Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1950

Part 10. The Great Basin

Prepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER SUPPLY PAPER 1180

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, 

Utah, and ff^yoming and other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1952
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price 55 cents (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 other agencies, by the personnel of the Water Resources 

Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen____________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. Wells___________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson_________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

DISTRICT ENGINEERS (SURFACE WATER)

F. M. Bell______________________________Denver, Colo. 

R. C. Briggs__________. ____________San Francisco, Calif. 

T. R. Newell____________________________Boise, Idaho 

K. N. Phillips__________________________Portland, Oreg. 

M. T. Wilson______________________Salt Lake City, Utah

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

Publications......................................................................... 6

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 12

Cooperation.......................................................................... 13

Division of work..................................................................... 13

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

Great Salt Lake Basin.............................................................. 14

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

Bear River Basin................................................................. 15

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

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

Bear River above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston, Wyo............................. 17

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.................................................. 18

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo................................ 19

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah................................................. 20

Diversions from Bear River between Woodruff and Randolph gaging stations, Utah. 21

B. Q. West Side Canal at Kennedy Ranch near Randolph, Utah..................... 22

Bear River near Randolph, Utah................................................. 23

Bear River above Sublette Creek, near Cokeville, Wyo........................... 24

Bear River at Border, Wyo...................................................... 25

Bear River at Barer, Idaho..................................................... 26

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho......................................... 27

Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho........................... 28

Bear River at Pescadero, Idaho................................................. 29

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho................................................. 30

Bear River below Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace at OneIda, Idaho............ 31

Bear River near Preston, Idaho................................................. 32

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah............................."............. 33

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinstown, Utah............................... 34

Bear River near Collinston, Utah............................................... 35

Bear River near Corinne, Utah.................................................. 36

Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line.......................................... 37

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo............................................... 38

Yellow Creek near Evanston, Wyo................................................ 39

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah............................................. 40

Birch Creek near Woodruff, Utah................................................ 41

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah.................................................. 42

Randolph Creek near Randolph, Utah............................................. 43

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo........................................................ 44

Smiths Fork near Border, Wyo................................................... 45

Smiths Fork at Cokeville, Wyo.................................................. 46

Thomas Fork near Geneva, Idaho................................................. 47

Thomas Fork near Wyoming-Idaho State line...................................... 48

Thomas Fork near Raymond, Idaho................................................ 49

Salt Creek near Geneva, Idaho.................................................. 51

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho.................... 52

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho................................... 53

Bear Lake Outlet C anal near Paris, Idaho....................................... 54

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho........................................ 55

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho......................................... 56

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek, Idaho.............................. 57

Mink Creek near Mink Creek, Idaho.............................................. 58

Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho........................................ 59

Twin Lakes Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho........................................ 60

Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho.................... 61

Cub River near Preston, Idaho.................................................. 62

Cub River above Maple Creek, near Franklin, Idaho.............................. 63

Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston, Idaho................................. 64

Preston-Whitney Canal near Preston, Idaho...................................... 65

Cub River Canal near Preston, Idaho............................................ 66

Maple Creek near Franklin, Idaho............................................... 67

High Creek near Richmond, Utah.................................................. 68

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah.......................................... 69

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah............................................... 70

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah............................................. 71

East Fork Little Bear River near Avon, Utah.................................... 72

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah.................................. 73

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah............................. 74

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah........................... 75

Blacksmith Fork at Hardware Ranch, near Hyrum, Utah............................ 76

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah........... 77

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho................................................. 78

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho............. 79

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad City, Idaho....................................... 80

Little Malad River below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho............. 81

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Gaging-station records Continued. 

Great Salt Lake Basin Continued.

Bear River Basin Continued. Page

Little Malad River below Sand Ridge dam site, near Malad City, Idaho........... 82

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho....................... 83

Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Malad City, Idaho....................... 84

Weber River Basin................................................................ 85

Weber River near Oakley, Utah.................................................. 85

Weber River near Coalville , Utah............................................... 86

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah................................................... 87

Weber River at Echo, Utah...................................................... 88

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah.............................................. 89

Weber River at Gateway, Utah................................................... 90

Weber River near Plain City, Utah.............................................. 91

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah................................................. 92

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah.................................................. 93

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah. .......................... ^ ............ 94

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah............................................ 95

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah...................................... 96

South Pork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah................................... 97

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah........................................... 98

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah.............................. 99

Jordan River Basin. ............................................................. 100

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehi, Utah....................................... 100

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah........................................... 101

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River Basin to Jordan River Basin....... 103

Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah............................... 104

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah.................................................. 105

Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah................................................. 106

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah............................................. 107

Diamond Fork near Thistle, Utah................................................ 108

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah........................... 109

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah............................................ 110

Provo River near Kamas, Utah................................................... Ill

Provo River near Hailstone, Utah............................................... 112

Provo River near Charleston, Utah.............................................. 113

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah..................................... 114

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah............................................... 115

Provo River at Provo, Utah..................................................... 116

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah.................................... 117

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah................................ 118

Snake Creek near Charleston, Utah.............................................. 119

Round Valley Creek near Wallsburg, Utah........................................ 120

Deer Creek near Wildwood, Utah................................................. 121

South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah.................................... 122

American Pork above upper power plant, near American Fork, Utah................ 123

Dry Creek near Alpine, Utah.................................................... 124

Fort.Creek at Alpine, Utah..................................................... 125

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah.......................................... 126

Sevier Lake Basin.................................................................. 127

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah...................................................... 127

Sevier River near Circleville, Utah.............................................. 128

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah................................................. 129

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River to Sevier River Basin............... 130

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah............................................. 131

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah............................... 132

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near Sevier, Utah................................ 133

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah................................................... 134

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah.......................... 135

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah.......................................... 136

Sevier River near Juab, Utah..................................................... 137

Sevier River near Lynndyl, "Utah.................................................. 138

East Fork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah....................................... 139

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah........................................ 140

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah...................................................... 141

Salina Creek at Salina, Utah..................................................... 142

Pavant Valley...................................................................... 143

Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah.................................................. 143

Beaver River Basin................................................................. 144

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah................................................... 144

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah................................................... 145

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah................................................. 146

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah....................................... 147

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah............................ 148

Parowan Valley..................................................................... 149

Center Creek near Parowan, Utah.................................................. 149

Cedar City Valley.................................................................. 150

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah................................................. 150

Minor basins in Nevada............................................................. 151

Baker Creek at narrows, near Baker, Nev.......................................... 151

Lehman Creek near Baker, Nev..................................................... 152

Salton Sea Basin................................................................... 152

Salton Sea, Calif................................................................ 152

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Calif............................................ 153

Tahquits Creek near Palm Springs, Calif. ......................................... 154

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif....................................... 155

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif........................................... 156
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Mojave River Basin................................................................. 157

Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.................................................. 157

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif........................... 158

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif................................................... 158

West Fork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif...................................... 159

Antelope Valley.................................................................... 160

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.................................................. 160

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif........................................ 161

Mono Lake Basin.................................................................... 162

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif................................................... 162

Walker Lake Basin.................................................................. 162

Walker Lake- near Hawthorne, Nev.................................................. 162

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif...................................... 163

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

East Walker River above Strosnider ditch, near Mason, Nev........................ 165

West Walker River below East Fork, near Coleville, Calif......................... 166

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

East Fork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif............................... 168

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif................................................ 169

Humboldt-Carson Sink Basin......................................................... 170

Carson River Basin............................................................... 170

East Fork Carson River above Soda Springs ranger station, near Markleeville,

Calif........................................................................ 170

East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.................................. 171

Carson River near Carson City, Nev............................................. 172

Carson River near Port Churchill, Nev.......................................... 173

Silver King Creek near Coleville, Calif........................................ 174

Wolf Creek near Markleeville, Calif............................................ 175

Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif................ 176

Markleeville Creek above Grover Hot Springs, near Markleeville, Calif.......... 177

Pleasant Valley Creek above Raymond Canyon Creek, near Markleeville, Calif..... 178

West Fork Carson River above Woodfords, Calif.................................. 179

West Fork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif..................................... 180

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev.............................................. 181

Humboldt River Basin............................................................. 182

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

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

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev................................................ 184

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev............................................... 185

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev......................................... 186

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev................................................... 187

Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev............................................ 188

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev................................................. 189

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev........................................ 190

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.............................................. 191

Marys River below Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev........................... 192

Lamoille Creek near Laraoille, Nev.............................................. 193

North Pork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev.................... 194

South Fork Humboldt River near Lee, Nev........................................ 195

South Fork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko, Nev.................... 196

South Fork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev....................................... 198

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev................................................. 199

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.................................................. 201

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev........................................... 202

Little Humboldt River at Chimney dam site, near Paradise Valley, Nev........... 203

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev................................ 204

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev......................................... 205

Cottonwood Creek at Paradise Valley, Nev....................................... 206

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay, Nev. 207

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes Basin................................................. 207

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev..................................................... 207

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif................................................ 208

Truckee River at Reno, Nev....................................................... 209

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif.................................... 210

Franktown Creek at Franktown, Nev................................................ 211

Black Rock Desert Basin............................................................ 212

Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.................................................. 212

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev.............................................. 214

East Fork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev........................................ 216

Warner Lakes Basin................................................................. 218

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg................................................. 218

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg...................................................... 219

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg.................................................. 220

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg...................................................... 221

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg..................................................... 222

Abert Lake Basin................................................................... 223

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg............................. 223

Silver Lake Basin.................................................................. 224

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg..................................'............ 224

Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin..................................................... 225

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg. ................................................... 225

Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg................................... 226

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg............................................... 227

Alvord Lake Basin.................................................................. 228

Trout Creek near Denio , Oreg..................................................... 228
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Page 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 229

Index................................................................................ 231

ILLUSTRATION

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

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

Utah...7................................7.............................
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE GREAT BASIN, 1950

SCOPE OP WORK

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

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

water year ending September 30, 1950. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with 

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

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 12,060 gaging stations 

In the 48 States and also at many In the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 

30, 1950, 6,540 gaging stations, including those in Hawaii and Alaska were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge 

measurements were made during the water year at many other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Cooperation of the first 

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

volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 13.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

herein are defined as follows:

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

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

whose average velocity is. 1 foot per second

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

with storage for irrigation.

"Sesond-foot-day" is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

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

and discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, 

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise 

indicated, it is computed on the basis of a level pool and does not Include bank storage.

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"Drainage area" of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is enclosed by a topographic divide such that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river basin above the specified 

point. Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins or non-contributing 

areas within the area unles; therwise noted.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables gives the 

daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. 

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

change In the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge is determined by the "shifting-control method," in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying the 

gage heights to the rating tables. At times the stage-discharge relation for a station 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

change of stage is used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the periods of ice effect either are indicated in the table by symbols referring to a 

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

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

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

by a footnote.

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

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the dally discharge of
EXPLANATION CF DATA

A. DONNER UND BLITZEN RIVER NEAR FRENCHGLEN, OREG.

B. SEVIER RIVER NEAR JUAB, UTAH.

C. BEAVER RIVER NEAR BEAVER, UTAH.

FIGURE l. G AGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
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the stream, and a table, of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

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

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

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, location, drainage area, records 

available, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and notations of revisions of previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having less than 10 complete years of record or for stations where changes in water 

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

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

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

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

crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Information pertaining to the accuracy of 

the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging station is given 

under "Remarks."

For some stations previously published records have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information obtained subsequently. 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 station description of all stations for which revised records have been 

published. Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions appear, each followed by 

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

number, W. means Water-Supply Paper. In listing the years, water years are indicated by 

only 1 year, for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If there were no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge involved 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 second-feet 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 second-feet 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.

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

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

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the 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
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 5

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

or 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 monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-clays" gives the sum 

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

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

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

is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives .the average flow in cubic 

feet per second during the month.

Peak discharges with the times of their occurrence are listed below the table of monthly 

discharge for most stations. All independent peaks above the selected base are given. The 

base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selectea 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.

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 a station are published 

but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency 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 flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the records . "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed 

to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and 

"poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge 

and runoff are, in general, more accurate than the daily records.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

changes in reaervoir contents, unless its inclusion is indicated. Even at those stations 

where adjustments are made, in some instances large errors in computed yields may occur 

when relatively large negative adjustments are applied or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge. Figures of second-feet per square mile and runoff 

in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas or if 

the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 inches.
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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 show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

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

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

variation, in flow. As further observations in each succeeding year may be expected to 

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

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 14 parts, each 

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

below:

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

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

	River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

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

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

the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as explained below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving 

prices.

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 as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 644 Peachtree Seventh.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 850 North 5th Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesville, Va., Cabell Hall, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 106 Engineering Bull-ding, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C., 207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 1509 Hess Street.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 311 West Washington Street.

Jackson, Miss., Room 1, Fidelity Building.

Knoxville, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building.

Lansing, Mich., 611 Capitol Saving & Loan Buildi'ir

Louisville, Ky'., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Fla., Building 211, Camp Roosevelt

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 908 Capitol Club Building.

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

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Administration Building.
PUBLICATIONS 7

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak.,'7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., Federal Center.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, 'Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Juneau, Alaska, Sub Port.

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

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

Oklahoma City, Okla., 405 Post Office Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 207 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Ramsey Building.

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

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 541 Federal Office Building.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 228 United States Courthouse.

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson. Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Prior to publication, records of discharge in provisional form for individual stations 

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.

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.

Stream-flow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A » Annual Report; B Bulletin; W . Water-Supply Paper)

Report

10th A, pt. 

llth A, pt. 

12th A, pt. 

13th A, pt. 

14th A, pt.

16th A, pt.

W 11. . .

18th A, pt.

M l ^

19th A, pt. 

W 27........

20th A, pt. 

H 35 to 39.. 

21st A, pt. 

W 47 to 52.. 

22d A, pt. 4 

W 65, 66.... 

H 75........

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2

4

4

4 

4

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

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

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

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 stream 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 Klaslssippl River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

Year

1884 to September 1890. 

1884 to June 3O, 1891. 

1884-92 . 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

19OO. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

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

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

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

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

453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of Stream measurements, 1

Year

1696 a....'..............'

1903.. ..................

T^ST.. .................

1909. ...................

1910. ...................

1912 i

1913

1914. ...................

1915. ...................

1919-20.... .............

1921. ...................

1925........ ............

1926. ...................

1930. ...................

tt)31. ...................

1935. ...................

1936. ...................

1939. ...................

1940....................

1941. ...................

1943.... ................

1945. ...................

1946. ...................

1948................. ...

1949. ...................

1950... .................

1

35 

47, h48 

65, 75 

82

o!24, pl25, q!26 

0165, p!66, q!67 

0201, p202, q203 

241

361

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

4O1 

431 

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

581 

601 gzr

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

821 

851 

871 

891

951 

971 

1001 

1031

iosi

1081

1111 

1141

1171

bss, se

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

b97, 98

q!26, 127 

q!67, 168 

q203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

40Z 

432 

452 

472 

502

522 

542 

562 

582 

602 555- 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852 

872 

892

952 

972 

1002 

1032

1O52 

1082 

1112 

1142 

1172

3 " SB48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

52 3 

543 

563 

583 

603 ""B23

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893

953 

973

1003 

1033

1O53 

1083 

1113

1143 

1173

4

36

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97 "" 129

170 

206 

244 

264

Z84 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584 

604

6S4

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

954 

974 

1004 

1034

1054 

1084 1114" 

1144 

1174

5, ,,,. Jg..,

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98, 99, nlOO

kiss1 ; iso

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855 

875 

895

925 

955 

975 

1005 

1035

1O55 

1085

1115 

1145

1175

6

c36, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

I'SO/rlSl 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

4Sfi 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876 

896

926 

956 

976 

1006 

1036

1056 

1086

1116 

1146

1176

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98, 99

 TcKfl/TST

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857 

877 

897

927 

957 

977 

1007 

103?

1057 

1087

1117 

1147 

. 1177

a Rating tables and Index to WSP 35-39 e Mojave River only. J Loup, Platte, and B

contained In WSP 39. Monthly discharge f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope. tributaries below 

for 1899 in 21st Annual Report 

b James River only, 

c Gallatln River, 

d Green and Gunnlson Rivers and Colorado

River above Gunnlson River.

part 4. g Rating tables and index to WSP 47-52

contained in WSP 52. Monthly discharge 

for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4. 

h Schuylklll River to James River. 

1 Scloto River.

k Tributaries of Miss

ra Lake Ontario and tr

Lawrence River prop

n Hudson Bay only, 

o New England rivers 
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate repaints.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Report Period Water-Supply 

Paper

STATE 

Alabama, Vater powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements In 1695-1903

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacra- 1887-1912

mento River Basin. 

Californ^t, Water resources of, part Z, Stream measurements In San 1878-1912

Joaquln'River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the Great 1891-1912

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope of........... 1890-1918

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin............... 1895-1927

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquln River Basin.............. 1S9S-1927

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins In.... 1894-1927

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 1895-1927

Pacific, and Great basins In. 

Colorado, Water resources of............................................. 1884-19OO

Georgia, Water resources of.............................................. 1895-19O5

Massachusetts, Surface waters of......................................... 1848-1915

Hassachusetts, Hydrology of, Part 1, Summary of stream-flow and preoipi- 1S63-1945

tation records. 

Nebraska, Surface water supply of........................................ 1894-19O6

Oregon, Surface water supply of.......................................... 1878-1910

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of........................... 1898-1937

Vermont, Surface waters of............................................... 1875-1916

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data In............................... 1878-1919

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of...................... 1919-35

Wisconsin, northern, Water power of...................................... 1895-19O5

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization........................ 1894-1921

DRAINAGE BA3IN

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., N. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization... 1888-1914 

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and its utilization................. 1897-1927

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 1891-1938

at base stations in. 

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Hev., N. Hex., Utah), Surface waters 1888-1938

at stations on tributaries In lower. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of............ 1698-1938

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of................................... 1889-1920

Green River (Colo., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization...................... 1894-1926

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of......................... 1890-1906

Milk River. See St. Kary and Milk Rivers................................

Missouri and St. Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of............ 1881-1938

New-Kanawha River Basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of.... 1895-1920

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of-........................ 1904-9

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.)................................. 1895-1906

Rio Qrande Basin (Colo., N. Hex., Tex.). Water resources of.............. 1888-1913

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of................ 1898-1917

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

River Basin. 

Sevler Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of surface water resources of...... 1889-1937

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.) Hydrography of........................ 1890-1904

298

299

300

447

597-E

636-D

836-E

637-A

74

197

415

1105

230

370

850

424

492

870

156

469

395

617

918

1049

916

517

618

198

917

536

279

192

358

491

920

109

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

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

previously published in its water-eupply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports.

207366 0-52-2
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1950, PART 10 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Colorado. .....

Connecticut ... 

Do.........

Illinois ......

Indiana.......

Louisiana.. ... 

Maine .........

Minnesota.. ... 

Mississippi. . .

Do.........

Montana....... 

DO.........

New Hampshire. 

New Jersey. . . .

New Mexico.... 

North Carolina

North Dakota..

Do......... 

Do.........

Period

1895-1915 

19O4-47

1857-1928

1881-1935 

1881-1938

1900-1927

1912-33 

1898-1946 

1895-190$ 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1895-1919

1924-28 

1928-35 

1935 39

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1931-48 

1909-12

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1936

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945

1866-1945 

1872-1945 

1857-1945 

1919-21

1882-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921

1898-1944 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

Surface Water Resources of Arkansas ........

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado . 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vo Is. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado . 

Bull . 44, Water resources of Connecticut . . .

5th biennial report ........................

lull. 16, Water powers of. Georgia. .........

?ub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana...

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams . . 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa.

Report of Division of Water Resources......

Oeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

1st annual report ..........................

Plow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams in Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Fotomac 

River Basin. 

Bull. 5, Anne Arundel County Water Resources 

Water-resources Investigation of Minnesota. 

Bull. 68, Surface Waters of Mississippi....

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Mlssour^ .

sources of Montana.

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

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey.

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 2 

HydrologiQ Data on the Neuse River Basin. 

Hydrologlc Data on the Cape Pear River 

Basin. 

Hydrologlc Data on the Yadkln-Pee Dee River 

Basin. 

Hydrologlc Data on the Catawba and Broad 

River Basins. 

Hydraulic Data on The French Broad River 

Basin. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

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

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon .

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Do

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

Arkansas Resources and Development Commission; 

University of Arkansas, 

Institute of Science and 

Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Commission. 

Florida Geological Survey. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

)lvlslon of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do.

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

Do. 

State Drainage Commission.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Office of the state Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage, 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Devplonment.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water conservation 

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Do. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

6 Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.
PUBLICATIONS 

State reports containing compilations or records of discharge Continued

11

State

Oregon. .......

Pennsylvania. .

Rhode Island. . 

South Carolina

Tennessee ..... 

Do......... 

Utah..........

Do.........

Washington. ... 

Wisconsin.. ...

Period

1930-36 

1936-41 

1890-1911 

1928-32

1929-41 

1884-1946

1874-1924 

1920-30 

1889-1905 

1906- 10 

1911-16 

1895- 1927 

1927-42

1927-42 

1927-42 

1927-42

1878- 1933 

1888-1914 

1914-23

Report

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 10, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee3 .... 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee ......

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

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(James River Basin). 

Bull. 6 ; Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins ) . 

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrlc data. 

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

2d report of. Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do.

Water Supply commission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Department of Forests and 

Waters . 

Department of Public Works. 

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Department of Education. 

Do. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do, 

Do. 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Do.

3 Includes records of discharge tor all stations in Horth Carolina In the Tennessee River Basin.

Hote.- In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following States 

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

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 

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

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.

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

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

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

reports on these flaods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy floods. The following list gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

New England rivers.

Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

Water-Supply Title 

Paper

88 The Passalc flood of 1902.

92 The Passalc flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods In the United States In 1903.

147 Destructive floods In the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods In the United States In 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

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

488 The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

520-G Some floods In the Rooky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United States, magnituds and frequency.

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

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

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

796-G Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of March 1936, part 1,

799 Tha floods of March 1936, part 2,

800 The floods of March 1936, part 3,

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

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

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

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

843 Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 In southern California.

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

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

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

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

966 Minor floods of 1938 In North Atlantic States.

967-A Floods of September 1939 In Colorado Hlver Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

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

967-C Flood of August 21, 1939, In town of Baldwin, Maine.

994 Cloudburst floods In Utah, 1850 to 1938.

997 Floods in Colorado.

1046 Texas floods of 1940.

1066 Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

1080 Floods of May-June 1948 In Columbia River Basin.

1134-A Floods of August 4-5, 1943 in Central West Virginia.

1134-B Floods of July 18, 1942 in North Central Pennsylvania.

1137-A Missouri River Basin Floods of April-May 1950 in North and South Dakota.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1950, PART 10

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

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

1949 to September 1950 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for 

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

in footnotes to the table. Records fqr 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 in 

the Bear River Basin for the period 1943 to 1949 are also published by the Geological 

Survey in special annual investIgational reports entitled "Bear River Hydrometric Data, 

Tri-State Investigations." These reports contain many diversion records and miscellaneous 

measurements not included in the annual water-supply papers.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Centervllle Creek..

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

Emigration Creek...

Parmington Creek. . . 

Little Cottonwood 

Creek. 

Little Truckee 

River. 

Bo.............

Otter Creek Reservoir outlet.

Parish Creek. ......

Parleys Creek. ..... 

Prosser Creek. .....

Sevier River. ...... 

Truckee River. .....

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

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

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

West Walker River. . 

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

Location

Centerville, Utah, near mouth of canyon..

canyon.

Below Cold Creek, near Truckee, Calif....

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of 

canyon.

Near Parmlngton, Utah. ..................

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of 

canyon. 

Above Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif...

Below Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif...

canyon . 

Antimony, Utah, at former Geological 

Survey gaging station published as 

Otter Creek near Coyoto. 

Centervllle, Utah, near mouth of canyon..

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of 

canyon. 

Near Boca, Calif ........................

Delta, Utah, at former Geological Survey 

gaging station. 

At Derby Dam, Nev, .......................

At Parad, Calif ..........................

Near Hudson, Nev. ........................ 

Near Wellington, Nev. ....................

Period

1937-49

1902-15, 

1928-50b 

1898-1950a

1937-50 

1898-19503

1942-50 

1942-50

1920-50e 

1937-49

1898-1950a 

1942-50

1920-50e

1907-lOf, 

1926-50

1938-50b

1900-50b

1927-50

1920-34f, 

1940-50 

1921-25f , 

1941-50c 

1940-SOc

Collected by

Intermountaln Forest & 

Range Experiment 

Station.

ter for Truckee River. 

Do.

Salt Lake City.

Range Experiment 

Station. 

Do. 

Salt Lake City.

Washoe County Water Conservation District. 

Do.

Sevier River water coinmissloner.

Intermountaln Forest & 

Range Experiment 

Station. 

Salt Lake City.

Federal Court Watermaster for Truckee 

River. 

Sevier River water commissioner. 

Federal Court Watermaster for Truckee 

River. 

Truckee -Carson Irrigation District.

master for Truckee 

River.

Do.

District. 

Do. 

Do.

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

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

b Records prior to 1944 published In water-supply papers by the Geological Survey.

c Irrigation seasons only.

d Records prior to 1942 are published In bulletins of the Oregon State engineer. Records prior 

to 1922 are also contained In water-supply papers published by the Geological Survey.

e Published in the annual reports of Sevier River water commissioner.

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

Note. Records here listed other than those cited In above notes have been published.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1950, PART 10 13 

COOPERATION

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

California: State Department of Public Works, C. H. Purcell, director, and 

Edward Hyatt, State engineer; San Bernardino County.

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

engineer.

Nevada: Office of State Engineer, A. M. Smith. 

Oregon: Office of State Engineer, C. E. Stricklin.

Utah: Office of State Engineer, H. A. Linke, succeeded by J. M. Tracy; Utah 

Water and Power Board, W. R. Wallace, chairman.

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

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

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

of Utah, the Office of State Engineer of Wyoming, and the Bureau of Reclamation of the 

United States Department of the Interior.

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers for the operation of three 

gaging stations in Utah, two in California, and five in Nevada, and by the Bureau of 

Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior, for work in California and Utah. 

Assistance in collecting records was rendered by the following organizations: 

California: Walker River Irrigation District.

Idaho: Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior; 

Utah Power and Light Company.

Oregon: Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of the 

Interior; Harney and Lake Counties.

Utah: Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior; 

Utah Power & Light Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

Survey, Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, and Joseph V. B. Wells, chief of the 

surface water branch. The data for the stations in the several States were collected and 

prepared for publication under supervision of district engineers as follows: In California (except for stations in Walker Lake, Carson River, and Truckee River Basins), R. C. 

Briggs; in Idaho (except for stations in Bear River Basin operated in connection with 

Federal Power Commission projects), T. R. Newell; in Oregon, K. N. Philips, the work being 

done in collaboration with C. E. Stricklin, State engineer; in Utah and Nevada and for 

stations in Walker Lake, Carson River, and Truckee River Basins in California, and for 

stations in Bear River Basin in Idaho operated in connection with Federal Power Commission 

projects, M. T. Wilson, in Wyoming, F. M. Bell.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the'direction 

of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN 

Gages on Great Salt Lake, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'15", long. 112"12"30", In NWi sec. 17, T. 1

 S., K. 3 W., at Salt Lake County Boat Harbor, on southeast shore of lake, 17 miles 

west of Salt Lake City; and staff gage, lat. 41°13', long. 112°36' , at Midlake, on 

Lucin cut-off of Southern Pacific Railroad, 30 miles west of Ogden. Datum of Boat 

Harbor gage is 4,186.9 feet above mean sea level, that of Midlake gage, 4,198.1 feet 

above mean sea level; datum of 1929.

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

to sepremner i960 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 Water-Supply Paper 880.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 4,198.85 feet June 1 at Midlake gage; minimum,

 4,196.6 feet Nov. 15, at Boat Harbor and Midlake'gages.

1851-1950: Maximum elevation, 4,211.6 feet in 1873, computed from traditional 

data by E. C. LaRue (see Water-Supply Paper 880, p. 125); minimum, 4,193.7 feet 

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 elevations 

which are not shown in the published elevations.

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

Gage height, In feet, water year 1949-5O

Day

Oct. 1

15

Nov. 1

15

Dec. 1

15

Jan. 1

15

Feb. 1

15

Mar. 1

15

Apr. 1

15

May 1

15

June 1

15

July 1

15

Aug. 1

15

Sept. 1

15

Boat 'Harbor

9.8

9.7

9.9

10. 05

1O.1

10.15

10.25

10.3

10.5

10.8

11.0

11. 05

11.25

11.3

11.45

11.75

11.9

11.85

11.75

11.65

11.4

11.15

11.0

10.85

Midlake

- .4

- .5

- .35

- .15

- .1

-1.1

-1.0

-.85

-.65

-.4

-.25

-.1

.1

.15

.25

.6

.75

.65

.6

.6

.15

O

-.15

-.35
BEAR RIVER BASIN 15

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55', long. 110°49', in NW£ sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 

ID~ET, in Utah, 8 feet upstream from forest road bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from head, and 25 miles southeast of Evanston.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey.

April 1944 to September 1949 (irrigation seasons only) in Bear River Hydrometric Data 

reports.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 28 second-feet June 19-22, June 26 to 

 July 2, July 5; no flow Oct. 2V to June 10.

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

which are fair. Canal diverts from East Fork Bear River for irrigation of lands in 

Milliard Flat area, Wyoming.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.8

.8 

.9 

1.0 

.9 

1.0

.4 

.9 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

b.5 

b.4 

a. 4

8.4

a. 4 

8.3

a. 3 

a. 3

a. 2

0 

0

o

0

o

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

15.3 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

444 

751 

340.1 

252.9

1,803.3

May

Maximum

1.0 

0 

O

-

O 

0 

0 

0 

0 

28 

28 

18 

12

28

June

O 

o 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

87 

814 

a!4 

a!4 

14

14 

14 

21 

28 

28

28 

28 

27 

27 

26

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

July

28 

28 

27 

27 

28

27 

26 

27 

26 

26

26 

25 

25 

24 

24

23 

24 

26 

24 

24

23 

22 

21 

20 

20

19 

23 

23 

24 

22 

19

Minimum

0 

0 

O

-

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

19 

6.0 

3.1

0

Aug.

18 

17 

17 

16 

15

15 

14 

13 

13 

13

813 

813 

812 

812 

all

810 

89.5 

89.0 

89. 0 

89.0

88.8 

88.8 

8.6 

7.6 

7.6

87.4 

87.0 

86.8 

86.5 

aS.O 

86.5

Mean

0.49 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

14.8 

24.2 

11.0 

8.43

4.94

Sept.

aS.O 

87.0 

86.5 

86.0 

85.8

5.7 

5.7 

5.6 

6.3 

6.7

10 

8.5 

8.7 

9.4 

9.5

8.9 

8.8 

8.0 

8.2 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

7.5 

3.1

Runoff In 

acre-feet

30

o

0

-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

881 

1,490 

675 

502

3,580

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of water-master's notes on time of gate changes 

and records for Bear River near Dtah-Wyomlng State line, 

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

Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°58', long. 110°51', in SEj sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 

10 E., Just downstream from West Fork and 2.8 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming State 

line.

Drainage area.--176 square miles.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 4.18 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Nov. 30, but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 2,200 second-i"eet May 19, 1948 (gage height, 4.23 

feet); minimum, that of Nov. 30, 1949.

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

which are fair. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

2S

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

52 

48 

46

45 

45

52 

58 

58 

56 

58

52 

63 

73 

70 

63

59 

61 

71 

75 

68

64 

55 

61 

59 

59

58 

56 

52 

55 

49 

45

Nov.

46 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

48 

46 

50

5O 

46 

49 

52 

50

46 

46 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

49 

41

41 

42 

45 

*43 

35

Dec.

b40 

b43 

b41 

b42 

b45

b43 

41 

38 

4O 

36

b40 

a40

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Jan.

a35

(*) 

a40

a30

Feb.

a30

a35 

*35

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

b36

b36 

36 

36 

35

37 

b37 

b38 

b37

37

b30 

b28 

b28 

28 

29

b35 

40 

42 

42 

40

46 

38 

42 

38 

38

38 

41 

45 

50 

*46 

40

Apr.

41 

45 

38 

52 

53

46 

50 

56 

52 

50

49 

53 

63

73 

66

66 

79 

90 

90 

106

143 

183 

233 

247 

237

242 

233 

211 

179 

159

Secondfoot -days

1,786 

1,365 

1,249

66,408

1,090 

905 

1,169 

3,285 

18,043 

37,906 

12,469 

2,350 

1,792

83,409

May

166 

162 

149 

135 

126

124 

113 

116 

111 

111

121 

149 

195 

275 

380

492 

596 

637 

589 

630

768 

978 

1,100 

1,250 

1,220

1,010 

1,130 

1,200 

1,080 

1,370 

1,560

Maximum

75 

52

1,580

50 

247 

1,560 

1,610 

867 

142 

88

1,610

June

1,540 

1,40O 

940 

910 

1,170

1,490 

1,470 

1,060 

840 

948

1,290 

1,560 

1,490 

1,580 

1,600

1,590 

1,610 

1,460 

1,340 

1,270

1,370 

1,460 

1,460 

1,33O 

1,070

930 

939 

930 

939 

920

Minimum

July

867 

806 

756 

692 

685

647 

610 

625 

574 

527

533 

461 

403 

359 

328

310 

292 

286 

262 

251

234 

218 

198 

193 

179

169 

202 

224 

234 

188 

156

45 

35

-

28 

38 

111 

840 

156 

40 

42

-

Aug.

142 

130 

120 

117 

117

106 

101 

95 

91 

88

91 

88 

82 

82 

71

66 

64 

61 

58 

58

56 

55 

56 

49 

48

46 

45 

43 

42 

40 

42

Mean

57.6 

45.5 

40.3

182

35.2 

32.3 

37.7 

109 

582 

1,264 

402 

75.8 

59.7

229

Sept.

48 

43 

43 

42 

42

43 

45 

46 

52 

55

84 

80 

63 

61 

63

59 

58 

53 

52 

73

88 

75 

75 

75 

66

64 

63 

58 

59 

64

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,540 

2,710 

2,480

131,700

2,160 

1,800 

2,320 

6,520 

35,790 

75,190 

24,730 

4,660 

3,550

165,400

Peak discharge (baae, 1.1OO sec.-ft.). May 50 (11 p.m.) 1,960 sec.-ft.; June 7 (12:50 a.m.) 1,87O 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice most of time); discharge computed 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 17

Bear River above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston, Wyo,

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°09', long. 110°53', in SW&SEi sec. 31, T. 14 N., 

K. 119 W., if miles upstream from Myers bridge, 5.5 miles upstream from Sulphur Creek, 

and 9-| miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area. 282 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 5.30 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 7.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 2,120 second-feet May 20, 1948 (gage height, 5.01 

feet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Sept. 16, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

37 

34 

31 

31 

29

33 

44 

46 

48 

37

34 

52 

68 

68 

64

55 

54 

66 

99 

90

83 

75 

83 

80 

77

74 

71 

68 

68 

65 

62

Nov.

62 

59 

58 

58 

58

58 

57 

59 

62 

65

69 

62 

55 

62 

65

58 

57 

55 

54 

52

. 52 

52 

45 

58 

54

53 

54 

53 

*53 

48

Dee.

39 

44 

50 

41 

53

50 

49 

49 

46

. 50

Jan.

45

(*)

50 

40

Feb.

40

I 50 

I 60

} "

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Nav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

mber. ...........---------....----......-

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 ...............

Mar.

(*) 

75

80 

(*)

Apr.

80 

102 

104 

112 

119

119 

158 

197 

197 

160

166 

191 

249 

268 

206

216 

321 

364 

309 

364

437 

464 

478 

441 

373

364 

396 

396 

325 

292

Secondfoot -days

1,826 

1,7O7 

1,521

70,592

1,400 

1,370 

2,405 

7,968 

23,664 

59,355 

9,610 

1,769 

1,358

93,953

May

292 

325 

325 

276 

241

245 

206 

213 

213 

260

284 

296 

351 

446 

590

699 

873 

939 

843 

849

978 

1,160 

1,340 

1,420 

1,550

1,250 

1,290 

1,460 

1,300 

1,400 

1,750

Maximum

99 

69

1,380

478 

1,750 

1,840 

820 

108 

85

1,840

June

1,780 

1,840 

1,390 

1,130 

1,290

1,580 

1,760 

1,410 

1.O3O 

1,020

1,290 

1,570 

1,510 

1,530 

1,520

1,530 

1,55O 

1.48O 

1,360 

1,280

1,280 

1,340 

1,220 

1,220 

1,080

915 

894 

868 

850 

838

July

820 

778 

718 

618 

575

495 

460 

495 

470 

435

490 

404 

345 

305 

244

212 

195 

145 

128 

114

102 

S9 

85 

83 

76

73 

76 

10O 

186 

164 

130

Minimum

29

45

-

80 

206 

838 

73 

23 

16

16

Aug.

108 

98 

92 

85 

85

78 

76 

73 

70 

66

68 

70 

68 

71 

65

59 

57 

47 

44 

43

40 

38 

37 

35 

30

30 

3O 

29 

28 

26 

23

Mean

58.9 

56.9 

49.1

193

45.2 

48.9 

77.6 

266 

763 

1,312 

310 

57.1 

45.3

257

Sept.

21 

24 

19 

18 

17

17 

16 

16 

18 

24

36 

65 

44 

43 

46

45 

46 

46 

43 

65

80 

73 

74 

85 

70

66 

63 

59 

56 

63

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,620 

3,390 

3,020

140,000

2,780 

2,720 

4,770 

15.80O 

46,940 

78,060 

19,060 

3,510 

2,69O

186,400

;o Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Jan. 30 

isurernents, weather records, and records
18 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°19i, long. 111°01', in sec. 1, T. 15 N., R. 121 

 W., 900 feet upstream from road bridge and 3| miles northwest of Evanston.

Drainage area. 715 square miles.

Records available. October 1913 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 37 years, 233 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 6.15 

reet); minimum, 6.0 second-feet Sept. 7, 8.

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 3,690 second-feet June 14, 1921 (gage height, 6.35 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,700 second-feet; no flow during some periods 

in 1924, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948.

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

wnicn are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years) . W 1010: 1942, 1943. W 1090: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

19 

18 

18 

16 

17

14 

21 

24 

26 

29

26 

28 

48 

56 

5O

45 

40 

45 

72 

79

78 

74 

71 

74 

72

72 

67 

67 

63 

63 

57

Nov.

54 

54 

53 

53 

54

54 

a60

*57 

53

Dec.

42 

a55

Month

Octo 

NOve

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Jan.

a5O 

(»)

b60 

b45

Feb.

a45

[ a60

\ a90 

I a!20

nber. ...................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

Mar.

a!20

*b!20

blOO 

b80 

b80 

b8O 

79

89 

91 

124 

136 

132

139 

126 

129 

119 

115

 110 

99 

93 

89 

87 

108

Apr.

146 

227 

239 

233 

227

254 

375 

626 

690 

519

526 

*598 

748 

1,000 

744

748 

986 

1,330 

1,040 

973

1,180 

1,260 

1,340 

1,190 

914

775 

739 

82O 

757 

678

Secondfoot-days

1,449 

1,752 

1,692

80,285.6

1,595 

1,815 

3,405 

21,882 

34,949 

43,344 

8,709 

1,244 

1,031.2

122,867.2

May

594 

614 

739 

694 

622

622 

594 

546 

538 

566

634 

594 

650 

752 

96O

1,120 

1,330 

1,450 

1,390 

1,320

1,370 

1,550 

1,680 

1,780 

1,880

1,780 

1,600 

1,710 

1,730 

1,670 

1,870

Maximum

79

1,300

1,340 

1,880 

2,080 

773 

96 

80

2,080

June

2.08O 

2,070 

2,040 

1,480 

1,460

1,640 

1,920 

2,000 

1,360 

1,200

1,340 

1,530 

1,650 

1.64O 

1,640

1,630 

1,620 

1,600 

1,450 

1,340

1,30O 

1,320 

1,280 

1,220 

1,150

975 

900 

859 

836 

814

Minimum

July

14

1.3

146 

538 

814 

39 

14 

6.6

6.6

773 

713 

675 

572 

521

466 

424 

442 

431 

442

473 

411 

338 

286 

241

190 

158 

118 

100 

85

78 

70 

60 

50 

45

40 

39 

45 

130 

174 

121

Aug.

96 

80 

70 

63 

55

53 

48 

48 

48 

44

44 

49 

48 

48 

49

44 

40 

37 

31 

27

26 

24 

22 

23 

23

21 

20 

18 

17 

14 

14

Mean

46.7 

58.4 

54.6

220

51.5 

64.8 

110 

729 

1,227 

1,445 

281 

40.1 

34.4

337

Sept.

11 

9.3 

9.3 

8.8 

8.2

7.6 

6.6 

7.1 

7.1 

8.2

15 

25 

34 

31 

34

35 

35 

35 

34 

41

58 

65 

67 

80 

74

65 

58 

55 

52 

55

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,870 

3,480 

3,360

159,200

3,160 

3,600 

6,750 

43,400 

69,320 

85,970 

17,270 

2,470 

2,050

243,700

(base. 1.200 see.-ft.). Apr. 18 (7:15 a.m.) 1,640 sec.-ft.; June 3 (2 a.m.) 2,200 

(

Peak discharge ______________ 

sec.-ft.; June 8 (TTa.m.) 2,150 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed.on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for station above Sulphur Creek and near Utah-Wyoming State line.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 19

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°24', long.lll°02', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 17 N., R. 

T2T~¥., at highway bridge, 6f miles downstream from head gates and 10 miles northwest 

of Evanston.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950. April to Seotember 1942 and May to 

September i94iJ 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.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 69 second-feet May 23, 25; no flow about 

hair of time.

1942-50: Maximum daily discharge observed, 129 second-feet Apr. 14, 1946; no flow 

at times in each year.

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

Canal diverts water from Bear River in M^- sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 121 W. Many diversions 

above station for Irrigation in Wyoming. Flow at station is for storage in Neponset 

Reservoir, Utah, and irrigation in Saleratus Basin, Utah.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

7.8 

15 

19 

17

17 

17 

IB 

23 

27

26 

26 

25

27 

26

26 

26 

24 

24 

22 

22

Nov.

20 

20 

20 

19

19

19 

19 

IB 

20 

20

20 

22 

24 

28 

30

17 

1.4 

.9 

.8 

.6

.4 

.2 

.5 

.7 

.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.2 

.1

Dec.

0

0 

.1 

0 

0

0 

.9

.6 

.5 

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oeto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194'

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

5.7 

12 

31 

48 

55

54 

61 

60 

66 

60

57 

59 

58 

48

36

18 

16 

12 

10 

B.5

6.7 

6.5 

6.7 

6.7 

6.2

Secondfoot -days

434.8 

343.6 

2.3

6,590.1

0 

0 

0 

808.0 

978.0 

1,080.0 

575.3 

15.2 

15.4

4,252.6

May

5.S 

5.8 

6.2 

6.2 

6.0

5.5 

5.5 

5.3 

5.1 

4.9

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

4.2 

4.9

14 

48 

62 

55 

47

63 

59 

69 

62 

69

61 

49 

54

66 

57 

65

Maximum

27 

30 

.9

121

0 

0 

0 

66 

69 

62 

37 

6.0 

3.1

69

June

62 

58 

59 

48 

37

45 

56 

58 

38 

23

22 

29 

34 

30 

35

38 

33 

30 

29 

30

30 

32 

30

28 

27

27 

28 

28 

28 

28

July

34 

36 

36 

a34 

a32

29 

30 

28 

30 

35

37 

35 

32 

27

IB

7.0 

6.7 

4.7 

3.1 

2.7

5.5 

3.8 

2.1 

4.7 

5.3

10 

8.3 

8.3 

9.1 

13 

8.0

Minimum

0

.1 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

4.0 

22 

S.I 

0 

0

0

Aug.

6.0 

4.4 

3.3 

1.5 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

14.0 

11.5 

.07

18.1

0 

0 

0 

26.9 

31.5 

36.0 

18.6 

.49 

.51

11.7

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

2.4 

2.1

1.9

2.7 

3.1 

1.1 

.6 

.9

.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

862 

682 

5

13,070

0 

0 

0 

1,600 

1,940 

2,140 

1,140 

30 

31

8,430

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
20 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah

Location, Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31'25", long. 1110 01'00", In Sw£ sec. 20, T. 18 

B., R. 120 W., in Wyoming, 2.8 miles upstream from Wyoming-Utah State line and 7.6 

miles east of Woodruff.

Drainage area. 870 square miles.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 4.86 

FeeTT; minimum, 4.0 second-feet Sept. 10, 11.

1942-50; Maximum discharge, that of June 4, 1950; no flow at times in each year 

except 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many di- . 

versions above station for irrigation, including Chapman Canal which carries some water 

over a low divide for storage in Neponset Reservoir for irrigation in Saleratus Basin.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950 i i i i p i i I r

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.2 

13 

10 

8.8 

9.2

8.4 

15 

18 

22 

23

26 

23 

27 

23 

27

25 

22 

25 

25

41

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

46 

46 

43 

42 

40 

40

Nov.

38 

34 

34 

34 

34

35 

35 

35 

34 

40

43 

47 

44 

36 

42

46 

59

64 

64 

61

63 

5S 

63 

50 

59

63 

58 

*56 

58 

56

Dec.

50 

42 

46 

44 

53

58

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu. 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Jan.

52

(*) 

60

50

Feb.

50

> 65

> *130

lendar year 1949

i. ......................................

Bt......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

130

120 

100 

90 

90 

90

100 

100 

140 

170 

170

170 

160 

160 

155 

150

145 

140 

130 

125 

120 

180

Apr.

272 

325 

342 

302 

290

321 

399 

566 

690 

636

560 

594 

*714 

913 

884

746 

870 

1,140 

1,190 

980

1,100 

1,220 

1,300 

1,310 

1,070

834 

759 

813 

820 

740

Secondfoot-days

907.6 

1,443 

1,743

76,207.4

1,662 

1,975 

4,105 

22,700 

33,972 

43,464 

7,867 

1,243 

S03.3

121,884.9

May

624 

618 

740 

746 

702

660 

660 

594 

566 

583

618 

600 

624 

702 

855

1,020 

1,140 

1,330 

1,410 

1,300

1,220 

1,340 

1,460 

1,600 

1,750

1,920 

1,900 

1,650 

1,690 

1,710 

1,640

Maximum

50 

64

1,210

180 

1,310 

1,920 

2,230 

708 

102 

68

2,230

June

1,710 

2,100 

2,230 

2,160 

1,550

1,520 

1,630 

1,890 

2,050 

1,380

1,240 

1,410 

1,540 

1,630 

1,590

1,590 

1,570 

1,550 

1,530 

1,390

1,250 

1,230 

1,280 

1,180 

1,160

1,000 

834 

792 

752 

726

July

708 

648 

612 

549 

475

417 

368 

359 

376 

359

376 

394 

321 

265 

230

194 

160 

130 

104 

89

77 

68 

61 

52 

43

38 

34 

35 

73 

125 

127

Minimum

8.4 

34

0

272 

566 

726 

34 

14 

5.8

5.8

Aug.

102 

85 

70 

63 

61

56 

53 

47 

47 

46

43 

43 

47 

46 

46

47 

43 

40 

36 

30

24 

22 

20 

18 

17

18 

15 

14 

15 

15 

14

Mean

29.3 

48.1 

56.2

209

53.6 

70.5 

132 

757 

1,096 

1,449 

254 

40.1 

26.8

334

Sept.

12 

10 

8.4 

7.4 

6.7

6.4 

6.4 

5.8 

7.0 

5.8

8.8 

6.4 

9.2

14 

18

19 

21 

22 

25 

26

34 

55 

56 

58 

68

66 

59 

55 

52 

55

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,80O 

2,860 

3,460

151,200

3,300 

3,920 

8,140 

45,020 

67,380 

86,210 

15,60O 

2,47O 

1,590

241,800

§

eak discharge [base. 1.500 see.-ft.). Apr. 23 (8 to 10 p.m.) 1,410 sec.-ft.; June 4 (2 to 4 a.m.) 

20 sec.-ft.; June 9 (8 to 10 a.m.) 2,150 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1, Dec. 6 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record 

Jan. 5-18, Jan. 26 to Feb. 26); discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for station near Evanston, Wyo.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 21 

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

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

for irrigation. Records available April to September 1950, 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, six 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 second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

ber. ....................................

mber. ............_.-_.._-...............

lendar year 

ary

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

St. .....................................

Mar. Apr.

90 

90 

91 

91 

78

60 

70 

110 

171 

140

115 

112 

113 

150 

183

137 

154 

222 

253 

200

208 

256 

309 

326 

298

234 

192 

184 

188 

160

Secondfoot-days

4,985 

15,279 

28,988 

11,066 

885 

1,456

-

May

132 

117 

143 

161 

157

144 

139 

123 

104 

94

96 

99 

95 

112 

202

322 

451 

547 

653 

716

742 

807 

900 

978 

999

1,040 

1,080 

1,050 

1,040 

1,040 

996

Maximum

326 

1,080 

1,170 

720 

60 

67

-

June

1,000

1,060 

1,140 

1,170 

1.07O

1,020 

1,020 

1.05O 

1,060 

1,000

957 

931 

957 

1,000 

1,020

1,030 

1,040 

1,040 

1,030 

994

951 

915 

908 

869 

S56

853 

816 

759 

743 

729

Minimum

July

720 

710 

677 

662 

633

632 

6O9 

6O2 

604 

609

598 

568 

525 

465 

430

386 

338 

293 

195 

139

112 

75 

64 

55 

43

37 

38 

41 

64 

76 

66

60 

94 

729 

37 

17 

20

-

Aug.

60 

39 

31 

25 

30

27 

24 

22 

20 

18

18 

18 

20 

20 

20

19

17 

18 

29 

33

30 

30 

27 

24 

23

23 

23 

29

57 

57 

54

Mean

166 

493 

966 

357 

28.5 

48.5

-

Sept.

56 

53 

49 

46 

42

42 

43 

42 

42 

45

49 

53 

47 

49 

54

54 

58 

58 

59 

59

62 

59 

64 

67 

65

34 

31 

30 

24 

20

Runoff In 

acre-feet

9,890 

30,310 

57,500 

21,950 

1,760 

2,390

124,300
22 BEAR RWER BASIN

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°48'00", long. m°05<30", in NWijSw£ sec. 7, T. 

12 N., R. 8 E., 800 feet 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 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1944 to bepcemoer 1949 (irrigation season only) in Bear River Hydrometric Data reports.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 117 second-feet June 5; no flow Aug. 5-28.

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

wnicn are poor. 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 second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

2ff 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

\"

h9.5

. 9.5

1Z 

18 

24 

15

15 

15 

19 

21 

21

20 

23 

25 

26 

25

12 

9.Z 

9.0 

9.0 

8.8 

8.5

Nov.

5.4 

4.3 

4.3

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.3 

.3 

.3

5.0 

5.8 

4.3 

3.9 

b4.0

b4.0 

b4.5 

b4.0 

b4.5 

b4.0

b4,5 

b4.5 

b5.0

5.4 

6.6

5.8 

4.6 

3.9 

4.1 

4.8

Dec.

b3 

3

Jan.

(t) 

1

Feb.

1

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

day.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Lendar year 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

5

10

> 15

17 

b!9 

2Z

Apr.

22 

22 

ZO

18 

21

22 

22 

22 

21 

24

38 

41 

41 

39 

39

41 

34 

28 

29 

40

51 

53 

52 

58 

67

68 

67 

60 

54 

53

Secondfoot-days

440.0 

138.5 

93

-

31 

28 

328 

1,167 

2,211 

2,823 

962.6 

64.2 

382.8

8,669.1

May

51 

47 

51 

58 

64

65 

63 

64 

57 

50

42 

39 

36 

33 

35

78 

88 

94 

96 

96

96 

93 

84 

80 

82

84 

89 

92 

98 

101 

105

Maximum

26 

6.6

-

68 

105 

117 

61 

27 

40

117

June

108

112 

117 

113 

117

114 

112 

111 

108 

106

108

106 

101 

95 

95

92 

88 

85 

86 

86

87 

84 

84 

80 

77

78 

76 

70 

64 

63

Minimum

July

61 

57 

53 

52 

50

51 

53 

51 

49 

47

42 

44 

43 

40 

39

39 

41 

38 

24 

24

9.0 

8.1 

5.6 

4.6 

3.7

3.6 

4.1 

2.5 

7.2 

8.3 

7.9

3.9

-

18 

33 

63 

2.5

0 

2.0

0

Aug.

5.4 

3.2 

1.8 

.8 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

7.0 

19 

27

Mean

14.2 

4.68 

3

-

1 

1 

10.6 

38.9 

71.3 

94.1 

31.1 

2.O7 

12.8

23.8

Sept.

25 

23 

20

26 

37

36 

30 

11 

5.0 

3.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.7 

3.4 

3.2

2.4 

3.0 

5.2 

5.4 

7.0

11 

11 

13 

28 

40

10 

3.9 

4.8 

5.2 

3.4

Hunoff In 

acre-feet

873 

275 

184

-

61 

56 

651 

2,310 

4,390 

5,600 

1,910 

127 

759

17,200

t Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-4, 6-13, Deo. 11 to Mar. 29; discharge computed on basis of 

2 discharge measurements, 1 field estimate, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 23

Bear River near Randolph, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°48', long. .111°06', in SE^NE^- sec. 7, T. 12 N., 

 K. y K., 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 square miles.

Records available.--December 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 8.30 

reec;; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 5.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1950; minimum, 14 second-feet July 16, 

1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

25 

24 

23 

23 

22

22 

26 

28 

29 

30

28 

29 

44 

42 

43

47 

47 

52 

59 

57

56 

56 

63 

64 

66

79 

81 

81 

82 

84 

80

Nov.

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

85 

85 

86 

86 

89

89 

89 

90 

89 

89

88 

86 

90 

93 

96

93 

93 

96 

95 

96

96 

97 

102 

99 

*99

Dec.

95 

95 

95 

85 

80

80 

90 

102 

102 

63

80

Jan.

80 

80

> 65 

(»)

70 

75 

85 

95

 100

Feb.

 100 

90

100

\ 120

r iso

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

180 

I 270

. 245

I 450

380 

330 

310 

*291 

289 

315

Apr.

364 

419 

425 

416 

414

423

468 

511 

528 

576

632 

641

638 

652 

685

761 

844 

860 

867 

955

1,080 

1,090 

1,100 

1,130 

1,150

1,200 

1,180 

1,060 

969 

942

Secondfoot -days

1,497 

2,716 

2,567

65,112

2,355 

2,930 

8,865 

22,980 

32,373 

40,508 

7,688 

3,175 

1,255

128,909

May

932 

893

851 

867 

909

932 

932

922 

893 

835

797 

773 

776 

770 

773

788 

841 

949 

1,000 

1,070

1,170 

1,250 

1,240 

1,180 

1,170

1,230 

1,360 

1,530 

1,650 

1,590 

1,500

Maximum

84 

102 

102

916

1,200 

1,650 

2,080 

544 

172 

88

2,080

June

1,540 

1,540 

1,620 

1,850 

2,060

2,080 

1,810 

1,550 

1,450 

1,520

1,720 

1,710 

1,410 

1,250 

1,200

1,240 

1,300 

1,290 

1,260 

1,300

1,320 

1,290 

1,220 

1,080 

1,030

986 

893 

758 

649 

582

July

544 

497 

447 

408 

362

300 

279 

280 

263 

246

251 

268 

282 

275 

232

206 

190 

177 

198 

182

176 

185 

185 

169 

177

152 

145 

145 

160 

152 

155

Minimum

22 

84

20

364 

770 

582 

145 

37 

29

22

Aug.

163 

172 

171 

160 

148

142 

136

128 

121 

116

114 

110 

109 

108 

104

100

97 

95 

92 

86

80 

79 

79 

73 

70

67 

66 

64 

49 

39 

37

Mean

48.3 

90.5 

82.8

178

76.0 

105 

286 

766 

1,044 

1,350 

248 

102 

41.8

353

Sept.

36 

34 

32 

32 

30

30 

29 

29 

29 

30

36 

36 

35 

36

37

37 

37 

35 

34

34

36 

37 

42 

44 

39

59 

79 

81 

82 

88

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,970 

5,390 

5,090

129,200

4,670 

5,810 

17,580 

45,580 

64,210 

80,350 

15,250 

6,300 

2,490

255,700

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec.-ft.). Apr. 26 (6 p.m.) 1,220 sec.-ft.; June 6 (9:30 a.m. to 12 m.) 

2,100 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

.Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4-7, Dec. 11 to Mar. 28 (no gage-height record Jan. 5-11, Mar. 18, 19, 24-28); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

records, records for station near Woodruff, Utah, and above Sublette Creek near Cokeville, Wyo.
24 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River above Sublette Creek, near Cokeville, Wyo.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°02'20", long. 110°57'05" in SW^NE^ sec. 20, T.

 23~TT7, R. H9 W., 1,500 feet upstream from Sublette Creek and 3£ miles south of Cokeville.

Drainage area. 2,110 square miles.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 9.40

 feet); maximum gage height, 9.50 feet June 8, 9, affected by backwater from Collett 

Creek Branch of Smiths Fork; minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 5.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1950; minimum, 35 second-feet Aug. 29, 

1948, Sept. 17, 1949.

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

wnicn are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. No diversions between 

this station and Collett Creek Branch of Smiths Fork.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

48 

48 

47 

46 

46

47 

54 

59 

59 

59

59 

58 

59 

62 

72

72 

76 

80 

84 

90

90 

89 

85 

89 

90

93

101 

106 

110 

109 

106

Nov.

104 

105 

105 

104 

105

105 

107 

110 

111 

113

113 

111 

110 

109 

111

114 

111 

109 

110 

114

118 

126 

114 

115 

119

118 

116 

120 

123 

*122

Dec.

120 

123 

115 

100 

100

100 

122 

131 

126 

116

100

Jan.

100 

100 

90

75

90 

100 

120 

130 

(«)

145

Feb.

\ "5

135

> 150

160 

170

y 180

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.). June

Mar.

I 205

450

^ 700

635 

556

533 

488 

439 

398 

360 

353

Apr.

424 

656 

794 

a800 

aBOO

a780 

a750 

743 

800 

788

770 

779 

*764 

776 

816

856 

924 

977 

996 

986

1,010 

1,050 

1,090 

1,110 

1,130

1,160 

1,190 

1,240 

1,240 

1,200

Secondfoot-days

2,293 

3,372 

3,253

76,585

3,020 

4,050 

13,637 

27,399 

34,630 

44,655 

10,526 

4,268 

2,176

153,379

May

1,150 

1,130 

1,140 

1,140 

1,130

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,120 

1,110

1,060 

1,010 

96S 

952 

940

924 

943 

980 

983 

1,040

1,120 

1,140 

1,160 

1,180 

1,200

1,210 

1,230 

1,250 

1,280 

1,340 

1,380

Maximum

110

126

955

1,240 

1,380 

1,790 

608 

211 

120

1,790

June

1,420 

1,470 

1,500 

1,580 

1,680

1,760 

1,750 

1,740 

1,770 

1,790

1,770 

1,750 

1,720 

1,710 

1,680

al,650 

al,600 

al,500 

1,420 

1,410

1,410 

1,390 

1,380 

1,360 

1,290

1,200 

1,130 

1,080 

936 

809

Minimum

July

600 

608 

571 

527 

482

418 

394 

382 

345 

355

349 

439 

398 

391 

373

340 

296 

278 

263 

265

251 

240 

240 

235 

222

212 

204 

199 

211 

228 

210

46 

104

36

424 

924 

809

199 

67 

55

46

Aug.

202 

204 

211 

206 

192

182 

175 

168 

162 

155

149

148 

142 

140 

138

137 

134 

130 

126 

123

116 

108 

105 

104 

99

96 

92 

90 

87 

80 

67

Mean

74.0 

112 

105

210

97.4 

145 

440 

913 

1,117 

1,488 

340 

138 

72.5

420

Sept.

64 

63 

62 

6O 

58

55 

55 

57 

57 

58

60 

61 

63 

63 

a65

a70 

a72 

a74 

a76 

a78

a80 

a80 

a80 

a 80 

a80

a80 

a80 

allO 

alls 

a!20

Runoff In

acre-feat

4,550 

6,690 

6,450

151,900

5,990 

8,030 

27,050 

54,350 

68,690 

88,570 

20,880 

8,470 

4,320

304,000

10 (12:15 a.m.) 1,820 sec. -ft. Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Border, Wyo., and 

near Randolph, Utah.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4-6, Dec. 11 to Mar. 23 (no gage-height record Jan. 13-23); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, records 

for Bear River at Border, Wyo., Bear River near Randolph, Utah, and Smiths Pork at Cokeville, Wyo.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 25

Bear River at Border, Wyo.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42° 11', long. 111° 03', in NE-J-NE-^ sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 

4fa" K., in Idaho, 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. Datum of gage is 6,051.63 feet 

above sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area. 2,490 square miles.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 13 years, 394 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 8.77 

TeeTT; minimum daily, 120 second-feet Dec. 12.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 9, 1950; minimum daily, 30 second-feet Aug. 

18-22, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

128 

134 

132 

130 

134

137 

146 

164 

217 

228

223 

230 

230 

232 

234

236 

240 

260 

274 

276

274 

267 

260 

253 

253

253 

256 

260 

262 

260 

256

Nov.

247 

242 

242 

242

238

236 

236 

238 

242 

247

253 

247 

238 

236 

240

240 

238 

234 

230 

232

230 

223 

228 

238 

245

236 

236 

242 

242 

242

Dec.

*234 

213 

223 

170 

165

160 

170 

190 

200 

200

180 

120 

130 

150 

150

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

170 

160 

160 

160

Jan.

160 

16O 

150 

14O

135

135 

135 

135 

135 

140

145 

145 

145 

145 

145

140 

140 

140 

140 

145

170 

170 

200 

220 

*225

220 

240 

240 

240 

230 

230

Feb.

230 

230 

23O 

215 

215

215 

215 

215 

225 

220

210 

210 

210 

210 

220

220 

210 

210 

210 

210

210 

210 

210 

215 

220

220 

220 

250

Month

Oflto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Nav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£ .......................

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

280

290 

3OO 

320 

330

380 

450 

550 

650 

725

725 

700 

600 

550 

550

550 

520 

520 

560 

650

750 

850 

850 

850 

850

800 

700 

650 

650 

550 

550

Apr.

580 

600 

700 

95O 

950

900 

850 

891 

1,000 

992

971 

1,020 

1,080 

*1,160 

1,190

1,270 

1,380 

1,500 

1,540 

1,510

1,540 

1,600 

1,690 

1,710 

1,700

1,700 

1,720 

1,790 

1,800 

1,760

Secondfoot -days

6,839 

7,160 

5,225

133,859

5,240 

6,085 

18,250 

38,044 

59,760 

73,800 

25,467 

9,821 

6,720

262,411

May

1,700 

1,650 

1,650 

1,670 

1,630

1,610 

1,600 

1,610 

1,600 

1,590

1,540 

1,490 

1,490 

1,520 

1,600

1,660 

1,790 

1,930 

2,060 

2,160

2,130 

2,130 

2,210 

2,320 

2,420

2,480 

2,500 

2,480 

2,480 

2,520 

2,540

Maximum

276 

253 

234

1,550

240 

250 

850 

1,800 

2,540 

2,880 

1,420 

488 

294

2,880

June

2,580 

2,660 

2,7OO 

2,720 

2,700

2,640 

2,650 

2,780 

2,880 

2,360

2,810 

2,700 

2,600 

2,560 

2,540

2,550 

2,530 

2,500 

2,480 

2,420

2,350 

2,300 

2,260 

2,230 

2,210

2,170 

2,060 

1,940 

1,790 

1,630

July

,420 

,340 

,300 

,240 

,180

1,11O 

1,070 

1,030 

966 

935

927 

940 

923 

867 

838

788 

737 

684 

652 

633

615 

582 

568 

551 

520

491 

475 

483 

531 

542 

529

Minimum

128 

223 

120

-

135 

210 

280 

580 

1,490 

1,630 

475 

199 

171

120

Aug.

488

483 

462 

459 

438

418 

406 

388

371 

371

342 

330 

308 

304 

294

292 

288 

283 

276 

272

267 

253 

245 

247 

247

238 

217 

215 

211 

209 

199

Mean

221 

239 

169

367

169 

217 

589 

1,268 

1,928 

2,460 

822 

317 

224

719

Sept.

191 

186 

186 

180

171

176 

173 

178 

182 

195

201 

199 

203 

209

211

213 

247 

245 

245 

251

260 

26O 

260 

262 

265

262 

256 

274 

285 

294

Runoff in 

acre-feet

13,560 

14,200 

10,360

265,500

10,390 

12,070 

36,200 

75,460 

118,500 

146,400 

50,510 

19,480 

13,330

520,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.). June 9 (5 to 10 p.m.) 2,900 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4 to Apr. 7 (no gage-height record Jan. 18-24, 

Pet. 2-8, Mar. 12 to Apr. 7); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and combined flow of furnished records of Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho, and 

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho.

207366 O - 52 - 3
26 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Harer, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°11'50", long. 1110 10'05", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 14 

S., K. 45 E., 400 feet downstream from Sheep Creek, three-quarters of a mile north of 

Harer siding on Union Pacific (Oregon Short Line) Railroad, and 5 miles southeast of 

Dingle.

Drainage area. 2,780 square miles.

Records available.--June 1913 to September 1916, January 1919 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 34 years, 515 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 10.76 

feet); minimum daily, 164 second-feet Oct. 1.

1913-16. 1919-50: Maximum discharge, 3,860 second-feet June 2, 1920 (gage height, 

10.51 feet); minimum daily, 26 second-feet 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. Five discharge measurements were made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

164 

170 

175 

172 

175

177 

188 

205 

230 

263

273 

270 

270 

273 

273

276 

286 

303 

334 

334

334

330 

316 

306 

303

303 

303 

303 

309 

316 

313

Nov.

306 

296 

292 

289 

289

289 

286 

286 

286 

292

299 

296 

283 

273 

270

270 

270 

270 

267 

267

267 

263 

257 

267 

276

286 

279 

283 

283 

283

Dec.

*276 

270 

251 

210 

205

210 

*238 

250 

250 

250

235 

170 

190 

200 

210

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

221 

224 

227 

230

227 

233 

233 

227 

227 

227

Jan.

235 

235 

225 

205 

195

195 

195 

200 

205 

200

205 

210 

210

215 

210

200 

205 

205 

*205

210

230 

230 

270 

275 

285

270 

290 

305 

300 

290 

290

Feb.

290 

290 

285 

270 

270

270 

270 

270 

280 

275

265 

265 

265 

265 

270

270 

260 

260 

260 

260

260 

260 

260 

265 

270

275 

275 

320

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

St. .....................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

340 

*356 

370 

400 

420

450 

540

640 

760 

800

830 

800 

740 

660 

640

630

637 

652 

752 

891

900 

900 

883 

887 

862

820 

812 

792 

776 

732 

599

Apr.

641 

784 

875 

900 

925

917 

912 

1,060 

1,220 

1,300

1,280 

*1,310 

1,410 

1,500 

1,540

1,620 

1,710 

1,840 

1,940 

1,940

1,920 

1,980 

2,050 

2,140 

2,170

2,160 

2,150 

2,210 

2,260 

2,260

Secondroot-days

8,247 

8,420 

7,011

163,770

7,200 

7,595 

21,271 

46,924 

77,770 

89,200 

29,924 

11,747 

8,294

323,603

May

2,200 

2,130 

2,120 

2,120 

2,100

2,060 

2,040 

2,040 

2,050 

2,050

1,990 

1,910 

1,860 

1,880 

1,990

2,110 

2,270 

2,480 

2,620 

2,810

2,990 

3,010 

2,990 

3,050 

3,160

3,290 

3,360 

3,360 

3,280 

3,230 

3,220

Maximum

334 

306

276

1,800

305 

320 

900 

2,260 

3,360 

3,760 

1,740 

584 

359

3,760

June

3,210

3,220 

3,350 

3,440 

3,460

3,410 

3,310 

3,310 

3,470 

3,740

3,760 

3,550 

3,320 

3,150 

3,040

2,980 

2,930 

2,880 

2,820 

2,770

2,720 

2,640 

2,560 

2,520 

2,480

2,450 

2,400 

2,270 

2,120 

1,920

July

1,740

1,550 

1,510 

1,440 

1,390

1,330 

1,250 

1,200 

1,160 

1,100

1,100 

1,090 

1,100 

1,040 

996

950 

883 

812 

784 

728

732 

688 

660 

641 

603

576 

550 

538 

573 

603 

607

Minimum

164 

257 

170

123

195 

260 

340 

641 

1,860 

1,920 

538 

258 

217

164

Aug.

584 

550 

531 

519 

516

485 

470 

463 

445 

427

420 

398 

380 

362 

359

355 

352 

342 

338 

325

318 

312 

299 

296 

290

290 

277 

264 

261 

261 

258

Mean

266 

281 

226

449

232 

271 

686 

1,564 

2,509 

2,973 

965 

379 

276

887

Sept.

246 

237 

234 

234 

223

226 

220

217 

231 

237

246 

249 

249 

255 

264

270 

293 

299 

299 

302

309 

315 

318 

318 

325

331 

325 

318 

345 

359

Runoff In 

acre-feet

16,360 

16,700 

 13,910

324,800

14,280 

15,060 

42,190 

93,070 

154,300 

176,900 

59,350 

23,300 

16,450

641,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

itote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4-21, Jan. 1, 2, 18-23, Feb. 28 to Mar. 11. 

Ho gage-height record Jan. 3-17, Jan. 24 to Feb. 27, Mar. 12-16; discharge computed on basis of 

records for Rainbow Inlet canal near Dingle, Dingle Inlet canal, and Bear River below Stewart Dam, 

near Montpeller.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 27

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13 ! , long. 111°17 ! 30", in SE^ sec. 3, T. 14 S., 

K. 44 E., If miles west of Dingle and if miles downstream from head at Stewart Dam.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950. January 1922 to September 1945 in 

riles or Salt Lake City district office. Geological Survey.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 7.18 

reet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Oct. 1.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 12, 1950; minimum daily, 16 second-feet 

Sept. 13, 1948.

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

 which are fair. Canal diverts from Bear River at Stewart Dam in NE^ 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 irrigated lands on both sides of canal.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power £ Light Co., under general supervision of 

ueoiogical 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 second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

55 

68 

105 

109 

109

111 

118 

140 

161 

189

203 

215 

215 

312 

200

212 

215 

230 

239 

255

252 

255 

242 

239 

245

252 

252 

258 

261 

267 

273

Nov.

267 

361 

252 

252 

248

245

242 

245 

245 

258

267 

267 

255 

239 

236

258 

258 

248 

248 

245

248 

248 

242 

248 

255

264 

364 

258 

255 

233

Dec.

248 

239 

224

169 

166

164 

177 

203 

*209 

b210

b!90 

*b!20 

b!45 

*150 

155

*166 

166 

166 

*bl65 

bl65

*b!65 

164 

*166 

166 

b!70

169 

*166 

172 

b!65 

*b!60 

161

Jan.

138 

b!35 

b!35 

*b!35 

b!35

135 

128 

138 

*138 

142

148 

*150 

*150 

160 

158

*145 

158 

*b!45 

*155 

171

190 

-200 

*211 

2Z8 

b230

b230 

*b235 

237 

b235 

*231 

243

Feb.

*346 

8230 

*s215 

b215 

b315

*214 

214 

*b215 

b215 

*217

211 

217 

*b210 

206 

*314

211 

*Z11 

b210 

b210 

*211

214 

b210 

203 

*211 

220

240 

254 

*b275

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 194S

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

b305 

*b310 

*309 

343 

384

412 

*b500 

*b595 

*706 

*758

*b770 

b745 

*b685 

*606 

606

578 

565 

571 

612 

736

848 

884 

848 

872 

884

804 

774 

728 

688 

630 

602

Apr.

616 

725 

921 

1,050 

1,030

938 

921 

1,040 

1,180 

1,240

1,250 

1,230 

1,280 

1,380 

1,450

1,520 

1,640 

1,700 

1,820 

1,900

1,860 

1,900 

1,940 

1,980 

2,070

2,080 

2,060 

2,100 

2,160 

2,170

Secondfoot -day a

6,157 

7,551 

5,421

120,415

5,359 

6,134 

19,657 

45,151 

71,940 

70,460 

23,774 

10,109 

5,476

277,189

May

3,160 

2,100 

2,080 

2,080 

2,080

2,040 

2,020 

2,020 

2,000 

2,020

1,980 

1,900 

1,840 

1,800 

1,850

1,940 

2,040 

2,240 

2,350 

2,510

2,640 

2,720 

2,740 

2,720 

2,780

2,860 

2,880 

2,940 

2,930 

2,860 

2,820

Maximum

273 

267 

248

1,380

243 

275 

884 

2,170 

2,940 

2,950 

1,360 

568 

306

2,950

June

2,770 

2,490 

2,410 

2,890 

2,950

2,780 

2,380 

2,120 

2,260 

2,360

2,620 

2,880 

2,920 

2,740 

2,620

2,540 

2,500 

2,480 

2,450 

2,390

3,340

2,270 

2,210 

2,140 

2,080

1,860 

1,560 

1,490 

1,420 

1,540

July

1,360 

1,160 

1,110 

1,050 

996

950 

868 

793 

766 

762

801 

793 

793 

836 

917

868 

816 

751 

684 

659

641 

599 

558 

545 

519

509 

509 

506 

532 

555 

568

Minimum

55 

233 

120

43

128 

203 

305 

616 

1,800 

1,420 

5O6 

135 

99

55

Aug.

568 

529 

497 

509 

506

474 

468 

459 

440 

415

397 

384 

369 

336 

301

283

277 

274 

251 

237

246 

243 

223 

211 

211

192 

187 

171 

168 

148 

135

Mean

199 

252 

175

330

173 

219 

634 

1,505 

2,321 

2,349 

767 

326 

183

759

Sept.

125 

118 

111 

106 

103

99 

99 

106 

115 

123

125 

125 

155 

166

176

203 

217 

228 

214 

211

220 

225 

231 

231 

254

266 

269 

269 

280 

306

Runoff in 

acre-feet

12,210 

14,980 

10, 750

238,800

10,630 

12,170 

38,990 

89,560 

142,700 

139,800 

47,160 

20,050 

10,860

549,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.

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

Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15'30", long. 111°17 I 30", in ME£ sec. 34, T. 13 

S., R. 44 E., 300 feet downstream from Stewart Dam and 4| miles south of Montpelier.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1950. January 1922 to September 1945 in 

riles or Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average d is charge.--28 years, 80.6 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 805 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 5.57 feet); 

minimum daily, 9 second-feet Mar. 29 to Apr. 2.

1923-50: Maximum daily discharge, 3,050 second-feet June 3, 1923; minimum daily, 

1 second-foot on several days in 1931, 1934, 1940, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Water diverted at 

Stewart Dam above station to 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 power company.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11

12 

11 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11

11 

11 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Dec.

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

10

1111 11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Jan.

11 

11 11 

11 11

11

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10

11 11 11

11 

11 11

11 11

11 11

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

a!2 

a!2 

a!2

Feb.

12 

a!2 

al2 

a!2 

a!2

all 

all 

all 

all 

11

10

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

1Z 

12

12 

13 

13

Month

lendar year 194S

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

15 

16 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

12 

13

13

13

14 

12 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

Apr.

9 

9

10 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10

11

11

11 11 11 

11

11 11

12 

13 

13

1Z 

12 

13 

14 

14

14

15 

15

16 

17

Secondfoot-days

348 

335

318

5,126

344 

324 

39Z 

359 

529 

6,433 

733 

590 

590

11,295

May

16

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

15 

16

17 

18

18 

20 

20 

21 

21

32

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

Maximum

13

12 

11

66

12 

13 

16 

17 

24 

701 

115 

22 

24

701

June

24 

305 

497 

41 

39

226 

567 

701 

636 

653

565 

183 

33 

Z7 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

27 

27 

27

283 

450 

445 

349

120

July

115 

66 

Z4 

24 

23

24

24 

26 

27 

28

28 

28 

27 

24 

20

18 

18 

16 

16 

15

14

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

14 

14

Minimum

10

11

10

9

10 

10 

9 

9 

13 

24 

12 

14 

15

9

Aug.

14 

16 

18 

18 

19

18 

18 

18 

19 

19

18 

18

18 

17 

16

16 

17 

17 

18 

21

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

20

Mean

11.2 

11.2 

10.3

14.0

11.1 

11.6 

12.6 

1Z.O 

17.1 

214 

Z3.6 

19.0 

19.7

30.9

Sept.

19 

19 

18 

17 

16

16 

15 

16 

16 

18

18 

18 

19 

19 

20

30 

20 

20 

21

31

31 

21 

22 

32 

22

23 

23 

23

33 

24

Runoff In 

acre-feet

690 

664 

631

10,160

682 

643 

778 

712 

1,050 

12,760 

1,450 

1,170 

1,170

22,400

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 29

Bear River at Pescadero, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°24'30", long. 111°21'30", in SEi sec. 6, T. 12 

S., R. 44 E., at Pescadero, 400 feet downstream from road bridge, 2 miles downstream 

from Bennington Creek, and 65 miles northwest of Montpelier.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950. January 1922 to September 1945 in 

riles or salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge. S8 years, 507 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 6.47 

feet); minimum daily, 112 second-feet Oct. 16.

1922-50: Maximum daily discharge, 3,840 second-feet June 10, 1923; minimum daily, 

23 second-feet Mar. 14-17, 1936.

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 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 power company.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

e

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

515 

515 

519 

519 

519

331 

263 

282 

291 

291

300 

300 

180 

127 

117

112 

120 

154 

174 

166

156 

152 

152 

152 

280

590 

67O 

475 

607 

797 

816

Hov.

806 

887 

898 

656 

414

338 

331 

335 

331 

348

354 

527

581 

586 

581

437 

372 

368 

368 

364

361 

361 

361 

368

368

375 

378 

375 

375 

378

Dec.

*372 

375 

375 

370 

380

*370 

370 

354 

361 

320

260 

320 

360 

600 

600

470 

370 

340 

345 

35O

350 

350 

350 

370 

440

460 

46O 

490 

570 

520 

460

Jan.

285 

300 

4OO 

565 

560

595 

715 

710 

720 

770

845 

830 

815 

810 

805

800 

*791 

79O 

800 

740

520 

290 

230 

270 

390

565 

645 

640 

640 

635 

625

Pet).

615 

615 

620 

625 

625

565 

385 

235 

205 

205

270 

465 

635 

745 

810

805 

810 

830 

830 

835

835 

830 

785 

615 

420

350 

340 

295

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

*264 

290 

315 

335 

310

285 

270 

270 

295 

270

260 

265 

260 

260 

255

290 

335 

335 

305 

280

280 

280 

290 

295 

295

270 

240 

220 

215 

240 

295

Apr.

355 

390 

390 

400 

440

545 

705 

860 

940 

965

*1,O90 

 1,2OO 

1,210 

1,120 

1,010

919 

816 

753 

734 

692

656 

652 

674 

678 

647

590 

565 

577 

581 

556

Secondfoot-days

10,642 

13,582 

12,482

200,444

19,096 

16,200 

8,669 

21,710 

16,547 

47,992 

53,190 

51,810 

44,230

316,150

May

519 

495 

491 

495 

487

471 

452 

471 

503 

511

495 

471 

452 

448 

467

507 

552 

598 

642 

656

647 

629 

616 

616 

616

573 

507 

499 

519 

548 

594

Maximum

816 

898 

600

1,250

845 

835 

335 

1,210 

656 

2,580 

2,340 

1,820 

1,800

2,580

June

616 

642 

972 

1,470 

1,550

1,480 

1,450 

1,770 

2,000 

2,220

2,420 

2,580 

1,970 

1,670 

1,390

1,090 

972 

1,080 

1,210 

1,370

1,430 

1,440 

1,530 

1,600 

1,630

1,680 

1,860 

2,110 

2,370 

2,42O

Minimum

July

2,340 

2,240 

2,120 

1,960 

1,810

1,680 

1,600 

1,580 

1,580 

1,590

1,620 

1,640 

1,630 

1,610 

1,610

1,650 

1,700 

1,760 

1,770 

1,730

1,690 

1,650 

1,620 

1,590 

1,570

1,610 

1,630 

1,640 

1,650 

1,650 

1,670

Aug.

1,700 

1,710 

1,730 

1,750 

1,800

1,820 

1,820 

1,810 

1,790 

1,710

1,620 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590

1,580 

1,600 

1,610 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,610 

1,610 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,650 

1,740 

1,790 

1,800

Mean

112 343 

331 453 

260 403

95 549

230 616 

205 579 

215 280 

355 724 

448 534 

616 1,6OO 

1,570 1,716 

1,580 1,671 

1,160 1,474

112 866

Sept.

1,800 

1,790 

1,790 

1,780 

1,780

1,770 

1,77O 

1,750 

1,740 

1,700

1.68O 

1,570 

1,160 

1,160 

1,380

1,44O 

1,450 

1,460 

1,460 

1,320

1,220 

1,210 

1,210 

1,220 

1,220

1,240 

1,250 

1,290 

1,310 

1,310

Runoff In 

acre-feet

21,110 

26,940 

24,760

397, 6OO

37,880 

32,13O 

17,190 

43.06O 

32,820 

95,190 

105,500 

102,800 

87,730

627,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4-7, 10-13, Jan. 18 to Feb. 10, Feb. 25 to 

Mar. 1. Ho gage-height record Dec. 14 to Jan. 17, Feb. 11-24, Mar. 2 to Apr. 11s discharge computed 

on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
30 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°39', long. 111°42', in NW^ sec. 17, T. 93., R. 

41 L., 600 feet 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 square miles.

Records available.--March 1911 to September 1916, April 1919 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--35 years (1911-16, 1919-20, 1921-50), 741 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,580 second-feet June 10; minimum daily, 

b« second-feet Mar. 26.

1911-16, 1919-50: Maximum discharge, 4,590 second-feet May 9, 1922; maximum gage 

height, 15.95 feet Dec. 11, 1919; minimum discharge, 28 second-feet at times when 

reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks.--Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow 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.

Discharge,.in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

389 

194 

655 

701 

962

946 

744 

551 

91 

819

535 

85? 

572 

425 

294

479 

652 

749 

709 

843

902 

611 

483 

616 

416

658 

*961 

654 

137 

133 

804

Mov.

640 

543

428

513 

163

176 

739 

701 

772 

716

432 

251 

136 

808 

623

558 

506 

548 

388 

432

657 

647 

749 

325 

524

341 

492 

844 

802 

544

Dec.

412 

624 

312 

182 

443

710 

545 

539 

654 

363

392 

*869 

689 

377 

385

624 

487 

477 

745 

670

562 

683 

677 

373 

427

249

817 

847 

766 

648 

596

Jan.

386 

390 

813 

720 

991

999 

707 

300 

999 

1,100

979 

992 

915 

573 

956

1,230 

1,080 

943 

727 

544

233 

425 

*704 

838 

863

804 

901 

339 

450 

957 

989

Feb.

990 

1,090 

1,070

565 

581

670 

649 

808 

9O4 

920

843 

833 

962 

946 

1,020

92.8 

999 

709 

251 

927

1,030 

477 

689 

593 

592

526 

535 

495

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

&x*y

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

555 

531 

463 

559 

444

831 

*830 

849 

596 

623

670 

399 

743

618 

615

577 

650 

281 

153 

726

658 

489 

493 

503

311

68 

553 

655 

640 

658 

564

Apr.

418 

207 

604

743 

719

773 

919 

1,070 

1,110

1,140

1,130 

1,200 

al,630 

2,010 

2,010

2,000 

2,020 

2,030 

1,990 

1,490

1,040 

972 

953 

964 

972

1,030 

1,010 

1,010 

1,020 

879

Secondfoot -days

18,542 

15,998 

17,144

264,596

23,847 

21,602 

17,305 

35,063 

33,375 

59,290 

58,670 

55,090 

47,620

403,546

May

954 

1,040 

978 

962 

964

926 

953 

1,010 

975 

1,020

1,030 

967 

976 

837 

893

983 

998 

1,000 

1,020 

989

1,140 

1,140 

1,160 

1,180 

1,220

1,260 

1,260 

1,320 

1,310 

1,430 

1,480

Maximum

962 

844 

869

1,420

1,230 

1,090 

849 

2,030 

1,480 

2,580 

2,460 

1,860 

1,720

2,580

June

1,730 

1,650 

1,780 

1,790 

1,760

1,810 

1,820 

1,940 

2,450 

2,580

2,530 

2,550 

2,170 

1,780 

1,840

1,820 

1,850 

1,830 

1,820 

1,800

1,870 

1,850 

1,860 

1,860 

1,850

1,820 

1,970 

2,230 

2,280 

2,400

July

2,250 

2,460 

2,250 

2,310 

2,030

1,900 

1,860 

1,860 

1,870 

1,870

1,830 

1,830 

1,860 

1,840 

1,860

1,870 

1,800 

1,780 

1,780 

1,770

1,780 

1,780 

1,770 

1,800 

1,830

1,850 

1,850 

1,830 

1,810 

1,720 

1,770

Minimum

91 

136 

182

91

233 

251 

68 

207 

837 

1,650 

1,720 

1,700 

1,490

68

Aug.

1,830 

1,840 

1,840 

1,820 

1,850

1,S20 

1,840 

1,860 

1,860 

1,840

1,860 

1,860 

1,850 

1,850 

1,780

1,710 

1,700 

1,720 

1,740 

1,740

1,740 

1,720 

1,730 

1,710 

1,720

1,700 

1,710 

1,700 

1,710 

1,720 

1,720

Mean

598

533 

553

725

769 

772 

558 

1,169 

1,077 

1,976 

1,893 

1,777 

1,587

1,106

Sept.

1,670 

1,610 

1,610 

1,720 

1,690

1,600 

1,640 

1,690 

1,700 

1,690

1,610 

1,670 

1,690 

1,610 

1,520

1,560 

1,560 

1,570 

1,530 

1,520

1,530 

1,520 

1,510 

1,490 

1,500

1,530 

1,540

1,510 

1,520 

1,510

Runoff In 

acre-feet

36,780 

31,730 

34,000

524,800

47,300 

42,850 

34,320 

69,550 

66,200 

117,600 

116,400 

109, 300 

94,450

800, 500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of output record of Soda plant.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 31

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°16', long. 111°45', in sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 40 

E77~200 feet below tailrace of Oneida plant and 6 miles south of Cleveland.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950. January 1922 to September 1945 in 

riles or salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge. 28 years, 741 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,240 second-feet Apr. 17; minimum daily 

by second-feet Mar. 25.

1922-50: Maximum daily discharge, 5,480 second-feet May 8, 1922; minimum daily, 

15 second-feet May 3, 4, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Many diversions above station. Plow regulated by Bear Lake 

ana 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. Four discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power company.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

737 

469 

47O 

756 

974

1,030 

1,520 

9O8 

386 

832

1,100 

499 

1,130 

1,070 

539

195 

1,080 

1,160 

1,110 

904

1,040 

1,540 

879 

825 

385

1,060 

1,160 

1,410 

1,030 

124 

534

Nov.

370 

713 

1,270 

531 

726

662 

661 

400 

1,250 

969

1,290 

262 

485 

528 

714

894 

898 

663 

758 

400

1,200 

835 

937 

660 

1,080

675 

4O5 

734 

682 

1,110

Dec.

914 

956 

582 

296 

473

804 

1,130 

622 

561 

1.26O

478 

798 

613 

86.8 

534

959 

568 

373 

1,130 

715

1,36O 

867 

799 

926 

397

296 

759 

1,180 

994 

1,320 

763

Jan.

128 

639 

59O 

843 

1,410

983 

918 

949 

908 

754

1,650 

1,16O 

1,490 

1,370 

177

967 

1,450 

1,4OO 

837 

1,210

919 

196 

853 

1,450 

1,110

1,500 

775 

1,030 

316 

999 

1,290

Feb.

1,070 

l',030 

1,450 

899 

874

1,250 

1,010 

1,160 

1,160 

1,620

1,250 

440 

1,350 

1,020 

887

1,380 

1,140 

816 

830 

943

927 

1,420 

831 

1,150 

626

490 

866 

1,350

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

mber. . . ... .-..---.....-..--.-.- - .

lendar year 1949

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

867 

756 

1,280 

276 

700

l.OOO 

1,230 

1,190 

1,110 

1,150

1,060 

880 

1,040 

862 

579

958 

1,170 

650 

404 

604

1,150 

1,1OO 

872 

959 

60O

69 

1,270 

979 

815 

876 

941

Apr.

46O 

485 

877 

983 

1,110

1.O70 

1,440 

1,42O 

1,530 

2,270

2,100 

1.88O 

1,870 

2,240 

1,950

1,700 

3,240 

2,990 

2,750 

2,500

2,150 

1,900 

1,450 

1,580 

1.37O

2,160 

2,140 

1,870 

1,670 

1,060

Secondfoot -days

26,856 

22,762 

24,295

309,015

30,271 

29,239 

27,397 

52,215 

48,839 

54,650 

54,050 

51,970 

51,700

474,244

May

1,790 

1,690 

1,830 

1,350 

1.41O

1,410 

1,400 

1,660 

1,300 

1,450

1,830 

1,290 

1,580 

l.OOO 

1,390

1,400 

1,660 

2,140 

1,830 

909

1,120 

2,14O 

1,400 

1,780 

1,860

1,890 

2,090 

1,680 

1,860 

1,330 

1,370

Maximum

1,540 

1,290 

1,360

1,750

1,650 

1,620 

1,280 

3,240 

2,140 

2,490 

2,150 

1,850 

2.0OO

3,240

June

1,840 

1,980 

1,890 

1,130 

2,O5O

2,150 

1,760 

2.05O 

2,330 

1,930

1.34O 

1,910 

2,490 

1,670 

1.9OO

2,4OO 

1,51O 

1,340 

1,400 

1,610

1,670 

1.76O 

1,750 

1,590 

1,740

1,680 

1,630 

1,77O 

2.22O 

2,160

Minimum

July

2,070 

1,97O 

2,150 

2,1OO 

2,060

1,940 

1,75O 

1,540 

1,650 

1,760

1,750 

1,630 

1.6OO 

1,630 

1,710

1,700 

1,660 

1,690 

1,650 

1,660

1,710 

1,720 

1,660 

1,660 

1.66O

1,660 

1,640 

1,740 

1,740 

1,580 

1.61O

124 

262 

296

74

128 

440 

69 

460 

9O9 

1.13O 

1,540 

1,560 

1,190

69

Aug.

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,630

1,620 

1,850 

1,690 

1,770 

1,78O

1,760 

1,650 

1,630 

1,630 

1,630

1.63O 

1,630 

1,640 

1,640 

1.56O

1,610 

1,760 

1,700 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680

Maan

866

759 

784

847

976 

1,044 

884 

1,74O 

1,575 

1,822 

1,744 

1,676 

1,723

1,300

Sept.

1,710 

1,73O 

1,710 

1,700 

1,720

1,74O 

1,70O 

1,690 

1,710 

1,72O

1,910 

1.65O 

1,740 

1,880 

1,78O

1,680 

1,480 

1,19O 

1,840 

1,860

1,820 

1,730 

1,69O 

1,810 

1,900

1.65O 

1,5OO 

1,530 

1,930 

2.OOO

Runoff In 

acre-feet

53,270 

45,150 

48.19O

612,900

60,040 

57.99O 

54,340 

103,600 

96,870 

1O8.4OO 

1O7,20O 

1O3,1OO 

102,500

94O,60O
32 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Preston, Idaho

Location .--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10', long. Hl°51>, in iw£ sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 

39 K., 600 feet downstream from head gates of West Cache Canal, 5 miles downstream from 

Mink Creek, 5 miles north of Preston, and 5| miles upstream from Battle Creek.

Drainage area. 4,500 square miles.

Records available. January 1944 to September 1950. October 1889 to September 1917 (gage 

neignts ouy January to September 1917) at site 5 miles downstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.61 

feet;; minimum, 66 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.13 feet); minimum daily, 256 

second-feet Oct. 30.

1889-1916, 1944-50: Maximum discharge, about 8,500 second-feet June 9, 10, 1907, 

estimated on basis of records for station near Collinston. Utah; maximum gage height 

observed, 9.04 feet Jan. 17, 18, 1917 (backwater from ice), site and datum then in use; 

minimum, 0.6 second-foot June 14, 1949; minimum daily, 14 second-feet July 4 1945 

July 5, 1947. '

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 SEt sec. 20, T. 16 S., R. 39 E. Flow regulated by storage in Bear Lake Reservoir and by power plants above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

710 

481 

430 

509 

966

921 

1,270 

1,010 

435 

828

980 

531 

927 

1,140 

494

374 

847 

1,230 

1,080 

938

998 

1,410 

990 

778 

335

1,010 

1,060 

1,340 

969 

256 

537

Nov.

341 

613 

1,120 

589 

520

806 

534 

410 

1,050 

914

1,200 

479 

450 

528 

636

871 

944 

582 

791 

402

1,110 

955 

748 

864 

876

892 

415 

662 

710 

949

Dec.

1,010 

861 

666 

445 

451

648 

1,020 

708 

756 

1,070

781 

857 

587 

775 

800

801 

719 

442 

1,170 

732

1,240 

919 

318 

939 

713

386 

601 

1,140 

1,000 

1,260 

1,020

Jan.

269 

577 

711 

907 

1,300

1,260 

708 

1,110 

946 

914

1,560 

1,110 

1,620 

1,400 

473

918 

1,360 

1,640 

760 

1,350

835 

544 

883 

1,630 

al.100

al,600 

a900 

al.050 

aSOO 

al.000 

1,370

Feb.

1,090 

1,280 

1,270 

1,100 

1,000

1,160 

1,110 

1,160 

1,350 

1,600

1,300 

610 

1,250 

1,140 

740

1,600 

1,160 

884 

957 

1,010

915 

1,440 

1,010 

1,120 

881

646 

1,020 

1,370

Month

Octo 

dove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

1,110 

934 

1,280 

552 

799

1,140 

1,180 

1,210 

1,030 

1,340

1,060 

1,030 

1,020 

898 

535

9S1 

1,130 

586 

562 

627

1,100 

1,230 

917 

934 

726

197 

1,170 

1,030 

823 

825 

927

Apr.

565 

676 

866 

1,040 

1,120

995 

1,530 

1,480 

1,660 

2,390

2,210 

2,000 

2,030 

2,310 

2,090

1,860 

3,410 

3,220 

2,880 

2,750

2,400 

2,070 

1,750 

1,880 

1,550

2,060 

2,420 

2,260 

1,880 

1,330

Secondfoot-days

25,784 

21,961 

25,335

303,131

32,310 

31,273 

28,863 

56,732 

55,330 

57,100 

49,420 

46,170 

47,400

477,678

May

1,840 

1,860 

2,010 

1,670 

1,530

1,480 

1,560 

1,600 

1,740 

1,610

2,000 

1,570 

1,570 

1,310 

1,700

1,680 

1,860 

2,120 

2,200 

1,100

1,310 

2,120 

1,690 

2,070 

2,150

2,170 

2,230 

2,120 

2.130 

1,630 

1,700

Maximum

1,410 

1,200 

1,260

1,720

1,640 

1,600 

1,340 

3,410 

2,230 

2,450 

2,070 

1,670 

1,890

3,410

June

2,010 

2,250 

2,060 

1,430 

2,020

2,230 

2,010 

2,130 

2,420 

2,050

1,460 

1,830 

2,450 

1,890 

1,810

2,440 

1,670 

1,400 

1,510 

1,650

1,700 

1,750 

1,800 

1,700 

1,860

1,800 

1,690 

1,740 

2.170 

2,170

July

2,070 

1,950 

2,050 

1,990 

1,940

1,800 

1,620 

1,440 

1,470 

1,650

1,620 

1,530 

1,500 

1,510 

1,580

1,560 

1,500 

1,510 

1,470 

1,480

1,530 

1,540 

1,470 

1,460 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,540 

1,520 

1,390 

1,390

Minimum

256 

341 

386

120

269 

610 

535 

565 

1,100 

1,400 

1,390 

1,380 

970

256

Aug.

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,470 

1,470

1,460 

1,470 

1,480 

1,490 

1,430

1,460 

1,670 

1,510 

1,580 

1,610

1,610 

1,490 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460

1,460 

1,440 

1,440 

1,430 

1,380

1,380 

1,570 

1,540 

1,540 

1,500 

1,530

Mean

832 

732 

817

830

1,045 

1,117 

931 

1,891 

1,785 

1,903 

1,594 

1,489 

1,580

1,309

Sept.

1,550 

1,560 

1,550 

1,550 

1,590

1,610 

1,560 

'1,550 

1,580 

1,580

1,790 

1,550 

1,590 

1,700 

1,600

1,440 

1,490 

970 

1,610 

.1,650

1,640 

1,600 

1,530 

1,700 

1,820

1,600 

1,400 

1,380 

1,770 

1,890

Runoff In 

acre -feet

51,140 

43,560 

50,250

601 , 200

64,090 

62,030 

57,250 

112,500 

109,700 

113,300 

98,020 

91,580 

94,020

947,400

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at onelda.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 33

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50', long. 112°04', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 

2 w., 4,200 feet downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available.--June 1912 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--38 years, 226 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 727 second-feet June 3; no flow Mar. 1 to

1912-50: Maximum daily discharge, 729 second-feet May 19, 1946; no flow during 

periods in every year except 1914.

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

Canal diverts from west side of Bear River in NW&SW£ sec. 26, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at 

dam at which Hammond (East Side) Canal and intake of Cutler power plant also divert. 

Water used for irrigation in eastern Box Elder County.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder graph and four discharge measurements furnished by 

utan rower & Light Co,

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

270 

268 

267 

249 

236

239 

18S 

158 

163 

131

104 

117 

129 

3129 

al28

128 

128 

101 

104 

98

100 

101 

99 

98 

85

76 

74 

73 

73 

73 

73

Nov.

72 

72 

72 

71 

70

70 

69 

69 

69 

69

59 

51 

51 

50 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

49 

48 

49 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

47 

47

Dec.

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

*47 

347 

a35

325 

315

a!2

Jan.

(*) 

all

aio 

( )

Feb.

( )

aio

as

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Uav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber. ...................................

lendar year 1949

h. ......................................

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

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

4,260 

1,682 

861

34,767

325 

275 

0 

0 

6,733 

19,603 

18,461 

18,263 

13,516

33,984

«ay

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

220

251 

249 

254 

263 

273

282 

291 

360 

334 

412

470 

525 

587 

602 

642 

673

Maximum

270 

72

719

0 

0 

673 

727 

697 

635 

606

727

June

705 

717 

727 

711 

711

711 

652 

625 

627 

612

593 

5S7 

591 

587 

625

635 

644 

640 

640 

642

640 

638 

648 

669 

665

665 

667 

667 

679 

683

July

639 

697 

693 

695 

695

695 

675 

648 

637 

553

463 

470 

485 

521 

525

559 

561 

604 

604 

629

629 

627 

629 

627 

629

627 

614 

534 

430 

482 

485

Minimum

73 

47

0

0 

0 

0 

587 

463 

491 

146

* °

Aug.

491 

514 

514 

513 

512

514 

538 

551 

593 

595

595 

599 

597 

595 

578

576 

597 

616 

635 

633

625 

629 

631 

631 

631

635 

631 

629 

629 

625 

606

Mean

137 

56.1 

27.8

232

10.5 

9.8 

0 

0 

217 

653 

596 

589 

451

230

Sept.

606 

597 

597 

595 

593

593 

593 

578 

563 

525

434 

426 

429

431 

417

401 

399 

401 

404 

417

422 

419 

401 

292 

394

384 

365 

347 

347 

146

Runoff In 

acre-feet

8,450 

3,340 

1,710

163,100

645 

545 

0 

0 

13,360 

33,880 

36,620 

36,220 

26,810

166,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements and notes of gate 

changes by Utah Power & Light Co. employee.
34 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50', long. 112°03' , in SE£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 

2 w., 3,600 feet downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available.--June 1912 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--33 years (1917-50), 50.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 176 second-feet July 23, 24, 26, 27; no

 flow Dec. 12 to May 14, July 12-20.

1912-50: Maximum daily discharge, 182 second-feet 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^SW? sec. 26, T. 13 N., R. 2 w., at 

dam at which West Side Canal and intake of Cutler power plant also divert. Water used 

for irrigation in eastern Box Elder County.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder graph and two discharge measurements furnished by Utah 

tower & Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

ZZ 

Z3 

Z4

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

60 

6O 

60 

53 

48

48 

48 

45 

43 

30

20 

26 

30 

30 

29

29 

30 

24 

20 

20

20 

21 

20 

2O 

ZO

20 

ZO 

20 

20 

20 

20

Nov. Dec.

a2.5

 aZ.O 

i al.5

» al 

0

Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

974 

65.0

11

18,815.4

O 

O 

0 

O 

1,991 

4,665 

3,402 

1,701 

3,187

18,996.0

May

0 

0 

O 

O 

0

0 

0 

O 

O 

0

0 

0 

O 

0

105

98 

97 

96 

97 

94

94 

101 

115 

1O6 

122

137 

145 

144 

144 

145 

151

Maximum

60

159

0 

O 

0 

0 

151 

164 

176 

165 

148

176

June

154 

154 

154 

154 

159

162 

151 

148 

149 

154

155 

156 

154 

154 

156

156 

156 

154 

154 

153

156 

156 

159 

158 

16O

158 

154 

150 

163 

164

July

163 

165 

164 

165 

165

165 

159 

157 

156 

159

68 

O 

O 

0 

0

0 

O 

0 

O 

0

37 

143 

176 

176 

175

176 

176 

165 

163 

165 

164

Minimum

20

O

0 

0 

0 

O 

O 

148 

O 

141 

32

0

Aug.

165 

161 

156 

157 

157

156 

156 

157 

155 

156

155 

156 

151 

143 

142

144 

145 

143 

142 

142

141 

149 

154 

151 

151

152 

152 

154 

154 

154 

150

Mean

31.4 

Z.17 

.4

51.5

0 

O 

O 

O 

64.2 

156 

110 

152 

106

52.0

Sept.

148 

146 

146 

145 

144

144 

144 

142 

138 

124

102 

105 

105 

105 

130

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

96 

93 

87 

87 

85

81 

72 

69 

64 

32

Runoff in 

acre -feet

1,930 

129 

22

37,320

0 

0 

0 

0 

3,950 

9,250 

6,750 

9,320 

6,320

37,670

a Ho gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 1 field estimate, 

and notes of gate changes by Utah Power & Light Co. employee.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 35

Bear River near Collinston, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50', long. 112°03', In NW&SE£ sec. 27, T. 13 N.,

 H. H W., 800 feet dovmstream from Cutler plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 2,000 feet 

downstream from Cutler Dam, and 5j miles north of Collinston. Datum of gage is 4,276.13 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area. 6,000 square miles.

Records available. July 1889 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,790 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 6.76

 reet}; minimum daily, 192 second-feet Sept. 10.

1889-1950: Maximum discharge observed, 11.600 second-feet June 7-10, 1909 (gage 

height, 7.70 feet, site and datum then in use); practically no flow at 12 p.m. Aug. 5, 

1920.

Remarks. Records excellent. Many canals divert above station, 

voirs and power plants above station.

Plow regulated by reserCooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

3 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17ie

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,430 

1,000 

1,130 

1,460 

1,040

a360 

a2,O5O 

al,290 

al,59O 

1,88O

al,43O 

al,130 

755 

2,540 

1,640

681 

1,310 

2,380 

3,330 

2,310

1,410 

1,930 

2,040 

2,390 

1,450

1,690 

2,000 

1,550 

1,090 

1,100 

1,500

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

1,420 

1,56O 

1,400 

1,680 

1,010

1,530 

1,680 

1,510 

1,540 

1,630

2O6 

1,550 

1,500 

1,430 

1,620

1,010 

1,14O 

1,360 

1,670 

555

1,720 

1,740 

1,880 

1,460 

1,380

1,700 

976 

2,030 

823 

846

Dec.

1,85O 

2,O60 

1,700 

1,210

947

1,120 

1,130 

1,370 

1,35O 

1,390

1,690 

1,580 

929 

1,520 

1,320

1,380 

1,61O 

775 

1,540 

1,860

1,920 

2,000 

1,420 

1,700 

1,220

1,3OO 

1,720 

1,660 

1,660 

1,590 

1,110

Jan.

503 

1,260 

1,270 

al,490 

al.100

814 

1,020 

1,460 

1,960 

1,780

1.41O 

2,130 

2,140 

2,340 

765

2,200 

2,2OO 

1,690 

1,740 

2,200

2,710 

2,950 

3,300 

3,590 

3,560

3,470 

3,290 

3,020 

2,060 

1,990 

2,190

Feb.

2,30p 

a2,OOO 

al,790 

al,440 

al,230

2,040 

2,240 

2,780 

2,83O 

2,590

2,160 

2,120 

2,950 

2,800 

2,410

2,490 

2,690 

2,750 

2,800 

2,260

2,240 

2,170 

2,100 

2,640 

2,420

2,920 

2,080 

2,490

Month

nber

ober. ...................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

2,660 

2,610 

2,580 

2,360 

2,090

2,900 

2,210 

2,600 

2,570 

2,090

2,710 

2.O9O 

2,180 

2,170 

2,150

2,180 

2,140 

1,590 

1,880 

2,160

2,090 

1,930 

2,070 

2,320 

2,260

2,310 

2,530 

2,020 

2,020 

1,930 

2,150

Apr.

1,770 

1,790 

1,930 

2,O60 

2,32O

2,620 

3,160 

3,230 

2,470 

2,590

2,90O 

3,040 

2,920 

3,280 

3,360

3,240 

3,230 

3,420 

4,140 

5,280

5,540 

5,700 

5,200 

5,200 

4,820

4,560 

5,230 

4,620 

4,600 

4,670

Secondfoot-days

47,986 

41,606 

45,631

529,233

64,102 

65,730 

69,550 

108,890 

136,190 

103,070 

57,942 

41,953 

47,698

8SO.S4S

May

4,490 

3,970 

3,870 

3,94O 

4.O1O

4,O60 

3,S7O 

3,610 

3,590 

3,910

4,010 

4,100 

3,870 

3,860 

3,940

4,120 

4,010 

4,080 

4,910 

5,440

5,390 

5,110 

4,720 

4,620 

4,900

5,280 

5,200 

4,760 

4,920 

4,900 

4,730

Maximum

2,540 

2,030 

2,060

3,830

3,590 

2,950 

2,900 

5,700 

5,440 

4,520 

3,080 

1,840 

3,510

B.700

June

4,52O 

4,O1O 

4,130 

4,280 

4,140

3,970 

3,030 

3,350 

4,120 

4,140

4,070 

4,080 

3,970 

2,400 

2,820

3,390 

2,730 

2,620 

2,850 

3,040

3,230 

3,310 

3,140 

3,110 

2,920

2,830 

3,100 

3,110 

3,520 

3,140

Minimum

July

360 

206 

775

23

503 

1,330 

1,590 

1,770 

3,590 

2,400 

353 

321 

192

192

3,080 

1,680 

2,01O 

1,960 

2,35O

2,170 

2,310 

2,420 

2,470 

2,42O

2,360 

2,500 

2,420 

2,470 

2,81O

2,550 

2,140 

1,520 

1,170 

1,360

2,000 

1,680 

804 

1,100 

1,230

1,510 

1,380 

1,130 

1,480 

358 

1,100

Aug.

1,010 

1,330 

al,720 

al,07O 

1,500

al,560 

al,650 

1,740 

1,490 

1,84O

1,840 

1,490 

945 

1,150 

1,460

1,520 

1,340 

1,510 

1,470 

407

1,520 

1,230 

1,420 

1,280 

1,130

1,160 

321 

1,580 

1,58Q 

1,130 

1,560

Mean

1,548 

1,387 

1,472

1,450

2.06S 

2,348 

2,244 

3,630 

4,393 

3^436 

1,869 

1,353 

1,590

2.27S

Sept.

1,180 

1,26O 

273 

634 

1,50O

1,580 

1,OOO 

1,070 

1,O2O 

192

1,160 

1,64O 

1,970 

1,980 

1,68O

1,870 

1,960 

2,130 

1,860 

2,020

1,910 

1,640 

1,400 

2,120 

1,920

2,100 

1,870 

2,250 

2,000 

2,510

Runoff In 

acre-feet

95,180 

82,520 

90,510

1,050,OOO

127,100 

130,400 

138,000 

216,000 

270,100 

204,400 

114,900 

33,210 

94,610

1.647.000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of output of power plant.
36 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Corinne, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 410 34'30", long. llS'Oe'OO", in SW^NW^ sec. 29, T. 

TCTirr, R. 2 W., Llmiles downstream from Salt Creek,2.0 miles northeast of Corinne, 

and 2.6 miles downstream from Malad River.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 13.36 

feet); minimum, 506 second-feet Sept. 5.

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

whlcn are fair. A few small pumping diversions above and below station. Records are 

equivalent to flow at Bear River Bird Refuge diversion works.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,500 

1,360 

1,200 

1,290 

1,630

1,100 

69O 

1,960 

1,590 

1,620

1,970 

1,690 

1,320 

1,040 

2,260

1,810 

1,090 

1,750 

2,530 

2,650

2.14O 

1.76O 

2,340 

2,350 

2,300

1,760 

1.87O 

2,040 

1,750 

1,380 

1,360

Nov.

1,620 

1,640 

1,740 

1,630 

1,720

1,340 

1,700 

1,680 

1,790 

1,850

1,770 

785 

1,580 

1,810 

1,740

1,710 

1,320 

1,350 

1,770 

1,630

866 

1,820 

1,900 

2,290 

1,610

1,690 

1,650 

1,360 

1,980 

1,010

Dec.

1,040 

1,960 

2,100 

1,640 

1,430

1,170 

1,27O 

1,270 

1,440 

1,450

1,620 

1,640 

1,730 

1.O80 

1,670

1,47O 

1,530 

1,760 

930 

1,690

2,000 

2,070 

2,150 

1,570 

1,850

1,370 

1,450 

1,870 

1,810 

1,810 

1,740

Jan.

1,260 

650 

1,410 

1,420 

1,640

1,250 

960 

1,170 

1,610 

2,110

1,930 

1,560 

2,280 

2,290 

3,000

920 

2,350 

2,350 

1,840 

1,890

2,360 

2,880 

3,150 

3,550 

3,910

3,820 

3,590 

3,350 

2,310 

2, ZOO 

2,390

Feb.

2,500 

2,200 

1,990 

1,640 

1,430

2,240

2,440 

2,990 

3,080 

2,840

2,410 

2,37O 

3,200 

3,070 

2,680

2,760 

2,970 

3,030 

3,O80 

2,550

2,530 

2,460 

2,400 

2,940 

2,720

3,20O 

2,350 

2,580

Hcnth

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Tabr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Kav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber . . 

lendar year 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

3,03O 

2,960 

2,990 

2,920 

2,830

3,180 

2,770 

2,990 

2,950 

2,530

2,960 

a2,800 

2,160 

2,470 

2,460

2,520 

2,540 

2,220 

2,130 

2,320

2,410 

2,350 

2,260 

2,420 

2,660

2,640 

2,69O 

2,800 

2,460 

2,400 

2,390

Apr.

2,38O 

2,080 

2,120 

2,190 

2,340

2,620 

3,190 

3,380 

3,200 

2,720

3,080 

3,270 

3,310 

3,430 

3.58O

3,570 

3,530 

3,630 

3,750 

4,790

5,510 

5,720 

5,820 

5,49O 

5,430

4,960 

5,110 

5,210 

4,930 

4,860

Secondfoot -days

53, 100 

48,551 

49,980

-

1" 67,400 

72,650 

81,210 

115,200 

145,640 

111,140 

64,715 

44,241 

51,426

905,253

Bay

4,930 

4,690 

4,300 

4,230 

4,250

4.37O 

4,300 

4,120 

3,960 

4,030

4,240 

4,340 

4,250 

4.09O 

4,170

4,290 

4,430 

4,290 

4,580 

5,360

5,640 

5,680 

5,350 

4,960 

4,980

5,220 

5,450 

5,520 

5,350 

5,180 

5,090

MaXlBUB

2,650 

2,290 

2,150

-

3,910 

3,200 

3,180 

5,820 

5,680 

4,940 

3,250 

1,930 

2,420

5,820

June

4,940 

4,670 

4,290 

4,280 

4,320

4,250

3,700 

3,460 

4,080 

4,320

4,330 

4,320 

4,100 

3,850 

3,220

3,370 

3,210 

2,970 

2,880 

3,190

3,320 

3,460 

3,390 

3,360 

3,210

3,120 

3,210 

3,300 

3,550 

3,470

July

3,250 

2,710 

1,940 

2,060 

2,300

2,350 

2,450 

2,560 

2,670 

2,660

2,830 

2,430 

2,660 

2,670 

2,430

2,800 

3,030 

2,060 

1,680 

1,320

1,650 

1,950 

1,730 

1,080 

1,210

1,420 

1,680 

1,510 

1,360 

1,510 

755

Mlnlmun

690 

785 

930

-

650 

1,430 

2,130 

2,080 

3,960 

2,880 

755 

680 

601

601

Aug.

1,170 

1,170 

1,440 

1,320 

1,230

1,560 

1,700 

1,510 

1,740 

1,680

1,880 

1,930 

1,640 

1,160 

1,280

1,520 

1,650 

1,470 

1,550 

1,560

841 

1,450 

1,420 

1,460 

1,370

1,250 

1,240 

680 

1,480 

1,590 

1,300

Mean

1,713 

1,618 

1,612

-

2,174 

2,595 

2,620 

3,840 

4,698 

3,705 

2,088 

1,427 

1,714

2,480

Sept.

1,580 

1,330 

1,290 

601 

766

1,640 

1,640 

1,190 

1,190 

1,150

699 

1,150 

1,670 

2,110 

2,160

1,820 

1,980 

2.23O 

2,200 

2,080

2,170 

2,070 

1,770 

1,640 

2,220

2,120 

2,200 

2,100 

2,420 

2,240

Runoff In 

acre-feet

105,300 

96,300 

99,130

-

133,700 

144,100 

161,100 

228,500 

228,900 

220,400 

128,400 

87,750 

102,000

1,798,000

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12 to Feb. 27 (no gage-height record at times).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 37

Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line

Location.--Water-sfcage recorder, lat. 40 0 59'30", long. 110°50'30", in Wj sec. 17, T. 3 N. 

H. 10 E., in Utah, 2,000 feet upstream from State line and 19§ miles southeast of 

Evanston, Wyo.

Drainage area. 59 square miles.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1950. July 1942 to September 1948 at site 

if miles downstream, published as Mill Creek near Evanston, Wyo., records not equivalent at times during Irrigation season because of diversions between sites.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 514 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 3.87 feet); 

minimum, 2.5 second-feet Mar. 16, 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, 

wnTch are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

9.8 

8.7 

7.6 

7.0 

7.0

8.7 

11 

10 

10 

10

9.0 

12 

18 

15 

12

12 

12 

14 

17 

13

12 

10 

12 

11 

ll

11 

10 

9.0 

10 

8.7 

8.4

Nov.

3.4 

8.1 

8.1 

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.1 

8.7 

8.7 

9.0

8.7 

8.7 

11 

12 

9.4

8.7 

9.0 

9.0

8.7 

8.4

9.0 

9.4 

10 

10 

8.4

8.4 

8.7 

9.0 

*8.4 

7.6

Dec.

7.8 

7.0 

7.6 

5.7

7.0

7.0 

7.3 

7.6 

7.6 

6.1

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.7 

7.8

8.7 

8.1 

7.0

b7

Jan.

b7 

b7

b6

a6

a7 

a8 

*8.4 

7.6 

7.6

7.0 

6.7

b6

Feb.

. b7

b6.5 

b6.5

1"

b8

b8.5 

b9 

bio 

11 

11

11 

11 

*8.7

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Oa

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ober. ...................................

lendar year

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

ter year 1949-so .......................

Mar.

8.1 

9.4 

8.7 

8.4 

7.8

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9.0 

9.0

9.4 

8.7 

bS.O 

b8.0 

b8.5

8.7 

9.0 

9.0 

10 

9.0

9.0 

9.4 

10 

10 

9.0

9.4 

10 

9.8 

10 

*11 

10

Apr.

10 

12 

10 

10 

9.8

12 

14 

17 

14 

17

14 

15 

19 

24

21

19 

24 

30 

33 

38

55 

83 

107 

107 

89

74 

66 

50 

38 

33

Secondfoot -days

336.9 

266.8 

219.2

-

198.3 

207.2 

285.7 

1,064.8 

5,058 

6,054 

1,041 

321.5 

370.3

15,423.7

May

34 

37 

35 

29

26

24 

22 

20 

20 

22

36 

56 

95 

140 

184

231 

261 

220 

176 

195

246 

311 

321 

339 

285

216 

259 

275 

254 

327 

362

Maximum

18 

12

-

11 

107 

362 

351 

67 

17 

21

362

Peak discharge (base, 250 sec. -ft.) . May 30 (10:45 p.m.) 514 sec

June

351 

309 

200 

190 

252

329 

319 

193 

181

224

273 

285 

263 

263

252

246 

229 

200 

181 

169

166 

159 

145 

134

118

96 

91 

85 

78 

73

July

67 

62 

55 

51 

48

44 

46 

58 

50

42

42 

35 

31 

29 

26

25 

25 

26 

23 

24

20 

19 

19 

18 

17

16 

20 

25 

34 

25 

19

Minimum

7.0 

7.6

-

7.8 

9.8 

20 

73 

16 

7.3 

7.0

-

-ft.

Aug.

17 

16 

14 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

11 

10

10 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

9.8 

9.4 

9.4 

9.0

9.0 

8.4 

8.4 

8.1 

7.8

7.6 

7.8 

7.6 

7.6 

7.3 

7.3

Mean

10.9 

8.89 

7.07

-

6.40 

7.40 

9.22 

35.5 

163 

202 

33.6 

10.4 

12.3

42.3

Sept.

7.3 

7.0 

7.0 

7.3 

7.0

7.3 

7.6 

7.6 

8.4 

9.8

19 

18 

15 

14

15

13 

12 

10 

11 

19

21 

18 

18 

18 

15

13 

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

Runoff In 

acre-feet

668 

529 

435

-

393 

411 

567 

2,110 

10,030 

12,010 

2,060 

638 

734

30,580

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

nearby streams.

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

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°10", long. 110°52', In SE£ sec. 29, T. 14 N., R. 

119 W., 4.8 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area.--80.5 square miles.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 748 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 4.41 feet); 

minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 6, but may have been less during periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record (during winter months).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet Apr. 21, 1948 (gage height, 4.01 feet, 

datum then in use); no flow Sept. 10, 1949.

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

which are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--W 1040: 1943, 1944.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.4 

1.4

1.7 

2.2 

2.3 

1.8 

1.8

1.9 

2.3 

4.8 

4.0 

2.9

2.7 

2.6 

3.5 

4.8 

3.3

3.1 

3.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.4 

4.2 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

3.3

Nov.

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

3.3 

3.5

3.6 

4.0 

4.8 

5.2 

5.8

5.6 

4.8 

6.0 

6.6 

6.9

6.4 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0 

4.4

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

4.8 

4.4

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

*3.3 

2.9

Dec.

2.6 

2.6 

2.3 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4

 b3

Jan.

[ D3

(*) 

a3

Feb.

a3

f a5

I alO 

f alS

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

ftinv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 300 see. -ft.). Apr.

Mar.

. a!5

1 (*)

> blO

alo

b!5 

al5

1 alo

*blO 

b!2

Apr.

b20 

b25 

b40 

b60 

b60

*55 

98 

152 

132 

117

136 

178 

276 

290 

208

242 

406 

397 

262 

273

284

247 

211 

145 

101

85 

88 

115 

111 

89

Seeondfoot-days

92. 3

135.2 

89.1

7,591^0

93 

165 

402 

4,903 

4,417 

1,468 

684.8 

118. Z 

52. 0

12,619.6

17 (9 p.m.)

May

72 

103 

119 

121 

98

110 

92 

96 

124 

128

118 

88 

94 

118 

147

165 

193 

206 

145 

131

138 

193 

215 

242 

247

148 

154 

166 

145 

140 

161

Maximum

4.8 

6.9

500

406 

247 

132 

79 

12 

3.5

406

June

132 

131 

115 

89 

79

83 

89 

84 

57 

45

50 

46 

43 

42 

40

34 

26 

23 

23 

23

20 

19 

23 

16 

28

24 

20 

19 

23 

22

July

18 

17 

19 

19 

18

19 

30 

40 

36 

43

79 

43 

29 

19 

13

9.5 

9.5 

11 

9.5 

7.8

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

11 

8.9

7.8 

12 

25 

50 

35 

20

Minimum

1.1 

2.9

-

20 

72 

16 

7.8 

1.0 

1.0

-

748 see. -ft.; May 25

Aug.

12 

9.2 

7.8 

6.6 

6.6

6.0 

5.6 

4.6 

4.2 

4.0

4.2 

4.4 

4.2

3.6 

3.1

3.3 

2.9 

2.7 

2.4 

2.6

2.7 

2.4 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0

Mean

2.98 

4.51 

2.87

20.8

3 

5.9 

13.0 

163 

142 

48.9 

22.1 

3.81 

1.73

34.6

(6:30 a.m.)

Sept.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.3

3.5 

2.7 

2.2 

2.3 

2.7

2.4 

2.4 

2.0 

1.5 

2.9

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8

1.7 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

183 

268

177

15,060

184 

327 

797 

9,720 

8,760 

2,910 

1,360 

234 

103

25,020

364 see.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 39

Yellow Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°09', long. 111°03', in SWir sec. 21, T. 5 N.,

 (revised), R. 8 E., in Utah, 600 feet downstream from Sage Creek, lj miles upstream from

Coyote Creek, and 9f miles southwest of Evanston. Prior to September 1945, at site

500 feet upstream at different datum.

Drainage area.--80 square miles.

Records available.--February 1943 to September 1945, October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 240 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 6.49 feet); 

no now for many days in October and September.

1943-45, 1949-50: Maximum discharge, 303 second-feet Apr. 20, 1945 (gage height, 7.52 

feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

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

which are fair. One diversion above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17ie

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2B 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

O 

0

o 

o

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0

0

o

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0 

0.6 

.4

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Nov.

O.

1*. 

1.

l!2

1.2

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.7 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8 

*.7

.5

Dec,

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

b.5

Jan.

b.5

a. 5

Feb.

a. 5

' al.O 

> al.5

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year

Mar.

(*) 

bl.5

\ b2.0 

I a2.0

".,

b2.5

Apr.

b3.0 

blO 

b3O 

b90 

b8O

b50 

b7O 

b!50 

blOO 

b5O

b45 

b48 

b60 

b!2O 

b8O

94 

108 

140 

124 

132

179 

212 

222

190 

113

105 

115 

127 

94 

79

Secondfoot-days

5.2 

21.8 

14.9

-

15. 5 1 

22.0 

57.5 

3,020 

4,005 

1,440 

221.6 

22.7 

22.5

8,868.7

May

72 

93 

1O6 

91 

74

82 

72 

63 

60 

65

84 

97 

118 

136 

166

186 

20 1 

213 

194 

160

162 

176 

188 

182 

187

148 

133 

137 

125 

114 

120

Maximum

0.6

1.4

-

222 

213 

1O9 

14 

2.6 

2.3

222

June

109 

101 

104 

82 

74

72 

75 

86 

72 

62

58 

53 

48 

45 

41

38 

35 

32 

30 

28

26 

24 

22 

19 

19

19 

18 

17 

16 

15

July

14

14 

13 

12 

11

9.5 

9.5 

9.9

9.1 

9.5

12 

11 

8.8 

7.6 

6.5

5.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.0 

4.6

4.0 

3.8 

3.3 

2.8 

2.6

2.3 

3.1 

3.0 

4.8 

4.6 

3.3

Minimum

O 

.4

-

3.0 

60 

15 

2.3

.1 

O

0

Aug.

2.6 

2.1 

1.9 

1.5 

1.5

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

.5

.8 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1

Mean

0.17 

.73 

.48

-

.5

.79 

1.85 

101 

129 

48.0 

7.15 

.73 

.75

24.3

Sept.

0.1 

0 

O 

0 

0

0 

O 

O 

.1 

.2

.7 

1.5 

.7 

.5 

.8

.9 

.9 

.8 

.7 

1.8

1.8 

2.3 

1.8 

1.2 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

1.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

10 

43 

30

-

31 

44 

114 

5,99O 

7,940 

2,86O 

440 

45 

45

17,590

Peak discharge (base, 1OO see.-ft.).--Apr. 23 (4 to 5 a.m.) 24O sec.-ft.; May 18 (4:3O p.m.) 234 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
40 Bear River Basin

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°29', long, 111°16', in SE*SE* sec. 28 T 9 N 

K. b E r , l¥ miles upstream from Birch Creek and 6 miles southwest of Woodruff.'

Drainage area. 65 square miles.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey OctoTer-ra^T6-September 1943 (unpublished) at site l| miles upstream, available in files 

near^wood^uff office » Geological Survey, under the name South Pork Woodruff Creek

feet); 

-cord,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

12 

14

14 

13 

13

12 

14 

23

18 

14

13 

12 

16 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

Nov.

12 

12 

11 

11

10

10 

10 

12 

12

13

12 

11 

10 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

12 

14 

13

12 

12 

*12 

12 

12

Dec.

11 

12 

12 

12 

13

12 

12 

11

11 

11

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll

bll 

bll 

12 

11 

bll

bll 

12 

10 

11 

bll

12 

11 

10 

blO 

bio 

blO

Jan.

blO 

11 

alO 

alo 

a9

a9 

a9 

a9 

alO 

a9

a9 

a9 

a9 

a9 

alO

alO 

all 

a!2 

a!2

*12

12 

13 

15 

b!5

b!4

a 14 

b!4 

14 

b!3 

b!2 

bll

Feb.

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll 

bll

12 

12 

bll 

bll 

bll

12 

12 

b!2 

12 

12

12 

12 

b!2 

b!2 

b!2

b!2 

b!2 

b!2 

al2 

a!2

a!2 

a!2 

a!2

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

MA«*

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ...........------.. - - - - -

lendar year 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

a!2

*17 

19 

19 

22

24 

25 

26 

20 

19

18 

19 

24 

20 

16

15 

17 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

15 

18 

16 

19

Apr.

22 

29 

29 

26 

24

25 

35 

51 

50 

4O

35 

38 

50 

62 

54

65 

84 

96 

87 

96

121 

148 

162 

143 

123

111 

111 

1O6 

89 

79

Secondfoot-days

416 

351 

346

-

346 

326 

580 

2,191 

7,210 

5,175 

1,222 

622 

445

19,232

May

77 

75 

76 

68

66

64 

62 

62 

60 

59

64 

73 

90 

122 

175

236 

296 

336 

327 

294

312 

370 

445 

484 

496

379 

368 

4O6 

410 

394 

461

Maximum

23 

14 

13

-

15 

12 

26 

162 

496 

410 

63 

27 

22

496

June

410 

394 

283 

228 

244

290 

3O3 

222 

174 

154

151 

189 

197 

186 

172

162 

153 

140 

130 

118

114 

109 

104 

97 

68

80 

76 

72 

69 

66

July

63 

60 

58 

56 

54

52 

52 

49 

47 

45

44 

4O 

38 

36 

36

35 

34 

33 

33 

31

30 

30 

29 

28 

28

27 

29 

3O 

38 

30 

27

Minimum

10 

10 

10

-

9 

11 

12 

22 

59 

66 

27 

15 

12

9

Aug.

27 

26 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

21 

20

20

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

Mean

13.4 

11.7 

11.2

-

11.2 

11.7 

16.7 

73.0 

233 

172 

39.4 

20.1 

14.6

52.7

Sept.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

16

22 

18 

15 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

14 

15

16 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

12 

12 

12 

14

Runoff In 

acre-feet

625 

696 

666

-

666 

651 

1,150 

4,350 

14,300 

10,260 

2,420 

1,230 

883

38,140

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations on 

nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 41

Birch Creek near Woodruff, Utah

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'00", long. 111°17'30", in ffl£ sec. 20, T. 9 N., 

W. b M., a quarter of a mile downstream from tributary, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 

7 miles southwest of Woodruff.

Drainage area. 17 square miles.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 172 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 3.73 feet); 

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 1.

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

~which are fair. No diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.3 

2.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Nov.

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.7

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6

__ ! *

1.4 

1.4 

*1.6 

1.6 

1.4

Dec.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

a. 4

bl.4 

bl.4 

1.5 

bl.4 

bl.4

bl.4 

bl.4 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

bl.4

bl.4 

bl.5 

bl.4 

bl.4 

bl.4 

bl.4

Jan.

bl.4 

bl.6 

bl.5 

bl.4 

bl.3

bl.2 

bl.2 

al.2 

al.2 

al.2

al.2 

al.3 

*al.4 

bl.5 

bl.5

1.6 

1.7

ti 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

b2.5 

b2.0

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.6 

bl.5

Feb.

 bl.4

L bl.5

[ b2.0 

I a2.5 

L 33. 0

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebri 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

a3.0 

*a2.8 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4

3.6 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9

2.9 

2.6 

3.0 

2.9 

2.7

2.7 

3.4 

3.6 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.4

3.6 

3.8

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

4.9

Apr.

6.6 

12 

11 

8.6 

7.9

8.6 

13 

17 

15 

12

11 

13 

16 

17 

16

20 

26 

28 

26 

28

33 

40 

44 

42 

3S

38 

40 

43 

39 

38

Secondfoot -days

37.6 

44.8 

44.3

-"

53.8 

52.5 

102.2 

707.7 

2,330 

1,072 

204.7 

130.8 

46.5

4,826.9

May

38 

39 

37 

34 

32

30 

30 

30 

28 

28

28 

30 

36 

45 

58

79 

109 

136 

129 

135

126 

131 

139 

139 

129

108 

97 

94 

88 

86 

82

Maximum

2.4 

1.7 

1.6

-

4.1

4.9 

44 

139 

78 

12 

7.7 

6.0

139

June

78 

74 

66 

60

55

52 

52 

50

45 

41

38 

36 

36 

33 

33

30 

28 

27 

26 

25

24 

24 

22 

21 

20

IS

16 

15 

14 

13

Minimum

July

12 

11 

11 

10 

9.6

9.3 

9.3 

8.8 

8.2 

7.9

7.9 

7.0 

6.8 

6.4 

6.0

5.5 

5.1 

4.9 

4.7 

4.3

4.0 

3.8 

4.0 

3.8 

3.4

3.4 

3.8 

4.9 

7.9 

5.5 

4.5

0.4 

1.4 

1.4

-

1.2

2.6 

6.6 

28 

13 

3.4 

3.0 

.7

2.4

Aug.

4.1 

4.1 

3.8

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.2

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.* 

4.1

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

6.0 

7.7 

7.7 

7.5 

7.2

Mean

1.21 

1.49 

1.43

-

1.74 

1.88 

3.30 

23.6 

75.2 

35.7 

6.60 

4.22 

1.55

13.2

Sept.

6.0 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.7 

.8 

.8

1.4 

1.4 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

2.2 

2.9 

3.0

3.2 

2.9 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

75 

89 

88

-

107 

104 

203 

1,400 

4j620 

2,130 

406 

259 

92

9,570

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

207366 0-52-4
42 BEAH RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37', long. 111°15', in Sw£ sec. 10,. T. 10 N., R. 

b a.., 3? miles downstream from main forks and 4| miles southwest of Randolph.

Drainage area. 52.2 square miles.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1950. March 1939 to September 1944 at site 

a quarter or a mile downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 146 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 2.46 feet); 

minimum, 9.8 second-feet Mar. 29, but may have been less during period of no gage-height 

record.

1939-44, 1949-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1950; minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot July 11, Aug. 7, 1940.

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

which are fair. No diversions above station. Two small intermittent diversions for 

irrigation between present and former site a quarter of a mile downstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 28' 

29 

50 

51

Oct.

17

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

17 

15 

14

14 

15 

16 

17 

16

15 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Nov.

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14

16 

15 

15

13 

15 

a!5 

15 

a!5

b!2 

b!2 

b!5 

14 

15

12 

12 

*15 

12 

12

Dec.

all

Jan.

 all 

(*)

Feb.

alO

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

alO 

a!2 

a!3 

a!3

a!5

a!6 

a!7 

a!8 

*a!3

11

alO 

all 

a!5 

al2 

10

all 

al£ 

a!4 

13 

12

12 

12 

13 

11 

12

11 

11 

12 

15 

15 

14

Apr.

17 

22 

22 

19 

17

a!8 

a25 

a55 

a35 

a27

20 

22 

24 

28 

27

30 

55 

59 

58 

59

46 

52 

60 

64 

60

59 

60 

65 

58 

54

Secondfoot-days

476 

596 

541

-

541 

280 

592 

1,115 

2,658 

1,795 

1,250 

985 

849

1O,876

May

52 

52 

52 

51 

48

47 

45 

44 

42

41

41 

45 

52 

66 

80

96 

120 

140 

157 

130

126 

129 

153 

156 

130

115 

107 

106 

101 

96 

98

Maximum

17 

16

-

18 

64 

140 

90 

45 

55 

5O

140

June

90 

89 

80 

72 

71

72 

74 

68 

62 

60

59 

60 

59 

57 

57

57 

56 

55 

54 

52

52 

52 

51 

51 

50

48 

47 

47 

47 

46

July

45 

45 

45 

44

44

44 

44 

44

43 

43

43 

42 

41 

41 

40

40 

39 

59 

59 

58

58 

57 

57 

56 

56

56 

56 

59 

40 

56 

56

Minimum

14 

12

-

10 

17 

41 

46 

36 

29 

27

-

Aug.

55 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

55 

55 

55 

53

55 

53 

53 

53 

32

52 

32 

31 

30

51

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

5O 

29 

29

Mean

15.4 

15.2 

11

-

11 

10 

12.6 

57.1 

85.7 

59.8 

40.5 

31.8 

28.5

29.8

Sept.

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

28 

29 

29 

29 

29

50 

29 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

29 

29 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

Runoff In 

acre-feet

944 

785 

676

-

676 

555 

778 

2,210 

5,270 

5,560 

2,480 

1,950 

1,680

21,560

* Winter discharge nieasurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record} discharge computed 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 43

Randolph Creek near Randolph, Utah

Location. Water stage recorder, lat. 41°40'30", long. 111°14'00", in SW& sec. 23, T. 11 

N.y K. 6 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of Old Canyon and New 

Canyon, half a mile upstream from Randolph Dam, and 2f miles west of Randolph.

Drainage area. 30.3 square miles.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 1.35 feet); 

minimum, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 26.

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

which are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

2.6 

2.9 

2.8 

2.6 

2.9

2.5 

3.1 

3.2 

3.4 

3.9

3.9 

2.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8

3.9 

3.8 

3.9 

3.9 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.6

Nov.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9

3.8 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.1 

2.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

4.1 

4.1

3.9 

3.9 

*3.9 

3.9 

3.9

Dec.

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

4.3 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.6 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

5.1

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

4.8 

4.8

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

b5.1 

b5.1

bS.l 

5,1 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

Jan.

4.8 

4.8 

4.4

b4.0 

b4.0

b4.0 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.3

4.3 

*4.3 

b4.3 

b4.3 

b4.O

3.8 

b5.0 

b9.0 

5.5 

4.6

4.4 

4.6 

6.0 

5.1 

4.4

3.9 

4.4

b4.4 

b4.2 

b4.0 

b3.8

Feb.

b3.7 

b3'.6 

b3.5 

3.8 

3.8

3.9 

4.1 

3.9 

4.1 

4.3

4.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.9 

4.1

4.4

4.4 

4.6 

4.4 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.8 

5.1 

5.3

5.5 

5.8 

5.5

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

5.3 

5.3 

a5.0 

a5.0 

a5.o

a5.o 

a5. 2 

a5.5 

*S.8 

5.8

5.5 

5.3 

5.3

5.5 

5.5

5.8 

8.4 

7.2 

6.7 

6.7

6.4 

6.4 

6.2 

6.0 

6.2

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

5.5 

6.2 

7.5

Apr.

11 

12 

7.2 

6.4 

6.4

7.8 

9.1 

8.1 

6.7 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

5.8

5.3 

5.3

5.3 

5.5 

5.5

5.3 

4.8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.3 

3.6 

4.1 

5.1 

5.1

Secondfoot-days

1O8.3

115.1 

148.7

-

141.8 

122.4 

182.8 

185.1 

106.2 

186.5 

146.1 

111.4 

152.6

1,707.0

May

5.1 

5.1 

4.4 

4.3 

3.4

3.6 

3.4 

3.1 

2.9 

2.6

2.5 

2.8 

2.9 

3.1 

3.4

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.1 

3.2

3.2 

2.7 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

2.9 

3.2 

7.2

Maximum

3.9

4.1 

5.1

-

9.0 

5.8 

8.4 

12 

7.2 

9.1 

7.5 

6.9 

6.2

12

June

7.2 

8.4 

9.1 

8.4 

8.4

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

7.8

7.8 

7.5 

8.1 

7.8 

7.8

7.5 

4.8 

4.6 

3.9 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.9 

4.6 

3.9

4.4 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

5.0

Minimum

July

6.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.2 

4.6

3.8 

3.9 

3.6 

4.8 

3.4

5.3 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

4.3 

6.2 

6.4 

4.1 

3.8

3.8 

3.9 

6.4 

6.4 

7.2 

3.9

2.5 

2.9 

3.9

-

3.8 

3.5 

5.0 

3.6 

2.4 

3.6 

3.4 

1.6 

3.1

1.6

Aug.

3.1 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

2.5

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.6 

3.9

4.4

6.4 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

6.0 

4.1 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.4 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.8

1.6 

2.1 

3.1 

3.2 

2.5 

2.5

Mean

3.49 

3.84 

4.80

-

4.57 

4.37 

5.90 

6.17 

3.43 

6.22 

4.71 

3.59 

5.09

4.68

Sept.

3.1 

4.8 

5.1 

5.3 

5.5

5.5 

5.8 

5.8 

6.0 

6.2

5.8 

4.3 

4.3 

4.4 

4.3

4.4 

4.3 

4.1 

4.1 

3.9

4.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

5.8 

5.5 

4.8 

5.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

215 

228 

295

-

281 

243 

363 

367 

211 

370 

290 

221 

3O3

3,390

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

on nearby streams.

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

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49', long. 110°58', in SE£ sec. 7, T. 21 N., R. 

Il9 w., at Sage, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 246 square miles.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 460 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 5.04 feet); 

minimum, 1.8 second-feet Nov. 22, but may have been less during period of ice effect or 

no gage-height record.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 649 second-feet Mar. 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.08 feet); 

minimum, 1.0 aecond-foot Dec, 17, 1946, Aug. 22, 1949, but may have been less In 1946 

during period of Ice effect or no gage-height record.

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

vmicn are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

1Z 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

16 

19 

ZO

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.2 

6.6

6.6 

8.0 

9.4 

8.6 

9.4

8.3 

8.6 

9.4 

12 

10

8.3 

8.0 

8.6 

9.9 

9.9

9.9 

9.4 

9.4 

9.9 

11

12 

11 

9.9 

9.4 

9.9 

8.3

Hov.

8.0 

7.6 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

8.0 

7.6 

8.3 

8.3

8.6

9.0 

10 

12 

14 

10

8.6 

10 

12 

11 

12

9.9 

8.3 

9.0 

11 

9.0

8.3 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

*7.6

Dec.

10 

6.9 

8.3 

6.6 

8.0

, b8

Jan.

a8

a8

a7

a8

a7

Feb.

a7

1"

> a!7 

> a25

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

, ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 ...............

Mar.

a25 

a25

b25

b!7

b25

b!7 

b!7 

17 *17 

17 

48

Apr.

243 

391 

238 

122 

34

77 

163 

283 

201

81

69 

70 

100 

153 

108

143 

187 

219 

130 

105

143 

145 

189 

129 

99

91 

90 

103 

99 

83

Secondfoot -day 8

277.7 

276.7 

247.8

4,904.0

226 

310 

702 

4,338 

3,918 

2,239 

863 

501.4 

363.7

14,363.3

May

76 

80 

90 

116 

99

96 

98 

94 

98 

86

82 

88 

102 

127 

145

149 

161 

213 

188 

156

152 

156 

160 

163 

154

145 

138 

134 

133 

122 

117

Maximum

12 

14

93

391 

213 

140 

72 

24 

16

391

June

113 

112 

140 

138 

112

100 

95 

113 

104 

91

84 

79 

74 

71 

66

64 

62 

58 

57 

54

53 

54 

51 

47

45

43 

42 

40 

39 

38

July

35 

34 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

40 

33 

30

34 

30 

26 

25 

23

22 

22 

21 

21 

20

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

19 

20 

22 

72 

37 

26

Minimum

6.2 

7.2

-

69 

76 

38 

18 

9.4 

8.3

-

Aug.

24 

20 

20 

20 

19

17 

15 

14 

14 

14

16 

17 

19 

19 

19

19 

17 

18 

18 

17

17 

16 

14 

14 

12

9.4 

11 

12 

13 

14 

13

Mean

8.96 

9.22 

7.99

13.4

7.29 

11.1 

22.6 

145 

126 

74.6 

27.8 

16.2 

12.1

39.1

Sept.

12 

12 

11 

10 

9.4

9.0 

8.3 

9.0 

10 

10

12 

13 

12 

11 

12

11 

11

J 2 

12

14

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

13 

13 

14 

13

Runoff In 

acre -feet

551 

549 

492

9,720

448 

615 

1,390 

8,600 

7,770 

4,440 

1,710 

995 

721

28,280

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec.-ft.). Apr. 2 (7:45 a.m.) 460 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (6 to 7 a.m.) 327 

sec.-ft.j Apr. 18 111:15 a.m.) 265 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 45

Smiths Pork near Border, Wyo.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17', long. 110°52', in SWij sec. 33, T. 27 N., R. 

lib w., 3f miles upstream from Rowland Creek, 7 miles downstream from Hobble Creek, and 

11 miles northeast of Border.

Drainage area. 165 square miles.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 4.45 

reet); minimum, 45 second-feet Mar. 29, but may have been less during period of ice 

effect.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1950; minimum, 37 second-feet Mar. 11, 

1948, but may have been less during period of ice effect.

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

sion above station for irrigation.

One diverDischarge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

102 

93 

88 

86 

88

90 

92 

90 

90 

90

86 

83 

82 

82 

82

78 

92 

108 

95 

88

83 

82 

82 

82 

82

82 

82 

80 

83 

80 

77

Hov.

77 

77 

75 

75 

78

71 

71 

74 

74 

75

74 

69 

69 

71 

72

69 

69 

66 

65 

64

61 

66 

66 

72 

69

66 

66 

71 

68 

*64

Dec.

65 

69 

65 

b65 

b65

b65 

b65 

b65

b64

Jan. Feb.

, b59

1 . b64

(*)

 a54

1 . b54

1 

> b58

74 

8O 

64 

62 

59

58 

59 

64

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

57 

69 

*59 

59 

59

59 

58 

59 

59 

59

59 

62 

65 

58 

58

58 

58 

57 

57 

56

- 56 

56 

57 

57 

57

56 

55 

54 

54 

55 

58

Apr.

59 

65 

59 

58 

58

62 

74 

86 

92 

86

88 

101 

121 

150 

158

188 

243 

282 

259 

282

343 

395 

382 

324 

302

302 

327 

302 

275 

256

Secondfoot -days

2,680 

2,104 

1,996

63,683

1,849 

1,636 

1,800 

5,779 

19,160 

28,015 

14,253 

6,020 

3,801

89,093

May

253 

243 

237 

225 

219

219 

219 

219 

219 

216

231 

288 

407 

553 

 40

732 

824 

1,010 

830 

743

789 

89O 

959 

992 

1,020

942 

959 

1,010 

970 

992 

1,110

Maximum

108 

78

732

69 

395 

1,110 

1,150 

759 

266 

141

1,150

June

1,110 

1,120 

1,010 

903 

914

1,020 

1,150 

1,070 

931 

847

798 

864 

914 

953 

975

1,010 

1,040 

1,OOO 

970 

925

914 

931 

942 

936 

875

814 

786 

77O 

759 

764

July

759 

754 

727 

689 

657

632 

611 

581 

557 

547

534 

502 

480 

459 

442

422 

406 

391 

376 

356

342 

332 

321 

314 

301

298 

294 

304 

304 

288 

272

Minimum

77 

61

-

54 

58 

216 

759 

272 

143 

112

-

Aug.

266 

256 

253 

253 

241

235 

230 

221 

215 

210

210 

2O7 

204 

199 

194

188 

184 

181 

176 

174

171 

168 

164 

164 

159

157 

154 

150 

148 

145 

143

Mean

86.5 

70.1 

64.4

174

59.6 

58.4 

58.1 

193 

618 

934 

460 

194 

127

244

Sept.

141 

137 

137 

135 

132

132 

130 

132 

139 

141

137 

135 

130 

130 

137

128 

126 

124 

120 

120

118 

118 

118 

118 

116

114 

114 

114 

112 

116

Runoff In 

acre-feet

5,320 

4,170 

3,960

126 , 30O

3,670 

3,240 

3,570 

11,460 

38.OOO 

55,570 

28,270 

11,940 

7,540

176,700

Peak discharge (base. 580 see.-ft.). June 7 (8 p.m.) 1.18O sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice,
46 BEAR RIVER BASIN ; 

Smiths Fork at Cokeville, Wyo.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°06', long. ,110°57', in NW£ sec. 4, T. 24 N., R. 

119 w., 1 mile northeast of Cokeville and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 275 square miles.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 5.71 

feet); minimum, 59 second-feet Dec. 4.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 25, 1950; minimum, 25 second-feet Aug. 22, 

1949.

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

wnTch are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

84 

82 

82 

79 

77

81 

89 

105 

124 

124

118 

114 

113 

111 

109

109 

113 

144 

136 

130

124 

118 

116 

113 

109

107 

105 

105 

105 

103 

100

Nov.

100 

98 

96 

94 

96

96 

96 

98 

100 

101

100 

94 

92 

94 

96

94 

91 

91 

87 

87

85 

84 

87 

92 

89

85 

87 

91 

92 

*87

Dec. Jan.

84 

89 

91 

84

84

' 79

84 

(*)

h

Feb.

> 75 

80

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Har.

, SO

(«)

80 

80

80 

79 

78 

77 

77

78 

79 

79 

76 

81

77 

79 

77 

82 

87

87 

85 

84 

81 

84 

92

Apr.

101 

120 

122

111 

109

118 

144 

182 

196 

189

196 

223 

*229 

276 

273

334 

407 

480 

410 

426

544 

603 

639 

516 

457

447 

473 

480 

429

391

Secondfoot-days

3,329 

2,780 

2,616

58,439

2,475 

2,185 

2,499 

9,625 

24,010 

27,918 

11,909 

3,545 

3,235

96,126

May

382 

373 

382 

376 

352

349 

346 

349 

352 

343

337 

379 

483 

687 

820

900 

980 

1,100 

1,180 

1,080

1,030 

1,080 

1,130 

1,190 

1,210

1,190 

1,130 

1,140 

1,150 

1,100 

1,110

Maximum

144 

101

680

92 

639 

1,210 

1,200 

642 

214 

143

1,210

June

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,060 

955

955 

1,070 

1,200 

1,090 

946

852 

828 

872 

896 

929

955 

976 

992 

946 

905

860 

856 

864 

856 

880

856 

780 

697 

675 

657

July

642 

632 

618 

593 

573

543 

536 

520 

492 

470

467 

436 

409 

380 

363

344 

317 

296 

289 

284

279 

269 

248 

243 

228

214 

217 

233 

267 

264 

243

Minimum

77 

84

26

101 

337 

657 

214 

70 

62

62

Aug.

208 

214 

203 

185 

170

166 

156 

133 

127

121

108 

110 

110 

102 

98

95 

93 

92 

92 

90

88 

86 

85 

81 

80

80 

77 

75 

73 

77 

70

Hean

107 

92.7 

84.4

160

79.8 

78.0 

80.6 

321 

775 

931 

384 

114 

108

263

Sept.

69 

69 

69 

67 

69

62 

64 

75 

85 

95

93 

102 

102 

106 

127

143 

141 

137 

135 

135

135 

133 

135 

133 

129

127 

125 

123 

123 

127

Runoff In 

acre-feet

6,600 

5,510 

5,190

115,900

4,910 

4,330 

4,960 

19,090 

47,620 

55, 370 

23,620 

7,030 

6,420

190,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5 to Mar. 11, Har. 13, 14, 16 (no gage-height 

record Dec. 27 to Jan. 24, Feb. 17 to Mar. 8); discharge competed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near Border.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 47

Thomas Pork near Geneva, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°23'30", long. 110°59'00", in NE£ sec. 28, T. 28 

N., R. 119 W., 0.8 mile upstream from Salt Creek, 3.7 miles east of Wyoming-Idaho State 

line, and 5.4 miles northeast of Geneva post office.

Drainage area. 45.3 square miles.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 15.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 418 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 4.25 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 240 second-feet: minimum, 2.4 second-feet Mar.30, but 

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

1939-50; Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 1.3 

second-feet Nov. 13, 23, 1940.

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

which are fair. Practically no diversion above station. No regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

1O

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.3 

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

4.2

4.5 

4.7 

5.1 

5.1 

4.9

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

4.0 

6.O 

8.8 

6.0 

5.8

5.6 

5.1 

4.9 

4.9 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.9 

4.7 

4.5

Nov.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2 

4.5

4.5 

4.2 

4.9 

4.9 

5.6

5.6 

4.7 

4.5 

4.7 

4.9

4.5 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

6.O 

5.8

4.7 

4.9 

5.3 

4.9 

4.5

Dec.

*4.0 

4.2 

4.0 

3.4 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

4.0 

3.6 

3.6

4.0 

b4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

5.1

5.6 

4.7 

4.5 

4.2 

b4.5

4.5 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

b4.5

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

b4.0 

b4.0 

b4.0

Jan.

4.5 

5.0 

4.5 

3.8 

b3.8

b4.0 

b4.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.7 

5.5

7.0 

8.5 

10 

10

10

10 

10 

10 

9.5 

9.0

8.5 

*8.2 

7.2 

b6.0 

b6.O 

b6.0

Feb.

b5.8 

t>5.5 

b4.5 

b4.7 

b5.0

b5.0 

b5.2 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.1 

4.5 

4.9 

4.7 

4.2

4.2 

4.2. 

b3.8 

b3.8 

4.0

3.8 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8 

4,2

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .....................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

b4.0 

b4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

4.9

4.9 

*4.9 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

b4.0 

b4.0 

4.2 

4.2

4.5 

4.7 

5.3 

4.9 

4.9

4.7 

4.7 

5.1 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.7 

4.5 

4.5 

4.7

Apr.

5.8 

8.2 

7.2 

6.9 

8.5

8.5 

13 

38 

54 

33

34 

50 

77 

82 

75

109 

121 

99 

75 

*99

136 

152 

125 

91 

86

93 

101 

97 

86 

77

Secondfoot-days

153.1 

139.1 

130.4

4,696.9

205.0 

128.0 

142.6 

2,048.1 

4,848 

2,107 

704 

297.4 

201.5

11,104.2

May

78 

77 

78 

75 

68

69 

68 

68 

68 

66

73 

91 

133 

186 

240

274 

300 

343 

242 

216

221 

233 

235 

223 

199

179 

168 

159 

148 

138 

132

Maximum

8.8 

6.0 

5.6

69

10

5.8 

5.3 

152 

343 

126 

32 

14 

8.2

343

June

124 

126 

122 

108 

96

89 

96 

94 

87 

80

76 

74 

73 

70 

68

64 

62 

59 

58 

57

52 

50 

48 

45 

44

41 

39 

36 

35 

34

July

32 

30 

29 

28 

28

27 

29 

29 

28

31

31 

27 

25 

23 

22

21 

20 

20 

19 

19

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

22 

16 

15

Aug.

14 

13

13 

14 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

9.6

9.3 

8.9 

8.6 

8.2 

7.9

7.9 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.2 

7.2 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.2

Minimum Mean

4.0 4.94 

3.8 4.64 

3.4 4.21

12.9

3.8 6.61 

3.8 4.57 

4.0 4.60 

5.8 68.3 

66 156 

34 70.2 

15 22.7 

6.2 9.59 

5.5 6.72

3.4 30.4

Peak discharge (base, 40 see. -ft.) . Apr. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 168 sec. -ft.; May 18 (8 a.m.)

Sept.

6.2 

6.2 

5.8 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

6.2 

7.9 

8.2

7.9 

7.2 

6.8 

7.2 

8.2

7.2 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

7.2 

7.2 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

5.8 

7.2

Runoff in 

acre -feet

3O4 

276 

259

9,310

407 

254 

283 

4,060 

9,620 

4,180 

1,40O 

590 

400

22,OOO

418 sec. -ft

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Mote. Ho gage-height record Jan. 8-26; discharge computed on basis of veather records and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
48 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Thomas Fork near Wyoming -Idaho State line

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°24', long. 111°01' in NW&SEi sec. 19, T. 28 N., 

RT~TT9 W., in Wyoming. 1.3 miles downstream from Giraffe Creek, 1.5 miles upstream 

from State line, and 3j miles northeast of Geneva, Idaho.

Drainage area. 113 square miles.

Records available . October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 869 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 5.55 feet); 

minimum, 5.1 second-feet Nov. 21, but may have been less during period of no gageheight record.

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

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

19 

18 

18 

18

19 

19 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

18 

22 

33 

25 

23

21 

20 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

Hov.

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

18 

19 

21

20

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

16 

21 

20

18 

18 

20 

19 

17

Dec.

*16 

17 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

15 

16 

17

18 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Jan.

16 

17 

16 

14 

14

15 

16 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

17 

19

11 

25 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

27 

*26 

25

23 

22 

21 

20 

20 

20

Feb.

20 

19 

17 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

17 

17

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jarm 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ....................................

Lendar year 

ary

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

16 

16 

17 

18 

19

20 

*20 

20 

19 

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

19 

19 

20 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Apr.

21 

27 

25 

24 

26

27 

45 

80 

100 

80

90 

120 

150 

170 

170

210 

230 

220 

200 

*265

342 

394 

360 

273 

255

258 

282 

265 

238 

224

Secondfoot-days

611 

534 

487

-

634 

477 

580 

5,161 

13,807 

6,664 

2,324 

1,169 

843

33,291

May

220 

213 

215 

202 

188

188 

186 

188 

186 

183

198 

240 

348 

540 

635

697 

723 

809 

681 

628

635 

676 

681 

662 

621

568 

547 

545 

492 

467 

445

Maximum

33 

21 

18

-

28 

20 

20 

394 

809 

406 

107 

50 

34

809

June

406 

402 

375 

330 

305

295 

31O 

301 

273 

260

246 

236 

228 

215 

207

198 

188 

181 

181 

174

161 

154 

149 

144 

142

133 

126 

120 

114 

110

July

107 

102 

99 

99 

96

92 

94 

92 

88 

88

90 

82 

78 

76 

72

69 

68 

66 

65 

63

61 

60 

59 

58 

55

55 

55 

58 

68 

57 

52

Minimum

17 

15 

14

-

14 

15 

16 

21 

183 

110 

52 

28 

25

14

Aug.

50 

48 

48 

49 

47

45 

43 

41 

41 

40

41 

45 

41 

40 

38

36 

35 

34 

34 

33

33 

32 

32 

32 

32

32

31 

30 

29 

29 

28

Mean

19.7 

17.8 

15.7

-

20.5 

17.0 

13.7 

172 

445 

222 

75.0 

37.7 

28.1

91.2

Sept.

28 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

26 

28 

34 

33

32 

30 

29 

31 

32

30 

29 

29 

28 

a28

a27 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

25 

25 

28

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,210 

1,060 

966

-

1,260 

946 

1,150 

10,240 

27,390 

13,220 

4,610 

2,320 

1,670

66,040

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft). Aor. 21 (12 m.) 423 sec. -ft. i May IR (s-so to 10s30 a.m.) 869

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 14 to Apr. 19; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and combined flow records for Thomas Pork near Geneva, Idaho, and Salt Creek 

near Geneva, Idaho.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 49

Thomas Fork near R_aymond, Idaho

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°16', long. 111°05' > in SE£ sec. 28, T. 13 3., R. 

4o a.. , at J. W. Mumford Ranch, 1-| miles southwest of Raymond.

Drainage area. 202 square miles.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 second-feet May 19 (gage height , 7.62 feet); 

 minimum , 9.7 second-feet Oct. 2, but may have been less during periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1950; minimum daily, 1.6 second-feet 

Oct. 1, 1942.

Revisions. --The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as snown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

980. ......

1,060.. .....

1,090.......

1.120.......

Water 

year

1943

1946

1947

1948

Date

Apr. 25

Apr. 27

May 19

Gage height 

(feet!

7.66

7.56

6.91

6.72

Discharge 

(second-feet)

618

773

427

404

Remarks. Records fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1943, 

 1946-48 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 980, 

1,060, 1,090, and 1,120.

Day 

(water year)

1942-43

Apr . 18 .....

19.....

2O .....

21 .....

ZZ... .

23... .

24... .

25... .

26... .

27... .

28 .....

29 .....

30.....

May 1 .....

2... .

3... .

4... .

5... .

6... .

7... . a... .

1945-46

Apr. 17.....

18.....

19.....

2O ... .

21... .

Z2... .

23... .

24... .

25 ... .

26... .

Discharge 

(second-feet)

301

355

408

494

546

506

510

594

586

578

490

437

416

404

416

448

445

448

462

413

376

281

353

439

558

661

672

618

626

65O

705

Day 

(water year)

1945-46

Apr . 27 .....

28. ....

29.....

30 .....

May 1 .....

2.....

3.....

4... ..

5. ....

6.. ...

1 .....

8.... .

9.....

10.....

11... . .'

12.....

13.....

14.....

15.....

16.....

17. ....

18.....

19.....

2O .....

1946-47

May 1 .....

2.. ...

3.. ...

4. ....

5.....

6.. ...

7.. ...

Discharge 

(second-feet)

738

705

672

634

602

546

498

460

443

420

399

380

364

360

351

320

296

29O

280

260

250

230

220

210

217

221

267

313

353

413

408

Day 

(water year)

1946-47

May 8 .....

9.. ...

10.. ...

11.....

12.....

13.....

14.....

15.. ...

16.....

17.....

18.....

1947-48

May 7 .....

8... ..

9.....

10.... . 11.....

12.....

13.....

14.....

15.....

16.. ...

17. ....

18.....

19.....

20 .....

21.....

22.. ...

23.....

24.....

25 .....

26 .....

27... ..

Discharge 

(second-feet)

383

361

341

332

336

356

330

290

257

248

227

235

261

303

336

309

292

277

272

280

300

325

352

390

387

367

345

322

298

256

245

241

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 .............

May 1947 .........................

Calendar year 1947 .............

Secondfoot-days

22,871.1

27,477

21,702.1

Maximum

594

738

413

Minimum

_

_

9 3

Mean

62.7

75.3

59.5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

45,370

54,490

43,060
50 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Thomas Fork near Raymond, Idaho, 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.8 

9.7 

9.8 

9.9 

10

10 

1011 11 

11

1111 

11 11 11

11

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

20 

19 

18

Nov.

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

Dec.

*17 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

17 

16

b!6

b!5 

b!6 

b!7 

bl8

b!9 

b!7 

b!6 

b!6 

b!6

b!6 

b!7 

b!7 

b!7 

b!6

b!6 

b!5 

b!5 

b!5 

b!5 

b!5

Jan.

b!6 

b!7 

b!6 

b!4 

b!4

b!5 

b!6 

b!7 

b!7 

b!7

b!7 

a!6 

a!6 

a!7 

ale

a21 

a25 

a28 

a30 

a30

a30 

a30 

a30 

a28 

a26

a24 

*b22 

b21 

b20 

b20 

b20

Feb.

b20 

b!9 

b!7 

bl8 

bl8

bl8 

b!8 

b!8 

b!8 

b!8

b!8 

b!7 

b!7 

b!7 

b!6

b!6 

b!6 

b!5 

b!5 

b!5

b!5 

bI5 

a!5 

a!5 

a!6

a!6 

a!6 

a!6

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu. 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

a!5 

a!5 

a!6 

a!7 

al8

al8 

al8 

*18 

18 

18

18 

b!6 

b!6 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

17

17 

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

Apr.

16 

ZO 

24 

24 

22

23 

30 

44 

80 

81

75

90 

119 

154 

also

a250 

a350 

a330 

*310 

295

298 

332 

379 

400 

378

350 

335 

360 

364 

330

Secondfoot-days

393.2 

494 

497

14,343.1

648 

468 

520 

6,013 

16,351 

9,095 

2,747 

1,526 

986

39,738.2

May

303 

295 

297 

297 

285

271 

268 

274 

278

276

265 

264 

278 

307 

399

594 

694 

825 

980 

799

760 

773 

838 

864 

838

812 

738 

683 

650 

594 

552

Maximum

20 

18 

19

188

30 

20 

18 

400 

980 

528 

127 

74 

38

980

June

528 

502 

498 

490 

443

400 

396 

400 

423 

372

338 

325 

299 

298 

282

270 

260 

240 

238 

235

230 

218 

207 

197 

186

182 

178 

162 

156 

142

Minimum

July

127 

118 

112 

105 

106

93 

90 

94 

93 

87

90 

93 

92 

91 

89

89 

88 

87 

85 

89

87 

82 

78 

76 

73

70 

68 

67 

74 

78 

76

9.7 

14 

15

5.4

14 

15 

15 

16 

264 

142 

67 

31 

29

9.7

Aug.

74 

72 

71 

71 

73

70 

66 

62 

57 

56

56 

60 

62 

61 

59

52 

44 

39 

35

35

32 

32 

32 

33 

33

33 

32

31 

31 

31 

31

Mean

12.7 

16.5 

16.0

39.3

20.9 

16.7 

16.8 

200 

527 

303 

88.6 

49.2 

32.9

109

Sept.

31 

31 

32 

31 

31

31 

31 

33 

36 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

34

32 

32 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

33 

38 

36

34 

33 

31 

30 

29

Runoff in 

acre-feet

780 

980 

986

28,440

1,290 

928 

1,030 

11,930 

32 , 430 

18,040 

5,450 

3,030 

1,960

78,830

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Wyoming-Idaho State line.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASTN 51

Salt Creek near Geneva, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°24'00", long. 110°59'30", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 28 

M., H. 119 W., in Wyoming, 800 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 1,000 

feet upstream from mouth, 3.0 miles east of Wyoming-Idaho State line, and 4f miles . 

northeast of Geneva post office.

Drainage area. 37.6 square miles.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 18.4 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 382 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 5.02 feet); 

minimum, 1.4 second-feet Mar. 16, but may have been less during period of ice effect or 

no gage-height record.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1950; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 18,

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

vmicn are fair. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. No diversion 

below station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.7 

5.5 

5.0 

4.8 

5.0

5.2 

5.5 

6.2 

6.0 

6.0

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0

4.8 

6.0 

10 

7.4 

6.9

6.4 

6.2 

6.0 

5.5 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.0 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0

Nov.

*5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.8 

5.0

5.2

5.7 

5.0 

5.0

4.3

4.7 

4.5 

4.5 

4.8 

4.7

b4.2 

b4.2 

b4.2 

5.2 

5.0

4.7 

4.5 

5.2 

5.0 

4.7

Dec.

*b4.5 

b5.2 

4.8 

b4.0 

b4.5

b4.3 

b4.3 

4.8 

b4.3 

b4.3

b4.3 

b4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.7 

4.5 

4.5 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.8 

5.0 

b4.5

b4.5 

b4.2 

b4.0 

M.O 

b4.0 

b4.0

Jan.

b4.5 

bS.O 

b4.5 

b3.8 

b3,8

b4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

4.8 

4.5 

4.5

5.0

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

7.8 

7.4 

*b7.0 

b6.5

6.2 

5.2 

4.8 

5.0 

5.0 

4.8

Feb.

4.8 

b4.5 

b4.0 

b4.2 

b4.2

b4.3 

b4.4 

4.5 

4.5 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.0

4.2

4.0 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.0

4.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.3 

4.5

4.5 

b4.5 

b4.3

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Oa

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Appl 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendap year 194! 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

b4.0 

b4.2 

b4.5 

4.7 

4.7

bS.O 

*5.0 

b4.8 

4.3 

4.3

b4.2 

b4.0 

b4.0 

b4.0 

4.2

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

4.5 

4.5

4.3 

4.3 

4.5 

4.3 

4.5

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.2 

4.3 

4.3

Apr.

5.0 

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

6.0

6.2 

9.1 

16 

17 

14

15 

20 

27 

36 

33

52

67 

71 

67 

75

92 

103 

110 

90 

83

85 

93 

87 

77 

72

Secondfoot -days

176.8 

143.3 

137.7

6,065.8

173.3 

117.4 

136.2 

1,459.1 

5,436 

2,480 

793 

352.3 

228.5

11,633.6

Peak discharge (baoe, 50 sec.-ft._) . Apr. 22 (11:30 p.

May

71 

68 

66 

62 

60

59 

60 

60 

59 

59

66 

82 

127 

194 

244

280 

308 

353 

286 

258

264 

290 

294 

283 

264

235 

223 

214 

190

183 

174

Maximum

10 

5.7 

5.2

101

8.0 

4.8 

5.0 

110 

353 

160 

38 

16 

9.2

353

June

160 

155 

141 

125 

118

113 

120 

119 

107 

100

90 

86 

81 

78 

75

72 

69 

66 

65 

62

57 

55 

53 

52 

49

47 

44 

42 

41 

38

July

38 

36 

34 

33 

32

32 

31 

32 

30 

31

31 

29 

28 

26 

25

24 

24 

23

Z3 

21

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

19 

22 

19 

17

Aug.

16

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

14 

13 

12 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

9.6

9.6 

9.6 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

8.8 

8.8 

8.3 

7.9 

7.3

Sept.

7.6 

7.9 

7.3 

7.0 

6.4

5.8 

6.1 

6.7 

9.2 

9.2

8.8 

7.9 

7.3 

8.8 

8.8

7.9 

7.3 

7.3 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.6 

7.3

7.3 

7.3 

7.0 

7.3 

7.9

Minimum Hean *£«£

4.8 5.70 351 

4.2 4.78 284 

4.0 4.44 273

16.6 12,020

3.8 5.59 344 

3.6 4.19 233 

4.0 4.39 270 

5.0 48.6 2,890 

59 175 10,780 

38 82.7 4,920 

17 25.6 1,570 

7.9 11.4 699 

5.8 7.62 453

3.6 31.9 23,070

m.) 128 oec. -ft.; May 18 (7 a.m.) 382 sec.-

ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 7-23; discharge computed on baols of weather records and records 

for nearby streams.
52 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Montpeller Creek at Irrlgators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete rectangular weir, lat. 42°20', long. 111°14', 

nrSEi sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 45 E., 3 miles east of Montpeller and 3f miles downstream 

from South Fork.

Drainage area. 50.9 square miles.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 224 3econd-feet May 18 (gage height, 2.91 feet); 

minimum, 1.6 second-feet Feb. 3 (caused by ice Jam upstream).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1950; minimum, 1.5 second-feet Jan. 20, 

1944, but may have been less during periods of Ice effect.

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

Une small diversion above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second- feet, xater year October 1949 to September1 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

1O

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

12

11 

10 

11

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

12

IE 

11 

11 

10

9.9 

12 

19 

15 

14

IE 

IE 

12 

12 

IE

12 

13 

IE 

12 

12 

11

Nov.

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

1011 11

IE

12 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.9 

9.9 

9.7

9.4 

9.3 

9.6 

14 

13

11 

11 

12 

12 

10

Dec.

9.4

9.6 

10 

8.6 

9.4

9.1 

9.1 

9.3 

9.3 

9.4

8.5 

7.6 

8.9 

7.2 

7.6

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.3

7.6

8.3 

8.5 

8.8 

8.9 

7.4

8.9 

8.8 

8.5 

8.0 

8.2 

7.7

Jan.

S.O 

8.9 

8.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.0 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

8.0

9.0

11 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

11 

10 

8.5

9.9 

10 

9.6 

9.3 

9.3 

8.8

Feb.

8.5 

5.3 

2.1 

10 

9.7

9.4 

8.8 

7.6 

8.5 

8.6

8.6 

7.7 

8.0 

8.5 

8.0

7.8 

7.8 

7.7 

7.4 

8.0

7.7 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.5

9.3 

9.5 

9.0

Month

Oc to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MA tr

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

8.5 

8.5 

9.5

10

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

9.9 

10 

10 

9.9

9.9

11 

13

12 

11

11 

11

11 

11 

12

11 

11

11 

10 

11 

11

Apr.

13 

23 

20

17 

17

17 

22 

33 

36 

3E

35 

44 

53

61 

63

76 

91 

98 

97

111

135 

145 

144 

120 

117

123 

130 

121 

108 

99

Secondfoot -day s

377.9 

318.8 

270.1

7,221.1

288.8 

226.0 

330.2 

2,201 

4,226 

3,198 

1,614 

856 

598

14,504.8

Peak discharge (base, 60 sec.-ft.j. Apr. 21 (7:45 D.ra

May

103 

99 

95 

88 

84

83 

83 

86 

82 

79

87 

99 

120 

154 

171

176 

185 

212 

186 

174

172 

174 

177 

176 

167

159 

156 

156 

150 

147 

146

Maximum

19 

14 

10

69

13 

10 

13 

145 

212 

146 

69 

38 

24

212

June

144

146 

136 

130 

126

125 

133 

133 

124 

117

113 

112 

110 

107 

106

105 

104 

101 

99 

97

92 

90 

88 

87 

83

81 

78 

76 

74 

71

July

69 

68 

64 

64 

62

61 

62 

61 

59 

64

61 

55 

53 

53 

52

50 

49 

49 

47 

45

45 

45 

44 

42 

41

41 

41 

42 

45 

41 

39

Aug.

38 

36 

37 

38 

36

34 

33 

31 

31 

30

31 

32 

30 

28 

26

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Sept.

22

21 

2.1 

21 

21

21 

20 

21 

24 

22

22

21 

21 

21 

22

20 

20 

19 

18 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17 

18

Mini, Mean »£*<£

9.9 12.2 750 

9.3 10.6 632 

7.2 8.71 536

19.8 14,320

7.0 9,32 573 

2.1 8.07 448 

8.5 10.7 655 

13 73.4 4,370 

79 136 8,380 

71 107 6,340 

39 52.1 3,200 

22 27.6 1,700 

17 19.9 1,190

2.1 39.7 28,770

.) 154 sec. -ft.; Hay 18 (11:30 a.m.) 224 sec. ft.

Mote. Ho gage-height record Jan. 3-23, Feb. 27 to Mar. 6; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records and records for stations on nearby streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 53

Bear Lake at Llfton, near St. Charles, Idaho

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°07'20", long. 111°19'20", In NEi sec. 16, 

s., K. 44 E., In Lifton pumping plant of Utah Power & Light Co. and 3| miles ea

T. 15

--.-._..-_ .-- ^ east of

St. Charles. Datum of gage* is 5',900 feet above mean sea~level, unadjusted (levels by 

Utah Power & Light Co.).

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950. January 1921 to September 1945 

(elevations only) in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey. 

October 1903 to June 1906 (gage heights only) at different site and datum, published 

as Bear Lake at Pish Haven.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 1,402,000 acre-feet June 27 to July 1 (gage height, 

Z3T3H feet); minimum, 947,300 acre-feet Jan. 20, 21 (gage height, 16.86 feet).

1921-50: Maximum contents, 1,423,000 acre-feet June 10. 1923 (gage height, 23.68 

feet); no contents Nov. 9-19, 1935 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

Remarks. Outflow regulated by gates and pumps at Bear Lake and by gates in dike at north 

end of Mud Lake. Inflow to lake augmented by water diverted from Bear River through 

Rainbow inlet canal (see p. 27) and Dingle inlet canal, which empty into Mud Lake. 

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-feet between gage heights, 

2.00 feet (lower limit of pumps) and 23.65 feet (upper limit of storage with existing 

facilities). Storage water used for irrigation and power development.

Cooperation. Gage heights furnished by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision 

or ueoiogical 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, in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

966.5

966.5

965.8

964.5

963.8

962.4

961.7

961.7

961.7

961.7

961.7

961.7

961.7

961.7

961.7

961.7

961.7

963.8

966.5

968.6

969.9

970.6

972.0

972.7

972.7

972.7

972.7

972.7

972.7

972.7

972.7

Nov.

972.0

970.6

969.2

968.6

968.6

968.6

968.6

968.6

968.6

969.2

969.2

968.6

967.9

967.2

966.5

966.5

966.5

966.5

966.5

966.5

966.5

966.5

966.5

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

-

_ Dec.

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

966.5

965.8

965.2

965.2

964.5

963.8

963.1

962.

962.

962.

962.

962.

962.4

961 .7

961.0

960.4

960.4

959.7

959.0

957.6

956.9

956.2

955.5

Jan.

955.5

955.5

955.5

955.5

954.2

954.2

953.5

952.8

952.8

952.1

952.1

951.5

950.8

350.8

950.1

948.7

948.0

948.0

948.0

947.3

947.3

948.0

949.4

952.1

954.2

954.2

954.2

954.2

954.2

954.2

953.5

Feb.

953.5

953.5

953.5

953.5

953.5

953.5

954.2

954.9

955.5

956.2

956.9

956.9

956.9

956.2

955.5

954.9

954.2

954.2

954.2

954. a

953.5

953.5

952.8

952.8

952.8

952.8

952.8

953.5

_

_

-

Mar.

953.5

954.2

955.5

956.9

958.3

959.7

961.0

962.4

963.8

965.2

967.2

970.6

973.4

975.4

977.5

979.6

982.3

984.4

987.2

989.2

992.0

994.8

998.2

L.001

L,004

1,007

1,011

L,013

L,016

L,018

L.020

Apr.

1,022

1,024

1,027

1,030

1,032

1,035

1,038

1,041

1,044

1,047

1,050

1,054

1,057

1,060

1,064

1,068

1,072

1,074

1,076

1,079

1,081

1,083

1,086

1,089

1,092

1,097

1,102

1,106

1,111

1,117

May

1,121

1,129

1,136

1,141

1,146

1,152

1,158

1,164

1,170

1,175

1,181

1,186

1,193

1,198

1,203

1,207

1,210

1,215

1,222

1,228

1,234

1,238

1,243

1,248

1,254

1,261

1,268

1,274

1,281

1,288

1,295

June

1,302

1,308

1,315

1,320

1,325

1,330

1,335

1,339

l;344

1,348

1,351

1,355

1,358

1,362

1,366

1,370

1,375

1,378

1,382

1,385

1,388

1,391

1,394

1,396

1,397

1,400

1,402

1,402

1,402

1,402

-

July

1,402

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,401

1,400

1,399

1,399

1,397

1,396

1,394

1,392

1,390

1,388

1,386

1,385

1,383

1,380

1,378

1,375

1,374

1,373

1,371

Aug.

1,370

1,368

1,367

1,366

1,363

1,361

1,359

1,356

1,353

1,351

1,349

1,347

1,346

1,344

1,344

1,343

1,342

1,342

1,341

1,340

1,339

1,337

1,334

1,331

1,328

1,325

1,321

1,318

1,314

1,311

1,307

Sept.

1,304

1,299

1,295

1,292

1,290

1,286

1,282

1,279

1,275

1,272

1,270

1,268

1,265

1,263

1,259

1,256

1,252

1,249

1,246

1,243

1,240

1,238

1,236

1,235

1,234

1,232

1,231

1,228

1,226

1,222

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Date

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 1... .................

Calendar year 1949 .......

Jan. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May 

June 

July 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct.

Wat

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

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

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

Elevation 

(feet)t

5,917.14 

5,917.22 

5,917.15

.

5,916.98 

5,916.95 

5,916.95 

5,917.95 

5,919.37 

5,921.96 

5,923.38 

5,922.93 

5,921.98 

5,920.78

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

966.5 

972.0 

967.2

.

955.5 

953.5 

953.5

1,022 

1,121 

1,302 

1,402 

1,370 

1,304 

1,220

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

+5.5 

-4.8 

-11.7

-22.0

-2.0 

0 

+68.5 

+99.0 

+181 

+100 

-32.0 

-66.0 

-84.0

+253.5

t Mean dally elevation.
54 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13'00", long. 111°20'30", In SW£ sec. 8, T. 14 

S., R. 44 E., 2,000 feet downstream from head (at dike) and 3 miles southeast of Paris.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1950. January 1922 to September 1945 in 

rues or Bait Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge. 28 years, 310 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet Aug. 5; minimum daily, 

J.U second-feet Apr. 9 to June 2.

1923-50: Maximum daily discharge, 1,870 second-feet Aug. 8, 1924; minimum daily, 

1 second-foot May 1 to June 6, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no eageHeight record, which are fair. Plow regulated by Bear and Mud Lakes.

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 second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

478 

478 

476 

471 

348

196 

200 

208 

201 

194

2O6 

135 

30 

29 

29

3O 

30 

d3O 

31 

33

34 

34 

32 

95 

384

559 

437 

355 

623 

728 

703

Nov.

742 

834 

693 

374 

215

215 

218 

225 

231 

227

322

474 

486 

490 

392

252 

254 

256 

254 

254

252 

254 

256 

258 

265

265 

263 

265 

267 

267

Dec.

267 

265 

263 

256 

252

247 

243 

261 

*274 

b265

b260 

*b340 

*511 

510 

400

*259 

b26O 

b265 

b270 

*272

270 

b265 

*b295 

b365 

b385

b39O 

*b42O 

*505 

*462 

b4OO 

*b258

Jan.

b255 

b270 

b36O 

*513 

508

*540 

*655 

65O 

658 

*b705

*773 

761 

*744 

741 

735

*730 

723 

*729 

b740 

b615

*b295 

b!60 

b!65 

b235 

*b410

*578 

*575 

565 

565 

*555 

545

Feb.

*530 

539 

*542 

b540 

b540

b420 

*b!75 

*113 

111 

*111

b240 

b50O 

*b575 

*715 

*723

720 

*718 

718 

718 

*718

715 

709 

*b615 

*b365 

*226

b22O 

b2OO 

*129

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

at*y

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

Mar.

138 

138

loo

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Apr.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Secondfoot-days

7,817 

10,020 

9,955

153,143

17,053 

13,145 

748 

3O8 

310 

28,374 

43,77O 

49,460 

41,134

222,094

May

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10

lo

10 

10

10 

10

lo

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Maximum

728 

834 

511

1,190

773 

723 

138 

11 

10 

1,730 

1,720 

1,800 

1,730

1,8OO

June

10 

10 

d!50 

767 

784

637 

d735 

1,070 

dl,060 

dl,130

1,540 

dl,050 

d655 

d890 

d405

314 

d440 

692 

d855 

1,020

1,030 

dl , 08O 

1,24O 

dl,300 

1,30O

1,410 

1,720 

1,690 

1,660 

1,730

July

1,720 

1,680 

1,550 

1,410 

1,330

1,160 

1,210 

1,220 

1,250 

1,270

1,250 

1,250 

1,220 

1,240 

1,300

1,390 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,440

1,420 

1,420 

1,410 

1.4OO 

1,440

1,54O 

1,550 

1,570 

1,560 

1,570 

1,620

Minimum

29 

215 

243

7

160 

111 

12 

10 

10 

10 

1,160 

1,470 

914

10

Aug.

1,650 

1,650 

1,690 

1,710 

1,80O

1,760 

1,730 

1,7OO 

1,660 

1,480

1,470 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,490

1,510 

1,530 

1,540 

1,520 

1,530

1,530 

1,550 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,5OO 

1,540 

1,630 

1,740 

1,720 

1,740

Mean

252 

334 

321

420

550 

469 

24.1 

1O.3 

1O.O 

946 

1,412 

1,595 

1,371

608

Sept.

1,710 

1,720 

1.71O 

1,720 

1,720

1,730 

1,720 

1,690 

1,62O 

1,620

1,560 

1,210 

914 

1,200 

1,340

1,340 

1,350 

1.35O 

1,280 

1,130

1,090 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,12O

1,150 

1,160 

1,20O 

1,210 

1.21O

Runoff In 

acre-feet

15,500 

19,870 

19,750

3O3,70O

33,820 

26,07O 

1,480 

611 

615 

56,280 

86,82O 

98,100 

81,59O

44O,5OO

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements and records 

of gate changes.

Note.--Ho sage-height record Oct. 13, Dec. 13-16, 20, 21, 28, 29, Jan. 6, 15, 16, 27-31, Feb. 1, 

Mar. 4 to June 2; discharge computed as explained in footnote d.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 55

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°30', long. 111°19', In NE£ sec. 4, T. 11 S., R. 

44 a., 150 feet downstream from Little Right Hand Fork and 3 miles northeast of Georgetown.

Drainage area. 22.2 square miles.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1950. October 1911 to September 1914, 

fragmentary records collected at site 0.7 mile downstream just below power plant (now 

inoperative).

Average discharge. 10 years (1940-50), 30.4 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 110 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 2.12 feet); 

minimum daily, 24 second-feet Feb. 6, Mar. 3-9.

1911-14, 1939-50: Maximum discharge observed, 162 second-feet June 8, 1912; minimum 

daily, 18 second-feet 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.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

3O 

31

Oct.

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

33 

32 

32

32

32 

32 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

30 

30

Nov.

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 

27 

27

Dec.

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

2"?

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Jan.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

Feb.

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

26 

26

2G 

26 

26

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

25

26 

26 

26 

25 

25

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Apr.

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

28 

29 

29 

29 

29

30 

30 

31 

31 

31

33 

33 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32

31 

30 

3O

Secondfoot-days

983 

850 

817

10,917

780 

704 

787 

909 

1,765 

2,298 

1,662 

1,470 

1,264

14,289

May

30 

31 

31 

31 

32

31 

31 

32 

32 

32

31 

32 

33 

34 

35

35

41 

64 

70 

70

69 

72 

75 

96 

97

96 

98 

101 

101 

99 

103

Maximum

33

29 

27

42

26 

26 

26 

33 

103 

104 

58 

50 

45

104

June

101 

104 

94 

82 

80

85 

92 

89 

85 

82

76 

76 

77 

79 

78

77 

77 

77 

76 

74

71 

69 

68 

66 

64

62 

61 

59 

59 

58

July

57 

58 

57 

58 

58

58 

58 

57 

56 

58

57 

56 

56 

56 

54

55 

54 

53 

52 

52

51 

51 

50 

50 

50

49 

48 

49 

48 

48 

48

Minimum

3O 

27 

26

25

25 

24 

24 

27 

3O 

58 

48 

45 

41

24

Aug.

49 

49 

49 

49 

50

49 

49 

49 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

47 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

47 

45

46 

46 

45 

45 

45 

45

Mean

31.7 

28.3 

26.4

29.9

25.2 

25.1 

25.4 

3O.3 

56.9 

76.6 

53.6 

47.4 

42.1

39.1

Sept.

45 

43 

43 

43 

43

44 

44 

44 

44 

43

42 

41 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

42 

42

Runoff In 

acre -feet

1,950 

1,690 

1,620

21.66O

1,550 

1,400 

1,560 

1,800 

3,50O 

4,560 

3,300 

2,920 

2,510

28,360

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 16 to Jan. 27, Feb. 27 to Mar. 5; discharge Interpolated.
56 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 0 20', long. 111°46', in SW^ sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 

40 E., 500 feet upstream from Cleveland irrigation canal, 2j miles west of Cleveland, 

and 4 miles downstream from proposed Cottonwood Dam.

Drainage area. 61.7 square miles.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years (1939-50), 32.4 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during jear, 584 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 3.46 feet); 

minimum, 3.0 second-feet Dec. 1.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 680 second-feet Apr. 21, 1948 (gage height, 3.60 feet); 

minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 17, 1940.

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

which are fair. Several diversions for irrigation in upper valley above proposed 

Cottonwood Dam.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

z

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.8 

5.8 

5.3 

5.3 

5.6

7.0 

10 

11 

11 

12

11 

11 

11 

10 

9.8

9.8 

10 

25 

17 

16

15 

13 

13 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

12 

11

Nov.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.8 

9.8 

11 

13 

22

18 

14 

13 

13 

14

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

10 

11 

25 

20

16 

15 

*17 

15 

14

Dec.

11 

11 

11 

12 

11

10 

9.8 

10 

9.0 

9.5

b9.6 

b9.4 

b9.2 

b9.0 

b8.9

8.7 

9.0 

9.5 

9.8 

b9.2

b9.0 

b9.0 

11 

11 

blO

blO 

12 

b!2 

b!2 

b!2 

b!2

Jan.

b!2 

12 

blO 

b9.0 

b8.5

a8. 6 

a9.0 

alO 

*11 

12

12 

b!2 

b!2 

b!2

b!3

b!3 

b!3 

13 

14 

17

19 

23 

28 

*28 

b25

b21 

18 

b!5 

b!3 

b!2 

bll

Feb.

bll 

bll 

alo 

alO 

all

al2 

all 

all 

al2 

al2

al3 

al3 

a!2 

a!3 

al3

*al3 

14 

15 

19 

15

15 

18 

15 

15 

18

21 

24 

23

Month

Octo 

Move

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.) . Apr.

Mar.

24 

24 

26 

28 

38

50 

43 

38 

36 

34

28 

29 

28 

28 

26

24 

30 

36 

35

32

31 

31 

28 

30 

31

28 

28 

26 

23 

26 

29

Apr.

33 

45 

47 

46 

47

66 

150 

301 

240

150

148 

211 

304 

288 

254

338 

376 

321 

308 

335

387 

387 

314 

246 

232

229 

246 

219 

184 

154

Secondfoot-days

352.4 

404.6 

316.6

10, 880". 7

446.1 

400 

948 

6,606 

6,929 

1,878 

496.5 

306.5 

255.7

19,339.4

May

152 

154 

150 

140 

129

120 

120 

144 

152 

164

160 

160 

201 

272 

368

387 

391 

451 

301 

249

263 

301 

311 

291 

243

222 

209 

216 

187 

169 

152

Maximum

25 

25 

12

252

28 

24 

50 

387 

451 

136 

23 

16 

14

451

June

136 

126 

116 

102 

92

83 

90 

98 

87 

77

68 

64 

61 

56 

52

48 

45 

44 

42 

40

38 

38 

35 

38 

38

33 

30 

39 

38 

24

July

20 

18 

17 

15 

15

15 

23 

19 

17 

20

21 

19 

21 

21 

13

11 

9.5 

9.2 

10 

11

9.8 

10 

11 

13 

19

19 

18 

20 

19 

17 

16

Minimum

5.3 

9.8 

8.7

-

8.5 

10 

23 

33 

120 

24 

9.2 

4.9 

4.9

4.9

Aug.

16 

15 

7.0 

6.3 

5.8

5.6 

5.6 

7.3 

9.8

11

11 

14 

14 

15

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

5.6 

4.9 

6.5 

7.3 

7.5 

7.3

Mean

11.4 

13.5 

10.2

29.8

14.4 

14.3 

30.8 

220 

224 

62.6 

16.0 

9.89 

8.52

53.0

Sept.

7.3 

7.5 

4.9 

6.8 

7.3

7.5 

7.5 

5.3 

6.5 

9.0

8.7 

9.0 

9.0 

9.2 

9.2

6.1 

7.8 

10 

10 

10

9.2 

5.8 

8.4 

9.0 

8.7

10 

10 

11 

11 

14

Runoff In 

acre -feet

699 

803 

628

21,590

885 

793 

1,880 

13,100 

13,740 

3,720 

985 

608 

507

38,350

20 (10:45 p.m.) 508 sec. -ft.; May 18 (4:30 a.m.) 584

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 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 5' 

Mink Creek below Dry Pork, near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15'30", long. 111°40'30", in NE^NWir sec. 33, T. 

ItTTTr, R. 41 E., SCO feet downstream from Dry Pork and 3 miles northeast of Mink Creek,

Drainage area. 19.3 square miles.

Records available.--April 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 548 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 3.68 feet); 

minimum daily, 31 second-feet on many days.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 600 second-feet May 29, 1948 (gage height, 3.65 feet); 

minimum, 26 second-feet Feb. 12-16, 1948.

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

Three diversions above station for irrigation, one of which first diverted water Sept. 

24, 1949, to Worm Creek Basin for storage in Glendale Reservoir and irrigation in 

vicinity of Preston.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17ie

19 

20

21 

ZZ 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

45 

43 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

41 

40 

38 

38 

38

38 

39 

42 

40 

40

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

38 

38 

38 

38

Nov.

38 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

36 

35 

33 

39

37 

36 

36 

35 

33

32 

54

35 

36 

36

35 

31 

33 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

33 

32

Dec.

33 

35 

35 

35 

33

32 

33 

35 

35 

35

34 

34 

33 

33 

32

31 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

31 

31 

31

Jan.

31 

32 

31 

31

31

31 

a3l 

a31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

32 

33 

36 

39 

39

39 

48 

50 

49 

44

42 

41 

40 

39 

37 

37

Feb.

37 

36 

35 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

35 

35 

35

36 

36 

36 

38 

41

40 

39 

39 

39 

42

48 

52 

50

Month

Goto 

Hove

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

lendar year 1949

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 350 sec . -f t . ) . June

Mar.

49 

51 

52 

53 

59

a75 

a65 

a60 

a55 

a53

a50 

a47 

a45 

a45 

43

43 

47 

48 

50 

48

48 

49 

48 

48 

49

48 

47 

45 

44 

44 

45

Apr.

49 

56 

59 

59 

59

66 

86 

102 

102 

93

87 

87 

98 

109 

106

114 

127 

132 

154 

139

147 

156 

160 

147 

139

137 

140 

142 

135 

130

Secondfoot-days

1,243 

1,060 

1,015

27,237

1,111 

1,073 

1,553 

3,296 

7,765 

12,412 

4,806 

1,557 

1,024

37,915

May

128 

127 

125 

120 

119

115 

114 

112 

114 

115

123 

128 

135 

151 

180

208 

239 

318 

301 

267

267 

332 

377 

407 

402

402 

422 

455 

467 

479 

516

Maximum

45 

39 

35

359

50 

52 

75 

160 

516 

528 

288 

75 

40

528

2 (11:30 a.m.) 548 sec.

June

522 

528 

479 

433 

444

490 

516 

434 

417 

358

344 

353 

377 

417 

433

450 

461 

455 

444 

428

422 

417 

407 

391 

367

348 

322 

309 

300 

296

Minimum

July

288 

276 

268 

252 

238

227 

217 

207 

194 

188

182 

171 

160 

153 

141

132 

128 

124 

120 

116

112 

109 

102 

95 

93

92 

90 

88 

85 

82 

76

38 

31

31

29

31 

35 

43 

49 

112 

296 

76 

35 

31

31

-ft.

Aug.

75 

72 

71 

68 

62

58 

58 

58 

57 

57

56 

55 

53 

52 

50

48 

47 

46 

45 

44

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

40 

37 

36 

36 

36 

35

Mean

40.1 

35.3 

32.7

74.6

35.8 

38.3 

50.1 

110 

250 

414 

155 

50.2 

34.1

104

Sept.

34 

33 

34 

34 

32

32 

32 

34 

33 

34

34 

32 

31 

31 

33

32 

32 

32 

31 

31

37 

40 

38 

37 

38

37 

35 

35 

38 

38

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,470 

2,100 

2,010

54,040

2,200 

2,130 

3,080 

6,540 

15,400 

24,620 

9,530 

3,090 

2,030

75,200

Interpolated.

207366 0-52-5

.b River near Preston, or
58 BEAR RIVER BASIH

Mink Creek near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°12', long. 111-461, in SE£ sec. 15, T. 14 S.,

 K. 4U E., 1,000 feet upstream from Bear Hollow, H miles upstream from mouth, and 

3 miles southwest of town of Mink Creek.

Drainage area. 58.7 square miles.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 427 second-feet June 2; minimum daily, 

a.a second-feet Aug. 24.

1943-50; Maximum dally discharge, that of June 2, 1950; minimum daily, 0.7 secondfoot on many days in August and September 1944.

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

 which are fair. Twin Lakes Canal and Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal divert

water from creek above station in SE£ sec. 1, T. 14 S., R. 40 E., for irrigation below 

station. Many other small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

6.9 

4.3 

4.0 

3.7 

3.7

4.0 

4.6 

4.0 

3.7 

4.6

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.3

3.3 

5.3 

8.0 

6.9 

9.7

9.7 

9.2 

8.6 

8.6 

8.0

8.0

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

Nov.

7.4 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

11

8.6 

7.4 

6.9 

6.9 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.9 

6.9

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

8.0 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

*6.3 

6.3

Dec.

6.0 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.0 

6.0 

6.3 

6.3 

20

41 

b40 

39 

39 

39

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

Jan.

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

*38 

38

38 

b38 

38 

38 

b38

b39 

40 

51 

57 

57

61 

96 

114 

100 

*79

b72 

66 

62 

b60 

b55 

53

Feb.

51 

b48 

b45 

b48 

53

56 

58 

52 

50 

50

48 

47 

48 

45 

46

46 

48 

48 

52 

58

57 

53 

48 

54 

70

84 

91 

82

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

apy

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

70 

71 

88 

10O 

117

112 

52 

24 

14 

11

9.7 

8.6 

8.6 

*8.0 

8.0

8.0 

19 

15 

20 

17

12 

13 

10 

10 

17

11 

9.2 

7.4 

6.3 

7.4 

9.2

Apr.

13 

30 

25 

16 

16

29 

72 

121 

114 

94

75 

72 

90 

110 

102

112 

128 

132 

125 

126

144 

166 

175 

156 

136

132 

146

146 

126 

112

Secondfoot-days

184.2 

207.1 

881.8

13,542.6

1,632 

1,536 

893.4 

3,041 

7,573 

8,628 

1,158.1 

168.4 

164.1

26,067.1

May

102 

97 

98 

98 

94

91 

88 

140 

188 

175

179 

169 

169 

183 

209

238 

267 

358 

336 

286

283 

312 

346 

394 

408

265 

350 

372 

386 

379 

413

Maximum

9.7 

11 

41

283

114 

91 

117 

175 

413 

427 

140 

9.2 

8.0

427

June

42O 

427 

403 

329 

319

331 

379 

384 

317 

265

231 

233 

254 

272 

295

300 

317 

326 

310 

288

272 

260 

247 

251 

258

247 

216 

183 

152 

142

July

140 

130 

115 

100 

91

79 

71 

56 

48 

45

43 

41 

31 

25 

18

13

11 

11 

11 

9.7

7.4 

6.3 

6.3 

6.0

5.6

5.6 

5.3 

7.4 

6.3 

6.3 

6.9

Minimum

3.3 

6.3 

6.0

1.9

38 

45 

6.3 

13 

88 

142 

5.3 

2.8 

3.3

2.8

Aug.

6.3 

7.4 

7.4 

9.2 

7.4

6.0 

5.6 

6.0 

5.6 

5.6

6.0 

8.6 

6.0 

6.0 

5.6

5.3 

6.0 

5.6 

5.0 

4.6

4.3 

4.3 

3.7 

2.8 

3.0

4.6 

4.0 

3.3 

4.0

4.6 

4.6

Mean

5.94 

6.90 

28.4

37.1

52.6 

54.9 

28.8 

101 

244 

288 

37.4 

5.43 

5.47

71.4

Sept.

6.3 

4.3 

4.0 

3.3 

3.7

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

5.6 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

7.4

8.0 

7.4 

6.9 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

6.9

Runoff In 

acre-feet

365 

411 

1,750

26,860

3,240 

3,050 

1,770 

6,030 

15,020 

17,110 

2,300 

334 

325

51 , 700

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 15 to Jan. 9; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for station below Drv Fm-v
BEAR RIVER BASIN 59

Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder arid concrete Parshall flume, lat. 42°15 I 30", long. 111°40'

 00", in SE-j sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 41 E., 600 feet downstream from head gates and 3i 

miles northeast of town of Mink Creek.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 30 second-feet on many days in August and 

September; no flow for several months.

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

 Canal diverts for irrigation of same lands In vicinity of Preston as from former

Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal. Land slides in vicinity of Riverdale on latter 

canal made its continued use too costly and hazardous. Water now routed through 

Glendale Reservoir.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year

uapy. 4| . . 4 . . . . .

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

222.7 

S64 

915 

747

2,748.7

May

Maximum

0 

0 

0

-

0

o

0 

0

o

26 

28 

30 

30

30

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0 

a2

O 

0 

0 

0 

6.7

14 

20 

20 

18 

23

23 

23 

22 

25 

26

July

26 

26 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Minimum

0 

0 

0

-

0

o

0

o

0

o

26 

28 

14

0

Aug.

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

29 

29 

30

30

30 

a30 

a30 

a3O 

a 30

a3O 

a30 

30 

30 

30

30 

29 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Mean

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7.42 

27.9 

29.5 

24.9

7.53

Sept.

30 

30 

3O 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

29

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

18 

15 

14 

15 

17

18 

20 

19 

16 

16

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

-

O 

0

o

0 

0 

442 

1,710 

1,810 

1,460

5,440

a No gage-height record? discharge computed on basis of records for Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near 

Mink Creek.
BEAK RIVER BASIN

Twin Lakes Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume, lat. 42°14', long. 111°44 I , 

to SKt seo. 1, T. 14 S., R. 40 E., 200 feet downstream from head gates and 1 mile west 

of town of Mink Creek.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 151 second-feet June 17, 18; no flow 

 Dec'.' 11 to Feb. 22.

1943-50: Maximum daily discharge, 162 second-feet May 14, 1949; no flow at times 

in each year.

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

canal diverts from west side of Mink Creek for storage in Twin Lakes Reservoir and 

irrigation on west side of Bear River in vicinity of Preston.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

43 

47 

45 

45 

45

44 

46 

45 

44 

47

44 

44 

43 

43 

43

43

47 

55 

47 

49

48 

48 

47 

47 

47

46 

45 

44 

a43 

a43 

a 43

Nov.

a43 

43 

43 

43 

42

42 

41 

39 

38 

49

43 

42 

41 

40 

38

40 

41 

41 

41 

41

38 

34 

36 

41 

40

40 

40 

40 

38 

36

Dec.

36 

39 

39 

39 

38

34 

36 

39 

39 

15

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan. Feb.

0 

0

o

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

5.9 

9.5

11

12 

12 

12

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Psbr 

J»irc 

fiprl

MAV

June 

July 

ugu 

J.pt

Wa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

19 

21 

22 

30 

34

58 

79 

90 

90 

87

80 

75

a72 

a70 

70

70 

87 

93 

95 

93

91 

96 

90 

90

100

90 

84 

78 

75 

77 

84

Apr.

93 

110 

109 

104 

104

110

100

87 

87 

87

87 

87 

88 

89 

88

a89 

a 93 

a98 

a!03 

105

104 

104 

95 

88 

87

87 

86 

85 

84 

83

Secondfoot-days

1,410 

1,214 

354

17,230.6

0 

62.4 

2,290 

2,821 

2,752 

4,193 

3,715 

1,559 

1,036

21,406.4

May

90 

94 

90 

81 

79

80 

80 

48 

31 

30

30 

46 

54 

68 

86

90 

91 

93

98 

104

102 

105 

111 

112 

117

120 

123 

123 

125 

125 

126

Maximum

55 

49 

39

162

0 

12 

100 

110 

126 

151 

148 

72 

47

151

June

129 

133 

133 

137 

142

144 

145 

137 

141 

139

139 

143 

145 

148 

148

150 

151 

151 

150 

149

146 

147 

148 

148 

118

104 

113 

127 

141 

147

July

146 

144 

145 

142 

144

147 

148 

147 

147 

147

14O 

137 

138 

137 

135

127 

126 

120 

118

111

104 

100 

93 

88 

87

86 

84 

87 

83 

80 

77

Minimum

43 

34 

0

0

0 

0 

19 

83 

30 

104 

77 

34 

25

0

Aug.

72 

71 

70 

67 

62

59 

56 

56 

56 

54

56 

57 

55 

55 

52

49 

47 

46 

45 

43

43 

42

42 

42 

42

41 

37 

36 

36 

36 

34

Sept.

30 

30 

28 

26 

25

27 

26 

28 

32 

34

33 

32 

30 

31 

33

33 

33 

32 

32 

31

37 

43

41 

43 

45

43 

41 

43 

4? 

47

^ Runoff In ltean ! acre-feet

45.5 2,800 

4O.5 2,410 

11,4 702

47.2 34,170

0 0 

2.23 124 

73.9 4,540 

94.0 5,6OO 

88.8 5,460 

140 8,320 

120 7,37O 

5O.3 3,090 

34.5 2,050

58.6 42,470

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Mink Creek below Dry Pork near Mink Creek, Mink Creek near Mink Creek, and Preston-Rlverdale & Mink 

Ci'eek Canal near Mink Creek.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 61

Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°12', long. lll°44i , in N¥^ sec. 12, T. 14 S., R. 

4U E. , half a mile downstream from head gates and 1 mile southwest of town of Mink 

Creek.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 33 second-feet July 4, no flow Nov. 5 to

1943-50: Maximum dally discharge, 46 second-feet June 28-30, July 2, 1943; no flow 

at times in each year.

Remarks . Records good. Canal diverts from east side of Mink Creek for irrigation in vicinity of Mink Creek, Riverdale, and Preston.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.2

6.7 

6.5 

5.4 

5.2

5.8

5.2 

5.2 

5.1 

5.1 

5.2

5.2 

6.5 

7.3 

2.4 

.3

.7 

.7 

.3 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Nov.

0.1

.1 

.1

.1 

0

O

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Via

lendar year 194S .....

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar. Apr. May

0

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

G 

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

5.4

13 

14 

16 

21 

22

Second- Maximum foot-days Maximum

115.9 12 

.4 .1

0 0

4,267.6 40

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

0 0 

91.4 22 

631 1 32 

583 33 

286.5 13 

232.8 10

1,991.0 33

June

21 

21 

20 

19 

23

29 

32 

24 

24 

21

19 

19 

25 

26 

24

24

24 

24 

23 

22

23 

22 

20 

21 

20

19 

17 

23 

26 

26

July

25 

24 

26 

33

31

30 

31 

31 

29 

29

23 

26 

22 

17 

14

13 

11

11 

13 

11

11 

11 

12 

11 

10

11 

12 

13 

11 

12 

14

Minimum

0.1 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

17

6.9 

4.1

0

Aug.

12 

12 

12

13 

11

9.4

10 

8.8 

8.8 

9.2

3,6 

9.0 

10 

11 

9.0

10 

9.2 

8.4 

7.3 

7.1

6.9 

7.3 

8.1 

8.1 

7.7

8.1 

7.9 

9.0 

9.0 

9.2 

9.4

Mean

3.74 

.01 

0

11.7

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.95 

22.7 

18.8 

9.24 

7.76

5.45

Sept.

7.9 

9.6 

8.4 

7.9 

8.4

8.8 

9.0 

8.6 

9.4 

10

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

10 

8.1

7.1 

6.7 

8.1 

9,4 

9.O

8,6 

8.8

e.s

5.6

4.3

4,3 

4,1 

4.1 

4.8 

4.8

Runoff In 

acre -feet

2SO 

1 

0

8,470

0 

0 

0 

0 

181 

1,350 

1,160 

568 

462

3,950
62 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Cub River near Preston, Idaho

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°08', long. 1HC 41', In Sw£ sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 41 

E., 0.2 mile upstream from head gates of Cub River-Worm Creek Canal, 0.7 mile upstream 

from forest boundary, and 10 miles east of Preston.

Drainage area. 19.4 square miles.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 86.2 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 692 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 3.4? feet); 

minimum, 12 second-feet Jan. 17 (caused by ice jam upstream).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 705 second-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 3.83 feet); 

minimum, that of Jan. 17, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

31 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30

31

30 

30 

29 

29 

29

29 

31 

31 

30 

30

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

27 

27 

27 

26

Nov.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

27 

27 

29

27 

27 

26 

26 

26

27 

27 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

27 

28 

28

27 

27 

28 

28 

29

Dec.

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

27 

28 

27

26 

25 

25 

26 

26

26 

25 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

24 

25 

24

24 

23 

23 

*23 

23 

23

Jan.

23 

b23 

b22 

b21 

b21

23 

23 

23 

24 

23

23 

b23 

23 

b23 

b23

b25 

29 

32 

32 

29

29 

36 

39 

37 

32

b30 

28 

28 

b27 

*25 

25

Feb.

24 

b20 

b20 

b21 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

22 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

25

30 

36 

34

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her. ....................................

lendar year 1949

St. .....................................

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Peak discharge (base, 44O sec. -ft.). June

Mar.

35 

35 

38

41 

53

62 

50 

43 

38 

37

34 

31 

30 

30 

*29

29 

33 

37 

38 

37

35 

36 

34 

33 

34

32 

31 

30 

28 

29 

30

Apr.

34 

47 

48 

44 

45

58 

74 

88 

82 

68

65 

71 

87 

95 

95

107 

118 

127 

121 

127

142 

164 

179 

162

151

151 

155 

149 

134 

123

Secondfoot -days

901 

803 

792

28,404

824 

665 

1,112 

3,111 

8,720 

15,660 

6,255 

2,294 

1,406

42,543

7 (10 a.m.)

May

118 

113 

108 

102 

98

95 

92 

92 

94 

99

108 

116

130 

164 

212

256 

295 

385 

346 

305

305 

354 

464 

547 

533

481 

477 

511 

547 

569 

604

Maximum

31 

29 

28

516

39 

36 

62 

179 

604 

656 

403 

100 

56

656

June

604 

626 

569 

494 

520

560 

656 

567 

458 

387

363 

433 

497 

536 

571

615 

642 

628 

597 

567

553 

549 527" 

514 

497

454 

428 

420 

416 

412

July

403 

383 

363 

340

314

290 

280 

264 

248 

242

234 

217 

202 

187 

177

170 

164 

154 

150 

146

137 

133 

129 

127 

123

120 

118 

116 

110 

109 

105

Minimum

26 

26 

23

18

21 

20 

28 

34 

92 

363 

105 

57 

42

20

692 sec. -ft.; June 17

Aug.

100

97 

95 

93 

92

90 

89 

85 

84 

82

81 

79 

76 

73 

72

70 

70 

67 

67 

66

64 

63 

63 

61 

61

61 

60 

60 

58 

58 

57

Mean

29.1 

26.8 

25.5

77.8

26.6 

23.8 

35.9 

104 

281 

522 

200 

74.0 

46.9

117

(11:30 a.m

Sept.

56 

54 

54 

54 

53

53 

51 

50 

50 

50

49 

48 

46 

46 

46

45 

45 

44 

43 

43

43 

43 

44 

43 

43

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

Runoff In 

acre-feet

.1,790 

1,590 

1,570

56,360

1,630 

1,320 

2,210 

6,170 

17,300 

31,060 

12,410 

4,550 

2,790

84,390

.) 656 sec.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 63

Cub River above Maple Creek, near Franklin, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°03 I , long. 1110 47', In Sw£ sec. 9, T. 16 S., R.

 40 E., ij miles upstream from Maple Creek and 2j miles north of Franklin.

Drainage area. 53.7 square miles.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 63.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 740 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 3.80 feet);

 minimum daily, 3.5 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 5-7, 13, 14, 17-22.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 25, 1950; minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot 

Sept. 16, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Station is below all diversions from Cub River except PranklinliuD Kiver pumping station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

16 

14 

14 

12

9.4 

9.9 

14 

18 

25

29 

22 

14

14 

14

14 

15 

16 

14 

16

16

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

11 

4.O 

4.O 

5.5

Nov.

3.5 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.5

5.5 

3.5 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6

4.8 

4.0 

5.5 

5.5 

3.8

5.8 

3.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

3.5 

5.5 

5.8 

4.0 

5.8

5.8 

3.8 

5.8 

5.8 

3.8

Dec.

6.2 

10 

9.4 

8.5 

8.9

8.5 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

10

8.5 

7.6 

9.4 

9.4 

8.9

9.9 

10 

11 

11 

9.9

21 

50 

54 

56 

52

55 

52 

31 

50 

55 

51

Jan.

51 

54 

26 

25 

28

53 

32 

34 

36 

55

55 

29 

55 

52 

29

50 

36 

48 

54 

50

48 

74 

80 

73 

59

49 

54 

50 

41 

44 

45

Feb.

38 

27 

50 

44 

52

46 

44 

41 

40 

4O

4O 

4O 

57 

56 

52

32 

54 

35 

55

40

4O 

59 

39 

59 

45

55 

65 

60

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

56 

56 

66 

72 

90

118 

85 

69 

59 

53

45 

4O 

37 

57 

56

35 

48 

62 

58 

63

54 

54 

55 

50 

59

56 

49 

44 

4O 

40 

46

Apr.

56 

79 

85 

67 

65

78 

112 

149 

134 

106

91 

106 

120 

156 

139

165 

196 

210 

208 

217

254 

276 

289 

254 

196

165 

175 

175 

152

144

Secondfoot -days

437.8 

115.6 

526.8

19,747.1

1,299 

1,145 

1,730 

4,599 

11,171 

1O.850 

1,515.7 

249. 0 

198.4

53,855.5

May

159 

147 

147 

140 

134

127 

127 

151 

177 

165

190 

219 

254 

284 

557

4O4 

407 

497 

497 

445

451 

466 

542 

664 

717

648 

591 

557 

556 

515 

556

Maximum

29 

5.6 

56

49O

80 

63 

118 

289 

717 

530 

185 

45 

19

717

June

550 

518 

466 

578 

558

575 

451 

489 

415 

506

259 

273 

310 

335 

386

591 

404 

429 

412 

404

4O7 

575 

560 

56O 

358

275 

257 

2O9 

205 

195

July

185 

176 

147 

111 

81

67 

71 

125 

75 

75

12O 

98 

52 

56 

15

8.4 

7.8 

7.0 

5.5

4.7

4.4 

4.6 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

5.0 

5.1 

5.0 

5.5 

4.7 

4.5

Minimum

5.5 

5.5 

6.2

1.7

25 

27 

35 

56 

127 

195 

4.5 

4.4 

5.5

5.5

Aug.

4.4 

5.9 

6.2 

5.6 

5.5

5.2 

5.1 

4.8 

4.7 

4.6

5.0 

45 

40 

14 

6.8

6.0 

5.6 

5.6 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.3 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.5 

5.3 

5.5

Mean

14.1 

5.79 

17.0

54.1

41.9 

4O.8 

55.8 

155 

56O 

562 

48.9 

8.03 

6.61

92.7

Sept.

5.3 

5.5 

6.4 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.3 

5.5 

5.6 

6.2

6.0 

5.9 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6

5.6 

5.9 

5.8 

5.9 

5.9

6.8 

8.0 

8.4 

8.5 

7.6

6.6 

6.5 

6.4 

6.5 

19

Runoff In 

acre-feet

868 

225 

1,040

39,160

2,580 

2,270 

5,430 

9,120 

22,160 

21,520 

3,010 

494 

594

67,110
64 BE/ffi RIVER BASIN

Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston, Idaho

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°08', long. 111°45', in w£ sec. 14, T. 15 3., 

H. 4U E., a quarter of a mile upstream from divide between Cub River and Worm Creek 

Basins, 5 miles downstream from head gates, and 7 miles northeast of Preston.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 85 second-feet June 7; no flow at times. 

 1343-50; Maximum daily discharge, that of June 7, 1950; no flow at times each 

year.

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

which are fair. Several diversions between gage and head of canal for irrigation in 

Cub River Basin. Records show diversion to Worm Creek Basin from Cub River except 

for one small diversion below gage. Canal diverts from Cub River in NWi sec. 8, T. 

15 3., R. 41 E.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0

0

0

o

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0

o 

o

0

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

a5.0 

alo 

alo 

all

Nov.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

15

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

16 

15

15 

15 

*15 

16 

19

Dec.

20 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

21 

24 

19 

21 

24

23 

20 

20 

21 

18

b6.0 

6.3 

6.3 

5.3 

b5.0

b4.0 

b3.0 

b3.0 

*b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0

Jan,

b3 

a2

1"

0

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

alo 

a20

b20 

b20 

b20 

b20 

b20

b20 

b20 

b!2 

blO 

blO

19 

IB 

18

Month

Octo 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary. ...................................

tar year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

a!9

a20 

aZl 

22 

26

29 

24 

22 

22 

25

23 

22 

22

21 

*22

22 

25 

27 

28 

27

26 

27 

27 

27 

29

28 

27 

27 

27 

27 

30

Apr.

33 

41 

41 

41 

44

51 

55 

51 

46 

44

44 

43 

44 

46 

45

45 

46 

37 

22 

22

21 

20 

19 

18 

19

42 

44 

44 

41 

32

Secondfoot-days

36.0 

415 

470.9

6,173.3

44 

257 

771 

1,141 

410.5 

1,921 

1,805 

580.5 

29.9

7,881.8

May

29 

16 

16 

17 

16

16 

16 

15 

9.2 

9.9

5.9

3.7 

2.1 

1.8 

1.2

1.1 

.9 

1.4 

.9 

.6

.1 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

5.7 

45 

55 

63 

62

Maximum

11 

19 

24

73

20 

30 

55 

63 

85 

71 

38 

1.8

85

June

68 

71 

73 

73 

76

80 

85 

71 

41 

41

50 

59 

70 

68 

40

66 

62 

50 

55 

69

73 

71 

59 

62 

68

62 

62 

65 

62

69

July

69 

68 

69 

70 

68

66 

70 

71 

71 

69

52 

51 

63 

60 

59

59 

58 

57 

56 

58

59 

58 

56 

54 

52

49 

46 

44 

43 

40 

40

Minimum

0 

12 

3.0

0

0 

19 

18 

0 

40 

40 

2.4 

.7

0

Aug.

38 

36 

34 

34 

34

33 

32 

28 

27 

26

25 

24 

24 

24 

22

18 

15 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.9 

9.4 

7.6 

7.4

6.1 

5.9 

5.3 

3.9 

2.6 

2.4

Mean

1.16 

13.8 

15.2

16.9

1.4 

9.18 

24.9 

38.0 

13.2 

64.0 

58.2 

18.7 

1.00

21.6

Sept.

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.3 

1.8

1.4 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0

1.0

1.0 

.9 

1.1 

1.3

Runoff In 

acre -feet

71 

823 

934

12,240

87 

. 510 

1,530 

2,260 

814 

3,810 

3,580 

1,150 

59

15,630

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of water-master 'a notes, record for Cub Ri 

near Preston, Cub River above Maple Creek, near Franklin, Freston-Whitney Canal near Preston, an 

Cub River Canal near Preston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

.ver 

id
BEAR RIVER BASIN 65

Preston-Whitney Canal near Preston, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir In concrete flume, lat. 42°06', long. 

 lil°44', in NEir sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 40 E., 500 fee - - - -

miles east of Preston.

feet downstream from head gates and

Records available. April 1946 to September ±950 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1944 to September 1948 (irrigation seasons only) in Bear River Hydrometrlc Data reports.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 43 second-feet June 30, July 2-4; minimum 

dally, 0.7 second-foot Apr. 24 to May 9, May 13, 14.

1946-50: Maximum dally discharge, 60 second-feet June 20, 1948; no flow during winter months and at other times in most years.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from west side of Cub River for irrigation in vicinity of Preston.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.4

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Nov.

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

,1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

Dec.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.4

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6

2.6 

3.8 

2.1 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

al.2 

al.2 

al.2 

al.2

al.2 

al.2 

al.2 

al.2 

al.2

al.2 

al.2 

al.2 

1.2 

al.2 

al.2

Jan.

al.2

Feb.

al.3

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

Ntav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

al.4

Apr.

al.4 

al.4 

al.4 

al.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Secondfoot -day a

45.2 

41.6 

44.3

1,624.3

37.2 

36.4 

43.4 

31.5 

133.3 

883 

698.8 

479 

302.8

' 2,776.5

May

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.9 

.9 

3.2

6.4 

6.6 

6.6 

6.2 

5.4

8.6 

10 

12 

17 

17 

20

Maximum

1.9 

1.6 

3.8

38

1.4 

20 

43 

43 

16 

15

43

June

30 

35 

34 

32 

38

41 

35 

16 

11 

11

16 

25 

26 

26 

28

37 

40 

33 

30 

29

29 

28 

34 

28

27

26 

26 

32 

37

43

July

42 

43 

43 

43 

42

42 

38 

27 

23 

22

22 

12 

2.8 

2.8 

5.2

25 

24 

23 

23 

19

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

Minimum

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

0

.7 

.7 

11 

2.8 

15 

6.4

0.7

Aug.

16

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Mean

1.46 

1.39 

1.43

4.45

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.05 

4.30 

29.4 

22.5 

15.4 

10.1

7.61

Sept.

15 

14 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

8.0

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.4

Runoff In 

acre -feet

9O 

83 

88

3,220

74 

72 

86 

62 

264 

1.75O 

1,390 

950 

6O1

5,510

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
66 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Cub River Canal near Preston, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder in concrete flume, lat. 42°04', long. 111°47', in SE^ sec. 

4", T. 16 S., R. 40 E., l£ miles downstream from head and 5? miles southeast of Preston.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1944 to beptemoer 1948 (irrigation season only 1944-46), in Bear River Hydrometric Data 

reports. Irrigation seasons for 1927-43 (fragmentary), available in files of Cub River 

Irrigation Co., Lewiston, Utah.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 155 second-feet July 6; no flow Dec. 2 to 

 May iJ3, Aug. 12.

1946-50: Maximum daily discharge, that of July 6, 1950; no flow during winter 

months and at other times each year.

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

Wo diversion above station. Canal diverts from Cub River in SWij sec, 3, T. 16 S., R. 

40 E., for irrigation in vicinity of Preston, Idaho, and Lewiston, Utah.

Discharge, in second-feet, Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

24 

24 

23 

24

26 

28 

23 

19 

15

7.9 

15 

22 

21 

22

22 

24 

33 

26 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

23

22 

20 

19 

19 

18

Hov.

14

13 

14 

13

13

14 

14 

15 

16 

24

20 

18

17 

16 

16

13 

a!3 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

16 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

8.8

Dec.

3.9 

0

0 

O

o

o 

o

0

o

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0

o 

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0

o

0

Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

689.9 

430.8

3.9

8,143.0

0 

O 

O 

O 

287.6 

3,345 

2,879 

1,125 

1,207

9,968.2

May

0

o

0 

0

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0

o 

o 

o 

o 

o

o 

o

0 

0 

0

o 

o

0 

1.6

12

24

36 

46 

48 

57 

63

Maximum

33 

24 

3.9

133

O 

0 

O 

O 

63 

146 

155 

42 

46

155

June

72 

89 

97 

105

113

124 

87 

54 

67 

97

98 

113 

124 

130 

137

137 

139 

142 

146 

97

78

100 

117 

105 

96

127 

138 

138 

139 

139

July

142 

142 

149 

150 

154

155 

128 

92 

126 

113

82 

94

116 

118 

123

99 

90 

84 

80 

74

66 

63 

58 

51 

51

50 

48 

47 

46 

44 

44

Minimum

7.9 

8.8

0

0

0 

0

o 

o

0 

54 

44

0 

21

0

Aug.

42 

a39 

a39 

a37 

a37

a37 

a36 

a38 

a38 

a38

a39 

aO 

a3 

a28 

35

37 

39 

38 

40 

a40

a39 

39 

40 

42

41

41 

40 

41 

41 

41 

4O

Mean

22.2 

14.4

0.13

"22.3

O 

0

o

0 

9.28 

112 

92.9 

36.3 

4O.2

27.3

Sept.

40 

a40 

39 

43 

43

42 

42 

42 

44 

46

44

42 

41 

40 

41

41 

42 

41 

40 

40

39 

39 

39 

38

40

4O 

39 

39 

40 

21

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,370 

854 

7.7

16,150

O 

0 

O 

0 

570 

6,630 

5,710 

2,230 

2,390

19,760

a Ho gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for Cub River above Maple Creek, 

near Franklin, Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston, Preston-Whltney Canal near Preston.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 67

Maple Creek near Franklin, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°02i30", long. IIl°45tOO", in W$ sec. 14, T. 16 

 8.', K. 40 E., 30 feet downstream from Deep Creek and 3 miles east of Franklin.

Drainage area. 81.2 square miles.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 315 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 3.15 feet); 

minimum daily, 1.7 second-feet Oct. 5, Nov. 4-7.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1950; minimum daily, 1.0 second-foot 

Sept. 26-30, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.6 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.2 

2.6

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

2.1 

4.0 

2.4 

2.4

2.2 

2.1 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Nov.

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

l.S 

3.2

2.6 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.5

Dec.

4.0 

4.0 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8

3.4 

3.2 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1 

4.0

2.6 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

3.4

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

1.8

Month

00 to 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

2.0 

l.S 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

3.2 

6.0 

11

10

11 

37 

34 

24 

16

13 

11 

10 

8.5 

8.0 

7.2

Feb.

6.6 

6.0 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.7 

5.7 

6.0 

6.0

6.3 

6.0 

5.7 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.3 

6.3 

6.9 

9.4

9.8 

9.8 

9.4 

10 

15

20 

24 

24

raber. ...................................

lendar year 194S .......................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

23 

24 

32 

36 

45

53 

41 

34 

29 

26

24 

21 

16 

17 

16

16 

27 

27 

30 

30

26 

27 

26 

24 

30

27 

27 

20 

18 

18 

20

Apr.

24 

33 

39 

37 

35

40 

57 

78 

73 

63

54 

56 

75 

86 

75

86 

107 

115 

106 

113

126 

143 

138 

108 

94

91 

93 

82 

71 

58

Secondfoot-days

67.0 

83.3 

86.7

6,400.8

246.5 

244.5 

832 

2,356 

4,291 

2,595 

534.4 

131.6 

74.5

11,542.5

May

-56 

55 

55 

51 

47

44 

44 

53 

59 

51

69 

98 

123 

153 

174

191 

226 

290 

201 

166

174 

206 

246 

252 

205

176 

166 

176 

167 

155 

162

Maximum

4.0 

4.5 

4.0

134

37 

24 

53 

143 

290 

149 

37 

6.6 

3.8

290

June

149 

146 

120 

103 

106

123 

142 

117 

87 

72

76 

91 

94 

94 

96

96 

92 

84 

77 

70

69 

72 

69 

65 

62

53 

47 

43 

41 

39

July

37 

35 

31 

28 

27

26 

26 

25 

23 

24

23 

22 

20 

18 

18

15 

14 

12 

12 

11

9.4 

8.9 

8.9 

8.5 

8.0

7.6 

7.2 

7.6 

7.2 

7.2 

6.9

Minimum

1.7 

1.7 

1.8

1.1

1.8 

5.4 

16 

24 

44 

39 

6.9 

2.6 

2.1

1.7

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec.-ft.J. Apr. 23 (12:30 a.m.) 160 sec. -ft.; May

ft.; May 24 (12 p.m.) 291 sec. -ft'.

Aug.

6.6 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

5.7 

5.1 

4.5 

4.8 

4.8

5.1 

5.1 

4.8 

4.0 

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.2 

3.2 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6

Mean

2.16 

2.78 

2.80

17.5

7.95 

8.73 

26.8 

78.5 

138 

86.5 

17.2 

4.25 

2.48

31.6

18 (7 a.m.

Sept.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.8

3.2 

3.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.1 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

3.2

Runoff In 

pp re-feet

133 

165 

172

12,690

489 

485 

1,650 

4,670 

8,510 

5,150 

1,060 

261 

148

22,890

) 315 sec.-
68 BEAR RIVER BASIN

High Creek near Richmond, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°59', long. 111°45', in SW&SE^ sec. 5, T. 14 N., 

RT"2~B., at Forest Boundary, 2 miles downstream from North Fork and 5 miles northeast 

of Richmond.

Drainage area. 16.2 square miles.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1944 to September 1948 (irrigation seasons only) in Bear River Hydrometrlc Data reports.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 250 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 2.31 feet); 

minimum observed, 2.6 second-feet Jan. 5, from discharge measurement (caused by ice 

Jams upstream); minimum daily, 7.0 second-feet Jan. 6, 6.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 24, 1950; minimum observed, that of Jan. 5, 

1950; minimum daily, 5.0 second-feet Feb. 8-14, 1948,

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or m gage-height record, 

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

I

$ 

1O

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

e.s

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8,5

8.5 

8,8

8.5 

9.1 

9,5

9.1 

9.1 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9,5

1? 

16

1? 

12

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

Nov.

12

11 

11 

10 

10

9.8 

9.8 

10 

9.8

11

10

1011

Tj_

12

13 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

13 

13

12 

12 

*13 

13 

12

Dec.

12

11 

11 

10 

10

9,8 

9.6 

9.5 

9.8

10

9.8 

b9.5 

8.8 

b8. 6 

b8.5

b8.4 

b8,3 

8.2 

8,8 

b8.5

b8.0 

bB.O 

8.5 

8.5 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

9.1 

9.1

Jan.

9.5 

9.8 

b9.0

8.0 

«a7,o

a7.0 

a7.5 

aB.O 

a8. 5 

a9.0

a9.5

alO 

aio 

alO 

alO

alO 

all 

al? 

a!5 

ale

ale 

a30 

a28 

*24 

19

17 

15 

14 

13 

al2 

all

Feb.

alO 

a9.0 

a9.0 

a9.5

310

alO 

all 

all 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

9.8

9,8

10 

11 

13 

16

15 

14 

14 

13

13

16 

22 

21

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

lendar year 1949

ember. ,,.,.......,.............,-....,.

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

20 

21 

22 

20 

22

29 

26 

22 

20 

19

18

17 

*16 

14 

14

14 

16 

IS 

20 

19

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

16 

14 

14 

14

Apr.

16 

22 

26 

25 

23

28 

40 

51 

48 

38

32 

38 

51 

58 

50

55 

66 

68 

62 

68

77 

85 

85 

72

66

62 

62 

59 

53 

48

Secondfoot-days

330.5 

338.4 

285.5

1O,886.2

397.8 

345.1 

572 

1,534 

3,789 

4,918 

2,151 

723 

404

15,788.3

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.}. May 24 (8:15 a.m

May

47 

45 

43 

41 

40

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

51 

70 

88 

107 

120

128 

144

194

164 

144

146 

166 

199 

236 

214

199 

194 

202 

194 

209 

214

Maximum

16 

13

12

208

3O 

22 

29 

85 

236 

217 

134 

33 

16

236

June

217 

214 

186 

175

184

202 

212 

166 

141 

125

125 

138 

146 

151

175

194 

194 

180 

175 

166

171 

173 

166 

16O 

141

126 

124

125 

133 

133

July

134 

128 

120

113 

1O6

101 

100 

94 

89 

92

38 

77 

70 

67 

62

59 

56 

53 

52 

SO

48 

46 

44 

42

40

39

?.e

38 

36 

35 

34

Aug.

33 

32 

32 

32 

31

30 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

25 

24 

24 

23

22 

22 

21 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

Sept.

16 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12

12

12

Nlnlmu* Mean «££S

8.2 10.7 656 

9.8 11.3 671 

8.0 9.21 566

7.4 29.8 21,6OO

7.O 12.8 789 

9.O 12.3 684 

14 18.5 1,1SO 

16 51.1 3,040 

38 122 7,520 

124 164 9,750 

34 69.4 4,270 

16 23. 3 1,430 

12 15.5 801

7.0 43. S 31,310

.) 250 see. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather record and records for stations on 

nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 69

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°35 I 25", long. 111°51'10", in SE^ sec. 20, T. 10 

S., K. 1 E., 1 mile upstream from backwater of Hyrum Reservoir, 2 miles northwest of 

Paradise, and 5 miles downstream from East Fork.

Drainage area. 203 square miles.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1936 to October 1939 (fragmentary) in reports of Little Bear River water commissioner .

Average discharge. 12 years (1938-50), 84.3 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 763 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 3.41 feet); 

minimum, 21 second-feet Aug. 31.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 926 second-feet Apr. 19, 1946 (gage height, 5.15 feet); 

minimum. 4 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940.

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

which are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

31 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

39 

37 

38 

39 

40

40 

47 

46 

45 

48

53 

56 

59 

57 

56

57 

54 

71 

63 

64

62 

61 

59 

59 

58

se

57 

57 

56 

56 

53

Nov.

53

53 

53 

53 

53

54 

54 

59 

58 

77

70 

63 

61 

63 

68

66 

66 

64 

63 

63

62 

61 

61 

62 

63

61 

58 

59 

59 

59

Dec.

 58 

57 

57 

54 

56

56 

56 

56 

56 

57

53 

53 

54 

56 

b57

57 

57 

58 

58 

56

54

56 

57 

57 

56

54 

56 

56 

a56 

a56 

a56

Jan.

a58 

a62 

a62 

a58 

b54

b54 

b54 

b56 

 61 

58

57 

b57 

57 

56 

b55

b55 

64 

141 

179 

131

112 

133 

214 

204 

124

112 

103 

103 

94 

b90 

86

Feb.

b80 

b75 

b74 

b74

96

119 

162 

105 

94 

9O

86 

84 

81 

81 

79

81 

SI 

84 

84 

92

92 

86 

6S 

92

114

*131 

139 

128

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Htav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

110 

108 

117 

137 

177

229 

141 

115 

112 

108

103 

97 

91 

94 

90

9O 

122

177

147 

196

133 

130 

126 

119

177

141 

124 

115 

108 

114 

117

Apr.

145 

211 

211 

168 

157

224 

313 

403 

364 

271

239 

257 

315 

385 

358

427 

503 

512 

467 

482

533 

586 

576 

497 

436

412 

41E 

403 

361 

321

Secondfoot-days

1,645 

1,817

1,736

38,OO5

2,804 

2,670 

3,965 

10,949 

13,725 

5,224 

1,295 

770 

969

47,569

May

299 

307 

327 

338 

355

364

321 

350 

355 

373

355 

367 

421 

482 

536

576 

595 

696 

6O4 

536

524 

536 

559 

552 

518

452 

415 

418 

406 

391 

397

Maximum

71 

77 

58

696

214 

162 

229 

586 

696 

385 

60 

3O 

56

696

June

385 

338 

299 

26O 

256

256 

275 

266 

226 

198

184 

182 

186 

174 

164

157 

146 

137 

130 

123

110 

108 

105 

105 

97

82 

77 

70 

68 

6O

July

60 

58 

54 

a54 

a53

a53 

a52 

a52

aSl 

51

51 

49 

47 

45 

45

42 

41 

38 

34 

37

35 

33 

33 

30 

28

26 

27 

28 

31 

28 

29

Minimum

37 

53 

53

18

54 

74 

90 

145 

299 

60 

26 

22 

22

22

Aug.

28 

27 

26 

26 

30

27 

26 

26 

Si5 

25

26 

26 

26 

28 

27

26 

26 

24 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

23 

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

Mean

53.1 

60.6 

56.0

104

90.5 

95.4 

 128 

365 

443 

174 

41.8 

24.8 

32.3

130

Sept.

22 

23 

23 

23 

24

24 

24 

24 

24

25

31 

31 

29 

29 

33

37 

35 

34 

33 

34

34

36 

38 

38 

37

41 

43

41 

43 

56

Runoff in 

acre -feet

3,260 

3,6OO 

3,440

75,370

5,560 

5,300 

7,860 

21,720 

27,220 

10,360 

2,570 

1,530 

1,920

94,34O

Peak discharge (base, 400 seo.-ft.J. Apr. 23 (12:3O a.m.) 682 sec. -ft. i May 18 (9:15 a.m.) 763

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Hyrum.

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

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah

Location. Mercury indicating gage, lat. 41°37'30", long. 111°52'30", in SE&fEi sec. 7, T.

 10 N., R. IE., at Hyrum Dam on Little Bear River and 1 mile southwest of Hyrum. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level.

Drainage area. 220 square miles.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 15,660 acre-feet May 17 (elevation,

 37572".8 feet); minimum observed, 5,150 acre-feet Oct. 2 (elevation, 4,648.0 feet).

1938-50: Maximum contents observed, that of May 17, 1950; minimum, 1,130 acre-feet 

Oct. 5, 1940 (elevation, 4,634.7 feet).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in 1935. Usable capacity,

 15,280 acre-feet between elevations 4,629.6 feet (sill of outlet canal) and 4,672 feet 

(top of spillway gates). Dead storage, 3,405 acre-feet (below elevation 4,629.6 feet, 

sill of outlet canal). Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of 

spillway crest, 4,660 feet. Water used for irrigation on Hyrum project.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1060; 1946(m).

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

5,150

_

-

-

-

_

5,430

_

_

-

_

_

_

6,530

-

_

_

.

_

-

.

__

_

7,780

-

a7,860

Nov.

7,900

_

-

-

-

-

9,080

-

..

-

-

_

_

_

9,920

-

_

10,260

_

-

_

_

-

-

alO,260

-

Dec.

10,260

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-,

_

10,310

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

10,310

_

-

alO,310

Jan.

.

10,310

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

10,310

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

10,350

Feb.

.

_

_

-

-

10,440

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

10,520

alO,570

_

-

Mar.

10,610

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

10,700

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

alO,570

Apr.

10,570

_

-

-

-

_

_

10,310

11,580

13,780

15,470

_

_

_

15,470

_

_

_

15,470

May

_

.

_

-

-

-

_

15,570

_

_

-

15,660

_*

-

_

_

_

_

-

15,570

_

_

15,470

June

.

_

_

15,470

-

-

_

_

_

_

15,420

_

_

_

-

15,380

_

_

15,280

15,230

15,190

15,140

15,090

114,900

July

_

14,530

14,430

14,340

13,780

-

.

13,220

_

13,170

13,170

_

_

12,760

-

_

_

_

_

12,030

_

_

_

_

11,540

Aug.

11,490

-

11,400

-

10,870

10,790

_

-

_

10,140

9,960

_

_

9,540

_

-

9,500

.

9,290

-

9,040

_

8,580

_

8,340

8,260

Sept.

8,180

_

-

7,780

7,540

7,380

_

-

_

-

7,260

_

_

7,150

-

-

_

6,990

_

_

-

6,950

_

_

6,880

a6,840

-

No gage-height record; contents interpolated.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar year 1949. . .

July 31................

Water year 1949-50...

Elevation 

(feet)

4,647.3

-

4,661.2

4,672.4 

4,672.4

4,663.9 

4,656.2

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

4,900 

a7,860 

alO,260 

alO,310

-

10,350 

alO,570 

alO,570 

15,470 

15,470 

a!4,900 

11,540 

8,260 

a6,840

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,960 

+2,400 

+50

+260

+40 

+220 

0 

+4,900 

0 

-570 

-3,360 

-3,280 

-Ij420

+1,940

a No gage- height record} contents interpolated.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 71

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah

Location. Water-atage recorder, lat. 41°38'00", long. 111°53'00", in NE^ sec. 6, T. 10 

N., K. 1 E., 2,000 feet upstream from road bridge, lj miles (revised) downstream from 

Hyrum Dam, and lj miles west of Hyrum. Prior to Nov. 9, 1949, at site 1,200 feet downstream, at different datum.

Drainage area. 222 square miles.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 60.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 822 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 4.34 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 885 second-feet Apr. 20, 1946 (gage height, 4.55 feet, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot Nov. 23-25, 1943.

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

Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Hyrum Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.6 

16 

16 

15 

15

13 

3.0 

3.1 

2.8 

3.0

2.6 

2.8 1 '

[- 

),.

1.6

Nov.

1.5

1.4 

1.9

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

4.0 

4.0

4.2

3.8 

3.8 

4.5 

8.4

25 

41 

52 

58 

63

63 

68 

68 

67 

67

Dec.

66 

64 

64 

63 

62

61 

61 

61 

62 

72

69 

64 

62 

62 

62

64 

68 

72 

76 K

73 

72 

74 

76 

75

74 

73 

73 

73 

73 

73

Jan.

73 

79 

80 

73 

70

70 

70 

72 

SO 

81

79 

78 

76 

76 

75

76 

84 

113 

173 

179

166 

161 

190 

243 

210

165 

141 

13O 

119 

107 

1O2

Feb.

96 

85 

78 

80 

90

101 

134 

137 

122 

110

105 

98 

90 

88 

85

84 

84 

84 

85 

89

94 

93 

92 

93 

1O1

120 

137 

148

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

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

ter year 1949-So .......................

Mar.

138 

129 

128 

132 

156

814 

20O 

166 

146 

138

130 

122 

112 

109 

106

103 

109 

148 

160 

184

182 

168 

160 

153 

158

170 

161 

148 

135 

129 

130

Apr.

134 

163 

19O 

186 

177

181 

229 

293 

391 

373

394 

292 

85 

48 

33

78 

84 

93 

459 

551

432 

463 

522 

650 

522

453 

447 

441 

432 

426

Secondfoot-days

133.0 

625.0 

2,120

30,309

3,491 

2,803 

4,524 

9,222 

12,511 

2,853 

341.4 

250.3 

193.8

39,067.5

way

411 

402 

293 

241 

245

250 

252 

258 

27O 

301

339 

429 

429 

414 

535

721 

650 

469 

484 

506

506 

506 

544 

606 

5OO

379 

288 

301 

323 

328 

331

Maximum

16 

68 

76

698

243 

148 

214 

650 

721 

323 

17 

11 

13

721

June

323 

309 

260 

137 

86

103 

120 

143 

145 

132

126 

119 

116 

113 

109

97 

88 

78 

44 

22

28 

24 

21 

20 

18

15 

14 

14 

14 

15

July

15 

16 

15 

15 

16

17 

14 

12 

8.7 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

12 

11 

10

9.0 

9.4 

1O 

8.7 

9.8

10 

10

10

9.0

10

9.0 

12 

10 

9.4 

8.4 

8.0

Minimum

61

-

7O 

84 

103 

33 

241 

14 

8.0 

3.2 

2.0

-

Aug.

8.0 

8.7 

9.8 

9.0 

9.4

9.8 

10 

9.4 

9.4 

8.7

8.4 

9.0 

9.8 

8.7 

8.0

9.8 

10 

7.4 

5.3 

4.5

4.2 

3.2 

5.9 

11

10

7.7 

7.4 

6.8 

7.1 

6.8 

7.1

Mean

4.29 

20.8 

68.4

83.0

113 

100 

146 

307 

404 

95.1 

11.0 

8.07 

6.46

107

Sept.

6.5 

5.6 

5.0 

4.5 

6.2

5.0 

5.9 

7.1 

7.4 

8.0

8.7 

7.7 

5.9 

4.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.0 

2.2 

2.0 

4.5

13 

12 

8.0 

9.4

11

7.1 

6.8 

6.8 

6.5 

6.5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

264 

1,240 

4,200

6O,11O

6,920 

5,560 

8,970 

18,290 

24,820 

5,660 

677 

496 

384

77,480

Mote. Ho gage-height record Oct. 13 to Nov. 85 discharge computed on basis of 1 discharg 

«nt, engineer's notes, and Water Commissioner's notes of no gate changes made at Hyrum Dam

;e measure-
72 BEAR RIVER BASIN

East Fork Little Bear River near Avon, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31', long. 111°45', In NE£ sec. 17, T. 9 N., R.

 2T~E77 0.2 mile downstream from Porcupine Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Pole Creek, and

4 miles east of Avon. 

Drainage area. 50 square miles. 

Kecoras available. January 1938 to December 1950 (discontinued). April 1927 to September

iMciu at site '6 miles downstream, records not equivalent (includes Pole Creek). 

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50),-37.3 second-feet, 

extremes. Maximum discharge during period October 1949 to December 1950, 539 second-feet

 Apr. a2 (gage height, 4.69 feet); minimum, 9.4 second-feet Jan. 4.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 960 second-feet Apr. 18, 1946 (gage height, 5.30 feet);

minimum, 5.0 second-feet Feb. 14., 1949. 

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

No diversion above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-5O 

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

?0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

17

16

,16

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

-

Dec.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Jan.

12

12

11

9.8

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

15

30

25

20

25

38

36

25

22

21

20

19

19

18

Feb.

18

17

17

17

19

21

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

20

23

25

29

_

_

-

Mar.

29

29

28

29

33

41

39

35

34

32

31

28

27

26

26

25

26

33

35

38

38

38

38

37

38

38

37

35

33

33

34

Apr.

4O

55

65

61

55

59

92

151

148

109

94

101

138

169

175

242

318

314

283

390

368

399

386

294

246

239

236

206

175

159

-

May

151

151

148 141'

138

138

134

136

136

146

161

196

256

314

356

368

373

403

335

306

294

298 3O6"

294

267

236

222

216

206

187

184

June

169

159

146

132

120

118

122

122

109

96

91

91

87

84

81

78

74

69

66

63

65

62

61

59

55

51

49

47

45

43

-

July

42

40

39

38

37

36

36

36

33

37

35

33

31

30

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

28

28

27

27

Aug.

26

26

26

26

25

25

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

16

-

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec.-ft.).--Apr. 22 (8 p.m.) 539 see.-ft.; May 16 (9:30 p.m.) 448 see.- ft~ _________

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 13 to Feb. 22; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

Nov.

15

17

16

16

15

14

14

18

Dec.

17

16

17

19

18

16

13

19

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

Nov.

18

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

Dec.

19

19

20

20

21

21

21

20

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

Nov.

14

16

19

19

29

26

22

20

Dec.

19

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

Nov.

19

18

17

18

17

17

-

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1949-5O

Month

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

Calendar year 1949 .......................

January 1950 ...................... .......

Iferch. ......................................

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

Jtaly.............................. .........

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

3ater year 1949-5O .......................

Caoember. ...................................

Calendar year 195O .......................

Seoondfoot-days

451

374

16,012

530.8

7,197

637

472

21,010.8

556

21,326.8

Maxima

13

345

41

403

42

26

17

403

21

403

Minlwim

13

12

9

9.8

134

27

17

14

9.8

16

9.8

Mean

13.7

12.1

43.9

17.1

19.8

33.0

232

31.6

20.5

15.7

57.6

17.9

58.4

Runoff in 

aore-feet

813

742

31,760

1,050

1,100

2,030

14,280

1,940

1,260

936

41,670

1,100

42,290
BEAR RIVER BASIN 73

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°44'40", long. 111°47'00", in

 NEi sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. IE., at Logan plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 125 feet upstream from tallrace, half a mile upstream from State dam, and 2| miles east of Logan.

Drainage area.--218 square miles.

Records available. May 1913 to September 1950. June 1896 to December 1912 at site a

 quarter or a mile downstream; flow at present site plus that of tallrace equivalent to 

flow at former site.

Average discharge. 37 years (1913-50), 110 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 3.86 

reet); minimum, 9 second-feet Apr. 6.

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 2,000 second-feet Mar. 21, 1916 (gage height, 5.6 feet, 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 

6 second-feet Nov. 7, 1940.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 100 second-feet and fair below. Water diverted from

river and springs above station for power, irrigation, and municipal supply. Flow regulated by power plants above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Eleven discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Discharge, In secoQd-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

11 

11 

16

25 

11 

12 

43 

32

11 

12 

21 

25 

15

12 

11 

12 

12 

11

12 

11 

11 

14 

12 

12

Nov.

13 

12 

26 

18 

18

15 

11 

11 

11 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Dec.

11

10 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

17 

27 

20 

20 

18

16 

22 

21 

19 

20 

18

Jan.

17 

24 

20 

h!3 

h!2

13 

16 

19 

22 

16

15 

13 

15 

18 

14

15 

22 

56 

49 

36

30 

40 

45 

61 

38

25 

22 

30 

27 

17 

18

Feb.

18 

16 

15 

36 

32

25 

22 

21 

17

21

20 

16 

14 

14 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

17

20 

20. 

18 

20 

25

24 

30 

36

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

33 

27 

35 

35 

32

67 

63 

54 

51 

43

38 

32 

36 

36 

33

27 

31 

53 

30

28

35 

32 

38 

33 

31

14 

16 

14 

14 

14 

16

Apr.

22 

33 

28 

11

10

10 

26 

h35 

h85 

h50

39 

51 

106 

131 

108

182 

385 

437 

406 

494

494 

415 

467 

360 

299

261 

284 

295 

257

221

Secondfoot-days

454 

373 

440

35,001

778 

573 

1,041 

6,002 

17,910 

25,885 

11,319 

1,982 

526

67,283

May

211 

' 204 

191 

173 

164

155 

150 

150 

153 

153

158 

188 

h250 

h355 

476

530 

612 

826 

808 

697

735 

820 

951 

1,180 

1,130

1,020 

1,030 

1,070 

1,130 

1,140 

1,100

Maximum

43

26 

27

796

61 

36 

67 

494 

1,180 

1,080 

672 

155 

39

1,180

June

1,070 

1,OSO 

881 

838 

856

925 

1,030 

931 

h855 

h740

672 

729 

802 

844 

868

938 

951 

958 

938 

918

925 

925 

912 

893 

844

762 

724 

702 

692 

682

Minimum

July

672 

666 

636 

608 

584

552 

543 

520 

498 

494

494 

459 

428 

389 

364

335 

307 

287 

261 

246

218 

198 

18S 

176 

167

164 

155 

188 

179 

176 

167

11 

11 

10

10

12 

14 

14 

10 

150 

672 

155 

18 

10

10

Aug.

155 

139

128 

114 

104

108 

106 

104 

111 

99

97 

97 

81 

71 

56

48 

39 

33

28

26

24

22 

25 

22 

22

19 

18 

20 

24 

22 

20

Mean

14.6 

12.4 

14.2

95.9

25.1 

20.5 

33.6 

200 

578 

863 

365 

63.9 

17.5

184

Sept.

19 

17 

18 

15 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

h!5

h20 

h20 

19 

hl8 

h26

,h20 

h20 

h!8 

h!9 

h!6

h!6 

15 

15 

20 

14

14 

15 

16 

31 

39

Runoff In 

acre-feet

900 

740 

873

69,430

1,540 

1,140 

2,060 

11,900 

35,520 

51,340 

22,450 

3,930 

1,040

133,400

h Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings. 

207366 O - 52 - 6
BEAR RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Water-stage recorder and timber control, lat. 41 0 44'40", long. 111°47'00", in 

NEf~sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. 1 E., 100 feet downstream from powerhouse of Utah Power & 

Light Co. and 2| miles east of Logan.

Records available.--May 1913 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 37 years, 107 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 196 second-feet Apr. 26, 27, 29, May 8-11; 

minimum daily discharge, 1 second-foot Apr. 17.

1913-50: Maximum dally discharge, 198 second-feet Apr. 28-30, 1947; no flow for 

periods during several years.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by power plant above gage. Power canal diverts 

walfer from right bank of Logan River in SE&3w£ sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 E. Water returned to river 125 feet below gaging station on Logan River above State dam.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Six discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power company.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

146

145 

143 

141 

144

146 

152 

148 

148 

h!46

h!29 

143 

146 

hl!2 

h!23

141 

143 

152 

148 

150

148 

146 

143 

143 

139

139 

139 

135 

137 

141 

146

Nov.

137 

127 

hl!4 

124 

124

124 

124 

123 

123 

126

123 

117 

115 

115 

114

112 

112 

112 

110 

112

110 

107 

110 

119 

118

113 

109 

108 

115 

114

Dec.

112 

107 

108 

108 

106

107 

107 

104 

107 

113

109 

102 

98 

102 

98

104 

106 

106 

104 

106

96 

95 

95 

95 

94

94 

96 

95 

95 

95 

95

Jan.

95 

95 

95 

89 

86

90 

94 

95 

95 

96

96 

92 

94 

95 

95

90

95 

96 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

98 

98 

97 

97 

95

Feb.

95 

88 

80 

92 

96

96 

96 

97 

96 

95

95 

95 

95 

94 

96

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

96

Honth

Oeto 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MB*.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

95 

95 

95 

112 

107

102 

102 

102 

102 

115

128 

126 

124 

122 

120 

122

Apr.

122 

146 

173 

156 

160

165 

184 

189 

191 

186

184 

186 

189 

186 

186

187 

h50 

h39 

h49 

1

h59 

189 

187 

187 

189

196 

196 

194 

196 

194

Secondfoot-days

4,402 

3,511

3,159

46,468

2,944 

2,654 

3,209 

4,716 

5,991 

5,693 

5,787 

5,857 

5,590

53,513

May

194 

194 

194 

194 

194

194 

194 

196 

196 

196

196 

194 

194 

194 

192

189 

194 

194 

194 

194

194 

194 

191 

192 

191

191 

191 

191 

191 

192 

192

Maximum

152 

137

113

187

98 

97 

128 

196 

196 

194 

191 

191 

191

196

June

194 

192 

192 

192 

192

192 

194 

191 

191 

189

191 

189 

173 

189 

191

191 

191 

191 

191 

191

191 

189 

189 

189 

187

187 

187 

189 

189 

189

July

187 

191 

191 

189 

187

187 

187 

187 

187 

187

187 

187 

187 

187 

186

187 

187 

186 

186 

186

186 

186 

186 

186 

186

186 

186 

178 

187 

187 

187

Minimum

112 

107

94

2

86 

80 

95 

1 

189 

173 

178 

181 

173

1

Aug.

187 

187 

187 

186 

187

187 

187 

187 

181 

182

191 

191 

191 

191 

191

191 

191 

189 

189 

189

189 

189 

189 

191 

191

191 

191 

191 

191 

191 

191

Mean

142 

117

102

127

95.0 

94.8 

104 

157 

193 

190 

187 

189 

186

147

Sept.

189 

189 

189 

186 

189

187 

186 

186 

184 

186

187 

187 

186 

184 

182

187 

191 

189 

187 

189

184

186 

186 

187 

187

186 

187 

187 

187 

173

Runoff In 

acre-feet

8,730 

6,9oO 

6,270

92,180

5,840 

5,260 

6,360 

9,350 

11,880 

11,290 

11,480 

11,620 

11,090

106,100

h Computed from hourly staff-gage readings.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 75

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete flume, lat. 41°44'45", long. 111°47'05", in

Jfsec. 25, T. 12 N., R. IE., miles downstream from head of canal and 2f miles

east of Logan.

Records available. June 1904 to December 1907, January 1909 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--27 years (1923-50), 28.9 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 124 second-feet June 6; no flow Apr. 20. 

 1506, 1924-50: Maximum daily discharge, 136 second-feet May 30, 31, 1930; no flow 

at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. No diversion 

aoove station. Flow regulated by head gates at diversion works. Canal diverts from 

Logan River in NEpE^ sec. 31, T. 12 N., R. 2 E., for irrigation and domestic supply 

north of Logan.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

a!5 

a!5 

a!5 

a!5 

a!5

15 

16 

15 

15 

18

16 

14 

12 

14 

14

13 

14 

19 

13 

12

9.8 

9.8 

9.2 

11 

14

14 

14 

16 

13 

13 

9.2

Nov.

11 

9.2 

5.9 

3.9 

3.6

5.9 

8.0 

6.7 

5.9 

6.3

5.5 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.5

5.9 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.9

6.3 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

6.3

5.5 

5.9 

6.7 

5.9 

5.5

Dec.

5.5 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.2 

4.5 

4.8 

5.1 

5.5

5.5 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.9 

5.9 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2 

4.2

Jan.

4.2 

4.2 

4.5 

4.2 

4.2

4.5 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.5

 4.5 

4.5 

5.1 

5.1 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

5.1 

5.1 

4.5

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

3.9 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.9 

3.6

Feb.

b3.6 

b3.0 

b3.O 

3.9 

3.6

3.3 

3.0 

3.O 

2.7 

4.8

6.7 

6.3 

6.3 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

5.5 

5.5 

a5.5 

a5. 5

a5.5 

a5.5 

a5.1 

a5.1 

a5.1

aS.l 

5.1 

6.7

Month

Octo 

Dove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ftry

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

6.7 

6.3 

8.0 

9.8 

14

8.0 

2.7 

2.1 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

*.l

.2 

.2 

.8 

.4 

.8

.8 

.8 

1.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7 

2.4

Apr.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

3.O 

3.6

3.6 

4.2 

4.8 

4.5 

4.2

3.9 

3.9 

4.2 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

2.4 

.6 

.2 

O

.1 

.6 

.4 

28 

38

54 

48 

26 

14 

13

Secondfoot -day s

428.0 

180.8 

154.9

11,057.8

135.0 

136.1 

89.9 

285.9 

853.1 

,093 

A,O73 

2,137 

1,107.6

11,674.3

May

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

7.2 

1.7

1.5 

.S 

.6 

.2 

18

27 

32 

16 

2.1 

19

21 

48 

54 

31 

65

68 

62 

68 

63 

64 

83

KaxlmuB

19 

11 

5.9

133

5.1 

6.7 

14 

54 

83 

124 

119 

35 

55

124

June

103 

113 

114 

112 

118

124 

116 

98 

87 

79

75 

73 

87 

102 

106

108 

106 

111 

100 

107

109

106 

106 

108 

103

106 

100 

103 

103 

110

July

111 

108 

IDS 

IDS 

109

112 

119 

115 

106 

96

83 

78 

84 

36 

88

94 

97 

102 

109 

110

113 

118 

115 

113 

112

104 

104 

80 

72 

60 

59

MlnlmuB

9.2 

3.6 

4.2

O

3.6 

2.7 

0.1 

O 

0.2 

73 

59 

48 

6.3

0

Aug.

57 

67 

7O 

82 

85

69 

65 

62 

57 

60

49 

48 

56 

64 

69

74 

79 

81 

83 

83

81 

78 

77 

78 

75

76 

73 

65 

60 

59 

55

Mean

13.8 

6.03 

5.00

30.3

4.35 

4.86 

2.90 

9.53 

27.5 

103 

99.1 

68.9 

36.9

32.0

Sept.

55 

53 

51 

51 

50

49 

49 

49 

51 

50

44 

45 

44 

42 

38

33 

17 

26 

35 

35

34 

35 

34

25 

30

26 

25 

19 

6.3 

6.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

849 

359 

307

21,920

268 

270 

178 

567 

1,690 

6,130 

6,100 

4,240 

2,200

23,160

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

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

Blacksmith Fork at Hardware Ranch, near Hyrum, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37', long. 111°37', in NE^ sec. 17, T. 10 N., R.

3 £., 0.6 mile upstream from South Cottonwood Canyon, 2.1 miles downstream from Rock

Creek, and 12^ miles east of Hyrum. 

Drainage area. 150 square miles.

Records available.--June 1943 to December 1950 (discontinued).

Jixtremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1949 to December 1950, 297 second-feet 

 Apr.' 13 (gage height, 3.11 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Jan. 4, Feb. 13.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 488 second-feet Apr. 18, 1946 (gage height, 4.08 feet);

minimum, 36 second-feet Mar. 12, 1948. 

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

which are fair. Some diversions above station for irrigation of meadow lands.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1949-50 

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Oct.

83

81

81

80

80

80

83

81

81

81

79

79

80

79

79

79

80

86

81

80

80

79

23 79

24 79

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

79

77

77

77

77

77

77

Nov.

77

76

76

76

76

75

76

76

76

81

77

76

76

75

75

75

74

74

75

74

74

74

74

75

a75

374

a73

a?2

a72

a71

-

Dec.

71

71

71

70

71

71

71

71

71

72

70

64

68

68

66

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

74

70

71

72

71

71

71

71

Jan.

71

71

66

63

66

70

70

71

72

70

68

Feb.

70

b69

b69

66

71

76

81

77

74

74

72

66 70

67 70

67

66

68

72

89

92

88

84

92

126

118

97

85

85

84

76

74

71

66

68

68

70

70

71

76

72

71

71

77

86

95

103

96

_

_

-

Mar.

89

92

101

111

131

117

97

91

91

89

84

80

77

80

80

79

101

100

106

1C4

99

101

101

100

104

99

95

91

93

99

103

Apr.

147

164

124

123

128

185

234

230

178

166

156

178

223

200

212

223

248

248

221

226

243

248

248

217

193

185

186

183

158

148

Hay

148

153

158

158

159

171

161

161

163

158

158

168

185

205

225

232

244

270

246

232

235

244

255

259

243

232

234

235

232

237

234

June

230

221

205

200

200

207

216

205

190

183

181

180

180

180

178

173

175

171

170

164

159

158

156

155

153

150

145

143

140

139

July

137

134

132

132

131

129

129

132

131

135

134

131

131

131

129

129

129

129

128

131

129

131

129

128

129

128

129

134

132

129

129

Aug.

128

128

128

129

129

129

126

124

124

123

124

123

123

122

122

120

117

118

117

118

118

117

118

117

117

117

116

116

116

116

116

Sept.

113

111

111

111

111

111

111

110

110

108

108

110

111

110

110

108

107

107

107

106

106

106

108

108

107

108

107

107

107

110

-

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec.-ft.). Apr. 13 (12 m.) 297 sec.-ft.; May 18 (8 a.m.) 260 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

108

107

108

108

108

111

110

108

Nov.

100

103

97

97

97

96

96

106

Dec.

95

93

96

106

.97

95

100

100

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

108

107

107

106

106

106

106

106

Nov.

96

93

96

96

95

97

96

95

Dec.

100

100

100

101

101

99

99

97

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

104

103

103

101

101

101

101

101

Nov.

96

107

108

110

117

106

101

99

Dec.

96

96

97

96

95

92

92

92

Day

25

26.

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

101

101

104

100

99

99

100

Nov.

97

97

96

96

95

95

_

Dec.

91

92

89

91

91

91

91

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50

Month

October 1949 ...............................

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

Calendar year 1949 .......................

Itoroh. ......................................

Bay.........................................

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

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

Water year 1949-50 ..................... j .

October 1950 ...............................

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

Seoondfoot-days

2,185

33,ZZ7

3,Z65

43,016

3 239

2,971

45,Z96

Maximum

74

209

131

113

Z70

106

Z70

Minimun

64

54

123

139

106

63

89

63

Mean

70.5

91.0

109

118

95.8

124

Runoff in 

aore-feet

4,330

65,910

6,480

85,320

5,890

89,840
BEAR RIVER BASIN 77 

Blacksmith Pork above Utah Power & Light Co,'a dam, near Hyrum, Utah

Location. - -Water - a tage recorder, 1st. 41°37'20", long. 111 0 44'25", In HE-p sec. 8, T. 10 N. f 

H . 2 is., three-quarters of a mile upstream from diversion dam, a£ miles upstream from 

power plant of Utah Power & Light Co., and 6 miles east of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 260 square miles.

Records available. July 1900 to December 1902, November 1913 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 36 yeara (1914-50). 122 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 856 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 5.06 feet); 

minimum daily, 72 second-feet Jan. 5.

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 1,620 second-feet May 15, 1917 (gage height, 6.5 feet, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum 

daily, 29 second-feet Jan. 3, 1935.

Remarks.' Records good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. Low-water 

now may be regulated by power plant above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

IS

1. 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

?3 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a!03 

al04 

aios 

aloe

aloe

106 

108 

107 

307 

107

106 

106 

108 

106 

104

104 

104 

115 

112 

108

106 

104 

102 

101 

101

101 

100 

100 

100 

98 

98

Nov.

97 

97 

97 

95 

95

95 

95 

100 

100 

104

100 

95 

94 

93 

93

90 

92 

90 

90 

89

89 

88 

89 

90 

89

89 

89 

89 

90 

89

Dec.

89 

89 

89

33 

88

88 

38 

86 

89 

90

89 

88 

35 

85

80

86 

83 

38 

89 

84

84

86 

86 

88 

35

34 

35 

85 

85 

85 

84

Jan.

34 

85 

34 

73

72

77 

77 

30

36 

86

88 

36 

36 

83 

83

86 

92 

108 

110 

107

102 

107 

139 

157 

129

112 

112 

112 

104 

98 

100

Feb.

94 

80 

79 

93 

94

94 

102 

100 

98 

97

97 

95 

93 

94 

93

92 

92 

92 

94 

97

93 

97 

95 

93 

107

116 

124 

124

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

sry

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 140 sec. -ft.). Apr.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge compute 

Hardware Ranch.

Mar.

118 

121 

129 

136

155

162 

136 

126 

124 

126

121 

115 

112 

112 

107

104 

110 

136 

121 

136

124 

124 

127 

124 

131

129 

126 

123 

121

123 

127

Apr.

144 

194 

199

170 

168

192 

262 

332 

310 

255

238 

245 

296 

358 

324

370 

438 

518 

472 

498

585 

675 

744 

652 

560

512 

500 

488 

408

368

Secondfoot-daya

3,243 

2,792

2,686

49,769

3,010 

2,729 

3,888 

11,475 

15,510 

9,461 

5,931 

5,092 

4,501

70,318

May

360 

363 

372 

356 

341

344 

334 

329 

332 

332

356 

390 

452 

538 

610

645 

703 

807 

693 

620

610 

622 

650 

658 

63?

543

520 

520 

500 

480 

438

Maximum

115 

104 

90

472

157 

124 

162 

744 

807 

468 

223 

174 

155

807

June

468 

450 

420

390 

372

375 

395

390 

360 

341

332 

324 

320 

315 

308

298 

293 

236 

281 

272

264 

262 

257 

255 

252

243 

241 

236 

232 

229

July

223 

218 

216 

209 

212

205 

205 

205 

201 

201

203 

197 

190 

133 

186

136 

184 

182 

182 

180

180 

176 

178 

176 

176

176 

176 

180 

182 

180 

173

Minimum

98 

88

33

61

72 

80 

104 

144 

329 

229 

176 

153 

144

72

23 (2 a.m.) 825 sec. -ft.; May 18 

d on basis of weather records and

Aug.

174 

172 

174 

174 

174

174 

174 

172 

172 

172

172 

172 

172 

170 

168

166 

164 

162 160' 

159

157 

157 

155 

153 

153

153 

153 

155 

153 

153 

153

Sept.

151 

151 

151 

151 

153

153 

153 

151 

151 

151

151 

153 

153 

155 

155

153 

151 

150 

150 

148

146 

146 

148 

150 

148

148 

144 

144 

144 

148

ib>»n Runoff In lfean acre -feet

105 6,430 

93.1 5,540 

86.6 5,330

136 98,710

97.1 5,970 

97.5 5,410 

125 7,710 

382 22,760 

500 30,760 

315 18,770 

191 11,770 

164 10,100 

150 8,930

193 139,500

(11 a.m.) 856 sec. -ft. 

records for station at
78 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 42°02' , long. 112°14', in sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 36 E., at

 bridge on county road at Woodruff, 2f miles north of Idaho-Utah State line.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 340 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height,

 b.94 feet); minimum observed, 23 second-feet Aug. 24-31, Sept. 3, 16-22; minimum gage 

height observed, 2.08 feet July 4-8.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 650 second-feet Jan. 22 or 23, 1943 (gage height, 8 feet, 

from information by observer), from rating curve extended above 370 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, IS second-feet July 15, 16, 1940; minimum gage 

height observed, 1.92 feet Aug. 7, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those below about 30 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily. Flow regulated by several small reservoirs above station. Many diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--W 1060: 1943(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

2S 

28 

27

27

27 

27 

32 

33 

36

37 

38 

38 

40 

39

39 

39 

54 

67 

6S

7O 

68

66 

66 

62

62 

58 

58 

56 

52 

52

Nov.

52 

53 

55

57 

6O

60 

59 

6O 

61 

71

106 

100 

83 

78 

73

68 

66 

70 

73 

69

67 

66 

68 

71 

71

71 

71 

71 

67 

68

Dec.

66 

68 

70 

66 

66

66 

66 

70 

67 

7O

54 

55 

57 

54 

54

53 

54 

50 

53 

53

54 

54

56 

56 

54

56 

58 

59 

57 

57 

59

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Jan.

52 

54 

46 

52 

50

48 

49 

49 

51 

50

51 

44 

48 

SO 

38

45 

46 

54 

69 

96

115 

155 

273 

313 

303

256 

170 

97 

84 

79 

70

Feb.

66 

62 

57 

55 

56

68

106 

115 

109 

97

91 

89 

87 

83 

85

100 

108 

123 

128 

138

149 

159 

169 

176 

207

273 

340

317

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

az*y

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

271 

232 

207 

209 

209

232 

228 

156 

142 

145

146 

119 

119 

125 

125

121 

123 

139 

132

156

147 

133 

125 

125 

145

219 

239 

185 

132 

120 

115

Apr.

109 

106 

103 

99 

105

102 

100 

99 

112 

159

156 

155 

133 

120 

118

114 

109 

103 

90 

96

97 

99 

95 

90 

90

90 

90 

142 

171 

145

Secondfoot-days

1,420 

2.O65 

1,832

22,972

2,957 

3,613 

5,021 

3,397 

3,545 

1,281 

925 

797 

757

27,610

May

117 

113 

128 

150 

167

146 

125 

149 

2O7 

205

172 

138 

126 

115 

109

1O6 

101 

100 

99 

102

108 

109

110 

93 

76

65 

66 

66 

61 

62 

54

Maximum

70 

106 

70

375

313 

34O 

271 

171 

2O7 

6O 

35 

30 

35

340

June

53 

52 

50 

50

51

48 

45 

59 

62

60

55 

46 

45 

40 

39

37 

36 

35 

35

36

36 

37 

36 

35 

33

36 

36 

34 

32 

32

Minimum

July

32 

31 

31 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

29 

31

35 

35 

32 

31 

30

29 

29 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

3O

30 

30 

31 

30 

30 

29

26 

52

50

20

"is"1

55 

115 

90 

54 

32 

28 

23 

23

23

Aug.

29 

29 

30 

30 

29

28 

28 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Mean

45.8 

68.8

59.1

62.9

95.4 

129 

162 

113 

114 

42.7 

29.8 

25.7 

25.2

75.6

Sept.

24 

24 

23 

24 

24

25 

24 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

23 

23

23 

23

23 

23 

25 

28 

30

30 

30 

27 

30 

35

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,82O 

4,1OO

3,630

45,570

5,870 

7,170 

9,960 

6,740 

7,030 

2,540 

1,830 

1,580 

1,500

54,770
BEAR RIVER BASIN 79

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

Location. Water-stage recorder and Cipolletti weir, lat. 42°20', long. 112°26', on line

 oetween sees. 35 and 36, T. 12 S., R. 34 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

county bridge, 2 miles downstream from Wright Creek, Z\ miles downstream from springs, 

2| miles upstream from Elkhorn Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Malad City.

Records available.--August 1911 to August 1913, October 1931 to September 1932, November 

194U to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years (1911-12, 1931-32, 1941-50), 17.7 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 84 second-feet Feb. 25 (gage height, 1.75 feet);

 minimum, 12 second-feet Dec. 12 (gage height, 0.49 foot).

1911-13, 1931-32, 1940-50: Maximum discharge, 270 second-feet Feb. 22, 1948 (gage 

height, 3.26 feet), from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet on basis of computation of flood flow by weir formula; minimum, 6.8 second-feet Aug. 19, 1948 (gage 

height, 0.31 foot).

Remarks. Records good. Small ranch diversions from tributaries above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15 

15 

15 

14 

15

15

15 

16 

16 

16

15 

16 

15 

15

16

16 

17 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

17

Nov.

17 

17 

17 

16

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

18

17

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

Dec.

16 

16 

16 

15 

16

15

16 

16 

16 

16

14

13 

14 

15 

15

15 

16 

15 

16 

15

16 

16 

16 

17 

15

16 

16 

16 

16 

17 

16

Jan.

16 

16 

15

15 

15

15 

15 

15

16 

15

16 

15 

15 

14 

14

15 

15 

16 

17 

17

18 

21 

27 

21

18

17 

17 

18 

18 

17 

17

Feb.

16 

15

15 

16 

16

20

21 

18

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

17 

17

18 

19

19 

21 

25

20 

19 

19 

29 

44

45

31 

25

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194E 

az*y

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

24

27 

27 

41 

45

34 

24 

23 

23 

23

21 

21 

19 

21 

21

22 

29 

32 

33

27

26 

25 

22 

25 

26

23 

22 

20 

19 

21 

25

Apr.

31 

38 

37 

28 

29

32 

44 

42 

35 

29

28 

29 

30 

31 

28

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

26 

27 

26 

25 

25

24 

24 

25 

24 

23

Secondfoot-days

500 

494 

483

6,514

516 

588 

791 

873 

811 

666 

571 

523 

505

7,321

May

23 

24 

24 

24 

23

25 

25 

27 

27

26

26 

25 

25 

26 

26

28 

27 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

28 

28

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

25 

25

Maximum

18 

18 

17

35

27 

45 

45 

44 

29 

26 

22 

18 

18

45

June

25 

25 

25 

25 

24

23 

24 

26 

25 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

22

21 

22 

22 

22 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

22

21 

19 

19 

18 

18

Minimum

July

18

19 

19 

19 

19

IS 

18 

22 

19 

20

20 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

14 

16 

13

13

14 

15 

19 

23 

23 

18 

18 

16 

16

13

Aug.

17 

17 

17

17

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17

16 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Mean

16.1 

16.5 

15.6

17.8

16.6 

21.0 

25.5 

29.1 

26.2 

22.2 

18.4 

16.9 

16.8

20.1

Sept.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

16 

17 

17

18 

17

17 

17

17

17 

17 

17 

18 

17

17 

17 

17 

18 

18

Runoff In 

acre-feet

992 

980 

958

12,920

1,020 

1,170 

1,570 

1,730 

1,610 

1,320 

1,130 

1,040 

1,000

14,52O
80 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Elkhorn Reservoir near Majad City, Idaho

Location. Staff gage, lat. 42 0 18', long. 112°25', in sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 35 E., on upstream face of partly completed dam on Little Malad River, 4? miles downstream from 

Wright Creek, and ll| miles northwest of Malad City. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, staff gage 

at site 50 feet upstream at same datum.

Records available. December 1940 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 14.20 feet Apr. 14; minimum gage

 height, below -3.3 feet for long periods.

1940-50: Maximum gage height observed, 17.0 feet Feb. 22 or 23, 1948, from highwater mark; minimum gage height, below -3.3 feet 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, 

acout 7,600 acre-feet). Gage read once weekly. Large seepage losses from reservoir 

limit storage to a small range. Storage is negligible below a stage of about 3 feet.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

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.

_

-

_

-

_

(t)

-

-

_

_

_

(t)

.

-

-

-

_

(t)

-

-

-

.

-

_

(t)

:

Nov.

_

-

..

(t)

_

_

-

-

-

(t)

_

-

-

.

-

ft)

_

-

-

-

-

Ct)

-

-

:

Dec.

-(t)

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

9.29

Jan.

_

-

_

-

9.29

_

_

-

-

_

_

9.23

-

-

_

-

-

-

.

9.49

-

-

-

_

-

9.73

:

Feb.

_

-

9.69

-

_

_

10.12

10.11

10.17

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

.

9.93

.

-

_

10.01

-

.

_

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

_

12.01

_

_

-

-

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

-

.

-

_

_

13.01

_

_

_

-

12.58

Apr.

_

-

_

.

_

13.60

-

-

_

_

_

14.20

-

_

-

.

-

13.15

_

.

-

_

11.04

-

May

_

-

8.62

_

_

-

-

-

_

7.84

_

-

_

-

7.91

-

_

_

_

-

8.06

_

-

-

June

_

-

_

(tt)

_

_

6.03

(tt)

_

_

_

-

-

(tt)

.

-

_

_

July

(tt)

_

-

_

_

(tt)

-

_

_

_

4.21

-

4.22

.

-

_

3.70

(tt)|

_

-

-

-

3.84

Aug.

_

-

-

-

3.9O

-

-

-

-

.

_

4.10

-

_

-

.

-

4.30

4.33

_

-

3.70

-

-

Sept.

.

-

-

3.70

_

!

-

-

4.06

_

_

_

-

-

4.56

.

-

_

_

_

3.70

4.64

-

t Below stage of -3.3 feet on this day. 

tt Below stage of 6.6 feet on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 81

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18', long. 112°25', in sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 35 

E., just downstream from Elkhorn Dam, 4j miles downstream from Wright Greek, and llj 

miles northwest of Malad City.

Records available.--December 1940 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 2.26 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot Mar. 19-28, Apr. 6-15 (gage height, 0.60 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 113 second-feet Aug. 23, 1946, from computation of flow 

over weir 50 feet upstream; maximum gage height, 3.63 feet Jan. 24, 1949 (ice jam); no 

flow at times during most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by Elkhorn Reservoir (see preceding page). Small ranch diversions from tributaries above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

Nov.

14 

14 

14

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

16 

18

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

14 

13 

14 

13

13

Dec.

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

13 

9.7 

5.2 

5.2 

4.4

2.6 

2.6 

a2.6 

a2.6 

a2.7

2.8 

4.4 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

a6.8 

a6.0 

a5.5 

a5.0 

a4.5 

4.2

Jan.

4.2 

4.2 

a4.2

a4.2 

a4.2

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

a4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2

a4.2 

a4.2 

a4.0 

a3.5

a3.O 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

a2.4 

2.4 

a2.4 

a2.4 

a2.4

Feb.

a2.3 

a2.3 

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2,3 

2.3

2-3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1

2.3 

2,3 

2.3

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mair

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 

ax*y

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

1.6 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8

Apr.

1.8 

1.9 

1.7

.7 

.3

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.Z

.z

.4

2.8 

4.0 

13 

17 

17

17

16 

16 

16 

16

22 

25 

25 

25 

24 

22

Secondfoot -day s

457 

462

208.7

4,783.7

110.1 

64.1 

14.2 

264.4 

663 

617 

566 

486 

456

4,368.5

May

23 

23 

23

22 

21

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

21 

21

21 

21

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

21 

22

Maximum

16 

18 

14

37

4.2 

2.4 

1.8 

25 

23 

27 

22 

17 

16

27

June

24 

27 

26

26 

22

22 

24 

25 

25 

24

22

21

22 

22 

20

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

15 

18

21 

18 

IB 

IB 

18

Minimum

July

17 

18 

20 

20 

20

19 

20 

22 

22 

20

20 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

17

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17

17

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17

14 

13

2.6

0

2.4

2.1 

.2 

.2 

20 

15 

17 

14 

14

.2

Aug.

17 

17 

17

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

16 

17 

17 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

Mean

14.7 

15.4

6.73

13.1

3.55 

2.29 

.46 

8.81 

21.4 

20.6 

18.3 

15.7 

15.2

12.0

Sept.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

15

16 

16 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

15

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

Runoff In 

acre-feet

906 

916 

414

9,490

218 

127 

28 

524 

1,320 

1,220 

1,120 

964 

904

8,660

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Elkhorn 

Reservoir and station above Elkhorn Reservoir.
82 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Malad River below Sand Ridge dam site, near Malad City, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°12', long. 112°20', in SE$ sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 

 35~E7, 0.6 mile below proposed Sand Ridge dam site, lj miles below unnamed tributary, 

3? miles west of Malad City, and 9 miles downstream from Elkhorn Reservoir.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950.

ear, 14 second-feet Nov. 27-29, Dec. 1-3, 5-7; max8, Dec. 7; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 second-foot

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during 

linum gage height, 2.91 feet Nov. 

Sept. 14-30.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 240 second-feet Feb. 22, 1948 (gage height, 9.6 feet, 

from floodmark), by submerged orifice method; minimum discharge recorded, 0.1 secondfoot Sept. 7, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 1.52 feet Aug. 26, Sept. 9, 16, 23, 

1949.

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

those below 1 second-foot, which are poor. Flow practically all diverted above station 

during irrigation season; large diversions during other periods.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5 

a. 4 

a. 4 

a. 4 

a. 3

a. 3 

h.3 

.5 

al.O 

a2.0

a2.5 

a3.0 

a3.5 

3.7 

3.8

3.9 

4.4

6.1 

5.7 

a5.0

4.6 

4.3 

4.3 

84.3 

a4.3

a4.3 

a4.7 

4.8 

4.9 

5.2 

6.0

Nov.

5.2 

6.4 

*6.4 

6.2 

6.5

6.5 

6.6 

6.9 

7.5 

9.0

9.4 

8.6

8.2 

7.5 

7.5

7.6 

7.9 

7.9 

8.2 

8.3

8.6

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

12 

14 

13 

13

Dec.

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

7.5 

4.6 

3.6

b3.0 

2.8 

b2.6 

b2.4 

b2.2

*b2.0 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

bl.7

bl.7 

bl.7 

bl.7

1.8 

bl.8

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8

Jan.

b2.0 

2.0 

bl.9 

bl.9 

bl.9

bl.9 

bl.9 

bl.8 

bl.8 

1.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

1.9

1.9 

2.4 

2.6 

2.5 

b2.3

b2.2 

b2.1 

b2.0 

bl.9 

bl.8 

bl.8

Feb.

bl.7 

bl.7 

bl.7 

bl.7 

bl.7

bl.7 

1.7 

1.7 

 1.7 

1.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.6

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.0

.4 

.8

.6

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

2.4 

2.9

3.0 

4.6

5.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6

b2.1 

b2.0 

b2.0 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.1 

2.2

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

2.3

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

1.4 

1.4

Apr.

1.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

1.7 

2.2 

2.2 

1.9 

2.4

2.1 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9

Second - 

foot-days

99.4 

269.9 

151.0

1,182.9

61.0 

48.9 

73.3 

53.3 

54.8 

36.6 

24.7 

13.6 

7.3

893.8

May

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.3

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

2.0 

1.6

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

al.6 

al.6 

al.6

Maximum

6.1 

14 

14

14

2.6 

2,8 

5.6 

2.6 

3.3 

1.7 

1.2 

.6 

.3

14

June

hi. 7 

al.6 

al.5 

al.4

al.3 

al.3 

1.3 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

July

1.2 

al.2 

al.2 

al.2

al.l 

al.l 

al.l 

1.0 

1.2

.8 

.8

.7 

a. 6 

a. 6

h.6 

a. 6 

a. 6 

a. 6 

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6 

a. 6 

.8 

.7

a. 6 

a. 6 

.7 

.6 

h.5 

a. 5

Minimum

0.3 

5.2 

1.7

.2

1.8 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.0 

.5 

.3 

.2

.2

Aug.

a. 5

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4 

h.3

a. 3 

a. 3 

a. 4 

a. 4 

.4

a. 4 

h.3 

a. 3 

a. 3 

a. 3 

a. 3

Mean

3.21 

9.00 

4.87

3.24

1.97 

1.75 

2.36 

1.78 

1.77 

1.22 

.80 

.44 

.24

. 2.45

Sept.

a. 3 

h.3 

a. 3 

a. 3

a. 3 

a. 3 

a. 3 

a. 3

h.3

a. 3 

a. 3 

a. 3 

a. 2 

a. 2

h.2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

h.2

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

h.2 

.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

197 

535 

300

2,350

121 

97 

145 

106 

109 

73 

49 

27 

14

1,770

* Winter-discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Malad River below Elkhorn Reservoir and Malad River at Woodruff, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 83

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18', long. 112°12', in sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 36 

£., 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 ?i miles northeast of Malad 

City.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 11 years (1939-50), 10.4 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 78 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 1.40 feet); 

minimum, 1.6 second-feet Jan. 13 (gage height, 0.43 foot); minimum daily, 1.8 secondfeet Nov. 3-5.

1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 202 second-feet Apr. 2, 1943 (gage height, 

2.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 47 second-feet; minimum recorded, that of 

Jan. 13, 1950; minimum daily, that of Nov. 3-5, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Stream receives 

part of flow of Birch Creek above station. Malad power plant and its small reservoir 

on Birch Creek causes slight diurnal fluctuations.

 Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Dey

1

z

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.6 

6.8 

7.6 

9.2 

9.6

9.2 

9.2 

9.6 

9.2 

9.2

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

10 

10 

10 

9.6

9.2 

9.2 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

10 

11 

8.8

Nov.

5.7 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

2.6 

10 

11 

11 

12

9.6 

9.6 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

8.8 

8.8 

8.4 

6.8 

6.8

6.8 

6.8 

7.2 

8.0 

8.8

8.8 

8.4

7.2 

7.6 

8.8

Dec.

8.8 

8.S 

8.8 

8.3 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.4 

8.4

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.4 

*8.8 

8.4 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.6

6.8 

8.8 

8.0 

8.0 

7.2 

6.0

Jan.

6.8 

6.8 

5.7 

7.6 

7.2

6.4 

6.8 

6.0 

7.2 

6.4

6.0 

6.8 

5.7 

4.6 

8.4

6.8 

7.6 

9.2 

8.8 

9.2

9.6 

11 

16 

14 

13

9.6 

9.6 

8.8 

8.8 

8.4 

8.0

Feb.

7.6 

7.6 

b7.4 

7.2 

7.2

7.6 

7.6 

8.0 

8.4 

*8.8

8.8 

8.4 

8.4 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

8.0 

9.2 

9.2 

9.6

10 

9.2 

8.8 

11 

17

21 

20 

17

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Na

ber. ....................................

mber. ...................................

lendar year 194

Mar.

15 

14 

13 

22 

37

42 

18 

14 

13 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

11

12 

24 

27 

20 

16

15 

15 

14 

15 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

13 

18

Apr.

29 

49 

32 

28 

28

40 

50 

40 

32 

26

26 

28 

28 

26 

25

26 

27 

25 

23 

24

24 

22 

22 

20

20

18 

21 

21 

19 

18

Secondfoot-days

286.6 

224.4 

258.0

3,814.7

256.8 

274.6 

509 

817 

654 

528 

343.2 

252.0 

265.6

4,669.2

nay

19 

19 

18 

18 

17

17 

17 

20 

23 

21

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

22 

22 

26 

24 

23

24 

24 

25 

26 

25

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Maximum

11 

12 

8.8

43

16 

21 

42 

50 

26 

22 

13 

9.2 

9.6

50

June

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

20 

22 

21 

20 

19

18 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

July

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

11 

10 

9.6

10 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.2

Minimum

6.8 

1.8 

6.0

1.8

4.6 

7.2 

10 

18 

17 

13 

9.2 

7.6 

8.0

1.8

Aug.

9.2 

9.2 

8.8 

S.4 

8.4

8.8 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.4

8.0 

8.4 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

Mean

9 .25 

7^48 

8.32

10.5

8.28 

9.81 

16.4 

27.2 

21.1 

17.6 

11.1 

8.12 

8.85

12.8

Sept.

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.4 

. 8.4 

8.4 

8.8 

9.2

9.2 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.6

9.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

568 

445 

512

7,570

509 

545 

1,010 

1,620 

1,300 

1,050 

681 

500 

527

9,270

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Malact City, Idaho

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15 1 , long. 112°13' , in sec. 35, T. 13 S., R. 36

 E. , "at Evans Ranch, 900 feet upstream from Evans dividers, 3.1 miles downstream from 

Campbell Creek, and 3,6 miles northeast of Malad City.

Records available. --December 1940 to December 1943, April 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge recorded during year, 93 second-feet Apr. 7, from rating

 curve' extended above 50 second-feet, but may have been more during period of no gageheight record; maximum gage height, 3.85 feet Jan. 22 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 

0.9 second-foot Nov. 7 (gage height, 1 18 feet).

1940-43, 1946-50: Maximum discharge, 254 second-feet Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 

5.29 feet, present site, datura then in use), from rating curve extended above 60 

second-feet; minimum, that of Nov. 7, 1949.

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

 wnTch are poor. Several diversions above station for irrigation. Stream receives 

part of flow of Birch Creek above station. Malad power plant and its small reservoir 

on Birch Creek cause slight diurnal fluctuations.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Bay

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

£1 

£2 

£3 

£4 

£5

£6 

£7 

£8 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.8 

8.2 

8.2

9.5 

10

10

11 

11 

11 

12

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

12 

14, 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

11

10

10 

10 

10 

10

ii

9.5

Nov.

7.0 

2.5

2,2 

*2.1 

1.6

1.1 

7.5 

9.0 

10 

14

12 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.8 

9.8

10 

8.0

7.5

7.8 

7.5 

7.5 

8,5 

10

9.8 

1C 

8.2 

7,5 

j.5

Dec.

9.8 

9.8 

9.5 

9,2 

9.5

3.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9.5 

8.0

8.0 

, 9.5

8.5

Jan.

7.0 

6.3 

2.9

> 7.5

2.4 

7.0

8.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10

10

10 

13 

18 

17 

15

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.0 

9.0

Feb.

8.5 

8,5 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.5 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

*9.8

10 

9.5 

S.O 

7.8 

7.8

8.0 

8.5 

10 

11 

12

12 

11 

11 

13 

23

28 

29 

23

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu, 

Pebn 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber. .....................................

 ber

 ber. ............

lender year 1949 

&ry

uax*y

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

St................. . ....................

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

20 

20

19 

25 

42

57 

35 L'O 

17 

15

15 

14 

13 

13

14

18 

27 

35 

28 

28

21 

20 

19 

21 

24

22

20 

18 

18 

20 

25

Apr.

*g34 

65 

50 

40 

40

55

70

65 

50 

40

40 

45 

45 

40 

38

40 

41 

38 

35

36

S36 

g34 

33 

29 

29

29 

34 

34

30 

30

Second - 

foot -days

325.2 

240.4 

279.7

4,553.0

279.6 

329.9

698 

1,225 

1,073 

703 

462.1 

332.2 

272.9

6,221.0

Hay

30

28 

C8 

27

27 

?.l 

35 

45 

40

g58 

37 

37 

38 

38

39

40 

41 

38 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

35

34 

33 

33 

32 

31 

31

MaxlmLua

14 

14 

9.8

66

18 

29

57 

70 

45 

30 

18 

13 

11

70

June

30 

29

^9 

28 

28

27 

28 

28

27 

27

29 

30 

27 

26 

25

£1 

18 

23 

24 

23

23 

21 

18 

18 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

July

15 

16 

18 

17 

17

18 

18 

18 

15 

16

15 

15 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

10 

6.1 

11

11

13 

15 

15 

14 

14

Minimum

8.2

1.1 

8.0

1.1

2.4 

7.8 

13 

29 

£7 

15 

6.1 

7.8 

6.5

1.1

Aug.

13

13

12 

11 

10

10 

12 

12

12

12

12

12 

12 

11 

9.8

8.2 

9.0 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

8.2 

8.5 

8.2 

7.8 

9.5

?tean

10.5 

8.01 

9.02

12.5

9.02 

11.8 

22.5

40.8 

34.6 

23.4 

14.9 

10.7 

9.10

17.0

Sept.

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9.5 

9.2

9.2

9,2

10 

10

8.0 

8.0 

7.2 

7.8 

9.0

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8

9.8

9.8 

9.8

:.s

7.8

7.0 

7.5 

6.5 

8.8 

11

Runoff In 

acre-feet

645 

477 

555

9,020

555 

654 

1 , 380 

v,420 

5 . 130 

1,390 

917 

659 

541

12,330

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

S Computed from graph based on staff-gage readings and fragmentary recorder record.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 to Jan. 1, Jan. 4-13, Jan. 15 to Feb. 13. 

Fragmentary, doubtful, or no gage-height record Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, Feb. 9, Mar. 7-31, Apr. 2-20, May 

3-10; discharge computed on basis of fragmentary gage-height record, weather records, and records for 

station above Campbell Creek and nearby streams.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 85

Weber River near Oakley, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'10", long. 111°14'45", in SE^-NEs sec. 15, T. 

1 b. , R. 6 E., 1.4 miles downstream from South Fork, 2.6 miles upstream from WeberProvo diversion canal, and 3^ miles northeast of Oakley.

Drainage area.--163 square miles.

Records available. October 1904 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 44 years (1906-50), 229 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 4.07 

feet ) ; minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1904-50: Maximum discharge observed, 4,010 second-feet July 6, 1907, Jane 5-7, 1909; 

minimum recorded, 16 second-feet Mar. 12, 1941.

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

small diversions above station for irrigation. Flow 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-feet.

Revisions (water years ) . W 790: 1934\

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

70 

70

68 

61 

64

69 

70 

78 

82 

82

80 

84 

92 

86 

82

80 

82

106 

108 

97

93 

86 

90 

86 

88

88 

88 

85 

85 

84 

78

Nov.

78 

78 

78 

76 

76

74 

73 

76 

74 

79

78 

78 

78 

74 

76

73 

73 

73 

73 

73

72 

70 

7O 

76 

73

70 

70

*72 

72 

66

Dec.

68 

70 

65 

68 

70

65 

64 

63 

63 

65

64

62 

C)

Jan.

58 

(»)

Feb.

60

60 

59 

60 

61 

57

*53 

61 

56 

53 

54

54 

56 

56

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

57 

58 

57 

57 

59

59 

59 

61 

59 

59

59 

61 

69 

68

56

56 

59 

60 

59 

58

59 

59 

59 

59 

60

59 

58 

58 

60 

61 

61

Apr.

64 

72 

72 

68 

68

78 

101 

120 

108 

95

99 

114 

144

162 

144

154 

204 

243 

257 

290

372 

442 

494 

478 

447

442 

432 

404 

363 

334

Secondfoot -days

2,562 

2,222 

1,965

81,314

1,798 

1,640 

1,843 

6,865 

23,177 

39,115 

11,916 

4,199 

3,268

100,570

May

321 

317 

305 

279 

260

243 

226 

217 

204 

210

230 

260 

3O9 

399 

505

589 

730 

829 

838 

846

950 

1,120 

1,310 

1,380 

1,490

1,320 

1,330 

1,480 

1,370 

1,490 

1,320

Maximum

108 

79

1,520

69 

494 

1,820 

1,830 

844 

171 

143

1,830

June

1,830 

1,710 

1,210 

1,O60 

1,200

1,580 

1,620 

1,070 

338 

770

950 

1,250 

1,320 

1,460 

1,490

1,570 

1,560 

1,550 

1,470 

1,460

1,510 

1,580 

1,370 

1,470 

1,180

1,OEC 

1,030 

1,030 

1,000 

957

July

844 

836 

770 

696 

657

602

568 

562 

503 

472

458 

390 

369 

348 

313

288 

274 

264 

258 

242

230

215 

207 

199 

199

194 

196 

196 

C02 

186 

178

Minimum

61 

66

-

56 

64 

204 

770 

178 

114 

94

-

Aug.

171 

164 

161 

157 

154

152 

145 

141 

139 

137

139 

137 

135 

132 

130

128 

124 

120 

.1,32 

139

135 

135 

130 

126 

122

118 

114 

120 

124 

120 

118

Mean

82.6 

74.1

63.4

223

58.0 

58.6 

59.4 

229 

748 

1,304 

384 

135 

109

276

Sept,

118 

118 

114 

112 

112

111 

111 

114 

114 

114

143 

122 

111 

107 

105

103 

101 

96 

94 

105

105 

105

124 

116 

107

101

99 

98 

94 

94

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,080 

4,410 

3,900

161,300

3,570 

3,250 

3,660 

13,620 

45,970 

77,580 

23,640 

8,330 

6,480

199,500

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 see.-ft.). June 1 (2 a.m.) 2,140 sec.-ft.; June 7 (4 a.m.) 1,820 sec.- 

ft.; June Z2 (3 a.m.) H,OOO sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-aischarge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12 to Feb. 15.
86 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River near Coalville, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 0 53'40", long. 111 C 24'00", In SE^NE^ sec. 20, T. 

a M., R. 5 E., 1? miles upstream from high-water contour for Echo Reservoir, ij miles 

south of Coalville, and 6 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 438 square miles.

Records available. April 1927 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 23 years, 204 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 3.98 

TeeTT; minimum, 67 second-feet Aug. 30 {gage height, -0.08 foot).

1927-50: Maximum discharge observed, 1,960 second-feet June 17, 1929 (gage height, 

4.30 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 20, 1934 (gage height, -0.23 foot).

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

wnicn are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. No diversions between 

station and Echo Reservoir. Records do not include water diverted from Weber River 

Basin through Weber-Provo diversion canal. Flow slightly regulated by several small 

reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

86 

82 

79 

76 

76

83 

106 

124 

144 

161

156 

161 

163 

150 

146

140 

142 

188 

310 

256

234 

216 

218 

203 

193

174 

163 

159 

154 

148 

142

Nov.

138 

138 

138 

138 

132

134 

134 

146 

138 

22O

265 

179 

163 

156 

152

144 

138 

138 

136 

132

128 

128 

126 

138 

136

128 

128 

*128 

126 

122

Dec.

119 

113 

122 

111 

119

117 

119 

117 

117 

117

104 

1OO 

95 

100 

1OO

128 

126 

108 

121 

113

115 

115 

120 

12O 

125

13O 

*130 

130 

135 

130 

120

Jan.

109 

106 

92 

80 

76

72 

77 

99 

106 

108

130 

120 

13O 

115 

95

105 

130 

175 

170 

160

180 

200 

210 

 190 

130

130 

14O 

150 

145 

140 

135

Feb.

100 

90 

95 

110 

145

280 

20O 

175 

160 

155

140 

180 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

14O 

135 

12O

*120 

130 

150 

150 

135

150 

2OO 

195

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

.......................

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

190 

185 

185 

215 

242

364 

216 

188 

181 

193

170 

148 

126 

154 

150

148 

191 

253 

22O 

*223

208 

220 

223 

223 

272

239 

203 

172 

163 

186 

234

Apr.

316 

443 

4O8 

270 

261

352 

472 

538 

4O4 

307

292 

337 

398

443 

375

375 

468 

534 

522 

562

679 

810 

915 

905 

795

775 

751 

746 

679 

6O6

Secondfoot-days

4,833 

4,347 

3,636

88,444

3,985 

4,155 

6,185 

15,738 

29,654 

38,457 

8,O24 

2,820 

3,967

125,801

nay

562 

598 

606 

610 

574

570 

506 

502 

502 

458

450 

4 S3 

550 

658 

830

945 

1,130 

1,260 

1,260 

1,230

1.24O 

1,340 

1,420 

1,450 

1,500

1,420 

1,370 

1,420 

1,390 

1,360 

1,460

Maximum

310 

265 

135

1.38O

210 

280 

272 

915 

1,500 

1.64O 

740 

118 

193

1,640

June

1,580 

1,640 

1,510 

1,250 

1,26O

1,380 

1,550 

1,47O 

1,130 

950

965 

1,180 

1,290 

1,380 

1,430

1,450 

1,490 

1,47O 

1,420 

1,3SO

1,380 

1,420 

1,320 

1,330 

1,220

1,010 

98O 

950 

856 

816

July

Minimum

76 

132 

95

56

72 

90 

126 

261 

450 

816 

111 

71 

72

71

740 

670 

638 

506

462

406 

359 

359 

345 

331

337 

271 

222 

1S8 

170

156 

145 

147 

143 

141

121 

120 

120 

111 

112

112 

118 

112 

121 

121 

12O

Aug.

114 

118 

118 

109 

1O9

102 

101 

104 

99 

94

94 

93 

96 

97 

96

94 

96 

91 

85 

81

84 

81 

80 

75 

75

73 

71 

71 

72 

72 

75

Mean

156 

145 

117

242

129 

148 

20O 

525 

957 

1,282 

259 

91.0 

132

345

Sept.

77 

78 

7S 

77 

75

72 

75 

78 

91 

102

148 

184 

149 

145 

156

149 

151 

147 

141 

143

156 

149 

162 

193 

181

173 

164 

164 

153 

156

Runoff in 

acre -feet

9.59O 

8,620 

7,210

175, 4OO

7.9OO 

8,240 

12.27O 

31,220 

58,820 

76,280 

15,920 

5,590 

7,870

249,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12-14, 21-31, Jan. 11-25, Feb. 21, 25. No 

gage-height record Jan. 26 to Feb. 20, Feb. 22-24, Feb. 26 to Mar. 4; discharge computed on basis of 

weather records and records for nearby stations.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 87

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah

Location. Staff gage, lat. 40°57'50", long. 111°26'00", in NW£sw£ sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 5 

K., near outlet works at left end of Echo Dam, 1 mile southeast of Echo. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level (surveys of Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area. 732 square miles.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 74,240 acre-feet June 23, 25, June 27 to July 14 

 (elevation, 5.560.2 feet); minimum contents, 19,050 acre-feet Oct. 1 (elevation,

5,510.75 feet).

1930-50: Maximum contents, 74,460 acre-feet May 31, 1937 (elevation, 5,560.35 feet);

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 1930; 

aam completed in 1931. Capacity, 73,940 acre-feet between elevations 5,450 feet (bottom 

of outlet tunnel) and 5,560 feet (top of radial gates in spillway) above mean sea level. 

Dead storage negligible. Elevation of spillway crest is 5,543 feet. Water is used for 

irrigation on Echo project. Records give contents represented by daily gage readings 

to half-tenths at 6 a.m.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

19,050

19,130

19,160

19,240

19,240

19,280

19,360

19,510

19,620

19,780

19,930

2O, 090

20,240

20,400

20,560

20,670

20,750

20,910

21,190

21,670

21,910

22,150

22,350

22,560

22,720

22,840

22,920

23,010

23,050

23,090

23,130

Nov.

23,170

23,170

23,170

23,170

23,170

23,210

23,210

23,250

23,290

23,290

23,630

23,790

23,880

23,880

23,920

23,920

23,920

23,920

23,920

23,880

23,840

23,790

23,750

23,750

23,79O

23,840

23,840

23,840

23,840

23,840

Dec.

23,840

23,79O

23,75O

23,750

23,790

23,790

23,790

23,790

23,790

23,880

23,88O

23,840

23,790

23,750

23,710

23,670

23,750

23,840

23,96O

24, OOP

24.OOO

24,000

24,OOO

24,080

24,08O

24,130

24,130

24,130

24,130

24,130

24,130

Jan.

24,130

24,170

24,170

24,O8O

23,960

23,840

23,750

23,710

23,750

23,750

23,750

23,750

23,750

23,790

23,840

23,79O

23,790

23,880

24,040

24,170

24,250

24,420

24,680

25,190

25,580

25,750

25,880

25,960

26,050

26,100

26,140

Feb.

26,180

26,180

26,100

26,100

26,180

26,360

26,800

27,060

27,240

27,370

27,500

27,590

27,86O

27,950

28,040

28,130

28,220

28,310

28,400

28,49O

28,540

28,586

28,720

28,860

28,950

29,040

29,180

29,450

_

_

-

Mar.

29,770

30,050

30,330

30,610

3O,990

31,460

32,080

32,570

33,050

33,490

33,990

34,44O

34,780

35,080

35,540

35,900

36,200

36,820

37,450

38,O80

38,560

39,040

39.68O

40,230

40, 88O

41,490

42,000

42,560

43,010

43,460

43,920

Apr.

44,500

45,190

46,190

46,720

47,O20

47,32O

47,920

48,950

50,050

50,730

51,230

51.60O

52,220

52,980

53,870

54,44O

55,150

56,580

57,890

58,810

60,010

61,63O

63,060

64,650

65,900

66,74O

67,160

67,440

67,440

67,440

-

May

67,440

67.44O

67,440

67,440

67,440

67,440

67,440

67,440

67,730

67,590

67,440

67,440

67,590

67,730

67,870

68,01O

68,010

68,150

68,440

68,44O

68,440

68,580

68,790

58,940

69,150

69,150

69,150

69,150

69,150

69,150

69,440

June

69,650

69,720

69,870

69,87O

69,87O

69,870

69,870

70,520

70^520

70,520

7O,800

71,380

71.89O

72,470

72,990

73,360

73,800

73,940

73,940

74,020

74,090

74,160

74,240

74,090

74,240

74,160

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

-

July

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,090

73,500

72,770

72,040

71,460

70,880

70,300

69,72O

69,150

68,580

68,010

67,440

66,880

66,320

65,900

65,340

64,920

Aug.

64,510

63,950

63,4OO

62,720

62,040

61,220

6O,550

59,880

59,210

58,550

57,890

57,230

56,45O

55,920

55,150

54,380

53,740

53,110

52,220

51,480

50,730

49,990

49,130

48,400

47,800

46,960

46,250

45,430

44,840

44,150

43,460

Sept.

42,780

42,110

41,550

41,000

40,440

39,900

39,250

38,720

38,180

37,760

37,450

37,450

37,450

37,450

37,45O

37,660

37,870

38,080

38,290

38,400

38,610

38,820

38,820

38,930

39,040

39,140

39,360

39,410

39,470

39,520

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Calendar year 1949. . .

Water year 1949-50. . .

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

+11,420

+32 940

21 730

+20,530
88 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Echo, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°57'55", long. 111°26'10", in SE&ms£ sec. 25, T. 

a w - > R- 4 E., half a mile upstream from Echo Creek, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Echo Dam, and three-quarters of a mile southeast or Echo. Prior to Mar 23, 1950, 

at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Drainage area.--732 square miles.

Records available. April 1927 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 23 years, 271 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 second-feet May 26 (gage height, 6.96 

reet ); minimum daily, 5.2 second-feet Mar. 7-9.

1927-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 26, 1950; minimum daily, 2 second-feet 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, Mar. 31, Apr. 3-13, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. One 

small diversion between station and Echo Dam. Plow regulated by Echo Reservoir (see 

preceding page),

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

111 

132 

132

132 

132 

132 

132 

132

132 

132 

155 

165 

165

165 

167 

167 

167 

167

167 

167 

167 

167 

169 

169

Nov.

167 

169 

169 

169 

161

153 

155 

155 

172 

178

180 

180 

ISO 

180 

180

ISO 

180 

ISO 

ISO 

180

180 

180 

165 

161 

161

161 

161 

161 

161 

161

Dec.

161 

161 

151 

141 

141

141 

141 

141 

141 

141

141 

141 

141 

141 

141

128 

120 

120 

135 

141

141 

141 

141 

141 

141

153 

157 

157 

157 

157 

157

Jan.

157 

167 

172 

172 

172

172 

153 

145 

145 

145

145 

145 

145 

145 

145

145 

145 

145 

145 

161

149 

122 

74 

49 

67

111 

141 

157 

157 

157 

157

Feb.

157 

157 

143 

130 

13O

130 

130 

133 

133 

133

133 

133 

133 

133 

133

133 

133 

133 

133 

133

133 

133 

133 

147

147

147 

134

88

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her. ....................................

lender year 194 £ 

ary

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

88 

88 

88 

88 

90

30 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.8 

6. 

6.

6. 

6.

6. 

6. 

6.

6.7 

6.7 

7.1 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

8.0

Apr.

8.4 

75 

181 

211 

211

211 

214 

2O8 

211 

211

24O 

314 

314 

317 

314

311 

267 

263 

422 

422

425 

6O6 

734 

734 

739

820 

1,010 

1.1OO 

996 

852

Secondfoot-days

4,295 

5,1OO 

4,452

115, 719". 3

4,4O7 

3,768 

633.9 

12,941.4 

46,153 

50,464 

16,663 

14,543 

7,141

170,561.3

May

773 

815 

863 

960 

820

799 

734 

462 

758 

714

691 

729 

825 

990 

1,280

1,620 

1,7OO 

1,890 

1,970 

1,990

2,030 

2, ISO 

2,37O 

2,500 

2,520

2,380 

2,180 

2,220 

2,220 

1,990 

2,180

Maximum

169 

180 

161

1,650

172 

157 

9O 

1,1OO 

2,520 

2,480 

1,010 

500 

418

2,520

June

2,47O 

2,480 

2,260 

1,8OO 

1.77O

1,970 

2,14O 

2,170 

1,690 

1,290

1,18O 

1,310 

1,390 

1,54O 

1,660

1.74O 

1,880 

1,940 

1,860 

1,790

1,710 

1,770 

1,790 

1,610 

1.56O

1.27O 

1,190 

1,220 

1,030 

984

July

1,O1O 

842 

847 

650 

614

559

527 

531 

504 

520

539 

425 

376 

415 

520

572 

580 

568 

524 

489

493 

496 

485 

462 

462

448 

444 

436 

449 

425 

451

Minimum

96 

153 

120

5.8

49- 

88 

5.2 

8.4 

462 

984 

376 

429 

90

5.2

Aug.

470 

474 

493 

5OO 

496

489 

477 

47O 

462 

474

466 

455 

455 

462 

462

466 

477 

481 

481 

477

477 

477 

47O 

466 

466

466 

462 

455 

448 

44O 

429

Mean

139 

17O 

144

317

142 

135 

20.4 

431 

1,489 

1,682 

538 

469 

238

467

Sept.

415 

418 

415 

400 

39O

386 

382 

368 

344 

317

278 

25O 

214 

ISO 

154

114 

95 

9O 

103 

116

129 

160 

175 

177 

177

177 

177 

180 

ISO 

180

Runoff In 

acre-feet

8,520 

10,120 

8,830

229,500

8,74O 

7,470 

1,260 

25,670 

91,540 

100,100 

33,050 

28,850 

14,160

338,300

Mote. Discharge computed from dally staff-gage readings Jan. 6-24, Jan. 27 to Feb. 20.
WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°03'40", long. 111°34 I 25", in SE^SEf sec. 23, T. 

4 N. , R. 3 E., 350 feet downstream from highway underpass on U. S. Highway 305, Ij 

miles west of Devils Slide, and if miles downstream from Lost Creek,

Drainage area. --1,100 square miles.

Records available. --February 1905 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 45 years, 441 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 7,33 

" feet); minimum, 67 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

1905-50: Maximum discharge observed, 6,000 second-feet May 22, 1920; minimum, 18 

second-feet 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 EeJv 

Reservoir (see p. 87).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

fcey

1

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

127 

122 

121 

121 

119

121 

129 

131 

154 

158

154 

151 

154 

154 

151

151 

154 

173 

216 

214

211 

211 

208 

208 

208

208 

206 

206 

204 

204 

204

Nov.

208 

208 

208 

208 

206

196 

196 

201 

208 

238

238 

232 

230

230 

227

227 

224 

221 

224 

224

221 

221 

214 

198 

198

198 

198 

196 

196 

196

Dec.

196

191 

186 

168 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

175

168 

164 

162 

164 

170

147 

142 

144 

156 

166

164 

162 

168 

170 

164

170 

182 

*180 

180 

180 

180

Jan.

190 

195 

200 

200 

200

200 

180 

170 

170 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

175 

190 

208 

211 

230

227 

194 

177 

138 

*127

180

Feb.

200

204 

208 

224 

252

263 

263 

211

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber................................ .....

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

St......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

196 

198 

204 

206 

219

191 

131 

121 

121 

117

112 

102 

94

102 

101

96 

108 

147 

140 

147

132 

134 

134 

134 

147

145 

138 

129 

121 

129 

134

Apr.

151 

235 

406 

418 

410

43O 

517 

670 

700 

615

600 

700 

785 

875 

825

860 

952 

927 

1,200 

1,220

1,320 

1,550 

1,820 

1,810 

1,650

1,650 

1,840 

1,930 

1,770 

1,540

Secondfoot-days

5,253 

6,390 

5,249

155,458

5,682 

5,825 

4,330 

30,376 

71,064 

57,500 

18,554 

15,271 

8,372

233,866

May

1,400 

1,420 

1,470 

1,560 

1,430

1,350 

1,300 

994 

1,270

1,210

1,190 

1 . 260 

1,460 

1,820 

2,240

2,730 

2,980 

3,220 

3,220 

3,120

3,120 

3,220 

3,350 

3,450 

3,440

3,250 

3,030 

3,010 

3,000 

2,760 

2,790

Maximum

216 

238 

196

1,810

230 

263 

219 

1,930 

3,450 

3,010 

1,120 

512 

444

3,450

June

3,010 

2,980 

2,800 

2,310 

2,120

2,240 

2,390 

2,620 

2,160 

1,740

1,560 

1,630 

1,700 

1,740 

1,840

1,880 

1,910 

2,020 

1,940

1,860

1,790 

1,800 

1,860 

1,670 

1,670

1,420 

1,260 

1,310 

1,190 

1,080

July

1,120 

964

94C 

810 

725

690 

63C 

635 

615 

600

680 

540 

460 

468 

560

620 

625 

605 

570 

517

517 

508 

490 

472 

468

464 

460 

455 

460 

435 

451

Minimum

119 

196 

142

-

94 

151 

994 

1,080 

435 

460 

116

94

Aug.

468 

477 

481 

503

503

503 

503 

485 

490 

494

494 

490 

481 

490 

494

494 

499

508 

512 

503

508 

512 

508 

503

503

499 

485 

481 

468 

472 

460

Mean

169 

213 

169

426

183 

208 

140 

1,013 

2,292 

1,917 

599 

493 

279

641

Sept44 . 

43: 

444 

42R 

415

414 

41C 

418 

399 

365

34C 

313 

272 

23C 

214

154 

123 

lit 

121 

142

151 

189 

221 

227 

230

230 

227 

227 

230 

232

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,420 

12,670 

10,410

308,300

11,270 

11,550 

8,590 

60,250 

141,000 

114,000 

36,800 

3O.29O 

16,610

463,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 28 to Jan. 17. No gage-height record Jar. 2f 

to Feb. 21; discharge commuted on basis of weather records and records for Weber River at Echo anrt =.

r>q t-*awmr _T-!'. - way .

207366 O - 52 - 7
90 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Gateway, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08', long. 111°50', in NW&Swi sec. 27, T. 5 N., 

H. IE., 800 feet downstream from Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 2,500 feet downstream 

from Strawberry Creek, and 2,500 feet east of section house at Gateway.

Drainage area. 1,610 square miles.

Records available. June 1919 to September 1950. October 1889 to July 1903 at site 1 mile 

downstream, published as Weber River near Uinta.

Average discharge. 30 years (1920-50), 587 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,810 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 7.54 

feet); minimum, 220 second-feet Mar. 13, but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record.

1889-1903, 1919-50: -Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 second-feet May 31, 1896; 

minimum, 45 second-feet Sept. 24, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or 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. 87, 94).

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

»y

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

324 

309 

273 

263 

260

254 

279 

279 

289 

299

309- 

292 

295 

295 

289

285 

282 

309 

356 

364

368 

360 

352 

347 

347

343 

343 

339 

339 

339 

339

Nov.

339 

339 

335 

331 

331

320 

320 

324 

3O2 

352

364

331 

320 

317 

317

317 

317 

313 

309 

306

306 

306 

306 

299 

295

292 

292 

289 

289 

*289

Dec.

282 

282 

289 

260 

266

263 

266 

266 

266 

269

257 

251 

251

. 235 

ft

Jan.

> 235

313 

386 

470 

386

386 

422 

570 

455 

317

*289 

306 

364 

327 

320 

306

Feb.

309 

315 

320 

330 

340

372 

672 

451 

372 

352

347 

324 

299 

306 

309

306 

302 

302 

299 

313

313 

302 

320 

352 

441

501 

559 

511

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

mber. ....................... ...........

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

441 

422 

46O 

521 

587

637 

422 

372 

356 

343

317 

282 

254 

269 

260

251 

339 

496 

475 

565

431 

399 

390 

372 

470

431 

394 

364 

335 

368 

386

Apr.

460 

660 

842 

836 

854

932 

1,140 

1,470 

1,500 

1,340

1,240 

1,320 

1,47O 

1,640 

1,560

1,570 

1,720 

1,720 

1,950 

1.96O

h2,090 

2,320 

h2,680 

2,600 

2,520

2,360 

2,460 

2,600 

2,44O 

2,100

Secondroot-days

9,721 

9,467 

7,698

243,414

9,377 

10,239 

12,409 

50,354 

96,200 

68,37O 

22,665 

19,396 

13,541

329,437

May

1,870 

1,840 

1,94O 

2,020 

1,97O

1,840 

1,810 

1,560 

1,82O 

1,770

1,700 

1,790 

2,060 

2,480 

2,960

3,570 

4,090 

4,420 

4,430 

4,180

4,090 

4,250 

4,510 

4,680 

4,730

4,500 

4,130 

3,950 

3,940 

3,730 

3,570

Maximum

368 

364 

289

2,620

570 

672 

637 

2,680 

4,730 

3,730 

1,270 

671 

595

4, 73O

June

3,730 

3,690 

3,470 

3,000 

2,620

2,590 

2,820 

3,O6O 

2,730 

2,260

2,030 

1,990 

2,040 

2,040 

2,08O

2,100 

2.12O 

2,220 

2,220

2,110

2,040 

2,040 

2,100 

1,920 

1,920

1,750 

1,510 

1,510 

1,420 

1,240

July

1,27O 

1,160 

1,O6O 

1,000 

843

820 

741 

725 

714 

725

797 

714 

625 

571 

600

677 

682 

666 

671 

656

656 

651 

635 

6 2O 

610

620 

615 

625 

661 

625 

630

Aug.

645 

656 

651 

661 

661

656 

671 

640 

625 

630

645 

620 

620 

615 

610

605 

605 

615 

62O 

625

635 

625 

620 

620 

625

620 

6OO 

605 

590 

590 

590

Minimum Mean

254 314 

289 316 

248

667

302 

299 366 

251 4OO 

46O 1,678 

1,560 3,103 

1,240 2,279 

571 731 

590 626 

308 451

903

Sept.

595 

580 

585 

575 

561

556 

561 

566 

580 

556

551 

547 

506 

458 

449

4O4 

373 

350 

336 

315

308 

325 

354 

362 

369

377 

365 

358 

354 

365

Runoff In 

acre-feet

19,280 

18,780 

15,270

482,800

18,600 

20,310 

24,610 

99,880 

190,800 

135,600 

44,960 

38,470 

26,86O

653,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading. 

Hote . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Jan. 7, Jan. 11-16, Feb. 2-5. Ho gagehelght record Jan. 8-10, Apr. 22, 24; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for Weber River at Echo, at Devils Slide, and near Plain City.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 91

Weber River near Plain City, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°16'42", long. HB'OS'SO", in NWtrNE^ sec. 8, T. 

b N., R. 2 W., at county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Four-mile Creek, 1^ miles 

south of Plain City, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,060 square miles.

Records available. May 1905 to September 1950. Records collected in 1904 by State engineer.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 17.25 

reet); minimum, 30 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 2.20 feet).

1904-50: Maximum discharge observed, 7,580 second-feet June 6, 1909 (gage height, 

19.1 feet); practically no flow during latter part of several summers since 1915.

Remarks. Records good. In summer practically entire flow of Weber River is diverted above 

station for irrigation. Flow is partly regulated by Echo, East Canyon, and Pine View 

Reservoirs, (seeppp. 87, 95, 98).

.Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Bay

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

91 

95 

78 

68 

52

51 

91 

217 

205 

252

287 

321 

392 

398 

369

324

330 

449 

438 

493

499 

470 

455 

455 

447

436 

430 

426 

420 

404 

406

Nov.

410 

402 

398 

400 

396

392 

381 

400 

402 

453

530 

453 

430 

416 

412

406 

400 

398 

392 

388

382 

400 

402 

400 

377

388 

390 

379 

398 

390

Dec.

388 

381 

384 

369 

402

418 

418 

416 

414 

388

350 

398 

420 

424 

497

519 

517 

532 

535 

532

535 

532 

535 

552 

402

379 

440 

552 

535 

546 

400

Jan.

398 

414 

459 

524 

543

510 

506 

386 

459 

506

508 

508 

508 

495 

326

365 

521 

614 

755 

738

707 

717 

810 

922 

746

623 

609 

651 

637 

598 

586

Feb.

579 

519 

521 

535 

630

683 

968 

905 

736 

681

698 

669 

628 

614 

623

621 

614 

607 

598 

6O5

605 

593 

591 

600 

644

738 

806 

852

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

779 

738 

746 

779 

900

1,080 

1,110 

1,180 

1,150 

1,150

1,130 

1,070 

1,030 

1,030 

1,020

992 

1,000 

1,200 

1,150 

1,310

1,100 

890 

908 

893 

938

989 

950 

911 

857 

836 

806

Apr.

821 

971 

1,150 

1,230 

1,290

1,360 

1,510 

1,910 

2,260 

2,130

1,990 

1,990 

2,150 

2,350 

2,370

2,330 

2,420 

2,560 

2,650 

2,790

2,870 

3,050 

3,300 

3,650 

3,860

3,740 

3,540 

3,680 

3,710 

3,400

Secondfoot -day s

9,849 

12,165 

14,110

261,277

17,649 

18,463 

30,622 

73,032 

116,160 

62,338 

6,149 

1,532 

2,696

364,765

May

3,030 

2,790 

2,790 

2,910 

2,910

2,760 

2,740 

2,680 

2,520 

2,760

2,590 

2,530 

2,550 

2,860 

3,330

3,950 

4,560 

5,150 

5,420 

5,440

4,830 

4,510 

4,180 

4,470 

4,860

5,010 

4,830 

4,540 

4,440 

4,300 

3,920

Maximum

499

530 

552

4,170

922 

968 

1,310 

3,860 

5,440 

3,860 

721 

90 

171

5,440

June

3,840 

3,860 

3,540 

3,200 

2,670

2,370 

2,730 

3,170 

3,170 

2,580

2,050 

1,840 

1,860 

1,830 

1,820

1,780 

1,730 

1,810 

1,870 

1,720

1,600 

1,550 

1,530 

1,490 

1,460

1,390 

1,120 

1,010 

962 

786

July

721 

693 

551 

523 

386

312 

249 

168 

133 

206

362 

345 

230 

128 

69

61 

76 

78 

64 

58

69 

63 

66 

68 

77

60 

58 

51 

64 

78 

82

Minimum

51 

377 

350

35

326 

519 

738 

821 

2,520 

786 

51 

34 

38

34

Aug.

90 

77 

76 

55 

73

60 

59 

73 

54 

45

46

50 

48 

45 

a41

a38 

35 

34 

35 

35

36 

37 

34 

35 

36

48 

50 

42 

52 

51 

42

Mean

318 

406 

455

716

569 

659 

988 

2,434 

3,747 

2,078 

198 

49.4 

89.9

999

Sept.

62 

42 

38 

42 

42

43 

45 

46 

58 

95

126 

155 

163 

144 

136

114 

104 

104 

91 

97

71 

61 

65 

79 

95

96 

98 

104 

109 

171

Runoff In 

acre-feet

19,540 

24,130 

27,990

518,200

35,010 

36,620 

60,740 

144,900 

230,400 

123,600 

12,200 

3,040 

5,350

723,500

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
WEBER RIVER BASIN

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah

r oeation, Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°55 I 10", long. 111°24'00", 

In BEtSEif sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 5 E., 100 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

189 in Coalville and a third of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 253 square miles.

Re cords available. October 1904 to December 1905, April 1927 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--23 years (1927-50), 59.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 923 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 3.14 feet); 

minimum, 5.4 second-feet Dec. 2.

1927-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 25, 1950; minimum, less than 1 second-foot 

for several days during June to November 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Several diversions above station for irrigation, none below. 

Plow slightly regulated by Chalk Creek Reservoir (capacity, 1,200 acre-feet)

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O i I i i I l l I r~

Bay

1 

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3 

4 

5

6 

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35 

24 

,?5

:e n

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30 

il

Oct.

25 

26 

26 

25 

24

22

27 

29 

27 

27

28 

26 

29 

?.S 

28

!'? 

£>7

31

34

il 

29 

28 

28 

27

27 

27 

26 

26 

26 

25

Nov.

27 

26 

25 

22 

22

22 

22 

24 

24 

25

26 

24 

22 

£4 

24

21

ai

21 

£0 

19

18 

13 

19 

£4

22

21

21 

21 

19

Dec.

15 

13 

18

11 

16

14 

20 

17 

20 

18

9.8

13 

20

19 

18

IS 

19 

19

20

20 

20 

21 

20 

18

19 

2O 

20 

20 

20 

19

Jan.

19 

20 

17 

17 

18

20 

20

20 

20 

21

22 

21 

21 

20 

19

EG 

2O 

25 

27

27

23 

31 

32 

31 

25

24

26 

27 

26 

26 

25

Feb.

26 

24 

24 

25

£7

29 

32 

29 

27 

28

29 

28

26 

27 

27

E7 

27

S4,

24 

27

E7 

22 

28 

29

29

32 

37 

36

Month

Jcto 

viove 

Cece

Ja

J-_inu 

febr

tore 

Apr!

.june 

July 

lugu 

Sept

Va

lendar year 1949

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

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec. -ft.). Apr.

May 18 (12 m.) 861 sec. -ft. j May 25 (5 a.m.)

Mar.

31 

31 

37 

37 

41

41 

34 

29 

36

36

31 

26 

22 

32 

32

27 

33 

46 

38 

40

37 

38 

37 

40 

44

43 

38 

37 

33 

37 

43

Apr.

46 

55 

66 

52 

51

59 

89 

142 

147 

116

121 

137 

184 

258 

187

169 

236 

342 

291 

294

388 

454 

500 

458 

321

315 

328 

332 

275 

242

May

236 

258 

284 

268 

246

255 

230 

217 

2O2 

218

278 

315 

356 

432 

548

609 

725 

804 

742 

686

729 

804 

326 

848 

861

742 

747 

786 

725 

725 

795

fooHays " 

860 43 

666 27 

553.8 21

27,309.8 387

716 32 

777 37 

1,107 46 

6,655 500 

16,496 861 

11,587 764 

2,967 150 

950 49 

1,069 51

44,403.8 861

June

764 

738 

568 

497 

532

58O 

609 

512 

447 

428

439 

447 

424 

402 

381

36O 

335 

318 

308 

291

271 

268 

249 

239 

239

224 

208 

187 

167 

155

Minimum

July

150 

147 

139 

126 

134

121 

124 

129 

121 

121

126 

124 

116 

1O9 

104

91 

86 

78 

78 

78

78 

74 

66 

63 

59

55 

54 

54 

57 

54 

51

22 

18 

9.8

9.8

17 

22 

22 

46 

202 

155 

51 

24 

24

9.8

Aug.

49 

47 

44 

40

37

33 

33 

32 

31 

28

27 

28 

27 

28 

24

26 

26 

26 

28 

28

31 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

27 

29 

28 

27

Mean

27.7 

22.2 

17.9

74.6

23.1 

27.8 

35.7 

222 

532 

386 

95.7 

30.6 

35.6

122

Sept.

26 

26 

26 

24 

24

24 

25 

27 

31 

32

41 

51 

41 

41 

40

4C' 

41

40

! 4l

4C 

44 

41 

43 

40

38 

34 

34 

34 

36

Runoff In 

acre -feet

1,710 

1,320 

1,100

54, 180

1,420 

1,540 

2,200 

13,200 

32,7-,0 

22,980 

5,880 

1,880 

2,120

88,070

18 {7 p.m.) 413 sec. -ft.; Apr. 23 (8 p.m.) 572 sec. -ft. 

923 sec. -ft.; June 7 (lO a.m.) 639 sec. -ft.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 93

Lost Creek near Creydon, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11', long. lil <> 24 1 , In SW£EB£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., 

R. 5 K., 0.8 mile downstream from Francis Pork, 1.6 miles upstream from Hell Canyon, 

and 9f miles northeast of Croydon,

Drainage area. 133 square miles.

Records available.--February 1921 to December 1923. April 1941 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years (1921-23, 1941-50), 37.2 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 564 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 5.63 feet); 

minimum recorded, 8.7 second-feet Dec. 4.

1921-23, 1941-50: Maximum discharge, 770 second-feet May 10, 11, 18, 1923 (gage 

height, 4.20 feet, datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 200 secondfeet; minimum, 3 second-feet on several days in August and September 1941, 1942.

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

which are poor. No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to Septeaber 19to

Bay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

13 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

15 

16 

15

16

15 

15 

22 

20 

16

15 

15 

18 

21 

18

16 

15 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

Nov.

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

14 

13 

14 

14 

18

17 

15 

14 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

*14 

13

Dec.

12 

12 

12 

13 

14

11 

13 

12 

12 

14

14 

(*)

Jan.

16 

16

16 

*18

}'

Feb.

(*) 

, 18

(*) 

15 

14 

14

16 

20 

21

Month

Octo 

Move 

E*ce

Ca

Janu 

?ebr 

Marc 

Aprl

ttflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ai*y

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

6ttb0Z* * *

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

22 

22 

23 

23 

28

32 

30 

28 

26 

24

23 

23 

24 

24 

23

ZZ 

22 

30 

28 

28

28 

29 

29 

28 

28

26 

25 

24 

.24 

24 

26

Apr.

33 

44 

51 

42 

41

45 

79 

127 

122 

83

69 

82 

121 

155 

12B

162 

214 

227 

208 

227

283 

337 

359 

33G 

294

268 

258 

241 

207 

187

Secondfoot-days

476 

419 

419

15,181.6

~ 510 

496 

795 

5,023 

9,701 

3,655 

949 

482 

467

23,398

May

181 

175 

176 

165 

151

149 

141 

136 

129 

124

133 

156 

199 

274 

358

418 

450 

523 

474 

452

471 

513 

532 

532 

499

420 

3396 

8372 

a348 

3324 

8300

HaxlBua

22 

18

281

32 

359 

532 

278 

47 

20 

19

532

June

278 

268 

229 

204 

185

181 

193 

180 

155 

159

127 

122 

118 

111 

105

99 

94 

89 

85 

80

76 

72 

63 

65 

63

59 

56 

53 

51 

49

July

Minimum

12 

13

-

22 

32 

124 

49 

20 

13 

13

-

47 

45 

44 

42 

41

39 

39 

42 

39 

39

38 

30 

32 

30 

29

27 

27 

28 

25 

24

24 

23 

22 

22 

21

20 

21 

22 

26 

22 

21

Aug.

20 

19 

19

19 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

Mean

15.4 

14.0 

15. 5

41. S

16.5 

17.7 

£5.6 

168 

313 

122 

30.6 

1S.5 

15.6

64.1

Sept.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

15 

14 

15 

15

19 

17 

16 

16 

16

IS 

16 

16 

15 

16

16 

17 

17 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

Runoff In 

acre -feet

9*4 

G31 

851

30,110

1,010 

984 

1,580 

9,970 

19,240 

7,250 

1-,8SO 

956 

926

46,400

Peak discharge (base, 130 sec. -ft.). Apr. 8 (1? P.M. 5 143 sec. -ft.; Apr. 14 (2:3O a. a.) 177 sec.-

ft.; Apr. 17 110 p.a. ) 274 sec.-ft.; Apr. 22 (11 p.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 to Feb. 22 (no gage-height record Jan. 

3-24, Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, Feb. 8-21; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for Chalk Creek near Coalvllle ana South Pork Ogden River near Euntavllle).
94 WEBER RIVER BASIN

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 4Q°55'20", long. 111°35'50", in NE& sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 

bOo feet east of East Canyon Data and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area. 144 square miles.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. Novemoer j.931 to September 1950 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 28,740 acre-feet July 11, 12 (gage 

neignt, 140.84 feet); minimum observed, 10,590 acre-feet Nov. 6.

1931-50: Maximum contents, 29,170 acre-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 141.67 

feet); no contents Nov. 1, 1931, Sept. 2 to Nov. 1, 1934, Sept. 11 to Oct. 18, 1937. 

Sept. 11-28, 1946.

Remarks.--Reservoir was forced in 1896 by a 58-foot rock-fill dam (capacity, 3,850 acreTeeT), raised 25 feet in 1900 (capacity, 9,000 acre-feet), raised 12 feet more in 1902 

(capacity, 14,000 acre-feet), and later was replaced by present concrete dam, which 

formed a reservoir having a capacity of 28,730 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot 

(bottom of outlet tunnel) and 140.8 feet (top of flashboards in spillway). Gage height 

of spillway crest is 135 feet. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation in Davis 

and Weber Counties.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13,000

_

-

.

_

_

11,900

.

_

_

_

-

11,620

_

_

-

_

11,350

-

_

-

_

10.94C

alO, 89C

Nov.

-

_

-

10,590

_

_

-

.

_

10,850

-

_

_

.

_

11,360

_

_

_

-

_

11,630

_

_

all, 740

-

Dec.

-

11,900

-

_

^

_

_

-

13,240

_

_

-

_

^

12,570

_

_

_

12,860

_

_

_

-

a!3,030

Jan.

13,050

_

-

_

13,330

-

_

_

~

13,640

_

_

_

-

14,060

_

-

_

_

_

14,600

,

a!4,690

Fob.

-

_

14,930

_

_

_

_

-

.

15,500

_

_

-

_

_

_

16,170

_

_

_

-

16,250

_

a!6,440

.

_

-

Mar.

-

.

16,330

_

.

..

_

-

_

17,690

_

-

.

_

_

18,290

-

,

_

_

-

19,120

_

_

_

al9,820

Apr.

30,100

_

-

_

-

_

23,620

-

_

_

_

 .

-

23,540

_

_

_

-

_

34,030

-

,

_

-

23,940

-

Hay

-

_

-

_

23,350

_

_

-

_

.

_

23,790

_

_.

_

_

-

24,930

_

26,120

26,320

26,480

26,580

26,690

-

a26,910

June

-

27,210

27,240

27,550

27,850

38,230

38,520

28,590

38,560

28,510

28,460

28,510

28,510

28,500

38,530

28,530

28,530

38,530

28,530

38,520

28,510

38,520

28,550

28,540

28,540

28,530

38,520

28,520

-

July

28,490 

28,550

28 , 640

28,660

38 , 660

28,660

28,660

38,670

38,680

28,740

28,740

38,720

28,720

28,680

38,680

28,660

28,670

28,670

38,440

_

_

27,830

.

-

_

-

-

-

26,330

a36,100

Aug.

-

.

24,790

-

.

-

-

.

-

33,140

.

-

_

-

-

31,460

.

_

-

_

-

.

19,950

-

-

-

al9,150

Sept.

18,540

-

_

-

_

-

17,310

.

-

-

_

-

,

15,890

-

-

r

_

_

-

15, 130

-

_

-

-

-

al4,590

-

a Ko gage-height record; contents Interpolated.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Dee. 31. ...................

Calendar year 1949. .......

Sept. 30. ....................

Gage height 

(feet)

-

_

131.34 

240.43

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

al3,230

a!0,890 

all, 740 

al3,0"0

-

a!4,690 

a!6,440 

a!9,820 

23,940 

a26,910 

28,520 

a26,100 

a!9,150 

a!4,590

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-2,340

+850 

+1 , 280

-3,020

+1,670 

+1,750 

+3,380 

+4,120 

+2,970 

+1,610 

-2,420 

-6,950 

-4,560

+1,360

a Ho gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 95

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder and Lyman rectangular weir, lat. 40°55'20", long. 111°36' 

au", in NW-f sec. 10, T. 2 M., R. 3 E., 2,500 feet downstream from East Canyon Dam, 2f 

miles upstream from Sheep Canyon, and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area. 145 square miles.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey, 

octooer J.9JU to September 1950 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Average discharge. 19 years (1931-50), 51.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 243 second-feet Apr. 10, 24; minimum 

 daily, 7.8 second-feet Jan. 9-14, 21.

1931-50: Maximum daily discharge, 412 second-feet Apr. 23, 1936; minimum daily, 3.2 

second-feet Nov. 20, 22, 23, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. No diversions between station and East Canyon Reservoir (see 

preceding page) which completely regulates flow.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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 

35

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

94 

78 

57 

60 

61

64 

66 

66 

64 

64

63 

59 

60 

60 

60

60 

59 

60 

61 

61

60 

60 

61 

63 

63

63 

61 

61 

61 

63 

63

Nov.

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

56 

52 

34 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

8.4 

8.4 

.8.4 

6.4

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

6.4 

8.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

8.4

6.4 

9.0 

9.0 

9.7 

9.7

Dec.

9.7 

9.7. 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

10 

10 

10 

10 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

9.7 

7.6 

7.8

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

8.4

8.4 

S.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

7.8 

8.4 

8.4 

S.4 

6.4

8.4 

8.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

8.4

Feb.

8.4 

S.4 

8.4 

8.4 

S.4

8.4 

8.4 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.V 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

Month

Goto 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

15

15

15 

15 

15 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

Apr.

18 

46 

70 

95 

110

113 

170 

207 

229 

243

241 

241 

341 

241 

241

238 

236 

238 

238 

238

241 

241 

241 

243 

241

241

241 

241 

241 

241

Secondfoot-days

1,956 

637.4 

330.5

26,246.8

375.7 

259. 7 

425.8 

6,108 

6,570 

3,973 

3,287 

3,552 

2,841

28,216.1

May

241 

241 

241 

241 

241

241 

241 

241 

236 

236

236 

232 

232 

332 

232

232 

193 

142 

144 

144

144 

144 

146 

188 

222

222 

222 

222 

217 

213 

211

Maximum

94 

61 

11

304

11 

9.7 

17 

243 

241 

199 

119 

119 

119

243

June

199 

185 

181 

166 

95

45 

46 

46 

39 

144

150 

136 

109 

96 

97

92 

89 

90 

92 

92

90 

87 

72 

66 

72

74 

73 

70 

66 

64

July

42 

2S 

27 

38 

50

53 

50 

49 

49 

52

57 

54 

52 

49 

46

48 

38 

34 

94 

119

117 

115 

115 

115 

115

113 

113 

113 

112 

115 

115

Minimum

57

e.4

9.7

4.7

7.8 

8.4 

9.7 

IS 

142 

45 

27 

110 

61

7.8

Aug.

115 

113 

113 

113 

112

117 

117 

117 

117 

115

115 

115 

117 

119 

117

117 

115 

115 

113 

115

115 

113 

113 

113 

113

110 

113 

117 

115 

113 

112

Mean

63.1 

21.2 

10.7

71.9

S.89 

9.28 

13.7 

204 

212 

99.1 

73.8 

115 

94.7

77.3

Sept.

112 

110 

113 

115 

113

112 

112 

112 

110 

115

117 

115 

115 

113 

112

110 

113 

119 

85 

66

66 

66 

61 

66 

67

66 

66 

66 

64 

64

Runoff in 

acre -feet

3,880 

1,260 

656

52,060

547 

515 

845 

12,120 

13,030 

5,900 

4,540 

7,050 

5,640

55,970
96 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°57'10", long. 111°43'00", in SWrNWi sec. 34, T. 

3 M., R. 2 E., two-thirds of a mile upstream from Tucker Hollow and 2f miles southwest 

of Porterville.

Drainage area. 24.9 square miles.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 383 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 3.31 feet); 

minimum recorded, 4.9 second-feet Dec. 6, but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, 631 second-feet Aug. 20, 1945 (gage height, 3.60 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 180 second-feet; minimum recorded, 3.0 second-feet 

Pet. 11, 1944, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

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

which are fair. A small trans-basin canal diverts water from Arthurs Fork, a tributary 

of Hardscrabble Creek, to Farmington Creek for irrigation in vicinity of Farmington.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

31 

22 

23 

24 

?.S

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.9 

7.6 

7.3 

7.O 

7.0

7.0 

9.9 

8.8

9.6 

11

9.2 

9.9 

12 

9.9 

9.2

8.8 

10 

14 

12 

11

10 

9.6 

9.6 

9.2 

8.8

9.2 

9.6 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

8.2

Nov.

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

9.2 

8.8

14

12 

10 

9.9 

9.6 

9.2

8.8 

8.8 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.2 

8.5 

7.9 

10 

9.9

9.2 

8.5 

9.2 

9.9 

 8.4

Dec.

7.3

7 

6.7 

6.5 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.7

6.7

6 

6 

6.5 

6 

6

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.7

6.5 

6.5 

6". 5 

6.5 

6.5

7 

7 

7.5 

*7.5 

7.5 

7.5

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

Jan.

7 

(*)

Feb.

8

. 9

*11 

12

13

17 

22 

23

mber. ............

lendar year 1949 

Eiry

Mar.

22 

20 

21 

22 

27

29 

25 

23 

19 

18

16 

16 

15 

14

14

14 

18 

24 

25 

25

24 

25 

24 

25 

26

26 

25 

24 

24 

24 

27

Apr.

37 

49 

51 

48

46

54 

82 

110 

100 

79

73 

81 

98 

104 

85

87 

108 

121 

117 

126

147 

160 

174 

150 

124

117 

117 

106 

91 

81

Secondfoot -days

290.9 

274.1 

206.2

13,990.6

217 

286 

681 

2,923 

5,716 

3,148 

857 

372.8 

276.7

15,248.7

May

76 

74 

77 

76 

73

71 

68 

70 

71 

77

98 

135 

168 

194 

227

243 

274 

317 

250 

220

227 

256 

292 

321 

263

236 

233 

270 

256 

253 

250

Maximum

14 

14 

7.5

254

23 

29 

174 

321 

230 

45 

17 

11

321

Peak discharge (base, 220 iee.-ft.J.--May 18 (1 a.m.) 356 see. -ft.

June

230 

205 

155 

133 

138

158 

173 

128 

113 

100

96 

107 

113 

113 

109

103 

98 

90 

84 

80

79 

77 

73 

70 

63

59 

54 

51 

49 

47

Minimum

July

7.0 

7.9

6

-

14 

37 

68 

47 

17 

9.4 

8.2

-

45 

43 

41 

40 

38

36 

35 

34 

32

36

32 

32 

29 

29 

27

26 

24 

24 

22 

22

20 

20 

20 

19 

17

18 

18 

20 

21 

20 

17

Aug.

16 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

14 

12 

13 

13

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8

9.8 

9.4 

9.8 

10 

9.8 

9.6

Mean

9.38 

9.14 

6.65

38.3

7 

10.2 

22.0 

97.4 

184 

105 

27.6 

12.0 

9.22

41.8

; May 24 (7 p.m.) 383

Sept.

9. i 

9,Z

9.0 

8.8

8.6

8.6 

8.C 

9.1

9.4

9.6

10 

9.0

9.0 

9.4 

9.4

9.4 

9.4 

9.0 

9.0

9.4

9.6

9.4 

9.C 

9.4 

9.0

8.6 

8.2 

9.0 

9.0 

11

Runoff In 

acre-feet

577 

544 

409

27,750

430 

567 

1,350 

5,800 

11,340 

6,240 

1,700 

739 

549

30,250

sec. -ft.}

May 28(3 P.m.) 288 eeo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2, 4, 11-19, Dec. 31 to Jan. 27. Ho gagehe'lgKt record Jan. 28 to Feb. 22, Aug. 28 to Sept. 11; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and veoorcis for nearby stations.
WEBER RIVER BASIS 97

South Pork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41"16 I , long. 111°40 I , in SE£ sec. 12, T. 6 N., R. 

STE77 half a mile downstream from Magpie Creek, 1 mile upstream from Huntsville Mountain Canal, and 5| miles east of Huntsville.

Drainage area. 148 square miles.

Records available. March 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 29 years, 107 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 5.1V 

reet); minimum recorded, 38 second-feet Dec. 12.

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 1,780 second-feet May 4, 1936 (gage height, 5.45 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; minimum observed, 20 second-feet Nov. 

25, 1931, July 28, 1934.

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

Small diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

45 

45 

45 

45 

44

45 

50 

48 

48 

50

49 

48 

62 

53 

49

49 

49 

56 

55 

53

52 

50 

50 

50 

49

49 

49 

48 

48 

48 

47

Nov.

47 

46 

46 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

51

49 

46 

45 

45 

46

45 

44 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

44 

44 

45 

44 

43

Dec.

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

43

42 

41 

42 

42 

53

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

44 

47

43 

42 

42 

46 

43 

46

Jan.

45 

46 

41 

39 

40

42 

44

45 

46 

48

48 

46 

45 

43 

43

43 

45 

50 

56 

62

70 

70 

71 

72 

76

77 

77 

76 

76 

78 

80

Feb.

80 

80 

74 

74 

80

77 

72 

69 

66 

65

65 

62 

58 

58 

57

57 

57 

60 

62 

67

66 

66 

66 

70 

73

90 

117 

126

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Bece

Ca

J.iilU

Fetor 

Mare 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber. ...................................

mber. ...........--- ----------- . .

lendar year 194 

ary

J. ....... ...............

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

tep year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

124 

124 

129 

136 

164

190 

146 

127 

117 

114

104 

96 

89 

89 

8,7

86 

99 

122 

120 

126

120 

122 

119 

117 

122

117 

112 

100 

96 

96 

100

Apr.

117 

158 

168 

150 

150

181 

293 

445 

410 

320

275 

288 

366 

439 

392

472 

588 

673 

600 

648

796 

908 

922 

786 

648

584 

565 

490 

401 

352

Secondfoot-days

1,528 

1,360 

1,330

48,957

1,740 

2,014 

3,610 

13,585 

20,418 

8,542 

2,784 

1,836 

1,529

60,276

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec. -ft.). Apr. 8 (8:30 p.m

May

325 

312 

312 

288 

272

260 

248 

233 

224 

215

240 

301 

448 

669 

917

1,080 

1,170 

1,220 

1,030 

899

926 

1,030 

1,120 

1,090 

1,010

836 

800 

791 

746 

703 

703

Maximum

62 

51 

53

908

80 

126 

190 

922 

1,220 

648 

129 

66 

55

1,220

June

648 

588 

504 

426 

401

401 

407 

363 

320 

301

288 

285 

283 

270 

255

245 

233 

226 

217 

208

199 

192 

183 

179 

173

164 

158 

150 

140 

135

July

129 

126 

120 

117 

114

1O8 

107 

104 

102 

102

100 

96 

93 

90 

87

86 

84 

81 

80 

77

75 

75 

73 

72 

71

69 

67 

67 

73 

70 

69

Minimum

44

43 

41

O

39 

' 57 

86 

117 

215 

135 

67 

51 

48

39

Aug.

66 

66 

65 

66 

66

65 

65 

63 

63 

64

64 

62 

61 

61 

61

60 

58 

56 

56 

57

56 

55 

55 

54 

53

54

54 

54 

53 

52 

51

Mean

49.3 

45.3 

42.9

134

56.1 

71.9 

116 

453 

659 

285 

89.8 

59.2 

51.0

165

Sept.

51 

51 

50 

51 

51

50 

51 

51 

52 

52

55 

54 

53 

52 

52

52 

50 

50 

48 

49

50 

50 

52 

52 

51

50 

48 

49 

49 

53

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,030 

2,700 

2,640

97,110

5,450 

3,990 

7,160 

26,950 

40,500 

16,940 

5,520 

3,640 

3,030

119,600

) 493 sec. -ft.; Apr. 22 (9:30 p.m.) 1.06O

aec.-ft.; May 18 I5:so a.m.) 1,300 sec.-ft.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 3-26, Feb. 3-7; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for tost Creek near Croyden and Chalk Creek near Coalvllle.
98 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah

Location. Staff gage, lat. 41°15 T 20n , long. 111°50 T 25", in NWfcSEi sec. 16, T. 6 N., R.

 1 K. , at trash rack at Pine View Dam on Ogden River, 7 miles northeast of Ogden. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area. 310 square miles.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1950.

Extremes . --Maximum contents during year, 43.580 acre-feet June 6-23 (elevation, 4,872.00

 feet) ; minimum, 6,170 acre-feet Mar. 30 (elevation, 4,839.43 feet).

1936-50: Maximum contents, 45,370 acre-feet May 17, 1938 (elevation, 4,873.00 

feet); minimum, 80 acre-feet Feb. 19, 1937 (elevation, 4,818.99 feet).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Nov. 16, 1936.

 C5pa"clty, 43,580 acre-feet between elevations 4,818 feet (sill of trash-rack structure) 

and 4,872 feet (top of spillway gates), above mean sea level; during September 1939 

sills of radial spillway gates were raised 1 foot, thus changing top of spillway gates 

from elevation 4,871 to 4,872 feet. Dead storage, 45 acre-feet (below elevation 4,818 

feet) which must be deducted from the figures of total contents shown in the tables to 

obtain usable contents. Water is used for irrigation on Ogden River project. Gage 

read daily at 8 a.m.; contents are as of that time.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11,320

11,270

11,220

11,170

11,060

11,000

10,950

11,000

11,040

11,000

11,030

11,000

11,000

11,110

11,110

11,090

11,060

11,160

11,190

11,240

11,270

11,300

11,290

11,270

11,250

11,240

11,220

11,240

11,220

11,220

11,220

NOV.

11,220

11,220

11,190

11,210

11,210

11,210

11,190

11,190

11,240

11,270

11,430

11,460

11,480

11,510

11,500

11,560

11,580

11,600

11,610

11,650

11,670

11,680

11,700

11,720

11,750

11,770

11,780

11,78O

11,800

11,820

-

Dec.

11,890

11,900

11,920

11,940

11,990

12,000

11,870

11,820

11,770

11,750

11,780

11,850

11,800

11,730

11,670

11,270

11,070

10,870

10,670

10,510

10,300

10,110

9,870

9,710

9,590

9,670

9,830

9,640

9,410

9,190

9,160

Jan.

9,270

9,330

9,350

9,120

8,900

S,670

8,450

8,370

6,430

8,210

,930

,710

,490

,270

,170

,230

,020

,S60

,710

,030

,030

,080

,290

,940

8,360

8,530

8,660

8,800

8,880

8,900

8,920

Feb.

8,920

8,850

8,730

8,67"0

8,620

8,600

8,920

9,240

9,360

9,540

9,630

9,630

9,670

9,670

9,610

9,640

9,630

9,600

9,540

9,430

9,560

9,540

9,530

9,570

9,700

9,920

10,220

10,680

_

_

-

liar.

11,120

11,540

12,030

12,570

13,080

13,300

14,010

13,540

13,000

12,490

11,850

11,290

10,380

9,610

8,900

8,150

7,460

7,080

6,640

6,560

6,250

6,460

6,520

6,540

6,540

6,550

6,550

6,480

6,320

6,170

6,190

Apr.

6,200

6,230

6,670

,010

,100

,100

,300

,850

8,820

9,560

9,930

10,010

10,150

10,630

11,210

11,720

12,570

13,780

14,990

16,070

17,370

18,940

20,750

22,290

22,830

22,680

22,710

22,710

22,440

21,910

-

May

21,390

20,S8O

20,620

2O.4OO

2O,100

19,940

19,790

19,650

19,470

19,340

19,240

19,190

19,870

21,010

22,350

23,820

25,090

26,220

27,140

27,420

28,870

30,560

33,920

36,550

38,390

39,490

40,030

40,400

40,770

40,810

41,300

June

41,640

41,770

42,530

43,000

43,210

43,530

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,58O

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,440

43,330

43,190

43,160

43,060

42,880

42,740

-

July

42,570

42,310

42,100

41,860

41,650

41,420

40,990

40,720

40,540

40,300

40,330

40,270

40,130

40,020

39,820

39,510

39,260

38,970

38,700

38,190

37,870

37,550

37,130

36,830

36,560

36,170

35,750

35,390

35,010

34,630

34,400

Aug.

34,020

33,750

33,410

33,120

32,760

32,420

32,130

31,770

31,410

30,990

30,640

30,290

29,930

29,620

29,270

29,000

28,690

28,350

28,000

27,660

27,160

26,710

26,380

26,140

25,800

25,360

25,010

24,660

24,280

23,910

23,570

Sept.

23,200

22,810

22,460

22,110

21,740

21,400

21.09O

20,750

20,420

20,140

19,840

19,620

19,400

19,090

18,960

18,790

18,320

18,100

17,880

17,510

17,30O

17,110

16,850

16,630

16,440

16,240

16,040

15,800

15,600

15,410

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Calendar year 1949. . .

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

Sept. .................

Water year 1949-50. . .

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

8 920

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+1,140

+3,960
WEBER RIVER BASIN 99

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°15'17", long. 111°50'47", in NE&SWi sec. 16, T. 

 b1 N., R. IE., 1,500 feet downstream from Wheeler Creek, 2,000 feet downstream from 

Pine View Dam, and 6^ miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area. 321 square miles.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1950, not including flow of Pine View pipe

line, 189b-9G, January 1904 to October 1912, and October 1931 to September 1937 at 

same site, including flow of pipe line, published as Ogden River near Ogden.

Average discharge. 13 years (1937-50), 83,7 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year,1,460 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 5.78 

reet); minimum daily, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 5, 6, 8, 9, 11.

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 2,290 second-feet June 7, 1945 (gage height, 6.73 

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot at times when reservoir gates were closed.

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

which are fair Plow regulated by Pine View Reservoir (see ^receding page). Pine View 

pipe line diverts water above station for use in irrigation and power development. Diversions for Irrigation and municipal supply above Pine View Reservoir.

Discharge, In second-feet. Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

2.7 

.3

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.4

.3

8.2 

9.3 

5.5

3.4 

3.6 

6.2 

4.7 

4.5

4.5 

4.3

4.3 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.3 

4.3 

4.5

4.7 

4.7

Nov.

4.5

2.9 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.6 

2.5 

11

7.1

3.3 

3.2 

2.S

2.5 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

2.1 

2.0 

2.1 

2.3 

2.3

2.2

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0

Dec.

1.8 

1.7 

1.8 

1.5 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.8

1.4

1.5 

1.6 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

l.S

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.4 

1.4 

 1.6

Jan.

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7 

l.S

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.3

1.4 

1.5 

2.1 

3.9 

5.6

5.8 

5.4 

5.8 

6.2 

6.4

6.2 

*6.0

S:J 3.8 

3.6

Feb.

3.3 

3.4 

3.5 

3.8 

4.7

9.0 

23 

11 

7.4 

7.7

5.8

4.5 

3.8

3.8

3.7 

3.7 

3.4 

4.0 

4.2

4.0 

4.2 

4.2

*5.3 

7.4

10 

12 

13

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949

ember ... . .

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

11 

11 

12 

61 

142

269 

458 

526 

522 

514

510 

506 

495 

487 

472

457 

457 

461 

461 

457

265 

202 

228 

236 

246

243 

246 

241 

241 

190 

165

Apr.

179 

195 

195 

249 

a280

a325 

a 380 

439 

514 

510

506 

514

3514

a52o 

534

550 

534 

570 

3580 

a580

aS80 

590 

654 

880 

1,140

975 

975 

920 

920 

920

Secondfoot -days

119.1 

86.9 

50.3

42,899\7

96.7 

173. 5 

9,792 

17,222 

21,833 

5,716 

1,110 

897 

559

57,660.5

May

920 

634 

634 

634 

634

554 

554 

554 

554 

554

303 

303 

303 

386 

751

1,160 

1,260 

1,350 

1,400 

1,030

618 

272 

192 

524 

780

890 

895 

895 

900 

733 

662

Maximum

9.3 

11 

1.9

1,590

6.4 

23 

526 

1,140 

1,400 

638 

53 

32 

30

1,400

June

666 

406 

297 

322 

116

212 

502 

554 

526 

300

190 

193 

200 

200 

179

110 

61 

81 

79 

77

63 

44

42

48 

46

36 

30 

36 

42 

40

July

42 

38 

42 

38 

36

35 

35 

34 

35 

32

22 

22 

38 

37 

42

43 

49

43 

53 

39

31 

27 

27 

28 

31

36 

38 

35 

34 

34 

32

Minimum

0.3 

1.9 

1.3

-

1.3 

3.3 

11 

179 

192 

30 

22 

20 

12

.3

Aug.

24 

20 

21 

SO

31

31 

32 

32 

32 

30

27 

27 

28 

27 

28

28 

28 

29 

29 

29

29 

30

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

30 

30 

SO 

30

Mean

3.84

2.90 

1.62

117

3.12 

6.36 

316 

574 

704 

190 

35.8 

2S.9 

18.8

158

Sept.

30 

30 

30 

30 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

27

18

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

Runoff in 

acre-feet

236 

172 

99.8

84,690

192 

354 

19,420 

34,160 

43,300 

11,340 

2,200 

1,780 

1,110

114,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record] discharge computed on basla of recorded range In stage and appearance of 

hydrograph 

Kote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-7, 16,25, Feb. 2, 3. Discharge computed from staff-gage readlnga Dec. 15, 16, 21-25, 29, 30, Apr. 25 to Hay 15, July 13, 14, 30, Aug. 

13-17.
100 JORBAS RIVER BASIN

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehi, Utah

LOG at ion. Water-stage recorders, lat. 40°36'40", long. 111°55 I 20", in SE$NW£ sec, 26, T. 

45., R. 1 W,, at Harrows, 5i miles northwest of Lehi and 7? miles downstream from Utah 

Lake.

Drainage area. 2,960 square miles, including 280 square miles in Cedar Valley.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1950. May to December 1904 and July 1913 

tTo Septemoer 1934 at outlet of Utah Lake, ?| miles upstream.

Average discharge. 37 years (1913-50), 359 seccnd-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 857 second-feet July 9; minimum daily, 12 

second-feet Jan. 3.

1913-50: Maximum daily discharge, 1,370 second-feet June 8, 1922 (gage height, 7.78 

feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times when gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good. They represent combined flow of Jordan River, Utah & Salt Lake 

Canal, and East Jordan Canal. Plow completely regulated by gates and pumps at outlet 

of Utah Lake, pumps at Pelican Point, and diversion dam at Narrows.

Discharge, in second-feet, Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

50 

31

Cot.

520 

512 

310 

513 

486

478 

330 

294 

261 

211

184 

177 

155 

139 

131

130 

139 

139 

138 

139

135 

132 

129 

125 

133

135 

135 

136 

136 

135 

135

Hov.

134

133 

132 

133 

133

134 

136 

136 

135 

135

133 

130 

124 

126 

126

125 

123 

116 

116 

114

114 

113 

113 

114 

114

114 

114 

115 

116 

116

Dec.

117 

116 

116 

114 

115

115 

115

116 

116 

112

58 

22 

18 

75 

52

26 

19 

20 

17 

15

18 

16 

16 

17 

20

20 

21 

-19 

17 

18 

18

Jan.

18 

16 

12 

14 

15

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

14

16 

16 

19 

20 

22

24 

28 

26 

22 

30

27 

20 

18 

19 

18 

19

Feb.

15 

15 

14

14 

17

44 

57 

45 

36 

30

25 

26 

28 

28 

52

190 

210 

222 

235 

225

218 

235 

237 

239 

239

242 

241 

225

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber. ...................................

lendar year 1949 

stry « 

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

237 

253 

260 

260 

278

236 

258 

275 

266 

242

22S 

200 

283 

237 

289

204 

168 

167 

169

164

166 

154 

144 

144 

14S

143 

143 

142

144 

145

144

Apr.

144 

144 

140 

144 

132

44 

25 

19 

18 

19

20 

274 

332 

272 

262

318 

326 

281 

330 

354

355 

318 

273 

372 

560

594 

627 

613 

580 

544

Seoondfoot-days

7,112 

3,718 

1,674

131,465

563 

3,404 

6,336 

8,434 

13,967 

21,456 

24,578 

24,804 

18,223

134,269

May

517 

427 

224 

114

146

143 

143 

145 

146 

176

203 

252 

265 

282 

348

368 

468 

568 

638 

522

584 

609 

682 

730 

735

741 

740 

733 

741 

736 

741

Maximum

520 

136 

117

870

30 

242 

289 

627 

741 

766 

857 

847 

832

857

June

744 

730 

753 

727 

692

747 

700 

612 

580 

644

667 

661 

690 

710 

701

708 

697 

700 

718 

721

752 

750 

766 

738 

752

757 

760 

759 

760 

760

July

793 

813 

S21 

821 

816

813 

826 

S52 

857 

784

664 

670 

705 

644 

771

848 

849 

838 

816 

S29

851 

S48 

847 

811 

825

841 

833 

776 

741 

682 

693

Minimum

125 

113 

15

11

12 

14 

142 

IS 

114 

580 

644 

693 

401

12

Aug.

731 

741 

777 

767 

714

693 

717 

742 

784 

S38

840 

841 

847 

843 

842

819 

806 

812 

803 

800

803 

805 

804 

829 

837

833 

831 

828 

828 

825 

824

Mean

229 

124 

54.0

360

IS. 2 

122 

204 

281 

451 

715 

793 

800 

607

368

Sept.

820 

817 

818 

823

825

824 

S28

832 

815 

735

584. 

410 

432 

490 

528

568 

555 

515 

509

514

517 

514 

518 

522 

521

516 

510 

500 

462 

401

Runoff In 

acre-feet

14,110 

7,370 

3,320

260,800

1,120 

6,750 

12,570 

16,730 

27,700 

42,560 

48,750 

49,200 

36,140

266,300
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 101

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44', long, 111°55', in SW^SWi sec. 14, T. IS., 

K. I 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. Datum of gage is 

4,220.73 feet above mean sea level (datum of 1989}.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 283 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.71 

' reet); minimum, 66 second-feet June 12.

Maximum combined discharge during year (Jordan River and Surplus Canal), 618 second - 

feet June 2; minimum daily, 193 second-feet Apr. 11.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 384 second-feet June 3, 1944 (gage height, 5.55 feet)-, 

minimum daily, 13 second-feet Apr. 9, 13, 14, 1943, July 19, 1944.

Maximum combined discharge (Jordan River and Surplus Canal), 1,190 second-feet June 

3, 1944; minimum daily, 145 second-feet 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 feet above station (see p. }. For records of combined flow see following page.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Bay

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

Oct.

243 

234 

230 

223 

222

226 

240 

262 

261 

259

251 

240 

235 

230 

214

205 

202 

211 

217 

215

217 

214 

211 

213 

218

247 

246 

242 

241 

240 

236

Nov.

234 

235 

237 

247 

228

213 

212 

197 

169 

204

226 

172 

158 

145 

143

142 

140

136 

137 

137

139 

146 

147 

145 

141

150 

161 

164

166 

135

Dec.

106 

137 

133 

133 

130

129 

128 

127 

127 

125

108 

107 

106 

105 

108

121 

110

107 

114 

112

107 

106 

105 

107 

106

105 

105 

105 

105 

106 

107

Jan.

108 

118

114

110 

109

107 

105 

107 

109 

105

107 

112 

111 

105 

111

112

117 

142

146 

135

130 

126 

129 

142

140

134 

116 

116 

117

116 

119

Feb.

121 

119 

118 

117 

129

144 

142 

125 

113 

107

103

100 

96 

98 

98

102 

126 

138 

142

150

154 

146 

153 

156 

151

150 

151 

152

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

143 

140 

136 

132 

128

132 

124 

122 

126 

129

127 

124 

111 

125 

129

127 

114 

102 

99 

98

92 

94 

100 

99 

99

102 

102 

99 

96 

96 

95

Apr.

87 

76 

72 

73 

75

90 

87 

84 

84 

83

82 

84 

126 

169 

180

160 

163 

173 

172 

171

176 

172 

142 

126 

120

110 

107 

111 

124 

123

Secondfoot-days

7,145 

5,206 

3,537

60,912

3,675 

3,601 

3,542 

3,602 

3,662 

3,876 

5,011 

5,241 

6,654

54,752

May

119

121 

138 

134 

113

107 

103 

113 

115 

105

101 

105 

107 

114 

125

139 

122 

119 

128 

120

113 

106 

107 

114 

121

118 

110 

114 

122 

125 

164

Maximum

262 

247 

137

309

146 

156 

143 

180 

164 

181 

246 

212 

279

279

June

181 

169 

141 

127 

125

127 

139 

141 

108 

86

72 

89 

122 

136 

154

167 

161

154 

154 

146

146 

146 

142 

129 

115

94 

117 

102 

90 

96

July

101 

1O8 

141 

164 

193

188 

172 

173 

200 

228

246 

207 

164 

160 

146

139 

139

136 

134 

136

120 

107 

131 

178 

170

182 

180 

166 

162 

167 

173

Aug.

175 

176 

169 

172 

184

179 

172 

157 

158

146

162 

175 

184 

185 

177

175 

171 

166 

153

143

152 

147 

154 

159 

163

162 

160 

179 

180 

192 

212

Minimum Mean

202 230 

135 174 

105 114

84 167

105 119 

96 129 

92 114 

72 120 

101 118 

72 129 

101 162 

143 169 

176 222

72 150

Sept,

206 

200 

195 

187 

182

176 

180 

188 

198

217

226 

245 

216 

20 / 203

215 

222

230

223

221 

226 

234 

252 

258

258 

255 

259 

264 

279

Runoff in 

acre -feet

14,170 

10,330 

7,020

120,800

7,290 

7,140 

7,030 

7,140 

7,260 

7,690 

9,940 

10,400 

13,200

108,600
102 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Combined discharge, In second-feet, of Jordan River and Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

356 

338 

333 

315 

310

319 

346 

404 

395 

384

355 

335 

324 

317 

295

295 

286 

303 

323 

309

318 

318 

303 

a299 

a295

a2 91 

a287 

a282 

a278 

a274 

a270

Hov.

266 

267 

271 

283

a280

275 

273 

274 

273

275 

279 

275 

270 

262

260 

258 

254 

257 

270

Dec.

257 

264 

262 

259 

257

256 

254 

251 

248 

263

258 

253 

248 

243 

252

299 

258 

249 

273 

268

251 

245 

241 

249 

242

240 

240 

237 

236 

236 

240

Jan.

243 

280 

260 

243 

237

232 

225 

225 

233 

223

228 

244 

238 

223 

239

242 

251 

332 

336 

298

279 

262 

267 

282 

272

257 

233 

243 

246 

238 

233

Feb.

230 

222 

222 

219 

249

318 

398 

377 

327 

301

290 

278 

264 

267 

266

278 

351 

393 

412 

441

450 

422 

434 

444 

4,49

446 

450 

450

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

435 

422 

410 

394 

367

355 

338 

333 

345 

353

343 

324 

284 

333 

351

345 

304 

255 

245 

244

235 

235 

231 

230 

242

246 

242 

239 

236 

236 

233

Apr.

231 

220 

208 

204 

200

241 

224 

212 

205 

203

193 

196 

311 

443 

491

435 

457 

489 

485 

486

476 

468 

354 

291 

270

245 

241 

251 

287 

288

Secondfoot-days

9,857 

8,202 

7,829

119,437

7,844 

9,648 

9,386 

9,305 

11,117 

11,553 

9,534 

8,957 

11,023

114,255

May

279 

293 

332 

347 

305

285 

278 

308 

312 

278

265 

276 

281 

303 

324

375 

379 

418 

447 

460

410 

388 

385 

413 

437

417 

400 

396 

415 

401 

510

Maximum

404 

283 

299

834

336 

450 

435 

491 

510 

549 

482 

354 

477

549

June

543 

549 

497 

454 

417

423 

502 

534 

409 

326

274 

291 

318 

348 

456

436 

411 

390 

391 

376

364 

362 

372 

371 

361

319 

306 

266 

243 

244

July

204 

214 

241 

248 

308

297 

309 

396 

407 

454

482 

427 

367 

350 

316

295 

268 

280 

263 

275

239 

268 

283 

300 

272

250 

249 

265 

322 

350 

335

Minimum

270 

254 

236

195

223 

219 

230 

193 

265 

243 

204 

231 

286

193

Aug.

315 

310 

308 

309 

354

318 

311 

283 

281 

275

291 

325 

333 

327 

307

302 

294 

267 

249 

233

256 

231 

241 

247 

252

247 

238 

298 

306 

313 

336

Mean

318 

273 

253

327

253 

345 

303 

310 

359 

385 

308 

289 

367

313

Sept.

315 

306 

312 

317 

296

286 

294 

314 

351 

397

428 

477 

403 

392 

393

399 

403 

412 

394 

382

368 

345 

343 

380 

389

380 

372 

375 

383 

417

Runoff in 

acre-feet

19,550 

16,270 

15,530

236,900

15,560 

19,140 

18,620 

18,460 

22,050 

22,920 

18,910 

17,770 

21,860

226,600

a No gage-height record on Surplus Canal auxiliary gage; discharge interpolated.
Transmountain diversions from Colorado River Basin to Jordan River Basin 103

The following ditches and tunnel in Utah, each equipped with a water-stage recorder, 

divert water from Colorado River Basin to Jordan River Basin.

Strawberry River and Willow Creek ditches divert water from Strawberry River Basin to

Daniels O'reeK (a tributary or frovo tuver). The combined flow is gaged in SE£ sec. 34, 

T. 5 S., R. 6 E.

Strawberry tunnel whose west portal is in Sw£- sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., diverts water 

rrom strawberry Reservoir on Strawberry River to Diamond Fork. Records furnished by 

Spanish Fork Water Users' Association and include tunnel seepage.

Upper Hobble Creek ditch diverts water from tributary of Strawberry River to Daniels Creek. 

Uage is located in NW£ sec. 15, T. 6 S., R. 6 E.

Lower Hobble Creek ditch diverts water from tributary of Strawberry River to Daniels Creek. 

uage is located in NW£ sec. 15, T. 6S..R. 6E.

Transmountain diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Month

Strawberry 

River and 

Willow Creek 

flitches

0

235

Strawberry 

tunnel

307

307

357

12,260

Upper Hobble 

Creek ditch

0

0

0

0

0

8

324

0

Lower Hobble 

Creek ditch

0

0

0

0

0

0

£35

2

0

296
J-04 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°00', long. 111°42 I , in sec. 3, T. 10 S., R. 2 

K., a quarter of a mile above diversion dam for Strawberry Water Users' Association 

power plant, 5 miles southeast of Payson, and 12 miles upstream from Utah Lake.

Drainage area. 19.6 square miles.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 140 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 2.29 feet); 

minimum recorded, 4.1 second-feet Feb. 22, but may have been less during period of ice 

effect or no gage-height record.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 194 second-feet May 14, 1948 (gage height, 2.69 feet); 

minimum recorded, 3.0 second-feet Sept. 29, 1947 and Nov. 27, 1947, but may have been 

less during period of ice effect or no gage-height record.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by several small reservoirs.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.9 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.4 

7.4 

6.2 

6.2 

6.5

6.O 

6.2 

6.0 

5.7 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

6.2 

6.O 

6.0

6.O 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7

5.4 

5.7 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

MOV.

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.O

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.O 

5.4

5.4 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.O

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

5.O 

5.O

5.O 

5.O 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Dec.

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6

4.8 

4.8 

*5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.1 

5.2 

5.4 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.0 

5. 8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.O

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Jan.

5.2 

5.4 

5.4 

5.3

*5.1 

5.0 

5.0 

5.1 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.0

5.1 

5.2 

5.2 

5.3 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.3

5.3 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.1

Feb.

*5.0 

4.9 

4.8 

4.8

5.0 

5.O 

5.0 

4.9 

4.8

5.O 

5.0 

5.2 

4.8 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.8 

4.8

4.6 

4.6 

4.8 

4.8 

5.0

5.0 

5.4 

5.4

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

tfa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

5.2 

5.2 

*5.2 

5.2

5.4 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.4 

5.7 

5.7

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.7 

6.5

6.O 

6.0 

5.7 

5.7 

*6.O 

6.2

Apr.

7.4 

7.9 

7.9 

7.4

8.6 

11 

12 

10 

9.3

1O

13 

17 

18 

15

14 

19 

26 

29 

33

45 

61 

69 

46 

40

45 

51 

42 

30 

27

Secondfoot-days

190.8 

151.8 

155.3

4,975.6

162.0 

136.7 

169.9 

738.9 

1,597 

601 

336.1 

291.4 

259.8

4,790.7

May

29 

33 

32 

28 

25

24 

23 

22 

20 

22

24 

33 

55 

80 

90

94

96 

92 

88 

84

90 

86 

74 

65 

53

46 

42 

39 

36 

38 

34

Maximum

7.9 

5.4 

5.4

88

5.4 

5.4 

6.5 

69 

96 

32 

13 

11 

9.3

96

June

32 

29 

28 

27 

25

23 

24 

25 

24 

21

20 

20 

20 

20

20

20

19 

19 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

14

14 

14 

13

Minimum

July

13 

13 

12 

12 

11

12 

13 

13 

12 

11

11

11 

11 

10 

10

10

11 11 

11

10

10 

10 

10 

9.6 

9.3

9.6 

10 

10 

1O 

10 

9.6

5.2 

4.8 

4.6

-

5.0 

4.6 

5.2 

7.4 

20 

13 

9.3 

8.6 

7.9

4.6

Aug.

10 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

9.3 

9.6

10 

9.6 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9

8.9 

8.9 

8.6 

8.6 

8.9

9.3 

9.3

8.9 

8.9 

8.6 

8.6

Mean

6.15 

5.06 

5.01

13.6

5.23 

4.88 

5.48 

24.6 

51.5 

20. 0 

10.8 

9.4O 

8.66

13.1

Sept.

8.2 

8.2 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

8.2 

8.6 

8.9 

8.9

8.9 

8.9

8.6 

8,6 

8.9

8.9 

8,6 

8.6 

8.9 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

8.9

8.9 

8.6 

8.6 

8.2 

8.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

378

301 

308

9,870

321 

271 

337 

1,47O 

3,17O 

1,190 

667 

578 

515

9,510

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1O-13, 19-21, 25, Jan. 3-6, 18-31, Feb. 2-9, 

Mar. 13. No gage-height record Jan. 7-17, Apr. 21; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

or interpolated.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 10 

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°00' , long. Ill"30' , in SVfir sec. 28, T. 9 S., R,

 4 K., at Thistle, 600 feet downstream from confluence of Soldier Fork and Thistle 

Creek and 2-J miles upstream from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area.--490 square miles.

Ri-cords available.--January 1908 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1950 in

 reports of Ueological Survey. January 1933 to September 1950 in reports of Spanish 

Fork water commissioner.

Average discharge.--34 years (1908-25, 1933-50), 93.8 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 442 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 4.12 

reec); minimum, 21 second-feet Dec. 14.

1908-25, 1933-50: Maximum discharge observed, 1,250 second-feet May 26, 1922; minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 17, 22, 25, Oct. 25, 1934.

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

whicn are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195o

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

6 

9

10

11 

IE 

13 

11 

15

Iti 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

£2 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

41 

4O 

39

39

37 

39 

42 

4O 

42

41 

4O 

40 

39 

39

40 

40 

45 

54 

49

44 

43 

42 

43 

42

41 

41 

41 

42 

a43 

a43

Nov.

a44 

344 

a44 

a44 

a44

a44 

a44 

344 

a44 

a50

46 

44 

45 

46 

45

45 

44 

44 

44 

44

43 

43 

43 

44 

42

41 

41 

41 

42 

41

Dec.

40 

37 

37 

33 

39

38 

38 

*41 

41 

41

32 

27 

28 

29 

b30

34 

36 

39 

4O 

36

34 

35 

38 

38 

34

b34 

b33 

b34 

b35 

b37 

b39

Month

Oc to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Fc-br 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Jan.

42 

44 

42 

b4O 

b4O

b40 

a40 

a42 

*a44 

b45

b44 

44 

44 

45 

b44

b45 

49 

54 

53 

52

52 

54 

*58 

59 

51

b48 

b49 

b50 

b52 

53 

b50

Feb.

*b46 

b45 

b45 

b50 

b55

60 

65 

55 

52 

53

57 

55 

51 

52 

*53

54 

57 

58 

60 

60

60 

58 

62 

66 

76

82 

88 

90

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

86 

80 

82 

80 

94

92 

72 

65 

69 

69

68 

62 

54 

64 

64

62 

68 

76 

72 

82

72 

72 

72 

75 

89

82 

77 

75 

70 

70 

72

Apr.

86 

111 

113 

88 

92

1O8 

128 

146 

133 

113

111 

125 

146 

150 

128

126 

152 

177 

179 

183

213 

235 

253 

244 

215

206 

206 

202 

183 

167

Secondfoot -days

1,292 

1,314 

1,108

28,337

1,469 

1,665 

2,287 

4,719 

7,619 

4,341 

2,132 

1,147 

1,065

30,158

May

161 

156 

161 

161 

157

154 

156 

148 

139 

130

135 

144 

159 

183 

215

249 

286 

312 

308 

305

320 

344 

368 

381 

389

365 

350 

342 

324 

312 

305

Maximum

54 

50 

41

360

59 

90 

94 

253 

389 

284 

95 

45 

43

389

June

284 

262 

240 

217 

202

185 

193 

202 

185 

169

157 

148 

142 

132 

128

123 

118 

113 

106 

101

98 

97 

95 

95 

94

94 

94 

90 

89 

88

Minimum

July

86 

86 

86 

84 

84

84 

83 

83 

79 

76

79 

72 

69 

66 

64

64 

95 

a75 

65 

59

62 

62 

60 

55 

53

52 

51 

50 

50 

50 

48

37 

41 

27

27

40 

45 

54 

86 

130 

88 

48 

33 

3O

27

Aug.

45 

40 

39 

38 

38

37 

39 

37 

35 

35

39 

4O 

40 

37 

33

34 

34 

33 

34 

34

35 

35 

34

37 

4O

4O 

40 

38 

36 

38 

33

Mean

41.7 

43.8 

35.7

77.6

47.4 

59.5 

73.8 

157 

246 

145 

68.8 

37.0 

35.5

82.6

Sept.

32

32 

35 

37 

36

35 

33

43 

40 

38

3£ 

35 

37 

35 

36

37 

35 

33 

51 

33

 to

35

36 

SB 

40

36 

36 

31 

30 

33

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,56O 

2,610 

2,200

56,210

2,910 

3,300 

4,54O 

9,360 

15,110 

8,510 

4,230 

2,230 

2,110

59,820

Peak discharge (base, 550 sec.-ft.). May 25 (4:30 a.m.) 411 see.-ft.; July 17 (lo p.m.) 442 sec.- 

ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Spanish Fork at Castilla and Diamond Fork near Thistle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

207366 O - 52 - 8
106 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Spanish Pork at Castilla, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'00", long. 111 0 32'45", in SW^NE^ sec. 12, T. 

STS77 R. 3 E., 600 feet upstream from outlet of Gold Springs, 1 mile upstream from diversion dam of Bureau of Reclamation, l£ miles northwest of Castilla, and 3 miles downstream from Diamond Pork.

Drainage area. 670 square miles.

Records available.--May 1919 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1950 in reports or ueological Survey. January 1933 to September 1950 in reports of Spanish Pork 

water coiranissloner.

Average discharge. 23 years (1919-25, 1933-50), 214 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 679 second-feet June 29, 30 (gage height, 5.44 

r'eet); minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of doubtful gage-height 

record.

1919-25, 1933-50: Maximum daily discharge, 1,520 second-feet May 22, 1920; minimum, 

24 second-feet Jan. 19, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

Indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Several small diversions above 

station for irrigation. Plow is materially Increased by water diverted by tunnel from 

Strawberry Reservoir (capacity, 270,000 acre-feet) in Colorado River Basin into Diamond 

Fork for irrigation of lands in Jordan River Basin (see p. 109).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

e

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2O8 

200 

175 

18O 

198

239 

290 

29O 

236 

196

a86 

a 80 

a76 

h72 

69

69 

69 

77 

104 

88

79 

75 

74 

74 

74

71 

69 

69 

72 

72 

72

Nov.

72 

72 

74 

71 

71

69 

69 

69 

71 

81

82 

72 

74 

74 

74

72 

72 

72 

72 

72

71 

71 

69 

75 

74

71 

71 

72 

71 

71

Dec.

69 

69 

69 

69 

71

69 

69 

71 

67 

74

64 

d50 

d52 

d54 

d56

d60 

d62 

d64 

64 

63

61 

61 

61 

63 

61

60 

61 

61 

63 

63 

63

Jan.

64 

72 

66 

60 

60

6O 

60 

60 

61 

63

63 

66 

69 

72 

64

64 

74 

82 

84 

81

84 

88 

e92 

690 

688

878 

aao 

a82 

a84 

a86 

a82

Feb.

878 

876 

878 

81 

106

122 

118 

75 

66 

71

84 

84 

77 

82 

84

88 

90 

90 

90 

95

93

86 

95 

101 

110

120 

130 

136

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. .......... - - - -

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

124 

120 

122 

118 

138

142 

110 

99 

101 

104

102 

95 

75 

95 

93

91 

108 

128 

112 

136

116 

118 

118 

120 

157

140 

126 

118 

114 

120 

126

Apr.

166 

223 

223 

164 

171

20O 

254 

296 

249 

196

191 

223 

276 

304 

254

254 

304 

345 

342 

353

408 

465 

487 

471 

404

392 

395 

389 

342 

313

Secondfoot-days

3,803 

2,171 

1,964

78,813

2,279 

2,6O6 

3,586 

9,054 

13, 352 

14,935 

11,109 

11,374 

8,097

84,330

May

304 

301 

301 

296 

2S4

273 

276 

268 

252 

236

244

260 

29O 

336 

386

436 

497 

540 

517 

513

561 

a560 

8570 

574 

581

606 

616 

620 

6 2O 

634 

86OO

Maximum

29O 

82 

74

637

92 

136 

157 

487 

634 

672 

648 

471 

386

672

June

h540 

500 

510 

517 

487

458 

471 

408 

313 

265

262 

293 

365 

452 

513

537 

500 

497 

500 

510

530 

561 

585 

592 

602

598 

606 

626 

665 

672

July

648 

581 

497 

477 

51O

510 

557 

471 

316 

257

228 

175 

206 

246 

262

307 

414 

436 

404 

392

389 

342 

282 

216 

249

318 

353 

353 

293 

220 

200

Minimum

69 

69 

50

36

60 

66 

75 

164 

236 

262 

175 

223 

147

50

Aug.

223

257 

279 

298 

268

257 

282 

307 

345 

377

395 

345 

336 

339 

353

389 

433 

471 

471 

465

420 

417 

449 

449 

445

433 

398 

350 

353 

362 

408

Mean

123 

72.4 

63.4

216

73.5 

93.1 

116 

302 

431 

498 

358 

367 

270

231

Sept.

377 

348 

324 

316 

313

330 

365 

386 

353 

298

249

203 

173 

160 

162

166 

147 

155 

196 

260

333 

330 

298 

271 

257

271 

282 

260 

262 

252

Runoff In

acre-feet

7,540 

4,310 

3,900

156,300

4,520 

5,170 

7,110 

17,960 

26,480 

29,620 

22,030 

22,560 

16,060

167,300

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Spanish 

Fork and Diamond Fork near Thistle.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed as explained In. footnote a.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed as explained In footnote a.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 107

Spanish Pork near Lake Shore, Utah

Location, Water-stage recorder and low-water timber control, lat. 4Q°10', long. 111°44', 

 IrTSEtSEi sec. 32. T. 7S..R. 2E., 400 feet downstream from bridge, 1 mile upstream 

from mouth, and 2f miles north of Lake Shore.

Drainage area. 700 square miles.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1950. December 1903 to July 1907 and March 

isua to septemoer 1925 at site 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 29 years (1904-6, 1909-19, 1920-25, 1938-50), 88.5 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 366 second-feet May 18; no flow for several

1903-7, 1909-25, 1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 1,430 second-feet May 11, 

1909; practically no flow at times during irrigation season of most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from vegetation, 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Plow regulated by many diversions for irrigation and by hydroelectric power plant. During latter part of irrigation season only 

waste and return waters pass gage. Station is below all diversions. Discharge includes that of overflow canal constructed in winter of 1947-48, which diverts part of 

high flow from river about 1 mile above gage.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

4.0 

14 

24

53 

68 

72 

70 

61

61 

65 

70 

99 

90

82 

79 

77 

75 

73

67 

60 

68 

70 

74 

75

Nov.

74 

74 

76 

76 

74

73 

75 

74 

72 

76

91 

a85 

a80 

a80 

a 80

a 80 

84 

80 

79 

80

76 

78 

78 

82 

80

76 

76 

75 

76 

74

Dec.

76 

71 

72 

64 

69

73 

67 

68 

72 

77

a70 

a63 

a6S 

a67 

a69

a71 

a73 

74 

76 

77

a74 

a74 

77 

80 

a77

a75 

 73 

b71 

b72 

b73 

74

Jan.

80 

89 

86

(») 

b80

96 

93

95 

100 

104 

112 

98

82 

1 b!05

Feb.

»b!05

126 

114 

100 

101

110 

110 

100 

104 

106

106 

108 

108 

110 

115

112 

110 

112 

117 

126

132 

140 

146

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ...................................

raber. ............ --.........--......- -

lendar year 1949 

ary .

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

140 

132 

133

al29

140 

142

Apr.

172 

214 

257 

195 

196

216 

266 

312 

300 

251

235 

251 

294 

297 

229

219 

234 

262 

250 

231

232 

227 

233 

230 

a21

a!7 

14 

38 

50 

59

Secondfoot -days

1,551.0 

2,334 

2,234

23,251.5

2,760 

3,143 

4,041 

6,002 

4,558.1 

39.8 

28.1 

0 

7.5

26,698.5

May

59 

75 

76 

126 

147

170 

201 

227 

223 

217

213 

215 

228 

265 

296

314 

320 

331 

284 

207

188 

144 

a8 

as 

1.8

2.2 

2.2 

3.6 

2.0 

4.2 

3.1

Maximum

99 

91 

80

313

146 

142 

312 

331

19 

0

331

June

2.0 

3.7

al.5

1.0

1.0 

1.7. 

1.0 

1.0 

.8

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.3

)",

a.5

July

aO.5

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2 

.4 

19

a. 2

h.l 

.2

1.2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mlnlaun

0 

72 

63

0

14 

1.8

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

50.0 

77.8 

72.1

63.7

89.0 

112 

130 

200 

147 

1.33 

.91 

0 

.25

73.1

Sept.

0

o 

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

o

I cl.S

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,080 

4,630 

4,430

46,120

5,470 

6,230 

8,020 

11,900 

9,040 

79 

56 

0 

15

52,950

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations, or Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Variable backwater from vegetation and debris.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
103 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Diamond Pork near Thistle, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'38", long. 111°27'Q6", in approximately center 

or sec. 2, T. 9 S., R. 4 E., about 1 mile downstream from Little Diamond Creek, 4.2 

miles upstream from mouth, and 5.2 milee northwest of Thistle. Prior to Oct. 6 at sitf 

2.7 miles downstream at different datum.

Drainage area. 146 square miles.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1950. April 1940 to September 1949 at site 

Z.Y miles downstream. December 1907 to September 1917 at site 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 13 years (1914-17, 1940-50), 110 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred during period of doubtrui gage-height record; minimum daily, 13 second-feet Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 4-8.

1907-17, 1940-50: Maximum discharge observed, 766 second-feet Aug. 8, 1949 (gage 

height, 3.36 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Nov. 9, 1948 

(gage height, 1.02 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageFreight record, which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Beginning in 1915, flow supplemented by water diverted by tunnel from Strawberry Reservoir 

in Colorado River Basin for irrigation in Jordan River Basin (see p. 109). Usable capacity for Strawberry Reservoir, 270,000 acre-feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

nay

1

2

3 

4 

5

S

8 

9 

10

11 

18

13 

14 

15

IS 

17 

18 

19 

20

Zl 

82 

23 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

154 

149 

133 

143 

161

196 

232 

219 

168 

121

28 

25 

24 

23 

22

21 

21 

28 

38 

26

24 

23 

23 

22 

23

21 

21 

20 

21 

20 

21

Nov.

20 

20 

20 

20 

2O

20 

20

19 

20 

25

22 

19 

20 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

18 

18

18 

18 

*17 

18 

18

Dec.

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

17 

17 

*17 

17 

15

14 

13 

13 

14 

15

15 

15 

16 

16

15

15 

15 

16 

16 

15

14 

14 

15 

15 

16 

16

Jan.

16 

15 

14 

a!3 

13

a!3 

13 

13 

*a!4 

a!4

a!4 

a!4 

a!5 

a!6

a!5

a!6 

a!9 

*22 

21 

20

20 

21

22 

18 

17

16 

18 

19 

18 

al8 

a!7

Feb.

a!7 

*16 

16 

18 

a20

a21 

a21 

a20 

a!9 

a!9

a21

a21 

320 

*22 

21

21 

21 

21 

23 

23

22 

21 

23 

24 

26

28 

30 

31

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

28 

28 

28 

28

31

33 

28 

26 

28 

29

28 

26 

27 

26 

25

25 

31 

36 

32

35

31 

32 

33 

34 

41

36 

35 

33 

31 

34 

37

flpr.

53 

74 

7O 

56 

58

69 

83 

86 

75 

62

59 

66 

105 

105 

91

95 

103 

103 

105 

111

130 

155 

190 

a!90 

a!80

176 

168 

162 

144 

130

Secondfoot -days

2,171 

571 

473

45,530

514 

606 

955 

3,254 

5,419 

10,270 

8,199 

10,021 

6,647

49,100

May

126 

130 

126 

121

117

115 

113 

108 

1O3 

101

105 

111 

121 

135 

152

a!70 

a!90 

213 

210 

198

19O 

190 

193 

a!92 

190

244 

a860 

a280 

a300

3310

a305

Maximum

232 

25 

17

540

22 

31 

41 

190 

310 

545 

465 

430 

338

545

June

292 

264 

306 

323 

288

281 

264 

170 

111 

81

9O 

314O 

3240 

320 

385

405 

350 

360

370 

375

4O5 

455 

485 

490 

460

460 

500 

510 

545 

545

July

Minimum

20 

17 

13

-

13 

16 

25 

53 

101 

81 

95 

175 

105

13

465 

415 

365 

365 

415

430 

440 

300 

190 

a!70

121 

95 

139 

173 

184

226 

274 

341 

313 

327

323 

261 

202 

145

196

258 

295 

284 

210 

142 

135

Aug.

175 

215 

220 

25O 

215

215 

250 

270 

320 

340

33O 

288 

264 

295 

330

360 

400 

430

* 420 

410

370 

382 

416 

412 

405

386 

341 

302

3O6 

313 

371

Hean

70.0 

19.0 

15.3

125

16.6 

21.6 

30.8 

108 

175 

342 

264 

323 

222

135

Sept.

338 

30£ 

271 

261 

2t4

273 

313 

3£7 

29,1 

241

196 

147 

126 

115 

1E1

121 

105 

121 

173 

229

281 

278 

244 

216 

201

219 

23£ 

216 

219 

201

Runoff In 

sere-feet

4,310 

1,130 

938

90,300

1,020 

1,200 

1,890 

6,450 

10,750 

20,370 

16,260 

19,880 

13,180

97,380

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Strawberry tunnel at West Portsl nesr Thistle snd Spsnish Pork nesr Thistle an&

C3Stlll3.

Note. Stsge-dlscharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-5, Dec. 10 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5, 7, 8, 25-29, 

Feb. 2-4. Doubtful gage-height record Apr. 82, 23, June 15 to July 9, Aug. 1-11, 15-21; discharge 

computed on basis of records for Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, and Spanish Fork 

near CastIlia.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 100

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal near Thistle, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder and rectangular weir, lat. 40°09'40", long. Ill"14'40", 

in sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., 40 feet downstream from west portal of tunnel and 18 

miles northeast of Thistle.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950 In reports of Geological Survey, 

uctooer IMZZ 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.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 497 second-feet June 30; minimum dally, 

b.u second-feet (seepage) Oct. 11 through early winter months.

1922-25, 1932-50: Maximum"dally discharge, 595 second-feet July 9, 1923; minimum 

daily observed, 4 second-feet many times when no water is being diverted from Strawberry Reservoir.

Remarks. Records good. Records show water diverted from Strawberry Reservoir (in Coleraao River Basin) plus tunnel seepage for use on lands of Strawberry project.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Spanish Pork Water Users' Association.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

130 

113 

100 

108 

133

177 

213 

190 

134 

62

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

HOT.

5

Dec.

5

Jan.

5

Feb.

5

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAT

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber. ....................................

lender year L949

ter year 1949-50 ...............

Mar.

5.5

Apr.

6

Secondfoot -days

1,465 

150

155

32,596

155 

140 

170.5 

ISO 

1,155 

8,372.0 

7,328 

9,408 

6,183

34,861.5

May

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

14

112 

135 

163 

191 

200 

196

Maximum

213

500

200 

497 

428 

412 

306

497

June

155 

160 

204 

227 

203

202 

181 

88 

33 

8.0

33 

91 

191 

281 

331

348 

307 

315 

322 

333

363 

404 

434 

428 

411

413 

451 

464 

494 

497

July

428 

383 

324 

326 

373

391 

406 

263 

144 

123

69 

61 

118 

146 

167

218 

300 

338 

261 

301

282 

228 

168 

118 

186

246 

271 

239 

187 

120 

123

Minimum

5

-

6 

8.0 

61 

156

84

-

Aug.

156 

200 

209 

231 

187

197 

229 

254 

297 

322

326 

266 

269 

282 

307

340 

379 

412 

402 

393

346 

361 

384 

374 

372

354 

317 

283 

296

308 

355

Mean

47.3 

5 

5

89.3

5 

5 

5,5 

6 

37.3 

279 

236 

303 

206

95.5

Sept.

305 

283 

255 

252 

251

£73 

306 

295 

267 

205

171 

124 

111 

100 

114

110 

84 

11C 

171 

225

£77 

250 

232 

195 

187

210 

218 

197 

207 

177

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,910 

298 

307

64,660

307 

278 

338 

357 

2,290 

16,610 

14,530 

18,660 

12,260

69,140
110 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°09'30", long. 111°31'30", in NE£ sec. 6,T. 8 S.,

 R. 4 E., 1,000 feet downstream from Sprlngville hydroelectric plant, It miles downstream from Ri^itFork, and 4 miles southeast of Springville.

Drainage area. 105 square miles.

Records available. March 1904 to December 1916 (1906-7 gage heights only), April 1945 to 

September 1950.

Average discharge. IS years (1904-5, 1907-16, 1945-50), 55.6 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 266 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 3.64

 reet); minimum, 7.9 second-feet Aug. 5.

1904-16, 1945-50: Maximum discharge observed, 824 second-feet Apr. 29, 1916 (gage 

height, 6.40 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Feb. 12, 1946.

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

 Several diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated by hydroelectric plant 

at times during low stages.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

»y

i

2 

3

4 

5

e

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

20 

22 

22 

23

23

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

23 

22

23 

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Nov.

20 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

22

20 

20 

21 

22 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Dec.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

21 

21 

20 

22

22 

22 

21 

22 

22

22 

23 

23 

23 

24

23 

24 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Jan.

24 

24 

23 

21 

22

19 

20 

20 

21 

20

20 

21 

22 

22 

20

22 

22 

22 

21 

22

22

23 

23 

24 

23

20 

23 

23 

22 

23 

20

Feb.

21 

18 

20 

20 

23

24 

25 

24 

23 

23

23 

25 

22 

22 

23

22 

23 

18 

24 

25

25 

24 

24 

22 

20

18 

18 

20

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

HUT

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ma

her. ....................................

mber

mber. ...........-.--.....-.....----.-.--

lendar year 194 

apy

9.......................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base. 120 sec. -ft.). Apr.

Mar.

22 

27 

23 

27 

33

37 

36 

35 

34 

34

34

31 

30 

32 

30

30 

31 

35 

34

36

56 

37 

36 

36 

39

39 

38 

37 

35

37 

37

Apr.

42 

58 

77 

66 

67

78 

121 

163 

130 

94

86 

103

144 

156 

121

126 

167 

193 

176 

182

211 

226 

237 

222 

182

174 

176 

173 

147 

132

Secondfoot-days

654 

607 

683

16,440

674 

617 

1,038 

4,230 

4,625 

1,950 

947 

657 

659

17,341

May

127 

126 

122 

119 

111

110 

108 

106 

98 

102

113 

126 

144 

170 

193

208 

225 

215 

206 

189

179 

180 

188 

175

166

152 

147 

144 

134 

121 

121

Maximum

23 

22 

24

299

24 

25 

39 

237 

225 

119 

45 

25 

24

237

June

119 

108 

97 

90 

83

92 

100 

94 

75

66

66 

63 

62 

63 

68

68 

62 

56 

53 

47

43 

43 

41 

43

43

41 

42 

41 

40 

41

July

42 

42 

a41 

a40 

a38

a40 

a45 

a45 

a38 

29

29 

30 

27 

25 

28

27 

27 

30 

32 

30

29 

24

22 

22 

21

22 

25 

25 

25 

25 

22

Minimum

19

20 

20

-

19 

18 

22 

42 

98 

40 

21 

18 

19

18

Aug.

22 

22 

21 

23 

20

19 

24 

22 

20 

20

24 

25 

24 

22 

21

23 

24 

22

21 

20

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

18 

18 

20 

21

Mean

21.1 

20.2 

22 .0

45.0

21.7 

22.0 

33.5 

1*1 

149 

65.0 

30.5 

21.2 

22.0

47.5

Sept.

19 

19 

23 

20 

20

19 

20 

23 

24 

24

24

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22

23

22 

22 

20 

21 

20

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,500 

1,200 

1,350

32,600

1,340 

1,220 

2,060 

8,390 

9,170 

3,870 

1,880 

1,300 

1,310

34,390

7 (11 pan.) 174 see. -ft. i Apr. 23 (ll p.m.) 266 aec.-ft.

May 17 (8 p.m.) 234 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record] discharge computed on basla of records for Payson Creek near Payson.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 111

Provo River near Kamas, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°35', long. 111°00 I 3C'1 , In NE-£ sec. 2, T. 3 S., jt. 

b1 Jts., 3 miles upstream from Soapstone Creek and 14 miles east of Kamas.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. ia4JT" Maximum discharge during period August to September, 66 second-feet Aug.

 17-19 (gage height, 1.52 feet); minimum dally, 21 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1-3.

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 591 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 

3.26 feet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

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

whicn are poor. No diversions above station. Plow regulated by several small lakes 

at headwaters which have dams and outlet works. Combined regulated capacity, 10,841 

acre-feet. Station Is Immediately above outlet of Duchesne tunnel now under construction.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50 

1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

Sept.

21

21

21

23

25

25

24

23

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

65

60

54

53

52

54

58

Sept.

23

25

25

35

59

58

55

54

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

64

66

66

65

60

55

48

29

Sept.

53

52

53

54

58

56

55

54

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

25

23

22

22

22

22

21

Sept.

46

41

37

39

40

35

_

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

22

7.3

6.5

6.8

7.3

7.S

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.5

8.8

9.8

9.4

8.8

8.1

8.1

12

12

10

10

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.4

9.8

9.1

9.4

NOV.

9.1

9.1

9.T.

9.1

9.1

8.5

*8.8

 8.2

-1

Dec.

(*)

5.8

Jan.

C)

6.8

*6.2

5.9

Feb.

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.5

*5.6

5.9

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.8

*5.8

5.8

_

_

-

liar.

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.3

7.3

*7.5

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.3

Apr.

8.1

9.4

8.8

8.6

7.8

8.8

12

14

12

11

11

13

17

20

17

18

26

32

32

38

55

75

86

76

64

60

58

52

46

42

-

May

39

37

35

34

34

32

30

28

26

26

30

36

50

72

93

124

160

166

160

186

239

289

338

356

342

314

338

352

342

419

465

June

480

411

300

317

396

441

363

246

217

256

334

381

381

396

389

392

396

404

392

370

370

360

324

303

239

183

217

220

214

195

-

July

157

144

128

108

91

87

36

89

93

82

78

93

110

104

102

102

96

102

98

91

87

87

86

98

112

112

112

112

108

104

102

Aug.

100

94

89

89

87

86

87

84

82

81

81

70

70

68

66

65

64

61

60

60

59

55

52

51

50

49

48

44

40

44

42

Sept.

36

32

30

22

16

16

17

18

16

18

17

16

13

12

12

11

15

19

13

12

14

11

12

12

11

9.8

9.1

8.5

S.I

7.3

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 8 to Jan. 29, Feb. 3-6, 13; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Provo River near Charleston and Hailstone. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, Feb. 7-12, Feb. 14 to Mar. 18, Mar. 20, 

28, 29, Apr. 4.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50

Month

August 10-31, 1949..........................

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

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

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

Calendar year .......................

April .

Mar

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

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

Water year 1949-50 .......................

Seoondfoot-days

1,190

-

322 9

251 4

179.8

-

938 5

5 192

464.5

23,056.2

Maxiraun

59

-

9 1

_

-

36

480

Minimum

21

-

_

-

7.8

-

Mean

39 7

-

5.80

-

15.5

63.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,360

-

357

-

 TT C

921

45,730

 , _ 
11E JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River near Hailstone, Utah

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°36', long. 111°22', in SE£ sec. 34, T. 2 S., R. 

b js., Salt Lake meridian, 3 miles upstream from Ross Creek and Hailstone.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 6.24 

reet,)"; minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 4, 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, 

wnicti are fair.

Discharge, In .second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

B?y

1 

2

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

81 

74 

65 

56 

53

57 

54 

60 

69 

74

77 

79 

85 

83 

79

75 

77 

101 

127 

110

101 

91 

91 

91 

89

87 

87 

85 

85 

81 

75

Nov.

75 

77 

75 

74 

72

70 

70 

74 

72 

108

95 

74 

81 

83 

83

79 

79 

77 

75 

72

72 

65 

63 

75 

70

67 

69 

67 

65 

60

Dec.

58 

58 

58

57 

*60

62 

65 

67 

67 

64

60 

50 

55 

55 

53

55

Jan.

C)

55 

(*)

Feb.

65

62 

60 

62 

63 

67

72 

*83 

87

.tonth

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Itev

June 

July 

feugu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 

ary

h. ......................................

Mar.

72 

79 

85 

91 

104

106 

89 

81 

91 

91

85 

72 

63 

85 

79

72 

95 

106 

91 

95

85 

93 

91 

95 

110

95 

85 

75 

70 

81 

95

Apr.

124 

150 

140 

110 

122

156 

206 

254 

209 

170

167 

194 

251 

278 

?25

244 

319 

369 

355 

384

487 

596 

631 

588 

479

440 

425 

417 

369 

326

Secondfoot-days

2,49P 

2,238 

1,769

-

1,705 

1,856 

2,707 

9,185 

23,490 

31,390 

9,512 

3,798 

1,981

92,132

May

312 

337 

347 

302 

281

264 

251 

244 

231 

228

251 

271 

330 

421 

528

627 

795 

870 

850 

880

980 

1,170 

1,320 

1,330 

1,450

1,340 

1,350 

1,460 

1,350 

1,420 

1,700

Maximum

127 

108 

67

-

87 

110 

631 

1,700 

1,810 

475 

221 

86

1,810

June

1,720 

1,810 

1,320 

1,190 

1,340

1,560 

1,670 

1,170 

915 

845

965 

1,130 

1,110 

1,170 

1,140

1,140 

1,130 

1,080 

1,030 

975

940 

950 

- 840 

795 

703

567 

551 

547 

575 

512

July

Minimum

53 

60

-

63 

110 

228 

512 

215 

55 

48

-

475 

428 

408 

428 

377

358 

368 

391 

377 

345

341 

319 

329 

319 

307

285 

258 

264 

267 

270

241 

235 

232 

232 

244

241 

244 

244 

244 

226 

215

Aug.

221 

204 

183 

178 

170

163 

161 

156 

151 

153

153 

146 

140 

135 

126

122 

115 

109 

105 

103

95 

86 

84 

81 

75

77 

67 

33 

63 

58 

55

Mean

80.6 

74.6 

57.1

-

55.0 

66.3 

87.3 

306 

758 

1,046 

307 

123 

66.0

252

Sept.

54 

52 

52 

50 

48

54 

58 

60 

63 

64

79 

86 

72 

67 

66

64 

67 

66 

67 

70

76 

72 

82 

86 

81

72 

64 

64 

61 

64

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,960 

4,440 

3,510

-

3,380 

3,680 

5,370 

18,220 

46,590 

62,260 

18,870 

7,530 

3,930

188,700

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 9-20, Jan. 25 to Feb. 19; discharge computed on basis of diacharge measurements, weather records, and records for Frovo River near Charleston. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by lee Dee. 12 to Jan. 8, Jan. 21-24, Feb. 20.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 113

Provo River near Charleston, Utah

vocation. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°29 T , long. 111 0 28 T , In SW$ sec. 11, T. 4 S., R.

 4 E., 900 feet upstream from Snake Creek and If miles northeast of Charleston.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey (dis-

 continued). October 1938 to September 1945, collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge. 12 years (1938-50), 192 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 4.27 

reet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 4.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1950; minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. f, 

1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or fragmentary

 !5ge"-height record, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. 

Records include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal (see pp.117, 118). Plow also 

slightly affected by small lakes near headwaters that serve as reservoirs.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

say

i

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

33 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

64 

61

57 

53 

53

57 

76 

91 

113 

119

129 

143 

142 

142 

139

132 

139 

164 

217 

179

168 

153 

146 

149 

153

146 

146 

142 

139 

139 

136

Nov.

132 

132 

132 

129 

129

129 

129 

136 

132 

232

335 

160 

142 

142 

139

136 

132 

132 

129 

126

123 

113 

108 

110 

116

110 

108 

105 

105 

108

Dec.

99 

96 

96 

91 

94

105 

108 

110 

113 

119

96 

81 

94 

96 

83

108 

105 

108 

110 

103

94 

94 

102 

110 

94

99 

102 

102 

102 

108 

105

Jan.

119 

129 

105 

'102 

96

103 

94 

108 

123 

139

116 

119 

119 

110 

116

113 

119 

172 

183 

164

149 

157 

172 

176 

129

105 

129 

129 

116 

110 

*116

Feb.

110 

bios 

105 

108 

149

176 

254 

187 

153 

146

146 

132 

108 

133 

123

116 

119 

108 

113 

119

123 

113 

123 

139 

157

176 

 191 

208

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber

lendar year 1949 

az*y

uary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

168 

160 

176 

187 

196

204 

153 

132 

139 

149

142 

119 

102 

126 

129

119 

136 

168 

146 

157

136 

136 

136 

136 

187

164 

146 

142 

126 

136 

142

Apr.

179 

226 

235 

176 

179

313 

262 

353 

317 

339

221 

249 

297 

358 

302

287 

343 

411 

395 

401

455 

541 

571 

559 

478

406 

307 

292 

368 

330

Secondfoot-days

3,886 

4,041 

3,126

82,635

3,926 

3,933 

4,595 

9,770 

19,271 

25,492 

4,938 

2,024 

1,529

86,531

May

£08 

217 

249 

297 

297

293 

287 

297 

277 

258

268 

372 

292 

297 

384

439 

589 

657 

644 

650

708 

836 

996 

1,020 

1,180

1,100 

1,100 

1,320 

1,180 

1,250 

1,510

Maximum

217 

282 

119

1,330

183 

354 

204 

571 

1,510 

1,570 

382 

88 

79

1,570

June

1,560 

1,570 

1,200 

961 

1,060

1,240 

1,350 

1,050 

794 

682

734 

905 

926 

954 

940

898 

863 

842 

815 

801

728 

734 

657 

638 

577

478 

438 

411 

343 

353

July

282 

239 

208 

d2OO 

d!96

f!91 

200 

226 

226 

204

226 

183 

183 

183 

179

153 

113 

102 

139 

139

119 

1O3 

99 

96 

105

116 

123 

116 

113 

99 

88

Minimum

53 

105 

81

-

94 

105 

103 

176 

208 

343 

88 

40 

33

33

Aug.

86 

79 

69 

57 

57

55 

49 

47 

49 

45

49 

51 

73 

88 

86

86 

88 

83 

74 

12

81 

83 

79 

74 

69

64 

57 

47 

43 

45 

40

Mean

125 

135

101

236

127 

140 

148 

336 

623 

850 

159 

65.3 

51. 0

237

Sept.

33 

39 

36 

32 

33

34 

37 

42 

43

43

45

19 

45

47

47 

47

3=3

03 

75 

79

69 

64 

64 

63 

67

Runoff In 

acre-feet

7,710 

8,020 

6,300

163,900

7,790 

7,800 

9,110 

19,360 

38,320 

50,560 

9,790 

4,010 

3,030

171, 6CC

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of diversion records and records for 

Provo River near Kamas and near Hailstone.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage height.
114 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah

Location. Mercury Indicating gage, lat. 40°24I, long. 111°32", In Sw£sw£ sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 

4 E., at dam on Provo River, a quarter of a mile upstream from Deer Creek and 4 5 miles 

southwest of Charleston. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Records available.--December 1940 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 152,800 acre-feet June 29, 30 (elevation, 

 b,417.08 feet); minimum, 118,000 acre-feet Oct. 5, 6 (elevation, 5,402.79 feet).

1940-50: Maximum contents, 154,000 acre-feet June 19, 1946 (elevation, 5,417.65 

feet); minimum observed, 1,200 acre-feet Dec. 16, 1940 (elevation, 5,296.8 feet).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete cut-off wall, completed In 

October 1941. Storage began In October 1940. Capacity, 152,560 acre-feet between 

elevations 5,280 feet (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 5,417 feet (top of 20-foot radial 

gates). Dead storage, 2,870 acre-feet below elevation 5,305 feet (sill of trash-rack 

structure). Water used for Irrigation, domestic, and industrial purposes. Gage read 

once daily at 8 a.m.; contents given herein includes dead storage and Is computed from 

12 p.m. elevations which are based on trend Indicated by 8 a.m. readings.

Cooperation. Records of dally elevations and contents furnished by Provo River water 

commissioner.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

118,700

118,500

118,300

118,100

118,000

118,000

118,100

118,300

118,500

118,600

118,800

119,000

119,200

119,300

119,300

119,500

119,800

120, 200

120,500

120,600

120,700

120,800

120,900

121,000

121,100

121,200

121,200

121,300

121,300

121,400

121,400

Nov.

121,400

121,400

121,500

121,500

121,500

121,500

121,500

121,500

121,600

122,200

122,500

122,600

122,600

122,600

122,600

122,600

122,600

122,600

122,600

122,600

122,600

122,500

122,500

122,400

122,400

122,400

122,300

122,300

122,200

122,200

-

Dec.

122,100

122,000

121,900

121,800

121,700

121,700

121,600

121,500

121,500

121,500

121,500

121,400

121,300

121,200

121,100

121,100

121,100

121,200

121,300

121,300

121,300

121,300

121,200

121,200

121,100

121,000

120,900

120,800

120,700

120,600

120,500

Jan.

120,500

120,400

120,400

120,200

120, 100

119,900

119,800

119,700

119,600

119,500

119,400

119,300

119,200

119,100

118,900

119,100

119,200

119,300

119,300

119,300

119,300

119,400

119,400

119,400

119,400

119,400

119,300

119,200

119,200

119,100

119,100

Feb.

118,900

118,800

118,700

118,600

118,700

118,900

119,400

119,400

119,400

119,400

119,500

119,500

119,400

119,400

119,400

119,300

119,200

119,100

118,900

118,900

118,800

118,700

118,700

118,700

118,800

118,900

118,900

119,100

.

.

-

Mar.

119,200

119,400

119,500

119,700

119,800

120,000

120,100

120,200

120,200

120,300

120,200

120, 200

120,200

120,200

120,200

120, 200

120,300

120,300

120,300

120,400

120,400

120,500

120,600

120,600

120,700

120,700

120,700

120, 700

120,700

120,700

120,700

Apr.

120,900

121,000

121,200

121,300

121,500

121,700

122,100

122,500

123,100

123,300

123,600

123,900

124,200

124,700

125,100

125,600

126,000

126,500

127,100

127,800

128,700

129,700

130,900

131,900

132,800

133,300

133,600

133,900

134,200

134,500

-

May

134,700

134,800

134,900

135,100

135,200

135,400

135,600

136,000

136,400

136,800

137,000

137,200

137,300

137,500

137,900

138,500

139 , 400

140,200

141,000

141,800

142,500

143,600

145,000

146,200

147,400

148,100

148,300

148,500

148,800

149,100

149,700

June

150,400

150,600

150,100

149,600

149,600

150, 200

151,200

151,400

151,100

150,800

150,900

151,300

151,800

152,100

152,200

152,100

152,100

152,300

152,500

152,600

152,600

152,600

152,500

152,500

152,500

152,600

152,600

152,700

152,800

152,800

-

July

152,700

152,600

152,400

152,300

152,200

152,100

152,000

151,900

151,800

151,700

151,700

151,600

151,500

151,400

151,200

150,900

150, 600

150,400

150,000

149,700

149,400

149,100

148,700

148,300

147,900

147,500

147,100

146,700

146,300

145,900

145,400

Aug.

145,100

144,700

144,400

144,000

143,600

143,300

142,900

142,500

142,100

141,700

141,300

141,000

140,600

140,300

139,900

139,600

139,200

138,900

138,600

138,200

137,900

137,600

137,300

136,900

136,500

136,100

135,700

135,300

134,800

134,400

133 , 900

Sept.

133,400

132,900

132,500

132,000

131,500

131,100

130,700

130,200

129,800

129,400

128,900

128,600

128,300

127,900

127,500

127,200

126,900

126,600

126,300

126,000

125,600

125,300

125,000

124,800

124,500

124,300

124,000

123,800

123,500

123,300

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Date

Dec. 31. ....................

Calendar year 1949. .......

Apr. 30.................... .

Sept. 30. ....................

Water year 1949-50. .......

Elevation 

(feet)

5,403.92

_

5 415 92

5,405.15

Contents 

(acre-feet)

120,500

_

1 20 700

123,300

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,700

+12,300

 4-15 200

-10,600

+4.500
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 115

Prove River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°22', long. 111°34 1 , in Nw£ sec. 25, T. 5 S., R.

 S E.1 ; half a mile downstream from North Pork, 3,500 feet northeast of Vivian Park, and 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from South Pork.

Drainage area. 600 square miles.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 38 years, 352 second-feet. (Since 1932 flow includes that of Weberprove diversion canal.)

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 6.04

 reet); minimum, 193 second-feet Oct. 7.

1911-50: Maximum discharge observed, 3,180 second-feet June 11, 1921; minimum, 23 

second-feet Mar. 11, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. 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. 117).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

305 

316 

316 

313 

252

199 

199

208 

208 

210

210 

213 

230 

230 

225

225 

225 

240 

242 

244

247 

247 

244 

247 

250

260 

260 

260 

262 

262 

260

Nov.

260 

260 

262 

260 

260

260 

262 

257 

262 

291

278 

275 

273 

273 

275

275 

270 

270 

270 

270

273 

273 

270 

267 

262

262 

262 

262 

262 

265

Dec.

262 

262 

262 

262 

262

262 

262 

260 

260 

260

257 

260 

260 

260 

262

262 

262 

265 

265 

265

267 

265 

265 

270 

270

273 

278 

278 

283 

283 

283

Jan.

283 

294 

305 

502 

505

302 

502 

505 

507 

302

299 

299 

299 

502 

296

294

294 

296 

294 

288

288 

291 

294 

294 

288

286 

288 

291 

288 

288 

286

Feb.

286 

283 

286 

288 

288

294 

299 

291 

288 

288

288 

286 

283 

283 

283

283 

283 

286 

286 

288

291 

291 

291 

294 

296

296 

299 

299

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Na

ber. ....................................

nber

aber. ...................................

lender year 1949 

Ary

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

299 

299 

302 

305 

307

507

305 

302 

302 

302

502 

302 

299 

299 

299

296 

302 

302 

3O2 

302

302 

299 

299 

299 

307

302 

302 

299 

296 

296 

299

Apr.

302

305 

310 

310 

310

316 

321 

335 

332 

324

324 

327 

335 

341 

335

338 

350 

355 

355 

361

395 

376 

401 

404 

440

456 

473 

477 

466 

470

Secondfoot-days

7,609 

8,021 

8,247

144,333

9,150 

8,097 

9,335 

10,944 

22,608 

31,576 

15,662 

12,755 

11,279

155,283

May

483 

487 

483 

480 

477

473 

473 

410 

305 

302

397 

500 

508 

518 

528

539 

604 

671 

668 

691

768 

776 

776 

881 

1,000

1,150 

1,400 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,480

Maximum

316 

291 

283

1,390

507 

299 

307 

477 

1,480 

1,830 

561 

466 

424

1,850

June

1,570 

1,760 

1,830 

1,550 

1,350

1,190 

1,190 

1,220 

1,320 

1,060

920 

842 

852 

990 

1,190

1,220 

1,150 

1,070 

970 

965

965 

980 

975 

842 

755

649 

575 

546 

550 

550

July

550 

561 

561 

525 

50O

500 

497 

494 

487 

494

494 

487 

483

483 

480

490 

490 

494 

490 

494

494 

497 

500 

508 

508

518 

525 

522 

518 

514 

504

Minimum

199 

257 

257

199

283 

283 

296 

502 

502 

546 

480 

373 

341

199

Aug.

466 

446 

437 

430 

420

420 

420 

417 

414 

414

411 

411 

408 

408 

411

417 

414 

373 

411 

401

395 

392 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

398 

404 

408 

404

Mean

245 

267 

266

395

295 

289 

301 

365 

729 

1,053 

505 

411 

376

425

Sept.

417 

424 

420 

420 

417

395 

395 

398 

398 

389

389 

382 

370 

367

367

364 

364 

364 

361 

361

361 

364 

364 

364 

350

341 

341 

344 

344 

344

Runoff In 

acre-feet

15,090 

15,910 

16,360

286,300

18,150 

16,060 

18,520 

21,710 

44,840 

62,630 

31,070 

25,300 

22,370

308,000
116 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River at Provo, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40"14'15", long. 111°41'45", in NE^SE^ sec. 3, T. 

T~S77 R. 2 E., 1,300 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 114, 2 miles west of 

Provo, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. June 1933 to September 1934 and November 1938 to September 1950. January iaav to November 1938 at site 1,100 feet upstream, above one small diversion. May 

1903 to June 1905 at site three-quarters of a mile upstream, above three small diversions . Records equivalent when adjusted for diversions.

Average discharge. 14 years (1933-34, 1937-50), 169 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 6.16 

reet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot on several days in July and August.

1903-5, 1933-34, 1937-50: Maximum discharge observed, 1,620 second-feet May 27, 

1904; practically no flow during several periods.

Remarks.--Records good except those for Sept. 22-30, which are poor. Station is below all 

diversions. At times entire flow is diverted above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir and small lakes at headwaters that serve as reservoirs. 

Small transmountain diversions from Strawberry River drainage into Daniels Creek. Flow 

affected by Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 117). Factory race diverts water above 

station into Provo Bay, an arm of Utah Lake, and Provo River water commissioner furnished following recorde of this diverted flow for water year 1949-50:

Month Diversion 

(acre-feet) Month

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

Diversion 

(acre-feet)

762

7 ' 933

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Bay

1

2

3

10

J5

IS

14 

IS

3.6

1? 

16 

13 

SO

Z3. "2

It 

2S

26

33 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

86 

93 

99 

101

1O5

129

364 rio

219 

225

£19 

223 

£36 

238 "46

246 

248 

273 

288 

281

2a3 

£81 

£79 

277 

277

275 

275 

277 

279 

277 

275

Nov.

277 

275 

275 

277 

279

m

260 

268 

£75 

310

308 

305 

303 

296 L'94

294 

292 

288 

285 

283

281 

277 

277 

279 

273

275 

268 

268 

270 

270

Dec.

268 

268 

268 

266 

264

£64 

264 

264 

264 

265

265 

265 

265 265- 

265

27O 

270 

270 

270 

270

27O 

270 

270 

270 

270

280 

280 

285 

285 

290 

290

Jan.

295 

3OO 

310 

310

312

308 

305 

308 

314 

308

308 

308 

308 

308 

308

308 

308 

310 

310 

305

308 

312 

312 

319 

312

296 

290 

301 

296 

292 

288

Feb.

285 

282 

281 

281 

283

294 

324 

305 

296 

299

296 

294 

283 

281 

381

288 

290 

294 

296 

299

299 

301 

299 

301 

3O5

305 

303 

303

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

305 

310 

310 

312 

317

324 

319 

317 

312 

312

308 

305 

303 

3O1 

299

301 

305 

310 

305 

308

305 

308 

303 

305 

317

312 

308 

310 

308 

310 

312

Apr.

312 

321 

336 

331 

321

321 

326 

338 

348 

326

312 

301 

294 

3O5 

303

303 

308 

262 

227 

194

156 

14O 

129 

123 

123

93 

75 

135 

178 

170

Secondfoot-days

6,984 

8,473 

8,390

77,154.1

9,477 

8,248 

9,581 

7,411 

9,809 

14,471.3 

178.5 

39.3 

676.8

83,738.9

May

120 

145 

160 

216 

217

205 

212 

232 

248 

244

236 

227 

176 

146 

142

106 

120 

223 

236 

212

275 

277 

277 

336 

469

533 

707 

793 

 778 

767 

774

Maximum

288 

310 

290

895

319 

324 

324 

348 

793 

1,110 

26 

2.3 

67

1,110

June

822 

939 

1,110 

924 

760

618 

635 

665 

746 

599

444 

343 

285 

404 

521

599 

564 

518 

433 

417

4O6 

406 

406 

340 

250

170 

96 

32 

10 

9.3

July

13 

18 

14 

8.3 

6.8

7.3 

7.3 

8.8 

5.4 

26

10 

4.7 

4.4 

2.9 

2.9

3.0 

3.0 

3.6 

3.6 

2.6

2.3 

2.4 

3.0 

2.7 

2.4

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.6 

2.2

Minimum

66 

268 

264

.4

288 

281 

299 

75 

106 

9.3 

1.4 

.6 

2.1

.6

Aug.

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

2.0 

1.8

2.2 

2.0 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

2.0 

2.0 

.8 

.6 

.7

.8 

.6 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.8

1.3 

2.3 

1.9 

1.8 

1.3 

1.3

Mean

225 

282 

271

211

306 

295 

309 

247 

316 

482 

5.76 

1.27 

22.6

229

Sept.

3.8 

2.9 

3.4 

3.4 

2.6

2.1 

2.4 

2.5 

3.5 

13

11 

21 

20 

13 

5.4

5.6 

7.5 

5.8 

5.8 

5.0

9.1 

60 

63 

63

33

49 

47 

53 

63 

67

Runoff In 

acre-feet

13,850 

16,810 

16,640

153,000

18,800 

16,360 

19,000 

14,700 

19,460 

28,700 

354 

78 

1,340

166,100

harge computed on basis of weather 

O..t record Sept. 22-30; discharge 

ivlan Park and diversion canals.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 117

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 40°42'30", long. 111°16 ! 30", in 

NWt sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., 1,400 feet downstream from head and three-quarters of a 

mile east of Oakley.

r seords available.--October 1945 to September 1950 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.

Kstrernes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 144 second-feet June 6, 10; no water diverted from Weber River for several months.

1945-50: Maximum daily discharge, 747 second-feet June 20, 1947; no water diverted 

from Weber River for several months each year.

Remarks. Records excellent. Canal diverts water from Weber River in SW£sw£ sec. 21, T. 1 

S.Y 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. No diversion from Weber River Oct. 1 to May 19, May 22 to 

June 28, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Suy

1

2 

3 

4

S

6 

7 

3 

9 

10

'12 

13 

14

-5

IS 

i.7 

18 

19

20

Zl 

ZZ 

23

24 

15

?S 

21 

?.8 

i9 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

0-3 to 

Move 

l;ece

Ca

Janu 

yebr 

"arc 

,-ipri

4ja»

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

>

ter year 1949-50 ........................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

16,562~.5

0 

0 

0 

0 

19.9 

141 

2,842 

78.4 

0

3,079.3

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0

o

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0

o

0

o

6.9

13 

O 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

0 

0

537

0 

0 

0 

0 

13 

100 

144 

31 

0

144

June

0 

O 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0

c

0 

0 

100 

41

Minimum

July

44

44 

92 

140 

138

144 

143 

142 

143 

144

143 

142 

142 

140 

134

109 

86 

92 

99 

86

70 

62 

56 

51 

50

39 

35 

36 

36 

29 

31

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

29 

0 

0

0

Aug.

31 

23 

IB 

4.4 

0

0 

O 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0

o

0 

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0 

0

45.4

0 

0 

0 

0 

0.64 

4.70 

91.7 

2.46 

0

8.44

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

6

0

32,850

0 

O 

0 

0 

40 

280 

5,64O 

152 

0

6,110
118 JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah

Location, Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 40 036'40", long. 111 0 18'15", in 

 SifSEi sec. 30, T! 2 S., R. 6 E., 100 feet upstream from outlet to Provo River and 4£ 

miles northwest of Woodland. Datum of gage is 6,318 feet above mean sea level.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1950 (periods of diversion only).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during period, 136 second-feet July 8; no water diverted from Weber River or Beaver Creek for several months.

1931-50: Maximum daily discharge, 676 second-feet 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£sw£ sec. 21, T. 1 S., 

K. b 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 second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

Jan. Feb.

lendar year 

ary

h. ......................................

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

29 * 30

e period. ...............................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

109 

2,570 

79

-

Hay

Maximum

136

-

June

75 

34

July

46 

46 

71 

130 

128

132 

132 

136 

130 

132

134 

128 

128 

126 

113

93 

75 

76 

80 

76

61 

56 

50 

46 

46

40 

34 

35 

36 

30 

24

Minimum

24

-

Aug.

32 

20

15 

12

Mean

82.9

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

216 

5,100

157

5.47O
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 119

Snake Creek near Charleston, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 e 29', long. 1110 28', in Sw£ sec. 11, T. 4 S., R. 

4 E., 600 feet upstream from mouth and 1? miles northeast of Charleston.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey (discontinued).October 1938 to September 1945, collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files', of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 81 second-feet May 29, 30 (gage height, 2.58 

reet); minimum recorded, 33 second-feet Apr. 20, 21.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 91 second-feet May 10, 1946 (gage height, 2.68 feet); 

minimum, 33 second-feet Sept. 4, 1946, Apr. 20, 21, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

53 

54 

55 

55 

54

55 

58 

59 

59 

59

59 

58 

53 

51 

51

50 

49 

50 

54 

53

51 

50 

49 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

Mov.

48 

48 

48 

49 

48

48 

49 

48 

47 

56

57 

50 

48 

46 

45

45 

45 

44 

44 

44

44 

43 

43 

42 

42

41 

40 

40 

a41 

a41

Dec.

I 842

43 

43 

43 

43 

44

42 

42 

42 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

Jan.

40 

41 

40 

39

a39

42

44 

44 

44

44 

45 

46 

47 

46

46 

46 

47 

47 

a47 

h47

Feb.

46 

46 

46 

46 

47

51 

55 

52 

51 

52

50 

47 

47 

47 

47

- 47 

47 

48 

48 

49

49 

49 

50 

51 

52

53 

54 

55

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

MB

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

52 

53 

54 

54 

54

54 

53 

52 

51

51

51 

50 

50 

51 

51

50 

50 

51 

51 

51

50 

51 

50 

51 

54

52 

51 

51 

50 

49 

48

Apr.

48 

47 

47 

47 

48

48 

48 

49 

49 

48

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

47 

41 

38 

36 

34

34 

34 

36 

43 

43

45 

47 

50 

54 

53

Secondfoot-days

1,623 

1,374 

1,267

17,471

1,310 

,382 

,591 

,359 

,774 

,899 

,637 

,357 

1,441

18,014

May

52 

54 

54 

50 

47

44 

49 

55 

56 

56

56 

54 

51 

44 

45

46 

48 

51 

52 

57

62 

65 

67 

67 

67

64 

68 

75 

73 

74 

71

Maximum

59 

57

83

47 

55 

54 

54 

75 

70

50 

56

75

June

67 

70 

68

a64

61 

64 

64

60 

61 

66 

66 

62

66 

70 

67 

66 

66

59 

58 

55 

53 

54

July

54 

58 

55 

57 

56

57 

a53

49 

46 

47 

47 

51

Minimum

48 

40

-

46 

48 

34 

44 

53

40 

42

34

Aug.

50 

49 

46 

46 

46

45 

44 

46 

45 

47

44 

43 

43 

41 

43

42 

43 

44 

44 

44

44 

43 

44 

42 

41

40 

41 

40 

41 

43 

43

Mean

52.4 

45.8 

40.9

47.9

42.3 

49.4 

51.3 

45.3 

57.2 

63.3 

52.8 

43.8 

48.0

49.4

Sept.

42 

43 

43 

43 

44

43

44 

43 

44

45

46 

46 

46 

47 

48

50 

48 

48 

47 

48

51 

52 

51 

52 

54

55 

56 

55 

53 

54

Runoff In 

acre -feet

3,220 

2,730 

2,510

34,650

2,600 

2,740 

3,160 

2,700 

3,520 

3,770 

3,250 

2,690 

2,860

35,750

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park and Deer Creek near Wlldwood. 

h computed from staff-gage readings.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Round Valley Creek near Wallsburg, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°24'30", long. 111°28'30", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 5 S. 

fTT~3~~E. , 1,900 feet upstream from high-water line of Deer Creek Reservoir and 3t miles 

northwest of Wallsburg.

Drainage area. 71.9 square miles.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey (discontinued).October 1938 to September 1945, collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 161 second-feet about Apr. 27 (gage height, 4.2:' 

reet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet Sept. 2,3.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 179 second-feet Apr. 21, 1946 (gage height, 3.24 feet)- 

minimum, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 7-8, 1948

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no 

Mny diversions above station for irrigation.

ge-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Bay

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e 

u

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

.17

If! 

IS

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

S7 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.7 

5.7 

8.3 

9.4 

9.0

8.7 

8.3 

8.3 

8.7 

8.7

8.7 

9.4 

23 

25 

14

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10

11 11

Mov.

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10io

30

13 

10 

9.4 

9.4 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

Dec.

9.0 

9.4 

9.4 

9.0 

9.4

9.7 

10 

10 

11 

10

11 

9.7 

3.7 

9.4 

9.4

9.7 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

14 

13 

12 

12

Jan.

14 

17 

15 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

13 

15 

26 

23 

19

18 

18 

21 

21 

19

21 

23 

20 

18 

14 

13

Feb.

13 

11 

12 

12 

15

32 

58

30 

18 

17

16 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

15

16 

14 

18 

21 

22

21 

20 

21

Month

Octo 

Move

Pace

Ca

Janu 

?ebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

Bt. .....................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

19 

19 

19 

19 

20

23 

20 

18 

18 

18

19 

18 

17 

18 

17

17 

18 

23 

21 

22

20 

20 

20 

21 

38

23

20 

18 

17 

17 

17

Apr.

22 

36 

45 

36 

37

51 

67 

88 

68 

47

43 

51 

63 

69 

58

58 

70 

81 

79 

80

94 

109 

115 

114 

96

I a6o

Secondfoot-days

303.4 

3O8.O 

329.8

.6, 907". 2

499 

509 

614 

1,977 

2,60g 

575.0 

200.2 

174.6 

196.1

8,288.1

May

a60

h!18 

132 

137 

130 

122

118 

123 

122 

117

110

94 

89 

81 

76 

66 

67

Maximum

25 

30

14

107

26 

58 

38

137 

65 

9.0 

8.0 

8.7

-

June

65 

62 

54 

49 

41

24 

26 

44 

28 

20

18 

12 

9.0 

8.7 

7.7

7.1 

8.0 

8.3 

8.0 

8.0

7.7 

6.8 

6.5 

6.0 

6.8

6.5 

6.5 

6.8 

7.1 

6.5

July

Minimum

4.3 

9.0 

9.0

2.8

12 

11 

17 

22

6.0 

5.5 

3.3 

3.0

3.0

6.0 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5 

6.0

6.8 

6.0 

6.8 

6.8 

7.1

9.0 

7.1 

6.8 

6.0 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

6.5 

8.0 

6.5

6.0 

6.5 

7.1 

8.0 

6.0

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.2 

6.8

Aug.

6.2 

6.2 

6.0 

6.0 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

5.7 

5.5

6.2 

6.8 

7.1 

7.4 

7.1

6.2 

5.2 

5.0 

5.2 

6.8

8.0 

6.5 

5.5 

4.7 

4.1

3.9 

3.9 

3.7 

3.3 

3.5 

4.1

Mean

9.79 

10.3 

10.6

18.9

16.1 

18.2 

19.8 

65.9 

83.9 

19.2 

6.46 

5.63 

6.54

22.7

Sept.

3,1 

3.n 

3.0 

3.1 

3.5

3.7 

3.9 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

6.P 

8.7 

7.7 

7.4 

7.7

8.7 

8.3 

7.1 

6.5 

6.8

7.7 

8.0 

8.3 

8.0 

7.7

8.3 

8.3 

7.7 

7.7 

8.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

602 

611 

654

13,700

990 

1,010 

1,220 

3,920 

5,160 

1,140 

397 

346 

389

16,440

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, recorded range i:i 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 121

Deer Creek near Wlldwood, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°24'30", long. 111°32 I 00", in NE^ sec. 7, T. 5 S..R 

4 js., 1,000 feet upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Wildwood.

Drainage area. 26 square miles.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey (discontinuea).OcTober 1938 to September 1945, collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available 

in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 91 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 1.29 feet); 

minimum, 8.8 second-feet Sept. 3, 4, 5.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 92 second-feet Apr. 28, 1948; minimum, 7.7 second-feet 

Sept. 11, 1946.

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

wnicn are fair. One small irrigation diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

t 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

£2 

23 

2425

£6 

27 

28 

£9 

30 

31

Oct.

9.0 

9.0 

9.3 

9.8 

9.8

9.8 

10 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10

11 

11

10

10 

10 

10 

1011

10 

10 

10 

10 . 

1011

Nov.

10 

10 

10

11 

11

10 

10

11 

11 

11

11

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11

10

Dec.

10 

10 

10 

10

11

*11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

9.6 

9.6 

9.8 

9.8

10 

10 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.8

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Jan.

11 

11

9.8 

 9.6 

9.4

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

9.4 

9.6 

9.8 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.8 

9.6 

9.5 

9.4 

9.3 

*9.2

Feb.

9.1 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.3

10 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

13 

13

13 

13 

13

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

*14

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Na

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

14 

13 

13 

14 

14

15 

15 

14

14

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

15 

14 

14

14 

15 

15 

15 

18

16 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Apr.

17 

21 

26 

23 

24

28 

38 

47 

39 

32

32 

39 

48 

52 

46

50 

59 

64 

62 

68

70 

75 

73 

62 

56

50 

49 

43 

38

33

Secondfoot-days

316.7 

312 

315.6

5,419.3

300.4 

342.4 

441 

1,364 

1,013 

535 

342 

300.5 

307.1

5,889.7

Hay

31 

29 

28 

26 

24

23 

23 

21 

21 

21

22 

26 

32 

40 

44

49 

49 

49 

46 

42

41 

41 

39 

36 

32

30 

30 

30 

29 

30 

29

Maximum

11 

11 

11

64

11 

14 

18 

75 

49 

28 

12 

10 

12

75

June

28 

28 

26 

25 

23

23 

23 

23 

22 

21

19 

18 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

July

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Minimum

9.0 

10 

9.6

8.4

9.2 

9.0 

13 

17 

21 

12 

10 

9.3 

9.0

9.0

Aug.

10 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8

9.8 

9.8 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

9.8 

9.8

9^8 

9.8

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9.6 

9.6

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

9.6 

9.6 

0.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.3

Mean

10.2 

10.4 

10.2

14.8

9.69 

12.2 

14.2 

45.5 

32.7 

17.8 

11.0 

9.69 

10.2

16.1

Sept.

9.3 

9.3 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.3 

9.8 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

Runoff in 

acre-feet

628 

619 

626

10,760

596 

679 

875 

2,710 

2,010 

1,060 

678 

596 

609

11,690

Peak discharge (base, 50 sec. -ft.) . Apr. 13 (8 p.m.) 62 sec. -ft.; Apr. £3 (5 p.m.) 91 sec. -ft.;

May 17 (3-7 p.m.] 58 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 10 to Dec. 5, Feb. 8-27, June 23 to July 6; discharge computed on 

basis of weather records and records for South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4 to Feb. 3.

207366 0-52-9
122 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flune, lat. 40°21' , long. 111°34 1 , in SE^ sec. 

2b, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., a quarter of a mile southeast of Vivian Park and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 30 square miles.

Records available.--November 1911 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 38 years (1912-50), 30.0 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59 second-feet June 1 {gage height, 1.37 feet); 

minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 7.

1911-50: Maximum discharge observed, 123 second-feet May 27, 1922; minimum, that of 

Aug. 7, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. Station below all diversions.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

27 

26 

25 

25

25 

26 

26 

26 

27

27 

26 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

26 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

Nov.

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

31

26 

25 

25 

26 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

25

25 

25 

25 

24 

23

Dec.

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

24 

24 

23 

23 

24

23 

23 

23 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

24 

24 

24

Jan.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

25 

24 

22

23 

23 

25 

25 

24

24 

25 

26 

25 

25 

25

Feb.

26 

26 

25 

25 

26

26 

26 

25 

24 

24

23 

23 

22 

23 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

22 

22 

23

23 

23 

23

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

KA v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

23 

22 

23 

23 

23

23 

22 

23 

22 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

Apr.

25 

26 

26 

25 

25

25 

25 

27 

27 

27

25 

25 

26 

26 

26

26 

27 

28

31 

31

32 

35 

37 

39 

37

34 

33 

32 

31 

28

Secondfoot-days

822 

790 

718

9,017

749 

656 

732 

867 

1,093 

959 

737 

764 

913

 9,800

May

27 

28 

29 

28 

27

28 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

28 

30 

34

38 

40 

38 

39 

38

36 

38 

46 

48 

49

45 

41 

46 

43 

41 

46

Maximum

28 

31 

24

52

26 

26 

26 

39 

49 

54 

27 

29 

34

54

June

53 

54 

45 

38 

32

32 

38 

36 

33 

32

31 

30 

30 

31 

31

31 

31 

26 

24 

25

25 

27 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

27

July

27 

26 

22 

23 

24

25 

26 

27 

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

25 

25 

23 

23 

20

14 

16 

20 

25 

24 

23

Minimum

25 

23 

22

18

22 

21 

22 

Z5 

27 

24 

14 

18 

26

14

Aug.

23 

23 

24 

24 

24

24 

18 

18 

21 

21

24 

25 

26 

26 

24

23 

24 

25 

26 

26

25 

24 

29 

28 

27

27 

28 

27 

27 

27 

26

Mean

26.5 

26.3 

23.2

24.7

24.2 

23.4 

23.6 

28.9 

35.3 

32.0 

23.8 

24.6 

30.4

26.8

Sept.

26 

26 

26 

27 

27

26 

27 

29 

28 

28

31 

31 

31 

31 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

33 

34 

34

34 

33 

33 

32 

30

Runoff In 

acre -feet

1,630 

1,570 

1,420

17,890

1,490 

1,300 

1,450 

1,720 

2,170 

1,900 

1,460 

1,520 

1,810

19,440
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 123

American Pork above upper power plant, near American Fork, Utah

T-oeatlon.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27', long. 111°41', In NE£ sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 

'l E., 500 feet downstream from Rock Creek, 1,000 feet upstream from intake for upper 

power plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 4 miles upstream from mouth of canyon, and 8 

miles northeast of American Pork, Utah.

Drainage area.--55 square miles.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1950. January 1927 to September 1945 available In files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge.--23 years, 52.1 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 383 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 6.70 feet); 

minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 8 (gage height, 4.47 feet).

1927-50: Maximum discharge, 455 second-feet May 17, 1948; minimum daily, 5 secondfeet Feb. 3, 1936.

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

which are fair. No diversions above station.

Cooperation. Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Sixteen 

discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

1O

11 

1Z 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

ZB 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

22 

22 

21 

22

22 

23 

23 

23 

24

24 

24 

25 

24 

24

24 

25 

27 

24 

23

22 

21 

22 

22 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

Nov.

21 

21 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

21 

22 

23

20 

21 

21 

22 

22

23 

23 

23 

24 

24

24 

23 

23 

28 

25

24 

24 

25 

24 

23

Dec.

22 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

20 

*18

16 

14 

15 

15

16

IB 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Jan.

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

b!6 

b!6

IS

18 

18 

 17 

18 

16

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

17 

18 

IB 

18 

b!5

blS 

16 

16 

16 

IS 

b!6

Feb.

16 

b!6 

b!6 

*16 

IS

18 

18 

14 

14 

15

IS 

IS 

15 

*1S 

16

IS 

IS 

IS 

16 

17

IS 

IS 

IS 

17 

18

19 

20 

20

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

20 

22 

22 

22 

25

27 

25 

24 

24 

24

23 

22 

20 

22 

21

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

24

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

Apr.

24

30 

31 

30 

31

33 

41 

49 

48 

44

44

50 

SO 

65 

S3

71 

90 

103 

106 

124

163 

195 

204 

185 

ISO

154 

145 

122 

106 

97

Secondfoot-days

714 

S7S 

572

24,702

522 

4S1 

695 

2,668 

5,945 

7,228 

3,177 

1,152 

787

24,597

May

91 

87 

82 

77 

74

70

67 

64 

62 

61

S3 

73 

91 

124 

167

2O7 

242 

244 

242 

244

269 

313 

33O 

321 

335

316 

321 

316 

30O 

324 

368

Maximum

27 

28 

22

349

18 

2O 

27 

204 

368 

357 

181 

49 

32

368

June

357 

33O 

271 

261 

282

300 

292 

238 

195 

179

195 

23O 

243 

256 

258

261 

261 

253 

248 

246

25O 

256 

240 

214 

186

179 

183 

186 

190 

188

July

181 

170 

167 

160 

154

145 

139 

133 

124 

126

123 

117 

111 

1O2 

94

91 

88 

84 

82 

80

77 

74 

71 

68 

66

64 

62 

59 

57 

56 

52

Minimum

21 

20 

14

14

15 

14 

20 

24 

61 

179 

52 

28 

24

14

Aug.

49 

47 

46 

45 

45

44 

43 

42 

40 

40

41 

40 

39 

39 

39

38 

36 

35 

35 

34

34

32 

31 

31

31

3O 

3O 

3O 

29 

29 

28

Mean

23.0 

22.5 

18.5

67.7

16.8 

16.5 

22.4 

88.9 

192 

241 

102 

37.2 

26.2

67.4

Sept.

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

28 

28 

27

32 

29 

27 

27 

27

26 

26 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

25

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,420 

1,340 

1,130

49,OOO

1,040 

914 

1,380 

5,290 

11,790 

14,34O 

6,3OO 

2,28O 

1,560

48.78O

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-dsicharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1O-17, Dec. 22 to Jan. 7, Jan. 1O, 28, 29; discharge computed on 

basis of power-plant records and weather records.
124 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek near Alpine, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°28'30", long. 111°45 1 3011 , in NEi sec. 18, T. 4 

S., R. 2 E., 2 miles northeast of Alpine and 3? miles upstream from Port Creek.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 236 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 2.55 feet); 

minimum, 5.5 second-feet Sept. 3, 4, 5.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 30, 1950; minimum, 4.7 second-feet Sept. 14, 

22, 23, 1948.

Remarks. Records good below 50 second-feet and fair above. Plow of Grove Creek, usually 

less than 1 second-foot was diverted to Dry Creek above station from about Dec. 1 to 

Apr. 20. During remainder of year it is normally not included.

Discharge, In second-feet, Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.6

7.4 

7.2 

7.1

7.4 

7.7 

6.0 

6.0 

6.2

6.4 

9.5 

11 

1? 

9.9

9.7 

9.9 

10 

9.5 

9.2

9.2 

9.5 

10 

11 

12

11 

10 

9.5 

9.2 

6.6 

8.4

Nov.

6.0

7.9 

7.9 

7.7

7.6 

7.6 

.6 

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.7 

6.2 

6.0

6.6 

9.5 

10 

11 

11

10 

9.9 

9.3 

11 

9.9

9.3 

9.3 

10 

9.7 

9.0

Dec.

6.2

7.4 

6.9 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.4

6.5 

6.5 

S.5 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.9 

7.1 

6.9

6.6 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.9 

6.9 

7.1 

7.4

Jan.

7.2

6.6 

6.5 

6.6

6.6 

7.1 

7.4 

7.4 

*7.2

7.1 

7.1 

7.2 

7.1 

7.1

7.1 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.6 

7.4

.4 

.6 

.2 

.4 

.4 

7.4

Feb.

7.4

7.4 

*7.6 

7.7

7.7 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

7.2

6.8 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.5 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

7.2

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

7.2

6.6 

9.5 

6.4

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dsce

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber. ......................-....---..---

lendar year 1949 

ary

............. ...

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

6.0

e.e

9.2 

9.7 

12

11 

9.7 

9.0 

9.2 

9.3

8.6 

6.2 

6.2 

6.0 

7.9

6.0 

6.6 

6.4 

6.4 

6.0

6.2 

6.4 

7.9 

7.9 

8.0

7.7 

7.7 

6.0 

8.2 

6.6 

9.5

Apr.

12 

14 

12 

11 

12

14 

19 

20 

17 

16

16 

19 

25 

24 

22

27 

29 

35 

37 

44

56 

a62 

66 

56 

51

50 

46 

35 

29 

26

Secondfoot -days

263.9 

264.3 

214.0

9, 123". 2

224.4 

201.6 

266.5 

904 

1,617 

1,965 

699.4 

225.0 

193.6

7,261.1

May

24 

22 

21 

19ie

17 

16 

15 

14 

15

16 

24 

31 

44 

50

53 

62 

62 

62 

63

101 

116 

104 

126 

82

95 

99 

77 

90 

124 

129

Maximum

12 

11 

6.2

171

7.7 

9.5 

12 

66 

129 

129 

47 

6.6 

7.6

129

June

129 

60 

77 

66 

105

110 

69 

59 

52 

51

58 

62 

62 

61 

66

67 

66 

63 

62 

60

62 

63 

59 

56 

50

50 

50 

50 

51 

49

July

47 

46 

45 

46 

39

35 

34

31 

26 

31

27 

24 

22 

21 

19

16 

17 

16 

16 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.3 

9.2

Minimum

7.1 

7.6 

6.4

-

6.5 

6.5 

7.7 

11 

14 

49 

9.2 

6.1 

5.6

5.6

Aug.

e.e

6.6 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.0 

7.9 

7.6 

7.6

7.7 

7.7 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2

7.1 

7.1 

6.6 6.8' 

6.6

6.6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.4 

6.2 

6.2 

6.1

Mean

9.16 

8.61 

6.9

25.0

7.24 

7.21 

6.66 

30.1 

56.6 

66.2 

22.6 

7.26 

6.46

19.9

Sept.

6.0 

6.0 

5.9 

5.6 

5.6

5.9 

6.4 

6.5 

6.6 

6.6

7.6 

7.2 

6.6 

6.6 

6.8

6.6 

6.8 

6.6 

6.5 

6.6

6.9 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.2 

6.2 

6.0 

5.9 

6.0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

563 

524 

424

16,090

445 

400 

533 

1,790 

3,600 

3,940 

1,390 

446 

384

14,440

Peak discharge (base, 1OO sec . -ft . ) . May 30 (6 p.m.) 236 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 125

Port Creek at Alpine, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°28'00", long. 111°46'45", in Sw£ sec. 13, T. 4 

b., K. IE., three-quarters of a mile northwest of Alpine and ij miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 6.1 square miles.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during year, 70 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 2.46 

feet); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot July 27, Aug. 31, Sept. 13.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 172 second-feet June 2, 1948 (gage height, 3.60 feet); 

minimum daily, that of July 27, Aug. 31, Sept. 13, 1950.

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

which are fair. One diversion above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

, a3. 5

3.4

3.4 

3.5 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.3

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.8

Hov.

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3-6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.3

4.0 

3.9 

4.1 

4.4 

4.6

5.0 

5.5 

5.8 

6.0 

5.7

5.5 

5.2 

5.0 

5.4 

5.2

4.9 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.6

Dec.

4.4 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

*4.0

t)4.0 

t)4.0 

t)4.0 

b4.0 

t)4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

1)4.0 

b4.0 

4.1 

4.1 

b4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.3 

4.3 

4.4 

4.6

Jan.

4.6 

4.4 

b4.1 

b4.O 

b4.0

a4.1 

a4.3 

a4.4 

a4.5 

*b4.5

4.4 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.4 

4.7 

4.9 

5.0 

4.9

5.8 

6.4 

5.7 

5.5 

bS.O

1)4.8 

b4.8 

4.9 

1)4.8 

b4.7 

b4.6

Feb.

b4.5 

b4.4 

1)4.4 

*b5.0 

6.0

6.2 

6.2 

5.8 

b5.6 

b5.6

5.7 

5.5 

bS.S 

5.5 

5.7

5.8 

6.0 

6.4 

7.3 

7.7

6.6 

6.6 

6.. 6 

7.0 

8.6

11 

11 

9.4

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janui 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri, 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ober. ...............-...-..----.-..--...

lendar year 1949 

&ry

J...... ..................................

Bnber. . ....... . .. .. .

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

8.9 

9.4 

9.7 

10 

12

11 

9-1 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

7.9 

7.7 

b7.7 

7.7 

7.7

7.5 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.5

7.0 

7.0 

6.8 

6.8 

7.0

6.6 

6.6 

6.4 

6.4 

6.8 

7.9

Apr.

10 

11 

9.9 

8.6 

8.4

10 

14 

14 

11 

9.7

9.7 

12 

16 

14 

12

15 

20 

20 

20 

28

32 

35 

35 

26 

23

23 

19 

16 

13 

14

Secondfoot-days

116.8 

136.7 

128.1

3,510.1

146.6 

181.6 

248.0 

509.3 

734.5 

387.8 

118.1 

76.4 

77.3

2,861.2

May

14 

12 

12 

11 

10

10 

9.9 

10 

8.9 

9.7

12 

17 

22 

30 

31

30 

32 

31 

29 

35

41 

40 

33 

37 

27

28 

31 

28 

28 

36 

29

Maximum

6.0 

4.6

59

6.4 

11 

12 

35 

41 

27 

7.0 

3.5 

3.5

41

June

27 

18 

8.6 

16 

22

23 

15 

10 

8.4

11

17 

12 

14 

16 

16

15 

14 

13 

13 

13

8.9 

8.9 

11 

9.9 

8.6

8.4 

8.6 

8.4 

7.9 

5.2

July

5.2 

6.4 

6.2 

7.0 

5.7

5.4 

5.5 

5.4 

3.2 

4.6

5.0 

4.3 

4.0 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

2.7 

.2 

2.6 

3.5

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

2.1 

.1 

2.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

Minimum

3.6 

4.0

-

4.0 

4.4 

6.4 

8.4 

8.9 

5.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

Aug.

2.8 

2.9 

2.9 

1.3 

1.6

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.5 

2.1 

.6 

3.1 

3.0

3.0 

2.9 

2.7 

.6 

1.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

1.8 

.1

Mean

3.77 

4.56 

4.13

9.62

4.73 

6.49 

8.00 

17.0 

23. 7f 

12.9 

3.81 

2.46 

2.58

7.84

Sept.

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

1.0 

1.4 

2.8 

2.9 

3.0

3.4

2.9 

.1 

3.1 

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.5 

2.3 

.9

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0

.4 

2.1 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9

Runoff in 

acre-feet

232 

Z71 

254

6,960

291 

360 

492 

1,010 

1,460 

769 

234 

152 

153

5,680

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
126 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44', long. 111°55', in Sw£sw£ sec. 14, T. IS., R.

 1 tf., 300 feet downstream from diversion dam which is an eighth of a mile downstream 

from highway bridge over Jordan River on Twenty-first South Street, Salt Lake City. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder about 1 mile downstream in NW^NEu sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 1 

W., 20 feet upstream from bridge on Redwood Road (State Highway 68). Datum of both 

gages is 4,219.02 feet above mean sea level (datum of 1929).

Records available. December 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 434 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 5.67 feet); 

minimum daily, 32 second-feet Nov. 1, 2.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 965 second-feet June 3, 1944 (gage height, 7.50 feet); 

minimum daily, 31 second-feet July 4, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at auxiliary gage,

 which are fair. Flow regulated by head gates at diversion dam 300 feet above station. 

Canal was built to bypass flood water of Jordan River around Salt Lake City residential 

area. (See p. 102 for records of combined^flow of Jordan River and Canal.) Several 

diversions below station for irrigation.)

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

113 

104 

103 

92 

88

93 

1O6 

142 

134 

125

104 

95 

89 

87 

81

90 

84 

92 

1O6 

94

101 

104 

92 

a86 

a77

a44 

a41 

a40 

837 

a34 

a34

Nov.

32 

32 

34 

36 

a52

867 

a68 

a83 

alll 

a76

a54 

aloe 

al22 

al35 

a!37

al38 

135 

137 

137 

136

136 

133 

128 

125 

121

110 

97 

90 

91 

135

Dec.

151 

127 

129 

126 

127

127 

126 

124 

121 

138

150 

146 

142 

138 

144

118 

148 

142 

159 

156

144 

139 

136 

142 

136

135 

135 

132 

131 

130 

133

Jan.

135 

162 

146 

133 

128

125 

12O 

118 

124 

118

121 

132 

127 

118 

128

130 

134 

190 

190 

163

149 

136 

138 

140 

132

123 

117 

127 

129 

122 

114

Feb.

109 

103 

104 

102 

120

174 

256 

252 

214 

194

187 

178 

168 

169 

168

176 

225 

255 

27O 

291

296 

276 

281 

288 

298

296 

299 

298

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

292 

282 

274 

262 

239

223 

214 

211 

219 

224

216 

2OO 

174 

208 

222

218 

190 

153 

146 

146

143 

141 

131 

131 

143

144 

140 

140 

140 

140 

138

Apr.

144 

144 

136 

131 

125

151 

137 

128 

121 

120

111 

112 

185 

274 

311

275 

294 

316 

313 

315

300 

296 

212 

165 

150

135 

134 

140 

163 

165

Secondfoot-days

2,712 

2., 996 

4,292

58,525

4,169 

6,047 

5,844 

5,703 

7,455 

7,677 

4,523 

3,716 

4,369

59,503

May

160 

172 

194 

213 

192

 178 

175 

195 

197 

173

164 

171 

174 

189 

199

236 

257 

299 

319 

340

297 

282 

278 

299 

316

299 

290 

282 

293

276

346

Maximum

142 

138 

178

629

190 

299 

292 

316 

346 

393 

236 

170 

232

393

June

362 

380 

356 

327 

292

296 

363 

393 

301 

240

202 

202 

196 

212 

302

269 

250 

236 

237 

230

218 

216 

230 

242 

246

225 

189 

164 

153 

148

July

103 

1O6 

100 

84 

115

109 

137 

223 

207 

226

236 

220 

203 

190 

170

156 

129 

144 

129 

139

119 

161 

152 

122 

102

68 

69 

99 

160 

183 

162

Minimum

34 

32 

121

32

114 

102 

131 

111 

160 

148 

68 

78 

106

32

Aug.

140 

134 

139 

137 

170

139 

139 

126 

123 

127

129 

150 

149 

142 

130

127 

123 

101 

96 

90

104 

84 

87 

88 

89

85 

78 

119 

126 

121 

124

Mean

87.5 

99.9 

138

160

134 

216 

189 

190 

240 

256 

146 

120 

146

163

Sept.

109 

106 

117 

130 

114

110 

114 

126 

153 

ISO

202 

232 

187 

185 

184

184 

181 

182 

168 

159

147 

119 

1O9 

128 

131

122 

117 

116 

119 

138

Runoff In 

acre-feet

5,38O 

5,940 

8,510

116,100

8,270 

11,990 

11,590 

11,310 

14, 790 

15,230 

8,970 

7,370 

8,670

118,000

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gages discharge computed on basis of records for Jordan River 

at Salt Lake City and Interpolated combined flow.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 127

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°39'00", long. 112°25'30", in SW^NWi sec 28 T 

3BS7, R. 5 W., 300 feet downstream from bridge, 0.2 mile east of Hatch, and 2.8 miles 

downstream from Mammoth Creek. Prior to Oct. 3, 1949, at site 200 feet upstream and 

datum 0.36 foot higher.

Drainage area. 260 square miles.

Records available.--June 1911 to September 1928 (many years incomplete), June 1939 to 

septemoer i»bu.

Average discharge. 19 years (1912-13, 1914-16, 1917-18, 1922-23, 1924-27, 1939-50) 136 

second-reel.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 317 second-feet May 21 (gage height 2 36 feet)- 

minimum discharge recorded, 51 second-feet Sept. 29, but may have been less during 

period of ice effect.

1911-28, 1939-50: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 25, 1914, when 

Hatcntown Dam failed; maximum recorded, 1,490 second-feet May 26, 1922 (gage height 

5.25 feet, datum then in use); minimum daily, 10 second-feet for several days in 1912 

when water was stored in Hatchtown Reservoir; minimum daily natural flow, 43 secondfeet Dec. 15, 1940.

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

which are fair. Two small diversions from Mammoth Creek above station for irrigation 

No regulation since Hatchtown Dam failed in 1914.

Revisions (water years). W 960: 1939, 1940.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

a 86 

a82 

.79 

77 

77

75 

75 

79 

81 

85

85 

83 

83 

83 

83

81 

81 

85 

a86 

85

a 84 

a86 

a88 

a88 

a88

a 86 

a84 

a80 

a76 

a79 

83

Nov.

83 

81 

81 

79 

79

79 

77 

79

79 

83

81 

79 

79 

81 

79

79 

79 

79

77 

79

79 

77 

75 

77 

77

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

Dec.

79 

77 

77 

79 

79

83 

85 

91 

95

(*) 

80

> 70

Jan.

65

(*) 

75

70 

70 

70 

68 

64

62 

62 

62 

63 

66 

64

Feb.

62 

61 

62 "63 

63

63 

68 

63 

68 

68

63 

68 

*74 

65 

63

63 

65 

65 

65 

66

66 

65 

66 

66 68"

68 

70 

74

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber

mber . .....---------------.--------

l«ndar year 1949

ember ....*...*.. »

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

74 

68 

70 

70 

74

70 

61 

61 

63 

61

61

61 

59 

66 

66

66 

66 

66 

68 

72

68 

70 

70 

72 

81

77 

74 

72 

70 

70 

68

Apr.

70 

72 

83 

85 

85

85 

91 

1O6 

103 

99

93 

89 

91 

93 

95

93 

93 

101 

112 

119

121 

130 

152 

 173 

192

195 

195 

207 

207 

204

Secondfoot-days

2,553 

2,372 

2,395

51,759

2,121 

1,841 

2,115 

3,634 

6,572 

4,046 

2,735 

2,142 

1,800

34,326

May

195 

190 

190 

195 

187

184 

173 

160 

149 

135

130 

135 

139 

149 

162

187 

204 

231 

257 

281

292

281 

284 

278 

274

270

264 

257 

254 

244 

241

Maximum

88 

83 

95

590

74 

81 

207 

292 

228 

103 

83 

75

292

June

228 

222 

213

204 

187

178 

160 

154 

152 

144

139 

135 

130 

126 

123

119 

119

114 

112 

110

106 

103 

99 

101 

101

99 

95 

93 

91 

89

Minimum

July

93 

93 

91 

93 

97

99 

103 

103 

103 

99

93 

91 

91 

87 

83

83 

83 

91 

87 

85

81 

83 81' 

81 

83

85 

83 

79 

79 

77 

75

75 

75

-

61

59 

70 

130 

89 

75 

63 

53

-

Aug.

75 

74 

74 

72 

72

7O 

7O 

68 

68 

68

83 

79 

75 

72 

7O

70 

68 

66 

65 

66

65 

66 

66 

66 

66

65 

63 

65 

65 

65 

65

Mean

82.4 

79.1 

77.3

142

68.4 

65.8 

68.2 

121 

212 

135 

88.2 

69.1 

60.0

94. 0

Sept.

65 

63 

61 

61 

61

68 

75 

65 

61 

59

61 

61 

59 

61 

61

59 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

59 

59 

. 58 

58

56 

56 

55 

53 

55

Runoff In 

acre-feet

5,O60 

4,700 

4,750

1O2,6OO

4,210 

3,650 

4,200 

7,210 

13,040 

8,030 

5,420 

4,350 

3,570

68,O90

Peak discharge (base, 500 see.-ft.). No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Sevier River near Kingston.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10 to Jan. 20, Jan. 24-29, Jan. 31 to Feb. 3.
128 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River near Circleville, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38"06', long. 112"20', in NW^ sec. 17, T. 31 S., R. 

4 W., Salt Lake meridian, 6.6 miles southwest of Circleville.

Drainage area.--950 square miles.

Records available. May to September 1912, April 1914 to September 1927, November 1949 to 

aepcemoer 195U.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 258 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 3.45 

reet); minimum recorded, 12 second-feet Jan. 26, but may have been less during period 

of no gage-height record.

1912, 1914-27, 1949-50: Maximum discharge, 1,960 second-feet (revised), about May 

21, 1922 (gage height, 8.6 feet, revised, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 38 second-feet July 

19, 1927 (gage height, 1.92 feet). Flood of March 1938 probably exceeded that of May 

1922.

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

wnicn are fair. Many diversions above and below station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

h!53 

150 

137 

140 

141

138 

13-8 

140 

140 

141

Dec.

141 

137 

14O 

137 

140

142 

146 

150 

148 

145

12O 

(*)

110

Jan.

110 

105 

92 

93 

106

101 

106 

118 

122 

117

122 

*112 

124 

105 

90

BO 

90 

1O5 

HO 

120

120 

122 

127 

124 

106

100

Feb.

14O

(*)

153 

157 

158 

161 

165

161 

154 

153 

153 

157

157 

164 

168

Month

Octo 

Wove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber 21-,

lendar year 

ary

h. ......................................

St......................................

ter year .......................

Mar.

159 

150 

149 

149 

152

149 

135 

136 

133 

132

132 

124 

120 

131 

132

123 

124 

123 

123 

127

122 

119 

118 

109 

117

119 

108 

103 

107 

99 

93

Apr.

87 

88 

87 

88 

87

83 

85 

87 

95 

93

80 

85 

91 

80 

88

105 

83 

76 

78 

80

88 

91 

95 

111 

132

148 

144 

142 

164 

172

Secondfoot-days

1,418 

3,746

-"

3,327 

4,161 

3,917 

3,013 

5,172 

3,008 

2,458 

1,794 

2,300

-

May

171 

157 

148 

158 

162

165 

154 

148 

137 

129

120 

111 

114 

111 

117

126 

145 

158 

185 

2O4

215 

216 

215 

212 

206

206 

2O3 

203 

202 

192 

182

Maximum

153 

150

-

127 

168 

159 

172 

216 

169 

154 

81 

97

-

June

169 

165 

166 

162 

154

142 

128 

126 

12O 

113

107 

100 

97 

89 

89

87 

84 

84 

85 

83

76 

70 

70 

64 

64

66 

65 

63 

62 

58

July

57 

59 

59 

61 

62

69 

85 

85 

1O8 

1O2

99 

85 

75 

74 

69

63 

72 

154 

102 

97

83 

81 

78 

80 

81

75 

74 

72 

69 

66 

62

Minimum

137

-

93 

76- 

111 

58 

57 

52 

54

-

Aug.

60 

58 

57 

54 

54

54 

53 

54 

53 

58

81 

74 

66 

63 

61

59 

57 

56 

57 

58

55 

57 

57 

57 

56

54 

55 

54 

55 

55 

52

Mean

142 

121

-

107 

149 

126 

1OO 

167 

1OO 

79.3 

57.9 

76.7

-

Sept.

56 

57 

58 

54 

55

59 

64 

83 

87 

97

80 

73 

74 

72 

70

66 

69 

69 

70 

70

76 

96 

97 

97 

97

95 

96 

91 

91 

81

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,810 

7,430

-

6,600 

8,250 

7,770 

5.98O 

10,260 

5,970 

4,880 

3,560 

4,560

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12 to Jan. 2, Jan. 15-19. No gage-height record Jan. 26 to Feb. 15; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for Sevier River near Kingston and Sevier River at Hatch.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 129

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location. --Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°12', long. 112°12', in

sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 3 W. , 1,000 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1 mile 

west of Kingston, and 2 miles upstream from East Pork.

Drainage area. 1,110 square miles.

Records available. June 1914 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 36 years, 145 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 262 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 1.66 feet); 

minimum, 6.2 second-feet July 2.

1914-50: Maximum discharge, about 3,000 second-feet (including estimated flow of 

360 second-feet in overflow channel bypassing station) Mar. 4, 1938 (gage height, 5.20 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet; minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 

9, 1943.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station; none between station and mouth of East 

Pork.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

129 

123 

118 

112 

109

104 

98 

96 

115

112

112 

115 

109 

107 

109

104 

107 

115 

L29 

L23

L21 

132 

144 

144 

144

144 

141 

135 

132 

135 

141

Nov.

144 

*144 

144 

141 

141

138 

135 

141 

144 

151

154 

148 

151 

157 

157

157 

157 

160 

160 

160

167 

167 

157 

157 

157

154 

154 

154 

151 

157

Dec.

157 

148 

154 

154 

148

151 

154

163 

167

( )

bl!5

109 

115 

107 

112 

123 

a HO

Jan.

alls

 81

76 

76

63 

72 

96 

104 

107

115 

138 

154 

180 

154

118 

96 

109 

121 

132 

141

Feb.

144

112 

103 

101 

154

198 

243 

205 

198 

184

191 

177 

170 

177 

180

184 

191 

194 

198 

205

198 

191 

187 

191 

198

201 

201 

212

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

Mj»v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her. ....................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

209 

194

187 

187 

191

187 

177 

170 

170 

163

160 

157 

154 

157 

163

154 

154 

148 

148 

148

148 

144 

135 

132

135

148 

138 

123 

126 

123 

121

Apr.

121 

126 

123 

118 

115

115 

115 

115 

121 

123

112 

96 

96 

84 

78

84 

74 

45 

46 

37

37 

32 

28 

32 

50

43

46 

59 

86 

98

Secondfoot-days

3,759 

4,559 

3,912

57,926

3,513 

5,088 

4,851 

2,455 

3,010 

1,051.4 

855.6 

508 

823

34,385.0

May

104 

96 

81 

78 

104

96 

96 

84 

76 

68

52 

37 

31 

27 

28

31 

34 

68 

88 

118

121 

132 

148 

154 

163

160 

157 

154 

151 

144 

129

Maximum

144

167 

167

736

180 

243 

209 

126 

163 

118 lie

21

55

243

June

118 

101 

104 

98 

88

63 

52 

50 

40 

32

31 

30 

16 

15 

20

17 

15 

15 

14 

15

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

9.1 

7.7 

6.6

July

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

9.8

11

12 

16 

20 

22 

21

21 

18 

17

15 

14

13 

23 

118 

98 

84

45 

46 

25 

24 

28

27 

24 

21 

21 

22 

20

Minimum

96 

135

20

101 

121 

28 

27 

6.6 

6.6 

13 

17

6.6

Aug.

19 

18 

16 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

18 

20

3

21

18 

16 

18 

16 

13

17 

14 

15 

15 

15

16 

16 

16 

17 

17 

16

Mean

121 

152 

126

159

113 

182 

156 

81.8 

97.1 

35.0 

27.6 

16.4 

27.4

94.2

Sept.

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

22 

23 

23 

23 

25

25 

23 

24

27 

21

21 

22 

23 

23 

23

23 

25 

31 

31 

32

45 

48 

55 

52 

48

Runoff In 

acre -feet

7,460 

9,040 

7,760

114,900

6,97O 

10,090 

9,620 

4,870 

5,970 

2,090 

1,7OO 

1,010 

1,630

68,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Sevier River at Hatch and Sevier River near Clrclevllle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
130 TRANSMOUNTAIN DIVERSIONS PROM COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

TO SEVIER RIVER 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.

Pairview ditch diverts water from tributaries of San Rafael River and Price River to 

San Pitch River. Gage is located in SE£ sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 5 E.

Candland ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River. 

Gage is located in NW£ sec. 1, T. 15 S., R. 5 E.

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 SE^ 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 SE^ 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 Wi 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 NW£ 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.

Ephraim 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 River Basin, 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Month

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

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

Water year 1949-50. .

Month

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

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

Water year 1949-50. .

Fair-view 

ditch

197

186

1.49O

Reeder

ditch

10

266

Candland 

ditch

2

1

132

John 

August 

ditch

0

186

Coal Pork 

ditch

9

6

158

Madsen 

ditch

0

7

Twin Creek 

tunnel

0

0

140

10

0

163

Ephraim 

tunnel

20

0

3,070

Spring 

City 

tunnel

47

22

15

12

11

39

369

691

77

14

^,370

Larsen 

tunnel

0

0

142

0

751

Black 

Canyon 

ditch

7

0

0

3

36

152

8

0

206

Horseshoe 

tunnel

0

0

0

0

698

Cedar 

Creek 

tunnel

12

12

6

6

6

12

91

109

35

11

8

313

Mote.--There Is one diversion from the Sevier River Basin to the Colorado River Basin. This dlverslon Is Tropic and East Pork Canal which diverts water from East Pork"Sevier River to tributary 

of Parla River. Gage Is located in Sw£ sec. 17, T. 36 S., R. 3 W. Figures of diversion, In acrefeet, for the 1949 water year are as follows: April, 138; May, 1,130; June, 1,110; July, 612; 

August, 650; September, 263; total for the water year, 3,910.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 131

Flute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 38°20', long. 112°12', In NWi sec. 3, T. 29 S., R. 3 W., at 

flute Dam, 9 miles south of Marysvale. Datum of gage Is 5,900.8 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area. 2,440 square miles.

Records available. March 1914 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 67,850 acpe-feet Apr. 5, 6 (gage height, 73.5 

 feet); minimum, 3,200 acre-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 28.5 feet).

1914-50: Maximum contents, 82,300 acre-feet May 28, 1922 (gage height, 76.4 feet, 

original capacity table); no contents at times during several years.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in summer of 1910. CapacTfyT 74,010 acre-feet between gage heights 16 feet (approximate bottom of reservoir) 

and 76 feet (top of flashboards on spillway since 1941). Spillway crest is at gage 

height 70.2 feet. No dead storage. Water Is used for Irrigation. Contents correspond 

to gage readings about 4 p.m. dally.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

10,000

9,900

9,800

9,620

9,430

9,250

9,080

8,810

8,720

8,630

8,630

8,630

8,720

8,810

8,990

9,340

9,710

10,090

10,380

10,670

10,870

11,170

11,470

11,780

12,090

12,300

12,510

12,720

13,040

13,370

13,690

Nov.

14,020

14,340

14,560

14,780

15,010

15,340

15,570

15,910

16,250

16,600

16,950

17,310

17,680

18,040

18,410

18,910

19,410

19,930

20,450

20,840

21., 250

21,660

22,200

22,750

23,300

23,860

24,140

24,570

24,990

25,420

-

Dec.

25,850

26, WO

26,720

27,150

27,580

28,170

28,610

29,050

29,500

30,110

30,560

31,020

31,480

31,940

32,410

33,040

33,670

33,830

33,990

34,150

34,320

34,480

34,640

34,800

34,960

35,130

35,290

35,450

35,620

35,950

36,290

Jan.

36,630

36,960

37,300

37,470

37,650

37,820

37,990

38,160

38,330

38,510

38,680

39,030

39,200

39,560

39,740

39,910

40,090

tO, 270

40,440

40,620

40,980

41,340

41,520

41,880

42,060

42,420

42,780

43,150

43,510

43,880

44,240

Feb.

44,420

44,790

44,980

45,340

45,710

46,080

46,450

46,820

47,190

47,560

48,120

48,490

48., 870

49,250

49 , 620

50,000

50,390

50,970

51,350

51,940

52,330

52,920-

53,510

53,710

54,310

54,710

55,110

55,710

_

-

Mar.

56,320

56,730

57,340

57,750

58,170

58,600

59,030

59,240

59,450

59,670

59,880

60,100

60,320

60,760

60,980

61,420

61,860

62,310

62,760

63,210

63,660

64,110

64, 340

64,570

65,030

65,500

65,730

65,960

66,420

66,890

67,130

Apr.

67,370

67,370

67,610

67,610

67,850

67,850

67,610

67,370

67,130

67,130

66,890

66,420

66,190

65,960

65,730

65,260

64,800

64,340

63,890

63,210

62,530

61,860

60,760

59,670

58,600

57,340

56,320

55,510

54,910

54,310

May

53,710

52,330

52,720

52,920

53,120

53,320

53,710

54,110

54,510

54,910

55,310

55,510

55,510

55,110

54, 510

54,110

53,710

53,320

52,920

52,530

51,940

51,350

50, 780

50,200

49,620

49,060

48,670

48,490

48,120

47,740

47,380

June

47,190

47,000

46,820

46,640

46,450

46,260

45,900

45,340

44, 790

44,420

43,880

45,150

42,420

41,880

41,520

41,160

40, 620

40,270

39,910

39,380

38,850

38,330

37,990

37,650

37,300

36,960

36,460

36,120

35,620

34,960

-

July

34,320

33,670

33,200

32,880

32,570

32,100

31,790

31,480

31,480

31,480

31,630

31,630

31,330

30,860

30,410

29,950

29,650

29,500

29,500

29,350

29,200

28,910

28,610

28,170

27,730

27,300

26,720

26,140

25,420

24,710

24,140

Aug.

23,720

23,300

23,030

22,890

22,750

22, 610

22,340

22,060

21,120

21,520

21,790

21,920

20,710

20,580

20,190

19,930

19,670

19,410

18,660

18,160

17,680

17,190

16,720

16,250

15,680

15, 120

14,670

14,230

13,690

13,150

12,510

Sept.

11,990

11,370

10,970

10,670

10,280

10,000

9,900

9,800

9,900

10,000

10,090

10,180

10,090

9,900

9,520

9,160

8,460

7,630

6,760

6,220

5,700

5,270

4,840

4,570

4,300

4,040

3,850

3,730

3,480

3,200

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Dec. 31.. ..................

Calendar year 1949 .......

Feb. 28....................

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1949-50. ......

Gage height 

(feet)

57.5

_

68.0

28.5

Contents 

(acre-feet)

25,420

36,290

_

44,240

55,710

12,510

3,200

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+3,600

+11,730

+10,870

+8,270

+7,950

+11,470

+11,420

-12,820

-6,930

-12,420

-11,630

-9,310

-6,890
132 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°20', long: 112°ll l , in NE£ sec. 34, T. 28 S., R. 

it M. , three-quarters of a mile downstream from Piute Dam and 8 miles south of Marysvale.

Drainage area. 2,440 square miles.

Records available. May 1911 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 38 years (1912-50), 247 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 663 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 2.57 feet); 

minimum recorded, 4.1 second-feet Feb. 28, Mar. 1, but may have been less during periods 

of ice effect.

1911-50: Maximum discharge, 2,600 second-feet May 23, 24, 1922; practically no flow 

at times when reservoir gates were closed.

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

wnicn are fair. One small diversion between gage and Piute Reservoir. Flow regulated 

by Piute Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

330 

299 

296 

345 

342

342 

342 

374 

314 

290

224 

189 

186

127 

61

48 

48 

56 

88 

91

91 

91 

91 

90 

90

88 

90 

90 

82 

72 

66

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Ifflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Mov.

63 

80 

120 

103 

101

99 

97 

69 

69

67

64 

64 

63 

61 

60

61 

60 

59 

52 

42

41 

39 

37 

36 

36

35 

34 

34 

34 

40

Dec.

43 

43 

42 

38 

22

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

18 

*18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

6.9 

6.0 

b5.8

b5.6 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.2 

5.2

Month

Jan.

4.9 

4.9 

b4.8 

b4.8 

b4.7

a4.6 

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.4 

a4.4

a4.4 

a4.4 

a4.4 

*4.4 

4.4

b4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

b4.4 

b4.4 

b4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

Feb.

4.4 

b4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

b4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

*4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.1

mber. .......... ........................

lendar year 194£

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

4.1 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4 

b4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

*4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.9 

5.2 

5.2

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7

Apr.

41 

48 

47 

51 

97

116 

129 

134 

189 

176

249 

314 

342 

339 

330

368 

388 

438 

445 

473

473 

508 

573 

591 

613

625 

606 

562 

526 

424

Secondfoot-days

5,333 

1,820 

554.9

86, 258". 3

138.9 

122.9 

145.9 

10,215 

9,090 

13,315 

14,360 

14,311 

10,052

79,458.6

May

374 

381 

384 

245 

84

82 

38 

37 

28 

20

43 

72 

127 

197 

261

275 

342 

352 

355 

388

480 

494 

584 

562 

501

490 

452 

421 

355 

311 

355

Maximum

374 

120 

43

968

4.9 

4.4 

5.7 

625 

584 

562 

651 

610 

558

651

June

358 

339 

320 

293 

374

448 

484 

515 

490 

442

476 

508 

504 

462 

456

428 

480 

526 

508 

498

494 

438 

428 

374 

371

368 

574 

442 

555 

562

July

548 

558 

490 

466 

466

490 

484 

397 

287 

210

287 

284 

435 

540 

569

632 

573 

394 

296 

381

421 

418 

401 

388 

462

522 

555 

580 

613 

651 

562

Minimum

48 

34 

5.2

-

4.4 

4.1 

4.1 

41 

20 

293 

210 

269 

160

4.1

Aug.

456 

414 

384 

314 

278

342 

355 

411 

435 

466

371 

339 

269 

339 

384

378 

424 

515 

566 

562

566 

551 

522 

512 

555

595 

595 

606 

610 

602 

595

Mean

172 

60.7 

17.9

236

4.48 

4.39 

4.71 

340 

293 

444 

463 

462 

335

218

Sept.

558 

526 

512 

487

411

442 

470 

397 

299 

264

249 

29O 

317 

302 

336

355 

378 

374 

374 

371

345 

278 

261 

224

197

163 

160 

171 

227 

314

Runoff In 

acre-feet

10,580 

3,610 

1,100

171,100

276 

244 

289 

20,260 

18,030 

26,410 

28,480 

28,380 

19,940

157,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Sevier Hlver near Sevier, Utah, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 133

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near Sevler, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°34'20", long. 112°15'25", in NW£HE£ sec. 5, T. 

2fc> S . , R. 4 W., 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 square miles.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1950. May 1911 to September 1929 at site 0.8 

mne downstream, published as Sevier River at Sevier; those for November 1916 to Septem 

ber 1929 include flow of Clear Creek and are not equivalent.

Average discharge. 15 years (1912-16, 1939-50), 293 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 632 second-feet July 18 (gage height, 2.89 feet); 

minimum, 6.2 second-feet Feb. 13.

1911-29, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 2,800 second-feet during last week in May 1922, 

computed on basis of records for station near Marysvale; minimum, that of Feb. 13, 1950 

(10 second-feet Nov. 27, 1919 including flow of Clear Creek).

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

diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Piute and Otter Creek 

Reservoirs.

Discharge, in second-feet, Mater year October 1949 tc September 1950

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

Oct.

351 

320 

293 

316 

331

331 

324 

355 

368 

297

290 

240 

226 

220 

157

90 

69 

64 

69 

103

117 

117 

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

112 

101 

80

Nov.

70 

69 

119 

138 

134

136

136 

119

es

78

77 

77 

77 

74 

74

72 

74 

72 

70 

66

66 

60 

60 

56 

53

51 

53 

51 

51 

«53

Dec.

57 

60 

61 

63 

61

53 

49 

i8 

46 

42

36 

32 

29 

28 

27

26 

26 

26 

26 

*26

28

Jan.

33

( )

34

Feb.

31

*30

30 

30 

34 

32 

31

30 

29 

29 

29 

30

31 

31 

31

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Narc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ka

ber. ....................................

 ber. ........... ......

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

31 

29 

28 

28 

28

26 

27 

30 

28 

27

27 

26 

35 

30 

27

27 

27 

26 

27 

29

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

27 

26 

26 

26 

26 

25

Apr.

25 

56 

63 

63 

82

144 

171 

180 

210 

230

243 

297 

320 

331 

335

308 

324 

384 

392 

405

418 

431 

472 

514 

539

564 

569 

549 

500 

449

Secondfoot -days

6,025 

2,374 

1,13O

98,415

1,034 

861 

849 

9,568 

8,964 

12,874 

14,071 

13,769 

10,265

81,784

Hay

363 

347 

347 

343 

200

112 

S4 

53 

50 

43

35 

48 

99 

177 

210

260 

290 

328 

328 

339

401 

458 

505 

564 

510

472 

472 

418 

418 

339 

351

Haxinun

368 

138 

63

1,120

35 

569 

564 

510 

621 

595 

590

621

June

405 

388 

355 

331 

347

410 

481 

505 

510 

458

431 

490 

505 

486 

454

427 

431 

476 

490 

472

462 

440 

405 

368 

347

347 

339 

368 

436 

510

July

510 

510 

500 

440 

440

454 

472 

449 

372 

268

278 

290 

320 

462 

519

569 

621 

514 

368 

359

397 

431 

414 

388 

405

495 

524 

564 

574 

574 

590

KlnlBun

64

51

-

25 

25 

35 

331 

268 

282 

192

-

Aug.

544 

431 

384 

351 

304

282 

320 

339 

384 

414

431 

359 

320 

293 

335

363 

376 

431 

490 

524

529 

534 

534 

505 

500

554 

584 

579 

590 

595 

590

Mean

194 

79.1 

36.4

270

33.4 

30.8 

27.4 

319 

289 

429 

454 

444 

342

223

Sept.

590 

534 

514 

5OO 

444

392 

454 

449 

347 

304

271 

275 

320 

304 

304

339 

351 

355 

355 

359

351 

312 

275 

268 

233

214 

198 

192 

201 

260

Runoff in 

acre-feet

11,950 

4,710 

2,240

195,200

2,050 

1,710 

1,680 

18,980 

17,780 

25,540 

27,910 

27,310 

20,360

162,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10 to Feb. 14.
134 SKVIER RIVER BASIN 

Sevler River near Sigurd, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°52', long. 111°57', In SW£ sec. 19, T. 22"S., R. 

 1 W., 200 feet 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 square miles.

Records available. July to September 1912, July 1914 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 36 years (1914-50), 111 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 228 second-feet Jan.24 (gage height, 2.36 feet); 

minimum, 1.2 second-feet Mar. 25.

1914-50: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet May 30, 1922 (gage height, 8.1 feet, 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet 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 second-feet and fair below. The extreme low flow during 

irrigation season represents seepage and return flow from canals. Plow also regulated 

by dams and reservoirs above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

86 

95 

97 

93 

87

80

76 

135 

154 

167

183 

190 

188 

163 

154

145 

135 

133 

125 

116

116 

120 

129 

135 

137

139 

137 

133 

133 

135 

133

Nov.

133 

133 

133 

135 

139

143 

147 

149 

152 

149

137 

129 

127 

158 

169

129

114 

112 

114 

116

118 

123 

114 

111 

105

107 

109 

109 

107

1O7

Dec.

107 

105 

105 

105 

104

105

111 

120 

121 

118

116 

109 

112 

109 

104

111 

111 

121 

133 

145

147 

154 

152 

154 

156

154 

145 

149 

135 

135 

139

Jan.

139 

149 

156

147 

158

137 

135 

143 

149 

156

158 

158 

158 

158 

156

156 

158 

158 

165 

165

163 

167 

176 

198 

212

190 

165 

158 

158 

158 

156

Feb.

156 

149 

149 

154 

152

163 

181 

178 

160 

152

149 

156 

152 

149 

149

152 

156 

16O 

160 

160

156 

149 

145 

141 

137

133 

131 

129

Month

Goto 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

lendar year 1949 

spy.

f

uary. ...................................

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

125 

133 

131 

129 

125

120 

125 

127 

131 

127

125 

125 

a!28 

a!34 

h!35

f!35 

f!20 

68 

12

31

32 

34 

25 

1.8 

14

51 

78 

107 

62 

26 

32

Apr.

45 

54 

60 

61 

54

53 

47 

42 

42 

44

44 

25 

11 

8.2 

7.0

6.6 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0 

4.8

4.8 

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

4.4

4.4 

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.0

Secondfoot-days

4,049 

3,828 

3,892

33,431.2

4,960 

4,258 

2,748.8 

667.4 

1,027.7 

76.8 

76.4 

113.4 

411.4

26,108.9

Hay

3.8 

3.4 

4.2 

7.0

37

83 

105 

104 

105 

105

104 

67 

47 

48 

39

36 

29 

23 

14 

9.5

7.4 

6.6 

6.2 

4.8 

4.4

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

Maximum

190 

169 

156

573

212 

181 

135 

61 

105 

3.4 

3.4 

12 

- 44

212

June

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

2.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.0

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

Minimum

July

2.4 

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

3.0

2.8 

2.6 

2.2 

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8

76 

105 

104

2.4

135 

129 

1.8 

4.0 

3.4 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6

Aug.

2.8 

3.0 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

3.4 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

5.8 

12

10 

8.6 

6.6 

5.4 

4.2 

2.8

Mean

131 

128 

126

91.6

160 

152 

88.7 

22.2 

33.2 

2.56 

2.46 

3.66 

13.7

71.5

Sept.

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

4.6

10 

21 

34 

25 

18

18 

18 

20 

22 

23

44 

44 

26 

25 

26

Runoff In 

acre-feet

8,030 

7,590 

7,720

66,310

9,840 

8,450 

5,450 

1,320 

2,040 

152 

152 

225 

816

51,780

a Ho gage-height record} discharge Interpolated.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
SEVIEB LAKE BASIN 135

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°09' , long. 111°52', in NE£ sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 

i w., 1,000 feet downstream from San Pitch River and 3 miles west of Gunnison.

Drainage area. 4,880 square miles.

Records available. October 1917 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 33 years, 228 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 455 second-feet Nov. 15 (gage height, 2.79 feet); 

minimum, 19 second-feet June 30, Aug. 31.

1917-50: Maximum discharge, 2,620 second-feet June 1, 1922 (gage height, 5.68 feet, 

present datum); minimum daily, 8 second-feet July 13-17, Sept. 6, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for Mar, 14 to May 23, which are fair. Plow regulated 

oy reservoirs and by many diversions for irrigation above station. Most of flow diverted above station during irrigation season.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

143 

194 

217 

215 

194

182 

169 

182 

285 

325

313 

325 

276 

336 

302

297 

297 

281 

268 

268

268 

268 

283 

265 

270

275 

278 

294 

319 

281 

275

Nov.

281 

265 

265 

265 

268

270 

275 

286 

313 

356

339 

325 

308 

289 

333

296 

339 

292 

292 

294

248 

262 

289 

283 

286

283 

283 

297 

289 

289

Dec.

281 

281 

286 

283 

275

265 

231 

308 

222 

255

286 

227 

254 

230 

244

242 

237 

242 

247 

313

278 

273 

262 

268 

265

262 

255 

255 

257 

257 

260

Jan.

265 

270 

278 

273 

257

281 

270 

260 

260 

257

260 

265 

270 

270 

268

270 

273 

286 

308 

322

322 

327 

342 

371 

371

342 

311 

305 

313 

308 

300

Feb.

289 

281 

281 

270 

289

316 

366 

353 

325 

316

313 

308 

311 

308 

308

313 

322 

325 

327 

330

330 

322 

316 

311 

308

308 

305 

308

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

UAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ma

her. ....................................

mber. ...........---- ..--.-. - - -

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

302 

294 

292 

289 

260

257 

292 

240 

240 

244

234 

230 

237 

247 

247

247 

242 

244 

217 

178

150 

156 

158 

156 

126

116 

143 

167 

194 

152 

122

Apr.

122 

135 

141 

141 

145

137 

135 

139 

137 

143

145 

145 

141 

133 

133

139 

187 

160 

115 

87

52 

66 

63 

62 

78

69 

78 

69 

70 

66

Secondfoot-clays

8,145 

8,76O 

8,101

83,009

9.O75 

8,761 

6,673 

3,433 

4,043 

2,015 

2,001 

2,355 

2,900

66,262

May

66 

106 

98 

106 

85

116 

152 

217 

143 

176

176 

185 

145 

139

143

135 

129 

131 

116 

120

131 

162 

165 

129 

120

104 

118 

113 

113 

108 

96

Maximum

336 

356 

313

657

371 

368 

302 

187 

217 

128 

135 

113 

150

371

June

91 

80 

76 

78 

69

69 

57 

90 

98 

104

115 

113 

128 

128 

41

50 

48 

53 

52 

47

43 

42 

38 

32 

47

48 

48 

47 

51 

32

July

29 

29 

26 

135 

96

95 

99 

115 

113 

110

118 

116 

116 

60 

48

33 

67 

38 

37 

37

31 

26 

27 

28

31

50 

55 

51 

51 

52 

82

Minimum

143 

248 

222

33

257 

270 

116 

52 

66 

32 

26 

24 

46

24

Aug.

84 

96 

74 

79 

106

82 

80

74 

62 

69

66 

24 

60 

84 

82

63 

51 

53 

70 

99

87 

84 

93 

78 

82

84 

90 

113 

106 

45 

35

Mean

263 

292 

261

227

293 

313 

215 

114 

130 

67.2 

64.5 

76.0 

96.7

182

Sept.

46 

46 

52 

59 

62

67 

99 

108 

95 

104

93 

99 

115 

124 

113

118 

122 

131 

122 

104

57 

53 

59 

62 

108

115 

139 

145 

150

133

Runoff In 

acre-feet

16,160 

17,380 

16,070

164,700

18,000 

17,380 

13,240 

6,810 

8,020 

4,000 

3,970 

4,670 

5,750

131,400
136 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah

Location. Staff gage, lat. 39°22>, long. 112°02', In NW£ sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., at 

sevier Bridge Dam and 13 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area. 5,120 square miles.

Records available. January 1914 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 187,600 acre-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 75.0 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of unreliable gage-height record.

1914-50: Maximum contents, 251,000 acre-feet Apr. 19, 20, 1922 (gage height, 80.0 

feet), from former capacity table; no contents at times during 1927-28, 1930-36.

Remarks. Reservoir was formed by a 30-foot earth-fill dam and storage began about 1904; 

3a5Tultimately raised to 90 feet by June 1916. Capacity. 236,000 acre-feet between 

gage heights 6 feet (approximate bottom of outlet tunnel) and 80.0 feet (top of flashboard on spillway). No dead storage. Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Water is used for Irrigation. Gage read to half-tenths between 7 and 8 a.m. daily; 

contents are as of that time.

Revisions (water years). W 960: 1941.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

88,100

88,430

89,090

89,420

89,760

90,090

90,430

90,760

91,430

91,770

92,100

92,450

93,160

93,870

94,750

95,280

96,O20

96,590

97,350

98,300

99,260

100,300

100,700

101,100

101,500

102,300

103,200

104,000

104,600

105,300

105,800

NOV.

106,200

106,800

107,500

108,000

108.400

108,900

109,400

109,800

110,300

110,800

111,200

111,700

112,200

112,600

113,100

113,600

114,400

114,900

114,600

114,900

114,400

114,600

115,200

115,700

116,200

116,700

117,200

117,700

118,200

118,800

-

Dec.

119,300

119,800

120,400

120,900

121,500

121,800

122,200

122,200

122,500

122,800

123,700

124,200

124,500

124,800

125,100

125,700

126,200

126,800

127,700

128,300

129,200

130,100

130,700

131,300

131,600

131/900

132,500

133,100

133,800

134,400

135,000

Jan.

135,600

136,600

137,600

138,200

138,600

138,900

139,200

139,800

140,200

140,500

141,200

142,200

142,900

143,500

143,800

144,200

144,600

144,900

145,600

146,300

147,000

147,700

148,400

149,100

149,800

150,200

150,500

150,800

151,600

152,000

152,700

Feb.

153,000

153,400

154,100

154,900

155,600

156,300

157,400

153,600

159,300

160,100

160,800

161,600

162,000

162,300

163,100

163,900

164,300

165,000

165,800

166,200

167,000

167,800

168,600

169,400

170,100

170,900

171,800

172,600

_

_

-

Mar.

173,400

173,800

174,200

175,000

175,400

175,800

176,600

177,400

177,800

177,800

178,300

178,700

178,700

179,100

179,900

180,800

181,200

181,600

181,600

182,000

182,500

182,900

183,300

183,800

184,200

184,200

184,200

184,600

185,000

185,000

185,400

Apr.

185,900

185,900

185,900

186,300

186,700

187,200

187,600

186,700

185,900

185,000

184,200

183,300

182,500

180,800

179,500

179,100

178,300

178,300

177,800

177,400

175,800

174,600

172,600

171,000

169,400

167,400

165,800

163,900

162,700

161,200

-

Hay

160,100

157,800

156,300

154,900

154,500

154,100

153,400

153,000

152,700

152,700

152,700

152,400

152, 4OO

152,400

152.4OO

151,200

150,500

149,100

147,700

147,000

147,000

146,300

144,200

142 , 900

141,200

139,200

137,600

136,000

134,400

132,800

131,300

June

130,100

128,800

127.1OO

126,000

124,800

123,100

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

-

-

*

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

July Aug. Sept.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Nov. 1.................

Calendar year 1949. . .

Feb. 1.................

Apr. 1.................

May 1.................

July 1. ................

Water year 1949-50. . .

Gage height 

(feet)

-

73 3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

. -

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+13,100

-18,500

+17,400

+20,400

-25,800

-30,000

_

-33,150
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 137

Sevier River near Juab, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°22", long. 112°02', in NE£ sec. 2, T. 17 S., R. 2 

W., 1,600 feet downstream from Sevier Bridge Dam and 11 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area. 5,120 square miles.

Records available.--September 1911 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 39 years, 250 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 4.66 feet), 

minimum daily, 6.2 second-feet Oct. 21, 22.

1911-50: Maximum discharge, 2,140 second-feet June 2, 1922 (gage height, 8.50 feet); 

practically no flow at times when reservoir gates are closed.

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

MO diversions between this station and station near Gunnison. Plow regulated by Sevier 

Bridge Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

9.2 

9.2 

14 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

7.1

G.Z 

6.2

7 

7 

8

h8.1 

8 

8 

9 

9 

10

Nov.

1011

33 

70 

70

7O 

70 

h70 

70

70

70 

70 

70 

30 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

65 

280 

493

273 

11 

11 

9.2

11

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

11

Dec.

11 

11 

11 

11 

hll

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

hll 

11 

12 

12

13 

13 

h!4 

h!4

14

14 

14

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

18 

18 

18 

18

Jan.

18 

12

Feb.

12

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 194 

ai*y

3 .......................

h. ......................................

%

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

11

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

Apr.

11 

11 

9.2 

8.1 

9.2

9.2 

260 

464 

464 

498

560 

621 

658 

658 

457

337 

337 

426 

496 

617

673 

788 

843 

828 

858

865 

858 

839 

832 

817

Seeondf cot-days

283.6 

2,012.6 

406

91,414.2

510 

336 

346 

15,111.7 

17,043 

16,941 

12,703 

12,864 

4,036

82,592.9

May

802 

784 

773 

477 

316

313 

311 

288 

226 

200

203 

203 

205 

205 

379

496 

574 

640 

506 

432

432 

658 

824 

828 

969

1,030 

1,010 

981 

725 

632 

621

Maximum

14 

493 

18

1,290

865 

1,030 

932 

936 

658 

396

1,030

June

714 

784 

769 

754 

736

721 

585 

493 

493 

423

326 

316 

313 

308 

423

509 

420 

356 

402 

429

426 

442 

540 

574 

625

717 

732 

806 

873 

932

July

936 

821 

673 

647 

647

647 

647 

557 

483 

483

411 

361 

318 

296 

296

296 

293 

293 

293 

296

370 

387 

339 

337 

337

334 

243 

144 

140 

159 

219

Minimum

6.2 

9.2

11

6.2

8.1 

200 

308 

140 

286 

40

6.2

Aug.

286 

393 

439 

367 

331

331 

390 

554 

658 

651

647 

486 

393 

393 

396

393 

393 

350 

329 

329

331 

353 

376 

356 

370

356 

451 

451 

473 

442 

396

Mean

9.15 

67.1

13.1

250

16.5 

12.0 

11.2 

504 

550 

565 

410 

415 

135

226

Sept.

396 

390 

390 

387 

384

329 

201 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

80 

49 

49

46 

44 

42 

40 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

49

Runoff in 

acre-feet

563 

3,990 

805

181,300

1,010 

666 

686 

29,970 

33,800 

33,600 

25,200 

25,520 

8,010

163,800

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Hote. Ho gage-height record Oct. 9, 1O, 23-25, Oct. 27 to Bov. 2, Nov. 7, 9-12, Dec. 2-4, 6.-11, 

13-17, Dec. 20 to Mar. 13; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, records of gate 

operation for Sevier Bridge Reservoir, or interpolated.

207366 O - 52 - 10
138 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°29', long. 112°24', in SE^ sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 

5 W., l| miles dovmstream from highway bridge and 3j miles southwest of Lynndyl.

Drainage area. 6,270 square miles.

Records available.--April 1914 to October 1919. November 1942 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 year (1914-19, 1943-50), 229 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 771 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 6.02 feet); 

minimum, 17 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 1.92 feet).

1914-19, 1942-50: Maximum daily discharge, 1,820 second-feet June 9, 1914, based on 

records at Leamington; minimum recorded, 9.6 second-feet Jan. 22, 1945.

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

ana those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Sevier Bridge 

Reservoir (see p. 136). Several diversions between reservoir and station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

84 

76 

72 

66 

58

43 

43 

47 

54 

58

64 

66 

43 

30 

28

28 

28 

29 

31 

28

28 

27 

26 

26 

26

26 

25 

25 

25

25 

25

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Wtv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

tfa

Nov.

25 

24 

35 

56 

66

90 

94 

97 

100 

90

90 

98 

102 

102 

102

85 

68 

65 

64 

128

446 

449 

167 

93 

86

80

77 

74 

73 

70

Dec.

*71 

71 

70 

69 

71

74 

75 

75 

75

40 

(*)

Jan.

28

Feb.

25

24 

*24

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21

Month

lendar year 1949 

spy .

uary .

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

20 

20 

20 

20 

21

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

19 

20 

19 

19

18 

18 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

19 

20

20 

19 

18 

18 

19 

18

Apr.

18 

24 

49

42 

41

43 

43 

56 

388 

444

472 

542 

565 

625 

638

560 

403 

381 

410 

494

563 

654 

690 

682 

643

615 

599 

581 

578 

573

Secondfoot -days

1,260 

3,196 

1,531

75,045

868 

664 

592 

12,416 

12,237 

12,478 

8,827 

8,514 

5,541

68,124

May

565 

568 

542 

532 

398

177 

167 

187 

184 

170

126 

117 

126 

125 

124

172 

379 

424 

499 

441

326 

317 

416 

594 

612

656 

769 

758 

736 

596 

434

Maximum

84 

449 

75

939

21 

690 

769 

586 

649 

479 

386

769

June

403 

432 

509 

519 

532

519 

504 

454 

340 

324

305 

214 

209 

194 

184

220 

335 

333 

364 

391

442 

452 

462 

506 

586

558 

563 

552 

509 

563

Minimum

July

620 

649 

625 

499

442

446 

454 

452 

444 

335

335 

317 

232 

222 

184

173 

162 

161 

162 

161

160 

160 

179 

196 

192

180 

180 

179 

140 

90 

96

25 

24

-

18 

18 

117 

184 

90 

120 

85

-

Aug.

120 

165 

250 

370 

338

287 

296 

294 

379 

466

479 

476 

436

312 

296

292 

298 

240 

226 

185

178 

177 

178 

205 

203

172 

191 

207 

250 

263 

285

Mean

40.6 

107 

49.4

206

28.0 

23.7 

19.1 

414 

395 

416 

285 

275 

185

187

Sept.

326 

381 

364 

359 

383

386 

371 

289 

205 

191

194 

194 

192 

185 

125

107 

105 

102 

87 

85

85 

88 

88 

89 

94

94 

93 

92 

94 

93

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,500 

6,340 

3,040

148,800

1,720 

1,320 

1,170 

24,630 

24,270 

24,750 

17,510 

16,890 

10,990

135,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dee. 10 to Feb. 13. No gage-height record July 

18 to Aug. 4j discharge computed on basis of records for Sevier River near Juab.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 139

East Fork Sevler River near Kingston, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12', long. 112°09', in SW^NW^ sec. 13, T. 30 S.,

 H. SW., 1,000 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1.7 miles east of 

Kingston, and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,260 square miles.

Records available.--March 1913 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--37 years, 88.9 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 305 second-feet Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 2.33

 feet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 2,030 second-feet May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.05 feet); 

minimum, 3.8 second-feet 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. Station is above 

diversions in vicinity of Kingston. Plow regulated by Otter Creek Reservoir (see p.140).

Revisions (water years). W 750: 1931, 1932.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

27 

27 

23 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

23 

23

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

24 

24 

23

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

Nov.

21 

21 

22 

22 

22

22 

46 

61 

67 

72

72 

68 

68 

68 

68

68

74 

74 

72 

71

71 

72 

72 

72 

72

72 

73 

73 

74 

74

Dec.

73 

69 

72 

71 

73

73 

72 

61 

55 

28

25 

23 

(*)

19

Jan.

19 

<*)

20 

20 

21 

22

23 

24 

24 

26 

22

18 

2O 

50 

60 

40 

20

Feb.

18 

17 

21 

24 

25

26 

28 

24 

25 

25

26 

27 

32 

*29 

SO

33

37 

40 

41 

44

46 

49 

53 

53 

29

29 

29 

28

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

29 

29 

31 

34 

36

37 

41 

44 

46 

48

50 

54 

53 

56 

58

61 

68 

89 

91 

91

48 

44 

46 

46 

50

55 

57 

58 

61 

62 

64

Apr.

67 

66 

38 

37 

38

39 

4O 

43 

67 

69

69 

71 

69 

71 

88

88 

85 

84 

80 

49

58 

1O9 

109 

118 

112

106 

96 

92 

98 

105

Secondfoot-days

705 

1,804 

1,056

25,293

714 

888 

1,637 

2,261 

3,O89 

5,127 

7,122 

6,94O 

3,567

34,910

May

94 

89 

80 

84 

82

76 

67 

72 

95 

96

116 

112 

106 

101 

98

96 

99 

102 

95 

91

88 

101 

109 

1O8 

106

114 

134 

126 

122 

12O 

110

Maximum

27 

74 

73

349

6O 

53 

91 

118 

134 

191 

253 

270 

299

299

June

103 

114 

147 

144 

156

182 

184 

186 

191 

188

186 

184 

182 

182 

182

180 

ISO 

180 

174 

174

174 

172 

172 

170 

174

174 

174 

174 

174 

170

July

195 

230 

230 

227 

230

230 

234 

234 

237 

234

232 

230 

227 

224 

222

220 

224 

244 

253 

244

242 

237 

234 

234 

232

230 

224 

222 

222 

222 

222

Minimum

21 

21

-

17 

29 

37 

67 

103 

195 

206 

12

12

Aug.

220 

217 

2 2O 

220 

220

215 

215 

210 

208 

206

213 

210 

215 

234 

234

232 

232 

227 

224 

224

222 

220 

217 

217 

215

215 

213 

215 

270 

270 

270

Mean

22.7 

60.1 

34.1

69.3

23.0 

31.7 

52.8 

75.4 

99.6 

171 

230 

224 

119

95.6

Sept.

275 

299 

296 

287 

287

296 

299

296 

287 

275

187 

64 

38 

35 

33

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

31 

26 

12 

12 

12

IZ 

12 

12 

12 

12

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,400 

3,580 

2,090

50,160

1,420 

1,760 

3,250 

4,480 

6,130 

10,170 

14,130 

13,770 

7,080

69,260

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11-18, 22-24, Jan. 7-9, 11, 17-22, Jan. 26 to 

Feb. 5. Ho gage-height record Dec. 19-21, Dec. 25 to Jan. 6, Jan. 10, 12-16, Aug. 29-31, Sept. 23- 

3O; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records of gate 

operation for Otter Creek Reservoir.
140 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah

Location. Staff gage, lat. 38°10'15", long. 112°00'00", in NW£ sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 2 W.,

 hear 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 and October 1945 to September 1950 in reports

 oi" (leoiogical Survey. 1915, 1934-45 available in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 54,750 acre-feet Apr. 20 (gage height,

 36.9 feet); minimum observed, 8,700 acre-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 12.2 feet).

1914-15, 1934-50: Maximum contents observed. 55,000 acre-feet May 1, 1946, May 20, 

1948, June 10, 20, 1949 (gage height, 37.0 feet); minimum,400 acre-feet Aug. 1, Sept. 

1, 20, Oct. 1, 1934.

Remarks. Reservoir formed in 1891 by a 40-foot earth-fill, rock-faced dam, 5 feet added

 EcTheight in 1901. Capacity, 52,500 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 (bottom of 

outlet gate) and 36.0 feet (top of flashboards on spillway). Spillway crest is at 

gage height 33.5 feet. Reservoir stores water from Otter Creek and also water diverted 

from East Fork Sevier River, for irrigation in Sevier River Basin.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

10

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37,400

38,000

-

_

_

_

38,480

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

Nov.

39,680

-

-

-

_

40,400

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Dec

40,640

-

-

_

.

41, 640

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

Jan.

43,280

44, 480

-

.

.

^

45,440

_

_

.

.

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Feb.

46,160

-

-

.

-

_

48,800

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

_

-

Mar.

50,250

52,250

-

_

_

_

52,750

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Apr.

53,750

54,500

-

-

..

54,750

_

_

-

_

-

_

.

_

_

_

-

May

53,750

52,500

-

-

-

-

51,000

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

.

-

_

-

June

4S,80O

45,680

-

-

-

_

41,840

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

July

38,000

33,800

-

.

-

-

30,400

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

~

-

-

-

Aug.

25,680

23,16O

-

.

-

-

17,500

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

13,560

9,000

-

_

-

-

-

8,700

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950-

Date

Nov. 1.....................

Dec. 1.....................

Calendar year 1949 .......

Oct. 1.....................

Water year 1949-50. ......

Gate height 

(feet)

31.1

-

32 2

12.8

Contents 

(acre-feet)

40,640

-

50 250

9,300

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,640

+25,780

+2 880

12 320

'_

-28,100
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah

141

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 34'55", long. 112 0 15'35", in SW^NE^ sec. 32, T. 

at> S., R. 4 W., 400 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 1,000 feet upstream 

from mouth, and 0.3 mile south of Sevier.

Drainage area. 169 square miles.

Records available. February 1912 to September 1919 and October 1940 to September 1950 in 

reports or ueologieal Survey. April 1934 to September 1950 in reports of Sevier River 

water commissioner.

Average discharge. 15 years (1912-17, 1940-50), 34.0 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 100 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 2.37 feet); 

minimum, 1.0 second-feet Sept. 20, 21.

1912-19, 1940-50: Maximum discharge observed, 487 second-feet Aug. 7, 1941 (gage 

height, 4.05 feet); no flow Aug. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Practically entire flow is diverted above station each year during latter part of irrigation season.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z

3 

4 

5

e

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.9 

3.5 

3.8

4.4 

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.8 

4.2 

3.8

3.8 

5.9 

13 

12 

9.5

9.5 

11 

12 

13 

14 

13

Nov.

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.8

9.8 

9.8 

9.5 

2.2 

2.3

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.7 

2.7

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

2.9 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.7

3.1 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

4.9

Dec.

9.2 

8.2 

5.1 

2.4 

6.7

13 

14 

13 

11 

10

6.7 

6.4 

8.8 

9.5 

10

12 

13 

14 

15 

14

12 

14 

13 

14 

12

11 

13 

12 

12 

13 

12

Jan.

14 

14 

10 

S.2 

12

11 

12 

14 

16 

13

16 

16 

12 

16 

12

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

14

7.2 

12 

17 

16 

16 

16

Feb.

10 

9.5 

12 

16 

16

18 

19 

12 

12 

13

17 

14 

10 

16

14

14 

15 

14 

14 

16

16 

12 

15

15 

15

16 

17 

18

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janui 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Lendar year 1949 

&x*y

«

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

17 

17 

17 

17 

19

19 

14 

17 

18 

17

16 

14 

11 

17 

17

16 

16 

17 

17 

20

18 

19 

19 

19 

20

19 

18 

18 

17 

20 

22

Apr.

22 

27 

29 

20 

20

20 

22 

24 

23 

18

23 

23 

21 

21 

20

23 

28 

27 

26 

26

27 

32 

40 

40 

33

29 

28 

28 

27

25

Secondfoot-days

185.0 

143.1 

340.0

11,658.8

437.4 

405.5 

542 

772 

1,353 

1,486 

287.6 

64.7 

41.3

6,055.4

May

24 

24 

27 

30

31

32 

32 

33

30 

27

25 

27 

27 

24 

27

30 

35 

42 

46 

48

52 

58 

65 

65 

64

65 

64 

68 

70 

73 

88

Maximum

14 

12 

15

158

17 

19 

22 

40 

88 

95 

21 

3.3 

1.9

95

June

94 

95 

91 

83 

75

73 

80 

70 

57 

52

57 

60 

56 

54 

52

46 

42 

39 

37 

34

32 

30 

28 

27 

25

23 

21 

19 

18 

16

July

16 

15 

13 

12 

13

12 

19 

20 

21 

18

15 

11 

6.9 

5.1 

4.0

3.3 

4.0 

8.8 

6.4 

5.9

6.4 

4.9 

5.1 

6.4 

5.6

5.6 

6.7 

5.9 

5.4 

3.3 

2.9

Minimum

2.4 

2.2 

2.4

2.2

7.2 

9.5 

11 

18 

24 

16 

2.9 

1.2 

1.1

1.1

Aug.

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3

3.1 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

1.5 

1.7

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

Mean

5.97 

4.77 

11.0

31.9

14.1 

14.5 

17.5 

25.7 

43.6 

49.5 

9.28 

2.09 

1.38

16.6

Sept.

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

367 

284 

674

23,130

868 

804 

1,080 

1,530 

2,680 

2,950 

.570 

128 

81-9

12,020
142 SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

Salina Creek at Salina, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°57', long. 111°52', in NW£

 sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 1 W., at Salina, 150 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

89 and three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 298 square miles.

Records available. April 1914 to September 1917 (fragmentary), October 1917 to September

 1919, November 1942 to September 1950. July 1900 to April 1901 at site 5 miles upstream, 

published as Salina Creek near Salina.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 190 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 2.05 feet); 

no now for several days in August and September.

1914-19, 1942-50: Maximum discharge, 926 second-feet May 15, 1948 (gage height, 3.87 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet; no flow for several days in 

August and September 1950.

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

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions above station for 

irrigation. Releases from desilting facilities above station affected maximum discharge.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.3 

1.3

2

7 

h7.6

Nov.

8.6 

9.2 

8.6 

6.5 

8.1

7.0 

6.5 

9.4 

9.2 

10

, 9

h9.7 

11 

7.6

Dee.

10 

10 

10 

12 

9.7

11

12 

14 

16- 

14

9.7 

6.6 

9.5 

11 

12

13 

14 

15 

*19 

14

14 

14 

12 

14 

12

11 

12 

14 

15 

14 

14

Jan.

15 

18 

11 

8.1 

12

15 

15 

17 

17 

17

16 . 

18 

20 

19 

15

15 

19 

*22 

21 

18

20 

19 

21 

18 

13

8.0 

11 

13 

15 

14 

13

Peb:

11 

10 

14 

18 

19

26 

21 

11 

8.6 

11

15 

14 

*13 

17 

19

20 

22 

21 

23 

24

24 

18 

22 

23 

24

26 

29 

32

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decei

Ca

Janui 

Pebn 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

&ry

Mar.

24 

24 

24 

23 

26

26 

14 

19 

23 

24

23 

15 

4.4 

9.2 

11

14 

22 

27 

23 

29

23 

26 

23 

14 

1.9

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.3 

1.2

Apr.

1.6 

3.5 

2.5 

1.2 

2.2

1.6 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

2.2 

2.2

3.5

2.5 

1.3 

2.2 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.2 

2.2 

1.9 

1.2

1.6 

1.6 

.9 

.6 

.6

Secondfoot-days

95.8 

264.4 

388.5

8, 192". 6

493.1 

535.6 

499.5 

49.9 

420.1 

48.1 

29.5 

12.2 

9.7

2,846.4

May

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.9 

1.3

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

1.9 

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

6.5 

7.3

14 

17 

20 

22

25

34 

50 

43

33 

33

31

17 

17 

14 

7.0 

8.6

Maximum

19

206

22 

32 

29 

3.5 

5O 

6.0 

2.5 

.9 

.8

50

June

6.0

3.5 

2.5 

1.9 

1.9

1.3

2.2 

2.5 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.0 

1.9 

1.3 

1.9

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.3

1.6 

1.3 

1.2 

.9 

.9

July

0.9 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

.8

.6 

.8 

1.2 

1.9 

2.5

1.6 

.9 

.5 

.6 

.9

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

.9

.9 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.8

.9 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

.5

Minimum

0.8 

6.5 

6.6

.4

8.0 

8.6 

1.0 

.6 

.8 

.9 

.5 

0 

0

O

Aug.

0.3 

.3 

.4 

.6 

.8

.5 

.4 

.6 

.6 

.3

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4

0 

.6 

.9 

.5 

.3

.4 

.5 

.4 

.2 

.1

.4 

.3 

O 

0 

0 

.1

Mean

3.09 

8.81 

12.5

22.4

15.9 

19.1 

.16.1 

1.66 

13.6 

1.60 

.95 

.39 

.32

7.80

Sept.

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0

.1

.6 

.6 

.5

.3 

.4

.S 

.S 

.4

.3 

.3

.5 

.6 

.4

O 

.3 

.5 

.1 

.5

.6 

.6 

.3 

.1 

.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

19O 

524 

771

16,260

978 

1.O6O 

991 

99.0 

. 833 

95.4 

58.5 

24.2 

19.2

5,640

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

KOte. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19 to Feb. 5. No gage-height record Oct. 2, 

3, 8-30, Nov. 11-27, Dec. 1-3, 12-18; discharge computed on baals of discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for Clear Creek at Sevler.
PAVANT VALLEY 143

Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorders, lat. 38°58', long. 112°18', in NE^ sec. 28, T. 21 S., R. 

4 W., 1 mile £ast of Fillmore and 2£ miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 60 square miles.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1950. May to July 1914 at site ifc miles upstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 164 second-feet May 18; minimum daily, 6.8 second-feet Dee. 11.

1914, 1944-50: Maximum discharge, 490 second-feet May 9, 1914 (gage height, 3.40 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 5.9 second-feet Dec. 25, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records incTTuTe flow of Fillmore Canal which diverts on left bank at flood-control dam 400 feet 

upstream. During low-water periods flow is diverted 2 miles upstream and carried in a 

lined ditch to the head of Fillmore Canal. One small irrigation diversion above station.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

12 

12 

IE 

11

IE 

12 

13 

14 

14

8.9 

8.8 

9.7 

9.7 

9.9

9.9 

10 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Dec. 

11 

11 

11 

10 

11

10

10 

10 

10

11

6.8 

7.0 

8.6 

1O 

11

11- 

11 

11 

12 

11

9.9 

11 

11 

12 

9.0

10 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

12 

12 

7.2 

1)7 

1)7

ta

1)9 

b9 

1)9 

1)9

1)9 

b9 

1)9 

b9 

1)8.5

1)9 tio

t!2 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

9.5 

13 

14 

13 

12 

12

Feb.

9.4 

7.O 

9.7 

14 

14

14 

15 

13 

14 

14

15 

14 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

16

16 

15 

16 

15 

16

16 

17 

17

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

Mar.

18 

18 

17 

17 

18

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

16 

14 

14 

15 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

16

15 

16 

16 

17 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

19 

20

Apr.

24 

30 

37 

38 

36

37 

43 

48 

50 

46

43 

42 

43 

49 

51

52 

60 

72 

75 

78

85 

98 

1O8 

110 

98

92 

91 

87 

76 

69

Secondfoot -days

349.9 

334 

322.3

1O,135.O

324.2 

395.1 

517 

1,868 

3,335 

1,446 

600 

357 

310

10,158.5

nay

64 

61 

64 

66 

66

62 

58 

56 

55

55

63 

80 

98 

116 

128

144 

161 

161 

159 

152

151 

151 

154 

148 

144

136 

127 

121 

116 

110 

108

Maximum

14 

12 

12

131

14 

17 

20 

110 

161 

103 

26 

14 

12

161

June

1O3 

97 

89 

81 

75

69 

68 

61 

54

51

49 

48 

46 

44 

42

40 

38 

37 

35 

34

32 

32 

31 

30 

30

28 

26 

26 

26 

24

July

24 

23 

24 

23 

22

24 

25 

26 

23 

21

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

21 

22 

18

17 

16 

16 

15 

16

17 

18 

17 

15 

15 

15

Mlnlmua

8.8 

11 

6.8

6.8

7 

7.0 

14 

24 

55 

24 

15 

10 

10

6.8

Aug.

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

. 12 

12 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Mean

11.3 

11.1 

10.4

E7.8

10.5 

14.1 

16.7 

62.3 

108 

48.2 

19.4 

11.5 

10.3

27.8

Sept.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

1011

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Runoff In 

acre -feet

694 

662 

639

20,100

643 

784 

1,030 

3,710 

6,610 

2,870 

1,190 

708 

615

20,160

b Stage discharge relation affected by Ice.
144 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°17'40", long. 112°25'40", in HW^NWi sec. 16, T. 

as s., R. 5 W., about half a mile downstream from Three Creeks Dam, half a mile upstream from Merchant Creek, and 16 miles east of Beaver, Utah. Prior to May 12, 1950, 

at site an eighth of a mile upstream at different datum.

Drainage area. 19.5 square miles.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 2.16 feet); 

minimum daily recorded, 3.3 second-feet Sept. 30, but may have been less during period 

of no gage-height record.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 290 second-feet Aug. 9, 1947 (gage height, 4.35 feet, 

site and datum then in use), by slope-area method; minimum not determined, occurred 

during period of no gage-height record.

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

Flow regulated by Puffer Lake and Three Creeks Reservoir (capacity, 2,020 acre-feet) 

completed in 1950..

Discharge, In second-feet, Hater year October 1949 to September 1950

Bay

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

Oct.

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.7 

7.7 

7.5

7.5 

7.7 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.7 

7.5 

7.3

7.3 

7.0 

7.0 

6.8 

6.8

6.6 

6.6 

6.4 

6.6 

6.4 

6.4

Nov.

6.4 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.1 

' 6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

6.3 

6.1 

6.1 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.7 

5.7

5.7 

e5.3

\ 5.3

Dec.

4.5

Jan.

4

Feb.

3.5

Month

Octo 

Rove 

Dece

Ca

Janu< 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

liber. ...................................

liber. ........... r ------ --------

lendar year 1949 

Eiry

ember. ...................... .. ..----.-

ter year 1949-50 ...............

Mar.

4

Apr.

6

11

Secondfoot -days

225.1 

174.9 

139.5

5,478.8

124 

98 

124 

255 

5O3.5 

387.5 

262.1 

163.9 

117.1

2,574.6

Bay

11 

12 

13 

12 

10

9.5 

9.0 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.7 

9.1 

9.7 

11 

12

14 

16 

18 

20 

22

26 

28 

27 

23 

27

24 

23 

22 

21 

20 

20

Maximum

7.7 

6.4

83

28 

19 

12 

7.4 

5.0

28

June

19 

18 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.7 

9.4 

9.4

Minimum

July

9.1 

8.S 

8.6 

8.6 

8.8

8.8 

10 

11 

9.7 

8.8

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

7.7 

7.4

7.4 

8.6 

12 

9.4 

8.8

8.3 

8.0 

8.0 

8.3 

8.0

8.3 

7.7 

7.1 

6.8 

6.6 

6.6

6.4

-

8.5 

9.4 

6.6 

4.3 

3.3

-

Aug.

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.1

6.1 

5.8 

5.8 

5.5 

6.1

7.4 

6.1 

5.8 

5.5 

5.5

5.3 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

Mean

7.26 

5.83 

4.5

15.0

4 

3.5 

4 

8.5O 

16.2 

12.9 

8.45 

5.29 

3.90

7.05

Sept.

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

4.3 

4.5 

5.0 

4.3

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.7 

3.7 

3.9

3.9 

3.7 

3.7 

3.5 

3.7

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

446 

347 

277

10,860

246 

194 

246 

506 

999 

769 

520 

325 

232

5,110

e Part of flow bypassing station, gage heights not representative of total flow; discharge computed as explained in footnote for no gage-height record.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 28 to May 11; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Beaver River near Beaver and Center Creek near Parowan.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 145

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°17', long. 112°34 I , in SW&SW& sec. 17, T. 29 S., 

R. b W., at Fishlake National Forest boundary, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Bakers Canyon and 4j miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area. 82 square miles.

Records available. June to September 1906, March 1914 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 36 years (1914-50), 56.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 164 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 2.95 feet); 

minimum daily, 14 second-feet Aug. 30, Sept. 2-4.

1914-50: Maximum discharge, 1,080 second-feet July 22, 1936 (gage height, 7.27 feet, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; minimum, 

5 second-feet Aug. 29, 1931, Nov. 30, 1939.

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

which are fair. No diversions above station for irrigation. Water diverted for hydroelectric power, but returned to stream above station. Some regulation by power plants 

and several small reservoirs.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

23 

25 

27 

26

26 

25 

27 

26 

28

28 

30 

29 

29 

30

30 

32 

29 

27 

28

. 24 * 22

22 

24 

25

28 

26 

24 

23 

25 

24

Nov.

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

24

23 

24 

23 

23 

24

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

23 

22 

23

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

Dec.

23 

22 

20 

18 

18

17 

23 

22 

26 

24

15 

16 

18 

20 

*22

22 

22 

22 

23 

20

19 

21 

21 

21 

20

20 

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Jan.

21

19 

15 

15 

15

17 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19

19 

19 

17

19 

21 

*h24 

20 

22

21 

20 

22 

22 

20

19 

19 

21 

22 

21 

21

Feb.

18 

ISIS 

21 

19

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

*21 

22 

22 

21 

22

22 

24 

2O 

22 

24

26 

29 

29

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

27 

27 

25 

26 

27

25 

24 

23 

24 

23

22 

21 

21 

22 

22

22 

*23 

21 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

22 

22

21 

22 

22 

22 

22 

23

Apr.

28 

31 

37 

34 

34

33 

40 

41 

35 

29

34 

35 

35 

37 

34

35 

40 

49 

52 

58

73 

82 

93 

87 

75

82 

84 

77 

62 

61

Secondfoot-days

816 

699 

64O

23,811

605 

611 

709 

1,528 

2,747 

1,841 

961 

588 

481

12,226

May

6O 63" 

70 

66 

57

54 

50 

46 

47 

46

48 

49 

50 

60 

66

89 

98 

104

110 

123

137 

141 

132 

116 

125

123 

123 

125 

123 

123 

123

Maximum

32 

25 

26

333

24 

29 

27 

93 

141 

119 

50 

23 

20

141

June

119 

110 

10O 

95 

91

87 

82 

75 

69 

66

64 

61 

58 

57 

54

53 

52 

50 

49 

48

47 

46 

44 

42 

40

38 

37 

36 

36 

35

July

33 

30 

36 

32 

33

33 

38 

47 

37 

38

32 

31 

30 

27 

24

25 

29 

50 

41 

35

29 

24 

25 

25 

27

28 

32 

25 

22 

22 

21

Minimum

22 

22

15

-

15 

15 

21 

28 

46 

35 

21 

14 

14

14

Aug.

22

20 

20 

20

19

17 

19 

19 

19 

18

20 

23 

19 

22 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

16 

21 

21

20 

18 

18 

15 

14 

15

Mean

26.3 

23.3 

20. 6

64.7

2O.O 

21.8 

22.9 

50.9 

88.6 

61.4 

31.0 

19.0 

16.0

33.5

Sept.

15 

14

14 

14 

15

15 

16 

16 

20 

18

17 

15 

16 

16 

15

18 

16

16 

15 

16

16 

16 

15 

16 

19

16 

16

16 

17 

17

Runoff In 

acre -feet

1,620 

1,390 

1,270

46,84O

1,200 

1,210 

1,410 

3,030 

5,450 

3,650 

1,910 

1,710 

954

24,260

Peak discharge (bas'e, 250 sec. -ft. . No peak above base.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11-15, Dec. 19 to Jan. 8, Jan. 25-28, Feb. 1- 

3, 8-1O, 13, Mar. 12-14. No gage-height record Dec. 16-18, Jan. 9-17; discharge computed on basis of 

discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Beaver River at Adamsvllle.
146 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16', long. 112°48', in Si sec. 30, T. 29 S., R. 

8 ¥., 600 feet 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 square miles.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 34 years (1914-36, 1938-50), 37.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 266 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 3.03 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 30.

1913-36, 1937-50: Maximum discharge, 1,090 second-feet July 23, 1941, from rating 

curve extended above 500 second-feet; no flow during periods in 1924, 1931, 1934, 1935, 

1939.

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

which are fair. No diversion between station and Rockyford Reservoir. Several ditches 

above station divert practically entire flow during irrigation season to supply Adamsville and Beaver districts.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

13 

14 

18 

19

18 

19 

26 

30 

34

34 

33 

33

37 

39

38 

20 

44 

43 

42

41 

41 

40 

40 

39 

39

Hov.

47 

55 

55 

57 

56

53 

50 

50 

52

57

62 

58 

57 

56 

54

55 

55 

56 

55 

54

52 

50 

49 

50 

48

46 

45 

47 

47 

45

Dec.

47 

47 

48 

45 

44

43 

46 

47 

47 

47

44 

36 

37 

39 

*41

42 '43 

44 

42 

39

39 

40 

40 

40 

39

39 

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

Jan.

42 

38 

31 

31 

31

35 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

a37 

a37 

a37 

a35

a41 

*50 

54 

48 

48

55 

60 

65 

58 

53

48 

60 

61 

54 

52 

49

Feb.

47 

45 

47 

52 

65

143 

86 

64 

58 

56

55 

54 

53 

58 

62

*61 

62 

61 

60 

58

53 

52 

49 

48 

48

50 

52 

53

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ftry

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

50 

50 

47 

42 

44

42 

43 

43

42 

41

40 

41 

41 

38 

43

43 

41 

41 

42 

42

42 

41 

36 

36 

41

47 

47 

44 

42 

38 

35

Apr.

27 

23 

18 

5.0 

2.6

2.2 

2.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

2.3

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

1.9 

1.9

2.2 

2.3

2.1 

1.9 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

Secondfoot-days

887 

1,573 

1,305

17,326.6

1,395 

1,652 

1,305 

122.8 

82.2 

58.2 

86.6 

28.4 

11.9

8,507.1

May

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

2.3 

3.8

3.4 

3.3

3.1 

3.3 

3.6

3.4 

2.9 

2.6 

2.3 

2.5

2.5 

2.9 

2.8 

3.3 

3.1

2.9 

2.9 

2.3 

2.3

1.9

2.1 

2.2 

2.5 

2.6 

2.3 

1.9

Maximum

44 

62 

48

271

65 

143 

50 

27 

3 8 3)4 25 

1.9 

.6

143

June

2.1 

2.6 

3.3 

3.4 

3.1

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

2.9 

2.8

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

2.3 

2.3

2.5 

1.9 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9

.9 

.8

.6

July

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 

1.7

1.5 

1.9 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0

.8 

.8 

25 

12 

3.8

2.6 

2.3 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6

2.5

3J4

3.1 

2.3 

2.1

Minimum

12 

45 

36

6.4

31 

45 

35 

1.4 

1.7 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.2

.2

Aug.

1.9 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.8 

.8 

.6 

.7 

.7

.6

'.5 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.4

Mean

28.6 

52.4 

42.1

47.5

45.0 

59.0 

42.1 

4.09 

2.65 

1.94 

2.79 

.92 

.40

23.3

Sept.

0.6 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.4

.3 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.3 

.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,760 

3,120 

2,590

34,380

2,770 

3,280 

2,590 

244 

163 

115 

172 

56 

24

16,880

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, 

and records for Bearer River near Beaver and Chalk Creek near Flllmore.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 13 to Jan. 11, Feb. 2-4.

weather records,
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 147

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah

Location. Staff gage, lat. 38°14', long. 112°50', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., at 

KocKyford Dam on Beaver River and 5 miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area. 510 square miles.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 20,500 acre-feet Mar. 31, Apr. 8, {gage 

heignt, 48.4 feet); minimum observed, 2,650 acre-feet Sept. 1, 10 (gage height, 19.5 

feet).

1937-50: Maximum contents observed, 23,810 acre-feet 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 acreFeeT between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 51.0 feet (spillway 

crest). Prior to fall of 1937 spillway crest was at elevation 52.5 feet. Dead storage 

negligible. Water is used for irrigation on lands of Delta Land & Water Co.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

4

5

6

8

10

13

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

lib

26

27

28

29

30

Oct.

8,360

.

-

-

8,420

-

-

8,640

_

-

-

.

-

_

-

9,250

-

-

_

-

.

9,590

39,700

Nov.

-

_

10,200

-

-

-

10,940

-

.

-

-

_

11,620

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

_

_

a!2,600

-

Dec.

-

_

-

-

-

13,510

-

-

_

14,640

-

.

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

315,200

Jan.

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

15,530

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

 .

-

-

_

_

.

_

.

a!7,200

Feb.

-

.

-.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

18,800

_

"

.

_

_

19,180

_

a!9,4oO

.

_

-

Mar.

-

19,740

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

20,300

_

_

_

_

2O, 5OO

Apr.

-

_

-

-

20, 500

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

a!9,200

-

May

-

_

-

17,850

-

-

-

-

_

_

«

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

313,000

June

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

9,590

_

.

_

38 , 7OO

-

July

8,690

.

-

-

7,870

-

-

-

7,270

_

_

_

-

_

7,050

6,560

-

_

_

_

36,000

Aug.

-

_

5,750

-

-

-

4,830

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

_

_

4,O20

-

3,38O

_

_

_

2,700

Sept.

2,650

_

-

-

-

2,650

-

-

_

2,740

.

«

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

32,810

-

No gage-height reooru; contents computed on basis or records of Inflow and outflow. 

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1949. .....

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1949-50......

Gage height 

Tfeet)

-

-

48.4

20. 0

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

a!5,2OO

-

2,810

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,600

+5,880

+110

-5,550

a Ho gage-height record; contents computed on basis of records of Inflow 

and outflow.
148 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°14', long. 112 C 50', in NW£ 

sec. il, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., half a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam and 4f miles 

east of Minersville.

Drainage area.--512 square miles.

Records available.--December 1913 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 35 years (1914-36, 1937-50), 40.0 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 120 second-feet May 19; minimum daily, 

4.a second-feet Sept. 10-30.

1913-50: Maximum discharge, 727 second-feet June 10, 1921 (gage height, 3.53 feet); 

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Mar. 19, 20, 1914.

Remarks.--Records good. One small diversion between dam and station. Plow regulated by 

RocTcyford Reservoir (see preceding page). Several diversions above reservoir for irrigation and municipal supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

11

15 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

11 

6.4

6. 

6.

6. 

6. 

6.

6.4 

6.4 

8.1 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

9.3 

7.5

7.5 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

Dec.

7.5 

7.5 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

7.5 

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 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

8.1

Jan.

8.7 

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 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

Feb.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

13

13 

13 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

14 

14 

13 

14 

14

Apr.

14 

15 

17 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

14 

14 

13

14 

14 

13 

14 

32

57 

78 

78 

79 

81

Second - 

foot-days

360.9 

251.4 

237.9

15,299.0

303.8 

382 

392 

741 

3,336 

2,423 

1,928 

1,944 

220.8

12,520.8

May

95 

97 

97 

95 

93

93 

93 

93 

103 

105

1O5 

105 

1O5 

108 

112

112 

118 

118 

120 

118

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

114 

114 

114 

112 

112 

105

Maximum

18 

12 

8.1

149

12

15 

14 

81 

120 

93 

81 

68 

30

120

June

93 

93 

92 

92 

90

88 

79 

79 

78 

78

78 

78 

76 

76 

76

78 

79 

78 

78 

78

66 

70 

83 

81 

81

81 

81 

81 

81 

81

July

81 

81 

79 

79 

79

79 

62 

48 

50 

68

78 

65 

63

63 

68

70 

71 

73 

62 

47

34 

33 

33 

33 

53

66 

65 

63 

62 

60 

60

Minimum

6.4 

6.9

7.5

5.8

8.7 

12 

12 

13 

93 

66 

33 

52 

4.9

4.9

Aug.

60 

60 

65 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

66

65 

65 63 ! 

63 

62

62 

62 

60 

59

58

56 

56 

56 

53 

53 

52

Mean

11.6 

8.38 

7.67

41.9

9.80 

13.6 

12.6 

24.7 

 108 

80.8 

62.2 

62.7 

7.36

34.3

Sept.

30 

14 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

6.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

Runoff in 

acre-feet

716 

499 

472

30,340

603 

758 

778 

1,470 

6,620 

4,810 

3,820 

3,860 

438

24,840
PAROWAN VALLEY 149

Center Creek near Parowan, Utah

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°50' , long. 112°49', in SEi sec. 24, T. 34 S., R. 

a w. ,600 feet downstream from Parowan municipal power plant, If miles south of Parowan, 

and 2$ miles downstream from Left Pork.

Drainage area. 60 square miles.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 1.99 feet); 

minimum, 6.3 second-feet Mar. 29.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 386 second-feet Aug. 5, 1945 (gage height, 4.59 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 52 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.9 

second-feet Mar. 5, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Yankee Meadows Reservoir (capacity, 

aoout 700 acre-feet) and by power plant above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Bay

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

16

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

14 

14

13 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

Nov.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

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

Dec.

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

9.6 

9.6 

10

11 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

11 

11 

9.6 

9.8 

10

10 

11 

11 

12 

11

11 

12 

11 

12 

11

11 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

12 

11

9.0 

10 

12 

11 

11 

11

Feb.

10 

9.3 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

1O 

10 

10

11 

11 

10 

1O 

10

10 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11

Month

Octo 

Dove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

HBV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

Apr.

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

15

17 

18 

18 

19 

17

18 

20 

20 

16 

16

Secondfoot -day 8

439 

365 

346.2

8,605.9

344.4 

297.3 

343 

438 

603 

599 

444 

364 

294.9

4,877.8

Hay

17 

19 

19 

17 

16

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

17 

18 

19

21 

23 

25 

25 

25

24 

23 

23 

22 

21

20 

19 

19 

19 

18 

19

Maximum

16 

13 

12

75

12 

11 

12 

20 

25 

23 

17 

14 

12

25

June

20 

23 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

July

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

12 

13

Minimum

13 

12 

9.6

-

9.O 

9.3 

11 

11 

16 

17 

12 

10 

9.O

9.0

Aug.

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

14 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

Mean

14.2 

12.2 

11.2

23.6

11.1 

10.6 

11.1 

14.6 

19.5 

20.0 

14.3 

11.7 

9.83

13.4

Sept.

10 

10 

10 

10

11

11 11

12 

11 

10

10 

9.3 

9.0 

9.6 

9.8

9.8 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

9.6 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.0 

9.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

871 

724 

687

17,08O

683 

590 

680 

869 

1,200 

1,190 

881 

722 

585

9,68O
150 CEDAR CITY VALIJEY.

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40'15", long. 113°00'20", in SEj- sec. 17, T. 36

 S., R. 10 W., 2 miles downstream from South Creek and 3.3 miles southeast of Cedar City.

Records available. May 1935 to September 1950. May 1915 to November 1919 (records do 

not include flow of power canal operated prior to November 1919 but would be equivalent 

if flow of power canal is added}.

Average discharge. 14 years (19S5-37, 1938-50), 33.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 211 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 2.78 feet);

 minimum recorded, 6.5 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, but may have been less during period of 

ice effect or no gage-height record.

1935-50: Maximum discharge observed, 2,910 second-feet July 9, 1936 (gage height, 

6.4 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended by broad-crested weir 

formula; minimum observed, 4 second-feet Dec. 15, 1935, but may have been less during 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record.

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

wmcn are fair. No diversion above station for irrigation. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

IE 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

IE 

12 

16 

14 

14

13 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

Nov. j Dec.

13 

13 

12

al2

a!2 

all 

 all 

blO 

blO

bll 

12 

13 

13 

13

bll

all all

I bll

I all 

bll

Jan.

7.9 

7.9

 all

(*)

bll

( )

Feb.

bll

11 

11 

9.4 

blO 

blO

11 

bll 

bll 

bll 

11

12 

 16 

20 

21 

20

16 

16 

16 

17 

20

20 

20 

19

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

mber. ............-...-...-.-..--...-----

lendar year 19 4S 

&ry

wsry

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

17 

15 

15 

18 

19

16

15 

15 

14 

14

14 

13 

16 

16

15

15 

15 

14 

15 

16

15 

17 

18 

20 

20

16 

18 

18 

18 

22 

26

Apr.

32 

37 

33 

28 

30

34 

36 

38 

31 

30

31 

35 

37 

37 

33

38 

48 

55 

57 

72

87 

109 

129 

121 

102

114 

135 

116 

82 

88

Secondfoot-days

390 

362 

347

14,142.1

334.8 

394.4 

515 

1,855 

2,3O5 

761 

411.8 

257.8 

242.5

8,176.3

Hay

93 

100 

85 

65 

65

60 

54 

49 

48

51

57 

60 

7E 

81 

88

93 

92 

92 

92 

93

93 

87 

87 

82 

76

72 

68 

66 

64 

61 

59

Maximum

16

274

21 

26 

135 

100 

55 

24 

18 

12

135

June

55 

49 

44 

40 

38

36 

29 

31 

28 

28

25 

25 

25 

23 

22

22 

21 

21 

20 

2O

18 

18 

17 

17 

16

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

July

14 

13 

13 

14

15

15 

18 

24 

18

15

14 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

IE 

11

11 

11 

11 IE" 

16

17 

11 

10 

9.7 

9.7 

9.4

Minimum

11

-

13 

28 

48 

14 

9.4 

6.9 

7.2

6.9

Aug.

9.4 

9.4 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

8.7 

8.3 

8.3 

7.9 

8.7

18 

9.4 

8.3 

7.9 

7:9

7.9 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.2 

7.2 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

Mean

12.6 

12.1 

11.2

38.7

10.8 

14.1 

16.6 

61.8 

74.4 

25.4 

13.3 

8.32 

8.08

22.4

Sept.

7.2 

7.2 

7.9 

7.9 

9.O

9.0 

8.7 

12 

9.7 

8.3

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

774 

718 

688

28,050

664 

782 

1,O2O 

3,680 

4,570 

1,510 

817 

511 

481

16.E20

Peak discharge (base, 350 see.-ft.). Ho peak above base. 

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Center Creek near Parowan and Beaver River near Beaver. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MINOR BASINS IN NEVADA 151

Baker Creek at narrows, near Baker, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°59 I , long. 114"13', in sec. 22, T. 13 N., R. 69 

J£., naif a mile downstream from Pole Canyon, 1 mile downstream from narrows, and 4f 

miles southwest of Baker.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 1.84 feet); 

minimum recorded, 0.7 second-foot Feb. 21, but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 146 second-feet June 16, 1949 (gage height, 2.43 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 60 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 0.6 second-foot 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.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

3O 

31

Oct.

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3

2.4 

2.4 

2.7 

2.7 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.4 

2.6

3.0 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2 

3.3

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2

Nov.

3.2 

3.1 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7

2.6 

3.1 

3.3 

3.3 

3.2

3.1 

*3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.O 

3.0 

2.8

Dec.

2.7 

2.6 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7. 

b2.5

b2.3 

2.4 

2.4

*b2.2

2.5

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0

Jan.

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

2.2 

2.3

2.3 

2.3- 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

*2.3 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.3 

2.3

bl.9

Feb.

bl.4

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

bl.l 

bl.2 

*1.3 

1.4 

1.5

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

MHV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lender year 1949

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.8 

1.9

1.9 

2.0 

bl.9 

bl.9

1.8

bl.7

i:i 1.7 

1.8 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Apr.

2.5 

2.8 

2.9 

2.7 

2.7

2.8 

2.9 

3.0 

2.9 

2.7

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.S 

2.7

2.9 

3.1 

3.1 

3.2 

3.7

4.1 

4.9 

5.2 

5.2 

5.4

5.8 

6.3 

6.6 

6.6 

6.8

Secondfoot -days

89.5 

91.2 

73.8

3,972.9

66.3 

37.4 

58.0 

115.0 

453.8 

615 

261.7 

116.4 

86.3

2,064.4

May

7.2 

7.7 

8.7 

8.1 

8.3

8.7 

8.3 

8. '9 

8,5 

8.5

8.5 

8.3 

8.1 

8.1 

8.3

8.9 

9.7

11 

12 

13

15 

16 

20 

21 

21

23 

25 

27 

29 

31 

47

Maximum

3.5 

3.3

127

6.8 

47 

46 

11 

5.6 

3.2

47

June

46 

44 

37 

33 

32

32 

31 

25 

21 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

11

July

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

1011

11 

11

10

9.7 

9.5 

9.3 

8.9 

8.5

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

7.7 

7.3

7.3 

7.0 

6.8 

6.6 

6.5

6.5 

6.3 

6.0 

5.8 

5.6 

5.5

Aug.

5.5 

5.6 

5.2 

4.9 

4.8

4.8 

4.4

4.4 

4.3 

4.3

4.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.8 

3.7

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2

3.2 3.1! 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

Minimum Mean

2.2 2 . 89 

2.6 3.04 

2.38

10.9

2.14 

1.34 

1.87 

2.5 3.83 

7.2 14.6 

11 20.5 

5.5 8.44 

2.6 3.75 

2.5 2.88

5.66

Sept.

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.6 

2.7 

3.1 

2.8 

2.8

3.2 

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1 

3.0

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9

2.8 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

3.0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

178 

181 

146

7,880

132 

74 

115 

228 

900 

1,220 

519 

231 

171

4,100

Peak discharge (base, 20 sec. -ft. . May 31 {9 p.m.) 54 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
152 MINOR BASINS IN NEVADA

Lehman Creek near Baker, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°01', long. 114C 13', in sec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 69 

fi., 4f miles west of Baker.

Records available. December 1947 to -September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 1.13 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect or no gage-height record. 

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 34 second-feet June 19, 1949; minimum not determined.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5

Nov.

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.O

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

b2.0 

b2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.9 

 1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

Dec.

1.8 

1.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

1.9

bl.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

bl.7

bl.7 

bl.7

(») 

al.7

Jan.

al.6

1.7 

 1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

bl.4

Feb.

. bl.3

1.3 

1.2 

bl.2 

bl.2

1.3 

1.3 

bl.3 

bl.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

bl.2 

bl.2 

 1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber . ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

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

Bt......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

bl.3 

bl.3 

bl.3 

1.3

bl.3 

bl.2 

bl.2 

bl.2 

bl.2

*bl.2 

1.2 

bl.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

bl.3 

bl.3 

bl.3 

bl.3 

1.3 

1.3

Apr.

1.3 

1.3 

1.4

1.3 

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7 

1.9

2.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.5 

3.0

Secondfoot-days

85.4 

60.3 

54.1

2,190^1

48.2 

35.7 

39.2 

55.6 

168.2 

357.2 

236.6 

118.2 

82.1

1,340.8

May

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2

3.2 

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

4.5 

4.8

5.0 

5.3 

5.5

5.8 

6.4 

7.1 

7.9 

8.7

8.7 

8.7 

9.2

9.6 

10

11

Maximum

3.O 

2.5

32

1.3 

3.0 

11 

15 

9.2 

5.0 

3.2

15

June

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

14 

15 

15 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

9.6 

9.6

July

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

8.7 

8.7

8.7 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

8.7

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

8.3 

8.3

7.9 

7.5 

8.3 

7.5

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

6.4 

6.4 

6.1

5.8 

5.5 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

Minimum

2.5 

1.9

-

1.2 

1.3 

2.8 

9.6 

5.3 

2.2 

2.0

-

Aug.

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.8

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.3 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0

2.6 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

Mean

2.75 

2.01 

1.75

6.00

1.55 

1.28 

1.26 

1.85 

5.43 

11.9 

7.63 

3.81 

2.74

3.67

Sept.

2.2 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.3 

2.3 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

169 

120 

107

4,340

96 

71 

78 

110 

334 

708 

469 

234 

163

2,660

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Baker Creek at narrows, near Baker, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

SALTON SEA BASIN 

Salton Sea, Calif.

Location. Bench mark set by Imperial Irrigation District, lat: 33°26 I 55", long. 116°02'2CP, 

InTlWt sec. 27, T. 8 S., R. 9.E., 1 mile northeast of Pigtree John Spring and about 

9 miles south of Mecca. Elevation is 242.44 feet below mean sea level.

Drainage area. 8,360 square miles.

Hecoras -available. November 1904 to September 1950. Records prior to September 1932 are 

puDiisnea in water-Supply Paper 735.

Extremes. Maximum stage, 195.0 feet below mean sea level in February and March 1907; 

minimum since 1906, 250.7 feet below mean sea level in November 1924; bottom of sea 

(from 1904-5 determinations), 2.73.5 feet below mean sea level.

Remarks. Area of water surface of sea at elevation 250 feet below mean sea level, 266 

square miles; area at 240 feet below mean sea level, 328 square miles. See WaterSupply Paper 735 for condensed history of Salton Sea. Elevations in the following 

table, furnished by Imperial Irrigation District, were determined by leveling from 

above mentioned bench mark.
SALTON SEA BASIN 153

Elevation, in feet, below mean sea level, of Salton Sea, Calif., 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Oct. 1.....

Hov . 1 ..... 

Dec. 1..... 

Dec . 31 ......

240.70

240.70 

240.40 

240.20

Feb . 1 .....

Mar . 1 ..... 

31..... 

May 1 .....

239.85

239.40 

239.30 

239.20

30 ..... 

Aug. 1..... 

31 .....

239.60 

239.75 

240.00

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Calif.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°56'50", long. lie-SS^O", in NEij sec. 2, T. 3 S.,

 H. 3 K., 1.6 miles north of Whitewater. Datum of gage, 1,610.98 feet above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1934. Supplemental water-stage recorder and 8-foot Cipolletti 

weir on Whitewater Mutual Water Co.'s diversion just downstream; installed Feb. 24, 

1950.

Drainage area. 57.4 square miles.

Kecords available. October 1948 to September 1950.

iixEremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 450 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 8.08 feet); 

minimum daily, 2.3 second-feet Jan. 1.

1948-50: Maximum and minimum, those of 1950.

Maximum discharge known, 42,000 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area method at 

site 2.5 miles upstream (drainage area, 51.4 square miles).

Remarks. Records fair. Records of daily discharge include water pumped from open sumps 

in ground-water seepage area surrounding station but do not include flow in infiltration pipe line which bypasses station. Separately shown are monthly and yearly 

figures of total water diverted about 15 miles upstream and carried out of this 

drainage basin to power plants on San Gorgonio River, and thence to an area north of 

Banning for irrigation. One small diversion for domestic use and one for irrigation 

use are located 2 and 3 miles upstream.

Cooperation.--"Records of monthly discharge of infiltration pipe line furnished by Whitewater Mutual Water Co. Records of diversions out of basin to San Gorgonio power 

plants furnished by California Electric Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

a7.5 

a7.4 

a7.3 

a7.2 

7.1

7.6 

7.3 

7.6 

7.6 

6.8

7.9 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

7.9 

6.8

7.6 

6.8 

7.1 

7.6 

6.8

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

6.8

Nov.

7.3 

5.8 

5.3 

5.3 

6.1

5.8 

5.8 

6.1 

5.3 

30

05.0 

4.2 

3.9 

5.1 

5.6

5.8 

4.9 

4.4 

5.1 

4.0

4.4 

4.2

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.4 

4.2 

4.4

4.9

Dec.

5.1 

5.1 

4.9 

4.9

4.P

5.1 

5.1 

4.2 

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.2 

4.6 

5.1 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

23 

45 

13

5.0 

3.5 

3.6 

4.2 

3.0

4.0 

3.6 

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2

Jan.

£.3 

4.0 

£.8 

3.0 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

3.2 

3.3

3.0

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.8 

4.4

3.7 

4.4 

4.3 

5.6 

4.6 

5.0

Month

Ootc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augvi 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 .........

i&ry

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

ter year 1949-50 ..........

Feb.

5.3 

4.6 

4.6 

4.2

4.0

60 

50 

20 

8.1 

7.3

7.3 

5.3 

5.8 

4.9 

4.4

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6

4.6 

5.3 

5.6 

5.3 

5.3

5.8 

5.6 

5.6

Secondfoot-days

225.4 

 73.3 

J04.0

2,S35.4

106.2 

261.7 

252.5 

221.8 

?00.7 

175.8 

203.3 

188.9 

205.3

2,418.9

Mar.

5.3 

5.8 

6.6

6.1 

6.7

8.3

10 

11 

8.0 

7.6

7.6 

8.1 

7.9 

7.3

7.1

6.7 

6.1 

5.6 

5.3 

5.0

5.3 

5.3 

5.6 

6.3 

22

6.7 

7.3 

15 

19 

9.2 

8.7

Maximum

7.9 

30 

45

45

5.6 

60 

22 

9.8 

7.1 

7.1 

13 

9.7 

25

60

Apr.

8.1 

7.3 

6.5 

7.1 

6.6

6.8 

6.8 

7.9 

9.0 

7.9

9.2 

9.5 

9.8 

9.2 

8.7

7.9 

7.3 

6.8 

7.1 

6.0

6.3 

5.6 

5.3 

6.6 

6.8

7.6 

7.1 

7.9 

7.1 

6.0

May

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

7.1 

6.3

6.3 

6.6 

6.8 

6.8

7.1

6.8 

6.8 

6.6 

6.6

6.1

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.3 

6.3

5.8 

6.3 

6.8 

7.1 

6.8

6.8 

6.3 

6.3 

6.6 

6.1 

6.1

Minimum

6.8 

3.9

3.0

2.4

2.3 

4.0 

5.0 

5.3. 

5.8 

4.4 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2

2.3

MeE

June

6.1 

6.1 

5.8 

5.8 

6.1

6.3 

7.1 

6.8 

6.8 

6.3

6.1 

6.6 

6.3 

6.3 

6.1

6.3 

6.1 

5.6

6.1 

5.6

5.3 

5.6 

5.6 

5.8 

5.1

5.3 

4.9 

4.9 

4.6 

4.4

n

7.27 

5.78 

6.58

7.22

3.43 

9.35 

8.15 

7.39 

6.47 

5.86 

6.56 

6.09 

6.84

6.63

July

4.2 

4.0 

3.4 

3.6 

13

5.8 

11 

11 

7.4 

5.1

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

5.1 

5.1

6.7 

6.3 

6.3 

6.6 

6.6

6.3 

6.1 

5.6 

6.3 

7.7

9.0 

8.4 

8.4 

7.3 

6.1 

7.1

Runo

White 

Water

447 

344 

405

5,230

211 

519 

501 

440 

398 

349 

403 

375 

407

4,8.00

' Aug.

6.8 

6.3 

5.6 

6.1 

5.3

4.4 

6.1 

6.1 

5.8 

5.8

7.3 

5.8 

4.9 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

5.3 

5.6 

6.3 

3.8

6.6 

6.1 

5.8 

5.6 

6.1

9.7 

7.1 

6.3 

7.3 

6.8 

6.8

Sept.

6.1 

6.6 

5.8

6.1 

8.0

25 

010 

c8 

c7 

c6

6.6 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

5.8

6.3 

4.2 

7.1 

6.1 

5.6

5.3 

5.6 

5.6 

6.0 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

 f in acre-feet Infiltration 

pipe line

18 

83 

107

-

107 

97 

107 

104 

104 

99 

102 

33 

64

1,020

Total

465 

427 

512

-

318 

616 

608 

544 

502 

448 

505 

408 

471

5,820

Peak discharge (base not yet dete;-mined) .--Nov. 10 (2:15 p.m.) 225 sec. -ft.; Sept. 6 (2:20 p.m.)

45O sec.-rt.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

c Stage-discharge relation uncertain; discharge computed on basis of normal recession.

207366 O - 52 - 11
154 SALTON SEA BASIN

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°47'40", long. 116°33'45", in SWi sec. 22, T. 4 S.

 H. 4 E,, lj miles southwest of Palm Springs, Riverside County. Datum of gage is 764.5 

feet above mean sea level (survey by Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District).

Drainage area. Indeterminate.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 1.76 feet); 

no now during several months.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 65 second-feet July 22, 1948 (gage height, 3.92 feet); 

no flow during several months of each year.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet. Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

G 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

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 

I e.04

.1

Dec.

0.1

.1 

.1 .1 .1

.1 .1

.2 

.2 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.8

.7 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Jan.

0.3 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.7 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.9 

.8

Feb.

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

2.3

12 

6.5 

4.2 

3.4

3.3 

2.8 

2.4 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.5 

2.5

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

ber. ....................................

lendar year 194S 

apy .

uary. ...................................

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.5

2.7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.5 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.5 

2.4 

2.5 

2.4 

3.5

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

3.2

Apr.

3.6 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.1

4.1 

4.0 

3.9 

4.2 

4.1

3.9 

3.7 

3.8 

3.7 

3.6

3.5 

3.4 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5 

3.3

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8

Secondfoot-days

0 

.22

10.2

661 ."36

14.4 

74.0 

82.7 

108.8 

52.4 

6.0 

.18 

0 

0

348.90

May

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

3.1 

2.9

2.8 

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

Maximum

0 

.1 

.8

16

.9 

12 

3.5 

4.2 

3.1 

.6

0 

0

12

June

0.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

d.l 

d.l 

d.l 

d.l

d.l 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

July

I eO.02

e.Ol

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0 

.1

0

.3 

.7 

2.4 

2.8 

.7 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

.007 

.33

1.81

.46 

2.64 

2.67 

3.63 

1.69 

.20 

.006 

0 

0

.96

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

.4

20

1,310

29 

147 

164 

216 

104 

12 

.4 

0 

0

693

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

e Dally discharge less than 0.1 sec.-ft.
SALTON SEA BASIN 155 

Palm Canyon Creek near palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°44'55", long. 116 0 32'15", in S? sec. 11, T. 5 S., 

RTT E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Murray Canyon Creek and 6 miles south 

of Palm Springs. Altitude of gage, about 700 feet.

Drainage area. 94.0 square miles.

Records available. January. 1930 to January 1942, October 1947 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 14 years (1930-41, 1947-50), 6.21 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 2.17 feet); 

no now during several months.

1930-42, 1947-50: Maximum discharge, 3,850 second-feet Feb. 6, 1937 (gage height, 

5.60 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 120 second-feet on 

basis of velocity-area studies; no flow for several months during most years.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversion above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

How

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Jan.

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

.01 

.03 

.03 

7.6 

4.7 

2.0

Feb.

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.6

6.1 

12 

6.3 

3.3 

3.3

8.1 

4.8 

3.3 

2.7 

2.2

1.6 

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.7

.8 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.05

.04 

.03 

.03 

.04 

.02

.03 

.02 

.03 

.03 

.03

.01 

.01 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.0

.7 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.06

Apr.

0.03 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.5 

.3

.2 

.06 

.05 

.04 

.03

.01 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot -days

0 

0 

0

419:71

14.36 

65.7 

5.01 

1.21 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

86.28

May

Maximum

0 

0 

0

7.8

7.6 

12 

2.0 

.5 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

12

June

Minimum

July

0 

0 

0

0

0 

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

1.15

.463 

2.35 

.162 

.040 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.236

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

833

2S 

130 

9.9 

2.4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

170

Peak discharge (base 100 see.-ft). No peak above base.
156 SALTON SEA BASIN

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder and 36-inch broad-crested weir, lat. 33 0 45'35", long.

 lib"32'55", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., at Indian Service diversion dam, 0.9 mile 

above mouth and 5.4 miles south of Palm Springs. Altitude of gage, 800 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area. 8.78 square miles.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 2.22 feet);

 minimum daily, 0.3 second-foot on several days in August.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 6, 1950; minimum, 0.2 second-foot on 

several days in August 1949.

Remarks. Records good. One small diversion about 1 mile above station for domestic use.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.9 

1.0 

.9

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.9 

.8

1.3 

1.1

1.0 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

 1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Nov.

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.9 

1.0 

3.0

1.7 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.6 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

Dec.

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.6 

2.0 

2.0

2.1

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

4.0 

3.6

2.9 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Jan.

2.0 

2.0 

2.2

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

2.2 

2.8 

2.2

2.1 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

4.9 

2.5 

2.1

Feb.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

1.6

7.7 

8.8 

5.3 

t.3 

3.9

3.9 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

2.9

2.9 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.2 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Man

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber. ....................................

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

1.8

2.1 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2-.0

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

4.0

2-.1 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6 

1.8 

1.7

Apr.

1.7 

1.8 

1.7 

1.8 

2.0

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

4.3 

3.2

2.7 

2.O 

1.9 

1.8 

2.0

1.7

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.4 

1.5 

1.7 

1.6

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7

Secondfoot-days

29.2 

36.4 

64.3

600.1

68.7 

86.0 

60.1 

56.3 

39.5 

22.6 

20.6 

12.1 

24.3

520.1

May

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

1.8

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 a. z

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.8

Maximum

1.4 

3.0 

4.0

-

r 4.9 

8.8 

4.0 

4.3 

2.1 

1.0 

1.2 

.6 

1.0

8.8

June

0.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5

July

0.6 

.7 

.6 

.6

1.2

l.O 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.8

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6

.5 

,5 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5

Minimum

0.7 

.7 

1.5

-

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3 

.7 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.5

.3

Aug.

O.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

a. 4 

a. 4 

a. 4

a. 5 

a. 5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Mean

0.94 

1.21 

2.07

1.64

2.22 

3.07 

1.94 

1.88 

1.27 

.75 

.66 

.39 

.81

1.42

Sept.

0.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.6

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8

.8 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Runoff In 

acre-feet

58 

72 

128

1,190

136 

171 

119 

112 

78 

45 

41 

24 

48

1,030

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 157

Deep Creek near Hesperla, Calif.

Location, Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir, lat. 34 0 20 I 30", long. H7°13 I 40'1 , 

in sjst sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with West Pork 

Mojave River and 8 miles southeast of Hesperia. Altitude of gage, about 3,050 feet.

Drainage area. 137 square miles.

Records available. December £929 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--20 years (1930-50), 60.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 708 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 3.14 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 1-3.

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 46,600 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area method; 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot at times during 1932-34, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those between 9 and 11 second-feet, which are fair. Hesperia 

water Co.'s canal diverts water about 2 miles above station for irrigation and domestic 

use. Minor regulation by Lake Arrowhead (drainage area, 6.62 square miles).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10 to Dec. 11, Jan. 4-16, 

Feb. 6-12, Apr. 8-18, May 5-29, Aug. 16 to Sept. 23)

0.7 0.4 1.3 9.5 1.9 42 2.4 166 

.8 1.0 1.5 11 2.0 57 2.6 258 

.9 2.0 1.6 16 2.1 76 2.8 375 

1.0 3.4 1.7 22 2.2 100 3.0 518 

1.1 5.1 1.8 30 2.3 130

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Nov.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.3

1.7 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

17

46 

19 

11 

8.5 

5.3

4.7 

4.4 

4.0 

3.5 

3.7

3.5 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9

2.9 

2.6 

2.9 

2.9

2.9

Dec.

2.9

2.9 

2.8 

2.6 

2.5

2.2 

2.2 

2.6 

3.7 

3.7

3.5 

3.5 

5.5 

5.7 

6.6

6.4 

6.6 

8.4 

262 

78

33 

25 

20 

16 

14

12 

12 

11 

12 

11 

11

Jan.

10 

10

11

 7.8 

11

b9.5 

b9.6 

11 

20 

13

14 

 15 

11 

13

12

11 

14 

14 

17 

17

18 

24 

33 

36 

28

19 

20 

20 

19 

28 

22

Feb.

18 

20 

19 

18 

19

267 

500 

54 

112 

86

88 

66 

52 

44 

40

39 

40 

36 

35 

35

34 

30 

29 

27

26

26 

19 

18

Month

Octo 

Hove: 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

 iber. ................................... iber. ...........-------- ---------------

lendar year 1949 

ary

onber

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

19 

25 

23 

22 

20

18 

16 

14 

13 

11

10 

10 

6.7 

6.6 

6.2

5.7 

5.5 

5.3 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

5.0 

24

20 

16 

19 

25 

25 

25

Apr.

23

20 

17 

14 

12

10 

10 

12 

42 

34

32 

41 

46 

44

35

27 

23 

20 

17 

16

14 

13 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.9 

8.8 

7.9

Secondfoot-days

25.4 

169.0 

593.5

8, 340". 3

517.9 

1,797 

421.1 

598.6 

144. 4 

63.2 

41. S 

26.6 

20.9

4,418.6

Peak discharge (base. 400 sec. -ft.}. Dec. 19 (9 a.m.)

Hay

7.5 

7.3 

9.0 

11 

10

10 

9.5 

8.5 

7.3 

6.2

3.7 

3.7 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.4 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6

2.8 

2.6 

2.8 

2.6

2.5

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8

KaxlBUB

1.0 

46 

262

2S2

38 

500 

25 

46 

11 

2.6 

1.8 

1.3 

1.0

500

June

1.8 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.5

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.5

July

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.7 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.3

Aug.

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

MinlBua Mean

0.5 0.8? 

1.0 5.63 

2.2 19.1

.4 22.9

7.6 16.7 

18 64.2' 

4.6 13.6 

7.9 20.0 

1.8 4.66 

1.5 2.11 

1.0 1.33 

.5 .86 

.4 .70

.4 12.1

Sept.

0.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5

.6 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.9

.9 

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9 

1.0

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

50 

335 

1,180

16,540

1,030 

3,560 

835 

1,190 

266 

125 

82 

53 

41

8,770

496 sec. -ft.; Feb. 7 (6 a.m.) 706 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
158 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 34'25", long. 117°19 I 10", in SWiSE^ sec. 29, T.

 (3 N., R. 4 W., 500 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66 and 3 miles northwest

of Victorville.

Drainage area. 530 square miles. 

Hecords available. October 1936 to September 1950. February 1899 to July 1906 and Novem-

 ber 193U to iieptember 1936 at site 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 14 years (1936-50), 96,3 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 53 second-feet Mar. 4, 5; minimum daily,

b second-feet July 28.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 70,600 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938 (gage height, 18.7

feet, present datum), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 8 second-feet July 16, 1949,

July 28, 1950. 

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions above station principally for irrigation. Minor reguTaTTon by Lake Arrowhead.

Discharge, In second-feet, Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

»y

i

£

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

21 

21 

21 

23 

19

23 

23 

28 

26 

34

28 

28 

28 

28

28

31 

34 

26 

31 

31

34 

31 

34 

31 

31

31 

31 

28 

34 

26 

26

Mov.

26 

34 

34 

37 

34

31 

31 

26 

26 

31

34 

34 

37 

40 

40

37 

40 

37 

37 

37

37 

34 

34 

34 

37

34 

34 

34 

31 

34

Dec.

34

31 

34 

31 

34

34 

34 

34 

40 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

40 

40 

40 

40 

4O

37 

43 

40 

40 

40

40 

43 40' 

43 

50 

43

Jan.

40 

43 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

43 

50 

46

43 

46 

46 

46 

50

46 

46 

43 

46 

46

50 

43 

50 

46 

43

46 

43 

43 

40 

40 

40

Feb.

37 

37 

40 

40 

40

43 

40 

40 

37 

40

43 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

43 

46

46 

50 

50 

46 

46

50 

46 

46

Month

Oc to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

tto

mber. .............. ....................

lendar year 1949 

ju?y

h. ...

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

onboi* * * 

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

46 

50 

50 

53 

53

43 

46 

43 

43 

40

40 

40 

40 

37 

34

34 

34 

34 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

37 

43

40 

34 

26 

26 

26 

26

Apr.

26 

26 

28 

28 

26

26 

a27 

a28 

a29 

a30

31 

31 

31 

34 

37

28 

34 

28 

23 

23

28 

23 

26 

28

31

28 

26 

28 

23 

23

Secondfoot -days

869 

1,028 

1,187

11,237.0

1,364 

1,228 

1,173 

838 

794 

653 

513.0 

597 

660

10,904.0

May

23

26 

31 

28 

26

26 

28 

31 

26 

28

28 

28 

28 

34 

23

26 

23 

23 

23 

26

31 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

28 

23 

21 

26 

15

Maxima

34 

40 

50

64

50 

50 

53 

37 

34 

28 

22 

28 

28

53

June

20 

21 

17 

19 

21

21 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

26 

28 

21 

23

23 

23 

19 

19 

26

21 

22 

21 

21 

21

23

23 

23 

22 

23

July

21 

21 

17 

17 

21

22 

21 

19 

21 

19

19 

21 

21 

21 

21

17 

15 

13 

13 

13

15 

13 

13 

13 

15

15

13 

8.0 

11 

11 

13

Aug.

11 

11 

13 

13 

13

15 

17 

21 

19 

19

19 

19 

17 

19 

17

17 

15 

21 

21 

17

23 

26 

28 

28 

26

26 

26 

21 

19 

17 

23

Minima Mean

19 28.0 

26 34.3 

31 38.3

8.0 30.8

40 44 

37 43.' 9 

26 37.8 

23 27.9 

15 25.6 

17 21.8 

8.0 16.5 

11 19.3 

13 22.0

8.0 29.9

Sept.

23 

21 

21 

21 

21

19 

13 

19 

19 

21

19 

19 

21 

23 

21

23 

23 

21 

21 

28

26 

26 

26 

21 

23

19 

26 

23 

23 

26

Runoff in 

acre -feet

1,720 

2,040 

2,350

22,270

2,710 

2,440 

2,330 

1,660 

1,570 

1,300 

1,020 

1,180 

1,310

21,630

Peak discharge (base, 200 second-feet). Mo peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Thterpolated.

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°54'25", long. 1170 01'20n , in SW£SE£ sec. 31, T 

ItTHT, R. 1 W., 75 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91 at Barstow. Altitude 

of gage, about 2,090 feet.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1950.

Average aiscnar-ge. 20 years, 37.6 second-feet.

Extremes. HO now during year.

iaaO-50: Maximum discharge, 64,300 second-feet Mar. 3, 1938 (gage height, 8.60 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow for several months each year

Remarks. No flow since Mar. 23, 1947. Minor storage and many diversions above station.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 159

West Pork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20'20", long. 117°14'35", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 3

 N., K. 4 W., at highway bridge 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with Deep Creek and 7 

miles southeast of Hesperia. Altitude of gage, about 3,050 feet.

Drainage area. 74.8 square miles.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years, 31.8 second-feet.-

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 706 second-feet Dec. 19 (gage height, 4.17 feet); 

no now during several months. -

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 26,100 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area method; 

no flow during several months of each year.

Remarks. Records fair. One small diversion above station for irrigation; water diverted

 From Lake Gregory above station for domestic use and fire protection. No regulation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

O 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

.1 

322 

64

30

21 

15 

14 

11

8.5 

6.8 

5.9 

4.6 

4.2 

4.2

Jan.

3.8 

3.8

5.0 

4.7 

3.7

3.2 

3.8 

6.8 

34 

16

17 

36 

20

13 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

8.5

8.5 

9.7 

10 

12

12

11 

6.8 

5.4 

6.8 

10 

6.8

Feb.

5.4 

3.8 

3.8 

3.1 

3.8

76 

166 

83 

56 

46

45 

37 

31 

28 

25

23 

19 

13 

10 

9.7

9.1 

6.8 

6.8 

5.9 

5.4

5.9 

5.4 

5.9

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

5.9 

9.7 

5.4 

4.2 

3.1

2.5 

1.3 

.7 

.4

.3

.3

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

0 

33

18 

11 

8.5 

6.4 

5.0 

3.8

Apr.

2.5 

1.9 

1.3 

.8 

.4

.2 

.2

5.3 

46 

18

12 

7.3 

6.4 

5.9 

4.2

5.0 

4.2 

3.8 

2.5 

1.9

1.3 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

511.3

4,295.08

377.3 

738.8 

120.2 

132.9 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1,840.5

May

Maximum

0 

0 

322

322

36 

166 

33 

46 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

322

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

3.2

3.1 

0 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

16.5

11. S

10.9 

26.4 

3.88 

4.43 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

5.04

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

1,010

8,520

669 

1,470 

238 

264 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

3,650

706" sec. -ft.
160 ANTELOPE VALLEY

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°25'10", long. irfSO'SS", In NE$ sec. 20, T. 4 N. 

K. a if., 1.8 miles southeast of Valyermo. Altitude of gage, about 4,050 feet.

Drainage area.--23.0 square miles.

Records available. January 1923 to September 1937, May 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 26 years (1923-37, 1938-50), 15.8 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 2.47 feet); 

 minimum daily, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 27-29.

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 8,300 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area method; 

minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 22, 1925,

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station. There is evidence of appreciable inTUTration into the stream bed in the immediate vicinity of this station.

Cooperation. Twenty-five discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood 

uontroi District, through H. E. Hedger, chief engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.0

2.S 

2.S 

2.8 

2.S

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Mov.

2.5 

2.5 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.S 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

3.3

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.S 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

Dec.

3.0 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.7 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

4.0 

6.0 

6.8 

6.0

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

Jan.

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3

5.5

5.5 

6.0

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.1 

5.1

5.1 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.1

5.1 

5.1 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.1 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

Feb.

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

31 

24 

12 

10 

9.5

9.0 

9.0 

7.8 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

7.8 

7.3 

7.3 

7.8

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

S.4 

8.4 

8.4

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decei

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

»y.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ma

 her ......... . . ------ . - - . -

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.4

6.4

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.8 

7.S

7.3 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

Apr.

6.4 

6.4 

3.4 

6.4

Secondfoot -daya

95.8 

84. 0 

131.5

2,130.8

157.4 

255.1 

219.0 

226.5 

205.2 

118.9 

83.0 

68.5 

62.0

1,706.9

6.0 

6.0 

7.8 

7.8 

6.8

6.8 

6.S 

7.3 

8.4 

7.8

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

8.4 

9.0

9.0 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

7.8

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

8.4 

8.4

May

9.0 

9.0 

8.4

8.4

7.8 

7.3 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

6.4 

6.4 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

6.8 

6.8 

6.4 

6.4 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6,0 

5.5 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

4.7

MaxlBun

3.7 

3.3

6.8

L 24

6.0 

31 

8.4 

9.0 

9.0 

4.7 

3.3 

2.5 

2.5

31

June

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.3 

3.3

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

July

Minimus

2.5 

2.5 

3.0

2.5

4.3

4.7 

6.0 

6.0 

4.7 

3.0 

2.2 

2.0 

1.6

1.6

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Aug.

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Mean

3.09 

2.80 

4.24

5.84

5.08 

9.11 

7.06 

7.55 

6.62 

3.96 

2.68 

2.21 

2.07

4.68

Sept.

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.5 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

190 

167 

261

4,230

312 

506 

434 

449 

407 

236 

165 

136 

123

3,390

Peak discharge (bade. 50 aec.-ft.K Mo peak above base.
ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN 161

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°27'50", long. 118°01'05", 0.2 mile upstream from

 Santiago Creek, 2 miles upstream from Little Rock Palmdale Irrigation District's dam, 

and 5 miles south of Little Rock, Los Angeles County. Altitude of gage, about 3,290 

feet.

Drainage area. 49.0 square miles.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1950 (1937-38, 1938-39 incomplete).

Average discharge. 18 years (1930-37, 1939-50), 19.7 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 212 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 5.26 feet);

 no now during several months.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 2, 1938; no flow 

during periods in most years.

Remarks. Records good. No regulation or diversions above station.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through H. E. 

Heoger, 'chief engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.1

.1

.z

.3 

.4

.5 

.6 

.6

.7 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.2

Dec.

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.9 

4.8 

3.6

2.6 

2.0 

1.8

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

2.2

19 

11

6.6 

5.3 

4.7 

4.4 

4.2

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2

Jan.

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

4.2 

5.8 

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.0 

2.8

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

3.5 

5.6 

6.0

6.9 

8.3

9.1 

10 

8.7

6.2 

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0 

4.4

Feb.

4.2 

4.0 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4

114 

82 

59 

25 

22

<!4

19 

15 

12 

10

9.6 

8.7 

8.3 

7.9 

7.5

7.2 

6.6 

6.3 

6.0 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

¥a

her. ....................................

 her. ................................... mber. ...........----------- .-..----.-..

lendar year 1949 

ary

rr::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

5.6 

6.0 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0

6.3 

6.0 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.8

5.6 

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

6.3

11

7.2 

6.6 

6.0 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3

Apr.

5.0 

5.0 

4.7 

4.4 

4.2

4.2

4.0 

6.1 

11 

8.7

B.7

11 

14 

19 

15

13 

13 

11 

11 

9.1

8.3

7.9 

7.2 

6.6 

6.3

5.6 

5.3 

5.0 

4.7 

4.7

Secondfoot -days

0 

7.3 

109.7

1,890.7

142.7 

471.1 

182.7 

243.7 

71.6 

14.0 

.6 

0 

0

1,245.4

May

4.4

4.2 

4.4 

4.4

4.2

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2

3.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2

1.9

1.8 

1.6 

1.3 

1.4 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

Maximum

0 

1.2 

19

33

10 

114 

11 

19 

4.4 

1.0 

.1 

0 

0

114

June

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

July

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0 

1.2

0

2.4 

3.4

5.0 

4.0 

1.0 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

.24 

3.54

4.63

4.80 

16.8 

5.89 

8.12 

2.31 

.47 

.02 

0 

0

3.41

Sept.

Runoff In 

-ao re-feet

0 

14 

218

3,350

2S5 

934 

362 

483 

142 

28 

1.2 

0 

0

2,470
162 MONO LAKE BASIN

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 38°00', long. 119°08', in NE£ sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 26 E.,

 1 mile south of Mono Lake post office. Datum of gage is 6,410.73 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1950. Records prior to September 1934 are 

puDiisnea in water-Supply Paper 765.

Extremes. 1912-50: Maximum elevation observed, 6,428.1 feet July 18, 1919; minimum ob-

 served, 6,410.1 feet Sept. 27, 30, 1950.

Remarks. Reference point set by W. D. Johnson, topographer for I. C. Russell, at water

 surface on Negit Island on Nov. 5, 1883 (see p. 299, Part I, Eighth Annual Report, 

U. S. Geological Survey, 1886-87) was recovered on Sept. 30, 1950. Elevation determined as 6,'410.4 feet, by water level to present gage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Los Angeles.

Elevation, In feet, above mean sea level, water year October 1949 to September 195b

Oct. 4

12

21

26

31

Nov. 8

14

23

28

Dec. 6

9

12

20

30

Jan. 6

12

18

25

Feb. 6

6,411.9

6,411.8

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.6

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.4

6,411.4

6,411,4

6,411.4

6,411.5

Feb. 7

14

21

28

Mar. 7

14

16

21

28

Apr. 10

18

25

May 9

17

23

31

June 9

13

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.4

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.5

6,411.3

6,411.3

6,411.3

6,411.3

6,411.2

6,411.1

June 19

26

July 6

11

17

19

24

Aug. 2

11

16

24

31

Sept. 6

9

13

19

27

30

6,411.1

6,411.0

6,411.0

6,411.0

6,410.9

6,410.9

6,410.8

6 , 410 . 7

6,410.5

6,410.4

6 , 41O . 4

6,410.3

6,410.3

6,410.3

6 , 410 . 3

6,410.2

6,410.1

6,410.1

WALKER LAKE BASIN

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.

Location. --Bench mark at United States naval depot, lat. 38°35', long. 118 e42' in

sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 29 E., 3 miles northwest of Hawthorne. Bench mark is 4,053.41 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1950. Occasional readings prior to August 

Extremes. 1928-50: Maximum elevation observed, 4,051.8 feet Mar. 13, 1928 (Indian 

 Service); minimum observed, 3,999.0 feet Sept. 30, 1950.

An elevation of 4,078.0 feet, adjustment of 1912, was observed Sept. 27, 1908, by 

Geological Survey.

Remarks . Elevation determined by spirit leveling. 

Cooperation. --Records furnished by U. S. Navy Department.

Elevation, In feet, above mean sea level, 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Oct. 27

Dec. 7

Jan. 5

Feb. 28

Mar. 30

4,002.4

4,002.1

4,001.8

4,001.6

4,001.4

May 8

26

June 3O

Sept. 30

4,001.1

4,000.9

4,000.6

3,999.0
WALKER LAKE BASIN 

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif.

163

 Location. Float gage, lat. 38°19'30", long. 119 812'50n , in SE£ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 25

ri., at Bridgeport Dam on East Walker River and 4^ miles north of Bridgeport. Datum of

gage is at mean sea level. 

Drainage area.--362 square miles. 

Kecoras available. October 1931 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. March

iaab to septemoer 1950 in files of Walker River Irrigation District. 

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 20,070 acre-feet Apr. 8-13 (elevation, 6,450.70

reet); minimum, 1,690 acre-feet Oct. 9 (elevation, 6,431.95 feet).

1926-50: Maximum contents, 44,580 acre-feet June 12, 1938 (elevation, 6,460.7 feet);

no contents during fall of 1929, 1930. 

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Dec. 8, 1923;

aanrcompleted in November 1924. Capacity, 42,460 acre-feet between elevations 6,412

feet (sill of outlet gate) and 6,460 feet (crest of spillway). No dead storage. Water

is used for irrigation in Walker River Irrigation District. Contents correspond to gage

readings made about 8 a.m. daily.

Cooperation. Elevations and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District, 

revisions. Revised figuras of contents, in acre-feet, for August and September 1949,

superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1150,are given herewith:

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Aug.

-

Sept.

4,480 

4,350 

4,250 

4,120 

4,020 

3,900

Day

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

:

Sept.

3,780 

3,660 

3,570 

3,420 

3,320 

3,210

Month

Augu 

Sept

Wa

5t 194 

ember .

ter year 1948

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

6,990

Sept.

3,100 

3,000 

2,920 

2,830 

2,760 

2,640

Bay

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

-6,550 

-2,530

-1,740

Aug.

6,810 

6,590 

6,370 

6,200 

6,000 

5,840

Sept.

2,590 

2,520 

2,480 

2,480 

2,430 

2,430

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Aug.

2,560 

5,400 

5,260 

5,040 

4,820 

4,710 

4,610

Sept.

2,390 

2,270 

2,230 

2,190 

2,070 

2,000

Equivalent mean discharge 

( second-feet)

-107 

-42. 5

-2.4

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

1,950

1,910

1,880

1,850

1,810

1,800

1,740

1,710

1,690

1,730

1,760

1,800

1,810

1,830

1,850

1,880

1,900

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,950

2,020

2,050

2,130

2,150

2,250

2,330

2,390

2,450

2,500

2,540

Nov.

2,620

2,660

2,730

2,800

2,870

3,100

2,970

3,060

3,100

3,130

3,210

3,320

3,400

3,510

3,570

3,630

3,690

3,780

3,900

3,960

4,020

4,120

4,220

4,380

4,510

4,640

4,750

4,890

5,080

5,220

-

Dec.

5,370

5,480

5,640

5,800

5,920

6,080

6,240

6,370

6,420

6,460

6,460

6,500

6,500

6,550

6,550

6,590

6,680

6,770

6,860

6,860

6,900

6,940

7,030

7,080

7,170

7,260

_

_

-

7,890

7,980

Jan.

8,080

8,130

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

10,440

10,790

11,140

11,500

11,630

11,760

11,880

12,000

12,130

12,260

12,440

12,570

Feb.

12,630

12,700

12,700

12,770

13,110

13,920

14,060

14,210

14,360

14,510

14,660

14,510

14,950

15,100

15,250

15,400

15,550

15,790

15,950

16,030

16,190

16,260

16,420

16,660

16,820

16,980

17,060

17,230

-

_

-

Mar.

17,400

17 ,580

17,750

17,750

17,830

17,920

18,010

18,090

18,090

18,180

18,180

18,260

18,260

18,260

18,260

18,350

18,350

18,440

18,440

18,520

18,610

18,610

18,690

18,780

18,870

19,060

19,240

19,330

19,420

19,610

19,800

Apr.

19,880

19,880

19,880

19,880

19,880

19,980

19,980

20,070

20,070

20,070

20,070

20,070

20,070

19,980

19,880

19,800

19,520

19,420

19,240

19,150

18,960

18,780

18,610

18,440

18,260

17,920

17,580

17,400

16,820

16,580

May

16,580

16,340

15,790

15,550

15,320

15,030

14,800

14,660

14,430

14,210

14,140

13,850

13,650

13,450

13,310

13,340

12,900

12,630

12,389

12,130

11,880

11,690

11,760

11,630

11,690

11,690

11,760

11,820

12,000

12,190

12,380

June

12,700

12,900

13,310

13,850

14,290

14,880

15,100

15,170

15,320

15,320

15,400

15,170

15,030

15,170

15,250

15,470

15,790

15,950

16,260

16,660

18,820

16,980

17,060

17,060

17,230

17,230

17,150

17,150

17,150

17,320

July

17,320

17,400

17,320

17,320

17,400

17,400

17 ,580

17,750

17,660

17,680

17,750

17,830

17,830

17,750

17,490

17,400

17,320

17,150

16,980

16,580

16,110

16,420

15,320

14,950

14,360

14,360

14,210

13,920

13,510

13,170

12,900

Aug.

12,570

12,260

12,000

11,760

11,320

11,080

10,790

10,500

10,140

9,820

9,480

9,160

8,950

8,740

8,490

8,340

8,030

7,890

7,650

7,410

7,220

6,940

6,720

6,500

6,330

6,160

6,000

5,800

5,600

5,400

5,260

Sept.

5,080

4,890

4,710

4,580

4,450

4,280

4,160

4,120

4,050

3,960

3,900

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,780

3,810

3,840

3,960

4,050

4,150

4,250

4,350

4,410

4,480

4,540

4,540

4,610

4,640

4,640

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Dee. 1...................

Calendar year 1949......

Oct. 1...................

Water year Itf49-50... , . .

Elevation 

(feet)

6,434.35

6,438.90

-

6,446.00

6,449.20

6,448.68

6,437.90

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,950

2,620

5,370

-

8,080

12,630

17,400

19,880

16,580

12,700

17,320

12,570

4,640

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+670

+2,750

+2,710

-1,400

+4,550

+4,770

+2,480

-3,300

-3,880

+4,620

-4,750

-7,490

-440

+2,690
164 WALKER LAKE BASIN

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°19'40", long. 119°12«50", in SW&ffii sec. 34, T. 6 

 S., H. 25 E., 1,500 feet downstream from Bridgeport Reservoir, 5 miles north of Bridgeport, and 10 miles upstream from Sweetwater Creek.

Drainage area . 362 square miles.

Records available . October 1921 to September 1950. July 1911 to September 1914 at site 

lj mixes upstream (gage heights only).

Average discharge. 27 years (1922-24, 1925-50), 125 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 282 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 1.86 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Dec. 31 to Feb. 17, Feb. 22 to Mar. 3.

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 1,240 second-feet Jan. 22, 1943; minimum daily, that of 

Dec. 31, 1949, to Feb. 17, 1950, Feb. 22 to Mar. 3, 1950.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 5 second-feet, which are good. Diversion 

for~irrigation of meadow and pasture lands near Bridgeport. Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

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.

53 

53 

53 

45 

41

41 

36 

29 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

28 

23

28 

28 

23 

28 

19

11 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

Nov.

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.2

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

10 

10 

10 

10

Dec.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

9.2 

S.O 

8.0 

S.O

8.0 

S.O 

8.0 

3.0 

S.O

8.0 

8.0 

S.O 

8.0 

4.9 

.5

Jan.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

?eb.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

1.1 

1.6 

1.6

1.0 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

nber. .......... - -

lendar year 1949 

ary

Mber. ..................................

ter year 1949-50* .......................

Mar.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

IS 

27

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

31 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

Apr.

49 

63 

64 

75 

84

84 

34 

84 

84 

84

84

86 

86 

89 

107

119 

124 

134 

134 

134

134 

145 

156 

156 

156

161 

177 

194 

205 

205

Secondfoot -days

789. 0 

285.2 

278.6

31,611.9

15.5 

17.3 

928.5 

3,541 

5,542 

6,401 

6,150 

4,970 

1,897

30,815.1

May

192 

182 

163 

150 

150

139 

126 

115 

115 

113

119 

134 

145 

130 

134

162 

194 

194 

192 

201

216 

216 

216 

213 

215

221 

238 

238 

241 

241 

241

Maxlmm

53 

10 

11

297

.5 

1.6 

37 

205 

241 

252 

267 

200 

119

267

June

246 

252 

244 

229 

229

232 

235 

235 

235 

235

238 

234

207 

194 

159

159 

166 

177 

1S4 

197

200 

200 

207 

221 

221

221 

221 

221 

210 

192

July

192 

190 

190 

190 

187

192 

192 

190 

192 

192

190 

192 

192 

194 

187

141 

139 

156 

172 

1S7

218 

226 

249 

246 

255

267 

224 

202 

202 

202 

202

Minimum

9.7 

9.2 

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

49 

113 

159 

139 

119 

16

.5

Aug.

200 

200 

197 

197 

194

194 

194 

194 

194 

194

192

180 

161 

161 

156

145 

145 

150 

154 

152

152 

152 

147 

132 

119

119 

119 

119 

119 

119 

119

Mean

25.5 

9.51 

8.99

86.6

.50 

.62 

50.0 

118 

179 

213 

198 

160 

63.2

84.4

Sept.

119 

119 

117 

117 

115

113 

113 

109 

99 

99

93 

71 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

46 

36 

36

31

IS 

IS 

18 

16

21 

27 

27 

27 

27

Runoff in 

acre -feet

1,560 

566 

553

62,710

31 

34 

1,840 

7,020 

10,990 

12,700 

12,200 

9,860 

3,760

61,110

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 31 to.Feb. 9; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records of gate operation at Bridgeport Reservoir.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 165

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°49', long. IWOS 1 , in sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 26 

ETTTT.9 mile upstream from head of Strosnider ditch, 12 miles southeast of Mason, and 

13i miles southeast of Yerington.

Records available. January 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 226 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 2.16 feet); 

minimum, 7.0 second-feet Mar. 7.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 246 second-feet May 28, 1947 (gage height, 2.30 feet); 

minimum, 3.1 second-feet Mar. 21, 1948.

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

aoove and below station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (capacity, 42,460 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

61 

53 

54 

53 

51

44 

44 

43 

43 

44

42 

43 

31 

42 

43

4O 

39 

39 

39 

39

37 

36 

33 

30 

27

26 

22 

23 

22

21 

21

Nov.

20 

20 

20 

2O 

20

20

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

20 

22 

28 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

»28 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Dec.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

26 

26 

26

25 

24 

26 

26 

24

23 

24 

25 

25 

24

24 

25 

24 

23 

 23 

29

Jan.

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

22

23 

24 

25 

24

23 

22 

22

23 

21

23 

26 

30 

30 

24

21 

20 

18 

18 

18

18

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

Feb.

17 

17 

18 

19 

20

20 

20 

19

»18 

17

17 

18 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

13

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12

11

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

10 

10 

10 

10 

8.5

8.0 

9.0 

11 

16 

18

20 

22 

21 

23 

26

27 

25 

21 

21 

21

22

22 

30 

33 

33

33 

32 

30 

29 

29 

27

Apr.

27 

30 

41 

46 

50

59

63 

61 

68 

66

70 

70 

76 

76 

78

90

103 

108 

117 

117

113 

113 

119 

119 

113

112 

119 

128 

135 

146

Secondfoot-days

1,195 

728 

782

26,896"

679 

444 

657.5 

2,633 

4,820 

5,660 

4,885 

3,847 

2,100

28,439.5

May

154 

152 

150 

141 

129

131 

133 

120 

112 

108

105 

103 

113 

128 

124

120 

135 

158 

162 

160

168 

1S2 

188 

190 

188

188 

2OO 

216 

220 

220 

222

Maximum

61 

29 

29

233

30 

20 

33 

146 

222 

220 

190 

162 

110

222

June

220 

212 

216 

212

202

202 

206 

206 

206 

206

212

214 

210 

202 

188

164 

164 

16O 

164 

166

172 

172 

170 

168 

168

172 

176 

182

176 

172

Minimum

July

166 

164 

160 

158 

152

166 

172 

166 

162 

162

19O

180 

180 

168 

160

156 

129 

113

112 

120

131 

137 

141 

154 

164

168 

184 

182 

166 

164 

158

21

19 

23

-

18 

11 

8.0 

27 

103 

160 

112 

90 

39

8.0

Aug.

158 

160 

162 

158 

152

152

152 

150 

142 

139

141 

144 

133 

119 

115

112 

106 

108 

110 

110

110 

110 

112

110 

112

101 

98 

96 

93 

92 

90

Mean

38.5 

24.3 

25.2

73.7

21.9 

15.9 

21.2 

87.8 

155 

189 

158 

124 

70.3

77.9

Sept.

85 

85 

84 

85 

87

96 

10O 

110 

108

103

103 

101 

90 

76 

70

66 

63 

64 

64 

53

48 

46 

43 

42 

4O

39 

39 

39

40 

40

Runoff in 

acre -feet

2,370 

1,44O 

1,550

53,340

1,350 

881 

1,300 

5,220 

9,560 

11,230 

9,690 

7,630 

4,180

56,400

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made cm this day. 

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-16, 

PeFTT.

20-28, Jan. 3-17, 25-27, Jan. 3O to
166 WALKER LAKE BASIN

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22'45", long. 119°27'00", in SE£ sec. 9, T. 6 

N., K. 23 E., 75 feet downstream from East Pork, 200 feet upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 395, and 13 miles southeast of Coleville.

Drainage area.--182 square miles.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years (1938-50), 245 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 5.19 

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Dec. 6.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 2,490 second-feet June 9, 1938 (gage height, 4.90 feet, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum, 4.0 second-feet Nov. 18, 1948.

Maximum discharge known, 5,800 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937, by slope-area method.

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

is above diversions except a few small ranch ditches. Plow very slightly regulated by 

Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown), 7 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1917 (runoff in acre-feet).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

29 

29 

29 

28 

26

27 

28 

32 

34 

36

37 

37 

36 

34 

34

34 

33 

31 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

33 

33 

33 

33 

31 

31

Nov.

31 

29 

28 

27 

27

29 

29 

30 

30 

31

31 

87 

40

40 

39

39 

38 

37 

38 

38

*37 

37 

38 

40 

42

43 

43 

44 

43 

43

Dec.

39 

37 

37 

34 

34

33 

34 

35 

33 

33

31 

28 

28 

28 

29

29 

30 

30 

29 

27

26 

27 

27 

28 

28

28 

29 

29 

*29 

30 

30

Jan.

28 

26 

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31 

31 

30

29 

29 

29 

30 

30

31 

31 

32 

33 

34

35 

37 

38 

38 

37

37 

38 

39 

39 

*39 

37

Feb.

36 

35 

37 

39 

40

39 

38 

37 

37 

39

40 

40 

42 

44 

47

49 

47 

46 

48 

47.

46 

47 

49

55 

59

66 

*67 

66

Month

Goto 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

64 

66 

66 

70 

79

66 

66 

66 

63 

57

55 

55 

54 

55 

51

53 

58 

55 

63 

63

63 

73

64 

67

66

66 

63 

67 

73 

80 

91

Apr.

102 

129 

161 

179 

201

189 

172 

154 

163 

146

146 

154 

161 

143 

144

161 

199 

242 

310 

411

511 

565 

552 

539 

565

611 

654 

602 

522 

526

Secondfoot -day s

1,006 

1,078 

949

69,660

1,008 

1,282 

1,998 

9,314 

23,927 

28,715 

10,726 

2,401 

1,587

83,991

May

518 

409 

357 

313 

285

267 

250 

230 

228 

253

307 

350 

439 

616 

738

858 

913 

878 

873 

955

1,080 

1,160 

1,120 

960 

1,080

1,240 

1,380 

1,460 

1,370 

1,440 

1,600

Maximum

37 

44 

39

1,290

39 

67 

91 

654 

1,600 

1,680 

778 

120 

77

1,680

Peak discharge (base, 1,120 sec. -ft.). June 1 (12:30 a.m.) 1,960

June

1,680 

1,600 

1,480 

1,300 

1,400

1,370 

874 

700 

700 

746

768 

620 

679 

736 

856

909 

921 

933 

1,OOO 

1,130

1,200 

1,090 

1,030 

812

659

649 

654 

689 

757 

773

July

Minimum

26 

27 

26

20

26 

35 

51 

102 

228 

620 

118 

55 

34

26

sec. -ft. 5

778 

725 

664 

606 

552

543 

505 

470 

443 

417

413 

466 

381 

363 

333

304 

276 

250 

228 

209

201 

196 

191 

184 

177

174 

161 

144 

131 

123 

118

Aug.

118 

12 O 

114 

105 

96

90 

83 

77 

76 

76

74 

77 

74

70 

69

67 

71 

77 

77 

79

74 

73 

69 

67

66

66 

64 

62 

59 

56 

55

Mean

32.5 

35.9 

30.6

191

32.5 

45.8 

64.5 

310 

772 

957 

346 

77.5 

52.9

230

Sept.

54 

53 

50 

53 

54

55 

66 

67 

63 

74

77 

69 

60 

55 

51

49 

58 

66 

56 

54

49 

47 

44 

42 

39

38 

38 

37 

34 

35

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,000 

8,140 

1,880

138,180

2,000 

2,540 

3,960 

18,470 

47,460 

56,960 

21,280 

4,760 

3,150

166, 6CO

June 20 (11:30 p.m.)

1,43O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9, 10, Dec. 9 to Feb. 13.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 167

West Walker River near Hudson, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°49" , long. 119°14', in SWi sec. 18, T. 11 N., 

K. zt> E., half a mile upstream from Wilson Canyon and 3 miles southeast of Hudson.

Records available . May 1921 to March 1925, January 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 502 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 2.47 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1921-25, 1947-50: Maximum discharge, 2,530 second-feet June 7, 1922; minimum daily, 

14 second-feet Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 1924.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow someWhat regulated by storage in Poor Lake (capacity unknown), and by off-channel storage 

in Topaz Reservoir (capacity, 59,440 acre-feet). Many diversions above and some below 

station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

37 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

53 

46 

42 

42 

45

53 

51 

54 

50 

50

49 

53 

51 

51 

54

53 

56 

56 

54 

58

60 

61 

63

53 

54

54 

60 

58 

56 

53 

51

Nov.

50 

47 

46 

43 

42

39 

37 

36 

37 

45

43 

39 

39

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

43 

43

42 

41 

*41 

41 

41

39 

38 

39 

42 

42

Dec.

42 

39 

38 

37 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

b35

b34 

b36 

b37 

37 

33

33 

35 

37 

35 

b34

b34 

b35 

b35 

35

b34

b33 

b33 

34 

b33 

*33 

b33

Jan.

b33 

b33 

b33 

b33 

b33

b33 

b33 

b34 

b35 

b35

b35 

b34 

b34 

b35 

b40

b48 

49 

47 

43 

39

37 

36 

37 

37 

b36

b34 

33 

37 

b35 

b35 

b34

Feb.

b34 

b33 

b34 

36 

36

37 

37 

37 

*b36 

35

35 

35

35 

34 

34

34 

34 

35 

34 

34

35 

35 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

34

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

St......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

36 

34 

34 

34 

34

35 

35 

35 

35 

34

34 

b34 

35 

*35

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

35 

43 

47 

58

58 

58 

63 

74 

76 

76

Apr.

76 

70 

70 

63 

80

138 

141 

138 

130 

144

144 

144 

150 

144 

141

130 

144 

141 

153

153

181 

214 

268 

287 

290

329 

356 

360 

348

344

Secondfoot -days

1,644 

1,240 

1,096

41,171

1,130 

975 

1,310 

5,471 

8,854 

9,326 

7,774 

5,102 

3,607

47,529

May

360 

352 

340 

313 

290

272 

238 

221 

207 

181

174 

177 

181 

177 

218

235 

298 

321 

333 

340

340 

340 

325 

336 

329

321 

325 

348 

340 

313 

309

Maximum

63 

50 

42

378

49 

37 

76 

360 

360 

391 

325 

200 

184

391

June

360 

391 

279 

268 

336

360 

364 

325 

313 

294

313 

336 

317 

302 

294

302 

306 

321 

298 

298

283 

302 

290 

275 

294

313 

302 

317 

279 

294

July

309 

317 

313 

306 

306

309 

290 

283 

306 

325

302 

283 

275 

249 

235

207 

197 

187 

204 

224

232 

210 

197 

187 

214

249 

246 

214 

174 

210 

214

Minimum

42 

36 

33

-

33 

33 

34 

63 

174 

268 

174 

124 

68

33

Aug.

194 

200 

190 

197 

187

184 

168 

168 

159 

165

168 

162 

138 

136 

130

133 

124 

141 

141 

141

156 

162 

162 

177 

177

162 

177 

184 

171 

171 

177

Mean

53.0 

41.3 

35.4

113

36.5 

34.8 

42.3 

182 

286 

311 

251 

165 

120

130

Sept.

174 

184 

174 

165 

168

159 

162 

171 

165 

147

h!44 

h!33 

h!41 

h!33 

hl!9

h!06 

H89 

h94 

hi 06 

h94

h91 

h85 

h76 

h78 

h74

h72

h68 

h74 

h74 

h87

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,260 

2,460 

2,170

81,660

2,240 

1,930 

2,600 

10,850 

17,560 

18,500 

15,420 

10,120 

7,150

94,260

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.). June 2 (2:30 a.m.) 502 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Discharge computed from readings based on recorder record of Walker River Irrigation District 

station half a mile downstream.
168 WALKER LAKE BASIN

East Fork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21'30", long. 119°26'3Q", in NWij-NWi sec. 22,

T. 6 N., R. 23 E., three-quarters of a mile north of Sonora Junction, l| miles upstream 

from mouth, and 14 miles northwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 63 square miles.

Records available --October 1944 to September 1950. April to August 1910 at site 1 mile 

upstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 283 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 1.96 feet); 

minimum, 8.4 second-feet Nov. 4,5.

1910, 1944-50: Maximum discharge recorded, 660 second-feet Feb. 2, 1945 (gage 

height, 2.69 feet), from rating curve extended above 270 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area study; minimum recorded, 4.9 second-feet Nov. 17, 1948, but may have 

been less during periods of ice effect.

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

wnicn are fair. Small diversions above station.

Cooperation.--Results of one discharge measurement furnished by Sierra Pacific Power Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

Oct.

13 

13 

13 

12 

11

11 

11 

12 

13 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

12 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

Hov.

13 

11 

9.6 

9.6 

11

10 

12 

13 

13 

13

12 

13 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

*14 

14 

14 

15 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

Dec.

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

1Z 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

1-2 

*12 

12 

12

Jan.

12 

11 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

14 

14

15 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

18

19 

21 

22 

22 

*22 

21

Feb.

20 

19 

19 

20 

21

16 

19 

18 

17 

14

15 

14 

15 

15 

15

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

17 

18 

18

20 

*20 

20

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....................................

Lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

18 

18 

18 

20 

20

19 

18 

16 

16 

15

14 

13 

13 

14 

15

16 

16 

15 

17 

16

17 

19 

18 

16 

16

17 

18 

21 

19 

21 

21

Apr.

22 

26 

29 

30 

*31

28 

24 

24 

26 

26

27 

29 

28 

24 

24

27 

32 

38 

46 

57

64 

68 

66 

64 

68

71 

75 

72 

62 

62

Secondfoot-days

405 

400.2 

366

12, 681". 2

466 

482 

530 

1,270 

3,043 

4,478 

1,856 

695 

506

14,497.2

May

60 

52 

45 

42 

33

31 

28 

27 

26 

28

31 

42 

50 

70 

84

98 

105 

100 

102 

114

134 

148 

145 

134 

148

161 

187 

197 

197 

201 

223

Maximum

14 

16 

14

208

22 

21 

21 

75 

223 

238 

114 

30 

23

238

June

238 

231 

205 

194 

212

201 

157 

134 

125 

128

117 

110 

114 

117 

136

136 

139 

142 

151 

170

173 

167 

157 

131 

117

114 

114 

114 

117 

117

Minimum

July

114 

114 

110 

104 

97

93 

84 

79 

77 

73

71 

70 

64 

61 

52

48 

48 

45 

42 

40

36 

37 

36 

36 

38

37 

34 

29 

30 

29 

28

11 

9 6 

11

8

11 

14 

13 

22 

26 

110 

28 

16 

14

9.6

Aug.

28 

29 

30 

29 

27

£6

25 

24 

24 

24

25 

26 

26 

24 

24

23 

21

21 

21 

21

20

20 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

16 

16 

17

Mean

13.1 

13.3 

11.8

34.7

15.0 

17.2 

17.1 

42.3 

98.2 

149 

59.9 

22.4 

16.9

39.7

Sept.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

21 

20 

18 

20

19 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

20 

23 

20 

18

17 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Runoff in 

acre-feet

803 

794 

726

25,160

924 

956 

1,050 

2,520 

6,040 

8,880 

3,680 

1,380 

1,000

28,750

Peak discharge (base. 20O sec.-ft.).--May 31 (9:30 p.m.) 283 sec.-ft.j June 20 (9:30 p.m.) 227

sec.-ft.

Winterer discharge scremeasurement measuremen madeae on this sday.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 28 to May 18; discharge computed on basis of 

streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-23, Dec. 2-7, Dec. 9 

11-14, 17, 18, 21, 22, Mar. 6, 7, 9-16, 25, 26.

records for nearby 

to Feb. 5, Feb. 7-9,
WALKER LAKE BASIN 169

at

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.

Location. Float and staff gages at outlet works of Topaz Reservoir, lat. 38°41', long.

 119°ai', in sec. 28, T. 10 N., H. 22 E., 6 miles north of Topaz. Datum of gage Is a 

mean sea level (levels by Walker River Irrigation District).

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 53,600 acre-feet July 3 (elevation,

 570U2.41 feet); minimum, 4,270 acre-feet Oct. 21, 24 (elevation, 4,975.06 feet).

1931-50: Maximum contents observed, 60,240 acre-feet June 30, 1941 (elevation, 

5,005.35 feet); minimum observed, 505 acre-feet Oct. 22-25, 1931 (elevation, 4,972.63 

feet).

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-feet between elevations 4,972.3 feet (lowest practical elevation 

for diversion through tunnel, bottom of outlet tunnel at elevation 4,970 feet) and 

5,005 feet (3 feet below top of levee). Capacity of reservoir increased from about 

45,000 acre-feet to 59,440 acre-feet 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.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,9OO

4,830

4,860

4,830

4,740

4,570

4,460

4,470

4,44O

4.6OO

4,350

4,300

4,290

4,330

4,320

4,360

4,570

4,300

-

4,300

4,270

4,300

4,350

4,27O

4,300

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,290

4,320

4,300

Nov.

4,300

4,320

4,39O

4,500

4,580

4,640

4.64O

4,710

-

5,070

5,080

5,130

-

-

-

.

-

5,520

-

-

5,810

-

-

-

6, ISO

.

-

6,250

.

6,260

-

Dec.

.

_

6,740

_

-

6,970

7,130

-

7,240

-

_

7,240

-

7,560

-

.

-

8,12O

-

-

_

-

8,230

8,230

-

8,470

_

_

_

8 , 96O

9,200

Jan.

.

_

9,460

_

-

9,600

_

-

1O,030

-

_

-

10,530

_

-

_

11,770

_

- 

12,370

.

_

-

13,610

-

.

-

-

_

14,61O

14,710

Feb.

.

_

14,970

_

-

_

15,960

-

_

16.4OO

.

-

16,880

_

-

.

17,470

_

_

17,950

_

_

-

18,530

-

.

19,020

19,150,

_

-

Mar.

_

19,620

19,690

_

-

19,890

_

-

_

20,750

21.O5O

-

21,300

_

-

.

-

22,120

_

22,470

.

_

-

23,220

-

.

23,120

.

23,630

_

23,730

Apr.

.

_

24,010

_

-

_

_

24,150

_

24 , 210

24 , 21O

24,180

_

24,08O

23,730

23,580

23,310

23,050

22,76O

22,630

22,580

22,630

_

22,700

22,520

22,36O

22,180

22,010

21,850

21,580

-

Ma>

21,460

21,030

20,660

20,310

19,910

19,550

19,370

19,220

19,030

18,870

18,750

18,680

18,630

18.8OO

19,220

19,700

20,220

20,780

21,170

21 , 630

22,270

23,040

24,090

25,090

25,710

26,540

27,580

_

30,340

31,640

33,200

June

34,820

36,630

38,480

40,490

42.O40

43,170

44 , 240

44,590

44,880

45.09O

.

45,530

45,530

45,760

46,330

46,810

47,340

47,940

48,500

49,330

50,310

51,350

52,180

52,780

52,910

52,910

52,980

52,950

53,040

53,180

-

July

53,370

53,510

53,600

53,570

53,490

53,260

53,110

52,910

52,580

52,120

51,850

51,630

51,480

51,260

50,980

50,720

5O,390

50,000

49,510

48,840

48,170

47,560

-

46,390

45,720

44,950

44,200

43,430

42,65O

41,820

41,110

Aug.

40,380

39,630

38,960

38,230

37,510

36,360

36,350

35,840

35,480

34,690

34,160

33,650

33,200

32,840

32,410

31,990

31,560

31,150

30,730

30,240

29,800

29,230

28,690

28,100

27,350

26 , 900

26,280

25,670

25,040

24,400

23,770

Sept.

23,190

22,63O

21,940

21,420

20,880

20,340

19,820

19,470

19,130

18,850

18,620

18,380

18 , 200

18,030

17,880

17.730

17,620

17,530

17,480

17,420

17,380

17,330

17,300

17,230

17,170

17,080

16,920

16,770

16,600

16,270

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Nov. 30................

Calendar year 1949. . .

Water year 1949-50. . .

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

"hange In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-3,260

+11,190

207366 O - 52 - 12
170 CARSON RIVER BASIN

East Fork Carson River above Soda Springs ranger station, near Markleeville, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder,'lat. 38°30', long. 119°41', in sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 21 E., 

nair a mile downstream from Murray Canyon Creek, 2 miles southwest of Soda Springs 

ranger station, and 14 miles southeast of Markleeville.

Drainage area. 30 square miles.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 652 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 4.27 feet); 

minimum recorded, 4.6 second-feet Oct. 5, but may have been less during period of ice 

effect.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1950: minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 25, 

1949.

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

wnicn are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of lee effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 19)

0.7 

1.0 

1.2

1.4

1.5

4.1

7.8

12

22

27

1.7 

1.9 

E.I 

2.4 

2.8

63

87

129

198

3.2 

3.5 

3.9

281

362

498

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.2 

5.1 

4.9 

4.8 

4.8

5.1 

5.4 

6.5 

7.2 

8.O

8.3 

7.8 

7.3 

7.2 

7.2

6.9 

6.8 

6.3 

6.8 

7.4

7.7 

7.4 

7.4 

7.3 

7.2

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

Nov.

6.8 

6.6 

6.6 

6.5 

6.4

6.5 

6.8 

7.0 

6.6 

4.8

7.2 

8.7 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.4 

9.2 

9.6 

9.9 

9.6

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.6 

11

10 

10 

10 

9.9 

9.4

Dec.

8.9 

8.7 

8.0 

7.8 

7.8

7.3 

7.8 

7.5 

7.2 

8.0

7.5 

7.2 

7.3 

7.2 

7.3

7.4 

7.4 

7.2 

6.9 

6.8

6.7 

6.6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.4 

6.5 

6.6 

6.6 

6.5

Jan.

6.5 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.2 

6.4 

6.5 

6.6 

6.5

6.3 

6.1 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.1 

6.4 

6.5 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.5 

6.2 

6.1

6.0 

6.0 

6.1 

6.4 

6.6 

6.6

Feb.

6.3 

6.1 

6.0 

6.2 

6.5

7.0 

7.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.8

7.5 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.4

8.5 

8.5 

8.8 

9.5 

10

10 

10 

11 

12 

13

14

14 

14

Month

Octo 

Noye 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

az*y

Peak discharge (base, 300 sec. -ft. ). --May

Mar.

14 

14 

14 

15 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

12 

12 

11 

11

11

12 

13 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

14 

15 

16

17 

18 

20 

22 

25 

34

Apr.

40 

56 

63 

68 

69

56 

47 

48 

42 

36

36 

42 

46 

39 

41

56 

76 

9Z 

123 

160

185 

189 

169 

167 

178

198 

20S 

180 

159 

164

Secondfoot -days

207.4 

253.3 

223.1

18,528.0

194.7 

248.1 

476 

3,031 

7,108 

8,270 

2,314 

450.0 

286.1

23,061.7

31 (8 p.m.)

May

150 

117 

103 

90 

85

80 

71 

65 

67

77

92 

114 

152 

193 

225

258 

270 

256 

Z5Z 

E79

320 

311 

294 

320

365

365 

422 

400 

397 

434 

484

Maximum

8.3 

11 

8.9

348

6.6 

14 

34 

206 

484 

452 

'187 

23 

12

484

652 sec. -ft

June

452 

432 

368 

350 

425

338 

233 

209 

225 

243

221 

189 

211 

2Z1 

267

286 

272 

279 

318 

363

345 

313 

288 

231 

206

194 

191 

198 

206 

196

July

187 

182 

166 

145 

13Z

129 

114 

103 

SZ 

91

91 

83 

74 

68 

63

58 

53 

49 

45 

42

40 

38 

36 

34 

34

32 

30 

2& 

26 

25 

24

Minimum

4.8 

4.8 

6.4

-

6.0 

6.0 

11 

36 

65 

189 

24 

9.1 

7.8

4.8

Aug.

23 

23 

22 

21 

ZO

19 

19 

18 

17 

16

17 

17 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

9.9 

9.6 

9.2 

9.2 

9.1

Mean

6.69 

8.44 

7.20

50.8

6.28 

8.86 

15.4 

101 

229 

276 

74.6 

14.5 

9.54

63.2

; June 5 (8 p.m.) 613

Sept.

9.1

8.7 

8.7 

9.Z 

8.9

9.1 

11 

12 

9.6 

10

12 

12 

9.9 

9.2 

9.1

9.2 

10 

12 

11

9.9

9.6 

9.2 

9.1 

8.7 

8.3

8.3 

8.5 

8.2 

7.8 

7.8

Runoff in 

acre -feet

411 

502 

443

36,740

386 

492 

944 

6,010 

14,100 

16,400 

4,590 

893 

567

45,740

sec. -ft.;

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11, Dec. 20 to Jan. 9. No gage-height record 

Jan. 10 to Mar. 28; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby streams.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 171

East Pork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°51'30", long. 119°41'50", In NE£ sec. 2, T. 11 N.,

 K. 5JO E., 2 miles east of Mud Lake Reservoir, 3 miles downstream from Leviathan Creek,

and 7 miles southeast of Bardnerville. 

Drainage area. 344 square miles. 

Records available. May 1939 to September 1950. April 1890 to December 1893, October 1900

 to December 1906, June to October 1917, December 1924 to September 1929, October 1935 

to December 1937 at site 2 miles downstream; March 1908 to December 1910 at site 

2 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 23 years (1890-93, 1901-3, 1908-10, 1925-28, 1935-37, 1939-50), 399 

Second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,410 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 4.48 

reet); minimum, 24 second-feet Dec. 11 or 12.

1890-93, 1900-06, 1908-10, 1917, 1924-29, 1935-37, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 

12,000 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937 (gage destroyed by flood) computed on basis of slopearea determinations of flow of tributaries, 14 miles upstream; minimum observed, 

8 second-feet Dec. 4-10, 19-23, 1904.

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

which are fair. Station is above all diversions in Carson Valley. Diversions above 

station for irrigation. Plow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 5,000 acre-feet).

Ratine table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Dec. 12, Sept. 14-30)

0.6 29 1.4 178 3.0 950 

.8 51 1.7 274 3.4 1,26O 

.9 66 2.0 39O 3.8 1,620 

1.0 83 2.3 529 4.2 2,O60 

1.2 125 2.7 752 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1 

2 

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 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

50 

49

47 

45 

43

44 

46 

56 

60 

64

71 

68 

62 

58 

58

57 

56 

56 

56 

60

63 

62 

62 

62 

60

60 

58 

62 

62 

62 

63

Nov.

60 

58 

58 

57 

56

56 

58 

60

69 

76

47 

52 

66 

71 

74

74 

73 

74 

76 

74

73 

69

71 

73 

74

80 

78 

81 

81 

76

Dec.

69 

64 

66 

58 

*64

62 

58 

62 

57 

60

38 

40 

46 

54 

58

6O 

64 

60 

56 

50

48 

56 

60 

60 

62

62 

64 

62 

62 

60 

55

Jan.

56 

52 

46 

52 

50

52 

54 

56 

54 

52

40 

44 

48 

44 

42

70 

150 

*320 

b400 

193

246 

374 

480 

322 

190

156 

167 

153 

128 

135 

130

Feb.

107 

103 

138 

336 

337

349

227 

*178 

161 

167

164 

142 

145 

150 

158

175 

172 

167 

178 

178

167 

167 

175 

181 

202

214 

227 

218

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebn 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

apy

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Mar.

211 

205 

2O2 

214 

254

227 

205 

205 

190

178

175 

145 

164 

164 

148

148 

164 

161 

209 

247

2O8 

281 

234 

234 

214

211 

205 

214 

237 

26O 

303

Apr.

1 

1 

1 

1

1, 

1,

1

Secondfoot -days

1,782 

2,047 

1,800

99,513

4,356 

5,283 

6,417 

19,854 

36,380 

34,381 

9,848 

3,357 

2,424

127,929

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 sec. -ft. ) . --Apr. 27 (2:30

314 

378 

443 

462 

452

452 

439 

403 

374 

382

432 

482 

504 

412

378

430 

534 

597 

698 

848

03O 

120 

060 

010 

980

120 

190 

100 

915 

915

May

95O 

752 

675 

597 

550

519 

480 

448 

439 

466

565 

658 

841 

1,040 

1,190

1,380 

1,490 

1,380 

1J350 

1,400

1,630 

1,680 

1,590 

1,680

1,740

1,670 

1,750 

1,880 

1,740 

1,830 

2,020

Maximum

71 

81 

69

1,760

48O 

349 

303 

1,190 

2,020 

1,990 

698 

199 

103

2,O20

June

1,99O 

1,900 

1,700 

1.52O 

1,620

1,700 

1,230 

980 

995 

1,O20

1,080 

880 

86O 

915 

1,120

1,130 

1,120 

1,08O 

1,110 

1,2OO

1,290 

1,190 

1,150 

1,000 

828

777 

746 

740 

758 

752

July

698 

692 

635 

581 

534

514 

490 

439 

408 

378

361 

365 

322 

292

274

254 

240 

224 

205 

193

181 

170 

158 

158 

181

175 

167 

158 

150 

130 

121

Aug.

116 

199 

161 

148 

140

135 

125 

125 

123 

103

103 

103 

114 

110 

105

105 

103 

93 

93 

1O3

103 

97 

91 

91 

91

81

78 

74 

85 

78 

81

Sept.

83 

76 

68 

66 

64

57 

62 

93 

91 

89

91 

103 

89 

80

73

71 

74 

81 

95 

97

95 

93 

89 

83 

81

80

76 

78 

73 

73

Minimum Mean £*£

43 57.5 3,530 

47 68.2 4,O60 

38 58.1 3,570

38 273 197,400

40 141 8,640 

103 189 10,480 

145 207 12,730 

314 662 39,380 

439 1,174 72,16O 

740 1,146 68,19O 

121 318 19,530 

74 108 6,660 

57 80.8 4,810

38 350 253,700

a.m.) 1,330 sec. -ft. ; May 17 (2 to 3 a.m.)

. _. . ._ ....,_,...... _ , May 28 (1 to 2 a.m.) 2,310 sec.-ft. ; June 1

(1 a.m.) 2,410 sec.-ft.j June 6 (5 a.m.) 2,010 sec.-ft.,- June 21 (7 to 8 a.m.) 1,43O sec.-ft.; Aug. 

2 (3 p.m.) 2,240 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 11 to Jan. 18 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby streams.
172 CARSON RIVER BASIN

Carson River near Carson City, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°06<30", long. 119°42'30", In NW£ sec. 2, T. 14 N.,

 R. i!0 E., 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 2£ miles upstream from bridge on road to 

Mexican Dam, and 5 miles southeast of Carson City.

Drainage area. 876 square miles.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 376 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 second-feet May 29 (gage height, 4.28feet); 

minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 1, 2.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 8,500 second-feet Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 8.40 feet, 

by slope-area method); minimum dally, 4 second-feet (estimated) Aug. 17, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Many dlver-

 slons above station for Irrigation. Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs 

on tributaries.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, 

Feb. 5, 6, June 5 to July 14, Sept. 1-30)

-0.1 11 0.7 57 2.2 488 

0.0 14 .9 80 2.6 709 

.1 18 1.1 112 3.0 995 

.2 22 1.3 158 3.5 1,390 

.3 27 1.5 217 3.9 1,760 

.5 40 1.8 321 4.3 2,180

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

17 

17 

18 

19

20

19 

19 

21 

22

21 

24 

30 

32 

31

26 

25 

26 

29 

34

42 

52 

52 

54 

51

47 

47 

46 

48 

49 

50

Nov.

52 

54 

56 

54 

S3

52 

52 

52 

52

78

116 

97 

83 

84 

94

88 

89 

92 

95 

102

105 

102 

100 

100 

100

98 

102 

102 

104 

104

Dec.

97 

89 

*89 

92 

88

86 

89 

94 

86 

82

54 

56 

60 

65 

83

90 

95 

98 

92 

68

b65 

b80 

89 

98 

98

blOO 

blOO 

102 

100

97 

97

Jan.

94 

78 

62 

b80 

78

74 

78 

79 

*79 

78

45 

b60 

b65 

58 

50

76 

b500 

1.180 

532 

387

340 

420 

522 

817 

b420

b300 

271 

359 

412 

278 

247

Feb.

b210 

b200 

b210 

260

591

*S22 

548 

351 

289 

271

268 

247 

234 

234 

234

243 

247 

240 

243 

247

243 

237 

230 

230 

234

240 

250 

257

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

254 

250 

247 

243 

260

289 

257 

250 

247 

234

214 

198 

192 

211 

195

180 

183 

198 

195 

264

264 

250 

314 

296 

329

325 

292 

278 

282 

307 

336

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Secondfoot -days

1,007 

2,512

2,679

94,637.0

8,119 

7,810 

7,834 

21,985 

38,369 

35,591 

5,169 

710 

685

132,470

Peak discharge (base, 1,60O sec. -ft.). May 29 (2 a.m.

321 

285 

329 

383 

399

412 

438 

483 

596 

618

647 

697 

678 

596 

493

456 

532 

613 

697 

782

980 

170 

170 

170 

080

100 

200 

330

260 

070

May

1,100 

1,120 

882 

824 

690

607 

558 

522 

451 

403

425 

483 

532 

782 

1,O9O

1,260 

1,440 

1,550 

1,490 

1,450

1,520 

1,730 

1,870 

1,860 

1,880

1,940 

1,870 

2,000 

2,120 

1,970 

1,950

Maximum

54 

116 

102

2,390

1,180 

591 

336 

1,330 

2,120 

2,100 

447 

41 

35

2,120

June

2,070 

2,100 

2,040 

1,820 

1,640

1,700 

1,610 

1,180 

1,000 

972

1,020 

980 

845 

838 

1,O6O

1,370 

1,290 

1,190 

1,150 

1,200

1,270 

1,320 

1,210 

1,060

868

684 

607 

558 

479 

460

July

442 

447 

442 

387 

375

336 

285 

282 

268 

240

202 

211 

189 

146 

118

94 

84 

66 

55 

50

42 

40 

38 

41 

49

54 

52 

45 

32 

28 

29

Aug.

31 

28 

41 

24 

21

29 

29 

31 

32 

37

32 

26 

24 

24 

20

17 

14 

13 

14 

21

21 

17 

19 

20 

19

19 

18 

22 

18 

16 

13

Sept.

11 

11 

13 

13 

13

16 

16 

17 

14 

14

19 

20 

24 

19 

20

23

27 

31 

34 

35

34 

32 

32 

30 

30

28 

26 

28 

27 

28

Mini Mean ££*£

17 32.5 2,000 

52 83.7 4,980 

54 86.4 5,310

8.3 259 187,700

45 262 16,100 

200 279 15,490 

180 253 15,540 

285 733 43,610 

403 1,238 76,100 

460 1,186 70,590 

28 167 10,250 

13 22.9 1,410 

11 22.8 1,360

11 363 262,700

2,160 sec. -ft. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 173

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°17', long. 119°18', in SE£ see. 32, T. 17 N.,

 RT~23 E., 2 miles west of Fort Churchill and 6 miles east of Clifton.

Drainage area. 1,450 square miles.

Records available. January 1934 to September 1950. April 1911 to December 1933 at site 

8 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 39 years (1911-50), 356 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,980 second-feet June 2, 3; no flow Oct.

 1 to Nov. 11, July 21 to Sept. 30.

1911-50: Maximum discharge, 6,300 second-feet Jan. 24, 1943; no flow during some 

periods in nearly every year since 1923.

Remarks. Several diversions above station for irrigation, including diversions for irriptTon of 720 acres between present site and site used prior to Jan. 1, 1934. Practically entire flow is diverted during late irrigation season.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Bay

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

Oct. Nov.

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

55 

63 

63 

63

63 

59 

55 

60 

63

69 

70 

103 

100 

103

104 

108 

113 

110 

108

Dec.

113 

114 

108 

108 

114

113 

108 

108 

113 

113

118 

99 

89 

95 

108

113

116 

133 

134 

139

123 

108 

108 

123 

113

130 

138 

128 

133 

138 

128

Jan.

143 

143 

134 

118 

118

133 

133 

143 

143 

145

134 

138 

118 

163 

114

145 

168 

970 

943 

555

463 

411 

503 

669 

730

433 

388 

375 

463 

433 

344

Feb.

308 

364 

277 

377 

353

634 

620 

555 

411 

366

344 

330 

317 

304 

386

377 

281 

386 

386 

290

399 

399 

299 

390 

386

386 

390 

386

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Narc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept'

Ha

 ber. ...................................

lendar year 1949

uary. ....... ..... » .. .........

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

377 

277 

277 

377 

377

390 

399 

390 

377 

373

346 

237 

219 

319 

338

314 

303 

196 

203 

307

264 

364 

259 

304 

308

336 

313 

381 

277 

277 

390

Apr.

330 

333 

308 

336 

366

375 

388 

411 

463 

533

575 

588 

630 

637 

630

588 

568 

543 

543 

620

655 

706 

1,030 

1,100 

1,130

1,030 

1,030 

1,100 

1,320 

1,350

Secondfoot-days

0 

1,534 

3,566

83,676

9,985 

9,401 

8,147 

19,943 

35,790 

37,549 

5,110 

0 

0

131,014

May

1,100 

1,100 

1,030 

885 

793

655 

588 

523 

473 

433

397 

388 

388 

533 

714

970 

1,180 

1,400 

1,450 

1,400

1,490 

1,590 

1,710 

1,840 

1,830

1,840 

1,830 

1,770 

1,790 

1,890 

1,840

Maximum

0 

112 

139

3,040

970 

634 

336 

1,350 

1,890 

1,980 

533 

0 

0

1,980

June

1,860 

1,980 

1,980 

1,930 

1,790

1,680 

1,730 

1,600 

1,350 

1,330

1,170 

1,150 

1,100 

1,060 

1,150

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,130 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,040 

943

861 

770 

690 

630 

555

July

523 

490 

433 

397 

353

335 

308 

299 

344 

344

390 

341 

176 

139 

118

99 

80 

67 

56 

18

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mlnlnuo

0 

0 

89

0

114 

264 

196 

308 

388 

555 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

50.8 

115

229

322 

336 

363 

665 

1,155 

1,352 

165 

0 

0

359

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

3,030 

7,070

166,000

19,800 

18,650 

16,160 

39,550 

70,990 

74,480 

10,140 

0 

0

259,900
174 CARSON RIVER BASIN

Silver King Creek near Colevllle, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31 i , long. 119°36" In sec. 30, T. 8 N., R. 22 

E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Poison Valley, 2^ miles east of Soda Springs 

ranger station, and 6-J- miles southwest of Coleville.

Drainage area.--30 square miles.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 220 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 2.62 feet); 

minimum recorded, 3.8 second-feet Oct. 18, but may have been less during period of i<?e 

effect.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1950; minimum recorded, 2.5 second-feet 

Oct. 28, Nov. 8, 1948.'

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

wnien are fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 9)

1.0 5.0

1.2 14

1.4 26

1.6 46

1.8 72

2.0 1O3

2.3 159

2.5 197

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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 

10

10

9.5 

9.5

9.5

10 

11 

15 

15

13 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

8.5 

15

14

13 

13 

12 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

10

10

Nov.

10 

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5

10 

10 

10 

7.8 

8.0

9.0 

10 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

11 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

Dec.

10 

10 

9.4 

9.2 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

8.6 

8.5 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.5 

8.6 

8.6 

8.3

8.4

9.0 

9.0 

8.9 

8.6 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.6 

8.6 

8.4 

8.3

Jan.

S.3 

8.1 

8.3 

8.5 

8.3

8.2 

8.2 

8.5

8.7 

8.8

8.6 

8.3 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.2 

8.4 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.3 

8.O 

8.0

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.9

Feb.

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.3

8.4 

8.4 

8.3 

8.0 

8.0

8.1 

8.4 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.6 

8.6 

8.9 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.1 

9.5

10 

11

12 

12 

12

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

M»v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

12 

12 

13 

14 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

9.6 

9.6

9.8 

11 

12 

12 

12

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

15 

16 

19 

2O 

24

Apr.

26 

32 

37 

39 

43

40 

35

33 

32 

33

32 

32 

33 

32 

32

40 

49 

62 

78 

98

110 

121 

123 

121 

125

138 

146 

129 

117 

123

Secondfoot-days

347.0 

312.8 

272. 2

11,666.9

253.1 

252.1 

401.0 

2,091 

3,934 

3,750 

1,339 

482 

389

13,823.2

May

101 

90 

84

78 

75

71 

65 

62 

66 

75

81

92 

100

121 

134

146 

146 

142 

146 

148

161 

161 

159 

172 

180

178 

184 

178 

174 

ISO 

184

Maximum

15 

12 

10

176

8.8 

12 

24 

146 

184 

189 

84 

21 

17

189

June

189

182 

167 

161

174

157 

132 

119 

112 

112

107 

101 

110 

114 

125

.117

117 

121 

127 

136

142 

136 

130 

114 

100

93 

90 

89 

89

87

Minimum

July

8.5

7.8 

8.3

-

7.5 

8.0 

9.6 

26

62 

87 

22 

12

11

7.5

84 

82 

78 

72 

66

65 

59 

56 

53 

53

52 

48 

43 

41 

38

37 

35 

32 

32

31

30 

29 

28 

28 

28

26 

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

Aug.

21 

21 

20 

20 

18

18

18 

18 

17 

17

18 

18 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Mean

11.2 

10.4 

8.78

32. 0

8.16 

9.00 

12.9 

69.7 

127 

125 

43.2 

15.5 

13. 0

37.9

Sept.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

16 

15

14 

14

14 

14 

12

12 

12

13 

15 

15 

17 

15

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

Runoff In 

acre-feet

688 

620 

540

23,150

502 

500 

795 

4,150 

7,800 

7,440 

2,660 

956 

772

27,420

Peak discharge (base, 100 see.-ft.). Apr. 27 (6 p.m.) 186 sec.-ft.; May 31 (5 p.m.) 220 sec.-ft.; 

June 2t> (8 p.m.) 159 sec.-ft. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Dec. 31 

to"Jan. 13, Jan. 30 to Mar. 27; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams).
CARSON RIVER BASIN 175

Wolf Creek near Markleevllle, Calif.

Location. Watef-stagei recorder, lat. 38°32', long. 119°43', In sec. 24, T. 8 N., R. 20 E., 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Bull Canyon Creek and 12 miles southwest of 

Markleeville.

Drainage area. 9.8 square miles.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 224 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 3.95 feet); 

minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 29.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 224 second-feet May 26, 1948, May 31, 1950; maximum 

gage height, 3.95 feet May 31, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 29, 1950.

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

which are fair. No diversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.0 

5.0 

5-.0 

4.3 

4.5

4.7 

5.6 

5.9 

7.1 

9.0

7.9 

7.3 

6.8 

6.3

5.9 

5.2 

4.5 

5.4 

5.9

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.2

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.2

Nov.

5.2 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.3

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.2 

6.0

5.0 

6.3 

7.1

7.3

6.8 

6.6 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

6.6 

6.3 

6.6 

6.8 

7.1

6.6 

6.8 

6.8 

6.3 

6.1

Dec.

5.4 

5.4 

5.2 

5.0 

4.7

4.5 

4.7 

4.7 

4.3 

5.0

4.4 

5.2 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

5.0 

5.0

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5

4.5 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5

Jan.

4.5 

4.4 

4.1 

4.0 

4.0

4.1 

4.2 

4.4 

4.5 

4.4

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.1 

4.2 

4.5 

4.5 

4.7

4.9 

5.0 

4.9 

4.6 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.5 

4.7 

4.9 

5.0

Feb.

4.5 

4.0 

4.0

4.2

4.5

4.9 

4.9 

4.6 

4.5 

5.0

5.6 

5.9 

5.6 

5.9 

6.1

6.3 

6.3 

6.6 

7.1 

7.1

7.3 

7.3 

7.9 

8.7 

9.5

11 

11 

11

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ...................................

lendar year 194£

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

11 

11 

11 

13 

13

12 

11 

11 

9.8 

9.5

9.0 

8.4 

8.0 

7.9 

7.9

8.0 

8.4 

8.9 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.8 

9.2 

9.6

10

10

10 

10

11

13 

15

Apr.

16 

18 

21 

24 

27

25 

24 

23 

21 

20

20 

22 

23 

22 

22

25 

27 

32 

39 

51

64 

69 

66 

64 

69

80 

84 

74 

68 

68

Secondfoot -days

176.4 

181.4 

147.0

8,576.9

136.5 

181.3 

313.4 

1,208 

3,100 

3,493 

1,174 

286.9 

203.1

10,601.0

Peak discharge (base. 150 sec. -ft.). May 31 (4:30 p.m.

May

63 

50 

44 

39 

37

35 

32 

31

31 

35

41 

52 

68 

99 

100

122 

123 

119 

122 

128

141 

135 

143 

148 

149

152 

169 

167 

165 

174 

186

Maximum

9.0

7.3 

5.4

149

5.0 

11 

15 

84 

186 

184 

80 

15 

8.4

186

June

184 

182 

162 

153 

174

145 

105 

97 

100 

107

95 

86 

86 

94 

115

113 

116 

118

133 

141

140 

129 

119 

99 

87

82 

80 

82 

85 

84

July

80 

78 

72 

64 

60

62 

56 

50 

45 

44

44 

41 

41 

40 

38

36 

33 

31 

28 

27

25 

23 

21 

20 

19

18 

17 

16 

15

15 

15

Minimum

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

-

4.0 

4.0 

7.9 

16 

31 

80 

15 

6.3 

5.4

4.0

Aug.

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

8.7 

9.0 

9.2 

9.0 

9.0

8.7 

8.4 

8.2 

8.2 

7.6

7.3 

7.1 

7.3 

7.3 

7.1

7.3 

6.8 

6.8 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

Mean

5.69 

6.05 

4.74

23.5

4.40 

6.48 

10.1 

40.3 

100 

116 

37.9 

9.25 

6.77

29.0

Sept.

6.3 

6.1 

6.3 

6.3

6.1

6.1 

8.2 

7.1 

7.1 

8.4

7.9 

7.3 

7.1 

6.8 

6.6

6.8 

8.2 

7.6 

7.6 

7.3

7.1 

7.1 

6.8 

6.3

5.9 

5.9 

5.6 

5.7 

5.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

350 

360 

292

17,010

271 

360 

622 

2,400 

6,150 

6,930 

2,330 

569 

403

21,040

) 224 sec. -ft. j June 20 (6:30 p.m.) 176

sec.-ft.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10, Dec. 11, 17-22, Jan. 2 to Feb. 10. Ho 

gage-height record Mar. 11 to Apr. IS; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby streams.
176 CARSON RIVER BASIN

Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°36' (corrected), long. 119°47', in sec, 28, T. 

9 «., R. 20 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Pennsylvania Creek and 65- miles 

south of Markleeville.

Drainage area. 20 square miles.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 390 second-feet June 5; maximum gage height, 

a.va feet May 31, June 5; minimum discharge, 1.1 second-feet Nov. 10.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 411 second-feet May 26, 1948 (gage height, 3.84 feet); 

minimum, that of Nov. 10, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diverslon above station. Plow partly regulated by three small reservoirs (total capacity, 

about 1,700 acre-feet).

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.4 

4.1

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

2.9 

2.8

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.6 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.7

2.7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.7

Nov.

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.5

2.7 

2.8 

2.9 

2.5 

1.4

1.8 

2.7 

3.2 

4.0 

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.2 

5.3 

5.2

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.9 

6.4

*5.7 

6.2 

6.4 

5.7 

5.2

Dec.

4.3 

3.6 

3.8 

3.7

3.6 

4.0 

3.2 

3.1 

3.2

b3 

b3 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0

b4 

b4 

b4

4.0 

*4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.1

Jan.

b4 

b4

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.3 

4.3 

b4

b4 

4.5 

b4.2 

b4.1 

b4

3.6 

b4 

b4.5 

b6 

7.3

12 

23 

17 

12 

9.2

8.6 

8.0 

8.3 

7.5 

7.3 

7.0

Feb.

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

10 

8.9

8.0 

7.5 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

7.0 

6.8 

7.3 

7.5 

8.9

9.6 

8.9 

9.6 

11 

10

*10 

11 

12

14 

16

18 

19 

17

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Ma v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ax*y

. . .

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 190 sec. -ft.). Apr.

ft.; Hay 16 

5 (5:30 p.m. 

* Winter d 

b Stage-dl

6 p.m. ) 307 sec. -ft.; May 21 (6 

390 sec. -ft.; June 20 (5 p.m.! 

ischarge measurement made on th: 

s charge relation affected by ice

Mar.

17 

17 

18 

21 

22

18 

17 

17 

15 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

13 

17 

16

16 

17 

17 

17 

16

15 

15 

16 

18 

25 

31

Apr.

37 

49 

54 

52 

47

39 

33 

30 

27 

25

28 

33 

36 

30 

33

48 

64 

78 

104 

137

170 

166 

151 

141 

148

171 

171 

141 

125 

128

Secondfoot-days

86.4 

123.4 

119.0

13,284.7

207.2 

208.3 

521 

2,496 

4,912 

5,061 

1,349 

775.8 

201.0

16,132.1

May

113 

81 

67 

60 

57

52 

48 

44 

46 

58

72 

93 

132 

174 

200

2O8

208 

194 

200 

216

244 

244

233 

224 

221

210 

238 

230 

236 

241 

268

Maximum

4.1 

6.4 

4.5

284

23 

19 

31 

171 

268 

261 

107 

50 

20

281

June

281 

281 

244 

233 

272

210

148 

137 

141 

156

134 

119 

119 

134 

176

174 

171 

171 

187 

208

202 

184 

164 

139 

119

111 

107 

111 

117 

111

July

107 

100 

90 

77 

71

67 

60 

57 

49 

47

45 

42 

39 

35 

32

29 

26 

24 

22 

21

2O 

18 

17 

30 

43

42 

40 

39 

35 

13 

12

Aug.

11 

32 

50 

48 

41

30

8.9 

8.0 

7.7 

7.5

7.7 

14 

22 

21 

21

21 

20 

20 

27 

38

37 

36 

34

33 

38

21 

20 

26 

31 

23 

21

Sept.

20 

18 

17 

15 

9.2

5.3 

6.2 

6.2 

7.0 

7.5

11 

5.7 

4.8 

4.5 

4.1

4.3 

5.7 

5.3 

5.0 

4.5

4.0 

4.0 

3.7 

3.6 

3.4

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1

Minimum Mean %£%£

2.3 2.79 171 

1.4 4.11 245 

3 3.84 236

1.4 36.4 26,340

3.6 6.68 411 

6.8 10.0 556 

13 16.8 1,030 

25 83.2 4,950 

44 158 9,740 

107 169 10,040 

12 43.5 2,680 

7.5 25.0 1,540 

3.1 6.70 399

1.4 44.2 32,000

21 (6 p.m.) 241 see. -ft.; Apr. 26 (6:30 p.m.) 227 sec.- 

p.m. ) 358 sec. -ft.; May 31 (5 p.m.) 382 sec. -ft.; June 

264 sec. -ft. 

s day.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 177

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°42', long. 119°51', in SE^NE^ sec. 23, T. 10 N., 

K. 19 E., half a mile upstream from Buck Creek, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 

miles west of Markleeville.

Drainage area. 14 miles.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 338 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 5.03 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 13-16.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 399 second-feet May 26, 1948 (gage height, 5.17 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 20, 23, Sept. 1-5, Oct. 13-16, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except chose for October and November and those for periods of ice 

eTTect, which are fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.6 

.7 

.6 

.5 

a. 5

a. 5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2

.4 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

.8 

1.1 

1.5 

1.3

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.8

Nov.

0.8 

1.0 

.8 

.9 

.8

.7 

.7 

1.0 

1.4 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8

1.7 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

2.1 

2.0

Dec.

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

 1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

Jan.

1.7 

1.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.6 

.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

2.2

b3.0 

b4.0 

b4.5 

5.0

15 

18 

12 

9.5

8.4 

7.9 

6.3 

5.2 

5.0 

5.2

Feb.

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

12 

9.5

9.2 

8.4 

8.2 

1.2 

7.2

6.7 

6.5 

6.3 

6.5 

7.0

7.4 

7.2 

7.4 

7.9 

7.7

7.2 

7.9 

*8.2 

9.2

10 

11 

9.7

Month

Octo 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

9.7 

9.2 

9.5 

11

12

11 

9.5 

9.2 

8.7 

8.2

7.9 

7.7 

7.9 

7.9 

7.7

7.9 

8.7 

8.4

13 

12

12 

14 

12 

12 

10

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

11 

13 

16

Apr.

20 

26 

29 

28 

27

26 

24 

22 

20 

18

18 

21 

24 

21 

22

28 

36 

41 

48 

76

105 

109 

112 

134 

135

138 

150 

127 

112 

115

Secondfoot -days

19.6 

45.9 

48.6

7,927~.0

143.7 

217.3 

316.2 

1,812 

4,382 

3,014 

540.5 

31.1 

19.9

10,590.8

May

100 

7E 

65 

59 

57

53 

50 

45 

48 

56

70 

90

119 

147 

174

178 

169 

166 

168 

175

206 

206

215 

221 

210

197 

225 

207 

202

211 

221

Maximum

1.5 

2.6 

1.8

252

18 

12 

16 

150 

225 

190 

45 

2.3 

1.0

225

June

190 

182 

162

155 

172

139 

102 

89 

93 

102

94 

74 

81 

88 

124

108 

102 

96 

100 

107

108 

89 

87 

65 

55

52 

50 

50 

50 

48

July

45 

43 

40 

36 

33

30 

28 

26 

23 

24

23 

21 

19 

18 

15

14 

13 

12 

10 

8.7

8.2 

7.4 

7.0 

6.5 

6.1

5.6 

5.0 

4.1 

3.6 

2.9 

2.4

Aug.

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

,8

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.6

Sept.

0.5 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.5

.6 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6

.7 

1.0 

.7 

.7

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Minimum Mean « «£

0.2 0.63 39 

.7 1.53 91 

1.1 1.57 96

.2 21.7 15,720

1.5 4.64 285 

4.8 7.76 431 

7.7 10.2 62V 

18 60.4 3,590 

45 141 8,690 

48 100 5,980 

2.4 17.4 1,07C 

.5 1.00 62 

.5 .66 39

.2 29.0 21,000

Peak discharge (base, 175 sec.-ffc.).--May 27 (6:15 p.m.) 333 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
178 CARSON RIVER BASIN

Pleasant Valley Creek above Raymond Canyon Creek, near Markleevllle, Calif.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°39', long. 119°50', In SE£ sec. 12, T. 9 N., R.

 19 il., 1-5- miles upstream from Raymond Canyon Creek, 4-j miles above mouth, and 5 miles

southwest of Markleeville. 

Drainage area. 16 square miles.

Records available. October 1946 to November 1950 (gage destroyed by flood). 

Extremes. liJ49^EO: Maximum discharge during water year, 475 second-feet May 27 (gage

 height, 3.51 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 18, Nov. 9, Dec. 10.

1950: Maximum discharge during October and November, 2,500 second-feet Nov. 20 (by 

slope-area measurement 1^ miles downstream); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Oct. 21.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 20, 1950; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 

13, 14, 1947. 

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

 ancTthose above 600 second-feet, which are poor. Plow partly regulated by four small 

reservoirs (total capacity, about 850 acre-feet).

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-50 

1949-50

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

l.O

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.S

.8

Nov.

0.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.9

*1.7

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

-

Dec.

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

bl

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.2

1.2

1.2

1,2

1.2

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1,2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

l.Z

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

2.3

4.8

3.9

3.5

7.2

13

12

9.6

8.9

8.9

7.8

7.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

Feb.

5.0

b5

4.8

9.6

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.6

6.9

6.9

*7.2

8

8

8.5

9

10

9

_

-

Mar.

9

8.5

9

10

11

10 

9

9

9

8.5

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

11

14

13

13

15

14

13

12

12

13

15

17

 21

24

Apr.

30

38

44

43

41

39 

36

33

29

27

26

29

34

29

30

40

62

74

100

141

179

192

182

175

172

203

206

186

156

160

-

May

150

10O

76

64

62

59 

53

49

53

72

107

147

196

224

251

275

255

224

232

267

283

283

275

304

287

271

304

283

292

304

326

June

287

267

236

224 

255

196 

130

119

133

150

136

102

122

130

175

153

141

138

147

160

150

122

117

87

74

69

72

85

83

78

-

July

74

67

59

52

46

42 

38

36

30

31

29

24

21

18

16

15

13

12

10

9.6

8.1

6.9

6.4

6.1

5.0

4.8 4.6'

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.2

Aug.

4.8

4.8

5.0

3.7

3.1

13 

36

35

23

14

13

12

10

9.2

8.5

7.2

6.1

6.9

8.1

4.2

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

7.3

18

Sept.

13

5.2

2.2

1.4 

1.0

6.6 

13

21

19

17

13

3.5

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

-

Peak discharge (base, 275 sec.-ft.).--May 16 (8 p.m.) 358 sec.-ft.; May 

ft.; May 27 (7 p.m.J 475 sec.-ft.; Hay 31 (6:30 p.m.) 47O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relatidn affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Feb. 23 to Apr. 6; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in 

stage and records for Markleeville Creek near Markleeville.

24 (8:30 p.m.) 455 sec.-

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

0.9

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

Nov.

10

14

22

18

15

12

10

10

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

Nov.

8.5

6.6

6.1

5.5

5.2

4.2

5.0

5.2

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.2

2.7

Nov.

12

685

347

-

-

-

-

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.2

6.9

6.9

5.5

6.1

14

10

Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Peak discharge (base. 275 sec.-ft.).--Hov. 20 (time and stage unknown) 2,500

BO.-ft.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1949-50

Month

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

Calendar year 1949 .......................

Ua»

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

Water year 1949-5O ......................

November 1 19. .............................

Seoondfoot-days

35.8

11,004.1

702.1

137.6

15,077.8

74.8

1,201.3

Maximum

1.6

269

10

326

287

74

21

326

14

685

Minimum

1.0

.5

1.1

4.8

8

26

49

69

4.2

1.6

.8

.6

.7

4.2

Mean

0.79

1.29

1.15

30.1

3.99

6.60

11.5

91.2

198

145

22.6

8.73

4.59

41.3

2.41

63.2

Runoff in 

aore-feet

49

77

71

21,820

245

366

710

5,430

12,150

8,600

1,390

537

273

29,900

148

2.380
CARSON RIVER BASIN 179

West Pork Carson River above Woodfords, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°47", long. 119°54', In sec. 31, T. 11 M., R. 19 

E77~T mile above Horsethlef Canyon Creek and 4 miles west of Woodfords.

Drainage area.--53 square miles.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 701 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 5.06 feet); 

minimum, 3.8 second-feet Nov. 9.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 793 second-feet Apr. 24, 1949 (gage height, 5.39 feet); 

minimum, 2.5 second-feet Dec. 3, 1948.

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

slightly regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,500 acre-feet).

Rating table, vater year 1949-50, except periods of loe effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7 to Mar.31)

0.9 6.3 1.7 42 3.0 193 

1.0 8.7 2.0 67 3.5 280 

1.2 15 2.3 99 4.0 390 

1.4 23 2.6 135 4.6 550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.0 

9.0 

8.7 

8.5 

8.5

8.7 

10 

11 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.8 

9.5 

9.8 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11

Nov.

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10

11

8.7 

9.5

14 

15 

15 

16 

16

15 

14 

15 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

15

15

*15 

16 

20 

17 

16

Dec.

14 

14 

13 

13

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

10

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

8.0 

8.2 

8.7 

11

12 

*13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 12' 

11 

11

Jan.

11 

10

12 

12 

12

12

11 

11 

12 

12

11 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

24 

22 

24 

27

30 

39 

43 

31 

28

27 

29 

28 

27 

26 

26

Feb.

25 

25 

26 

32 

30

28 

26 

25 

24 

23

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

22 

24 

24 

*25 

26

28 

30 

32

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

lendar year 1949 

ai*y

St. .....................................

ember

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

33 

33 

32 

36 

34

46 

47 

39 

38 

36

30 

30 

30 

30 

33

32 

31 

34 

40 

49

53 

56 

53 

46 

47

44 

41 

41 

43 

48 

58

Apr.

71 

95 

118 

131 

146

139 

107 

101 

94 

79

77 

88 

102 

90 

94

125 

166 

204 

247 

328

402 

438 

438 

418 

438

513 

550 

453 

395 

412

Secondfoot -days

328.5 

404.2 

358.9

23,497.2

625 

698 

1,243 

7,059 

12,184 

7,539 

2,035 

1,119 

599

34,192.6

Peak discharge (base, 450 sec. -ft.) . Apr. 27 (6 p.m.)

May

330 

254 

229 

204 

209

196 

176 

166 

184 

229

276 

315 

380 

474 

527

541 

521 

485 

471 

474

530 

538 

538 

533 

521

480 

499 

496 

453 

456 

499

Maximum

12 

20 

14

638

43 

32 

58 

550 

541 

480 

152 

57 

32

550

June

480 

435 

383 

341

366

348 

267 

216 

211 

221

238 

193 

192 

195 

267

247 

241 

238 

247 

267

284 

248 

240 

203 

170

164 

157 

156 

162 

162

July

152 

148 

135 

122 

111

104 

98 

89 

84 

85

76 

74 

65 

60 

56

51 

47 

43 

38 

36

33 

32 

36 

36

34

33 

30 

27 

26 

26 

48

Aug.

56 

54 

55 

55 

51

42 

22 

28 

28 

28

26 

21 

23 

39 

56

57 

56 

52 

45 

34

18 

15 

22 

24 

26

24 

22 

33 

40 

35 

32

Sept.

30 

28 

25 

16 

12

11 

12 

14 

12 

12

13 

21 

29 

28 

27

27 

27 

22 

18 

17

16 

16

15 

14 

14

27 

32 

30 

19

15

«*» Mean *£«.£

8.5 10.6 652 

8.7 13.5 802 

8.0 11.6 712

6.6 64.4 46,600

10 20.2 1,240 

22 24.9 1,380 

30 40.1 2,470 

71 235 14,000 

166 393 24,170 

15S 251 14,950 

26 65.6 4,040 

15 36.1 2,220 

11 20.0 1,190

8.0 93.7 67,830

698 see. -ft. j May 15 (9 p.m.) 701 sec. -ft.

"Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-16; Jan. 17 to Feb. 6j Feb. 8, 9, 12; Mar. 

12, 13.
180 CARSON RIVER BASIN

West Pork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46IOC", long. 119°50'00", in SE&Stff sec. 34, T. 

11 M., R. 19 E., 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 square miles.

Records available. October 1900 to May 1907, 1910-11 (fragmentary), October 1938 to Septemper j.aso. April 1890 to March 1892 and June 1907 to September 1920 at site 0.7 mile 

downstream and below three diversions for irrigation.

Average discharge. 27 years (1901-3, 1905-15, 1916-20, 1939-50), 124 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 747 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 4.77 feet); 

minimum, 9.4 second-feet Dec. 9.

1900-20, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 1,570 second-feet May 9, 10, 1906 (gage 

height, 6.8 feet, datum then in use); minimum 1900-7, 1938-50), 8.4 second-feet Nov. 

21, 1948.

Maximum discharge known, 3,500 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height, 9.0 feet, 

present datum, from floodmarks), by slope-area method.

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

diversion above station for irrigation. Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,500 acre-feet).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

17 

17 

17

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

16 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

Nov.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

17 

16 

14

19 

20 

20 

30 

2O

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

20 

21 

21

21 

24 

26 

24 

22

Dec.

20 

18 

17

17 

*17

18 

18 

17 

16

14

15 

15 

16 

17 

17

17 

15 

14 

14 

b!5

17 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

Jan.

16 

16

b!7 

b!7 

b!7

17 

16 

16 

17

17

15 

18 

17 

16 

17

19 

30 

28 

*30 

32

35 

57 

54 

38 

b35

b35 

38 

36 

b35 

34 

b32

Feb.

b32 

b32 

34 

40 

35

33 

30 

b30 

b30 

30

28 

b28 

28 

28 

29

28 

28 

29 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

32 

34

35 

38 

38

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

any

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

39 

*40 

41 

45 

46

46 

48 

45 

42 

40

33 

b34 

b34 

b35 

35

35 

38 

38 

48 

56

60 

64 

57 

52 

51

49 

46 

45 

47 

55 

66

Apr.

*77 

99 

125 

13S 

149

147 

115 

99 

97 

87

84 

95 

111 

99 

99

127 

174 

207 

256 

334

421 

458 

453 

437 

464

546 

596 

500 

437 

455

Secondfoot-days

498 

571 

514

25,936

817 

879 

1,410 

7,486 

13,619 

8,470 

2,473 

1,363 

814

38,914

May

387 

295 

263 

238 

239

332 

2O7 

192 

307 

260

308 

354 

421 

520 

578

611 

584 

540 

521 

533

574 

604 

590 

592 

584

542 

549 

548 

502 

504 

540

Maximum

18 

26 

20

678

57 

40 

66 

596 

611 

532 

172 

67 

38

611

June

532 

4S2 

429 

387 

406

396 

313 

256 

243 

352

273 

222 

230 

236 

302

275 

369 

262 

271 

287

308 

275 

265 

229 

190

183 

177 

176 

183 

182

July

172 

167 

153 

141 

129

121 

116 

108 

101 

102

93 

91 

81 

75 

70

66 

62 

57 

53 

49

47 

44 

46 

47 

45

43 

40 

36 

34 

33 

51

Minimum

14 

14 

14

12

15 

28 

33 

77 

192 

176 

33 

23 

19

14

Aug.

66 

65 

65 

67 

63

54 

29 

34 

35 

35

34 

28 

30 

41 

64

64 

64 

62 

54 

41

36 

23 

28 

30 

32

31 

30 

36 

49 

43 

40

Mean

16.1 

19.0 

16.6

71.1

26.4 

31.4 45.5" 

250 

439 

282 

79.8 

44.0 

27.1

107

Sept.

37 

35 

35 

24 

21

19 

20 

21 

20 

21

20 

26 

35 

34 

33

33 

34 

29 

26 

24

24 

23 

22 

21 

21

32 

38 

36 

28 

22

Runoff In 

acre-feet

988 

1,130 

1,020

51,450

1,620 

1,740 

2,800 

14,850 

27,010 

16,800 

4,910 

2,700 

1,610

77,180

Peak discharge (base, 5OO sec. -ft.). Apr. 27 (7 p.m.) 731 sec. -ft.; May 16 (10:30 p.m.) 747 see.-

ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 181

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°07', long. 119°49', in sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 19

 E77~3 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles southwest of Carson City.

Drainage area. 15 square miles.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 1.58 feet);

 minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 4, 5.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1950; minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 4, 

5, 6, 20, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair. Pour small diversions for irrigation of about 150 acres of hay 

meadows and pasture above station. Statement regarding diversions above station published in Water-Supply Papers 1120 and 1150 in error.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

2.1 

1.9 

2.1 

1.9 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9

Nov.

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

2.1 

2.7 

3.6 

4.3

4.0 

4.0 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

a4 

a4

a4 

a4 

a4 

a3.5 

a3.5

Dec.

3.1 

3.4 

*3.4 

2.9 

2.9

3.1 

3.4 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

b3 

b3 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

3.6 

b3.5

b3.5 

b3.5 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6

Jan.

3.8 

3.6 

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5

b3.5 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.4

5.2

*6.2 

*21 

*13 

8.6 

7.3

10 

20 

20 

10 

8.2

b7 

5.8 

5.8 

b5.5 

b5 

5.0

Feb.

5.5 

b5 

7.3 

*8.9 

8.6

9.6 

6.1 

5.5 

5.8 

6.4

5.8 

4.7 

4.7 

5.8 

6.4

6.7 

6.1 

6.1 

6.7 

6.4

6.1

6.1 

6.7 

7.0

7.0

7.6 

7.6 

7.3

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Va

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 15 sec.-ft.J

Mar. 19 (3 p.m.) 19 sec. -ft.; Apr. Z

Mar.

*7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.6 

8.9

7.9 

7.6 

7.3 

7.3 

7.0

7.0 

b7 

6.7 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

8.6 

7.0 

11 

8.2

7.3 

10 

7.9 

8.6 

8.6

8.2 

8.9 

9.6 

9.2 

10 

9.2

Apr.

9.6 

11 

11 

*10 

9.2

10 

10 

10 

10

11

11 11 

11

10 

10

1111

12 

12 

14

15 

15 

14 

13 

13

13 

14 

12 

11 

11

Secondfoot -days

62.0 

103.7 

107.0

1,463.6

214.8 

183.5 

247.7 

345.8 

292.6 

173.3 

105.2 

75.1 

69.1

1,979.8

. --Jan. 17 (3 p.m. ) 

1 (11 p.m.) 18 sec.-

May

13 

11 

11 

10 

9.2

8.9 

8.6 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.6 

9.2 

9.6 

11 

11

11 

11 

1O 

8.9 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.9 

8.9 

8.6

8.9 

9.6 

9.2 

8.6 

8.6 

8.9

Maximum

2.1

4.3 

4.0

13

21 

9.6 

11 

15 

13 

10 

4.0 

2.9 

2.7

21

June

7.6 

6.7 

6.1 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

6.7 

6.7 

6.4 

6.1

6.4 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

10

6.4 

5.8 

5.8 

5.2

5.0

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.3

July

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.4 

3.4

3.1 

3.1 

2.9 

2.9 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9

Aug.

2.7 

2.9 

2.7 

2.9 

2.9

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.1 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

2.1

Minimum Mean

1.8 2.00 

1.9 3.46 

2.9 3.45

1.1 4.01

3.4 6.93 

4.7 6.55 

6.4 7.99 

9.2 11.5 

8.2 9.44 

4.3 5.78 

2.9 3.39 

1.9 2.42 

2.1 2.30

1.8 5.42

27 sec. -ft.; Jan. 22 (1:30 a.m.) 

ft.; June 15 (5 a.m. 16 see. -ft.

Sept.

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 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.6

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

123 

2O6 

212

2.9OO

426 

364 

491 

686 

580 

344 

209 

149 

137

3,930

44 sec. -ft.;

" winter aiscnarge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
182 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°56' ( long. 115 038', in SE^NEi sec. 11, T. 35 N.,

 K. bB E., 1 mile southeast of Ryndon, 6 miles dovmstream from North Pork, and 10 miles 

northeast of Elko.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1950. June 1895 to October 1902 at site 11 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.--11 years (1897-1902, 1944-50), 236 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 6.13

 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 4.

1895-1902, 1944-50: MaxJJtium discharge, 2,530 second-feet June 9, 1945; no flow for 

several days in August and September 1948.

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

 a"5ove station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

L.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

2.0 

2.1

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

2.1

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.5 

2.2

Nov.

2.8 

3.4 

4.0 

4.4 

4.8

6.2

5.0 

5.3 

6.8 

10

10 

9.5 

10 

*13 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14

15 

16 

16

16 

19 

19 

19 

19

Dec.

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

18 

17 

18 

17

17 

15 

*14 

14 

14

17 

20 

16 

16 

15

16 

16 

IT 

17 

16

17 

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

Jan.

16 

15 

16 

15 

14

14 

15 

17

17 

16

15 

15

15 

16 

15

17 

20 

22 

24 

20

35 

60 

80 

100 

110

100 

95 

*90 

85 

85 

85

Feb.

80 

75 

75 

80 

SO

70 

72 

80 

90 

110

115 

105 

100 

95 

105

120 

135 

165 

180 

190

227 

233 

223 

225 

235-

249 

296 

290

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

&py

Mar.

270 

241 

225 

*221 

227

227 

229 

207 

197 

195

186 

170 

158 

159 

161

165 

167 

169 

188 

201

225 

237 

241 

239 

270

303 

305 

294 

272 

258 

254

Apr.

283 

318 

343 

348 

327

312 

309 

336 

384 

409

407 

409 

422 

428 

438

444 

463 

472 

463 

452

447 

444 

460 

463 

458

438 

436 

430 

441 

455

Secondfoot-days

342.2 

509

67,476.4

1,259 

4,100 

6,861 

12,239 

15,827 

22,938 

6,476 

238.4 

42.6

70,881.2

Bay

460 

458 

477 

521 

527

497 

512 

561 

548 

509

455 

404 

367 

334 

309

292 

301 

314 

338 

379

441 

474 

5OO 

564 

608

664 

731 

778 

803 

831 

870

Maximum

2.2 

19 

20

1,370

110 

296 

305 

472 

870 

1,210 

367 

23 

1.8

1,210

June

911 

976 

1,080 

1,120 

1,090

1,040 

1,010 

1,030 

1,160 

1,210

1,09O 

919 

786 

690 

612

570 

548 

542 

554 

583

567 

554 

564 

608 

650

631 

567 

497 

415 

364

July

Minimum

1.3 

2.8 

14

.8

14 

70 

158 

283 

292 

364 

26 

1.3 

1.1

1.1

362 

336 

332 

332 

345

334 

312 

323 

348 

367

350 

320 

336 

294 

245

219 

192 

167 

150 

131

115 

102 

90 

76 

65

54 

47 

40 

36 

30 

26

Aug.

23 

19 

19 

16 

14

14 

14 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.0 

8.0 

7.1 

6.2

5.3 

5.0 

4.6 

4.0 

3.4

3.0 

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

Mean

1.58 

11.4 

16.4

185

40.6 

146 

221 

408 

511 

765 

209 

7.69 

1.42

194

Sept.

 1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.3 

1.6 

1.8 

1.4

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

l."4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

1.6 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

97 

679 

1,010

133,800

2,500 

8,130 

13,610 

24,280 

31,390 

45,500 

12,840 

473 

84

140,600

Peak discharge (base, 550 see. -ft.). May 8 (7:30 a.m.) 57J sec. -ft.j June 10 (5:30 a.m.) 1,240

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11, 12, Dec. 19 to Feb. 19.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 183

Humboldt River near Carlin, Nev.

Location, Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43', long. 116°00', In sec. 28, T. 33 N., R. 53

 K..--4? miles southwest of Moleen, 5 miles upstream from Susie Creek, 5? miles east of 

Carlin, and 15 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage area. 4,310 square miles.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 5.24

 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 1.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 3,640 second-feet June 10, 1945 (gage height, 7.78 

feet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 7, 1948.

High water of February 1943 reached a stage of 9.8 feet (discharge, 5,900 secondfeet, by slope-area method).

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

 which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

12

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

15 

15 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

17

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

20

19 

19 

19 

19

19

Nov.

19 

20 

20 

21 

22

24 

26 

25 

27 

32

31 

32 

29 

28 

27

27 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

28 

30 

*31

30 

29 

29 

27 

26

Dec.

27 

30 

49 

37 

36

36 

35 

41 

45 

45

43 

42 

40 

*42 

40

44 

49 

41 

47 

50

52 

54 

52 

50 

50

55 

60 

56 

54 

54 

54

Jan.

55

60 

70 

80 

95 

110

125 

146 

156 

169 

146

148 

163 

159 

142 

130 

130

Feb.

*a!30 

a!25 

a!30 

134 

142

156 

185 

190 

185 

^.90

176 

154 

152 

152 

156

169 

183 

181 

208 

245

248 

259 

267 

279 

276

285 

306 

350

Month

Oeto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Dber. ...................................

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

363 

357 

341 

328 

322

319 

309 

306 

303 

285

276 

259 

250 

245 

242

234 

234 

237 

248 

273

285 

294 

316 

334 

373

389 

406 

410 

406 

393 

399

Apr.

406 

420 

451 

479 

494

497 

487 

497 

546 

576

611 

627 

623 

640 

652

664 

631 

636 

644 

656

664 

681 

707 

690 

690

685 

669 

660 

652 

631

Secondfoot-days

513 

814 

1,410

103,848.8

2,854 

5,613 

9,736 

17,966 

23,376 

36,451 

11,876 

1,320 

500

112,429

May

623 

644 

660 

656 

656

669 

728 

715 

690 

681

656 

615 

568 

497 

497

494 

508 

546 

584 

584

631 

698 

786 

895 

965

1,040 

1,100 

1,140 

1,200 

1,280 

1,370

Maximum

20 

32 

60

1,780

169 

350 

410 

707 

1,370 

1,710 

664 

101 

19

1,710

June

1,490 

1,520 

1,550 

1,520 

1,540

1,560 

1,650 

1,710 

1,680 

1,540

1,430 

1,460 

1,420 

1,280 

1,170

1,060 

1,000 

955 

915 

905

935 

1,000 

1,010 

975 

930

895 

890 

870 

827 

764

July

664 

640 

619 

607 

565

542 

542 

561 

542 

542

549 

531 

494 

472 

469

437 

376 

334 

303 

270

253 

234 

210 

188

165

144 

138 

130 

128 

119 

108

Minimum

11 

19 

27

6.0

125 

234 

406 

494 

764 

108 

16 

14

11

Aug.

101 

93 

91 

84 

76

72 

66 

61 

56 

52

48 

42 

41 

39 

37

32 

29 

29 

26 

23

22 

20 

19 

20 

21

21 

21 

22 

20 

18 

16

Mean

16.5 

27.1 

45.5

285

92.1 

200 

314 

599 

754 

1,220 

383 

42.6 

16.7

308

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft.}. June 8, (9 p.m.) 1,730 sec. -ft.

Sept.

15 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

15 

14

15 

16 

16 

17 

17

16 

16 

18 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

17 

17 

17

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,020 

1,610 

2,800

206,000

5,660 

11,130 

19,310 

35,640 

46,370 

72,300 

23,560 

2,620 

992

223,000

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for other Humboldt River stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-12, 14, Dec. 20 to Jan. 21.
184 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38', long. 116°12', In sec. 36, T. 32 N., R. 51

 K., 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 square miles.

Records available. November 1902 to October 1906, July 1911 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 42 years (1903-6, 1911-50), 361 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 5.43

 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Dec. 12.

1902-6. 1911-50: Maximum discharge, 6,250 second-feet Feb. 26, 1943 (gage height, 

9.92 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Aug. 25-28, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diver-

 sTon above station for irrigation of about 150,000 acres of hay and pasture land.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194,9 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

26 

26 

27 

27 

25

26 

28 

30 

30 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

32 

32 

31 

32 

31

33 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

35 

35 

34 

34 

35

Nov.

34 

25 

21 

22 

23

22 

26 

29 

30 

40

41 

39 

40 

37 

39

38 

38 

38 

39 

40

41 

40 

39 

41 

43

43 

41 

43 

44 

40

Dec.

39 

40 

45 

53 

46

46- 

45 

43 

46 

43

44 

43 

56 

41 

51

49 

52 

52 

51 

44

55 

*51 

56 

51 

48

62 

51 

51 

52 

58 

59

Jan.

58 

62 

56 

57 

66

68 

73 

73 

78 

73

76 

69 

73 

67 

b7O

b80 

b9O 

119 

89 

93

110 

134 

184 

213 

201

167 

170 

198 

144 

*134 

139

Feb.

134 

b!30 

b!35 

b!40 

151

175 

187 

192 

189

192

189 

192 

192 

195 

2O4

225 

238 

238 

255 

3OO

319 

312 

323 

338 

353

377 

414 

*440

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary. . ....

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

457 

444 

444 

432 

444

453 

410 

398 

394 

373

357 

326 

312 

306 

304

297 

293 

312 

319 

381

381 

381 

398 

427 

497

520 

524 

515 

502 

488 

551

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

977 

1,076 

1,523

118,123

3,284 

6,729 

12,640 

24,669 

27,015 

37,052 

11,562 

1,613 

867

129,007

Peak discharge (base, 560 sec. -ft.). Apr. 23 (12m. to

589 

637 

682 

682 

687

692 

687 

703 

761 

7*9

827 

868 

833 

844 

856

868 

856 

856 

880 

904

916 

936 

975 

968 

956

923 

898 

874 

868 

844

May

810 

833 

862 

850 

827

827 

892 

880 

833

816

799 

761 

718 

642 

618

594 

623 

662 

739 

729

750 

788 

886 

956 

1,040

1,100 

1,140 

1,180 

1,220 

1,280 

1,360

Maximum

35 

44 

62

1,940

213 

440 

551 

975 

1,360 

1,750 

703 

95 

32

1,750

June

1,460 

1,560 

1,570 

1,570 

1,550

1,580 

1,670 

1,730 

1,750 

1,620

1,480 

1,460 

1,460 

1,340 

1,200

1,O90 

1,010 

962 

923 

898

904 

962 

994 

988 

949

910 

910 

892 

856 

804

July

703 

647 

632 

599 

570

538 

524 

528 

533 

524

533 

524 

488 

449 

444

423 

377 

326 

286 

255

225 

210 

189 

173 

157

134 

129 

122 

110 

1O8 

102

Aug.

95 

91 

89 

86 

80

74 

69 

64

62 

61

59 

58 

53 

52 

48

46 

43 

41 

39 

37

35 

33 

32 

31 

33

34 

35 

37 

34 

32 

30

Sept.

28 

28 

27 

26 

26

26 

28 

31 

31 

28

28 

27 

25 

26 

27

27 

27 

29 

31

31

32 

31 

3O 

31

31

31 

31 

31 

31

31

« * "« See1?

25 31.5 1,940 

21 35.9 2,13O 

39 49.1 3,020

17 324 234,300

56 106 6,510 

130 24O 13,350 

293 408 25,070 

589 822 48,930 

594 871 53,580 

804 1,235 73,490 

102. 373 22,930 

30 52.0 3,2OO 

25 28.9 1,720

21 353 255,900

2 p.m.) 982 sec. -ft.; June 9 (8 a.m.) 1,770

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HTJMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 185 

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40', long. 116°40', In NWij sec. 2, T. 32 N., R. 

47 K., 21 miles east of Argenta and 15^ miles east of Battle Mountain.

Records available.--February 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 7.58 

reet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Oct. I.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 1,780 second-feet Apr. 27, 28, 1946 (gage height, 8.58 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 11, 1948.

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

wnicn are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.8

1.4 

1.4 

4.2 

6.4 

7.5

7.9 

9.1 

9.5

11 

13

15 

16 

19 

19 

20

20 

20 

21 

20 

20 

20

Nov.

20 

20 

21 

20

18

18 

18 

20 

21 

24

25 

27 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

*28

30 

31

32 

32 

33 

34 

34

35

35 

36 

35

36

Dec.

37 

36 

36 

38 

42

a40 

a40 

a38 

a40 

a43

a42 

40 

41 

42 

45

*48 

49 

50 

47 

42

45 

45 

50 

52 

50

54 

56 

55 

57 

55 

53

Jan.

52 

50 

48 

46 

46

48 

52 

56 

58 

60

58 

55 

50 

50 

50

52 

54 

57 

60 

62

65 

70 

72 

72 

72

72 

70 

68 

68 

70 

68

Feb.

65 

70 

75 

*90 

110

150 

200 

220 

230 

225

220 

200 

205 

212 

210

220 

229 

243 

245 

256

284 

302 

305 

320 

330

340 

362 

398

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Awgu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 19 4E

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

*422 

440 

438 

440 

438

445 

445 

420 

408 

398

382 

368 

340 

328 

320

318 

315 

312 

330 

345

385 

390 

395 

385 

422

492 

512

515 

515 

512 

510

Apr.

558 

590 

620 

646 

658

661 

667

670 

706 

742

763 

790

810 

805 

817

826 

832 

829 

829 

844

826 

823 

823 

817 

793

781

751 

718 

697 

727

Secondroot-days

296.5 

823 

1,408

99,223.2

1,831 

6,316 

12,685 

22,419 

22,149 

30,832 

11,356 

1,069.2 

180.3

111,365.0

May

712 

694 

706 

709 

718

706 

721 

772 

760 

733

721 

688 

661 

630 

582

562 

548 

548 

575 

620

620 

638 

661 

715 

766

811 

856 

880 

908 

943 

985

Maximum

21 

36 

57

1,430

72 

398 

515 

844 

985 

1,320 

682 

91 

11

1,320

June

1,040 

1,090 

1,160 

1,210 

1,220

1,220 

1,240

1,270 

1,300 

1,300

,320 

,260 

,240 

,240

, 200

1 , 100 

988 

915 

862 

817

793 

781 

805 

829 

829

805 

766 

763 

745 

724

July

682 

618 

575 

558 

538

518 

498 

488 

495 

495

492 

485 

475 

450 

4EO

410 

395 

355 

308 

274

250 

227

210 

193 

180

165 

145 

129 

117

110 

101

Minimum

1.3 

18 

36

1.1

46 

65 

312 

558 

548 

724 

101 

3.6 

2.7

1.3

Aug.

91 

84 

79 

72 

53

49 

44

41 

39 

35

33 

49 

45 

42 

42

40 

33 

29 

26 

24

22

20

16 

14 

13

10 

6.7 

5.5 

4.5 

3.9 

3.6

Mean

9.56 

27.4 

45.4

272

59.1 

226 

409 

747 

714 

1,028 

366 

34.5 

6.01

305

Sept.

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

2.9

2.9 

2.9

3 . C 

3.2 

3.2

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

2.9

2. 1

2.y

i.4 

7.1 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.9 

9.5 

9.9

10 

9.9 

9.i

11 

11

Runoff In 

acre-feet

588 

1,630 

2,790

196,800

3,630 

12,530 

25,160 

44, 470 

43,930 

61,150 

22,520 

2,120 

358

220,900

Peak discharge (base 40O sec.-ft.) . Mar. 7 (5 a.m.) 460 sec.-ft.; Apr. 20 (10:15 p.m.) 847 sec. - 

ft.; June 11 (9:30 a.m.) 1,330 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other stations on Humboldt River.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12 to Feb. 13.

207366 O - 52 - 13
HI1MBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

HiunbuLlt River at Battle Mountain, Nev.

, lat. 40°39 I , lung. llh°56', In SE^ sec. b, T. 22 N., R.

'/fK t , ,f Batrl- Mountain. Reece River! when flowing,'enters Humtoidt

l-.--Tulji lnOi- to December 1697 (gaev heights only), March 1921 to April

nnr,r;/~l.J4h t . 3-?r timber 19.sO

r iii.--,-.--M'^.iirmni lifi.-hqra;- lurine year, 1.17U second-feet Juri° 14 (gage h°ieht , 7.54 

f^-ef) , iMlmmiuii, ).l r-norjrt-i'u^t Oct. 1-7, 12-19.

Lill-;;4, iyir-cii : Maxirniim dlarharge observed, l,5hii second-f^et Jun=- 19, 20 1921, 

MH^ 11-1',, iJL':!; JL, fj.iw S>-[it. ^ t.j Oct. CL,', 1948, Sept. ^1-26, 1949.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

397 

3M1

498

487

7b£ 

774 

761

491

467

456

460

514

521

518

1,100 

1.12U 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,120

1, 090

1,050

966

893

844

794

763

July

378

368

341

149

137

122

110

104

Aug. Sept.

Secondfoot-days

Runoff in 

acre-feet

154. f 

707 

1,113

307

1,400

2,210

251

March. . 

April.. 

May....

July......

August....

September.

1,375

4,377

11,411

21,051

18,883

28,534

11,029

1,08?.

774

797

,140

44.4

174

368

702

609

951

Water year i94a-E'. 1,140 275

6 (2: 412 sec.-ft.; Apr. 22 (2:30 p.

n_ote_. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, Dec. 9 to Feb. 15.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 187 

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00', lung. 117°19', in SE^ sec. 14, T. 36 N., R. 

41 K., at Comus section house of Southern Pacific Railroad, 9 miles northeast of Golconda and 32 miles northwest of Battle Mountain.

Records a .reliable. September 1917 to June 1923, May 1925 to May 1926, February 1946 to 

September labU.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 889 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 6.55 

reet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot for several days in October, November, September.

1917-23, 1925-26, 1946-50: Maximum discharge, 2,700 second-feet June 24-26, 1921 

(gage height, 10.9 feet, site and datum then in use), based on discharge measurement 

made 5 milee downstream; no flow during periods in 1918, 1919, 1920.

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

above and below station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6 

7 

8 

S 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.

Nov.

0.

1.

7.2 

12

17 

20 

21 

21 

23

Dec.

25 

27

28

*25

Jan.

25

(*) 

35

1

Feb.

40

45 

50

60 

70 

SO

110 

120 

130 

140 

150

165 

180 

190 

201 

211

216 

219 

230 

244 

253

262 

271 

273

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

ter year 1349-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 33o sec . -f t . . Apr.

Mar.

286 

302 

318 

334 

342

347 

345 

347 

*353 

351

343

336 

329 

320 

307

297 

289 

284 

282 

279

282 

289 

306 

320 

336

342 

343 

366 

393 

412 

422

Apr.

424 

424 

430 

450 

479

508 

525 

533 

538 

542

550 

563 

581 

599 

605

614 

621 

621 

614

610

612 

610 

601 

592 

559

552 

561 

535 

514 

516

foot-Says

4.1 

124.7

780

75,231.8

915 

4 066 

1O 202 

16 483 

14 915 

22 020 

12 203 

1 434.0 

18.0

83,164.8

18 (8 a.m.)

ft.; June 19 (2 p.m.) 889 sec. -ft. 

 * Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4

May

514

510 

508 

506 

504

496 

498 

504 

512

516

523 

538 

544 

54E 

574

531 

485 

440 

424 

418

412 

424 

426 

42O 

387

408 

440 

454 

470 

489 

438

Maximum

£3

947

279 

422 

621 

574 

887 

684 

126 

4.6

887

June

525 

568 

579 

581 

599

605 

610 

629 

£58 

673

691 

713 

772 

816

838

854 

869 

885 

887 

885

882 

865 

843 

810 

777

746 

731 

720 

711 

698

July

684 

680 

671 

649 

612

570 

538 

508 

479 

468

458 

454 

442 

432 

416

402 

381 

364 

351 

327

300 

27O 

253 

237 

225

209 

132 

180 

163 

150 

138

Aug.

126 

116 

109 

102 

94

86 

77 

67 

61 

54

48 

44 

41

3a

38

37 

35 

32 

31

28

26 

21 

19 

18 

17

16 

14 

12 

10 

6.8 

7.2

Sept.

4.6 

3.b 

2.2 

1.3

.9

.6

.5

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

. I 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

. i 

.1 

. 1 

.1

Minimum Mean aor° f t

0.1 0.13 8.1 

.1 4.16 247 

25.2 1,550

.1 206 149,200

29.5 1,810 

145 8,060 

279 329 20,240 

424 549 32,690 

387 481 29,580 

525 734 43,680 

138 331 24,200 

7.2 46.3 2,840 

.1 .60 36

.1 228 164,900

625 sec. -ft.; May 15 (11:3O a.m.) 665 sec.- 

to Feb. 18.
188 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°52', long. 118°00', In NW£ sec. 36, T. 35 N. , 

H. 35 E., E>2 miles southwest of Rose Creek and 15i miles southwest of Winnemucca.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 684 second-feet June 26, 27 (gage height, 4.75 

reet); minimum, 19 second-feet Nov. 27-30.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 708 second-feet June 24, 1948 (gage height, 4.86 

feet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Sept. 2, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

23 

23 

24

24 

24 

24 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

20 

. 22 

22 

22

Nov.

22 

22 

22 

22 

20

22 

22 

22 

22 

23

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

*23 

23 

23 

22

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

Dec.

20 

24 

26 

27 

27

26 

26

, ( Io

Jan.

> 30

} "

36

37 

38

40

Feb.

40 

40 

45 

50 

60

70 

80 

101 

101 

108

108 

110 

120 

127 

144

158 

160 

168 

174 

178

180 

183 

183 

185 

191

199 

204 

210

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ....... .............................

lendar year 1949

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

214 

223 

230 

236 

243

252 

263 

274 

274 

277

281 

279 

298 

296 

293

289 

284 

279 

274

270

261

261 

258 

263 

268

270 

277 

286 

281 

284 

308

Apr.

318

331 

341 

346 

344

349 

357 

370 

377 

372

336 

316 

316 

320 

326

354 

370 

364 

338 

277

245 

274 

219 

263 

289

284 

377 

367 

245 

303

Secondfoot-days

687 

649 

896

59,753

1,061 

3,677 

8,346 

9,688 

10,574 

14,514 

13,505 

3,098 

1,371

68,066

May

455 

409 

401 

398 

436

428 

409 

398 

409 

393

383 

367 

372

316 

328

333 

336 

354 

318 

279

286 

289 

238 

221 

232

225 

245 

247 

306 

357 

406

Maximum

24 

23

630

210 

308 

377 

455 

681 

642 

191 

53

681

June

362 

370 

354 

£93 

289

303 

328 

357 

455 

393

383 

411 

409 

344 

377

466 

513 

547 

569 

575

569 

594 

615 

657 

666

675 

681 

663 

645 

651

July

642 

621 

609 

606 

592

580 

575 

566 

547 

541

527 

513 

491 

477

463

441 

425 

414

401 

385

367 

354 

341 

318 

289

272 

258 

241 

227 

216 

2n6

Minimum

20 

19

20

11

40 

214 

219 

221 

289 

206 

54 

38

19

Aug.

191 

180 

168 

158 

154

146 

139

131 

125 

120

112 

108 

103 

98 

92

89 

83 

80 

76 

73

69 

68 

66 

62 

61

61

59 

59 

57 

56 

54

Mean

22.2 

21.6 

28.9

164

34.2 

131 

269 

323 

341 

484 

436 

99.9 

45.7

186

Sept.

53 

53 

51 

51 

49

48

48 

48 

46

46 

45 

45 

43 

45

51 

53 

49 

48 

45

45 

43 

42 

42 

42

40 

40 

38 

38 

38

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,360 

1,290 

1,780

118,500

2,100 

7,290 

16,550 

19,220 

20,970 

28,790 

26,790 

6,140 

2,720

135,000
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 189

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°41'30", long. 118°12'10", in SE^ sec. 25, T. 33 

n., K. 33 E., 1 mile upstream from old Calahan Dam and 4 miles northwest of Imlay.

Drainage area. 13,500 square miles.

Records available. June 1935 to September 1941, April 1945 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years (1935-41, 1945-50^113 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 648 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 5.49 feet); 

minimum, 13 second-feet Dec. 5.

1935-41, 1945-50: Maximum discharge, 2,220 second-feet May 31, June 1, 1945 (gage 

height 10.49 feet, present datum); no flow at times in several years.

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

 Lovelock 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 also affected by many other diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

18 

19 

19

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

Nov.

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

20 

20

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

*20 

21 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

Dec.

19 

19 

20 

22 

22

24 

26 

26 

25 

24

24 

25 

27 

26 

25

27 

28 

27 

*26 

27

30 

31 

32 

31 

3O

32 

33 

33 

34 

35 

35

Jan.

35 

34 

33 

33 

33

31 

31 

32 

33 

35

37 

35 

32 

*30

31

35 

4O 

45 

50 

60

70 

74 

71 

70 

66

62 

66 

70 

70 

74 

72

Feb.

70 

73 

80 

90 

100

110 

105 

110 

HO 

108

105 

10O 

105 

108 

114

132 

141 

*153 

160 

166

17O 

173 

174 

175 

177

183 

190 

196

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mn v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary

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

ter year 1949-5O .......................

Peak discharge (base, 35O sec. -ft.). Apr.

sec.-rt.j June 1 (9:30 a.m.) 402 sec. -ft.; J 

* Winter discharge measurement made on th: 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected t

Mar.

201 

207 

213 

218 

227

234 

242 

256 

266 

270

278 

276 

276 

295 

295

289 

289 

282 

278 

276

276 

275 

275 

272 

272

274 

272 

276 

284 

275 

275

Apr.

297 

3O8 

321 

330 

337

341 

345 

353 

365 

373

366 

337 

317 

321 

324

313 

317 

332 

329 

305

250 

217 

245 

206 

239

260 

264 

335 

337 

251

Seoondfoot-days

585 

594 

845

58 , 538

1,490 

3,676 

8,194 

9,235 

10,038 

13,575 

13,867 

3,282 

1,359

66,740

May

298 

419 

390 

380 

383

414 

409 

395 

390 

395

387 

373 

356 

356 

316

322 

329 

317 

332 

295

263 

274 

269 

229 

206

215 

211 

236 

241 

293 

345

Maximum

20 

22 

35

639

74 

196 

295 

373 

419 

637 

639 

203 

54

639

June

387 

354 

358 

348 

30O

287 

303 

324 

356 

424

387 

368 

385 

382 

325

353 

426 

477 

502 

524

536 

542 

566 

584 

620

629 

631 

637 

635 

625

July

616 

639 

623 

606 

600

594 

582 

576 

568 

556

546 

526 

511 

482 

471

455 

439 

426 

4O9 

395

383 

366 

351 

338 

319

289 

269 

254 

239 

225 

214

Minimum

17 

18 

19

17

30 

7O 

201 

206 

206 

287 

214 

54 

36

17

Aug.

2O3 

191 

ISO 

169 

161

156 

150 

141 

135 

127

122 

117 

110 

104 

99

94 

87 

82 

79 

76

73 

7O 

67 

70 

67

62 

62 

60 

58 

56 

54

Mean

18.9 

19.8 

27.3

160

48.1 

131 

264 

308 

324 

452 

447 

106 

45.3

183

11 (12:30 a.m.) 376 sec. -ft.; May 2 (1:15 p. 

uly 2 (7 a.m.) 648 sec. -ft. 

s day. 

y ice Dec. 6, Dec. 8 to Jan. 2O, Jan. 24 to I

Sept.

53 

51 

50 

49 

47

47 

48 

54 

50 

49

47 

45 

44 

43 

43

42 

47 

53 

52 

49

46 

43 

41 

40 

40

39 

38 

37 

36 

36

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,160 

1,180 

1,680

116,100

2,960 

7,290 

16,250 

18,320 

19,910 

26,930 

27,500 

6,51O 

2,700

132,400

m.) 428 

eb. 12.
190 HUMBOEDT RIVER BASIN

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.--Mercury Indicating gage, lat. 40°28'15", long. 118°18'20", in NE^ sec. 18, T. 

30 W., R. 33 E., at control works at left end of Rye Patch Dam, 2 miles northwest of 

Rye Patch. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Southern Pacific Railroad datum).

Drainage area.--13,700 square miles.

Records available.--February 1936 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 56,610 acre-feet Apr. 13, 18, 19 (elevation, 

 4,118.55 feet); minimum, 29,030 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 4,111.65 feet).

1936-50: Maximum contents, 196,900 acre-feet Apr. 9, 1946 (elevation, 4,134.62 

feet); minimum since operation began, 1,760 acre-feet Oct. 16, 1937.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Feb. 20, 1936. 

Capacity, 179,100 acre-feet between elevations 4,072.5 feet (sill of trash-rack 

structure) and 4,133.0 feet (top of spillway gates). Dead storage negligible. Elevation of spillway (gate sill) is 4,116 feet. Water is used for irrigation on 

Humboldt project.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35,520

35,520

35,520

.34,710

34,870

34, 550

34,380

34,220

33,730

33,570

33,240

33,900

33,410

32,780

32,470

32,320

32,170

32,010

31,860

31,710

31,710

31,710

31,710

31,710

31,560

31,400

31,250

30,940

30,940

30,790

30 , 640

Nov.

30,640

30,790

30,790

30,940

30,940

31,100

31,100

31,100

31,100

31,100

31,250

31,250

31,250

31,400

31,400

31,400

31,400

31,400

31,560

31,560

31,560

31,560

31,710

31,710

31,710

31,710

31,710

31,860

31,860

32,010

-

Dec.

32,010

32,010

32,170

32,170

32,170

32,170

32,170

32,170

32,170

32,320

32,320

32,470

32,470

32,470

32,470

32,470

32,620

32,620

32,780

32,780

32,780

32,780

32,780

32,930

32,930

32,930

33,080

33,080

33,080

33,080

33,240

Jan.

33,240

33,410

33 , 410

33,570

33,570

33,570

33,730

33,730

33,900

33,900

33,900

33,900

34,060

34,220

34,220

34,220

34,220

34,220

34,380

34,380

34,550

34,550

34,710

35,360

35,360

35,360

35,520

35,690

35,690

35,690

35,850

Feb.

35,850

36,010

36,010

36,010

36,340

36,510

36,860

37,030

37,200

37,380

37,550

37,720

37,890

38,070

38,240

38,590

38,760

38,930

39,280

39,800

40,180

40,180

40,570

40/760

41,150

41,340

41,920

42,690

_

_

-

Mar.

42 , 690

42,880

43,070

43,460

.41,530

44,110

44,340

44,790

45,250

46,840

46,610

46,840

47,070

47,980

48,200

48,730

48,990

49,510

49,510

50,300

50,820

50,820

51,350

51,350

52,390

52,390

52,920

53,440

54,020

54,300

54,880

Apr.

54,880

55,170

55, 750

55,750

55, 750

55,750

54,880

55,750

56,030

55,750

55,750

56,030

56,610

56,320

56,320

56,320

56,320

56,610

56,610

56,320

55,750

55, 460

55,460

54,880

53,730

53,440

52,920

52,650

51,870

51,610

-

May

50, 560

50, 560

50,040

51,080

51,350

51,610

51,870

51,870

52,650

52,650

52,920

52,920

53,180

53,440

53,180

53,180

52,650

52,650

52,390

52,130

51,87O

51,350

51,350

51,080

50,300

50,040

48,990

48,460

47,980

47,750

47,520

June

47,070

46,840

46,610

45,930

45,700

44,340

44, 560

43,650

43,460

43,270

43,070

43,070

42,880

42,690

43,070

43,270

43,460

43,650

43,880

43,880

44,110

44,340

44,560

45,020

45,250

46,160

46,610

47,520

48,460

48,990

-

July

49,510

50,300

51,350

51,350

51,610

51,870

52,130

52,130

52,130

51,870

51,870

52,920

52,920

53,180

53,440

53,440

53,180

52,390

52,130

52,130

51,350

50,820

50,300

50,040

48,990

49,510

49,510

48,990

48,990

48,460

47,980

Aug.

47,750

47,070

46,380

46,380

45,930

45,250

45,250

44, 790

44,340

44,340

43,650

42,880

42, 690

42,110

42,110

42,110

41,920

41,920

41,530

41,150

40,950

39,990

39,620

39,450

38,930

38,760

38,410

38,410

37,720

37,380

37,030

Sept.

36,860

36,010

35,850

35,360

34,870

34,550

33,900

33,730

33,240

32,930

32,470

32,170

31,860

31,560

31,100

30,640

30,330

30,030

29,890

29,890

29,890

29,890

29,890

29,890

29,740

29,740

29,740

2ft,460

29,320

29,030

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Nov. 1... ................

Dee. 1. ..................

Calendar year 1949 ....

Aug. ....................

Oct. 1. ..................

Water year 1949-50. ....

Elevation 

(feet)

4,112.65

-

4,111.60

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

32,010

-

28,890

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre- feet)

+1,230

-18,370

+12 190

+2 440

-6,630
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 191

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27'33", long. 118"18'30"; in NE£ sec. 18, T.

 30 H., R. 33 E., 1,000 feet downstream from Rye Patch Dam and If miles northwest 

of Rye Patch.

Drainage area.--13,700 square miles.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1941, October 1943 to September-1950.

 January iy9t> to December 1909, September 1910 to September 1922, and September 1924 

to September 1932 (fragmentary) at site near Oreana, 7 miles downstream, published 

as Humboldt River near Oreana.

Average discharge. 36 years (1899-1909, 1910-16, 1917-22, 1930-32, 1935-41, 1943-50), 

203 second-reet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 605 second-feet July 23; minimum daily,

 0.6 second-foot Nov. 22-29 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1896-1922, 1924-32, 1935-41, 1943-50: Maximum discharge, 3,050 second-feet May 12, 

1897 (gage height, 12.0 feet, site and datum then in use); practically no flow durijig 

some periods in 1905, 1915, 1918-20, 1931-32, 1935-41, 1943-45.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (see preceding

 page) and slightly regulated by Humboldt (Pitt-Taylor) Reservoirs. Many diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

19 

55 

72 

116 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

98 

96 

105

100 

53 

54

54 

53

41 

41 

41 

56 

77

88 

100 

142 

77 

18 

1.8

Nov.

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.2

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0. 

1.0

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

Dec.

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.7

.7

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

1.0 

.8 

.8

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.8

.8 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Jan.

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 1.1

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Feb.

1.0 1.1 1.1 1,1 1.1

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber. ....................................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

St. .....................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.2 

1.2

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.4

1.6 

1.6 

1.7

18 

40 

42 

53 

60

88 

88 

91 

91 

88

74 

74 

74 

77 

103 

103

Apr.

103 

124 

162 

190 

234

262 

274 

269 

269 

276

290 

290 

278 

258 

251

287 

309 

318 

367 

380

383 

391 

413 

416 

432

449 

449 

446 

464 

455

Secondfoot -days

2,397.8 

32.1 

25.3

57,519.3

29.9 

29.7 

1,185.3 

9,489 

10,598 

10,204 

12,835 

7,894 

4,915

59,635.1

May

427 

362 

290 

232 

271

247 

232 

232 

227 

232

251 

267 

276 

302 

316

336 

380 

386 

399 

383

399 

408 

408 

405

410

449 

455 

435 

410 

399 

372

Maxlnuia

142

1.7 

1.0

612

1.1 

1.1 

103 

464 

455 

516 

605 

389 

294

605

June

427 

438 

455 

516 

481

466 

490 

507 

504 

498

464 

383 

306 

287 

258

236 

260 

336 

338 

362

367 

326 

299 

167 

166

180 

182 

172 

145 

188

July

214 

232 

258 

321 

364

421 

441 

478 

522 

441

359 

359 

362 

378 

458

492 

525 

537 

543 

580

593 

593 

60S 

586 

293

209 

292 

292 

331 

397 

359

Minimum

1.8 

.6 

.7

.6

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

103 

227 

145 

209 

139 

20

.6

Aug.

Z97 

318 

389 

380 

362

359

357 

297 

247 

265

314 

334 

280 

243 

176

139 

143 

200 

190 

198

223 

232 

276 

276 

269

198 

143 

151 

190 

223 

225

Mean

77.3 

1.07 

.82

158

.96 

1.06 

38.2 

316 

342 

340 

414 

255 

164

163

Sept.

232 

276 

280 

254 

225

212 

260 

294 

292 

276

245 

210 

204 

202 

210

196 

174 

96 

56 

62

63

64 

64 

64 

69

77 

80 

93 

65 

20

Runoff In 

acre-feet

4,760 

64 

50

114,100

59 

59 

2,350 

18,820 

21,020 

20,240 

25,460 

15,660 

9,750

118,300
192 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Marys River below Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14', long. 115°17', in NW^ sec. 25, T. 39 N., R. 

59'H., 300 feet downstream from Hot Springs Creek, 6 miles (revised) north of Cross 

Ranch, and 12 miles (revised) north of Deeth.

Drainage area. 415 square miles.

Recordii available. October 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.-"Maximum discharge during year, 454 second-feet May 26 (gage height, 5.50 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 5.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 676 second-feet May 9, 1945 (gage height, 5.99 feet); 

minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1950. Flood in January 1943 reached a stage of 7.2 feet, 

from floodmarks (discharge, 1,030 second-feet by slope-area method).

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

3Tve~raions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.5 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.5 

1.7 

1.7 

2.3

2.4 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1

2.1 

2.3 

2.3 

4.0 

3.7

3.7 

3.5 

3.3 

3.3 

-3.3

3.1 

3.1 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

Nov.

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.7

3.7 

4.0 

4.4 

4.6 

6.3

5.3 

4.6 

4.6 

»4.4 

4.6

5.0 

6.6 

6.0 

6.0 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.8 

6.8 

7.1

7.3 

7.6 

7. -9 

8.2 

7.9

Dec.

7.9 

7.9 

8.2 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

*10

8.5 

8.5 

8.0 

7.5 

7.0

7.0 

8.5 

10 

9.0 

8.0

9.0 

10 

11 

11 

10

11 

12 

11 

12 

12 

12

Jan.

12 

12 

12 

13 

14

15 

16 

17 

16 

15

14 

15 

17 

19 

17

20 

23 

27 

30 

32

32 

38 

41 

*38 

35

32 

29 

27 

26 

26 

25

Feb.

23 

21 

22 

24 

27

32 

31 

34 

31 

31

25 

29 

21 

22 

25

28 

29 

31 

32 

34

34 

34 

35 

38 

39

45 

50 

52

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

Mltv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. ..... .....-..--.--...- -

lendar year 194S 

ary

St......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

S3 

*52 

53 

56 

64

72 

74 

73 

76 

65

58 

50 

43 

48 

50

46 

44 

49 

63 

65

72 

71 

64 

68 

80

77 

69 

63 

58 

50 

50

Apr.

57 

83 

101 

111 

99

92 

91 

115 

142 

143

134 

124 

127 

152 

169

164 

156 

179 

221 

230

243 

282 

344 

355 

310

275 

248 

246 

256 

238

Secondfoot -days

76.2 

167.2 

288.0

20,479.0

705 

879 

1,876 

5,487 

7,908 

5,736 

904.9 

91.1 

52.3

24,170.7

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec.-ft.) . Apr. 24 (1:30 a.m

Hay

208 

195

186 

176 

161

148 

144 

136 

119 

99

89 

85 

91 

112 

158

213 

282 

342 

404 

431

367 

340 

355 

390 

416

441 

410 

363 

344 

355 

348

Maximum

4.0 

8.2 

12

441

41 

52 

80 

355 

441 

396 

70 

6.0 

3.3

441

June

368 

396 

374 

355 

303

261 

270 

294 

303 

276

225 

192 

156 

131

125

118 

121 

133 

144 

130

124 

127 

131 

128 

125

116 

97 

80 

69 

64

July

66 

68 

70 

64 

53

47 

45 

44 

47 

43

39 

35 

28 

26 

23

22 

21 

20 

18 

16

15 

13 

13 

12 

11

9.4 

8.5 

7.6 

7.3 

6.8 

6.3

Aug.

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

6.0 

5.8

5.5 

5.3 

4.8 

4.4 

4.0

3.7 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3

3.1

2.9 

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

1.8

1.7 

1.5 

1.1 

.9 

.9

.7 

.5 

.5

.4 

.3 

.3

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.7 

1.1 

1.0

1.5 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8

2.0 

2.1 

2.3 

2.1 

2.4

2.6 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

2.9

2.7 

2.9 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

Minimum Mean «£«£

1.1 2.46 151 

3.5 5.57 332 

7.0 9.29 571

.2 56.1 40,620

12 22.7 1,400 

21 31.4 1,740 

43 60.5 3,720 

57 183 10,880 

85 255 15,700 

64 191 11,380 

6.3 29.2 1,790 

.3 2.94 181 

.2 1.74 -104

.2 66.2 47,950

.) 368 sec.-ft.; Hay 26 (6:40 a.m.) 454 see.- ftT

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4 to Jan. 19, Jan. 25, 26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 5 

(no gage-height record Dec. 6-10).
HUMBOLDT ROTER BASIN 193

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°41'30", long. 115°28'30", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 32

 N~, K. 58 E., at Lamoille Creek bridge at mouth of canyon, 300 feet downstream from 

Elko-Lamoille power plant and 3 miles south of Lamoille.

Drainage area.--25 square miles.

Records available.--May 1915 to June 1923, October 1943 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--13 years (1915-16, 1917-22, 1943-50), 44.5 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 588 second-feet July 6; minimum, 1.5 second-

 feet Feb. 22.

1915-23, 1943-50: Maximum discharge, 588 second-feet July 6, 1951, but may have 

exceeded in June 1917 when gage was washed out; minimum, 1 second-foot 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 feet 

upstream from gage. Elko-Lamoille power plant diverts about 6 miles upstream but flow 

is returned to channel at power plant 300 feet upstream from station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to Septenber 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

5.2 

5.2 

5.5 

5.8

5.8 

5.5 

5.8 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.5 

6.8 

5.8

5.5 

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

Nov.

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

4.0 

2.9 

3.4 

4.5 

4.8

4.2 

4.5 

5.2 

5.2 

*5.2

5.2 

5.2

1"

. 7.0

7.5 

7.5

Dec.

6.8 

7.1 

6.8 

6.5 

6.5

6.2 

6.2 

5.8 

5.8 

4.5

4.8 

bS.O 

5.5 

*4.2 

4.2

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.5

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

3.7 

4.2

4.5 

4.2 

4.2

4.0

4.0 

4.0

Jan.

4.0 

4.0

b4.0 

b4.0

> 4.5

5.2 

4.8

 5.2 

6.5 

5.2 

3.4 

b4.0

bS.O 

5.8 

5.5 

5.2 

4.8 

4.8

Feb.

*4.2 

4.5

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.2 

3.7 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

2.9 

3.2 

3.2

3.7 

3.7 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.5

4.5 

4.8 

5.5

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

her. ....................................

lendar year 194£ 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

5.8 

6.2 

6.5 

6.8 

7.1

7.1 

6.8 

7.1

7.1 

7.1

6.8 

6.8 

6.5

7.1 

7.1

6.8 

7.1 

6.8 

7.5 

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

7.5 

7.8 

7'. 5

7.1 

6.5 

6.8 

6.8 

7.5 

8.2

Apr.

9.2 

10 

10 

9.6 

9.6

9.6 

10 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

12 

13 

13

14 

15 

16 

17 

21

27 

33 

36 

38 

38

42 

47 

44 

41 

39

Secondfoot-days

167.7 

161.3 

152.2

14,103.8

144.4 

108.5 

217.1 

629.0 

4,845 

8,007 

4,195 

656 

258.2

19,541.4

May

39 

38 

36 

34 

33

33 

30 

29 

29 

30

35

43 

57 

78 

100

129 

164 

175 

160 

172

202 

236 

264 

289 

299

284 

306 

329 

346 

410 

436

Maxinum

6.8 

7.5

7.1

279

6.5 

5.5 

8.2 

47 

436 

401 

283 

40 

11

436

June

401 

342 

303 

304 

328

338 

285 

217 

189 

177

180 

190 

208 

227 

259

273 

264 

252 

271 

304

340 

353 

314 

241 

211

224 

235 

245 

263 

269

Minimum

July

267 

283 

278 

242 

223

244 

236 

199 

175 

206

171 

148 

133 

126 

121

110

102 

95 

94 

85

79 

73 

70 

64 

61

57 

54 

58 

52

47 

42

4.8 

2.9 

3.7

2.9

3.4 

2.9 

5.8 

9.2 

29 

177 

42 

12 

5.5

2.9

Aug.

40 

40 

38 

37 

34

32 

30 

29 

27 

26

24 

21 

20 

20 

18

17 

17 

16 

16 

15

14 

13 

13 

13

13

12 

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

Mean

5.41 

5.38 

4.91

38.6

4.66 

3.88 

7.00 

21.0 

156 

267 

135 

21.2 

8.61

53.5

Peak discharge (base, 310 sec. -ft.) .--May 30 (6:30 p.m.) 571 see. -ft. ; July 6 (7:40 p.ffl

Sept.

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.8 

9.8 

10 

11 

10

10 

9.7 

9.5 

9.5 

7.9

9.2 

9.2

7.4 

7.4 

7.2

6.9 

6.0 

6.1 

8.2 

7.9

7.7 

6.4 

5.7 

5.5

7.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

333 

320 

302

27,980

286 

215 

431 

1,250 

9,610 

15,880 

8,320 

1,300 

512

38,760

.) 588 sec.

ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stage-discharge relation relation affected affected by ice.

Note. Mo gage-height record Nov. 18-28, Jan. 5-18; discharge computed on basis of discharge meas-

 enents, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
194 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 11', long. 115°29', in SE£ sec. 13, T. 38 N., R. 

STTT7, 3 miles north of Devils Gate Ranch, 16 miles north of Halleck, and 26 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 830 square miles.

Records available. November 1913 to September 1921, October 1943 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years (1914-19, 1943-50), 65.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 263 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 3.46 feet); 

minimum, 3.0 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 5, 6.

1913-21, 1943-50: Maximum discharge, 1,600 second-feet Mar. 2 or 3, 1921; minimum, 

1 second-foot Aug. 20-28, Sept. 30, 1913.

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

which are poor. Many diversions above and below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

^ 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

 13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.0 

7.0 

7.3 

7.3 

7.0

7.3 

7.6 

8.S 

8.8 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.8 

8.8 

9.6

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

10 

9.9

9.9 

9.9 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

11

Nov.

11 

10 

10

11 11

11 11 11

12 

13

14 

14 

14 

*14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Dec.

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

16 

16 

16 

*15

15 

14 

14 

13

13

14 

15 

17 

16 

15

17 

19 

20

19 

18

19 

20 

19 

20 

21 

22

Jan.

> 25

33 

(*)

Feb.

32 

30 

30 

33

37

40 

45 

50 

48 

45

43 

45 

42 

40 

45

50 

57 

65 

68 

84

84 

77 

77 

73 

90

124 

144

117

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri

Hbv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ai*y

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

94 

*83 

81 

86 

95

105 

82 

72 

70 

63

57 

49 

50 

46 

50

48 

51 

69 

78 

100

109 

108 

91 

89 

106

119 

114 

100 

88 

87 

128

Apr.

176 

237 

252 

209 

173

173 

196 

210 

216 

205

216 

241 

241 

235 

225

216 

216 

218 

222 

225

227 

227 

237 

239 

218

207 

194 

191 

194 

198

Secondfoot-days

272.5 

391 

517

24,112.5

903 

1,715 

2,568 

6,434 

4,579 

3,404 

714 

285.6 

174.5

21,957.6

May

188 

182 

194 

188 

165

157 

157 

156 

148 

135

124 

110 

102 

98 

98

108 

120 

126 

138 

152

148 

140 

140 

142 

156

173 

189 

181 

160 

154 

150

Maximum

11 

14 

22

508

144 

128 

252 

194 

196 

40 

16 

7.6

252

June

151 

165 

176 

174 

174

160 

144 

147 

179 

196

163 

129 

109 

95 

91

87 

79 

75 

72 

72

73 

73 

87 ire

94

82 

75 

65 

55 

46

July

40 

36 

32 

30 

26

23 

23 

23 

24 

28

28 

34 

33 

31 

27

23 

20 

19 

18

18

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

Minimum

7.O 

10 

13

3.2

30 

46 

173 

98 

46 

16 

3.5 

3.2

3.2

Aug.

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

9 9

8.8 

8.5 

7.6 

6.7 

5.8

5.5 

5.2 

5.0 

4.8 

4.2

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.5 

3.5

Mean

8.79 

13.0 

16.7

66.1

29.1 

61.2 

82.8 

214 

148 

113 

23.0 

9.21 

5.82

60.2

Sept.

3.5 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.8 

4.5 

4.5 

5.2

7.0 

6.4 

5.8 

6.1 

6.7

6.7 

7.0 

7.0 

7.3 

6.7

6.4 

6.4 

7.0 

7.0 

7.3

7.0

7.0 

7.3 

7.3 

7.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

540 

776 

1,030

47,830

1,790 

3,4OO 

5,090 

12,760 

9,08O 

6,750 

1,420 

566 

346

43,550

Peak discharge (base, 170 sec. -ft.}. Apr. 2 (2 p.m.) 263 sec. -ft.; June 10 (12:15 p.m.) 200 sec.- ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4 to Feb. 17 (no gage-height record Dec. 20 

to Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 2, 3; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Marys River below Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth).
HUMBOIDT RIVER BASIN 195

South Pork Hurcboldt River near Lee, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°34', long. 115°33', in SE^ sec. 16, T.'Sl N., R.57 

£., 400 feet downstream from Kleekner Creek and 2j miles east of Lee.

Drainage area. 54 square miles.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 762 second-feet May 30 (gage height, 3.45 feet) 

minimum, 4.7 second-feet Oct. 4.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 815 second-feet June 23, 1945 (gage height, 3.70 feet); 

minimum, 3.7 second-feet Nov. 18, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. A few 

small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

X 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

XO

XX 

12 

X3 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0 

5.0

5.3

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

7.9

7.5 

8.8 

11 

7.9 

7.5

7.9 

7.9 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.0 

7.0 

6.6 

7.0 

6.6 

6.6

Nov.

6.6 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.0

6.3 

6.3 

7.0 

7.5 

7.9

7.5 

7.9 

7.9 

8.4 

*8.4

8.8 

8.8 

10 

11 

11

11 

10 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

12 

11 

11

Dec.

8.4 

9.2 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.4 

8.4 

7,9 

6.6 

5.6

b7.0 

*t>8.0 

8.4 

t)7.5 

6.6

6.3 

6.6 

7.0

t>7.0 

b7.0

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

b7.0

7.9 

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

6.6 

6.6

Jan.

6.6 

b6.3 

1)6.0 

t>6.0 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

6.6 

6.3

6.3 

t)6.0 

6.3 

6.3 

b6.3

7.0 

9.2 

12 

12 

12

13 

15 

15 

b!3 

b!2

b!2 

12 

11 

blO 

b9.0 

*b9.0

Feb.

b8.0 

1)7.0 

t>8.0 

b9.0 

9.2

9.2 

8.8 

t>8.0 

t>8.0 

t>8.0

8.8 

9.2 

9.2 

8.8 

9.2

10 

10 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

13

14

15 

17 

17

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Itev

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ka

lendar year 1949 .......................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

17 

18 

19 

21 

22

*21 

22 

20 

19 

18

17 

25 

30 

17 

16

15 

17 

15 

17 

17

17 

18 

17 

21 

19

21 

21 

18 

21 

25 

37

Apr.

47 

54 

52 

47 

43

42 

42 

48 

47 

44

47 

51 

56 

61 

62

72 

88 

97 

99 

108

125 

137 

131 

119 

111

108 

109 

104 

93 

86

Secondfoot -days

218.3 

266.2 

231.9

24,671.5

281.7 

294.4 

618 

2,330 

8,182 

10,726 

3,996 

492.3 

226.1

27,862.9

Hay

86 

81 

76 

70 

67

65 

62 

62 

62 

70

86 

108 

129 

167 

216

269 

320 

320 

307 

313

352 

404 

439 

453 

464

453 

464 

482 

505 

594 

636

Maxlmuo

11 

12 

9.2

464

15 

17 

37 

137 

636 

607 

278 

33 

10

636

June

607 

528 

482 

486 

490

490 

435 

346 

300 

269

257 

263 

275 

297 

326

342 

336 

320 

339 

376

400 

407 

386 

323 

272

263 

266 

275 

285 

285

July

275 

278 

275 

245 

222

216 

219 

195 

177 

195

174 

151 

135 

127 

117

106 

97 

90 

83 

75

65 

59 

58 

54

52

49 

46 

47 

43 

37 

34

Aug.

33 

32 

32 

28 

25

23 

21 

20 

19 

17

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.2 

9.2 

8.4 

7.9 

7.5

Sept.

7.5 

7.0 

6.3 

6.3 

6.6

6.6 

7.5 

9.2 

10 

9.2

9.2 

8.8 

7.9 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

8.8 

8.8 

8.4 

8.4

7.9 

7.5 

7.0 

6.6 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.6

Minimu* Mean *£«£

5.0 7.04 433 

6.0 8.87 528 

5.6 7.48 460

4.4 67.6 48,940

6.0 9.09 559 

7.0 10.5 584 

15 19.9 1,230 

42 77.7 4,620 

62 264 16,230 

257 358 21,270 

34 129 7,930 

7.5 15.9 976 

6.3 7.54 448

5.0 76.3 55,270

Peak discharge (base, 450 sec . -f t . ) . May 30 (8:20 p.m.) 762 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
196 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

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

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°41', long. 115°49', In SW£ sec. 5, T. 32 N., R. 

55 E., 2 miles upstream from Dixie Creek and 10 J miles southwest of Elko.

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. 1948-49: Maximum discharge during period December to September, 807 second-feet 

May 17 (gage height, 4.56 feet); minimum. 2.5 second-feet Sept. 6.

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 835.second-feet June 2 (gage height, 

4.60 feet); minimum, 4.3 second-feet Sept. 4.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are-poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1948-5O 

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

_

(*)

25

20

Jan.

20

(*)

15

Feb.

15

20

20

20

20

20

_

-

Mar.

22

24

25

27

30

33

36

40

*45

50

55

50

50

60

70

85

105

130

172

195

200

212

178

170

148

141

138

136

110

110

113

Apr.

117

120

120

124

126

136

151

189

222

206

198

203

2O6

212

228

228

238

266

292

319

328

328

332

362

376

371

353

340

336

311

Hay

280

258

244

234

203

175

167

164

183

212

23S

266

284

336

390

553

779

731

613

638

613

547

480

438

448

501

582

6O7

638

638

620

June

638

576

469

413

362

332

315

349

380

428

469

496

480

458

423

433

428

353

319

288

248

234

222

186

183

ISO

178

156

138

126

-

July

120

110

113

104

98

86

79

74

68

62

60

58

54

f45

f40

f36

34

33

31

29

28

25

22

20

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

Aug.

10

10

10

11

11

10

11

10

9.8

9.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

6.1

8.1

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

Sept.

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.4

3.2

4.3

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.O

3.4

3.6

4.8

5.1

4.8

5.1

5.5

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

4.8

4.8

5.5

8.6

9.4

9.4

-

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec.-ft.).--May 17 (5 p.m.) 807 sec.-ft.; May 29 (4 p.m.) 671 sec.-ft.; 

June 12 (1 p.mT) 524 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice De - 

ruly 17 to Aug. 2; discharge computed on basis of 1

Creek near Lee.

.v. 4 to Mar. '18. Doubtful gage-height record 

discharge measurement and records for Huntlngton
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 197

Discharge, In second-feet, of South Pork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elto, Nev.,

1948-50 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.8

10

11

13

14

19

20

17

15

9.8

9.8

11

12

12

13

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

16

16

Nov.

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

21

21

28

30

26

25

24

25

26

*26

26

26

26

25

26

30

29

27

26

26

26

25

26

-

Dec.

26

27

26

27

34

30

34

30

31

30

27

26

*25

27

29

31

33

40

35

30

35

35

35

35

30

35

35

35

35

35

35

Jan.

33

30

30

30

30

30

35

40

40

40

35

30

30

30

30

40

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

45

45

*45

47

50

45

40

40

Feb.

40

40

45

50

60

65

70

70

70

70

70

70

80

90

90

90

90

90

90

94

83

75

75

75

79

81

81

79

_

-

liar.

75

72

70

70

70

68

62

66

64

62

62

60

58

66

67

*64

66

66

67

75

74

70

74

79

100

106

102

98

90

88

92

Apr.

104

115

122

124

122

117

115

122

146

154

161

159

154

161

180

186

195

195

200

198

212

228

238

234

225

212

206

203

200

180

May

172

178

183

178

167

159

167

170

154

136

122

120

122

144

172

222

284

358

358

353

367

408

474

529

570

558

570

564

589

658

738

June

758

772

704

632

601

613

704

717

601

458

390

353

319

332

340

362

390

385

376

399

433

458

448

408

332

288

269

258

255

262

-

July

262

258

269

262

248

244

258

280

234

228

241

200

180

161

141

126

113

106

98

94

83

77

72

66

55

50

47

51

48

45

41

Aug.

38

35

33

29

26

23

22

20

19

19

18

19

18

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.1

Sept.

7.1

5.8

5.5

4.8

5.1

5.8

6.7

8.1

7.4

7.7

10

12

12

12

9.0

10

12

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

11

11

-

Peak discharge (base, 400 see.-ft.). June 2 (4 p.m.) 835 sec.-ft.; June 22 (11 a.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec, 10-16, Dec. 19 to Feb. 19.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1948-50

.) 490 sec.-ft.

Month

December 4-31, 1948. ........................

Calendar year .......................

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

May... ............... ................ : ......

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

The period. ........ .......................

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

Calendar year 1949 .......................

Itoy... .....................................

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

Water year 1949-50 ......................

Secondfoot-days

_

_

645

-

470

445

2,960

7,338

13,060

10,260

1,521

232.9

155.9

-

420.8

713

978

38,554.6

1,240

2,062

2,303

5,168

9,944

13,617

4,638

534.7

287.8

41,906.3

Maximum

_

_

-

-

_

_

212

376

779

 '638

120

11

9.4

-

20

30

40

779

50

94

106

238

738

772

280

38

13

772

Minimum

_

_

-

-

_

_

22

117

164

126

10

4.5

3.0

-

9.0

16

25

3.0

30

40

58

104

120

255

41

8.1

4.8

4.8

Mean

_

_

23.0

-

15.2

15.9

95.5

245

421

342

49.1

7.51

5.20

-

13.6

23.8

31.5

105.6

40.0

73.6

74.3

172

321

454

150

17.2

9.59

115

Runoff in 

acre-feet

_

_

1,280

-

932

883

5,870

14,550

25,900

20,350

3,020

462

309

73,560

835

1,410

1,940

76,460

2,460

4,090

4,570

10,250

19,720

27,010

9,200

1,060

571

83,120
198 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

South Pork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder1 , lat. 40°43'15", long. 115 0 49'50", in NW£ sec. 30, T. 33 

'h., H. 55 E., 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 square miles.

Records available. August 1896 to September 1922, October 1923 to September 1932, October 

j.93b co septemoer 1950.

Average discharge. 42 years (1896-1903, 1904-9, 1910-18, 1923-26, 1927-32, 1936-50), 130 

second-reet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 848 seoond-feet May 31 (gage height, 3,97 feet); 

minimum, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 5.

1896-1922, 1923-32, 1936-50: Maximum discharge.2,400 second-feet Jan. 26, 1914 from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; practically no flow during some periods 

in nearly every year since 1915.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Station is below all 

diversions except those of Hunter & Banks Ranch, 3 miles downstream.

Revisions (water years). W 1090: 1932.

Discharge, "In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.2 

4.6 

4.2 

4.6 

4.6

5.4 

6.2 

7.4 

8.8 

14

15 

12 

9.9 

6.6 

6.6

7.4 

8.8 

S.8 

9.9

11

14 

14 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

14 

13 

13

Nov.

13 

. 13 

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

17 

17 

23

25 

21 

20 

19 

18

19

»21 

21 

21 

21

21 

23 

24 

25 

22

21 

21 

21 

21

21

Dec.

21 

21 

23 

22 

22

23 

23 

22 

22 

21

19 

18 

»18 

20 "19

18 

18 

19 

19 

19

20 

20 

20 

19

18

18 

19 

20 

19 

18 

18

Jan.

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

17 

18 

19 

19 

18

17 

16 

16 

17 

17

19 

21 

25 

30 

35

40 

45 

50 

55 

55

52 

»50 

45 

40 

35 

35

Feb.

33 

30 

30 

32 

37

40 

40 

37 

35 

35

38 

40 

45 

49 

50

i9 

49 

50 

55 

60

70' 

80 

72 

74 

74

78 

81 

81

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr!

HBv

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

wa

mber. ...................................

lendar year 194$

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

77 

74 

70 

70 

70

70 

63 

»68 

63 

62

60 

52 

52 

64 

68

63 

62 

66 

68 

78

75 

75 

78 

85 

105

113 

109 

104 

95 

102 

126

Apr.

146 

152 

155 

146 

142

138 

138 

150 

175 

180

194 

1S9 

180 

189 

204

215 

217 

223 

226 

226

240 

260 

272 

263 

251

240 

234 

237 

226 

204

Secondfoot-days

300 

580 

616

39,356.8

891 

1,442 

2,387 

6,012 

10,497 

13,441 

4,134 

452.8 

193.4

40,946.2

Peak discharge (base, 410 sec. -ft.). Nay 31 (8 p.m.)

May

197 

200 

204 

202 

192

182 

189 

197 

180 

161

144 

142 

140 

157 

177

226 

288 

370 

370 

362

377 

416 

484 

544 

592

584 

596 

588 

608 

664 

764

Maximum

15 

25 

23

870

55 

81 

126 

272 

.764 

802 

251 

37 

9.4

802

June

802 

784 

720 

652 

612

612 

692 

716 

612 

464

385 

341 

304 

313 

320

341 

366 

359 

351 

377

412 

448 

440 

397 

324

281 

260 

254 

251 

251

July

251 

242 

251 

242 

215

200 

210 

237 

194 

184

212 

170 

150 

138 

126

113 

104 

96 

93 

89

80 

75 

70 

63 

55

48 

46 

50 

48 

43 

39

Mlnlmm

4.2 

13 

18

.6

16 

30 

52 

138 

140 

251 

39 

5.0 

2.3

2.3

Aug.

37 

35 

33 

28 

24

21 

21 

19 

18 

17

15 

17 

16 

14 

12

12

11 

11 

9.9 

8.8

8.3 

7.8 

7.8 

7.4 

7.0

7.0 

6.6 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0 

5.0

Mean

9.68 

19.3 

19.9

108

28.7 

51.5 

77.0 

200 

339 

448 

133 

14.6 

6.45

112

Sept.

4.2 

3.2 

2.8 

2.8 

2.3

3.2 

3.2 

4.2 

5.0 

3.8

6.2 

8.8 

8.8 

7.8 

6.6

6.2 

8.8 

9.4 

8.8 

8.S

8.3 

8.3 

7.8 

7.8 

8.3

7.4 

7.0 

7.0 

7.8 

8.8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

595 

1,150 

1,220

78,060

1,770 

2,860 

4,730 

11,920 

20,820 

26,660 

8,200 

898 

384

81,210

848 sec. -ft. j June 23 (1 p.m.) 480 sec. -ft.

winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4 to Feb. 22 -(no gage-height record Jan. 26, 

27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 15} discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station near Lee.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev.

199

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°35', long. 115°43', in N¥t sec. 12, T.'Sl N., R. 

55 E., 7 miles west of Lee.

Records available. December 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. 1948-49: Maximum discharge during period December to September, 652 second-feet 

May 16 (gage height, 4.52 feet), from rating curve extended above 230 second-feet; minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 10.

1949-50: Maximum discharge during year, 242 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 3.47 

feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 1.

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

wnicn are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1948-50 

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

(*)

9

Jan.

(*)

8

Feb.

10

.

_

-

Mar.

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20

25

*28

28

27

28

31

41

51

60

76

98

127

130

118

108

92

89

90

89

73

79

74

Apr.

73

73

71

70

70

73

76

103

122

101

90

91

98

106

108

108

113

123

140

162

169

162

162

178

186

188

167

152

138

130

May

119

109

92

82

Ti

61

55

49

45

51

69

76

67

60

84

266

296

288

235

223

228

194

158

128

117

110

120

134

144

162

196

June

211

205

160

127

103

92

80

73

68

66

61

57

55

61

45

39

31

.26

25

26

27

22

18

16

14

12

12

10

11

9.6

-

July

8.4

7.6

8.4

9.2

10

8.4

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

Aug.

3.9

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

4.2

2.4

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

Sept.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.9

6.8

4.5

4.2

-

Peak discharge (base, 200 see.-ft.). May 16 (3 p.m.) 652 sec.-ft.; June 1 (6 p.m.) 220 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3 to Mar. 10 (no gage-height record Dec. 1, 2, 

Jan. 6-14, Jan. 22 to Feb. 21j discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for South Pork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko).
200 HUMBOIDT RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev., 1948-50 Continued

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.2

5.4

5.4

8.4

6.0

5.1

6.8

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

6.8

7.6

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

NOV.

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.4

9.2

8.4

12

12

11

10

9.6

*9.6

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

Dec.

12

11

10

10

11

10

10

11

11

10

9

»9

9

9

9.5

9

10

11

10

9

10

11

11

12

10

12

12

12

12

12

11

Jan.

10

9

8

9

e

10

12

12

12

12

10

8

10

10

8

12

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

15

15

14

12

13

 14

Feb.

12

11

12

15

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

25

30

35

40

40

40

40

40

41

39

39

40

41

41

41

39

_

-

Mar.

39

37

36

36

36

*34

34

32

32

32

32

31

28

32

34

31

32

32

34

36

35

36

36

38

49

54

51

49

44

41

44

Apr.

48

52

55

57

56

56

54

57

71

78

80

76

74

79

87

88

87

86

87

88

91

96

99

104

101

90

87

91

91

85

May

79

82

79

81

78

71

75

76

66

56

46

41

41

41

46

54

73

93

101

103

101

107

122

158

156

145

140

139

140

145

142

June

160

169

160

144

126

115-

142

223

182

124

96

74

64

57

51

46

' 4644

46

44

39

44

47

45

38

33

29

26

24

22

-

July

20

19

22

20

18

17

17

20

18

17

22

20

17

16

14

12

11

11

12

10

10

10

10

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

7.2

6.4

6.4

' 6-

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.5

-

Peak discharge (base. 200 see.-ft.). June 8 (3:30 p.m.) 242 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2 to Feb. 20.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-50

Month

December 1948 ..............."................

Calendar year .......................

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

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

May

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

Water year 1948-49 .......................

October 1949 ...............................

December. ............................... .°. ..

Calendar year 1949 .......................

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

July. .......................... t ............

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

Water year 1949-50 ......................

Seoondfoot-days

_

_

279

-

248

280

1,698

3,603

4,091

1,752.6

186.6

79.5

86.9

-

178.5

325.5

12,814.0

821

2,460

427.8

114.6

11,472.3

Maxima

_

_

-

-

_

_

130

188

296

211

10

4.5

6.8

8.4

12

12

296

15

41

104

158

223

22

6.0

4.8

223

Minimi

_

_

-

-

_

_

11

70

45

9.6

3.6

1.6

1.8

-

3.6

9

1.6

8

11

28

48

41

22

6.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

Mean

_

_

9

-

8

10

54.8

120

132

58.4

6.02

2.56

2.90

-

5.76

9.48

10.5

35.1

12.0

29.3

37.0

78.4

92.8

82.0

13.8

3.66

3.82

31.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

_

_

553

-

492

555

3,370

7,150

8,110

3,480

370

158

172

24,410

354

564

646

25,420

738

1,630

2,280

4,660

5,710

4,880

849

225

227

22,760
HUMBOIDT RIVER BASIN 201

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°35'30", long. 116°10'30", in Sw£ sec. 1, T. 31 

N., H. 51 E., 1 mile upstream from mouth and lj miles southeast of Palisade.

Records available.--November 1902 to December 1904 (gage heights only), January 1912 to 

September 1914, January 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 53 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 1.84 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 1, 2, July 16-23.

1912-14, 1946-50: Maximum discharge, 785 second-feet Jan. 25, 26, 1914; minimum, 

0.1 second-foot on several days during 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950.

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

atove station for irrigation.

Revisions. W 1120: 1936 (calendar year mean).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

.1 

.2 

1.7 

3.3

3,5 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

6.9

6.3 

6.2 

5.0 

4.7 

5.5

5.9 

6.2 

6.2 

6.6 

6.9

8.3 

8.6 

9.1 

8.6 

8.6

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

9.6 

10 

10

Nov.

10 

10 

1011 11

11

12 

13 

13 

16

13 

13

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

11 

11 

11

10

1011 11 *11

10 

10

11

1011

Dec.

11 

11 

10 

9.6 

9.1

11 

9.6

9

7.6

8 

8 

8.6 

8.6

(*)

 10

Jan.

. 10

> 11 

(*)

Feb.

I12

12 

13 

13 

14 

15

17 

15 

14 

18 

21

29 

28 

24 

23 

22

18 

17 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

*17

Month.

OCto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

13 

15 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

18 

18

16 

16 

15 

18 

18

14 

15 

17 

19 

24

25 

24 

21 

18 

19 

E2

Apr.

30 

19 

18 

15 

15

14 

12 

12 

18 

21

19 

21 

26 

38 

45

53 

51 

45 

38 

34

34 

34 

20

16 

21

20 

20 

20 

19 

16

Secondfoot-days

188.0 

334 

295.1

4,552.4

326 

475 

523 

743 

347.1 

105.6 

51.4 

11.2 

26.7

3,426.1

Peak discharge (base, 50 sec. -ft.) . Apr. 18 (5 a.m.)

May

16

16 

18 

18 

18

20 

25 

39 

30

27

21 

14 

10 

8.6 

5.9

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.7 

4.5

4.2 

4.0 

4.7 

7.2 

5.3

4.0 

3.5 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.3

Maximum

10

16

110

29 

25 

52 

30 

12 

6.9 

.4 

3.3

52

June

3.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2 

3.5

3.3

12 

12 

12 

12

7.9 

6.6 

6.2 

2.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

July

0.5 

.4 

.4 

1.2 

3.2

5.0 

5.9 

6.9 

5.9 

5.2

5.0 

3.8 

3.3 

2.8 

.5

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

Minimum

0.1 

10

.1

13 

12 

3.3 

.5 

.1 

.2 

.2

.1

Aug.

0.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean6.06 

11.1 

9.52

12.5

10.5 

17.0 

16.9 

24.8 

11.2 

3.52 

1.66 

.36 

.89

9.39

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

1.3 

3.8 

2.8 

2.8 

3.0

3.3 

3.3 

2.5 

.5 

.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

373 

662 

585

9,030

647 

942 

1,040 

1,470 

688 

209 

102 

23 

53

6,790

53 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-14, 16, 17, Dec. 20 to Feb. 10.

207366 O- 52 - 14
202 HOMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40 0 51', long. 116 C 36', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 34 N., R. 

4b E., at mouth of canyon, and 22 miles northeast of Battle Mountain.

Records available.--March 1918 to September 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927-29 (fragmentary), January I94b to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 326 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 2.74 feet); 

no now Oct. 1, July 23-26, July 29 to Aug. 13, Aug. 16 to Sept. 7.

1918-25, 1927-29, 1946-50: Maximum discharge, 2,240 second-feet Feb. 11, 1921; no 

flow at times in most years.

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

which are poor. 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 above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

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

0.2 

.3 

.4

.5 

.6 

.7

.9 

2.0 

3.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0. 

2.2 

2.5

41

64

94

131

175

255

, in second-feet, Mater year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4

.5 

.8

1.1 

1.2 

1.4

1.3 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.5

.6 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.6

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8

.7 

.8 

.7 

.8

Nov.

0.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8

1.0 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4 

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

1.0 

.8 

.9

1.1 

1.1

1.6 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

Dec.

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.8

.8 

.9

.6 

.6 

.8

.8 

.4 

.6 

.5

.6

*.8 

.9

1.1 

1.1 

.9

.8 

.9 

1 

.9 

.8

.7 

.8 

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9

Jan.

0.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.8 

.9

1 

1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

2 

*4.6 

6.5 

19

14 

15 

64 

71 

13

10 

14 

11 

6.2 

4.5 

4

Feb.

4 

3.5

4 

6 

13

14 

20 

*26 

24 

21

18 

16 

18 

20

24

23 

21 

26 

3E 

32

28 

24 

28 

40

55

70 

75 

70

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ............................... ...

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar,

*70 

75 

80 

90 

100

110 

80 

70 

55 

40

35 

25 

27 

30 

28

32 

64 

60 

130 

100

59 

53 

51. 

58 

135

142 

118 

94 

84 

110 

228

Apr.

214 

182 

170 

142 

101

89 

92 

98

101 

89

80 

71 

74 

94 

112

103 

112 

107 

116 

112

110 

118 

127 

118 

99

89 

91 

99 

98 

91

Secondfoot-days

22.0 

33.5 

25.6

5,764.4

274.1 

758.5 

2,433 

3,299 

2,086 

512.9 

27.8 

.2 

9.2

9,481.8

May

74 

80 

75 75' 

78

68 

65 

59 

60 

60

58 

56 

60 

64 

74

89 

103 

98 

107 

86

75 

71 

71 

70 

67

59 

45 

41 

34 

34 

30

Maximum

1.4 

1.6 

1.1

187

71 

75 

228 

214 

107 

30 

4.2 

.1 

1.1

228

June

29 

29 

25 

27 

26

19 

19 

26 

30 

20

26 

24 

21 

18 

16

15 

14 

13 

11 

9.8

9.8

11 

13 

16 

11

8.5 

8.2 

7.2 

6.2 

4.2

July

4.2 

3.9 

3.5 

2.4 

1.9

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

1.6

1.6 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

.7 

.4

0

.7 

3.5 

25 

71 

30 

4.2 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0 

0 

O 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.71 

1.12 

.83

15.8

8.84 

27.1 

78.5 

110 

67.3 

17.1 

.90 

.01 

.31

26.0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.3

1.1 

.6

.6 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

44

66 

51

11,420

544 

1,500 

4,830 

6,540 

4,140 

1,020 

55 

.4 

18

18,810

Peak discharge (base. 75 sec.-ft.). Jan. 23 (5 p.m.) 148 aec.-ft.j Feb. 27 (time and discharge 

unknown;j Mar. 5 or 6 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 19 or 20 (time and discharge unknown); 

Mar. 25 (9 a.m.) 164 sec.-ft.; Mar. 31 (about 9 a.m.) 326 sec.-ft.; Apr. 23 (5 to 8 a.m.) 131 sec.- 

ft.; May 19 (7 a.m.) 114 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20 to Jan. 18, Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, Feb. 7 - 

23. No gage-height record Feb. 24 to Mar. 20 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part 

of period); discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement, weather records and records 

for nearby streams.
HOMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 203

Little Hujnboldt River at Chimney dam site, near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 t> 2411 , long. H7 0 11', in NE£ sec. 36, T. 41 N., R.

 42 K., at Chimney dam site, 300 feet downstream from confluence of North and South Fork

and 25 miles east of Paradise Valley.

Records available. October 1941 to November 1950 (discontinued). 

Extremes. J.y4tf^50; Maximum discharge during water year, 132 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage

neignt, 4.36 feet); no flow for many days in August and September.

1950: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 2.7 second-feet Nov. 13

(gage height, 0.61 foot); no flow Oct. 1-25.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 4,000 second-feet about Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height,

14.4 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow at times in most years. 

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

 which are poor. Several small diversions above and below station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1949-5O 

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

I?

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

3.0

2.0

2.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

3.3

2.3

3.1

2.4

2.6

3.4

3.3

2.3

2.3

3.1

2.1

2.3

Nov.

3.3

2.6

3.1

2.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.0

3.5

3.8

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.1

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.9

*3.0

3.9

3.2

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

Dec.

3.3

3.2

3.3

2.6

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.4

2.7

3.9

2.6

3.6

3.6

2.6

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

*3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

Jan.

3.7

3.S

3.9

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

*3.6

4.1

5.0

5.8

6.6

7.6

8.4

9.2

10

9.8

8.4

7.5

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.8

Feb.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.9

7.3

7.5

7.8

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.5

9.8

9.8

10

11

15

16

17

18

*18

18

17

16

16

17

19

33

33

_

-

Mar.

33

34

24

30

39

42

33

30

31

36

35

19

16

30

30

18

18

22

33

5O

56

57

50

45

56

63

53

43

35

34

49

Apr.

80

109

13S

118

97

87

86

81

82

70

61

59

63

79

78

76

78

81

92

94

97

110

119

112

10O

92

87

91

90

85

-

May

80

86

as

80

71

66

62

59

56

56

53

55

57

63

72

85

91

95

100

94

88

84

82

83

85

83

78

70

66

63

60

June

58

54

49

46

43

38

39

39

38

34

30

37

28

28

36

23

21

30

19

17

15

15

14

15

17

17

15

14

12

11

-

July

8.7

7.9

7.4

7.0

5.9

5.5

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.0

5.1

4.4

3.9

3.8

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.6

3.5

3.5

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

Aug.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

.1

.3

.2

.3

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

C

-

Peak discharge (base, 80 see.-ft.). Apr. 4 (3:30 a.m.) 132 see.-ft.; Apr. 23 (9:30 a.m.) 124 

ee.-rt.; May 19 (Z p.m.j 102 see.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Feb. 11.

1950

Day

1

3

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

Nov.

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

1.7

1.6

1.1

1.6

1.4

2.1

1.8

-

Day

17

18

19

30

31

23

23

24

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

Day

25

36

37

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

.1

.9

1.3

1.7

1.8

1.4

Nov.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

Monthly discharge, in seeond-feetj, 1949-50

Month

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

Calendar year 1949 . .....................

February.

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

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

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

Water year 1949-50 .......................

October A950 ...............................

November 1-15. ..............................

Secondfoot-days

97.9

6,650.1

2,683

3,308

822

119

13

13.1

7,818.5

7.1

34.9

Maximum

4.0

153

138

100

58

8.7

1.4

1.1

138

1.8

2.1

Minimum

3.6

.1

6.8

59

53

11

1.0

0

0

0

0

1.1

Mean

3.16

18.3

74.5

27.4

3.84

.43

.44

21.4

.33

1.66

Runoff in 

acre-feet

194

13,190

5,330

4,580

1,630

236

26

36

15,510

14

49
204 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°25', long. 117°22' in SE^ sec. 20, T. 41 N., 

K. 4i E., 3? miles downstream from Bullshead Ranch and 9f miles southeast of Paradise 

Valley.

Drainage area.--1,030 square miles.

Records available. October 1921 to June 1928 (fragmentary), October 1943 to September 

1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 85 second-feet Apr. 25, May 2 (gage height, 

2'.43 feet); minimum, 5.2 second-feet Aug. 30.

1921-28, 1943-50: Maximum discharge, 500 second-feet Feb. 23, 1927 (gage height, 

12.1 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 150 second-feet; minimum, 5 second-feet Dec. 28, 1924.

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

Bullshead Ranch diverts water above station for irrigation. Station is above all diversions in Paradise Valley.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to Septemberl&bO

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7

7.7 

7.7 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

Nov.

6.T 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

7.2 

7.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

7.7 

7.7 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

Dec.

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

Jan.

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

S.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

7.O 

7.3

7.7 

8.2 

8.5 

9.0 

9.0

9.1 

h9.2 

9.8 

11 

11

11 

12 

10 

9.0

7.8 

7.3

Feb.

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

h7.'2 

7.4

7.7 

8.1 

8.5 

9.0 

9.4

9.6 

9.9 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

11 

13 

15

16 

16 

17 

17 

17

17 

18 

19

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

21 

21 

21 

23 

23

26 

27 

28 

26 

25

23 

21 

19 

18 

18

18 

17 

16 

19 

25

29 

35 

36 

37 

36

34 

37 

36 

32 

29 

28

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

225.2 

223.0 

217.2

6,425.9

251.0 

324.4 

804 

1,956 

1,992 

844 

254.8 

191.7 

185.0

7,468.3

32 

43 

55 

66 

78

78 

72 

69 

64 

61

58 

53 

52 

55 

58

61 

61 

57 

60 

64

66 

69 

73 

80 

84

84 

80 

75

73 

75

May

76 

84 

75 

76 

73

69 

66 

6O 

57 

56

53 

51 

49 

49 

50

52 

56 

61 

68 

73

76 

76 

69 

68 

64

66 

69 

68 

65 

61 

56

Maximum

7.7 

8.2 

7.2

102

12 

19 

37 

84 

84 

53 

13 

6.2 

6.7

84

Peak discharge (base, 35 sec.-ft.J. Mar. 27 (5 D.m. ) 37 sec. -ft.;

June

53 

50 

48 

45 

44

40 

39 

38 

38 

37

33 

31 

28 

27 

27

25 

24 

22 

21

19

18 

17 

17 

15 

15

15 

16 

15 

14 

13

July

13 

12 

11 

10 

11

10 

10 

9.2 

8.7 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

8.7 

8.7 

8.2

7.7 

7.7 

7.2 

7.2 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

Minimum

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

5.2

6.7 

7.2 

16 

32 

49 

13 

6.2 

5.7 

5.7

5.7

Aug.

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.? 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

5.7 

6.2

Mean

7.26 

7.43 

7.O1

17.6

8.10 

11.6 

25.9 

65.2 

64.3 

28.1 

8.22 

6.18 

6.17

20.5

Sept.

5.7 

5.7 

6.2 

6.2

5.7

5.7 

6.2 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.2 

6.2

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.7

Runoff in 

sere-feet

447 

442 

431

12^50

4<>8 

643 

1,590 

3,880 

3,950 

1,670 

505 

380 

367

14,800

Apr. 5 (8:30 p.m.) 79 sec. -ft.}

Apr. 25 (11 p.m.; 85 sec.-ft.j May 2 (7 a.m.) 85 sec.-ft.

h Discharge computed from staff-gage reading.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 28 to Dec. 19, Dec. 23 to Jan. 15, Jan 18-21, Jan. 23 to Feb. 3, 

Feb. 5-19i discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at Chimney dam site, 

near Paradise Valley.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 205

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 32'00", long. 117°25'40", in NWijSW^ sec. 12, 

1'. 42 N., R. 40 E., 0.6 mile upstream from Humboldt County Pish Hatchery and 7 miles 

northeast of Paradise Valley.

Drainage area.--172 square miles.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-26, 1927-50), 27.9 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 262 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 3.17 

reet), from rating curve extended above 140 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height, 3.98 feet for peak of Feb. 7, 1951; minimum, 4.9 second-feet 

Dec. 3, Sept. 3.

1921-50: Maximum discharge, 9,000 second-feet, Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 11.1 

feet, datum then in use), by slope-area method; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Feb. 6, 1945.

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

No diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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 

50 

31

Oct.

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.8 

5.8 

6.0 

6.0 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

Nov.

6.3 

6.3 

.0 

.0 

.0

.0 

.0

.3 

.6 

.9

.9 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.6 

.6 

.6 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

Dec.

7.3 

7.3 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

7.3 

7.9 

7.0 

6.6 

5.8

6.0 

6.3 

6.6 

6.3 

6.3

7.0 

7.O 

7.3 

7.3 

6.3

6.O 

7.O 

7.6 

7.6 

7.O

7.O 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.9 

7.6

Jan.

7.0 

7.0 

6.6 

6.6 

6.0

6.3 

7.O 

7.3 

7.9 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

7.9

7.9 

8.6 

14 

22 

21

29 

66 

62 

20 

13

11 

15 

13 

7.9 

8.6 

8.2

Feb.

8.2 

as 

all

a 14 

15

17 

18 

15 

14 

14

14 

12 

13 

13 

16

20 

19 

23 

26 

26

22 

21 

24 

29 

48

. 53 

53 

43

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Nay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 194 

ai*y 

3 .......................

uai*v

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, loo sec. -ft.). Mar.

Mar.

38 

4O 

62 

68 

68

48 

38 

40 

32 

31

27 

22 

23 

26 

22

24 

63 

55 

135 

97

72 

67 

58 

64 

64

59 

54 

48 

46 

93 

116

Apr.

122

151 

129 

108 

100

102 

94 

93 

81 

75

74 

80 

94 

86 

81

91 

109 

121 

116 

126

150 

159 

140 

116 

108

102 

112 

108 

97 

87

Secondfoot -days

188.7 

223.3 

215.9

8,796.7

437.8 

609.2 

1.7OO 

3,212 

3,575 

1,820 

344.3 

175.2 

188.0

12,689.4

May

97 

90 

84 

77 

72

68 

63 

59

57 

57

63 

74 

9O 

116 

137

145 

154 

156

137 

135

140 

153 

169 

174 

158

146 

143 

145 

135 

138 

143

Maximum

6.3 

7.9 

7.9

154

66 

53 

135 

159 

174 

132 

23 

6.6 

7.9

174

19 (2:30 p.m.) 262 sec.

June

132 

124 

110 

102 

96

96 

86 

75 

67 

62

62 

64 

58 

53 

53

5O 

50 

48 

46 

844

43 

43 

41 

39 

36

32 

30 

27 

26 

25

Minimum

July

23 

22

20 

19 

17

16 

16 

15 

14 

15

14 

12 

11 

1O 

9.2

8.9 

8.9 

8.2 

7.9 

7.3

7.3 

7.0 

7,0 

6.6 

6.3

6.3 

6.0 

6.O 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.3 

6.3 

5.8

3.8

6.0 

8 

22 

74 

57 

25 

5.8 

5.3 

5.1

5.1

Aug.

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

6.0 

6.3

6.6 

6.3 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6

5.8 

5.S 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

Mean

6.09 

7.44 

6.96

24.1

14.1 

21.8 

54.8 

107 

115 

60.7 

11.1 

5.65 

6.27

34.8

Sept.

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1

5.1 

5.1 

5.8 

6.0 

6.6

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

7.0 

7.3 

7.9

7.O 

7.0 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

7.0 

7.0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

374 

443 

428

17,450

868 

1,210 

3,370 

6,370 

7,090 

3,610 

683 

348 

373

25,170

-ft.; Mar. 30 (5:30 p.m.) 169

sec.-ft.; Apr. ZZ (3-4 a.m.) 172 sec.-ft.; May 18 (4-5 a.m.) 167 sec-ft.; Bay 24 (3-4 a.m.) 187 sec.- 

ft.; May 31 (3-4 a.m.) 156 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range ! In stage and weather records.
206 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood Creek at Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 31'00", long. 117°32'30", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 42

 N., R. 39 E., at highway bridge, 300 feet west of Paradise Valley Post Office.

Drainage area.--62 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year 794 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 3.16 feet),

 from rating curve extended above 100 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at

Pe^944^6: n°ll2S^8dl.SJ»; that of Mar. 19, 1950; no flow part of each day Oct. 8, 

1948, Nov. 16, 1949. 

Remarks. Records fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3

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

Oct.

0.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Nov..

0.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 .1

.1

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

*.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4

.5 

.3

Dec.

O.2 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Jan.

0.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

a'.z

34

20 

19

78 

125 

90 

30 

12

7 

9 

8 

5 

5 

5

Feb.

5 

5 

7 

8 

9

10 

11 

1O 

9 

9

9 

8 

8 

8 

10

12 

12 

15 

16

*17

15 

13

13 

12 

17

20

18 

13

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949 

ary 

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

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 50 sec. -ft. ) . Jan.

Mar.

11 

9.6 

16 

16 

18

18 

17 

15 

16 

17

15 

12 

12 

12

11

11 

49 

47 

184 

87

47 

40 

31 

61 

53

34 

28 

22 

22 

26 

29

Apr.

38 

55 

48 

35 

27

23 

21 

22 

19 

17

16 

17 

20 

17 

16

19 

27 

32 

36 

42

60 

61 

47 

38 

33

30 

34

31 

31 

23

Secondfoot-days

5.3

6.0 

7.9

1,530.5

457.5 

319 

986.6 

935 

917 

390.3 

46.7 

10.7 

7.0

4,089.0

May

26 

24 

22 

20

18

17 

14 

13 

13 

12

13 

14 

18 

23 

29

31 

38 

44 

35 

34

37 

38 

44 

48 

46

44 

41 

40 

39 

41 

41

Maximum

0.3 

.5 

.4

44

125 

20 

184 

61 

48 

41 

4.2 

.5 

.4

184

June

41 

35 

31 

30 

27

23 

18 

17 

18 

15

11 

10 

10 

9.3 

8.0

7.0 

7.0 

6.8 

6.0 

5.5

5.1 

5.3 

6.0 

5.8 

6.2

6.0 

4.9 

5.3 

5.5 

4.6

Minimum

July

0.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

5 

9.6 

16 

12 

4.6 

.4 

.3 

.1

.1

4.2 

3.8 

3.2 

2.9 

2.7

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

l.B

1.7 

1.* 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4

1.4

l!2 

1.1 

.8

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Aug.

0.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.5

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Mean

0.17 

.20 

.25

4.19

14.8 

11.4 

31.8 

31.2 

29.6 

13.0 

1.5 

.35 

.23

11.2

18 (8:3O p.m.) 78 sec. -ft. j Jan. 22 (3-4 a.m.

Sept.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3

.5 

.5

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

11 

12 

16

3,040

907 

633 

1,960 

1,850 

1,820 

774 

93 

21 

14

8,110

) 243 sec.-

ft.5 Mar. 19 (2:30 p.m.) 794 sec.-ft.; Mar. 24 (6:30 p.m.) 109 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (7 p.m.) 61 sec.-ft.j 

Apr. 22 (1-2 a.m.) 73 sec.-ft.; May 24 (3 a.m.) 57 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19-29, Jan. 1-16, Feb. 17. Ho gage-height 

record Jan. 23 to Feb. 19 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of period)] discharge 

computed on basis of records for Martin Creek near Paradise Valley and weather records.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 207

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

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40', long. 118°12', in NE£ sec. 1, T. 32 N., R. 

33 E., 3 miles northwest of Imlay and 9 miles downstream from head gates.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. No flow during year.

^0346-50: Maximum discharge, 102 second-feet Feb. 27, Mar. 9, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 3.50 feet Feb. 9, 1947 (backwater from ice); no flow for long periods.

Remarks. No flow since May 15, 1947. This canal diverts water from Humboldt River in 

 NWf~sec. 29, T. 33 N., R. 35 E., for storage in Taylor-Pitt Reservoir near Humboldt. 

Water is released during irrigation season, about 3 miles west of Humboldt, and conveyed through Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s outlet canal to Rye 

Patch Reservoir, from which it is later released and carried in natural river channel 

to Lovelock district for irrigation.

PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

Pryamid Lake near Nixon, Nev.

Location. Bench mark N 21 of U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, lat. 39°50'30", long.

 ri9u y8'00", in SEtSEf sec. 24, T. 23 N., R. 22 E., at southwest corner of concrete 

bridge No. 296 B, 150 feet southwest ofimilepost 297, 6 miles west of Nixon, and 11.5 

miles south along Southern Pacific Railroad from station at Sutcliffe. Elevation of 

bench mark is 3,940.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.--1867 to 1925 (occasional elevations in some years). June 1926 to 

September 195t). Prior to January 1934, elevations were determined from bench mark 

No. 1 of General Land Office referred to general adjustment of 1912. To convert lake 

elevations prior to January 1934 to the datum of 1929, add 0.56 foot.

Extremes.--1926-50; Maximum elevation observed, 3,848.5 feet, datum of 1929, June 1926; 

"" minimum observed, 3,802.11 feet Sept. 25, 1950.

Elevation, In feet, above mean'sea level, water

Nov. 7

Dec, 9

Jan. 7

Feb. 11

Apr. 10

3,304.10

3,803.77

3,803.55

3,8O3.32

3,803.22

May 12

June 12

July 18

Aug. 16

Sept. 25

3,803.28

3,803.54

3,803.15

3,802.59

3,802.11
208 PYRAMID AND W1NNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif.

Location.-Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°17'30", long. 120°12'§0", in SW^NEi sec 28^ T.<

 17 M., R. 16 E., 1.4 miles upstream from Dormer Creek and 2£ miles southwest of Truckee.

Drainage area. 548 square miles.

Records available. December 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year about 700 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height 5.00

 feet, ice jam); minimum, 14 second-feet Jan. 13. 1944-50: Maximum discharge, 1,110 second-feet Feb. 2, 1945; maximum gage height, 

6.07 feet Jan. 25, 1949 (ice jam); minimum, 11 second-feet Jan. 27, 1948.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow

 regulated by Lake Tahoe.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 4 to Mar. 13, July 29 to Sept. 3O)

0.9 12 1.4 89 2.0 296 

1.0 20 1.5 115 2.2 394 

1.1 32 1.6 144 2.4 5OO 

1.2 48 1.7 176 2.6 616 

1.3 67 1.8 212

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

110 

107 

105 

102 

94

92 

89 

87 

80 

78

78 

78 

78 

71 

69

69 

63 

63 

59 

58

56 

54 

50 

50 

50

48

46 

46 

46 

45 

43

Nov.

43 

43 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

43 

56 

87

87 

67 

67 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

63 

63

63 

61 

61 

61 

63

61 

61 

63 

*61 

59

Dec.

59 

58 

56 

56 

5O

52 

48 

48 

46 

43

38 

38 

39 

40 

40

38 

33 

33 

42 

45

45 

48 

47 

45 

44

42 

41 

*41 

38 

35 

35

Jan.

35 

27 

23 

20 

19

18

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

32 

65 

138 

94

124 

450 

292 

187 

118

94 

120 

110 

100 

90 

80

Feb.

70 

60 

*54 

110 

144

112 

89 

82 

78 

67

61 

59 

56 

54 

52

56 

54 

59 

61 

63

63 

65 

69 

76 

82

92 

102 

102

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebf 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 194! 

ary

h. ......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

102 

105 

107 

115 

141

118 

102 

92 

97 

74

69 

65 

63 

58 

56

56 

67 

63 

147 

166

138 

187 

154 

138 

115

99 

89 

85 

82 

89 

107

Apr.

135 

176 

212 

216 

212

232 

198 

170 

147 

130

127 

135 

160 

144 

154

187 

240 

278 

310 

384

446 

462 

446 

410 

404

446 

462 

420 

359 

354

Secondfoot-days

2,164 

1,768 

1,363

76,379

2,406 

' 2,092 

3,146 

8,156 

12,626 

8,806 

8,346 

12,124 

11,990

74,987

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec . -f t . ) . Jan . 22 (6:15 a.

May

339 

274 

232 

208 

201

198 

187 

173 

183 

2O5

248 

310 

374 

451 

495

511 

506 

484 

468 

484

528 

557 

557 

569 

581

540 

563 

551 

517 

540 

592

Maximum

110 

87 

59

598

450 

144 

187 

462 

592 

551 

404 

399 

404

592

June

551 

540 

468 

430 

436

384 

287 

248 

244 

244

240 

232 

236 

240 

287

274 

261 

265 

278 

330

325 

296 

274 

224 

198

190 

190 

198 

212 

224

July

216 

194 

187 

173 

160

154 

147 

138 

135 

157

187 

187 

224 

270 

265

265 

287 

315 

315 

310

330 

364 

364 

359 

359

359 

354 

374 

404 

399 

394

Aug.

389 

389 

394 

399 

399

394 

389 

394 

399 

394

394 

394 

389 

384 

384

384 

384 

384 

384 

384

384 

384 

384 

384 

389

399 

399 

399 

399 

399 

399

Minimum Mean

43 69.8 

42 58.9 

33 44.0

28 209

17 77.6 

52 74.7 

56 101 

127 272 

173 407 

190 294 

135 269 

384 391 

364 400

17 205

m. ) about 700 sec. -ft.

Sept.

399 

399 

399 

399 

399

404 

404 

404 

404 

404

404 

404 

404 

404 

404

404 

404 

404 

404 

399

399 

399 

399 

399 

399

399 

399 

394

389 

364

Runoff In 

acre-feet

4,290 

3,510 

2,700

151,500

4,770 

4,150 

6,240 

16,180 

25,040 

17,470 

16,550 

24,050 

23, 780

148,700

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12-14, 17-29, Jan. 2-11, 14, 22, Jan. 27 to 

Feb. 3.
PYRAMID AND WOTEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 209

Truckee River at Reno, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°32', long. 119°47', in sec. 12, T. 19 N., R.

 T9"~ET, half a mile east of Reno and 5 miles upstream from Steamboat Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 square miles.

He'c'drtli available. January 1947 to September 1950. July 1906 to September 1919 at site

i mile upstream at different datum. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 5.45 feet);

minimum, 35 second-feet Nov. 3.

1906-19, 1947-50: Maximum discharge observed, 14,600 second-feet Mar. 18, 1907

(gage height, 8.2 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 18 second-feet

July 2,3, 1912. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 200 second-feet, which are good, and those

 ToTTperiod of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Lake Tahoe, Boca Reservoir, 

Donner and Independence Lakes, and by several power plants. Many diversions above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23, July 3 to Aug.. a)

1.4 52

1.5 70

1.7 114

1.9 167

2.1 230

2.3 303

2.5 390

2.8 540

3.0 650

3.5 970

4.0 1,350

5.2 2,400

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

JO 

31

Oct.

80 

72 

83 

87 

91

87 

100 

105 

96 

93

105 

100 

100 

100 

100

107 

134, 

142 

150 

147

107 

93 

98 

70 

105

96 

114 

98 

98

87 

72

Nov.

93 

93

91 

63 

80

74 

72 

114 

150 

240

194 

194 

161 

184 

182

179 

168 

167 

161 

156

156 

191 

176 

156 

159

176 

167 

176 

191 

194

Dec.

179 

161 

159 

150 

152

164 

167 

159 

»142 

136

blSO 

b!60 

b!70 

bl80 

blSO

b!90 

207 

220 

173 

b!70

b!70 

b!75 

bl80 

b200 

b250

b260 

b270 

240 

200 

200 

191

Jan.

191 

191 

b!90 

b!90 

b200

b220 

b240 

b250 

b250 

bZ60

269 

b270 

*b280 

579 

520

530 

551 

488 

435 

470

475 

750 

1,250 

 717 

482

505 

495 

480

385 

385 

381

Feb.

395 

381 

405 

599 

578

659 

485 

440 

465 

445

430 

390 

410 

400 

455

430 

410 

400 

415 

420

420 

420 

425 

420 

430

455 

505 

445

Month

Octo 

Rove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 194S

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft. ). Js

1,690 sec. -ft.; Apr. 22 (8:30 a.m.; 2,000 at 

(6 a.m.) 2,050 sec. -ft. j May 28 (6 to 7 p.m 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thJ 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

415

465 

465 

450 

515

515 

450 

475 

425

430

430 

410 

475 

415 

 425

420 

445 

455 

495

734

573 

722 

656 

595 

525

485 

460 

465 

505 

495 

716i

Apr.

802 

802 

842 

828 

900

998 

991

874 

868 

887

907 

928 

1,020 

963 

887

970 

1,060 

1,140 

1,230 

1,460

1,720 

1,830 

1,750 

1,640 

1,820

1,930 

1,980 

1,950 

1,660 

1,570

Secondf cot-days

3,117 

4,538 

5,705

107,716

12,879 

12,532 

15,506 

37,207 

48,620 

29,225 

6,083 

5,181 

7,361

187,954

in. 14 (1 p. a 

c.-ft.j Apr. 

) 2,620 sec. 

s day.

.

Hay

1,630 

1,430 

1,340 

1,240 

1,160

1,170 

1,100 

1,040 

1,000 

1,030

1,080 

1,220 

1,340 

1,560 

1,780

1,760 

1,670 

1,600 

1,570 

1,500

1,480 

1,640 

1,750 

1,850 

2,030

1,980 

1,900 

2,370 

2,140 

2,080 

2,200j

Maxima

150 

240 

270

1,200

1,250 

.659 

734 

1,980 

2,370 

2,180 

455 

200 

381

2,370

June

2,180 

2,180 

1,990 

1,690 

1,660

1,680 

1,290 

991 

790 

692

752 

716 

639 

639 

928

935 

880 

822 

790 

887

998

970 

874 

722 

546

415 

385 

344 

390 

450 

July

455 

455 

376 

292

254

220 

179 

167 

161 

167

159 

167 

145 

156 

150

147 

200 

210 

153 

164

153 

153 

150 

159 

167

164 

145 

145 

150 

161 

159

Minima

70 

63 

136

63

190 

381 

410 

802 

1,000 

344 

145 

145 

147

63

Aug.

156 

161 

194 

1S2 

179

188 

197 

185 

' 185 

185

182 

185 

188 

179 

200

167 

161 

153 

147 

153

145 

147 

147 

147 

159

153 

153 

150 

153 

147 

153

Mean

101 

151 

184

'295

415 

448 

500 

1,240 

1,568 

974 

196 

167 

245

515

Sept.

150 

147 

156 

147 

159

161 

182 

194 

204 

299

344

328 

318

307 

262

240 

288 

381 

303 

288

280 

265 

254 

244

237

237 

240 

237 

254 

254

Runoff In 

acre-feet

6,180 

9,000 

11,320

213,600

25,550 

24,860 

30,780 

73,800 

98,440 

57,970 

12,070 

10,280 

14,600

372,800

i.) 1.730 sec. -ft.] Jan.:23'(ll to lit 30 a.m.) 

28 (5t30 a.a. ) 2,150 see. -ft. j May 16 -ft.
210 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°30', long. 120°16', in sec. 14, T. 19 N.,

 KTTF E., half a mile upstream from Independence Creek and 7f miles northwest of 

Hobart Mills.

Drainage area. 33 square miles.

Records available. December 1946 to September 195/3.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 792 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 4.49

 feet); minimum, 2.1 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 24, 1950; minimum, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 

19, 20, 23, 1949.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 10 second-feet, which are good, and those

 Tor~periods of ice effect, which are fair. One transmountain diversion to Sierra 

Valley above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.7 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3

3.5 

4.1 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.1 

3.9

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

4.1 

4.3

4.3 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

4.1 

4.1

Nov.

4.1 

3.9 

3.9 

3.7 

3.7

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

7.4 

6.5

6.8

7.7 

7.4

7.1 

7.4 

7.1 

7.1 

6.3

7.1 

7.1 

7.4 

8.6 

8.9

9.2 

12 *18 

15 

12

Dec.

11 

9.9 

9.2 

8.6 

8.9

8.9 

8.6 

8.6 

8 

7.4

7.2

7.4 

7.1

6.8 

5.8 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.8 

5 

5 

5

5.5 

6 

*6.8 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

Jan.

7.4 

7 

7 

6.5 

6.5

7 

7 

7.5 

8 

8

7.5

7 

7.5

7 

7.5 

8.5 

9.5 

11

20 

35 

45 

*39 

30

20 

22 

24 

22 

20 

18

Feb.

17 

16 15 

.17 

20

23 

21 

20 

19 

20

22 

21 

20 

21 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

22 *24 

24 

29

33 

35- 

34

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janvj 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Ma IT

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

raber. ...................................

lendar year 1949 

tary

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

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.). May

Mar.

33 

33 

35 

38 

46

43 

40 

38 

33 

31

29 

28 

27 

27 

28

30 

*33 

34 

36 

40

38 

40 

40 

38 

36

55 

38 

42 

45 

50 

64

Apr.

77 

94 

106 

114 

134

157 

134 

116 

114 

104

94 

95 

107 

104 

99

116 

142 

174 

209 

263

331 

382 

388 

355 

352

397 

442 

404 

340 

334

Secondfoot -days

122.3 

223. 0 

216.2

18,939.6

446.9 

623 

1,148 

6,278 

13,354 

8,142 

1,490.8 

103.9 

92.2

32,240.3

18 (1 p.m.)

May

312 

231 

203 

184 

182

176 

155 

142 

143 

162

198 

242 

296 

379 

465

512

537 

523 

544

612 

676 

676 

676 

664

652 

648 

656 

620 

652 

688

Maximum

4.3 

18 

11

646

45 

35 

64 

442 

688 

644 

159 

5.3 

4.7

688

June

644 

628 

551 

478 

461

413 

283 

213 

198 

207

240 

198 

186 

194 

211

229 

224 

222 

240 

275

290 

261 

233 

186 

155

140 

134 

138 

151 

159

July

159 

145 

134 

118 

102

90 

82 

72 

69 

66

56 

49 

42 

40 

34

30 

26 

23 

21 

18

16 

14 

13 

13 

11

10 

9.6 

8.3 

7.9 

6.7 

5.3

Minimum

3.3 

3.7 

4.5

1.3

6.5 

15 

27 

77 

142 

134 

5.3 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

Aug.

5.3 

5.3 

5.0 

4.7 

4.5

4.3 

4.1 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.4 

3.2

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

Mean

3.95 

7.43 

6.97

51.9

14.4 

22.2 

37.0 

209 

431 

271 

48.1 

3.35 

3.07

88.3

Sept.

2.2 

2.2 

Z.Z 

2.4 

2.2

2.4 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

3.4

3.4 

4.7 

3.6 

3.2 

3.0

3.0 

3.4 

4.7 

4.7 

3.8

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.8 

3.8 

2.5 

2.4 

2.5

Runoff In 

acre -fest

243 

442 

429

37,560

886 

1,240 

2,280 

12,450 

26,490 

16,150 

2,960 

206 

183

63,960

608 sec. -ft. j May 24 (ll p.m.) 792 sec. -ft.

* fflnter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stags-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9, 11, 19-29, Jan. 2 to Feb. 14, Feb. 17, 18, 

2CP?5T Feb. 28 to Mar. 4, Mar. 6-29.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

Franktown Creek at Franktown, Nev.

211

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°16', long. 119°51', In see. 9, T. 16 N., R.

 19 K., half a mile west of Franktown and 3 miles upstream from Washoe Lake.

Drainage area.-14 square miles.

Records available.--Apr11 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 165 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 3.55 

TeeTfT; minimum, 0.7 second-foot Nov. 10.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1950; minimum 0.2 second-foot Feb. 7, 

8, 9, 1949 (flow dammed by snowslide).

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

 Small diversions on tributaries above station for irrigation. Flow sometimes supplemented during summer by diversion from North Creek, a tributary to Lake Tahoe.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 tc September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

3.1 

3.1

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.9 

3.1

3.7 

3.6

3.4 

3.3 

3.4 

3.3

3.1

3.0 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1

Nov.

3.1 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7

2.7 

3.0 

3.1 

2.1 

1.1

3.0 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.3

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.8 

3.7 

4.3 

4.5 

4.7

4.3 

4.8 

4.8 

4.3 

4.2

Dec.

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.7 

3.4 

4.0

4.0 

5.6 

6.9 

5.6 

5.0

4.7 

3.7 

3.8 

4.3 

5.0

5.4 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6 

5.6

Jan.

5.6 

5.6 

6.0 

5.4 

5.6

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

5.0

5.4

5.0 

5.8 

6.0 

6.3 

4.7

5.4 

7.8 

17 

15

15

20 

42 

25 

16 

13

11 

9.7 

9.0 

8.5 

8.0 

7.8

Feb.

7.6 

7.4 

7.4 

13 

21

16 

12 

10 

9.5 

9.2

8.7 

8.3 

8.0 

8.0 

8.5

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.7 

9.7

9.2 

9.2 

10 

12 

13

15 

15 

14

Month

Octd 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jam: 

Pebi 

Marc 

Aprl

Mnv

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

Hi

lendar year 1949

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

13 

13 

14 

 17 

15

14 

12 

12 

11 

10

9.5

11 

10 

11 

11

12 

15 

12 

34 

24

19 

26

15 

13 

15

14 

14 

14 

15 

19 

23

Apr.

27 

39 

33 

27 

29

a30 

a27 

a26 

a23 

a20

a21 

22 

22 

19 

20

25 

32

33 

37 

53

67 

67 

59 

49 

52

57 

58 

50 

42 

42

" Secondfoot-days

91.1 

111.3 

146.9

2,824.1

311.2 

299.0 

467.5 

1,108 

1,199 

876 

378.0 

146.9 

181.3

5,316.2

May

34 

37

33 

31 

34

26 

23 

22 

24 

27

29 

32 

36 

43 

49

52 

48 

46 

43 

44

45

45 

47 

46 

45

44 

44 

43 

42 

42 

43

Maximum

3.7 

4.8 

6.9

59

42 

21 

34 

67 

52 

68 

20 

6.1 

9.5

68

June

42 

41 

38 

34 

33

31 

32 

30 

27 

26

28 

24 

24 

23 

68

33 

27 

25 

25 

28

28 

27 

25 

24 

23

22 

21 

20 

22

25

July

20 

17 

20 

19 

18

16 

12 

14 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

11 

10 

9.5 

10

9.7 

9.7 

9.0 

8.7 

8.5

8.3 

8.3 

7.2 

6.9 

6.7 

6.5

Minimum

1.9 

1.1 

3.4

.2

4.7 

7.4 

9.5 

19 

22 

20 

6.5 

3.7 

3.8

1.1

Aug.

6.1 

6.0 

6.0 

5.6

5.6

5.6 

5.2 

5.4 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.0 

4.7 

4.7

4.8 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

3.8 

3.8 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

4.0 

3.7 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0

Mean

2.94 

3.71 

4.74

7.74

10.0 

10.7 

15.1 

36.9 

38.7 

29.2 

12.2 

4.74 

6.04

14.6

Sept.

4.0 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.8 

4.8 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.6 

5.6 

5.8 

5.6 

5.8

6.0 

9.0 

9.5 

9.0 

8.7

8.0 

6.9 

6.7 

6.5 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.1 

6.5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

181 

221 

291

5,590

617 

593 

927 

2,200 

2,330 

1,740 

750 

291 

360

10,550

Peak discharge (base, 5.0 sec.-f^. }.--Jan. 22 {1:30 a.m.) 66 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 19 {4 p.m.) P2aec.-ft.;

Apr. (5:45 _______ a.m.) 165 sec.-ft. ' ' __ '"" """"' " " "" ~" "" *" """"'' " _

a. No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range of stage and records for 

nearby streams.
212 BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°47', long. 117°48', in SW£ sec. 15, T. 45 N., R. 

37 E., about ij miles above Flat Creek and 13 miles south of McDermitt.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. 1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 188 second-feet May £0 (gage 

height, 3.44 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Dec. 22.

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 62 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 

2.54 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Jan. 26.

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

which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1948-50 

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

al.O

1.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

Nov.

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

Dec.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

 1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

Jan.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.8

».9

Feb.

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

_

_

-

Mar.

0.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7 ».'7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

Apr.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

3.7

7.4

13

24

25

29

29

32

46

69

92 

95

101

121

125

125

119

113

102

100

99

-

May

92

85

81

81

78

72

66

62

62

60

60

60

60

67

91

169

166

162

166

ISO 

166

154

139

119

102

86

72

59

65

78

80

June

88

99

94

80

66

52

46

41

36

32

27

23

20

19

17

16

14

13

13 

13

13

11

9.4

8.6

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.5

-

July

4.8

4.1

3.4

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

Aug.

(1.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

:7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

-

reaK aiscnarge ^pase, j.uu sec, -r^. ) .--Apr. 24 \y p.m.; 100 sec.-it., nay £u ^o p.m.^ O.DC 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23-28, Jan. 4-14, 19-31, Feb. 5-8.
BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN 213

Discharge, in second-feet, of Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev., 1948-50--Continued

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

0'.1

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

Nov.

0.7

_-

.7. j

. "

7

.7

.8

.8

.9

_7_ 

] 

t -

,T

_.,

_ 

. '

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7^ -j '.1

.7

-

Dec.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

_ 7

.7

.7

.7

.7

_ ]

p ;

.7

.7. "i

*.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

Jan.

0.7

.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

b.8

b.7

b.8

*1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

Feb.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

2.2

2.7

2.6

1.9

1.8

4.1

4.4

_

-

Mar.

3.7

3.2

3.4

2.4

4.4

5.0

4.4

3.0

2.2

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.1

8.0

7.7

5.8

7.0

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.0

5.3

4.8

Apr.

14

30

29

24

23

23

23

25

24

22

20

18

18

24

24

23

22

22

26

29

31

40

41 

37

36

32

29

27

29

29

-

May

33

47

43

51

59

48

40

39

44

37

31

30

30

33

45

47

44

44

44

46

38

36

32 

25

22

19

16

13

11

10

9.8

June

9.0

8.0

7.0

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.8

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.9 

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

July

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

'.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

Aug.

0.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

-

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec.-ft.). No peak above base. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-50

Month

October 1948 ...............................

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

Calendar year .............. .^,.... .

February . .

March. ... .

^.. .......................................

Septeiber. ..................................

Water year 1948-49 .......................

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

Calendar year 1949 .......................

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

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

July

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

Water year 1949-50 ......................

Seoondfoot-days

36.5 

36.2 

25.5

-

23.9 

24.0 

22.4 

1,476.6 

3,040 

891.4 

38.7 

20.1 

21.1

5,656.4

23.3 

21.4 

21.8

5,624.7

23.9 

36.2 

111.9 

794 

1,066.8 

119.8 

27.8 

24.1 

19.9

2,290.9

Maximum

1.4 

1.5 

1.2

_

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

125 

180 

99 

4.8 

.8 

.9

180

.8 

.9 

.8

180

1.0 

4.4 

8.0 

41 

59 

9.0 

1.1 

1.0 

.8

59

Minimum

0.8 

1.1 

.6

-

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

59 

5.5 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6

.7 

.7 

.7

.6

.7 

.7 

.7 

14 

9.8 

1.2 

.8 

.6 

.6

.6

Mean

1.18 

1.21 

.82

-

.77 

.86 

.72 

49.2 

98.1 

29.7 

1.25 

.65 

.70

15.5

.75 

.71 

.70)

15.4

.77 

1.29 

3.61 

26.5 

34.4 

3.99 

.90 

.78 

.66

6.23

Runoff in 

acre-feet

72 

72 

51

-

47 

48 

44 

2,930 

6,030 

1,770 

77 

40 

42

11,220

46 

42 

43

11,160

47 

72 

222 

1,570 

2,120 

236 

55 

48 

39

4,540
214 BIACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

McDermltt Creek near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°58', long. 117 0 50 ! , in SE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 47 N., 

K. 37 E., 6§- miles southwest of McDermitt.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. 1948-49; Maximum discharge during water year, 231 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage 

height, 3.44 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Jan. 13.

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 299 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 

3.83 feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Dec. 5.

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

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1950, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18 to June 15, July .5 to Sept. 20, 1950)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.5 

1.0 

1.6 

2.8 

4.2

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

7.0

12

20

29

40

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

3.9

67

103

144

224

310

Discharge, In second-feet, 1948-50 

194B-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.5

4.1

Nov.

4.1

5.0

5.3

5.3

3.8

4.5

f4.2

2.4

f2.7

fS.l

f3.9

f3.8

4.8

f6.2

5.9

5.9

5.3

f2.4

3.8

f4.2

4.8

4.1

f3.5

5.9

3.1

2.0

f3.2

f2.7

f3.8

f3.8

-

Dec.

f3.9

fS.O

f4.8

fS.O

4.5

f3.9

*4.1

4.2

5.0

5.6

7.0

7.0

6.4

5.0

3.8

6.2

5.0

4.5

6.2

7.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

Jan.

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.0

2.0

1.1

.6

1.2

3.8

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

Feb.

5.0

5.3

*5.6

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

6.4

7.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

8.0

10

12

10

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

10

11

_

-

Mar.

12

13

14

13

12

12

11

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.5

10

10

10

14

17

20

26

*36

34

32

32

28

24

22

22

21

20

18

20

18

Apr.

20

27

27

34

44

55

70

82

115

107

148

179

148

115

99

103

111

119

146

119

105

107

115

119

103

94

86

84

79

70

-

May

66

66

64

55

41

37

33

34

41

44

50

52

55

67

84

109

84

82

70

90

70-

58

51

46

42

40

39

38

80

77

67

June

60

50

42

38

33

33

36

34

30

27

23

20

18

15

14

12

12

12

16

16

12

9.5

8.0

7.5

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.2

-

July

4.2

4.5

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.9

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.0

6.4

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

Aug.

1.8

1.9

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

1.0

Sept.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.8

.9

.9

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

2.7

3.1

2.7

-

ft":

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 22-25,

-pSF. 15.

ec. 27 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4-10, Jan. 15
BIACK ROCK DE5MT BASIN 215

Discharge, In second-feet, of McDermltt Creek near MeDermltt, Nev., 1948-50 Continued.

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.9

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.1

Nov.

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.8

4.2

5.0

4.8

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

*5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

-

Dec.

4.2

4.2

3.5

2.7

3.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.2

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

*2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.6

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.2

Feb.

3.0

3.0

3.2

4.0

5.0

5.5

5.5-

6.0

6.5

7.5

8.5

9.5

1415 

21

20

20

29

30

*19

16

17

18

54

48

37

29

_

_

-

Bar.

26

25

26

33

38 

29

24

29

22

21

16

16

16

18

15

16

23

50

83

113

64

50

46

42

41

42

39

36

29

67

118

Apr.

113

107

99

84

77 

74

72

67

55

42

39

39

44

50

46

46

51

54

54

52

54

57

57

52

46

41

44

42

39

38

Hay

41

49

42

42

38 

36

33

29

28

25

26

26

29

38

48

48

52

55

52

49

49

52

60

60

54

50

49

50

48

46

49

June

45

41

39

36

33

36

39

34

30

26

23

29

32

25

21

25

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

20

19

15

12

11

10

9.0

July

9.0

8.0

8.5

12

10 

12

17

16

16

14

14

12

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.2

4.8

4.2

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.9

Aug.

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.9

4* 8 

5.3

4.1

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

Sept.

i.l

l.i

l.l

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

2.0

5.0

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.6

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

Peak discharge (base. 150 see.-ft.). Mar. 20 (12:30 a.m.) 299 sec. 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Feb. 11.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-50

Month

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

Calendar year .......................

May . .

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

Water year 1948-49 .......................

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

Calendar year 1949 .......................

January 1950

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

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

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

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

Water year 1949-50 ......................

Seoondfoot-days

144.3

_

214 5

125 5

37.6

6,698.4

Q7 ^

76.4

6,634.1

76.2

6,285.5

MftxlBfliff

7.0

-

1 9

3.1

179

3 Q

4.2

179

5.0

118

Minimum

3.5

-

8 5

1 9

.7

.6

1.6

.6

1.0

1.0

Mean

3.03

, 4.65

-

3 art

QA T

20 3

1.25

18.4

2.46

18.2

2.54

17.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

286

_

425

249

75

13,280

245

152

13,150

i n*»

151

12,470
216 BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

East Fork Quinn River near MeDermitt, Nev.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°59', long. 117°35', in sec. 9, T. 47 N., R. 

39 E., 1 mile downstream from South Pork and 7 miles east of MeDermitt.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. 1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 286 second-feet Apr. 22

nelgnt, 4.02 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 6-9, 27, Aug. 30 to Sept. 9. 

1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 394 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 

4.70 feet), from rating curve extended above 240 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height, 4.57 feet for flood of Feb. 7, 1951; minimum, 0.5 secondfoot Sept. 3, 4.

Remarks. Records good above 10 second-feet and fair below.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1948-50 

194S-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.4

1.3

1.4

l.S

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

5.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

Nov.

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.2

3.5

4.2

3.7

2.8

2.8

3.7

3.5

3.7

4.5

4.8

5.3

5.0

4.8

3.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.7

4.5

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.7

Dec.

2.8

3,7

3.7

3.2

4.0

4.2

»3.Y

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

2.8

4.0

4.2

4.8

4.8

5.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.9

2.5

3.0

3.7

4.2

4.2

Jan.

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.2

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

b4

4.0

4.0

4.2

b3.8

b4

4.8

4.2

4.0

b4

4.0

4.0

Feb.

*4.0

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.5

4 %5

5.0

4.8

4.0

b4

4.8

4.5

5.0

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.8

6.7

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.9

8.8

9.6

_

-

Mar.

12

15

16

17

18

17

18

19

18

19

21

19

19

21

25

30

30

32

»36

34

54

34

33

30

29

28

28

28

28

29

28

Apr.

29

31

33

36

43

56

69

88

105

116

160

191

158

150

144

158

203

221

227

138

192

205

201

178

153

138

128

119

114

106

-

May

102

103

103

99

94

92

92

92

94

97

100

103

103

103

113

139

136

134

126

134

126

99

79

75

73

70

67

64

67

62

60

June

57

52

47

44

42

39

37

35

33

30

28

27

25

24 22

21

21

20

21

19

17

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.8

-

July

8.?

7.9

7.6

7.3

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5'

4.5

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2.

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.6

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.1

-

Peak dlscnarge (base. 100 sec.-ft.). Apr. 12 (S a.m.) 362 aeo.-ft.j Apr. 22 (e p.m.) 286 sec.- 

ft.j May 19 (10 p.m.J 148 sec.-ft.7 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN 217

Discharge, In second-feet, of East Pork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev., 1948-50--Contlnued

1949-50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

2.1

1.9

Z.I

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

5.7

3.7

3.7

Nov. 

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

03.7

04.0

04.0

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

Dec.

5.0

5.0

4.2

3.7

4.2

4.0

5.3

4.5

3.7

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

3.7

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.7

Jan.

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.2

4.0

*4.2

7.3

8.8

13

32

67

50

28

20

16

20

19

14

12

til

Feb.

t>io t>io bio

11

12

13

13

12

11

11

11

9.2

10

10

10

11

12

16

21

18

*14

13

14

14

24

28

28

25

_

_

-

Mar.

22

21

35

39

36

28

25

25

22

21

20

16

16

16

15

15

28

32

73

77

65

63

55

54

54

50

46

40

37

58

188

Apr.

175

122

92

79

72

69

65

64

61

55

54

54

58

60

61

59

61

63

64

65

73

80

77

71

67

61

63

62

60

54

Hay

55

55

55

56

61

60

57

54

52

50

51

54

57

62

65

64

 65

64

60

57

56

55

54

52

49

44

43

42

39

37

35

June

33

30

29

26

25

25

26

25

23

20

20

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

11

10

8.8

7.9

7.3

-

July .

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.8

4,5

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.9

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

Sept.

0.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

-

Peak discharge (base. 100 see.-ft.).--Mar. 19 (7:30 p.m.) 140 sec.-ft.} Mar. 31 (5:30 p.i 

see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Variable backwater} .discharge computed on basis of gage heights and weather records.

.) 394

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1948-50

Month

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

Calendar year .......................

January 1949

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

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

May

July

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

Water year 1948-49 ........................

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

Calendar year 1949 .......................

MfLV

July

August .

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

Water year 1949-50 .......................

Seoondfoot-days

119.1

.

38.2

38.9

9,366.1

120.4

9,291.5

44.0

6,926.8

MaximuB

5,5

_

36

2.1

227

5.3

227

175

2 5

2/7

188

Minimum

1.9

-

4.0

12

29

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.7

1.0

.5

.5

Mean

3.84

-

5.47

24.6

131

3.97

1.23

1.30

25.4

3.88

25.5

1.47

19.0

Runoff in 

ao re- feet

236

-

304

1,520

7,810

244

76

77

18 , 380

195

239

18,430

87

13,740

207366 O - 52 - 15
218 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°04', long^ 119°57', In NE£ sec. 25, T. 40 S., R.

 2TTTT, 2 miles downstream from Twelvemlle Creek and 8 miles southwest of Adel.

Records available. March 1910 to July 1916, December 1917 to September 1919, March 1921 

to June J.922 (published as Twentymile Creek near Warner Lake), March 1945 to September 

1950. September 1940 to November 1944 at site If miles upstream.

Average discharge. 15 years (1910-15, 1918-19, 1940-44, 1945-50), 42.9 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 6.34

 feet), from rating curve extended above 550 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.0 second-feet July 30 to Aug. 3.

1910-16, 1917-19, 1921-22, 1940-50: Maximum discharge, 3,000 second-feet Dec. 27, 

1942 (gage height, 4.28 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.9 second-foot.Aug. 19, 23, 

24, 1942.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 400 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

eTTect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Many diversions above station for 

irrigation; no regulation.

Revisions (water years).--W 1090: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

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

0.3 2.8 1.1 64 0.2 1.2 0.7 23 

.4 4.5 1.3 90 .3 2.3 .8 32 

.5 10 1.6 130 .4 4.4 .9 42 

.6 16 2.0 187 .5 6.0 1.1 65 

.7 24 2.6 280 .6 15 1.3 90 

.8 33 3.4 419 Note. Same as preced- 

.9 43 4.5 630 InJTiable above 1.3 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.S 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.8 

4.3 

4.0 

3.8 

4.0

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.S

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5

Nov.

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.0

4.0 

4.2 

4.3

6.2 

6.7

4.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.6 

3.3 

3.6 

3.8 

3.5

Dec.

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

2.8 

3.5

3.0 

3.6 

3.6 

3.3 

b3.1

b3.3

b3.1 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

b3.6 

b3.5

b4.0 

b4.3 

4.2 

b4.2 

b3.6

b4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.3 

b3.6

Jan.

b3.6 

b3.5 

b3.0 

l>3.2 

b3.5

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5

b3.2 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.2 

b3.5

b7.0 

bis 

31 

56 

*158

406 

338 

276 

43 

b30

b25 

b20 

15 

blO 

bS.O 

b5.0

Feb.

bS.O 

bS.O 

b5.5 

b5.5 

b6.0

b6.5 

b7.0 

b7.5 

b8.5 

9.4

11 

12 

*10 

28 

63

158 

181 

225 

332 

242

91 

68 

89 

546 

508

390 

304 

157

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ............. -------- - - - - .

lendar year 1949 

ary

,

ter year 1949-50 ............ S..........

Mar.

Ill 

103 

134 

127 

90

50 

*43 

42 

35 

30

22 

21 

18 

18 

79

150 

623 

214 

377 

192

103 

205 

115 

67 

71

75 

55 

65 

80 

231 

362

Apr.

370 

269 

129 

90 

93

152 

113 

71 

53 

50

51 

57 

75 

61 

72

63 

59 

57 

54 

59

70 

69 

64 

53 

51

52 

60 

52 

45 

48

Secondfoot-days

115.5 

128.2 

114.9

18,661.7

1,493.4 

3,460.9 

3,908 

2,562 

3,546 

2,041 

370.4 

71.6 

89.9

17,903.8

May

61 

60 

63 

63 

171

119 

64 

SB 

53 

55

55 

60 

72 

91 

117

126 

144 

120 

119 

131

148 

176 

186 

176 

155

148 

158 

150 

140 

154 

150

Maximum

4.3 

6.7 

4.3

738

406 

546 

623 

370 

166 

133 

30 

3,1 

3.8

623

June

133 

123 

106 

102 

102

110 

91 

78 

72 

66

73 

76 

66 

60 

60

70 

59 

57 

52 

50

58 

52 

48 

53 

48

39 

36 

35 

34 

32

July

30 

28 

27 

25 

23

21 

21 

19 

18 

18

17 

16 

14 

13

11

9.4 

8.0 

6.2 

5.5 

5.1

4.8 

4.4

4.2 

3.8 

3.6

3.1 

2.7 

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

Aug.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

3.1

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

a2.3 

82.3 

a2.3 

a2.3

a2.3 

a2.3 

a2.3 

a2.3 

a2.3

a2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.5 

2.5

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3

Minimum Mean

3.5 3.73 

3.3 4.27 

2.8 3.71.

2.6 51.1

3.0 48.2 

5.0 124 

18 126 

45 85.4 

55 114 

32 66.0 

2.0 11.9 

2.0 2.31 

2.3 3.00

2.0 49.1

Sept.

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.7 

3.4 

3.1

2.9

2.7 

2.5 

2.7 

2.7

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.6 

S.6

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.1

3.1 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

5.8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

229 

254 

228

37,010

2,960 

6,860 

7,750 

5,080 

7,040 

4,050 

735 

142 

178

35,510

llscharge (base. 400 sec.-ft.). Jan. 21 (10 p.m.) 540 sec.-ft.} Feb. 19 (9 p.m.) S37 sec.- 

3. 24 (8 p.m.; 832 sec.-ft.; Mar. 17 (1 p.m.) 1,020 sec.-ft.j Mar. 31 (10:30 p.m.) 610 seo.-

Peak disc 

ft.} Feb. 

ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Deep Creek above Adel and 

Honey Creek near Plush.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 219

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42011', long. 119°59', In Ej sec. 15, T. 39 S., R.

 S3 K., a third of a mile downstream from Drake Creek and 5 miles west of Adel. Datum

of gage is 4,965 feet above mean sea level (river-profile survey). 

Drainage area. 249 square miles. 

Record's avaiiable. September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1932 to September 1950 in

 reports of Geological Survey. September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1929 to

September 1941 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge. 22 years (1922-23, 1929-50), 104 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 810 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 3.76 feet);

minimum, 6 second-feet sometime between Dec. 11-13.

1922-23, 1932-50: Maximum discharge, 5,030 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height,

7.5 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet on basis

of velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.7 second-feet July-20, 27-29, 1934. 

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

Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 11 1.1 54 2.6 556 

.6 15 1.3 77 3.0 485 

.7 20 1.5 106 3.5 690 

.8 27 1.8 159 

.9 55 2.2 245

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

13 

14 

13 

16

18 

18 

18 

18 

29

31 

24 

18 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

Nov.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

20 

26 

21

23 

23 

22 

24 

22

23 

22

21 

20 

21

20 

19 

21 

29 

33

29 

26 

33 

30 

26

Dec.

23 

21 

18 

20 

18

18 

20 

18 

16 

15

a!5 

a!8 

a20 

24 

20

 19 

16 

14 

14 

a!3

al4 

a!5 

a!7 

a20 

al8

a20 

a2i 

a23 

a25 

a20 

al8

Jan.

al6 

al4 

al3 

al4 

al5

ais 

ais 

al5 

ais 

ais

al4 

al3 

a!3 

al3 

ais

a20 

a40 

a60 

alOO 

«a200

270 

316 

265 

90 

aSO

a25 

a20 

al8 

ai7 

a!6 

alS

Feb.

alS 

al6 

al7 

a!8 

a2o

a25 

a35 

a45 «a60

84

73 

63 

57 

53 

112

150 

144 

167 

202 

192

138 

117 

124 

286 

478

394 

331 

240

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

222 

213 

250 

295 

285

198 

170 

161 

116 

96

96 

93 

95 

96 

108

146 

562 

298 

232 

205

188 

270 

188 

155 

138

131 

100 

108 

114 

205 

325

Apr.

432 

493

594 

340 

331

478 

403 

304 

258 

225

225 

278 

478 

394 

331

379 

457 

489 

497 

561

650 

658 

593 

505 

485

468 

489 

403 

361 

379

Secondfoot-days

547 

666 

571

42,427

1,737 

3,656 

5,859 

12,738 

15,136 

7,575 

1,100 

439 

400

50,424

Peak discharge (base. 600 sec .-ft. ) .--Feb. 25 (10 o.m.

May

457 

440 

418 

379 

415

426 

334 

328 

340 

358

352 

385 

426 

553 

637

621 

668 

581 

541 

545

565 

601 

637 

621 

569

517 

501 

497 

468 

478 

478

Maximum

31 

33

25

1,060

316 

478 

562 

658 

668 

443 

87 

21 

18

668

June

443

409 

573 

545 

315

337 

370 

331 

282 

248

282 

298 

301 

258 

225

310 

260 

225 

200 

184

202 

196 

180 

218 

200

161 

136 

98 

96 

96

July

87 

81 

77 

78

70

58 

51 

43 

39 

37

36 

35 

34 

31 

29

26 

24 

23 

22 

21

21 

20 

20 

19 

19

18 

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

Aug.

16 

16 

16 

18

21

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

12 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

Minimum Mean

13 17.6 

16 22.2 

13 18.4

9 116

13 56.0 

15 131 

93 189 

225 425 

328 488 

96 252 

16 35.5 

11 14.2 

11 13.5

11 138

) 633 sec. -ft.; Mar. 17 (3 p.m.)

Sept.

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

13 

13 

13

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

15 

15 

16 

18 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

14 

14 

15 

16

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,080 

1,320 

1,130

i 84,150

3,450 

7,250 

11,620 

25,270 

30,020 

15,020 

2,180 

871 

793

100,000

810 sec.- ft.j Mar. 22 \7 a.m.; 735 see.-ft.j May 17 (9 a.m.) 740 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Twentymile 

Creek near Adel, Drake Creek,near Adel, and Camas Creek near LakeYlew.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice at tlmea during periods of no gage-height record.
220 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13', long. 120°06«, In Nj sec. 2, T. 39 S., R. 

SFTTT, 0.2 mile downstream from Blue Creek and 12 miles east of Lakeview.

Drainage area.--63 square miles.

Records available. September 1912 to May 1915, December 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 340 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 3.46

1 TeFET; minimum, 3.0 second-feet Jan. 3, 4, 12-14, Sept. 2, but may have been less during

periods of ice effect; minimum gage height, 0.51 foot Sept, 2.

1912-14, 1949-50: Maximum discharge, 454 second-feet Apr. 10, 1914 (gage height,

4.47 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 17-23, 1913.

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

which are poor. No diversion or regulation above station.

Revisions. W 410: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

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

(shifting-control method used Sept. 21-30)

0.5 2.8 1.1 20 2.4 138 

.6 4.4 1.3 30 2.8 201 

.7 6.5 1.5 43 3.3 300 

.8 9.1 1.8 68 

.9 12 2.1 99

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

*4.5 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.5

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

4.5 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

Jan.

4.0 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

7.0 

10 

*20

50

80 

114 

79 

52 

35

25 

20 

15 

10 

9.0 

7.0

Feb.

7.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

10 

12 

14 

*16 

18

19 

20 

18 

18 

20

26 

2S 

28 

33 

36

33 

33 

35 

78 

119

125 

109 

101

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

nber 16- 

lendar y 

ary

31.. ...........------. .........

ear

uary

Mar.

91 

83 

109 

123 

121

*80 

63 

53 

36 

34

40 

36 

37 

28 

31

34 

102 

80 

49 

55

53 

75 

52 

42 

39

40 

30 

35 

37 

56 

89

Apr.

152 

206 

171 

158 

160

223 

171 

124 

107 

96

99 

134 

215 

164 

142

170 

212 

225 

230 

256

285 

285 

254 

219 

210

201 

206 

168 

148 

158

Secondfoot -days

64.5

-

589.0 

987.5 

1,833 

5,549 

4,360 

1,362 

268.0 

152.9 

123.1

-

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec. -ft.). Apr. 2 (3 a.m.)

May

176 

162 

148 

125 

144

144 

120 

127 

141 

150

152 

a!60 

alSO 

a200 

a210

a220 

also 

a!60 

a!40 

a!30

a!40 

alSO 

a!40 

128 

115

104 

97 

89 

82

76 

70

Maximum

4.5

-

114 

125 

123 

285 

220 

79 

15 

7.0 

5.0

-

June

65 

58 

53 

49 

45

49 

59 

59 

52 

44

56 

61 

65 

52 

45

79 

56 

44 

37 

33

44

36 

30 

40 

35

30 

26 

22 

20 

18

July

15 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

10 

9.7 

9.4

9.4

9.1 

9.1 

8.8 

8.6

8.6 

8.3 

8.6 

7.8 

7.5

7.3 

7.0 

6.8 

6.5 

6.3

6.1 

5.9 

5.7 

5.7 

5.9 

5.9

Aug.

5.7 

5.4 

5.7 

6.5 

7.0

5.9 

5.9 

5.4 

5.2 

5.2

5.7 

5.4 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0

4.8 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.2 

4.2 

4.1 

4.1 

3.9

Sept.

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.8 

3.9 

4.4 

4.4

4.2

3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.6 

3.9

3.8 

3.9 

4.2 

4.6 

4.4

4.2 

4.2 

4.4

4.1 

4.1

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

5.0 

5.0

Minimum Mean *£«£

3.5 4.03 128

-

3.0 19.0 1,170 

7.0 35.3 1,960 

28 59.1 3,640 

96 185 11,010 

70 141 8,650 

18 45.4 2,700 

5.7 8.65 532 

3.9 4.93 303 

3.6 4.10 244

30,340

232 sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (10 a.m.) 234 sec. -ft.;

Apr. 13 (11 a.m.} 232 sec.-ft.; Apr. 22 (2 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Deep Creek 

above Adel and Drake Creek near Adel.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 21, Jan. 25 to Feb. 11, Feb. 17, 

22 (no gage-height record Feb. 1-8).
WARNER LAKES BASIN 221

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°12', long. 120°01', in N| sec. 9. T. 39 S., R. 23 

E., a quarter of a mile above Parsnip Creek, 1 mile above mouth, and 6| miles west of 

Adel.

Drainage area. About 47 square miles.

Records available. March to May 1915, December 1922 to May 1923, December 1949 to Septemoer 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 380 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 3.10 feet),

 from rating curve extended above 30 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum not 

determined; minimum daily discharge, 2.5 second-feet Jan. 2-4, 12-14.

1915, 1922-23, 1949-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 17, 1950; minimum, that of 

Jan. 2-4, 12-14, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control and those above 60

 second-feet, which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversion or regulation above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of loe effect or shifting control 

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

0.5 4.5 0.9 19 1.7 89 

.6 7.0 1.0 25 2.0 132 

.7 10 1.2 39 2.3 190 

.8 14 1.4 56 2.6 250

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

t6.2

Nov. Dec.

*b4.0 

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.0 

b3.0

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0

b3.5 

b4.0 

b4.0 

b4.0 

b3.5 

b3.0

Jan.

b3.0 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b3.0

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0

b3.0 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b3.0

b4.0 

blO 

b20 

*b50 

56

61 

59 

61 

43 

b35

b25 

b20 

b!5 

blO 

b8.0 

a5.0

Feb.

a5.0 

a5.0 

a5.0 

a5.0 

a5. 5

a5. 5 

a6.0 

a6.0 

*a6.5 

a7.0

aS.O 

a9.0 

a!2 

16 

48

60 

49 

60 

75 

60

34 

26 

28 

70 

110

82 

52 

24

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Nay

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Th

mber. ...................................

nber 16- 

lendar year

uary

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

Mar.

20 

19 

22 

26 

18

13 

10 

8.3 

8.0 

7.7

12 

10 

8.0 

7.3 

15

26 

240 

44 

50 

35

24 

51 

25 

20 

17

14 

11 

11 

11 

54 

68

Apr.

68 

43 

25 

17 

14

15 

18 

14 

12 

10

9.6 

9.3 

14 

14 

14

13 

12 

11 

10 

11

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

Secondfoot -day s

54.0

-

524.0 

879.5 

905.3 

472.9 

478.8 

227.5 

182.5 

178.4 

166.3

-

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.). Feb. 25 (10 p.m.

May

14 

17 

18 

22 

44

57 

31 

33 

32 

28

17 

12 

9.0 

10 

9.0

8.6 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

6.8

6.8 

6.8 

10 

15 

8.6

7.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.2

Maximum

4.0

-

61 

110 

240 

68 

57 

12 

9.0 

6.8 

6.0

-

June

6.2 

6.0 

6.2 

6.5 

6.5

7.0 

8.6 

8.0 

8.0 

10

12 

8.6 

8.3 

7.7 

7.0

8.3 

8.3 

7.3 

7.0 

6.8

7.3 

6.8 

8.6 

12 

7.3

6.8 

6.2 

6.2 

6.0 

6.0

July

6.0 

6.8 

9.0 

7.3 

6.0

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

6.0 

6.2 

6.0 

5.8

5.8 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

5.5 

5.8

5.8 

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

6.0 

5.8

Aug.

5.8 

6.0 

6.0 

6.5 

6.8

6.2 

6.0 

6.0 

5.8 

5.8

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.8 

5.8

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.2 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Sept.

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

5.0 

5.2 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

5.5 

5.5 

5.8 

5.8

6.0 

5.8 

6.0 

6.0 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.8 

5.8

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6 

5.5

Mmi Mean *£«£

3.0 3.36 107

-

2.5 16.9 1,040 

5.0 31.4 1,740 

7.3 29.2 1,800 

9.3 15.8 938 

6.2 15.4 950 

6.0 7.58 451 

5.0 5.89 362 

5.0 5.75 354 

4.8 5.54 330

8,070

) 176 sec. -ft.; Mar. 17 (11 a.m.) 380 secw-ft

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement, 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Deep Creek 

above Adel, Twentymlle Creek near Adel, and Camas Creek near 'Lakevlew. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Feb. 14 to Mar. 17.

207366 O - 52 - 16
222 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°25', long. 119°55', In NWi sec. 29, T. 36 S., R.

 2T~E7, at mouth of canyon, 1 mile northwest of Plush and 4 miles downstream from

Twelvemile Creek. , 

Drainage area. 156 square miles. 

Kecoras available. May 1909 to September 1914, March to May 1915, March to August 1921,

 March to June 1922, and October 1949 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey.

April 1930 to September 1941 in reports of State engineer; October 1941 to September

1949 in files of State engineer.

Average discharge. 20 years (1910-14, 1930-41, 1945-50), 23.4 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 194 second-feet Feb. 16; maximum gage height,

3.34 feet Apr. 22 (backwater from beaver dam); minimum discharge, 0.2 second-foot Oct.

1-3, Aug. 29 to Sept. 7.

1909-15, 1921-22, 1930-50: Maximum discharge, about 3,840 second-feet Apr. 15, 1915

(gage height, 9.20 feet, site and datum then in use), due to breaking of a storage dam

on Snyder Creek. Maximum discharge due to natural causes, 2,240 second-feet Feb. 24,

1910 (gage height, 6.30 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times. 

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

which are poor. About 1,100 acres are irrigated above station. 

Revisions. W 410: Drainage area.

Aug. 21-31, Sept. 7-30)

0.3 0.2 0.8 7.4 1.5 42 

.4 .5 .9 11 2.0 76 

.5 1.1 1.0 16 2.5 117 

.6 2.4 1.1 20 2.9 156 

.7 4.2 1.3 30

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

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

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.4 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.7

.9 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Nov.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

2.0 

2.6

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0

1.9 

1.8 

1.5 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.4

1.1 

1.0 

1.2 

2.3 

1.6

Dec.

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

1.0

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

1.0 

.9

.6 

.9 

l.P 

1.1 

1.1

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.9 

1.2

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6

Jan.

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

bl.6 

bl.7

bl.9 

bl.9 

1.9 

1.9 

bl.8

bl.6 

bl.5 

bl.5 

al.5 

al.5

al.6 

a2.0 

a3.0 

a4.0 

*7.4

14 

20 

24 

a!5 

8.1

bS.O 

b4.0 

b3.0 

b2.5 

b2.0 

b2.0

Feb.

b2.0 

b2.0 

b2.0 

b2.5 

b2.5

b2.5 

b2.5 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.5

b3.5 

b4.0 

 5.2 

6.1 

26

 8 

33 

26 

26 

21

14 

13 

13 

20 

33

31 

28 

20

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare

Aprl

MRV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ...................................

lendar year 194! 

ary

).......................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec.-ft.).--Feb

ft.; Apr. 22 (5:30 a.m.] 188 sec. -ft.; Hay ]

Mar.

15 

20 

20 

24 

24

19 

14 

14 

12

11

7.4 

8.8 

9.2 

9.2 

10

15 

72 

35 

26 

20

18 

45 

34 

26 

24

20 

16 

15 

14 

20 

35

Apr.

43 

47 

41 

39 

36

44 

48 

39 

34 

28

25 

22 

46 

57 

46

51 

72 

90 

90 

114

152 

150 

122 

91 

90

89 

92 

78 

65 

69

Secondfoot -days

21.3 

42.2 

40.1

9,521.1

142.5 

416.3 

652.6 

2,010 

2,912 

1,500 

219.9 

36.8 

11.1

8,004.8

16 (1 a.m.) 

L5 (5:30 a.m.

Hay

64 

78 

74 

75 

70

66 

56 

52 

56 

67

72 

92 

99 

134 

144

136 

152 

129 

117 

114

115 

121 

118 

110 

99

92 

86 

80 

76 

75 

73

Maximum

1.0 

2.6 

1.9

342

24 

68 

72 

152 

152 

81 

16 

3.7 

1.0

152

June

69 

64 

61 

54 

49

57 

76 

68 

61 

50

51 

54 

64 

54

54

81 

76 

53 

43 

36

39

38 

33 

43 

43

40 

27 

23 

20 

19

July

16 

13 

14 

12 

14

13 

12 

11 

9.2 

13

12 

10 

9.2 

6.4 

5.2

5.2 

4.6 

4.2 

3.8 3.7

3.5 

3.3

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9 

1.8 

1.9

Aug.

1.9 

1.6 

1.5 

2.3 

3.7

3.5 

2.9 

2.3 

1.9 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0

.9 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

Minimum Mean

0.2 0.69 

.9 1.41 

.6 1.29

26.1

1.5 4.60 

2.0 14.9 

7.4 21.1 

22 67.0 

52 93.9 

19 50.0 

1.8 7.09 

.2 1.19 

.2 .37

.2 21.9

194 sec. -ft. j Mar. 17 (3:30 p.m 

) 164 sec. -ft.

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.5

.5

.5 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

Runoff In 

acre -feet

42 

84 

80

18,880

283 

826 

1,290 

3,990 

5,780 

2,980 

436 

73 

22

15,890

) 161 sec.-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of weather records and records for Twentymile 

Creek near Adel and Deep Creek above Adel. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ABERT LAKE BASIN 

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg.

223

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°41', long. 120°35', In SW£ sec. 27, T. 33 S., R.

 I8"~E7, at bridge 20 feet downstream from former power plant of Paisley Electric Co., 

700 feet upstream from diversion dam of Conn ditch, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Mill Creek, and 2| miles west of Paisley. Datum of gage is 4,504.9 feet above mean sea 

level (river-profile survey).

Drainage area. 275 square miles.

Hecords available. April to September 1912, May 1924 to September 1950. January 1905 to

 December 190V and January 1909 to April 1912 at site 2 miles downstream, below Conn 

ditch. November 1912 to September 1921 at site half a mile upstream, above Mill Creek. 

Records of yearly runoff at these sites practically equivalent.

Average discharge. 40 years (1905-7, 1909-21, 1924-50), 131 second-feet.

Extremes'. Maximum discharge during year, 821 second-feet May 23; maximum gage height, 5.70

 feet Jan. 21 (ice jam); minimum discharge recorded, 17 second-feet Oct. 20.

1905-7, 1909-21, 1924-50: Maximum discharge, 4,000 second-feet Nov. 23, 1909 (gage 

height, 9.40 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 900 

second-feet; no flow part of Dec. 7, 1927, Dec. 12, 1932 (frozen).

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

 which are poor. About 160 acres are irrigated above station. 

Revisions. W 860: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of 4.oe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

(Backwater from debris Oct. 15 to Hbv. 6)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

1.4 20 1.8 57 1.4 19 l.S 53 2.7 225 

1.5 27 2.0 84 1.5 25 2.0 80 3.0 325 

1.6 35 2.2 117 1.6 33 2.2 114 3.4 505 

1.7 45 2.4 154 1.7 42 2.4 155 3.9 80O

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

e

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

 14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

30 

30 

30 

30 

44

50 

43 

39 

38

56

47 

40 

37 

36 

36

36 

33 

32 

33 

31

35 

37 

37 

34 

33

33 

32 

33 

33 

32 

31

Nov.

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

32 

35 

50 

34

47 

41 

40 

45 

40

43 

40 

37 

36 

37

a36 

a35 

840 

aSO 

a60

a55 

850 

360 

ass 

850

Dec.

a45 

340 

335 

340 

335

335 

840 

 45 

31

36

b40 

b40 

b41 

45 

45

41 

37 

36 

b35 

b30

b30 

b35 

b35 

b40 

b40

b40 

M5 

b50 

52 

b40 

b35

Jan.

b30 

b25 

b25 

b30 

b30

b30 

b30 

b30 

a30 

a30

330 

325 

a25 

325 

a25

325 

330 

b40 

b50 

b80

*bllO 

blSO 

blOO 

a70 

350

MO 

b35 

b35 

b30 

b30 

b25

Feb.

b25 

325 

825 

830 

a30

a35 

340 

845 

860 

aloo

385 

875 

870 

*866 

b75

b85 

b95 

105 

110 

also

8120 

alOO 

also 

195 

266

222 

220 

153

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Ma

mber. ..................... .............

lendar year 194 

ary

5 .......................

h. ......................................

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

St......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

151 

153 

195 

200 

20O

157 

128 

 130 

116 

110

85 

84 

98 

98 

93

98 

214 

138 

130 

120

130 

297 

149 

136 

120

122 

107 

109 

105 

144 

179

Apr.

215 

225 

218 

202 

215

286 

234 

205 

182 

175

173 

198 

258 

220 

220

258 

314 

341 

349 

406

480 

485 

446 

388 

378

378 

401 

365 

325 

341

Secondfoot -day a

1,121 

1,234 

1,214

44,775

1,320 

2,757 

4,296 

8,881 

15,779 

9,198 

2,085 

959 

820

49,664

Peak discharge (base, 50O sec. -ft.) . Apr. 22 (4:30 a

«ay

406 

345 

314 

290 

258

246 

228 

220 

215 

240

262 

325 

383 

505 

582

616 

670 

8720 

8700 

8700

682 

718 

765 

765 

724

688 

682 

664 

628 

622 

616

Maximum

56 

60 

52

724

150 

266 

297 

485 

765 

582 

140 

38 

32

765

June

582

555 

515 

470 

446

460 

442 

392 

345 

314

401 

357 

333 

286 

258

297 

308 

252 

234 

222

215 

198 

184 

1S4 

h!73

3165 

8160 

8155 

8150 

8145

July

a!40 

a!35 

a!30 

a!25 

alls

3100

a90 

a85 

880 

875

69 

67 

66 

62 

58

56 

54 

52 

46 

43

43

43 

40 

41 

41

40 

39 

38 

37 

38 

37

Aug.

36 

35 

34 

36 

38

38 

33 

31 

31 

32

33 

36 

35 

34 

32

31 

31 

30 

30 

28

27 

27 

27 

29 

28

27 

27 

27 

26 

26 

24

Sept.

24 

24 

24 

24

24

25 

25 

28 

32 

30

27 

27 

26 

26 

27

27 

28 

31 

31 

30

28 

28 

27 

27 

27

27 

28 

29 

29 

3C

«*. Kean %££

30 36.2 2,220 

31 41.1 2,450 

30 39.2 2,410

25 123 88,830

25 42.6 2,620 

25 98.5 5,470 

84 139 8,520 

173 296 17,620 

215 509 31,300 

145 307 18,240 

37 67.3 4,140 

24 30.9 1,900 

24 27.3 1,630

24 136 98,520

m.) 545 sec. -ft. j May 23 (9 a.m.) 821 sec.-

ft.; June 11

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a NO gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Deep Creek above Adel and Silver Creek near Silver Lake.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
224 SILVER LAKE BASIN

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°07', long. 121°04", in Sw£ sec. 28, T. 28 S., R. 

IfTrT, If miles downstream from diversion 'dam of Silver Lake Irrigation District, 

Ij miles southwest of Silver Lake post office, and 3 miles upstream from Bridge Creek. 

Datum of gage is 4,361.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 221 square miles.

Mecoras available. December 1904 to March 1907, January 1909 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 38 years (1905-6, 1909-27, 1929-41, 1943-50), including Silver Lake 

Irrigation District Canal, 23.5 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 2.69 feet); 

minimum, 2.3 second-feet Nov. 4, 5.

1904-7, 1909-50: Maximum discharge, 1,800 second-feet Mar. 20, 1907 (gage height, 

9.08 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet; no flow 

at times in 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Flpw regulated by reservoir (capacity, 800 acre-feet) above diversion dam if miles above station, 

and by Thompson Valley Reservoir (capacity, 17,400 ajsre-feet) 11 miles above station, 

both of which are owned by Silver Lake Irrigation District. No water was diverted above 

station by'Silver Lake Irrigation District Canal during year; canal out, of repair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used June 1 to Sept. 30)

1.6 1.5 1.9 11 2.3 37 

1.7 3.4 2.0 17 2.5 53 

1.8 6.5 2.1 23 2.7 70

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

. 1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

2.4 

3.4 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

Nov.

2.6 

'2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.4

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

3.4

3.7 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.3 

4.3

4.6 

5.0 

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.3 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Dec.

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.0 

3.7 

3.7

Jan.

3.7 

b3.5 

b3.0 

b2.5 

b2.5

b2.5 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0

b3.0 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2.5 

bZ.5

b2.5 

b2.5 

bZ.5 

b3.0 

b3.0

b3.5 

4.3 

b4.0 

b4.0 

b4.0

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.0 

b3.0

Feb.

b3.0 

b3.0 

*b3.0 

b3.5 

b3.5

b4.0 

b4.0 

b4.5 

b4.5 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

S'.O 

5.3 

5.0

5.3 

5.0 

5.3 

5.3 

5.6

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

6.2 

9.2

16 

21 

21

Month

Octo 

Novel 

Dece

Ca

Janu, 

Pebp 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

aiber. ...................................

lendar year 1949 

&ry

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

19

20 

21 

24 

28

31 

27 

25 

23 

21

19 

18 

17 

17 

16

16 

18 

2g 

22 

22

24 

34 

37 

31 

28

26 

24 

23 

22 

22 

26

Apr.

30 

38 

40 

39 

38

39 

38 

35 

31 

29

26 

24 

25 

26 

26

26 

29 

31

33 

36

38 

38 

36 

35 

34

34 

34

33 

32 

31

Secondfoot -days

96.8 

120.7 

138.4

6,763~.3

96.0 

180.9 

723 

984 

1,551 

1,4,56 

1,138 

509.2 

108.1

7,102.1

May

32 

33 

33 

31 

30

29 

26 

27 

30 

32

31 

36 

47 

51 

53

57 

59 

64 

65 

65

65 

66 

67 

68 

67

66 

66 

65 

64

63 

61

Maximum

3.4

5.3 

5.0

59

4.3 

21 

37 

40 

68 

59 

47 

26 

16

68

June

59 

58 

57 

55 

54

54 

53 

52 

51 

49

52 

56 

55 

53

51

48 

48 

47 

46 

45

44 

43 

42 

42 

40

39 

39 

40 

41 

43

July

44 

44

44 

43 

43

43 

43 

46 

47 

47

47 

46 

45 

43 

39

36 

34 

33

32 

30

29 

29 

28 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

27 

27 

26

Aug.

26 

22 

9.2 

11 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Minimum Mean

2.6 3.12 

2.3 4.02 

3.7 4.46

1.2 18.5

2.5 3.10 

3.0 6.46 

16 23.3 

24 32.8 

27 50.0 

39 48.5 

26 36.7 

9.2 16.4 

2.6 -3.60

2.3 19.5

sept.

16 

3.7 

3.7 

3.4 

3.5

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.0 "

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6

2.6 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

Runoff in 

acre -feet

192 

239

275

13,410

190 

359 

1,430 

1,950 

3,080 

2,890 

2,260 

1,010 

214

14,090

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MALHEUR AND HARNEf LAKES BASIN 225

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 119°11', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 21 S., R.

 30 K., 1 mile downstream from dam site for proposed lower Silvies Reservoir and 11 miles

northwest of Burns. 

Drainage area. 934 square miles.

Records available. May 1903 to July 1906, December 1908 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 37 years (1903-5, 1909-12, 1917-21, 1922-50), 148 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 10.17

feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 5-9, 12-18.

1903-6, 1908-50: Maximum discharge. 4,730 second-feet Apr. 15, 1904 (gage height,

17.12 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow July 19 to Sept. 22, 1934. 

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

 which are poor. Small areas on Silvies River above station are irrigated with flood

water. 

Revisions. W 860: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Backwater from debris Oct. 1-31. Backwater from beaver dam Sept. 8-30)

Oct. 1 to NOV. 20 NOV. 21 to Sept. 30

0.5 7 0.3 5 1.0 26 3.0 182 7.0 680 

.6 S .47 1.2 36 3.5 237 8.0 820 

.7 12 .5 9 1.5 54 4,0 293 9.0 960 

.8 14 .6 12 1.9 81 5.0 416 10.0 1,120 

1.0 23 .8 18 2.4 123 6.0 546 

1.2 32

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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 

50 

31

dot.

8 

9 

9 

10 

12

12 

13 

14 

14 

14

14 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

IS 

19 

19 

19 

19

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Nov.

22 

22 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

24 

27 

28

28 

29 

29 

2S 

2S

28 

28 

26 

26 

26

28 

32 

32 

37 

37

3S 

41 

46 

46 

44

Dec.

43 

40 

34 

37 

33

34

*32 

31 

28 

28

26 

26 

28 

30 

30

30 

32 

34 

34 

a32

330 

330 

330 

330 

a30

30 

30 

31 

32 

32 

31

Jan.

31 

30 

29 

27 

25

25 

26 

28 

30 

27

25 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

24 

25 

30 

35

35 

35 

32 

30 

30

30 

28 

26 

25 

22 

20

Feb.

20 

20 

22 

25 

35

40 

38 

35 

33 

32

31 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

31 

33

35 

38 

40 

*47 

50

60 

70 

90

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1949

Mar.

*110 

130 

170 

259 

279

269 

269 

252 

237 

225

197 

185 

180 

183 

175

177 

230 

305 

324 

335

329 

353 

359 

318 

273

255 

230 

200 

154 

162 

239

Apr.

389 

586 

540 

520 

526

567 

612 

624 

604 

599

593 

652 

771 

830 

806

854 

897 

945 

974 

992

1,070 

1,120 

1,090 

999 

908

855 

812 

775 

726 

676

Secondfoot -days

480 

392 

973

58,461

845 

1,035 

7,363 

22,912 

13,225 

4,524 

1,064 

360 

184

53,862

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.) . Apr. 23 (1 a.m.)

May

665 

714 

677 

641 

604

572 

555 

540 

510 

47S

469 

467 

473 

468 

474

458 

467 

448 

415 

387

355 

334 

295 

268 

244

248 

227 

206 

202 

193 

171

Maxima

20 

46 

43

1,060

35 

90 

359 

1,120 

714 

197 

84 

17 

8

1,120

June

152 

142 

134 

128 

137

131 

134 

146 

151 

154

167 

188 

170 

161 

165

197 

189 

179 

177 

169

158 

156 

148 

153 

146

136 

129 

120 

110 

97

July

S4 

78 

70 

53 

44

38 

37 

37 

43 

40

37 

34 

35 

30 

32

30 

28 

26 

24 

24

24 

24 

23 

22 

25

24

22 

22 

20 

17

17

Aug.

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

14 

16 

15 

14

13

11 

11 

10 

9

S 

8 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

Minimum Mean

8 15.5 

22 29.7 

26 31.5

7 160

20 27.3 

20 37.0 

110 238 

339 764 

171 427 

97 151 

IT 34.3 

6 11.6 

5 6.1

5 148

1,150 sec. -ft.

Sept.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

6 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

6 6'

6 

6 

6 

7 

7

7 

8 

8 

8 

8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

952 

1,770 

1,940

115,900

1,680 

2,050 

14,600 

45,450 

26,230 

8,970 

2,110 

714 

365

106,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Malheur River near Drewsey. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19-21, Dec. 26 to Mar. 3 fno gage-height 

record Feb. 1-3).
226 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42 0 47', long. 118 0 52', in NW^ 

sec. KO, T. 32 S-., R. 32j E., l| miles upstream from upper diversions for Malheur 

Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 2 miles downstream from Pish Creek, and 3| miles southeast 

of Frenchglen.

Drainage area. 180 square.,miles.

Hecoras available. December 1937 to September 1950. January 1909 to November 1910, fragmentary records at sites.downstream, below several irrigation diversions. May 1910 to 

September 1921 at site ij miles downstream, in Sw£ sec 8, above diversions, published 

as Dormer und Blitzen River near Diamond. July 1929 to September 1930 in reports of 

State engineer.

Average discharge. 20 years (1911-13, 1914-16, 1917-21, 1938-50), 123 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 793 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 4.09 feet); 

minimum, 13 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 1.64 feet), but may have been less during 

periods of ice effect.

1909-21, 1937-50: Maximum discharge, 2,870 second-feet May 5, 1942 (gage height, 

5.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet by velocity-area studies 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8 second-feet (ice Jam upstream) Jan. 14, 

1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Fish and Wildlife Service.

Hevisions. W 330: Drainage area (former site). W 860: Drainage area (present site).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.7. 15 2.2 47 3.0 209 

1.8 19 2.4 71 3.3 33O 

1.9 24 2.6 104 3.6 480 

2.0 30 2.8 149 3.8 600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

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 

50 

31

Oct.

34 

34 

33 

33 

35

36 

36 

36 

36 

43

40 

45 

41 

38 

38

37 

36 

36 

36 

36

38 

38 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

37 

37 

36

Nov.

36 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

41 

42 

40

39 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

37 

42 

40

39 

39 

42 

41 

40

Dec.

38 

38 

t)31 

Io36 

t)38

t)34 

39 

36 

32 

*t)25

t)19 

t)25 

t)37 

b35 

b37

b37 

b35 

t>30 

t)27 

b25

b4O 

44

38 

b30 

b25

b35 

37 

35 

34 

t)30 

b25

- Jan.

t)25 

b25 

b23 

b23 

b20

t>23 

b26 

b29 

b27 

t>32

b27

b30 

b30 

b25

b28 

b33 

t>38 

b44 

50

70 

63 

63 

33 

28

*b30 

t>30 

t>27 

b22 

t>22 

t>18

Feb.

t>20 

t)25 

t)29 

t)35 

b40

b35 

t)30 

b29 

b29 

b29

b28 

b25 

b30 

b40 

74

b85 

69 

58. 

56 

51

4O 

39 

40 

42 

55

54 

52 

46

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1949 

ai*y

St......................................

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 650 see. -ft.). Mar.

sec.-rt.; May *3 (11 p.m.; 652 sec. -ft.

Mar.

48 

49 

57 

»62 

61

b52 

t)45

52 

50

46 

45 

48 

49 

57

90 

423 

116 

256 

152

124 

182 

108 

93 

109

118 

98 

76 

109 

301 

197

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

1,142 

1,149 

1,027

31,830

988 

1,185 

3,325 

4,810 

9,865 

8,708 

2,995 

1,317 

1,089

37,600

184 

163 

117 

108 

106

114 

108 

106 

97 

93

88

loe

135 

121 

121

135 

155 

190 

193 

238

312 

303 

257 

203 

19O

190 

196 

169 

155 

155

May

171 

157 

149 

135 

194

207 

166 

157 

139 

163

190 

216 

257 

316 

385

366 

395 

352 

312 

326

385

"469 

570 

522 

452

442 

469 

442 

415 

510 

436

MaxlDun

45 

42 

44

627

70 

85 

423 

312 

570 

420 

220 

59 

39

570

June

415 

420 

348 

348 

375

362 

261 

223 

216 

245

294 

348 

308 

281 

312

303 

316 

308 

308 

316

357 

303 

265 

241 

209

187 

187 

209 

220 

223

July

220 

203 

171 

163 

155

144 

137 

123 

114 

110

100 

93 

88 

86 

84

82 

76 

72 

68 

68

66 

63 

62 

61 

59

58 

57 

55 

54 

52 

51

Aug.

MlnlDun Mean

33 36.8 

36 38.3 

19 33.1

19 87.2

18 31.9 

20 42.3 

45 107 

88 160 

135 318 

187 290 

51 96.6 

36 42.5 

33 36.3

18 103

17 (2:30 p.m.) 793 sec. -ft.; Mar. 30 (9:30 p

50 

49 

49 

54 

59

54 

49 

46 

46 

45

44 

43 

42 

42 

42

41 

40 

39 

39 

38

37 

37 

37 

38 

38

37

37 

37 

36 

36 

36

Sept.

35 

35 

33 

34 

34

35 

35 

36 

37 

37

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

37 

37 

38 

39 

38

37 

36 

36 

36 

36

37 

S7 

37 

38 

39

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,270 

2,280 

2,040

63,160

1,960 

2,350 

6,600 

9,540 

19,570 

17,270 

5,940 

2,610 

2,160

74,590

.m.^ 744

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 227

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°50', long. 118°51', in Nw£ 

sec. 33, T. 31 S., R. 32^ E., at mouth of canyon, 1,000 feet upstream from road crossing 

and 3f miles northeast of Frenchglen.

Records available. March 1911 to September 1916, December 1937 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 16 years (1912-16, 1938-50), 14.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 1.37 feet); 

minimum, 8.8 second-feet Mar. 16.

1911-16, 1937-50: Maximum discharge, 332 second-feet Feb. 22, 1943 (gage height, 

2.55 feet), from rating curve extended above 55 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 7 second-feet Feb. 24, ?5, 1912, Dec. 30, 1937, to Jan. 4, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion or regulation above station. Low-water flow is 

maintained by large springs.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Fish and Wildlife Service.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 19SO

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Dec.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Feb.

11 

11 

11 

10

11 

11

10

10

10 

10

10 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ......................................

Mar.

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

23 

12 

17

14

14 

14 

12 

12 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

19 

22

Apr.

22 

22

18 

16 

16

16 

15 

14 

14 

12

12 

12 

12 

14 

16

18 

17 

17 

17 

18

20 

21 

20 

17 

18

17 

18 

17 

15 

15

Secondfoot-days

356 

339 

341

4,927

341 

279.9 

368.7 

496 

529 

408 

349 

370 

360

4,537.6

May

18 

16 

15 

15 

15

14 

13 

13 

15 

17

17 

17 

19 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

20 

19 

17

17 

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

Maximum

12 

12 

11

29

11 

11 

23 

22 

20 

17 

12 

12 

12

23

June

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

15 

15 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

17 

15 

14 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

12 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

July

11 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Minimum

11 

11 

11

10

11 

9.7 

9.2 

12 

13 

11 

11 

11 

12

9.2

Aug.

11 

11 

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

Mean

11.5 

11.3 

11. 0

13.5

11.0 

10.0 

11.9 

16.5 

17.1 

13.6 

U.S 

11.9 

12.0

12.4

Sept.

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

Runoff In 

acre-feet

706 

672 

676

9,770

676 

555 

731 

984 

1,050 

809 

692 

734 

714

9,OOO

Peak discharge (tase, 3O sec.-ft.). Mar. 17 (2 p.m.) 33 sec.-ft.j Mar. 3O (7 p.m.) 38 sec.-ft.
228 ALVORD LAKE BASIN

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10', long. 118°28', in SW-£ sec. 26, T. 39 S., R. 

35~~E7, 0.4 mile upstream from bridge at mouth of canyon, 5 miles east of Trout Creek 

Ranch, and 14 miles northeast of Denio. Datum of gage is 4,351.59 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Records available. March 1911 to March 1912, April 1922 to November 1923, April 1925 to 

septemoer j.»t>u.

Average discharge. 19 years (1922-23, 1932-50), 13.8 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 88 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 2.98 feet); 

minimum, 1.5 second-feet between Nov. 1-16.

1911-12, 1922-23, 1925-50: Maximum discharge, 343 second-feet Aug. 1, 1933, from 

rating curve extended above 125 second-feet; probably no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 6.0 feet (caused by cloudburst) sometime between 1922 and 1932.

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

wnicn are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1.5 1.6 1.4 2.0 1.8 5.9 2.3 26 

1.6 2.8 1.5 2.5 1.9 8.3 2.5 39 

1.7 4.5 1.6 3.1 2.0 12 2.7 56 

1.8 6.4 1.7 4.1 2.1 15 2.9 78

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

»y

i

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

h2.6 

a3.0 

a3.0 

a3.0 

a3.0

a3.0 

a3.0 

a3.0 

a3.0 

a3.0

a3.5 

a3.5 

a3.5 

a3.5 

a3.5

a3.5 

a3.5 

a3.5 

a3.5 

a3.5

a4. 0 

a4.0 

a4.0 

a4.0 

a4. 0

a4.0 

a4.0 

a4.0 

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5

Nov.

4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5

a4.5 

84.5 

a4.5 

34.5 

a4.5

h4.3 

a4.3 

a4.3 

a4.4 

a4.4

a4.5 

h4.5 

a4.5 

a4.5 

a4.7

a4.8 

h4.9 

85.0 

a5.5 

a6.0

Dec.

a6.O 

a5.5 

a4.5 

a4.0 

a4.O

a4.5 

a5.0 

a5. 5 

*5.4 

4.0

3.0 

b3.5 

b4.0 

b5.0 

5.8

6.4 

6.4 

6.2 

5.8 

5.6

5.6 

6.4 

6.4 

6.2 

b6.0

b6.0 

*6.0 

6.2 

6.2 

5.8 

b5.5

Jan.

5.4 

5.1 

4.9 

5.1 

bS.O

b5.O 

bS.O 

bS.O 

bS.O 

b4.5

b4.5 

b4.5 

4.3 

b4.0 

b4.0

b4.O 

b4.O 

b4.5 

b4.5 

bS.O

bS.O 

b5.5 

b5.5 

5.1 

4.5

b4.5 

b4.5 

b4.5 

b4.5 

b4.0 

b4.0

Feb.

b4.O 

b4.0 

b4.5 

b4.5 

b4.5

b4.5 

b4.5 

b4.5 

b4.5 

b4.5

b4.5 

bS.O 

bS.O 

bS.O 

5.0

*5.0 

4.6 

4.3 

4.6 

4.5

3.9 

4.3 

4.6 

4.6 

5.2

5.4 

5.4 

5.2

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

M&y

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1949 

ary

ter year 1949-50 .......................

Mar.

4.8 

5.2 

5.5 

5.7 

6.1

6.4 

5.2 

6.9 

6.1 

5.7

5.0 

4.5 

5.2 

6.1 

5.4

5.5 

6.1 

6.6 

7.8 

7.1

5.9 

6.6 

6.6 

7.6 

7.1

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

4.5 

4.1 

4.8

Apr.

7.1 

9.6

14 

14 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

11 

15 

16 

15

16 

18 

21 

25 

26

33 

36 

38 

34 

33

31 

34 

33 

31 

29

Secondfoot -day 8

110.1 

138.1 

166.4

3,418,1

144.9 

130.1 

179.7 

633.7 

1,366 

650 

189.6 

92.5 

81.4

3,882.5

May

30 

28 

28 

27 

25

25 

24 

22 

20 

19

21 

24 

30 

45 

63

65 

71 

70 

58 

56

57 

65 

73 

68 

55

50 

50 

52 

45 

49 

51

Maxlnua

4.5 

6.0 

6.4

64

5.5 

5.4 

7.8 

38 

73 

44 

9.3 

4.5 

3.4

73

June

44 

42 

36 

34 

33

33 

30 

27 

24 

20

23 

25 

22 

18 

21

20 

19 

17 

16 

14

15 

14 

14 

20 

14

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

July

9.3 

S.6 

7.3 

6.1 

5.9

6.1 

6.9 

8.1 

7.1 

7.3

7.8 

9.3 

9.3 

8.3 

7.3

7.3 

6.9 

6.4 

5.4 

4.6

4.3 

4.3 

4.1 

4.0 

4.0

3.8 

4.0 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

Aug.

3.7 

3.6 

3.7 

4.3 

4.5

3.9 

3.4 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0 

2.9

2.9 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

MlnlBun Mean

2.6 3.55 

4.3 4.60 

3.0 5.37

.7 9.36

4.0 4.67 

3.9 4.65 

4.1 5.80 

7.1 21.1 

19 44.1 

10 21.7 

3.8 6.12 

2.4 2.9S 

2.2 2.71

2.2 10.6

Peak discharge (base. 5O sec. -ft.). --Hay 18 (6 to 7 a.m.) 83 sec. -ft. 5 May 23 (7 a.m.)

Sept.

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.3 

2.4 

2.4

3.1 

3.3

2.9 

2.7 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4

3.2 

3.0 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.7 

2.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

218 

274 

330

6,780

287 

258 

356 

1,260 

2,710 

1,290 

376 

183 

161

7,700

88 sec.-ft.j

dety jj. \*j uu o a.m. j no aeu.-iu.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Kalheur River near Drewsey.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 229

Measurement's of stream flow in the Great Basin made at points other than gaging 

stations are j;iven in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Great Basin during the water year 

October 1949 to September 1950

Great Salt Lake Basin

Date

Apr. 27

31

13

Oct. 4

Mar. 9

Apr. 21

Oct. 4

Sept. 14

Oct. 4

Apr. 21

Nov. 3 

Dec. 17

21

July 14

7

Feb. 7 

Oct. 15

June 7 

May 23

May 23

June 2

Stream

Alien Creek. .....

Cree'k.

Middle Fork otter

Creek.

....Ac...........

Creek.

Malad River. ..... 

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

Parrlsih Creek. .. .

Jordan River. .... 

Grove Creek. .....

Littli! Cottonwood 

Cre«k.

Big Cottonwood 

Cre<!k.

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

.. . :do. ..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Birch Creek. .......

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

Bear River .........

Great Salt Lake....

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

Dry Creek. .........

Jordan River. ...... 

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

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

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

Locality

NVfJ sec. 19, T. 9 N., R. 6 E. , 300 

feet above mouth, 6fc miles southwest of Woodruff, Utah.

miles above Middle Fork Otter 

Creek; 4^ miles northwest of Randolph, Utah.

miles above South Fork Otter Creek, 

5 miles northwest of Randolph, 

Utah.

miles above mouth, 5i miles northwest of Randolph, Utah.

Sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 35 E., at 

springs, at flow I4n4 and 1 mile 

above dam on Samarle Reservoir No. 

2, 5f miles northwest of Malad, 

Idaho, and 8f miles upstream from 

Little Malad River.

NEi sec. 8, T. 2 N. , R. IE., 600 

feet below station on Parrish 

Creek above diversions, near 

Centerville, Utah. 

Sec. 28, T. 1 N., R. 1 W. , at 9th 

North and 15th West in Salt Lake 

City, Utah. 

Sec. 18, T. 4 S., R. 2 E., Salt Lake 

base line and meridian opposite 

gaging station on Dry Creek, near 

Alpine, Utah. 

SEi sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 1 E., about 

1 mile below aouth of Little 

Cottonwood Canyon, near Salt Lake 

City, Utah. 

Sec. 20, T. 2 S., R. 2 E., above intake for Utah Powe'r & Light Co. 's 

"Stairs" plant on Big Cottonwood 

Creek, near Salt Lake City, Utah.

SWj sec. 20, T. 2 S., R. 2 E., at 

mouth of Canyon, near Salt Lake 

City, Utah.

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

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

13.3

5 9

3.9

3.7

S

O

8.90

.52

259 

1.29

293 

273 

250

282

O/JA

353
230 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Great Basin during the water year 

October 1949 to September 1950 Continued

Great Salt Lake Basin Continued

tributary to or 

diverting from 

Locality Discharge 

(see.-ft.)

Mill Creek... Jordan River. Sec. 31, T. IS., R. 2 E., a quarter 

of a mile above Utah Power & Light 

Co. 'a lower plant on Mill Creek, 

near Salt Lake City, Utah.______

Sevler Lake Basin, Utah

June 5 Long & East Bench Sevler River....... Sec. 10, T. 35 S., R. 5 W., 1 mile

Canal. southeast of Fangultch.

16 Olsen Peterson Coal Fork.......... Sec. 16, T. 15 S., R. 5 E., about

ditch. Smiles southeast of Ephralm.

27 ....do........... ....do............. ....do.............................

___28 .... do........... .... do............. ....do.............................

Warner Lake Basin, Oreg.

Oct. 21 Deep Creek....... Warner Lake........ Sec. 4, T. 40 S., R. 22 E., about

0.6 mile below former gaging station, at Big Valley near Lakevlew. 

Jan. 19 Parsnip Spring... . Camas Creek........ NWi sec. 2, T. 39 S., R. 22 E., at

mouth i mile below gaging station 

on Camas Creek, 12 miles east of 

Lakevlew. 

Feb. 9 .... do.

Mar. 6 ....do........... ....da............. ....do.

20 ....do........... ....do.

Apr. 10 ....do........... ....do.

14 ....do........... ....do............. ....do.

May 11 ....do........... ....do............. ....do.

June 19 .... do........... .... do.

Aug. 11 ....do........... ....do.

e Estimated.

Abert Lake Basin, Oreg.

July 21 Chewaucan River.. Abert Lake......... At mouth at dark's ranch below 4am,

near Valley Falls. 

July 23 X L Spring....... .... .<?o............. Corner sees. 22, 23, 27, 26, T. 32

_____ _____________ ______________ S.. R. 21 E., near Valley palls.

____________________________Summer Lake_Basin, Oreg._____________________

May 1"Z Ana River........ Summer Lake........ SEj sec. 6, T. 30 S., R. 17 E., at

former gaging station, near Summer

Lake. 

July 23 .... do........... .... do............. .... do..............................

May 12 Summer Lake Canal Ana River.......... SWfcSEi sec. 6, T. 30 S., R. 17 E.,

at former gaging station, near

Summer Lake. 

12 ....do........... ....do............. SWfcNWi sec. 26, T. 30 S., R. 16 E.,

above highway crossing, near

Summer Lake. 

July 23 .... do........... .... do............. At former gaging station near Summer

___________________ ______________ Lake.______________________

Silver Lake Basin, Oreg.___________________

Hay 12 Silver Lake New I Silver Creek....... NEi sec. 22, T. 28 S., R. 14 E., at

Canal.________|________________ Silver Lake.__________________

___________________ Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin, Oreg.______________

Aug. 30 Silvles River.... Malheur Lake....... At highway crossing, sec. 23, R. 31

E.-, T. 17 S., near Sllvies. 

30 ....do........... ....do............. Below Trout Creek at former gaging

______ _____________ _______________ station, near Sllvies._________

e Estimated.

Alvord and Catlow Valley Basin, Oreg.

Apr. 15 Trout Creek...... Alvord Lake........ Sec. 16, T. 39 S., R. 37 E., near

Fields. 

15 ....do........... ....do............. SBj sec. 13, T. 39 S., R. 36 E.,

___________________ near Fields. ______________

2.64

.95

1.26

6.88

2.09

1.22

1.92

2.33

1.94

2.02

el. 25

el. 25

1.10

43.8

1.04

76.1

55.1

29.0

13.6

17.3

16.2
INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed

results..........................

Acre-foot, definition of...............

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

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

Drake Creek near................ ....

Twentymile Creek near................

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records collected by.............

Albert Lake Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements In..................

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

Alien Creek, Utah, discharge measurements of.........................

Alpine,, Utah, Dry Creek near...........

Port Creek at........................

American Fork above upper power plant, 

near American Fork, Utah.........

Ana Hiver, Oreg., discharge measurements of.........................

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Antelope Valley, Calif., gaging-station

records in......................160-161

Antimony, Utah, Otter Creek Reservoir 

near.............................

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

Avon, Utah, East Fork Little Bear River 

near.............................

B, Q. West Side Canal at Kennedy Ranch, 

near Randolph, Utah..............

Baker, Nev., Baker Creek near..........

Lehman Creek near....................

Baker Creek at Narrows, near Baker, Nev. 

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

Battle Mountain, Nev., Humboldt River 

at...............................

Rock Creek near .......................

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, 

Idaho............................

Bear Lake Outlet Canal near Paris,

Idaho............................

Bear River above Sublette Creek, near 

Cokeville, Wyo...................

above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston, 

Wyo..............................

at Alexander, Idaho..................

at Border, Wyo.......................

at Harer, Idaho......................

at Pescadero, Idaho...................

below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, 

Idaho............................

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

diversions from......................

near Collinston, Utah................

near Corlnne, Utah...................

near Evanston, Wyo...................

near Preston, Idaho..................

near Randolph, Utah..................

near Utah-Wyoming State line.........

near Woodruff, Utah..................

Bear River Basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

gaging-station records in........ 15-84

Beaver, Utah, Beaver River near........3,

Three Creeks near....................

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

at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, 

Utah.............................

near Beaver, Utah....................3,

Beaver River Basin, Utah, gagingstation records in..............144-148

Big Cottonwood Creek, Utah, discharge 

measurements of..................

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

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

Black Canyon ditch, Utah, diversion by. 

Black Rock Desert Basin, Nev., gagingstation records in.............. 212-217

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & 

Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, 

Utah..........................

Page

5 

1 

146 

219 

221 

218

12

230 

30

229 

124 

125

123

230 

156

161

140 

185

72

22 

151 

152 

151 

158

186 

202

53 

54 

24

17 

30 

25 

26 

29

28

31 

21 

35 

36 

18 

32 

23 

16 

20

5-84 

145 

144 

146

148 

145

-148

229 

42 

41 

130

-217 

77

Blacksmith Fork at Hardware Ranch,

Bridgeport , Calif . , Bridgeport ReserWest Walker River, East Fork, near... 

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, 

Calif............................

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

Carson River, East Fork, above Soda 

Springs ranger station, near 

Markleeville, Calif. .............

West Fork, above Woodfords, Calif....

Carson River Basin, Calif. -Nev., gagingCedar Creek tunnel, Utah, diversion by.

Chalk Creek (Pavant Valley) near

Chalk Creek (Weber River Basin) at 

Coalville, Utah. .................

Chapman Canal at State line, near

Charleston, Utah, Deer Creek Reservoir

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near

Circlevllle, Utah, Sevier River near... 

Clear Creek (Carson River Basin) near

Clear Creek (Sevier Lake Basin) at

Cleveland, Idaho, Cottonwood Creek near

Coal Fork ditch, Utah, diversion by.... 

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

Coleville, Calif., Silver King Creek

Computations, accuracy of results of...

Cottonwood Creek (Bear River Basin)

Cottonwood Creek (Humboldt River Basin)

Cub River above Maple Creek, near

Cub River Canal near Preston, Idaho.... 

Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston,

76 

25 

45 

227

163 

164 

168

163 

225

220 

130 

183 

172 

181

170 

171 

172 

173 

179 

180

-181 

106 

150 

130 

149

143 

92 

19

114 

113 

119

223 

230 

128

181

141 

56 

150 

130 

92 

86 

24 

46

174 

166 

35 

34 

33 

5-6 

187 

1 

1 

13 

36

56

206 

93

63 

62 

66

64 

5-6

231
232 INDEX

Data, explanation of................... 2-5

Deep Creek (MoJave River Basin) near

Hesperla, Calif.................. 157

Deep Creek (Warner Lakes Basin) above

Adel, Oreg....................... 219

discharge measurement of............. 230

Deer Creek near Wildwood, Utah......... 121

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston,

Utah............................. 114

Deeth, Nev., Marys River .below Hot

Spnings Creek,! near,............. 192

Denio, Oreg., Trout Creek near......... 228

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near

Malad City, Idaho................ 83

above Evans dividers, near Malad

City, Idaho...................... 84

Devils Slide, Utah, Weber River at..... 89

Diamond Pork near Thistle, Utah........ 108

Dingle, Idaho, Rainbow inlet canal near 27 

Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.......................3, 226

Drainage area, definition of........... 2

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg............ 221

Dry Creek near Alpine, Utah. 124

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah,... 95 

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah 94 

East Side Canal. See Hatnmond Canal. 

East Walker River liEove IStrosnider

ditch, near Mason, Nev........... 165

near Bridgeport, Calif,.............. 164

Echo, Utah, Echo Reservoir at.....,..,. 87

Weber River at....................... 88

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah..,.....,,. 87

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad City,

Idaho............................ 80

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

South Pork Humboldt River near..196-197,198 

Ephraim [tunnel,, Utah, diversion by..... 130

Evanston, Wyo, Bear River near....... r . 17,18

Chapman Canal nefir................... 19

Hilliard-East Pork Canal near........ 15

Sulphur Creek near................... 38

Yellow Creek near.................... 39

Pairvlew ditch, Utah, diversion by..... 130

Fillmore, Utah, Chalk Creek near....... 143

Floods, special reports on............. 11

"Fort Churchill, Nev., Carson RlVer near 173

Fort Creek at Alpine, Utah............. 125

Franklin, Idaho, Cub River near........ 63

Maple Creek near..................... 67

Franktown Creek at Franktown, Nev...... 211

Frenchglen, Oreg., Bridge Creek near... 227

Donner und Blitzen River near........3, 226

Gardnerville, Nev., East Fork Carson

River near....................... 171

Gateway, Utah, Weber River at.......... 90

Geneva, Idaho, Salt C-reek near......... 51

Thomas Fork near..................... 47

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho 55 

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

Great Salt Lake Basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

discharge measurements In.......229-230

gaglng-station records in............ 14-126

Grove Creek, Utah, discharge measurement of.......................... 229

Gunnison, Utah, Sevier River near...... 135

Hailstone, Utah, Provo River near...... 112

HallecTc, Nev., North Fork Humboldt

River near....................... 194

Hammond (East Side} Canal near Collinston, Utah........................ 34

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville,

Utah............................. 96

Barer, Idaho, Bear River at............ 26

Harney Lake Basin. See Malheur and

Harney Lakes BasTn. 

Hatch, Utah, Sevier River at........... 127

Hawthorne, Nev., Walker Lake near...... 162

Hesperia, Calif., Deep Creek near...... 157

West Pork MoJave River near.......... 159

High Creek near Richmond, Utah......... 68

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State

line, near Evanston, Wyo......... 15

Hobart Mills, Calif., Little Truckee

River near....................... 210

Page

Hobble Creek near Springvllle, Utah.,.. 110 

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg........... 222

lorseshoe tunnel, Utah, diversion by... 130 

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

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & 

Power Co.'s feeder canal near 

Unlay, Nev....................... 207

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev. 186 

at Comus, Nev........................ 187

at Palisade, Nev..................... 184

near Argenta, Nev.................... 185

near Carlin, Nev..................... 183

near Elko, Nev....................... 182

near Imlay, Nev...................... 189

near Rose Creek, Nev................. 188

near Rye Patch, Nev.................. 191

North Fork, at Devils Gate, near

Halleck, Nev..................... 194

South Pork, above Dixie Creek, near

Elko, Nev.......................196-197

near Elko, Nev..................... 198

near Lee, Nev.:.................... 195

Humboldt River Basin, Nev., gagingstatlon records in..............182-207

Humboldt-Carson Sink Basin, Calif.-

Nev., gaging-station records in.170-207 

Huntlngton Creek near Lee, Nev........199-200

Huntsville, Utah, South Pork Ogden

River near....................... 97

Jyrurn, Utah, Blacksmith Fork near...... 76,77

Hyrum, Utah, Hyrum Reservoir near...... 70

Little Bear River near............... 71

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah....... 70

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

canal near....................... 207

Humboldt River near.................. 189

John August ditch, Utah, diversion by.. 130 

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehi,

Utah............................. 100

at Salt Lake City, Utah.......... .101-102

discharge measurement of............. 229

Jordan River Basin, Utah, gagingstatlon records in..............100-126

transmountain diversions from Colorado

River Basin to................... 103

Juab, Utah, Sevier Bridge Reservoir

near............................. 136

Sevier River near.................... 3, 137

Kamas, Utah, Provo River near........... Ill

Kingston, Utah, East Fork Sevier River

near............................. 139

Sevier River near.................... 129

Lake Shore, Utah, Spanish Pork near.... 107

Lakeview, Oreg., Camas Creek near....... 220

Lamollle Creek near Lamoille, Nev...... 193

Larsen tunnel, Utah, diversion by...... 130

Lee, Nev., Huntington Creek near......199-200

South Pork Humboldt River near....... 195

Lehi, Utah, Jordan River near.......... 100

Lehman Creek near Baker, Nev........... 152

Little Bear River, East Pork, near Avon,

Utah............................. 72

near Hyrum, Utah..................... 71

near Paradise, Utah.................. 69

Little Cottonwood Creek, Utah, discharge measurement of............ 229

Little Humboldt River at Chimney dam

site, near Paradise Valley, Nev.. 203 

near Paradise Valley, Nev............ 204

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho..... 79

below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad

City, Idaho...................... 81

below Sand Ridge dam site, near Malad

City, Idaho...................... 82

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock,

Calif............................ 161

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills,

Calif............................ 210

Logan, Utah, Logan, Hyde Park & SmithI'ield Canal near................. 75

Logan River near..................... 7?

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace

near............................. 74
INDEX 233

Page 

logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal

near Logan, Utah................. 75

Logan River above State dam, near

Logan, Utah...................... 73

Long & East Bench Canal, Utah, discharge

measurement of................... 230

Lost_Greek near Croydon, Utah.......... 93

Lower Hobble Creek ditch, Utah, diver- >

slon by.......................... 103

Lynndyl, Utah, Sevler River near...... 138

Paisley, Oreg., Chewaucan River near..

McDermitt, Nev., East Pork Quinn River

near............................216-217

McDermitt Creek near............ \.. .214-.215

Qulnn River near.................l .. .212-213

McDermltt Creek near McDermltt, Nev...214-215 

Madsen ditch, Utah, diversion by....... 130

Malad City, Idaho, Devil Creek near.... 83,84

Elkhorn Reservoir near............... 80

Little Malad River near............79,81,82

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho......... 78

discharge measurements of............ 229

Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin, Oreg.*-;

discharge measurements In........ 230

gaging-station records in...........225-227

Maple Creek near Franklin, Idaho....... 67

Markleeville, Calif., East Pork Carson

River near ....................*... 170

Markleeville Creek near.............. 177

Pleasant Valley Creek near........... 178

Silver Creek near.................... 176

Wolf Creek near...................... 175

Markleeville Creek above Grover Hot 

Springs, near Markleeville, 

Calif............................ 177

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev. 205 

Marys River, below Hot Springs Creek,

near Deeth, Nev.................. 192

Marysvale, Utah, Piute Reservoir near.. 131 

Sevier River near.................... 132

Mason, Nev.. East Walker River near.... 165

Mill Creek (tributary to Bear River)

at Utah-Wyoming State line....... 37

Mill Creek (tributary to Jordan River),

Utahj dlischarge measurement of... 230

Minersville, Utah, Beaver River near... 148

Rockyford Reservoir near............. 147

Mink Creek, Idaho, Mink Creek near...57,58,59 

Preston-Riverdale & Mink'Creek Canal

near............................. 61

Twin Lakes Canal near................ 60

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink

Creek, Idaho..................... 57

near Mink Creek, Idaho............... 58

Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho 59 

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif......... 158

at lowe1" narrows, near Victorville,

Calif............................ 158

West Pork, near Hesperia, Calif...... 159

Mojave River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..............157-159

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif........ 162

Montpelier, Idaho, Bear River near..... 28

Montpelier Creek near................ 52

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir,

near Montpelier, Idaho........... 52

Morgan, Utah, East Canyon Creek near... 95 

East Canyon Reservoir near........... 94

Nevada, minor basins in...............151-152

Nixon, Nev., Pyramid Lake near......... 207

Oakley, Utah, Weber River near......... 85

Weber-Provo diversion canal at....... 117

Ogden, Utah, Ogden River near.......... 99

Pine View Reservoir near............. 98

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near

Ogden, Utah...................... 99

South Fork, near Huntsville, Utah.... 97

Olsen Peterson ditch, Utah, discharge

measurements of.................. 230

Oneida, Idaho, Bear River at........... 31

Otter Creek, Middle Fork, Utah, discharge measurements of........... 229

North Fork, discharge measurements of 229 

South Fork, discharge measurements of 229 

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony,

Utah............................. 140

Page 

223

Palisade, Nev., Humboldt River at...... 184

Pine Creek near...................... 201

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif............................. 155

Palm Springs, Calif., Andreas Creek

near............................. 156

Palm Canyon Creek near............... 155

Tahquitz Creek near.................. 154

Paradise, Utah, Little River near...... 69

Paradise Valley, Nev., Cottonwood Creek

at............................... 206

Little Humboldt River .near..........203,|204

Martin Creek near. 

Paris, Idaho, Bear Lake Outlet Canal 

near.

205

54 

Parowan, Utah, Center Creek near....... 149

Parrish Creek, Utah, discharge measurement of..............:........... 229

Parsnip Spring, Oreg., discharge

measurements of.................. 230

Payson River above diversions, near

Payson, Utah..................... 104

Pescadero, Idaho, Bear River at.

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

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah.., 

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah.., 

Plain City, Utah, Weber River near. 

Pleasant Valley Creek above Raymond

Canyon Creek, near Markleeville,

Calif.

29

201

98

131

91

178

Plush, Oreg., Honey Creek near......... 222

Porterville, Utah, Hardscrabble Creek

near............................. 96

Preston, Idaho, Bear River near..'...... 32

Cub River near....................... 62

Cub River Canal near................. 66

Cub River-Worm Canal near............ 64

Preston-Whitney Canal near........... 65

Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal

near Mink Creek, Idaho........... 61

Preston-Whitney Canal near Preston,

Idaho............................ 65

Provo River at Provo, Utah.............. 116

at Vivian Park, Utah................. 115

near Charleston, Utah................ 113

near Hailstone, Utah................. 112

near Kamas, Utah..................... Ill

South Fork, at Vivian Park, Utah..... 122

Publications on stream flow by Geological Survey....................... 6-9

by State agencies.................... 10-11

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev........... 207

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes Basin, 

Nev.-Calif., gaging-station 

records in......................207-210

Qiiinn River near McDermitt, Nev.......212-213

East Fork, near McDermitt, Nev......216-217

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho. 27 

Randolph, Utah, B. Q. West Side Canal

near............................. 22

Bear River near........... .......... 23

Big Creek near....................... 42

Randolph Creek near.................. 43

Raymond, Idaho, Thomas Fork near....... 49-50

Reeder ditch, Utah, diversion by....... 130

Reno, Nev., Truckee River at........... 209

Richmond, Utah, High Creek near........ 68

Rock Creek (Antelope Valley) near

Valyermo, Calif.................. 160

Rock Creek (Humboldt River Basin) near

Battle Mountain, Nev............. 202

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville,

Utah............................. 147

Rose Creek, Nev., Humboldt River near.. 188 

Round Valley Creek near Wallsburg,

Utah..................... ........ 120

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 1

Rye Patch, Nev., Humboldt River near... 191 

Rye Patch Reservoir near............. 190

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev............ ................. 190

Sage, Wyo., Twin Creek at.............. 44

St. Charles, Idaho, Bear Lake near..... 53

Salina Creek at Salina, Utah........... 142
234 INDEX

Salt Creek near Geneva, Idaho.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan River at.101-102

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51 Thomas Fork near Raymond, Idaho........ 4*9-50

Surplus Canal at. 126 

Salton Sea, Calif., elevation of......152-153

Salton Sea Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..............152-156

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of.... ........................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1-

Sevier, Utah, Clear Creek at........... 141

Sevier River near.................... 133

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah 136 

Sevier Lake Basin, Utah, discharge

measurements in.................. 230

gaging-station records in.......127-142

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near

Sevier, Utah..................... 135

at Hatch, Utah....................... 127

below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

below San Pitch River, near.Gunnlson,

Utah.............................

East Fork, near Kingston, Utah.......

near Circleville, Utah...............

near Juab, Utah...................... 3

near Kingston, Utah..................

near Lynndyl, Utah...................

near Sigurd, Utah....................

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

Silver Creek (Carson River Basin) below 

Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif.....................

Silver Creek (Silver Lake Basin) near 

Silver Lake, Oreg................

Silver King Creek near Coleville,

Calif............................

Silver Lake New Canal, Oreg., discharge 

measurement of...................

Silvies River, Oreg., discharge measurements of.........................

near Burns, Oreg.....................

Smiths Fork at Cokeville, Wyo..........

near Border, Wyo.....................

Snake Creek near Charleston, Utah......

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

at Thistle, Utah.....................

near Lake Shore, Utah................

Spring City tunnel, Utah, diversion by. 

Springville, Utah, Hobble Creek near... 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 

Strawberry River ditch, Utah, diversion 

by...............................

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near 

Thistle, Utah....................

diversion by......................... 103

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

Summer Lake Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements of..................

Summer Lake Canal, Oreg., discharge

measurements of..................

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah..

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif. 

Terms, definition of...................

Thistle, Utah, Diamond Fork near.......

Spanish Pork at......................

Strawberry tunnel near...............

Thomas Fork, Idaho-Wyo., discharge

measurements of..................

near Geneva, Idaho...................

near Wyoming-Idaho State line:....... 48'

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah......... 144

Tbpaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif...... 169

Trout Creek, Oreg., discharge measurements of......................... 230

near Denio, Oreg..................... 228

Truckee River at Reno, Nev.

near Truckee, Calif.

209 

208 

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg....... 218

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo................ 44

Twin Creek tunnel, Utah, diversion by.. 130 

T\*in Lakes Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho 60

Upper Hobble Creek" ditch, Utah, diversion by.......................... 103

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near

Logan, Utah...................... 74

ivalyermo, Calif., Rock Creek near...... 160

135 

139 

128 

137 

129 

138 

134 

134

176 

224 

174 

230

230

225 

46 

45 

119 

106 

105 

107 

130 

110 

1

103

109 

103 

38

230

230 

126

154 

1-2 

108 

105 

109

211 

47

Victorville, Calif., Mojave River near.

Walker Lake Basin, Nev., gag ing- station

Wallsburg, tOtah, Round Valley Creek

Warner Lakes Basin , Oreg . , gagingWeber River Basin, Utah, gaging-station

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, 

Utah.............................

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah. . 

West Walker River below East Fork, near 

Coleville, Calif. ................

East Fork, near Bridgeport, Calif....

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Calif..

Willow Creek ditch, Utah, diversion by. 

Winnemucca Lake Basin. See Pyramid 

and Winnemucca Lakes "Basin . 

Wolf Creek near Markleeville, 

Calif............................

Woodfords, Calif., West Pork Carson

Woodland, Utah, Weber-Provo diversion

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah.....

X L Spring, Oreg., discharge measure158 

115 

122

162 

2-169 

120

8-222 

89 

88 

90 

86 

85 

91

85-99

117 

118 

33

166 

168 

167 

153 

121 

103

175

179 

180

118 

78 

20 

41

40 

13

1

230

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