Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 10. The Great Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1284

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, 

Utah, and Wyoming, and with other 

agencies

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

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.00 (Paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

Wyoming, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of 

J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. Peterson, chief, 

Annual Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

F. M. Bell______________________________Denver, Colo. 

B. C. Briggs______________________San Francisco, Calif. 

T. B. Newell___________________________Boise, Idaho 

K. N. Phillips_________________________Portland, Oreg. 

M. T. Wilson______________________Salt Lake City, Utah
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953

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CONTENTS

Page

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great Salt Lake basin:

Gages on Great Salt Lake, Utah..................................................... 14

Bear River basin: 

Bear River:

East Pork Bear River:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo................................ 22

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah................................................... 23

Diversions from Bear River between Woodruff and Randolph gaging stations, Utah. 24

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

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

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

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

B. Q. West Side Canal at Kennedy Ranch, near Randolph, Utah.................... 29

Bear River near Randolph, Utah................................................... 30

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo........................................................ 31

Bear River below Pixley dam, near Cokeville, Wyo................................. 32

Bear River above Sublette Creek, near Cokeville, Wyo............................. 33

Smiths Pork near Border, Wyo................................................... 34

Bear River at Border, Wyo........................................................ 35

Thomas Pork near Wyoming-Idaho State line...................................... 36

Bear River at Rarer, Idaho....................................................... 37

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho......................................... 38

Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho............................. 39

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho.................... 40

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho..................................... 41

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho....................................... 42

Bear River at Pescadero, Idaho................................................... 43

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho........................................ 44

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho................................................... 45

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

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho......................................... 47

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

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah.......................................... 49

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah............................................... 50

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah............................................. 51

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah................................ 52

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah......................... 54

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah....................... 55

Blacksmith Pork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah....... 56

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah................................ 57

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah.......................................... 58

Bear River near Collinston, Utah................................................. 59

Malad River:

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho........... 60

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad City, Idaho..................................... 61

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

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

Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Malad City, Idaho..................... 63

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho................................................. 64

Bear River near Corinne, Utah.......................................'............. 65

Weber River basin:

Weber River near Oakley, Utah.................................................... 66

Weber River near Wanship, Utah................................................... 67

Weber River near Coalville, Utah................................................. 68

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah................................................. 69

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah..................................................... 70

Weber River at Echo, Utah........................................................ 71

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah.................................................. 72

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah................................................ 73

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah........................................ 74

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah............................................ 75

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Gaging-station records Continued 

Great Salt Lake basin--Continued 

Weber River basin Continued

East Canyon Creek Continued Page 

Hardsorabble Creek near Porterville, Utah.................................... 76

East Canyon Creek below diversions, near Morgan, Utah.......................... 77

Weber River near Morgan, Utah.................................................... 78

Weber River at Gateway, Utah..................................................... 79

Weber River at Ogden, Utah....................................................... 80

Ogden River; 

South Pork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah................................. 81

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah........................................... 82

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah.............................. 83

Weber River near Plain City, Utah................................................ 84

Tributaries between Weber and Jordan Rivers: 

Holmes Creek near Kaysvllle, Utah.............................................. 85

Parmington Creek above diversions, near Parmington, Utah....................... 86

Ricks Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah........................... 87

Parrish Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah......................... 88

Centerville Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah..................... 89

Stone Creek above diversions, near Bountiful, Utah............................. 90

Mill Creek at Mueller Park, near Bountiful, Utah............................... 91

Jordan River basin: 

UtaH Lake (head or Jordan River): 

Current Creek: 

West Creek:

Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah.................................................. 92

Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah............................... 93

Spanish Pork at Thistle, Utah.................................................. 94

Diamond Pork:

Sixth Water Creek: 

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah.................... 95

Diamond Pork near Thistle, Utah............................................. 96

Spanish Pork at Castilla, Utah................................................ 97

Spanish Pork near Lake Shore, Utah............................................ 98

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah........................................... 99

Provo River near Kamas, Utah.................................................. 100

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah................................. 101

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah............................. 102

Provo River near Hailstone, Utah............................................... 102

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah.................................... 103

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah..............:............................... 104

South Pork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah................................. 105

Provo River at Provo, Utah.................................................... 106

American Pork above upper powerplant, near American Pork, Utah................ 107

Dry Creek near Alpine, Utah.........'.......................................... 108

Port Creek at Alpine, Utah.................................................. 109

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Jordan River basin........ 110

Jordan River at narrows, near Lehi, Utah........................................ 110

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

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah............................................ 112

Sevier Lake basin:

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah........................................................ 114

Sevier River near Circleville, Utah............................................... 115

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah.................................................. 116

East Pork Sevier River:

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah..................................... 117

East Pork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah...................................... 118

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah.............................................. 119

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah............. '. ................... 120

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near Sevier, Utah................................. 121

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah..................................................... 122

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah.................................................... 123

Salina Creek at Salina, Utah.................................................... 124

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Sevier Lake basin........... 125

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah........................... 126

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah........................................... 127

Sevier River near Juab, Utah...................................................... 128

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah................................................... 129

Pavant Valley:

Chalk Creek near Pillmore, Utah................................................. 130

Beaver River basin:

Three Creeks (head of Beaver River) near Beaver, Utah............................. 131

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah.................................................... 132

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah.................................................. 133

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah........................................ 134

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah............................. 135

Minersville Canal at Minersville, Utah.......................................... 136

Beaver River at Minersville, Utah................................................. 137

Beaver River near Milford, Utah................................................... 138

Cedar City Valley:

coal creek near Cedar City, Utah................................................ 139

Minor basins In Nevada:

Baker Creek at narrows, near Baker, Nev......................................... 140

Lehman Creek near Baker, Nev.................................................. 141

Salton Sea basin:

wnitewater River at Whitewater, Calif........................................... 142

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif....................................... 143
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Salton Sea basin Continued 

Whitewater River Continued

Tahquitz Creek Continued Page 

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif................................... 144

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif..................................... 145

San Pelipe Creek:

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif....................................... 146

Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif................................ 147

Hojave River basin:

Deep Creek (head of Mojave River) near Hesperia, Calif............................. 148

West Pork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif...................................... 150

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif............................. 151

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif..................................................... 151

Mojave River at Afton, Calif....................................................... 152

Antelope Valley:

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.................................................. 153

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif........................................ 154

Mono Lake basin:

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.................................................... 155

Walker Lake basin:

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.................................................... 155

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif...................................... 156

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif......................................... 157

East Walker River above Strosnider ditch, near Mason, Nev........................ 158

West Walker River:

East Pork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif........................... 159

West Walker River below East Pork, near Coleville, Calif....................... 160

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif............................................ 161

West Walker River near Hudson, Nev............................................. 162

Humboldt-Carson Sink basin: 

Carson River Dasln: 

Sliver creeic oeiow Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif................ 163

Markleeville Creek above Grover Hot Springs, near Markleeville, Calif.......... 164

East Pork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.................................... 165

West Pork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif..................................... 166

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev.............................................. 167

Carson River near Carson City, Nev............................................... 168

Carson River near Port Churchill, Nev............................................ 169

Humboldt River basin: 

Humboldt River:

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev........................... 170

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev.............................................. 171

North Pork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev.................... 172

Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.................................................... 173

South Pork Humboldt River near Lee, Nev........................................ 174

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev............................................... 175

South Pork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko, Nev.................... 176

South Pork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev....................................... 177

Humboldt River near Carlin, Nev.................................................. 178

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.................................................. 179

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.................................................. 180

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev................................................. 181

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev........................................... 182

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev........................................... 183

Reese River near lone, Nev..................................................... 184

Humboldt River near Valmy, Nev................................................... 185

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev..................................................... 186

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev................................ 187

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev....................................... 188

Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev.............................................. 189

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay, Nev. 190 

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev................................................... 191

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.......................................... 192

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev............................................... 193

Humboldt River near Lovelock, Nev................................................ 194

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin:

pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev....................................................... 195

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif................................................ 195

Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif................................................. 196

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif.................................. 197

Truckee River at Reno, Nev....................................................... 198

Pranktown Creek at Pranktown, Nev.............................................. 199

Black Rock Desert basin: 

Quinn River: 

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev,........................................... 200

East Pork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev...................................... 201

Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.................................................. 202

Honey Lake basin:

Susan River at Susanville, Calif................................................. 203

Willow Creek near Susanville, Calif.............................................. 204

Eagle Lake basin:

Pine Creek near Westwood, Calif.................................................. 205

Warner Lakes basin:

Twentymlle Creek near Adel, Oreg................................................. 206

Deep Creek:

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg................................................ 207

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg.................................................... 208

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg...................................................... 209

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg...................................................... 210
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Albert Lake basin: Page 

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg............................. 211

Summer Lake basin:

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg................................................. 212

Silver Lake basin:

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.............................................. 213

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin: 

Malheur Lake:

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg................................................... 214

Dormer und Blitzen River near Prenchglen, Oreg................................... 215

Mud Creek:

Bridge Creek near Prenchglen, Oreg........................................... 216

Harney Lake:

Silver Creek near Riley, Oreg.................................................... 217

Alyord Lake ba s in:

Trout O'reek near Denio, Oreg..................................................... 218

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 219

Index................................................................................ 223

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page

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

Oreg.; B, Sevier River near Juab, Utah; C, Utah Power & Light Co. 

tailrace near Logan, Utah...............7.............................. 4

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

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

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

year with median discharge for 25-year period.......................... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP THE GREAT BASIN, 1953

SCOPE OP 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:

California: State Department of Public Works, P. B. Durkee, director, and 

A. D. Edmonston, State engineer; San Bernardino County Flood Control District.

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

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

Oregon: Office of State Engineer, C. E. Stricklin and State Highway Commission, 

B. R. Chandler, chairman.

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

Wallace, chairman, succeeded by J. A. Howell.

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

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

agreements with the State Department of Reclamation of Idaho, the Office of State Engineer 

of Utah, and the Office of State Engineer of Wyoming.

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 3 gaging stations in 

Utah, 2 in California, and 5 in Nevada.

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

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

California: Walker River Irrigation District. 

Idaho: Utah Power & Light Co. 

Oregon: Harney and Lake Counties. 

Utah: Utah Power & Light Co.

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DIVISION OP WORK

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

under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices listed 

below.

State District office Address

California a/.............. San Francisco................. 541 Federal Office Building.

Idaho V-.................. Boise......................... 429 Federal Building.

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

Oregon c/.................. Portland...................... 606 Post Office Building.

Utah d/7................... Salt Lake City................ 300 Federal Building.

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

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

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

projects.

c/ The work in Oregon was done in collaboration with C. E. Stricklin, State engineer.

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

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

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

for irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 10

'A. DONNER UNO BLITZEN RIVER NEAR FRENCHGLEN, OREG.

B, SEVIER RIVER NEAR JUAB. UTAH.

C, UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. TAILRACE NEAR LOGAN, UTAH.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fajl 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 of stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

daily records is not changed.

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

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

and runoff of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1953 is shown on page IV 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

crests-stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining 

to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging 

station is given under "Remarks."
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 10

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 nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the 

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually less 

than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are published, but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.

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

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

in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 10

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

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

(A = Annual Reports} B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, 

llth A, 

12th A, 

13th A, 

14th A, 

B 131. .

16th A,

pt. 

Pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

Pt.

pt.

Z 

2 

2 

3 

2

2

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive informs 

.... do ... ...... ..... . . .... ,--------

Descriptions, measurements, gage 

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage 

monthly discharge.

heights, 

heights, ratings, and

Year

18S4 to 

1884 to 

1684-92 

1SS8-93 

1893-94.

1895.

September 

June 30,

1S90. 

1891.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 10

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

(A = Annual Reports; B - Bulletin)

Report

WSP 11

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

20th A, pt.'4 

WSP 35 to 39. 

21st A, pt. 4 

WSP 47 to 52. 

22d A, pt. 4. 

WSP 65, 66... 

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. . 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

Year

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

been republlshed In WSF 370 with some revisions, superseding all earlier reports for these stations.

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

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

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

Great Basin, 1899-1953

Year

1699

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSF

38, a39

51

66, 75

85

100

133, b!34

176, b!77

212, b213

250, b251

270, b271

290

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSF

310

330

360

390

410

440

460

480

510

530

550

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

570

590

610

630

650

670

690

705

720

735

750

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

WSP

765

790

810

830

860

880

900

930

960

980

Year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

WSP

1010

1040

1060

1090

1120

1150

1180

1214

1244

1284

a Mojave River only.

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

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

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

stations.

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

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

each year and are published 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.

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

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

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

collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

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

for the Great Basin.

Reports containing compilations of discharge by States and drainage basins

WSP

517........

. Period

1889-1920

Report

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins.

Water cowers of Great Salt Lake basin.
RECOHDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

Reports containing compilations of discharge by States and drainage basins Continued

WSF

637-A. ......

920.........

Period

1895-1927 

1889-1937

Report

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

Great basins In California. 

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

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

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

reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Oregon. . . . 

Do.. .. 

Do.. .. 

Do.. .. 

Do.. ..

Do.....

Do.....

Period

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30 

1930-36 

1936-41 

1889-1905

1906-10

1911-16

Report

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Wate resources of the State of Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Wate resources of the State of Oregon. 

Bull. 9, Wate resources of the State of Oregon. 

Bull. 10, Wate resources of the State of Oregon.

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

Issued by

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

list of numbers and titles of these reports: 

WSP Report

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

843: Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

844: Floods of March 1938 in southern' California.

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

994: Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

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

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 except as noted in footnotes to the table. Records for many canals and ditches and 

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

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

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

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Cottonwood Creek. 

Dormer Creek. ....

Emigration Creek. 

Ephralm Creek. . . .

Little Cottonwood 

Creek. 

Little Truckee 

River.

a Records prior 

those for 1913-30,

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon.

Above Cold Creek, near Truckee, Calif...... 

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon.

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon. 

Above Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif.....

Below Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif..... 

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon, 

to 1913 are contained In water-supply papers 

In reports published by Salt Lake City.

Period

1898-1953a 

1898-1953a 

1929-53

1898-1953a 

1914-53

1898-1953a 

1942-53

1942-53 

1898-1953a 

published by

Collected by

Salt Lake City. 

Do. 

Federal Court Watermaster 

for Truckee River. 

Salt Lake City. 

Intel-mountain Forest & 

Range Experiment 

Station. 

Salt Lake City.

Washoe County Water Conservation District. 

Do. 

Salt Lake City, 

the Geological Survey;
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 10

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

Stream

Otter Creek 

Outlet. 

Parleys Creek. . . . 

Sevler River. ....

Silver Creek. ....

Truckee River. . . . 

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

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

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

Walker River..... 

West Walker River

Wlldhorse Creek.

Location

Antimony, Utah, at former Geological Survey 

gaging station near Coyote. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon. 

Delta, Utah, at former Qeologlcal Survey 

gaging station. 

NWf sec. 17, T. 25 S., R. 28 E., 1/3 mile 

below Moon Reservoir, loj miles southeast of Rlley, Oreg. 

At Derby Dam, Hev. .........................

At Farad, Calif. ...........................

At Vista, Nev ..............................

Near Wabuska, Nev. .........................

SE£ sec. 34, T. 34 S., R. 33 E., In canyon 

above all diversions, 5j miles north of 

Andrews, Oreg.

Period

1920-53b

1898-1953a 

1920-53b

1953

1907-100, 

1926-53 

1938-53d

1895-96,

1900- 53d 

1899-19070,

1927-53 

1902-80 

1920-340, 

1940-53 

1921-250,

1941-53 

1950-53

Collected by

Sevler River water commissioner. 

Salt Lake City. 

Sevler River water commissioner. 

Oregon State engineer.

Federal Court Watermaster 

for Truckee River. 

Truckee-Carson Irrigation District.

for Truckee River.

for Truckee River and 

Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. 

Federal Court Watermaster

for. Truckee River. 

Walker River Irrigation

Do.

Oregon State engineer.

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

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

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

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

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

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Although precipitation was generally deficient during the 1953 water year, runoff over 

most of the Great Basin remained near normal, except in southern California, because of a 

carryover of ground-water storage from the preceding year. In southern California runoff 

was deficient during most of the year. No outstanding floods occurred during the year 

in the area covered by this report. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by 

this report, a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1953 water 

year with the median for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the opposite
Discharge, in cfs Discharge, in cfs 
14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN 

Gages on Great Salt Lake, Utah

Location. La t 40°44il5", long. 112°12'30", In NW£ sec. 17, T. 1 S., R. 3 W., at Salt 

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

and lat 41°13', long. 112°36', at Midlake, on Lucin cutoff of Southern Pacific Railroad, 30 miles west of Ogden.

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

to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1903 to December 1934 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Diagram showing fluctuations of lake from 1851-1940 is 

published in WSP 880.

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

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

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

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

4,208.4 ft above mean sea level, November 1877 to November 1879 at Parmington Bay at 

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

datum 4,203.1 ft above mean sea level, April 1881 to December 1899 at Garfield Landing 

at datum 4,198.5 ft above mean sea level, and July 1903 to October 1938 at Saltair at 

datum 4,196.9 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 4,200.6 ft June 15 at Boat Harbor gage and 

June 1, 15, and July 1 at Midlake gage; minimum, 4,199.2 ft Dec. 1 at Midlake gage, 

and Sejit. 15 at Boat Harbor gage.

1851-1953: Maximum elevation, 4.211.6 ft in 1873, computed from traditional data 

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

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

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

wind, as the two gages are about 40 miles apart. To compensate for wind effect, elevations given for the Boat Harbor gage are taken from a mean slope line defined by 

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

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

which are not shown in the published elevations.

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

Oage height, In feet, water year 1953-53

Day

Oct. 1

15

Nov. 1

15

Dec. 1

15

Jan. 1

15

Feb. 1

15

Mar. 1

15

Apr. 1

15

May 1

15

June 1

15

July 1

15

Aug. 1

15

Sept. 1

15

Boat Harbor

12.65

12.55

12.5

12.45

12.45

12.55

12.7

12.85

13.15

13.25

13.3

13.35

13.4

13.45

13.6

13.6

13.65

13.7

13.6

13.4

13.1

12.8

12.45

12.3

Midlake

1.6

1.5

1.35

1.15

1.1

1.15

1.25

1.6

1.75

1.9

2.1

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.35

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.35

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.15
BEAR RIVER BASIN 15

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

Location. Lat 40°55', long. 110°49' > In Nw£ sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 10 E., In Utah, on left 

bank 8 ft upstream from abandoned forest road bridge, 300 ft downstream from new road 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from head, and 25 miles southeast of 

Evanston.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. April 

1944 to September 1949 (Irrigation season only) In Bear River Hydrometric Data reports.

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

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 33 cfs June 24; no flow Oct. 11 to June 12.

1549-53: Maximum daily discharge, 39 cfs June 15, 20, 1952; no flow during winter 

and at other times each year.

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

in Billiard Plat area, Wyoming.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18-27)

.8 

1.0 

1.3

0.4 

2.0 

3.8 

5.8 

9.0

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

13

18

25

34

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water y«ar October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

8^_4

8.3

8.2

8.1

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.6

4.9

a.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

77.0

2.48

153

Jlov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

P.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

6.5

25

 13

13

16

26

26

25

24

24

 26

29

28

28

28

»27

428.5

14.3

850

July

25

26

27

25

24

27

»29

27

24

27

26

25

24

22

20

19

19

17

14

13

»12

Ifi

12

14

13

13

12

12

12

14

14

598

19.3

1,190

Aug.

19

'gY 26

18

16

14

 13

13

12

12

10

9.4

8.9

10

10

8.7

8.6

 8.6

7.9

7.6

8.0

7.7

7.5

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.6

5^5

326.5

10.5

648

Sept.

5.3

»5.4

5^3

5.1

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.9

»5.0

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

JUO.

4.2

4.2

4.0

136.1

4.54

270

Calandar year 1952: Max 39 Mln 0 Mean 6.74 Ac -ft 4,880

Hater year 1952-53: Max 33 Mln 0 Mean 4.29 Ae-ft 3,110

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

Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line

Location. Lat 40 e 58', long. 110e Sl', in SE£ sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 10 E., on left bank Just

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

Drainage area.--176 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1953.

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

Average discharge. 11 years, 199 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 cfs June 14 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 25.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1953; minimum, 16 cfs Apr. 11, 1951, 

but may have been less during periods of ice effect or no gage-height record.

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

 whTch are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of land in drainage basin 

below station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 14 to July 24)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

38

46

69

108

198

280

HI 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

23

49

92

194

400

2.7 

3.3 

3.9 

4.5

750

1,240

1,780

2,360

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

54

54

53

53

52

53

53

51

50

50

15

55

54

53

51

54

55

52

53

52

52

51

52

51

50

49

IS *48

49

49

49

1,605

51.8

3,180

JJov.

50

47

44

46

47

46

47

44

45

50

48

50

43

50

45

49

b50

b50

b51

b49

b47

b44

b42

b40

a38

all

a37

a37

a38

a 40

-

1,351

45.0

2,680

Dec.

a42

a43

a43

a40

b47

55

55

55

*51

51

50

50

48

48

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

b43

b39

b_£

b37

b37

b38

b40

b42

b45

b47

1,400

45.2

2,780

Jan.

fan

47

43

b43

43

*41

40

40

41

41

41

40

40

b39

b41

44

44

45

44

b44

44

43

44

43

43

b43

43

41

b41

1,311

42.3

2,600

Feb.

42

41

42

41

41

40

41

42

41

b42

b42

b43

b41

b43

i±

b43

*b41

40

44

b41

b40

b41

b42

b43

b43

b43

43

44

-

-

-

1,174

41.9

2,330

Mar.

*1

47

45

42

45

45

45

43

42

42

43

42

42

42

45

44

43

43

43

42

42

44

44

*46

47

47

51

54

48

1,397

45.1

2,770

Apr.

48

48

48

50

44

46

42

_1

*5

44

49

45

44

42

42

43

46

44

44

57

76

97

134

155

167

210

m241

195

*174

-

2,602

86.7

5,160

May

149

131

108

108

129

174

233

246

229

181

167

155

149

152

167

181

218

*258

282

336

282

243

258

309

303

425

608

838

742

622

638

9,021

291

17,890

June

774

806

*856

898

932

742

856

822

890

1,180

1,430

1,630

*2,110

2.280

1,950

1,670

*1,770

*1,740

1,630

1,410

1,260

1,200

*1,140

1,050

864

742

682

638

615

 523

35,160

1,172

69,740

July

"572 593

517

457

413

370

*341

319

309

432

406

314

287

262

243

212

207

203

155

138

124

112

115

118

118

118

128

121

131

159

171

8,165

263

16,200

Aug.

207

336

220

167

141

*124

112

109

112

101

90

85

78

82

87

75

73

*73

64

58

62

60

57

49

44

48

46

44

42

42

40

2,926

94.4

5,800

Sept.

38

40

38

37

36

34

36

36

37

36

34

33

33

32

32

33

*33

32

31

28

27

27

25

25

25

25

27

27

948

31.6

1,880

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,020 Mln 37 Mean 266 Ac-ft 193,300

Water year 1952-53 :' Max 2,280 Mln 25 Mean 184 Ao-ft 133,000

________________1.1C_____ Peak discharge (base. cf a). June 14 (1 a.m.) 2,750 cfs (4.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

on neary streems.

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

Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line

Location. La t 40°59i30", long. 110e 50i30", in W? sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 10 E., in Utah, on 

right bank 2,000 ft upstream fronrState line and 19f miles southeast of Evanston, Wyo.

Drainage area. 59 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953. July 1942 to September 1948 at site 

la miles downstream, published as "near Evanston"; records not equivalent at times 

because of diversions between sites for irrigation.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 566 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.95 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Nov. 13, result of freezeup.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 626 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Nov. 11, 1951, result of freezeup.

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

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

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9-13, Feb. 11-19, Mar. 1-9)

1.0 

1.3

3.4 

5.0

12

ZZ

50

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.3

86

138

199

273

384

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

u7.7 

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.4

ii

7.4

7.7

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

*7.1

7.1

7.4

7.1

226.7

7.31

450

Uov.

7.1

5.9 

5.0

5.6

6.8

6.5

6.8

5.3

4.8

4*4

5.0

6.2

4.7

9.2

7.1

7.1

10

10

9.2

9.2

b8. 5

b8.5

b8.0

b8.0

b7.5

-

213.9

7.13

424

Dec.

b9.0

blO 

blO

b9.0

b9.0

blO

blO

alO

*9.2

8.4

9.2

9.6

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

b8.5

bB.O

b8.0

bB.O

bS.O

b8.5

b9.0

293.2

9.46

- 582

Jan.

b9.0

b9.0 

9.2

9.2

9.2

*9.6

10

11

9.6

9.2

8.4

8.0

JL1

8.8

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

281.6

9.08

559

Feb.

IP.

10 

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.1

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

*8.4

7.7

7.7

b7.0

b6.5

b7.0

b7.5

bS.O

b8. 5

b9.0

b9.S

blO

-

-

235.5

8.41

467

Mar.

blO

10 

10

9.6

9.6

10

11

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.2

9.6

9.6

£*fl

9.6

8.8

8.8

9.2

11

9.6

*8.8

11

14

19

S3.

16

14

11 .

344.4

11.1

683

Apr.

11

10 

9.6

12

9.2

10

9.2 ia 11

10

9.6

9.6

11

8.8

8.0

10

14

12

11

20

30

41

54

58

61

73

85

74

48

*38

-

775.1

25.8

1,540

May

31

26 

32.

22

29

51

76

77

62

42

35

32

30

32

42

48

69

*81

78

96

71

55

59

76

74

122

180

258

186

149

173

2,364

76.3

4,690

June

209

209 

 196

181

175

133

151

166

197

290

339

362

403

396

326

*279

257

244

214

167

139

124

*109

96

77

68

63

56

*51

ii

5,721

191

11,350

July

41

37 

30

28

26

24

22

20

20

41

41

28

24

24

25

21

20

20

17

16

*14

13

13

IS

12

16

21

14

16

17

15

694

22.4

1,380

Aug.

36

If

18

16

*14

13

14

15

12

11

9.6

8.8

9.6

12

8.8

8.4

*9.2

8.4

6.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

lii

4.4

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.4

351.1

11.3

696

Sept.

4.2

4.2 

4.2

4.2

4.2

1»£

4.2

4.4

4.8

4.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

4.8

*5.0

£,3.

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.3

-

142.3

4.74

282

Calendar year 1952: Max 433 Mln - Mean 50.5 Ac -ft 36,630

Hater year 1952-53: Max 403 Mln 4.0 Mean 31.9 Ac-ft 23,100

Peak discharge (base. 250 efs).--Mav 28 (10 D.m. ) 284 cfs (2.77 ft): June 13 (11 D.m. ) 566 cfs

(3.95 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.
18 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. --Lat 41*09', long, IIQ'53', In SWj-SE^ sec. 31, T. 14 N., R. 119 W., on right 

tank If miles upstream from Myers Bridge, 5.5 miles upstream from Sulphur Creek, and 

9f miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area. --282 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,125 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 cfs June 14 (gage height, 5.73 ft); minimum, 5.1-cfs Sept. 12.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1953; minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1953.

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

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

return flow from irrigated areas.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

37

38

34

35

35

35

36

37 

37

38

40

43

41

41

41

44

45

43

45

Jtfi

46

37

30

30

29

29

*30

33

34

34

1,160

37.4

2,300

NOV.

35

35

29

28

30

32

33

32

I

28

36

36

41

43

33

45

50

50

50

1I *S

I"

-

1,138

37.9

2,260

Dec.

I

(*)

55

50

1,600

51.6

3,170

Jan.

(*)

60

1,860

60

3,690

Feb.

60

 *55

.

I gQ

J^ _

-

-

1,605

57.3

3,180

Mar.

60

1J "

75

,.

1 in

f

J

J 80

100

200

250

275

*500

187

3,047

98.3

6,040

Apr.

159

153

150

165

127

109

94

72

74 

61

56.

63

63

72

61

130

138

109

111

168

210

*232

239

239

228

257

304

325

261

235

-

4,665

156

9,250

May

214

190

15£

162

159

190

276

308

308 

254

232

221

207

200

218

232

272

351

*360

516

407

33S

316

393

338

aSOO

a700

a950

aSOO

a700

a750

11,221

362

22,260

June

aeoo

*877

891

89S

959

779

851

891

857 

1,140

1,480

1,700

*2,100

2^500

2,400

*2,040

*1,800

*1,670

1,630

1,410

1,220

1,120

1,070

*970

794

656

603

481

439

360

35,386

1,180

70,190

July

*355

355

SOS

258

222

222

188

*174

174 

218

299

241

211

180

171

156

126

105

85

*73

60

52

42

40

35

12

36 *36

36

34

39

4,560

147

9,040

Aug.

50

117

120

90

72

60

55

56

59 

53

60

59

53

45

44

44

41

*35

33

30

28

27

26

24

20

16

14

14

13

12

11

1,391

44.9

2,760

Sept.

9.7

8.6

8.6

ae.o

a7.5

a7.0

a6.5

a6.5

a6.0 

a6.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

9.7

9.7

9.2

no

111111

10

9.7

8.6

8.6

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a9.0

39.5

-

254.3

8.48

504

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,030 Mln 23 Mean 302 Ac-ft 219,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,500 Mln 6.0 Mean 186 Ac-ft 134,600

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfsi.--June 14 (10 a.m.) 2,970 cfs (5.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other 

nearby stations on Bear River.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Mar. 30.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 19

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

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

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

Drainage area.--80.5 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,070 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to June 16, 1948, at datum 2.00 ft higher. June 16, 1948, to Aug. 21, 1952, at 

datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years, 24.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 196 cfs May 20 (gage height, 3.44 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Nov. 9, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs Apr. 23, 1952; maximum gage height, 6.01 ft 

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

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flows from irrigated 

areas.

Revisions (watee years). WSF 1040: 1943-44.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

*1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

34.7

1.12

69

JIov.

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.1

1.1

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.5

-

 1.5

-

54.6

1.82

108

Dec.

 1.5

{*)

 3.0

. 2.5

72.5

2.34

144

Jan.

 4.0

(*)

, 6.0

166.0

5.35

329

Feb.

6.0

(*)

-j

> 10

J

.

-

180.0

6.43

357

Mar.

. ( 20

17

16

18

15

*18

22

49

68

86

116 

120 *71

996

32.1

1,980

Apr.

50

43

44

53

40

34

29

22

21

11

18

17

17

18

*18

30

44

36

50

SO

£1 *77

64

47

37

34

34

31

27 

*25

-

1,144

38.1

2,270

May

25

27

21

19

16

15

17 20

19

19

20

21

17

14

13

18

31

*57

65

162

84

53

48

50

43

35

64

100

82 

67

67

1,309

42.2

2,600

June

66

*65

67

62

59

56

68

16

66

58

50

54

43

38

34

*26

21

22

23

23

27

26

23

19

17

16

15

14

ft

-

1,176

39.2

2,330

July

*7.9

6.7

6.4

5.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.2

5.1

16

16

30

26

16

10

9.0

9.0

7.9

7.4

5.7

3.0

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

2.4

*2.0

2.5 

3.0

3.6

261.4

8.43

518

Aug.

9.6

ii

49

28

19

15

*13

26

38

19

11

6.7

4.9

4.6

5.1

4.9

5.3

*5.1

4.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1*1

342.9

11.1

680

Sept.

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

liP.

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1 

1.1

-

34.7

1.16

69

Calendar year 1952: Max 795 Mln 0.9 Mean 47.6 Ac-ft 34,580

Hater year 1952-53: Max 162 Mln - Mean 15.8 Ac-ft 11,450

Peak discharge (base. 300 ofs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

JJoJje."Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19 to Mar. 19 (no gage-height record Dec. 

Feb. 13-17).
20 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Yellow Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

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

bank "600 ft downstream from Sage Creek, ij miles upstream from Coyote Creek, and 9f 

miles southwest of Evanston.

Drainage area.--80 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1943 to September 1945, October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,920 ft (from river-profile map). February 1943 to September 1945 at site 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 14.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58 cfs May 20 (gage height, 2.84 ft); no flow 

July 5-11, July 13 to Sept. 30.

1943-45, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 477 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 7.04 ft); 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. One small 

diversion for irrigation of hay meadows 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

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.2

1*2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5 

*1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

43.1

1.39

85

Nov.

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.9

> 2.0

 1.5

-

46.6

1.55

92

Dec.

' 1.5

(*)

. 2.0

> 1.5

51.5

1.66

102

Jan.

(*)

 2.5

, 3.5

98.5

3.18

195

Feb.

 3.5

(*)

> 3.5

I 6.0

105.5

3.77

209

Mar.

6.0

 10

15

)

(**) 

 Xf)

(*)

415.0

13.4

823

Apr.

20

15

13

13

12

11

10

9.0

9.0

9.1

9.1

7^3

8.0

9.1

*9.1

11

15

14 

10 

13

24

*26

24

23

17

15 

15 

17

18

15

420.7

14.0

834

May

*16

15

12

9.9

8.4

7.3 *u'g] Q

16

16

14

13

12

11

10

13

16

17 

28 

49

50

*37

28

34

39

34 

43 

50

50

42

45

758.4

24.5

1,500

June

42

40

37

*31

30

34

34

4~3

31

22

17

16

14

12

10

9.1

*8.0 

6.5 

5.3

4.8

4.0

3.1

2.3

1.6

TT! 1.5

1.6

1.6

508.4

16.9

1,010

July

Oug

1.0

.4

.2

.1

£

Q

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

*0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

6.7

Aug.

(*)

0

o

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 397 Mln - Mean 25.9 Ac-ft is, 820

Water year 1952-53 : Max 50 Mln o Mean 6.72 Ac-ft 4,860

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

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 9 (no gage-height record Nov. 26 to 

Feb. 17; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

stations on nearby streams).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 21

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.

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

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

Drainage area. 715 sq mi.

Records available. October 1913 to September 1953.

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

Average discharge. 40 years, 238 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs June 14 (gage height, 6.15 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 30.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 3,690 cfs June 14, 1921 (gage height, 6.35 ft), from 

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

1939-40, 1942, 1946, 1948.

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

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

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions [water years). WSP 1010: 1942-43. WSP 1090: Drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to June 13, June 17-26)

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.0

2.5

6.0

12

19

40

86

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.1

171

305

495

890

1,330

2,270

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

32

32

32

32

31

31

32

32

33

34

34

35

35

37

37

37

38

40

41

43

46

48

39

38

35

34

*33

35

35

37

1,125

36.3

2,230

Nov.

34

34

32

32

34

35

37

37

32

3fi

30

38

43

46

51

40

40

57

1V Crt

J

45

-

1,274

.42.5

2,530

Dec.

50

(*)

. 65

» 60

1,885

60.8

3,740

Jan.

(*)

70

2,170

70

4,300

Feb.

» 70

(*)

65

^

f 80

J -

"

1,915

68.4

3,800

Mar.

80

90

100

110

120 *126

133

124

126

126

124

122

128

128

124

137

118

105

107

116

139

193

*245

323

448

509

399

4,920

159

9,760

Apr.

353

296

276

314

282

237

208

164

155

150

140.

150

150

160

150

230

250

230

230

300

370

370

353

323

314

347

356

329

285

-

7,852

262

15,570

May

276

256

226

205

185

193

251

296

317

285

265

251

240

216

2P5

211

248

311 *412

500

400

350

320

400

370

*450

600

800

938

930

910

11,815

381

23,430

June

886

894

*902

914

922

930

877

898

910

918

990

1,140

1,710

2.260

*2,260

2,050

1,730

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,310

*1,130

1,070

994

902

723

589

488

*396

502

-

33,745

1,125

66,930

July

265

226

198

169

144

*120

96

81

74

86

164

157

144 *109

96

90

81

68

53

48

32

19

15

12

9.8

9.3

9^8

11

9.8

10

2,619.9

84.5

5,200

Aug.

13

27

109

78

60

47

*35

32

50

44

34

32

28

28

27

26 *28

26

24

20

18

18

17

16

15

14

12

10

9.8

7.6

6.6

912.0

29.4

1,810

Sept.

"573 5.6

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.4

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

 1.4

80.6

2.69

160

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,720 Mln 30 Mean 406 Ac-ft 294,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,260 Mln 1.4 Mean 193 Ao-ft 139,500

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). June 14 (10:30 a.m.) 2.440 cfs (6.15 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 9. Ho gage-height record Apr. ID22, May 20-28; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records 

for other nearby stations on Bear River.
22 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 418 24", long. 1118 02', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 17 N., R. 121 W., on right bank 

at highway bridge, 6f miles downstream from headgates and 10 miles northwest of 

Evanston.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

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

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

reports, Utah, and Bear River Hydrometric Data reports.

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

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 16.0 cfs.

Extremes. 1942-53: Maximum daily discharge observed, 129 cfs Apr. 14, 1946; no flow at 

times each year.

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

wnTch are fair. Canal diverts water from Bear River in NW£ sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 121 W. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation in Wyoming. Flow at station is for storage in Neponset Reservoir, Utah, and irrigation in Saleratus Basin, Utah.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 10 to Apr. 13)

0.4 

.5

0

.8 

2.2 

4.2

9.7

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1

19

32

68

108

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Dot.

0

0

0

HOV.

£0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.4

18

18

14

17

18

20

15

18

17

22

25.

b!6

bS.O

bO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

232.4

7.74

461

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

O

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

-

-

20

0.7

40

Mar.

a 40

a40

a40

340

a 40

a40

a40

a40

*a40

49

47

51

40

40

33

32

27

29

27

30

30

30

27

43

*69

77

89

*91

81

1,355

43.7

2,690

Apr.

75

70

72

77

76

69

64

57

53

51

46

52

51

55

*54

58

80.

47

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

1,264

42.1

2,510

May

10

9.7

9.1

8.8

8.8

JLul

320

*32

34

35

33

32

30

44

33

36

32

36

*52

64

61

50

52

57

58

61

67

81

*88 "78

75

1,295.1

41.8

2,570

June

74

77

*76

76

378

a80

382

384

386

388

390

391

391

394 *a91

91

91

95

12a

98

91

*87

84

90

82

75

69

64

57

«

2,478

82.6

4,920

July

40

*44

48

*39

25

19

15

15

43

52

46

*34

28

30

27

23

22

19

15

8.8

6.5

4.5

3.6

3.2

*3.2

LA

3.6

2.8

2.6

727.2

23.5

1,440

Aug.

3.6

7.4

1*

37

29

27

18

14

22

25

*18

15

12

11

12

10

 11

12

11

8.8

10

12

11

10

8.2

8.0

6.3

2.6

1.4

.9

^

419.0

13.5

831

Sept.

«0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

^0

0

0

O

0

0

0.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.3

0.01

0.6

Calendar year 1952: Max 122 Mln o Mean 17. o Ao-ft 12,310

Water year 1952-53: Max 100 Mln 0 Mean 21.3 Ao-ft 15,470

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, notes of water-master, 

records for station on Bear River near Woodruff, Utah, or Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 23

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah

Location.--Lat 41C 31'25", long. 111°01'00", in SWir sec. 20, T. 18 N., R. 120 W., in Wyomlng, on left bank 2.8 miles upstream from Wyoming-Utah State line and 7.6 miles east 

of Woodruff.

Drainage area. 870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1953.

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

Average discharge. 11 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.79 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 25-30.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 3,010 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 5.32 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.98 ft Mar. 21, 1951 (ice jam); no flow at times each year 1942-49.

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

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

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.45 

.5

1.3 

3.5

6.0

1.0 

1.2

2.1

15

34

79

146

239

2.5 

3.0 

3.6 

4.2 

4.9

395

680

1,090

1,620

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.

32

31

30

28

28

27

28

30

30

31

32

34

34

34

37

38

38

39

42

43

46

48

53

52

44

42

40

39 *38

38

40

1,146

37.0

2,270

Nov.

39

39

40

37

37

39

40

42

38

25

Si

21

21

23

25

31

33

26

39

43

42

40

40

40

40

45

50

55

60.

60

-

1,131

37.7

2,240

Dec.

1> 60

J

C)

70

65

2,065

66.6

4,100

Jan.

(»)

75

2,325

75

4,610

Feb.

"

 75

' 70

(*)

85

-

-

-

2,055

73.4

4,080

Mar.

I"

55

I80

65

130

*146

163

209

300

391

351

3,200

103

6,350

Apr.

285

253

219

222

239

194

175

143

118

109

100

32.

92

90

100

92

130

190

216

242

311

351

*364

347

319

300

311

331

347

296

-

6,576

219

13,040

May

289

270

242

216

206

187

197

246

260

270

242

226

213

184

163

184

175

209

289

*395

560

415

355

347

369

327

377

526

804

866

745

10,354

334

20,540

June

719

*804

790

797

790

810

706

804

797

*758

999

1,270

1,470

1,710

2,120

*2.300

2,190

1,760

1,520

1,410

1,220

1,030

915

*817

732

584

476

405

335

264

31,302

1,043

62,090

July

iaz *166

143

123

102

88

69

*56

44

44

54

74

70

83

74

*64

58

48

40

34

30

26

23

19

16

13

12

11

9.5

*H

1,808.1

58.3

3,590

Aug.

11

14

35

42

42

37

28

23

19

17

20

17

12

12

12

12

11

11

*10

9.2

10

11

8.4

6.7

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.4

1.7

452.8

14.6

898

Sept.

itz" 1-5

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

*.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

**a.l

a.l

a.l

-

20.7

0.69

41

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,760 Mln 21 Mean 391 Ac-ft 284,000

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,300 Mln 0.1 Mean 171 Ac-ft 123,800

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs).~June 16 (2 a.m.) 2,350 cfs (4.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of field estimate and record of stage 

obtained. '

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height record Dec. 7 

to Feb. 18; discharge'estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations on Bear River).
24 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Diversions from Bear Blver between Woodruff and Randolph gaging stations, Utah

Between Woodruff and Randolph gaging stations, 12 canals divert water from Bear River 

for Irrigation. Records available April to September, 1950-52, and May to September 1953 

In reports of Geological Survey. Seasonal records available 1944-47, 1949 In Bear River 

Hydrometrlc Data report. All canals equipped with water-stage recorders. Prior to 1949, 

6 canals equipped with staff gages only, which were read at least three or four times 

weekly. Records of discharge are combined to show total diverted flow. Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

bS7

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-tt

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

343

330

304

274

255

251

247

273

294

312

306

294

282

261

253

273 

253

280

340

452

592

595

575

591

570

553

564

641

777

519" 924

13,158

424

26,100

June

903

945

968

970

988

969

957

961

959

929

973

1,050

1,100

1,160

1,250

1.500 

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,080

1,000

933

893

849

826

795

705

656

602

554

-

28,845

962

57,210

July

464

m

567

320

280

255

228

195

170

191

219

226

224

217

226

210 

178

158

148

161

124

84

55

51

47

40

55

51

51

28

32

5,599

174

10,710

Aug.

56

56

72

38

28

28

22

18

16

14

12

17

16

11

11

19 

51

18

7.6

7.5

6.6

18

26

22

16

15 5.0

45

57

54

30

753.5

24.5

1,490

Sept.

51

55

56

34

38

37

55

55

55

25

27

28

28

30

28

28 

26

27

27

28

30

33

30

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

-

892

29.7

1,770

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

The period : Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft 97,280
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah

25

Location Lat 41°29', long. Ill"16', in SE^SE^ sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

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

Drainage area. 65 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. OctoDer 1937 to September 1943 records for site l| miles upstream available in files at 

Logan project office, Geological Survey, under name of South Pork Woodruff Creek near 

Woodruff.

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

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 203 cfs June 11 (gage height, 4.11 ft); minimum, 

3.5 cfs Mar. 16.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 528 cfs May 25, 1950 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Mar. 29, 1951, result of freezeup.

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

which are fair. No diversion above station.

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

IB

19

20

21

22

23

21

25

2.6

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

*15

15

15

466

15.0

924

Nov.

15

TZ

13

14

15

14

12

12

10

12

12

14

15

15

15

12

b!2

b!2

b!2

12

b!2

bll

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

-

365

12.2

724

Dec.

alo

all

all

all

all

a!2

a!2

*12

12

12

13

13

14

14

b!3

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

b!2

bll

blO

blO" b9.0

bll

12

12

12

377.0

12.2

748

Jan.

12

12

12

13

13

13

*13

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

12

13

15

15

17

T£

14

11

14

12

12

13

14~~ 9.0

14

14

12

416.0

13.4

825

Feb.

12

12

13

13

13

14

12

14

11

b9.0

aS.O

aS.O

39.0

alO

alo

a 10

a9.5

9.0

b9.0

*b8.5

b7.0

bTT?

7.9

bS.O

bS.O

8.5

9.5

10

_

_

-

280.4

10.0

556

Mar.

12

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

^

10

12

14

15

14

14

11

12

12

13

10

12

12

12

10

11

12

16

*22

25

29

31

34

29

461.0

14.9

914

Apr.

26

22

22

24

25

22

21

18

18

15

14

14

12

13

12

12

16

16

15

20

30

40

*48

47

48

52

58

^6

49

43

828

27.6

1,640

May

36

31

29

27

37

46

*62

67

64

53

45

39

35

34

38

54

62

77

99

*141

110

89

85

82

76

76

78

122

157

123

107

2,177

70.2

4,320

June

130

160

160

163

182

163

165

176

*160

183

180

168

151

129

*107

95

83

76

68

61

55

51

48

*47

44

41

38

37

35

33

-

3,189

106

6,330

July

32

30

29

27

26

26

24

*22

22

27

26

23

22

21

20

20

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

630

20.3

1,250

Aug.

15

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

12

11

10

10

*10

9.5

9.5

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

J~S 9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

343.0

11.1

680

Sept.

9.0

*9.0

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.5

9.0

B.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.5

9.0

*10

T5-

261.2

8.71

518

Calendar year 1952: Max 420 Mln - Mean 49.1 Ac-ft 35,630

Water year 1952-53: Max 183 Mln 7.0 Mean 26.8 Ao-ft 19,43O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

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

Birch Creek near Woodruff, Utah

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

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

7 miles southwest of Woodruff.

Drainage area. 17 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36 cfs May 29 (gage height, 2.28 ft); practically 

no flow at times in winter during periods of ice effect or no gage-height record.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 172 cfs May 22, 1950 (gage height, 3.73 ft); practically 

no flow at times each winter during periods of ice effect or no gage-height record since 

1952.

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

which are fair. No diversions above station. Flow regulated by two small reservoirs 

l£ miles upstream (capacity, 2,430 acre-ft). Birch Creek Reservoir (capacity, 2,260 

acre-ft) completed in November 1951.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to June 13, July 8-11)

Oct. 1 to May 28 May 29 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.1

1.3

0.4

10

1.6 

2.7

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.1

5.6

9.8

17

28

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.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-JL

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

13.3

0.43

26

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.5 ^|

I b.4

J

-

12.4

0.41

25

Dec.

 bo. 4

.4

12.4

0.40

25

Jan.

0.5

*.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

b.6

.6

.6

.6

18.1

0.58

36

Feb.

0.6.

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

b.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

b.7

b.7

b.8

.9

b.9

b.8

.9

.9

_

-

19.9

0.71

39

Mar.

0.9

, b.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.1

*1.3

1.3

1.7

2.0

2.3

270

29.1

0.94

58

Apr.

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

7T

.8

.8

.8

1.4

2.1

*3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.0

37F

3.8

51.2

1.71

102

May

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.3

276

3.1

*4.0

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

4.0

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.5

*8.2

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.3

9.4

26

26

26

227.2

7.33

451

June

27

27

27

27

*26

26

26

26

*24

22

22

20

16

9.1

*8.2

8.4

8.0

8.6

11

10

10

10

9.6

*8.9

8.4

8.0

7.1

6.9

6.0

4.5

-

458.7

15.3

910

July

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.6

1T~ 3.5

*23

24

24

23

21

22

2525"

*25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

607.5

19.6

1,200

Aug.

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

22

20

20

20

*19

18

18

17

16

15

8.2

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.9

5.2

1.4

532.3

17.2

1,060

Sept.

*1.2

T7T

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5 *7T

.5

-

22.9

0.76

45

Calendar year 1952: Max 90 Mln - Mean 8.90 Ac-ft 6,470

Water year 1952-53: Max 27 Mln - Mean 5.49 Ac-ft 3,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 9 to Jan. 6; discharge estimated on basis of I discharge mea 

urement, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 27

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah

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

3| miles downstream from main forks and 4§ miles southwest of Randolph.

Drainage area. 52.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953. March 1939 to September 1944 (fragmentary), at site a quarter of a mile downstream, records not equivalent at times 

because of two small diversions between sites for irrigation.

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

to Oct. 1, 1949, water stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45 cfs May 30 (gage-height, 1.12 ft); minimum 

observed, 4.6 cfs Feb. 20, discharge measurement (result of freezeup).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 146 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 2.46 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Mar. 12, 1951 (ice jam upstream).

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

which are fair. No diversions 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 Dec. 20, 21, Jan. 11-14, 18-21,

23-26, Jan. 30 to Feb. 9, Sept. 26-30)

0.4

1.1

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

TS

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

25.

805

26.0

1,600

Nov.

25

25

26

76

25

24

25

24

b23

b21

b22

22

23

22

23

b21

b22

22

22

23

22

b20

> b!6

-

636

21.2

1,260

Dec.

a!7

a!8

a20

a20

*b20

b20

b21

b21

b22

b27

b20

b20

b20

b22

b22

22

21

b20

b20

b!6

b!5

b!3

b!4

b!5

a!6

a!6

a!6

577

18.6

1,140

Jan.

a!6

a!8

*b20

b20

b20

20

20

20

21

b!7

b!8

b20

21

20" 24

20

b!6

19

18

19

18

b!4

b!5

b!6

16

16

568

18.3

1,130

Feb.

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

I^ a!2

|

J

(*)

> a!2

_

_

-

371

13.2

736

Mar.

> a!4

*16

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

*17

17

17

17

18

17

469

15.1

930

Apr.

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

TJ

14

14

14

15

16

15

14

15

16

*16

18

17

18

20

20

19

19

-

481

16.0

954

May

18

18

17

Tf

18

18

*21

24

25

23

22

21

20

20

22

27

26

26

*29

36

35

32

34

35

31

31

32

37

40

58

35

828

26.7

1,640

June

36

37

*36

36

36

36

38

58

*36

35

35

35

35

35

34

33

32

32

*32

31

30

29

29

28

*28

28

28

27

56" 26

-

977

32.6

1,940

July

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

*2£

28

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

24

23

*23

754

24.3

1,500

Aug.

23

24

24

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

*20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

633

20.4

1,260

Sept.

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*15

-

508

16.9

1,010

Calendar year 1952: Max 122 Mln - Mean 32.0 Ac-ft 23,240

Water year 1952-53; Max 40 Mln - Mean 20.8 Ac-ft 15,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

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

Randolph Creek near Randolph, Utah

Location . Lat 41°40'30", long. 111°14'00", in SWy sec. 23, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., on left 

Bank a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of Old Canyon and New Canyon, half 

a mile upstream from Randolph Dam, and 2^ miles west of Randolph.

Drainage area. 30.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,370 ft (foom topographic map).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10 cfs May 16 (gage height, 1.21 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Aug. 14.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 32 cfs Mar. 21, 1951 (gage height, 1.44 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 14, 1953. 

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

which are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

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

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

0.6 

.7

0.6 

1.2 

2.2

0.9

1.0

1.1

3.6 

5.6 

8.1

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

As- ft

Oct.

4.6

TTff

5.0 4T&-

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

152.4

4.92

302

Nov.

5.0

4.8 ITe

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

6.1

5.8

-

160.4

5.36

319

Dec.

574- 5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

6.1

¥78

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

b5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

174.0

5.61

345

Jan.

5.2 57?

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.3

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.6

E7T

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.1

182.9

5.90

363

Feb.

6.1

?7T

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

b5.5

b5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

b5.5

b5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.6

bS.O

bSTO"

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.0

5.2

5.4

_

-

157.2

5.61

312

Mar.

5.4

5.2

5.0

37Z

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

b5.5

b5.5

5.S

6.1

*6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

173.3

5.59

344

Apr.

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.3

BTS

5.6

5.4

3.1

1.2 *T78-

2.3

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.6

3.0

-

139.9

4.66

277

Calendar year 1952: Max 8.7 Mln l.o Mean S.lo

May

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.0

*2.3

2.4

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.6

2.0

1.5

274

7.3 ITS'

6.1

*6.1

5.8

5.6

5.6

6.3

6.1

5.2

3.8

4.2

3.8

4.4

6.6

6.1

124.2

4.01

246

June

6.1

6.1

*6.1

6.1

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.8

4.4

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.1

3.6

*4.0

4.4

3.4

5.6

2.7

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.0 2-7S2.6

2.6

2.6

-

122.6

4.09

243

.July

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.0

*2.3

3.0

3.1

3.6

5.6

BTe

3.6

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

3.0

5.?

5.2

5.0

5.0

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.4

 1.7

1±1

96.2

3.10

191

Aug.

3.6

5.2

3TI

2.2

4.6

4.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

.6

75

.6

.6

1.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

*2.0

2.2

5.0

4.8

4.4

3.8

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.7

3.3

86.5

2.79

172

Sept.

3.4

3.6

*3.8

3.S

3.1

3.6

4.0

4.2

578

3.3

2.1

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.4

1.8

1,6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.8

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.3

*3.1

-

82.2

2.74

163

Ac-ft 3,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 7.3 Mln 0.6 Mean 4.53 Ac-ft 3,28O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 29

B. Q. West Side Canal at Kennedy Ranch, near Randolph, Utah

Location. Lat 41°48'00", long. 111°05'30", In NE^SW^ sec. 7, T. 12 N., R. 8 E., on left 

bank 800 ft upstream from road bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Kennedy Ranch, 

and 10^ miles northeast of Randolph.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952, May to September 1953, in reports of 

ueological Survey. April 1944 to September 1949 (irrigation seasons only) in Bear 

River Hydrometric Data reports.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during period May to September, 136 cfs June 7; no flow 

1949-53: Maximum daily discharge, 144 cfs May 26, 1952; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Records show flow bypassing Bear River near Randolph, Utah gaging 

station. About 3,800 acres of land irrigated from canal below station in Utah and 

Wyoming.

Discharge, in cubic feet per Becond, May to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

to. 9

-

-

-

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

tl.4

-

_

_

-

JJov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

73

66

58

55

53

45

33

38

38

35

32

36

34

34

34

35

28

3T

64

70

85

99

106

107

106

100

94

»92

96

104

113

2,000

64.5

3,970

June

118

122

118

*130

128

134

136

T3Z

131

123

*117

115

112

108

105

104

*102

94

91

88

87

87

83

*79

73

70

70

69

62

50

-

3,038

101

6,030

July

*38

3*

35

32

27

26

28

26

*25

24

23

21

19

18

17

17

*16

19

23

25

30

38

36

26

18

11

0

T.5

2.7

 1.8

0

661.0

21.3

1,310

Aug.

0

U

2.9

3.7

3.6

3.2

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

30

25

27

121.8

3.93

242

Sept.

29

31

*3T

29

26

25

22

21

20

12

12 9.7

14

15

15

15

15

*16

16

17

17

18

17

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

559.7

18.7

1,110

Calendar year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

Hater year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
30 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Randolph, Utah

Location. Lat 41°48', long. 111°06', in SE^KE^ sec. 7, T. 12 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 

4.2 miles upstream from Twin Creek, 5.5 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming State line, 

and 11 miles northeast of Randolph.

Drainage area. 1.640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,205 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 240 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs June 19 (gage height, 7.39 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 11, 26-30.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 2,660 cfs May 8, 1952 (gage height, 8.80 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 11, 26-30, 1953.

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

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

return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15-3O, June 1-22, 

Aug. 13 to Sept. 30)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

11

19

33

61

136

3.5 

4.5 

5.0 

7.O 

7.6

318

532

661

1,390

1,700

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.

*61

61

60

59

59

59

59

59

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

57

59

56 

5_3

55

56

64

68

66

71

78- 78

78

*75

66

1,913

61.7

3,79O

Jlov.

64

62

61

60

62

71

77

75

71

68

68

68

71

74

74

71

70

70

75 

75

72

69

70

80

-

2,128

7O.9

4,220

Dec.

1 .

1

"

90

(*)

 100

2,925

94.4

5,8OO

Jan.

I> 100

J

*120

130

» 140

,

3,990

129

7,91O

Feb.

140

(*)

'

_

-

3,920

140

7,780

Mar.

"

> 140

^ 160

*192

195

204

206

190

175

172

168

162 

165

174

165

158

162

17O

179

156

*141

156

151

222

5,083

164

10,080

Apr.

267

222

217

218

228

237

218

213

199

186

181

175

172

 170

a!73

a!76

a!79

183 

*201

213

210

226

240

250

255

250

24O

233

202

-

6,360

212

12,610

May

146

93

80

73

71

61

51

44

39

37

37

34

32

32

31

35

35

*36

38 

48

54

55

66

77

78

90

81

77

82

1O6

186

2,005

64.7

3,980

June

228

240

*280

343

417

447

SOS

525

534

560

*534

532

653

805

885

997

*1,140

1,360

1,610 

1,6OO

1,40O

1,220

1,040

*817

644

513

428

359

288

218

-

21,120

704

41,890

July

*201

T75

148

110

101

96

82

74

*68

71

74

7O

70

59

60

61

*51

47

42 

39

41

40

61

66

61

51

49

57

55

*53

51

2,284

73.7

4,530

Aug.

53

55

98 55

66

75

75

75

77

74

70

66

64

61

64

61

56

46

49 

*59

59

59

55

46

44

44

51

32

22

19

17

1,761

56.8

3,490

Sept.

17

T7

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

*14

a!4 

a!4

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!2

al2

12

a!2

a!2

-

416

13.9

825

Calendar year 1952i Max 2,61O Mln 53 Mean 417 Ac-ft 3O2,6OO 

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,610 Mln 12 Mean 148 Ac-ft 1O6,90O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby stations on Bear River.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-12, 17-21, Nov. 23 to Mar. 1O.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 31

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°49', long. 110°58', in SE^ sec. 7, T. 21 N., R. 119 ¥., on left bank at 

Sage, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--246 sq mi.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,330 ft (from highway map). Prior to 

(Jet. 1, 1945, staff gage at site 0.6 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 22.9 efs..

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65 efs Mar. 27 (gage height, 2.30 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs Mar. 18, result of freezeup.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 649 efs Mar. 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum, 

that of Mar. 18, 1953.

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

 which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

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 25 to July 13, Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.0 

2.7 

5.5 

9.0

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.2

8.0

7.6

7.2

T77

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

10

10

9.0

10

9.9

9.9

12

IT

11 *11

11

280.2

9.04

556

Nov.

11

9.9

9.0

8.3

12

12

9.4

11

9.4

8.6

9.9

11

11

11

12

9.0

9.9

11

11

9.9

11

7.6

> 8.0

-

288.9

9.63

573

Dec.

(*)

9.0

279.0

9.0

553

Jan.

1

f 9.0

)

(*)

11

331.0

10.7

657

Feb.

11

 *10

*10

15

_

_

-

295

10.5

585

Mar.

20

25

20

15

12

12

17

25

*35

44

*44

26

26

22

18

16

19

15

16

16

15

12

13

17

*32

54

B7

53

48

*45

31

817

26.4

1,620

Apr.

26

20

18

20

22

21

18

14

14

16

16

16

15

*17

16

17

24

21

21

*20

22

*24

22

*19

IS

15

14

12

12

11

539

18.0

1,070

May

*9.9

10

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.0

8.6

S74" 8.0

9.4

8.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.4

8.0

*8.6

8.3

16

14

9.9

9.9

18

T5

9.4

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.9

9.4

308.0

9.94

Sll

June

8.0

8.0

8.3

*8.6

12

11

12

12

11

9.4

*8.3

8.6

9.9

7.6

6.9

6.2

*6.6

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.5 STB"

3.8

3.5

215.7

7.19

428

July

3.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

*3.3

3.8

4.4

3.3

2.5 775"

3.3

3.8

*2.7

2.7

3.3

5.2

4.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.3

3.0

114.5

3.69

227

Aug.

3.3

4.1

4.9

or

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.5

2.7

2.4

2.5

3.3

4.1

3.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

*2.7

1.7

1.0

175

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

87.8

2.83

174

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0 '

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

4.1

4.4

4.7 or

.4

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

.1

.1

.7

.1

* .1

3.8

105.4

3.51

209

Calendar year 1952: Max 302 Mln - Mean 29.4 Ac-ft 21,310

Water year 1952-53 : Max 54 Mln 1.0 Mean 10.0 Ac-ft 7,260

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 23 to Feb. 26; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Feb. 27 to Mar. 9.
32 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River below Pixley dam, near Cokeville, Wyo. 

(Formerly published as Bear River near Cokeville, Wyo.)

Location. Lat 41°56'20", long. 110°59'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 25, T. 23 N., R. 120 W., 800

 ft (revised) downstream from Pixley dam, 17.5 miles (revised) downstream from Twin 

Creek and 11 miles south of Cokeville.

Drainage area. 2.040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1941 to November 1943, October 1952 to September 1953. Published as "near Cokeville" 1941-43.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,185 ft (from river-profile map). 

"Oct. 1, 1941, to Nov. 30, 1943, at site 200 ft downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs June 21 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum, 10 cfs May 15.

1941-43, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, 1,640 cfs Apr. 6 or 7, 1942 (gage height, 8.35 

ft from high-water mark in gage well, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of 

May 15, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural

 flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated 

areas. No diversions between station and Collett Creek Branch of Smiths Fork.

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. 30 to July 28)

2.6 

2.8 

3.1

11

16

29

48

70

108

3.5 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.1

169

293

454

681

935

1,230

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

a80

*80

80

80

!§

78

80

80

78

80

78

78

78

80

80

81

85

83

85

80

78 

80

81 

90

91

91

98

105

TC5

*104

100

2,625

84.7

5,210

Nov.

95

92

90

87

90

98

105

105

100

98

100

105

107

105

105

95

98

100

105

105

105

> 100

-

2,990

99.7

5,930

" Dec.

100

105

1 '"

\ 110

J

120

3,495

113

6,930

Calendar year 1952: Max -

Jan.

120

*140

150

. 160

4,610

149

9,140

Feb.

160

(*)

_

_

-

4,480

160

8,890

Mln -

Mar.

160

200

250

260

270

TVS

260

240

222

215

210

206

210 

206

203 

200

*210

240

245

225

222

232

236

6,472

20

12,840

Apr.

314

322 "ZTT

270

267

270

282

274

254

247

232

220

215

208

205

201

205

212

208

*227

238 

252

173 

145

183

198

184

156

124

121

-

6,681

223

13,250

May

94 53

59

52

50

49

46

41

35

27

22

21

20

20

16

12

17

13

14

*14

15 

14

14 

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

14

842

27.2

1,670

June

19

35

*47

85

139

227

282

380

619

526

*477

406

508

479

667

788

*821

893

1,030

1,170

1.210 

1,190

*1,150 

1,070

870

611

523

425

336

295

-

17,281

576

34,280

July

*142

131

130

119

107

98

92

87

*86

86

88

90

102

183

134

*155

T25

109

98

87

80 

78

76 

92

92

87

77

74 *81

77

75

3,138

101

6,220

Aug.

74

78

85

108 -55

82

92

91

90

*92

88

85

81

76

76

76

74

67

*59

61

67 

67

68 

62

57

56

57

61

44

35

32

2,226

71.8

4,420

Sept.

30

28

31

32 "3?

31

30

30

29

28

28

26 SB27

28

31

*30

29

29

29

29 

29

28 

28

28

28

28

28

*28

28

-

866

28.9

1,720

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,210 Mln 12 Mean 153 Ac-ft 110,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-12, Nov. 18 to Mar. 16.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 33

Bear River above Sublette Creek, near Cokeville, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42S 02'20", long. 110°57'05", In SVf£SE£ (corrected) sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 

119 W., on left bank 1,500 ft upstream from Sublette Creek and 85- miles south of 

Cokeville.

Drainage area. 2,110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,165 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 319 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs June 22 (gage height, 8.37 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 13.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs May 10, 1952 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 13, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated 

areas. No diversions between station and Collette Creek Branch of Smiths Pork.

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. 14-30, May 30 to June 18)

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.7

28

45

89

145

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2 

8.4

238

370

587

920

1,350

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

79

77

78

78

77

77

76

7S

76

76

78

77

78

79

79

81

82

83

83

82

78

81 

82 

85

90

90

93

102

103

*T03

102

2,583

83.3

5,120

JIov.

96

92

89

87

87

90

99

1O5 ICO"

98

100

105

105

105

103

95

98

100

105

105

105

96 

qq

> 100

2,964

98.8

5,880

Dec.

100

105

1 <"> y no 1 j

> 120

3,495

113

6,930

Jan.

]f 120

1 j

140

150

. 160

4,610

149

9,140

Feb.

160

(*)

_

_

-

4,480

160

8,890

Mar.

*

> 160

200

250

260

270

770

260

240

220

215

210

205

210

205 

205 

206

*209

224

246

233

220

230

225

6,453

208

12,800

Apr.

281

317 ZrT

265

264

264

270

274

258

248

241

232

225

224

217

214

216

222

222

230

*241

255 

232 

156

181

211

216

184

166

150

6,950

232

13,790

May

133

ITS

102

85

82

83

82

77

73

65

51

49

49

49

47

47

40

IT

41

*45

45

47 

50 

52

50

50

50

55

53

57

66

1,932

62.3

3,830

June

739-B134

196

*255

351

449

521

667

709

*615

521

617

555

682

866

*890

956

1,060

1,250

1,330

1.350 

*1,320 

1,240

1,060

748

590

508

408

*360

-

20,377

679

40,420

July

246

TBT

180

168

151

138

126

117

*112

113

117

123

123

184

175

*176

160

140

126

113

102

97 

92 

96

102

97

92

85 *m

89

88

4,004

129

7,940

Aug.

87

94

92

113 ~5S

92

96

96

96

*97

96

92

88

85

82

83

81

76

*69

67

73

74 

73 

70

63

62

60

67

62

47

42

2,474

79.8

4,910

Sept.

39

3S

36

36

37

36

36

39

39

37

34

34

29

3C

31

34

*35

34

34

33

34

34 

34 

35

34

34

34

32

*33

32

-

1,035

34.5

2,050

Calendar year 1952- Max 2,610 Mln 76 Mean 463 Ac-ft 336,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,350 Mln 29 Mean 168 Ac-ft 121,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-13, 16-21, Nov. 24 to Mar. 23 (no gagehelght record Jan. 10-22).
34 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Smiths Pork near Border, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°17 I , long. 110°S2«, in NWi sec. 33, T. 27 N., R. 118 W., on left bank 4j 

miles upstream from Rowland Creek, 6 miles downstream from Hobble Creek, and 12 miles 

northeast of Border.

Drainage area.--165 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 11 years, 201 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 988 cfs June 15 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum, 

49 cfs Mar. 15, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 1,360 cfs May 29, 1951 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 

37 cfs Mar. 11, 1948, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. One small 

diversion for irrigation of about 150 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

1.9 

2.1

114

160

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

254

410

620

995

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

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

88

88

88

88

88

88

85 

86

86

86

86

85

85

85

85

83

83

83

83

81

81

81

81

80

80

18

78

78

78

*78

2,593

83.6

5,140

Nov.

78

76

75

78

78

76

75

74 

M

78

78

75

76

76

76

b74

b75

76

75

72

75

75

b73

b72

b71

b68

b68

b68

b68

b68

-

2,227

74.2

4,420

Dec.

b68

b68

b68

b69

b69

b70

b71

b72 

b72

*b72

b72

b71

70

70

b70

b70

70

70

69

69

69

69

b69

b67

b65

b65

b66

b66

b66

b67

b69

2,138

69.0

4,240

Jan.

b70

b70

b70

b70

b69

b69

*69

68 

68

69

68

68

68

69

69

b68

70

69

62

62

66

68

66

68

b64

64

66

b65

64

64

64

2,084

67.2

4,130

Feb.

68

63

63

64

64

63

62

61 

62

62

b58

b58

b59

b60

b61

b62

b62

62

b62

b59

b57

b58

b58

b58

b58

b58

*b59

59

-

-

-

1,700

60.7

3,370

Mar.

59

59

61

b60

59

61

59

59

58

58

59

58

59

58

57

58

59

57

58

59

58

56

*53

58

62

64

68

72

76

85

80

1,907

61.5

3,780

Apr.

78

74

74

78

80

80

78

74 

75

69

69

69

68

66

63

72

81

78

78

88

*114

160

219

240

251

290

324

336

298

261

-

3,985

133

7,900

Calendar year 1952: Max 940 Min - Mean 208

May

223

198

182

182

207

268

324

313 

286

254

237

227

219

210

220

234

247

272

328

*363

332

301

290

279

261

268

317

410

479

424

397

8,752

282

17,360

June

4±8

484

474

*479

560

543

538

543 

543

592

704

 782

852

962

950

891

*858

852

839

782

728

692

*680

668

626

587

548

526

510

*500

-

19,741

658

39,160

July

494

479

453

439

424

401

389

371 

355

*363

351

332

320

309

305

*294

279

272

261

254

247

237

223

219

214

210

207

204

*2Q1

204

207

9,518

307

18,880

Aug.

207

219

204

188

182

177

168

166 

163

160

*158

155

155

155

160

158

152

145

142

*138

135

133

133

129

127

127

127

122

120

120

118

4,743

153

9,410

Sept.

116

116

114

114

112

110

108

106 

104

104

99

97

97

95

95

97

99

99

97

95

93

93

92

92

a92

a91

a90

a89

a88

a.87

-

2,981

99.4

5,910

Ac-ft 151,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 962 Mln 53 Mean 171 Ac-ft 123,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 35

Bear River at Border, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°11', long. 111°03', in NEyNEy sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 46 E., in Idaho, on 

left" bank a quarter of a mile west of Wyoming-Idaho State line, half a mile west of 

Border, and 2.1 miles upstream from Thomas Fork.

Drainage area. 2,490 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,051.63 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 16 years, 427 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs June 22 (gage height, 6.14 ft); minimum "daily, 98 cfs Sept. 16.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs May 11, 1952 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum 

daily, 30 cfs Aug. 18-22, 1940.

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

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

return flow from irrigated 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 22 June 25 to Sept. 30

1.7 186

2.0 245

2.5 369

3.0 535

3.7 800

4.5 1,130

5.4 1,520

6.2 1,880

1.1 

1.4

2.4 

3.0

90

130

196

321

487

3.7 733

4.5 1,090

5.3 1,440

6.2 1,880

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

*197

199

196

194

T37

197

207

211

213

215

215

209

209

211

213

213

211

213

211

213

213

213

217

219

221

221

221

225

229

229

*227

6,579

212

13,050

Uov.

223

215

211

211

209

213

215

219

207

211

229

233

233

233

229

220

210

210

£3£

221

233

213

210

205

205

200

-

6,453

213

12,800

Dec.

200

210

1 '"

> 225

J

235

250

210

6,860

221

13,610

Jan.

1f 210

I

1 '"

> 230

J

1

^ 255

J

265

310

7QC O£S

8,300

268

16,460

Feb.

 315

C)

270

-

-

-

8,010

286

15,890

Mar.

"

> 285

350

390

394

394

394

375

363

363

343

329

329

332

329

321

*318

332

363

400

413

403

416 10"6~

10,622

343

21,070

Apr.

426

479

445

413

416

416

416

416

400

381

375

357

349

343

332

526

343

360

357

360

*391

439

507

470

500

540

&SS.

610

580

550

-

12,917

431

25,620

May

500

450

400

380

330

350

380

400

390

380

350

320

280

280

240

240

230

250

270

310

*313

293

279

279

275

253

209

239

298

343

332

9,843

318

19,520

June

318

335

388

*439

560

704

868

1,030

1,040

1,200

1,150

*1,190

1,200

1,280

1,330

1,540

1,610

*1,650

1,680

1,770

1,840

«1.850

1,840

1,770

1,680

1,440

1,170

1,030

878

766

-

35,526

1,184

70,460

July

*668

519

475

442

419

393

368

353

*340

340

368

348

335

335

*374

350

338

307

296

291

278

272

255

235

235

225

223

*225

229

229

229

10,292

552

20,410

Aug.

217

245

268

255

272

247

251

229

217

215

217

215

206

204

198

192

187

171

*165

155

151

150

147

148

147

144

156

130

127

125

115

5,818

188

11,540

Sept.

110

108

107

102

100

99

99

102

112

108

106

106

100

100

100

as99 *104

108

112

115

115

115

115

108

110

110

108

106

*107

-

5,185

106

6,520

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,660 Mln - Mean 720 Ac-ft 522,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,850 Mln 98 Mean 341 Ac-ft 246,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hate- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-18, Nov. 25 to Mar. 11. No gage-height 

record Apr. 24 to May 20; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Harer, Idaho.
36 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Thomas Fork near Wyoming-Idaho State line

Location. Lat 42°24', long. 111°01', In NW^SEir sec. 19, T. 28 N. , R. 119 W., In Wyoming, 

on left bank 1.3 miles downstream from Giraffe Creek, 1.5 miles upstream from State 

line, and 3f miles northeast of Geneva, Idaho.

Drainage area. 113 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 22, 1950, at datum 0.68 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 171 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 3.27 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Mar. 15.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 869 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 5.55 ft, datum then 

In use); minimum, that of Mar. 15, 1953.

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

No diversion above station.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2

9.2

13

23

2.5

2.8 

3.3

49

90

173

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*u

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

IS.

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

514

16.6

1,020

flov.

1£ 

15

15

14

15

15

15

13

13

13

13

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

12

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

-

419

14.0

831

Dec.

if14

14

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

al4

a!4

*15

15

15

14

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

419

13.5

831

Jan.

13 

13

13

13

13

*13

14

13

14

15

14

14

14

15

12.

13

15

17

21

17

16

15

14

12

13

13

12

14

15

14

13

437

14.1

867

Feb.

13 

li

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

al2

all

al2

a!3

al3

al3

*13

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

12

12

12

13

-

-

-

358

12.8

710

Mar.

14 

13

12

13

12

12

12

13

13

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

 16

19

23

25

29

35

11

40

548

17.7

1,090

Apr.

41 

37

35

41

42

37

36

31

31

28

26

26

26

25

25

32

48

45

45

56

*86

111

123

119

116

128

146

Ig2

141

124

-

1,969

65.6

3,910

May

111 

102

££

96

104

124

146

141

131

121

115

110

107

105

105

107

111

116

131

1*8

*133

121

121

126

113

110

116

130

136

128

115

3,676

119

7,290

June

113 

*123

123

110

128

124

126

124

115

110

108

*107

107

100

100

98

96

*93

88

86

84

80

76

74

71

69

68

67

62

m

2,890

96.3

5,730

July

56 

55

*54

51

50

49

48

45

44

47

49

44

40

38

40

39

36

34

31

30

30

29

27

26

26

25

*25

25

24.

24

26

1,167

37.6

2,310

Aug.

26 

30

29

26

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

19

19

22

22

21

*19

19

18

17

16

15

15

15

li

14

15

14

14

14

607

19.6

1,200

Sept.

13 

li

14

13

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

-

371

12.4

736

Calendar year 1952 : Max 768 Hln 12 Mean 64.7 Ac-ft 46,940

Water year 1952-53 : Max 162 Mln u Mean 36.6 Ac-ft 26,520

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs).--Aor. 27 fl:30 a.m.) 171 ofs (3.27 ft): May 7 (2:30 a.m.) 166 cfs

(3.24 ft); May 20 (3 to 7 a.m.) 159 cfs (3.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Bear River at Rarer, Idaho

37

Location. lat 42°11'50", long. 111°10'05", in NWi sec. 23, T. 14 S., R. 45 E., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from Sheep Creek, three-quarters of a mile north of Rarer siding 

on Union Pacific (Oregon Short Line) Railroad, and 5 miles southeast of Dingle.

Drainage area. 2,780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1913 to September 1916, January 1919 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

^o Aug. 24, 1914, staff gage at site 1,500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 527 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 cfs June 23 (gage height, 7.65 ft); mini- 

 mum dally, 127 cfs Sept. 15, 17, 19, 20.

1913-16, 1919-53: Maximum discharge, 4,440 cfs May 7, 1952 (gage height, 11.04 ft); 

minimum dally, 26 cfs Aug. 21-27, 1934.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Three discharge measurements were made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 51 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5

179

528

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

123

273

539

5.0 

7.0

7.7

926

1,630

1,900

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

246 

246

245

240

221

 240

 243

249

258

261

264

264

261

258

261

264

270

270

270

27O

267

267

264

267

267

274

277

«277

280

283

283

8,121

262

16,110

Jlov.

280 

274

274

264

261

258

264

267

261

255

249

286

286

283

286

286

252

322

Iff

293

277

110

210

250

285

260

240

215

235

230

-

7,906

264

15,680

Dec.

225 

220

225

235

220

230

225

225

230

*235

225

240

265

255

240

245

230

250

260

260

255

gQ5

280

280

275

250

235

230

220

205

220

7,475

241

14,830

Jan.

225 

230

235

240

235

245

250

260

260

265

270

270

270

275

280

260

250

290

310

315

 525

320

315

310

310

315

320

320

325

325

320

8,740

282

17,340

Feb.

330 

335

340

335

330

330

335

340

372

355

305

250

275

275

290

280

280

290

280

290

270

275

275

280

280

290

290

290

-

-

-

8,465

302

16,790

Mar.

S2S.

290

290

300

300

300

305

310

330

 360

390

420

450

470

470

460

455

450

417

413

402

398

394

394

402

433

466

513

539

543

557

12,511

404

24,820

Apr.

530 

570

591

543

530

526

526

517

513

491

474

461

445

437

429

*415

421

449

461

470

474

*513

587

620

595

616

672

2i£

733

711

-

16,063

535

31,860

May

fffr

539

499

470

413

437

504

521

508

495

441

405

386

383

361

357

3jt3

357

405

433

398

*394

402

405

402

371

343

379

441

482

13,513

436

26,800

June

166 

470

482

*548

656

789

989

1,100

1,160

1,270

1,300

1,270

1,230

1,310

1,330

1,450

1,590

1,610

1,670

1,720

1,800

1,860

«1.880

1,850

*1,750

1,650

1,400

1,190

1,070

919

-

37,779

1,259

74,930

July

826 

703

644

624

599

548

457

441

441

441

466

466

437

413

461

466

441

417

398

386

375

353

322

305

286

289

286

292

292

299

325

13,499

435

26,770

Aug.

329 

*319

350

346

353

557

329

312

305

295

286

283

267

264

261

255

252

245

212

199

199

197

190

185

177

172

170

165

160

155

150.

7,737

250

15,550

Sept.

m141

141

157

157

155

155

157

159

159

135

151

129

121

129

127

129

127

127

151

139

139

«159

*139

137

159

159

157

151

-

4,056

155

8,045

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,43O Mln 205 Mean 817 Ae-ft 593,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,880 Mln 127 Mean 400 Ac-ft 289,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Mar. 18.
38 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°13iOO", long. 111°17'30", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 44 E., on left 

bank If miles west of Dingle and if miles downstream from head at Stewart Dam.

Records available. October 1945 to September 19S3 in reports of Geological Survey. Jan- 

 uary 1922 to September 1945 In files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft {from topographic map). Prior 

rfo Oct. 1, 1923, at site 300 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 308 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs June 24 (gage height, 4.87 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs May 19.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs May 7, 1952 (gage height, 8.62 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 13, 1948, May 19, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

measurements generally made several times a week. Canal diverts from Bear River at 

Stewart Dam in NEij sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 44 E., for storage in Bear Lake. At times 

flow in canal is augmented by surplus water from Black Otter Slough about half a mile 

above station and by seepage and wastage from irrigation lands on both sides of canal.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Two discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

164

162

16O

158

160

162

164

166

170

16O

160

164

172

188

195

209

220

218

222

220

220

218

214

216 

216

2 2O

222

222

226

231

237

6,036

195

11,970

JIov.

235

231

229

224

216

22O

220

197

195

164

164

214

222

214

216

207

188

197

240

229

240

2O9

201

182 

b!80

b!75

b!75

b!75

b!75

b!75

-

6,109

204

12,120

Dec.

172

174

182

180

122

176

188

197

201

b!90

199

209

209

214

212

207

197

212

214

212

209

b225

b22O

b210 

b2o5

b200

b!95

b!85

b!80

b!75

b!80

6,099

197

12,100

Jan.

182

186

186

197

197

199

206

206

210

213

224

219

222

219

b225

231

204

224

245

247

257

266

250

b252 

b254

b256

b258

b260

262

274

262

7,093

229

14,070

Feb.

b268

274

278

281

b274

266

281

278

31i

298

283

199

186

213

b220

228

231

238

b231

b224

b217

210

210

231 

240

222

222

222

-

-

-

6,843

244

13,570

Mar.

231

b231

b232

233

b236

24O

254

266

b288

316

346

378

404

440

458

426

424

415

396

383

380

378

378

378 

383

399

418

455

466

475

499

11,186

361

22,220

Apr.

481

484

523

484

460

443

440

435

440

418

399

394

383

375

375

359

354

38O

391

394

396

418

463

514 

508

523

544

595

608

598

-

13,579

453

26,930

May

541

499

446

413

378

351

283

233

217

206

193

177

144

121

87

62

51

36

16

48

72

8O

89

98 

98

107

89

60

44

46

69

5,354

173

10,620

June

94

94

89

100

140

231

361

529

592

682

751

711

696

725

758

827

982

1,07O

1,120

1,160

1,220

1,300

1,300

1.320 

1,230

1,210

998

732

614

499

-

22,135

738

43,900

July

364

269

146

126

113

100

83.

134

165

195

250

286

257

231

228

259

242

226

213

222

213

188

173

156 

148

148

140

140

158

173

186

5,932

191

11,770

Aug.

199

208

240

242

224

241

235

195

204

202

199

184

188

182

193

195

177

162

136

146

140

122

10O

87 

72

76

56

55

51

50

M

4,813

155

9,550

Sept.

41

53

46

38

39

41

43

32

21

21

» 21

22

26

27

19

ia26

22

21

18

26

38

34

34 

31

29

27

29

31

53

-

927

31

1,840

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,140 Mln 135 Mean 691 Ac-ft 501,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,320 Mln 16 Mean 263 Ac-ft 190,700

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 39

Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°15'30", long. 111 0 17'30", in NE£ sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 44 E., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from Stewart Dam and 4| miles south of Montpelier.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 31 years, 74.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 33 cfs May 9; minimum daily, 6 cfs 

June 3-4.

1923-53: Maximum daily discharge, 3,050 cfs June 3, 1933; minimum daily, 1 cfs on 

several days in 1931, 1934, 1940, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once each week. Water

diverted at Stewart Dam for storage and regulation in Bear Lake. Many diversions above 

station for irrigation.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Two discharge 

measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by the power company.

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

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5, 6)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.86 

.9

5.7

6.9

10

1.2

1.3 

1.36

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

T5~ 14

15

15

15

15

15

« 15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

15

16

IT17

17

17 

16

15

15

15

15

465

15.0

922

Hov.

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

13

13

13 

13

13

13

13

-

399

13.3

791

Dec.

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

17

18

20

19

18 

17

17

16

16

16

478

15.4

948

Jan.

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

16

17

18

18

19

19

14

15

18

18

19

20

20

14

19

15

13

15 

18

17

19

18

11

522

16.8

1,040

Feb.

11

15

20

20

11

18

.14

18

21

14

19

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

18

19

19

19

18

18

18

17 

17

18

_

-

502

17.9

996

Mar.

18

18

16

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

15

14

22

16

18

16

19

15

17

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

524

16.9

1,040

Apr.

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

M14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

IS

453

15.1

899

May

17

17

16

16

16

15

20

28

22

29

28

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

25

26

27

20

13

12

12

ft

11

11

11

12

617

19.9

1,220

June

10

6

6

6

7

S

S

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

12

12

12

12

15

13 

13

15

15

13

-

295

9.8

585

July

14

15

16

19

13

18

19

16

15

15

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

10

10

1 

9

9

9

9

10

586

12.5

766

Aug.

10

10

9

10

10

9

10

10

10

11

11

12

15

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8 

8

8

8

8

8

306

9.9

607

Sept.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

7_

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

11 

11

11

12

12

-

287

9.6

569

Calendar year 1952: Max 35 Mln 11 Mean 18.0 Ac-ft 13,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 32 Mln 6 Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10,380

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 20, 21, Nov. 26-30, Feb. 21-24, Aug. 2, 9-12; discharge estimated 

on basis of discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
40 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Montpelier Creek at Irrlgators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°20', long, lll"!^ , in SE$ sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 45 E., on right bank 

3 miles east of Montpelier and 3f miles downstream from South Pork.

Drainage area. 50.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 6,210 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-53), 24.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 64 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 1.11 ft); minimum, 

2.1 cfs Feb. 24, result of freezeup.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 224 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 2.91 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs Feb. 22, 1951, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good. One small diversion above station for irrigation.

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

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 

Feb. 28 to 8 a.m. Sept. 30

Nov. 6 to Feb. 28, 

8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 3O

0.2 

.3

.5

5.5

9.0

19

.7

.9

1.1

0.6

.8

1.1

5.7

8.3

13

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

U

IS

ie

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

 12

372

12.0

738

J»OV.

12

12

11

11

11

11

1O

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

11

10

'9.6'

9.7

9.9

9.9

9.7

9.9

9.7

8.6

8.6

9.3

6il

7.6

7.6

8.0 

8.5

-

291.1

9.70

577

Dec.

8.9

9.6

12

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.7

9.7

9.6

9.4

*9.6

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.3

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.4

8.3

8.3

6*7.

7.8

9.1

9.1

9.4 

9.6

9.4

288.7

9.31

573

Jan.

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.9 *8.9

8.9

9.1

8.9

8.8

9.4

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.1

a*!

9.3

10

13.

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.1

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9 

9.1

8.8

289.4

9.34

574

Feb.

8.8

8.8

8.9

8.9

8.8

8.9

878

8.9

8.8

8.3

7.6

1*1 8.2

8.6

8.6

*8.5

8.5

8.5

7.8

7.6

7.2

8.5

8.3

7.4

7.2

8.0

8.3

*8".7

-

-

232.5

8.30

461

Mar.

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9 13. '

13

15 '

16

18

- 21 

22

22

343.2

11.1

681

Apr."

24

22

22

24

24

82

21

19

19

18

16

16

16

15

15

16

20

21

19

22

 30

43

51

54

54

54

53

. ia

54 

49

893

29.8

1,770

May

4i

43

40

38

38

4O

41

41

40

38

34

34

34

32

3T

32

32

34

37

45

*40

37

36

40

35

35

36

38

39 

38

35

1,160

37.4

2,300

June

34

*41

43

42

43

40

45

44

42

41

42

44

44

44

44

43

41

41

*40

39

38

34

33

33

33

31

30

30

ft

-

1,155

38.5

2,290

July

n.

26

*25

24

23

22

22

21

21

24

23

21

21

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

ii

14

 14

14

14 

14

14

595

19.2

1,180

Aug.

14

17

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

1111-

-«i|

9.9

11

11

10

*10

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.0

8.6

8^3

8.3

8.3

8.3 

8.3

8.3

342.1

11.0

679

Sept.

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.0

- Li£

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

aa.o

aa.o

aa.o

aa.o

aS.O

aS.o

aa.o

a8. 2

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0 *7.8

-

244.6

8.15

485

Calendar year 1952: Max 156 Kin 6 Mean 25.9 Ac-ft 18,820

Water year 1952-53 : Max 6O Mln 6.7 Mean 17.0 Ac-ft 12,310

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 41

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°07'20", long. 111°19'20", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 15 S., R. 44 E., in Lifton 

pumping plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 3% miles east of St. Charles.

Records available.--October 1903 to June 1906 (gage heights only), October 1945 to September 1953.January 1921 to September 1945 (elevations only) in files of Salt Lake City 

district office, Geological Survey. Published as Bear Lake at Pish Haven 1903-6.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,900 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(levels by Utah Power & Light Co.). October 1903 to June 1906 staff gage at different 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 1,115,000 acre-ft Oct. 1 (gage height, 19.29 ft); 

minimum, 866,200 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 15.67 ft).

1921-53: Maximum contents, 1,423,000 acre-ft June 10, 1923 (gage height, 23.68 ft); 

no contents Nov. 9-19, 1935 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

Remarks. Outflow regulated by gates and pumps at Bear Lake and by gates in dike at north 

end of Mud Lake. Inflow to lake augmented by water diverted from Bear River through 

Rainblow inlet canal and Dingle inlet canal, which empty into Mud Lake (see p. 38). 

Water from Mud Lake reaches Bear Lake by a sluice at pumping plant or by gates in 

causeway at south end of Mud Lake. Capacity, 1,421,000 acre-ft between gage height 2.00 

ft (lower limit of pumps) and 23.65 ft (present feasible upper limit of storage with existing 

facilities). Storage water used for irrigation and power development.

Cooperation.T-Gage heights furnished by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Contents 

computed by Geological Survey from capacity table based on data furnished by Utah Power 

& Light Co.

Contents at 10 a.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

nay

1

8

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2*

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,115

1,114

1,113

1,110

1,103

1,106

1,104

1,103

1,102

1,100

1,099

1,098

1,097

1,094

1,091

1,O88

1,085

1,082

1,080

1,078

1,076

1,074

1,O72

1,OT1

^1,069

1,068

1,067

1,066

1,065

1,064

1,063

Hov.

1,062

1,062

1,061

1,06O

1,059

1,058

1,056

1,055

1,054

1,053

1,052

1,051

1,051

1,050

1,049

1,049

1,048

1,047

1,O47

1,046

1,045

1.O44

1,044

1,043

1,O42

1,041

1.O4O

1,038

1,036

1,035

-

Dec.

1,033

1,053

1,032

1,031

1,030

1,029

1,029

1,028

1,027

1,026

1,025

1,024

1,024

1,023

1,022

1,022

1,021

1,020

1,020

1,019

1,019

1,018

1,018

1,018

1,017

1,015

1,014

1,013

1,012

1,011

1,010

Jan.

1,009

1,007

1,006

1,OO4

1,002

1,001

999.6

999.6

999.6

999.6

998.9

998.2

999.6

1,002

1,002

1,002

1,002

1,004

1,004

1,004

1,005

1,005

1,005

1,005

1,005

1,005

1,005

1,005

1,005

1,007

1,007

Feb.

1,006

1,006

1,006

1,006

1,OO7

1,008

1,008

1,008

1,011

1,011

1,011

1,011

1,011

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,009

1,009

1,009

1,009

1,008

1,007

1,007

1,007

1,006

1,006

1,005

1,004

_

_

-

Mar.

1,003

1,002

1,001

1,000

999.6

998.9

998.2

998.2

997.5

997.5

997.5

997.5

997.5

997.5

997.5

997.5

998.2

998.2

998.9

999.6

999.6

1,000

1,001

1,002

1,002

1,004

1,006

1,008

1,011

1,013

1,015

Apr.

1,015

1,016

1,016

1,016

1,016

1,016

1,017

1,017

1,019

1,019

1,020

1,022

1,023

1,023

1,023

1,O23

1,023

1,026

1,027

1,028

1,028

1,028

1,028

1,028

1,029

1,029

1,029

1,029

1,029

1,030

May

1,031

1,031

1,031

1,032

1,032

1,033

1,033

1,033

1,033

1,033

1,033

1,033

1,032

1,032

1,032

1,032

1,032

1,032

1,031

1,031

1,030

1,029

1,029

1,029

1,029

1,029

1,028

1,028

1,028

1,028

1,028

June

1,028

1,028

1,028

1,028

1,028

1,029

1,030

l,r>31

1,033

1,033

1,035

1,O36

1,038

1,040

1,041

1,042

1,043

1,044

1,045

1,047

1,047

1,049

1,049

1,051

1,052

1,053

1,054

1,054

1,054

1,054

July

1,052

1,050

1,048

1,046

1,044

1,043

1,O4O

1,038

1,035

1,033

1,030

1,028

1,026

1,024

1,022

1,020

1,019

1,017

1,015

1,014

1,013

1,012

1,010

1,009

1,007

1,004

1,002

999.6

996.8

993.4

989.9

Aug.

986.5

984.4

981.0

979.6

977.5

974.0

971.3

968.6

966.5

963.1

959.7

956.9

954.9

951.5

948.0

945.3

942.5

939.1

935.7

932.3

931.0

929.6

928.2

926.8

925.5

923.4

921.3

919.3.

917.9

915.9

913.9

Sept.

912.5

910.5

908.4

906.4

904.3

901.6

899.5

897.5

895.4

893.4

891.3

889.3

887.2

885.2

883.8

882.5

881.1

879.8

878.4

877.0

875.7

875.0

875.0

873.6

871.6

870.9

870,2

868.9

867.5

866.2

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31.....................

Feb. 28.....................

Mar. 31

July 31.....................

Qage height 

(feet)t

19.31 

18.54 

18.13 

17.77

_

17.73 

17.68 

17.84 

18.06 

18.03 

18.40 

17.48 

16.37 

15.67

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

1,117 

1,063 

1,035 

1,010

_

1,007 

1,004 

1,015 

1,030 

1,028 

1,054 

989.9 

913.9 

866.2

-

Change In contents 

during month (thousands 

of acre- feet)

-54 

-28 

-25

-16

-3 

-3 

+11 

+15 

-2 

+26 

-64.1 

-76. 0 

-47.7

-250.8

t Gage height at 10 a.m.
42 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°13 I 00", long. 111°20'30", in SWi sec. B, T. 14 S., R. 44 E., on right 

bank 2,000 ft downstream from head (at dike) and 3 miles southeast of Paris.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,920 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 31 years, 354 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,280 cfs July 20; maximum gage height, 

18.39 ft July 7; minimum daily, 16 cfs May 30, 31.

1922-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,870 cfs Aug. 8, 1924; minimum daily, 1 cfs May 1 

to June 6, 1937.

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

record, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made six times a week during 

period of release from Bear Lake.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Two discharge 

measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by the power company.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

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.

797 

683

712

788

616

SOO

803

755 

689

678

661

655

664

683

630

622

500 

4g5

566

592

541

526 

491

476

511

521

514

488

494

498

476

19,117

617

37,920

Jtov.

472 

474

476

481

479

472

462

452 

460

450

450

450

460

460

431

413

406 

417

424

438

467

488 

a480

a475

a470

464

460

462

462

469

-

13,726

458

27,230

Dec.

501 

528

b510

469

508

552

524

504 

516

570

546

562

539

526

557

666

706 

697

694

706

709

756 

827

b820

b813

800

812

864

864

b870

b880

20,398

658

40,460

Jan.

m794

767

736

646

578

485 

492

492

494

499

393

235

230

230

m263

267

278

346 

461

449

442

440

431

428

424

426

426

14,408

465

28,580

Feb.

415 

412

412

419

419

431

433

426 

412

410

366

401

419

558

b570

b600

630 

b610

b620

3625

3680

a735 

3735

3735

3725

717

697

683

-

-

-

15,315

547

30,380

Mar.

685 

685

6S8

691

706

561

366

375 

386

386

368

392

362

235

211

213

213 

202

199

196

194

184 

Ml

181

232

269

216

220

225

232

202

10,478

338

20,780

Apr.

206 

201

223

216

209

209*

197

188 

192

201

214

211

211

204

211

250

330 

366

379

366

392

397 

366

388

395

410

426

435

440

442

8,915

297

17,680

May

426 

435

426

422

406

444

537

526 

499

480

461

546

703

720

720

714

755 

601

979

995

846

616 

430

360

322

363

468

461

290

16

16,183

522

32,100

June

190 

348

196

202

211

2 IS

156

d39 

d39

d39

d39

d39

d39

d39

d39

249

504 

552

719

834

840

846 

846

843

843

886

969

963

947

944

13,618

454

27,010

July

1.000 

1,110

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,120

1,250

1,250 

1,210

1,210

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,210

1,110

1,150

1,110 

1,080

1,160

1.260

1,160

1,180 

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,170

1,150

1,120

36,140

1,166

71,680

Aug.

1.O40 

907

623

59O

890

953

868

859 

852

824

785

782

785

791

791

794

800 

8OO

821

809

806

800 

797

794

752

800.

776

788

806

800

797

25,080

809

49,750

Sept.

800 

SOO

794

788

797

8OO

803

803 

733

641

643

638

635

576

492

431

343 

322

300

302

300

343 

370

322

218

163

209

204

206

106

14,882

496

29,520

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,440 Kin 16 Mean 752 Ao-ft 546,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,280 Kin 16 Mean 571 Ao-ft 413,100

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, records of headgate changes, and field notes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements and records 

of headgate changes.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 43

Bear River at Pescadero, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°24'30", long. Ill"21'30", in Sl£ sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. 44 E., on left bank 

at Pescadero. 400 ft downstream from road bridge, 2 miles downstream from Bennington 

Creek, and 6? miles northwest of Montpelier.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1922 to September 1945 available in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 31 years, 548 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs July 9 (gage height, 5.04 ft); minimum 

 daily, 195 cfs Sept. 26.

1922-53: Maximum daily discharge, 3,840 cfs June 10, 1923; minimum daily, 23 cfs 

Mar. 14-17, 1936.

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

whTch are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Bear 

Lake.

Cooperation. Records collected by "Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Two discharge 

measurements were made by Geological Survey in addition to those obtained by power 

company.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

3.3 

4.0 

4.6

511

326

1,170

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

193 

26S 

396

4.0 

5.1

344

1,600

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

^

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

739

743

743

772

831

841

841

836

763

734

724

715

711

729

729

683

665

519

603

674

642

598

590

560

581

603 

612

586

 577

581

586

21,111

681

41,870

Jlov.

569

560

560

565

581

577

565

556

556

565

560

565

577

581

577

556

560

560

560

560

586

594

598

612

581

545 

565

550

560

575

-

17,076

569

33,870

Dec.

620

645

640

595

635

675

650

630

*621

690

640

640

635

665

600

755

795

785

836

841

846

867

1.020

945

940

935 

940

990

990

995

1,000

24,061

776

47,720

Jan.

1,010

1.020

1,000

930

880

850

800

720

650

660

660

660

650

560

340

345

360

370

390

*415

450

500

574

608

595

591 

574

595

569

565

561

19,452

627

38,580

Feb.

552

552

556

578

578

574

574

574

565

540

530

510

560

590

600

700

770

780

700

680

720

830

880

880

870

860 

850

844

_

-

18,797

671

37,280

Mar.

838

S38

838

838

*833

811

569

523

548

578

613

654

682

561

448

422

426

396

392

392

386

358

335

354

403

515 

503

456

463

437

414

16,824

543

33,370

Apr.

407

364

378

392

372

3S6

361

364

378

389

400

392

396

386

*382

382

491

578

595

608

608

*582

582

574

591

600 

604

626

649

664

-

14,481

483

28,720

May

664

654

631

613

595

532

600

622

600

574

561

565

747

789

816

794

833

828

1,020

1.130

1,110

890

687

586

 556

507 

626

659

649

382

294

21,114

681

41,880

June

309

604

552

548

608

659

659

527

479

441

403

33S

335

331

319

322

640

779

885

1,030

1,050

1,050

*1,050

1,050

1,050

1,070 

1,170

1.180

1,130

1,120

-

21,688

723

43,020

July

1,220

1,310

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,310

1,480

1.540

1,540

1,530

1,520

1,520

1,510

1,470

1,320

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,200

1,350

1,320

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,260 

1,260

*1,220

1,210

1,180

1.160

41,300

1,332

81,920

Aug.

1.100

1,040

844

595

828

976

920

902

890

879

828

816

816

816

822

822

822

822

828

828

828

822

811

800

779

784 

784

784

794

BOO

806

25,986

838

51,540

Sept.

806

800

806

811

811

811

816

822

811

697

664

664

664

654

561

515

422

378

348

335

331

 335

392

400

*344

m252

246

238

-

16,170

539

32,070

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,570 Hln 372 Mean 922 Ac -ft 669,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,540 Mln 195 Mean 707 Ac-ft 511,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 3,-Dec. 10-18, Feb. 10-27. No gageilght record Dec. 4-9 and Dec. 24 to Jan. 22; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements

and records for other Bear River stations.
44 BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°30', long. 111° 19', in NE^ sec. 4, T. 11 S., R. 44 E., on left bank 150 

ft downstream from Little Right Hand Pork and 3 miles northeast of Georgetown.

Drainage area. 22.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1911 to September 1914 (fragmentary). November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,350 ft (from topographic map). October 1911 to September 1914 staff gage at site 0.7 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 31.6 cfs. 

Ex .es. Maximum discharge during year, 42 cfs June 15 (gage height, 2.02 ft); minimum 

dally, 26 cfs Mar. 19-27, Mar. 31 to Apr, 22.

1911-14, 1939-53: Maximum discharge observed, 162 cfs June 8, 1912; minimum daily, 

18 cfs on many days February to May 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion above station. At one time a small storage reservoir 

was operated about If miles above station but dam is now breached and no longer 

operative.

Rating table, water year 1952-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*35

75

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

1,084 

35.0

2,150

NOV.

34

3*

34

34

33

 33

33

32

32

JS1

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

-

950

31.7

1,880

Dec.

31 JT

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

 31

30

30

30

30

30

29 2?

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

935 

30.2

1,850

Jan.

29 2?

29

29

*29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

882 

28.5

1,750

Feb.

28

28

a28

a28

a28

a28

a28

a28

a28

aE8

a28

a28

a28

a28

a28

 28

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

_

-

784 

28.0

1,560

Mar.

28 SB28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

26 RS

26

26

26

 26

26

26

26

27

27

27

26

840 

27.1

1,670

Apr.

26

W

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

 26

27

rr

27

27

27

27

27

27

788 

26.3

1,560

May

27rr

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

28

28

Zff

30

31

31

31

 32

32

33

33

31

32

34

36 35

35

928 

29.9

1,840

June

35 *TT

37

37

36

38

39

39

38

39

40

40

40

41

* *t

41

40

39

»39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

-

1,156 

38.5

2,290

July

37 ST

*37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

35 35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35 35

35

35

35

35

1,101 

35.5

2,180

Aug.

35 SB55

35

35

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33 »33

33

33

33

32 32

32

32

33

33

33

32

sT

32f

1,029 

33.2

2,040

Sept.

 sz 32

31sr

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

»31

31

31

31

31

31

-

932 

31.1

1,850

Calendar year 1952: Max 59 Kin 26 Mean 36.1 Ac -ft 26,220

water year 1952-53: Max 41 Kin 26 Mean 31.3 AO-ft 22,620

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 45

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho

. Lat 42°39', long. 111°42', In NW£ sec. 17, T. 9 S., R. 41 E., on right bank 

't downstream from Soda hydroelectric plant of Utah Power & Light Co., half a mile 

southeast of Alexander, and 5 miles downstream from Soda Creek.

Drainage area. 3,840 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1911 to September 1916, April 1919 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 38 years (1911-16, 1919-20, 1921-53), 772 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,380 cfs July 7; minimum daily, 281 cfs

19li-16, 1919-53: Maximum discharge, 4,590 cfs May 9, 1922; maximum gage height, 

15.95 ft Dec. 11, 1919; minimum discharge, 28 cfs at times when reservoir gates are 

closed.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated by 

Bear Lake Reservoir and Soda hydroelectric plant.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, In connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge 

measurement made by Geological Survey In addition to those made by power company.

Rating table, water year 195Z-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, July 2 to Sept. 30)

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

Z.O 

2.5

Z67 

310 

579 

945 

1,400

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-fl

Oct.

962 

970 

937

962

970

979

1,020 

979

928 

877

897

937

937

945

792

742

771

477

527 

716

898 

811

788

757

723

505

754

823

826 

812

»740

25,762

831

51,100

Nov.

598 

645 

755

729

798

770

767 

840

508 

783

620

566

710

847

942

544

888

686

705 

751

720 

684

522

715

768

665

570

651

612 

488

-

20,847

695

41,350

Dec.

631 

 575 

898

856

934

800

818 

931

898 

914

912

826

*854

837

937

1,060

1,140

1.160

1.1ZO 

1,120

1,050 

1,120

1,150

1,050

710

896

879

864

918 

1,120

1,160

29,242

943

58,000

Jan.

1,140 

1.160 

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,160

776 

894

969 

940

875

846

635

867

625

513 B*3o"

565

805 

862

791 

903

954

*856

524

868

871

975

709 

816

729

26,608

858

52,780

Feb.

585 

699

806

872

802

706 

670

804 

836

810

838

917

1,020

864

998

966

974

1,050 

1,050

876 

609

624

859

932

933

880

902

-

-

23,691

846

46,990

Mar.

921 

1,030 

1,140

928

933

938

*949 

738

997 

784

705

786

964

1,040

848

744

736

778

603 

604

616 

297

7TZ

738

767

759

732

787

720 

757

757

24,808

800

49,210

Apr.

737 

712 

727

654

281

760

699 

577

669 

594

554

341

655

710

713

720

691

714

*764 

1,030

964 

960

931

947

998

968

992

999

1,040 

1.050

-

23,151

772

45,920

May

1,010 

992 

996

1,030

1,010

1,010

995 

876

576 

306

834

778

862

907

912

881

757

1,100

*995 

1,050

1,110 

S09

535

508

726

545

543

937

979 

958

560

26,087

842

51,740

June

526 

612 

692

677

858

774

760 

900

694 

774

636

633

571

513 BI7

605

644

760

916 

1,110

1,110 

1,110

1,180

*1,180

1,190

1,150

*1,190

1,200

1.300 

1,270

-

26,147

872

51,860

July

1,290 

1,300 

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,340

1.380 

1,380

1,290 

1,280

1,240

1,250

1,260

1,300

1,220

1,230

1,290

1,330

1,300 

1,330

1,320 

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,250

1,170

1,290

1,270

1,190 

1,200

1,140.

39,830

1,285

79,000

Aug.

1.150 

942 

1,060

1,080

1,060

1,030

946 

810

774 

878

830

753

*831

838

878

727

1,060

1,010

973 

999

990 

946

725

887

781

932

934

822

784 

505 506"

27,841

898

55,220

Sept.

875 

911 

909

864

651

717

821 

794

1.020 

935

661

671

716

783

617

539

532

494

406 

517

545 

428

420

427

404

320

*475

491

440 

282

-

18,685

623

37,060

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,750 Mln 366 Mean 1,126 Ac -ft 817,400

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 1,380 Mln 281 Mean 857 Ac-ft 620,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 BEAR RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 42°16', long. 111°45 I , in sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 40 E., on right bank 200 ft 

below tailrace of Oneida plant and 6 miles south of Cleveland.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,800 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 31 years, 794 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,810 cfs Oct. 6; minimum daily, 28 cfs

1922-53: Maximum daily discharge, 5,480 cfs May 8, 1922; minimum daily, 15 cfs 

May 3, 4, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Many diversions above station. Flow regulated by Bear Lake 

and Soda, Grace, and Oneida hydroelectric plants.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge measurement was made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec..31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

178

290

676

4.0 

4.9

1,220

1,850

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

16

49

154

290

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

676

1,210

1,710

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,340

953

1,570

1,650

1,170

1.810 

1,Z80

1,000

1,120

922

1,100

647

1,100

1.290 

804

938

742

1,080

233

l,T5o"

946

1,170 

1,150

954

1,060

899

1,260

766

1,040

1,180

1,200

33,524

1,081

66,490

Hov.

278

653

1,310

1,14O

1,080

934 

761

834

555

1,140

1,030

967

1,410

86O 

1,160

1,060

1,260

1,050

900

1,020

619

470 

623

1.420

T, 370

1,140

462

1,070

728

195

-

27,499

917

54,540

Dec.

1,260

1,080

1,450

1,140

743

1,120 

*1,120

954

1,250

1,330

1,000

1,030

1,430

1,190 

1,210

1,320

1,300

1,420

1,650

919

1,530

1,620 

1,290

1,310

1,200

1,240

782

1,220

1,390

1,550

1,680

38,728

1,249

76,820

Jan.

901

1,360

1,440

951

1,300

1,440 

1,360

1,150

1,160

1,300

887

1,040

1,090

*1,160 

1,050

945

981

477

949

1,690

1,010

1,220 

954

1,210

786

1,190

1,550

1,190

292

l.WTO

1,100

34,173

1,102

67,780

Feb.

1.160

941

1,030

834

1,380

1,070 

1,030

778 994"

1,050

1,160

1,160

1,610

1,150 

1,100

916

1,090

1,430

1,250

1,390

831

881 

1,240

1,190

*1,180

950

1,150

1,280

_

_

-

31,225

1,115

61,930

Mar.

933

1,160

1,270

1,430

1,020

1,590 

94S

972

1,230

750

1,270

1,120

1,210

755 

950

1,020

1,020

1,150

752

1,200

860

28 750"

959

907

1,230

1,570

1,480

671

1,010

674

31,927

1,030

63,330

Apr.

958

823

938

1,020

589

875 

1,040

1,13O

943

1,020

1,040

560

554

779 

936

563

611

1,430

698

1,320

1,460

1.700 

1,180

1,330

970

747

1,42O

1,520

1,220

1,190

30,564

1,019

60,620

May

1,350

1.420

476

1,340

1,330

897 

1,190

1,310

322

288

888

*963

1,140

827 

1,120

1,040

178

95?

735

595

656

626 

496

728

554

576

440

670

926

1,230

502

25,765

831

51,100

June

608

920

*889

663

918

540 

527

966

1,150

935

582

800

745

471 

381

776

240

SIT

491

1,040

586

427 

940

1,060

1,060

800

1,520

1.O7O

910

1,170

23,429

781

46,470

July

1,090

900

726

1,050

862

1,110 

981

986

843

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,120 

1,340

926

1,050

1,210

1,300

1,300

1,150

1,030 

1,190

1,330

1,430

383

l.oTo"

776

1,470

1,000

864

32,747

1,056

64,950

Aug.

1,130

666

884

1,440

1,180

732 

1,120

808

459

658

837

904

974

301 

479

649

1,_510

SOI

762

1,390

928

925 

284

1,130

948

1,100

797

834

490

658

1,210

26,788

864

53,130

Sept.

1,000

746

503

749

894

925 

1,000

704

925

921

873

713

866

1.040 

313

811

642

646

591

517

943

823 

327

299

499

747

1.020

794

319

251

21,381

713

42,410

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,650 mn 195 Mean 1,319 Ao-ft 957,200

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,810 Mln 28 Mean 980 Ao-ft 709,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 4? 

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°20', long. 111°46 I ) in SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 40 E., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from Cleveland irrigation canal, 2f miles west of Cl^eland, and 

4 miles downstream from proposed Cottonwood Dam.

Drainage area. 61.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 29, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 32.4 cfs. 

Extr s.. Maximum discharge during year, 189 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 2.27 ft); minimum, 

u.t> cfs Sept. 15.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 773 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 3.83 ft); minimum 

observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 17, 1940.

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

which are fair. A few small diversions for irrigation of meadowland in Cottonwood 

Valley above station. Treasureton Canal diverts from Cottonwood Creek above station in 

SE£ sec. 8, T. 12 S., R. 39 E., for irrigation in Battle Creek basin in vicinity of 

Treasureton.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.8

3.5

3.4

37?

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

a3.8

*4.0

4.1

4.5

4.6

4.8

6.4

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

156.4

5.05

310

NOV.

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.4

8.9

8.3

9.4

9.9

*9.6

IP.

8.3

9.6

9.4

9.2

8.7

9.6

8.7

, as.o

-

249.4

8.31

495

Dec.

a9.0

alO

-.

(*)

»a 11

*11

11

11

11

blO

^

I b9.0

1

I alO

a 11

a 11

323.0

10.4

641

Jan.

(*)

, a 11

15

21

*20

17

15

15

13

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

389

12.5

772

Feb.

11

12

12

13

12

13

*12

12

12

12

 a 11

alO

^

I a 11

I

_

_

-

314

11.2

623

Mar.

h*12

12

13

15

18

20

20

20

18

17

17

18

16

17

*17

16

16

16

22

36

48

59

92

94

*96"B5

885

28.5

1,760

Apr.

73

60

59

64

67

56

50

43

42

38

34

33

32

30

28

*31

40

42

40

53

80

113

*125

118

108

110

113

-147 "TO

75

-

1,994

66.5

3,960

May

64

56

50

47

49

50

*56

53

46

41

36

33

32

31

3?

33

33

33

42

62

46

*41

40

65

55

60

55

56

62

67 55"

1,485

47.9

2,950

June

50

64

*72

61

66

60

78

7?

61

50

42

39

34

29

25

22

21

19

*18

16

14

14

12

l6"~

10

11

10

9.4

8.5

-

1,008.9

33.6

2,000

July

8.1

7.6

7.4

8.3

77?

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.8

7.6

8.3

7.4

*7.2

7.0

6.1

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.5

3.8

*4.0

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.9

37?

3,6

4.1

4.5

4.0

171.8

5.54

341

Aug.

3.6

4.3

5.0

375

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.3

TTff

1.9

1.8

 1.8

1.7

1.7

2.3

2.1

1.5

1.5

74.6

2.41

146

Sept.

1.3

1.5

2.2

77?

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

.8

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.6

1.8

*1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.5

-

45.8

1.53

91

Calendar year 1952: Max 611 Mln 3.4 Mean 44.4 Ac-ft 32,210

Water year 1952-53: Max 147 Mln 0.8 Mean 19.4 Ac-ft 14,090

Peak discharge (base, ISO of a). Apr. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 189 efs (2.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

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

Bear River near Preston, Idaho

Location. La t 42°10', long. 111°51', In NW£ sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 39 E., on left bank 

600 ft downstjgeam from headgates of West Cache Canal, S miles downstream from Mink 

Creek, S miles north of Preston, and 5| miles upstream from Battle Creek.

Drainage area. 4,500 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1889 to September 1917 (gage heights only, January to September 1917), January 1944 to September 19-53.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,540 ft (from topographic map). October 1889 to September 1917 staff gage at site 5 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 1,001 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3.020 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 4.72 ft); mlnlmum, 14 cfs May 11 (gage height, 0.50 ft); minimum dally, 79 cfs May 17.

1889-1917, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, about 8,500 cfs June 9, 10, 1907, estimated 

on basis of records for station near Colllnston, Utah; maximum gage height observed, 

9.04 ft Jan. 17, 18, 1917 (backwater from Ice), site and datum then In use; minimum 

discharge, 0.6 cfs June 14, 1949; minimum dally, 14 cfs July 4, 1944, July 4, 1945, 

July 5, 1947, May 11, 1953.

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

Station Is below all Irrigation diversions from Bear River in Idaho except Cub River 

pumps In SE£ sec. 20, T. 16 S., R. 39 E. Natural flow of stream affected by storage 

reservoirs, power developments, diversions for Irrigation, and return flow from Irrigated areas.

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

Day

1

. Z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1,120

807

1,380

1,450

1,O3O

1.650

1,180

841

948

780

880

658

951 

1,260

754

697

715 

887

411 

TO

1,030

824 

1,070

860 

973

760

1,180

772 

827

1,140

1,170

29,829

962

59,160

Nov.

224

TTT

1,300

816

1,070

 879

766

575

588

1,020

961

999

926 

734

1,020

987

1,220 

1,030

912 

852

718

310 

516

1.560 

1,350

1,040

551

901 

717

314

-

25,073

836

49,730

Dec.

1,110

877

1,210

1,120

586

»1,060

1,040

1,110

1,250

1,250

944

1,060

1,380 

1,150

1,230

1,260

1,400 

1,300

1.850 

824

1,520

1,710 

1,280

1,430 

1,190

1,200

922

1,110 

1,480

1,460

1,640

37,955

1,224

75,240

Jan.

1,200

1,190

1,410

984

1,550

1,240

1,590

1,070

1,050

1,580

1,010

951

1,140 

1,190

917

1,050

905 

701

815 

*1.620

1,100

1,220 

961

1,160 

1,020

1,060

1,580

1,280 

311

1,TOJ

1,180

54,825

1,125

69,070

Feb.

1,060

1,150

900

870

1,380

1,010

1,000

800

I.SOTJ

1,050

1,150

1,150

1.500 

1,150

1,100

1,000

1,100 

1,350

1,500 

1,500

900

900 

1,200

1,200 

1,150

1,000

1,100

1,200

_

-

50,950

1,105

61,390

Mar.

1,000

1,100

1,250

1,400

1,100

*1,500

988

985

1,030

972

1,140

1,160

1,000 

902

910

1,080

964 

1,100

641 

*1,170

985

174 

S3T

1,050 

928

1,020

1,500

1.510 

721

952

941

31,802

1,026

65,080

Apr.

957

837

960

910

615

962

1,050

1,060

926

962

1,060

562

'5B5 

786

897

569

616 

1,330

767 

1,200

1,500

1,690 

1,210

1,550 

954

762

1,450

1,570 

1,220

1,040

-

50,178

1,006

59,860

my

1,220

1,560

576

1,040

1.580

768

1,150

1,510

221

426

674

758

955 

744

988

1,010

79 53E~

690 

650

4S8

536 

548

695 

515

465

456

612 

762

1,580

645

25,551

755

46,320

June

565

959

 995

753

1,060

795

567

1,060

1.510

948

796

467

778 

559

453

759

269 

271

520 

894

710

148 

TJ2o"

925 

877

818

1,140

810 

734

909

-

22,565

752

44,750

July

1,000

618

515

777

795

878

715

810

669

727

857

855

*955 

842

1,170

702

866 

956

1,000 

1,100

922

812 

980

1,060 

1.240

355

777

654 

1,040

904

750

26,248

847

52,060

Aug.

956

433

730

1,180

822

700

1,000

667

411

533

613

753

613 

357

225

457

1.510 

460

628 

1,020

828

681 

251

825 

682

971

563

687 

326

429

953

21,022

678

41,700

Sept.

794

560

377

550

608

687

791

520

737

673

618

596

741 

864

m

458

586 

501

379 

422

826

646 

188

243 

292

622

845

759 

174

157

-

16,450

548

32,630

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,940 Jttn 224 Mean 1,270 Ac-ft 921,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,830 «Ln 79 Mean 905 Ac-ft 655,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 7 to Mar. 6; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

at OneIda.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 49

Little Bear _River near Paradise, Utah

Location. Lat 41°35'25", long. 111°51'10", in Sfi£ sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from backwater of Hyrum Reservoir, 2 miles northwest of Paradise, 

and 5 miles downstream from East Fork.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1936 to October 1939 (fragmentary) in reports of Little Bear River water commissioner .

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 27, 1945, at site 150 ft upstream at different datum. Nov. 28, 1945, to May 19, 

1952, at datum 1.50 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 89.5 cfs.

ExtremesT Maximum discharge during year, 601 cfs May 29 (gage height, 2.76 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Sept. 23.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,390 cfs Apr. 27, 1952; (gage height, 5.81 ft); minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 14, 1940.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated area. No diversion between station and Hyrum Reservoir.

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

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32

35

37

34

28

34

37

35

34

39

43

44

44

44

45

46

48

48

50

55

50

48

47

45

46

49

50

50

49

50

50

1,343

43.3

2,660

pov.

48

4T

48

49

50

55

*55

55

55

54

55

55

56

56

60

56

63

68

37

65

65

65

58

61

a56

a55

aSS

a58

*61

63

1,717

57.2

3,410

Dec.

68

68

70

Bff

67

65

65

65

. 65

65

65

67

67

65

64

64

64

63

63

63

63

62

61

53

b50

b50

b54

58

»58

58

60

1,908

62.5

3,640

Jan.

.57

56

57

57

56

57

58

57

57

60

57

56

60

68

60

57

61

102

135 ~5ff

84

74

71

68

67

63

60

56

61

60

60

2,042

65.9

4,O5O

Feb.

58

61

64

68

*6T

a66

a66

a66

a64

a62

a6O

a60

a60

60

61

60

60

61

58

55

56

54

SET

56

56

58

60

62

-

-

1,694

60.5

3,360

Mar.

65

65

64

64

62

63

 63

68

72

80

66

84

92

83

81

64

91

80

80

66

89

86

88

105

142

122

126

136

168

182

»T5B"

2,917

94.1

5,790

Apr.

145

133

128

133

131

120

113

107

105

98

*98

98

100

107

*102

113

160

176

148

179

226

262

286

»275

258

265

279

369

55T

»238

5,203

173

10,320

May

229

213

184

168

160

155

»171

176

165

152

122

92

75

»67

W

72

a75

89

122

238

174

135

128

145

222

202

174

182

»293

319

7S5

5,132

166

10,180

June

245

248

245

235

*251

226

^

315

262

245

235

242

219

196

177

»142

128

111

loo

86

64

55

49

45

42

36

35

38

35

31

4,726

158

9,370

July

 31

3T

»30

31

28

»29

28

26

26

28

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

»25

 25

25

24

23

23

24

24

24

23

22.

608

26.1

1,600

Aug.

*18

18

*22

23

&

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

16

*T?

18

19

19

19

19

18

»18

19

18

19

19

19

18

IB

599

19.3

1,190

Sept.

»17

16

18

»18

17

16

 16

16

16

17

17

16

17

»18

18

18

17

18

20

T7

»16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

iiTS

-

499

16.6

990

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,060 Mln 25 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,58o

Water year 1952-53: Max 369 Mln 14 Mean 78.4 Ac-ft 56,760

Peak discharge (base. 400 ofs). A

(2.76 ft); June 7» (12:30 p.m.) 472 c

or. 28 (5:45 a.m.) 435 ofs (2.20 ft); May 29 (8:30 p.m.) 601 efs 

 s (2.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

on nearby streams.

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

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°37'30", long. 111°52'30", in SE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 10 N., R. 1 E., at Hyrum 

Dam on Little Bear River, 1 mile southwest of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Mercury indicating gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 16,100 acre-ft June 12, 13 (elevation, 

 4,573.7 ft); minimum observed, 2,960 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 4,641.3 ft).

1938-53: Maximum contents observed, that of June 12, 13, 1953; minimum, 1,130 acreft Oct. 5, 1940 (elevation, 4,634.7 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in 1935. Usable capacity, 

IF7280 acre-ft between elevations 4,629.6 ft (sill of outlet canal) and 4,672 ft (top 

of spillway gates). Dead storage, 3,405 acre-ft (below elevation 4,629.6 ft, sill of 

outlet canal). Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway 

crest, 4,660 ft. Water used for irrigation on Hyrum project.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1060; 1946(m).

Contents, 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.

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

10,180

-

-

-

alO,240

Nov.

10,260

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

10,260

-

-

alO,400

-

Dec.

10,440

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

..

12,300

Jan.

15,040

Feb.

13,540

-

_

-

Mar.

15,760

Apr.

_

_

..

_

15,760

15,520

15,520

15,470

15,470

15,420

15,470

15,420

_

15,380

15,380

_

15,420

_

15,520

_

15,570

15,520

15,520

_

15,470

15,520

15,470

May

15,570

-

_

-

15,140

_

_

_

_

15,710

15,660

15,710

15,760

15,660

15,710

15,760

15,470

15,660

15,710

15,810

15,760

15,710

15,710

15,760

15,710

15,760

15,710

15,710

15,760

15,810

15,810

June

_

15,810

_

_

15,810

_

-

16,050

_

16,050

_

16,100

16,100

_

15,810

_

15,810

_

15,760

15,660

_

15,620

15,620

15,420

15,330

15,040

14,720

14,530

14,430

14,200

'-

July

14,060

13,870

13,730

13,590

13,400

13,220

13,030

12,850

12,620

'12,440

12,300

12,260

12,170

12,030

11,670

11,490

11,360

11,220

10,960

10,790

10,570

10,480

10,390

10,350

9,840

9,750

9,710

9,580

9,500

9,410

9,290

Aug.

9,120

8,910

8,750

8,580

8,540

8,420

8,340

8,220

8,100

7,980

7,860

7,700

7,580

7,460

7,300

7,110

6,990

6,910

6,800

6,680

6,530

6,490

6,460

6,380

6,310

6,120

6,010

5,860

5,720

5,570

5,360

Sept.

5,150

4,970

4,770

4,630

4,530

4,390

4,290

4,130

4,000

3,930

3,870

3,770

3,700

3,640

3,610

3,540

3,480

3,450

3,390

3,360

3,330

3,260

3,200

3,170

3,140

3,080

3,050

3,020

2,990

2/960

-

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept. 30.. ..................

Water year 1952-53. ......

Elevation 

(feet)

4,641.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

12 ' 300

2,960

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

1 500

 290

-2,400

-4,740

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 51

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah

Location. Lat 41°38'00", long. 111°53'00", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 1 E., on left bank 

2,000 ft upstream from road bridge, 1? miles downstream from Hyrum Dam, and If miles 

west of Hyrum.

Drainage area.--222 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,520 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 9, 1949, at site 1,200 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 66.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 333 cfs Apr. 24; minimum daily, 1.3 cfs 

Sept. 30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 986 cfs Apr. 30, 1952 (gage height, 4.54 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.6 cfs Nov. 23-25, 1943.

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

Flow regulated by Hyrum Reservoir (see preceding page).

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-26)

O.o 

.1 

.2 

.3

1.0

2.3

4.0

6.1

9.0

18

32

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

48

81

123

176

242

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

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*9.0 or

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.1

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.0

3.7

4.O

4.0 

4.0

3.8

3.7

2.8

1-4

57ff

3.8

4.4

4.4

145.8

4.70

289

JJOV.

4.6

¥77

24

a 40

342

a45

*47

49

50

50

51

52

54

55

60

SB

58

59

59

59

59

59 

57

56

57

55

54

56

58

60

-

1,496.3

49.9

2,970

Dec.

62

*65

67

66

65

65

66

67

68

68

69

71

7T

71

71

34

5.3

5.5

5.3

4.0

3.8

477

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

1,106.9

35.7

2,200

Jan.

3.8

3Tff

3.8

3.B

6.1

11

12

12

13

13

16

19

22

24

26

27

29

32

32

98

176

52 

6.4

6.1

231

79

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

86

1,068.5

34.5

2,120

Feb.

~¥t 165

7.3

7.0

 6.1

6.7

7.6

67

110

107

107

65

7.6

7.3

35

62

100

137

134

133

133

131 

129

128

125

125

122

120

_

-

-

2,332.2

83.3

4,630

Mar.

118

117

117

116

114

112

*65

21

21

10

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

tt

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2 

45

114

114

114

114

117

129

148

«153

1,913.0

61.7

3,790

Apr.

148

139

133

129

128

128

131

131

122

114

114

112

114

114

*114

76

25

ITS

148

163

195

254 

318

 333

a25o"

3270

3285

a325

a260

a245

-

5,166

172

10,250

May

a!45

3225

3185

3170

3160

355

38O

385

375

36O

3115

335

a!5 *5o"

38

34

33

36

60

193

221

191 

161

186

247

230

206

182

*201

276 m

4,221

136

8,370

June

240

221

217

201

201

204

252

320

27T

264

242

228

208

182

146

*136

114

57

35

24

14

7.6 

6.4

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.9

6.1

5.3

4^8

3,829.4

128

7,600

July

5.0

»BTS 14

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

T7S

1.9

*2.2

2.6 

2.3

2.3

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

87.8

2.63

174

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

2.0

3.5

1.6

1.5

T7F

1.5

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.2

3.3

3.7

4.2

2.2

3.3 

2.6

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.2

70.8

2.28

140

Sept.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.5

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.6

3.3

37?

2.6

2.3 

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

-

57.0

1.90

113

Calendar year 1952: Max 952 Min 2.5 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,47O

Water year 1952-53: Max 333 Mln 1.3 Mean 58.9 Ac-ft 42,650

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Paradise, change 

in contents of Hyrum Reservoir, furnished records of canals diverting from Hyrum Reservoir, and 

notes of Little Bear River Water Commissioner.
52 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°44'40", long. 1110 47'00", in NEj- sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. 1 E., on right 

Sank at Logan plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 125 ft upstream from tailrace, half a 

mile upstream from State dam, and 2? miles east of Logan.

Drainage area. 218 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1896 to September 1953. Records since May 1913 equivalent to 

earlier records If records for Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan are added.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4.68C ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 7, 1913, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1913-53), 110 cfs. Average combined discharge of Logan River, 

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal, 30 years 

(1923-53), 234 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 740 cfs June 14, 15 (gage height, 3.08 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs many days October to April.

Maximum combined daily discharge during year (Logan River above State dam, Utah 

Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal), 949 cfs June 15; 

minimum daily, 98 cfs Mar. 4.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1916 (gage height, 5.6 ft, datum 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; minimum daily, 6 cfs Nov. 7, 

1940.

1934-53: Maximum combined daily discharge (Logan River above State dam, Utah Power 

& Light Co.'s tailrace and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal), 1,400 cfs May 24, 30, 

1950; minimum daily, 50 cfs Jan. 21, 1935.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 20 cfs and fair below. Water diverted from river and 

springs above station for power, irrigation, and municipal supply. Plow regulated by 

powerplants above station. For records of combined flow of Logan River, Utah Power & 

Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal, see following page. Combined flow record excludes that in Logan City culinary pipelines and one small irrigation diversion from power flume that syphons canyon 400 ft upstream from station.

Cooperation. Records collected in collaboration with Utah Power & Light Co. in connection 

with a Federal Power Commission project.

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

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9

6.2

14

Jan. 10 to Sept. 3O

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

6.0

12

22

50

87

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1

158

245

356

541

751

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

T3

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

»14

15

15

15

15

13

13

13

14

13

13

»13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

TI

11

11

411

13.3

815

Jlov.

11

TT

11

14

Tf

12

12

12

12

12

12

»12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

14

13

14

14

14

-

369

12.3

732

Dec.

13

12

Tf

12

14

16

T5

»15

15

14

IS

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

13

13

14

14

14

417

13.5

827

Jan.

14

14

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

»12

12

12

12

12

»12

11

TT

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

393

12.7

780

Feb.

12

TJ

13

IB" 18

16

15

14

17

12

12

12

12

»13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

13

»13

12

13

_

-

368

13.1

730

Mar.

12

T?

12

19

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

15

12

12

14

17

18

19

18

17

18

50

19

19

27

34

48

52 *TS

15

623

20.1

1,240

Apr.

»12

12

11

TZ

12

58

»12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

72

 111

80

12

13

70

18

40

53

67

65

85

121

 146

»TT5

98

1,376

45.9

2,730

May

71

48

36

18

22

47

109

100

83

64

35

22

»19

»17

IS

31

50

85

161

315

2O2

148

143

156

133

136

146

265

365

SS£

265

3,606

116

7, ISO

June

308

365

344

348

»437

391

441

479

460

507

576

638

»670

702

1§0

617

586

»571

556

517

470

432

391

365

»336

300

271

252

226

217

13,453

448

26,680

July

205

»177

m

163

150

143

123

111

100

107

85

77

60

53

»44

44

36

31

27

»26

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

T7

17

17

18

2,153

69.5

4,270

Aug.

17

16

16

IB- 15

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

31

TI

16

16

16

16

»15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

507

16.4

1,010

Sept.

23

TS

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

»16

16

16

16

16

16

13

T7

»20

19

19

20

20

20

19

501

16.7

994

Calendar year 1952: Max 784 Kin ll Mean 123 Ac-ft 89,51O

Water year 1952-53: Max 702 Mln ll Mean 66.1 Ac-ft 47,960

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 53 

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

Combined discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Logan River above State dam, Utah Power & Light

Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smlthfleld Canal near Logan, Utah, water year

October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

183

185

1ST

181

182

180

179

177

178

177

176

175

174

174

172

170

171

171

171

169

171

167

167

166

166

163

165

162

IS6" 160

16O

5,333

172

10,580

Wov.

160

159

158

148

160

160

161

T?T

158

157

155

156

157

156

156

154

153

153

153

153

154

151

142

140

140

138" 124

138

132

138

-

4,525

151

8,980

Dec.

136

138

137

137

139

142

144

V5

144

138

139

140

146

T35

138

138

139

136

136

137

134

132

131

TIS- 115

119

128

126

126

126

127

4,174

135

8,280

Jan.

126

126

127

126

126

128

130

128

127

125

125

127

131

136

126

118

T5F

147

14T

131

135

124

122

123

123

123

125

125

126

125

121

3,949

127

7,830

Feb.

125

126 12"?

125

124

120

119

120

123

116

115

116

113

119

116

116

113

113

114

112

115

108

112

110

107

110

110

113

-

-

3,252

116

6,450

Mar.

115

115

109

98

ITT

111

110

114

114

114

116

119

122

119

115

114

114

115

117

117

116

1O9

103

116

118

13O

136

150

154

171

172

3,754

121

7,450

Apr.

159

166

153

168

166

147

157

148

144

140

134

135

134

132

115

119

148

146

152

165

2O8

249

278

288

287

307

343

361

3Z5

303

-

5,881

196

11,660

Bay

276

253

240

224

251

279

350

355

348

318

285

276

265

258

267

285

311

343

437

550

452

400

387

391

368

353

376

492

581

1SS

466

10,908

352

21,640

June

533

582

544

556

638

577

626

663

65O

7O8

791

857

891

936

949

907

884

872

851

806

764

728

690

669

641

606

574

558

537

528

-

21,116

7O4

41,880

July

520

505

489

476

459

448

435

421

406

394

384

377

366

360

353

340

330

324

312

311

303

297

291

287

282

277

271

267

264

m

264

11,081

357

21,980

Aug.

259

5S7

257

249

242

241

236

235

233

232

229

226

221

219

221

219

216

226

212

208

204

204

204

200

197

197

197

193

192

191

188

6,805

220

13,500

Sept.

189

187

187

185

185

181

177

179

177

173

176

174

173

171

168

169

170

170

167

167

168

163

160

161

160

159

159

159

158

156

-

5,128

171

 10,170

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,060 Mln 105 Mean sol Ac-ft 218,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 949 Mln 98 Mean 235 Ao-ft 170,400
54 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logon, Utah

Location. Lat 41°44'40", long. 111°47'00", in NE^ see. 36, T. 12 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 100 ft downstream from powerhouse of Utah Power & Light Co. and 2? miles east of 

Logan.

Records available.--May 1913 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and timber control. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 40 years, 110 cfs.

Extremes. 1913-53: Maximum daily discharge, 204 cfs Apr. 14, 1952, Apr. 23, 1953; no 

flow for periods during several years.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record and those 

for period of twice-daily staff-gage readings, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

powerplant above gage. Power canal diverts water from right bank of Logan River in 

SEij-SWir sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 E. Water returned to river 125 ft below gaging station 

on Logan River above State dam.

Cooperation.--Records collected in collaboration with Utah Power & Light Co. in connection 

with a Federal Power Commission project.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

0

7

12

25

1.6 

2.1 

2.7

58

115

204

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

146

150

T4T

147

148

148

148

146

147

 146

147

148

148

148

148

146

147

148 

150

148

»150

148

148

147

147

144

146

144

142

TJ2

142

4,551

147

9,030

Nov.

142

TIT

140

125

140

141

142

141

138

137

136

 137

137

136

136

134

133

133 

133

133

133

131

122

119

118

alOO

aTTi"

113

107

113

-

3,905

130

7,750

Dec.

Ill

113

113

113

113

115

118

 119

119

115

114

116

122

TSo

115

116

118

115 

116

118

115

114

113

96

Sff

98

107

105

104

104

105

3,478

112

6,900

Jan.

105

105

105

105

105

108

110

108

108

 107

107

109

114

118

 109

T09~ 102

ffl

110

115

105

104

105

105

105

107

107

108

107

103

3,356

108

6,660

Feb.

107

TOT

104

102

104

99

99

101

101

99

98

99

96

 101

99

99

96

96 

97

95

97

90

95

92

89

 92

93

95

_

_

-

2,742

97.9

5,440

Mar.

97

97

92

69

92

92

92

95

96

96

98

101

101

101

97

97

97

97 

98

99

99

90

53m

99

102

102

102

102

122

154

3,026

97.6

6,000

Apr.

 141

147

136

150

148

8.1

 138

131

127

123

118

119

118

116

36

0

6V

127 

133

88

183

202

204

T§4

196

199

198

194

»202

201

4,210

140

8,350

May

2oS~ 202

201

201

199

202

202

199

199

198

194

194

 191

191

193

193

194

196 

199

196

193

193

193

193

194

177 m

194

193

IBS

188

6,046

195

12,000

June

T56" 188

183

182

182

180

180

180

178

175

175

180

178

182

180

177

178

 180 

180

182

185

185

185

185

IBS

185

IBS

1B6

188

188

5,461

182

10,830

July

190

190

188

188

185

180

186

186

185

176

191

194

194

196

 196

196

198

199 

198

 201

201

199

199

198

198

196

194

193

191

191

191

5,968

193

11,840

Aug.

190

191

TST

186

180

178

172

170

170

169

166

164

156

156

159

158

156

152 

154

150

148

148

148

 146

144

144

144

141

140

141

138

4,950

160

9,820

Sept.

131

T36~ 138

136

136

132

129

131

129

125

127

125

124

122

120

 122

123

123 

120

120

129

138

119

 114

113

114

113

TU

113

113

3,730

124

7,400

Calendar year 1952: Max 204 Mln 0 Mean 144 Ac-ft 104,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 204 Mln o Mean 140 Ac-ft 102,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of output of powerplant.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Jan. 18 to Feb. 23.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 55

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah

Location --Lat 41°44'45", long. Ill"47'05", in SE£ sec. 25, T. 12 N., R. 1 E., on right 

bank It miles downstream from head of canal and 2f miles east of Logan.

Records available. June 1904 to December 1907, January 1909 to September 1953 (fragraentary prior to May 1924).

Gage. Water-stage recorder in flume. Prior to May 29, 1924, at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1923-53), 29.1 cfs.

Extremes. 1906. 1924-53: 

times in most years.

aximum daily discharge, 136 cfs May 30, 31, 1930; no flow at

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station. Canal diverts from Logan River in 

NEpEir sec. 31, T. 12 N., R. 2 E., for irrigation and domestic supply north of Logan.

Rating tables, water year 1953-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

-0.4 

0.0

Oct. 1 to June 15 

0.5

June 16 to Sept. 30

0

.2 

2.0 

4.9 

9.0

1.2 

1.7

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

9.0

14

22

28

0.9 

1.3 

1.8 

2.4

68

96

131

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

AC-ft

Oct.

*22

20

20

19

17

17

17

17

*17

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.0

7^0

373.2 

12.0 

740

Hov.

7.0 770"

7.0

9.0

7.8

7.4

*7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.6

9.6

10

11

IT

11

11

-

250.0 

8.33 

496

Dec.

12

13

I?

12

12

11

11

11

9.6

9.0

9.6

*10

10

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.5

6.1

371

6.5

7.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

277.0 

8.93 

549

Calendar year 1952: Max 128

Jan.

7.4 

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

6.1

5.3

4.9

5.3

7.8

10

T.8

8.2

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

199.7 

6.44 

396

Feb.

5.7

57T

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

*5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

-

-

-

146.0 

5.21 

290

Mln o

Mar.

5.7 

5.7

5.3

9.7 "770"

*6.7

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.1

6.1

3.2

.2

.1

7?

.2

.1

1.3

.4

.2

.4

.6

.4

.2

.2

*.6

2.9

107.4 

3.46 

213

Apr.

6.1 

6.5

5.7

6.5

5.7

7.8

7.4

6.5

6.1

5.7

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

7.0

*8.2

7.8

7.0

6.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

21

27

26

23

24

21

8.2

3.7

-

296.2 

9.87 

588

Mean 33.3

May

3.2 

2.9

2.6

13*

30

39

56

66

56

56

60

55

*50

56

61

67

62

77

35

57

59

51

42

41

40

36

33

23

4.0

13

1,255.6 

40.5 

2,490

June

37 

31

17

26

*19

5.7

5.3

5.7

26

40

39

43

52

89

113

120

*121

115

107

109

111

114

119

*120

121

120

120

123

123

2,201.7 

73.4 

4,370

July

125 

128

*T5I

125

124

125

126

124

121

111

108

106

112

111

113

100

96

94

87

*84

82

78

73

70

66

63

60

57

56

56

55

2,960 

95.5 

5,870

Aug.

52 

55

50

48

46

46

48

49

47

47

47

46

49

47

45

44

43

43

42

42

40

40

40

*39

38

38

38

37

37

35

35

1,348 

43.5 

2,670

Sept.

35 

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

*33

32

31

31

31

31

31

23

12

*27

28

26

26

26

25

24

897 

29.9 

1,780

Ac-ft 24,150

Mater year 1952-53: Max 128 Mln o.l Mean 28.2 Ac-ft 20,450

Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 BEAR RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 41 0 37'20", long. 111°44 I 25", in NE^sec. 8, T. 10 N., R. 2 E., on right bank 

EEree-quarters of a mile upstream from diversion dam, 3£ miles upstream from powerplant of Utah Power & Light Co., and 6 miles east of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available. July 1900 to December 1902, November 1913 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,000 ft (from topographic map).

July 19, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1902, staff gage at site 3-j? miles downstream at different 

datum. Nov. 28, 1913, to Oct. 2, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1914-53), 126 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 309 cfs May 20 (gage height, 3.16 ft); minimum 

3aTTy, 90 cfs Sept. 24-28.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 1,620 cfs May 15, 1917 (gage height, 6.5 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, 29 cfs 

Jan. 3, 1935.

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

 Efome diversions for irrigation of meadowlands above station. Low water flow may be 

regulated by powerplant above station.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.1

89

121

181

301

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*136

T3T

134

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

136

134

134

134

134

132

132

132

132

132

132

130

130

130

129

127

T57

127

127

127

4,110

133

8,150

Nov.

127

TSH

125

125

125

123

*123

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

125

123

123

121

119

119

118

118

114

114

116

109

TT2

114

114

114

-

3,607

120

7,150

Dec.

112 *114

TT4

112

112

112

111

114

112

111

111

112

112

111

111

111

109

107

107

106

107

106

106

TOO" 100

100

102

104

*106

106

104

3,362

108

6,670

Jan.

104

104

102

102

102

102

104

102

102

102

102

102

104

111

104

102

106

121

TIB" 132

112

107

106

106

104

104

104

102

104

104

101

3,280

106

6,510

Feb.

101

101

102

104

*T52~

102

101

102

102

100

100

101

98

100

101

98

98

98

98

95

95

96

98

98

96

98

96

98

_

_

-

2,779

99.2

5,510

Mar.

98

98

96

96

95

95

*95

96

98

100

100

100

101

100

98

98

98

98

96

101

101

100

100

102

107

118

119

129

136

i3f- »T3T

3,241

105

6,430

Apr.

129

123

123

125

125

121

119

114

112

111

111

109

107

109

*107

104 To~9-

114

116

123

144

170

196

217

217

228

248

260

2T7

*199

4,407

147

8,740

May

181

164

14S

142

148

166

188

188

183

170

156

14S

142

*140

138

142

152

160

177

285

245

217

196

212

214

194

188

210

233

238

214

5,679

183

11,260

June

210

221

217

212

219

214

228

*231

a240

a250

a260

a550"

a230

a200

alSS

*173

166

160

156

152

150

146

142

140

138

138

136

136

134

132

5,566

186

11,040

July

130

T5?

*127

127

127

127

127

127

125

127

129

125

123

123

121

121

119

119

119

118

*118

118

116

116

116

116

Tie- 114

lie

116

114

3,766

121

7,470

Aug.

112

114

m

111 in

111

109

109

106

106

104

101

101

101

101

101

102

104

102

101

100 TOO"

101

*102

101

101

101

101

101

100

100

3,229

104

6,400

Sept.

100

100

101

TOT

100

96

96

95

94

95

*95

95

94

95

95

95

96

95

95

95

92

92

92

 SS 90

90

90

90

92

92

2,S38

94.6

5,630

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,180 Mln 79 Mean 204 Ac-ft 148,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 285 Mln 90 Mean 126 Ac-ft 90, 960

Peak discharge (base, 140 efs). Apr. 27 (1:30 a.m.) 291 eta (3.09 ft); May 20 (ll a.m.) 309 efa 

(3.16 ftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 57

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location. Lat 41*50', long. 112°03', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

3,600 ft downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 36 years (1917-53), 51.3 cfs.

Extremes. 1912-53: Maximum daily discharge, 182 cfs June 28, July 1, 1932, June 27, 28, 

1933; no flow for periods during each year.

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

Canal diverts from east side of Bear River in NW&SWi sec. 26, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at 

dam at which West Side Canal and intake of Cutler powerplant also divert. Water used 

for irrigation in eastern Box Elder County.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and six discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power 

& Light Co.

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

In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

Oct. 1 to May 3

2.1 

2.4 

2.9 

3.6

May 4 to Sept. 30

1.0

2.3

5.8

10

1.7 5.8

1.9 10

2.2 19

2.5 30

3.0 54

3.6 89

4.2 128

4.9 175

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

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ats-ft

Oct.

83

84

84

84

S4

*74

60

49

46

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

«

42

42

42

42

42

*42

42

42

42

38

28

19

19

14.

1,480

47.7

2,940

Nov.

5.8

5T^

f a3.o

, (*)

l.l

1.1

1.3

1.0

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

45.9

1.53

91

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0"0

0

59

62

61

61

77

a85

a95

*110

*101

95

105

*118

130

137

138

T27

60

57

72

67

6.4

18

44

61

*72

50

40

41

2,145.4

69.2

4,260

June

44

44

41

50

62

66

31

9.3

13~7.9

52

72

80

99

122

127

133

148

156

158

160

*160

*162

162

164

163

163

163

164

164

-

3,143.2

105

6,230

July

164

168

Tg9" 169

169

*169

169

169

168

166

162

162 *157

162

163

163

162

161

158

*158

156

157

156

156

156

155

155

156

155

153

147

4,990

161

9,900

Aug.

147

138

136

133

152

139

148

148

147

147

149

*150

150

152

152

151

150

150

155

160

163

TS?

161

161

161

160

159

162

162

161

161

4,707

152

9,340

Sept.

156

T32

152

152

152

152

152

144

135

130

*130

130

130 *126

118

118

118

113

109

109

104

102

102

102

102

102

102

99

93

53

3,679

123

7,300

Calendar year 1952: Max 163 Min o Mean 58.4 Ac -ft 42,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 169 Min o Mean 55.3 Ac-ft 40,060

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and notes of gate 

changes by employee of Utah Power & Light Co.
58 BEAR RIVER BASIN

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°50', long. 112°04 T , in SW£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., on left bank 

4,200 ft downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 41 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes. 1912-53: Maximum daily discharge, that of June 22, 1953; no flow during periods 

in every year except 1914.

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

Canal diverts from west side of Bear River in NW£swi sec. 26, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at 

dam at which Hammond (East Side) Canal and intake of Cutler powerplant also divert. 

Water used for irrigation in eastern Box Elder County.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power 

& Light Co.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

475 465"

449

436

409

*382

369

350

347

335

324

323 

316

302

289

271

258

261

263

264

260

258

*235

222

222

222

195

174

156

127

124

9,083

293

18,020

Nov.

122

123

124

T5I

123

122

122

122

119

118

117

*117 

100

76

76

76

52

35

34

33

31

. 30

-

2,236

74.5

4,440

Dec.

1

y 30

25

*21

15

541

17.5

1,070

Jan.

15

' *38

J ,"

' 32

 30

1,003

32.4

1,990

Feb.

30

*29

30

30

31

30

30

30 

30

29

28

28

27

21

16

15

15

15

14

*13

12

12

12

11

-

658

23.5

1,310

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

8.5

8.5

8.2

2.4

0 6"

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

102.0

3.29

202

Apr.

0

0

0

May

06"

0

156

194

264

297

304

373

405

*407

*412 

482

*486

*504

529

574

637

BTT

341

426

494

482

159

132

179

303

*357

272

203

205

10, 124

327

20,080

June

298" 250

302

326

365

365

298

302

303

309

365

404 

437

555

658

692

706

725

728

728

744

*747 *74"6"

716

701

701

697

699

704

712

16,277

543

32,280

July

720

72(5

716

720

718

*718

713

713

716

694

681

683 

*681

678

660

632

651

660

660

*653

635

632

610

603

607

610

607

605

577

583

568

20,424

659

40,510

Aug.

559

535

538

521

510

510

529

557

555

*570

577

*590 

621

644

660

660

660

662

'565" 667

665

660

658

653

651

655

658

655

655

658

655

19,013

613

37,710

Sept.

646

621

616

616

612

603

596

585

572

*572

568 

570

*550

527

514

492

500

486

486

476

467

467

467

467

467

467

443

417

412

15,917

531

31,570

Calendar year 1952: Max 723 Min 0 Mean 265 Ac-ft 192,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 747 Mln o Mean 261 Ao-ft 189,200

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22 to Feb. 5; discharge estimated on baaia of 3 diacharge

easurements and notea of gate changes by employee of Utah Power & Light Co.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 59

Bear River near Collinston, Utah

Location. Lat 41°50', long. 112°03', in NW£SE£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

800 ft downstream from Cutler plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 2,000 ft downstream 

from Cutler Dam, and 5? miles north of Collinston.

Drainage area. 6,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1889 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,276.13 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Sept. 10, 1938, at site three-quarters of a mile 

downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,510 cfs June 10; minimum daily, 22 cfs

1889-1953: Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 cfs June 7-10, 1909 (gage height, 

7.70 ft, site and datum then in use); practically no flow at 12 p.m. Aug. 5, 1920.

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

good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated area.

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

764

1,380

1,340 

942

1,070

1,500

1,690

1,830

1,480 

1,360

1,490

1,330 

1,230 

1,380

1,580

1,140 

1,550" 459 

468 

1,130

1,580 

1,160 

1,370 

1,360 

1,730

1,060 

1,560

1,900 

2.020 

1,530 

1,950

41,873

1,351

83,050

Nov.

1,220

1,270

1,260 

886

1,460

1,430

1,030

1,450

1,830 

1,730

802

*1,390 

1,860 

1,790

1,550

1,870 

2,060 

1,550 

a2,150 

2,120

1,730 

1,770 

1,400 

2.250 

T7550"

1,730 

1,420

1,780 

1,270 

800

46,408

1,547

92,050

Dec.

1,700

1,030

1,160 

1,310

1,550

1,680

1,860

1,600

1,940 

1,930

1,770

2,200 

2,050 

1,850

2,100

2,390 

2,390 

2,040 

1,810 

1,490

1,760 

2,080 

2,350 

2,260 

2,130

1,790 

1,830

1,720 

1,020 

1,830 

2.550

57,220

1,846

113,500

Jan.

1,600

2,110

2,040 

1,460

1,830

1,920

1,980

1,880

2,020 

1,910

1,950

1,810 

*2,160 

1,950

1,640

1,730 

1,620 

al,860 

a2,400 

82.960

1,930 

2,590 

2,960 

2,420 

1,290

1,850 

2,370

2,040 

1,460 

1.240 

2,090

61,070

1,970

121,100

Feb.

1,990

1,750

2,320 

1,920

2,210

*1,870

1,920

1,700

1,840 

al,420

al,880

a2,150 

2,160 

2,380

1,280

2,210 

2.400 

1,900 

1,800 

1,920

1,700 

1,530 

1,740 

*2,010 

1,820

1,850 

1,860

2,260

53, 790

1,921

106,700

Mar.

1,680

2,170

2.440 

1,950

1,830

1,830

1,880

1,650

2,020 

2,040

1,860

1,640 

1,710 

1,760

1,960

1,790 

1,840 

2,120 

al,710 

al,790

al,500 

1,570 

1,450 

1,900 

1,720

1.350 

1,720

1,850 

1,380 

1,890 

1,790

55,770

1,799

110,600

Apr.

2,140

1,590

2,160 

2,070

1,660

2,220

al,430

*al, 640

al.520 

al,360

2,080

5.210 1,690' 

1,610

2,130

1,340 

1,650 

2,020 

1,370 

1,820

1,900 

1,790 

2,570 

2,790 

2,770

2,060 

5,000

2,800 

*2,610 

2,860

61,660

2,055

122,500

May

2,950

2,690

1,59O 

2,850

2,060

1,720

1,520

1,580

1,400 

1,200

1,720

1,270 

1,320 

458

109

449 

33 

2T7 

425 

1,680

945 

1,790 

1,530 

1,700 

2,220

2,110 

1,620

*1,690 

2,590 

2,890 

1,880

47,806

1,542

94,820

June

a2,140

3,040

2,290 

2,540

2,600

2,210

2,590

2,840

2,650 

5.510

2,940

2,860 

2,860 

2,260

al,880

1,620 

1,790 

1,520 

1,750 

461

802 

1,060 

392 

436 

160

1,000 

1,260

824 

603 

699

53 , 387

1,780

105,900

July

178

26

719 ~58"

22

24

24

109

25 

26

26

27 

26 

26

28

30 

28 

30 

51 

51

52

31 

30 

50 

50

50 

51

50 

70 

244 

126

2,208

71.2

4,380

Aug.

856

318

805 

57

156

629

802

150

605 

54

42

*30 54"

31

31

32 

32 

52 

33 

35

54 

34 

36 

36 

36

38 

39

39 

59 

58 

58

5,165

167

10,240

Sept.

58

39

39 

41

42

42

42

41

34 

32

*52

34 

34 

*34

39

31 

BT 

444 

565 

62

46 

372 

a275" a850 

52

52 

82

a575 

a770 

aS70

5,298

177

10,510

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,670 Kin 31 Mean 2,142 Ac-ft 1,555,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,510 Mln 22 Mean 1,347 Ac-ft 975,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of output of powerplant.
60 BEAR RIVER BASIN

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

Location.--Lat 42°20', long. 112°26', on line between sees. 35 and 36, T. 12 S., R. 34 E., 

on left bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream 

from Wright Creek, 2? miles downstream from springs, 2f miles upstream from Elkhorn 

Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Malad City.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1911 to August 1913 (published as "near Malad"), October 1931 

to September 1932, November 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Prior to Dec. 5, 1940, staff gages at 

different daturas.

Average discharge. 14 years (1911-12, 1931-32, 1941-53), 18.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs Sept. 12; minimum gage height, 0.52 ft Nov. 22, 26.

1911-13, 1931-32, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 270 cfs Feb. 22, 1948 (gage height, 

3.26 ft), from rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

'by weir formula; minimum, 6.8 cfs Aug. 19, 1948, Jan. 3, 1951; minimum gage height, 

0.31 ft Aug. 19, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 400 acres.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.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

Ac- ft

Oct.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

II

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

16

18

18

18

551

17.8

1,090

Jlov.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

17

JJL

17

17

17

17

-

529

17.6

1,050

Dec.

17

18

16

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

18

*18

16

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

17

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

562

18.1

1,110

Jan.

19

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

19. -26

25

23

23

20

21

20

21

21

*19it1

20

20

20

615

19.8

1,220

Feb.

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

19

IS

18

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

18

18

19

20

20

20

19

21

22

22

.

-

-

554

19.8

1,100

Mar.

22

2T

21

21

21

22

*24

24

-25

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

22

22

22

20

2?

23

24

23

22

22

22

22

21

685

22.1

1,360

Apr.

20

19

T?

19

20

21

20

20

20

20

19

*19

20

19

19

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

M

*22

22

-

607

20.2

1,2OO

May

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

21

22

21

20

21

24

23

21

20

21

23

22

*21

649

20.9

1,290

June

20

21

22

21

22

22

25

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

*20

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

11

17

-

601

20.0

1,190

July

17

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

IS

16

16

16

16

17

538

17.4

1,070

Aug.

17

17

13.

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

IS

460

14.8

912

Sept.

11

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13.

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

-

417

13.9

827

Calendar year 1952: Max 44 Mln 16 Mean 21.0 Ac-ft 15,270

Hater year 1952-53: Max 26 Mln 13 Mean 18.5 Ac-ft 13,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 61

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad City, Idaho

°25', in sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 35 E., at partly completed 

miles downstream from Wright Creek and 11? miles northLocation. Lat 42°18', long. 112

dam on Little Malad River, 4f

west of Malad City. 

Drainage area. 153 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1940 to January 1953 (discontinued). 

Gage. Staff gages read about once weekly. 

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during period October to January, 11.5 ft Jan. 27;

minimum observed, 3.14 ft Nov. 9.

1940-53: Maximum gage height observed, 17.0 ft Feb. 22 or 23, 1948; minimum gage

height, below -3.3 ft in July 1944, for long periods in 1947, in June 1948, and for

long periods in 1949 and 1950. 

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by partly completed multiple-arch concrete dam (capacity,

about 7,600 acre-ft). Large seepage losses from reservoir limit storage to a small

range.

Qage height, in feet, October 1952 to January 1953

Oct. 7.

12.

21.

27.

Nov. 2. 

9.

18.

23.

30.

6.8

4.32

4.34

4.46

4.48

3.14

3.50

3.42

4.46

Dec. 8........ 4.44

13........ 5.76

14........ 5.78

21........ 5.94

29........ 5.96

5........ 6.20

20........ 11.1

26........ 11.3

27........ 11.5

Little Malad River below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°18', long. 112°25 r , in sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 35 E., on left bank Just 

downstream from Elkhorn Dam, 4i miles downstream from Wright Creek and lli miles northwest of Malad City.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi.

Records available. December 1940 to January 1953 (discontinued) .

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 6, 1941, at site 50 ft upstream at datum

^T\36 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years (1941-53), 13.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October to January, 26 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 

2.74 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Jan. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 113 cfs Aug. 23, 1946, from computation of flow over 

weir 50 ft upstream; maximum gage height, 4.72 ft Apr. 22, 1952; no flow at times 

during most years.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Elkhorn Reservoir (see above). Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 400 acres.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to January 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

£5

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

11

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

17

542

17.5

1,080

Hov.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

1§

17

17

17

17

18

19

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

17

16

17

17

17

17

-

517

17.2

1,030

Dec.

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

1£

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

554

17.9

1,100

Jan.

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

19

11

1*2.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

-

_

-

_

-

-

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

Calendar year 1952 : Max 34 Min 4.1 Mean is. 2 Ac-ft 11.750

Water year 1952-53 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
62 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°18', long. 112°12 I , in sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 36 E., on right bank 0.6 

mile upstream from proposed dam, 1.3 miles upstream from highway crossing of Campbell 

Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from Evans dividers, and 7? miles northeast of Malad City.

Drainage area. 13 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 16, 1943, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 10.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum, 

3.0 cfs Oct. 26; minimum gage height, 0.68 ft Sept. 4, 11; minimum daily discharge, 

6.0 cfs Dec. 27-30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 202 cfs Apr. 2, 1943, from rating curve extended above 47 cfs; maximum gage height, 2.38 ft Apr. 19, 1952; minimum discharge recorded, 16 cfs Jan. 13, 1950 (gage height, 0.43 ft); minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Nov. 3-5, 

1949.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of shifting control, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of 20 to 30 acres. Stream receives part of flow 

of Birch Creek above station. Malad powerplant and its small reservoir on Birch Creek 

cause slight diurnal fluctuations.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

3.6

7.5

.9

4.8 

7.4

1.0

1.1

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6,1

6.7

9.3

JU1

9.9

9. '9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.3

*8.7

9.9

8.7

9.9 

9.9

9.9

9.3

9.3

266.9

8.61

529

JIov.

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.9

11

8.7

8.7

8.1

7.5

8.7

9.3

8.7

9.3

9.9

9.3

b8.5

8.7 

8.7

7.5

8.1

-

265.5

8.85

527

Dec.

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.7

8.7

9,1

9.3

*9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.2

7.8

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.1

b6.4

6.4

a6.0 

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.1

239.9

7.74

476

Jan.

a6.2

a6.4

a6.4

a6.4

a6.4

a6.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

7.1

8.9

13. To

9.3

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7 

*9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

247.8

7.99

492

Feb.

8*5

8.9

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

11

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

blO

blO

10

10

11

11

11

11

12

15.

-

-

286.5

10.2

568

Mar.

13

13

12

12

13

13

*12

12

14

11

15

15

14

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

15 

15

14

13

12

391

12.6

776

Apr.

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

no

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

13

13

13

13

-If

15

14

-

356

11.9

706

May

11 IT111111

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15.

12

11

11 

12

13

13

13

351

11.3

696

June

^ *13

15

14

14

14

14

19

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

*11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7 

9.7

2^i

9.3

-

360.4

12.0

715

July

9.3

9.3

9.3

9*2

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.9

8.5

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

*8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2 

8.2

!*!

7.8

7.8

268.3

8.65

532

Aug.

7^8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.6

214.4

6.92

425

Sept.

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

1*1

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8 

*7.8

7.8

7.8

-

219.8

7.33

436

Calendar year 1952: Max 113 Min 6.0 Mean 13.9 Ao-ft 10,080

Water year 1952-53: Max 19 Min 6.0 Mean 9.50 Ac-ft 6,880

' Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

above Evans dividers.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Feb. 28.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 63

Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Malad City, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°15', long. 112°13 1 , in sec. 35, T. 13 S., R. 36 E., on right bank at 

Evans Ranch, 900 ft upstream from Evans dividers, 3.1 miles downstream from Campbell 

Creek, and 3.6 miles northeast of Malad City.

Drainage area.--36 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1940 to December 1943, April 1946 to January 1953 (discontinuedj.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 11, 1942, at site 400 ft downstream at different datum. June 11, 1942, to December 1943 at present site at different datum. Apr. 23 

to Dec. 12, 1946, at site 200 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1941-43, 1946-52), 14.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October to January, 27 cfs Jan. 19 (gage height, 

2715 ft); maximum gage height, 3.00 ft sometime during period Nov. 17 to Dec. 12 (ice 

jam); minimum, 5.1 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1940-43, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 261 cfs Apr. 19, 1952 (gage height, 5.79 ft); 

minimum, 0.9 cfs Nov. 7, 1949 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of 600 to 800 acres above station. Stream 

receives part of flow of Birch Creek above station. Malad powerplant and its small 

reservoir on Birch Creek cause slight diurnal fluctuations.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1952,tto Jan. 31, 1953, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

5.6

8.2

14

22

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1952 to January 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

ZZ

33

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.9

7.9

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.7

6.5

6^0.

8.3

9.6

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 *11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

291.3

9.40

578

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

1^8

9.8

9.8

10

10

11

12

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

318.4

10.6

632

Dec.

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

11

11

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.0

8.0

305.6

9.86

606

Jan.

6_.o S7o

8.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.6

9.6

10

9.8

10

11

10

9.0

9.6

12

17

18

14

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

344.6

11.1

684

Feb. 

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

Calendar year 1952: Max 173 Mln 5.6 Mean 18.7 Ao-ft 13,590

Water year 1952-53: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice about Nov. 20 to Dec. 5, Dec. 23 to Jan. 6. No 

gage-height record Nov. 17 to Dec. 12, Jan. 29-31; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for station above Campbell Creek and nearby streams.
64 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°02', long. 112°14', in sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 36 E., on left abutment of 

highway bridge at Woodruff, 2? miles north of Idaho-Utah State line.

Drainage area. 485 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage .--staff gage read once daily. Prior to Mar. 6, 1951, staff gage 300 ft downstream 

at datum 0.27 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 312 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 6.24 ft); 

minimum observed, 20 cfs Aug. 22-24; minimum gage height observed, 2.01 ft Aug. 22.

1938-53: Maximum discharga-, -650 cfs Jan. 22 or 23, 1943 (gage height, 8 ft, from 

information by observer), from" rating curve extended above 370 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, 15- cfs July 15, 16, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 

1.92 ft Aug. 7, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by several small reservoirs above station. Diversions above station for irrigation of 25,000 to 30,000 acres.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1060: 1943(M).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

24

23.

23

24

26

26

26

28

29

30

30

30

30

30

33

32

40

42

42

43

43

44

*4B

54

54

54

55

57

60

63

1,167

37.6

2,310

Nov.

63

60

60

59

65

63

65

66

66

67

72

74

78

84

105

107

128

117

110

112

112

105

88

88

69

65

66

65

60

60

-

2,399

80.0

4,760

Dec.

60.

66

66

68

69

69

81

91

95

95

91

»97

112

121

117

117

118

115

114

119

154

156

134

119

117

80

78

77

77

80

86

3,039

98.0

6,030

Jan.

89

92

95

97

101

101

101

107

110

113

109

123

134

171

190

173

174

193

279

512

261

194

189

165

157

150

*143

129

125

133

133

4,643

150

9,210

Feb.

133

133

135

138

139

143

150

150

143

125

121

118

115

110

110

ITO

144

126

119

75

67

89

105

106

107

107

107

106

-

-

3,391

121

6,730

Mar.

106

105

109

112

123

128

130

116

*10B

101

99

97

100

104

106

102

96

90

95

101

106

114

114

111

109

104

96

86

84

80

21

3,209

104

6,360

Apr.

75

75

75

78

80

87

95

102

102

97

91

91

*96

93

89

86

85

110

106

92

86

82

78

72

69

64

63

*63

58

56.

-

2,496

83.2

4,950

May

51

50

49

49

48

48

46

46

46

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

42

46

46

47

39

41

52

50

46

40

40

86

*B1

1,484

47.9

2,940

June

76

sZ

55

54

58

58

57

74

62

50

45

43

38

35

32

*29

34

29

M

24

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

-

1,223

40.8

2,430

July

30

30

30

30

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

27

26

28

28

28

26

814

26.3

1,610

Aug.

"SB" 26

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

677

21.8

1,340

Sept.

21

ST

21

21

21

21

81

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

*21

22

23

637

21.2

1,260

Calendar year 1952 : Max 389 Mln 21 Mean 86.6 Ac-ft 62,870

Water year 1952-53 : Max 312 Mln 20 Mean 69.0 Ao-ft 49,930

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Mar. 10 to Apr. 10.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 65

Bear River near Corinne, Utah

Location. Lat 41°34 I 30", long. 112°06 1 00", In SW$NW£ sec. 29, T. 10 N., R. 2 W., on right

 Bank 1.1 miles downstream from Salt Creek, 2.0 miles northeast of Corlnne, and 2.6

miles downstream from Malad River.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953. - . Gage water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,220 ft (from benchmark at Corinne). 

"~^Slnce July 27, 1950, auxiliary staff gage 7,800 ft downstream. 0 ,, ^ , , 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs June 11 (gage height, 9.97 ft); mini-

 mum7 86 cfs Aug. 18; minimum dally, 90 cfs Aug. 18.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 7,200 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 14.69 ft); maximum 

gage height, 14.83 ft Feb. 11, 1951; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1953; minimum 

daily, that of Aug. 18, 1953. ,_,,,.. *

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

 wETch are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records are 

equivalent to flow at Bear River Bird Refuge diversion works.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1951, superseding those published in WSP 1214, are given herein.

Date

1951

June 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

2,640

1,990

1,470

1,100

797

1,090

908

1,180

1,340

576

1,790

2,040

1,790

1,130

Date

1951-Con.

June 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

Discharge

1,410

1,410

1,220

957

1,450

1,110

1,260

1,660

1,510

993

1,790

2,220

2,030

652

Date

1951-Con.

July 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

1,220

1,080

301

302

458

253

203

691

591

688

1,100

1,130

1,150

Month

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

Water year 1950-51. .................

Cfs-days

28,354

Maximum Minimum

203

Mean

915

2,502

Runoff In 

acre-feet

99 57O

1,811,000

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

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,270 

1,100

1,300

1,420 

1,120

*1,240

1,560

1,920

1,760

1,600

1,460

1,660

1,470

1,380

1,630

1,800

1,240

745

1,060

712

*1,300

1,710

1,570

1,290

1,370

1,890

1,370

1,820

2.120 

1,980

1,940

45,807

1,478

90,860

Jfov.

1,870 

1,600

1,320

1,320 

1.080

1,600

1,530

1,210

1,590

*1,970

1,870

*1,130

1,550

2,080

2,020

1,780

2,130

2,170

2,060

2.500

2,330

1,980

1,980

1,810

2,010

1,760

1,800

1,580

1,900 

1,520

-

53,050

1,768

105,200

Dec.

1.150 

1,880

1,340

1,440 

1,560

1,700

1,840

1,960

1,820

2,040

2,020

1,960

*2,450

2,340

2,260

2,050

2.580

2)400

*2,220

1,880

1,750

1,860

2,200

2,500

2,380

2,260

1,960

1,940

1,850 

1,500

2,170

61,240

1,975

121,500

Jan.

2,840 

1,860

2,220

2,140 

*1,720

1,960

2,170

2,170

2,130

2,000

2,220

2,140

1,850

2,470

2,260

1,690

1,900

2,140

2,580

*3,150

2,820

*2,310

3,020

*3,190

2^440

1,680

2,430

2,660

2,060 

1.460

1,830

69,510

2,242

137,900

Feb.

2,050 

2,280

1,890

2.400 

2,120

2,170

2,090

2,200

2,080

1,820

1,740

2,130

2,270

2,190

2,250

1,720

2,280

2,300

2,040

2,150

1,910

1,820

1,520

1,890

1,880

2,010

1,820

1,950

-

-

56,970

2,035

113,000

Mar.

2,260 

2,070

2,250

2,460 

2,060

1,920

 1,840

1,910

1,880

2,120

2,100

1,880

1,720

1,770

1,910

2,100

1,980

1,890

2,070

1,770

1,730

1,710

1,690

1,750

1,820

1,840

1.260

1*7 SO

1,730 

1,760

1,840

58,850

1,898

116,700

Apr.

1,800 

2,090

1,740

2,170 

2,060

2,040

2,140

1.370

1,760

1,590

1,580

2,300

*3. 100

1,900

1,810

2,100

1,650

1,770

1,950

1,740

1,990

1,940

2,010

2,560

2,930

2,790

*2,350

2,920

2,890 

2,710

-

63,750

2,125

126,400

May

2,920 

3.050

2,610

2,130 

2,540

2,220

1,660

1,390

1,710

1,590

1,540

*1,740

1,440

1,470

670

252 4~53"

287

323

688

1,730

1,250

1,810

1,810

*1,860

2,200

2,220

1,820

1,920 

2,930

2,660

52,893

1,706

104, 900

June

2,020 

2,730

3,010

2,270 

2,390

2,890

2,600

*2,430

3,000

2,980

3.350

3,230

3,050

2,720

2,440

2,120

1,820

1,900

1,790

1,720

797

*1,030

1,310

701

639

322

l,T5o"

1,550

1,080 

705

59,714

1,990

118,400

July

803

192

515 

377

*152

116

104

136

*142

124

112

108

110

106

104

106

104

104

*102

106

110

116

122

114

116

128

*126

126 

126

251

5,508

178

10,920

Aug.

302 

767

572

791 

328

*256

680

843

*609

351

148

116

104

96

92

*100

90

94

92

92

98

106

98

108

*104

102

108 

106

120

7,996

258

15,860

Sept.

130 

126

126

*126 

122

136

142

148

*158

156

142

138

134

142

142

154

140

*132

312

568

394

194

380

MB" 928

208

155

155

505 

782

7,621

254

15,120

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,180 Mln 183 Mean 2,364 Ac-ft 1,716,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,350 Mln 90 Mean 1,487 Ac-ft 1,077,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 12 (no gage-height record Dec. 23 

to Jan. 5; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Collinaton.
66 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River near Oakley, Utah

Location. Lat 40°44'10", long. 111°14'45", in SE^NE^ sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 1,4 miles downstream from South Pork, 2.6 miles upstream from Weber-Provo diversion canal, and 3-J- miles northeast of Oakley.

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Records available. October 1904 to September 1953.

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

Fo Oct. 25, 1934, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 47 years (1906-53), 230 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs June 14 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1904-53: Maximum discharge observed, 4,010 cfs July 6, 1907, June 5-7, 1909; minimum recorded, 16 cfs Mar. 12, 1941.

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

which are fair. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. Plow slightly 

regulated by several small lakes on headwaters and a small reservoir on Smith and Morehouse Creek. Total capacity of all reservoirs, about 3,200 acre-ft.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 790: 1934.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect 

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

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

123

269

490

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

3.9

810

1,220

1,730

2,230

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

109

105

107

107

105

105

102

100

98

92

86

86

86

84

82

82

80

78

76

76

76

75

78

82

80

78

76

75

75

75

*75

2,695

86.9

5,350

JIov.

73

73

69

69

73

71

69

69

71

76

73

67

66

67

69

71

69

66

66

67

66

b50

V aSO

-

1,910 63. r

3,790

Dec.

(*)

850

1,550

50.0

3,070

Jan.

a 50

(*)

54

54

54

52

52

49

49

49

52

46

b40

bSO

59

59

56

56

bSO

56

54

54

54

52 } a50

1,601

51.6

3,180

Feb.

850

*a52

54

54

52

54

52

52

52

 bSO

48

bSO

850

(*)

59

56

_

-

1,435

51.2

2,850

Mar.

54

56 I

I

1

> b55

I

J

*56

54

56

56

56

52

52

52

54

54

54

57

56

5156"

60

67

73

78

86

92

9?

82

1,886

60.8

3,740

Apr.

76

73

75

82

80

76

73

69

73

71

69

67

*66

67

6,2

69

76

71

71

88

116

156

204

229

238

273

314

326

285

25Z

-

3,842

128

7,620

May

220

201

175

*172

184

213

259

269

269

249

235

226

210

198

198

204

223

266

291

419

368

338

330

334

310

342

386

540

644

555

570

9,431

304

18,710

June

*625

697

818

902

958

796

871

848

942

*1,230

1,530

*1,630

1,920

2,110

*1,830

1,650

1,630

1,520

1,430

1,250

1,110

1,060

1,060

958

»788

664

570

540

*512

464

-

32,913

1,097

65,280

July

438

4l4

377

342

302

284

259

235

226

269

255

226

204

195

192

181

175

190

164

»162

153

148

143

138

150

140

151

146

170

175

170

6,754

218

13,400

Aug.

175

226

T90

167

153

146

143

143

136

128

123

116

109

107

105

102

112

123

*130

121

123

118

112

102

96

90

82

109

107

100

100

3,894

126

7,720

Sept.

96

90

84

82

80

75

71

67

67

66

64

60

59

55

59

59

60

59

60

60

*60

60

60

60

60

59

59

60

62

60

-

1,977

65.9

3,920

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,040 Mln - Mean 295 Ao-ft 214,400

Water year 195Z-53: Max 2,110 Mln - Mean 191 Ao-ft 138,600

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). June 14 (2:30 a.m.) 2,540 cfs (4.12 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for stations near Wanshlp and Coalville. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 67

Weber River near Wanship, Utah

Location. Lat 40°47'30", long. 111°24' 15" , in center sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., on left 

barfln.2 miles south of Wanship and l£ miles upstream from Silver Creek.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,900 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs June 14 (gage height, 4.20 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 23.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs May 30, 1951 (gage height, 4.73 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 23, 1953.

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

which' are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Records do not include 

water diverted from Weber River basin through Weber-Provo diversion canal (see pp.101,102) 

Flow slightly regulated by several small lakes and reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

 78 

144 

294

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

497

770

1,620

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

94

 9? 92

92

96

96

102

102

105

102

100

98

102

102 

102

105

105

105

102

100

102

105

ICE" 107

107

105

105

107

107

105

*102

3,151

102

6,250

Jiov.

102

ToT

102

109

109

107

107

107

102

105

111

120

118

125 

157

125

134

132

132

122

130

111

> 110

-

3,429

114

6,800

Dec.

(*)

110

110

3,410

110

6,760

Jan.

(*)

110

130

142 

116

94

132

137

178 TI5-

142

109

122

109

111

113

107

92

OT

111

102

3,634

117

7,210

Feb.

107

*113

155

111

111

111

109

111

105

82

96

100

92

111 

102

102

90

100

_

-

-

2,812

100

5,580

Mar.

-

, 100

^ 

*142

228

241

213

181

130 

125

149

181

139

149

170

132

113

125

184

257

222

195

184

176

210

167

4,813

155

9,550

Apr.

149

137

127

134

130

132

132

122

127

125

127

122

*109

116 

105

109

118

120

111

118

144

184

238

280

287

298

338

345

294

267

-

5,145

172

10,200

May

247

244

225

*210

207

231

241

139

142

137

134

130

122

109 

100

107

120

173

184

560

238

192

198

192

176

167

176

195

254

312

254

5,916

191

11,730

June

*244

254

341

360

408

319

388

376

326

859

870

*942

1*330

1.540 

1,320

*1,030

935

870

770

699

*816

609

567

474

316

207

160

144

*124

105

17,703

590

35,110

July

98

94

94

100

96

92

94

94

96

196

250 T58"

176

154 

154

152

132

130

116

*102

96

90

88

82

11

73

88

96

92

105

144

3,639

117

7,220

Aug.

184

263 '515"

178

157

144

130

125

116

109

107

102

98

94 

92

88

82

78

*80

80

92

100

102

100

86

80

73

69

71

76

82

3,457

112

6,860

Sept.

88

90 5T

78

71

73

76

73

74

78

78

74

71

64 

60

57

58

58

58

57

*58

57

52

5?

60

64

64

67

64

60

2,024

67.5

4,010

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,120 Mln 92 Mean 379 Ac-ft 275,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,540 Mln 52 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,300

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs).--June 14 (9:30 a.m.) 1,830 cfs (4.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Jan. 12, Feb. 17 to Mar. 8 (no gageheight record Dec. 5 to Jan. 12, Feb. 17 to Mar. 8).
WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River near Coalville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°53'40", long. 111 024'00", in SE^NE^ sec. 20, T. 2 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank l| miles upstream from high-water contour for Echo Reservoir, If miles south of 

Coalville, and 6 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 438 sq mi.

Records available. April 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Mar. 22, 1931, staff gage and Mar. 22, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years, 215 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs June 14 (gage height, 4.36 ft); minimum, 42 cfs July 26 (gage height, £.78 f.t).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 2,190 cfs my 6, 1952; maximum gage height, 5.08 ft 

(present datum) May 29, 1951; minimum, 6 cfs Sept. 20, 1934.

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

wETch are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. No diversion between 

station and Echo Reservoir. Records do not include water diverted from Weber River 

basin through Weber-Provo diversion canal. Plow slightly regulated by several small 

reservoirs above station.

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

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

0.7 

l.o 

1.5 

2.0

41

88

200

345

3.0 

4.0 

4.2

745

1,290

1,410

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

109

109

107

TOT

109

113

115

118

115

113

111

107

109

109 

a!09

al!6

al!6

alls

all2

alOS

allO

all2

all4

alll

109

109

109

115

120

122 *T5?

3,481

112

6,900

JJov.

122

I5T

124

130

also

al28

al28

130

126

a!28

a!32

al40

al40

a!52 

al63

153

163

161

161

151

158

137

> a!30

-

4,121

137

8,170

Dec.

- (»)

'

> b!30

a!30

al30 }

b!30

137

137

140

137

135

130

b!25

bl!5

101

98

10?

149

blSO

bl30~

153

4,066

131

8,060

Jan.

156

149

149

156 *153

144

140

137

14C

135

135

144

156

180 

149

122

156

178

T50" 218

182

144

158

142

144

146

135

113

T4T

137

122

4,656

150

9,240

Feb.

126

*133 T30"

133

130

133

128

133

122

103

109

124

111

124 

118

113

103

120

103

101

107

105

133

126

120

122

113

120

_

_

-

3,343

119

6,630

Mar.

135

113

T50~ 109

111

115

120

128

*155

218

280

241

220

151 

149

158

205

163

170

195

158

133

146

198

293

277

250

234

212

255

202

5,614

181

11,140

Apr.

180

161

153

163

153

158

158

149

153

142

151

151

*137

149 

155

140

153

158

149

161

188

228

297

330

333

342

380

33B" 394

303

-

6,185

206

12,270

May

282

279

252

*234

228

252

285

170

149

137

135

128

118

98 

83

88

109

158

198

451

306

237

228

222

202

180

185

*198

228

315

264

6,399

206

12,690

June

*234

246

300

336

366

306

373

376

309

790

814

870

1,170

1.370 

1,296

*1,010

*934

850

758

664

*810

599

531

451

306

195

149

135

*113

£§

16,740

558

33,200

July

76

76

69

78

81

80

71

65

63

132

158" 205

144

126 

124

122

122

111

92

*83

*69

61

63

60

48

45

55

73

68

76

103

2,799

90.3

5,550

Aug.

156

'SIS 222

182

156

140

133

133

126

115

107

103

99

94 

94

86

78

69

66

*66

73

80

85

86

73

69

65

58

54

S5

58

3,193

103

6,330

Sept.

65

69

74

74

69

69

76 77

73

71

73

69

66

63 

60

58

58

57

55

52

*52

54

47

1?

51

55

57

57

58

54

1,858

61.9

3,690

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,140 Mln 98 Mean 415 Ac-ft 301,200

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,370 Mln 45 Mean 171 Ac-ft 123,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Weber River stations. Chalk Creek, and Echo Reservoir, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 69

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah

Location La t 40°55'10", long. 111°24 1 00", in NE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 189 in Coalville and a third of a 

mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 253 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), April 1927 to 

September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,560.6 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 13, 1931, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream 

at different datum. Feb. 13, 1931, to Oct. 15, 1941, water-stage recorder at site 300 

ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge 26 years (1927-53), 62.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 390 cfs June 11 (gage height, 1.97 ft); minimum, 

5.0 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.67 ft); minimum, less than 1 cfs for several days during June to November 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Several diversions above station for irrigation, none below. 

Flow slightly affected by Chalk Creek Reservoir (capacity, 1,200 acre-ft).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.6

9.0

17

41

0.9 

1.4 

1.9

95

217

369

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

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

15

T5

16

18

18

16

16

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

18

18

20

19

19

18

18

18

19

19

20

*20

20

20

535

17.3

1,060

Nov.

20

20

19

19

21

22

22

22

19

16

18

26

24

24

26

20

26

26

26

19

26

15

9.8

14

18

16

15

16

16

17

-

597.8

19.9

1,190

Dec.

17 *19

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

24

24

24

21

21

21

22

22

24

24

22

21

19

14

T7

18

20

21

22

22

22

655

21.1

1,300

Jan.

22

22

22

20

*21

20

21

21

22

22

24

25

25

26

22

16

25

32

38

33

31

20

31

25

27

29

24

18

33

27

21

765

24.7

1,520

Feb.

21

27

*27

27

26

26

25

25

16

12.

19

25

17

25

24

20

20

24

18

15

18

20

22

19

19

22

22

25

_

_

-

606

21.6

1,200

Mar.

27

1920"

21

20

22

22

26

*29

33

33

29

28

24

21

26

29

20

28

31

28

26

29

26

34

37

41

46

49

64

59

947

30.5

1,880

Apr.

64

55

51

61

55

55

46

38

43

34

32

34

*32

36

31

34

47

47

43

51

71

85

91

93

83

87

99

110 -95

81

1,784

59.5

3,540

May

77

70

61

*55

52

54

64

77

83

75

71

70

68

55

52

68

87

108

135

311

237

177

162

182

167

172

214

*295

314

?5T

251

4,118

133

8,170

June

262

*274

280

260

280

237

283

333

336

339

*349

333

326

289

245

*201

162

152

138

124

115

104

91

75

68

68

66

64

*59

52

5,965

199

11,830

July

49

47

41

41

43

46

43

40

41

54

61

49

46

52

54

46

41

37

36

*36

33

31

29

29

26

20

19

16

14

12

12

1,144

36.9

2,270

Aug.

19

4440"

32

31

26

24

28

32

29

24

19

19

18

20

18

19

21

21

*22

22

22

22

21

17

16

17

18

17

15

15

708

22.8

1,400

Sept.

13

14

16

18

18

18

18

18

17

19

18

18

15

14

13

11

12

13

14

13

*12

12

13

13

15

15

14

14

15

15

448

14.9

889

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,200 Mln 9.8 Mean 128 Ao-ft 93,080

Water year 1952-53: Max 349 Mln 9.8 Mean 50.1 Ao-ft 36,250

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
70 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah

Location. Lat 40°57'50", long. 111°26'00", in N¥£sw£ sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 5 E., near 

outlet works at left end of Echo Dam, 1 mile southeast of Echo.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau 

of Reclamation). Prior to 1932, elevations obtained from mercury gage in valve house 

and staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 74,390 acre-ft June 24 (elevation, 5,560.3 ft); 

minimum, 16,020 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 5,506.6 ft).

1930-53: Maximum contents, 74,460 acre-ft May 31, 1937 (elevation, 5,560.35 ft); 

no storage Sept. 12 to Dec. 3, 1931, Sept. 24 to Nov. 2, 1934, Oct. 12 to Nov. 21, 

1944.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam. Storage began in October 

T53U. Dam completed in 1931. Capacity. 73,940 acre-ft between elevations 5,450 ft 

(bottom of outlet tunnel) and 5,560 ft (top of radial gates in spillway) above mean 

sea level. Dead storage negligible. Water is used for irrigation on the Echo project.

Contents, 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.

39,580

39,580

39,580

39,580

39,520

39,520

39,580

39,580

39,520

39,250

39,140

39,090

39,040

38,930

38,880

38,880

38,880

38,820

38,820

38,820

38,820

38,720

38,720

38,720

38,720

38,720

38,720

38,720

38,720

38,720

38,720

Hov.

38,820

38,820

38,820

38,930

38,930

38,930

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

38,930

38,930

38,930

38,930

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

38,930

38,820

38,820

38,720

38,610

38,610

38,610

38,610

-

Dec.

38,610

38,720

38,820

38,820

38,930

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,040

38,930

38,930

38,820

38,820

38,930

38,930

38,930

38,930

38, 930

38,820

38,720

38,610

38,610

38, 610

38,610

38,720

38,820

Jan.

38,820

38,820

38,880

38,880

38,880

38,880

38,880

38,880

38,880

38,880

38,930

38,930

38,930

38,930

39,140

39,040

39,040

39,040

39,250

39,470

39,580

39,680

39,790

39,790

39,900

40,010

40, 120

40,120

40,120

40,230

40,230

Feb.

40,230

40,230

40,330

40,330

40, 330

40,440

40,440

40,440

40,440

40,440

40,440

40,440

40,330

40,330

40, 330

40,330

40, 330

40,330

40,330

40,230

40,230

40,120

40,120

40,120

40, 120

40, 120

40,120

40,120

-

_

-

Mar.

40,120

40, 120

40,120

40, 120

40,120

40,120

40,120

40,230

40,230

40,230

40,560

40,880

41,220

41,330

41,330

41,330

41,440

41,550

41,660

41,880

42,110

42,110

42,220

42,330

42,670

43,350

43,920

44,500

44,960

45,660

46,250

Apr.

46,840

47,200

47,680

48,160

48,520

48,890

49,380

49,870

50,110

50,730

51, 100

51,350

51,720

52,100

52,480

52,730

53, 110

53,620

54,000

54,510

55,020

55,410

56,060

56,970

57,760

58,550

59,480

60,550

61,630

62,440

-

May

63,270

63,950

64,510

65,200

65,760

66,180

66,880

67,590

68,010

68,440

68,860

69,290

69,720

70,150

70,440

70,730

71,020

71,460

72,040

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,360

73,650

73,360

June

73,210

72,770

72,920

73,210

73,130

73,280

73,210

73,430

73,360

73,210

73,210

73,060

73,130

73,580

73,650

73,210

73,360

73,800

74,090

74,090

73,800

74,240

74,310

74,390

74,310

74,240

73,720

73,210

72,840

72,400

-

July

71,750

71,160

70,300

69,510

68,720

68,010

67,230

66,460

65,760

65,060

64,650

64,440

64,370

63,540

63,130

62,580

62,170

61,700

61,220

60,550

59,880

59,080

58,220

57,430

56,580

55, 730

54,890

54,120

53,360

52,600

51,970

Aug.

51,410

50,980

50,850

50,610

50,240

49, 740

49,130

48,580

48,160

47, 560

46,900

46,250

45,540

44,840

44,270

43, 580

42,900

42,110

41,440

40, 780

40,060

39,360

38,720

38,030

37,400

36,620

36,000

35,190

34,380

33,540

32,710

Sept.

31,990

31,180

30,420

29,770

29,130

28,400

27,860

27,330

26,710

26,100

25,660

25,230

24,760

24,130

23,500

22,880

22,230

21,580

21,110

20,640

20,170

19,700

19,090

18,670

18,260

17,810

17,450

16,940

16,440

16,020

-

onthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept. 30....................

Nov. 30. ...................

Dec. 31....................

Apr. 30....................

May 31....................

June 30. ...................

July 31. ...................

Aug. 31....................

Water year 1952-53. ......

Elevation 

(feet)

5,533.4

5,532.6

_

5,551.9

5,558.95

5,526.6

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

39,680

38,720

38,610

38,820

-

40,230

40, 120

46,250

62,440

73,360

72,400

51,970

32,710

16,020

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-960

-110

+210

+100

+1,410

-110

+6,130

+16,190

+10, 920

-960

-20,430

-19,260

-16,690

-23,660
WEBER RIVER BASIN 71

Weber River at Echo, Utah

Location. Lat 40°57'55", long. 111 026'10", in SE^NE^ sec. 25, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Echo Dam, half a mile upstream from Echo 

Creek, and three-quarters of a mile southeast of Echo.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Records available . April 1927 to September 1953.

Page . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,440 ft (from Echo Reservoir elevations). 

Prior to Apr. 18, 1931, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different 

datum. Apr. 18, 1931, to Mar. 23, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 0.3 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 286 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.01 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Mar. 27, 28.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 3,060 cfs May 13, 1952 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Mar. 27, 28, 1953.

Remarks . Records good. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. 

regulated by Echo Reservoir (see preceding page).

Plow

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19 to June 12)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.4

1.4

3.2

5.8

14

29

52

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

140

261

421

632

1,21O

1,910

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

140

136 

136

136

122

108

108

152

187

187

174

164

153

147

147

147

145

145

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147 

147

147

147

 147

149

4,547

147

9,020

>(ov.

149

149 

149

149

151

158

160

160

174

187

187

187

187

185

190

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

188

176

176 

160

134

128

128

-

5,204

173

10,320

Dec.

128

*128 

128

128

142

164

176

176

176

176

176

190

204

204

202

202

176

155

155

155

167

180

180

178

162

136 

124

124

124

124

142

4,982

161

9,880

Jan.

164

162 

162

162

*162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

164

164

190

207

190

190

190

176

149

151

151

151

153

153 

153

153

155

153

153

5,092

164

10, 100

Feb.

151

151 

*151

151

151

151

153

153

153

153

153

151

149

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

145

147

147

147 

147

147

_

_

-

4,174

149

8,280

Mar.

147

147 

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

*142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

134

78

6.8 

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

3,499.7

113

6,940

Apr.

i^l

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.0 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2^4

48.2

1.61

96

May

2^6

2.6 

2.8

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

43

493

843

 451

392

392

392

371 

316

403

537

696

754

6,151.1

198

12,200

June

748

*604 

516

632

676

676

676

770

825

*1,220

1,350

1,350

1,420

1,620

*1.840

1,420

86O

990

877

942

 831

759

572

576

440

429 

451

425

403 *414-

-

25, 312

844

50, 210

July

467

528

520

512

507

475

455

459

448

425

414

421

425

425

417

410

410

425

451

 491

503

495

487

487

487 

487

471

455

448

425

14,367

463

28,500

Aug.

417

414 

389

575

407

444

444

444

444

440

459

467

467

459

459

459

455

451

444

 444

455

455

451

440

429

432 

440

448

463

459

451

13,705

442

27,180

Sept.

451

440 

436

432

407

378

361

351

348

345

316

316

361

396

385

378

365

329

298

289

*301

310

301

281

258

292

313

304

278

-

10,268

342

20,370

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,010 Hln 106 Mean 560 Ac-ft 406,800

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,840 Mln 0.9 Mean 267 Ac-ft 193,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
72 WEBEB RIVER BASIN

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°10'35", long. Ill"24"20", In SW&SE£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank 0.8 mile downstream from Francis Fork, 1.6 miles upstream from Hell Canyon, and 

9-| miles northeast of Croydon.

Drainage area. 133 sq ml.

Records available. February 1921 to December 1923, April 1941 to September 1953.

flage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,820 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Apr. 8, 1941, at site 40 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 8, 1941, to July 27, 

1949, at site 40 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 40.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred during period of no 

gage-height record; minimum, 8.7 cfs Sept. 13.

1921-23, 1941-53: Maximum discharge, 770 cfs May 10, 11, 18, 1923 (gage height, 

4.20 ft, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs; minimum, 3 cfs for several days In August and September 1941, 1942.

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

and those above 50 cfs, which are fair.

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 12-20)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26

3.4 

3.6

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

8.4 

IS 

31

4.5

5.0

5.1

67

117

128

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

17 

16

17

17

17

17-

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

 15 

15

522

16.8

1,040

JJov.

15 

15

14

14

15

16

16

16

15

b!5

b!6

17

17

17

i!

16

18

18

18

17

> b!6

-

484

16.1

960

Dec.

(*)

. b!6

IT15

b!5

b!5

b!5

15

15

15

15

15

15

 b!5

15

478

15.4

948

Jan.

1

j

\ b!5

1

J

16

16

15

16

«16

17

17

18

16

b!5

18

21

26

20

19

bl8

18

18

18

18

b!7

b!6

18

18 

b!6

531

17.1

1,050

Feb.

b!6 

b!6

*18

18

18

18

18

19

18

b!6

b!6

> al6

V

> al8

^

-

469

16.8

930

Mar.

]I

> al8

J

a21

a24

a27

*a27

24

24

22

b20

b20

21

b20

20

21

21

20

21

23

28

34

38

44

48

tt

785

25.3

1,560

Apr.

42 

38

37

41

44

40

36

33

31

28

28

27

26

 27

£5

27

31

31

32

41

54

76

86

a90

a84

a94

99

"95 118

83

1,544

51.5

3,060

May

62 

52

43

42

 62

79

102

105

78

76

64

58

52

52

60

72

69

91

*98

100

< allO

*109

92 

84

2,582

83.3

5,120

June

1 '"> >- alOO

J

a90

1 .<"

> a70 1

J

*a57

53

49

47

43

40

37

36

35

34

32

31

29

28

26

1,877

62.6

3,720

July

i

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

20

20

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

12 

12

505

16.3

1,000

Aug.

12 

13

16

13

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

11

11

11

10

ii*

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4 

9.4

336.0

10.8

666

Sept.

9.4 

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

285.9

9.53

567

Calendar year 1952 : Max 663 Mln - Mean 70.5 Ac-ft 51,210

Water year 1952-53 : Max - Mln 9.1 Mean 28.5 Ac-ft 20,620

Peak diseharne (base, 130 cfs). Time and discharge unknown.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 73

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah

Location. Lat 41°03 1 40", long. 111 0 34'25", in SE^SE^ sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank 350 ft downstream from highway underpass on U. S. Highway 303., ij miles west of 

Devils Slide, and if miles downstream from Lost Creek.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1905 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,300 ft. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, staff 

gage at site Ij miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 48 years, 448 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.90 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs Apr. 15, 16.

1905-53: Maximum discharge observed, 6,000 cfs May 22, 1920 (gage height, 8.0 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 23, 1934, Mar. 6, 1948.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Echo 

Reservoir (see p. 70).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Dec. 6)

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

2.0 

2.3

129

147

191

272

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.9

82

173

296

656

1,190

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

Ae-ft

Oct.

166

161

161

164

159

140

136

155

216

216

211 

201

196

194

184

189

186

191

194

196

196

196

198

198

198

198

198 

198

*198

198

198

5,790

187

11,480

JJov.

198

196

198

198

198

214

216

214

221

246

249 

252

249

246

255

263

263

263

263

263

266

263

260

249

232

a220

a200 

al80

a!65

alSO

-

6,850

228

13,590

Dec.

alSO

aTED"

alSO

*153

a!70

a200

230

230

230

232

232 

242

260

260

258

258

242

211

211

211

216

237

235

b233

b218

b!90

b!70 

b!70

b!70

b!70

b!95

6,484

209

12,860

Jan.

b210

b^TO"

218

218

218

*220

223

223

223

220

220 

223

230

237

247

274

255

297

542

2T6

235

225

225

225

225

225

220 

216

228

228

218

7,250

234

14,380

Feb.

220

220

*223

225

225

228

225

225

223

211

216 

216

209

211

216

209

209

216

211

206

211

204

211

206

209

209

209 

211

-

-

-

6,014

215

11,930

Mar.

216

211

206

211

209

213

216

220

225

*235

If

240

225

225

225

250

225

228

237

237

232

235

230

205

126

106 

112

115

124

124

6,316

204

12,550

Apr.

119

112

108

112

117

115

113

106

106

98

a96 

a95

a95

*a94

92

98

100

103

110

157

180

250

258

258

285

542 

360

514

288

4,753

158

9,390

May

242

216

195

180

*188

252

505

517

290

245

215 

191

175

165

182

225

263

329

381

711

1.110

554

697

712

695

670

630 

726

850

966

1,020

13, 849

447

27,470

June

1,020

*944

820

894

952

916

966

1,000

1,050

1,270

1,420 

1,390

1,400

1,530

1.600

*1,550

*897

976

668

922

892

790

621

625

496

456

474 

467

452

*456~

28,254

942

56,040

July

465

550

538

534

530

534

511

500

500

519

492 

467

463

463

453

442

432

429

436

460

*485

507

507

500

492

492

500 

486

481

4B1

460

15, 109

487

29,970

Aug.

453

456

439

429

467

463

463

467

467

478 

496

492

465

466

461

485

478

467

467

*474

485

485

467

455

449

449 

460

463

460

456

14,437

466

28, 640

Sept.

455 446"

442

442

425

596

579

370

370

563

352 

517

560

406

406

599

386

351

302

296

311

*529

525

502

274

260

288 

329

320

299

-

10,676

556

21, 180

Calendar year 1952- Max 4,700 Mln 136 Mean 758 Ac-ft 550,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,800 Mln 92 Mean 345 Ac-ft 249,500

*. Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Echo and Gateway, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
74 WEBER RIVER BASIN

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'20", long. 111°35'50", in NE± sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 500 ft east 

of East Canyon Dam and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 5,550 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 28,950 acre-ft May 21, 22 (gage height, 

141.2 ft); minimum contents, 8,580 acre-ft Sept. 30.

1931-53: Maximum contents, 29,170 acre-ft June 2, 1943 (gage height, 141.67 ft); 

no contents Nov. 1, 1931, Sept. 2 to Nov. 1, 1934, Sept. 11 to Oct. 18, 1937, Sept. 11- 

28, 1946.

Remarks. Reservoir was formed in 1896 by a 58-foot rock-fill dam (capacity, 3,850 acreft), which was raised 25 ft in 1900 (capacity, 9,000 acre-ft), was raised 12 ft more 

in 1902 (capacity, 14,000 acre-ft), and later was replaced by present concrete dam, 

which formed a reservoir having a capacity of 28,730 acre-ft between gage heights 0.0 

ft (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 140.8 ft (top of flashboards in spillway). Gage 

height of spillway crest is 135 ft. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation 

in Davis and Weber Counties.

Contents, 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.

-

_

.

10, 550

.

-

-

-

-

_

10,220

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

10, 300

_

_

-

-

-

10, 390

_

_

-

alO, 420

JJov.

10,440

_

-

_

_

-

10,770

_

_

_

_

-

11,050

_

_

_

-

_

_

11,400

_

-

_

-

_

-

11,620

-

Dec.

_

_

_

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

»

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

1Z,56O

_

-

_

-

_

_

12,700

_

-

a!2, 850

Jan.

_

_

13,06O

-

_

_

_

-

13,360

_

_

_

-

.

13,770

-

_

.

_

14,320

_

_

_

_

_

a!4, 590

Feb.

14, 640

_

_

-

_

15,040

_

-

_

_

_

_

15,340

_

_

_

-

15,640

_

-

.

_

a!5,900

-

Mar.

15 ' 940 _

_

_

-

_

16,360

_

-

_

_

_

_

16,75O

_

_

.

-

17,240

-

.

_

IS, 080

_

a!8, 530

Apr.

_

_

_

19,650

_

_

-

.

20,480

_

-

.

_

21,410

_

_

_

-

23,490

_

.

a24,530

-

May

_

25,320

-

_

.

_

26,740

.

.

_

_

-

_

27,830

_

28,840

28,950

28,95O

28,890

28, 840

28,840

28,620

28,730

28,730

28,730

28, 84O

28,840

June

28,790

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,790

28,840

28,790

28,730

28,680

28,620

28,620

28, 68O

28,730

28,790

28,840

2S, 730

28,620

28,62O

28, 680

28,680

2S, 68O

28,730

28,680

28,680

28,680

28, 680

_

_

a28,07O

-

July

_

.

_

27,050

_

_

«

-

_

25,600

_

-

_

_

24,020

_

_

_

-

22,24O

_

_

_

«

a21,110

Aug.

20, 660

_

_

-

_

_

19,280

-

_

_

_

_

-

17,89O

_

.

-

_

16,430

-

_

_

_

_

15,000

a!4, 78O

Sept.

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

11,980

-

_

_

_

_

10,280

.

_

-

8,690

_

a8, 580

No gage-height record; contents interpolated.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31....................

Calendar year 1952 .......

July 31. ...................

Aug. 31....................

Water year 1952-53. ......

Qage height 

(feet)

.

_

_

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

all, 890

alO, 420

11,620

a!2,8SO

.

al4,590

a!5,900

a!8,530

a24,530

28,840

a28,070

a21,110

a!4,78O

a8, 580

_

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,470

+1,200

4-1, 23O

-1,280

+1,740

+1,31O

+2,630

+6,000

+4,310

-770

-6,96O

-6,330

-6, 200

-3,310

a Ho gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 75

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'20", long. 1H 0 36'20", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., on right

 banlc 2,500 ft downstream from East Canyon Dam, 2j miles upstream from Sheep Canyon, 

and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1931 to September 1953 in report of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Lyman rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 5,460 ft 

(from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 22 years (1931-53), 54.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 280 cfs May 21 (gage height, 1.77 ft); minimum

 daily, 3.2 cfs Dec. 31, Jan. 1-4, 24-27.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 872 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.2 cfs Nov. 20, 22, 23, 1948, Dec. 31, Jan. 1-4, 24-27, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. No diversions between station and East Canyon Reservoir (see 

preceding page) which completely regulates flow.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.6 

9.7 

IS

0.6 

1.0 

2.0

53

117

343

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

128 

12S

126

126

123

126

125

60

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

a24

a24 

a23

a23

a22

23

a23

a22

a22

*22

22

1,486

47.9

2,950

Nov.

22 

15

9.7

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

S.4

7.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.7

6.7

-

242.3

8.08

481

Dec.

I a8

J

*8.4

S.4

S.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

11

TT 

11

11

11

11

11

7.3

4.7

3.6

3.2

278.5

8.98

552

Jan.

5^2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.2

172

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

111.4

3.59

221

Feb.

3.6 

376

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4^2 

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

-

-

-

105.0

3.75

2O8

Mar.

H4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.3

5.3 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.9

6.5

152.6

4.92

303

Apr.

6.5 

6.5

6.5

5.9

579

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.9

6.5

*6.5

5.9

5.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.1

7.1 

7.1

7.1

7.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.0

204.0

6.80

405

May

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

8^4

8.4

8.4

9.7

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

75

 175

173 

152

144

134

125

117

115

117

136

154

1,825.9

58.9

3,620

June

146 

136

*106

99

104

110

138

150

140

132

128

106

104

117

126

154

*146

106

77

76

79

79 

76

64

59_

59

103

123

121

119

3,283

109

6,510

July

*119 

119

119

119

123

123

123

121

121

121

119

126

130

130

130

130

128

128

128

132

130

*130 

128

128

126

128

130

128

126

125

125

3,893

126

7,720

Aug.

125 

126

128

126

126

125

123

123

126

128

128

126

125

125

123

128

130

128

126

126

126

125 

128

*130

128

126

125

123

121

125

126

3,904

126

7,740

Sept.

125 

121

117

125

156

134

154

152

152

126

125

121

121

128

126

126

125

125

125

121

125

»123 

125

123

121

121

72

52

45

54

3,466

116

6,870

Calendar year 1952 : Max 768 Mln 3.2 Mean 107 Ac-ft 77,790

Water year 1952-53: Max 175 Mln 3.2 Mean 51.9 Ae-ft 37,530

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of observer's notes and record or reservoir 

gate changes. -
76 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah

Location. La t 40°57'10", long. 111° 43 '00", in SW^NWi sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank two-thirds of a mile upstream from Tucker Hollow and 2£ miles southwest of Porterville.

Drainage area. 24.9 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1937 to August 1940 (fragmentary) in files of State engineer's office.

Gage . --Water -stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 35.3 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 406 cfs May 20 (gage height, 3.45 ft); minimum, 

4.7 cfs Nov. 9, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 464 cfs Aug. 20, 1945 (gage height, 3.t>0 ft); minimum 

recorded, 3.0 cfs Feb. 11, 1944.

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

which are fair. A small transbasin canal diverts water from Arthurs Pork, a tributary 

of Hardscrabble Creek, to Parmington Creek for irrigation in vicinity of Farmington.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1244: 1945 (M).

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 Aug. 10 to Sept. 30)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

6.6

8.7

15

31

59

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

100

155

278

432

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

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8*1

8.5 

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5 

8.5

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

* .4

.6

249.0

8.03

494

Hov.

7.4

7.6 

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.6 

i£

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.0

7.8

9^0

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.5

8.7

. a8

-

237.2

7.91

470

Dec.

j as

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.5 

8.3

8

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.0

aa

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.5

8.5

8.3

^ 8.0

 a7

247.9

8.00

492

Jan.

a7.5

*b7.5

a7.5

7.2

9.0

9.1

9.6

8.5

10

9.6

29

39

Tf

14

12

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.1

9.6

9.4

8.5

335.8

10.8

666

Feb.

8.7

8.7 

9.0

9.1

9.1

9.6

9.1

9.4 

8.3

. b8

> a8

,.

\ alo

I

_

-

-

239.0

8.54

474

Mar.

11

. alO

10

12

*13

13

13

11

11

11

12

11

11

12

11

11

12

12

18

26

32

40

45

50

42

519

16.7

1,030

Apr.

36

33 

35

41

42

36

31

27 

22

26

22

11

21

*22

24

33

45

45

51

66

92

115

141

137

130

141

155

193

137

115

-

2,035

67.8

4,040

May

92

78 

69

65

*77

105

133

133

112

92

81

73

71

84

97

105

126

173

221

323

237

195

188

186

184

182

182

*186

191

182

186

4,409

142

8,750

June

191

198 

*188

195

212

207

245

258 

250

264

*247

247

256

232

207

184

*166

162

153

133

122

114

103

94

84

77

71

68

62

59

-

5,049

168

10,010

July

*56

50

46

44

43

41

339 

a37

a35

333

a31

a29

a28

a27

a26

a25

a24

a23

a22

a21

*21

19

18

17

18

18

17

17

16

16

910

29.4

1,800

Aug.

17

If

15

14

14

13

16

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

15

12

12

12

12

12 ni11

11

19.

10

10

10

10

397

12.8

787

Sept.

12

10 

10

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.4 

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.5

*8.3

8.3

8.5

8^

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.0

-

268.0

8.93

532

Calendar year 1952: Max 366 Mln - Mean 48.7 Ac-ft 35,340

Water year 1952-53: Max 323 Mln - Mean 40.8 Ac-ft 29,540

Peak discharge (base. 220 efa).~Apr. 28 (3 a.m.) 224 cfs (2.79 ft); May 20 (1 a.m.) 406 cfs (3.45 

ft); June 10 (6:30 p.m.) 290 cfs (3.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams, or Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 

East Canyon Creek below diversions, near Morgan, Utah

77

Location. Lat 41°02'10", long. 111°41 I 30", in SWv sec. 35, T. 4 N., R. 2 E., on left bank 

1 mile southwest of Morgan and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1953.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,050 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 724 cfs May 20 (gage height, 8.08 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 25.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 926 cfs May 8, 1952 (gage height, 9.19 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, May 23 to June 23,

Aug. 19 to Sept. 3O)

0.3

.4

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

0

l.O 

3.0 

8.5

20

48

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

82

170

270

370

470

578

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

98 

97

97

96

92

96

9jj

70

22

18

18

17

9.7

6.1

8.2

5.8

3.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.2

1.8

2.2

1.6

JJL

1.4

1.0

3.2

5.2

*4.0

8.8

893.8

28.8

1,770

Uov.

8.8 

12

1.8

i.0

1.2

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

4.5

5.5

> 6

-

137.6

4.59

273

Dec.

(*)

6

4.3

3.2

2.0

2.0

173.5

5.60

344

Jan.

(*)

2

36

11

24

19

16

13

13

13

12

12

16

14

14

14

311

10.0

617

Feb.

14 

12

*12

12

12

14

13

13

13

14

16

14

14

16

12

12

13

11

12

12

8.8

11

16

15

13

13

11

11

-

-

-

359.8

12.8

714

Mar.

ft

11

12

12

11

11

12

13

*14

16

16

17

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

16

16

.29

38

41

47

52

63

49

645

20.8

1,280

Apr.

45 

41

40

44

46

43

40

36

32

39

33

50

30

*36

42

51

64

62

62

75

98

123

149

158

144

150

171

211

154

132

-

2,383

79.4

4,730

May

107 

93

82

78

86

*108

138

144

128

112

101

92

81

86

92

90

104

151

200

543

491

393

354

336

302

281

287

318

336

365

371

6,450

208

12.79O

June

381 

372

353

349

383

367

440

470

438

426

423

404

376

353

322

295

*256

193

141

111

100

96

92

89

85

80.

101

125

123

116

-

7,860

262

15,590

July

*106 

96

94

99

96

98

97

95

89

93

96

94

100

102

106

111

105

100

99

102

96

*94

95

92

91

86

88

89

92

91

90

2,982

96.2

5,910

Aug.

91 

93

108

110.

107

108

108

106

100

101

100

97

97

94

89

89

92

92

90

88

*85

80

84

88

91

88

85

84

86

85

86

2,902

93.6

5,760

Sept.

87 

83

81

88

98

96

98

98

100

99

96

93

93

12*

100

98

101

100

101

98

102

*100

100

101

100

94

64

35

30

~

2,662

88.7

5,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 886 Mln 0.8 Mean 146 Ac-ft 105,900

Mater year 1952-53: Max 543 Mln 0.8 Mean 76.1 Ac-ft 55,060

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17 to Jan. 17.
78 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River near Morgan, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°03'50", long. 111 0 43'40", in NEi sec. 21, T. 4 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from Line Creek and 2? miles northwest of Morgan. Prior to 

Dec. 3, 1952, at site a quarter of a mile upstream.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,970 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Eec. 3, 1952, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.72 ft); minimum daily, 185 cfs Apr. 12.

 1950-53: Maximum daily discharge, 6,000 cfs May 5, 6, 1952; minimum daily, that 

of Apr s 12, 1953.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. Plow regulated by Echo and East Canyon Reservoirs (see pp. 70, 74).

Rating table, Nov. 24, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 28, 29, June 13-21, Sept. 8-30)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

167

244

508

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

860

1,780

2,390

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

270

250

230

210

> 215

7,165

231

14,210

Nov.

215

230

250

250

"|

> 260

> 280

270

260

245 

 230

215

232.

200

-

7,445

248

14,770

Dec.

 \

f 200

) (*)

199

207

228

244

249

244

236

253

253

167

267

267

267

267

240

240

240

244

258

258

240

236

207

207

207

203

207

7,231

233

14,340

Jan.

236

236

236

240

240

244

*244

240

240

240

240

244

249

267

258

276

272

330

462

325

281

258

258

249

249

249 

249

240

253

253

244

8,102

261

16,070

Feb.

244

249

253

 253

256

262

258

253

249

232

232

240

232

232

236

228

228

236

228

115

215

215

228

224

224

228 

232

232

-

-

-

6,614

236

13,120

Mar.

240

236

252

240

240

240

240

249

258

 272

281

272

281

272

267

267

276

272

276

285

290

285

290

300

135

267 

236

244

262

276

249

8,230

265

16,320

Apr.

228

211

211

219

228

224

215

203

196

199

189

19T

204

 219

228

253

244

244

272

330

415

502

533

514

540 

598

702

571

521

-

9,590

320

19,020

May

449

399

361

335

340

 404

502

521

484

427

382

340

320

105

315

340

377

467

*578

1,180

*1.700

1,280

1,150

1,180

1,090

1,050 

1,020

1,130

 1,390

1,510

1,480

22,806

736

45,240

June

1,480

 1,410

1,240

1,280

1,360

1,340

1,480

1,530

1,550

1,720

 2,000

1,990

1,970

2,010

2.290

2,130

 1,190

1,160

1,070

1,050

1,060

876

695

674

584

508 

558

625

6O4

 565

-

37,999

1,267

75,370

July

565

604

604

£11

604

604

584

578

558

578

591

552

558

550

550

540

540

530

520

530

550

. *598

604

591

578

558 

571

571

565

571

571

17,679

570

35,070

Aug.

552

558

558

535

540

571

578

584

591

591

578

584

584

578

571

578

584

578

571

565

565

565

565

*571

558

552 

546

546

546

552

546

17,539

566

34,790

Sept.

546

533

527

527

533

508

502

484

484

484

467

443

467

521

521

508

502

484

443

421

421

432

 438

421

399

382 

366

361

366

1J5

13,836

461

27,440

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,000 ttln 196 Mean 935 Ac-ft 678,600

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,290 ttln 185 Mean 450 Ac-ft 325,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Mo gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, Apr. 14, 15, doubtful gage-height record July 14-21; 

discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for other Weber 

River stations.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 79

Weber River at Gateway, Utah

Location. La t 41°08', long. 111S 50'. in NW^SWir sec. 27, T. 5 N., R. IE., on right bank 

800 ft downstream from Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 2,500 ft downstream from Strawberry Creek, and 2,500 ft east of section house at Gateway.

Drainage area. 1.610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1889 to July 1903 (gage heights only), June 1919 to September 

1953.Published as "near Uinta" 1889-1903.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,790 ft (by barometer). October 1889 

to July 1903 staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. June 22, 1919, 

to Oct. 22, 1929, water-stage recorder at site 2,200 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 22, 1929, to Oct. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1920-53), 608 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs June 15 (gage height, 4.5,6 ft); minimum daily, 240 cfs Dec. 27-29.

1889-1903, 1919-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 cfs May 31, 1896; minimum, 

45 cfs Sept. 24, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. Plow regulated by Echo and East 

Canyon Reservoirs (see pp. 70, 74).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 8 to Sept. 8)

0.7 

1.0 

2.0

241

349

812

3.0 

4.0 

4.3

1,440

2,230

2,470

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fl

Oct.

361

349

338

338

345

338

334

319

282

286

286

286

279

272

255

261

265

265

265

*268

268

279

282

282

275

279

*275

275 

279

286

289

9,061

292

17,970

JIOT.

286

289

279

275

275

286

289

293

293

307

315

326

326

326

341

345

349

345

345

345

345

341

326

322

307

300

b290

275 

258

155.

9,254

308

18,360

Dec.

251

251

*248

248

258

282

311

319

315

311

322

322

341

345

341

341

349

307

307

307

307

326

326

311

b280

b260

b240

b240 

b240

241

241

9,088

293

18,030

Jan.

279

286

293

289

289

293

*297

297

297

297

297

297

307

341

319

341

338

457

231

498

427

373

353

341

338

334

326

315 

334

345

330

10,719

346

21,260

Peb.

322

322

334

*349

341

357

353

345

334

300

300

304

293

293

300

289

286

300

286

275

275

279

282

275

272

275

279

282

-

-

8,502

304

16,860

Mar.

297

289

286

286

286

297

300

319

330

357

*381

377

381

338

326

334

334

319

319

341

338

326

341

402

520

466

418

462

511

511

431

11,223

362

22,260

Apr.

381

334

334

365

361

338

322

293

282

272

265

261

293

338

*357

402

435

414

406

444

534

656

786

850

812

850

951

1.140 

928

807

-

15,211

507

30,170

May

695

608

538

488

502

*608

776

807

745

651

575

506

466

.441

506

571

623

770

968

1,790

*2.230

1,740

1,560

1,690

1,490

1,390

1,390

1,570 

1,870

1,950

1,920

32,442

1,047

64,350

June

1,940

1,910

*1,690

1,720

1,840

1,770

2,120

2,110

2,030

2,130

2,370

2,340

2,260

2,280

2.470

*2,3iO

1,450

*1,360

1,250

1,170

1,170

1,020

888

834

770

666

676

715 

686

661

-

46,606

1,554

92,440

July

*647

690

690

705

686

695

676

666

642

686

686

651

651

647

656

647

632

613

££i

613

623

*651

656

651

642

632

651

651 

642

637

632

20,251

653

40,170

Aug.

618

623

632

590

594

632

637

637

647

642

637

647

651

647

642

637

642

637

623

623

618

627

627

623

*604

604

604

604 

613

613

613

19,386

625

38,460

Sept.

604

599

594

594

604

565

548

534

538

529

511

484

493

552

561

557

557

538

493

471

471

488

*493

484

466

449

423

427 

431 412

15,469

516

30,680

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,390 Mln 240 Mean 1,131 Ac -ft 821,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,470 Mln 240 Mean 568 Ac-ft 411,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b'Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
80 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Ogden, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°13'40", long. 111°59'15", in sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 1 W., on right bank 

200 ft southeast of intersection of 21st Street and Middleton Road in Ogden and 1 mile 

upstream fr,om Ogden River.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,270 ft (by barometer).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs May 30 (gage height, 6.13 ft); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Oct. 4.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 7,070 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 10.89 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 4, 1952.

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

Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Echo and 

East Canyon Reservoirs (see pp. 70, 74).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 19,

Mar. 12 to June 16)

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.7 

2.0

6.5

11

21

44

78

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

195

364

804

1,360

2,020

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

30

22

14

iiO

11

33 

53

53

254

86

24

20

14

12

10

28

47

56

57 

73

70

81

81

85

85

81

*108

150

77

77

78

1,877.0

60.5

3,720

Hov.

114

217

292

261

236

226 

245

242

255

275

324

360

353

349

406

387

387

383

375 

372

368

368

342

338

324

316

a300

a280

a260

a250

-

9,205

307

18,260

Dec.

a250

245

245

a240

*a240

265 

310

331

327

320

342

349

553

353

346

342

338

310

292 

285

292

310

313

268

229

214

192

217

220

198

207

8,743

282

17,340

Jan.

256

278

285

285

285

296 

*310

302

299

299

296

292

285

346

313

324

346

425

765 

547

457

391

360

342

334

331

327

313

338

342

327

10,676

344

21,180

Feb.

320

302

292

320

*320

*338 

338

316

324

299

296

299

292

289

292

272

248

261

252 

239

236

229

236

229

123

232

239

239

-

-

-

7,772

278

15,420

Mar.

258

255

242

239

239

248 

252

268

289

302

342

*338

372

324

299

296

316

292

296 

320

327

320

310

353

486

543

444

474

544

578

462

10,628

343

21,080

Apr.

422

346

331

364

375

346 

338

302

310

282

282

272

265

349

368

*413

525

470

437 

453

560

707

874

969

929

944

1,060

1.250

990

834

-

16,367

546

32,460

May

655

521

445

368

342

*360 

525

592

512

394

320

236

152

93

XL

95

131

268

482

1,470

1.940

*1,560

1,300

1,430

1,260

1,100

1,070

1,240

1,440

1,730

1,590

23,698

764

47,000

June

1,610

1,580

1,310

*1,240

1,370

1,350 

1,620

1,660

1,590

1,590

1,800

1,800

1,710

1,660

1.820

*1,780

1,020

849

*688 

605

596

422

342

316

195

66

52

88

92

48

30,869

1,029

61,230

July

40

53

61

70

62

65 

58

52

41

65

12

60

53

53

56

55

50

40

26 

25

28

42

*56

53

47

40

80

63

52

58

70

1,666

53.7

3,300

Aug.

63

53

93

39

28

36 

33

23

29

33

33

38

40 ^

, a30

*25

18

25

29

36

38

1,072

34.6

2,130

Sept.

52

34

30

32

52

49 

34

48

51

49

46

40

18

16

28

31

31

27

24 

12

UL

14

16

*26

28

27

18

14

19

35

-

914.4

30.5

1,810

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,910 Mln 7.0 Mean 885 Ac-ft 642,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,940 Mln 7.0 Mean 338 Ac-ft 244,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Gateway and Plain City.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 81

South Fork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah

Location. Lat 41°16>, long. 111-40', in SEir sec. 12, T. 6 N., R. 2 E., on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Magpie Creek, 1 mile upstream from Huntsville Mountain Canal, 

and 65 miles east of Huntsville.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. March 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Aug. 14, 1934, at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 611 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum, 

39 cfs Nov. 23.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 1,890 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum 

observed, 20 cfs Nov. 25, 1931, July 28, 1934.

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

which are fair.

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

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

0.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

37

45

65

108

2.0 

3.0 

3.2

210

502

571

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

50

50

50

51

51

50

51

51

51

50

49

49

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

50

50

50

 50

50

50

1,550

50.0

3,070

Nov.

50

50

50

50

51

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

50

49

49

49

49

49

48

44

48

49

b46

b46

b47

b49

50

-

1,475

49.2

2,930

Dec.

49

49

48

47

*46

46

47

43

47

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

46

44

b42

b40.

b40

a41

a43

45

44

44

1,424

45.9

2,820

Jan.

44

43

43

44

44

46

47

*46

47

47

47

48

50

52

50

49

51

72

88

a80

a70

a60

a56

a54

53

53

a53

1,649

53.2

3,270

Feb.

a53

*53

54

53

54

53

50

50

50

49

49

49

47

47

47

46

b45

46

45

45

44

45

49

-

-

-

1,372

49.0

2,720

Mar.

51

50

50

49

49

50

51

56

63

72

77

 78

79

72

68

70

72

68

66

70

69

65

65

73

105

131

142

163

180

180

154

2,588

83.5

5,130

Apr.

142

125

120

127

131

122

115

103

100

94

92

92

92

98

*98

106

123

123

125

152

217

291

372

378

394

452

502

495

369

322

_

6,072

202

12,040

May

262

222

198

194

224

310

 397

400

360

299

254

229

210

212

252

302

325

384

*445

568

478

406

394

394

375

375

384

468

516

475

448

10,760

347

21,340

June

468

185

475

*465

458

425

452

448

419

 400

378

357

330

305

275

252

232

 212

203

187

169

154

146

136

129

122

116

111

108

102

-

8,519

284

16,900

July

Si 15

92

89

86

82

79

78

77

79

78

75

74

72

70

69

68

68

65

64

62

61

 61

61

61

60

60

60

60

60

58

2,222

71.7

4,410

Aug.

58

60

Si

60

58

56

55

54

55

54

53

50

48

47

47

46

46

46

47

46

46

45

45

44

 43

44

44

43

43

43

44

1,531

49.4

3,040

Sept.

44

44

44

44

45.

44

44

43

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

43

43

43

*43

43

 42.

43

42

43

43

43

-

1,300

43.3

2,580

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,620 Mln 40 Mean 181 Ac-ft 131,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 568 Mln 40 Mean 111 Ac-ft 80,250

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). AD

(2.84 ft) 5 May 29 (7 p.m.) 611 cfs (3

e. 28 (1:30 a.m.) 571 cfs (3.24 ft); May 7 (11:15 a.m.) 435 cfs 

37 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Creek and Lost Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
82 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah

Location. Lat 41°15'20", long. 111°50'25", in NW&SEi sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. IE., at trash 

rack at Pine View Dam on Ogden River, 7 miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area. 310 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau 

of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 44,180 acre-ft May 18 to June 22 (elevation, 

4,872.00 ft); minimum, 6,660 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 4.840.80 ft).

1936-53: Maximum contents, 45,370 acre-ft May 17, 1938 (elevation, 4,873.00 ft); 

minimum, 80 acre-ft Feb. 19, 1937 (elevation, 4,818.99 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Nov. 16, 1936; 

capacity, 44,180 acre-ft at elevation 4,872 ft (top of spillway gates) above mean sea 

level; during September 1939 sills of radial spillway gates were raised 1 ft, thus 

changing the top of spillway gates from elevation 4,871 to 4,872 ft. Dead storage 

negligible. Water is used for irrigation on Ogden River project.

Cooperation.--Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents at 8 a.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.

13,290

13,010

12,830

12,740

12,560

12,470

12,370

12,280

12,100

12,020

11,930

11,840

11,670

11,580

11,490

11,320

11,230

11,070

10,980

10,820

10, 730

10,650

10,570

10,570

10,480

10,480

10,400

10,400

10,400

10,320

10,320

Nov.

10,240

10,240

10,240

10,240

10,240

10,240

1O,240

10,240

10,240

10,240

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,080

1O,08O

1O,O8O

1O,O8O

10,080

10,080

10,O8O

10,080

10,080

10,080

10,160

10,160

10,080

10,080

10.O8O

10,000

10,000

-

Dec.

10,OOO

9,920

9,920

9,920

9,920

9,920

9,920

9,920

9,840

9,840

9,840

9,840

9,840

9,840

9,920

9,920

9,920

9,920

9,920

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,O80

10,080

1O,O8O

10,080

10,080

10,080

10,080

10,080

10,080

Jan.

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,160

10,240

10,240

10,240

10,320

10,320

10,400

10,320

10,320

10,400

10,570

10,730

10,820

10,820

10,980

11,070

11,230

11,320

11,400

11,580

11,760

11,840

11,930

Feb.

11,930

12,020

12,020

12,100

12,190

12,280

12,470

12,650

12,740

12,920

13,100

13,290

13,390

13,480

13,480

13,480

13,580

13,580

13,580

13,680

13,680

13,680

13,680

13,770

13,770

13,860

13,860

13,860

_

-

Mar.

13,866

13,960

13,960

13,960

13,960

13,960

14,060

14,060

14,060

14,150

14,O60-

14,060

14,060

14,060

14,060

14,060

14,150

14,150

14,150

14,150

14,250

14,250

14,250

14,350

14,450

14,750

14,940

15,450

16,280

17,450

18,540

Apr.

19,560

20,130

20,480

20,720

21,070

21,550

21,920

22,280

22,530

22,900

23,150

23,280

23,410

23,790

24,040

24,300

24,560

24,960

25,350

25,750

26,150

26,830

27,940

29,210

3O,67O

32,010

33,230

34,940

36,370

36,690

May

36,690

37,180

37,340

37,500

37,670

38,330

39,330

40,340

41,370

41,540

41,540

41,540

41,540

41,540

42,060

42,410

43,290

44,180

44, 180

44,180

44, 180

44, 180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44, ISO

44, 180

44,180

44,180

44,180

June

44,180

44,180

44,180

44, 180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44, 180

44,180

44, ISO

44, 180

44, 180

44, 180

44, 180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,000

43,820

43,640

43,290

42,940

42,410

41,890

41,540

July

41,370

41,020

40,510

40,170

39,830

39,500

39,160

38,660

38,330

38,000

37,670

37,340

37,020

36,690

36,370

35, 730

35,410

35,100

34,620

34,310

33,840

33,380

32,920

32,610

32,160

31,710

31,260

30,810

30,370

29,940

29,500

Aug.

29,210

29,070

28,790

28,500

28,220

27,660

27,380

26,830

26,690

26,420

26,020

25,610

25,220

24,820

24,300

23,920

23,530

23,150

22,900

22,530

22,160

21,670

21,310

20,950

20,480

20,020

19,560

19,100

18,660

18,210

17,770

Sept.

17,340

16,800

16,280

15,760

15,250

14,840

14,350

13,860

13,480

13, 100

12,740

12,370

12,020

11,670

11,320

10,900

10,480

10,080

9,680

9,300

8,990

8,620

8,330

8,040

7,750

7,470

7,270

7,060

6,860

6,660

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1952. .....

July 31 ...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1952-53. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

4,845.54

-

4,840.80

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

10,080

-

29,500

6,660

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-3,160

+80

+1,680

-7,490

-2,640

-12,040

-11,110

-6,820

t Elevation at 8 a.m.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 83

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah

i.--Lat 41°15'17", long. 111°50'47", in NE&3Wi sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., on left 

1,500 ft downstream from Wheeler Creek, 2,000 ft downstream from Pine View Dam, 

and 6f miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953, not including flow of Pine View pipeline.January 1904 to October 1912, October 1931 to September 1937 at same site, including flow of pipeline, published as Ogden River near Ogden; records not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Bureau of Reclamation).

Datum of gage is 4,798.30 ft above mean sea level (levels by

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 97.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.49 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Dec. 10, 12-14, 16.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 3,190 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 7.76 ft); minimum, 

that of Dec. 10, 12-14, 16, 1952, when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from once-daily staff-gage readings, which 

are fair. Plow regulated by Pine View Reservoir (see preceding page). Pine View pipeline diverts water above station for use in irrigation and power development. Diversions for irrigation and municipal supply above Pine View Reservoir.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

0 

.4

1.4 

3.2 

6.0

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

9.5

13

18

30

55

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

126

240

535

920

1,430

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

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fl

Oct.

8.7

8.7

6.2

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

JUI

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.2

87.0

2.81

173

Jlov.

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2 

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

! £

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.0

.6

.5

j_4_

.4

.5

-

80.4

2.68

159

Dec.

0.3

.6

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.3

.3 

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

.5

.5

10.9

0.35

22

Jan.

0.5

,4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.1

1.0

.7

.7

3.4

11

4.7

2.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

42.5

1.37

84

Feb.

0.9

.9

1.0

ill 1.4

1.7

1.6

1.6 

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

a!

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

-

-

-

26.9

0.96

53

Mar.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

-18

.9

1.1

1.7 

2.4

3.7

4.2 *3.7

4.2

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.2

2.4

2.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.4

5.5

14

15

17

22

3p

28

23

206.5

6.66

410

Apr.

19

15

17

20

16

14

10

8.7 

7.7

7.0

6.6

6.3

T7S

9.1

*13

18

22

20

23

31

39

46

47

3S

36

79

g224

K612

g482

g225

-

2,118.7

70.6

4,200

May

g225

g213

g213

g213

107

£5

*38

73 

327

464

337

266

107

25

25

g23

g217

g4S8

*g587

1.040

992

812

720

676

672

622

514

594

916

984

896

13,381

432

26,540

June

S44

840

800

*780

796

788

900

1,060 

1,060

*842

776

760

660

504

319

253

248

*220

50

46

43

40

38

39

41

32

42

46

45

42

-

12,954

432

25,690

July

40

*41

48

46

44

36

30

f

40

40

39

38

36

38

40

40

37

32

30

31

36

*40

39

40

44

41

36

36

36

30

1,166

37.6

2,310

Aug.

32

28

19

IS

22

28

29

30 

30

30

30

30

31

39

38

38

41

44

44

44

39

Sfi

50

50

41

*40

40

39

39

39

38

1,108

35.7

2,200

Sept.

40

39

31

32

32

30

31

29 

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

*25

19

19

19

18

18

18

8.6

776.6

25.9

1,540

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,760 Mln - Mean 213 Ac-ft 154,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,060 Mln 0.2 Mean 87.6 Ac-ft 63,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
84 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River near Plain City, Utah

Location.- -La t 41° 16 '42", long. 112°05'30", in NW^NEf sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 2 W. , on right 

bank at highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Four-mile Creek, If miles south of Plain 

City, and 6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 2,060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . May 1905 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. January 

1904 to May 1905 in reports of State engineer. Prior to 1909, gage heights only.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,210 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 12, 1914, staff gage and Nov. 12, 1914, to Aug. 29, 1949, chain gage, at same 

site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs May 21 (gage height, 12.13 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs Aug. 17.

1904-53: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 19.01 ft); practically no flow during latter part of several summers since 1915.

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

During summer months practically entire flow is diverted above station for irrigation. 

Plow is partly regulated by Echo, East- Canyon and Pine View Reservoirs (see pp. 70, 74, 

82).

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

74

70

86

92

63

67

76

101

172

171

107

77

87

84

81

85

101

117

114

130

141

147

145

147

147

147

147

*166

150

149

147

3,608

116

7,160

Nov.

165

195

263

253

234

267 

264

280

282

264

303

341

343

334

364

409

416

432

422

424

437

434

414

416

409

396

379

399

352

355

-

1O,3O6

344

20,440

Dec.

362

369

367

360

360

376 

402

*429

424

416

432

434

450

460

455

455

456

442

429

432

434

440

450

414

376

369

355

367

369

360

360

12,606

407

25,000

Jan.

376

402

414

412

414

427 

440

*440

432

432

429

429

432

510

515

476

469

740

1.150

938

743

622

570

549

525

510

505

494

502

486

464

16,267

525

32,270

Feb.

476

466

453

464

*492

518 

515

492

466

473

463

456

455

466

479

466

437

450

447

434

434

422

429

422

416

ill

416

416

-

-

-

12,783

457

25,350

Mar.

434

445

442

437

440

440 

445

455

484

567

596

*6O6

636

609

560

572

565

572

575

596

609

601

593

609

676

609

704

709

771

842

740

18,181

566

36,O60

Apr.

698

636

617

636

652

626 

626

596

606

583

580

562

549

6l4

625

*671

783

827

740

732

812

935

1,080

1,200

1,160

1,170

1,300

1,670

1,750

1.600

-

25,842

661

51,260

May

1,500

1,180

1,100

1,020

861

690 

771

*896

960

1,O9O

971

768

593

379

301

266

312

495

963

2,360

5.160

*2,880

2,200

2,190

2,200

1,990

1,820

1,840

2,320

3,020

2,860

44,056

1,421

87,350

June

2,760

2,760

2,460

*2,200

2,280

2,390 

2,740

3,140

5.190

2,920

2,960

2,970

2,810

2,520

2,370

2,240

1,580

*1,190

941

830

721

564

466

357

280

155

60

33.

91

64

-

50,148

1,672

99,470

July

65

*64

64

64

65

67 

67

67

66

64

65

79

71

71

66

67

66

65

69

a63

a58

a54

*a48

a48

a46

a43

a40

a44

62

69

66

1,935

62.4

3,640

Aug.

74

110

Hi

96

69

56 

46

45

43

41

40

39

39

40

40

40

38

39

41

41

40

70

61

50

46

*43

46

43

40

42

43

1,621

52.3

3,220

Sept.

42

69

71

67

57

95

81

81

ilfi

95

95

82

61

42

11

58

62

78

71

55

61

54

64

*55

58

71

65

64

61

65

-

2,051

66.4

4,070

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,97O Mln 46 Mean 1,246 Ac-ft 905,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,19O Mln 36 Mean 546 Ac-ft 395,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 85

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah

Location. Lat 41°03'18", long. 111 0 53<40", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 

2 miles northeast of Kaysville.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,130 ft (by barometer) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27 cfs June 10 (gage height, 0.98 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Dec. 2.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 36 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 1.13 ft); no flow part 

of several days during 1951.

Remarks . Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

.7

1.8 

3.4 

6.6

0.8

.9

1.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 195S

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

g.l

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.4

2^6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

71.5

2.31

142

Jlov.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.1

2.1

bl.B

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

-

63.6

2.12

126

Dec.

2.1

2,5

2.3

*2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

\} bl.8

J

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

62.5

2.02

124

Jan.

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

4.2

5^8

*3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

87.8

2.83

174

Feb.

2.3

*2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

b2.2

b2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

*2.1

2.0

1.9

bl.8

bl.8

bl.B

1.9 

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

-

-

-

61.5

2.20

122

Mar.

2.4

*2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2i0

2.1

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.8

3.4

3.9

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.5

4.8

89.5

2.89

178

Apr.

4.5

3.9

3.9

4.5

4.5

*4.2

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.4

3^2

3.0

STff

3.2

3.4

4.2

5.1

4.8

4.8

6.2

7.1

*9.0

7.5 

9.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

IS

11

11

-

175.6

5.85

348

May

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

9.5

10

10

9.5

8.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.1

7.5

8.5

9.5

11

*12

11

10 

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

10

11

11

11

278.4

8.98

552

June

11

*13

13

15

14

15

20

21

23

24

*23

24

21

19

16

15

*13

12

11

11

10

9.5

*9.5 

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

7.5

7. i

7.1

*

421.2

14.0

835

July

6j6 e'.z

5.8

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.9

*3.6

3.6

3.6

130.5

4.21

259

Aug.

1*9

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

86.6

2.79

172

Sept.

2 8

T78

*2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

-

65.4

2.18

130

Calendar year 1952: Max 3o Mln 1.6 Mean 5.45 Ac-ft 3,950

Hater year 1952-53: Max 24 Mln 1.8 Mean 4.37 Ac-ft 3,160

Peak discharge (base. 10 cfa). Apr. 28 (3 a.m.) 19 cfs (0.88 ft)j June 10 (5 a.m.) 27 cfs (0,98 tj:

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
86 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

Parmington Creek above diversions, near Parmington, Utah

Location. Lat 41°00'05", long. 111°52'25", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., on right 

bank 1.0 mile northeast of Parmington.

Drainage area. 9.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from 

Forest Service topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at site 600 ft downstream at 

different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 157 cfs May 19 (gage height, 1.90 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Sept. 27.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 254 cfs May 22, 1950 (gage height, 1.74 ft), site and 

datum then in use; minimum, 1.1 cfs Nov. 2, 1951.

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

Record includes some water diverted from Hardscrabble Creek.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3-16, 21-28, June 6-16)

0.6 

.7

0.8

2.2

5.6

12

1.1 

1.3

1.6

1.7

30

56

100

115

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.4

 2.4 

2-2

57T

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7 

3.0

*3.3

3.3

3.6

375

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.0

91.6

2.95

182

JNOV.

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.7

3.3

3.3 

3.0

3.0

2.4

3-4 375

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.4

a2.4

-

87.9

2.93

174

Dec.

a3.3

 4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.0 

4.0

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.6

2.7

2.7

3.3

3.3 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

113.6

3.66

225

Jan.

3.3

375

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.6 

5.2

4.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

8.8

12

*8".l

6.9

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

152.4

4.92

302

Feb.

4.4

*4.4 

4.8

5.6

57Z

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

376- 3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.6

4.4

_

-

-

116.4

4.16

231

Mar.

4.8

*4.4 

4.4

470- 4.0

4.0

4.0

5.2

6.2 

6*9

6.9

6.2 

6.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

*5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

6.2

8.8 

9.4

11

10

12

T?

191.4

6.17

380

Apr.

11

8.8 

8.8

*10

11

8.8

7.5

5.2

4.4

5.6 

4.8

47*

4.8

4.8

7.5

10

11

10

11

24

*34

19

24

16

22 

24

25- 41

22

-

407.8

13.6

809

May

19

16

22

22

33

43

43

36

32 

28

28 

33

48

*60

64

69

72

73

84

*66

S3

43

35

28

33 

49

63

57

50

56

1,376

44.4

2,730

June

62

72 

*84

90

90

96

100

1O6

112

115 

*110

*94 

84

85

88

76

*73

64

52

42

37 41

41

39

34

32

30

28

26

24

-

2,027

67.6

4,020

July

22

19

18

18

18

17

16

15

17 

15

14 

13

12

13

12

*12

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.1

7.5

6.9

5.6

6.9 

6.2

4.8

e'.9

6.2

374.9

12.1

744

Aug.

7.5

8.8

e'.9

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.9

7.5

6.2 

6.2

*5.6 

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.4

57T

3.0

159.2

5.14

316

Sept.

3.3

4*4.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.3 

3.0

2.7 

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

H1.7

1.9

1.7

77.8

2.59

154

Calendar year 1952: Max 127 Mln 2.2 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 14,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 115 Mln 1.5 Mean 14.2 Ac-ft 10,270

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs). May 19 (11 p.m.) 157 cfs (1.90 ft); June 12 (5:30 p.m.) 126 cfs

(1.37 ft;.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

tarns.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 

Ricks Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah

87

Location. La t 40°56'24", long. 111°52 : 10", in NW$ sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. IE., on left bank 

half a mile east of alternate U. S. Highway 91 and 1.2 miles north of Centerville.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from 

Forest Service topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29 cfs June 6 (gage height, 1.20 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Apr. 9.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 31 cfs May 15, 1952; maximum gage height, 1.27 ft 

May 23, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 7-11)

0.5 

.6 

.7

0.3

.9

2.2

4.2

0.9 

1.0 

1.3

7.4

12

30

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.0 1.0

1.0

1.0

.1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

475

.9

.9

.9

.9 «.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.0

29.9

0.96

59

NOV.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

i4T7T

1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1

76- .8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

-

29.3

0.96

58

Dee.

~7ff 0.8

.S

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 «.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

7£

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

23.4

0.75

46

Jan.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

«.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

172- .7

.9

1.0

2.2

!7ff 1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

31.7

1.02

63

Feb.

0.9 «.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

«.8

.7

.7

il

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

-

_

-

22.9

0.82

45

Mar.

1.0

 79- .9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

27?

37.3

1.20

74

Apr.

1.9

1.9

1.9 *2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.3

TTT

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.6

4.2 5.4

6.7

S7I

5.7

5.7

6.1

6.4

5.4

5.1

96.2

3.21

191

May

5.1

4.5

4.0

3.8

47?

4.8

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8 *6.1

6.1

6.7

7.1

9.0

12

14

 11

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

11

13

14

IS

IS

252.4

8.14

501

June

16 17

18

21

26_

25

23

22

21

22

 23

21

19

18

16

 14

12

10

8.6

7.4

7.1 6.7

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.7

5.4

4.5

4.2

4.0

416.8

13.9

827

July

378" 4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

TTS" 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0 1.9

1.9

1.9

77.2

2.49

153

Aug.

1.9

2.0 T7ST

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4 *1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

Q

7S

.9

43.0

1.39

85

Sept.

~7S 1.0

 175

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

28.5

0.95

57

Calendar year 1952 : Max 27 Kin 0.6 Mean 3.65 Ac-ft 2,650

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 26 Mln 0.6 Mean 2.98 Ac-ft 2,160

Peak discharge (base. 10 cfs). May 20 (12:15 a.m.) 16 cfs (1.02 ft); June 6 (9 p.m.) 29 cfs 

(i.zo rt). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
88 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

Parrish Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'25", long. 111 0 51'30", in ffi£ sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., on left bank 

1 mile northeast of Centerville.

Drainage area. 2.0 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from Forest Service topographic 

map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26 cfs June 6; minimum, 0.3 cfs for several days 

during November.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 30 cfs May 5, 1952; minimum, 0.3 cfs at times in 

1950-51, 1953.

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

Record includes flow through pipeline for Centerville city water supply.

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.

0.6 

.6

.6

.6

_._§

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.6

.7

77

.7 

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

16.8

0.54

33

POV.

0.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

ft

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

-

12.2

0.41

24

Dec.

~

0.4 

75

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

15.1

0.49

30

Jan.

~7s 0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.7

.6

.7

1.4

1.5 T75

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

20.6

0.66

41

Feb.

~Ts 0.5

.6

76" .7

.6

.5 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

_

-

14.8

0.53

29

Mar.

0.6 

.5

75

.5

.5

.5

.6 

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

T7T

1.6

27.6

0.89

55

Apr.

1.4 

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3 

1.2

1.1

T7Z

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.7

4.5

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.3

6.1

T7S

4.3

-

75.5

2.52

150

May

3.8 

3.5

3.3

3.2 "575

3.8

4.5 

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4 

3.9

4.2

4.6

5.4

7.0

9.3

11

10

9.4

9.2

8.8

7.9

8.0

9.2

i£1Z

11

12

203.5

6.56

404

June

13 

14

15

17

19

20

§

20

20

19

17

15 

13

11

9.7

8.1

6.8

5.8

5.0

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.1

-

319.8

10.7

634

July

2.1 T75

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

T7T

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

51.6

1.66

102

Aug.

fci

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

76" .6

.6

.6

.6

31.0

1.00

61

Sept.

0.6 

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

15.5

0.52

31

Calendar year 1952: Max 25 Min 0.3 Mean 2.64 Ac-ft 1,920

Water year 1952-53: Max 21 Min 0.3 Mean 2.20 Ac-ft 1,590

Note. No gage-height record July 4-15; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 89

Centerville Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah

Location. Lat 40° 55 "00", long. 111°51'20", in SE£ sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 1.2 miles east of Centerville.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1953.

;e.--Water-stage recorder and concrete rating flume. Altitude of gage is 5,000 ft (from 

. S. Forest Service topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 20 cfs June 7, 12; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs 

Oct. 26, 30, Dec. 28, Jan. 1-8, 16, 17.

1950-53: Maximum daily discharge, 30 cfs May 6, 7, 1952; minimum daily, about 1 cfs 

for several days each year.

Remarks. Records good. Record includes flow of one ditch which diverts water about a 

quarter of a mile above station.

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.5 

TTT 

1.3

1.3

1.4 

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1,1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

TTT 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

36.8 

1.19 

73

MOV.

TTT

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

1.3 

1.5 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6

41.9 

1.40 

83

Dec.

1.6

rrs

1.6

1.6 

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

TTT 

1.1 

l.l

43.2 

1.39 

86

Jan.

T7Q1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

?TT

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

38.6 

1.25 

77

Feb.

Tt±

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.4

34.0 

1.21 

67

Mar.

1.3

1.3

1.3

TT5

1.6

1.4 

1.4

1.7

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.5 

3.8 

J7I

58.5 

1.89 

116

Apr.

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.9 

2.8 

2.5

frl

2.5 

2.6 

2.7

3.4 

3.6

6.3 

9.1 

11 

11 

10

11 

11 

13 

TT 

9.5

163.2 

5.44 

324

May

7.8 

6.7 

6.0 

 STT 5.8

7.1 

9.1 

9.5 

9.1 

8,2

7.2 

6.4 

6.3 

6.7 

7.4

11 

12

li

15 

14 

14 

14 

12

12 

12 

14 

14 

14 

14

314.5 

10.1 

624

June

14 

16 

16 

17 

17

18 

20 

15 

19 

19

19 

20 

17 

16 

13

13 

11 

10 

10 

9.2

8.4 

7.5 

6.6 

6.4 

5.9

5.5 

5.2 

4.9 

4.6 

4.5

372.7 

12.4 

739

July

4.5 

TTCT 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.4

3.2 

3.1 

2.8 

2.7 

2.7

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

2TT

2.1

87.6 

2.83 

174

Aug.

2.2 

?72- 2.4

2.0 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.4 

TTT

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

51.2 

1.65 

102

Sept.

1.5 ITS

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

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 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

TT? 

1.3 

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

41.0 

1.37 

81

Calendar year 1952: Max 30 Mln l.o Mean 4.53 Ac-ft 3,290 

Water year 1952-53: Max 2o Hln 1.0 Mean 3.52 Ac-ft 2,550
90 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

Stone Creek above diversions, near Bountiful, Utah

Location. Lat 40°54'10", long. 111°50'40", in NW£ sec. 81, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., on right 

bank 2.2 miles east of Bountiful.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from 

u. S. Forest Service topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49 cfs June 5 (gage height, 1.37 ft); minimum

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 82 cfs May 5, 1952 (gage height, 2.79 ft); no flow

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

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19 to June 2)

0.7

.a

.9 

1.0

0.5 

1.3 

3.6 

7.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

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

Day

1 

2

3

i

5

6

7

e

9

10 

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

As- ft

 Oct.

~7ff

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 *.8

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

i4TTT

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0 *1.1

. 1.1

29.6

0.95

59

»OV.

T7T

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.4

1.6

1.8 *T7?

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1-

-

41.6

1.39

83

Dec.

al.4 1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

T74" 

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

41.9

1.35

83

Jan.

1.1

1.1

1.1 *l.l

 or 1.0

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

2.8 *3.9

275

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

50.1

1.62

99

Feb.

1.8 

1.8 *2.0

2>3 275

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4 *1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

i4ITS

1.6

1.4 

1.6

2.0

_

_

-

44.7

1.60

89

Mar.

2.3 

2.0 1.8 T7B"

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.3

2.8

3.0

9 Q

Z.B 

2.8 z'.s 2*3

2.3 2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.3

3.0

3.6 

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.6

175

83.8

2.70

166

Apr.

4.9 

4.2

4.2 *4.9

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.9

3 7

4.2

3.6 

3.0 375-

3.6 

4.0

4.9

6.0

5.6

6.4

8.7

*11

14

17

T£

17

16 

14

15

15

14

241.8

8.06

480

May

14 

14

13

12

12

12

13

14

13

12

11 

9.6 *9.0

8 7

37?

9.6

10

11

12

18

*30

T?

18

17

17

16 

17

22

24

20

17

454.1

14.6

901

June

a22 *28

26

22

41

35

35

31 *26

24

£8 *27 

24

21 

18

»15

14

12

11

10

9.2 *9.3

9.2

8.3

7.9

7.9 

7.5

7.2

6.0

5.6

548.1

18.3

1,090

July

5.6

37?

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.9

3.9 

3.3 

3.0

9 Q

2!s

*2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

> al.6

(*)

90.2

3.01

179

Aug.

 al.4

(*)

 al.2

> al.O

37.0

1.19

73

Sept.

1 ( >

S ao.s

j

)...

(*)

a. 5

}

17.0

0.57

34

Calendar year 1952: Max 57 Kin 0.6 Mean 5-.B8 Ac-ft 4,280

Water year 1952-53: Max 41 Kin - Mean 4.60 Ao-ft 3,340

fty- Peak discharge (base. 15 efs). Apr. 24 (2 a.m.) 18 cfs (1.20 ft); June 5 (9 a.m.) 49 cfs (1.37 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineers'notes, weather records and records for nearby streams.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 91

Mill Creek at Mueller Park, near Bountiful, Utah

Location. Lat 40°51'50", long. 111°50'10", in SE£ sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., on right 

tank 2 miles southeast of Bountiful.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 61 cfs June 12; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs 

Sept. 22.

1950-53: Maximum daily discharge, 140 cfs Apr. 28, 1952; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 3, 

1950, Sept. 25, 27, 28, 1951, Sept. 22, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Records include flow of pipeline which diverts about a quarter 

of a mile above station.

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

its

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

H

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0 

1.9

2.0

60.6

1.95

12O

JIov.

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7 

1.6

1.8 

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

fcf

-

55.7

1.86

110

Dec.

1.6 

1.6

1.8

1.9

T79

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.7

H

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

54.7

1.76

106

Jan.

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.1

2.1

4.7

5.1

37T

2.7

2.4 

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.1

2.0

69.3

2.24

137

Feb.

2.0 

2.0

2.1

2.2

27T

2.2

2.1 

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

tf

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.0

-

52.0

1.86

103

Mar.

2.1 

2.0

270

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.6

3.2

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.2

3.2 

3.3

3.7 

4.8

6.0

7.1

8.3

8.9 

10

8.6

127.5

4.11

253

Apr.

7.8 

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.4

7.1

6.4 

6.0

4.9

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.3

7.5

7.8

8.4

12

19

25 

31

30 

28

28

31

40

27

-

420.2

14.0

833

May

23 

21

TB

20

20

26 

28

26

22

21

19

18

18

18

19

21

26

30

50

42

36 

34

34 

31

30

32

39

42 

36

34

852

27.5

1,690

June

34 

35

35

37

42

39

46 

50

50

53

58

61

sF

50

42

40

39

38

35

32

30

29 

27

25 

22

20

19

19

18 

17

1,097

36.6

2,160

July

tf

14

14

13

12

11 

11

10

11

10

9.9

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.5

8.3

7.6

6.6

6.4 

6.5

6.2 

6.3

6.2

6.1

5.8

5.7 

5.5 sTI

282.6

9.12

561

Aug.

5.3 

LJ. 5.3

4.9

4.6

4.5

4.4 

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

272 

2.2

2.2

108.5

3.44

211

Sept.

H2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1*8 

i.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

fc*

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4 

1.3

-

49.8

1.66

99

Calendar year 1952: Max 140 Mln 1.5 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 10,210

Water year 1952-53: Max 61 Mln 1.2 Mean 8.84 Ac-ft 6,400
92 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek at Nephi,.Utah

Location (revised) . Lat 39°42'45", long. 111°48'25", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 1 E., 

on right bank 1 mile east of Nephi. Prior to Nov. 6, 1952, at site 75 ft upstream.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Nov. 6, 1952, at site 75 ft upstream at datum 1.43 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 125 ofs June 13; minimum daily, 9.5 cfs 

Sept. 26, 27.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 724 cfs May 2, 1952; minimum, 1.1 cfs Dec. 13, 1951.

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

wHTch are fair. Records include discharge of Salt Creek diversion canal near Nephi.

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

2T

27

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

805

26.0

1,600

Hov.

a25

a24

a24

a23

a23

a22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

-

590

19.7

1,170

Dec.

18

19

1?

18

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

17

17

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

16

17

17

15

15

a!5

a!5

15

li

15

14

14

14

5O7

16.4

1,010

Jan.

14

15

15

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

17

17

18

19

20

18

18

17

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

504

16.3

1,000

Feb.

15

15

16

15

16

16

16

T6~ 17

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

M

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

15

_

_

-

438

15.6

869

Mar.

16

16

M

15

16

16

15

16

16

17

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

20

21

22

23

24

24

24

25

26

25

592

19.1

1,170

Apr.

24

23

22

23

24

24

22

23

22

23

24

22

20

20

21

21

22

22

21

24

33

51

68

71

57

66

71

79

63

57

-

1,063

35.4

2,110

May

51

47

44

41

40

44

52

55

60

54

50

45

42

40

43

44

50

55

57

91

79

72

67

65

63

68

74

78

72

63

63

1,769

57.1

3,510

June

65

67

69

74

77

71

71

73

81

88

99

101

113

106

94

86

85

84

77

76

72

70

65

62

56

51

49

47.

47

47

-

2,223

74.1

4,410

July

48

44

42

40

40

38

35

36

36

36

36

34

33

33

32

33

31

31

23

28

1

. a26

.,

1,001

32.3

1,990

Aug.

-

> a26

,

24

24

23

23

22

22

20

20

20

20

19

18

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

661

21.3

1,310

Sept.

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

975

11

9.8

10

-

343.2

11.4

681

Calendar year 1952 : Max 580 Mln 6.4 Mean 69.2 Ae-ft 50.210

Water year 1952-53 : Max 113 Mln 9.5 Mean 28.8 Ac-ft 20,830

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 93

Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah

Location. Lat 39°58'10", long. 111°41'30", in SE&SE^ sec. 3, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile above diversion dam for Strawberry Water Users Association 

powerplant, 5 miles southeast of Payson and 12 miles upstream from Utah Lake.

Drainage area. 19.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,670 ft (revised), by barometer.

Average discharge. 6 years, 14.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 281 cfs May 20 (gage height, 2.22 ft); minimum, 

' 2.8 cfs Feb. 8.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 465 cfs May 4, 1952- (gage height, 2.99 ft), from

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded,

2.1 cfs Feb. 12, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Flow affected by several small reservoirs.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8 to May 20, June 23)

Oct. 1 to May 19

3.3 

5.4

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.8

May 20 to June 23

0.2

.5

1.0

1.5

14

32

78

143

June 24 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

4.9

7.3

11

20

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

12

11

10

9.6

10

11

11

*11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

8.2

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8 

6.8

7.4

7.9

7.6

7.6

270.9

8.74

537

Nov.

7.6

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.2

578

6.0

5.7 

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

-

181.9

6.06

361

Dec.

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

*5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

e5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

176.4

5.69

350

Jan.

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.2

5.4

6.8

6.8

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

161.6

5.21

321

Feb.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

476

*4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

570

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8 

4.8

5.2

_

_

-

135.6

4.84

269

Mar.

5.2

5.2

5.2

fr§

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.5

6.8 

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.1

179.4

5.79

356

Apr.

7.1

7.4

7.9

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.9

8.9

8.2

8.6

11

17

25

*36

33

30

33 

36

40

25

21

-

452.8

15.1

898

Calendar year 1952: Max 370 Mln 4.0 Mean 25.6

May

18

16

15

16

20

28

38

41

34

26

24

24

24

*27

33

37

52

50

64

151

86

76

73

72

69

68 

66

*64

53

45

42

1,432

46.2

2,840

June

40

57

55

35

*35

35

38

35

32

*29

29

28

*23

19

19

17

 16

18

18

17

16

15

16

18

18

17 

17

16

16

15

-

719

24.0

1,430

July

14

14

16

18

17

17

16

15

15

*15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9^9 

10

12

11

*12

11

402.9

13.0

799

Aug.

13

12

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.6

.3

.3

.0

.6

.6

.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.67"

*6. 

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

242.0

7.81

480

Sept.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.5

577

7.2

9.6

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.5

9.0

8.3 

8.0

9.9

9.6

7.3

-

237.5

7.92

471

Ac-ft 18, 550

Water year 1952-53: Max 131 Mln 4.4 Mean 12.6 Ac-ft 9,110

Peak discharge, (base, 80 cfs).--May 20 (3 p.m.) 281 cfs (2.22 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
94 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah

Location. Lat 40°00', long. 111°30', in SW£ sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 4 E., on right tank 

at thistle, 600 ft downstream from confluence of Soldier Fork and Thistle Creek and 

Z\ miles upstream from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area. 490 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1953 

In reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1953 In reports of Spanish 

Fork water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,950 ft. Prior to Nov. 21, 1912, staff 

gage 1 mile downstream at different datum. Nov. 21, 1912, to Dec. 31, 1925, staff 

gage at site 200 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1933, to May 10, 1937, 

staff gage at present site at different datum. May 12, 1937, to Oct. 8, 1938, staff 

gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge. 37 years (1908-25, 1933-53), 96.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 371 cfs July 28 (gage height, 4.53 ft); minimum, 

32 cfs Sept. 14.

1908-25, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 7.96 ft); 

minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 17, 22, 25, Oct. 25, 1934, Dec. 9, 10, 1951.

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

Small diversions above station for Irrigation.

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

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 19 Hay 20 to Sept. 30

2.80

3.00

3.60

51

73

170

2.70

3.00

3.50

4.00

33

60

134

238

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

71 

72

63

68

69

71

67

67

66

*68

72 

73

74

76

77

74

71

73

72

74

77

74

77

80

So

78

78

78

78

78

78

2,279

73.5

4,520

NOV.

78 

77

77

76

76

74

76

74

76

74

74 

77

*76

76

80

80

80

78

78

76

76

76

61

58

63

55

57

56

58

57

-

2,150

71.7

4,260

Dec.

59 

62

62

58

61

63

67

68

66

60

 72 

71

68

68

66

*68

67

68

68

66

66

65

58

56

56

57

60

58

60

61

65

1,970

63.5

3,910

Jan.

67 

6S

67

62

63

63

*68

68

67

67

67 

68

68

73

71

60

74

80

89

83

83

77

73

71

72

*72

71

66

71

71

67

2,187

70.5

4,340

Feb.

67 

68

69

71

73

74

74

21

76

*60

60 

66

60

61

65

62

60

66

62

55

55

59

59

61

59

61

65

67

_

-

1,812

64.7

3,590

Mar.

71 

67

63

61

61

63

67

73

81

83

ir

82

73

73

74

*78

74

74

81

77

72

78

80

83

85

86

86

86

87

81

2,370

76.5

4,700

Apr.

80

*77

76

78

78

81

80

80

78

SO

81 

80

77

78

76

76

82

80

78

82

*96

116

135

135

126

131

131

157

137

124

-

2,866

95.5

5,680

May

116 

113

106

103

105

106

116

121

124

118

113 

110

»106

103

102

105

116

124

131

196

184

169

171

173

173

177

184

223

»229

2o9

205

4,431

143

8,790

June

203 

192

186

186

*177

171

165

151

142

130

*129 

122

118

115

106

103

*94

84

82

85

82

78

76

74

*77

72

68

69

67

65.

-

3,469

116

6,880

July

61 

59

54

52

54

51

51

46

49

*54

57 

50

54

51

50

50

54

56

51

47

45

41

40

40

38

38

41

63

a57

a67

aST

1,578

50.9

3,130

Aug.

a79 

a94

a66

a44

*40

42" 39

46

49

49

*48 

49

48

49

52

51

45

45

47

44

44

47

46

43

46

48

*48

47

45

45

42

1,527

49.3

3,030

Sept.

36 

38

37

36

36

34

34

36

36

35

s33

33

35

40

41

41

43

42

40

40

41

40

37

36

40

40

39

1,126

37.5

2,230

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,690 Mln - Mean 231 Ac-ft 167,800

Hater year 1952-53: Max 229 Mln 33 Mean 76.1 Ac-ft 55,060

Peak discharge (base. 330 efs). July 28 (3 p.m.) 371 cfs (gage height, 4.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Castilla and Diamond Pork near Thistle.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 95

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'40", long. 111°14'40", in SW£ sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., on left 

bank 40 ft downstream from west portal of tunnel and 18 miles northeast of Thistle.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1922 to September 1925 and May 1932 to September 1945 in Spanish Pork water 

commissioner's reports and files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 7,470 ft (by 

Farometer).

Extremes . 1922-25. 1932-53: Maximum daily discharge, 595 cfs July 9, 1923; minimum 

daily observed, 4 cfs many times when no water is being diverted from Strawberry Reservoir.

Remarks. Records good. Records show water diverted from Strawberry Reservoir (in Colorado River basin, capacity, 270,000 acre-ft) plus tunnel seepage for use on lands of 

Strawberry project.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Strawberry Water Users Association.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean Ac-fi

Oct.

175

200

199

188

168

150

150

152

180

180

179

168

151

155

155

155

136

10

40

40

43

81

90

90

BO

65

100

100

100

100

100

3,880

125

7,700

JJov.

100

100

99

89

80

80

SO

72

50

50

50

50

50

45

32

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

-

1,117

37.2

2,220

Dec.

5

155

5

307

Jan.

5

155

5

307

Feb.

5

'

-

-

140

5

278

Mar.

5

155

5

307

Apr.

6

12

40

40

40

40

43

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

28

6

6

-

813

27.1

1,610

May

\-

6

69

102

161

221 179"

182

191

150

61

20

19

6

6

16

93

118

140

142

167

2,115

68.2

4,200

June

242

298

351

379

359

327

257

240

202

235

237

274

244

229

216

220

275

337

382

410

372

394

435

435

422

411

374

387

400

438

9,782

326

19,400

July

468

469

433

378

330

350

441

464

431

446

378

318

317

361

376

362

404

376

282

280

290

286

248

233

244

213

221

204

224

189

154

10,170

328

20,170

Aug.

126

15

5.5

175

5.5

7.7

35

77

97

118

182

228

239

314

313

294

319

326

340

368

394

338

317

298

324

372

374

382

406

350

349

7,319.2

236

14,500

Sept.

326

330

35o

308

262

218

189

188

188

210

216

186

201

190

188

144

133

132

97

11

89

79

93

122

105

102

87

87

87

91

-

5,026

168

9,970

Calendar year 1952 : Max 344 Mln . Mean 73.6 Ao-ft 53,460

Water year 1952-53 : Max 459 Mln . Mean ng Ac-ft 80,970

Note.. Discharge from Nov. 16 to Apr. 13 estimated on baaia of observed seepage discharge Nov. 15 

and Apr. 14.
96 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Diamond Fork near Thistle, Utah

Location. Lat 40 0 03'38", long. 111 027'06", in approximate center of sec. 2, T. 9 S. ( R. 

4 E., on left bank about 1 mile downstream from Little Diamond Creek, 4.2 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 5.2 miles northwest of Thistle.

Drainage area. 146 sq mi.

Records available. January 1908 to September 1917, April 1940 to September 1953. Records

prior to 1915 not equivalent due to transmountaln diversion.

 e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 9, 1940, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 9, 

1940, to Oct. 6, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 2.7 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1914-17, 1940-53), 119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 532 cfs July 2; maximum gage height, 5.07 ft

!6; minimum discharge, 12 cfs Feb. 21.

18-17, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 5.18 ft);

im 1 II ofei Wr.tr Q 1 a/lB

June -_

minimum, 1.0 cfs Nov. 9, 1948.

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

Beginning 1915, flow eupplemented by water diverted via tunnel from Strawberry Reservoir In Colorado River basin for irrigation In Jordan River basin (see preceding, 

page).

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

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to June 23, June 27

to July 31, Aug. 12-21, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

23

69

155

4.5 

5.0 

5.2

274

429

502

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

213

216

213

209

194

176

170

174

*197

204

204

192

172

156

185

192

190

61

64

70

70

96

114

116

124

83

126

126

124

124

124

4,679

151

9,280

Jlov.

~82 124

124

118

102

101

101

99

83

82

80

82

*80

77

72

57

59

57

57

55

55

54

49

48

52

44

42

43

40

48

-

2,167

72.2

4,300

Dec.

50

56

55

50

51

50

50

50

50

48

(*)

(*)

, a50

. a40

1,470

47.4

2,920

Jan.

a40

*42

41

41

41

41

41

41

43

42

38

44

54

57

46

46

44

43

43

43

*43

41

33

3F

35

33

1,291

41.6

2,560

Feb.

34

35

35

35

35

38

36

38

37

*33

32

34

33

33

35

33

34

35

33

33

33

32

35

35

32

32

34

34

_

-

958

34.2

1,9OO

Mar.

34

32

31

33

34

36

37

40

40

38

40

36

36

37

*37

36

37

4O

40

40

42

46

56

57

60

61

62

61

56

1,298

41.9

2,570

Apr.

55

*51

51

55

54

54

73

76

72

45

44

41

40

42

69

77

89

85

86

111

*118

116

124

124

113

126

129

135

114

82

-

2,451

81.7

4,860

May

76

73

69

66

65

68

75

79

82

77

75

72

*102

143

188

226

213

213

233

240

172

126

113

106

104

106

172

209

*223

248

274

4,288

138

8,510

June

329

363

392

*440

415

373

308

291

264

277

*277

291

282

274

264

269

*302

366

398

454

426

433

469

472

*469

469

454

447

458

487

11,213

374

22, 240

July

498

487

436

395

351

354

422

454

429

*447

412

344

338

369

395

382

412

415

326

305

311

308

282

256

269

253

269

246

253

233

213

10,864

350

21,550

Aug.

176

101

49

42

*35

35

54

101

122

145

*192

238

253

311

320

311

329

354

357

369

389

38?

351

332

344

*385

385

369

382

354

338

7,905

255

15, 680

Sept.

320

320

302

296

269

230

204

190

192

206

211

192

192

190

188

159

149

147

122

101

111

101

111

*141

129

124

114

109

108

109

-

5,337

178

10,590

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,500 mn 5 Mean 197 Ac-ft 143,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 498 mn 31 Mean 148 Ac-ft 107,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

tnd records for Spanish Pork atlCastllla and near Thistle.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 97

Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah

Location. Lat 40°03 I 00", long. Ill "32 "50" (revised), in SW^NE^ sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 3 E., 

on left bank 600 ft upstream from outlet of Cold Springs, 1 mile upstream from diversion dam of Bureau of Reclamation, l£ miles northwest of Castilla, and 3 miles downstream from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area. 670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1919 to September 1925, October 1936 to September 1953 In reports 

or Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1953 in reports of Spanish Fork 

water commissioner.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,870 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 20, 1920, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1925, water-stage recorder, at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1919-25, 1933-53), 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 618 cfs June 4; maximum gage height, 5.55 ft 

July 28; minimum discharge, 58 cfs Feb. 22.

1919-25, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, 3,610 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 9.83 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Dec. 9, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. Flow is 

materially increased by water diverted by tunnel from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity, 

270,000 acre-ft) In Colorado River basin into Diamond Pork for irrigation of lands in 

Jordan River basin (see p. 95).

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

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to June 4, 

June 23 to July 3)

Oct. 1 to May 12 May 13 to June 24 June 25 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

89

132

192

323

3.9 

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

2O6 

335 

480 

622

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

84

135

240

370

570

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

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. ]

310

312

310

301 

288

266

256

264

291

*301

304

296

274

253

293

296

291

176

m

156

174

202

206

214

172

216

216

219

219

219

7,595

245

15,060

JIov.

219

177

214

214 

199

194

194

190

174

172

172

174

*174

174

174

158

156

154

152 

150

150

150

132

122

137

118

110

119

113

124

-

4,860

162

9,640

Dec.

129

139

137

122 

132

136

139

139

136

124

*141

139

137

136

134

*137

137

137

139 

137

136

136

126

101

108

118

112

119

119

129

13O

4,041

13O

8,020

Jan.

129

129

127

122 

122

124

»129

129

127

127

126

127

127

137

130

110

134

150

166 

150

148

134

132

129

129

*129

126

116

126

124

118

4,033

130

8.0OO

Feb.

119

118

121

122 

124

129

124

130

126

108

*106

113

103

108

116

1O8

105

118

109 

95

M

97

109

112

105

108

112

118

_

-

3,157

113

6,260

Mar.

122

116

HO

108 

106

112

118

126

136

145

146

136

136

119

119

121

*126

116

121 

129

124

119

130

136

146

152

160

162

166

168

154

4,085

132

8,100

Apr.

148

*141

139

145 

143

148

162

166

160

136

136

129

124

127

145

154

185

172

166 

197

»224

242

274

280

253

277

277

512

264

204

5,630

188

11,170

May

199

194

1S1

172 

174

181

197

209

216

209

199

197

*217

249

284

335

340

350

387 

444

340

297

281

279

277

284

342

413

*464

464

ill

8,852

286

17,560

June

535

553

571

607 

*596

567

497

464

419

419

*425

450

432

404

379

374

*396

454

494 

532

507

518

549

560

*556

538

513

516

524

548

14, 897

497

29,550

July

559

552

520

472 

422

400

472

502

489

*510

468

394

385

422

445

442

475

475

376 

353

353

350

323

297

307

289

312

320

310

299

269_

12,562

405

24,920

Aug.

254

195

115

*87 

87

84

95

143

166

184

»245

294

302

364

373

359

379

394

403 

426

462

419

394

367

3S2

429

»432

416

432

400

382

9,464

3O5

18,770

Sept.

359

362

345

345 

310

264

235

226

228

240

247

224

224

224

219

193

ISO

180

170 

160

155

135

14T

*172

170

160

146

152

152

152

6,475

216

12,840

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,280 Mln 34 Mean 454 Ac -ft 329,500

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 607 Mln 64 Mean 235 Ac-ft 169,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
Q0 JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

yo

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah

Location (revised). Lat 40°09'30", long. 111 0 43'50", in SE£SE£ sec. 32, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., 

on left tank 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2j miles north of Lake Shore. Prior to 

Mar. 24, 1953, on right bank.

Drainage area. 700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1903 to July 1907, March 1909 to September 1925, January 1938 

to September 1953.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior

o Jan. 23, 1938, staff gages at several sites about 3 miles upstream at various daturas. 

Jan. 23, 1938, to Mar. 23, 1953, water-stage recorder at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1904-6, 1909-19, 1920-25, 1938-53), 93.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 233 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 3.67 ft); practically no flow at times during irrigation season.

1903-7, 1909-25, 1938-53: Maximum discharge measured, 3,020 cfs Apr. 28, 1952; 

practically no flow at times during irrigation season of most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater effect or no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Flow regulated by many'diversions for irrigation and hydroelectric powerplant. During latter part of irrigation season only waste and return 

waters pass gage. Station below all diversions. Discharge includes that of overflow canal constructed in winter of 1947-48, which diverts part of high flow from 

river about 1 mile above gage.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24-29)

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

0.2

1.0

2.2

4.2

7.2

11

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.O 

3.3

86

173

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

30

> 100

1,420

45.8

2,820

JJov.-

l 120

(*)

120

-

3,600

120

7,140

Dec.

(*)

150

4,650

150

9,220

Jan.

(*)

140

4,340

140

8,610

Feb.

(*)

115

_

_

-

3,220

115

6,390

Mar.

140

(»)

157

156

162

167

172

171

175

172

4,552

147

9,O3O

Apr.

167 

*163 

158 

15S 

159

162

173

172

171

166

150

148

143

*146 

143

138

139

165

157

148

142

*160

188

195

194

184

171

172

*158

120

4,810

160

9,540

May

121 

125 

116 

106 

115

103

99

1OO

93

87

71

45

*7.2

4.2 

3.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

36

28

1.0

,

1,277.0

41.2

2,530

June

(*)

 0.5

(*)

.4

.4

.7

.8

.5

.8

.4

1.2

^f'.e

16.7

0.56

33

July

0.7 

.5 

2.2 

1.1 

.8

.7

.7

.6

t 4

*74

.8

1.1

7.2

1.4 

1.5

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.8

1.8

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.2

.8

5.1

8.0

13

*2.6

li

92.6

2.99

184

Aug.

15 

41 

4.5 

2.4 

3.5

7.3

2.8

2.0

2.2

2.8

1.7

1.6

3.6

1.8 

1.1

.8

.8

.6

1.1

.9

.6

4.6

6.9

3.1

1.0

*1.0

80

16

2.6

1.0

1.1

215.4

6.95

427

Sept.

1.1 

1.4 

1.4 

i.5 

3.6

1.5

2.0

2.8

4.5

2.8

1.5

1.8

1.4

IT!

1.0

4.2

3.6

4.0

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.5

1.0

2.6

2.6

2.0

4.5

4.6

*2.4

74.0

2.47

147

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,880 Mln 0 Mean 293 Ao-ft 216, 50O

Nater year 1952-53: Max 195 Mln - Mean 77.4 Ao-ft 56,070

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hpte.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Utah Lake Oct. 1 to NOT. 4, no gageheight record NOT. 5 to Mar. 23 (backwater effect from Utah Lake part of period), May 22 to June 23j 

discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at 

Castllla.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 99

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'30", long. 111 0 31'30", in Jffi£ sec. 6, T. 8 S., R. 4 E., on right 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from Springville hydroelectric plant, l£ miles downstream 

from Right Fork, and 4 miles southeast of Springville.

Drainage area. 105 sq mi.

Records available. March 1904 to December 1916 (1906-7 gage heights only), April 1945 

to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,920 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 1, 1909, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at different datum (destroyed 

by flood). June 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1916, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at 

different datum. Apr. 17, 1945, to July 23, 1952, water-stage recorder at same site 

at datum 1.70 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1904-5, 1907-16, 1945-53), 57.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 145-cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 2.90 ft); minimum 

daily. 17 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 22, 23.

1904-16, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 7.83 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 1.4 cfs Feb. 12, 1946.

Remarks. Records good. Several diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated 

by hydroelectric plants at times during low stages. Springville city pipeline (capacity, approximately 5 cfs) diverts water from tributary spring above station (diversion 

began August 1951).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

2.8

14

26

52

102

130

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

Day

1 

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29 

26

28

2S

28

26

26

 30

32

30

31

30

31

29

29

29

29

29

32

33

32

32

31

29

29

26

29

29

28

27

28

905

29.2

1,790

Jtov. '"

27 

27

27

26

26

26

27

27

27

28

27

»29

32

32

36

34

33

29

31

30

31

30

29

29

29

28

25

26

28

29

-

S65

28.8

1,720

Dec.

29 

SO

29

29

29

30

30

31

30

30

30

 29

29

29

30

30

29

29

30

31

31

li

31

28

28

29

30

30

30

30

31

923

29.8

1,830

Jan.

30 

31

30

29

31

*S1

30

30

30

27

29

29

28

32

31

27

29

43

53

42

37

35

33

32

30

29

29

27

29

29

26

97 S

31.5

1,940

Feb.

28 

27

28

28

2S

31

27

29

28

26

 27

29

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

24

24

25

26

25

li

24

24

24

_

_

-

743

26.5

1,470

Mar.

25 

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

26

24

24

24

24

24

 25

28

28

27

29

29

30

32

36

43

45

49

44

885

28.5

1,760

Apr.

44 

41

41

46

48

46

44

41

39

37

37

34

34

35

34

36

46

46

46

60

86

108

 119

119

108

110

115

129

115

106

-

1,950

65.0

3,870

May

92 

S6

77

73

73

78

84

84

87

82

77

70

63

 62

67

68

78

79

79

101

88

83

80

75

69

67

69

*70

70

69

63

2,363

76.2

4,690

June

61 

63

62

*63

69

75

72

64

64

 73

84

79

83

88

78

67

64

 67

70

67

55

61

60

56

53

47

47

47

46

~

r,930

64.3

3,830

July

44 

41

38

40

40

39

38

36

 SO

34

3S

36

33

28

25

2S

27

24

24

25

20

19

21

26

26

24

24

25

25

33

 37

948

30.6

1,880

Aug.

3S 

38

35

31

29

29

29

29

29

29

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

22

ii

19

20

20

21

20

19

»22

25

29

25

22

24

802

25.9

1,590

Sept.

If

23

23

22

21

20

20

11

17

18

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

18

17

17

20

21

20

20

22

21

*20

595

19.8

1,180

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,090 Ktn 19 Mean 114 Ac -ft 82,860

Water year 1952-53: Max 129 Mln 17 Mean 38.0 Ac-ft 27,550

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs). Ai

* Discharge measurement made on thJ

jr. 23 (9:30 p.m.) 145 cfs (2.90 ft). 

Is day.
100 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Prove River near Kamas, Utah

Location. Lat 40°35'00", long. 111°00'30", In NE£ sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 8 E., on right 

bank 3 miles upstream from Soapstone Creek and 14 miles east of Kamas.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1953.

)_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,110 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 576 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.13 ft); minimum, 

3.9 ofs Jan. 19.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 765 cfs May 27, 1951 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum, 

that of Jan. 19, 1953.

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

which are fair. No diversion above station. Plow regulated by several small lakes 

at headwaters which have dams and outlet works. Combined regulated capacity, 10,841 

acre-ft. Station is immediately above the outlet of Duchesne tunnel.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4 to Feb. 8, Sept. 19-30)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

3.4

7.5

13

23

41

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

2.8

66

152

317

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.0 

6.8 

6.8

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.O

6.0

6.1

6.1

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

190.7

6.15

378

NOV.

5.7 

5.6

 b5.7

(*)

5.6

5.6

 b5.6

> b5.4

-

168.1

5.6O

333

Dec.

i b5.2

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

146.7

4.73

291

Jan.

4.4 

4.2 

4.2

4.2

*4.1

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.1

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.7

5.0

sa

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

140.0

4.52

278

Feb.

4.7 

4.6

4.7 l'.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

I b4.8

J

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.1

_

-

134.8

4.81

267

Mar.

5.0 

5.1 

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.3

5.3

b5.7

a6.5

a7.5

*8.2

8.6

8.9

571

8.0

197.9

6.38

393

Apr.

7.5 

7.5 

8.2

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.3

b7.2

7.2

b7.0

6.6

b7.0

7.3

7.7

7.3

7.7

9.3

15

24

38

44

46

58

64

60

56

50

-

603.8

20.1

1,20O

May

39 

32 

29

27

32

52

72

79

74

55

*46

41

37

37

41

47

55

68

74

76

68

61

56

58

62

99

155

240

175

138

175

2,300

74.2

4,560

June

*210 

227 

251

255

230

168

168

173

240

*362

*392

402

44O

446

*410

356

326

297

273

230

173

152

145

119

100

*90

79

70

67

64

-

6,915

230

13,720

July

If 

88

84

79

82

*121

119

119

126

121

117

115

113

113

106

98

100

98

96

96

94

94

92

90

92

*84

82

82

94

68

3,025

97.6

6,OOO

Aug.

67 

~68 100 

55

50

47

45

44

41

41

41

39

39

39

38

38

37

37

38

42

45

44

42

*41

41

40

38

41

45

61

60

1,444

46.6

2,860

Sept.

54

51

47

50

52

52

52

50

48

45

37

35

34

30

19

11

9.9

14

1O

6.1

5.2

4.7

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.6

*4.4

174

857.2

28.6

1,70O

Calendar year 1952: Max 454 Mln 4.4 Mean 67.1 AC-ft 48,690

Hater year 1952-53: Max 446 Mln 4.0 Mean 44.2 AC-ft 31,980

Peak dlseharse (base, 4OO ofs). June 13 (6:30 p.m.) 576 ofs (3.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurement, weather records.

and records for station near Hailstone.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 101

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah

Location. Lat 40°42'30", long. 111°16'30", in NW£ sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 1,400 ft downstream from head and three-quarters of a mile east of Oakley.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1938 to September 1945, collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of 

Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey. October 1932 to September 1939 in 

reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1945-53: Maximum daily discharge, 747 cfs June 20, 1947; no water diverted 

from Weber River for several months each year.

'Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts water from Weber River in SW-fcSW-fc sec. 21, T. 1 S., 

R. 6 E., for irrigation and water supply in Jordan River basin. Figures given herein 

represent water diverted from main stem of Weber River, some of which may return to 

Weber River through seepage.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the period 

~ June 13-22, 1949, superseding those published in WSP 1150, are given herewith:

1949 

June 13............ 6

14............ 5

15............ 4

16............ 4

17............ 4

1949-Con. 

June 18...

19...

20...

21...

22...

4

4

4

4

175

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from 

check-dam In canal June 13-22, 1949.

Month Cfs-days

16.302.5

Mp-yi imnn

537

Minimum

0

0

Mean

44.7

Runoff In 

acre-feet

9,600

32,340

32,340

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

Day

1

2

3

i

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-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

<y

0

0

0

0

76

152

155

143

 131

122

109

86

82

71

87

131

155

224

233

196

184

' 186

162

170

191

301

375

391

375

4,488

145

8,900

June

*416

464

457

531

S56

478

556

551

462

246

 594

697

SSff

673

644

 644

679

685

682

526

S|i

4U

441

454

 478

423

361

336

318

268

14,955

498

29,660

July

253" 229

193

178

140

121

107

 85

63

13

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,332

43.0

2,640

Aug.

(»)

0

0

0

Sept,

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 152 Kin Q Mean 4.7 Ac-ft 3,440

water year 1952-53: Max 697 Kin o Mean 56.9 Ac-ft 41,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day
102 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Weber-Prove diversion canal near Woodland, Utah

Location. Lat 40"36"40", long. Ill"18'15", in SW&SE£ sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from outlet to Provo River and 4? miles northwest of Woodland.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 (periods of diversion only).

Qage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 6,318 ft above mean sea 

level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--1931-53: Maximum daily discharge, 676 cfs June 20, 1947; no water diverted 

from Weber River or Beaver Creek for several months during each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Canal diverts water from Weber River in SW«3W£ sec. 21, T. IS., 

R. 6 E., and from Beaver Creek in NE£SE£ sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., to Provo River for 

irrigation along Provo and Jordan Rivers. Figures given herein represent quantity of 

water reaching Provo River during periods when water was diverted from Weber River and 

Beaver Creek. Not all of flow diverted reaches Provo River due to evaporation, transpiration, and seepage losses. No water was diverted from Weber River or Beaver Creek 

on days for which no figures are given.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

Hay

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

103

June

361

*387

389

449

508

500

538

540

July

233

218

202

190

156

132

98

*94

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Hay

118

106

*99

95

85

64

59

51

June

535

204

*56l

622

597

624

608

*614

July

76

53

_

_

_

-

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

May

62

94

130

185

220

190

173

175

June

619

632

B24

566

225

383

410

414

July

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. .....................................................................

May

157

151

162

248

320

350

343

7,460

June

*447

414

363

341

320

279

27,920

July

_

_

_

_

.

_

_

1 ' 452

2,830

The period: Max 632 Ac-ft 38,620

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Provo River near Hailstone, Utah

Location. La t 40°36', long, 111°22', in SE£ sec. 34, T. 2 S., R. 5 E., on right bank 

3 miles upstream from Ross Creek and Hailstone.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

gage. water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,100 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 cfs June 14 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 27-30.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1953; minimum, 29 cfs Jan. 31, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Dlsciiarge, In cubic feet per second, water 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.

68

68

68

65

65

64

*g5

66

66

65

66

67

67

67 

70

77

79

75

76

77

77

76

77

76

74

72

71

72

72 

72

71

2,192

70.7

4,350

Jlov.

71

70

68

71

(*)

t)70

-

2,100

70.0

4,170

Dec.

(*)

b70

2,170

70.0

4,300

Jan.

(*)

, b68

70

67

68

70

75 

67

67

68

75

75" 80

72

72

67

67

66

66

14CT

68 

67

65

2,133

6S.8

4,230

Feb.

67

65

66

66

65

66

64

67

*65

63

b66

-

-

1,842

65.8

3,650

Mar.

b70

72

74

76

80

88

89

83

83

77 

75

*80

84

74

82

83

76

74

77

84

102

104

107

110

114 

IU

100

2,612

84.3

5,180

Apr.

97

92

90

98

95

97

94

86

89

83

86

83

 53 79

79

86

95

94

89

*98

123

169

229

254

244

268

296

155

257 

262

-

4,191

140

8,310

May

231

214

186

181

T55

214

235

370

384

340

*314

296

268

241 

244

238

257

333

394

548

535

485

458

473

427

493

583

1,020

1.170 

992

935

13,292

429

26,360

June

1,100

*1,170

1,190

1,290

1,360

1,230

1,320

1,330

1,380

*1,290

»1,7SO

1,800

1,960

1.970 

1,870

*1,770

1,700

*1,630

1,540

1,420

926

1,020

970

884

813

*712

624

584

542 

463

-

37,638

1,255

74,650

July

37S

378

353

346

313

266

266

*269

243

269

232

213

1S6

168 

172

168

168

177

164

155

145

135

140

135

133

135

140

*129 TSo"

148

165

6,429

207

12,750

Aug.

147

T56" 267

127

110

102

97

95

95

90

SO

77

75

79 

79

69

68

66

65

66

69

71

65

*57

56

57

56

51

46 

W

63

2,666

86.0

5,290

Sept.

79

75

75

72

69

68

72

 S3 85

85

80

75

68

65 

63

59

56

51

50

47

50

46

42

42

40

43

42

*39"55

39

-

1,801

60.0

3,570

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,690 Mln - Mean 311 Ac-ft 226,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,970 Mln 39 Mean 217 Ac-ft 156,800

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). June 14 (4:30 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (6.03 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 103

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah

Location. Lat 40°24', long. 111*32', in SW^SWi sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., at dam on Provo

 River, a quarter of a mile upstream from Deer Creek and 4f miles southwest of 

Charleston.

Records available. December 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Mercury indicating gage read once daily. Datum of gage is mean sea level (levels 

oy Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 153,400 acre-ft June 25-28 (elevation, 5,417.32

 ft); minimum, 102,100 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 5,395.17 ft).

1940-53: Maximum contents, 154,000 acre-ft June 19, 1946 (elevation, 5,417.65 ft); 

minimum, 1,200 acre-ft Dec. 16, 1940 (elevation, 5,296.8 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete cutoff wall. Storage began

 IrTUctober 1940. Capacity, 152,560 acre-ft between elevations 5,280 ft (bottom of 

outlet tunnel) and 5,417 ft (top of 20-foot radial gates) Dead storage, 2,870 acreft below elevation 5,305 ft (sill of trash-rack structure). Water used for irrigation, 

domestic, and industrial purposes. Contents given herein include dead storage and are 

computed from 12 p.m. elevations which are based on trend indicated by 8 a.m. readings.

Cooperation. Records of daily elevations and contents furnished by Provo River water 

comnlssToner.

Contents at 12 p.m., In acre-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

26

29

30

31

Oct.

126,800

126,400

126,000

125, 600

125,200

124, 900

124,500

124,100

123,800

123,500

123,400

123,400

123,300

123,200

123,100

123,100

123,100

123,000

123,000

123,000

123,000

123,000

123,000

123,000

123,100

123,100

123,100

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,300

Jfov.

123,300

123,300

123,300

123,300

123,300

123,300

123,400

123,400

123,500

123,600

123,700

123,800

123,900

124,100

124,300

124,500

124,600

124,700

124, SOO

125,000

125,100

125,200

125,200

125,200

125,200

125,000

124,900

124,900

124,900

124, 900

-

Dec-.

124,900

124,900

125,000

125,100

125,100

125,100

125,100

125,100

125,100

125, 100

125,100

125,200

125,200

125,200

125,200

125,200

125,000

124, 900

124, 900

124, 900

124,800

124,700

124,700

124,600

124,500

124,400

124,200

124,000

124,000

123,900

123,900

Jan.

123,800

123,800

123,700

123,600

123,600

123,500

123,500

123,400

123,400

123,300

123,300

123,400

123,900

124,300

124,600

124,900

125,300

125,900

126,400

126,900

127,300

127,600

127,900

128,000

127, 900

127,800

127,500

127,200

127,000

126,800

126,600

Feb.

126,500

126,300

126,100

125,900

125,700

125,600

125,400

125,300

125,100

124,900

124,600

124,300

124,000

123,700

123,500

123,200

123,000

122,800

122,500

122,300

122,000

121,700

121,500

121,200

121,000

120,800

120, 600

120, 500

_

-

-

Mar.

120,300

120,100

119,900

119,700

119,500

119,200

119,100

119,000

118,900

119,100

119,200

119,300

119,300

119,300

119,300

119,300

119,200

119,200

119,200

119,200

119,200

119,200

119,200

119,300

119,400

119,500

119,600

119,700

119,700

119,700

119,600

Apr.

119,400

119,200

119,000

118,800

118,600

118,500

118,200

118,000

117,800

117,600

117,400

117,200

117,000

116,900

116,700

116, 700

116,600

116,600

116, 600

116,600

116,600

116,800

117,000

117, 100

117,200

117,200

117,200

117,100

116,900

116,700

May

116,600

116,400

116,200

115,900

115,400

114,900

114,300

113,800

113,400

113,200

113,000

112,800

112,600

112,300

112,000

111,500

111,300

111,100

111,100

111,400

111,700

111,700

111,700

111,700

111,700

111,700

112,000

112,600

113,700

114,900

115,800

June

116,800

117,800

119,000

120,300

121,800

123,200

124,700

126,000

127,600

129,200

131,200

133,700

136,600

139,500

142,000

144,300

146,200

148,000

149,800

151,200

152,000

152,600

153,000

153,300

153,400

153,400

153,400

153,400

153,300

153,000

July

152,700

152,300

151, 900

151,600

151,200

150,900

150,300

149,600

149,000

148,600

148,200

147, 700

147,200

146,600

145,900

145,200

144,400

143,700

142,900

142,200

141,500

141,000

140, 500

139, 700

138,800

138,000

137, 100

136,300

135,600

134,800

134,200

Aug.

133,700

133,300

132,900

132,500

131,900

131,400

130,900

130,500

130,000

129,500

128,900

128,400

127,800

127.30O

126,700

126,300

125,800

125,300

124, 700

124,100

123,500

123,000

122,400

121,800

121,200

120,500

119,900

119,400

118,800

118,200

117,600

Sept.

117,000

116,400

115,800

115,300

114,600

114,200

113,700

113,200

112,700

112,200

111,700

111,200

110, 600

110,000

109,400

108,900

108,300

107,800

107,300

106,800

106,300

105,700

105,200

104,700

104,200

103,700

103,300

102,800

102,500

102,100

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change In contents 

during month 

(ao re-feet)
104 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Prove River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location (revised). Lat 40°21'40", long. 111°33'45", in NW^NWi sec. 25, T. 5 S.. R. 3 E., 

on right bank half a mile downstream from North Pork, 3,500 ft northeast of Vivian 

Park, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from South Pork.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,200 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 13, 1933, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (Since 1932 flow Includes that of (1912-53), 360 cfs. 

Weber-Provo Diversion canal.)

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 730 cfs June 24, 26; maximum gage height, 3.67 

rt June 26; minimum daily discharge, 117 cfs Jan. 16.

1911-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,180 cfs June 11, 1921; minimum, 23 cfs 

Mar. 11, 1948. '

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

Station is below diversions for Irrigation in Heber Valley and above those in vicinity 

of Prove. Plow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir and small lakes at headwaters that 

serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversions from Strawberry River drainage 

into Daniels Creek. Records include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 101, 

102).

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

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, May 13-15, 

June 20 to July 1, July 24 to Sept. 30)

1.7 108

2.0 165

2.5 283

3.0 430

3.9 759

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

427

424

420

427

450

408

411 

*427 

424

398

283

270

267

262.

262

262

260

260

257

240

244

244

244

244

244

242

244

242 

240 

254

267

9,528

307

18,900

Jtov.

- 265 '2TJ5*

265

262

262

262

254 

252 

252

250

*250

250

250

257

262

257

254

254

254

257

260

260

257

257

257

257

a260

-

7,722

257

15,320

Dec.

-I

I

> a260

J

a290

*305

a300

9,065

292

17,980

Jan.

a300

*307 } a316

318

184

122

128

119

117

TT?

145

141

126

124

121

120

250

355

360

370

392 

'59? 

367

355

7,796

251

15,460

Feb.

TOB" 355

3TC

364

364

364

364 

364 

*364

361

361

361

364

364

370

370

364

364

370

373

373

373

373

373

373

373

373

373

-

10,323

369

20,480

Mar.

376

376

376

376

376

376

376 

376 

379

30?

'2"3"6~ 273

307

305

305

*305

305

302

302

296

294

294

294

294

296

296

296

278 

316 

33O

358

10,031

324

19,900

Apr.

358

355

355

358

358

358

355 

355 

355

358

358

361

358

358

358

310

280

280

280

257

244

*?§2

257

313

330

355

395

355 

389 

389

-

10,084

336

20,000

May

386

379

398

424

470

466

463 

463 

437

376

350

3ST

373

*373

376

370

361

361

364

379

433

508

514

490

494

494

490

508 

532 

539

561

13,493

435

26,760

June

579

579

593

.*604

600

611

615 

611 

611

586

568

575

582

582

608

641

645

*645

652

664

668

675

*714

756- 730

714

668

586 

557 

550

-

18,739

625

37,170

July

'515" 532

525

518

511

508

508 

514 

*504

460

466

480

511

518

518

522

514

497

490

494

500

478

"5SZ 392

518

522

525

525 

522 *518

511

15,641

505

31,020

Aug.

500 455"

440

440

440

433

427 

437 

437

433

430

437

440

437

433

430

427

424

4TT

433

433

437

427

433

433

440

 443

433 

427 

424

424

13,515

436

26,810

Sept.

424

414

424

427

1ST

427

427 

427 

427

427

424

420

420

420

424

424

414

408

398

389

386

373

376

376

373

361

361

*364 

364 

550

-

12,076

403

23,950

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,980 Mln 240 Mean 577 Ac-ft 418,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 730 Mln 117 Mean 378 Ac-ft 273,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for station at Provo.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 105

South Fork Prove River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location (revised). Lat 40e 21'10", long. 111°34'10", in NW^SE^ sec. 26, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., 

on right bank a quarter of a mile southeast of Vivian Park and half a mile upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from topographic map). Prior to June 15, 1913, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at 

different datum. June 15, 1913, to Nov. 21, 1933, staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1912-53)', 30.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.18 ft); minimum, 

8'.3 cfs Aug. 12.

1911-*53: Maximum discharge observed, 123 cfs May 27. 1922: minimum, 7.4 cfs June 5. 

1951.

Remarks. Records good. Station below all diversions.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(shifting-control method used May 11-14, Aug. 30 to sept. 30)

0.4

.6

1.0

1.2

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

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

~48 49

47

45

45

45

46

*46

47

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44 

44

44

44

1,403

45.3

2,780

JJov.

434"2"

42

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

*41

41

41

42

41

40

39.

39

39

39

40

39

40

41

40

40

39 

39

39

-

1,214

40.5

2,410

Dee.

38

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

*38

37

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

33

33

33

32 

32

32

32

1,096

35.4

2,170

Jan.

32

32

32

32

32

*32

32

32

31

31

31

32

32

35

31

31

31

32

31

30

30

30

29

29

29

||

28

28

967

31.2

1,920

Feb.

28

28

28

29

28

28

 28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

26.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

-

-

762

27.2

1,510

Mar.

27 m26

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 

27

27

26

809

26.1

1,600

Apr.

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

27

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

ft

28

-

790

26.3

1,570

May

2S.

27

26

26

24

24

24

25

25

25

24

*24

24

24

24

22

26

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26 

27

28

26

782

25.2

1,550

June

26

26

26

*26

26

28

28

23

28

28

30

34

36

18

36

24

18

*20

24

24

26

24

21

25

26

22

20

23 

22

23

-

786

26.2

1,560

July

22

22

21

21

22

22

22

20

 13

11

16

18

18

18

22

22

22

22

20

18

22

22

24

22

17

16

16

IB 

*24

2S.

26

626

20.2

1,240

Aug.

26

26

24

23

22

24

24

24

26

26

25

16

16

17

23

24

23

23

22

20

18

17

18

20

*26

26 

26

24

24

707

22.8

1,400

Sept.

14

24

23

24

24

24

23

23

19

li

18

20

20

20

20

23

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

20

22

21

 20

-

649

21.6

1,290

Calendar year 1952 : Max 91 Hln 20 Mean 39.8 Ac -ft 28,860

Water year 1952-53 : Max 49 Mln 12 Mean 29.0 Ao-ft 21,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
106 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River at Provo, Utah

Location (revised) . La t 40°14'15", long. 111°41'55", in NV&SEi sec. 3, T. 7 S., R. 2 E.,

 on left bank 1,300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 114, 2 miles west of 

Provo, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. May 1903 to June 1905 (gage heights only), May 1933 to September 1934,

 January 1937 to September 1953. Published as Provo River at San Pedro, LOB Angeles and 

Salt Lake Railway bridge near Provo 1903-4 and as Provo River at Rio Qrande Western 

Railroad bridge near Provo 1905.

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,510 ft (from topographic map). May 

'903 to June 1905 staff gages at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at different 

daturns. May 1933 to September 1934 staff gage at present site at different datum. 

January 1937 to November 1938 water-stage recorder at site 1,100 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1933-34, 1937-53), 185 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 650 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 2.86 ft); minimum,

 2.5 cfs July 23, 24. . *

1903-5, 1933-34, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 2,520 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 

6.37 ft); practically no flow during several periods.

Remarks. Records good. Station is below all diversions. At times entire flow is di-

 verted above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir and small 

lakes at headwaters that serve as reservoirs. Small transinountain diversions from 

Strawberry River drainage into Daniels Creek. Flow affected by Weber-Provo diversion 

canal (see p. 101). Factory race diverts water above station into Provo Bay, an arm 

of Utah Lake, and Provo River water commissioner furnished following records of this 

diverted flow for water year 1952-53:

Month Diversion in 

acre -feet

610

Month

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

July

Diversion In 

acre-feet

7Q1

468

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

70

70

I!82

75

77

100

96

*101

101

95

82

80

93

104

103

100

96

100

110

132

132

134

132

130

164

183

211

219

233

3,545

114

7,030

Jfov.

250

256

274 

259

256

253

250

244

247

247

247

*250

247

253

265

262

268

277

2SO

384

287

280

280

287

293

287

287

284

277

280

-

6,011

267

15,890

Dec.

Hi

284

284 

293

296

303

320

335

340

*340

344

337

330

330

333

330

333

333

333

333

337

337

337

333

330

330

330

326

323

323

320

10,032

324

19,900

Jan.

323

323

323 

323

323

326

340

*340

347

350

350

236

159.

188

168

162

162

208

244

198

208

213

213

324

455

478

522

536

5£5

532

500

9,919

320

19,670

Feb.

500

522

m514

518

514

514

514

482

*411

403

403

403

395

395

387

383

395

383

375

379

350

330

330

323

323

520

-

-

-

11,812

422

23,430

Mar.

320

326

333

337

340

3J4

340

340

340

303

262

284

300

293

300

296

296

300

*300

303

300

296

296

293

296

293

287

267

303

306

337

9,531

307

18,900

Apr.

333

340.

3«> 

326

333

340

333

330

330

333

333

330

330

326

313

280

259

262

253

213

178

*164

140

136

122

81

86

92

98

137

-

7,471

249

14,820

May

ILL

164

164 

162

130

100

84

61

32

20

8.5

5.6

4.4

*4.0

3_t4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.8

8.0

9.0

12

9.5

8.0

6.4

5.6

6.4

5.6

7.2

11

1,221.6

39.4

2,420

June

13

9.0

8.0 

11

*12

12

23

22

23

25

17

19

23

30

37

53

53

*55

57

63

58

56

57

£9

62

63

64

40

16

iui

1,057.6

35.3

2,100

July

8^

6.0

6.0 

5.6

6.4

5.6

4.8

3.7

3.7

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

Zt5

275

3.1

3.4

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.4

116.5

3.76

231

Aug.

3^4

3.7

4.0 

*4.4

6.8

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.0

il

6.0

4.4

4.8

*4.4

5.2

5.6

4.4

4.4

4.0

163.9

5.29

325

Sept.

5.2

4.4

4.4

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.4

5.2

4.8

4,2

4.8

5.2

5.6

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.8

7.2

11

8.5

7.6

10

li *13

-

182.5

6.08

362

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,420 Mln 7.6 Mean 385 Ao-ft 279,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 545 Mln 2.5 Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

American Pork above upper powerplant, near American Fork, Utah

107

Location. Lat 40°26'50", long. 111 0 40'55", in NE& sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from Rock Creek, 1,000 ft upstream from intake for upper powerplant of Utah Power & Light Co., 4 miles upstream from mouth of canyon, and 8 miles 

northeast of American Fork.

Drainage area. 55 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1927 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 26 years, 54.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge not determined, occurred July 30 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 13 cfs Feb. 10.

1927-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred July 30, 1953 (gage height, 

9.2 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 4 cfs (estimated) Jan. 25, 1952.

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

"^Tiversion above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Seventeen 

discharge measurements were made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by 

power company.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

4.3 

4.6

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

5.5 

6.0 

6.3

139

266

358

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

*26

26

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

??

22

22

22

22

756

24.4

1,500

JIov.

22

2T

21

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

18

19

19

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

19

14

IT

16

16

16

16

16

17

-

560

18.7

1,110

Dec.

17

18

IS

18

17

17

18

18

17

13

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

16 rs

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

528

17.0

1,050

Jan.

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

*16

16

16

16

17

18

19

17

16

18

20" 21

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14 rs

16

15

510

16.5

1,010

Feb.

16

rs

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

M

14

*14

14

16

16

16

15

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

15

_

_

-

420

15.0

833

Mar.

16

16

15

14

T*

14

14

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

16

15

16

*16

15

14

15

16

17

18

20

23

25

27

2S

528

17.0

1,050

Apr.

23

22

22

23

25

*25

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

IS

18

18

20

20

21

27

40

59

*82

86

78

89

97

78- 98

73

1,205

40.2

2,390

May

63

56

52

"57 51

72

89

90

89

78

72

67

65

69

*77

78

93

109

118

133

117

106

104

98

93

91

109

141

146 155"

120

2,829

91.3

5,610

June

*126

1ST

*129

138

146

*153

173

198

222

*24S

*293

320

350- 350

324

310

295

280

*268

256

248

240

230

221

214

207

199

191

184

178

6,812

227

13,510

July

165 ISO"

153

148

142

137

132

128

123

119

*116

110

105

101

98

94

90

98

84

81

78

76

73

70

68

65

63

61

59

1TO

*65

3,212

104

6,370

Aug.

62 SS57

55

52

49

46

43

40

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

34

*31

3T

31

32

32

32

32

32 *31

31

31

31

31

1,205

38.9

2,390

Sept.

So- 31

so

30

30

30

30

29

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22.

794

26.5

1,570

Calendar year 1952 : Max 474 Mln 13 Mean 86.2 Ao-ft 62,540

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 350 Mln 13 Mean 53.0 Ac-ft 38,390

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 3 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of discharge 

urements, occasional staff-gage readings and powerplant records.
108 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek near Alpine, Utah

Location. Lat 40°28'35", long. mo 45'25", In NW£ sec. 18, T. 4 S., R. 2 E., on right 

bank"2 miles northeast of Alpine and 3f miles upstream from Port Creek.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,320 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£o Aug. 3, 1951, at site 500 ft downstream at different datum (destroyed by flood).

Average discharge. 6 years, 22.7 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 304 cfs June 13 (gage height, 2.27 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Sept. 3.

1947-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 3, 1951; minimum, that of 

Sept. 3, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 7-16)

.8 

1.0

2.0

7.0

14

24

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

50

90

158

240

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.6

fcf

4.5

4.8

4.8

S.2

5.1

 4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

5.1

5.1

155.4

5.01

308

Jfov.

5.1

4.8 

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.1

5.1

*5.4

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.8

b4.2

b3.8

b3.6

3.6

-

136.0

4.53

270

Dec.

3-4

3.8 

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

*4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6 1 '"

V b3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

125.3

4.04

249

Jan.

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.4

*3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.6

4.1

b3.8

4.1

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

b3.8

4.3

4.6

4.1

122.5

3.95

243

Feb.

4.2

4\3 

4.6

JL1

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.3

*b4

3.8

3.8

3.8

b3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.8

4.3

-

-

110.6

3.95

219

Mar.

4.8

lil 

b4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

6.5

7.0

7.6

8.0

7.3

6.7

6.5

5.9

5.9

6.5

6.2

6.2

*6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

8.6

10

12

.13 i5

1211

220.4

7.11

437

Apr.

9.9

9.6

11

12

12

11

10 

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.6

£*£

8.3

8.6

8.9

11

12

11

11

15

21

33

*41

37

39

42

42

13.

31

26

560.3

18.7

1,110

May

23

20 

18

19

23

34

38 

37

32

26

24

23

23

26

*28

30

37

43

42

41

40

40

41

39

39

42

51

«g3

54

47

58

1,101

35.5

2,180

June

58

*62 

66

78

71

*57

90 

118

*153

*179

193

201

225

195

168

140

125

104

*104

100

96

95

88

74

63

61

57

58

57

58

3,194

106

6,340

July

£3.

51 

46

42

41

38

37 

35

35

44

*36

32

29

28

24

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.2

13

12

794.4

25.6

1,580

Aug.

19

23

11

9.6

9.2

*8.3

8.0 

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

5.4

*5.1

5.1

4.6

4.6

1*2

233.6

7.54

463

Sept.

5.1

5.1 

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.1 

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.8

4.3

3.8

118.4

3.95

235

Calendar year 1952 : Max 219 Mln - Mean 28.8 Ac-ft 20,920

Water year 1952-53 : Max 225 Mln - Mean 18.8 Ac-rt 13,630

Peak discharge (baae. 100 ofa>. June 13 (6 p.m.) 304 cfs (2.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 109

Fort Creek at Alpine, Utah

Location. Lat 40°27'55" (revised), long. 111°46'45", In SE£ sec. 13 (revised), T. 4 S., 

R. 1 E., on right bank three-quarters of a mile north of Alpine and If miles above 

mouth.

Drainage area. 6.1 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 9.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 100 cfs June 12 (gage height, 2.92 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.^ cfs July 21, Aug. 24, Sept. 26.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 246 cfs Aug. 4, 1951 (gage height, 4.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 78 cfs; no flow at times during July, August, and September 

1951.

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

which are fair. One diversion above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

June Z to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.0

2.1

eight, 

1 to June 1

1.8

3.2

7.4

17

31

37

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.7 

2.8

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.6

4.4

8.6

19.2

35

73

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oot.

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.0

1*3

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

*4.4

4.4

4.5

4.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.1

5.6

6.5

6.7

6.2

6.0

4.7

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.6

3.4

4.7

4.9

144.9

4.67

287

Jlov.

l*i

4.9

4.2

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.2

3.8

*3.8

3_fi

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.8

I 4

122.6

4.09

243

Deo.

(*)

4

124

4.00

246

Jan.

, 4

*5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.3

6.9

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.7

5.1

4.9

161.0

5.19

319

Feb.

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.8

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

b3.5

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.3

5.1

5*2

.

-

124.6

4.45

247

Mar.

6.0

5.3

5.3

4.5

4.7

5.8

7.4

8.0

8.5

8.2

7.4

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.3

6.0

6.9

8.8

11

15

13

12

11

9.1

226.0

7.29

448

Apr.

8.2

8.0

9.6

10

9.6

8.8

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.2

6.0

e'.z

6.2

6.9

8.0

7.7

8.5

12

16

24

*30

26

29

32

28

M

27

24

426.2

14.2

845

May

20

19

12

B.S

14

24

22

21

18

15

14

13

13

15

*15

16

23

26

24

19

15

17

20

19

18

19

27

*3£t

17

16

29

578.5

18.7

1,150

June

29

*27

32

38

33

*21

31

40

*52

*54

57

68

65

49

37

33

34

30

*28

25

22

21

21

15

1*4

10

12

11

9.5

9.5

-

922.4

30.7

1,830

July

9.3

8.1

4.8

3.3

5.2

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.2

6.2

*5.0

1.0

.3

3.0

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

V

tf

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

1.0

1.5

2.7

2.6

103.5

3.34

205

Aug.

5.5

13

3.3

.5

3.0

*3.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.0

.9

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.5

.9

1.3

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

ite

2.1

 2.2

2.2

2.1

1.3

1.3

79.2

2.55

157

Sept.

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

.4

1.9

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.7

.7

2.4

2.6

2.7

3.0

2.8

1.0

1.9

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.6

.t!

2VT

3.1

2.8

2.7

-

67.4

2.25

134

Calendar year 1952: Max 105 Mln 0.7 Mean 12.8 Ao-ft 9,270

Water year 1952-53: Max 68 Mln 0.2 Mean 8.44 Ac-ft 6,110

Peak discharge (base. 75 cfs). June 12 (6:30 p.m.) 100 cfs (2.92 ft)s Aug. 2 (l a.m.) 96 cfs 

(2.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stsge-dlBchsrge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 28 to Jan. 7 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice part of 

period); discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

nearby streams.
110

JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Transmountaln diversions from Colorado River basin 

to Jordan River basin

The following tunnel and ditches In Utah, each equipped with a water-stage recorder, 

divert water from the Colorado River basin to the Jordan River basin.

Strawberry tunnel whose west portal Is In SWir sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., diverts water

from Strawberry Reservoir on Strawberry River to Diamond Fork In the Jordan River

basin. Records furnished by Spanish Pork Water Users Association and Include tunnel

seepage (see p. 95) for complete record of dally discharge). 

Hobble Creek ditch (upper and lower ditches combined Oct. 1, 1952) diverts water from

tributary of Strawberry River to Daniels Creek. Gage Is located In NWt sec. 15, T. 6

S., R. 6 E. 

Strawberry River and Willow Creek ditches divert water from the Strawberry River basin

to Daniels Creek (a tributary of Prove River). The flow of each Is gaged In sec. 4,

T. 2 S., R. 12 W., Ulnta special meridian.

Transmountaln diversions. In acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Month

Water year 1952-53. .........

Strawberry 

tunnel

97fl

9,970

80,970

Hobble Creek 

ditch

6

1,260

Strawberry River 

and Willow Creek 

ditches

0

0

256

114

1,990

Jordan River at narrows, near Lehi, Utah

Location. Lat 4Q 0 26'40", long. 111°55'15" (revised), in SE^NW^ sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 1 W.,

at Narrows, Sf miles northwest of Lehi and 1\ miles downstream from Utah Lake. 

Drainage area.--2.960 sq mi, including 280 sq mi in closed basin in Cedar Valley. 

Records available. May to December 1904, July 1913 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gages is 4,470 ft (by barometer). Prior to

May 16, 1920, staff gage and May 16, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder, at

outlet of Utah Lake, 7f miles upstream at different datum. 

Average discharge. 40 years (1913-53), 373 cfs. 

Extremes. 1913-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,410 cfs June 10, 1952; no flow at times

when gates are closed. 

Remarks. Records good. They represent combined flow of Jordan River, Utah & Salt Lake

Canal, and East Jordan Canal. Flow may be regulated by gates and pumps at outlet of

Utah Lake, pumps at Pelican Point, and diversion dam at Narrows.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

594

595

592

583

57S

576

578

577

578

574

600

6il

610

566

606

6O8

602

602

590

593

598

598

602

593

590

590

590

590

590 

590

585

18,329

591

36,360

Nov.

522

558

582

589

590

575

572

535

551

572

571

576

569

600

£12

565

584

597

601

606

569

569

574

598

577

595

606

602

611 

606

-

17,434

581

34,580

Dec.

621

630

631

636

645

636

645

631

636

636

636

640

645

645

645

645

645

650

660

666

606

660

655

672

672

678

69Q

678

672 

678

666

20,161

650

39,990

Jan.

672

678

678

684

684

690

7O2

702

696

690

696

701

694

709

674

660

592

756

768

774

708

762

768

768

774

744

738

768

774 

750

774

22,228

717

44,090

Feb.

774

780

78O

768

768

774

7S6

714

683

764

765

694

765

776

709

765 iaa 715

593

723

757

780

758

739

770

776

776

782

-

-

21,023

751

41,700

Mar.

858

764

749

795

783

770

76S

774

794

807

782

801

765

783

795

801

Hi

786

816

798

786

798

792

798

792

771

784

803

779 

788

788

24,362

786

48,320

Apr.

777

714

772

716

772

746

782

801

782

751

721

772

772

736

757

766

746

762

767

767

761

746

716

721

761

770

766

653

705 

688

-

22,466

749

44,560

May

744

716

715

731

700

684

677

5Z1

601

638

640

642

653

646

638

637

674

763

7£5

712

600

652

688

665

636

632

644

720

718 

713

714

20,937

675

41,530

June

718

756

756

761

759

761

717

629

638

645

649

678

688

705

692

703

702

696

689

694

725

729

724

708

724

715

721

720

720 

722

-

21,250

708

42,150

July

729

761

761

761

759

786

811

841

860

841

813

814

811

811

807

807

807

798

801

798

797

802

808

793

796

800

782

752

743 

706

698

24,454

789

48,500

Aug.

684

480

369

419

474

488

610

682

692

740

795

795

792

824

844

844

845

843

840

840

840

837

834

833

832

837

836

837

835 

834

823

23,078

744

45,770

Sept.

823

808

781

771

723

714

713

699

730

733

734

738

736

738

739

739

732

700

682

648

655

684

699

732

708

689

689

609

505 

53O

-

21,181

706

42,010

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,410 Mln 154 Mean 695 Ac-ft 504,600

Water year 1952-53 : Max 860 Mln 369 Mean 704 Ac-ft 509,600
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 111

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location. Lat 40-44', long. 111°55', in sw£sw£ sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. IV., on right bank 

350 ft downstream from diversion dam which is an eighth of a rn^le downstream from highway bridge over Jordan River on Twenty-first South Street, Salt Lake City. Prior to 

Oct. 22, 1952, at site 50 ft upstream.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1953:

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,219.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, at site 50 ft upstream at present datum. Since Dec. 31, 

1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder about 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-53), 216 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs June 14 (gage height, 6.97 ft); minimum daily, 155 cfs Aug. 27.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs June 7, 1952; maximum gage height, 8.84 ft 

May 7, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 31 cfs July 4, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by headgates at diversion dam 350 ft above station. Canal was built to bypass floodwater of Jordan River around Salt Lake City 

residential area. (See following page for records of combined flow of Jordan River 

and Surplus Canal.) Several diversions below station for irrigation.

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

26 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*198 "213

227

221

213

219

227

221

219

221

230

253

254

259

280

*282

293

330

336

352

374

392

400

398

402

403

406

423 

452

*459

463

9,620

310

19,080

Jlov.

464

444

434

449

447

454

447

452

427

427

437

125

461

*481

534

553

526

542

557

560

551

528

524

526

547

540

588

612 

606

623

-

15,166

506

30,080

Dec.

*~629~ 616

652

680

693

704

702

719

713

704

750

780

767

762

753

*753

748

746

741

741

748

724

741

732

732

728

719

757 

753

771

774

22,532

727

44,690

Jan.

774

776

780

783

785

783

787

797

790

785

790

792

785

804

*823

785

762

651

900

862

860

835

877

932

932

927

912

900 

917

*910

890

25,689

829

50,950

Feb.

900

897

S97

904

900

902

910

912

904

847

850

845

795

814

833

*783

807

814

776

693

753

774

804

771

748

*787

795

802

-

-

23,217

829

46,050

Mar.

807

826

792

780

804

799

785

783

780

785

790

774

809

792

797

*802

797

lii

835

870

855

850

857

838

855

845

792

762

771

783

769

24,925

804

49,440

Apr.

757

732

*715

755

721

780

7S3

778

795

790

776

755

785

774

*741

750

778

845

776

760

787

799

802

774

755

750

750

862 

804

787

-

23,214

774

46,040

May

787

780

737

708

710

669

629

604

547

504

513

477

*423

392

347

318

310

318

339

514

524

452

425

442

444

418

395

397 

435

464

437

15,459

499

30,660

June

400

410

410

428

477

472

579

618

*639

620

654

750

955

1.010

877

739

726

697

631

592

545

530

495

459

418

355

309

294 

277

-

16,608

554

32,940

July

197

189

181

173

179

170

165

163.

163

190

245

151

213

195

*189

194

189

173

170

171

171

168

174

174

173

170

204

227 

234

222

*205

5,883

190

11,670

Aug.

238

483

408

317

277

242

221

234

261

254

235

227

*221

214

197

181

176

170

165

158

160

162

163

165

157

158

158

162

165

6,642

214

13,170

Sept.

JL6£

*170

166

173

171

170

181

189

195

195

202

196

186

187

*190

203

211

211

211

214

213

230

232

246

259

261

256

272 

260

254

-

6,290

210

12,480

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,640 Mln 189 Mean 580 Ac-ft 421,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,010 Mln 155 Mean 535 Ao-ft 387,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
112 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°44', long. 111°SS I , In Sw£sw£ sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 1 W., a quarter of 

a mile downstream from highway bridge on Twenty-first South Street, Salt Lake City, 

and 2 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 4,220.73 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--10 years (1943-53), 146 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 285 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 5.21 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs May 18.

Maximum combined discharge during year (Jordan River and Surplus Canal), 1,140 cfs 

June 14; minimum dally, 266 cfs July 8.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 384 cfs June 3, 1944; maximum gage height, 5.75 ft 

June 26, 1952; no flow May 10, 24, 1952. .

Maximum combined discharge (Jordan River and Surplus Canal), 1,820 cfs June 7, 

1952; minimum dally, 145 cfs May 18, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by gates and pumps at outlet of Utah Lake. Many 

diversions above station for Irrigation and Industrial and municipal water supplies. 

Surplus Canal diverts water 1,000 ft above station (see preceding page). For records 

of combined flow see following page.

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

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*16S

171

182

181

177

185

195

195

193

194

204 

211

211

211

217

*252

241

247

260

266

264

262

260

262

263

250

211

*201

204

6,846

221

13,580

Jfov.

206

199

190

194

195

200

238

260

249

250

253 

261

237

211

*224

220

208

213

218

219

227

218

215

214

226

214

218

228

227

234

-

6,666

222

13,220

Dec.

254

*256

245

205

186

191

196

203

198

194

167

151

152

152

152

*156

161

160

167

169

170

156

166

161

160

157

153

170

158

151

*155

5,472

177

10,850

Jan.

152

153

154

151

150

154

155

158

153

150

149 

150

152

166

 191

160

152

109

219

222

228

208

174

115

115

110

103

S3.

107

*108

104

4,671

151

9,260

Feb.

107

108

105

106

104

105

105

102

100

80

80 

77

67

93

103

*89

101

106

101

74

103

112

125

140

149

*128

129

129

-

-

-

2,928

105

5,810

Mar.

132

138

133

m134

132

131

134

136

136

136 

134

142

143

147

*149

147

137

153

157

159

159

159

157

158

157

1§1

145

147

148

145

4,477

144

8,880

Apr.

144

141

*137

145

138

148

149

151

159

160

141 

121

125

125

*120

121

130

142

137

143

148

149

148

143

142

126

126

173

166

169

4,267

142

8,460

May

MS

131

122

117

117

109

103

96

90

80

70

61

*48

35

19

5.1

JL!

3.2

11

82

94

68

58

68

55

47

39

40

53

64

54

2,087.2

67.3

4,140

June

42

47

48

60

78

79

124

135

*139

132

128

11

41

47

63

62

60

49

43

37

46

64

58

48

55

89

87

82

*60

2,180

72.7

4,320

July

88

113

110

115

117

107

105

103

104

131

169 

169

149

137

134

138

*134

127

122

126

124

120

126

126

125

127

147

157

160

154

*145

4,009

129

7,950

Aug.

162

154

117

96.

107

110

100

103

114

115

110 

106

*103

102

118

129

127

124

121

115

117

119

120

120

116

117

115

116

116

119

121

3,629

117

7,200

Sept.

 125 ua

124

129

130

129

135

138

139

138

140

141

134

136

*135

140

146

149

153

153

155

164

163

165

172

174

171

177

181

174

4,428

148

8,780

Calendar year 1952: Max 337 Mln o Mean 181 Ac-ft 131,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 269 Mln 1.9 Mean 142 Ac-ft 102,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 113

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah Continued

Combined discharge. In cubic feet per second, of Jordan River and Surplus Canal 

at Salt Lake City, Utah, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

363

384

409

402

390

404

422

416

412

415

434

464

465

470

497

534

562

572

577

599

634

658

664

660

662

665

669

673

663

660

667

16,466

531

32,660

Nov.

670

643

624

643

642

654

685

712

676

677

690

686

698

692

758

773

734

755

775

779

778

746

739

740

773

754

806

840

833

857

-

21,832

728

43,300

Dec.

870

885

897

885

879

895

898

922

911

898

917

931

919

914

905

909

909

906

908

910

918

880

907

893

892

885

872

927

911

922

929

28,004

903

55,550

Jan.

926

929

934

934

935

937

942

955

943

935

939

942

937

970

1,010

945

914

763

1 s j2Q

1,080

1,090

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,020

999

1,020

1,020

994

30,363

979

60,220

Feb.

1,010

1,000

1,000

1,010

1,000

1,010

1.020

1,010

1,000

927

930

922

862

907

936

872

908

920

877

1£7

856

886

929

911

897

915

924

931

-

-

-

26,137

933

51,840

Mar.

939

964

925

911

938

931

916

917

916

921

926

908

951

935

944

951

944

878

988

1.050

1,010

1,010

1,020

995

1,010

1,000

953

907

918

931

914

29,401

948

58,320

Apr.

901

873

850

900

859

928

932

929

954

950

917

876

910

899

861

871

908

987

913

903

935

948

950

917

897

876

876

1.040

970

956

-

27,486

916

54,520

May

933

911

859

825

827

778

732

700

637

584

583

538

471

427

366

323

312

321

350

596

618

520

483

510

499

465

434

437

488

528

491

17,546

566

34,800

June

442

457

458

486

555

551

703

753

778

752

794

878

992

1.050

924

802

788

757

680

635

582

576

559

517

466

410

398

381

359

502

-

18,787

626

37,260

July

285

302

291

288

296

277

270

266

267

321

414

420

362

332

323

552

323

300

292

297

295

288

300

300

298

297

352

384

394

376

350

9,892

319

19,620

Aug.

400

637

525

413

384

352

521

337

375

369

345

533

324

316

315

310

303

294

286

273

277

281

283

285

273

275

270

274

274

281

286

10,271

331

20,370

Sept.

280

295

292

302

501

299

316

327

334

333

342

339

320

323

325

343

357

360

364

367

368

394

395

411

431

435

427

449

±£i

428

-

10,718

357

21,260

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,760 Hln 305 Mean 761 Ac-ft 552,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,120 Mln 266 Mean 676 Ac-ft 489,700
114 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah

Location. Lat 37°39'00", long. 112°25'30", in SW£NW£ sec. 28, T. 36 S., R. 5 W., on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from bridge, 0.2 mile east of Hatch, and 2.8 miles downstream 

from Mammoth Creek.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1911 to September 1928, June 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,870 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

Fo May 17, 1914, staff gages and May 7, 1914, to Oct. 3, 1949, water-stage recorder, at 

several sites within 2 miles of present- site at various daturas.

Average discharge.--22 years (1912-13, 1914-16, 1917-18, 1922-23, 1924-27, 1939-53), 130 

oTs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 455 cfs July 31 (gage height, 2.89 ft); minimum, 

40 cfs Apr. 18.

1911-28, 1939-53: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 25, 1914, when 

Hatchtown Dam failed; maximum recorded, 1,490 cfs May 26, 192S (gage height, 5.25 ft, 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 10 cfs for several days in 1912 when water was stored 

in Hatchtown Reservoir. Minimum natural flow, 36 cfs Feb. 19, 1952. *

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Two snail 

diversions from Mammoth Creek above station for irrigation. No regulation since Hatchtown Dam failed in 1914.

Revisions. WSP 960: 1939-40. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 

for periods in the water year 1916, superseding those published in WSP 440, are given 

herewith:

Date

1915

Dec. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

92

90

85

80

80

85

90

95

92

90

86

83

80

Date

1915-Con.

Dec. 29

30

31

1916

Jan. 1

2

7

8

11

12

13

14

Discharge

87

90

92

90

93

87

88

82

80

90

110

Date

1916-Con.

Jan. 15

16

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

105

100

86

84

82

80

84

88

92

88

90

90

Month

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

Water year 1915-16. .............

Cfs-days

72,126

89,203

Maximum

754

Minimum

SO

SO

Mean

92.4

198

88.9

244

Runoff in 

acre-feet

143,000

5,470

177,000

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.

 ST 89

87

87

87

86

86

86

84

84

84

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

*78

75

78 

78

78

80

78

78

78

80

78

2,547

82.2

5,050

Nov.

76

76

78

78

76

76

76

76

76

78

82

82

82

84

86

 §7 89

87

87

*87

86

82

84

I> b75

1

1

I

-

2,396

79.9

4,750

Dec.

b75

74

76

76

76

b76

76

74

76

77

76

76

» §! 81

79

79

77

I b70

69

b68

64

S?

2,284

73.7

4,530

Jan.

1f b64

I

>

63

64

64

64

66

66

67

69

*72

57

b66

b66

69

67

69

67

b67

67 

69

69

70

69

69

> b70

2,076

67.0

4,120

Feb.

 b70

. »b60

63

64

64

63

64

_

-

1,848

66.0

3,670

Mar.

63

b63

63

b62

61

63

63

64

66

64

63

58

56

55

56

|3

53

53

53

55

53

54

56 

58

54

55

»55

54

55

55

53

1,789

57.7

3.55O

Apr.

51

51

51

51

53

51

50

47

47

46

46

45

46

47

46

45

42

41

IT

41

45

50

58 

58

64

76

94

107

155

98

1,688

56.3

3,350

May

*90

76

61

60

58

56- 56

61

64

67

64

63

60

58

58

60

61

60

61

67

81

94

*127 

134

T59

129

116

1O5

94

86

92

2,448

79.0

4,86O

June

98

88

98

*98

92

94

90

96

94

96

92

*88

88

81

79

74

69

70

69

66

64

63

60 

*58

56

56

56

56

56

55

2,300

76.7

4,560

July

55

54

34

54

55

55

54

54

54

60

58

61

»69

64

68

67

70

67

61

56

56

55

55 

54

55

56

80

66

60

117

166

2,010

64.8

3,990

Aug.

186

TTs

96

81

 69

66

63

60

58

56

56

54

54

53

54

53

51

50

50

50

50

53

51 

50

49

50

55

54

53

49

49

1,941

62.6

3,850

Sept.

49

4§

47

47

46

46

46

47

47

47

46

46

46

*46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46 

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

-

1,389

46.3

2,760

Calendar year 1952: Max 794 Mln - Mean 17O Ac-ft 123,700

Water year 1952-53: Max 186 Mln 41 Mean 67.7 Ac-ft 49,040

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 115

Sevier River near Circleville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°06', long. 112°19', in sw£ sec. 20, T. 31 S., R. 4 W., Salt Lake meridian, on left bank 2 miles upstream from Pine Creek and 6 miles southwest of Circleville.

Drainage area. 950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to September 1912, April 1914 to September 1927, November 1949 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,240 ft (from river-profile map). 

May 10 to Sept. 19, 1912, staff gage at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1914-22, 1923-24, 1950-53), 202 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 570 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 4.73 ft, from floodmarkj; minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 21.

1912, 1914-27, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs about May 21, 1922 (gage height, 

8.6 ft, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, that of Aug. 21, 1953.

Flood of March 1938 probably exceeded that of May 1922.

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

Many diversions above and below station.

Revisions (water years). WSf 1180: 1922(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for a period in the water year 1916, superseding those published in WSP 

440, are given herewith:

1915

Nov. 9.

10.

11.

184

186

178

Month

Water year 1915-16. ...........

Cfs -days

100,922

Maximum

1 OO

1,250

Minimum

88

Mean

158

276

Runoff In 

acre-feet

200,000

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

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.8

26

122

192

342

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

120

114

112

112

105

101

103

105

105

105

105

92

90

87

37

87

87

90

92

»96

103

105

105

107

105

107

107

109

109

99

101

3,152

102

6,250

Nov.

105

To7

107

109

109

109

107

107

107

107

114

132

133

133

141

152

162

162

168

*TS5

162

161

152

141

135

118

128

133

130

137

-

3,927

131

7,790

Dec.

150

146

141

133

T55

146

155

159

161

152

155

154

157

157

155

157

161

*166

TeT

161

161

148

139

i 139

137

137

135

135

135

145

150

4,622

149

9,170

Jan.

139

135

139

135

135

137

135

145

145

146

145

145

145

»154

146

133

135

148

154

155

159

137

143

152

150

155

150

139

141

145

141

4,461

144

8,850

Feb.

141

141

143

143

145

143

143

» 146

T55

132

135

137

126

139

141

133

133

133

99

109

107

122

130

128

128

137

143

-

-

-

3,710

132

7,360

Mar.

141

128

128

122 133'

137

137

141

143

T23

141

135

128

118

114

114

114

109

109

109

112

109

112

107

107

107

*107

107

105

105

103

3,725

120

7,390

Apr.

99

9S

92

87

85

83

78

78

75

75

73

70

68

70

65

60

55

55

55

49

44

44

44

39

36

34

29

3T

44

»52

-

1,865

62.2

3,700

May

55

57

52

42

39

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

39

42

42

52

49

49

42

36

44

60

73.

68

*72

70

68

60

55

1,480

47.7

2,940

June

52

55

55

55

52

52

 55 70

65

60

49

*55

62

57

47

44

36

34

34

_29

29

31

31

*31

31

34

29

29

36

34

-

1,343

44.8

2,660

July

36

31

 25 29

31

34

36

34

*29

34

47

44

42

44

49

60

70

70

65

65

60

57

52

47

96

186

75

96

78

94

324

2,044

65.9

4,050

Aug.

331

a'553

a200

8120

»99

83

75

75

73

70

65

62

57

60

57

52

47

44

42

42

26

TZ

39

36

31

42

55

57

55

47

39

2,405

77.6

4,770

Sept.

47

49

52

55

SL

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

52

*52

49

49

52

52

47

47

47

47

47

44

44

42

47

49

52

47

-

1,513

50.4

3,000

Calendar year 1952: Max 750 Mln - Mean 195 Ac-ft 141,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 331 Mln 26 Mean 93.8 Ac-ft 67,930

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Kingston 

Hatch.
116 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location. Lat 38°12', long. 112°12', in NE^NW^ sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 3 W., on left bank 

1,000 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1 mile west of Kingston, and 2 miles 

upstream from East Pork.

Drainage area. 1.110 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,980 ft (from 

river-profile map). Prior to Sept. 20, 1918, at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 424 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 2.04 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.2 cfs June 29, 30.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, about 3,000 cfs (including estimated flow of 360 cfs in 

overflow channel bypassing station) Mar. 4, 1938 (gage height, 5.20 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, that of June 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

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

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

3.0 

7.0

14

24

0.9

1.1 

1.5 

1.8

38

76

194

312

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

107 

98

104

US

109

96

88

98

104

101

96

88

84

63

61

59

61

59

78

*88

94

98

91

94

91

96

91

76

86

88

84

2,746

88.6

5,450

Hov.

13.

81

88

86

91

101

98

94

96

91

78

98

118

123

135

157

167

177

187

 187

184

177

167

160

157

141

148

138

148

148

-

3,899

130

7,730

Dec.

157 

174

170

167

160

174

180

184

187

180

180

184

187

194

194

191

187 *198

194

191

194

184

174

163

163

157

157

154

157

157

167

5,460

176

10,830

Jan.

167 

154

163

167

157

157

160

160

167

170

167

167

170

 180

177

160

154

174

180

184

181

174

167

177

174

180

177

167

163

170

163

5,234

169

10,380

Feb.

167 

167

167

167

170

167

167

174

170

154

154

154

148

157

160

154

154

154

 141

121

132

129

135

151

144

138

151

160

-

-

4,307

154

8,540

Mar.

154 

144

141

144

151

154

157

160

Ifil

163

160

157

151

144

141

132

132

132

132

123

132

132

138

132

129

126

 123

isi 121

126

121

4,340

140

8,610

Apr.

2*

91

78

70

48

55

53

61

61

53

45

48

43

46

32

25

24

23

22

21

22

21

24

23

23

20 ia. 20

23 24

-

1,212

40.4

2,400

May

24

.52

27

24

23

23

20

20

21

22

21

23

20

16

15

16

* 18

18

17

19

18

 17

16

16

15

16

14

13

13

14

13

582

18.8

1,150

June

13 

13

14

13

13

14

13

13

12

10

10

13

13

12

14

12

13

11

10

9.1

9.1

8.4

 9.1

7.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

472

-

318.9

10.6

633

July

4^6. 

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

65

20

21

23

22

164

480.4

15.5

953

Aug.

HI

121

 68

24

19

12

16

12

12

13

18

16

12

11

9.8

978

10

11

11

10

9.8

12

10

11

13

13

12

12

12

12

1,069.4

34.5

2,120

Sept.

tt

12

13

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

 16

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

432

14.4

857

Calendar year 1952: Max 802 Kin 20 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 283 Kin 4.2 Mean 82.4 Ac-ft 59,650

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 117

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah

Location.-Lat 38°10«15", long. 112°00'00", in NV£ sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 2 W., near

 spillway on right side of dam on Otter Creek, 5 miles northwest of Antimony, and 12 

miles east of Kingston.

Records available.-January to September 1914, October 1945 to September 1953 in reports

 of 'Geological Survey. 1915, 1934-45 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 6,350 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 51,750 acre-ft May 1 (gage height,

Aug. 1, Sept. 1, 20, Oct. 1, 1934.

Remarks. Reservoir was formed in 1898 by a 15-foot earth-fill, rock-faced dam which was 

 raised some each year to the ultimate height of 45 ft in 1915. The dam has a concrete 

core through the center. Capacity, 52,500 acre-ft between gage height zero (bottom of 

outlet gate) and gage height 36.0 ft (top of'flashboards on spillway). Spillway 

crest is at gage height 33.5 ft. Reservoir stores water from Otter Creek and also 

water diverted from East Pork Sevier River, for irrigation in Sevier River basin.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

10

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

30,000

30,600

-

-

-

-

-

31,200

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a31,750

Nov.

31,800

32,000

-

-

-

-

-

32,800

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a33,890

-

Dec.

34,000

35,000

-

_

-

-

36,200

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

38,000

Jan.

38,000

39,200

-

_

-

-

40,880

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a42,420

Feb.

42,560

44,240

-

_

-

-

45,680

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a46,320

-

-

Mar.

46,400

47,360

-

-

-

-

-

48,800

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

50,000

Apr.

50,000

51,000

-

-

-

-

51,500

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a51,730

"

May

51,750

50,750

-

-

-

-

49,040

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a46,620

June

46,400

44,240

-

-

-

-

42,320

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

38,240

-

July

38,000

33,600

-

-

-

-

28,740

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

a24,120

Aug.

23,700

20,460

-

-

-

-

-

17,200

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

al4,100

Sept.

13,820

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,100

-

-

"

-

-

-

7,100

"

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30....................

Dec. 31....................

Sept . 30 ....................

Water year 1952-53. ......

Gage height 

(feet)

_

_

30.0

-

_

_

_

10.6

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

38,000

-

7,100

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+4,110

+27,540

-7,000

-23,100

a Ho gage-height record; contents interpolated.
118 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

East Pork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location. La t 38°12', long. 112°09', in SWfrlw£ sec. 13, T. 30 S. , R. 3 W., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1.7 miles east of Kingston, and 

4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . March 1913 to September 1953.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,110 ft (from river-profile map).

Trior to Apr. 29, 1914, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 29, 

1914, to June 2, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 1,500 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge . 40 years, 87.5 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 920 cfs July 27 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum 

daily, 17 cfs Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, Dec. 22, 23, but may have been less during period of 

Ice effect.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 2,030 cfs May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.05 ft); minimum, 

3.8 cfs Jan. 7, 1946.

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

which are poor. Diversions above and below station for irrigation. Plow regulated by 

Otter Creek Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 750: 1931-32.

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

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

0.4

.7

1.0

15

31

56

1.5 

2.0 

2.4

124

222

338

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

> a22

*22

21

21

21

21

21

19

19

18

18

11

17

653

21.1

1,300

flov.

17 

17 

21

23

23

23

23

23

21

20

20

20

19

 a 20

(*)

. a22

. b22

634

21.1

1,260

Dec.

b20

a20

a2O

a20

*19

18

18

18

17

17

I b!8

591

19.1

1,170

Jan.

b2o

*20

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

615

19.8

1,220

Feb.

i

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

*24

24

b23

23

23

-

-

639

22.8

1,270

Mar.

23 

23 

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Tg

19

*19

20

20

20

20

643

20.7

1,280

Apr.

> a20

> a25

*29

-

654

21.8

1,300

May34 

32 

28

~5z 27

42

38

47

74

78

76

72

87

112

112

115

ill

118

115

115

110

*108

105

103

109

109

110

110

109

110

112

2,717

87.6

5,390

June

112 

109 

106

105

106

110

114

112

109

106

106

106

110

109

109

106

106

105

105

116

166

166

166

*166

164

164

164

164

162

160

-

3,8O7

127

7,550

July

158. 

174 

267

264

261

261

261

269

3O5~

281

281

281

281

278

278

281

281

278

272

269

269

267

267

267

269

265

199

195

195

191

7,983

258

15,830

Aug.

191 

188 

186

*186

188

186

184

184

191

123

193

a!80

5,672

183

11,250

Sept.

\ al80

174

174

174

174

172

174

174

174

172

172

*172

172

170

162

162

162

154

149

147

145

145

103

96

94

92

91

fil

4,577

153

9,080

Calendar year 1952: Max 421 Mln - Mean 70.6 Ac-ft 51,280

Water year 1952-53: Max 318 Mln - Mean 80. 0 Ac-ft 57,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, water commissioner's notes, weather records, and records for nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Plow from Otter Creek Reservoir was shut off for the winter on Oct. 1.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 119

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah

Location. Lat 38°20', long. 112°12', in NW£ sec. 3, T. 29 S., R. 3 W., at Piute Dam 

S miles south of Marysvale.

Drainage area. 2,440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 5,900.8 ft above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 71,500 acre-ft Apr. 2-9, 13 (gage height, 75.0 

ft); minimum, 6,530 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 33.4 ft).

1914-53: Maximum contents, 82,300 acre-ft May 28, 1922 (gage height, 76.4 ft, 

original capacity table); no contents at times during several years.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in summer of 1910. CapacIty, 74,010 acre-ft between gage height 16 ft (approximate bottom of reservoir) and 

gage height 76 ft (top of flashboards on spillway since 1941). Spillway crest is at 

gage height 70.2 ft. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation.

Contents at 4 p.m., in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

25,280

24,990

24,570

24,290

24,000

23,720

23,440

23,160

22,890

22,610

22,340

22,060

21,920

21,790

21,660

21,520

21,380

21,380

21,380

21,520

21,520

21,660

21,660

21,660

21,660

21,790

21,790

21,790

21,790

21,920

21,920

Nov.

22,060

22,200

22,340

22,340

22,470

22,470

22,610

22,610

22,750

22,890

23,030

23,160

23,300

23,440

23,720

24,000

24,430

24,710

25, 140

25, 560

25,990

26, 570

27,150

27,730

28,320

28,910

29,350

29,650

29,950

30,410

-

Dee.

30,71O

31,020

31,170

31,330

31,630

32,100

32,720

33,200

33,670

34, 150

34, 640

35, 130

35,620

35,950

36,460

36,790

37,130

37,650

38,160

38,510

38, 850

39,200

39,560

39,910

38,850

40,620

40,980

41,340

41,700

42,060

42,420

Jan.

42,970

43,510

43,880

44, 240

44,610

44,980

45,340

45,710

45,900

46,260

46,640

47,000

47,380

47,740

48,120

48,490

48,870

49,250

49,620

50,000

50,390

50,780

51,160

51,550

51,940

52, 130

52,530

52,920

53,320

53,710

54,110

Feb.

54, 510

54,910

55,110

55,510

55,710

55,910

56,320

56,730

56,930

57,140

57,550

57,750

58,170

58,600

59,030

59,450

59,670

60,100

60,320

60, 540

60,760

60,980

61, 200

61,640

61,860

62,080

62,530

62,760

_

-

-

Mar.

62,98O

63,210

63,660

63,890

64,110

64,340

64,800

65,260

65, 500

65,960

66,190

66,420

66,650

66,890

67,130

67,370

67,610

67,850

68,090

68,330

68,570

68,810

69,050

69,300

69,540

69,780

70,030

70,280

70,520

71,260

71,260

Apr.

71,260

71,500

71,500

71,500

71,500

71,500

71,500

71,500

71,500

71,260

71,260

71,260

71,500

71,260

71,010

70,760

70,280

69,540

68,810

68,090

67,370

66,650

65,730

64,800

63,890

62,310

61,200

60,320

59,670

59,030

-

Hay

58,600

58,170

57,750

57,340

56,930

56,320

55,710

55,110

54,710

54,110

53,710

53,510

53, 320

53, 120

52,920

52,720

52,530

52,330

52,130

51,940

51,740

51,550

51,350

51,160

50,970

50,780

50,580

50,390

50,200

49,810

49,250

June

48, 680

48,120

47,560

47,OOO

46,260

45,710

45,340

44,980

44,610

44,240

43, 880

43,510

43, 150

42,780

42,060

41,340

40, 620

39,740

38,850

38,160

37,650

37,130

36,790

36,460

36,120

35,790

35,450

35,130

34,640

34,150

-

July

34,320

33, 830

33,360

32,880

32,250

31,790

31,020

30,260

29,800

29,200

28,760

28,170

27 , 440

26,720

26,280

25,710

25,280

24, 850

23,720

23,440

23,300

23, 160

23,030

22,890

22,750

22,610

22,470

22,610

22,750

22,890

23,030

Aug.

23,160

23,860

24,570

25,280

25,990

26,720

27,300

27,880

28,170

28,170

27,580

27,150

26,720

26,280

25,850

25,280

24,710

24, 140

23,440

22,750

24,710

21,120

20,190

19,410

18,660

17,920

17,190

16,490

16,720

15,120

14,450

Sept.

13,800

13,150

12,510

12,090

11,470

10,970

10, 470

10,000

9,520

9,160

8,810

8,460

8,290

8,130

7,960

7,790

7,630

7,470

7,310

7,230

7,230

7,230

7,230

7,310

7,230

7,150

_

.

6,530

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 31...................

Calendar year 1952. .....

Jan. 31...................

Sept. 30...................

Mater year 1952-53. .....

Gage height 

(feet)t

50.4

47.9

-

67.2

64.7

48.7

33.4

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

25,420

21,920

-

54,110

59,030

49,250

14,450

6,530

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-3, 500

+8,490

+12,010

+24,140

+11,690

+8,650

+8,500

-12,230

-9,780

-15,100

-11,120

-8,580

-7,920

-18,890

t Gage height at 4 p.m.
120 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevler River below Plute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

Location (revised). La t 38°19'55" , long. 112°11'15", In NW£SE£ sec. 34, T. 28 S., R. 

3 W., on left bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Plute Dam and 8 miles 

south of Marysvale.

Drainage area. 2.440 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. May 1911 to September 1953.

Cage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,870 ft (revised), by barometer. Prior 

To May 4, 1912, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. May 4, 

1912, to Mar. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile upstream at 

different datum. Apr. 1, 1935, to Apr. 7, 1936, at datum 0.2 ft higher.

.Average discharge. 41 years (1912-53), 242 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 684 cfs July 9 (gage height, 2.41 ft); minimum 

dally, 2.0 cfs Dec. 15-19.

1911-53: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs May 23, 24, 1922; practically no flow at 

times when reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks. Records good. One small diversion between gage and Plute Reservoir. Plow regulated by Plute Reservoir (see preceding page).

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16-19, July 8-15,

Aug. 20 to Sept. 1)

-0.3

-.1

0.0

.1

.2

.4

1.7

4.8

7.6

12

18

35

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

60

140

285

480

680

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.

364

336

328

302

302

302

282

274

271

264

226

223

223

170

131

135

135

135

*135

135

135

126

117

117

117

117

117

117

122

124

6,282

203

12,460

Nov.

102 

109

109

88

88

88

86

83

83

83

83

83

65

57

46

43

29

29

*29

23

19 } a20

14

4,2

4.0

3.8

3.5

-

1,534.5

51.2

3,040

Dec.

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

a2.4

2.3

2.2

a2.0

a2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

76.1

2.45

151

Jan.

H2.6

4.2

5.4

5.4

5.1

aS.4

a5.4

3.5.4:

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

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

161.7

5.22

321

Feb.

5^1 

5.9

5.9

6.2

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

*6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

1*0

7.0

7.0

_

-

178.1

6.36

353

Mar.

a7.3 

a7.3

a7.3

7.3 7*3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

7.0

5.4

3.8

3.8

.0

a .0

* .0

.0

.0

.2

.2

.0

187.9

6.06

373

Apr.

1*1 

4.2

7.0

34

45

44

56

113

119

148

47

6.8

21

102

160

271

264

260

348

376

392

388

388

468

472

564

568

464

*436

7,126.2

238

14,130

May

356 

202 '202

229

302

360

424

432

332

238

282

235

232

238

268

235

235

199

182

196

158

*158

220

223

199

288

220

220

254

278

278

7,875

254

15,620

June

332 

396

392

460

520

504

364

324

352

336

388

296

250

260

384

408

448

424

396

356

292

388

*368

364

356

324

310

336

372

448

11,148

372

22,110

July

448 

472

472

512

556

592

608

664

*672

672

564

588

628

624

600

536

356

340

352

452

440

412

380

404

440

456 420-

428

348

223

148

14, 807

478

29,370

Aug.

24 

3.8

*3/L

6.5

6.8

58

79

180

264

257

199

282

328

320

288

340

452

504

544

644

660

547

580

576

608

604

604

580

584

608

604

1U35.8

369

22,680

Sept.

600 

575

500

480

aSOO

516

512

508

440

404

352

*332

356

344

320

313

313

306

292

292

268

211

188 199"

220

235

235

235

235

229

-

10,475

349

20,780

Calendar year 1952: Hax 872 mn 2.0 Mean 210 Ac-ft 152,700

Mater year 1952-53: Hax 672 mn 2.0 Mean 195 Ac-ft 141,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of observer's notes, appearance of chart, and 

record for station above Clear Creek.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near Sevier, Utah

121

Location. Lat 38 e34'20", long. 112°15'25", in NW^NEi sec. 5, T. 26 S., R. 4 W., on right 

bank 0.6 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 0.7 mile upstream from Clear 

Creek, and 1 mile south of Sevier.

Drainage area. 2.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1911 to November 1916 (published as Sevier River at Sevier), April 

1939 to September 1953. Records for November 1916 to September 1929 (published as 

Sevier River at Sevier) include flow of Clear Creek and are not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,560 ft (by barometer). Prior to

Ray 16, 1912, staff gage and May 16, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1929, water-stage recorder, at 

site 0.8 mile downstream at different daturas (datum lowered 1 ft Mar. 31, 1913).

Average discharge. 18 years (1912-16, 1939-53), 279 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 704 cfs July 11 (gage height, 2.91 ft); minimum 

daily, 17 cfs Apr. 4.

1911-16, 1939-53 (not including flow of Clear Creek): Maximum discharge, 2,270 cfs 

May 16, 1941 (gage height, 4.83 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Feb. 13, 1952.

1916-29 (including flow of Clear Creek): Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs during last 

week of May 1922, computed on basis of records for station near Marysvale; minimum, 

10 cfs Nov. 27, 1919.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated by Piute and Otter Creek 

Reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.7

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

2.9

146

271

476

681

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

1112

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

414 

410

368

359

339

331

331

328

308

308

308

282 

264

264

257

177

163

163 

163 

163

163

 160 

160

141

136

136

136

136

136

138

144

7,286

235

14,450

Nov.

136 

128

131

134

131

134

119

103

101

103

103

103 

99

91

84

80

77

63 

60 

*60

53

48 

48 *! 35

> b33

1

J

-

2,422

80.7

4,800

Dec.

]1

I b33

J

32

I b33

31

32

32

32 

*30 

30

29

> b32

32

997

32.2

1,980

Jan.

» b32

34

33

33

32

32 

*32

34

32

b32

b32

32 

32 

32

32

32 

32

32

32

32

31

31

32

31

31

994

32.1

1,970

Feb.

51 

31

31

31

31

29

28

30

29

29

b30

30

30

30

*28 

22

b27

26

26

-

-

-

801

28.6

1,590

Mar.

27

> b26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26 

25

25

25

25

24

25 

26 

26

26

25 

22

22

22

*22

21

20

20

22

12

755

24.4

1,500

Apr.

18 

19

18

17

35

50

50

75

103

119

138

53 

30

46

124

210

301

268 

312 

363

397

405 

401

431

462

500

554

564

*505

462

7,030

234

13,940

Hay

in236

243

286.

331

401

431

427

290

297

293 

271

268

293

286

275

260 

214 

233

214

*183 

56T

268

250

257

290

260

260

301

308

8,892

287

17,640

June

312 

392

414

436

495

529

481

368

359

392

458

*472 

458

414

414

500

486

490 

534 

462

388

388 

*414

410

401

384

363

339

388

414

12,755

425

25,300

July

458 

458

486

462

534

564

590

632

*659

681

642

569 

610

626

621

595

476

376 

355 

427

444

444 

401

401

431

458

444

431

427

308

250

15,260

492

30,270

Aug.

141 

74

67

46

44

39

78

106

204

290

*220

214 

304

320

297

286

380

440 

476 

539

610

621 

590

529

564

574

574

569

529

564

574

10,8£3

350

21,550

Sept.

569 

549

490

467

458

472

486

486

454

405

359

*335 

339

355

331

324

316

312 

297 

301

301

257 

204

156"

243

246

250

246

246

-

10,516

351

20,860

Calendar year 195Z: Max 1,220 Mln - Mean 266 Ac-ft 192,800

Hater year 1952-53: Max 681 Mln 17 Mean 215 Ac-ft 155,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
122 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah

Location. Lat 38 "34' 55", long. 112 "15'30" (revised), in SE^-NEi sec. 32 , T. 25 S ., R. 4 W. 

on left bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 1,000 ft upstream from 

mouth, and 0.3 mile south of Sevier.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi.

Records available. February 1912 to September 1919 and October 1940 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. April 1934 to September 1953 in reports of Sevier River 

water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,530 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Oct. 1, 1940, at site 700 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1940, to 

Sept. 29, 1946, at site 400 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1912-17, 1940-53), 32.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 282 cfs July 15 (gage height, 3.83 ft); minimum, 

1.1 cfs Sept. 15.

1912-19, 1940-53: Maximum discharge observed, 487 cfs Aug. 7, 1941 (gage height, 

4.05 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow Aug. 26, 1913.

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

which are fair. Practically entire flow is diverted above station each year during' 

latter part of irrigation season.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from beaver 

dam (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

0.7

2.2

4.6

12

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

22

52

103

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

Day

1

z

5

4.

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

Ii5

1.5

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.1

*3.6

3.8

4.1

3.6

3.8

4.3

I"

101.1

3.26

201

Nov.

c9

clO

(*)

11

14

13

13

11

IT13

11

13

13

17

-

326

10.9

647

Dec.

> a!5

*15

15

15

15

15

15

12

14

8.9

13

13

11

13

12

15

16

442.9

14.3

878

Calendar year 1952: Max 318

Jan.

15

15

15

12

15

14

12

13

12

13

13

12

*16

16

14

8.5

16

19

19

17

17

14

15

14

17

16

15

12

16

14

13

449.5

14.5

892

Feb.

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

14

lT~8.9

9.6

14

10

13

15

11

12

*16

To

10

1111

13

13

11

12

13

14

_

-

350.5

12.5

695

Mln 2.0

Mar.

15

11

11

12

14

16

16

16

19

22

26

23

21

18

19

19

19

15

14

14

12

10

11

12

17

*34

40

39

36

30

28

609

19.6

1,210

Apr.

29

27

27

35

32

31

23

32

18

19

20

23

25

19

15

16

20

22

21

21

21

26

28

35

31

37

42

42

*37

37

-

801

26.7

1,590

May

39

38

32

35

33

33

36

38

43

46

47

49

43

37

34

33

38

40

42

53

64

*73

76

73

68

66

65

65

62

58

56

1,515

48.9

3,000

June

58

58

*54

55

56

58

60

55

63

77

*83

86

93

85

70

59

52

46

42

39

37

35

*32

31

32

28

25

23

20

22

-

1,534

51.1

3,040

July

22

16

16

17

26

a20

a!5

*8.2

6.4

7.1

9.3

7.1

6.4

7.7

29

21

19

16

13

12

9.7

10

10

B.9

5.5

lil

7.4

8.2

9.3

12

23

403.1

13.0

800

Aug.

16

15

10

8.9

7.5

7.1

6.4

5.8

4.3

4.1

*3.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

ill

1.8

1.8

3.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

127.7

4.12

253

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

T^

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

-

48.7

1.62

97

Mean 50.1 Ac-ft 36,370

Water year 1952-53: Max 93 Mln 1.2 Mean 18.4 Ac-ft 13~,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on Sallna and Chalk Creeks, 

c Backwater from beaver dam.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 123

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah

Location. Lat 38°52' , long. 111°57', in SW£ sec. 19, T. 22 S., R. 1 W., on left bank 200 

rt downstream from bridge, half a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam, 2 miles northeast 

of Sigurd, and 5 miles upstream from Lost Creek.

Drainage area. 3,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1912, July 1914 to September 1953. Prior to 1935, 

published as near Vermillion."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,180 ft (by barometer). July to September 1912, staff gage a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 31, 

1914, to Apr. 19, 1917, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1917, to Oct. 16, 1935, water-stage 

recorder*, at present site at datum 2.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 39 years (1914-53), 108 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 174 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs June 21-23.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs May 30, 1922 (gage height, 6.1 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of maximum discharge for other 

Sevier River stations; practically no'flow (seepage only) when Rockyford Reservoir gates 

are closed.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated by reservoirs above 

station. During irrigation season practically the entire flow through Rockyford Dam 

is diverted above station for irrigation below the station.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.8

.9

1.1

0

2.1

4.9

8.5

18

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

Z.2

130

176

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

73

73

132

152

13?

92

75

79

90

84

81

79

76

69

68

96

122

118

116

116

118

*120

120

120

114

108

103

99

103

103

92

3,125

101

6,200

JJov.

94

92

90

92

92

, 94

96

96

90

94

101

105

106

105

105

108

110

116

120

122

122

*124

124

148

152

132

110

124

124

126

-

3,314

110

6,570

Dec.

123

128

126

122

116

118

120

130

130

132

130

130

128

128

128

128

128

128

*130

134

137

13T

130

128

122

124

126

124

124

128

132

3,949

127

7,830

Jan.

132

130

128

130

130

130

130

132

137

139

141

141

148

150

152

*145

141

148

166

T5T

ISO

143

139

137

139

141

139

124

T5I

128

126

4,301

139

. 8,530

Feb.

128

126

130

130

128

130

128

132

137

130

120

128

128

128

137

134

*128

126

124

118

114

TTI

120

126

126

122

126

128

_

.

-

3,548

127

7,040

Mar.

126

130

134

151

128

126

126

126

130

128

128

128

124

120

118

118

130

63

12

IS

48

73

73

73

73

*75

38

18

18

22

32

2,779

89. 6

5,510

Apr.

70

87

56

26

19

32

62

38

22

13

21

33

57

63

44

32

22

23

33

35

41

33

14

4.1

2.9

2.9

3.2

*3.5

3.5

3.2

-

899.3

30.0

1,780

May

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.3

173

1.7

*6.0

22

37

32

24

15

8.9

7.4

4.9

4.3

3.8

203.8

6.57

404

June

3.8

375

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.4

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

.8

.4

7¥

.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

1.0

*1.0

1.0

-

44.1

1.47

87

July

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

76" .6

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1,9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.7

2.9

3.1

?74

1.9

55.9

1.80

111

Aug.

1.9

T79

1.9

2.4

11

19

28

39

444"5

37

29

*21

34

38

22

17

8.9

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

2.9

445.4

14.4

883

Sept.

2.9

4.1

4.6

3.8

2.1

1.0

T75

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

 1.7

1.5

1.7

*1.7

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.7

4.3

5.3

5.3

6.0

5.3

6.3

¥73

-

83.1

2.77

165

Calendar year 1952: Max 772 Mln 1.7 Mean 99.3 Ac-ft 72,050

Water year 1952-53: Max 166 Mln 0.4 Mean 62.3 Ac-ft 45,110

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
124 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Salina Creek at Salina, Utah

Location. Lat 38°57', long. 111°52', in NW£ sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 1 WJ, on right bank 

150 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89 in Salina and three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 298 sq mi.

Records available . April 1914 to September 1917 (fragmentary), October 1917 to September 

1919, November 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,140 ft. Prior 

to Mar. 23, 1915, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at different datum. Mar. 23, 

1915, to Oct. 16, 1917, staff gage and Oct. 17, 1917, to Sept. 30, 1919, water-stage 

recorder, at site about a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1917-19, 1943-53), 22.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 cfs July 27 (gage height, 6.70 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

0.4 cfs July 26.

1914-19, 1942-53: Maximum discharge that of July 27, 1953; no flow at times in 

1950 and 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9

1.0 1.1

0.6 

2.2 

5.2

10

1.2

1.4 

1.7 

1.9

94

137

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~J3 0.8 

.8

1.0

1.0

1.4

.8

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

4.4

7.9

8.5

7.9

8.5

8.5

*8.5

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.5

8.5 

8.5

8.5

9^.0

144.5

4.66

287

Nov.

9.0 

8.5

875

7.9

7.4

9.6

9.6

10

6.9

8.5

12

12

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.5

12

13

13

14

*15

12

9.0

9.0

12

8.5 } b!4

-

316.7

10.6

628

Dec.

 b!6

16

17

16

*17

17

16

b!5

489

15.8

970

Jan.

b!5

15

15

15

15

16

15

17

IS

*14

b20

23

26

50

20

15

20

17

20

18

15

13 

20

18

14

518

16.7

1,030

Feb.

17 

18

17

18

18

17

17

19

16

> b!7

*

J (*)

19

18

> b!8

18

b!8

b!8

19

20

_

-

495

17.7

982

Mar.

20

15

13

16

16

15

16

18

20

20

23

23

25

18

20

22

24

22

23

25

20

20

23

25

*32

30

36

26 

6.9

4.8

2 . 7

620.4

20

1,230

Apr.

2.2 

2.0

2.2

2.2 1'.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.8

1.4

i4T7?

2.2

4.1

5.2

26

15

?0

20

»9.0 

5.2

3.2

-

143.4

4.78

284

May

3.8 

4.1

3.5

2.7

2.4

2.4

3.5

5.2

4.5

3.5

2.9

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.8

8.5

22

71

97

102

109

105

84

93

*82

121 

16

58

94

1,180.1

38.1

2,340

June

W

88

*90

70

74

65

62

78

82

60

49

*49

39

26

15

8.5

5.6

5.6

4.1

4.1

3.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.2

172 

*1.2

1.2

-

1,076.8

35.9

2,140

July

1.6 

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.1

1.0

*1.0

1.1

1.6

5.5

6.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.8

2.2

1.2

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

J3

1.0

iifi

12 

4.7

2.0

2.4

181.3

5.85

360

Aug.

ft?

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

 1.6

1.6

1.8

2.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.8

1.4

_J!

.8

1.4

1.8 

1.6

1.4

1.2

48.6

1.57

96

Sept.

1.1 

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

il

.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

 1.1

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.6

1.8

2.0

T7£

1.4

1.1

1.6

-

37.0

1.23

73

Calendar year 1952: Max 525 Hln 0.3 Mean 44.4 Ac-ft 32,250

Water year 1952-53: Max 121 Mln 0.7 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 125

Transmonntain diversions from Colorado River basin 

to Sevier Lake basin

The following 13 ditches and tunnels in Utah, each equipped with a water-stage recorder, divert water from the Colorado River basin to the Sevier River basin.

Fairvlew ditch diverts water from tributaries of San Rafael River and Price River to 

San Pitch River In Sevier Lake basin. Gage is located in SEj sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 5 E.

Candland ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage Is located in NW£ sec. 1, T. 15 S., R. 5E.

Coal Fork ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage is located in SW^ sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 5 E.

Twin Creek tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage is located In SEf sec. 35, T. 15 S., R. 5 E.

Spring City tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage is located in SE? sec. 16, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

Black Canyon ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage Is located In Sfi£ sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

Cedar Creek tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage is located In SE£ sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

Reeder ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. Gage 

is located In TJW^ sec. 32, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

John August ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage is located in NVf£ sec. 35, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Madsen ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. Gage 

is located in SW£ sec. 23, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Ephralm tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage Is located in NW^ sec. 24, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Larsen tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage Is located in SE£ sec. 10, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Horseshoe tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage is located in Sw£ sec. 2, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Transmountaln diversions, In acre-feet, from Colorado River basin 

to Sevier Lake basin, water year 1952-53

Month

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

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

Water year 1958-53. ....

Month

Mntr

Water year 1952-53. ....

Fairvlew 

ditch

1,700

Reeder 

ditch

6

O

44

Candland 

ditch

134

John 

August 

ditch

1

235

Coal Fork 

ditch

OQ

205

Madsen 

ditch

O

20

Twin Creek 

tunnel

103

Ephralm 

tunnel

37

31

3,720

Spring 

City 

tunnel

300, fi

1,960

Larsen 

ditch

0

1

736

2

0

923

Black 

Canyon 

ditch

180

Horseshoe 

tunnel

0

390

O

539

Cedar 

Creek 

tunnel

223

Kote. There Is one diversion from the Sevier Lake basin to the Colorado River basin. This diversion is Tropic and East Pork Canal which diverts water from East Fork Sevier River to tributary of 

Paria River. Qage is located in SWj sec. 17, T. 36 S., R. 3 W. Figures of diversion, in acre-feet, 

for the 1953 water year are as follows: October, 301; May, 287; June, 549; July, 455; August, 178; 

September, 107; total for the water year, 1,88O.
126 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevler River below San Pitch River, near Gunnlson, Utah

Location Lat 39°09'00", long. 111°52'30", In NE£ sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 1 ¥., on left 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from San Pitch River and 3 miles west of Gunnlson.

Drainage area. 4,880 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1917 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,900 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 36 years, 229 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 563 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 3.48 ft); mlnimum dally, 49 cfs July 9.

1917-53: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs June 1, 1922 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs July 13-17, Sept. 6, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by reservoirs and many diversions above station 

1'or Irrigation. Most of flow diverted above station during irrigation season.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

61

137

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

262

410

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

IS

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

179

T54

188

242

265

245

220

220

230

242

239

230

220

194

206

214

253

294

F74 

268

279

279

*276

274

274

268

259

256

262

259

262

7,555

244

14,993

KOV.

253

253

256

259

259

259

259

256

259

248

248

250

250

253

253

256

262

268

265 

271

291

*297

285

276

508

306

282

268

276

285

-

8,011

267

15,890

Dec.

288

294

294

294

291

288

297

303

306

300

306

303

306

303

306

308

308

311

*320 

517

308

300

297

288

276

285

282

282

282

285

288

9,216

297

18,280

Jan.

291

291

291

288

288

288

28lT

291

294

300

300

306

306

320

317

*306

297

314

326 

552

525

317

311

508

506

505

305

294

291

294

288

9,572

502

18,590

Feb.

558~ 285

500

574

595

404

425

446

494

49T

470

470

482

482

479

*470

461

458

446 

419

415

395

595

401

559

358

353

383

_

-

11,579

414

22,970

Mar.

415

598

401

598

401

401

404

415

425

457

449

464

479

479

482

479

470

410

225 

344

556

377

550

*505

505

274

259

181

141

TIT

154

11,191

361

22,200

Apr.

141

172

167

157

110

106

118

151

111

100

104

88

12TT

145

129

115

110

111

106 

101

96

92

90

101

98

96

105

*111

111

104

-

5,422

114

6,790

May

115

126

129

129

157

128

118

118

151

153

141

155

129

128

118

106

TTJ

111

115 

*167

259

Wl

217

253

188

184

174

186

165

129

157

4,576

148

9,080

June

159

126

128

141

145

152

I48~ 154

155

157

155

124

111

113

101

82

74

68

60 

6T

74

76

89

90

82

80

77

78

*77

94

-

5,156

105

6,260

July

72

62

65

58

59

*58

56

55

49

6T

124

82

61

60

60

60

56

65

68 

67

75

89

71

62

61

60

65

 "7S 164

76

146

2,245

72.4

4,450

Aug.

120

201

T37

124

154

111

126

145

150

160

108

104

*115

104

110

118

108

104

101 

95

94

89

89

88

88

82

81

81

78

78

80

3,425

110

6,790

Sept.

68

66

8T

77

71

75

71

78

96

89

74

78

81

85

92

94

90

90

90 

*96

95

96

89

90

90

92

89

145 155"

94

-

2,650

87.7

5,220

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,950 Mln 66 Mean 388 Ac-ft 281,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 494 Mln 49 Mean 209 Ac-ft 151,500

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 127

Sevler Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah

Location. La t 39°22', long. 112 °02', In NW£ sec . 1, T, 17 S. , R. 2 W. , at Sevler Bridge 

Dam, 13 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area. 5,120 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available . January 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage below gage height 60 ft and wire-weight gage above, read once dally.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 231,800 acre-ft, Mar. 26-29, Apr. 1, 3 (gage

height, 79.6 ft); minimum 78,630 acre-ft Sept. 28 (gage height, 54.8 ft).

1914-53: Maximum contents, 251,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 20, 1922 (gage height, 80.0 ft), 

from former capacity table; no storage at times during 1927-28, 1930-36, 1951.

Remarks . Reservoir was formed by a 30-foot earth-fill dam. Storage began about 1904. 

Dam ultimately raised to 90 ft by June 1916. Capacity, 236,000 acre-ft between gage 

heights 6 ft (approximate bottom of outlet tunnel) and 80.0 ft (top of flashboard on 

spillway). No dead storage. Water Is used for Irrigation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 960: 1941.

Contents at 8 a.m., acre-feet, 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

50

31

Oct.

132,500

132,500

133,100

133,800

133,800

134,400

135,000

135,000

135,000

135,000

135,000

135,000

135,000

135,000

135,000

135,600

136,300

136,300

136,900

137,600

137,600

138,200

138,900

139,500

140,200

140,200

140,800

141,500

141,500

142,200

142,900

JJov.

142 , 900

142,900

142,900

143,500

143,500

143,500

143,500

143,500

143,500

143,500

144,200

144,200

144,200

144,200

144,200

142,900

144,200

144,200

144,900

146,300

146,300

147,000

147,700

148,400

149,100

149,100

149,800

150,500

150,500

151,200

-

Dec.

152,000

152,000

153,400

154,100

154,900

154,900

154,900

156,300

156,300

157,800

157,800

158,600

159,300

159,300

160,800

160,800

161,600

162,300

162,300

163,900

163,900

163,900

165,400

165,400

167,000

167,000

167,800

168,600

168,600

169,400

170, 100

Jan.

170,100

170,900

171,800

171,800

172,600

173,400

173,400

174,200

175,000

175,000

176,600

176,600

177,400

178,300

178,300

179,900

179,900

180,800

181,600

182,500

183,300

183,300

184,200

185,000

185,000

185,900

185,900

186,700

187,600

187,600

187,600

Feb.

189,400

189,400

189,400

191,200

191,200

192,000

192,900

193,800

194,700

196,500

197,400

198,300

198,300

200,200

201, 100

202,100

203,000

203,900

203,900

205,800

205,800

207,700

207,700

207,700

209,600

209,600

210,600

211,600

_

_

-

Mar.

211,600

213,500

213,500

214,500

215,400

215,400

217,500

217,500

218,500

219,500

219,500

221,500

221,500

222,500

223,500

224,500

225,500

226,500

227,600

227,600

228,600

229,700

229,700

230,700

230,700

231,800

231,800

231,800

231,800

230,700

230,700

Apr.

231,800

230,700

231,800

230,700

229,700

229,700

229,700

229,700

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

228,600

227,600

226,500

224,500

224,500

222,500

221,500

218,500

216,400

216,400

215,400

-

May

214,500

214,500

214,500

214,500

213,500

212,500

212,500

210,600

208,700

208,700

206,700

206,700

204,800

203,000

202,100

201, 100

199,300

198,300

197,400

195,600

195,600

193,800

193,800

192,900

192,000

190,300

188,500

186 , 700

186,700

184,200

183,300

June

181,600

179,900

178,300

176,600

175,800

167,000

173,400

172,600

172,600

172,600

172,600

172,600

171,800

171,800

170,900

170,100

169,400

167,800

166,200

164,700

163,100

161,600

160,800

158,600

157,800

156,300

154,900

154,100

152,000

157,100

-

July

148,400

146,300

144,900

142,900

140,200

138,900

136,300

134,400

132,500

130,100

128,300

127,100

125,400

124,200

123,100

122,000

121,500

120, 900

119,800

119,800

117,700

116,700

115,700

114,600

113,600

112,600

111,700

110,800

110,800

110,300

110,300

Aug.

110,300

110,800

110,800

110,800

111,700

111,700

111,700

111,700

111,700

111,200

111,700

111,700

110,800

109,800

108,900

107,100

106,200

104,400

102,700

101,100

99,450

97,540

95,630

94,220

92,810

91,430

90,090

89,090

88,430

87,460

86,810

Sept.

85,840

85,520

85,200

83,930

83,300

82,660

82,040

81,730

81,100

80,790

80,480

79,860

79,550

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

79,240

78,630

78,930

78,930

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec . 31 ..................

Calendar year 1952 .....

Peb . 28 ..................

Mar. 31..................

Apr. 30..................

July 31..................

Sept .30..................

Water year 1952-53 .....

Oage height 

(feet)t

67.8

i 72.9

-

79.5

78.0

71.2

54.9

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

133,800

151,200

170,100

-

215,400

78,930

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

+18,900

+134,470

+19,100

-15,300

-23,490

-7,880

-54,870

ge height at 8 a.m.
128 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River near Juab, Utah

Location. Lat 39°22', long. 112°02', In NE^ sec. 2, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., on left bank 

1,600 ft downstream from Sevier Bridge Dam and 11 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area. 5,120 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--September 1911 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Rubble masonry control since Apr. 16, 1914. Altitude of 

gage is 4,940 ft (by barometer). Prior to Apr. 8, 1938, at present site and datum. 

Apr. 8, 1938, to Mar. 31, 1942, at site 1,300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs July 8 (gage height, 4.70 ft); minimum dally, 3.8 cfs Oct. 3-5.

1911-53: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs June 2, 1922 (gage height, 8.50 ft); practically no flow at times when reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks. Records good. No diversions between station near Gunnison and this station. 

Flow regulated by Sevier Bridge Reservoir (see preceding page).

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, May 17-22, July 16, 17)

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

103

238

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

530

860

1,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

4.2

4.2

378" 3.8

3.8

28

*122

165

TB2 

158

155

152

148

62

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

*8.7

8.7

9.6

9.6

9.6 

9.6

9.6

9.6

84

1,394.O

45.0

2,760

Nov.

159

157

154

154

181

201

2O1

203

2O1 

198

198

198

198

255

325

162

8.

*8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.7

9.6

7.9

6.4

6.4 

6.4

5.7

BT7

-

3,254.0

1O8

6,450

Dec.

5.

5.

5 .

5.

5.

5 . 57

5 .

5 .

5 .

5 .

5.

5.

5.

*5.

6.4

6.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1 

7.9

7.9

8"7T 8.7

196.9

6.35

391

Jan.

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.6

8.7

8.7

12

s'.i

9.6

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.7

8.7

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7 

8.7

8.7

8.7

7.9

281.2

9.07

558

Feb.

8"7T 8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

11

13

11

12

12

12

12

12

»12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 

14

_

-

324.9

11.6

644

Mar.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12 

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

31

81

81

81 

182

T59" 270

101

1,301

42.0

2,580

Apr.

*81 13~B"

17O

173

173

173

173

206

168 

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

128

187

232

412

569

744

846

860

599

*1,000 lid

569

386

9,743

325

19,320

May

247 250"

250

351

497

548

584

623

644 

654

688

724

727

724

738

748

752

752

755

 668

614

608

668

7 2O

783

836

832 

828

874

902

957

20,526

662

4O,710

June

960

*962

934

727

623

587

473

371

351 

354

270

358" 218

424

476

512

629

790

794

744

654

629

629

688

' 752

748

836 

906

*902

902

19,173

639

38,030

July

898

892

916

926

1,000

1,050

1,060

1,O7O

1.080 

1,086

948

853

786

727

599

*432

238

241

458

584

632

692

727

596

518

521

429 

316

302

23S~ 235

21,041

679

41,730

Aug.

238

110

36

34

54

36

146

255

170 

*113

113

335

584

664

741

772

828

986

997

9159

906

902

867

842

818

713

593 

521

518

515

479

15,775

509

31,29O

Sept.

461

46T

438

426

426

424

366

322

322 

360

395

268

176

146

128

128

103

83

8T

*83

83

83

83

115

138

138

138 

138

138

138

6,791

226

13,470

Calendar year 1952: Max 880 Mln - Mean 198 Ac -ft 143,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,080 Mln 3.8 Mean 273 Ac-ft 197,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah

129

Location. Lat 39°29', long. 112°24', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 5 W., on right bank l£ 

miles downstream from highway bridge and 3| miles southwest of Lynndyl.

Drainage area. 6,270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1914 to October 1919, November 1942 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,660 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge.--15 years (1914-19, 1943-53), 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 858 cfs July 11 (gage height, 6.31 ft); 

minimum daily, 16 cfs for several days during January and February.

1914-19, 1942-53: Maximum daily discharge, 1,820 cfs June 9, 1914, based on records 

at Leamington; minimum recorded, 9.6 cfs Jan. 22, 1945.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Sevier Bridge Reservoir (see p. 127 ). Several 

diversions for irrigation between reservoir and station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, arid discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Jan. 5)

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

13

30

50

10O

170

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.3

265

504

766

847

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

Day

1

a

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

70

59

55

52

51

49

48

41

107

132

139

142

156

154

162

89

60

60

60

*61

63

68

69

61

61

63

63

62

65

65

66

2,453

79.1

4,870

Nov.

68

137

185

181

191

196

234

238

238

238

234

238

242

244

272

33B~ 362

*148

102

97

92

91

89

b75

}

b60

_

4,940

165

9,800

Dec.

b50

48

46

43

44

47

31

29

26

24

24

*23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21 1 "

^ b21

1

1

J 21

20

954

3O.8

1,890

Jan.

20

20

19

20

19

19

20

20

19

19

20

*20

19

21

2(5

19

18

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

IB" 16

583

18.8

1,160

Feb.

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

19

b!7

16

17

16

16

17 <"

\ b!8

1

1

J

19

19

19

_

-

482

17.2

956

Mar.

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

1919"

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

45

66

70

74

75

74

*74

73

73

88

1O8

111

117

278

38J5

2,025

65.3

4,020

Apr.

198

132

117

20T

211

222

228

234

257

276

209

203

200

196

192

192

192

191

189

203

276

338

434

571

669

709

731

831

75T

459

-

9,794

326

19,430

May

359

218

200

191

131

*333

407

410

449

452

459

464

462

479

464

484

506

512

*514

539

496

424

485

558

646

689

669

653

706

739

791

14,949

482

29,650

June

78"6~ 811

753

535

420

382

: 286

191

180

184

114

lib" 79

278

351

413

526

661

639

578

481

*496

464

456

476

545

558

607

698

715

-

13,853

462

27,480

July

720

707

701

696

717

723

780

777

788

815

750" 836

649

620

555

*538

355

280

267

289

383

466

514

550

494

362

362

352

228

205

25?

16,761

541

33,240

Aug.

265

362

305

140

118

111

105

230" 101

*254

150

133

174

407

526

586

641

659

752

836

742

734

720

646

589

563

5O9

393

312

301

292

12,656

408

25,100

Sept.

263

250

252

248

236

240

242

232

185

194

*207

179" 305

167

154

115

107

105

77

11

81

85

91

97

101

131

151

157

156

148

5,127

171

10,170

Calendar year 1952 : Max 904 Kin - Mean 190 Ao-ft 138,200

Water year 1952-53 : Max 836 Mln 16 Mean 232 Ac-ft 167,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hote. No gage-height record May 23 to June 21; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

near Juab and record of diversions between Juab and lynndyl stations.
130 PAVANT VALLEY

Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah

Location. Lat 38°58', long. 112 'IB 1 , In NE^ sec. 28, T. 21 S., R. 4 W., on right bank

 1 mile east of Fillmore and 2£ miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to July 1914, March 1944 to September 1953.

ze Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,180 ft (by barometer). May to July 

1914, staff gage at site l£ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 36.3 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 345 cfs July 31; minimum daily, 9.4 cfs Dec. 24.

 1514, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, 509 pfs May 4, 1952; minimum daily, 4.9 cfs 

Dec. 9, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Records include flow of Fillmore Canal which diverts on left

 BanTc at flood-control dam 400 ft upstream. During low-water periods flow is diverted 

2 miles upstream and carried in a lined ditch to the head of the Fillmore Canal. One 

small irrigation diversion above gage.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

13

13

13

12

TS

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

402

13.0

797

flov.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

14

IS- 15

is

14

14

13

13

12

9.7

12

10

12 9.6

11

13

-

379.3

12.6

752

Dec.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

14

IF

12

9.4 12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

389.4

12.6

772

Jan.

12

1211

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

14

15

H

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

391

12.6

776

Feb.

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

12

13

15

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

15

16

17

17

17

17

19

24_

_

-

446

15.9

885

Mar.

27

25

23

21

21

20

2T

23

27

28

29

28

28

26

25

24

24

23

23

24

23

22

22

22

25

27

30

34

3736-

34

802.

25.9

1,590

Apr.

32

32

33

34

35

35

34

33

3O

3O

29

27

27

26

27

28

33

34

37

44

55

73

94

107

106

108

111

112 -59-

96

-

1,601

53.4

3,180

May

86

80

74

73

7?

78

88

98

1O7

99

95

89

86

86

90

92

96

102

111

138

170

181

1ST

170

163

161

169

161

149

137

137

3,620

' 117

7,180

June

142

1ST

132

127

118

114

107

104

101

94

90

89

86

80

74

67

63

60

57

53

49

47

44

42

40

38

36

34

33

32

2,290

76.3

4,540

July

30

30

28

27

27

25

25

24

25

29

30

25

24

24

24

24

24

22

20

20

19

18

18

17

IT

18

18

18

25

37

ST

747

24.1

1,480

Aug.

75

I?

19

19

18

17

17

17

18

24

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

542

17.5

1,080

Sept.

13

IS

12

12

12

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

336

11.2

666

Calendar year 1952: Max 477 Mln 7.4 Mean 62.1 Ac -ft 45,090

Hater year 1952-53: Max 181 Mln 9.4 Mean 32.7 Ac-ft 23,700
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah

131

Location. Lat 38°17i40", long. 112°25'40", in NW^NWi sec. 16, T. 29 S. , R. 5 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Three Creeks Dam, half a mile upstream from Merchant 

Creek, and 16 miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area. 19.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,550 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 24, 1947, at site 500 ft downstream at different datum. Aug. 24, 1947, to 

May 11, 1950, at site 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 11.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28 cfs June 4, 5 (gage height, 1.95 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.7 cfs May 22.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 290 cfs Aug. 9, 1947 (gage height, 4.35 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs May 26, 27, 1951, when gates of Three 

Creeks Dam were closed.

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

which are fair. Plow affected by storage in Puffer Lake and in Three Creeks Reservoir 

(capacity, 2,020 acre-ft) completed in 1950.

Rating table, water year 1952-S3, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.0 

1.9 

3.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

7.8

15

30

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

9.0

9.0

*8.7

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6*8

6.8

248.1

8.00

492

J»ov.

6^8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

b6.0

b6.0

*6.3

5.6

5.3

5.8

6.0

6.0

> b5.5

, 35.5

"

177.0

5.90

351

Dec.

. a5.0

*4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.8

4.0

3, 7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

140.7

4.54

279

Jan.

3 S'.l8

3,

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3\7

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.7

3.5

3.5

113.0

3.65

224

Feb.

3^5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.7

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

1*0

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

-

-

-

104.5

3.73

207

Mar.

> a4.0

> a4.2

*4.4

4.6

5.0

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.4

132.3

4.27

262

Apr.

4.0

i!i

5.0

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.3

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.8

5.8

6.8

*7.3

7.6

8.7

9.0

9.4

9.7

Ifi

9.7

9.4

-

182.5

6.08

362

Hay

&'.4 8.7

.8

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.8

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.6

7.6

8.1

4.8

T!?

2.0

2.0

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

177.7

5.73

352

June

11 1*1'

25

28

28

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

22

21

21

20

19

18

17

18

17

15

13

11

9.4

8.1

7.6

7.0

*7.0

-

547.4

18.2

1,090

July

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.Q

5.0

5.3

6.0

6.3

7.0

5.8

6.3

1*1

186.8

6.03

371

Aug.

8.1

7^3

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.3

5.6

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

152.1

4.91

302

Sept.

1*0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.8

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5,3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

-

110.6

3.69

219

Calendar year 1952: Max 166 Hln 2.0 Mean 21.9 Ac-ft 15,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 28 Mln 1.7 Mean 6.23 Ac-ft 4,510

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Beaver 

River near Beaver.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
132 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah

Location. Lat 38°17', long. 112°34', in SW&SWi sec. 17, T. 29 S., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at Fishlake National Forest boundary, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Bakers 

Canyon and 4u miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to September 1906, March 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft. Prior to Mar. 30, 1914, staff 

gage and Mar. 30, 1914, to Oct. 15, 1937, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1914-53), 55.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 149 cfs July 11 (gage height, 2.93 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs Sept. 4.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs July 22, 1936 (gage height, 7.27 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; minimum, 3.0 cfs Dec. 4, 

1950, Jan. 12, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversions above station for irrigation. Water diverted for hydroelectric power, but returned to stream above station. Some regulation by powerplants and several small 

reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.9

13

27

63

139

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water 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.

 29

28

27

27 

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

I

27

26

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

813

26.2

1,610

JJov.

25

25

25

24

23

24 

23

25

21

22

23

24

»23

22

21

 b22

f ~

680

22.7

1,350

Dec.

b22

23

14

b23

23

23 

22

21

21

21

21

21

2O

21

22

22 22

23

23 

23

 >. 22

1

L b20

I

J ie

b22

22

23

672

21.7

1,330

Jan.

b21

21

23

b21

23

22 

24

24

23

23

22

23

24

23

23

b23

24

25

25 

*25

25

b23

23

24

23

b23

24

24

23

72O

23.2

1,430

Feb.

22

23

23

22

23

ft

23

b22

22

b22

b22

21 "I

\ b20

1

^ 21 

21

»b21

b21

22

21

-

-

608

21.7

1,210

Mar.

11

21

b21

b21

25

27 

25

25

26

26

26

24

23

21

21

23

24

24

23 

22

23

23

23 

23

 26

25

30

29

12

28

23

754

24.3

1,500

Apr.

24

25

25

35

33

33 

26

22

27

26

25

22

22

23

22

23

25

25

25 

29

44

*43

45 

52

55

.59

57

55

45

42

-

1,014

33.8

2,010

May

38

37

34

37

38

44 

49

53

55

43

45

43

41

41

39

39

42

44

47 

57

71

88

86 

77

76

*77

73

71

65

63

68

1,686

54.4

3,340

June

69

73

90

99

93

95 

93

92

97

107

115

119

ISA

113

101

95

92

86

83 

79

76

74

69 

63

59

53

49

47

44

-

2,492

83.1

4,940

July

41

39

37

36

35

34 

32

31

31

34

38

34

33

33

33

32

31

27

24

31

22

22

22 

23

23

35

26

32

30

30

36

967

31.2

1,920

Aug.

44

44

32

31

25

26 

*25

25

25

26

25

21

23

25

24

22

21

21

19 

19

18

25

25

25

25

30

26

25

22

21

20

785

25.3

1,560

Sept.

IS

18

17

17

18

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

 18

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

16 

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

498

16.6

988

Calendar year 1952: Max 535 Mln - Mean 89.1 Ac-ft 64,670

Hater year 1952-53: Max 124 Mln 15 Mean 32.0 Ac-ft 23,190

Peak dlscharee (base, 250 cfs). N<

* Discharge measurement made on thJ

> peak above base, 

s day.

b Stage-discharge relation Affected by Ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 133

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°16', long. 112°48', in S? sec. 30, T. 29 S., R. 8 W., on left bank 600

rt downstream from bridge on State Highway 21, a quarter of a mile upstream from Indian

Creek, and three-quarters of a mile south of Adamsville.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1937, at site 300 ft upstream at different datum. '

Average discharge.--38 years (1914-36, 1937-53), 38.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 411 cfs July 15 (gage height, 3.63 ft): minimum 

dally, 0.5 cfs July 13, 14, 25.

, 1913-36, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 1,090 cfs July 23, 1941, from rating curve 

extended above 500 cfs; no flow during periods in 1924, 1931, 1934-35, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. No diversions between station and Rockyford Reservoir. Several 

ditches above station divert practically entire flow during irrigation season to supply 

Adamsville and Beaver districts.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23 to Apr. 1, Sept. 5-22)

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

0.3 

.7 

1.4 

2.6 

4.5

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

7.2

11

22

49

88

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*19

20

19

21

23

25

25

24

18

16

16

17

17

20

21

23

21

21

21

23

25

29

32

30

30

33

33

32

31

28

30

743

24.0

1,470

Nov.

44

61

57

56

56

56

56

56

54

51

57

55

*54

56

61

64

66

61

60

64

62

56

50

51

53

51

49

47

45

50

-

1,659

55.3

3,290

Dec.

53

59

55

56

55

55

56

59

57

59

60

60

61

6O

62

61 *62

65

64

62

57

54

51

51

51

54

56

55

54

54

54

1,772

57.2

3,510

Jan.

54

53

54

54

51

51

53

60

55

53

50

51

50

56

50

49

64

59

69.

65

 56

54

56

56

59

53

4S

45

48

45

44

1,665

53.7

3,300

Feb.

42

40

39

40

39

40

39

42

44

46

44

47

48

48

48

45

46

45

38

41

41

42

47

44

*43

51

67

75

-

-

-

1,271

45.4

2,520

Mar.

62

51

48

50

49

49

47

47

47

46

40.

42

42

43

41

40

40

.40

40

45

45

44

45

45

 45

*43

42

44

47

55

41

1,405

45.3

2,79O

Apr.

SI

16

15

12

10

9.6

7.8

7.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.5

5.5

4.5

4.7

4.0

*5.0

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.1

3.1

6.6

6.9

8.5

-

218.0

7.27

432

May

10

11

8.9

7.2

6.9

7.5

5.2

3.8

7.2

7.8

5.8

4.7

5.5

5.5

6.9

7.2

11

10

8.5

8.2

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

*4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

111

196.2

6.33

389

June

2.9

2.6

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

*.6

-

56.5

1.88

112

July

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.56

18

4.7

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

1.2

2.2

1.2

3.1

105.2

3.39

209

Aug.

2.8

lil

3T4

2.3

1.7

1.8

*1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.4

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

JUO

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

57.3

1.85

114

Sept.

i.o

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

«.7'.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

"

24.2

0.81

48

Calendar year 1952: Max 582 Mln 16 Mean 83.0 Ac-ft 60,250

Water year 1952-53: Max 75 Mln 0.5 Mean 25.1 Ac-ft 18,180

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
134 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°14', long. 112°50', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., at Rockyford 

Dam on Beaver River, 5 miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 20,970 acre-ft Apr. 18 (gage height, 

48.9 ft); minimum observed, 3,130 acre-ft Sept. 18 (gage height, 21.0 ft).

1937-53: Maximum contents observed, 23,810 acre-ft Apr. 22, 25, 28, 30, May 1, 

1945; no contents Oct. 16, 31, 1939.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed in 1914. Capacity, 23,260 

acre-ft between gage heights 0.0 ft (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 51.0 ft (spillway 

crest). Prior to fall of 1937 the spillway crest was at elevation 52.5 ft; capacity, 

24,910 acre-ft. Dead storage negligible. Water is used for irrigation in Milford 

Valley.

Contents, In acre-feet, 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

Oct.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,060

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

alO, 78O

Nov.

-

10,940

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

11,960

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

al3,200

-

Dec.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,530

-

-

a!5,500

Jan.

15,530

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16,620

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17,280

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

18,040

Feb.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

19,360

-

-

19,740

-

-

-

Mar.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

20,120

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2O,78O

-

-

-

-

-

320,830

Apr.

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

20,970

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

a!9,620

-

May

20,590

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17.38O

-

.

-

a!7,170

June

a!2,240

July

12,030

_

_

_

-

_

-

10,610

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

9,180

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

8,030

a7,950

Aug.

_

.

-

-

-

_

7,490

_

7,100

_

-

-

-

-

.

6,090

-

-

_

-

-

-

.

4,500

-

-

a4, 250

Sept.

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

.

3,130

*

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

a3,240

a Ho gage-height record; contents interpolated.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1952. .....

Mar. 31..... ..............

Apr. 30...................

Sept.SO.. .................

Water year 1952-53. .....

Gage height 

(feet)

_

-

-

45.8

.

_

_

_

_

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

9,930

a!3,200

a!5,500

-

18,O40

19,740

a20,830

a!9,62O

a!7,170

a!2,240

a4,250

a3,240

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+850

+2,420

+2,300

+7,900

+2,540

+1,740

+1,090

-1,210

-2,450

-4,930

-4,290

-3,700

-1,010

-6,690

a Ho gage-height record; contents interpolated.
135 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°14', long. 112°50', in NW£ sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on right bank 

half a mile dovmstream from Rockyford Dam and 4f miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area.--512 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 12, 1916. Altitude of gage is 

5,400 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 1, 1916, at site 1,500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1914-36, 1937-53), 40.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 116 cfs July 20; minimum daily, 5.2 cfs 

 Sept. 13, 14.

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 727 cfs June 10, 1921 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Mar. 19, 20, 1914.

Remarks.--Records good. One small diversion between dam and station. Flow regulated by 

Rockyford Reservoir (see preceding page). Numerous diversions above reservoir for irrigation and municipal use.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6 to Aug. 19)

1.0

2.5

6.3

12

21

1.2 

1.5

1.7

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oot.

27

27 

»27

24

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

16

itf

589.4

19.0

1,170

Nov.

8^7

8.7 

8.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

 8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

!£.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

237.6

7.92

471

Dec.

13.

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

 8.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.3

9.3 

9.3

252.9

8.16

502

Jan.

9^3

9.9 

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

»10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

11

11 11

312.9

10.1

621

Feb.

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

12

12

12

_

I

329

11.8

653

Mar.

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

12

13

14

tf

396

12.8

785

Apr.

16

16 

16

16

16

18

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

 13

13

13

13

li

12

39

60

35

546

18.2

1,080

May

13

12

29

53

62

63

63

63

62

62

60

75

80

88

88

52

90

88

88

88

85

85

86

86

85

85

 86

85

86

88 

90

2,264

73.0

4,490

June

90

90 

90

88

90

88

86

86

85

85

85

85

83

83

86

86

85

86

88

88

88

88

83

21

13

88

90

93

93

*93

2,609

87.0

5,170

July

96

96 

78

63

84

95

95

95

 95

98

98

102

105

107

111

111

113

113

114

116

114

114

17

12

73

109

105

102

1OO

98 

74

2,903

93.6

'5,760

Aug.

38

I

32

54

66

 64

68

82

90

93

93

95

95

95

95

93

95

93

93

93

91

90

91

91

91

90

88 

90

2,501

80.7

4,960

Sept.

88

88 

86

82

66

53

28

15

11

9.9

8.1

5.5

5^2

5.2

5.9

*5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

646.5

21.6

1,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 513 Hln 5.2 Mean 70.7 Ac-ft 51,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 116 Mln 5.2 Mean 37.2 Ac-ft 26,940

Discharge measurement made on this day.
136 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Mlnersvllle Canal at Mlnersvllle, Utah

Location. Lat 38°13', long. 112°56', In NWi sec. 7, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on left bank 

1 mile downstream from point of diversion and 1 mile east of Minersville.

Records available. June to September 1906 {monthly discharge only), March to October 

1914, June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 5,310 ft (by

Uarometer). June 21 to Sept. 21, 1906, staff gage and Mar. 13 to Oct. 17, 1914, waterstage recorder, at approximately same site at different datum.

Extremes. 1906. 1914, 1951-53: Maximum daily discharge, 63 cfs May 16, 23, June 1, 3, 

1952; no flow part of each year.

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

which are poor. Plow diverted from Beaver River for irrigation in vicinity of 

Minersville.

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

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

0.0 

.1 

.2

.7 

2.3

0.5 

1.0 

1.2

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.3

77S

*2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

66.7

2.15

132

ffov.

2.1

2TT

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

b2.1

b2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

aTT5

al.9

al.9

-

61.8

2.06

123

Dec.

a2.0

a2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

. al.8

59.4

1.92

118

Jan.

>

. al.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

bl.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

*2.0 ZTD"

bl.9

bl.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

bl.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

57.6

1.86

114

Feb.

2.1

7TT

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

2.0

bl.8

al.8

(*)

J

_

-

53.1

1.90

105

Mar.

1.8

T^

1.8

i.e

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21.8

0.70

43

Apr.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

20

40

35

95

3.17

188

Hay

5.7

T?

25

40

37

37

36 

36 

36

36

36

35

37

36

36

36

36

36

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

*32

*32

33

34

33

1,005.9

32.4

2,000

June

34

34

34

34

34

34

34 

33 

34

33

33

33

, a33

. a34

»34

-

1,008

33.6

2,000

July

34

34

22

1* 2.3

35

34 

35 

*35

35

34

34

34

36

31

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

13

5.1

17

35

35

35

34

34

19

920.4

29.7

1,830

Aug.

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0 IB35

*35 

36 

35

35

34

35

35

34

34

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

34

34

34

34

916.0

29.5

1,820

Sept.

34

31

34

33

33

32

14 

2.5 

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

 1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

T^

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

255.7

8.52

507

Calendar year 1952 : Max 63 Mln o Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12,250

Water year 1952-53 : Max 40 Win 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,980

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

:harge measurements, weather records.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 137

Beaver River at Mineraville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°13', long. 112°56', in tffi£ sec. 12, T. 30 S., R. 10 W., on right bank 

at Mineraville.

Recorda available. April 1909 to December 1913, June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is. 5,250 ft (from 

topographic map). Apr. 13, 1909, to Dec. 20, 1913, staff gage at site three-quarters 

of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years,' 29.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 243 cfs July 14 (gage height, 1.92 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs May 3.

1909-13, 1951-53: Maximum discharge observed, 608 cfs Jan. 2, 1910 (gage height, 

4.70 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow part of each year 1909-13.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Rockyford Reservoir (see p. 134).

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 22 to July 6)

0.4 

.5 

.6

.7

0.2 

1.3 

4.4 

9.6

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

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

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

16

TE *16

13

9.1

8.6

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

4.9

4.4

242.0

7.81

480

JJov.

4.4

T^

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

»4.9

5.4

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

b5.2

-

148.7

4.96

295

Dec.

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

*Z?S

6.0

4.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

b5.2

5.4

b5.2

b5.2

5.4

b5.4

6.0

5.4

180.0

5.81

357

Jan.

5.4

TOT

8.0

8.6

8.6

3.6

6.6

8.6

8.6

9*1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.6

b8.2

b8.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

*9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

267.9

8.64

531

Feb.

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

10 *

,t>10

12

12

12

*12

12

12

_

.

-

291.2

10.4

578

Mar.

12

12

12

12

10

8.0 BT5

S.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

9.1

11

13

13

14

15

I?

15

15

14

14

14

15

*15

15

14

14

15

15

13

386.5

12.5

767

Apr.

12

T?

12

12

11

10

10

8.6

8.6

8.6

3.6

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.6

9.1

9.6

10

9.1

9.6

*10

6.3

3.5

X5

3.5

4.0

4.4

3.5

6.5

245.1

8.17

486

Hay

1.7

1.7

1.0

7^

6.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

16

20

25

27

27

27

29

31

35

35

35

35

34

30

33

*34

31

30

33

35

660.1

21.3

1,310

June

34

33

34

33

33

35

37

35

34

31

30

ST

30

31

35

33

33

33

34

34

34

33

35

41 38

31

35

35

35

*35

-

1,015

33.8

2,010

July

35

41

42

47

42

39

39

39

39

44

41

41

39

49

.§P.

39

37

38

37

37

35

34

14

10

T5

31

35

37

37

37

45

1,158

37.4

2,300

Aug.

47

IT

36

35

30

24

*23"5B

27

27

33

37

35

35

39

41

41

39

38

37

37

37

35

35

35

35

42

37

35

38

37

1,096

35.4

2,170

Sept.

37

75

35

30

19

15

19

15

9.6

8.0

7.5

3.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

*4.0

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

tt

2.6

-

289.9

9.66

575

Calendar year 1952 : Max 420 Mln 3.0 Mean 42.9 Ac-ft 31,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 60 Mln 1.0 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11,860

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
138 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River near Milford, Utah

Location. Lat 38°28', long. 113°01', in SW£ sec. 17, T. 27 S., R. 10 W., on right bank 

4 miles north of Milford.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,940 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 1.05 ft); no flow

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 221 cfs June 11, 1952 (gage height, 2.84 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

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

wRTch are fair.

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

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

0.36 

.4 

.5

.03

.2

.9

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

2.1

4.4

7.7

12

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

Tl

*00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Hov.

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

71

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

1

f '

I -

0.7

0.02

1.4

Dec.

0. 2

.3

,

1

I .4

f

J

 \

/

*.5

.5

.Ji

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

00"

0

0

9.1

0.29

18

Jan.

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

*.7

1.0

T7I

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

17.0

0.55

34

Feb.

0.7

.7

:7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.2

.1

.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

 1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

*1.6

2.6

~T~ 3.6

_

-

30.3

1.08

60

Mar.

2.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

*.5

75

.5

.7

10

7.4

42.9

1.38

85

Apr.

4.7

275

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.2

75

.7

3.3

2.0

28.3

0.94

56

May

274" 2.4

2.3

1.4

.9

.7

.5

.4

.7

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

.1

72

.1

.1

.1

*.2

.2

.3

.1

.1

21.1

0.68

42

June

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.1

0.0

0.2

July

*00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

1.6

2.4

T72'.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.1

0.23

14

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 212 Mln 0 Mean 16.0 Ac -ft 11,580

Water year 1952-53: Max 311 Mln 10 Mean 0.43 Ac-ft 311

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

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 27 to Dec. 17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 14-18, Feb. 18-21.
CEDAR CITY VALLEY 139

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Location.--Lat 37°40'20", long. 113°02i05", in ME£- sec. 13, T. 36 S., R. 11 W., on right 

bank 4 miles downstream from South Creek and 1.3 miles east of Cedar City.

Records available. May 1915 to November 1919, May 1935 to September 1953. Records for 

May 1915 to November 1919 do not include flow of power canal operated prior to November 

1919 but would be equivalent if flow of power canal is added. For amount of flow in 

power canal see Diversion paragraph for Coal Creek near Cedar City for these years.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

co Mar. 30, 1939, staff gages and Mar. 30, 1939, to May 14, 1945, water-stage recorder, 

at several sites about 0.5 mile upstream at various datums. May 15, 1945, to Oct. 10, 

1951, May 4 to July 2, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 2 miles upstream at different 

datum.

^yerage discharge. 17 years (1935-37, 1938-53), 32.9 cfs.

pemes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs July 14 (gage height, 6.55 ft from 

floodmark); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept, 26.

1935-53: Maximum discharge observed, 2,910 cfs July 9, 1936 (gage height, 6.4 ft, 

site,and datum then in use), from rating curve extended by broad-crested weir formula; 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Nov. 16, 1951, result of freezeup.

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

which are fair. No diversions above station for irrigation.

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

Day

1

2

3

'54

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

IT

11

11

11

H

11:i'i

11

11

10

IT

11

11

10

10

*10

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

1111

11

10

10

10

3Z8

10.6

651

flov.

10

11

11

11

9.7

10

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.4

10

9.7

10

9.4

12

T?

11

10

12

12

11

bll

all

 all

bll

bll

bll

bll

all

-

317.6

10.6

630

Dec.

 all

 all

12

12

12

12

12

11 } b!2

a!2

355

11.5

704

Jan.

a!2

*12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

IT

13

11

11

10

14

11

10

 11

10

1T^ l*±

13

14

14

12

13

14

13

12

378.4

12.2

751

Feb.

14

13

12

 13

14

13

13

14

10

I?

11

12,

11

11

10

10

11

12

11

12

11

12

12

12

 12

12

17

19

_

-

346

12.4

686

Mar.

a!5

a!2

a!2

a!2 *

, a!5

 al5

15

15

15

12

15

15

19

20

22

24

2T

20

19

17

498

16.1

988

Apr.

18

20

 23

26

26

27

24

19

19

18

17

16

IS

18

19

22

23

24

32

38

 45

44

48

*5

42

43

40

40

34

30

-

856

28.5

1,700

May

27

28

35" 25

42

44

 43

44

40

37

34

33

32

32

30

32

38

47

 48

52

52

53

BT

45

40

41

34

30

30

30

35

1,179

38.0

2,340

June

35

32

34

*34

35

35

40

37

33

33

32

34

33

30

28

25

*25

24

23

22

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

IT

-

790

26.3

1,570

July

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

*15

al6

al5

al5

al5 a60

a40

*a30

*51

*25

17

15

14

14

12

12

12

12

1126-

20

*17

77.

646

20.8

1,280

Aug.

a20

a!5

 a!5

14

13

12

11

11

11

12

10

9.8

9.8

9.6

10

11

9.6

9.1

8.8

*8"75

8.8

8.8

9.1

8.8

9.1

a30

alF

 a30

10

9.3

9.1

378.5

12.2

751

Sept.

8.8

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

~9~.6 13

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

 8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.8

8To

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

 8.0

7.8

-

251.1

8.37

498

Calendar year 1952: Max 382 Mln 5.4 Mean 55.8 Ac-ft 40,460

Water year 1952-53: Max 77 Mln 7.8 Mean 17.3 Ac-ft 12,550

Peak discharge (base. 550 efa). July 14 (10 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (6.55 ft); July 31 (8:20 p.m.) 891 

cfs (4.OZ ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, engineer's notes, 

and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
140 MINOR BASINS IN NEVADA

Baker Creek at narrows near Baker, Nev.

Location. Lat 38°59', long. 114°13' , in sec. 22, T. 13 N., R. 69 E., on left bank half 

a mile downstream from Pole Canyon, 1 mile downstream from narrows, and 4^ miles 

southwest of Baker.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,800 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 9.31 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23 cfs June 15 (gage height, 1.45 ft); minimum, 

 1.1- cfs Mar. 1.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 178 cfs June 7, 1952 (gage height, 2.72 ft); minimum 

recorded, 0.4 cfs Mar. 11, 1951.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 18-30)

0.7

.9

1.0

1.2 

3.1 

4.7

1.2

1.4

1.5

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

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.2

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

*3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

374

3.6

3.6

117.9

3.80

234

Nov.

3.4

3.4 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

*3.3

3.3

4.2

3.7

b3.7

3.7

b3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

b2.6

-

94.9

3.16

186

Dec.

b2.6

L a2.6

H2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

*2.4

2.5

2.5

2.3

b2

b2

b2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

75.8

2.45

150

Jan.

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

1.9

bTT5"

bl.9

2.5

57F

2.3

2.3

2.2

*b2

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

b2

b2

2.1

2.0

2.1

67.1

2.16

133

Feb.'

2 2

2!l 

2.0 

2.0

2.1 

2.1

2.1

bl.7

(*)

1.5

_

-

50.5

1.80

100

Mar.

1 2

bl!2 

bl.3 

bl.4

1.5 

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

bl.6

bl.6

bl.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

*2.2

2.3

173

2.2

2.2

2.2

54.5

1.76

108

Apr.

2.2

2.3 

2.3 

2.4 

2.3

2.3 

2.2

2.2

b2

2.1

b2

2.0 2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

*2.3

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.3

3.9

3.4

3.7

-

70.7

2.36

140

May

3.6

3.6 

3.4 

3.6 

3.6

e3.4

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.7

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

*3.9

ITT

4.1

112.8

3.64

224

June

3.9

379 

4.1 

4.4 

4.7

5.6 

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.4

8.0

12

17

20

30

20

18

19

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

12

12

11

-

365.. 2

12.2

724

July

*10

~9.6 

9.1 

8.8 

8.2

8.0 

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.4

7.7

7.1

7.1

6.4

*7.4

6.4

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.4

4.2

3.9

379

4.1

4.7

4.4

4.5

198.3

6.40

393

Aug.

5.3

e5.6 

5.6

*5.3 

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.5

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

376

3.0

132.0

4.26

262

Sept.

3.0

279 

2.9 

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.4

*2.3

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

-

73.0

2.43

145

Calendar year 1952: Max 161 Mln 0.9 Mean 19.7 Ac-ft 14,310

Water year 1952-53: Max 20 Mln - Mean 3.87 Ac-ft ' 2,800

Peak discharge (base. 20 efs).--June 15 (3 a.m.) 23 cfs (1.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Lehman Creek near Baker, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MINOR BASINS IN NEVADA 

Lehman Creek near Baker, Nev.

141

Location. Lat 39°01', long. 114°13', in sec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 69 E., on left bank 4f miles 

west of Baker.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,730 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 5.02 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.8 cfs June 25 (gage height, 0.85 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Mar. 11, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 45 cfs June 2, 1952 (gage height, 1.49 ft); minimum 

recorded, 0,7 cfs Jan. 3, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

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

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

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.0 

1.8 

3.4 

5.9

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 '

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.8 

4.8 

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

*3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

H2.6

2.6

2.6

108.8

3.51

216

Nov.

2.6 

2.6 

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.5

3.0

576

b2.5

b2.3

b2.1

 b2

-

69.5

2.32

138

Dec.

b2 

b2 

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

 1.8

1.8

 s

I

1

I bl.7

I

1

-* 2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

56.0

1.81

111

Jan.

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

bl.6

bl.6

bl.7

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1 ""

\ bl.6

I

} 1.6

1.6

bl.5 

bl.5 

1.6

1.6

bl.'S

51.8

1.67

103

Feb.

bl.5 

bl.5 

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

1^6

T74

v

. bl.2

. (*)

1.3

1.1

_

-

37.6

1.34

75

Mar.

1

 bl

1.0

bl.O

1.0

bl.O

1.1

1.1

bl.l

bl.l

1.1

1.1

1.1

 1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

32.3

1.04

64

Apr.

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

1.1

bl.l

bl.l

bl.l

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

4*

1.8

39.7

1.32

79

May

H1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

l.S

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

IU2 570

2.0

2.0 

*2.0 

2.2

2.2

2.2

57.4

1.85

114

June

2.2 

2^0

57o

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.8

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

5.6

5.3

125.6

4.19

249

July

*5.6 

573 

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

fc* 

4.2

4.2

4.5

152.0

4.90

301

Aug.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.8

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.S

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

2*1

57?

121.6

3.92

241

Sept.

fti

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

*2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9 

1.8

lie

62.8

2.09

125

Calendar year 1952: Max 44 Mln i.o Mean 9.26 Ac-ft 6,710

Hater year 1952-53: Max 6.2 Mln - Mean 2.51 Ac-ft 1,820

Peak discharge (base.- 10 cfs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
142 SALTON SEA BASIN 

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°56'50", long. 116°38'20", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 3 E., on right

 bank 1.5 miles north of Whitewater and 3i miles upstream from San Gorgonio River.

Drainage area. 57.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September .1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,605.40 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1934. Supplementary water-stage recorder on river 400 

ft west and 500 ft downstream from base gage. Feb. 24, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952, 

supplementary gage used as base gage.

Average discharge. 5 years, 8.72 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 98 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum

 daily, 4.0 cfs Sept. 13.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 450 cfs Sept. 6, 1950 (gage height, 8.08 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.1 cfs Jan. 22, 1952.

Maximum discharge known, 42,000 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, from slope-area determination of 

peak flow, at site 2.5 miles upstream (drainage area, 51.4 sq mi).

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

cTalTy discharge include water pumped from open sumps in ground-water seepage area 

surrounding station. The monthly runoff is adjusted for flow from infiltration line 

that bypasses station. The California Electric Power Co. diverts out of basin about 

15 miles upstream to powerplants in San Gorgonio River basin and thence to an area 

north of Banning for irrigation. One small diversion for domestic use and 1 for 

irrigation are made 2 to 3 miles upstream.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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

tit

Oct.

16

14

12

13

15

14

17

11

11

12

12

13

13

13

13

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

13

12

12

12

11

12

401

12.9

795

123 

151

Nov.

13

14

14

14

13

12

14

25

17

14

15

11

16

36

51

40

IS

13

15

13

13

13

14

14

16

14

11

11

12

14

-

510

17.0

1,010

119 

120

Dec.

16

21

16

15

T5

15

17

18

16

16

17

18

18

19

19

18

38

25

20

18

17

17

18

17

16

15

16

18

17

18

17

561

18.1

1,110

123 

92

Jan.

17

16

16

16

16

21

32

21

14

12

11

12

14

24

21

18

17

16

15

16

19

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

509

16.4

1,010

123 

104

Feb.

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

15

15

14

13

13

_

-

358

12.8

710

111 

89

Mar.

15

15

IS

17

16

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

18

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

14

14

14

459

14.8

910

123 

117

Apr.

14

14

13

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

8.5

8.0

7.9

10~7.5

34

15

15

-

380.9

12.7

756

119 

128

May

18

15

16

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.7

8.7

.9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.5

11

10

9.2

8.5

332.3

10.7

659

123 

131

June

9.0

9.5

8.2

9.0

10

9.2

9.5

9.2

9.5

9.0

S.5

9.0

7.6

1*5

9.5

9.5

9.5

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

9.5

11

10

-

291.7

9.72

579

119 

102

' July

10

8.5

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

6.6

8.0

8.5

9.0

8.5

9.8

9.0

6.1

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

5.2

10

9.5

10

10

11

271.3

8.75

53S

78 

101

Aug.

9.0

5.6

E7T

10

To

9.8

9.5

9.5

6.6

9.8

8.4

8.4

9.5

9.8

9.2

5.6

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.5

8.5

5.6

8.1

9.0

9.2

8.7

9.0

8.7

6.1

9.0

267.6

8.63

531

32 

94

Sept.

2i°

9^3

8.4

8.1

8.1

4.4

7.1

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.7

7.9

4.0

sa

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.1

7.6

8.0

7.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.1

6.8

6.1

8.5

8.1

8.0

-

231 /7

7.72

460

28 

78

Adjusted for infiltration

AC-ft 9is| 1, 130 1 1,230 j 1.130J 821 1 l,03o| 875 1 782J 698 616 j 563

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 93 

Max 51

Min 

Min

1.1 

4.0

Mean 

Mean

13.9 

12.5

Ac -ft 

Ac -ft

10,080 

9,070

488

Adjusted

Ac -ft 

Ac-ft

11,530 

10, 280

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs).--Ho peak above base, 

t Runoff in acre-feet from infiltration line bypasslr bypassing station; furnished by Whitewater Mutual 

Water Co.

* Runoff In acre-feet diverted from basin 15 miles upstream; furnished by California Electric Power 

Co.
SALTON SEA BASIN 143

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°47'40", long. 116°33'45", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., on left 

bank 1.5 miles southwest of Palm Springs and 6.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.5 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District).

Average discharge. 6 years, 2.48 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 2.40 ft); no flow 

July 21 to Sept. 30.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 164 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 4.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow during several 

months of each year.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1244: 1948, 1951.

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

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Dec. 17)

0.25 

.3 

.4 

.5

1.5

2.0

2.1

1.4

2.7

9.7

19

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

'.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

71

.2

.2

.2

.2

12.7

0.41

25

Nov.**

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

1.2 

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.9

2.0

TT3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

27.0

0.90

54

Dec.

1.1 

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0 TTi 1.1

1.2

1.2

5,0

4T§

3.6

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.2

58.1

1.87

115

Jan.

2.0 

1.9

1.9

1*8

1.8

1.9

4.7

H4.2

4.0

8.8

3.7

5.5

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

105.7

3.41

210

Feb.

3.0 

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.2

3-4 

ST?

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

1*2

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

_

-

72.9

2.60

145

Mar.

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.1

5.2

104.2

3.36

207

Apr.

5.2 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.2

6.2

5.8 

5.7

5.6

5.3

5.2

5.0

4*1 4T¥

5.2

5.3

5.5

6.2

6.7

7.1

6.5

6.4

7.0

7.5

7.6

8.3

22

14

12

-

2O8.8

6.96

414

May

1.7

3.9

8.2

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.5 

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.3

isl

204.1

6.58

405

June

H4.2

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.2 

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

*&

70.4

2.35

140

July

*4

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6 

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.8

0.28

17

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 58 Kin O.2 Mean 9.03 Ac-ft 6,560

Hater year 1952-53: Max 22 Mln o Mean 2.39 Ac-ft 1,730

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). Apr. 28 (4 a.m.) 36 cfs (2.40 ft).
144 SALTON SEA BASIN

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°44'55", long. 116°32'15", in S| sec. 11, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Murray Canyon Creek and 6 miles south of Palm 

Springs.

Drainage area. 94.0 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to January 194S, October 1947 to September 1953.

e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 700 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

o Jan. 14, 194S, at datum 0.02 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years (1930-41, 1947-53), 5.69 cfs; median of yearly mean dischanges, 1.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 272 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 3.25 ft); no flow 

(luring several months.

1930-4S, 1947-53: Maximum discharge, 3,850 cfs Feb. 6, 1937 (gage height, 5.60 ft, 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

study; no flow during several months of most years.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 9 to Mar. 1, Mar. 21 to May 16)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.3 

3.2

1.6

1.7 

1.9

2.1

2.2

6.2

11

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

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

JJov.

0

O

0

0-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.3

H6

4

4

3

3

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

5

-

18.4

0.61

36

Dec.

0.5

1.3 

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

55* 5

T6

6.5

8.3

10

5.8

4.5

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.3

3.4

3.9

3.2

10

147.7

4.76

293

Jan.

5.1

3.9 

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.5

17

To

7.3

5.4

4.5

3.7

3.2

3.9

3.9

3.7 

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

109.8

3.54

218

Feb.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

175

.8

.6

.5

_

-

17.8

0.64

35

Mar.

1.3

f*2.3

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

4.2

.4

.3

.2

33.9

1.09

67

Apr.

0.2

!i.1.1

.1.1.1.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1.1

-

1.4

0.05

2.8

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 374 Mln 0 Mean 8.12 Ao-ft 5,890

Water year 1952-53: Max 55 Mln o Mean 0.90 Ac-ft 652

Peak discharge (base, 100 ofs). Dec. 17 (3 D.m. ) 272 ofs 3.25 ft).
SALTON SEA BASIN 145

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. La t 33°45'35", long. 116°32'55", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., on left bank 

at Indian Service diversion dam, 0.9 mile above mouth and 5,4 miles south of Palm 

Springs.

Drainage area. 8.78 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 800 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 2.00 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 2.23 ft); minimum 

dally, 0.4 cfs Sept. 9-16.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 96 cfs Dec. 30, 1951 (gage height, 2.94 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs for many days during 1950-51.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. One small 

diversion for domestic use about 1 mile above station.

Rating table, water year 1953-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Dec. 18, Jan. 7-24)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.4

1.4

3.9

5.0

12

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

ti

fc* 2.0

2.0

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

. 1.6

1.6

56.3

1.82

113

Nov.

1.6 

i.5

1.5 

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

5.7

4.8

2.7

2.5 

2.2

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

-

69.7

3.32

138

Dec.

2.4 

2.9

M3.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.4

3.4

4!l

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.9

101. 1

3.26

201

Jan.

3.3 

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.1

3.1

8. 7 -5-76

si?

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.J

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.7

2.7

105.6

3.41

209

Feb.

2.5 

2.5

2.4

3_.3

2.2

3.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.4

2.5

2.7

3.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

±9 Q

^79

3.7

3.7

3.7

_

-

76.1

3.72

151

Mar.

44475

3.3 

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.7

2.5

175

3.7

2.7

2.7 

2.7

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.9

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.9

98.8

3.19

196

Apr.

3.5

2.7 

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0 ITTo"

3.0

2.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.7

2.4

2.4

2.9

10

2.5

2.4

-

83.5

2.78

166

May

2.5

2.5 

3.5

3.5

2.4

3.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

"277"

2.5

2.5

2.4 

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

69.0

3.23

137

June

T7§

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

T72" 1. 2

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.5 

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

-

43.9

1.46

87

July

i!o

l!l

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

it*

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

36.3

1.17

72.

Aug.

T7i

1.0 

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7 

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

"75

.6

.6

24.1

0.78

48

Sept.

0.6 

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

fa"

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

15.9

0.53

32

Calendar year 1952 : Max 23 Min 1.2 Mean 3.81 Ac-ft 3,770

Water year 1952-53: Max 12 Min 0.4 Mean 3.14 Ac-ft 1,550

Peak discharge (base. 30 cfs). --Dec. 17 (6:30 D.m. ) 31 cfs (2.23 ft).
146 SALTON SEA BASIN

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33 022'30", long. 116 025'25", In SE£ sec. 23, T. 9 S., R. 5 E., on right 

bank: 800 ft upstream from Box Canyon and 9 miles northwest of Borrego Springs.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,250 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge, 14 cfs Nov. 8 (gage height, 2.58 ft); minimum dally, 1.4 

cfs Aug. 11-17.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 14.14 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 4 cfs on basis of slope-area determlriatlon 

of peak flow; minimum dally, that of Aug. 11-17, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8 to Mar. 9, 

Aug. 18 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.1 

2.7

2.95

3.0

3.1

1.4 

2.2 

4.0

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

a

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.

2.9

TT1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

<P

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

79.9

2.58

158

Nov.

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

5.4

3.2 

2.5

2.2

2.7

3.6

4.0

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

-

89.9

2.99

178

Dec.

2.5

2.5

1±1 2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

'277

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

81.1

2.62

161

Jan.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

fcf

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2)3

2.5

2.7

' 2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

86.1

3.78

171

Feb.

'277 2 7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0 s'.z

3.2 

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

_

_

-

83.1

2.97

165

Mar.

2.9

1.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.9 

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.2

2\Q

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

75.5

2.44

150

Apr.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

'275 2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

2^2

2.3

2.3

2.3

-

74.0

2.47

147

May

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

111

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

70.9

2.29

141

June

 275 2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1,8

1.8

1.8

1.8

-

62.7

2.09

124

July

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

Is! 1.6

1.7 

2.0

27(5

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

55.1

1.78

109

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

lU

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

53.6

1.73

106

Sept.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

170

2.0

2.0

1.8

-

52.8

1.76

105

Calendar year 1952: Max 85 Mln 1,7 Mean 3.21 Ao-ft 2,330

Water year 1952-53: Max 6.2 Mln 1.4 Mean 2.37 Ac-ft 1,720

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs). No peak above base.
SALTON SEA BASIN 147

Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°16'40", long. 116°25'50", in NW£ sec. 26, T. 10 S., R. 5 E., on left 

tank 3.5 miles northwest of Borrego Springs.

Drainage area. 21.7 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,200 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 1.81 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, June 13 to Sept. 30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 50 cfs Jan. 18, 1952 (gage height, 2.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

2.60 ft; no flow during several months each year.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally 

made twice a month.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17-Z5)

0.96

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.7 

2.8 

4.2 

8.2

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

IS

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

JJov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.3

~1 4

1.3

0.04

2.6

Dec.

0.5

^'.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

T75

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.3

2.0

44.0

1.42

87

Jan.

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

2.2

14T7§

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

39.7

1.28

79

Feb.

1.0

TTo

i!o

1.0

.9

t

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

_

-

21.9

0.78

43

Mar.

1.4

l.S

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

TTT

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

76

.6

.7

.9

.7

31.6

1.02

63

Apr.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4 

.3

73

.3

.4

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

~T9

.8

-

16.1

0.54

32

May

0.7TB" '.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.5 

.3

.2

.2

.2

7*

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

'.£ ?

a. 5

0.27

17

June

0.2

4.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.8

0.06

3.6

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 32 Mln 0 Mean 1.35 Ac-ft 981

Hater year 1952-53: Max 7.1 Mln 0 Mean 0.45 Ac-ft 327

Peak discharge (base. 15 cfs).--No peak above base.
148 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°20'30", long. 117°13'40", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with West Pork Mojave River and 8 miles southeast of Hesperia.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. December 1929 to September 1953. Combined creek and canal, October 

1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 3,050 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Apr. 21, 1938, at same site at different datum. Apr. 21 

to Dec. 10, 1938, at site 0.5 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 57.0 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 38 

cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 144 cfs Jan. 7 (gage height, 2.31 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 30.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 46,600 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs at times during 1932-34, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for discharges between 9 and 11 cfs, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Slight regulation by Lake 

Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft), used principally for recreation. Hesperia 

Water Co.'s canal diverts water about 2| miles above station for irrigation of about 

1,500 acres and domestic use. For records of combined discharge of Deep Creek and 

canal, see following page.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

0.4 

1.0 

2.0 

3.4 

5.1 

9.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

9.6

11

22

42

76

130

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

Day

1 

Z

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

ft! 1.9

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1. 1 iti 1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

41.8

1.35

83

Nov.

TTs

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

3.1

3.7

3.1

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.6

18

20

T4

11

9.6

9.5

9.5

8.0

8.2

7.9

6.4

6.2

5.3

5.3

4.9

5.3

-

173. 8

5.96

355

Dec.

5.3 

25 

24

17

9.9

9.6

9.5

9.4

8.5

7.7

7.7

11

16

17

18

19

19

20

20

26

20

18

18

16

16

19

18

18

20

515.6

16.6

1,020

Jan.

18 

18 

19

20

20

22

70

109

76

57

51

46

42

46

44

35

30

28

29

26

30

28

25

25

25

24

20

17

15

15

12

1,042

33.6

2,070

Feb.

10 

10 

10

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.6

10

10

9.0

5.7

4.6

4.7

4.6

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.7

4.2

9.4

18

14

12

14

14

_

-

228.3

8.15

453

Mar.

14 

12

T2~

19

23

27

30

33

30

25

23

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

33

56

35

23

25

25

25

22

20

20

20

17

717

23.1

1,420

Apr.

15 

14 

14

14

14

12

11

11

9.9

9.6

9.3

7.9

7.1

7.3

6.8

5.9

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.7

17

25

T5

-

284.2

9.47

564

May

14 

14 

12

9.3

7.5

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.3

4.9

4.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

4.2

4.6

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

111

3.1

3.2

3.5

5.3

5.3

5.5

167.9

5.42

333

June

4.4

4.4 

4.6

3.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1=1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

-

80.6

2.69

160

July

ti

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1 in1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

43.0

1.39

85

Aug.

1.1

fcS 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.5

2.0

T7T

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.0 1.1

1.0 1.1

1.3

1.5

34.1

1.10

68

Sept.

1.6 

1.5 

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.5

4.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

-

42.6

1.42

84

Calendar year 1952: Max 672 Mln l.l Mean 75.8 Ac-ft 55,010

Water year 1952-53: Max 109 Mln 0.8 Mean 9.25 Ao-ft 6,700

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). No peak above base.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 

Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif. Continued

Combined discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Deep Creek and Hesperia Water Co.'s Canal 

near Hesperia, Calif., water year October 1952 to September 1953

149

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.3

6.6

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.9

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

6.8

5.9

5.4

5.4 

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.1

172.7

5.57

343

NOV.

'§76 6.4

6.8

7.0

7.5

7.6

7.5

10

12

11

9.4

9.2

9.0

11

24

22

16

14

13

13

13

14

16

15 

13

13

13

13

13

13

-

359.0

12.0

712

Dec.

13

29

24

17

15

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

17

18

19

19

20

20

26

30

23

20

18 

18

16

16

19

18

18

20

588

19.0

1,170

Jan.

18

18

19

20

20

22

70

~T6 109

57

51

46

42

46

44

35

30

28

29

26

30

28

25

25 

25

24

20

19

19

19

11

1,057

34. 1

2,100

Feb.

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

18

18

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

15

20

19

20

21

.

-

477

17.0

946

Mar.

22

20

18

25

27

31

36

39

43

40

35

33

30

30

28

28

28

27

27

42

66

44

37

34 

34

34

31

29

29

30

28

1,000

32.3

1,980

Apr.

25

24

24

24

24

22

23

23

21

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

16 

15

15

15

28

11

J6

-

607

20.2

1,200

May

25

25

23

20

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

15

16

16

14

14

13

12

12

12 

12

12

11

T5

15

15

16

473

15.3

938

June

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.2

8.5

9.7

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

10

9.7

9.1

8.7 

8.5

8.3

8.1

8.0

7.8

lii

311.5

10.4

618

July

7.2 g|s

e!s

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.6

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.0 

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

4,0

4.6

159.3

5.14

316

Aug.

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.1

4.0

4.3

6.4

1*5

6.0

5.1

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.7

5.1

5.5

5.7

146.9

4.74

291

Sept.

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.8

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.7

5.2

5.1

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

4.6

6.2

6.0

Iff

3.6

3.7

3.1

2.3

1.8

-

142.2

4.74

282

Calendar year 1952: Max 676 Mln 4.9 Mean 81.5 Ac-ft 59,140

Water year 1952-53: Max 109 Mln 1.8 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft 10,890
150 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

West Pork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif.

Location.--Lat 34°20'20", long. 117°14'35", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 4 W., on left bank

 at highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with Deep Creek ana 7 miles soutneast of Hesperia.

Drainage area. 74.8 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,050 ft {from topographic map).

Average discharge. 23 years, 30.4 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 16 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, 117 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 2.08 ft), from rating curve

 extended above 50 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow during several months.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 26,100 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area determination of 

peak flow; no flow during several months of each year.

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

 Discharge measurements or observation of no flow generally made twice a month, water 

diverted from Lake Gregory above station for domestic use and fire protection. One 

small diversion for irrigation above station.

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

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8, 14-16, Dec. 1-2, 5-12, 

Apr. 9 to May 18)

0.86 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0

.1

.6

1.9

4.5

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.8

8.7

15

24

66

Discharge, In cubic feet 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

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Jfov.

0tr

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

2.1

0.07

4.2

Dec.

IT- 0.2

'S. 9

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

12

11

6.8

5.2

4.2

3.6

3.3

2.8

3.6

3.8

4.2

7.2

162.5

5.24

322

Jan.

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

41

54

3?

30

23

20

18

19

17

14

7.7

6.4

5.2

4.5

3.3

2.3

1.9

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.4

 7? .2

.2

338.0

10.9

670

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0tr

0

0

aO

aO

a7

a!7

all

a!2

a!3

a!5

_

-

79.6

2.84

158

Mar.

a!5

a!6

a!4

a!3

a!2

12

12

12

12

11

9.9

9.3

8.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.0

5.6

tt

60

42

25

18

13

11

8.7

8.2

7.7

8.7

7.7

6.8

411.6

13.3

816

Apr.

6.0

rr

4.2

4.4

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.5

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.1

.6

 5.

.5

.8

.6

.5

.3

-il

.2

.2

5.8

2.5

1.4

74.3

2.48

147

May

"TT 0.8

.2

.2 ' .2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.3

0.07

4.6

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,340 Mln o Mean 59.2 Ac -ft 42,970

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 60 Mln 0 Mean 2.93 Ac-ft 2,120

Peak discharge (baae. 500 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Deep Creek near Hesperia.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 151

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif.

Location. Lat 34 -34 '25", long. 117 -19 '10", in SW&Ei sec. 29, T. 6 N. , R. 4 W., on left

bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66 and 3 miles northwest of Victorville.

Drainage area. 530 sq mi.

Records available . February 1899 to July 1906, November 1930 to September 1953. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior

to July 31, 1906, staff gage and Nov. 12, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage recorder, at site 3 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1936, to Mar. I, 1938,

water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. 

Average discharge. 17 years (1936-53), 88.2 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 51

cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 184 cfs Aug. 11 (gage height, 2.64 ft), from

rating curve extended above 42 cfs, on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

minimum daily, 16 cfs Sept. 15.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 70,600 cfs Mar. 2, 1938 (gage height, 18.7 ft, present

datum), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 19, 21,

26, 1951. 

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Periodic regulation by Lake

Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft, used principally for recreation). Two diversions

for irrigation of about 2,000 acres above station.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(shifting-control method used Dec. 5-12, Jan. 20-31, 

Mar. 2-28, May 10-16, Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, Sept. 10-30)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

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

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

So" 20

22 

22

22

21

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

25

25

25

25

27

28

27

27

29

31

31

31 

33

3?

32

772

24.9

1,530

Nov.

33

33 

32

33

33

33

33

38

35

37

36

34

36

38

«

36

36

34

34

35

35

34

35

33

34

33

35

36 

35

37

-

1,049

35.0

2,080

Dec.

40

43 

W

43 

40

42

42

43

41

43

42

41

38

40

38

38

37

36

55

W

38

38

36

36

36

36

37

40 

38

40

38

1,215

39.2

2,410

Jan.

38

38 

38

38 

38

37

38

38

37

40

40

41

W

38

38

38

37

38

38

38

37

38

38

38

40

40

38

36 

35

36

36

1,179

38.0

2,340

Feb.

36

36 

35

36 

35

36

35

36

36

36

37

36

36

36

37

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

40

Iff

38

38

40

38

-

-

1,025

36.6

2,030

Mar.

38

§

40 

38

40

38

38

40

38

38

38

40

40

40

40

40

41

41

37

38

38

35

31

3T

33

32

31 

34

36

33

1,162

37.5

2,300

Apr.

32

29 30-

32 

32

32

33

32

33

35

35

a34

a35

a33

a33

a32

a32

a33

a34

a34

a35

a34

33

33

31

32

31

31 

31

30

-

974

32.5

1,930

May

30

32 

30

31 

29

28

26

7T

29

34

35

34

32

32

33

34

33

33

33

33

29

29

30

30

30

34

34

36 

3S

34

31

981

31.6

1,950

June

33

3? 

32

32 

30

31

29

30

29

27

26

25

24

24

23

22

23

23

23

24

22

22

22

22

20

22

22

22 

22

22

-

760

25.3

1,510

July

22

21 

21

22 

22

21

21

22

22

24

25

23

25

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

i

20

22

686

22.1

1,360

Aug.

21

20 

21

20 

19

19

19

19

21

22

29

??

20

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19 

20

19

19

617

19.9

1,220

Sept.

19

19 

20

If

22

20

20

19

19

17

17

17

17

M

18

19

19

18

18

17

17

18

19

20

20

21

22 

22

22

576

19.2

1,140

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,340 (On 7.8 Mean 92.0 Ac-ft 66,790

Water year 1952-53 : Max 43 Min 16 Mean 30.1 Ac-ft .21,800

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°54'25", long. in°OV20u , in SW£SE£ sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 1 W., on left

bank 75 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91 at Barstow. 

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1953.

dage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 2,090 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 23 years, 33.5 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 0.7 cfs. 

Extremes. HO now during year.

TS30-53: Maximum discharge, 64,300 cfs Mar. 3, 1938 (gage height, 8.60 ft), by

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow for several months each year. 

Remarks. Ho flow since May 11, 1952. Observations of no flow made monthly. Figures for

calendar year 1952 are as follows: Total cfs-days, 6,325.9; maximum daily, 481 cfs;

minimum, no flow; mean, 17.3 cfs; runoff, 12,540 acre-ft. Slight regulation by Lake

Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft, used principally for recreation). Diversions

above station for irrigation of about 2,000 acres.
152 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Mojave River at Afton, Calif.

Location. Lat 35°02'15", long. 116°23'00", In SE£ sec. 18, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., on down- 

 stream end of right pier of Union Pacific Railroad bridge 0.3 mile west of Afton.

Records available . December 1929 to September 1932, October 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,400.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Dec. 21, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage 

recorder at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 99 cfs July 14 (gage height, 3.16 ft), minimum 

daily, 0.7 cfs for many days. 1929-32, 1952-53: Maximum discharge, 3,550 cfs Feb. 10, 1932 (gage height, 4.70 

ft, site and datum then In use); minimum dally, 0.1 cfs July 23-26, 1932.

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

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to May 4, June 15 

to July 2, July 18 to Sept. 21)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.6 

1.1 

2.0 

3.4 

5.4

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

Day

2 

3

5 

6

e

9

11

16

21

22

25

26

27

28

Total 

Mean 

AC-ft

Oct.

TTff

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1

*1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

34.8 

1.12 

69

Nov.

173-

1.3

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

fcf

1.8

1.8

-

46.4 

1.55 

92

Dec.

2.0

TTff

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1V7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

55.4 

1.79 

110

Jan.

TTT 

1.7

1.7 

 1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.T

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

59.4 

1.92 

118

Feb.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

i.,6

1.6

 1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.1

£71

2.1

2.1 

2.1

-

_

-

51.4 

1.84 

102

Mar.

2.1

27T

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

60.2 

1.94 

119

Apr.

1.7 

1.7

1.6

1.6 

*1.6 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7 

2.0

1.8

1.7

50.5 

1.6S 

100

May

1.6

T7S

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

39.5 

1.27 

78

June

1.2 

TTZ

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

*1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

7T

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

28.0 

0.93 

56

July

0.7 *77

.7

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

*4.6 -79-

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

28.0 

0.90 

56

Aug.

0.7 

'.7

.7 

*.7

.8

.8 

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7 

.8

.7

.8

22.2 

0.72 

44

Sept.

0.8 

.8 

.8

77 

.7

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0 

TTff

23.4 

0.78 

46

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1952-53: Max 4.6 Mln 0.7 Mean 1.37 Ac-ft 990

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 

ureraents and weather records.

19; discharge estimated on basla of 3 discharge meas-
ANTELOPE VALLEY 

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.

153

Location. Lat 34°25'10", long. 117°50'25", in NE$ sec. 20, T. 4 N., R. 9 W., on left 

bank 0.2 mile upstream from Punchbowl Canyon and 0.9 mile south of Valyermo.

Drainage area. 23.0 sq mi.

Records available. January 1923 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

"to May 4, 1938, at same site at different datums. May 4, 1938, to Jan. 26-, 1939, at 

site 600 ft downstream (below Punchbowl Creek) at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1923-37, 1938-53), 15.3 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, lu el's.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17 cfs Dec. 1 (gage height, 2.24 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Sept. 29-30.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 8,300.cfs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Nov. 5, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. There is 

 evTcfence of appreciable infiltration into the stream bed in the immediate vicinity of 

station.

Cooperation. Thirty-one discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood 

Control District, through H. E. Hedger, chief engineer.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.9

4.8

9.7

17

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

TT

10

9.7

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

271.6

8.76

539

flov.

STo" 7.4

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.6

9.1

11 "~9". 1

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.6

9.7

9.1

9.1

8.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.6

-

245.5

8.18

437

Dec.

9.1

11

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.0 770"

7.0

9.1

9.1

8.6

I?-

11

10

9 7

9 7

9 7

9 7

9 7

9 7

9 7

10

9.7

281.2

9.07

558

Jan.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

12

Tz" 14

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.1 57T

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

308.9

9.96

613

Feb.

9.7

T77

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4 774-

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.0

-

-

-

237.4

8.48

471

Mar.

STO" S.O

S.O

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4 774"

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

238.4

7.69

473

Apr.

770" 7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

g.O

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.O

7.0

7.0

7.O

7.O

-

219.8

7.33

436

Calendar year 1952 : Max 98 Mln 7.0 Mean 25.4

May

770" 7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6 575-

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

190.2

6.14

377

June

5.6

6.0

575

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4!o

4.4

-

147.6

4.92

293

July

4.4

474

.4

.O

.0

.O

.O

.O

4.0

4.0

4.O

4.0

4/0

4.O

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

111.4

3.59

211

Aug.

278" 3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6 z'.e

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

85.1

2.75

169

Sept.

176- 2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

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

170- 2.0

71.1

2.37

141

Ac-ft 18,470

Water year 1952-53: Max 14 Mln 2.O Mean 6.60 Ac-ft 4,780

Peak discharge (base, 50 efs). No peak above base.
154 ANTELOPE VALLEY

Little Rook Creek near Little Rock, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°27<50", long. 118°01'05", in SW^SW^NE^ sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 11 W., on 

right bank 0.3 mile upstream from Santiago Creek, 1.65 miles upstream from Little Rook 

Palmdale Irrigation District's dam, and 5 miles south of Little Rock.

Drainage area. 49.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 1943, at site 500 ft downstream at different datums (datum changed in March 

1939).

Average discharge . 21 years (1930-37, 1939-53), 18.6 cfs; median of yearly mean 

discharges, 3.6 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 36 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.32 ft); no flow 

Aug. 2 to Sept. 30.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs (estimated) Mar. 2, 1938; no flow during 

periods in most years.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through 

H. E. Hedger, chief engineer.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

"~TB~ 1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

i§

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

19.4

0.63

38

Nov.

~7S 0.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

6.7

7.9

6.3

4.7

2.8

2.6

5.5

12

8.7

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.8

-

106.3

3.54

211

Dec.

3.2

7.5

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.3

7.3

16

10

iZ

15

10

8.7

7.5

6.9

6.3

6.0

6.9

6.6

6.6

7.2

227.4

7.34

451

Jan.

6.6

6.3

7^9

8.3

8.7

17

H

27

25

22

19

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.5

434.6

14.0

862

Feb.

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.S

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

6.9

6.9

8.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

_

-

188.7

6.74

374

Mar.

7.5

8.3

7.5

7.2

6.9

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

S73" 6.6

9.1

8,3

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.9

233.8

7.54

464

Apr.

6.3

g.j

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.5

-

170.0

5.67

337

May

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

2.4

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

101.6

3.28

202

June

1.9

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

75

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

33.6

1.12

67

July

~7T 0.4

.2

.2

»3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7?

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.2

0.17

10

Aug.

0.1

TS

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

0.2

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 247 Mln 0.4 Mean 30.8 Ac -ft 22,370

Hater year 1952-53: Max 33 Mln 0 Mean 4.17 Ac-ft 3,020
MONO LAKE BASIN 155

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38°00', long. 1190 08', in t 

l mile south of Mono Lake Post Office.

sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 26 E., on west bank

Records available.--June 1912 to September 1953. Records prior to September 1934 are 

published in WSP 765.

Gage. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 6,410.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Sage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. 1912-53: Maximum elevation observed, 6,428.1 ft July 18, 1919: minimum observed, 6,407.69 ft Sept. 24, 1953.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Los Angeles.

Revisions. Revised figures of elevation, in feet, for the water year 1952, superseding 

those published in WSP 1244, are contained in the following table:

Bate

1951

Oct. 5

15

22

29

Nov. 2

9

15

28

Dee. 10

14

21

1952

Jan. 4

28

Elevation

6,408.13

6,408.01

6,407.94

6,407.93

6,407.89

6,407.89

6,407.82

6,407.88

6,407.84

6,407.80

6,407.83

6,407.91

6,407.99

Date

1952-Con.

Feb. 4

14

21

28

Mar. 21

26

Apr. 3

14

22

29

Hay 5

12

21

June 2

12

Elevation

6,408.01

6,408.02

6,408.01

6,408.05

6,408.19

6,408.18

6,408.22

6,408.26

6,408.34

6,408.37

6,408.41

6,408.46

6,408.53

6,408.68

6,408.75

Bate

1952-Con.

June 16

26

30

July 7

17

28

Aug. 5

5

14

21

28

Sept. 8

15

25

Got. 2

Elevation

6,403.73

6,408.77

6,408.76

6,408.80

6,408.98

6,409.16

6,409.29

6,409.32

6,409.29

6,409.21

6,409.09

6,408.87

6,408.75

6,408.75

6,408.73

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Oct. 2

9

14

20

23

30

Nov. 6

13

20

24

Dec. 4

10

19

26

31

Jan. 9

15

22

Elevation

6,408.73

6,408.67

6,408.64

6,408.62

6,408.60

6,408.56

6,408.55

6,408.56

6,408.48

6,408.49

6,408.53

6,408.60

6,408.69

6,408.73

6,408.70

6,408.70

6,408.74

6,408.83

Date

Feb. 6

12

19

26

Mar. 5

12

20

27

Apr. 2

9

20

23

30

May 7

14

18

28

June 4

Elevation

6,408.91

6,408.91

6,408.93

6,408.91

6,408.92

6,408.90

6,408.93

6,409.03

6,409.06

6,409.06

6,409.02

6,409.03

6,408.98

6,409.02

6,409.04

6,408.94

6,408.81

6,408.86

Bate

June 12

15

18

25

July 2

8

17

23

31

Aug. 7

14

21

28

Sept. 2

9

17

24

Elevation

6,408.75

6,408.74

6,408.75

6,408.71

6,408.67

6,408.63

6,408,58

6,408.55

6,408.46

6,408.32

6,408.25

6,408.14

6,408.12

6,407.86

6,407,80

6,407.77

6,407.69

WALKER LAKE BASIN 

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.

Location. Lat 38°35', long. 118°42>, in NE^NE^ sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 29 E., 3 miles northwest of Hawthorne.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1953. Occasional readings prior to August 

1928.

Gage.--Benchmark. at United States Naval Depot, 4,053.41 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. 1928-53: Maximum elevation observed, 4,051.8 ft Mar. 13, 1928 (Indian ServIce}; minimum observed, 3,996.0 ft Nov. 5, 1951.

An elevation of 4,078.0 ft, adjustment of 1912, was observed Sept. 27, 1908, by 

Geological Survey.

Remarks.--Elevations determined by spirit leveling. The only reading made during the 

water year was 3,998.95 ft on Dec. 10, 1952.

Cooperation. Records furnished by U. S. Navy Department.
156 WALKER LAKE BASIN

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°19'30", long. 119°12'50", In Sfi£ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., at Brldgeport Dam on East Walker River, 4j miles north of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 362 sq ml.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. March 

1926 to September 1953 In files of Walker River Irrigation District.

Gage. Float gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 42,920 acre-ft Mar. 25 (elevation, 6.460.15 ft); 

minimum contents observed, 20,620 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 6,451.01 ft).

1926-53: Maximum contents, 44,580 acre-ft June 12, 1938 (elevation, 6,460.7 ft); no 

contents during fall of 1929, 1930.

Remarks.--Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam. Storage began Dec, 8, 1923. 

Dam completed In November 1924. Capacity, 42,460 acre-ft between elevations 6,412 ft 

(sill of outlet gate) and 6,460 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. Water Is 

used for Irrigation by Walker River Irrigation District.

Cooperatlon.--Elevations and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1180; 1949.

Contents, 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.

29,640

29,640

29,520

29,400

29,400

29,280

29,160

29,040

28,930

28,820

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,700

28,580

28,700

28,580

28,700

28,820

28,820

28,820

28,930

28,930

29,040

29,040

Hov.

29,040

29,160

29,160

29,280

29,400

29,520

29,640

29,880

30,120

30,240

30,360

30,610

30,730

30,850

31,090

31,210

31,450

31,570

31,700

31,950

32,080

32,200

32,330

32,460

32,590

32,710

32,840

32,970

33,090

33,220

-

Dec.

33,350

33,480

33,730

33,860

33,980

33,860

34,240

34,510

34,640

34,640

34,900

35,040

35,300

35,440

35,570

35,830

35,830

35,830

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,570

35,570

35,440

35,440

35,300

35,300

35,300

35,300

Jem*

35,300

35,300

35,170

35,170

35,170

35,040

35,040

35,040

35,040

35,300

_

_

_

35,830

35,830

35,830

35,830

35,830

35,830

35,960

36,230

36,230

36,100

35,960

35,960

35,960

35,960

35,830

35,700

35,570

35,570

Feb.

35,440

35,570

35,570

35,570

35,570

36,100

36,230

36,630

36,900

36,900

37,040

37,180

37,180

37,590

37,320

37,870

38,010

38,010

38,010

38,710

38,980

39,120

39,400

39,400

39,540

39,540

39,980

40,120

_

-

Mar.

40,270

40,420

40,560

40,560

40,710

40,850

41,000

41,150

41,290

41,440

41,580

41,730

41,730

41,880

42,020

42,170

42,170

42,310

42,310

42,310

42 ,460

42,460

42,760

42,920

42,920

42,310

42,310

42,170

42,020

41,880

41,730

Apr.

41,730

41,730

41,730

41,580

41,580

41,580

41,580

41,440

41,290

41,290

41,150

41,000

40,850

40,850

40,710

40,560

40,560

40,420

40,270

40,270

40,120

39,980

39,980

39,830

39,690

39,400

39,400

39,540

39,540

39,260

-

May

38,980

38,710

38,570

38,430

38,150

38,010

37,870

37,590

37,180

37,040

36,760

36,500

36,360

36,100

35,960

36,100

36,100

36,100

36,100

36,100

36,360

35,960

35,960

35,830

35,570

35,440

35,440

35,440

35,570

35,570

35,440

June

35,440

35,700

35,830

35,960

36,100

36,100

36,360

36,500

36,630

36,760

36,760

36,900

36,900

36,900

36,900

36,900

37,040

36,900

37,040

37,180

37,320

37,320

37,460

37,460

37,460

37,320

37,320

37,180

37,320

37,320

July

37,590

38,010

38,290

38,570

38,840

39,120

39,260

39,540

39,830

39,980

40,270

40,560

41,000

41,290

41,730

42,020

42,170

42,170

42,170

42 ,020

41,880

41,580

41,580

41,440

41,290

41,000

40,710

40,420

39,980

39,540

39,120

Aug.

38,710

38,290

37,730

37,320

36,900

36,360

35,960

35,440

35,040

34,510

33,980

33,600

33,090

32,710

32,330

31,820

31,450

30,970

30,610

.30,240

29,760

29,400

29,040

28,700

28,240

27,780

27,440

27,090

26,750

26,420

26,200

Sept.

26,090

25,870

25,650

25,540

25,430

25,430

25,320

25,210

25,100

24,990

24,770

24,560

24,240

24,140

23,930

23,720

23,520

23,200

23,000

22,680

22,480

22,290

21,990

21,800

21,600

21,400

21,110

20,910

20,820

20,620

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept .30 .....................

Water year 1952-53........

Elevation 

(feet)

6,451.01

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

20,620

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-720

+270

 (-1,610

+1,880

+1,800

-5,580

-9,140
WALKER LAKE BASIN 157

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location Lat 38°19'40", long. 119°12'50", in SW^NE^ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., on right 

bank 1,500 ft downstream from Bridgeport Reservoir, 5 miles north of Bridgeport, and 

10 miles upstream from Sweetwater Creek.

Drainage area. 362 sq mi.

Records available. July 1911 to September 1914 (gage heights only), October 1921 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,400 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1921, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 

1921, to Feb. 21, 1924, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum. Feb. 22, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder and Oct. 1, 1931, to 

May 25, 1939, staff gage, at present site at datum 2.34 ft lower.

Average discharge.--30 years (1922-24, 1925-53), 131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 475 cfs July 16, 17 (gage height, 2.36 ft); minImum, 11 cfs Feb. 13; minimum daily, 12 cfs Feb. 14-24.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 1,240 cfs Jan. 22, 1943; maximum gage height, 4.95 ft 

Jan. 22, 1943 (top of surge); minimum daily discharge, 0.5 cfs Dec. 31, 1949, to 

Feb. 17, 1950, Feb. 22 to Mar. 3, 1950.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 50 cfs, which are good. Diversion for 

irrigation of meadow and pasture lands near Bridgeport. Flow regulated by Bridgeport 

Reservoir (see preceding page).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.7

7.5

13

20

42

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

111

202

347

691

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

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

iZ^ Tfff

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

147

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

99

62

5Z

84

B4

B4

64

84

64

3,847

124

7,630

Jlov.

84

»S4

66

4T

ii

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

»14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

659

22.0

1,310

Dec.

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

55

113

TIS

113

113

113

*113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

1,949

62.9

3,670

Jan.

113

ITS

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

132

»147

I4T

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

3,662

125

7,660

Feb.

i4l T4T

147

112

63

63

63

63

63

40

15

16

14

12

TS

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

26

35

34

34

_

_

-

1,214

43.4

2,410

Mar.

*34

TSS

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

46

70

70

71

66

117

T5B~ 156

156

»156

102

1,902

61.4

3,770

Apr.

48

ST

76

76

76

76

76

76

87

105

105

105

105

93

62

84

93

103

103

111

130

145

145

177

216

216

216

216

216

216

-

3,646

122

7,230

May

»216

T8T

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

147

113 m113

113

113

122

126

154

166

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

5,001

161

9,920

June

139

»117

115

115

115

67

70

TO

99

117

122

159

177

177

192

246

260

260

260

307

307

307

310

325

347

347

350 "SZS

277

229

-

6,351

212

12,60O

July

»180

15?

197

216

216

240

260

274

295

295

295

295

295

295

298

363

454

iTf

437

395

344

266

269

269

304

322

322

322

325

325

»325

9,372

302

16,590

Aug.

325

325

325

325 344

251 S5T

357

357

357

353

355

353

325

316

316

316

280

260

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

254

254

254

213

9,332

301

16,510

Sept.

 190

175

159

159

159

161

161

161

166

194

213

1X5

213

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

207

197

164

164

184

182

166

154

T5J

-

5,616

187

11,140

Calendar year 1952: Max 9SB Hln 6.4 Mean 2B4 Ac-ft 206,500

Water year 1952-53: Max 454 Mln 12 Mean 145 Ac -ft 104,600

* Discharge measurement Hade on this day.
158 WALKER LAKE BASIN

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

Location. La t 38°49', long. 119°03', in sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 26 E., on left bank 0.9 

mile upstream from head of Strosnider ditch, 12 miles southeast of Mason, and 13? miles 

southeast of Yerington.

Records available. --January 1947 to September 1953.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,574.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 131 cfs.

Ext Femes. Maximum discharge during year, 409 cfs July 19 (gage height, 3.07 ft); minimum 

daily, 40 cfs Feb. 25, 26.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs July 14, 1952 (gage height, 6.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.1 cfs 

Mar. 21, 1948; minimum daily, 3.4 cfs Mar. 21-24, 1948.

Remarks . --Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. Plow regulated by 

Bridgeport Reservoir (see p. 156).

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

37

94

168

392

645

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

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

166

168

174

174

174

174

176

174

172

160

140

135 

129

127

125

127

127

127

129

127

125

*122

120

111

109

109

109

108

108

104

4,306

139

8,540

J(OV.

~5T 101

92

92

81

67

61

58

57

56

SI

50

%

49

49

50

49

50

51

53

51

54

53

50

*51

51

53

50

50

-

1,771

59.0

3,510

Dec.

50

47

46

4447

49

46

50

47

46

45

45

44

44

44

44

45

67

101

113

120

122

*124

127

129

120

120

120

116

116

118

2,393

77.2

4,750

Jan.

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

124

124

131

129

127

127 

131

129

127

129

133

135

137

*135

129

138

140

142

140

138

138

140

140

140

4,057

131

8,050

Feb.

T46" 140

140

158

125

94

86

86

81

80

77

64

57 

56

53

49

46

45

46

44

44

42

42

42 »40

40

50

54

_

_

-

2,001

71.5

3,970

Mar.

57

56

54

57

57

57

54

53

53

51

53

53

53 

49

46

42

4?

42

42

46

44

45

51

57

*58

63

72

94

102

104

T52

1,809

58.4

3,590

Apr.

96

71

64

61

IS

64

63

61

63

64

71

78

83 

81

78

72

71

72

78

81

84

94

102

104

125

160

174

»184

T56" 188

-

2,836

94.5

5,630

May

182

TrS

164

154

154

154

152

146

148

150

150

148

148 

150

164

152

124

116

115

113

111

109

TU

125

*140

146

148

152

162

154

162

4,482

145

8,890

June

172

170

137

131

129

127

115

97

92

56

109

108

122 

146

154

174

224

224

220

232

266

270

270

277

*289

298

307

286

252

-

5,797

193

11,500

July

211

174

166 m186

192

217

226

245

264

266

266

270 

268

266

268

316

385

390 3"SO"

351

319

»284

273

259

266

275

268

273

275

270

8,253

266

16,370

Aug.

268

266

266

264

268

275

284

293

305

305

310

310

312 

316

270

270

266

243

228

215

211

209

209

209

*213

217

217

237

245

8,003

258

15,870

Sept.

215

TBl

174

154

152

148

148

148

140

138

144

158

166 

168

168

168

170

170

172

170

170

170

170

162

152

150

150

*152

146

~^~

4,814

160

9,55O

Calendar year 1952: Max l,ooo Hln 16 Mean 315 Ao-ft 228,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 390 Hln 40 Mean 138 Ac-ft 100,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 159

East Pork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°21'30", long. 119°26'30", in NW£NW£ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 23 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile north of Sonora Junction, If miles upstream from mouth, 

and 14 miles northwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April to August 1910, October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,790 ft (from topographic map). April 

to August 1910 staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1944-53), 51.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 289 cfs June 18 (gage height, 1.92 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.72 ft Dec. 8 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge not determined, 

occurred during period of ice effect.

1910, 1944-53: Maximum discharge recorded, 660 cfs Feb. 2, 1945 (gage height, 2.69 

ft), from rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and 

slope-area determination at gage height 2.60 ft; maximum gage height recorded, 3.63 ft 

Jan. 3, 1945 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, 4.9 cfs Nov. 17, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Small diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.6

.8

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

70

140

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

IS2T

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

30

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

?5

25

25

25

25

B44

27.2

1,670

flov.

23

*22

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

25

23

22

23

21

27.

25

b23

b21

b20

b!9

*b!9

. b!9

-

648

21.6

1,290

Dec.

> b20

.

23

23

23

22

23

b21

*b20

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!7

17

b!9

b21

23

*21

628

20.3

1,250

Jan.

21

b21

b21

b20

b^O

21

30

423"8"

33

29

29

28

b28

b26

b26

25

28

30

28

b25

*b24

b24

b24

23

b23

b23

b23

23

b23

b23

802

25.9

1,590

Feb.

23

1)23

23

23

25

56" 26

24

b23

1)22

b20

b20

b21

b22

21

b21

b21

bZO

b20

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9 *b20

b20

bZO

bZO

20

_

-

-

600

21.4

1,190

Mar.

20

b!9

bT5

b!9

bZO

b21

22

23

24

23

22

21

b21

bZl

21

22

23

22

20

b!9

23

24

27

33

33

33

34

33T

31

*29

31

753

24.3

1,490

Apr.

36

39

43

49

50

47

38

35

35

32

29

26" 28

29

32

33

32

34

40

46

49

63

70

74

*80

84

llr W

67

58

-

1,459

48.6

2,890

May

52

47

49

53

55

55

53

49

47

46

46

45

4T

52

55

52

50

60

74

TO

70

68

72

65

58

55

56

62

63

63

65

1,754

56.6

3,480

June

63

*62~SS

74

80

92

95

95

95

95

111

118

116

135

146

155

177

223

246

52T

215

204

*212

219

204

187

170

167

173

180

4,406

147

8,740

July

177

177

177

173

190

208

215

55S

201

194

190

190

160

187

173

164

143

136

118

108

92

90

84

82

74

70

66

68

65

60

»58

4,310

139

8,550

Aug.

56

55

49

47

. 47

42

40

39

38

39

38

40

45

40

37

36

35

33

33

33

33

32

32

31

30

29

Sff

28

38

33

1,162

37.5

2,300

Sept.

»30

57

27

27

27

27

26

25

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

22

20

19

19

-

688

22.9

1,360

Calendar year 1952: Max 443 Mln 12 Mean 89.2 Ac-ft 64,760

Water year 1952-53: Max 246 Mln - Mean 49.5 Ac-ft 35,800

(base. 2oo of s). June 18 (11 p.m.) 289 cfs (1.92 ffc)j July 6 (9:30 p.m.) 263 cfs 

11 (5 p.m.) 246 of s (1.82 ft)} July 16 (5 p.m.) 201 of 8 (1.71 ft).

Peak discharge 

(1.86 ft); July

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-diBcherge relation affected by ice.
160 WALKER LAKE BASIN

West Walker River below East Pork, near Colevllle, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long. 119°27'00", in SE£ sec. 9, T. 6 N., R. 23 E., on left bank 

75 ft downstream from East Pork, 200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 395, and 

13 miles southeast of Coleville.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

TO Oct. 1, 1939, at site 125 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 261 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.93 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 6,220 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 8.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 4.0 cfs Nov. 18, 1948, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Station is 

above diversions except for a few small ranch ditches. Plow very slightly regulated by 

Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown), 7 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1917 (runoff in acre-feet).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shlfting-controJ. method used Apr. 23-28)'

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0.

43

78

140

246

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

401

607

1,260

2,100

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

SO

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

62

81

79

77

75

74

73

72

72

69

68

66

65

64

64

74

75

70

66

64

63

61

60

59

59

57

57

57

55.

2,129

68.7

4,220

Nov.

54

*51

50

52

53

54

53

52

50

50

51

50

51

50 ia

54

50

54

54

54

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

-

1,546

51.5

3,070

Dec.

*52

50

52

52

50

52

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

59

56

54

53

52

50

48

47

AS

48

51

56

*59

1,642

53.0

3,200

Jan.

58

59

59

59

59

55

IjY

77

115

125

110

107

101

89

89

90

91

100

106

101

98

92

88

84

82

80

79

78

 78

77

77

2,620

84.5

5,200

Feb.

79

78

79

81

85

91

"55 94

76

72

68

68

70

72

71

70

67

SO

60

60

60

62

64

*65

66

66

64

65

-

_

-

1,998

71.4

3,960

Mar.

65

58

58

59

60

66

70

75

81

79

74

74

67

68

74

75

75

75

70

63

70

85

92

110

117

123

132

158

132

*121

130

2,636

85.0

5,230

Apr.

147

171

200

238

273

290

249

207

183

173

160

153

149

147

153

169

171

169

212

27.3

308

461

589

632

 682

149.

743

544

431

370

-

9,396

313

18,640

May

*321

293

293

324

380

442

431

380

330

308

296

299

336

387

373

333

318

450

584

518

477

427

442

380

346

314

302

305

293

330

398

11,410

368

22,630

June

363

*550

366

442

477

552

602

570

561

589

661

749

698

832

912

1,020

1,180

1,620

1.680

1,460

1,270

1,230

*1,280

1,300

1,230

1,070

953

960

981

1,060

-

26,998

900

53,550

July

1,050

1,050

1,030

953

988

1,150

1.180

1,120

1,090

1,000

953

946

988

974

932

820

709

617

566

552

485

450

434

423

394

333

318

330

318

290

*275

22,716

733

45,060

Aug.

254

234

214

196

181

169

164

154

154

149

142

160

183

175

156

144

132

121

117

112

107

102

98

91

88

85

82

78

15

100

101

4,318

139

8,560

Sept.

*89

82

77

75

75

75

73

72

68

65

86

88

88

86

86

86

85

81

79

78

77

74

73

72

72

70

72

63

55

*54

-

2,276

75.9

4,510

Calendar year 1952 1 Max 2,!soo Mln - Mean 408 Ac -ft 296,400

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,<680 Mln 45 Mean 246 Ac-ft 177,900

Peak discharge (base. 1.120 efa). June 19 (1:30 a.m.) 2,030 cfs (4.93 ft); July 6 (10:30 p.m.) 

1,440 cfs (4;25ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17 to Jan. 5, Jan. 14-16, 21-24, 26-28, 

Peb7T-26, Mar. 8-5, 13, 14, 80-23.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 161

Location. Lat 38°41' 

Topaz.

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.

long. 119°31', in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 22 E., 6 miles north of

Datum of gage is at

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Float and staff gages at outlet works of Topaz Reservoir, 

mean sea level (levels by Walker River Irrigation District).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 59,350 acre-ft July 14 (elevation, 5,004.96 ft); 

minimum, 21,540 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 4,985.68 ft).

1931-53: Maximum contents observed, 60,240 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (elevation, 

5,005.35 ft); minimum observed, 505 acre-ft Oct. 22-25, 1931 (elevation, 4,972.63 ft).

Remarks. Topaz Reservoir, formerly known as Alkali Lake, was formed by the diversion of 

water from West Walker River through a feeder canal and the construction of an outlet 

tunnel through a low saddle in rim of lake. Storage began Jan. 30, 1922. Usable 

capacity, 59,440 acre-ft between elevations 4,972.3 ft (lowest practical elevation 

for diversion through tunnel, bottom of outlet tunnel at elevation 4,970 ft) and 5,005 

ft (3 ft below top of levee). Capacity of reservoir increased from about 45,000 

acre-ft to 59,440 acre-ft in October 1937 by an earth-fill, rock-faced levee at south 

end. Water is used for irrigation in Walker River Irrigation District.

Cooperation. Elevations furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Contents, 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.

34,320

34,340

33,870

33,310

_

32,500

_

32,300

_

31,920

31,300

31,690

31,550

31,400

31,300

31,030

30,910

30,780

30,690

30,590

30,480

30,410

30,360

30,310

30,290

30,310

30,310

330,310

Nov.

SO, 310

30,290

30,290

-

30,270

30,270

30,250

30,240

30,220

30,200

30,320

30,320

_

_

.

_

30,380

30,390

_

31,050

_

.

_

_

332,290

-

Dec.

32,500

-

_

-

33,710

.

.

-

_

-

35,990

-

-

_

_

.

_

37,880

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

40,100

-

a40,850

Jan.

41,230

-

_

-

_

-

_

43,270

_

_

-

-

-

46,100

_

-

-

_

-

48,620

-

_

_

-

50,630

350,860

Feb.

51,090

51,350

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

53 , 550

-

-

-

-

-

54, 750

_

-

-

-

_

55,870

356,020

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

56,930

-

-

-

-

.

-

57,910

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

58,730

-

-

-

59,030

59,050

59,050

-

-

-

58,980

Apr.

58,980

58,960

58,710

58,550

58,480

58,520

58,520

58,460

58,430

58,410

58,270

58,140

57,910

57,680

57,450

57,050

56,620

56,280

55,990

55,630

55,380

55,380

55,380

55,400

55,540

55,670

56,230

56,320

56,100

May

55,850

55,540

55,310

55,000

54,820

54,640

54,440

54,220

54,000

53,710

53,330

52,950

52,600

52,360

-

_

-

51,960

52,270

52,690

52,840

53,090

53,200

53,200

53,090

52,890

52,670

52,510

52,510

52,420

-

June

52,690

53,040

53,290

53,630

54,040

54,640

55,220

55,740

56,030

56,440

56,660

57,000

56,890

56,980

57,200

57,520

57,840

58,000

58,050

58,090

_

57,910

58,110

58,480

58,750

58,640

58,360

58,360

58,390

58,410

"

July

58,520

58,620

58,710

58,750

58,770

58,890

59,050

59,070

59,050

58,940

_

59,100

59,260

59,350

59,260

59,120

59,070

59,050

-

59,120

59,100

59,000

59,000

58,730

58,200

57,700

57,020

56,370

55,650

54,750

54,000

Aug.

53,240

52,600

51,740

51,000

50,240

49,420

48,750

47,940

47,200

46,270

45,450

44,740

44,010

43,310

42,690

-

41,410

40,950

40,420

40,030

39,230

38,680

38,150

37,530

36,980

36,310

35,690

35,170

-

-

35,240

Sept.

34,360

34,540

34,070

33,720

33,340

33,000

32,530

31,990

31,550

30,910

30,520

29,880

29,340

28,600

27,890

27,350

26,830

26,170

25,670

24,620

_

24,130

23,670

23,360

23,040

22,730

22,870

22,200

21,760

21,540

"

a No elevation record; contents estimated on basis of records for West Walker River near Colevllle, Calif., and Hudson, Nev., or Interpolated.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1952......

Sept. 30................. ..

Wster yesr 1952-53 ......

Elevation 

(feet)

4,993.30

-

5,004.80 

5,003.53 

5,001.88 

5,004.55 

5,002.59 

4,993.50 

4,985.68

-

Contents 

(sere-feet)

34,870 

330,310 

032,290 

340,850

-

350,860 

356,020 

58,980 

56,100 

52,420 

58,410 

54,000 

35,240 

21,540

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(sore-feet)

-4,560 

+1,980 

+8,560

+13,710

+10,010 

+5,160 

+2,960 

-2,880 

-3,680 

+5,990 

-4,410 

-18,760 

-13,700

-13,330

a No elevation record; contents estimated on basis of records for West 

Walker River near Colevllle, Calif., and Hudson, Nev., or Interpolated.
162 WALKER LAKE BASIN

West Walker River near Hudson, Nev.

Location. La t 38°49', long. 119e 14', in SWi sec. 18, T. 11 N., R. 25 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from Wilson Canyon and 3 miles southeast of Hudson.

Drainage area. 964 sq mi.

Records available. August 1914 to March 1925, January 1947 to September 1953. August 

1914 to May 1921 published as "at Hudson."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,670 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 1921, staff gage at site 2§ miles upstream at different datum. May 1921 to 

March 1925 water-stage recorder at approximately same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1914-24, 1947-53), 205 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs June 20 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Jan. 29.

1914-25, 1947-53: Maximum discharge, 2,530 cfs June 7, 1922 (gage height, 6.35 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 13 cfs Aug. 7 to Sept. 21, 1920.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by off-channel storage in Topaz Reservoir since 

T52S (see preceding page). Slight regulation by storage in Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown). Many diversions above station for irrigation.

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 25-27)

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

28

53

91 174

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

317

715

1,120

1,540

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

133

133

122

119

130

130

133

133

ill

121

101

101

108

111

108

104

111

106

106

119

122

*119

114

111

106

114

114

127

127

127

3,652

118

7,240

Jlov.

122

122

124

127

124

127

127

127

127 

130

133

136

133

147

111

162

159

153

153

153

144

111

76

b67

b61

*b58

b54

b53

b51

b50

3,466

116

6,920

Dec.

50

53

51

50

50

b49

58

£3

61 

56

53

51

51

51

50

51

51

50

50

51

49

49

*b4J

b47

49

49

49

49

49

51

54

1,592

51.4

3,160

Jan.

51

50

49

50

50

50

51 

49

47

46

46

49

49

47

47

46

45

46

*47

47

47

46

46

45

43

43 42

42

49

1,471

47.5

2,920

Feb.

56

56

63

65

67

66

70 

.72

70

67

67

67

63

61

63

63

b65

b67

b66

66

68

b67

*63

65

65

65

-

-

-

1,802

64.4

3,570

Mar.

67

6S

67

63

63

65

65

65

65 

66

70

65

65

63

63

63

63

63

11

68

70

70

68

67

*68

76

IPS

98

104

106

94

2,227

71.8

4,420

Apr.

60

14

111

122

116

141

153

150

159 

162

159

159

141

138

124

114

114

130

133

141

133

141

144

232

287

275

356

*364

325

313

-

5,191

173

10,300

May

29S

287

268

257

246

264

287

294

275 

294

302

306

306

302

32i

290

283

263

257

246

246

249

238

253

*264

275

287

290

266

257

257

6,556

276

16,970

June

275

242

224

214

204

200

200

228

218 

214

214

272

363

366

383

411

490

666

973

1.260

1,240

1,050

793

699

*658

764

744

542

496

486

-

15,113

504

29,980

July

510

530

522

522

502

516

574

690

694

67O

554

462

474

514

562

57S

474

391

534

518

442

366

2§3.

264

264

263

272

*287

317

309

279

14,131

456

28,030

Aug.

249

232

268

26O

257

283

290

246

253 

257

264

228

204

214

197

181

181

165

168

171

165

166

171

Ml

144

165

*162

162

162

187

249

6,444

206

12,780

Sept.

235

214

190

171

159

159

177

184

165 

159

166

171

187

207

200

190

187

194

190

187

164

174

150

138

144

150

156

*153

136

. 122

5,201

173

10,320

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,160 Hln 36 Mean 335 Ac -ft 243,100

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,260 Hln 42 Mean 169 Ac-ft 136,600

, Peak discharge (base. 500 ef«l. June 20 (6 p.m.) 1,360 cfs (4.56 ft); July 9 (11 p.m.) 723 cfs 

(3.OS ft); July 16 (12:30 a.m.) 614 cfs (2.80 ft); July 19 (6:30 a.m.) 574 cfs (2.70 ft).

 .Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUMBOLDT-CARSON SINK BASIN 163

CARSON RIVER BASIN 

Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°36', long. 119°47', in sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 20 E., on left bank a quarter 

of a mile downstream from Pennsylvania Creek, and 6^ miles south of Markleeville.

Drainage area. 20 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years (1948-53), 48.0 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 343 cfs June 18 (gage height, 2.99 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs Nov. 14.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,260 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 7.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, that of Nov. 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow partly regulated by three small reservoirs (total capacity, 

aTJout 1,700 acre-ft).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

23

??

20

20

18

16

12

6.4

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.3

54T73

3.9

3.9

7.8

5.9

5.5

»5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

255.0

8.23

506

Jlov.

4.6

3.9

3.2

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

3.2

3.5

4.3

4.6

5.0

1.0

T77

2.4

2.8

3.9

5.5

 6.9

6.9

5.9

5.0

4.3

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

-

119.0

3.97

236

Dec.

3.2

zTS

4.6

4.3

5.0

11

12

T.9

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.9

5.0

169.3

5.46

336

Jan.

5.0

5T5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.9

7,4

14

57

4T

27

»20

17

15

13

12

12

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

11

12

13

14

15

459.3

14.8

911

Feb.

16

Iff

16

16

16

16

16

15

12

»13

13

13

12

13

13

12

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

11

12

12

.

-

360.7

12.9

715

Mar.

11

9.2

¥75

9.7

10

11

12

15

16

16

14

*12

11

11

12

11

11

11

10

9.2

10

12

16

25

27

28

31

3T

26

26

30

493.3

15.9

978

Apr.

36

47

57

66

 69

63

51

44

39

35

32

31

"ST 29

37

41

39

44

50

62

103

141

»152

145

168

186

18T

130

103

88

-

2,303

76.8

4,570

May

82

80

86

100

119

133

120

104

94

93

93

99

*110

106

98

92

113

138

iff

127

114

106

92

83

75

69

67

106

109

3,191

103

6,330

June

II 15T

126

137

144

178

158

»154

156

152

164

147

158

162

182

167

227

254

264

216

214

213

200

192

172

166

164

164

»166

5,231

174

10,380

July

164

1ST

152

145

144

145

137

12S

120

110

106

101

94

88

78

68

56

47

43

36

32

»30

29

26

21

18

17

16

15

34

40

2,404

77.5

4,770

Aug.

39

38

37

36

24

8.S

8.3

6.9

6.9

6.4

5.9

15

12

9.7

S.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.4

13

35

34

*31

30

30

30

29

30

41

T7

630.7

20.3

1,250

Sept.

13

11

10

9.7

8.S

7.S

T7§

8.3

13

40

38

38

37

36

37

35

34

32

31

29

»28

27

25

24

22

20

20

18

17

16

693.4

23.1

1,380

Calendar year 1952: Max 412 Mln i.o Mean 70.0 Ac -ft 50,790

Mater year 1952-53: Max 264 Mln 1.0 Mean 44.7 Ac-ft 32,360

Peak discharge (base, 190 cfs). A

ft); June IS (1:30 p.m.} 343 cfs (2.

W. 25 (4 p.m.) 259 cfs (2.84 ft); June 6 (4 p.m.) 227 cfs (2.54 

39 ft); July 11 (3 p.m.) 196 cfs (2.2c ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
164 CARSON RIVER BASIN

Mirkleeville Creek above Grover Hot Springs, near Mirkleeville, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°42', long. 119°51', In SE^NEi sec. 23, T. 10 N. , R. 19 E., on right bank. 

half a mile upstream from Buck Creek, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles west of 

Mirkleeville .

Drainage area. 14 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,880 ft (from river-profile map, extended). Prior to July 31, 1953, at site 25 ft upstream at datum 0.05 ft higher.

Average discharge.--? years, 28.5 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 255 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum 

not determined; occurred during period of backwater from beaver dams.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 8.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 20, 23, Sept. 1-5, Oct. 13-16, 1949.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of backwater from beaver dams, which are 

poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from beaver dams

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

(Shifting-control method used June 3 to July 2, Aug. 12, 24, Sept. 8, 21)

1.7

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

0.7

2.2

3.4

7.4

13

20

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

34

54

83

144

220

330

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.4 ?7i"

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3

2.1

*2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

C2.0

68.3

2.20

135

Jlov.

 C2.0

c2.5

I c2.7

*2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

-

67.8

2.26

134

Dec.

2.2 

tt

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.8 

2.9 

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.3

37?

89.7

2.89

178

Jan.

*i

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

8.2

19

TJ

12

12

11

*9.2

8.2

8.2 

7.9 

11 

10

11

9.7

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

261.0

8.42

518

Feb.

9.0 

8.7

8.4

8.7

8.4

9.0

9.2

S7T

8.2

7.9

7.7

*7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.7 

6.7 

6.5 

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.1

6.5

7.0

_

-

204.9

7.32

406

Mar.

6.7 

6.1

5.9

5.6

rar

6.5

7.4

8.4

9.7

10

8.7

8.4

*7.9

6.7

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.5 

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

8.7

12

12

14

15

T5

13

13

14

272.6

8.79

541

Apr.

17 55

28

33

37

37

32

28

*27

25

23

22

21

21

24

28 

27 

28 

34

45

62

83

99

»130

131

MI Tt3

88

71

60

1,573

52.4

3,120

May

54 

50

3T

61

78

96

85

69

59

59

61

71

 85

84

69

59 

79 

115 

147

TT5

99

85

82

66

58

*53

50

50

55

72

88

2,309

74.5

4,580

June

76 

76

105

113

111

164

143

*131

126

117

126

119

118

126

138

131 

155 

175 

182

TSf

118

109

105

99

91

80

74

72

71

*68

-

3,458

115

6,860

July

63 

TO

56

53

51

51

48

45

43

39

36

37

36

34

32

28 

26 

23 

20

18

15 »13

12

12

10

9.2

8.2

8.2

7.2

7.0

06.9

907.7

29.3

1,800

Aug.

C6.8 cirrs

C5.8

c5.5

C5.2

c4.8

c4.5

C4.1

C3.9

C3.6

C3.3

*2.9

c2.7

C2.6

c2.5

c2.4 

c2.3 

c2.2 

c2.1

C2.O

cl.9

cl.8

cl.7

*1.6 cirs

01.6

cl.6

el. 6

c2.5

c3.0

c2.7

97.0

3.13

192

Sept.

c2.4 

cTTZ

C2.1

cl.9

cl.7

cl.5

cl.4

*1.3

cl.3

cl.2

cl.2

cl.2

ol. 1

01. 1

cl.l

cl.O 

cl.O 

cl.O

°4

cT§

*.9

c.9

c.9

c.9

cl.O

cl.O

cl.O

cl.O

cl.O

cl.O

-

37.1

1.24

74

Calendar year 1952: Max 39O ttLn - Mean 47.7 Ac-ft 34,640

Water iteyear 1952-53: 1952-53: Max 182 Mn o.9 O.9Mean 25.6 Ac-ft 18,54O

Peak discharge (base. 175 ofs). Apr. 26 (6:3O p.m.) 203 cfs (4.40 ft); May 19 (5:30 p.m.) 205 cfs 

:.34 ft); June 6 (5 p.m.) 247 cfs (4.52 ft); June 18 (8:3O p.m.) 255 cfs (4.56 ft). 

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from beaver dams.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 

East Pork Carson River near Gardnervllle, Nev.

165

Location. Lat 38 051'30", long. lig^l'SO", in NE$ sec. 2, T. 11 N., R. 20 E., on left 

Dank 2 miles east of Mud Lake Reservoir, 3 miles downstream from Leviathan Creek, and 

7 miles southeast of Gardnerville.

Drainage area. 344 sq mi.

Records available. April 1890 to December 1893, October 1900 to December 1906, March 1908 

to December 1910, June to October 1917, December 1924 to September 1929, October 1935 

to December 1937, Hay 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,985.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 19, 1939, staff gages at several sites within 

2 miles of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 26 years (1890-93, 1901-3, 1908-10, 1925-28, 1935-37, 1939-53), 410 

criT

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum, 67 cfs Dec. 28.

1890-93, 1900-1906, 1908-10, 1917, 1924-29, 1935-37, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 

12,100 cfs Nov. 21, 1950 (gage height, 9.66 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,000 

cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 8 cfs 

Dec. 4-10, 19-23, 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Station is 

above all diversions in Carson Valley. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow 

slightly regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 5,000 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1060:

1945JM).

Drainage area. WSP 1214: 1938(M), 1942-43(M),

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

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

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

53

108

238

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

420

1,060

1,950

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9 

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

if

11S

119

117

115

112 

108

104 

104

104

»104

106

102

102

102

102

106

112

108

104

100

1OO

100

98

96

96

100

96

96

3,277

106

6,500

Hov.

96 

96

92

92

96

96

96 

92

88 

86

94

 92

96

"SB" 123

92

94

96

94

98

102

102

92

85

87

89

90 

92

94

105

-

2,833

94.4

5,620

Dec.

108

108

108

114

115

112

117 

104

106 

121

119

115

115

115

115

119

 115

110

112

115

106

102

96

104

140

117

98 

II 115

130

121

3,475

112

6,890

Jan.

115 

115

110

110

110

119 m

m

294

277

311

244

200

 186

197

241

251

260

223

205

202

19>

194

183

154 

175

177

177

175

6,240

201

12,380

Feb.

183 

180

177

180

177

191

ifr

152

149

164

159

144

159

 154

147

147

142

ill T2T?

130

132

140

130

126

135

140 

149

_

-

-

4,321

154

8,570

Mar.

154 

130

IT6" 126

140

147

154 

167

180 

191

170

167

147

147

154

 154

157

159

170

140

147

164

197

241

260

273

280 

297

275

241

257

5,721

185

11,350

Apr.

287 

348

412

472

550

580

462 

382

340

333

297

280

273

260

 '577

322

333

315

378

488

638

915

1,070

1,080

1,130

 1,260

1.520 

1,686'

852

716

17,650

588

35,010

May

619 

556

538

US

749

880

S66 

768

645 

606

600

626

716

 817

768

658

664

908

1.120

1,666

971

817

845

710

645

574

538 

586

568

684

817

22,538

727

44,700

June

803 

684

8O3

929

971

1,140

1,220 

1,120

1,090 

1,090

1,080

1,160

1,060

1,200

1,260

 1,370

1,390

1,700

1,870

1,610

1,440

1,370

1,350

1,350

1,260

1,170

1,060 

1,060

1,030

1,040

55,680

1,189

70,770

July

1.020

992

957

915

915

950

 964 

915

894

838

803

789

796

775

723

678

612

520

467

439

391

359

 340

322

294

267

241 

 241

232

252

232

19,113

617

37,910

Aug.

220

211

208

202

186

186

194 

186

177 

 167

159

157

194

223

175

154

142

132

123

112

110

T55

140

132

130

128

126 

126

126

194

191

5,046

163

10,010

Sept.

TST

108

100

98

90

86 

 aT li

98

108

108

108

108

108

112

112

104

102

102

98

98

96

94

90

88

92 

88

86

84

-

2,999

100

5,950

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,130 Hln 85 Mean 634 Ac-ft 460,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,870 Hln 84 Mean 353 Ac-ft 255,700

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfa). Apr. 27 (4 p.m.) 2,060 cfs (4.10 ft)j June 19 (2 a.m.) 2,200 cfs

*T-

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Dec. 5.
166 CARSON RIVER BASIN

West Pork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°46'00", long. 119e 50iOO", in SE&Wi sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 19 E., on left 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 8, 0.8 mile west of Woodfords, 

and 3f miles downstream from Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 66 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1900 to May 1907, 1910-11 (fragmentary), October 1938 to September 1953.April 1890 to March 1892 and June 1907 to September 1920 (except portions 

of 1910-11) at site 0.7 mile downstream, records not equivalent due to diversions for 

irrigation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,760 ft (from river-profile map). 

Erior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gage at about the same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1901-3, 1905-6, 1939-53), 116 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 813 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 4.09 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs Nov. 17.

1900-1907, 1910-11, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 4,730 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage 

height, 8.35 ft, from high-water marks), from rating curve extended above 1.000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow: minimum (1900-1907, 1938-53), 8.4 cfs 

Nov. 21, 1948.

Flood of Dec. 11, 1937, reached a stage of 9.0 ft (present datum), from floodmarks 

(discharge, 3,500 cfs; by slope-area method).

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

which are fair. One small diversion above station for irrigation. Plow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,500 acre-ft).

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

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. B Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

20

42

88

0.6 

.9

1.2

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

163

255

390

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

zz

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

a59.

a38

a3S

a37

a36

a36

a35

a34

a34

a33

a33

*33

33

33

33

32

32

35

34 

33

33

32

32

11

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

1,036

33.4

2,050

Nov.

30

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

30

30

*32

33

33

M

34

30

32

33 

33

33

29

25

b28

28

28

28

28

29

29

"

909

30.3

1,800

Dec.

27

S±

28

29

24

28

24

26

29

30

29

29

32

32

33

33

*32

32

32 

32

30

30

b30

b30

30

29

28

30

32

33

32

919

29.6

1,820

Jan.

32

32

31

31

30

30

S3.

40

57

52

52

56

54

53

b53

*54

53

64

f

58

57

53

51

49

45

b45

45

44

43

43

1,463

47.2

2,900

Feb.

44

43

43

42

43

15

45

44

b43

b43

42

40

40

40

*40

36

36

b35

b35 

b34

b34

b34

b36

36

37

38

-

-

1

1,099

39.2

2,180

Mar.

39

b39

b38

38

35

36

38

40

44

44

44

42

39

39

39

*40

39

40

34

&

41

44

49

58

61

66

72

74

68

69

81

1,460

47.1

2,900

Apr.

96

121

149

ISO

215

215

168

137

119

110

100

96

*112

139

133

137

177 

277

395

491

*546

509

549

568

641

412

290

245

-

7,524

251

14,920

May

225

217

237

278

336

359

322

278

241

233

239

253

286

296

273

251

283

*342

509 

406

35O

288

290

247

229

206

'2"15 192

221

231

257

8,590

277

17,040

June

251

£23

249

276

271

368

362

311

300

290

300

303

278

300

*316

359

374

446

»

350

327

316

311

290

269

245

245

239

235

-

9,304

310

18,450

July

215

197

195

201

*202

194

185

173

165

161

163

157

150

147

161

146

125 

112

97

90

83

81

73

67

62

60

58

56

52

4,278

138

8,490.

Aug.

51

51

49

46

44

44

42

41

41

»61

78

74

80

76

67

58

38

44

42

41

40

40

11

69

§4

80

75

74

65

55

46

1,733

55.9

3,440

Sept.

37

41

39

40

38

34

29

*53

J5_4_

51

47

46

42

31

34

35

31

30

30 

29

28

28

28

27

27

28

28

27

27

|£

1,045

34.8

2,070

Calendar year 1952: Max 932 Mln 24 Mean 177 Ac-ft 128,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 649 Mln 24 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,060

Peak discharge (base.-500 cfal. Apr. 25 (8:30 p.m.) 813 cfs (4.O9 ft); May 19 (8 p.m.) 662 ofs 

(3.75 ft); June 19 (12:30 a.m.) 572 ofs (3.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 167

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°07i, long. 119M9', In sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 19 E., on left bank 3 miles 

upstream from mouth and 4 miles southwest of Carson City.

Drainage area. 15 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage Is 4,700 ft (from 

river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 6.99 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 1.11 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Sept. 7.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 56 cfs Dec. 3, 1950 (gage height, 1.95 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 6, 20, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Four small diversions for irrigation of about 150 acres of hay 

meadows and pasture above station.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 2.9

.4 5.0

.6 11

1.0 28

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1*653

Day

1 

2

3

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.

etl

*6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4 

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

lil

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

202.6

6.54

402

Hov.

6.9 

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

*6.6

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.4

7.2

7.7

11

8.7

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4 

7.4

7.2

7.4

-

224.3

7.48

445

Dec.

lil 

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.0

*9.7

9.0

9.0 

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.7 

8.4

9.0

10

9.4

272.4

8.79

540

Jan.

H9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.4

14

ff

14

14

*15

12

11

11

12

14

13

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11 

11

11

10

10

372.8

12.0

739

Feb.

ft

10

10

10

1111

10

9.4 

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

*9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8*7

8^7

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0 

9.4

-

-

-

264.3

9.44

524

Mar.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.7 

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

*9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

9.7

10

10

10

11

11

11

11 

10

10

10

10

299.1

9.65

593

Apr.

10 

11

11

11

12

11

10

10

9.7

 10

9.4

2*2

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

9.7

9.4

10

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

§

11

11

-

323.9

10.8

642

May

10 

9.7

9.4

9.0

10

10

9.7

*9.7

9.7 

9.0

8.7

7.7

g.4

7.4

9.0

7.4

6.6

6.9

8.7

7.4

8.7

7.2

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.4 

12,

10

9.0

9.7

266.9

8.61

529

June

11 Q

8)4

8.0

*8.4

10

8.0

7.7

7.7 

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.4

8.4

6.9

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.0 

4.8

4.6

4.4

-

208.2

6.94

413

July

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

*4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

117.5

3.79

233

Aug.

H2.9 2.9'

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

4.4

3.5

92.8

2.99

184

Sept.

57T

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

-

91.4

3.05

181

Calendar year 1952 : Max 37 Mln 4.0 Mean 11.8 Ac-ft 8,570

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 25 Mln 2.9 Mean 7.50 Ac-ft 5,420

Peak dlschargi 

t}; Jan. 12 (li 

2 ofs (0.89 ft

:e (base. 15 cfa). Kov. 14 (7:30 a.m.) 15 ofs (0.70 ft); Jan. 9 (4 p.m.) 32 ofs (l.ll 

ft}; Jan. 12 10:30 p.m.) 18 cfs (0.77 ft); Jan. 20 (3:

22 ofs (0.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

. . .. . 

:30 p.m.) 21 cfs (0.83 ft); Apr. 27 (1:30 p.m.)
168 CARSON RIVER BASIN

Carson River near Carson City, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°06'30", long. 119°42'30", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 14 N., R. 20 E., on right 

bank 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 2t miles upstream from bridge on road to 

Mexican Dam, and 5 miles southeast of Carson City.

Drainage area. 876 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,620 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 14 years, 423 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 4.08 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 24.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Nov. 22, 1950 (gage height, 11.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum daily, 4 cfs Aug. 17, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Plow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs on tributaries.

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

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

0.2 

.4 

.7

1.1

24

35

60

117

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

20S

410

1,000

1,910

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

112

114

110

105

110

110

112

98

90

94

94

107

128

132

114

112

102

105

130

130

136 

146

142

*142

155

151

155

151

144

146

149

3,832

124

7,600

Jlov.

151

151

153

155

157

157

162

162

157

155

164

153

159

169

200

184

181

186

181

179

179 

176

171

162

*155

153

151

157

157

b!60

-

4,937

165

9,790

Dec.

bl60

blSO

blBO

blBO

blBO

blBO

282

480

335

303

303

275

257

250

246

246

250

243

236

243

239

227

211

197

205

246

253

230

*220

253

303

7,643

247

15,160

Jan.

287

291

275

261

250

261

295

346

470

624

565

475

470

565

485

*420

410

415

450

450

521 

460

425

405

385

351

324

307

328

328

324

12,273

396

24,340

Feb.

320

324

320

315

311

311

324

528

511

275

271

287

271

268

279

271

268

253

*236

233

236

246

b246

246

243

243

243

_

_

-

7,709

275

15,290

Mar.

250

261

243

256

261

268

279

299

299

299

291

271

264

246

246

253

243

246

253

299

26S 

*261

268

291

333

356

375

385

395

375

338

8,966

239

17,780

Apr.

324

342

410

470

526

582

609

485

430

445

475

430

410

365

299

125.

320

324

303

420

*576 

782

1,070

1,250

1,190

1,270

1,420

1.880

1,460

1,060

20,202

673

40,070

May

800

716

638

662

734

830

965

902

752

632

620

53£

570

*644

794

812

716

770

965

1.190

1,140 

1,040

902

867

794

686

609

644

836

812

867

24,441

788

48,480

June

95S

1,000

1,050

1,140

1,170

1,500

1,520

1,270

1,120

1,050

*1,050

1,000

1,090

1,180

1,250

1,380

1,600

1,830

1.900

1,830 

1,630

1,420

1,280

1,140

1,100

1,030

923

937

923

37,194

1,240

73,770

July

9ii

867

836

770

740

764

704

692

662

662

632

638

*638

609

570

485

490

470

346

275

243 

186

157

119

92

86

82

94

91

75

&

14,056

453

27,880

Aug.

73

15

62

73

57

54

45

33

41

38

*41

43

44

49

60

55

50

60

45

35

33 

32

2i

30

31

35

41

43

40

47

62

1,456

47.0

2,890

Sept.

IiS

92

73

65

59

58

56

58

55

51

48

43

44

57

48

*44

38

14

35

51

52 

42

40

47

48

46

50

70

67

60

1,643

54.8

3,260

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,700 Mln 56 Mean 795 Ac-ft 576,800

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,900 Mln 29 Mean 395 Ac-ft 286,300

_____.______(base.____ B charge (t 1.600 efs). Apr. . . . 28 - (3 . p.m.) . - 1,990 cfs (4.08 ft)j June 7 (9 p.m.) 1,670 ofs

3.76 ft)j June 20 (8:30 p.m.) 1,970 cfs (4.06 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.

169

Location. Lat 39°17', long. 119°18', in SEfc sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 24 E., 2 miles west of 

 Port Churchill and 6 miles east of Clifton.

Drainage area. 1,450 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1911 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,200 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

w Apr. 25, 1924, staff gage at site ?£ miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 25, 

1924, to Dec. 31, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 8 miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 372 cfs. ^

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,440 cfs June 22; no flow Aug. 1 to 

Sept. 30.

1911-53: Maximum daily discharge, 7,850 cfs Nov. 23, 1950; no flow during some 

periods in nearly every year since 1923.

Remarks.--Several diversions above station for irrigation, including diversions for irrigaTTon of 720 acres between present site and site used prior to Jan. 1, 1934. Practically entire flow is diverted during late irrigation season.

C ooperation.--Records of daily discharge furnished by Truckee-Carson 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

Ao-ft

Oct.

65

65

65

66

66

68

68

68

68

66

66

71

74

77

76

76 

71

71

80

82

84

86

87

90

92

92

93 

1*

94

2,351

75.8

4,660

Hov.

103

103

103

103

103

105

105

105

107

103

103

103

103

103

106

117

121

117 

121

121

121

126

130

139

139

139

174

196

200 

183

3,702

123

7,340

Dec.

12i

152

174

187

178

174

161

231

536

323

283

266

248

231

222

218

218

218 

219

209

209

209

200

183

178

174

191

209

200 

196

205

6,541

211

12,970

Jan.

239

239

296

296

283

279

274

283

314

379

534

527

460

437

475

468

437

414 

406

406

414

437

437

423

414

414

392

349

327 

327

327

11,707

378

23,220

Feb.

349.

344

344

340

340

331

331

327

327

327

305

296

288

263

283

283

283

279 

274

270

261

253

253

248

248

244

244

239

-

-

8,194

293

16,250

Mar.

244

248

253

253

259

266

274

279

283

292

296

296

296

292

283

279

279

274 

274

283

292

292

292

296

305

327

349

362

375 

388

388

9,169

296

18,190

Apr.

362

353

349

362

392

414

460

505

475

432

423

423

406

392

384

357

331

321 

331

336

357

419

594

824

960

1,000

1,060

1,140

1.320 

1,320

-

16,808

560

33,340

May

1.120

944

7S4

736

720

70S

720

784

824

800

712

594

482

453

53*

601

631

631 

601

660

768

856

880

840

784

720

660

638

683 

712

720

22,297

719

44,230

June

SOO

864

880

856

864

920

960

1,060

1,140

1,110

1,010

912

848

800

792

840

944

1,010 

1,100

1,250

1,400

1.440

1,380

1,200

1,100

1,000

936

880

800

-

29,880

996

59,270

July

744

720

705

660

631

579

549

512

475

437

414

410

406

392

384

366

340

318 

305

292

218

143

84

74

63

57

58

62

60 

58

M

10,560

341

20,950

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,650 Mln 36 Mean 814 Ac -ft 590,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 1,440 Mln 0 Mean 332 Ac-ft 240,400
170 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 41°15', long. 115° 17', in NE^SE^ see. 24, T. 39 N., R. 59 E. , 1 mile upstream from Hot Springs Creek, 7 miles north of Cross Ranch, and 13 miles north of 

Deeth.

Drainage area. 415 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953. Published as "below Hot Springs 

Creek, near Deeth" prior to October 1950.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Nov. 3, 1950, at site l£ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 67.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 398 cfs June 15 (gage height, 3.71 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs Sept. 27, but may have been less during period of backwater.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 6.57 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from beaver dams, 

or no gage-height record, which are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater from beaver dams (gage 

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

O.4 

.5 

.6

Oct. 1 to Apr. 21

1.6 

2.9 

4.7 

9.8

1.0 

1.4 

1.9 

2.3

17

41

87

129

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.6

1.3

Apr. 22 to Sept. 30

0.8

1.6

3.3

5.7

12

54

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

110

186

263

353

454

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1*4

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.4 

2.5

2.8

2.9

1^

2.8

2.9

2.9

71.5

2.31

142

Nov.

lil

3.1

3.6

3.8

4.0

* .3

.5

.7

.9

.9

5.4

6.3

8.7

10

ff.5

11

11

10

10

11

12

1O

b9.1

b8. 7

1> b8. 2

1

1

J -

222.6

7.42

442

Dec.

b8. 2

e.7

*9.0

b6. 7

9.2

9.8

10

11

bll

12

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

12

17

17

15

b!4 "^

> b!3

14

b!4

b!4

15

15

16

403.6

13.0

8O1

Jan.

17

17

IS

b!6

b!6

16

17

18

21

23

22

24

*26

26

20

21

27

52

54

63

56

39

36

39 

38

36

30

26

32

32

30

906

29.2

1,800

Feb.

26

28

29

31

32

35

38

40

36

27

24

26

27

33

32

32

30

28

b22

b!6

b!7

bl6

b!9

*b!6 

b20

22

24

26

-

-

-

760

27.1

1,510

Mar.

31

26

26

32

31

32

33

34

36

*42

53

59

58

54

49

49

49

47

47

46

49

50

49

50 

52

61

74

87

101

104

115

1,630

52.6

3,230

Apr.

116

117

116

114

122

127

125

118

109

100

92

83

76

*71

64

Si.

64

73

76

82

100

126

159

193 

203

175

166

202

212

203

-

3,665

122

7,270

May

193

176

150

144

a!35

a!30

a!20

al!6

all8

al24

*129

121

112

103

96.

99

106

113

135

173

220

222

197

187 

169

155

138

126

150

221

206

4,584

148

9.O9O

June

235

291

311

302

*291

291

320

314

302

270

248

249

282

342

592

370

325

294

282

265

285

256

227

212 

200

186

168

146

128

114

7,918

264

15,710

July

105

98

90

83

76

*71

64

56

55

54

50

48

45

43

42

38

34

29

26

24

22

21

19

18 

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

1,303

42. 0

2.58O

Aug.

11

11

11

9.1

8.7

7.2

6.3

5.4

4.9

4.O

(*)

. a2.3

al " 5

122.1

3.94

242

Sept.

cl.5

1 ..

I

*.8

.8

c.8

c.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

-

28.3

0.94

56

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,180 Min 1.0 Mean 126 Ae-ft 91,810

Water year 1952-53: Max 392 Mln - Mean 59.2 Ac-ft 42,870

Peak discharge (base. 200 efsK Apr. 25 (ll a.m.) 215 cfs (2.82 ft)s May 21 (11:30 p.m.) 233 ofs 

(2.85 ft); June 15 (5 p.m.) 398 cfs (3.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineer's field notes and records for 

nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from beaver dams.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 171

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41'30", long. 115°28'30", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 32 N., R. 58 E., on left 

bank at Lamoille Creek bridge at mouth of canyon, 300 ft downstream from Elko-Lamoille 

powerplant, and 3 miles south of Lamoille.

Drainage area. 25 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1915 to June 1923, October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,240 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo Oct. 1, 1943, staff gages at various sites nearby at different daturas.

Average discharge. 16 years (1915-16, 1917-22, 1943-53), 44.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 311 cfs June 18; minimum, 1.6 cfs Nov. 9.

T915-23, 1943-53: 'Maximum discharge recorded, 588 cfs July 6, 1950, but may have 

been exceeded by that of June 1917 when gage washed out; minimum, 1 cfs Jan. 24, 1918.

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

which are fair. Records include flow of McDermott ditch which diverts about 200 ft 

upstream from gage. Elko-Lamoille powerplant diverts about 6 miles upstream but flow 

is returned to channel at powerplant 300 ft upstream from station.

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.2 

5T? 

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.2

I^>

144.2

4.65

286

Nov.

4.0 

4^(j 

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.2

V a3.0

j

\ b2.7

I

1

_J

-

98.4

3.28

195

Dec.

\ b2.7

*b2.8

5.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0 

2.8 

b2.7

b2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

92.6

2.99

184

Jan.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

2.8

775

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

 2.8

3.0

3.2

3.8

3,g

3.8

3.6

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

100.4

3.24

199

Feb.

3.4

3.4 

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.0

4~TJf

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

b3.3

b3,0

b3.0

b3.0 

3.2 

*3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

_

-

99.1

3.54

197

Mar.

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

sis

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

4,2

*4.2

4.2

4.4

b4.4

4.7

4.9

4.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

6.3

6.6

6.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

159.6

5.15

317

Apr.

8.3

sis

8.6

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

*9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

13

15 

20 

24

29

39

50

Sff

*42

38

511.8

17.1

1,020

May

35 

34 

33

32

31

36

40

40

38

37

35

 34

34

36

38

38

43

53

75

.76

69

63 

62 

60

56

55

57

60

62

61

68

1,494

48.2

2,960

June

73

75

79

91

102

111

112

118

144

178

240

257

247

242

 237

246

268 252"

247

245

244

248 

230

212

200

194

201

208

*209

5,631

188

11,170

July

204 

204 

206 255"

202

199

199

203

199

203

198

186

175

166

162

*137

113

103

98

95

85

76 

71 

65

59

54

53

50

48

48

44

4,110

133

8,150

Aug.

47 

45

36

32

29

26

24

23

22

20

19

18

16

17

16

15

15

14

14 *13

12

12 

12 

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

Iff

583

18.8

1,160

Sept.

sis

8.7

8.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.2

*5.2

4.9 

5.1 

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.6

4.4 4T4*

-

187.0

6.23

371

Calendar year 1952: Max 356 Mln - Mean 50.6 Ac-ft 36,760

Hater year 1952-53: Max 268 ttLn - Mean 36.2 Ac-ft 26,210

Peak discharge (base. 310 cfs).--June 18 (7sl5 p.m.) 311 ofs. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
172 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

North Fork Humboldt River at Devils Sate, near Halleck, Nev.

Location Lat 41°11', long. 115°29', in SE£ sec. 13, T. 38 N., R. 57 E., on right bank 

16 miles north of Halleck and 26 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1913 to September 1921, October 1943 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,368 ft above mean se& level (U.S.G.S. 

planetable benchmark). November 1913 to September 1951 at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1914-19, 1943-53), 75.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs May 31 (gage height, 7.72 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Aug. 30.

1913-21, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs Apr. 20, 1952 (gage height, 9.63 

ft); minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 20-28, Sept. 30, 1913.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet 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

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

9.5

10

10

10

11

12

 13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

. a!4

391.5

12.6

777

Jfov.

a!6

 18

11

18

17

16

18

20

22

24

26

25

24

24

23

22

21

b21

b!9

b!7

> blS

 *

563

18.8

1,120

Dec.

(*)

» b!6

, bl8

bl9

b21

142T

23

b20

> b!8

560

18.1

1,110

Jan.

b21

b23

25

25

26

26

28

 29

32

b26

b27

32

52

-55 110

84

73

64

62

58

55

49

46

46

47

46

1,302

42.0

2,580

Feb.

44

46

46

48

52

54

66

82sr

b42

039

b4l

b43

b46

48

43

42

40

31

24

«b26

bSf

b29

b31

33

35

38

44

_

-

1,201

42.9

2,380

Mar.

48

42

4?

44

44

48

52

56

64

 70

72

68

64

58

54

55

54

54

S3

53

53

49

SO

60

79

95

90

94

91

1,949

62.9

3,870

Apr.

91

91

91

89

93

99

99

loo

100

102

100

95

90

 85

73

74

73

76

72

6B

75

80

86

82

93

102

110

127

141

ifff

-

2,800

93.3

5,550

May

122

115

113

102

91

85

77

75

ItTO

 84

85

80

77

77

77

82

81

87

108

164

232

203

173

159

147

133

114

117

359

775

4,346

140

8,620

June

 512 S7S"

352

S52

 329

307

307

331

325

275

239

206

203

244

296

311

292

273

244

228

232

237

223

200

187

185

181

107

171

140

7,94£

265

15,800

July

126 iro

113

110

102

 91

87

85

81

82

82

34

79

79

81

81

77

71

68

64

60

55

51

44

43

42

39

36

34

S3

32

2,23£

72.0

4,430

Aug.

31

35

36

S3

31

29

26

25

23

21

19

17

16

18

16

17

17

 18

14

12

12

10

10

10

8.6

6.2

7.8

7.0

5.4

frt

544.1

17.6

1,080

Sept.

13

18

19

IS

13

15

14

12

12

11

10

12

12

12

 11

10

9,6

9.6

9.0

f.5

10

9.5

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.S

9.6

-

350.5

11.7

695

Calendar year 19S2: Max 2,340 Hin 7.8 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,800 *

Hater year 1952-53: Max 775 Min 4.7 Mean 66.2 Ac-ft 47,960

Peak discharge (base, 170 ofs). Mi

(7.7Z ftj; June 16 (4 p.m.) 317 ofs

ay 22 (11 a.m.) 237 cfs (4.20 ft)] May SI (3)30 a.m.) 1,050 cfs 

4.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 173

Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location (revised).~Lat 40-56', long. 115°38', in SE^NW^ sec. 11, T. 35 N., R. 56 E., on 

right bank 1 mile southwest of Ryndon, 5 miles dovmstream from North Pork, and 10 miles 

northeast of Elko.

Records available. June 1895 to October 1902, October 1944 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,142.32 ft (revised) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1944, staff gage at site 11 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1897-1902, 1944-53), 251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs June 9 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minlmum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 16, 19-21, 23.

1895-1902, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, 3,860 cfs Apr. 30, 1952 (gage height, 9.60 

ft); no flow for several days in August and September 1948.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

aBove station for irrigation.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 i.e

2.0

3.9

6.7

11

24

44

71

o.e

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

0.4

1.5

3.5

6.5

11

22

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

36

92

192

317

635

1,000

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

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fl

Oct.

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.7

6.7

7.5

7.9

8.3

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.9

10

11

11

11

13

14

13

13

 14

14

14

14

14

15

16

TS

16

337.9

10.9

670

JIov.

16

151ST

16

16

16

16

16

16

 15

16

17

20

21

24

24

24

21

20

20

23

20

b!6

b!6

blS

b20

b20

20

20

19

-

556

18.5

1,100

Dec.

i£2ff

20 «b21

21

b21

b23

b23

b24

26

27

29

b26

b29

b30

31

31

35

b36

b39

b36

b36

b35

b32

b29

36

41

b44

43

42

15

952

30.7

1,690

Jan.

bSO

55

b52

b54

b5S

b60

b68

64

79

67

64

 106

104

112

100

123

123

135

172

254

237

204

197

IBS

20B

197

155

170

168

160

160

3,984

129

7,900

Feb.

155

149

149

151

149

153

160

177

iZS bIST

b!36

b!35

137

153

149

145

141

135

108

b94

*bB8

b3T

b90

b92

bl08

110

120

116

_

-

3,710

132

7,360

Mar.

129

131

120

U4

1ST

131

141

151

166 192

2IB" 210

201

192

163

177

172

166

166

166

166

162

153

155

162

177

190

163

179

185

179

5,136

166

10,190

Apr.

174

172

170

174

174

174

183

194

165

179

190

204

197

 206

197

179

172

164

172

172_

153

139

125

99

92

90

10T

139

197

252

5,019

167

9,960

Hay

260

262

262

277

252

217

165

139

131

123

129

 143

149

147

139

139

135

137

143

153

179

229

262

293

272

301

269

232

222

244

369

6,474

209

12,640

June

 665

662

562

t&SBff

614

742

7S8

900

626

721

647

562

600

721

652

 920

908

920

920

924

936

555" 940

636

816

770

732

666

621

22,829

761

45,260

July

548

TSS

438

406

364

354

 337

317

295

293

301

314

314

317

323

306

298

277

242

210

183

162

135

120

97

81

69

59

52

42

37.

7,606

252

15,490

Aug.

34

34

34

33

35

32

30

26

22

19

17

15

14

12

12

15

15

eis

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

6.1

7.3

6.2

5.6

4.7

4.4

3.8

14XX

496.1

16.0

984

Sept.

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

 1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

3.5

55.7

1.66

110

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,720 Mln 1.7 Mean 479 AC -ft 347,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 940 Kin 1.2 Mean 157 Ao-ft 113,800

(base. 550 cfs). June 1 (7 p. 

5.06 ft)) June 2323 (1O a.m.) 956 cfs (4.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

.».) 764 cfs (4.44 ft); June 9 (5 ».m.) 1,020 cfs
174 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

South Pork Humboldt River near Lee, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°34', long. 115°33', In SE£ sec. 16, T. 31 N., R. 57 E., on left bank 

40U rt downstream from Kleckner Creek and 2^ miles east of Lee.

Drainage area. 54 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,970 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 73.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 664 cfs June 12 (gage height, 3.47 ft); minimum, 

a.j> cfs Nov. 9.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 935 cfs May 27, 1951 (gage height, 3.81 ft); minimum, 

that of Nov. 9, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. A few small diversions above station for Irrigation.

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

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

.9 

1.0 

1.2

3.4

6.6

11

17

32

1.5 

1.9 

2.5 

3.5

69

145

298

677

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.9 

3.9

3.7

175

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

S75

6.6

6.6

*5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

176.2

5.68

349

Jiov.

6.2 

6.2

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

575" 4.2

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.2

6.6

5.8

5.5

4.8

5.2

6.2

5.2

b5

b5

*b5

b5.2

b4.5

b4.2

b4.5

M.8

b4.8

-

161.3

5.38

320

Dee.

5.8 

6.6

b6. 6

 S.6

*6.6

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

b6.2

6.2

b6. 2

b5.5

bSTa"

6,2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

193.9

6.25

385

Jan.

5.8 

5.8

5.8

b5.2

b572"

5.5

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.6

5.B

7.0

7.0

7.4

 5.8

b6.2

7.8

1*

TS

12

10

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

b7.4

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.0

233.2

7.52

463

Feb.

7.4 

7.0

6.6

7J4

11

10

12

bTT

b9

b9

b9

b9

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.2

B.2

b7.8

b7

b7

b7

7.4

»b7.B

b7.5

b8.2

8.2

8.6

_

_

-

234.2

8.36

465

Mar.

10 

b9.6

b9.1

b976~

blO

12

12

13

15

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

 15

15

15

15

14

14

15

17

19

22

26

30

29

29

32

523.3

16.9

1,040

Apr.

36

40

40

41

42

40

37

35

32

32

31

29

28

27

*26

29

34

32

36

45

63

89

117

125

138

150

161

T8T

127

115

1,933

64.4

3,830

nay

107 

99

98

99

*105

115

123

119

109

99

92

87

«82

3?

85

 83

89

96

123

134

132

123

123

119

111

107

107

109

113

115

127

"3,312

107

6,570

June

141

T5?

152

163

182

207

217

*220

230

256

331

489

542

501

474

*455

474

526

*526

493

470

466

462

436

 398

360

328

331

350

357

-

10,689

356

21,200

July

350 

3*T

331

316

304

298

295

290

273

273

270

254

233

214

204

*185

163

143

127

113

107

96

89

82

77

71

66

63

59

56

53

5,799

187

11,500

Aug.

ft

48

44

40

38

36

32

30

27

26

24

24

24

23

22

21

19

17

 17

16

15

12

10

10

10

10

10

9

?

10

741

23

1»*

Calendar year 1952: Max 615 Mln 3.7 Mean 94.1 Ao-ft 68,310

Water year 1952-53: Max 542 Mln 3.7 Mean 66.3 Ac-ft 47,990

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Ji

(3.35 ft).

me 12 (8:20 p.m.) 664 cfs (3.47 ft)) June IB (8 p.m.)

6

T

2

9

0

Sept.

^.6ale

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

*7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.5

578- 5 2

5.B

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.5

-

201.4

6.71

399

610 cfs

* Discharge measurement aade on this day. 

b Stage-discharge'relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 175

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°35 ! , long. 115 043', in NE£ sec. 12, T. 31 N., R. 55 E., on right bank 

7 miles west of Lee.

Records available. December 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,290 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 129 cfs June 15 (gage height, 2.51 ft); minimum, 

2.3 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,210 cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 6.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 530 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.0 cfs 

Aug. 10, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (wateryear3). WSP 1244: 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.4

2.8

5.1

8.3

17

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

30

64

108

165

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.4

5,4

5.4

5.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.3

8.7

8.7

*9.1

3,5

8.7

9.1

9.1

220.6

7.12

438

Jlov.

9.1

9.5

9.1

9.1

10

11

10

11

blO

bll

b!2

b!3

14

15

TS

14

13

12

12

bll

bll

blO

b9.4

b9.0

b8.8

b8.4

b8.0

bSTo"

bS.S

b9.0

-

320.9

10.7

636

Dec.

blO

bll

bll

bll

(*)

b!4

bl5

b!7

b!8

429

13.8

851

Jan.

b!9

b!9

bis

b!7

bT7

bis

b21

b23

26

27

26

28

31

33

»30

b25

28

42

45

49

13" 50

38

38

39

38

b32

30

33

34

31

946

30.6

1,880

Feb.

30

30

29

28

29

34

3T

34

33

b28

b27

b27

b26

31

32

31

29

b27

b25

b23

b21

22

»b22

22

22

22

23

_

-

763

27.2

1,510

Mar.

26

27

26

25

30

35

37

37

37

36

34

33

34

34

34

33

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

22

18

21

21

898

29.0

1,780

Apr.

23

23

22

23

24

23

26

27

26

28

31

2?

28

26

 24

24

26

26

22

20

19

21

21

20

24

20

16

TR5

23

22

707

23.6

1,400

May

24

26

23

21

20

17

17

18

16

15

16

20 *18

16

14

17

20

21

26

32

33

24

31

31

28

20

T6~

19

21

665

21.4

1,320

June

21

20

ST

27

28

30

65 82

69

58

48

38

46

96

125

125

125

113

106

100

97

87

77

67

61

57

50

43

34

29

1,945

64.8

3,860

July

23

1&5

*17

15

14

13

12

11

11

9.5

9.1

8.3

7.7

7.3

8.0

7.7

7.3

6.4

6.1

5.4

6.1

5.4

4.9

57T

6.4

7.0

6.4

6.7

6.1

5.7

5.7

284.3

9.17

564

Aug.

6.4

£^4

5.7

5.7

*5.4

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.3

118.0

3.81

234

Sept.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.5

»3.5

5.7

-

94.2

3.14

187

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,070 Mln 3.5 Mean 88.1 Ac-ft 63,980

Water year 1952-53: Max 125 Mln 2.4 Mean 25.7 Ac-ft 14,660

Peak discharge (base. 200 efs). -Ko peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-dlBoharge relation affected by loe.
176 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

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

Location (revised). Lat 40°41'05", long. 115°48'45", in NW£sw£ sec. 5, T. 32 N., R. 55 

E., if miles upstream from Dixie Creek and 10f miles south of Elko.

Records available. December 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,140 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 731 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.45 ft); minimum, 

 472~~cfs Sept. 22, 23, 24 (gage height. 2.00 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge 1,700 (revised) cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 5.46 

ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 6, 1949.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1952 has been revised to 1,700 

cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 5.46 ft), superseding figure published in VJSP 1244.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

2.6

4.2

7.5

12

25

45

2.8 

3.4 

3.9 

4.4

91

213

406

696

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.3

TTff

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

11

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

16

15

16

16

17

17

19

20

447.5

14.4

888

NOV.

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

22

23

22

24

*24

25

26

28

25

24

24

24

23

22

b21

18

b!7

b!5

blS

bl4

bI5C

b!5

b!7

-

634

21.1

1,260

Dec.

b!8

( )

b20

b23

b29

b32

642

20.7

1,270

Jan.

b35

b38

37

b35

b33_

b35

37

38

42

48

45

46

49

50

b47

b43

46

77

80

rr

78 *70

b63

60

61

SB

b52

49

50

52

49

1,580

51. 0

3,130

Feb.

48

48

46

45

46

54

55- 57

53

b43

b43

bSO

50

50

52

50

49

48

35

b27_

b30

b32

b36

b38 *b41

b42

42

42

_

-

1,252

44.7

2,480

Mar.

48

b44

b43

b42

TS

55

61

61

62 35"

61

60

61

58

58

57

»55

54

54

54

54

53

53

52

50

, 50

50

48

49

50

49

1,657

53.5

3,290

Apr.

53

37

61

61

66

70

67

70

70

70

72

68

68

67

*64

62

70

70

67

60

61

67

84

95

105

120

113

135

135

124

-

2,350

78.3

4,660

May

120 lie

107

95

91

91

93

91

95

84

75

73

*72

67

64

72

78

73

82

118

131

129

122

133

TSz

111

105

93

103

115

113

3,036

97.9

6,020

June

115

15?

135

140

155

196

259

270

259

252

276

347

574

663

663

»637

605

643

676

ser

624

599

568

527

483

431

383

365

356

360

-

12,353

412

24,500

July

356

54?

 343

326

307

303

288

288

273

266

262

248

229

213

210

184

162

145

133

122

109

105

99

91

82

73

67

61

55

5T

57

5,857

189

11,620

Aug.

55

61

B?

45

»43

38

34

30

28

25

23

22

20

20

20

19

17

17

18

16

16

15

14

11

8.8

8.0

6.8

7.5

7.5

6.5

a^TJ

712.1

23.0

1,410

Sept.

8.0

14tt

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.5

6.8

5.8

5,8

5.5

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.5

1^

4.5

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.8

»6.2

6.5

-

187.7

6.26

372

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,360 Min 8.1 Mean 201 Ac -ft 146,000

Water year 1952-53: Max 676 Mln 4.5 Mean 84.1 Ac-ft 60,900

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). June 19 (2:15 p.m.) 731 cfs (4.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement madeon this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Humboldt River near Elko, Nov.

177

Location. Lat 40°43'15", long. 115<> 49'50M , In MViJ- sec. 30, T. 33 N., R. 55 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from head of canyon, 1.5 miles downstream from highway bridge, 9 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage area. 1,150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1896 to September 1922, October 1923 to September 1932, October 1936 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft, revised (from topographic 

map). Prior to November 1913, staff gages at several sites about 1 mile upstream at 

various datums. November 1913 to February 1927, water-stage recorder near present 

site at different datum. March 1927 to September 1932, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 45 years (1896-1903, 1904-9, 1910-18, 1923-26, 1927-32, 1936-53), 131 

cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 742 cfs June 19 (gage height, 3.63 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1896-1922, 1923-32, 1936-53: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1914, from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; practically no flow during some periods In 

nearly every year since 1915.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Station Is below all diversions except those 

of Hunter & Banks ranch 3 miles downstream.

Revl'Blons (water years). WSP 1090: 1932.

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 July Z July 3 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.6 

2.0

3.7

9.4

19

32

73

2.2 132

2.5 262

3.0 471

3.6 729

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.4

0.6 

2.S 

7.6 

16

1.7 64

2.0 124

2.5 274

3.0 471

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fl

Oct.

4.5 5"7o~

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.1

7.3

8.0

8.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.7

9.4

10

10

11

11

11

13

13

14

12

10

11

12

12

13

14

16

298.9

9.64

593

»ov.

16

16

16

18

18

19

19

19

19

*bl8

b!9

22

21

23

25

23

23

22

22

21

20

b!9

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!4

bTI

b!5

b!7

561

16.7

1,110

Dec.

b!9

(*)

b21

25

32

35_

676

21.9

1,340

Jan.

37

42

b39

b37

bS4

b35

b42

50

68

b78

b64

64

52

52

b50

b42

48

73

86

Tff

81

*b68

b64

59

62

59

b55

52

52

55

52

1,730

55.8

3,430

Feb.

50

50

50

48

48

57

"gj 66

b62

b50

b50

b57

b57

55

55

55

52

52

b39

b2B_

b30

b34

b37

b40

*b43

b44

44

44

_

-

1,361

48.6

2,700

Mar.

50

b46

b46

b45

4TT

55

59

59

62

??

62

*59

62

59

59

57

55

55

52

55

52

52

50

50

50

50

48

46

48

48

48

1,649

53:2

3,270

Apr.

48

57

55

57

59

66

62

64

64

66

66

64

64

64

62

59

»64

66

64

57

57

62

73

84

95

103

100

116

122

-

2,148

71.6

4,260

Hay

106

106

100

89

86

B6

84

86

86

7S

71

88

68

*66

62

66

73

66

76

100

116

TI5

110

116

110

103

100

92

95

106

103

2,789

90.0

5,530

June

103

ITS

122

122

13S

174

247

267

267

*247

276

358

593

693

684

675

*631

662

693

684

649

614

580

541

492

442

386

362

346

346

12,508

417

24,810

July

350 *35B~

323

307

2S9

261

264

260

250

236

232

219

194

176

176

152

129

111

106

96

90

86

60

77

68

61

57

50

47

IT

47

5,168

167

10,290

Aug.

47

49

 47

42

41

3S

34

30

27

26

23

22

22

20

20

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!7

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!2

a9

7.0

7.6

5.5

5.0

6.0

5.0

XT5

663.6

21.4

1,320

Sept.

7.0

7.6

8.9

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.5

4.0

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.3

T7T

1.5

1.8

8.1

2.4

2.8

3.6

117.9

3.93

Z34

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,530 Mln 4.5 Mean 216 Ac-ft 157,000

Water year 1952-63: Max 693 Min 1.3 Mean 61.3 Ac-ft 58.B90

Peak discharge (base. 410 ofs).~June 19 (3s3O p.m.) 742 ofs (3.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for other South Fork stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
178 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River near Carlin, Nev.

Location (revised). Lat 40°43'40", long. 116°00'30", In sec. 21, T. 33 N., R. 53 E., on 

right bank 4f miles southwest of Moleen, 5 miles upstream from Susie Creek, 5f miles 

east of Carlin, and 15 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage area. 4.310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,931.91 ft (levels by Nevada State Highway Department).

Average discharge. 10 years, 387 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs June 20 (gage height, 4.83 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 5,220 cfs May 1, 1952 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum, 

3.6 cfs Sept. 7, 1948.

High water of February 1943 reached a stage of 9.8 ft (discharge, 5,900 cfs, by 

slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

4.0

8.0

13

28

49

76

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

128

193

337

520

930

1,540

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

16

16

16

16

15

13

13

16

18

19

19

20

21

19

19

21

21

19

21

22

22

22

23

22

23

25

26

26

26

27

28

630

20.3

Ao-ft 1,250

»rov.

31

30

55

31

33

33

31

32

34

35

40

*40

44

50

46

44

48

48

46

44

46

61

b35

b47

b47

b50

b49

b48

b46

b44

-

1,258

41.9

2,500

Dec.

b46

48

b48

b46

b45

b40

53

56

56

 54

57

58

61

59

62

66

72

75

73

78

78

78

76

b62

b59

b70

b74

b69

b67

73

76

1,945

62.7

3,860

Jan.

79

75

84

82

82

84

94

89

107

117

118

122

128

140

138

138

132

163

198

213

254

 274 S5T

232

242

234

234

226

216

213

208

4,977

161

9,870

Feb.

206

203

198

196

193

200

203

'555 210

203

184

170

168

172

175

179

179

182

168

b!39

b!20

155

134

128

138

 157

161

168

_

-

4,877

174

9,670

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,150 Mln 13

Mar.

177

IBT

184

186

182

184

193

200

206

213

226

242

257

260

25?

*24S

240

234

232

232

232

229

223

218

213

210

218

229

234

229

229

6,796

219

13,480

Apr.

229

229

232

232

232

237

240

237

245

254

257

251

254

260

257

257

 268

257

240

232

229

229

210

208

200

 555 191

200

229

229

-

7,025

234

13,930

Hay

234

265

283

274

315

308

283

265

245

226

200

177

140

*T42"

144

142

144

152

142

159

179

196

188

213

254

280

274

286

558" 331

277

7,026

227

13,940

June

268

575

 633

677

607

590

722

745

807

846

 910

930

985

1,120

1,140

1,120

1,170

1,260

 1,380

1.430

1,410

1,400

1,370

1,330

1,320

1,270

1,180

1,100

1,040

960

-

30,090

1,003

59,680

July

920

8155

812

741

881

629

595

553

#536

516

496

488

472

472

469

435

416

409

374

340

305

277

245

221

196

179

163

148

138

128

122

13,371

431

26,520

Aug.

115

T5§

107

97

37

79

76

68

61

58

54

52

46

44

41

40

34

30

 29

27

26

25

24

22

22

19

16

15

15

14

12

1,464

47.2

2,900

Sept.

11

IT

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

9.5

10

10

11

10

9.5

 10

9.5

9.5

8.5

7.6

7.2

7.2

6~78~ 6.8

e'.B

 8.0

9.0

7.6

7.6

6.0

7.6

7.2

263.4

8.78

522

Mean 707 AC -ft 513,100

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,430 Mln 6.8 Mean 218 Ac-ft 158,100

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfsK Jun« 20 (1:30 p.n.) 1,440 eta (4.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on thle day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.

179

Location (revised). Lat 40 036 I 25M , long. 116 <> 12 I 05" I in SE&SE£ sec. 35, T. 32 N., R. 51 

B., on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, 

half a mile downstream from Palisade, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Pine 

Creek.

Drainage area. 5,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1902 to October 1906, July 1911 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,825.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1939, staff or chain gages (water-stage recorder Apr. 22 to 

June 3, 1935) at several sites within half a mile of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 45 years (1903-6, 1911-53), 372 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs June 20 (gage height, 5.02 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 15.

1902-6, 1911-53: Maximum discharge, 6,250 cfs Feb. 26, 1943 (gage height, 9.92 ft); 

minimum, 2 cfs Aug. 25-28, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 150,000 acres 

Of hay and pasture land.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

l.S 

2.0

20

31

46

84

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

199

351

300

1,430

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Bean

Ac- ft

Oct.

34 

34

36

36

36

34 

32

35

34

36

37

37

37

38

38

38

40

40

40

40

43

42

40

42

43

44

46

48

48

»50

51

1,226

39.5

2,430

JJov.

ft53

53

55

57 

57

55

55

57

64

66

66

76

80

76

74

78

76

76

76

82

75

66

66

70

68

66

65

62

-

1,971

65.7

3,910

Dec.

»66 

68

68

SB- 59

62

72

72

72

72

76

80

82

84

88

90

97

»103

105

109

109

107

107

88

78

90

101

94

99

101

107

2,672

86.2

5,300

Jan.

m112

109

107

109 

120

120

129

152

152

157

162

176

174

174

176

204

279

276

307

224 SIT

295

291

»285

285

276

264

261

255

6,272

202

12,440

Feb.

246 

246

240

235

235

243 

264

267

555

255

246

229

223

226

229

238

238

235

223

180

162 175

174

164

167

189

194

»202

-

_

-

6,177

221

12,250

Mar.

221 

221

221

221

223

558-

235

240

249

261

279

295

558" 304

288

282

273

267

267

267

267

264

258

252

246

252

264

273

270

»270

7,972

257

15,810

Apr.

270 

270

267

270

270

276 

282

279

285

295

279

282

285

285

291

288

267

255

218

174

204

223

215

170

157

»172

m

»184

7,460

249

14,800

May

196 

221

249

258

279

307 

288

267

249

232

204

179

152

138

132

i|£

155

132

141

143

174

196

202

204

235

267

270

267

 341

355

557

6,848

221

13,580

June

»592 m

730

665

655 

745

800

828

879

903

945

963

1,100

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,230

1,380

1.440

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,380

»1,350

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,110

1,010

30,780

1,026

61,050

July

»963 "SO?

850

790

730

680 

645

611

562

568

540

532

509

505

505

483

454

433

414

376

341

311

282

252

223

204

184

169

152

145

*156

14,478

467

29,720

Aug.

127

155

114

109

103

92 

86

82

74

68

66

64

62

59

55

53

50

46

38

37

36

34

34

32

31

28

27

24

23

55

»26

1,823

58.8

3,620

Sept.

1

22

22

21

21 

21

20

ST

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

23

23

21

21

22

23

22

21

21

»21

647

21.6

1,280

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,930 Nln 30 Mean 880 Ac-ft 638,600

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,440 Kin 20 Mean 242 Ac-ft 175,200

*T5I5 Peak discharge (baae. 560 cfs).--June 20 (12 m. to 2 p.m.) 1,460 ofs (5.02 ft).  - - '

Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 HUMBOIDT RIVER BASIN

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.

Location (revised). Lat 40°35'45", long. 116°10'25", in NW£SE£ sec. 1, T. 31 N., R. 51 

K., on right bank l£ miles upstream from mouth and l| miles southeast of Palisade.

Records available. November 1902 to December 1904 (gage heights only), January 1912 to 

September 1914, January 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Jan. 1, 1946, staff gages at site half & mile downstream at differe t datums. 

Jan. 1 to July 18, 194S, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1912-14, 1946-53), 16.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 1.46 ft); no flow 

for several days in June, July, and August.

1912-14, 1946-53: tfeximum discharge, 1,010 cfs Jfor. 27, 1952 (gage height, 4.69 

ft), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; no flow for several days during 1951 and 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or below 1 cfs, which are 

fair. Diversions above station for irrigation, none below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1120: 1946 (calendar year mean).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Hay 15 to Sept. 30)

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

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

1.4

2.6

4.3

9.5

17

0.6

.7

.3

1.0

1.2

1.5

0 

.4

1.1

3.0

11

21

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

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.0

3.0

2.0 sTi

7.3

8.3

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.3

9.8

9.3

9.8

8.9

5.7

9.8

-1.8 11

5.4

5.0

6.6

7.8

4.5

5.7

6.9

7.2

7.8

7.8

6.9

*7.2

 8.6

225.0

7.26

446

Jfov.

9.8

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

blO

bll

14

13

14

TB" 16

15

14

14

14

16

16

b!4

b!3

b!2

b!2

bll

blO

b9.5

bS

b9".5

-

367.8

12.3

730

Dec.

»b9.6

9.5

11

blO

b9.5

b9

8.9

lT5

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

*13

12

12

10

10

blO

b9

blO

11

11

blO

 fj 14

13

326.9

10.5

648

Jan.

"iS" 13

13

13

13

13

19

15

16

15

14

14

14

15

14

13

18

22

T5

19

22

18

16

16

16

*15

14

14

15

15

14

460

15.5

952

Feb.

13

13

13

13

14

IB- 19

16

14

b!2

b!2

13

13

14

13

13

13

bl2

bll

bl£

blO

bll

11

bll

b!2

13

13

*13

.

_

-

363

13.0

720

Mar.

14

14

14

14

15

15

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

10

3.9

7.4

3, 5

9.3

8.9

8.9

*8.9

373.8

12.1

741

Apr.

3.5

6.8 l'.t

7.4

6.5

7.0

6.3

7.0

7.4

7.0

8.1

3.1

7.0

6.5

5.5

4.4

5.0

4.8

4.0

3.6

2.6

1.4

.3

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

*.3

73

136.3

4.56

271

May

0.4

T?

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

T£~2

'.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.4

.4

.4

10.1

0.33

20

June

0.6

.8

'.7

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

!i

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

5.5

0.18

11

July

*0.2

.4

73

.2

.2

0

IS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

2.6

0.08

5.2

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

o".»

f j

.1

.2

.3

7s

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

5.7

0.13

11

Sept.

0.3

.2

7?

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.6

»27? £4

23.3

0.78

46

Calendar year 1952: Max 545 Min 0.4 Mean 39.9 Ac-ft 28,880

Nater year 1952-53: Max 22 Mln o Mean 6.36 Ac-ft 4,600

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMB01DT RIVER BASIN 181

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°40", long. 116°40<, In NW£ sec. 2, T. 32 N., R. 47 E., on left bank 

2f miles east of Argenta and 15? miles east of Battle Mountain.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1953. 

Page. Water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge. - - 7 years, 343 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs June 23 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1946-53: Maximum daily discharge, 5,700 cfs May 2, 1952; minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 11, 

1948.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above station for Irrigation.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.5 o:

5.7

5.7

6.4

7.1

8.3

11

12

12

13

12

11

9.2

8.3

e.3

8.8

8.8

14

19

17

15 

16

31

28

28

29

30

 34

34

35

487.2

15.7

966

Jtov.

II3ff

39

42

44

44

46

47

47

47

49

50

52

57

65

2175

77

73

73

72

72 

70

68

64

60

57

 60

61

61

-

1,725

57.5

3,420

Dec.

66

75

76

70

69

74

82

80

S7

87

85

 88

89

90

93

94

96

99

105

108

110

115 

113

108

100

94

108

118

128

155

119

2,953

95.3

5,860

Jan.

119

T55

122

125

126

126

128

132

138

142

160

167

172

181

189

193

196

212

227

272

»280

297 

318" 317

297

289

287

287

285

276

268

6,445

208

12,780

Feb.

264

260

258

254

252

250

258

272

575

266

258

258

242

239

239

237

244

244

»227

214

205

200 

196

189

191

184

T§ff

205

_

_

-

6,576

235

13,040

Mar.

214

524

224

225

225

227

227

231

237

242

244

252

264

274

280

280

274

»272

266

264

262

262

258

254

248

241

237

237

244

250

252

7,691

248

15,250

Apr.

250

248

250

250

252

252

242

246

246

252

262

55?

250

246

246

246

244

248

246

231

»212

188 

151 156'

169

157

142

158- 122

132

-

6,523

217

12,940

May

148

157

165

184

201

214

239

233

222

214

203

188

172

151

128

119

109

98

Sff

102

105

119 

138

159

172

»193

212

222

235

276

297

5,473

177

10,860

June

280

266

STff

449

560

513

526

590

632

657

674

692

706

706

794

853

880

 900

928

1,030

1,080

1.100 

I.IOO

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,040

986

959

928

-

23,337

778

46,290

July

773

725

671

631

607

571

545

525

499

479

462

451

440

434

415

»397

378

358

327

298

270

244

222

204

184

164

149

131

»120

13,344

430

26,470

Aug.

110

155

88

88

86

79

73

70

63

59

51

47

46

42

35

32

29

27

26

24

22

16 

13

11

8.8

8.0

7.5

6.6

6.3

6.0

tt

1,288.2

41.6

2,560

Sept.

6.0

*5^f

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

 1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

i4T75

-

80.2

2.67

159

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,700 KLn 4.5 Mean 631 Ao-ft 603,500

Mater year 1952-53: Max 1,100 HLn 1.3 Mean 208 Ao-ft 150,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
182 HOMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°51', long. 116°36', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 34 N., R. 48 E., on left bank at 

mouth of canyon, 22 miles northeast of Battle Mountain.

Records available.--March 1918 to September 1925 (fragmentary October 1923 to September 

1925), March 1927 to May 1929 (fragmentary), January 1946 to September 1953.

..--Water-stage, recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,600 ft. Prior to Jan. 3, 1946, at 

'ifferent datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1918-23, 1946-53), 36.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 73 cfs June 4, 8 (gage height, 1.59 ft); no flow 

July 19 to Sept. 23.

1918-25, 1927-29, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 

5.60 ft); no flow at times during July, August, September, and October nearly every 

year.

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

which are fair. Several irrigation diversions in valleys upstream. Station is above 

all diversions in Boulder Flat and is below all tributaries. Flow slightly affected 

by small reservoir in Squaw Valley, 30 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1214: 1950(M).

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

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

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

1.4 

2.5

0.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

4.2

9.8

19

40

74

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

i.l

l.l

l.l

l.l

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

2.2

37.6

1.21

75

Nov.

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.3

3.0

3.9

4.4

470- 4.9

2.8

2.5

2.5

1)2.1

b2.0

bl.7

bTTT

bl.7

bl.7

bl.9

*bl.7

bl.7

bl.8

-

71.4

2.38

142

Dec.

b2.0

D274

b2.7

b2.3

b2.6

3.4

4.0

4.4

4.2

4.7

5.6

*5.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.2

4.9

5.6

4.2

6.4

b5.2

b3.9

b3.8

b2.7

b3.2

b3.4

b3.9

3.7

4.7

5.4

5.2

128.6

4.15

255

Jan.

4.4

5.9

3.7

3.3

37?

4.2

4.9

5.4

6.6

7.2

7.2

8.0

6.9

6.7

b5.2

b5.2

9.5

12

18

18

*19

If

12

12

12

13

b8. 2

9.8

8.5

9.2

9.5

277.4

8.95

550

Feb.

9.2

7.9

8.2

7.6

8.2

9.2

11

13 bTO"

b8. 8

b8.5

b7.6 be.e

13

11

12

9.8

7.9

*7.2

6.6

1^

¥72

7.2

7.6

7.0

6.4

7.2

8.0

_

-

241.3

8.62

479

Mar.

8.4

8.0

7.6

574

8.8

9.1

9.4

10

11

12

13

13

12

10

10

10

10

*10

10

11

11

10

11

9.8

9.2

11

15

18

22

?2

21

361.7

11.7

717

Apr.

21

22

22

21

19

22

25

24

24

22

22

20

20

18

17

15

14

13

11

6'. 5

*9.8

10

9.5

15

25

37

29

30

41

35

625.8

20.9

1,240

May

35

29

25

21

13

8.8

6.9

6.1

E7£

20

22

24

22

22

24

30

29

27

28

32

33

37

37

38

3T

*27

24

22

23

25

34

762.4

24.6

1,510

June

38

40

*49

69-

M

68

68

68

56

46

36

27

26

22

18

15

11

7.9

8.2

6.1

4.7

4.0

3.2

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

-

768.8

25.6

1,520

July

"Tff 0.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.7

.4

.3

.2

*.l

O0"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

*0

0

5.8

0.19

12

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

*o"O

0

O

O

O

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

7f

2.4

.08

4.8

Calendar year 1952; Max 2,540 Mln 0.7 Mean 132 Ao-ft 95,650

Water year 1952-53; Max 69 Mln 0 Mean 9.00 Ac-ft 6,500

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). No ueak above base.

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 19 to Mar. 17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and by comparison with records for nearby streams.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 183

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°39', long. 116°56>, In SEi sec. 8, T. 32 N., R. 45 E., on left bank 

l mile northeast of Battle Mountain. Reese River, when flowing, enters Humboldt 

River several miles below station.

Records available. July 1896 to December 1897 (gage heights only), March 1921 to April 

1924, January 1946 to September 19S3.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

HEo Mar. 1, 1921, staff gage at approximately same site at different datum. Mar. 1, 

1921, to Apr. 19, 1924, staff gage at site 900 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1921-22, 1946-53), 344 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 896 cfs June 26 (gage height, 6.65 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 30.

1921-24, 1946-53: Maximum dally discharge, 5,800 cfs May 3, 4, 1952; no flow 

Sept. 8 to Oct. 22, 1948, Sept. 21-26, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records 

do not Include flow In secondary channels or ditches, much of which is used for irrigation. Many diversions above station for Irrigation.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to July 8)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

0.1

.8

1.9

3.9

7.0

16

40

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

86

145

309

523

771

901

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.1

4.8

44475

4.8

4.5

5.1

6.4

7.8

9.4

10

10

10

9.4

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

10

17

17

16

'2817

27

28

29

 30

32

35

421.8

13.6

837

Hov.

36

37

39

41

44

44

48

49

50

50

51

52

53

57

61

70

76

74

77

71

75

74

68

62

60

56

56

57

59

61

1,711

57.0

3,390

Dec.

70" 69

70

70

70

74

74

76

80

89

87

 90

89

39

92

93

95

96

99

102

105

107

108

98

93

98

98

116

112

118 IET

2,845

91.8

5,640

Jan.

109 m112

112

114

114

114

115

121

122

130

141

144

149

155

163

165

172

IBS

 214

247

257

289

299

257

272

274

274

272

265

256

5,755

186

11,410

Feb.

252

245

244

240

237

237

238

254

261

257

250

247

238

230

227

229

 229

233

232

191

206

214

198

186

180

176

152

196

^

-

6,309

225

12,510

Mar.

203

209

216

217

219

222

224

224

229

233

238

244

256

270

261

281

278

*276

270

256

261

261

263

256

238

233

229

166

IS8" 159

211

7,311

236

14,500

Apr.

213

208

203

209

208

216

211

211

222

227

233

240 ?T9~

213

216

222

222

221

224

217

*202

190

162

135

145

145

157

126

116 m

5,836

195

11,580

Hay

122

130

136

144

153

160

170

178

180

132

176

166

156

144

128

116

108

100

94

55

99

98

99

108

115

 128

153

180

186

205

238

4,448

143

6,620

June

233

230

224

274

443

465

456

487

546

568

604

616

636

662

669

704

719 748

768

768

789

813

826

852

867

880 8T6"

854

836

818

19,230

641

38,140

July

784

715

706

669

634

582

580

541

514

491

480

456

438

*427

412

406

393

374

353

337

311

281

254

229

208

190

170

156

141

128

115

12,500

403

24,790

Aug.

-§¥ 106

88

S3

80

77

72

67

63

60

55

50

47

44

41

36

32

29

27

25

23

21

17

 12

9.8

8.2

7.4

6.7

5.8

375

5.8

1,302.5

42.0

2,580

sept.

5.1

T^

4.5

4.2

3.5

3.1

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5 *.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

-

46.6

1.55

92

Calendar year 1952: Max 5, BOO Mln 4.2 Mean 612 Ac -ft 589,600

Hater year 1952-53: Max 880 Mln 0.4 Mean 186 Ac-ft 134,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24-30, Dec. 2-9, 25-27.
184 HOMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Reese River near lone, Nev.

Location. La t 38°S1', long. 117°28i, in sec. 4, T. 11 N., R. 40 E., on right bank 2i miles 

upstream from Indian Creek, 8 miles southeast of lone, and 58 miles southwest of Austin.

Drainage area. 44 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 7,350 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28 cfs July 9 (gage height, 1.17 ft); minimum 

dally, 0.8 cfs Aug. 26.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 266 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 3.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum dally determined, 

0.7 cfs Sept. 16, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Sept. 30)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.5 

1.2 

2.5 

4.4

0.7 7.2

.9 15

1.3 36

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

0ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.2

4.2

4.2 

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.O

4.0

4.0 

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.4 »4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0 

4.0

4.0

4.2

129.2

4.17

256

Nov.

4.2

3.6

2.5 

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.2 

}a3.5

3.S

4.2

3.0

2.8

a3.0

b3.4

b3.4

a3.5

b3.5

-

101.8

3.39

202

Dec.

b3.5

a3.5

-

. a4.0

_

»4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

b3.8

b3.5

b3.8

b4.0

4.4

4.6

4.6

b4.2 

b4.6

4.4

4.4

123.2

3.97

244

Jan.

4.2

4.2

b4.0 

b3.5

b3.0

b3.5

b4.2

4.0

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.8

b4.0

4.4

4Tf

4.0 3.8

b2.7

b2.5

b?75~

b2.5

4.0

b3.0

b2.5

b4.4 

4.2

b3.4

b3.4

111.1

3.58

220

Feb.

b3.6

b3.6

b3.6 

b3.8

3.8

4.0

3.6

2.4

b2.0 

b2.5

b3.8

b3.8

b3.8

b4.2

b4.5

b6.0

b6~75

bs!o

»b4.2

3.8

b4.5

b4.5

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.1

5.6

_

-

116.0

4.14

230

Mar.

4.2

b4.2

bS.O 

bS.O

bS.O

b5.5

b6.5

7.2

6.6 

6.0

5.6

6.0

5.6

b4.0

BTT

5.1

5.1 »6.0

6.0

4.6

4.9

4.4

6.0

7.2

7.5

8.2

8.9

f.7

8.6

9.3

193.3

6.24

383

Apr.

9.7

10

12 

14

15

15

9.7

9.7

11

10

8.9

8.2

8.2 »8.9

7.9

8.2

8.9

7.5 876-

9.3

10

13

15

17

18-

19

19" 20

16

16

363.7

12.1

721

May

15

12 

12 12

12

13

13

13 

12

12

12

11

IT

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

*12

13 

13

12

11

379

12.2

752

June

11

12

11 

11

11

13

13

12

13 

12

13

13

14

IT

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

10 9.7

9.3

8.6

8.6

8.2 

7.5

7.2

343.1

11.4

681

July

7.2

6.6

6.0 

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.4

4.0

6.4 

7.5

6.6

6.3

5.6

5.1

4.9

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.0

3.6 »3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5 

2.4

2.3 2~T

141.9

4.58

281

Aug.

2.6

z'.t

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

~TF .8

i!o

1.0

1.3

2.4

46.4

1.50

92

Sept.

2.6

ET5

1.5 

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

 1.0 

1.1

1.0

79" .9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.5 

1.4

1.3

37.4

1.25

74

Calendar year 1952: Max 194 Mln - Mean 27.4 Ac-ft 19,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 20 Mln 0.8 Mean 5.72 Ac-ft 4,140

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Humboldt River near Valmy, Nev.

185

Location. Lat 40°48', long. 117°04', In NE^NWi sec. 30, T. 34 N., R. 44 E., on left bank 

3f miles east of Valmy and 13 miles northwest of Battle Mountain.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,440 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 729 cfs June 30 (gage height, 5.53 ft); no flow 

Sept. 19-30.

1950-53: Maximum daily discharge, 5,800 cfs May 5, 6, 1952; no flow Sept. 26-30, 

Oct. 1, 2, 7-21, 1951, Sept. 19-30, 1953.

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

which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

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

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

0.95

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0

.1

.2

.5

1.1

2.4

4.3

6.9

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.6

10

16

32

62

132

243

438

742

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

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Jto-ft

Oct.

ifr*

14

16

16

16

17

18

19

20

22

25

28

28

29

31

31

31

31

32

35

36

42

47

47

52

57

*2T

24

25

27

859.8

27.7

1,710

JIov.

29 30-

31

32

35

37

38

40

42

42

42

44

44

45

47

50

57

62

62

66

70

beTT

b66

64

60

60

60

57

57

60

1,497

49.9

2,970

Dec.

64 

US

68

66

68

68

70

75

79

81

88

83

b85

b88

»b91

b93

b97

100

100

102

105

110

b!09

b!08

107

105

107

102

114

124

130

2,853

92.0

5,660

Jan.

130 

120

bTSO"

120

120

124

122

122

124

127

130

134

147

150

154

159

168

171

175

»187

212

231

243

271

281

273

263

265

265

263

257

5.628

182

11,160

Feb.

249 

245

241

239

237

235

233

239

251

255

253

247

245

239

229

227

*227

227

231

231

195

206

210

202

198

187

.182

1ST

_

_

-

6,347

227

12,590

Mar.

200 

204

208

212

215

217

219

219

221

223

227

231

239

247

259

267

269

2BT

267

257

251

251

253

 253

251

233

225

221

175

168

T5T

7,136

230

14,150

Apr.

19S 

200

180

171

162

171

130

112

ITT

130

134

142

152

152

164

243

52T

215

212

212

206

195

»187

166

150

152

150

144

134

127

5,028

168

9,970

May

124 

130

134

140

144

152

157

168

189

195

a!90

a!82

al75

a!67

157

142

130

124

114

 107

107

107

T55" 105

114

122

127

124

147

152

173

4,404

142

8,740

June

556"

198

195

243

356

385

396

425

461

480

501

512

533

552

573

596

613

624

649

651

 655

662

674

694

706

714

721

725

727

-

15,616

521

30,970

July

725 7TB696

670

643

615

569

552

525

497

503

497

470

»451

436

423

415

404

385

368

351

329

301

275

247

225

206

187

173

159

147

13,159

424

26,100

Aug.

132

TST

114

102

93

88

81

75

68

62

57

52

48

42

40

37

33

31

29

26

24

24

23

»20

18

15

14

12

10

15

10

1,512

48.8

3,000

Sept.

10

To

10

10

9.8

8.7

8.3

7.6

6.9

6.6

5.9

4.1

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.0

.6

5"0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

108.6

3.62

215

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,800 Kin 9.8 Mean 781 Ac-ft 566,900

Hater year 1952-53: Max 727 Mln 0 Mean 176 Ac-ft 127,200

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded r 

polatlon.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

range In stage and by inter-
186 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°00i, long. 117°19', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 36 N., R. 41 E., on left bank at 

Comus section house of Southern Pacific Railroad, 9 miles northeast of Golconda and 

32 miles northwest of Battle Mountain.

Records available.--September 1917 to June 1923, May 1925 to May 1926, February 1946 to 

September 1953.

.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,350 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

b February 1946, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1917-22, 1946-53), 290 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 642 cfs June 24 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 21, 26-30.

1917-23, 1925-26, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 5,860 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 

11.52 ft); no flow-during periods in 1918-20.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions 

above and below station for irrigation.

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 Mar. 18-28, June 16-26)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0

.2

1.2

3.0

6.0

11

2.3 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

29

79

123

207

300

712

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

Day

1

2

3

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.

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

sa

57?

6.5

6.5

7.5

10

8.5

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

9.0

10 

10

*11

13

15

11

264.9

8.55

525

Uov.

17

IS

18

20

22

24

26

29

30

32

38

36

37

39

39

40

42

46

53

56

58

, b55

-

1,215

40.5

2,410

Dec.

66

69

66

62

TT

69

75

72

73

82

86

85

90

86

*90

99

99

94

94

96

b95

b95

98

blOO

105

106 

105

96

98

112

117

2,751

88.7

5,460

Jan.

132

126

1

I b!20

1

J

122

125

123

123

125

131

141

141

144

153

172

169

170

177

194

214

229

247

 252 249"

247

251

251

249

5,247

169

10,410

Feb.

247

247

241

239

239

241

238

239

234

241

245

245

243

241

238

230

227

b220

205

214

b200

202

 196 

191

181

_

-

6,346

227

12,590

Mar.

189

194

198

205

211

214

216

218

221

221

223

227

230

234

241

247

251

254

25T

251

245

241

241

 241

249

243 

234

229

218

186

179

7,002

226

13,890

Apr.

191

200

202

184

177

170

170

131

122

123

128

131

139

145

144

155

211

IS2

187

184

165

165

*157

114

58

69 

79

62

55

11

-

4,247

142

8,420

May

36

38

34

3?

69

55

57

82

96

102

111

123

133

134

225

211

179

155

144

 133

117

111

110

108

105

114 

123

128

126

149

160

3,507

113

6,960

June

184

21T

220

220

218

262

356

368

304

318

324

290

230

338

362

388

414

426

452

460

470

 490

603

597

555

588 

559" 618

607

609

-

12,091

403

23,980

July

609

611

BIT

597

584

565

540

510

486

476

488

478

472

 450

428

410

394

384

370

350

334

318

298

273

249

229 

205

189

169

155

142

12,374

399

24,540

Aug.

141

108

99

90

82

75

71

65

58

53

51

46

45

39

41

34

31

26

22

21

18

17

14

13

10 

10

 9.0

7.5

6.0

5.7

1,428.2

46.1

2,830

Sept.

5.1

3T5

3.9

3.3

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

34.6

1.15

69

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,810 Mln 5.1 Mean 77.5 Ac-ft 562,600

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 618 Mln o.l Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,100

Peak discharge (base. 330 cfs). June 24 (5 a.m.) 642 cfs (6.03 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HDMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev.

187

Location. Lat 41C 25', long. 117<> 22', in Sfi£ sec. 20, T. 41 N., R. 41 E., on right bank 

3f miles downstream from Bullshead Ranch and 9f miles southeast of Paradise Valley.

Drainage area. 1.030 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1921 to June 1928 (fragmentary), October 1943 to September 

1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,470 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

Eo Nov. 21, 1946, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-53), 27.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57 cfs June 7 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum. 

 BTSTfs Aug. 17.

1921-28, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs Feb. 2, 1952 (gage height, 7.71 ft); 

minimum, 4.7 cfs Aug. 11, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Bullshead Ranch diverts water for Irrigation above station. 

Station is above all diversions in Paradise Valley.

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

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

3.0

8.1

22

39

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

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

T*

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6 

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6 

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

 7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

235.6

7.60

467

JIov.

8.1 

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1 

8.1

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.7

10

10

ft

8.7

 8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.1

77T

-

249.7

8.32

495

Dec.

7.1

77T

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.1 

7.6

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.4 

 9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

9.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

266.6

8.60

529

Jan.

i*

10

10

11

11

11

11 

11

12

13

16

17

17

17

15 

15

16

17

19

20

«%5

19

19

19

19

17

15

16

17

17

465.8

15.0

924

Feb.

16 

16

16

16

16

17

18

ft

17

14

15

15

18

18

IS 

17

16

14

 12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

14

_

-

423

15.1

839

Mar.

14 

14

13

IT

14

14

14

14 

14

14

14

15

16

17

17

17 

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

 16

15

16

17

17

17

480

15.5

952

Apr.

17 

18

18

19

20

20

20

20 

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

17 

17

16

IB

16

16

16

16 17

17

19

20

20

20

20

-

552

18.4

1,090

May

21 

21

21

20

^5

20

21

21 

20

20

20

20

22

22

23

22 

22

22

23

23

 23

24

25

28

30

32

34

3?

34

34

34

754

24.3

1,500

June

41 

49

54

55

54

53

56

51 

51

53

49

47

44

43

40

40 

39

35

33

30

28

26

24

*23

20

19

18

17

17

17

1,129

37.6

2,240

July

17

IS

14

14

13

12

11

11 

10

8.7

S.7

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1 

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

 6.6

6.6

6.1 ffa

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

267.9

8.64

531

Aug.

6.1 676"

6.1

£^6.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1 

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.1

6.6 

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

 6.1

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

193.1

6.23

383

Sept.

frf

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

14o:

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

 6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

-

194.0

6.47

385

Calendar year 1952 : Max 876 Din 6.1 Mean 88.8 Ac -ft 64,460

Water year 1952-53 : Max 56 Mln 6.1 Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10,340

Peak discharge (base. 35 cfs). June 7 (1 to 5 p.m.) 57 cfa (2.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.--Lat 41°32'00", long. 117°25'40", in NW&Sw£ sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 40 E., on

right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Humboldt County Recreation Park and 7 miles northeast 

of Paradise Valley.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,700 ft (from extension of riverprofile map). Prior to Oct. 28, 1938, at site 100 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 28, 1938, to Feb. 25, 1943, at site 90 ft downstream at datum 0.53 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years (1921-26, 1927-53), 30.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 174 cfs May 29 (gage height, 2.81 ft); minimum, 

 4T9~cfs Aug. 10, Sept. 11-13.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 11.1 ft, datum 

then in use), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum,- 1.8 cfs Feb. 6, 1945.

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

No diversion above station.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

6.3

19

35

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

118

178

1.3

1.4 

1.6

3.0 

5.9

15

1.9 40

2.2 77

2.6 153

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

15

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.9

77?

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

*8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

a8.2

240.6

7.76

477

NOV.

. a8.5

-

*9.1

8.8

8.5

6.9

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.2

775

-

251.5

8.38

499

Dec.

8.5

9.1

9.1

7,8

9.1

9.8

11

10

9.1

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

no

10

10

11

8.5

9.4

8.2

6-9

575

12

IT

11

11

11

10

305.0

9.84

605

Jan.

10

11

10

9.4

9.1

10

11

15

42

30

21

18

22

18

16

16

17

64

IS

40

30

*21

20

20

19

16

14

17

16

15

15

638.5

20.6

1,270

Feb.

15

15

15

17

18

22

25

2T

12

17

19

19

17

18

16

16

16

15

*16" 10

13

13

12

13

14

14

14

15

_

-

447

16.0

887

Mar.

15

IB- 14

15

15

15

15

17

18

20

20

20

18

16

18

17

17

18

18

17

18

18

18

22

26

*29

31

35

35

32

33

633

20.4

1,260

Apr.

34

31

33

36

37

39

34

31

28

27

25

25

23

22

20

22

22

22

24

27

33

45

53

*53

52

53

58

66

51

1,082

36.1

2,150

May

47

43

41

4T

42

43

46

49

50

49

45

43

41

41

42

46

50

51

62

95

*106

101

98

93

90

87

87

87

147

145

149

2,157

69.6

4,280

June

153

155

143

139

137

131

149

142

131

123

121

121

119

111

102

104

98

90

85

76

69

64

61

*55

49

47

43

39

38

34

2,927

97.6

5,810

July

56" 32

27

25

24

22

20

18

17

16

14

14

13

12

12

10

10

9.5

9.1

8.6

8.2

*8.2

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

579"

418.6

13.5

830

Aug.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

*4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.9

165.6

5.34

328

Sept.

379" 5.9

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4^9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

158.9

5.30

315

Calendar year 1952 : Max 626 Mln 6.3 Mean 88.1 Ac-ft 63,920

Hater year 1952-53 : Max 153 Mln 4.9 Mean 25.8 Ac-ft 18,710

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). May 29 (3:30 to 5:30 a.m.) 174 cfs (2.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev.

189

Location. Lat 40-52', long. 118°00', In NW$ sec. 36, T. 35 N., R. 35 E., on right bank 

5f miles southwest of Rose Creek and 15? miles southwest of Wlnnemucca.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1953.

height, 4.18 ft); minimum, 

height, 11.41 ft); minimum,

$_. Water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge. 5 years, 315 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 644 cfs Mar. 27 

 32 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 5,810 cfs May 8, 1952 

6.5 cfs Sept. 2, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. The flow 

during March and April was materially affected by release from Gum Boot' Lake on the 

Little Humboldt River. This water was Impounded during the 1952 water year runoff by 

sand dunes which had cut off the natural drainage of the Little Humboldt River into 

the Humboldt River. The channel was opened when the Irrigation supply became low, 

releasing approximately 15,000 acre-ft to the river proper. Many diversions 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) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 25 to Mar. 21)

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

Oct. 1 to June 18

51

84

150

2.9 

3.5 

4.2

276

433

641

1.2 

1.5 

1.9

June 19 to Sept. 30

30

57

107

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

207

322

484

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

i*y

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

If9~ 72

68

66

64

63

62

61

60

59

58

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

 55

55

54

54

54

54

53

53

i53

1,795

57.9

3,560

HOT.

53 55

54

56

57

58

58

59

60

61

62

64

67

71

74

74

74

74

»74

75

76

79

bT7

b75

b74

b72

b70

b70

b72 

b74

-

2,017

67.2

4,000

Dec.

b74

TO

b78

b78

b79

b80

66

88

92

90

92

93

94

98

99

 99

98

99

105

112

113

113

bl!2

b!09

bill

112

115

115

117 

118

122

3,071

99.1

6,090

Jan.

120 T5?

127

130

132

132

134

139

143

145

145

145

156

152

150

148

154

161

165

171

179

183

183

187

197

210

220

*229

229 

231

242

5,161

166

10,240

Feb.

242

242

231

208

202

220

244

251

235

235

233

233

240

242

242

223

"212 193

210

b214

b212

b204

202

b202

202

*202

208

208

;

-

6,185

221

12,270

Mar.

210

210

206

204

206

187

173

137

T52

255

242

238

233

214

208

231

269

330

381

439

519

570

591

*579

585

619

632

594

540 

499

481

10,934

353

21,690

Apr.

156- 444

413

386

386

402

354

312

302

288

271

258

240

225

212

204

195

181

160

154

154

148

 104

88

84

83

S?

129

134

115

6,946

232

13,780

May

99

92

88

80

78

76

78

80

79

79

83

88

88

87

90

90

75

59

S3

*75

78

72

 75

76

74

88

99

105

118

ill I3T

2,688

86.7

5,330

June

96

16T

102

107

lie

148

143

143

136

130

130

139

179

167

117

112

118

160

197

213

207

*213

218

199

207

226

335

470

3ST 

412

5,674

189

11,250

July

393

420

420

439

453

456

1ST

442

425

439

450

»453

442

425

414

404

401

385

371

361

348

317

302

292

283

271

262

250 

239

215

11,718

378

23,240

Aug.

199

IS5

171

162

159

149

141

130

126

117

113

97

106

104

97

88

84

81

78

76

73

68

65

65

64

60

*60

58

57 

'56" 56

5,143

101

6,250

Sept.

 §3 55

47

41

59

44

44

42

42

41

40

58

41

45

51

47

41

58

57

58

56

56

56

 57

56

36

35

35

M1,215

40.4

2,410

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,790 Mln 52 Mean 744 Ac-ft 540,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 632 Mln 32 Mean 166 Ao-ft 120,100

* Oiseharge measurement made on this day. 

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
190 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co;'a 

feeder canal near Imlay, Nev.

Location. Lat 40 040', long. 118 0 12', In NE£ sec. 1, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., on left bank 

3 miles northwest of Imlay and 9 miles downstream from headgates.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,170 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 110 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 3.63 ft); no flow 

June 14, 15, June 17 to Sept. 30.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 117 cfs Apr. 25, 1952 (gage height, 3.69 ft); no flow 

for long periods.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. This canal 

iHverts water from Humboldt River in NW£ sec. 29, T. 33 N., R. 35 E., for storage In 

Taylor-Pltt Reservoir near Humboldt. Water is released during Irrigation season, about 

3 miles west of Humboldt, and conveyed through Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light 

& power Co.'s outlet canal to Rye Patch Reservoir, from which it is later released 

and carried in natural river channel to Lovelock district for irrigation.

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

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

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0

.2 

1.0 

2.8 

4.8 

7.6

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.6

14

23

41

67

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.3

19

5.0

3.3

3.0

19

31

 33

33

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33 

33

32

33

33

33

32

33

867.6

28.0

1,720

JJov.

33

3T

34

35

37

*39

40

40

42

43

44

46

48

51

54

56

56

56

57

58

57

54

b53

b52 

b51

b50

b50

b50

b51

b54

-

1,425

47.5

2,830

Dec.

b58 b'6T

b64

b65

^ b66

(*)

66

66

69

74

75

74

73

77

78

75

b77

b76 

b75

b74

b73

b72

b71

b71

70

2,166

69.9

4,300

Jan.

69

S5

69

71

73

80

78

79

81

82

83

85

87

88

*88

86

87

88

89

91

93

94

96

96 

97

99

102

104

107

T5B" 109

2,726

87.9

5,410

Feb.

iS&TT5T

98

97

96

94

97

97

83

81

80

*80

80

81

81

81

78

76

b72

b76

77

77

74

b73~ b70 

73

73

75

_

-

2,329

83.2

4,620

Mar.

76

75

75

74

73

73

71

70

64

66

79

80

*79

79

76

75

78

82

86

S3

60

64

66

66 

65

64

64

64

64

61

59

2,191

70.7

4,350

Apr.

59

^5

58

56

56

56

*56

54

45

10

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8 

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

558.3

18.6

1,110

May

1.5

TTs

1.4

1.4

1.3

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

71" .4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.8

.7

26.5

0.85

53

June

0.8

Q

ff

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.1

0

5

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

5.3

0.18

11

July

(»)

(»)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

O

0

0

Sept.

(*)

. -

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 78 Mln 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,98O

Hater year 1952-53: Max 109 Mln o Mean 33.7 Ac-ft 24,400

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 191

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41'30", long. 118°12 I 10", in SE£ sec. 25, T. 33 N., R. 33 E., on right 

bank l mile upstream from old Calahan Dam and 4 miles northwest of Inlay.

Drainage area. 13.500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1935 to September 1941, April 1945 to September 1953.

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,130 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

o Apr. 28, 1945, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 538 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 4.90 ft); minimum, 

U el's Nov. 22.

1935-41, 1945-53: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs May 9, 1952 (gage height, 12.15 ft); 

no flow at times in several years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. HumboldtLovelock Irrigation Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal diverts water from river above station to Pitt-Taylor Reservoirs. This water is ordinarily released during irrigation 

season through Rye Patch Reservoir to Humboldt River for irrigation in Lovelock district. Flow during March and April materially affected by release from Gum Boot Lake 

on the Little Humboldt River drainage. This lake was formed during 1952 water year, 

when runoff was impounded by sand dunes which cut off the natural drainage. When 

irrigation supply became short, the natural drainage was opened, releasing approximately 15,000 acre-ft to the Humboldt River proper. Flow also affected by many other 

diversions above station for irrigation.

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

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.2

10

21

51

109

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

212

369

561

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

Day

1

2

3

i

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

39

45

61

S3

57

32

26

 25

23

22

20

20

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

T*

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

720

23.2

1,430

NOV.

14

14

14

14

14

 14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

IS

20

-

447

14.9

887

Dec.

|1

25

25

27

29

30

31

32

33

35

 34

29

27

27

27

25

23

23

23

25

28

29

29

28

32

32

32

33

33

37

38

900

29.0

1,790

Jan.

38

38

37

3?

42

42

43

41

41

42

46

46

47

51

 53

52

53

57

59

62

63

67

71

73

75

78

SS

94

101

110

119

1,865

60.2

3,700

Feb.

132

139

142

134

120

112

118

138

158

112

148

 147

147

152

153

153

143

112

118

131

125

128

118

109

Tit

110

110

113

.

-

3,676

131

7,290

Mar.

119

117

116

110

108

108

96

89

71

66

134

138

 136

131

114

107

124

162

223

281

325

394

448

482

484

»496

522

534

5TC

465

434

7,650

247

15,170

Apr.

356" 418

374

355

332

330

342

 300

276

303

290

274

260

242

228

215

206

197

160

147

138

138

134

107

86

68

7T

73

106

118

6,673

222

13,240

May

109

97

86

84

77

»80

68

67

70

69

73

74

75

75

80

81

84

75

68

68

73

67

64

63

S7

73

83

101

113

110

145

2,519

81.3

5,000

June

140

119

108

106

156

112

133

125

133

 132

125

124

127

158

173

134

118

107

110

145

162

166

176

184

177

183

197

289

3"§7 403

-

4,859

162

9,640

July

373

360

382

391

405

412

414

432

419

 398

392

410

425

432

454

416

401

391

389

373

357

345

332

308

292

282

270

260

248

238

222

11,203

361

22,220

Aug.

202

T57

173

142

117

121

117

111

106

100

95

91

83

80

 80

70

66

63

59

57

55

54

53

66

63

57

57

53

51

5T

51

2,731

88.1

5,420

Sept.

48

47

46

45

42

39

38

40

37

35

34

34

34

33

32

32

 32

31

29

29

28

 BT 27

.27

27

28

29

29

29

29

-

1,017

33.9

2,020

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,020 Hln 13 Mean 713 Ac-ft 517,900

Water year 1952-53: Max 534 Hln 13 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,810

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 9.
198 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°28'15", long. 118 018'20", in NEi sec. 18, T. 30 N., R. 33 E., at control works at left end of Rye Patch Dam and 2 miles northwest of Rye Patch.

Drainage area. 13.700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. February 1936 to September 1953,

gagg. Mercury indicating gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Southern Pacific 

Railroad datum).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 152,500 acre-ft Apr. 19. 20 (elevation, 4,130,45 

 ft); minimum, 83,160 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 4,122,55 ft).

1936-53; Maximum contents, 196,900 acre-ft Apr. 9, 1946 (elevation, 4,134.62 ft); 

minimum since operation began, 1,760 acre-ft Oct. 16, 1937.

Remarks, Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faeed dam; storage began Feb. 20, 1936. 

TJapaeity. 179,100 acre-ft between elevations 4,072.5 ft (sill or traah-rack structure) 

and 4,133.0 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead storage negligible. Elevation of spillway (gate sill) is 4,116 ft, Water is used for irrigation on Humboldt project.

Cooperation. Records of daily elevation furnished by Pershlng County Water Conservation 

District of Nevada,

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

146,000

146,000

148,000

146,000

145,500

145,500

145,500

145,000

145,000

145,000

145,000

144,500

144,500

144,000

144,000

143,100

142,600

141,600

141,100

140,600

140,100

139,600

140,100

140, 100

140,100

140,100

140, 100

139,600

139,200

139,200

138,700

JJQV.

138,700

138,200

138,200

138,200

137,700

137,700

137,200

137,200

136,800

136,300

135,800

135,300

134, 900

134,400

134,400

134,400

133,900

133,900

133,900

133, 900

133,500

133,500

133,000

133,000

132,500

132,500

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

-

D«0.

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,000

132,500

132,500

132,500

132,500

132,500

132,500

133,000

133,000

133,000

133,000

133,000

133,500

133,500

133,500

133,500

133,500

133,500

133,500

133,500

133,500

133,900

133, 900

Jan.

134,400

134,400

134,400

134,900

134,900

134,900

134, 90O

135,300

136,300

135,300

135,300

135,300

135,800

135,800

135,800

135,800

135,800

135,800

135,800

136,300

136,300

136,300

136,300

136,800

136,800

136,800

136,800

136,800

137,200

137,200

137,200

Feb.

137,200

137,200

137,700

137, 700

138,200

138,700

139,200

139, 600

139,600

140, 100

140,100

140,600

140, 600

140, 600

141,100

141,100

142,100

142,100

142,100

142,600

142,600

142,600

143,100

143,100

143,100

143, 100

143,100

143, 100

_

_

-

Mar,

143, 600

143,600

143,600

143, 600

143,600

143,600

143,600

143,600

143,600

143, 600

143,600

143, 600

143,600

143, 600

143,100

143,100

142, GOO,

142,600

142,100

142,100

143,100

144,000

144,000

144,500

145,000

145,500

146,000

147,000

147,900

149,000

150,000

Apr.

150, 500

151,000

151,000

151,000

151,000

151,000

150,500

150,600

151,000

151,000

151,000

151,000

151,000

151,500

151,500

162,000

152,000

158,000

188,500

152,500

152,000

151,600

151,000

150,800

150,000

149,500

148,500

147,500

147,000

146,000

way

145,500

145,000

145,000

145,000

144,500

144,000

143,600

143,100

143,100

142,600

142,100

142, 100

141,600

141,100

141,100

141,600

141,600

141,100

140, 600

140,100

139,600

139,800

138,700

138,200

137,700

137,200

137,200

136,800

136,800

136,300

135,800

June

136,800

137,700

138,200

137,700

137,200

136,800

136,300

136,800

136,800

136,800

136,300

135,800

135,300

154,900

135,300

134,900

134,400

133, 900

133,500

132,500

131,600

132,500

150,100

189,700

129,200

128,700

128,300

127,800

127,400

127,400

July

127.400

127,400

127,400

127,400

127,400

187,400

126,900

126,900

126,900

126,400

126,400

126,000

125,500

125,100

124,600

124,200

123,700

125,200

122,500

121,900

121,000

120,000

119,600

119,200

118,300

117,400

116,500

116,100

115,600

115,200

114,800

Aug.

114.300

113,400

113,000

118,100

111,200

110,800

110,400

110,000

109,500

109,100

109,100

108,300

107,800

107,400

107,000

106,600

106,100

105,300

104,500

103,600

103,200

102,300

101,600

100,700

100,300

100,300

100,300

99,510

98,700

98,290

97,890

Sept.

97,480

97,080

96,670

96,670

96,270

95,360

95,460

94,650

93,880

93,080

92,690

91,920

91,530

90,750

90,360

89,590

88,820

88,430

87,650

87,260

86,490

86,120

85,750

85,580

85,010

84,640

84,270

83,900

63,530

83,160

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)

4,129.80

4,129,05

4,128.35

4,128.55

-

4,130.20

4,129.80

4,128.75

4,127.85

4,126.45

4,124.45

4,122.55

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

146,000

138, 700

13g,QOO

133,900

-

137,200

143,100

150,000

146,000

135,800

127,400

114,800

97,890

83,160

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(aewi-feet)

 .

-7,300

-6,700

+1,900

+46,640

+3,500

+5,900

+6,900

-4,000

-10,200

-8,400

-18,600

-16,910

-14,730

-62,840
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 193

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location. Lat 40"27 t 33", long. 118 0 18'30", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 30 N., R. 33 E., on left 

tank 1,000 ft downstream from Rye Patch Dam and If miles northwest of Rye Patch.

Drainage area.--13.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1896 to December 1909, September 1910 to September 1922, and 

September 1984 to September 1932 (fragmentary), October 1935 to September 1941, October 

1943 to September 1953. Prior to October 1935, published as "near Oreana."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1935, at site 7 miles downstream at different datum. Oct.l, 1935, to Oct. 13, 

1945, at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1899-1909, 1910-16, 1917-22, 1930-32, 1935-41, 1943-53), 

2U cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 595 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 3.81 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Feb. 23 and Mar. 1.

1896-1922, 1924-32, 1935-41, 1943-53: Maximum discharge, 4,720 cfs May 11, 12, 1952 

(gage height, 10.26 ft); practically no flow at times during most years.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (see preceding 

page) and slightly regulated by Humboldt (Pitt-Taylor) Reservoirs. Many diversions 

above station for irrigation.

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

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

2.5 

4.4

8.0

13

31

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

72

142

247

369

662

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

Day

1 

2

3

i

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

105 

74

a44

44

44

 58 

74

80

90

91

102

119

123

132

132

132

132

114

69

46

44

44

44

44

57

78

78

78

78

2,438

78.6

4,840

Hov.

78 

78

1

64 

47

 56

90

118

118 

118

125

140

14$

140

116

86

86

88

68

56

56

68

85

85

86

86

88

88

88

55

5.1

-

2,602.1

86.7

5,160

Dec.

H4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

 4.0 H

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

133.2

4.30

264

Jan.

tt4.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0 

.0

.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

»3_.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

123.0

4.0

244

Feb.

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

*j2

ITo

4.0

4.0

3.6 

3.1

3.4

*3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2^5

.

-

91.8

3.28

182

Mar.

64 

90

125 

114

96

95

95

96

54

93

118

 136

138

138

162

172

174

160

132

109

109

109

119

123

123

123

123

146

164

_199

3,753

121

7,440

Apr.

2lO

221 

240

265

282

292

 280 

265

254

245

245

268

287

287

296

299

289

320

340

356

387

464

487

495

540

561 fir

481

458

-

10,167

339

20,170

Bay

m387 

382

361

*338

333

328 

299

284

275

306

326

336

340

333

320

343

353

351

351

320

338

351

361

340

318

308

316

304

245

10,408

336

20,640

June

223 

221

216. 

245

280

304

247

227 

*256

287

301

336

351

343

340

406

422

425

425

430

428

379

326

311

316

316

316

318

313

292

-

9,600

320

19,040

July

289 

301

287 

282

SeT

356

425

444

 458

472

484

490

490

490

487

495

522

528

552

552

552

561

570

564

543

519

504

484

461

422

398

14,269

460

28,300

Aug.

382 

353

323 

282

258

245

252

225 

195

190

199

236

270

277

*275

263

282

294

294

287

275

263

234

227

212

205

197

197

207

232

236

7,867

254

15,600

Sept.

221 

214

229 

261

263

263

280

287 

280

277

277

277

282

289

304,

304

 292

261

252

252

232

199

180

170

156

148

132

TSt

132

142

-

6,988

233

13,860

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,680 Kin 2.0 Mean 571 Ac-ft 414,500

Hater year 1952-53: Max 570 Din 2.5 Mean 188 Ac-ft 135,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Humboldt River near Lovelock, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°03 I , long. 118 0 28', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 25 N., R. 31 E., on right bank 

900 ft below breached dam of Lovelock Land and Development Co. and 9 miles south of 

Lovelock.

Drainage area. 14,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1912 to September 1927, June 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 14, 1950, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at different datum. June 14, 

1950, to Nov. 13, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 109 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 2.69 ft); minimum 

observed, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17.

1912-27, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 3,540 cfs May 19, 1952 (gage height, 9.36 ft); 

minimum, no flow for several months during many years prior to construction of Rye 

Patch Dam.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (since Feb. 20, 1936) and irrigation in Lovelock 

Valley.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

1.3 0.8 1.9 27 1.0 1.1 1.5 14

1.4 2.0 2.3 61 1.1 2.2 1.9 36

1.6 7.6 1.2 4.0 2.2 60

1.3 6.6

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.3

7.6

16

25

20

20

20

*20

9.6

2.5

3.0

11

17

4.9

3.4

3.0

1.6

2.3

6.0

18

liBT

20

16

5.3

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

338.9

10.9

672

flov.

6.4

13

15

26

*28

16

2.0

2.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

12

!§.

27

25

24

23

20

19

17

20

18

16

32

b33

b35

b34

b33

-

544.9

18.2

1,080

Dec.

39

21

58

47

45

47

39

33

15

*10

8.9

57S

13

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

15

15

13

13

14

14

15

15

632.4

20.4

1,250

Jan.

T4" 14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 *13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

iiI?

13

12

12

399

12.9

791

Feb.

12

12

12

11

12

12

11

13

10

13

*11

10

9.5

ll

11

12

30

HF9" 33

26

19

18

19

17

9.5

10

11

11

_

~

-

415.0

14.8

823

Mar.

9.5

7.6

6.8

8.9

33

30

26

29

19

16

32

13

*2'6~ 4.4

28

31

26

20

56

4T

53

41

32

34

29

27

18

15

28

29

21

795.2

25.7

1,580

Apr.

17

4.3

9.8

14

27

24

22

*28

32

2?

23

8.7

8.4

9.4

5.0

3.1

2tr 

26

6.3

11

6.1

5.8

11

12

10

21

22

23

15

456.5

15.2

905

May

10

21

21

14

14

*19

34

37«!Tg~

25

24

9.2

lIT 

26

27

29

34

28

26

24

13

3.8

3.8

4.5

6.6

18

5.6

8.7

9.0

24

568.1

18.3

1,130

June

22

17

13

4.3

4.5

5.3

19

19

*11

6.6

3.3

2.4

 JTTJ

3)4

14

32

12

5.0

12

17

23

14

7.3

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

9.8

334.0

11.1

662

July

28

15

10

9.4

8.7

5.8

5.3

8.4

*11

13

10

9.8

27

19

8.0

5.6

4.5

STS

8.2

17

10

14

4;8

12

14

13

38

IS

27

18

15

410.1

13.2

813

Aug.

8.4

16

27

28

34

29

30

19

16

11

13

5.8

10

20

*15

12

14

12

6.6

8.4

7.3

12

11

5~7S

19

19

18

10

6.6

22

468.1

15.1

928

Sept.

33

45

 7.0 46

32

15

14

15

12

9.4

10

24

19

18

24

26

*9.8

3.6

10

13

27

31

31

40

29

37

43

18

9.8

661.6

22.1

1,310

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,520 Mln 1.6 Mean 412 Ac-ft 298,800

Mater year 1952-53: Max 58 Mln 1.6 Mean 16.5 Ac-ft 11,940

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 195

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°50'30n , long. 119"28"00", In SE&SEi sec. 24, T. 23 H., R. 22 E., at

southwest corner of concrete bridge No. 296 B, 150 ft southwest of mllepost 297, 6 miles 

west of Nixon, and 11.5 miles south along Southern Pacific Railroad from station at 

Sutcllffe.

Records available. 1867 to 1925 (occasional elevations in some years), June 1926 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Benchmark N21 of II. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at elevation of 3,940.04 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to January 1934, elevations were determined from 

benchmark No. 1 of General Land Office, referred to general adjustment of 1912 (to 

convert these records to the datum of 1929, add 0.56 ft).

Extremes. 1926-53: Maximum elevation observed, 3,848.5 ft, June 1926: minimum observed,

 ft Nov. 15, 1950.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Dot. 6.......... 3,809.34

Dec. 16.......... 3,808.60

Feb. 6.......... 3,808.91

Mar. 14.......... 3,809.00

May 16.......... 3,809,06

June 22........... 3,809.77

July 17........... 3,310.00

Aug. 25........... 3,809.22

Sept.19........... 3,808.87

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif.

Location. La t 39°17'30:, long. 120°12'30", In SW&JEi sec. 28, T. 17 N., R. 16 E., on

left bank 1.4 miles upstream from Dormer Creek and 2.5 miles southwest of Truckee 

Drainage area. 548 sq ml.

Records available. December 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,920 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 8 years (1945-53), 373 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 cfs June 23 (gage height, 4.40 ft); minimum,

35 cfs Mar. 3.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 6,480 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height 7.62 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow:

minimum, 11 cfs Jan. 27, 1948. 

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe Reservoir (operating capacity, about

730,000 acre-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*

16

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

325

325

325 

325

325

349

399

m

379

354

354

354

359

374

374

374

374

374

374

*374

376

376

376

376 

376

376

376

376

381

381

381

11,336

366

22,480

Jlov.

381

376

m

376

376

381

381

381

381

381

376

392

392

398

TSSS

381

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

*376 

376

376

376

376

376

376

-

11,379

379

22,570

Dec.

381 386"

336 

3S1

381

381

'3W 403

392

392

392

386

386

386

386

386

386

381

386

386

392

392

386

386 

386

392

386

386

392

398

398

12,036

388

23,870

Jan.

398

398

392 

*352~

392

398

398

431

734

656

515

503

515

479

455

449

479

668

772

746

675

746

779

831 

824

*818

870

954

996

1,030

1,070

19,763

638

39,200

Feb.

1,070

1,080

1.090 

1,096

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,060

al,060

al,060

a980

a650

a350

a!90

alSO

alSO

alSO

a!30 

a 50

*48T5&-

56

_

_

-

20,284

724

40,230

Mar.

58

56

54 

Si- 52

59

67

80

91

94

82

76

71

65

63

63

61

61

71

65

61

61

67

87 

108

121

*129

135

121

129

140

2,502

80.7

4,960

Apr.

152

172

194 

218

239

235

200

166

143

135

116

108

T58~ 106

121

140

137

135

154

224

293

*365

437

425 

431

437

BTB" 805

370

298

-

7,579

253

15,030

May

251

232

239 

271

293

316

306

263

235

224

221

228

251

259

243

247

275

330

*515

43T

376

302

288

255 

228

207

197

215!

218

247

306

8,464

273

16,790

June

414

?5£

584 

642

805

898

539

933

905

996

*1,140

1,150

1,160

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,280

1,360

1,410

1,350

1,540

1,700

1,730

1.880 

1,840

1,400

1,080

905

898

884

-

33,631

1,121

66,710

July

824

72T

d545 

d610

d688

d779

d805

d649

d503

d584

*515

479

578

727

656

642

688

682

668

649

642

552

398

298 

259

251

247

243

239

235

232

16,594

535

32,910

Aug.

224

?I5

214 

214

214

*210

210

210

207

204

204

210

218

218

214

214

214

214

218

218

218

214

214

214 

214

210

210

210

214

224

218

6,627

214

13,140

Sept.

214

210

210 

210

210

210

210

210

207

207

207

207

207

*207

207

207

204

204

204

204

200

m

200

200 

235

|95

26TT

288

288

293

6,641

221

13,170

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,450 Mln 38 Mean 879 Ac-ft 637,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,880 Mln 48 Mean 430 Ae-ft 311,100

* Discharge measurement made On this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of unpublished record for Truckee River at 

Tahoe City and weather records.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded graph and unpublished record for Truckee River at Tahoe City.
196 PYRAMID AND WINNEMOCCA LAKES BASIN

Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°22', long. 120°07', in NW£ sec. 32, T. 18 N., R. 17 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles southwest of Boca.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1889 to November 1890, October 1902 to June 1903 (gage heights 

only), June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,574.66 ft above mean sea level (levels 

By Bureau of Reclamation). April 1889 to November 1890 and October 1902 to June 1903 

staff gages at same site at different daturas.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 903 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 4.72 ft); maximum gage height, 5.71 ft Jan. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 9.2 cfs 

Nov. 9, result of freezeup.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,130 efs May 2, 1952 (gage height, 5.14 ft); maximum gage height, that of Jan. 9, 1953; minimum discharge, 8.0 cfs Sept. 14, 16, 1951.

Maximum discharge known, 4,320 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 9.0 ft, present 

datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,030 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

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

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

Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

(gage

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.5

81

155

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

11 

21 

48 

90 

15Z

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

257

393

573

792

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

*16

IB- 15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

il

IS

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

471

15.2

934

Jlov.

15

TS

16

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

SO" 32

26

26

20

20

19

f 18

-

557

18.6

1,100

- 

1 19

*20

25

32

3ff

28

27

26

25

24

22

20

18

640

20.6

1,270

1-

25

150

459

252

«1S1

177

126

118

103

89

88

100

114

100

99

91

78

70

67

54

53

52

51

50

2,873

92.7

5,700

Feb.

50

50

52

54

*56

62

 ss 69

55

54

53

51

4S

47

45

43

42

40

33

38

39

40

40

40

36

 39

42

48

_

-

1,337

47.8

2,650

Mar.

48

43

42

4?

42

48

56

66

78

84

70

65

59

56

56

56

57

57

50

49

53

65

75

 99

116

129

143

148

147

152

169

2,420

78.1

4,800

Apr.

177

199

223

236

257

246

191

162

134

128

110

103

T35

109

123

143

138

126

143

 175

239

298

349

341

327

335

604

36?

274

241

-

6,603

220

13, 100

May

210

193

202

223

246

267

262

223

195

185

187

 195

212

227

219

236

243

272

409

335

295

227

227

206

179

160

154

T7T

185

185

232

6,962

225

13,810

June

230

204

219

239

*236

280

295

236

223

199

204

227

214

227

252

280

313

360

399

335

282

267

264

260

239

 227

208

206

197

193

-

7,515

250

14,910

July

1S9

T55

IS 5

177

169

169

169

167

162

160

 141

158

160

148

138

129

126

115

108

98

86

80

74

69

63

57

53

52

50

47

44

3,728

120

7,390

Aug.

41

3?

36

34

32

31

30

28

26

26

25

24

25

25

23

22

21

20

19

17

 18

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

16

25

23

736

23.7

1,460

Sept.

20

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

n

14

13

13

ilIZ

12

12

 12

12

 12

12

12

13

12

12

12

406

13.5

805

Calendar year 1952 : Max 929 Mln 15 Mean 158 Ac-f t 115,000

Hater year 1952-53:- Max 604 Mln 12 Mean 93.8 Ac-ft 67,930

Feak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Ja

(4.72 ft); May 19 (8:30 p.m.) 518 cfs

n. 10 (1 a.m.) 557 cfs (3.96 ft); Apr. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 903 cfs 

(3.86 ft): June 7 (l a.m.) 366 cfs (3.41 ft); June 19 (2 a.m.)

463 cfa (3.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Jan. 9, Jan. 15, 16, 22, Jan. 28 to 

FeBTT, Feb. 9-27.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMOCCA LAKES BASIN 

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif.

197

Location. Lat 39°30' , long. 120°16", In sec. 14 f T. 19 N., R. 15 E., on right bank half 

a mile upstream from Independence Creek and 7f miles northwest of Hobart Mills.

Drainage area. 33 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --December 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water- stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,330 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years (1947-53), 99.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 895 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 4.91 ft); maximum 

11.

, 

gage height, 5.00 ft June 19; minimum discharge, 3.0 cfs Sept. 9, 10

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 7,010 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 7.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 19, 20, 23, 24, 1949.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

mountain diversion to Sierra Valley above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5 to May 7)

One trans1.0

1.1

1.3 i.s

1.7 

2.0

2.0

4.0

9.9

18

31

57

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

114

195

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-.0

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

UL

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

H

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

229.6

7.41

455

MOV.

7.7

7.7

7.4

 7.4

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.4 ii7.1

7.4

9.6

14

TT

9.9

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

-

258.8

8.63

513

Dec.

8^

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

10

10

14

18

19

24

23

22

21

20

*19

18

17

16 

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

465.5

15. 0

923

Jan.

13.

13

13

13

13

13

13

*20

46

117

130

108

101

85

80

72

68

72

77 

77

75

72

68

65

60

55

50

50

50

50

48

1,787

57.6

3,540

Feb.

46.

 46

44

44

42

43

45

46

46

44

42

41

40

39

38

38

38

37

37 

36

34

32

li

31

31

31

31

31

-

-

-

1,084

38.7

2,150

Mar.

34

36

33

*32

33

37

38

37

37

41

48

41

40

39

39

37

35

33

22.

32

33

46

52

50

59

65

 71

71

67

70

I*

1,390

44.8

2,760

Apr.

79

90

104

121

154

161

145

131

121

99

93

86

81

82

88

101

99

96

108 

 137

203

291

383

407

444

510

760

482

307

249

-

6,212

207

12,320

Hay

208

188

199

238

277

322

324

251

210

201

206

 228

270

291

262

266

288

371

656 

614

486

327

300

249

214

184

166

173

181

199

279

8,628

278

17,110

June

273

253

357

362

 377

486

566

431

401

342

350

401

386

410

458

500

558

690

685

550

500

478

454

398

 353

317

307

295

277

-

12,960

432

25,710

July

266

266

264

247

236

232

230

214

203

186

166

182

177

157

136

120

115

113

97 

82

 69

60

52

46

44

40

35

31

30

26

11

4,143

134

8,22O

Aug.

20

18

16

15

13

*13

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

8.7

9.0

8.7

7.4

6.8

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.S

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.3

JLzS

3.8

4.3

6.8

8.4

264.,4

a. is

524

Sept.

5.7

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

ifi

3.4

4.8

6.5

 6.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.1 

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.4

8.0

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

-

179.0

5.97

355

Calendar year 1952: Max 948 Mln 4.6 Mean 160 Ac-ft 116,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 795 Mln 3.O Mean 103 AC-ft 74,580

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). Apr. 27 (2 p.m.) 895 cfs (4.91 ft); May 19 (7:30 p.m.) 830 efs 

(4.83 ft); June 6 (12 p.m.) 69O efs (4-62 ft)j June 19 (1O:3O p.m.) 88O cfs (5.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17 to Dee. 11, Dec. 18 to Jan. 6, Jan. 15 to 

to o Mar. Mar. 5. 5, Mar. Mar. 13-21. 13-21.
198 PTOAMID AND WINNEMOCCA LAKES BASIN

Truckee River at Reno, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°32', long. 119°47i, in sec: 12, T. 19 N., R. 19 E., on left bank half 

a mile east of Reno and 5 miles upstream from Steamboat Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1906 to September 1919, January 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,440 ft (from topographic map). July 

.1906 to September 1919, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 863 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 cfs June 20 (gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum, 197 cfs Aug. 25.

1906-19, 1947-53: Maximum discharge, 19,900 cfs Nov. 21, 1950, from rating curve 

extended above 14,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 13.83 ft Nov. 21, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 18 cfs July 2, 3, 1912.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe, Boca Reservoir, Dormer and 

Independence Lakes, and by several powerplants. Many diversions above station.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

175

280

450

1,010

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,780

2,810

4,010

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

1*

IS

16

17

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

284

232

224

221

224

228

228

242

242

232

228

221

207

218

235

242

250

276 

292

*280

288

292

296

300

308

300

304

300

296

296

300

8,086

261

16,040

HOY.

308

300

296

324

320

344

344

344

356

356

356

352

410

510

480

485

465

480 

485

475

475

465

460

*470

470

460

455

455

460

460

-

12,420

414

24,630

Dec.

490

490

475

475

485

475

630

525

645

688

694

683

666

661

650

645

640

630 

635

640

615

625

600

595

605

605

590

585

590

630

610

18,572

599

36,840

Jan.

590

590

580

575

570

*590

595

688

1,310

n.eoo

1,140

947

1,020

874

772

727

710

808 

1,020

1,190

975

1,090

1,070

1,150

1,140

*1,140

1,180

1,320

1,360

1,380

1,440

30,141

972

59,780

Feb.

1,450

1,470

1,480

1,550

1,560

1,570

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,590

1.600

1,580

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,540

1,190 

910

666

580

570

575

560

535

505

*500

500

_

-

-

33,501

1,196

66,450

Mar.

510

490

480

490

510

510

515

530

545

560

540

515

530

540

535

540

540

535 

530

525

530

510

505

*530

535

500

515

515

455

446

460

15,971

515

31,680

Apr.

480

510

575

640

705

790

630

515

446

485

432

400

392

340

324

316

296

280

276

436

*615

856

904

844

922

1.810

1,670

1,040

1,000

-

19,186

640

38,050

May

1,160

1,080

1,040

1,060

1,120

1,250

1,310

1,410

1,310

1,240

1,210

1,170

1,210

1,300

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,440 

*1,760

1.890

1,710

1,480

1,400

1,330

1,240

1,090

922

858

940

916

1,030

38,906

1,255

77,170

June

1,240

1,380

1,360

1,430

1,600

1,740

1.210

1,310

1,540

1,420

1,580

1,620

1,530

1,570

1,660

1,810

2,000

2,560 

«5.160

3,090

2,890

2,940

2,910

3,050

2,780

2,360

1,930

1,560

1,540

1,430

-

58,220

1,941

115,500

July

1.400

1,310

1,140

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,220

1,120

868

922

802

732

760

947

982

754

838

*802 

772

727

666

645

505

356

265

246

269

269

284

261

265

23,337

753

46,290

Aug.

276

269

280

288

265

272

280

280

276

269

276

246

300

344

312

300

238

238 

261

242

228

232

246

253

*232

214

224

221

246

312

378

8,298

268

16,460

Sept.

3ii

269

250

228

228

246

253

250

246

246

250

250

257

246

257

269

257

261 

253

250

246

*250

250

242

265

261

261

253

253

261

-

7,652

255

15,180

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,630 Mln 178 Mean 1,691 Ac-ft 1,227,000

Water Water year year 1952-53: 195Z-53: Max Max 3,160 3,160 Mln HLn 207 207 Mean Mean 751 751 Ac-ft Ac-ft 544,100 544,100

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfs). Jan. 10 (4:30 a.m.) 1,800 cfs (5.02 ft); Feb. 10 (9:30 p.m. 

1,650 cfs (4.84 ft)j Apr. 27 (7:30 p.m.) 3,410 cfs (6.50 ft); May 20 (2 a.m.) 2,280 cfB (5.52 ft 

June 6 (9:30 p.m.) 1,850 cfs (5.08 ft); June 20 (3 a.m.) 3,430 cfs (6.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

Franktown Creek at Franktown, Nev.

199

Location.--Lat 39°16', long. 119°51', in sec. 9, T. 16 N., R. 19 E., on right bank half 

a mile west of Pranktown and 3 miles upstream from Washoe Lake.

Drainage area.--14 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,200 ft (from topographic map). Gage 

destroyed by flood Dec. 3 or 4, 1950; replaced May 21, 1951, at same site at different 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 188 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 3.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 85 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Mar. 19, 

result of freezeup.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 800 cf.s Dec. 3 or 4, 1950 (gage height unknown), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs Feb. 7, 8, 9, 1949 (flow dammed 

by snowslide).

Remarks.--Records good except those above 85 cfs and those for period of doubtful gageheight record, which are fair. Small diversions on tributaries above station for irrigation. During summer, flow sometimes supplemented by diversion from North Creek, a 

tributary to Lake Tahoe.

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

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.0

4.0

7.0

20

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12.

8.6

*8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

JL8

7.8

7.8

7.8

262.4

8.46

520

Nov.

8.2

8.2

7.8

8.6

8.2

8.2

*8.2

7.8

7.Q

7.4

7.0

11

12

11

11

1O

9.0

9.8

10

10

9.8

7.4

7.8

7.4

8.2

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.8

-

260.4

8.68

516

Dec.

7.4

1*1

9.4

9.8

9.8

11

*11

9.4

11

13

1*

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

12

351.2

11.3

697

Jan.

11

12

11

11

11

7j8

7.8

13

*43

££

37

36

37

29

29

27

27

32

32

31

29

d26

d24

d22

d21

d21

d21

d20

d20

d20

d20

743.6

24.0

1,470

Feb.

ago

d20

d20

d20

d!9

d!9

d!8

ais

d!7

d!7

*16

16

15

16

16

16

16

13

13

13

15

14

13

14

14

14

14

15

-

-

-

451

16.1

895

Mar.

14

14

12

13

13

14

14

14

15

13

14

11

13

12

*13

13

13

13

6.1

9?0

13

16

17

20.

19

19

20

20

17

18

20

452.1

14.6

897

Apr.

22

26

29

31

34

29

22

21

19

*18

18

18

18

20

22

22

24

22

23

29

34

44

48

42

42

40

50

37

37

928

30.9

1,840

May

31

28

27

2S

28

27

26

24

24

22.

22

22

23

24

34

26

26

29

39

31

34

 28

32

30

26

24

22

34

33

26

27

857

27.6

1,700

June

35

27

24

24

24

42

29

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

27

29

29

*29

29

26

24

24

24

21

19

18

18

18

758

25.3

1,500

July

18

17

18

18

18

16

16

15

14

*14

14

14

15

15

14

14

15

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

IP.

434

14.0

861

Aug.

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

7.4

*7.8

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.1

sis

5.8

5.8

5.5

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.4

8.2

13

TT

231.7

7.47

460

Sept.

12.

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.6

8.2

7.4

6.7

6.1

 5.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.0

4.3

4.9

4.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.4

3.4

-

180.4

6.01

358

Calendar year 1952: Max 119 Mln 6.4 Mean 27.7 Ac-ft 20,090

Water year 1952-53: Max 87 Mln 3.4 Mean 16.2 Ac-ft 11, 710

(3.33 ft); May 15 (12:30 p.m.) 55 cfs (2.32 ft); May 28 (2 p.m.) 52 cfs (2.29 ft); June 6 (7:30 a.m.)

67 cfs (2.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.
200 BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°58>, long. 117°50', in SE&SEq- sec. 8, T. 47 N., R. 37 E., on left bank 

ef miles southwest of McDermitt.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge.--5 years, 37.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 694 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.05 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Sept. 12.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,240 cfs Apr. 26, 1952 (gage height, 6.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum, 0.5 cfs Jan. 13, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1214: 1949-50(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 21 to Aug. 27)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.5

2.4

3.8

6.1

10

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

25

59

151

292

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

Oct.

5.0

5.0 

4.8

4.8

4^5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.2 

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

£,£

5.5

5.5

158.0

5.10

313

Nov.

5.5

5.5 

4.5

4.8

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.5

b5.0

4.5

6.4 

6.8

6.8

7.8

8.2

b6. 4

]k. b6.0

J

, bS.O

(«)

-

171.2

5.71

340

Dec.

£*!

678 

7.1

7.4

b7.5

8.6

9.1

bS.O

bS.O

8.2

9.5

I

1

V b9.0

,-,

^ 8.2

9.1 

9.5

 >

1

} b8

1

J

7.8

8.6

b9 

9.1

9.5

b8.5

259.3

8.36

514

Jan.

8.6

9.1 

b9.0

b8. 5

b8.5

b8. 5

b9.0

9.1

b!2

b!3

b!3 

b!3

bl4

b!4

b!3

b!3

21

187

205 

128

91

56

*47

43

38

34

29

33

30

28

27

1,172.3

37.8

2,330

Feb.

26

26 

26

43

39

49

12i

79

46

49

49 

43

36

36

30

31

30

23

tf

*b21

23

26

-

-

987

35.2

1,960

Mar.

23

i

24

23

24

26

30

28

35

35 

36

32

27

34

31

27

30

29 

27

29

29

25

40

*51

50

54

61 

56

54

56

1,073

34.6

2,130

Apr.

56

54 

55

55

56

58

50

52

46

46

38 

36

35

33

30

31

31

30

27 

2$.

31

36

43

*45

46

47

68

95 

76

70

1,402

46 .'7

2,780

May

60

52 

49

47

46

45

45

49

47

44

43

22.

40

40

46

55

55

60

92 

164

118

*100

99

86

84

81

76

70 

84

74

82

2,072

66.8

4,110

June

93

Si128

122

112

143

151

130

120

108 

99

93

84

81

81

74

68

64 

59

55

50

*46

43

42

40

42

34 

32 ia

2,632

87.7

5,220

July

2S.

24 

23

23

20

20

26

23

23

23

20 

19

19

17

16

15

14

14

12 

14

15

*15

13

12

10

9.5

12

11 

9.1

8.2

UL

513.2

16.6

1,020

Aug.

ia7.1 

6.8

7.1

6.8

5.8

5,5

5.2

' 4.8

4.5

4.5 

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2 

3.0

2.5

2.4

i*£

2.4

2.3

2.3

*2.6

2.9 

3.0

3.5

4.0

128.4

4.14

255

Sept.

i*£

3.8 

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

fci 2.1

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.6 

2.4

2.2

2.3

*2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5 

2.6

2.6

78.3

2.61

155

Calendar year 1952: Max 992 Kin 3.8 Mean 93.7 Ac-ft 68,030

Water year 1952-53: Max 277 KLn 2.1 Mean 29.2 Ac-ft 21,130

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfsl. Jan. 18 (10 p.m.) 563 cfs (4.59 ft); Feb. 6 (12 p.m.) 158 cfs 

(2.99 ft); May 20 (5 a.mT) 198 cfs (3.18 ft)j June 2 (2:30 a.m.) 694 ofs (5.05 ft)} June 8 (l a.m.) 

173 cfs (3.07 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN 

East Fork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.

201

Location. Lat 41°59', long. 117°35', in sec. 9, T. 47 N., R. 39 E., on right bank 1 mile 

downstream from South Fork and 7 miles east of McDermitt.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 32.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 190 cfs May 29 (gage height, 4.88 ft): minimum, 

0.6 cfs Sept. 11, 21.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 940 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 6.63 ft): minimum, 

0.4 cfs Aug. 18, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1953-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

Z.I 

2.8 

3.0

0 

.9

Z.I 

5.1 

IZ

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

ZZ

43

84

130

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

iJl

3.9

3.9

4.1

*4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1 

4,6

125.3

4.04

249

J(ov.

4.1

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.4

3.4

4.4

4.4

4.9

6.0

^77

5.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2^2

2.9

2.7

*2.7

2.7

117.1

3.90

232

Dec.

&Z.

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.4

5.1

4.9

4.4

5.1

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.7

 fi^fi

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.6

5.4

4.4

3.4

4.1

5.1

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0 

5.7

156.6

5.05

311

Jan.

6.0

6.0

6.0

£*i

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.3

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.9

8.2

7.3

7.3

7.9

22

38

19

31

22

*19

18

17

16

12

14

14

13 

12

412.5

13.3

818

Feb.

11

11

11

15

14

44

Si

37

25

21

19

19

17

17

16

14

14

13

9,8.

11

9.8

11

11

 10

10

11

11

11

-

-

479.6

17.1

951

Mar.

11

2**

11

11

11

12

16

22

23

21

18

17

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

36 »4S

34

34

30

28

26 

25

587.4

18.9

1,170

Apr.

24

22

22

21

22

22

20

20

19

19

18

16

15

14

13

13

15

15

13

13

14

16

17

 18

17

17

19

22

Zl

ZO

537

17.9

1,070

May

19

18

17

16

15

ii

15

16

17

16

15

15

15

15

16

17

19

17

82

90

72

*64

59

54

49

52

53

57

122

93

86

1,325

39.5

2,430

June

83

95

75

81

93

74

104

TF

76

68

61

55

49

45

42

44

38

ZZ

30

26

24

21

*19

18

17

18

16

15

14

12

1,432

47.7

2,840

July

11

11

9.8

9.4

8.2

7.9

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.7

4.9

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

*2.7

2.3

2.2

Z.3

Z.Z

Z.O

1.8

1.8

1*6 

1.6

149.7

4.83

297

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

UL

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.4

 1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

H

45.5

1.47

90

Sept.

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

Q

if

.9

.9

1.1

.9 -.9

.9

.8

.6

.6

.9

n.s

1.4

1.3

1.1 1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

32.4

1.08

64

Calendar year 1952 : Max 704 Hln 2.7 Mean 74.5 Ac -ft 54,044

Water year 1952-53 : Max 122 Mln 0.8 Mean 14.5 Ac-ft 10,520

Peak dlscharee (base. 100 cfs). P

(4.72 ft); May 29 (2:30 p.m.) 190 of

3b. 6 (6:30 p.m.) 118 cfs (4.31 ft); May 19 (7:15 p.m.) 164 efe 

3 (4.88 ft); June 2 (10 a.m.) 136 cfs (4.52 ft); June 5 (1:30

a.m.) 143 cfe (4.57 ft); June 7 (l a.m.) 131 cfs (4.47 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
202 BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

Qulnn River near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°37', long. 117e 48', in Sw£ sec.- 15, T. 45 N., R. 37 E., on left bank li 

miles upstream from Plat Creek and 15? miles south of McDermitt.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,240 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 44.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 163 cfs June 8 (gage height, 2.97 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs several days In August and September.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,580 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 8.39 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Dec. 22, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Several 

diversions above station for irrigation.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to May 19)

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 20 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.4

2.9

4.8

10

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

0.3 

.4 

.5

1.0

0.2

.8

1.6

2.7

6.1

11

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

24

41

67

107

167

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.7

TTT

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

*£. 0

1.9

2.0

_2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

60.2

1.94

119

Nov.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

1.9

1. 9

2.3

2.8

?T5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

*2.0

2.0

-

64.5

2.15

128

Dec.

Z.Z

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.3 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.1

*2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1 

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.1

87.1

2.81

173

Jan.

3.1

sTT

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.5

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.8

4.8 

11

20

I?

*16

16

15

13

10

8.6

7.9

8.6

8.9

224.8

7.25

446

Feb.

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.3

9.2

13

21

39

ft

22

18

16

14

13

12

11

> 10

(*)

_

_

-

403.3

14.4

800

Mar.

I'

11

11 

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.2

7.3

6.3

5.6 

5.0

4.8

4.4

4*2

4.2

5.6

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

251.1

8.10

498

Apr.

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.8

5.8

6.0

7.3

8.6 

9.9

9.9

9.5

8.9

8.3

7.6

7.0

7.3

7.0

6.8 

6.3

5.8

5.3

4.6

*4.2

3.5

3.3

4)2

3.8

4.4

-

184.8

6.16

367

May

6.8

9.5

9.2

8.6

7.3

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.6 

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.0

4.8

7.0

8.9

9.5

16 

58

74

*80

83

82

80

82

83

80

86

117

136

1,178.6

38.0

2,340

June

136

139

139

140

149

152

153

161

TSS

146

134

117

101

91

81

82

77

70

61 

52

44

37

*31

25

21

18

15

13

10

8.0

-

2,556.0

85.2

5,070

July

6.8

5.9

5.2

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6 

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8 

1.6

1.4

*1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.?

80.5

2.60

160

Aug.

0.9

|g

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7 

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

25.2

0.81

50

Sept.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.1

,6

.7 

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

t*

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

25.1

0.84

50

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,530 Mln 0.9 Mean 158 Ac-ft 114,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 161 Mln 0.6 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 10,200

Peak discharge (base. 100 efs). June 8 (11:45 a.m.) 163 cfs (2.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 10 to Mar. 9.
HONEY LAKE BASIN 203

Susan River at Susanville, Calif.

Location. Lat 40°25', long. 120°40>, in NE£ sec. 31, T. 30 N., R. 12 E., on left bank 

0.5 mile west of Susanville and 1.1 miles upstream from Piute Creek.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. June 1900 to December 1905 (gage heights only, 1902), March to May 

1913, February 1917 to June 1921, October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1950, staff gages at several sites in vicinity of old powerplant about 0.9 

mile upstream at various datums.

Average discharge.--6 years (1917-20, 1950-53), 86.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,590 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 5.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 11, 

21 22

'1900-1905, 1913, 1917-21, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 9, 1953; minimum, 0.8 cfs' Aug. 10, 1918.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are. fair. Flow 

regulated by McCoy Plat and Hog Flat Reservoirs (combined capacity, 25,300 acre-ft). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 1,400 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 a.2

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

7.0 

8.7

14

2S

52 

108

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

200

325

550

870

1,800

1.0 5.6

1.2 9.S

1.5 20

1.8 42

2.2 89

2.6 15S

3.0 274

3.6 505

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

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Pc-tt

Oct.

*8.0

e.o

7.6 

7.7

!sJi

7.7

7.8

8.0

S.2

8.5

8.7

9.8

9.2

9.6

9.4

8.7

9.4

10

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.7

8.7

276.8

8.93

549

Nov.

8.7 

577

8.7 

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

18

28

20

16

14

 16

16

16

13

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!2

12

_

398.1

13.3

790

Dec.

14 

15

IS

IS

22

22

19

20

 29

Tf

24

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

bl8

bie

bie bie bie

18

18

17

17

26

26

596

19.3

Ijl90

Jan.

23 

22

22 

20

25

22

22

125

1.530

456

227

455

474

261

166

131

122

305

363

504

330

221

171

140

125

110

92

 92

88

82

81

6,624

220

13,540

Feb.

61 

78

79 

66

86

100

114

~"§7 116

66

62

73

69

66

65

60

60

56

48

46

45

46

42

43

40

40

44

46

_

.

-

1,900

67.9

3,770

Mar.

46 

12" 38

40

42

46

49

54

60

68

60

*59

53

52

53

53

49

50

59

60

61

74

92

109

110

106

110

114

110

109

115

2,143

69.1

4,250

Apr.

116 

118

132 

147

163

168

140

129

116

109

99

93

*97

106

112

109

122

134

171

215

242

224

215

218

*451

*422

376

344

-

5,254

175

10,420

May

315 

2S4

264 

261

264

271

266

264

239

221

206

198

190

190

195

236

227

227

301

392

452

474

448

412

330

248

192

151

143

ill

8,131

262

16,130

June

136 

134

132 

*131

132

16S

204

227

"245 248

221

196

179

132

127

125

122

120

118

114

108

102

95

89

81

76

67

55

46

40

3,974

132

7,880

July

38 

35

32 

30

26

25

*24

22

21

19

19

16

*17

T7

17

52

 96

99

100

103

108

108

108

110

112

110

109

110

112

112

109

2,020

65.2

4,010

Aug.

109 

109 m109

108

108

106

106

103

102

103

104

104

103

100

99

97

93

31

16

12

10

9.6

9.1

8.6

175

e.e

9.1 11

10

2,127.2

68.6

4,220

Sept.

H6.1 

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.7

*6VT 6 5

e!7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

212.1

7.07

421

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,420 Mln 6.9 Mean 195 Ac-ft 141,300

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,530 Mln 6.5 Mean 92.8 Ac-ft 67,170

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs).~J

(4.Z4 ft)} Jan. 20 (4:30 p.m. J 660 c

in. 9 (5 a.m.) 2,590 cfs (5.50 ft); Jan. 12 (8 p.m.) 942 cfs 

fs (3.85 ft)j Apr. 27 (5 p.m.) 642 cfs (3.87 ft)} May 21 (5 p.m.

496 cfs (3.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
204 HONEY LAKE BASIN

Willow Creek near Susanville, Calif.

Location. Lat 40°29', long. 120°32>, in NW£ sec. 5, T. 30 N., R. 13 E., on left bank 

4miles upstream from Peters Valley Creek and 8 miles northeast of Susanville.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from base map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 410 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.58 ft); minimum 

daily, 11 cfs on many days during July to September.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 626 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 5.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs; minimum, 8.1 cfs Nov. 16, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,200 acres above station.

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

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 17-30)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

11

13

22

35

67

3.2

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

109

180

266

390

Discharge, in cubic feet 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.

"8

16

16

16

16 

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20 

.22

554

17.9

1,100

Nov.

II

23

23

24

24 

25

25

25

25

26

27

29

35

37

33

32

»32

31

31

31

30

28

27

28

28

28

27

26

26

831

27.7

1,650

Dec.

)

28 

28

29

28

26

24 

26

25

28

31

»37

41

38

36

36

34

33

30

29

29

27

26

27

27

23

22

?6

32

35

950

30.6

1,880

Jan.

37 

37

35

33

31

32

32

53

371

325

240

224

196

149

91

80

80

76

94

109

98

90

79

70

55

62

32

 54

S3

SO 

47

3,019

97.4

5,990

Feb.

£43

42

41

41 

40

46

37

37

36

35

34

33

33

32

32

31

28

28

29

30

26

28

28

28

26

~24

-

959

34.2

1,900

Mar.

20 

19

21

22

TR

20 

20

18

17

16

 15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

17

17

15

14

13

12

I?

12

12

12 

12

486

15.7

964

Apr.

il

12

12

13

13 

13

14

13

12

13

13

13

13

»13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

M

380

12.7

754

May

14 

14

14

14

14

8

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

17

19

T9~ 20

18

18

17

17

17

18

17 

17

480

15.5

952

June

18 

19

 20

19

18

19 

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

494

16.5

980

July

12 

If

12

12

12

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

352

11.4

698

Aug.

tt

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*

343

11.1

680

Sept.

if12

12

12

a111111

n11111112

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

345

11.5

684

Calendar year 1952: Max 605 Mln 11 Mean 50.8 Ac-ft 36,870

Water year 1952-5S Max 371 Mln 11 Mean 25.2 Ac-ft 18,230

Peak discharge (base. 200 efa). Jan. 9 (5 p.m.) 410 cfs (4.58 ft). 

* Dischar arge measurement made on this day.
EAGLE LAKE BASIN 205

Pine Creek near Westwood, Calif.

Location. Lat 40°35', long. 121°06', In SE£ sec. 5, T. 31 N., R. 8 E., on right bank 

Imlle southwest of Bogard Guard Station and 19 miles north of Westwood.

Drainage area. 22.6 sq ml.

Records avallable. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 5,700 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 98 cfs May 21 (gage height, 3.69 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.5 cfs Dec. 1-3.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 154 cfs May 26, 1952 (gage height, 3.91 ft), from rating curve extended above 90 ofs; minimum dally, that of Dec. 1-3, 1952.

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

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

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

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

0.5 

1.0 

1.7 

3.6 

6.6

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.7

16

30

59

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-

*25" ,24

 26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

fc-ft

Oct. ' H

i!g

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.8

1.8

iff

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

56.2

1.81

111

Nov.

1.7 

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.6 

1.9

2.7

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.5

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3 

1.1

1.0

 1

51.3

1.71

102

Dec.

^f'.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9 

1,0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.9

.9

ill

25.3

0.82

50

Jan.

2.0 

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0 ?n

3.8

3.6 

3.6

3.3

2.9

Z.I

2.3

1.7

2.7

2.1

aS.O

a3.5

a3.6

at.O

a4.5

at. 6

at.S

at. 4 

at. 2

*4.1

4.1

3.8

107.9

3.48

214

Feb.

3.6 

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.7

4] 7

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

'2V? 2.5

2.3

2.5 

2.7

_

_

-

86.8

3.10

172

Mar.

2.6 

14?75

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.3

3.8

3.8

3.6 

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

101.2

3.26

201

Apr.

5.0 

5.3

5.9

7.0

8.1

8.1

7.0

6.3

5.3

5.0

tt

4.7

*4.4

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

7.0

9.4

13

19

22

23

25

29

§

29

25

-

379.8

12.7

752

May

20

"ST

25

30

34

31

26

23

23

25 

28

31

31

33

45

45

45

62

55

48

38

36

30

27

24

23 

25

28

32

42

1,004

32.4

1,990

June

36 

30

30

»34

35

36

43 "36*

30

26

26 

27

25

23

23

23

21

21

19

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

11 

10

94

575

-

680.6

22.7

1,350

July

w8.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6 

6.3

5.9

5.9

. 5.9

5.9

*6.3

6.6

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.1

171

191.6

6.18

380

Aug.

47T sle

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1 

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.1

3.1 

2.9

3.1

3.1

£.9

100.6

.3.25

200

Sept.

w2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3 

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1 9

TTf

1.9

1.9

2.1 

1.9

1.9

1.9

65.6

2.19

130

Calendar year 1952: Max 135 Mln - Mean 13.6 Ao-ft 9,840

Water r year year 1952-53: laoa-oo: Max wax 62 ez Mln win 0.5 u.o Mean Mean 7.81 i.oj. Ao-ft Ao-rr 5,650 o,bou _____________ 

 Os. discharge (base. 55 efs). Apr. 27 (5 p.m.) 48 efs (5.44 ft); Hay 5 (8 p.m.) 45 efs (5.42 ft); 

May SI (l p.m. 98 cfs (3.69 ft)j May 30 (10 p.m.) 48 ofs (3.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Butt Creek above Almanor-Butt Creek tunnel near Prattvllle.

Xote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-17, Nov. 23 to Jan. 7, Feb. 9 to Har. 1, 

MarTTA-ig (no gage-height record Dec. 1-3, Dec. 15-28J discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records).
206 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 42°04', long. 119°57', In NW£ sec. 25, T. 40 S., R. 23 E., on left bank 

2 miles downstream" from Twelvemlle Creek and 8 miles southwest of Adel.

Drainage area.--194 sq ml, Including 46 sq ml in Cowhead Lake area.

Records available.--March 1910 to July 1916, December 1917 to September 1919, March 1921 

to June 1922 (published as "near Warner Lake"), September 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 4,560.43 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to June 30, 

1922, staff gage or water-stage recorder at site three-quarters of a mile downstream 

at various daturas. Sept. 21, 1940, to Nov. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site l£ 

miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 12, 1945, to June 28, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 70 ft upstream at datum 2.9 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1910-15, 1918-19, 1940-44, 1945-53), 49.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 9.16 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Jan. 5 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1910-16, 1917-19, 1921-22, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 

(gage height, 4.28 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 19, 23, 24/1942.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for Irrigation of 240 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1090: 1945.

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

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

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0

4.8

14

36

Z.O 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

100

250

650

1,600

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

fc-ft

Oct.

*t

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.6

ZtZ

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5.2

5.6

6.5

7.7

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.6

6.1

6.1

176.9

5.71

351

Nov.

1

5.6 

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

1

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

7.3

~T.7 10

6.9 

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.1

6.5

b5

b4.5

tfO

b4.5

b4.5

b5

b5

b6

b5.5

-

171.8

5.73

341

Dec.

Hb7

6.1

6.5

7.7

8.2

7.7

6.9

8.6

*11 '

11

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0 

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

b9

b9

b8

b7

b8

b9

8.6

b8

9.6

11

b9.5

262.2

8.46

520

Jan.

10 

11

b9.5

b9

M

b9

11

23

695

732

360

609

502

108

53

207"

1.5104^

^55

508

194

115

88

82

57

>8UTSi

25

24

24

24

6,755.5

218

13,400

Feb.

30 

32

86

162

66

'550' 682

106 '40

34

32

28

27

26

22

22 

20

15

b!4

big

b!2

b!3

13

14

13

14

*15

18

_

-

1,848

66.0

3,670

Mar.

if14

14

nr pm

16

20

24

28

29

22

25

22

20

19

24 

24

27

25

18

18

42

465

'555 740

214

146

 115

70

58

52

2,799

90.3

5,550

Apr.

47 

43

47

51

I 57

b60

bSS

b50

b45

b40

b38

b35

b32

b30 b32~

35 

41

*38

38

37

51

»59

75

71

74

85

122

TT5

86

78

-

1,662

55.4

3,300

May

68 

59

56

56

64

*77

77

74

81

68

53

48

5?

62

63

64 

94

114

474

565

229

»193

148

184

168

176

*109

82

157

127

102

3,944

127

7,820

June

97 

142

120

112

104

140

770

*376

180

136

148

152

142

139

140

148 

151

151

139

121

116

114

108

96

79

72

70

66

63

58

. 4,450

148

8,830

July

54

58

55

50

47

, 45 r *2

40

36

34

32

31

30

30

29

27 

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

17

17

16

*16

Sr- lL_

11

9.6

904.6

29.2

1,790

Aug.

w9.0

9.6

9.6

8.6

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.1

5.6

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.7 

3TT

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.2

*4.8

4.8

6.5

6.9

6.1

177.6

5.73

352

Sept.

frf

4.8

4.8

4.5

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

JTT

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

123.6

4.12

245

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,740 Min 4.2 Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,200

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,510 Min 3.7 Mean 63.8 Ac-ft 46,170

Peak discharge (base. 400 ofs). Jan. 9 (9 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (7.05 ft); Jan. 13 (1 a.m.) 1,150 cfs 

i.79 ft'jj Jan. 18 (5 p.m.J 2,070 cfs (9.16 ft); Feb. 6 (8:30 a.m.) 910 cfs (6.00 ft); Mar. 23 

i:30 p.m.) 1,690 cfa (8.23 ft); May 19 (ll p.m.) 1,400 cfs (7.50 ft); June 7 (l p.m.) 1,340 cfs

7.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
WARNER LAKES BASIN 

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg.

207

Location. Lat 42°13', long. 120°06' , in N^ sec. 2, T. 39 S., R. 22 E., on left bank 0.2 

mile downstream from Blue Creek and 12 miles east of Lakeview.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1912 to Way 1915, December 1949 to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,472.41 ft above mean sea level (Oregon 

State Highway Department construction survey benchmark). Sept. 11, 1912, to May 9, 

1915, water-stage recorder or staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1912-14, 1950-53), 52.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 471 cfs May 20 (gage height, 3.76 ft); minimum, 

3.7 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1912-14, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 660 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.24 ft); 

minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 17-23, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversion 

for irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 410: 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

.7

.9

1.2

1.5

4.0

8.5

15

30

50

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

102

175

270

390

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

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.

6.5

<i72~ e!o

6.2.

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.5

6.8

6.5 

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

Tff

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

205.6

6.63

408

Jiov.

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

7.0

7.5 

9.1

11

9.4

7.5

7.8

b7.8

b7.2 

b6.8

b6.5

b6.5

b6.2

b6.0

b6.0

bS.8

b5.4

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

206.7

6.89

410

Dec.

5.4

B'.O

6.2

6.0

6.8

11

14

13

11 

b9.7

b9.1

b8.2

b7.8

b7.2

b7.2

b7.0 

6.8

b7.0

b7.0

7.0

D6.5

b6.0

b7

D7.5

8.2

b8

b8

b8

b8

255.4

8.24

507

Jan.

b8

8.5

8.5

8.5

b8.5

8.8

8.2

11

32

83

68 

118

168

 88

72

60

38

87 

103

104

76

61

55

54

52

b50

b45

b40

b38

37

37

1,686.0

54.4

3,340

Feb.

42

41

73

91

79

120

134

136

loo

107

87 

67

50

44

38

37

32

32

b35

b31

b25

b24

b20

b21

b20

b!8

b2?T

b21

_

-

1,545

55.2

3,060

Mar.

22

b22

b22

b22

20

*24

32

45

58

75

53 

44

37

36

34

34

33

33 

27

19

21

24

44

75

92

96

~ 112

117

88

82

83

1,526

49.2

3,030

Apr.

*91

98

117

145

170

165

112

103

88

77

65 

60

60

54

15

81

92

83 

106

126

197

238

*280

264

262

288

330

jgO

240

189

4,566

152

9,060

May

161

136

133

156

180

*197

186

172

156

147

114. 

103

110

130

160

134

133

132 

335

355-

295

278

250

270

240

206

*170

153

172

150

136

5,650

182

11,210

June

138

166

139

126

115

160

224

fl3

173

147

138 

138

163

126

110

101

92

84 

77

&- 70

66

60

55

50

48

45

43

40

37

35

3,179

106

6,310

July

34

31

29

26

25

*24

22

20

19

if17 

16

15

14

14

13

13

13 

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.5

8.5

8*2

8.2

490.0

15.8

972

Aug.

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.P 

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

H6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

7,0

6.8

7.0

7.0

*8.2

8.8

7.8

221.3

7.14

439

Sept.

7.8 g'*8

6.2

6.0

5.8

 5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

W5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6 

5.8

5.6

5.8

6,0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.0

177.0

5.90

351

Calendar year 1952 : Max 600 Mln 5.0 Mean 64.2 Ao-ft 46,600

Water year 1952-53 : Max 355 Mln 5.4 Mean 54.0 Ao-ft 39,100

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). At

(2.86 ft)j May 20 (1 a.m.) 471 cfs (:

jr. 28 (1 a.m.) 390 cfs (3.50 ft); May 6 (2 tp 3 a.m.) 236 cfs 

5.76 ft); June 7 (12 m. ) 254 cfs (2.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
208 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°12', long. 120°00' , near center of sec. 9, T. 39 S., R. 23 E., on left 

bank 400 ft downstream from highway bridge, 700 ft downstream from Parsnip Creek, 

1 mile upstream from mouth, and 6^ miles west Of Adel.

Drainage area. 47 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March to May 1915, December 1922 to May 1923, December 1949 to Septeraber 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,076.42 ft above mean sea level (Oregon 

iTtate Highway Department construction survey benchmark). Prior to May 9, 1923, staff 

gage at highway bridge at different datum. Dec. 16, 1949, to June 21, 1951, waterstage recorder at site 900 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 436 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 2.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.2 cfs Dec. 24 

(gage height, 0.53 ft).

1915, 1922-23, 1949-53: Maximum discharge, 866 cfs Apr. 5, 1952 (gage height, 3.58 

ft), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that 

of Dec. 24, 1952.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 620 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 24

0.6 3.5

6.3

.8 10

1.0 22

1.2 40

1.5 78

2.0 175

May 25 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7 

.8

4.5

6.8

10

1.0 20

1.2 37

1.6 94

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

8.5 

8.5

8.5

8.5

B.9

8.9

8.9 

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

1*2 

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.5

266.6

8.60

529

Nov.

8.5 

8.2

8.2

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5 

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.5

9.6

9.3

9.6

8.5

8.2

b8

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

b7.5

b7.5

b7

b6. 5

b6.5

b6 

b6

b6

b6

-

236.8

7.89

470

Dec.

b6.5 

b7

7.8

7.8

b7

7.4

7.8 

9.3

28

22

 21

19

13

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.8

7.4

6.7

a6

a6.5

a7

a8 

a7.5

a7,5

a7.5

a7

292.6

9.44

580

Jan.

aT

a7

a7

a7

a7

a7 

a20

aSO

a80

a70

alOO

a!30 *18

11

9.3

9.3

101

79

131

28

16

13

al2

alO

a9

a8 

a7.5

a7

a7

a7

1,012.1

32.6

2,010

Feb.

a8 

a20

a40

a90

a60

alOO -6T 

30

16

16

9.6

9.3

8.5

8.9

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.0

b7

b6.5

b6

b6

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5

b6 

b7

_

_

-

567.3

20.3

1,130

Mar.

7.8 

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.4

 7.8

7.4 

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.9

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.4

8.5

7.4

6.7

16

129

~94 147

49

37 

28

18

17

13

711.3

22.9

1,410

Apr.

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3 

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.3

9.3

8.5

8.2

7.B

8.5

9.3

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.9

*11

12

11

10

11 

11

11

10

-

286.5

9.55

568

May

8.5

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.3

*6.7

7.4 

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.0

7.4

8.9

8.5

10

8.9

25

52

20

16

17

64

77

*26 

16

42

23

17

618.2

19.9

1,230

June

15 

12

9.7

9.4

8.7

9.4

t

18

13.

11

11

11

9.7

10

9.4

8.

8.

7.

7.

7.

7.

6^8

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.4 

7.4

7.4

7.1

-

314.9

10.5

625

July

fc*

7.1

7.1

7.1

*6.8

6.8 

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6^6

6.8 

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

212.0

6.84

420

Aug.

H6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3 

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8 

6.8

#1.4

7.1

6.6

203.3

6.56

403

Sept.

6. .6 

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.B

67§

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.8 

6.6

6.6

6.3

-

197.7

6.59

392

Calendar year 1952: Max 595 Mln 4 Mean 27.0 Ac-ft 19,640

Hater year 1952-53: Max 147 Mln 5 Mean 13.5 Ac-ft 9,770

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Kt

296 cfs (2.43 ft); about Feb. 6 (time

>out Jan. 13 (time unknown) 155 cfs (1.91 ft): Jan. 18 (10 p.m.) 

. . > unknown) 175 ofs (2.00 ft); Mar. 23 (9 p.m.) 436 ofs (2.79 ft);

May 24 (12 p.m.) 180 cfs (2.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at Lakevlew, recorded 

range In stage, and records for Camas Creek near Lakevlew and Deep Creek above Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 209

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°11', long. 119°59', In E| sec. 15, T. 39 S., R. 23 E , on right bank

 a third' of a mile downstream from Drake Creek and 5 miles .west or Adel.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available.-September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1932 to September 1953

 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1929 

to September 1941 in reports of State engineer.

' .-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4 966 7 ft above mean sea level (Oregon

tate Highway Department construction survey benchmark). Prior to Dec. <J1, 19^, stair 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1922-23, 1929-53), 114 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs May 19, 20 (gage height, 4.96 ft);

""^SSlait lSa-8!' talffdS£&.?f WO^fli Dec. 11. 1937 (gage height 7.5 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended'above 1,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 1.7 cfs July 20, 27-29, 1934.

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

 wETch are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,500 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

0.6 14 2.5 510

.8 25 5.0 470

1.0 41 4.0 950

1.5 101 5.0 1,650

2.0 190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

25

22

22

22

25

25

23

25

24

26

25

24

25

23

25

24

25

24

26

26

26

25

24

24

25

24 

24

24

24

24

24

740

25.9

1,470

Jtov.

24

25

23

25

26

26

25

23

24

25

27

50

55

56

52

31

35

31

33

31

28

52

29

30

28

30 

36

36

40

47

-

899

30.0

1,780

Dec.

53

40

25

29

35

29

28

26

25

40

50

54

47

39

58

35

34

34

31

51

50

50

28

25

28

50 

51

50

50

28

28

1,041

55.6

2,060

Jan.

28

28

28

27

25.

27

26

73

458

432

210

357

446

220

146

143

113

406

481

477

228

19O

160

154

136

98 

80

75

70

70

70

5,462

176

1O, 83O

Feb.

80

120

200

400

300

450

370

328

198

181

174

132

122

124

99

99

94

65

65

60

m62

66

67

66

68 

*74

88

_

-

4,212

150

8,350

Mar.

63

72

70

67

72

77

83

101

124

145

126

118

98

90

94

95

83

95

91

51

61

102

314

400

337

265 

258

*265

210

196

188

4,411

142

8,750

Apr.

194

198

230

278

322

346

252

238

208

188

178

162

156

144

156

180

208

190

222

252

370

456

*589

565

569

652 

750

800

595

498

10, 144

538

20, 120

May

421

355

334

364

428

*474

491

470

432

364

331

302

510.

364

438

591

428

466

-1,040

-1.350

926

848

720

794

71O

643 

*509

452

505

460

442

16,542

534

52 f 810

June

446

470

446

424

418

577

974

958

715

589

581

589

597

529

521

525

525

521

494

456

428

4OO

391

367

340

516 

298

278

265

248

-

14, 666

489

29,090

July

232

222

212

200

190

*176

164

152

145

152

150

125

120

110

105

1OO

95

90

90

85

80

80

75

70

70

If

ST

50

45

4O

3,563

115

7,070

Aug.

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

55

32

30

28

25

22

20

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

24

25

25

25 

26

28

*29

35

30

879

28.4

1,740

Sept.

25

23

22

*21

21

20

20

20

19

11

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

20

20

20 

20

19

20

19

-

604

20.1

1,200

Calendar year 1952: Max 1, 640 Mln 18 Mean 218 Ac-f t 158, 200

Hater year 1952.53: Max 1,33O Mln 18 Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,300

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). JE

(3.97 ft); Mar. 23 (9:3O p.m.) 794 at 

to May 20 (3 a.m.) 1,62O cfs (4.96 ft

n. 9 (5:30 p.m.) 836 cfs (3.81 ft); Jan. 18 (lo'p.m.) 932 cfs 

s (3.74 ft); Apr. 28 (4 a.m.) 968 cfs (4.O3 ft); May 19 (12 p.m.) 

); June 7 (5 p.m.) 1.12O cfs (4.29 ft).
210 WARNER LAKES BASIN 

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°25', long. 119°55' , in NW£ sec. 29, T. 36 S., R. 24 E., on right bank 

at mouth of canyon, 1 mile northwest of Plush and 4 miles downstream from Twelvemile 

Creek.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available. May to December 1909 (gage heights only), January 1910 to September 

1914, March to May 1915, March to August 1921, March to June 1922, October 1949 to 

September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1930 to September 1941 in 

reports of State engineer. October 1941 to September 1949 in files of Stage engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,538.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Feb. 23, 1910, staff gage at wagon 

bridge at Plush at different datum. Feb. 24, 1910, to Jan. 12, 1912, staff gage, 

Jan. 13, 1912, to May 16, 1915, water-stage recorder, Mar. 15 to Apr. 6, 1921, staff 

gage, Apr. 7 to Aug. 31, 1921, water-stage recorder, and Mar. 19 to June 30, 1922, 

staff gage, all at site half a mile upstream from present gage at different daturas.

Average discharge. 23 years (1910-14, 1930-41, 1945-53), 25.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 578 cfs May 20 (gage height, 5.85 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Dec. 23.

1909-15, 1921-22, 1930-53: Maximum discharge, about 3,84p cfs Apr. 15, 1915 (gage 

height, 9.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended-above 2,300 

cfs by logarithmic plotting (flood caused by failure of storage dam on Snyder Creek); 

maximum discharge due to natural causes, 2,240 cfs Feb. 24, 1910 (gage height, 6.30 ft, 

site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those October 

to February, which are poor. About 2,300 acres are irrigated above station.

Revisions.--WSP 410: Drainage area.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

T7e

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7 

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

575

1.9

2.2

2.0

2.0 

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

1.9

59.6

1.92

118

»ov.

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

«*2.0 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.8

3.2

579

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.4 

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.4

-

62.6

2.09

124

Dec.

l.S

2.0

1.9

««2.4

2.6

2.6 

3.0

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.1

371

2.9

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.3 

1.2

1.1

-4.

175

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.6

66.2

2.14

131

Jan.

1.7

1.7

1.6

LA

1.4

1.6 

1.6

3.0

~87 159

60

140

120

68

46

42

39

54

75

89

52 

43

42

40

36

22

22

22

20

19

18

1,329.0

42.9

2,640

Feb.

20

21

22

39

37

40

47

49

4T

43

39

35

30

30

23

22

22

17

16

14

14 

15

16

15

14

16

18

22

-

-

738

26.4

1,460

Mar.

14

14

16

 17

16

£

22

22

 26

28

27

22

20

22

24

16

20

23

15

S52

129

102

76

 67

65

52

47

41-

1,066

34.4

2,110

Apr.

39

38

44

50

53

h

59 

51

47

41

38

38

34

34

30

 28

31

34

36

45

58

N 86

- *116

150

132

124

140

161

175 127"

112

-

2,151

71.7

4,270

May

91

78

70

74

84

 92 

94

97

89

81

74

64

60

67

113

110

105

91

237

344

188 

168

165

186

191

159

122

110

124

120

109

3,757

121

7,450

June

105

130

112

104

98

118 

144

148

157

115

108

108

122

105

91

91

85

81

/ 79

 . 74 

66 

62

59

57

55

51

47

46

46

. 42

2,686

89.5

5,330

July

*3~8 40

34

32

32

 28 

24

21

20

22

23

a21

a2O

a!8

a!6

al5

a!3*

a!2

all

alO 

a9

a8

7.3

a6

a5

4.4

4.4

 4.1

3.8

5.6

519.6

16.8

1,030

Aug.

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5 

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.5

*1.2

1.3 i'.a

2.4

2.0

69.2

2.25

157

Sept.

14

1T5

1.0

.9

.Ji

!a

.8

.8-

.s

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

28.4

0.95

56

Calendar year 1952: Max 820 Mln o.2 Mean 57.2 Ac-ft 41,510

Mater year 1952-53: Max 344 Mln 0.8 Mean 34.3 Ac-ft 24,860

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Jan. 9 (7 p.m.) 326 cfs (4.91 ft); Jan. 12 (5 a.m.) 248 cfs (4.14 

ft); Mar. 24 (1:30 a.m.) 221 cfs (3.59 ft)j Apr. 28 (4 a.m.) 208 cfs (3.46 ft); May 20 (12:30 a.m.) 

578 cfs (5.85 ft); May 25 (4 a.m.) 214 cfs (3.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Twentymlle Creek near Adel 

and Deep Creek above Adel.
ABERT LAKE BASIN 211

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°41' , long. 120°35' , in SW£ sec. 27, T. 33 S., R. 18 E., on right bank 

' at footbridge 20 ft downstream from former power-plant of Pailsey Electric Co., 700 ft 

upstream from diversion dam of Conn ditch, a quarter of a mile downstream from Mill 

Creek, and 2| miles west of Paisley.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available . April 1912 to September 1921, May 1924 to September 1953. Published 

as "above Mill Creek near Paisley November 1912 to September 1914 and as "near Paisley" 

October 1914 to September 1921.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,504.9 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Apr. 3 to July 13, 1912, reference point at present site at different 

datum. Nov. 6, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1921, 

water-stage recorder, at various sites half a mile upstream above Mill Creek at various 

daturas.

Average discharge. 38 years (1912-21, 1924-53), 128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs May 20 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 

 14 'cfs Nov. 22 (gage height., 1.27 ft).

1912-21, 1924-53: Maximum discharge, 1,680 cfs Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height, 4.93 ft); 

no flow part of each day Dec. 7, 1929, Dec. 12, 1932 (result of freezeup).

Maximum discharge known, 4,000 cfs, Nov. 23, 1909, from records at site 2 miles downstream below Conn ditch where records are equivalent at high flows.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,500 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 860: 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

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

20

26

43

31

157

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.3

345

580

910

1,160

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

Day

1z

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 39

39

39

39

39

40

41

43

42

46

43

41

40

38

38

39

40

43

42

43

43 

42

41 

41

42

41

41

41

41

42

1,272

41.0

2,520

»ov.

42

36

39

45

48

53

46

46

40

57

53

54

58

54

52

46

34

b32

b30

b2S

b26

25 

b?5

b25 

b25

b2B

b30

b32

b35

b40

-

1,184

39.5

2,350

Dec.

b50

b60

b50

b45

b40

b40

b40

b35

b30

bS5

blSO

b!20

blOO

b90

b80

b75

b70

b65

b60

b56

b52

b50 

b45

b42 

b40

b45

bSO

bSO

b50

b50

b50

1,830

59.0

3,630

Jan.

b48

b45

b42

b40

b40

b40

bl§

bSS

b300

252

240

b420

530

298

167

167

177

628

505

510

261

190 

164

a!40 

a!20

alOO

a90

a80

a70

a.1 o

a70

5,889

190

11,680

Feb.

asO

al2"0

204

274

210

 337

:L ^" 551 329

a250

a200

alSO

a!70

157

148

124

124

US

99

94

86

b84

b82 

b80

81 

83

 97

99

104

_

-

4,319

154

8,570

Mar.

78

78

b85

89

94

97

106

118

134

148

134

134

118

106

114

111

102

109

102

75

100

114 

199 m

210

219

240

207

204

210

4,401

142

8,730

Apr.

210

219

243

264

309

321

270

252

225

216

190

180

172

 164 167"

132

193

193

234

280

390

530 

 653

682 

700

791

939

770

658

-

11,448

382

22,710

May

564

510

515

553

 616

707

756

676

604

547

510

510

536

586

622

616

676

749

1,120

1.160;

990

339 

S40

749 

676

640

580

552

552

558

574

20,733

669

41,120

June

586

646

634

616

634

777

966

934

84O

742

840

*840

840

749

756

805

749

756

728

L, 676

634

598 

574

569 

536

430

448

426

169

20,146

672

39,960

July

349

3l5

317

309

298

280

258

249

228

213

196

180

172

162

152

141

132

122

114

111

106

97 

91

39 

84

81

80

75

74

71

»£L

5,223

168

10, 360

Aug.

68

66

64

67

66

63

60

*59

59

58

56

53

55

59

59

54

53

52

51

52

50

1uy

53

54

68

63

73

15

55

1,822

53.8

3,610

Sept.

57

53

51

52

48

47

*46

45

45

44

43

42

41

41

42

42

41

41

41

40

40 - n V ' 42 

V 41

40

41

41

42

42

-

1,316

43.9

2,610

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,470 Din 25 Mean 267 Ao-ft 193,800

Watar :atar year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 1,160 1,160____Mln Mln 25 25_____Mean Mean 218 218 Ac-ft Ac-ft 157,800 157,800

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). Jan. 13 (12 nO 676 efs (3.66 ft); Jan. 16 (3:30 p.m.) 1.160 efs 

4.30 ft); Apr. 28 (4 a.m.) 974 cfs (4.03 ft)j May 20 (4:30 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (4.56 ft); June 7 

5 to 10 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (4.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Creek near Silver Lake and Deep Creek above Adel. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
212 SUMMER LAKE BASIN

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°00', long. 120°45', in SE£ sec. 6, T. 30 S., R. 17 E., on left bank 

300 ft downstream from diversion dam and 2 miles northeast of Summer Lake Post Office.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1929 to September 1939 (river alone) and May to September 1928, April 1931 to July 1941 

(fragmentary records for Summer Lake Canal alone) in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,160 ft (from plans of Ana River

(inversion dam). Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1939, at site 80 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1930-32, 1935-36, 1951-53), 98.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 145 cfs Aug. 9; minimum daily, 38 cfs Apr. 26.

IS29-39, 1951-53: Maximum discharge, 186 cfs Sept. 15, 1936 (gage height, 3.87 ft), 

no flow in canal; minimum daily, 6 cfs May 16, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. All records presented herein include flow in Summer Lake Canal 

which diverts 300 ft above station for irrigation of lands along west side of Summer 

Lake. Flow regulated by gates at diversion dam.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

87

87

86

85

81

79

51

69

69

87

89

83

84

84

63

64

64

84

87

88

91

93

52

89

89

92

69

92

90

90

89

2,697

87.0

5,350

Nov.

94

97

5T

94

94

94

94

94

96

94

94

94

93

93

93

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

90

90

90

90

89

m

-

2,781

92.7

5,520

Dec.

55" 69

69

50" 90

69

69

69

69

69

89

89

89

69

89

69

69

89

69

69

89

*89

69

89

89

69

69

69

69

69

89

2,761

89.1

5,480

Jan.

69

m

69

89

89

69

69

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

69

89

89

69

89

89

89.

89

89

69

89

69

69

69

93

2,763

89.1

5,480

Feb.

96

96

94

94

94

93

93

93

93

93

92

92

*92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

90

W

_

_

-

2,591

92.5

5,140

Mar.

90

92

5?

92

92

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

89

89

89

89

69

69

89

69

89

69

89

89

89

89

89

86

5F

88

2,777

89.6

5,510

Apr.

88

§S

86

88

88

88

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

88

88

*88

86

87

70

56

46

38

57

60

66

82

-

2,414

80.5

4,790

May

63

82

5S

83

*84

84

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

63

83

83

83

83

82

82

83

83

83

83

62

82

*82

82

82

83

2,567

82.6

5,090

June

83

83

83

86

87

87

68

5F

85

83

83

83

83

86

88

68

*88

88

88

86

88

88

76

75

7?

80

61

81

82

84

-

2,530

64.3

5,020

July

83

83

84

85

90

87

85

80

78

82

84

93

96

§2

92

92

84

60

78

75_

79

*92

94

92

90

89

87

87

68

81

82

2,664

85.9

5,280

Aug.

83

84

85

85

85

85

74

106" 52

107

94

82

84

85

84

84

87

88

87

86

83

84

85

*86

85

66

86

89

89

88

86

2,654

85.6

5,260

Sept.

81

8?

83

84

83

85

*86

86

88

86

66

86

86

86

85

85

85

86

83

62

85

*87

ST

87

86

86

85

87

86

86

-

2,554

85.1

5,070

Calendar year 1952: Max 97 Mln 6 Mean 89.3 Ac-ft 64,820

Water year 1952-53: Max 107 Mln 38 Mean 87.0 Ac-ft 62,990

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SILVER LAKE BASIN 

Sliver Creek near Sliver Lake, Oreg.

213

Location. Lat 43°07', long. 121°04', In SW£ sec. 28, T. 28 S., R. 14 E., on right bank l£ 

miles downstream from diversion dam of Sliver Lake Irrigation District, If miles southwest of town of Sliver Lake, and 3 miles upstream from Bridge Creek.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. January 1905 to March 1907, January 1909 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and, since Sept. 15, 1932, concrete control. Datum of gage is 

^,361.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Prior to May 24, 1932, staff gages or water-stage recorder at practically same location at datum 1.00 ft higher, or staff gages at diversion dam outlets If miles upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1905-6, 1909-27, 1929-41, 1943-53), including Sliver Lake 

Irrigation District Canal, 25.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 225 cfs May 21 (gage height, 3.98 ft); minimum, 

4.0 cfs Dec. 2.

1905-7, 1909-53: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Mar. 20, 1907 (gage height, 10.08 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; no flow at times In 1931, 

1932, 1934, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow 

regulated by reservoir (capacity, 800 acre-ft) above diversion dam li miles above 

station and by Thompson Valley Reservoir (capacity, 17,400 acre-ft) 11 miles above 

station, both of which are owned by the Sliver Lake Irrigation District. No water was 

diverted above station by Sliver Lake Irrigation District Canal during year; canal out 

of repair.

Rating tattle, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

4.2

7.4

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

53 

1OO 

228

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

»8.3

T9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

TT

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1 

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

227.9

7.35

452

Dov.

6.8

6.8

6.8

1^1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

b5.2 

b4.8

b4.5

1(4.5

4.2

b472~

b4.2

b4.2

-

178.3

5.94

354

Dec.

4.2

TS

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.2

5.2

b5.2

5.2

5.8

6.4

6.8

- 6.4

b6.4

b6.4

b6.4

b6.4

b6.4

6.1

6.4

6.4

»b6.4 "' b6.4 

b6.8

b7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

184.7

5.96

366

Jan.

6.4 r^

6.4

b6. 4

b6. 4

6.4

6.4

S.8

12

18

23

36

47

42

b29

25

21

35

71

75

74

55

42

36

32

29

b23

25

25

24

25

878.0

28.3

1,740

Feb.

29

32

41

71

6T

59

63

63

54

48

45

42

»39

39

36

35

34

33

31

30

29

29

28 

b26

25

26

26

26

_

-

1,103

39.4

2,190

Mar.

23

b2224"

23

23

22

23

24

27

30

31

31

31

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

>28~H9

31 

45

51

55

59

68

BT

58

60

1,078

34.8

2,140

Apr.

61

63

68

73

78

83

78

75

71

71

68

66

64

62

62

63

63

-s§£

»62

71

82

98 

103

98

98

1O7

126

152

164

-

2,448

81.6

4,860

May

157

145

134

128

»133

154

178

182

171

155

139

128

118

115

126

134

140

143

159

206

 220

50T

202 

203

193

179

161

140

128

128 ryj

4,814

155

9,550

June

110

108

103

100

94

97

106

122

126

122

114

110

104

98

91

85

»81

77

73

70

66

63

If

67

69

71

71

72

72

-

2,663

88.8

5,2feO

July

TO" 71

69

69

69

68

68

67

67

66

66

65

64

63

62

62

61

60

60

54

36

»3T

h

.. 37 

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

1,704

55.0

3,380

Aug.

II3ff

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

31

29

27

-«8

28

28

28

28 

»27

26_

26

26

26

27

27

26

953

30.7

1,890

Sept.

25

27

23

22

21

20

 18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

»16

15 

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

508

16.9

1,010

Calendar year 1952 : Max 536 Kin 4.2 Mean 53.4 Ac-ft 38,720

Hater year 1952-53: Max 220 Mln 4.2 Mean 45.9 Ac-ft 33,210

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
214 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°43', long. 119°11', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 21 S., R. 30 E., on left bank 

1 mile downstream from dam site for proposed lower Silvies Reservoir, 5 miles downstream from Emigrant Creek, and 11 miles northwest of Burns.

Drainage area. 934 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1903 to July 1906, December 1908 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,190 ft (by barometer). Prior to

]Jec. 1, 1911, and June 24, 1917, to Apr. 6, 1922, staff gage at site 3 miles downstream 

at different datums, Dec. 1, 1911, to June 23, 1917, water-stage recorder at site l£ 

miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 7, 1922, to Oct. 1, 1941, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Oct. 2, 1941, to Oct. 3, 1951, water stage recorder 

at site 400 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1903-5, 1909-12, 1917-21, 1922-53), 158 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 12.45 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Nov. 8.

1903-6, 1908-53: Maximum discharge, 4,960 cfs about Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 

15.2 ft); no flow July 19 to Sept. 22, 1934.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station primarily with flood water.

Revisions. WSP 860: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.7

16

34

64

122

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

14

38

77

178

6.0

10.0

13.0

555

1,190

2,110

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

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17

IS

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

19

20

19

19

*19

19

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

22

22

22

22 

22

22

23

608

19.6

1,210

tfov.

23

23

21

22

25

25

24

22

20

25

30

31

34

34

34

33

31

3635-

30

23

25

25

25

22

20

20

20 

18

16

-

777

25.9

1,540

Dec.

50" 18

22

24

*25

26

28

30

35

38

43

47

4T

44

40

38

35

35

35

35

34

32

30

32

35

35

35

35 

35

35

35

1,038

33.5

2,060

Jan.

3840-

42

45

45

50

55

60

70

80

75

90

80

70

70

70

90

120

150

200

*266 2"5Q240

220

200

200

200

200 

200

211

212

3,939

127

7,810

Feb.

244

236

367

472

J5T

413

387

368

282

250

282

255

240

229

204

184

210

178

164

164

170

182

172

157

149

148

142

IB?

_

-

6,812

243

13,510

Mar.

154

133

*142-

144

144

150

169

206

255

308

323

320

299

262

252

240

228

228

228

231

233

226

242

334

450

480

567

9^

564

560

9,236

298

18,320

Apr.

542

537

*552

597

694

816

813

754

680

584

517

473

436

415

400

425

490

580

690

844

987

1,170

*1,310

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,420

1.770 

1,710

1,560

-

25,826

861

51,230

May

1,470

1,310

1,130

999

922

874

860

855

834

800

741

669

610

566

554

568

624

591

620

819

834

860

894

945

942

920

926

846 

782

723

669

25,757

831

51,090

June

662

664

650

*622

612

590

632

669

675

695

669

614

534

546

512

537

494

448

412

380

350

330

306

269

248

231

215

206 

201

167

14,188

473

28,140

July

138

152

T32

145

140

126

117

107

*97

90

86

84

79

73

68

76

71

60

55

53

53

48

45

43

42

40

43

40 

39

37

36.

2,425

78.2

4,810

Aug.

M

3ff

30

30

30

30

*28

26

29

30

28

27

26

26

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

19.

*19

22

24 

26

28

30

794

25.6

1,570

Sept.

30- 30

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

yIT

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18 

18

19

638

21.3

1,270

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,500 Hln 15 Mean 371 Ac-ft 269,400

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,770 Hln 16 Mean 252 Ac-ft 182,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 28 to Sept. 19; discharge estimated on basis .. . ,- ._. 

alheur RLver near Drewsey and Sliver Creek near Rlley. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 28 to Sept. 19; discharge estimated o 

Malheur RLver near Drewsey and Silver Creek near Rlley. Stage-discharge 

Nov. 6-1O, Nov. 20 to Dec. 9, Dec. 15 to Jan. 29.

is of records for
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 

Donner und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.

215

Location. Lat 42°47', long. 118 0 52', in NWj sec. 20, T. 32 S., R. 32| E., on left bank ij 

miles upstream from upper diversions for Malheur Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 2 miles 

downstream from Pish Creek, and 3^ miles southeast of Prenchglen.

Drainage area.--180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1937 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1910 to September 1921 (published as "near Diamond ) and July 1929 to September 

1930 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 4,254 ft above mean 

sea level ^surveys of U. S. Pish and Wildlife Service). Prior to December 1937 staff 

gages at several sites downstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 23 years (1911-13, 1914-16, 1917-21, 1938-53), 127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 cfs May 19 (gage height, 6.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 17 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1910-21, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1953; minimum, 8 cfs (ice jam 

upstream) Jan. 14, 1940.

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 1,100 cfs, which are good, and those for 

period of ice effect, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions. WSP 330: Drainage area (former site). WSP 860: Drainage area (present site).

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

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

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1

24

47

86

149

245

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

425

730

1,130

1,670

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

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

49 

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

Iff

48

48

48

48 

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

§0" 50

1,515

48.9

3,000

JTov.

49 

48

47

50

49

49

49

48

46

*50

51

51

51

55

4?

49

47

50

49 

50

48

S47J

41

b40

b40

b44

b40

b38

b50

-

1,401

46.7

2,780

Dec.

b55 

51

50

50

49

»50

52

49

50

51

50

49

46

47

47

47

47

47

47 

47

45

47

35

27

44

55

52

44

50

48

43

1,477

47.6

2,930

Jan.

49 

47

46

45

46

47

47

48

58

59

54

54

57

54

51

51

52

66

68 

84

62

*54

52

54

52

46

&

55

51

50

50

1,656

53.4

3,280

Feb.

52 

52

54

62

59

99

~JS 104

58

58

66

53

58

61

59

57

56

50

51 

51

55

51

55" 49

54

52

52

55

_

_

-

1,661

59.3

3,290

Mar.

g54

 52

52

52

56

59

63

66

63

62

61

57

61

61

56

59

58 

55

57

59

62

82T¥

70

76

82

82

82

82

1,956

63.1

3,880

Apr.

- 11

86

97

104

108

93

90

83

78

74

72

71

70" 68

*74

77

77

83 

93

121

144

183

171

171

180

241

Z5T

177

166

-

3,447

115

6,840

May

149 

137

135

137

152

171

169

157

149

135

125

ISO" 123

142

171

265

261

285

1.650< 

696

458

385

362

326

298

303

253

238

348

290

420

9,022

291

17,890

June

»492 

752

447

425

395

666

1.600

666

»576

492

469

522

492

442

458

600

498

516

r 492 

410

410

436

447

385

352

339

326

321

558" 290

15,216

507

30, 180

Ju}y

294 

294

303

515" 316

303

294

265

234

 220

216

209

209

190

171

144

132

125

121 

117

104

100

100

97

91

86

83

80

78

77

74.

5,443

176

10,800

Aug.

74 72"

71

71

70

67

66

64

63

62

59

58

58

59

58

57

55

54

54 

jjg;

54

54

52

55

56

52

*51

5T

54

55

55

1,833

59.1

3,640

Sept.

14

50

49

46

47

46

46

46

45

45

44

4T

46

46

45

45

46

46 

 45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

45

46

45

1,383

46.1

2,740

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,390 Mln 21 Mean 202 Ac -ft 146,800

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,650 Mln 27 Mean 126 Ac -ft 91,250

Peak discharge (base. 650 efs). May 19 (8 a.m.) 3,390 cfs (6.29 ft)j June 2 (5: 

(4.62 ft); June 7 11:30 P.m.) 2,360 cfs (5.55 ft); June 16 (3:30 a.m.) 786 cfs (4. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

30 a.m.) 1,250 cfs 

.08 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
216 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location. La t 42°50', long. ,118 0 51', in NW£ sec. 33, T. 31 S., R. 32i E., on right bank 

at mouth of canyon, 1,000 ft upstream from road crossing and 3? miles northeast of 

Frenchglen .

v

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . March 1911 to September 1916, December 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 4,184.93 ft above 

mean sea level (surveys of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Mar. 18, 1911, to Sept. 30, 

1916, staff gage at different datum at site half a mile upstream. Dec. 21, 1937, to 

May 17, 1938, staff gage at different datum 1,000 ft downstream. May 18, 1938, to 

Aug. 22, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1913-16, 1939-53), 14.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 415 cfs May 19 (gage height, 2.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 65 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs many days 

In March, April, August, September.

1911-16, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1953; minimum observed, 7 cfs 

Feb. 24, 25, 1912, Dec. 30, 1937, to Jan. 4, 1938.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation, which are good. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Low-water flow is sustained by large springs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from aquatic 

vegetation (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

41

67

102

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

&

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14 

14

14

14

15

US

15

15

15

15

440

14.2

873

JJov.

fi

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*1S

15

IS

15

IS

IS

15

15

IS

IS

15

15 

15 

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

443

14.8

879

Dec.

14

TT

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

I5" 15 

15

15

IS

15

IS

15

15

15

444

14.3

881

Jan.

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

IS

15

15

IS

15

15

15

IS

15

15

15

15

15

15 »15 

15

IS

15

15

15

15

15

15

IS

465

15.0

922

Feb.

15IB15

15

15

i±14

15

15

IS

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14 

14 

14

14

14

14

14

14

.

-

402

14.4

797

Mar.

13

IT

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

12

IF

12

12

399

12.9

791

Apr.

12 

IF

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

S13

13

13

16

17

IT

16

-

382

12.7

758

May

16 

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

ii>

IT

15

16

31

26

21

77*

ST

26 

- a25 

a24

a23

a22

a23

a22

a22

a21

»21

23

666

21.5

1,320

June

27 

26

24

24

24

28

ii5?

30

»30

27

28

27

23

22

24

21

19

 ~> 19

k 18

16 

16 

15

14

14

14

14

14

4.4

13 ^**-

655

21.8

1,300

July

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

13

13

13

403

13.0

799

Aug.

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

13

13

13

403

13.0

799

Sept.

13

TS

12

I?

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 

13 

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

-

373

12.4

740

Calendar year 1952 : Max 70 Kin 8.7 Mean 18.0 Ac-ft 13,100 

Water year 1952-53: 1952-55; Max 777______Kin JUn12 Mean 15.0 Ac-fte 10,860.______________

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). May 16 (7 p.m.) 69 cfs (1.61 ft); May 19 (6:30 a.m.) 415 cfs (2.75 

ft); June 1 (2 a.m.) 34 cfs (1.33 ft); June 7 (12 m.) 89 cfs (1.73 ft); June 12 (9 p.m.) 45 cfs (1.43 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage height record; discharge estimated on basla of recorded range in stage, weather records, ana 

records for Dormer und Blltzen River near Frenchglen.

Mote.--Backwater from aquatic vegetation Feb. 13 to May 15, Sept. 5-50.

Uo
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 817

Silver Creek near Riley, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°41', long. 119°39', in Ej sec. 1, T. 22 S., R. 25 E., on right bank 

0.4 mile downstream from Rough Creek, 1.4 miles upstream from Nicoll Creek, and 14 

miles northwest of Riley.

Drainage area.--228 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,450 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 415 cfs Apr. 22; maximum .gage height, 4.26 ft 

Apr. 23; minimum discharge, 2.0 cfs Nov. 23.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 6.65 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 13, 1951 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

sions above station for irrigation of about 500 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

DiverOct. 1 to Apr. 22 Apr. 23 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

1.9

3.6

9.5

19

40

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

71

146

360

640

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

3.1

4.7

9.4

16

27

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

57

144

232

355

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

IB

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

liS

3.0 

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8 

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.6

3.6

97.9

3.16

194

Jlov.

3.6 

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.9 

3.6

b3.4

«b3.2

3.6

4.7

5.0

5.2

5^6 

4.4

b4.2

b4.0

b4.4

b4.2 

b4.0

b3.6

3.4

3.2

B3.2

b3.0

b3.2

b3.2

b3.0 

b3.0

b3.0

-

112.2

3.74

223

Dec.

b3.4

b372

*b3.2

b3.2

b3.2 

b3.6

b3.6

b7.0

b9.0

b8.5

b7.0

b6.0

b5.5 

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O 

b4.6

b4.4

b4.4

b4.0

b4.4

b4.8

b5.5

bS.O

bS.O 

b5.5

b5.5

bS.O

152.7

4.93

303

Jan.

b5.5

. be!o

b6.5

b7.0

bS.O 

b9.0

blO

b25

b20

b!6

15

11

9.2 

b9.0

8.9

9.9

52

45 

b25

«b!9

b!9

b20

b20

b20

b!6

blS

b!7 

.b!7

17

16

495.0

16.0

982

Feb.

18 

25

40

61

66

*

91

71

b65

b60

b55

b48

b42 

b36

b38 b34

b32

b32 

b32

b30

b29

b27

b25

b23

b22

b!9

b!9

-

-

1,259

45.0

2,500

Mar.

bl?

b!8

«b!6

b!8

20 

23

29

43

69

76

76

71

61 

61

57

49

50

50 

44

47

43

45

80

127

141

161

212 

^55

189

187

2,296

74.1

4,550

Apr.

183 

185

206

256

328

378 

312

254

212

183

158

139

124

113. 

«Tl6

139

170

190

252 

308

365

382

*350

304

270

257

308

316 

260

236

-

7,254

242

14,390

May

209 

188

165

154

142

134 

128

126

113

98

87

80

71

69 

77

87

.81

69

118 

150

147

146

165

211

211

238

^15

200 

184

170

155

4,388

142

8,700

June

 154 

131

114

106

94

100 

110

 116

10S

104

95

95

110

91 

117

107

80

67

61 

57

51

45

40

37

34

32

30

29 

29

26

-

2,370

79.0

4,700

July

If

21

2O

19

19 

18

 18

17

17

17

16

16

16 

16

15

15

14

13 

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.4

8.9 

8.3

8.1

7.8

453.9

14.6

900

Aug.

7.6 

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.3

7.0 

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.2

5.1

4.9

fc*

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.2

5.6

 7.0

7.1 

9,1

8.1

6.8

190.5

6.15

376

Sept.

H5.2

5.1

4.9

4.7 

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

w

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

4.2

4.2

-

131.9

4.40

262

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,140 Mln 2.6 Mean 84.7 Ac -ft 61,500

Hater ibex* year year 1952-53: j.aot-ijo; Max neuk 382 w>oc Mln ra*.*» 2.6 c, o Mean nccui 52.6 oc.* o Ac-ft AU~X u 38,080 *JQ f vov

Peak discharge (base. 550 efsl. Apr. 6 (4s30 a.m.) 368 cfs (4.11 ft)j Apr. 22 (6 a.m.) 415 cfs 

,.22 ft); Apr. 28 (7 a.m.) 355 cfs (4.K) ft). 

* * ItlachaitffA Discharge meanuremenf*. measurement made made nn on fchln this dav. day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
218 ALVORD LAKE BASIN

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°10', long. 118°28', In SWr sec. 26, T. 39 S., R. 36 E., on right bank 

U.4-mile upstream from bridge at mouth of canyon, 5 miles east of Trout Creek Ranch, 

and 14 miles northeast of Denlo.

Drainage area. 79 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1911 to March 1912, April 1922 to November 1923, April 1925 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 4,351.59 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Mar. 25, 1911, to Mar. 31, 1912, staff gage at bridge 0.4 mile downstream at 

different datum. Apr. 28, 1922, to June 14, 1932, water-stage recorder at site 10 ft 

upstream at datum 0.50 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years (1922-23, 1932-53), 15.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 180 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Feb. 26.

1911-12, 1922-23, 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 343 cfs Aug. 1, 1933 (gage height, 

5.26 ft), from rating curve extended above 125 cfs; probably no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 6.0 ft (caused by cloudburst) sometime between 1922 and 1932.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 800 acres above station.

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

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

1.6

1.7 i.e

1.9

2.0

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

7.6

10

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

18

34

76

215

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

26

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

to

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7 

5.7

5.7

*5.7.

5.7

Q t 5

"579 

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.3 

6.1

6.1

181.4

5.65

360

Jlov.

5.9 

5.5 

5.4

5.9 

5.9

7.4 

7.6

7.4

5.7

7.0

7.2

7.0 

7.4

8*2 

7.0

7.9

6.3

6 

6

5.5

5.5

5

5.0

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4 

4

179.2

5.97

355

Dec.

6 

5.5 

5

6 

7

 6.6 

7.9

7.O

6

6.5

7

7.2 

6.6

6 

5

5

5

5 

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4

4.5

5

5

4.5

4.5

5

4.5

171.2

5.52

340

Calendar year 1952: Max 235

Jan.

5

6 

6

6 

5.5

5.5

6

6.6

9.3

10

9.0

8.5 

9.0

8.5 

7.2

7.6

7.6

if

11

10

9.9

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.5

5.7

9.6

8.5 

7.6

7.4

252.6

8.15

501

Feb.

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.9 

8.5

6.8 

9.0

S.S.

6

5.5

5.5

6 

7

6.5 

6

6.5

6

5.5 

5.5

6

7

7

6.5

6.5

7

7.4

7.2

7.2

-

192.9

6.69

363

Mar.

6.6 

to

*S.5 

*8.2

8.2 

8.5

6.5

9.3

10

11

11 

11

8.8

11

9.9

6.6

9.9 

9.3

6.8

10

9.6

.8*3.

rr 9.3

12

14

17

f§

20

334.6

10.6

664

Apr.

20 

20 

21

*24 

26

26 

26

25

22

20

16

17 

16

15

14

14

16

14 

15

17

24

32

40

36

32

35

43

46

45 

35

-

753

25.1

1,490

May

33 

27 

26

26 

27

30 

30

30

26

26

24

22 

23

26 

28

31

36

36

77

69

11

69

90

62

61

71

61

59

64 

61

66

1,492

46.1

2,960

June

62 

123 

136

140 

128

 131 

1521

1ST

131

126

117

119 

107

97 

94

98

67

60

71

64

57

51

48

45

40

36

36

36

34 

32

- -

2,635

87.6

5,230

July

 54 29 

22

21 

20

Z 20

19

18

*17

16

IS 

15

13 

13

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

- 9-. 6

9*8-

10

10

10

9.6 

9.3

9.0

455.6

14.7

904

Aug.

Iff 7.0

6.6 

*6.3

6.1 

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0 

4.9

5.0 

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.4 

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.4

4.4 "" 4.3

4.2

475

4.4

4.6 

4.9

5.9

163.7

5.26

325

Sept.

to

5.2

5.0 

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

'3T5 5.8

4.0 

4.2

3.6

4.3

4.6 

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6 

4.4

-

133.8

4.46

265

Mln 3 Mean 37.5 Ac-ft 27,230

Water year 1952-53: Max 152 Mln 3.8 Mean 19.0 Ac-ft 13,760

Peak discharge (base. 50 ofa). --Apr. 26 (4 to 6 a.m.) 54 ofs (2.76 ft)j Bay 20 (2 

(3.24 ft); June 1 (10 p.m.) 156 cfs (3.64 ft)j June 7 (1 p.m.) 180 ofs (3.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18-22, Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, Dec. 

to Jan. 7, Feb. 9-17, 20-25.

.m.) 104 cfs 

9-11, Dec. 14
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 219

Measurements of streamflow In The Great Basin made at points other than gaging stations 

are given In the following table.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In The Great Basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Great Salt Lake basin

Date

May 19

25

May 19 

19

25

June 25 

Oct. 29

Dec. 9

Feb. 20

Mar. 26

24

May 7

21

18

26

July 10

30

Sept. 3

30

Oct. 29 

Dec. 9

Feb. 20

Mar. 25

Apr. 14

24

May 7

21

June 3

18

26

July 10

30

Sept. 3

Oct. 29 

Dec. 9

Feb. 20

Mar. 25

Apr. 14

24

May 7

21

18

26

July 10

30

Aug. 20

Sept. 3

30

Jan. 15 

19

Feb. 19

Stream

Kennedy ditch. . . . 

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

Spring Hollow.... 

Randolph Creek. . .

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

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

Middle Creek... ..

Creek.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Middle Fork Otter 

Creek.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North Fork Otter 

Creek.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twin Creek... ....

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Big Creek. ........

Randolph Creek. . . . 

Bear River. .......

Randolph Creek. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bear River. .......

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

Locality

NEiNEi sec. 11, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., 

3-| miles southwest of Randolph, Utah. . .

southwest of Randolph, Utah.

E-ji sec. 28, T. UN., R. 6 E., 4 miles 

west of Randolph, Utah. 

SWfc sec. 24, T. 11 N. . R. 6 E., 60O ft 

below Randolph Dam (Randolph Creek) and 

2-J miles northwest of Randolph, Utah.

SW-t sec. 24, T. 11 N. . R. 6 E., 70O ft 

below Randolph Dam (Randolph Creek) and 

2£ miles northwest of Randolph, Utah.

above Middle Fork Otter Creek and 

4-| miles northwest of -Randolph, Utah.

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

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

SW£ sec. 3, T. 11 N., R. 6.E., l| miles 

above South Fork Otter Creek and 

5 miles northwest of Randolph, Utah.

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

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

NE-fc sec. 3, T. UN., R. 6 E., 2 miles 

above mouth and 5^ miles northwest of 

Randolph, Utah.

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

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

. . . .do. ........ . J!_, x , . .....................

SEt sec. 4, T. 21 N., R. il8 W. , j mile 

upstream from Rock Creek at Nuggett, 

Wyo.

SE£ sec. 5, T. 21 N., R. 118 W., £ mile 

downstream from Rock Creek at Nuggett, 

Wyo.

downstream from Rock Creek and 3 miles 

west of Nuggett, Wyo.

mouth at Nuggett, Wyo.

Discharge 

(cfs)

12.9 

13.4

4.9 

7.0

11.0

6.0

4.4

3.9

4.4

4.9

4.3

4.9

4.5

3.5

*3.2

8.4

* Estimated.
220 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in The Great Basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Great Salt Lake basin Continued

Date

June 25

30

Aug. 20

24

24

Sept.U

24

June 24 

Apr. 20

So

Oct. 23

Jan. 27

Mar. 9

28

July 20

Sept. 28

Aug. 17 

27

9

Stream

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

Sublette Creek...

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

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

Branch of 

Smiths Fork. 

Middle Fork

Smiths Fork 

(Quint ana 

Canal).

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

Horth Extension 

of Last Chance 

Canal. 

Mink Creek. ......

Cub River. ....... 

Malad River. .....

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Bear River. .......

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

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

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

Last Chance Canal. 

Bear River. ....... 

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

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

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

....do...........;

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

Locality

at Nuggett, Wyo.

SEt sect. 21, T. 24 N., R. 119 W., above 

diversions near U. S. Highway 308, 

3£ miles southeast of Cokeville, Wyo.

SEjNEi sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 119 W., 800

ft downstream from head and 1 mile 

northeast of Cokeville, Wyo. 

SEj-NEt sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 119 W., 600

ft downstream from head and 1 mile 

northeast of Cokeville, Wyo.

NEiSEj- sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 46 E., in

Idaho, immediately downstream from 

Dalton Canal and li miles northwest of 

Border, Wyo.

downstream from Thomas Fork and 3 miles 

southwest of Border, Wyo. 

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

NWjSWt sec. 31, T. 9 S., R. 41 E., 300 ft 

downstream from head and if miles 

northeast of Grace, Idaho. 

NEiNWJ- sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 41 E., 500 

ft downstream from Dry Fork and 3 miles 

northeast of town of Mink Creek, Idaho. 

SWi sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 41 E. , 0.7 mile 

upstream from forest boundary and 

10 miles east of Preston, Idaho. 

Sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 35 E., at springs, 

at flow line and 1 mile upstream from 

dam on Samaria Reservoir No. 2, 5f 

miles northwest of Malad City, Idaho, 

and 8$ miles upstream from Little Malad 

River.

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

SWi- sec. 19, T. 10 N., R. 2 W., 500 ft 

upstream from mouth and 2 miles southeast of Bear River City, Utah.

below Feeders Overflow and 12.9 miles 

downstream from Malad River.

Discharge 

(cfs)

7.5

4.7

3.9 

3.1

3.6

3.6

9.0

15.7

18.8

130

148

140 

45.9 

38.,7 

12.3

14.1

17.0

12.9

13.8

12.8

12.6

9.58

12.0

21.3 

12.9

21.6

23.5

26.3

175

126

Sevler River basin, Utah

Sept. 30 

30 

29 

29 

29

29 

Dec. 20 

Jan. 16

Feb. 17

Mar. 24

Apr. 28

June 29

Duck Creek Spring 

Blue Spring. ..... 

Mammoth Spring. . . 

Upper Asay Spring

West Fork Asay 

Spring, 

San Pitch River. .

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

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

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

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

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

Duck Creek. ....... 

Blue Creek. ....... 

Mammoth Creek. .... 

Asay Creek. .......

West Fork Asay 

Creek. 

Sevier River. .....

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

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

Sec. 12, T. 38 S., R. 8 W 

southwest of Hatch. 

Sec. 8, T. 36 S., R. 7 W. 

northwest of Hatch. 

Sec. 5, T. 37 S., R. 7 W. 

west of Hatch. 

Sec. 33, T. 37 S., R. 6 W 

southwest of Hatch.

Sec. 19, T. 37 S., R. 6 W 

southwest of Hatch. 

NW^NWi sec. 20, T. 19 S., 

bridge on State Highway

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

., 18 miles 

, 14 miles 

, 13 miles 

. , 9 miles

. , 9 miles

R. 1 E., at 

89 at Gunnlson.

1.78 

4.40 

4.90 

2.82

.37 

11.6

1 RA.

0

Mojave River basin, Calif.

Aug. 11 Unnamed tributary Mojave River. ..... On line between sees. 33 and 34, T. 6 

N., R. 4 W., 500 ft upstream from railroad bridge, £ mile upstream from 

mouth, and Z. miles north of Victorville.

284

Walker Lake basin

Nov. 10 Rough Creek 

(West Pork) .

Rough Creek. ...... NWf sec. 16, T. 5 N., R. 27 E., 50 ft 

upstream from mouth and 0.8 mile upstream from California-Nevada State 

line.

0.9
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 221

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in The Oreat Basin during water year 

October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Walker Lake basin Continued

Date

10

28

OO

28

25

Oct. 25 

Dec. 17 

22 

24

24

Nov. 25

30

24

Dec 12

22

22

Oct. 24 

24

25

Stream

(West Pork). 

Rough Creek. .....

Lapon Canyon 

Creek.

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

Walker River. ....

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

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

do .

House Creek ...... 

Cat Creek. .......

Cory Creek.. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

East Walker River. .

East Walker River.. 

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

Walker Lake ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

Locality

upstream from mouth and 0.8 mile upstream from California-Nevada State 

line. 

Si see. 9, T. 5 N., R. 27 E., 100 ft 

downstream from West Fork and 0.5 

mile upstream from CaliforniaNevada State line.

upstream from Bodie Creek and 3 miles 

northwest of Fletcher, Nev.

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

mile upstream from California-Nevada 

State line.

California-Nevada State line.

SEfc sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 27 E., 4fc

miles upstream from mouth and 2.1 

miles southwest of Fletcher, Nev.

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

Ni sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., at

Fletcher, Nev. 

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

Sec. 23, T. 8 N,,. R. 28 E., 2J miles 

upstream from mouth of canyon and 

11 miles west of Hawthorne, Nev. 

Ei sec. 20, T. 8 N., R. 28 E., at mouth 

of canyon and 13 miles west of 

Hawthorne, Nev. 

Sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. 28 E., 1,000 ft 

downstream from Weber Reservoir and 

7 miles northwest of Schurz, Nev.

Sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 28 E., 500 ft 

downstream from Walker River Indian 

Agency diversion dam and 5£ miles 

northwest of Schurz, Nev.

Sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 28 E., at 

Schurz, Nev.

upstream from Walker Lake and 3 miles 

southwest of Schurz, Nev. 

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

mouth of Cottonwood Canyon and 12 

miles northwest of Hawthorne, Nev. 

NE-fr sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 29 E., at

mouth of Dutch Creek Canyon and 10^ 

miles northwest of Hawthorne, Nev.

Sec. 11, T. 8 N., R. 29 E., 9 miles 

northwest of Hawthorne, Nev. 

Sec. 22, T. 8 N., R. 29 E., fc mile 

above Cat Creek Reservoir and 5£ 

miles northwest of Hawthorne, Nev. 

Sec. 11, T. 7 N., R. 29 E., 5 miles 

southwest of Hawthorne, Nev.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.5

3.2 

.1.9

 2.4

 3.5

2.4

.4

1.2

.7

1.2

1.6

1.0

».4

.2

*.Z

0 

1.7 

2.5

2.4

0 

3.4

164 

13.1

9.5

10

80

20

.8

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1

.7

».5

» Estimated.

Warner Lakes basin, Oreg.

?3

Creek, 18 miles east of Lake view.

Abert Lake basin, Oreg.

Apr. 23 Chewaucan River. . Abert Lake. ........ At highway crossing 

Valley Falls.

4 miles north of 200

Halheur and Harney Lakes basin, Oreg.

Blitzen River.

Outlet. south of Burns.

3.11

54.9

174

Alvord Lake basin, Oreg.

Apr. 4 Stonehouse Creek. Twildhorse Creek.... [SEj sec. 15, T. 35 S., R. 33 E., above 

_____I_____________I______________I North Fork, 2j miles north of Andrews.

1.22

INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of............... 2

Adamsville, Utah, Beaver River at.... .. 133

Adel, Oreg., Deep Creek above.......... 209

Drake Creek near................... .. 208

Twentymile Creek near.............. .. 206

Afton, Calif., Mohave River at......... 152

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by........... .. 11-12

Alexander, Idaho, Bear River at........ 45

Alpine, Utah, Dry Creek near........... 108

Port Creek at........................ 109

American Pork above upper powerplant,

near American Pork,' Utah......... 107

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg....... 212

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif............................ 145

Antelope Valley, Calif., gagingstation records in..............153-154

Antimony, Utah, Otter Creek Reservoir

near............................. 117

Argenta, Nev., Humboldt River near..... 181

Assay Creek Spring, Utah, discharge

measurement, of................... 220

B. Q, West Side Canal at Kennedy

Ranch, near Randolph, Utah....... 29

Baker, Nev., Baker Creek near.......... 140

Lehman Creek near.................... 141

Baker Creek at narrows, near Baker,

Nev.............................. 140

Barstow, Calif., Mojave River at....... 151

Battle Mountain, Nev., Humboldt River

at............................... 183

Rock Creek near...................... 182

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles,

Idaho............................ 41

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris,

Idaho............................ 42

Bear River above Sublette Creek, near

Cokeville, Wyo................... 33

above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston,

Wyo.............................. 18

at Alexander, Idaho.................. 45

at Border, Wyo....................... 35

at Rarer, Idaho...................... 3

at Pescadero, Idaho.................. 43

below Pixley Dam, near Cokeville,

Wyo.............................. 32

below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier,

Idaho............................ 39

below Utah Power & Light Co.'s

tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho....... 46

discharge measurements of............ 22C

diversions from......................

near Collinston, Utah................. 59

near Corinne, Utah................... 65

near Evanston, Wyo................... 2]

near Preston, Idaho.................. 4f

near Randolph, Utah.................. 3C

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

near Woodruff, Utah.................. 23

Bear River basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

gaging-station records in........ 15-65

Beaver, Utah, Beaver River near........ 132

Three Creeks near.................... 131

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah....... 133

at Minersville, Utah................. 137

at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville,

Utah............................. 135

near Beaver, Utah.................... 132

near Milford, Utah................... 138

Beaver River basin, Utah, gagingstation records in............. 131-13$

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

Big ditch, Utah, discharge measurements of....................... . 21!

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

Black Canyon ditch, Utah, diversion

by............................. . 125

Black Rock Desert basin, Nev., gaglngstation records in............. 200-202

Blacksmith Pork above Utah Power & 

Light Co. 1 dam, near Hyrum, 

Utah.............................. 56

Blue Spring, Utah, discharge measurement of........................... 220

3oca, Calif., Prosser Creek near........ 196

Bodie Creek, Nev., discharge measurements of.......................... 221

Border, Wyo., Bear River at............. 35

Smiths Pork near...................... 34

Borrego Springs, Calif., Coyote Creek

near.............................. 146

Palm Canyon Creek near................ 147

Bountiful, Utah, Mill Creek near........ 91

Stone Creek near...................... 90

3ridge Creek near Prenchglen, Oreg...... 216

Bridgeport, Calif., Bridgeport Reservoir

near.............................. 156

East Walker River near................ 157

West Walker River, East Pork, near.... 159

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif............................. 156

Burns, Oreg., Silvies River near........ 214

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg......... 207

andland ditch, Utah, diversion by...... 125

arlin, Nev., Humboldt River near....... 178

Carson City, Nev., Carson River near.... 168

Clear Creek near...................... 167

arson River, East Pork, near Gardnerville, Nev........................ 165

near Carson City, Nev................. 168

near Port Churchill, Nev.............. 169

West Pork, at Woodfords, Calif........ 166

Carson River basin, Calif.-Nev., gagingstation records in..............163-169

Castilla, Utah, Spanish Pork at......... 97

Cat Creek, Nev., discharge measurement,

Of................................ 221

Cedar City, Utah, Coal Creek near....... 139

edar Creek tunnel, Utah, diversion by.. 125 

Centerville, Utah, Centerville Creek

near............................... 89

Parish Creek near..................... 88

 Ricks Creek near...................... 87

enterville Creek above diversions, near

Centerville, Utah................. 89

Cfs-days, definition of................. 2

Chalk Creek (Pavant Valley) near

Pillmore, Utah.................... 130

Chalk Creek (Weber River basin) at Coalville, Utah....................... 69

Chapman Canal at State line, near

Evanston, Wyo..................... 22

Charleston, Utah, Deer Creek Reservoir

near.............................. 103

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near

Paisley, Oreg..................... 211

discharge measurement of.............. 221

Circleville, Utah, Sevier River near.... 115

Clear Creek (Carson River basin) near

Carson City, Nev.................. 167

Clear Creek (Sevier Lake basin) at.

Sevier, Utah...................... 122

Cleveland, Idaho, Cottonwood Creek near. 47 

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah........ 139

Coal Pork ditch, Utah, diversion by..... 1&5

Coalville, Utah, Chalk Creek at......... 69

Weber River near...................... 68

Cokeville, Wyo., Bear River near...... 32,33

'oleville, Calif., West Walker River

near.............................13,160

Collinston, Utah, Bear River near...... 59

Hammond (East Side) Canal near....... 57

West Side Canal near................. 58

Colorado River basin, transmountain diversions from, to Jordan River 

basin............................ . 110

to Sevier Lake basin............... 125

Computations, accuracy of results of...' 7-8 

Comus, Nev., Humboldt River at......... 186

Contents, definition of................ 2

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Control, definition of.................

Cooperation, record of................. 1

Corinne, Utah, Bear River near......... 65

Cory Creek, Nev., discharge measurement of.......................... 221

Cottonwood Creek (Bear River basin)

near Cleveland, Idaho............ 47

Cottonwood Creek (Walker Lake basin),

Nev., discharge measurement of... 221 

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs,

Calif............................ 146

Croydon, Utah, Lost Creek near......... 72

Cub River, Idaho, discharge measurement of.......................... 220

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 2

Data, accuracy of...................... 7-8

explanation of....................... 3-7

Deep Creek (Mojave River basin) near

Hesperia, Calif................148-149

Deep Creek (Warner Lakes basin) above

Adel, Oreg....................... 209

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston,

Utah.............................. 103

Deeth, Nev., Marys River above Hot

Springs Creek near............... 170

Denio, Oreg., Trout Creek near......... 218

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near

Malad City, Idaho................ 62

above Evans Dividers, near Malad

City, Idaho...................... 63

Devils Slide, Utah,*Weber River at..... 73

Diamond Pork near Thistle, Utah........ 96

Dingle, Idaho, Rainbow inlet canal

near............................. 38

Dormer und Blitzen River, Oreg., discharge measurements of........... 221

near Frenchglen, Oreg................4,215

Drainage area, definition of........... 2-3

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg............ 208

Dry Creek near Alpine, Utah............ 108

Duck Creek Spring, Utah, discharge

measurement of................... 220

Dutch Creek, Nev., discharge measurements of......................... 321

East Canyon Creek below diversions,

near Morgan, Utah................ 77

hear Morgan, Utah.................... 75

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah 74

East Side Canal, See Hammond Canal.

East Walker River~aFove Strosnider

ditch, near Mason, Nev........... 158

near Bridgeport, Calif............... 157

Echo, Utah, Echo Reservoir at.......... 70

Weber River at....................... 71

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah........... 70

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad City,

Idaho............................ 61

Elko, Nev., Humboldt River near........ 173

South Fork Humboldt River near.....176-177

Ephraim tunnel, Utah, diversion by.'.... 125

Evanston, Wyo., Bear River near........18,21

Chapman Canal near................... 22

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near......... 15

Sulphur Creek near................... 19

Yellow Creek near.................... 20

Fairview ditch, Utah, diversion by..... 125 

Farmlngton Creek above diversions,

near Farmington, Utah............ 86

Pillmore, Utah, Chalk Creek near....... 130

Pletcher Spring, Nev., discharge

measurements of.................. 221

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Fort Churchill, Nev., Carson River

near............................. 169

Fort Creek at Alpine, "Utah............. 109

Franktown Creek at Franktown, Nev...... 199

Frenchglen, Oreg., Bridge Creek near... 216 

Dormer und Blitzen River near........4,215

Gardnerville, Nev., East Fork Carson

River near....................... 165

Gateway, Utah, Weber River at.......... 79

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown,

Idaho............................ 44|

Great Salt Lake, Utah, gages on........ 14 1

Great Salt Lake basin, Idaho-UtahWyo., discharge measurements in........................219-220

gaging-station records in............14-113

Gunnison, Utah, Sevier River near...... 126

Hailstone, Utah, Provo River near...... 102

Halleck, Nev., North Fork Humboldt

River near....................... 172

Hammond (East Side) Canal near

Collinston, Utah................. 57

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville,

Utah............................. 76

Harer, Idaho, Bear River at............ 37

Harney Lake basin. See Malheur and 

Harney Lakes basin. 

Hatch, Utah, Sevier River at........... 114

Hawthorne, Nev., Walker Lake near....... 155

Hesperia, Calif., Deep Creek near.....148-149

West Fork Mojave River near.......... 150

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State

line, near Evanston, Wyo......... 15

Hobart Mills, Calif., Little Truckee

River near....................... 197

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah.... 99

Hobble Creek ditch, diversion by....... 110

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah...... 85

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg........... 210

Honey Lake basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..............203-204

Horseshoe tunnel, Utah, diversion by... 125 

House Creek, Nev., discharge measurement of.......................... 221

Hudson, Nev., West Walker River near... 162 

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & 

Power Co.'s feeder canal near 

Imlay, Nev....................... 190

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain,

Nev.............................. 183

at Comus, Nev........................ 186

at Palisade, Nev.....................13,179

near Argenta, Nev.................... 181

near Carlin, Nev..................... 178

near Elko, Nev....................... 173

near Imlay, Nev...................... 191

near Lovelock, Nev................... 194

near Rose Creek, Nev................. 189

near Rye Patch, Nev.................. 193

near Valmy, Nev...................... 185

North Fork, at Devils Gate, near

Halleck, Nev..................... 172

South Fork, above Dixie Creek, near

Elko, Nev........................ 176

near Elko, Nev..................... 177

near Lee, Nev...................... 174

Humboldt River basin, Nev., gagingstation records in..............170-194

Humboldt-Carson Sink basin, Calif.- 

Nev., gaging-station records 

in...............................163-194

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev......... 175

Huntsville, Utah, South Fork Ogden

River near....................... 81

Hydrological conditions................ 12

diagram of........................... 13

Hyrum, Utah, Blacksmith Fork near...... 56

Hyrum Reservoir near................. 50

Little Bear River near............... 51

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah....... 50

Imlay, Nev., Humboldt-Lovelock Irriga- 

- tion, Light & Power Co.'s feeder 

canal near.......................< 190

Humboldt River near.................. 191

lone, Nev., Reese River near........... 184

John August ditch, Utah, diversion

by............................... 125

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehi,

Utah............................. 110

at Salt Lake City, Utah.............112-113

tributaries between, and WeberRiver. . .......................... 85-91

Jordan River basin, Utah, gagingstation records in................92-113

transmountain diversions from

Colorado River basin to.......... 110

Juab, Utah, Sevier Bridge Reservoir

near............................. 127

Sevier River near.................... 4,128
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Kamas, Utah, Provo River near.......... 100

Kaysville, Utah, Holmes Creek near..... 85

Kennedy ditch, Utah., discharge

measurements of.................. 219

Kingston, Utah, East Fork Sevier River

near............................. 118

Kingston, Utah, Sevier River near...... 116

Lake Shore, Utah, Spanish Pork near.... 98

Lakeview, Oreg., Camas Creek near...... 207

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev...... 171

Lapon Canyon Creek, Nev., discharge

measurements of.................. 221

Larsen tunnel, Utah, diversion by...... 125

Last Chance Canal, North Extension of,

discharge measurement of......... 220

Lee, Nev., Huntington Creek near....... 175

South Fork Humboldt River near....... 174

Lehi, Utah, Jordan River near.......... 110

Lehman Creek near Baker, Nev........... 141

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah..... 51

near Paradise, Utah.................. 49

Little Humboldt River near Paradise

Valley, Nev...................... 187

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho... 60 

below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad

City, Idaho...................... 61

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock

Calif............................ 154

Little Truckee River near Hobart

Mills, Calif..................... 197

Logan, Utah, Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfi^ld Canal near................. 55

Logan River near.....................52-53

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace

near............................. 4,54

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal

near Logan, Utah................. 55

Logan River above State dam, near

Logan, Utah......................52-53

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah.......... 72

Lovelock, Nev., Humboldt River near.... 194

Lower Asay Spring, Utah., discharge

measurement of................... 220

Lynndyl, Utah, Sevier River near....... 129

McDermitt, Nev., East Fork ftuinn River

near............................. 201

McDermitt Creek near................. 200

ftuinn River near..................... 202

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev.... 200

Madsen ditch, Utah, diversion by....... 125

Malad City, Idaho, Devil Creek near....62,63

Elkhorn Reservoir near............... 61

Little Malad River near..............60,61

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho......... 64

discharge measurements of............ 220

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin, Oreg.,

discharge measurements in........ 221

gaging-station records in..........214-217

Malheur Lake outlet, Oreg., discharge measurement of............ 221

Mammoth Spring, Utah, discharge

measurement of................... 220

Map of the United States............... 9

Markleeville, Calif., Markleeville

Creek near....................... 164

Silver Creek near.................... 163

Markleeville Creek above Grover Hot

Springs, near Markleeville, Calif.... 164

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley,

Nev.............................. 188

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek,

near Deeth, Nev.................. 170

Marysvale, Utah, Piute Reservoir near.. 119 

Sevier River near.................... 120

Mason, Nev., East Walker River near.... 158

Middle Creek, Utah, discharge measurement of......................... 219

Milford, Utah, Beaver River near....... 138

Mill Creek (tributary to Bear River)

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

Mill Creek (tributary to Great Salt 

Lake) at Mueller Park, near 

Bountiful, Utah.................. 91

Minersville, Utah, Beaver River at..... 137

Beaver River near.................... 135

Minersville Canal at................. 136

Rockyford Reservoir near............. 134

Minersville Canal at Minersville, Utah. 136

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Mink Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements of......................... 22o

Mojave River at Afton, Calif........... 152

at Barstow, Calif.................... 151

at lower narrows, near Victorville,

Calif............................ 151

West Fork, near Hesperia, Calif...... 150

Mojave River basin, Calif., gagingstation records in............. 148-152

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif........ 155

Montpelier, Idaho, Bear River near..... 39

Montpelier Creek near................ 40

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir,

near Montpelier, Idaho........... 40

Morgan, Utah, East Canyon Creek near... 75,77 

East Canyon Reservoir near........... 74

Weber River near..................... 78

Nephi, Utah, Salt Creek at............. 92

Nevada, minor basins, gaging-station

records in......................140-141

Nixon, Nev., Pyramid Lake near........ 195

Oakley, Utah, Weber River near......... 13,66 Weber-Provo diversion canal at....... 101

Ogden, Utah, Ogden River near.......... 83

Pine View Reservoir near............. 82

Weber River at..........'............. 80

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near

Ogden, Utah...................... 83

South Fork, near Huntsville, Utah.... 81

Oneida, Idaho, Bear River at........... 46

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 3

Otter Creek, Middle Fork, Utah, discharge measurements of........... 219

North Fork, discharge measurements of 219 

South Fork, discharge measurements of 219 

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony,

Utah............................. 117

Paisley, Oreg., Chewaucan River near... 211 

Palisade, Nev., Humboldt River at..... .13,17-9

Pine Creek near...................... 180

Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs,

Calif............................ 147

near Palm Springs, Calif............. 144

Palm Springs, Calif., Andreas Creek

near............................. 145

Palm Canyon Creek near............... 144

Tahquitz Creek near.................. 143

Paradise, Utah, Little Bear River near. 49 

Paradise Valley, Nev., Little

Humboldt River near.............. 187

Martin Creek near.................... 188

Paris, Idaho, Bear Lake outlet canal

near............................. 42

Parrish Creek above diversions, near

Centerville, Utah.....'........... 88

Parsnip Springs, Oreg., discharge

measurement of................... 221

Payson Creek above diversions, near

Payson, Utah..................... 93

Pescadero, Idaho, Bear River &t........ 43

Pine Creek (Eagle Lake basin) near

Westwood, Calif.................. 205

Pine Creek (Humboldt River basin) near

Palisade, Nev.................... 180

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah... 82 

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah... 119 

Plain City, Utah, Weber River near..... 84

Plush, Oreg., Honey Creek near......... 210

Porterville, Utah, Hardscrabble

Creek near....................... 76

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

Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif......... 196

Provo River at Provo, Utah............. 106

at Vivian Park, Utah................. 104

near Hailstone, Utah................. 102

near Kamas, Utah..................... 100

South Fork, at Vivian Park, Utah..... 105

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey................... 8-11

by State agencies.................... 11

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev........... 195

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin, 

Nev.-Calif., gaging-station 

records in......................195-199

Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.. 

East Fork, near McDermitt, Nev.

802

201
226

Rainbow inlet canal, near Dingle,

Idaho...........................

Randolph, Utah, B. Q. West Side Canal 

near............................

Bear River near.....................

Big Creek near......................

Randolph Creek near.................

Randolph Creek near Randolph, Utah.....

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28

Reeder ditch, Utah, diversion by....... 125!

Reese River near lone, Nev............. 184J

Reno, Nev., Truckee River at........... 198J

Ricks Creek above diversions, near

Centerville, Utah................ 87

Riley, Oreg., Silver Creek near........ 217

Rock Creek (Antelope Valley) near

Valyermo, Calif.................. 153

Rock Creek (Great Salt Lake basin)

discharge measurements of..... .220-221|

Rock Creek (Humboldt River basin)

near Battle Mountain, Nev........ 182j

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, I

Utah............................. 1341

Rose Creek, Nev., Humboldt River near.. 189 

Rough Creek, California-Nevada State

line, discharge measurements of.. 221! 

West Pork, discharge measurements

of.............................220-221

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 2

Rye Patch, Nev., Humboldt River near... 193! 

Rye Patch Reservoir near............. 192

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev........................... 192

Sage, Wyo., Twin Creek at.............. 31

Stl Charles, Idaho, Bear Lake near..... 41

Salina Creek at Salina, Utah........... 124

Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah.............. 92

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan River

at.............................112-113

Surplus Canal at..................... Ill

Salton Sea basin, Calif., gagingstation records in.............142-147

San Pitch River, Utah., discharge

measurements of. 220 

Sevier, Utah, Clear Creek at........... 122

Sevier River near.................... 121

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab,

Utah............................. 127

Sevier Lake basin, Utah, gagingstation records in.............114-129

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River basin............. 125

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near

Sevier, Utah..................... 121

at Hatch, Utah....................... 114

below Piute Dam, near Marysvale,

Utah............................. 120

below San Pitch River, near

Gunnison, Utah................... 126

East Fork, near Kingston, Utah....... 118

near Circleville, Utah............... 115

near Juab, Utah......................4,128

near Kingston, Utah.................. 116

near Lynndyl, Utah................... 129

near Sigurd, Utah.................... 123

Sevier River basin, Utah, discharge

measurements in.................. 220

Sigurd, Utah, Sevier River near........ 123

Silver Creek (Carson River basin)

below Pennsylvania Creek,' near 

Markleeville, Calif.............. 163

Silver Creek (Malheur and Harney

Lakes basin) near Riley, Oreg.,.. 

Silver Creek (Silver Lake basin)

near Silver Lake, Oreg........... 213

Silver Lake, Oreg., Silver Creek near. 

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg......... 214

Smiths Pork, Wyo., Collette Creek

Branch, discharge measurements 

of............................

Middle Pork, discharge measurement of.......................

near Border, Wyo..................

Spanish-Fork at Castilla, Utah......

at Thistle, Utah..................

near Lake Shore, Utah.............

Spring City tunnel, Utah, diversion 

by............................

 Spring Hollow, Utah, discharge measurement of....................... 219

Springville, Utah, Hobble Creek

near............................. 99

217

220

220

34

97

94

98

125

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Susan River at Susanville, Calif. 

Susanville, Calif., Susan River at.

Stage-discharge relation, definition 

of.............................

Stone Creek above diversions, near

Bountiful, Utah................

Stonehouse Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurements of................... 221

Strawberry River ditch, Utah, diversion by........................... 110

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal near

Thistle, Utah..................... 95

diversion by.......................... 110

Sublette Creek, Wyo., discharge

measurements of................... 220

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

Summer Lake, Oreg., Ana River near...... 212

Surplus Canal at Salt ------- Lake City, Utah... Ill 203

203 

Willow Creek near..................... 204

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, \

Calif............................. 143

Terms, definition of.................... 2-3

Thistle, Utah, Diamond Fork near........ 96

Spanish Pork at....................... 94

Strawberry tunnel near................ 95

Thomas Pork, Wyo., discharge measurements of....................... 220

near Wyoming-Idaho State line......... 36

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah.......... 131

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif....... 161

Tropic and East Fork Canal, diversion by........................... 125

Trout Creek, near Denio, Oreg........... 218

Truckee River at Reno, Nev.............. 198

near Truckee, Calif................... 195

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg........ 206

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo................. 31

discharge measurements of............. 219

Twin Creek tunnel, Utah, diversion by... 125

Upper Asay Spring, Utah, discharge

measurement of.................... 220

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near

Logan, Utah....................... 4,54

Valmy, Nev., Humboldt River near........ 185

Valyermo, Calif., Rock Creek near....... 153

Victorville, Calif., Mojave River near.. 151

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

South Pork Provo River at............. 105

WSP, definition of...................... 3

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev......... 155

Walker Lake basin, Calif.-Nev., discharge measurements in..........220-221

gaging-station records in...........155-162

Walker River, Nev., discharge

measurements of................... 221

Wanship, Utah, Weber River near......... 67

Warner Lakes basin, Oreg., gagingstation records in..............206-210

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah....... 73

at Echo, Utah......................... 71

at Gateway, Utah...................... 79

at Ogden, Utah........................ 80

near Coalville, Utah.................. 68

near Morgan, Utah..................... 78

near Oakley, Utah.....................13,66

near Plain City, Utah................. 84

near Wanship, Utah.................... 67

tributaries between, and Jordan

River.............................85-91

Weber River basin, Utah, gagingstation records in................66-84

213 Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley,

Utah.............................. 101

near Woodland, Utah................... 102

West Side Canal near Collinston,

Utah.............................. 58

West Walker River below East Fork,

near Coleville, Calif............13,160

East Pork, near Bridgeport, Calif..... 159

near Hudson, Nev...................... 16T

Westwood, Calif., Pine Creek near....... 205

Whitewater River at Whitewater,

Calif............................. 142

Willow Creek near Susanville, Calif..... 204

Willow Creek ditch, Utah, diversion 

by............................

Winnemucca Lake basin. See Pyramid

110

and Winnemucca Lakes basin
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Woodfords, Calif., West Pork Carson

. 166

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Woodruff, Utah, Woodruff Creek near....

Wyo..............................

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