400

*1,260

1,120

1,030

1,020

1,110

1,260

1,460

1,650

1,900

*2,130

2.180

2,040

1,810

1,560

1,360

1,270

1,290

1,340

1,450

1,650

1,940

2,120

2,060

43,284

1,396

85,850

June

1,950

1,900

1,890

1,890

1,820

1,810

1,980 

2,040

1,920

*1,820

1,910

2,150

2.610

2,520

2,400

2,290

2,350

2,290

2,010

1,750

1,600

1,540

1,500

1,420

1,400

1,420

1,460

1,470

1,450

1,500

-

56,060

1,869

111,200

July

*1,540

1,620

1,770

1,810

1,790

1,820

1,950 

2,130

2,110

1,860

1,720

1,730

1,720

1,560

1,420

1,230

1,120

1,080

1,050

949

860

828

796

732

672

644

602

574

553

546

539

39,325

1,269

78,000

Aug.

497

472

454

484

518

525

m472

436

408

*386

360

340

325

325

320

307

294

307

294

271

258

253

240

244

258

244

231

215

205

11,019

355

21,860

Sept.

195

195

188

177

170

163

159 

159

156

153

153

149

156

163

137

130

137

133

124

127

127

124

*124

127

124

124

122 153-

203

Tn

-

4,529

151

8,980

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,330 Hln 80 Mean 400 Ac-ft 290,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,610 Mln 80 Mean 515 Ac-ft 372,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-15, 18-30, Nov. 2-5, 9, 10, 16-18, Nov. 20 to Dec. 3, Dec. 

11, Dec. 20 to Jan. 8; discharge estimated on basis of minimum recordable stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN 341

Wenatchee Lake near Plain, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°49 I 50", long. 120°46'30", In sec. 19, T. 27 N., R. 17 E., on north 

shore 2ff miles upstream from outlet, v| miles northwest of Plain, and 33 miles upstream from Leavenworth.

Drainage area.--276 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1932 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,860.00 ft above mean sea level, subject 

Eo correction to datum of 1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above 

mean sea level. Prior to Jan. 4, 1935, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,874.10 ft July 19; minimum, 1,869.30 ft 

Nov. 30, Dec. 2.

1932-53: Maximum elevation recorded, 1,879.65 ft May 29, 1948; minimum elevation, 

1,869.27 ft Dec. 1, 1936.

Remarks. Records excellent. No diversion or regulation. 

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Mean elevation, In feet, 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

Oct.

69.62

69.62

69.62

69.61

69.61

69.60

69.59

69.58

69.57

69.55

69.55

69.55

69.53

69.52

69.51

69.50

69.48

69.47

69.46

69.45

69.45

69.45

69.45

69.45

69.45

69.45

69.44

69.43

69.42

69.46

69.56

Nov.

69.59

69.58

69.56

69.53

69.52

69.52

69.50

69.49

69.46

69.44

69.44

69.45

69.47

69.46

69.45

69.45

69.43

69.43

69.42

69.42

69.42

69.41

69.40

69.39

69.37

69.35

69.34

69.34

69.33

69.31

-

Dec.

69.32

69.31

69.32

69.37

69.38

69.38

69.39

69.41

69.40

69.41

69.42

69.48

69.52

69.64

69.69

69.68

69.65

69.62

69.60

69.58

69.56

69.54

69.51

69.48

69.46

69.44

69.43

69.42

69.44

69.47

69.46

Jan.

69.46

69.54

69.59

69.58

69.60

69.61

69.65

69.73

69.94

70.08

70.29

70.97

71.84

71.71

71.37

71.18

71.05

70.93

70.87

70.78

70.72

70.77

70.89

71.34

71.41

71.30

71.17

71.07

71.01

71.05

71.48

Feb.

73.06

73.04

72.54

72.16

71.81

71.56

71.47

71.45

71.31

71.19

71.05

70.93

70.83

70.76

70.72

70.69

70.65

70.57

70.47

70.40

70.33

70.30

70.26

70.23

70.20

70.18

70.18

70.17

_

_

-

Mar.

70.16

70.16

70.13

70.12

70.10

70.10

70.11

70.13

70.18

70.24

70.27

70.34

70.36

70.35

70.34

70.34

70.33

70'. 31

70.29

70.27

70.24

70.22

70.21

70.22

70.27

70.31

70.32

70.33

70.33

70.34

70.34

Apr.

70.33

70.32

70.32

70.30

70.29

70.29

70.29

70.30

70.29

70.28

70.28

70.28

70.29

70.27

70.25

70.25

70.27

70.31

70.40

70.61

70.93

71.29

71.62

71.81

71.85

71.84

72.08

72.58

72.57

72.33

-

May

72.06

71.82

71.67

71.70

72.05

72.91

73.52

73.55

73.07

72.62

72.26

72.11

72.18

72.42

72.60

72.87

73.18

73.50

73.83

73.80

73.37

72.87

72.44

72.17

72.01

71.94

72.01

72.28

72.75

73.06

72.94

June

72.64

72.50

72.39

72.39

72.39

72.49

72.79

72.93

72.79

72.71

72.89

73.29

73.71

73.60

73.39

73.29

73.42

73.39

73.07

72.69

73.41

72.29

72.16

71.99

71.86

71.87

72.02

72.10

72.11

72.35

-

July

72.43

72.60

72.82

72.98

72.95

73.08

73.40

73.80

74.01

73.64

73.45

73.44

73.42

73.12

72.90

72.58

72.33

72.29

72.23

72.03

71.87

71.80

71.70

71.60

71.49

71.39

71.30

71.24

71.20

71.20

71.15

Aug.

71.06

70.99

70.98

71.00

71.01

71.01

71.06

71.00

70.89

73.84

70.78

70.75

70.70

70.65

70.62

70.59

70.56

70.48

70.47

70.48

70.43

70.35

70.28

70.22

70.19

70.15

70.15

70.20

70.20

70.15

70.12

Sept.

70.12

70.10

70.10

70.06

70.03

70.01

70.01

69.99

69.99

69.97

69.95

69.95

69.97

69.96

69.93

69.90

69.85

69.80

69.80

69.79

69.78

69.76

69.75

69.75

79.75

69.70

69.69

69.91

70.14

70.18

-

Note. Add 1,800 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
342 WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Wenatchee River below Wenatchee Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°49'50", long. 120°46'30", in sec. 19, T. 27 N., R. 17 E., on north shore 

of Wenatchee Lake, 2tr miles upstream from outlet, 7j miles northwest of Plain, and 33 

miles upstream from Leavenworth. Discharge measurements made 0.3 mile above highway 

bridge half a mile downstream from lake outlet.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1932 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,860.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1912; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to 

Jan. 4, 1935, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 1,274 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1943-46 (not previously pub11shed) and 1953 are contained in the following table:

Water 

year

1943 

1944 

1945 

1946 

1953

Maximum

Date

May 26, 1943 

May 16, 1944 

May 31, 1945 

May 27, 1946 

July 9, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,490 

3,490 

5,680 

6,520 

5,050

Elevation of 

lake surface 

(feet)

75.53 

73.16 

74.91 

75.55 

74.10

Minimum

Date

Oct. 20,21,27, 1942 

Oct. 23, 1943 

Sept. 19, 1945 

Oct. 17, 1945 

Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2, 

3, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

154 

220 

220 

183 

96

Elevation of 

lake surface 

(feet)

69.44 

69.65 

69.65 

69.54 

69.30

1932-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 13,700 cfs May 29, 1948 (elevation of lake 

surface, 1,879.65 ft); minimum discharge, that of Nov. 30, Dec. 1-3, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural regulation in lake. No diversion. 

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1942 to September 1943

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

196

196

186

180

173

176

176

173

170

173

176

176

170

165

162

165

162

159

156

154

154

156

162

167

165

156

154

156

159

170

260

5,303

171

0.620

0.71

10,520

Nov.

408

425

402

380

338

309

286

264

243

235

220

213

206

220

260

273

277

260

243

224

213

213

290

538

572

505

455

397

391

364

-

9,624

321

1.16

1.30

19,090

Dec.

364

364

338

319

309

295

281

281

277

273.

281

286

304

386

455

538

714

788

755

697

683

683

637

601

565

525

479

479

479

467

467

14,370

464

1.68

1.94

28,500

Jan.

436

419

408

386

370

354

338

323

309

295

277

264

277

430

691

838

755

623

608

594

558

552

525

518

505

505

492

486

461

442

419

14,458

466

1.69

1.95

28,680

Feb.

408

414

408

436

414

442

414

391

380

386

375

364

359

359

359

354

349

338

333

333

328

323

323

323

319

319

323

328

-

-

-

10,202

364

1.32

1.37

20,240

Mar.

333

344

349

359

364

370

370

380

380

364

364

375

380

375

364

354

349

338

328

323

319

319

323

354

419

505

645

907

1,100

1.120

1,110

14,284

461

1.67

1.92

28,330

Apr.

1.090

1,110

1,180

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,130

1,190

1,290

1,350

1,400

1,600

2,180

3,030

3,890

4,490

4.550

4,180

4,030

4,100

3,950

3,530

3,080

2,740

2,420

2,170

2,000

1,870

1,810

1,810

-

70,650

2,355

8.53

9.52

140,100

May

1,810

1,860

1,970

2,090

2,150

2,100

2,040

1,970

1,930

1,970

1,960

1,920

1,840

1,770

1,710

1.670

1,700

1,830

2,060

2,420

2,750

2,930

3,900

4,760

5,570

6.350

6,350

5,720

4,990

4,360

4,040

90,490

2,919

10.6

12.19

179,500

June

3,880

3,470

3,110

2.920

3,030

3,490

3,970

4,620

5,480

5,800

5,250

4,510

4,240

4,200

4,250

4,270

4,750

5,540

5,160

4,440

3,940

3,770

3,680

3,460

3,380

3,500

3,830

4,210

4,730

5,360

-

126,240

4,208

15.2

17.01

250,400

July

5,700

5,900

5,680

5,230

4,660

4,440

4,500

4,220

4,060

4,020

3,830

3,300

2,950

3,030

3,040

2,980

2,930

2,990

3,170

3,240

3,200

3,250

3,300

3,120

2,960

2,630

2,440

2,210

1,990

1,870

1.720

108,560

3,502

12.7-

14.63

215,300

Aug.

1.600

1,550

1,530

1,440

1,350

1,330

1,270

1,190

1,140

1,050

1,020

1,000

1,020

1,020

978

916

872

822

J39

691

652

645

630

601

587

579

579

558

532

511

505

28,907

932

3.38

3.90

57,340

Sept.

498

479

455

430

419

402

402

408

391

386

375

375

364

359

354

338

328

314

304

300

323

328

319

314

304

300

295

286

273

268

-

10,691

356

1.29

1.44

21,210

Calendar year 1942: Max 4,890 Mln 154 Mean 838 Cfsm 3.04 In. 41.27 Ac-ft 606,300

Water year 1942-43: Max 6,350 Mln 154 Mean 1,380 Cfsm 5.00 In. 67.88 Ac-ft 999,200
WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Wenatchee River below Wenatchee Lake, Wash. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1943 to September 1944

343

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtai

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

260

247

247

239

235

235

239

243

243

256

290

309

295

286

264

264

268

268

256

243

232

228

220

235

243

260

264

260

260

273

277

7,939

256

0.928

1.07

15,750

Nov.

268

260

268

295

349

364

333

314

304

286

277

a270

a270

a260

agSO

a250

a270

a290

a310

a300

a310

a320

a310

a300

a300

a260

268

260

260

268

-

8,644

288

1.04

1.16

17,150

Dec.

273

314

1,530

2.740

2,100

1,580

1,250

1,060

899

788

691

630

579

552

518

486

467

448

425

408

380

359

359

375

375

364

354

338

319

290

286

21,537

695

2.52

2.90

42,720

Jan.

295

304

314

309

304

290

281

273

264

256

247

252

252

256

260

264

273

295

300

300

. 295

290

294

290

286

273

247

215

235

235

235

8,505

274

0.993

1.15

16,870

Feb.

243

247

252

252

264

314

354

359

344

323

314

300

290

290

281

277

268

264

260

252

247

243

239

239

239

239

23ff

225

235

-

-

7,903

273

0.989

1.06

15,680

Mar.

235

232

232

232

228

224

224

228

290

565

652

623

579

538

511

505

552

615

637

623

608

601

630

637

623

608

572

545

532

525

532

14,938

482

1.75

2.01

29,630

Apr.

5§e

601 676'

83O

1,070

1,220

1,250

1,240

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,130

1,080

1,030

969

916

881

856

856

838

847

943

1,190

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,460

1,750

1.960

-

32,851

1,095

3.97

4.43

65,160

May

1,96O

1,850

1,800

1,880

2,120

2,520

2,750

2,930

2,850

2,520

2,170

1,870

1,750

1,940

2,680

5.450

5,260

5,020

2,750

2,510

2,510

2,110

1,870

1,710

1,580

1.540

1,700

2,500

2,850

2,920

2,840

72,290

2,532

8.45

9.74

143,400

June

2,770

2,740

2,420

2,190

2,130

2,250

2,420

2,280

2,180

2,400

2,750

2.78O

2,470

2,150

1,900

1,880

2,290

2,270

2,270

2,100

2,050

1,970

1,960

1,920

1,830

1,720

1,540

1,440

1,400

1.590

-

63,840

2,128

7.71

8.60

126,600

July

1.270

1,100

978

899

872

881

830

771

763

858

864

8O4

714

645

623

608

601

601

615

645

645

601

552

532

543

543

532

518

505

461

Hi

21,773

702

2.54

2.93

43,190

Aug.

231

375

359

544

335

328

314

300

295

295

314

314

328

528

323

314

290

281

268

256

256

252

252

243

239

255

235

243

256

256

264

9,087

293

1.06

1.22

18,020

Sept.

252

245

239

235

235

235

239

235

228

128

228

232

228

264

277

448

558

492

414

442

660

660

601

518

442

397

359

344

333

370

"

10,636

555

1.29

1.43

21,100

Calendar year 1943: Max 6,350 Min 220 Mean 1,404 Cfsm 5.09 In. 69.06 Ac-ft 1,017,000

Water year 1943-44: Max 3,430 Min 220 Mean 765 Cfsm 2.77 In. 37.70 Ac-ft 555,300

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

Discharge, in cubic feet'per second, water year October 1944 to September 1945

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

364 

333

338

419

448

Mi

498

461

430

402

580

559

533

314

300

286

286

281

273

260

252

252

309

338

* 323

304

290

281

264

264

286

10,439

337

1.22

1.41

20,710

Nov.

304 

523

333

554

564

386

430

442

498

518

498

467

450

397

575

559

544

328

314

500

295

514

391

430

430

455

455

436

402

397

-

11,769

392

1.42

1,59

23,340

Dec.

391 

380

364

375

630

1,480

1.680

1,440

1,180

1,020

881

771

660

615

565

532

505

486

475

473

479

473

419

354

328

328

333

338

344

349

349

18,995

613

2.22

2.56

57,680

Jan.

344 

328

323

309

323

333

565

al,700

al,500

al,400

al,300

al,500

a2.000

al,800

al,700

al,500

al,400

al,200

al,100

al,000

a900

813

739

683

657

608

572

558

558

525

505

28,703

926

3.36

...3 V87

56,930

Feb.

492 

492

479

471

479

486

558

1,070

1,570

1,470

1,350

1,210

1,110

1,000

925

838

812

763

714

676

645

645

650

594

579

558

565

558

-

-

-

21,721

776

2.81

2.93

'43,080

Mar.

518

511

498

486

467

448

448

442

442

473

455

448

442

455

442

436

425

414

430

448

455

455

461

455

442

436

430

436

456

456

479

14,049

455

1.64

1.89

27,870

Apr.

525 

525

525

511

532

545

538

545

518

498

486

467

455

iM

455

486

498

525

565

683

864

1,000

1,060

1,050

1,060

l^OSP.

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,080

-

20,684

689

2.50

2.79

41,030

May

1.550 

1,610

2,220

3,070

3,670

4,000

4,040

4,020

3,970

3,730

3,550

5,500

2,970

2,840

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,330

2,170

2,060

2,060

2,110

2,240

2,500

2,760

2,990

3,370

3,820

4,310

4,980

5.580

95,400

3,077

11.1

12.85

189,200

June

5.270 

4,390

3,840

3,440

3,190

5,040

2,380

2,970

2,990

2,860

2,600

2,370

2,110

1,860

1,720

1,760

1,930

2,290

2,740

3,180

3,600

3,440

2,970

2,730

2,750

2,940

2,650

' 2,190

1,870

ll710

-

84,380

2,813

10.2

11.37

167', 400

July

1,670 

1,830

1.970

1,880

1,800

1,760

1,740

1,780

1,810

1,880

1,940

1,850

1,650

1,470

1,330

1,130

996

881

822

780

747

755

730

691

691

699

699

683

652

601

145

38,462

1,241

4.50

5.f8

76,290

Aug.

li473

467

461

467

475

473

473

467

455

473

461

461

448

442

402

375

354

333

319

300

500

295

277

264

268

273

286

290

277

12,110

391

1.42

1763

24,020

Sept.

268 

260

256

514

567

545

525

386

338

504

290

277

268

260

256

243

235

228

220

247

314

314

295

290

314

333

323

304

295

277

-

9,366

312

1.-1S

1.26

18 , 580

Calendar year 1944: Max 5,430 Min 224 Mean 773 Cfsm 2.80 In. 38.13 Ac-ft 561,400

Water year 1944-45: Max 5,580 Min 220 Mean 1,003 Cfsm 3.63 In. 49.33 Ac-ft 726,100

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
344 WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Wenatchee River below Wenatchee Lake, Wash--Continued.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1945 to September 1946

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

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.

264 

256

247

235

224

220

217

213

206

202

202

199

199

196

196

189 i&a 186

189

196

202

209

209

209

1,010

2.620 

2,270

1,650

1,230

1,030

1,100

15,958

515

1.87

Z.15

31,650

Nov.

1.0 50 

951

916

968 

987

898

796

683

608

545

511

479

455

486

572

579

545

518

492

436

397

364

349

336

338

359 

354

344

333

519

-

16,970

566

2.05

2.29

33,660

Dec.

309 

295

314

319 

328

375

397

380

359

344

344

333

320

320

350

360

350

330

300

273

300

320

330

330

340

350 

360

380

408

461

492

10,771

347

1.26

1.45

21,360

Jan.

479 

473

448

448 

436

414

408

391

. 380

380

359

338

328

328

323

323

319

319

319

314

314

328

338

375

354

338 

328

323

314

504

309

11,152

360

1.30

1.50

22,120

Feb.

309 

290

280

2"70 270 

270

270

270

270

270

280

280

280

290

290

290

280

280

280.

280

290

300

320

330

350

370 

360

349

-

-

-

8,268

295

1.07

1.11

16,400

Mar.

338 

344

338

333 

528

344

554

554

554

359

370

408

408

408

414

397

597

586

380

380

38O

402

414

436

455

492 

552

594

625

615

587

12,944

418

1.51

1.74

25,670

Apr.

572 

565

558 565" 

572

579

587

587

587

608

660

722

813

943

1,090

1.27O

1,440

1,610

1,830.

1,970

1,940

1,790

1,650

1,600

1,820.

2,630 

2,950

2,810

Z, 650

2,510

-

40,478

1,34»

4.89

5.45

80,290

May

2,300 

2.240

2,460

3,140 

3,740

5,960

4,080

4,57O

4,890

5,440

5,450

5,440

5,400

4,960

4,430

4,220

4, 670

5,410

5,77Q

5,860

5,770

5,940

6,230

6,220

6,350

6,580 

6.460

6,380

5,740

4,860

4,420

152,980

4,935

17.9

2Q.61

303,400

June

4,2ZO 

4,530

5,070

5, ISO 

4,850

4,590

4,190

3,830

3,730

3..54Q

3,440

3,540

3,760

4,500

5,220

4,620

4,120

4,100

4,400

4,96G

5.570

5,020

4,210

3,500

3,060

2,770 

2,510

2,340

2,500

2,4,10

-

119,850

3,995

14.5

16.15

237,700

July

2,560 

2,940

3,190

5,230 

3,14Q

3,190

3,120

3,030

2,840

2., 770

2,930

2,93O

2,740

2,53Q

2', 270

1,950

1,900

1,860

1,960

2, ISO

2,380

2,3,60

2,080

1,830

1,760

1,670 

1,580

1,540

1,470

1,420

1.23Q

72,660

2,344

8.4,9

9.79

144,100

Aug.

1.150 

1,070

1,020

1

969 

951

925

87t

788

747

722

722

7O6

676

652

637

623

534

572

565

565

565

572

565

532

511

518 

532

511

492

455

136.

21,215

684

2.48 2.86

42,080

Sept.

456 

436

419

414 

413

419-

397

375-

549

338

335

523

314

314

3Q3

309

295

281

268

252.

239-

243

Z43

23S233

232 

224

213

206

2Qg

-

9,280

30®

1.12'

1.25

18,410

Calendar year 1945: Max 5,580 Min 185 Mean. 1,010 Cfsm 3.66 Ift. 49.66 Ac-ft 731,100

Water year 1945-46: Max 6,460 Min 183 Mean 1,34S Cfsm 4.89 In. 66.35 Ac-ft 976,800

Mote. Ho gage-height record Dee. 13-19, 21-28, Feb. 2-27; discharge estimated on basis' ef records 

for stations on nearby streams.

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.

223

223

229

224

224

220

216

211

207

198

198

198

190

186

*181

177

169

164

160

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

152

148

143

160

203

5,708

184

0.667

0.77

11,320

Nov.

216

211

203

190

186

186

177

173

160

152

152

156

164

160

156

156

148

148

145

143

143

139

135

131

123

116

112

112

108

100 '"

4,599

153

0.554

0.62

9,120

Dec .

104

100

104 *123

127

127

131

139

135

139

143

169

186

238

261

256

242

229

220

211

203

194

181

169

160

152

148

143

152

164

160

5,210

168

0.609

0.70

10,330

Jan.

160

194

216

211

220

224

242

279

388

480

647

1,510

2.260

*2,120

1,750

1,540

1,400

1,270

1,210

1,120

1,060

1,110

1,230

1,710

1,730

1,670

1,530

1,420

1,350

1,400

1,870

33;381

1,077

3.90

4.50

66,210

Feb.

5.690

3,660

3,060

2,620

2,230

1,940

1,840

1,810

1,650

1,520

1,350

1,230

1,120

1,050

1,000

970 *930

850

764

700

638

621

588

563

548

512

532

532

-

-

-

38,538

1,376

4.99

5.19

76,440

Mar.

524

524

509

502

487

494

502

517

556

605

630

691

709

7M

691

691

682

664

647

630

605

588

.579

588

650

664

673

682

682

691

691

19,028

614

2.22

2.56

37,740

Apr.

682

673

673

655

647

647

*647

655

647

638

638

638

647

630-

115

613

630

664

745

950

1,270

1,660

2,020

2,230

2,280

2.26O

2,530

?.1}0

3,090

2,810

-

36,592

1,220

4.42

4.93

72,580

May

2,510

2,240

£.080

2,110

2,500

3,500

4,290

4,32©

3,700

*3,150

*Z, 750

2,560

2,640

2,910

3,130

3,450

3,840

4,260

4.690

4,650

4,090

*3,450

2,940

2,630

2,450

2,370

2,450

2,750

3,310

3,690

3,540

98,93O

5,131

11.6

15.53

136,200

June

5,180

5,010

2,880

2,880

2,880

3,000

3,560

3,530

3,360

3,260

3,480

5,990

*4.550

4,390

4,120

3,990

4,160

4,120

3,700

3,240

2,300

2,760

2,620

2,430

2^290

2,300

2,460

2,550

2,560

2,830

-

96,760

3,225

11.7

13.04

191,300

July

2,930

*5, 130

3,390

3,590

3,550

3,710

4,130

4,650

4.920

4,440

4,200

4,180

4,160

3,770

3,490

3,110

2,810

2,760

2,690

2,470

2,300

2,220

2,110

2,000

1,860

1,770

1,670

1,600

1,560

1,560

1.500

92.B5O

2,976

10.8

12.43

183,000

Aug.

1.410

1,330

1,320

1.34G

1,350

1,350

1,410

1,340

1,230

 1,180

1,120

1,090

1,040

990

960

930

900

821

812

821

774

70O

638

588

565

632

532

571

571

532

509

29,254

944

3.42

3.94

58,020

Sept.

503

494

494

466

446

432

432

419

419

406

394

394

406

400.

382

363

33S

512

512

507

303

233

288

288

288

265

260

363

525

556

11,560

385

1.39

1.56

22,930

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,080 Min 100 Mean 988 Cfsnt 3.59 In. 48.73 «c-ft 717,300-

Water year 1952-53t Max 4,320 Mitt 100 Mean 1,293 Cfsm 4.68 In. 63.57 ftc-ft 83S,8QOr

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). No oeak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN 345

Wenatchee River at Plain, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°45'50", long. 120°39'30", in lot 8, sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 17 E., on 

left bank at Plain a quarter of a mile downstream from Beaver Creek, 1\ miles downstream from Nason Creek, and 12 miles north of Leavenworth.

Drainage area.--591 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1910 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Leavenworth" 1910-31. August 1904 to September 1933 (monthly discharge 

only) in State Water-Supply Bulletin 5.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,805 ft above mean sea level (from riverprofile map). Prior to Jan. 8, 1932, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--49 years (1904-53), 2,179 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 cfs May 19 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum, 168 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1910-29, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 28,700 cfs May 89, 1948 (gage height, 12.43 

ft, from high-water mark in well); minimum, that of Nov. 30, 1958.

Remarks. Records excellent. Wenatchee Park Land & Irrigation Co. diverts a maximum of 

about 18 cfs from Chiwawa River for irrigation of 1,400 acres near Plain. Natural 

regulation by Wenatchee Lake.

Revisions (water years). WSP 488: 1911-14.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9

1.3 165

1.5 235

1.7 315

2.0 460

2.3 650

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

440

610

890

1,230

1,720

2,280

3,630

5,310

7,310

9,560

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

Cfam

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

365 

355

356

346

351

342

338

333

333

320

311

295

287 

283

*291

287

279

271

271

263

259

263

559" 255

271

279

275

267

263

287

324

9,289

300

0.508

0.58

18,420

Nov.

351 

342

328

311

307

307

295

287

279

271

275

287

295 

295

295

287

275

271

271

271

271

263

235

224

210

210

221

214

200

186

-

8,134

271

0.459

0.51

16,130

Dec.

196 

20T

221

232

*251

251

263

271

259

271

271

299

328 

415

455

410

390

360

346

333

328

315

279

275

279

275

275

279

275

291

287

9,167

296

0.501

0.58

18,180

Jan.

5o"3" 283 

315

338

360

356

360

400

594

954

1,050

2,120

5.180 

Z, 780

*2,280

2,060

1,900

1,740

1,680

1,580

1,460

1,410

1,850

2,510

2,480

2,230

2,050

1,930

1,910

2,040

2,990

47,493

1,532

2.59

2.99

94,200

Feb.

5,540 

5 ,060'

5,230

3,630

3,090

2,740

2,660

2,650

2,400

2,180

2,010

1,850

1,720 

1,620

1,550

1,500

*1,460

1,350

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,090

1,030

994

978

570" 962

978

_

-

57,782

2,064

3.49

3.64

114,600

Mar.

954 

922

898

898

866

882

906

946

1,010

1,080

1,150

1,230

1,230 

1,190

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,110

1,090

1,050

1,030

1,000

994

1,050

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,210

1,200

33,216

1,071

1.81

2.09

65,880

Apr.

1,170 

1,140

*1,140

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,110 

1,080

1,050

1,080

1,140

1,230

1,380

1,720

2,230

2,810

3,330

3,630

3,660

3,640

4,180

5,220

4,990

4,530

-

61,710

2,057

3.48

3.88

122,400

May

*4,070 

3,680

5,440

3,620

4,430

6,280

7,500

7,350

6,340

5,350

*4,680

4,480

4,750 

5,350

5,730

6,420

7,060

7,740

8,310

8,090

7,160

*6,040

5,150

4,650

4,400

4,340

4,520

5,080

6,100

6,720

6,520

175,350

5,656

9.57

11.03

347,800

June

5,960 

5,670

5,480

5,520

5,390

5,610

6,220

6,420

6,000

5,840

6,280

7,140

8,140 

7,830

7,310

7,100

7,420

7,370

6,640

5,730

5,130

4,900

4,620

4,210

3,970

3,990

4,340

4,450

4,410

4,860

-

173,950

5,798

9.81

10.95

345,000

July

5,020 

*5,440

5,980

6,280

6,100

6,360

6,970

7,870

8.180

7,330

6,890

6,950

6,870 

6,220

5,710

4,990

4,500

4,430

4,360

3,910

3,600

3,450

3,300

3,090

2,910

2,750

2,580

2,460

2,380

2,410

2,330

151,620

4,891

8.28

9.54

300,700

Aug.

2,150 

2,030

2,030

2,060

2,080

2,060

2,140

2,070

1,920

*1,790

1,700

1,650

1,600 

1,500

1,450

1,470

1,400

1,310

1,270

1,280

1,220

1,120

1,030

978

938

890

914

946

922

874

850

45,642

1,472

2.49

2.87

90,530

Sept.

850

818

803

768

733

726

726

719

698

664

652

652

664 

646

616

598

580

539

528

528

517

506

490

500

*484

462

451 670"

358" 890

-

19,336

645

1.09

1.22

38,350

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,950 Min 186 Mean 1,676 Cfsm 2.84 In. 38.61 Ac-ft 1,217,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,310 Mln 186 Mean 2,172 Cfsm 3.68 In. 49.88 Ac-ft 1,572,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
346 WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Icicle Creek above Snow Creek, near Leavenworth, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°32'25", long. 120°42'55", in SE^ sec. 28, T. 24 N., R. 17 E., on right 

bank three-eighths of a mile upstream from Snow Creek and 4f miles southwest of 

Leavenworth.

Drainage area. 193 sq mi.

Records available. September 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,450 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 17 years, 589 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs July 8 (gage height, 8.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 45 cfs Nov. 30.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs (revised) May 28, 1948 (gage height, 13.93 

ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum daily, that of Nov. 30, 1952.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 11,600 

cfs May 28, 1948 (gage height, 13.93 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow, superseding figure published in WSP 

1122.

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

which are poor. No diversion. Some regulation in headwater lakes for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1246: 1936-41. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for the water year 1948, superseding those published in WSP 1122, are 

given herewith:

May 21, 1948............ 7,280

May 28, 1948........... 10,300

Month

Water year 1947-48... 

Calendar year 1948...

Cfs -days

68,637 

291,945 

269,129

Maximum

10,200 

10,300 

10,200

Minimum

448 

113 

135

Mean

3,314 

798- 

735

Per 

square 

mile

11.5 

4.13 

3.81

Runoff

Inches

13.33 

56.37 

51.87

Acre-feet

136,100 

579,000 

533,700

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

30

21

22

23

24

25

36

37

28 

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

95 

95

90

90

90

90

85

85 

85

80

80

75

75

*70

69

 69

69

70

70

70

70

70

70

69

68

68

68

68 

68

68

98

3,387

77.0

0.399

0.46

4,730

Nov.

89 

84

80

76

74

72

70

69 

68

69

70

72

73

72

70

68

69

69

69

69

68

59

57

b50

b48

b50

b55

b52 

b50

b4j>

1,986

66.2

0.343

0.38

3,940

Dec.

b48 

b52

b56

61

65

*65

68

72 

68

73

73

75

80

85

90

95

95

90

85

80

75

70

70

70

70

70

70

70 

70

75

75

2,259

72.9

0.378

0.44

4,480

Jan.

||

85

90

95

95

95

100 

130

300

350

550

833

547

405

*383

339

331

316

288

261

257

607

737

589

481

428

400

412

442

1.360

11,350

366

1.90

2.19

22,510

Feb.

1.850 

1,160

949

829

730

650

678

646 

571

526

478

445

422

402

382

370

358

 334

314

303

386

283

265

255

b340

b230

b230

H210

_

-

14,426

515

2.67

2.78

28,610

Mar.

235 

337

236

227

324

227

329

244 

265

288

303

310

301

294

294

297

281

279

371

263

253

248

248

273

286

275

273

273 

269

273

269

8,235

266

1.38

1.59

16,330

Apr.

261 

*255

355

351

351

351

253

257 

246

240

240

235

*333

231

226

236

255

279

334

490

688

845

945

937

937

957

1,380

1.600 

1,290

1,120

-

15,978

533

3.76

3.08

31,690

May

978 

*893

885

1,070

1,600

2,390

3,460

3,050 

*1,590

1,320

1,200

1,340

1,400

1,640

1,770

3,080

2,300

2,480

2.650

 3,220

1,850

1,480

1,290

1,220

1,140

1,280

1,380

1,590 

1,930

1,890

1,660

50,806

1,639

8.49

9.79

100,800

June

1,510 

1,540

1,510

1,560

1,490

1,600

1,950

1,870 

1,630

1,740

3,040

2,450

2.650

2,220

3,310

*2,240

2,460

2,250

1,850

1,540

1,420

1,450

1,340

1,210

1.190

1,290

1,420

1,4OO 

1,380

1,560

-

51,930

1,731

8.97

10.01

103,000

July

1,600 

1,900

*2,100

3,010

1,940

3,180

3,490

2.800 

3,420

2,170

2,160

2,200

2,060

1,8OO

1,600

1,310

1,230

1,240

1,160

1,020

949

917

881

821

773

716

678

m762

698

45,923

1,481

7.67

8.85

91,090

Aug.

653 

619

635

635

643

692

675

607 

559

505

*451

430

408

378

368

370

351

330

325

328

508

281

269

261

255

355

240

250 

340

Ho" 230

12,735

411

2.13

2.45

25,260

Sept.

230

ISo

210

200

190

190

190

180 

170

160

160

164

164

156

149

145

141

136

135

132

127

125

125

*128

121

116

113

170

176

-

4,785

160

0.829

0.92

9,490

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,770 Mln 45 Mean 462 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.56 Ac-ft 335,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,800 Mln 45 Mean 610 Cfsm 3.16 In. 42.94 Ac-ft 441,900

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). May 7 (4 to 7 a.m.) 2,530 cfs {8.18 ft)j May 19 (4 a.m.) 2,770

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-13, Dec. 7 to Jan. 12, Aug. 27 to Sept, 11; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for Wenatchee River at Plain.
WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN 347

Wenatchee River at Peshastln, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°34'50", long. 120°37'00", in SE^SW^ sec. 8, T. 24 N., R. 18 E., on right 

bank 1 mile northwest of Peshastin and 3? miles upstream from Peshastin Creek.

Drainage area. 1.000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953 (monthly discharge only, October 1928 

to February 1929).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,028.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 24, 1932, staff gage at site l£ miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,900 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs May 19, July 9; maximum gage height, 

9.02 ft May 19; minimum discharge, 226 cfs Nov. 1 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 

270 cfs Dec. 1.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs May 28, 1948 (gage height, 15.88 ft); minimum, 183 cfs Oct. 14, 1939; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 1, 1952; minimum daily 

discharge, 270 cfs Oct. 2, 1929, Nov. 30, 1936, Dec. 1, 1952.

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

Numerous diversions upstream for irrigation of an estimated 3,200 acres above station, 

and domestic use above and below station. Icicle irrigation canal diverts upstream 

and bypasses station, and supplies a substantial part of remaining 22,000 acres irrigated in basin. Some regulation by powerplant in Tumwater Canyon.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

250

590

1,340

2,410

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

5,470

9,700

13,100

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

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

513 

535

552

540

535

535

524

524

513

513

491

491

486

*470

465

460

450

440

440

435

440

400

390

390

395

400

395

380

376

390

496

14,364

463

28,490

JJov.

491 

486

465

450

445

425

430

430

400

395

390

415

445

430

420

400

390

385

385

380

380

b340

b300

b290

b275

b285

304

317

294

274

-

11,516

384

22,840

Dec.

270 

312

*326

340

*353

362

380

380

385

390

390

405

480

584

652

579

557

518

502

470

470

445

395

371

405

390

390

395

b390

b390

b400

13,056

421

25,900

Jan.

b400 

b410

455

502

502

513

513

574

801

2,230

1,500

2,710

*4,240

3,680

2,990

2,670

2,460

2,240

2,170

2,040

1,920

1,820

2,340

3,490

3,360

3,020

2,740

2,570

2,540

2,690

4.260

64,350

2,076

127,600

Feb.

8.160 

7,130

5,940

5,150

4,400

3,880

3,730

3,740

3,340

3,020

2,760

2,540

2,360

2,220

2,150

*2,090

2,040

1,900

1,750

1,670

1,600

1,560

1,480

1,450

1,410

1.590

1,390

1,430

-

_

-

81,680

2,917

162,000

Mar.

1,400 

1,360

1,340

1,330

1.510

1,350

1,580

1,440

1,530

1,660

1,770

1.860

1,850

1,770

1,740

1,720

1,700

1,670

1,620

1,580

1,530

1,490

1,480

1,550

1,700

1,690

1,680

1,680

1,690

1,680

1,690

49,220

1,588

97,650

Apr.

1,650 

1,610

1,600

1,610

1,610

1,610

*1,600

1,590

1,570

1,550

1,540

1,550

1,510

1,500

1.450

1,470

1,550

1,660

1,860

2,500

3,020

3,880

4,590

5,060

5,090

5,070

6,180

7.660

7,160

6,380

86,460

2,863

171,500

May

*5,680 

5,090

4.810

5,090

6,580

9,100

10,700

10,400

*6,920

7,510

6,600

6,560

6,760

7,640

8,250

9,220

10,200

11,300

12.100

*11,400

9,980

8,410

7,180

6,500

6,140

6,200

6,520

7,180

6,520

9,470

9,010

246,600

7,955

489,100

June

6,120 

7,830

7,600

7,620

7,510

7,770

6,670

9,010

3,520

8,210

8,870

10,200

11.600

11,000

10,400

10,200

10,700

10,500

9,290

7,990

7,180

6,940

6,520

5,960

5.640

5,760

6,240

6,580

6,280

6,970

245,480

6,185

466,900

July

7,180 

7,650

*8 , 600

8,920

8,650

9,080

10,100

11,500

11.700

10,400

9,860

9,660

9,770

8,670

8,100

7,050

6,260

6,120

6,060

5,400

4,950

4,690

4,500

4,160

5,900

5,670

5,430

3,270

3,190

3,300

5.170

215,540

6,888

423,600

Aug.

2,910 

2,750

2,710

2,7SO

2,870

2,870

2.980

2,660

2,610

2,410

*2,240

2,150

2,090

1,960

1,670

1,910

1,820

1,700

1,640

1,660

1,600

1,480

1,380

1,510

1,250

1,200

1,240

1,280

1,220

1,150

1.100

60,960

1,967

121,000

Sept.

1.100 

1,070

1,050

992

952

915

899

899

878

845

815

608

836

822

787

759

724

686

656

650

632

626

606

*614

620

584

557

614

1,080

1,020

24,074

802

47,750

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,600 Min 270 Mean 2,329 Ac-ft 1,691,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,100 Min 270 Mean 3,045 Ac-ft 2,204,000

eak :e (base. 11.000 cfs).--Hay 19 (8 p.m.) 12,200 cfs (9.02 ft)j June 13 (4 p.m.) 11,900

cfs (8. (8.92 ft}} July 9 (1 aim.) 12,200 efs (9.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
348 DOUGLAS CREEK BASIN

Douglas Creek near Alstown, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°35'00", long. 120°00'50", In S? sec. 12, T. 24 N., R. 22 E., on left 

bank 1-J miles northwest of Alstown and 2.9 miles south of Douglas.

Drainage area.--114 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,260 ft (by 

barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 73 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 24 to 

Nov. 11, Jan. 1-8, Aug. 6-23, but may have been less during a period of doubtful or 

no gage-height record.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,350 cfs June 18, 1950 (gage height, 6.70 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 60 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 13.05 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 19, 1949, but may have been 

less during period of no gage-height record, Jan. 21-24, 1950.

Flood of June 10, 1948, reached a stage' of 13.05 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

6,420 cfs, on basis of slope-area determination).

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 50 cfs and those for periods of doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are poor. No regulation. Possible minor diversions for 

domestic use 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

'1

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.8

. 8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

20.7

0.67

41

Uov.

0^4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

. 6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

15.6

0.52

31

Dec.

0^6

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0 ^ia

.7

23.0

0.74

46

Jan.

0^4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.7

12.5

7

6

5 

4

3

3

3

3

*2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.1

2.4

2.4

81.3

2.62

161

Feb.

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*2.4

2.7

_

_

-

63.5

2.27

126

Mar.

Z.I

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1,

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

58.1

1.87

115

Apr.

1.5

1.5

1 .5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.9

-

50.1

1.67

99

May

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.1

2.7

3-0

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

49 .'3

1.59

98

June

U.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

ItS

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

45.8

1.53

91

July

*1± 3

1.3

. 1.3

. 1.0

1'

31.3

1.01

62

Aug.

0. 7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

"2/7 8-5

1.0

.8

.7

.6

26.0

0.84

52

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

18.0

0.60

36

Calendar year 1952: Max 110 Min - Mean 2.13 Ac-ft 1,540

Water year 1952-53: Max 12.5 Min - Mean 1.32 Ac-ft 958

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 22 to Dec. 31; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and weather records. No gage-height record Jan. 11-18, July 3 to Aug. 11, Sept. 24-30; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Douglas Creek at Palisades, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°25 I , long. 119°56', in SEi sec. 10, T. 22 N., R. 23 E., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile south of Palisades.

Drainage area. 844 sq mi.

Records available. --January 1951 to September 1953 (fragmentary). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 955 ft (by barometer). 

Extremes. No flow during year.

TS51-53: Maximum discharge, 1,990 cfs Mar. 26, 1951 (gage height, 7.22 ft), from

rating curve extended above 260 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during

each year.

Remarks. --No flow during 1953 water year. 

and domestic use above station. regulation. A few diversions for irrigation
COLUMBIA RIVER MAIN STEM 349

Columbia River at Trinidad, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°13i30", long. 120°00'50", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 20 N., R. 22 E., on left 

bank half a mile southwest of Trinidad, 8^ miles downstream from Colocham Creek, and 

12 miles downstream from Rock Island Dam.

Drainage area.--89,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January to December 1910 (gage heights only), May 1913 to September 

T553~. Published as "at Wenatchee" 1910, 1913-16, and as "at Vernlta" 1917-30.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.3 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Prior to Jan. I, 1916, staff gage 1 mile upstream from highway bridge 

at Wenatchee (24 miles upstream) at datum 583 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1916, staff gage on pier of highway bridge at Wenatchee at datum 

579.30 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 40 years, 117,700 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 395,100 cfs June 17 (gage height, 47.82 ft); 

 minimum, 33,900 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 18.79 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 692,600 cfs June 12, 1948 (gage height, 59.35 ft); 

minimum, 4,120 cfs Feb. 10, 1932 (gage height, 11.40 ft).

Maximum discharge known, about 740,000 cfs June 7, 1894 (based on information obtained at other points).

Remarks. Records excellent. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 500,000

acres is small percentage of flow past gage. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants at Rock Island and at Grand Coulee Dam. Flow regulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt 

Lake (see p. 321) and reservoirs in Kootenai, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Okanogan, and 

Chelan River basins.

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

in cubic feet per second)

18.8

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

33,900

40,500

46,500

52,500

59,500

66,500

74,500

82,500

28.0

30.0

33.0

36.0

39.0

42.0

45.0

48.0

99,500

118,800

152,600

190,700

234,100

283,300

338,300

398,900

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.

61,200

60,100

58,000

57,500

57,700

53,800

56,400

59,400

60,300

60,000

57,800

55,900

52,600

54,600

59,400

60,900

*62.000

57,700

54,700

48.100

52,100

55,200

57,500

59,400

59 , 600

54,400

52,400

55,600

59,600

60,600

58,900

* 1,773. 4

57,210

4:3,517

Nov.

57,100

51,800

50 , 600

57,000

59,400

57,000

59,300

58,200

52,700

49 , 600

58,300

55,700

60 , 100

59,900

57,800

51,100

48.400

54,400

53,700

55,900

56 , 400

55,400

50,800

49 , 400

59,800

64.700

64,000

56,800

54, '800

55,500

-

* 1,6 75. 6

55,850

4:3,324

Dec.

*53,800

61.400

60 , 000

59 , 500-

54,000

53,800

52,100

48,200

48,700

52,600

52,500

51,800

47,300

44,900

46,500

50,300

51,800

52,500

55,400

54,800

50 , 400

50,000

53 , 200

54,500

52,300

44.800

45,300

49,500

50 , 200

55,900

53,900

*1,611.9

52,000

*3,197

Jan.

54,700

50,500

50 , 200

40,300

39,300

48,600

50 , 800

49,300

46,600

39,300

36,300

*35.200

38,400

43,600

47,800

51,600

52,400

49,600

46,700

55,000

57,700

56,300

57,800

58,900

54,500

52,700

60,600

63.400

62,500

62,600

62,600

*1, 575.8

50,830

*3,126

Feb.

63,100

59,100

67,900

73,700

73,700

74,700

74,600

63,300

58.800

72,900

72,700

71,800

73,100

72,000

69 , 500

66,400

76,600

77,600

74,600

74,800

76,300

69,100

64,400

74,700

77,800

76,900

*76,800

76,800

-

.

-

4:2,003.7

71,560

4:3,974

Mar.

74,200

67.200

79,600

81,500

79,300

76,700

79,400

73,100

67,300

78,500

81,600

83,300

83,900

83,400

81 , 100

76,300

82,200

84,700

85.100

85,100

84,600

83,800

80,300

82,500

83,800

84,300

84,100

83,500

81,800

78,300

83,300

*2,493.8

80,450

4:4,946

Apr.

85,200

84,300

83,900

81,900

81,600

79.300

83,000

84,500

83,700

*84,100

84,300

82,700

82,500

83,600

85,400

84,700

84,300

84,800

84,700

83,000

83,900

86,000

86,700

87,300

87,000

81,500

80,700

89 , 500

92,700

92.900

4:2,539.7

84,660

4:5,037

May

92,200

89,900

84,700

85,700

91,600

99,500

104,000

104,500

99,100

88,500

*94,600

94,100

94,800

98,200

101,800

94,100

93,200

111,700

121,200

140,700

170,200

204,100

232,400

244,200

232,400

250,400

254,400

256,800

267,300

271.200

*4, 443 . 9

143,400

4:8,814

June

268,700

255,200

278,500

300,000

316,800

320,200

325,400

336,800

*347,000

355,800

367,600

373,200

358,000

356,200

368,600

380,200

390,700

*393 . 400

387,600

385,000

377,900

359,400

348,400

342,100

328,200

288,100

258,300

250.300

250,300

264,900

-

*9,932.8

331,100

* 19, 700

July

267,700

271,200

257,500

266,000

269,200

267,200

269,500

273,600

276.700

268,300

259 , 200

262,100

254,300

264,300

264,300

266,100

266,800

270,000

266,100

259,200

255,500

253,800

241,300

219,800

211,100

208,800

200,100

187,600

184,400

184,800

176.700

*7,653.2

246,900

4:15,180

Aug.

167, 2QO_

164,200

159,900

156,400

153,000

147,000

138,000

«129,700

126,500

126,700

129,200

118,500

109,100

108,700

108,700

107,800

103,200

102,300

103,300

104,000

105,400

108,300

111,000

107,800

110,600

109,400

107,100

106,500

108,000

108,000

108,600

*3, 754.1

121,100

*7,446

Sept.

106.700

104,900

102,300

100,600

99,800

96,200

90,000

89,300

92,900

94,600

93,600

91,000

86,600

78,500

82,600

86,200

86,500

85,900

83,400

82,300

80,400

83,600

86,700

85,200

86,100

84,800

78,100

73.000

*76,900

77,300

-

4=2,646

88,200

*5, 248

Calendar year 1952: Max 367,200 

Water year 1952-53: Max 393,400

Mln 44,800 

Mln 35,200

Mean 117,600 

Mean 115,400

Ac-ft 85,360,000 

Ac-ft 83,510,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
350 CRAB CREEK BASIN

Crab Creek at Irby, Wash.

Location --Lat 47°21'30", long. 118°51<00", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 22 N., R. 32 E on right 

Dank 8 It upstream from highway bridge at Irby, 5 miles downstream from Lake Creek, 

and 7 miles west of Odessa.

Drainage area.--974 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,386.30 ft above mean sea level, 1947 

supplementary adjustment, datum of 1929 ,* * *'

Average_di3charge.--11 years, 81.9 cfs.

. 25, 29, 30 (gage height, j...^ x ,. n - Maximum discharge, 3,640 cfs Mar. 5, 1950 (gage height, 8.96 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.0 cfs 

Jan. 12, 1948 (gage height, 1.80 ft) 

Remarks. Records good. No regulation.' Some diversion above station for irrigation.

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 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

1.9 

2.1 24

3.4 2.4

2.7

60

111

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.

IS

16

16

16

11

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

17

 17

17

17

17

17 

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

521

16.8

1,030

Nov.

17 

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17 

 16

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

b!5

b!5

-

513

17.1

1,020

Dec.

11 

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

23

23

23 

23

23

23

23

25

25

26

26

682

72.0

1,350

Jan.

27 

30

31

31

31

 32

33

34

34

34

41

46

50

53

53

54

57

59

59

63

64

66

69

70

72

74

75

12

75

75

77

1,646

53.1

3,260

Feb.

#

78

77

80

84

82

82

84

85

87

89

90

94

94

98

98

100

102

102

102

102

»102 

102

102

100

98

96

-

-

-

2,565

91.6

5,090

Mar.

96 

94

92

90

92

92

92

92

90

89

87

87

85

85

81

87

84

87

89

89

89

89

89 

90

87

89

89

87

85

85

84

2,746

88.6

5,450

Apr.

85 

85

87

85

84

82

84

84

80

78

75

72

70

70

»70

70

66

62

42

38

35

29

29 

27

26

28

38

36

40

38

-

1,795

59.8

3,560

May

40 

38

41

47

12

47

46

45

45

45

42

39

36

33

28

26

25

"26 24

29

29

29

29 

29

29

*26

29

31

32

33

32

1,079

34.8

2,140

June

35 

31

27

29

30

34

35

3£

35

32

29

30

33

33

31

30

 29

30

30

29

25

23

If

22

22

22

22

22

22

-

852

28.4

1,690

July

22.

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17 

17

16.5

16.5 ISiS

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

586.5

18.9

1,160

Aug.

it

15

15

 15

15

15

15

14

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

410

13.2

813

Sept.

10.5 

11

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

9.8

10.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

*9.8

9.8

10.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

JL1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

296.6

9.89

588

Calendar year 1952: Max 862 Min 14.5 Mean 84.1 Ac-ft 61,050

Water year 1952-53: Max 102 Mln 9.1 Mean 37.5 Ac-ft 27,150

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Wilson Creek at Wilson Creek, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°26', long. 119°06', in SW^ sec. 6, T. 22 N., R. 30 E. , on right bank

half a mile upstream from mouth and town of Wilson Creek. 

Drainage area.--About 470 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1951 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 1,280 ft (from Great Northern

Railway). 

Extremes. No flow during year.

IU51-53: Maximum discharge, 1,420 cfs Mar. 16, 1951 (gage height, 9.59 ft), from

rating curve extended above 270 cfs; no flow during several months each year. 

Remarks. No flow since May 16, 1952. Calendar year figures for 1952 are: maximum discharge, 81 cfs; mean, 1.25 cfs; runoff in acre-feet, 908. Diversions for irrigation

above station. Flow partly regulated by storage for irrigation above station.
CRAB CREEK BASIN 351

Crab Creek near Moses Lake, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°11<25", long. 119°16'00", in SW^SE*- sec. 26, T. 20 N., R. 28 E., on 

right bank 3 miles upstream from Parker Horn and 4 miles north of town of Moses Lake.

Drainage area. About 2,040 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,070.39 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 109 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 3.25 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.57 ft Oct. 9; no flow for part of each day Jan. 14, 15.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 2,810 cfs Feb. 27, 1949 (gage height, 5.57 ft); no 

flow during several months each year prior to 1952, and part of each day Jan. 14, 15, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Numerous small diversions for irrigation and 

domestic use above station. Most of natural flow from upper basin passes this station 

underground. No regulation. Beginning in 1952, return flow from irrigation on Columbia basin project has increased runoff during summer months.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

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

76

76

77

77

IS

78

78

78

78

77

77

76

76

76

74

72

72

 68

66

64

60

62

56

56

51

47

47

46

45

44

2,084

67.2

4,130

Nov.

43

22

20

20

19.5

*19

18.5

17

17

17

17

17.5

17

16

15

14.5

14

13.5

14

*14

13

b!2

b!2

bll

*bll

blO.

blO

blO

blO

blO

-

474.5

15.8

941

Dec.

bll

13

12.5

1*

13.5

12.5

13

11

10.5

11.5

12

11.5

11

11

11

10.5

10.5

10.5

10

10

10.5

9.0

b7

b7

b7

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

b8

319.0

10.3

633

Jan.

b8

b9

blO

blO

blO

10

*11

11

9.5

8.0

8.0

7.0

4.0

~t g

7.5

11

12.5

10.5

13

11.5

9.0

8.5

7.0

6.5

5.5

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

247.9

8.00

492

Feb.

5.5

5.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

7-0

s!s

2.6.

2.6

3.6

3.1

3.6

4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

a4.0

*4.0

3.6

4.O

4.0

3.6

-

-

-

120.7

4.31

239

Mar.

2.6

3.1

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.1

2.6

3.1

3.6

6.5

6.0

4.0

3.1

3.6

4.5

5.0

4.5

5.5

5.0

3.1

2.6

2.6

3.6

6.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

2.6

2.6

3.1

111.6

3.60

221

Apr.

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.1

2.6

a3.0

a3.2

*3.6

2.6

2il

2^1

2.1

5.0

11

14.5

17

16.5

16

16

15.5

14.5

13.5

13

13.5

17.5

18

16

11.5

10

-

274.3

9.14

544

May

9.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

9.5

11

11.5

12.5

13

14

15

16

*17

20

20

22

24

26

30

30

37

35

37

41

43

47

48

48

48

48

IS.

8O3.5

25.9

1,590

June

50.

50

50

52

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

57

56

57

57

57

57

*59

59

59

60

61

61

63

64

65

66

11

67

-

1,726

57.5

3,420

July

SO.

67

68

68

68

68

69

69

69

70

71

72

73

75

76

76

77

78

79

80

80

81

82

81

83

83

84

84

85

87

87

2,357

76.0

4,680

Aug.

86

87

87

88

90

*89

89

89

88

87

88

89

89

93

94

94

95

95

95

98

98

99

99

99

99

100

123

100

99

98

98

2,902

93.6

5,760

Sept.

97

95

96

96

94

93

93

93

93

92

92

92

93

91

93

 92

91

91

90

88

89

88

87

as 7

a86

a86

a85

a85

a84

a83

2,715

90.5

5,390

Calendar year 1952: Max 177 Mln 0 Mean 54.2 Ac-ft 39,33O

Water year 1952-53: Max 1O3 Mln 0.2 Mean 38.7 Ac-ft 28,040

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
352

CRAB CREEK BASIN 

Park Lake near Coulee City, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°35', long. 119°24', in NW£ see. 14, T. 24-N., R. 27 E., on southeast

shore, 1 mile upstream from outlet and 5f miles southwest of Coulee City. 

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1953 (fragmentary). 

Gage. Staff gage read two or three times a month. Datum of gage is at mean sea level

fBureau of Reclamation benchmark). 

Extremes. 1938-53; Maximum elevation observed, 1,096.44 ft Feb. 9, 1950; minimum observed, 1,094.17 ft Sept. 30, 1939.

Maximum elevation known, 1,101.3 ft (from well-defined alkali line at gage), date of

oceurenee unknown. 

Remarks. --Some diversion from tributary for irrigation.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 3

18

20

Nov. 5

20

24

Dec. 5

19

Jan. 5

6

IS

Feb. 5

Elevation

95.30

95.08

95.08

95.07

95.20

95.42

95.82

95.70

95.47

95.50

95.54

95.45

Date

Feb. 19

24

Mar. 5

18

Apr. 4

6

9

17

May 5

14

21

June 5

Elevation

95.35

95.34

95.54

95.58

95.64

95.64

95.70

95.69

95.65

95.54

95.54

95.58

Date

June 17

19

July 6

20

Aug. 5

6

18

20

Sept. 4

11

21

Elevation

95.60

95.54

95.36

95.21

95.43

95.44

95.42

95.43

95.44

95.45

95.40

Note. Add 1,000 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level. 

Park Creek below Park Lake, near Coulee City, Wash.

Location.--Lat 47°34'20", long. 119°25'10", in SWtr see. 15, T. 24 N., R. 27 E., on left 

bank at highway crossing, 100 ft upstream from mouth, 500 ft downstream from Park Lake, 

and 6? miles southeast of Coulee City.

Drainage area. About 400 sq mi.

Records available. July 1945 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,091.52 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation benchmark).

Average discharge.--8 years, 7.47 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 2.51 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.51 ft Dec. 17; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Nov. 18-27; minimum gage height, 

1.54 ft Nov. 19, 20.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 47 efs Feb. 9, 1951 (gage height, 2.71 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.05 ft Jan. 28, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge not determined, probably less than 0.1 cfs during period Aug. 17 to Sept. 21 or Oct. 1-17, 1945 

(gage height, less than 1.4 ft).

Remarks.--Records good above 1.0 cfs and poor below. Some diversion during summer months 

for irrigation above Park Lake. Occasional regulation by operation of fish screen at 

outlet of Park Lake.

Revisions.. WSP 1216: 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.

7.4

1075

16

IT

13

12.5

12.5

12

12.5

12

11.5

11.5

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

*10

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

10

9.6

10

333.6

10.8

662

Nov.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.6

10

10.5

10.5

11

10.5

10.5

3.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.9

2.7

3.2

4.0

-

181.0

6.03

359

Dec.

5.2

673

6.8

7.7

14.5

19

19.5

20

22

22

*23

23

23

23

23

23

25

26

76

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

643.0

20.7

1,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 26

Jan.

21

12

22

22

21

*21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

21

22

23

53

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

675

21.8

1,340

Feb.

20

75

20

19.5

19.5

19.5.

19.5

19.5

19

19

19

17

16

16

15.5

16

15.5

16

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

14.5

*12

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.6

_

_

-

451.7

16.1

896

Mar.

8.3

4.6

3.6

3.1

378

11

16

15.5

15.5

14

11.5

16

14.5

14.5

13

11.5

11.5

11.5

12.5

12.5

13

13

13

14

14.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

14.5

14

382.4

12.3

758

Apr.

14

14

14

14.5

14

13

14.5

13

*11

TT

12.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14

14

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

15.5

1T75

14,5

14.5

-

421

14.0

835

May

TT~ 14.5

14

14

13

12.5

12.5

12

11

TT.5

11.5

12

12

 11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

12

12

11.5

12

12

12.5

12.5

13

12.5

13

14

13

14

386

12.5

766

June

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12.5

11.5

*11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

¥73

9.3

9.3

-

354.4

11.8

703

July

9.6

373

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.7

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.3

5.0

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

i&

164.6

5.31

326

Aug.

~

0.5

.6

3.7

*8.0

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.1

7.7

8.0

8.3

8-6

175

8.6

204.3

6.59

405

Sept.

8.0

T77

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

*7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

176

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

-

214.4

7.15

425

Mln 0.1 Mean 10.0 Ac-ft 7,270

Water year 1952-53: Max 26 Mln 0.1 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,760

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimated made on this day.
CRAB CREEK BASIN 353

Blue Lake near Coulee City, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°34' , long. 119°26', in SE£ sec. 16, T. 24 H., R. 27 E., on right shore 

2-| miles upstream from outlet and 7 miles southwest of Coulee City.

Records available. March 1938 to Se'ptember 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read two or three times a month. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes.--1938-53: Maximum elevation observed, 1,093.42 ft Feb. 20, 1951; minimum ob- 

 served, 1,090.50 ft Nov. 10, 1939.

Maximum elevation known, 1,101.2 ft (from alkali line at gage); date of occurrence 

unknown.

Remarks. Some diversion from tributaries for irrigation.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

4

5

6

Q

14

17is

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

92 49

_

-

-

-

.

92.67

-

92.68

.

_

-

-

-

.

_

-

_

-

-

Nov.

.

92.74

-

-

_

-

-

92.85

_

_

_

92.74

-

_

_

.

_

_

-

Dec.

_

92.72

-

-

_

-

93.09

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

.

-

Jan.

_

93.28

93.18

-

_

_

93.25

-

.

_

_

_

-

93.28

_

_

-

Feb.

_

93.24

-

-

_

_

93.16

-

_

_

_

93.12

-

_

 _

_

_

-

Mar.

_

92.97

-

-

_

'93.12

-

_

 _

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

Apr.

93.14

-

93.11

-

93.14

_

-

.

_

.

-

_

_

_

-

. May

_

93.10

-

93.00

.

_

_

-

93.03

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

June

.

93.03

-

-

.

.

92.97

.

.

_

-

_

_

-

July

_

-

92.80

-

.

_

92.62

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Aug.

_

92.33

92.33

-

.

92.40

92.42

.

.

_

-

.

.

-

Sept.

92.47

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

92.51

_

.

-

_

_

_

-

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
354 CRAB CREEK BASIN

Lenore Lake near Soap Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°31', long. 119°30' , In SW£ sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 26 E., on east shore, 

5% miles upstream from outlet and 9 miles north of town of Soap Lake.

Records available. July 1936, March 1938 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage. Benchmark or reference point; readings made several times a month at odd intervals. 

Prior to Mar. 21, 1950, staff gage at same site. Datum of gage and reference points 

is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes.--1936. 1938-53: Maximum elevation observed, 1,087.73 ft June 12, 1953; minimura observed, 1,076.65 ft Oct. 26, 1940.

Maximum elevation known, 1,092.2 ft (from well-defined alkali line at gage); date 

of occurrence unknown.

Remarks. Some diversion from tributaries for irrigation, and pumping into and out of

Elevation, in feet, 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

Oct.

_

-

85.40

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

-

85.29

-

85.32

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

85.35

-

_

-

Nov.

_

-

-

-

85.35

.

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

85.45

_

_

_

_

-

.

-

-

-

_

-

Dec.

_

-

-

-

85.57

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

_

-

.

.

_

85.83

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

Jan.

.

-

_

_

86.17

86.19

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

86.43

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

86.52

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

_

86.52

86.52

.

_

.

86.53

-

_

_

_

_

-

86.50

_

86.47

.

_

_

' 86.44

.

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

.

86.37

_

_

86.29

86.29

_

_

86.21

-

86.19

_

_

86.12

.

_

86.24

86.25

.

_

_

_

-

.

86.37

_

_

-

Apr.

86.42

-

-

86.52

-

86.54

-

-

86.67

86.67

_

..

_

86.73

.

86.75

,

_

-

86.83

^

_

86.89

-

_

_

87. OO

»

.

-

May

.

-

-

-

87.17

_

-

87.24

-

-

_

87.25

87.25

87.29

.

_

87.32

-

87.37

_

_

_

87.54

_

87.62

-

87.62

-

June

_

87.61

87.60

87.60

87.60

_

-

_

87.69

-

_

87.73

_

87.70

.

_

_

87.69

87.67

.

87.65

87.62

-

87.62

_

_

87.62

-

July

.

87.60

-

-

-

87.55

_

-

-

87.53

.

_

87.50

_

-

.

87.44

_

87.35

.

_

_

87.28

-

_

87.22

.

_

_

87.16

Aug.

_

-

87.10

-

87.12

87.07

87.07

-

-

87.03

_

_

_

86.98

.

86.94

86.94

86.92

.

_

_

_

86.86

.

_

86.86

_

_

-

Sept.

86.79

-

_

86.75

-

_

_

86.72

-

-

.

86.70

86.68

.

_

86.67

86.63

86.57

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

86.47

-

te_. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
CRAB CREEK BASIN 355

Soap Lake near Soap Lake, Wash.

Location (revised) . Lat 47°23'40", long. 119°29'30", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 22 N., R. 27 E., 

on east shore 1 mile north of town of Soap Lake. Prior to Feb. 4, 1953, at site threequarters of a mile uplake.

Records available. May to August 1936, March 1938 to September 1953 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gages in pipe stilling wells read frequently at irregular times. Prior to 

Feb. 4, 1953, staff gage or reference point at site three-quarters of a mile uplake. 

All readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. 1936, 1938-53: Maximum elevation observed, 1,079.20 ft Jan. 28, 1953; minimum observed, 1,070.87 ft Oct. 21, 1939.

Maximum elevation known, 1,083.1 ft (from well-defined alkali line at gage); date 

of occurrence unknown.

Remarks. Some diversion from tributaries for irrigation. W.ater pumped from lake to reduce or limit high stages.

Elevation, 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

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

-

77.69

-

-

77.74

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

77.87

_

-

.

_

-

.

-

77.89

-

_

-

Nov.

.

-

_

-

78.02

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

-

78.23

_

-

_

.

-

.

-

-

-

.

-

Dec.

.

-

_

_

78.46

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

-

78.76

.

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

-

Jan.

_

79.06

_

_

79.07

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

79.13

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

79.20

_

_

-

Feb.

_

-

_

79.18

79.18

.

_

_

79.15

-

_

_

_

-

79.11

_

_

79.07

-

.

_

_

79.03

-

_

-

-

_

-

Mar.

_

78.95

_

78.92

78.92

78.91

_

-

78.88

-

78.87

78.87

_

78.84

_

_

78.90

-

78.93

.

.

,

_

-

_

78.97

-

.

_

-

Apr.

78.91

-

,

78.86

-

78.82

_

.

78.80

78.80

_

,

.

78.77

_

78,81

-

-

78.80

78,78

78,77

78.76

-

_

_

78.75

_

«

-

Hay

78.69

-

_

-

78.63

.

_

78.65

_

-

_

78.48

78.48

78.46

_

_

78.40

-

78.37

_

_

78.38

_

78.38

-

78.40

.

-

June

78.42

7S.42

78.43

78.44

78.44

_

78.49

-

78.54

-

_

78.59

_

78.57

_

78.62

78.51

78.53

.

78.52

_

78.48

-

78.49

-

-

78.50

_

-

July

_

78.51

_

-

-

78.50

-

-

-

78.50

.

_

78.52

_

-

_

78.49

.

-

78.43

_

_

_

78.39

-

.

78.35

-

-

_

78.33

Aug.

_

-

78.32

-

78.34

78.32

78.33

_

-

78.28

_

_

_

78.28

_

78.27

78.28

-

78.29

.

_

_

-

78.26

_

_

78.29

_

_

-

Sept.

78.30

-

_

78.27

-

.

_

78.30

-

-

78.30

78.31

_

_

78.32

.

_

-

78.28

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

78.27

-

78.25

_

-

Note. Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
356 CRAB CREEK BASIN

Rocky Ford Creek near Ephrata, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°18'20", long. 119°26'50", in NW^NW^ sec. 21, T. 21 N., R. 27 E., on 

right bank If miles downstream from source at Rooky Ford Springs, 5 miles east of 

Ephrata, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. About 500 sq mi, most of which is noneontributing on the surface.

Records available. June 1909 to April 1910, July to December 1911, August 1942 to September 1953.Prior to January 1910, published as Upper Crab Creek near Ephrata.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,064.88 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Jan. 1, 1912, staff gages at sites 4^ to 5| miles 

downstream at different datums. Aug. 19, 1942, to May 23, 1945, water-stage recorder 

at site 3f miles downstream at datum 5.37 ft lower.

Average discharge. 11 years (1942-53), 69.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 109 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 2.67 ft); minimum, 

77~cFs Feb. 18, 19, 24, 28, Mar. 1; minimum gage height, 2.20 ft Feb. 28, Mar. 1,4.

1909-11, 1942-53: Maximum discharge, 143 cfs Apr. 23, 1949 (gage height, 2.84 ft); 

minimum observed, 20 cfs Aug. 13-18, 1911.

Remarks Records good. A few small diversions for domestic use above station. Slight 

regulation by fish hatchery.

Revisions. WSP 1216: 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.

103 10~3

103

103

104

105

106

106

105

105

106

106

106

106

107

107

*107

107

107

108

108

108

107

107

108

107

107

107

106

107

107

3,289

106

6,520

Nov.

106 

106

106

106

106

106

106

105

106

105

105

105

105

105

104

105

105

104

104

103

102

102

102

102

*102

101

100

*99

99

99

-

3,111

104

6,170

Dec.

100 

100

99

99

98

99

98

97

97

96

96

95

95

95

94

93

93

93

92

92

92

91

91

90

90

90

91

90

90

2,914

94.0

5,780

Jan.

88 

90

88

87

87

87

*87

87

87

86

86

85

84

84

83

83

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

81

81

80

80

80

79

79

80

2,593

83.6

5,140

Feb.

f§

80

79

79

80

80

79

79

79

79

79

7979'

79

75

79

79

78

78

78

78

*78

77

78

78

79

79

_

-

2,208

78.9

4,380

Mar.

79 

79

79

79

80

80

81

81

81

82

82

83

83

83

84

84

85

85

85

86

86

87

87

89

89

91

91

91

92

92

92

2,628

84.8

5,210

Apr.

"94 93

95

95

96

97

99

99

*99

99

99

99

99

100

99

100

101

100

100

101

101

101

101

101

101

102

102

102

101

101

-

2,977

99.2

5,900

May

101 

TSo

100

100

99

99

99

99

99

99

99

98

98

*99

99

99

99

99

99

98

99

99

99

98

99

99

98

98

98

97

97

3,063

98.8

6,080

June

"96 97 

96

96

96

97

97

96

96

96

95

95

96

95

96

96

95

*95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

-

2,866

95.5

5,680

July

95 

95

95

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

95

95

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

2,926

94.4

5,800

Aug.

95 

96

35

96

96

*96

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

94

94

94

94

94

94

95

93

93

93

92

92

92

91

91

91

91

91

2,908

93.8

5,770

Sept.

ft

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

SI

90

90

90

90

90

90

*90

90

90

90

89

88

88

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

2,698

89.9

5,350

Calendar year 1952: Max 108 Mln 70 Mean 91.4 Ac-ft 66,360

Water year 1952-53: Max 108 Mln 77 Mean 93.6 Ac-ft 67,780

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CRAB CREEK BASIN 357

Moses Lake at Moses Lake, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°06' , long. 119°20', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 28 E., near west shore 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 18, l£ miles upstream from outlet and 

3 miles southwest of town of Moses Lake.

Drainage area. About 2,970 sq mi.

Records available. June 1909 to September 1914, November 1936 to September 1945 (fragmentary), October 1945 to September 1953. Published as "at Neppel" 1912-14.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation 

Benchmark). Prior to Apr. 3, 1910, staff gage at site 1 mile northeast across lake 

at different datum. Apr. 3, 1910, to Sept. 30, 1914, Nov. 19, 1936, to Nov. 24, 1944, 

staff gages at site 3£ miles northeast across lake at Parker Horn at various daturas.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 1,048.10 ft Nov. 12; minimum, 1,045.67 ft

1909-14, 1936-53: Maximum elevation, 1,048.29 ft Mar. 10, 1950; minimum observed, 

1,038.17 ft Aug. 27, 1910.

Remarks. Elevation controlled by dam at lake outlet. Many small diversions for irrigaMean elevation, in feet, 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

Oct.

47.64

47.66

47.69

47.71

47.73

47.73

47.72

47.71

47.70

47.70

47.69

47.69

47.69

47.67

47.66

47.66

47.66

47.66

47.65

47.65

47.65

47.66

47.65

47.65

47.65

47.65

47.68

47.71

47.74

47.77

47.80

Jtov.

47.82

47.85

47.86

47.90

47.92

47.95

47.98

48.00

48.02

48.05

48.07

48.08

47.96

47.84

47.73

47.60

47.50

47.48

47.27

47.16

47.05

46.95

46.84

46.74

46.65

46.58

46.49

46.40

46.31

46.22

-

Dec.

46.13

46.06

45.99

45.90

45.83

45.76

45.71

45.74

45.79

45.85

45.89

45.94

45.98

46.03

46.06

46.10

46.14

46.18

46.22

46.27

46.31

46.35

46.38

46.41

46.44

46.47

46.51

46.54

46.58

46.61

46.64

Jan.

46.67

46.72

46.76

46.78

46.81

46.84

46.86

46.89

46.93

46.95

46.98

47.01

47.04

47.07

47.08

47.11

47.16

47.19

47.23

47.29

47.33

47.35

47.38

47.41

47.42

47.44

47.45

47.47

47.49

47.51

47.53

Feb.

47.56

47.58

47.61

47.62

47.66

47.69

47.70

47.69

47.70

47.72

47.74

47.76

47.78

47.80

47.87

47.87

47.86

47.84

47.81

47.79

47.76

47.75

47.73

47.71

47.69

47.67

47.65

47.64

-

-

-

Mar.

47.53

47.59

47.57

47.54

47.53

47.51

47.50

47.48

47.45

47.42

47.41

47.39

47.37

47.35

47.32

47.30

47.32

47.35

47.38

47.40

47.41

47.43

47.45

47.48

47.50

47.52

47.55

47.56

47.57

47.59

47.60

Apr.

47.62

47.64

47.65

47.67

47.70

47.71

47.74

47.77

47.79

47.80

47.78

47.65

47.52

47.41

47.31

47.20

47.11

47.03

46.98

46.94

46.87

46.80

46.75

46.68

46.62

46.57

46.52

46.46

46.40

46.35

-

May

46.29

46.21

46.17

46.11

46.05

46.00

45.99

46.01

46.01

46.01

46.02

46.03

46.03

46.05

46.05

46.06

46.07

46.07

46.07

46.08

46.09

46.12

46.14

46.16

46.20

46.22

46.25

46.30

46.33

46.33

46.36

June

46.37

46.38

46.39

46.40

46.42

46.44

46.49

46.53

46.56

46.58

46.59

46.60

46.62

46.63

46.64

46.66

46.66

46.65

46.64

46.64

46.64

46.65

46.65

46.65

46.67

46.68

46.68

46.69

46.71

46.72

-

July

46.73

46.74

46.72

46.71

46.68

46.68

46.66

46.64

46.61

46.61

46.60

46.57

46.54

46.52

46.50

46.50

46.48

46.47

46.44

46.41

46.40

46.39

46.36

46.35

46.34

46.33

46.32

46.32

46.31

46.29

46.28

Aug.

46.28

46.27

46.26

46:26

46.27

46.27

46.25

46.27

46.27

46.28

46.29

46.29

46.28

46.29

46.30

46.30

46.31

46.33

46.34

46.35

46.36

46.38

46.41

46.39

46.41

46.43

46.47

46.49

46.50

46.53

46.55

Sept.

46.57

46.55

46.55

46.55

46.55

46.56

46.57

46.57

46.57

46.58

46.59

46.59

46.59

46.59

46.59

46.59

46.56

46.56

46.55

46. -54

46.49

46.44

46.38

46.34

46.29

46.25

46.23

46.15

46.10

46.04

-

Note.--Add 1,000 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
358 CRAB CREEK BASIN

Crab Creek near Warden, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°53'45", long. 119°15'45", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 17 N., R. 28 E., on right 

Bank a quarter of a mile downstream from O 1 Sullivan Dam, 0.4 mile downstream from Lind 

Coulee, and 10 miles west of Warden.

.age area.--About 4,150 sq mi, o 

obably honcontributing.

Draina, f which 500 sq mi in the vicinity of Soap Lake is

pr

Records available . - -June 1909 to June 1912 (fragmentary), October 1942 to September 1953. 

Published as Lower Crab Creek near Warden 1909-12.

Gage Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 923.90 ft (revised) 

above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to June 27, 1912, staff 

gages at several sites within 5 miles downstream at various daturas. October 1942 to 

September 1950 water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 12 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.31 ft); minimum, 

0.12 cfs for many days in February, March, and April.

1909-12, 1942-53: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Feb. 7, 1943 (gage height, 4.25 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 20 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of flood in Lind Coulee; no flow for short intervals in June and July 

1948, and part of each day Feb. 2-21, 1952, when water was shut off at 0 'Sullivan Dam.

Remarks . Records fair. 

O'Sullivan Dam.

Many small diversions for irrigation. Flow regulated by

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.

0.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

^J.

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

*.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

5.09

0.164

10

Nov.

0.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

*.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

-

5.10

0.170

10

Dec.

SLTL

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

^20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

6.02

0.194

12

Jan.

0.20

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

*.17

O*

.17

.20

.17

.17

.17

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.17

.17

.17

.17

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

5.27

0.170

10

Feb.

0.14

.14

.14

.14

^J.

.17

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.12

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

*.14

-

.

-

3.96

0.141

7.9

Mar.

0.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

3.72

0.120

7.4

Apr.

002

.12

.12

. 14

.14

.14

.14

*.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

.14

.14

.14

.14

-

3.90

0.130

7.7

May

ooi

.14

.14

.14

. 14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.17

.17

.14

.14

.14

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

^20

.17

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.17

.20

5.09

0.164

10

June

0.20

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

*.20

.20

.20

.20

.23

^30.

.23

.20

.20

.23

.23

6.43

0.214

13

July

0.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.23

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.26

.30

^34

.34

.30

.30

.30

.26

.26

.26

.26

7.99

0.258

16

Aug.

0.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.34

*.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

10.90

0.352

22

Sept.

0.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

*.38

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

.34

10.84

0.361

22

Calendar year 1952: Max 23 Mln o Mean 9.66 Ac-ft 7,010

Water year 1952-53: Max 0.38 Mln 0.12 Mean 0.204 Ac-ft 148

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CRAB CREEK BASIN 359

Crab Creek near Smyrna, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°50'35", long. 119°36'25", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 26 E., on left 

bank at highway bridge 2j miles east of Smyrna and 17 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--About 4,500 sq mi, of which about 500 sq mi, in the vicinity of Soap Lake, 

is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 530.83 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 34 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 2.28 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.53 ft Nov. 30 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 6.9 cfs May 18 (gage height, 

1.49 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 3,300 cfs Feb. 8, 1943 (gage height, 7.5 ft, estimated 

by observer), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; possibly no flow at times 

during summer of 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by O'Sullivan Dam, Moses Lake, 

and lakes on headwaters.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

5.2

11.5

21

35

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.

11.5

12

12.5

12.5

12

12.5

11

10.5

TT^

12

12.5

13.5

14

13.5

12.5

14.5

15

*13.5

13

14.5

16

16

16.5

16.5

16

16

16

17

TT

16.5

17

435.0

14.0

863

Nov.

18

18

18

18.5

18.5

17

16.5

16.5

16

16.5

17.5

17.5

18.5

19

19.5

19.5

19

19

19

19

19

20

IF.5

14.5

14

*14

b!3

b!2

bll

blO

-

504.0

16.8

1,000

Dec.

b9

1T.5

14.5

19

22

22

22

21

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

23

2T

23

22

22

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!7

b!8

bl8

617.0

19.9

1,220

Calendar year 1952: Max 88

Jan.

b!8 bTB~

b!8

bl8

b22

24

24

*25

26

27

25

24

24

23

23

23

24

27

30

31

345D28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

768

24.8

1,520

Feb.

19.5

17

16

I6~.5

17

18

18.5

18

17

17

18

18

18.5

19

19

19.5

19.5

19

19

19.5

20

20

20

20

20

19.5

20

*Si

-

-

524.0

18.7

1,040

Mar.

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

22

22

21

21

22

2323"

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

22

21

19

18,5

665.5

21.5

1,320

Apr.

17

TT

17

17

17

17

20

*23

23

22

20

20

21

20

20

20

22

22

20

20

20

20

21

21

20

21

22

22

23

22

-

607

20.2

1,200

May

21

TT

17

18

19

17.5

14

11.5

11.5

12

12.5

12.5

*12.5

10.5

9.6

9.3

8.3

7.2

TTT

9.3

11.5

12

11.5

13

14.5

16

16

16

14.5

14.5

15

412.4

13.3

818

June

15.5

15

15

14.5

15.5

14

15.5

17

IS

14.5

14

13

13

13.5

14.5

14.5

12.5

*TF^ 11.5

13

13.5

12.5

12.5

14

14.5

14.5

13.5

13.5

13.5

14

-

420,0

14.0

933

July

14.5

12.5

11.5

10.5

10.5

11.5

10.5

9.0

9.3

8.0

8.0

8.7

10

9.6

10

10.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

10.5

12

14

14.5

14.5

14.5

14.5

15.5

T5T

14.5

15

365.6

11.8

725

Aug.

IB- 15

15

15.5

15.5

15.5

*15.5

15.5

16

16

17

16.5

16.5

17.5

18

18

18.5

19

19

20

21

21

21

21

23

24

55" 25

25

25

25

590.5

19.0

1,170

Sept.

25

24

23

23

22

22

23

25

26

25

25

26

25

24

25

*24

25

25

25

26

26

25

25

26

27

28

28

29

3030"

-

762

25.4

1,510

Min 5.6 Mean 13.0 Ac-ft 9,450

Water year 1952-53: Max 34 Mln 7.2 Mean 18.3 Ac-ft j si 220

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
360 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Yakima River near Martin, Wash.

Location. La t 47°19'10", long. 121°20'10", in NE£ sec. 12, T. 21 N., R. 11 E., on left 

bank 800 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Keechelus Lake, 3? miles northwest of 

Martin, and 12 miles upstream from Easton.

Drainage area. 55.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1903 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry channel. Datum of gage is 2,422.40 ft above mean 

sea level (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to July 20, 1923, staff gages at 

several sites within 2 miles of present site at various datums.

Average discharge . 49 years (1904-53), 327 cfs (adjusted for storage since January 1906).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs June 13, 14 (gage height, 8.22 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 7,370 cfs Mar. 26, 1915, when temporary crib dam was 

washed out; practically no flow when gates in Keechelus Lake Dam are closed.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Keechelus Lake (see p. 387). Keechelus Lake spillway discharge, computed from reservoir elevations and spillway rating, bypasses gage and is added to flow at station. 

No spill occurred during the year. No diversion.

Cooperation. Records collected in cooperation with and six discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions. WSP -1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for a period in water year 1910, superseding those published in WSP 272, are 

given herewith:

Date

1909

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

1,540

887

568

425

366

310

266

252

252

245

245

Date

1909 -Con.

Dec. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

494

900

781

693

562

379

248

226

187

184

179

Date

1909-Con.

Dec. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

176

174

168

161

158

153

153

149

146

Month

Calendar year 1909...... 

"Water year 1909-10......

Observed

Maximum

1,540 

4,370 

4,370

Minimum

146 

0 

0

Mean

375 

389 

397

Runoff 

in 

.acre-feet

23,100 

282,000 

288,000

Change in 

contents in

Keechelus 

Lake 

(acre-feet)

-3,210 

-115 

-t-430

Adjusted

Mean

324 

388 

398

Per 

square 

mile

5.81 

6.95 

7.13

Runoff 

in 

inches

6.70 

94.34 

96.81

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

19,900 

281,000 

288,000
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 361

'Yakima River near Martin, Wash. 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

(t)

Oct.

635

?35

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

635

582

505

442 

400

174

6.1

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.0

*1.2

1.0

1.0

_L§

.8

1.0

3.0

6.1

6.1

6.1

8,505.7

274

16,870

-13,530

Nov.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5 

6.9

679

6.9

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.1

37T

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

-

193.4

6.45

384

+1,730

Dec.

6.1

577

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

T76

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

159.2

5.14

316

3,920

Jan.

4.6

4.6

4.6

5-0

5.0

5.0

4.3

476

6.1

5.7

6.1

*6.9

6.5 

6.1

6.5

7.7

8.1

9,0

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.6

11.5

10.5

10.5

9.9

9.9

9.9

11

12

17.5

242.5

7.82

481

+48,790

Feb.

14

T3~ 12.5

12.5

106 

238

280

280

282 ?82~

282

280

280 

280

280

280

*112

13

102

204

164

165

164

164

151

141

141

141

_

-

4,864

174

9,650

+15,310

Mar.

141

141

141

141

120

109

108

109

72

61

62

61

60 

58

38

59

*59

60

59

59

59

60

60

60

140

235

235

236

235

374

4_6l

3,894

126

7,720

+3,190

Apr.

575

635

638

666

690

655

655

638

608

608

608

608

640 

*582

825

867

831

771

750

648

445

194

73

55

56

56

29

11

11

10.5

-

14,438.5

481

28,640

-4,340

May

11

TT

11

38

55

28

11

11

22

104

200

*329

420 

442

442

444

444

402

324

288

252

236

268

282

282

280

230

169

152

153

152

6,493

209

12,880

+31,170

June

152

15?

152

153

152

152

153

153

244

480

663

888

1.110 

1,060

*792

638

610

610

610

612

610

610

610

610

562

535

535

505

490

438

-

15,041

501

29,830

+6,660

July

322

36?

444

462

498

512

542

612

672

690

690

690

690 

690

687

687

687

690

687

684

*678

675

666

663

660

660

660

699

717

7¥0~ 723

19,519

630

38,720

-17,840

Aug.

717

720

720

720

725

723

720

696

693

690

690

696

696

696

696

696

693

*693

693

675

660

625

575

558

508

485

456

440

440

440

440

19,673

635

39,020

-34,380

Sept.

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

438

462

482

485

485 

482

482

485

482

482

482

482

482

482

482

482

482

505

510 5T3

510

510

-

14,204

473

28,170

-25,330

Adjusted for change in contents in Keechelus Lake

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

54.3

0.973

1.12

3,340

35.5

0.636

0.71

2,110

69.0

1.24

1.42

4,240

801

14.4

16.56

49,270

449

8.05

8.3£

24,960

177

3.17

3.67

10,910

408

7.31

8.17

24,300

716

12.8

14.80

44,050

613

11.0

12.26

36,490

340

6.09

7.02

20,880

75.5

1.35

1.56

4,640

47.7

0.855

0.954

2,840'

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max

Max

783 

1,110

Min 

Min

0.8 

0.8

Mean 

Mean

258 

294

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

187, 

212,

500 

700

Adjusted

Calendar ye 

Water year

ar 1952: 

1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

228 

315

Cfsm 

Cfsm

4. 

5.

09 

65

In. 

In.

55.49 

76.63

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

165, 

228,

200 

000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

T Change in contents in Keechelus Lake, in acre-feet.
362 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Kachess River near Easton, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°15'30", long. 121°11'50", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 13 E., on left

 bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kachess Lake and 2 miles northwest of 

Easton.

Drainage area. 63.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1903 to September 1953.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,188.10 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to July 22, 1913, staff gage and July 22, 1913, to 

Aug. 14, 1916, water-stage recorder, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different 

datum. Aug. 15, 1916, to Oct. 8, 1927, water-stage recorder at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Oct. 9, 1927 to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder at 

present site at datum 1.33 ft higher.

Average discharge. 50 years, 284 cfs (adjusted for storage since October 1905).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs July SO (gage height, 6.40 ft); min-

 imum, 0.3 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 2,530 cfs May 28, 1948 (gage height, 8.45 ft, present

datum); no flow at times when gates in dam are closed. 

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. No diversion. Flow

regulated by Kachess Lake (see p. 387). 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and six discharge measuremerits furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 369: 1904, 1907-8. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.9 

2.1

1.8 

3.6 

9.0

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

138

560

985

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.

255

228

157

139

139

128

123

123

123

58

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1,506.3

48.6

2,990

-1,730

Novj

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

-

30.2

1.01

60

+1,100

Dec.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

16.9

0.55

34

+3,970

Jan.

~7e 0.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.9

.8

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

2.0

3.4

5.8

6.0

4.1

3.8

3.6

12.0

11.0

7.5

4.8

3.6

3.8

6.0

10.5

25

124.1

4.00

246

+37,960

Feb.

~9TO 15.5

8.4

7.2

5.5

5.5

7.5

6.0

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

 1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

-

-

-

104.8

3.74

208

+24,350

Mar.

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

*2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.4

5.8

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

72.2

2.33

143

+11,690

Apr.

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2JD

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.0

2.3

3.1

2.9

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.8

4T3

3.8

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

-

90.4

3.01

179

+23,310

May

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

*2.2

"270 2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2

4.8

3.1

2.9

2.3

79.1

2.55

157

+41,380

June

2.3

2.2

54

160

218

300

440

484

560

596

596

680

828

846

*644

576

572

596

632

632

580

520

516

516

512

512

508

504

504

496

-

14,586.5

486

28,930

+4,350

July

412

404

436

436

476

496

496

496

496

496

496

492

492

492

488

544

576

568

564

608

*640

712

760

760

756

756

760

818

850

850

850

18,476

596

36,650

-18,180

Aug.

"850 850

850

850

846

846

796

760

760

744

732

732

732

732

769

836

850

850

850

846

841

841

841

836

*832

787

740

660

600

580

572

24,211

781

48,020

-44,030

Sept.

560

560

560

556

556

556

572

600

624

636

660

680

704

720

748

782

*769

736

716

712

664

632

632

608

588

588

588

508

448

456

-

18,699

623

37,090

-34,270

Adjusted for change in contents in Kachess Lake

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

20.5

0.322

0.37

1,260

19.5

0.307

0.34

1,160

65.1

1.02

1.18

4,000

621

9.76

11.26

38,210

442

6.95

7.24

24,560

192

5.02

3.49

11,830

395

6.21

6.93

23,490

676

10.6

12.25

41,540

559

8.79

9.81

33,280

300

4.72

5.45

18,470

64.9

1.02

1.18

3,990

47.4

0.745

0.83

2,820

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

Max 

Max

1,070 

850

Mln 

Min

0. 

0.

4 

4

Mean 

Mean

282 

214

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

205, 

154,

000 

700

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

Mean 

Mean

192 

285

Cfsm 

Cfam

5 

4

.02 

.45

In. 

In.

41.07 

60.55

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

159, 

204,

500 

600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Kachess Lake, In acre-feet.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 363

Cle Elum River near Roslyn, Wash.

Location. Lat 47°14'30", long. 121°03'50", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 20 N., R. 14 E., on left

 bank 1,000 ft downstream from dam at Cle Elum Lake and 4 miles northwest of Roslyn.

Drainage area.--203 sq mi.

Records available. October 1903 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,102.10 ft above mean sea level (Bureau

 of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Oct. 14, 1913, and Sept. 4, 1931, to Apr. 19, 

1933, staff gages and Oct. 14, 1913, to Sept. 3, 1931, water-stage recorder, at about 

same site at same datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 904 cfs (adjusted for storage since January 1906).

Extremes. 1908-9: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 5,380 cfs June 3 (gage

 height, 7.7 ft); minimum observed, 85 cfs (revised) Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.9 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,760 cfs June 13 (gage height, 9.37 

ft); no flow Nov. 20-23.

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs Nov. 15, 1906 (gage height, 14.05 ft); no 

flow at times when gates in dam are closed.

Revisions.--The minimum discharge for the water year 1909 has been revised to 85 

cfs Oct. 8, 1908 (gage height, 0.9 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 252.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. No diversion above 

station. Flow regulated by Cle Elum Lake (see p. 387).

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and six discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 369: 1906-8. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in water year 1908 and for the entire 

water year 1909, superseding those published in WSP 252 and 272, are given herein.

Date

1908

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

780

730

835

835

780

730

685

230

230

230

Date

1908-Con.

Sept. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

200

200

Date

1908-Con.

Sept. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

200

200

200

200

200

175

175

175

175

175

Month

September 19O6. .... 

Water year 1908. .

Observed

Maximum

835 

5,380

Minimum

175 

106

Mean

339 

933

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

20,200 

677,000

Change in 

contents 

in Cle 

Elum Lake 

(acre-feet)

-8,340 

+7,380

Adjusted

Mean

200 

942

Per 

square 

mile

0.985 

4.64

Runoff 

in 

inches

1.10 

63.13

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

11,900 

684,000
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Cle Elum River near Roslyn, Wash. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1908 to September 1909

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-fti

(t)

Oct.

175 

175

175 

175

175

200

200

85

260

350

320

385 

350

350

320

290

260

260

200

180

150

130

115

115

100

100

100

100

100

200

200

6,295

203

12,500

-1,330

Nov.

260 

290

200 

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200 

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

260

490

685

780

730

645

605

525

490

455

420

-

10,035

334

19 , 900

+14,000

Dec.

m320 

320

290

290

260

230

230

230

230

260 

290

320

290

290

290

260

260

230

230

200

230

260

260

260

320

350

385

320

290

8,730

282

17,300

-240

Jan.

260 

260

260 

290

260

260

260

230

230

230

230

200 

200

200

200

200

230

230

260

290

520

320

320

290

290

260

260

230

230

200

200

7,700

248

15,200

-240

Feb.

200 

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

125

175

175

200

230

260

290

290

290

260

260

260

260

260

230

230

230

-

-

6,275

224,

12,400

-240

Mar.

230 

230

200 

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

175

175 

175

200

230

260

290

320

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

420

490

565

685

132

730

9,955

321

19,700

+1,440

Apr.

730 

730

685 

645

605

605

565.

565

605

653

712

824 

967

1,110

1,160

1,130

1,020

945

901

923

901

890

956

1,070

1,140

1,420

1.570

1,470

1,460

1,190

-

28,147

938

55,800

+960

May

1.150 

1,290

1,610 

2,460

2,750

2,140

1,700

1,490

1,430

1,450

1,420

1,330 

1,350

1,570

1,750

1,920

1,940

1,970

2,050

2,060

1,850

1,700

1,610

1,830

2,340

2,950

3,300

5.450

3,040

2,620

2,520

62,020

2,000

123,000

+2,400

June

3,280 

5,100

5. 580 

4,540

3,760

3,460

2,970

2,750

2,710

2,970

3,300

3,520 

3,400

2,730

2,750

2,950

2,750

2,420

2,340

2,380

2,200

2,030

1,920

1,690

1,670

1,490

1,560

1,560

1,420

1.550

-

62,330

2,740

163,000

-2,880

July

1,330 

1,350

1,430 

1.460

1,460

1,420

1,350

1,250

1,190

1,160

1,170

1,160 

1,060

956

890

868

897

802

740

669

645

835

835

824

808

852

830

780

830

846

862

31,559

1,020

62,700

-5,950

Aug.

862 

862

868 

868

862

824

780

780

780

780

780

780 

721

637

577

533

472

448

424

392

378

357

338

323

311

296

314

332

323

314

308

17,624

569

35,000

-17,000

Sept.

502 

296

290 

290

290

290

290

290

290

287

281

260

23*

230

224

215

203

203

224

248

281

290

290

299

293

284

278

287

299

-

8,085

270

16,100 -80

Adjusted for change in contents in Cle Elum Lake

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

182

0.897

1.03

11,200

570

2.81

3.14

33,900

278

1.37

1.58

17,100

244

1.20

1.38

15,000

220

1.08

1.12

12,200

343

1.69

1.95

21,100

954

4.70

5.24

56,800

2,030

10.0

11.53

125,000

2,690

13.3

14.84

160,000

924

4.55

5.25

56,800

293

1.44

1.66

18 , 000

269

1.33

1.48

16,000'

Observed

Calendar year 1908: Max 5,380 

Water year 1908-9: Max 5,38O

Min 85 Mean 927 Ac-ft 673,000 

Min 85 Mean 764 Ac-ft 553,000

Adjusted

Calendar year 1908: Mean 950 

Water year 1908-9 : Mean 750

Cfsm 4.68 In. 63.72 Ac-ft 690,000 

Cfsm 3.69 In. 50.20 Ac-ft 543,000

t Change in contents in Cle Elum Lake, in acre-feet.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Cle Elum River near Roslyn, Wash. Continued

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

21

34

70

142

275

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.4

720

1,370

2,230

3,320

3,800

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

(t)

Oct.

1.450 

1,330

1,280

,150

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

996

858

756

750

685

462

374

303

131

76

66

*57

59

59

59

59

57

57

59

59

59

59

16,590

535

32,910

-27,850

Nov.

59 

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

60

60

60

60

60

59

60

60

29

*8.6

0

0

0

0

5.8

39

62

55

55

55

55

-

1,374.4

45.8

2,730

+2,510

Dec.

55 

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

*55

55

55

55

55

55

53

53

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

1,701

54.9

3,370

+5,140

Jan.

51

51

51

51

51

51

53

51

51

51

53

53

*55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

53

53

53

55

55

55

55

55

55

57

5J.

1,663

53.6

3,300

+66,000

Feb.

59 

60

60

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

57

57

57

57

57

44

25

*26

26

26

26

26

28

28

26

25

25

25

-

-

-

1,233

44.0

2,450

+56,910

Mar.

25 

25

25

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

*28

25

26

26

26

28

28

28

26

26

25

24

24

140

244

322

1,428

 46.1

2,830

+25,360

Apr.

322 

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

386

430

*434

540

685

715

685

635

488

227

53

34

36

36

36

36

34

36

34

-

9,102

303

18,050

+44,460

May

34 

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

*33

11

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

33

33

33

33

34

101

226

219

208

205

205

1,977

63.8

3,920

+145,000

June

205 

202

208

933

1,970

2,310

2,490

2,720

2,860

2,430

2,370

2,290

5.560

3,400

2,820

*2,740

2,760

2,930

2,640

1,940

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,620

1,610

1,470

1,420

1,430

1,450

1,510

-

59', 178

1,973

117,400

+10,890

July

1.770 

1,880

1,930

2,070

2,130

2,120

2,150

2.870

2,830

2,460

2,230

2,130

2,130

2,140

1,970

2,130

2,110

2,160

2,130

*2,290

2,310

2,410

2,430

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

70,300

2,268

139,400

-47,010

Aug.

1^450 

2,440

2,440

2,450

2,450

2,440

2,270

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,140

2,240

2,330

2,330

2,390

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,350

2,320

*2,280

2,100

2,030

1,820

1,760

1,710

1.65_0

69,820

2,252

138,500

-108,110

Sept.

1,610 

1,610

1,610

1,670

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1.710

1,690

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,690

1,700

*1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,450

1,260

-LO30

49,310

1,644

97,800

-85,890

Adjusted for change in contents In Gle Elum Lake

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

82.3

0.405

0.47

5,060

88.1

0.434

0.48

5,240

138

0.680

0.79

8,510

1,127

5.55

6.40

69 , 300

1,069

5.27

5.48

59,360

458

2.26

2.60

28,190

1,051

5.18

5.77

62,510

2,422

11.9

13.75

148,900

2,156

10.6

11.85

128,300

1,503

7.40

8.53

92,390

494

2.43

2.81

30,390

200

0.985

1.10

11,910

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Calendar 

Water yei

year 1952: 

ir 1952-53:

Max 

Max

Mean 

Mean

3,130 

3,560

666 

898

Min 

Min

Ad jus

Cf sn 

Cfsn

0 

0

ited

a 3. 

1 4,

.28 

.42

Mean 

Mean

In. 

In.

865 

111

44.65 

60.03

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

627 

562

483 

650

,800 

,700

,400 

,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Cle Elum Lake, in acre-feet.
366 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Yakima River at Cle Elum, Wash.

Lo£ation.--Lat 47e ll'aO". long. 120°56'40", in sec. 27, T. 20 N. f R. 15 E. , on left bank 

at highway bridge at Cle Elum just upstream from Roslyn Creek, 7 miles upstream from 

Teenaway River.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately.

gscoras avalTable.--August 1906 to September 1953.

Gage.--JafeF-stajge recorder. Datum of gage is 1,502.27 ft above mean sea level {levels 

ily Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 12, 1910, chain gage on highway bridge at 

different datum, Aug. 12, 1910, to July 11, 1911, staff gage 30 ft below bridge at 

present datum. July 12, 1911, to June 27, 1923, water-stage recorder under highway 

bridge at present datum, June 28, 1923, to Oct. 21, 1924, staff gages at various locationa near bridge.

Average discharge. 47 years, 1,957 cfs (adjusted for storage since October 1906 and 

?;ittitas Canal diversions since 1930).

Extrernes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 cfs June 14 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minlmum daily, 60 cfs Nov. 20, 21.

1906-53: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs Nov. 14, 1903 (gage height, 12.5 ft, from 

flcodmarks); minimum, that of Nov. 20, 21, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record and staffgage readings, which are fair, arid those for periods of no gage-height record, which 

are poor. Kittitas high-line canal diverts water from river at Easton for irrigation 

below station. Several smaller diversions for irrigation of several hundred acres 

above station. Considerable regulation by Keechelus, Kachess, and Cle Elum Lakes 

(see p. 387). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1953 are given in WSP 1293.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and six discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water yearsJ. WSP 369: 1910-11. WSP 832: 1936.

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

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac -ft

(t)

(*)

Oct.

1,750 

1,700

1,620

1,510

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,380

1,390

1,340

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,220

1,070

880

778

586

346

412

426

*215

150

125

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

25,576

825

50,730

-43,110

14.410

Nov.

120 

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

105

90

110

132

125

120

117

115

112 *109

£0.

60

62

70

84

105

120

120

120

120

120

3,254

106

6,450

+5,340

0

Dec.

120 

120

126

128

128

131

134

134

131

131

131

137

137

140

140

137

137

137

131

131

131

131

134

134

131

131

126

131

134

134

131

4,089

132

8,110

+13,030

0

Jan.

134 

140

142

137

137

137

140

154

248

310

319

395

438

*416

390

444

540

749

890

826

749

679

975

1,610

1,400

1,090

906

826

786

1,000

1.920

19,027

614

37,740

+152,800

0

Feb.

5.460 

2,320

1,750

1,550

1,270

1,250

1,490

1,590

1,400

1,260

1,140

1,050

975

914

890

*850

810

612 iai 564

570

564

546

540

522

504

510

528

-

-

29,933

1,069

59,370

+96,570

0

Mar.

516 

499

494

494

504

510

510

534

552

558

564

570

564

552

534

*516

516

504

499

494

422.

477

494

522

564

658

707

721

786

922

1.120,

17,927

578

35,560

+40,240

0

Apr.

1,160 

1,160

1,130

1,190

1,270

1,340

1,430

1,480

1,420

1,400

1,420

1,480

*1,540

1,440

1,490

1,620

1,630

1,620

1,610

1.640

1,430

1,160

1,010

1,000

993

826

906

1,340

',160

984

-

39,279

1,309

77,910"

+63,430

12,110

May

810 

672

606

612

858

1,270

1*160

1,070

794

588

*510

504

570

658

658

637

624

651

651

612

564

499

466

494

466

504

756

858

922

939

882

22,065

712

43,770

(-2 17, 600

36,500

June

802 

763

728

1,230

2,460

2,800

3,120

3,440

3,600

3,480

3,560

4,450

5,570

5. 740

4,750

4,090

*3,940

3,990

3,720

2,960

2,490

2,320

2,310

2,240

2,150

1,970

1,880

1,880

1,850

1,930

-

86,213

2,874

171,000

+21,900

41,960

July

2,520 

2,440

2,260

2,370

2,400

2,400

2,410

2,970

5.120

2,740

2,540

2,400

2,390

2,400

2.190

2,350

2,370

2,420

2,400

2,490

*2,580

2,670

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,820

2,800

2,840

2,910

2,910

3,080

80,650

2,602

160,000

-83,030

67,990

Aug.

5.030 

2,920

2,910

2,920

2,960

2,980

2,790

2,680

2,670

2,640

2,610

2,630

2,840

2,820

2,880

2,980

3,000

2,970

2,960

2,960

2,940

2,960

2,900

2,840

*2,820

2,640

2,540

2,320

2,200

2,160

2.080

85,550

2,760

169,700

-186 , 500

65,760

Sept.

2,020 

1,960

1,940

1,960

2,000

2,000

2,020

2,020

2.050

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,000

1,980

2,020

2,030

2,000

2,000

2,020

*2,000

1,980

1,980

1,990

1,980

1,970

1,990

1,840

1,520

1.400

-

58,770

1,959

116,600

-145,500

52,860

Adjusted for change in lake contents, and diversion

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

358

0.716

0.83

22,030

r 198

0.396

0.44

11,790

344

0.688

0.79

21,140

3,098

6.20

7.14

190,500

2,807

5.61

5.85

155,900

1,233

2.47

2.84

75,800

2,578

5.16

5.75

153,400

4,845

9.69

11.17

297,900

3,948

7.90

8.81

234,900

2,358

4.72

5.44

145,000

796

1.59

1.84

48,960

403

0.806

0.90

23,960

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53;

Max 

Max

3,480 

5,740

Min 

Min

60 

60

Mean 

Mean

1,

1,

306 

294

Ac -ft 

Ac -ft

948,200 

936,900

Adjusted

Calendar 

Water yei

year 1952: 

ir 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

1,431 

1,908

Cfsm 

Cfsm

2. 

3.

.86 

,82

In.

In.

38. 

51.

96 

80

Ac -ft 

Ac-ft

1,039,000 

1,381,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents for Keechelus, Kachess, and Cle Elum Lakes, In acre-feet.

* Diversion by Kittitas Canal, in acre-feet.

Note.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 23 to Nov. 24; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph and records for nearby stations. Discharge for Nov. 25 to Jan. 8 computed from twicedaily staff-gage readings.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 367

Yakima River at Umtanum, Wast

Location. La t 46°51'45", long. 120°28'30", in NVl£ sec. 20 T. 16 N., R. 19 E., on right 

bank at Umtanum half a mile upstream from Umtanum Creek and 10 miles south of Ellensburg.

Drainage area. 1,590 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1906 to September 1953 (fragmentary October 1915 to March 1931).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,300.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Sept. 28, 1911, staff or chain gages at approximately same site at various datums. Sept. 28, 1911, to Nov. 23, 1936, water-stage recorder on right bank at 

site about 300 ft upstream at datum 26.70 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,430 cfs June 14 (gage height, 34.01 ft); minimum, 266 cfs Nov. 25, 26 (gage height, 29.91 ft), but may have been less sometime during 

period of ice effect or no gage-height record.

1906-53: Maximum discharge. 41,000 cfs Nov. 15 or 16, 1906 (gage height, 41.1 ft, 

from floodmarks, present datum); minimum recorded,.138 cfs Oct. 3, 1915 (gage height, 

2.86 ft, datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by Keechelus, Kachess, and Cle Elum Lakes 

(see p. 387). Water diverted above station for irrigation of about 105,000 acres.

Cooperation. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 412: 1914. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in water year 1910, superseding those 

published in WSP 292, are given herewith:

Date

1909

Nov. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

9,850

17,300

18,OOO

22,200

19,200

8,520

8,620

12,900

14,600

16,900

10,700

8,840

6,610

5,190

Date

1909-C6n.

Dec. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

4,600

4,J30

3,640

3,300

2,970

2,770

3,410

4,130

4,600

4,000

3,830

3,640

3,080

2,910

Date

1909-Con.

Dec. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

2,580

2,400

2,310

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,920

2,050

1,890

1,890

1,990

1,740

Month

Calendar year 1909. .... 

Water year 1909-10.....

Cfs -Days

930,881 

1,249,929

Maximum

22,200 

22,200

Minimum

410 

358

Mean

2,550 

3,420

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,850,000 

2,480,000
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 

Yakima River at Umtanum, Wash.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

29.9

30.4

31.0

260

600

1,200

32.0

33.0

34.0

2,640

4,740

7,400

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.

2,170

2,160

2,020

1,960

1,800

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,740

1,760

1,660

1,570

1,540

1,470

1,500

1,310

1,200

1,080

880

762

820

735

*568

513

471

457

450

436

429

422

401

37,564

1,212

74,510

Nov.

401

394

394

394

387

380

380

372

368

372

372

372

387

401

394

380

380

372

368

*338

326

320

308

290

278

272

b280

b290

290

290

-

10,550

352

20,930

Dec.

300

300

300

300

330

330

340

340

340

340

330

330

350

370

380

375

*372

368

356

338

332

326

314

314

308

302

308

302

296

b330

b330

10,251

331

20,330

Jan.

308

326

332

338

338

338

344

401

708

870

880

1,010

1,270

*1,1FO

1,0: D

1,000

1,210

1,670

2,280

2,170

2,140

1,770

2,100

3,380

3,400

2,770

2,200

2,000

1,880

2,050

5,420

45,073

1,454

89,400

Feb.

7,340

5,510

4,110

3,630

3,100

2,970

3,050

3,220

2,930

2,680

2,420

2,220

2,060

1,980

1,880

1,770

1,710

*1,530

1,280

1,250

1,310

1,280

1,200

1,180

1,160

1.140

1,170

1,190

_

-

66,270

2,367

131,400

Mar.

1,180

1,110

1,100

1,090

1.080

1,110

1,180

1,240

1,470

1,730

1,850

1,800

1,690

1,570

1,440

1,420

1,380

*1,320

1,250

1,200

1,120

1,090

1,100

1,180

1,370

1,450

1,540

1,530

1,520

1,660

1,810

42,560

1,373

84,420

Apr.

1,880

1,860

1,810

1,810

1,920

1,940

2,060

2,170

2,080

1,990

1,990

2,000

2,040

*2,050

1,960

2,170

2,400

2,570

2,690

3,120

3,550

3,550

3,220

3,100

2,860

2,660

3,340

4,980

4,270

3,720

-

77,760

2,592

154,200

May

2,970

2,660

2,440

2,500

3,030

4,180

4,570

4,060

3,220

2,660

*2,170

1,900

1,880

2,040

2,270

2,350

2,540

2,780

2,900

2,710

2,860

2,750

2,280

2,470

2,350

2,330

2,840

3,030

3,100

3,220

3,100

86,160

2,779

170,900

June

2,840

2,590

2,370

2.250

3,240

3,840

4,690

4,910

4,960

4,910

4,740

5,280

6,570

7.130

6,460

5,460

*5,030

4,910

4,810

4,090

3,480

3,220

3,050

2,970

2,860

2,750

2,570

2,620

2,640

2,640

-

119,880

3,996

237,800

July

3,300

3,220

2 . 690

2,770

2,970

2,990

2,930

2,970

3,690

3,280

3,070

2,860

2,840

2,820

*2,770

2,730

2,750

2,690

2,730

2,730

2,860

2,860

3,030

3,100

3,100

3,090

3,050

3,030

3,140

3,140

^380

92,580

2,986

183,600

Aug.

3,860

3,140

3,180

3,180

3,240

3,380

3,360

3,140

3,100

3,070

3,030

2,990

3,120

3,140

3,120

3,220

3,300

3,240

3,220

3,300

3,280

3,340

3,380

3,320

3,260

3,280

3,380

3,220

2,990

2,860

2jJ9Q

99,330

3,204

197,000

Sept.

2,610

2,500

2,450

2,420

2,470

2,490

2,470

2,420

2,350

2,330

2,320

2,330

2,300

2,320

2,300

2,320

2,370

2,400

2,330

2,330

2,350

2,350

2,330

2,350

2,320

2,330

2,400

*2,440

2,110

2,000

-

70,810

2,360

140,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,090 Mln 272 Mean 1,847 Ac-ft 1,341,000

Water year 1SS2-53: Max 7,340 Mln 272 Mean 2,079 Ac-ft 1,505,000

* Discharge measurement made'on tnis day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Mote.--No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dee. 16; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage and records for nearby stations.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 3c» 

Bumping River near Nile, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°52', long. 121°18', in NE^ sec. 23, T. 16 N., R. 12 E., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from spillway of Bumping Lake Dam and 19 miles west of 

Nile.

Drainage area. 68.6 sq mi.

Records available. June to July 1906, April 1909 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,367.10 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

~~TTeclamation benchmark). June 13 to July 31, 1906, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 27 to Aug. 6, 1909, and June 25, 1912, to June 13, 

1913, staff gage at site three-eighths of a mile upstream at different datum. Aug. 7, 

1909, to June 24, 1912, staff gage at site 1,300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--44 years (1909-53), 290 cfs (adjusted for storage since November 1910).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.30 ft); mini- 

 mum, 9.5 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1906, 1909-53: Maximum discharge, 5,180 cfs Dec. 29, 1917 (gage height, 9.33 ft); 

practically no flow when gates in outlet conduit are closed.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion. Plow regulated by Bumping Lake (see p. 

Cooperation. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 369: 1911. WSP 1246: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in water year 1911, superseding those 

published in WSP 292, are given herewith:

Date

1910

Nov. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

e

7

Discharge

860

818

356

382

356

278

236

214

257

331

331

311

356

Date

19 10 -Con.

Dec. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

331

298

272

248

228

278

288

266

248

272

242

193

169

Date

1910-Con.

Dec. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

160

160

201

193

188

176

160

153

146

142

138

Month

Water year 1910-11. ......

Observed

Maximum

908 

356

2,170 

908

Minimum

79 

138 

0 

0

Mean

456 

232 

369 

288

Hunoff 

In 

acre-feet

27,100 

14,300 

267,000 

209,000

Change in 

contents in 

Bumping 

Lake 

(acre-feet)

+3,310 

-4,630 

-1,320 

+1,300 .

Adjusted

Mean

511 

157 

367 

290

Per 

square 

mile

7.45 

2.29 

5.35 

4.23

Runoff 

in 

inches

8.31 

2.64 

73.11 

57.36

Runoff 

in 

acre-feet

30,400 

9,670 

266,000 

210,000
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Bumping River near Nile, Wash.--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

(t)

Oct.

128

128

128

128

126

123

i3S T35

113 

87

71.

61

54 

48

*45

44

39

37

36

34

34

34

33

34

33

33

33

32

31

37

33

2,066

66.6

4,100

-2,260

Nov.

33

32

31

31

30

30

30

29

29

31

36

37

39 39

39

37

36

35

35

34

32

31

30

*30

28

26

26

25

25

24

-

950

31.7

1,880

-10

Dec.

24

25

26

33

34

34

36

37

37 

40

44

49

50 

56

li

61

58

54

52

50

50

50

46

45

42

40

40

41

45

46

45

1,351

43.6

2,680

+40

Jan.

44

52

58

60

56

58

62

74

121 

159

199

208

50 

12.5

_11

12

13.5

14.5

129

278

222

166

238

350

392

388

392

397

797

392

397

5,402.5

174

10,720

+18,720

Feb.

415

420

424

446

515

582

637

53?

626 

620

620

615

610 

598

588

582

571

566

560

319

10.5

4lT~ 9.8

560

338

288

288

288

_

-

13J.47.3

470

26,080

-7,250

Mar.

268

2BT

228

174

177

121

106

106

106 

106

58

52

52 

52

54

55

55

55

55

55

55

48

59

113

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

3,310

107

6,570

+ 680

Apr.

115

115

177

191

155

182

182

182

182 

182

182

182

180 

182

182

180

180

180

180

115

76

27

18

15

19.5

22

30

30

32

33

-

3,742.5

125

7,420

+5,260

May

30

26

25

25

94

172

180

185

185

182

177

225

303 

315

271

182

315

648

*944

1,000

930

811

694

642

560

520

582

632

225

772

742

12,594

406

24,980

+15,800

June

688

670

670

682

676

670

712

748

742 

712

736

867

1.190 

1,180

1,060

1,010

1,000

1,000

958

867

748

688

654

*615

604

604

615

620

620

626

-

23,232

774

46,080

+10

July

620

659

766

853

860

881

951

1,100

1,140 l,6So

951

923

874 

 790

712

615

540

510

480

453

446

500

485

475

460

460

460

475

515

515

515

20,984

677

41,620

-4,980

Aug.

515

'515 510

535

525

460

374

338

334 

326

330

330

319 

319

315

322

322

338

338

334

342

350

346

346

342

338

307

296

296

292

266

11,242

363

22,300

-14,390

Sept.

292

255

257

257

254

254

254

235

225 

219

217

215

217 

219

222

225

225

228

228

225

222

228

*225

225

205

193

193

193

193

185

-

6,798

227

13,480

-9,780

Adjusted for change In contents in Bumping Lake

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

29.9

0.436

0.50

1,840

31.4

0.458

0.51

1,870

44.2

0.644

0.74

2,720

479

6.98

8.05

29,440

339

4.94

5.15

18,830

118

1.72

1.98

. 7,250

213

3.10

3.47

12,680

663

9.66

11.15

40,780

775

11.3

12.60

46,090

596

8.69

10.01

36,640

129

1.88

2.16

7,910

62.2

0.907

1.01

3,700

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

Max 

Max

1,240 

1,190

Mln 

Min

16 

9. 8

Mean 

Mean

222 

287

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

161 

207

,400 

,900

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

220 

290

Cfsm 

Cfsm

3.21 

4.23

In. 

In.

43.60 

57.33

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

159 

209

,500 

,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Bumping Lake, In acre-feet.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 37]

American River near Nile, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°58'30", long. 121°10'10", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 17 N., R. 13 £., on right 

bank 300 ft upstream from Bumping Lake road crossing, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from mouth, and 16 miles northwest of Nile.

Drainage area. 78.9 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1909 to September 1911, July 1913 to September 1915 (fragmentary), October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,700.0 ft above mean sea level (Washington 

State Highway Department benchmark). Prior to Sept. 12, 1915, staff gage at site 300 

ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 12 to Dec. 7, 1939, staff gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1909-11, 1939-53), 239 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs June 13 (gage height, 74.66 ft)- minimum, 22 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 71.72 ft), but may have been less during period of 

ice effect; minimum daily, 26 cfs Nov. 27 to Dec. 1.

1909-11, 1913-15, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs May 27, 1948 (gage height, 

76.6 ft, from high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; 

minimum, 20 cfs Nov. 22, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion or regulation.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with and six discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 982: 1940-42. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Discharge in 

cubic feet per second, for periods in water year 1911, are given herewith. Daily 

figures have not previously been published but monthly figures supersede monthly estimate published on page 116 of WSP 369.

Date

1910

Nov. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

260

250

250

240

230

1,400

1,000

Date

1910-Con.

Nov. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

800

700

600

540

500

450

420

Date

1910-Con.

Nov. 30

1911

May 1

2

3

4

Discharge

390

540

550

560

580

Date

1911-Con

May 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

600

620

600

580

560

540

530

Date

1911-Con.

May 12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

520

520

520

530

540

540

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 16-30, 1910, May 1-17, 1911; discharge estimated on basis of 

records for nearby streams.

Month

May, 1911. ................

Cfs -days

12,976 

16,683

Maximum

1,180 

800

Minimum

82 

432

Mean

433 

538

Per square 

mile

5.49 

6.82

Runoff

Inches

6.12 

7.86

Ac re -feet

25,800 

33,100

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

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

*33

33

33

33

32

32

31

32

1,033

33.3

0.422

0.49

2,050

Nov.

32

32

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

33

39

39

38

38

38

37

36

36

35

33

33

32

31

*30

29

27

16

26

26

26

-

980

32.7

0.414

0.46

1,940

Dec.

26

27

29

30

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

31

40

44

45

43

41

*39

37

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

30

30

30

32

32

1,030

33.2

0.421

0.49

2,040

Jan.

44

46

46

42

50

52

108

148

213

453

550

381

*281

338

204

210

229

213

190

177

241

302

274

232

207

190

182

202

232

6,104

197

2.50

2.88

12,110

Feb.

465

425

385

369

316

278

292

284

248

229

210

196

182

165

158

152

145

139

*131

124

118

115

110

110

106

106

104

106

-

-

-

5,768

206

2.61

2.72

11,440

Mar.

104

101

101

91

101

103

104

120

131

131

*139

137

135

129

129

128

120

118

116

113

110

108

106

111

116

116

116

115

113

115

115

3,606

116

1.47

1.70

7,150

Apr.

108

108

108

110

111

113

113

111

106

104

101

99

96

96

95

*96

96

103

124

158

226

298

342

393

409

425

595

760

665

560

-

6,829

228

2.89

3.22

13,550

May

470

409

381

417

546

798

882

815

680

555

483

461

488

550

570

640

749

854

*990

876

749

605

524

465

413

397

488

580

675

727

625

18,842

608

7.71

8.88

37,370

June

550

537

532

537

537

532

575

605

555

537

585

744

1,010

854

793

754

788

798

665

570

501

488

470

*441

iS£

437

449

449

443

461

-

17,628

586

7.45

8.31

34,960

July

457

519

615

635

585

625

738

848

810

680

660

855

635

*585

524

437

401

413

401

354

328

313

292

302

244

229

213

202

190

190

ISi

14,265

460

5.83

6.72

28,290

Aug.

122

160

156

160

154

156

154

143

135

129

124

116

111

108

106

101

98

93

90

90

88

85

80

79

80

*8«

84

83

80

7*

22.

3,443

111

1.41

1.62

6,830

Sept.

£9

66

62

60

57

55

55

55

53

53

52

51

51

50

51

50

50

50

48

47

46

*4

46

46

46

46

46

52

53

64

-

1,574

52. 5

0.665

0.74

3,120

Calendar year 1952: Max 948 Min 26 Mean 187 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.29 Ac-ft 135,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,010 Mln 26 Mean 222 Cfem 2.81 In. 38.23 Ac-ffc 180,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22-29, Dec. 13-29.
372 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Tieton River at Tieton Dam, near Naohes, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°39'30", long. 121°07'20", in sec. 31, T. 14 N., R. 14 E. (unsurveyed), 

on left bank 900 ft upstream from Wildcat Creek, 1,200 ft downstream from Tieton Dam, 

19 miles upstream from Oak Creek, and 22 miles southwest of Naohes.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available. August 1908 to September 1914 (fragmentary), October 1918 to March 

1919, and April 1925 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1908 

to December 1913, July to September 1914, October 1918 to September 1920, and May 1925 

to September 1933 (mean monthly discharge) in State Water-Supply Bulletin 5. Published 

as "at McAllister Meadows" 1908-14 and as "at Rimrock" 1918-19.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,680.99 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1914, staff gage at site a third of a mile 

upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1918, to Mar. 31, 1919, Apr. 27 to Sept. 4, 1925, 

staff gage and reference point and Sept. 5, 1925, to Apr. 23, 1933, water-stage recorder, 

at site 800 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 24, 1938, to Dec. 11, 1934, waterstage recorder at present site at datum 2.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 34 years (1908-12, 1918-20, 1925-53), 481 cfs (adjusted for storage 

since October 1925) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs June 13 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Feb. 25 to Mar. 10 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1908-14, 1918-19, 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

9.24 ft); no flow Apr. 4-6, 10, 1930.

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

392 

672 

792

Water 

year

1910 

1928 

1935

Date

Nov. 23, 1909 

June 1, 1928 

May 25, 1935

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,380 

5,260 

2,090

Gage height 

(feet)

*6.35 

7.80 

5.80

* From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from staff-gage readings, which are fair. 

No diversion. Flow regulated by Tieton Reservoir (see p.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and six discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 369: 1909-10. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for a period in water year 1910, superseding those published in WSP 272, 

are given herewith:

Date

1909 

Dec. 17 

18 

19 

20 

21

Discharge

b410 

b390 

b350 

b370 

b300

Date

1909-Con. 

Dec. 22 

23 

24 

25 

26

Discharge

b280 

b240 

b230 

b220 

b210

Date

1909-Con. 

Dec. 27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Discharge

b200 

b200 

b!90 

blSO 

blSO

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Morth

December 1909. ......... .

Calendar yeai- 1909. .... 

Water ye&r 1909-10.....

Maximum

1,820

4,200

4,200

Minimum

180

138 

127

Mean

554

524 

664

Runoff in 

acre-feet

34,100

379,000 

480,000
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 

Tieton River at Tieton Dam, near Naches , Wash. Continued

373

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 3 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

3.7

105

235

420

515

1.5

1.6

2.0 

2.4

5.5 

8.0

12

94

2.6 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

174

365

675

1,360

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

(t)

Oct.

510

475

465

460

460

465

460

447

416

416

412

416

416

412

416

416

*388

332

302

295

284

235

174

156

154

154

154

149

144

141

139

10,263

331

20,360

-10,470

Nov.

139

139

134

134

139

137

139

139

139

132

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

129

129

164

*211

223

223

223

223

223

-

4,516

151

8,960

-1,090

Dec.

151

125

125

127

127

127

125

125

125

125

127

127

127

127

127

127

125

125

125

*125

125

125

123

120

T20

120

123

123

123

125

125

3,696

126

7,730

+1,340

Jan.

125

T25

57

6.2

672

6.2

6.2

42

63

6.6

7.2

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

*8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

6.0

.8

.8

.6

.8

.5

.5

.5

8.0

608.3

19.6

1,210

+36,620

Feb.

7.6

6.4

B7I

8.0

6.0

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

_

-

196.3

7.01

389

+30,850

Mar.

6.0

675

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

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

6.5

6.5

6.5

11

259.8

 8.38

515

+16,110

Apr.

Ill

147

174

174

220

222

200

79

97

149

151

214

256

256

327

410

410

274

*228

136

39

6.5

675

19.0

44

43

19.5

6.5

18.0

59

-

4,500.0

150

8,930

+18,210

May

79

80

76

78

76

76

76

78

100

113

177

331

393

446

36T

342

335

*305

271

256

258

256

313

327

327

377

357

327

327

327

331

7,586

245

15,050

+44,990

June

335

4l4

693

847

902

937

1,020

1,020

972

923

972

1,190

1.570

1,500

1,420

1,380

1,430

1,420

1,270

1,120

986

902

*860

608

783

821

647

640

834

634

-

29', 850

995

59,210

+2,740

July

759

777

937

1,060

1,090

1,130

1,220

1,420

1 ,420

1,270

1,150

1,150

*1,150

1,140

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,190

1,210

1,350

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,340

1,370

1,300

1,260

37,623

1,214

74,620

-18,980

Aug.

1,200

1.210

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,010

930

937

937

956

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,040

*958

930

930

930

902

33,512

1,081

66,470

-38,790

Sept.

654

854

888

930

930

930

930

930

930

*965

,000

,000

,000

,080

.140

1,140

1,060

1,000

695

821

834

808

795

795

795

747

735

735

735

669

-

26,925

898

53,400

-36,740

Adjusted for change in Tieton Reservoir contents

Ac-ft

161

0.861

0.99

9,890

132

0.706

0.79

7,870

148

0.791

0.91

9,070

615

3.29

3.79

37,830

563

3.01

3.13

31,240

270

1.44

1.67

16,620

456

2.44

2.72

27,140

976

5.22

6.02

60,040

1,041

5.57

6.21

61,9.50

905

4.84

5.56

55,640

450

2.41

2.78

27,680

280

1.50

1.67

16,660

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,520 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,570

Win 84 Mean 510 Ac-ft 370,000 

Min 6.0 Mean 438 Ac-ft 316,800

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: Mean 427 

Water year 1952-53: Mean 500

Cfsm 2.28 In. 31.11 Ac-ft 310,300 

Cfsm 2.67 In. 36.26 Ac-ft 361,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in Tieton Reservoir, in acre-feet.

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Jan. 3 to Mar. 31, Apr. 6-9, Apr. 21 

to May 9
374 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Tieton River at headworks of Tieton Canal, near Naches, Wash.

Location. La t 46°40'10", long. 121°00'20", in sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 15 E. (unsurveyed), 

on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from headworks of Tieton Canal, 12 miles upstream 

from Oak Creek, and 16 miles southwest of Naches.

Drainage area. 239 sq mi.

Records available, April to September 1906 (fragmentary gage-height records), July 1907 

to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,280.44 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 28, 1909, staff gages at same site or sites within l£ miles 

downstream referred to same datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1907-16, 1918-53), 545 cfs (adjusted for diversions since 

1910 and for storage since October 1924).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs June 13 (gage height, 4.20 ft); minimutn, 6.5 cfs Mar. 5, 6, 7, (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1907-53: Maximum discharge, 8,910 cfs Dec. 22, 1933 (gage height, 9.70 ft); no 

flow at times in 1926, 1929, 1931-32, 1934, 1945.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1910 has been revised to 5,400 

cfs Nov. 24, 1909 (gage height, 7.15 ft, from graph based upon gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 392.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversion for irrigation by Tieton Canal. Flow regulated by 

Tieton Reservoir, 7 miles above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and six discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for a period in water year 1920, superseding those published in WSP 512, 870 

are given herewith:

Date

1919

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

130

125

118

111

106

98

94

92

Date

1919-Con.

Dec 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

100

102

100

104

145

170

192

218

Date

1919-Con.

Dec. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

241

272

292

275

305

331

315

Combined flow of canal and river

Month Maximum

1,030

Minimum

109

Mean

254

376

Runoff In 

acre-feet

273,000

Per square 

mile

1.57

Runoff In 

Inches

1.22

21.42
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 375 

Tieton River at headworks of Tieton Canal, near Naches, Wash.--Continued

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

and discharge In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

13.5 

32.5 

SO 

160

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

4.2

315

470

1,230

1,410

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

/to -ft

(t)

(*)

Oct.

476

464

432

437

442

448

448

426

405 

410

410

405

405

410

410

410

*385

340

292

279

262

223

174

142

136

130

124

116

105

102

100

9,748

314

19,330

-10,470

0

Nov.

95

93

93

93

93

91

9T

91

93 

93

91

93

98

100

100

102

105

110

113

116

119

124

127

124

130

*139

142

142

142

139

-

3,282

109

6,510

-1,090

899

Dec.

133

130

133

133

130

130

130

130

130 

130

133

133

T3"9 139

139

136

136

133

133

*136

136

136

136

133

130

130

130

130

133

133

133

4,126

133

8,180

+ 1,340

60

Jan.

133

136

82

17.5

15

16.5

17.5

25

167 

58

89

136

87

67

56

*67

127

1S4

170

127

95

100

230

195

160

122

95

89

93

110

302

3,368.5

109

6,680

+36,620

0

Feb.

306

195

133

100

78

72

82

72

52 

70

80

74

69

63

56

56

56

50

*48

49

46

42

39

41

41

39

43

43

_

-

2,095

74.8

4,160

+30,850

776

Mar.

42

39

37

17.5

6.5

6.5

8.1

18.5

29 

*34

23

15

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

15

12.5

11.5

11

11

12.5

46

520.3

16. 8

1,030

+16,110

2,150

Apr.

113

154

178

195

258

274

250

154

28 

89

181

223

274

254

302

400

158" 415

*238

195

127

87

54

45

56

46

89

54

27

23

-

5,077

169

10,070

+18,210

4,400

May

46

30

25

54

95

113

89

43

35 

34

69

216

288

254

242

230

234

*195

151

108

95

93

157

133

127

184

212

198

223

223

212

4,438

143

8,800

+44,990

14,560

June

216

ZTQ

518

684

691

726

780

772

726 

677

719

964

1,350

1,260

1,180

1,130

1,140

1,090

964

820

712

635

*607

544

506

518

544

530

512

506

-

22,291

743

44,210

+ 2,740

16,980

July

442

448

572

670

698

740

836

1,010

 1,020 9~0~B~

812

820

*828

820

780

780

820

740

780

916

988

988

980

932

884

884

868

908

948

900

836

2E.556

824

5C ,690

-If ,980

2(1,950

Aug.

788

758

788

788

780

756

663

565

565

565

572

677

712

712

712

719

712

712

712

705

705

705

698

684

670

642

586

*558

5~51T

558

558

20,913

675

41,480

-38,790

21,210

Sept.

518

506

518

572

572

572

565

565

558 

*600

628

628

621

684

733

733

684

628

537

482

494

454

454

454

448

426

405

405

405

400

-

16,249

542

32,230

-36,740

20,110

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents and diversion

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

144

0.603

0/70

8,860

106

0.444

0.50

6,320

156

0.653

0.75

9,580

704

2.95

3.40

43,300

644

2.69

2.81

35,790

314

1.31

1.51

19,290

549

2.30

Z.56

32,680

1,112

4.65

5.36

68,350

1,074

4.49

5.02

63,930

856

3.58

4.13

52,660

389

1.63

1.87

23,900

262

1.10

1.22

15,600

Calendar 

Water yee

year 1952 : 

ir 1952-53:

Max 

Max

1,190 

1,350

Mln 

Mln

91 

6..5

Mean 

Mean

405 

322

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

293 

 233

,800 

,400

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

466 

525

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1, 

2,

,95 

,20

In. 

In.

26.64 

29.83

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

338 

380

,100 

,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents of Tieton Reservoir, In acre-feet.

* Diversion by Tieton Canal, In acre-feet.
376 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Naches River below Tieton River, near Naches, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°44 I 40", long. 120°46'00", in SW^NE^ sec. 36, T. 15 N., R. 16 E., on 

left bank half a mile downstream from Wapatox power canal, three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Tieton River, and 3j miles northwest of Naches.

Drainage area.--941 sq mi.

Records available.--August to October 1905, November 1908 to October 1912, and May 1915 

to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1905 and October 1908 

to September 1912 (mean monthly discharge) in State Water-Supply Bulletin 5.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,549.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Dec. 7, 1916, staff gage and Dec. 7, 

1916, to Sept. 9, 1936, water-stage recorder, at site five-eighths of a mile upstream 

at different datums. Sept. 10 to Oct. 30, 1936, staff gage at present site and datum 

12.27 ft lower.

Average discharge.--41 years (1908-12, 1916-53), 1,665 cfs (adjusted for diversions by 

Selah Valley and Tieton Canals since 1909, city of Yakima at Oak Flat since 1935, and 

by Wapatox Canal since 1936, and for change in contents in Bumping Lake since November 

1910, and in Tieton Reservoir since October 1924).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 cfs June 13 (gage height, 14.96 ft); minimum, 14.5 cfs Jan. 1 (gage height, 9.94 ft).

1905, 1908-12, 1915-53: Maximum discharge, 32,200 cfs Dec. 22, 23, 1933 (gage 

height, 14.33 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1 cfs Nov. 7, 1942, and for 

many days during winter of 1943-44, result of regulation and diversion.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

462 

870 

870 

870 

870 

870

Water 

year

1910 

1929 

1930 

1932 

1933 

1935

Date

Nov. 24, 1909 

May 24, 1929 

Apr. 23, 1930 

May 10, 11, June 16, 1932 

June 15, 1933 

May 30, 1935

Discharge 

(cfs)

19,400 

3,520 

3,300 

4,500 

10,600 

6,350

Gage height 

(feet)

9.0 

5.50 

5.35 

6.16 

9.05 

8.50

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

Flow regulated by Bumping Lake and Tieton Reservoir (see p. 387), by diversion at Oak 

Flat for municipal supply of city of Yakima below station, and by diversion of Selah 

Valley, Tieton, and Wapatox Canals. Small unmeasured diversions for irrigation of 

approximately 420 acres above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and six discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions.--WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for a period during water year 1911, superseding those published in WSP 312, 

492, and 870 are given herein:

Date

1910

Nov. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

5,470

4,940

4,690

4,440

4.20O

3,740

3,110

2,740

2,570

'2,260

1,970

1,700

1,580

1,460

Date

1910-Con.

Dec. 6

7

8

9

1011

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

1,460

1,350

1,350

1,240

1,240

1,140

1,140

1,040

1,040

1,040

950

950

870

870

Date

1'910-Con.

Dec. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

870

795

795

795

725

725

795

795

795

795

725

725

Month

November 1910. 

December ...... 

Calendar year

Water year 

1910-11.....

Observed

Maximum

6.000 

2,260

10,200 

7,500

Minimum

565 

725

360

410

Mean

2,560 

1,100

2,300 

1,570

Runoff In 

acre-feet

152,000 

67 , 600

1,660,000 

1,130,000

Change In 

contents 

In Bumping 

Lake 

(acre-feet)

+3,310 

-4,630

-1,320 

+1,300

Diversions 

by 

Tieton and 

Selah 

Valley 

canals 

(acre-feet)

0 

0

47,600 

69,300

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents and diversions

Mean

2.6OO 

1,020

2,360 

1,670

Per 

square 

mile

2.76 

1.08

2.51 

1.77

Runoff

Inches

3.08 

1.24

34.10 

23.97

Acre-feet

155,000 

63,000

1,710,008' 

1,210,000
YAKIMA. RIVER BASIN 377 

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

10.0 22

10.2 47

10.4 90

10.8 237

11.5

12.5

13.4

590

1,430

2,660

10.7

11.0

11.5

12.0

178

301

570

950

13.0 2,110

14.0 3,850

14.9 5,620

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

2S

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

i

t j

*)

Oct.

142

T3T

102

96

96

99

99

108

90 

90

88

88 

76

68

66

68

*64

82

53

53

53

53

49

40

40

40

41

41 

40

40

40

2,216

71.5

4,400

-12,730

26,920

Nov.

40

39

39

40

40

40

40

43

43 

4O

40

40 

40

39

36

34

34

34

36

34

33

31

28

26

24.

*32

26

a26 

a26

a26

-

1,049

35.0

2,080

-1,100

15,700

Dec.

a26

a26

a27

a27

a28

a27

a2&

a28

28 

29

28

28 

31

34

33

32

32

*32

32

32

31

31

29"

28

28

28

25 

28

28

28

915

29.5

1,810

+1,380

17 , 280

Jan.

26

156

250

152

183

179

195

187

572 

514

603

1,430 

1,310

785

*514

430

480

785

904

936

80O

572

987

1,370

1,310

1,090

936

816 

792

800

1,250

21,314

688

42,280

+55,340

20,630

Feb.

2,520

2,6lO

1,660

1,520

1,380

1,300

1,410

1,450

1,330 

1,250

1,180

1,080 

996

944

904

856

808

74O

676

*62Z

928

263

246

554

542

390

370 375-

_

-

28,304

1,011

56 , 140

+23,600

26,150

Mar.

355

340

325

298

246

246

220

241

302

360

*375_

345

316

289

280

267

258

250

233

216

208

191

168

1ST

237

233

237

237

237

241

250

8,188

264

16,240

+16,790

26,020

Apr.

294

284 255"

365

430

480

455

440

302 

355

340

415 

480

415

370

480

542

480

530

*828

1,170

1,450

1,460

1,570

1,580

1,600

2,310

2. .920 

2,450

1,970

-

27,063

902

53,680

+23,470

37,040

May

1,620

1.540 i,"STO

1,9OO

2,580

3,930

4.310

37776"

3,010 

2,520

1,960

*1,790 

2,000

2,260

2,320

2 , 400

2,750

3,320

3,930

*3,760

3,240

2,610

2,280

2,080

1,780

1,680

2,1-20

2,360 

2,780

3,030

2,750

79,550

2,566

157,800

+60,790

45,100

June

2,440

2,320

2,500

2,650

2,650

2,660

2,940

3,080

2,890 

2,680

2,850

3,580 

5,520

5, I*'

4,500

4,210

4,230

4,140

*3,680

3,010

2,550

2,260

2,110

1,940

1 .820

1,820

1,870

1,870 

1,840

1,900

-

87,610

2,920

173,800

+2,750

55,260

July

1,840

1,93O

2,230

2,530

2,550

2,600

2,890

3,380

5,510 2, '§'70

2,660

2,550 

2,470

2,310

2,080

*1,830

1,700

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,570

1,540

1,460

1,350

1,340

1,280

1,310 

1,360

1,320

lj.240

62,110

2,004

123,200

-23,960

60,940

Aug.

1.150

1,150'

1,130

1/150

1,150

1,140

923

750

712 

698

656

698 

735

720

712

7 2O

720

712

691

684

663

677

677

649

*635

618

564

522

510

504

4J2.

23,490

758

46,590

-53,180

59,560

Sept.

422

422

411

438

422

416

411

406

395 

400

416

411 

406

438

488

*488-

455

460

358

301

297

275

241

220

216

205

178

TS1F

197

186

-

10,561

352

20,950

-46,520

56,670

Adjusted for change in lake and reservoir contents and diversion

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

302

0.321

0.37

18,590

280

0.298

0.33

16,680

333

0.354

0.41

20,470

1,922

2.04

2.36

118,200

1,907

2.03

2.11

105 , 900

960

1.02

1.18

59,050

1,919

2.04

2.28

114,200

4,289

4.56

5.25

263,700

3,896

4.14

4.62

231,800

2,605

2.77

3.19

160,200

861

0.915

1.06

52,970

523

0.556

0.62

31,100

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 4,

Max 5,

070 

520

Min 24 

Min 24

Mean 799 

Mean 965

Ac-ft 

Ac -ft

579,810 

698,970

Adjusted

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Mean 

Mean

1.344 

1,648

Cfsm 1.43 

Cfsm 1.75

In. 19.44 

In. 23.78

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

975,700 

1,193,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in Bumping Lake, and Tieton Reservoir, in acre-feet, furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation.

* Diversions, in acre-feet, by Tieton, Selah Valley, and Wapatox Canals (furnished by Bureau of 

Reclamation) and City of Yakima (furnished by water superintendent of city of Yakima).

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

streams.
378 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

North Fork Ahtanum near Tampico, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°33'40", long. 120°55'10", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 15 E., on left 

bank 150 ft downstream from Nasty Creek, 3? miles upstream from Tampico and confluence 

with South Fork, and 20 miles west of Yakima.

Drainage area. 68.9 sq mi.

Records available. August 1907 to September 1924, March 1931 to September 1953. No 

winter records 1907, 1908, 1915-24.

gage . Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 2,450 ft (from 

^Topographic map). Prior to Sept. 20, 1934, staff gage or water-stage recorder at site 

50 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1909-15, 1931-53), 68.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 323 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 1.76 ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

1907-24, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 770 cfs May 27, 1948 (gage height, 2.97 ft); 

maximum gage height, 4.6 ft June 18, 1916 (site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 5.0 cfs Nov. 14, 15, 1944, Jan. 20, 1945 (gage height, 0.18 ft), but may have 

been less during periods of ice effect.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1910 has been revised to 766 cfs 

Mar. 1, 1910 (gage height, 3.45 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding 

figure published in WSP 392.

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

which are poor. No diversion of importance. Ho regulation.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and 12 discharge measurements furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

 second, for some periods in water years 1914-15, superseding those published in WSP 392, 

412, 442, 492, and 870 are given herewith:

Date

1913

Dec. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

19

18

17

17

16

17

18

19

Date

1914

Dec. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

23

24

24

25

25

26

26

27

Date

1914-Con.

Dec. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

Month

Calendar year 1913. .....

Water year 1913-14. . ....

Calendar year 1914 ...... 

Water year 1914-15. . ....

Maximum

427

321

321 

244

Minimum

16

16

16 

14

Mean

73.6

83.7

85.8 

55.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

53,300

60,600

62,100 

40,200

a Partly estimated.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 379

North Fork Ahtanum Creek near Tampico, Wash.--Continued

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3 

.5

9.2

18

41

1.0 

1.5 

1.8

127

245

332

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.

Ao-ft

Oct.

18

17

17

17

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 *16

16

16

16

16

501

16.2

0.235

0.27

994

Nov.

15.5

15.5

11 *17

16

16

16

16

14.5

17

17

16

17

16

14.5

14.5

17

17

16

15.5

11.5

8.6

bS76

b8.6

*8.6

8.6

b8. 6

b8. 6

b8.6

b6. 6

-

409.9

13.7

0.199

0.22

813

Dec.

b9.0

b!4

20

19

19

17

17

16

16

16

16

19

21

19

17

16

16

16 *16

16

16

15.5

14.5

17

15.5

15.5

15.5

13.5

16

17

16

507.0

16.4

0.238

0.27

1,010

Jan.

16

17

20

18

16

*14.5

a!7

a22

a29

a70

a!24

a!63

al!6

a8 2

a71

a68

a 90

allO

a!20

a95

83

74

101

103

94

86

76 *71

71

71

99

2,207.5

71.2

1.03

1.19

4,380

Feb.

119

115

107

99

90

83

85

80

74

69

66

61

58

55

52

49

48

44

38 *40

*38

37

33

34

34

34

34

34

_

_

-

1,710

61.1

0.887

0.92

3,390

Mar.

33

32

33

33

33

34

34

37

42

48

49

49

48

44

45

45

42

42

41

40

38

37

38

44

46

44

44

42

44

44

44

1,269

40.9

0.594

0.68

2,520

Apr.

44

42 *41

42

44

44

46

48

48

44

42

42

41

41

42

*48

52

55

66

92

127

150

159

163

166

175

308

253

248

212

-

2,965

98.8

1.43

1.60

5,880

May

187

168

168 *184

227

279

276

240

206

189

180

184

194

206

222

245

267

282

285

256

227

192

175

159

144

157

170

180

209

222

204

6,484

209

3.03

3.50

12,860

June

192

189

184

182

172

182

187

187

175

172

184

240

273

240

240

227

224

211 *189

168

157

152

148

142

142

142

140

140

133

151

-

5,445

182

2.64

2.94

10,800

July

135

135

140

142

142

140

142

144

135

119

113

109

105

101

94

86

80

76

71

69

63

63

60

58

55

52

*49

46

46

44

il

2,856

92.1

1.34

1.54

5,660

Aug.

11

40

40

40

40

41

38

34

34

33

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

33

31

31

30

30

28

28

27

31 *30

28

27

26

25

1,008

32.5

0.472

0.54

2,000

Sept.

25

24

24

23

23

24

24

24

23

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

20

20

*20

20

19

20

20

20

22

-

651

21.7

0.315

0.35

1,290

Calendar year 1952 : Max 282 Hin 8.6 Mean 61.9 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.24 Ao-ft 44,960

Water year 1952-53: Max 308 Hln 8.6 Mean 71.3 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.02 Ao-ft 51,600

________ (base, 200 of a). Apr. 27 (9 to 10 p.m.) 323 ofs (1.76 ft); Hay 6 (11 p.m.) 290 

ofs (1.66 ft); May 18 (11 p.m.) 311 ofs (1.73 ft); June 12 (8 p.m.) 320 ofs (1.76 ft). *

* Discharge measurement made on this day. -

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

South Fork Ahtanum Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
380 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 46°30'30", long. 120°54'50", in SW£ sec. 23, T. 12 N., R. 15 E., on left 

bank at Conrad Ranch, 2\ miles upstream from confluence with North Fork, 2f miles 

southwest of Tampico, and 20 miles southwest of Yaklma.

Drainage area.--24.8 sqml.

Records available. March 1915 to September 1924 (no winter records), March 1931 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 2,400 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Aug. 9, 1918, staff gage at same site at datum 1.00 ft 

lower. Aug. 9, 1918, to Mar. 22, 1951, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 79 cfs June 6 (gage height, 1.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.0 cfs Nov. 23 to Dec. 1.

1915-24, 1931-53: Maximum discharge observed, 424 cfs Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height, 

3.10 ft), from rating curve extended above 80 cfs; minimum, 2.6 cfs Aug. 23, 25, 1931 

(gage height, 0.35 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversion 

for irrigation of about 55 acres above station. No regulation.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and nine discharge measurements furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 312: 1910. WSP 902: 1939. WSP 1246: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.3

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.

e'.o 6.0

5^7

5.

5.

*5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5. is.

5.

5.

5.

5.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

181.2

5.85

359

Nov.

6.0

5.7

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.7

b5.0

*b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

176.5

5.88

350

Dec.

b5.0

b6.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

*5.7

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

b5.7

b5.7

b5.7

6.0

188.9

6.09

375

Jan.

6.0

IsTo

7.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

7.0

9.5

38

19

34

57

40

30

25

24

32

40

43

41

35

31

35

40

39

34

30

*27

26

24

29

827.3

26.7

1,640

Feb.

38

35

34

31

29

26

26

24

23

22

20

19

18.5

17.5

16.5

16

15.5

14.5

14

*13.5

*14

13.5

13

13

13

12.5

12.5

12

-

-

556.5

19.9

1,100

Mar.

12

11.5

12

11.5

11.5

11

11

11.5

12.5

13.5

14.5

15

14.5

14.5

14.5

14

13.5

13.5

13

12.5

12

12

11.5

12

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

12

12

387.0

12.5

768

Apr.

12

12

12

12

11.5

11.5

12

13

12

12

12

IE

12

12

12

12.5

*14

15

16.5

22

28

28

34

34

34

35

68

68

59

53

-

701.0

23.4

1,390

May

44

40

39

»40

44

53

55

53

46

43

41

41

42

44

47

52

54

59

66

60

58

54

48

46

41

41

43

43

48

52

53

1,490

48.1

2,960

June

53

50

49

48

47

49

52

49

49

48

50

60

66

66

62

62

60

59

*54

52

48

46

43

42

39

39

36

36

34

34

-

1,482

49.4

2,940

July

*32

32

33

32

31

29

29

29

29

27

25

24

24

22

21

19.5

19

18.5

17

17

16

15.5

15

14.5

14.5

14

14

14

13.5

13.5

13

667.5

21.5

1,320

Aug.

11

12.5

12.5

13

13

13

12.5

12

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

11

11

10.5

10.5

11.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

11.5

*11

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

351.0

11.3

696

Sept.

9.5

10

10.5

10

10

10

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

*7.0

6/7

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.0

-

242.2

8.07

480

Calendar year 1952: Max 66 Mln 5.0 Mean 17.0 Ac-ft 12,330

Water year 1952-53: Max 68 Min 5.0 Mean 19.9 Ac-ft 14,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 381

Ahtanum Creek at Union Gap, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°32«10", long. 120°28'15", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., on left 

bank just upstream from Union Pacific Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from mouth and 1 mile south of Union Gap.

Drainage area.--171 sq mi.

Records available.--May to November 1904, August 1907 to July 1908, March 1910 to September 1914, May 1951 to April 1953 (discontinued). Published as "near Yakima" 1904, 

1907-8, 1910-12.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 940 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gages at approximately same site at different daturas.

Extremes. 1912-13: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 447 cfs June 4 (gage 

height, 3.30 ft, datum then in use); minimum observed, 5 cfs July 30, Aug. 1, 7, 8, 

(gage height, 0.10 ft, datum then in use).

1913-14: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 369 cfs May 25 (gage height, 

1.85 ft, datum then in use); minimum probably less than 8 cfs during period July to 

September.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during period October to April, 329 cfs Jan. 10 (gage 

height, 2.24 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1904, 1907-8, 1910-14, 1951-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,530 cfs Mar. 3, 1910 

(gage height, 8.9 ft, datum then in use); no flow for many days during September and 

October 1904.

Remarks.--Records good. Water diverted for irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station. 

Occasional diurnal fluctuation from unknown cause.

Revisions. WSP 1216: Drainage area.

Note. Records for water years 1913-14, not previously published, are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1912 to September 1913

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.0

8.'o

9.4

8.0

8 .

8 .

9.

9.

9.

8 .

9.

9.

9.

8.

8 .

9.

9. 

9.

9.

9.4

10.0

10

11

9.4

12

12

12

12

12

12

298.6

9.63

592

Nov.

B12

12

12

13 '13

12

12

15

13

13

17

15

20

20

22

22 

22

22

22

18

20

22

22

20

22

22

20

22

521

17.4

1,030

Dec.

22

26

26

26

26

22

22

22

20

20

20

22

26

26

26

26

26

28 

28

26

26

25

25

28

28

26

28

28

28

47

47

822

26.5

1,630

Jan.

41 

38

47

75

47

38

47

47

50

54

47

47

47

47

41

45

41

41 

36

34

38

41

34

41

38

38

38

38

38

38

50

1,342

43.3

2,660

Feb.

41 

47

47

47

47

47

36

18

18

26

26

31

31

36

38

41

131

ffi

76

76

79

76

76

76

76

76

64

_

_

-

1,632

58.3

3,240

Mar.

64 

64

73

68

76

73

76

76

76

79

79

84

84

76

76

76

76

76 

76

76

76

76

76

64

73

64

68" 61

64

61

64

2,251

72.6

4,460

Apr.

68 

68

68

68

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

§1

97

102

136

141

141

141 

141

141

146

148

Tiff

148

138

136

141

148

141

136

3,335

111

. 6,610

May

93

112

93

76

76

6"8~ 68

76

112

148

165

165

160

148

141

136

136

136 

141

136

124

131

146

146

160

184

248

347

389

374

336

4,971

160

9,860

June

347 

389

416

447

4l6

374

318

347

374

347

318

248

237

237

234

204

184

171 

165

165

163

160

171

174

171

160

153

148

141

156

7,515

250

14,910

July

117 

108

76

76

76

73

54

61

32

28

35

28

28

32

27

28

24

22

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

9

9

9

7

5

ff

1,083

34.9

2,150

Aug.

if

9

9

9

12

5

5

12

9

14

9

9

9

7

7

7

9

Ts

15

15

15

15

9

9

9

14

14

9

9

321

10.4

637

Sept.

12 

12

9

9

8

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

12

15

15

12

9

9

9

9

9

9

12

9

9

284

9.47

563

Calendar year 1912: Max 258 Mln 7.0 Mean 50.3 Ac-ft 36,410

Water year 1912-13: Max 447 Mln 5 Mean 66.8 Ac-ft 48,340
382 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Ahtanum Creek at Union Gap, Wash. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1913 to September 1914

Day

1

2

3

4

5

b

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

TF

15

15

15

14

2O

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

18

18

15

16

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

12

IE

12

IE

463

14.9

918

Nov.

12

12

9

14

12

12

12

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

18

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

24

24

24

48

37

28

-

482

16.1

956

Dec.

28

27

28

27

28

24

22

27

24

22

24

24

3E

22

Si

24

22

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

32

32

42

4T

854

27.5

1,690

Jan.

4346-

43

48

48

69

112

136

136

124

124

112

112

97

93

97

103

103

97

93

97

97

103

103

103

97

97

93

84

93

93

2,896

93.4

5,74O

Feb.

93

93

84

84

84

64

i§_

61

69

76

76

76

76

69

69

69

76

69

69

69

160

187

135

136

187

148

12.4

160

_

_

-

2,712

96.9

5,380

Mar.

174

187

174

160

160

160

160

160

187

187

187

160

160

187

187

214

214

214

228

242

214

214

214

201

187

187

187

187

187

187

112

5,779

186

11 , 5OO

Apr.

112

112

112

93

93

131

148

160

187

187

187

201

214

214

242

325

325

296

267

296

296

296

267

252

238

211

211

198

184

138

-

6,193

206

12,300

May

138

184

184

184

171

211

171

157

211

211

171

184

211

281

296

296

296

296

281

267

296

339

569

310

236

267

252

238

211

7,187

232

14,30O

June

211

281

281

267

252

238

252

211

211

184

171

157

133

133

111

122

102

102

75

72

68

60

47

E7

27

27

14

24

20

20

3,90O

130

7,740

July

14

14

14

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

TS"

18

12

12

8.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

321

10.4

637

Aug.

8

8

8

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

254

8.2

504

Sept.

8

10

12

12

12

10

10

12

12

10

1O

8

8

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

10

10

8

10

11

10

9

9

8

287

9.6

569

Calendar year 1913: Max 447 Mln 5 Mean 67.2 Ae-ft 48,6OO

Water year 1913-14: Max 369 Mln 8 Mean 86.5 Ac-ft 62,20O

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.3

1.6 

1.9

2.1

110 

ISO 

255

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to April 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.

22

22

22

21

20

18.5

1875

19

19.5

19.5

19.5

21

20

*2122'

21

21

21

18,5

18.5

19 

19.5

19

*18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

18.5

19

22 

22

618.5

20,0

1,230

Nov.

22

12

22

22

EE

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

25

25

26

28

2T

27

28

27

26 

26

26

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

743

24.8

1,470

Dec.

26

2T

E7

28

29

31

32

3O

29

30

30

30

31

27

27

32

32

32

33

35

36 

35

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

36 

36

983

31.7

1,950

Jan.

35

BT

38

38

38

38

44

56

108

239

16O

197

251

200

163

145

145

174

218

239

m194

214 226-

214

187

172

166

160 

152

4,703

152

9,330

Feb.

174

201

197

190

183

180

174

166

16O

152

145

138

134

127

123

120

116

112

107

104

100 

97

93

91

90

90

8888'

_

-

3,746

134

7,430

Mar.

85

32

82

80

78

77

76

73

73

72

73

73

73

71

69

69

66

63

62

61

58 

56

56

58

58

56

53

50

48

fi

2,042

65.9

4,05O

Apr.

46

46

48

52

50

48

47

50

47

46

47

48

48

46

44

47

48

45

41

42

41 

47

61

_

-

.

.

_

_

I

_

_

-

May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1952: Max 243 Mln 11 Mean 59 4 Ac-ft 50,380

Water year 1952-53: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 383

Yaklma River near Parker, Wash.

Location.--Lat 46°29 T 40", long. 120°26ilO", in sec. 28, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., on left bank 

700 ft downstream from Sunnyside diversion dam, 1^ miles east of Parker, and 3 miles 

downstream from Ahtanum Creek. Prior to Aug. 10, 1953, at site 300 ft downstream.

Drainage area.--3,650 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1908 to September 1953 (October 1921 to September 1931 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 870). Prior to October 1916, published as "near 

Wapato."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.23 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Jan. 1, 1909, hook gage at site 25 ft above headgate 

of Sunnyside Canal at different datum. Jan. 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1913, chain gage at 

site 500 ft downstream from Sunnyside Canal at datum 1.82 ft higher than present datum. 

Jan. 1, 1914, to Aug. 16, 1915, chain or staff gage and Aug. 17, 1915, to Feb. 2, 1919, 

water-stage recorder, at site 500 ft downstream from headgate of Sunnyside Canal at 

datum 0.18 ft lower than present datum. Feb. 3, 1919, to Oct. 20, 1940, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 0.18 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 21, 1940, to 

Aug. 9, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream from headgate of Sunnyside Canal at datum 0.18 ft lower than present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10 200 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 8.00 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1908-21, 1931-53: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height, 15.0 

ft, from high-water marks); practically no flow for several days during latter part of 

irrigation season in most years as result of diversions.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 200,000 acres 

above and 220,000 acres below station. During the irrigation season when Sunnyside 

Canal is carrying water, as much as 18 cfs, depending upon the stage of the canal, is 

released ahead of the fish screens and passes the river and canal gaging stations unmeasured. Some regulation by diversions and by Keechelus, Kachess, Cle Elum, and 

Bumping Lakes, and Tieton Reservoir (see p. 387)..

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with, and 15 discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 982: 1942. WSP 1122: 1934. WSP 1216: 1949-50, drainage 

area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12 to Feb. 2)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 10 Aug. 10 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0

87

154

318

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,130

1,740

3,180

5,070

9,900

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.7

74

140

242

435

940

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.

364

446

335

283

112

54

*87 

164

164

127

194

205

180

127

149

560

794

865

523

501

930

1,090

1.220 

1,110

1,040

1,030

*970

940

920

930

940

17,354

560

34,420

Nov.

950

874

892

856

911

892

874 

883

874

892

902

920

980

1,010

980

940

902

1,020

1.040

*930

883

856

828 

828

828

751

75T

768

759

759

-

26,533

884

52,630

Dec.

794

794

776

776

846

856

865 

865

874

874

856

856

865

902

930

940

930

930

930

930

*902

892

874 

883

892

828

837

828

828

837

865

26,855

866

53,270

Jan.

846

856

856

892

742

709

865

1,620

2,490

2,050

2,780

3,540

*2,960

2,560

2,350

2,690

3,080

4,380

*4,090

4,130

3,630

3,500 

4,720

5.570

5,180

4,380

3,830

3,590

3,920

4,520

88,077

2,841

174,700

Feb.

8,440

*9.570

7,520

6,730

6,060

5,470

5,490 

5,660

5,640

5,050

4,700

4,320

4,010

3,830

3,570

3,420

3,320

3,130

2,820

2,600

*2,360

2,080

1.970 

2,070

2,190

2,150

2,070

Z,050

_

-

118,090

4,218

234,200

Mar.

2,040

1,980

1,950

1,880

1,860

1,780

1,840 

1,870

*1,970

2,300

2,560

2.570

2,390

2,010

2,000

1,830

1,360

1,030

794

629

523

341

288 

220

151

*298

283

278

176

220

298

39,719

1,281

78,780

Apr.

255

146

154

140

209

283

216 

494

209

101

92

71

105

157

*65

127

515

*693

676

1,180

1,780

1,980

1,820 

1,580

1,410

1,090

1,840

4.600 I/Ifo"

3,560

-

30,108

1,004

59,720

May

2,320

1,280

802

734

1,430

3,680

*5.150 

4,840

3,230

2,000

940

308

*288

598

940

1,120

1,480

2,250

3,780

*4,800

3,080

2,580

1,570 

1,170

1,110

785

1,470

2,390

2,780

3,330

3,120

65,355

2,108

129,600

June

2,660

2,140

1,980

1,880

2,370

3,320

4,280 

5,070

4,960

4,680

4,440

5,180

8,080

9.480

8,520

7,100

6,170

*5,800

5,340

4,320

3,100

2,390

1,900 

1,520

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,150

1,200

1.140

-

113,860

3,795

225,800

July

1,580

1,780

1,620

1,750

2,010

1,830

1,800 

2,050

5.020

2,400

1,770

1,240

1,050

960

759

329

*335

112

120

101

224

183

313 

420

298

194

183

125

250

358

228

29,392

948

58,300

Aug.

1.120

313

228

237

388

501

726 

381

197

*156

137

*81

16T

223

212

219

289

263

267

386

453

447

495 

540

514

637

876

748

540

360

190

12,288

396

24,370

Sept.

259

350

*208

227

246

164

184 

180

152

83

122

137

88

88

223

201

293

255

250

110

143

184

137 

177

194

223

238

360

5B8

658

-

6,722

224

13,330

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,220 Mln 38 Mean 1,137 Ac-ft 825,200

Water year 1952-55: Max 9,480 Mln 54 Mean 1,574 Ac-ft 1,139,000

discharge measurement made on this day.
384 YAKIM4 RIVER BASIN

Yakima River near Parker, Wash.--Continued

Monthly discharge, of Yakima River and Canals near Parker, Wash.

Month

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

Calendar year 1952

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

Water year 1952-53

Mean discharge in cubic feet per second

Yakima 

River 

near 

Parker

560 

884 

866

1,137

2,841 

4,218 

1,281 

1,004 

2,108 

3,795 

948 

396 

224

1,574

Roza 

Canal 

at mile 

26.9

343 

0 

0

404

0 

0 

218 

510 

652 

696 

913 

772 

522

388

Union 

Qap Canal 

(estimated)

10 

0 

0

18.6

0 

0 

0 

30 

30 

30 

40 

40 

40

18.4

New 

Reservation 

Canal

411 

0 

0

915

0 

0 

256 

1,409 

1,855 

1,808 

1,973 

1,732 

1,279

898

Old 

Reservation 

Canal

5.83 

12.5 

13.4

36.7

16.2 

38.3 

59.3 

38.9 

78.2 

16.2 

26.5 

16.2 

3.91

27.1

Sunnyside 

Canal

494 

0 

0

653

0 

0 

305 

949 

1,221 

1,236 

1,285 

1,256 

1,035

652

Combined 

flow 

Yakima 

River and 

Canals

1,824 

896 

879

3,164

2,857 

4,256 

2,119 

3,941 

5,944 

7,581 

5,186 

4,212 

3,104

3,558

Combined 

flow of 

Yakima 

River and 

canals 

[acre-feet)

112,200 

53,320 

54,050

2,297,000

175,700 

236,400 

130,300 

234,500 

365,500 

451,100 

318,900 

259,000 

184,700

2,576,670
YAKIMA RIVES BASIN 385

Yaklma River at Kiona, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°15'10", long. 119°28'50", in sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 27 E., on left bank 

Just upstream from highway bridge at Kiona, 3j miles downstream from intake of Kiona 

Canal and 25 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--5.600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August to December 1895 (gage heights only, fragmentary), August 1896 

to March 1915, February 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 454.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Mar. 31, 1915, several staff or chain 

gages at approximately same site at datum 1.0 ft lower. Feb. 6, 1933, to July 26, 

1934, tape gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs June 15 (gage height, 9.49 ft); minimum, 1,190 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 3.36 ft).

1896-1915, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, 67,000 cfs Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height, 21.57 

ft from high-water marks); minimum observed, 105 cfs Sept. 11, 1906 (gage height, 2.35 

ft).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1907 has been revised to 66,000 

cfs Hov. 17, 1906 (gage height, 20.12 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 412.

Remarks.--Records good. Water diverted above gage for irrigation of about 424,000 acres. 

Some regulation by diversions and by Keechelus, Kachess, Cle Elum, and Bumping Lakes, 

and Tieton Reservoir (see p. 387). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1293.

Cooperation. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 214: 1905. WSP 1122: 1934(M). WSP 1216: 1949-50,

drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in 

the water years 1909 and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 272 and 812, are 

given herewith:

Date

1909

Jan. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Di scharge

1,050

1,000

850

850

950

950

950

950

1,100

1,400

1,900

Date

1909-Con.

Jan. 18

-19

20

21

22

June 6

1936

Feb. 8

14

15

Discharge

3,000

4,000

5,120

5,990

6,260

14,100

bl,400

bl,320

bl,280

Date

1936-Con.

Feb. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

bl,250

bl,250

bl,250

bl,220

bl,210

bl,200

bl,200

bl,230

bl,250

bl,300

1,500

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Month

Water year 1908-9 .....

Water year 1935-36 .... 

Calendar year 1936 ....

Cfs-days

1,117,200

1,234,670 

1,202,520

Maximum

15,600

13,900 

13,900

Minimum

123

1,100 

1,100

Mean

3,060

3,373 

3,286

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,214,000

2,449,000 

2,385,000
386 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 

Yakima River at Kiona, Wash.--Continued

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.4 

3.9 

4.4 

5.0

1,230

1,710

2,280

3,080

6.0 

7.5 

9.0

4,600

7,300

10,400

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.

1,740 

1,860

1,980

1,940

1,860

1,800

1,700

1.650 

1,670'

1,710

1,690

1,700

1,730

1,690

1,680

1,670

*1,940 

2,280

2,210

2,100

2,160

2,460

g , 590

2^330

2,200

2,110

2,110

2,060 

2,050

2,020

61,270

1,976

121,500

Nov.

2.000 i.iitf

1,970

1,950

1,960

,940

,950

1

,930 

,880

,840

,840

,850

1,890

1,920

1,940

1,910

1,880 

1,840

1,880

1,970

*1,840

1,780

1,730

1,720 

1,680

1,680

1,640

1.620

1,640 

1,650

-

55,300

1,843

109,700

Dec.

1,640 

1,650

1,650

1,640

1,630

1,670

1,700

1,660 

1,650

1,700

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,700

1,720

1.740

1,740 

1,740

1,720

1,710

*1,720

1,690

1,680

1,660 

1,650

1,700

1,650

1.620

1,620 

1,620

1,620

52,030

1,678

103,200

Jan.

1.620 

1,630

1,630

1,650

1,660

1,640

1,650

1,590 

2,210

7,000

4,960

5,110

6,560

6,130

5,230

4,540

4,340 

4,570

*5,430

6,880

6,960

6,560

5,700

6,010 

7,240

7.520

6,840

6,010

5,540 

5,360

5,350

145,120

4,681

287 , 800

Feb.

6,220 

10,400

10.700

8,860

8,080

7,460

7,000

7,030 

7,070

6,860

6,410

6,040

5,700

5,380

5,110

4,870

4,630 

4,570

4,300

3,980

3,780

*3,540

3,260

5.140 

3,230

3,380

3,280

3,210

-

157,490

5,625

312,400

Mar.

3,190 

3,150

1

3,070

3,040

2,930

2,880

2,810

2,810 

2,810

2,950

3,230

3,460

5.500

3,260

5,070

5,090

2,870 

2,590

2,600

2,550

2,500

2,450

*2,310

2,170 

2,140

2.080

2,090

2,180

2,170 

2,160

2,050

84,140

2,714

166,900

Apr.

1,970 

1,960

1,830

1,710

1,640

1,620

1,620

1,550 

1,640

1,600

1,460

1,420

1,590

1,310

1,340

1,290 m1,600

1,640

1,960

2,570

2,880

2,850 

2,760

2,710

2., 630

3,450

5.920 

5,770

-

64,630

2,154

128,200

Hay

4,910 

3,960

3,260

*2,910

2,680

3,120

5,160

6.370 

6,030

4,770

5,780

2,950

2,400

2.140

2,210

2,530

2,670 

2,980

3,800

5,260

6,120

4,860

4,520

5,870 

5,660

5,650

5,520

4,220

4,970 

5,300

5,810

124,370

4,012

246,700

June

5,790 

5,300

4,770

4,520

4,390

4,990

5,860

6,770 

7,400

7,380

7,110

6,860

7,580

9,990

11.400

10,900

9,380 

*8,300

7,880

7,280

6,210

5,060

4,280

5,680 

5,250

*2,860

2,7£0

2,720

2.670 

2,680

-

179,980

5,999

557,000

July

2,580 

2,880

3,220

3,090

3,210

3,460

3,350

3,280 

3,250

*3.940

3,510

2,950

2,540

2,330

2,210

2,080

1,790 

1,670

1,510

1.42Q

1,420

1,450

1,460

1,490 

1,610

1,670

1,690

1,690

1,650 

1,650

1,650

71,700

2,513

142,200

Aug.

1,560 

1,930

1,820

1,610

1,620

1,760

1,820

2,040 

2,040

1,760

1,700

1,600

1,510

1.500

1,530

1,560

1,600 

1,660

1,580

1,580

1,610

1,710

1,820

*1,910 

2,020

2,120

2,550

2,510

2.550 

2^380

2,230

56,950

1,857

113,000

Sept.

2.150 2"7350~

2,050

1,960

1,9CO

1,9CO

1,830

1,810 

1,790

1,720

1,66.0

1,65.0

1,620

1,620

1,56.0

1.530 1,640^ 

1,740

1,780

1,750

*1,730

1,680

1,670

1,600 

1,630

1,6E>0

1,6£IO

1,720

1,750 

1,920

-

52,s;:o

1,761

104,800

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,140 Mln 1,390 Mean £,540 Ao-ft 1,844,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,400 f(in 1,240 Mean 3,030 Ac-ft 2,193,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
YAKIMA RIVER BASIN 387 

Reservoirs in Yakima River basin, Wash.

Keechelus Lake. Lat 47°19'20", long. 121°20'20", in NE^ sec. 12, T. 21 N., R. 11 E., at 

dam on Yakima River at outlet of Keechelus Lake, 3| miles northwest of Martin and 

9| miles northwest of Easton. Drainage area, 55.8 sq mi. Records available, January 

1906 to September 1953. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Maximum contents observed during year, 

156,600 acre-ft June 13 (elevation, 2,516.54 ft); minimum observed, 46,940 acre-ft 

Oct. 15 (elevation, 2,460.67 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1906-53, 

160,570 acre-ft May 16. 1925 (elevation, 2,518.09 ft); minimum observed, 448 acre-ft 

Sept. 6, 12, 13, 1906 (original crib dam); minimum elevation observed, 2,428.30 ft 

Sept. 20, 1926.

Reservoir is formed on natural lake by earth- and gravel-fill dam completed in 

1917; storage began above crib dam Jan. 12, 1906, above present dam Aug. 19, 1914. To 

aid in construction and clearing of reservoir site, the water surface was kept low and 

present reservoir was not filled until June 15, 1920. Capacity, 157,800 acre-ft between gate sill (elevation, 2,425.00 ft), and spillway crest (elevation, 2,517.00 ft). 

Spillway raised 2 ft, construction completed Sept. 12, 1952. Records given herein 

represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation.

Kachess Lake. Lat 47°15 I 50", long. 121°12'00", in Sw£ sec. 34, T. 21 N., R. 13 E., at 

dam on Kachess River at outlet of Kachess Lake, 2-j miles northwest of Easton. Drainage 

area, 63.6 sq mi. Records available, September 1905 to September 1953. Staff gage 

read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Maximum contents observed during year, 241,890 acre-ft June 13 (elevation, 

2,262.64 ft); minimum observed, 90,680 acre-ft Oct. 10 (elevation, 2,224.90-ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1905-53, that of June 13, 1953; minimum observed, 

525 acre-ft Sept. 14, 15, 1910 (original crib dam); minimum elevation observed, 

2,197.73 ft Sept. 26, 27, 1915.

Reservoir is formed on natural lake by earth- and gravel-fill dam completed in 1912. 

Original crib dam creating capacity of 21,000 acre-ft used Sept. 20, 1905, to June 30, 

1911. Storage above present dam began June 30, 1911. Capacity, 239,000 acre-ft between gate sill (elevation, 2,192.75 ft) and top of spillway gate (elevation, 2,262.00 

ft). Records given herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation.

Cle Elum Lake.--Lat 47 0 14'40", long. 121°04'00", in NE^ sec. 10, T. 20 N., R. 14 E.-, at 

dam on Cle Elum River, at outlet of Cle Elum Lake, 4 miles northwest of Roslyn. Drainage area, 203 sq mi. Records available, May 1906 to September 1953. Staff gage read 

twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). 

Maximum contents observed during year, 441,380 acre-ft June 5 (elevation, 2,240.92 ft); 

minimum observed, 82,520 acre-ft Oct. 18 (elevation, 2,146.97 ft). Maximum contents 

observed during period 1906-53, 443,700 acre-ft May 31, 1945, May 28, 1949 (elevation, 

2,241.40 ft); minimum observed, 2,380 acre-ft Aug. 31, 1906; minimum elevation observed, 2,114.35 ft Oct. 14, 1932. Storage was uncontrolled Oct. 3, 1931, to Feb. 26, 

1932.

Reser.voir is formed on natural lake by earth- and gravel-fill dam completed in 

1933; storage began above present dam Feb. 26, 1932. Capacity, 436,000 acre-ft between gate sill (elevation, 2,110.00 ft) and top of spillway gate (.elevation, 2,240.00 

ft); Records given herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 1182: 1948-49.

Bumping Lake. Lat 46°52', long. 121 "18', in SW^ sec. 23 (unsurveyed), T. 16 N., R. 12 

E., at dam on Bumping River at outlet of Bumping Lake, ll| miles upstream from 

American River and 19 miles west of Nile. Drainage area, 68.6 sq mi. Records available, June to July 1906, April 1909 te September 1953. Staff gage read twice daily. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Maximum contents observed during year, 36,880 acre-ft July 9 (elevation, 3,428.39 ft); minimum 

observed, 2,480 acre-ft Nov. 29 (elevation, 3,392.91 ft). Maximum contents observed 

during period 1906, 1909-53, 39,840 acre-ft June 21, 22, 1925 (elevation, 3,430.55 ft); 

minimum observed, 1,130 acre-ft Feb. 5-9, 1949 (elevation, 3,390.80 ft).

Reservoir is formed on natural lake by earth-fill dam completed in 1910; storage 

began Nov. 3, 1910. Capacity, 33,800 acre-ft between gate sill (elevation, 3,389.00 

ft) and spillway crest (elevation, 3,426.00 ft). Records given herein represent usable 

contents. Water used for irrigation.

Tieton Reservoir. Lat 46°39'10", long. 121°07'30", in SW£ sec. 31 (unsurveyed), T. 14 

N., R. 14 E., on face of dam on Tieton River at spillway at Rimrock, 2,000 ft upstream 

from Wildcat Creek, 1\ miles upstream from headworks of Tieton Canal, and 22j miles 

southwest of Naches. Drainage area, 187 sq mi. Records available, April 1925 to September 1953. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation benchmark). Maximum contents observed during year, 200,710 acre-ft 

July 9 (elevation, 2,927.06 ft); minimum observed, 48,290 acre-ft Dec. 3 (elevation, 

2,845.00 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1925-53, 201,380 acre-ft 

June 21, 1937 (elevation, 2,927.33 ft); minimum observed, 89 acre-ft Oct. 12, 1926 

(elevation, 2,766.77 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth- and gravel-fill dam completed in 1925; storage began 

Apr. 27, 1925. Capacity, 197,000 acre-ft between' sill of tunnel entrance (elevation, 

2,766.00 ft) and crest of spillway gates (elevation, 2,926.00 ft). Records given 

herein represent usable contents. Water used for irrigation.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation, reviewed and prepared for publlcation by Geological Survey.
388 YAKIMA RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Yakima River basin, Wash. Continued

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30...............

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

Calendar year 1952 . .

Water year 1952-53..

Date

Oct. 31....... ........

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

Calendar year 1352 . .

May 31...............

July 31 ...............

Sept. 30...............

Water year 1952-53..

Date

Nov . 30 ...............

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

Calendar year 1952 . .

Feb. 28...............

July 31 ...............

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year 1952-53..

Keechelus Lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,470.62 

2,461.54 

2,462.75 

2,465.44

-

2,493.22 

2,500.38 

2,501.31 

2,499.86 

2,513.11 

2,515.76 

2,508.54 

2,493.11 

2,479.84

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

61,710 

48,180 

49,910 

53,830

. -

102,620 

117,930 

121,120 

116,780 

147,950 

154,610 

136,770 

102,390 

77,060

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-13,530 

+1,730 

+3,920

-22,910

+48,790 

+15,310 

+3,190 

-4,340 

+31,170 

+6,660 

-17,840 

-34,380 

-25,330

+15,350

Cle Elum Lake

2,156.90 

2,147.21 

2,148.12 

2,149.96

-

2,171.26 

2,187.37 

2,294.10 

2,205.31 

2,238.25 

2,240.52 

2,230.54 

2 , 205 . 50 

2,183.19

-

111,030 

83,180 

85,690 

.90,830

-

156,830 

213,740 

239,100 

283,560 

428,560 

439,450 

392,440 

284,330 

198,440

-

-27,850 

+2,510 

+5,140

-145,810

+66,000 

+56,910 

+25,360 

+44,460 

+145,000 

+10,890 

-47,010 

-108,110 

-85,890

+87,410

Tleton Reservoir

2,853.93 

2,845.93 

2,845.04 

2,846.13'

_

2,871.50 

2,889.01 

2,897.24 

2,905.98 

2,925.39 

2,926.48 

2,918.74 

2,901.23 

2,882.26

-

59,900 

49,430 

48,340 

49,680

-

86,300 

117,150 

133,260 

151,470 

196,460 

199,210 

180,230 

141,440 

104,700

-

-10,470 

-1,090 

+1,340

-60,120

+36,620 

+30,850 

+16,110 

+18,210 

+44,990 

+2,740 

-18,980 

-38,790 

-36,740

+44,800

Ka chess Lake

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,225.68 

2,225.18 

2,225.50 

2,226.64

-

2,237.10 

2,243.36 

2,246.24 

2,251.79 

2,261.20 

2,262.16 

2,258.11 

2,247.89 

2,239.35

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

93,330 

91,600 

92,700 

96,670

-

134,630 

158,980 

170,670 

193,980 

235,360 

239,710 

221,530 

177,500 

143,230

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,730 

+1,100 

+3,970

-66,090

+37,960 

+24,350 

+11,690 

+23,310 

+41,380 

+4,350 

-18,180 

-44,030 

-34,270

+49,900

Bumping Lake

3,396.36 

3,392.93 

3,392.92 

3,392.98

-

3,415.55 

3,408.27 

3,409.01 

3,414.32 

3,427.54 

3,427.55 

3,423.70 

3,410.81 

3,399.01

-

4,760 

2,500 

2,490 

2,530

-

21,250 

14,000 

14,680 

19,940 

35,740 

35,750 

30,770 

16,380 

6,600

-

-2,260

-10 

+40

-1,910

+18,720 

-7,250 

+680 

+5,260 

+15,800 

+10 

-4,980 

-14,390 

-9,780

+1,840

t Elevation estimated for 12 p.m. from twice-daily gage readings.
ESQUATZEL COULEE BASIN 389 

Providence Coulee at Cunningham, Wash.

Location. La t 46°49'20", long. 118°48'30", near township line in NWi sec. 4, T. 15 N., 

R. 'SZ E., on west side of Northern Pacific Railway tracks at Cunningham.

Drainage area, 27.8 sq mi.

Records, available. January to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,160 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--No flow during period.

Remarks.--No flow since station was established Jan. 15, 1953. No known diversion or 

regulation.

Esquatzel Coulee at Connell, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°39'40", long. 118 0 51'40", in NE£ sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 31 E., on right 

bank 30 ft downstream from Main Street in Connell.

Drainage area.--240 sq mi.

Records available.--January to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 840 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--No flow during period.

Remarks.--No flow since station was established Jan. 15, 1953. No known diversion or 

regulation.

Esquatzel Coulee at Eltopia, Wash.

Location. Lat 46°27'40", long. 119°01'00", in SE£ sec. 2, T. 11 N., R. 30 E., on left 

5ank~~upstream side of railroad bridge at Eltopia.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available.--January to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 580 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--No flow during period.

Remarks, No flow since station was established Jan. 15, 1953. No known regulation or 

diversion.
390 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin 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 398.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Pacific slope basins In Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 1952 to Septemoer 1953

Naselle River basin, Wash.

Date

Aug. 19 

Sept. 16

Aug. 19

Aug. 19 

Sept. 16

July Z

22

19

Sept. 9

Sept. 16

Aug. 20

Aug. £0

Aug. 20

Aug. 20

Aug. 20

July 2 

22

20

Sept. 9

Aug. 20

Aug. 20

Aug. 20 

Sept. 16

Stream

Naselle River. .... 

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

Unnamed creek. ....

Naselle River. .... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

0" Connor Creek. . . .

South Fork Naselle 

River.

Bean Creek. .......

Cement Creek. .....

Davis Creek. ......

South Fork Naselle 

River.

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

Johnson Creek. ....

Pete Creek. .......

Holm Creek. ....... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Wlllapa Bay. ......

Naselle River. ....

Willapa River. ....

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

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

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

South Fork Naselle 

River.

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

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

Naselle River. ....

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

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

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

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

Locality

SE£ see. 24, T. 11 N., R. 9 E., 6 miles 

northeast of Naselle.

W^ sec. 31, T. 11 N., R. 8 W. , at road 

crossing, 5 miles northeast of Naselle.

NW£ sec. 10, T, 10 N., R. 9 W. . at crossIng of U. S. Highway 830, 1J- miles east 

of Naselle.

below crossing of logging road, 6 miles 

northeast of Naselle.

below crossing of U. S. Highway 830, 

2i miles east of Naselle.

crossing, i mile above mouth and lj 

miles east of Naselle.

ing of U. S. Highway 83O, lj miles 

northeast of Naselle. 

ing of U. S. Highway 830, lj miles 

northeast of Naselle. 

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

SEt sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., at crossing of U. S. Highway 830, 1 mile northeast of Naselle.

NWi sec. 4, T. 9 N., R. 9 W. , \ mile 

above Bean Creek, 4$ miles south of 

Naselle.

NWj sec. 33, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., at road 

crossing, 4 miles south of Naselle.

SWj sec. 21, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., at road 

crossing, 2j milea south of Naselle.

NEj see. 20, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., at road 

crossing, 2 miles south of Naselle.

SWJ sec. 16, T. 10 N., R. 9 W. , 1,000 ft 

below Davis Creek and ij miles south of 

Naeelle.

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

Wj sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., at crossing 

of U. S. Highway 830, £ mile north of 

Naselle.

NWi sec. 8, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., at road

crossing, J mile west of Naselle.

SWj sec. 32, T. 11 N., R. 9 W., at crossing of U. S. Highway 830, 2 miles northwest of Naselle. 

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

NEi sec. 31, T. 11 N., R. 9 W. , at crossing of U. S. Highway 830, Z\ miles 

northwest of Naselle. 

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

34.3

a. 02

35.4

3 49

2.74

3.91

.68

.80 

.55

.32

.25

1.77 

1.17

.99 

.81

1.29 

1.22

19.7 

8.64

6.76

4.07

3.88

5.76

.28 

.21

6.85

2.59

.52 

.56

.22 

.20

a Estimated.

Middle Neman River basin, Wash.

July 2 

22

Aug. 11

20

Aug. 19

July 2 

22

19

Sept. 9

Middle Nemah River

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

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

South Nemah River.

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

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

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

Willapa Bay.......

Middle Nemah River

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

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

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

Ej sec. 27, T. 12 N., R. 10 W., 800 ft 

below crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 

10 miles northwest of Naselle.

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

NWt sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 10 W., at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 5j miles 

northwest of Naselle.

SWj sec. 35, T. 12 N., R. 10 W., at 

crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 8j miles 

northwest of Naselle.

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

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

18.4 

9.49

6.02

6.09

8.57

.84 

.92

6.26 

2.72

1.61

1.55

1.92
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 391

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

North Neman River basin, Wash.

Date

Aug. 20 

Sept. 16

Stream

Williams Creek. . . . 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

North Neman River. 

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

SWi sec. 14, T. 

crossing near 

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

Locality

12 N., R. 10 W., at road 

mouth .

Discharge 

(cfs)

14.7 

11.2

Unnamed creek basin, Wash.

Aug. 20 Unnamed creek. .... Willapa Bay. ...... NEi sec. 10, T. 12 N., R. 10 W.,

crossing of U. S. Highway 101,

southwest of South Bend.

at

9f miles

aO 02

a Estimated.

Pickernell Creek basin, Wash.

Aug. 20 

Sept . 17

Pickernell Creek. . 

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

Willapa Bay. ...... 

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

SEi sec. 3, T. 12 N., R. 10 W 

ing of U. S. Highway 101, 9 

west of South Bend. 

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

, at cross - 

miles southaO.50 

a. 50

a Estimated.

Palix River basin, Wash.

July 1

8

22

11

21

Sept. 9

Niawakium River. . .

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

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

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

Palix River. ......

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

NEi sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 10 W., 125 ft

below road crossing, and 5 miles southwest of South Bend.

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

1.87

1.24

.87

.81

Unnamed

Sept. 17 Unnamed creek. ....

creek basin, Wash

NWi sec. 3, 

ing of U. 

southwest

T. 

S. 

of

13 N., R. 10 W 

Highway 101, & 

South Bend.

, at crossmiles

aO.02

a Estimated.

Hanson Creek basin, Wash.

Sept. 17 ....do............ ....do............

NWi sec. 27, T. 14 N., R. 10 W., at

crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 5£ 

miles west of South Bend. 

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

aO.02

a. 03

a Estimated.

Willapa River basin, Wash.

June 18

18

17

Aug 4

Aug. IB

Sept. 17 

June 18

21

Aug 4

17 

17

June IB

17

Willapa River. ....

Unnamed creek. ....

Unnamed creek. ....

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

Half Moon Creek. . .

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

Fork Creek. .......

Pish Trap Creek. . .

Unr >-ned oreek. ....

Willapa Bay. ......

Willapa River. ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NWi sec. 7, T. 12 N., R. 6 W., 50 ft 

below road crossing, and ij miles 

southeast of Prances.

KEj sec. 12, T. 12 N., R. 7 W., at road 

crossing, 1 mile southeast of Prances.

crossing, £ mile southeast of Prances. 

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

ing of State Highway 12, 2 miles southeast of Lebam.

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

«i sec. 3, T. 12 N., R. 7 W. , at crossing 

of State Highway 12, l£ miles southeast 

of Lebam. 

NW£ sec. 3, T. 12 K., H. 7 W. , at road 

crossing, 1 mile southeast of Lebam. 

NEi see. 4, T. 12 N., R. 7 W., at crossing of State Highway 12, at Lebam.

NWi sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 7 W. , at road 

crossing, J mile west of Lebam. 

NWi sec. 6, T. 12 N., R. 7 W. , at crossing of State Highway 12, 2 miles west 

of Lebam. 

NEi sec. 1, T. 12 N., R. 8 W., at crossing of State Highway 12, at Nalpee.

SE-J- sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. B W., at crossing of State Highway 12, f mile north 

of Nalpee.

9.87 

6.71

4.56

3.38

2.41

2.61

.15 

2.35

2.39

4. 24

3.27

1.15

.54

a. 15

.30

a. 06

a. 04 

2.85 

1.53

.54

.05

a. 02

a. 03

a. 01 

12.2

23.7 

18.0

11.2

8.37

a. 05
392 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Pacific slope basins In Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Wlllapa River basin, Wash.--Continued

Date

June 18

July 7 

21 

Aug. 4 

18 

Sept. 10 

17

Aug. 20 

Sept. 17 

June 11

July 3 

ZZ 

Aug. 13 

20 

Sept. 10 

18 

Aug. ZO

Sept. 18 

Aug. 20

Sept. 18 

Aug. 20

20

20

Sept. 18 

Aug. 18

18

Sept. 17 

June 18

July 3 

20 

Aug. 13 

20 

Sept. 10 

June 17

July 3 

20 

Aug. 13 

13 

20 

Sept. 10 

Aug. 20

Sept. 18 

Aug. 20

20

Sept. 18 

Aug. 20

Sept. 18 

Aug. 20

Sept. 17 

Aug. 20

Sept. 17 

June 18

July 7 

21 

Aug. 5 

11 

20 

Sept. 10 

Aug. 21

Sept. 17 

Aug. 21

Sept. 17 

a Esti

Stream

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

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

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

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

Wilson Creek. .....

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

Pairchlld Creek. . .

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

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

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

Elk Creek. ........

Unnamed creek. ....

West Pork Rue 

Creek.

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

..,.do. ...........

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

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

Beaver Creek. ..... 

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

nated .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Wlllapa River. ....

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

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

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

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

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

Wlllapa River. .... 

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

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

Ward Creek. .......

Wilson Creek. ..... 

Willapa River... ..

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

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

Rue Creek. ........

South Pork Willapa 

River.

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

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

Locality

NEj sec. 25, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., at crossing of State Highway 12, 3j miles 

northwest of Lebam.

Center sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 8 W.. at 

crossing of State Highway 12, 4£ miles 

southeast of Wlllapa. 

NEj sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., at crossIng of Lilly Wheaton Road, f mile 

southeast of Menlo. 

NEj sec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., at crossIng of State Highway 12, -J mile north 

of Menlo. 

NWi aec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., 100 ft 

below road crossing, 1 mile west of 

Sutlco.

NEiNEj sec. 9, T. 13 N. , R. 7 W. , it 

miles west of Sutlco.

NE£ sec. 9, T. 13 N., R. 7 W. , lj miles 

west of Sutlco.

SW£ sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 7 W. , at road 

crossing, 3 miles west of Sutlco. 

On line between sees. 7 and 8, T. 13 N., 

R. 7 W., at road crossing, 3£ miles 

west of Sutlco. 

NEi sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., at road 

crossing, 3£ miles west of Sutlco.

NW£ sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., at crossIng of State Highway 12, ij miles south 

of Wlllapa. 

NEj sec. 4, T. 13 N. , R. 8 W., at crossIng of State Highway 12, 3i miles 

southeast of Raymond.

SWJ sec. 23, T. 14 N.,.R. 8 W., 500 ft 

below logging road bridge and 1 mile 

east of Willapa.

SWi sec. 14, T. 14 N., R. 8 W. , 100 ft 

above mouth and If miles northeast of 

Wlllapa.

NEJ sec. 22, T. 14 N., R. 8 W., at road 

crossing, lj mile northeast of Wlllapa.

Si sec. 22, T. 14 N., R. 8 W. , at road 

crossing, J mile north of Willapa. 

NEj sec. 21, T. 14 N. , R. 8 W. , at road 

crossing, 1 mile northwest of Wlllapa.

SW£ sec. 17, T. 14 N., R. 8 W. , at road 

crossing Just below forks, 1 mile 

northeast of Raymond.

SWi sec. 18, T. 14 N., R. 8 W., at road 

crossing, \ mile north of Raymond.

SEJ sec. 16, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., 200 ft 

above road crossing and 6 miles southeast of Raymond.

SWi sec. 9, T. 13 N., R. 8 W., Just above 

road crossing, 4j miles southeast of 

Raymond . 

Center sec. 31, T. 14 N., R. 8 W., at 

road crossing, 2 miles south of Raymond.

SE£ sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 8 W., at road 

crossing, ij miles south of Raymond.

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.78

.42

.07 

.04 

a. 02 

a. 01 

a. 02

0 

a. 01 

11.6

8.66 

3.19 

1.61 

1.44 

1.86 

1.25 

a. 01

a. 01 

a. 02

a. 01 

0

0

a. 02

0 

a. 02

a. 10

a. 06 

16.8

14.8 

8.07 

5.11 

4.53 

5.32 

11.5

8.71 

4.93 

3.02 

3.15 

2.69 

3.42 

a. 06

a. 03 

a. 05

a. 05

a. 03 

.08

.13 

a. 05

a. 04 

3.43

4.05 

13.2

8.43 

7.70

7.11 

5.66 

5.96 

4.84 

a. 07

a. 01 

.08

.07
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 393

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Pacific slope basins In Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Wlllapa River basin, Wash. Continued

Date

Aug. 21 

Sept. 17

Stream

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

South Pork Wlllapa 

River. 

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

SEfc sec. 25, 

crossing, 

... .do..

Locality

T. 14 N., R. 9 W., at road 

it miles south of Raymond.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.14 

.14

North River basin, Wash.

Aug. 19 

Sept. 15

Aug. 19

Aug. 19

July 9

23

Aug. 10

19

Sept. 8

Aug. 18 

Sept. 15

July 9

July 23

Aug. 12

19

Sept. 8

Aug. 18 

Sept. 15

Aug. 18 

Sept . 15

Aug. 18

Sept. 15

Aug. 18

Sept. 18

Aug. 18 

18

Sept. 15

June 17 

July 9

23

Aug. 12

19

Sept . 8

Aug. 18 

Sept. 14

Aug. 21 

IB 

Sept. 14

Aug. 18

Sept. 14

Aug. 19 

Sept. 14

Aug. 19

Sept. 14

Aug. 19 

Sept. 18

July 1 

23

14

19

Sept. 8

Aug. 19

Sept. 15

Unnamed creek. ....

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

Archer Creek. .....

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

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

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

Alder Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

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

Salmon Creek. ..... 

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

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

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

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

Unnamed creek. ....

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

Brick Creek. ...... 

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

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

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

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

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

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

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

Lower Salmon Creek 

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

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

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

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

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

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

North River. ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North River. ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

North River. ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North River. ...... 

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

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

Lower Salmon Creek

North River. ......

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

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

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

Between sees. 14 and 15, T. 15 N., R. 7 

W. , at road crossing, £ mile west of 

Brooklyn .

SE-J- sec. 15, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., at road 

crossing, f mile west of Brooklyn.

NE-J- sec. 10, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., at road 

crossing, 1-J miles northwest of 

Brooklyn .

crossing, 2f miles southeast of Vesta.

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

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

NWi sec. 5, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., 100 ft 

below road crossing and l£ miles southeast of Vesta.

above road crossing and f mile southeast of Vesta.

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

NWi sec. 30, T. 16 N. , R. 7 W. , 100 ft 

above road crossing and 1 mile northwest of Vesta.

N| sec. 25, T. 16 N., R. 8 W., at road 

crossing, l£ miles northwest of Vesta.

crossing, If miles northwest of Vesta.

crossing, 2£ miles northwest of Vesta.

SE| sec. 22, T. 16 N. , R. 8 W., at road 

crossing, 3 miles northwest of Vesta.

crossing, 3j miles northwest of Vesta.

NE-t sec. 9, T. 16 N., R. 8 W., at road 

crossing at mouth, if miles east of 

Arctic.

SW-t sec. 4, T. 16 N., R. 8 W., at road 

crossing, l£ miles northeast of Arctic.

Ing of State Highway 9, 3£ miles southeast of Cosmopolls. 

SW-t sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 8 W., at crossIng of State Highway 9, 3 miles southeast of Cosmopolls. 

NE| sec. 31, T. 17 N., R. 8 W., at crossIng of U. S. Highway 101, 2 miles north 

of Arctic. 

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

of U. S. Highway 101, if miles north of 

Arctic.

NWi sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 8 W., at crossIng of U. S. Highway 101, £ mile south 

of Arctic. 

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

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

Wf sec. 6, T. IS N., R. 8 W., 50 ft below 

crossing of TJ. S. Highway 101, 5£ miles 

south of Arctic.

S| sec. 12, T. 15 N. , R. 9 W., at crossIng of U. S. Highway 101, 6| miles southwest of Arctic.

crossing, 9 miles northeast of Raymond. 

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

aO.04

a. 03

a. 05

4.11

3.31

.12

.08

0

a. 01

11.2

a. 01 

a. 02

a. 01 

.17

a. 01

.11

4.30

1.68

a Estimated.
394 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

North River basin, Wash. Continued

Date

June 17

July 3 

23 

Aug. 14 

19 

Sept. 8 

Aug. 19

Sept. 15 

Aug. 19

Sept . 15 

Aug. 19

Sept. 15 

Aug. 21

Sept . 15 

Aug. 19

Sept . 15

Stream

Smith Creek. ......

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

Smith Creek. ......

Clearwater Creek. .

....ao.. ..........

a Estimated.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

North River. ......

Smith Creek. ......

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

North River. ......

Smith Creek. ...... 

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

Locality

SEi sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 8 W., 500 ft 

west of farm road leading north from 

Smith Creek road and 5 miles northeast of Raymond.

Ei sec. 12, T. 14 N., R. 9 W., at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 2 miles north 

of Raymond.

NW-t sec. 32, T. 15 N., R. 8 W., at road 

crossing near mouth, 4 miles north of 

Raymond.

SE£ sec. 36, T. 15 N., R. 9 W., at road 

crossing, 3j miles north of Raymond.

SW-J- sec. 25, T. 15 N., R. 9 W. , at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 4^ miles 

north of Raymond.

NWj sec. 35, .T. 15 N., R. 9 W., at road 

crossing, 4i miles northwest of Raymond. 

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

Discharge 

(ofs)

28.0

20.2 

10.2 

6.46 

4.97 

6.20 

.35

1.47 

1.10

2.91 

a. 02

a. 01 

7.88

8.17 

3.04

3.21

Chehalis River basin, Wash.t

1952

Aug. 13

1953

Aug. 28

Sept. 28

Wynoochee River...

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

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

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

Chehalis River. . . .

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

NW^NWi sec. 35, T. 18 N. , R. 8 W., at

former gaging station below Black Creek,

near Montesano.

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

113

1,760

198

1,150

t Includes discharge measurement made prior to 1953 water year.

Salt Creek basin, Wash.

Oct. 7 

7

Unnamed creek. .... 

Salt Creek. .......

Salt Creek. ....... 

Crescent Bay. .....

NW£ sec. 3, T. 30 N., R. 8 W., at road 

crossing, 1 mile west of Ramapo. 

NWi sec. 27, T. 31 N., R. 8 W. , at Camp 

Hayden, 1 mile above mouth and 2^ 

miles northwest of Ramapo.

0.17 

.60

Elwha River basin, Wash.

Oct. 30 

Dec. 4

Mar. 12

Apr. 16

July 15

Sept. 24

Elwha River 

diversion.

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

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

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

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

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

Right side 

Elwha River.

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

NEi sec. 10, T. 30 N., R. 7 W., Just 

below railroad crossing, ij miles 

west of Port Angeles.

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

130 

122

189

122

111

151

103

Tumwater Creek basin, Wash.

Oct. 7 Tumwater Creek. . . . Port Angeles 

Harbor.'

SEj sec. 4, 

crossing, 

Angeles .

T. 

500

30 

ft

N., R. 

above

6 W., 

mouth

at 

at

road 

Port

0.85

Ennis Creek basin, Wash.

Nov. 6

Harbor. of former 

Angeles .

gaging station near Port

Morae Creek basin, Wash.

Oct. a

de Puca below crossing of U 

and 2 miles east of

S. Highway 101 

Port Angeles

McDonald Creek basin, Wash.

Oct. 8 McDonald Creek. . . . Strait of Juan de 

Puca.

SE-J- aec. 18, T. 30 N., R. 4 W., above 

diversion flume at crossing of U. S. 

Highway 101, 6 miles northwest of 

Sequlm.

4.97

Dungeness River basin, Wash.

Oct. 9 Canyon Creek... Dungeness River, . . Wt sec. 12, T. 29 N., R. 4 W. , 200 ft 

above road crossing, 4^ miles southwest of Sequlm.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 395

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 195Z to September 1953 Continued

Dungeness River basin, Wash.--Continued.

Date

Oct. 8 

8

Stream

Dungeness River. . . 

Matriotti Creek. . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

New Dungeness Bay. 

Dungeness River...

Locality

SEi sec. 2, T. 30 N., R. 4 W., 300 ft 

below bridge, 3 miles northwest of 

fequira. 

sec. 35, T. 31 N., R. 4 W., at road 

crossing, 4j miles northwest of Sequim.

Discharge 

(cfs)

22.2 

11.9

Minor basins between Dungeness and Big Quilcene Rivers, Wash.

Oct. 9

9

6

9

9

6

Johnson Creek. ....

Howe Creek. .......

Chimaoum Creek. . . .

East Branch Chimacum Creek.

Chimacum Creek. . . .

Ludlow Creek. .....

Sequim Bay. .......

Andrews Creek. ....

Port Townsend Bay.

Chimacum Creek. . . .

Port Townsend Bay.

Port Ludlow Bay...

SWi sec. 27, T. 30 N. , R. 3 W. , at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 2f miles

southeast of Sequim.

SEi sec. 2 1> T - 2 8 N., R. 2 W. , at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 4i miles

south of Maynard.

Wi sec. 3, T. 28 N., R. 1 W., at road

crossing, J mile northwest of Center.

NEi 3eo - 14< T - 29 N -< " 1 W., at road

crossing at Chimacum.

SWi see. 2 > T - 29 N -» " 1 W., at road

crossing, 1 mile west of Hadloek.

NEiSEi see. 18, T. 28 N., R. IE., 100 ft

above site of abandoned Port Ludlow

diversion and lj miles west of Port

Ludlow .

1.82

.45

1.77

1.36

5.35

2.82

Minter Creek basin, Wash.

Oct. 24

24

Minter Creek. .....

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

Benders on Bay.

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

SWi sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. IE., above 

road crossing, J mile above Huge Creek 

and 2j miles west of Wauna.

above hatchery diversion dam and 2j 

miles west of Wauna. 

SEi sec. 20, T. 22 N., R. IE., 400 ft 

below hatchery diversion dam and 2j 

miles west of Wauna.

6.48

9.80

Nisqually River basin, Wash.

Oct. 17 

Dec. 10

Mar. 4

Apr. 15

May 20

July 24

Sept. 1

Centralia power 

canal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

....do.... ..../...

Left side of Nisqually River.

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

NWi sec. 1, T. 16 N., R. 2 E., i mile 

below head, 3j miles southeast of 

McKenna.

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

324 

364

386

377

213

342

Puyallup River basin, Wash.

Jan. 19 Swan Creek. ....... Clear Creek. . . . . . 1 Wi sec 

1 72nd

26 

St.

, T. 20 N 

crossing

, R. 3 E., 

at Tacoma.

at south 17.4

Duwaralsh River basin, Wash.

Oct. 2

Jan. 19

Mar. 23

Apr. 17

May 26

July 24

Sept. 1

Unnamed creek. ....

Dolloff Lake outlet.

Mill Creek. .......

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

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

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

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

Smay Creek. .......

Green River. ......

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

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

SWi sec. 32, T. 21 N., R. 10 E., at

mouth Just below Smay Creek gage, near

Lester.

SWi sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 4 E., at crossing of State Highway 5, 2 miles west of

Auburn .

NWi sec. 19, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., at

crossing of Kent-Lake Wilderness road

at Kent.

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

0.31

9.59

2.23

.97

Lake Washington basin, Wash.

Nov. 18

IS 

18

18 

18 

19

18

19

MoCleJl'md Creek.,

Unnamed creek. ....

Cabin Creek. ...... 

Rex River. ........

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

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

 Rex River. ........ 

Cedar Lake ........

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

vert, 6 miles southeast of Cedar Falls 

NEi sec. 21, T. 22 N., R. 9 E., at culvert, 5f miles southeast of Cedar 

Palls.

culvert, 5j miles southeast of Cedar 

Palls. 

NWi sec. 29, T. 22 N., R. 9 E., at road 

culvert, 6 miles southeast of Cedar 

Palls. 

SW| sec. 20, T. 22 N., R. 9 W., 300 ft 

above mouth and 5 miles southeast of 

Cedar Palls.

mouth, 5 miles southeast of Cedar 

Palls. 

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

a.l

0 

14.1

a. 4

a Estimated.
396 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Lake Washington basin, Wash. Continued

Date

Nov. 18

18

18

18 

18

18 

18

18

18

18 

18

19

19

May 25

29

21

12

19

Stream

Boulder Creek. ....

Echo Creek. .......

Unnamed creek. ....

Unnamed creek. ....

Dambyrat Creek. . . .

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

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

McAleer Creek. .... 

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

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

NW£- sec. 29, T. 22 K., R. 9 E., at road

crossing, 5j miles southeast of Cedar

Falls.

crossing, 4-J miles southeast of Cedar

Falls.

southeast of Cedar Falls. 

SW£ sec. 18, T. 22 K., R. 9 E., at road 

crossing, 4 miles southeast of Cedar

Falls .

crossing, 4j miles southeast of Cedar 

Falls. 

SE£- sec. 7, T. 22 N., R. 9 E., at road 

crossing, 4 miles southeast of Cedar 

Falls .

crossing, 3j miles southeast of Cedar 

Falls.

crossing, 3j miles southeast of Cedar 

Falls.

crossing, 3i miles southeast of Cedar 

Falls .

crossing, 3j miles southeast of Cedar 

Falls.

crossing, 3£ miles southeast of Cedar 

Falls. 

NW£- sec. '1, T. 22 N., R. 9 E., at road 

crossing, 3 miles southeast of Cedar 

Falls .

above crib dam at outlet of Cedar Lake, 

2 5/8 'miles southeast of Cedar Falls.

SE£- sec. 32, T. 27 K., R. 4 E., at outlet of Lake Balllnger, 3 miles southeast of Edmonds.

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

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

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

a.l

0 

a.l

0 

0

.3

0

0

57 9

3.59 

1.51

2.53

1.41

1.14

.23

.11

.1C

.06

a Estimated.

Kootenai River basin

Mar. 19

Feb. 27

17

July 30

Yaak River. .......

Kootenay River. . . .

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

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

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

Kootenai River....

Columbia River. . . .

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

NW£- sec. 4, T. 35 K., R. 32 W. ; J mile

above Pete Creek and 3 miles west of

Yaak, Mont.

Orohman Narrows, 2 miles below Kelson,

British Columbia; measurements referred

to gage No. 10 at Kelson (station 8 N.,

J. 9 of Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development,

Canada) .

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

138 .

13,270

81,830

110,800

50, 650

Pend Oreille River basin

Oct. 23

30

Sept. 2

May 6 

June 6

Oct. 20

Feb. 27 

Apr. 11

Fred Burr Creek. . .

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

Dayton Creek. ..... 

Thompson River. . . .

Pend Oreille River

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

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

Bitterroot River. .

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

Flathead Lake. .... 

Clark Fork. .......

Columbia River. . . .

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

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

NW£- sec. 20, T.'7 K., R. 21 W. , at former 

gaging station, 5 miles above mouth and 

7 miles southwest of Victor, Mont.

....dp...................................

SWi sec. 17, T. 25 K., R. 21 W., 4.7 

miles northwest of Dayton, Mont. 

Ni sec. 18, T. 21 K., R. 28 W., i mile 

above mouth and 6 miles east of Thompson Falls, Mont. 

SWfcSEfcSWi see. 24, T. 56 K., R. 6 W. , at 

Newport, Wash., 0.2 mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 2.

SWi sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 43 E., at bridge, 

1 mile southeast of lone, Wash. 

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

1.43

15.9

15.4 

1,920

17,900 

17,600

15, 800 

16,300

Spokane River basin

Apr. 12'

May 1

24

June 18

South Fork Coeur

d'Alene River.

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

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

Coeur d'Alene

River.

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

NE£- sec. 35, T. 48 N., R. 5 E., at bridge,

on U. S. Highway 10, £ mile below Willow Creek and 1.3 miles east of Mullan,

Idaho.

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

31.5

143

132
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 397

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 1952 to September i953--Continued

Spokane River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 21 

Apr. 12

24

May 2 

25

Oct. 7

Oct. 9 

9

Sept. 16 

16

16

Aug. 21 

Sept. 16

Aug. 21 

Sept. 15

Aug. 21

Stream

South Pork Coear 

d'Alene River.

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

Coeur d'Alene 

River.

Spokane River. ....

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

Deadman Creek. ....

Little Spokane 

River.

Wander-mere Lake 

Creek.

Little Spokane 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Coeur d ' Alene 

River.

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

Coeur d ' Alene 

Lake.

Columbia River 

(Franklin D. 

Roosevelt Lake).

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

Little Spokane 

River.

Spokane River. ....

Little Spokane 

River.

Spokane River. ....

Locality

NEi sec. 35, T. 48 N., R. 5 E., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 10, i mile below 

Willow Creek and 1.3 miles east of 

Mullan, Idaho. 

NEi sec. 31, T. 49 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge, £ mile above mouth and 

J mile south of Enaville, Idaho.

NEi sec. 2, T. 48 N., R. 1 W. , at highway bridge, 1/8 mile above Fern Creek 

and i mile north of Dudley, Idaho.

East line sec. 7, T. 25 N., R. 45 E., at 

former gaging station at bridge on 

Barker Road, .5 mile north of Oreenacres, Wash. .

Wj sec. 10, T. 25 N., R. 43 E., at site 

of former gaging station, 250 ft below 

Oreenstreet, at Spokane, Wash.

of former gaging station above seven 

mile bridge and 5 miles northwest of 

Spokane, Wash. 

SWiNWi sec. 3, T. 26 N., R. 43 E., at 

crossing of U. S. Highway 195, J mile 

northwest of Mead, Wash.

mile above Deep Creek and 2 miles 

northwest of Mead, Wash. 

SW^NWi sec. 23, T. 27 N., R. 43 E., i

mile southwest of Colbert, Wash. 

NWiSWi sec. 33, T. 27 N., R. 43 E., i 

mile below Deadman Creek and lj miles 

northeast of Dartford, Wash.

ft above Wandermere Lake Creek and 

1 mile northeast of Dartford, Wash.

SE^NWi sec. 5, T. 26 N.,'R. 43 E., 100 ft 

above mouth and £ mile east of Dartford, Wash.

NW^NWi sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 42 E., 2 

miles southwest of Dartford, Wash.

site of former gaging station, 4 miles 

west of Dartford, Wash.

road crossing, £ mile above mouth and 

5j miles west of Dartford, Wash.

Discharge 

(cfs)

14.8

447 

1,640

1,400

961

147

8,290 

5,270

2,780

243

374 

1,660

2,110 

2,390

12.0 

11.5

0

129 

127

133

134

6.63 

10.7

33? 

325

381

392

387

Douglas Creek basin, Wash.

Oct. 20 Douglas Creek .... Columbia River. . . . ' NW| sec. 30, T. 23 N., R. 

.mer gaging station, 3.8 

of Palisades.

24 E 

miles

, at fornorthwest

8.18

Crab Creek basin, Wash.

Aug. 7 

Sept. 16

Crab Creek. ....... 

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

Columbia River. . . . 

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

NWi sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 28 E. , 2£ miles 

below 0 'Sullivan Dam and 10 miles west 

of Warden. 

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

28.2 

27.6

Yakima River basin, Wash.

Apr. 14

Aug. 25

Oct. 23

Oct. 14'

Apr. 17

Aug. 26

Apr. 16

Oct. 24 

Apr. 19

June 26

Aug. 26

Apr. 19

Kittitas Canal....

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

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

City -ef Yakima 

municipal diversion. 

Selah Valley Canal

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

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

Tieton Canal. .....

Right side of 

Yakima River.

Yakima River.

Left side of 

Naches River.

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

Right side of 

Tieton River.

Sec. 11, T. 20 N..-R. 13 E., at headworks 

near East on.

of former gaging station, near Cle Elum.

miles southeast of Yakima.

NWi sec. 34, T. 15 N. , R. 16 E. , below 

pipe outlet at headworks, 6 miles west 

of Naches. 

NWi sec. 36, T. 15 N. , R. 16 E., above 

all diversions, near Naches.

Sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 15 E., at site of 

former gaging station near Naches. 

257

1,160

2.63

9.16 

64.8

120

84.8
398 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Pacific slope basins In Washington and upper Columbia 

River basin during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Yaklma River basin, Wash. Continued

Date

June 23

Oct. 24 

Dec. 20

Feb. 20

Apr. 16

Aug. 27

Oct. 14 

Apr. 20

June 25

Aug. 26

Apr. 15 

June 22

Aug. 25

Oct. 7 

Dec. 19

Feb. 21

Aug. 25

Oct. 14 

Apr. 18

Aug. 23

Stream

Wapatox power 

canal.

....do.....*......

Union Qap Canal... 

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

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

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

Mew Reservation 

Canal. 

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

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

Old Reservation 

Canal. 

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

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

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

Sunnyslde Canal...

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

ton River.

Left side of 

Naches River.

Left side of 

Yaklma River.

Right side of 

Yaklma River.

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

Left side of 

Yaklma River.

....(Jo............

Locality

former gaging station near Naohes. 

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

NW£ sec. 36, T. 15 N., R. 16 E., at headworks near Naches.

NEi sec. 17, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., at entrance to Union Gap, 1 mile south of 

town of Union Qap.

NWj sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., at gagIng station near Parker.

SWi sec. 28, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., at gagIng station, near Parker.

SWi sec. 27, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., at gaging station, near Parker.

. . . .do. ......................... i ........

Discharge 

(cfsf

306

340

188

271

470

496

9.11

23.2

39.6

1,300

1,840

4.32

694

1,290

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 in the state of Washington.

Miscellaneous determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Jan. 22

23 

22

22 

8 

22

22 

31

'9 

8

31

8 

9

22

Oct. 9 

Jan. 31 

23 

31

Stream

Unnamed creek. ....

Joe Creek ......... 

Shield Creek. ..... 

Big Creek. ........ 

Unnamed creek. ....

Cross Creek. ...... 

East Valley Creek.

Dean Creek. .......

Unnamed creek. .... 

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

Cyclone Creek. .... 

Swan Creek. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Naselle River. ....

North Nemah River. 

Willapa River.... .

North River. ...... 

Rock Creek. ....... 

Humptullps River. .

Lake Crescent..... 

Valley Creek. .....

Strait of Juan de 

Puca.

Sequlm Bay ........ 

Big Qulloene River

Dosewallips River.

Annas Bay. ........ 

Sohneider Creek. . . 

White River. ...... 

Clear Creek. ......

Locality

SEi sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 9 W.. at crossIng of U. S. Highway 830, ij miles 

northeast of Naselle. 

NWi sec. 24, T. 12 N./R. 10 W. , on Nemah 

road, 1-J miles south of South Bend. 

NE£ sec. 30, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., at county 

road crossing, 2^ miles northeast of 

Lebam. 

SE£ sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 8 W. , at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 8 miles southeast of Cosmopolls. 

SEi sec. 33, T. 13 N., R. 5 W. , at crossing of State Highway 12, 1 mile southeast of Pe Ell . 

SEi sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 10 W. , at 

crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 11^ 

miles north of Hoqulam.

SWi sec. 17, T. 28 N., R. 13 W., at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 2 miles southwest of Forks. 

Ei sec. 31, T. 30 N., R. 9 W. , at crossing 

of U. S. Highway 101, 2 miles east of 

Falrholm. 

SW£ sec. 15, T. 30 N., R. 6 W., at Hlster 

Road crossing, £ mile south of Port 

Angeles city limits. 

SEi sec. 12, T. 30 N., R. 6 W., at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 2 miles east 

of Port Angeles. 

NWi aeo. 12, T. 29 N., R. 3 W., at Grossing of U. S. Highway 101 -at Blyn. 

SE-J sec. 22, T. 27 N., R. 2 W., 1,000 ft 

west of bridge, on U. S. Highway 101 

over Big Qullcene River, and 2 miles 

southwest of Qulleene. 

NW£ sec. 28, T. 26 N., R. 2 W., on Dosewallips Road, 2.9 miles from U. S. 

Highway 101, and 3-J miles northwest of 

Brlnnon. 

SWi sec. 35, T. 22 N., R. 4 W. , at crossing of U. S. Highway 101, 2J miles south 

of Potlatch. 

SE£ sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 3 W. , at orossingi 

of U. S. Highway 101, li miles south of 

New Kamllche. 

SWi sec. 34, T. 20 N., R. 8 E., at crossing 

of U. S. Highway 410, 10 miles east of 

Enumclaw. 

Wi sec. 26, T. 20 N., R. 3 E., at south 

72nd Street crossing of Taooma.

Discharge 

(ofs)

125

54.6 

106

138 

77 

123

20.8 

335

36 

15.7 

90.8

2T.4 

301

25.5

87.0 

54.2 

96.5 

53
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 399

Miscellaneous determinations of peak 

September

discharge during Mater year October 1952 to 

1953 Continued

Date

Jan. 23 

31

31 

23

Feb. 3

31

9

9

Stream

Deep Creek. .......

Unnamed creek. ....

Munson Creek. .....

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Deep Lake .........

Evans Greek. ......

komlsh River.

qualmle River. 

Alien Creek. ......

Samish Lake.-. .....

Satus Creek. ......

Locality

SE£- sec. 21, T. 21 N., R. 7 E., at railroad crossing at Cumberland.

crossing of State Highway 5, 2 miles 

west of Auburn. 

NWj sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 6 E., on Redmond-Pall City Highway, Str miles southeast of Redmond.

Northern Ry. crossing, £ mile east of 

post office at Baring.

crossing of U. S. Highway 10, 15 miles 

southeast of North Bend. 

NW£- sec. 26, T. 30 N., R. 5 E., 2 miles 

northeast of Mary svi lie.

road crossing, 3 miles southwest of 

Lyman. 

NW£ sec. 23, T. 37 N., R. 3 E. , at crossing of U. S. Highway 99, 6j miles southsouthwest of Belllngham. 

Nj sec. 27, T. 39 N., R. 2 E., at Starry

Road crossing, 2 miles north of Noon, 

and 7 miles northeast of Bellingham. 

SW£ sec. 15, T. 7 N.', R. 18 E. , at culvert on U. S. Highway 97, 23 miles 

southwest of Toppenish. 

SWl sec. 26, T. 9 N., R. 19 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 97, 11 miles 

southwest of Toppenish.

Discharge 

(cfsl

83.5 

35

9.2 

87

35

16.6 

132

82 

19.3

756 

9,950

INDEX

Aberdeen, Wash., Wynoochee River at,.. 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.........................

Acre-foot, definition of..............

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records collected by............

Ahtanum Creek at Union Gap, Wash.....381

North Pork, near Tampico, Wash.....378

South Pork, at Conrad Ranch, near 

Tampico, Wash...................

Alder Creek (North River basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of 

Alder Creek (Skagit River basin) near 

Hamilton, Wash..................

Alder Reservoir at Alder, Wash........

Alderton, Wash,, Puyallup River at....

Alstown, Wash:, Douglas Creek near....

American River near Nile, Wash........

Archer Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.....................

Arlington, Wash., Armstrong Creek near. 

Fish Creek near.....................

Jim Creek near......................

North Pork Stillaguamish River near169 

South Pork Stillaguamish River near. 

Armstrong Creek near Arlington, Wash.. 

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

Green River near....................

Avery, Idaho, St. Joe River at........

Baker River at Concrete, Wash........190

Bean Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of........................

Bear Creek (Duwamish River basin) near 

Eagle Gorge, ulash...............

Bear Creek (Pend Oreille River basin) 

near Victor, Mont...............

Bear Creek (Skagit River basin), near 

Concrete, Wash..................

North Pork near Concrete, Wash......

Beaver Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.....................

Belfair, Wash., Mission Creek near....

Tahuya River near...................

Union River near....................

Bellingham, Wash., Whatcom Creek near-. 

Big Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.........................

Big Quilcene River, Minor basins

between, and Dungeness River, 

discharge measurements in.......

Bigfork, Mont., Swan River near.......

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

Birchbank, British Columbia, Columbia 

River at........................

Bitterroot River, East Pork, at

Conner, Mont....................

near Darby, Mont....................

West Pork, near Conner, Mont........

Bitterroot River (West Pork) Reservoir, 

Mont., contents of.........../..

Black Diamond, Wash., Covington Creek 

near............................

Lake Sawyer near....................

Newaukum Creek near.................

Blaokfoot River near Bonner, Mont.....

near Helmville, Mont................

near Ovando, Mont...................

Blaine, Wash., Dakota Creek near......

Blodgett Creek near Corvallis, Mont... 

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

Bonner, Mont., Blackfoot River near... 

Bonners Perry, Idaho, Kootenai River

at.............................217

Kootenai River near............216,219

Bothell, Wash., North Creek near......

Sammamish River at.......'...........

Boulder Creek (Kootenai River basin) 

near Leonla, Idaho..............

Boulder Creek (Lake Washington basin), 

Wash., discharge measurement of. 

Boulder Creek (Pend Oreillle River

basin) at Maxville, Mont........

Boundary Creek near Porthill, Idaho...

38 Bremerton, Wash., Gold Creek near...... 73

Mission Creek near................... 71

7-8 Mission Lake near.................... 70

2 Panther Creek near................... 75

Panther Lake near.................... 74

11 Tahuya River near.................... 74

 382 Union River near..................... 67-68

379Brick Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 393

380Bridge Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 396

393 Bridgeport, Wash., Columbia River at..327-328

Brinnon, Wash., Duckabush River near... 

193 Brooklyn, Wash., Pall River at.........

North River near.....................

104 Bryant, Wash., Pilchuok Creek near.....

348Buckley, Wash., Mud Mountain Reservoir 

371 near.............................

White River near.

393 Bumping Lake, Wash., contents of......387-388

171 Bumping River near Nile, Wash.........369-370

173 Burlington, Wash., Samlsh River near.. "~ 

165 Burnt Fork Creek near Stevensville,

Mont.

ments of.

-170

164 Butte Creek, Wash., discharge measure171

122

123

295

-191 

390 

117

188

189

392

72

76

69

198

398

395

267

122

230

242

243

241

279

121

120

119

239

236

238

206

247

353

239

-218 

221

141

142

213

396

233

226

55

25

24

172

107

108

197

250

abin Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.........................

alder, Idaho, St. Joe River at.

394

395

296

277

279

alispell Creek near Dalkena, Wash, 

amas Reservoirs, Mont., contents of.., 

anyon Creek (Dungeness River basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of. 394 

anyon Creek (Nooksack River basin) at

Kulshan, Wash.................... 200

arbon River near Fairfax, Wash.......101-102

arnation, Wash., Griffin Creek near... 149 

North Fork Tolt River near........... 151

Snoqualmle River near................ 154

South Pork Tolt River near........... 150

Tolt River near..................... 152-153

ascade River at Marblemount, Wash..... 182

ataldo, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene River

near............................. 294

Cedar Falls, Wash., Cedar River at..... 132

Cedar River near................127,128-129

Rex River near...................... 130-131

Cedar River at Cedar Falls, Wash....... 13SJ

at Renton, Wash...................... 136

below Bear Creek, near-Cedar Falls,

Wash............................. 127

discharge measurements of............ 396

near Cedar Palls, Wash..............128-129

near Landsburg, Wash................ 13~3-134

North Fork, near Lester, Wash.......124-125

South Fork, near Lester, Wash........ 126

Cedarvllle, Wash., Rock Creek at....... 34

Cement Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of. 390

Centralia, Wash., Skookumohuok River

measurements of. 

Cfs-days, definition of................

Chambers Creek below Leach Creek, near

Steilacoom, Wash.

Chambers Creek basin, Wash., gaglngstatlon records in.

near............................. 31-32

Centralia power canal, Wash., discharge

395 

2

98

97-98

116 

30 

35 

S9 

33

394 

gaging-station records in............ 29-38

Chelan, Wash., Chelan River at......... 339

Lake Chelan at......................337-330

Chelan River at Chelan, Wash........... 339

Chelan River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in..............335-339

Chimacum Creek, Wash., discharge measCharley Creek near Eagle Gorge, Wash, 

Chehalis, Wash., Newaukum River near 

Chehalls River afi Porter, wash.......

near Doty, Wash.

near Grand Mound, Wash...............

Chehalis River basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.

urements of.

401

395
INDEX

Chiraacum Creek, Wash., East Branch,

discharge measurements of........ 395

near Chimacum, Wash. ................. 53

Clark Pork above Missoula, Mont........ 240

at St. Regis, Mont................... 253

at Thompson Palls, Mont.............. 271

below Missoula, Mont................. 252

near Plains, Mont.................... 270

Clearwater Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 394

Cle Elum, Wash., Yakima River at....... 366

Cle Elum Lake, Wash., contents of.....387-388

Cle Elum River near Roslyn, Wash......363-365

Cloquallum River at Elma, Wash......... 36

Clover Creek near Tillieum, Wash....... 97

Coeur d'Alene Lake at Coeur d'Alene,

Idaho............................ 298

Coeur d'Alene River above Shoshone

Creek, near Prichard, Idaho...... 291

at Enaville, Idaho ................... 293

discharge measurements of............ 397

near Cataldo, Idaho .................. 294

near Prichard, Idaho................. 292

South Pork, discharge measurements

of..............................396-397

Columbia Palls, Mont., Plathead River

at............................... 266

Plathead River near.................. 255

South Pork, Plathead River near...... 265

Columbia River at Birchbark, British

Columbia........... ............. 230

at Bridgeport, Wash.................327-328

at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash. ..........324-326

at international boundary............ 280

at Trinidad, Wash....................4, 349

Colville, Wash., Mill Creek near....... 289

Colville River at Kettle Palls, Wash... 290 

Colville River basin, Wash., gagingstatlon records in..............285-290

Como Lake, Mont., contents of.......... 279

Computations, accuracy of results of... 7-8 

Concrete, Wash., Baker River at.......190-191

Bear Creek near...................... 188

North Pork Bear Creek near........... 189

Sandy Creek near..................... 187

Skagit River near.................... 192

Connell, Wash., Esquatzel Coulee at.... 389

Conner, Mont., East Fork Bitterroot

River at......................... 242

West Pork Bitterroot River near...... 241

Contents, definition of................. 3

Control, definition of................. 3

Coolin, Idaho, Priest Lake near........ 273

Priest River near.................... 274

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Copeland, Idaho, Kootenai River near..222-223 

Corvallis, Mont., Blodgett Creek near,. 247 

CosmopolJs, Wash., Little North River

near............................. 26

Coulee City, Wash., Blue Lake near..... 353

Park Creek near...................... 352

Park Lake near....................... 352

Covington Creek near Black Diamond,

Wash............................. 321

Crab Creek at Irby, Wash............... 350

discharge measurements of............ 397

near Moses Lake. Wash. ................ 351

near Smyrna, Wash.................... 359

near Warden, Wash.................... 358

Crab Creek basin, Wash., gaging-station

records in.............. .......350-359

Cross Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.....'....,...,....,,...... 398

Cutlc feet per second per square mile.. 2 

Cubic foot per second.................. 2

Cunrsingham, Wash., Providence Coulee at 389 

Curlew Creek near Malo, Wash........... 282

Curlew Lake near Malo, Wash............ 283

Cyclone Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of....................... 398

Dakota Creek near Blaine, Wash,........ 206

Dalkena, Wash.,-Calispell Creek near... 277 

Dambyrat Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of....................... 396

Darby, Mont., Bitterroot River near.... 243

Rock Creek near...................... 244

Rock Creek Canal near................ 245

Darrington, Wash., North Pork Stillaguamish River near ..............167-168

Darrington, Wash., Sauk River near..183-184 

Squire Creek near .................. 165

Dartford, feah., Little Spokane River

at............................316-317

Data, accuracy of.................... 7-8

explanation of..................... 3-7

Davis Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.................... 390

Day Creek near Lyman, Wash........... 194

Dayton Creek, Mont., discharge measurement of..................... 396

Deadman Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of.................... 397

Dean Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of........................ 398

Deep Creek (tributary to Deep Lake), 

Wash., discharge measurements 

of............................. 399

Deep Creek (tributary to Kootenai

River) at Moravia, Idaho....... 220

Deep Creek, Wash. (Spokane River

basin), discharge measurements

of............................. 397

Deer Lake near Loon Lake, Wash. ...... 285

Deer Meadow Creek near Hoodsport,

Wash........................... 60

Dell Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of....................... 390

Deming, Wash., Mooksack River at..... 203

Deschutes River near Olympia, Wash... 84 

near Ranier, Wash.................. 83

Deschutes River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in............. 83-84

Dewatto Creek near Dewatto, Wash..... 77

Diablo Reservoir, Wash., contents of. 196 

Diamond Lake near Newport, Wash...... 315

Dogfish Creek near Poulsbo, Wash..... 78

Dolloff Lake outlet, Wash., discharge

measurements of...............395,399

Doty, Wash., Chehalis River near..... 29

Douglas Creek at Palisades, Wash..... 348

discharge measurement of........... 397

near Alstown, Wash. ................ 348

Douglas Creek basin, Wash., gagingstation records in............. 348

Dow Creek near Hoodsport, Wash....... 61

Drainage area, definition of......... 3

Duckabush River near Brinnon, Wash... 55 

Dungeness River, Wash., discharge

measurements of................ 395

Minor basins between and Big

Quilcene River, discharge measurements in.................... 395

near Sequim, Wash.................. 51

Dungeness River basin, Wash., discharge measurements in........394-395

Duwamish River basin, Wash., discharge measurements in......... 395

;-station records in.........112-123

117

116

398

362

214

94

39o 

215 

56 

315 

314

392

23

36

315

389

45-48

49

394

394 

44-49

293

394

Eagle Gorge, Wash., Bear Creek near.. 

Charley Creek near.................

East Valley Creek, Wash., discharge 

measurement of.................

Easton, Wash., Ka'chess River near....

Eastport, Idaho, Moyie River at......

Eatonville, Wash., Ohop Creek near...

Echo Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of........................

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

Eldon, Wash., Hamma Hamma River near.

Elk, Wash., Eloika Lake near.........

Little Spokane River at............

Elk Creek, Wash,, discharge measurements of.......................

Elkhorn Creek near Raymond, Wash..,..

Elma, rfash., Cloquallum River at.....

Eloiita Lake near Elk, Wash. ..........

Eltopia, Wash., Esquatzel Coulee at..

Eltfha fliver at McDonald Bridge, near 

Port Angeles, Wash.............

below diversion, near Port Angeles, 

Wash...........................

discharge measurements of..........

Elwna River basin, Wash., discharge 

measurements in................

gaging-station records in..........

Enaville, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene River 

at.............................

Ennis Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.....................
INDEX

Page 

Entiat River at Entiat, Wash. ......... 340

Ephrata, Wash., Rocky Ford Creek near. 356 

Esquatzel Coulee at Connell, Wash..... 389

at Eltopla, Wash. ................... 389

Esquatzel Coulee basin, gaging- station

records in ...................... 389

Essex, Mont., Middle Fork Flathead

River at. ....................... 256

Fairchild Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of ................. 392

Fairfax, Wash., Carbon River near ... .101-102

Fairholm, Wash., Soleduck River near.. 43 

Fall River at Brooklyn, Wash. ......... 25

Feeder canal at Grand Coulee, Wash.... 323

Fern Creek, Wash. , discharge measurements of ........................ 391

Ferry, Wash., Kettle River near....... 281

Finn, Mont., Nevada Creek near........ 237

Fish Creek near Arlington, Wash. ...... 173

Fish Trap Creek (Willapa River basin), 

Wash. , discharge measurements 

of.............................. 391

Fisher River near Jennings, Mont...... 209

Fishtrap Creek (Nooksack River basin) ,

at Lynden, Wash. ................ 205

Flathead Lake at Somers , Mont ......... 268

Flathead River at Columbia Falls, Mont. 266 

at Flathead, British Columbia. ...... 254

Middle Fork, at Essex, Mont. ........ 256

near West Glacier , Mont ........... 257

near Columbia Falls, Mont ....'....... 255

near Poison , Mont ................... 269

South Fork, at Spotted Bear ranger 

station, near Hungry Horse, 

Mont. ........................... 258

near Columbia Falls, Mont. ........ 265

Flint Creek at Maxville, Mont. ........ 232

near Southern Cross, Mont. .......... 231

Floods, special reports on. ........... 11

Fork Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of ........................ 391

near Lebam, Wash. ................... 17

Fortine Creek near Trego, Mont. ....... 208

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at Grand

Coulee Dam, Wash.. ............ .321-322

Fred Burr Creek, Mont., discharge

measurements of ................. 396

Friday Creek near Lester, Wash. ....... 113

Georgetown Lake, Mont., contents of... 279

Glacier, Wash., Nooksack River near... 199

Gold Bar, Wash., Skykomish River near. 145

Wallace River at .................... 146

Gold Creek near Bremerton, Wash. ...... 73

near Shelton, Wash. ................. 81

Grader Creek, Wash. , discharge measurement of ...................... 398

Grand Coulee, Wash., Feeder canal at.. 323 

Grand Coulee Dam, Wash. , Columbia

River at ....................... 324-326

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake at ..... .321-322

Grand Mound, Wash., Chehalis River

near ............................ 33

Granite Falls, Wash., Pilchuck River

near ........................... 155-156

South Fork Stillaguamish River -near 162-163 

Graves Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont. 263 

Green Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of ...................... .392,398

Green Point Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of .................. 395

Green Rivpr, Wash., near Auburn, Wash. 123 

near Leister , Wash. .................. 114

near Palmer , Wash. .................. 118

Greenwater, Wash., Greenwater River at 106 

White River at ...................... 105

Greenwater River at Greenwater, Wash.. 106 

Griffin Creek near Carnation, Wash.... 149

Half Moon Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of .................

Hamilton, Mont., Skalkaho Creek near..

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

Hamma Haranaa River near Eldon, Wash....

Hanson Cijeek, Wash.', discharge measurements of .....................

Hayden Crleek below North Fork, near

Haytden Lake , Idaho ..............

Hayden Lake, Idaho, Hayden Creek near. 

Hayden Lake at ......................

391

246

193

56

391

299

299

300

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Hayden Lake, Idaho, Hayden Lake Irrigation District diversion near... 301 

Hayden Lake at Hayden Lake, Idaho...... 300

Hayden Lake Irrigation District diversion near Hayden Lake, Idaho..... 301

Helmville, Mont., Blackfoot River near. 236 

Hoh River near Spruce, Wash............ 42

Holcomb, Wash., Stringer Creek near.... 18

Holm Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 390

Hoodsport, Wash., Deer Meadow Creek

near............................. 60

Dow Creek near ....................... 61

McTaggert Creek near ................. 62

North Fork Skokomish River near...... 57-58

Hope, British Columbia, Skagit River

near............................. 174

Hope, Idaho, Fend Oreille Lake at...... 272

Howe Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 395

Huetter, Idaho, Rathdrum Prairie Canal

at........ ....................... 302

Huge Creek near Wauna, Wash............ 79

Humptulips River near Humptulips, Wash. 39

Hungry Horse, Mont., Graves Creek near. 263

Hungry Horse Reservoir near.......... 264

Lower Twin Creek near................ 261

South Fork Flathead River near....... 258

Spotted Bear River near.............. 259

Sullivan Creek near.................. 262

Twin Creek near...................... 260

Hungry Horse Reservoir near Hungry

Horse, Mont...................... 264

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

diagram of........................... 12

Icicle Creek above Snow Creek, near

Leavenworth, Wash. ............... 346

Index, Wash., South Fork Skykomish

River near...................12,143-144

Irby, Wash., Crab Creek at............. 350

Issaquah Creek near Issaquah, Wash....137-138

Jennings, Mont., Fisher River near..... 209

Jim Creek near Arlington, Wash......... 165

Joe Creek, Wash., discharge measurement

of.... ......... .................... 398

Johnson Creek (tributary to Naselle 

River), Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 390

Johnson Creek (tributary to Sequim

Bay), Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 395

Kachess Lake, Wash., contents of......387-388

Kachess River near Easton, Wash........ 362

Kamilehe, Wash., Skookum Creek at...... 82

Kapowsin Creek near Kapdwsin, Wash..... 99

Keechelus Lake, Wash., contents of....387-388

Keller, Wash., Sanpoil River near...... 320

Kettle Falls, Wash., Colville River at. 290 

Kettle River near Ferry, Wash.......... 281

near Laurier, Wash................... 284

Kettle River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in..............281-284

Kiona, Wash., Yakima River at.........385-386

Kittitas Canal, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 397

Kootenai Creek near Stevensville, Mont. 249 

Kootenai River at Bonners Ferry, Idaho 217-218 

at Boom Camp, near Bonners Ferry,

Idaho................ ............. 216

at Klockmann Ranch, near Bonners

Ferry, Idaho..................... 221

at Leonia, Idaho..................... 212

at Libby, Mont....................... 210

at Newgate, British Columbia

(Kootenay River)................. 207

at Porthill, Idaho..................227-228

discharge measurements of (Kootenay). 396 

near Bonners Ferry, Idaho............ 219

near Copeland, Idaho................222-223

Kootenai River basin, British ColumbiaIdaho-Mont., discharge measurements in......................... 396

gaging-station records in...........207-229

Kootenay Lake at Kuskonook, British

.Columbia......................... 229

Kootenay River at Newgate, British

Columbia......................... 207

discharge measurements of............ 396
404 INDEX

Kulshan, Wash., Canyon Creek at....... 200

Kuskonook, British Colombia, Kootenay

Lake at......................... 229

La Grande, Wash., La Grande Reservoir

at.............................. 90

Mashel River near................... 93

Nisqually River at.................. 91-92

La Grande Reservoir at La Grande,

Wash............................ 90

Lake Chelan at Chelan, Wash..........337-338

Lake Creek at Troy, Mont.............. 211

Lake Cushnan, Wash., change in contents in........................ 59

Lake Goodwin near Silvana, Wash....... 160

Lake Mills at Glines Canyon, near Port

Angeles, Wash.............'...... 44

Lake Sawyer near Black Diamond, Wash.. 120 

Lake Shannon, Wash., contents of...... 195

Lake Shoecraft near Tulalip, Wash..... 161

Lake Stevens, Wash., Little Pilchuck

Creek near...................... 157

Lake Tapps near Sumner, Wash.........; 110

Lake Washington basin, Wash., discharge measurements in......... 395-396

gaging-station records in,.........124-142

Landsburg, Wash., Cedar River near...133-134 

Lane Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of....................390,398

Latah Creek at Spokane, Wash.......... 312

Laurier, Wash., Kettle River near..... 284

Leavenworth, Wash., Icicle Creek near. 346 

Lebam, Wash., Fork Creek near......... 17

Willapa River at.................... 16

Lees Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of......................... 398

Lenore Lake near Soap Lake, Wash...... 354

Leonia, Idaho, Boulder Creek near..... 213

Kootenai River at................... 212

Lester, Wash., Friday Creek near...... 113

Green River near.................... 114

North Fork Cedar River near........124-125

Smay Creek near..................... 115

Snow Creek near..................... H2

South Fork Cedar River near......... 126

Liberty Lake at Liberty Lake,.Wash.... 305

Libby, Mont., Kootenai River at....... 210

Little North River near Cosmopolis,

Wash. ............................ 26

Little Pilchuck Creek near Lake

Stevens, Wash................... 157

Little Quilcene River near Quilcene,

Wash............................ 54

Little Spokane River at Dartford,

Wash........................... 316-317

at Elk, Wash........................ 314

discharge measurements of........... 397

Lolo Creek near Lolo, Mont............ 251

Long Canyon Creek near Forthill, Idaho 224 

Long Lake, Wash., Long Lake at........ 318

Spokane River at.................... 319

Long Lake at Long Lake, Wash.......... 318

Loon Lake, Wash., Deer Lake near...... 285

Loon Lake near...................... 286

Sheep Creek at...................... 287

Loon Lake near Loon Lake, Wash........ 286

Lotus, Idaho, St. Maries River at..... 297

Lower Jocko Lake, Mont., contents of.. 279 

Lower Salmon Creek, Wash., discharge

measurements of................. 393

Lower Twin Creek near Hungry Horse,

Mont............................ 261

Lucerne, Wash., Railroad Creek at..... 336

Ludlow Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of..................... 395

Lyman, Wash., Day Creek near.......... 194

Lynden, Wash., Fishtrap Creek at...... 205

Nooksack River near................. 204

McAleer Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 396

McAlliSter Springs near Olympia,

. Wash............................ 86

McClelland Creek, Wash., discharge

measurement of.................. 395

McDonald Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of...................... 394

McKenna, Wash., Nisqually River at.... 96 

Nisqually River near................ 95

McTaggert Creek near Hoodsport,

Wash............................ 6?

Malo, Wash., Curlew Creek near......... 282

Curler Lake near..................... 283

Map of the United States............... 9

Maple Valley, Wash., Rock Creek near... 135

Marblemount, Wash., Cascade River at... 182

Skagit River at...................... 181

Martin, Wash., Yakima River near......360-361

Marysville, Wash., Quilceda Creek near. 159 

Mashel River near La Grande, Wash...... 93

Mason Lake near Union, Wash............ 80

Matriotti Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 395

Maxville, Mont., Boulder Creek at...... 233

Flint Creek at....................... 232

Maynard, Wash., Snow Creek near........ 52

Medical Lake at Medical Lake, Wash..... 313

Metaline Falls, Wash., Pend Oreille

River near....................... 278

Methow River at Twisp, Wash............ 334

Middle Nemah River, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 390

Middle Nemah River basin, Wash., discharge measurements In........... 390

Mill Creek (Coleville River basin) near

Colville, Wash................... 289

Mill Creek (Duwamish River basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of. 395 

Mill Creek (Willapa River basin), Wash.,

discharge measurements of........ 392

near Willapa, Wash................... 19

Mineral Creek near Mineral, Wash....... 88

Minter Creek basin, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................. 395

Mission Creek near Belfair, Wash....... 72

near Bremerton, Wash................. 71

Mission Creek basin, Wash., gagingstation records in............... 70-72

Mission Lake near Bremerton, Wash...... 70

Mission Valley Reservoirs, Mont., contents of......................... 279

Missoula, Mont., Clark Fork above...... 240

Clark Fork below..................... 252

Monroe, Wash., Woods Creek near........ 148

Moravia, Idaho, Deep Creek at.......... 220

Morse Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 394

Moses Lake, Wash., Crab Creek near..... 351

Moses Lake at........................ 357

Moses Lake at Moses Lake,- Wash......... 357

Mosquito Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 393

Mount Vernon, Wash., Skagit River near. 195 

Moyie River at Eastport, Idaho......... 214

at Eileen, Idaho..................... 215

Mud Mountain Reservoir near Buckley,

Wash............................. 107

I Munson Creek, Wash., discharge measure-

| ment of.........................395,399

Naches, Wash., Naches River near......376-377

Tieton River near...........372-373,374-375

Naches River below Tieton River, near

Naches, Wash....................376-377

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

Salmon Creek near.................... 14

Naselle River, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 390

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

South Fork, Wash., discharge measurement of....................... 390

Naselle River basin, Wash., discharge

measurements' in............'...... 390

gaging-station records in............ 13-14

National, Wash., Nisqually River near.. 87 

Nevada Creek above reservoir, near

Finn, Mont....................... 237

Nevada Creek Reservoir, Mont., contents

of............................... 279

New Reservation Canal, Wash., discharge

measurements of.................384,398

Newaukum Creek near Black Diamond,

Wash............................. 119

Newaukum River near Chenalis, Wash..... 30

Newgate, British Columbia, Kootenay

River at......................... 207

Newhalem, Wash., Ross Reservoir near... 176 

Ruby Creek near...................... 175

Skagit River at...................... 180

Stetattle Creek near................. 179

Thunder Creek near..................177-178

Newport, Wash., Diamond Lake near...... 315
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Newport, Wash., Fend Orellle River at. 276 

Nlawaklum Hiver, Wash., discharge

measurements of................. 391

Nighthawk, Wash., Siriilkameen River

near............................ 332

Nile, Wash., American River near...... 371

Bumping River near.................369-370

Nisqually Silver at La Grande, Wash.... 91-92

at McKenna (i Wash.................... 96

near McKgnna, Wash.................. 95

near National, Wash................. 87

Nisqually River basin, Wash., discharge measurements in.......... 395

gaging-station records in........... 87-96

Nooksack River above Cascade Creek,

near Glacier, Wash.............. 199

at Deming, Wash..................... 203

near Lynden, Wash................... 204

South Fork, near Wickershan, Wash... 201 

Nooksack River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in.............199-205

North Creek near Bothell, Wash........ 141

North Nemah River near South Bend,

Wash............................ 15

North Neman River basin, Wash., discharge measurements in.......... 391

North River, Wash., discharge measurements of........................ 393

near Brooklyn, Wash................. 24

near Raymond, Wash. ................. 27-28

North River basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in................393-394

gaging-station records in........... 24-28

O'Connor Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of..................... 390

Ohop Creek near Eatonville, Wash...... 94

Okanagan River at Okanagan Falls,

British Columbia................ 329

at Oroville, Wash................... 331

near Tonasket, Wash................. 333

Okanogan River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in.............329-333

Old Reservation Canal, Wash., discharge

measurements of.........i......384,398

Olympia, Wash., Deschutes River near.. 84 

McAllister Springs near.............. 86

Woodland Creek near................. 85

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 3

Oroville, Wash., Okanogan River at.... 331

Osoyoos Latce near................... 330

Orting, Wash., Puyallup River near.... 100

Osoyoos Lake near Oroville, Wash...... 330

Otls Orchards, Wash., Spokane River

above Liberty Bridge near.......306-307

Otter Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of......................... 396

Ovando, Mont., Blackfoot River near... 238

Palisades, Wash., Douglas Creek at.... 348

Palix River basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in................. 391

Palmer, Wash., Green River near....... 118

Panther Creek near Bremerton, Wash.... 75

Panther Lake near Bremerton, Wash..... 74

Park Creek below Park Lake, near

Coulee City, Wash............... 352

Park Lake near Coulee City, Wash...... 352

Parker, Wash., Yakima River near.....383-384

Pend Orellle Lake at Hope, Idaho...... 272

Pend Oreille River at Newport, Wash... 276 

below Z Canyon, near Metaline Falls,

Wash............................ 278

discharge measurements of........... 396

Pend Oreille River basin, Idaho-Mont.,

discharge.measurements in....... 396

gaging-station records in..........231-279

smaller reservoirs in............... 279

Penny Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of........................ 398

Peshastin, Wash., Wenatchee River at.. 347 

Pete Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of........................ 390

Philipsbung, Mont., East Fork Rock

Creek near...................... 235

Middle Pork Rock Creek near......... 234

Pickernell] Creek, Wash., discharge

 ; i r r< slurements of................. 391

Pilchuck '.rook near Bryant, Wash...... 172

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Pilchuck River near Granite Falls,

Wash............................155-15o

Pioneer Green:, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 393

Plain, Wash., Wenatchee LaKe near...... 341

Wenatchee River at................... 345

Plains, Mont., Clark Fork near......... 270

Poison, Mont., Flathead River near..... 269

Port Angeles, Wash., Elwha River r:ear45-48,49 

Lake Mills near...................... 44

Siebert Creex near................... 50

Porter, Wash., Chehalis River at....... 35

Porthill, Idaho, Boundary Creek near... 22o 

Kootenai River at...................227-228

Long Canyon CreeK near,.............. 224

Smith Creek near..................... £25

Post Falls, Idaho, Spokane River near.. 304 

Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal at.. 303

Potlatch, Wash., North Fork Skokomish

River near....................... 63

Skokomish River near................. 66

South Forte, Skokomish River near. .... 64

Poulsbo, Wash., Dogfish Creex; near..... 78

Prichard, Idaho, Coeur d'Aler.e River

near............................291,292

Priest Latce- at outlet, near Coolin,

Idaho............................ 273

Priest River near Coolin, Idaho........ 274

near Priest River, Idaho............. 275

Providence Coulee at Cunninghan, Wash.. 389

Publications on streamflow, by Geological Survey................... 8-11

by State agencies .................... 11

Puyallup, Wash., Puyallup River at..... Ill

Puyallup River at Alderton, Wash....... 104

at Puyallup, Wash.................... Ill

near Orting, Wash.................... 100

Puyallup River basin. Wash., gagingstation records in............... 99-111

Quilceda Creek near Marysville, Wash.... 159 

Quilcene, Wash., Little Quilcene River

near............................. 54

Quinault River at Quinault Lake, Wash.. 40-41

Rack Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.......................... 396

Railroad Creek at Lucerne, Wash........ 336

Ranier, Wash., Deschutes River near.... 83

Rathdrum Prairie Canal at Huetter,

Idaho............................ 302

Raymond, Wash., Elkhorn Creek near..... 23

North River near.....;............... 27-28

South Fork Willapa River near........ 22

Redmond, Wash., Sanunamish Lake near.... 13C 

Sammamish River near................. 140

Renton, Wash., Cedar River at.......... 136

Rex River, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 395

near Cedar Falls, Wash........... .*.130-131

Rock Creek (tributary to Bitterroot

River) near Darby', Mont.......... 244

Rock Creek (tributary to Cedar River)

near Maple Valley, Wash.......... 135

Rock Creek (tributary to Chehalis

River) at Cedarville, Wash....... 34

Rock Creek (tributary to Flint Creek), 

East Fork, near Philipsburg, 

Mont............................. 235

Middle Fork, near Philipsburg, Mont.. 234

Rock Creek Canal near Darby, Mont...... 245

Roek'Creek (East Fork) Reservoir, Mont.,

contents of...................... 279

Rocky Ford Creek near Ephrata, Wash.... 356

Roslyn, Wash., Cle Elum River near....363-365

Ross Reservoir near Newhalem, Wash..... 176

Roza Canal, Wash., discharge measurements of........................384,397

Ruby Creek below Panther Creek, near

Newhalem, Wash................... 175

Rue Creek',-rfash., discharge measurements of......................... 392

West Fork, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 392

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 2

St. Joe River at Avery, Idaho.......... 295

at Calder, Idaho..................... 296

St. Maries River at Lotus, Idaho....... 297

St. Regis, ;.iont., Clark Fork at........ 253
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Salmon Creek (Naselle River basin), 

Wash., discharge measurements 

of.............................. 390

near Naselle, Wash.................. 14

Salmon Creek, Wash. (Worth Hiver

basin) discharge measurements of 393

Salt Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of........................ 394

Samish River near Burlington, Wash.... 197

Sannamish Lake near Hedmond, Wash..... 139

Samamish River at Bothell, Wash...... 142

near Redmond, Wash.................. 140

Sandy Creek near Concrete, Wash....... 187

Sanpoil Hiver near Killer, Wash....... 320

Satsop River near Satsop, Wash........ 37

Satus Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of......................... 399

Sauk River above Whiteehuck River,

near Darrington, Wash..........183-184

near Sauk, Wash....................185-186

Selah Valley Canal, Wash., discharge

measurements of................. 397

Sequin, Wash. ,Dungeness River near.... 51

Sheep Creek at Loon Lake, Wash........ 287

at Springdale, Wash................. 288

Shelton, Wash., Goldsborough Creek

near............................ 81

Shield Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of......................... 398

Shotgun Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of...................... 396

Slebert Creek near Port Angeles, Wash. 50

Silvana, Wash., Lake Goodwin near.. ... 160

Similkameen River near Nighthawk,

Wash............................ 332

SKagit River above Alma Creek, near

Marblemount, Wash............... 181

at liewhalen, Wash................... 180

near Concrete, Wash................. 192

near Hope, British Columbia......... 174

near Mount Vernon, Wash............. 195

SkagJt Hiver basin, British ColumbiaWash., gaging-station records 

in............................,174-196

reservoirs in....................... 196

Skalkaho Creek near Hamilton, Mont.... 246

Skokor.ish River near Potlatch, Wash... 66 

l-iorth Fork, below Staircase Rapids,

near Hoodsport, Wash. .......,...' 57-58

near Hoodsport, Wash.............. 59

near Potlatch, Wash............... 63

South Fork, near Potlatch, Wash..... 64

near Union, Wash.................. 65

Skokonish River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in.............. 57-66

3k:ookum Creek (tributary to Nooksack

River) near Wickersham, Wash.... 202

Skcjkun Creek (tributary to Pacific

Ocean) at Kamilche, Wash........ 82

Skookumchuck River near Centralia,

Wash............................ 31-32

Skykomish River near Gold Bar, Wash... 145 

South Fork, near Index, Wash....12,143-144

Snay Creek near Lester, Wash.......... 115

Smith Creek (Kootenai River basin)

near Porthill, Idaho............ 225

Smith CreeK, Wash. (North River basin)

discharge measurement!-- o. ......393-394

Smyrna, Wash,, Crab Creek near,....... 351

Snohomish River at Snohor.ish, Wash.... 158

Snonomlsh River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in.............143-159

Snc.juaL-le Ri ;er near Carnation. Wash. 154

Snow JrOiJk (Duwanish Riv&r basin) near

Lc-ater, Wash.................... 112

Snc.f Oreek (Snov.' Creek basin) near

I'tlynara, Wash................... 52

incvclxis Creek, V/a£h., discharge

measurement of.................. 396

Soap Lake, Wash., Lenore Lake near.... 354 

Soap Lake near...................... 355

Soap Lake near Soap Lake, Wash........ 355

S'.ieduek River near Fairholm, Wash.... 43

Somers, Mont.. Flathead Lake at....... 268

South Bend, Wash., North Nemah River

near... ........................ 15

South Neman River, Wash., discharge

measurements of................. 390

South Prairie Creek at South Prairie,

Wash,....,,....,.. ... ......... 103

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Southern Cross, Mont., Flint Creek near 231 

Spokane, Wash., Latah Creek at......... 312

Spokane Hiver at................. 12,309-311

Spokane Hiver near................... 308

Spokane Hiver above Liberty Bridge,

near Otis Orchards, Wash........306-307

above Seven-Mile Bridge, near

Spokane, Wash.................... 285

at Long Lake, Wash.................... 319

at Spokane, Wash.................12,309-311

below Green Street, at Spokane,

Wash............................. 282

below Trent Bridge, near Spokane,

Wash............................. 308

discharge measurements of............ 397

near Post Falls, Idaho............... 304

Spokane River basin, Idaho-Wash., discharge measurements in..........396-397

gaging-station records in...........291-320

Spokane Valley Farms Co.'s canal at

Post Falls, Idaho................ 303

Spotted Bear River near Hungry Horse,

Mont............................. 259

Springdale, Wash., Sheep Creek at...... 288

Spruce, Wash., Hoh River near.......... 42

Squire Creek near Darrington, Wash..... 166

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 2 

Startup, Wash., Sultan River near...... 147

Stehekin River at Stehekin, Wash....... 335

Steilacoom, rfash., Chambers Creek near. 98 

Stetattle Creek near Newhalem, Wash.... 179

Stevensville, Mont., Burnt Fork Creek

near............................. 250

Kootenai Creek near.................. 249

Stillaguamish River, North Fork, near

Arlington, Wash.................169-170

near Darrington, Wash............. 167-168

South Fork, above Jim Creek, near

Arlington, Wash.................. 164

near Granite Falls, Wash.......... 162-163

Stillaguamish River basin, Wash.,

gaging-station records in.......162-173

Stringer Creek near Holcomb, Wash...... 18

Stuck River near Sumner, Wash.......... 109

Sullivan Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont. 262 

Sultan River near Startup, Wash........ 147

Sumner, Wash., Lake Tapps near......... 110

Stuck River near..................... 109

Sunnyside Canal, Wash., discharge measurements of.....................384,398

Swan Creek, Wash., discharge measurement of.........................395,398

Swan River near Bigfork,-Mont.......... 267

Tahuya River near Self air., Wash. ....... 76

near Bremerton, Wash................. 74

Tahuya River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in............... 73-76

Tampico, Wash., North Fork Ahtanum

Creek near...................... 378-379

South Fork Ahtanum Creek near........ 380

Teanaway River, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 397

Terms and abbreviations, definition of. 2-3 

Thompson Falls, Mont., Clark Fork at... 271 

Thompson Falls Reservoir, Mont., contents of......................... 279

Thompson River, Mont., discharge measurements of...................... 396

Thunder Creek near Newhalem, Wash.....177-178

Tieton Canal, Wash., discharge measurement of.........................397-398

Tieton Reservoir, Wash., contents of..387-388 

Tieton River at headworks of Tieton

Canal, near Naches, Wash........374-375

at Tieton Dam, near Naches, Wash....372-373

Tillicum, Wash., Clover Creek near..... 97

Tolt River near Carnation, Wash.......152-153

North Fork, near Carnation, Wash..... 151

South Fork, near Carnation, Wash..... 150

Tonasket, Wash., Okanogan River near... 333 

Trego, Mont,, Fortine Creek near....... 208

Trinidad, Wash., Columbia River at.....4, 349

Troy, Mont., Lake Creek at............. 211

Tulalip, Wash., Lake Shoecraft near.... 161

Tulalip Creek basin, gaging-station

records in......................160-161

Tumwater Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 394

Tuttle Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of......................... 393
INDEX 407

Twin Creek near Hungry Horse, Mont,... 260 

Twisp, Wash., Methow River at......... 334

Umtanum, Wash., Yakima River at......367-368

Union,' Wash., Mason Lake near......... 80

South Fork Skokoraish River near..... 65

Union Gap, Wash., Ahtanum Creek at...381-382 

Union Gap Canal, Wash., discharge measurements of.................... 384,398

Union River near Belfair, Wash........ 69

near Bremerton, Wash................ 67-68

Union River basin, Wash., gagingstation records in.............. 67-69

Victor, Mont., Bear Creek near.

Wallace River at Gold Bar, Wash.......

Wander-mere Lake Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of..........

Wapatox power canal, Wash., discharge 

measurements of.................

Ward Creek near Willapa, Wash.........

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

Wauna, Wash., Huge Creek near.........

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

Wenatchee River at Peshastin, Wash....

at Plain, Wash.

248

146

397

398 

21 

358 

79 

341 

347 

345 

below Wenatchee Lake, Wash.........343-344

Wenatchee River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................341-347

West Glacier, Mont., Middle Fork Flathead River near. 

Whatcom Creek below hatchery, near

Bellingham, Wash................

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

near Buckley, Wash..................

Wickersham, Wash., Skookum Creek near. 

South Fork Nooksack River near.

257

198

105

108

202

201

Willapa, Wash., Mill Creek near........ 19

Ward Creek near...................... 21

Willapa River near................... 20

Willapa River at Lebam, Wash........... 16

discharge measurements of............ 391

near Willapa, Wash................... 20

South Fork, near Raymond, Wash....... 22

Willapa River basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in................. 391-393

gaging-station records in............ 16-22

Williams Creek, Wash., discharge measurements of...................... 391

Wilson Creek (Crab Creek basin) at

Wilson Creek, Wash............... 350

Wilson Creek (Willapa River basin),

Wash., discharge measurements of. 392 

Woodland Creek.near Olympia-, Wash...... 85

Woods Creek near Monroe, Wash.......... 148

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. 1

WSP - definition of.................... 3

Wynoochee River above Save Creek, near

Aberdeen, Wash................... 38

discharge measurements of............ 394

Yaak River, Mont., discharge measurement of.......................... 396

Yakima municipal diversion, Wash., discharge measurements of........... 397

Yakima River at Cle Elum, Wash......... 366

at Kiona, Wash......................385-386

at Umtanum, Wash....................367-368

near Martin, Wash...................360-361

near Parker, Wash...................383-384

Yakima River basin, Wash., discharge

measurements in.................397-398

gaging-station records in...........360-388

reservoirs in.......................387-388

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