UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 930

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STA

1941 !

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Prepared under the direction of 

GLENN L. PARKER, Chief Hydraulic E^pneefJ -

AND OF G. H. CANFIELD, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, H. D&eGLASHAN 

T. R. NEWELL, AND A. B. PURTON, District Engineers *~ C.

ft ** - ***" O if In cooperation with the States of * *-

CALIFORNIA, IDAHO, NEVADA, ORtfJpN c cr, 

UTAH, AND WYOMING j ^ 

and other agencies f*\ o -

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UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTmG OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1942

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - Price 25 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

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

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

Explanation of data.................................................................. 1

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 3

Publications......................................................................... 4

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than.the Geological Survey.......... 9

Cooperation.......................................................................... 11

Division of work..................................................................... 11

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 12

Great Salt Lake Basin.............................................................. 12

Gages on Great Salt Lake, Utah. ................................................... 12

Bear River Basin................................................................. 13

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.................................................. 13

Bear River at Border, Wyo...................................................... 14

Bear River at Harer, Idaho..................................................... 15

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho................................................. 16

Bear River near Weston, Idaho.................................................. 17

Bear River near Collinston, Utah............................................... 18

Thomas Fork near Geneva, Idaho................................................. 19

Salt Creek near Geneva, Idaho.................................................. 20

Montpeller Creek near Montpeller, Idaho........................................ 21

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho........................................ 22

Stauffer Creek near Nounan, Idaho.............................................. 23

Skinner Creek at Nounan, Idaho................................................. 24

Cottoriwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho......................................... 25

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah.......................................... 26

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah............................................... 27

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah............................................. 28

Logan River above State Dam, near Logan, Utah.................................. 29

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah............................. 30

Logan, Hyde Park & Smlthfleld Canal near Logan, Utah........................... 31

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam near Hyrum, Utah............ 32

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

Hamnond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah................................ 34

Malad River below springs near Malad, Idaho.................................... 35

Malad River near Samaria, Idaho................................................ 36

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho................................................. 37

Warm Springs Canal near Samaria, Idaho........................................ 38

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho.................. 39

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad, Idaho........................................... 40

Little Malad River below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho.................. 41

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad, Idaho............................ 42

Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Malad, Idaho............................ 43

Deep Creek below First Creek, near Malad, Idaho................................ 44

Weber River Basin................................................................ 45

Weber Rlver'near Oakley, Utah.................................................. 45

Weber River near Coalvllle, Utah............................................... 46

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah................................................... 47

Weber River at Echo, Utah...................................................... 48

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah.............................................. 49

Weber River at Gateway, Utah................................................... 50

Weber River near Plain City, Utah.............................................. 51

Chalk Creek at Coalvllle, Utah................................................. 52

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah........................................ 53

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah............................................ 54

South Fork of Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah................................ 55

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah........................................... 56

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah.............................. 57

Jordan River Basin............................................................... 58

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehl, Utah....................................... 58

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah.................................................. 59

Spanish Fork at Castllla, Utah................................................. 60

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah............................................. 61

Diamond Fork near Thistle, Utah................................................ 62

Prove River at Vivian Park, Utah............................................... 63

Provo River at Prove, Utah..................................................... 64

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah................................ 65

South Fork of Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah................................. 66

Sevler Lake Basin.................................................................. 67

Sevler River near Kingston, Utah................................................. 67

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah............................................. 68

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvllle, Utah.............................. 69

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near Sevler, Utah................................ 70

Sevler River near Sigurd, Utah................................................... 71

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnlson, Utah.......................... 72

Sevler Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah.......................................... 73

Sevier River near Juab, Utah..................................................... 74

East Fork of Sevier River near Kingston, Utah.................................... 75

Clear Creek at Sevler, Utah...................................................... 76

III
IV CONTENTS

Gaglng-statlon records Continued. Page

Beaver River Basin................................................................. 77

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah................................................... 77

Beaver River at Adamsvllle, Utah................................................. 73

Rockyford Reservoir near Mlnersvllle, Utah. ....................................... 79

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Mlnersvllle, Utah............................ 80

Eecalante Desert Basin............................................................. 81

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

Salton Sea Basin................................................................... 82

Salton Sea, Calif................................................................ 82

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif....................................... 83

Mojave River Basin................................................................. 84

Deep Creek near Hesperla, Calif.................................................. 84

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Vlctorvllle, Calif........................... 85

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif................................................... 86

West Fork of Mojave River near Hesperla, Calif................................... 87

Antelope Valley Basin.............................................................. 88

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.................................................. 83

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif........................................ 39

Mono Lake Basin.................................................................... 90

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Callf.................................................. 90

Walker Lake Basin.................................................................. 90

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.................................................. 90

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif...................................... 91

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif......................................... 92

West Walker River below East Fork, near Colevllle, Calif......................... 93

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif................................................ 94

Humboldt-Carson Sink Basin......................................................... 95

Carson River Basin............................................................... 95

East Fork of Carson River near Gardnervllle, Nev............................... 95

Carson River near Carson City, Nev............................................. 96

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.......................................... 97

West Fork of Carson River at Woodfords, Calif.................................. 98

Humboldt River Basin............................................................. 99

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev................................................ 99

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev................................................. 100

Rye Patch Reservolr near Rye Patch, Nev........................................ 101

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev............................................. 102

South Fork of Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.................................... 103

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev..............;.......................... 104

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s outlet canal near Humboldt,

Nev.......................................................................... 105

Pyramid and Wlnnemucca Lakes Basin................................................. 106

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev..................................................... 106

Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, Calif....................................................... 106

Truckee River at Tahoe, Calif.................................................... 107

Truckee River at Farad, Calif.................................................... 108

Donner Creek near Truckee, Calif................................................. 109

Warner Lakes Basin................................................................. 110

Twentymlle Creek near Adel, Oreg................................................. 110

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg...................................................... Ill

Albert Lake Basin.................................................................. 112

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg............................. 112

Silver Lake Basin.................................................................. 113

Sliver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.............................................. 113

Sliver Lake Irrigation District Canal near Silver Lake, Oreg..................... 114

Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin..................................................... 115

Sllvles River near Burns, Oreg................................................... 115

Donner und Blltzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg................................... 116

Donner und Blltzen River near Voltage, Oreg...................................... 117

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg............................................... 118

Alvord Lake Basin.................................................................. 119

Trout Creek near Denlo, Oreg..................................................... 119

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 120

Index................................................................................ 121

ILLUSTRATION

Page Plate 1. Gaglng-station structures: A, Donner und Blltzen River near Frenchglen,

Oreg.; B, Sevier River near Juab, Utah; C, Beaver River near Beaver, Utah. 2
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE GREAT BASIN, 1941

SCOPE OF WORK

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

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

water year ending September 30, 1941. 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 9,120 gaging stations 

in the United States and also at many gaging stations in Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1941, 

4,850 gaging stations were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at many other points.

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

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

kind is acknowledged in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 11.

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 the run-off is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Run-off 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 run-off 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.

"Second-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 run-off 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.

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

1
2 EXPLANATION OF DATA

measurements In determining the dally 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 on plate 1.

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

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

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

change In the physical features that form the control, the dally mean discharge Is 

determined by the "shifting-control method," In which correction factors based on Individual discharge measurements are used in applying the gage heights to the rating tables.

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

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

method" In which the slope or fall In a reach of the stream Is a factor In the determlnatlon 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 loe 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. The days 

Included in the periods of Ice effect and the days during the winter period on which discharge measurements were made'are Indicated In the table by symbols referring to footnotes.

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

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

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. Skeleton rating 

tables are published for all stations except those at which the dally 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, Its latitude and longitude 

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

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

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

number of years Indicated. It la given only for stations for which there are 10 or more 

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

height; the minimum discharge If there la little or no regulation; the minimum dally discharge If thoro 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
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATEK-SUPPLY PAPEK 930 PLATE 1

A. DONNER UND BLETZEN RIVER NEAR FRENCHGLEN, OREG.

B. SEV1ER RIVER NEAR JUAB. LTAH.

C. BEAVER RIVER NEAR BEAVER, UTAH.

GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum discharge represents the lowest stage, unless otherwise qualified. Selected peak discharges 

with the times of their occurrence are given below the table of monthly discharge for some 

stations. This supplementary information is generally omitted for stations having drainage areas- of less than 10 square miles or more than 10,000 square miles or if the peak 

discharges usually exceed the corresponding mean discharges for the day by less than 10 

percent.

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

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

of twice-daily readings. For flashy floods the daily mean discharge is determined from 

gage-height graphs based on gage readings made once or twice daily or oftener, as stated 

in the station description. 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.

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

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

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge and 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.

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

more important lakes and reservoirs a table showing daily contents is given. A skeleton 

table of capacity at given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for 

a station are published but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AIJD COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation 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 daily records are accurate within 

5 percent; "good," within 10 percent; "fair," within 15 percent; and "poor," within 20 or 

a higher percent.

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 "secondfeet per square nile" and "run-off tn Inches" are not published unless storage or diversion 

records are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless
4 ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes In contents of reservoirs or for other 

changes incident to use and control. Figures of second-feet per square mile and run-off 

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.

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 local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 5 North Rhodes Center.

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

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

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesvllle, Va., House G, Dawson Row, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

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

Columbia, S. C., 119 United States Courthouse.

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

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 225 Capitol Building, 410 Asylum Street.

Indianapolis, Ind., 511 Board of Trade Building.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Mlllsaps Building.
PUBLICATIONS

Louisville, Ky., 652 Federal Buildfng.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

St. Paul, Mlnn., 808 New Post Office Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

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

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West 15th Street.

Bblse, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 230 Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Lincoln. Nebr., 1404 Statehouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., G-3] United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 303 Capitol Office Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

St. Louis, Mo., 926 New Federal Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 625 Market Street Building. 

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

Tacoma, Wash., 1100 Washington Building. 

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Tucson, Arlz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams in the United States have been published in the reports 

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey 

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

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2 

12th A, pt. 2 

13th A, pt. 3 

14th A, pt. 2 

B 131........

W 11.........

16th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27.........

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39...

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52...

22d A, pt. 4 

W 65, 66.....

W 75.........

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. 

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

.do.

Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1S71-93).. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings.

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights,

ratings, and monthly discharge (also many data

covering earlier years). 

Gage heights (also gage heights fir earlier

years). 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also similar data for some earlier

years). 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of

streams east of the Mississippi River and

Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas

River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of

streams west of the Mississippi River except

Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas

River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also some long-time records). 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of

streams east of the Mississippi River and

Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of

streams west of the Mississippi River except

Missouri River and tributaries. 

Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

1884 to Sept. 1S9O 

1SS4 to June 3O, 1891. 

1SS4 to Dec. 31, 1S92. 

1SS8 to Dec. 31, 1S93. 

1S93-94.

1S96. 

1395-96.

1S9S. 

1S99.

1S99. 

19OO.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Note.- Reports containing records for years after 1901 are given in table on page 6.

The table on the following page gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of 

the papers on surface water supply published from 1899 to 1941. The data for any particular station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream 

(For basins included see p. 4)

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901..... 

1902..... 

1903.....

1904..... 

1905..... 

1906..... 

1907-8... 

1909 .....

1910. .... 

1911..... 

1912..... 

1913..... 

1914.....

1915.....

1918..... 

1919-20..

1921.....

1923..... 

1924..... 

1925.....

1926..... 

1927 ..... 

1928..... 

1929..... 

1930.....

1931.....

1933..... 

1934..... 

1935.....

1936..... 

1937..... 

1938..... 

1939..... 

1940..... 

1941.....

1

35 

47, h48 

65, 75 

82 

97

0124, p!25, q!26 

0165, p!66, q!67 

0201, p202, q203

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

401

471 

501

521

561 

581 

601

621- 

641 

661 

681 

696

711

741 

756

781

801 

821 

851 

871 

891 

921

2

b35, '36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

b97. 98

q!26, 127 

q!67, 168 

a 203, 204 

242 

263

282 

302 

322 

352

382

402

4 C S

472

502

522

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712

743 

757 

782

602 

822 

852 

872 

892 

922

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403

473 

503

5£Z

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893 

923

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83

sz life

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404

474 

504

524

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

89,4 

924

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98. 99. nlOO

klS8, 130 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305

325 

355 

385

405

475 

505

525

565 

585 

605

625

645 

665 

685 

700

715

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855 

875 

B95 

925

6

036, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r!31 

172 

208 

246 

266

286

306 

326 

356 

386

406

476 

506

526

566 

586 

606

626 

646

666 

686 

701

716 7-2 -i

746 

761 

706

806 

826 

856 

876 

896 

926

7

37 

60 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98. 99

k!28, 131 

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357

387

407

477 

507 ' "527 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857 

877 

897 

927

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

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Gallatin River.

d Sreen and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado River above Ounnison River.

e M9jave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

g Rating tables and index to Water-supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-supply Paper 52. 

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

h Wissahickon and Sohuylkill Rivers to James River.

i Soioto River.

j Lou

k Tri

m Lak

n Hud

o New 

p Hud

q Sus

r Fla

s The 

Basins.

t Bel

u Rog
PUBLICATIONS

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, 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Baeln for those years.

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

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

been made each year and are 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. 6 ), contains a summary of yearly discharge at gaging 

stations in the area covered by that report. Gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record have been collected are represented. These summaries are available 

also as separate reprints.

From time to time 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 In alphabetical order by States and drainage 

basins.

Reports containing compilation of discharge by States and drainage basins

Water-supply 

Paper

107

29S

299

300

447

597-E

656-D

636-B

6S7-A

74

197

415

230

370

S50

424

492

370

469

395

617

517

616

198

491

536

279

192

358

491

109

Year 

ending

1903

1912

1912

1912

1918

1927

1927

1927

1927

1900

1905

1915

1906

1910

1937

1916

1919

1935

1921

1914

1927

1980

1926

1906

1917

1920

1909

1906

1913

1917

1904

State or drainage basin and title

STATE

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements

in Mississippi.

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements

Sacramento River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements

San Joaquln River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements

the Great Basin and Pacific coa t river basins.

California, southern, Surface wat r supply of Pacific slope

California, Surface water supply f Sacramento River Basin.

California, Surface water supply f San Joaquln River Basin.

California, southern, Surface wat r supply of Pacific slope

basins In.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay,

northern Pacific, and Great basins In.

Colorado, Water resources of.

Georgia, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface waters of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of.

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data in.

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization.

DRAINAGE BASIN

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

utilization.

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

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of.

Green River (Utah, Wyo. ) and its utilization.

Kennebeo River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Milk River. (See St. Mary and Milk Rivers.)

Hew-Kanawha River Basin (H. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface Water

Supply of.

Pencbsoot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Potomac River Basin (p. C., Md., W. Va.)

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

1913.

St. Hary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of.

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

in

in

In

of.

1S88-

Records of discharge have been published also IT. state reports. Some of these are 

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

previously published in Its water-supply papers. The table on following page contains a. 

list of these reports.
PUBLICATIONS

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge

State

Alabama..... 

Arkansas .... 

Connecticut.

Georgia. ....

Illinois....

Indiana. ....

Do.......

Kentucky. . . . 

Maryland. . . .

Minnesota.. . 

Missouri....

Nebraska....

Hew Jersey..

Hen Mexico. . 

Horth Carolina.

Horth Dakota

Pennsylvania

Tennessee...

Virginia.... 

Washington. . 

Wisconsin...

Year 

ending

1915 

1928 

1926

1933°

1906^ 1920b 

1911 

1934 

1927

19300

1932 

1919 1924d 

19239

1935f 

19396 

1920 

1937

1912 

1926 

1939n 

1914

19281 

1928

1934J

1925 

1923

1936k 

1920

19271 

1921m

1939n

1914 

1924° 

193OP 

19364 

1911 

1932r 

1924 

1930s

1905 

1910 

1916 

1927

1933 

1914

1923*

Report

Bull. 17, Water powers of Alabama....

Bull. 44, Water resources of 

Connecticut.

Bull. 16, Water powers of Georgia.... 

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia.... 

Water resources of Illinois. .........

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of 

Indiana. 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of 

Indiana.

Surface waters of Kentucky. .......... 

Flow data and draft storage curves 

for major streams in Maryland.

Water-resources Investigation of 

Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources 

of Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series. Surface waters 

of Missouri.

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of 

Hew Jersey. 

Special Report 5, Surface water 

supply of Hew Jersey. 

Surface water supply of Mew Mexico... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of Horth 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of Horth 

Carolina streams. 

Report to Governor of Horth Dakota 

on flood control.

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission 

of Pennsylvania. 

Stream-flow records of Pennsylvania..

Bull. 34, Water resources of 

Tennessee. 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of 

Tennessee. 

5th biennial report, State Engineer. . 

7th biennial report, State Engineer.. 

10th biennial report, State Engineer. 

Bull. 31, Water resources of 

Virginia. 

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

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

Connecticut State Water 

Commission. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation.

Do.

Iowa State Planning Board. 

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

Kansas State Board of 

Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

State Planning Commission 

and Water Resources Commission. 

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Do.

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy 

Commission. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Do.

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania . 

Department of Forests and 

Waters . 

Department of Education.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do. 

Do. 

Conservation Commission.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin.

Do.

k Includes records for years 1889-1936; 

records of daily and monthly discharge are not Included.

1 Includes records for years 1882-1937.

m Includes all available records prior to 1921.

n Includes records for years 1902-39.

o Includes records for years 1914-24.

p Includes records for years 1924-30.

q Includes records for years 1930-36.

r Includes records for years 1928-32.

s Includes average weekly discharge for years 

1920-30.

t Includes records for years 1914-23.

Mote.- 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, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Hew Mexico, 

Hew York (also Hew York City Board of Water Supply), Horth Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 

Nevada, Washington, and Wyoming.

a. Includes records 

In second-feet 

years 1912-33. 

b Includes records 

c Includes records 

d Includes records 

e Includes records 

f Includes records 

g Includes records 

h Includes records 

i Includes records 

j Includes records

of monthly dlecharge 

per square mile for

for years 1907-18. 

for years 1927-30. 

for years 1919-24. 

for years 1924-28. 

for years 1928-35. 

for years 1935-39. 

for years 1927-39. 

for years 1914-28. 

for years 1928-34.
PUBLICATIONS 9

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

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

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

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

reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc Information and analyses and compilations 

of data relating to earlier noteworthy floods. The following list gives the numbers and 

titles of these reports.

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 Destrlctlve 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.

520-0 Some floods In the Rocky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods In the United States, magnitude and frequency.

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

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

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

796-G Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of Marph 1936, Part 1, New England Rivers.

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

800 The floods of March 1936, Part 3, Potomac, James, and Upper Ohio Rivers.

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

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

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

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

843 Floods of December 1937 In northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 In southern California.

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

667 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

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

RECORDS OF 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 

1940 to September 1941 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 on many canals and ditches and occasional records on 

several natural streams, none of which are here listed, have also been collected, and 

some of them have been published In the reports of Irrigation projects or of the water 

commissioner of the drainage basin In which the streams are situated.

Records of discharge collected try agencies other than the Geological Surrey

Stream

Ana River. ...,..., 

Beaver Creek......

Oenter Creek. ..... 

Centerville Creek.

Centerville Creek 

tributaries.

Clarkstoa Creek...

Location

About 6 miles northeast of Summer 

Lake Dreg. 

Near Logan.TJtah, in Logan Canyon

Near Heber , Utah. .................. 

Centerville, Utah, near mouth of 

canyon.

Near Centerville, Utah (at 

several gaging stations).

of canyon. 

Near Clarkston, Utah, above 

Newton Reservoir.

Newton Reservoir.

Period

1929-41a 

1939-41

1940-41 

1937-41

1941

Collected by

Oregon State engineer. 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Do. 

Intel-mountain Forest 

& Range experiment 

station. 

Do.

Bureau of Reclamation

a Records are published in bulletins of the Oregon State engineer (see page 8, "State reports 

containing compilation of records of discharge") except those subsequent to 1936, which have not 

been published.

b 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.
10 RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

Stream

Oottonwood Creek,..., 

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

Danlele Greek...... ..

Balgratlon Creek. ....

Xphralm Oreek 

tributaries.

Parmington Creek 

tributaries 

Honey Greek. .........

LakR Creek. ... ......

little Bear River, 

Bast Fork of. 

Little Oottonwood 

Greek. 

Little Fine Greek...,

Otter Creek. ......... 

Otter Oreek outlet.

Pariah Creek. ........

Far 1 ah Oreek 

tributaries.

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

Prove River and 

streams tributary to Deer 

Oreek Reeerrolr 

area. 

Prove River, North 

Pork of. 

ROBB Greek. ..........

Silver Oreek.........

outlet. 

Treasure ton oanal ....

Woodruff Creek, 

South Fork of.

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth 

of canyon. 

Seo. 16, T. IS 3., R. 39 S., 

near Swanlake, Idaho.

diversions.

diversions. 

Near Heber , Titan. . ...............

Canyon, 

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth 

of canyon. 

Near Ephralm, Utah (at two 

gaging stations).

Near Farmington, Utah (at 

several gaging stations ). 

Near Plush, Oreg. ................

Near Avon, Utah, at dam site...,.

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth 

of canyon. 

Near Enterprise , Utah, below 

reservoir.

of canyon. 

Rex Ranch, near Randolph, Utah... 

Antimony, Utah, at former 

Geological Survey gaging 

station near Coyoto. 

Centervllle, Utah, near mouth 

of canyon.

Near Oentervllle, Utah (at 

several gaging stations).

of canyon.

middle of Deer Creek Reservoir

Canyon, Utah. 

Near Hailstone, Utah.,.., ........

Canyon, above Irrigation 

diversions. 

Near Charleston, Utah, above 

backwater of reservoir.

Wlldwood, Utah, In Prove Canyon. 

Near Hailstone, Utah......,....,,

oal Survey gaging station. 

Hear Atklnson, Utah....... .,...,.

Seo. S, T. 12 S,, R, 39 S., near 

Swanlake, Idaho. 

Hear Woodruff, Utah, at dan site

period

1898-1941b 

1939-41

1940-41

1898-1941b 

1914-41

1937-41

1909-16 , 

1921-22 , 

1930-41a

1939-41 

1898-1941b 

1939-41 

1898 1941b

1939-41

1920-410

1937-41 

1937-41

1 "40-41

1938-41

193S-41 

1940-41

1939-41

1939-41 

1939-41

Collected by

Salt Lake City. 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Do.

Salt Lake City.

Intel-mountain Forest 

& Range experiment 

station. 

Do.

Oregon State engineer.

Do. 

Salt Lake City. 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Bureau of Reclamation. 

Sevler River water 

oomnlesloner.

Intermountaln Forest 

4 Range experiment 

station.

Do.

Do.

DO.

Do. 

Do.

commissioner. 

Bureau of Reclamation,

Users' Association, 

Bureau of Reclamation,

Do.

a Reoorde are published In bulletins of the Oregon Stats engineer (see page S, "State reports containing compilation of records of discharge") except those subsequent to 19S6, which have not been 

published.

b Reoorde prior to 1913 are contained In water-supply papers published by the Oeologloal Survey) 

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

e Published In the annual reports of Sevler River water commissioner.

d Published In reports of the Strawberry Valley project and of the Spanish Fork water commissioner.

Kote.- Records here listed other than those olted In above notes have not been published. Bis 

Bell Conservation Service began In 1938 to maks studies of run-off from four areas of less than 800 

acres each In the vicinity of Safford, Arlz, Records of these studies are In the files of that 

organisation.
COOPERATION 11

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

California: State Department of Public Works, F. W. Clark, director, and Edward 

Hyatt, State engineer; San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.

Idaho: State Department of Reclamation, James Spofford, commissioner, succeeded by 

by E. V. Berg.

Nevada: Office of State engineer, A. M S-'i'th. 

Oregon: Office of State engineer, C. >J. STicxJin.

Utah: Office of State engineer, T. H. Humpherys, succeeded by E<1. H. Watson. 

Wyoming: Office of State engineer, L, C. HJ&liop.

Assistance in collecting records was rendered alco by the following organizations and 

corporations:

California: Walker River Irrigation Dist'i'-t.

Idaho: Bureau of Reclamation.

Oregon: Fish and Wildlife Service, Harney and Lake Counties.

Utah: Bureau of Reclamation; Utah Power & Light Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

Survey, Glenn L. Parker, chief hydraulic engineer, Carl G. Paulsen, assistant chief hydraulic engineer, and Rudolph G. Basel, chief of the division of surface waters. The 

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

under supervision of district" engineers as follows: in California (except for stations 

In Walker Lake and Carson River Basins), H. D. McGlashan; in Idaho (except for stations 

on Bear River), T. R. Newell: in Oregon, G. H. Canfield, the work being done in collaboration with C. E. Stricklln, State engineer; in Utah and Nevada and for stations in 

Walker Lake and Carson River Basins in California and on Bear River in Idaho, A. B. Purton; 

in Wyoming, Robert Follansbee.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, engineer in charge, and M. C. Boyer, associate engineer, section 

of reports.
12 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., R. 3 W., at Salt Lake County Boat Harbor, on southeast shore of lake, 17 miles 

west of Salt Lake City; and staff gage, lat. 41 013', long. 112°36', at Midlake, on 

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

Harbor gage is 4,186.85 feet above mean sea level, that of Midlake gage, 4,198.0 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. To reduce elevations to datum of 1929, add 

0.05 foot.

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

 to September 1941 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, 4,195.6 feet May 1 at Boat Harbor gage and May 1

 and 15 at Midlake gage; minimum, 4,193.65 feet Oct. 15 and Nov. 1 at Boat Harbor gage 

and Oct. 15 at Midlake gage. 1851-1941: Maximum elevation, 4,211.6 feet In 1873, computed from traditional data 

by E. C. La Rue (see Water-Supply Paper 880, p. 125); minimum, 4,193.65 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.

Cooperation.- Records for Boat Harbor gage collected and prepared in cooperation with

 Thomas C. Adams; those for Midlake gage furnished by Southern Pacific Railroad.

Sage-height, In feet, of Great Salt Lake, 

Utah, water year 1940-41

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

6.S

6.S

6.65

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.45

7.6

7.S5

S.15

8.3

8.35

8.6

8.75

8.7

8.65

8.65

8.4

8.15

7.95

7.8

7.5

7.3

Kldlake

-4.25

-4.35

-4.25

-4.25

-4.15

-4.1

-3.9

-3.75

-3.5

-3.35

-3.0

-2.75

-2.65

-2.5

-2.4

-2.4

-2.6

-2.65

-2.8

-3.1

-3.15

-3.35

-3.6

-3.85
BEAR RIVER BASIN 13

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.

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

W., 300 feet upstream from highway bridge and 3i miles northwest of Evanston.

Drainage area.- 645 square miles.

Records available.- October 1913 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 233 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 5.21 

feet); minimum daily, 7.0 second-feet Aug. 5, 6.

1913-41: 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.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Oct. 1 to Mar. 31, which are fair. Some 

diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

£6 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

74 

63 

64 

69 

56

49 

36 

34 

36 

53

49 

49 

50 

49 

47

45 

42 

43 

45 

47

47 

38 

38 

36 

38

38 

50 

61 

61 

64 

67

Nov.

61 

56 

59 

67 

53

55 

72 

71 

66 

56

45 

50 

 34 

39 

52

58 

61 

61 

55 

39

47 

43 

34 

30 

29

30 

23 

26 

30 

34

Dec.

34 

36 

35 

- 36

38

39 

39 

42 

45 

42

31 

23 

24 

24 

23

24 

26 

28 

29 

30

32 

31 

32 

34 

34

33 

32 

30 

31 

32 

32

Jan.

31 

23 

27 

26 

26

27 

30 

33 

33 

33

31 

32 

32 

30 

29

28 

26 

23 

29 

*28

29 

28 

28 

27 

28

29 

27 

26 

25 

25 

25

Feb.

27 

26 

26 

27 

30

32 

30 

33 

35 

37

41 

40 

39 

40 

41

42 

40 

*42 

43 

44

45 

47 

50 

52 

50

44 

40 

43

Month

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3

Aug

Set 

VI

alendar year 194 0..... .................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

50 

58 

52 

50 

42

38 

42 

36 

36 

39

34 

29 

36 

50 

36

32 

66 

168 

366 

386

331 

239 

250 

154 

95

88 

126 

234 

244 

20S 

213

Apr.

255 

173 

175 

150 

205

154 

128 

137 

141 

161

150 

132 

154 

137 

130

141 

128 

120 

118 

120

124 

118 

122 

128 

126

139 

170 

170 

170 

187

Secondfoot-days

1,538 

1,441 

1,008

39,738.4

884 

1,036 

3,828 

4,463 

21,239 

25,653 

3,390 

1,417.2 

734

66,681.2

May

223 

226 

252 

328 

350

324 

296 

284 

330 

538

729 

940 

1,250 

1,400 

1,010

720 

670 

825 

765 

630

666 

598 

765 

925 

935

1,060 

1,190 

1,050 

734 

614 

562

Maximum

74 

72 

45

1,100

33 

52 

386 

255 

1,400 

1,630 

344 

147 

42

1,630

June

542 

534 

558 

652 

840

752 

770 

935 

1,440 

1,630

1,440 

1,240 

1,350 

1,240 

1,150

1,050 

1,040 

1,080 

982 

830

790 

780 

729 

648 

670

558 

447 

369 

305 

302

July

344 

340 

258 

223 

187

147 

137, 

139 

116 

97

90 

116 

106 

100 

90

76 

61 

46 

42 

90

91 

69 

52 

38 

47

72 

61 

52 

42 

32 

29

Minimum

34 

26 

23

0

25 

26 

29 

118 

223 

302 

29 

7.0 

16

7.0

Aug.

21 

17 

12 

8.1 

7.0

7.0 

3.1 

7.5 

7.5 

30

123 

147 

102 

69 

63

66 

66 

59 

53 

49

47 

42 

43 

45 

47

64 

63 

46 

34 

30 

29

Mean

49.6 

48.0 

32.5

109

28.5 

38.8 

123 

149 

685 

855 

109 

45.7 

24.5

183

Sept.

31 

27 

27 

34 

42

36 

34 

34 

32 

30

26 

23 

22 

20 

20

21 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

17 

21 

25

23 

21 

23 

25 

23

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,050 

2,860 

2,000

78,880

1,750 

2,150 

7,590 

3,850 

42,130 

50,880 

6,720 

2,310 

1,460

132,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this. day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 8, Dec. 12, Dec.15 to Mar. 3,

472S6S O - 42 - 2
14 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Border, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°11', long. 111°03', in sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 46 

E., in Idaho, a quarter of a mile west of Wyoming State line and half a mile west of 

Border. Datum of gage is 6,151.63 feet above nsan sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 2,490 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 1,470 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 5.62 

feet); minimum daily, 62 second-feet Oct. 1.

1937-41: Maximum discharge, 1,950 second-feet Mar. 23, 1939 (gage height, 6.69 

feet); minimum daily, 30 second-feet Aug. 18-22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 56 2.0 230 4.0 820 

1.0 68 2.5 342 5.6 1,460 

1.2 94 3.0 480 

1.6 158 3.5 635

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

62 

63

69 

76 

139

145 

144 

142 

147 

147

144

142 

140 

137 

136

134 

134 

132 

132 

132

134 

136 

136 

137 

137

139 

139 

139 

139 

140 

140

Nov.

140 

140 

142 

142 

142

142 

144 

144 

148 

145

128 

100 

70 

*75 

85

105 

ISO 

125 

125 

120

115 

105 

100 

95 

105

105 

115 

115 

120 

115

Dec.

115 

110 

110 

110 

110

115 

115 

120 

120 

110

110 

110 

105 

105 

100

100 

100 

105 

105 

105

105 

110 

110 

110 

115

110 

105 

105 

105 

100 

100

Jan.

95 

90 

85 

85 

90

90 

100 

105 

105 

95

95 

90 

95 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

95 

»93

95 

100 

105 

105 

105

95 

100 

95 

95 

90 

90

Feb.

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

95 

90 

100 

105

110 

115 

110 

110 

115

115 

115 

120 

115

115 

120 

120 

125 

130

135 

140 

145

'

Month

Oot 

NOT

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

liar

Apt 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Aug 

Sej

HI

alendar year 194 0 ......................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

150 

160 

180 

190 

190

190 

188 

171 

168 

174

172 

185 

158 

153 

153

145 

164 

197 

335 

525

552 

531 

546 

495 

424

332 

306 

323 

388 

410 

388

Apr.

365 

396 

374 

318 

294

242 

203 

206 

181 

179

178 

174 

197 

208 

197

196 

199 

197 

199 

197

196 

188 

196 

208 

220

232 

246 

265 

292 

290

Secondfoot-days

4,013 

3,572 

3,355

38,057

2,983 

3,099 

8,643 

7,033 

11,027 

25,391 

9,326 

5,151 

4,093

07,686

May

304 

308 

323 

360 

382

358 

337 

325 

311 

320

332

355 

399 

452 

489

435 

363 

342 

355 

313

290 

272 

268 

250 

259

308 

323 

337

407 

501 

649

Maximum

147 

148 

120

240

105 

145 

552 

396 

649 

1,450 

516 

214 

153

1,450

June

716 

652 

523 

452 

463

477 

489 

528 

652 

820

988 

1,190 

1,360 

1,440 

1,450

1,450 

1,400 

1,350 

1,310 

1,010

956 

876 

812 

744 

628

585 

558 

561 

528 

510

July

516 

458 

435 

444 

427

388 

350 

342 

337 

363

335 

211 

290

C54

£57 

250 

£40

230 

21 B 

206 

203 

256

228 

238 

239 

235 

230 

216

Aug.

214 

196 

190 

190 

196

187 

179 

171 

169 

166

166 

17E 

176 

166 

163

164 

168 

164 

163 

171

171 

160 

155 

150 

153

153 

148 

136 

131 

129 

128

Sept.

139 

137 

137 

144 

144

144 

145 

152 

153 

153

147 

121 

126 

121 

121

123 

116 

120 

124 

123

123

132 

140 

144 

140

137 

144 

148 

147 

148

MI«I , Minimum iwoo*, Mean Run-Off In acr. e .feet

62 129 7,960 

r 70 119 7,080 

100 108 6,650

30 104 75,490

85 96. 2 5,920 

90 111 6,150 

145 279 17,140 

174 234 13 , 950 

250 356 21,870 

452 846 50,360 

203 301 18,500 

128 166 .10,220 

116 136 8,120

62 240 173,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12 to Mar
BEAR RIVER BASIN 15

Bear River at Harer, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 0 11'50", long. 111°10'05", In NWi sec. 23, T. 14 

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

Harer siding on Oregon Short Line Railroad, and 5 miles east of Dingle.

Drainage area.- 2,780 square miles.

Records available.- June 1913 to September 1916, January 1919 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 506 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,580 second-feet June 15; minimum dally, 

85 second-feet Oct. 1.

1913-16. 1919-41: Maximum discharge, 3,860 second-feet June 2, 1920 (gage height, 

10.51 feet); minimum dally, 26 second-feet Aug. 21-27, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, 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.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1940 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

IB 

SO

Si

es 83

84

26

28 

87 

SB

29 

30

SI

Oot.

85 

87 

92

100 

107

143 

IBS 

156 

158 

160

160 

160 

168 

1S6 

156

164 

152 

149 

149

147

149 

147 

145 

143 

141

141 

145 

152 

156 

156 

156

Nov.

1S6 

156 

158 

IBS

1! '>

166 

15 B 

163 

1B5 

165

150 

120 

100 

100

110

ISO 

140 

14 B 

14 S 

145

135 

130 

120 

115 

126

130 

135 

135 

135 

134

Dec.

135 

135 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

140

146

145 

145 

140 

130 

125

120 

115 

115 

115 

120

125 

186 

125 

125 

130

130 

130 

125 

125 

185 

IS!

Jan.

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

1S5 

125 

125

185 

126 

185 

125 

125

18S 

125 

185 

186 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

130 

ISO 

125 

18S 

185 

125

Feb.

185 

125 

125 

130 

135

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

138 

13 S

135 

135 

136 

140 

140

14S 

150 

150 

15S 

160

170 

175 

100

Month

Dot 

No\ 

D»f

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aus 

Sej

V

alendar year 19' 0......................

ater year 1940-<

Mar.

190 

200 

229 

245 

240

240 

240 

816 

210 

816

815 

285 

200 

190 

190

185 

840 

880 

400 

600

686

600 

600 

550 

475

400 

376 

400 

460 

475 

450

Apr.

480 

440 

420 

365 

340

890 

850 

250 

82S 

826

220 

880 

245 

860 

849

840 

236 

838 

238 

83S

838 

827 

230 

838 

843

258 

866 

278 

303 

319

Secondfoot-daya

4,418 

4,170 

4,085

48,200

3,916 

4,000 

10,319 

8,1 60 

13,047 

87,264 

11,338 

6,355 

8,076

108,138

May

325 

332 

341 

374 

420

440 

483 

480 

413 

407

420 

436 

467 

512 

568

554 

498 

487 

447 

4B6

374 

348 

338 

313 

322

351 

387 

400 

486 

801 

607

Maximum

160 

16S 

145

EB7

130 

180 

685 

440 

607 

1,580 

554 

258 

189

1,680

June

740 

740 

654 

554 

529

543 

S50 

693 

643 

824

930 

1,110 

1,350 

1,580 

1,680

1,560 

1,550 

1,470 

1,380 

1,140

998 

934 

863

797

788

685 

607 

593

see

864

July

654 

546 

491 

491 

4 57

467 

430 

407 

410 

416

410 

397 

377 

357 

345

385 

316 

313 

316 

309

891 

276 

281 

875 

266

888 

291 

309 

329 

300 

266

Minimum

80 

100

118

44

185 

185 

185 

220 

313 

529 

866 

158 

149

85

Aug.

SS>6 

849 

238 

227 

287

830 

881 

816 

808 

806

806 

816 

816 

811 

804

801 

804 

806 

801 

201

808 

804 

196 

191 

186

191 

191 

178 

160 

IBS 

IB 6

M«an

148 

139 

131

13B

1B« 

143 

333 

873 

421 

909 

360 

205 

169

880

Sept.

IBS 

167 

178 

178

174

174 

177 

179 

181 

184

184 

174 

152 

]58 

1&8

149 

158 

149 

156 

166

158 

156 

178 

177 

179

179 

184 

186 

166 

169

Run-off In 

aoro-feot

8,760 

8,670 

8,040

98,680

7,770 

7,930 

E0.470 

16,880 

85,680 

54,080 

88,490 

IB, 600 

10,070

808,600

Note.- Stage-dig charge relation affected toy Ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 14.
16 BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°39', long. 111°42', in nwi sec. 17, T. 9 S., 

R. 41 E., 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1911-16, 1919-20, 1921-41), 769 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,400 second-feet June 28; 

minimum dally, 44 second-feet Feb. 9.

1911-16, 1919-41: 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 are closed.

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

Many diversions above station for Irrigation. Storage In Bear Lake Reservoir and 

regulation by 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.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

ie

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

270 

228 

224 

183 

96

102 

188 

307 

314 

186

186 

310 

102 

309 

275

191 

356 

142 

102 

104

263 

229 

223 

249 

225

94 

84 

184 

204 

219 

240

HOT.

273 

183 

282 

245 

283

198 

187 

232 

311 

283

334 

530 

560 

443 

320

339 

77 

331 

273 

281

84 

321 

245 

69 

337

379 

222 

234 

225 

96

Dec.

56 

309 

319 

225 

268

275 

96 

54 

236 

349

307 

333 

334 

237 

148

364 

351 

358 

340 

260

262 

55 

310 

240 

55

310 

290 

180 

55 

220 

160

Jan.

50 

310 

360 

245 

50

290 

290 

225 

135 

225

135 

50 

265 

355 

290

265 

295 

182 

50 

309

285 

289 

238 

219 

161

52 

271 

175 

185 

243 

222

Feb.

Ill 

47 

360 

358 

309

299 

204 

109 

44 

386

208 

130 

131 

137 

132

135 

334 

318 

282 

214

216 

176 

112 

250 

216

212 

230 

207

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aus 

Sei

1

y.. ....................................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

179 

158 

206 

202 

228

220 

230 

276 

192 

347

401 

416 

417 

434

377

344 

448 

624 

580 

528

441 

256 

228 

506 

605

585 

596 

591 

374 

293 

478

Apr.

653 

5S2 

597 

541 

381

305 

523 

558 

618 

589

432 

494 

267 

368 

440

492 

302 

312 

237 

143

357 

282 

289 

190 

230

228 

831 

91 

145 

150

Secondfoot-days

6,389 

8,197 

7,378

162,808

6,716 

5,867 

11,760 

11,027 

12,204 

22,024 

30,740 

17,634 

11,206

151,142

May

100 

55 

55 

100 

295

55 

185 

240 

315 

235

245 

490 

558 

575 

515

445 

425 

485 

580 

745

635 

575 

550 

490 

475

460 

520 

408 

447 

476 

470

Maximum

356 

560 

364

1,340

360 

386 

624 

653 

745 

1,400 1,390- 

985 

629

1,400

June

426 

409 

436 

499

517

523 

529 

511 

505 

505

511 

505 

511 

525 

578

687 

786 

797 

755 

795

620 

502 

962 

1,040 

1,200

1,180 

1,270 

1,400 

1,160 

1,380

July

1,300 

1,390 

1,320 

820

1,170

1,210 

1,120 

1,100 

1,110 

1,010

1,090 

955 

720 

1,070 

1,200

1,350 

1,190 

1,210 

1,140 

895

1,140 

1,090 

1,020 

665 

710

715 

545 

570 

570 

715 

630

Minimum

84 

77 

54

36

50 

44 

15 S 

91 

55 

409 

545 

251 

185

44

Aug.

570 

530 

305 

770 

935

925 

985 

705 

730 

375

604 

675 

472 

635 

676

555 

251 

564 

585 

439

519 

513 

561 

256 

546

556 

558 

550 

555 

420 

284

Mean

206 

273 

23 S

445

217 

210 

379 

338 

394 

734 

992 

539 

374

414

Sept.

365 

629 

588 

578 

465

473 

200 

500 

515 

565

590 

500 

£90 

195 

405

425 

325 

475 

460 

235

195 

350 

230 

230 

240

235 

220 

185 

260 

283

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12,670 

18,260 

14,630

322,900

13,320 

11,840 

23,330 

21, 870 

24,210 

43,680 

60,970 

34,980 

22,230

299,800

Note.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 22 to Jan. 16, Apr. 29 to May 12, May 14-27, June 30 to Aug. 

Sept. 9-29; discharge computed on basis of output of hydroelectric plant 600 feet above station.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 17

Bear River near Weston, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°01'50", long. lll°55 I 15lf , in SWiSEi sec. 17, T. 

16 S., R. 39 E., at Weston-Fairview highway bridge, 3 miles east of Weston.

Records available.- October 1919 to December 1932, February 1934 to September 1941. 

October 1889 to January 1917 "at site near Preston, 12 miles upstream, published as 

Bear River near Preston, Idaho.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1919-32, 1934-41), 908 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,160 second-feet July 3; 

minimum daily, 41 second-feet June 6.

1919-32, 1934-41: Maximum discharge, 6,100 second-feet May 8 or 9, 1922 (gage 

height, 12.1 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,000 secondfeet; minimum daily, 30 second-feet Apr. 29, 1934, and June 27, 1937.

Remarks.- Records fair. West Cache Canal and many irrigation ditches divert water above 

station. Storage in Bear Lake Reservoir and regulation by power plants above gage.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

405 

430 

496 

314 

515

223 

238 

395 

582 

521

353 

377 

263 

228 

377

317 

228 

451 

395 

238

314 

182 

365 

252 

338

353 

263 

118 

236 

4VO 

467

Nov.

359 

320 

464 

260 

347

473 

473 

365 

299 

317

350 

622 

804 

849 

747

679 

326 

198 

362 

486

4VO 

457 

a360 

a240 

a210

a410 

a540 

635 

619 

424

Dec.

350 

249 

405 

445 

619

528 

402 

371 

191 

599

480 

6V5 

b520 

b420 

b240

b330 

D520 

b610 

524 

692

550 

460 

499 

480 

476

344 

398 

589 

626 

464 

433

Jan.

512 

1)345 

b410 

b445 

b390

b400 

D525 

D535 

b570 

D510

D385 

b280 

243 

596 

436

476 

632 

492 

473 

266

518 

556 

609 

515 

540

317 

191 

389 

37V 

563 

424

Feb.

a315 

a280 

a320 

a 425 

a 480

a520 

a540 

a500 

a310 

165

254 

736 

606 

356 

392

439 

257 

332 

585 

476

638 

635 

483 

427 

544

572 

563 

515

Month

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

MM 

Api 

Maj 

Jut 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

alendar year 19'10. .....................

-Si::::::::::::::::::::::::::::'::::::'

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

418 

492 

784 

828 

563

439 

531 

492 

556 

405

696 

702 

726 

476 

606

569 

42V 

808 

777 

S49

825 

679 

632 

480 

702

821 

774 

972 

632 

781 

45V

Apr.

767 

936 

1,030 

787 

1,140

888 

613 

626 

908 

1,040

849 

1,110 

891 

801 

944

572 

679 

972 

592 

505

74V 

682 

350 

613 

445

655 

1,110 

453 

596 

385

Seoondfoot-days

10,V04 

13,465 

14,489

182,539

13,920 

12,665 

19,899 

22,684 

14,48V 

10,27V 

22,789 

15,859 

11,655

182,893

May

645 

246 

486 

569 

616

706 

473 

622 

398 

616

815 

615 

740 

958 

743

616 

505 

268 

473 

784

476 

215 

189 

186 

82

130 

121 

215 

282 

274 

427

Maximum

582 

849 

692

1,200

632 

736 

972 

1,140 

958 

1,130 

1,160 

804 

675

1,160

June

80 

179 

106 

380 

150

41 

57 

161 

208 

132

127 

186 

102 

150 

411

750 

152 

260 

464 

489

308 

296 

170 

299 

457

835 

1,130 

990 

655 

592

July

865 

1,010 

1,160 

1,010 

609

804 

512 

858 

767 

726

877 

560 

389 

726 

870

1,130 

1,110 

747 

716 

576

619 

753 

716 

715 

648

502 

499 

528 

524 

685 

622

Minimum

118 

198 

191

46

191 

165 

405 

350 

82 

41 

589 

159 

122

41

Aug.

470 

450 

291 

139 

764

804 

725 

537 

395 

386

480 

442 

55V 

534 

606

457 

476 

679 

368 

521

556 

515 

547 

476 

402

473 

579 

576 

563 

596 

537

Mean

345 

449 

46V

499

449 

452 

642 

756 

46V 

343 

755 

512 

388

501

Sept.

411 

662 

675 

563 

467

563 

408 

332 

467 

502

392 

451 

560 

338 

206

206 

341 

606 

635 

592

294 

122 

198 

362 

25V

288 

25V 

174 

215 

514

Run-off In 

acre-feet

21,230 

26,710 

28,740

362,100

27,610 

25,120 

59,470 

44,990 

28,730 

20,580 

45,200 

31,460 

25,120

362,800

a No gage-height record, discharge computed on basis of unpublished records for station at OneIda. 

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

Bear River near Colllnston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50', long. 112°03', In NWiSEi sec. 27, T. 13 N., 

E7TTW., 800 feet downstream from Cutler plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 2,000 feet 

downstream from Cutler Dam, and 5i miles north of Colllnston.

Drainage area.- 6,000 square miles.

Records available.- July 1889 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,610 second-feet (regulated) Feb. 21 (gage 

height, 4.73 feet); minimum dally discharge, 15 second-feet (regulated) May 29, June 

8, Aug. 13, 14.

1889-1941: 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 (result of regulation) at midnight Aug. 5, 1920.

Remarks.- Records good. Many canals divert above station, 

and power plants above station.

Flow regulated by reservoirs 

Cooperation.- Five discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.2 7 0.8 70 2.0 591 4.0 2,640 

.3 10 1.0 115 2.3 819 4.5 3,290 

.4 16 1.3 211 2.6 1,080 5.0 3,990 

.5 25 1.5 297 3.0 1,470 5.5 4,720 

.6 37 1.8 460 3.6 2,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

459 

652 

984

1,050 

1,070

230 

S88 

578 

279 

923

983 

G32

904 

319 

575

496 

517 

811 

555 

315

89

639 

359 

298 

359

862 

121 

670 

772 

674 

815

Nov.

434 

449 

357 

3,100 

712

435 

729 

778 

840 

125

943 

1,350 

1,220 

1,270 

1,760

993

371 

679 

560 

974

406 

706 

886 

654

712 

972 

1,180 

931

881

Dec.

344 

587 

509 

950 

1,040

a750 

a650 

289 

1,020 

909

1,200 

1,660 

1,150 

1,090 

1,390

889 

986 

616

768 

1,150

700 

844 

1,110 

80S 

86

658 

503 

458 

575 

1,510 

1,160

Jan.

530

1,060 

1,040 

724 

229

681 

599 

714 

1,020 

851

977 

466 

],190 

820

644

696 

595 

230 

370 

983

817 

949 

982 

1,230 

1,080

638 

663 

859 

588 

798 

908

Feb.

754 

808 

591 

598 

580

356 

562 

833 

493 

648

1,240 

1,780 

2,000 

2,300 

1,590

316 

1,740 

1,140 

1,100 

1,220

2,390 

2,510 

2,050 

2,220 

2,080

1,760 

1,600 

1,770

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

alendar year 19^

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

1,650 

1,740 

2,060 

2,230 

2,260

2,170 

1,380 

1,060 

788 

1,280

1,410 

1,240 

1,710 

1,400 

1,340

705

1,320 

539 

971 

1,200

1,490 

1,200 

1,420 

1,660 

1,300

1,520 

1,120 

1,330 

1,120 

365 

1,620

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Secondfoot -days

18,848 

24,230 

26,359

228,141

23,971 

37,029 

42,498 

44,396 

26,891 

3,383 

688 

2,181 

4,660

255,134

250 

590 

440 

430 

290

320 

790 

350 

590 

490

380 

400 

070 

530 

870

850 

600 

570 

420 

716

630 

450 

400 

200 

140

560

050 

600 

410 

510

May

1,140 

1,300 

1,130 

450 

2,010

2,040 

1,920 

1,750 

1,290 

1,110

220 

1,830 

1,720 

2,210 

1,350

3,700 

1,050 

1,110 

1,070 

195

37 

68 

26 

20 

21

18 

20 

20 

15 

22 

29

Maximum

1,070 

1,760 

1,660

2,130

1,230 

2,510 

2,260 

2,290 

2,210 

818 

29 

504 

751

2,510

June

27 

32 

29 

42

17

18 

17 

15 

348 

460

818 

404 

147 

428 

81

20 

89 

22 

85 

24

30 

27 

21 

22 

24

29 

27 

25 

29 

26

July

29 

23 

25 

24

27

27 

26 

27 

23 

22

21

21

P4

21 

20 

20 

21 

19

20 

20 

20 

20

20

£0 

20 

20 

20 

21 

26

Minimum

89

125 

86

18

229 

316 

365 

716 

15 

15 

19 

15 

20

15

Aug.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

22 

19

18 

16 

15 

15

16

18 

19 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

20

262 

419 

474 

504 

27 

18

Mean

60S 

808 

850

623

773 

1,322 

1,371 

1,480 

867 

113 

22.2 

70.4 

156

699

Sept.

20 

20 

20 

22 

23

24 

24 

24 

25 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

22 

25 

26

22

23 

59

640 

624

751

527 

80 

208 

588

701

Run-off in 

acre-feet

37,380 

48,060 

52,280

45£,500

47,550 

73,450 

84,290 

88,060 

53,340 

6,710 

1,360 

4,330 

9,240

506,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of output of power plant.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Thomas Fork near Geneva, Idaho

19

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°23'30", long. 110°59'00", in NEi sec. 28, T. 28 

N., R. 119 W., 0.8 mile upstream from Salt Creek, 3.7 miles east of Idaho-Wyoming 

State line, and 5.4 miles northeast of Geneva post office.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 63 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 2.77 feet); 

minimum not detemined.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, that of May 4, 1941; minimum riot determined.

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

which are fair. Practically no diversions above station; no regulation. Many diversions below station, near State line, for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by John H. Boehme, post master at Geneva.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

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 

SI

Oct.

2.5 

2.2 

6.2 

S.8 

2.5

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

1.8 

1.9 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.2 

2.9 

2.7 

2.4 

2.5 

2.4

Nov.

2.4

2.4 

2.5 

2.4 

1.9

2.2 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2

1.9

bl,6 

bl.4 

bl.3 

bl.5 

bl.7

bl.7 

bl.8 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9

bl.8 

bl.5 

bl.3 

bl.D 

bl.9

bl.7 

bl.5 

bl.7 

b2.0 

bl.8

Dec.

(*) 

. bl.7

Jan.

 bl.6 

(*)

Feb.

bl.6

Month

Oct

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mat 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Au£ 

Sei

HI

alendar year 19<

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

2.0

2.0 

1.8 

b2.2 

2.2 

b2.2

b2.2 

b2.2 

b2.0 

b2.2 

b2.4

b2.0 

b2.-l 

2.9 

3.4 

3.3

3.8 

4.8 

5.8 

5.2 

3.3

3.3 

5.2

7.2 

9.7 

15 

21

Apr.

19 

17 

14 

11 

20

14 

9.7 

11 

14 

17

14 

17 

22 

15 

17

22 

13 

11 

11 

13

15 

21 

25 

25 

28

32 

33 

44 

47 

46

Seeondfoot-days

72.4 

56,2 

52.7

1,302.2

49.6 

44.8 

128.9 

617.7 

1,211 

463 

205.1 

138.2 

98.0

3,137.6

May

46 

51 

53 

57 

53

51 

49 

47 

47

51

51 

51 

49 

46 

42

37 

35 

34 

32 

SO

29 

28 

27 

26 

27

28 

29 

32 

26 

24 

23

Maximum

6.2 

2.5

12

21 

47 

57 

24 

10 

15 

4.8

57

June

22 

21 

19 

19 

24

21 

21 

22 

21 

20

17 

17 

17 

16 

15

15 

14 

IS 

12 

a!2

all 

all 

all 

all 

alO

alo 

alO 

alO 

11 

10

July

10 

9.7 

9.2 

8.7 

S.2

7.7 

8.2 

8.7 

7.2 

6.9

6.9 

7.8 

6.9 

6.9

6.5

6.2 

5.8 

5.5 

5.8 

6.9

5.8 

5.5

5.2 

4.8 

5.5

5,8 

5.5 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.1

Minimum

1.8 

1.3

-

1.8 

9.7 

23 

10 

4.1 

3.3 

2.9

-

Aug.

4.1 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.1 

5.2

15 

6.5 

5.2 

4.1 

4.5

4.5 

4,8 

5.2 

4.1 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

4.1

5.5 

4.1 

3.6 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3

Mean

2.34 

1.87 

1.70

3.56

1.60 

1.60 

4.16 

20.6 

39.1 

15.4 

6.62 

4.46 

3.27

S.60

Sept.

3.3 

3.3 

S.3 

3.3 

S.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3

3.1 

3.1 

S.I 

3.1 

S.I

3.1 

2.9 

3,3

3 3 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

4,8 

3.6 

3.3 

3.1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

144 

111 

105

2,580

98 

89 

256 

1,230 

2,400 

918 

407 

274 

194

6,230

* Winter dlscharga measurement made on this d&y. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather 

streams. 

"*> Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

records and records for nearby
20 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Geneva, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°24'00B , long. 110°59'30B , in NWi sec. 21, T. 28

 H., R. 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 Idaho-Wyoming State line, and 4f miles 

northeast of Geneva post office.

Records available.- October 1939- to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 110 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 3.02 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during winter.

1939-41: Maximum discharge during period of record, that of May 12, 1941; minimum, 

0.5 second-foot Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 1.05 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect which are fair. Several

 small Irrigation diversions from strean and tributaries above station. No diversion 

between station and Thomas Fork.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by John H. Boehme, postmaster at Geneva.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.8 

2.6 

4.S 

3.8 

3.3

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.4 

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

Nov.

2.8 

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

2.8

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

bl.9 

bl.6 

bl.5 

1.8 

1.9

1.9 

2.2 

2.3 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

bl.8 

bl.5 

1.7 

2.2

1.9 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.0

Dec.

bl.8 

1.9 

bl.9 

bl.9 

bl.8

1.9 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.6

bl.5 

bl.4 

bl.4 

*bl.5 

bl.6

bl.7 

bl.8 

bl.8 

bl.9

 bl.e

Jan.

> bl.8 

(*)

Feb.

> bl.8

Month

Oct

No-9 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

8e;

n ater year 1940-4]

Mar.

> b2.1 

(*)

i 

b2.5

b2.7 

D3.2 

3.5 

3.6 

4.0

4.4 

5.0 

5.4 

4.4

4.0

M.O 

5.0 

5.7 

6.6

e.5

9.4

Apr.

10 

11 

10 

9.7 

13

11 

10 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

14 

13 

14

15 

13 

12 

12 

12

14 

16 

20 

22 

27

32 

34 

42 

54 

61

Secondfoot-days

79.6 

65.9 

54.4

1,899.0

55.8 

50.4 

111.3 

560.7 

1,930 

692 

308.6 

165.6 

136.9

4,211.2

May

61 

72 

83 

94 

66

64 

79 

71 

75 

88

94 

98 

94 

86 

74

64 

69 

56

51 

47

44 

42 

39 

38 

37

37 

38 

41 

35 

32 

31

Maximum

4.8 

3.1 

1.9

31

9.4 

61 

98 

32 

16 

6.8 

5.7

98

June

29 

29 

SB 

28 

32

28 

27 

27 

26 

29

26 

25 

26 

25 

25

23 

22 

22 

21 

20

20 

18 

181° 

17

16 

16 

16 

17 

16

July

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

14 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.4

9.1 

8.5 

7.9 

9.1 

10

9,1 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

8.2

8.5 

7.6 

6.8 

6.6 

6.1 

5.9

Minimum

2.0 

1.5

0.7

9.7 

31 

16 

5.9 

4.4 

4.2

-

Aug.

5.7 

5.4 

5.2 

4.8 

4.8

4.6

4.8 

4.8 

5.7 

5.7

6.4 

6.4 

6.1 

5.4 

5.2

6.8 

6.6 

6.6 

5.9 

5.2

4.8 

4.8 

5.0 

4.8 

5.2

5.7 

5.2 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6

Mean

2.57 

2,20

5.19

1.80 

1.80 

3.59 

18.7 

62.3 

23.1 

9.95 

5.34 

4.56

11.5

Sept.

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6 

4.6

4.6

4.4 

4.8 

4.6 

4.6

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.8 

5.0 

4.4

4.4 

4.6 

5.2 

5.0 

4.6

4.4

5.7 

5.0 

4.6

4.4

Run-off In 

acre-feet

158 

131 

108

3,770

111 

100 

221 

1,110 

3,850 

1,370 

612 

328 

272

8,350

* Winter dlsoharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 21

Montpeller Creek near Montpeller, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°21', long. 111 0!!', in NEi sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 

45 E., 150 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 275 feet upstream from South 

Fork, and 6.8 miles northeast of Montpeller. Datum of gage is 6,427.46 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 28.2 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 2.06 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 30 second-feet; minimum not determined, probably less 

than 2.0 second-feet sometime during period of Ice effect.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, that of May 1, 1941; minimum not determined, occurred 

In 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice efrect, which are fair. One Irrlgatlon diversion from tributary about 2 miles above station. Many Irrigation diversions 

below.

CooDeration.- Water-stage recorder Inspected by employee of the local irrigation association.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.2 

4.2 

5.9 

6.1 

5.2

4.8 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.4

4.E 

4.1 

4,1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.7 

5.2 

S,£ 

4.6 

4.8 

4.8

Nov.

5.0 

5.0 

5.2 

5.2 

4.1

4.7 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.0

b3.2 

1)2,7 

b2.6 

bS.9 

3.5

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.8 

4.0

4.0 

b3.8 

b3,l 

3.3 

4.1

b3.E 

3.8 

4.1 

4.E 

4.£

Dec.

1)4.4 

4.5 

b4.S 

b4.4 

b4.0

M.O 

b3.9 

b3.6 

b3.4 

bS.O

b2.5 

b2.2 

b2.0 

*2,4

> b3.2

Jan.

> bS.O

Feb.

(*) 

 bS.O

Month

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Se;

1

alendar year 1940. ..............

fater year 1940-4 ^

liar.

> b3.0 

(*)

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

4.4 

5.0 

5.7 

5.2 

4.7

4.7 

5.7 

6.6 

7.3 

9.5 

11

Apr.

11 

11 

10 

11 

13

11 

11 

11 

12 

13

14 

14 

17 

16 

16

17 

16 

15 

15 

15

a!6 

alS 

aSl 

a24 

a27

a3O 

33 

35 

36 

3S

Secondfoot-days

140. S 

118.6 

103.2

2,715.0

93.0 

84.0 

133,3 

547 

S91 

5SO 

331.1 

243.5 

1S9.9

3,455.4

May

3S 

3S 

3S 

3S 

36

35 

32 

30 

29 

29

2S 

29 

29 

29 

28

27 

26 

26 

26 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

25

26 

27 

29 

25 

24 

24

Maximum

6.1 

5.2 

4.5

23

11 

38 

38 

24 

16 

13 

7.1

38

June

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

24 

24 

22 

22

20 

19 

19 

19 

21

20 

18 

IS 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

16 

17 

17

July

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

10 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

9.5 

9.2 

10 

11

9.7 

S.7 

S.4 

S.2 

S.9

9.5 

10 

9.2 

6.9 

8.7 

8.2

Minimum

4.1 

2.6

.

10 

24 

15 

S.2 

6.S 

5.9

-

Aug.

7.S 

7.5 

7.3 

7.1 

7,1

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

8.7

S.7 

13 

10 

9.8 

S.4

S.4 

6.4 

6.7 

S.4 

7,5

7.3 

7.8 

7.1 

7.1 

7.3

7.3 

7.5 

7.1 

6.S 

6.S 

6.8

Mean

4.54 

3.95 

3.33

7.42

3.00 

3.00 

4.30 

18.2 

28.7 

19.3 

10.7 

7. 35 

6,33

9.47

Sept.

6.6 

6.4 

6.6 

6.4 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.2

6.2 

6.1 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.1 

6.2 

7.1 

6.4 

6.2

6.1 

7.1 

6.2 

6.1 

5.9

Run-off In 

acre-feet

279 

235 

205

5,330

134 

167 

264 

1,080 

1,770 

1,150 

657 

483 

377

6,350

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

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

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°30 T , long. 111°19 T , in NEi sec. 4, T. 11 S., R. 

 44 ki., 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 1941. October 1911 to September 1914, 

rragnentary records collected at site 0.7 mile downstream Just below power plant (now 

inoperative).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 1.67 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 30 second-feet; minimum daily, 18 second-feet many 

days during period February to May.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 12, 1941; minimum daily, 18 second-feet 

many days during period February to May 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions above station; many irrigation diversions below. 

At one time a small storage reservoir was operated about li miles above station but 

dan is now breached and no longer operative.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

24 

26 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

24 

23

23 

22 

22 

23 

23

Nov.

22 

22 

22

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Dee.

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21

21 

21 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

20 

20

Jan.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Feb.

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

IS 

19

19 

48 

IS 

18

18

18 

18 

18

Month

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

HI

alendar year 19 10. .....................

ust..................... ...............

ater year 1940- tl. .....................

Mar.

18 

18 

18 

18

19

19

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

19 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18

18 

18 

18

18

18 

18 

IS 

18 

18 

19

Apr.

19 

19 

18 

18 

19

18 

18

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Secondfoot-days

728 

651 

620

8,437

596

520 

563 

543 

802 

886 

856 

827 

766

8,358

May

18 

18 

18 

19 

20

21 

21 

22 

22

, 21

22 

23 

24 

27

27

27 

28 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

30 

30 

30

31 

32 

32 

32 

31 

31

Maxi 

26 

22 

21

32

20 

19 

19 

19 

32 

32 

29 

29 

26

32

June

31 

30 

30 

30 

31

31 

SI

30 

32 

30

30 

30 

30 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29

28 

28 

28 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

July

29 

29 

28 

28 

28

27 

28

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

27

26 

26

26 

27 

2V

27 

27 

27 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

27

28 

28

Minimum

22 

21 

19

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

18 

28 

26 

26 

25

18

Aug.

28 

28 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

27 

28 

28

27 

29 

28 

27 

26

2V 

26 

26 

27 

26

27 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Mean

23.5

21.7 

20.0

23.1

19.2 

18.6 

18.2 

18.1 

25.9 

29.5 

27.6 

26.7 

25.5

22.9

Sept.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

25

25 

25 

26 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

26 

25 

25 

25

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,440 

1,290 

1,230

16,730

1,180 

1,030 

1,120 

1,080 

1,590 

1,760 

1,700 

1,640 

1,520

16,580
BEAR RIVER BASIN. 23 

Stauffer Creek near Nounan, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°28', long. 111°25', in Ni sec. 15, T. 11 3., R.

 43 E., 0.5 mile downstream from check dan, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth, 2 miles east 

of Nounan post office, and 2& miles west of Georgetown.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 150 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 3.85 feet),

 from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet; practically no flow at times July 

12-14.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, that of May 28, 1941; minimum, that of July 12-14, 1941.

Remarks.- Record good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Many irri-

 gation diversions from stream and tributaries above station; none below. A substantial 

check dam has been constructed 0.5 mile above station which is used to irrigate meadows 

above by flooding. During periods of operation, effects of check-dam operation are 

pronounced.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 tc September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IB 

19

eo

21

ee

23

24

ee 

ee

27

ee

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.0 

2.0 

2.4 

2.6 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

2.0

e.o

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.4

e.4

2.6 

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

3.0 

3.6

s.e

3.0 

3.0

Nov.

3.2 

3.0 

3.6 

3.8

b2.S

S.O 

3.8 

4.6 

3.8 

3.2

 bS.6

Dec.

(*)

' bS.6

Jan.

> b3,e

Feb.

(*)

b3.e

Month

Oot 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Max 

Apr 

Ma, 

JUT 

Ju3 

All* 

8ej

VFater year 1940-4]

Mar.

4.0 

4.2 

4.6 

D6.0

b6.0

6.8 

D7.0 

bB.O 

*b9.0 

1)11.0

b!2 

bl3 

b!4 tie

b!4

13 

12 

13 bie

b20

b23 

b26 

b30 

26 

24

63

18 

26 

96 

60 

66

Apr.

49 

46 

38 

29 

33

31 

23 

19 

18 

21

23 

19 

31 

33 

23

27 

30 

22

18 

16

16 

16 

17

19 

81

23

38 

33 

31 

31

Seoondfoot-daye

75.3 104. e

108.6

2,7B6.7

108.5 

98.0 

645.6 

792 

1,168.0 

566.8 

02. 4 

67.9 

69.7

3,776.6

May

29 

29 

30 

31 

35

35 

33 

33 

36 

36

37 

39 

42 

46 

61

46 

39 

36 

37 

35

34 

34 

33 

31 

33

30 

0.0 

67 

78 

47 

37

Maximum

3.6

61

56 

49 

7B 

46 

13 

3.2 

3.8

78

June

35

31 

28 

28 

27

26 

27 

48 

45 

40

29 

22ei

20 

20

18 

14 

12 

10 

9.6

8.4

6.5

e.e

5.5 

3.8

8.6 

3.2 

3.4 

3.0 

3.4

July

4.0 

4.4 

4.6 

3.8 

.6

.3 

.2

.3 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

13 

9.6

2.0 

1.6 

1.6 

2.4 

3.2

4.0 

4.4

2.6 

2.0

1.8

3.B 

3.2

e.e e.4

2.1 

1.6

Minimum

1.8

.2

4^0 

16 

9.0 

§.8

1.3 

1.6

0

Aug.

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.7 

2.4

2.6 

2,7

2.7 

2.8 

3.2

e.s

3,0

2.7 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4

2.6 

2.4 

2.2

e.o

1.8 

1.8

Mean

2.43 

3.49

3.60

7.62

3.50 

3.60 

17.6 

26.4 

37.7 

IB. 6 

2.66 

2.19 

2.32

10.3

Sept.

i.e

1.6 i.e

1.8 i.e

1,6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

l.B 

l.B 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1

2.1

e.e 

e.e 

e.e 

e.e

e.4

B.7 

3.2 

3.8 

3,4

e.s

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

Run-off In 

aore-feet

149 

20B 

215

6,630

216 

194 

1,080 

1,670 

2,320 

1,100 

163 

135 

138

7,490

* Winter discharge measurement* made on this day. 

b Stage-diecharge relation affected by Ice.
24 BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Skinner Creek at Nounan, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°29', long. 111°28', in SWi sec. 8, T. 11 S., R. 43 E., 

330 feet downstream from point where flow through Minnig Mill Is returned to creek 

and three-quarters of a mile west of Nounan post office.

Drainage area.- 5.1 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 32 second-feet May 12, 13 (gage height, 

1.60 feet); minimum observed, 0.4 second-foot July 26, 27 (gage height, 0.60 foot). 

1939-41: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 12, 13, 1941; minimum observed, 

0.2 second-foot Aug. 4, 1940 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily. One small irrigation diversion about half a mile above station; many 

below. Water which operates Minnig mill is diverted a third of a mile above station 

and returned to creek above. Possibly some regulation at low stages but observations 

are made when none is effective. There are facilities to permit a small diversion 

from Coop Creek to Skinner Creek about 2i miles above the station to augment low-water 

supply for Minnig mill. None was so diverted during 1941.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

1.5 

1.5 

1.9 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

Nov.

1.8 

1.7 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.9 

1.9

1.7

bl.6 

bl.5 

bl.6 

1.7 

1.7

1.5 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3

1.4 

1.5 

bl.4 

bl.4 

1.5

1.5 

1.8 

1.4 

1.8 

1.5

Dec.

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

bl.4

bl.3 

bl.2 

bl.2 

bl.2 

*bl.2

bl.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.5 

1.4

Jan.

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

Feb.

*bl.7 

1.5 

1.5 

bl.4 

bl.4

bl.4 

bl.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

bl.3 

bl.3 

1.2

Month

Oct 

No* 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

JUT 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI ater year 1940-'H

Mar.

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

bl.5

#1.9

bl.5 

bl.5 

bl.5 

bl.5 

bl.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.1 

2.4 

2.6 

3.3

Apr.

2.3 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

3.6

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

2.9 

3.3 

3.5 

3.2 

2.6

2.4 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.4

2.3 

2.4 

2.5 

2.4 

3.3

4.1 

4.7 

5.8 

5.0 

7.6

Secondfoot -days

45.5 

48.5 

43.6

1,088.6

45.2 

38.3 

51.6 

94.6 

477.9 

213.0 

80.9 

56.4 

49.3

1,244.7

May

e.4

12 

12 

11 

10

11 

9.5 

11 

14 

16

24 

28 

28 

27 

24

23 

20 

16 

15 

11

12 

13 

12 

12 

14

14 

15 

15 

15 

13 

12

Maximum

1.9 

1.9 

1.5

19

1.5 

1.7 

3.3 

7.6 

28 

14 

4.7 

2.8 

2.4

28

June

11 

11 

11 

9.8 

9.8

9.5 

14 

' 10 

9.5 

9.5

8.1 

7.9 

7.4 

7.4 

7.1

6.6 

6.3 

6.3 

5.6 

5.4

3.8 

2.4 

2.2 

3.3 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

5.4 

4.7

July

4.7 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.2 

3.1 

2.9 

3.1

l.s

2.6 

2.4 

2.8 

2.5 

2.4

2.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.1 

2.3 

2.3

1.4 

1.5 

2.0 

1.7 

2.0 

1.9

Minimum

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

2.2 

8.4 

2.2 

1.4 

.6 

1.3

.6

Aug.

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

2.1

1.8 

2.0 

2.1 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

2.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.8

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.6 

1.8

2.2

1.6 

1.7 

.6 

1.6 

1.7

Mean

1.47 

1.63 

1.41

2.97

1.46 

1.36 

1.66 

3.15 

15.4 

7.10 

2.61 

1.82 

1.64

3.41

Sept.

1.3 

1.6 

1.6 

1.2 

1.6

1.6 

2.0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 i.e

2.1 

1.5 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.7

i.e

2.4

1.6 

1.8 

1.5

Run-off In 

acre-feet

90 

96 

86

2,160

90 

76 

102 

188 

948 

422 

160 

112 

98

2,470

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
BEAR RIVER BASIN 25

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°20', long. 111°46', in sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 40 E., 500 

reet upstream from Cleveland irrigation canal, 2i miles west of Cleveland, and 4 miles 

downstream from proposed Cottonwood Dam.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 197 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 

<5.44 feet), from rating curve extended above 130 second-feet; minimum observed, 2.3 

second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 330 second-feet Apr. 1, 1939 (gage height, 

3.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 130 eecond-feet; minimum observed, 0.5 

second-foot Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Several Irrigation diversions in upper valley above proposed 

Cottonwood Dam. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.3 

7.3 

7.9 

7.9 

8.6

. a6.5

; 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5,6 

5.9

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

6.7 

8.7 

6.7

Nov.

6.7 

7.0 

7.6 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

6.7 

5.9

6.2 

5.6 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.6 

5.9 

5.9 

6.2 

5.0

6.7 

7.0 

5.9 

6.4 

6.2

6.7 

5.0 

6.7 

6.2 

6.7

Dec.

7.3 

7.9 

7.9 

7.3 

6.7

8.2 

5.6 

5.0 

4.2 

3,7

b3.3 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.5 

*b5.0

bS.O 

b5.5 

b6.0 

6.7 

8.7

6.2 

8.7 

6.7 

7.3 

6.7

6.2 

b6.2 

b6.2 

bS.O 

b6.0 

b6.0

Jan.

t>5.4 

b5.2 

t>5.0 

b5.0 

b5.5

b6.5 

7.6 

7.9 

7,9 

8.6

9.0 

9.7 

9.3 

7.6 

7.9

7.3 

7.6 

7.3 

9.0 

7.9

7.6 

7.3 

7.3 

d7.6 

dS.O

d8.5 

d7,6 

b7.0 

b6.6 

b6.4 

»b6.2

Feb.

> b6.0

b6.S 

bS.O 

t>9.0

9.7 

11 

10 

11 

10

10 

9.7 

10 

9.7 

d9.6

10 

10 

11 

11 

9.7

t>9.0 

d8.5 

12

Month

Oet 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar

Apr

JUT 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

1

alendar year 194 D ......................

ater year 1940-4

liar.

13 

18 

16 

9.0

14

13 

9.0 

8.3 

13 

20

S.3 

9.7 

19 

12 

13

16 

14 

22 

26 

26

32 

33 

33 

29 

25

27 

36 

38 

49 

64 

54

Apr.

67 

72 

72 

d85 

allO

86 

86 

83 

allO 

136

US 

106 

118 

136 

155

US 

103 

93 

99 

99

98 

101 

11S 

136 

176

155 

165 

176 

176 

186

Secondfoot-days

199.1 

189.3 

179.7

5,212.1

227.3 

247.7 

717.3 

3,539 

2,866 

330.9 

186.3 

246.4 

164.8

9,093.8

May

176 

165 

186 

197 

145

145 

126 

128 

136 

US

126 

126 

126 

126 

106

99 

103 

103 

a72 

41

36 

30 

28 

27 

27

27 

28 

32 

30 

28 

25

Maximum

8.6 

7.6 

7.9

186

9.7 

12 

64 

186 

197 

24 

9.7 

23 

8.6

197

June

24 

17 

16

14 

12

12 

14 

15 

12 

12

10 

9.7 

22 

10 

11

11 

8.3 

7.6 

6.4 

7.6

19 

12 

7.6 

5.3 

5,3

4.8 

4.8 

5.3 

7.6 

7.6

July

9.7 

9.7 

7.6 

6.4 

5.9

4.8 

4.4 

4.0 

4.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.2 

7.3 

3.7 

3.7

6.2 

6.2 

5.6 

7.3 

8.3

7.0 

5.9 

6.4 

6.4 

7.0

7.0 

7.6 

6.7 

5.6 

5.6 

4.6

Minimum

5.3 

5.0 

3.0

0.5

5.0

8.3 

67 

25 

4.8 

3.5 

2.3 

4.2

2.3

Aug.

5.0 

5.0 

4.S 

a3.7 

2.6

2.3 

2.6 

3.7 

5.0 

7.9

8.6 

7.9 

6.2 

5.6 

4.2

5.6 

4.2 

17 

23 

10

8.6 

12 

13

12 

10

11 

9.7 

9.0 

8.6 

8.6 

9.0

Mean

6.42 

6.31 

5.80

14.2

7.33 

8.85 

23.1 

118 

92.5 

11.0 

6.01 

7.95 

5.49

24.9

Sept.

S.6 

7.3 

7.9 

8.6 

4.6

4.2 

5.9 

5.3 

5.0 

4.6

4.6 

4.4

4.6 

4.6 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

4.6 

4.S 

5.0

4.6 

4.6 

5.0 

6.2 

5.6

5.9 

6.7 

6.2 

5.6 

5.0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

395 

375 

366

10,340

451 

491 

1,420 

7,020 

5,680 

666 

370 

489 

327

18,030

* Winter dlscnarge measurements made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of unpublished record for Cottonwood Valley 

station furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, or Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of unpublished record for Cettonrrood 

Valley station.
26 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°35'25", long. 111°51'10", in SEi sec. 20, T. 10

 W.., R. 1 E., 1 mile upstream from backwater of Hyrum Reservoir, 2 miles northwest of 

Paradise, and 5 niles downstream from East Fork.

Drainage area.- 203 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1941 in reports of Geological Survey.

 January 1956 to October 1939 (fragmentary) in reports of Little Bear River water commissioner.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 416 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 8.86 feet); 

minimum, 6 second-feet Aug. 6.

1938-41: Maximum discharge, 491 second-feet Apr. 4, 1939 (gage height, 3.17 feet); 

minimum, 4 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940.

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

wliich are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

15 

20 

22

20 

21 

22 

23 

23

24 

25 

25 

25 

26

27 

27 

27 

29 

30

27 

27 

28 

27 

27

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

NOV.

28 

30 

36 

38

37

38 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

34 

29 

32 

33

36 

36 

37 

36 

33

37 

36 

32 

38 

38

38

37 

40 

41 

41

Dec.

40 

39 

39 

39 

38

38 

37 

37 

37 

34

33 

33 

b32 

b29 

b28

b30 

b32 

33 

33 

34

33 

34 

35 

39 

38

36 

38 

38 

38 

39 

3S

Jan.

34 

b28 

b24 

b22 

b28

29 

29 

28 

28 

27

27 

28 

32 

33 

35

35 

34 

34 

34 

33

33 

34 

34 

34 

35

36 

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

Feb.

b33 

b30 

b31 

b31 

b31

b32 

36 

36 

36 

37

45 

62 

47 

45 

41

40 

40 

40 

41 

41

47 

52 

67 

68 

62

54 

52 

57

Month

Dot 

Nou

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

fl

alendar year 194 0................ ......

ust. ..................................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

81 

98 

83 

67 

61

55 

a55

a56 

a62 

a51

a52 

a48 

a52 

a56 

44

44 

46 

52 

61 

67

62 

71 

78 

70 

65

a62 

a68 

a80 

90 

103 

111

Apr.

116 

105 

114 

96 

263

182 

140 

122 

116 

191

151 

138 

172 

132 

126

155 

151 

151 

136

124

118 

126 

144 

161 

174

195 

210 

223 

230 

236

Secondfoot-days

771 

1,063 

1,101

15,328

984 

1,234 

2,051 

4,698 

4,147 

780 

372 

286 

291

17, 778

May

236 

236 

228 

221 

206

193 

168 

146 

163 

174

188 

197 

203 

193 

153

126 

112 

118 

107 

81

68 

67 

75 

71 

61

67 

73 

67 

54 

49 

46

Maximum

30 

41 

40

287

36 

68 

111 

263 

236 

49 

15 

10 

15

263

June

39 

34 

28 

27 

28

27 

32 

36 

49 

45

43 

39 

32 

28 

27

23 

23 

22 

23 

20

18 

18 

18 

16 

16

15 

12 

14 

14 

14

July

15 

14 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

12 

14 

13

12 

10 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

12 

12

11 

10 

10 

11 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

Minim 

12 

28 

28

5

22 

30 

44

96 

46 

12 

10 

8 

7

7

Aug.

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

8 

8

10 

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

Mean

24.9 

35.4 

35.5

42.0

31.7 

44.1 

66.2 

157 

134 

26.0 

12.0 

9.2 

9.7

48.7

Sept.

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

10 

9 

10 

8 

8

7 

8 

8 

8

9

9 

9 

8 

8 

9

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

10

12 

15 

15 

15

Run- off In 

acre -feet

1,530 

2,110 

2,180

30,400

1,950 

2,450 

4,070 

9,320 

8,230 

1,550 

738 

567 

577

35,270

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Spanish Fork at Castllla. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 27

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah

Location.- Mercury Indicating gage, lat. 41°37'30", long. lll°52'30h , In SEiNEi sec. 7,

 T. 10 N., R. IE., at Hyrum Dam on Little Bear River 1 mile southwest of Hyrum. Datum 

of gage Is at mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 220 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1941.

Extrenes.- Maximum contents during year, 18,680 acre-feet Apr. 29 to June 16 (elevation,

 4,672.0 feet); minimum, 4,250 acre-feet Oct. 5 (elevation, 4,634.7 feet).

1938-41: Maximum contents, 18,680 acre-feet for periods In each year (-elevation, 

4,672.0 feet); minimum, that of Oct. 5, 1940.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in 1935. Capacity, 18,680 

acre-feet between elevations 4,590 feet (bottom of reservoir) and 4,672 feet (top of 

spillway gates) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 3,370 acre-feet (below elevation 

4,029.6 feet, sill of outlet canal). Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Elevation of spillway crest Is 4,660 feet. Water Is used for irrigation on the Hyrum 

project.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

_

4,550

_

4,520

_

_

4,560

_

-

4,600

_

4,620

_

4,650

_

_

_

4,700

-

_

.

4,750

.

-

4,800

_

_

4,870

_

4,930

Nov.

_

_

4,980

_

-

_

5,110

_

5,160

-

_

.

5,220

_

-

_

5,270

_

_

-

5,380

_

_

5,510

-

_

_

.

_

5,970

-

Dec.

_

6,050

_

-

_

6,470

_

_

-

_

_

_

6,830

-

_

_

7,130

-

-

_

-

7,430

_

-

_

7,760

_

_

_

7,960

Jan.

7,960

_

_

_

-

8,270

_

_

_

8,590

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

9,050

-

-

_

-

-

_

9,500

_

_

-

_

-

9,940

Feb.

_

10,100

_

_

-

_

_

10,360

_

-

_

_

_

11,030

_

-

-

-

-

_

11,590

-

-

-

_

12,200

12,450

_

_

-

Mar.

_

12,700

_

-

13,210

13,460

_

-

.

_

13,510

_

13,510

_

-

-

13,510

-

_

13,550

_

-

-

_

13,640

_

_

-

14,460

Apr.

14,460

_

_

.-

15,630

_

16,360

_

_

-

_

17,720

_

-

_

_

18,200

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

13,440

18,540

_

18,680

18,680

-

May

18,680

_

-

-

18,630

_

_

_

_

18,680

_

_

-

_

18,680

_

_

_

-

1S,6SO

_

_

_

_

18,680

_

_

-

' 18,680

-

June

13,680

_

-

-

18,680

_

_

_

_

18,680

_

_

.

_

-_

18,680

_

18,590

18,490

-

_

18,200

13,060

_

17,720

17,530

17,340

.

17,110

16,920

-

July

16,920

16,690

16,450

16,270

16,080

15,900

15,720

15,580

15,360

15,180

15,000

14,820

14,640

14,510

14,770

14,160

14,030

13,900

13,770

13,680

13,590

13,510

13,420

13,330

13,250

13,120

12,990

12,870

12,740

12,610

12,490

Aug.

12,490

12,360

12,200

12,030

11,370

11,710

11,550

11,430

11,270

11,150

11,030

10,950

10,790

10,600

10,440

10,330

10,170

10,060

9,910

9,760

9,610

9,530

9,380

9,270

9,160

9,020

8,910

3,770

3,620

8,520

8,380

Sept.

S,3SO

8,270

S,130

3,000

7,S60

7,730

7,560

7,390

7,260

7,160

7,070

6,970

6,910

6,340

6,780

6,690

6,600

6,470 6,aso

6,290

6,170

6,050

5,970

5,830

5,790

5,710

5,650

5,570

5,510

5,460

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acre-feet)

'

12 490

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+1 9 990

+1 9SO

-2 * 920
28 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°38'00", long. 111°53'15", In NWiSWi sec. 6, T. 

10 N., R. IE., 800 feet upstream from bridge, li miles downstream from Hyruin Dam, 

and 2 miles west of Hyrum.

Drainage area.- 222 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 258 second-feet Apr. 30 and May 1 

(gage height, 2.79 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot or less for several days during year. 

1938-41: Maximum discharge, 421 second-feet Mar. 25, 1939 (gage height, 3.38 feet); 

minimum, 1 second-foot or less for periods In each year.

\

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair. Flow affected 

Dy many Irrigation diversions above and regulated by Hyrura Reservoir (see preceding 

page).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

e

6 

7 

8 

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 

5

6 

6 

6 

5 

5

4 

5 

5 

5 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

5 

6 

6 

5

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Nov.

4 

4 

4

4 

4

6 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

8 

14

14 

15 

16 

16 

16

9 

2 

2

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Dec.

1

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Jan.

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4

4 

4

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

4 

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

Feb.

1 

2 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

6 

7 

6 

6

6 

6 

5

Month

Oet 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Auf 

Sei

1

alendar year 19 to. .....................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

9 

24 

42 

47

50 

50 

50 

48 

47

47 

47 

50 

56 

63

67 

71 

81 

87 

83

74 

52 

S 

8 

7 

7

Apr.

7 

7 

7 

7 

S

S 

8

e

8 

S

8 

26 

54 

62 

87

se

100 

164 

165 

151

135 

135 

135 

137 

137

151 

176 

203 

213 

242

Secondfoot-days

141

ise

70

6,212

106 

133 

1,211 

2,645 

2,852 

89 

39 

36 

73

7,583

May

256 

251 

232 

225 

221

211 

169 

7S 

21

100

156 

156 

140 

117 

153

120 

49 

17 

IS 

14

7 

7 

8 

6 

7

S 

12 

42 

10 

32 

9

Maximum

6 

16 

4

195

4 

7 

87 

242 

256 

10 

2 

4 

7

256

June

10 

6 

4 

4 

4

3 

3 

2 

3 

3

4 

6 

4 

3 

2

4

2 

2

1 

1

1 

1 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

July

2 

1 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

2 

1

1 

1

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1

Mlnl»u»

3 

1 

1

1

3

1 

6 

7 

6 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

2 

2

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

4

Mean

4.5 

6.3 

g 3

17.0

3.4 

4.8 

39.1 

88.2 

92.0 

3.0 

1.3 

1.2 

2.4

20. S

Sept.

4 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2

1 

1

2

3 

2 

2 

2

,2

1 

4 

7 

5

2

2 

2 

2 

5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

280 

373 

139

12,320

210 

264 

2,400 

5,250 

5,660 

177 

77 

71 

145

15,040
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Logan River above State Dam, near Logan, Utah

29

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°44'40'1 , long. 111°47'00", In 

NEt 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 1941. June 1896 to December 1912 at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream; flow at present site plus that of tallrace equivalent to 

flow at former site.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1913-41), 112 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 402 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 2.75 feet); 

minimum dally, 8 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 2, 4.

1913-41: 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 dally, 

6 second-feet Nov. 7, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Water diverted from river and springs above station for power, Irrigation, and 

municipal supply. Flow regulated by power plants above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and five discharge measurements furnished by 

Utah Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

second-feet)

O.e 4 3.4 75 2.2 254 

.9 10.5 1.6 114 2.5 333 

1.0 19 1.8 157 2.7 388 

1.2 43 2.0 204 2.8 416

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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

13 

12

11

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

10

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

10 

9 

9 

9 

9 

3

Nov.

S 

S 

9 

8 

9

9 

9 

10 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Dec.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

10 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Jan.

9 

9 

9 

9 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Feb.

9 

10 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9

10 

10

1011 11 

11 11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11

1011

10 

10

10 

10 

10

Month

Oet 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jai 

Pel 

Hfti 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

AUJ 

Sej

V

alendar year 194 o ......................

y............. .........................

rater year 1940-4

Mar.

1011

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

16

13 

12 

11 

11 

10

10

10 

10 

13

12 

15 

16 

17 

17 

18

Apr.

18 

21 

21 

20 

17

16 

16 

15 

16 

16

15 

15 

19 

16 

SO

104 

106 

102 

96 

90

88 

S8 

94 

76 

24

38 

54 

29 

18 

26

Secondfoot-days

298 

271 

2SO

9,674

280 

279 

367 

1,356 

2.54S 

956 

533 

446 

362

7,976

May

26 

56 

79 

94 

77

63 

46 

24 

35

81

100 

88 

116 

124 

d80

d60 

d80 

dlOO 

94 

52

34 

58 

113 

98 

83

114 

153 

d!40 

dlOO 

94 

86

Maximum

13 

10 

10

310

10 

11 

18 

106 

153 

75 

27 

42 

15

153

June

75 

58 

56 

52 

58

56

61 

61 

54 

44

33 

27 

30 

28 

20

20

19 

19 

18 

18

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

15 

15 

15 

15

July

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

22 

27

23 

23 

23 

24 

23

23 

22 

20 

21 

16 

14

Aug.

15 

14 

12 

12 

12

13

13 

15 

16 

15

16 

42 

26

13 

13

13 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

11 

12

13 

11 

12 

12 

12 

12

Minimum Mean

8 9.6 

8 9.0 

9 9.0

8 26.4

9 9.0 

9 10.0 

10 11.8 

15 45.2 

24 82.2 

14 31.9 

14 17.2 

11 14.4 

10 12.1

8 21.9

Sept.

12 

12

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

15 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

d!2 

d!2 

12

10 

11 

11 

11 

11

Run-off in 

acre-feet

591 

538 

555

19,180

556 

553 

728 

2,690 

5,050 

1,900 

1,060 

885 

718

15,820

d Intake to stilling well clogged; discharge comnuted on basis of records for Weber River near 

Oakley and other nearby streams.

Note.- Discharge computed from mean of twice-daily gage readings Nov. 8 to Jan. 26 and Sept. 30

472565 O - 42 - 3
30 BEAR RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 41°44'40", long. 111°47'00", in 

NEt sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. 1 E., 100 feet downstream from powerhouse of Utali Power & 

Light Co. and 2i miles east of Logan.

Records available.- May 1913 to September 1941. 

Average discharge.- 28 years, 103 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 186 second-feet May 31 and June 1 (gage 

neignt, 2.64 feet); no flow Apr. 17-23.

1914-41: Maximum daily discharge, 194 second-feet Apr. 15, 1926; no flow for periods 

during several years.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by power plant above gage. Power canal diverts 

 water from right bank of Logan River, in SEiSWi sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 E. Water returned to river 125 feet below gaging station on Logan River above State Dam.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and eight discharge measurements furnished by 

LTEaFTower & Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

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.

81 

81 

88 

81 

90

90 

89 

88

S4 

84

S4 

86 

83 

83 

84

S3 

79

74 

74 

77

76

78 

SI 

SI 

7S

80 

84 

S4 

84 

82 

SI

Nov.

r 80 

79 

SI 

80 

80

78 

78 

78 

79 

79

77 

74 

69 

68 

75

76 

77 

79 

77 

75

75 

72 

66 

63 

74

76 

70 

64

75 

75

Dec.

71 

69 

69 

69 

68

69 

69 

68 

69 

68

62 

59 

53 

52 

48

50 

63 

66 

67 

67

65 

60 

62 

66 

67

66 

64 

66 

66 

66 

66

Jan.

61 

57 

52 

61 

59

70 

68 

66 

63 

61

61 

61 

62 

62 

63

64 

64

61 

61 

61

61 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

58 

55 

59 

61

Feb.

60 

59 

56 

57 

69

60 

59 

61 

62 

60

63 

75 

72 

68 

65

63 

63 

63 

64 

62

63 

66 

67 

68 

68

66 

65 

66

Month

Oct 

Men 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai

Apj 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

AUJ 

Sei

f

alendar year 194 0......................

fater year 1940-4

liar.

66 

68 

68 

69 

67

66 

67 

66 

66 

67

66 

65 

64 

65 

55

62 

62 

63 

69

75

75 

78 

79 

79 

80

75 

75 

79 

82 

84 

83

Apr.

84 

86 

64 

86 

89

88 

91 

90 

88 

89

90 

90 

92 

94 

27

2

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

22 

95

95 

96

119 

156 

169

Secondfoot-daya

2,562 

2,249 

1,990

37,506

1.894 

1,780 

2,183 

2,022 

5,613 

5,236 

3,470 

2.560 

2,161

33,720

May

173 

176 

177 

182 

183

183 

183 

183 

183 

182

182 

182 

165 

176 

182

182 

182 

183 

183 

183

183 

183 

172 

183 

183

183 

183

184 

184 

184 

186

Maximum

91 

81 

71

183

70 

75 

84 

169 

186 

186 

146 

90 

83

186

June

186 

184 

184 

184 

184

184 

184 

184 

183 

183

183 

183 

183 

183 

182

177 

177 

176 

176 

172

169

170 

170 

166 

159

155 

152 

155 

156 

152

July

146 

143 

139 

130 

127

127 

126 

120 

120 

119

120 

120 

120 

120 

119

116 

110 

101 

96 

96

96 

96 

95 

96 

96

96 

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

Minimum

74 

63 

48

48

51 

56 

55 

0 

165 

152 

95 

72 

64

0

Aug.

90 

89 

90 

90 

87

86 

83 

S3 

86 

87

87 

89 

88 

84 

82

81 

81 

80 

82 

81

81 

81 

81

77 

78

78 

79 

78 

74 

75 

72

Mean

82.6 

75.0 

64.2

102

61.1 

63.6

70.4 

67.4 

181 

175 

112 

82.6 

72.0

92.4

Sept.

74 

71 

72 

74 

76

72 

72 

72 

72 

67

66 

68 

68 

68 

68

64 

66 

68 

66 

65

67 

65 

76 

82 

82

83 

83 

81 

76 

79

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,080 

4,460 

3,950

74,380

3,760 

3,530 

4,330 

4,010 

11,130 

10,390 

6,880 

5,080 

4,290

66,890
BEAR RIVER BASIN 31

Logan, Hyae Park & Smithfleld Canal near Logan, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete rating flume, lat. 41°44'45", long. 111°47' 

05", in SEi sec. 25, T. 12 N., R. IE., li miles downstream from head of canal and 2$ 

miles east of Logan.

Records available.- June 1904 to December 1907, January 1909 to September 1941. 

Average discharge.- 18 years (1923-41), 29.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 124 second-feet May 24; no flow at times. 

 ISne, 1924-41: Maximum dally discharge, 136 second-feet May 30, 31, 1930; no flow 

during periods of practically every year.

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

rair. No diversions above gage. Flow regulated by head gates at diversion works. 

Canal diverts water from Logan Biver In NEiNEi sec. 31, T. 12 N., R. 2 E., for Irrigation and domestic supply In territory north of Logan.

Cooperation.- Six discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

12 

10 

7 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

7 

9 

9

9

7 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Nov.

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

Dec.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

5 

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Jan.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Feb.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Hai

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju] 

Aus 

Set

HIrater year 1940-4

Mar.

5

' 5

> 

0

5

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

6 

12

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

1: Secondfoot -days

193 

150 

159

S.486

140 

136 

120 

1S8 

2,457 

1,743 

940 

701 

436

7,365

May

}'

28 

52 

6S

75 

S2 

95 

108 

111

109 

114 

123 

119 

113

110 

113 

119 

124 

120

116 

79 

68 

90 

91 

90

Maximum

13 

5 

6

131

5 

6

124 

92 

37 

2S 

20

124

June

92 

91 

90 

91 

88

S3 

71 

65 

5S 

53

52 

54 

56 

60 

65

6S 

64 

59 

52

47

46 

44 

41 

3S 

37

37 

37 

35 

34 

35

July

36 

36 

36 

36

37

37 

35 

35 

35 

32

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

29 

28 

29 

29

28 

27 

25 

24 

26

27 

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

Minimum

5 

5 

5

0

4 

4 

0 

0

34 

24 

0 

3

0

Aug.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

27 

27 

26 

27 

28

24 

0 

12 

25 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

23 

22 

20 

20

Mean

6.2

5.0 

5.1

23.2

4.5 

4.9 

3.9 

6.3 

79.3 

58.1 

30.3 

22.6 

14.6

20.2

Sept.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

5 

3 

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3S3 

29S 

315

16 , 830

278 

270 

236 

373 

4,870 

3,460 

1,860 

1,390 

669

14,600

Hote.- Ho gage-height record HOT. 27 to Dec. 3, Jan. S-2S, Mar. 2 to May S; discharge interpolated 

>r computed on baala of records for Utah Power & Light Co.'a tailrace and Logan River near Logan.
32 BEAR FIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37'20", long. 111°44'25", In NEi sec. 8, T. 10 

N., R." 2 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from diversion dam, 3i miles upstream 

from power plant of Utah Power & Light Co., and 6 miles east of Hyrura.

Drainage area.- 260 square miles.

Records available.- July 1900 to December 1902, November 1913 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1914-41), 122 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 106 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 1.68 feet); 

minimum dally, 40 second-feet Dec. 15.

1913-41: 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 

dally, 29 second-feet Jan. 3, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Several snail diversions above station for Irrigation. Low flow 

may be affected by power plant above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph and six discharge measurements furnished by Utah 

Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In second-feet)

1.0 

1.2

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

2.0

123

154

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

46 

46 

50 

52 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

49 

49 

49 

48 

49

49 

49 

48 

48 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

SO 

52 

51 

51 

53 

52

Nov.

49 

49 

49 

49 

48

48 

49 

48 

48 

48

49 

49 

45 

45 

46

48 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

48

48 

49 

49 

49 

49

Dec.

49 

49 

49 

49 

46

48 

48

47 

47 

47

45 

45 

42 

a41 

a40

a42 

a46 

49 

49 

49

49 

48 

49 

50 

49

48 

49 

49 

50 

49 

49

Jan.

47 

45 

43 

43 

49

49 

48 

48 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

46 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

46

46 

45 

47 

48 

47 

46

Feb.

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

46 

48 

47 

47 

48

49 

61 

54 

51 

49

48 

47 

47 

47 

47

49 

51 

S3 

57 

56

S3 

49 

54

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Max 

Apr 

Maj 

Jui 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

11

alendar year 194

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

56 

59 

56 

54 

52

52 

52 

51 

51 

49

49 

47 

49 

48 

48

47 

49 

49 

51 

49

51 

52 

52 

52 

51

50 

51 

51 

52 

56 

56

Apr.

56 

56 

56 

55 

63

65 

65 

60 

59 

62

61 

60 

62 

62 

61

63 

64 

63 

62 

59

62 

61 

61 

65 

71

77 

81 

81 

86 

87

Secondfoot-days

1,523 

1,451 

1,468

21,947

1,433 

1,383 

1,592 

1,946 

2,585 

1,729 

1,498 

1,424 

1,308

19,340

May

87 

92 

96 

99 

99

96 

92 

88 

87 

86

92 

94 

98 

96 

92

90 

86 

82 

80 

80

76 

70 

69 

68 

71

72 

72 

72 

72 

68 

63

UaTlrninn

53

49 

SO

106

49 

61 

59 

87 

99 

64 

53 

48 

45

99

June

64 

63 

61 

62 

63

62 

64 

64 

64 

63

60 

59 

58 

57 

57

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

55 

54 

S3 

S3 

52

52 

52 

52 

53 

52

July

53 

53 

SO 

49 

49

4S 

48 

48 

47 

47

47 

48 

48 

48 

48

 47 

47 

46 

48 

51

48 

47 

47 

47 

49

51 

SO 

49 

47 

46 

47

Minimum

48 

45 

40

40

43 

45

47 

55 

63 

52 

46 

44 

41

40

Aug.

47 

46 

46 

46 

46

45 

45 

46 

47 

47

47 

48 

48 

48 

47

47 

46 

47 

47 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

44 

44

Mean

49.1

48.4 

47.4

60.0

46.2 

49.4 

51.4 

64.9 

83.4 

57.6 

48.3 

45.9 

43.6

53.0

Sept.

44 

44 

45 

45 

45

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

42 

42 

45 

44

42 

41 

42 

45 

42

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,020 

2,880 

2,910

45,550

2,840 

2,740 

3,160 

3,860 

5,150 

3,450 

2,970 

2,820 

2,590

58,550

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Spanish Fork at Oaatllla and 

weather records.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 33

West Side Canal near Colllnston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°50', long. 112°04', In SWi sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 

2 W., 4,200 feet downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Colllnston.

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1941. 

Average discharge.- 29 years, 224 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum dally discharge during year, 709 second-feet June 20; no 

now nar. 7 to Apr. 30.

1912-41: Maximum dally discharge, that of June 20, 1941; no flow during periods of 

each year except 1914.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period when recorder was not operating, which are 

 fair.' Canal diverts from west side of Bear River in NWiSWi 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 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

79 

74 

42 

61 

SO

80 

SO 

75 

94 

S6

103 

104 

126 

127 

128

129 

129 

129 

128 

162

190 

1S2 

168 

164 

149

99 

75 

75 

75 

74 

74

Nov.

74 

74 

74 

76 

74

72 

72 

72 

72 

71

72 

72 

71 

70 

69

64 

63 

62 

60 

60

59 

56 

46 

48 

48

48 

49 

49 

50 

50

Dec.

51 

51 

52 

52 

52

52 

35

' 20

Jan.

18

Feb.

17 

15

Month

Dot 

Non 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

flFater year 1940-41

Mar.

7

J

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

Secondfoot -days

3,341 

1,899 

1,092

84,709

558 

398 

77 

0 

11,129 

15,426 

17,342 

15,613 

13,077

30,152

May

62 

126 

144 

S4 

83

63 

32 

SI 

112 

160

256 

308 

307 

263 

377

408 

448 

522 

535 

562

577 

623 

684 

694 

690

613 

502 

403 

403 

455 

457

Maximum

190 

76

700

0 

694 

709 

661 

575 

571

709

June

459 

511 

562 

552 

495

537 

468 

136 

195 

195

195 

247 

315 

345 

365-

504 

588 

611 

655

709

694 

641 

657 

659 

682

673 

677 

682 

680 

667

July

661 

657 

613 

571 

617

629 

629 

629 

629 

633

631 

631 

629 

629 

619

617 

617 

617 

501 

539

406 

455 

511 

467 

440

459 

413 

428 

517 

476 

472

Minimum

42 

48

0

0 

0 

62 

186 

406 

455 

297

0

Aug.

483 

517 

535 

565 

571

575 

575 

567 

544 

526

455 

488 

495 

495 

490

488 

483 

464 

488 

501

476 

476 

477 

477 

477

477 

493 

519 

520 

560 

556

Mean

108 

63.3 

35.2

231

18 

14.2 

2.5 

0 

359 

514 

559 

510 

436

220

Sept.

554 

552 

529 

490 

483

469 

464 

465 

465 

465

465 

465 

465 

467 

465

465 

465 

465 

459 

442

433 

571 

346 

317 

297

298 

314 

327 

315 

300

Run-off In 

acre-feet

6,630 

3,770 

2,170

168,000

1,110 

789 

153 

0 

22,070 

30,600 

34,400 

31,360 

25,940

159,000

Hote.- No gage-height record Nov. 25 to Mar. 11; discharge computed on basis of one discharge 

measurement, one dally gage reading, and power plant operator's notes on changes at head gates.
34 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Haramond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50', long. 112°03', in SEi sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 

si w., 3,600 feet downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1917-41), 51.2 second-feet.

Extremes (regulatedj.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 161 second-feet June 26; no flow 

NOV. 20 ,to Apr. 30.

1912-41: Maximum dally discharge, 182 second-feet June 28, July 1, 1932, June 27, 28, 

1933; no flow for periods during each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts from east side of Bear River in NWiSWi 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 three discharge measurements furnished by 

Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

10 

6 

a6 

6

4 

11 

13 

13 

14

13 

14 

21 

32 

25

23 

23 

23 

38 

53

54 

53 

50 

50 

43

21 

11 

9 

9 

9 

10

Nov.

9 

9 

9 

9 

8

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

2 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan.

Month

Got 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mai 

Api

Jur 

Jvd 

Aug 

Sej

fl

Feb.

uary

ater year 1940-'

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot -days

667 

129 

0

18,086

0 

0 

0 

0 

2,549 

3,275 

4,302 

3,872 

2,879

17,573

May

49 

62 

42 

39 

3S

28 

27 

37 

30 

37

73 

97 

96 

S3 

S3

101 

116 

134 

108 

127

141 

146 

152 

152 

146

120 

84 

58 

56 

56 

59

Maximum

54 

9 

0

165

0 

0 

0 

0 

153 

161 

167 

148 

125

161

June

59 

95 

120 

117 

104

125 

60 

13 

S 

3

S 

6 

57 

88 

95

115 

141 

153 

159 

160

157 

150 

159 

160 

160

161 

160 

159 

160 

157

July

156 

157 

149 

144 

140

136 

140 

150 

150 

146

146 

14S 

146 

147 

146

146 

146 

146 

123 

103

101 

103 

116 

130 

132

135 

120 

123 

140 

131 

126

Minimum

4 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

27 

2 

101 

104 

56

0

Aug.

130 

140 

144 

148 

146

145 

144 

143 

139 

140

187 

134 

135 

135 

125

120 

115 

104 

106 

106

106 

106 

105 

105 

105

111 

128 

133 

135 lie

113

Mean

21.5 

4.3 

0

49.4

0 

0 

0 

0 

62.2 

109 

136 

125 

96.0

46.1

Sept.

126 

124 

119 

109 

103

99 

99 

102 

101 

101

102 

111 

110 

110 

109

106 

110 

117 

116 

106

102 

91 

66 

60 

56

56 

64 

69 

67 

62

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,330 

256 

0

35,680

0 

0 

0 

0 

5,060 

6,500 

6,330 

7,680 

5,710

34,660

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 35

Malad River below springs near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13', long. 112°22', In sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 35 

E., half a mile downstream from springs which form river, 1 3/8 miles upstream from 

Samaria Dam, 8i miles upstream from Little Malad River, and 5f miles northwest of 

Malad.

Records available.- November 1940 to September 1941. 

at site It miles downstream.

November 1931 to September 1932

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 19 second-feet Aug. IS (gage height, 1.84 

reet); minimum discharge observed, 5.8 second-feet Nov. 24 (gage height, 0.95 foot). 

1931-32, 1940-41: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1941; minimum, 4.4 secondfeet Nov. 3,-1931 (discharge measurement).

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

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

5.8 

5.S

5.S 

5.S 

5.8 

5.9 

5.9

Dec.

5.9 

5.9 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

6.3 

6.4

6.4 

6.5 

6,6 

6.8 

6,9

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.1 

7.2 

7.2

Jan.

7.2 

7.3 

7.4 

7.4 

7.5

7.6 

7.7 

7.8 

7.6 

7.9

e.o

6.0

e.o

6.0

e.o

e.o 

e.o 

e.o 

e.o 

s.o

e.o

S.I e.i

S.2 e.2

S.2 

8.2 

8.4 

S.4 

8.4 

8.4

Feb.

8.4 

6.4 e.4 e.4 

e.a

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

6.7

e.e

9.0 

8.9

e.e

8.9 

8.9

8.9 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.2 

9.2 

9.3 

9.3 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.3

Month

dot 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mai 

Api 

Ma: 

Jui 

Ju] 

AUJ 

Se;

rember Z 4 31

alendar year

rhe peri

Mar.

9.7 

9.5 

9.4 

9,5 

9.5

9.5 

9.7 

9.8 

9.7 

9.8

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Apr. '

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Secondfoot-daya

40.8 

19S.6

-

246.2 

248.8 

327.1 

394 

409 

321.2 

2S6.6 

255.2 

£42.4

-

May

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Maximum

5.9 

7.2

-

S.4 

9.3 

12 

14 

14 

12 

11 

9.5 

8 »2

-

June

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.8

9.8 

9.7 

9.5 

9.4 

10

July

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.9 

9.8 

9.7 

9.5 

9.4

9.4 

9.3 

9.2 

9,2 

9.2

9.2 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.9

8.9 

6.9 

8.9 

S.S

S.8

8.7 

S.7 

S.6 

S.6 

S.6 

S.4

Minimum

5.8 

5.9

-

7.2 

6.4 

9.4 

12

12 

9.4 

S.4 

7.9 

7.9

-

Aug.

8.4 

8.4 

8.3 

8.3 

8.3

8.3 

8.3 

8.7 

8.3 

8.2

8.2 

9.5 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.6

s.e e.i 

e.o

s.o 

e.2

8.0

s.o

8.0 

8.0

e.o 

s.o 

s.o

7.9 

8.0

Mean

5.83 

6.41

-

7.94 

8.89 

10.6 

13.1 

13.2 

 10.7 

9.25 

8.23 

8.06

-

Sept.

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.9

e.o

e.o 

e.o 

e.o 

e.o 

e.o

e.o e.i e.2

8.2 e.2 

e.i

8.1 

8.2 

8.1 

8.1

e.o

8.1 

S.I 

8.2

e.i

8.2 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.2

Run-off In 

acre-feet

61 

394

-

488 

493 

649 

781 

811 

637 

568 

506 

481

5,890

Note.- No recorder record Nov. 24 to Jan. .27; discharge Interpolated on baaia of several ataffgage readings.
36 BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Malad River near Samaria, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°08', long. 112°20', in sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 35 

£., at Lewis Walrtron Ranch, a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on Malad-Samarla 

highway, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Gwenford Mill ditch, and li miles 

north of Samaria.

Records available.- December 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 64 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 2.19 

reet), from rating curve extended above 15 second-feet; minimum, 0.2 second-foot 

May 10, July 13; minimum gage height, 0.36 foot May 10.

Remarks.- Records fair except those prior to Jan. 29, which are poor. Flow regulated 

oy samaria Reservoir and waste from Malad River bypass channel and Warm Springs 

Canal. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

.9 

.6 

.4 

.2

.1 

.6 

8.2 

8.9 

9.6

9.6 

9.6 

9.4 

9.3 

9.0 

8.7

Jan.

8.4 

8.2 

8.3 

8.4 8.4-

8.4 

7.6 

6.9 

6.5 

6.1

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.2 

6.4

6.6 

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.6 

8.2 

8.3 

8.4 

8.5

8.6 

8.6 

8.7 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

Feb.

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.7

8.7 

11 

7.7 

7.4 

6.6

7.1 

6.9

7.4 

8.2

9.3 

10 

13 

14 

13

10 

9.6 

9.3

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Se F

1

ember 1C 

alendar

-31 ....-------.---- ----------

year

"he perlod

Mar.

12 

18 

12 

8.7 

8.2

7.7 

7.4 

7.4 

7.1 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9

7.7 

7.9

7.4 

7.7 

8.7 

8.2 

7.9

7.9 

7.1 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.9

Apr.

6.6 

8.2 

6.9 

11 

10

9.9 

9.9 

9.3 

5.9

5.9 

5.7 

6.6 

6.1 

6.1

6.6 

5.9

5.9 

5.7

5.4 

5.4

5.7 

7.1 

7.4

7.7 

7.7 

7.1 

6.6 

6.4

Secondfoot-days

135.0

-

233.3 

242.4 

244.2 

210.5 

73.4 

63.9 

71.9 

109.6 

64.0

-

May

6.1 

5.7 

5.9 

6.4 

5.9

6.6 

6.1 

5.9

4.1

.6 

.8 

.8 

1.2 

.9

.9 

.9

1.2

1.7

.9 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.5

2.0 

2.2 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.5

Maximum

9.6

-

8.7 

14 

18 

11 

6.6 

3.7 

5.0 

9.1 

4.8

-

June

0.4 

.6 

.8 

1.4 

1.6

1.7 

2.5 

2.1 

3.4

2.1 

1.0 

1.6 

2.4 

2.5

2.1 

1.5

2.5 

2.4

2.5 

3.4 

2.5 

2.0 

2.4

2.9 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0 

3.0

July

1.7 

,6 

.9 

2.4 

3.2

3.9 

3.9 

.9 

.8

1.1 

2.0 

2.5 

.4 

.4

.4

.8

3.2 

3.0

3.2 

2.9 

3.0 

3.7 

4.1

5.0 

3.0 

2.7 

3.2 

3.0 

3.2

Minimum

7.1

-

6.1 

6.6 

5.4 . 

5.4 

.3 

.4 

.4 

2.2 

.5

-

Aug.

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

3.2 

2.5

2.4 

2.5 

2.7 

3.6

3.2 

6.6 

3.7 

3.4 

2.4

2.2 

9.1 

3.6 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.9 

3.9

Mean

8.44

-

7.53 

e.66 

7.88 

7.02 

2.37 

2.13 

2.32 

3.54 

2.13

-

Sept.

4.1 

4.3 

4.8 

4.S 

3.4

3.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.7

1.4 

.8 

.5 

.6 

.S

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.1

1.2 

1.6 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

Run-off In 

acre-feet

268

-

463 

481 

484 

41S 

146 

127 

143 

217 

127

2,870

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Dee. 16 to Jan. 28; discharge Interpolated on basis of several staffgage readings.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 37

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°02', long. 112°14', In sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 36 E., at 

onage on county road at Woodruff, 2i miles north of Idaho-Utah State line.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 360 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage height, 

6.70 reet), from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet; minimum observed, 16 

second-feet July 18-24; minimum gage height observed, 2.01 foot July 3.

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 360 second-feet Mar. 20, 21, 1939, Mar. 2; 

1941 (gage height, 6.70 feet), from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet; minimum observed, 15 second-feet July 15, 16, 1940; minimum gage height observed, 1.98 

feet May 20, 1939, July 16, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once dally. Flow regulated by several small reservoirs above station. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

26 

29

30

31

Oct.

20 

20 

20 

20 

24

26 

26 

29 

29 

29

30 

30 

30 

30 

31

31 

31 

30 

29 

29

30 

30 

30 

31 

31

32 

34 

43 

41 

39 

3S

Nov.

3S 

38 

48 

53 

53

56 

48 

46 

48 

48

48 

42 

42 

43 

42

42 

46 

48 

50 

50

50 

53 

53 

53 

53

48 

46 

46 

48 

48

Dec.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

4S 

48 

46 

46

48 

48 

40 

46 

46

48 

48 

53 

53 

56

59 

71 

71 

65 

74 

65

Jan.

59 

53 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

46 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

50 

50 

50 

53

59 

62 

59 

53 

53 

53

Feb.

53 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

53 

53

74 

139 

153 

175 

167

167 

139 

132 

146 

139

175 

191 

215 

279 

296

287 

263 

255

Month

Ocl 

»o\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Ha, 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Set

1

alendar year 194 0 ......................

rater year 1940-

Mar.

255 

360 

305 

279 

239

223 

199 

175 

139 

US

100 

94 

S3 

SO 

SO

80 

77 

77 

77 

77

77 

77 

86 

104 

100

90 

77 

71 

74 

71 

71

Apr.

65 

71 

SO 

SO 

S3

97 

86 

86 

97 

104

US 

111 

118 

125 

146

199 

199 

199 

153 

139

125 

111 

S3 

71 

68

68 

83 

71 

71 

71

Seeondfoot-days

923 

1,427 

1,629

17,379

1,564 

3,887 

4,015 

3,178 

1,484 

824 

556 

1,092 

675

21,254

May

77 

77 

74 

71 

65

59 

59 

56 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59 

62

59 

59 

59 

31 

29

28 

28 

25 

25 

25

24 

28 

28 

28 

27 

27

Maximum

43 

56 

74

199

62 

296 

360 

199 

77 

32 

24 

56 

25

360

June

28 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

29 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

31

30 

26 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

July

24 

22 

19 

19 

19

19 

IS 

IS 

IS 

18

IS 

IS 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16. 

16 

19

19 

19 

19 

18 

IS 

17

Minimum

20 

38 

40

15

46 

48 

71 

65 

24 

24 

16 

17 

21

16

Aug.

17 

17 

20 

20 

21

21 

22 

23 

23 

22

41 

56 

56 

56 

53

53 

53 

48 

46 

46

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

28 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Mean

29.8 

47.6 

52.5

47.5

50.5 

139 

130 

106 

47-9 

27.5 

17.9 

35.2 

22.5

58. 2

Sept.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

24

24 

24

24 

25 

25 

25 

25

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,830 

2,830 

3,230

34,470

3,100 

7,710 

7,960 

6,300 

2,940 

1,630 

1,100 

2,170 

 1,340

42,140
38 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Warm Springs Canal near Samaria, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°09', long. 112°21', in sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 

35 E., at Elmer Price Ranch, 50 feet downstream from Malad River bypass channel 

crossing, a quarter of a mile south of Malad-Pleasantview highway, 0.6 mile southwest of Pleasantview School, and 2i miles northwest of Samaria.

Records available.- December 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 19 second-feet Aug. 17; maximum gage height, 

1.29 reet May 1; minimum discharge, 2.8 second-feet Apr. 7; minimum gage height, 

0.32 foot Mar. 7.

Remarks.- Records fair. Warm Springs Canal diverts water from springs in NEi sec. 3, T. 

15 S., R. 35 E., for irrigation in east half of T. 15 S., R. 35 E., above and below 

Satnaria. Diversion may be made to or from Malad River bypass channel, which crosses 

canal above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

8 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT. Dec.

9.0 

9.4 

9.7 

10 

10

10 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

Jan.

12 

12 

11 

9.6 

8.1

7.9 

7.7 

7.4 

7.1 

7.1

7.1 

7.0 

6.9 

7.0 

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

7.0 

6.9 

7.1

7.3 

7.4 

7.6 

7.8 

8.0

8.1 

8.2 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

Feb.

8.1 

8.0 

8.0 

8.1 

8.2

8.1 

8.2 

8.3 

8.6 

8.6

8.9 

9.4 

9.9 

9.9 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.4 

9.0 

8.7

8.6 

8.2 

6.5

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jur 

Ju: 

Aus 

Set

T

ember 16 

alendar

-31. .....---..--.-.-.--.---.---

year

11.....................................

lie perlc

Mar.

6.8 

7.4 

7.8 

7.2 

6.6

5.7 

5.6 

5.7 

5.6 

6.7

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.7 

5.4

5.6 

5.9 

5.6 

5.3 

5.1

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

4.7 

4.6

4.7 

5.6 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9 

7.2

Apr.

7.4 

6.8 

9.9 

4.2 

3.3

3.1 

2.9 

3.6 

5.7 

6.5

6.5 

6.8 

6.7 

6.5 

6.5

6.7 

6.7 

6.8 

6.9 

7.8

8.9 

9.0 

8.7 

7.8 

8.0

8.2 

8.6 

S.7 

9.3 

9.0

Secondfoot-days

173.1

.

247.0 

256.7 

182.0 

207.4 

348.3 

280.6 

272.8 

2S3.3 

336.9

-

May

13 

11 

8.7 

8.2 

7.7

8.0 

8.7 

10 

11 

12

13 

14 

15 

15 

a!3

11 

12 

12 

14 

14

14 

12 

10 

10 

11

10 

9.7 

9.7 

9.6 

11 

10

Maximum

12

-

12 

11 

7.8 

9.9 

15 

13 

12 

14 

14

-

June

11 

12 

13 

13 

12

11 

9.4 

8.5 

8.2 

7.6

7.4 

7.1 

7.3 

8.3 

10

10 

9.4 

8.0 

8.3 

10

10 

9.7 

8.5 

S.5 

7.6

7.6 

8.3 

3.9 

10 

10

July

12 

9.9 

9.2 

8.5 

8.5

8.0 

7.7 

7.4 

8.0 

7.8

8.1 

8.2 

9.0 

8.7 

8.6

8.5 

8.1 

S.O 

9.2 

10

10 

9.9 

10 

9.0 

8.9

8.0 

8.5 

S.5 

8.3 

9.7 

8.6

Minimum

9.0

-

6.9 

6.5 

4.6 

2.9 

7.7 

7.1 

7.4 

6.9 

7.6

-

Aug.

8.6 

8.6 

8.7 

8.7 

8.5

8.2 

7.1 

7.2 

7.8 

9.2

9.7 

10 

10 

10 

8.5

8.7 

13 

14 

13 

12

12 

10 

8.6 

8.6 

8.2

8.1 

7.7 

7.1 

6.9 

7.2 

7.4

Mean

10.8

-

7.97 

9.17 

5.87 

6.91 

11.2 

9.35 

8.80 

9.14 

11.2

-

Sept.

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

8.1 

8.2

8.5 

8.9 

9.4 

10 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

14 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

11 

12 

14 

13 

13

Run-off In 

acre -feet

343

-

490 

509 

361 

411 

691 

557 

541 

562 

668

5,130

Note.- Discharge Interpolated between frequent staff-gage readings Dec. 16 to Jan. 27.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 39

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20', long. 112°26', on line between sections 

85 and 36? T. 12S., R. 34 E!, three quarters of a mile upstream from county bridge, 

2 miles downstream from Wright Creek, 24 miles dovmstream from springs, 24 miles upstream from Elkhorn Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Malad.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1932, November 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 118 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 2.17

 feet): minimum daily, 11 second-feet Dec. 13, 15, 16.

1931-32, 1940-41: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 17, 1941: minimum dally, 11 

second-feet Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, 1931, Mar. 13, 1932, Dec. 13, 15, 16, 1940.

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

 Small diversions from upstream tributaries for Irrigation.

Rating table, NOT. S to Sept. 30 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 11 to Sept. 30)

0.4 9.8 1.0 38 

.6 17.9 1.2 49.5 

.S 27.6

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17ie

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT.

h!4 

> a!2

h!2 

V a!3

Dec.

a!3 

al3 

al3 

a!3 

14

13

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

11 

12 

11

11 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

13 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

Jan.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

14 

14

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14

> a!4

14 

14 

14

Feb.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12

13 

13

14 

16 

15 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

13 

14 

14 

17 

18

15 

14 

15

Month

Dot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Juz 

Ju] 

Auj 

Sej

ember 8

alendar year

y..... .................................

The peri

Mar.

26 

45 

26 

23 

21

23 

21 

24 

20 

17

16 

15 

16 

16 

17

24 

44 

40 

33 

37

27 

26 

25 

20 

18

IS 

21 

27 

33 

4S 

42

Apr.

36 

33 

27 

22 

23

20 

20 

19 

19 

21

21 

21 

24 

24 

23

gg

21 

20 

19 

19

IS 

IS 

17 

17 

16

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

May

17 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

IS 

IS 

ISie

IS

ie

19 

19 

19

IS 

18 

17 

18 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

18

19 

19 

18 

17 

17 

16

foot-Says """-'

284

392 14

-

421 

383 18 

809 48 

625 36 

552 19 

450 19 

446 16 

436 24 

414 14

-

June

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

19 

17 

16 

16

15 

14 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

July

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

Aug.

13' 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

16 

24 

13

17 

22 

14 

13 

13

13 

14 

21 

13 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

14 

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

Minimum Mean

12.3 

11 12.6

-

13.15

12 18.7 

15 26.1 

16 20.8 

16 17.8 

13 15.0 

14 14.4 

12 14.1 

13 13. S

-

Sept.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

Run-off In 

acre-feet

563 

77S

-

635 

760 

1,600 

1,240 

1,090 

693 

885 

865 

S21

10,330

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records ana records for nearby 

stations.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
40 BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°18', long. 112°25', In sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 35 E., 50 

feet upstream from left end of partly constructed dam on Little Malad River, 4& miles 

downstream from Wrlght Creek, and lit miles northwest of Malaci.

Records avallabls.- December 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during period, 11.00 feet Apr. 2; minimum observed. 

-1.54 feet May 10.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by partly constructed multiple-arch concrete dam. Capacity, 

7,620 acre-feet between gage-heights -3.6 feet (outlet sill) and 50 feet. Regulation 

has been limited to a very small range due to large losses by leakage.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

D«y

i

z

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

88

29

SO

51

Oct. HOT. Dec.

_

_

_

_

6.64

_

6.80

6.89

6.94

7.04

7.05

6.88

6.74

6.50

-

_

6.18

 .10

6.06

5.96

5.95

5.96

6.01

6.14

6.16

6.O7

6.07

6.05

6.01

6.04

6.02

Jan.

5.84

5.60

5.40

5.45

5.51

5.54

5.58

5.60

5.60

5.58

5.58

5.59

5.58

5.62

5.65

5.64

5.58

5.54

5.54

5.54

5.54

5.58

5.58

5.60

5.60

5.62

5.60

5.54

5.57

5.61

5.62

Feb.

5.57

5.58

5.59

5.60

5.62

5.64

5.69

5.71

5.71

5.80

5.89

6.10

6.32

6.34

6.31

6.27

6.22

6.20

6.19

6.18

6.22

6.31

6.52

6.68

7.31

7.56

7.47

7.40

_

-

-

Mar.

7.34

8.59

9.03

9.10

9.02

9.06

9.04

8.99

9.11

8.98

8.85

8.65

8.45

8.27

8.08

8.05

8.39

9.45

10.08

10.35

10.53

10.57

10.62

10.60

10.38

10.17

10.05

9.86

9.91

10.29

10.77

Apr.

10.93

11.00

10.88

10.59

10.31

10.03

9.68

9.33

8.93

8.f4

8.16

7.77

7.46

7.35

7.17

7.05

6.91

6.60

6.38

6.31

6.06

5.88

5.69

5.16

4.42

3.50

5.06

4.82

4.44

4.06

-

M«y

3.90

_

+ .90

-.96

-1.08

-1.26

-1.24

-1.14

-1.23

-1.54

-1.32

-.90

-.32

+.14

.72

.12

+.04

-.10

+.32

.10

+ .06

-.30

-.34

-.22

-1.18

-.70

-.46

+ .04

-.48

-.52

-.36

June

-0.36

-0.38

-.42

-.72

-.64

-.68

-.42

-.26

+ .08

.00

-.36

-.44

-.42

-.44

-.24

-.32

-.28

-.36

-.34

-.28

-.20

-.34

-.34

-.30

-.32

-.22

-.20

-.18

+ .44

+.19

-

July

-0.80

-1.18

-1.18

-1.12

-1.18

-1.22

-1.20

-1.20

-1.18

-1.18

-1.16

-1.16

-1.14

-1.16

-1.16

-1.10

-1.12

-1.12

-1.06

-.02

+.02

-.06

-.08

-.36

-.24

-.24

-.46"

-.60

-.56

-.38

-.36

Aug.

-0.34

-0.34

-.40

-.18

-.12

-.10

-.26

-.22

+5.00

6.38

4.16

5.48

5.28

-

-

3.46

3.42

_

5.52

4.88

3.66

4.46

3.88

4.54

4.40

5.06

3.62

4.16

4.58

4.75

4.82

Sept.

4.96

4.92

3.50

4.00

4.40

4.61

3.86

3.32

4.56

+4.06

-.44

-.92

-.46

+.77

1.04

1.18

1.56

1.66

1.88

1.84

2.16

2.04

2.04

2.18

2.40

2.12

2.50

2.30

2.52

1.22

-
BEAR RIVER BASIN 41

Little Malad River below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18', long. 112025', sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 35 E., 

just downstream from Elkhorn Dam, 4i miles downstream from Wright Creek, and lit 

miles northwest of Malad. Prior to Sept. 5, at sharp-crested weir 50 feet upstream, 

at datum 4.36 feet higher.

Records available.- December 1940 to September 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during period, 26 second-feet August 11, 13; no flow 

when reservoir gates were closed Mar. 18-24.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow partly regulated by Elkhorn Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Small diversions from upstream tributaries for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Dec. 5 to Sept. 5 Sept. 6-30

1.10

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

3.8 

4.6

1.20

1.23

1.26

1.29

1.32

5.5

7.0

S.8

10.7

12.8

1.35 14.9

1.39 1S.O

1.43 21.2

1.06 10.S

1.08 11.4

1.10 12.0

1.12 12.7

1.14 13.3

1.16 13.9

1.18 14.7

1.20 15.3

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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. Nov. Dec.

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.4

5.0 

6.5 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.0 

4.6 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

Jan.

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

4.6 

4.6 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

Feb.

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mar 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Auf 

Sei

H

ember 5 

alendar

-31. .....----------.------------

year

ater year

Mar.

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

a4.6 

a4.6 

4.6 

5.0 

3.8

3.0 

3.0 

1.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.8 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6

Apr.

1.6 

4.2 

7.0 

7.0 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

7.6 

11 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

18 

17

17 

17

V7 

16 

16

Secondfoot-days

130.5

-

167.7 

134.1 

89.2 

375.9

463

-

May

17 

19 

20 

17

h!7 

h!7

h!9

17 

17

17 

17 

16

16 

16

Maximum

6.5

-

6.0 

5.5 

5.0 

18

26

-

June

16

16 

19 

21

14

14

14 

14

14 

14

July

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

13 

13

13 

13 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

13 

13

Minimum

3.0

-

4.6 

4.6 

0

1.6

11

-

Aug.

IS 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

20 

22

26 

21 

26 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

19 

19

13 

14 

14 

11 

12

16 

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

Mean

4. S3

-

5.41 

4.79 

2.S8 

12.5

14.9

-

Sept.

IS 

16 

14 

12 

12

15 

14 

11 

13 

14

h!3

h!2 

h!2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

259

-

333 

266 

177 

746

91S

-

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
42 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°18', long. 112°12', in sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 36 E., 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 7i miles northeast of 

Malad.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 42 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 

1.16 feet); minimum observed, 5.2 second-feet Oct. 9-17, 24; minimum gage height observed, 0.56 foot Aug. 9.

1933-41: Maximum discharge observed, about 90 second-feet Mar. 27, 1940 (gage 

height, about 1.65 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 35 secondfeet; minimum observed, 4.1 second-feet July 5, 1939, Aug. 16-19, 1940 (gage height, 

0.54 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Mar. 15 to May 15, which are fair. Qage read once 

aaiiy. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Stream receives part of flow 

of Birch Creek above station. Malad power plant arid its small reservoir on Birch Creek 

may cause slight diurnal fluctuations.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.2 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

Nov.

7.0 

7.0 

7.6 

7.6 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.4

6.4 

7.6 

S.2 

6.4 

6.4

Dec.

7.0 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

7.0 

7.6 

7.0

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

7.0

7.3 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.3 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.3

Jan.

7.3 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.9

7.6 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

7.6 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.3

7.3 

7.3 

7.6 

7.9 

7.9

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.3 

7.6

Feb.

7.6 

7.9 

6.7 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.6 

7.9

7.9 

8.2 

7.6 

7.6 

7.9

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.3 

7.3

7.9 

7.9 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.3 

7.3 

7.6

Month

Oet 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apt 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

H

alendar year 164 

uary. ... « «

10. .....................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

8.8 

8.8 

8.2 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.6 

7.9 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.9 

7 6 

8.2

8.5 

9.7 

18 

13 

13

14 

13 

11 

11 

11

12 

16 

18 

19 

14 

19

Apr.

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

12 

12 

12 

11 

19

12 

21 

22 

42 

14

22 

22

16 

16 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

14 

14 

13 

13

Seoondfoot-days

170.6 

210.6 

223.3

2,834.1

232.6 

214.6 

333.3 

487 

440 

273.9 

212.8 

213.0 

196.2

3,207.9

May

13 

13 

13 

16 

13

14 

14 

13 

14 

14

14 

16 

18 

21 

19

14 

14

15 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

Maximum

6.4 

8.2 

8.2

51

7.9 

8.2 

19 

42 

21 

13 

8.2 

7.6 

7.0

42

June

18 

11 

18 

11 

11

11 

13 

11 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

8.8

8.8 

8.2 

8.2 

8.E 

8.8

S.2 

8.2 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

July

7.6 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

7.0 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.1 

8.2

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

Minimum

5.2 

6.4 

6.4

4.1

7.3 

6.7 

7.6 

11 

12 

7.0 

6.1 

5.4 

6.1

5.2

Aug.

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7-0 

7-0

7.0 

6.4 

5-8 

5.4 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.6 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7-0 

7-0 

6.4 

6.4

Mean

5.50 

7.02 

7.20

7.74

7.50 

7.66 

10.8 

16.2 

14.2 

9.13 

6.S6 

6.87 

6.54

8.79

Sept.

6.1 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.1 

6.1 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

338 

418 

443

5,620

461 

426 

661 

966 

S73 

543 

422 

422 

389

6,360
BEAR RIVER BASIN 43

Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Ilalad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15', long. 112°13', in sec. 35, T. 13 S., R. 36 

E., at Evans Ranch, 500 feet upstream from Evans dividers, 3.2 miles downstream from 

Campbell Creek, and 3.5 miles northeast from Malad.

Records available.- December 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 100 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 2.15 

feet); minimum discharge recorded, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.44 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those for periods of 

fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are fair. 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 may cause diurnal fluctuations.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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.

7.5 

7.5 

7.8 

7.8 

7.5

> b7.5

Jan.

» b7,5

h7.6

h8.6 

7.8

I bS.O

Feb.

> bS.O

h7.8 

8.6

8.6 

9.2 

8.6 

8.6 

7.8

7.8 

7.8 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.6 

8.6 

9.6 

9.2 

8.6

8.2 

8.2 

8.6

Month

Ocl

NO!

De 

(

Ja 

Fel 

Mai 

Api 

1* 

Jui 

Ju 

liK 

Se]

.ember 6 

alendar

-31. .....----.-.----------------

year

 11

Ly.. ....................................

Ihe peri

liar.

9.6 

11 

10 

10 

9.6

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.6

9.6 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

10 

11 

13 

15 

18

16 

17 

16 

13 

12

13 

16 

19 

19 

23 

SO

Apr.

20 

30 

20 

17 

26

16 

14 

14 

14 

26

22 

17 

34 

39 

33

34 

29 

24 

20

18

18 

16 

16 

18 

23

23 

 23 

22 

22 

23

Secondroot-days

195.6

_

235.9 

233.0 

397.2 

669 

680 

300 

248 

219.6 

197.7

-

May

a23 

a23 

a23 

a23 

25

24 

22 

20 

21 

21

23 

27 

28 

31 

29

25 

22 

20 

22 

17

18

16 

16 

16 

18

23 

27 

23 

20

18 

16

Maximum

:

_

9.6 

23 

39

31

17 

8.2

-

June

13 

14 

13 

13 

12

11 

11 

hll

h!2

h8.9

h6.9 

h7.8

h!4

July

10 

10 

9.2 

8.6

9.6 

6.3 

6.0 

6.3 

6.3

6.6

6.3 

7.5 

8.2

hS.2 

h6.9

h6.6

Minimum

-

_

9.2 

14 

16

3.8 

4.0

-

Aug.

aS.O 

h8.2 

aS.O 

aS.O 

a7.0

aS.O 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

7.8

6.9 

7.8 

7.2 

6.6 

6.6

6.9 

17 

8.9 

4.8 

3.8

4.2

5.4 

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.5 

S.2 

7.8 

8.2 

7.8 

7.5

Mean

7.52

_

7.61 

8.32 

12.8 

22.3 

21.9 

elO.O 

eS.O 

7.08 

6.59

-

Sept.

7.5 

%,2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

6.9 

6.9 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

6.0 

7.2 

7.5 

7.2 

7.5

7.2 

6.9 

5.7 

6.9 

4.0

4.0 

5.7 

6.2 

7.5 

7.5

7.2 

7.5 

7.2 

7.2 

6.9

Run-off In 

acre-feet

388

_

468 

462 

788 

1,330 

1,350 

595 

492 

436 

392

6,700

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basla of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

end records for station above Campbell Creek and others nearby. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Computed on basis of occasional figures of dally discharge and weather records. 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
44 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek below First Creek, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 42°14', long. 112°11', in sec. 7, 

T. 14 S., R. 37 E., Just downstream from site of proposed reservoir, 1 mile north and 

3i miles east of Malad, and 12 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Dec. 16 staff gage 

at sane site and datum.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1941. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 8.39 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 103 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 

2.38 feet, from floodrnark), from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 1.2 second-feet Dec. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 0.16 foot Dec. 16.

1931-41: Maximum discharge observed, 172 second-feet July 8, 1937, from rating 

curve extended above 40 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.3 

second-foot Aug. 29, 1934.

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

which are fair. Small diversions above station. Flow regulated at reservoir 2i miles 

above station. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Dec. 15.

Hating table, Mar. 1 to Sept. 30 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

4.0 

5.5 

7.2 

9.0

1.0 

1.2

11.2

13.7

19.3

26.5

1.4 

1.6

35.5

46

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

le

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

l.s

2.0 

2.2 

1.9 

2.2

2.0 

1.9 

2.2 

2.3 

2.4

2.3 

2.2 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9

l.e

1.9 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3

1.9 

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0

Nov.

2.1 

2.4 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4

2.3

2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.8 

1.7 

1.8 

1.7

1.8 

1.6 

1.7 

1.5 

2.0

1.9 

2.2 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9

2.0 

1.9 

2.0 

2.3 

2.4

Dec.

2.5 

2.4 

2.5 

2.6 

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.4 

2.5 

2.4

b2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.5 

1.2

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

2.4

2.3

2.4 

2.3 

2.2 

2.4 

2.5

Jan.

> a2.3

2.7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.S

2.8 

2* S 

2.8 

3.0 

3.1

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1

2.S 

2.7 

82.6 

s.2.5 

b2.6 

b2.5

Feb.

a2.4 

a2.4 

b2.3 

a2.3 

b2.2

a2.5 

a3.0 

3.5 

3.5 3.6-

4.6 

6.0 

4.6 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.8

5.4 

5.7 

6.4 

6.4 

5.5

5.7 

6.5 

14

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alendar year 194 0... ...................

ater year 1940-4T

liar.

16 

11 

9.0 

S.5 

8.3

8.1 

8.5 

7.9 

7.6 

7.0

7.0 

6.5 

6.8 

6.8 

7.2

7.6 

8.3 

8.5 

8.1 

8.1

7.6 

7.4 

S.3 

8.1 

8.1

7.9 

7.7 

7.9 

9.0 

9.7 

10

Apr.

10 

10 

9.9 

9.2 

10

9.7 

9.0 

8.S 

8.6 

10

12 

12 

15 

19 

19

20 

20 

19 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

alS 

a 20 

aSO 

a 20

Secondfoot-days

63.7 

59.8 

64.5

2,122.8

81.8 

128.5 

258.5 

440.2 

961 

573 

382.1 

266.1 

144.3

3,423.5

May

a 20 

a22 

a24 

26 

27

26 

28 

31 

32 

32

35 

42 

45 

a44 

42

40 

37 

36 

35 

34

32 

30 

2S 

27 

26

26 

27 

28 

27 

26 

26

Maximum

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

21

3.1 

14 

16 

20 

45 

25 

16

5.8

45

June

25 

24 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

- 20 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

a!7 

al6 

a!6

a!5 

a!5 

a!4 

a!3 

a!3

July

a!2

11 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

14 

13 

a!3

13 

14 

16 

16 

15

14 

13 

13 

a!2 

10

9.2 

S.8 

S.8 

9.0 

9.0

9.2 

alO 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.2

Minimum

l.S 

1.5 

1.2

1.2

.b 

8.6 

20 

13 

8.S 

4.7 

4.0

1.2

Aug.

9.0

7.9 

6.7 

5.7 

6.7

7.0 

6.7 

6.5 

6.7 

7.0

6.0 

8.8 

6.5 

5.2 

5.2

4.7 

 all 

5.8

Mean

2.05 

1.99 

2.08

5.80

2.64 

4.59 

8.34 

14.7 

31.0 

19.1 

12.3 

8.58 

4.81

9.3S

a Fragmentary or no gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of 

for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Sept.

aS.5 

5.2 

5.8 

5.S 

5.3

5.2 

5.2 

4.1 

4.0 

4.7

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

a4.6 

4.7

4.7 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.6 

4.7 

5.2 

5.0

4.7

4.6 

4.7 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

126 

119 

128

4,210

162 

255 

513 

873 

1,910 

1,140 

758 

528 

266

6,800

records
WEBER RIVER BASIN 45

Weber River near Oakley, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'10", long. 111°14'45", In NEi sec. 15, T. 1 S., 

R. 6 E., near mouth of canyon, 2 miles downstream from South Fork, 3 miles northeast of 

Oakley, and 6 miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area.- 163 square miles.

Records available. r October 1904 to September 1941.

Awrage discharge.- 35 years (1906-41) 233 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 3.34 

reet;; minimum recorded, 16 second-feet Mar. 12, but may have been lower during periods 

of Ice effect.

1904-41: Maximum discharge observed, 4,010 second-feet July 6, 1907, June 5-7, 1909; 

minimum, that of Mar. 12, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Several 

sraall diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow regulated slightly 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.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

SO 

75 

92 

90 

82

79 

75 

75 

95 

94

92 

88 

86 

S4 

SO

77 

73 

70 

64 

66

66 

64 

63 

61 

61

64 

70 

68 

63 

64 

61

Nov.

59 

59 

63 

64 

59

61 

63 

63 

63 

59

 b55

Dec.

b52

Jan.

(») 

 b50

Feb.

(»)

' b47 

( )

(»)

Month

Dot 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Jvd 

Aug 

Set

HI

alendar year 194 0......................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

46 

51 

49 

48 

48

#48 

44 

48 

52 

44

52 

42 

52 

48 

42

51 

49 

56 

61 

63

63 

63 

66 

61 

59

56 

64 

71 

71 

75 

79

Apr.

62 

77 

77 

71 

86

77 

V5 

75 

77 

86

79 

79 

62 

80 

64

8S 

S2 

77 

79 

77

80 

S8 

94 

97 

99

105 

120 

133 

155 

1S7

Secondfoot-days

2,322 

1,713 

1,612

46,228

1,550 

1,316 

1,722 

2,748 

18,41S 

19,577 

4,653 

3,174 

2,123

61,128

May

210 

223 

242 

256 

253

250 

239 

264 

32S 

434

571 

S04 

990 

952 

723

64S 

723 

S67 

662 

527

502 

606 

S04 

779 

831

1,020 

1,000 

813 

6S5 

606 

606

Maximum

95 

64 

52

1,070

 50 

49 

66 

187 

1,020 

961 

275 

142 

90

1,020

June

592 

640 

700 

747 

755

655 

739 

715 

676 

592

57S 

676 

S22 

885 

904

914 

961 

961 

822 

755

715 

633 

571 

508 

467

373 

323 

306 

296 

290

July

275 

250 

229 

220 

204

195 

1S7 

195 

176 

165

165 

163 

157 

147 

140

133 

133 

129 

142 

145

136 

129_ 

124 

120 

124

131 

124 

114 

103 

101 

97

Minimum

61 

55 

52

40

50 

44 

42 

71 

210 

290 

97 

84 

5S

42

Aug.

94 

92 

86 

68 

88

88 

95 

120 

133 

142

140 

129 

US 

114 

111

111 

114 

114 

105 

97

92 

90 

86 

84 

103

94

94 

92 

S6 

88 

86

lie an

74.9 

57.1 

52

126

50 

47 

55.5 

91.6 

594 

653 

157 

102 

70.8

167

Sept.

79 

71 

75 

77 

79

S2 

82 

84 

90 

84

75 

73 

71 

71 

68

68 

66 

66 

61 

59

61 

63 

66 

66 

64

64 

73 

68 

59 

58

Run-off In 

acre-feet

4,610 

3,400 

3,200

91,700

3,070 

2,610 

3,420 

5,450 

36,530 

38,830 

9,630 

6,300 

4,210

121,300

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

472565 O - 42 - 4
46 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River near Coalville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53'40", long. 111°24'00", in NEi sec. 20, T. 2 

N., R. 5 E., at bridge li miles upstream from high-water contour for Echo Reservoir, 

1& miles south of Coalville, and 6 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area.- 438 square miles.

Records available.- April 1927 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 201 second-feet.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 4.07 

reetj; minimum daily, 40 second-feet Dec. 14.

1927-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,960 second-feet June 17, 1929 (gage height, 

4.30 feet); minimum discharge, 6 second-feet Sept. 20, 1934, -0.23 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and for periods when oncedaily gage readings were used, which 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. Plow slightly 

regulated by several small reservoirs above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

le

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

49 

5S 

66 

61

56 

67 

63 

77 

83

77 

76 

74 

70 

66

63 

57 

55 

53 

53

57 

56 

55 

53 

55

62 

76 

76 

71 

70 

71

Nov.

70 

67 

67 

84 

S3

94 

92 

84 

83 

84

88 

89 

h73 

b90 

blOB

hi 22 

h!24 

lilSO 

h!50 

hlle

HISS hioe

hS9 

b90 

blOO

b95 

US 

120 

130 

140

Dec.

134 

130 

120 

94 

S8

S6 

80 

77 

73 

70

b60 

b50 

b45 

MO 

MS

b60 

b75 

blOO 

blOO 

blOO

blOO 

blOO 

blOO 

blOO 

blOO

blOO 

blOO 

blOO 

blOO 

blOO 

blOO

Jan.

> b80

Feb.

b70 

b70 

b70 

b70 

b70

b70 

b80 

b85 

b85 

b90

bl50 

202 

144 

132 

126

126 

126 

120 

126 

136

144 

16S 

ISO 

137 

177

130 

115 

146

Month

Dot 

' NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mat 

Api 

Ma3 

Jur 

Ju] 

Au( 

Sej

7

alendar year 19'(0. .....................

ater year 1940-<

liar.

810 

215 

168 

144 

148

132 

186 

128 

134 

111

117 

97 

104 

122 

100

111 

136 

175 

202 

215

184 

166 

166 

148 

134

122 

138 

140 

140 

146 

142

Apr.

144 

134 

128 

122 

167

162 

134 

122 

117 

136

162 

152 

134 

117 

120

148 

157 

133 

134 

128

122 

122 

130 

134 

140

142 

157 

16S 

166 

139

Secondfoot-days

1,957 

3,013 

2,732

44,236

2,480 

3,395 

4,509 

4,196 

15,003 

16,357 

2,587 

3,020 

1,313

61,062

May

216 

210 

184 

184 

194

175 

157 

148 

175 

828

313 

513 

742 

781 

625

509 

485 

620 

625 

439

409 

446 

602 

630 

700

994 

1,050 

352 

665 

566 

517

Maximum

S3 

150 

134

S9S

202 

215 

139 

1,050 

1,280 

152 

155 

76

1,230

June

493

506 

543 

588 

640

561 

715 

776 

1,280 

1,070

630 

615 

695 

754 

759

742 

705 

715 

597 

497

439 

387 

333 

288 

276

212 

155 

123 

113 

146

July

134 

136 

113 

39 

80

67 

67 

84 

69 

57

51 

61 

56 

53 

50

50 

46 

44 

76 

111

S9 

S3 

76 

74 

109

152 

146 

115 

92 

S3 

74

Minimum

41 

67 

40

12

70 

97 

117 

148 

113 

44 

56 

49

40

Aug.

66 

63 

59 

56 

57

59

146 

113 

107 

144

144 

155 

186 

120 

123

134 

155 

124 

113 

102

SS 

82 

73 

77 

S6

S3 

77 

73 

69 

67 

64

Mean

63.1 

100 

88.1

121

eo

121 

145 

140 

434 

545 

33.5 

97.4 

60.4

167

Sept.

64

62 

67 

76 

71

76 

71 

67 

67 

b66

57

55 

56 

57 

58

56 

50 

52 

56 

50

49 

52 

57 

62 

58

57 

53 

61 

64 

61

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3.SSO 

5,9SO 

5,420

87,740

4,920 

6,730 

S,940 

S,320 

29 ,760 

32,440 

5,130 

5,990 

3,600

121,100

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

h Discharge computed from once-daily gage readings.
WEBER RIVER BASIN

i

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah

47

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°57'50", long. 111°26'00", in NWiSWi sec. 30, T. 3 N., R 5 

E., near outlet works at left end of Echo Dam on Weber River, 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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 74,240 acre-feet June 18-21 (elevation, 5,560.2 

reet;: minimum, 2,440 acre-feet Oct. 25, Nov. 13, 14 (elevation. 5.477.8 feet).

1930-41: Maximum contents, 74.460 acre-feet (revised) May 31, 1937 (elevation, 

5,560.35 feet); no storage Sept. 12 to Dec. 3, 1931, and Sept. 24 to Nov. 2, 1934.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began In October 1930; 

aam completed In 1931. Capacity, 73,940 acre-feet (revised) between elevation 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 the Echo project. Qage read to half tenths about 6 a.m. 

dally; contents are as of that time.

Capacity table, revised aa of Dot. 1, 1940, (elevation, In feet, and contents, in acre-feet) 

(Furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation)

5,460

5,466

5,460

5,465

6,470

0

64

159

see

894

5,475

5,480

5 ,485

5,490

5,496

1,760 

5,060 

4,780 

6,750 

5',110

5,500

5,506

5,510

5,515

5,520

11,830

14,980

18,480

22,590

26,620

5,625

5,530

5,636

5,540

5,545

31,180

36,100

41,440

47,200

53,360

5,650

5,555

6,560

59,880

66,740

73,940

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1041

Dmy

1

e

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

82

85

24

86

26

27

88

89

SO

SI

Oct.

2,490

3,400

2,600

2,500

2,580

3,520

2,500

2,500

2,540

2,570

2,570

2,540

2,530

2,490

2,400

2,480

3,450

2,450

2,450

2,450

3,450

2,450

2,450

3,450

3,440

2,460

2,490

2,500

3,500

3,500

2,600

NOV.

3,600

2,500

2,490

2,520

2,630

2,530

2,660

2,560

2,530

2,500

2,480

2,460

2,440

3,440

2,490

3,530

2,570

2,590

3,630

2,640

2,610

2,590

2,500

3,460

2,460

3,520

2,540

3,570

2,640

3,670

-

Dec.

2,680

2,670

2,660

2,610

2,690

2,600

2,610

2,640

3,670

2,720

2,740

2,740

2,720

2,760

2,760

2,780

2,820

2,870

3,940

2,970

3,000

3,000

3,010

3,030

3,030

3,000

2,990

2,970

2,940

2,940

2,960

Jan.

3,030

2,870

2,870

2,840

2,870

2,970

2,970

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,010

3,000

3,000

3,900

2,940

2,030

2,060

2,090

3,030

3,000

2,970

8,040

2,900

3,040

3,090

3,160

3,180

3,210

3,270

Pet.

3,340

3,400

3,480

3,630

3,590

3,660

3,720

3,700

3, 640

3,900

4,020

4,470

4,940

5,110

5,250

5,380

5,540

5,680

5,840

5,900

6,170

6,430

6,780

7,220

7,640

8,040

8,310

8,580

_

-

Mar.

8,910

9,390

9,890

10,260

10,500

10,890

11,170

11,430

11,660

11,970

12,180

12,440

12,630

12,860

13,110

13,320

13,540

13,860

14,270

14,730

15,230

15,700

16 ,120

16,470

16,930

17,120

17,410

17 ,700

18,040

IS, 340

18,670

Apr.

18,080

10,320

19,620

19,030

80,200

20,600

80,950

21,870

21,550

21,790

22,150

32,470

22,800

23,130

33,380

23,670

24,040

24,380

34,680

24,970

25,270

25,630

25,830

26,100

26,440

26 ,750

87,100

27,500

87,960

88,310

May

28,860

20,400

89,870

30,380

30,950

31,370

31 ,840

33,880

32,660

33,200

33 ,690

34,880

36,360

38,200

40,170

41,550

42,720

43,560

44,790

46 ,780

46,430

46,610

46 ,780

47,560

48,340

49,440

51,230

53,110

54,640

65,730

56,580

June

67,360

67 ,690

58,410

56,940

59,480

60,280

60,960

62,440

64,440

67,730

70 ,010

71,530

72,840

73,560

73,940

74,090

74,160

74,240

74,240

74,340

74,240

74,160

73 ,650

73,060

72,400

71,750

71,080

70,300

69,440

68,700

July

68,220

67,730

67,160

66,600

65,900

65,130

64,370

63,540

62,790

61,900

60,950

60,080

59,140

58,150

57,160

56,250

56,880

54,320

53,650

53,920

52,280

51,660

60,980

60,240

49,500

48,950

48,520

48,460

48,340

48,100

47,680

Aug.

47 ,140

46 ,550

45,780

44,900

44,000

43,240

43,440

41,770

41,050

40,440

40,180

39,740

39,360

38,880

39,340

37,920

37,500

37,080

36,670

36 ,150

35,640

35,040

34,440

33,840

33,260

33,660

33,040

31,370

30,710

29,960

29,270

Sept.

38,580

37,910

37,190

26 ,570

26,050

25,490

24,970

84,480

83,930

23,460

83,060

22,560

22,110

31,680

21,150

20,670

20,240

19,780

19,360

16,860

18,460

18,000

17,590

17,340

17,230

17,010

16,870

16,780

16,580

16,440

-

Monthly elevation and content*, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Oct. 1............

"OT. 1....... ......

Calendar year 1940*

Apr. 1...............

Water year 1940-41.

Elevation 

(feet)

5,478.0

5,478,06

5,478.7

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

2,490

2,600

2,680

-

"

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+10

+180

+260

+1,120

+13,810
48 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Echo, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°58'05", long. 111°26'15", In NEiNEi sec. 25, T. 

3 H., R. 4 E., 600 feet upstream from Echo Creek, 2,400 feet downstream from Echo Dam, 

and 3,200 feet southeast of Echo.

Drainage area.- 732 square miles.

Records available.- April 1927 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 254 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 922 second-feet June 16 and 17 (gage 

height, 3792 feet); minimum dally, 3 second-feet for several days In February and March.

1927-41: Maximum discharge, 2,330 second-feet May 30, 31, 1937 (gage height, 5.83 

feet); practically no flow when reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Many diversions for Irrigation above and below station. One 

 small diversion between gage and Echo Dam. Flow regulated by Echo Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6S 

6S 

SO 

90 

90

90 

84 

78 

90 

111

US 

116 

116 

104 

97

97 

87 

SO 

77 

73

73 

73 

73 

73 

69

67 

84 

93 

93 

93 

93

NOT.

93 

93 

93 

101 

111

111 

118 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

105 

97 

111

131 

141 

158 

165 

165

163 

163 

135 

118 

118

118 

118 

118 

139 

163

Dec.

167 

167 

167 

145 

114

107 

97 

88 

87 

72

65 

59 

50 

47 

47

47 

63 

70 

91 

102

112 

118 

123 

137 

141

141 

143 

143 

143 

143 

143

Jan.

125 

93 

84 

67 

59

91 

109 

109 

109 

109

109 

109 

120 

125 

125

125 

109 

102 

102 

102

125 

131 

131 

107 

87

87 

83 

73 

65 

63 

63

Feb.

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

72 

85 

83 

76

64 

65 

83 

96 

88

76 

77 

70 

73 

7S

70 

27 

4 

4 

3

16 

15 

19

Month

Oct 

NOD 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 194 3 ......................

ater year 1940-

Mar.

19 

8 

3 

3 

3

12 

22 

22 

17 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

6 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

11 

10 

4 

4 

4

Apr.

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

Secondfoot -days

2,698 

3,761 

3,339

55,000

3,098 

1,622 

276 

120 

4,006 

14,733 

14,299 

13,572 

8,311

69,840

May

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

27

45 

97 

149 

174 

234

283 

454 

392 

350 

356

316 

242 

212 

209 

1S6 

217

Maximum

118 

165 

167

548

131 

96 

22 

4 

454 

922 

571 

544 

407

922

June

275 

326 

367 

404 

339

329 

160 

62 

45 

44

44 

159 

526 

812 

922

912 

640 

763 

715 

5SO

5SO 

635 

690 

700 

695

655 

560 

566 

530 

47S

July

450 

450 

446 

450 

478

490 

504 

508 

530 

535

544 

566 

571 

553 

553

548 

535 

517 

486 

466

427 

427 

470 

474 

454

427 

290 

220 

248 

322 

360

Minimum

67 

93 

47

2

59 

3 

3 

4 

4 

44 

220 

374 

147

3

Aug.

392 

446 

517 

517 

530

544 

512 

50S 

499 

486

450 

423 

434 

423 

404

396 

396 

392 

374 

389

392 

404 

407 

404 

400

415 

423 

423 

434 

427 

411

Mean

87.0 

125 

108

150

99.9 

57.9 

8.9 

4.0 

129 

491 

461 

438 

277

191

Sept.

400 

407 

392 

364 

356

350 

350 

322 

303 

294

290 

294 

300 

303 

300

290 

284 

284 

294 

284

284 

284 

213 

14S 

179

154 

147 

147 

147 

147

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,350 

7,460 

6,620

110,100

6,140 

3,220 

547 

238 

7,950 

29,220 

28,360 

26,920 

16,480

138,500

Note.- Discharge Nov. 23 to Hay 15, Hay 19-29 computed on basis of once-daily or more frequent 

gage readings and records of gate operations at Echo Dam.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 49 

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°03'40", long. Ill 0 34 l a5n , in SE*SE* sec. 23. T. 

4 N., R. 3 E., 500 feet downstream from highway underpass on U. S. Highway 308, li 

miles west of Devils Slide, and If miles downstream from Lost Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- February 1905 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 36 years, 456 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 982 second-feet-June 15 (gage height, 

3.86 reetj; minimum, 37 second-feet Mar. 13.

1905-41: Maximum discharge observed, 6,000 second-feet May 22, 1920; mlninum discharge, 18 second-feet Sept. 23, 1934.

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

diversions above station for Irrigation and domestic supply. Flow regulated by Echo 

Reservoir (see p. 47 ).

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

0.9 36 1.4 79 2.4 285 

1.0 42 1.6 107 2.6 345 

1.1 49 1.8 143 3.0 502 

1.2 57 2.0 185 3.4 705 

1.3 67 2.2 232 3.9 990

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

83 

24 

85

26

27 

28 

29 

SO

31

Oct.

77 

77 

84 

95 

95

95 

94

91 

98 

116

130 

132 

134 

128 

117

116 

104 

94 

92 

87

88 

88 

89 

S9 

87

87 

95 

107 

107 

107 

106

HOT.

106 

104 

110 

116 

126

130 

134 

143 

143 

143

147 

141 

135 

116 

132

151 

163 

185 

192 

192

194 

190

174 

151 

141

141 

141 

145 

161 

190

Dec.

196 

196 

196 

183 

143

132 

122 

112 

107 

98

b90 

b85 

b75 

b70 

b70

b75 

b85 

b95 

bl!5 

b!25

b!35 

b!45 

b!50 

b!60 

163

163 

163 

b!63 

b!63 

b!63 

163

Jan.

b!50 

b!20 

b!05 

b90 

b80

bllO 

b!25 

1)125 

b!25 

b!25

b!25 

b!25 

b!40 

145 

147

143 

b!35 

b!20 

b!20 

b!20

130 

147 

147 

134 

102

102 

101 

95 

b85 

b85 

b85

Feb.

b85 

b85 

b85 

b85 

b85

b85 

b!05 

119 

119 

114

96 

143 

134 

132 

128

119 

116 

112 

121 

128

138 

110 

73 

75 

72

61 

56 

58

Month

Oct 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Max 

Apr

Ma;

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11 ater year 1940-4.

Mar.

74 

75 

58 

51 

45

45 

58 

58 

59

51

51 

47 

46 

49 

46

48 

50 

51 

50 

60

69 

65 

62 

59 

56

51 

51 

63 

55 

54 

55

Apr.

59 

57 

57 

56 

64

69 

64 

62 

63 

69

71 

69 

72 

71 

69

77 

82 

79 

75 

74

71 

71 

74 

84 

92

102 

124 

151 

181 

194

Secondfoot -days

3,106

4,437 

4,101

64,130

3,688 

2,833 

1,710 

2,503 

6,782 

15,056 

14,188 

13,908 

8,731

81,040

May

199 

213 

227 

832 

227

222 

192 

808 

222 

206

192 

161 

116 

83 

60

53 

82 

188 

155 

206

333 

436 

409

348 

362

336 

266 

835 

245 

201 

227

Maximum

134 

194 

196

561

150 

143 

75 

194 

436 

918 

550 

550 

416

918

June

272 

333 

362 

416 

383

359 

273 

130 

112 

119

116 

154 

546 

826 

918

900 

848 

782 

732 

590

575 

600 

650 

650 

661

635 

560 

550 

516 

488

July

457 

457 

453 

449 

466

4SO 

488 

498 

502 

512

516 

531 

550 

540 

540

536 

545 

540 

516 

480

449 

428 

453 

466

457

424 

329

227 

237 

317 

345

Aug.

379 

416 

498 

502 

516

526 

516 

498 

488 

550

540 

480 

449 

441 

424

412 

409 

405 

386 

401

409

416 

420 

416 

409

420 

432 

432 

441 

445 

432

Minimum Mean

77 100 

104 148 

70 132

47 178

80 119 

56 101 

45 55.2 

56 83.4 

53 219 

112 502 

237 458 

379 449 

145 291

45 220

Sept.

416 

409 

409

379 

372

365 

365 

348 

320

314

311 

308 

311 

314 

308

300 

291 

291 

297 

302

294 

297 

266

145 

199

170 

157 

157 

159 

157

Run-off In 

acre-feet

6,160 

8,800 

8,190

127,200

7,520 

5,620 

3,390 

4,960 

13,450 

29,860 

28,140 

27,590 

17,320

161,700

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
50 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Gateway, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08', long. 111°50', In NWiSWi sec. 27, T. 5 N., 

R. i E., 800 feet downstream from Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 2,500 feet downstream 

from Strawberry Creek, and 2,500 feet east or section house and Gateway.

Drainage area.- 1,610 square miles.

Records available.- June 1919 to September 1941. October 1889 to July 1903 at site 1 mile 

downstream, published as Weber River near Ulnta.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1920-41), 584 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 second-feet (regulated) June 15 and 16 

(gage height, 2.74 feet); minimum, 110 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 14 and 15.

1809-1903, 1919-41: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 second-feet May 31, 1896; 

minimum, 45 second-feet Sept. 24, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair,

several diversions for irrigation above and below station. Flow partly regulated by

East Canyon Creek and Echo Reservoirs (see pp. 53 , 47 ).

Cooperation.- Three discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of lea effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16 to Apr. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 Hay 1 to Sept. 30

0.4 S3 1.2 291 2.0 645 1.0 213 2.0 627 

.6 118 1.4 365 2.4 S70 1.8 279 2.2' 735 

.S 165 1.6 448 2.8 1,110 1.4 353 2.4 850 

1.0 224 1.8 542 1.6 435 2.6 970 

1.8 526 2.8 1,090

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

127 

122 

122 

133 

136

133 

138 

136 

142 

152

165 

171 

171 

171 

160

160 

158 

142 

140 

138

156 

136 

136 

133 

129

133

13S 

14S 

150 

155 

158

Mov.

158 

155 

160 

16S

173

179 

1S5 

193 

196 

196

199 

196 

182 

171 

168

196 

205 

224 

234 

231

237 

231 

221 

187 

193

193 

187 

196 

202 

227

Dec.

237 

237 

234 

237 

212

190 

187 

171 

165 

150

ise

122 

bl!5 

bllO 

bllO

bl!5 

b!20 

blSO 

140 

160

162 

179 

190 

205 

212

205 

221 

215 

221 

224 

224

Jan.

193 

b!70 

b!50 

blSO 

b!20

142 

165 

176 

168 

173

173 

185 

179 

190 

193

190 

182 

176 

171 

171

179 

202 

199

199 

171

162 

160 

152 

b!25 

b!25 

b!25

Feb.

b!25 

b!25 

b!25 

b!25 

b!25

b!25 

131 

140 

148 

155

158 

840 

250 

231 

221

215 

221 

208 

212 

231

267 

281 

250 

247 

250

187 

173 

176

Month

Oct 

Hot

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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218 

267 

234 

1S5 

162

155 

155 

160 

165 

152

160 

133 

129 

131 

125

127 

146 

179 

199 

224

227 

215 

212 

182 

162

158 

173 

190 

208 

237 

281

Apr.

247 

231 

240 

215 

549

350

284 

260 

254 

305

302 

284 

284 

267 

260

302 

309 

291 

277 

267

260 

267 

295 

338 

393

439 

489

562 

645 

711

Secondroot-days

4,469 

5,843 

5,538

104,756

5,196 

6,34£ 

6,665 

10,177 

19,919 

19,566 

16,247 

14,850 

10,497

123,086

May

708 

757 

790 

790 

768

762 

664 

730 

850 

874

862 

838 

808 

724 

575

457 

397 

427 

448 

431

439 

575 

648 

611 

627

638

611 

591 

546 

498 

475

Maximum

171 

237 

257

748

202 

281

281 

711 

874 

1,040 

611 

575 

457

1,040

June

493 

526 

512 

546 

585

512 

606 

461 

444 

427

395

369 

580 

674 

1,030

1,040 

994 

880 

820 

696

638 

627 

664 

659 

675

669 

675 

669 

664 

687

July

606 

580 

575 

565 

575

5SO 

575 

585 

580 

596

601 

611 

5SO 

570 

565

565 

565 

560 

570 

551

507 

470 

470 

498 

517

502 

470 

504 

285 

550 

361

Aug.

385 

406 

488 

512 

517

531 

526 

526 

517 

575

575 

560 

517 

512 

488

470 

470 

466 

459 

435

448 

444 

448 

444 

459

455

444 

435 

459 

484 

475

Mlalmun Moan

122 144

196 195 

110 179

106 286

120 168 

125 191 

125 182 

215 339 

397 643 

369 645 

283 524 

585 479 

232 550

110 537

Sept.

457 

439 

453 

418 

410

406 

406 

401 

569 

569

561 

561 

569 

369 

569

557 

538 

558 

534 

345

345 

565

369 

259 

283

259 

242 

239 

235

Run-off In 

acre-feet

8,860 

11,590 

10,980

207,700

10,510 

10,600 

11,210 

20,190 

59,510 

58,390 

38,830 

29,450 

20,880

244,100

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 51

Weber River near Plain City, Utah

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41°16'42", long. 112°05'30", in NWiNEt sec. 8. T. 6 N., R. 2 

w., at county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Fouraiile Creek, Is miles south of 

Plain City, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,060 square miles.

Records available.- May 1905 to September 1941. Records collected in 1904 by State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,220 second-feet (regulated) May 7 

(gage height, 9.00 feet); minimum observed, 25 second-feet (regulated) July 23.

1904-41: 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 fair. In summer practically entire flow of Weber River is diverted

above station for irrigation. Flow is partly regulated by Echo, East Canyon Creek, and 

Pine View Reeervoirs (see pp. 47 , 53 , 56 ). Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2B 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

46 

46 

76 

10B 

120

94 

98 

10B 

110 

116

161 

170 

155 

155 

155

155 

155 

144 

137 

111

101 

100 

101 

106 

105

111 

125 

117 

136 

145 

14B

MOT.

154 

154 

154 

15B 

164

170 

170 

176 

164 

193

195 

206 

215 

223 

286

244 

266 

324 

355 

345

329 

308 

265 

279 

273

267 

269 

27S 

296 

311

Dec.

389 

345 

349 

347 

330

321 

262 

276 

265 

24S

237 

284 

219 

161 

198

219 

230 

239 

259 

276

2S5 

292 

403 

378 

366

354 

376 

396 

437 

477 

430

Jan.

359 

316

848 

288 

262

366 

389 

414 

411 

411

357 

319 

313 

368 

321

311 

276 

280 

265 

302

322 

367 

364 

357 

325

303 

382 

413 

300 

2S6 

27S

Feb.

866 

256 

265 

276 

259

248 

856 

291 

270 

373

438 

451 

532 

449 

430

400 

411 

400 

411 

371

465 

4S1 

540 

426 

593

485 

449 

453

Month

Got

HOI

DM

C

Jar 

Fet 

Hai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Au« 

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Mar.

465 

589

666 

619 

627

508 

466 

461 

461 

437

411 

396 

389 

392 

396

374 

3S5 

407 

430 

441

445 

443 

463 

471 

405

394 

405 

435 

463 

491 

504

Apr.

517 

556 

529 

500 

610

940 

706 

671 

534 

623

675 

671 

596 

560 

543

632 

6S5 

656 

600 

534

525 

435 

407 

619 

632

651 

750 

610 

675 

936

Secondfoot -days

3,711 

7,179 

9,564

63,426

10,099 

10,932 

14,134 

19,079 

19,111 

S,062 

1,513 

1,486 

2,070

106,945

May

1,010 

1,060 

1,130 

1,110 

1,200

1,150 

1,820 

1,140 

1,190 

1,170

1,100 

1,130 

1,020 

755 

770

359 

256 

175 

114 

69

52 

52 

73 

117 

127

202 

300 

279 

245 

245 

221

Maximum

170 

355

477

1,060

414 

593 

668 

940 

1,220 

830 

75 

92 

226

1,220

June

17S 

148 

183 

183 

115

1S1 

165 

434 

477 

428

459 

401 

317 

630 

7SS

830 

647 

445 

338 

219

79 

63 

45 

60 

54

69 

81 

69 

81 

82

July

73 

65 

56 

66 

60

36 

47 

40 

44 

31

31 

33 

43 

55 

34

35 

31 

31 

65 

63

62 

32 

25 

30 

42

66 

75 

75 

62 

58 

48

Minimum

46 

154

1S1

6

222 

242 

374 

407 

52 

45 

25 

27 

45

25

Aug.

31 

33 

30 

30

27

27 

35 

3S 

56

27

40 

53 

92 

70

71

67 

56 

56 

56 

28

49 

53 

52 

53 

53

56 

55 

53 

52 

35 

45

Mean

120 

239 

309

223

326 

390 

456 

636 

616 

269 

49.0 

47.9 

69.0

293

Sept.

45 

51 

53 

53 

60

61 

55 

53 

56 

56

55 

55 

54 

49 

48

49 

54 

50 

50 

49

50 

54 

221 

226 

156

S5 

63 

54 

53 

50

Run-off In 

acre-feet

7,360 

14,240 

16,970

165,500

20,030 

21,660 

26,030 

37,840 

37,910 

15,990 

3,010 

2,950 

4,110

212,100
52 WEBER RIVER BASIN 

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'10", long. 111°23'55", In SEi sec. 8, T. 2 N., 

R. b a., 300 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 189 In Coalville, a third of a 

mile upstream from mouth and 7k miles downstream from Sliver Creek.

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records available.- October 1904 to December 1905, April 1927 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1927-41), 49.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 574 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 2.49 feet); 

minimum dally, 2 second-feet Aug. 23-26.

1927-41: Maximum discharge, 884 second-feet Aug. 21, 1940 (gage height, 3.41 feet); 

mlnlnun, less than 1 second-foot for several days during June to November 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow affected by diversions above station for Irrigation; no dlverslons below.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

5 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

6 

10 

11

9 

8 

8 

S 

8

8 

7 

7 

6 

4

4 

3 

2 

2 

2

2 

3 

3 

3 

4 

4

Nov.

5 

6 

S 

1O 

10

10 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

10 

6 

11 

13

14 

IS 

19 

17 

10

13 

S 

S 

9 

14

13 

12 

15 

16 

16

Dee.

14 

16 

14 

13 

10

12 

11 

1O 

11 

6

6 

8 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

6 

7 

S

10 

10 

11 

12 

12

11 

12 

10 

12 

13 

12

Jan.

S 

10 

10 

9 

1O

10 

11 

12 

10 

10

10 

10

11 

11 

12

11 

10 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

12

13

13 

11 

8 

10 

10 

11

Feb.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

1011

12 

12 

12

26 

57 

24 

IS 

16

17 

15 

18 

IS 

17

22 

25 

25 

25 

22

13 

13 

21

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mar 

Apt 

Ma3 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

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Mar.

28 

27 

21 

16 

16

17 

15 

15 

22 

13

16 

12 

12 

16 

11

15 

21 

25 

50 

53

47 

35 

33 

2S 

23

20 

21 

25 

25 

25 

25

Apr.

25 

24 

24 

24 

25

25 

22 

21 

19 

21

22 

21 

20 

20 

19

23 

25 

22 

21 

22

21 

21 

23 

25 

27

2S 

2S 

3O 

32 

34

Seeondfoot-days

170 

350 

304

7,284

333 

499 

728 

714 

2,951 

3,02O 

793 

1,O14 

175

11,051

May

44 

45 

4S 

62 

59

55 

5O 

59 

S3 

1O3

131 

159 

212 

203 

144

105 

105 

116 

97 

83

S6 

86 

86 

83 

81

106 

126 

106 

S3 

77 

63

Maximum

11 

19 

16

150

13 

57 

53 

34 

212 

260 

43 

154 

S

260

June

62 

53 

49 

45 

49

52 

69 

S8 

234 

212

189 

224 

260 

241 

203

ISO 

126 

95 

77 

63

55 

52 

45 

44 

52

4S 

42 

37 

36 

33

July

43 

41 

33 

33 

3O

27 

25 

24 

23 

20

IS 

19 

17 

IS 

16

16 

16 

16 

20 

23

21 

19 

IS 

18 

32

39 

43 

34 

31 

30 

25

Minimum

2 

5 

5

2

8 

10 

11 

19 

44 

36 

16

a

4

2

Aug.

22 

21 

19 

17 

16

34 

31 

24 

46 

154

111 

65 

47 

41 

36

35 

33 

41 

26 

20

18 

17 

19 

19 

21

20 

17 

14 

11 

10 

9

Mean

5.5 

11.7 

9.8

19.9

10.7 

17. S 

23.5 

23.8 

95.2 

101 

25.6 

32.7 

5.6

30.3

Sept.

8 

S 

8 

8 

8

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

6

6 

5 

5 

5 

5

4

5 

6 

5 

5

5 

4 

5 

5 

5

Run- of f »ln 

acre-feet

337 

694 

603

14,440

660 

990 

1,440 

1,420 

5,850 

5,990 

1,570 

2,010 

347

21,910
WEBER RIVER BASIN 53

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°55 l 20n , long. Ill 035'50n , In NEfc sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 

500 feet east of East Canyon Dan and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area.- 144 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1941 In reports of Geological Survey. NovemDer 1931 to September 1941 In reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 22,500 acre-feet June 19 (gage height, 

J.iJB.25); minimum observed, 5,320 acre-feet Oct. 1.

1931-41: Maximum contents, 28,730 acre-feet May 25 to June 25, 1937, and June 4-25, 

1938 (gage height, 140.83 feet); no storage Nov. 1, 1931, Sept. 2 to Nov. 1, 1934, 

Sept. 11 to Oct. 18, 1937.

Remarks.- Reservoir was formed In 1896 by a 58-foot rock-filled dam (capacity, 3,850 acrefeetj which was raised 25 feet In. 1900 (capacity, 9,000 acre-feet), was raised 12 more 

feet 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 height 

0.0 foot, (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 140.8 feet (top of flashboards In spillway). 

Spillway crest Is at gage height 135 feet. No dead storage. Water Is used for Irrigation In Davls and Weber Counties.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

n«y

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

5,320

5,320

-

-

_

-

-

-

5,340

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

5,430

.

-

-

-

-

_

5,520

-

-

-

a5,630

HOT.

_

5,710

_

-

_

-

_

5,950

_

-

-

-

-

_

6,170

-

-

-

_

-

-

6,450

-

_

-

-

-

a6,680

-

Dee.

6,720

_

-

-

_

-

7,000

-

-

_

-

-

-

7,130

_

-

-

-

_

7,370

-

_

-

_

-

-

7,730

_

a7,760

Jan.

7,SOO

_

.

-

_

-

7,990

-

_

-

-

-

-

8,280

-

-

-

.

-

8,500

-

-

_

.

-

-

8,710

aS, 750

Feb.

_

_

-

-

8,970

-

_

-

_

-

9,320

_

-

_

-

-

9,690

_

-

-

_

-

_

10,100

alO,190

-

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

-

10,710

_

_

_

-

_

-

11,080

_

-

_

-

_

-

11,650

_

-

_

_

-

_

12,540

_

_

_

al3,080

Apr.

_

13,480

_

-

_

_

_

_

14,240

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

15,330

_

_

_

15,680

-

_

 .

_

_

al6,500

-

May

16,640

_

_

-

_

_

17,910

_

-

_

_

_

_

18,660

_

-

_

_

19,410

_

19,530

_

_

-

_

_

_

20,230

_

a20,460

June

_

_

20,310

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

21,960

_

_

-

_

-

_

22,500

-

_

_

_

_

-

22,380

_

_

_

a21,550

-

July

_

_

20,720

-

_

_

_

_

19,140

_

_

_

_

-

18,420

18,340

.

_

-

_

_

_

17,600

17,720

_

17,610

17,610

17,600

17,580

17,560

Aug.

17,560

17,460

17,390

17,340

17,300

17,300

17,260

17,230

17,190

17,190

17,130

17,160

17,150

17,150

17,120

17,110

17,120

17,110

17,030

17,060

17,010

16,960

16,910

16,670

16,820

16,770

16,730

16,660

16,610

16,570

Sept.

16,540

16,490

16,420

16,420

16,360

16,310

16,240

16,230

16,140

16,120

16,080

16,040

15,960

15,900

15,820

15,800

15,780

15,750

15,720

15,720

15,680

15,650

15,640

15,630

15,630

15,630

15,630

15,630

15,630

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date Gage height 

(feet)

Contents 

(acre-feet)

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+990

+1 440

+3,960

-990

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
54 WEBER RIVER BASIN 

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Lyman rectangular weir, lat. 40°55'20", long. 111°36 1 20" 

 in NWi sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 2,500 feet downstream from East Canyon Dam, 2* miles 

upstream from Sheep Canyon, and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area.- 145 square miles.

Fecords available.- October 1937 to September 1941 in reports of Geological Survey, 

uctober 1951 to September 1941 In reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 130 second-feet June 27-28 

(gage height, 1.05 feet); minimum dally, 6 second-feet Oct. 19, Oct. 27 to Mar. 22. 

1931-41: Maximum daily discharge, 412 second-feet Apr. 23, 1936; minimum dally, 

5 second-feet Jan. 20 to Apr. 10, Nov. 4-19, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion between station and East Canyon Reservoir (see 

preceding page), which completely regulates flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to Septeaber 1941

Day

1

a

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

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.

16 

16 

13 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

7 

7 

6 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

NOT.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Deo.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Jan.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Feb.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

6

6

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6

Month

Oot 

NOM 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

n

alendar year 194 0... ...................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

7

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Apr.

7 

7 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

9 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Secondfoot -days

265 

180 

186

13,211

186 

168 

195 

260 

328 

1,002 

2,410 

1,017 

954

7,151

May

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 1111 11 11

11

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

Maximum

16 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

7 

10 

13 

130 

129 

40 

37

130

June

13 

13 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

17 

31 

31 

31 

31

81 

130 

130 

129 

129

July

129 

127 

127 

125 

125

123 

123 

121 

119 

117

117 

84 

61 

62 

67

67 

62 

58 

56 

58

53 

58 

58 

58 

5S

56 

30 

26 

26 

26 

26

Minimum

6 

6 

6

6

6

6 

6 

7 

10 

13 

26 

24 

20

6

Aug. '

27 

36 

36 

36 

35

35 

35 

36 

36 

36

28 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

27 

30

32

37 

3S 

40 

40

40 

40 

37 

36 

37 

35

Mean

8.6 

6.0 

6.0

36.1

6.0 

6.0 

6.3 

S.7 

10.6 

33.4 

77.7 

32. S 

31. S

19.6

Sept.

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

33 

28 

28

23 

28 

28 

28 

24

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Run- off in 

acre-feet

526 

357 

369

26,200

369 

333 

387 

516 

651 

1,990 

4,780 

2,020 

1,S90

14,190
WEBER RIVER BASIN 55

South Fork of Ogden River near Huntsvllle, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°16', long. 111°40', In SEi sec. 12, T. 6 N., R. 

a t;., naif a mile downstream from Magpie Creek, 1 mile upstream from Huntsvllle Mountain Canal, and 5i miles east of Huntsvllle.

Drainage area.- 148 equare miles.

Records available.- March 1921 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 103 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 353 second-feet May 2 (gage 1 height, 2.60 feet); 

minimum, 22 second-feet Nov. 23.

1921-41: 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 Ice effect, which are fair. Only snail 

aiverslons above station.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of lee effeot (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In aeoond-feet)

0.7 22 1.4 72 2.4 290 

.S 25 1.6 102 2.6 353 

.9 29 1.8 140 2.8 423 

1.0 34 2.0 184 

1.2 SO 2.2 234

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

T 

S

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

31 

30 

31 

31 

30

30 

30 

30 

31 

31

31 

32 

33 

27 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

32 

35 

33 

32 

33 

32

Nov.

32 

32 

34 

34 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

33 

32 

32 

32

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

29 

30 

32

31 

30 

32 

32 

32

Dec.

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

30 

30 

30

30

b£9 

bS8 

b28 

b27 

b26

b28 

b28 

30 

29 

29

29 

29 

30 

31 

30

30 

31 

30 

31

31 

31

Jan.

b2S 

b27 

b26 

b25 

b30

b31 

b31 

b30 

b30 

b29

b30 

b31 

32 

32 

32

32

32 

31 

31 

31

31 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

31 

30 

b30 

b30 

b29

Feb.

b28 

b28 

b26 

b28 

b2S

b2S 

b30 

b30 

b31 

32

34 

38 

35 

35 

35

36 

37 

38 

39 

40

44 

45 

51 

56 

54

48 

46

47

Month

Oet 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mai 

Apz 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Aue 

Sej

» ater year 1940-4

liar.

S3 

62 

60 

55 

52

50 

51 

S3 

54 

52

50 

46 

46 

46 

44

45 

47 

53 

56 

64

67 

65 

70 

65 

59

67 

60 

65 

68 

73 

79

Apr.

86 

SO 

79 

75 

116

109 

99 

97 

99 

107

104 

104 

113 

104 

102

118 

111 

104 

99 

96

94 

100 

124 

159 

182

203 

229 

264 

290 

309

Secondfoot-daya

956 

957 

921

21,684

942 

1,047 

1,769 

3,956 

6,687 

1,850 

1,071 

937 

880

21,972

May

321 

327 

334 

327 

315

302 

270 

276 

318 

337

340 

331 

318 

284 

245

211 

194 

182 

166 

146

130 

120 

118 

111 

102

104 

100 

102 

92 

62 

82

Maximum

35 

34 

31

271

32 

56 

79 

309 

340 

79 

44 

34 

31

340

June

79 

71 

71 

67 

70

70 

75 

72 

79 

78

73 

71 

72 

70 

67

66 

64

61 

59 

56

53 

51 

48 

47 

46

45 

43 

43 

42

41

July

a41 

a40 

a39 

' a3S 

37

36 

35 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

32 

33 

33

32 

32 

32 

34 

33

32 

32 

32 

32 

34

36 

44

33 

32 

32

31

Aug.

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

29

30 

32 

33 

34

32 

34 

32

30

31

30 

30 

31 

30 

30

30 

50 

29 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

SB 

29 

30

Minimum Mean

27 30.8 

29 31.9 

26 29.7

26 59.2

25 30.4 

28 37.4 

44 67.1 

75 132 

82 216 

41 61.7 

31 34.5 

28 30.2 

27 29.3

25 60.2

Sept.

SB 

26

30 

30 

30

29 

29

29 

29

29

89 

29 

27 

SB 

29

29 

29 

29 

29

30

30 

30 

31 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Run-off In 

ao re-feet

1,890 

1,900 

1,630

43,010

1,670 

2,080 

3,510 

7,850 

13,260 

3,670 

2,120 

1,860 

1,760

43,590

a No gage-height record) discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-dlaoharge relation affected by Ice.
56 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°15'20", long. 111°50 1 2511 , in NWiSWi sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 

i E., at trash rack at Pine View Dam on Ogden River, 7 miles northeast of Ogden. Datum 

of gage Is at mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 310 square miles.

Records available.- November 1936 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 43,580 acre-feet May 21, 22, 27-31 (elevation, 

4,872.00 feet); minimum, 1,550 acre-feet Feb. 9 (elevation, 4,829.42 feet).

1936-41: 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. 

capacity, 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 the top of spillway gates 

from elevation 4,871 feet 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 the Ogden River project. Gage Is read dally 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 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

7,220

7,200

7,130

7.0SO

7,040

6,990

6,970

6,910

6,360

6,SOO

6,740

6,660

6,600

6,540

6,490

6,450

6,400

6,400

6,360

6,310

6,260

6,240

6,180

6,110

6,060

5,940

5,910

5,930

5,900

5,860

5,300

Nov.

5,750

5,700

5,740

5,780

5,740

5,690

5,660

5,620

5,570

5,520

5,520

5,520

5,480

5,260

5,220

5,190

5,050

5,050

5,000

4,950

4,890

4,890

4,350

4,300

4,800

4,740

4,690

4,630

4,5SO

4,540

-

Dec.

4,500

4,500

4,450

4,410

4,360

4,310

4,260

4,220

4,220

4,170

4,120

4,030

4,030

3,860

3,710

3,700

3,570

3,500

3,380

3,860

3,140

3,030

3,010

2,930

2.S70

2,830

2,800

2,780

2,790

2,820

2,350

Jan.

2,330

2,830

2,790

2,750

2,660

2,620

2,530

2,370

2,240

2,100

1,990

1,960

1,960

1,930

1,900

l.SSO

1,860

1,340

1,820

1,820

1,790

1,770

l,77d

1,770

1,760

1,760

1,770

1,750

1,620

1,590

1,590

Feb.

1,530

1,580

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,590

1,530

1,570

1,550

1,570

1,560

1,620

1,690

1,740

1.7SO

1,820

1,900

1,940

2,010

2,070

2,180

2,370

2,550

2,740

2,750

2,800

2,330

2,840

_

_

-

Mar.

2,820

2,960

3,320

3,550

3,660

3,730

3,920

4,030

4,150

4,260

4,330

4,410

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,510

4,610

4,780

4,940

5,140

5,310

5,590

5,710

5,820

5,930

6,030

6,130

6,400

6,620

Apr.

6,860

7,180

7,610

7,990

8,560

9,760

10,540

11,160

11,740

12,330

13,310

14, 230

14,650

15,310

15,800

16,790

17,260

17,790

13,390

18,330

19,380

19,700

20,420

21,230

21,940

22,9SO

24,050

25,220

26,550

29,010

-

Hay

30,580

32,040

33,160

34,660

35,940

36,990

37,470

38,030

38,670

39,570

40,320

40,990

41,500

41,920

42,100

42,270

42,620

42,790

43,230

43,400

43,530

43,530

43,400

43,320

43,230

43,400

43, 5SO

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

June

43,530

43,580

43,580

43,470

43, 400

43,350

43,400

43,490

43,530

43,580

43,530

43,530

43,580

43,580

43,530

43,530

43,560

43,400

43,190

43,020

42,740

42,500

42,220

41,940

41,740

41,350

41,150

40,820

40,490

40,150

~

July

39,900

39,700

39,490

-39,210

39,980

38,700

38,430

33,110

37,900

37,580

37,320

36,970

36,690

36,440

36,170

35,910

35,630

35,270

35,090

34,900

34,710

34,550

34,340

34,160

33,960

33,620

33,740

33,650

33,530

33,350

33,200

Aug.

32,930

32,760

32, 490

32,350

32,120

31,800

31,570

31,230

30,930

30,740

30,600

30,370

30,200

29,960

29,820

29,710

29,520

29,360

29,200

29,040

28,790

28,600

28,390

28,170

27,910

27,670

27,290

27,040

26,780

26, 4SO

26,220

Sept.

25,930

25,820

25,660

25,470

25,260

25,050

24,890

24,740

24,570

24, 440

24,260

24,080

23,910

23,710

23,540

23,390

23,250

23,100

22,950

22,850

22,710

22,610

22,340

22,250

22,190

22,060

22,030

21,930

21,910

21,380

~

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Calendar year 1940.....

Water year 1940-41.....

Elevation 

(feet)

4 S3S 72

-

833 90

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

2 830

31 * S30

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-15,930

+14, 600
WEBER RIVER BASIN 57

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°15'17fl , long. 111°50'47", In NE^SWi sec. 16, T.

 6 N., R. 1 E., 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 1941, not Including flow of Pine View pipe

 line. 1895-96, 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, Utah. 

Extremes.(regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 485 second-feet May 14 (gage height,

3.GO feet); minimum, 1 second-foot or less for several days when reservoir gates were

closed.

1937-41: Maximum discharge, 1,260 second-feet Apr. 25, 26, 1938 (gage height, 5.30

feet); minimum, less than 1 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. Flow regulated by Pine View Reservoir (see preceding page). Records 

do not Include flow of Pine View pipe line, which diverts water above station for use 

In Irrigation and power development. Diversions above Pine View Reservoir for Irrigation and municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.75 0 1.8 43 3.0 275 

1.0 1 2.0 65 3.5 446 

1.1 2 2.2 93 4.0 645 

1.2 4 2.4 12S 4.5 S65 

1.4 13 2.6 170 5.0 1,110 

1.6 26 2.S 219 5.3 1,260

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

&

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

29 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

3 

3 

3 

3

3

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

Nov.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2 

al

al 

al 

al

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1

Dec.

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

> bl

Jan.

bl

(*)

Feb.

bl

t 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2

2 

*2 

a2 

a3

4

2 

2 

2

Month

Oot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

D

alendar year 1943......................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

3 

8 

5 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2

2

1 

2

3 

6 

7 

10 

14

14 

14 

12 

7 

5

6 

10 

14 

19 

25 

25

Apr.

25 

24 

24 

21 

77

34 

2f 

22 

23 

36

2S 

25 

25 

20 

21

26 

20 

17 

15 

16

18 

22 

26 

2S 

32

35 

35 

33 

32 

32

Secondfoot-days

67 

39 

31

5,534

31 

43 

237 

817 

5,550 

1,312 

558 

435 

228

9.34S

May

34 

34 

34 

72 

121

190 

309 

309 

316 

322

387 

435 

477 

481 

431

272 

ISO 

91 

45 

39

36 

76 

96

81 

77

7S 

S4 

93 

105 

121 

124

Max tup* 

3

2

181

4 

25 

77 

481 

115 

25 

28 

17

481

June

115 

103 

SI 

72 

6S

39

43 

46 

46 

48

49

50 

51 

51 

45

3S 

33 

31 

29 

28

26 

25 

25 

21 

IS

22 

21 

2S 

31 

29

July

25 

IS 

17 

19 

23

22 

19 

19 

23 

22

22 

22 

25 

25 

23

22 

20 

20 

19 

IS

15 

18 

16 

22 

18

15 

10 

7 

4 

4 

4

Aug.

4 

14 

12 

12 

12

12 

22 

25 

28 

28

2S 

22 

12 

8 

S

8 

7 

7 

7 

6

13 

13 

13 

12 

13

14 

14 

14 

15 

15 

17

Minimum Mean

2 2.2 

1 1.3 

1.0

15.1

1.0 

1.0 

1 7.6 

15 27.2 

34 179 

18 43.7 

4 18.0 

4 14.0 

3 7.6

25.6

Sept.

17 

17 

17 

12 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

4

4 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9

6 

5 

5

9 5

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

133

77 

61

10,970

61 

85 

470 

1,620 

11,010 

2,600 

1,110 

863 

452

18,540

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected try Ice.
58 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehl, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorders, lat. 40°26 1 40", long. 111°55'20", In SEiNWi sec. 26, 

T. 4 s., R. 1 W., at Narrows 54 miles northwest of Lehl and 74 miles downstream from 

Utah Lake.

Drainage area.- 2,970 square miles (revised), Including 300 square miles In Cedar Valley.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1941. May to December 1904 and July 1913 

to September 1934 at outlet of Utah Lake, 74 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1913-41), 372 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum dally discharge during year, 754 second-feet July 3, 4; 

minimum dally, 1 second-foot Mar. 17-23, Apr. 18-20, 23-26.

1913-41: Maximum dally 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 excellent. They represent combined flow of Jordan River, Utah & Salt 

Lake Canal, and East Jordan Canal. Flow completely regulated by gates .and pumps at 

outlet of Utah Lake, pumps at Pelican Point, and diversion dam at Narfbws.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21

OQ

23 

24

25

26 

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

112 

106 

103 

103 

102

106 

159 

1S2 

238 

283

271 

279 

290 

261

IS

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

19 

19 

22

22 

22 

21 

22 

22 

22

Nov.

22 

21 

22 

22

go

18 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

15 

17 

20 

21 

20

19 

19 

18 

16 

16

Dec.

16 

16 

16 

16

10

6 

5 

4

4 

4

4 

4

5 

5 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Jan.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Feb.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

4 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2

Month

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aus 

Set

1

alendar year 19'

ater year 1940-

liar.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

15 

30

36 

39 

55 

13 

9 

8

Apr.

11 

12 

10 

15 

13

23

QQ

19 

19 

23

26 

28 

29 

25

QQ

10 

2

1 

1 

1

2

2

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

2 

3 

4

Secondfoot -days

2,923 

520 

209

101,487

1S6 

106 

224 

351 

14,631 

12,600 

20, 004 

20,176 

15,711

87,621

Bay

50 

137 

215 

217 

217

250 

2S3 

292 

355 

425

552 

655 

661 

642 

643

638 

682 

614 

35S 

540

591 

605 

636 

639 

634

616 

550 

48S 

499 

495 

478

Maximum

290 

22 

16

793

6 

6 

39 

29 

682 

706 

754 

703 

689

754

June

487 

533 

54S 

532 

425

470 

213 

82 

62 

51

48 

46 

53 

64 

62

162 

379 

543 

56S 

594

612 

647 

691 

706 

685

677 

675 

665 

665 

665

July

721 

753 

754 

754 

747

745 

736 

725 

725 

718

712 

711 

710 

707 

718

721 

718 

722 

702 

629

653 

679 

672 

640 

571

422

395 

355 

34S 

360 

483

Minimum

17 

15 

4

1

6 

2

1 

1 

50 

46 

548 

531 

254

1

Aug.

547 

569 

636 

680 

675

676 

696 

703 

675 

690

682 

677 

668 

680 

683

675 

656 

660 

656 

647

662 

662 

647 

649 

636

629 

667 

665 

662 

565 

531

Mean

94.5

17.3 

6.7

277

6.0 

3.8 

7.2 

11.0 

472 

£20 

645 

651 

524

240

Sept.

650 

635 

371 

607 

620

601 

234 

315 

649 

6SO

689 

490 

515 

626 

600

560 

571 

595 

607 

461

421 

419 

524 

506 

48S

497 

448 

423 

465 

444

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,800 

1,030 

415

201,300

369. 

210 

444 

657 

29,020 

24,990 

39,680 

40,020 

31,160

178,800
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 59

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°00', long, ill"SO 1 , in SWi sec. 28, T. 9 S., R.

 4 t;., at Thistle, 600 feet downstream from confluence of Soldier Fork and Thistle 

Creek, and 2i miles upstream from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area.- 490 square miles.

Records available.- January 1908 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1941 in

 reports or Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1941 in reports of Spanish 

Fork water commissioner.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1908-25, 1933-41), 98.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 464 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 3.84 feet);

 minimum discharge recorded, 27 second-feet Nov. 14 and Sept. 2, but may have been less 

during periods of ice effect.

1908-25, 1933-41: 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, which are fair. Small 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

2S 

29

30

31

Oct.

r 42

41 

43 

41 

41

40 

3S

40 

44 

40

3S 

3S 

39 

38 

39

39 

39 

39 

3S 

3S

3S 

3S 

36

36 

37

42 

42 

40 

39 

39 

3S

NOT.

37 

38 

39 

41 

39

40 

42 

40 

41 

41

39 

3S 

30 

30 

32

37 

42 

47 

46 

42

39 

37 

34 

33 

36

39 

36 

40 

42 

44

Dec.

43 

43 

43 

43 

42

43 

42 

41 

43 

39

36 

3S 

3S 

b30 

b2S

b31 

b35 

37 

38 

3S

3S 

39 

40 

38

40

37 

39 

39

40 

42 

41

Jan.

b33 

b32 

b2S 

b2S 

b33

3S 

40 

40 

40 

40

41 

42 

43 

43 

42

40 

41 

43 

42 

43

45 

44 

43 

46 

45

41 

41 

42 

46 

44 

44

Feb.

41 

40 

41 

b41 

b42

44 

61 

47 

46 

50

55 

61 

53 

61 

55

60 

61 

61 

61 

61

65 

70 

70 

76 

74

62 

59 

60

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mai 

Api 

Ma3 

Jur 

JuJ 

Au{ 

Sei

VI

alendar year 194 0... ...................

 11............. ............. . ....

y..... .................................

rater year 1940-4 1 ...

Mar.

66 

71 

72 

66 

62

61 

5S 

53 

5S 

4S

61 

47 

53 

5S 

62

50 

51 

56 

60 

61

60 

59 

59 

56 

56

53 

52 

53 

55 

5S 

58

Apr.

61 

61 

64 

61 

76

80 

69 

65 

62 

69

69 

71 

75 

72 

71

78 

78 

70 

71 

69

69 

69 

75 

S6 

89

96 

106 

122 

143 

165

Secondfoot -days

1,220 

1,161 

1,203

25,610

1,252 

1,657 

1,772 

2,412 

3,845 

4,047 

1,785 

1,501 

1,004

27,759

May

176 

185 

199 

217 

222

240 

246 

268 

313 

364

3S7 

417 

445 

427 

387

339 

322 

336 

322 

290

273 

254 

257 

265 

270

299 

279 

251 

227 

197 

1S1

Maximum

44 

47 

43

331

46 

76 

72 

166 

445 

- 207 

92 

102 

40

446

June

167 

165 

149 

147 

139

130 

169 

167 

207 

197

166 

161 

143 

139 

138

138 

130 

127 

126

123

122

US 

115 

113 

110

106 

99 

94 

89

85

July

85 

80 

71 

67 

66

59 

66 

63 

56 

55

53 

54 

53 

48

51

47 

47 

63 

64 

59

51 

4S 

46 47- 

64

92 

66 

51 

53 

53 

4S

Minimum

36 

30 

28

19

28 

40 

47 

61 

176 

85 

46 

33 

28

28

Aug.

61 

45 

45 

43 

40

5S 

51 

50 

60 

67

102 

64 

50 

47 

72

56 

53 

46 

43 

42

41 

42 

42 

43 

41

40 

39 

3S 

36 

33 

33

He an

39.4 

3S.7 

38. S

64.5

40.4 

55.6 

57.2 

SO. 4 

285 

136 

57.6 

4S.4 

33.6

76.1

Sept.

30 

30 

31 

36 

36

36 

36 

37 

33 

40

39 

37 

36 

33 

32

29 

28 

30 

31 

29

29

31 

36 

33 

32

31 

32 

33 

36 

33

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,420 

2,300 

2,390

46,340

2,430 

3,090 

3,510 

4,780 

17,540 

3,030 

3,540 

2, 9 SO 

1,990

65,050

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
60 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°02', long. 111°32', In SEi sec. 12, T. 93., R. 

3 £., 600 feet upstream from outlet of Cold Springs, 1 mile northwest of Castilla railroad station, If miles upstream from diversion dam of Bureau of Reclamation, and 2 miles 

downstream from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area.- 670 square miles.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1925 and October Id36 to September 1941 In reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1941 In reports of Spanish Fork 

water commissioner.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1919-25, 1933-41), 218 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 776 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 4.88 feet); 

minimum, 31 second-feet Jan. 3.

1919-25, 1933-41: Maximum daily discharge, 1,520 second-feet May 22, 1920; minimum, 

25 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938, and Jan. 19, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good. Several small diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow Is 

materially increased by water diverted by tunnel from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity, 

250,000 acre-feet) in Colorado River Basin Into Diamond Fork of Spanish Fork for 

irrigation of lands In Jordan River Basin.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

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.

92 

90 

93 

88 

87

98 

101 

107 

128 

126

114 

136 

125 

121 

86

74 

71 

70 

70 

68

67 

66 

64 

64 

64

71 

71 

7O 

67 

66 

66

Nov.

64 

64 

66 

68 

64

67 

67 

66 

66 

67

64 

66 

50 

55 

59

64 

70 

77 

77 

70

68 

64 

53 

55 

62

64 

62 

67 

68 

66

Dec.

68 

70 

68 

67 

66

68 

67 

64 

68 

66

55 

60 

59 

47 

43

47 

58 

62 

63 

62

60 

63 

63 

63 

63

59 

63 

63 

64 

67 

66

Jan.

50 

49 

44 

44 

54

63 

63 

64 

63 

63

66 

70 

67 

67 

66

64 

60 

66 

66 

67

70 

71 

66 

70 

68

64 

62 

63 

70 

67 

67

Feb.

63 

59 

6O 

60 

62

63 

77 

71 

70 

71

77 

99 

84 

77 

81

92 

90 

90 

92 

90

93 

99 

99 

106 

106

90 

82 

87

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 19410. .....................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

88

104 

106 

92 

87

82

SO 

81 

88 

75

81 

78 

87 

96 

86

84 

86 

84 

87 

92

88 

88 

92 

88 

86

80 

81 

62 

86 

90 

88

Apr.

99 

98 

106 

99 

138

138 

117 

109 

106 

117

114 

116 

119 

112 

112

128 

126 

110 

112 

106

106 

107 

114 

130 

134

147 

167 

186 

219 

255

Secondfoot-days

2,6S3 

1,942 

1,922

61,325

1,954 

2,290 

2,693 

3,847 

12,637 

1O,475 

9,304 

7,028 

5,955

62,730

May

283 

294 

316 

337 

340

357 

351 

382 

425 

437

488 

516 

550 

541 

494

446 

431 

497 

443 

440

464 

449 

437 

425 

422

452 

376 

340 

316 

305 

283

Maximum

138 

77 

70

525

71 

106 

106 

255 

550 

566 

497 

360 

300

566

June

278 

266 

346 

399 

402

405 

396 

289 

321 

270

242 

23O 

219 

214 

214

208 

201 

190 

248 

305

335 

388 

426 

476 

504

535 

563 

566 

532 

485

July

464 

422 

351 

294 

360

379 

413 

473 

497 

458

428 

396 

337 

316 

36O

376 

374 

376 

368 

281

212 

171 

159 

140 

147

177 

141 

107 

98 

104 

125

Minimum

64 

50 

43

42

44 

59 

75 

98 

283 

190 

98 

110 

128

43

Aug.

140 

161 

171 

197 

228

245 

258 

268 

263 

291

302 

151 

123 

128 

165

136 

117 

110 

116 

163

230 

258 

263 

273 

281

294 

313 

332 

340 

351 

360

Mean

86.5 

64.7 

62.0

168

63.0 

81.8 

86.9 

128 

4O8 

349 

300 

227 

198

172

Sept.

291 

260 

300 

289 

273

242

226 

224 

194 

173

177 

194 

192 

190 

194

205 

221 

226 

214 

199

169 

163 

157 

132 

130

136 

159 

157 

140 

128

Run-off In 

acre -feet

5,320 

3,850 

3,810

121,630

3,880 

4,540 

5,340 

7,630 

25,070 

20,780 

18,450 

13,940 

11,810

124,400
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 61

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°10', long. 111°44 I , in SEiSEi sec. 32, T. 7 S., 

K. at;., 400 feet downstream from bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 2.5 miles 

north of Lake Shore.

Drainage area.- 700 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1941. December 1903 to July 1907 and March 

1909 to September 1925 at site 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1904-6, 1909-19, 1920-25, 1938-41), 96.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 220 second-feet Aug. 11 (gage height, 6.42 feet); 

practically no flow during latter part of Irrigation season.

1903-7, 1909-25, 1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,100 second-feet May 7, 1922; 

practically no flow during latter part of Irrigation season for most years.

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

are rair. Flow affected by many diversions for irrigation and hydroel3ctric power plant. 

During the latter part of the irrigation season only waste and return waters pass the 

gage. Station below all diversions.

Cooperation.- Board of Canal Presidents and Bureau of Reclamation furnished 3 and 14 discharge measurements, respectively.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. S to May 21)

1.1 0 2.2 29.5 4.0 87 

1.2 .5 2.4 34 4.5 110 

1.4 5 2.7 41 5.0 135 

1.6 13 3.0 49 5.5 163 

1.8 20 3.3 59 6.0 193 

2.0 25.5 3.7 75 6.5 225

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

al 

al 

al 

al 

al

al 

al 

al 

al 

al

al 

al 

al 

al 

al

al 

al 

al 

al 

al

a6 

a6 

a6 

a6 

a6

a8 

alO 

a!2 

alg 

a 12 

alg

Hov.

a!5 

a!5 

2S 

48 

53

61 

62 

64 

44 

42

40 

42 

39 

33 

32

35 

41 

50 

69 

72

71 

65 

66 

44 

64

76 

73 

71 

76 

77

Dec.

79 

77 

76 

66 

69

71 

71 

62 

65 

64

59 

54 

59 

44 

a50

a 56 

a62 

69 

74 

63

62 

63 

69 

67 

73

65 

64 

78 

d70 

d62 

d54

Jan.

d46 

40 

48 

52 

53

61 

67 

69 

70 

68

68 

70 

75 

73 

68

69 

66 

67 

69 

74

70 

74 

70 

73 

75

69 

68 

68 

73 

72 

69

Feb.

71 

64 

70 

68 

71

70 

75 

80 

78 

77

86 

114 

113 

92 

90

102 

103 

101 

104 

104

104 

113 

121 

121 

125

109 

98 

94

Month

Dot 

Ho\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mat

Apj 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Auj 

Se

1

alendar year 1940 ......................

fater year 1940-

Mar.

98 

120 

123 

107 

100

93 

92 

89 

93 

88

86 

87 

85 

100 

94

93 

87 

95 

97 

104

103 

103 

107 

105 

104

97 

94 

96 

a99 

a!02 

105

Apr.

112 

120 

125 

122 

129

167 

115 

129 

123 

131

133 

133 

141 

136 

132

133 

126 

121 

123 

117

112 

103 

84 

89 

90

85 

87 

92 

100 

92

Secondfoot-days

116 

1,568 

2,017

15,273.6

2,054 

2,618 

3,046 

3,502 

1,558.6 

318 

52.9 

86.1 

27.5

16,964.1

May

128 

146 

123 

135 

149

152 

139 

160 

152 

93

56 

2S 

29 

22 

5

3 

2

1 

9 

7

5 

2 

1 

.8 

.S

3

1 

2 

1 

1 

2

Maximum

12 

77 

79

196

75 

125 

123 

167 

160 

63 

25 

42 

2

167

June

3

1 

1 

1 

1

2 

1 

1 

30 

83

36 

29 

16 

14 

9

28 

21 

9 

5 

6

2 

3 

2 

2 

2

2 

3 

2 

2

1

July

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

.8 

.8 

.8

1 

1 

1 

.8 

.8

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 9 

a. 9 

al

1 

1 

.8

1 

1

2 

25 

1 

.6 

.5 

.6

Aug.

.8 

a. 8 

a. 8 

.S 

.8

.8 

al 

a2 

a4 

a6

42 

2 

1 

.8 

.8

8 

1 

.8 

.5 

.6

.6 

2 

1 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8

1 

1 

1 

1

Sept.

1 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.6

.S 

1

1 

.8 

1

1 

1 

2 

2

1

.8

1 

.8 

1 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.8

.8 

2 

.8 

.6 

.6

Minimum Mean ^//^

1 3.7 230 

15 52.3 3,110 

44 65.1 4,000

41.7 30,300

40 66.3 4,070 

64 93.5 5,190 

85 98.3 6,040 

84 117 6,950 

.8 50.3 3,090 

1 10.6 631 

.5 1.71 105 

.5 2.78 171 

.5 .92 55

.5 46.5 33,640

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated except Oct. 1 to NOT. 2 when It was based on three 

discharge measurements and notes of water commissioner, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

472565 O - 42 - 5
62 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Diamond Fork near Thistle, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°02']5", long. 111 C29'£G", In NWiNE-i sec. 16, T. 

9 S., R. 4 E., Ik nlles upstream from nouth, 3 miles north of Thistle, and 3i miles 

downstrean from Little Diamond Cr°ek.

Drainage area.- 155 square miles.

Records available.- April 1P4U to September 1941. December 1907 to September 1917 at 

site I 1/3 miles downstrvara.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge diirlnt; period, 579 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 3.07 

feet); rritnlTun dally, £ fec-jud-fsat Der.. 15, 16, Jan. 4, 5.

1907-17, 1940-41: Majdrnun discharge obsenred, 735 second-feet May 9, 1909; minimum 

dally discharge, -that of Dec. 15, 16, 1940, Jan. 4, 5, 19*1.

Remarks.- Records good except r,ttosc for periods of ice effect and doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Somj small diversions above station for Irrigation. Flow is 

materially increased by v<ater diverted by tunnel from Strawberry Reservoir in Colorado 

River Basin (capacity. £50,000 acre-feet) for irrigation of lands in Jordan River Basin.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

0

8 

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 

30 

37 

33 

33

44 

*7 

54 

70 

71

60 

90 

70 

70 

24

16 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

13 

14 

15 

14 

13 

13

Nov.

13 

12 

13

14 

11

12

12 

11 

10

13

30 

11 

7 

7 

11

12 

12 

13 

13 

9

10 

8 

8 

4 

9

9

,ll 

12 

11

Dec.

10 

11 

10 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

8

6

r>6

b5

b3 

bS

b2

b6 

blO 

bll

*11

10 

11 

11 

12 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

Jan.

6 

b5

b3 

b2 

b?

b7 

b9 

blO 

blO

bll

13

10 

10

10

9 

6 

9 

9 

9

8

9

11 

10

e

8

10

in 

10

Feb.

9

b6 

b6 

b6 

b7

blO 

blS 

11

10 

10

13 

19 

34 

15 

14

15 

14 

14 

*14 

14

14

14 

14 

15

15

11

11 

15

:

Month

Oct

lion 

Eec

C

Jan 

Fefc

Mar 

Apr 

May 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Sop

fl

alendar year

11. ....................................

~pn 1-

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

13 

18 

17 

14 

14

13 

11 

12 

14 

13

14 

11 

Ib 

16 

12

34 

15 

16 

18 

21

22 

23

22 

20

17 

18 

20 

22 

24 

S4

Apr.

29

29 

34 

28 

49

41 

31 

29 

29 

34

31

31 

31 

30 

33

38 

37 

31 

33 

31

33 

34 

37 

43 

44

49

57 

£6

85

Secondfoot-daya

982 

2V6

-

3.

G, 

7, 

4, 

4,

261 

341 

524 

182 

681 

686 

246 

653 

252

May

96 

100 

112 

114 

134

118 

109 

109 

118 

123

130 

130 

143 

136 

321

100 

94 

136 

118 

133

180 

180 

169 

153 

140

136 

94

65 

64 

62

Maximum

SO

14 

12

_

12 

19 

24 

85 

180 

555 

462 

£92 

C23

555

June

66 

112 

191 

243 

252

252

216 

85 

71 

66

55

52 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

49 

138 

196

249 

308 

372 

470 

512

520 

555 

535 

474 

397

July

368 

341 

258 

199 

286

308 

351 

436 

462 

411

379 

334 

267 

252 

302

324 

318 

314 

295 

199

140 

305 

100 

98 

96

83 

38 

38 

34 

46 

64

Minimum

11 

4 

2

_

2

6 

11 

E8 

62 

49 

34 

40 

83

2

Aug.

75 

85 

91 

140 

174

171 

182 

191 

182 

156

dlOO 

d70 

d50 

55 

58

55 

44 

40 

52 

105

174 

194 

196 

202 

208

228 

243 

264 

270 

286 

292

Mean

21.7 

10.5

8.9

-

8.4 

32.2 

16.9 

33.4 

119 

223 

234 

140 

142

53.2

Sept.

202 

196 

228 

219 

199

169 

156 

151 

130 

112

116 

133 

133 

130

1S6

156

171 

169 

158 

151

123 

114 

112 

302 

90

83 

109 

112 

100 

92

Run-off In 

aere-feet

1,950 

627 

547

-

518 

676 

1,040 

2,340 

7,300 

13,260 

14,370 

9,190 

8,430

60,250

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge commuted on basis of records for Spanish Pork at 

Castllla and Thistle.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 63

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°22', long. 111°34', In NWJ sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 

3 E., half a mile downstream from North Fork, 3,500 feet northeast of Vivian Park, and 

thrne-quan e rs of a. mile upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.- 600 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 29 years, 349 second-feet (since 1932 flow Incliides that of WeberProvo diversion canal).

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 846 second- feet (regulated) June 13; mlnimum dally, 59 second-feet Jan. 3.

191] -41: Maximum discharge observed, 3,130 second-feet July 11, 1921: minimum discharge, 49 second- feet July 17, 1934.

Remarks . - Records excellent. Station Is below diversions for irrigation in He bar Valley 

and above those In vicinity of Provo. Flew slightly regulated at headwaters by small 

lakes that serve as reservoirs. Records Include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal.

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared In cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

S 

5

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19

So

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

125 

126 

130 

133 

132

130 

130 

135 

139 

141

129 

137 

135 

133 

133

139 

133 

133

152 

132

133 

133 

130 

128 

12S

137 

141 

139 

139 

141 

146

Kov.

146

150 

146 

152 

154

153 

358 

156 

158 

154

131 

110 

136 

152 

155

168 

176 

103

200 

204

209 

211 

211 

209 

213

£13 

220 

223 

225 

228

Dec.

228

2?0

:95

202 

200

200 

200

MS

202

200 

200 

187

191

187

187 

191 

189 

191 

191

193 

193 

197

200 

202

200 

202 

K02 

209 

206 

206

. , ...... 

Jan.

202

83 

59 

213 

213

213 

211 

211 

2il

209

206 

EOS 

E04 

204 

204

202 

200 

200 

200 

200

197 

200 

202 

204 

209

209 

206 

204 

204 

204 

202

Feb.

202 

202 

202 

202 

204

202 

200 

200 

197 

10V

£04 

fill 

206 

209 

213

218 

220 

223 

225 

228

237 

240 

242 

£50 

252

255 

255 

258

Month.

Oet 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Hai 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

JuJ

AU|

Se;

«

alondar year 1940 ......................

r rv

ii«s4~

rater year 1940-4

Mer.

253 

230 

138 

315 

292

E84

P.79 

273 

273 

276

?76 

£75 

U73

2Srj

265

265 

263 

263

271

271 

263 

271 

271 

268

265 

265 

263

263 

263 

263

Apr.

£65

258 

fcSO 

B50

260

253 

255 

255 

255 

£5S

258

263

,250 

K55

247 

242 

£ 16 

£16

1«2

93

93 

95 

121 

168

172 

178 

255 

350 

347

Secondfoot-days

4,162 

5,326 

G,193

76,240

5,09B 

6,154 

8,492 

5,835 

18,833 

15,534 

9,027 

7,298 

6,244

100,196

Maj

341

292 

.'17 

411 

46-i,

456 

435 

418 

449 

?27

706 

P10 

032 

842

832

9P8 

828 

633

491

616 

766 

C16

669

801 

S28 

775 

E92 

421

Maximum

146 

223 

230

801

213 

258

338 

350 

342 

846 

332 

276 

225

846

June

449 

395 

?B3 

338

421

426

442 

44E 

470 

616

702 

738 

840 

814 

749

719 

612 

523 

531 

550

565 

527 

434 

491 

484

411 

353 

326 

323 

332

July Aug.

332 

315 

292

290 

290

290

290 

301 

303 

306

303 

301 

208 

292 

2S7

282 

279 

273 

28V 

295

292 

292 

287 

287 

237

287 

287 

282 

276 

273 

271

Minimum

125 

110 

187

102

59 

197 

258 

93 

292 

323 

271 

200 

184

59

276 

276 

271 

263 

268

263 

265 

268

265 

265

263 

260 

fc47 

22S 

209

216 

225 

223 

220 

220

21Q 

204 

203 

200 

204

211 

213 

209

209 

P.16 

318

Mean

134 

178 

200

208

197 

220 

274 

223 

608 

513 

S91 

235 

208

275

Sept.

216 

211 

218 

225 

220

211 

206 

206 

206 

209

202 

205 

211 

213 

213

213 

211 

E13 

211 

211

213 

211 

200 

200 

200

200 

200 

202 

202 

184

Rim- off in 

aore-feet

8,360 

10,560 

12,280

 151,200

12,100 

12,210 

16,840 

13,560 

37,350 

30,810 

17,900 

14,480 

12,380

198,700
64 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River at Provo, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°14'15", long. 111°41'45", in NEiSEi sec. 3, T. 7 

S., R. 2 E., 600 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, November 1938 to September 1941. January 1937 to November 1938, at site 450 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.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 561 second-feet June 13; practically no flow 

July 6 and 7.

1903-5, 1933-34, 1937-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,620 second-feet May 27, 

1904; practically no flow during several periods.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair. Station is below 

all diversions. At times entire flow is diverted above station for irrigation. Factory 

race diverts water above station into Provo Bay, an arm of Utah Lake. Records for this 

diversion were not obtained during the current year.

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

1 

1 

2 

3

4 

4 

4 

6 

7

6 

9 

10 

9 

9

9 

8 

8 

8 

7

8 

9 

11 

12 

14

18 

18 

20 

20 

21 

20

Nov.

22 

24 

26 

39 

54

61 

68 

68 

72

81

79 

60 

71 

77 

66

92 

87 

110 

116 

119

122 

119 

119 

130 

140

148 

152 

157 

163 

163

Dec.

162 

162 

152 

143 

146

158 

163 

170 

175 

176

178 

180 

176 

180 

194

189 

194 

194 

201 

205

207 

212 

214 

220 

222

220 

218 

216 

222 

218 

220

Jan.

212 

173 

61 

176 

216

212 

212 

211 

209 

209

211 

213 

214 

198 

193

198 

196 

196 

198 

192

190 

198 

196 

203 

205

205 

207 

209 

207 

207 

209

Feb.

207 

209 

207 

205 

205

209 

209 

207 

211 

211

180 

212 

211 

201 

201

209 

205 

211 

220 

224

232 

242 

249 

257 

269

253 

253 

249

Month

Oct 

No* 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Max

Apr 

Maj 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alendar year 1940. .....................

ater year 1940-^

Mar.

249 

232 

363 

350 

317

297 

292 

295 

300 

292

276 

272 

272 

269 

266

262 

260 

262 

257 

260

264 

262 

257 

253 

251

246 

244 

238 

236 

249 

253

Apr.

255 

251 

240 

238 

260

262 

255 

251 

249 

246

230 

234 

228 

224 

222

220 

226 

192 

185 

170

81 

45 

38 

31 

23

17 

38 

129 

207 

190

Secondfoot-days

287 

2,635 

5,889

33,846

6,141 

6,158 

8,446 

5,437 

5,045 

4,552 

111 

109 

219

45,229

May

183 

148 

115 

134 

144

155

105 

77 

51 

56

76 

119 

244 

272 

269

262 

244 

246 

264 

242

111 

18 

20 

138 

124

136 

232 

320 

320 

183 

37

Maximum

21 

163 

222

377

216 

269 

363 

262 

320 

548 

15 

8 

31

548

June

15 

12 

11 

10 

12

12 

50 

9S 

176 

341

515 

519 

548 

442 

314

276 

178 

103 

94 

80

87 

109 

124 

136 

131

92 

31 

16 

9 

11

July

5 

2 

2 

2

1

0 

0

1 

1 

1

1 

1

2 

3 

3

2 

1 

2 

4 

5

4 

4 

3 

2 

5

12 

15 

10 

8 

5 

4

Minimum

1 

22 

143

0

61 

180 

236 

17 

18 

9 

0 

1 

1

0

Aug.

3 

3 

4 

5 

4

2

1 

1 

3 

6

7 

S 

6 

6 

6

5 

6 

4 

2 

2

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2

1 

1 

2

Mean

9.3 

94.5 

190

92.5

198 

220 

272 

181 

163 

152 

3.6 

3.5 

7.3

124

Sept.

2

1 

3 

3 

3

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

6

4 

4 

3 

7 

7

6 

6 

9 

13 

17

13 

14 

18 

20 

31

Run-off in 

acre-feet

569 

5,620 

11,680

67,120

12,180 

12,210 

16,750 

10,780 

10,010 

9,030 

220 

216 

434

89,700
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 65

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall rating flume, lat. 40°36'40", long. 111°18' 

15 , in SWiSEi sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., 100 feet upstream from outlet to Provo 

River and 44 miles northwest of Woodland.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 117 second-feet June 17; no water diverted 

from Weber River for several months.

1931-41: Maximum dally discharge, 152 second-feet June 14, 15, 1933; no water diverted from Weber River for several months during each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts water from Weber River in SWiSWi sec. 21, T. IS., 

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. Not all of water diverted from Weber River reaches Provo 

River due to evaporation, transpiration, and seepage losses. No water was diverted 

from Weber River on days for which no figures are given.

Cooperation.- Records or dally discharge furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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. NOT. Dec.

2 

2 

5

5 

5 

5

4 

4

3 

3

Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Auj 

Sej

H

alendar year 19 40. .....................

fater year 1940-

Mar. Apr.

1 

1 

1 

1 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2

s 2 

2

1 

1

Secondfoot-days

3S

2,001

54 

1,385 

2,336 

731

4,544

May

0 

16 

58 

85 

88

S9 

S8 

82 

84 

87

85 

87 

86 

95 

92

90 

91 

53 

4 

2

2 

2 

2 

1 

2

2 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2

Maximum

5

95

2 

95 

117 

104

117

June

2 

2 

2 

5 

5

4

6 

8 

45 

52

103 

104 

107 

113 

115

115 

117 

114 

'112 

IIE

113 

111 

IIE 

113 

IIE

108 

107 

108 

101 

108

July

104 

98 

79 

73 

.66

59 

51 

39 

30 

45

33 

24 

16 

10 

6

Minimum

:

0

1 

0 

2

0

Aug.

Mean

1.2

5.5

1.8 

44.7 

77.9 

23.6

IE. 5

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

75

3,960

407 

2,750 

4,630 

1,450

9,010
86 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

South Forte of Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall flune, ]at. 40°21', long. 111°3<1', in SEi 

sac. 26, 7. 53., R. 3 E., a quarter of a mile southeast of Vivian Park and half a 

mile upstream from mouth.

Urajrmge aroa.,- .'50 squure miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 29 years (.1912-41), 30.0 deconct-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 1.20 feet); 

mTnTmum daily, 23 second-feet Jan. 23.

1911-41: Maximum discharge observed, 123 second-feet May 27, 1922; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet several times in 1931, 1935, and on Apr. 2, 1937.

Remarks.- Reeordb excellent. Station below all diversions.

Cooperation L- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1841

Cay

1

2

B

4

e

6

7

B

9

10

n

IB

IS

14

36

18

17

IB

19

SO

Si

UK

83

84ati

Be

Dot.

26

26

87

86

26

8fl

26

26

20

26

26

36

27

20

JiC

26

27

27

26

86

2fi

86

86

26

36

Sff

87

£6

£6

26

88

Nov.

27

27

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

K6

£0

!Jt5

EC

no

26

2fl

26

SO

?0

26

36

8*

«6

26

ne

Sfi

26

26-

Pec.

26

26

26

Ji6

26

26

20

26

20

lib

85

as

38

26

26

?5

KB

Ti5

24

23

?6

25

2C

24

24

26

25

26

as

ar,

Jan.

25

25

24

£4

E«

S?4

24

24

B'l

C-i

84

24

2'i

B4

24

P4

t.4

!M

;j4

KR

ECP4

£.<

2*1

H*

£4

!M

as

f;s 2s;

Feb.

85

26

Ef)

RB

86

28

25

25

26

£6

£6

26

26

£6

86

EC

26

86

2G

26

a v

27

£8

20

E8

28

H7

27

_

-

Month

Mmr. ......................................

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

Vfiter your 18 10-4

liar.

£7

20

83

27

27

26

£6

8P

25

£6

20

25

34

24

84

!>4

24

24

84

28

25

26

2fi

Sfl i'B

88

as

25

26

?B

as

Apr.

Seoondfoot-dnys

781

n,S44

r«i^g

*> IV

J 0,050

S!5

26

Sfi

Kfi

E7

06

26

2S

!i&

26 jg

2v-J

84

24

8fi

«fi

Efi

f!fi

25

fir,

S'.fi

K4

?.4

24

Rfi

25

8B

26

?o

-

Jtay

28

29

30

31

30

31

58

SB

5B

3fi

37

40

44

44

48

37

ze

3C

34

31

28

80

as

C7

86

32

3B

41

58

56

S3

Moxlnum

OQ

26

KB

£7

44

June

33

sa

22

31

32

32

39

32

31

30

to

Eti as

29

30

30

31

SI

30

28

29

29

89

28

P.B

f.S

88

20

26

28

-

July

25

26

26

20

86

26

25

26

C6

86

KG

E6

26

no

86

86

26

86

£6

26

26

28

S6

26

27

29

30

SI

51

38

38

Hlnlmun

Ofl

84

If?

23

Aug.

31

30

30

30

29

28

30

29

28

2&

28

29

30

30

30

80

30

31

SO

30

30

30

30

30

31

30

80

88

88

lift

£9

Mean

8.,. 2

{ .'.3

'/ ' 2

?' .6

Sept.

30

30

31

31

38

3S

38

38

32

38

38

30

86

80

30

89

30

30

30

3P,

38

36

SO

SO

38

37

36

36

37

36

Hun-off in 

aorcf-feefc

1,560

.iCj^eoo

19,960
SEVIER LAKE B«3IN 67

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Locatlon.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°12', long. 112°12', in 

itetNWi sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 3 W., 1,000 feet upstream irom bridge on State Highway 

22, 1 mile west of Kingston, and 2 miles upstream from Kast Fork.

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- June 1914 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 149 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 3.43 

reet); minimum dally, 20 second-feet Sept. 2-4.

1914-41: Maximum discharge, about 3,000 second-feet ( including estimated flow of 

360 second-feet in overflow channel bypassing station) Kar. 4, 1938 (gage height, 5.20 

feet), frcn rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minlrnum daily, 5 second-feet 

June 16-20, 1931, July 30 to Aug. 15, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ii;e effect or no gage-height

record, which are fair. Many diversions above station; none between station and mouth 

of East Fork.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

S 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

S3 

24 

26

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

141 

138 

139 

121 

135

129 

121 

121 

118 

121

lie

121 

123 

123 

121

123 

123 

126 

126 

123

118 

115 

112 

107 

107

148 

216 

144 

126 

126 

121

Nov.

118 lie lie

115 

109

104 

121 

126 

126 

123

123 

126 

121 

126 

alSO

al32 

alSO 

a!25 

a!25 

a!25

a!23 

a!22 

a!22 

a!22 

a!23

D123 

123 

123 

135 

135

Dec.

138 

135

132 

132

135

135 

132 

120 

132

129

129 

126 

123

bllB 

blOO

b!05 

bllO 

121 

blSO 

b!25

118 

bl!7 

bllB 

b!25 

b!27

b!27 

b!20 

b!25 

b!30 

blSO 

blSS

Jan.

b!28 

b!20 

bllS 

bl!5 

bll?

bl!5 

bl!6 

blSO 

b!27 

b!25

b!25 

b!25 

b!26 

blSO 

132

129

121 lie

115 

123

123 

126 

121 

123 

121

123

126 

123 

:.29 

132 

135

Feb.

132 

126 

126 

IBS 

123

186 

135 

13S 

138 

144

157 

201 

180 

160 

157

174 

167 

163 

160 

154

157 

167 

151 

148 

144

136 

135

132

Month

Oet 

NOT

Dec

C

Jar 

Frt

Hkl

Api 

Ht, 

Jur 

Ju] 

A«« 

3ej

11

alendar year 194 0......................

y.. ....................................

fater y«ar :t»40-4

Mar.

135 

151 

148 

148 

141

132

186 

123 

118 

115

115 

115 

123 

135 

129

123

123 

129 

126 

141

132 

121 

129 

129 

12B

121

104 

10B 

118 

120

IB 8

Apr.

157 

157 

154

144 

14D

154 

144 

135 

129 

136

170 

201 

164 

177 

174

180 

180 

157 

144 

136

130 

138 

135 

123 

135

151 

163 

209 

231 

264

Seoondfoot-days

3,941 

3,092 

3,663

32,715

3, 

4, 

S, 

4, 

24, 

14,

3, 

2,

621 

140 

04» 

83C 

017 

420 

5W2 

023 

3f)7

vt.vio

May

039 

33S 

463 

549 

582

682 

790 

844 

903 

967

1,030 

1,110 

1,190 

1,200 

1,180

1,010 

928 

882 

870 

784

700 

682 

682 

642

683

700 

706 

718 

670 

630 

588

Maximum

216 

132 

138

670

135 

201 

161 

£C4 

1,1200 

8D6 

.'171

sno law

1,200

June

588 

586 

598 

637 

654

637 

712 

856 

772 

664

see

566 

566 

560 

560

536 

489 

436 

424 

399

365 

357 

a330 

a300 

a270

a230 

a210 

a!90 

a!70 

alSO

July

a!30 

a!20 

112 

101

91

70 

70 

66 

66 

72

86 

84 

61

57 

57

57 

52 

50 

93 

180

121 

94 

72. 

371 

371

243 

198 

154 

121

94 

76

Minimum

107 

104 

100

5

112 

183 

104 

123 

339 

160 

CO

en

TO

20

Aug.

66 

59 

52 

53 

57

5K 

9S 

.280 

20S

231

220 

184 

167 

132 

138

129 

129 

126 

107 

98

74 

61 

52 

50 

41

34

25 

30 

25 

23

27

Mean

127 

123 

125

89.4

123 

14S 

127 

161 

776 

481 

116 

97.5 

79.6

207

Sept.

23

20 

20 

20 

22

40 

31 

30 

22 

25

25 

35 

55 

91

112

lie

104 

121 

121 

104

96 

123 

138 

129 

121

129 

129 

129 

126 

126

Run-off In 

acre-feet

7,820 

7,320 

7,700

64,880

7,680 

8,220 

7,980 

9,600 

47,640 

28,610 

7,180 

5,000 

4,730

150,200

a Nt> gags-hLlght r«cord| al»ch»raB computed o'i "at tie of 

b atig«-dl3;narge relation affected by loo.

ur rtutlon »t
68 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Plute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°20', long. 112°12', In NW* sec. 3, T. 29 S., R. 3 W., at 

Plute 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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 74,010 acre-feet June 7 (gage height, 76.0 feet); 

minimum, 11,370 acre-feet Oct. 25-26 (gage height, 38.9 feet).

1914-41: Maximum contents, 82,300 acre-feet May 28, 1922 (gage height, 76.4 feet, 

original capacity table); no storage at times during several years.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began In summer of 1910.

capacity, 84,750 acre-feet between gage heights 16 feet (approximate bottom of reservoir) and 80 feet (top of flashboards In spillway). Spillway crest Is at gage height 

70.2 feet. No dead storage. Water Is used for Irrigation. Gage read about 4 p.m. 

dally; contents are as of that time.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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

2930-

31

Oct.

11,990

12,090

12,200

12,300

12,410

12,410

12,410

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,200

12,200

12,090

12,090

12,090

11, 990

11,990

11,890

11,780

11,780

11,680

11,570

11,570

11,470

11,370

11,370

11,470

11, 470

11,570

11,570

11,760

Nov.

11,990

12,300

12,400

12,510

12,620

12,830

13,040

13,260

13,370

< 13,690

13,910

14,120

14,340

14, 560

14,730

15,120

15,120

15,230

15,340

15,450

15,450

15,570

15,680

15, 790

16,020

16,250

16, 490

16,830

17,190

17,560

-

Dec.

17,920

IS, 160

18,410

18^660

18,910

19,280

19,540

19,800

20,060

20,320

20,580

20,840

20,980

21, 120

21,380

21,660

21,920

22,200

22,470

22,750

23,030

23,440

23,720

24,000

24,290

24,570

24,850

25,230

25,710

25,990

26,280

Jan.

26,570

26,720

26,860

27,000

27,150

27,300

27,580

27,880

28,170

28,460

28,760

23,910

29,200

29,500

29,800

30,110

30,410

30,710

31,020

31,330

31,630

31,940

32,250

32,570

32,880

33,200

33,510

33,830

34,150

34, 320

34,480

Feb.

34,640

34,800

34,960

35,290

35,620

35,950

36,290

36,630

36,960

37,470

37,820

36,160

38,510

38,850

39,200

39,560

39,740

39,910

40,270

40,620

40,980

41,340

41,880

42,240

42,600

43,150

43,510

43,690

_

_

-

Mar.

43,880

44,060

44,240

44,420

44,610

44,790

44,980

45,160

45,340

45,530

45,710

45,900

46,080

46,260

46,450

46,640

46,820

47,000

47,190

47,380

47,930

48,310

48,490

48,680

48,870

49,060

49,250

49,430

49,620

49,810

50,000

Apr.

50,200

50,530

50,970

51,160

51,350

51,740

51,940

52,330

52,530

52,720

53,120

53, 510

53,910

54,310

54,710

55,110

55,310

55,510

55, 710

55,710

55,910

55,910

55,910

56,120

56,120

56, 120

56,320

56,320

56,530

56,730

Bay

56,730

56,930

57,140

57,550

57,960

58,600

59,450

60,320

61,420

63,210

65,960

63,570

71,260

72,760

72,250

72,630

72,500

72,250

72,500

73,010

72,380

72,500

72,760

73,260

73,260

73,010

72,760

72,760

72,760

72,760

72,500

June

72,500

72,760

73,010

73,260

73,510

73,760

74,010

73,760

73,510

73,260

73,010

73,140

73,260

73,380

73, 510

73,380

73,510

73,260

73,140

73,510

73,510

73,510

73,380

73,260

73,260

73,260

72,760

72,000

71,260

70,520

-

July

69,540

66,810

63,090

67,130

66,190

65,030

63,890

62,760

61,660

60,930

60,100

59,240

53,600

58,170

57,550

56,730

55,910

55,110

54, 510

54,110

53,910

53,710

53,510

53,710

53,710

53,910

53,710

53,510

53,120

52,720

52,330

Aug.

51,940

51,350

50,780

50,200

49,610

49,430

49,620

49,810

50,200

50,580

51,160

53,320

52,330

52,920

53,120

53,320

53,510

53,710

53,510

53,120

52,920

51,740

50,970

49,810

48,680

47,560

46,450

45,160

43,880

42,420

40,980

Sept.

39,560

38,330

37,300

36,290

35,450

34,640

33,630

33,040

32,250

31,480

32,100

30,260

29,650

29,200

28,760

23,320

27,880

27,440

27,000

26,720

26,720

26,570

26,570

26, 720

26,860

27,000

27,150

27,300

27,440

27,580

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Dec. 31............... .......

Gage height 

(feet)

44 5

51.0

60 2

Contents 

(acre-feet)

>£l Y80

26,280

56 73O

72 *500

i °°u

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+8,720

~1 980
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 69

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°20', long. 112°11', in NEi sec. 34, T. 28 S., R. 

3W., 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1912-41), 251 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,380 second-feet May 14 

(gage height, 6.3$ feet); minimum daily discharge, 4 second-feet Feb. 9-25.

1911-41: Maximum discharge, 2,600 second-feet May 23, 24, 1922; practically no 

flow at times when reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks.- Records good. One small diversion between gage and Piute Reservoir. Flow 

regulated by reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

108 

114 

120 

112 

130

139 

158 

169 

1S3 

135

SOS 

200 

192 

178

1S1

181 

195 

202 

202 

202

202 

195 

165 

163 

163

139 

110 

104 

106 

106 

106

NOT.

104 

104 

104 

104 

100

S4 

84 

S3 

83 

81

79 

76 

74 

72 

72

72 

74 

74 

49 

37

40 

40 

40 

37 

20

19 

15 

9 

9 

8

Dec.

S 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

7 

7 

7

8 

9 

S 

S 

S

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

Y 

7 

7 

7

Jan.

7 

7 

S 

9 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

S 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

6 

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Feb.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

5 

5

Month

oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Auj 

Sei

1

alendar year Wto. .....................

Fater year 1940-4

Mar.

5

6

5 

5

e

5

5 

5 

5

5 

e

5

e

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5

e

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Apr.

5 

5 

5 

6 

6

6 

6 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

9 

42 

61

104 

108 

104 

83 

S4

114 

17S 

SOS 

216 

222

Secondfoot-days

4,912 

1,847 

230

57,642

226 

123 

155 

1,636 

30,635 

16 ,444 

15,651 

12,259 

11,359

95,477

May

268 

239 

234 

270 

292

373 

407 

659 

792 

878

962 

998 

1,240 

1,950 

2,120

1,710 

1,640 

1,470 

1,220 

1,330

1,300 

860 

861 

1,120 

1,160

1,160 

1,060 

1,050 

1,040 

1,040 

932

Maximum

202 

104 

S

684

10 

5 

5 

222 

2,120 

950 

717 

77S 

747

2,120

June

650 

59S 

577 

531 

640

622 

864 

950 

928 

806

717 

521 

482 

4S5 

577

608 

598 

518 

244 

283

457 

420 

372 

308 

241

286 

479 

493 

567 

567

July

564 

557 

504 

643 

658

661 

665 

717 

661 

581

564 

537 

444 

429 

444

495 

564 

56O 

550 

472

426 

375 

355 

324 

327

369 

37S 

444 

463 

460 

460

Minimum

106 

S 

7

2

6 

4 

5 

5 

234 

241 

324 

61 

80

4

Aug.

460 

472 

479 

463 

399

332 

270 

199 

104 

h99

h61 

h61 

h61 

110 

211

151 

147 

1S5 

g259 

g369

g390 

g527 

g5S4 

g679 

g720

g720 

g720 

g724 

g778 

g766 

g759

Mean

158 

'61.6 

7.4

157

7.3 

4.4 

5.0 

54.5 

988 

548 

505 

395 

379

262

Sept.

g747 

g679 

594 

537

531

521 

472 

537 

4S8 

460

454 

390 

399 

432 

429

429 

432 

435 

372 

299

259 

259 

246 

218 

211

149 

118 

99 

80 

S3

Run-off In 

acre-feet

9,740 

3,66O 

456

114,300

448 

244 

307 

3,240 

60,760 

32,620 

31,040 

24,320 

22,530

139 ,40O

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded time of gate changes, 

h Computed from dally gage reading.
70 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near Sevier, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°34'20", long. 112°15'25" (revised), in NWiNEi 

sec. 5, T. 26 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 1941. May 1911 to September 1929 at site 0.8 

mile downstream, published as Sevier River at Sevier; those for Nov. 16, 1916, to 

September 1929 Include flow of Clear Creek and are not equivalent.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 second-feet May 16 (gage 

height, 4783 feet); minimum daily, 18 second-feet Dec. 15.

1911-29, 1939-41: Maximum discharge, 2,800 second-feet during last week in May 1922 

(computed on basis of records for station near Marysvale); minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 

2?, 1919 (including flow of Clear Creek).

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

whicn are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow affected by storage 

in Piute and Otter Creek Reservoirs.

Rating table, itei- year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 14-15)

Oct. 1 to May 15

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

124

172

230

336

464

3.0 

3.3

3.6 

4.0

4.4

670

855

1,060

1,390

1,770

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

l.S

140

195

May 16 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

261 

37S 

513 

724 

905

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4.9

1,110

1,440

1,320

2,350

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day| Oot 

1

2

3

4

5

6 /

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

28

27

28

29

30

31

120

120

122

124

124

142

150

170

1S3

194

203

209

212

200

194

194

194

212

215

215

215

216

194

183

180

192

152

133

131

131

129

Nov.

129

129

129

129

126

118

110

108

108

104

102

100

95

93

93

91

95

99

95

76

66

61

55

57

66

Dec.

31

31

30

29

29

29

28

27

26

26

b25

19

b20

b20

blB

b20

b22

b20

b20

t20

b21

b23

b23

b23

b24

45 ! b22

41 b25

39 b25

33

32

-

b25

b25

b25

Jan.

bC4

b23

t>22

b22

t>23

b25

bSY

b27

b27

b27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

5)24

b25

26

26

b25

bE4

b2b

b25

26

26

26

26

26

Feb Mar. ' Apr.

26 24

K35

b24

b24

b25

26

26

26

26

26

28

29

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

22

23

23

26

28

26

26

25

25 25

24 25

24 25

25

25

24

25

25

25

24

24

_

26

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1940 ................ .....

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

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

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

Bay. ........................

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

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

September/. .................

Water year 1940-41 ......................

26

24

24

26

24

a23

-a23

a23

a24

a24

a25

25

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

25

30

27

25

24

25

24

23

24

47

74

104

116

110

93

104

133

189

212

227

-

Secondfoot-days

751

69,391

761

1,860

22,018

12,646

12,333

108,652

Hay June

a250

a280

a250

964

788

765

a250 747

a280 730

344

406

498

682

796

881

969

1,070

1,200

1,720

2.1EO

1,810

1,660

1,580

1,320

1,470

1,310

984

1,030

1,220

1,290

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,160

1,130

Maximum

31

720

26

227

1,180

759

769

2,120

782

81S

1,030

1,130

1,050

918

806

657

652

702

806

S21

861

668

485

646

641

630

578

499

400

523

578

636

657

-

Minimum

18

IS

22

21

366

103

131

18

July

652

646

604

630

707

71S

713

736

765

685

646

614

547

494

475

499

578

698

614

572

475

434

408

370

366

387

400

426

466

480

475

Aug.

471

480

490

490

448

395

325

291

214

175

178

131

107

103

131

221

192

183

264

318

387

452

547

635

685

713

702

, 696

724

759

759

Mean

24.2

190

24.5

62.0

734

554

408

411

398

Sept.

759

747

657

588

557

552

504

523

538

485

475

430

404

43D

444

444

444

448

426

325

280

287

283

251

244

211

172

156

138

131

-

Run-off in 

acre- feet

1,490

137,600

1,510

3,690

43,670

35,080

24,460

315,500

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basla of records for station near Marysvale. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 71

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°52', long. 111°57', In SWi sec. 19, T. 22 S., 

R. l 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 L914 tc September 1941.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1914-41), 114 second-feet.

Extreries (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 second-feet May 30 (gage

height, lTl5 reet); minimum dally, I second-foot Mar. 24-26, 29-30, May 8, when reservoir gates were closed.

1914-41: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet Kay 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 

Rockford Reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those below 

5 second-feet, which are fair. Entire flow usually diverted during low-water season; 

flow past station at such times represents seepage and return flow from canals. Flow 

also regulated by dams and reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In

second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7 and June 19 to Sept. 30)

0.6 0 1.0 10 1.4 40 2.0 138 3.4 600

.7 1 1.1 16 1.5 51 2.3 214 3.3 S10

.S 3 1.2 23 1.6 64 2.6 303 4.2 1,050

.9 6 1.3 31 l.S 96 3.0 438

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

ZZ 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2 

5 

8 

8 

8

S

e

as

ae

a30

47 

47 

47 

47 

62

110 

106 

102 

100 

98

100 

100 

102 

102 

102

100 

100 

100 

alOO 

93 

S2

Nov.

73 

72 

72 

72 

73

72 

72 

72 

70 

70

70 

6S 

67 

67 

66

67 

68 

73 

84 

86

S6 

S2 

79 

76 

73

74 

76 

91 

91 

91

Dec.

91 

91 

91 

a91 

a91

a91 

a91 

a91 

91 

91

91

ss

79 

67 

a65

aS5 

a65 

a65 

a65

a70

a?0 

a70 

a70 

aSO 

a85

a90 

a95 

al05 

a!05 

alOS 

a95

Jan.

aSO 

aSO 

a80 

aSO 

a85

a8 5 

a85 

a85 

a85 

aS5

a85 

aS5 

S4 

86 

S6

86 

alOO 

a!25 

a90 

a90

a95 

a95

alOO 

a!20 

allO

alOO 

a95 

a 90 

a95 

a95 

a95

Feb.

a90 

a90 

aS 5

aSO 

aSO

aS5 

a95 

a90 

S6 

S3

S9 

S8 

a90 

a95 

alOO

104 

100 

9S 

98 

93

a90 

SB 

78 

76 

73

74 

72 

73

Month

00 

NO' 

De<

(

Jai 

Pel 

Itai

Ap 

 » 

Jui 

Ju. 

Auj 

Se

*

lalendar year!94<) ......................

"11. .

Ly......................................

fater year 1940-'

Mar.

70 

73 

76 

73

73

72 

70 

72 

72 

72

72 

72 

78 

89 

93

88 

S4 

S2 

70 

64

76 

74 

33

1 

1

1 

2 

2

1 

1 

3

Apr.

62 

78 

67 

61 

38

13 

11 

21 

25 

21

20 

22

a2£ 

at'g 

a£5

ii30 

a£0

alO 

alO

alO 

alO 

alO 

aiO 

11

15 

11 

8 

4 

4

Secondfoot-days

1,940

n 05-5

2,600

16,61-1:

2,337 

2,446 

1,710 

682 

12,903 

10,932 

7S2 

1,854 

1,393

48,522

May

4 

3 

2

P.

2

1 

3 

7

70 

131 

225 

368 

390

409 

438 

591 

690 

V66

822 

7S8 

755 

760 

665

630

685 

788 

9S4 

1,010 

940

Maximum

110 

91 

105

216

126 

104 

93 

78 

1,010 

972 

40 

167 

129

1,010 

.

June

7S2 

650 

4S7 

33S 

269

254

269 

338 

424 

578

383 

972

876 

716 

555

468 

456 

445 

445 

399

195 

56 

21

17 

18

7 

2 

3 

2 

2

July

2 

2

16 

25

27 

25 

29 

27 

30

33 

36

3S 

39 

40

39 

40 

40 

17 

20

26 

36 

37 

37 

37

15 

9 

3 

16 

14 

20

Minimum

2 

66

65

1

80 

72 

1 

4 

1 

2 

2 

2 

22

1

Aug.

27 

17 

16 

19 

IS

24 

44 

72

73 

8S

112 

120 

167 

162 

148

140 

134 

125 

125 

76

34 

S 

2 

2 

3

2 

2 

2 

13 

40 

34

Mean

62.6 

75.1 

S3. 9

45.1

91.5 

87.4 

55.2 

22.7 

416 

364 

25.2 

59. S 

46.4

116

Sept.

32 

33 

36 

43 

48

48 

49 

4S 

32 

ZZ

ZZ

29 

29 

27 

26

27 

29 

2S 

28 

29

34 

36 

37 

38 

42

59 

109 

118 

125 

 129

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,65O 

4,470 

5,160

32,770

5,630 

4,850 

3,390 

1,350 

25,590 

21,680 

1,550 

3,680 

2,760

83,960

a No gage-height record; station at Qunnison.
72 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°09', long. 111°52', in NEi sec. 14, T. 19 S., 

R. 1 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 220 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 second-feet May 24 (gage 

height, 4.61 reetj; minimum, 83 second-feet Aug. 1.

1917-41: 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. Flow regulated by reservoirs above station; many diversions above 

station for Irrigation, most of flow being diverted during irrigation season.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

- 8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

106 

113 

106 

113 

120

120 

113 

113 

120 

122

137 

154 

156 

162 

164

180 

214 

209 

201 

195

193 

193 

193 

190 

1S2

185 

190 

187 

177 

177 

172

Nov.

169 

159 

154 

154 

149

149 

146 

152 

152 

156

162 

167 

156 

152 

149

152 

156 

169 

193 

198

195 

190 

177 

172 

174

198 

198 

187 

198 

201

Dec.

201 

201 

201 

204 

204

201 

201 

201 

204 

204

201 

195 

1S7 

174 

169

169 

169 

177 

180 

177

172 

174 

185 

190 

198

201 

201 

212 

222 

222 

220

Jan.

212 

196 

195 

193 

193

201 

204 

204 

204 

204

204 

204 

206 

206 

206

206 

201 

222 

244 

209

212 

214 

217 

220 

239

228 

222 

214 

212 

217 

217

Feb.

217 

212 

212 

206 

201

201 

206 

214 

212 

209

212 

222 

220 

212 

217

222 

222 

222 

222 

217

212 

212 

209 

198 

201

198 

190 

182

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Mas 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year 194 0... ...................

ater year 1940-41

liar.

1S2 

195 

195 

193 

187

187 

177 

174 

167 

167

162 

156 

159 

180 

190

174 

169 

159 

156 

146

149 

156 

154 

142 

108

106 

104 

100 

97 

97 

91

Apr.

S9 

125 

156 

149 

132

117 

97 

91 

93 

97

93 

95 

111 

125 

125

127 

134 

129 

117 

111

117 

113 

95 

104 

104

102 

111 

137 

144 

120

Secondfoot-days

4,957 

5,084 

6,017

53,063

6,528 

5,880 

4,779 

3,460 

18,469 

20,710 

3,224 

4,535 

4,391

88,034

May

134 

129 

127 

149 

142

108 

125 

139 

167 

193

212 

310 

395 

414 

478

518 

527 

533 

607 

729

SOO 

963 

1,190 

1,430 

1,300

1,250 

1,150 

1,040 

1,050 

1,050 

1,110

Maximum

214 

201 

220

375

239 

222 

195 

156 

1,430 

1,220 

134 

249 

270

1,430

June

1,140 

1,110 

994 

914 

754

622 

646 

763 

SOO 

914

963 

1,060 

1,200 

1,220 

1,120

978 

815 

768 

725 

677

643 

478 

315 

239 

198

172 

139 

115 

111 

117

July

134 

134 

122 

113 

97

95 

113 

113 

91 

93

91 

100 

100 

95 

108

106 

109 

108 

100 

117

93 

91 

87 

91 

100

104 

113 

120 

106 

91 

89

Minimum

106 

146 

169

36

193 

182 

91 

89 

108 

111 

87 

81 

104

81

Aug.

S3 

89 

93 

93 

97

100 

115 

144 

172 

182

196 

220 

220 

247 

249

241 

241 

230 

217 

204

164 

129 

108 

95 

85

83 

83 

81 

83 

87 

102

Mean

160 

169 

194

145

211 

210 

164 

115 

596 

690 

104 

146 

146

241

Sept.

104 

104 

104 

115 

127

132 

127 

127 

129 

134

122 

117 

125 

127 

129

132

134 

134 

132 

137

142 

154 

168 

169 

169

169 

180 

230 

264 

270

Run-off In 

acre-feet

9,830 

10,080 

11,930

105,200

12,950 

11,660 

9,480 

6,860 

36,630 

41,080 

6,390 

9,000 

8,710

174,600
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 73

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 39°22', long. 112°02', in NWi sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., at 

Sevier Bridge Dam, 13 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area.- 5,120 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 109,600 acre-feet June 21 (gage height, 63.35 

feet); minimum, 25,980 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 33.30 feet).

1914-41: Maximum contents, 251,000 acre-feet Apr. 19, 20, 1922 (gage height, 80.0 

feet), from former capacity table; no storage at times during 1927-28, 1930-36.

Remarks.- Reservoir was formed by a 30-foot earth-fill dam and storage began about 1904;

 dam ultimately 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 about 9 a.m. daily; contents are 

as of that time.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

25,980

26,160

26,340

26,530

26,890

27,080

27,260

27,450

27,640

27,830

28,020

28,020

28,020

28,020

28,400

28,770

29,150

29,540

29,930

30,520

30,910

31,300

31,710

32,110

32,510

32,920

33,330

33,530

33,530

33,330

33,530

NOT.

33,530

33,330

33,120

33,120

32,920

32,710

32,710

33,120

33,530

33,740

34,160

34,570

34,780

35,200

35,630

36,050

36,480

36,910

37,340

37,780

38,220

38,880

39,100

39,320

39,990

40,440

40,890

41,350

41,800

42,260

-

Dec.

42,490

42,960

43,420

43,890

44,360

45,070

45,300

45,780

46,250

46,730

47,220

47,700

48,190

48,430

48,670

48,790

49,160

49,660

50,150

50,650

51,140

51,640

51,890

52,400

52,910

53,280

53,540

53,920

54,430

55,210

55,980

Jan.

56,500

57,030

57,560

58,080

58,610

58,080

58,080

58,210

58,480

59,010

59,410

60,080

60,490

60,630

61,300

61,440

61,710

62,250

62,660

63,210

63,620

64,170

64,450

64,860

65,430

65,850

66,410

66,690

67,250

67,530

67,970

Feb.

68,250

68,540

68,830

69,400

69,980

70,560

70,850

71,440

72,020

72,610

73,050

73,650

73,940

74,540

74,990

75,440

75,890

76,490

76,950

77,260

77,710

78,020

78,480

78,780

79,400

79,710

60,170

80,480

-

_

-

Mar.

80,790

81,260

81,580

82,040

62,350

82,660

82,980

83,460

83,930

84,090

84,250

84,570

84,730

85,040

85,520

86,160

86,490

86,810

87,300

87,620

87,940

86,260

88,590

86,920

89,260

89,420

89,590

89,760

89,760

89,930

90,260

Apr.

90,430

90,760

90,930

91,600

91,600

91,770

91,940

92,100

92,270

92,450

92,630

93,160

93,330

93,510

93,510

93,510

93,690

94,220

94,570

95,460

95,820

96,210

96,400

96,400

96,590

96,970

96,780

96,780

97,160

97,350

-

May

97,540

97,540

97,730

97,920

97,920

97,350

96,400

93,690

92,100

90,930

89,760

88,260

86,^20

84,730

83,300

82,350

81,420

80,330

79,090

78,320

78,020

77,710

77,710

78,020

78, 630

79,710

80,020

81,420

82,350

82,960

84,090

June

85,360

87,290

89,090

90,930

92,450

93,690

94,390

94,570

95,460

96,970

98,300

99,450

101,900

103,380

105,550

107,500

109,400

109,400

109,400

109,400

109,600

1.09,400

109,200

108,600

LOS, 200

107,100

106,000

104,400

102,700

LOO, 900

July

99,860

98,490

97,350

96,590

96,020

95,460

93,870

93,670

93,330

92,630

91,770

90,430

89,090

87,290

86,000

84,410

82,980

81,730

80,020

79,090

78,020

77,100

76,490

76,040

76,040

75,740

75,740

76,040

75,890

76,490

76,650

Aug.

76,800

76,950

77,100

76,800

76,040

75,140

74,390

73,650

72,900

72,320

71,730

71,730

71,440

71,140

71,140

71,140

70,700

71,140

70,850

71,000

70,850

70,700

70,560

69,980

69,120

68,250

67,540

66,410

65,850

65,290

63,900

Sept 

63,340

62,800

61,980

61,300

60,900

59,820

59,000

58,480

57,960

58,350

58,610

58,080

57,820

57,420

57,030

57,030

57,160

57,560

57,820

57,960

58,350

58,350

58,080

58,080

58,220

58,480

58,740

59,000

59^,140

59,410

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Calendar year 1940... ...

May 1...................

Water year 1940-41 ......

Gage height 

(feet)

33.30 

37.20 

41.30

-

47.00 

51.30 

55.50 

58.50 

60.50 

56.95 

61.10 

54.20 

49.55 

48.15

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

25,980 

33,530 

42,490

-

56,500 

68,250 

80,790 

90,430 

97,540 

85,360 

99,860 

76,800 

63,340 

59,540

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+7,550 

+8,960 

+14,010

-25,080

+11,750 

+12,540 

+9,640 

+7,110 

-12,180 

+14,500 

-23,060 

-13,460 

-4,190

+33,170
74 SCTIER LAKE BASIN 

Sevior River near Juab, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°22', long. 112°02', In NWi sec. 1, T. 17 S., R.

 JJ W., 300 feet downstream from Sevier Bridge Dam'and 11 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area.-- 5,120 square miles.

Records available.- September 1911 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 853 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 second-feet May 12-15 (gage

 height,,3771 reet; minimum, 2 second-feet or less for several days when reservoir 

gates were closed.

1911-41: Maximum discharge, 2,140 second-feet June 2, 1922 (gage height, 8.50 

feet, site and datum then In use); practically no flow at times when reservoir gates 

are closed.

Remarks.- Records good except Uiosn for period of doubtful or no gage-height record,

 whlch are fair. No dlvornlons between this station and station near Gunnison. Flow 

regulated by Sovler Bridge Reservoir (see preceding rage).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

Dot.

3

2

2

2

12

42

36

3S

3S

57

114

158

166

75

3

3

3

S

3

3

5

2

2

g

S

2

86

197

200

162

SI 161

Nov. Dec. 1 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay

207 >\

236

242

£42

E42

1.66

72

2

2

8

2

2

2

S

a

2

2

g

2

8

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

" >

i

 P.

. N

1

1

s i

(D

I g

"I (t)

't)

2

J | /

Month

February . .

March. ......

April.......

July

September. . .

Water year 1940-41 ......................

2

2

110

221

238

239

670

960

920

9bO

1.01.0

2

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,030

998

960

998

974

696

660

800

1 600

676

-

Saoondfoot-days

A9

6,144

67,891

632

696

696

642

444

263

Maximum

242

June

152

144

144

147

194

320

367

362

July Aug.

772 S

700 6

522

411

393

371

367

362

200 358

97

305

434

434

439

4S9

434

169 396 411

126 684 j 3S8

105 SOS 349

103 600

170

221

217

355

512

647

568

576

673

566

614

646

646

641

706

810

606

-

Minimum

2

2

606

349

284

S06 253

622 26S

864 263

902 260

717 246

502 246

487

421

263

200

200

142

52

7

7

6

S

260

246

341

407

426

439

444

449

449

449

449

Mean

61.7

46.6

2

o

1,060 9 '91

449

449

1,030

8

6

2

205

186

Sept.

449

449

449

449

449

463

46S

463

375

307

291

291

291

291

120

78

39

6

5

5

5

6

6

5

5

6

5

91

158

168

"

Run-off In 

aore-feet

3,180

2,890

128

1 O*

111 1 Q*

88,040

18,190

134,700

t Discharge measurement m«d> on this d*yr 

Rote;- Ho or doubtful gage-height record (raaervoir gates closed) Nov. 20 to nay 2j discharge oonputoson bssis of four discharge meaaurnmonts.
SCVIER LAKE BASIN 75

East Fork of Sevler River near Kingston, Utah

Drainage area.- 1,260 square niles.

Records available.- March 191s to September 1941. nay to September 1912 at site 2& miles 

downstream, Deiow all diversions.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 89.7 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 second-feet May 12 (gage 

height, tsTob reet); minimum daily, 8 second-feat *'<3b. 3-6.

1913-41: Maximum discharge, that of May 12, 1943; minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 30, 

1930.

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

above and below station for irrigation. Station Is above diversions in vicinity of 

Kingston. Flow regulated at Otter Creek Reservoir (capacity, 52,600 acre-feet), 8 miles 

upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice affect (gage height, in feet,

and dlacharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 17-21)

Oct. 1 to May 21 May C2 to Sept. 30

0.4 2 1.6 120 3.5 805 0.0 8 O.S 61 2.0 880 

.6 5 1.8 159 4.0 1,130 .1 12 1.0 84 2.3 379 

.8 15 2.0 20S 4.5 1,520 .2 17 1.2 112 2.6 505 

1.0 31 2.3 284 5.1 2,080 .4 29 1.4 145 

1.2 55 8.6 SS6 .6 43 1.7 204 

1.4 85 3.0 550

Diaoharge, in aeoond-feet, water year Ootobei- 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

86 

23 

84 

85

66

87 

88 

89 

SO

SI

Oct.

18 

19 

18 

18

21

20 

19

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18

IS 

18 

IB

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

24 

24 

21 

19 

19 

18

Nor.

IS 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

20 

19 

19

19 

20 

21 

21 

23

22 

16 

18 

19 

19

17 

b!5 

b!5 

b!6 

b!7

bl8 

*b!7 

b!7 

b!8 

18

Dec.

' b!6

Jan.

(*) 

' b!2

Feb.

11 

b9be be be

b8 

b9 

10 

1011

23 

38 

24 

18 

18

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

18 

18 

18 

16

15 

15

Month

001

Hoi

Dec

C

Jar 

Fei 

Has tiJut 

Ju] 

Au( 

Sei

H

11.....................................

tater year 1940-4

Mar.

15 

IB 

19 

20 

17

16

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

1*

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Apr.

Seoondfoot-daya

684 

658 

465

23,00?

372 

452 

484 

649 

19,316 

8,489 

8,479 

3,146

38,172

* Vlnter discharge aeaiurement rntdn on thla day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

16 

16 

18 

20 

21

81

21 

31 

21 

28

23 

26 

24 

22 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

81 

21 

22

S3 

23 

28 

26 

25

May

26 

28 

38 

52

63

135 

300 

532 

BSZ 

1,050

1,620

1,740 

1,730 

1,440 

1,090

919 

800 

788 

095 

559

493 

469 

474 

487 

487

482 

4B2 

464 

410 

350 

289

Maximum

24 

83

210

38

eo

86 

1,740 

048 

163 

163 

61

1,740

June

242 

213 

202 

196 

145

120 

108 

112 

85 

71

65 

60 

52

53 

65

51 

49 

49 

50 

48

42

41 

41 

39 

37

37 

46 

49 

50 

51

July

50 

49 

48 

47 

45

44 

45 

46 

46 

45

47 

55 

48 

45 

42

42 

42 

41 

39 

122

125 

125 

335 

163 

140

138 

135 

131 

135 

IBS 

131

Aug.

130 

126 

126 

185 

128

135 

131 

1S3 

1S6 

163

152 

1SS 

128 

185 

126

186 

12S 

110 

68 

68

68 

60 

61 

68 

62

61 

60 

58 

59 

61 

61

Minimum Mean

18 IB. 8 

16 IB. 6 

16.0

6S.1

18.0 

8 16.1 

IS 14. B 

16 21.6 

86 623 

37 82.0 

39 80.0 

68 101 

39 41. S

88.1

Sept.

61 

61 

60 

59 

67

51

38 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

38 

40 

39

40 

40 

40

38 

38

38 

43 

43

46

38

35 

SO 

SO 

SO 

66

Run-off In 

aore-feet

1,180 

1,110 

982

45,810

788 

897 

900 

1,860 

38,310 

4,880 

4,960 

6,640 

8,460

63,880
76 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Clear Creek at Sevler, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°34'55B , long. 112°15'25B , in SEiNEi sec. 32, 

T. 25 S., R. 4 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 600 feet upstream from mouth and 

0.3 mile south of Sevier. Former gage at site 300 feet downstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 169 square miles (revised).

Records available - February 1912 to September 1919 and October 1940 to September 1941 in 

reports of Geological Survey. April 1934 to September 1941 (irrigation seasons only 

in some years) in reports of Sevier River water commissioner.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 487 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 4.05 feet); 

minimum daily, 2 second-feet Oct. 1-25.

1912-19, 1940-41: Maximum discharge observed, that of Aug. 7, 1941: no flow Aug. 

26, 1913.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no and doubtful gage-height record, 

which are fair. Station is below all diversions for irrigation. Practically entire 

flowiis diverted each year during latter part of irrigation season.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

B.2

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2

B.2

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2

B.2

a2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

7 

6 

5 

5 

6 

5

Hov.

4 

4 

4 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

5 

5

5 

5 

4 

4 

5

5 

6 

7 

6 

6

6 

4 

5 

6

12

13 

10 

12 

14 

14

Dec.

13 

12 

12 

13 

12

12 

11 

12 

12 

10

7 

10 

S 

8 

9

9 

11 

12 

13 

12

12 

12

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Jan.

10 

6 

S 

S 

11

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

8 

10 

12 

12

12 

12

11 

12

11

12 

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

Feb.

10 

10 

9 

9 

10

11 

14 

12 

12 

12

15 

16 

12 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

11 

13

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

VI

alendar year

ater year 1940-

Mar.

13 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

11 

11 

14 

11

14 

13 

17 

18 

14

14 

16 

16 

18 

22

30 

18 

20 

18 

18

16 

17 

18 

20 

20 

24

Apr.

25 

22 

20 

18 

23

20 

IS 

20 

23 

24

26 

29 

26 

26 

25

32 

29 

24 

27 

26

23 

24 

28 

32 

32

31 

31 

42 

45 

56

Secondfoot-days

84 

198 

350

-

342 

344 

497 

827 

5,842 

4,061 

1,184 

478 

159

14,366

May

71 

63 

80 

97 

S3

114 

131 

a!50 

a!70 

190

202 

235 

255 

251 

220

231 

227 

243 

251 

235

212 

227 

216 

195 

204

210 

237 

237 

218 

200 

187

Maximum

7 

14

13

-

12 

16 

24 

56 

255 

200 

73 

70 

8

255

June

180 

172 

165 

163 

154

147 

176 

200 

183 

161

143 

132 

129 

141 

147

149 

149 

145 

136 

129

123 

120 

116 

113 

113

97 

86 

71 

60 

61

July

71 

73 

71 

71 

64

66 

64 

66 

61 

56

56 

55 

45 

34 

d28

d23 

dl8 

d!5 

d20 

d25

d22 

d20 

d!7 

d35 

d35

d20 

12 

11 

11 

10 

9

Minimum

2 

4 

7

-

6 

9 

11 

18 

63 

60 

9 

3 

4

2

Aug.

7 

5 

4 

4 

3

3 

70 

56 

44 

28

d24 

d21 

d!9 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

14 

12

10 

10 

9 

8 

8

8 

7 

6 

5 

5 

5

Mean

2.7 

6.6

11.3

-

11.0 

12.3 

16.0 

27.6 

188 

135 

38.2 

15.4 

5.3

39.4

Sept.

4 

4 

5 

5 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

5 

4

4 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

7 

7 

8 

8

8 

7 

7 

7 

8

Run- off in 

acre-feet

167 

393 

694

-

678 

682 

986 

1,640 

11,590 

8,050 

2,350 

948 

315

28,490

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on ba 

and near Kingston.

jis of records for Sevier River at Hatch
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 77

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°17', long. 112°34', In SWiSWi sec. 17, T. 29 S., 

R. 6 W., at Flshlake National Forest boundary, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Bakers Canyon and 4t miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area.- 82 square miles.

Records available.- June to September 1906, March 1914 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1914-41), 56.2 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 676 second-feet June ri (gage height, 4.08 feet); 

minimum, 8 second-feet Dec. 1.

1914-41: 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 and Nov. 30, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. No diversions above station for Irrigation. Water diverted by Tellurlde Power Co. but returned 

to stream several miles above station. Flow slightly regulated by power plants and 

several small reservoirs.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

23 

23 

24 

25

24 

24 

24 

26 

26

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

23 

22 

22 

22

23 

24 

23 

23 

22

33 

26 

27 

23 

26 

22

Nov.

24 

24 

23 

23 

18

20 

22 

22 

21 

18

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

22 

21 

21 

20 

21

20 

b!9 

b!8 

t>19 

b!9

b!8 

b!8 

b!8 

19 

19

Dec.

18 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

20 

20

19 

b!8 

b!7 

b!6 

b!6

b!7 

b!8 

b!9 

b21 

20

20 

20 

19 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Jan.

b20 

b!8 

b!7 

b!7 

b!8

b!9 

19 

20 

20 

20

19 

19 

20 

19 

20

20 

b20 

b20 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

20 

20 

20

Feb.

21 

20 

22 

23

f 1 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

21

21 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

18 

18 

19

Month

Oc1 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Ilai

Api 

Maj 

Jju 

Ju] 

Au( 

Sej

H

alendar year 19 40. .....................

rater year 1940-

Mar.

20 

19 

20 

21 

21

20

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

19

20 

20 

19

19 

20 

21 

22 

24

22 

22 

22 

21 

21

21 

22 

23 

24 

24 

26

Apr.

27 

24 

24 

23 

24

23 

23 

23 

25 

24

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

24 

24 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

23

24 

23

28 

26 

33 

46 

65

Seeondfoot-daya

741 

607 

591

18,986

607 

565 

652 

784 

10,458 

10,679 

3,045 

1,558 

1,012

31,299

May

72 

76 

96 

95 

96

134 

167 

200 

270 

328

352 

394 

475 

495 

460

438 

460 

447 

352 

280

263 

325 

452 

424 

460

530 

525 

490 

452 

434 

416

Maximum

27 

24 

21

365

21 

21 

26 

65 

530 

580 

147 

65 

39

560

June

442 

434 

420 

394 

398

452 

580 

447 

377 

328

298 

309 

356 

398 

407

424 

434 

424 

390 

373

340 

336 

328 

325 

288

243 

218 

192 

170 

154

July

147 

140 

134 

132 

125

117 

115 

113 

111 

102

100 

98 

91 

85 

35

91

102 

100 

111 

72

78 

80 

79 

80 

105

91 

84 

72 

72 

68 

65

Minimum

22 

18 

16

14

17 

18 

19 

22 

72 

154 

65 

39 

28

16

Aug.

65 

65 

64 

61 

61

52 

58 

58 

57 

61

65 

54 

51 

49 

51

49 

49 

48 

47 

46

45 

44 

40 

39 

39

39 

42 

42 

39 

39 

39

Mean

23.9 

20.2 

19.1

51.9

19.6 

20.2 

21.0 

26.1 

337 

356 

98.2 

50.3 

33.7

85.8

Sept.

39 

37 

37 

38 

37

36 

35 

35 

36 

35

34 

33 

32 

33 

33

32 

31 

29 

30 

28

30 

33 

36 

35 

35

34 

33 

31 

33 

32

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,470 

1,200 

1,170

37,650

1,200 

1,120 

1,290 

1,560 

20,740 

21,220 

6,040 

3,090 

2,010

62,110

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

.2565 O- 42- 6
78 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River at Adamsvllle, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16', long. 112°48', In Si sec. 30, T. 29 S., R. 

8 W., 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 Adamsvllle.

Drainage area.- 272 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1914-56, 1938-41), 37.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 4.68 

feet}, from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet: minimum, 9 second-feet Oct. 

21.

1913-36, 1957-41: Maximum discharge, that of July 23, 1941; no flow during periods 

In 1924, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1939.

Renarks.- Recoixls good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. No diversions between station and Rockyford Reservoir. Several ditches above station divert 

practically entire flow during irrigation season to supply Adamsvllle arid Beaver 

districts.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

S 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

L 

Oat 

Non 

D*o

C

J»E

F»t 

M»r 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jvl

AU«

Sep 

VI

Oct.

15 

14 

12 

11 

12

14 

16 

17 

17 

15

13 

14 

13 

10 

11

11

IS 

12

11 

12

10 

10 

10

10 

12

28 

28 

24 

21 

21 

SO

 ^. - . SB

HOT.

24 

39 

39 

38

37

37 

38

38 

38 

37

37

37 

37 

36

37

as

39 

51 

48 

43

40 

39 

36 

33 

37

38 

42 

43 

42 

40

5= 

)

Dec.

39 

39 

39 

38 

38

38 

37 

37 

36 

37

37 

b34 

b32 

b30 

b26

b35 

S3

50 

50 

46

43 

43 

43 

44 

48

43 

47 

50 

48 

47 

44

Jan.

39

38 

b37 

b36 

38

39 

40 

40 

39

37

38 

37 

36 

38 

38

38 

37 

38 

38

37

38 

38 

38 

39 

42

39 

39 

42 

42 

42 

42

Feb.

42 

40 

40 

38 

39

38 

44 

42 

38 

39

39 

43 

42 

39 

38

37 

37 

38 

38 

37

43 

40 

36 

37 

48

40- 

36 

36

tonth

ntdf yaar UUO-4

Mar.

35 

40 

45

45 

40

39 

36 

35 

34 

34

34 

33 

44 

53 

42

38 

38

37 

36 

37

33 

37 

36 

38 

38

33 

27 

30 

36

36 

37

Apr.

36 

29 

26 

24 

28

35 

32 

28 

28 

29

32 

58 

47 

35 

31

40 

38 

33 

31 

30

30 

30 

28 

25 

25

26 

26 

30 

26 

30

Seoondfoot-daya

456 

1,168

1,271

10,344

1,199 

1,103 

1,161 

946 

8,610 

8,116 

2,004 

1,232 

785

27,941

May

40

37 

51 

66 

58

90 

136 

161 

237

314

267 

418 

526 

473 

375

294 

283 

305 

264 

232

196 

207 

300 

316 

372

428 

496 

473 

393 

366 

336

Maxlnxun

28 

51 

53

232

48 

48 

69 

58 

626 

502 

363 

91 

49

692

June

316 

294 

283 

280 

278

314 

496 

592 

473 

363

311 

280 

270 

283 

297

294 

297 

302 

283

257

220 

203 

198 

183 

169

142 

125 

118 

101 

91

July

78 

34 

53 

45 

38

31 

23 

18 

19 

21

24 

32 

31 

27 

24

SO 

19 

24 

51 

40

33 

28 

144 

353

190

167 

136 

86 

77 

68 

51

Minimum

10 

24 

26

1

36 

36 

87 

24 

»7 

91 

18 

20 

19

10

Aug.

35 

30 

29

27 

22

26 

31 

37 

42 

77

91 

61 

51 

47 

57

65 

55 

51 

49 

42

37 

37 

38 

35 

31

23 

23 

21 

22 

20 

20

Mean

14.7 

38.6 

41.0

28.3

38.7 

39.4 

87.5 

31.6 

276 

271 

64.6 

39.7 

26.2

76.fi

Sept.

20 

20 

20 

23 

23

24 

22 

24 

24 

26

26 

21 

21 

20 

20

22 

26

22 

19 

19

20 

27 

49 

42 

87

36 

32 

SI 

35 

35

Run-off In 

aore-l'oet

904 

2,300 

2,620

20,610

2,380 

2,190 

2,500 

1,880 

16,880 

16,100 

3,970 

2,440 

1,660

6B.4SO

b StniM-:liiir.l>Brg« t'»lf,t,lon affected "By loe.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 79

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 

Rocky ford Dam on Beaver River, 5 miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area.- 510 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 23,590 acre-feet June 18 (gage height, 

 51.3'feet); minimum observed, 1,840 acre-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 16.3 foet).

1937-41: Maximum contents observed, that of Juno 10, 1941; no storage Oct. 16, 31, 

1939.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam completed In 1914. Capacity, 23,260 acrereel; between gage heights 0 foot (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 51.0 feet (spillway 

crest). Prior to tho fall of 1937 the spillway crest was at elevation 53.5 roet. Dead 

storage negligible. Water Is usod for Irrigation on lands of Delta Land & Water Co.

Contents, in aore-fe»t, watur year October 1840 to September 1941

D«y

1

8

S

i

S

6

7

8

0

10

11.

18is

14

16

16

17

18

10

BO

SIee

83

84

26

86

87

88

80

50

31

Dot.

w

.

.

_

-

_

.

_

1,840

M

_

^

2,080

_

_3

^

-

^

m..

-

2,44C

_

_

B,74C

HOT.

_

_

-

..

3,260

_

-

5,610

_

5,790

^

_

_

 ,

-

_

.

4,680

_

4,750

«

6,000

D«o.

_

.

.

f.,420

_

_

,

_

-

_

_

_

6,9BO

_

_

^

6,170

_

.

.

-

6,770

_

_

7,870

Jan.

_

_

7,4SO

.

-

_

_

_

-

,

6,030

_

8,200

_

^

8,500

-

.

_

_

8,750

_

w

8,910

m

_

9,131

Feb.

_

.

9,390

.

-

9,690

_

_

.

9,860

_

H

.

-

10,200

.

_

-

_

10,610

_

-

10,880

w

11,010

_

-

Mar.

_

.

_

11, £80

-

_

11,420

_

-

11,620

w

_

.

11,320

_

..

_

11,960

-

18,100

_

ISfSSO

-

.

.

12,300

i»,seo

Apr.

_

.

12,540

..

« -

12,700 1

_

_

-

_

12,960

.

13,110

13,190

_

15,360

-

_

" IS, 610

_

_

-

13,670

m

13,760

w

al3,600

-

M«y

33,040

_

-

-

13,920

.

_

.

-

14,970

.

16,100

17,470

_

_

.

16,700

-

19,080

.

19,560

19,840

 

20,590

21,180

21,830

22,380

22,710

22,710

Juno

£2,600

22,490

22,330

28,8flO

22,270

22,270

22,380

23,930

22.GSO

as ,.710

22,490

2P.,3ttO

22, ISO

88,710

a j, 04,0

23,400

23,480

23,600

23,480

23,260

23,370

85,570

23,370

83,370

29, £60

23,260

M

23,260

«,

23,160

-

July

23,040

.

-

-

-

_

_

22,160

-

_

w

.

-

-

21,060

..

81,260

21,600

.

 >

21,720

*

.

621,520

Aug.

_

21,390

.

-

-

_

.

20,780

_

-

.

-

w

.

-

_

_

-

-

-

20,780

.

-

-

"

EiO,120

«

-

 m

19,060

119,600

Sept.

.

-

-

-

"

_

.

18,140

-

_

17,380

-

»

-

-

_

16,430

-

-

16,810

-

17,000

"

No gage height r»oor4j oonbenti lnt«rpolabsd.

Monthly gage height and contenta, water year October 1940 to Snptember 3941

Date

Calendar year 1040. .....

Viiv ^n

W»t»r year 1940-41......

Gage height 

(f.et)

1 rt o

-

jcn tt

-

Oontsnti 

(acre-feet )

-

f)O n-\ f\

-

Change In contents 

during montJi 

(aors-faefc)

+8,0(jO

+ 115,600

a No gage-height rooordj oontanta Interpolated.
80 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Mlnersvllle, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°14', long. 112°50', In NWi 

sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., half a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam and 4f miles 

east of Mlnersvllle.

Drainage area.- 512 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1914-36, 1937-41) 38.9 second-feet.

Extrenes (regulated}.- Maximum discharge during year, 507 second-feet June 8-9 (gage 

height, 3.uz reet;; minimum dally, 3 second-feet Oct. 7-12.

1913-41: 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 except those for periods when recorder was not operating, which are 

ralr. One small diversion between dam and station. Flow regulated by operation of 

gates at Rockyford Dam and affected also by several diversions above reservoir for 

Irrigation and municipal supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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

5 

5 

5 

4

4

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

5 

5 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

Nov.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Dec.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Jan.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Feb.

5 

5 

5 

5 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

8

S 

S 

8

Month

Oot 

Non 

Dec

C

Jar 

?et 

Mar 

Apr 

Haj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

1

alendar year 194 3 ......................

rater year 1940-4

Mar.

8 

8 

S 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

S 

8 

8 

8 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Apr.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

11

11 

12 

14 

16 

16

Secondfoot-days

135 

169 

186

9,38S

165 

177 

265 

311 

3,550 

7,537 

2,674 

2,325 

1,750

19,244

May

16 

25 

26 

26 

49

63 

63 

64 

72 

S2

84 

S9 

96 

107 

109

109 

109 

110 

114 

114

118 

140 

149 

151

153

155 

157 

157 

169 

281 

393

Maximum

6 

6 

6

89

6 

S 

9 

16 

393 

507 

112 

94 

94

507

June

379 

351 

334 

321 

315

31S 

358 

456 

507 

487

441 

240 

130 

120

114

162 

216 

290 

325 

266

211 

173 

173 

173 

140

109 

105 

107 

107 

109

July

93 

89 

105 

107 

105

101 

101 

101 

100 

100

96 

96 

67 

46 

42

40 

42 

44 

42 

40

76 

94 

112 

105 

93

105 

109 

109 

109 

107 

98

Minimum

3

5 

6

3

5 

5 

8 

9 

16 

105 

40 

64 

.9

3

Aug.

SS 

82 

79 

76 

78

78 

68 

64 

64 

64

64

64 

64 

66 

70

67 

66 

66 

66 

6S

70 

72 

S4 

67 

73

89 

94 

94 

94 

93 

93

Mean

4.4 

5.6 

6.0

25.7

5.3 

6.3 

8.5 

10.3 

115 

251 

86.3 

75.0 

58.3

52.7

Sept.

94 

93 

93 

93 

93

91 

91 

89 

S9 

89

. 89 

88 

88 

S6 

34

81 

57 

36 

35 

35

31 

25 

21 

SO 

12

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

268 

335 

369

18,620

327 

351 

526 

617 

7,040 

14,950 

5,300 

4,610 

3,470

38,170

Note.- Water-stage recorder not operating Oct. 1 to Apr. 23; discharge computed on basis of staffgage readings made weekly or oftener.
ESCALANTE DESERT BASIN 81

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40'25", long. 113°02'10", In NEJ sec. 13, T. 36 

ST, "R." 11 W., at flood-control dam 14 miles southeast of Cedar City and 34 miles 

downstream from South Creek.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1941. May 1915 to November 1919 at approx- 

-imateiy sane site, but records do not Include flow of power canal operated during this 

period (abandoned since 1919). Records equivalent If flow of power canal Is added to 

those obtained at former site.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 800 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 2.70 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended by broad-crested weir formula: minimum dally, 4 second-feet 

Dec. 15, 16.

1935-41: Maximum discharge observed, 2,910 second-feet July 9, 1936 (gage height, 

6.4 feet), from rating curve extended by broad-crested weir formula; minimum observed, 

4 second-feet Dec. 15, 1935 (may have been less during periods of Ice effect).

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

dally gage readings, and reconstructed gage-height graph, which are fair. No diversion above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

10

e

7 

6 

7

6 

6 

6 

7 

7

8 

8 

S 

8 

8

8 

8 

S 

8 

8

e

9 

9 

10 

10

98 

24 

27 

25 

24 

21

Nov.

21 

21 

21 

20 

19

17 

17 

15 

14 

12

14

12 

12 

12 

12

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

ID 

9

e bs

b9

10 

12 

12 

1O 

10

Dec.

9 

9 

9 

9 

7

9 

9

S 

7 

b7

b7 

7 

b6 

b5 

b4

b4 

b5 

b6 

b6 

b7

b7 

7

e

1O 

9

7 

8 

8 

7 

7 

7

Jan.

b7 

b6 

b6 

b5 

b5

b6 

b6 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

a7 

a7 

a6

a5 

b5 

7 

6 

6

7 

6 

b7

e

b7

b8 

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

Feb.

9 

bS 

b7 

b6 

b5

b6 

b7 

9 

9 

10

11 

10 

10 

10 

11

11 

12 

12 

12 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

12

11 

12 

12

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Ifei

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

JuJ 

AUJ 

Set

H

alendar year 194!0..... .................

ater year 1940-'

Mar.

13 

13 

10 

13 

12

12 

12 

14 

16 

15

17 

IS 

21 

17 

14

17 

27 

31 

32 

28

19 

19 

23 

19 

16

15 

22 

24 

23 

22 

33

Apr.

30 

21 

19 

19 

20

17 

17 

21 

31 

30

26 

23 

21 

21 

25

37 

24 

21 

21 

22

24 

26 

27 

37 

45

55 

87 

106 

129 

124

Secondfoot-days

415

387 

225

8,698

211 

291 

587 

1,126 

10,502 

4,804 

1,069 

624 

461

20,702

May

101 

124 

119 

143 

201

248 

315 

419 

336 

524

564 

610 

491 

415 

388

367 

395 

353 

265 

258

291 

350 

381 

388 

407

403

392 

350 

322 

298 

284

Maximum

27

21 

10

204

9 

14 

33 

129 

610 

271 

47 

40 

23

610

June

271 

258 

248 

232 

217

214 

346 

245 

201 

183

174 

180 

189 

192 

186

177 

171 

159 

151 

132

101 

94 

87 

79 

70

55 

50

48 

47 

47

July

47 

45 

42 

42 

40

40 

40

38 

37 

35

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

33 

34 

33 

32

32 

34 

53 

40 

30

25

23 

23 

22

21 

21

Minimum

6 

8 

4

4

5 

5 

10 

17 

101 

47 

21 

16 

10

4

Aug.

21 

21 

20 

20 

g20

S21 

g30 

g20 

40 

22

21 

20 

18 

17 

21

21 

20 

20

IS 

17

17 

18 

19 

19 

18

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

16

Mean

13.4 

12.9 

7.3

23.8

6.8 

10.4 

18.9 

37.5 

339 

160 

34.5 

20.1 

15.4

56.7

Sept.

16

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

14 

8*

17 

14

10 

12 

17 

15 

15

15 

17 

17 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

Run-off In 

acre-feet

823 

768 

446

17,250

419 

577 

1,160 

2,230 

20,830 

9,530 

2,120 

1,240 

914

41,060

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on twice dally gage readings and range In 

stage of freshet 

Hote.- Discharge, NOT. 21 to Jan. 12, Jan. 17 to Feb. 12, computed from staff gage readings.
82 SALTON SEA BASIN

Salton Sea, Calif.

Location.- Bench mark set by Imperial Irrigation District, lat. 33 026'55", long.

2O*, in NW£ sec. 27, T. 8 S., R. 9 E., I mile northeast of Flgtree John Spring and 

about 9 miles south of Mecca. Elevation is 242.44 feet below mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 8,360 .square mLI.es.

Records available.- November 1904 to September 1941. Records prior to September 1932 in 

Wate r-SuppIy"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) is 273,5 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.

Elevation, in feet, below moaa see level, water year October 1940 

to Septsmbar 1941

oet 1

NOT 1

Dec 2

Jan S

Fefc 1

243.2

243.3

243.1

PAS. 5

242.0

Feb. 28

Apr. 1

May 1

June 1

July 1

S41.6

S41.0

241.2

241.0

241.6

Aug. 1

Sept. 2

Oct. 1

241.6

241.7

S41.7
SALTON SEA BASIN 83

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°44'55", long. 116°32'15", In Si sec. 11, T. 5 S., 

R. 4 £., 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 September 1941.

Average discharge.- ]1 years, 7.75 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maxir.ura discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet Dec. 24 (gage height, 4.85 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 150 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; no flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 12.

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 3,850 second-feet Feb. 6, 1937 (gage height, 5.60 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 120 second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; no 

flow for several months during most years.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for Dec. 24 arid those for periods of no gage-he]ght 

record, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

1C 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct 

Ncn 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mat 

Api 

Ma3 

Jur 

Ju] 

Aw 

Set

T

Oct. Hov. Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.2 

.5 

.5 

.6

1.1 

14ri.e

fl.4

1.1

.9 

.9 

1.6 

860 

f!80

f26 

f9 

6 

5.5 

3.3 

2.0

Jan.

fO.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9

1.0 

.8 

.R 

.9 

f.9

f.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9

.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8

2.0 

2.5 

2.5 

T4.8 

T2.0

2.5 

5.5 

184 

94 

34 

14

Feb.

13 

13 

12

12

rn

15 

15 

11 

10 

10

67 

95 

28 

33 

58

22 

20 

EO 

60

64 

136 

71 

54 

47

40 

34 

30

Month

alendar year 1940. .....................

 11. . . .. .........

_y......................................

Fater year 194CMar.

323 

188 

116 

247 

248

140 

104 

f84 

73 

65

T54 

56 

94 

207 

159

113 

91 

76 

65 

57

52 

49 

45 

40 

39

36 

31 

30

36 

31 

37

Apr.

78 

113 

63 

52 

67

5fi 

45 

42 

39 

49

76 

61 

61 

56 

52

54 

50 

49 

45 

44

39 

39 

36 

33 

33

33 

2S 

26 

25 

26

S^condfoot-days

0 

0 

1,116. S

2,184.6

364.6 

1,028 

2,986

1, 466 

476.5 

120.8 

20.8 

39.1 

9.8

7,627.8

May

30 

25 

24 

22 

20

20 

20

19 

19 

13

17

17 

16 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

13 

10

7.5 

7.5 

7 

9 

9 

8.5

Maximum

0 

0

aso

860

184 

136 "23 

113 

30 

7.5 

1.0 

10 

.5

860

June

7.5 

7 

7 

P. 5 

6.5

6 

6 

6.5 

5.5 

4.9

4.5 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.6 

3.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0

2.6 

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.6

July

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

f.8 

f.8

S .7 

.7 

.6 

f .6 

f.6

f .6 

f .5 

f-5 

f .5

f .5

f.4 

.6 

1.8 

1.8 

.7

.3 

.4 

f .5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

.8 

10 

30

25 

7 

1.6 

.3

.2

0

Aug.

0.5 

.5 

.6 

.8

.e

fl-2 

1.2 

3.6 

2.3 

1.5

10 

3.0 

1.5 

1-0 

.9

-0 

.8

.7 

.7

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Mean

0 

0

36.0

5.97

11.8 

36.7 

96.5 

48.9 

15.4 

4.03 

.57 

1 .26 

.33

20.3

Sept.

0-5 

.5 

.5 

f.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.S 

 2. 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.5 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.5 

.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

2,210

4,330

723 

2,040 

5,920 

2,910 

945 

240 

41 

78 

19

15,130

Peak discharge.- Dec. 24 (11 a.m.) 2,900 sec.-ft.j Jin. 28 (2 p.m.) 402 sec.-ft.; Feb. 22 

4:?.0 a.m.) "S80 see.-ft .; Mar. 1 (E;EO a.m.) 623 sue.-ft.; Bar. 1 (6 p.m.) 465 soc.-ft.j Mar- 4 

(6:30 p.m.) 454 sec.-ft.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 2-9, 12-23, 26, Feb. 1-4, Mar. 9-10, July B4 to Aug. 5, Aug. 

to Sept. 3j discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, hourly rainfall records, anil 

records for San Jacinto River near San Jacir.to. and Santa Ana River near Hentone-
84 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir control, lat. 34°20'30", long.

D.7"13'40", In SEi sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., half a mile upstream from confluence with 

West Fork of Mojave River and 8 miles southeast of Hesperia. Altitude of gage, about 

3,050 feet.

Drainage area.- 137 square miles.

Records available.- December 1929 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1930-41), 72.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 second-feet Dec. 24 (gage height, 5.85 

feet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 1.

1929-41: 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. Storage in Lake Arrowhead above station. Hesperia Water Co.'s 

canal diverts about 2 miles above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

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.

l.s

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6

2,6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2.9

4.1

21 

24 

13 

8 

7 

6.5

HOT.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

7 

29 

34 

19

15 

12 

8.5 

8 

8

8

a

7.5 

7.5 

7

Dec.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

9 

10

e

7

20 

467 

139 

60 

34

25 

23 

112 

1,810 

501

153 

92 

66 

73 

73 

64

Jan.

53

44 

39 

36 

34

30 

28 

26 

26 

26

29 

26 

24 

24 

24

22 

22 

22 

21 

20

21 

24 

24 

115 

155

92 

76 

73 

64 

54 

47

Feb.

43 

40 

39 

40 

43

59 

54 

44 

40 

39

189 

251 

140 

125 

473

385 

342 

300 

196 

1,620

1,850 

1,290 

708 

482 

43S

37S 

280 

233

Month

Oct

Ho-s 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Sei

fl

alendar year 194 D ......................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

1,030 

726 

568 

949 

762

592 

498 

505 

415 

300

280 

342 

744 

1,250 

S20

600 

536 

460 

335 

300

268 

248 

268 

392 

224

213 

213 

208 

438 

335 

335

Apr.

552 

592 

422 

356 

1,260

651 

609 

490 

356 

468

717 

528 

363 

356 

370

392 

536 

528 

496 

452

370 

261 

261 

261 

261

274 

280 

287 

294 

307

Secondfoot-days

140.4 

280.0 

3,823

15,443.5

1,325 

10,121 

15,154 

13,352 

5,473 

1,398 

459.5 

284.0 

171.3

51,979.2

May

267 

261 

268 

274 

274

274 

26S 

254 

248 

242

235 

230 

208 

196 

176

162 

158 

148 

135 

128

118 

104 

100 

100 

100

92 

90 

88 

88 

85 

82

Maximum

24 

34 

1,810

1,810

155 

1,850 

1,250 

1,260 

287 

78 

27 

20 

7.5

1,850

June

76 

76 

73 

73 

78

67 

66 

66 

64 

58

53 

50 

47 

44 

42

37 

35 

32 

35 

32

30 

30 

30 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

28 

27

July

27 

25 

24 

22 

21

20 

20 

18 

17 

17

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

11 

9.5 

9.5 

9

9 

9 

9 

10 

12

14 

14 

13 

12 

8.5 

8

Minimum

1.8 

6 

7

.5

20 

39 

208 

261 

82 

27 

8 

6.5 

4.9

1.8

Aug.

7.5 

7 

6.5 

6.5 

7.5

15 

12 

11 

9 

13

20 

15 

13 

12 

11

11 

9.5 

9 

8 

7.5

7 

7 

7 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

Mean

4.53

9.33 

123

42.2

42.7 

361 

489 

445 

177 

46.6 

14.8 

9.16 

5.71

142

Sept.

5.5 

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5

5

4.9 

4,9 

4.9 

4,9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

5 

6

6 

6

6 

6 

5.5

6

6 

6.5 

6.5 

6

6 

6.5 

7 

7.5 

7

Run- off in 

acre-feet

278 

555 

7,580

30,630

2,620 

80,070 

30,060 

26,480 

10,860 

2,770 

911 

565 

340

103,100

Peak discharge.- Dec. 24 (1 p.m.) 5,500 sec. -ft.: Feb. 20 (10 p.m.) 4,600 sec. -ft.} Mar. 1

(3~a.m.) 1,750 sec.-ft.; Mar. 4 (11 a.m.) 1,220 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (8 a.m.) 1,540 sec.-ft.; Apr. 

(3 a.m.) 2,280 sec.-ft.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 85

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34'25", long. 117°19'10", In SWiSEi sec. 29, T. 

e>' N., R. 4 W., 500 feet upstream from bridge on IK S. Highway 66 and 3 miles northwest 

of Victorville.

Drainage area.- 530 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1941. February 1899 to July 1906, November

1938 to September 1936 at site 3 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 5.10 

feet); minimum dally, 15 second-feet on July 3, 4.

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 70,600 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938 (gage height, 16.70 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 12, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except Feb. 16 to Apr. 16, which are fair. Storage at Lake Arrownead and Lake Gregory. Diversions for Irrigation from Deep Creek by Hesperia Water Co. 

and from Mojave River at Victorville.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

27 

29 

29 

32 

31

31 

29 

29 

29 

27

27 

29 

31 

32 

31

31 

32 

34 

34 

34

32 

31 

31 

31 

34

41 

38 

40 

41 

41 

41

Nov.

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

40 

40 

40 

41

36 

38 

40 

40 

36

SB 

43 

47 

47 

45

43 

43 

40 

43 

43

43 

43 

43 

45 

45

Dec.

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

47 

47 

45 

47

47 

49 

47 

45 

45

49 

57 

51 

47 

45

43 

43 

49 

266 

363

85 

66 

59 

57 

55 

53

Jan.

55 

S3

51 

51 

53

53 

51 

49 

49 

53

53 

53 

53 

51 

51

53 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

53 

53 

53 

55

57 

53 

55 

55 

49 

53

Feb.

53 

51 

51 

51 

49

51 

51 

51 

53 

53

55 

72 

53 

47 

157

297 

262 

354 

215 

1,060

3,060 

1,740 

1,100 

S32 

740

e590 

e480 

6350

Month

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Max 

Api 

Maj 

JUT 

Jul 

Aiig 

Sen

V

alendar year 194 0 ......................

fater year 1940-4

liar.

1,420 

1,540 

1,350 

2,020 

2,030

1,150 

990 

S48 

745 

529

399 

404 

1,320 

1,770 

1,450

1,020 

920 

S39 

600 

487

394 

362 

332 

436 

357

280 

267 

254 

530 

535 

404

Apr.

671 

848 

715 

54S 

1,490

1,040 

839 

796 

621 

836

1,270 

1,090 

737 

670 

642

607 

663 

692 

642 

600

568 

404 

362 

347 

337

332 

342 

347 

347 

357

Secondfoot-days

1,009 

1,248 

2,082

14,124

1,623 

11 ,978 

25,982 

19,760 

5,433 

851 

656 

749 

892

72,263

May

420 

332 

308 

317 

308

303 

294 

271 

262 

245

232 

228 

201 

189 

168

151 

141 

132 

122 

104

89 

82 

79 

71 

71

66 

58 

48 

46 

51 

44

Maximum

41 

47 

368

368

57 

3,060 

2,030 

1,490 

420 

48 

29 

37 

35

3,060

June

48 

44 

40 

37 

33

29 

24 

25 

25 

22

20 

24 

27 

29 

31

31 

29 

29 

29 

27

27 

22 

25 

25 

27

29 

31 

24 

20 

18

July

18 

20 

15 

15 

17

17 

17 

IS 

18 

17

18 

20 

20 

18 

22

22 

IS 

25 

25 

22

22 

22 

22 

24 

22

25 

2V 

29 

27 

29 

25

Minimum

27 

36 

43

17

49 

49 

254 

332 

44 

18 

15 

IS 

25

15

Aug.

22 

24 

22 

22 

20

22 

18 

20 

18 

35

37 

29 

31 

27 

27

27 

27 

24 

24 

25

22 

SO 

SO. 

22 

SO

24 

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

Mean

32.5 

41.6 

67.2

38.6

52.4 

428 

S38 

659 

175 

28.4 

21.2 

24.2 

29.7

198

Sept.

29 

25 

25

31 

31

31 

27 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

31 

27

29 

S3 

31 

31 

33

35 

31 

29 

31 

31

31 

29 

29 

29 

29

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,000 

2,480 

4,130

28,030

3,220 

23 ,760 

51,530 

39,190 

10,780 

1,690 

1,300 

1,490 

1,770

143,300

Peak discharge.- Dec. 24 (10 p.m.) 1,500 see. -ft.: Feb. 21 (3 a.m.) 4.480 sec.-ft.t Mar. 1 (8a.m.

2,890 sec.-ft.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of records for Deep Creek and 

West Pork Mojave River near Hesperia.
86 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°54'25", long. 117°01'20", In SWiSEi sec. 31, T. 

 10 N., R. 1 W., on U. S. Highway 91 at Barstow. Altitude of gage, about 2,090 feet.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1941. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 47.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 4.22 

feet); no flow for several months.

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 64,300 second-feet Mar. 3, 1938 (gage Weight, 8.60 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records fair except those 'for periods of Indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Storage and many diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1,060 

1,690 

1,020 

661 

642

574 

370 

300

Month

Dot 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

liar

Api

Jui 

JU1 

Aug

8«i

11

alendar year 194LO. .....................

ater year 1940-

Mar.

749 

1,440 

1,120 

1,320 

2,460

el, 200 

6900 

9760 

a600 

a400

370 

384 

667 

1,310 

2,000

1,140 

920 

720 

627 

522

399 

365 

340 

262 

355

239 

227 

193 

172 

369 

370

Apr.

370 

574 

591 

522 

763

1,140 

860 

700 

656 

428

794 

1,280 

960 

6600 

e570

6S9 

5S9 

546 

560 

e500

6460 

370 

313 

275 

288

239 

239 

288 

275 

288

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

0

0 

6,217 

22,880 

16,406 

2,898.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

48,401.6

May

275 

313 

250 

204 

184

184 

172 

172 

6150 

a!30

a!27 

a!20 

allO 

a95 

a80

a70 

a60 

a51 

a42 

a34

a 27 

a20 

al5 

alO 

a3

a. 5 

a.l 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

1,590 

2,460 

1,280 

313 

0 

0 

0 

0

8,460

June July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

178 

2S9 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

0 

0

0

0

OOP

788 

547 

95.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

1SS

Sept.

Run- off In 

ao re-feet

0 

0 

0

0

0 

12,330 

46,860 

58,640 

6,760 

0 

0 

0 

0

96,000

Pealc dleoaargee.- ?eb. 21 (BiSO p.a.) 8,390 sec.-ft.) Feb. 88 (S a.m.) 8.360 seo.-ft.j Mar. 1 

Mar. 1 IB p.a.7 1,980 eeo.-ft.i nor. 5 (9 a.m.) 3,680 eee,-ft.| Mar. 14 (10 p.a.) 8,480 tee.-ft.) 

Apr. 6 (6 p.m.) 8,490 eeo.-ft.

a No gage-height r«oord| discharge computed on baele of four dleoharg* Betiureaente, OM field 

eetiaate, and records for station near vlotopvi.il*>

 Indefinite stage-discharge relation) discharge eomputtd on baele of one diecharge aeasMpement and records for station neerVlotorvllli.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 87

West Fork of Mojave River near Hesperla, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20'20", long. 117°14'3511 , In SEt sec. 13, T. 3 

N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with Deep Creek 

and 7 miles southeast of Hesperla. Altitude of gage, about 3,050 feet.

Drainage area.- 74.8 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 35.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage height, G.05 

reetj; no flow for several months.

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 26,100 socond-foet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area methodj 

no flow for several months of each year.

Remarks.- Records cood. Storage at Lake Gregory above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

18

16 

17

r.e

19 

20

21

ee 

es

24

ee

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

SI

Oct. NOV. Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.4

63

17 

11

7

3,7 

.6 

52 

255 

70

f36

rss

fSl 

49 

47 

29

Jan.

20 

16 

5.5 

4.0 

3.2

2.5 

1.7 

1.3 

1.0 

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

1.3 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7 

1.4

1.4 

7.5 

8.5 

91 

76

49 

39 

31 

37 

22 

18

Feb.

16 

15 

14 

13

11

31 

30

no

is

16

117 

139 

66 

83 

233

212 

217 

136 

107 

1,090

972 

766 

439 

371 

287

232 

200 

292

Month

Oet 

No\

Dec

C

Jar 

F»t 

Mai 

API s

Jul

Au« 

Sej

»

alendar year 39< 0... ...................

 11. ....................................

Fater year 1940-4

Peak d it charge. -

13 p.m.! 2,280 lee 

(4 a.m.) 1,270 lee 

f Computed on bai

Mar.

731 

697 

457 

1.530 

907

540 

436 

358 

296 

24S

205 

316 

499 

856 

494

360 

293 

263 

226

203

186 

171 

163 

142 

134

126 

118 

114 

331 

173 

207

Apr.

404 

346 

254 

269 

564

317 

269 

226

210 4oe>

614 

432 

366 

368 

308

272 

243 

240 

218 

208

198 

101 

167 

163 

134

124 

116 

106 

100 

166

May

164 

128 

122 

112 

98

85 

S2 

72 

66 

60

56 

56 

66 

56 

55

53 

47 

42 

41 

40

37 

34

33

31 

30

29 

28 

27 

27 

26 

26

Second- M«xllmaT, 

foot -days

0 0 

0 0 

712.7 258

4,266.84 344

442.2 91 

8,147 1,090 

11,763 1,530 

7,981 B14 

1,818 164 

385.2 26 

4.82 .6 

0 0 

0 0

29,253.92 1,530

June

26 

25 

25 

24 

22

21 

24 

24 

22 

20

19 

17 

14

11 

11

10 

8 

8

a

6.0

6 N

7.6 

7.5 

7.8 

2.6

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

1.6 

1.0

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

l.C

11

114 

100 

26 

l.C

0 

0

0

July

0.6 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

 .02

Aug. Sept.

«... Run-off in Mean aore-feet

0 0 

0 0 

23.0 1,410

11.7 8,460

14.3 877 

220 12.190 

379 23,330 

266 35,630 

58.6 3,610 

12.8 764 

.166 9.6 

0 0 

0 0

80.1 53,020

Feb. 20 (1 p.m. 1,660 Ben, -ft.) Mar. 1 (12i30 a.m.) 1,618 see. -ft. I Mar. 4 

-ft.) Mar. 14 (7 a.m.) 1,420 leo.-ft.) Apr. 8 (1 a.m.) 1,130 oeo.-ft.i Apr. 11 

-ft. 

li of partly entloated gagn-helght record.
88 ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°25'10", long. 117°50'25", In NEi sec. 20, T. 4 

N., R. 9 W., If 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1923-37, 1938-41), 14.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 512 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.10 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 290 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.2 

second-feet Oct. 23, 24.

1923-41: Maximum discharge, 8,300 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area method; 

minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 22, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of high water Dec. 24, Feb. 20-22, which are 

fair. No diversions above station.

Cooperation.- Results of 15 discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood 

Control District, through H. E. Hedger, chief engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

5 

5 

4.S 

4.S

4.8 

4.8 

4.S 

4.8 

4.8

.S 

.S 

.S 

.S 

.S

.8 

.8 

.8 

.S 

.S

.8 

.8 

.5 

.5

' .8 

.8 

.S 

.5 

.5

Hov.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.S

4.8 

4.8 

4.S 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.S 

4.S 

4.8 

4.S

4.S 

4.8 

4.S 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

5

Dec.

5 

5 

5 

4.8 

4.8

4.S 

4.8 

4.S 

4.S 

4.8

4.S 

5.5 

5.5 

6 

6

7.5 

46 

16 

9.5 

7.5

6.5 

6 

37 

106 

4S

29 

21 

19 

22 

22 

20

Jan.

18 

16 

15 

14 

14

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

21 

23

24 

24 

23 

23 

22 

21

Feb.

19 

17 

16 

16 

15

21 

17 

16 

16 

16

34 

33 

29 

41 

76

7S 

132 

63 

50 

299

410 

292 

185 

130 

111

97 

86 

121

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj

JUH

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alendar year 1940 ......................

ater year 1940-4

Peak discharge. -

308 sec. -ft. 5 Bar.

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

Mar.

16S 

136 

111 

147 

120

96 

86 

80 

76 

73

72 

116 

204 

171 

149

132 

122 

116 

107 

100

94 

87 

S4 

S2

74

72 

70 

76 

101 

87 

87

Apr.

82 

78 

74 

90 

159

124 

115 

102 

100 

97

109 

102 

90 

100 

102

102 

99 

92 

86 

S2

76 

74 

74 

74 

78

S3 

87 

92 

94 

107

Secondfoot-days

148.6 

140.6 

499.4

4,343.6

469 

2,435 

3,296 

2,824 

3,729 

2,444 

1,154 

748 

471

IS, 358. 6

May

96 

96 

104 

109 

113

126 

130 

132 

132 

136

145 

132 

134 

134 

120

126 

128 

130 

120 

113

113 

119 

122 

12S 

122

122 

122 

113 

104 

104 

104

Maximum

5 

5 

106

106

24 

410 

204 

159 

145 

107 

50 

28 

18

410

June

104 

104 

100 

96 

107

104 

100 

96 

92 

90

87 

90 

87 

84 

83

S3 

S2 

S2 

SO 

76

73 

72 

70 

66 

63

60 

56 

55 

51 

51

July

50 

50 

49 

48 

48

46 

45 

44 

43 

41

40 

39 

37 

37 

36

35 

34 

34 

33 

32

32 

30 

30 

31 

31

33 

31 

30 

29 

28 

28

Minimum

4.5 

4.5 

4.8

4.5

11 

15 

70 

74 

96 

51 

28 

IS 

13

4.5

Aug.

28 

26 

2S 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

26 

27

27 

26 

26 

25 

26

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

23 

23 

21 

21

20 

20 

19 

19 

18 

18

Mean

4.79 

4.69 

16.1

11.9

15.1 

S7.0 

106 

94.1 

120 

61. 5 

37.2 

24.1 

15.7

50.3

Sept.

18 

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

16 

16 

15

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

13

Run-off In 

acre-feet

295 

279 

991

S.620

930 

4,830 

6,540 

5,600 

7,400 

4.S50 

2,290 

1,480 

934

36,420

Dec. 24 (12 m.) 214 sec. -ft.; Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 512 sec. -ft.; Feb. 28 (11 p.m.) 

13 (2:30 a.m.) 314 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (11:30 p.m.) 200 sec. -ft.
ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN 89

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°27'50" (revised), long. 118°01'05" (revised), 

about a quarter of a mile upstream from Santiago Creek 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 1941 (1937-38, 1938-39 Incomplete).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 second-feet Feb. 20 (gage height, 5.27 

reet;; no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 7.

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 2, 1938; no flow 

part of each year.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through 

H. b'. Hedger, chief engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.3 

.5 

.S

.8 

.9 

.9 

.S 

.S

.S 

.9 

o 2 

4io 

2.5

2.1 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.5

Dec.

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

l.S 

l.S

l.S 

l.S 

1.9 

2.1 

2.1

14 

124 

44 

30 

23

20 

18 

81 

224 

70

30 

20 

16 

21 

25 

22

Jan.

20 

17 

16 

13 

13

12 

13 

16 

13 

15

16 

16 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

11 

10 

20 

25

25 

26 

26 

2S 

28 

26

Feb.

24 

21 

20 

IS 

17

23 

20 

20 

20 

22

76 

102 

76 

106 

251

240 

478 

195 

160 

1.3SO

1,730 

1,070 

417 

285 

191

134 

120 

266

Month

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mar 

Api

Ju» 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 19< 0... ...................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

550 

316 

198 

353 

270

225 

223 

253 

263 

26S

271 

400 

750 

400 

300

275 

250 

230 

215 

200

ISO 

170 

160 

150 

140

130 

120 

130 

162 

145 

147

Apr.

156 

160 

147 

202 

452

212 

1S8 

177 

169 

164

181 

169 

160 

173 

ISO

175 

165 

162 

15S 

156

152 

14S 

145 

143 

139

136 

132 

129 

127 

157

Secondfoot-days

0 

31.1 

808.0

4,036.0

511" 

7.4S2 

7,844 

5,114 

3,256 

656 

184.5 

81.7 

59.0

26,027.3

May

169 

156 

162 

163 

165

177 

171 

162 

147 

145

139 

125 

116 

105 

98

94 

91 

83 

74 

65

64 

66 

67 

76 

65

60 

57 

52 

49 

47 

46

Maximum

0 

4.0 

224

224

28 

1,730 

750 

452 

177 

43 

10 

3.5 

2.1

1,730

June

43

42 

41 

38 

36

33

32 

31 

28 

26

25 

23 

20 

19 

18

18 

17 

16 

16 

15

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

July

10 

9.5 

9 

9 

S.5

8 

S 

7.5 

7 

7

6.5 

7 

6 

6 

5.5

5.5 

5 

5 

5

4.6

4.4 

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

4.6

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

3.9 

3.8 

3.6

Minimum

0 

0 

1.4

0

10 

17 

120 

127 

46 

11 

3.6 

2.1 

1.9

0

Aug.

3.5 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.2

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8

2.S 

2.7 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1

Mean

0 

1.04 

26.1

11.0

16.5 

267 

253 

170 

105 

21.9 

5.95 

2.64 

1.97

71.3

Sept.

2.1 

2.1 

2-.1 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

62 

1,600

8,10C

1,010 

14,840 

15,560 

10,140 

6,460 

1,300 

366 

162 

117

51,620
90 MONO LAKE BASIN

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°CO', long. 119°08', In NEi sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 26 E., 

about a mile south of Mono Lake post ofrice. Datura of gage Is 6,390.66 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1941; those prior to September 1934 are contained in Water-Supply Paper 765.

Extremes.- 1912-41: Maximum gage height, 37.4 feet July 18, 1919; minimum, 23.8 feet Nov.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Oct. S

7

15

17

21

28

Nov. 4

12

22

23

28

Dec. 5

9

19

27

Jan. 1

16

20

26

28

Feb. 4

12

18

24

25

liar. 5

10

11

17

24

U. S. Forest 

Service

.

-

26.1

_

-

-

_

-

25.9

-

.

_

-

-

-

.

-

26.4

-

-

-

.

S6.5

«

-

-

26.6

-

-

City of 

Los Angeles

26.3

26.1

26.1

26.1

26.1

26.0

26.0

26.0

25.9

_

25.9

26.0

25.9

26.0

26.2

26.3

26.3

26.3

_

26.4

26.4

26.4

26.5

-

26.5

26.6

26.6

_

26.6

26.6

Date

Apr. 1

14

18

21

28

toy 1

e

13

15

21

28

June 3

11

15

16

27

30

July 10

16

16

20

23

26

Atig. 5

11

18

Sept. 3

8

15

23

U. S. Forest 

Service

_

26.7

_

_

_

-

_

26.6

_

«

-

_

«

26.7

-

.

_

-

27.0

.

 27.0

_

«

-

«

27.0

.

_

.

-

City of 

Los Angeles

26.6

_

26.6

26.6

26.6

26.6

26.7

_

26.7

26.6

26.7

26.7

26.7

_

26.8

26.8

26.8

26.9

27.0

-

27.0

27.0

27.0

27.0

26.9

26.6

26.6

26.5

26.4

» U. S. Geological Survey reading.

WALKER LAKE BASIN 

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.

Location.- Bench mark at United States naval ammunition depot, lat. 38°35', long. 118°42' 

In NE-tNEi sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 29 E., 6 miles northwest of Hawthorne. Bench mark Is 

4,053.41 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Records 1928. available.- August 1928 to September 1941. Occasional readings prior to August 

Extremes.- 1928-41: Maximum elevation observed, 4,051.8 feet Mar. 13, 1928 (Indian ServIce); minimum observed, 4,018.6 feet Sept. 5, 1941.

Lake elevation, Sept. 27, 1908, 4,078.0 feet, observed by U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

Survey, adjustment of 1912.

Remarks.- Elevations determined by spirit leveling. 

Cooperation.- Records furnished by U. S. Navy Department.

Elevation , In feet, above mean sea level, water 

year October 1940 to September 1941

Oct. 10

Nov. 8

Dec. 6

Jan. 3

Feb. 21

4,019.9

4,019.5

4,019.3

4,019.1

4,019.0

Mar. 4

Apr. 3

May 6

July 10

Sept. 5

4,019.8

4,019.8

4,019.5

4,018.8

4,018.6
WALKER LAKE BASIN 91

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif.

long. 119°12'50" at Bridgeport 

Brldge_

Location.- Float gage or reference point, lat. 3e°19'30" 

Dam on East Walker River, in SEi sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 

port. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 362 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1941 In reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1926 to September 1931 in files of Walker River Irrigation District.

Extremes.- Maximum'contents during year, 43,070 acre-feet July 6 (elevation, 6,460.2 

feet); minimum, 18,260 acre-feet Oct. 3-9 (elevation, 6,449.7 feet).

1926-41: Maximum contents, 44,580 acre-feet June 12, 1938 (elevation, 6,460.7 

feet); no storage during fall of 1929, 1930.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Dec. 8, 1923; 

dam completed In November 1924. Capacity, 42,460 acre-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. Gage read about 

8 a.m. daily; contents are as of that time.

Cooperation.- Elevations and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14ie

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3Q

31

Oct.

18,440

18,350

18,260

18,260

18,260

18,260

18,260

18,260

18,260

18,350

18,350

18,440

18,520

18,610

18,700

18,780

18, 870

18,960

19,060

19,060

19,150

19,240

19,330

19,420

19,570

19,610

19,700

19,790

19,880

19,980

20,070

NOT.

20,160

20,250

20,340

20,440

20,530

20,620

20,720

20,820

20,920

21,010

21,110

21,210

21,300

21,400

21,500

21,600

21,700

21,800

21,900

21,990

22,090

22,190

22,280

22,380

22,380

22,480

22,480

22,580

22,530

22.5BO

~

Dec.

22,680

22,790

22,900

23,000

23,100

23 , 200

23,300

23,410

23,520

23,620

23,720

23 , 830

23,940

24,040

24,040

24,040

24,140

24,140

24,240

24,340

24,340

24,450

24,560

24,660

24,770.

24,880

24,990

25,210

25,430

25,650

25,870

Jan.

26,090

26,420

26,750

27,090

27,320

27,550

27,780

28,010

28,240

28,470

28,700

28,930

29,160

29,400

29,640

29,880

30,000

30,120

30,240

30,360

30,480

30,610

30,730

30,850

30,970

31,090

31,210

31,330

31,450

31,570

31,700

Feb.

31 , 820

31,950

32,080

32,200

32,330

32,460

32,590

32,720

32,840

32,960

33,090

33,220

33,350

33,480

23,600

34,900

35,040

35,170

35 , 300

35,440

35,700

35,830

36,230

36,360

36,500

36,500

36,500

36,760

_

-

-

Mar.

37,180

37,460

37,320

37,320

37,180

37,040

36,900

36,630

36,630

36,760

36,760

36,760

36,760

37,040

37,870

38,150

38,430

38,840

38,710

38,290

37,870

37,730

37,460

37,040

36,760

36,630

36,360

36,100

35,830

35,700

35,830

Apr.

35,700

36,230

36,100

35,830

35,830

35,830

35,960

35,960

35,960

35,960

35,960

35,960

35,960

35,960

36,100

36,230

36,230

36,360

36,500

36,500

36,500

36,500

36,500

36,500

36,360

36,100

36,100

36,100

35,960

35,830

-

May

35,700

35,700

35,300

35,170

35,040

35,040

35,170

35,170

34,900

35,170

35,440

35,300

35,440

35,570

35,440

35,700

35,960

36,100

35,960

36,230

36,100

36,100

35,960

35,300

35,440

35,440

35,570

35,570

35,960

35,700

35,040

June

35,040

34,900

34,900

34,110

34,110

34,240

34,110

34,240

34,510

34,900

35,040

35,170

35,300

35,830

37,320

37,730

38,430

38,710

39,400

39,830

40,420

40,560

40,420

40,560

40,420

40,860

41,290

41,440

41,440

41,140

-

July

41,440

41,580

41,730

42,170

42,460

43,070

42,460

42,460

42,460

42,460

42,460

42,460

42,460

42,020

41,880

41,880

42,020

42,020

42,020

42,170

42,170

42,320

42,320

42,460

42,320

42,020

41,880

41,730

41,580

41,440

41,140

Aug.

40,860

40,710

40,560

40,120

39,540

39,120

38,710

38,290

38,150

37,870

37,870

37,870

37,730

37,590

37,460

37,590

37,730

37,590

37,590

37,730

37,590

37,590

37,460

37,590

37,320

37,040

36,630

36,230

35,700

35,300

35,300

Sept.

34,770

34,510

34,240

33,860

33,480

33,090

32,960

32,590

32,200

31,950

31,700

31,450

31,210

31,090

30,850

30,240

30,000

29, 860

29,760

29, 640

29,520

29,280

29, 280

29,160

28,930

28,930

28,930

29,160

29,160

29,160

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Oct.

Dec.

Cal

July

Oct.

Wat

Date

^.. ..................

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

sndar year 1940 ......

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

sr year 1940-41. .....

Elevation 

(feet)

6,452.05

-

6,455.00

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

20,160

22, 680

-

41,440

29,160

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,520

+3,410

+12,370

+5,730

+5,360

-1,480

0

+6,400

-580

-6,090

+10,720
92 WALKER LAKE BASIN

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 380 19 I 40", long. 119°12'50", In SWiNEi sec. 34, T. 

 6 N., R. 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 1941. July 1911 to September 1914 at site 

14 miles upstream (gage heights only).

Average discharge.- 18 years (1922-24, 1925-41), 120 second-feet.

Extremes (.regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 596 second-feet July 7 (gage 

height, 2768 feet); minimum daily, 9 second-feet Oct. 21 to Feb. 24, Mar. 14-17.

1921-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,220 second-feet June -12, 1938 (gage height, 

6.74 feet, datum then in use); minimum observed, 2 second-feet many days when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow affected by irrigation of meadow and pasture lands near 

Bridgeport and regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.0 

.1

0.4 

.6 

.8

1.0

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

183

258

342

435

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

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.

89 

73 

58 

55 

44

39 

39 

39 

29 

27

27 

27 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

14 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Nov.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Dec.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Jan.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Feb.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

10

10 

12 

13

Month

Oc t 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Max 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

H

alendar year 194 0......................

ater year 1940-^

Mar.

116 

125 

150 

161 

166

170 

170 

170 

157 

148

148 

14S 

14S 

9 

9

9 

9 

107 

217 

263

263 

263 

313 

313 

313

313 

313 

313 

313 

248 

237

Apr.

232 

47 

207 

188 

18S

142 

127 

105 

83 

76

76 

76 

76 

76 

78

7S 

7S 

6S 

72 

81

81 

107 

123 

142 

165

193 

193 

193 

214 

227

Secondfoot-days

814 

270 

279

37,990

279 

261 

5,804 

3,792 

10,217 

12,056 

11,720 

7,825 

6,113

59,430

May

227 

227 

227 

227 

835

250 

250 

282 

296 

296

896 

296 

296 

296 

296

296 

296 

319 

336 

375

391 

391 

391 

391 

391

406 

419 

419 

445 

477 

477

Maximum

89 

9 

9

289

9 

13 

313 

232 

477 

480 

596 

293 

288

596

June

477 

477 

474 

474 

474

474 

474 

474 

44 S 

432

432 

403 

366 

328 

316

316 

316 

319 

319 

319

319 

419 

4SO 

445 

391

378 

378 

378 

378 

378

July

366 

351 

336 

333 

375

497 

596 

575 

578 

575

575 

572 

561 

507 

422

360 

316 

288 

263 

227

217 

220 

255 

296 

307

302 

299 

277 

285 

296 

293

Minimum

9 

9 

9

5

9 

9 

9 

47 

227 

316 

217 

188 

83

9

Aug.

293 

293 

293 

291 

291

291 

291 

291 

291 

.291

291 

263 

245 

227 

227

205 

190 

1S8 

1S8 

18S

186 

188 

202 

232 

232

248 

266 

280 

288 

285 

288

Mean

26.3 

9.0 

9.0

104

9.0 

9.3 

1S7 

126 

330 

402 

378 

252 

204

163

Sept.

2SS 

28S 

2SS 

285 

285

285 

285 

285 

274 

253

24S 

245 

232 

210 

200

200 

200 

200 

185 

176

165

157 

155 

136 

127

112 

100 

83 

83 

83

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,610 

536 

553

75,360

553 

518 

11,510 

7,520 

20,270 

23,910 

23,250 

15,520 

12,120

117,900

Hote.- Recorder not operating Oct. 1 to Apr. 5; discharge computed from daily gage readings.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 93

West Walker River below East Fork, near Colevllle, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 022'45% long. 119°27'00", In SEi sec. 9, T. 6 N., 

R. 23 E.-, 200 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 395, 75 feet downstream from 

East Fork, and 13 miles southeast of Colevllle.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1941. October 1902 to July 1908 at site 94 

miles downstream; March 1909 to August 1910, and June 1915 to March 1938 at site 10 

miles downstream, published as West Walker River near Colevllle, Calif.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 second-feet June 20 (gage height, 5.01 feet); 

minimum, 6 second-feet Dec. 10.

1938-41: 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 that of Dec. 10, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 5,800 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937, by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Station is 

above all diversions except a few small ranch ditches. Flow very slightly regulated by 

Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown), 7 miles upstream.

Cooperation.- Five discharge measurements furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Rating table, water year 194O-41, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0 173

2.3 249

2.6 345

3.0 502

3.5 761

4.0 1,090

4.5 1,520

5.0 2,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14ie

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

40 

41 

42 

42 

41

40 

39 

40 

42 

39

38 

37 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

35 

35

34 

33 

33 

35 

46

46 

39 

3S 

39 

36 

37

Nov.

40 

53 

46 

39 

46

48 

46 

42 

36 

34

39 

37 

38 

36 

35

35 

37 

36 

27 

31

2S 

2S 

b26 

b30 

b30

t)27 

b30 

31 

31 

30

Dec.

30 

29 

26 

27 

26

24 

27 

24 

24 

22

b21 

b20 

t>20 

t>20 

t>20

b22 

b25 

29 

32 

33

34 

3S 

41 

2S 

29

32 

1O3 

132 

98 

77 

76

Jan.

70

se

76 

64 

55

5S 

55 

50 

4S 

46

45 

52 

45 

45

> b45

I

Feb.

> b45

41 

46 

46 

56 

68

74 

65 

66 

60 

57

56 

55 

53 

52 

52

52 

52 

52 

52 

51

51 

50 

61

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se r

11

alendar year 194

ater year 1940-4

liar.

61 

61 

56 

61 

5S

58 

57 

60 

61 

66

70 

76 

80 

80 

78

S2 

91 

108 

106 

99

9S 

101 

111 

115 

117

126 

136 

136 

124 

130 

136

Apr.

134 

128 

121 

122 

124

119 

119 

117 

122 

117

117 

111 

119 

152 

180

182 

167 

156 

152 

154

162 

184 

229 

289 

367

406 

439 

4S9 

525 

476

Secondfoot-days

1,183 

1,072 

1,191

96,363

1,544 

1,493 

2,805 

6,281 

31,OSS 

35,724 

22,117 

5,424 

2,221

112,143

May

4SO 

530 

530 

563 

721

924 

950 

1,090 

1,170 

1,140

1,270 

1,290 

1,030 

840 

634

965 

1,240 

1,170 

S52 

791

992 

1,230 

1,290 

1,360 

1,520

1,400 

1,140 

1,080 

1,020 

865 

791

Maximum

46 

53 

132

1,520

76 

74 

138 

525 

1,520 

1,680 

1,130 

252 

90

1,680

June

834 

1,010 

1,180 

1,380 

1,570

1,520 

1,200 

937 

87S 

1,060

1,350 

1,520 

1,590 

1,560 

1,500

1,450 

1,360 

1,270 

1,570 

1,660

1,340 

1,300 

1,20O 

1,010 

791

779 

715 

597 

6S8 

S65

July

891 

1,020 

1,100 

1,120 

1,120

1,130 

1,110 

1,080 

1,060 

1,130

978 

937 

878 

773 

710

644 

592 

543 

520 

493

49S 

516 

530 

493 

423

365 

352 

311 

2S5 

249 

246

Minimum

33 

26 

20

2O

57 

111 

480 

597 

246 

91 

57

20

Aug.

229 

216 

196 

191 

169

196 

229 

252 

23 S 

232

229 

216 

194 

191 

206

214 

2O6 

1S7 

167 

156

14S 

146

HO

126 

124

117 

108 

106 

104 

98 

91

Mean

3S.2 

35.7 

3S.4

263

49.6 

53.3 

90.5 

209 

1,003 

1,191 

713 

175 

74.0

307

Sept.

se

83 

83 

83 

85

83

eo

77 

76 

74

71 

70 

68 

66 

65

64 

62 

61 

57 

65

90 

S6 

83 

7S 

77

76 

72 

70 

66 

62

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,350 

2,130 

2,360

191,200

3,060 

2,960 

5,560 

12,460 

61,660 

70,860 

43,870 

10,760 

4,410

222,400

b Stage-discharge relation affected try ice. 

472S6S O - 42 - 7
94 - WALKER LAKE BASIN

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.

Location.- Float and staff gages at outlet works of Topaz Reservoir, lat. 38°41', long. 

 119US1', in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 22 E., 6 miles north of Topaz. Datum of gage Is 

at mean sea level (levels by Walker River Irrigation District).

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 60,240 acre-feet June 30 (elevation, 

5,005.35 feet); minimum observed, 13,350 acre-feet Oct. 25 to Nov. 1 (elevation, 

4,980.75 feet).

1931-41: Maximum contents observed, tnat of June 30, 1941; minimum observed, 505 

acre-feet, from revised capacity rating, 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) above mean sea level. Capacity of reservoir 

Increased from about 45,000 acre-feet to 59,440 acre-feet in October 1937 by an earthfill, rock-faced levee at south end. Water is used for irrigation in Walker River 

irrigation district.

Cooperation.- Elevations and base data for capacity table furnished by Walker River 

Irrigation District.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

14,000

-

13,760

13,760

13,680

13,600

13,600

-

13,600

-

13 , 560

13,560

-

13 , 530

13,480

13,460

13,450

13,430

_

-

-

-

13,450

-

13,350

-

-

-

13,350

-

13 . 350

Nov.

13,350

_

_

_

-

_

-

14,080

-

_

.

_

.

14,820

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

18,640

-

-

-

-

16,390

16,490

-

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

17,220

-

_

_

-

_

_

17 , 880

-

-

_

_

_

_

18,470

-.

-

_

-

-

-

19,890

-

-

21,240

Jan.

_

_

_

21,660

_

_

_

.

22,930

_

_

_

-

.

24,210

_

-

-

-

_

25,330

-

-

-

«

-

26,450

Feb.

26,570

_

_

_

-

_

27,230

_

_

-

_

_

_

28,620

.

_

_

-

30,020

_

.

-

_

-

3i,oeo

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

32,690

_

_

-

_

_

33,870

_

_

_

-

35,150

_

_

-

.

-

35,990

_

_

36,180

Apr.

_

-

_

36,370

-

_

_

_

.

-

36,370

_

_

_

-

_

_

35,990

-

35,900

_

35,710

35,520

_

_

34,970

34,780

May

34,690

.

_

_

-

_

34,600

.

35,430

_

38,170

.

41,470

42,390

42,800

_

_

44,760

44,970

45,410

45,910

-

_

49,850

51,150

53,130

54,020

June

_

54,840

55,580

56,190

56,750

57,480

57,950

58,300

58,180

58,140

57,610

57,480

57,610

58,110

-

_

59,850

..

_

60,130

60,180

_

60 , 130

_

60,080

60,130

_

_

60,240

July

60,200

60,180

60,200

60,200

60,220

60,200

60,150

60,150

60,180

60,150

60,200

-

60,200

60,200

60,180

60,150

60,150

60,130

60,130

60,060

60,010

.

59,550

59,160

57,950

57,950

57,860

57,390

56,980

56,530

Aug.

56,080

55,670

-

54,200

53,440

52,730

51,850

51,200

50,500

-

49,380

49,160

48, 880

48,600

48,390

48,130

47,490

47,920

47,810

47,600

47,280

46,960

~

-

45,590

45,280

44,660

44,260

_

42,690

42,180

Sept.

41,780

-

40,870

40,460

39,370

39,570

-

37, 130

36,750

-

_

36,560

36,370

-

36,080

35,060

34,600

34,140

_

33,050

.

31,620

-

31,440

31,080

30,910

30,730

-

28,570

28,290

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Calendar year 1940. .....

Water year 1940-41......

Elevation 

(feet)

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

14,250

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+5,160

+19 240

+14,040
HIM30LDT-CARSON SINK BASIN 96

CARSON RIVER BASIN 

East Fork of Carson River near Qardnerville, Nev.

Location.- Water-stace recorder, lat. 38 e51'30", long. 119 "41'50", In NEi sec. 2, T. UN., 

R. 20 E., 2 miles east of Mud Lake Reservoir, 3 miles downstream from Leviathan Creek, 

and 7 miles southeast of Qardnerville.

Drainage area.- 360 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1941. April 1890 to December 2893, October 1900 

to December 1906, June to October 1917, December 1924 to September 1929, and October 

1935 to December 1937 at site 2 miles downstream. March 1908 to December 1910 at site 

2 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 4.51 

feet;: minimum, 30 second-feet Dec. 11, 14.

1890-93, 1900-6, 1908-10, 1917, 1924-29, 1935-37, 1939-41: 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 discharge observed, 8 second-feet Dec. 4-10, 19-23, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Station 

Is above all diversions in Carson Valley. Flow affected by diversions for Irrigation 

and by storage in several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 5,000 acre-feet) 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

0.6 25 1.0 82 1.8 301 2.9 880 4.5 2,470 

.7 36 1.2 124 2.0 380 3.2 1,3.10 5.0 3,170 

.8 49 1.4 174 2.3 520 3.6 1,460 

.9 64 1.6 233 2.6 385 4.0 1,870

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

32 

33 

14 

35

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

£7 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

61 

60 

60 

64 

61

61 

62 

62 

68 

68

64 

64 

62 

60 

60

60 

60 

58 

60 

61

61 

61 

60 

61 

84

86 

77 

69 

69 

69 

68

NOT.

6S 

S6 

96 

75 

64

77 

80 

84 

78 

71

69

75 

73 

73 

71

71 

73 

71 

62 

52

66 

61 

56 

b60 

b65

b65 

58 

66 

68 

66

Dec»_

61 

62 

62 

61 

60

60 

58 

61 

61 

55

50 

48 

b46 

b45 

b45

b90 

136 

146 

141 

126

115 

109 

161 

96 

69

68 

565 

360 

240 

180 

129

Jan.

Ill 

109 

102 

115 

100

92 

111 

100 

92 

90

92 

90 

92 

104 

86

94 

96 

96 

96 

92

96 

92 

96 

106 

98

104 

100 

92 

90 

90 

92

Feb.

100 

92 

92 

96

100

106 

90 

106 

156 

208

230 

ISO 

158 

153 

151

136 

141 

141 

138 

141

146 

143 

148 

143 

143

141 

141 

171

Month

Oct 

Nou 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mai 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

JvJ 

Au« 

Sej

11

alendar year 19'10......................

rater year 1940-'

Mar.

230 

194 

171 

169 

169

180 

177 

180 

191 

205

211 

218 

224 

224 

205

205 

230 

270 

250 

227

208 

208 

224 

224 

224

240 

266 

270 

S53 

230 

23 S

Apr.

230 

224 

211 

224 

233

224 

227 

211 

227 

£24

214

199 

191 

230 

234

309 

284 

263 

253 

236

240 

273 

343 

411 

505

592 

649 

697 

764 

721

Secondfoot-days

2,001 

2,100 

3,566

138,833

3,016 

3,891 

6,713 

9,893 

44,491 

32,059 

11,793 

3,831 

2,411

125,765

May

697 

804 

887 

943 

1,210

1,640 

1,470 

1,640 

1,780 

1,680

1,860 

2,060 

1,730 

1,370 

1,300

1,500 

1,860 

1,670 

1,160 

1,070

1,310 

1,600 

1,700 

1,610 

1,770

1,780 

1,510 

1,370 

1,3:0 

1,130 

1,070

Maximum

86 

96

565

2,020

115 

230 

270 

764 

2,060 

1,680 

649 

199 

109

2,060

June

1,100 

1,220 

1,360 

1,470 

1,580

1,530 

1,280 

1,010 

990 

1,090

1,260 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,260

1,230 

1,130 

1,090 

1,150 

1,170

982 

922 

852 

784 

649

637 

598 

530 

535

570

July

570 

60S 

649 

637 

631

614 

586 

560 

525 

520

481 

466 

429 

411 

389

347 

320 

287 

273 

256

246 

240 

233 

224 

211

199 

194 

188 

174 

169 

156

Aug.

15S 

153 

153 

146

' 138

141 

156 

199 

164 

153

158 

164 

126 

120 

117

129 

122

116 

104 

100

96 

92 

88 

84 

80

76 

92 

102 

104 

104 

98

Minimum Mean

60 64 . 5 

56 70.0 

45 115

45 379

86 97.3 

90 139 

169 217 

191 330 

697 1,435 

530 1,069 

156 380 

75 124 

68 80.4

45 345

Sept.

84 

95 

109 

102 

92

73 

71 

71 

71 

71

82 

90 

8S 

92 

88

77 

80 

84 

82 

88

84 

77 

73 

75 

73

68 

66 

68 

68 

68

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,970 

4,170 

7,070

275,400

5,980 

7,720 

13,320 

19,620 

88,250 

63,590 

23,390 

7,600 

4,780

249,500

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
96 CARSON RIVER BASIN

Carson River near Carson City, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°06'30", long. H9°42'30", in NWi sec. 2, T. 14 

N., K. 20 E., 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 2i miles upstream from bridge on 

road to Mexican Dam, and 5 miles southeast of Carson City.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 4.47 

feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 14.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, that of May 13, 1941; minimum dally, 4 second-feet 

(estimated) Aug. 17, 1939.

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

whicn are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs on tributaries above.

Rating table, mater year 1940-41, except period of ice effect 

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

-0.5 2 0.4 34 1.6 241 3.5 1,390 

 3 5 .6 47 1.9 355 4.0 1,S90 

.2 8 .8 64 2.2 490 4.5 2,470 

0 15 1.0 89 2.6 717 

.2 23 1.3 151 3.0 980

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

33 

35 

36 

36

36 

36 

39 

43 

46

47 

46 

49 

57 

53

53 

58 

56 

53 

53

53 

55 

57 

58

58

55 

58 

60 

63 

65 

65

Nov.

65 

65 

67 

70 

75

80 

85 

90 

93 

93

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

87 

87 

85 

85 

85

83 

85 

85 

85 

92

95 

95 

104 

106 

106

Dec.

103 

99 

94 

94 

98

94 

89 

89 

94 

101

92 

83 

b70 

b65 

b75

bl!5 

b!20 

127 

193 

178

156 

164 

221 

347 

277

221 

343 

910 

596 

428 

363

Jan.

281 

241 

224 

231 

234

221 

228 

252 

218 

205

199 

196 

193 

215 

241

221 

224 

224 

215 

205

205 

221 

228 

234 

221

215 

211 

205 

199 

193 

190

Feb.

190 

190 

187 

184 

187

193 

187 

184 

215 

307

359 

315 

259 

238 

241

285 

281 

304 

273 

255

263 

266 

252 

248 

238

234 

234 

241

Month

Oct 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

*

alendar yearl94<3 ......................

ater year 1940-'

liar.

331 

359 

315 

319 

351

376 

351 

315 

307 

311

323 

315 

315 

315 

281

263 

263 

285 

323 

323

300 

288 

288 

300 

292

285 

304 

327 

323 

300 

281

Apr.

266 

255 

238 

231 

259

252 

238 

245 

231 

241

241 

211 

199 

187 

159

151 

175 

263 

259 

277

288 

285 

273 

319 

428

526 

608 

717 

807 

852

Secondfoot-days

1,547 

2,588 

6,099

147,016

6,790 

6,790 

9,629 

9,681 

51,258 

29, 786 

6,493 

1,107 

944

132,712

May

917 

931 

1,050 

1,190 

1,310

1,590 

1,940 

1,920 

2,000 

2,170

2,060 

2,180 

2,390 

2,120 

1,660

1,440 

1,560 

1,920 

1,860 

1,260

1,110 

1,300 

1,580 

1,810 

1,870

2,020 

2,030 

1,740 

1,560 

1,450 

1,320

Maximum

65 

106 

910

2,170

281 

339 

376 

852 

2,390 

1,580 

505 

47 

44

2,390

June

1,170 

1,160 

1,180 

1,280 

1,470

1,560 

1,560 

1,340 

1,080 

917

878 

966 

1,050 

1,150 

1,200

1,170 

1,110 

973 

938 

966

858 

768 

762 

711 

631

558 

574 

620 

608 

558

July

505 

480 

466 

456 

438

402 

376 

335 

292 

270

266 

234 

205 

193 

196

193 

175 

170 

159 

123

91 

73 

61 

51 

47

42 

40 

39 

38 

38 

39

Aug.

37 

35 

34 

39 

39

40 

36 

35 

29 

30

33 

31 

39 

39 

36

35 

40 

46 

47 

41

36 

36 

33 

33 

32

32 

35 

33 

30 

33 

35

Sept.

39 

38 

32 

29 

36

36 

32 

24 

24

24

26 

27 

26 

24 

24

26 

30 

31 

26 

26

28 

30 

33 

35

33

40 

43 

39 

39 

44

Mini, Mean ^n-of^n

33 49.9 3,070 

65 86.3 5,130 

65 197 12,100

6 402 ' 291,600

190 219 13, 470 

1S4 242 13,470 

263 311 19,100 

151 323 19,200 

917 1,653 101,700 

558 993 59,080 

38 209 12,880 

29 35.7 2,200 

24 31.5 1,870

24 364 263,300

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 25 to Nov. 28} discharge computed on basis of records for station 

near Fort Churchill.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 97

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°17 ( , long. 119°18', in SEi sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 

24 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 1941. April 1911 to December 1933 at site 

a miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1911-41), 358 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,150 second-feet May 14; no flow Oct. 

1-13, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.

1911-41: Maximum discharge observed, 6,150 second-feet Jan. 26, 1914 (gage height, 

11.5 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow during some periods in nearly every 

year since 1923.

Remarks.- Records good. Several diversions above station for irrigation, including diversions for irrigation of 720 acres between present site and the one 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 1940 to September 1941

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.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

b

0

0 

0 

0 

30 

30

34 

37 

37 

40 

42

42 

44 

47 

51 

54

59 

6S 

76 

81 

S8 

91

Nov.

90 

91 

90 

91 

98

102 

105 

111 

114 

117

117 

117 

114 

114 

114

117 

114 

114 

114 

114

111 

111 

111 

10S 

108

108 

108 

120 

122 

122

Dec.

128 

131 

131 

12S 

125

125 

122 

120 

117 

117

125 

131 

140 

103 

93

114 

134 

134 

140 

178

204 

204 

201 

224 

333

344 

320 

354 

860 

650 

406

Jan.

406 

328 

266 

244 

233

233 

233 

230 

230 

227

221 

215 

212 

212 

212

218 

227 

224 

221 

218

215 

215 

215 

218 

218

221 

221 

221 

218 

212 

209

Feb.

204 

201 

201 

201 

204

207 

209 

209 

209 

224

292 

328 

333 

292 

266

255 

281 

292 

302 

292

271 

266 

271 

260 

250

244 

241 

238

Month

Oct 

Non 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

H

aleifdar year 19 10. .....................

ater year 1940-

Mar.

244 

320 

359 

333 

320

349 

359 

344 

31S 

312

312 

312 

312 

31S 

312

292 

260 

260 

281 

307

320 

297 

292 

297 

292

297 

276 

292 

312 

302 

292

Apr.

266 

250 

241 

233 

224

236 

233 

215 

218 

212

212 

212 

209 

186 

172

149 

12S 

178 

192 

19S

201 

212 

215 

201 

224

320 

406 

510 

559 

692

Secondfoot -days

951 

3,287 

6,636

143, 529

7,193 

7,043 

9,493 

7,704 

46,095 

28,176 

6,373 

0 

0

122,951

May

693 

728 

776 

S88 

1,020

1,140 

1,420 

1,780 

1,750 

1,810

2,000 

1,920 

2,040 

2,150 

1,910

1,460 

1,370 

1,500 

1,S40 

1,610

1,120 

1,060 

1,230 

1,500 

1,660

1,700 

1,750 

1,790 

1,670 

1,480 

1,330

Maximum

91 

122 

860

2,000

406 

333 

359 

692 

2,150 

1,480 

521 

0 

0

2,150

June

1,120 

1,080 

1,100 

1,170 

1,300

1,480 

1,480 

1,270 

1.06O 

888

811 

862 

973 

1,080 

1,130

1,OSO 

1,060 

973 

879 

871

871 

742 

693 

686 

666

555 

555 

562 

610 

569

July

521 

490 

466 

446 

436

402 

373 

343 

299 

249

230 

227 

218 

193 

190

187 

178 

153 

147 

12S

100 

81 

70 

57 

46

33 

31 

31 

18 

16 

14

Minimum

0 

90 

93

0

209 

201 

244 

128 

693 

555 

14 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

30.7 

110 

214

392

232

252 

306 

257 

1,487 

939 

-206 

0 

0

337

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,89O 

6,520 

13,160

284,700

14,270 

13,9VO 

18,830 

15,280 

91,430 

55,890 

12,640 

0 

0

243,900
98 CARSON RIVER BASIN

West Fork of Carson River at Woodfords, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46'00", long. 119°50'00", in SEiSWi sec. 34, T.

J.I w., 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.- 68 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1900 to May 1907, 1910-11 (fragmentary), October 1933 to

septemoer 194T7 April 1890 to March 1892 and June 1907 to September 1920 at site 0.7

mile downstream and below three diversions tor irrigation.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1901-3, 1905-15, 1916-20, 1939-41.), 138 second-feet. 

Extremes.- naximuni discharge during year, 1,330 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 6.00

reetj; minimum, 9 second-feet Dec. 11. «

1900-1920, 1938-41: Maximum discharge, 1,570 second-feet May 9 and 10, 1906 (gage

height, 6.8 feet, datum then in use); minimum, (1900-1907. 1938-41) that of Dec. 11,

1040.

Maximum discharge known, 3,500 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937, by slope-area method

(gage height, 9.00 feet, present datum, from floodmarks). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or daily staff-gage readings, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Flow slighbly affected by one small diversion above station for irrigation, also

slightly regulated by several small reservoirs of unknown capacities.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of loe effect (gage height. 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.4 

.6 

.8

1.0

1.2

6

10

15

22

31

1.4 

1.6 

l.S 

2.0 

2.2

44

59

77

97

119

2.5 

2.B 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

1S7 

201 

271 

359 

466

4.6 621

5.0 BIO

5.S 1,060

6.0 1,330

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13

14 

16

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

81 

88 

28 

24 

26

26 

27 

2B 

29 

SO 

31

Out.

20 

80 

20 

82 

23

24 

23 

28 

22 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

80

20 

20 

20 

So

20 

80 

25 

38 

32

27 

25 

24 

24 

24 

23

Nov.

24 

33

as

26 

26

87 

30 

30 

26 

22

£6 

84 

24 

24

24

24 

24 

23 

21 

22

82 

20 

17 

22 

81

17 

22 

22 

22 

28

Dec.

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

80 

80 

80 

20 

17

a!5 

al6 

al6 

al6 

a!6

alB 

a80 

a85 

a26 

a26

a 20 

26

as

a£5 

a20

ai?0 

43 

45 

39 

36 

32

Jan.

> a26

Feb.

' a26

aSO

a30 

h29

> aSO

30 

32

32 

33

33 

33 

30

31 

31 

32

Month

Out

NOT!

Dec 

C 

Jar

ret

Mar

Api 

Ma, 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

t

alendar year 19413 ......................

ater year 1940-

Mar.

31 

32 

31 

213 

38

38 

33 

36 

37 

39

41 

44

47 

60 

4B

'60 

66 

63 

63 

67

55

54 

59 

60 

6S

67 

76 

77 

69 

66 

70

Apr.

67 

66 

63 

60 

69

61

ee

63 

68 

64

62 

59

eo

79 

97

102 

B9 

SI 

78 

80

98 

120 

154 

180 

829

271 

302 

328 

330 

308

Seoondfoot-diiys

693 

713 

723

38,616

776 

811 

1,867 

3,731 

17,233 

7,403 

2,900 

1,341 

748

39,138

May

323 

364 

434 

497 

794

B14 

693 

77S 

743 

693

V90 

S64 

701 

540 

512

552 

671 

66S 

410 

392

465 

533 

568 

549 

549

540 

462 

410 

378 

335 

306

Maximum

32 

33 

45

668

77 

330 

B64 

394 

148 

91

864

June

308 

328 

347 

364 

394

374 

SOS 

260 

239 

243

269 

291 

SOS 

296 

269

863 

239 

229 

254 

247

211 

196 

1S4 

166 

139

139 

149 

126 

186 

136

July

141 

147 

148 

140 

138

138 

130 

126 

U7 

114

110 

106 

100 

9B 

94

90 

81 

7S 

72 

6B

67 

64 

64 

62 

61

57 

65 

54 

63 

64 

62

Aug.

72 

77 

72 

55 

56

66 

69 

66 

69

73

78 

69 

87 

91 

BB

83 

> a46

Sept.

h23 

a26 

a£5

Minimum Mean *»£«£

20 28.4 1,870 

17 23. 8 1,410 

83.3 1,430

106 76,530

86 1,640 

26.0 1,610 

31 50.6 3,110 

59 124 7,400 

306 556 34,180 

126 247 14,680 

54 93.6 5,750 

59.4 3,650 

84.9 1,480

107 77,610

a Doubtful or no gage-height record} discharge computed on baals of records for Bast Fork of Cargo1 River near Oardnervllle, temperature and precipitation records, 

h Computed from staff -gage reading.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 9£ 

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°3V, long. 116 0 12', In sec. ?6, T. 32 N., R. 51 

E., at Palisade, a quarter of a mile downstream from Southern Pacific Railroad bridge 

and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Pine Creek.

Drainage area.- 5,010 square miles.

Records available.- November 1302 to October 1906; July 1911 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1903-6, 1911-41), 323 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 6.13 

reet); minimum, 1G second-feet Oct. 1.

1902-6, 1911-41: Maximum discharge observed, 4,300 second-feet Mar. 5, 1921 (gage 

height, 8.6 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum observed, 2 second-feet Aug. 

25-28, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or estimated gage heights, 

which are fair. Water Is diverted for irrigation of about 150,000 acres of hay and 

pasture lands above station.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

12

20

42

73

111

157

211

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

309

428

625

910

1,220

5.5 1,570

6.0 1,940

6.5 2,340

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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

81

Oct.

17

18

18

19

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

20

20

20

21

22

23

23

23

24

25

26

27

27

28

29

28

29

87

32

HOT.

32

32

34

32

30

24

24

25

26

26

20

19

21

29

31

30

29

31

32

32

31

31

29

28

34

27

28

31

30

30

-

Dec.

31

32

34

34

35

36

36

38

37

32

b30

b28

b26

b23

b23

b27

b29

30

28

27

28

32

37

40

38

36

48

49

49

55

59

Jan.

b45

b35

b30

b30

b35

b40

52

46

46

49

49

50

50

53

55

55

52

53

52

56

59

61

61

61

64

70

68

64

58

52

59

Feb.

63

59

58

58

55

75

91

77

93

133

241

473

342

248

27S

350

324

316

278

258

258

278

292

309

295

281

278

331

_

_

-

Month

Haroh. ....................................

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

toy.......................................

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

Water year 1940-411 .....................

Mar.

442

f378

f346

f335

f328

324

313

298

302

288

281

278

271

267

248

235

248

281

261

271

271

27S

284

278

278

-288

295

298

302

309

316

Apr.

339

390

407

399

394

420

424

428

437

473

540

60S

658

779

774

814

880

922

946

916

S56

784

718

669

614

586

586

603

603

614

-

Secondfoot-days

723

858

_ .£ 

*

77,120

1,610

6,192 

9 192 IB) 661

32,980

43.822

11,974

3,470 

1,618

183,007

May

658

696

740

802

892

904

922

940

952

952

940

952

1,030

1,110

1,130

1,110

1,070

1,080

1,130

1,180

1,140

1,070

1,040

1,050

1,120

1,280

1,460

1,600

1,770

1,630

1,630

Maximum

37

34

59

1,200

70 

473

448

946

1,770

2,040

DAB ODD

261

68

2,040

June

1,870

1,950

1,790

1,620

1,510

1,500

1,580

1,680

f 1,800

f 1,900

f2,000

f2,040

fl,960

1,810

1,650

1,540

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,090

1,020

952

880

868

904

898

July

868

856

832

796

768

735

674

603

545

492

446

407

382

354

324

298

274

261

241

229

205

191

173

152

133

131

126

126

124

115

113

Minimum

17

19

23

11

so

55

236

389

658

OwO DAD

118

68 

41

17

Aug.

107

99

95

91

84

77

70

68

105

120

113

194

251

170

138

124

115

138

143

131

122

113

111

107

99

95

87

82

77

73

71

Mean

23.3

28 *6

36.1

211

a

n

 V

9Q1 &KJ.

297

Al O oxw

1,096

1,461

386

112 

60-6

864

Sept.

68

63

63

61

59

55

53

52

48

45

45

43

43

43

43

43

42

41

41

48

48

49

55

56

56

55

es

50

49

48

Run-off in 

ao re-feet

1,430 

1,700

2,150

158,000

8,190

19 ODn JLo t iCOU

18,280

36,850

67,400

86,920

23,750

6,880 

3,010

268, 800

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.

t Computed on basis of partly or wholly estimated gage-height record.
100 HWBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River near Inlay, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°41'20", long. 118°12'55", In SWi sec. 25, T. 33 

N., R. 33 E., Just upstream from flow line of Rye Patch Reservoir, 600 feet upstream 

from old Calahan Dam, 4 miles northwest of Imlay, and 9 miles downstream from 

Humboldt Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal.

Drainage area.- 13,500 square miles.

Records available.- June 1935 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 588 second-feet July 8; no flow for many 

days.

1935-41: Maximum dally discharge, that of July 8, 1941; no flow during some 

periods In 1935, 1937-41.

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

Humboldt Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal diverts water from 

river above station to the Humboldt Reservoirs. This water is ordlnarly released 

during'the Irrigation season through Rye Patch Reservoir to the Humboldt River for 

irrigation fn the Lovelock district. Flow also affected by many diversions above station for Irrigation.

Cooperation.- Record of dally discharge furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-leet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Cay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

op

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mar 

Api 

Ifa, 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Set

HI

alendar year 1940 ..............

ua

ater year 1940-4 L

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

20 

20 

20 

21 

2S

39 

44 

57 

54 

70

222 

237 

235 

225 

220

217 

210 

203 

197 

192

195 

19S 

202 

203 

203 

203

Apr.

206 

208 

210 

211 

211

213 

215 

215 

223 

232

240 

251 

255 

260 

265

267 

265 

264 

271 

2S6

297 

306 

322 

335 

344

346 

354 

356 

354 

367

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

25,115

0 

0 

3,735 

8,149 

11,575 

13,903 

12,450 

975 

431

51,218

May

386 

365 

237 

232 

208

232 

230 

178 

197 

251

271 

325 

297 

312 

350

404 

442 

446 

440 

442

456 

470 

480 

4S3 

476

47S 

497 

501 

501 

493 

495

Maximum

0 

0 

0

363

0 

0 

237 

367 

501 

51S 

5SS 

60 

21

58S

June

493 

468 

446 

450 

394

301 

363 

412 

424 

432

483 

464 

458 

497 

51S

470 

464 

470 

4S5 

489

491 

495 

485 

468 

470

478 

491 

514 

512 

51S

July

527 

525 

537 

546 

550

577 

583 

588 

585 

581

573 

562 

552 

527 

506

4SO 

466 

440 

412 

375

339 

301 

256 

211 

1S2

159 

129 

112 

106 

88 

75

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

206 

17S 

301 

75 

21 

10

0

Aug.

60 

48 

44 

42 

40

39 

38 

37 

36 

34

38 

37 

34 

32 

31

30 

28 

26 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

21 

21 

21 

21

Mean

0 

0 

0

68.6

0 

0 

120 

272 

373 

463 

402 

31.5 

14.4

140

Sept.

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

IS 

IS 

16 

16

alO 

alO 

alO 

alO 

alO

alO 

alO 

alO 

alO 

alO

alO 

alO 

alO 

alO 

alO

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

49,810

0 

0 

7,410 

16,160 

22,960 

27,580 

24,690 

1,930 

855

101,600

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 101

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.-Mercury Indicating gage, lat. 40°28'15", long. 118°l8'20", in NEi sec. 18, T. 

30 N., 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 Railway datun).

Drainage area.- 13,700 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 39,000 acre-feet July 20 (elevation, 4,114.77 

feet); minimum, 5,920 acre-feet Nov. 14 (elevation, 4,096.65 feet).

1930-41: Maximum contents, that of July 20, 1940; minimum since operation began, 

1,760 acre-feet Oct. 15, 1937.

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Feb. 20, 1936. 

Capacity, 178,100 acre-feet between elevations 4,072.5 (sill of trash-rack structure) 

and 4,133.0 feet (top of spillway gates) above mean sea level. Dead storage negligible. 

Elevation of spillway (gate sill) Is 4,116 feet. Water Is used for Irrigation on 

Humboldt project.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Pershlng County Water Conservation District of Nevada.

Contents, in acre-feet, mater year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,890

6,890

6,890

6,890

6,890

6,890

6,890

6,870

6;870

6,800

6,780

6,740

6,700

6,660

6,600

6,590

6,440

6,350

6,270

6,180

6,100

6,030

6,010

6,010

6,010

6,030

6,130

6,150

6,170

6,170

6,170

Nov.

6,170

6,200

6,220

6,250

6,250

6,250

6,250

6,210

6,130

6,080

6,040

5,990

5,940

5,920

5,930

5,940

5,950

5,980

5,980

5,990

6,000

6,000

6,010

6,020

6,030

6,030

6,040

6,050

6,050

6,060

Dec.

6,070

6,080

6,080

6,090

6,100

6,100

6,110

6,120

6,210

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,220

6,240

6,240

6,240

6,240

6,280

6,320

6,360

6,440

6,590

6,610

Jan.

6,350

6,580

6,660

6,680

6,700

6,720

6,740

6,760

6,770

6,780

6,790

6,870

6,820

6,840

6,860

6,870

6,890

6,910

6,920

6,940

6,960

6,970

6,990

7,010

7,010

7,030

7,070

7,090

7,090

7,090

7,110

Feb.

7,130

7,140

7,140

7,160

7,180

7,180

7,190

7,200

7,220

7,230

7,270

7,300

7,310

7,320

7,350

7,360

7,430

7,430

7,430

7,440

7,460

7,490

7,500

7,510

7,540

7,560

7,580

7,590

_

-

liar.

7,610

7,620

7,670

7,710

7,720

7,730

7,760

7,790

7,880

7,880

7,900

7,960

8,010

8,180

8,180

8,160

8,260

8,580

8,900

9,210

9,470

9,770

10,120

10,320

10,520

10,810

10,990

11,200

11,250

11, 470

11,610

Apr.

11,750

11,920

12,040

12,210

12,410

12,710

12,970

13,250

13,520

13,680

14,070

14,210

14,250

14,390

14,640

14,880

15,040

15,250

15,430

15,610

15,740

15,860

16,070

16,160

16,250

16,320

16,560

16,650

16,760

16,870

-

May

16,940

17,070

17,160

17,050

16,800

16,720

16,480

16,230

16,050

15,850

15,640

15,460

15,360

15,270

15,140

15,040

14,940

15,200

15,280

15,400

15,560

15,640

15,720

15,770

15,830

15,880

16,120

16,190

16,560

16,830

17,140

June

17,510

17,690

18,160

18,340

18,690

19,010

19,360

19,700

20,810

20,750

21,030

21,470

21,960

22,460

23,000

23,560

23,980

24,380

24,940

25,460

25,910

26,440

27,020

27,550

27, 980

28, 460

28,950

29,440

30,920

32,010

-

July

32,530

33,210

33,870

34,490

35,170

35,660

36,050

36,480

36,830

37,180

37,450

37,830

38,320

38,660

38,660

38, 760

38,930

38,930

38,930

39,000

38,930

38, 700

38,280

37,860

37,440

37,050

36,340

35,680

35,520

35,030

34,510

Aug.

34,160

33,640

33,080

32,720

32,380

32,160

31,770

31,500

31,320

30,940

30,850

30,760

30,690

30, 610

30,330

30,150

30,090

30,030

29,990

29,920

29,920

29,830

29,600

29,490

29,430

29,340

29,260

29,150

28, 750

28, 630

28,520

Sept.

28,460

28,430

28,410

28,380

28,350

28,320

28,520

28,290

27,750

27,890

27,580

27,610

27, 470

27,210

27,130

27,080

27,050

26,780

26,870

26,840

26,840

26,840

26,840

26,760

26,840

27,050

27,130

27,130

27,130

27,180

-

Monthly elevation and contents, mater year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Dec 1

May 1........... .............

Elevation 

(feet)

4,097.95 

4,097.00 

4,096-86

-

4,097.60 

4,098.24 

4,098.83 

4,103.04 

4,106.51 

4,106.82 

4,112.82 

4,113.33 

4,111.45 

4,111.00

-

Contents 

(acre-feet )

6,890 

6,170 

6,070

-

6,350 

7,130 

7,610 

11, 750 

16,940 

17, 510 

32,530 

34,160 

28, 460 

27,180

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-720 

-100 

+280

-2,070

+780 

+480 

+4,140 

+5,190 

+570 

15,020 

+1,630 

-5,700 

-1,280

+20,290
102 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27'25", long. 118°18'20", In NEiNEi sec. 19, T.

 30 N., R. 33 E., 5,000 feet downstream from Rye Patch Dam and 1 mile northwest of Rye 

Patch.

Drainage area.- 13,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1941. January 1896 to December 1909,

 September l!)i(J to September 1922, and September 1924 to September 1932 (fragmentary), 

at site near Or-?ar,a, 7 miles dovmstream, published as Humboldt River near Oreana, Nev.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1899-1909, 1910-16, 1917-22, 1930-3?., 1935-41), 196 secondfeet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year 460 second-feet (regulated), May 21-26;

 practically no flow for many days when reservoir gates were closed.

1896-1922, 1924-32, 1935-41: Maximum discharge, 3,050 second-feet May 12, 1897 

(gage height, 12.0 Feet, site and datum then In use); practically no flow during some 

periods In 1905, 1915, 1913-20, 1931-32, 1935-41.

Remarks.- Records good. Because of unstable conditions caused by backwater from aquatic

 vegetation at gaglng-station, flow was computed from records of gate openings at dam, 

5,000 feet above station, using theoretical rating and applying a coefficient determined from current-meter measurements. Flow completely regulated by Rye Patch 

Reservoir (see preceding page), slightly regulated by Kumboldt (Taylor-Pltt) Reservoirs, 

and affected by many diversions for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Records of dally discharge furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet,"water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

24 

24

19 

19 

19 

26 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

20 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

17 

45 

29

28 

28 

12 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Hai 

A pi 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

VI

alendar year 19

ater year 1940-

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

26

51 

51 

51 

52

52

52

53 

53 

53 

53

54 

56 

106 

106 

106 

110

Apr.

120

118 

118 

118 

97

76 

80 

80 

3.26 

145

174 

137 

187 

188 

195

200 

200 

201 

202 

230

242 

242 

277 

292 

292

292 

293 

312 

332 

321

Secondroot-days

423 

187 

0

30,586

0 

0 

1,085 

5,937 

11,866 

4,331 

8,631 

2,765 

836

36,561

May

321 

338 

309 

308 

308

307 

313 

322 

322 

325

334 

361 

390 

398 

423

434 

450 

458 

458 

458

460 

460 

460 

460 

460

460 

436 

355 

326 

326 

326

Maximum

34 

45 

0

414

0 

0 

110 

332 

460 

328 

339 

231 

70

460

June

32S 

298 

278 

254 

229

210 

162 

150 

150

151

152 

152 

173 

182 

182

184 

184 

158 

144 

144

145 

145 

146 

146 

146

146 

46 

0 

0 

46

July

S9 

112 

124 

125 

150

138 

214 

250 

230 

230

280 

266 

250 

274 

299

309 

314 

314 

314 

366

389 

389 

388 

387 

337

386 

357 

340 

304 

274 

232

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

76 

307 

0 

89 

34 

0

0

Aug.

231 

230 

208 

196 

195

176 

148 

136 

135 

89

86 

86 

86 

76 

40

35 

35 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

47 

66 

60 

48 

48

Mean

13.6 

6.2 

0

83.6

0 

0 

35.0 

198 

383 

161 

278 

39 .2 

27.9

100

Sept.

40 

34 

34 

34 

21

14 

33 

45 

45 

56

70 

70 

70 

70 

50

30 

30 

30 

22

16

16 

6 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run- off In 

acre-feet

839 

371 

0

60,670

0 

0 

2,150 

11,730 

23,540 

9,580 

17,120 

5,480 

1,660

72,520
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 103

South Fork of Huraboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lut. 40°43'15", long. 115°49'50", In NWJ sec. 30, T. 33 

N., R. 55 E., a quarter of a ml TO upstream from head of canyon, 1.5 miles downstream 

from highway bridge, S miles uputream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of ttlko.

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles.

Records avallable. - Ausuet 1896 to S'jptanbar 1922, October 1923 to September 1932, October 1936 to September 1341.

Average discharge L - 33 ye are U896-1903, W04-9, 1910-J8, 1923-26, 192'-38, 1936-41), 126 

seconoxfeet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage ielght, 5.25 

feet); minimum dally, 1 second-foot Oct. i, 2, 3.

1896-1922, 1923-32, 1936-41: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet .fan. 26, 1914, 

from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; practically no filow during some 

periods In noarlj every year since 1915.

Remarks.- Records good excji>t those for periods of Ice effect or no ga^e-helght record, 

which are fair. Flow affected by many diversions above station for Irrigation. Station Is below all diversions except thorfs to Hunter & Banks Ranch, 3 miles downstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Cay

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.

al 

al 

al 

a2 

a2

a2 

a2 

a2 

3

3

4 

4 

4 

3 

4

4 

3 

4 

4 

3

3 

3 

4 

4 

4

7 

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Nov.

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

10 

10

10 

9 

9 

10 

10

11 11 11

12 

10

11 

bll 

blO 

blO 

blO

blO 

blO 

blO 

blO 

blO

Dec.

> bLO

I'

a20

Jan.

\ 

> a?.0

Feb.

> a 35

> a65

72 

66 

66

Konth

Oct 

Noi;

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jur 

Ju3. 

Aug 

Sep

HI

alendar year 1940... ...................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

73 

96

72 

66

58 

S2 

50 

50 

47

47 

45 

45 

45- 

40

40 

43

48 

48 

61

70 

87 

66 

67 

67

66 

67

70 

73 

82 

82

Apr.

96 

134

143 

154 

136

145 

150 

141 

136 

180

191 

211 

252 

290

283

363

390 

401 

378 

338

.507 

S74 

264 

271 

280

296 

307 

313 

331 

371

Secondfoot-flaya

140 

300 

415

37,066

620 

1,469 

1,885 

7,510 

18,971 

17,302 

4,601 

1,762 

554

55,529

May

40J 

4?0 

496 

547 

520

492 

456 

452 

464 

484

534 

673 

7^0

eoo

715

610 

516 

538 

556 

520

464 

440 

456

556 

705

865 

1,190 

1,100 

835 

691 

705

Maximum

12 

12

730

96 

401 

1,190 

1,090 

409 

219 

29

1,190

June

686

596 

SS4 

529 

542

601 

890 

1,090 

960 

725

596 

5?4 

536 

56C 

619

646

668 

537 

606 

583

552 

504 

468 

440 

397

352 

327 

386 

390 

378

July

409 

305

3:20 

200 

296

26T 

246 

234 

205 

101

17b 

370 

158 

143 

329

116 

100 

93 

96 

84

73 

66 

45 

39 

39

41 

50 

43 

40 

36 

32

Mlnlmuffi

1

!

i

40 

98 

* 401 

327

16

1

Aug.

30 

28 

26 

21 

1<?

16 

183 

24

27

219 

1U8 

104 

77 

64

60 

62 

85 

66 

61

55 

47 

43 

39 

36

31 

26 

25 

24 

25 

25

Mean

4.5 

10.0 

13.4

101

20 

52.5

60. S 

£50 

612 

577 

148 

56.8 

18.5

152

Sept.

22 

20 

19 

21 

19

16 

14 

14 

14 

14

12 

12 

13 

13 

14

14 

14 

14 

12 

17

20 

22 

28 

29 

28

27 

25 

21 

23 

23

Hun-off In 

acre-feet

278 

595 

823

73,520

1,230 

2,910 

3,740 

14,900 

37,630 

34,320 

9,130 

3,490 

1,100

110,100

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement, records for 

Humboldt River at Pallssde, temperature and precipitation records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
104 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32'00", long. 117°25'40", in NWiSWi sec. 12, T. 

42 N., R. 40 E., 0.6 mile upstream from Hunboldt County Fish Hatchery and 7 miles 

northeast of Paradise Valley.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1921-26, 1927-41), 25.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 361 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.73 

feet), from rating curve extended above 130 second-feet; minimum, 4 second-feet Dec. 

11 and Jan. 1.

1921-41: Maximum discharge, 1,000 second-feet Feb. 21-22, 1927, from rating curve 

extended above 200 second-feet; minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 1-9, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above gage.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, In feet, and disc.' ir«?e, 

in second-feet)

1.0 5

1.1 8.5

1.3 13

1.3 18

1.5 

1.7 

3.0 

3.3

31

49

81 

US

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

159 

333 

£95 

376

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

33 

24 

35

26 

37 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

7

10 

9 

8 

8 

8 

7

Nov.

S 

10 

11 

10 

9

10 

10 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

9 

9 

8

9 

10 

10 

8 

8

9 

8 

6 

7 

10

8 

7 

10 

10 

10

Dec.

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

10 

9 

S 

9 

6

5 

6 

6 

5 

5

6 

8 

8 

9 

9

9 

10 

12 

13 

10

10 

34 

16 

14 

13 

8

Jan.

6 

6 

7 

10 

10

8 

10 

10 

9 

9

9 

9 

10 

13 

10

10 

10 

10 

11 

11

11 

10

11 

11 

11

13 

9 

7 

7 

8 

8

Feb.

8 

9 

9 

9 

9

33 

33

17 

36 

64

159 

100 

34 

35 

35

35 

41 

64 

51 

38

85 

86 

105 

105 

61

37 

33 

91

Month

Oct 

NOM 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

MaS 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

fl

alendar year 1940. ..............-------

!!.....................»...............

ater year 1940-4,^

Mar.

369 

133 

56 

43 

43

44 

58 

73 

76 

69

74 

71 

69 

53 

47

71 

114 

118 

83 

63

53 

53 

58 

43 

49

61 

71 

73 

73 

66 

70

Apr.

67 

61 

53 

51 

61

53 

57 

55 

61 

59

52 

50 

55 

53 

63

53 

51 

49 

43 

40

40 

46 

55 

66 

73

79 

85 

89 

95 

105

Secondfoot-days

187 

277 

295

10,790

293 

1,382 

2,383 

1,833 

3,694 

1,330 

301 

159 

167

12,181

May

US 

133 

130 

131 

115

117 

118 

142 

153 

152

156 

176 

170 

153 

130

115 

113 

114 

103 

89

S3 

S7 

93 

98 

103

133 

126 

100 

89 

87 

80

Maximum

1011

34

374

13 

159 

269 

105 

176 

77 

22 

7 

6

269

June

72 

68 

66 

67 

63

61 

77 

64 

53 

51

48 

47 

45 

43 

40

38 

36 

34 

32 

30

28

35 

34 

33 

35

33 

39 

39 

37 

28

July

33 

30 

30 

IS 

16

14 

14 

13 

13 

11

10 

9 

9 

8 

8

8 

8 

S 

7 

6

6 

5 

6 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Minimum

5 

6 

5

4

6 

8 

43 

40 

80 

33 

5 

5 

5

5

Aug.

6 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

7 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Mean

6.0 

9.3 

9.5

39.5

9.5 

49.4 

73.6 

60.8 

119 

44.0 

9.7 

5.1 

5.6

33.4

Sept.

5 

5 

6 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Run-off In 

acre-feet

371 

549 

585

31,400'

581 

3,740 

4,630 

3,620 

7,330 

2,620 

597 

315 

331

24, 170
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 105

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s 

outlet canal near Humboldt, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir, lat. 40°36'25", long. 118°18'20", 

 in SEi sec. 30, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., at outlet of lower Humboldt (Taylor-Pitt) Reservoir, 2i miles west of Humboldt.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1920, October 1921 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 14.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 122 second-feet May 18; no flow for many

1914-20, 1921-41: Maximum daily discharge, 477 second-feet July 17, 1917; practically no flow at times during each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by reservoir outlet gates a few hundred ?eet 

upstream. Canal conducts stored water released from Humboldt (Taylor-Pitt) Reservoirs to Rye Patch Reservoir, from which it is later released and carried In 

natural river channel to Lovelock district for use in irrigation.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mat 

Apt 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

11

alendar year 19'10. .....................

y.................\....................

ater year 1940-'

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

4 

12 

18

Apr.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

32 

36 

36 

50 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

70

74 

73 

70 

61

61

61 

61 

60 

50 

54

61 

55 

50 

50 

50

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

7,996

0 

0 

34 

1,535 

1,549 

16 

0 

56 

492

3,682

May

44 

21 

12 

7 

0

0 

4 

15 

15 

19

27 

41 

64 

72 

94

112 

118 

122 

121 

112

92 

84 

76 

63 

61

61 

39 

12 

12 

12 

12

Maximum

0 

0 

0

143

0 

0

le

74 

122 

12 

0 

15 

100

122

June

12 

4 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

24 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

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

11

15 

15 

15

Mean

0 

0 

0

21.8

0 

0 

1.1 

51.2 

50.0 

.5 

0 

i.8 

16.4

10.0

Sept.

15 

15 

15 

15 

5

0 

10 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

100 

92 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

15,865

0 

0 

67 

3,040 

3,070 

32 

0 

111 

976

7,300
106 PYRAMID AMD WINNEMUCCA 1AKES BASIH

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Wev.

Location.- Bench mark N 21 of U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, ]at, 39 0 50'30", long.

 11§U2B'00", In 3H!iS3-i sec. E4, T. 23 N., R. 22 E., at southwest corner of concrete 

bridge No. 296 3, 150 feet southwest ot rallepost 297, 11.5 miles south, along Southern Pacific ft, 11 road, from station at Sutcllffe, and 6 ml leu wsst of Nixon. Elevation 

of bench mar< 13 3,940.04 feet above tnean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- J861 ' to 1925 (occasional e3 ovations In some years). June 1926 to

 September "IS"-!!"' Klevatlons prior to January 1934 referred cc adjustment of 1912, datum

of which Is 0.57 root above that of datum of 1.929. 

Extremes.- 1926-41: Maximum elevation observed, 3,847.35 foet June 1926, datum of 1929;

 minimum, 3,810.93 foot Sept. 16, 1941. 

Remarks.- Elevattona determined by spirit leveling. 

Co6peration.- Faoordn furnished by Indian Service.

Aue 16, 194057

Oi\ 11

Nov 12

Doe 11

Jan IV, 1941

Folj 1 6

I'ar 28

3,817.92

3.816.70

3,816.66

3,816.55

3,816.76

3,817.04

3,816.99

Apr. 21

May 19

June 21

July 18

Aug. 19

Sept. 16

3U4U-41

:5,316.9K

3,816. 85

.5,817. 00

3,816. 9E

3,816.29

3,815.92

!/ Not previously published.

Lake Taiioe at Tahoe, Calif,

±°£3£L°r'-- st!i - r W6 ' !&* 39°0»'bG", long. 120°00'25", In NWi sec. 7, T. 15 N. , R. 17 

E7, at Tahoa, asr.r outlet of lake. Datusi of gago la 6,219.01 foet above mean sea 

love], datau or "jS23, or 6,220.0 feet above mean eea level (datum of Bureau of Reclamation). E]9v?tti'.TS i;lven herein are referred to datum ol' 1»£9.

Drainage area.- ~ 5V.) square niloa (Including water surface cf lake, which Is 193 square

Recoi-rts available.-- 1900 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maxtnuu $;ago height during year, 8.59 feet July 15; minimum, 5.91 feet Dec. 16.

TSCO-41: Maximum gage height, 11.26 feet July 14, 15, 17, 18, 1907; minimum, 1.74 

feet Dec. 2'i, 1'1K4.

Remarks . - Lake levals maintained by concrete regulator dam with 17 gates; storage began 

aFout 1874. Capacity. 1,028,000 acre-feet between elevations 6,222.01 feet (natural 

rim of lake at outlet) and 6,230.27 feet (highest stage recorded, July 14, 15, 17, 18, 

1907) above nean sea level. Increase In capacity In the range Indicated, about 

125,000 acre-feet, per foot of rise. Sill of outlet gates IB 6,218.01 feet above mean 

sea leve] . Wator Is uaed for Irrigation In State of Nevada and for power development. 

Gage read once dally.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by H, C. Dukes, Federal Court Water Master. 

Oape height, In feet, water year October 1640 to September 1941

»w

i

8

5

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IB

19

80

81

88

85

84

86

86

87

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

6. 76

6.78

6.78

6.70

6.68

6.67

3.66

8.Sb

6.63

6.6?

6.61

S.60

6.S9

6.89

6.58

6.67

6.86

6.66

6.54

6.53

6.61

6.60

6.48

6.46

6.49

6.47

6.46

6.42

6.40

6.38

6.36

Nov.

fi . 3f>

6.40

6.39

6.37

6.34

6.34

C.31)

6.34

e.s::

fi . 31

6.29

6,27

0.26

6.26

8.2B

6. 25

6.2S

6.26

6.23

(J.21

6.20

6.17

6.16

6. IS

6.14

6.18

6.12

6.11

6.11

6.10

-

D«o.

a. 10

6.09

3.09

6.08

6.08

6.07

6.06

6.06

6-04

6.03

6.01

3.00

6:97

6.94

6.92

6.91

6.96

6.99

6.02

6.00

6.99

6.01

«.04

6.08

6.16

6.19

6.33

6.44

6.48

6.49

6.49

Jan.

6.48

6.48

6.47

6.46

6.47

6.48

6.62

6.63

6.62

6.50

6.61

6.52

6.5S

6.69

6.69

6.61

6.60

6.69

6.68

6.67

6.67

6.60

6.66

6.66

6.66

6.67

6.66

6.66

6.64

6.64

6.64

Feb.

6.66

6.66

6.66

6.6S

6.66

6.66

6.66

6.66

6.71

6.78

6.76

6.77

6.77

6.7S

6.79

6.81

6.81

6.83

6.85

6.84

6.86

6.86

6.86

6. 67

6.87

6.86

6.86

6.86

m

-

Mar.

6.90

6.92

3.94

6.96

6.07

6.98

6.99

7.00

7.00

7.01

7.01

7.02

7.02

7.08

7,01

7.01

7.02

7.02

7.02

7.03

7.03

7.03

7.02

7.01

7.01

7.01

7.08

7.08

7.05

7.04

7.04

Apr.

7.04

7.06

7.00

7,07

7.11

7.11

7.11

7.18

7.13

7.14

7.14

7.14

7.15

7.J6

7.1o

7.16

7.17

7.17

7.18

7.18

7.19

7.19

7.80

7.20

7.21

7.88

7.23

7.84

7.86

7.26

-

*»T

7.30

7.33

7.37

7.40

7,43

7.45

7.47

7.49

7.61

7.83

7,68

7.67

7.60

7.68

7.78

7.74

7.76

7.78

7.79

7.60

7.82

7.86

7.89

7,93

7.97

8.08

8.06

8.07

8.08

8.10

8.11

June

8.18

8.14

8.16

8.17

8.19

8.22

8.P4

8. 36

8.S7

8.88

8.30

e.se

8.34

8.36

8.38

8.39

8.40

8.41

8.42

8.43

8.44

8.44

8.44

8.43

8.43

6.43

8.49

6.61

8.68

8.68

-

July

8.63

8.64

8.64

8.66

8.6S

8.S6

8.66

8.67

8.57

8.67

8.67

8.67

8.68

8.68

8.69

8.S8

8.68

8.. 58

8.68

8.67

8.57

8.66

8.56

,8.55

8.50

8. 48

8.47

8.44

8.49

8,41

8.40

Aug.

8.39

8.38

8.36

8.84

8.82

8.30

8.89

8.88

8.27

6.86

8.85

8.83

8.22

8.81

8.19

8.18

8.17

8.16

8.15

8.14

8.18

8.11

8.10

8.09

8.07

8.04

8.01

7.99

7.95

7.98

7.90

Sept.

7.87

7.84

7.88

7.80

7.79

7.79

7.77

7.78

7.78

7.69

7.88

7.65

7.61

7.89-

7.67

7.56

7.55

7.61

7.49

7.47

7.44

7.43

7.87

7. 38

7.84

7.55

7.88

7.30

7.88

7.86
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

Truckee River at Tahoe, Calif.

107

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. Z9°09'55't , long. 120°08'45n , in NWi sec. 7', T. 15 

N., R. 17 E., at Tahoe, just below dam at outlet of lake Tahoe. Datum of gage is 

6,219.01 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 519 square miles.

Records available.- July 1895 to February 1896, June 1900 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 41 years (1900-1941), 238 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 468 second-feet (regulatfad) Sept. 21-25, 

£8, 29; no flow for several months.

1895-96; 1900-1941: 'Maximum daily discharge, 1,340 second-feet July 13-20, 1907; 

no flow during parts of 1900, 1901, 1914, 1918-41.

Remarks.- Flow regulated by operation of gates in dam at Lake Tahoe and occasionally by 

pumping from Lake.

Cooperation.- Record of daily discharge furnished by H. C. Dukes, Federal Court Water 

Master.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

181 

223 

837 

255 

264

305 

320 

292 

279 

292

299

317 

317 

317 

324

332 

341 

346 

357 

361

361 

361 

361 

330

361

361 

361 

361 

361 

361 

361

Nov.

361 

355 

351 

351 

345

337 

332

138 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

106

227 

240 

240 

240 

240

Dec.

240 

240 

240 

240 

240

293 

315 

315

31fi 

315

315 

315 

330 

344 

344

344 

334

324 

324 

315

301 

301 

249 

197 

262

301 

113 

70 

1S2 

152 

171

Jan.

208 

223 

235 

235 

235

235 

235 

235 

136 

99

99 

99 

99 

99 

63

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

31 

54 

54 

54 

38

0 

0 

0

Month

Dot 

NOT

De<

C

Jai 

Pel 

Mai 

API 

M.; 

Jur 

Ju] 

AVI 

Sej

7

alendar year 1940 ......................

 11« ...... . .

Fater year 1940-4

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

9,899 

3,863

8,311

52,946

2,535 

231 

0 

0 

0 

19 

5,586 

11,332 

12,033

53,812

May

Maximum

361 

361 

344

428

235

54 

0 

0 

0 

19 

445 

447 

468

468

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

19

July

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

38 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

f/9 

59

257 

423 

445 

445 

445

445 

445 

435 

426 

426 

431

Minimum

181 

0 

70

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 0' 

31 

60 

170

0

Aug.

436 

436 

443 

447 

447

447 

447 

442 

436 

436

436 

436 

436 

436 

185

60 

311 

436 

436 

436

436 

185 

60 

326 

436

436 

436 

436 

170 

60 

326

Mean

319 

129 

268

145

81.8 

8.25 

0 

0 

0 

.63 

130 

336 

401

147

Sept.

436 

436 

436 

436 

170

326 

436 

436 

436 

436

436 

195 

329 

462 

46S

462 

462 

462 

195 

333

468 

468 

468 

468 

468

197 

333 

468 

468 

448

Run-off In 

aore-feet

19,630 

7,660 

16,480

105,000

5,030 

468 

0 

0 

0 

38 

11,080 

82,480 

83,870

108,700
108 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

Truckee River at Farad, Calif.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°26', long. 120°02', in NEi sec. 12, 

T. IB w., R. 17 E., 0.5 mile downstream from Farad power plant, 3 miles downstream 

from Bronco Creek, and 3* miles north of Iceland. Altitude or gage, about 5,200 

feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.- 940 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1941. September 1899 to August 1912 at 

Nevada-Callfornia State line, 5 miles downstream. August 1912 to December 1937 at 

Iceland, 3i miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1912-41), 648 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,518 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 4.57 

reet); minimum, 363 second-feet Dec. 11.

1938-41: Maximum daily discharge, 6,770 second-feet May 15, 1938; minimum daily, 

290 second-feet Nov. 16, 1939.

Remarks.- Storage above station in Lakes Tahoe, Dormer, Independence, and Weber.

Cooperation.- Record of daily discharge furnished by H. C. Dukes, Federal Court Water 

Master.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

418 

490 

433 

418 

414

426 

410 

445 

410 

410

403 

403 

403 

399 

403

411 

418 

407 

418 

418

418 

414 

414 

445 

512

441 

433 

430 

426 

426 

426

Nov.

486 

589 

457 

430 

486

482 

683 

558 

543 

507

- 503 

486 

473 

437 

433

434 

434 

433 

418 

488

486 

414 

410 

437 

426

407 

418 

433 

426 

426

Dec.

486 

428 

482 

482 

481

423 

407 

413 

413 

401

384 

384 

410 

473 

418

426 

441 

453 

441 

439

561 

616 

613 

441 

403

441 

561 

688 

678 

534 

422

Jan.

428 

407 

430 

431 

423

414 

422 

407 

403 

414

414 

414 

420 

441 

433

461 

451 

441 

433 

433

437 

431 

439 

440 

437

439 

437 

430 

430 

426 

426

Feb.

435 

486 

430 

430 

435

436 

433 

439 

490

819

1,282 

1,080 

955 

894 

854

811 

802 

940 

919 

883

777 

538 

403 

405 

416

410 

449 

507

Month

Oct 

Nou 

Dec

0

Jar 

Pet 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

fl

alendar year 194 0.. ....................

ater year 1940-4

liar.

603 

622 

589 

647 

845

800 

741 

603 

498 

561

545 

547 

561 

566 

550

566 

699 

854 

784 

720

688 

685 

702 

657 

556

592 

632 

637 

606 

563 

589

Apr.

575 

547 

558 

785 

720

668 

612 

589 

618 

525

503 

510 

525 

599 

673

678 

634 

594 

570 

720

752 

814 

901 

998 

1,074

1,061 

1,127 

1,160 

1,167 

1,048

Secondfoot-days

13,142 

13,731 

14,399

298,298

13,286 

18,100 

19,808 

22,239 

52,306 

27,684 

17,116 

16,039 

15,168

243,018

May

998 

1,048 

1,140 

1,153 

1,374

1,658 

1,661 

1,784 

1,865 

1,894

2,023 

2,273 

1,913 

1,652 

1,652

1,696 

1,841 

1,731 

1,485 

1,601

1,740 

1,859 

1.S78 

2,032 

2,022

1,935 

1,868 

1,878 

1,705 

1,584 

1,429

Maximum

512 

683 

688

5,440

461 

1,282 

854 

1,167 

2,273 

1,278 

635 

543 

516

2,273

June

1,278 

1,864 

1,221 

1,187 

1,281

1,835 

1,139 

1,106 

1,048 

973

955 

1,023 

1,035 

1,173 

1,060

980 

955 

920 

866 

857

741 

687 

665 

642 

543

581 

626 

573 

562 

568

July

590 

599 

598 

568 

556

556 

539 

635 

568 

553

547 

543 

539 

539 

543

535 

531 

530 

534 

531

535 

535 

557 

553 

553

552 

556 

560 

533 

528 

526

Minimum

399 

407 

384

297

403 

403 

498 

503 

998 

543 

526 

505 

491

384

Aug.

526 

522 

520 

586 

583

586 

533 

543 

526 

526

586 

520 

518 

517 

514

518 

526 

508 

510 

506

506 

508 

514 

518 

507

507 

506 

505 

506 

514 

514

Mean

424 

458 

464

815

489

646 

639 

741 

1,687 

983 

558 

517 

506

666

Sept.

498 

502 

505 

504 

505

510 

506 

506 

506 

502

499 

498 

491 

498 

504

502 

502 

500 

506 

514

514 

516 

514 

511 

508

518 

512 

504 

507 

518

Run-off In 

acre-feet

26,070 

87,240 

28,560

591,700

26,350 

35,900 

39,290 

44,110 

103,700 

54,910 

33,950 

31,810 

30,090

482,000
PYRAMID" AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 109

Dormer Creek near Truckee, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 19'15", long. 120°12'10", In SEi sec. 16 T. 17 

 N., R. 16 E., 1 mile downstream from Cold Creek and 1$ miles southwest of Truckee. 

Altitude of gage, about 5,800 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.- 30 square miles.

Records available.- October 1902 to September 1915, March 1928 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1928-35, 1936-41), 60.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 540 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 3.40 feet); 

minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 16-30.

1902-15, 1928-41: Maximum discharge, 1,800 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height, 

6.2 feet on outside gage); minimum, less than 1 second-foot during many summers.

Remarks.- Flow regulated at Dormer Lake.

Cooperation.- Record of dally discharge furnished by H. C. Dukes, Federal Court Water 

Master.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

94 

S3 

75 

63 

59

35 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

 4 

15 

25 

23

19 

9 

4 

4 

4

4 

4

5 

7

15 

5 

5 

4 

4 

4

Oct 

No-s 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

*

HOT.

4 

12 

9 

7 

6

31 

45 

31 

21 

9

8 

7 

7 

6 

5

5 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Dec.

4 

4 

4

4

4 

4

4 

4 

4

4 

4

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

12 

5 

4

12 

18 

24 

16 

16

13 

66

64 

45 

31 

28

Jan.

27 

36 

41 

15 

14

15 

15 

12 

10 

10

9 

9 

11 

11 

17

9 

8 

8 

8 

S

8 

8 

8 

8 

S

e 

8 

8 

S 

8 

S

Feb.

e

8

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

55

109 

121 

110 

98 

S7

76 

76 

68 

63 

26

26 

27 

27 

26 

26

25 

84 

32

Month

alendar year 194 0....... ...............

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

46 

41 

36 

32 

30

28 

29 

28 

30 

32

36 

38 

46 

49 

51

54

174 

220 

210 

19S

191 

187 

183 

11S 

52

55 

67 

55 

54 

53 

55

Apr.

52 

50 

130 

205 

194

16S 

125 

125 

S5 

46

43 

42 

46 

52 

59

58 

55 

53 

130 

222

217 

225 

232 

243 

253

259 

262 

267 

267 

182

Secondfoot -days

597 

276 

427

35 ,024

381 

1,167 

2,465 

4,347 

10,491 

3,657 

744 

142 

105

24,819

May

152 

127 

149 

143 

1S5

295 

370 

401 

463 

4S1

49S 

516 

481 

442 

428

435 

449 

421 

384 

377

387 

361 

338 

345 

338

304 

272 

259 

243 

230 

217

Maximum

94 

45 

66

1,01S

41 

121 

220 

267 

516 

248 

129 

5 

4

516

June

166 

156 

160 

170 

183

192 

232 

248 

248 

147

125 

128 

122 

108 

100

142 

180 

156 

130 

66

68 

63 

54 

47 

41

42

43 

39 

40 

41

July

42 

43

42

39 

37

35 

66 

129 

29 

25

24 

22 

21 

20 

18

16 

14 

12 

11 

10

9 

9 

9 

S 

8

8 

9 

9 

7 

7 

6

Minimum

4

4 

4

3

8

6 

28 

42 

127 

39 

6 

4 

3

3

Aug.

5 

6 

5 

6 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Mean

193 

9.20 

13. S

95.7

12,3 

42.4 

79.5 

145 

338 

122 

24.0 

4.58 

3.50

6S.O

Sept.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Run- off In 

acre-feet

1,1SO 

547 

847

69,470

756 

2,350 

4,890 

8,620 

20,810 

7,250 

1,480 

282 

208

49,220

Note.- Ho gage height record Jan. 19 to Feb. 21; discharge estimated.

472565 O - 42 - 8
110 WARNER LAKES BASIN 

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°04', long. 119°57', in SWiNWi SBC. 36, T. 40 S.,

 FT~23~E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Tweivemile Creek and 10 miles southwest

Records available.- September 1940 to September 1941. March 1910 to July 1916, December

 1917 to September 1919, March 1921 to June 1922, at site Ij miles downstream, in sec.

24 Extremes.- 1940: Maximum discharge during period Sept. 21-30, 2.8 second-feet Sept. 22

 (gage height, 0.62 feet); minimum 1.7 second-feet Aug. 24 [gage height, 0.59).

1940-41: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,060 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage 

height, 2.87 feet), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; minimum, 1.8 

second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

1910-16, 1917-19, 1921-22, 1940-41: Maximum discharge observed, 2,610 second-feet 

Mar. 1, 1910 (discharge measurement by Warner Lake Irrigation Co. engineer); minimum 

observed, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 1, 1919. , . , 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period Mar. 18 to Apr. 25, which are fair. Many

 diversions above station for irrigation; no regulation.

Rating tables, Sept. 21, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1941 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in second-feet)

Sept. 21, 1940 to 

Feb. 28, 1941

0.6

.7

.8

1.9

.6.6

14

1.0 37

1.2 67

1.4 104

0.6

.7

,8

3.4

8.0

15

Discharj

1.0 38

1.2 69

1.4 104

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.6

l.S

2.0

150

220

323

& &

2)4 2.6

466

616

796

2.8 996

3.0 1,200

re, In second-feet

1940

Day

21 

22 

23 

24

Sept,

1.9 

2.4 

1.9 

1.9

Day

26 

26 

27 

28

Sept.

1.9 

1.9 

1,9 

2.4

Day

29 

30

Sept.

2.4 

2.4

1940-41

»«y

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

82

23

84

26

26

21

28

89

SO

31

Oct.

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4,7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

7.3

6,1

5.2

*.7

4.7

4.7

4.2

HOT.

3.3

5.7

5.7

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.2

5.2

5.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.2

4,7

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.8

2.8

4.2

4,2

3.3

3,3

4.2

4.2

4.2

"

Dee.

4.2

3.8

3,8

3.8

3,8

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.2

3.3

1.9

2.8

3.3

3.3

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.7

6.6

9.6

12

f!9

f!2

fll

8.1

6.1

no

f8.8

B.7

6.6

f4,2

Jan.

3.8

f3.S

f3.8

f4.2

3.8

f4.2

4.2

4.2

C4.2

f4.2

f4.Y

4.2

4.7

5.7

5.2

4.7

5.2

4.2

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.2

6,6

f5.2

fB.7

f5.2

fB.7

f5.7

Feb.

5.7

5.2

6.2

6,2

5.7

6.6

6.6

6,6

8.1

17

47

37

28

f22

17

14

17

21

29

28

44

85

142

128

91

94

110

615

-

Mar.

714

427

200

125

108

130

192

311

282

277

323

354

282

180

180

342

508

427

238

174

130

148

171

112

132

208

208

180

171

160

136

Apr.

220

247

160

192

266

192

166

128

114

106

90

90

86

83

S3

71

63

56

60

47

46

46

46

48

52

53

69

66

71

72

Hay

86

88

96

91

86

90

91

119

114

119

130

138

126

102

93

90

91

88

72

66

67

72

79

84

91

97

88

74

71

61

66

June

60

46

42

40

38

38

50

48

41

34

30,

30

26

26

24

23

22

28

38

32

25

22

18

17

17

16

38

33

23

18

-

July

16

14

22

17

14

12

11

10

8,0

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

3,9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.1

Aug.

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2,6

2,6

2.9

2.9

2.9

3,1

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2,0

a2.1

a2.1

a2.6

a2,3

Sept.

a2,3

a2,8

a3.4

a3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

3,1

3.1

3.1

2,9

2,9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3,1

2.9

-

a Ho gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for Deep Creek near Adal. 

£ Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1940-41

Month

N»... ....................................

Water year 1940-41 .....................

Seoondfoot-days

£10

m

e

933

810,9

96. E

16,827.1

Maximum

84

7,3

60

22

3,9

714

Minimum

19

2

O

3.3

i nn

16

8.3

8.3

1.9

Mean

21.0

OAyt

31.1

6. 80

3.18

46.1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

48

-

3,680 

1,860

418

169

33,380
WARNER LAKES BASIN 111

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°11', long. 119°59'. In Ei sec. 15, T. 39 S., 

R. as t;., a third of a mile downstream from Drake Creek and 5 miles west of Adel. 

Altitude of gage, 4,965 feet (from river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 249 square miles.

Records available.- September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1932 to September 1941 

in reports of Geological Survey. September 1322 to September 1923 and October 1929 

to September 1936 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 13 yeara (1922-23, 1929-41), 86.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 604 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 3.42 feet); 

minimum, 5.5 second-feet Dec. 13 (gage height, 0.30 foot), caused by ice Jam upstream,

1922-23, 1932-41: Maximum diacharge, 5,030 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937, year 

previously published in error (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. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar, 2-31, Aug. 1 to sept. 30)

.7 

1.0

5.5 

12.0

1.3 73

1.6 113

2.0 190

2.4 284

2.a 389

3.0 448

3.4 695

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

8 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19. 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

ee

26 

27 

28 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

12 

IS 

12 

12

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8 

8.7

8.3 

8.3 

8.0 

8.0 

7.7

7.7 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.3

9.0 

9.8 

9.8 

13 

27

23 

20 

17 

17 

18 

19

NOT.

23 

35 

32 

22 

20

22 

27 

46 

36 

26

24 

25 

24 

21 

SO

20 

23 

20 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

23 

40

Dec.

35 

33

31 

29 

27

30 

24 

b!9 

bl4 

»b!2

b9 

b8 

9

11 

15

17 

16 

19 

84 

39

51 

62 

50 

46 

32

34 

29 

39

31 

29 

27

.Jan.

23 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

17 

17 

19

20 

21 

20 

21 

19

19

19 

20 

20 

20

24 

23

21 

21 

22

20 

23

26 

25 

24 

22

Feb.

£1 

21 

21 

23 

24

22 

23 

24 

29

44

89 

63 

53 

44 

41

38 

41 

47 

50 

48

71 

92 

187 

120 

83

73 

90 

302

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Doc

C

Jar 

Pat 

Hat 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Sej

t

alendar year 194 0... ...................

Fater year 1940-4

Mar.

386 

272

194 

147 

116

127 

194 

259 

256 

259

292 

310 

292 

205 

205

297 

376 

359 

272 

227

188 

196

194 

167 

190

236 

256 

266 

272 

239 

234

Apr.

328 

302 

205 

211 

216

175 

180 

177 

205 

205

173 

157 

165 

194 

225

190

171 

155 

130 

130

147 

165 

175 

207 

242

239 

272 

292 

315 

315

Seoondfoot-days

371.2 

672 

851

36.994.4

646 

1,724 

7,463 

6,263 

11,461 

4,897 

776.5 

384.4 

435

35,966.1

M*y

376 

400 

ri43 

484 

436

395 

265 

404 

SIB 

4S4

142 

461 

480 

464 

378

336 

320 

323 

292 

2B9

252 

864 

CS9 

279 

323

403

403 

315 

281 

1339 

289

Maximum

27 

46 

63

1,180

26

son

383 

328 

543 

384 

77 

23 

20

543

June

856 

209 

190

176 

149

178 

354 

264 

198

163

140 

120 

115 

113 

104

98 

107 

209 

349 

229

161 

125 

101 

94 

110

108 

166 

130 

98 

88

July

77 

62 

59 

63 

4fi

47 

53 

41 

34 

26

22 

20

la

17 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

12

12 

11 

10 

9.4 

8.7

9.4

10 

11 

10 

11

12

Minimum

7,7 

14 

8

4.5

17 

21 

116 

130 

252 

88 

8.7 

9.0 

11

V.7

Aug.

11 

12 

11 

9 

9

9

9

9 

11 

11

20 

S3

20 

17 

15

13 

13 

14 

14 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

9 

10 

11 

13 

12

Mean

1S.O 

22.4 

27. B

98.3

£0.8 

61.6 

241 

209 

370 

163 

25.1 

12.4 

14.5

98.5

.B

.0

.0 

.0 

.8

.8

Sept.

18 

17 

18 

17 

15

13 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

18 

12

18 

12 

12 

18 

19

90 

19 

18 

18 

17

16 

16

14 

14 

14

Run- off In 

acre-feet

786 

1,330 

1,690

71,400

1,280 

3,480 

14,840 

12,480 

88,780 

9,710 

1,640 

762 

868

71,880

Peak diaohara*.- Mar. 1 (1 a.m.) 667 seo.-ft.j Hay 3 (3 to 4 p.m.) 604 see.-ft. 

» Winter Uaeharga measurement mada en thla day. 

b Stage-dlecharga relation affeotad by lea.
112 ABEET LAKE BASIN

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°41', long. 120°35', In SWi sec. 27, T. 33 S., 

R. 18 E., at bridge 20 feet downstream from power plant of R. R. Severln, 700 feet upstream from diversion dam of Conn ditch, a quarter of a mile downstream from Mill 

Creek, and 2fc miles west of Paisley. Datum of gage Is 4,504.9 feet above mean sea level 

(river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1912, May 1924 to September 1941. January 1905 

to December 1907, January 1909 to Apr-11 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 run-off at these sites practically equivalent.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1905-7, 1909-21, 1324-41), 129 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 624 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 3.59 feet); 

minimum, 2.4 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 20 (gage height, 0.83 foot); minimum dally, 

8 second-feet Nov. 23.

1905-7, 1909-21, 1924-41: 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); minimum daily 

discharge not determined.

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

which are poor. Low flow partly regulated by power plant above station. About 160 

acres are Irrigated above station.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect {gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to Sept. 30

1.2 6.7 2.0 68 1.6 25 2.6 182 

1.4 13.0 2.2 98 1.8 44 2.9 279 

1.6 25 2.4 136 2.0 67 3.2 407 

1.8 44 2.2 95 3.5 570 

2.4 133

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

]2 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

3D 

31

Oct.

29 

31 

31 

30 

30

28 

27 

28 

29 

28

28 

27 

26 

26 

26

26 

27 

26 

26 

27

28 

29 

28 

44 

75

45 

39 

34 

42 

40 

39

Nov.

46 

55 

53 

38 

43

44 

50 

58 

48 

32

42 

38 

*31 

36 

32

31 

37 

29 

12 

blO

b9 

b9 

b8 

b9 

blO

18 

34 

43 

39 

41

Dec.

42 

39 

*42 

38 

41

41 

32 

31 

b25 

19

8 

D12 

«b!7 

b!8 

b20

b22 

D21 

b30 

b40 

b57

69 

75 

71 

64 

47

53 

55 

33 

62 

50 

23

Jan.

b22 

b23 

b26 

b30 

b34

b43 

b56 

64 

59 

69

60 

59 

52 

47 

45

51 

42 

41 

39 

40

38 

40 

39 

39 

42

50 

46 

39 

42 

40 

41

Feb.

45 

42 

40 

39 

41

46 

44 

45 

47 

68

102 

100 

67 

56 

53

53 

58 

58 

59 

a58

a67 

82 

93 

107

68

53 

85 

202

Month

Got 

No? 

Bee

C

Jar 

Feb 

Mar

Apr 

May

JUE

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

51

alendar year 194 0.. ...... ......

11. ....................................

ater year 1940-4 T

Mar.

236 

169 

111 

97 

90

92 

100 

117 

117 

117

125 

127 

127 

104 

106

119 

138 

142 

127 

117

109 

115 

108 

102 

109

123 

133 

149 

172 

159 

161

Apr.

164 

156 

138 

140 

138

123 

129 

123 

135 

135

123 

125 

125 

144 

172

149 

135 

125 

113 

123

135 

156 

174 

196 

236

233 

265 

287 

306 

318

Secondfoot-days

999 

985 

1,197

51,650

1,358 

1,888 

3,918 

5,021 

12,554 

4,675 

1,376 

1,107 

1,072

36,150

May

352 

374 

418 

384 

388

388 

379 

548 

498 

504

526 

564 

564 

542 

471

439 

439 

439 

360 

326

306 

314 

331 

379 

379

360 

318 

314 

365 

310 

275

Maximum

75 

58 

75

1,160

69 

202 

236 

318 

564 

283 

80 

61 

68

564

June

247 

223 

210 

202 

193

217 

283 

210 

182 

166

156 

151 

147 

140 

131

123 

123 

193 

196 

149

125 

113 

100 

99 

111

109 

108 

97 

88 

83

July

80 

76 

70 

65 

62

56 

53 

52 

48 

47

44 

42 

41 

40 

39

44 

40 

36 

34 

34

33 

32 

30 

30 

30

31 

35 

43 

38 

34 

37

Aug.

35 

31 

30 

29 

29

28 

25 

27 

30 

30

61 

59 

46 

36 

34

31 

46 

53 

43 

37

37 

33 

32 

31 

31

30 

30 

31 

37 

39 

36

Sept.

34 

68 

61 

47 

42

37 

33 

32 

32 

31

33 

36 

34 

33 

32

31 

30 

31 

39 

37

36 

34 

33 

32 

32

31 

30 

30 

31 

30

Minimum Kean «£££*

26 32.2 1,980 

8 32.8 . 1,950 

8 38.6 2,370

8 141 102,400

22 43.8 2,690 

39 67.4 3,740 

90 126 7,770 

113 167 9,960 

275 405 24,900 

83 156 9,270 

30 44.4 2,730 

25 35.7 2,200 

30 35.7 2,130

8 99.0 71,690

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Deep 

Oreek above Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SILVER LAKE BASIN 113

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°07', long. 121°04', in SWi sec. 28, T. 28 S., 

R. 14 E., 14 miles downstream from diversion dam of Silver Lake Irrigation District, 

14 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.

Records available.- December 1904 to March 1907, January 1909 to September 1941.

Average discharger- 31 years (1905-6, 1909-27, 1929-41), including Silver Lake Irrigation 

District canal, 25.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 47 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 2.42 feet); 

minimum, 1.2 second-feet Nov. 82 (gage height, 1.57 feet).

1904-7, 1909-41: 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. Flow 

regulated by reservoir (capacity, 800 acre-feet) above diversion dam 14 miles upstream, and by Thompson Valley Reservoir (capacity, 17,400 acre-feet) 11 miles up- 

 stream, both of which are owned by the Silver Lake Irrigation District.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

dischar 

(Shifting-control, met

discharge. In second-feet) i ethod used May 7-21, July 3 to Aug. 8)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26 Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

l.S 

2.0 

2.2

1.5 

5.9

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.5

6.7

16.5

29

45

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

HOT.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

l.S 

1.7 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7 

1.7

Dec.

1.7 

1.7 

l.S 

1.8 

1.7

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

bl.B

bl.8 

bl.8 bi.e

bl.S bi.e

b2.0 

»b2.3 b2.e

b3.0 be.o

7.1 

5.1 

3.9 

2.9 

2.8

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

3.1 

2.9 

3.1

Jan.

4.5 

5.3 

7.5 

10 

8.8

7.5 

6.7 

5.6 

5.1 

5.1

5.3 

5.6 

4.5 

3.7 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

3.4

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

" 2.9 

2.9

Feb.

2.S 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.S 

2.S 

2.8

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

Month

Oct 

Noil 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jut 

Jul 

Auf 

Set

D

alendar year 194 0 ......................

ater year 1940-4

Mar.

3.1 

3.4 

3.4

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.9 

4.5 

5.1 

5.3

5.9 

6.7 

7.5 

8.8 

S.8

9.6 

10 

13 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

14 

13

Apr.

12 

 13 

15 

15 

16

16 

16 

14 

16 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

14 

16

18 

20 

20 

20 

22

24 

36 

40 

43 

43

Secondfoot-days

64.1 

56.4 

83.3

5,526.3

136.0 

79.2 

294.1 

594 

1,183 

1,095 

667.2 

175.8 

97.3

4,525.4

May

43 

44 

44 

43 

44

45 

40 

39 

36

37

38 

37 

38 

a37 

a36

a35 

a34 

32 

2S 

29

2S 

42 

42 

42 

41

39 

39 

39 

39 

38 

35

Maximum

2.3 

2.0 

7.1

110

10 

3.1 

17 

43 

45 

43 

43 

9.0 

4.4

45

June

34 

33 

32 

33 

33

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

38 

37 

38

3S 

37 

37 

39 

39

40 

40 

41 

43 

43

July

43

43 

34 

28 

28

27 

2S 

27 

27 

28

28 

28 

22 

22 

22

21 

20 

19 

20 

20

18 

17 

16 

11 

9.8

10 

10 

11 

11 

9.4

ao

Minimum

2.0 

1.5 

1.7

1.5

2.9 

2.6 

3.1 

12 

28 

32 

9.0 

2.6 

2.8

1.5

Aug.

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

8.5 

9.0

8.5 

8.0 

8.5 

5.0 

4.1

3.4 

3.0 

2.6 

2.8 

7.2

7.6 

4.7 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.7 

4.7

Mean

2.07 

1.88 

2.69

15.1

4.39 

2.83 

9.49 

19.8 

38.2 

36.5 

21.5 

5.67 

3.24

12.4

Sept.

4.4

4.4 

3.7 

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

Run-off In 

acre-feet

127 

112 

165

10,960

270 

157 

583 

1,180 

2,350 

2,170 

1,320 

349 

193

8,980

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
114 SILVER LAKE BASIN

Silver Lake Irrigation District Canal near Silver Lake, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°05', long. 121°05', in NEi sec. 5, T. 29 S., R. 14 E., 

at diversion dam of Silver Lake Irrigation District, 2& miles southwest of Silver 

Lake post office.

to September 1928, October 1929 to September 1941. 

35 second-feet.

Records available.- October I9C 

Average discharge.- 18 years, 4

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15 second-feet May 21, 27 

heignT;, 1.05 feet); no flow at times.

1922-28, 1929-41: Maximum discharge observed, 60 second-feet June 26-29, 1923; 

no flow at times.

Rema rks . - Records fair. Canal diverts from Silver Creek water that is released from 

Thompson Valley Reservoir. Gage read once daily at intervals; discharge interpolated 

for periods of no gage-height record.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by Silver Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oet 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma; 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

n

alendar year 19'10. .....................

11.....................................

ater year 1940 '

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.S

Apr.

4.5 

4.7 

4.9 

5.0 

5.2

5.1 

5.0 

4.9 

4.8 

4.6

4.7 

4.7 

4.6 

4.6 

4.5

4.4 

4.3

4.1 

3.9 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

4.3 

5.6

7.4

7.7 

7.0 

6.9 

6.8 

6.7

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

798.7

0 

0 

2.S 

152.7 

369.0 

271.0 

160.5 

120.3 

0

1,076.3

May

7.8 

9.0 

10 

10 

9.5

9.0 

S.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

9.0

9.7 

12 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

Maximum

0 

0 

0

13

0 

0 

2.8 

7.7 

15 

13 

10 

10 

0

15

June

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

12 

13 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

11

11 

10

10 

9.7 

9.4 

9.5 

9.5

9.6 

9.7 

7.7 

G.O 

3.5

3.3 

3.1 

2.9 

1.1 

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

2.5

5.0 

7.8 

7.6

7.4 

7.2 

8.5 

9.9 

8.4

6.9 

7.7 

8.2 

8.5 

8.9

9.3 

9.6 

10 

9.4 

8.5 

9.2

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

3.8 

7.8 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

10 

S.7 

S.6 

S.4 

8.3

8.2 

8.1 

B.O 

8.0 

S.O

8.0 

S.O 

8.0 

8.0 

4.0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0 

0

2. IS

0 

0 

.09 

5.09 

11.9 

9.03 

5.18 

3.66 

0

£.95

Sept.

Run- off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

1,580

0 

0 

6 

303 

732 

538 

316 

239 

0

3,140

Note.- Gage read on occaalonal daya.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 115

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 119°11' (revised), in MWi sec. 31, 

T. 21 S., R. 30 E., 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 38 years (1903-5, 1909-13, 1917-31, 1922-41), 135 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-fest Apr. 2 (gage height, 11.51 

feet;; rinirmjn, 7 second-feet Oct. 9, 11.

1903-6, 1908-41: Maximum discharge. 4,730 second-feet Apr. 15, 1904 (gage height, 

17.IE feet, site and datum then in use); no flow July 19 to Sept. 22, 1934.

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

which are poor. Small areas on Silvies River above station are irrigated with flood 

waters.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of iae effect and of backwater from debris

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29)

1.0 8 2.6 117 7.0 545 

1.2 17 3.0 153 8.0 660 

1.5 33 4.0 243 9.0 795 

1.8 53 5.0 342 10.0 960 

2.2 S3 6.0 442 11.0 1,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

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.

8 

9 

10 

11 

11

10 

9 

8 

8 

8

7 

8 

8

a

s

8

8

a

8

a 

a

9 

10 

12 

18

20 

19 

18 

20 

24 

26

Nov.

28 

34 

38 

35 

31

30 

32 

36 

35 

34

33 

34

26 

34

33 

33 

31 

b26 

26

b25 

b26 

28 

31 

31

29 

28 

29 

32 

38

Dec.

39 

39 

38 

37 

38

40 

35 

35 

37 

37

28 

27 

b20 

b!7 

b!5

*b!5 

b!5 

b!7 

b20 

27

65 

69 

90 

144 

104

89 

117 

110 

81 

75 

69

Jan.

56 

51 

51 

50 

50

48

50 

50 

47 

45

46 

47 

48 

b50 

b57

b59 

60 

61 

60 

60

62 

64 

65 

68 

b69

b72 

b73 

75 

74 

69 

VO

Feb.

6S 

67 

64 

62 

60

64 

6S 

66 

69 

80

b7S 

a70 

a62 

a57 

a53

a49 

a46 

a45 

a47 

a 50

*b55

bVO 

126 

184 

198

194 

171 

270

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar

Fet 

Mat 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju] 

Au£ 

Sej

D

ember. .........

Fater year 1940-

Mar.

V10 

1,040 

1,100 

891 

684

600 

534 

612 

V23 

697

697 

V23 

710 

589 

545

624 

827 

1,120 

1,080 

1,080

1,020 

960 

960 

S75 

875

907 

942 

1,040 

1,160 

1,180 

1,180

Apr.

1,200 

1,270 

1,200 

1,120 

1,120

1,040 

960 

924 

891 

942

924 

859 

843 

827 

795

765 

710 

660 

612 

556

523 

502 

502 

502 

492

482 

472 

462 

462 

462

Secondfoot-days

355 

933

1,609

49,249

1 

2 

26 

23 

13

1

1

807 

493 

6S5 

079 

511 

281 

195 

890 

006

78,844

May

545

737 

765 

859 

311

710 

624 

624 

612 

556

492 

442 

452 

4S2

472

442 

412 

392 

362 

332

302 

a272 

243 

225

198

180 

171 

158 

207 

216 

216

Maximum

26

38 

144

1,360

75 

270 

1,180 

1,270 

859 

292 

81 

40 

44

1,2VO

June

234 

243 

252 

243 

216

216 

2S2 

292 

282 

282

£52 

212 

180 

162 

140

126 

126 

140 

148 

140

144 

140 

126 

117 

116

110 

97 

91 

88 

84

July

81 

73 

69 

66 

65

59 

55 

55

50 

45

40 

37 

35 

34 

32

31 

31 

32 

31 

29

26 

24 

22 

20 

IS

18 

18 

20 

24 

24 

31

Aug.

24 

29 

26 

26 

26

25 

24 

24 

22 

21

22 

28 

52 29' 

28

27 

26 

27 

40 

38

34 

31 

29 

31 

31

29 

32 

32 

32 

32 

33

Sept.

34 

40 

42 

44 

42

39 

39 

38 

57 

34

34 

55 

34 

33 

32

32 

51 

31 

31 

31

28 

29

30 

31 

31

29 

29 

29 

29 

28

in « K~ Run-off in Minimum Mean aore.fest

7 

25 

15

11.5 

31.1

704 

1,850 

3,190

3 135 97,670

45 58.3 3,580 

45 89.0 4,940 

534 861 52,930 

462 769 45,780 

158 436 26,800 

84 176 10,470 

]8 38.5 2,370 

21 28.7 1,770 

28 33.5 2,000

7 216 156,400

Peak discharge.- Mar. 3 (7 a.m.) 1,200 sec.-ft.} Apr. 2 (7 to 9 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather 

in Malheur River Basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

n.) 1,270 sec.-ft.

:ords and records for stations
116 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°47', long. 118°52', in NWi 

sec. 20, T. 32 S., R. 32$ E., 1$ miles upstream from upper diversions for Malheur 

Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 2 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and 3$ miles southeast of Frencliglen.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles.

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1941. January 1909 to November 1910, 

fragmentary records at sites downstream, below several irrigation diversions. May 

1910 to September 1921 at site 1$ miles downstream, in SWi sec. 8, above diversions, 

published as Donner und Blitzen River near Diamond. July 1929 to September 1930, in 

reports of State engineer:

Average discharge.- 11 years (1911-13, 1914-16, 1917-21, 1938-41), 125 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 834 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 4.19 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 650 second-feet; minimum, 10 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage 

height, 1.67 feet), caused by ice Jams upstream.

1909-21, 1937-41: Maximum discharge, 2,200 second-feet Mar. 3, 1931 (gage height, 

6.6 feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

500 second-feet; minimum, 8 second-feet Jan. 14, 1940, caused by ice Jams upstream.

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

Cooperation.- Records collected in cooperation with U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

0.8 16 2.4 66 3.3 34O 

2.0 27 2.7 120 3.6 495 

2.2 43 3.0 21O 4.O 72O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194O to September 1941

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.

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

38 

3S 

3S 

3S 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

36 

54

47 

51 

56 

1O5 

68 

50

Hov.

64 

186 

112 

62 

56

62 

64 

56 

51 

46

48 

47 

40 

47 

46

47 

48 

48 

37 

40

50 

41 

37 

52 

48

39 

42 

50 

48 

81

Dec.

62 

61 

59 

54 

52

51 

48 

48 

47 

29

22 

23 

23 

28 

32

41 

53

se

50 

50

50 

48 

44 

43 

42

41 

41 

36 

44 

42 

SO

Jan.

25 

26 

31 

53 

46

39 

46 

45 

42 

40

38 

39

41 

48 

39

40 

48 

45 

50 

47

42 

42 

41 

41 

50

52 

38 

37 

35 

37 

46

Feb.

50 

47 

43 

45 

47

66 

72 

64 

85 

1S5

335 

166 

S6 

74 

72

75 

94 

100 

151 

140

197 

275 

456 

385 

140

95 

104 

400

Month

Oct 

Doc 

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 1940. .....................

ater year 1940-

Mar.

36O 

203 

118 

97 

95

85 

95 

114 

105 

92

94 

94 

92 

81 

S3

88 

101 

116 

103 

97

90 

95 

92 

85 

86

94 

103 

120 

120 

112 

116

Apr.

116 

114 

1O5 

103

no

99 

103 

105 

122

116

103 

99 

112 

120 

135

114 

114 

110 

95 

101

107 

120 

140 

148 

169

169 

182 

189 

214 

250

Secondfoot-days

1,311 

1,695 

1,352

39,740

1,289 

4,049 

3,426 

3,884 

12,482 

7,289 

2,597 

1,424 

1,284

42,082

May

390 

370 

425 

365 

310

286 

290 

370 

350 

390

605 

678 

649 

522 

42O

400 

410 

355 

300 

282

315 

385 

473 

506 

484

539 

425 

33O 

286 

286 

286

Maximum

105 

186 

62

622

53 

456 

360 

250 

678 

390 

151 

66 

56

678

June

246 

238 

250 

262 

266

3OO 

390 

278 

230 

222

242 

274 

282 

282 

270

242 

238 

324 

375 

246

206 

189 

186 

182 

151

132 

237 

214 

175 

160

July

140 

145 

151 

138 

130

128 

130 

116 

103 

94

' 88 

83 

76 

74 

72

74 

70 

66 

64 

61

59

56 

54 

53 

52

52 

56 

55 

54 

52 

51

Aug.

50 

47 

45 

44 

43

42 

41 

42 

42 

41

54 

59 

46 

43 

42

41 

43 

66 

54 

47

46 

45 

44 

43 

43

42 

42 

42 

48 

52 

45

Minimum Mean

35 42.3 

37 56.5 

22 45.6

18 109

25 41.6 

43 145 

81 111 

95 129 

282 403 

132 243 

51 83.8 

41 45.9 

38 42.8

22 115

Sept.

43 

56 

56 

50 

46

44

43 

43 

42 

42

41 

46 

44 

43 

43

42 

41 

40 

41 

42

41 

41 

40 

40 

40

39 

39 

39 

39 

38

^-feet11

2,600 

3,360 

2,680

78,820

2,560 

8,030 

6,800 

7,700 

24,760 

14,460 

5,150 

2,820 

2,550

83,470
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 

Donner und Blitzen River near Voltage, Oreg.

117

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°16', long. 118°51', in SWi sec. 2, T. 27 S., 

R. 31 E., Just downstream from.Sodhouse diversion dam of U. S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, It miles south of Sodhouse Lane and,headquarters of Malheur Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, and 2 miles southwest of former post office at Voltage. Datum of gage 

is 4,097.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Biological Survey). 

Auxiliary staff gage at bridge at Sodhouse Lane; datum of gage is 4,091.17 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1941 (erroneously reported discontinued 

Sept. 30, 1940). April 1916 to June 1919, March 1921 to June 1922, fragmentary 

records at site li miles downstream, including diversions and overflow through 16 

culverts crossing Sodhouse Lane.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 356 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage height, 

* 4.35 feet); minimum discharge not determined.

1916-19, 19^1-22, 1937-41: Maximum discharge observed, 800 second-feet May 21, 

1917 (gage height, 3.3 feet, site and datum then in use); little or no flow at times, 

June to August 1918.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 

10 second-feet, which are pcor. Most of flow diverted above station for irrigation 

and for flooding waterfowl refuge; Kado and Springer Canals divert water below 

station.

Cooperation.- Records collected in cooperation with Fish and Wildlife Service.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

e 

e

> 12

38 

42

45 

47 

51 

61 

76 

96

Nov.

91 

62 

100 

126 

125

106 

103 

101 

98 

84

78 

78 

78 

75 

72

86 

88 

84 

84 

77

68 

80 

77 

68 

76

82 

77 

73 

80 

85

Dec.

> 60

58

71 

77

82 

84 

84 

81 

76

73 

72 

71 

68 

99 

82

Jan.

f54 

f52 

f43 

f52

f71

f69 

f68 

f72

m

f67

f65 

f63 

65 

f74 

f82

f80 

82 

95 

102 

105

105 

97 

95 

93 

93

100 

109 

97 

82 

82 

76

Feb.

81 

87 

S8 

84 

83

83 

94 

111 

113 

118

176 

251 

286 

235 

189

169 

149 

132 

147 

172

180 

182 

212 

297 

339

343 

245 

184

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 194 0. .....................

ater year 1940-4 i

Mar.

204 

277 

266 

211 

161

119 

80 

66 

68 

68

65 

62 

59 

55 

53

50 

38

26 

35 

32

Apr.

20 

16 

16 

15

14

14 

15 

15 

15 

30

36 

28 

25 

26 

20

18 

18 

16 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

16 

14

12 

12 

12 

12 

18

Secondfoot-days

724 

2,584 

2,098

14,412

2,461 

4,830 

2,415 

515 

2,034 

1,254 

1,040 

575 

1,199

21,729

May

13 

13 

30 

42 

30

30 

18 

14 

26 

32

34 

47 

90 

102

113

131 

119 

107 

103 

101

92 

75 

61 

56 

45

45 

61 

85 

97 

111 

111

Maximum

96 

126 

99

246

109 

343 

277 

36 

131 

105 

116 

41 

75

343

June

105 

94 

79 

56 

43

39 

32 

44 

43 

32

18 

19 

20 

21 

23

35 

30 

31 

44 

63

72 

73 

70 

60 

39

14 

12 

13 

15 

15

July

15 

16 

13 

12 

12

12 

61 

116 

88 

75

44 

32 

16 

14 

18

20 

13 

9 

18 

30

46 

38 

35 

32 

65

56 

38 

30 

24 

22 

20

Minimum

8 

66 

58

_

43 

81 

26 

12 

13 

12 

9 

7 

26

7

Aug.

} 

8

S 

S 

8 

7

7 

7 

14 

37 

36

24 

9 

7 

7 

20

41 

38 

35 

34 

35

29 

15 

14 

16 

16 

25

Mean

23.4 

86.1

67.7

39.4

79.4 

172 

77.9 

17.2 

65.6 

41.8 

33.5 

18.5 

40.0

59.5

Sept.

36 

36 

42 

78 

75

56 

32 

26 

31 

35

36 

38 

42 

45 

44

42 

40 

36 

34 

35

36 

35 

35 

34 

33

36 

38 

38 

39 

39

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,440 

5.13& 

4,160

28,590

4,880 

9,580 

4,790 

1,020 

4,030 

2,490 

2,060 

1,140 

2,380

43,100

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct.1, 3-23, Nov. 30 to Dec. 17, Mar., 17-28, Aug. 1-5; discharge 

Interpolated or computed on basis of range of stage and weather records.
na MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°50', long. 118°51', in 

NWt sec. 33, T. 31 S., R. 32£ E., at mouth of canyon, 1,000 feet upstream from road 

crossing and 34 miles northeast of Frenchglen.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1916, December 1937 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 72 second-feet June 7 (gage height; 1.69 feet); 

minimum, 9 second-feet Dec. 22,. 23 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

1911-16, 1937-41: Maximum discharge, 230 second-feet sometime during period Mar. 

16-18, 1939 (gage height, 3.30 feet, from I'loodmark), from rating curve extended 

above 30 second-feet; minimum observed, 7 second-feet Feb. 24, 25, 1912, Dec. 30, 1937, 

to Jan. 4, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station. Low flow is maintained 

by large springs.

Cooperation.- Records collected in cooperation with U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1 to Sept. 15)

0.9 6.4 1.2 21 

1.0 10.0 1.3 28 

1.1 14.8 1.5 47

Discharge, In gecond-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

26 

30 

31

Oot.

11 

12 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

]011

11 

11 11 1111

13 

17 

23 

45 

19 

15

Nov.

15 

23 

19 

14 

15

15 

15 

13 

12

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

1011

13

Dec.

11 

10 

10

10 

10

10 

10 

10

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

9 

9 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Jan.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

1011

11 11 

11 11 11

10

Feb.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10

11 

11

13

IS 

19 

14 

12 

a!2

a 12 

a!4 

a!6

IS 

14

14 

20 

51 

26 

16

14 

13 

20

Month

Oot 

No-s 

Dec

C

J»r 

Pet

Mar 

Apr 

Ma; 

Jvtt 

Jul

AU«

Sap

K

u«r

tter year 1940-4

Mar.

20 

17 

14 

13

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

12 

12 

11 

10

10 

12 

13 

11 

11

10 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

Apr.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

12 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

12 

12-

12 

12 

13 

14 

15

15 

15 

16 

17 

IS

Secondfoot-days

396 

358 

309

4,173

316 

408 

374 

392 

585 

444 

334 

360 

333

4,599

May

22 

23 

25 

24 

22

22 

20 

24 

22 

22

21 

22 

24 

27 

21

19 

19 

19 

17 

16

15 

14 

13 

13 

13

15 

16 

14 

14 

13 

14

Maximum

45 

23 

11

45

11 

31 

20 

18 

27 

45 

11 

12 

12

45

June

13 

12

12 

12 

12

12 

45 

27 

22 

19

17 

15 

15 

14 

13

12 

12 

14 

20 

14

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

11

11

July

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

1011 

11 11

11 

11 11 

11 11

11 11 11 

11 11

11 

11 11 11 11

11 11 

11 11 11 11

Aug.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

Minimum Mean

10 12.8 

10 11.9 

9 10.0

8 11.4

10 10. B 

10 14.6 

10 12.1 

11 13.1 

13 18.9 

11 14.8 

10 10.8 

11 11.3 

11 11.1

9 12.6

Sept.

12 

12 

12 

11 

U

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

U 

11 

11 

11

Run- off in 

acre-fast

785 

710 

618

8,870

627 

800 

742 

778 

1,160 

881 

66B 

694 

660

9,120

a Ho gags-height record) discharge computed on bull of weather records and reoortU fop Conner 

und Blltzen River near Frenohglen.
ALVORD LAKE BASIN 119

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10', long. 118°28', In SW* sec. 26, T. 39 S., R. 

se K., 0.4 nils upstream from bridge at nouth of canyon, 5 miles east of Trout Creek 

Ranch, and 14 miles northeast of Denlo. Datum of gage Is 4,351.59 feet (revised) above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- March 1911 to March 1912, April 1922 to November 1923, April 1925 to 

September iS4l~(incomplete prior to 1932).

Average discharge.- 10 years (1922-23, 1932-41), 12.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 124 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 3.31 feet); 

mlhTmun, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 22,

1911-12, 1922-23, 1925-41: Maximum discharge, S43 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 good except those for period Dec. 12 to Jan. 1, which are poor. Some 

diversions above station for irrigation of snail fields; large diversions below station 

for irrigation.

Rating tablea, water rear 1940-41, except for periods of loe sffs-t (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In aeoond-feet)

(Shifting-control method uaea Dec. 17 to Jan. 1) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.8 2.9 1.9 0.1 1.5 1.5 2.0 11. B 3.B 70 

1.7 4.5 S.O 18 1.6 2.8 8.8 19.5 3.0 90 

1.8 6.6 1.7 4.4 2.4 34 

1.8 6.3 2.6 52

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

23 

84 

85

86 

27 

88 

89 

SO 

SI

Oct.

4.0 

4.3 

4.5 

4.2

4.8

4.0 

3.7 

3.7 

3.9 

3.7

3.7 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2

3.2 

3,2 

3.1 

3.8 

3.4

3.4

3.5 

3.5 

3,9 

4.7

8.4 

7.8 

6.2 

6.4 

6,6 

6.6

Nov.

7.1 

18

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

t 10

10 

10 

9.4 

10 

9.7

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

7.4 

7.8

8.6 

8,4 

5.8 

8.6 

8.4

7.1 

7.6 

8.4 

8.1 

8.4

Dec.

8.1 

7.8 

7.S 

7.8 

7.6

7.8 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

5.1

3.5 

aS. 6 

a2.5 

aS.O 

b4,0

b6.5 

 7.4 

9.4 

9.1 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.6 

8.6 

8,1

8.1 

8.8 

7.4 

9.1 

8.6 

6.4

Jan.

4.9 

4.9 

4,5

6.2

7.1

6.4 

6.6 

5.8 

4.9 

6.3

5.8 

6.0 

5.8 

6.2 

5.8

5.1 

6,6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

7.1

7.6 

6.4 

5.8 

6.6 

6.6 

7.4

Feb.

8.1 

7.4 

6.H 

7.1 

7.1

7.8 

7.6 

7,8 

8.1 

13

18 

13 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

11 

11 

11

12 

13 

19 

19 

16

16 

16 

20

Month

Oo1 

Noi 

D»<

C

Jai 

FeJ 

Hai

Api 

Ma,

Jui ju;

Auj

Sej

1

"11. .....................>..............

Ly... ...................................

fater year 1940-

Mar.

85 

23 "21 

21 

SO

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

80 

21 

81

20 

20 

80 

19 

19

19 

19 

21 

S3 

23 

83

Apr.

Secondfoot-daya

134.3 

276.9 

£81.6

4,785.3

198.1 

386.6 

618 

763 

2,107 

686 

£00.3 

94.9 

93.6

6,708.3

84 

24 

22 

83 

23

22 

21 

SO 

SO 

32

28

22 

23 

83 

24

26 

87 

25 

84 

81

81 

15 

17 

20 

86

30 

32 

40 

47 

B7

May

78 

83 

82 

77 

87

66 

87 

82 

88 

90

99 

112 

101 

86 

78

64 

65 

66 

58 

55

49 

54 

57 

57 

57

67 

57 

48 

44 

48 

39

Maximum

8.4 

12 

9.4

86

7.8 

20 

80 

57 

112 

45 

14 

5.2 

4.2

118

Juno

36 

32 

£8 

88 

27

36 

45 

35 

26 

83

88 

20 

80 

SB 

88

20 

20 

23 

83 

18

17 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

80 

18 

15 

14

July

14 

13 

13 

12 

11

11 

9.8 

8.7 

7.3 

6.3

5.7 

5.7 

5.2 

4.8 

4.4

5.0 

5.5 

5.9

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

3.9 

3.6 

3.4 

3.6

3.6 

4.4

4.6 

4.4

4.1 

4.1

Aug.

4.1 

3.8 

3,1 

2.5 

8.3

2.3 

8.4 

2,4 

2.4

2.5

4.1 

5.8 

4.2 

3.9 

3.4

S.S 

3.4 

3.8 

S.S 

3.8

2.8 

1.5 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0

S.S 

8.4 

3.0 

3.4 

4.1 

8.8

Minimum Mean

3.1 4.33 

5.8 9.88 

2.6 7.15

0.5 13.1

4.5 6,80 

6.6 11.7 

17 19.7 

15 85.4 

59 68.0 

14 28.9 

S.4 8.46 

1.6 3.06 

8.3 3.12

1.5 15.6

Sept.

3,4 

8.9 

4.1

3.9 

8.6

8.4

3.8 

3.1 

8.1 

8.8

8.3 

8.8 

8.5

2.7 

8.8

8,8

8,7 

8.8 

8.0 

3.1

8.7 

2,7 

8.0 

S.O 

2.7

2.7 

3.3 

3.6 

4,8

4.1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

866 

549 

440

9,490

381 

648

1,210 

1,510 

4,180 

1,360 

897 

188 

186

11,880

* Winter dli charge neaiurement made on thli day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baili of weather reoordi.

b Stage-dlioharge relation affected by loe.
120 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations In the Great 

Basin and reported In the preceding pages, measurements of flow were nade at other points, 

as shown In the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Great Basin during the water year 

October 1940 to September 1941

Great Salt Lake Basin

Date

July 8 

9

10

12 

16

9

12

14 

1 15 

Dee. 17

Sept. 19 

20

Stream

Bear River. ......

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

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

Sulphur Greek. . . .

Smiths Fork. .....

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

Thomas Fork. .....

Owenford Mill 

ditch.

American Fork. ...

Utah Power & 

Light Co. 'a 

tallrace.

Tributary to or 

diverting fromOreat Salt Lake....

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

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

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

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

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

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

Malad River. .......

Utah Lake.......... 

Santaquin Creek. . . .

Locality

Sec. 30, T. 3 N. , R. 10 E., 2 miles 

south of Utah-Wyoming State line.

west of Knight, Wyo.

northeast of Woodruff, Utah.

east of Randolph, Utah. 

Sec. 36, T. 23 N. , R. 120 W. , 11 miles 

south of CokeTille, Wyo. 

Sec. 8, T. 14 S., R. 45 E. , below Rainbow Dam, 2 miles west of Dingle, 

Idaho.

7 miles southwest of Knight, Wyo.

Sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 119 W. , at mouth, 

2 miles southwest of Knight, Wyo.

Sec. 4, T. 27 N. , R. 118 W., above all 

diversions, 20 miles northeast of 

CokeTille, Wyo. 

Sec. 6, T. 14 N., R. 119 W. , at mouth, 

at CokeTille, Wyo. 

Sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 46 E., at mouth, 

2 miles west of Border, Wyo. 

Sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 35 E. , 3/8 mile 

below point of diversion, 250 feet 

northeast of gaging station on Ma lad 

River near Samaria, Idaho, and ! & 

miles north of Samaria.

KEi sec- 26, T. 4 S., R. 2 E., at Utah 

Power & Light Co.'s gaging station, 

1,000 feet above intake at upper 

plant and 10 miles east of American 

Fork, Utah. 

NEiHWi sec. .13, T. 10 S., R. 1 E., at 

Utah Power '& Light Co.'s gaging station at power plant, 2 miles south of 

Santaquin, Utah.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

253

9S

149 

11.4

21.4

188

all. 7 

32.3 

0

28.8 

11.2

a Total of four branches.

Antelope Valley Basin

July 9 ....do.... ....do. ............ .30

b Estimated.

Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin

May 29

June 2

May 6

6

Cow Creek. ....... 

Silver Creek.....

East Fork of 

Silver Creek. 

West Fork of 

Silver Creek.

Malheur Lake....... 

Harney Lake. .......

Braided channel of 

Silver Creek. 

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

Sec. 26, T. 22 S., R. 32fc E., near 

Harney, Oreg. 

Sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 26 E., near Suntex, Oreg.

Sec. 31, T. 22 8., R. 26 E. , near Suntex, Oreg. 

Two channels In sec. 31, T. 22 S., R. 

26 E. , near Suntex, Oreg.

6.0 

28.3

52.1 

34.8

Catlow Valley Basin

Apr.

May

Apr.

6

7

7

Rock Creek. ......

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

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

Catlow Valley. .....

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

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

Sec. 10, T. 35 S., R. 26 E. ............

KE-t- sec. 3, T. 35 S., R. 26 E., below

Lyons Ranch and Hart Mountain headquarters of U. S. Fish and Wildlife

Service.

Sec. 18, T. 33 S., R. 28 E. , above Rock

Creek Ranch.

6.9

7.1

6.1
INDEX

Page

Abart Lake Basin, Drag., gaglng-statlon

record In........................ 112

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 3-4

Acre-foot, definition of............... 1

Adamsville, Utah, Beaver River at...... 78

Adel, Oreg., Deep Creek above.......... Ill

Twentymlle Creek near................ 110

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 9-10

Alexander, Idaho, Bear River at........ 16

Alvord Lake Basin, Oreg., gaglngstatlon record In................ 119

American Fork, Utah, discharge measurement of.......................... 120

Antelope Valley Basin, Calif., discharge measurements In........... 120

gaglng-statlon records In............ 88-89

Barstow, Calif., Mojave River at....... 86

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho......... 16

at Border, Wyo....................... 14

at Barer, Idaho...................... 15

discharge measurements of............ 120

near Colllnston, Utah................ 18

near Evanston, Wyo................... 13

near Weston, Idaho................... 17

Bear River Basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

gaglng-statlon records In........ 13-44

Beaver River at Adamsvllle, Utah....... 78

at Rockyford Dam, near lllnersvllle.

Utah............................. 80

near Beaver, Utah................77, pl.l,£

Beaver River Basin, Utah, gaging- ~" 

station records In............... 77-80

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power &

Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah 32 

Border, Wyo., Bear River at............ 14

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg..... 118

Bridgeport, Calif., East Walker River

near............................. 92

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif............................ 91

Burns, Oreg., Silvias River near....... 115

Carson River, East Pork of, near Gardnerville, Nev.................... 95

near Carson City, Nav................ 96

near Fort Churchill, Nav............. 97

West Fork of, at Woodfords, Calif.... 98

Carson River Basin, Calif.-Net.,

gaglng-statlon records In........ 95-98

Castllla, Utah, Spanish Fork at........ 60

Catlow Valley Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements In.................. 120

Cedar City, Utah, Coal Creek near...... 81

Chalk Creek at Coalvllle, Utah......... 52

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near

Paisley, Oreg.................... 112

Clear Creek at Sevler, Utah............ 76

Cleveland, Idaho, Cottonwood Creek near 25 

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah....... 81

Coalvllle, Utah, Chalk Creek at........ 52

Weber River near..................... 46

Colevllle, Calif., West Walker River

near............................. 93

Colllnston. Utah, Bear River near...... 18

Hammond (East Side) Canal near....... 34

West Side Canal near................. 33

Computations, accuracy of results of... 3-4 

Control, definition of................. 1

Cooperatlon, record of................. 11

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho. 25 

Cow Creek, Oreg., discharge measurement

of............................... 120

Data, accuracy of....................

explanation of.....................

Deep Creek (Bear River Basin) below 

First Creek, near Malad, Idaho.

3-4

1-3

Page 

Deep Creek (Mojave River Basin) near

Hesperla, Calif.................. 84

Deep Creek (Warner Lakes Basin) above

Adel, Oreg....................... Ill

Denlo, Oreg., Trout Creek near.....*... 119

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near

Malad, Idaho..................... 42

above Evans dividers, near Malad,

Idaho............................ 43

Devils Slide, Utah, Weber River at..... 49

Diamond Fork near Thistle, Utah........ 62

Donner Creek near Truckee, Calif....... 109

Donner und Blltzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg..................116, pl.l.A

near Voltage, Oreg................... 117

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah.... 54

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah 53 

East Walker River near Bridgeport,

Calif............................ 92

Echo, Utah, Weber River at............. 48

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah........... 47

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad, Idaho.... 40

Elko, Nev., South Fork of Humboldt

River near....................... 103

Escalante Desert Basin, Utah, gaglngstatlon record In................ 81

Evanston, Wyo., Bear River near........ 13

Farad, Calif., Truckee River at........ 108

Floods, special reports on............. 9

Fort Churchill, Nev., Carson River near 97

Frenchglen, Oreg., Bridge Creek near... 118

Donner und Blltzen River near...116, pl.l,A

Qardnervllle, Nev., East Fork of Carson

River near....................... 95

Gateway, Utah, Weber River at..»....... 50

Geneva, Idaho, Salt Creek near......... 20

Thomas Fork near..................... 19

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho 22 

Great Salt Lake, Utah, gages on........ 12

Great Salt Lake Basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

discharge measurements in........ 120

gaglng-s tatlon records in............ 12-66

Gunnison, Utah, Sevler River below San

Pitch River, near................ 72

Gwenford Mill ditch, Idaho, discharge

measurements of.................. 120

Hammond (East Side) Canal near

Colllnston, Utah................. 34

Barer, Idaho, Bear River at............ 15

Haraey Lake Basin. See Malheur and

Barney Lakes Basin. 

Hawthorne, Nev., Walker Lake near...... 90

Hesperla, Calif., Deep Creek near...... 84

West Fork of Mojave River near....... 87

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev........ 99

near Imlay, Nev...................... 100

near Rye Patch, Nev. .................. 102

South Fork of, near Elko, Nev........ 103

Humboldt-Carson Sink Basin, Calif.-

Nev., gaglng-statlon records In..95-105 

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & 

Power Co.'a outlet canal near 

Humboldt, Nev.................... 105

Huntsville, Utah, South Fork of Ogden

River near....................... 55

Hyrum, Utah, Blacksmith Fork near...... 32

Hyrum Reservoir near................. 27

Little Bear River near............... 28

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah....... 27

Imlay, Nev., Humboldt River near.-...... 100

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehl.

Utah............................. 58

Jordan River Basin, Utah, gaglngstatlon records In............... 58-66

121
122 INDEX

Page 

Juab, Utah, Sevler Bridge Reservoir

near............................. 73

Sevler River near................74, pl.l,B

Kingston, Utah, East Fork of Sevier 

River near.....................

Sevler River near..................

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

Lake Tahoe at Tahoo, Calif.............

Lehl, Utah, Jordan River at Narrows,

near.............................

little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah.....

near Paradise, Utah..................

little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho..........

below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad,

Idaho............................

little Rock Creek near little Rock,

Calif............................

Logan, Utah, Utah Power & light Co.'a

tailrace near....................

logan, Hyde Park & Smlthfiald Canal

near Logan, Utah.................

Logan River above State Dam, near

Logan, Utah......................

75

67

61

106

58

28

26

39

41

89

30

31

29

Halad, Idaho, Deep Creek near.......... 44

Devil Creek near..................... 42,43

Elkhorn Reservoir near............... 40

Little Malad River near.............. 39,41

Malad River near..................... 35

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho......... 37

below springs near Malad, Idaho...... 35

near Samaria, Idaho.................. 36

Malheur and Karnay Lakes Basin, Orag.,

discharge measurements in........ 120

gaglno;-station records In...........115-118

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev. 104

Marysvale, Utah, Plute Reservoir near.. 68 

Sevler River near.................... 69

Mill Creek, Wyo., discharge measurements of......................... 120

Mlnersirille, Utah, Beaver River near... 80 

Rookyford Reservoir near............. 79

Mojave River at Bars to*, Calif......... 86

at lower narrows, near Vlctorville,

Calif............................ 85

West Fork of, near Hesperia, Calif... 87

Mojave River Basin, Calif., gagingstatlon records In............... 84-87

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif........ 90

Mono Lake Basin, Calif., gaging-station

record in........................ 90

Montpelier Creek near Montpaller, Idaho 21

Morgan, Utah, East Canyon Creek near... 54 

East Canyon Reservoir near........... 53

Nixon, Nev., Pyramid Lake near......... 106

Nounan, Idaho, Skinner Creek at........ 24

Stauffer Creek near.................. 23

Oakley, Utah, Weber River near......... 45

Ogden, Utah, Pine View Reservoir near.. 56 

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near

Ogden, Utah...................... 57

South Fork of, near Huntavllle, Utah. 55

Paisley, Orag., Chewaucan River near... 

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

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif............................

Pain Springs, Calif., Palm Canyon Creek

near.............................

Paradise, Utah, Little Bear River near. 

Paradise Valley, Nev., Martin Creek

near.............................

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah... 

Plute Reservoir near Maryavale, Utah... 

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

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

at Vivian Park, Utah.................

South Fork of, at Vivian Park, Utah.. 

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey................

by State agencies....................

Punch Bowl Creek, Calif., discharge

measurements of..................

112

99

104

56

68

51

64

63

4-7,9 

8

Page 

Pyramid and Wlnnemucca Lakes Basin,

Calif.-Nev., gaging-statlon

records In......................106-109

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev........... 106

Rock Creek, Orag., discharge measurements of........................

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

Roekyford Reservoir near Mlneravllle, 

Utah............................

Run-off In Inches, definition of......

Rye Patch, Nev., Humboldt River near..

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev.............................

180

88

79

1

102

101

Salt Creek near Qeneva, Idaho.......... 20

Salton Sea, Calif., elevations of...... 82

Salton Sea Basin, Calif., gaglngstatlon records In............... 82-83

Samaria, Idaho, Malad River near....... 36

Warm Springs Canal near.............. 38

Second-feet per square mile, definition -

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Sevler, Utah, Clear Creek at........... 76

Sevler Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah 73 

Sevler Lake Basin, Utah, gaging-station

records in....................... 67-76

Sevler River above Clear Creek, near

Sevler, Utah..................... 70

below Piute Dam, near Maryavale, Utah 69 

below San Pitch River, near Qunnison,

Utah............................. 72

East Fork of, near Kingston, Utah.... 75

nesr Juab, Utah..................74, pl.l,B

near Kingston, Utah.................. 67

hear Sigurd, Utah.................... 71

Sigurd, Utah, Sevier River near........ 71

Silver Creek (Silver Lake Basin) near

Silver Lake, Orag................ 113

Silver Creek (tributary to Hamey

Lake), drag., discharge measurements of......................... 120

East Fork of, discharge measurement

of............................... 120

West Fork of, discharge measurement

of............................... 120

Silver Lake Irrigation District Canal

near Silver Lake, Orag........... 114

Silver Lake Basin, Oreg., gagingstation records In..............113-114

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg. 

Skinner Creek at Nounan, Idaho. 

Smiths Fork, Wyo., discharge measurements of.........................

Spanish Fork at Castllla, Utah.........

at Thistle, Utah.....................

near Lake Shore, Utah................

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 

Stauffer Creek near Nounan, Idaho......

Sulphur Creek, Wyo., discharge measurements of.........................

Tahoe, Calif., Lake Tahoe at...........

Truckee River at.....................

Terms, definition of...................

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

Spanish Fork at......................

Thomas Fork, Wyo., discharge measurement of..........................

Thomas Fork near Qeneva, Idaho.........

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

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg...........

Truckee, Calif., Donner Creek near.....

Truckee River at Farad, Calif..........

at Tahoe, Calif............:.........

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

Utah Power & Light Co.'a talli-aoe,

Utah, discharge measurement of... 

near Logan, Utah.....................

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

Victorville, Calif., Mojave River near. 

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

South Fork of Provo River at.........

Voltage, Oreg., Donner und Blltzen

River near.......................

115

24

120

60

59

61

1

23

106

107

1

180

19

94

119

109

108

1Q7

110

180 

SO

88

85

63

66
INDEX 123

Page 

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev........ 90

Walker Lake Basin, Calif.-Nev., gagingstatlon records in............... 90-94

Warm Springs Canal near Samaria, Idaho. 58 

Warner Lakes Basin, Oreg., gagingstatlon records in..............110-111

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah...... 49

at Echo, Utah........................ 48

at Gateway, Utah..................... 50

near Coalville, Utah................. 46

near Oakley, Utah.................... 45

near Plain City, Utah................ 51

Weber River Basin, Utah, gaging-statlon

records in....................... 45-57

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

West Side Canal near CollInston, Utah..

West Walker River below East Fork, near 

Coleville, Calif.................

Weston, Idaho, Bear River near.........

Winnemucca Lake Basin. See Pyramid and 

Winnemuca Lakes Basin.

Woodfords, Calif., West Pork of Carson 

River at.........................

Woodland, Utah, Weber-Provo diversion 

canal near.......................

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

Work, division of......................

scope of.............................

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