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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY

of the UNITED STATES

1933

PART 12 

NORTH PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS

B. SNAKE RIVER BASIN

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON, and WYOMING

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 753
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKBS, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

W. C. MBNDBNHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 753

SURFACE WATER SUFPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1933

PART 12

NORTH PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS 

B. SNAKE RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

G. H. CANFIELD, LYNN CRANDALL, ROBERT FOLLANSBEr

T. R. NEWELL, G. L. PARKER, and A. B. PURTON

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON, and WYOMING

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UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1935

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. - - - Price 15 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Pager

Authorization and scope of work____________________________________ 1

Definition of terms_-______________________________________________ 2

Explanation of data.______________________________________________ 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results.-____-___-_______________ 4

Publications ______________________________________________________ 5

Cooperation______________________________________________________ 10

Division of work__________________________________________________ 10

Gaging-station records_____________________________________________ 12

Snake River._________________________________________________ 12

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo_______--_-_-_-_-___-_--______ 12'

Snake River near Moran, Wyo..-_--____-_-__-______________ 13

Snake River near Heise, Idaho._-_--________-___-__-________ 14r

Diversions from Snake River between Heise and Shelley gaging

stations, Idaho__________________________________________ 15

Snake River near Shelley, Idaho__-_-_-_-_--_____-_____.--__ 16-

Diversions from Snake River between Shelley and Clough ranch

gaging stations, Idaho_-__---___-----_------__-___-__-___ 17

Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackfoot, Idaho___-______. 18-

American Falls Reservoir at American Falls, Idaho...-_______- 19-

Snake River at Neeley, Idaho._____________________________ 20

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho_.___-_-________.________ 21

Snake River near Minidoka, Idaho._________________________ 22*

Snake River at Milner, Idaho-__-__------______--___________ 23

Snake River near Kimberly, Idaho__-----____-___________-__ 24

Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho.________________________ 25

Snake River near Hagerman, Idaho.________________________ 2&

Snake River at King Hill, Idaho.___----_-______________-_-_ 27

Snake River near Murphy, Idaho-__-----_____-_____________ 28

Snake River at Weiser, Idaho..--__.-----____-___-__________ 29

Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg__--_-__---__________________-_ 30

Snake River at Riparia, Wash-_-__------______-____________ 31

Salt River Basin______._____._________________________________ 32

Salt River near Smoot, Wyo-__-_-----------________-_______ 32

Salt River near Thayne, Wyo_-.__-------_-___-_____-_______ 33

Cottonwood Creek near Smoot, Wyo________________________ 34

Strawberry Creek near Bedford, Wyo_.._____________________ 35

Henrys Fork Basin____-_______________________..______________ 36

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho------------_-_-_-____-___-___ 36

Henrys Fork near Lake, Idaho._____-_--_.___--_______-_____ 37

Henrys Fork near Island Park, Idaho--._______._____________ 38

Henrys Fork at Warm River, Idaho.________________________ 391

Henrys Fork near Ashton, Idaho..__________________________ 40

Diversions from Henrys Fork between Ashton and St. Anthony

gaging stations, Idaho________________________.__________ 41

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho_____-__-__--_---________ 42
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

I^enrys Fork Basin Continued. Page 

Diversions from Henrys Fork between St. Anthony and Rexburg

gaging stations, Idaho_-_-___-_-_-_______________________ 43

Henrys Fork near Rexburg, Idaho________________________ 44

Diversions from Fall River above gaging station near Squirrel,

Idaho 45

Fall River near Squirrel, Idaho.____________________________ 46

Diversions from Fall River between Squirrel and Chester gaging

stations, Idaho_.-_-_________-_--_-__---_______________ 47

Fall River near Chester, Idaho--__---_____---_____-_________ 48

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho--____-_-------_________ 49

Diversions from Teton River between St. Anthony gaging station

and mouth, Idaho-------_--------------------_-------___ 50

Blackfoot River Basin_______________-_______-_-_______--______ 51

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho.-_____-_-______-______ 51

Mud Lake Basin______________________________________________ 52

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho---------_-----------_---___ 52

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho__--------_----_--__-_------__ 53

Beaver Creek at Dubois, Idaho_------_-_---------__-_---___ 54

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho----------_---------------___ 54

Little Lost River Basin____-___-___-____-____---_-_______-_____ 55

Little Lost River near Howe, Idaho-________________________ 55

Blaine County Investment Co.'s canal near Howe, Idaho.____ ___ 56

Big Lost River Basin______________________-__-________________ 57

Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly, Idaho-__________ 57

Big Lost River (east channel) above Mackay Reservoir, near

Mackay, Idaho_____-_____-_-_-----___---_---___-_-_____ 58

Big Lost River (west channel) above Mackay Reservoir, near

Mackay, Idaho___-----_-__--------------------_---_-___ 59

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho._____________________ 61

Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho.___ 62

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho_---____ 63

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near Mackay, Idaho.______ 64

Sharp Ditch near Mackay, Idaho.__________________________ 65

Portneuf River Basin__-----_______-------_-_----------------__ 66

Portneuf River at Topaz, Idaho...________-_---____._-______ 66

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho__-_-___---_______________ 67

Tributaries between Portneuf River and Salmon Falls Creek._____ 68

North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho. ___________ 68

South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho-___________ 69

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho._______ 70

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho._____-__-----_----_____ 71

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho._________________________ 72

P. A. Lateral near Milner, Idaho.--------------------------- 73

Milner Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho___________________ 74

Gooding Canal at Milner, Idaho.___________________________ 75

North Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho____._____ 76

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho.____------- 77

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho----_-_----_----------_ 78

Salmon Falls Creek Basin___________________________ 79

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jacinto, Nev ___________________ 79

Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir near Rogerson, Idal o_______ 80
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Big Wood River Basin__.._______________________________ 81

Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho.---___-_-________--.-___-- 81

Big Wood River near Bellevue, Idaho.______________________ 83

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho.____-_________--__-_-- 84

Big Wood River below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho____ 85>

Big Wood River above North Gooding Canal, near Shoshcne,

Idaho....____-..____________.__.-__......_ 86

Big Wood River below North Gooding Canal, near Shoshcne,

Idaho...---------------__-___._--_.____-__----____-_ 86

Big Wood River at Gooding, Idaho_-_-__-_________---_-_-. 87

Big Wood River near Gooding, Idaho.________--_______--__ 88

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho---------......-..-.._.. 89

Camas Creek near Blaine, Idaho.___________________________ 90

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho.___.__-._______--_..____ 91

Lincoln Canal near Shoshone, Idaho.-__.__________-.--______ 92

Thorn Creek spillway near Gooding, Idaho ___-_-__--_______-_ 93

Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho--_______--_-___-__----- 94

Little Wood River near Richfield, Idaho_____________________ 95

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho.._____________________ 96

Fish Creek above dam near Carey, Idaho_.__________________ 97

Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho._____________________________ 98

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho-_--_-_------_-_-_--_.-_------ 99*

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho._____________________ 10®

Canyon Creek Basin_________-_______-____--_---__-_.________ 101

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain Home, Idaho __ _ _ 101

Mountain Home cooperative canal near Mountain Home, Idaho. 102'

Bruneau River Basin.__________._----_-___----____-_-_.___-_-_ 103

East Fork of Jarbidge River near Three Creek, Idaho.________ 103'

Owyhee River Basin_________________________________________ 104

Owyhee River at Mountain City, Nev--___-_____--__-___-_-- 104

Owyhee River above Owyhee Reservoir, Oreg_______________ 105

Owyhee Reservoir at Owyhee Dam, near Nyssa, Oreg.________ 106

Owyhee River below Owyhee Dam, Oreg___________________ 107

Boise River Basin-__-__-______-___----_--_---_----_--____-___- 108

Boise River near Twin Springs, Idaho.______________________ 108

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho._____--_________--_ 109

Boise River at Dowling ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho _________ 110

Boise River at Notus, Idaho___________-_--------_-_________ 111

Diversions from Boise River, Idaho.________________________ 112

South Fork of Boise River near Lenox, Idaho.________________ 113

Little Camas Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho.______--____-__-- 114

Little Camas Canal at heading, near Bennett, Idaho________ 115

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho____--__.._____________ 116.

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho ____________________ 117

Malheur River Basin_________-_____---__-_--_-_-_-_____-_-__-_ 118>

Malheur River near Drewsey, Oreg___--_-__--________-___- 118-

Warmsprings Reservoir near Riverside, Oreg_________________ 119*

Malheur River below Warmsprings Reservoir, near Riverside,

Oreg_._________-_______________________________ 120>

Malheur River near Hope, Oreg-____----___--_________--__ 121

Malheur River below Nevada Dam, near Vale, Oreg_____- -____ 122

North Fork of Malheur River near Beulah, Oreg______________ 123:
TI CONTENTS

Oaging-station records Continued. Page

.Payette River Basin_________-_-_______-___-______-____________ 124

South Fork of Payette River near Garden Valley, Ids ho. ______ 124

South Fork of Payette River near Banks, Idaho--------------- 125

Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho.___----____-_____- 127

Payette River near Emmett, Idaho____-_____-_---_-_______ 128

Deadwood River at Beaver Creek ranger station near Lowman,

Idaho .__----------------_-----------------------_--- 129

Deadwood River near Lowman, Idaho.______________________ 130

Payette Lake at Lardo, Idaho._____________________________ 131

North Fork of Payette River at Lardo, Idaho____-_-____--__- 133

Lake Fork of Payette River above reservoir near McCall, Idaho. _ 134

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho-____-___-__-_____-__ 135

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall, Idaho._-.._______ 136

Weiser River Basin..-.-_______________________________________ 137

Weiser River above Crane Creek, near Weiser, Idaho._-.-_____ 137

East Fork of Weiser River near Council, Idaho.______________ 138

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho___-_--_--_______ 139

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho_--__-----_-_-------------_ 140

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho____________________ 141

Crane Creek Reservoir near Midvale, Idaho--___-__-._-___--_ 142

Crane Creek near Midvale, Idaho-___--_-----__-----_--_____ 143

Crane Creek at mouth, near Weiser, Idaho.__________________ 144

Weiser Irrigation District Canal near Weiser, Idaho ___________ 145

Burnt River Basin____________________________________________ 146

Burnt River near Hereford, Oreg__________________________ 146

Burnt River near Durkee, Oreg.____________________________ 147

Powder River Basin_-_-_-_____--____--__________-_--_-_-__-___ 148

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg_________-____---_--__-_____ 148

Powder River near Robinette, Or'eg._____--___-_-___-_-_.___ 149

Imnaha River Basin..............__-__-____---_--_-_--____-___ 150

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg__------_--------------_---__ 150

Salmon River Basin____-_-_____--______--_--_______-__-.______ 151

Salmon River below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho. _________ 151

Salmon River below Yankee Fork, near Clayton, Ida! o________ 152

Salmon River near Challis, Idaho.-------------------------- 153

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho__.-______-_-____-_-_-__.__._ 154

Salmon River at Whitebird, Idaho. _________________________ 155

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho._ _______-___-___-_-----___._ 157

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho-___________ 158

East Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho_______--_-___ 159

Pahsimeroi River near May, Idaho_________--__--_-_-_______ 160

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho-___-__----------------_----_- 161

North Fork of Salmon River at North Fork, Idaho..._._______ 162

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Cape Horn, Idaho._______ 163

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho_-____---___---_____ 164

South Fork of Salmon River near Knox, Idaho_____-___-___-_ 165

South Fork of Salmon River near Warren, Idaho- _____________ 166

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River at Stibnite, Ic'aho__ _ _ 168

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River near Stibnite, Idaho_ _ 169 

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River near Yellow Pine,

Idaho.. --------------------------------------------- 170

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho_-__-____---_----_-_-___ 171
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Grande Ronde River Basin...__________________________________ 172

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg._____--_--_-____-__ 172

Grande Ronde River at Rondowa, Oreg____-___--_-__________ 173

Meadow Creek near Starkey, Oreg__________________________ 174

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg_--__-_---_----------__-___ 175

Wallowa River above Wallowa Lake, near Joseph, Oreg__-___ 176

East Fork of Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg_________--_.__ 177

Wallowa Falls Power plant tailrace near Joseph, Oreg_________ 178

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg____-__-__--_----______.__ , 179

Lostine River near Lostine, Oreg__________________________ 180

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg___--_-_-__---_--_______-__ 181

Joseph Creek at Chico, Oreg______________________________ 182

Asotin Creek Basin__________________________________________ 183

Asotin Creek near Asotin, Wash.________-___------_____---_ 183

Clearwater River Basin._______________________________________ 184

Selway River near Lowell, Idaho__________________________ 184

Clearwater River at Kamiah, Idaho____-_-_-----____-------- 185

Clearwater River at Orofino, Idaho_______-__------___--_--_- 186

Clearwater River at Spalding, Idaho_-__-_--_---------------- 187

Lochsa River near Lowell, Idaho__________________________ 188

South Fork of Clearwater River near Grangeville, Idaho.------ 189

North Fork of Clearwater River near Ahsahka, Idaho.____-__- 190

Miscellaneous discharge measurements._.-_-__-__________-_-_____-_-- 191

._-_-_-.-.--___-________---__.__-.-_--._._---.-. 193

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

FIGURE 1. Typical river-measurement station showing concrete weF and

house for water-stage recorder and staff gages, cable, and csr_ _ _ ',
SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY OF SNAKE EIVEE

BASIN, 1933

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WOBK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30,1933.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

'States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

the organic law (20 Stat. L., p. 394):

Provided, That this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological

 structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Since tKe fiscal year ending Juro 30, 1895,

 successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the 

following items:

For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, 

.and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for the 

.preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources.

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1984

1895____ $12,500.00

1896.... _. 24,500.00

1897-99__ 50,000.00

1900____ 70,000.00

1901-2__ 100,000.00

1903-6__ 200,000.00

1907____ 150,000.00

1908-10_ 100,000.00

1911-17 _ $150,000.00

1918____ 175,000.00

1919____ 148,244.10

1920____ 175,000.00

1921-23_ 180,000.00

1924-25__ 170,000.00

1926____ 165,000.00

1927 ______ 151,000.00

1928 ____ $147,000.00 

1929____ 270,500.00 

1930____ 275,000.00 

1931__:_ 565,000.00 

1932____ 711,000.00 

1933_... 600,000.00 

1934 ____ i 540,000.00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated, either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting 

data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made 

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

Measurements of stream flow have been made at r.bout 6,680

-points in the United States and also at many points in Alaska and 

the Hawaiian Islands. In July 1933, 2,800 gaging stations were 

being maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating

 organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were 

made at other points. In connection with this work, data were also 

^collected in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, 

river profiles, and water power in many sections of the country and 

will be made available in water-supply papers from time to time.

i Only $340,000 available for expenditure.
I SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The volume of water flowing in a stream the "run-off" or "discharge" is expressed in various terms, each of which has becomes 

associated with a certain class of work. These terms may be divided 

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in second-feet 

per square mile, and (2) those that represent the actual quantity of 

water, as run-off in inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic feet. The 

principal terms used in this series of reports are second-feet, secondfeet per square mile, run-off in inches, and acre-feet. They may b& 

defined as follows:

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

A second-foot is the rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel 

of rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep at an averagevelocity of 1 foot per second. It is generally used as a fundamental 

unit from which others are computed.

"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 asregards time and area.

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered 

if all the water flowing from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

An "acre-foot", equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, is the quantity 

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. Th^ term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

The following terms not in common use are here denned:

"Stage-discharge relation", an abbreviation for tl Q. term "relation of gage height to discharge."

"Control", a term used to designate the natural section or stretch 

of the channel or artificial structure below the gage which determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beg:nning October 

1, 1932, and ending September 30, 1933. At the beginning of January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in 

the preceding 3 months is stored in the form of snow or ice, or in 

ponds, lakes, and swamps, or as underground water, and this stored 

water passes off in the streams during the spring brer,k-up. At the 

end of September, on the other hand, the only stored ^rater available 

for run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore, the 

run-off for the year beginning October 1 is practically all derived 

from precipitation within that year.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 6'

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

supplement the gage heights and discharge measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a staff or chain 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

FIGURE 1. Typical river-measurement station showing concrete well and house for water-stage" recorder

and staff gages, cable, and car.

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge, 

A typical gaging station, equipped with water-stage recorder and 

measuring cable and car, is shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from 

the discharge measurements. The application of the daily gage1 

heights to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

The data presented for each gaging station in the area covered by 

this report comprise a description of the station, a table showing the 

daily discharge of the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly 

vdischarge and run-off.

The description of the station gives information in regard to the 

location and type of gage, diversions that decrease the flow at the 

gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the accuracy 

of the records. Information under "Discharge" gives the maximum 

and minimum recorded discharges and the average discharge. The 

maximum does not necessarily represent the crest discharge unless a 

water-stage recorder was in operation or a nonrecording gage was 

read at the time of the crest. Likewise, the minimum may not 

represent the lowest discharge. The average discharge is the average of the mean annual discharges for the years indicated. It is 

given only for stations for which there are 10 or more complete years 

of record.

The table of daily discharge gives, in general, the discharge in 

second-feet corresponding to the daily gage height, which may be a 

once-daily reading or the mean of twice-daily readings of a nonrecording gage, or the mean daily gage height obtained from a waterstage recorder graph.

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation 

the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean daily gage 

height may not be the true mean discharge for the day. If such 

stations are equipped with water-stage recorders, the mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge for intervals of the 

day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and 

containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Maximum" 

gives the maximum daily discharge, and not the discharge when the 

water surface was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed 

"Minimum" the quantity given is the minimum daily discharge. 

The column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. On this average flow are based computations 

recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 2.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the 

permanence of the stage-discharge relation and (2) on the accuracy of 

observation 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 percent or more.
PUBLICATIONS OThe monthly means for any station may represent with hi^h accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures showing discharge per square mile and run-off in inches may be subject togross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing districts, 

in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning 

water diverted for irrigation or other use, or by inability to interpret 

the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river above the 

station. "Second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in inch.es" are 

therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining areas in. 

which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.

The table of monthly discharge gives a general idea of the flow at 

the station. The table of daily discharge allows more detailed studiesof the variation in flow. It should be borne in mind, however, that 

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated area* of theUnited States are situated above most of the diversions from those 

streams, and the discharge recorded does not show the water supply 

available for further development, as prior appropriations below the 

stations must first be satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flew, but it 

has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as irrigation, water storage, water power, underground waters, anc" quality 

of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have t^en published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have appeared in 

the bulletins, professional papers, monographs, and annual reports.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 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.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

12. North Pacific slope basins, in three parts:

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B, Snake River Basin. 

C, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources of 

the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated 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 maybe consulted in the librarie^ of the principal cities in the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local office^ of the waterresources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Augusta, Maine, State House.

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Albany, N.Y., 353 Broadway.

Trenton, N.J., 228 Federal Building.

Harrisburg, Pa., 492 Education Building.

Charlottesville, Va., University of Virginia.

South Charleston, W.Va., Naval Ordnance Plant.

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

Columbia, S.C., 801 National Loan & Exchange Bank Building.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 217 Post Office Building.

Columbus, Ohio, Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 302 University New Agricultural Building.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 632 State Office Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 402 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

St. Louis, Mo., 3 Customhouse.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missour School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Highway Building. 

Santa Fe, N.Mex., State Capitol. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 421 Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 510 Eighth and Figueroa Building. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.
PUBLICATIONS

A list of the Geological Survey publications-may be obtained by 

applying to the Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D.C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 6,680 points in 

the United States, and the data obtained have been published in the 

reports tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey 

[A=Annual Report; B=Bulletin; W=Water-Supply Paper]

Report Character of data Year

10th A, pt. 2-_._ Descriptive information only_ _ _ -__

llth A, pt. 2____ Monthly discharge and descriptive information-.---.__..... 1884 to Sept. 1890.

12th A, pt. 2.. - -- do--- - - . 1884 to June 30, 1891.

13th A, pt. 3_.__ Mean discharge in second-feet__._______._____ . 1884 to Dec. 31, 1892. 

14th A, pt. 2.---. Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871-93). ..__.-. .. 1888 to Dec. 31, 1893. 

B 131__-----__ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings..__.. 1893-84.

16th A, pt. 2___. Descriptive information only- .. ---

B 140-._____- Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 1895.

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

W 11__-__--_- Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier years)-.-____. 1896. 

18th A, pt. 4.----- Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1895-flfl.

(also similar data for some earlier years). 

W 16________ Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, eastern United 1897.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above

junction with Kansas River. 

W16.-______ Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, western Mis- 1897.

sissippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte Rivers,

and western United States. 

19th A, pt. 4.._. Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1897.

(also some long-time records). 

W 27 -----__.-. Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern United 1898.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. 

*W 28--__.__... Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas River and 1898.

western United States.

20th A, pt. 4..._ Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years)-.---._.__ 1898. 

W 35 to 39_____ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings.. ___ 1899. 

21st A, pt. 4____ Monthly discharge_....______-.....___________ 1899.

W 47 to 52_.__ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings...-__ 1900. 

22d A, pt. 4------. Monthly discharge-----.----------------------------.-----.- 1900.

W 65, 66______ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings.-___ 1901. 

W 75-.-__ Monthly discharge------------------------------------------ 1901.

W82to85 ----- Complete data.__ - - 1902.

W97to 100 ---- _-_-do.---------,---------------------------------------- 1903.

W 124 to 135- -- do--. 1904.

W 165 to 178- -- _.--_do--._ 1905.

W 201 to 214 -- do-.. 1906.

W 241 to 252 .-- - do--. - - 1907-8.

W 261 to 272- - do-J 1909.

W 281 to 292 _-- - do-..--.-__. 1910.

W 301 to 312 -do-. . 1911.

W321 to 332 ._- _do-- -_ 1912.

W 351 to 362 -- _-_--do---__--___ _ - 1913.

W 381 to 394 . do 1914.

W 401 to 414- -- do-- . 1915.

W431to444- - -do-. - 1916.

W 451 to464 --.--do----_--------_ 1917.

W471to484 -- do-- - 1918.

~W 501 to 514 _ do 1919-20.

W 521 to 534 - do--.. 1921.

W 541 to 554 -- -dO-_ 1922.

W 561 to 574. .-do--._-- _ 1923.

W 581 to 594 _-_ .----do------------.-----.---------.--------------------------- 1924.

W 601 to 6l4- _- .._..do---_--------------------------------------------------- 1925.

W 621 to 634 -.- -.--.do-.-_ 1926.

W641to654 -- -do---- . 1927.

W661to674 .do-.. 1928.

W681 to 694 .-- - do--- - 1929.

W696to709 do-. - 1930.

W 711 to 724- - do..- - -_--------------- 1931.

W 726 to 739 - -do,. 1932.

W 741 to 754- - .. do--.- 1933.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

 extend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many
8 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1933, PABT 12 B

points other than regular gaging stations have been made each yearand are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements"" 

at the end of each report in the same relative order as the regulargaging stations. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

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

The following table gives, by years and drainage bas;ns, the numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1933. The data for any particular station will, as a rule, be found 

in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. For example, data from 1910 to 1920 for any station in thearea covered by part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 283,, 

303, 323, 353, 383, 403, 433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain records 

for the Ohio River Basin for those years.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream 

[For basins included see pp. 5-6]

Year

1899«.-. 

1900«--._ 

lorn

1902 

1903 

1904 

1905 

1906 

1907-8 

1909 

1910 

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914- 

1915 

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919-20 

1921 

1922 _ .........

1923 

1O94

1925 

1926 

1927 

1928 .

1929 . 

1930 

1931 

1932 - _ 

1933 

1

35

47, *48

65,75

82

97

» 124, ° 125, v 126

» 165, » 166, " 167

» 201, ° 202, » 203

941

261

281

301

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

561

581

601

621

641

661

681

696

711

726

741

2

»35,36

48

65,75

»82,83

<- 97, 98

f 167, 168

1-203,204

94.9

262

282

302

322

352

382

dlY)

432

4K9

479

502

522

562

KR9

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

742

3

36

48, < 49

65,75

83

98

169

205

243

263

283

303

353

000

403

433

453

473

503

523

coo

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

743

4

36

49

65,75

' 82, 83

97

129

170

206

284

304

354

404

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

604

624

644

664

684

699

714

729

744

5

36

49

* 65, 66, 75

*83,85

* 98, 99, » 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

KAR

CQC

605

625

645

665

685

700

715

730

745

6

"36,37

49, > 50

66,75

84

99

172

208

246

266

286

306

326

356

406

436

456

476

506

526

566

586

606

626

646

666

686

701

716

731

746

7

37

50

* 65, 66, 75

* 83, 84

*98,99

* 169, 173

* 205, 209

247

267

287

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

567

587

607

627

647

667

687

702

717

732

747

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

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, part 4. 

b Tqrrifts River only. 

«Qallatin River.

* Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado River above Gunnison River.

 Mojave River only.

/ Kings and Kern Rivers and South Pacific slope basins.

 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. 

Tables of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, part 4.

* Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River,

* Scioto River.

* Loup and Platt

with Platte River.

* Tributaries of M

1 iiake Ontario a

m Hudson Bay o

» New England r

«Hudson River t

* Susquehanna R

« Platte and Kan

" The Great Basi

* Below junction 

' Rogue, Umpqua
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements as follows: In Idaho with the commissioner of reclamation, 

R. W. Faris; in Oregon with the State engineer, Charles E. Stricklin; 

in Washington with the State Department of Conservation and 

Development, Erie J. Barnes succeeded by E. F. Banker as director 

and C. J. Bartholet, supervisor of hydraulics; and in Wyoming with 

the State engineers, John A. Whiting, J. B. True, and E. W. Burritt, 

successively.

Acknowledgments are due also to the Corps of Engineers, United 

States Army, United States Office of Indian Affairs, United States 

Bureau of Reclamation, United States Weather Bureau, and United 

States Forest Service for financial assistance in collecting the records 

published herein.

Assistance in collecting records was also rendered by the following 

municipalities, organizations, corporations, and individuals: In Idaho 

by the cities of Idaho Falls, Boise, and Pocatello, Idaho Power Co., 

Weiser Irrigation District, Lake Irrigation District, Washington 

Water Power Co., Yellow Pine Co., Mesa Orchards Co., Idaho Water 

District No. 36, Twin Falls Canal Co., North Side Canal Co., Burley 

Irrigation District, Minidoka Irrigation District, Utah Power & 

Light Co., water commissioners for Big Lost River and Mud Lake, 

and local water masters for the Little Lost, Big Wood, Little Wood, 

Boise, and Weiser Rivers; in Oregon by the Warmsprings Irrigation 

District, Malheur, Baker, Union, and Wallowa Counties, Eastern 

Oregon Light & Power Co., and Inland Power & Light Co.; in Washington by the Washington Water Power Co.; and in Y^yoming by 

B. O. Gardner, water commissioner.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for stations on the Snake River at and above Milner, 

Idaho, on tributaries that enter that stream above Idaho Falls (except 

in the Salt River Basin in Wyoming), and on the Blackfoot River near 

Blackfoot, Idaho, were collected and prepared for publication under 

the direction of Lynn Crandall, district engineer, assisted by W. V. 

lorns, Melvin Luke, G. H. Powell, W. N. McConnel, am? Miss A. B. 

Kammers.

The data for all other stations in Idaho, the station on the Snake 

River at Oxbow, Oreg., and that in the Salmon Falls Creek Basin in 

Nevada were collected and prepared for publication under the 

direction of T. R. Newell, district engineer, assisted by F. M. Bell, 

F. C. Craig, J. A. Allis, P. C. Benedict, W. I. Travis, J. R. Throckmorton, L. R. Sawyer, E. G. Bailey, Miss E. H. Haugse, Mrs. 

Josephine Ruick Bailey, Miss Doris C. Randall, Miss Neta Winsor,
DIVISION OF WORK 11

Miss Tekla R. Kuehl, J. G. Hannum, H. W. Johns, and Richard 

Hearne.

The data for the station on the Owyhee River at Mountain City, 

Nev., were collected and prepared for publication under the direction 

of A. B. Purton, district engineer, assisted by M. T. Wilson, C. A. 

Wheeler, L. R. Margetts, Miss Lysle Christensen, and Mrs. Gladys 

Hilton.

For stations in Oregon, the data for the Powder River near 

Robinette, the Imnaha River at Imnaha, the Grande Rorde River at 

Rondowa, the East Fork of the Wallowa River near Joseph, the 

Wallowa Falls power-plant tailrace, and Joseph Creek at Chico were 

collected and prepared for publication under the direction of G. H. 

Canfield, district engineer, assisted by K. N. Phillips, B. S. Barnes, 

A. H. Williams, A. B. Goodwin, C. A. Young, W. T. Miller, A. R. 

Peracca and Miss Belle Irwin. For other stations in Oregon, except 

that on the Snake River at Oxbow, data were collected I y the State 

of Oregon. Records computed in the office of the Stf,te engineer 

were checked and prepared for publication by G. H. Canf °!ld, district 

engineer, assisted by K. N. Phillips and A. H. Williams.

The data for the stations on the Snake River at Riparia and Asotin 

Creek near Asotin, in Washington, were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of G. L. Parker, district engineer, 

assisted by D. J. F. Calkins, H. C. Woster, Frank Stermitz, B. M. 

Tanner, L. I. Meyer, A. P. Martinson, J. W. Allan, L. F. Maca, and 

R. F. Bullard.

The data for the stations in the Salt River Basin in Wyoming were 

collected and prepared for publication under the direction of Robert 

Follansbee, district engineer, assisted by J. H. Baily, H. P. Eisenhuth, 

L. F. Hanks, M. C. Boyer, S. C. Moore, Miss Nellie L. Esterly, and 

Mrs. Elsie L. Yeatman.

The records were reviewed and manuscript assembled by C. V. 

Youngquist.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

SNAKE RIVER

JACKSON LAKE AT MORAN, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 18, T. 45 N., R. 114 W., a short distance above

outlet gates of Jackson Lake. Zero of gage is 6,700 feet above irean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1909 to September 1933. Records for 1909 and 1910

fragmentary. 

REMARKS. Jackson Lake impounds water for the irrigation of Ir.nds in Snake

River Valley, Idaho. It has a capacity of 847,000 acre-feet betveen altitudes

of 6,730 and 6,769 feet, mean sea-level datum.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932-38

Day

1.... . 

2... _ -

3. .

4 

5 

7 .... . 

8 

9 

10-.. .

11 .

12....... ....

13 

14.... ..

15 

16 

17 

18 

19

20 

21 ..........

22 __ ... .......

23 .

24 .........

25 

26 ..

27 ...

28 

29. 

30 

31. 

Oct.

376,290 

376,730 

377, 170 

377, 620 

378,060

378,500 

378,940 

380,940 

382,930 

383,600

384,040 

384,480 

385,150 

386,260 

387,140

387,580 

388,030 

388,470 

388,910 

389, 360

389,800 

390,240 

390,680 

391, 130 

391, 570

392,010 

392,460 

392,900 

393, 350 

393, 790 

394,240

Nov.

394,690 

395, 140 

395,810 

396,250 

396, 920

398, 710 

399, 380 

400,060 

401,400 

402, 070

402,510 

403,180 

403,860 

404,530 

405,200

405, 870 

406,540 

407, 210 

407,880 

408,330

408,780 

409,220 

409,670 

409,890 

410,340

410, 790 

411,240 

411,680 

412,350 

412,800

Dec.

413, 470 

413,920 

414,360 

414, 810 

415,260

415,940 

416, 390 

417,060 

417, 520 

417, 970

418, 420 

418,870 

419, 320 

419,540 

420,000

420,450 

420,900 

421,580 

422,700 

424,280

424,960 

425,640 

426,090 

426,540 

428,120

429,470 

431,050 

432,180 

432,850 

433,300 

433,760

Jan.

434,660 

435,560 

436,460 

437, 590 

438,950

440,090 

441,230 

441,910 

442,820 

443,270

443,950 

444,6^0 

445,320 

446,000 

447, 140

448,280 

449, 410 

450,780 

452, 140 

453,500

454, 870 

456,010 

456, 920 

458,050 

459, 190

459, 870 

460,550 

461, 470 

462, 390 

463,300 

463,990

Feb.

464, 910 

465,820 

466,740 

467,660 

468, 580

469, 490 

470,410 

470,870 

471, 100 

471, 320

471, 780 

472, 930 

473, 620 

474, 530 

475,450

477,280 

479, 120 

480,720 

482, 320 

483,700

485,080 

486,010 

486, 930 

487,860 

489,010

489, 700 

490,160 

490,620

Mar.

491, 320 

492,240 

493, 160 

494,090 

495, 470

497, 320 

497, 780 

498,010 

498, 470 

498,700

499,160 

499,400 

499,860 

500,320 

500,780

501,240 

501, 700 

502, 160 

503,090 

503,780

504,240 

504,700 

505,160 

505,860 

506,550

507,010 

507,710 

508,180 

508,640 

509,110 

509,800

Apr.

510, 270 

510,730 

511,200 

511,900 

512,360

513, 060 

513, 520 

514,220 

514,680 

515, 150

515, 610 

516, 780 

517,240 

517, 700 

518,400

518,630 

519, 100 

519,800 

520,490 

521,660

522,350 

523,520 

524, 210 

524, 910 

525,610

526,300 

527,000 

527, 930 

530,490 

533,300

May

535, 870 

538,210 

542,890 

545,000 

547, 110

549, 210 

550,850 

552,490 

553,660 

555, 310

556, 490 

558,140 

560,260 

561,910 

563,320

564,970 

568,740 

572, 270

K7fl f\AC\

578,650

582,440 

588,370 

594,780 

599,050 

602,860

610, 740 

618, 380 

623,400 

631,090 

639,270 

648,400

June

660, 510 

673,600 

688,230 

700,930 

713, 210

725,520 

738, 870 

748,280 

758,980 

770, 190

782, 720 

796, 260 

807,130 

817, 740 

826, 100

833,740 

840, 350 

845,700 

847,480 

848,510

850,050 

849,020 

847, 740 

845,950 

845,190

845,950 

847,230 

849,280 

849,280 

848,760

Jrly

847,480 

847,000 

847,000 

845 440 

842.140

838 060 

834 250 

829 670 

825 600 

821. 520

816 720 

810,660 

804 350 

796,520 

786,730

776,200 

76£, 710 

755,500 

745, 050 

734,420

72?, 290 

71C, 760 

69f,970 

68T, 740 

67P, 760

665,360 

655, 670 

646,480 

635,900 

62?, 880 

611,930

Aug.

601,660 

593,590 

585,050 

575,570 

564,970

556,490 

545,940 

534,700 

525, 610 

516, 310

507,480 

498, 010 

488,780 

479,340 

470, 640

462, 160 

453, 730 

445, 090 

436, 910 

428,340

420,000 

411,240 

402,510 

394,690 

388,030

382,490 

376,950 

370,750 

364,390 

359, 130 

354,080

Sept.

349, 040 

343, 610 

338,190 

332,110 

326,050

319, 610 

312,530 

304,390 

296,750 

287,840

279, 210 

271,880 

266, 020 

261, 020 

256,680

252,960 

249,450 

245,930 

242,220 

238,140

234,060 

229,570 

224,070 

218,820 

213,590

209,170 

205, 140 

203,340 

203,540 

204,140
SNAKE RIVER 13

SNAKE RIVER NEAR MORAN, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 17. T. 45 N., R. 114 W., \% miles east

of Moran and Jackson Lake Dam and 3){ miles above Pacific Oeek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 820 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1903 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 7,530 second-feet July 22 (gage height,

6.88 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Feb. 10-16 (gage height, 0.0" foot).

1903-33: Maximum, 15,100 second-feet June 12, 1918 (gage height, 10.41

feet); practically no flow during a few days in 1907 and 1909. Average, 30

years (1903-33), 1,470 second-feet. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Gates at dam were closed Oct. 1 to June 5 and

Sept. 29-30. Flow controlled by operation of outlet gates at Jackson Lake

Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-88

Day

1.... __ ..

2.. ........

3... .......

4 

5...-. ..

6 - ...

7 .. ..

8 .......

9 

10 

H .......

12.. -...

13.. ..

14- 

15 -------

16 

17 

18 

19. .

20 

21.. 

22 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

38

36

35

33

33

33

35

33

33

32

32

30

30

30

30

28

28

26

26

26

26

26

Nov.

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

OK

24

23

23

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

19

Dec.

19

19

1Q

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

Jan.

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

IS

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

Feb.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

20

20

20

20

20

20

23

23

Apr.

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

99

23

23

23

23

23

20

20

23

23

23

9O

9O

33

33

33

38

41

43

46

59

70

67

May

63

65

61

63

63

65

56

46

44

43

44

46

52

48

46

50

59

63

65

67

56

54

59

52

46

56

59

44

48

65

84

June

84

80

90

74

74

152

1,180

1,520

1,540

1,560

1,600

2,520

4,000

4,620

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,420

5,410

5,370

5,990

6,440

5,390

3,790

2,680

2,520

3,290

3,840

3,820

July

3,280

2, 871

2,611

3,561

4,090

4,080

4,211

4,271

4,020

4,271

4,640

4, SOT

5,230

6,570

6,857

6,940

7.0CO

6,960

6,900

6,900

7 2£0

7,530

7,320

7,100

6,9fiO

6,810

6,080

6,040

6,600

7,320

6,810

Aug.

5,820

5,700

5,700

5,800

5,970

-6,130

6,040

5,830

5,710

5,610

5,710

5,830

5,850

5,710

5,180

5,150

5,120

5,270

5,250

5,020

5,170

4,700

4,180

3,910

3,790

3,790

3,760

3,630

3,360

3,220

Sept.

3,280

3,350

3,540

3,820

3,940

4,030

4,420

4,850

4,910

5,090

4,700

4,100

3,330

3,070

2,990

2,860

2,590

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,490

2,950

3,510

3,230

2,950

2,570

1,660

731

43

40

Month

July 

Maximum

38

28

19

18

17

23

70

84

6,440

7,530

6,130

5,090

7,530

Minimum

26

19

17

17

15

17

20

43

74

2,610

3,220

40

15

Mean

31.4

24.3

17.5

17.4

16.5

18.0

30.9

55.9

3 190

5,670

5,060

3,080

1,450

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,930

1,450

1,080

1,070

916

1,110

1,840

3,440

190,000

349,000

311,000

183,000

1, 050, 000
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 F

SNAKE RIVER NEAR EEISE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 41 E., 3 miles above 

Heise. Zero of gage is 5,016.90 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1910 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 25,600 seeond-feet June 16 (gage height, 

6.10 feet); minimum, about 2,100 second-feet during ice-affected period in 

February.

1910-33: Maximum, about 60,000 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage height, 

about 14.00 feet); minimum, 1,500 second-feet Dec. 23, 1930 (gage height* 

 1.00 foot). Average, 14 years (1910-14, 1923-33), 6,920 second-feet.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 16 to Jan.. 

11, Jan. 15-20, Feb. 8 to Mar. 7, which are poor. Gage read £ times weekly 

Nov. 9 to Apr. 15, and discharge interpolated on intervening days. Station, 

above all irrigation diversions from the main river except the Riley Ditch 

(capacity, about 30 second-feet), which diverts 1 mile above gage. Some 

diversion from tributaries above station in both Wyoming and Idaho. Flow 

regulated by storage in Jackson Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

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

_

19- 

20_

21. 

22_ 

23.

24-

25-

26. 

27-

3,450

3,350

3,300

3,240

3,180

3, 180

3,180

3,220

3,370

3,350

3,260

3,200

3,180

3,150

3,150

3,120

3,080

3,040

3,040

3,030

3,020

3,010

3,110

3,220

3,200

3,180

3,220

3,200

3, 150

3,130

3,110

3,080

3,130

3,130

3,090

3,040

2,970

2,990

2,940

2,990

3,040

2,890

2,740

2,790

2,840

2,900

2,970

3,040

3,040

3,040

3,010

2,970

2,940

2,920

2,900

2,880

2.870

2,830

2,780

2,740

2,700

2,660

2,700

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,700

2,660

2,590

2,520

2,400

2,280

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,200

2,200

 2,500

 2,500

2,470

2,500

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,590

2,540

2,490

2,440

2,500

2,560

2,480

2,410

2,430

2,450

2,470

2,560

2,640

2,470

2,300

2,320

2,350

2,370

2,100

2,200

&200

2,210

2,210

2,240

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,300

2,330

2,350

2,370

2,320

2,260

2,210

2,180

2.160

2,160

2,170

2,170

2,180

2,190

2,260

2,340

2,360

2,380

2,400

2,420

2,440

2,470

2,500

2,560

2.500

2,500

2,500

2,650

2,600

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,710

3,020

3,410

3,490

3,350

3,370

3,740

4,410

5,140

5,610

6,270

7,220

8,180

7,750

6,320

6,380

6,210

6,100

6,210

5,770

5,430

5,010

4,810

4,680

4,580

4,540

4,740

5,140

5,880

6,860

7,750

8,120

8,150

8,940

10,300

10,500

9,730

9,500

10,500

11,700

11,500

11,100

11,600

13,600

15,700

18,000

19,200

18,900

18,200

18,100

17,400

16,700

16,600

16,600

18,400

20,700

22,000

24,400

24,700

25,600

24,900

24,600

23,700

22,200

20,700

19,900

19,600

18,700

17,300

14,900

13.100

12,400

13,000

13,200

12,600

11,800

10,800

10,300

10,510

11, O^O 

10,900 

11,000 

11,000 

10,700

10,500

10,700

10.600

10,500

11,600

11,700

11,800

11,800

11,600

11,410

11,200

11,410

11,600

11,400

11,000

10,9"X) 10,7 

10,100

9,870

10,100

10,900

10,600

9,800

9,660

9,470

9,430

9,470

9,560

9,530

9,500

9,240

9,040

8,940

9,040

9,010

9,010

8,400

8,210

8,180

8,400

8,280

8,240

8,310

8,030

7,420

7,180

7,120

7,040

6,950

6,800

6,550

6,320

6,240

6,270

6,290

6,570

6,720

6,660

7,510

7,540

7,720

7,600

7,120

6,350

6,070

6,100

5,910

5,610

5,270

5,240

5,220 

5,170; 

5,320 

6,150 

6,320.

6,040

5,660

5,320

4,250

3,470

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October..-- 

November. 

December.. 

January __ 

February . _ March .._.- 

April __ ._

3,450

3,130

2,740

2,820

3,010

2,700

2,160

June. ------

July ---

August __ 

September .

The year.

2,640

2,370

8,180

13,500

25,600

12,600

10,600

7,720

25,600

2,160

2,380

4,540

12,400

9,870

6,550

3,470

3,180

2,940

2,500

2,510

2,230

2,240

3.590

7,690

19,000

11,000

8,550

6,100

5,970

196,000

175,000

154,000

154,000

124,000

138,000

214,000

473,000

1,130,000

676,000

526,000

363,000

4, 320,000>
SNAKE RIVER 15

DIVERSIONS FROM SNAKE RIVER BETWEEN HEISE AND SHEILEY GAGING STATIONS, IDAHO

Between Heise and Shelley gaging stations 50 separate canals divert water 

from Snake River for irrigation. Of these canals, 40 divert above the mouth of 

Henrys Fork and 10 below. Records showing the combined discharge of all 

canals during a portion of each irrigation season from 1919 to 1933 are available. 

Most of these canals are equipped with staff gages read once daily; a few have 

water-stage recorders.

Records good except those for May, which are partly interpolated or estimated 

for some of the canals.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1938

Day

I-.. .

2._._ .

3.. 

4 - _

5__ ......

6.. ......

7 .

8 

9.. 

10.. 

11_ ...

12.. __--..

13..- .

14_ _.__

15_ ......

May

284 

286 

330 

498 

837

945 

957 

987 

829 

874

817 

762 

732 

726 

956

June

7,210 

7,600 

7,880 

7,500 

7,560

7,790 

7,740 

7,790 

7,680 

8,010

8,380 

8,840 

9,380 

9,720 

9,900

July

7,060 

6,850 

6,620 

6,440 

7,590

8,010 

8,030 

8,130 

8,090 

8,100

7,980 

8,250 

8,300 

8,370 

8,510

Aug.

7,460 

6,920 

6,890 

6,890 

6,840

6,750 

7,160 

7,170 

7,070 

6,960

6,970 

6,920 

6,860 

6,910 

6,870

Sept.

5,240 

5,670 

5,520 

5,700 

5,520

5,660 

5,640 

5,690 

5,610 

5,540

5,730 

5,710 

5,300 

4,880 

4,810

Day

16 

17 

IS 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

July ... . . .... ... _. _ .

August _

Septembei 

The

,

May

1,020 

1,180 

1,190 

1,160 

1,380

1,630 

2,010 

1,940 

2,040 

2,660

2,990 

3,610 

4,290 

5,250 

6,250 

6,850

Maximum

6,850 

10,200 

8,590 

7,460 

5,730

June

9,930 

10,000 

10,200 

10,200 

10,000

10,100 

10,000 

9,990 

9,820 

9,670

9,590 

8,920 

8,420 

8,180 

8,070

Minimum

284 

7,210 

6,440 

5,290 

3,320

July

8,580 

8,590 

8,550 

8,490 

8,570

8,480 

8,270 

8,210 

8,060 

8,120

8,220 

8,260 

8,210 

7,710 

7, 38") 

7, 421

Aug.

6,350 

6,340 

6,260 

6,300 

6,100

5,870 

5,750 

5,840 

5,750 

5,750

5,840 

5,380 

5,380 

5,480 

5,310 

5.290

Mean

1,820 

8,870 

7,980 

6,380 

4,930

Sept.

4,760 

4,650 

4,750 

4,590 

4,880

4,900 

4,810 

4,970 

4,640 

4,100

4,180 

3,940 

3,750 

3,320 

3,490

Bun-off in 

acre-feet

112,000 

528,000 

491,000 

392,000 

293,000

1, 820, 000

NOTE. Discharge includes that of Biley Ditch, which diverts from Snake River 1 mile above gaging 

station near Heise.
16 STJKPACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1933, PAKT 12 P

SNAKE RIVER NEAR SHEILET, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 17, T. 1 N., R. 37 E., a quarter of a 

mile above Woodville highway bridge and 3 miles north of Shelley.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1915 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 19,400 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 

10.40 feet); minimum, 855 second-feet Oct. 7.

1915-33: Maximum, 47,200 second-feet June 17, 1918 (gage height, 16.97 

feet); minimum, 390 second-feet Oct. 7, 1931.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for ice period, Dec. 10 to Mar. 28, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by numerous canal diversions above station 

and by storage in Jackson Lake. Discharge estimated Dec. 7 and Sept. 24.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 _ . __ ....

2... ..........

3... ..........

4.............

5 ..... ..

6.... .........

7... ..........

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.

2,000

1,510

1,160

1,110

1,010

QOn

ORE

QQQ

1,080

1,380

1,760

1,800

1,900

1,850

1,810

1,850

1,830

1,810

1,920

1,910

1,920

2 99fl

9 9K,fi

2,420

2,420

2,470

2,530

Nov.

2

KR[\

2,500

O AQfl

2 480

2,510

9 AOn

9 fiRfi

2,810

2

7Q/1

9 Q7fi

2

Qon

2,970

2,910

3 no.fi

S ftQfi

3,090

3 ion

3,150

3,110

3,070

3,030

3,050

3,030

2

onn

2,810

2,740

2,810

9 R^ifi

2,830

2,740

Dec.

2,740

2,910

2

7OA

2,720

2,740

2,680

1,500

1,100

1 000

1,250

1,270

1,350

1,450

1,700

i srifi

1 900

2,100

2,400

2,600

2,800

o onn

2,960

Jan.

2,900

>2, 800

Feb.

2,750

2 7fiA

2 AfiA

2,550

2,500

2,480

2

OT1A

1,970

1,700

1,400

1,400

1 400

1,720

1,950

2

nen

2,150

2

OKfi

2

OKfl

2,400

2,420

2,440

2,450

2,470

2,500

2,520

2,550

2,590

Mar.

2,750

2

Qcn

2

QAA

9 "79/1

2 AfiA

2

ITfiA

2,750

2

70/1

2 con

2

0 on

2

QOn

2 980

3 f\f\O

3,050

S fiAfi

3 1 fifl

3,100

3,100

3,050

2,900

2 9CO

2 onn

2,900

2 Qfifi

3,050

3,110

3,260

Apr.

3 440

3

OQA

3,530

3,580

3,530

S

con

3 con

3,480

S

OfiA

3,170

3 fiQ.fl

3,090

3,050

3,030

3,150

3 con

4,120

4,390

4,200

4,180

4,500

5,210

6,020

6,280

6,930

7 Q^fi

9,110

May

9,560

8 7fifi

7,830

7,500

7,250

7,250

7 000

6,450

6,120

5,640

5,210

4 can

4,750

4,750

4,800

5,210

6,150

7 *ftrt

8,960

9,370

9,410

10,200

11,600

11 900

10', 700

10,000

10,700

11,200

10 200

8,080

June

9,560

11,700

13,500

14,600

14, 400

ID ftOrt

1Q 9fifi

12,400 19 °.nn

U Sftfl

11, 900

13, 300

14, 600

15,800

1 7 QfWl

19,200

19 400

18,200

17,600

14,000

12,300

12,300

Q 7flA

6,720

8,080

July

?,670

?,480

1 *vifl

e, 650

5,000

4,520

4 500

4,230

4,100

c- onn

F.600

 ? ocn

^ QKn

f.370

4-, 180

4,200

4,050

3,630

 > cin

?,870

4,250

4,180

S

oon

3,510

3 9fin

3

1 en

3,260

3,510

Aug.

3,750

3 7fWl

3 Ann

3,650

3 J.4.fi

3

ocn

3 onn

3,220

2,950

2,870

3,010

2,910

2,830

2 7fifi

9 7fifi

2,950

3,480

3,460

3,630

3 eon

2,630

2 Aon

2 680

2,630

2,620

2,530

Sept.

2 91H

2,080

1,760

1,690

1 540

1 7fifl

1,810

1 QQft

2 420

2,030

3,200

3,220

2,970

2 79ft

2,620

2,620

2,530

9 QQfi

2,110

1,870

1,720

1,860

2,410

2,970

3,670

3,720

3,650

3,280

2,780

Month

July..-... .........................................

Maximum

2,530

3,150

2,750

3,260

9,110

11,900

19,400

8,670

3,750

3,720

19,400

Minimum

855

2,480

1,000

1,400

2,600

3,030

4,750

6,310

3,150

2,530

1,540

855

Mean

1,780

2,850

2,320

2,860

2,210

2,910

4,260

7,980

13,300

4,390

3,150

2,470

4,210

Run-off in 

acre -feet

109,000

170,000

143,000

176,000

123,000

179,000

253,000

491,000

791,000

270,000

194,000

147,000

3, 050, 000
SNAKE RIVER 17

DIVERSIONS FEOM SNAKE RIVER BETWEEN SHELLEY AND CLOUGH RANCH GAGING STATIONS,

IDAHO

Between Shelley and Clough ranch 15 canals divert water from Snake River 

for irrigation. The two largest canals are equipped with recorders; the others 

with staff gages read once daily. Records showing the combined discharge of 

these canals for a part of each irrigation season from 1919 to 1933 are available.

Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

1 . -

2........

3 _

4........

5 -

6 .... -

7... 

8.. ...

9.... .

10 

11 .

12...--...

13........

14 

15.. ......

May

566 

416 

447 

626 

718

775 

819 

808 

811 

804

865 

987 

1,110 

1,210 

1,510

June

3,890 

3,930 

3,890 

3,640 

3,640

3,880 

3,890 

3,870 

3,870 

3,880

3,920 

4,020 

4,140 

4,190 

4,040

July

2,390 

2,200 

1,820 

1,780 

2,580

3,250 

3,450 

3,450 

3,460 

3,320

3,250 

3,320 

3,320 

3,260 

3,100

Aug.

2,780 

2,590 

2,140 

2,140 

2,500

2,540 

2,480 

2,380 

2,350 

2,380

2,410 

2,270 

2,200 

1,980 

2,080

Sept.

1,630 

1,460 

1,440 

1,410 

1,430

1,430 

1,490 

1,590 

1,620 

2,090

2,230 

2,230 

2,120 

2,040 

1,910

Day

If 1- 

If 

IS 

2C

2 K. 

2C 

24

2£

2e2" 

2f 

26 

30 

31

Month

July-. 

August

Septembe 

The

.... __

........

___.. 

. __ ..

May

1,610 

1,860 

2,000 

2,210 

2,330

2,460 

2,560 

2,690 

2,840 

3,140

3,360 

3,520 

3,540 

3,560 

3,670 

3,760

Maximum

3,760 

4,190 

3,580 

2,780 

2,230

June

3,870 

3,850 

3,850 

3,880 

3,900

3,850 

3,860 

3,850 

3,840 

3,820

3,790 

3,740 

3,440 

3,400 

3,470

Minimum

416 

3,400 

1,780 

1,530

754

July

3,470 

3,580 

3,540 

3,420 

3,290

2,980 

2,840 

2,850 

2,800 

2,790

2,760 

2,750 

2,760 

2,690 

2.79C 

2.78C

Aug.

2,260 

2,210 

2,260 

2,230 

2,250

2,260 

2,190 

2,190 

2,170 

2,130

1,630 

1,580 

1,590 

1,530 

2,070 

2,080

Mem

1,860 

3 840 

2,970 

2,190 

1.580

Sept.

1,860 

1,510 

1,490 

1,470 

987

851 

827 

754 

852 

1,510

1,640 

1,900 

1,940 

1,880 

1,820

Run-off in 

acre-feet

114,000 

228,000 

183,000 

135,000 

94,000

754, 000
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER AT CLOUGH RANCH, NEAR BLACKFOOT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 31, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., a quarter of a

mile below mouth of Blackfoot River and 14 miles southwest of Blackfoot. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1910 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 14,800 second-feet June 17 (gage height,

8.24 feet); minimum, 169 second-feet July 16, Sept. 9-10 (gisge height, 0.96

foot).

1910-33: Maximum, 46,200 second-feet June 18, 1918 (gage height, 14.80

feet); minimum, 116 second-feet Aug. 25, 1919. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by storage in Je,ckson Lake and

Blackfoot-Marsh Reservoirs. Numerous irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-88

Day

l_--._ ._ ._

2.............

3.. ... _-

4--.-....... .

5.. -

6 ..........

7 ... ....

8............

9..... ........

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

11-. ...... .

12...........

13...........

14.............

15............

16...........

17............

18.............

19..-.. ...

20.............

21......... .

22 .

23... ..........

24...... ......

25.. ....._..._.

26. .........

27........

28......... .

29........

30..... ........

31... ..........

Oct.

582

582

326

253

269

286

317

317

383

660

634

681

716

674

681

716

856

987

1,080

1,190

1,540

1,660

1,680

1,700

1,960

2,040

2,080

Nov.

2,100

2,070

2,030

2,030

2,070

2,140

2,240

2,340

2,490

2,430

2,540

2,630

2,650

2,750

2,760

2,930

3,070

3,070

3,070

3 n4.fi

2,970

2,970

2,880

2,830

2,730

9 snn

2 R7fi

2,870

2,780

Dec.

2,730

2,800

2,760

2,730

2,760

2,620

2 630

1,350

808

660

824

840

960

1,070

1,260

1,330

1,520

1,580

1.870

2,170

9 94Y1

2,440

2,440

2,230

2,180

2,520

2,520

2,300

2,260

Jan.

2,340

2,340

2,410

2,470

2,590

2,590

2,490

2,550

2 630

2,' 620

2

KA[)

9 *iQn

2,570

2,600

2,510

2,470

2,280

2,350

2,410

2,430

2,460

2 400

2,230

2,290

2,280

Feb.

2,290

2 220

2,110

2,170

2,140

2,100

1,570

1,400

1,150

936

928

1,040

1,160

1,440

1,680

1,780

1,800

1,870

1,910

1,930

2,080

2,070

2,030

2,140

Mar.

2,350

2,460

2,340

2,280

2,140

2,300

2,410

2,470

2,510

2,510

2,630

2,510

2,680

2,730

2,760

9 7*\fi

2,600

2,550

2,540

2,490

2,550

2,630

2,760

2,950

3,210

Apr.

3,300

3,110

3,110

3,200

3,340

3,290

3,230

3,300

3,230

3,090

2,780

9 7^ft

2,520

2,550

2,680

3,140

3,620

3,810

3,720

3,700

3,830

4,260

4,990

6,660

7,780

May

8,500

8,390

7,380

6,880

6,440

6,270

5,980

5,490

4

K7fl

4,200

3, 830

3,560

3,470

4,060

4,970

6,340

7,220

7 inn

7,510

8,280

9,080

8,030

6,940

7,670

7,250

5,610

4,500

June

4,950

6,740

8,280

10 300

10J700

9,680

8,790

8,250

8,110

7,650

9,740

10,700

I9 500

13,800

14,800

14,600

14,300

13,700

12,400

10,800

9,380

8,790

7,970

7,070

5,680

3,920

3,160

3,890

July

5,560

6,220

5, 750

4,990

3,640

1,620

1,270

960

786

936

896

594

354

226

175

169

198

414

430

414

363

430

452

779

1,100

936

653

468

295

212

277

Aug.

520

681

1,070

1,100

1,140

840

816

912

816

772

758

607

520

620

695

569

463

354

299

349

614

987

1,090

1,210

1,080

960

824

808

969

607

474

Sept.

503

674

526

363

269

182

175

172

169

169

215

436

653

816

786

653

688

888

969

1,050

1,040

888

856

969

688

1,580

1,780

1,760

1,570

1,180

Month

November.. . .. .----.--_ .. ... ------- _.. -------

April..... . -

July..................................................

Maximum

2,080

3,070

2,800

2,630

2,290

3,210

7,780

9,080

14,800

6,220

1,210

1,780

14,800

Minimum

253

2,030

660

2,230

928

2,140

2,520

3,300

3,160

169

299

169

169

Mean

902

2,630

1,970

2,460

1,790

2,530

3,720

6,170

9,290

1,340

759

756

2,850

Run-off in 

acre-feet

55,500

156,000

121,000

151,000

99,400

156,000

221,000

379,000

553,000

82,400

46,700

45,000

2,070,000
SNAKE RIVER 19

AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR AT AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 7 S., R. 31 E., at outlet gates of 

reservoir at American Falls.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1926 to September 1933.

REMARKS. American Falls Reservoir impounds water for supplemental irrigation of lands under various canals diverting from Snake River at Milner and 

Minidoka Dams. It has a capacity of 1,700,000 acre-feet between elevations 

4,295.70 and 4,354.50 feet, sea-level datum. Gage-height record and table 

showing storage capacity of reservoir furnished by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932-33

Day

1- 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 _

7 

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.

232, 230 

232, 650 

236, 850 

233,280 

231,800

230, 540 

230, 120 

229,280 

228, 670 

228, 260

228,260 

228, 470 

229,910 

230, 330 

233, 280

233, 490 

235,800 

239,800 

238, 960 

241,270

245,060 

247,800 

252, 480 

261, 140 

266, 980

274, 620 

282, 190 

290, 650 

298, 350 

305,700 

315, 120

Nov.

322, 170 

325,020 

331, 670 

338, 070 

343,120

348, 490 

358, 500 

365, 100 

369, 340 

377,600

384, 110 

390, 620 

397, 540 

404,720 

413, 440

420,990 

429, 670 

440, 440 

451, 710 

460,320

473, 080 

483, 870 

496, 320 

507, 690 

516,810

524, 500 

532, 690 

540, 310 

547,060 

554, 100

Dec.

560,440 

568, 620 

576, 190 

583, 760 

588,100

594, 970 

605, 290 

614, 350 

610, 290 

608,100

607, 480 

609,040 

608, 730 

604, 350 

604, 660

604, 350 

603, 410 

606,230 

610, 920 

613, 730

619, 450 

624, 610 

627, 510 

631, 370 

637, 820

643, 940 

649, 780 

655, 420 

662, 390 

667, 710 

673, 350

Jan.

678, 660 

685, 410 

690, 530 

696, 680 

702, 150

706, 930 

713, 760 

720,020 

725, 640 

732, 310

739, 330 

746, 710 

753, 070 

759, 920 

766, 780

774, 350 

781,200 

789, 190 

795, 490 

801, 050

806, 980 

812, 910 

819, 580 

825, 940 

831, 650

837, 750 

844, 610 

848,040 

854,900 

859, 090 

865, 280

Feb.

871, 160 

877, 040 

882, 530 

888,420 

893, 910

899, 790 

905,000 

909,450 

911, 070 

912,680

915. 110 

918, 340 

921, 180 

923,600 

927, 250

929, 670 

934, 520 

938, 970 

942, 630 

949, 310

954, 740 

961, 410 

966,420 

971, 430 

976, 020

981, 030 

985, 680 

991,260

Mar.

996, 840 

1,002,410 

1, 007, 140 

1, 013, 570 

1, 019, 580

1, 025, 160 

1, 030, 410 

1, 037. 010 

1, 043, 620 

1, 050, 220

1, 055, 940 

1, 062, 550 

1, 069, 150 

1, 074, 980 

1, 079, 940

1, 088, 060 

1, 095, 270 

1, 102, 930 

1,111,050 

1, 120, 170

1, 127, 550 

1, 137, 690 

1,145,990 

1, 153, 820 

1, 161, 660

1, 169, 190 

1, 178, 140 

1, 186, 150 

1, 193, 670 

1, 203, 570 

1,211,150

Apr.

1, 221, 220 

1, 230, 330 

1, 238, 960 

1, 247, 600 

1, 251, 910

1, 258, 170 

1, 263, 040 

1, 265, 960 

1, 270, 830 

1, 273, 270

1, 276, 680 

1, 283, 490 

1, 289, 340 

1, 293, 230 

1, 297, 620

1, 299, 570 

1, 300, 540 

1, 302, 490 

1, 308, 380 

1, 310, 360

1,311,840 

1,314,810 

1, 317, 290 

1, 320, 260 

1, 321, 740

1. 321, 350 

1, 320, 260 

1, 318, 770 

1, 316, 790 

1, 315, 310

May

1, 323, 720 

1, 327, 190 

1, 330, 650 

1, 333, 620 

1, 336, 100

1,331,150 

1, 333, 130 

1, 332, 140 

1, 335, 110 

1, 334, 120

1, 331, 150 

1, 330, 160 

1, 327, 190 

1,323,720 

1, 318, 770

1, 316, 790 

1, 315, 310 

1, 311, 840 

1, 312, 830 

1, 316, 300

1,318.280 

1,318,770 

1, 324, 710 

1, 332, 630 

1, 338, 570

1, 338, 080 

1,336,100 

1, 339, 560 

1, 342, 040 

1, 339, 070

June

1,328,670 

1, 322, 240 

1, 319, 270 

1, 320, 260 

1, 32.5, 210

1, 327, 190 

1, 329, 170 

1, 331, 150 

1, 332, 630 

1, 332, 630

1, 333, 130 

1, 332, 630 

1, 334, 120 

1, 337, 580 

1, 343, 030

1, 350, 450 

1, 357, 940 

1, 366, 510 

1,378,110 

1, 387, 690

1, 396, 260 

1, 401, 810 

1, 404, 330 

1, 405, 340 

1, 404, 330

1, 399, 790 

1, 395, 760 

1, 389, 710 

1, 382, 650 

1, 371, 550

J-ly

1, 371, 550 

1, 3'1, 550 

1,371,550 

1, 367, 520 

1, 359, 450

1, 347, 980 

1, 335, 600 

1, 320, 750 

1, 305, 410 

1, 2T7, 390

1. 274, 730 

1, 259, 630 

1, 2^4, 240 

1, 226, 970 

1, 21 1, 630

1, IP'S 620 

1, 176, 260 

1, 160, 280 

1, 139, 070 

1,123,860

1, 1C7, 890 

1, 088, 960 

1, 075, 430 

1, 059, 460 

1, 043, 620

1, 028, 210 

1,011,860 

9E4, 260 

976, 850 

9f 0, 580 

943,890

Aug.

927, 250 

909,450 

893, 520 

877,440 

861,000

848,040 

833, 560 

819, 210 

804, 760 

791, 050

776, 150 

761, 370 

745, 650 

729, 150 

714, 440

700,100 

685, 410 

667, 710 

652, 770 

634, 270

620,100 

605, 910 

591,220 

575, 580 

563, 170

550,000 

537,090 

523, 360 

509,120 

493, 550 

480, 830

Sept.

467, 060 

456, 280 

443, 630 

430, 450 

417, 580

404, 210 

389,360 

376, 850 

362,170 

347, 510

334, 750 

321, 700 

309,840 

297, 890 

287, 090

283, 970 

275, 960 

268, 920 

267, 410 

262,220

256, 590 

252, 480 

248,640 

244, 430 

240,220

236, 850 

238, 120 

238,540 

239, 170 

244, 430
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER AT NEELEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 31, T. 7 S., R. 31 E., 1 mile below 

American Falls Dam. Gage datum lowered 2 feet Oct. 1, 193? Discharge 

measurements are made in sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 30 E., half a mile north of Neeley 

and 3 miles downstream from recorder. Published discharge si ows the flow 

at the latter point.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1906 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 11,700 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 

5.92 feet); minimum, 124 second-feet several days during November and 

December.

1906-33: Maximum, 48,400 second-feet June 20, 1918 (gage height, 13.5 

feet on former gage at site 3 miles below present gage); minimum, that of 1933.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by operation of gates at American Falls Dam. About 700,000 acres of land irrigated from Snske River and 

its tributaries above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982 88

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

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16-

17-

18-

19-

20-

21-

22.

23.

24.

25-

26- 

27.

28-

29-

30.

31.

3,450

2,240

3,470

3,630

3,490

3,170

3,400

3,330

3,340

3,290

3,390

2,780

2,710

2,710

2,680

2,560

2,700

2,470

2,670

2,640

2,590

755

786

713

734

1,070

748

748

734

741

762

2,250

2,300

2,230

2,190

2,170

227

2,220

2,160

2,160

2,170

2,170

2,200

127

2,250

2,090

1,180

1,350

126

124

124

124

124

124

124

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,840

1,890

1,850

1,630

1,610

1,810

1,910

1,860

1,910

1,850

4,120

4,000

4,320

2,770

4,020

4,890

4,310

3,530

4,850

4,130

1,970

3,610

1,970

1,960

3,410

3,460

1,990

2,060

2,040

2,130

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,060

2,020

2,130

2,040

2,020

3,150

2,070

2,070

2,040

2,100

1,850

1,720

1,810

1,830

1,780

1,790

1,790

2,010

2,140

2,170

2,130

2,100

2,100

2,140

2,190

2,140

2,160

2,210

2,140

2,190

2,140

2,200

2,160

2,160

2,160

2.140

2,160

2,140

2,250

2,480

2,880

2,750

2,520

2,430

2,170

2,150

2,310

2,430

2,220

2,130

2,030

2,080

2,030

2,020

2,020

2,040

2,040

2,010

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,050

2,070

2,040

2,050

2,060

1,960

1,830

1,860

1,830

1,790

1,790

1,790

4,100

1,790

1,860

1,330

1,510

1,460

1,350

1,320

1,290

1,290

1,300

1,310

1,290

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,300

1,350

1,310

1,320

1,860

2,560

2,290

2,060

3,320

4,550

4,610

4,050

3,240

2,970

3,290

3,610

3,900

4,080

4,450

4,680

4,740

4,710

4,650

4,650

4,880

5,480

6,590

7,680

8,740

9,140

9,220

9,180

9,180

9,100

9,100

8,940

8,820

9,140

9,180

9,220

8,660

8,380

8,420

8,420

8,380

8,380

8,140

7,560

7,560

7,600

7,560

7,560

8,110

8,260

8,300

8,340

8,900

9,340

9,760

9,840

10,100

10,300

10,800

11,300

10,900

10,400

10,400

10,400

10,500

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,300

10,100

10,400

10,800

11,200

11,200

11,300

10,900

10,600

10,400

10,500

10,900

11,300

11,400

11,300

10,900

10,400

10,100

9,680

7,681

7,951

8,621

11,101

11,001

10,601

11,001

11,201

11,207

11,201

11.100

11.101

11,101

11,100

11,200

11,300

11,400

11,500

11,500

11,400

11,200

11,000

10,900

11,100

11,600

11,700 

11,50*) 

11,40<) 11, 60<> 11,6(r> 11, ec')

11,600

11,500

11,400

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,200

10,900

10,800

10,900

11,300

11,300

11,600

11,300

11,100

11,000

11,200

11,500

11,600

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,200

11,200

11,100

10,900

10,800

10,500

10.500

10,400

10,300

10,200

10,100

10,100

10,000

9,890

9,970

10,200 lo.ioa

9,970 10, ioa 

io,2oa 9,930- 

9,100 

8.50O 

7,790

7,410- 

6,130 

5,910 

5,870 

5,840"

5,840" 

5,840 

5,730 

5,800 

5,560

5,350

4,610

3,130

2,800

1,970

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October__ 

November.. 

DecemberJanuary_ 

February.. 

March.._ 

April... . 

May....._.

June.......

July... .. 

August .. 

September.

The year.

3,630

2,300

4,890

3,150

2,880

4,100

9,220

10,800

11,400

11,700

11,600

10,200

11,700

713

124

1,610

1,720

2,010

1,290

1,310

7,560

9,680

7,680

10,300

1,970

124

2,270

1,380

2,780

2,080

2,210

1,710

4,590

8,750

10,700

11,000

11,200

7,460

5,520

140,000- 

82,100' 

171,000 

128,000 

123,000' 

105,000 

273,000 

538,000 

637,000 

676,000 

689,000 

444,000*

4,010,000>
SNAKE RIVER 21

LAKE WAICOTT NEAR MZNIDOKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Hook gage in sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., in backwater formed by 

Minidoka Dam, 6 miles southeast of Minidoka. Zero of gage is 4,150.48 feet 

above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1909 to September 1933.

REMARKS. Lake Walcott floods 12,250 acres at gage height 46 feet and impounds 107,240 acre-feet between gage heights 36 and 46 feet, fo* irrigation of 

lands on Minidoka project of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Considerable 

water is stored below gage height 36 feet, but it is not available for irrigation 

withdrawal through canals that divert from the lake. Gage-height record 

and capacity table furnished by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932-33

Day

1,. ........ ....

2 

3 

4 . ------

5 

6 

7 .... --

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.

78, 130

77,230

76, 660

75, 870

74, 860

73,840

72, 490

72, 160

73, 390

74 74fl

75,420

75, 980

76,320

76,320

76,440

75,870

75,420

74,970

77,230

78,800

80,380

81,400

79, 590

77,900

76, 550

75,200

74,970

73,840

72, 050

70, 070

69,080

Nov.

67,430

66, 660

68,860

70, 510

71, 390

70, 510

67, 650

67,540

65, 890

66,000

65,230

64,580

63,040

59,450

60, 850

61,500

60,960

59,560

56,330

53,110

50,520

47,140

44, 610

41, 650

39,030

38,300

37, 160

36, 430

36, 850

37,060

Dec.

37,060

36, 950

36, 850

37, 470

36,640

37, 260

37,060

40, 170

42, 810

49, 470

54,400

56, 980

61,720

67, 870

70, 730

70, 510

70,290

68,640

66,990

67, 650

65, 890

65, 450

68,090

69, 190

67, 430

66,990

66, 770

66, 550

66,550

66, 660

66, 550

Jan.

66, 990

66,990

66,990

66,990

67,100

68,200

67,430

66,990

66,990

66, 770

66,440

66,000

66,110

66,000

66, 110

66,330

66,110

66,660

66,550

66,880

66,880

66,990

66,880

66,990

66,770

66,990

66,770

66,990

66,880

66,990

67,100

Feb.

67,210

66,770

66,990

66,770

66,880

66, 210

66,990

67, 210

67, 430

68,750

67, 870

67,760

67, 650

67, 210

66,990

67, 870

67, 430

67, 210

66, 770

66, 660

66, 660

66, 220

66, 550

66,770

66,770

66, 770

66,880

66, 770

Mar.

66, 990

66,990

66,990

66,990

66, 990

66,990

66,990

66,770

66,660

66,550

66, 550

66, 660

66, 770

68,530

68,530

67, 650

67, 210

66, 550

66, 330

66, 330

65,890

65, 560

65,450

65, 010

65, 010

64,690

64,900

65, 010

64,800

65, 010

64,360

Apr.

64,580

64,800

64,140

66,220

66,990

66,110

63, 810

65, 010

68,640

69,960

70, 950

69,630

69, 630

69,190

68, 750

68,970

68,530

69, 630

71,390

72,600

73, 840

75,080

75,420

75,200

75, 650

75, 870

77,680

79, 140

79,030

78, 020

May

80,830

81, 510

82,980

85, 980

86,100

84,940

87,150

87,270

90,530

90, 760

91, 110

90,760

91, 570

92, 970

94,250

93,790

93,790

93, 440

93,090

92, 740

91, 690

90,060

91,920

92, 510

92,270

90,530

89,600

90,290

90,290

90, 990

91,690

June

93,900

95, 430

95,550

94,950

94,840

94, 370

94,250

94,950

95,310

95, 430

95, 670

96,030

95, 430

95, 180

95,070

95, 070

95, 070

96,150

96,630

96, 270

95, 430

94,370

94,020

94,490

94, 950

95, 180

96, 150

94, 950

94, 370

93,090

Ju'y

94,140

93,550

93,790

94,250

95,790

95, 180

94, 950

94,840

95, 310

94, 490

95, 180

95, 430

95, 670

94, 950

94,840

95, 430

94,720

95, 180

94,720

95, 310

95, 670

94, 490

94,020

93, 550

93,790

94,250

94,720

94,020

93, 550

94, 140

94,720

Aug.

95,070

95, 430

95, 310

95, 180

94, 490

95, 670

96, 150

95,790

94,600

94,020

93, 550

93, 440

94,020

94, 490

94,020

94,020

93, 670

93,200

93,090

93,320

93, 790

94, 490

94, 950

94, 720

94,720

94,720

95, 180

95, 310

94, 950

94,020

94,720

Sept.

94, 490

94, 720

94, 950

94,720

93, 790

93,320

91,920

92, 510

92,040

92, 270

93,320

94,600

95, 430

95, 670

93,090

93,320

91, 810

87,960

87,270

86,100

85,980

84, 940

84,700

84,700

84, 940

86,100

87, 030

86, 570

84,820

83, 540
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PAET 12 B

SNAKE RIVER NEAR MINIDOKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 1 mile below Minidoka Dam and 6 miles southeast of Minidoka. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1910 to September 1933. Records prior to 1910

at Montgomery's Ferry, 6 miles downstream. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 8,670 second-feet July 28 (gage height, 8.30

feet); minimum, 351 second-feet Oct. 26 (gage height, 2.66 feet).

1910-33: Maximum, 45,900 second-feet June 21, 1918 (gage height, 16.02

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 26, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Dec. 9 to Feb. 20, which are good.

Flow regulated by storage at American Falls and Lake Walcott Reservoirs and

by diversions 1 mile upstream for irrigation in Minidoka project. Discharge

Oct. 21-25, Dec. 9-18, Jan. 18-19, and Feb. 1-20 estimated from Minidoka

power-plant records.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I...............

2 .--'- 

3. ...........

4.............

5. ....... _ ....

6...- . ...

T. ............

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.

2,800 

1,820 

2,750 

2,750 

2,820

2,820 

2,810 

2,570 

1,800 

2,430

2,360 

1,830 

1,520 

1,780 

1,870

1,880 

2,000 

1,820 

1,360 

1,510

1,450 

1,350 

1,100 

1,150 

1,150

770 

1,070 

1,070 

1,130 

1,240 

1,460

Nov.

1,520 

1,480 

1,350 

1,290 

1,300

1,980 

2,020 

2,040 

2,260 

2,320

2,330 

2,330 

2,280 

1,390 

1,420

1,480 

1,630 

1,590 

1,580 

1,560

1,590 

1,630 

1,630 

1,580 

1,600

1,610 

1,560 

1,570 

1,590 

1,600

Dec.

1,640 

1,700 

1,660 

1,610 

1,710

1,760 

1,820 

1,640 

2,060 

2,150

2,100 

2,200 

2,130 

2,300 

3,000

5,000 

4,500 

4,000 

3,360 

3,760

2,700 

2,350 

2,730 

3,460 

2,440

2,160 

2,080 

2,040 

2,050 

1,980 

1,980

Jan.

1,960 

2,090 

2,180 

2,180 

2,310

2,730 

2,300 

2,130 

2,080 

2,220

1,990 

1,850 

1,820 

1,830 

1,870

1,920 

2,020 

2,100 

2,100 

2,070

2,080 

2,080 

2,150 

2,140 

2,140

2,220 

2,080 

2,160 

2,110 

2,120 

2,160

Feb.

2,230 

2,160 

2,180 

2,130 

2,080

2,180 

2,360 

2,400 

2,320 

2,950

2,640 

2,550 

2,380 

2,290 

2,230

2,270 

2,330 

2,220 

2,110 

1,990

2,120 

2,070 

2,090 

2,120 

2,080

2,140 

2,050 

2,080

Month

April 

July 

Mar.

2,050 

2,080 

2.140 

2,140 

2,080

2,140 

2,070 

1,980 

1,940 

1,910

1,870 

1,870 

2,000 

2,320 

2,680

2,210 

2,090 

1,800 

1,690 

1,680

1,720 

1,570 

1,530 

1,520 

1,510

1,450 

1,440 

1,410 

1,470 

1,470 

1,530

Apr.

1,410 

1,320 

1,470 

1,710 

1,980

2,300 

2,400 

2,500 

2,400 

2,500

2,580 

2,760 

2,850 

2,830 

2,850

2,830 

2,900 

2,870 

2,900 

2,890

2,800 

2,850 

3,190 

3,620 

4,270

4,630 

5,280 

6,080 

6,300 

6,570

Maximum

2,820 

2,330 

5,000 

2,730 

2,950 

2,680 

6,570 

7,690 

8,280 

8,670 

8,430 

7,630

8,670

May

6,110 

5,950 

5,920 

5,920 

6,520

7,110 

6,740 

6,820 

5,760 

6,240

6,660 

6,540 

6,160 

6,240 

6,380

6,240 

6,160 

6,320 

6,350 

6,300

6,300 

6,770 

6,710 

6,630 

6,770

7,050 

7,690 

7,370 

7,140 

6,990 

7,280

June

7,430 

7,660 

7,660 

7,510 

7,630

7,660 

7,770 

7,720 

7,720 

7,690

7,630 

7,570 

7,570 

7,570 

7,690

7,980 

8,040 

8,100 

8,100 

8,130

7,800 

8,040 

8,160 

8,250 

8,280

8,280 

8,160 

8,130 

8,040 

7,320

Minimum

770 

1,290 

1,610 

1,820 

1,990 

1,410 

1,320 

5,760 

7,320 

4,380 

7,250 

2,160

770

July

4,38(1 

4,54C 

4,560 

7.37C 

7.69C

7,980 

8,160 

8,370 

8,400 

8,370

8,040 

8,040 

8,220 

8,520 

8,490

8,340 

8,490 

8,460 

8,460 

8,400

8,610 

8,640 

8,520 

8,400 

8,430

8,490 

8,580 

8,670 

8,610 

8,520 

8,460

Mean

1,810 

1,700 

2,450 

2,100 

2,240 

1,850 

3,130 

6,550 

7,840 

7,970 

8,050 

5,740

4,300

Aug.

8,400 

8,250 

8,100 

8,250 

8,430

8,280 

8,280 

8,280 

8,040 

8,040

8,370 

8,310 

8,160 

8,220 

8,160

8,040 

8,130 

8,400 

8,220 

8,190

8,190 

7,950 

7,890 

7,890 

7,890

7,740 

7,600 

7,630 

7,540 

7,430 

7,250

Sept.

7,430 

7,430 

7,430 

7,480 

7,600

7,510 

7,630 

7,460 

7,370 

7,280

6,990 

6,740 

6,410 

6,300 

6,490

6,270 

5,710 

5,460 

4,920 

4,660

4,630 

4,630 

4,520 

4,470 

4,190

3,860 

3,520 

3,250 

2,550 

2,160

Run-off in 

acre-feet

111,000 

101,000 

151,000 

129,000 

124,000 

114,000 

186, 000 

403,000 

467,000 

490,000 

495,000 

342,000

3, 110, 000
SNAKE RIVER 23

SNAKE RIVER AT JOINER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., a quarter of a

mile below Milner Dam, at Milner. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 3,670 second-feet Dec. 18 (gage height,

8.18 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 11-12 (gage height, 1.41 fe^t).

1909-33: Maximum, 44,400 second-feet June 12, 1909 (gage height, 20.10

feet on old gage); minimum, 8 second-feet Aug. 22-26, 1924. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice period, Feb. 8-21, which are fair.

Flow regulated by operation of American Falls and Lake Walcott Reservoirs

and by diversions for irrigation at Milner Dam, just above station. Station is

below all irrigation diversions from upper Snake River. Flow includes some

stored water used by Idaho Power Co. downstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I... 

2... ...... ......

3..... .......

4...............

5... ...... ......

6...............

7----.. ..._.....

8 ...- ._

9.....,... ...

10... ...... __ ..

11. 

12 

13 . 

14 -__

15 

16 

17 -------

18 

19 

20 

21 

22-. -----------

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 . 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

579

622

244

21

402

593

603

383

270

226

264

398

383

249

254

272

283

303

283

272

140

22

160

368

1,010

1,630

1,570

1,130

506

111

30

Nov.

66

103

JO

229

326

320

812

931

s^d

968

963

1 ion

875

01 O

472

486

667

486

441

432

444

510

556

539

432

428

428

389

Dec.

328

314

486

760

444

395

383

298

603

942

802

672

1,350

2,300

3,290

3,670

2,620

1,820

2,220

1,800

1,520

2,420

2,760

1,370

1,340

1,390

1,060

1,130

Jan.

1,060

948

1,030

1,270

1,130

1,590

1,690

1,500

1 300

1,040

1,100

1,060 »?*;

885

885

745

637

788

1,370

1,280

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,240

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,130

1,180

Feb.

1,150

1,180

1,300

1,350

1,130

1,060

1,010

1,470

1,830

1,510

1,730

1,900

1,520

1,320

1,320

1,250

1,250

1,120

1,210

986

1,010

1,180

1,190

1,250

1,280

1,440

Mar.

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,530

1,570

1,590

1,440

1,090

1,070

1,160

1,100

805

1,470

1,900

1,890

1,020

1,230

1,250

859

327

922

1,010

506

561

579

483

320

167

588

280

Apr.

416

356

113

60

58

133

922

356

922

818

766

662

1,680

1,290

1,460

307

67

96

1,110

1,080

131

539

184

117

116

114

109

89

57

46

May

54

41

35

39

36

33

41

99

25

22

22

21

19

17

15

13

13

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

21

19

16

13

June

14

15

17

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

18

19

18

15

15

16

16

15

15

13

11

11

10

10

10

11

13

10

10

July

35

45

40

20

11

10

11

11

12

10

10

10

12

10

10

41

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

11

11

10

10

10

Aug.

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Sept.

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

1211

10

10

10

JO

1011

11

10

10

10

10

Month

July.. 

Maximum

1,630

1,180

3,670

1,690

1,900

1,900

1,680

160

19

45

11

12

3,670

Minimum

22

43

298

637

986

167

46

13

10

10

9

10

9

Mean

438

525

1,330

1,120

1,320

1,050

472

28.9

14.0

14.6

9.97

10.3

524

Run-off in 

acre-feet

26,900

31,200

81,800

68,900

73,300

64,600

28,100

1,780

833

898

613

613

380,000
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

SNAKE EIVEE NEAR KIMBEELY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 18 E., half a mile 

below Twin Falls, 2% miles above Shoshone Falls, and 4 mil?s north of Kimberly.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1923 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 4,320 second-feet about Dec. 19 (gage 

height from recorder trace when clock was stopped, 7.74 feet); minimum, 378 

second-feet June 7- 8 (gage height, 0.95 foot).

1923-33: Maximum, 27,200 second-feet July 4, 1927 (ga«?e height, 14.76 

feet); minimum, 355 second-feet Apr. 15, 1931 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 1-14, Dec. 9-22, July 3-6. 

Practically entire flow during irrigation season is diverted at Milner; no diversions between Milner and Kimberly.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-SS

Day

1. _ ------ _ ..

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7. ........... ...

8- - --

10. 

11 

12 . 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24- 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,000 

1,000 

700 

600 

700

800 

800 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

710

725 

740 

755 

785 

755

755 

665 

535 

545 

845

1,660 

1,810 

1,710 

1,290 

880 

615

Nov.

515 

505 

590 

515 

628

785 

815 

1,520 

985 

815

1,210 

1,340 

1,380 

1,560 

1,170

1,090 

985 

950 

1,060 

1,090

950 

950 

950 

950 

1,020

1,060 

985 

950 

915 

915

Dec.

880 

845 

815 

1,170 

1,130

915 

950 

1,020 

900 

800

1,100 

1,400 

1,300 

1,200 

1,200

1,800 

2,800 

3,800 

4,200 

3,100

2,300 

2,700 

2,140 

2,210 

3,030

2,210 

2,020 

1,920 

1,860 

1,760 

1,760

Jan.

1,660 

1,660 

1,560 

1,710 

1,760

1,760 

2,210 

1,920 

1,860 

1,660

1,520 

1,660 

1,560 

1,470 

1,420

1,420 

1,210 

1,170 

1,560 

1,860

1,710 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,760

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,710 

1,760 

1,710

Feb.

1,660 

1,660 

1,710 

1,810 

1,710

1,610 

1,560 

1,420 

2,080 

2,140

2,210 

2,210 

2,140 

2,080 

1,970

1,860 

1,920 

2,140 

2,020 

1,860

1,970 

1,660 

1,520 

1,660 

1,610

1,810 

1,610 

1,920

Month

April...... ..

September, ___ ... __ .. _ ............. . .

Mar.

1,920 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,920

2,020 

1,970 

2,020 

1,710 

1,610

1,660 

1,710 

1,520 

1,660 

2,020

2,550 

1,660 

1,520 

1,920 

1,380

1,250 

880 

1,520 

1,090 

880

915 

950 

830 

695 

565 

880

Apr.

602 

725 

710 

525 

438

438 

665 

1,130 

800 

1,290

1,210 

1,130 

1,610 

1,660 

1,810

1,470 

725 

665 

665 

1,730

710 

535 

830 

578 

485

475 

475 

465 

465 

445

Maximum

1,810 

1,560 

4,200 

2,210 

2,210 

2,550 

1,810 

665 

422 

438 

495 

602

4,200

May

515 

565 

590 

505 

455

430 

430 

438 

565 

665

485 

445 

525 

535 

515

485 

438 

430 

430 

422

430 

430 

422 

415 

438

455 

415 

415 

422 

422 

422

June

415 

408 

408 

408 

408

400 

392 

385 

392 

400

400 

400 

400 

400 

392

392 

392 

408 

400 

392

400 

408 

408 

408 

422

415 

415 

415 

422 

422

Minimum

535 

505 

800 

1,170 

1,420 

565 

438 

415 

385 

408 

422 

495

385

July

422 

415 

420 

420 

420

420 

438 

438 

422 

408

408 

415 

415 

415 

415

422 

430 

438 

422 

422

422 

422 

422 

430 

422

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

430

Mean

848 

972 

1,780 

1,650 

1,840 

1,510 

849 

469 

404 

421 

455 

531

974

Aug.

430 

430 

430 

430 

422

430 

438 

438 

438 

445

445 

445 

445 

455 

438

438 

445 

445 

455 

465

465 

465 

465 

475 

475

485 

495 

495 

485 

485 

495

Sept.

495 

495 

505 

505 

505

505 

505 

505 

505 

515

525 

525 

525 

525 

525

525 

545 

545 

555 

545

535 

535 

535 

545 

555

545 

578 

602 

590 

535

Run-off in 

acre-feet

52,100 

57,800 

109,000 

101,000 

102,000 

92,800 

50,500 

28,800 

24,000 

25,900 

28,000 

31,600

704,000
SNAKE RIVER 25

SKAKE BIVEB NEAR TWDT FALIS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 33, T. 9 S., R. 17 E., at Perrine Brdge, 4 miles

north of city of Twin Falls and 4 miles below Shoshone Fallr, Outlet of

Blue Lakes enters Snake River 200 feet below gage. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1911 to June 1917; May 1919 to September

1933. 

DISCHAKGE. Maximum during year (estimated), 4,400 second-fe^t Dec. 19;

minimum, 432 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 2.10 feet).

1911-17, 1919-33: Maximum, 32,200 second-feet June 10, 1914 (gage

height, 13.3 feet); minimum, 390 second-feet Apr. 1, 1932 (gage height, 1.94

feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Dec. 17-29; interpolated July

16, 18-22. No diversions, except by small ranch ditches, between this station

and the one ai? Milner, where the entire flow is diverted during irrigation season.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

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

2....... __ ...

3.. . . __ .

4.... __ . .....

fi_ ...........

« 

7 ._. ... ... ...

8 __ ..... __ -

9.. ... ... ....

10 

11.. _ ..........

12 

18 ......... 

14 _ . ___ .....

15 . __ ...

16 

17 

18. .......

19 .... ........

20 ........

21... .......

22..... ..........

23... ... .........

24 ... ....... ..

25 

26 

27 ..

28 ___ .

29.. . __ ..

30 _____ ... 

31.. ..........

Oct.

1,280 

1,180 

952 

910 

910

995 

1,080 

952 

910 

952

952 

952 

952 

952 

952

910 

952 

952 

952 

910

910 

952 

830 

720 

792

2,000 

2,140 

2,140 

1,620 

1,180 

995

Nov.

720 

652 

685 

685 

755

910 

910 

1,560 

1,390 

1,040

1,280 

1,620 

1,560 

1,800 

1,440

1,440 

1,130 

1,130 

1,180 

1,280

1,180 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,180

1,230 

1,180 

1,130 

1,080 

1,080

Dec.

1,080 

1,130 

1,080 

1,180 

1,130

1,180 

1,130 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,180 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,500

1,620 

3,000 

4,000 

4,400 

3,300

2,500 

2,900 

2,500 

2,500 

3,200

2,400 

2,200 

2,100 

2,000 

1,870 

1,870

Jan.

1,800 

1,800 

1,800

1,870 

1,870

1,870 

2,430 

1,940 

1,940 

1,870

1,870 

1,870 

1,800 

1,800

1,800

1,800 

1,740 

1,740 

1,680 

1,680

1,870 

1,870 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,680 

1,740

Feb.

1,740 

1,870 

1,870 

1,940 

1,940

1,870 

1,800 

1,800 

1,940 

2,000

2,000 

2,280 

2,580 

2,430 

2,430

2,430 

2,210 

2,210 

2,280 

2,280

2,210 

1,870 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740

1,680 

1,680 

1,800

Month

January. ___________ . ____ . ..........

March.. _________________________

April...... . __ ........ ____ ........ ...

May... .......... ....... ........... . 

June. . 

July 

September.. .. ...... . .. ............

The*year... _ . ___________ . __ .. ...

Mar.

2,140 

2,140 

2,210 

2,070 

2,140

2,140 

2,210 

2,210 

1,800 

1,740

1,680 

1,800 

1,800 

1,440 

1,940

2,580 

2,140 

2,070 

1,800 

1,560

1,440 

1,080 

1,180 

1,130 

995

755 

720 

792 

792 

720 

685

Apr.

720 

720 

685 

652 

532

560 

590 

652 

830 

1,230

1,280 

1,340 

1,390 

1,800 

1,940

1,800 

1,040 

952 

995 

870

720 

620 

910 

755 

590

590 

590 

560 

560 

560

Maximum

2,140 

1,800 

4,400 

2,430 

2,580 

2,580 

1,940 

652 

590 

620 

685 

720

4,400

May

560 

590 

590 

590 

560

532 

560 

560 

560 

620

652 

620 

590 

560 

620

560 

652 

480 

532 

560

560 

560 

560 

532 

532

532 

532 

532 

560 

560 

590

June

590 

560 

560 

532 

532

560 

560 

532 

560 

590

532 

532 

560 

560 

532

560 

560 

560 

590 

590

560 

560 

590 

560 

560

590 

590 

560 

560 

560

Minimum

720 

652 

1,080 

1,680 

1,680 

685 

532 

480 

532 

505 

505 

652

480

July

11111 milmiss

MeaT

1,090 

1,150 

1,930 

1,820 

2,010 

1,610 

901 

568 

561 

582 

603 

690

1,120

Aug.

605 

532 

560 

532 

590

590 

590 

590 

620 

590

620 

590 

590 

590 

620

620 

590 

560 

590 

620

620 

620 

590 

620 

620

652 

652 

652 

652 

685 

652

Sept.

652 

652 

652 

652 

685

652 

685 

652 

652 

652

652 

685 

685 

685 

685

685 

720 

720 

720 

720

720

720 

720 

720 

720

720 

720 

685 

720 

720

Run-off in 

acre-feet

67,000 

68,400 

119,000 

112,000 

112,000 

99,000 

53,600 

34,900 

33,400 

35,800 

37,100 

41,100

813,000

58602 35 3
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER NEAR HAGERMAN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW% sec. 1, T. 8 S., R. 13 E., just above 

Upper Salmon Falls, an eighth of a mile above Owsley Bridge, and 4 miles 

south of Hagerman. Big Wood River enters 11 miles downstream. Zero of 

gage is 2,873.46 feet above mean sea level.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. August 1912 to June 1917; July 1919 to .September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 9,500 second-feet Dec. 19 (gage height, 

6.74 feet); minimum, 5,080 second-feet Apr. 27-29, May 30, 31, June 1 (minimum gage height, 5.23 feefc May 31).

1912-17, 1919-33: Maximum, 35,100 second-feet June 10, 1914 (gage 

height, 7.75 feet); minimum, 4,030 second-feet July 15 to Aug. 2, 1915 (gage 

height, 3.1 feet). Data insufficient in 1916 and 1917 for determination of 

maximum and minimum discharge.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Dec. 11-16, Feb. 8-10, 13, 14. 

Practically entire flow at Milner diverted during irrigation season; only minor 

diversions below Milner.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-S3

Day

I...............

2 

3 

4 _ 

5- _. 

6 

7 

9 

10 - 

11 _

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19

20 _ 

91

22 

23 

24 

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29 

30. 

31. 

Oct.

6,300 

6,300 

6,750 

6,750 

6,600

6,450 

6,600 

6,900 

6,900 

6,750

6,750 

6,750 

6,600 

6,750 

6,600

6,600 

6,450 

6,600 

6,600 

6,600

6,600 

6,600 

6,600 

6,450 

6,150

6,150 

6,900 

7,200 

7,200 

6,750 

6,600

Nov.

6,450 

6,150 

6,300 

6,300 

6,300

6,300 

6,450 

6,450 

7,050 

6,600

6,450 

6,750 

7,050 

7,050 

7,200

6,900 

6,750 

6,600 

6,600 

6,600

6,750 

6,600 

6,450 

6,450 

6,450

6,600 

6,600 

6,600 

6,450 

6,450

Dec.

6,450 

6,450 

6,300 

6,300 

6,600

6,450 

6,300 

6,150 

6,000 

6,000

6,000

7,000

8,450 

9,150 

9,500 

8,450

7,800 

8,100 

7,650 

7,500 

7,650

7,800 

7,500 

7,350 

7,200 

7,050 

7,050

Jan.

7,050 

6,900 

7,050 

6,900 

7,050

7,050 

7,200 

7,350 

7,200 

7,050

6,900 

6,750 

6,900 

6,750 

6,750

6,750 

6,600 

6,450 

6,450 

6,900

7,050 

6,900 

6,900 

6,900 

6,900

6,900 

6,900 

6,750 

6,900 

6,900 

6,900

Feb.

6,750 

6,750 

6,750 

6,750 

6,900

6,750 

6,600

6,600

6,900 

7,200

}?,200 

7,050

7,050 

6,900 

7,050 

7,200 

7,050

7,050 

7,050 

6,750 

6,600 

6,600

6,600 

6,750 

6,750

Month

March.. . . _ .. ... .. . _ .

April... ____ . _ __ . ...

June ----- . ...

July... . . 

August ___ . _______ . __ . ____ ____

September. ____ ... ______________ . ...

The year... _________________ .

Mar.

7,050 

7,050 

7,050 

6,900 

6,750

6,900 

6,900 

7,050 

6,900 

6,600

6,600 

6,600 

6,600 

6,450 

6,600

7,200 

7,350 

6,600 

6,450 

6,750

6,300 

6,150 

5,850 

6,300 

6,000

5,700 

5,700 

5,700 

5,580 

5,580 

5,450

Apr.

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580

5,450 

5,450 

5,580 

6,000 

5,850

6,150 

6,150 

6,000 

6,450 

6,450

6,450 

6,150 

5,580 

5,450 

5,320

6,000 

5,580 

5,450 

5,580 

5,320

5,200 

5,080 

5,080 

5,080 

5,200

Maximum

7,200 

7,200 

9,500 

7,350

7,350 

6,450 

5,700 

5,320 

5,450 

5,700 

6,450

9,500

May

5,320 

5,450 

5,580 

5,450 

5,450

5,450 

5,450 

5,580 

5,580 

5,700

5,700 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,700

5,700 

5,700 

5,580 

5,450 

5,450

5,450 

5,450 

5,450 

5,320 

5,200

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,080 

5,080

June

5,080 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200

5,200 

5,200 

5,320 

5,320 

5,200

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200

5,200 

5,200 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

Minimum

6,150 

6,150

6,450

5,450 

5,080 

5,080 

5,030 

5,320 

5,450 

5,700

5,080

July

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,450

5,320 

5,450 

5,450 

5,320 

5,450

5,450 

5,450 

5,450 

5,450 

5,450 

5,450

Mean

6,640 

6,590 

7,100 

6,900 

6,860 

6,470 

5,660 

5,450 

5,240 

5,360 

5,590 

6,100

6,160

Aug.

5,450 

5,580 

5,450 

5,450 

5,580

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580

5,450 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,700 

5,700

5,700 

5,700 

5,700 

5,700 

5,700 

5,700

Sept.

5,700 

5,850 

5,850 

5,850 

5,850

6,000 

5,850 

5,850 

6,000 

6,000

6,000 

6,150 

6,000 

6,000 

6,000

6,150 

5,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150

6,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6,300

6,450 

6,450 

6,450 

6,450 

6,450

Run-off in 

acre-feet

408,000 

392,000 

437,000 

424,000 

381,000 

398,000 

337,000 

335,000 

312,000 

330,000 

* 344,000 

363,000

4,460,000
SNAKE RIVER 27

SNAKE RIVER AT KING HILL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 11 E., 300 fe?>t east of

railroad station at King Hill and 20 miles below Big Wood River. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 11,800 second-feet Dec. 19 (gage height,

7.88 feet); minimum, 5,240 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 5.54 feet).

1909-33: Maximum, 47,200 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage he; «*ht, 16.3

feet); minimum, 4,760 second-feet July 7-9, Aug. 15, 16, 1910 (gage height,

4.5 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for November, December, January,

and June, which are good. Practically entire flow at Milner diverted during

irrigation season, and flow at King Hill is derived largely from springs and

seepage water entering below Milner.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 

2- .. ........

3 

4 

5.-- .........

6.. .... -

7.. .......... ..

8. .. ........

9..... ...... ...

10 

12.... ..........

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18-- 

19 

20 .

21 .. 

22... _ ........

23 

24 .

26 

26 

27 . 

28 

29 

30 

31- 

Oct.

8,230 

8,230 

8,480 

8,740 

8,480

8,230 

8,230 

8,480 

8,740 

8,740

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

8,480

8,480 

8,480 

8,480 

8,480 

8,480

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

8,480 

8,230

8,230 

8,740 

9,260 

9,260 

9,000 

8,740

Nov.

8,480 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,480

8,480 

8,480 

8,480 

9,000 

9,000

8,740 

9,000 

9,530 

9,530 

9,530

9,260 

9,000 

8,740 

8,740 

8,740

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

8,480 

8,740

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

8,480 

8,480

Dec.

8,480 

8,480 

8,480 

8,230 

8,740

8,740 

8,230 

8,230 

7,980 

7,980

7,730 

7,730 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230

8,480 

9,530 

10,900 

11,800 

10,900

10,100 

10,100 

9,800 

9,530 

9,530

9,800 

9,800 

9,600 

9,400 

9,200 

9,000

Jan.

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

8,740

8,740 

9,000 

9,500 

9,400 

9,200,

9,000 

8,740 

9,000 

8,740 

8,740

8,740 

8,740 

8,480 

8,480 

8,740

9,260 

9,000 

9,000 

8,740 

9,000

9,000 

9,000 

9,000 

9,000 

9,000 

9,000

Feb.

9,000 

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

9,000

9,000 

8,740 

8,480 

8,480 

9,260

9,000 

9,260 

9,530 

9,260 

9,260

9,260 

9,000 

9,000 

9,260 

9,000

9,000 

9,260 

9,000 

8,480 

8,480

8,480 

8,740 

8,480

Month

April 

July...... .... .... ............................... 

Mar.

9,000 

9,260 

9,000 

9,000 

8,740

8,740 

9,000 

9,000 

9,000 

8,740

8,740 

8,740 

8,740 

8,480 

8,740

9,000 

9,800 

9,000 

8,740 

9,260

8,740 

8,480 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230

8,230 

8,230 

8,480 

8,740 

8,480 

8,230

Apr.

8,230 

8,230 

8,480 

8,740 

8,480

7,730 

7,730 

7,490 

7,980 

7,980

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,740

9,000 

8,740 

8,230 

7,730 

7,250

7,730 

7,730 

7,250 

7,490 

7,250

7,250 

7,250 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

Maximum

1

9,260 

9,530 

1,800 

9,500 

9,530 

9,800 

9,000 

7,730 

7,250 

7,250 

7,490 

8,230

11,800

May

7,250 

7,730 

7,730 

7,730 

7,490

7,250 

7,250 

7,490 

7,490 

7,490

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,250 

7,490

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,250 

7,010

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

6,780 

6,550

6,780 

6,780 

6,320 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550

June

6,550 

6,780 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780

7,010 

7,010 

6,780 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,010 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250

Minimum

8,230 

8,230 

7,730 

8,480 

8,480 

8,230 

7,010 

6,320 

6,550 

6,550 

6,780 

7,490

6,320

July

7,010 

7,010 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250

7,250 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780

6,780 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550

6,550 

6,780 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550

6,780 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550

6,780 

6,780 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550 

6,780

Mean

8,600 

8,750 

9,070 

8,900 

8,930 

8,740 

7,890 

7,180 

6,840 

6,740 

7,040 

7,810

8,040

Aug.

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

7,010 

6,780

7,010 

7,010 

6,780 

7,010 

7,010

6,780 

6,780 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,490

Sept

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,490

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,730

7,730

7,730 

7,730 

7,980 

7,980

7,980 

7,730 

7,730 

7,730 

7,980

7,980 

7,730 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230

Run-off in 

acre-feet

529,000 

521,000 

558,000 

547,000 

496,000 

537,000 

469,000 

441,000 

407,000 

414,000 

433,000 

465,000

5,820,000
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 1?, B

SNAKE RIVER NEAR MURPHY, IDAHO

LOCATION.-1 Water-stage recorder in NW}£ sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., three-quarters 

of a mile below Swan Falls power plant and 9 miles northeast of Murphy.

DRAINAGE AREA. 41,900 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August to October 1912; August 1913 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 14,000 second-feet Dec. 24 (gage height, 

4.47 feet); minimum not recorded.

1912-33: Maximum, 47,300 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage height, 13.95 

feet); minimum, about 5,000 second-feet Aug. 6, 1917 (gage height, about 

 2.25 feet). Stage probably fell equally low at times of minimum load at 

power plant upstream during extremely low-water periods.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated, Mar. 26, June 21-26, 

28, 30, July 1, 4, 9, 12-31, Aug. 1-4, 6-9, 13, which are go->d. Large diurnal 

fluctuations of short duration are caused by operation o* gates and power 

plant at dam. Several pumping diversions between this station and the one 

at King Hill.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-88

Day

I..... ... ......

2 ____ ......

3.. .... ... -

4 ___ ........

5 _ 

6 ... -

7 __ - __ -

8... ... ... .-

9..... ... ...

10 ___ - _ ....

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

12.. . ...

13 __

14 ________ .

15 

16.. ......

17 

18 . __ ...

19 

20 

21...... ___ ...

22.. _ ......

23 ___ . __ 

24 

25 

26 _____ . _ .-

27.. .........

28..... ......

29 ____ . .....

30 .......

31 

Oct.

8,150 

8,150 

8,150 

8,280 

8,700

8,560 

8,420 

8,280 

8,420 

8,840

8,990 

8,840 

8,840 

8,840 

8,840

8,560 

8,700 

8,420 

8,700 

8,840

8,700 

8,560 

8,840 

8,560 

8,990

8,280 

8,280 

8,840 

9,440 

9,440 

9,140

Nov.

8,700 

8,700 

8,560 

8,420 

8,420

8,560 

8,700 

8,700 

8,700 

9,140

9,290 

8,560 

8,990 

9,440 

9,600

9,760 

9,440 

9,290 

9,290 

8,990

8,840 

9,140 

8,990 

8,700 

8,700

8,840 

8,990 

8,560 

8,840 

8,840

Dec.

8,840 

8,700 

8,700 

8,700 

8,560

8,700 

8,840 

8,560 

8,280 

8,150

8,150 

8,020 

8,020 

8,150 

8,420

8,420 

8,560 

9,290 

11,200 

12,000

11,200 

10,300 

9,920 

10,100 

9,760

9,760 

10,100 

9,920 

9,600 

9,440 

9,140

Jan.

9,140 

9,140 

9,140 

9,140 

9,140

8,990 

9,290 

9,290 

9,760 

9,440

9,290 

9,290 

8,990 

8,990 

9,140

8,990 

8,990 

8,700 

8,700 

8,700

8,990 

9,440 

9,290 

8,990 

9,140

8,990 

9,440 

8,990 

9,290 

9,140 

9,290

Feb.

9,140 

9,140 

9,140 

8,990 

9,140

8,840 

9,140 

8,990 

8,840 

8,560

9,140 

9,140 

9,290 

9,760 

9,600

9,600 

9,440 

9,140 

9,140 

9,600

9,440 

9,290 

9,440 

9,140 

8,990

8,840 

8,840 

8,990

Month

February

April ............... ....... .......................

May .. .

July .... __ _ .

September ...

The year ... . ..... .. .

Mar.

8,990 

9,140 

9,440 

9,440 

9,290

9,140 

9,140 

9,290 

9,290 

9,290

9,140 

8,840 

8,990 

9,140 

8,990

8,840 

9,440 

10,400 

9,440 

8,990

9,290 

9,140 

8,840 

8,020 

8,560

8,400 

8,150 

8,280 

8,840 

9,140 

8,560

Apr.

8,420 

8,280 

8,420 

8,700 

9,290

8,840 

8,280 

8,150 

7,770 

8,280

8,150 

8,560 

8,150 

8,280 

8,280

9,140 

8,560 

9,140 

8,560 

7,890

7,650 

7,650 

7,770 

7,530 

7,770

7,890 

7,890 

7,890 

7,890 

7,890

Maximum

1

1

]

9,440 

9,760 

2,000 

9,760 

9,760 

0,400 

9,290 

8,560 

8,280 

7,420 

7,420 

9,140

2,000

May

7,770 

8,020 

8,280 

8,560 

8,420

8,020 

7,770 

7,890 

8,020 

8,150

7,890 

8,150 

8,020 

8,280 

7,770

8,280 

8,420 

8,150 

8,420 

8,020

7,890 

7,650 

7,890 

8,020 

7,770

7,650 

7,650 

7,770 

7,890 

7,890 

8,150

Jme

8,150 

8,280 

8,150 

8,020 

8,020

8,020 

7.V70 

7,770 

7,770 

7,770

7,770 

8,030 

7,fKO 

7, 770 

7, 5 70

7,770 

7,flO 

7.5^ 

7,f50 

7,100

7,r°o

7,200 

7,rv\ 7, r"o

7,100

7,100 

7,CnO 

6,£«Q 

7,^0 

7,C"0

July

6,900 

7,000 

7,000 

6,600 

7,420

7,200 

7,200 

7,100 

6,500 

7,100

6,800 

6,800 

6,800 

6,800 

6,900

6,500 

6,900 

6,800 

6,500 

7,000

7,000 

6,700 

6,800 

6,900 

6,700

7,200 

7,100 

7,000 

7,000 

7,000 

7.200

Minimum Mean

8,150 8,660 

8,420 8,920 

8,020 9,210 

8,700 9,140 

8,560 9,170 

8,020 9,030 

7,530 8,230 

7,650 8,020 

6,900 7,560 

6,500 6,920 

6,800 7,120 

7,310 7,870

6,500 8,320

Aug.

6,900 

6,900 

7,100 

7,300 

7,310

6,900 

7.100 

6,900 

7,000 

7,100

7,100 

7,200 

7,100 

7,100 

7,100

7,200 

6,900 

7,100 

7,100 

6,800

7,100 

7,200 

7,200 

7,310 

7,200

7,000 

7,000 

7,420 

7,420 

7,420 

7,310

Sept.

7,310 

7,530 

7,420 

7,420 

7,770

7,650 

7,650 

7,420 

7,530 

7,310

7,530 

7,420 

7,530 

7,770 

8,150

8,020 

7,770 

8,020 

7.650 

7,890

7,890 

7,890 

7,890 

9,140 

8,420

8,150 

8,280 

8,420 

8,700 

8,700

Run-off in 

acre-feet

532,000 

531,000 

566,000 

562,000 

509,000 

555,000 

490,000 

493,000 

460,000 

425,000 

438,000 

468,000

6,020,000
SNAKE RIVER 29

SNAKE RIVER AT WEISER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Inclined concrete gage in sec. 31, T. 11 N., R. 5 W., one-third of a 

mile above wagon bridge at Weiser. Zero of gage is 2,087.22 feet above mean 

sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1910 to September 1933. Fragmentary gageheight record obtained by U. S. Weather Bureau since 1895.

DISCHAEGE. Maximum during year, 39,500 second-feet June 13 (r^aximum

f

age height, 15.00 feet Feb. 17, during ice jam); minimum, 7,300 se?ond-feet 

uly 28 (gage height, 2.04 feet).

1910-33: Maximum, 83,100 second-feet May 23, 1921 (gage height, 13.60 

feet); minimum, 5,100 second-feet Aug. 5, 1924 (gage height, 1.35 feef»).

Maximum stage known, 15.7 feet on old Weather Bureau gage (discharge, 

about 100,000 second-feet) Mar. 3, 1910.

The flood of June 1894 was considerably higher than the flood of March 1910.

REMAKES. Records good except those estimated, Dec. 13-29 and Feb. 13 to

Mar. 9, which are fair. Flow regulated by storage reservoirs above station

and by operation of Swan Falls power plant. Some irrigation diversions below

Murphy. Gage-height record furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 

2.... 

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-

Oct.

9,600 

9,780 

9,780 

9,600 

9,420

9,970 

10,400 

10,200 

10,200 

10,400

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

10,700

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

11,100 

11,500

12,300 

12,300 

11,900 

11,500 

11,500

11,900 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

12.300 

12,300

Nov.

12,300 

11,900 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

11,800 

12,300

12,300 

12,700 

12,300 

11,900 

12,300

13,100 

13,100 

13,100 

13,100 

13,100

12,700 

12,300 

12,300 

12,300 

12,300

12,300 

12,300 

12,300 

12,300 

12,700

Dec.

12,300 

12,300 

11,500 

12,300 

11,900

11,500 

11,900 

11,500 

13,100 

10,200

10,200 

10,500

11,400 

14,000

13,000

12,300 

12,300

Jan.

11,900 

11,900 

11,900 

11,900 

11,900

12,300 

11,900 

12,700 

12,300 

12,700

12,300 

12,300 

12,300 

12,300 

11,900

11,500 

10,700 

11,100 

11,100 

10,700

11,100 

11,100 

11,500 

11,900 

11,100

11,100 

11,900 

11,500 

12,300 

11,500 

11,500

Feb.

11,500 

11,500 

11.100 

11,100 

11,500

11,500 

11,100 

11,500 

10,700 

11,500

11,500 

11,500

12,000

11,800 

ill, 600

Mar.

}l2,000 

Il6, 000

|l3,000

14,400

13,600 

13,600 

14,000 

14,000 

14,000

13,600 

15,300 

16,200 

16,200 

15,800

14,000 

14,000 

14,000 

13,100 

13,100

12,700 

15,300 

15,800 

17,600 

18,600 

16,700

Month

Octotx 

Noven 

Decen 

Januai 

Febra 

Marcl 

April

rw

May . - . 

July.. - - -- - _ ---- -- - ---- _

Augus 

Septer

t.._- ______ . ___________ ....... ______ ...... __ -

nber ...

rheyear

Apr.

18,600 

17,600 

18,600 

21,100 

19,100

18,600 

18,600 

15,800 

14,000 

13,100

12,300 

13,100 

13.100 

13,600 

14,000

15,300 

15,300 

16,200 

15,300 

15,800

15,800 

15,800 

16,200 

17,600 

19,100

21,100 

22,200 

23,800 

24,400 

27,200

May

26,000 

22,700 

21,700 

20,600 

20,600

20,600 

19,600 

19,600 

18,600 

17,600

16,700 

15,800 

14,800 

14,800 

15,800

16,700 

15,800 

18,600 

18,600 

17,600

17,600 

17,600 

16,700 

16,700 

16,700

17,600 

18,600 

18,600 

19,600 

19,600 

21,700

Maximum

12,300 

13,100

12,700

18.600 

27,200 

26,000 

39,500 

12,300 

8,870 

10,500

39,500

June

22,700 

23,800 

26,000 

27,200 

31,900

32,500 

30,700 

29,500 

29,500 

34,400

38,900 

38,200 

39,500 

38,200 

37,600

36,900 

36,900 

33,700 

30,700 

27,200

22,700 

20,600 

19,100 

18,100 

16,700

15,300 

14,400 

14,000 

13,600 

12.700

Minimum

9,420 

11,500

10,700

12,300 

14,800 

12,700 

7,470 

7,810 

8,690

7,470

July

12,300 

11,500 

11,500 

11,100 

10,700

9,970 

10,400 

9,970 

9,230 

8,870

8,510 

8,510 

8,160 

8,160 

8,160

7,810 

7,810 

7,810 

7,810 

7,810

7,470 

7,810 

7,810 

7,810 

7,810

7,810 

7,810 

7,640 

8,160 

8,160 

8,160

Aug.

7,810 

8,510 

8,160 

8,160 

8,160

8,510 

8,160 

8.5,10 

8,690 

8,340

8,340 

8,340 

8,160 

8,340 

8,510

8,160 

8,160 

8,160 

7,980 

8,340

8,510 

8,160 

8,510 

8,510 

8,510

8,510 

8,510 

8,690 

8,870 

8,690 

8,870

Mean

11,100 

12,300 

12.300 

11,700 

11,600 

14,500 

17,400 

18,500 

27,100 

8,790 

8,380 

9,600

13,600

Sept.

8,690 

8,870 

8,870 

9,050 

8,870

8,870 

9,230 

9,230 

9,230 

9.230

9,420 

8,870 

9,420 

9,050 

9,230

9,600 

9,970 

10,200 

9,970 

10.200

9,970 

9,970 

9,600 

9,970 

10,400

10,400 

10,200 

10,400 

10,500 

10,400

Run-off in 

acre-feet

682,000 

732,000 

766,000 

719,000 

644,000 

892,000 

1,040,000 

1, 140. 000 

1, 610, 000 

540,000 

515,000 

571,000

9,840,000
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER AT OXBOW, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW}£ sec. 16, T. 7 S., R. 48 E., at Oxbow, 

five-eighths of a mile above intake of diversion tunnel for Oxbow power plant.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1923 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 41,700 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 

15.11 feet); minimum, 7,230 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.18 feet).

1923-33: Maximum, 70,600 second-feet Feb. 6, 1925; maximum gage height, 

19.33 feet May 13, 1928; minimum, 4,890 second-feet Au~. 6, 1924 (gage 

height, 6.30 feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by irrigation and power operations above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-33

Day

1 

2....

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 .

9....

10 

11 

12....

13 

14 .

15 

16 ....

ITIS 

19 

20 

21....

22 

23 .

24 .

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

9,880

10,500

10,800

10,500

10,500

10,500

11,200

11,500

11,200

11,200

11,500

11,800

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,800

12,200

11,800

12,200

12,200

11,800

12,200

11,500

11,500

11,800

12, «X)

Nov.

12,600

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,800

12,200

12,600

12,200

12,600

12,900

12,200

12,600

13,300

13,700

13,700

13,700

13,300

13,300

12,900

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,200

Dec.

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,200

10,200

9,880

8,740

10,200

9,290

8,470

9,010

9,010

10,200

11,800

13,300

14,000

16,800

18,500

18,100

15,600

15,200

16,400

15,600

14,800

14,400

13,700

13,300

Jan.

13,300

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,500

11,200

11,200

11,200

10,800

11,200

11,200

11,500

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11, £00

12,200

11,800

11,500

Feb.

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,200

11,200

11,200

10,800

10,800

9,580

8,740

9,580

9,580

9,290

10,800

11,200

11,800

12,600

12,900

14,000

13,700

13,700

14,400

13,300

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

11,900

Mar.

12,200

13,300

15,600

18,500

16,000

13,700

13,300

13,300

14,000

15,200

14,000

14,000

1-4,800

15,200

14,800

14,800

16,000

17,700

17,200

17,200

16,000

15,200

14,800

14,400

14,000

13,700

14,800

16,800

18,100

19,400

18,900

Apr.

18,500

19,400

20,200

22,500

22,900

21,600

21,100

20,200

17,700

16,000

14,800

14,80ft

14,800

15,600

15,600

17,200

18,100

18,500

17,700

18,100

18,100

18,500

18,900

19,800

22,000

23,800

25,300

27,200

28,100

29,600

May

29,600

27,600

25,700

24,800

23,800

23,400

22,500

21,600

21,600

20,200

19,400

18,500

17,700

17,700

17,700

18,900

20,200

21,600

21,100

20,200

19,800

19,800

19,800

19,400

19,800

20,200

21,600

22.500

22,500

22,900

24,800

June

26,200

27,600

28,600

30,600

32,700

34,300

33,800

32,700

32,700

36,000

39,900

40,500

41,100

41,100

40,500

40,500

38,800

37,100

34,300

30,600

27,200

23,400

21,600

20,200

18,900

17,700

16,800

16,400

15,600

15,200

July

14,000

13,300

13,300

12,600

12,200

11,500

11,500

11,200

11.200

9,880

9,290

9,580

9,010

8,740

8,740

8,470

8,470

8,210

8,210

8,210

7,960

7,960

8,210

8,210

8,470

7,960

7,960

8,210

8,210

8,210

7,960

Aug.

8,210

8,210

8,210

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,740

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,210

8,470

8,210

8,470

8,470

8,210

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,740

8,470

8,470

8.740

8,740

8,740

9,010

8,740

Sept.

9,010

9,010

9,010

9,010

9,290

9,010

9,290

9,290

9,290

9,290

9,290

9,290

9,580

9,290

9,580

9,880

10,200

10,500

10,200

10,500

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,500

10,500

10,500

11,200

»,B<»

10 Sflft J.V, OIW

10,800

Month

May....., -_._ . -. ......

Jvlr.. .................................................

Maximum

12,600

13,700

18,500

13,300

14,400

19,400

29,600

29,600

41,100

14,000

9,010

11,200

41,100

Minimum

9,880

11,500

8,470

10,800

8,740

12,200

14,800

17,700

15,200

7,960

8,210

9,010

7,960

Mean

11,200

12,500

12,600

12,000

11,700

15,400

19,900

21,500

29,800

9,580

8,490

9,850

14,500

Run-off in 

acre-feet

689,000

744,000

775,000

738,000

650-000

947,000

1, 180, 000

1, 320, 000

1,770,000

589,000

522,000

586,000

10,500,000
SNAKE RIVER 31

SNAKE RIVER AT REPARIA, WASH.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 31, T. 13 N., R. 38 E., at Oregon-Y^ashington 

Railroad & Navigation Co.'s bridge at Riparia.

DRAINAGE AREA. 102,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1915 to September 1922; August 1928 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 245,000 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 

17.36 feet); minimum not determined, occurred during period Feb. 9-19, when 

stage-discharge relation was affected by ice.

1915-22, 1928-33: Maximum; 270,000 second-feet May 20, 1921 (gage

height, 19.0 feet); minimum, 10,600 second-feet Aug. 14, 18, 20, 24-28, 30, 31,

Sept. 1, 2, 5, 1931. Average, 12 years (1915-22, 1928T33), 48,800 second-feet.

Maximum stage known, 24.7 feet June 5, 1894 (discharge, about 409,000

second-feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, Dec. 14-20, 

Feb. 9-19, which are fair. Small diversions by pumping between this station 

and the one at Oxbow. Some diurnal fluctuation as result of pondage for 

power on Clearwater River at Lewiston.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

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

1. 

 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

17,200

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

17,700

18,200

18,200

18,200

18,700

18,700

19,200

20,400

20,400

21,600

20,400

19,800

19,200

19,800

19,800

19,800

20,400

19,800

21,000

21,600

21,000

21,000

21,000

21,000

20,400

21,600

21,600

21,000

21,600

24,300

24,300

22,900

23,600

22,900

23,600

22,900

26,400

26,400

26,400

33,500

37,100

36,200

32,600

30,200

29,400

27,800

27,000

f 28,000

31,000

28,600

27,800

26,400

24,300

20,400

18,200

15,400

15,400

15,400

17,000

20,500

24,300

27,100

27,800

28,600

25,000

25,000

26,400

25,700

25,000

t

600 

900

22,900

21,600

22,200

22,200

22,200

21,600

21,600

25,000

25,700

34,400

31,000

27,800

27,100

27,100

25,000

24,300

22,900

21,000

19,200

19,200

20,400

20,400

18,700

19,800

22,200

21,000

20,400

19,800

20,400

19,800

19,800

19,800

19,800

19,800

19,200

19,200

19,200

18,700

18,200

14,500

16,500

21,600

24,300

25,700

24,300

24,300

24,300

24,300

21,600

21,000

21,000

21,600

23,600

26,400

28,600

29,400

26,400

26,400

26,400

26,400

28,600

30,200

31,800

38,000

38,900

38,900

40,700

40,700

40,700

41,600

46,400

43,400

38,900

36,200

34,400

34,400 

H400 

38,000 

45,400 

47,400 

49,600

49,600

46,400

49,600

55,200

63,600

62,400

61,200

58,800

51,800

47,400

42,500

38,900

38,000

38,000

38,000

44,400

48,500

49,600

49.600

50,700

52,900

60,000

67,300

79,500

92,900

107,000

114,000

128,000

128,000

123,000

114,000

106,000

96,000

92,900

86,900

82,400

80,900

78,100

72,500

67,300

66,000

62,400

62,400

62,400

75,300

79,500

83,900

85,400

89,900

89,900

83,900

83,900

89,900

92,900

96,000

109,000

123,000

130,000

125,000

125,000

141,000

165,000

178,000

184,000

198,000

209,000

207,000

194,000

182,000

180,000

217,000

245,000

219,000

217,000

227,000

233,000

229,000

221,000

196,000

171,000

151,000

136,000

123,000

117,000

107,000

97,600

92,900

89,900

85,400

80,900

78,100

76,700

66,000

64,800

63,600

60,000

55,200

51,800

49,600

46,400

43,400

41,600

40,700

38,000

36,200

34,400

32,600

31,000

29,400

27,800

27,100

25,700

25,700

24,300

23,600

23,600

22,900

22,200

21,600

21,600

20,400

20,400

19,800

19,800

19,200

19,200

19,200

19,200

19,800

19,800

19,200

19,200

18,700

18,700

18,200

18,200

17,700

17,700

17,700

17,700

17,200

17,200

16,700

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,200

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,200

16,200

16,200

16,200

16,200

16,200

16,200

16,200

15,800

17,700

18,200

18,200

18,200

18,200

18,200

18,700

18,700

18,700

19,200

20,400

20,400

19,800

19,800

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October_. 

November . 

DecemberJanuary.... 

FebruaryMarch.... . 

April .... 

May__ 

June__... 

July.. ... 

August..... 

September.

The year.

21,600

37,100

31,000

34,400

25,700

49,600

128,000

141,000

245,000

76,700

19,800

20,400

245,000

16,700

20,400

15,400

18,700

21,000

38,000

62,400

78,100

20,400

16,700

15,800

18,900 

26,OOC 

23,20C 

22,800 

19,200 

34,700 

64,600 

91,400 

168,000 

37,700 

18,000 

17,600

45,100

1,160,000

1, 550,000

1,430,000

1,400,000

1,070,000

2,130,000

3,840,000

5,620,000

10,000,000

2,320, 000

1,110,000

1,050,000

32,700,000
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

SALT RIVER BASIN 

SALT RIVER NEAR SMOOT, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 7, T. 30 N., R. 118 W., 1% miles south of Smoot*

DRAINAGE AKBA. 59 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1932 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 335 second-feet June £ (gage height,

2.14 feet); minimum probably occurred during February.

1932-33: Maximum, that of June 3, 1933; minimum probably occurred

during February 1933. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Nov. 27-30. No record Dec.

1 to Apr. 22. A few diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 __________ . __ ..........

2 __ ... __ . __ . ________ .

3 ........................... ......

4.. __ - _______ . ___ . _ .....

5....- ............................

6 ______ . _ . __ . __ ..

7 .......... ....... .......... ...

8 

9 - _ . _ . ____ . _ .....

10 

11...... . .-. ..,

12 

13 ....

14... . . . ...........

15 ___ - ___ ... _____

16 

17 

18 

19. 

20. __ .. __ ..... __ .

21 __ .. __ .. _ -

22 . . .... .

23 _____ . __ . _ .....

24 

25 

26 -

27 

28 ____ - __ .... . _ - __ -

29

80........ .................... ........

31. ......................

Oct.

9.2 

10 

10 

12

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

13 

12

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

1U 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Month

April 23-30 ... ....... - __ .. -

May... ........................... .....................

July - ............ ......... . - .-- 

Apr.

34 

36 

34

33 

33 

34 

36 

34

May

33 

34 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

34 

33

31 

33 

34 

36 

41

48 

76 

94 

86 

94

110 

152 

126 

99 

110

143 

162 

152 

152 

172 

240

June

266 

306 

335 

320 

292

266 

228 

205 

194 

216

240 

240 

240 

228 

228

205 

194 

194 

172 

162

134

118 

98 

87 

84

81 

77 

70 

68 

57

Maximum Minimum

13 9.2 

11 10- 

36 33 

240 31 

335 57 

54 14 

16 12 

12 7

Jul54 

52 

48 

48 

46

42 

39 

39 

38 

36

34 

31 

30 

30 

26

25 

25 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

20 

18 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

Aug.

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

16

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Sept.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

12 

11 

11

7 

7

Moan Run-off in * QB31 acre-feet

11.6 707 

10.8 643 

34.3 544 

82.0 5,040 

187 11, 100 

29.0 1,780 

13.5 830 

11.0 655
SALT BIVEB BASIN 33

SALT RIVER NEAR TEATNE, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 3, T. 33 N., R. 119 W., at higlway bridge 3

miles south of Thayne. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 570 square.miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1932 to September 1933 (discontinuec1 ). 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 732 second-feet June 2 (gate height, 2.74

feet); minimum probably occurred during February.

1932-33: Maximum, 1,020 second-feet June 27, 1932 (gage height, 3.30 feet);

minimum probably occurred during February 1933. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Mar. 1-8. No record Dec. 6

to Feb. 28. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 193%-SS

Day

1 __ ... .... .... _

2...... _ ..........

3 _ .... __ ........

4. .-.-.-. _ ...

5. ...............

6 ... _ . _ ......

7 .... ... ... ... 

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.

376 

376 

376 

367 

364

370 

376 

376 

401 

376

379 

379 

382 

376 

376

376 

376 

376 

355 

364

364 

358 

358 

379 

382

382 

376 

376 

376 

376 

376

Nov.

364 

364 

364 

352 

364

352 

346 

352 

350 

350

352 

352 

352 

352 

352

352 

340 

335 

330 

328

328 

328 

322 

322 

334

328 

334 

328 

328 

331

Dec.

322 

322 

328 

322 

322

Mar.

225

I 230

235 

235

235 

235 

235 

235 

230

240 

235 

235 

235 

240

240 

235 

240 

230 

230

237 

240 

244 

242 

240 

240

Month

April. ..... ... ......... .... ... 

July... . ..... ....................

Apr.

240 

240 

249 

276 

273

268 

278 

278 

273 

259

261 

273 

259 

256 

259

261 

301 

359 

380 

350

365 

368 

456 

504 

515

459 

430 

427 

424 

402

May

418 

368 

421 

398 

392

392 

395 

386 

362 

350

359 

356 

350 

332 

347

341 

392 

398 

430 

424

434 

480

497 

487 

487

519 

548 

555 

666 

592 

642

Maximum

401 

364 

328 

244 

515 

642 

724 

476 

398 

326

June

684 

724 

716 

720 

688

657 

615 

566 

515 

548

555 

585 

661 

680 

704

704 

692 

657 

630 

570

519 

487 

466 

476 

459

459 

463 

476 

504 

487

Minimum

355 

322 

322

240 

332 

459 

383 

329 

288

July

471 47^ 

47? 

470 

463

46? 

45") 

463 46-* 

451

44 < 

440 43" 

445 

430

430 42' 

42' 

414 40"?

39f> 

39f> 

39:? 39,' 

383

383 4®~ 

40F 

40F 

39P 

393

Aug.

392 

392 

398 

395 

386

392 

383 

389 

383 

371

383 

374 

356 

368 

359

359 

347 

344 

344 

356

356 

353 

356 

350 

347

344 

356 

350 

353 

341 

329

Mean

374 

343 

323 

234 

331 

433 

589 

429 

365 

308

Sept.

318 

326 

315 

312 

312

318 

321 

318 

315 

321

312 

312 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

304 

301 

304

299 

296 

299 

299 

294

307 

301 

296 

288 

288

Run-off la 

acre-feet

23,000 

20,400 

3,200 

14,400 

19,700 

26,600 

35,000 

26,400 

22,400 

18,300
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

COTTONWOOD CREEK NEAR SMOOT, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in W>2 sec. 4, T. 30 N., R. 118 W., 1% miles southeast of

Smoot.

DBAINAGE AREA. 26 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during period, 424 second-feet June 17-18 (gage height,

2.76 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 29-30 (gage height, 1.28 feet)'. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated May 1-8. Flow regulated by

storage in Cottonwood Lakes. One small diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

2........

3_.-.-_-

4........

6 .

7 

8 

9 

10..--.-..

11. .......

12.. 

13 

14.. ......

15- 

May

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

June

136 

176 

202 

209 

215

232 

218 

212 

212 

240

273 

319 

356 

373 

394

July

186 

179 

169 

162 

160

153 

153 

153 

147 

144

118 

98 

92 

87 

80

Aug.

50 

46 

43 

42 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

38 

37 

35

Sept.

29 

27

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

26

26 

24 

24 

23 

23

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

May............. . . . . . ._

June _ ... _

July................. ................................

August _ - _ _ -

Septembei 

The

.

May

27 

29 

31 

33 

34

39 

46 

45 

44 

43

50 

56 

61 

82 

96 

113

Maximum

113 

424 

186 

50 

29

June

397 

421 

424 

387 

346

305

286 

267 

246 

237

243 

232 

215 

209 

194

Minimum

26 

136 

51 

29 

22

July

76 

84 

82 

79 

74

69 

62 

59 

57 

55

52 

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

Aug.

33 

32 

32 

36 

33

32 

32 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

29

Sept.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

39. 3 2, 420 

273 16, 200 

99. 5 6, 120 

35. 8 2, 200 

24.5 1,460

28,400
SALT RIVER BASIN 35

STRAWBERRY CREEK NEAR BEDFORD, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 27, T. 34 N., R. 118 W., l/l 2 miles east of Bedford

DRAINAGE AREA. 21 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1932 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 308 second-feet June 15 (gage height,

2.54 feet); minimum probably occurred during February.

1923-33: Maximum, 675 second-feet June 25, 1932 (gage height, 3.00 feet);

minimum probably occurred during February 1933. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No record Nov. 18 to Mar. 18. One small diversion

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I... -.---.-.-.. _. -___---_

2...........................

3. ...................... A 

4__ ... . ...

5.... ... ... ..........

6.... .........

7--.._ 

8.. .........................

9.. .........................

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

11-.... - .-... -.

12... .... ....

13.... ......... ............

14.. ... ...

15.... ... ..... ... .....

16.... ...-.,. . -.-....

17... .......... -.. ..

IS..-....... ........... ...

19.., ... - ... __.___.

20.. . ... ... .

21-.--._..-_-...- .........

22... ......... .- .. ...... .

23.-. .-..... ... --

24--..-......... ...........

26........ ...................

26..-. ._ 

27.. ....................... ..

28... ........................

29..-, -. .... -.. 

30-... .... -. . 

31-.,....-.. _ , . ..-.. ....

Oct.

55 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

51

57

55 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

51 

53

Nov.

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

50 

48 

48 

48 

46

43 

40

Mar.

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

Month

October ________ . ________________ .

March 19-31. _ .... __ ..- ___ ...--.. __ . ___ -.

April............ .......................................

July.... .... _ 

Apr.

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

30 

38

40 

40 

46 

51 

51

May

51 

51 

48 

46 

44

44 

42 

41 

38 

38

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

38 

38 

38 

40 

42

55 

59 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

81 

81 

86 

111

June

133 

200 

152 

190 

215

215 

179 

162 

176 

208

215 

270 

276 

296

. 308

280 

280 

270 

260 

233

 222 

215 

208 

200 

197

190

179 

169 

155 

152

Maximum Minimum

57 51 

51 40 

29 29 

51 29 

111 36 

308 133 

149 66 

65 57 

57 47

July

149 

142 

136 

126 

120

114 

108 

102 

98 

94

87 

86 

86 

84 

83

83 

82 

81 

81

78

77 

76 

73 

73

72

71 

71 

70 

68 

66 

66

Aug.

65 

65 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

62 

62

60 

60 

60 

60 

59

59 

59 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

57 

57 

57 

57

Sept.

57 

57 

56 

56 

58

55 

55 

55 

54 

54

54 

53 

52 

52 

52

51 

51 

51 

51 

50

50 

50 

50 

50

48

48 

48 

48 

48

47

 H/TOOT, Kun-ofl in 

Mean acre-feet

52. 7 3, 240 

49 1,650 

29 748 

32. 1 1, 910 

52 3,200 

214 12,700 

90. 4 5, 560 

61. 1 3, 760 

52 3,090
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

HENRYS FORK BASIN

HENRYS LAKE NEAR LAKE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SWJ4 sec. 26, T. 15 N., R. 43 E., at d"m 4 miles south 

of Lake post office.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1923 to September 1933.

REMARKS. Henrys Lake Reservoir impounds water for supplemental irrigation 

of lands served by several canals diverting from Henrys Fork, It has a capacity of 80,000 acre-feet between elevations 6,620 and 6,635 feet, sea level datum. 

Contents below 4,300 acre-feet not available for diversion. Gates in dam 

closed Oct. 1 to July 7. Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by 

North Fork Reservoir Co.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932-33

Day

i __

2 _ ..

3__ 

4 _ ..

5 ___

6 __ .

7. 

8 ___

9 _ ..

10. 

11 __ .

12.....

13- 

14 _ ..

15.. 

Oct.

10, 745

May

27,874

June

31, 192

32,593

32,976

July

36,976

37, 359

37,468

37,267

36,841

36, 347

35,770

35, 157

34,544

34,042

33,600

Aug.

19,092

18, 166

17,227

16,416

15,812

15,266

14, 713

14, 303

13,964

13,460

12,889

12, 310

11, 856

11,471

11,093

Sept.

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,429

8,342

Day

16. 

17 _ -

18. 

19 .....

20. 

21 .....

22.....

23.. 

24.....

25. 

26.. 

27 .....

28. 

29.....

30 _ ..

31.. 

Oct.

11,936

May

__ .*

29,480

Jum July

32,951

32,274

31, 597

30,913

30,165

29,278

28,354

27,428

26,500

25,574

24,644

23,712

22,789

21,877

20,953

20,029

Aug.

10, 717

10, 345

9,941

9,534

9,124

8,712

8,596

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

8,517

Sept.

8,254

8,166

8,078

7,990

7,903

7,816

7,729

7,641

7,554

7,466

7,378

7,290

7,220

7,203

7,240

NOTE. Readings discontinued during winter and for other periods for which no record is given.
HENEYS FOEK BASIN 37

HENRYS FORK KEAB LAKE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in 8W% sec. 26, T. 15 N., R. 43 E., a quarter

of a mile below Henrys Lake Dam and 4 miles south of Lake post office. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. May 1920 to September 1933. Prior to September 1922

at a point 3 miles downstream and below mouth of Dry Creek, whc«e waters

have been diverted into Henrys Lake since 1923. 

DISCHABGE. Maximum during year, 481 second-feet July 21, 24, 26, 27 (gage

height, 3.73 feet); minimum, about 4 second-feet leakage during October. 

1920-33: Maximum, 907 second-feet June 13,1926 (gage height, 5.40 feet);

minimum, 1 second-foot on various dates when reservoir gates were closed. 

REMARKS. Records good. Regulation by operation of Henrys Lake gates,

which were closed Oct. 1 to July 7.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

l __ ..........

2.. .............

3 _ -- .-.. 

4...... __ . _ .

5-.... __ ...

6 __ ...........

7 __ ...........

9__ 

10- 

11 ___ .. .......

12......... __ ..

13 _ .. _ . __ .

14.. . ..

15 ____-. .

June

8

July

i 10

38 

105 

237 

270

310 

328 

326 

269 

238

Aug.

479 

472 

479 

415 

310

281 

279 

212

175 

258

292 

296 

232 

197 

194

Sept.

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

65 

66 

66

Day

16 

17

IS 

IS 

2C

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

3G 

31

Month

July... ... __ . .- .. .. __ .............

September

The period.

_____ ......

_ ____

l&sxinium

481 

-479 

66

June

Minimum

10 

17 

6

July

344 

357 

355 

359 

391

461 

479 

479 

481 

479

481 

481 

476 

470 

474 

474

Aug.

192 

190 

206 

208 

208

209 

59 

20

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

17 

17 

17

Sept.

65 

65 

65 

64 

63

62 

64 

65 

65 

65

66 

64 

25 

6 

6

Mean B -o«ln 

xueou acre-feet

297 18,300 

194 11, 900 

39.7 2,360

32,600
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 P 

HENRYS FORK NEAR ISLAND PARK, IDAHO

LOCATIONS. Staff gage in sec. 29, T. 13 N., R. 43 E., at Sneeds Bridge, 1 mile 

above mouth of Buffalo River and 2 miles west of Ponds Lodge and Island 

Park post office.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during period of record, 1,220 second-feet May 17 (gage 

height, 1.08 feet); minimum, 367 second-feet several days durng March and 

April (gage height, 0.22 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Henrys Lake. Gage 

read twice weekly Jan. 7 to Apr. 14, Sept. 3-15, and discharge interpolated on 

intervening days. Gage read daily during remainder of period.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

1... __ ....................

2

3.--.. -. 

4...........................

5 .- ......................

6 __ .-.-._.-.... .-_ _

7- -. - -- 

8 __ .......................

9 __ _. ..- ._-.....-.-

10- 

11 __ ........................

12...........................

13 __ 

14 __ _ _

15 ..-. ... ...

16...........................

17 

18...........................

19 

20 _ 

21_. ................... _ ...

22 _ ...... ..................

23 

24 __ ........................

25 __ _

26- ... _ .... ...

27- 

28 

29- 

30--. ...................

11

Jan.

i>368

Feb. Mar.

«38l

381 

381 

381 

381

381 

381 

381 

381 

381

381 

381 

381 

381 

381

381 

381 

381 

381 

381

376 

372 

367 

367 

367 

367

Month

April.. 

May.... .... ...... . 

July ... .

Apr.

367 

377 

387 

396 

392

389 

385 

381 

377 

372

367 

367 

367 

367 

367

367 

381 

396 

381 

367

381 

410 

440 

473 

506

597 

735 

929 

1,180 

1,020

May

797 

776 

819 

797 

929

841 

797 

735 

694 

675

636 

646 

725 

787 

830

963 

1,220 

1,030 

917 

808

787 

841 

929 

862 

819

841 

884 

841 

841 

862 

906

Maximum

1

1

,180 

,220 

986 

873 

895 

515

June

940 

963 

986 

986 

940

917 

895 

852 

808 

808

808 

808 

776 

756 

756

735 

694 

655 

616 

579

561 

524 

506 

490 

473

473 

473 

473 

473 

473

Minimum

367 

367 

636 

473 

440 

417 

417

Jul"'

473 

457 

457 

457 

4 tO

410 

490 

473 

542 

675

675 

715 

735 

735 

694

655 

735 

776 

776 

756

776 

819 

873 

873 

873

873 

8«2 

S«2 

?«2 

£«2 

f«2

Aug.

862 

884 

895 

852 

852

746 

684 

684 

588 

570

665 

665 

665 

607

588

570 

570 

552 

552 

607

588 

597 

440 

424 

424

473 

440 

424 

424 

424 

417

Mean

 368 

 375 

379 

474 

833 

707 

695 

604 

450

Sept.

417 

417 

417 

417 

417

418 

420 

422 

424 

424

424 

424 

424 

490 

490

490 

481 

481 

465 

465

465 

465 

465 

465 

515

481 

465 

465 

457 

417

Run-off in 

acre-feet

22,600 

20,800 

23,300 

28,200 

51,200 

42,100 

42,700 

37,100 

26,800

295,000

 Estimated on account of ice.

* Result of discharge measurement.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 39

HENRYS FORK AT WARM RIVER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 43 E., 1,000 feet above 

mouth of Warm River and half a mile from Warm River railroad station.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1910 to March 1915; April 1918 to September 

1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,790 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage height, 

5.49 feet); minimum, 425 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 3.50 feet).

1910-15; 1918-33: Maximum, 3,540 second-feet May 18, 1927 (gage height, 

7.55 feet); minimum, 421 second-feet Dec. 16, 1931 (gage height, 3.45 feet). 

Average, 19 years (1910-14, 1918-33), 1,040 second-feet.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Dec. 7-8, Dec. 10 to Jan. 10, 

and Feb. 8-22 because of ice. Flow regulated by operation of gates at Henrys 

Lake about 60 miles upstream. Some water diverted above station for irrigation of wild-hay meadows.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-33

4ifeay

1 .

2..... .........

*..-.... 

4. _ ........_.

5... ...........

6 ..... 

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

8 

9 . ..........

10 

\\.. ............

12... ...........

13-... 

14..............

15 

16 

17 

18 .

19 

20 . 

21. ....... ...

22... ...........

23........ ..

24......... ..

25..............

26 ...........

27 

28 

29.. _ ....-.-..

30 .

31... ...........

Oct.

729 

724 

724 

724 

724

724 

741 

759 

753 

741

741 

747 

747 

741 

741

741

759 

759 

747 

741

735

735 

735 

735 

735

735 

735 

741 

741 

729 

729

Nov.

729 

735 

747 

729 

753

782 

741 

735 

764 

729

706

718 

741 

729 

706

759 

741 

735 

729 

729

735 

729 

701 

718 

753

718 

718 

718 

718 

712

Dec.

712 

718 

718 

684 

634

602 

550 

500 

425 

753

759 

765 

759 

753 

753

753 

753 

765 

741 

788

735 

706 

765 

741 

735

735 

735 

750 

770 

735 

724

Jan.

759 

741 

735 

729

720

718 

695 

706 

712 

729

718 

706 

706 

718 

718

706 

706 

718 

724 

724

718 

718 

721 

724 

718 

718

Feb.

718 

718 

718 

718 

718

710 

451

 700

695 

718 

729

747 

764 

776

Mar.

776 

776 

776 

776 

764

770 

764 

764 

741 

741

741 

729 

729 

729 

729

729 

729 

729 

729 

729

729 

718 

718 

701 

701

701 

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

Apr.

701 

701 

7.12 

718 

712

724 

741 

718 

701 

689

706 

701 

695 

695 

706

724 

735 

764 

764 

747

747 

788 

843 

899 

964

1,100 

1,290 

1,520 

1,790 

1,690

Month Maximum

April ...-.... ..... ................

July..... 

September. ___ . __________ . ___ . ...........

759 

782 

788 

759 

776 

776 

1,790 

1,650 

1,420 

1,230 

1,230 

868

1,790

May

1,440 

1,380 

1,410 

1,410 

1,510

1,460 

1,370 

1,310 

1,220 

1,180

1,130 

1,140 

1,180 

1,250 

1,300

1,420 

1,640 

1,650 

1,500 

1,430

1,410 

1,490 

1,560 

1,460 

1,410

1,430 

1,430 

1,400 

1,350 

1,360 

1,400

June

1,420 

1,410 

1,410 

1,400 

1,370

1,310 

1,270 

1,230 

1,220 

1,190

1,170 

1,150 

1,140 

1,130 

1,110

1,080 

1,040 

1,020 

983 

957

931 

905 

886 

868 

861

855 

843 

837 

855 

868

Minimum

724 

701 

425 

695 

451 

700 

689 

1,130 

837 

818 

753 

741

425

July

855 

837 

831

824 

818

818 

818 

824 

855 

861

899 

983 

1,030 

1,050 

1,070

1,080 

1,070 

1,040 

1,060 

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,130 

1,140 

1,180

1,200 

1,220 

1,230 

1,210 

1,200 

1,200

Aug.

1,210 

1,220 

1,230 

1.200 

1,200

1,140 

1,040 

1,030 

1,010 

938

938 

996 

1.010 

990 

931

918 

905 

905 

931 

938

912 

924 

880 

776 

770

831 

788 

776 

764 

753 

753

Sept.

753 

753 

753 

753 

753

747 

741 

747 

759 

747

741 

741 

741 

753 

824

818 

794 

782 

782 

776

776 

770 

782 

806 

868

812 

794 

794 

776 

741

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

738 45, 400 

732 43, 600 

710 43, 700 

720 44,300 

703 39,000 

733 45, 100 

866 51,500 

1, 390 85, 500 

1,090 64,900 

1,020 62,700 

955 58, 700 

773 46, 000

871 630, 000
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

HENRYS FORK NEAR ASHTON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 42 E.F one-fourth mile

below power plant and 3 miles west of Ashton.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1902 to June 1909; April 1920 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 2,760 second-feet May 18 (gage height,

6.88 feet); minimum, 227 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 5.04 feet).

1902-9, 1920-33: Maximum, 6,220 second-feet May 7, 1925; minimum, that

of Dec. 9, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow regulated at times by operation of gates at

power dam above station. No irrigation diversions above strtion except for

wild-hay meadows on headwaters.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-SS

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

11..

12.. 

13-. 

14.. 

16-

16..

17..

18-

19-

20-

21-

22-

23-. 

24.. 

26..

26 . .

27 ........

28 ,, 

29 

30 ...

31 . 

1,030

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,110

1,120

1,080

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,110

1,080

1,000

1,150

1,030

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,150

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,110

963

935

1,170

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,080

1,070

948

1,050

1,040

1,030

888

1,040

1,150

1,070

1,030

989

842

1,200

978

815

599

477

942

913

1,000

972

984

981

971

921

961

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,010

989

1,030

805

1,070

1,170

1,000

1,000

1,090

1,040

782

1,050

1,280

1,020

810

974

1,100

932

1,140

1,040

1,040

934

971

1,060

769

1,220

822

980

1,050

1,050

1,100

853

1,310

1,080

1,070

982

1,050

900

1,080

1,070

1,070

975

1,060

987

1,050

818

1,240

798

574

893

940

1,140

985

1,120

988

1,050

1,040

1,090

1,090

830

1,340

1,120

843

1,320

1,070

1,030

776

1,290

1,060

1,100

1,140

1,090

1,090

1,260

1,140

1,080

1,080

1,080

861

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,070

1,030

1,090

1,080

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,030

975

988

975

975

988

975

1,010

1,000

1,000

1,030

1,010

1,010

936

962

975

975

1,010

1,040

1,110

1,180

1,250

1,220

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,320

1,400

1,510

1,560

1,850

1,740

2,740

2,560

2,140

1,960

2,020

2,040

2,160

2,200

2,100

1,870

1,700

1,650

1,630

1,630

1,700

1,890

1,980

2,200

2,650

2,760

2,450

2,350

2,350

2,430

2,610

2,430

2,320

2,370

2,370

2,160

2,140

2,140

2,240

2,260

2,260

2,240

2,180

2,100

2,040

1,960

1,890

1,870

1,810

1,780

1,720

1,690

1,670

1,580

1,560

1,690

1,630

1,560

1,500

1,430

1,420

1,370

1,340

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,160

1,190

1,160

1160

1150

1,130

1.120

1110

,110

,110

,180

,180

,230

,350

,350

.370

,380

,370

,370

,320

,420

1,400

1,420

1,400

1,420

1,500

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,500

1,480

1,500

1,510

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,500

1,430

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,200

1,220

1,290

1,310

1,310

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,280

1,310

1,250

1,260

1,230

1,090

1,070

1,150

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,080

1,050

1,070

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,070

1,090

1,070

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,080

1,220

1,150

1,130

1,070

1,050

1,040

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October....

November.. 

December. 

January 

February ~ 

Mareh 

April. 

May 

June.......

July 

AugustSeptember.

The year.

1,150

1,170

1,200

1,310

1,340

1,260

2,740

2,760

2,260

1,530

1,550

1,220

2,760

1,030

888

477

769

574

689

936

1,630

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,030

477

1,060

1,040

966

1,020

1,020

1,040

1,260

2,150

1,650

1,340

1,270

1,080

1,240

65,200

61,900

59,400

62,700

56,700

64,000

75,000

132,000

98,200

82,400

78,100

64,300

900,000
HENRYS PORK BASIN 41

DIVERSIONS FROM HENRYS FORK BETWEEN ASHTON AND ST. ANTHONY GAGITG STATIONS,

IDAHO

Between Ashton and St. Anthony stations six canals divert water from Henrys 

Fork for irrigation. Records for a portion of each irrigation season from 1919 to 

1933 are available.

Records of discharge of the various canals are from daily staff-gage readings and 

combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19SS

Day

1 __ ...

2... _ ..

3-......-

4...- ....

5... ..

«-..-...

7. .......

8 .- 

8 ........

10..-. .

11........

12........

!»-.......

14........

15..... ...

May

682 

699 

785 

798 

804

812 

799 

793 

811 

826

880 

887 

922 

954 

947

June

887 

872 

1,160 

1,210 

1,220

1,280 

1,310 

1,360 

1,350 

1,350

1,330 

1,340 

1,330 

1,340 

1,280

July

537 

463 

810 

808 

815

797 

756 

781 

796 

830

874 

845 

838 

863 

956

Aug.

786 

799 

796 

779 

772

772 

692 

695 

680 

664

692 

705 

689 

675 

680

Sept.

459 

459 

469 

472 

486

498 

509 

514 

399 

421

414 

393 

371 

368 

372

Day

1(

r ii it

2(

21 

22 

23 

2. 

2£

2« 

27 

28 

2. 

3C 

31

Month

July... __ . ___ .... ___ ..........................

August- _ - ______ .__ ____

Septembei 

The

J ~ ...

r .

L ___

........

........

May

981 

999 

933 

935 

974

1,000 

1,050 

1,080 

1,110 

1,160

1,180 

1,160 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,160

Maximum

1,180 

1,360 

997 

799 

514

June

1,210 

1,280 

1,250 

1,210 

1,180

1,180 

1,190 

1,200 

1,180 

1,180

1,160 

1,090 

1,070 

1,020 

1,010

Minimum

682 

872 

463 

440 

281

July

977 

994 

997 

864 

854

703 

712 

912 

947 

864

885 

876 

88? 

88T 

881 

88?

Aug.

684 

681 

678 

676 

676

647 

606 

563 

524 

539

440 

476 

481 

471 

465 

465

Sept.

373 

345 

313 

281 

283

320 

339 

350 

362 

376

305 

300 

300 

296 

296

Mern Run-off in 

met u acre-feet

952 

1 200 

835 

643 

381

58,500 

71,400 

51,300 

39,500 

22,700

243,000

68602 36 4
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

HENRYS FORK AT ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 40 E., naif a irile upstream

from bridge on main street of St. Anthony. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1919 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year (estimated), 4,750 second-feet June 15;

minimum, 559 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 2.90 feet).

1919-33: Maximum, 9,030 second-feet May 8, 1925 (gage height, 6.70 feet);

minimum, 406 second-feet July 22, 1931 (gage height, 2.77 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated May 1-2, June 15-20, 22, by

comparison with Ashton and Chester stations. No record Oct. 1 to Apr. 30.

Diversions for irrigation above snd below station. Flow regulated at times by

operations of gates at Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, 17 miles uostream and

at Henrys Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

1... 

2_. _ 

3........

4.. 

5_. ..._._

6 . 

7 .. .

8 . .

9 .

10. ....

11 ..

12. 

13 

14........

15 .

May

2,600 

2,600 

2,600 

2,540 

2,570

2,570 

2,400 

2,160 

1,910 

1,810

1,720 

1,680 

1,870 

2,270 

2,620

June

3,860 

3,820 

3,550 

3,340 

3,340

3,370 

3,370 

3,310 

3,260 

3,730

4,010 

4,110 

4,330 

4,560 

4,750

July

1,260 

1,090 

745 

624 

607

583 

559 

709 

800 

819

859 

754 

745 

709 

674

Aug.

709 

745 

790 

781 

763

727 

700 

700 

683 

615

640 

700 

700 

700 

658

Sept.

599 

632 

615 

607 

607

583 

575 

583 

754 

819

859 

899 

920 

909 

1,010

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

July . ---. -- . -- 

August

Septembei 

The

May

3,000 

3,670 

3,860 

3,730 

3,610

3,700 

3,980 

3,980 

3,700 

3,640

3,760 

3,580 

3,110 

2,970 

3,030 

3,400

Maximum

3,980 

4,750 

1,260 

790 

1,280

June

4,310 

4,420 

4,230 

3,850 

3,220

2,970 

2,470 

2,180 

2,070 

1,940

1,890 

1,560 

1,350 

1,220 

1,120

Minimum

1,680 

1,120 

559 

615 

575

July

607 

575 

727 

745 

709

754 

781 

819 

859

727

709 

709 

709 

692 

700 

683

Aug.

624 

615 

624 

666 

674

674 

709 

745 

640 

615

692 

692 

683 

.658 

640 

632

Sept.

1,090 

1,060 

909 

899 

984

984 

963 

963 

963 

1,280

1,190 

1,110 

1,030 

1,020 

1,020

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

2, 920 180, 000 

3, 180 189, 000 

743 45,700 

6P4 42, 100 

8P1 52, 400

509,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 43

DIVERSIONS FROM HENRYS FORK BETWEEN ST. ANTHONY AND REXBURG GAGING STATIONS,

IDAHO

Between St. Anthony and Rexburg gaging stations four canals divert water 

from Henrys Fork for irrigation. Records during a portion of each irrigation 

season from 1919 to 1933 are available.

Records of discharge of the canals are computed from daily staff gage readings 

and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1983

Day

I..--.-..

2.. ......

3..... ...

4.. ...

5 

6 .... .

7... ..

8. 

9.-....-

10......--

11.. 

12. ....

13- 

14..-...--

15. -

May

698 

705 

718 

709 

720

803 

879 

846 

836 

821

814 

812 

833 

873 

920

June

1,140 

1,130 

1,120 

1,120 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,140 

1,130 

1,140

1,090 

1,090 

1,120 

1,130 

1,070

July

721 

725 

675 

562 

563

593 

598 

613 

736 

786

863 

816 

763 

763 

692

Aug.

631 

672 

704 

712 

697

674 

682 

686 

646 

569

585 

599 

596 

619 

611

Sept.

436 

434 

426 

439 

462

441 

425 

429 

437 

439

442 

440 

420 

445 

430

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

3C 

31

Month

July.. .. ..___ _.. 

August...

Septembe 

The

. .

.

May

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1

Maximum

1,130 

1,140 

863 

712 

462

947 

942 

922 

923 

923

952 

960 

967 

948 

976

000 

020 

060 

080 

120 

130

June

1,030 

1,020 

1,030 

927 

885

865 

852 

864 

890 

900

864 

867 

682 

673 

673

Minimum

698 

673 

562 

441 

313

July

580 

565 

643 

705 

714

755 

788 

776 

802 

793

742 

721 

711 

69? 

658 

642

Aug.

598 

579 

606 

629 

636

607 

566 

530 

508 

511

514 

496 

478 

457 

441 

441

Sept.

413 

412 

353 

351 

336

321 

322 

322 

320 

319

316 

313 

313 

313 

313

TUT Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

899 55, 300 

994 59, 100 

702 43, 200 

590 36, 300 

386 23,000

217,000
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

HENRYS FORK WEAR REXBURG, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 39 E., just below highway

bridge 7 miles west of Rexburg and below all tributaries. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1909 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 4,980 second-feet June 16 (gage height,

7.65 feet); minimum, 371 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.11 fe^.t).

1909-33: Maximum, 9,490 second-feet June 29, 1927 (gage height, 9.90

feet); minimum, 247 second-feet May 4, 1931 (gage height, 1.64 fe-^t). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice period, Dec. 4 to Mar. 27, which are

poor. Discharge interpolated Apr. 5-7, 10-14. Flow regulated by operation

of headgates of irrigation canals above station. No diversions from Henrys

Fork below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

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

2 . . 

3.. ..............

4 ................

5.. .... .... ... ...

6 

7 __ ..... _ . _ -

8 ................

9 ___ -...-... _ -

10 

H.... ............

12....... ............

13 

14...... ..........

15 

16 

17..... ...........

18.,. ...........

W........ ...........

20 

21 

22. __ ...... __ ...

23 . 

24 _________ . ...

25 

26 . .

27 

28 

29

30 

31 

Oct.

885 

775 

755 

750 

715

705 

730 

858 

1,040 

1,130

1,160 

1,210 

1,280 

1,290 

1,290

1,270 

1,200 

1,190 

1,250 

1,200

1,250 

1,300 

1,360 

1,370 

1,350

1,390 

1,450 

1,480 

1,460 

1,510 

1 510

Nov.

1,470 

1,440 

1,400 

1,380 

1,400

1,460 

1,600 

1,580 

1,600 

1,640

1,650 

1,610 

1,730 

1,770 

1,630

1,680 

1,690 

1,710 

1,710 

1,730

1,730 

1,760 

1,760 

1,630 

1,550

1,610 

1,610 

1,580 

1,540 

1,540

Dec.

1,550 

1,580 

1,590

 1,820

Mar.

 1, 620

1,660 

1,730 

1,730 

1,710

Month

February

April 

May .__ - 

July ..... ... ..... .... .... ...... ......... 

The year .............. ...........................

Apr.

1,660 

1,640 

1,680 

1,740 

1,740

1,740 

1,750 

1,750 

1,700 

1,660

1,620 

1,580 

1,540 

1,500 

1,470

1,540 

1,760 

2,030 

2,170 

2,050

1,810 

1,890 

2,000 

2,300 

2,320

2,130 

2,160 

2,390 

2,920 

3,580

May

3,320 

2,470 

2,240 

2,320 

2,190

2,090 

2,020 

1,870 

1,650 

1,402

1,340 

1,250 

1,250 

1,350 

1,610

1,890 

2,390 

3,280 

3,660 

3,590

3,530 

3,760 

4,150 

4,190 

3,840

3,700 

3,760 

3,470 

2,870 

2,520 

2.550

Maximum

1,510 

1,770

3,580 

4,190 

4,980 

1,310 

621 

1,210

4,980

June

3,210 

3,690 

3,650 

3,390 

3,140

3,010 

2,840 

2,820 

2,730 

2,880

3,270 

3,740

4,050 

4,400 

4,740

4,980 

4,750 

4,640 

4,560 

4,200

3,610 

2,980 

2,440 

2,000 

1,750

1,650 

1,380 

1,250 

1,340 

1,260

Minimum

705 

1,380

1,470 

1,250 

1,250 

379 

371 

400

371

July

1,310 

1,310 

1,080 

852 

745

680 

630 

600 

615 

610

580 

557 

530 

516 

490

476 

462 

440 

426 

418

418 

418 

413 

458 

458

408 

400 

391 

387 

383 

379

Aug.

391 

418 

458 

485 

472

462 

436 

413 

458 

494

444 

418 

436 

408 

404

383 

375 

371 

387 

408

422 

436 

490 

521 

462

436

503 

498 

. 521 

512 

498

Mear

1,160 

1,610 

1,530 

 1,600 

 1,600 

1,630 

1,930 

2,630 

3,140 

575 

446 

756

1,550

Sept.

498 

467 

458 

436 

422

418 

404 

400 

431 

552

620 

660 

725 

775 

819

929 

1,010 

934 

802 

841

880 

880 

852 

868 

958

1,210 

1,190 

1,180 

1,100 

970

Run-off in 

acre-feet

71,300 

95,800 

94,100 

98,400 

88,900 

100,000 

115,000 

162,000 

187,000 

35,400 

27,400 

45,000

1,120,000

 Estimated.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 45

DIVERSIONS FROM FAIL RIVER ABOVE GAGING STATION NEAR SQUEAL, IDAHO

Above the Squirrel gaging station three canals divert water from Fall River 

for irrigation. Records for a portion of each irrigation season fron 1919 to 1933 

are available.

Records of discharge of each canal are computed from daily staff-gage readings 

and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1988

Day

1. .......

2 _...

3- ...

4... .....

5.. ......

6. ....

7 ....

8 .....

9 .....

10. ___ .

11 

12........

13 ...

14- ...

15 .-

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

27 

22 

20 

20 

29

29 

38 

60 

90 

104

107 

119 

128 

150 

166

July

226 

221 

220 

209 

204

212 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

Aug.

78 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

If 

17 

IS 

U 

2(

2 

23 

£ 

24 

2£

2« 

21 

26 

2« 

3C 

31

Month

May........ ...... . ......... ... ......-. ...

July ............. .......... .. . ...._..._.... .

August _ ,.

Septembei 

The

____

____

____

____

____

____

........

.. ....

........

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

26

June

166 

188 

195 

196 

210

215 

215 

226 

224 

220

218 

228 

196 

224 

215

Maximum Minimum

26 0 

228 20 

226 0 

78 0 

27 0

July

0 

0 

89 

79 

79

77 

78 

77 

77

77

77

77 

76 

77 

77 

77

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

47 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

21 

23 

23 

27

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

,fofl_ Run-oft In 

B nan acre-feet

0.84 52 

142 8,450 

77.0 4,730 

4.03 248 

7.00 417

is, goo
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

FALL RIVER NEAR SQUIRREL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 44 E., 4 miles northeast of Squirrel. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1904 to June 1909; May 1918 to September

1933. August 1902- to December 1903 at Wilson's sawmill 3 miles upstream. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 4,960 second-feet June 15 (gage height,

5.36 feet); minimum, 296 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 1.78 feet).

1904-9, 1918-33: Maximum, 6,440 second-feet June 27, 1927; minimum, 72

second-feet Feb. 9, 1930. Average, 15 years (1918^33), 745 second-feet. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 7 to Mar. 14,

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above and below ste.tion.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 ... .... .

2 ... ... ...

3. ..........

4... __ .......

5. ..... .....

6 - ...

7 . ... ... ....

8 

9 ........ ...

10 

11 ...

12 

13 

14..............

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 . 

25 

26 

07

28 . _ . ...

29 

30 _ -

31 

Oct.

494 

494 

494 

478 

478

478 

494 

558 

542 

494

494 

510 

510 

510 

494

494 

494 

494 

494 

449

449 

463 

463 

463 

463

449 

449 

463 

463 

456 

449

Nov.

449 

449 

449 

449 

449

558 

510 

510 

510 

494

494 

494 

494 

494 

494

494 

526 

534 

518 

534

518 

502 

486 

502 

486

470 

470 

470 

486

486

Dec.

456 

470 

486 

478 

470

470 

455

Jan.

450 

449

440

Feb.

400

307 

318 

296 

318

< 380

Mar.

 380

376

364 

364 

364 

388 

400

414 

414 

400 

394 

388

" 388 

388 

414 

442 

414 

400

Apr.

388 

400 

400 

400 

400

400 

388 

388 

388 

388

388 

388 

376 

388 

388

428 

456 

502 

486 

470

518 

614 

666 

720 

756

810 

970 

1,050 

1,460 

1,140

Month Maximum

January

558 

558 

486

February...... _ _ .. .-..-..-... _ _._._____ _ . . _ .-- 

April-.. 

July .... ..... ... ...... ...... ......... ......

September.... .............................. ...... 

The year ____ . _____________

442 

1,460 

2,310 

4,960 

1,370 

582 

630

4,960

May

910 

870 

850 

850 

910

970 

870 

756 

684 

702

702 

702 

792 

950 

1,100

1,310 

1,620 

1,620 

1,590 

1,700

2,000 

2,310 

2,030 

1,920 

2,090

2,280 

2,090 

1,860 

2,030 

2,200 

2,310

June

2,500 

2,800 

2,780 

2,680 

2,660

2,780 

2,960 

2,980 

2,920 

3,650

3,970 

4,050 

4,340 

4,610 

4,960

4,310 

4,230 

4,320 

4,500 

3,890

3,440 

3,160 

2,970 

2,940 

2,790

2,060 

1,810 

1,810 

1,720 

1,360

Minimum

449 

449

296

376 

684 

1,360 

502 

470 

400

296

July

1.370 

1.130 

920 

783 

693

622 

590 

801 

820 

810

738 

738 

720 

720 

702

702 

702 

518 

582 

566

566 

566 

550 

550 

534

526 

518 

510 

510 

510 

502

Aug.

502 

582 

582 

566 

550

542 

534 

534 

534 

526

526 

518 

510 

510 

510

510 

502 

502 

502 

518

502 

502 

502 

494 

502

566 

518 

502 

502 

486 

470

Mean

483 

493 

458 

443 

374 

388 

564 

1,410 

3,200 

680 

520 

461

788

Sept.

470 

470 

470 

470 

470

f,ro

470- 

463 

486 

463

463 

456 

449 

442 

463

486 

470 

400 

442 

442

435 

435 

414 

470- 

630

470- 

456 

442 442' 

435

Run-off in 

acre-feet

29,700 

2»r300 

28,200 

27,200 

20,800 

23,900 

33,600 

86,700 

190,000 41,800' 

32,000 

27,400

571,000'
HENRYS FORK BASIN 47

DIVERSIONS FROM FALL RIVER BETWEEN SQUIRREL AND CHESTER GAGING STATIONS, IDAHO

Between Squirrel and Chester gaging stations nine canals divert water from 

Fall River for irrigation. Records for a portion of each irrigation season from 

1919 to 1933 are available.

Records of discharge of each canal are computed from daily staff-gage readings 

and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1988

Day

1. _ . _

3 _ ..

4........

7 

8 ~

9 ... -

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

May

123 

129 

134 

133 

131

132

132 

133 

132 

133

135 

171 

172 

193 

215

June

578 

646 

726 

669 

622

614 

688 

754 

825 

859

882 

915 

942 

946 

929

July

733 

697 

656 

649 

640

510 

516 

433 

443 

429

417 

521 

553 

554 

554

Aug.

515 

584 

576 

576 

561

545 

545 

556 

543 

534

528 

475 

499 

504 

503

Sept.

483 

485 

486 

476 

465

460 

455 

351 

348 

313

283 

230 

176 

177 

174

Day

It 

17 

U

IS 

2C

21 

22

23 

24

25

26 

27 

2S 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

July ........ 

August __ --

September 

The

..

.

May

222 

229 

236 

203 

266

286 

306 

326 

359 

394

430 

466 

508 

553 

594 

560

June

944 

987 

953 

932 

921

733 

899 

908 

897 

884

869 

856 

834 

823

788

Maximum Minimum

594 123 

987 578 

733 417 

584 475 

486 92

July

536 

522 

517 

509 

531

593 

570 

545 

538 

535

528 

520 

514 

507 

499 

488

Aug.

502 

503 

505 

499 

494

511 

529 

526 

521 

544

566 

543 

520 

502 

491 

491

Mean

262 

827 

541 

526 

286

Sept.

173 

246 

297 

350 

309

270 

251 

230 

243

112

96 

92 

147 

201 

201

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16,100 

49,200 

33,300 

32,300 

17,000

148,000
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

FAIL BIVEB NEAR CHESTER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 13, T. 8 N., E. 41 E., half a mile above

mouth and 2 miles north of Chester. 

EBCOEDS AVAILABLE. April 1920 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 4,210 second-feet June 15 (gage height,

5.15 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet several days in July and August.

1920-23: Maximum, 6,380 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gase height, 6.60

feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 7, 1923. 

EEMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated May 1 and July 20-^25. No

record Oct. 1 to Apr. 30. Station below all diversions for irrigation from

Fall Eiver.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19SS

Day

I........

2.. ..

3 .....

4.. 

6 

6.. 

7.. _ ...

8 ___ -

9 ____ .

10 ____ .

11........

12 ......

13.. 

14 

15 

May

950 

990 

1,070 

990 

1,030

1,000 

894 

840 

786 

761

727 

752 

876 

1,110 

1,330

June

2,330 

2,510 

2,460 

2,320 

2,390

2,480 

2,610 

2,610 

2,570 

3,080

3,340 

3,610 

3,830 

4,070 

4,210

July

562 

375 

264 

187 

204

165 

162 

340 

444 

393

329 

198 

168 

165 

162

Aug.

21 

25 

35 

33 

26

24 

25 

26 

29 

29

27 

28 

30 

29 

26

Sept.

40 

47 

38 

33 

35

42 

38 

65 

139 

198

227 

283 

283 

283 

307

Day

ie

11 

IS

1{ 

2C

21 

25 

22 

24 

2f

2( 2" 

2£ 

2£ 

3( 

31

Month

May ....... . ....

July...................... ..........................

August.. __ - _ _ - - . __ - _ _ - - - 

fieptembei 

The

____

__ ....

........ 

L .

i ____

T

........

____

May

1,560 

1,950 

2,050 

2,130 

2,090

2,290 

2,500 

2,360 

2,130 

2,220

2,370 

2,200 

1,880 

1,830 

1,960 

2,190

Maximum

2,500 

4,210 

562 

44 

471

June

3,850 

3,930 

3,800 

3,490 

2,920

2,610 

2,250 

2,020 

1,840 

1,820

1,600 

1,320 

1,120 

923 

622

Minimum

727 

622 

20 

20 

33

July

145 

131 

95 

56 

40

30 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

21 

20 

20 

21

Aug.

24 

23 

23 

27 

25

23 

20 

20 

20 

20

38 

43 

44 

42 

40 

37

Mean

1,540 

2,620 

166 

28.fi 

208

Sept.

851

274 

145 

128 

204

208 

212 

216 

223 

471

444 

899 

368 

283 

260

Run-off in 

acre-feet

94,700 

156,000 

9,590 

1,760 

12,400

274,000
HENBYS FORK BASIN

TETON SXVE3, 1TJEAR ST. AETEONY,

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 7 N.t P. 41 E,, half a mile a

Oregon Short Line Eailroad bridge and 4 miles sout? *sast of St. Anthony. 

BECOBDS AVAILABLE. April 1920 to September 1933; April 1903 to June

at station three-fourths mile upstream. 

DIBCHAHGE. Maximum during year, 2,560 second-feet June 15 (gage height,;

feet); minimum occurred during winter months when record was discontim 

1903-9, 1920-33: Maximum, 7,820 second-feet Ju-e 5, 1909 (gage heif

6.90 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet March 12, 1906 (gage height, 1 foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Some diversions for irrigation in Teton Ba

20 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19SS

Day

1 .....

2.....

3.....

4 _ ..

5...-.

6 ..

7 __ .

8 .....

9.,...

10- -

11 _ ..

12 __ .

13 .-

14 .....

15 

Apr. May

782

681

712

770

651

616

666

611

561

523

499

494

494

499

am

June

2,060

2,100

2,290

2,100

1,960

1,880

1,850

1,770

1,640

1,820

2,070

2,200

2,400

2,530

!> Kftfl

July

966

924

839

883

854

820

804

808

837

70S

770

770

804

733

712

Aug.

591

666

712

712

686

616

591

596

631

621

606

576

561

556

561

Sept.

626

616

537

518

513

504

494

494

499

513

499

542

561

561

523

Day

16 .....

17 ___

18..-.

19 .....

20.....

21 .....

22.....

23.....

24.....

25 _ ..

26-....

27 .....

28.. 

29 

3ft

31 __ .

Apr.

826

1,120 i ofift

854

782

826

1,000

1,040

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,300

820

Mar

KdO

686

906

Qflrt

912

1,060

1,310

1,390

1,280

1,260

1,510

1,560

1,400

1,320

1,560

1,930

Jane

2,380

2,360

2,340

o j*rn

1,930

1,690

1,560

t Mf\

1,300

1,220

1,130

1,080

1,070

1,000

July

702

702

692

676

661

636

626

631

636

621

606

606

596 rrti

576

Aug.

561

551

556

641

681

651

646

586

551

147

566

581

581

636

646

636

Sei

A' K

4*

**

4fl

45'

48: 4fi'

46f

filft

537

518

499

494

404

Month

April 17-30........ .......... __ ....................

July....-...........--........ . ...................

Maximum

1 4/v)

1,930

2,560

966

626

Minimum

782

494

1,000

576

647

452

Mean

1,040

024

1,830

727

610

511

Ban-off in 

acre-feet

29,000

56,800

109,000

44 700

37,500

30,400

307,000
50 STJBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1933, PABT 12 P

DIVERSIONS FBOM TETON RIVER BETWEEN ST. ANTHONY GAGING STATION AND MOUTH, IDAHO

Between St. Anthony gaging station and the mouth of the stream 15 separate 

canals divert water from Teton River for irrigation. Records for a portion of 

each irrigation season from 1919 to 1933 are available.

Records of discharge of each canal are computed from daily staf-gage readings 

and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19SS

Day

1 ........

2

3 ...

4.... ....

6... ..

6... __ .

7 .

8 ... ..

9... .....

10 

11.. ...

12 

13. 

14- 

15- ..

May

269 

802 

335 

357 

359

381 

388 

399 

399 

393

392 

376 

398

417 

425

June

1,100 

1,230 

1,360 

1,380 

1,380

1,340 

1,350 

1,360 

1,390 

1,410

1,390 

1,420 

1,410 

1,440 

1,460

July

938 

923 

894 

878 

856

837 

822 

809 

821 

832

809 

785 

765 

762 

721

Aug.

517 

563 

619 

624 

642

607 

573 

571 

574 

563

556 

554 

548 

533 

515

Sept.

589 

580 

530 

482 

467

454 

451 

448 

454 

458

460 

463 

486 

516 

474

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

2C

2] 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

28 

3C 

31

Month 

May ...

July ...... ... ........ ............. ...... ..

August. ___ ----- __ - . _ .-

Septembei 

The

........

........

May

449 

472 

508 

509 

525

549 

602 

617 

619 

631

667 

751 

818 

854 

967 

1,050

June

1,470 

1,450 

1,400 

1,400 

1,390

1,280 

1,240 

1,260 

1,200 

1,240

1,180 

1,160 

1,150 

1,250 

1,100

Maximum, Minimum

1,050 269 

1,470 1,100 

938 523 

649 509 

589 415

Jul^

680 

694 

689 

6^ 

616

5^* 

5-52 5^) 

518

5^

5i'i 

5*3 

5^3 

533 

533 

5.T8

Aug.

514 

510 

509 

585 

618

649 

628 

60S 

560 

511

542 

568 

669 

570 

590 

608

Mean .

522 

1,320 

704 

571 

473

Sept.

436 

436 

437 

438 

415

441 

435 

430 

425 

465

508 

502 

497 

. 502 

509

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

32,100 

78,600 

43,300 

35,100 

28,100

217,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 1 51

BLACKFOOT RIVER BASIN 

BIACKFOOT RIVER WEAR BLACKFOOT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., 2 miles above 

mouth and 8 miles southwest of Blackfoot.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1913 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 624 second-feet May 20-21 (gage height, 

8.26 feet); no flow on several days.

1913-33: Maximum, 868 second-feet May 21, 1921; no flow several days.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 7 to Mar. 

31, which are poor. Flow regulated by storage at Blackfoot Dam, by diversions of numerous canals, and by waste from several Snake Riv«jr canals into 

Sand Creek, which enters Blackfoot River through the Idaho Canal above the 

station. No diversions from Blackfoot River below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

2..... ....... ..

3 ..... ......

4.. .... .....

-5. ..........

7 -

8.---...--..-..

9 

10 

IL ------

12 -

13 

14 

15 -

18 

17 

18. ------

19

20 .

21. ------

22- 

23 

24 .

26------ _ -

27-. 

28.. --------

29 .

30- . ..

31 

Oct.

17 

12 

10 

10 

10

53 

113 

159 

221

175

180 

120 

67 

71 

44

40 

41 

60 

110 

198

251 

255 

269 

293 

310

346 

308 

275 

284 

264 

245

Nov.

226 

217 

214 

215 

228

230 

231 

269 

300

287

300 

280 

298 

287 

304

312 

282 

273 

278 

262

273 

257 

253 

257 

271

285 

316 

335 

304 

293

Dec.

275 

287 

293 

297 

289

248 

210 

170 

130 : 90

50 

44

Jan.

45 

46 

45 

45 

45

44 

40 

36 

32 

42

52 

63 

73 

60 

48

36 

46 

55 

64

74

63 

52 

40 

96 

96

95 

95 

96 

98 

100 

98

Feb.

94 

90 

87 

99 

90

80 

39 

38 

36 

35

35 

40 

65 

67 

68

70 

72 

70 

68 

67

55 

42 

30 

28 

26

24 

23 

24

Mar.

24 

25 

26 

26 

26

26 

28 

30 

31 

32

35 

38 

41 

44 

46

49 

50 

51 

52 

54

57 

59 

62 

65 

65

65 

65 

63 

60 

58 

56

Apr.

58 

59 

60 

59 

59

54 

53 

51 

52 

51

48 

46 

46 

46 

45

46 

92 

105 

119 

120

141 

154 

180 

212 

312

369 

378 

310 

297 

278

Month Maximum

April 

July 

346 

335 

297 

100 

99 

65 

378 

624 

95 

116 

15 

132

624

May

346 

318 

308 

319 

312

318 

359 

348 

302

287

273 

271 

269 

249 

219

262 

376 

492 

580 

624

624 

552 

472 

414 

253

310 

323 

224 

149 

73 

54

June

82 

78 

54 

35 

20

2 

50 

95 

91 

33

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

4 

6 

3 

19 

37

6 

0 

6 

6 

4

16 

12 

7 

11

78

July

116 

100 

80 

65 

42

20 

10 

10 

22 

50

34 

5 

5 

5 

4

4 

10 

6 

5 

3

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

1 

3 

1

1 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

6

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

15 

6 

4 

4 

4

4 

0 

0 

0

4 

4

Sept.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4

4 

4

5 

10 

12 

8 

6

5 

5 

5 

12 

5

2 

2 

5 

30 

82

113 

87 

132 

80 

54

Minimum Mean *J£gJ«

10

214

32 

23 

24 

45 

54 

0 

0 

0 

2

155 9, 530 

271 16, 100 

108 6, 640 

61. 9 3, 810 

55. 8 3, 100 

45. 5 2, 800 

130 7, 740 

332 20, 400 

25. 2 1, 500 

19. 5 1, 200 

3. 74 230 

23. 3 1, 390

0 103 74, 400
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PAET 12 B

MUD LAKE BASIN

MUD LAKE NEAR TEBRETON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW}£ sec. 1, T. 6 N., R. 34 E., 2 miles north 

of Owsley Canal Co. pump house, 2J^ miles northeast of Terreton, and 14 miles 

southwest of Hamer. Staff gage at First Owsley Canal Co. pumping plant 

used prior to Oct. 31, 1931, and occasionally thereafter. Zero of each gage 

is 4,775.33 feet above mean sea level.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1933.

EXTKEMES. Maximum contents during year, 30,500 acre-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 6.43 feet); minimum, 3,680 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.15 foot).

1921-33: Maximum contents, 61,660 acre-feet May 5, 1923 (gage height, 

9.20 feet); minimum, 1,110 acre-feet Sept. 7-9, 1931 (gage 1 ?ight, 1.5 

feet).

REMABKS. Records good. Water diverted from tributaries and f:~om the lake 

by pumping and gravity during irrigation season. Gage-height record furnished by court-appointed water commissioner of district 66 and Owsley Canal 

Co.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1932-33

Day

1. _ ...

2 

3. ...

4 .......

5 .

8 ...

7 _ ....

8 

9 

10.... ...

11. ......

12 

13 

14.......

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 . 

20 

21 

22.. _ -

23

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

3,680

3,700

-3, 720

-3, 740

"3, 760

"3,780

"3,800

"3,820

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,880

8,880

3,880

"3,900

3,910

"3, 930

 3,950

 3, 970

3,990

4,010

 4,040

4,070

4,110

4,130

 4,140

 4,160

 4,180

4,190

4,230

4,270

Nov.

4,270

"4,290

4,310

4,350

-4,380

"4,400

4,430

4,520

4,560

4,640

4,640

4,680

4,680

4,880

4,990

5,080

5,210

5,320

5,410

5,510

5,580

5,720

5,780

5,950

6,050

6,180

6,280

6,360

6,430

Dec.

6,640

6,800

7,020

7,160

7 A4.fi

7,530

"7,760

7,980

"8,120

8,270

 8,350

8,430

8,490

8,720

8,820

8,990

9,160

9,300

9,550

9,730

9,800

9,940

10, 100

10,200

10, 400

10,700

10,800

10,800

11,000

11,100

Jan.

11,200

11, 400

11,400

11,600

11,700

11,900

"12,000

"12, 100

"12, 300

"12,400

12,500

12,700

12,800

12, 900

"13, 000

13,200

13,800

14,200

14,300

14,400

14,500

14,500

14,900

15,000

15,000

15,100

15,500

15,500

15,600

15,800

Feb.

16, 000

16, 100

16,200

16,300

16, 300

16,400

16,400

16,900

17,100

17, 300

17, 300

 17,400

"17,600

 17,700

17, 800

«18, 100

18,500

18,500

18,600

18, 700

18, 800

18,900

19,000

1Q Ifift

19,100

Mar.

19,200

19, 300

19,400

19, 500

19,600

19,600

19,700

19,800

19,900

20,000

20,200

20, 300

20,300

20,500

20,600

20,700

20,900

21,200

21, 400

21,500

21,600

21,700

21,900

21,900

22,000

22,200

22,500

22,600

22,800

23,000

22,800

Apr.

23, 000

23,300

23,500

23,800

24,000

24,300

24,400

24,600

24,700

24,900

25,000

25, 100

25,200

25,300

25,500

25,700

25,900

26,100

26,400

26,500

26,500

26,600

26,600

26,600

26,700

26,800

27,000

27,200

27,200

27,500

May

27,800

28,200

28,400

29,000

29,000

29,500

29,800

29,900

30,100

30,400

30,400

30,400

30,400

30,500

30,400

30,400

30,400

30,400

30,400

30,400

30,200

30, 100

30, 000

29,900

29,800

29,600 90 /inn

29,000

28,800

28,400

28,100

June

27, 700

27,300

26,700

26,200

25,900

25,400

24,700

23,900

23,400

23,100

22,700

22,200

21,700

21,200

20,800

20,100

19,400

18,800

18, 400

17,800

17,200

16,500

16,100

15,700

15,300

14,900

14 400

13,900

13,600

13,100

Jul^

12, 710

12, 210

11,610

11,010

10, 610

10,310

9,9")

9,5*0

9,3?0

9,0^0

8, 7?)

8,410

8,270 8, 0'*)

7.8TC

7,6-')

7,4**)

7,2")

6,8%

6,720

6,5iO

6,410 6, 2.'')

6,150 6,0"")

6,9"")

5,8"-9

5,6^

5,4^0

5,4<0

5,410

Aug.

5,460

5,390

5,320

5,250

"5,240

"5,220

 5,200

5,190

5,190

5,140

5,080

5,010

4,970

4,900

4,860

4,810

4,770

«4,740

4,710

 4,680

4,660

4,580

4,520

4,540

«4,510

4,480

4,410

4,430

 4,380

"4,340

4.290

Sept.

M.310

»4,340

t-4,370

'4,400

">4,430

H.460

*4, 480

i>4,490

»4,500

">4,500

"4,510

>4, 510

M,510

64,520

M,580

M.630

M.640

64,640

64,660

M.660

*4, 670

64,680

M, 730

64,780

H.800

«4,800

>4,820

*4,830

t-4,830

»4,830

 Interpolated. 

» Estimated.
MUD LAKE BASIN 53

CAMAS CREEK AT CAMAS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in E^SEK sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 36 E., half a 

mile above mouth of Beaver Creek and 350 feet above Oregon Short Line Railroad bridge at Camas.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1925 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 215 second-feet Apr. 30 (gage height, 1.76 

feet) ; no flow Dec. 17 to Apr. 14, July 21 to Sept. 30.

1925-33: Maximum, 335 second-feet May 16, 1932 (gage he'ght, 2.24 feet); 

no flow June 1-7, 1926, and numerous periods during 1930-33.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Oct. 5-11, No". 13-18, 23-J-30, 

Dec. 1-16, Apr. 15, 24, 25, and July 21, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation and stock water above station. Water commissioner for Mud Lake 

furnished eight discharge measurements and numerous gage-height observations.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-83

Day

l _____ .......... __ . _ ....... _ ....

2 

3... _____ .... _ 

4 ___ .. _____ .......... _ ... ___ ......

5 

6... .. __ . .. .-. ...-... -

7 _. ..- ... .. 

8. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....

9 _____ . ______ ... __ ........ .......

10 

11... _ 

12.- ... _ ... __ .. _ . . _____ .

13 

14.. . __ ... ....... ..... ... ___ .......

15 ___ . ____ ...... .... .........

16. ........................ ................

17 ..... ........... ........... .........

18 -,- _ - _ ........ ...... _

19 . 

20 __ ......... ____ ..... ....... __ .

21... ........ .................................

22 . ..... ......... ........ ..........

23 _ .. 

24 ...... ..... ... ..... .... ....

25 

26.- -. . ...... ........... ....

27.- -, _ . ___ - ____ - _ .

28 

29 ___ ... ___ ... ______ . __ ...

30 

31 ___ ... ___ - __ ... _____ ....... _ -

Oct.

.6 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

«4.0

5.9 

5.9 

6.7 

7.1

6.7 

5.9 

5.0 

5.2

7.5

4.5 

2.8 

3.2 

6.3 

6.7

4.2 

3.0 

6.7 

8.7 

9.5 

5.0

Montb

October ____ . _______________ . .......

April........................ . .-... ... .........

July. -

Tha TTAftT

Nov.

3.5 

3.0 

5.0 

12 

4.2

8.7 

14 

14 

5.5 

19

16 

16

«10

10 

16

15 

12

«10

Dec.

"10

 8

"5 

"5 1"

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 1.0

2.4 

3.5 

8.7 

10 

15

13 

12 

39 

 60 

«80

103 

125 

149 

191 

193

Maximum Minimum

9.5 

19

193 

167 

56 

16

0.6 

3.0 

0 

0 

3.2 

3.0 

0

193 0

M?y

167 

13F 

12f 

117 

9f

85 

84 

7? 

6f 

6f

5f 

4? 

32 

21 

1?

f.7 

4 0 

4.5

n

IS

e. 3

3.2 

40 

41.

se

3d 

26 

33 

31

22 

18

June

20 

35 

43 

49 

50

56 

43 

38 

35 

24

22 

16 

7.9 

6.7 

4.0

3.0 

5.0 

3.8 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

6.7 

16 

16 

15

11 

8.7 

6.3 

7.9 

13

July

16 

14 

11 

7.5 

S.6

4.2 

3.2 

3.8 

4.5 

5.2

4.8 

S.6 

2.8 

2.1 

1.6

1.1 

1.2 

1.6 

.9 

.5

".3 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M Run-oft to 

^ean acre-feet

4.88 

10.5 

3.4 

33.5 

48.1 

19.3 

3.07

300 

625 

200 

1,990 

2,960 

1,150 

189

10. 2 7, 420

" Estimated.

Nora. No flow during months omitted.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

BEAVER CREEK AT DTJBOIS, IDAHO

54

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW% sec. 21, T. 10 N., R. 36 E., half a mile 

north of Dubois.

DRAINAGE AREA. 220 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 116 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 1.74 

feet); no flow on numerous days.

1921-33: Maximum, 858 second-feet Apr. 7, 1930; maximum gage height, 

6.5 feet Mar. 16, 1926; no flow for long periods.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Diversions for 

irrigation above station. During summer practically entire flow is diverted 

below gage for irrigation. Gage-height observations and two dischargemeasurements furnished by water commissioner for Mud Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-83

Day

1 .. .....

2 __ .... __ ..

3 _ . _ 

4........ _ ....

5.... .. ...

6.. ....... ......

7 -

8....... .....

9..... __ . _ ..

10. 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

46 

29 

34 

19 

14

14 

5.9 

7.5 

12 

«10

Day

11. 

12. 

13 

14. .

15. 

16- 

17.. .

18. .

19. . 

20-. 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

2.3 «.3

Month

May

The year .. _ . . .

May

«5.0 

«2.0 

.3 

«0 

«0

«5 

"12 

 12 

7.0 

3.0

Maximum

93 

46

93

Day

21.......-. ..

22.. 

23.. 

24. 

25... 

26.. 

27... 

28.. 

29...... ... ......

30.. 

31... 

Minimum

0 

0

0

Apr.

3.1 

 1.2 

«20 

93 

82

84 

70 

61 

58 

60

Mean

17.8 

8.36

2.18

May

 1.2- 

«0 

13

s.r

 1.8.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,060 

514

1,570*

 Estimated.

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.

BEAVER CREEK AT CAHAS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE)4 sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 36 E., a quarter of a milenorthwest of Oregon Short Line Railroad station at Camas and three-eighths 

of a mile above confluence with Camas Creek.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. 1921-33: Maximum, 163 second-feet Apr. 7, 1930. Flow past? 

station is generally limited to a short period during the spring of each year.

REMARKS. Flow is affected by irrigation diversions above Dubois (about 14 

miles above gage) and by heavy channel losses below Dubois. No flow reached, 

the station during the year ending Sept. 30, 1933.
SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 55

LITTLE LOST RIVER BASIN 

LITTLE LOST RIVER NEAR HOWE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., a quarter of a mile above 

diversion dam of Blame County Investment Co., 6 miles northwest of Berenice, 

and 7 miles northwest of Howe.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 114 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 

1.02 feet); minimum recorded, 25 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 0.24 foot). 

1921-33: Maximum, 176 second-feet June 14, 1923 (gage heigH, 1.29 feet, 

present datum); minimum, 13 second-feet Apr. 15, 20, 1923.

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Discharge interpolated 

Oct. 20, 21, Apr. 9. Numerous irrigation diversions above and below station. 

Water is stored in small reservoir of Blaine County Investment Co. on Dry 

Creek, about 40 miles upstream, and during irrigation season is released and 

carried through Corral and Wet Creeks to Little Lost River and diverted into 

the company's main canal a quarter of a mile below station. Gage-height 

record furnished by water master for Little Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 _ ... __ _ _

2 __ 

3 

4 

5... ...

6 - . 

7.. 

8-. 

9-. _ 

10.. _ ............ ...

11. 

12 

13 

14. .... ___ .. ..

15. . __ .

16- __ ........ ... ...

17 

18 

19 ___ 

20 . 

21..- . ...... ............

22 __ .. ............. ....... ........

23.- _ .--. 

24... ......... ... .... 

25- ...

26 

27. ___ ........... _ 

28. __ 

29 ___ ..... __ .. ___ .. ____ ... ....

30 __ ....... __ .. __ .-..

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

Oct.

48 

47 

47 

47 

49

48 

49 

51 

54 

53

53 

53 

52 

51 

51

49 

51 

52 

54 

55

55 

56 

51 

39 

36

56 

52 

50 

50 

44 

52

Month

April 8-30 ........... _ .....

May. ....... ......... ... ..... .. 

July. . ....... .... ......... .. 

Apr.

31

28 

25

35 

31

28 

27 

29

28 

31 

34 

34 

34

38 

44 

44 

46 

51

51 

51 

51 

54 

57

May

57 

57 

60 

64 

76

81 

82 

85 

82 

80

80 

75 

60 

54 

52

54 

62 

60 

60 

54

54

58 

67 

65 

66

68 

80 

88 

78 

78 

86

June

93 

98 

98 

100 

103

103 

99 

99 

99 

102

98 

100 

100 

106 

105

107 

109 

112 

114 

112

109 

107 

106 

105 

98

98 

99 

98 

106 

102

Maximum Minimum

56 36 

57 25 

88 52 

114 93 

98 34 

45 33 

43 31

July

98 

95 

93 

89 

85

85 

82 

85 

86 

81

78 

77 

73 

73 

70

70 

71 

44 

54

75

73 

71 

62 

51 

44

43 

40 

39 

39 

37 

34

Aug.

34 

41 

45 

39 

38

35 

38 

41 

41 

40

39 

37 

36 

34 

36

36 

33 

34 

35 

34

35 

39 

39 

36 

34

36 

37 

37 

34 

36 

36

Sept.

36 

36 

36 

34 

34

31 

33 

34 

36 

34

36 

36 

36 

34 

36

39 

38 

37 

33 

38

37 

38 

40 

42 

43

43

40 

37 

38 

36

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

50.2 3,090 

38. 3 1, 750 

68.5 4,210 

103 6,130 

67. 6 4, 160 

36. 9 2, 270 

36.6 2,180
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

BIATJTE COUNTY INVESTMENT CO.'S CANAI NEAR HOWE, IDAHO

56

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW^NWK sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., 665 feet below

head gates and 7 miles northwest of Howe. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1924 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 39 second-feet July 5, 6 (gage height, 2.45

feet) ; practically no flow during winter except leakage through head gates. 

1924-33: Maximum, 87 second-feet May 24, 25, 1928; practically no flow

during nonirrigation season.

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Discharge interpolated 

l^Oct. 20, 21, Apr. 9. Cippoletti weir installed below gage May 4. Canal

diverts water from Little Lost River in sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., for irrigation

on lands in project of the Blaine County Investment Co. Gage-height record

and seven discharge measurements furnished by water master for Little Lost

River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-SS

Day

1 __ ..... _ .... ...... ____ .......

2 _____ ........ ......... ............

3 __ . ____ ............... __ . _____ .

4 _____ . __ ........ - ____ ....... 

6 ...- .- -_. .- ... 

6 __ . __ . ____ . __ . __

7 

8 _ 

9 .

10 

11........ .. . - . - 

12 _ __._....--. .._-. . ............

13...... .......... ....................

14 __ . _ .. ___ __ __ ............

16 .. _.

16..........-..... ........ . ..-

17. . ... .-- . . 

18. 

10

20 .............. ........ . 

21 __ ....... __ - . -

22 ... _ .

23._. ____________ -. _ . _ .. ____ -

24 ....... ... .........

25 __ .. _____________ ... ____ ....

S .. ..................................

27-.... ..... ....... ... ....

28 __ .. . . .

29 

30... ............ ........ ............... 

31 

Oct.

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

3.5 

3.5

8.6 

8.6 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

Month

April 8-30 - __ ........ ___ .... _ ~ ____ .

May

July ..... ... ... .... ...

Apr.

21 

16 

10

14 

7.9 

12 

13 

13

12 

13 

14 

12 

6.8

2.6 

5.6 

5.9 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.3 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

May

4.7 

4.7 

47 

14 

26

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

27 

20 

14 

6.3 

41

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

4.1

43 

4.3 

46 

4.6 

4.6

46 

6.0 

6.0 

7.3 

8.8 

8.8

Maximum

9.3 

21 

30 

34 

39 

8.0 

10

June

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

13

13 

13 

16 

19 

19

19 

21 

25 

31 

33

32 

32 

34 

33 

31

32 

32 

32 

33 

33

Minimum

3.5 

2.6 

41

8.8 

7.3 

2.6 

2

J-iy

37 

37 

37 

38 

39

39 

37 

38 

38 

38

37 

38 

38 

32 

32

31 

21 

12 

21 

28

28 

30 

20 

13 

9.9

7.7 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

Aug.

7.3 

7.3 

8.0 

8.0 

6.0

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

6.6 

6.6

6.3 

4.1 

41 

41 

41

3.8 

3.8 

41 

41 

4.1

41 

41 

6.3 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Sept.

2.5 

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

2.3

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

41 

4.9 

49

49 

49 

4.9 

49 

49

Mean Kun-offln ivj-ettu acre-feet

8. 37 616 

9.27 423 

12.1 744 

20.8 1,240 

20.2 1,610 

4.65 286 

4.57 272
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 57 

BIG LOST RIVER BASIN

BIO LOST RIVER AT HOWELL RANCH, NEAR CHILLY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 8 N., R. 21 E., at HoWell ranch, 

9 miles southwest of Chilly and 21 miles northwest of Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1904 to August 1906; July 1907 to November 1914; 

May 1920 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,910 second-feet June 16 (g°ge height, 

4.08 feet); minimum, 48 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 0.76 foot). A lesser 

discharge may have occurred during the winter.

1904-14, 1920-33: Maximum, 3,500 second-feet June 12, 1921 (page height, 

5.94 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Apr. 2, 1909 (gage height, 1.9 feet, former 

datum).

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Result of measurement 

shown for Apr. 4; discharge estimated Nov. 22-30, Apr. 1-3, 5-13. No regulation. Several small diversions above, and Hammerly Ditch (capacity about 

20 second-feet) diverts a quarter of a mile below station. Water commissioner for Big Lost River furnished gage-height record and six discharge 

measurements.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 ... ... _ ... ___ .... ____ .

2. _ ......... _ ... .... ...

3. _ ......... _ ... _ - _ 

4. ___ . .. ... 

fi __ . __________ ... ...

6 .... . ...

7 __ ..... __ .... ....

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.

107 

107 

107 

107 

105

103 

120 

144 

124 

120

118 

118 

115 

115 

111

109 

109 

105 

105 

100

109 

105 

103 

103 

98

109 

105 

103 

100 

92 

82

Nov.

88 

96 

84 

80 

88

100 

77 

73 

94 

73

73 

84 

84 

90 

80

92 

94

88 

82 

88

79

75

Month

April-.... . ___ . __ . _ . ____ . ____ .

July . _ . __ - _________ . __ . __ .....

Apr.

I 50 

54

55

50

49 

58

64 

70 

64 

67 

60

64 

69 

93 

103 

131

131 

151 

235 

288 

232

May

197 

177 

160 

160 

160

151 

142 

135 

129 

129

127 

124 

120 

124 

144

151 

160 

160 

163 

163

182 

226 

223 

243 

309

470 

675 

687 

780 

1,080 

1,380

Maximum

144 

100 

288 

1,380 

1,660 

407 

129 

74

June

1,560 

1,560 

1,660 

1,420 

1,160

1,160 

1,240 

1,120 

1,460 

1,510

1,560 

1,610 

1,660 

1,610 

1,610

1,610 

1,560 

1,200 

1,040 

900

846 

820 

754 

723 

687

627 

591 

585 

509 

442

Minimum

82

120 

442 

127

72 

57

July

407 

388 

383 

383 

379

374 

352 

313 

309 

292

274 

262 

255 

249 

249

235 

218 

202 

192 

189

179 

172 

160 

158 

149

147 

147 

142 

138 

131 

127

Aug.

122 

129 

118 

116 

107

105 

103 

105 

114 

114

107 

103 

91 

93 

90

86 

86 

86 

101 

95

90 

91 

95 

93 

90

93 

95 

80 

75 

72 

74

Sept.

74 

70 

66 

64 

63

62 

62 

63 

64 

64

64 

64 

63 

62 

64

64 

62 

60 

59 

59

58 

58 

60 

62 

64

66 

63 

60 

59

57

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

108 6, 640 

82. 1 4, 890 

86. 8 5, 160 

298 18, 300 

1, 160 69, 000 

244 15,000 

97. 4 5, 990 

62. 7 3, 730

NOTE. R. W. Thompson, water commissioner for Big Lost River, estimated a mean flow Dec. 1-31 of 

60 second-feet; Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 50 second-feet.

58602 35 5
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

BIG LOST RIVER (EAST CHANNEL) ABOVE MACKAY RESERVOIR, NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 23 F,, 3 miles above 

Mackay Dam, above flow line of reservoir, and 7}^ miles above Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 750 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 3.31 

feet); channel reported dry Nov. 22 to May 30, July 28 to Se.pt. 30.

1919-33: Maximum, 1,000 second-feet June 25, 1932 (gage height, 3.48 

feet); no flow for long periods during 1920 and 1923-33.

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. This record 

represents a part of natural flow of Big Lost River and, taken in conjunction 

with records for west channel of Big Lost River (p. 59) and east and west 

channels of Warm Spring Creek (pp. 63 and 64), shows entire flow of Big Lost 

River at this point (p. 60) and practically entire surface flow into Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record and five discharge measurements furnished by water 

commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-33

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6 

6 

7 -

8 

10 

11 

12 

11

14 

15 - 

Oct.

3

2

2

2

2

3

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

Nov.

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

202

319

414

458

428

414

414

428

574

591

609

665

686

July

132

116

90

81

78

73

66

58

47

38

35

25

21

19

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 .

26 ~

26 

27 - 

28 

29_ _

30 

01

Oct.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Nov.

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

June

706

706

591

489

400

341

322

290

243

223

219

197

185

178

156

July

12

9

6

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

Month

July-.... . . . .. .. .

Maximum

4

3

17

706

132

706

Minimum

2

0

0

156

0

0

Mean

3.1

1.1

- 0.5

418

30.4

37.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

191

65

31

24,900

1,870

27,100

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 59

BIG IOST EIVEB (WEST CHAW WEL) ABOVE MACKAY RESERVOIR, If EAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 3 miles above 

Mackay Dam, above flow line of reservoir, and 1% miles above Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE May 1919 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 275 second-feet June 16 Cgage height, 2.37 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet May 12-16; minimum gage heigl t, 1.08 feet 

Apr. 25 and 26.

1919-33: Maximum (estimated), 1,200 second-feet June 5-16, 1921 (gage 

height, 4.45 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Feb. 4 and 18, 1932 (gage height, 

0.98 foot).

REMARKS Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. This record1 

represents a portion of the natural flow of Big Lost River and, tr.ken in conjunction with records for east channel of Big Lost River (p. 58) and east and west, 

channels of Warm Spring Creek (pp. 63 and 64), shows entire surface flow 

of Big Lost River at this point (p. 60) and practically the entire flow into Mackay 

Reservoir. Gage-height record and results of seven discharge measurements 

furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1932-83

Day

1 ________ .

2 

3 

4. - ...

5-..... ...

6-... . .

7_._._ ___ ....

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.

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

34 

34 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

Nov.

35 

37 

37 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

34

32 

31 

31 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

28

Dec.

28 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

22 

22 

21 

20

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Jan.

17 

17 

18 

18 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Feb.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

23 

20 

21

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20

Month

April .......-..........-. ........ ......... ... .

July 

Mar.

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

20

20 

22 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

Apr.

19 

19 

19

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

19 

19

19 

19 

18 

18 

17

17 

18 

18 

19 

19

Maximum

38 

37 

28 

22 

23 

22 

19 

19 

260 

62 

32 

34

260

May

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

June

34 

74 

107 

133 

129

121 

131 

142 

159 

214

226 

229 

249 

260 

260

260 

254 

209 

165 

140

119 

115 

107 

98 

92

88 

81 

76 

74 

67

Minimum

34 

28 

17 

17 

20 

19 

17 

16 

34 

24 

26 

27

16

July

62

57 

53

47 

47

47 

46 

44 

40 

37

35 

34 

32 

31 

31

31 

3C 

3C 

3C 

2£

2S 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

26 

24 

. 24 

24

Mean

36.6 

33.5 

20.8 

20.0 

20.9 

19.8 

18.3 

17.5 

147 

34.8 

27.9 

30.6

35.5

Aug.

26 

26 

26 

27 

27

28 

30 

31 

31 

31

32 

30 

30 

30 

28

27 

28 

27 

26 

26

26 

27 

28 

27 

26

27 

27 

27 

27 

28 

27

Sept.

27 

27 

28 

28 

28

28 

27 

27 

28 

28

28 

28 

30 

31 

32

34 

34 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

34 

34

34 

34 

32 

32 

32

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,25ft 

1,99ft 

1,280 

1,230' 

1,160' 

1,220 1,090- 

1,080 

8,750- 

2,140- 

1,720 

1,820

25,700
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

Combined discharge, in second-feet, of Big Lost River (east and west channels) and 

Warm Spring Creek (east and west channels) above Mackay Reservoir, near 

Mackay, Idaho, 1932-33

Day

1 ___ ... ___

2 ......

3 ___ .... _

4 ..... .......

5 ............

7

8 __ . ____ ..

9

10...- ..........

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

12..............

13 

14 

15 

16 .. 

17 . 

18 _____ . .....

19 .

20 

21... _ ....... ..

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 - ..

27 . 

28 

9Q

30 

31 _ .. ..

Oct.

153 

154 

157 

159 

158

159 

161 

161 

161 

163

163 

162 

161 

160 

157

158 

157 

157 

158 

159

159 

156 

155 

157 

157

160 

160 

160 

160 

161 

161

Nov.

160 

163 

161 

157 

157

157 

159 

159 

160 

160

159 

160 

160 

160 

161

162 

162 

162 

162 

161

160 

158 

156 

155 

153

153 

154 

154 

154 

152

Dec.

151 

151 

150 

149 

149

148 

146 

141 

140 

143

141 

140 

139 

140 

136

135 

135 

134 

134 

134

134 

133 

133 

133 

133

133 

133 

133 

133 

132 

132

Jan.

132 

132 

133 

133 

134

134 

134 

134 

134 

135

136 

136 

136 

136 

136

136 

135 

135 

134 

134

134 

134 

134 

136 

136

136 

136 

136 

136 

136 

136

Feb.

136 

136 

136 

136 

136

134 

131 

133 

129 

130

133 

135 

133 

132 

133

133 

130 

131 

131 

130

130 

129 

129 

128 

130

130 

130 

130

Mar.

128 

127 

126 

127 

127

127 

127 

127 

125 

126

125 

125 

125 

124 

125

125 

128 

127 

127 

127

125 

125 

123 

123 

123

123 

125 

125 

124 

124 

121

Apr.

121 

122 

121 

119 

119

120 

119 

119 

119 

119

119 

117 

116 

116 

116

115 

116 

112 

112 

110

109 

107 

104 

99 

90

89 

89 

88 

89 

89

Month Maximum

My 

163 

163 

151 

136 

136 

128 

122 

127 

1,180 

312 

126 

135

1,180

May

89 

90 

90 

90

88

89 

88 

88 

88 

89

89 

87 

87 

87 

87

88 

90 

92 

91 

89

91 

94 

94 

94 

95

96 

95 

96 

96 

101 

127

June

353 

526 

665 

746 

710

677 

701 

721 

765 

986

1,020 

1,050 

1,130 

1,160 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,000 

831 

700

605 

581 

539 

480 

450

439 

407 

389 

379 

345

Minimum

153 

152 

132 

132 

128 

121 

88 

87 

345 

111 

113 

120

87

July

312 

287 

251 

241 

243

233 

220 

208 

190 

173

169 

159 

148 

146 

142

138 

134 

129 

127 

122

121 

118 

116 

118 

118

118 

117 

115 

113 

111 

111

Mean

159 

158 

139 

135 

132 

125 

110 

92.1 

730 

163 

120 

128

182

Aug.

113 

116 

117 

121 

122

122 

124 

126 

126 

125

125 

122 

120 

120 

117

115 

117 

116 

117 

116

116 

118 

119 

120 

119

120 

120 

120 

120 

121 

120

Sept.

121 

120 

121 

121 

121

122 

121 

123 

126 

126

126 

127 

129 

131 

132

135 

134 

132 

131 

131

130 

129 

129 

131 

132

133 

133 

131 

130 

130

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,780 

9,400 

8,550 

8,300 

7,330 

7,690 

6.550 

5,660 

43,400 

10,000 

7,380 

7,620

132,000
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 61

MACKAY RESERVOIR NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage on head-gate tower of dam in sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E.» 

4 miles northwest of Mackay. Zero of gage is 6,000 feet above me^n sea level'

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1919 to September 1933.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 23,870 acre-feet Apr. 23 (gage 

height, 49.18 feet); no available storage Aug. 27 to Sept. 12, Sept. 15-30 (gage 

height, 7.0 feet and less).

1919-33: Maximum contents, 40,500 acre-feet June 26, 1922 (gage height, 

63.62 feet); no available storage during periods in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, 

1929, 1931, 1932, 1933; minimum gage height, 6.6 feet Aug. 24 to S^pt. 2, 1919,

REMARKS. Capacity of reservoir is 38,400 acre-feet between gage heights 7.0 

feet and 62.0 feet. During 1933 water was used for irrigation of about 6,160 

acres of land near Arco, under the Carey Act project of the Utah Construction 

Co. Owing to the porous condition of foundation, there is considerable 

seepage around the dam, the greater part of which reappears between reservoir 

and station on Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay. Gageheight record furnished by Utah Construction Co. through water commissioner 

for Big Lost River.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 

2 .

3 .

4 

6.. ......

6... 

T. .......

8........

9. 

10...... ..

11 

12........

13 

14........

16. 

16........

17 .

18.. ..

19 

20 ...

21 

22........

23 

24 

25 

26........

27 

28. 

29 .

30 

31 

Oct.

2,700

2,693

2,682

2,671

2,654

2,646

2,657

2,664

2,654

2,671

2,693

2,707

2,718

2,718

2,707

2,689

2,689

2,700

2,689

2,682

2,682

2,682

2,671

2,664

2,675

2,693

2,707

2,718

2,718

2,718

2,826

Nov.

3,068

3,652

3,993

4,207

4,445

4,697

4,913

5,178

5,466

5,689

5,910

6,190

6,455

6,681

6,890

7,120

7,327

7,542

7,768

7,997

8,230

8,468

8,709

8,910

9,115

9,376

9,554

9,746

9,971

Dec.

10,090

10, 330

10, 580

10, 780

10, 980

11, 160

11,340

11,460

11,540

11,640

11,720

11,930

12, 160

12, 380

12,700

12, 810

12,920

13,030

13, 160

13, 310

13, 460

13,600

13, 730

13, 860

14, 070

14, 240

14, 390

14,540

14, 690

14, 850

Jan.

15,000

15, 130

15, 270

15, 380

15, 510

15, 660

15, 790

15, 940

16,090

16, 450

16, 590

16, 740

16,900

n firtft

17,230

17, 340

17, 450

17, 570

17, 670

17, 780

17 Qlft

18, 010

18, 180

1Q 47ft

18, 580

18,690

18, 770

Feb.

18,860

18,950

19,030

19,090

19, 130

19, 210

19, 320

19, 430

19,540

19, 650

19, 730

19,820

20,040

20, 130

20,220

20, 310

20, 430

20, 540

20, 590

20, 640

20 660

20,680

20,770

20,820

20 900

20,' 960

Mar.

21, 050

21,100

21, 140

21, 190

21, 210

21, 270

21, 360

21, 460

21,510

21,600

21, 650

21, 740

21, 830

91 ftQft

21, 930

21, 980

22,060

22, 120

22, 210

22, 260

99 Tin

22,360

22, 450

99 ^ftfl

22,600

99 fi^ft

22, 740

22,790

Apr.

22,840

22,890

22,940

99 QQfi

23,030

23,080

23, 130

23, 180

23, 230

23,320

23,370

23,420

23 470

90 roA

23, 570

23, 620

23,670

23,720

23,770

23,820

23, 870

23, 810

23, 690

23,690

23,560

23,490

May

23,560

23,560

23,520

<yi Ann

23, 440

23, 410

23, 410

23,420

23,440

23,490

23, 410

23,410

23, 410

23,420

OO QQA

23,420

23,440

23,420

23,410

23, 360

23, 390

23, 360

23,310

23, 320

23, 310

23,290

23,310

23,290

23,200

90 inn.

June

22, 070

21,720

21, 210

20,700

19,800

18, 890

17,990

17, 450

17,200

15, 950

14, 660

14, 160

13, 470

12,700

11,880

11,520

11,150

7,261

6,817

6,491

5,799

5,466

July

5,13?

4,74?

4,370

4 O4.1

3, 750

3,272

3,060

2, 869

9 f%Q.*

2,514

2, 412

2 244

2, 166

2, 08i3

1, 894

l,78f>

1,67'

1,58*

1,511

1 440

1, 36?

1,219

1,073

1,001

&O7

Aug.

820

733

668

610

554

507

463

AR1

463

JOA

1Q4

399

363

316

268

219

167

139

122

105

88

79

55

45

42

14

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NOTE. Gage was destroyed when gate tower was dynamited about 8 P.m., June 21; no record until 

gage was repaired June 25.
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

BIG IOST RIVER BELOW MACKAY RESERVOIE, NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

'LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 7 N., R. 24 E., 450 feet below

Oleson suspension bridge, 1 mile below heading of Sharp Ditch, \% miles

below Mackay Dam, and 1% miles above Mackay. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 1903 to August 1906; May 1912 to March 1915;

January 1919 to September 1933. From April 1913 to March 1915 at station

1 mile below present site. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,610 second-feet June 18 (gage height,

4.52 feet); minimum, 49 second-feet Nov. 2-5 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

1903-6, 1912-15, 1919-33: Maximum, 2,990 second-feet June 10, 1921

(gage height, 5.79 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Nov. 5-8, 1P26 (gage height,

1.23 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated Oct. 10-14, Feb. 10, 'May 15,

16, 21-23. Numerous diversions above Mackay Reservoir, but Sharp Ditch

is only diversion between gage and reservoir. Flow regulated by storage in

Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements

furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I........ .......

2... .........

3--,. . 

4........ .

5 

6.-.-. _ -------

7 .. 

8 

9 .

10 

11.-. .........

12 ..........

13... .

14. - .

15 

16.- .

17 

18 - 

19 

20 

21..-- .

22..--- -.-..

23.-- - .

24_..-.---..- .

25.... . .

26 

27 

28..- __ . ___ .

29 

30 

31 . 

Oct.

177 

177 

177 

177 

177

177 

180 

180 

180 

181

181 

182 

182 

182 

183

183 

183 

183 

186 

186

186 

186 

186 

186 

186

186 

186 

189 

189 

189 

155

Nov.

55 

49 

49 

49 

51

51 

53 

53 

55 

55

55 

55 

57 

60 

62

62 

65 

67 

67 

67

69 

69 

72 

74 

74

77 

77 

77 

77 

77

Dec.

77 

77 

77 

77 

77

77 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

82 

82 

82 

82

85 

85

87 

87 

87 

87

Jan.

87 

87 

87 

87 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

93

93 

93 

93 

93 

93

93 

93 

93 

93 

96

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

99 

99 

99 

99 

101 

101

Feb.

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

107 

107

107 

107 

107 

107 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

113 

113 

113 

116 

116

116 

116 

116

Month

October... ____ ...... ___ .... __ _ ___ .... ...

June..... __ .. ___ .. _______________ . ...

July... ....... ...... 

Mar.

116 

116 

119 

119 

119

119 

119 

119 

119 

119

119 

119 

119 

119 

119

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

119 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

Apr.

122 

122 

125 

122 

122

119 

119 

119 

119 

119

119 

119 

116 

116 

113

107 

107 

107 

107 

110

110 

110 

116 

116 

113

113 

113 

113 

116 

119

Maximum

189 

77 

87 

101 

116 

122 

125 

436 

1,580 

519 

186 

152

1, 580

May

119 

119 

119 

119 

107

107 

107 

107 

107 

107

107 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

104 

101

102 

102 

103 

104 

104

104 

99 

99 

99 

99 

436

June

564 

693 

928 

1,100 

1,250

1,220 

1,160 

1,020 

899 

1,040

1,250 

1,370 

1,490 

1,460 

1,430

1,520 

1,580 

1,460 

1,070 

928

928 

1,370 

1,070 

899 

784

653 

642 

631 

603 

569

Minimum

155 

49 

77 

87 

104 

116 

107 

99 

564 

173 

137 

134

49

July

519 

496 

480 

463 

436

409 

383 

362 

338 

297

259 

235 

235 

224 

213

206 

203 

210 

206 

199

196 

193 

189 

186 

189

180 

180 

180 

173 

173 

177

Mean

182 

62.7 

80.4 

93.6 

109 

120 

116 

116 

1,050 

271 

157 

141

208

Aug.

186 

177 

173 

173 

173

170 

164 

161 

158 

161

161 

155 

155 

158 

161

164 

161 

158 

158 

152

149 

149 

152 

146 

143

146 

149 

143 

140 

137 

137

Sept.

137 

137 

137 

137 

137

140 

137 

134 

137 

130

143 

143 

143 

143 

143

137 

134 

137 

137 

140

143 

143 

143 

143 

146

146 

149 

152 

149 

149

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

11,200 

3,730 

4,940 

5,760 

6,050 

7,380 

6,900 

7,130 

62,500 

16,700 

9,650 

8,390

150,000
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN

WARM SPRING CREEK (EAST CHANNEL) NEAE MACKAY, IDAHO

63

LOCATION. Staff gage in NEK sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 500 feet above junction 

with west channel of Warm Spring Creek and 1% miles northwest of Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 74 second-feet June 17; minimum, 16 

second-feet May 5-9, 19-22.

1919-33: Maximum, 225 second-feet June 15, 1922; minimum, 9 second-feet 

May 8, 9, 13, and 14, 1919, and May 18-21, 1920.

REMARKS. Records fair. One or more gage readings each wee1^; discharge 

estimated or interpolated for days of no gage height. Natural flo-<v practically 

all diverted during irrigation season. Flow during summer represents return 

flow from irrigation above. Record represents a portion of natural flow of Big 

Lost River and, taken in conjunction with records for west channel of Warm 

Spring Creek (p. 64) and east and west channels of Big Lost River (p. 58 and 

p. 59), shows practically entire flow of Big Lost River (p. 60) which enters 

Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record and six discharge measurements furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1. __ . ........

2... ............

3 

4... __ ....

5 ___ _ ... .

6 _____ ... .

7........ ___ ..

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.

32 

32 

33 

33 

34

34

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

35 

35

35 

35

35 

35 

35

36 

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

Nov.

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

37 

37

37

37 

37 

37 

37

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

39 

39 

38 

38 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

36

Dec.

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

35 

35 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

33 

33 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

Jan.

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

Feb.

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

30

30

29 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

28

Month

February.... .. _ . . ___ _ . .. _ ....

March.... __ __ _

April .__ 

June. _________________ _________

July. _.___ _ . ___ . _ _-.... _ , ____ .. __ .... _

September... _____ _______ ___ _ _

The year. __ ___ ..... ____________

Mar.

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

29 

29 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Apr.

28 

28 

27 

27 

27

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

24 

24 

23

23 

22 

20 

19 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Maximum

36

39 

36 

33 

32 

29 

28 

19 

74 

34 

28 

31

74

May

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

17 

17

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

19 

19

June

31 

36 

41 

43 

44

46

47- 

53 

58 

64

66 

68 

70

72 

73

73 

74 

67 

60 

52

45 

44 

43 

43 

41

40 

39 

38 

37 

36

Minimum

32 

36 

32 

32 

28 

28 

17 

16 

31 

23 

23 

27

16

July

34 

32 

29 

30 

32

31

29 

28 

26 

25

26 

27 

25 

26 

26

26 

26 

25 

25 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Meai

34.6 

37.1 

£3.2 

32.2 

SO. 5 

£8.1 

23.9 

17.0 

51.5 

£6.0 

26.5

30.8

Aug.

23 

24

25

27 

28

28 

28 

27 

27 

27

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

25 

26 

26 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

Sept.

27

27 

27 

27 

27

28 

28 

29 

29 

29

29 

30 

30 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

30 

30

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,130 

2,210 

2,040 

1,980 

1,690 

1,730 

1,420 

1,050 

3,060 

1,600 

1,630 

1,730

22,300
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

WARM SPRING CREEK (WEST CHANNEL) NEAR MACK AY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NEK sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 500 feet above 

junction with east channel of Warm Spring Creek and 7% miler above Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 150 second-feet June 36 (gage height, 

1.35 feet); minimum, 53 second-feet Apr. 28 to May 1 (gage height, 0.64 foot). 

1919-33: Maximum, 411 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage height, 3.38 feet); 

minimum, 50 second-feet Apr. 28, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good. Practically entire flow diverted during irrigation 

season. Flow during summer represents return flow from irrigation above 

station. This record represents a part of the natural flow of Big Lost River 

and, taken in conjunction with the records for east channel of Warm Spring 

Creek (p. 63) and east and west channels of Big Lost River (p. 58 and p. 59), 

shows practically entire surface flow of Big Lost River whicl enters Mackay 

Reservoir. Gage-height record and six discharge measurements furnished by 

water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-83

Day

1. ______ -

2 ________ .

3. _______ .

4_. _ .. __ ....

5 _ .. _ ....

6 

7. . __ ......

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.

80

82

84

86

84

84

84

84

84

86

86

86

86

86

83

84

83

83

83

84

84

84

83

84

84

86

86

86

86

87

87

Nov.

87

87

86

84

84

84

86

86

86

86

86

87

87

87

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

87

87

86

86

87

87

87

88

Dec.

87

87

86

86

87

87

87

83

83

86

84

84

84

86

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

83

83

Jan.

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

82

83

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

Feb.

82

82

82

82

82

82

79

79

78

78

80

82

80

79

80

80

79

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

82

82

82

82

Mar.

80

80

79

80

SO

79

79

79

78

78

77

77

77

77

77

77

78

77

77

77

77

77

75

75

75

75

77

78

77

77

74

Apr.

74

75

75

74

74

74

73

73

73

73

73

72

72

72

72

72

73

70

69

68

67

66

66

62

56

55

54

53

53

53

May

53

54

54

54

54

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

54

54

54

55

56

58

58

56

58

60

59

59

60

60

59

60

60

64

74

June

86

97

103

112

109

110

109

112

120

134

138

140

144

146

146

146

145

133

117

108

100

100

99

96

94

92

90

90

90

86

July

84

82

80

83

86

82

79

78

77

73

73

73

70

70

69

69

69

68

68

67

66

66

64

66

66

67

66

66

66

64

64

Aug.

64

66

66

67

67

66

66

68

68

67

67

66

64

64

63

63

63

63

64

63

63

64

64

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

Sept.

67

66

66

66

66

66

66

67

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

70

69

69

69

69

69

68

68

68

69

70

70

70

69

69

Month

July.. ___ . ___ ... _ 

September _____________ _ ____ __

Maximum

87

88

87

83

82

80

75

74

14fi

86

68

70

146

Minimum

80

84

83

82

78

74

53

53

86

64

63

66

53

Mean

84.5

86.7

84.6

82.5

80.5

77.4

67.9

57.1

113

71.6

65.3

68.3

78.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5.20C

5,160

5,200

5,070

4,470

4,760

4,040

3,510

6,720

4,400

4,020

4,060

56,600
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 65

SHARP DITCH NEAR MACKAT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 250 feet below tead of ditch, 

half a mile below Mackay Reservoir, and 3^ miles northwest of Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1912 to October 1914; March 1919 to September 

1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 28 second-feet June 22; no flow Nov. 17 

to Feb. 28.

1912-14, 1919-33: Maximum, 42 second-feet June 23, 1921; usuaUy no 

flow during winter and other times when water is shut off.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Mar. 1 to Apr. 12, Apr. 26. 

Sharp Ditch diverts from east side of Big Lost River in SE>£ sec. 12, T. 7 N., 

R. 23 E., 1 mile above station on Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near 

Mackay, Idaho, and half a mile below Mackay Reservoir. Water used for 

irrigation on land northwest of Mackay and above Streeter Ditch. Gageheight record and four discharge measurements furnished by water commissioner 

for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

1 . ._..._. 

2.... __ . 

3... . . __

4.-... ___ ... _ . ____ ...

6... ...................

6 . .. __ .... ___

7 . .._.____ 

8.... ...... __ . ____ ...

9 .......... ___ . __ ...

10 - .. . 

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

12... ...... _ . __ . ____ .

13 .......................

14 .........................

15.... .....................

16 . .___.._.

17 .................

18 - .... ..............

19 .. ____ . ____ .

20 - __.- __ ..

21... .........................

22 ........................

23 -.. . ...............

24 -- ..._._.____._ __ ...

25 -. . .........._

28 . ................

27.... .....................

28 .-.._.. .-._.

29............................

30 .. __ .. __ . .......

31............................

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

14

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

6 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Nov.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mar.

1 

2

Month

October.. _______________ ... .. ___ .. .

July ......._..__ ...._.. _.. ...... ..............

September ____________ . .. __ .......

Apr.

2

1

10 

10 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

7 

7 

20

16 

12 

12 

12 

12

May

14 

14

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

13 

14 

15 

15

15 

18 

IS 

IS 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

June

16 

16 

17 

19 

19

19 

19 

22 

23 

23

26 

26 

26 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

25 

26

26 

28 

27 

27 

25

25 

25 

24 

23 

23

Maximum Minimum

14 5 

3 0

20 ... ____ ..

18 13 

28 16 

22 15 

16 12 

15 14

23 0

July

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

20

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

16

15 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15ia

15 

15

Aug.

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

16 

16 

15 

12

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

Sept.

14 

15 

14 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

 Mta,. Run-off in 

MeaE acre-feet

P. 6 584 

1.4 83 

1.5 92 

7.8 464 

15.5 953 

23. 7 1, 410 

17. 8 1, 090 

13. 9 855 

14, 1 839

f.8 6,370

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

POBTNEUF RIVER BASIN

POBTNEUF EIVEE AT TOPAZ, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 23, T. 9 S., R. 37 E., at Oregon S" ort Line Railroad bridge a quarter of a mile west of Topaz, 1)4 miles above diversion dam 

of Portneuf-Marsh Valley Canal Co., and 6 miles southeast of McCammon.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. January 1913 to September 1915; July 1919 to September 

1933.

DISCHABGE. Maximum during year, 358 second-feet May 2? (gage height, 

2.34 feet); minimum, 93 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

1913-15, 1919-33: Maximum, 902 second-feet Apr. 3, 191" (gage height, 

6.1 feet, referred to original gage); minimum, 87 second-feet Sept. 8, 1931 

(gage height, 0.86 foot).

REMABKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated July 4. Flow regulated 

somewhat by storage in Portneuf-Marsh Valley Canal Co.'s reservoir, near 

Chesterfield. Numerous ranch diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

2.. _______ ..

3...............

4...............

5.. .............

6--.......-.....

7 ............

8.. .............

9...............

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

11 ______ ....

12. 

13 

14 

15.. ..........

16 

17... ............

18. ...........

19 _____ . _ .

20. .. ..

21...............

22 ...........

23.. _____ . ....

24 

25. . 

26 ...........

27. 

28... __ ........

29...............

30...............

31 

Oct.

113 

111 

113 

111 

113

109 

111 

113 

113 

115

115 

113 

115 

113 

113

117 

117 

117 

128 

128

128 

132 

132 

132 

132

138 

136 

138 

134 

138 

126

Nov.

122 

145 

147 

147 

145

143 

143 

143 

145 

145

143 

142 

142 

142 

142

145 

143 

142 

140 

142

145 

143 

140 

145 

138

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

Dec.

140 

142 

142 

142 

140

130 

130 

132 

138 

136

132 

130 

134 

132 

130

130 

128 

128 

130 

132

132 

132 

130 

132 

132

136 

134 

136 

136 

136 

138

Jan.

138 

138 

138 

136 

136

134 

134 

134 

132 

134

136 

130 

132 

132 

136

136 

138 

136 

136 

134

134 

134 

134 

132 

132

134 

132 

132 

132 

134 

132

Feb.

132 

130 

132 

136 

136

136 

134 

130 

124 

121

117 

124 

130 

130 

126

130 

128 

126 

122 

122

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

128 

124

Month

October ________________________

March ................................................

April _ .

July ...... ..........................................

August 

September. ...........................................

Mar.

124 

124 

124 

126 

121

124 

124 

128 

132 

132

132 

140 

140 

134 

132

130 

124 

132 

126 

130

132 

136 

136 

136 

136

132 

140 

147 

157 

159 

166

Apr.

178 

190 

206 

226 

249

240 

230 

230 

214 

196

188 

186 

184 

184 

180

186 

212 

216 

218 

200

190 

190 

182 

186 

188

190 

194 

210 

230 

240

Maximum

138 

147 

142 

138 

136 

166 

249 

358 

294 

206 

178 

142

358

May

230 

214 

204 

200 

212

216 

194 

194 

190 

184

182 

174 

168 

170 

170

194 

240 

285 

285 

285

310 

342 

358 

334 

318

318 

326 

302 

285 

294 

285

Jane

285 

294 

294 

285 

267

249 

249 

230 

226 

222

222 

222 

220 

220 

212

212 

216 

224 

240 

240

230 

224 

218 

222 

224

230 

226 

218 

228 

240

Minimum

109 

122 

128 

130 

117 

121 

178 

168 

212 

162 

145 

93

93

July

206 

200 

188 

175 

162

162 

186 

204 

204 

200

204 

192 

194 

184 

180

180 

186 

182 

174 

178

174 

166 

170 

170 

170

168 

170 

168 

170 

170 

170

Mean

121 

142 

134 

134 

127 

134 

204 

247 

236 

181 

162 

112

161

Aug.

176 

178 

172 

170 

170

172 

174 

178 

170 

164

160 

164 

166 

166 

168

164 

157 

166 

170 

170

151 

147 

147 

147 

147

145 

149 

149 

153 

149 

149

Sept.

134 

111 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

142 

140 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

104

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

97 

93 

99 

102 

102

106 

104 

106 

117 

122

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,440 

8,450 

8,240 

8,240 

7,050 

8,240 

12, 100 

15,200 

14,000 

11,100 

9,960 

6,660

117,000
PORTNETJF RIVER BASIN 67

POBTJTEUF RITES AT POCATELLO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 34 E., at highway bridge 

at foot of Carson Street, in west end of Pocatello.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1911 to September 1933; May 1897 to October 

1899 at a site 1 mile upstream.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 515 second-feet Apr. 30 (page height, 

4.90 feet); minimum, 41 second-feet July 18 (gage height, 2.23 feet).

1897-99, 1911-33: Maximum, in excess of 2,000 second-feet during period 

May 13 to June 14, 1917; minimum, 14 second-feet July 4-11, 13, 17, 18, 1898.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Oct. 23 to Mar. 6, which are fair. 

Discharge interpolated Dec. 8, Sept. 25-27. Numerous diversiors for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage reservoir near Chesterfield.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-SS

Day

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

2.. 

3.... ........

4.. ............

5... ... ......

6 . 

T. ..............

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.

105

102

100

93

97

100

100

102

108

108

105

102

102

102

102

108

105

104

107

107

110

110

"ISO

260

260

260

260

260

Nov.

260

260

270

270

260

260

260

270

260

260

260

250

250

250

250

250

270

270

260

260

250

248

242

239

237

239

239

239

237

237

Dec.

 240

239

237

235

233

229

223

201

179

"210

a 99ft

"230

Jan.

"240

Feb.

-240

1-250

Mar.

"250

250

250

250

290

111

342

332

332

342

342

342

353

342

040

322

322

332

342

364

395

Af\fi

406

Apr.

406

406

438

438

497

416

384

364

353

QQO

332

01 1

364

one

one

074

353

OC4.

384

416

416

427

May

493

416

395

364

374

364

332

311

300

290

270

242

235

242

260

300

364

427

427

471

504

471

449

427

427

416

384

364

353

June

342

322

300

280

246

223

212

199

180

170

161

147

114

101

93

82

85

85

76

65

65

64

64

64

69

71

70

76

71

July

73

69

65

6P

T

65

6?,

80

82

77

76

74

frt

55

5*

53

47

49

53

M

49

56

52

58

56

5*

53

50

53

Aug.

57

75

75

73

74

71

68

70

70

68

79

77

76

77

73

70

fiQ

70

70

76

73

70

70

69

69

71

74

75

77

79

81

Sept.

80

on

80

77

75

74

75

71

71

77

76

70

79

70

77

81

86

86

86

86

88

86

86

88

92

95

99

102

95

94

Month

October __________ . ...........................

November. ________________________

February- _________ . _______________

April... ..... .......... ......................

May. _______ ... ..................................

July... . . ._. 

September.... _ .. ____ _________ . ___ ..

Maximum

260

270

240

406

504

504

342

82

81

102

504

Minimum

93

237

179

311

235

64

47

57

71

47

Mean

139

254

220

240

246

315

390

371

142

60 7

72.5

83 3

211

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,550

15,100

13,500

14,800

13,700

19,400

23,200

22,800

8,450

3,730

4,460

4,960

153,000

' Estimated.
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN POBTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS

GREEK

NORTH SIDE MINIDOKA CANAL NEAR MINIDOKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 600 feet below head

gates at Minidoka Dam and 6 miles south of Minidoka. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,620 se°.ond-feet Apr.

29, May 4, 5; maximum gage height, 9.75 feet Apr. 29, May 5; no flow Dec.

9 to Apr. 5.

1909-33: Maximum, 1,670 second-feet July 11, 1932; no flow for several

periods each year. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow controlled by operation of head gates at

Minidoka Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I.. 

2.... ___ ... ___ ..........

3 __ 

4...... ..................

6 ___ . _ -.. __ ...... .....

6 . 

7..... ......................

8 _ .- . 

9......-. ...............

10 

11 - -. -.... 

11..-........ .............

1Q

14 __ ... ............

16 

16 .

17 

18 

19 

20-- 

21... .........

22 .

23 . ..

24 . ..................

26 -... ......

26 ...

27 

28--.-----.. ..........

29 - ...-.........

30 

31. .- ...^.... ......... ...

Oct.

690 

689 

685 

706 

738

734 

689 

567 

465 

469

558 

616 

618 

618 

616

614 

590 

499 

469 

472

478 

474 

469 

467 

465

462 

463 

458 

456 

451 

449

Nov.

447 

445 

449 

453 

454

453 

447 

447 

442 

442

442 

440 

435 

428 

432

432 

430 

426 

420 

409

401 

394 

387 

379 

373

371 

36S 

367 

367 

367

Dec.

368 

367 

368 

370 

367

368 

257 

67 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

October. ........... ________ . ................

April 

July..-- .. .... ............. .. .

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

196 

376 

376 

383 

389

391 

389 

389 

460 

550

586 

586 

590 

594 

622

712 

782 

853 

1,010 

1,110

1,180 

1,390 

1,570 

1,620 

1,500

May

1,520 

1,570 

1,590 

1,620 

1,620

1,540 

' 1,520 

1,470 

1,360 

1,320

1,230 

1,170 

1,040 

967 

1,060

999 

866 

932 

965 

963

1,020 

1,050 

1,100 

1,280 

1,460

1,550 

1,540 

1,550 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

Maximum

738 

454 

370 

1,620 

1,620 

1,600 

1,590 

1,600 

1,360

1,620

June

1,600 

1,600 

1,590 

1,600 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,580

1,580 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,580 

1,540 

1,490

Minimum

449 

367 

0 

0 

866 

1,490 

1,490 

1,330 

487

0

Jul7

1, 4% 

1, 530 

1,5?0 

1,5^0 

1,5W

1, 530 

1,5W 

1, 530 

1, 530 

1, 530

1,5'TO 

1, .VW 

1,530 

1, 530 

1,530

1, 8^0 

1,530 

1,530 

1, 530 

1, 530

1, 530 

1,5'0 

1, 570 

1, 530 

1, 8^0

1, 530 

1,8^0 

1, 570 

1,8^0 

1,530 

1, 530

Aug.

1,580 

1,570 

1, 580 

1,580 

1,570

1,540 

1,500 

1,500 

1, 190 

1,480

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,440 

1,440

1,500 

1,560 

1,600 

1,540 

1,450

1,460 

1,510 

1,560 

1, 5fiO 

1,560

1,510 

1,460 

1,420 

1,390 

1,360 

1,330

Mean

555 

418 

81.7 

620 

1.310 

1,590 

1.580 

1.500 

954

721

Sept.

1,300 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,320

1,360 

1,330 

1,260 

1,170 

1,140

1,140 

1,130 

1,060 

1,030 

981

947 

936 

923 

890 

864

841 

769 

718 

683 

550

496 

496 

492 

489

487

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

34,100 

24,900 

5,020 

36,900 

80,600 

94,600 

97,200 

92,200 

56,800

522 000

NOTE. No flow during months omitted
TRIBUTARIES, PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 69

SOUTH SIDE MINIDOKA CANAL NEAR MINIDOKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 300 yards below

head gates at Minidoka Dam and 6 miles south of Minidoka. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1909 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet July

12-14 and 20-21; maximum gage height, 5.71 feet Aug. 2; no flow during

winter months.

1909-33: Maximum, 1,240 second-feet May 19, 20, June 25, 1932, July

12-14, 20, 21, 1933; no flow during winter months. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by operation of gates at Minidoka

Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day Oct Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

503

503

496

494

462

397

338

308

308

310

311

360

434

465

462

173

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

193

331

439

553

602

524

478

482

482

508

612

662

659

594

524

482

485

487

553

689

817

941

989

1,040

1,030

1,010

1,010

929

845

817

781

784

817

761

733

615

533

560

605

618

618

615

576

550

594

618

646

803

962

1,130

1,130

1,140

1,210

1,230

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,180

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,180

1,170

1,200

1,210

1,230

1,230

1,210

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,140

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,150

1,180

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,080

971

911

803

676

644

684

697

692

620

536

476

460

387

367

369

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October. 

April..._. 

May___. 

June. 

July - 

August -. 

September.

The year.

503

1,040

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,190

0

0

533

1,120

1,120

1,130

367

236 

£61 

782

1,170

14,500

33,400

48,100

70,800

73,800

71,900

52,700

1,240 505 365,000

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
70 STJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

GOOSE CREEK ABOVE TRAPPER CREEK, NEAR OAKLET, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 13, T. 15 S., R. 21 E., 5 miles above

J» Trapper Creek and 10 miles south of Oakley.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1911 to September 1916; March 1919 to September 

11933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 159 second-feet May 29 (g'age height, 3.23 

feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

1911-16, 1919-33: Maximum, 670 second-feet May 18, 1921; maximum 

gage height (ice affected), 5.6 feet Feb. 21, 1927; minimum, about 0.2 secondfoot July 24, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Nov. 6-11, which are fair, and those 

for Dec. 6 to Mar. 15, which are poor. Discharge estimated Nov. 6-11, Dec. 6 

to Mar. 15; interpolated Oct. 8-13, 25-27, Nov. 1-3, 16, 17. Small diversions 

for irrigation above station. Practically entire flow passing station is stored 

in Oakley Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished by Oakley Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-88

Day

2 

4 

5 

6 

7 

9... _

10 

11. . 

12... - 

13 

14 _ . _ ----- 

15 

16 

17 

18.. 

19 

20 

21 ...............

22... _

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

01

Oct.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

17 

17 

17

16 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Nov.

19 

20 

20 

21 

24

20

17 

17 

22 

21

22 

24

25 

27 

27

26 

25 

22 

21 

22

25 

24 

24 

22 

23

Dec.

22 

22 

22 

21 

17

 14 

16

Jan.

1 18

Feb.

16 

20

Month

July 

Mar.

1"

35

- 50

55 

57 

54 

54 

59

58 

59 

54 

50 

50

49 

49 

45 

45 

44 

44

Apr.

44 

44 

45 

47 

49

51 

51 

51 

51 

50

50 

49 

44 

40 

40

39 

41 

48 

49 

49

48 

42 

41 

41 

43

54 

67 

77 

80 

89

Maximum

18 

27 

22

59 

89 

156 

142 

19 

9.3 

10

156

May

98 

103 

97 

89

88

85 

77 

72 

70 

66

64 

63 

67 

70 

70

76 

89 

94 

98 

88

93 

110

129 

122 

127

126 

131 

141 

156 

154 

142

June

142 

138 

132 

124 

121

116 

106 

94 

81 

84

82 

74 

71 

66 

63

56 

44 

46 

44 

38

40 

36

27 

20 

17

15 

13 

14 

14 

16

July

18 

18 

12 

12 

14

14 

16 

15 

16 

13

11 

11 

11 

10 

9.3

9.3 

11 

19 

16 

18

16

15 

14 

12 

11

10 

10 

9.7 

8.9 

8.2 

7.8

Minimum Mean

12

17

39 

63 

13

7.8 

4.2 

4.0

15.4 

22.0 

15.8 

18.0 

17.9 

43.6 

50.5 

98.5 

64.5 

12.8 

5.91 

6.17

4. 0 31. 0

Aug.

8.9 

9.3 

8.2 

7.4 

6.8

6.4 

6.4 

6.8 

7.1 

6.4

5.7 

5.0 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

5.0

5.7

5.4 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

5.7 

6.8 

7.1 

6.4 

6.0

Sept.

5.4 

5.4 

5.0 

5.0 

4.8

4.6 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

5.0 

5.4

5.7 

6.0 

5.0 

5.4 

5.4

5.4

5.7 

6.8 

7.8 

9.7

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Eun-ofl in 

acre-feet

947 

1,310 

972 

1,110 

994 

2,680 

3,000 

6,060 

3,840 

787 

363 

367

22,400
TRIBUTARIES, PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CPEEK 71

OAKLET RESERVOIR NEAR OAKLET, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage immediately above right abutment of dam or Goose Creek, 

in sec. 19, T. 14 S., R. 22 E., 4 miles southwest of Oakley.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1912 to September 1933.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents, 14,800 acre-feet June 3, 5-7; maximum gage 

height, 61.5 feet June 5; no storage after 6 p.m. Sept. 28.

1913-33: Maximum contents, 74,600 acre-feet June 15, 1921 (gage height, 

136.2 feet); reservoir drained at close of season 1915, 1919, 1920, 1926, and 

1933.

REMARKS. Zero of gage corresponds to elevation bottom of diversion tunnel and 

zero capacity. Gage height 136.0 feet corresponds to elevation crest of spillway 

and 74,350 acre-feet capacity. Water is used for irrigation of lands along Goose 

Creek in Oakley Canal Co. project. Gage-height record and te.ble of storage 

capacity furnished by Oakley Canal Co.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1938-83

Day

4 

K

6 

7 -. ...

8- -

10.. 

12..... -

10

14 --

15- 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22

23 

24 

25 

26 

27-- 

28- 

29. 

30 

31..... __ ..

Oct.

912

1,480

Nov.

2,460

3,200

Dec.

4,180

4,670

4,880

Jan.

5,450

6,100

Feb.

7,110

7,740

Mar.

8,490

8,860

9 Q7fl

9,680

10,100

10,900

11,100

Apr.

11,500

11,800

11, 700

12,300

12,600

13,000

May

13, 100

13,500

13,400

14,000

13,900

13,900

14,000

14,000

14, 100

14, 100

14, 100

14,200

14,400

H500

14,600

14,600

June

14,600

14,800

14, 800

14,800

14,800

14, 700

14,100

14, 000

13,800

13,500

13,400

13,000

12, 800

12,500

12,300

12,100

11,800

11,500

11,300

11,000

10,800

10, 500

10,400

10,100

9,940

9,830

Jily

9,720

9,410

9,330

9,210

8,950

8,740

8,510

8,290

8,290

8,290

8,320

8,180

7,880

7,460

7,180

R $M\

6,550

6,350

6,100

5,870

5,590

5,590

5,700

5,590

5,330

5,030

4,610

4,220

3,910

Aug.

4,080

3,990

3,750

3,450

3,060

9 7.4(1

1,740

1,760

1,620

1,130

Sept.

1,220

672

702

7Q.1

827

280

411

468

528

568

492

366

185

0

0
72 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1933, PAET 12 B

TEAPPER CREEK NEAR OAKLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION Water-stage recorder in sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 21 E., 4 miles above

Oakley Dam and 7 miles southwest of Oakley. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, gage \%

miles upstream was used. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. May 1911 to September 1916; March 1919 to September

1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 35 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 4.66

feet); minimum, 6.7 second-feet Aug. 16, 17 (gage height, 4.01 feet).

1911-16, 1919-33: Maximum recorded, 98 second-feet May 2°, June 8, 1921;

a higher flow may have occurred during cloudburst about midnight Aug. 15,

1931; minimum probably occurs during the winter. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Dec. 6 to Mar. 20, which

are fair. Few small diversions above station. Practically entire flow passing

gage is stored in Oakley Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished by Oakley

Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 -

5 

6_ - 

8 .... ------

9 

10 

11 

12 --

11

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18 

19 

20 -

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28- 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.2

8.2 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.5

Nov.

8.5 

8.8 

8.8 

8.5 

8.5

8.8 

9.0

8.8 

8.8

8.8

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.8 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

Dec.

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.0 

9.0

Jan.

9

Feb.

9

Month

July..... 

Mar.

9

10

10 

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8

9.8 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Apr.

10 

10 

11 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

11 

11

11

11 

10 

9.8 

10

11 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

12 

14 

15

17 

20 

22 

23 

22

Maximum

8.8 

9.0

23 

33 

34 

12 

8.0 

9.0

34

May

21 

20 

19 

18

18

19 

18 

18 

17 

17

17

17 

17 

17 

17

19 

21 

21 

22 

22

25 

27 

26 

27 

28

30 

33 

32 

32 

32 

33

June

33 

34 

33 

32 

31

30

29 

27 

26 

25

24 

23 

24 

24 

23

22 

21 

20 

20 

19

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

July

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.8 

9.5 

9 2

ao

9.0

9.5 

9 2 

&.8 

8.5 

8.5

8.2

8.2 

8.2

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

8.0 

7.8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.8

Minimum Mean

7.8 

8.5

9.8 

17 

13 

7.5 

7.3 

7.5

8.18 

8.76 

8.32 

9.0 

9.0 

9.66 

13.0 

22.6 

22.5 

9.28 

7.58 

7.94

7.3 11.3

Aug.

8.0 

7.5 

7.8 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3

7.3 

7.3

7.8 

8.0 

7.8

7.5 

7.8 

7.8 

7.3 

7.3

7.8 

8.0 

7.8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.8

Sept.

7.8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.8 

8.0 

7.8 

7.8

8.0

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

7.8 

7.5 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

8.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

8.8 

8.5 

8.5 

8.2 

8.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

503 

521 

512 

553 

500 

594 

774 

1,390 

1,340 

571 

466 

472

8,200
TRIBUTARIES, PORTNETJF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CRFEK 

P. A. LATERAL NEAR MILNER, IDAHO

73

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 22, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 600 feet below pumping

station and 2l/i miles northeast of Milner. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1919 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 61 second-feet on various dr.ys; no flow

during winter months.

1919-33: Maximum, 64 second-feet May 11-13, 1920, and July 11-12, 19-29,

1932; no flow on numerous occasions. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge June 19 to Sept. 24 estimated from

pump records. Flow regulated by operation of pumping plant which lifts

water from Snake River for irrigation in North Side Twin Falls tract.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932 33

Day

1-. 

2 __ .

3- .

4-- 

5-. 

6 

7- _

8_-_-

9-..,.

10-- 

11.- 

12...,.

13- .

14-- 

15.. 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

32 

32 

33

38 

42

43 

43

47 

47 

51

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

June

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

July

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

Aug.

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

Sept.

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61 

^

Day

ie

17 

18 

18 

2C

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

25 

3C 

3

Month

April... 

May

July .- __ ______ _ . . . __ __ _ _____

August 

Septem

T

her.. .__ ___

he year

.

-. __

_ ._

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

21

25 

32 

32 

32 

32

Maximum

32 

60 

61 

61 

61 

61

61

May

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

June

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

Minimum

0 

32 

60 

61 

61 

0

0

July

PI 

P1 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

Aug.

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

Mean

5.80 

5". 8 

60.2 

61.0 

6?.0 

47.4

2A2

Sept.

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

54 

43 

43 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

345 

3,310 

3,580 

3,750 

3,750 

2,820

17,600

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.

58602-35 6
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

MILNER LOW LIFT CANAL NEAR MILNER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 32, T. 10 S., R. 21 E.» 600 feet below

head of canal and \y% miles south of Milner. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1921 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 173 second-feet June 29; no flow on

numerous days.

1921-33: Maximum, that of 1933; no flow on numerous occasions. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow controlled by operation of pumping plant

which lifts water from Snake River above Milner Dam for irrigation of 8,000

acres of land in Milner Low Lift Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 193%-SS

Day

1- -

2.....

3 _ -

4 __ -

5 -

6 

7 ~

8.. 

9.. 

10-- 

11 

12 

13 

15-

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

124 

132 

130 

124 

124

128 

119 

126 

123 

122

110 

120 

120 

109 

110

June

138 

152 

153 

152 

152

151 

153 

166 

172 

168

170 

172 

171 

166 

165

July

168 

152 

169 

171 

172

172 

172 

170 

171 

171

172 

171 

171 

172 

172

Aug.

172 

166 

171 

171 

171

160 

172 

171 

171 

170

172 

172 

171 

172 

171

Sept.

0

149 

147 

146 

144

149 

165 

159 

154 

154

153 

150 

152 

136 

132

Day

If

r

ij is

2(

2] 

2! 

2c 

24 

2J

2f 

27 

25 

2i 

3( 

3]

Month

April.. _ . _ _ ....

July..-.-. . - ,

August. - _ - - - _ - _ _ -- _ - ---.

Septeml 

T

ber .-- __ . __ . _ ____ . -.. __ -

he year

5 

r__ ..

5 

) .....

). 

5 

L_...

.....

.....

.....

Apr.

0 

23 

23 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

25 

53

74 

78 

80 

111 

111

Maximum

111 

132 

173 

172 

172 

165

173

May

107 

100

98 

85 

80

79 

81 

80 

80 

94

100 

111 

126 

125 

124 

124

June

166 

166 

168 

162 

170

170 

107 

168 

168 

168

163 

168 

172 

173 

166

Minimum

0 

79 

107 

138 

0 

0

0

July

143 

138 

158 

171 

170

171 

171 

171 

172 

169

170 

170 

170 

170 

170 

171

Kean

23.3 

110 

162 

168 

161 

124

62.7

Aug.

172 

170 

168 

167 

166

165 

162 

163 

163 

156

153 

157 

159 

160 

160 

0

Sept.

132 

127 

125 

127 

129

121 

129 

129 

54 

0

72 

124 

123 

123 

123

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,390 

6,760 

9,640 

10,300 

9,900 

7,380

45,400

NOTE. No flow October to March.
TRIBUTARIES, PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 75 

GOODING CANAL AT MILKER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW% sec. 20, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 1 mile below 

head gates and 1 mile northwest of Milner until June 23, 1933; thereafter 

water-stage recorder on Milner-Gooding Canal in SWJ4 sec. 7 and staff gages on 

North Side Canal Co. diversions in sees. 18 and 19, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., about 3 

miles below head gates.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1930 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,010 second-feet July 28-29; 

no flow on many days.

1930-33: Maximum, 2,170 second-feet July 27, 1932; no flow on many days.

REMARKS. Records good. Gooding Canal diverts water from Snake River for 

Milner-Gooding project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation and in 

part for the North Side Canal Co. project. The latter project also receives 

water through the North Side Twin Falls Canal and P. A. Lateral. Records 

after June 23, 1933, are computed by combining the discharges of the MilnerGooding diversion and North Side Canal Co. diversions below their division 

point and adding thereto about 20 second-feet for loss from head gates to 

division point.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

2 . 

3- 

4 - -

6 

7. 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 1<?

14., ,_ 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

9Q

on

31 

Month

July . 

Oct.

42 

58 

84 

84 

74

47 

46 

41 

42 

17

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

254 

460 

650 

730

Nov.

715 

698 

708 

725 

725

720 

760 

762 

650 

598

596 

280 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

250 

594 

598 

596 

596

532 

434 

240 

204 

204

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

204 

240 

390 

615 

870

May

925 

917 

909 

952 

995

1,040 

1,170 

1,170 

1,150 

1,130

1,140 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,200 

1,210

1,210 

1,200 

1,210 

1,290 

1,300

1,310 

1,330 

1,540 

1,520 

1,390 

1,340

Total in canal

Maximum Minimum

730 0 

760 0 

870 0 

1, 540 909 

1, 750 1, 350 

2,010 1,490 

1, 950 1, 690 

1, 710 365

2, 010 0

Mean

84.8 

265 

253 

1,180 

1,540 

1,890 

1,830 

1,540

718

June

1,350 

1,360 

1,370 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,400 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

1,490 

1,490 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,540 

1,580

1,620 

1,630 

1,620 

1,640 

1,660

1,730 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

Jul-'

i,6~>o

1, 430 

1,570 

1,570 

1,9")

1,900 

1,810 

1,900 

1,900 

1,900

1,900 

1,900 

1,810 

1,810 

1,900

1,9'0 

1,9' 0 

1,920 

1,970 

1,9^0

1, ft"") 

1,970 

2,000 

2,000 

1,9'10

2,010 

1,9V) 

2,0'T 

2,0'f) 

1,930 

1, 9'f)

Aug.

1,950 

1,950 

1,930 

1,910 

1,900

1,910 

1,900 

1,890 

1,890 

1,890

1,880 

1,880 

1,890 

1,850 

1,840

1,840 

1,830 

1,820 

1,800 

1,800

1,790 

1,780 

1,750 

1,740 

1,730

1,740 

1,730 

1,720 

1,710 

1,690 

1,700

Sept.

1,710 

1,700 

1,660 

1,660 

1,670

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,690 

1,680

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,670 

1,660

1,680 

1,680 

1,660 

1,660 

1,550

1,540 

1,530 

1,550 

1,410 

1,390

1,390 

1,390 

1,370 

820 

365

Run-off in acre-feet

Milner- h

 ±f Ca^Co. project project

1,060 4,150 

3, 700 12, 100 

2, 140 12, 900 

43, 300 29, 400 

58, 400 33, 000 

70, 100 45, 80a 

58, 200 54, 200 

44, 700 46, 800

282,000 238,000

Total

5,210 

15,800 

15,040 

72,700 

91,400 

115,900 

112,400 

91,500

520,000

NOTE. No flow December to March.
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

NORTH SIDE TWIN FALLS CANAL AT MILNER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., h<?,lf a mile north 

of Milner and three-quarters of a mile below the head gates at Milner Dam.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 2,960 second-feet June 20, 25-27 (gage 

height, 8.43 feet); no flow on various days.

1909-33: Maximum, 3,200 second-feet July 5-7, 29-31, 1921, May 15, 

1928, June 2, July 23, 1929; no flow numerous times when gates were closed.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge estimated because of ice Dec. 10-11, 

Jan. 17-18, Feb. 6-14. Flow controlled by operation of head1 gates. Water 

diverted by this canal, by the P. A. Lateral, and part of the diversion by the 

Gooding Canal, all at Milner, is used for irrigation of 170,000 acres of land 

under the North Side Canal Co. system.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1... _ .........

2.. . ...... ...

3 

4.. . ........ .

5... ... ...

6...... ......

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

8... __ ........

9_. ...... .......

10 

11 

12..............

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22...... ......

23.... ..

24.... ...........

25 .. _ ....

26 

97

28 .

29 

30

Oct.

891

866

873

895

898

QQC

895

880

855

869

862

862

858

862

866

873

876

858

1,020

1,080

1,610

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

898

880

848

822

784

766

724

694

714

714

707

707

701

718

721

707

704

707

707

707

Dec.

697

701

707

701

677

687

697

690

684

684

684

684

687

684

660

598

578

550

481

451

457

454

448

460

457

454

454

457

457

460

460

Jan.

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

466

466

463

463

463

466

465

464

463

460

463

466

469

475

472

469

472

478

478

475

478

Feb.

478

478

478

478

463

463

463

463

4eq

463

463

463

463

463

445

445

358

257

185

282

445

472

404

395

356

350

353

331

Mar.

296

294

306

303

306

303

313

395

472

469

421

418

418

424

421

406

383

386

381

381

369

392

412

497

521

521

556

553

569

556

Apr.

588

588

607

670

822

830

837

891

OKA

939

681

0

0

0

0

421

784

869

873

826

819

862

1,040

1,180

1,320

1,530

1,590

1,750

1,840

1,920

May

2,000

1,900

1,860

1,940

2,030

2,050

2,180

2,190

9 ion

2,150

2,180

2,230

2,240

2,230

2,210

2,210

2,200

2,210

2,240

2,260

2,230

2,150

2,330

2,430

2,370

2,360

2 O7A

2,500

2,490

2,490

2,500

June

2,530

2,660

2,740

2,780

2,790

2,780

9 7fiO

2,790

2,800

2,810

2,820

2,830

2,810

2,840

2,850

2,860

2,900

2,910

2,950

2,960

2,930

2,920

2,950

2,940

2,960

2,960

2,890

2,920

2,880

July

592

0

0

1,640

2,740

2,740

2,780

2,790

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,780

2,760

2,790

2,830

2,800

2,780

2,810

2,780

2,800

2,830

2,800

2,840

2,830

2,810

2,810

2,820

2,830

2,840

2,840

2,850

Aug.

2,850

2,850

2,820

2,830

2,800

2,850

2,840

2,830

2,770

2,750

2,750

2,760

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,760

2,760

2,790

2,730

2,740

9 Tfin

2,740

2,700

2,670

2,670

2,630

2,620

2,590

2,500

9 190

Sept.

2,510

2,490

2,480

2,450

2,450

2,430

2,410

2,410

2,390

2,370

2,340

2,290

2,250

2,210

2,180

2,200

1,960

1,560

1,610

1,530

1,470

1,390

1,390

1,370

1,260

1,220

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,100

Month

October ____ . _____ - __ - ___ - _____ - __

ApriL. -

July.. - 

Theyear . 

Maximum

1,610

898

707

478

478

569

1,920

2,500

2,960

2,850

2,850

2,510

2,960

Minimum

0

0

448

460

185

294

0

1,860

2,530

0

2,500

1,100

0

Mean

754

538

581

466

415

419

868

2,220

2,850

2,510

2,740

1,910

1,360

Run-off in 

acre-feet

46,400

32,000

35,700

28,700

23,000

25,800

51,600

136,000

170,000

154,000

168,000

114,000

985,000
TRIBUTARIES, PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CF.EEK 77

SOUTH SIDE TWIN FALLS CANAL AT MILNER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 710 feet below

head gates at Milner.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 3,720 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage height,

10.43 feet); minimum, 115 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 1.96 feet).

1909-33: Maximum, 4,600 second-feet Aug. 12, 1918; no flow Pept. 20, 1920. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9 to Feb.

19, which are good. Flow controlled by operation of head gates. South

Side Twin Falls Canal diverts water from Snake River at Milner Dam for the

irrigation of 202,000 acres of land in Twin Falls County.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932 33

Day

I..... ---------

2 

3-.-. ......... . .

4 . .. .. 

5.... ... --- 

6... ... ... ...

7... ............

8 

9 _ 

10 .. 

11 

12.. 

13 

14 

15 

16 . 

17 

18 

19 

 20 

21 

22.. .

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 ... 

28 . .

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,850 

1,820 

1,770 

1,780 

1,770

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,730 

1,710

1,600 

1,260 

1,030 

1,200 

1,210

1,180 

1,180 

1,190 

1,170 

1,130

1,120 

1,120 

346 

128 

190

476 

910 

775 

670 

652 

679

Nov.

772 

815 

838 

782 

695

658 

655 

655 

670 

679

667 

658 

667 

667 

655

714 

752 

759 

752 

746

749 

749 

749 

752 

749

740 

746 

746 

746 

746

Dec.

749 

756 

762 

749 

740

746 

759 

740

 736

738 

738

Jan.

736

Feb.

740

740

724 

730 

704 

676 

670

661 

673 

679

Month

April. ... . . . ..-. .....

JulyMar.

661 

636 

633 

615 

571

568 

568 

548 

548 

545

523 

487 

526 

528 

520

523 

540 

528 

517 

514

523 

537 

534 

534 

540

540 

531 

531 

534 

562 

597

Apr.

615 

658 

765 

879 

938

952 

1,080 

1,130 

1,170 

1,150

1,160 

1,160 

1,180 

1,180 

1,170

1,170 

506 

115 

504 

1,530

1,770 

1,280 

1,610 

2,090 

2,450

2,600 

2,790 

3,110 

3, 210 

3,120

Maximum

1,850 

838

661 

3,210 

3,400 

3,470 

3,630 

3,720 

3,580

3,720

May

3,300 

3,200 

3,100 

3,240 

3,240

3,160 

3,370 

3,400 

3,330 

3,210

3,250 

3,320 

3,300 

3,230 

3,190

3,170 

3,140 

3,060 

3,100 

3,080

3,060 

2,980 

3,060 

3,230 

3,160

3,140 

3,150 

3,400 

3,400 

3,310 

3,270

June

3,310 

3,390 

3,400 

3,370 

3,340

3,370 

3,350 

3,350 

3,320 

3,330

3,350 

3,350 

3,340 

3,350 

3,430

3,440 

3,440 

3,440 

3,440 

3,420

3,390 

3,370 

3,400 

3,410 

3,430

3,430 

3,470 

3,390 

3,380 

3,340

Minimum

128 

655

661 

487 

115 

2,980 

3,310 

3,330 

3,520 

1,520

115

Jl-Jy

3,330 

3,370 

3,420 

3,430 

3,380

3,370 

3,420 

3,500 

3,540 

3,550

3,540 

3,520 

3, 520 

3,570 

3,610

3,550 

3,530 

3,610 

3,570 

3,580

3,610 

3,590 

3,630 

3,600 

3,600

3,600 

3,600 

3,620 

3,620 

3,630 

3,630

Mean

1,190 

724 

740 

736 

726 

550 

1,430 

f.210 

?,380 

f,540 

r.630 

2,730

1,890

Aug.

3,630 

3,630 

3,600 

3,600 

3,570

3,620 

3,640 

3,660 

3,650 

3,600

3,630 

3,680 

3,680 

3,660 

3,660

3,650 

3,610 

3,630 

3,720 

3,690

3,710 

3,690 

3,570 

3,520 

3,620

3,630 

3,610 

3,610 

3,630 

3,610 

3,630

Sept.

3,570 

3,570 

3,580 

3,570 

3,550

3,450 

3,440 

3,500 

3,430 

3,350

3,270 

3,100 

2,950 

2,790 

2,760

2,790 

2,730 

2,620 

2,530 

2,230

2,070 

2,060 

2,080 

2,090 

2,100

2,030 

1,900 

1,730 

1,570 

1,520

Run-off in 

acre-feet

73,200 

43,100 

45,500 

45,300 

40,300 

33, 800 

85, 100 

197,000 

201, 000 

218, 000 

223,000 

162,000

1, 370, 000
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 E

ROCK CREEK NEAR TWIN FAILS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder on south line of sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 16 E., at 

highway bridge 3 miles above mouth and 3^ miles northwest of Twin Falls.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1922 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 721 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 3.22 

feet); minimum, 97 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

1922-33: Maximum, 984 second-feet Sept. 21, 1927 (gage height, 4.5 feet); 

minimum, 95 second-feet Apr. 16, 1931; Apr. 10, 11, 1932.

REMARKS. Records good except those for discharges above 350 second-feet, 

which are fair; and those for Feb. 22, 23, which are poor. Discharge estimated 

Feb. 7-13, 22, 23, July 3-7; interpolated Oct. 24, Nov. 2, 25, Jan. 1, 24-26, 

Feb. 3, Sept. 26, 27. Normal summer flow entirely diverted for irrigation several miles upstream. Waste water from South Side Twin Falls Canal, which 

crosses Rock Creek 10 miles above, causes appreciable changes in stage at 

times. Gage-height observations furnished by Murtaugh Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1.... _ .... _ .

2...............

3...............

4... ........... .

5...............

6...............

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

S... ............

9...............

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

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

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

16...............

17....... ........

18...............

19...............

20.... ...........

21. ....... .......

22........ _ ....

23...............

24........ _ ....

25...............

26...............

27..............

28 

29 __ 

10

Oct.

266 

261 

264

257 

257

261 

264 

288 

345 

358

345 

342 

332 

259 

249

249 

252 

257 

249 

245

261 

288 

283 

244 

206

206 

194 

200 

204 

204 

204

Nov.

206 

208 

209 

209 

206

206 

198 

194 

192 

186

186 

188 

192 

222 

285

295 

293 

290 

290

288

285 

281 

281 

281 

282

283 

283 

283 

283 

283

Dec.

281 

276 

273 

276 

269

162 

161 

175 

259 

266

247 

224 

224 

226 

229

229 

264 

345 

396 

422

409 

409 

396 

370 

288

345 

358 

358 

370 

358 

358

Jan.

346 

335 

370 

358 

370

345 

370 

358 

370 

345

330 

345 

328 

322 

332

312 

330 

335 

370 

383

370 

358 

345 

348 

352

355 

358 

358 

332 

340 

340

Feb.

330 

312 

324 

335 

345

370 

360

435 

435

396 

435 

651 

651 

651

693 

} 500

345 

342

345 

358 

358

Month

July...... . .-. ........ .... 

Mar.

358 

338 

293

278 

285

278 

278 

273 

242 

211

196 

169 

144 

145 

129

138 

153 

142 

146 

144

142 

138 

130 

125 

126

125 

124 

125 

124 

124 

125

Apr.

123 

121 

120 

120 

120

120 

121 

124 

124 

130

129 

124 

121 

120 

115

115 

126 

121 

113 

106

136 

261 

138 

164 

126

128 

162 

138 

148 

154

Maxim am

358 

295 

422 

383 

693 

358 

261 

340 

231 

211 

269 

302

693

May

158 

236 

285 

222 

166

211 

245 

264 

310 

330

332 

338 

328 

340 

300

278 

266 

229 

196 

198

202 

202 

206 

213 

206

213 

229 

245 

252 

236 

233

June

224 

226 

220 

222 

231

220 

213 

215 

217 

209

206 

202 

202 

200 

194

194 

196 

196 

198 

202

211 

213 

217 

217 

213

209 

211 

211 

204 

202

Minimum

194 

186 

161 

312 

312 

124 

106 

158 

194 

180 

211 

273

106

July

204 

206

200

202 

206 

200

194 

194 

194 

184 

180

192 

188 

188 

211 

188

192 

190 

194 

194 

190

190 

186 

186 

186 

196 

200

Mein

261 

246 

298 

349 

415 

185 

132 

247 

210 

195 

228 

286

253

Aug.

249 

222 

211 

211 

215

215 

222 

224 

222 

220

217 

217 

217 

215 

213

213 

217 

220 

220 

222

222 

222 

226 

231 

233

242 

252 

254 

264 

266 

269

Sept.

276 

27& 

281 

278 

278.

278- 

273 

278 

283. 

283

295 

298. 

295 

293 

290

295 

295 

273 

283 

281

273 

276 

281 

290 

302

299 

296 

293 

290 

288

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16,000' 

14,600 

18,300 

21,500 

23,000 

11,400 

7,860 

15,200 

12, 500 

12,000 

14,000 

17, 000

183, OOO
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

SALMON FALLS CREEK BASIN

SALMON FALLS CREEK NEAR SAN JACINTO, NEV.

79

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 23, T. 47 N., R. 64 E., in canyon 200 

yards below county highway bridge, 250 yards below mouth of Shoshone Creek, 

and 5 miles north of San Jacinto.

RECOB»S AVAILABLE September 1909 to September 1916; October 1918 to 

September 1933.

DISCHARGE Maximum during year, 477 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 4.87 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 24 and 25 (minimum gage height, 2.32 

feet Aug. 25).

1909-16, 1919-33: Maximum, 1,280 second-feet May 22, 1912 (gage height, 

7.5 feet); minimum, 9.8 second-feet Aug. 4, 1931 (gage height, 2.24 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Dec. 9-15, Mar. 13-18, Apr. 25 

to May 2, which are fair. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station. 

Salmon Dam of Salmon River Canal Co., Ltd., 15 miles below station, forms a 

reservoir having a capacity of about 180,000 acre-feet. Gage-height record furnished by Salmon River Canal Co., Ltd., and one measurement by Federal court 

commissioner, C. E. Tappan.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1.. __ . ___ .

2 .

3 

4 

5 .... 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 ... _

12 . 

13 _ 

14 

15 

16 

18 

19 

20 

21 - 

99

23 

24 

25 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

49 

45 

46 

45 

44

44 

48 

49 

49 

49

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

49 

49 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

51 

51

52 

52 

52 

52 

52 

52

Nov.

52 

52 

52 

52 

51

52 

53 

52 

53 

53

52 

52 

54 

56 

58

60 

61 

61 

61 

61

62 

61 

60 

59 

58

59 

59 

59 

60 

60

Dec.

59 

59 

60 

60 

56

48 

38 

45

40

40 

41 

42 

44 

46

47 

45 

45 

47 

49

51 

52 

52 

53 

54 

53

Jan.

53 

54 

54 

55 

54

55 

51 

53 

51 

53

50 

53 

54 

55 

56

50 

52 

50 

52 

54

53 

58 

56 

50 

51

51 

53 

58 

56 

59 

58

Feb.

58 

59 

54 

51 

49

50 

45 

50 

48 

48

50 

51 

55 

55 

55

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

60 

61 

61

61 

61 

62

Month

April....... 

July.--.. . .... ....... ..... ..... .

The year. . _____ . ______________ .

Mar.

64 

62 

65 

66 

67

67 

69 

75 

76 

83

85 

82

80

75 

75

75 

76 

75 

74 

74

72 

75 

78 

82 

82 

82

Apr.

83 

85 

89 

96 

102

108 

145 

159 

154 

141

131 

131 

126 

119 

118

136 

170 

190 

192 

178

163 

157 

165 

184

250

Maximum

52 

62 

60 

59 

62 

85

387 

477 

100 

27 

43

477

May

} 350

347 

337 

327

312 

307 

286 

278 

259

248 

239 

241 

239 

241

255 

274 

288 

290 

295

300 

 330 

352 

362 

360

357 

364 

377 

387 

387 

387

June

412 

438 

451 

477 

464

464 

438 

412 

382 

357

334 

330 

317 

314 

310

330 

271 

250 

237 

219

192 

165 

141 

119 

108

106 

113 

113 

111 

105

Minimum

44 

51

50 

45 

62 

83 

239 

105 

20 

16 

17

16

July

i«o

98 

89 

76 

72

69 

69 

78 

74 

76

70 

67 

67 

65 

61

59 

54 

48 

46 

33

25 

23 

23 

24 

25

21 

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

Mean

49 

56.5 

47.3 

53.6 

55.4 

75.4 

161 

314 

282 

52 

20.8 

22.1

99

Aug.

22 

21 

20 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

22

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

19 

19 

21 

27 

27

23 

18 

17 

16 

16

17 

18 

20 

20 

20 

23

Sept.

23 

23 

23

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

18 

18 

18 

18

21 

31 

43 

43 

42

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,010 

3,360 

2,910 

3,300 

3,080 

4,640 

9,580 

19,300 

16,800 

3,200 

1,280 

1,320

71,800
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

SALMON RIVER CANAL CO. RESERVOIR NEAR ROGERSON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 15 E., at dam en Salmon Falls 

Creek, 10 miles west of Rogerson.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1922 to September 1933. Regulation began May 

1910.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents, 37,250 acre-feet May 29, 30 (g^ge height, 24.0 

feet); minimum, 750 acre-feet Sept. 23-30 (gage height, 0.6 font).

1922-33: Maximum contents, 123,700 acre-feet May 30, 31, 1922 (gage 

height, 61.1 feet); minimum contents and gage height, Sept. 2^-30, 1933.

REMARKS. Contents interpolated Jan. 2, 3. Reservoir has a capacity of 182,650 

acre-feet between gage height 0 and 80 feet (4,990 and 5,070 feet sea level elevations). Water is used for irrigation of lands in Salmon River Canal Co. 

project. Gage-height record and table of storage capacity furnished by Salmon 

River Canal Co.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 .. .

2. . ....

3 

5 

6 

7 ...

8 ...

9.... .... .

10 .

11 

12 

13. .....

14 

15. _ 

16. 

17 .

18 

19 _ ......

20 

21... _.

22.. ._. 

23 

24 

25 

26. 

27 _ ..

28. _ -

29 _ .

30.... _ ..

31 

Oct.

4,728

4,795

4,795

4,862

4,930

4,930

4,930

4,728

4,458

3,850

3,850

3,715

3,445

3,310

3,175

3,040

3,175

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,378

3,445

3,512

3,580

3,648

3,715

3,782

3,850

3,918

Nov.

3,985

4,052

4,120

4,188

4,188

4,255

4 458

4,525

A KQO

4,660

4,728

4,795

4 458

3,985

4,120

4,188

4,322

4,390

4,458

4,525 

4,660

4,728

4,795

4,998

5,200

5,268

Dec.

5,335

5,402

5,470

5,605

5,672

5,740

5,875

<! Q4.9

5,942

6,010

6,078

6,078

6,145

6,145

6,212

6,280

6,280

6,280 

6,348

6,415

6,550

6,768

ft Qlft

6,995

Jan.

7,068

7,140

7,212

7,285

7,358

7,430

7,502

7,575

7,720

7 7Q9

7,865

7,938

8,010

8,082

8,155

8,228

8,372

8,445

8,518

8,590

8,662

8,735 

8,808

8,808

8,880

8,880

9,025

9,170

9,315

9,388

Feb.

9,460

9,532

9,605

9,605

9,605

9,678

9,678

9,822

9 SQi;

9,968

10,040

10,180

10,400

10, 480

10,550

10,620

10, 690

10, 760

10,840

10,980

11 060

11, 130

11,200

11, 270

Mar.

11,340

11,490

11,560

11, 710

11, 850

12,000

12, 070

12,350

12,420

12, 570

12,640

12, 780

13,080

13,220

13,290

13,360

13, 510

13,660

13,800

13,880

iq Qcn

14,100

14,180

14,400

14,550

14,620

14,700

14,780

Apr.

14,920

14,780

14, 620

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,850

15,150

15,300

15,600

15, 930

16,120

16,280

16,500

16,720

16,880

17,100

17,400

17,620

18,000

18,300

18,620

19,100

19,420

19,820

20,220

20,860

21,340

21, 840

May

22,350

23,200

23,880

25, 070

25,750

26,260

26, 770

27,280

28,130

28,640

29,060

29,490

29,920

30,340

30, 760

31,100

31,530

32,070

32, 530

33,000 

33, 550

34,200

34,840

35,400

36,140

36,700

07 oen

37,250

37, 060

June

36,880

36, 510

36, 140

35,400

35, 030

34,660

34,290

33,740

33, 180

32,260

31,700

31,190

30,680

30, 170

29,800

29,580

29,320

29,150

28,900

28,640

28,040

26,600

25,840

24,640

23,540

22,520

91 fiflft

20,940

July

21,100

21,260

21,420

21,500

21, 670

21, 670

21, 670

21,100

20,380

1Q ISfi

18,300

16,200

15, 150

13,950

12,930

11,920

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200 

11,200

10,690

8,735

7 430

Aug.

5,470

4,920

4,525

4,255

3,850

3,580

3,310

2,905

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,770

9 77fl

2,770

2,635

2,635

2,635

2,568

2,568

2,500 

2,500

2,500

2,438

2,438

2,438

2,375

2,375

2,312

2,312

Sept.

2 250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,188

2,000

1,875

1,750

1,625

1,500

1,375

1,125

1,062

1 000

938

875

875

812 

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 81

BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 

BIG WOOD KIVEE AT HAILEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW}£ sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 18 E., at steel highway bridge 

a quarter of a mile southwest of Hailey.

DKAINAGE AEEA, 640 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1915 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE Maximum during year, 2,060 second-feet June 15-17 (gage, 

height, 4.65 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 14-30; minimun: gage height, 

-0.20 foot Sept. 29.

1915-33: Maximum, 3,560 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage height, 7.66 feet, 

present datum); practically no flow Sept. 15-23, Nov. 20, 22, 2," r 1931.

REMAKKS. Records good above 20 second-feet, fair below. Discharge estimated Feb. 1, 2, 4-19, interpolated Nov. 3. Discharge Feb. 3, result of currentmeter measurement. Water diverted around station by Hailey power-plant 

and returned to river through Big Wood Slough (p. 89). Total flow of Big 

Wood River (p. 90) represents amount of water passing both stations. 

Diversions for irrigation above station. One daily gage readini Apr. 28 to 

Sept. 13 and four discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big 

Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1. .. .. ....

2... .... .....

3 

4....... ........

5 ...... ... ...

6.... ........

7 

8.... , _ .

9 

10 

11. .. _ .....

12 

13.. 

14.. _ ... _ ....

15.. _ . ___ ...

16 

17 

18. __ ...

19 

20 _ .....

21- _

22 

23 .

24. __ ..........

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 __ .... 

30 

31 _ ...

Oct.

29 

27 

31 

31

27

27 

27 

29 

27 

27

27 

25 

25 

25 

25

23 

20 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

18 

15 

12

35 

35 

37 

68 

37 

35

Nov.

33 

35 

35 

35 

37

37 

29 

33 

37 

29

29 

11 

11 

11 

15

17 

18 

18 

17 

17

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Dec.

17 

18 

18 

18 

15

46 

9 

11 

39 

70

68 

68 

33 

40 

45

42' 

34 

22 

22 

13

18 

11 

12 

13 

12

12 

10 

12 

11 

11 

12

Jan.

10 

10 

10 

14 

10

10 

9 

9 

9 

10

10 

12 

10 

10 

9

8 

10 

10 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

8

13 

14 

15 

14 

9 

16

Feb,

15 

15 

15

15

14

16 

9 

9 

9 

10

10 

9 

10

Month

October. ...........................................

January ........... _ ...... _____ . .............

May ___ . __ . _ . _ ... 

July.. ....... ............................. .........

Mar.

9 

10 

10 

9 

10

9 

10 

10 

10 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11

12 

11 

11 

11

12 

11 

13 

11 

13

14 

12 

14 

15 

15 

15

Apr.

16 

17 

18 

18 

21

48 

42 

41 

40 

35

35 

39 

34 

37 

42

55 

92 

93 

97 

131

140 

140 

180 

203 

242

290 

328 

626 

677 

576

Maximum

68 

37 

70 

16

15 

677 

1,440 

1,960 

508 

63 

23

1,960

May

576 

503 

433 

411 

389

411 

433 

368 

328 

203

215 

328 

411 

433 

503

527 

576 

576 

576 

576

626

729 

729 

729 

836

948 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,260 

1,440

June

1,520 

1,520 

1,780 

1,690 

1,520

1,360 

1,520 

1,360 

1,520 

1,520

1,690 

1,780 

1,870 

1,960 

1,960

1,960 

1,960 

1,600 

1,350 

1,190

1,050 

1,040 

970 

905 

845

785 

600 

552 

530 

575

Minimum

12 

11 

9 

8 

9 

9 

16 

203 

530 

60 

20 

2

2

Ju'y

485 

508 

465 

465 

415

405 

405 

385 

365 

346

346 

326 

326 

308 

308

289 

272 

255 

240 

224

224 

210 

1?<5 

149 

113

97 

64 

60 

63 

62 

62

Mean

26.9 

22.7 

25.2 

10.6 

13.6 

11.4 

145 

622 

1,350 

273 

30.9 

10.7

212

Aug.

62 

63 

62 

63

55

51 

44 

26 

29 

28

28 

27 

24 

21 

20

20 

20 

23 

26 

23

22 

22

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

23 

22 

23

Sept.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

222a

22 

22

22 

22 

16 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2

2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,650 

1,350 

1,550 

652 

755 

701 

8,630 

38,200 

80, 300 

16,800 

1,900 

637

153,000
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

Combined discharge, in second-feet, of Big Wood River and Big Wood Slough at

Hailey, Idaho, 1932-33

Day

1.. _____ ...

2.. .............

^.. .............

4 _______ ...

5 

6 

7 .- 

8... .. .

9 

10 

11 _

12 

13 

14. 

15 .

16 

17 

18..... _ .......

19 . _ ........

20 

21 

22 

23 

24...............

25.. _

26 

27 

28- _ .... 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

177 

161 

165 

169 

161

161 

180 

182 

191 

175

208 

178 

178 

173 

173

171 

158 

161 

166 

171

171 

170 

171 

139 

141

164 

164 

161 

184 

157 

155

Nov.

171 

159 

159 

138 

157

175 

158 

171 

175 

167

167 

175 

154 

154 

158

160 

166 

171 

151 

160

161 

137 

137 

133 

146

147 

156 

156 

156 

156

Dec.

146 

156 

152 

138 

144

153 

125 

99 

119 

150

127 

124 

116 

130 

154

151 

148 

136 

136 

127

132 

129 

130 

131 

130

134 

128 

148 

142 

147 

134

Jan.

132 

128 

128 

150 

141

128 

127 

135 

127 

119

119 

143 

128 

128 

123

117 

119 

124 

125 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

122

131 

132 

133 

123 

140 

125

Feb.

 133 

"124 

116 

"115 

"115

"115 

"115 

"115 

°115 

"115

-115 

"115 

"115 

"115 

"125

"125 

"125 

"125 

"125 

"124

"126 

"129 

"129 

127 

132

146 

135 

146

Month

April.. . _ -. , .......

July . ......

September- ____ . ______ . __________

Mar.

127 

141 

141 

123 

132

131 

136 

124 

124 

142

142 

137 

142 

142 

120

108 

113 

91 

101 

101

106 

84 

107 

94 

103

108 

104 

110 

118 

118 

122

Apr.

119 

124 

132 

134 

164

155 

158 

137 

147 

138

138 

142 

137 

140 

149

179 

203 

196 

204 

228

237 

237 

289 

321 

339

419 

457 

744 

801 

672

Maximum

208 

175 

1«6 

150 

146 

142 

801 

1,500 

2,000 

546 

171 

132

2,000

May

677 

610 

529 

505 

485

501 

530

458 

427 

384

385 

356 

413 

435 

505

529 

578 

578 

578 

578

628 

742 

752 

754 

864

978 

1,100 

1,100 

1,110 

1,300 

1,500

June

1,580 

1,580 

1,850 

1,740 

1,550

1,380 

1,550 

1,390 

1,560 

1,560

1,740 

1,830 

1,900 

2,000 

2,000

2,000 

2,000 

1,630 

1,380 

1,220

1,080 

1,080 

1,010 

945 

892

825 

639 

592 

566 

613

Minimum

139 

133 

99 

117 

115 

84 

119 

356 

566 

157 

123 

113

84

July

526 

546 

504 

503 

480

438 

437 

416 

390 

375

375 

354 

356 

342 

339

318 

291 

284 

268 

249

248 

234 

221 

201 

186

193 

171 

171 

157 

165 

167

I*ean

169 

158 

136 

128 

123 

119 

255 

673 

1,390 

320 

140 

123

311

Aug.

171 

162 

163 

164 

152

145 

153 

140 

151 

146

139 

132 

133

124 

125

129 

129 

141 

155 

141

140 

136 

133 

127 

127

129 

136 

129 

126 

123 

132

Sept.

132

128 

128 

124 

120

123 

127 

126 

129 

125

121 

123 

117 

122 

126

126 

124 

113 

113 

113

118 

124 

128 

124 

120

126 

126 

118 

118 

118

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,400 

9,400 

8,360 

7,870 

6,830 

7,320 

15,200 

41,400 

82,700 

19,700 

8,610 

7,320

225,000

Estimated.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 83

BIO WOOD RIVER NEAR BELLEVUE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 18 E., \% miles above flow 

line of Magic Reservoir, 3 miles above Camas Creek, and 10 miles southwest of 

Bellevue.

DRAINAGE AREA. 823 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1911 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,510 second-feet June 17 (gag? height, 3.29 

feet); minimum recorded, 42 second-fee't Apr. 10 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

1911-33: Maximum, 3,660 second-feet June 16, 1921 (gage height, 6.07 feet); 

minimum, 7 second-feet Apr. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

HE MARKS. Records good except those estimated, Apr. 11 18, wl ich are fair. 

Discharge interpolated Sept. 30. No records during winter. I Tumerous diversions for irrigation above station. Gage-height record and four discharge 

measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

 2. .... ..... 

3 

A....... ...... ......... ....... ___ .... __ .

Jo.. ........................................ ..

^. ...........................................

T. ...........................................

S. ...........................................

9. ... __ _ ..........

10..-. .. ............. ................

11. _ . 

12 ..... . ___ ... __ .... ___ ..... _ . _ ..

13.. ................. _ 

1^.. ...................................... ....

15 

16--....... 

17 

^S.. ...................................... ....

19-- .

 30 ...................................... ....

-Zl. ...........................................

22 -.....- _ -.--.. _ ..... _ .... _ .........

 23-- 

U ..........................................

 2fo ..........................................

 3&. ........................... .............. ..

 2T .................................... ......

3». .......................................... .

 W-. ..................................... .....

30-1 

 31 

Oct.

63

Month

April 10-30.--- 

July..... .............. ....... ........ . .

The period ______ - ______________ .

Apr.

44

55

65 

60

55 

52 

52 

49 

46

108 

197 

316 

470 

470

May

418 

412 

370 

316 

316

301 

301 

311

282

277

259 

254 

237 

220 

245

268 

282 

291 

282 

263

263 

306 

342 

359

388

450 

535 

583 

591 

615 

736

June

800 

810 

931 

986 

865

736 

747 

789 

821 

942

975 

1,100 

1,180 

1,240 

1,270

1,280 

1,300 

1,030 

832 

726

593 

534 

450 

390 

403

383 

353 

329 

296 

255

Maximum Minimum

470 44 

736 220 

1, 300 255 

200 64 

77 41 

68 45

July

200 

165 

131 

106 

106

106 

106 

113 

110 

103

98 

88 

86 

90 

98

134 

113

98 

88 

75

66 

68 

66 

64 

68

68 

73 

77 

75 

73 

77

Aug.

77 

77 

70 

68 

68

66 

62 

56 

49 

49

47 

49 

49 

51 

43

~ 41 

45 

49 

56 

51

51 

53 

56 

56 

58

62 

64 

60 

56 

53 

58

Sept.

58 

56 

53 

51 

51

51

47 

47 

47 

45

47 

51 

56 

51 

53

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

49 

51 

56 

62 

64

68 

64 

62 

58 

57

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

115 4, 790 

357 22,000 

778 46, 300 

96. 4 5, 930 

56. 5 3, 470 

53. 7 3, 200

85,700
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

MAGIC RESERVOIR NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Tape gage in NE*4SE% sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 18 E., 18 r-iles northwest

of Richfield. Observations are referred to an assumed datum about 137 feet

lower than sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1909 to September 1933. Prior to Apr. 4, 1909,

gage-height record only is available. Practically no storage prior to July 14,

1909. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 191,890 acre-feet June 4 (gage

height, 4,935.10 feet); minimum, 90,630 acre-feet Sept. 30 (gage 1 ?ight, 4,901.28

feet).

1909-33: Maximum contents, 192,060 acre-feet May 18, 1927 (gage height,

4,935.14 feet); no storage for several days in 1909, 1919, 1920, 1924, and 1928. 

REMARKS. Water stored in this reservoir for irrigation on about 69,000 acres

of land under Carey Act project of Big Wood Canal Co. Available capacity

of reservoir is about 191,000 acre-feet between gage heights 4,821.5 and 4,935.0

feet. Gage-height record furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little

Wood Rivers.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932-33

Day

1..... _ ......

2 _________

3 __ . _ ......

4 ___ .........

5.... __ ......

6. _ ..........

7 _ ...........

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.

122, 610 

122, 750 

122, 860 

122, 910 

123,020

123,100 

123,160 

123,240 

123,320 

123,380

123,460 

123, 510 

123, 570 

123, 620 

123, 660

123, 700 

123, 730 

123, 810 

123,900 

123, 980

124,090 

124, 170 

124,250 

124,360 

124,440

124, 530 

124, 580 

124,690 

124,800 

124, 910 

124, 990

Nov.

125, 100 

125,240 

125, 320 

125, 430 

125,540

125, 630 

125, 710 

125, 880 

126, 020 

125, 850

125, 740 

125, 380 

124, 940 

125, 100 

125, 270

125, 460 

125,660 

126,020 

126, 320 

126, 650

126, 930 

127, 180 

127,320 

127, 370 

127, 460

127, 650 

127, 760 

127, 930 

128, 070 

128, 210

Dec.

128,290 

128, 430 

128, 540 

128,600 

128,300

128, 010 

128,120 

123,210 

128,290 

128,400

128,490 

128, 570 

128, 630 

128, 680 

128, 710

128, 770 

128,820 

128,880 

128,940 

128,990

129, 190 

129,300 

129,440 

129,520 

129,580

129, 690 

129, 780 

129,860 

129,920 

129, 970 

130, 060

Jan.

130, 110 

130,200 

130,310 

130, 420 

130, 510

130, 650 

130, 760 

130,900 

130,990 

131,070

131, 160 

131, 240 

131, 330 

131,440 

131, 530

131,580 

131, 670 

131, 730 

131,810 

131,900

131, 980 

132, 070 

132, 120 

132, 210 

132, 270

132, 350 

132, 440 

132, 490 

132, 580 

132, 690 

132,830

Feb.

132, 920 

133, 030 

133, 120 

133,200 

133,290

133, 370 

133,430 

133, 490 

133, 570 

133, 660

133, 720 

133, 770 

133, 830 

133, 920 

133, 980

134, 040 

134, 120 

134, 180 

134,240 

134, 320

134, 410 

134, 500 

134, 590 

134, 620 

134, 560

134, 670 

134, 730 

134, 820

Mar.

134, 880 

134, 930 

135, 020 

135, 110 

135, 220

135,280 

135, 340 

135, 430 

135, 480 

135, 540

135,600 

135, 660 

135, 720 

135, 780 

135, 830

135, 890 

135, 950 

136,040 

136, 100 

136, 150

136, 180 

136, 180 

136, 240 

136, 270 

136, 300

136, 330 

136, 360 

136, 390 

136, 420 

136, 500 

136, 560

Apr.

136, 650 

136, 830 

136, 980 

137, 180 

137, 420

137, 720 

138, 010 

138, 250 

138,460 

138, 610

138,990 

139,440 

140,040 

140,560 

141, 310

142, 470 

144, 070 

146, 180 

148, 010 

149, 730

151, 830 

154, 220 

156, 440 

158, 980 

164,090

166, 890 

170, 270 

172, 670 

174, 870 

177, 480

May

180,090 

182, 620 

184,830 

186, 440 

187, 990

189, 160 

189, 940 

190,910 

191,300 

191,540

191, 620 

191, 540 

191,580 

191, 580 

191, 580

191, 580 

191,580 

191, 620 

191, 660 

191, 660

191, 620 

191, 620 

191, 620 

191, 580 

191, 540

191, 540 

191,580 

191, 580 

191, 620 

191, 660 

191, 660

June

191, 730 

191, 730 

191, 730 

191, 890 

191,810

191, 660 

191, 110 

190,720 

190, 560 

190,600

190, 720 

191, 300 

191,580 

191, 660 

191,660

191,660 

191,620 

191, 580 

191,420 

190,720

190, 250 

189, 780 

189, 160 

188, 490 

187, 520

186,600 

185, 670 

184, 940 

183, 950 

183,000

J-Jy

18' 860 

18' 030 

170, 940 

171? 750 

177, 740

175, 630 

173, 450 

174, 240 

173, 150 

171, 880

170, 730 

169, 940 

163 660 

167,420 

16 j,010

161 780 

163, 400 

161. 080 

161, 820 

151, 460

157, 940 

15^,600 

155, 370 

151, 120 

153. 640

151,470 

141, 890 

14^ 140 

143, 720 

145, 460 

141.070

Aug.

142, 620 

141, 250 

139,800 

138, 310 

137, 120

135, 660 

134,440 

133, 340 

131,920 

130, 820

129, 550 

128, 320 

127, 150 

126, 180 

125,080

124, 060 

123, 050 

122, 070 

121, 120 

120,040

118, 970 

118, 040 

117,370 

116, 520 

115, 780

115, 130 

114, 420 

113, 740 

113, 170 

112,600 

112,000

Sept.

111,350 

110,790 

110,200 

109,480- 

108, 870

108,160 

107, 270 

106, 52O 

105, 820 

105,020

104,220 

103,480 

102, 790 

102, 050- 

101, 340

100, 560- 

99,810 

99,080 

98, 12O 

97,360

96, 570 

95,800 

95,090 

94,380 

93, 730

93, 050 

92, 330 

91,600 

91,020 

90, 630
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 85

BIG WOOD RIVER BELOW MAGIC DAM, NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 18 E., half a mile below

Magic Dam and 18 miles northwest of Richfield. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1911 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,380 second-feet June 15 (gage height,

5.09 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Nov. 13 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

1911-33: Maximum, 5,070 second-feet May 18, 1911 (gage heigtt, 9.2 feet);

no flow reported Feb. 3, 1915. 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous ranch diversions in upper drainage area.

Flow completely regulated by gates at Magic Dam. Gage-height record and

four discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and

Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

2_ 

3 

4.... ..... ...

5.... -----

6 

7. ..............

8 . 

9. ..... .

10. 

11 

12 

13. 

14 

15 ---------

16. 

17.. ---------

18 -

19. -- .

20 .

21 

22 

23 . 

24..... _

25 - 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

i 22

fc22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Nov.

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

150 

33fi

427 

363 

104 

i>22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22

22 

22 

22 

&22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Dec.

22 

22 

22 

« 176 

216

"88 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23

, "23

Jan.

"23 

«24

Feb.

 "24 

"25

Month

October.. .. ____________________

July. .- ..... ...

The year _____________________

Mar.

"25 

"26

Apr.

26 

i>26 

i>26 

i>26 

<>25

&25 

i>25 

25 

&25 

&25

f>26 

*26 

i>27 

&27 

27

i>27 

( 27 

f-27 

i>27 

i>27

27 

( 28 

28 

28 

29

29 

100 

226 

226 

226

Maximum

22 

427 

216

226 

916 

1,320

774 

768 

445

1,320

May

226 

229 

233 

236 

233

251 

368 

466 

482 

590

701 

602 

580 

568 

585

624 

646 

679 

673 

684

640 

662 

679 

696 

696

735 

774 

802 

831 

860 

916

June

1,000 

1,000 

1,030 

1,230 

1,230

1,090 

1,090 

1,030 

1,000 

974

945 

1,030 

1,180 

1,260 

1,320

1,290 

1,230 

1,200 

1,090 

974

888 

802 

831 

860 

888

860 

802

774 

774 

740

Minimum

22 

22 

22

25 

226 

740 

532 

358 

113

22

July

72-' 

712 

69i) 

69ii 

69i)

693 70' 

70' 

70? 

70'

533 

693 70' 

707 

71S

72 < 

72T 

73) 

740 75-?

757 

763 

768 

763 

763

763 

763

757 

757 

757 

774

Aug.

768 

746 

724 

696 

690

690 

673 

662 

651 

624

596 

596 

585 

574 

574

563 

568 

568 

558 

547

498 

456 

440 

435 

435

429 

424 

403 

378 

363 

358

Sept.

358 

358 

358 

363 

414

445 

440 

429 

429 

429

424 

419 

424 

424 

429

435 

435 

440 

440 

440

440 

435 

429 

429 

429

414 

398 

383 

312 

113

M Run-off in 

Mear acre-feet

22. 0 1, 350 

6*. 5 3, 840 

3i). 2 2, 230 

2? 7 1,460 

2' 8 1,380 

2o. 9 1, 590 

49. 0 2, 920 

579 35, 600 

1, 010 60, 100 

72' 44,500 

55? 34, 200 

40' 24, 000

29' 213, 000

1 Estimated. k Interpolated.
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

BIG WOOD RIVER ABOVE NORTH GOODING CANAL, NEAR SHOSHONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., 1 mile above North Gooding 

Canal, 13 miles below Magic Dam, and 14 miles northeast of Shoshone.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum daily discharge during year, 128 second-feet May 18 

(gage height, 0.98 foot); channel reported dry throughout year except for 

periods during May and June.

1921-33: Maximum, 3,330 second-feet June 13, 1921 (gage height, 12.79 

feet, old datum); no flow for long periods.

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station. 

Richfield and Lincoln Canals are main diversions between sta.tion and Magic 

Dam. Lincoln Canal, completed in spring of 1925, diverts all the flow, except 

during high water, to conserve channel losses in the natural stream bed. Flow 

regulated by diversions above and by operation of head gates at Magic Dam 13 

miles above. Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished 

by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 

2 _

3 __ .... -

4

5 _ ~

6 _ . -

7 _ . --

8 ____ ~

9... ___ . _ ...

10. ___ 

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

70

«2

Day

12 

14 

15- 

16 

17 

18- 

19 

20 

May

103

122

62

57

49

91

104

126

73

50

June

«26

«10

0

Day

21 

22 __

25 

26- 

27 

28- 

29 

30 

31- 

May

0

0

«6

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

« Estimated.

N"OTE. No data concerning flow during June except as given above. No flow during months omitted. 

Discharge during June: Mean, 29.0 second-feet; run-off, 1,780 acre-feet.

BIG WOOD RIVER BELOW NORTH GOODING CANAL, NEAR SHOSHONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., 300 yards below North Gooding Canal, 11 miles northeast of Shoshone, and 14 miles below Magic Dam.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1911 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum, 90 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 2.25 feet); reported 

dry throughout year except May 11-20.

1911-33: Maximum, 3,180 second-feet May 18, 1921 (gage height, 15.0 

feet, former datum); no flow for long periods.

REMARKS. Records fair. Water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers 

reported no flow during 1933 prior to May 11 and after May 20. He furnished 

gage-height record and results of one discharge measurement. Numerous 

diversions above station. North Gooding and Richfield Canals divert water 

between station and Magic Dam. Since completion of the Lincoln Canal in 

1925, which diverts 7 miles upstream, most of the river flow hps been diverted 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

May 15 ... 23

Mayl6_._.____..._... 36

May 17 65

May 18 ... 90

May 19....__._- 36 

May 20.. «8

May 11 _ -_ 70

May 12-_ .. 86

May 13 . ... 47

May 14-__....... ... 28

" Estimated.

NOTE. No flow, according to water master, during months omitted. Mean discharge for May, 15.8 

second-feet; total run-off, 972 acre-feet.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 87

BIO WOOD BIVEE AT GOODIWG, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NEJ4NEJ4 sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 30 feet

below highway bridge and half a mile north of Gooding. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1933. From June 1896 to

October 1899 records were collected at station at approximately same site but

known as "Malade River at Toponis, Idaho." 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 258 second-feet May 2 (gage height, 2.68

feet); probably no flow for long periods.

1921-33: Maximum, 2,340 second-feet May 7, 1922 (gage height, 5.80 feet);

no flow for long periods each year. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Apr. 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24,

which are fair. No record during winter. Numerous diversions for irrigation

above and below station. Flow regulated by operation of gates at Magic

Dam. Gage-height record and twelve discharge measurements furnished by

water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

2-....

3 ....

4. ..

5. ...

6- 

7- 

8 ...

9 - ..

10..-.

11- .

12.....

13- 

14.....

15- 

Apr.

29

40

84

32

20

20

4

0

0

0

0

0 

0

May

248

200

164

152

141

188

188

188

178

169

149 

158

June

84

54

51

62

82

62

82

71

68

54

61

82 

79

July

68

70

73

68

54

53

50

46

54

51

53

57

Aug.

30

30

30

28

28

31

31

30

30

29

30

33 

31

Sept.

33

33

30

30

30

30

30

32

32

32

28

28

27 

30

Day

16 

17- .

18.- 

19

20- 

21.-. ..

22 ...

23. .

24- ..

25.....

26. ..

27- .-.

28_ 

29. 

30- . 

31.. 

Apr.

2

10

19

3

3

1

0

0

0 

117

May

146

149

90

112

122

112

79

75

86

53

53

100 

114

88

June

79

82

73

68

86

61

62

71

71

70

71

82

73

61 

73

July

62

66

57

53

50

4<5

40

42

414"?

41

35

34

37 

3* 

34

Aug.

29

30

33

34

35

40

36

32

30

32

33

33

30 

29

28

Sept.

32

30

30

29

29

28

27

26

29

31

32

32

30 

29

Month

April... 

July-- . 

Maximum

117

248

88

73

40

33

Minimum

0

53

51

30

28

26

Mear

14.0

14' 7'.0

5'. 7

y, i

2P 9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

833

8,670

4,220

3,180

1,910

1,780

20,600
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 *

BIG WOOD RIVER NEAR GOO DING, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., ft Cleek ranch,

3% miles above bridge on upper road between Bliss and Hag?rman, 5 miles

above diversion dam for King Hill project, and 6 miles southwest of Gooding. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1916 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 508 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.85

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 0.78 foot).

1916-33: Maximum, 3,680 second-feet Mar. 17, 1922 (gape height, 9.00

feet); no flow for long periods each year. 

REMARKS. Records good. No records Oct. 1 to Mar. 30. Diversions for

irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage reservoirs upstream.

Gage-height record and four discharge measurements furnished by water

master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

1. _ . _ .. __ . _ .. __ .-.-.--.. __ ......

2 

3...... .-. - .. ............. ....

4_ 

^>. ...........................................

7 . ___ ...........

8 

9 

10 

11... . ....

12.- .......................................

13...................... ...................

14.. .. _ _ . 

15. . . ......

16-. . 

17._ .... 

18.... 

19-- 

20.. . .

21._ __ 

22.. ___ . .,.. __ ... _ ...........

23 ....... . __ _ ._ . ...... _ ....

24

25_._ . . .

26.. 

27.. ... 

28 

29.. 

30. . .. ...

31. 

Mar.

217

Month

April 

July- . 

Apr.

196 

173 

211 

334 

199

140 

130 

124 

143 

148

112 

91 

87 

105 

128

154 

190 

190 

140 

141

126 

101 

72 

65 

43

40 

40 

24 

18 

105

May

226 

311 

311 

253 

231

208 

233 

253 

255 

290

265 

242 

235 

197 

194

211 

236

215 

144 

102

98 

114 

126 

88 

59

44 

30 

16 

41 

101 

51

June

29 

21 

13 

10 

12

35 

14 

29 

44 

39

44 

28 

20 

38 

46

40 

41 

30 

30 

31

53 

30 

31 

30

27

25 

23 

26 

23 

24

Maximum Minimum

334 18 

311 16 

S3 10 

77 15 

28 10 

27 13

Jul-r

24 

24 

77 

72 

74

53 

23 

22 

20 

19

21 

28 

24 

20 

22

20 

23 

18 

16

15

19 

16 

18 

23 

25

24

19 

18 

17 

18 

24

Aug.

23 

23 

21 

21 

18

17 

20 

23 

22 

19

19 

16 

19 

20 

14

10 

10 

16 

18 

23

21 

28 

26 

17 

14

13

18 

24 

19 

17 

18

Sept.

22 

21 

18 

15 

13

17 

16 

18 

23 

24

22 

20 

19 

18 

18

20 

21 

20 

17 

23

26 

20

18 

19 

27

27 

26 

26 

23

19

Moan Run-ofl in 

M an acre-feet

126 7, 500 

174 10, 700 

29. 4 1, 750 

26. 9 1, 650 

. 18. 9 1, 160 

20. 5 1, 220

24,000
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 89

BIG WOOD SLOUGH AT HAILEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Vertical staff gage in sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge 

one-eighth of a mile northeast of steel highway bridge across Big VTood River 

and one-eighth of a mile southwest of Hailey.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1915 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 181 second-feet Oct. 11, May 10; maximum 

gage height, 3.10 feet Feb. 10; minimum, 2 second-feet May 13-22, minimum 

gage height, 0.80 foot May 14, 20-22.

1915-33: Maximum, 419" second-feet June 6, 1921 (gage height, 3.00 feet); 

practically no flow May 8, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Feb. 4-23 and May 22, which 

are fair. Flow affected by load on power plant half a mile upstream. Big 

Wood Slough, a natural channel of Big Wood River, is utilized as a tailrace for 

the Hailey power plant, half a mile upstream. This record represents a 

portion of natural flow of Big Wood River and, taken in conjunction with record 

of Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho (p. 81), shows total flow of rver at this 

point (p. 82). Four discharge measurements and one daily staff-gage 

reading Apr. 28 to May 12, May 23 to Sept. 30 furnished by water master for 

Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I .....- -.

2..,-.. ..

3 

4 

.5 

6 

7 

8 

9.-.. ..... 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14... .

15 

16 - 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 - 

24 

25 

26 

27 -

28 

29 

30 

31 . 

Oct.

148 

134 

134 

138 

134

134 

153 

153 

164 

148

181 

153 

153 

148 

148

148 

138 

143 

148 

153

153 

153 

153 

124 

129

129 

129 

124 

116 

120 

120

Nov.

138 

124 

124 

103 

120

138 

129 

138 

138 

138

138 

164 

143 

143 

143

143 

148 

153 

134 

143

143 

120 

120 

116 

129

129 

138 

138 

138 

138

Dec.

129 

138 

134 

120 

129

107 

116 

88 

80 

80

59 

56 

83 

90 

109

109 

114 

114 

114 

114

114 

118 

118 

118 

118

122 

118 

136 

131 

136 

122

Jan.

122 

118 

118 

136 

131

118 

118 

126 

118 

109

109 

131 

118 

118 

114

109 

109 

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

114 

114

118 

118 

118 

109 

131 

109

Feb.

118 

109 

101

> 100

110

120 

120 

118 

122

136 

126 

136

Month

April . .. . 

July.. . 

Mar.

118 

131 

131 

114 

122

122 

126 

114 

114 

131

131 

126 

131 

131 

109

97 

101 

80 

90 

90

94 

73 

94 

83 

90

94 

92 

96 

103 

103 

107

Apr.

103 

107

114 

116 

143

107 

116 

96 

107 

103

. 103 

103 

103 

103 

107

124 

111 

103 

107 

97

97 

97 

109 

118 

97

129 

129 

118 

124 

96

Maximum

181 

164 

138 

136 

136 .

131 

143 

181 

67 

111 

129 

126

181

May

101 

107 

96 

94 

96

90 

97 

90 

99 

181

170 

28 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2

2

2 

13 

23 

25 

28

30 

29 

34 

38 

35 

57

June

60 

63 

67 

51 

32

22

27 

27 

39 

42

47 

52 

28 

38 

36

38 

36 

26 

25 

31

34 

40 

37 

40 

47

40 

39 

40 

36 

38

July

41

38 

39 

38 

35

33 

32 

31 

25 

29

29 

28 

30 

34 

31

29 

19 

29 

28 

25

24 

24 

25 

52 

73

96 

107 

111 

94 

103 

105

Minimum Mean

116 

103 

56 

109

73 

96 

2 

22 

19 

94 

97

142 

135 

111 

117 

110 

108 

110 

50.9 

39.3 

46.4 

109 

112

2 99.1

Aug.

109 

99 

101 

101 

97

94 

109 

114 

122 

118

111

105 

109 

103 

105

109 

109 

118 

129 

118

118 

114 

111 

105 

105

107 

114 

107 

103 

101 

109

Sept.

109 

105 

105 

101 

97

101 

105 

103 

107 

103

99 

101 

101 

120 

124

124 

122 

111 

111 

111

116 

122 

126 

122 

118

124 

124 

116 

116 

116

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,730 

8,030 

6,820 

7,190 

6,110 

6,640 

6,550 

3,130 

2,340 

2,850 

6,700 

6,660

71,800

58602 35 7
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

CAMAS CREEK NEAR BLAINE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 16 E., a quarter of a

mile north of Macpn siding on Hill City branch of Oregon Short Line Railroad,

\Yz miles below railroad bridge, 2% miles above backwater of Magic Reservoir,

and 4 miles southeast of Blaine. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 618 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1912 to September 1933. Discharge measurements

only are available for 1922. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 2,510 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height,

8.44 feet); minimum recorded, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 0.91 foot). 

1911-33: Maximum, 5,240 second-feet Apr. 12, 1916; maximum gage height,

12.35 feet Apr. 5, 1925; minimum, 1.6 second-feet July 10, 11, 13, Aug. 25-29,

31, 1931 (gage height, 0.90 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Many small diversions

above station. No regulation. Water passing station is us^d for storage in

Magic Reservoir. Gage-height record and three measurements furnished by

water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-38

Day

1 . .

2 __ ..

3.....

4 __ .

6.. 

6 

7- 

8.----

9-.-

10...-

11.- 

12.....

13 _ 

14..... 

15.----

Apr.

168 

159 

208 

245

May

1,120 

1,040 

798 

705 

615

510 

466 

438 

424 

424

379 

344 

341 

338 

317

June

232 

235 

232 

222 

218

205 

188 

175 

171 

166

159 

156 

145 

136 

128

July

16

14 

13 

13 

11

11 

11 

10 

9.6 

7.8

7.2 

5.3 

5.3 

5.1 

4.4

Aug.

2.2 

2.1 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Sept.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.7 

2.8 

2.8

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

3G 

31

Month

April 11 

l^lay

8-30 _ . . _ _ ....

July ___ __ _ ^ __ -. ______

August 

Septem

1

ber. _ _ _ - _ _ ___ _ _ _ __

he peri

_.--- 

-----

Apr.

325 

540 

780 

765 

960

1,150 

1,170 

1,060 

2,230 

1,960

1,550 

1,260 

1,120 

1,060 

1,120

Maximum

2,230 

1,120 

235 

16 

3.0 

3.8

May

317 

363 

393 

410 

393

354 

336 

319 

311 

300

292 

284 

274 

264 

253 

240

June

121 

113 

103 

93 

81

71

58 

46 

33 

22

24 

23 

21 

1?ie

Minimum

159 

240 

16 

2.2 

2.0 

2.4

July

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

3.6 

3.4

3.4 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7

2.7 

2.4 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

Mean

938 

431 

120 

6.21 

2.24 

2.84

Aug.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.2

2.1 

2.1 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

2.4

Sept.

3.0

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

3.0 

2.8 

3.2 

3.4

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

Run-oflin 

acre-feet

35,300 

26,500 

7,140 

382 

138 

169

69,600
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 91

LINCOLN CANAL NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., at head of canal, 100 

yards east of Shoshone-Hailey highway, 5% miles below Magic Dam, and 12 

miles northwest of Richfield.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1925 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 353 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 2.61 

feet); no flow for long periods prior to Apr. 27.

1925-33: Maximum, 706 second-feet May 28, 1927 (gage height, 4.00 feet); 

no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records good. No record Oct. 1 to Mar. 31. Canal diverts water 

from right bank of Big Wood River in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., and approximately parallels river for 10 miles to head of North Gooding Canal, in sec. 15, 

T. 4 S., R. 18 E., where water is returned to Big Wood River or diverted into 

North Gooding Canal. Canal is used to conserve large channel losses in natural 

bed of river. No diversions from canal above gage. Gage-height record and 

twelve discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and 

Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

1.....

2.....

3.....

4.....

5..-..

6.....

7.....

8.....

9.---.

10-_.__

11.....

12..___ 

13..... 

14.....

15.....

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

May

187

164

130

136

146

146

151

153

154

157

154 

154 

154 

154

June

254

254

258

300

314

312

269

283

273

269

262

266 

314 

318 

320

July

161

153

145

140

148

148

146

126

88 

154 

159 

159

Aug.

172

157

148

134

127

124

121

126

133

134

138 

138 

130 

122

Sept.

Ill

115

117

118

120

117

113

111

114

115

117

117 

118 

114 

110

Day

16.....

17.....

18.....

19-....

20...-

21.....

22....,

23.....

24....

25.....

26-....

27.--. 

28--... 

29..... 

30..... 

31.... _

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3 

170 

182 

186

May

156

157

157

156

156

156

157

157

157

157

169

203 

215 

215 

217 

230

June

320

316

316

330

252

169

164

164

167

182

192

174 

161 

174 

167

July

162

156

1 KA

164

176

174

174

174

176

176 

172 

172 

162 

165

Aug.

126

120

124

124

126

127

124

122

121

127

122

114

110 

111 

108 

110

Sept.

113

115

110

106

107

96

96

94

85

75 

69 

69 

35

Month

July...- -- ... ..--. . ...-..- ..

The period... ___ .............. _ ....... _ ..

Maximum

186

230

330

179

172

120

Minimum

0

130

161

88

108

35

Mean

1?

164

25C

127

104

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,070

10,100

14,900

9,650

7,810

6,190

49,700
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

LINCOLN CANAL NEAR SHOSHONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., a cnarter of a mile 

above mouth of canal, 7 miles west by north from Richfield, 11 miles northnortheast of Shoshone, and 12^ miles below Magic Dam.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1925 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 311 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 1.63 

feet); no flow during several periods.

1925-33: Maximum, 667 second-feet May 29, 1927 (gage height, 2.48 feet); 

no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records good. No record Oct. 1 to Mar. 31. Canal diverts water 

from right bank of Big Wood River in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., and approximately parallels river for 10 miles to head of North Gooding Canal, in sec. 15, 

T. 4 S., R. 18 E., where water is either returned to Big Wood River or diverted 

directly into North Gooding Canal. Canal is used to conserve large channel 

losses in natural bed of river. Five ditches have rights to divert 12.5 secondfeet for irrigation above this station. Gage-height record and seven discharge 

measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1988

Day

4--.-_

K

6----

7--.-

8.--..

10.---

11.--..

12..-.- 

13-.-- 

14-__- 

15...-

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

162 

160 

112 

116 

118

118 

127 

129 

131 

131

134 

134 

131 

131 

131

June

204 

204 

210 

250 

293

250 

276 

256 

219 

234

228 

244 

273 

280 

280

July

131 

131 

131 

125 

123

116 

125 

129 

127 

125

125 

59 

125 

134 

134

Aug.

145 

136 

134 

121 

116

114 

114 

110 

108 

114

116 

118 

121 

110 

102

Sept.

87 

91 

91 

93 

93

91 

91 

89 

93 

93

93 

95 

95 

91 

89

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

2C

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

July _ ___ - ______ - 

August 

Septem

T

ber - ------- .- __

tie pericXL- _ 

_____

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

88 

157 

160

Maximum

160 

185 

293 

150 

145 

95

May

131 

131 

129 

129 

125

125 

125 

125 

125 

123

129

157 

177 

177 

177 

185

June

283 

276 

273 

273 

256

147 

136 

134 

136 

150

160 

147 

131 

145 

138

Minimum

0

112 

131 

59 

86 

38

July

136 

136 

134 

127 

143

147 

145 

150 

147 

145

145 

145 

143 

140 

138 

138

Mean

13.5

137 

216 

132 

107 

83.4

Aug.

104 

98 

102 

104 

102

102 

100 

97 

95 

100

98 

95 

89 

87 

86 

87

Sept.

91 

95

91 

87 

87

86 

87 

79 

77 

75

72 

61 

50 

52 

38

Run-off in 

acre-feet

803 

8,420 

12,900 

8,120 

6,580 

4,960

41,800
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 93

THORN CREEK SPILLWAY NEAR GOODING, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 60C feet below 

diversion from North Gooding Canal, 900 feet above Thorn Creek, and 7^ 

miles northeast of Gooding.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1928 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 250 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 2.26 

feet); probably no flow prior to Apr. 29.

1928-33: Maximum, that of May 1, 1933; no flow during nonirrigation 

season.

REMARKS. Records good. Spillway diverts from North Gooding Canal and 

discharges into Thorn Creek in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E. It is util: zed as part 

of plan to minimize losses from natural channel of Big Wood River. Gageheight record and results of seven discharge measurements furnished by water 

master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1983

Day

I.....

2.....

3._ 

4. ..

5.-...

« ...

7 

8 

9-_ 

10 

11 _ ..

12 

13-....

14.....

15 

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

May

216

183

145

100

92

Qfl

112

110

122

124

110

100

85

on

92

June

132

128

112

112

147

161

177

167

166

157

147

168

181

179

July

157

161

161

159

159

153

14.?

141

139

137

137

139

135

141

141

Aug.

110

112

110

105

102

103

102

105

103

102

103

105

90

Sept.

68

68

68

66

68

68

68

71

72

72

70

67

68

68

68

Day

16-- 

17 

18-- 

1Q

20 

21. 

22 

23 

24- .

25. 

26

27- 

28 

29 _ -

30 

31 

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

87

143

May

90

70

79

67

68

94

102

85

100

103

106

79

92

147

141 

122

June

181

170

170

164

181

145

164

159

157

159

159

161

153

155

157

July

141

135

120

117

119

117

115

117

120

124

12*

120

117

117

120 

115

Aug.

82

83

85

7?

71

72

76

71

68

68

68

68

68

66

67 

68

Sept.

68

70

70

70

68

66

64

67

68

71

72

73

73

71

73

Month

May _ . .. -. 

July . _

August.. ______________________ . ....

The period _____________________

Maximum

143

216

181

161

112

73

Minimum

0

67

112

115

66

64

Mean

7.7

107.0

157

134

87.6

69.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

458

6,580

9,340

8,240

5,390

4,110

34,100

NOTE. There was probably no flow October to March.
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

LITTLE WOOD RIVER NEAR CAREY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in E}^ sec. 30, T. 1 N., R. 21 E., a third of a 

mile above West Canal and 6 miles northwest of Carey.

DRAINAGE AREA. 312 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1904 to May 1905; September 1926 to September 

1933. February 1920 to September 1926 at station 6 miles upstream (records 

comparable except during spring run-off).

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 550 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 3.07 

feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

1904-5, 1926-33: Maximum, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 27, 1927 (gage height, 

4.73 feet); maximum gage height, 5.1 feet May 22, 1904; miHmum, 6 secondfeet Sept. 4, 1931 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, Nov. 5 to Mar. 26, 

Mar. 28 to Apr. 17, which are poor. Discharge Mar. 27 result of actual discharge measurement. A few small irrigation diversions above station. No 

regulation. Gage-height record furnished by water master for upper Little 

Wood River and Little Wood River Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

2...... _ ......

3. ....... _ .

4.. .............

5...............

6-. .........

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

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.

40 

40 

40 

41 

43

44 

46 

51 

52 

52

54 

54 

54 

52 

52

52 

54 

55 

55 

54

54 

54 

54 

52 

52

54 

54 

54 

55 

54 

52

Nov.

54 

55 

55 

52

' 50

45

Dec.

45 

30

35

Jan.

35

Feb.

30

 35

1 40 

1

.......

Month

October.. _ _______________________

December __ 

February ________ . . _.

March ________ . ________________

April.................................................

July.... 

September. _____ . _______________ ...

Mar.

40

35

40 

45

> 50

Apr.

1 60

80

} 150

243 

248 

235

237 

259 

313 

294 

304

297 

300 

359 

407 

386

Maximum

55

407 

461 

516 

127 

29 

28

516

May

300 

310 

282 

254 

248

222 

220 

220 

205 

193

182 

180 

171 

169

175

186 

210 

202 

191 

189

202 

240

251 

251 

274

313 

383 

372 

369 

407 

461

June

494 

490 

516 

453 

376

342 

359 

332 

359 

383

379 

376 

376 

372 

379

372 

359 

300 

259 

227

205 

20C 

186 

184 

18C

164

16C 

156 

14? 

13f

Minimum

40

169 

135 

28

17 

18

17

July

127 

121 

113 

110 

102

95 

86 

81 

74 

70

67 

68 

65 

70 

73

71 

67 

64 

60 

58

53 

50 

44 

41 

38

35 

33 

32 

29 

29 

28

Mean

50.8 

48.9 

35.0 

35.0 

33.8 

40.2 

176 

253 

307 

66.3 

22.7 

21.4

90.8

Aug.

29 

29

28 

27 

26

24 

24 

24 

24 

22

22 

21 

20 

19 

18

18 

17 

19 

24 

22

22 

23 

22 

21 

21

24 

25 

24 

22 

22 

22

Sept.

22 

21 

20 

19 

18

18 

19 

20 

21 

20

20 

20 

18 

18 

19

21 

21 

20 

21 

21

20 

22 

22 

24

28

28 

27 

26 

25 

24

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,120 

2,910 

2,150 

2,150 

1,880 

2,470 

10,500 

15,600 

18,300 

4,080 

1,400 

1,270

65,800
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 95

LITTLE WOOD RIVER NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 20 E., half a mile above 

Jim Burns Slough and heading of Dietrich Canal and 1 mile east of railroad 

station at Richfield.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1911 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 218 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage beight, 2.06 

feet); minimum (estimated), 15 second-feet June 7, stage not recorded.

1911-33: Maximum recorded, 722 second-feet May 17, 18, 1911 (gage 

height, 4.5 feet); minimum, 7.6 second-feet June 24, 25, 1920 (gage bright, 0.52 

foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Apr. 7-13, June 7, which are 

fair. No records Oct. 1 to Apr. 5. Small ranch diversions above ga^e. Gageheight record and nine discharge measurements furnished by water master for 

Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1988

Day

1. .

2 _ 

3. ...

4.. 

5.. 

6__ 

7.. 

8..---

9.. 

10.....

11.. 

12 _ ..

13 _ ..

14 _ ..

15.....

Apr.

180

> 180

175 

200

May

210 

202 

207 

205 

194

192 

190 

192 

194

187

184 

184 

180 

175 

168

June

30 

27 

20 

14 

15

14 

15 

48 

62 

65

64 

62 

48 

20 

18

July

31 

33 

35 

39 

35

30 

30 

32 

32 

54

76 

84 

88 

86 

86

Aug.

70 

70

71 

71 

71

71 

70 

70

71 

71

71 

72 

71 

71 

65

Sept.

123 

123 

121 

119 

107

98 

88 

86 

86 

86

84 

80 

83 

86 

86

Day

16 

17 

IS 

IS 

2C

21 

25 

23 

24 

2£

26 

27 

28 

28 

30 

31

Month

April 6- 

TVf av

30 .- . . .-. _ .. -_

June ____________ - ______ . _ __ 

July .. ___ - __ --_ - - -- _- 

August 

Septem

T

ber. __ - _ __ -. _ _ ___ _ .-

lie peruML............ ................ .......

.. 

___

..

...

Apr.

200 

187 

190 

205 

197

187 

192 

187 

184 

190

190 

187 

187 

192 

202

Maximum

205 

210 

65 

88. 

127 "123

May

163 

161 

149 

138 

125

119 

113 

107 

96 

89

88 

83 

78 

65 

55 

41

June

18 

20 

20 

19 

18

31 

52 

68 

60

48

32 

27 

28 

30 

31

Minimum

175 

41 

14 

30 

64 

72

July

83 

80 

80 

75 

74

71 

75 

76 

75 

74

72 

74 

72 

71 

67 

67

Mean

188 

146 

338 

63 1 

87.0 

89 0

Aug.

64 

64 

65 

67 

72

98 

109 

115 

115 

119

123 

125 

127 

127 

125 

125

Sept.

84 

86 

88 

86 

84

84 

72 

74

75 

78

80 

78 

78 

80 

86

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,320 

8,980 

2,010 

3,880 

5,360 

6,300

34,800
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

LITTLE WOOD RIVER AT SHOSHONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 17 E., just above diversion 

dam for town water supply and 400 feet above Shoshone-Richfield highway 

bridge in Shoshone.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1922 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 443 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 2.39 

feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1922-33: Maximum, 664 second-feet June 18, 1922 (gage height, 2.26 feet); 

practically no flow July 29, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Numerous irrigation 

diversions above and below station. A small ditch for the Shoshone water 

supply diverts from left bank immediately below gage. Gapre-height record 

and four discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and 

Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1

2.. . ___ . . . - ___ .....

3

4

6 .

6

7

g

9

10

11...... .......... .............. __ ......

12

13 __ _____ .. _ ___ _ __ ..

14

15 _ __ __ _ _ __ .. . ..

16... .......... . . . 

17

18 --. - ...- _

19. .- _ _-.-. _____.._...

20

21 .

22

23

24 __ ................... __ --... .... __ .

25 ... .

26............................................

27..... ... ___ __ ______

28

29............................................

30- -.. ....... .-_.. -......-. . 

31., -...- . -. . _ .. 

Oct.

89

Month

April... . .. ...... ......... ...... .. ..

May ... ....... .. . - 

July

Apr.

132 

129 

140 

157 

178

200 

192 

178 

166 

163

154 

145 

126 

148 

145

134 

137 

142 

166 

160

142 

126 

126 

116 

118

121 

116 

108 

94 

116

May

169 

214 

214 

222 

230

242 

264 

264 

299 

295

286 

286 

277 

264 

254

250 

242 

238 

222 

222

250. 

259 

272 

272 

29ft

311 

315 

352 

407 

383 

376

June

366 

382 

388 

388 

400

392 

392 

397 

434 

424

402 

392 

400 

400 

388

394 

394 

392

405

395 

385

378 

376 

376

382 

395 

400 

403 

403

Maximum Minimum

200 94 

407 169 

434 366 

402 353 

364 299 

299 85

Jrly

400 

402 

399 

395 

390

383 

378 

380 

374 

374

378 

382 

374 

382 

376

378 

374 

372 

374 

372

372 

374 

378 

378 

380

374 

368 

366 

366 

366 

358

Aug.

360 

362 

364 

345 

340

348 

352 

358 

350 

348

342 

340 

340 

335 

323

319 

323 

331 

335 

331

342 

350 

342 

327 

315

327 

335 

331 

323 

315 

299

Sept.

299- 

295 

295 

277 

284

269 

264 

272 

272 

277

272 

268: 

268 

26S 

277

286 

282 

277 

290 

282

272 

277 

272 

277 

282

277 

277 

277 

268

85

Moan Run-off in Mean acre-feet

142 8, 450 

273 16,800 

394 23,400 

378 23, 200 

337 20, 700 

270 16, 100

109,000
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 97

FISH CREEK ABOVE DAM NEAR CARET, IDAHO

LOCATION Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 1% miles above 

entrance of West Fork of Fish Creek, \% miles above dam of Carey Valley 

Reservoir Co., and 14 miles northeast of Carey.

DRAINAGE AREA. 56 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE May 1920 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE Maximum during year, 54 second-feet Apr. 25, 29 (gage height, 

0.92 foot); minimum, 0.9 second-foot July 29 (gage height, 0.07 foot).

1920-33: Maximum, 158 second-feet May 6, 1922 (gage height, 1.78 feet 

at former site); no flow Sept. 9-12, Oct. 17-27, 1926.

HEMARKS. Records good except those estimated, July 30 to Aug. 14-, Aug. 16 to 

Sept. 6, Sept. 8-30, which are poor. Discharge interpolated Nov. 2, 3, Apr. 

30, May 1, July 2, 5, 7. Results of current-meter measuremerts Aug. 15, 

Sept. 7. No records during winter. No regulation. Several small diversions above gage. Gage-height record furnished by water master for Fish 

Creek. Control is Cippoletti weir rated by current-meter measurements.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 ____ . __ . __

3 _ . 

4 __ -

5 -

7 

8 _

9 . . _ 

10 

11.. __ _ . ........... ia............. .......................

n..... ...............................

14.... __ ... ... _

15 

16 

17 . ___ 

18 

19. __ . __ .... ... 

20 

31 . . .......

22 

23 _ .. __ ...

24 

25 

26 

27 

28- ......

29.... __ ... _ ..................

30 _ .... . .......

31 

Oct.

7.2 

7.2 

7.6 

7.6 

8.1

8.1

8.6

9.5

9

e

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11 

13

Month

April 18-30 . _ ... .... _ ..... _ . ......._

July.... . ........... ........

Apr.

45 

45 

44

43 

43 

46 

49 

52

48 

47 

48 

52 

50

May

49 

47 

42 

38 

39

38 

38 

37 

35 

32

31 

30 

29 

28 

28

30 

32 

32 

30 

29

31 

34 

34 

32 

32

30 

27 

25 

24 

22 

20

June

22 

23 

24 

25 

24

22 

20 

19 

20 

18

17 

14 

13 

12 

12

11 

9.0 

9.0 

9.5 

9.0

8.1 

5.9 

5.0 

4.3 

3.5

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6

Maximum Minimum

11 7.2 

13 11 

52 43 

19 20 

25 2.6 

5.0 ..... .......

July

2.2 

2.8 

3.5 

3.2 

3.0

2.9 

3.8 

4.7 

5.0 

4.3

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

2.9 

1.9

1.7 

1.7 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.2

 1.3

Aug.

: 1.3 

1.3

1.5

Mear

9.33 

11.4 

47.1 

32.4 

12.5 

2.37 

1.40 

2.19

Sept.

> 1.6 

1.8

2.0

* 

3.5

Kun-off in

574 

113 

1,210 

1,990 

744 

146 

86 

130

NOTE. During high stages of April and May an undetermined flow is reported to have passed around 

station.
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 73

FISH CREEK NEAR CARET, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 600 feet below 

Carey Valley Reservoir Co.'s dam, 1% miles upstream from 1931 location, 

and 11 miles northeast of Carey. Prior to Nov. 11, 1930, station was located 

in sec. 22, 1% miles downstream; records comparable.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1919 to September 1920; May 1923 to September 

1933. Discharge measurements only in 1921 and 1922.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 109 second-feet July 20, 21 (gage height, 

1.44 feet); practically no flow during nonirrigation season.

1919-20, 1923-33: Maximum, 170 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage height, 

1.91 feet); practically no flow during winters since 1920.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated or interpolated Apr. 21, Aug. 

3, 4, Sept. 3-6, 8, 17-23, 25^29. No records Oct. 23 to Apr. 17. Flow regulated by storage in Fish Creek Reservoir. No diversions between station 

and dam. Gage-height record furnished by water master for Fish Creek.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-8S

Day

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

2-.. . . .. .

3...... ......... ......... .... .......

4... ...

6-. ..... ......

6 

7----- _ 

8....... .... ...... ... .... ..... ... 

9 .. ....... _ . __ .

10- . ....... ........ 

11-- _ ........

12-. 

13...- _ ...... .... 

14 ..-.... .

15 

16 

17 

18.- _

19 

20 

21 __ ..... ...... ......

22.. ___ ......

23^ . . .

26 

26 

27 

28 - . . _ ......

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

13 

7.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0

Month

October 1-22 ___ ... ___ . __________

April 18-30 __ .... ...

July... ........... ... .

Apr.

1.1 

3.4 

13

20 

20 

20 

20 

14

6.2 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

May

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

2.9

.7

.7 

.7 

1.4 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

2.6 

3.2 

8.8

12 

20 

20 

20 

28

41 

41 

41 

48 

57 

63

Maximum

16 

20 

63 

81 

106 

86 

4.6

June

76 

81 

81 

80 

79

79 

79 

71 

58 

50

48 

54 

58 

58 

57

51 

47 

44 

44 

44

50 

56 

55 

52 

49

48 

48 

48 

48 

41

Minimum

5.0 

1.1 

.7 

41 

12 

3.6 

3.6

Jul,

30 

12 

17 

17 

18

37 

44 

57 

66 

66

71 

80 

86 

88 

89

88 

88 

87 

90 

103

106 

106 

105 

104 

102

99 

97 

96 

95 

91 

89

Aug.

86 

82 

78 

74 

70

69 

65 

61 

44

7.5

5.8 

10 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

3.9 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

Mean

8.50 

10.8 

15.3 

57.8 

75.0 

24.7 

3.97

Sept.

3.6 

3.6 

3.7

3.7 

3.8

3.8 

3.9 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.9 

4.3

3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7

3.7 

3.6 

4.3 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

371

278 

941 

3,440 

4,610 

1,520 

236
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 99

SILVER CREEK NEAR PICABO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 20 E., 1}^ miles below 

mouth of drain ditch of Blaine County Drainage District No. 1 and 3 miles 

southeast of Picabo.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1920 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum recorded during year, 206 second-feet Apr. 14-19 (gage 

height, 2.44 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 0.61 foot).

1920-33: Maximum, 312 second-feet Apr. 3, 1923 (gage height, 3.29 feet); 

minimum, 26 second-feet June 2, 1920 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. No records Oct. 1 to Apr. 13. Discharge estimated 

Apr. 15-18; interpolated Apr. 20, 23, 24, 27, May 15, Aug. 13. Numerous 

diversions for irrigation above station. Some water is passed around station 

by slough on right bank heading 300 feet above gage. Gage-height record and 

five discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and 

Little Wood Rivers.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1983

Day

1....-

2.....

3.....

4.....

5....-

6.....

7.....

8....

9....-

10.....

11.....

12.. 

13.....

14.....

15.....

Apr.

206 

206

May

156 

158 

163 

151 

148

152 

147 

156 

151 

150

148 

150 

147 

140 

140

June

58 

52 

47 

42 

39

44 

66 

96 

95 

91

91 

88 

53 

51 

52

July

75 

78 

78 

70 

71

73

78 

78 

91 

124

131 

135 

133 

131 

128

Aug.

109 

109 

109 

111 

109

108 

108 

111 

111 

110

111 

106 

102 

98 

99

Sept.

148 

145 

143 

142 

132

117 

114 

113 

109 

107

109 

109 

108 

105 

101

Day

1C

r is

1£ 

2(

2] 

21 

22

24 

2t

2C 

27 

28 

2£ 

3( 

31

Month

April 14 

May

-30 

July... __ -....._._._.__--..__.._.__.-.. .....-

August-- -

Septem 

T

ber. _ . _ ... __ .- - -- ----- - -

ie pericd ._ _. 

!.....

----- 

)-.-..

..... 

!..... 

--...

...-

"II.

).....

Apr.

1 206

206 

198

191 

182 

177 

172 

166

168 

162 

157 

157 

162

Maximum

206 

163 

97 

135 

157 

148

May

140 

141 

140 

130 

124

128 

129 

125 

121 

123

122 

119 

108 

90 

63 

65

June

53 

52 

49 

50 

67

95 

96 

97 

89 

68

65 

66

71 

71 

78

Minimum

157 

63 

39 

70 

97 

04

July

12' 

12T 

12") 

120 

117

117 

119 

117 

IP 

115

115 

115 

113 

109 

103 10*

Mean

184 

13S 

67.7 

107 

121 in

Aug.

99 

97 

98 

101 

116

131 

142 

146 

150 

153

153 

156 

157 

154 

152 

150

Sept.

104 

107 

106 

104 

101

99 

96 

94 

95 

107

111 

111 

112 

113 

113

Run-off in 

acre -feet

6,200 

8,180 

4,030 

6,580 

7,440 

6,660

39, 100

NOTE. During the season the following estimates of flow in bypass channel which carries water around 

gage on right bank were made:

Date

Apr. 21.. 

Apr. 25.. 

Apr. 28.. 

Apr. 29- 

Mays. 

May 4. 

Secondfeet

12

10

6

2.5

2.5

3

3

2

Date

May 7. .

May 31. 

Secondfeet

1.5

0

0

1

0

1.5

.5

Date

July 1 ..

Julys. . .

July 7- .--

July9___ --.

July 11 _- 

Secondfeet

0.5

1

.7

1.5

1

Date

July 12 

July 15. .

Aug. 27 

Secondfeet

0

0

1.2

1.2

.5

0
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

KING HILL CANAL NEAR HAGKBMAN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SWK sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 13 E., half a mile west of highway bridge over Big Wood River, 1,000 feet below heading at Idaho Power 

Co.'s canal, 430 feet above mouth of inverted siphon crossing Srake River, and 

y/z miles north of Hagerman.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1930 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 306 second-feet June 17-2" (gage height, 

3.60 feet); no flow July 4, 5, and practically none during nonirrigation season. 

1930-33: Maximum, 306 second-feet Aug. 22-25, 1932, and June 17-26, 

1933; maximum gage height, 3.64 feet July 3, 4, 1931; practically no flow during nonirrigation season.

REMABKS. Records good. Water is. diverted from Big Wood Fiver via Idaho 

Power Co.'s canal by King Hill Irrigation District for use on its project. Gageheight record furnished by King Hill Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

3 

4 

6 

T...... .............................

Q

10 . 

11... .. .. -_ _ 

12 . . 

13 .......................... ......

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19. 

20 

21 

22 . ... ..

23 

24...................................

25 .

26................ .. _

27 

28 

29.. . ... ..

30 

31 

Oct.

243 

240 

238 

237 

237

237 

237 

237 

178

Mar.

11

Month

April 2-30 ....... .... 

July- - . . .

September. ___ ........ _____________ ....

Apr.

12 

12 

31 

66

93 

97 

97 

97 

97

107 

133 

144

144 

144

154 

168 

181 

191 

194

210 

233 

239 

244

247

228 

223 

228 

238 

243

May

243 

233 

213 

213 

235

246 

246 

246 

252 

259

263 

268 

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

271 

271 

271

206 

236 

271 

275 

281 

286

June

287 

289 

295 

293 

299

299 

299 

299 

299 

299

301 

303 

303 

303 

303

303 

306 

308 

306 

306

306 

306 

306 

306 

210

286 

301 

303 

303 

303

Maximum Minimum

243 178 

247 12 

286 206 

306 210 

303 0 

293 280 

287 243

July

J03 r>3

215 

0 

0

173 

£88 

£88 

290 

291

2«1 

703 

5^5 

296 J°8

2«8 

J«l 

£87 

288 

291

290 

290 

£90 

£90 

290

£88 

£88

f>OQ 

^OO

OQQ 2.OO

?00 

291

Aug.

291 

291 

291 

290 

290

290 

290 

293 

293 

291

290 

288 

288 

288 

287

285 

285 

288 

291 

291

287 

287 

287 

285 

283

280 

280 

283 

283 

287 

287

Sept.

287 

283 

280 

280 

280

280 

279 

280 

2% 

282

282 

282 

279 

274 

274

277 

285 

283 

280 

279

279 

271 

267 

266 

260

252 

248 

243 

243 

243

Mean * g£

232 4, 140 

155 8,920 

258 15,900 

298 17, 700 

267 16, 400 

288 17, 700 

273 16, 200

NOTE. Gates closed during nonirrigation season when there was no flow except si^all 

sional run to soak the flume.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 101 

CANYON CREEK BASIN

MOUNTAIN HOME FEEDER CANAL NEAR MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder above concrete control in sec. 36, T. 2 S., 

R. 6 E., 30 feet below point of diversion from Canyon Creek and 5 miles north 

of Mountain Home.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1924 to September 1929; April 1931 to September 

1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 120 second-feet Apr. 4 (gag? height, 1.83 

feet); no flow reported during fall and winter months.

1924-29, 1931-33: Maximum, 226 second-feet Feb. 21, 1927 (gage height, 

2.18 feet, old datum); no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Sept. 18-30, which are poor. Canal 

diverts from Canyon Creek in sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E.; water used for irrigation 

on about 5,000 acres included in project of the Mountain Home Irrigation 

District for which water is delivered by the Mountain Home Cooperative Canal, 

which heads in the feeder canal half a mile below gage. When there is a surplus 

of water for irrigation, canal feeds direct into the Mountain Home Reservoir. 

No diversions from canal above gage; three small diversions between gage and 

headgates of Mountain Home Cooperative Canal half a mile below. Flow 

regulated by headgate in Canyon Creek and by storage in Long Tom Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

1 _ ..... _ .. __ ... __ .. __ ....... __ 

2.......--.- . 

3......... .............................. ......

4 . .... ......................

b.... ..................................... ....

6_... - - ---------

7 - - 

8 ..........................................

9 --

10 

11 

12.... _ _. _ __ . . --

13 -

14.... _ _ --.-

15... ..........................................

16 

17. 

18 

19 

M..... ........................................

21. ............................................

22 ... 

23 

24...... .......................................

25 

26 ..........................................

yj......... .................... ............... .

28 

29 

30 

31 

Mar.

51 

35 

35 

35

31 

28 

25 

24 

22

22 

24 

34 

47 

49 

49

Month

March 17-31... 

July 

Apr.

56 

62

85 

105

88

81 

70 

62 

53 

46

43 

42 

43 

49 

62

73

74 

68 

68 

76

74 

75 

83 

83

87

95 

90 

85 

85 

75

May

69 

73 

68 

64 

65

60 

63 

61 

59 

57

56 

55 

52 

50 

58

57 

62 

'61 

'60 

59

58 

55 

55 

61 

65

63 

62 

66 

66 

72 

79

June

79 

78 

78 

84 

84

81 

81 

81 

79

78

78 

82 

83 

81 

81

86 

87 

85 

85 

85

84 

82 

83 

83 

80

79

78 

78 

78 

77

Maximum Minimum

51 22 

105 42 

79 50 

87 77 

94 63 

70 39 

63 

July

74 

74 

73 

73 

72

70 

72 

72 

71 

71

70 

69 

68 

68 

67

65 

79 

84 

91 

94

92 

89 

82 

79

77

75 

75 

75 

74 

73 

63

Aug.

60 

55 

46 

44 

42

41 

41 

40 

39 

40

41 

44 

45 

48 

50

50 

65 

69 

69 

70

70 

70 

69 

68 

68

68 

67 

65 

64 

65 

64

Sept.

63 

62 

42 

38 

»37

»36 

»34 

'33 

32 

18

18 

20 

18 

17 

15

14 

10

< 6 

i "3

M Run-off in 

Mea^ acre-feet

34. 1 1, 010 

71. 3 4, 240 

61. 6 3, 790 

81. 3 4, 840 

75. 2 4, 620 

56. 0 3, 440

n 8 i, 120

23,100

1 Estimated. k Interpolated.
102 SUKFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1933, PAET 12 B

MOUNTAIN HOME COOPERATIVE CANAI NEAR MOUNTAIN HOMT IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., at Lamberton Weir,

250 feet below point of diversion in Mountain Home feeder canal and 4%

miles north of Mountain Home. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1924 to September 1929; April 1931 to September

1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 89 second-feet July 20 (gage height, 1.41

feet); no water diverted into canal during nonirrigation season; probably no

flow prior to April and after Sept. 15.

1924-29, 1931-33: Maximum, 109 second-feet July 16, 1925 (gage height,

1.69 feet); no flow during nonirrigation periods. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Apr. 1-9, Apr. 11 to May 2, which

are fair. No diversions between gage and head of canal. Flow regulated by

e

ites at head of canal and by operation of gates in Long Tom Reservoir, 

anal is fed by Mountain Home Feeder Canal. Water is used for irrigation 

on about 5,000 acres of the Mountain Home Irrigation District. Gage-height 

record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933

Day

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 .----

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15-

Apr.

 0.3

.3 

-.3

May

}°0.3

«16 

25

27

28 

31 

31 

29 

30

32 

35 

35 

35 

40

June

66 

66

67 

74 

74

72 

71 

71 

70 

69

67 

71 

71 

70 

69

July

70 

70 

68 

68 

67

65 

66 

67 

*66 

64

64 

62 

62 

62 

62

Aug.

56 "51

a 42

 40 

 38

37 

37 

*37 

37 

37

37 

41 

41 

44 

46

Sept.

41 

36 

32 

30 

24

22 

20 

29 

29 

18

16 

18 

17 

15 2.4

Day

16 

17 

18 

IS 

2C

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

25 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

April _ ... .

May 

July 

August --- _ -

Septeml 

T

jer - -- -- ---

be perk d ... ...... ....... ... .. 

......

......

 

......

) ...

Apr.

 .3

Maximum

66 

74 

87 

56 

41

May

42 

43 

M2 

M2 

41

41 

41 

43 

48 

52

50 

51 

52 

55 

61 

66

June

74 

73 

72 

65 

62

65 

65 

65 

64 

62

62 

62 

63 

68 

70

Minimum

62 

69 

37 

0

July

62

74 

79 

85 

87

86 

80 

78 

76 

75

74 

73 

72 

70 

69 

69

Mean

0.30 

37.6 

68.0 

70.4 

43.6 

11.6

Aug.

45 

44 46 

46 

46

46 

47 

48 

48 

47

46 

46 

44 

44 

43 

44

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

18 

2,310 

4,060 

4,330 

2,680 

690

14,100

 Estimated. 6 Interpolated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 103 

BRUNEAU RIVER BASIN

EAST FORK OF JARBIDGE RIVER NEAR THREE CREEK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 24, T. 16 S., R. 9 E., ? miles above 

confluence with Jarbidge River and 10)4 miles southwest of Three Creek.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1928 to March 1933 (discontinued).

DISCHARGE. Maximum during period, 44 second-feet Nov. 17, 18 (gage height, 

1.46 feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Dec. 7 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

1928-33: Maximum, 584 second-feet May 25, 1929, June 25, 1932 (gage 

height, 3.54 feet); minimum, 3.2 second-feet Aug. 25, 1931, Feb. 15, 1932; 

minimum gage height, 0.66 foot Mar. 7, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Dec. 30 to Mar. 23, Mar. 

25-31, which are poor. No diversions for irrigation above station. Gageheight record furnished by Salmon River Canal Co., Ltd.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I.. 

2_ _

4. _ .

5. 

6.- 

7.- 

8. .

9 ....

10. .

11 __ ..

19

13. 

14-. 

15-- 

Oct.

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

9.5 

9.5

9.1 

9.9 

11 

10 

9.9

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

Nov.

11 

10 

10 

8.7 

11

12 

12 

10

12 

12

8.3 

11 

12 

11 

9.9

Dec.

9.9

11 

11 

8.7 

10

6.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.2 

7.5

7.5 

7.9 

8.3 

8.3 

7.9

Jan.

9

Feb.

9

Mar.

9 

10

Day

16

17 

18 

19 

2C

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

28 

3C 

31

Month

October 

Novem 

Deoeml 

Januarj 

Februai 

March

ber. ______ ________________ ..

>er- __ . _____________________

r ......... __ . ... _.-- _ _ _

ry

The peric)d- ...............................

.

..... 

.....

Oct.

9.5 

9.9 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

Maximum

12 

34 

11

Nov.

12 

23 

34 

23 

19

16 

15 

12 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

Dec.

7.5 

8.7 

9.5 

9.5 

9.1

8.3 

8.7 

8.7 

9.1 

9.1

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

} 

Minimum

9.1 

8.3 

6.0

Jan.

1 9

Mean

10.2 

13.4 

8.62 

9.0 

9.0 

9.67

Feb.

9

Mar.

10 

9.9 

10

Run-off in 

acre-feet

627 

797 

530 

553 

600 

595

3,600
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 3

OWYHEE RIVER BASIN

OWYHEE RIVER AT MOUNTAIN CITY, REV.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 36, T. 46 N., R. 53 E., at Mountain City, half a mile below California Creek.

DKAINAGE AREA. 350 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to December 1913; November 1926 to September 

1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 765 second-feet Apr. 2F (gage height, 

4.85 feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 20.

1913, 1927-33: Maximum, 1,510 second-feet Mar. 26, 192? (gage height, 

7 feet); no flow July 29 to Sept. 15, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1.. 

2... ..... ....... ..... ..

3 . . .......

5 

6 

7 

8 -... ...................

d.. .............................. ....

10... 

11-.. ..... .... 

12..... .....

13 

14... 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

91

22 

23 

» ' 

2S.L ........ ... ...... ............

27 ............................

2930.; 

31 

Oct.

7 

8 

9 

9 

9

8 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

7 

6

6 

5

4 

3

3 

3 

3 

4 

4

6 

9 

9 

10 

12 

9

Nov.

9 

9 

9

7 

8

6 

"8

10 

"15

19 

19 

16

15 

13 

11 

15 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

Month

July.. 

Apr.

"50

81

85 

88 

81 

96 

176

299 

288 

264 

187 

218

269 

349 

468 

532 

572

598 

712 

730 

718 

718

May

572 

495 

460 

404 

388

359 

316 

325 

330 

311

295 

304 

316 

325 

330

"376 

390 

"500

455 

1 "425

Maximum

12 

19

730

31

7 

5

730

June

I «400 

349

i "250

161

136 

122 

108 

92 

79

68 

61 

55 

50 

44

42 

38 

34 

34 

33

Minimum

3

295 

33 

3 

3 

3

3

Jul7

31 

29 

28 

28 

28

26 

27 

31 

27 

23

20 

18 

16 

12

8

8 

8 

7 

8 

7

7 

6 

5 

3 

3

3

4 

4 

4 

4 

6

Aug.

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

7 

5 

5 

5

6 

5 

5 

6 

6

5 

4 

4 

3 

3

3 

3 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Sept.

4 

4 

4

a 

a

a 

a 

a 

a

3

a 

a 

a 

a 

a

a 

a 

a

4 

4

a 

a 

a 

a

3

3 

3 

4 

4 

6

M Bun-off in JVVean acre-feet

6. 42 395. 

11. 7 M 696 

"12 i * 738 

« 10 j 615 

"12 666 

« 20 1, 230 

266 15,800 

404 24, 800 

174 10, 400 

14. 2 873 

4. 77 293 

3. 3 196

78. 1 56, 700

 Estimated.
OWYHEE RIVER BASIN 105

OWYHEE RIVER ABOVE OWYHEE RESERVOIR, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 18, T. 27 S., E. 43 E., 3 miles 

above flow line of Owyhee Reservoir and 8 miles southwest of TTatson. Zero 

of gage is about 2,690 feet above mean sea level as determined by U.S. Bureau 

of Reclamation.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1931 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 4,800 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 

8.84 feet); minimum, 113 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 3.62 feet).

1931-33: Maximum, 15,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 1932 (gage height, 12.95 

feet); minimum, that of July 30, 1933.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 8, 9, 

11-20, Jan. 18, 19, and Feb. 7-20, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation 

above station. Discharge slightly regulated by storage in 11 si^all reservoirs 

having total capacity of 52,000 acre-feet. Records furnished by U.S. Bureau 

of Reclamation and State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

2

3.. ....... ......

4 

5-.-.---..-.....

7 ...... ...

8 .. ........ ..

ft 

10 

11 

12... ...... ......

13 ....... ..

14...............

15... ... ... ..

16 

17 

18 

19_ 

20 .. .

21 .. 

22 

23 

24.. ........... ..

26.. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

158

158

163

166

170

173

173

173

173

176

178

178

178

178

181

183

178

186

186

189

186

189

189

192

192

192

192

189

192

Nov.

192

."195

200

200

197

197

197

197

200

200

197

197

Dec.

194

194

194

192

194

1QO

192

"185

"165

153

"187

232

220

214

205

205

202

200

202

205

200

197

Jan.

197

200

200

200

202

205

205

205

208

205

205

202

197

194

194

194

189

"182

"191

205

200

194

194

197

197

200

200

205

205

205

200

Feb.

ono

208

208

202

ono

'"184

208

211

211

211

214

217

214

217

Mar.

220

220

99Q

9^*

238

«WK

241

250

244

247

266

273

279

306

341

356

370

418

398

406

4.U

426

398

370

352

348

378

454

505

578

Apr.

727

nnt

1,110

1,770

3,260

0 KftA

2,190

1,950

1,640

1,340

1,140

970

970

1,140

2,090

3,970

3,190

2,400

2,400

2,450

2,560

2,620

2,500

2,450

2,450

2,670

2,670

2,790

2,920

May

3 9Afl

3

flEf|

o o(if\

2,670

2,400

2,090

1,770

1,720

1,680

1,680

1,770

1,500

1,720

1,460

1,340

1,300

1,380

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,380

1,590

1,640

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,420

1,340

June

1 300

i vin

1,260

1,140

1,000

938

840

763

715

661

611

578

525

482

454

438

402

374

348

327

302

296

276

260

241

235

223

July

917

205

192

186

181

166

166

163

160

163

158

158

151

144

146

144

139

132

135

135

135

132

128

130

126

122

130

Aug.

144

i on

ion

128

139

139

137

128

130

130

128

126

132

132

130

132

132

132

130

132

137

137

132

132

135

135

132

128

130

Sept.

ion

128

124

128

126

126

126

130

126

124

130

132

135.

132

132

132

130

132

132

135

137

142

142

144

144

142

Month

April -

July 

Maximum

192

268

217

578

3,970

3,260

1,300

223

144

144

3,970

Minimum

158

220

727

1,300

223

122

126

124

122

Mean

179

196

194

199

197

336

2,140

1,750

664

158

133

132

523

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,000

11,700

11,900

12,200

10,900

20,700

127,000

108,000

39,500

9,720

8,180

7,860

379,000

' Estimated. 

58602 35-
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

OWYHEE RESERVOIR AT OWYHEE DAM, NEAR NYSSA, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 22 S., R. 45 E., at Owyhee Dam, 21 miles 

southwest of Nyssa. Gage readings are altitudes above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1932 to September 1933.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 150,600 acre-feet May 15 (elevation, 2,523.8 feet); no storage prior to Oct. 16, when gates were partly 

closed for first time.

REMARKS. Owyhee Dam, built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, was completed in September 1932. Storage of water for irrigation began Oct. 16, 

1932. Capacity of reservoir at elevation 2,670 feet is 1,121,000 acre-feet 

above elevation 2,367.5 feet (sluice gates) and 715,000 acre-feet above elevation 2,590.2 feet (diversion tunnel). According to the plan for operation, 

the water level will not generally be drawn below elevation 2,590.2 feet. 

Water is released through diversion tunnel for irrigation of lands west of 

Snake River near Homedale, Idaho, and Nyssa and Ontario, Oreg.; also released 

through dam to river for Owyhee Canal which diverts about 18 miles downstream.

Monthly stage and contents, 1932-33

Date

Feb. 28.............

Mar. 31. ______

May 31-. ... .....

Gage 

height

Feet

2, 417. 5

2, 437. 4

2,450.8

0 AOO Q

2, 514. 2

2,522.9

Contents

Acre-feet 

0

10, 860

22,310

32, 970

C1 QQA

128,300

148,400

Change in 

contents 

during 

month

Acre-feet 

0

+10, 860

+11, 450

+10,660

i IQ Q-IA

+76,420

+20, 100

Date

Jane 30 . _ . .....

July 31.. ____ ...

Aug. 31. . ...

Sept. 30-. ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2,502.1

2, 483. 37

2,474.08

2, 467. 12

Contents

Acre-feet 

103,400

71,440

68,420

49,750

Change in 

contents 

during 

month

Acre-feet 

-45,000

-31,960

-13,020

-8,670

r4-dO 7fift
OWYHEE RIVER BASIN 107

OWYHEE RIVER BELOW OWYHEE DAM, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 17, T. 22 S., R. 45 E., three-quarters of

a mile below Owyhee Dam. Zero of gage is 2,343.67 feet above mean sea

level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1929 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,480 second-feet May 12 (gage height,

4.38 feet); minimum, about 1 second-foot at times when gates of Owyhee Dam

were closed.

1929-33: Maximum, 14,600 second-feet Mar. 21, 1932 (gage height, 12.79

feet); no flow for a few hours Aug. 8, 9, 1932, when temporary diversion tunnel

above gage was closed. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair, Diversions for

irrigation above station. Flow regulated since Oct. 16, 1932, by Owyhee Dam,

which was completed by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in September 1932.

Record furnished by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-38.

Day

1.- _ ......

2 _ . ___ . .....

3 ... ... 

4.--.. .

5 

6.-.-. _

7 -- 

9 

10 

11.... .

12. 

13 

14 _ -.

15 

16. .

17 

18 

19 .

20

21.... ......

22

23... ... ... ......

24. .

25... _ ....

26... .

27 

28 

29... _______

30 __ .... __ .

31 . 

Oct.

147 

145 

147 

147 

149

152 

178 

174 

170 

170

170 

166 

165 

170 

170

116 

70 

76 

69 

68

71 

66 

61 

58 

54

54 

56 

58 

59 

61 

65

Nov.

137 

262 

318 

264

178

178 

180 

180 

180 

180

181 

185 

191 

195 

191

191 

193 

195 

195 

193

193 

193 

193 

193 

193

191 

191 

189 

189 

193

Dec.

200 

204 

204 

202 

202

202 

200 

134

 2.0

Jan.

1.5

Feb.

12

Month

April.. .....

May. ._.. 

July... . -.

The year .

Mar.

 2.5

31 

3.0

 3.0

Apr.

 «3.5

728 

1,300

1,300 

1,340 

1,270 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410

Maximum

178 

318 

204

12 

31 

1,410

1,440 

1,440 

1,340 

332 

289

1,440

May

1,410 

1,410 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

June

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,340 

1,340

Minimum

54 

137

1,410 

1,340 

349 

289 

95

July

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300

1,300 

1,300 

758 

419 

419

419 

419 

419 

419 

423

419 

419 

419 

419 

419

413 

390 

380 

377 

377

377 

380 

377 

377 

364 

349

Mean

112 

196 

51.4 

 1.5 

 2.0 

3.55 

755 

1,440 

1,410 

618 

296 

248

429

Aug.

329 

332 

313 

297 

297

297 

297 

295 

295 

295

295 

295 

295 

295 

295

295 

295 

292 

292 

292

292 

292 

292 

292 

292

289 

289 

289 

289 

289 

289

Sept.

289 

289 

289 

289 

289

289 

289 

289 

289

287

287 

287 

287 

287 

284

228 

230 

228 

228 

228

228 

228 

228 

228 

228

 228 

228 

190 

98 

95

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,890 

11,700 

3,160 

92 

111 

218 

44,900 

88,500 

83,900 

38,000 

18,200 

14,800

310,000

1 Estimated.
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 F

BOISE RIVER BASIN

BOISE RIVER NEAR TWIN SPRINGS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., a quarter of a mileabove Birch Creek, 1*4 miles above flow line of Arrowrock Reservoir, 4 miles 

below Twin Springs, and 13 miles above Arrowrock.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 830 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1911 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 7,260 second-feet June 16 (gage height,, 

6.91 feet); minimum, 164 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 1.65 feet).

1911-33: Maximum, 10,300 second-feet May 17, 1927 (gage height, 8.30 

feet); minimum, about 142 second-feet Nov. 13, 1916.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Results of 

two discharge measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and 

Board of Control for Boise project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S8-33

Day

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

2..... _ .-...--

3 -. -------

4. -

5 ------

6 -----

7 --------

8 ---------

9 

10 ---------

11... ---------

12 

11

14. . 

15 ------

16. .- --

17 

18-.. --------

19. -

20-. ---------

21 -------

22 . 

23- -----

24 

25.-. ----------

26 - 

27 

28 - 

29

in

11

Oct.

295

295

290

290

290

306

360

371

338

321

321

316

310

316

338

338

338

332

321

310

316

321

326

310

300

326

321

316

310 'SOT

6 303

Nov.

&300

6297

i>293

290

354

419

377

332

544

401

285

348

365

348

321

360

395

401

395

383

365

360

300

280

321

360

383

383

365

348

Dec.

&346

i>345

343

t £ij\)

175

164

f -1 /U

°250

°300

."320

Jan.

«320

Feb.

"300

"320

Mar,

1 °320

321

305

321

383

407

395

389

419

443

449

443

449

504

524

504

485

511

492

437

407

383

377

389

407

461

 517

550

557

Apr.

642

740

1,120

1,350

1,150

1,110

971

826

725

650

592

578

550

571

725

1,070

1,230

1,120

1,100

1,360

1,440

1,500

1,940

2,130

2,330

3,000

3,420

3,770

3,240

May

2,470

2,130

1,870

1,810

1,750

1,630

1,620

1,500

1,360

1,270

1,240

1,250

1,320

1,500

1,810

2,130

2,200

2,200

2,060

2,060

2,400

2,620

2,620

2,690

3,080

3,770

4,220

3,860

3,860

4,580

5,700

June

6,270

6,080

6,270

5,890

4,940

4,760

4,670

4,400

5,700

6,460

5,890

5,890

6,460

6,660

6,660

6,660

5,890

4,940

4,130

3,590

3,330

3,240

3,000

2,760

2,690

2,400

2,200

2,180

2,000

1,750

July

1,590

1,500

1,430

1,370

1,320

1,250

1,180

1,130

1,120

1,020

944

892

842

810

778

748

710

672

658

635

613

592

571

550

524

518

498

492

4.70

ACf]

455

Aug.

455

461

455

437

419

407

401

389

389

377

365

354

343

338

326

326

321

321

360

338

326

326

321

310

300

Qlrt

316

305

9Q(>

285

290

Sept.

295'

290

285

280

275

270-

270

275

285

280

275 270-

265 260'

300

326

30&

285

285 280'

275

270

275

285

338

321

305

QfUY

290

Month

July....- .........

Maximum

371 

544

Minimum

290 

280 

164

557] 

3, 770 \ 

5,700 

6,660 

1,590 

461 

338

6,660

""""""556* 

1,240 

1,750 

455 

285 266-

154

Mean

318 

356 

273 

320 

313 

427 

1,450 

2,410 

4,590 

850 

354 

- J288-

994

Per 

square 

mile

0.383 

.429 

.329 

.386 

.377 

.514 

1.75 

2.90 

5.53 

1.02 

.427 

.347

1.20

Run-off

Inches

0.44 

.48 

.38 

.44 

.39 

.59 

1.95 

3.34 

6.17 

1.18 

.49 

.39

16.24

Acre-feet

19,600 

21,200 

16,800 

19,700 

17,400 

26,300 

88,300 

148,000 

273,000 

52,300 

21,800 

17,100

720,000

Estimated. »Interpolated.
BOISE RIVER BASIN 109

ARROWROCK RESERVOIR AT ARROWROCK, IDAHO

LOCATION. In Ej^ sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Arrowrock, 22 miles by road east

of Boise. Gage reads altitude above sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1917 to September 1933. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 283,700 acre-feet June 24 (gage

height, 3,213.4 feet); minimum, 2,035 acre-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 2,995.0

feet).

1917-33: Maximum contents, 286,100 acre-feet May 19, 21, 1925 (gage

height, 3,214.2 feet); no storage for periods during several years- when natural

flow was passing through reservoir. 

REMARKS. Capacity of reservoir is 276,500 acre-feet between elevations 2,967.0

and 3,211.0 feet. Stored water is used for irrigation of land ir Boise Valley.

Gage-height record and table of storage capacity furnished by U.S. Bureau of

Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, 19S2-S3

Day

1. 

2 

3.. .......

4...- _ ..

5 

6. 

7. 

8 .... ..

». 

10. 

11 

12_._ 

13 .

14. .

15. 

16. 

17 

18. 

19 

20 

21 

-22 

23 

24 

25 

-26 

-27 

28 

29.. ..

.30 

31. .

Oct.

22,710

21,200

20,070

18, 510

16, 920

15,300

15,220

15,220

15.180

14,990

14, 830

14, 710

14, 600

14,480

14,400

14, 330

14,250

12, 610

10,620

8,373

5,919

3,903

2,035

2,869

3,585

4, 112

4,855

5,666

7,974

9,484

Nov.

10, 780

12,090

13,500

15,020

16, 370

17, 770

19, 420

20,890

22,220

24,120

25, 630

26, 770

28,230

29,610

30,890

32, 130

33, 560

35, 130

36, 730

38,190

39, 630

40,890

42,150

43, 320

44,500

45,500

46,700

47,900

49,160

50,700

Dec.

51,800

52,900

54,120

55,320

56,520

57, 360

58,080

58,920

59,400

59,760

60,000

60,260

60,520

60,780

61, 170

61,560

62, 340

62, 730

64,290

65,330

65, 070

63,640

61,690

58,680

55,200

54,360

53,230

52, 020

50, 810

49, 710

48,500

Jan.

47,300

46,300

45,200

44,000

49 780

41, 520

40,260

39, 270

38,430

37,460

36,250

34, 970

33,720

32,580

32,280

32, 130

33, 030

33, 870

34, 810

35,930

38,270

39,360

40,530

41,520

42, 420

43, 600

44,800

45,700

46,600

47,700

Feb.

48,720

49,930

51, 140

52,130

53,010

54,000

54,840

55,680

56,280

56,880

57,600

58,800

60,000

60,910

61,820

62,860

64,030

65, 070

65, 330

65,590

65,720

65, 850

66,240

66, 370

66,500

66,500

66,500

66,500

Mar.

66,500

66, 370

65,980

65,200

64,420

63, 510

61, 950

56,280

52,020

50,150

48,300

45,300

43,900

42,240

40,530

39, 180

38, 110

36,980

35,850

33, 410

31, 910

30,460

28,840

27,160

25, 630

24,070

23,270

22,710

22,000

Apr.

21,520

24, 650

28,640

34,180

39,990

45, 100

54,000

57,240

58,320

57,960

56,400

54,840

53, 120

51,580

51, 140

53,560

54,000

55,440

61, 500

65,200

69, 490

74,400

80, 300

87,820

96, 690

106, 400

116, 100

May

121, 700

125, 300

127,800

129, 500

131, 000

132,400

133,400

135,000

136,000

136,800

139, 800

141, 000

142,000

144,800

148 600

152,900

157, 100

161, 100

169,900

175, 300

179,900

184,600

190, 600

198, 800

208, 000

215, 200

223,400

233,600

Jaae

246,400

259, 600

271,200

276,800

277,400

277,100

278, 600

279,200

281,900

281,900

281,900

282,200

282, 800

282,800

283,100

282, 500

281,000

280,100

281,600

283,100

283, 400

283,100

283,700

283,400

283,100

282,800

282,500

282,200

281, 000

Julv

279,500

277,400

275, 300

272,900

268,300

265, 700

263,100

259, 900

256 500

252, 600

248,600

244, 500

240,300

236,400

232,000

228, 100

223,900

219, 500

215,000

210, 500

206,300

202,200

198, 100

194,300

190,800

187, 100

183, 500

179,900

176, 400

172, 900

Aug.

169,500

166, 100

159,400

152, 300

148,600

145,000

141, 400

137, 800

134,000

130,000

125,900

121, 500

117,400

113,000

104,200

99,920

95, 500

91 500

87', 350

83,450

79,440

75,380

71,440

67,540

64,160

60,910

57,480

54,480

Sept.

51,580

48,500

45,200

42, 330

39,450

36, 570

33,800

21,180

30,390

29,400

29,190

28,840

28,570

28,160

27,820

27,690

27,690

27,690

26,580

25,250

23, 270

21,150

19,180

17,540

15,340

15,180

15,100

15,220

15,300

15,340

.NOTE. -These values do not allow for possible silt effect.
110 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 P

BOISE RIVER AT BOWLING RANCH, NEAR ARROWROCK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Dowling ranch r 

three-quarters of a mile above Moore Creek and 4 miles below Arrowrock.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,230 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1911 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 11,400 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 

8.02 feet); minimum (estimated), 12 second-feet Nov. 3, 4.

1911-33: Maximum, 17,600 second-feet May 11, 1928 (gag<? height, 9.55 

feet); minimum (estimated), 5 second-feet Nov. 2-10, Dec. 21-31, 1924, Jan. 

1-6, Mar. 26-29, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated Oct. 29, 30, Ncv. 2-7, 15-30, 

Dec. 1-17, 23, Jan. 16, 17, 28, Feb. 1-19, which are fair. Fkm regulated by 

storage in Arrowrock Reservoir. No diversions above station. Gage-height 

record furnished by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Twelve disci arge measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and Board of Control for 

Boise project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 193%-33

Day

I. 

2.. ..........

3 -.. .- 

4.. .............

5...............

6... ............

7.. ........ .... .

8 

«_- .. . .

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

11.. 

12 

13 

14 

15. 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 ..............

25 

26 

27 

28... .

29...... _ . .....

30 

31 

Oct.

1,010 

1,280 

1,340 

1,390 

1,390

936 

705

758 

780 

772

735 

728 

728 

720 

720

728 

1,140 

1,500 

1,560 

1,560

1,500 

1,280 

728 

499 

477

472 

445 

419 

280 

100 

147

Nov.

158 

120 

12 

12 

85

85 

85 

138 

125 

105

133 

128 

75 

135 

115

95

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

90 

55 

20 

100

100 

100 

100 

60 

20

Dec.

110 

115 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

125 

140

200 

200 

193 

196 

622

1,120 

1,390 

1,900 

2,700 

1,310

1,250 

1,320 

1,310 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

Jan.

1,280 

1,270 

1,340 

1,310 

1,390

1,390 

1,340 

1,270 

1,250 

1,310

1,390 

1,340 

1,310 

1,310

758

265 

165 

249 

177 

128

94 

83 

170 

128 

105

120 

155 

140 

133 

152 

135

Feb.

100

85 

85 

85 

120

170 

200 

220 

220 

220

140 

90 

150 

220 

220

180 

170 

440 

550 

576

583 

576 

576 

583 

656

656 

656 

656

Month

April 

July .-. ..--. -....--.- 

Mar.

728 

886 

1,090 

1,150 

1,140

1,310 

2,780 

3,390 

1,740 

1,740

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,740 

1,880

1,810 

1,740 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680

1,740 

1,740 

1,680 

1,680 

1,740

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,810 

1,740

Apr.

866 

35 

36 

37 

35

34 

32 

208 

824 

1,440

1,950 

2,160 

2,160 

2,320 

2,320

2,240 

2,240 

2,380 

2,390 

2,020

1,880 

2,020 

2,320 

2,540 

2,940

2,940 

3,030 

3,120 

3,200 

3,470

Maximum

1

]

1,560 

158 

2,700 

1,390 

656 

3,390 

3,470 

3,940 

1,400 

3,840 

2,780 

2,090

1,400

May

3,750 

3,660 

3,470 

3,560 

3,470

3,380 

3,290 

3,120 

3,120 

2,860

2,540 

2,320 

2,390 

2,780 

3,030

2,780 

2,620 

2,620 

2,540 

2,540

2,540 

2,700 

3,120 

3,470 

3,560

3,470 

3,470 

3,660 

3,750 

3,750 

3,940

June

4,240 

4,900 

7,290 

9,570 

9,570

8,400 

8,400 

8,120 

8,690 

10,500

10,200 

10,200 

10,800 

11,100 

11,100

11,400 

10,800 

8,980 

6,880 

5,610

5,730 

5,730 

5,140 

5,020 

4,790

4,460 

4,140 

3,940 

3,940 

3,940

Minimum

100 

12 

110 

83 

85 

728 

32 

2,320 

3,940 

2,540 

2,020 

583

12

July

3 840 

3 750 

3 660 

3 560 

3 560

3 470 

3 470 

3 560 

3 560 

3 560

3 560 

3 560 

3 560 

3 470 

3 470

3 380 

3 290 

3380 

3 380 

3 380

3 200 

3 120 

3 030 

2,940 

2,700

2,780 

2,780 

2,700 

2,700 

2.620 

2,540

Mean

865 

87.5 

625 

699 

328 

1,690 

1,770 

3,140 

7,450 

3,280 

2,490 

1,160

1,970

Aug.

2,540 

2,540 

2,540 

2,540 

2,460

2,540 

2,540 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460

2,540 

2,620 

2,620 

2,620 

2,620

2,780 

2,780 

2,700 

2,620 

2,540

2,540 

2,540 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460

2,460 

2,320 

2,160 

2,160 

2,090 

2,020

Sept.

2,020' 

2,090 

2,020 

2,020 

1,950

1,880 

1,810 1,300- 

954 

804

698 

691 

784 

684 

633

635 

590 

780 

981 

1,440

1,560 

1,440 

1,390 

1, 560 

1,050

742 

635 

583 

590 

583

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

53,200 

5,210 

38,400 

43,000 

18, 200 

104,000 

105,000 

193,000 

443,000 

202,000. 

153,000 69,ooa

1, 430, 000
BOISE RIVER BASIN 111

BOISE RIVER AT NOTUS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 4 W., at steel higl way bridge a 

quarter of a mile south of Notus and 7 miles northwest of Caldwell.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1920 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 8,180 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 

6.20 feet); minimum, 28 second-feet July 10 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1920-33: Maximum, 14,500 second-feet May 19, 20, 1921; iraximum gage 

height, 7.4 feet May 12, 1928; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. IF, 1920.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated June 14. Station is below all 

diversions for irrigation in Boise Valley. Flow regulated by storage in Arrowrock Reservoir. Numerous irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

2 ............

fi ...... ......

6 .. .. __

7 

8 ... ... 

g

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 . 

91

22 _ - ...

23 

24 

25 

26 

V7

28. 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

51 

49 

46 

39 

39

40 

96 

193 

217 

255

296 

359 

395 

396 

435

435 

685 

678 

678 

710

950 

860 

950 

1,160 

950

950 

950 

1,050 

1,050 

860 

645

Nov.

645 

678 

678 

645 

645

645 

678 

710 

780 

780

780 

710 

745 

646 

646

860 

780 

820 

780 

710

646 

710 

710 

645 

645

710 

780 

646 

710 

710

Dec.

710 

678 

710 

710 

678

678 

645 

645 

710 

645

616 

645 

616 

686 

685

685 

686 

668 

686 

860

710 

710 

820 

746 

860

780 

710 

678 

678 

685 

586

Jan.

615 

686 

685 

586 

710

710 

710 

710 

685 

685

645 

645 

645 

645 

646

685 

586 

686 

646 

685

686 

685 

606 

686 

616

685 

586 

645 

645 

645 

585

Feb.

585 

686 

585 

530 

558

630 

530 

646 

710 

678

678 

710 

678 

645 

646

645 

678 

710 

678 

685

746 

645 

646 

710 

710

710 

645 

710

Month

April . . 

July 

TPVio vflar

Mar.

1,050 

1,860 

2,410 

1,160 

820

746 

710 

2,690 

2,410 

860

780 

745 

746 

780 

820

746 

860 

1,000 

860 

645

646 

710 

678 

645 

645

646 

678 

678 

710 

710 

710

Apr.

710 

1,050 

710 

678 

710

1,050 

780 

710 

710 

710

435 

359 

436 

678 

678

710 

616 

435 

217 

255

217 

193 

127 

170 

170

645 

242 

193 

268 

780

Maximum

1,160 

860 

860 

710 

746 

2,690 

1,050 

1,000 

8,180 

127 

39 

170

8,180

May

780 

950 

1,000 

645 

710

645 

685 

435 

396 

268

193 

170 

170 

127 

170

530 

436 

395 

326 

296

206 

170 

127 

119 

111

107 

103 

123 

193 

170 

127

June

119 

127 

1,510 

2,590 

6,690

6,860 

4,820 

4,820 

6,070 

6,980

7,670 

6,690 

6,130 

6,130 

7,670

8,180 

7,870 

7,270 

4,820 

2,080

1,610 

1,640 

1,640 

820 

645

436 

242 

193 

170 

135

Minimum

39 

645 

558 

505 

530 

645 

127 

103 

119 

28 

30 

32

28

July

127 

121 

103 

34 

34

32 

32

74 

44 

28

39 

37 

34 

32 

39

37 

37 

36 

34 

37

39 

41 

39 

41 

37

37 

39 

40 

40 

32 

30

Mem

528 

709 

f74 

f!8 

 47 

f«9 

521 

J48 

3,f80 

46.4 

33.8 

60.6

731

Aug.

32 

30 

32 

34 

37

34 

37 

30 

34 

37

34 

39 

37 

37 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

32

34 

34 

37 

38 

32

30 

30 

30 

32 

32 

34

Sept.

37 

32 

32 

37 

34

34 

34 

41 

44 

44

44 

44 

41 

38 

39

34 

37 

37 

34 

37

41 

46 

49 

64 

88

127 

148 

169 

170 

170

Run-off in 

acre-feet

32,500 

42,200 

41,400 

38,000 

35,900 

59,600 

31,000 

21,400 

219,000 

2,790 

2,080 

3,600

529,000
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 75

DIVERSIONS FROM BOISE RIVER, IDAHO

Below mouth of Moore Creek and between gaging stations at Dowling ranch 

and Notus, 27 principal canals and a number of small farm laterals divert water 

from Boise River for irrigation use. Records are available from 1919 to 1933. 

Records of daily diversions subsequent to 1915 on file in the office of Idaho Commissioner of Reclamation.

Daily gage-height records were obtained, frequent discharge measurements 

made, and records summarized under direction of W. E. Welsh, water master 

for Boise River.

Total amount of water, in acre-feet, diverted by each canal during irrigation season

of 1983

Main canal of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.________.________

Penitentiary -.._---.___...___._

Ridenbaugh..__________._______

Bubb ..-..-.-.._.. 

Consumers (Crazen)...________

Boise City, No. !_. .-._.._ .........

Settlers ..._...__......._________

Thurmaas Mill______________

Farmers Union (includes Boise Valley 

diversion).___________._..

New Union (Little Union)..._..__---.

New Dry Creek (Dry Creek)........__._

Ballantine_____.__..____._ 

7 Eagle Island canals.._________

Middleton Water Co... .... .

Middleton Mill Ditch...................

Combined monthly discharge of canals diverting from Boise River, Idaho, during

irrigation season of 1933

638,000

1,450

141,000

4,230

6,510

10,300

44,600

8,360

50,700

3,480

17,500

3,400

11,400 

19,900 

22,700

Phyllis. -- - . 

CaldwellHigh Line. ...... ......

Miscellaneous. _ - .

__._ _ 109,000

-_.__._ 6,320

.... . 9,120

........ 19,700

.... . 12,900

........ 40,700

........ 78,200

........ 4,850

........ 3,420

_... . 7,870

_-_._.__ 11,300

 _ _ 2,630

-.. _ 2,790

....... 7,540

1,290,000

Month

April.... _ -.-_._ _.___-_ _ . _-_ .- 

May. ._ .__-.. _ ..._._- .__..-_._

July _ - - . - - 

September ____________ . ____ ..._.. _

The period... -... .- _ _...__ _...___-_._

Maximum

5,200

5,320

5,590

4,820

8,370

2,680

Minimum

52

3,800

4,910

3,220

2,880

1,010

Mean

2,390

4,570

5,430

4,070

3,140

1,770

Run-off in 

acre-feet

142,000

281,000

323,000

250,000

193,009

105,000

1,290,000
BOISE KIVER BASIN 113

SOUTH FORK OF BOISE RIVER HEAR LENOX, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., 1}£ miles above 

mouth of Smith Creek, 4 miles above flow line of Arrowrock Reservoir, 4 miles 

west of discontinued Lenox post office, 13 miles above mouth of river, and 17 

miles above Arrowrock Dam.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,090 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1911 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 5,190 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 

7.41 feet); minimum (estimated), 150 second-feet Dec. 11-13.

1911-33: Maximum,9,200 second-feet May 15,.1917 (gage heigM, 9.53 feet); 

minimum, 125 second-feet Sept. 5-7, 1931 (gage height, 1.68 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 15 to Jan. 12, Jan. 15-17, 

26-31, Feb. 1 to Mar. 16, which are fair. Discharge interpolated July 30 to 

Aug. 2. No diversions for irrigation above station. Results of two measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and board of control for 

Boise project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

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

16.. 

ITIS..

19-

20-

21- 

22..

23-

24-

25-

262

262

262

262

274

284

317

320

314

310

310

310

310

310

310

314

317

317

314

314

317

320

320

303

320

328

324

320

320

310

310

320

320

310

300

380

388

342

417

430

338

310

357

353

350

340

320

300

250

200

160

200

250

300

300

300

300

295

287

254

265

274

293

287

287

287

290

280

280

300

350

385

384

376

372

357

365

357

346

361

349

368

380

409

452

480

484

523

569

708

1,010

1,040

942

878

791

708

650

600

595

595

622

725

1,010

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,400

1,480

1,480

1,850

2,180

2,430

2,760

3,060

3,380

3,660

3,120

2,640

2,430

2,130

2,030

2,030

1,940

1,900

1,850

1,680

1,520

1,480

1,480

1,440

1,480

1,720

1,990

2,080

2,080

1,980

1,980

2,180

2,430

2,590

2,640

2,820

3,180

3,590

3,450

3,380

3,730

4,190

4,680

4,850

5,020

4,850

4,350

3,880

3,880

3,730

3,880

4,190

4,190

4,350

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,190

3,590

3,060

2,700

2,430

2,320

2,180

2,030

1,900

1,760

1,640

1,560

1,520

1,360

1,250

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,010

942

878

878

821

761

708

667

628

595

569

543

523

499

475

448

439

435

417

405

392

376

365

357

346

341

336

330

325

320

314

303

297

293

284

281

277

271

271

265

256

248

237

226

223

234

245

245

251

254

256

268

271

268

256

245

242

248

245

231

226

226

223

223

228

234

234

234

234

231

231

234

251

256

231

226

231

228

231

242

251

274

287

284

274

268

262

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Eun-ofl

Inches Acre-feet

October_. 

November. 

DecemberJanuary.... 

February.. 

March..... 

April . 

May. . 

June.- - 

July.-.-.- 

August_.. 

September.

328

430

262

254

The year.

484

3,660

4,190

5,020

1,250

330

287

5,020

523

1,440

1,360

336

223

223

305

342

252

292

286

360

1,410

2,320

3,400

637

268

843

0.280

.314

.231

.268

.262

.330

1.29

2.13

3.12

.584

.246

.223

.773

0.32

.35

.27

.31

.27

.38

1.44

2.46

3.48

.67

.28

.25

10.48

18,800

20,400

15,500

18,000

15,900

22,100

83,900

143,000

202,000

39,200

16,500

14,500

610,000
114 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

LITTLE CAMAS RESERVOIR NEAR BENNETT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage near left end of dam in NEJ4 sec. 9, T. J S., R. 9 E., 4 

miles northeast of Bennett and 22 miles northeast of Mountain Home.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 31.8 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1924 to September 1933.

EXTBEMES. Maximum altitude during year, 4,962.0 feet June 1,5; minimum, 

4,949.5 feet Sept. 3.

1924-33: Maximum altitude 4,965.5 feet May 26, 1928; practically no storage 

after irrigation season of each year.

REMARKS. Records poor. Capacity of reservoir is 22,300 acre-feet between 

gage heights 4,931.0 feet and 4,965.0 feet. Water used for irrigation on about 

5,000 acres of land in the vicinity of Mountain Home. Gage-he; 9rht record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Elevation, in feet, 1933

Day

1 ..

2 

3....... 

4 

5 ....

6 

7 

S.......

9 .-

10 

11... __

12.......

13 

14 

15 

May

........

4,959.2

June

4,962.0

........

4,962.0

4,961.9

4,961.8

4,961.8

July

4,959.9

4,959.3

4,958.8

4,958.3

Aug.

4,955.7

........

4,955.0

4,954.5

4,953.9

4, 953. 4

Sept.

4,949.9

4,949.5

Day

16 

17 

18....... 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23. 

24 

25 . 

26 

27 

28 _ ....

29 

30 

31 

May

 --

4, 961. 5

4,961.8

June

4,961.6

"4,~96L5

4, 961. 1

4,960.7

4, 960. 2

July

4, 957. 7

4, 95'. 3

4,957.3

4, 95fi, 5

4, 9515. 2

Aug.

~4,~952."7

4,952.1

4,951.3

4,950.7

Sept.

.... ....

NOTE. Altitudes refer to datum of the Mountain Home Irrigation District.
BOISE RIVER BASIN 115

LITTLE CAMAS CANAL AT HEADING, NEAR BENNETT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., 400 feet below Little Camas 

Reservoir, 4 miles northeast of Bennett, and 22 miles northeast of Mountain 

Home.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to November 1917; April 1924 to September 1933; 

irrigation seasons only.

DISCHARGE Maximum during year, 59 second-feet June 26 to -Aug. 10 (gage 

height, 2.34 feet); canal dry except during irrigation season.

1917, 1924-33: Maximum, 77 second-feet Apr. 27-30, May 1, 3, 9, 1924; 

no flow except during irrigation seasons.

REMARKS. Records fair. Canal diverts from Little Camas Reservoir, in sec. 9, 

T. 1 S., R. 9 E., discharges into Long Tom Basin, and is collected in Long Tom 

Reservoir for release for irrigation of 5,000 acres near Mountain Home. No 

diversions above gage. Gage read about twice a week; discharge^ interpolated 

between dates of observations. Flow regulated by headgates at Little Camas 

Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation 

District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 

2 .

3 ~

4 

«... .....

6 

7. ....

8 .....

9 

10-. 

11 . 

12

13. . 

14 ...

15- 

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

27 

28 

28 

28 

31

32 

32 

34 

35 

35

35 

9.4 

0 

21 

34

July

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

Aug.

59 

 9 

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59 

57

57

57

57 

57 

57

Sept.

57 

57 

26 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

IS

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

3C 

31

Month

May.. _______ ... __ . . .. _

July.............................. ..................

August ..-

Septembe 

The year

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

8.4

17 

17

17 

17 

20 

21 

21 

21

Maximum

21 

59 

59 

59 

57

59

June

36 

42 

44 

51 

53

53 

53 

53

55 

56

58 

59 

59 

59 

59

Minimum

0 

0 

59 

57 

0

0

Jul7

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

Aug.

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

 0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

 1* *, Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

5. 14 316 

40. 0 2, 380 

59. 0 3, 630 

57. 6 3, 540 

4.7 280

14. 0 10, 000

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
116 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 P

MOORE CREEK NEAR ARROWROCK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at bridge on Boise-Arrowrock: 

highway a quarter of a mile above mouth and 3 miles southwest of Arrowrock.

DRAINAGE AREA. 426 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1914 to September 1933 (discharge measurements 

only prior to December 1915).

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year (estimated), 2,800 second-feet Apr. 28 

(gage height, 4.4 feet, from high water marks); minimum, 20 second-feet 

Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.0_9 foot).

1915-33: Maximum (estimated), 4,250 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932; maximum gage height, 6.3 feet Apr. 11,1916; minimum, 7.9 second-feet Aug. 13-15, 

17, 18, 1924; minimum gage height, 0.00 foot Sept. 2-4, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge interpolated Dec. 11. No important diversions above station. Gage-height record furnished by Board of Control for 

Boise project. Ten discharge measurements furnished by water master for 

Boise River and Board of Control.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

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

2.. .........

S-. ......... ... .

4..., 

5 . . .-.....

6 ...........

7..............

8...... .........

9... ............

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

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

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

16...............

17 .

18 . ...

19 . .

20 

21...... .........

22 

23. 

24 

25 . 

2ft... . ...........

27 . 

28 ... 

29 

30 

31. .

Oct.

37

37

37

35

37

39

48

48

46

48

48

43

45

48

49

53

54

56

56

56

59

58

64

60

62

65

65

62

64

66

64

Nov.

68

71

75

68

83

101

117

103

180

144

103

98

94

80

89

96

156

167

156

140

127

119

107

98

98

98

101

101

98

101

Dec.

96

96

OQ

89

82

68

59

42

42

42

32

21

30

34

33

37

39

43

46

53

52

58

60

60

58

70

76

75

78

78

71

Jan.

75

75

78

76

76

80

an

83

83

83

78

85

65

71

75

73

68

62

68

75

75

82

78

85

82

85

71

75

80

76

80

Feb.

76

7Q

66

58

58

64

70

54

70

60

70

82

85

71

75

78

78

78

82

85

82

85

85

82

59

62

68

82

Mar.

85

OQ

101

101

101

101

109

109

117

127

127

140

156

140

140

167

208

208

238

254

222

208

193

193

193

222

222

289

308

308

Apr.

388 ,400

698

955

800

800

635

550

500

388

147

367

410

478

605

875

915

838

955

1,120

1,160

1,080

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,710

1,820

1,820

1,930

1,710

May

1,400

1,500

1 onn

1,210

1,160

1,120

f nCft

915

838

698

635

698

635

635

698

838

875

800

730

698

765

800

765

800

800

915

945

838

838

915

955

June

955

955

955

915

800

800

698

635

730

Ann

665

665

635

635

605

550

500

432

388

347

308

289

254

238

222

193 iaa

167

193

167

July

156

125

127

125

115

103

101

99

92

83

82

75

68

65

59

59

53

51

52

47

48

47

43

40

39

34

30

29

29

33

Aug.

 14

qc

DA

37

36

32

9O

25

25

25

22

23

25

25

23

21

21

23

24

25

24

25

25

24

25

24

2»

29

24

25

25

Sept.

27

97

24

23

22

2&

v>

22

25

27

29

26

25

23

25

27

29

29

saSCSI

31

33

34

43

45.

47

52

47

46

Month

April---- -- --

July---- ~-

September..... _ __ ._ .. .- -. ... .-

Maximum

66

180

99

85

85

308

1,930

1,500

955

156

37

52

1,930

Minimum

35

68

21

62

54

85

347

635

167

29

21

20

20

Mean

51.9

108

58.7

76.7

72.8

174

950

896

530

72.4

26.6

30.7

254

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3, 190 '

6,430-'

3,610'

4,720-

4,040'

10, 700 '

56,500

55, 100 '

31,500

4,450'

1,640

1,830-

184,000-
BOISE RIVER BASIN 117

DEER FIAT RESERVOIR NEAR CAIDWEII, IDAHO

'LOCATION. Staff gage at each end of reservoir, attached to outlet structures. 

One is at lower embankment in SE}4 sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 5 miles south 

and 2 miles west from Caldwell. The other is at upper embankment in NW% 

sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 1 mile south and 4 miles west from Nampa.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1917 to September 1933.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 178,500 acre-feet Apr. 21 (gage 

height, 30.14 feet); minimum, 9,719 acre-feet Oct. 18.

1917-33: Maximum contents, 178,900 acre-feet Apr. 27, 28, 1922, and Apr. 

24, 1932 (gage height, 30.18 feet); minimum, 5,390 acre-feet Oct. 22, 1924.

REMARKS. Reservoir has a capacity of 177,153 acre-feet between gage heights 

0.0 and 30.0 feet. In addition to local drainage, water for storage is diverted 

from Boise River at diversion 8 miles below mouth of Moore Creek and carried to reservoir through the main canal of the Boise project. It is used for 

irrigation of lower project lands. Gage-height record and table of storage 

capacity furnished by Board of Control for Boise project.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1933-33

Day

1.... .....

2.. .......

3 ____ -.

4 

5 . 

6.... -

7..... .

8 

9 

10 

11 

12.........

13 .

14 

15 

16 

ITIS 

19. _ .....

20. 

21.........

22..... _ .

23 

24 _ ......

25 _ . __ .

26 

27 

28 

29 ......

30 ...

31 ____ .

Oct.

12, 420

12, 030

11, 620

11, 250

10, 790

10,540

10,320

10, 230

10, 130

9,955

10, 090

10,060

10, 060

10,000

9,885

9,837

9,790

9,719

10,280

10,840

11,400

11 640

11,890

12,550

12,740

13,040

13,200

13,290

13,480

Nov.

13, 600

13, 750

13,900

14, 170

14,380

14,520

15,060

15,220

15, 350

15, 580

15,790

16, 050

16, 210

16, 390

16,750

17, 070

17,320

17,520

17,700

17, 940

18, 050

18,160

18,320

18, 470

18, 650

18,820

19,020

19,260

19,380

Dec.

19, 430

19, 550

19, 540

19, 760

19, 950

20,050

20,130

20,270

20,340

20,430

20,540

20,580

20,630

20,830

20,980

21, 160

21,300

9i ^no.

21, 640

21, 760

21, 870

94 i°.n

26,400

29,020

31, 610

qo Ann

35, 850

38 030

40 4nn

42,620

Jan.

44,870

47, 070

49, 210

51, 440

53, 780

55,920

58, 160

60,260

62, 390

64,120

66, 230

70, 170

72, 360

74 190

75, 310

76, 170

76, 230

76, 170

76,040

7K onn

75, 570

75, 310

75, 110

74,980

74 910

74,850

74,720

74,720

Feb.

74,580

74, 450

74,320

74, 190

74, 060

73, 930

73. 730

73, 670

73, 530

73, 470

73, 530

73,400

73, 270

70 oi ft

73, 210

70 oi ft

74,720

*7fi Adfl

76, 830

70 inn

78 7fln

70 AAn

Qf\ ART)

Mar.

81, 540

82, 910

84,640

86,300

88, 050

89,820

93,900

98, 940

102, 200

108, 300

110,700

113, 500

116, 100

m Knn

121, 100

123,800

126,500

19Q Ann

m Onn

1QQ en/1

142 000

tt A Qfin

147 t\OT\

150,000

l W nnn

155,400

Apr,

157, 800

160, 600

160,000

159, 500

159, 100

158, 700

158, 200

157, 700

157, 200

158, 100

1 KQ 7ftft

168, 600

171 400

m fiflO.

176, 700

177 600

m ifln

177, 500

i7fi snn

176,200

m onn

m 7ftfi

m CAA

171,600

170, 600

May

169, 800

169, 400

168, 800

169, 200

169, 700

170, 200

171, 500

172, 900

173, 800

175, 200

m Onn

177 200

176, 900

176, 500

175,900

17K Ofifi

174 700

m 4nn

m en/i

m Qftfi

m e/\n

170,000

168,100

165 800

164 100

162, 400

160 000

157, 800

June

155, 800

154, 200

152, 800

150, 900

149, 600

148, 000

146,200

144, 600

14.O QAA

149 4nn

141 °.nn

140, 700

i4n nnn

ion inn

1Q7 QAA

136, 700

10C 7flfi

134 400

10«> onn

1QO KAA

1OO 1AA

131, 600

m i no

130 300

19Q onn

129,400

19ft 7nn

m OAA

loe Tnn

124,200

July

122, 6C«

120, 9CO

119.2C"

117, 1C"

115, 1C"

113,200

111,000

108, 5CO

103, 600

101, 100

98 7C0

96, 520

94 4fO

92, 170

CO Qfift

QC f\K.f\

83, 7<*0

70 Ann

77,700

75, 110

73 9^0

79 9?n

70 300

68,6*0

64,980

63, 310

61, 660

Aug.

60,200

58,760

57, 210

55,800

54,640

53, 720

52, 570

51, 330

48, 650

47 34 H

45, 610

44 ^4H

40 onn

42,080

40, 650

39 140

37! 530

36, 070

34, 760

33, 380

00 fiKft

on non

on 7cn

97 eon

26,450

25 490

24, 570

oo onn

22,400

Sept.

21, 740

20,700

19, 840

19,020

18, 150

17,400

16, 420

15, 620

14,200

13,490

12, 510

12, 370

19 ion

11,700

11,440

11,160

10, 910

10, 550

10, 430

10, 310

10, 220 in idn

10, 070

9 ' 919
118 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 F 

MALHEUR RIVER BASIN

MALHEUB BIVEB NEAR DREWSEY, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 3, T. 22 S., R. 36 E., half a mile

above flow line of Warmsprings Reservoir and 10 miles southeast of Drewsey. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September 1923; June 1926 to September 1933.

June to December 1920 and April to September 1921 at station 7 miles upstream. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 845 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage height, 4.66

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 2, 3, 5-10.

1920-21, 1923, 1926-33: Maximum, 3,800 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage

height, 8.17 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 5-10, 1933. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated and those for I Tov. 4 to Dec.

9, which are poor. Several small diversions above station. Records furnished

by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1_. ... -------

2 

3 

4........ .

6... ...... ..

6 ------

7 

8...-. 

9... . 

10... --------

10

14.. .. ------

16 

16 ------

17-.. 

is

19. ..-.-. ....

20 

21... . .......

22-...-.- _ -

23 

24... . .......

25 

26 

27 . 

28 -

29.---.- -

30 .

31... 

Oct.

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

11

10 

9

8

7

6 

6

8 

8 

5.7

3.9 

3.9 

3.7 

4.2 

3.2

2.7 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0

1.1 

1.0

.7 

.7 

.9 

.9

Nov.

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.4

2.0 

2.7 

5.0 

5.0 

4.4

5.7 

3.9 

3.4 

4.2 

4.4

5.0 

5.0 

8 

20 

12

9 

7 

6 

4.7 

3.4

5.0 

5.5 

5.2 

5.5 

5.2

Dec.

5.0 

5.0 

4.7 

4.2 

4.2

4.4 

"10

Jan.

18

Mar.

r "100

275 

351 

432 

435 

355

284 

452 

269 

174 

198

244 

176 

133 

112 

104

100 

128 

269 

376 

321 

293

Month

April 

July 

SpptpTnhpr

The ye

Apr.

309 

355 

525 

735 

565

505 

470 

376 

269 

218

202 

252 

275 

293 

368

407 

365 

315 

275 

296

358 

418 

505 

605 

645

688 

688 

735 

788 

788

May

605 

585 

605 

488 

488

435 

379 

368 

334 

305

263 

244 

220 

208 

218

233 

284 

281 

281 

249

220 

215 

215 

212 

205

198 

200 

202 

208 

208 

223

June

252 

272 

281 

312 

318

302 

263 

252 

249 

293

299 

263 

241 

233 

233

212 

185 

156 

133 

112

94 

82 

67 

61 

56

50 

44 

44 

96 

81

Maximum Minimum

11 0.7 

20 1.1

45 

78 

60 

31 

6

1

2 ... 

8 202 

5 198 

8 44 

2 2.1 

3.2 .6 

7 .2

788 .2

Ju'y

62 

57 

47 

38 

19

2P 

27 

25 

If. 

23

2: 

20 

17 

14 

14

10 

9

8 

7 

5.7

5.2 

4.4 

4.4 

3.7

3.7

3.0 

2.9 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.3

Aug.

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.1

2.7 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

3.2

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

2.5 

2.0

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.5

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

.9

.8 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Sept.

0.4 

.2 

.2 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

.4 

.4 

.9 

1.0 

1.8

2.0 

2.1 

1.4 

2.5 

2.9

3.7 

5.2

5.7 

7 

9

10 

12 

17 

16 

16

Mean Run-off in 

Wean acre-feet

5. 32 327 

5.11 304 

8. 95 550 

«20.0 1,230 

«20.0 1,110 

209 12,900 

453 27, 000 

303 18, 600 

185 11,000 

16.5 1,010 

1. 91 117 

3.99 237

103 74, 400

> Estimated.
MALHEUR RIVER BASIN 119

WARMSPRINGS RESERVOIR NEAR RIVERSIDE, OREG.

LOCATION. Tape gage in SE% sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 37 E., on Malheur Piver 4 miles 

above junction with South Fork of Malheur River and 4 miles rorthwest of 

Riverside. Zero of gage is 3,327.00 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1920 to September 1933.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 130,300 acre-feet June 18 (gage 

height, 64.33 feet); minimum, 62,460 acre-feet Oct. 12 (gage height- 43.82 feet). 

1920-33: Maximum contents, 177,900 acre-feet May 19, 1922 (gage height, 

75.75 feet); no storage Sept. 18 to Nov. 1, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair. Reservoir stores water for Warmsprings Irrigation 

District, which embraces 31,618 acres of irrigable land on either side of Malheur 

River, extending from the mouth of canyon above Vale to Ontario. Reservoir 

completed in November 1919; capacity increased in 1930 to 190,000 acre-feet at 

gage height 79.0 feet. Records furnished by State engineer.

Monthly stage and contents, 1932-33

Date

Oct. 31... .

Nov. 30.... ........

Dec. 31...... ....

Jan. 31 _______

Feb. 28...... . 

Ma^. 31.. 

Gage 

height

Feel

43.97

44.96

45.82

46.80

47 Q9

51.20

59.99

Contents

Acre-feet

62, 910

65,880

68,460

71,400

74 ifin

84,600

113,000

Change in contents during month

Acre-feet

+240

+2, 970

+2,580

+2,940

iq ficn

+10, 140

+28,400

Date

July 31.. ....... ....

Aug. 31. .__ _ _

Sept. 30. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

63.98

63.01

54.81

48.41

44.40

Contents

Ac~t-]eet

126, 000

 5,430

76,230

64,200

Change in contents during month

Acre-feet 

+15, 900

-3,900

-29, 570

-19,200

-12, 030

+1, 530
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

HAIHEUR RIVER BELOW WARMSPRINGS RESERVOIR, NEAR RIVERSin, ORE6.

LOCATION. Hook gage in SW% sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 37 E., 1 mib below Warmsprings Dam, 3 miles above South Fork of Malheur River, and 4 miles northwest of Riverside.

DKAINAGE AREA. 1,100 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 1914 to July 1917; March 1919 to September 

1933. January 1906 to March 1907; December 1908 to September 1910 at 

Riverside, 4 miles downstream.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 496 second-feet July 6-17 (gage height, 

4.84 feet); practically no flow Oct. 5 to Apr. 25.

1906-7, 1908-10, 1914-17, 1919-33: Maximum, 5,490 second-feet Mar. 2, 

1910; practically no flow at times. Average, 15 years (190'x-10, 1915-16, 

1920-33), 175 second-feet.

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow completely regulated since November 1919 by operation of gates in Warmsprings 

Dam. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1. ........ 

2--.. 

3 

4.... ____ 

5.... __ _---- --

6-... 

7.-..-. -- 

8 ____ ....... - -

9....- . .-

10....--. .

11..... _____ .... _____ ... ___ . ___ ....

12........ 

13....... 

14.... .... _ 

IS. 

16... 

17... 

18 

19....... 

20.... 

21..... _ ......... _ ............ __ .... 

22..... __ .................. 

23...... ........... _.... 

24...... ..................................

25.... 

26....... 

27... ............................ 

28....... 

29 

30 

31.... .

Oct.

1.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

April ........................................... .

July ....... ............ 

The period. .................. . 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

5.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

May

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0

37 

115 

115 

118

118 

118 

118 

118 

118

118 

118 

142 

162 

162

185 

212 

212 

212 

212 

220

Maximum

1.5 

9.0 

220 

402 

496 

379 

334

496

June

270 

270 

270 

270 

270

270 

270 

270 

250 

212

212 

181 

162 

162 

162

150 

125 

125 

125 

136

172 

181 

205 

235 

275

291 

356 

379 

379 

402

Minimum

0.0 

0

9.0 

125 

291 

175 

0

0

Jul7

425 

425 

425 

425 

425

448 

496 

496 

496 

496

496 

496 

496 

496 

496

496 

472 

425 

4H2 

379

379 

379 

3'9 

3?9 

3)6

3'2

2"! 

291 

291 

291 

2P1

Aug.

291 

291 

291 

287 

258

227 

227 

212

175 

175

175 

188 

227 

283 

334

334 

334 

379 

334 

334

334 

334 

334 

334 

334

334 

334 

334 

334 

334 

334

Sept.

334 

334 

312 

312 

291

283

275 

258 

258 

258

250 

231 

231 

220 

202

202 

202 

202 

202 

95

60 

9.6 

1.0 

1.0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M Run-oft in 

Mean acre-feet

0.10 6 

1. 37 82 

97. 7 6, 010 

235 14,000 

415 25, 500 

291 17, 900 

167 9, 940

101 73, 400

NOTE. Practically no flow during months omitted.
MALHEUE RIVEB BASIN

MALHEUR RIVER HEAR HOPE, OBEG.

121

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW% sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 43 E., half a mile 

above intake of Vines Canal and 6% miles west of Hope.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1933; incomplete prior to 

May 1926.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 859 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 2.87 

feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 0.61 foot).

1919-33: Maximum, 8,100 second-feet Feb. 5, 1925; minimum, 3.5 secondfeet Sept. 2, 1919 (gage height, 0.02 foot). Average, 10 years (1922-25, 1926- 

33), 236 second-feet.

The maximum known floods were those in March 1894 and March 1910.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated in April, May, and September, 

which are fair, and those estimated for other periods, which are ponr. Several 

small diversions upstream. Flow regulated to a large extent b^ storage in 

Warmsprings Reservoir. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1... ____ ..........

2... ____ ..... __ ..

3 ___ - _ - ........

4... -.

5.. _ . ___ ..-.... 

6... _ ................

7. __ .. __ . _ ...... .

8 ___ ......... __ ....

9 _ . ____ .. _ ......

10 _ ...................

12. 

13 

14..... .

15.-... 

16 __ ........ 

17 ___ 

18. __ .................

19--- _ .... _

20 

21........ __ ... ...

22.. 

23-- 

24 

25 

26..... ..... .

27 

28... _ ..

30 . 01

Oct.

68 

68 

60 

48 

36

31 

54 

31 

27 

25

26 

33 

34 

37 

38

53 

48 

48 

49 

50

52 

58 

59 

61 

61

60 

60 

61 

60 

59 

59

Nov.

60 

61 

62 

65 

69

71 

73 

77 

82 

82

80

77 

74 

71 

76

79 

79 

77 

94 

90

84 

80 

79 

76 

74

82 

74 

74 

74 

73

Dec.

71 

70 

70 

70 

70

68 

54 

48

»53

Jan.

64

Month

April _ ....... __ 

July . . . 

Mar.

"260

147

132 

141 

177 

250 

282 

262

Apr.

234 

242 

302 

455 

460

420 

435 

405 

319 

262

223 

223 

246 

242 

274

319 

332 

250 

216 

195

209 

-450

Maximum

68 

94

590 

410 

332 

234 

246

May

 590 

 475 

 525 

405 

370

324 

294 

274 

258 

242

212 

186 

156 

162 

206

216 

230 

238 

230 

223

209 

206 

202 

212 

234

230 

238 

310 

306 

306 

298

June

332 

365 

390 

400 

410

400 

380 

355 

355 

360

332 

302

278 

216 

192

195 

174 

150 

132 

100

. 90 

80 

77 

74 

80

120 

141 

195 

294 

294

July

29' 

30'- 

317 

298 

291

27^ 

281 32 < 

32' 

314

314 

303 

30) 

310 

319

32F 

33.? 

332 

283 

25^

212 

212 

212 

223 

242

21P 

174 

147 

141 

144 

15C

Minimum Mean

25 

60

195 

156 

74 

141 

73 

84

48.8 

75.6 

56.1 80 

"75 

246 

344 

276 

242 

264 

161 

147

25 168

Aug.

150 

165 

180 

177 

174

159 

135 

120 

115 

102

90 

88 

73 

79 

87

150 

174 

183 

234 

177

174 

189 

189 

195 

195

 202 

195 

195 

209 

212 

223

Sept.

230 

242 

246 

212 

206

206 

189 

189 

177 

168

a 144

120

120 

108 

94 

87 

85

87 

87 

85 

84 

84

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,000 

4,500 

3,450 

4,920 

4,170 

15,100 

20,500 

17,000 

14,400 

16,200 

9,900 

8,750

122,000

0 Estimated. 

58602 35 9
122 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

MAIHEUR RIVER BELOW NEVADA DAM, NEAR VALE, OR7Q.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW% sec. 21, T. 18 S., R. 45 E., 300 feet 

below Nevada Dam and headgate of Nevada Canal and 1}4 miles below Vale.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1926 to September 1933. March 1890 to September 

1891, January 1895 to July 1897, May 1903 to March 1907, May 1908 to. 

October 1914, and March to September 1919 at station 1^ miles upstream.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 776 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.27 

feet); minimum (estimated), 0.5 second-foot Oct. 1-10.

1890-91, 1895-97, 1903-7, 1908-14, 1919, 1926-33: Maximum, 22,800' 

second-feet Mar. 2, 1910 (gage height, 19.5 feet); no flow Oit. 1 to Nov. 16 

1931, June 1 to Nov. 24, 1932. ,.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which am poor. Several 

diversions for irrigation above gage. Flow regulated fey storage in Warmsprings Reservoir. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-83

Day

1..... _ ...... _ ..

2 ___ 

3 .... ... ... ... ...

4. ...... ... ......

5 - . ..

6........... __ ..

7 1 __ ...-

8. . __ .... __ 

9.......... .........

10 

11 

12 _ .... 

13 __ ..... __ ..

14 _ ..... . ...

15. 

16........ _ . _ ....

17 __ .... .

18. . __ ..

19 

20. ___ ....

21 ... ___ ..

22 _____ . ___ ....

23 _ ... _

24 

25 

26 

27.. ___ .

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

 0.5

10

26 

26 

30 

30 

31

44 

52 

50

 66

70 

70

Nov.

70 

73 

73 

73 

75

80 

83

 85

83

 86 

 86 

 84 

97 

108

94 

94 

83 

83 

80

88 

86 

86 

80 

SO

Dec.

78 

75 

75 

70 

73

58 

52 

36

 36

50 

52 

61 

61

56 

61 

63 

63 

66

70 

75 

SO 

91 

94 

94

Jan.

97 

94 

102 

105 

102

105 

115 

122 

115 

115

108 

91 

97 

86 

80

80 

83 

58 

56 

58

58 

63 

68 

78 

80

97 

86 

91 

80 

88 

83

Month

April ,- 

July ... ... ... 

Feb.

91 

88

 80

Mar.

 200 

228 

427 

484 

415

336 

336 

490 

403

277

358 

363 

617 

421 

319

277 

415 

433 

391 

330

319 

314 

267 

272 

196

188 

192 

214 

368 

421 

380

Maximum

108 

94 

122

617 

638 

497

638

Apr.

341 

341 

415 

596 

638

568 

556 

516 

 434 

352

282 

257 

252 

238 

233

262 

325 

243 

179 

108

105 

132 

126 

159

167

210 

196 

155 

201 

272

Minimum

70

56

188 

105 

1 

2

I fay

304 

415 

497 

385 

314

257 

214 

206 

206

171

132 

56 

22 

7 

12

50 

73 

97 

52 

26

14 

9 

8 

3 

2

1 

2

7 

14 

3 

3

June

2 

2 

12 

26 

33

58 

33 

16 

19

I »30

52 

40 

20

9 

6 

4 

4 

4

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6

7 

7

Mean

37.7 

84.0 

59.4 

88.4 

80.7 

344 

295 

115 

16.4 

 7.0 

 7.0 

7.3

95.2

Sept.

 r

T

'T 

«8 

 8 

dfr 

9-

9

8 

T

r

7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,320* 

5,000 3,650- 

5.440 

4,480 

21,200 

17,600 

7, 070> 

976 

430 

430 

434

69,000

 Estimated.
MALHEUR RIVER BASIN 123

NORTH FORE OF MALHEUR RIVER REAR BEULAH, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 22, T. 19 S., R. 37 E., 1 mile below 

Beulah and 14 miles north of Juntura.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1926 to September 1933. March 1909 to June 1912; 

November 1913 to July 1914 at station 6 miles downstream.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 636 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 4.00 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 0.56 foot). 

1909-12, 1913-14, 1926-33: Maximum, 5,910 second-feet Mar. 20, 1910; 

minimum, 5 second-feet Dec. 28, 1910, Jan. 26, 27, 1911.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for July, August, and September, which are fair, and those estimated for October to March, wl ich are poor. 

Small diversions for irrigation above station; practically entire summer flow 

is diverted below station and above Juntura. Records furnished by State 

engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

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

2.-.. - .... 

3......... ..........

4......... ....... ...

5....... ............

6 . ...

7....... ............

8.... ............

10 -- 

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

12 .

13....... ......... ..

14 -. 

15-...-. .........

16 

17 

18 ... ........

19 

20 -. 

21 ._ 

22 __ 

23.---.. -

24 ..................

25

26...... _ .... yj..... .................

28...... .............. ..

29 . 

30 ..... .. 

31.... ..................

Oct.

29 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

«29 

28

a 27

Nov.

, 044

52 "52

"53 

"49 

65 

79 

65

60 

57 

55 

49 

45

55 

53 

51 

52 

50

Dec.

49 

48 

47 

47 

43

40 

38 

25

«36

Jan.

58

Month

The year.. __ ____ . ______ ...

Mar.

«150

200

185 

154 

147

Apr.

156 

224 

336 

347 

282

314 

274 

200 

160 

148

167 

200 

190 

224 

265

278 

228 

194 

189 

224

259 

314 

358 

406 

458

458 

486 

552 

566 

552

Maximum

79 .

566 

498 

370

OQ

31

566 .

May

432 

498 

382 

370 

358

314 

292 

«271 

250 

230

208 

200 

192 

200 

212

232 

240 

238 

220 

202

206 

218 

222 

224 

234

259 

278 

280 

282 

303 

347

June

370

358 

370 

358 

358

314 

303 

282 

303

282

272 

253 

240 

244 

230

208 

187 

172 

151 

122

113 

104 

96 

92 

93

89 

95 

133 

109 

97

July

89 

82 

75 

72 

67

54 

40 

38 

36 

34

40 

42 

40 

46 

46

42 

32 

33 

30 

30

28 

28

"25

Minimum Mean

148 

192 

89

15 

21

27.6 

50.5 

37.6 «65 

 60 

153 

300 

271 

213 

40.3 

18.7 

25.1

115

Aug.

«22

19 

20 

20

18 

18 

18 

19 

18

16 

18 

19 

18 

16

15 

16 

17 

18 

17

18 

16 

17 

17 

17 

20

Sept.

24 

23 

23 

22 

21

21 

22 

22 

23 

23

24 

26 

26

« 25

24

24 

24 

25 

26 

30

31

31 

30 

28 

29

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

1,700 

3,000 

2,310 

4,000 

3,330 

9,410 

17,900 

16,700 

12,700 

2,480 

1,150 

1,490

76,200

Estimated.
124 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

PATBTTB RIVER BASIN

SOUTH FORK OF PAYETTE KIVER NEAR GARDEN VA1LEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 4 E., at Garden Valley ranger station,

300 feet above mouth of Station Creek, 4% miles above mouth of Middle Fork

of Payette River, and 5 miles southeast of Garden Valley. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 779 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1921 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 7,880 second-feet June 10 (gage height,

6.75 feet); minimum, 273 second-feet Dec. 6-8 (gage height, 1.30 feet). 

1921-33: Maximum, 10,600 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage height, 8.0

feet); minimum, 230 second-feet Nov. 22, 23, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Result of

discharge measurement Jan. 17. Practically no diversions above station.

Since Nov. 2, 1930, flow has been regulated by operation of gates in Dead wood

Dam on Deadwood River. Gage-height record furnished by U.S. Forest

Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I..... .......

2.. 

3...............

b. ..............

6. _ .... _ ....

7. ..............

8 . -

9.-......-..-...

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

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

12.... ........

13...............

14...............

15. . .-

16. 

17 

18

19 .

20. ....

21 . 

22 ......

23.... _ .....

24 

25..... ..........

27 

28 

29. .. ..

30 

31 

Oct.

"389 

"380 

371 

371 

"371

371 

371 

"378 

"384 

"391

398 

"398 

"398 

"398 

"398

"398 

"398 

"398 

"398 

"398

"398 

"398 

"398 

"398 

"398

398 

"398 

"398 

398 

426 

426

Nov.

426 

"426 

426 

"426 

426

426 

426 

426 

»426 

"426

426 

398 

398 

398 

"412

426 

"412 

398 

398 

398

371 

"361 

351 

"351 

"351

351 

351 

351 

"351 

351

Dec.

"346 

340 

340 

"330 

320

273 

"273 

273 

«278 

282

°700 

I "850

l"l, 250

}»750

}«350 

I "750

i«700 

j "750

Jan.

 «750

"400 

"375

"350 

296

"300

Feb.

Usoo

"280 

"300

Month

July-- . _ .

The year ________ __ .. __________

Mar.

"300

"350 

371

"370

 «400

426 

426 

426 

426 

484

Apr.

514 

545 

680 

825 

715

715 

545 

545 

545 

514

455 

484 

545 

610 

645

750 

750 

715 

850 

825

940 

1,350 

1,300 

1,510 

1,910

"1, 970 

2,030 

2,150 

2,030 

2,030

Maximum

426 

426

484 .

2,160 

4,400 

7,460 

2,150 

1,460 

1,560

7,460

May

2,030 

«1, 870 

"1, 720 

1,560 

1,350

1,250 

1,200 

1,160 

1,060 

1,020

1,020 

 1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

"1,290

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

 1, 560 

1,560

1,680 

1,910 

2,030 

 2,160 

2,280

"2,680 

3,090 

2,940 

3,090 

3,720 

4,400

June

5,120 

5,120 

5,120 

5,120 

 4, 760

4,400 

4,400 

5,490 

5,680 

7,460

6,850 

6,650 

"6,850 

7,050 

7,050

7,250 

6,650 

"5, 620 

4,580 

3,890

3,720 

3,560 

3,400 

3,090 

3,090

2,800 

2,530 

2,530 

"2,400 

2,280

Minimum

371 

351 

273

455 

1,020 

2,280 

940 

1,160 

398

273

July

2,150 

2,030 

2,030 

2,030 

2,030

1,910 

1,790 

1,790 

1,680 

1,680

1,510 

1,460 

1,350 

1,300 

1 250

1,250 

1,160 

1,510 

1,400 

1,790

1,790 

"1,540 

1,300 

940 

1,250

1,250 

"1,320 

1,400 

1,400 

"1,400 

1,400

Mean

393 

395 

647 

496 

293 

352 

996 

1,850 

4,820 

1,550 

1,280 

1,320

1,200

Aug.

1,400 

1,400 

1,460 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,200 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

 1,180 

1,200 

1,250 

1,200 

1,200

1,300 

"1,300 

1,300 

"1,280 

1,250

1,200 

1,300 

1,300 

1,250 

1,250

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

"1,380 

1,400 

1,460

Sept.

1,460 

1,400 

1,400 

 1,460 

1,510

"1,540 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

"1,480

1,400 

«1, 480 

1,560 

"1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,460 

"1,440 

"1,420 

1,400

1,400 

"1,400 

1,400 

"1 430 

1,460

1,160 

455 

"440 

426 

398

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

24,200 

23,500 

39,800 

30,500 

16,300 

21,600 

59,300 

114,000 

287,000 

95,300 

78,700 

78,600

869,000

1 Estimated or interpolated.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 125

SOUTH FORK OF PAYETTE BITER NEAR BANKS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile above junction with North Fork of Payette River and \% miles northeast of Banks. Zero 

of gage is 2,812.00 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1921 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during 1932, 8,340 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 

8.53 feet); minimum, 282 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 0.08 foot).

Maximum during 1933, 9,420 second-feet June 10 (gage height 9.43 feet); 

minimum, 342 second-feet Dec. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.18 foot).

1921-33: Maximum, 13,800 second-feet May 17, 1927 (gage height, 10.6 

feet, from high water marks on staff gage); minimum, 282 second-feet Nov. 22, 

1931 (gage height, 0.08 foot). Slightly lower discharge may have occurred 

during winters following unusually cold periods.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. f mall diversions only for irrigation above station. Since Nov. 2, 1930, flow has been regulated by operation of gates in Deadwood Dam on Deadwood River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

Day

1931-32 

1..... -

2........ ..

3....... ...

4-... .........

5.... .........

6.... ___ ....

8. . 

9 -

10 

11 

12

13 

14....... .

15 

16....... ......

IT. ............

18....... .

19. _

20 

21 .

22.. _

23 - 

24....... .-.

25 

26 - 

27 

28 

29 

30 .

31 

Oct.

860

860

724

485

412

458

462

440

426

422

389

362

362

366

370

366

358

354

354

350

354

394

540

525

417

444

426

412

422

422

408

Nov.

404

404

399

on*

004

390

OQA

404

435

4.99

394

010

qoft

399

JQfl

JQfl

408

448

408

 ion

334

»jQCfi

Dec.

"350

Jan.

"350

Feb.

"350

362

382

399

386

382

404

422

408

390

390

390

412

448

545

610

Mar.

585

540

444

480

466

466

490

505

500

485

550

560

580

636

925

3,640

2,840

1,410

1,160

1,160

1,060

958

1,300

1,560

1,340

1,230

Apr.

1,450

2,040

2,160

2,040

1,920

1,680

1,600

1,560

1,560

1,680

2,080

2,840

3,440

4,080

3,750

3,640

3,240

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,570

2,390

2,210

2,080

2,480

3,040

3,240

3,340

3,340

May

3,540

4,190

4,300

4,300

4,520

4,630

4,860

5,100

5,340

5,820

6,300

7,260

8,100

7,500

6,540

6,300

6,540

6,900

7,020

7,500

7,260

6,180

5,340

4,860

4,410

3,970

3,750

3,860

3,860

3,750

June

3,640

3,540

3,540

3,970

4,410

4,410

4,190

4,080

4,080

4,190

4,520

5,100

5,700

6,060

6,300

6,780

6,540

5,940

5,580

5,460

5,220

5,220

5,580

5,580

" 5, 320

"5,060

a 4, 800

"4,550

"4,290

"4,030

July

« 3, 77C

« 3, 510

« 3, OOC

« 2, 4SC

"2.22C

1.96C

1.88C

1.84C

1.76C

1,760

1.92C

1,760

1,600

1,520

1,450

1,560

1,480

1,340

1,260

1,230

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,200

1,340

Aug.

1,370

1,230

1,160

1,600

9 QrtO

QCC

1,120

1,160

1,680

1,760

1,480

1,600

1,560

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,480

1,560

1,600

1,640

1,640

1,480

1,560

1,520

Sept.

1,520

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,600

1,680

1,600

1,680

1,680

1,720

1,680

1,640

1,480

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,560

1,410

1,160

590

520

506

495

490

Estimated or interpolated.
126 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 IE

Discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Payette River near Bi.nks, Idaho,

1931-33 Continued

Day

1932-33 

1... ...

2...... .....

3..............

4 _ . ... .

5..............

6..............

7..............

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.

485 

485 

480 

480 

480

485 

515 

540 

525 

530

520 

520 

500 

505

515

535 

585 

550 

525 

515

515 

520 

525 

520 

500

525 

540 

525 

500 500- 

485

Nov.

500 

510 

520 

500 

545

685 

641 

570 

718 

630

520

545 

565 

555 

555

570 

620 

630 

610 

580

565 

560 

490 

440 

535

550 

550 

545 

535 

530

Dec.

530 

530 

530 

510 

476

458 

399 

386 

342 

378

740 

-1,000

"1,400

} "900

} "500 

1 "900

800 

830 

830 

830 

1,020 

990

Jan.

990 

1,060 

990 

925 

958

958 

958 

990 

990 

990

958 

925 

958 

565 

476

444 

399 

440 

490 

490

485 

490 

466 

462 

462

448 

448 

435 

444 

453 

453

Feb.

444 

435 

422 

404

"400

"450

1"500

i-550

560 

550 

510 

480

490 

505 

490

,

Month

1931-32 

October ___ _____ __ .. ____ .... ....

December. ___________ . .....................

April..... ___ . .....................................

May ______ . ___________ . ................

July ................................................

September.. __ ____ ___ ... _ . . . _ .

The year ........................................

1932-33 

October _________________ _______ .

December _______________ _________ .

January ___________________________ .

March.. ____ . ____________ .. .. _ ...

May _____________________________ .

June. ______ _____ _____ .... _______ ..

July - . .

September.. ______________________ .

Mar.

471 

462 

476 

471 

453

458 

471 

476 

462 

476

500 

535 

560 

550 

555

595 

630 

625 

615 

630

615 

575 

565 

545 

545

565 

615 

663 

740 

770 

800

Apr.

925 

990 

1,370 

1,680 

1,520

1,410 

1,260 

1,090 

958 

892

830 

830 

830 

892 

1,090

1,410 

1,520 

1,410 

1,480 

1,800

1,920 

2,080 

2,570 

2,940 

3,340

3,540 

4,080 

4,410 

4,740 

4,190

Maximum

860

448

610 

3,640 

4,080 

8,100 

6,780 

3,770 

2,300 

1,720

8,100

585 

718

1,060

800 

4,740 

6,180 

9,060 

2,570 

1,520 

1,640

9,060

May

3,240 

2,940 

2,660 

2,570 

2,570

2,390 

2,300 

2,160 

1,960 

1,840

1,800 

1,800 

1,880 

2,080 

2,480

2,840 

2,840 

2,940 

"2,940 

"2,940

2,940 

3,240 

3,140 

3,340 

3,640

4,300 

4,740 

4,520 

4,520 

5,220 

6,180

June

6,780 

6,900 

7,140 

7,020 

6,300

6,180 

6,060 

5,940 

7,620 

9,060

8,220 

7,980 

8,100 

8,100 

7,980

7,860 

7,260 

6,300 

5,460 

4,860

4,410 

4,300 

4,080 

3,750 

3,540

3,340 

3,140 

2,940 

2,940 

2,750

Minimum

350

318

444 

1,450 

3,540 

3,540 

1,090 

958 

490

318

480 

440 

342 

399

453 

830 

1,800 

2,750 

1,230 

1,260 

520

342

July

2,570 

2.480 

2.390 

2,300 

2,210

2,210 

2.080 

2,040 

2.000 

1,920

1,800 

1.680 

1,600 

1,520 

1,480

1.410 

1,370 

1.680 

1,600 

1,680

1,920 

1.520 

1.450 

1 230 

1.370

1.370 

1.370 

1,520 

1,480 

1.450 

1 520

Mean

450 

385 

350 

350 

387 

977 

2,540 

5,500 

4,920 

1,830 

1,490 

1,410

1,720

514 

562 

796 

677 

468 

564 

1,930 

3,060 

5,880 

1,750 

1,370 

1,410

1,580

Aug.

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,370 

1,340

1,300 

1,300 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,450 

1,340

1,300 

1,370 

1,370 

1,340 

1,340

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,480 

1,480

Sept.

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,600 

1,640 

1,520 

1,520

1,480 

1,520 

1,600 

1,600 

1,640

1,640 

1,560 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,480 

1,480 

1 480 

1,480 

1,600

1,340 

620 

545 

520 

625

Run-off in 

acre-feet __

27,700 

22,900 

21,500 

21,500 

22,300 

60,100 

151,000 

338,000 

293,000 

113,000 

91,600 

83,900

1, 250, 000

31,600 

33,400 

48,900 

41,600 

26,000 

34,700 

115,000 

188,000 

350,000 

108,000 

84,200 

83,900

1, 150, 000

o Estimated or interpolated.

NOTE. Records for year ending Sept. 30, 1932, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 738.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 127

PAYETTE RIVER NEAR HORSESHOE BEND, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW^SWX sec. 14, T. 7 N., R. 2 E., 100 feet

east of tracks of Idaho Northern Branch of Oregon Short Line Pailroad and

1% miles northeast of Horseshoe Bend. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,230 miles. 

.RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1906 to September 1916; July 1919 to September 1933. Prior to November 1912 at old site 2 miles upstream in fee. 2. 

. DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 18,900 second-feet June 13 (gage height,

8.91 feet) ; minimum, 432 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height, 0.43 foct).

1906-16, 1919-33: Maximum, 22,100 second-feet June 9, 1921 (gage height,

9.57 feet) ; minimum, 365 second-feet Dec. 18, 1924 (gage height, 0.30 foot) . 

-REMARKS. Records excellent except those for December to February, which ar<3

good, and those estimated, which are fair. Flow regulated during spring and

summer by storage in Payette Lake, Lake Fork, and Deadwood Reservoirs.

Several irrigation diversions from tributaries above station. Gage-height

record furnished by Idaho Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1... ... ...

2 

3 

4 

5... ......

6.........

7 ... ...

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.

670 

670 

664 

658 

684

684 

719 

764 

772 

756

748 

780 

740 

756 

756

796 

914 

968 

914 

837

804 

804

812 

804

772

780 

804 

796 

788 

764 

764

Nov.

740 

780

788 

788 

862

1,140 

1,270 

1,180 

1,240 

1,180

986 

914 

959 

959 

941

941 

1,050 

1,100 

1,120 

1,080

1,030 

995 

905 

772 

837

888 

888 

888 

871 

854

Dec.

846 

846 

846 

828 

780

726 

594 

545 

469 

474

705 

1,110 

1,240 

1,270 

"1,400

U, 600

1,360

959 

733 

1,200

}«1, 200

"1,000 

}°1, 200

Jan.

"1,200

1,180 

1,170 

1,170 

871 

712

691 

628 

677 

764 

691

698 

740 

719 

712 

712

705 

698 

664 

677 

677 

677

Feb.

670 

658 

658 

658

"650

"700

764 

846 

880 

871 

846

854 

846 

837 

812 

772

788 

812 

820

Mar.

820 

828 

854 

846 

804

780 

780 

796 

788 

804

837 

871 

932 

905 

914

968 

1,060 

1,030 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

968 

941 

923 

905

941 

1,010 

1,080 

1,200 

1,250 

1,300

Apr.

1,460 

1,540 

1,910 

2,310 

2,240

2,240 

2,040 

1,850 

1,710 

1,600

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,650 

1,910

2,310 

2,450 

2,450 

2,600 

2,830

i«4, 500

6,230 

7,100

7,560 

9,060 

9,600 

10,200 

9,880

Month Maximum

November.... ______________________

December

968 

1,270

January. _ .. _ ..».. _ ...-----...- _ __ ------- _ .. _.-. 

July.. .... ................................. ...... 

 September ____ -- ________ ____ 

The:?ear

880 

1,300 

10,200 

10,200 

18,500 

3,680 

1,910 

1,850

18,500

May

8,010 

6,880 

6,440 

6,020 

5,920

5,500 

5,100 

4,800 

4,420 

3,950

3,680 

3,590 

3,590 

3,860 

4,420

4,900 

5,200 

5,300 

5,100 

5,000

5,200 

5,500 

5,500 

5,710 

6,230

7,100 

7,800 

7,800 

8,040 

9,060 

10,200

June

11, 300 

12,200 

12,800 

13,400 

13,100

13,100 

13,100 

12,800 

15,000 

17,800

17,100 

18,200 

18,500 

17, 800 

17, 100

16, 700 

15, 700 

14,100 

12,500 

11,300

9,880 

8,540 

7,800 

7,100 

6,660

6,020 

5,600 

5,200 

4,900 

4,140

Minimum

658 

740 

469 

628

780 

1,460 

3,590 

4,140 

1,660 

1,630 

756

469

Julv

3,68" 

3,3£0 

3, IfO 

2,9£0 

2,930

2, 71 0 

2.6CO 

2,520 

2, 4f 0 

2,3S°

2,240 

2,040 

2,040 

1,910 

l,8fO

1,730 i.eeo

1,8£0 

1, 850 

l,8fO

2,10^ 

1, 910 

1, 8f 0 

1,670 

1,7?0

l,7f> 

1,730 

1,850 

1,850 

1,7?0 

1,850

Mear

772 

965 

1,040 

911 

743 

942 

3,760 

5,800 

12,000 

2,190 

1,760 

1,600

2,700

Aug.

1,850 

1,850 

1,910 

1,790 

1,730

1,790 

1,730 

1,730 

1,720 

1,720

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,730 

1,710

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,850 

1,730

1,630 

1,720 

1,710 

1,670 

1,680

1,730 

1,730 

1,730 

1,720 

1,790 

1,790

Sept.

1,790 

1,730 

1,730 

1,790 

1,790

1,790 

1,850 

1,790 

1,730 

1,710

1,710 

1,680 

1,730 

1,730 

1,790

1,790 

1,700 

1,670 

1,670 

1,660

1,640 

1,630 

1,630 

1,650 

1,730

1,530 

923 

772 

756 

780

Run-off in 

acre-feet

47,500 

57,400 

64,000 

56,000 

41,300 

57,900 

224,000 

357,000 

714,000 

135,000 

108,000 

95,200

1,960,000

: Estimated.
128 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

PAYETTE ETVEE NEAR EMMETT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 22, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., ttree-eighths of a 

mile below Black Canyon Dam and 5 miles northeast of Emmett.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1925 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 20,700 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 

12.50 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

1925-33: Maximum, 22,000 second-feet May 27, 1928 (gape height, 12.75 

feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Feb. 21, 1932 (gage height, 1.C1 feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated, Feb. 9-14, which are fair. 

Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow affected at times by operation of 

gates in Black Canyon Dam and by storage of water in reservoirs upstream. 

Gage-height record furnished by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1...... __ .

2.. _

3 

5.... ____ .

6 .. ____

7.. .......

8.. __ ..

9 

10 

11 

12..... ___ ..

13 

14 

15 

16 

17.. 

18 - _ -

191. _

20 

21 ...... 

22 

23 

24 

25 _ - _ -

26 

27 _

28 

29 

30 

31... ____ ..

Oct.

432

425

425

425

432

418

418

425

462

485

485

500

538

594

658

714

895

886

967

1,000

802

820

811

832

835

976

848

837

829

811

7Q3

Nov.

950

987

865

864

865

865

938

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,300

1,240

1,300

1,350

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,190

1,260

1,230

990

1,100

1,190

1,230

1,220

1,220

Dec.

1,160

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,080

1,030

946

735

463

698

698

928

1,050

1,080

940

1,290

1,450

1,550

1,600

1,550

983

805

723

1,250

1,300

907

979

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,200

Jan.

1,130

1,300

1,300

1,190

1,170

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,210

850

714

682

626

754

706

738

786

802

770

738

730

818

877

690

738

738

Feb.

738

746

746

730

698

714

738

738

650

850

842

859

886

886

886

886

904

842

818

842

904

Mar.

985

1,160

1,550

1,070

994

967

868

1,000

1,050

1,070

1,190

1,300

1,550

1,450

1,400

1,500

2,160

1,930

1,580

1,710

1,600

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,400

1,660

1,820

2,100

2,040

9 fun

Apr.

2,220

2,280

2,720

2,920

2,320

2,400

2,080

1,350

1,350

1,360

1,400

1,550

1,710

1,820

2,160

2,660

2,860

2,790

2,920

3,410

3,930

4,240

5,230

6,310

7,680

8,310

10, 100

10,800

11,700

11, 200

May

8,960

7,480

7,080

6,500

6,3iO

5,760

5,400

4,890

4,560

4,080

3,780

3,630

3,630

3,780

4,400

5,060

5,400

5,400

5,060

4,890

5,230

5,580

5,580

5,760

6,310

7,080

8,100

8,100

8,310

9,400

11,000

June

12,400

12,900

13,400

13,400

13,900

13, 700

13, 700

13,400

15,700

19,300

18,400

19,300

19,500

18,700

18,100

17, 600

16,500

14,700

13,200

11,500

10,100

8,740

7,680

6,880

6,310

5,760

5,230

4,890

4,720

3,780

July

3,340

3,200

2,990

2,720

2,600

2,530

2,280

2,220

2,160

2,100

1,930

1,820

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,450

1, 450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,550

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

Aug.

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,450

Sept.

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1, 350

1,400

1,450

1,450-

1,450

1,400-

1, 450-

1,450

1,450'

1,450

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,500'

1,450

1,450-

1,140-

1,080

1,070

1, 130

1,030

Month

January J _ _ _ _ _ _ . __

July... ...... . -. ......- .-.... .............

Maximum

1,000

1,350

1,600

1,300

904

2,160

11,700

11,000

19,500

3,340

1,550

1,500

19,500

Minimum

418

864

463

626

868

1,350

3,630

3,780

1,450

1,350

1,030

418

Mean

670

1,150

1,060

974

781

1,440

4,130

6,020

12,400

1,870

1,400

1,380

2,770

Run-off in 

acre-feet

41,200-

68,400

65,200-

59,900

43,400

88,500

246,000

370,000-

738,000

115, 000

86,100

82, 100'

2,000,000-
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 129

DEADWOOD RIVER AT BEAVER CREEK RANGER STATION, NEAR IOWMAN, IDAHO

XOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE% sec. 17, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., immediately 

below Deadwood Dam, at lower end of Deadwood Basin, 900 fee*, above mouth 

of Wilson Creek, three-quarters of a mile below Beaver Creek ranger station, 

18 miles (by river) above mouth of Deadwood River, and 15 miles north of 

Lowman.

JDRAINAGE AREA. 108 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1926 to September 1933.

JDiscHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,140 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 

4.57 feet); minimum (estimated), 0.5 second-foot Oct. 16 to D^c. 9, Dec. 21, 

when gates in dam were closed.

1927-33: Maximum, 2,150 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage height, 5.67 

feet); minimum (estimated), 0.5 second-foot Oct. 16 to Dec. 9, Dec. 21, 1933, 

when gates in dam were closed.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Flow regulated since Nov. 2, 1930, by operation of gates in Deadwood Dam. Gageheight record furnished by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

2.. _______ . ___ ........ ___ . ___ ....

3... _____ . _ .............. __ ..........

4 __ . ___ . _ .............. _ .............

5-.... .......................................

6...... _____ ..............................

7--. .... __ .............. _ ...........

8.. ................... _ ....................

9- ........................ __ ... _ ......

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

11 ___ .......... __ .........................

12 _ .........................................

13 _ . __ ....................................

14.. ...................... ....................

15.- ................... ....................

16 __ . _____ . __ ...-. .... _ ..

17. __ ....... _ ..........................

18 .......... ......................... ......

19 __ ..... _ ................................

20... .........................................

21............ .............................

22............................................

"23 .

24............................................

26.. ...................... ....................

26.... _ .. __ .......... .....--.... ..-..-.-

27. ............. __ .... _ ................

28................. __ .......................

29- _____ ..... ___ ...........

30 ...... .................................

31 __ .... . ____ ............ ... ...

Oct.

 1

 as

Month

April .. . ...... ................. ... .

July. . . . 

September . .... ... . ..

Dec.

 0.5

159 

645

545 

545 

545 

751 

875

875 

805 

755 

430 

83

"0.5 

220 

439 

375 

330

330 

330 

330 

394 

439 

439

Jan.

439 

439 

439 

439 

439

439 

439 

439 

439 

439

439 

439 

184

 1

June

 i

11

60 

121 

170

Maximum Minimum

875 ..... ___ .

439 __ ... .....

1,

170 ............

755 173 

905 605 

070 ............

1,070

July

20P 

236 

245 

25? 

25*

25? 

242 

233 

227 

218

20P 

19P 

193 

183 

178

173 33'" 

49P 

49P 

720

68C 

46C 39-' 

310

488

49P 

60P 

686 

676 

665 

755

Aug.

749 

743 

660 

615 

615

610 

610 

610 

605 

660

708 

703 

692 

692 

692

785 

785 

779 

743 

681

743 

767 

767 

761

785

845 

845 

845 

875 

905 

905

Sept.

905 

905 

970 

1,040 

1.040

1,040 

1,070 

1,040 

970 

1,000

970 

1,000 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

1,000 

970 

970 

970 

970

970 

970 

938 

938 

845

273 2 

 2 

103 

410

M an Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

« 0. 74 46 

«.50 30 

3'0 20,900 

176 10,800 

 1.0 66 

 1.0 61 

 1.0 60 

 1. 0 61 

12.9 768 

3"") 23,400 

735 45,200 

8^) 60,600

y\ 152,000

> Estimated.
130 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1933, PABT 12 3 

DEADWOOD RIVER NEAR IOWMAN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 7 E., 700 feet above

mouth of river and 2J4 miles west of Lowman. 

DKAINAGE AHEA. 201 square miles. 

RECOHDS AVAILABLE. August 1921 to September 1933. 

DISCHAKGE. Maximum during year, 1,370 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 3.40*

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1921-33: Maximum, 4,230 second-feet May 9, 1928 (gage he'^ht, 5.17 feet);.

minimum, 31 second-feet Nov. 12, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 5, Dec. 7 to Jan. 17r

Jan. 19 to Apr. 8, which are fair. Result of discharge measurement, Jan. 18-

Flow regulated by storage in Deadwood Reservoir.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-88

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....... .......

26 ......

26. __ . __ ....

27 

28 

29... _____ .

30 

31 

Oct.

45 

43 

43 

44 

45

47 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

52 

52 

52 

52

54 

58 

53 

62 

52

52 

53 

65 

52 

52

59 

58 

58 

54 

55 

50

Nov.

56 

54 

53 

50 

60

94 

69 

66 

92 

65

48 

69 

65 

59 

56

65 

62 

69 

66 

61

58 

55 

42 

52 

72

63 

61

56 

54 

55

Dec.

54 

55 

55 

52 

47

45 

45 

45 

70 

590

590 

590 

590 

730 

920

920 

880 

810 

610 

180

50 

180 

490 

450 

380

380 

380 

380 

410 

490 

490

Jan.

490

340 

\ 60 

67

60

Feb.

60 

45

 55

Mar.

i 60

Month

April. ..... . ...

July............................ .................

Apr.

80

79 

74

72 

71 

69 

78 

100

136 

144 

129 

134 

174

168 

223 

293 

341 

383

418 

477 

547 

578 

489

Maximum

59 

94 

920

578 

1,100 

1,240 

838 

1,010 

1,140

1,240

May

383 

336 

310 

306 

314

293 

281 

255 

233 

216

210 

213 

237 

277 

359

413 

423 

413 

388 

413

477 

523 

518 

572 

658

788 

820 

780 

804 

960 

1,100

June

1,170 

1,200 

1,180 

1,080 

980

950 

901 

865 

1,240 

1,240

1,140 

1,110 

1,080 

1,020 

970

901

788 

680 

597 

547

506 

466 

439 

408 

378

345 

327 

345 

398 

428

Minimum

43

42 

45

210 

327 

306 

645

58

42

July

455 

466 

472 

466 

461

455 

434 

423 

408 

393

373 

350 

336 

327 

314

306 

378 

591 

566 

755

838 

541 

547 

364 

578

572 

624 

724 

709 

732 

796

Aug.

796 

804 

739 

651 

651

645 

645 

651 

651 

672

732 

724 

717 

717 

755

820 

820 

829 

829 

732

763 

829 

838 

838 

856

910 

910 

920 

950 

1,010 

1,000

Sept.

1,000 

990 

1,030 

1,110 

1,090

1, 110- 

1,140 

1,120 

1,030 

1,020

1,030 

1,080 

1,140 

1,130 

1,130

1,060. 

1,010 

1,010 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

980 

980 

990 

930

523 

74 

65 

58 

314-

Mean Run-°fl «* 

acre-feet

51.8 3,190' 

61. 6 3, 670 

386 23, 700- 

235 14, 400 

52.9 2,940- 

60. 0 3, 690 

195 11,600 

460 28,300^ 

789 46, 900 

508 31,200 

787 48,400- 

905 53,900-

376 272,000'
PAYETTE BIVEB BASIN 131

PAYETTE LAKE AT LARDO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., at outlet of Kke at Lardo. 

Zero of gage is 4,982.24 feet above mean sea level. Datum lowered 2 feet on 

Aug. 26, 1931.

DRAINAGE AREA. 131 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1921 to September 1933 (fragmentary).

EXTREMES. Maximum stage recorded during year ending Sept. 30, 1933, 7.80 

feet June 10; minimum, 1.56 feet Sept. 30.

1921-33: Maximum stage, 6.10 feet (former datum) June 21, 28, and July 5, 

1930; minimum, 0.95 foot Oct. 3, 1931.

REMARKS. No diversions above station. Water has been stored in Payette 

Lake since 1919 for irrigation use in Payette Valley 100 miles below. Gageheight record furnished by U.S. Forest Service.

Gage height, in feet, 1931-38

Day

1931 

1 _ .. __ . ___ . __ . _

2 __ ...

3 __ ........ ___ ...........

4 __ . ___ . _____ . _ ....

5 __________ . ___ ....

6 __ .. __ . __ .... ____ ._

7---.. ...................

8 __ ........................

9 __ .. ___ . _______ ....

10.. -..- ........ .......

11 ______ . _ . ___ . ___ .

12...........................

13 __ .. _ .. _ ........ ___ .

14 __ ........... _ ..... _ ..

15 ___ .................. ....

16 __ .... _ ................

17 __ ..... _ ...............

18...........................

19...........................

20.--..-...--..-............

21 ___ ............. _ ......

22

23...........................

24.

25-. .....................

26...........................

27

28 _ ........................

29...........................

30... .......... ..............

31...........................

Jan.

0.01

.12

.32

.37

Feb.

0.45

.51

.67

.82

Mar.

0.87

.92

1.22

1.40

1.54

Apr.

1.73

1.92

 1.92

 2.00

2.12

2.34

May

3.36

3.85

 4.16

 4.16

3.16

3.80

June

 4.69

5.08

 5.22

5.42

5.10

4.30

July

4.00

3.10

 2.57

 2.20

«2.10

 1.87

1.38

Aug.

"1.65

1.53

Sept.

1.32

1.17

1.07

1.02
132 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

Gage height, in feet, of Payette Lake at Lardo, Idaho, 1931-33 Continued

Day

1931-32 

1..... _____

2... _ .... __

3..............

4..............

5 ......... ..

6..............

7... ........

8..............

9 

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

11..-..--.......

12 

13 .......

14 __ ..........

15 

16. __ _ .

17 __ ...... ...

18- ..........

19 

20... ...........

21 ...........

22

23

24 

26 

26 . 

27 ...........

28 ....

29.... - ...

30 

31 

1932-33 

1 .... 

2.. ............

3.. ............

4......... ...

5.. ... ..... .

6. .............

7 ......

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.

0.95

1.27

1.38

2.15

1.80

1.74

1.85

"1.90

1.94

Nov.

1.52

1.58

1.66

"1.77

1.86

1.92

2.04

2.18

2.38

-2.38

2.40

Dec.

1.92

1.95

2.20

2.48

2.50

2.59

2.56

2.76

Jan.

2.82

2.86

2.90

2.90

3.32

3.06

3.10

3.20

3.20

3.26

"3.30

3.52

Feb.

3.32

3.40

3.40

3.44

3.56

3.56

3.54

3.58

Mar.

3.55

3.60

3.80

-3.80

3.56

3.52

3.52

3.55

"3.52

Apr.

3.90

4.26

4.88

 5.13

5.75

6.50

3.56

3.58

3.56

3.68

4.50

May

7.10

6.75

 6.60

5.75

 4.61

4.55

«i"«

4.75

5.75

June

5.65

5.70

6.20

6.10

-6.50

"6.60

7.80

6.40

 5.65

5.60

July

6.46

7.20

7.60

"7.33

7.30

"6.72

6.40

6.65

"7.20

7.35

"7.30

"7.28

"7.30

7.40

7.10

6.30

Aug.

5.70

4.90

3.56

"6.09

5.78

"5.64

5.56

5.38

5.30

5.17

5.05

4.95

4.38

4.35

4.20

4.10

3.68

3.20

Sept.

3.10

 2.88

«2.82

2.70

2.50

2.30

2.70

 2.60

2.50

2.30

2.25

 2.16

2.10

2.00

1.95

1.85

1.86

1.85

1.75

1.66

1.65

«1.56

« Engineer's reading.

NOTE. Regulation of storage for use in lower Payette River Valley effected by flashboards at outlet. 

Gage-height record for year ending Sept. 30,1931, supersedes the record published in Water-Supply Paper 

723, which is in error from Aug. 26 to Sept. 30, 1931.
PAYETTE EIVEE BASIN 133

NORTH FORK OF PAYETTE EIVEE AT IAEDO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., a quarter of a mile 

below Lardo and outlet of Payette Lake.

DRAINAGE AREA. 131 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1908 to June 1917; May 1919 to September 

1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 4,260 second-feet, June 10 (gage height, 

7.5 feet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Nov. 21 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1908-17, 1919-33: Maximum, that of June 10, 1933; maximum gage height, 

7.5 feet June 5, 1909, and June 10, 1933; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 5-8, 

1931 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Jan. 20. Flow partly regulated by 

storage in Payette Lake. No diversions above station. Gage-1 eight record 

furnished by U.S. Forest Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 _ .... ___

2....... .... _

3....... _ ....

4....... _ ....

5-.. .......

6 ________

7..............

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.

66 

95 

91 

82

78

74 

75 

74 

72 

69

66 

64 

60 

57 

56

27 

6.7 

5.0 

4.8 

4.1

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

Nov.

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.0 

2.5

2.4 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

1.7

1.8 

1.9 

2.0 

2.1 

1.9

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

2.3

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.4 

2.3

Dec.

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.4 

2.9

"3.0

«4.0 

«6.0

Jan.

1-

1- 

)..

! .

15 

I "30

M9 

M9 

»50 

"50 

'50 

»51

Feb.

'51 

"52 

52 

49 

M8

646 

6 44 

43 

M2 

41

41 

43 

45 

47 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

48 

48 

47

Mar.

647 

M6 

M6 

45 

M4

644 

M3 

M2 

Ml 

Ml

40 

Ml 

Ml 

M2 

M2

' 43 

M3 

b 44 

644 

45

45 

45 

» 45 

* 45 

45

M4 

M3 

642 

41 

b 41

MO

Apr.

40 

Ml 

Ml 

6 42 

M3

M4 

M4 

45 

M5 

M5

M5 

& 45 

M5 

»45 

45

647 

M9 

&51 

'53 

'55

»57 

59 

* 116 

»172 

*229

<>286 

6342 

399 

485 

552

Month Maximum

February- __ . ____ ....... _ . __ . _ .. ........

April.. ... .... .. ....... .................

July........... . _..- .- _. .-. _

4

95 

3.9

51 

52 

47 

552 

050 

260 

269 

404 

169

260

May

562 

557 

520 

490 

490

470 

450 

430 

412 

381

358 

399 

386 

394 

460

546 

579 

602 

602 

590

506 

626 

710 

775 

875

1,090 

1,330 

1,460 

1,540 

1,770 

2,050

June

2,380 

2,580 

2,780 

2,990 

2,990

2,880 

2,780 

2,680 

3,210 

4,260

3,650 

3,650 

3,540 

3,430 

3,430

3,320 

'3, 020 

'2, 730 

2,430 

2,240

2,000 

1,820 

1,680 

1,540 

1,420

1,250 

841 

61 

31 

20

July

18 

20 

2,3

31'

5?

813 

103 

114 

114 

116

114 

64 

33 

30 

27

2P

27 

44 

240 

243

240 

22? 

233 

247 

247

251 

247 

26f 

261 

24? 

265

Aug.

273 

313 

376 

372 

358

329 

354 

390 

399 

404

394 

345 

329 

354 

368

329 

273 

229 

243 

265

226 

240 

301 

277 

258

240 

223 

210 

194 

183 

175

Sept.

164 

169 

164 

152 

149

146 

137 

122 

114 

110

104 

97 

91 

86 

88

82 

78 

75 

72 

68

62 

59 

56 

55 

54

52 

49 

47 

46 

44

Minimum Mear * £*£

3.9 

1.7

41 

40 

40 

358 

20 

18 

175 

44

37.8 2,320 

Z60 155 

3, 67 226 

21. 1 1, 300 

47.4 2,630 

43,2 2,660 

120 7, 140 

726 44, 600 

2, 390 142, 000 

138 8, 480 

298 18, 300 

9a 1 5, 540

325 235,000

« Estimated. 

* Interpolated.
134 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 S

LAKE FORK OF PAYETTE RIVER ABOVE RESERVOIR NEAR McCAlI, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NWJ4 sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., three-quarters of a mile

below power plant and 5 miles east of McCall.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1926 to September 1933 (fragmentarj) 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 2,520 second-feet June 9 (gage height, about

7.7 feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 25, Sept. 2-4,

8-14 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

1926-33: Maximum, that of June 9, 1933; minimum, 7 second-feet Aug.

26-29 and Oct. 20, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good below 1,000 second-feet; fair above. No records Oct.

1-24, Oct. 26 to Apr. 14. Discharge estimated June 9, interpolated Sept. 24-29.

Some diurnal fluctuations at low stages by operation of pow^r plant above

station. No diversions for irrigation above station. Gage-height record

furnished by Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 193%-33

Day

1 ____________ .... __ . _______

2 ________ . ______ .. __ . _______ ...

3..-.... . -_ ...

4.. ...................... .... .... .. ...... ....

5..-,.... ... -_ _ ,-.- .- _....

6................... ..... . ...- _.

7..... __ _. ....-. . . .

8.... ____ .. .

9................,. .......................

10..... __ ........... ......... ....... _ ..

11..... __ ........... .............. ....... ...

12 _______ .... ___ ... __ .. __ .. ........

13-... ................. .. ..... .

14.......... ....... ... . . .......

15.-... ........ . . .......

16.. ___ ........... .........................

17.... __ ............. .. . ..... _ .. __ ..

18... __ . _ ......................... _ ....

19...,....-.-........-.......- ...... .......

20..... _ ..... ..... . _ ..

21.. __ .............. _ ..................

22.. ___ .....................................

23........ 

24.................... ... ........ .............

25... __ _ ... ...

26..... __ .............................. __ .

27........ .....

28....... ___ ................................

^. ........................... ................

ZQ.... ........................................

31 . _ ._ _._. ...... ....... ___ ..

Oct.

14

Month

April 15-30. _ .................. _ ...... ____ . __ .

August _ . _____ . ____________ .

September..... _ ... ____ ___________ .

The period ____________________ .

Apr.

60

66 

70 

75 

78 

80

83 

83 

123 

160 

202

290 

338 

375 

485 

290

May

230 

202

184 

184 

176

160 

160 

152 

130 

123

123 

123 

137 

176 

300

240 

211 

202 

176 

184

260 

270 

260 

312

545

675 

575 

545 

605 

1,010 

890

June

1,010 

970 

1,010 

930 

890

780 

745 

1,130 

2,300 

2,020

1,570 

1,470 

1,290 

1,130 

1,090

930 

815 

710 

640 

545

515 

485 

400 

375 

375

338 

300 

485 

455 

290

Maximum Minimum

485 60 

1, 010 123 

2,300 290 

260 32 

30 15 

19 14

Jul260 

220

211

m r*

]<*«

152 

1*4

m

123

179 

96 

90 

83 

80

68 

65 

60 

60 

58

56

54 

49 

47 

45

41 

39 

37 

35 

33 

32

Aug.

30 

28 

28 

28 

26

25 

25 

23 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

15 

16

Sept.

16 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

16 

19

17 

17 

17

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

16 

16 

17 

17 

17

M«m Run-off in 1 Mean acre-feet

179 5, 680 

307 18,900 

866 51,500 

97.2 5,980 

19.9 1,220 

15. 4 916

84,200
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 135

LAKE FOEK EESERVOIR NEAR McCAII, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NWJ4NWJ4 sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 3 miles east of

McCall. Zero of gage is at mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1926 to September 1933. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 16,720 acre-feet July 1 (gage height,

5,116.86 feet); probably no storage during fall and winter months.

1926-33: Maximum contents, 17,250 acre-feet June 3-5, 1930 (gage height,

5,117,2 feet); probably no storage during fall and winter. 

REMARKS. Contents estimated Sept. 5. Water stored in this reservoir is used

for irrigation of 6,800 acres of land near Norwood. Elevation cf gate sill of

 outlet is 5,097.0 feet. Gage-height record and table of contents furnished by

Lake Irrigation District.

Contents, in acre-feet, 19S2-8S

Day

1 

2........

3........

4 

5. 

6.. ...

7........

8...-..-.

9.. ...

10 

11. _ ....

12 

13 

14.. ...

15 ..

Oct.

1,898

1,873

1,861

June

14,620

14, 770

14,770

14,460

15,080

16,630

16,700

15,620

15,080

15,080

14,920

14,920

July

16,720

16,700

16,690

16,660

16, 630

16,550

16, 470

16, 330

16,160

15, 930

15,700

15,450

15,160

14,920

14,620

Aug.

9,379

9,000

8,838

8,433

8,163

7,777

7,525

7,147

6,895

6,535

6,186

5,954

5,587

5,288

4,917

Sept.

1,727

1,678

1,617

1,557

1,497

1,444

1,391

1,338

1,285

1,232

1,168

1,211

1,179

1,147

1,147

Day

16 

17 .

18 

19 .

20. __ ...

21 ...

22.. ...

23 

24 

25 _ ..

26. _ . ...

27 

28. _ -

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,788

June

14, 770

14, 310

13, 850

13,390

13,850

14, 310

14, 770

15,000

15,230

15,390

15,540

15,700

16,100

16,440

16, 550

July

14,460

14, 030

13, 770

13,430

13, 130

12, 850

12,550

12 271

11, 94T

11,660

11,340

11,040

10, 670

10, 360

10, 1C0

9,81°

Aug.

4,600

4,359

4,080

3,801

3,615

3,372

3,129

2,887

2,736

2,455

2,315

2,105

1,934

1,861

1,812

1,763

Sept.

1,126

1,126

1,126

1,115

1,094

1,073

1,063

1,052

1,042

1,042

1,031

1,031

1,031

1,031

1,031
136 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

LAKE IRRIGATION DISTRICT CAJTAL WEAK McCALL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW% sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 600 feet below head of 

canal, half a mile south of Lake Fork Reservoir, and 3 miles east of McCall.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1926 'to September 1933, irrigation seasons only.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year (estimated), 120 second-feet June 28-30;, 

no flow parts of days June 4, 25, and 27, and during nonirrigation season.

1926-33: Maximum, 126 second-feet May 27 to June 8, 1931 (gage height,. 

4.80 feet); no flow during nonirrigation seasons.

REMARKS. Records for Oct. 25, June 11, 23, July 12 to Aug. 2, Sept. 7, 30, 

good; others fair. Flow is regulated at headgate of canal. No diversions 

between head of canal and station. Canal diverts water from right bank of 

Lake Fork of Payette River in SW% sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., and is used for 

irrigation of 6,800 acres of land near McCall and Norwood, in the project of 

the Lake Irrigation District. Gage-height record furnished by water master 

for Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1. _ . ...

2. ___ .

4 __ . ...

5 ~ ...

6........

7. _ . ...

8. ___ .

9. .......

10. 

11 

12 . 

13. 

14. 

15 __ ....

Oct.

9 

8

June

0 

0 

0 

5 

15

i 40

60 

50

«46 

55

i 80

July

119 

118

117

-117 

116 

 116 

116

Aug.

113 

 113

110

Sept.

21 

 21 1 

1"

Day

ie

17 

IS 

1C 

2C

21 

25 

23 

24 

2f

2e2r 

2J 

2£ 

3C 

3

Month

July . 

August

September

____

__ __

____

.......

 . ....

 -

........

> 

........

Oct.

8

 8 

8

Maximum

113

June

1 90 

100

i 107

 107 

107 

55

110 

95

1 120

Minimum

0 

113

July

11" 

\\" 

11"

115 

11 *

11 R UK

115 

11* 

IH

11* 

134 

114

m 133

133

Aug.

100

85

} - 

} '

Mean

8.3 

70.5 

116 

92.1 

14.1

Sept.

} Ifc

It 

 11'

Run-off in 

acre-feet

510' 

4,200 

7,130 

5,660 839-

' Discharge based upon observations by engineers; flow other dates estimated from ol server's reports.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 137

WEISER RIVER BASIN

WEISER RIVER ABOVE CRANE CREEK, NEAR WEISER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., 1 mile above

mouth of Crane Creek and 9 miles northeast of Weiser. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1920 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 6,660 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height,

6.74 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1920-33: Maximum, about 14,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1932 (gage height,

about 10.8 feet, determined from high-water marks); minimum (estimated),

5 second-feet Aug. 11 to Sept. 10, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Results of

actual current meter measurements used Jan. 22, Feb. 22, Mar. 7. Numerous

diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

2 

3....... .... ...

4... .......... .

5... ...... ... ..

6...... ... .....

7.. .........

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.

23 

23 

24 

24 

23

22 

30 

33 

43 

48

49 

49 

55 

60 

60

71 

85 

96 

83 

80

80 

83 

88 

98 

98

98 

101 

101 

104 

104 

104

Nov.

107 

109 

112 

124 

131

150 

193 

178 

160 

160

150 

131 

131 

134

1"140

1*200 

201

189 

178 

171 

154 

143

143 

168 

168 

164 

160

Dec.

106 

160 

154 

154 

146

i«100

19 

85

"100 

"110

"120

Jan.

"140

139 

"140

Feb.

t«140

"120

"140 

160

"160

Mar.

 180

186 

} "180

1 -300 

I «500

t«l,200

1,260 

1,310

1,360 

1,280 

1,130 

1,220 

1,170

1,650 

2,840 

3,390

l«3, 900

Apr.

°3,900 

4,380 

5,580 

5,940 

4,550

4,040 

3,230 

2,550 

1,940 

1,820

1,880 

1,820 

1,880 

2,070 

2,200

2,200 

2,000 

1,700 

1,700 

1,880

2,070 

2,270 

2,620 

2,770 

3,070

3,470 

"3,800 

"4,200 

"4,500 

4,380

Month Maximum

January

104

160

March. __ .... .. ,___ __ -.... .---..-- .. __ .. _.....

May 

July...... ...... 

5,940 

3,470 

3,710 

554 

57 

49

5,940

May

3,470 

3,150 

2,770 

2,480 

2,550

2,410 

2,340 

2,480 

2,000 

1,760

1,600 

H, 630 

">!, 670 

1,700 

1,940

2,550 

2,770 

2,700 

2,550 

2,340

2,270 

2,270 

2,270 

2,270 

2,410

2,700 

2,840 

2,770 

2,700 

2,920 

3,150

June

3,230 

3,230 

3,230 

3,230 

2,920

2,700 

2,480 

2,340 

3,150 

3,710

3,150 

2,840 

2,700 

2,650 

2,410

2,140 

1,820 

1,570 

1,360 

1,160

1,030 

926 

826 

725 

667

618 

560 

548 

646 

612

Minimum

22 

107 

19

1,700 

1,600 

548 

35 

16 

15

15

July

554 

494 

456 

405 

380

319 

283 

249 

232 

197

164 

151 

117 

"91 

"67

43 

40 

35 

37 

35

37 

45 

49 

53 

49

42 

37 

40 

43 

42 

42

Mean

65.8

154 

114 

110 

1% 

1,110 

3,010 

2, 430 

1,970 

156 

34.2 

23.1

783

Aug.

4045' 

53 

57 

57

55 

55 

55 

49 

43

42 

43 

40 

39 

37

32 

29 

29 

26 

26

25 

23 

22 

20 

19

16 

16 

18 

18 

16 

16

Sept.

16 

16

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

16

16 

26 

40 

42 

42

29 

43 

49 

49 

47

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

4,050

9,160 

7,010 

8,610 

7,550 

71,300 

179,000 

149,000 

117,000 

9,590 

2,100 

1,370

566,000

 Estimated.

* Interpolated.

58602 35 10
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 I 

EAST FORK OF WEISER RIVER NEAR COUNCIL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 31, T. 17 N., R. 2 E., near Squaw 

Creek ranger station, 9 miles northeast of Council, Idaho.

DKAINAGE AKEA. 2.04 square miles.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. September 1932 to September 1933. Disci arge measurement only, 1931.

DISCHAKGE. Maximum, 75 second-feet June 9; maximum gago height, 4.11 

feet June 9 (ice affected); minimum, not determined.

REMARKS. Records fair except those estimated, Oct. 12 to Nov. 4, Nov. 6 to 

May 16, May 18 to June 3, June 5-8, which are poor. Discharge interpolated 

Sept. 6-10. Results of actual discharge measurements Nov. 5, May. 17, June 

4. Stream not regulated. No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-33

Day

1 .... 

2. . ______

3... .............

4 ___________

«.. 

6 ... . 

7... _______ . ...

8.... ... .........

9.... __ . __ ....

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

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

12 

13... .... ......

14.. ___ ........ ...

15...... .........

16. ..............

17..... ..........

18 ...............

19 __ . ___ ... .....

20. ...............

21... . ..

22...... __ ......

23..... ____ . __ .

24 _ ................

25...................

26.....-... ......

27 ..............

28...... ......

29 ................

30 __ ... ___ .

31......... ..........

Sept.

0.6

.7 

.7

.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

Oct.

0.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.4

.4 1 

.8

Month

1932 

September 3-30 ___________

1932-33

January ___________ .

TWjiv

September.... _ .. _ _.

The year

Nov.

I 0.8 

.9

 .8

.7 

.6

Dec.

i 0.6

.5

Apr.

0.5 

1.0

May

1.0 

1.2

1"

2.0 

4.0

10

June

I -

29 I65

57

55 

59 

61 

63 

63

59 

51 

45 

43 

38

38 

35 

31 

29 

26

24 

22 

25 

19 

16

July

15

14 

14

12 

12

, 10 

9.2 

8.6 

7.8 

7.0

6.6 

6.0 

6.6 

5.2 

5.0

4.7 

4.5 

4.3 

4.0 

3.8

3.5 

3.4 

3.2 

3.1 

2.8

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.7

65 

15 

2.2 

.9

65

Minimum

0.5

16 

2.3 

1.0

.7

Mean

0.54

.63 

.74 

.52 

.50 

.50 

.50 

.60 

"2.89 

38.9 

6.12 

1.38 

.78

4.48

Per 

square 

mile

0.265

.309 

.363 

.255 

.245 

.245 

.245 

.294 

1.42 

19.1 

3.00 

.676 

.382

2.20

Aug.

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.-3 

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Sept.

0.9 

.9 

.8

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.9

.8 

.8

.8 

.8

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Kun-ofl

Inches

0.28

.36 

.40 

.29 

.28 

.26 

.28 

.33 

1.64 

21.31 

3.46 

.78 

.43

29.82

Acre-feet

30

39 

44 

32 

31 

28 

31 

36 

178 

2.310 

376 

85 

46

3,240

> Estimated.
WEISER RIVER BASIN 139

LOST VALLEY RESERVOIR NEAR TAMARACK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 28, T. 19 N., R. 1 W., a short distance above outlet 

gates near left end of dam, 4 miles west of Tamarack, and 16 miles north of 

Council.

DRAINAGE AREA. 30 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September 1924; May 1926 to September 1933.

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 23.85 feet May 29; natural flow of 

creek passed through reservoir during a part of winter whe^i gage was not 

read.

1924, 1926-33: Maximum stage, that of May 29, 1933; gage not read when 

reservoir was nearly empty.

REMARKS. Stored water from this reservoir used for irrigation IE Weiser Valley. 

Elevation of permanent spillway crest referred to present datum, which is 1.40 

feet lower than that used in 1924, is 22.26 feet; insertion of temporary flashboards increases elevation of spillway crest to about 25.14 feet on gage. Prior 

to October 1929, elevation of spillway crest was 17.80 feet, present datum. 

Capacity of reservoir is about 11,000 acre-feet. Gage-height record furnished 

in part by Mesa Orchards Co. and water master for Weiser River.

Gage height, in feet, 1932-83

Day

1. .. ... . 

2. ........... ___ .. ___

S.. ......... ................

4. ___ .... ______ . __ ..

6.... . ..., 

6-... ..- .. .........

7.... _ ...... ..............

8.. ___ ....... ______ ..

9.. ...... .. _________ ..

10..... ..-.-.. _ .. __ ..

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

12....... .... .............

13....... ....................

14.... _ ...... ___ ........

16.. ......... _____ . _ ..

16...........................

17.. ________ . _ . _ ...

18-.. 

19.... __ .

20.. .........................

21....... ____ ....... _ ..

22...........................

23...... ..... .........

24............ ...............

2fr....... ___ . .............

26........ __________ ..

27........ ...................

28--. _______ . ........

29........ ........... ........

30... _______ . ______ .

31-..- ..

Oct.

12.82

Nov.

11.45

10.75

Mar.

4.20

Apr.

8.20

12.00

May

18.00

18.48

19.80

20.05

21.95

23.40

23.76

23.85

June

23.77

23 74

23.20

23.34

23.75

23.62

July

23.40

23.22

23.04

22.70

20.50

20.24

Aug.

15.60

15.88

14.66

Sept.

14.00

13.95
140 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

LOST CREEK NEAR TAMARACK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 19 N., R. 1 W., a quarter of a 

mile below dam of Lost Valley Reservoir, 4 miles west of Tamarack, and 16 

miles north of Council.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 30 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1910 to August 1914; May 1920 to September 

1921; May 1924 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE Maximum during year, 262 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 

2.84 feet); minimum (estimated), 0.2 second-foot Mar. 28 (gag^ height, 0.66 

foot).

1910-14, 1920-^21; 1924-33: Maximum, 688 second-feet May 17, 18, 1921 

(gage height, 4.29 feet); practically no flow at times when gater in dam were 

closed.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Dec. 6 to Mar. 8, which are 

fair. Discharge interpolated Nov. 1-3. No diversions between gage and 

reservoir; practically entire flow diverted below station during irrigation season. Flow regulated by head gates at dam above. Gage-height r,ecord furnished in part by Mesa Orchard Co. and water master for Weiser River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-83

Day

1 ___ .... ....

2. __ ...... 

3 

4... .... ... - .

5. , .

6 

7. ............. .

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.

16 

16 

17 

17 

17

17 

17

17 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Nov.

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Dec.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

 13

12

Jan.

< 12 

11

 10

Feb.

10 

9

8

Month

February. __ .. ___ «. _________ . _ . _ . _ ..

April....... . ...... ....... ........

July 

Mar.

8 

8

7

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

4.7 

4.2 

4.2 

4.3

Apr.

4.5 

4.3 

4.5 

4.3 

4.5

4.7 

4.7 

4.8 

4.8 

5.2

5.5 

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.2

6.4 

6.7 

4.2 

2.4 

2.5

2.5 

2.6 

2.8 

2.9 

3.1

8.4 

14 

14 

14 

15

Maximum

17 

16

15 

259 

243 

83 

81 

24

259

May

15 

15 

18 

40 

60

61 

60 

60 

60 

61

60 

60 

60 

61 

64

74 

97 

137 

158 

167

174 

179 

189 

197 

209

224 

237 

259 

249 

240 

240

June

243 

237 

233 

227 

209

189 

169 

147 

143 

149

111

68 

68 

68 

66

66 

66 

46

28 

27

28 

27 

28 

28 

29

29 

30 

31 

31 

31

Jily

31 

30 

30 

30 

25

20 

21 

20 

20 

20

21 

21 

21 

21 

36

45 

45 

49 

65 

64

64 

64 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

64 

64 

75 

83

Minimum Mean

16

14

4.2 

2.4 

15 

27 

20 

24 

17

16.3 

14.8 

13.2 

10.9 

8.8 

6.62 

5.89 

122 

95.1 

43.8 

59.2 

19.2

2. 4 34. 9

Aug.

81 

81 

80 

80

78

78 

77 

78 

78 

78

77 

75 

75 

75 

69

56 

56 

56 

53 

41

41 

41 

41 

40 

40

39 

39 

39 

39 

29 

24

Sept.

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

23

21

18 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,000 

881 

812 

670 

489 

407 

350 

7,500 

5,660 

2,690 

3,640 

1,140

25,200
WEISER KIVER BASIN 141

MESA ORCHARDS CANAL NEAR MESA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., 1,700 feet above end of flume, 

\% miles northeast of Mesa, and 3 miles below head gates.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. 1924, 1928, 1930-33, irrigation seasons only.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year not known; no flow at some periods.

1924, 1928, 1930-33: Maximum discharge, 35 second-feet May 24, 25, 27, 

28, 1924, July 11, 1933; no flow during nonirrigation season.

REMARKS. Accuracy of records shown, fair. Because of lack of information 

concerning time of gate changes, flow on days of actual gage read'ngs only furnished. Canal diverts from Middle Fork of Weiser River in SEJINW^ sec. 9, 

T. 15 N., R. 1 E., for irrigation on the Mesa Orchards and for domestic supply 

in the village of Mesa. Flow regulated by operation of gates in diversion dam 

and by waste gates in flume above gage. Gage-height record furnished by 

Mesa Orchards Co. and water master for Weiser River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-83

Day

1 _ . ....

2. _ ....

3 . ....

4 ........

6 .....

7 _ .. ...

8 .....

10 

11 _ .....

12

13 

14. ___ .

15.... _ .

Oct.

14

June

12

15

10

90

July

23

24

24

24

26

35

22

31

Aug.

9O

28

28

23

27

26

20

10

Sept.

18

17

16

19

20

Day

16 __ ...

18.. _ ...

19 ........

20 .-

21- _ 

99

23 

24. __ ...

25 __ ....

26- __ 

27 

28 

29 __ .

in

11

Oct. June

27

27

23

July

25

34

33

32

32

32

31

29

29

29

Aug.

23

24

23

20

20

21

20

19

19

22

19

Sept.
142 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

CRANE CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR HIDVALE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE% sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., 10 mil^s southeast of

Mid vale.

DKAINAGB AKEA. 269 square miles.

RBCOBDS AVAILABLE. November 1923 to September 1933. 

EXTBBMES. Maximum stage during year, 52.65 feet Apr. 25; minimum, 35.0 feet

Mar. 17.

1924-33: Maximum stage, 56.3 feet Feb. 22,1927; no usable storage Sept. 23,

1928, to Feb. 28, 1929, and Sept. 25 to about Dec. 1, 1929. 

EBMAKKS. Capacity of reservoir is about 60,000 acre-feet at gage height 55

feet. Water is used for irrigation in the lower Weiser Valley. Gage-height

record furnished by Crane Creek Reservoir Administration Bor.rd.

Gage height, in feet, 1932-33

Day

1 _ . ____ ...

2 _______ ....

3. ...........

4. __ ..........

5 ___ - _ .... .

6 

7 ...

8 ... ... ...

9... __ ........

10 

11 

12...............

13 

14.... ...... __ .

15 

16 _ ...... __ ..

17. ____ .. __ .

18 __ ........

19 

20 ____ .....

21...............

22....... ........

23. 

24 

25 ... ...... .

6 

27 

28... ......... 

29... ___ . __ .

30 

31 

Oct.

44.06

44.05

440

43.9

43.9

43.85

43.85

43.8

43.75

43.7

43.7

43.7

43.7

43.7

.......

43.65

Nov.

43.65

43.65

43.65

43.65

Dec.

43.65

43.65

43.65

43.8

.......

Jan.

43.8

43.8

43.9

43.9

"43^9"

Feb.

43.9

43.9

44.0

44.3

44.3

44.3

43.8

43.1

Mar.

42.35

41.4

41.0

40.6

39.9

39.1

38.1

37.6

37.0

36.4

36.0

35.7

35.5

35.3

35.0

36.5

36.9

37.5

38.0

38.5

38.9

39.25

39.5

39.95

40.9

42.0 

44.1

46.4

Apr.

47.4

48.4

49.5

51.0

51.6

52.1

52.0

51.8

51.5

51.5

51.5

51.7

51.8

51.85

52.0

52.05

52.2

52.3

52.35

52.4

52.45

52.5

52.5

52.6

52.65

52.6

52.5 

52.5

52.4

May

52.2

52.1

52.12

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.1

52.05

52.05

52.05

52.05

52.05

52.1

52.0

52.0

52.0

52.0

52.0

51.95 

51.9

51.85

June

51.8

51.8

51.75

51.65

51.65

51.65

51.6

51.6

51.6

51.6

51.55

51.55

51.51

51.5

51.5

51.4

51.35

51.3

51.25

51.25

51.3

51.2

51.15 

51.15

51.1

July

51.1

51.0

50.9

50.85

fO.8

CT.75

CT.65

50.6

5155

50.5

50.5

50.4

49.9

41.7

49.5

47.3

43.0 4^ 9

4!' 8

4R 7

48.6

~4O9"

48.0

Aug.

47.9

47.8

47.5

47.4

47.3

47.2

47.1

47.0

46.9

46.7

46.55

46.35

46.2

46.0

45.85

45.65

45.5

45.0

44.85

44.35

44.0 

43.8

43.4

Sept.

43.3

42.85

42.7

42.55

42.35

42.1

42.0

41.94

41.8

41.7

41.55

41.5

41.35

41.3

41.2

M 

41.0

40.9

40.85

40.85

40.8

40.8

40.8

40.75 

40.75
WEISER RIVER BASIN 143

CBANE CBEEK JTEAB MID7ALE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., 400 feet 

below Crane Creek Dam and 10 miles southeast of Midvale.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 269 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October 1910 to April 1916; May 1924 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 766 second-feet Apr. 7, F (gage height, 

3.24 feet); practically no flow Oct. 15 to Feb. 22.

1910-16, 1924-33: Maximum, 4,240 second-feet Dec. 3, 1910 (gage height, 

8.9 feet); practically no flow at times each year when gates in dam are closed.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Mar. 19-30 and Sept. 20. 

Flow regulated by storage in Crane Creek Reservoir. No Krge diversions 

above station. Gage-height record furnished by Crane C~eek Reservoir 

Administration Board.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-SS

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...... __ ........... ......

31 . . .. 

Oct.

24 

22 

22 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

13 

0

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

0 

0 

89 

262 

338

335 

335 

335

Mar.

335 

335 

335 

335 

314

484 

615 

615 

615 

615

610 

599 

557 

470 

425

405 

380 

353 

218

1

.9

Month

October.. _________________ . ______ .

March.. ____________ . ______ . ...........

AprU. ..................... . ........................

May... ............ ...... .................. ............

July .......... -. .- ...........................

Apr.

0.9 

.9 

1.0 

.9 

21

390 

746 

721 

522 

226

46 

9

8 

8 

8

8 

9 

11 

16 

16

34 

45 

44 

52. 

100

117 

173 

233 

310 

384

May

285 

163 

111 

110 

109

108 

108 

108 

108 

108

108 

76 

55 

55 

55

55 

38 

14 

14 

9.5

.9 

11 

33 

33 

33

33 

28 

20 

20 

20 

21

Maximum

24 

338 

615 

746 

285 

23 

177 

173 

143

746

June

21 

21 

20 

21 

20

22 

23 

22

18 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

18

Minimum

0 

0 

.9 

.8 

.9 

11 

23 

84 

14

0

Jul24 

23 

23 

23 

23

24 

24 

23 

52

124

94 

84 

82 

111 

177

173 

148 

137 

137 

134

127 1"0 

1"") 

1"0 

121

120 1"") 

120 

134 

143 

140

Aug.

134 

124 

117 

104 

85

84 

87 

104 

109 

113

120 

145 

154 

164 

173

173 

166

161 

159 

161

159 

159 

159 

159 

157

153 

164 

172 

172 

172 

170

Sept.

143

114 

114 

114 

117

109 

106 

105 

104 

100

94 

94 

94 

91 

89

81 

77 

69 

60 

54

54 

49 

40 

40 

40

28 

23

17 

14 

14

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

9. 39 577 

60. 5 3, 360 

278 17, 100 

141 8, 390 

66.1 4,060 

16. 2 964 

97. 6 6, 000 

143 8, 790 

74. 9 4, 460

74.2 53,700

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
144 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

CRANE CREEK AT MOUTH, NEAR WEISEK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., just below steel 

highway bridge at Harris ranch, a quarter of a mile above mouth, and 10 miles 

northeast of Weiser.

DRAINAGE AREA. 312 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1920 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year (estimated), 800 second-feet Apr. 7, 8; 

minimum, 2.1 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 1.58 feet).

1920-33: Maximum, about 2,350 second-feet about Feb. 7, 1925 (gage 

height, 6.80 feet, from high-water marks on staff gage); minimum, 0.2 secondfodt May 26, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.30 feet Jan. 21, 1922.

REMARKS.-r^Records good except those estimated, Apr. 2, 3, 6-8, 14, 15, May 12, 

13, 15^18, July 17-20, which are fair. Discharge interpolated Oct. 24, Apr. 

28, 29, June 10, July 8, Aug. 19, Sept. 2, 7-9. Flow is regulf ted by storage 

in Crane Creek Reservoir. Several small ditches divert wator for irrigation 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1. ____ .. ....

2_.-..._________

3...............

4_._.____.______

5.. _ ..........

6... _____ ...

7...............

8 __ . ____ .

9 ________

10 ___ .... .....

11 ___ .........

12 ___ .........

13 _ .... __ ...

14...............

15...............

16, ___ .. ___ .

17.... ...........

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

23...............

24... _ . ____

25 _ . ______

26...............

27 _ .. __ . _ .

28...............

29.... __ . ...... 

30............... 

31 ...............

Oct.

22 

22 

21 

20 

20

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

21 

12

6.4 

5.2 

4.0 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.9 

4.2

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

Nov.

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

5.0 

5.5 

5.0 

4.7 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

Dec.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0

3.8 

3.6 

2.8 

2.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.4

3.8 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

Jan.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

4.0 

3.6 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.2 

4.2

Feb.

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.7 

5.5 

5.8 

6.4 

9.3

6.6 

6.1 

5.5 

5.2

5.8

5.2 

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

5.0 

5.2 

284 

455

382 

382 

382

Month

October _______________ . ................

November ___________________ . .......

January ...............................................

February ____________________ . .......

March __________________________

April..................................................

June ______ ., _______ . ______ . .......

July...............:...................................

August _____________________ . .......

September _______________________

Mar.

378 

385 

397 

397 

364

510 

692 

679 

673 

679

673 

673 

643 

519 

477

539 

565 

468 

382

85

69 

52 

39 

40 

46

99 

165 

249 

199 

130 

156

Apr.

188 

210 

240 

136

112

450 

800 

800

487 

272

101 

39 

27 

15

15

15 

14 

11 

21 

21

25 

43 

38 

38 

80

105 

136 

220 

304 

388

Maximum

22 

5.5 

4.2 

4.4 

455 

692 

800 

305 

16 

150 

153 

153

800

May

305 

188 

120 

115 

125

109 

132 

159 

127 

120

107 

75 

55 

54 

65

55 

40 

20 

13 

13

5.1

4.7 

15 

20 

21

23 

22 

12 

12 

12 

11

June

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

12 

13 

14 

16 

13

10 

10 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

9.4 

5.6 

5.8 

5.6 

5.1

6.1

8.4 

6.6 

5.8 

6.4

7.2 

7.5 

8.7 

8.7 

8.0

Minimum

3.4 

3.4 

2.8 

3.6 

4.4 

39 

11 

4.7 

5.1 

6.6 

73 

16

2.8

July

9.0 

11 

12 

14 

14

11 

7.7 

7.2 

6.6

85

80 

71 

70 

68 

117

150 

150 

120 

120 

120

108 

107 

102 

103 

105

104 

107 

108 

117 

127 

128

Mean

12.0 

4.13 

3.80 

3.97 

71.7 

368 

178 

69.2 

9.10 

79.3 

125 

71.9

83.3

Aug.

122 

114 

104 

98 

101

73 

76 

89 

08 

100

102 

122 

132 

135 

144

146 

144 

139 

136 

134

135 

135 

135 

135 

135

132 

140 

150 

151 

151 

153

Sept

153 

128 

103 

103 

107

105 

102 

98 

95 

91

88 

87 

86 

86 

85

80

71 

64 

54 

49

46 

44 

39 

38 

38

34 

25 

24 

17 

16

Run-off in 

acre-feet

738 

246 

234 

244 

3,980 

22,600 

10,600 

4,250 

541 

4,880 

7,690 

4,280

60,300
WEISER RIVER BASIN 145

WEISER IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL WEAR WEISER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 32, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., \}i miles below 

head works of canal and 7 miles east of Weiser.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1920 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 207 second-feet July 10 (gag? height, 3.11 

feet); practically no flow during winter.

1920-33: Maximum, 221 second-feet July 15, 1932; maximurr gage height, 

3.43 feet May 5, 1926; usually no flow except during irrigation season.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge Oct. 24, results of current-m?ter measurements. One farm lateral diverts water a quarter of a mile above gage. Canal 

diverts from Weiser River in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., 1*4 miles above gage, and 

furnishes water for irrigation of about 7,000 acres included in projects of the 

Weiser and Weiser Bench Irrigation Districts near Weiser. Gage-height 

record furnished by Weiser Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1

2... ......................... _____ .......

3...... _ .... _ .... ___ ....... ____ ....

4............................................

b.. ...... ...................... ... ...........

6.. ........... __ ............ _ .. _ .......

7 __ -_..__. . _ .. __ . __ ...........

8............................................

9-...--.-.....- .......... ........... ......

10....... .-..-..-.-. -. . .- ..-.

11.-........... ........ __ ...............

12................ .........................

13.................. .......................

14........ .. . . _ ....... _ ..

15........................... __ .............

16....-..........-....... . _ ......... ...

17..... . __ ... _

18.... . __ ... __ ....... __ ...........

19........ ....................................

20....................... __ ........ ____ .

21... _ .... __ .............. ________ ...

22

23....-............ .......................

24........ ....................................

25..... ........ ................. _ ........

26........ ............. ........... ............

27.... ........ .......... ...........

28........ ........ . . .__ _...

29.. ..........................................

W.. ..........................................

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

Oct.

41 

41 

40 

40 

40

37 

44 

45 

53 

63

66 

64 

64 

67 

67

21

Month

October 1-15... ... __ .... ___ . __ . __ .. __ .

June _____ - __ . ______ . _____ . __ .

July

September. __ . __ . _ __ .. __ __ ......

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

43

87 

102

114 

131 

136 

142 

159

176 

182 

182 

138 

8.0

May

5.5 

58 

170 

173 

173

173 

168 

168 

168 

167

166 

166 

165 

167 

168

173 

174 

170 

165 

164

164 

156 

166 

166 

172

182 

180 

176 

179 

186 

187

Maximum

67 

182 

187 

192 

201 

162 

150

June

188 

190 

192 

191 

189

191 

190 

188 

190 

192

188 

189 

188 

185 

183

184 

184 

180 

173 

164

173 

180 

186 

186 

184

184 

185 

185 

190 

191

Minimum

37 

0 

5.5 

164 

122 

110 

66

July

186 

183 

183 

181 

187

192 

193 

193

178 

198

201 

184 

168 

150 

188

196 

176 

152 

152 

148

138 

132 

133 

135 

133

131 

123 

122 

126 

138 

142

Aug.

144 

142 

143 

143 

122

110 

111 

124 

132 

127

127 

138 

152 

154 

162

160 

154 

156 

153 

148

150 

145 

145 

147 

142

133 

131 

142 

147 

150 

151

Sept.

150 

114 

104 

104 

105

104 

97 

99 

96 

95

88 

82 

88 

92 

87

86 

79 

79 

73 

67

68 

66 

77 

76 

82

71 

67 

72 

70 

66

n/r Run-oSin Mean acre-feet

51. 5 1, 630 

53. 3 3, 170 

132 9, 960 

!<"} 11,000 i"53 10,000

141 8, 670 

86. 8 6, 160
146 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

BURNT RIVER BASIN

BURNT RIVER NEAR HEREFORD, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 37 E., at entrance

to canyon, 0.7 mile below mouth of South Fork of Burnt River and 7 miles

west of Hereford. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1915 to September 1916; October 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year (estimated), about 800 second-feet Apr.

29 or 30; minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 3.

1915-16, 1928-33: Maximum, 1,100 second-feet Apr. 13, 1932 (gage height,

4.75 feet at site and datum used prior to June 29, 1932) ; minimum recorded,

2 second-feet Sept. 15, 1932. 

REMABKS. Records fair except those estimated, which are poor. Many small

diversions for irrigation in basin above. Some regulations from reservoir

(capacity, about 700 acre-feet) on South Fork of Burnt River, 3 miles above

mouth. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 _ .... _ . __

2..... _____ .

3...............

4...... __ .....

5 _ .. _ . __ ..

6...... .........

7...............

8...............

9 __ . _ . __ ..

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

11..... _ . ......

12

13...............

14............ ...

15...............

t.._...__

17...............

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...... ......

22...............

23...............

24 ____ . _ ...

25...............

26...............

27...............

28 __ ........ ...

29...............

30...............

31... ...... ......

Oct.

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7 

13 

11 

10

7

7 

7 

8 

7 

7

11 

12 

10 

8 

10

10 

11 

12 

11 

12

12 

12 

17 

17 

18 

19

Nov.

20 

20 

19 

21 

25

27 

26 

23 

29 

26

24 

23 

23 

24 

25

28 

52 

40 

36 

35

34 

33 

31 

30 

32

32 

32 

33 

33 

31

Dec.

30 

33 

30 

27 

27

23 

20 

10

"19

Jan.

26 

27 

28 

28

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

27

28 

28 

26 

28 

26

27 

20

18

"20

26 

30 

31 

32 

32 

32

Feb.

32 

31 

29 

26

 23

Month

October... ............................................

November. ...........................................

April............................... ...................

July........ .._-.......-.__.._.__-.... ... 

Mar.

«46

49 

 87

Apr.

 275

650 

«675

Maximum

19 

52

33 _

32 .

40 

17 

14

May

 402

270 

 287

260 

250

1«210

June

"153 

100 

«73

71 

77 

129 

60

39 

34 

32 

29 

32

50 

45 

42 

36 

31

28 

22 

33 

37 

40

Jtly

36 

40 

38 

31 

27

24 

23 

28 

27 

22

19 

18 

18 

19 

18

16 

12 

14 

14 

12

8 

10 

9 

6 

6

6 

6 

10 

12 

13 

13

Minimum Mean

7 

19

22 

6

8 

5

10.4 

28.9 

20.5 

25.8 

23.9 

55.4 3'< 

316 

69.9 

17.9 

12.4 

9.9

5 78.8

Aug.

13 

14 

17 

17 

17

. «u

11

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

9 

9 

8 

8 

8 

9

Sept.

9 

11 

8 

5 

6

7 

8 

11 

13 

14

14 

13 

12 

10

12

11 

9 

9 

10 

9

10 

10

10 

10 

11

8 

9 

«9 

«9 

-9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

640 

1,720 

1,260 

1,590 

1,330 

3,410 

21,100 

19,400 

4,160 

1,100 

762 

589

57,100

> Estimated.
BTJBNT BIVEB BASIN 147

BUKNT BIVEB NEAB DUBKEE, OBEG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SWJ4 sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 4£ E., 3 miles

west of Durkee. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1931 to September 1933. September 1928 to

September 1932 at station 20 miles downstream, at Huntington. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 794 second-feet Apr. 30 (gage height, 5.45

feet); practically no flow Sept. 3-8.

1931-33: Maximum, 1,150 second-feet Apr. 14, 1932 (gage height, 6.20

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 3-8, 1933. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those above 500 second-feet, whi^h are poor.

Diversions for irrigation above station; no regulation. Records furnished

by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-38

Day

I...............

2

3 .

4.. ............ .

5 

6.......... .....

7...............

8...............

9 ............

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

11-...-.... ...

12...............

13...............

14...............

15...............

16...............

17...............

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...............

22..............

23... ............

24...............

25 ............

26. _ ...........

27...............

28 ............

29...............

30...... .........

31..............

Oct.

«0. 1

.1 «.l

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.3 

.3 

.6

.8 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.6

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.6 

.7 

.8

Nov.

0.8 

1.2 

1.8 

2.7 

3.9

1.9 

.4 

2.5 

7.0 

8.2

8.5 

8.2 

8.5 

8.8 

14

26 

27 

34 

52 

49

45 

43 

41 

41 

40

40 

40 

41 

41 

41

Dec.

41 

40 

36 

32 

32

24 

25 

13

"22

31 

31 

31

Jan.

31 

31 

32 

32 

34

«35

30 

31 

31 

32

33 

33 

 34 

34 

«34 

34

Feb.

 35 

35

 «28

36 

26 

37 

37

38 

39 

40 

a 41

42

«43 

a 44

45

Month

October _________________________

November.. _____________ __ _____ .

December ________________________

April....... _________ ____________ ...

May ___________________________

June. __ .. _________ .... . _________ ....

July........ ........... _. . .. ..........

August. _________ . __________ . __ ...

September ________ ........ _______ ......

The year _____ ........ _______ ...,<...

Mar.

46 «48 

«49 

«50

«51

51 

49 

 49 

«48 

47

53 

62 

76 

73 

79

88 

91 

88 

93 

105

96 

97 

100 

86 

92

86 

94 

107 

130 

143 

142

Apr.

144 

143 

149 

184 

224

309 

352 

376 

332 

249

196 

170 

163 

187 

210

275 

334 

373 

314 

268

288 

355 

406 

504 

610

648 

688 

688 

729 

729

Maximum

0.9 

52 

41

45 

143 

729 

750 

138 

2.7 

1.0 

.8

750

May

750 

629 

521 

573 

538

488 

504 

454 

438 

406

340 

293 

258 

242 

227

265 

298 

329 

314 

290

265 

249 

224 

210 

186

170 

162 

163 

154 

146 

140

June

137 

138 

131 

123 

114

93 

63 

50 

45 

34

31 

29 

17 

11 

9.4

11 

10 

7.3 

5.5 

4.5

3.9 

5.2 

6.0

7.9 

8.8

7.6 

5.5 

11 

5.5 

3.1

July

2,7 

2.4 

2,2 

2,0 

1.8

.8 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.6 

.3 

.3 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.4 

1.0

.5 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.3 

.1

Minimum Mean

0.4

46 

143 

140 

3.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 39 

22.6 

25 0 

33 7 

33 6 

796 

353 

330 

37.6 

0 64 

0 33 

0 19

0 76 5

Aug.

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3

.1 

.4 

.5 

.8 

.7

.6 

.5 .6- 

.5 

.4

1.0 

.8 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.3 

.6 

.8

.6 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.5 

.5 

.3 

.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

24 

1,340 

1,540 

2,070 

1,870 

4,890 

21,000 

20,300 

2,240 

39 

20 

11

55,300

« Estimated.
148 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 P

POWDER RIVER BASIN

POWDER RIVER AT SALISBURY, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 30, T. 10 S., R. 40 E., three-quarters of a mile below 

railroad siding of Salisbury and 8% miles south of Baker. Zero of gage is 

3,628.33 feet above mean sea level.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 230 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. December 1903 to August 1914; October 1928 to September 1933.

DISCHABGE. Maximum during year, 715 second-feet June 4 (ga?;e height, 3.90 

feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 1-4 (gage height, 0.66 foot).

1903-14, 1928-33: Maximum, 1,820 second-feet Mar. 20, 1910 (gage height, 

7.05 feet); no flow on Aug. 31,1909, Sept. 7,1931. Average, 13 years (1904-13, 

1929-33), 116 second-feet.

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1. _____

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.

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0

3.4 

4.8 

4.1 

4.1 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

6 

6 

5

8 

6 

6 

6 

6

9 

12 

11 

10 

9

9 

9 

9 

8 

9 

10

Nov.

12 

12 

12 

14 

15

15 

15 

17 

18 

15

12 

11 

12 

14 

14

15 

44 

30 

25 

22

20 

18 

18 

20 

22

20 

20 

18 

18 

17

Dec.

17 

18 

20 

20

"10 

6

"15

Jan.

20

Mar.

«39

63 

66 

60 

60 «70

58 

47 "44

"55 

70

77 

94 

156 

134 

136 

123

Month

October _______ . __________________

December _ . _____________________

Febraary ________________________

March __ . ............................................

April... _ ...........................................

July.... .. .................

September .,

The yes

Apr.

109 

221 

440 

415 

365

303 

267 

244 

199

177

136 

177 

210 

232 

244

256 

244 

221 

199 

244

340 

390 

465 

525 

585

555 

615 

645 

680 

615

May

645 

555 

440 

390 

365

340 

303 

291 

291 

244

210 

210 

221 

256 

291

340 

340 

340 

303 

291

279 

291 

315 

340 

415

495 

525 

555 

585 

615 

680

Maximum

12 

44

156 

680 

680 

715 

136 

22 

8

715

June

680 

680 

680 

715 

680

585 

555 

525 

555 

615

555 

615 

645 

585 

555

525 

465 

390 

340 

291

267 

256 

199 

188 

166

166 

117 

210 

166 

156

Minimum

2.6 

11

109 

210 

117 

15 

4.1 

3.4

2.6

Ju'y

136 

126 

121 

106 

94

70 

60 

57 

52 

46

40 

35 

30 

27 

25

22 

20 

20 

19 

19

18 

18 

20 

20 

18

18 

18 

17 

17 

17 

15

Aug.

14 

14 

15 

15 

22

20

18 

17 

15 

15

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

10 

10 

10 

9

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

4.1

Sept.

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

3.4 

4.1

4.1 

6 

4.8 

4.8 

6

6 

4.8 

4.8 

6 

6

4.8 

6 

6 

6 

6

4.8 

3.4 

4.8 

4.8 

6

7 

8 

7 

7 

7

iiToa., Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

6. 39 393 

17.8 1,060 

13. 6 836 

"17.0 1,050 

«20.0 1,110 

«61.2 3,760 

344 20, 500 

379 23, 300 

438 26,100 

42.6 2,620 

11.1 682 

5. 39 321

113 81,700

> Estimated.
POWDER EIVEE BASIN 149

POWDER RIVER NEAR ROBINETTE, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NWK sec. 22, T. 9 S., R. 46 E., 3 miles northwest of

Robinette.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 4,180 second-feet June 15, 16 (gage height,

6.9 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 0.76 foot); possibly less

than 58 second-feet at times during winter.

1928-33: Maximum, that of June 15, 16, 1933; minimum, 18 second-feet

Sept. 2-10, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Numerous

diversions for irrigation above station, but only one small diversion below.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 ... 

2.... ....

3 

4 __ ......

5 ___ ....

6.... ....

7 ...... -

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.

112 

-112 

112 

112 

104

112 

112 

121 

121 

121

121 

121 

121 "124

a 127

130 

121 

121 

130 

121

121 

130 

130 

"130 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

Nov.

140 

140 

140 

150 

140

150 

140 

150 

150 

150

150 

 175

280 

280 

280 

264

249 

220 

207

 185

Jan.

 210

220 

194

171 

182 

182 

171 

140

- »146

160 

160

150 

160 

160 

160 

150 

150

Feh.

140 

140 

140 

130 

130

140 

110 

121 

100

72

 "110

121 

121

121 

140 

150

Mar.

220 

264 

440 

420 

280

220 

220 

220 

171 

171

194 

280 

440 

400 

380

440 

635 

500 

420 

480

480 

362 

280 

296 

264

264 

380 

540 

585 

540 

460

Month

July... ...... ...... ..... .... ..... ... ... ...... ... ... .....

September. _ __ __ _ - --- - - _ -

The yea

Apr.

420 

735 

910 

1,130 

1,050

980 

910 

910 

790 

735

685 

635 

585 

635 

685

790 

685 

635 

635 

685

635 

790 

910 

1,050 

1,450

1,770 

1,850 

2,020 

2,200 

1,850

May

1,690 

1,850 

1,690 

1,530 

1,530

1,370 

1,210 

1,210 

1,050 

1,050

910 

910 

980 

1,210 

1,450

1,290 

1,050 

1,050 

980 

910

1,050 

1,210 

1,210 

1,370 

1,210

1,530 

1,690 

1,690 

1,690 

2,020 

2,470

Maximum

130

635 

2,200 

2,470 

3,680 

1,050 

171 

121

3,680

June

2,560 

2,650 

2,740 

2,920 

2,920

2,740 

2,560 

2,560 

3,010 

3,100

2,920 

3,280 

3,480 

3,480 

3,680

3,680 

3,380 

2,920 

2,560 

2,110

1,850 

1,530 

1,450 

1,370 

1,290

1,210 

1,130 

1,530 

1,290 

1,130

Minimum

104

171 

420 

910 

1,130 

112 

98 

97

July

1,050 

910 

910 

850 

850

790 

790 

685 

635 

585

520 

520 

440 

440 

400

380 

362 

328 

296 

249

207 

220 

194 

171 

150

150 

140 

130 

121 

112 

130

Aug.

140 

171 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

150

160 

150 

140 

140 

140

130 

130

121 

121 

121

121 

109 

102 

105 

104

104 

112 

112 

102 

98 

105

Meai

122 

185 

 170 

173 

118 

363 

992 

1,360 

2,430 

442 

133 

110

549

Sept.

121 

121 

112 

112 

110

105 

100 

110 

109 

110

121 

121 

112 

121 

121

121 

121 

112 

102 

100

97 

102 

100 

104 

109

107 

107 

110 

104 

98

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,500 

11,000 

10,500 

10,600 

6,550 

22,300 

59,000 

83,600 

145,000 

27,200 

8,180 

6,550

398, 000

1 Estimated.
150 BUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

IMNAHA RIVER BASIN

IMNAHA RIVER AT IMNAHA, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SWJ4 sec. 16, T. 1 N., R. 48 E., at Imnaha, an eighth

of a mile below mouth of Sheep Creek. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 3,450 second-feet June 10, 16 (gage height,

4.95 feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 0.24 foot); possibly

less than 40 second-feet at times during winter.

1928-33: Maximum, 3,450 second-feet May 21, 1932, and June 10, 16,

1933; maximum gage height, 5.00 feet May 21, 1932; minimum, 40 secondfeet Nov. 22, 1931, and Feb. 9, 1933. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Oct. 1-18, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30, and

those estimated, Dec. 8-17, Jan. 19, Feb. 10-19, which are fair. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 _______

2

3 _________

4...............

5..... __ ......

6. __ . .........

7 __ ... ___ ..

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.

95 

95 

93 

91

88

93 

93 

93 

97 

97

95 

93 

97 

99 

103

107 

131 

131 

122

117

113 

115 

124 

120 

113

113 

117 

117 

113 

113 

113

Nov.

115 

117 

117 

117 

122

135 

152

147 

147 

142

124 

117 

120 

128 

124

152 

200 

200 

182 

172

164 

157 

142 

145 

147

142 

140 

140 

140 

140

Dec.

137 

135 

135 

135 

135

109

79

63

172 

175 

172

154 

154 

152 

147 

145

140 

131 

128 

124 

117 

115

Jan.

117 

122 

111 

117 

120

122 

122 

126 

122 

122

113 

107 

 111 

117 

93

79 

53 

42 

50 

93

140 

128 

126 

122 

113

101 

122 

111 

115 

115 

109

Feb.

113 

113 

103 

103 

103

105 

73 

81 

50

79

128

115 

115 

117 

109 

109

107 

103 

109

Month

April- _ ............... _ ...........................

July ... ...... . . 

The year. _____________________ .

Mar.

126 

124 

135 

113 

117

115 

140 

128 

115 

147

140 

164 

185 

175 

200

230 

262 

245 

230 

214

230 

214 

200

185 

185

200 

200 

262 

313 

313 

313

Apr.

296 

296 

452 

590 

542

542 

498 

430 

370 

332

313 

296 

278 

278 

350

410 

410 

390 

390 

452

590 

800 

1,110 

1,190 

1,650

1,650 

2,050 

2,050 

2,050 

1,550

Maximum

131 

200

175 .

140

313 

2,050 

2,700 

3,190 

1,110 

296 

126

3,190

May

1,190 

1,190 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

950 

835 

765 

730

700 

700 

800 

950 

1,370

1,460 

1,750 

1,550 

1,370 

1,370

1,370 

1,460 

1,550 

1,650 

1,750

2,370 

2,150 

1,950 

1,850 

2,260 

2,700

June

2,700 

2,700 

2,700 

2,820 

2,700

2,370 

2,150 

2,050 

2,940 

3,190

2,480 

2,590 

2,700 

2,700 

2,940

2,940 

2,480 

2,150 

1,850 

1,750

1,650 

1,650 

1,550 

1,460 

1,460

1,460 

1,370 

1,550 

1,370 

1,190

Minimum

88 

115

42

113 

278 

700 

1,190 

296 

91 

101

42

July

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,030 

990

950 

870 

835 

800 

730

670 

670 

642 

590 

565

542 

520 

475 

452 

430

410 

390 

390 

370 

370

350 

332 

313 

313 

296 

296

Mean

106 

143 

114 

108 

94.5 

191 

754 

1,380 

- 2,190 

610 

187 

111

499

Aug.

278 

278 

278 

278 

296

262 

245 

245 

245 

230

230 

214 

200

182 

169

159 

157 

162 

162 

149

149 

149 

149 

133 

133

128 

115 

103 

91 

107 

113

Sept.

113 

111 

109 

105 

103

101 

107 

109 

109 

107

105 

105 

105 

113 

122

107 

103 

101 

101 

105

122 

109 

105 

124 

126

122 

124 

117 

113 

113

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,520 

8,510 

7,010 

6,640 

5,250 

11, 700 

44,900 

84,800 

130,000 

37,500 

11, 500 

6,600

360,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 151

SALMON BIVEB BASIN

SALMON RIVER BELOW VALLEY CREEK, AT STANLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SEJ4SEJ4 sec. 34, T. 11 N., R 13 E., threequarters of a mile below mouth of Valley Creek and 1% miles northeast of 

Stanley. Zero of gage is 6,189.24 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 535 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1925 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 4,400 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 

3.98 feet); minimum (estimated), 130 second-feet Dec. 10-13.

1925-33: Maximum, 5,020 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gape height, 4.41 

feet); minimum (estimated), 100 second-feet Nov. 20-30, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 1 to 

Mar. 14, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-38

Day

1. __ . _ .....

2

3 _____ ... __

4...............

5 _________ .

6.... ______ .

7 _________ .

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.

282

277 

277 

277 

277

277 

292 

302 

302 

297

297 

292 

292 

302 

307

312 

324 

324 

302 

297

307 

307 

312

287 

297

324 

312 

312 

312 

307 

292

Nov.

318 

318 

307 

287 

329

347 

335 

329 

396 

318

292 

329 

335 

329 

302

329 

329 

329 

318 

335

318 

307 

277 

287 

302

297 

307 

307 

297 

312

Dec.

 25 

«2(

 If 

"17

«2C

Month

October _______________

March ..............................

July.... .................... .........

August. _________ . ...........

September ______________

50 

)0

to

0 

0

K)

Jan.

«210 

 220

«200 

"210

Masimun

324 

396

887 

1,760 

4,300 

1,460 

423 

287

4,300

Feb.

-200 

«180

-190 

 200

Mar.

 210

220

272 

262 

272 

 265 

262

262 

282 

312 

272 

272

272 

267 

267 

245 

245 

272

i Minimum

277 

277

254 

517 

1,620 

416 

272 

254

Apr.

292 

324 

341 

272 

272

272 

272 

277 

267 

258

262

258 

254 

254 

277

297 

307 

312 

318 

329

341 

364 

390 

429 

502

606

713 

838 

887 

818

May

732 

676 

632 

676 

685

650 

632 

557 

541 

533

525 

517 

525 

581 

659

695 

750 

704 

667 

695

779 

847 

818 

838 

908

1,040 

1,170 

1,210 

1,290 

1,500 

1,760

Mean

299 

317 

193 

211 

192 

241 

387 

800 

2,810 

803 

325 

269

570

I

sqi

ID

June

2,090 

2,240 

2,470 

2,550 

2,390

2,320 

2,390 

-2, 400 

"3,500 

3,990

3,700 

3,700 

3,790 

3,990 

4,090

4,300 

4,190 

3,700 

3,140 

2,800

2,550 

2,390 

2,240 

2,160 

2,090

2,020 

1,880 

1,950 

1,770 

1,620

er 

lare .

ile

0.559 

.593 

.361 

.394 

.359 

.450 

.723 

1.50 

5.25 

1.50 

.607 

.503

1.07

July

1,640 

1,360 

1,290 

1,230 

1,180

1,170 

1,120 

1,120

a.1 , 060

990

-940 

867 

867 

818. 

798

 760 

732 

713 

650 

573

549 

525 

509 

509

487

458 

451 

443 

429 

423 

416

Aug.

 420 

423 

410 

383 

370

358 

353 

353 

347 

347

324 

329 

329 

"320 

312

312 

318 

312 

307 

307

297 

297 

297 

297 

287

287 

287 

282 

277 

272 

272

Sept.

272 

272 

267 

267 264

 261 

258 

258 

258 

254

254 

254 

254 

258 

282

282 

272 

272 

272 

267

262 

262 

267 

282 

282

287 

282 

282 

282 

282

Run-Off

Inches

0.64 

.66 

.42 

.45 

.37 

.52 

.81 

1.73 

5.86 

1.73 

.70 

.56

14.45

Acre-feet

18,400 

18,900 

11,900 

13,000 

10,700 

14,800 

23,000 

49,200 

167,000 

49,400 

20,000 

16,000

412,000

> Estimated.
152 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

SALMON BITER BELOW YANKEE FORK, NEAR CLAYTON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 11 N., R. 15 E., a quarter of a

mile below Sunbeam Dam and mouth of Yankee Fork and 18 miles above

Clayton.

DBAINAGE AREA. 841 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October 1921 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 6,400 second-feet June 10 (gage height,

8.07 feet); minimum (estimated), 180 second-feet Dec. 10-13.

1921-33: Maximum (estimated), 8,000 second-feet June 27, 1927; minimum

(estimated), 160 second-feet Nov. 25-30, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Dec. 10 to Mar. 13, Mar. 15-30,

Apr. 1-14, 16-21, 23, and Aug. 4, which are poor. No diversion' above station.

Gage-height record furnished by Idaho Power & Mining Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-83

Day

1.. 

4.... 

5 

6. _ 

7 __ - 

8 -- 

g

10. 

11 _ ...........

12 __ - . 

13 __ 

14 __ - 

15. . 

16 __ 

17 

18 

19

20 

21.. -

22. . -

23. 

24 . ____

25. - 

26. 

97

28 __ 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

381 

381 

381 

378 

378

378 

410 

425 

421 

406

406 

403 

399 

403 

414

421 

443 

432 

403 

392

425 

417 

425 

388 

406

447 

432 

421 

406 

414 

360

Nov.

436 

425 

406 

350 

440

459 

425 

425 

527 

417

356 

455 

463 

436 

388

447 

447 

451 

410 

451

421 

406 

332 

350 

410

388 

417 

417 

399 

410

Dec.

396 

399 

381 

329 

360

308 

319 

275 

250

180 

220

260 

280

Month 1

April . .

July 

The year

Jan.

 290

300

270 

280

Feb.

 270 

250

> 260 

270

vlaximum

447 

527 

399

1,560 

3,760 

6,250 

2,030 

638 

417

6,250

Mar.

 280

259 

320

360 

360

Minimum

360 

332

788 

2,260 

615 

399 

367

Apr.

380

390

430

478 

550 

736 

870

980 

1,190 

1,460 

1,560 

1,390

May

1,290 

1,160 

1,040 

1,070 

1,100

1,040 

1,040 

952 

898 

870

815 

815 

788 

898 

1,040

1,100 

1,160 

1,130 

1,100 

1,130

1,290 

1,490 

1,420 

1,520 

1,740

2,080 

2,360 

2,360 

2,610 

3,160 

3,760

Mean

406 

419 

272 

285 

262 

315 

583 

1,430 

4,390 

1,120 

484 

388

861

] 

sq 

r

June

4,140 

4,400 

4,660 

4,660 

4,400

4,270 

4,270 

4,140 

5,360 

6,250

5,950 

5,950 

5,950 

6,250 

6,250

6,100 

5,800 

5,220 

4,530 

4,010

3,640 

3,520 

3,280 

3,050 

2,940

2,830 

2,610 

2,510 

2,510 

2,260

Per

aile

0.483 

.498 

.323 

.339 

.312 

.375 

.693 

1.70 

5.22 

1.33 

.576 

.461

1.02

July

2,030 

1,900 

1,780 

1,740 

1,600

1,520 

1,490 

1,490 

1,460 

1,360

1,260 

1,190 

1,130 

1,100 

1,070

1,010 

980 

952 

925 

870

842 

815 

788 

762 

736

711 

686 

662 

638 

638 

615

Aug.

615 

615 

638 

610 

570

548

527 

527 

506

486 

478 

466 

463 

455

443 

440 

455 

486 

463

447 

447 

440 

428 

421

425 

421 

417 

406 

399 

399

Sept.

396 

392 

385 

381 

374

367 

370 

374 

381 

374

370 

370 

370 

374 

414

414 

403 

392 

392 

385

381 

378 

378 

385 

410

410 

417 

410 

399 

392

Run-oft

Inches

0.56 

.56 

.37 

.39 

.32 

.43 

.77 

1.96 

5.85 

1.5S

.ee

.51

13. 8f

Acre-feet

25,000 

24,900 

16,700 

17,500 

14,600 

19,400 

34,700 

87,900 

261,000 

68,900 

29,800 

23,100

624,000
SALMON RIVER BASIN 153

SALMON RIVEB NEAR CHAIIIS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 7, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., 2-rO feet below

mouth of Bayhorse Creek and 9 miles south of Challis. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,740 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 9,520 second-feet June 16 (gage height,

7.68 feet); minimum, 238 second-feet Dec. 10 (ga~e height, 0.89 foot).

1929-33: Maximum, that of June 16, 1933; mini -m, that of Dec. 10, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated becai. e of ice, D"X5. 11 to Mar.

20, which are poor. Discharge estimated Dec. 2, 3, Sept. 3, 4, 6-9, 13-15,

because of missing gage-height records. Diversions for irrigation above

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982 33

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

7.

8.

9. '10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17-

18-

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26-

27.

28. 

.29.

30.

31.

646

622

622

622

622

622

646

670

670

646

646

646

646

646

646

670

670

646

622

670

670

670

646

622

670

670

670

646

646

599

646

670

646

599

622

695

670

646

746

670

576

622

695

670

622

646

670

670

646

646

646

646

554

533

599

622

622

622

622

622

622

610

570

533

533

513

456

390

273

260

280

300

330

360

410

440

450

470

410

430

410

370

390

410

430

450

520

576

554

554

554

554

576

576

599

599

554

554

533

554

599

622

599

599

599

554

554

533

533

554

513

533

554

599

599

646

646

646

646

670

802

923

1,100

1,210

1,420

1,810

2,140

1,860

1,710

1,560

1,380

1,340

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,250

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,100

1,210

1,290

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,560

1,860

1,860

1,920

2,200

2,760

3,260

3,190

3,340

4,180

5,560

6,000

6,460

7,180

6,940

6,460

6,230

6,230

5,780

7,180

8,710

8,450

8,450

9,250

9,250

9,250

8,980

7,680

6,460

5,780

5,240

4,940

4,640

4,460

4,180

4,000

3,740

3,660

3,500

3,260

2,900

2,700

2,560

2,500

2,440

2,320

2,260

2,200

2,200

2,080

1,980

1,860

1,760

1,710

1,610

1,560

1,470

1,420

1,340

1,290

1,250

1,210

1,170

1,100

1,060

1,020

990

890

955

923

923

891

891

923

891

860

830

830

802

802

773

773

746

746

720

695

670

670

695

746

670

695

670

670

646

646

646

646

622

622

622

622

622

620

600

576

560

560

570

600

599

599

599

600

600

610

622

922

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

622

646

646

646

622

599

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off

Incbes Acre-feet

 October .. 

November. 

December..

 January.... 

February... 

March.,... 

April... . 

May..._. 

June... . 

July. . 

August._. 

September.

670

746

622

599

533

260

2,140

5,560

9,250

2,900

923

646

513

1,020

3,260

923

622

560

647

639

423

441

395

497

805

1,860

6,380

1,670

736

605

0.372

.367

.243

.253

.227

.286

.463

1.07

3.67

.960

.423

.348

0.43

.41

.28

.29

.24

.33

.52

1.23

4.10

1.11

.49

.39

39,800

38,000

26,000

27,100

21,900

30,600

47,900

114,000

380,000

103,000

45,300

36,000

The year. 9,250 260 1,260 .724 9.82 910,000

58602 35 11
154 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

SAIMON RIVER AT SALMON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 22 E., mar Rose ranch 

buildings, 1,000 feet below island, just above Lemhi River, and three-eighths of a 

mile below highway bridge at Salmon.

DBAINAGE AREA. 3,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1912 to September 1916; July 1919 to September 

1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 10,200 second-feet June 14; maximum gage 

height, .7.30 feet Dec. 19, during ice jam; minimum, 317 second-feet Dec. 9 

(gage height, 1.76 feet).

1912-16, 1919-33: Maximum, 16,400 second-feet June 12, IS 21: minimum, 

that of Dec. 9, 1932.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 9 to Mar. 

15, and those estimated Apr. 16-20, Aug. 6-11, 13-18, which ar? fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-SS

Day

1. ..... -

2 

3 ...

4 

5 ~-

6- - ----- -

T. ..............

8 -- 

9 .

10 

12 - -

13. 

14 

15 

16 --

17 - 

18 

1Q

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 -------

26 -

27 ...

28 - 

on

30

31 

Oct.

910 

910 

910 

910 

920

920 

931 

942 

975 

997

1,010 

1,010 

1,020 

997 

997

1,040 

1,040 

1,050 

1,070 

1,070

1,050 

1,080 

1,090 

1,090 

1,080

1,050 

1,100 

1,080 

1,070 

1,050 

1,040

Nov.

1,020 

1,080 

1,110 

1,080 

1,030

1,090 

1,130 

1,110 

1,100 

1,180

1,090 

997 

1,050 

1,150 

1,130

1,080 

1,100 

1,140 

1,140 

1,110

1,110 

1,130 

1,090 

1,010 

997

1,050 

1,080 

1,050 

1,080 

1,050

Dec.

1,040 

1,030 

1,020 

1,020 

986

942 

910 

684 

400 

400

420 

450

500

600 

680

740

Month

April 

July----- 

Jan.

780 

820

680 

740

Maximum

1,100 

1,180 

1,040

2,470 

5,400 

9,920 

3,810 

1,080 

860

9,920

Feb.

720 

640

700 

740

Mar.

810

830

850 

890 

890 

900 

910

900 

870 

850 

840 

850

860 

870 

900 

931 

910 

890

Minimum

910 

997 

400

790 

1,190 

4,170 

1,090 

780 

740

400

Apr.

880 

850 

850 

890 

910

900 

890 

890 

830 

810

810 

800 

810 

810 

790

840 

950 

930 

920 

920

920 

920 

920 

1,070 

1,200

1,390 

1,560 

1,830 

2,300 

2,470

May

2,230 

2,090 

1,940 

1,750 

1,680

1,700 

1,650 

1,650 

1,520 

1,390

1,290 

1,250 

1,230 

1,190 

1,240

1,410 

1,520 

1,600 

1,570 

1,520

1,570 

1,920 

2,210 

2,200 

2,340

2,700 

3,460 

3,810 

3,810 

4,290 

5,400

Mean

1,010 

1,090 

718 

756 

702 

851 

1,060 

2,100 

7,280 

2,050 

898 

789

1,610

P

squ 

m

June

6,420 

6,940 

7,730 

8,270 

8,000

7,460 

7,460 

7,460 

7,460 

9,080

9,360 

9,360 

9,640 

9,920 

9,920

9,920 

9,640 

9,080 

8,000 

7,080

6,290 

5,900 

5,650 

5,280 

5,020

4,780 

4,530 

4,290 

4,290 

4,170

er 

are _

lie

0.281 

.303 

.199 

.210 

.195 

.236 

.294 

.583 

2.02 

.569 

.249 

.219

.447

July

3 810 

3 460 

3 230 

3,120 

3,010

2r 900 

2,800 

2,700 

2,700 

2,500

2,390 

2,280 

2,140 

2,040 

1,940

1,860 

1,790 

1,730 

1,630 

1,560

1,500 

1,460 

1,410 

1,360 

1,310

1,280 

1,240 

1,200 

1,150 

1,110 

1,090

Aug.

1,070 

1,050 

1,070 

1,080 

1,050

1,020 

980 

960 

940 

910

880 

860 

860 

840 

810

790 

780 

820 

880 

910

900 

880 

870 

850 

820

820 

840 

840 

830 

820 

810

Sept.

810 

810 

810 

800 

780

750 

740 

740 

750 

750

750 

750 

750 

760 

770

790 

800 

800 

800 

800

790 

780 

770 

780 

810

820 

830 

860 

860 

860

Run-off

Inches

0.32 

.34 

.23 

.24 

.20 

.27 

.33 

.67 

2.25 

.66 

.29 

.24

6.04

Acre-feet

62,100 

64,900 

44,100 

46,500 

39,000 

52,300 

63,100 

' 129,000 

433,000 

126,000 

55,200 

46,900

1, 160, 000
SALMON RIVEB BASIN 155

SALMON RIVER AT WHTTEBIHD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 1 E., at highway bridge 

just above Whitebird Creek and 1 mile southwest of Whitebird.

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,400 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1910 to September 1917; October 1919 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during 1932, 68,500 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 

27.77 feet); minimum, 1.790 second-feet Nov. 24 (gage height, 10.58 feet).

Maximum during 1933, 82,200 secondnfeet June 15 (gage height, 29.86 feet); 

minimum, 1,580 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 10.23 feet).

1910-17, 1919-33: Maximum, 88,800 second-feet June 9, 1921 (gage height, 

31.2 feet, present datum); minimum, that of Dec. 11, 1932.

Maximum stage known, about 37.5 feet (present datum) June 18P4 (discharge, 

120,000 second-feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated, Mar. 7-10, 12-15, Sept. 

4-9, 1932, and for periods of ice effect, Dec. 11-31, 1932, Feb. 5-23, 1933, 

which are fair. Amount of water diverted for irrigation above station negligible.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S1-S3

Day

1931-32 

1 ...... -

2..... ___

3 

4 . 

5. ...... .

6 -

7.... _ ....

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.

2,870

2,870

2 800

2,800

2,800

2,870

9 Q4Q

2,940

2,879

2,870

2,870

2, 806

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2r800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,940

3,080

3,150

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,380

3,380

3,380

Nov.

3,300

3,220

3s 300

3,300

31380

3,300

3*300

3,300

3,540

3> 540

3,380

3, 220

3,010

9 Bnn

2,800

3,080

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,220

3..080

2,740

2,lflO

1,820

2, J40'

2,800

3,980

2 870*

2; 680

2,340

Dec.

2,. 240

2,190

2,560

2,800

3,080

3,220

3,080

' 3, 010

3,010

3,010

2,800

2,390

2,240

2,060

1,900

2,190

2,440

2,880

2,870

3,300

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,300

», 306

3,080

2,940

Jam.

2,740

2,680

2,870

2,940

2..870

2,800

2,800

2..800

2,940

3,080

3,150

3,150

3,080

3,010

2,620

*) ^df>

2,290

2,560

9 Rftfi

3,080

3,150

3,010

9 74O

2,390

2,060

2,060

2,240

2,620

2,620

2,680

2,680

Feb.

2,620

2,680

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,620

2,740

2,870

3,010

3,080

3,010

2,940

2,940

2,800

2,680

2,620

2,340

2, 440

i 9 d.4.0

2,500

2,689

2,748

2,800

2,800

2,870

3,010

3,380

q OCA

4

AQf\

Mar.

4,670

4,670

4,310

3,960

3,700

3,620

3,500

3,400

3,400

3,300

3,300

3,400

3,500

3,600

3,700

3 ssn

3,960

4,220

5,820

7,460

7,250

6,420

5,620

5,430

5 94f>

5,050

4,860

A Qftfl

5,240

5,430

5,430

Apr.

5,620

6,420

7,460

8,120

7,460

7,040

6,620

6,620

6,420

6,420

6,830

8,120

10,500

13,600

15,700

14,500

14,200

13,300

19 7ftfi

12,400

11,900

10,800

10,000

9,290

O 9Qft

9,780

11,100

12,700

iq AAA

13,300

May

13,600

15,400

17,400

18,900

20,400

21,100

22,700

26,000

30,000

33,900

38,900

44,300

51,600

61,100

59,900

53,400

48,800

49,300

63,400

56,900

63,600

66,100

57,500

4s arm

42,100

37,400

33,400

30 000

OQ fi/lft

30,500

30,000

June

29,100

28,600

28,200

30,000

33,400

34,400

34,900

34,900

34,900

35,400

36,900

41,000

44,800

49,300

52,200

57,500

59,300

55,700

51,600

48,800

46,500

46,500

4s srvn

48,800

47,100

43,200

39,500

35,900

qo Qfift

4n RHO

July

27,300

25,100

23,500

21,500

19,200

17,800

16,100

15,100

14,200

13,300

12,700

12,200

11,900

12,200

13,000

12,200

11,100

10,500

10,300

11,900

12,400

11,100

10,000

9,290

9,050

8,580

8,120

7 900

7,460

7,250

7,040

Aug.

6,830

6,620

6,420

6,220

6,020

5,820

5,620

5,430

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,050

5,050

4,860

4,670

4,670

4,490

4,310

4,220

4,130

4,040

4 040

3^960

q Qflfl

3,880

3,880

3 960

4 don

4,670

4,860

Sept.

4,670

4,490

4,400

4,300

4,200

4,100

4,000

4,000

3,900

3,790

3,790

3,700

3,700

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,540

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,790

3,880

3,790

3,790

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,620

3,620

3,620
156 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 *

Discharge, in second-feet, of Salmon River at Whitebird, Idaho, 19*1-33 Contd.

Day

1932-33 

1 __ . __ .

2 _ ........

3..... ...

4 _ ........

5 

6.. .........

7.. .........

8 _ .....

9 

10 

11 . 

12 ......

13..... ......

14 

16 

16- _

17 

18. __ ......

19 

20 . ...

21 

 22. .......

23 . 

 24..... ......

35 

26 

27 

 28 

-9Q

30 

31 

Oct.

3,620

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,460

3,460

3,540

4,040

4,220

4,130

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,130

4,400

5,050

5,240

4,670

4,490

4,310

4,220

4,220

4,310

4,220

4,220

4,310

4 4nn

4,490

4,310

4,220

Nov.

4,040

4,130

4,220

4,220

4,130

4,130

4,490

4,490

4,400

4,400

4,310

4,040

3,960

4.220

4,310

4,400

4,860

5,050

5,430

5,240

4,860

4,860

4,670

4,310

3,960

4,040

4,310

4,310

4,400

4,400

Dec.

4,310

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,130

3,960

3,790

3,220

2,190

1,760

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,300

2,600

3,000

3,100

ksoo

Jan.

3,460

3,460

3,540

3,460

3,460

3,640

3,700

3,700

3,880

3,880

3,790

3,700

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,150

2,740

2,800

2,740

2,940

3,150

3,380

3,540

3,460

1 4flfl

3,380

3,380

3,300

3,300

3,220

Feb.

3,220

3,220

3,150

3,150

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,500

3,000

kioo

3,380

3,300

3,220

3,150

3,150

Mar.

3,320

3,300

3,460

3,620

3,620

3,460

3,380

3,460

3,540

3,620

3,620

3,790

3,960

4,220

4,220

4,130

4,130

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,130

3,960

3,700

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,790 A fun

4,220

4,310

Apr.

4,310

4,310

4,670

6,430

6,020

6,020

6,820

5,620

6,240

4 Sfifl

4 4Qf)

4,400

4,310

4,310

4 490

4,860

5,430

5,820

6,220

6,420

6,420

6,620

7,680

9,290

11,300

13,000

16,400

18,100

20,700 91 onn

May

19,600

16,700

15,100

14,200

13,3.00

12,700

12,200

11,900

11,100

10,500

9,780

9,630

9 9on

9,530

11,100

12,700

13,600

14,200

13,900

13,600

14,200

15,700

18,100

in onn

21,900

27,700

34 4flfl

35,900

35,900

41,600

62,200

June

61,100

65,400

69,800

72,400

69,800

66,100

63,000

60,500

67,300

78,900

76,200

75,600

78,900

80,900

77,600

72,400

63,600

65, 100

48,800

43,700

40,500

36,900

33,900

31,000

29,100

26,900

25,600

25,600

24,300

July

22,300

n.eoo

P 100

11. 700

15,700

14.800

19,900

13,300

n,ooo

12,400

11,900

1MOO

n.soo

9,780

9,290

9,050

8,580

8,350

8,120

7,680

7,460

7,210

7,040

6,830

6,620

6,220

6,220

6,020

6,820

6,620

5,430

Aug.

5,430

6,240

6,240

6,430

6,430

6,240

6,050

4,860

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,490

4,310

4,220

4,130

4,040

3,960

3,880

3,960

4,130

4,220

4,220

4,220

4,130

3,960

3,880

3 790

3 9S.fl

3,880

3,790

3,700

Sept.

3,700

3,620

3,620

3,640

3,460

3,380

3,300

3,220

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,300

3 220

3,220

3,460

3,700

3,880

3,790

3,790

3,790

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,790

 > QQft

3,880

3 asn

3,880

3,880

Month

1931-32

July.... 

The year..... _ ..... .....

1932-33

February..... ____ . _____ ...

April....... ...................... ..

July 

The year _________ . .

Maximum

3,380 

3,540 

3,300 

3,150 

4,490 

7,460 

15,700 

66,100 

59,300 

27,300 

6,830 

4,670

66,100

6,240 

5,430 

4,310 

3,880 

3,380

4,310 

21,900 

52,200 

80,900 

22,300 

5,430 

3,880

80,900

Minimum

2,800 

1,820 

1,900 

2,060 

2,340 

3,300 

6,620 

13,600 

28,200 

7,040 

3,880 

3,460

1,820

3,460 

3,960 

1,700 

2,740

3,300 

4,310 

9,290 

24,300 

5,430 

3,700 

3,220

1,700

Mean

2,950 

3,010 

2,820 

2,740 

2,880 

4,590 

10,000 

38,900 

41,400 

13,200 

4.940 

3,830

10,900

4,140 

4,420 

3,070 

3,410 

3,000 

3,830 

7,780 

18,400 

56,700 

10,500 

4,410 

3,600

10,200

Per 

square 

mile

0.220 

.225 

1 .210 

.204 

.215 

.343 

.746 

2.90 

3.09 

0.986 

0.369 

0.286

0.813

.309 

.330 

.229 

.254 

.224 

.286 

.581 

1.37 

4.23 

.784 

.329 

.269

.761

Run-ofi

Inches

0.25 

.25 

.24 

.24 

.23 

.40 

.83 

3.34 

3.45 

1.14 

.42 

.32

11.11

.36 

.37 

.26 

.29 

.23 

.33 

.65 

1.58 

4.72 

.90 

.38 

.30

10.37

Acre -feet

181,000 

179,000 

173,000 

168,000 

166,000 

282,000 

595,000 

2, 390, 000 

2, 460, 000 

812,000 

304,000 

228, 000

7, 940, 000

255,000 

263,000 

189,000 

210,000 

167,000 

236,000 

463,000 

1, 130, 000 

3, 370, 000 

646,000 

271,000 

214,000

7, 410, 000

NOTE. Records for year ending Sept. 30,1932, supersede those published in Wate--Supply Paper 738.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 157

VALLEY CHEEK AT STANLEY, IDAHO

;age in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 13 E., a quarter of a mile above 

Salmon River and three-quarters of a mile above old Stanley

LOCATION. Staff \

confluence with

post office. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 176 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 1910 to October 1913; May 1921 to September

1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,520 second-feet June 9 (gage height,-

3.68 feet); minimum (estimated), 40 second-feet Dec. 8-13.

1910-13, 1921-33: Maximum, 1,850 second-feet May 29, 1921 (gage height,.

4.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 40 second-feet Nov. 17-30, 1929. and Dec,

8-13,1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 8 to Feb,

20, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-S3

Day

1... ...... _ .

2.. . .........

3.... ...........

4...............

5...............

6,. ._...........

8...............

9...............

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

11.. ........

12.

13...............

14......... __ ...

15...............

16...............

17...............

18... ...... ......

19...............

20...............

21...............

22.... ...........

23...............

24...............

25...............

26-........-.-...

27....... .-.-.

28...- ......

2Q-..-.... ....

30.. 

31...............

Oct.

-69 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

84 

84 «80 

75

75 

73

72

77 "81

«84 

86 

81 

73 

73

75 -76

«77 

77 

86

81 

79 

77 "74 

«71 

66

Nov.

86 «86 

83 -74

77

"78 

75 78 

102 

79

"62 

90

81

77 75

81 

81 

86 82 

81

«73 

66 «64 

-74 

"90

88 

77 

77 

73 

72

Dec.

72 

72 

«70 

"68

77

«75 

73

 40 

«45

"55 

"60

Month

April...... .............. ............

June... _ '... ____ . ___ .. ......

July. .__... ....... ..................

September.. --........ _ .. _ ..

Jan.

«60 

«65

«58 

 62

Feb.

«62 

"55

"60

56 

60 

65 

54 

-54

-56 

58 

58

Mar.

61 

61 

60 

"59 

«59

63 

65 

66 

65 

66

-65 

"65 

65 

65 

65

70 

72 

"70 

 69 

68

63 

60 

68 

68 

«74

«74 

63 

68 

68 

102 

72

Maximum Minimum

8 

10

7

6 66 

2 62 

7 ............

102 59 

538 66 

620 182 

1,340 484 

432 113 

120 68 

84 58

1,340 ............

Apr.

«68 

«74 

79 

70 

81

73 

68 "68 

"68 

79

83 

66

77 

77 "70

 75 

86 

88 

96 «105

"115 

134 

144 

163 

271

271 

406 

538 

510 

406

May

292 

252 

271 

336 

271

292 

214 

197 

182 

182

182 

182 

"200 

252 

271

292 

313 

252 

232 

252

292 

313 

336 

313 

432

432 

457 

484 

484 

565 

620

I

Mean sqi 

m

June

740

772 

-772 

805 

740

740 

710 

740 

«1,200 

1,340

1,170 

1,090 

1,090 

1,170 

1,170

1,170 

1,090 

-1,000 

«900 

«800

"740 

680 

650 

620

592

538 

510 

538 

510 

484

er 

jare

ile

75. 7 a 430 

78. 9 .448 

55. 7 . 316 

61. 4 . 349 

58. 4 . 332 

67. 1 . 381 

150 . 852 

311 1. 77 

836 4. 75 

222 1.26 

87. 5 . 497 

70. 3 . 399

173 .983

July

382 

432 

35f< 

35P 

3313

330 

313 

313 

292 27'

25-? 

232 

232 

214 

197

19^ 

«18? 

«172 

161 

«160

15? 

150 

147 

-140 

« 13)

13' 

13'

«127 

«121 

115 

"113

Aug.

« 112 

115 

« 120 

117 

«113

«111 

«108 

104 

«103 

102

«96 

90 

"85 

81 

«81

"81 

83 

«75 

68 "72

"75 

77 

 75 

73 

a 72

72 

72 

"71 

70 

«69 

68

Sept.

"66- 

63- 

«66 

68 66T

65- 

"66 

66 «63- 

"61

58 "58 

«58; 

«58: 

"68-

79- 

«79 

«77' 79

75>

"73 

72 

« 74

"78 

84

«82! 

81 "78- 

75- "721

Run-off

Inches

0.50 

.60 

.36 

.40 

.35 

.44 

.95 

2.04 

5.30 

1.45 

.57 

.45

13.31

Acre-feet

4,650* 

4,690- 

3,420- 

3,780? 

3,240" 

4,130s 

8,930s 

19, 100* 

49,700 13,600' 

5,380* 

4, ISO

125,000>

« Estimated.
158 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 P 

YANKEE FORK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR CIATTON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 11 N., R. 15 E., at Sunbeam Dam, 350 feet 

above confluence with Salmon River and 18 miles west of Clayton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 195 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1921 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year (estimated), 1,800 second-feet June 10; 

minimum (estimated), 30 second-feet Dec. 6-20. Lower discharge may have 

occurred during this period.

1921-33: Maximum, 3,360 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gag? height, 6.79 

feet, present datum); minimum (estimated), 10 second-feet Dec. 5, 6,1927.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Oct. 29 to Jan. 31, Apr. 23 to 

June 8, June 10-26, June 28 to July 25, July 27 to Sept. 6, Sept,. 8-30; interpolated Oct. 19, 20, 22, Feb. 2, Mar. 4, 17, 22-24, Apr. 5, 14, 20, 21. Discharge June 9, 27, July 26, Sept. 7 results of current-meter measurements. 

No diversions or regulation above station. Gage-height record furnished by 

Idaho Power & Mining Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1.... . .

a. ..

3 _ 

4. ...- 

6 . ..

8 _____ _

7 _______ 8 ... .... -

9... ... ...

10

11... __ .......

12 ___ .... ___ .

13.... .... _ .

14 

15 ... . ... ........

19

17 

18 

19 _____

20 

21 

22 ..........

23

24. . __ ......

25 . _ .....

26 

27 __ ..........

28 

29. __ ..... __ .

30 , 

81 

Oct.

74 

69 

69 

69 

69

69 

64 

64 

60 

69

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

74 

74 

71 

67

64 

64 

63 

55 

56

56 

64 

64

> 60

Nov.

60

Dec.

1-

> 30

35 

40

Month

October, __ . __ ......... _ .......

November. .... ___ . ___ ...

December __ . ___________

January... .. __________

March.. ._ .. _______

April . 

May ___ . 

July. ... . ...........

September ____ ___ ____ ....

The year.... ....

Jan.

40

37

Maximun

44

53

I

Ortfl

1,800

Feb.

38 

38 

37 

39 

39

38 

37 

36 

37

38

37 

38 

3d 

41 

38

37 

39 

38 

41 

44

43 

38 

41 

40 

37

39 

44 

41

Mar.

41 

43 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

39

42

42 

51 

50 

52 

50

50 

51 

52 

49 

52

49 

50 

50 

50

51

44 

53 

50 

51 

49 

44

i Minimum

36 

39

44

Apr.

54 

60 

114 

182 

126

69 

80 

80 

52 

63

60 

52 

51

48 

44

48 

51 

54 

60 

68

77 

85

I 210

1

i 410

May

340 

280 

! 230 

330 

\ 510 

1,160

Mean

65.2 

60.0 

36.0 

38.5 

39.0 

46.8 

142 

485 

1,190 

160 

86.1 

65.7

203

P

squ 

m

June

1,650

1,760 

1,800

1,650 

1,050

640

446 

 390

er 

are

ile

0.334 

.308 

.185 

.197 

.200 

.240 

.728 

2.49 

6.10 

.923 

.442 

.337

1.04

July

300 

1 220 

t 160 

140

\ 150

131 

120

Aug.

1 110 

100

 80 

70

Sept.

65

61

65 

70 

65

Run-off

Imhes

0.385 

.344 

.213 

.227 

.208 

.277 

.812 

2.87 

6.81 

1.06 

.510 

.376

14.09

Acre-feet

4,010 

3,570 

2,210 

2,370 

2,170 

2,880 

8,450 

29,800 

70,800 

11,100 

5,290 

3,910

147,000
SALMON RIVEB BASIN 159

EAST FORK OF SALMON RIVER HEAR CLAYTON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NWK sec. 1, T. 10 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge 4

miles above confluence with Salmon River and 7 miles southeast of Clayton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 497 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,690 second-feet June 12 and 15 (gage

height, 3.57 feet); minimum (estimated), 35 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height,

0.48 foot).

1928-33: Maximum, 2,830 second-feet June 25, 1932 (gage heigt +,, 4.48 feet) ;

minimum, 29 second-feet Dec. 3, 1928; minimum gage height, 0.38 foot Nov.

23, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for period of ice effect, Dec.

6 to Mar. 8, which are poor. Several small irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-38

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

6.

7.

8.

9.

10-

11-

12.

13.

14. 

15-

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22. 

23-

24.

25.

26-

27-

28-

29-

30- 

31..

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

124

128

137

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

120

120

120

120

120

124

117

106

106

103

103

103

103

93

106

109

109

113

106

106

113

106

103

106

109

106

106

106

106

103

90

90

90

99

103

99

90

85

80

70

50

35

40

45

55

70

78

80

70

75

73

65

70

72

79

79

82

82

82

77

77

72

67

66

63

69

74

78

83

83

103

113

120

118

85

92

104

115

122

122

168

203

218

172 

15S 

168 

178 

143

126

122

107

111

111

118

104

118

107

118

115

118

118

118

122

130

148

162

183

189

252

234

252

380

552

755

910

1,070

1,290

755

830

910

790

790

830

990

1,480

1,690

1,480

1,580

1,690

1,480

1,480

1,290

990

830

685

618

618

650

685

685

618

650

618

552

410 

490 

4^0 

4>0 3"<0

3"*9 

432 3^9 3'5 

3-5

332 

210 

210 

3") 

210

270

K-t 

234

2'S 

2<S 

213 

195 

172

168

168

158

148

135

122

122

130

139

139

130

122

122

115

118

115

107

115

107

104

104

101

104

95

78

80

74

75

73

73

75

80

83

83

78

80

75

71

73

78

80

80

92

89

83

86

89

95

83

75

78

80

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-oft

Inctes Acre-feet

October.... 

NovemberDecember.. 

JanuaryFebruary. . 

March . 

April . 

May..._. 

June. ... 

July--.-.... 

August . 

September.

137

113

103

The year.

218

755

1,690

490

139

95

1,690

63

104

552

122

86

71

35

118

101

71.4

76.0

69.3

74.8

99.5

187

984

286

105

80.4

187

0.237

.203

.144

.153

.139

.151

.200

.376

1.98

.575

.211

.162

.376

0 27

.23

.17

.18

.14

.17

.22

.43

2.21

.66

.24

.18

5 10

7,260

6,010

4,390

4,670

3,850

4,600

5,920

11,500

58,600

17,600

6,460

4,780

136,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 F

PAHSIMEROI RIVER NEAR HAY, IDAHO

160

LOCATION. Staff gage in W}£ sec. 25, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., a quarter of a milebelow highway bridge on Challis-Salmon River highway, a quarter of a mile

above confluence with Salmon River, and 10 miles northwest of May. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1929 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 223 second-feet Mar. 2-18; iraximum gage

height, 2.45 feet Nov. 16-19; minimum, 99 second-feet May 3C (gage height^

172 feet) .

1930-33: Maximum, 279 second-feet Dec. 10-14, 16, 17, 1929; minimum,

90 second-feet May 18, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for November and December, which are

fair. Numerous diversions above station for irrigation. Discharge estimated

Feb. 7-11; interpolated Jan. 1, 2, Apr. 2, 3.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1 _ 

2

3. ... .....

4 

5 

6 .... ... ....

7... ~ ....

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.

166

177 

177 

177 

177

177 

177 

177 

188 

188

188 

188 

188 

177 

188

188 

177 

177 

188 

188

188 

200 

200 

200 

212

212 

212 

200 

200 

200 

200

Nov.

200 

200 

200 

200 

188

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

200 

200 

200 

212

Dec.

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

200 

200 

200

188

188 

188 

188 

188 

188

200 

200 

188 

200 

200

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

Jan.

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

200 

200 

200 

212

Feb.

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

200 

190 

180 

190

200 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

212 

212 

212

Month

Awn... ... .... ... .... . ... ... ...... ... ... ... ..... ...

May .......... 

July 

Mar.

212 

223 

223 

223 

223

223 

223 

223 

223 

223

223 

223 

223 

223 

223

223 

223 

223 

212 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

200 

200 

200 

200 

212 

212

Apr.

212 

208 

204 

200 

200

188 

188 

188 

188 

177

188 

188 

188 

188 

188

188 

200 

188 

177 

177

177 

177 

177 

177 

177

177 

166 

166 

155 

155

Maximum

i

212 

212 

200 

212 

212 

223 

212 

155 

144 

124 

144 

166

223

May

155 

155 

155 

155 

155

155 

155 

155 

144 

124

124 

124 

124 

115 

134

115 

124 

124 

110 

110

113 

115 

111 

113 

108

110 

104 

104 

102 

99 

101

Jane

106 

106 

106 

104 

106

111 

108 

115 

115 

115

124 

124 

124 

144 

144

124 

124 

124 

124 

134

134 

124 

124 

115 

115

124 

115 

124 

124 

124

Minimum

166 

188 

188 

200 

180 

200 

155 

99 

104 

111 

115 

134

99

J-ly

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

115 

115 

115 

115

124 

124 

124 

115 

115

111 

111 

111 

113 

115

115. 

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

Mean.

189 

206 

197 

209 

208 

216 

184 

126 

120 

119 

126 

146

170

Aug.

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

115 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

134 

134

134 

134 

134 

124 

134

134 

134 

124 

124 

134 

144

Sept.

134 

134 

134 

144 

134

1*1

134 

134

134 

134-

144 

144 

144 

144

155

144, 

144 

144- 

155 

155

155. 

144 

144- 

155. 

155.

155 

166 

166. 

16ft 

166.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,600: 

12,300- 

12,100 

12,900. 

11,600 

13,300 

10,900 

7,750- 

7, 140 

7,320. 

7,750- 

8,690-

123,000.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 161

IEMHI RIVER AT SALMON, IDAHO

XOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 21 N., R. 22 E., 250 feet below highway

bridge, 1,000 feet above Kirtly Creek, and 1 mile southeast of Salmon. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,090 second-feet June 13-16, maximum

gage height 2.92 feet June 14; minimum, 27 second-feet July 27-31 (gage

height, 0.95 foot).

1928-33: Maximum (estimated), 1,400 second-feet June 16, 1929; minimum,

14 second-feet July 22, 23, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 9 to Jan. 3,

Jan. 17-25, Feb. 9-28, which are fair. Discharges also estimated June 29, 30;

interpolated Apr. 4, 9, 20, May 9, June 5, 22, 24, 26, July 8, 17, Aug. 26,

because of missing gage heights. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Salmon Power & Light Co. diverts water for power 700 feet downstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-38

Day

1.... .... -- .

2 

3 

5 ... ..... -

7 ..... ...

8 ... ... ......

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 .

20 

21... ......

22 

23 .

24 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29.... ......

30 

31... ......

Oct.

164

167

175

175

160

167

201

231

267

286

296

277

267

267

277

338

ooo

qoo

328

317

317

317

317

317

307

301

307

307

307

Nov.

301

307

307

307

307

312

312

317

317

317

317

317

317

O17

317

333

OOO

328

317

296

307

,307

9Qfi

296

296

286

286

286

Dec.

286

282

282

277

277

258

231

214

180

170

160

150

140

110

sn

45

40

40

40

60

80

130

160

170

Jan.

1 180

190

197

214

231

218

231

231

222

218

218

222

231

. 222

190

170

150

140

140

150

160

170

170

175

182

190

190

190

190

Feb.

190

186

197

197

197

190

182

175

130

150

180

Mar.

226

248

248

267

277

258

214

222

209

214

231

231

239

248

239

231

239

231

OOQ

239

239

235

231

231

222

222

231

231

258

267

286

Apr.

286

307

296

274

253

268

253

258

240

222

222

222

214

222

222

239

286

277

977

258

239

248

317

301

286

296

307

307

317

312

May

312

307

307

317

307

307

286

286

294

301

286

267

267

248

239

222

239

231

231

222

205

209

296

239

205

222

277

167

286

312

307

June

296

508

795

842

842

842

842

795

795

842

940

990

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

990

842

750

621

547

438

4fl9

376

349

361

370

370

Jrly

384

338

307

286

258

231

205

205

205

190

167

117

92

74

66

62

66

70

62

55

42

34

S4

30

28

27

27

27

27

27

Aug.

28

29

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

34

34

34

34

34

32

34

34

34

34

35

39

39

39

37

38

44

50

59

59

59

59

Sept.

62

62

62

60

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

69

69

69

72

82

112

134

134

134

147

157

167

175

178

182

182

189

ion

Month

February..... ___________ ___ _ . .....

AprU.. ......... ................ ...... . 

July. ........ ... - . 

Maximum

338

333

286

231

286

317

317

1,090

384

59

190

1,090

Minimum

160

286

40

140

209

214

206

296

27

28

59

27

Mern

272

308

m!*»?

!<"?

2-«)

2-J7

2<nj

717 r>3

37.7 ! ><*

237

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16,700

18,300

10,000

11,800

9,220

14,700

15,900

16,500

42,100

7,660

2,320 ft 4in

172,000
162 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

NORTH FORK OF SALMON BITER AT NORTH FORK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NEK sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 21 E., a quarter of a mile 

above mouth, 300 feet above gage used prior to Oct. 1, 1932, 750 feet above 

bridge on Salmon River highway, and 1,000 feet from North Fork.

DKAINAGE AREA. 214 square miles.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. October 1929 to September 1933. Aprf to September 

1912 at site 6 miles upstream and above mouth of Spring Creek.

DISCHAKGE. Maximum during year, 901 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 4.40 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Dec. 8 (gage height, 0.06 foot).

1929-33: Maximum, that of June 13, 1933; minimum, that of Dec. 8, 1932.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, Dec. 9 to Mar. 5 

and May 31 to June 6, which are fair. Stage-discharge relat;on affected by 

ice Dec. 9 to Mar. 5. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

I... ..... .......

2...............

3 

4_ _ .......

5 - -

6 . -

7 

8 ............

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

11 

12... .......... ..

13 

14 

15 

16. _

17 

18.. _ 

19 

20 

21. 

22. 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29... __ 

30 

31. 

Oct.

35 

34 

32 

33 

33

38 

50 

45 

44 

45

46 

45 

45 

48 

48

53 

52 

52 

50 

53

53 

53 

52 

50 

47

47 

55 

51 

51 

49 

45

Nov.

51 

50 

48 

45 

50

50 

50 

50 

51 

45

41 

48 

50 

50

47

49 

51 

53 

54 

53

53 

51 

48 

47 

47

47 

47

47

&

Dec.

45 

44 

44 

43 

44

44 

12 

11 

15 

20

23 

25

30

35

Month

January . .

April 

July _ - 

Jan.

35

40

35 

30

27 

33

Maximun

5£ 

54 

4i

4' 

227 

66C 

901 

242 

62 

5C

901

Feb.

33

25

30 

35

Mar.

I 40

38 

47 

25 

43 

32

32 

34 

35 

35 

33

35 

38 

38 

36 

40

39 

38 

37 

38 

38

38 

40 

41 

44 

43 

44

i Minimum

> 32 

41 

11

25 

41 

122 

242 

54 

39 

32

11

Apr.

43 

50 

57 

62 

54

55 

53 

52 

42 

42

41 

44 

44 

43 

46

47

80 

55 

73 

68

66 

74 

97 

109 

129

158 

180 

211 

227 

211

May

203 

195 

188

172 

165

158 

150 

150 

143 

143

122 

122 

122 

122 

143

150 

158 

172 

180 

188

203 

280 

280 

280 

299

407 

535 

454 

430 

535 

660

Mean

46.3 

48.9 

31.1 

34.5 

31.3 

38.1 

83.8 

242 

604 

115 

49.6 

37.9

113

F

sqi

m

June

750 

850 

810 

890 

860

900

864 

793 

758 

758

758 

828 

901 

866

757

688 

623 

563 

509 

460

373 

353 

314

295

277

259 

242 

295 

259 

259

er 

lare

ile

0.216 

.229 

.145 

.161 

.146 

.178 

.392 

1.13 

2.82 

.537 

.232 

.177

.528

July

242 

209 

193 

186 

170

163 

149 

149 

142 

135

128 

122 

116 

109 

96

102 

90 

96 

90 

90

90 

90 

84 

78 

74

68 

64 

59 

56 

56 

54

Aug.

53 

56 

62 

60 

54

57 

58 

53 

58 

57

50

48 

48 

46 

42

40 

39 

42 

42 

42

50 

49 

49

48 

48

51 

51 

46 

45 

46 

48

Sept.

40 

39 

36 

34 

33

32 

32 

32 

33 

34

32 

32 

33 

34 

42

39 

34 

35 

37 

34

35 

36 

40 

46 

47

49 

50

48 

46 

44

Run-off

Inches

0.25 

.26 

.17 

.19 

.15 

.21 

.44 

1.30 

3.15 

.62 

.27 

.20

7.21

Acre-feet

2,880 

2,910 

1,910 

2,120 

1,740 

2,340 

4,990 

14,900 

35,900 

7,070 

3,050 

2,280

82,000
SALMON RIVEK BASIN 163

MIDDLE FORK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR CAPE HORN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in about sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 11 E., 1,100 feet 

below Little Beaver Creek, half a mile below junction of Marsh and Beaver 

Creeks, and \% miles northwest of Cape Horn.

DRAINAGE AREA. 138 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 2,340 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 

6.26 feet); minimum (estimated), 45 second-feet Dec. 7-18.

1928-33: Maximum, that of June 9, 1933; minimum (estimatei), 35 secondfeet Nov. 26-30, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 25 to Apr. 23, which are 

poor. No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

l _ .. ___ . _

2....... _ .....

3 ,____.

4...............

5...............

6...............

7...............

8 ... ......

9. ..............

10..... _ .......

II......... ......

12..... _ .......

13...............

14...............

15...............

16.. .............

17-... _ ....

18... ...... .

19. _ ...........

20.... _ ........

21... ...... ......

22...... _ ......

23.. ........ .....

24...............

26..... .......

26 . 

27.... .......

28. ......

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

85 

98 

84 

93 

89

89 

88 

86 

91 

89

96 

98 

93 

86 

86

86 

88 

86 

94 

94

89 

88 

85 

80 

82 

85

Nov.

85 

83 

88 

100 

86

83 

85 

100 

82 

109

127 

123 

82 

80 

141

91 

85 

83 

85 

89

101 

89 

125 

141

85

Dec.

> 80 

45

60

Month

February- _____ - _ .. . ........

April .

July. ............ ..... .

Jan.

, 65 

, 60

Feb.

60

Maximum

98

239 

1,220 

2,120 

436 

145 

98

2,120

Mar.

\ 

65

Minimum

80

136 

475 

138 

94

85

Apr.

70

90

113 

119

141 

176 

220 

239 

217

May

201 

195 

181 

176 

170

165 

168 

155 

141 

136

136 

136 

143 

163

187

195 

195 

187 

190 

214

263 

310 

337 

415 

546

750 

805 

805 

920 

1,040 

1,220

Mean

88.2 

95.1 

58.1 

62.4 

60.0 

65.0 

99.8 

350 

1,320 

231 

113 

88.7

218

I

sqi 

m

June

1,370 

1.410 

1,580 

1,540 

1,410

1,370 

1,370 

1,410 

2,120 

2,060

1,960 

1,910 

1,960 

1,960 

1,910

1,860 

1,670 

1,410 

1,220 

1,080

980 

890 

832 

750 

695

645 

582 

568 

519 

475

er 

lare

ile

0.639 

.689 

.421 

.452 

.435 

.471 

.723 

2.54 

9.57 

1.67 

.819 

.643

1.58

July

436 

402 

377 

353 

333

318 

299 

314 

292 

267

249 

239 

226 

217 

210

201

195 

190 

184 

181

173 

168 

162 

158 

155

150 

148 

148 

145 

141 

138

Aug.

138 

145 

145 

138 

132

127 

123 

123 

123 

121

117 

113 

111 

109 

107

103 

103 

111 

115 

107

105 

103 

100 

98 

98

98 

98 

96 

94 

94 

94

Sept.

93 

91

89 

86 

85

85 

86 

88 

88 

8ft

86 

86 

85 

88 

98

93 

89 

89 

88

86

86 

86 

86 

93 

96

94 

93 

91 

86 

88

Run-off

Inches

0.74 

.77 

.49 

.52 

.45 

.54 

.81 

2.93 

1168 

1.92 

.94 

.72

21.51

Acre-feet

5,420 

5,660 

3,570 

3,840 

3,330 

4,000 

5,940 

21,500 

78,600 

14,200 

6,950 

5,280

158,000
164 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

BEAK VALLEY CBEEE NEAB CAPE HORN, IDAHO

(LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in about sec. 31, T. 13 N., R. 10 E., 250 feet

below .Fir Creek, 5 miles above mouth, and 7 miles northwest of Cape Horn. 

DKAINAGE AREA. 180 square miles.

!RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1921 to September 1933. 

DISCHAKGE Maximum during year, 3,450 second-feet about June 9 (gage

height, 5.49 feet, from recorder trace); minimum (estimated), 50 second-feet

Dec. 7-18.

1921-33: Maximum, that of June 9, 1933; minimum, 28 second-feet Nov.

11, 1931. 

HEMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 8 to Ap~. 24, which are

poor, and May 30 to June 27, which are fair. Discharge also estimated Sept.

1-9. No regulation or diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

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

94

92

92

92

92

92

103

112

105

101

103

101

101

98

101

105

117

119

119

117

108

103

.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19. 20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26. 27.

28.

29.

92

92

92

92

92

92

110

114

110

105

103

101

101

103

105

114

135

127

112

103

108

108

108

98

105

127

119

117

110

103

96

117

112

105

82

114

110

108

105

95

90

50

66

74

74

80

110

200

226

281

350

415

395

326

316

256

244

240

226

226

211

190

184

184

184

200

233

281

312

303

285

273

303

364

431

458

583

758

970

1,120

1,120

1,320

1,500

1,700

1,940

2,360

2,380

1,660

860

589

607

536

485

442

410

379

364

350

330

321

316

277

264

252

240

229

226

218

207

200

190

187

181

171

165

160

154

151

148

145

142

142

142

145

165

154

142

140

135

129

132

129

122

117

114

112

108

101

101

105

119

112

105

103

103

101

96

96

98

98

96

96

96

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October.-. 

November. 

DecemberJanuary-... 

February- - 

34arch., 

.April.......

:May__. . 

June 

July .....

August.....

.September.

135

117

415

1,700

485

165

119

184

536

142

96

92

The year.

106

102

64.5

70.9

68.0

74.0

135

494

1,650

250

117

101

268

0.589

.567

.358

.394

.378

.411

.750

2.74

9.17

1.39

.650

.561

1.49

0.68

.63

.41

.45

.39

.47

.84

3.16

10.23

1.60

.76

.63

20.24

6,520

6,070

3,970

4,360

3,780

4,550

8,030

30,400

98,200

15,400

7,190

6,010

194,000
SALMON KIVEK BASIN 165

SOUTH FORK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR KNOX, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW% sec. 11, T. 15 N., R. 6 E., one-eighth mile below

Curtis Creek, three-quarters of a mile above Warm Lake Creek, 1}4 miles southwest of Knox cabin, and 21 miles northeast of Cascade. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 92 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum recorded during year, 1,560 second-feet June 9 (gage

height, 4.69 feet); minimum (estimated), 23 second-feet Dec. 5-12.

1928-33: Maximum, that of June 9, 1933; minimum, 16 second-feet Feb. 17,

Aug. 19 and 20, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Gage read about twice a week; discharge interpolated

or estimated other dates. Discharge estimated on account of ice Dec. 5 to.

Mar. 31. No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

2... 

3. .

4... 

5 

6 

7....... ........

8 _ ............

9 -

10 

11 

12.. 

13 

14 

15 

16. 

17 _ ------ 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28.- 

29. 

in

31. 

Oct.

"33 

33

 33

36 

 37 

"38 

38

}"

38 

 40

43 

1 "50 

50

45 

 46

47

-46

45 

1 "45 

45

Nov.

> : 

1-

45 

 45 

 45

49

"48 

47

"45

45 

"44 

43

 40

39 

39

I "39

Dec.

"38 

-38 

38 

36

 23 

 27

-30

Month

April .

July.. .... ....... ......

The year . . . .

Jan.

 30

 28

Feb.

 28 

 25

' -28

Maximum

76

1,560 

230 

76 

48

1,560

Mar.

 28

Minimum

30

250

72

33

Apr.

-30 

 32 

35

 36

37 

-38 

-38 

40

 42

46

-48

50 

| «50

50 

 54 

57

»65

76 

 74 

-70

May

67 

\ -62

59 

85

I -82

82 85 

«100 

123 123

 123 

123

i«130

146 

« 160 

 170 

184

[ 250 

326 

l«400

Mean

4JL4 

43.4 

28.4 

29.0 

27.0 

28.0 

49.0 

155 

628 

129. 

56.4. 

38-8

104

I

sq 

n

June

455

Ueoo

878

[ 900

1,560 

 1,200

938 

[-800

630 

 570 

509

1

-470

442 

378 

319

300 

-290 

282 

-270 -250

>er 

iiare .

tile

a 450

.472 

.309 

.315 

.293 

.304 

.533 

1.68 

6.83 1.4O-

.613 

.422

1.13

July

-23C 

-21C 

19e 

 19C 

«18ff

179 

[-16C 

142,

1-12C

107 

12?

 12C 

US

 105

111 

«10f 

9S

; "94

92

 82

72

Aug.

 "74

76

 73 

70

 64

60 

-58 

57

[ -50

50 50

50 1-

45 

52 1-

Sept,

4S- 

 42 

4L 

 36- 

3S-

 33E. 

33T. 

41. 

«4O* 

39>

i "3»«

3* 

 38

%r

\ "38'

i 

39' 

 40* 

41

; MO37, 

39-

Run-ofi

laches

Ot52 

.53 

.36 

.36 

.31 

.35 

.59 

1.94 

7.62 

1.61 

.71 

.47

15.37

Acre-feet

2..550 

2,580 

1,750 

1,780 1,500- 

1,72ft2..92O 9,530* 

37,,400v 

7,.930* 

3..470* 

2,.310f

75..400*

> Estimated or interpolated.
166 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 I

SOUTH FOBK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR WARRBK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE% sec. 15, T. 21N., R. 7 E., 500 feet be^w Elk Creek,

900 feet north of Elk Creek power plant, and 8 miles southeast of Warren. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1931 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum recorded during period ending Sept. 3*), 1931: 410

second-feet July 20, 21, Sept. 10; maximum gage height, 3.10 feet July 20:

minimum, 245 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 2.58 feet

Sept. 6, 7.

Maximum during year ending Sept. 30, 1932, 15,100 second-feet May 21

(gage height, 11.72 feet); minimum, 225 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 2.48

feet).

Maximum during year ending Sept. 30, 1933, 20,000 second-feet June 9

(gage height, 13.16 feet); minimum (estimated), 200 second-fe?.t Dec. 9-15;

minimum gage height, 2.40 feet Dec. 20, 21.

1931-33: Maximum, that of June 9, 1933; minimum, that of Dec. 9-15,

1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Nov. 24, Dec.

14-22, 1931, Jan. 24-31, Feb. 1, 2, 11-22, Dec. 9-18, 31, 1932, Jan. 1-24, Feb.

6-22, 1933, which are fair. Discharge also estimated June 19, 1932, July 4,

Aug. 2, 1933. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981 33

Day July Aug. Sept.

1931

2.. 

3- 

4..

6..

7..

8.-

9-

10-

370

352

352

352

335

318

318

300

300

285

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

390

410

Day

1931

16..

17-

18-

19-

20-

July Aug. Sept.

410

285

285

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

370

335

300

285

285

285

285

285

352

390

Day

21.

22..

23-

24-

25-

1931

26-

27-

28-

29..

30..

31..

July Aug. Sept.

410

390

390

390

390

390

370

370

370

370

270

258

258

258

258

258

258

245

245

245

245

370

352

336

370

390

370

352

335

318

318

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jr'y Aug. Sept.

1931-32

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21 

22_

23 

24 

25...

300

285

285

285

300

318

318

318

300

300

300

300

300

300

285

285

285

285

285

285

285

352

455

370

390

390

370

505

455

410

390

370

410

410

432

410

410

410

532

455

410

370

245

285

432

410

390

370

370

390

370

225

225

225

350

480

455

370

318

300

300

318

335

335

352

352

370

370

370

370

370

352

370

370

300

350

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

285

300

300

300

300

300

318

318

318

318

318

318

318

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

320

340

340

340

335

318

318

318

318

318

318

310

330

352

352

352

370

432

615

588

505

480

455

455

432

410

410

390

390

370

370

370

390

410

410

432

455

1,100

940

768

705

615

615

615

560

705

735

705

705

735

1,100

940

940

940

940

940

905

905

870

940

1,350

1,850

2,430

2,190.

2,310

2,310

2,190

2,070

1,850

1,740

1,640

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,540

2,310

2,190

2,310

2,550

2,810

3,350

3,350

3,490

3,770

4,220

4,530

5,350

5,870

7,170

7,770

8,400

9,990

12,500

9,990

9,520

8,620

9,060

11,200

12,000

15,100

11,700

9,290

7,980

7,170

6,410 

6,230 

6,230 5,870- 

5,870 

5.870

5,350

5,350

5,350

5,520

6,230

6,230

6,230

6,050

6,050

7,170

7,980

9,750

9,990

10,500

10,500

9,990

9,520

8,750

7,980

8,400

9,290

9,290

9,290

8,840

7,370

6,790

6,410

5,870

5,350

4,850

4,530

4,220

3,770

3,350

3,070

2,940

2,680

2,680

2,550

2,430

2,310

2,310

2,680

2,310

2,190

1,850

2,070

2,310

2,430

2,190

1,850

1,740

1,540

1,540

1,350

1,350

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,020

1,020

940

905

870

835

835

800

800

800

768

735

735

705

705

675

615

588

588

588

560

560

560

560

560

645

735

705

675

615

588

560

560

532

560

532

532

505

505

505

480

430

480

455

455

455

455

432

455

532

505

480

455

455

455

455

455

455

432
SALMON RIVER BASIN 167

Discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Salmon River near Warren, Idaho,

1931-83 Continued

Day

1932-33 

1 ____ ......

2

3.. _ 

4 ...... ....

5.............

e.... . ........

7. __ . _ . ...

8 . ...

9.............

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

11 -.. - 

12.... _ ......

13.............

14.............

15 .

16-.. ..

17... .-. .

18. -. .

19......... ....

20-.... .

21 .......

22 _ 

23. __ ..

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO..... ...

31 

Oct.

432 

432 

432 

432 

432

432 

455 

560 

532 

505

505 

505 

505 

505 

560

588 

615 

675 

588 

560

560 

560 

560 

532 

560

560 

532 

532 

532 

532 

505

Nov.

532 

532 

532 

505

588

675 

675 

645 

615 

605

390 

370

352 

410 

505

532 

560 

532 

560 

615

588 

560 

505 

505 

560

560 

560 

560 

560 

560

Dec.

560 

532 

532 

532 

505

390 

370 

235

200

210

210 

210

210 

218 

218 

218 

225

235 

245 

270 

352 

370 

400

Month

1931 

July 20-31 ........ .....

September .

The perio

1 

October

d ... ....... ...

931-32

April. . .

July. 

September.. __ .. __ ..... .....

The year.. -... _ .-...- ....

1932-33

November. __ - . _ ..

April.... 

July... ..... ........... ... ... ....

September- _____ . __ ..........

Jan.

400

380

410

410 

410 

410 

410 

410 

390

Feb.

390 

370 

370 

370 

370

350

 370

390 

390 

390 

390 

390

390 

370 

370

Maximum

410 

370 

410

505 

532 

370 

370 

615 

1,100 

2,550 

15,100 

10,500 

4,850 

1,100 

615

15,100

675 

675 

560

390 

505 

4,070 

11,000 

18,300 

3,770 

905 

615

18,300

Mar.

390 

390 

410 

410 

410

410 

410 

410 

410 

410

432 

505 

505 

455 

455

455 

480 

455 

455 

455

455 

432 

432 

410 

410

410 

432 

455 

480 

505 

505

Minimum

370 

245 

245

285 

225

285

370 

735 

2,810 

5,350 

1,100 

560 

432

225

432 

352

390 

505 

1,540 

4,070 

835 

505 

432

Apr.

505 

532 

768 

800 

800

768 

735 

645

588 

588

560 

532 

505 

532

588

675 

735 

705 

735 

800

905 

1,100 

1,540 

1,850 

2,190

2,680 

3,350 

3,770 

4,070 

3,630

May

2,940 

2,680 

2,430 

2,310 

2,310

2,070 

2,070 

2,070 

1,740 

1,640

1,540 

1,540 

1,640 

1,850 

2,070

2,430 

2,550 

2,550 

2,430 

2,430

2,810 

3,210 

3,350 

3,770 

4,370

6,230 

6,410 

6,230 

6,600 

8,400 

11,000

Mean

387 

284 

315

332 

371 

350 

333 

348 

546 

1,580 

7,440 

7,610 

2,400 

751 

494

1,880

523 

538 

292 

396 

368 

440 

1,270 

3,410 

9,900 

1,790 

651 

502

1,670

June

11,000 

12,000 

11,700 

12,000 

10,500

10,500 

10,200 

11,700 

18,300 

16,000

13,100 

13,900 

13,900 

13,900 

13,600

13,400 

11,000 

9,520 

8,620 

7,770

7,370 

6,980 

6,230 

5,690 

5,250

5,010 

4,530 

4,690 

4,530 

4,070

Per 

square 

mile

0.334 

.245 

.272

.286 

.320 

.302

.287 

.300 

.471 

1.36 

6.41 

6.56 

2.07 

.647 

.426

1.62

.451 

.464 

.252 

.341 

.317 

.379 

1.09 

2.94 

8.53 

1.54 

.561 

.433

1.44

J-ly

3,770 

3,350 

3,350 

3,000 

2,810

2,810 

2,550 

2,430 

2,310 

2,190

2,070 

1,850 

1,850 

1,640 

1,540

1.540 

1,440 

1,350 

1,350 

1,260

1,260 

1,180 

1,100 

1,020 

1,020

940 

940 

905 

870 

870 

835

Aug.

835 

860 

905 

835 

800

768 

735 

735 

735 

705

675 

675 

645 

615 

588

588 

588 

615 

645 

615

615 

615 

588 

560 

560

532 

532 

505 

505 

505 

505

Sept.

505 

480 

455 

455 

432

432 

432 

455 

455 

455

455 

455 

432 

432

588

615 

560 

532 

560 

505

505 

505 

532

560 

560

560 

560 

560 

532 

505

Run-Off

Inches

0.15

.28 

.30

.33 

.36 

.35 

.33 

.32 

.54 

1.52 

7.39 

7.32 

2.39 

.75 

.48

22.08

.52 

.52 

.29 

.39 

.33 

.44 

1.22 

3 39 

9.52 

1.78 

.65 

.48

19 53

Acre-feet

9,210 

17,600 

18,700

45,400

20,400 

22,100 

21,500 

20,500 

20,000 

33,600 

94,000 

457,000 

453,000 

148,000 

46,200 

29,400

1,370,000

32,200 

32,000 

18,000 

24,300 

20,400 

27,100 

75,600 

210,000 

589,000 

110,000 

40,000 

29,900

1,210,000
168 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 I

EAST FORK OF SOUTH FORK OF SALMON RIVER AT STIBNFTE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in about sec. 14, T. 18 N., R. 9 E., 30 feet.

below mouth of Meadow Creek, half a mile northeast of Stibn'te post office,,

and 10% miles above mouth of Johnson Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 19.5 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 369 second-feet June 14 (gaf<? height, 4.49'

feet); minimum (estimated), 5 second-feet Dec. 8-11, Feb. 6-10.

1928-33: Maximum, that of June 14, 1933; minimum, 4 second-feet Nov.

10, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 4 to Mar.,

31, which are fair. No diversions above station. Gage-height record furnished;

by Yellow Pine Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

13.

14.

15.

16. 

17-

18.

19.

20.

21-

22.

23.

24. 

25-

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Oct.

18

Nov.

16

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

 28 

26

 20 

17

 18

19

 20

20

 35 

53

 100 

160

Jane

 190

201

194

198

192

207

304

317

296

315

327

343

343

319

281

237

207

185

169

150

133

120

111

104

96

91

83

74

J-ly Aug. Sept.

10' 

10 

10 ^

9

9-

11;

11 

10' 

11 

10 i

9

9

10 

10'

9

10) 

10.

9

8:

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off

Irohes Acre-feet 

October....

November. 

December-. 

January....

February-. 

March.. . 

April.-. 

May ...- 

June.--.-.- 

July. ......

August....

September.

160

343

58

22

11

10.1

11.1

7.1

6.6

5.8

6.0

11.4

41.3

206

31.3

15.4

9.4

0.518

.569

.364

.338

.297

.308

.585

2.12

10.6

1.61

.790

.482

0.60

.63

.42

.39

.31

.36

.65

2.44

11.83

1.86

.91

.54

621'

66(H

437

406-

322

369

678;

2,540 

12,300

1,920< 

947 

559

The year. 343 29.7 1.52 20.94 21,800 i

 Estimated or interpolated.
SALMON KIVEK BASIN 169

EAST FORK OF SOUTH FORK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR STIBNITE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in about sec. 34, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., 200 feet hnlow mouth

of Sugar Creek, 3 miles north of Stibnite post office, and 8J4 miles above mouth

of Johnson Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 42.5 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1928 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 783 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 3.51

feet); minimum (estimated), 12 second-feet Dec. 6-12 and Feb. 7-10.

1928-33: Maximum, that of June 15, 1933; minimum, 10 second-feet Apr.

7, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions above station. Discharge estimated

because of ice, Dec. 6-20, Jan. 6, Feb. 7-10. Gage-height record f-irnished by

Yellow Pine Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

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

11..

12.. 

13- 

14.-

15-

16. 

17-

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

14

16

19

22

23

19

19

19

19

17

18

14

16

18

19

19

19

18

18

19

22

32

38

50

63

86

105

105

105

75

63

61

52

52

50

42

40

40

40

39

40

40

40

50

61

59

54

56

59

62

75

92

105

123

144

156

168

194

249

339

402

434

467

467

434

434

434

467

467

638

568

638

783

710

674

783

603

500

500

386

354

293

278

264

235

208

181

168

168

156

156

134 

114 

114 

10,) 

99

89

83

83

83

22

23

22

20

20

22

19

23

22

20

20

18

17

18

18

28

25

24

24

23

23

23

24

26

24

23

23

22

22

19

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October....

November. 

DecemberJanuary_. 

February.. 

March.....

April... 

May.......

June.......

July.. 

August....

September.

The year.

28

30

18

18

16

16

105

402

783

134

38

28

783

13

13

14

39

156

38

23

17

20.3

19.7

15.5

15.0

13.6

13.5

34.9

98.3

428

67.2

30.9

21.9

64.7

0.478

.464

.365

.353

.320

.318

.821

2.31

10.1

1.58

.727

.515

1.52

0.55

.52

.42

.41

.33

.37

.92

2.66

11.27

1.82

.84

.57

20.68

1,250

1,170

953

922

755

830

2,080

6,040

25,600

4,130

1,900

1,300

46,800

58602 35 12
170 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 I

EAST FOBK OF SOUTH FOBK OF SALMON RIVEB NBAS YELLOW PIWP IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE% sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., 200 feet 

above Forest Service highway bridge, \% miles above Quartz Creek, 2 miles 

below Profile Creek, 2.8 miles above mouth of Johnson Creek, and \% miles 

east of Yellow Pine.

DRAINAGE AREA. 104 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1928 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 2,050 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 

5.26 feet); minimum (estimated), 30 second-feet Dec. 5-12 and Feb. 6-14. 

1928-33: Maximum, that of June 14, 1933; minimum, 26 second-feet Oct. 

30, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, December to May, which are 

fair. No diversions or regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

i...... _ . ....

2. 

3... ............

4.... __ _ .

5. .... .... ...

6... 

7.. . .

8 ... ... ...

9.. ...... ....

10.. 

11... .

12... ............

13. 

14... .......

15.. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19 

20 

21. 

22 

23. 

24... .

25.. . 

26 

27 

28 

29... ......

30. .

81. ......

Oct.

57 

57 

57 

56 

56

57 

78 

68 

65 

60

60 

60 

59 

66 

63

88 

78 

70 

63 

60

63 

63 

62 

59 

59

59 

62 

62 

57 

56 

54

Nov.

60

57 

55 

51 

57

59 

55 

57 

59 

56

84 

94 

60 

57 

56

56 

60 

66 

59 

57

56 

55 

76 

162 

203

125

59 

56 

54 

54

Dec.

51 

51 

48 

46

 30 

 35

 38

Month

February __ __________

April.... .. 

May 

 

July....... ....................

Jan.

 40 

 35

Maximun

88 

203 

51

1,660 

396 

150 

65

1,660

Feb.

 35 

 30

 35

Mar.

 35

34

 35

38 

"35 

34

 35

i Minimum

54 

51

40

441 

118 

65 

54

Apr.

 40 

43

 50 

51 

 55

57 

 70 

81 

 200 

350

May

 240 

168 

 130

126 

 150

177

203 

242 

252 

296 

378

525 

585 

 600 

 700 

 800 900

June

 1,000 

"1,100 

1,110 

1,080 

990

990 

990 

990 

1,430 

1,560

1,400 

1,500 

1,560 

1,660 

1,630

1,500 

1,330 

1,140 

990

788

760 

705 

678 

625 

600

560 

530 

510 

470 

441

Per 

Mean square 

mile

62.4 0.600 

70. 5 . 678 

36. 6 . 352 

36.9 .355 

33.4 .321 

35.0 .337 

95.7 .920 

288 2.77 

1,020 9.81 

209 2.01 

86.8 .835 

59.5 .572

169 1.62

July

396 

369 

352 

328 

312

296 

280 

273 

262 

248

234 

220

214 

203 

197

187 

ISO 

171 

165 

156

153 

144 

142 

136 

131

128 

123 

120 

118 

120 

118

Aug.

115 

123 

150 

 130 

 110

101 

98 

101 

101 

94

 90 

84 

84 

82 

80

78 

76 75 

 75 

74

78 

76 

73 

71 

68

 69 

70 

68 

66 

66 

65

Sept.

65 

62 

62 

59

59

59 

60 62 

 62 

57

56 

55 

54 

56 

65

 62 

60 

62 

62 

56

57 

55 

59 

63 

62

62 60 

 59 

57 

55

Run-off

Irenes

0.69 

.76 

.41 

.41 

.33 

.39 

1.03 

3.19 

10.94 

2.32 

.96 

.64

22.07

Acre-feet

3,840 

4,200 

2,250 

2,270 

1,850 

2,150 

5,690 

17,700 

60,700 

12,900 

5,340 

3,540

122,000

 Estimated.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 171

JOHNSON CBEEK AT YEIIOW PINE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE% sec. 29, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., 700 feet 

above mouth and a quarter of a mile southwest of Yellow Pin<? post office.

DRAINAGE AREA. 213 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1928 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 5,150 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 

7.62 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

1928-33: Maximum, that of June 9, 1933; minimum, that of Dec. 9, 1932.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge estimated Sept. 2. No diversions or 

regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-SS

Day

1. _ ...........

3...............

3. 

4...............

5...............

6. ...........

7 

8. 

9.... ___ . _ .

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

11.. __ .........

12. __ . _ ......

13...............

14...............

15... ............

1«...............

17.. 

18- - 

19... ............

20....... ........

21........ .......

22. _ ...........

23....... ........

24...............

26

28. .

27...... . ........

28 

29.... ...........

30. 

31 

Oct.

77

75

75

75

73

73

103

OR

92

88

86

86

80

86

94

136

14fi

120

103

94

100

98

96

86

92

98

100

105

96

94

77

Nov.

96

Oft

88

75

100

103

8«

94

96

75

63

98

96

90

84

88

92

98

98

100

90

88

68

70

92

86

88

90

86

86

Dec.

86

84

84

75

84

61

63

35

30

43

49

49

50

50

50

52

52

56

59

61

63

66

69

69

71

69

68

69

71

69

69

Jan.

71

71

68

68

68

69

RQ

71

71

71

68

69

69

69

69

66

50

63

71

59

71

68

68

68

66

66

68

68

68

68

66

Feb.

66

66

64

69

66

66

58

59

59

59

61

68

68

66

66

66

64

64

66

66

68

64

64

61

61

61

58

58

Mar.

63

63

63

58

58

63

63

61

69

63

63

63

64

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

61

61

63

63

64

63

63

64

Apr.

63

68

80

80

79

84

82

79

76

73

76

76

73

76

84

94

94

92

94

98

111

132

170

198

243

296

406

514

600

519

May

448

415

390

390

382

351

351

325

300

290

286

279

290

321

382

427

427

423

406

448

533

590

600

731

942

1,320

1,440

1,440

1,720

2,140

*) dftfi

June

2,560

2,650

2,750

2,510

2,370

2,320

2,230

2,420

4,540

3,850

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,280

1,920

1,680

1,480

1,320

1,220

1,080

1,010

910

845

761

755

719

652

July

5TO

538

916 4f<5

4*0

4'5

3F4

3^4

3H3 a^2

3*4

2PO 2"2

2,59

2-' ft

2*7

2T7

2.\5

209

200

195

189

183

178

170

162

154

149

144

If9 1^9

Aug.

134

136

154

142

132

127

122

120

120

113

109

105

102

98

94

94

90

94

109

100

96

98

94

88

86

86

86

81

80

77

70

Sept.

79

77

75

73

71

69

71

73

73

73

71

71

68

69

88

92

86

80

82

79

75

77

79

81

90

90

90

09

84

77

Month

October _______________

March...... _ ....... _ . ..........

April ........ ...... ...............

July......... ........................

Maximum

146 

103 

86 

73 

69 

69 

600 

2,460 

4,540 

586 

154 

92

4,540

Minimum

73 

63 

30 

50 

58 

58 

63 

279 

652 

139 

77 

68

30

Mean

93.6 

89.2 

62.2 

67.6 

63.6 

62.8 

160 

685 

2,070 

280 

105 

78.6

317

Per square 

mile

0.439 

.419 

.292 

.317 

.299 

.295 

.751 

3.22 

9.72 

1.31 

0.493 

.369

1.49

Run-off

Inch is

0,51 

.47 

.34 

.37 

.31 

. .34 

.84 

3.71 

10.84 

1.51 

0.57 

.41

20.22

Acre-feet

5,760 

5,310 

3,820 

4,160 

3,530 

3,860 

9,520 

42,100 

123,000 

17,200 

6,430 

4,680

229,000
172 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 P

QBANDE BONDE RIVER BASIN

GRAffDE RONDE RIVER AT LA GRANDE, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 35 (revised), T. 2 S., R. S7 E., 2>£ miles 

northwest of La Grande. Zero of gage is 2,831.25 feet above mean sea level 

by general adjustment of 1929.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1918 to June 1923; October 1925 to September

1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 2,600 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 5.19

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Dec. 12-14. (Flow may have been less than

11 second-feet Dec. 10 or 11.)

1918-23, 1925-33: Maximum, 8,880 second-feet Mar. 18,1932 (gage height,

8.90 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 14, 16-20, 1922. Average, 11 years

(1918-20, 1921-22, 1925-33), 387 second-feet. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 29, 30, T^c. 1, 2, 5-31,

Jan. 1 to Mar. 13, which are fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Dec. 5 to Mar. 13. Some small irrigation diversions above station. Records

furnished by State engineer

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

1 ___ . __ ...

2 

3 

4.... ____ ...

5-. ......

6 _ _.

7 _ 

8.... .....

9..... . 

10. 

11. 

12 .

13 

14. . 

15 

16........ ....

17 _ ... ......

18 

19. 

20 

21.. .............

22......... ......

23.. 

24:..... ..........

25 

26... ............

27 

28 

29 

30 - 

31 

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14

14 

15

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

19 

22 

23 

23 

23

22 

23 

24 

24 

24

23 

23 

24 

24 

24 

25

Nov.

24 

26 

27 

26 

23

27 

33 

38

51 

54

40 

34 

36 

36 

40

43 

208 

176 

113

84

69 

62 

51 

38 

51

51 

51 

50 

51 

56

Dec.

55 

60 

62 

60

29

12 

12 

13 

16

24 

28 

27 

26 

28

35 

37 

38 

43 

51

62 

64 

62 

60 

58 

60

Jan.

54 

58 

58 

58 

58

60 

60 

90 

113 

110

97 

92

87 

87 

75

75 

68 

68 

75 

71

71 

68 

66 

64 

60

55 

62 

57 

54 

52 

54

Feb.

57 

57 

54 

51 

52

54 

50 

55 

51

54

61

68 

69 

73 

75

75 

77 

80 

77 

77

75 

75 

75

.......

Month

April... 

May ... ... .

July ... .... . .... ... ... ..... ... ......

The year

Mar.

290

711 

645

705 

699 

546 

568 

872

844 

546 

440 

375 

385

455 

645 

1,080 

1,040 

893 

1,000

Apr.

879 

1,230 

1,990 

1,870 

1,600

1,550 

1,270 

970

784 

651

640 

759 

729 

900 

1,230

1,230 

1,040 

865 

872 

1,080

1,320 

1,650 

1,870 

1,930 

2,050

1,930 

2,060 

2,050 

1,930 

1,650

Maximum

25 

208 

64 

113 

80 

1,080 

2,050 

1,930 

1,550 

182 

46 

45

9 ftftl

May

1,500 

1,930 

1,820 

1,870 

1,930

1,650 

1,400 

1,230 

1,110 

1,040

970 

935 

935 

1,000 

1,190

1,270 

1,400 

1,700 

1,650 

1,500

1,400 

1,320 

1,270 

1,320 

1,450

1,820 

1,760 

1,600 

1,600 

1,760 

1,760

June

1,550 

1,400 

1,450 

1,360 

1,360

1,190 

1,040 

970 

970 

1,040

900 

858 

844 

778 

741

669 

574 

475 

410 

360

321 

290 

249 

228 

216

224 

193 

240 

224 

224

Minimum

14 

23

52 

50

640 

935 

193 

30 

19 

19

July

182 

162 

144 

140 

124

110 

100 

92 

90 

90

80 

69 

60 

57 

53

49 

46 

44 

43 

41

39 

38 

36 

35 

34

32 

31 

31 

31 

31 

30

Mean

19.1 

55.6 

38.6 

70.2 

64.2 

523 

1,350 

1,450 

712 

69.2 

27.6 

29.7

369

Aug.

29 

29 

31 

41 

46

43 

39 

36 

35 

33

31 

29 

27 

26 

26

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

23 

22 

22

21 

20 

20 

19 

20 

21

Sept.

22 

21 

20 

19 

19

19 

21 

22 

24 

26

26 

26 

24 

26

31

33 

31 

29 

29 

30

34 

35 

36 

37 

43

45 

44 

43 

39 

36

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,170 

3,310 

2,370 

4,320 

3,570 

32,200 

80,300 

89,200 

42,400 

4,250 

1,700 

1,770

267,000
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 173

GEANDB EONDE RIVER AT ROHDOWA, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NWK sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 4C E., 500 feet

below mouth of Wallowa River at Rondowa. Zero of gage is 2,281.4 feet above

mean sea level by railroad company profile, which is referred at La Grande to

general adjustment of 1929.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1926 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 13,200 second-feet June 16 (gage height,

7.1 feet); minimum, 424 second-feet Oct. 1-3, 5-10 (gage height, 1.09 feet). 

1926-33: Maximum, 22,400 second-feet Mar. 18, 1932 (gage height, 9.30

feet); minimum, 250 second-feet Aug. 17, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Oct. 19-27, Feb. 28, Mar. 1.

Many irrigation diversions above station. Flow regulated by storage in

Wallowa and Minam Lakes.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-38

Day

1. .... .... 

2. . _ .....

8 -. .......

4.... ...........

6.-. . ....

6............ ...

7....- ......

8.. ...... __ ..

9 . .. _ ...

10

11. 

12 _ ... ____ ..

13 .... . ...... .

14 

15 

16. 

17 

18 

19. .. 

20 --

21 ___ ....

22

S3... .........

24. ___ ....

25 

26 

27... ____ .

28 

20

30

31 .. -

Oct.

430

430

424

430

430

430

424

424

424

424

436

436

430 i"V\

430

436

456

\ 535

540

540

540

540

Nov.

548

548

548

548

Mfl

570

610

610

682

714

682

658

658

658

658

698

1,070

1,560

1,470

1,300

1,160

1,080

990

918

873

828

794

786

819

846

Dec.

837

846

882

882

891

891

855

682

634

626

626

634

674

730

738

738

738

7V\

738

837

918

918

918

927

945

1,030

1,020

972

945

909

Jan.

873

882

918

882

8Q1

882

837

QIC

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,040

954

909

864

794

738

698

690

698

706

698

682

666

658

634

634

634

626

618

618

Feb.

610

602

594

586

578

578

578

586

570

562

586

594

586

578

618

626

610

602

fllo

618

602

594

634

ft Cft

650

634

634

650

Mar.

700

828

1,210

1,460

1,370

1,320

1,310 i 4An

1,500

1,560

1,740

2,490

3,410

3,250

3,250

3,410

3,740

3,410

3,170

3,330

3,660

3,170

2,710

9 4Qf}

2,350

2,420

2,710

3,010

3 eon

3,410

3,580

Apr.

3,410

3,410

4,010

4,480

4,480

4,380

4,190

3,830

3,330

2,940

2,640

2,640

2,560

2,640

2,860

3,170

3,250

3,170

3,090

3,090

3,410

3,830

4,570

5,080

5,630

6,520

7,520

8,150

8,150

7,520

May

6,520

5,900

5,630

5,400

5,400

5,290

5,180

4,870

i 4ftfi

4,190

4,010

3,830

3,740

3,920

4,480

4,770

4,870

5,180

5,080

4,970

4,870 A o7n

4,970

5,080

5,400

6,930

7,370

7,220

7,370

8,470

10,200

June

10,200

10,200

10,600

11,300

11,700

10,600

9,490

8,470

8,800

12,000

11,300

10,900

11,700

11,300

12,000

12,800

11,700

9,140

7 Q7H

6,380

5,870

5,630

5,180

4,670

4,480

4 4Rn

4,380

4,380

i 9«n

3,920

July

3,490

3,330

3,250

3,250

3,090

3,010

2,860

9 ftin

2,490

2,?50

2,210

2,070 i,r*o

1,?70

1,740

i.eso

1,470

1,?60

1,240

1,130

1,040

C70

£^9

£«4

£19

786

762

7*6

722

FQfl

f«6

Aug.

642

610

594

602

626

650

658

658

650

634

626

610

586

570

548

525

510

495

488

482

476

476

469

469

462

462

462

462

462

462

462

Sept.

469

469

476

482

482

482

482

482

488

488

488

495

495

495

510

518

518

525

525

525

525

548

555

570

586

594

602

602

570

562

Month

October 

November... .. _ .. .. ______ . ____

March..... .. _ - - _ 

April... . .. ..._

May...... 

Jnly.... . .. .

Maximum

1,560

1,030

1,220

650

3,740

8,150

10,200

19 Ann

3,490

658

602

19 Ann

Minimum

424

540

626

618

562

700

2,560

3,740

3 Q9ft

666

469' 463

424

Mean

475

814

823

813

605

2, 480

4r 260

5,500

8,510

1 700

545

520

2,260

Run-off in 

acre-feet

29,200

48,400

50,600

50,000

33,600

152,000

253,000

338,000

506,000

110,000

33,500

30,900

i RA(\ nnn
174 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

MEADOW CREEK NEAR STARKET, OREO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW>4 sec. 25, T. 3 S., R. 35 E., just above

Dark Canyon Creek and 4 miles northeast of Starkey. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1931 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 965 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 5.01

feet): minimum (estimated), 1 second-foot Dec. 11-15.

1931-33: Maximum, 2,300 second-feet Mar. 19,1932 (gage height, 7.04 feet);

minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 6-9, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for February and September,

which are poor, and others estimated, which are fair. Small diversions for

irrigation above station. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 193%-SS

Day

I...... _ . _ ......

2... . 

3... ...... ... .......

4........ ...........

5....... __ .....

6....... .........

7.... ...............

8...................

9.... .............. .

10 ........ . ...... -

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

12............. ......

13. .. ....... ...

14...................

15.. ............... ..

16.... . ..............

17 ............... .

18... . 

19.... ...............

20.--........ .....

21...................

22.... __ ..........

23 . 

24...................

25. ...............

26...................

27...................

28 _... 

29...................

30...................

31...................

Oct.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.1

 4.5

Nov.

5.5 

5.7 

5.7 

5.1 

5.3

6.9 

7.1 

7.5 

11 

8.6

6.7 

6.9 

6.7 

7.1 

7.1

8.2 

15 

12 

11 

10

9.5 

9.0 

7.5 

7.9 

8.6

. 8.2 

8.4 

8.8 

11 

12

Dec.

11 

13 

14 

13

«4.0 

1.3

 9.5

Jan.

15

Month

April.................................... __ ....

May........ .................... .......................

July............... . ...... ....... .. . ...

Mar.

 60

87 

133 

178 

140 

164

210

198 

158 

176 

284

230 

162 

135 

120 

129

150 

230 

442 

355 

351 

367

Apr.

339 

565 

785 

710 

610

595 

474 

335 

251 

205

200 

212 

222 

323

478

452 

347 

270 

284 

416

530 

655 

685 

685 

685

620 

595 

545 

501 

416

May

416 

555 

555 

615

585

465 

393 

327 

288 

260

239 

230 

239 

251 

295

311 

 330 

"400 

"375 

347

323 

278 

239 

212 

192

172 

150 

129 

114 

100 

87

Maximum Minimum

]

]

5

4

3.0 

5.1

44

7£ 

61'

L2

!5 200 

5 87

re 9.3

9. 3 1. 5

7J16 ...... ......

ju*»e

7" 

& 

71 61 5"?

45 41 

41 

41 

43

33

2^ 2< 

22

1?

11 

15 

1* 

13 

11

11 

9.7 

9.3 

9.5 

9.3

11 

9.5 

12 

12 

11

July

9.3 

8.4 

7.9 

7.5 

6.9

6.1 

5.7 

5.5 

5.5 

5.7

5.1 

4.6 

4.1 

3.7 

3.4

3.0 

2.9 

2.7 

2.9 

2.6

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.7 

1.7

Aug.

1.7 

1.8

 2.5 

2.1

 1.7

M Run-oft in Meaa acre-feet

4.16 256 

8. 33 496 

7. 70 473 

"17.0 1,050 

« 15. 0 833 

161 9, 900 

466 27,700 

306 18,800 

27.8 1,650 

4.05 249 

1. 87 115 

« 2. 0 11&

852 61,000

 Estimated.
GBANDE BONDE BIVEB BASIN 175

CATHERINE CREEK NEAR UNION, ORE6.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW% sec. 2, T. 5 S., R. 40 E., 6 miles southeast of

Union. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1906 to May 1907, August 1911 to December 1912,

March to September 1915, February 1918 to August 1919, October 1925 to

September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,240 second-feet June 3 or 4 (gage height,

3.48 feet); minimum (estimated), 14 second-feet Feb. 7.

1906-7, 1911-12, 1915, 1918-19, 1925-33: Maximum, 1,240 second-feet May

21, 1912, and June 3 or 4, 1933; minimum, 4 second-feet Nov. 26, 27, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. A few small

diversions for irrigation above station. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

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

2

3...............

4...............

5,...... .....

6...............

7 .

8...............

9...............

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

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

12......... __ ..

13...............

14.. .............

IS...............

16...............

17...............

18...............

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

23.... _ ..... ...

24...............

25...............

26.......... _ ..

27...............

28...............

29...............

30.. ...

31 _ ............

Oct.

22 

22 

20 

20 

20

22 

25 

25 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

23 

27 

25 

23 

22

22 

25 

27 

25 

25

25 

27 

25 

25 

23 

25

Nov.

1 25 

27 

25 

25 

27

25 

27 

25 

46 

27

22 

27 

27 

27 

27

28 

175 

90 

75 

66

56 

52 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

43 

46 

40

Dec.

52 

52 

52 

43 

46

43 

"22 

28 

"45

Jan.

 "57

35 

 32

 30 

«32 

 33 

36

 37

31

 32 

35 

 37 

 38 

 37 

"35

Feb.

 33 

 30 

27 

20

 39

52

43 

 42

Month

November.. ____ . __________________

April.....-.. ......................................

May ___________________________

June _ _______________________

July....... ......-..................................

August .... ....................................

The year ___________ . ___ . ____ ..

Mar.

 50 

 75 

 54 

 42 

32

25 

25 

25 

28 

27

27 

32 

40 

43 

59

76 

80 

62 

56 

59

62 

59 

52 

52 

48

59 

62 

102 

109 

96 

88

Apr.

86 

96 

146 

190 

175

175 

164 

138 

123 

105

92 

84 

84 

96 

118

143 

138 

133 

153 

175

236 

302 

415 

456 

585

562 

585 

630 

630

456

Maximum

27 

175

109 

630 

1,030 

1,030 

252 

56 

38

1,030 .

May

376 

338 

302 

302 

302

285 

268 

252 

236 

221

206 

221 

236 

338 

415

415 

396 

376 

376 

376

396

415 

415 

540 

540

785 

730 

680 

845 

1,030 

1,030

June

905 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

965

785 

680 

630 

585 

630

680 

730

785 

905 

905

905 

680 

540

477 

456

415 

376 

338 

320 

320

302 

285 

320 

302 

252

Minimum

20 

22

25 

84 

206 

252 

59 

25 

27

Ju"y

2"? 

236 

2*5 

2^ 

206

175 

170 

159 

153 

148

138 

123 

100 

109 

1T6

96 

88 

84 

76 

76

76 

73 

69 

62 

62

62 

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

Mean

23.4 

42.3 

36.1 

44.2 

38.1 

55.0 

249 

44<> 

61*> 

117 

S<?.7 

30.2

144

Aug.

52 

52 

52 

52 

56

49 

46 

43 

40 

38

35 

38 

35 

38 

35

35 

35 

35 

32 

32

32 

30 

30

28 

27

28 

28 

27 

25 

27 

27

Sept.

28 

27 

27 

27 

28

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

28 

28

32 

32 

32 

35 

35

38

35 

32 

35 

38

35 

32 

30 

28 

28

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,440 

2,520 

2,220 

2,720 

2,120 

3,380 

14,800 

27,100 

36,800 

7,190 

2,260 

1,800

104,000

1 Estimated.
176 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

WALLOWA BIVER ABOVE WALLOW A LAKE, NEAR JOSEPH, OR KG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder until June 10 and staff gagp thereafter in 

NE# sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 45 E., 600 feet below junction of East and West Forks 

of Wallowa River and 6 miles south of Joseph.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1924 to September 1933 (discontinued).

DISCHABGE. Maximum during year (estimated), 1,300 second-feet June 15; 

minimum (estimated), 10 second-feet Dec. 10.

1924-33: Maximum, that of June 15, 1933; minimum, that of Dec. 10, 1932.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, December to March and 

September, which are fair, and those for May 30 to July 2, which are poor. 

Water diverted from East Fork for power purposes is returned to river above 

station; no other diversions above gage. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1938-38

Day

1... _ . _ .....

2 ___ . _ ......

3...............

4........ __ ...

5. ..- __ ...

6

7...............

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.

28 

26 

28 

28 

28

30 

31 

31 

31 

30

27 

27 

26 

28 

30

34 

34 

33 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31

28

30 

30 

28 

30 

31 

31

Nov.

30 

30 

30 

28 

31

38 

33 

34 

34 

30

33 

30 

30 

31 

33

36 

48 

46 

41 

39

38 

36 

34 

34 

34

33 

83 

33 

33 

33

Dec.

31 

31 

31 

30 

30

 20

26 

27

27 

27 

26 

27

28

30 

30 

30 

30

28 

23

Jan.

28 

30 29 

"29 

28

28 

27 

28 

27 

27

27 

27 

26 

27 27

 27 

 26 

26 

23 

24

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26

28 

23 

27 27 

 27

Feb.

 26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26

 18

18 

18 

18 

18

18

18 

18 

18

Month

liwwmhar

January..... .

March .. ......

April... ......... ...... . ..........

May - ......

July.... ..... ...... ........ ....... ...

rpV|A vanr

Mar.

 18 24 

 24 

28 

28

28 

27 

23 

24 

24

22 

20 

20 

21 

21

21 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 21

 21

21 

22 

21 

21 

22

Apr.

21 

22 

26 

26

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

24 

24 

26 

26

26 

26 

24 

24 

26

30 

36 

42 

55

78

96 

118 

118 

112 

118

Maximum

34 

48 

31 

30 

26 

28 

118 

430

482 

122 

40

May

109 

98 

90 

85 

83

78 

76 

74 

72 

72

67 

65 

67 

78 

90

90

88 

88 

85 

85

85 

88 

93 

104 

128

169 

158 

158 

166 

 250 

430

June

 461 

500 

566 

580 

601

566 

532 

532 

845 

746

 725

July

"450 

 480 

482 

482 

450

450 

390 

390 

379 

390

357 

335 

352 

324 

313

296 

271 

248 

240 

215

184 

181 

181 

184 

188

181 

181 

164 

145 

145 

136

Minimum I f ean

26 

28

23

18 

21 

65

136 

41

29.9 

34.2 

25.1 

26.9 

20.0 

22.3 

42.9 

112 

681 

296 

74.4 

36.2

117

Aug.

112 

112 

112 

122 

118

101

97 

97 

93

87

82 

82 

78 

78 

78

70 

68 

68 

65 

62

60 

55 

52 

51 

47

46 

44 

43 

43 

42 

41

Sept.

40 

40 

38 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

36 

36 

35 

35 

35

36 

36 

36 

36 

35

35 

36 

36 

37

 35

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

1,840 

2,040 

1,540 

1,650 

1,110 

1,370 

2,550 

6,890 

40,500 

18,200 

4,570 

2,150

84,400

> Estimated.
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 177

EAST FORK OF WALLOWA RIVEE NEAR JOSEPH, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SEX sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 45 E., a quarter of a mile above

mouth, 1 mile above Wallowa Lake, and 6 miles south of Joseph. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1924 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 138 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 2.10

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Mar. 21, Apr. 6. (Flow may hsve been less

at times in winter.)

1924^33: Maximum, 203 second-feet June 26, 1927 (gage height, 2.20 feet);

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Dec. 7, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Practically entire low-water flow diverted 1 mile

upstream for power use. Gage-height record furnished by Inland Power &

Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

2........ _ ....

3 

4... _ .........

b.. .............

6 

7.. ....... ...

8... ............

9 

10 

11 

12 

13. 

14...............

15.-... 

16 _ .. _ .. 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 . 

23 

24 

25. 

26 . 

27. . 

28 

29 - .

30 

11

Oct.

4.5 

5 

4.5 

4.5 

«6

4.5 

4.6 

5 

5 

5

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

5 

4.6

6 

5 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.8 

4.5

5 

4.8 

4.8 

.4.8

5 

5

Nov.

4.3 

4.5 

5 

4.5 

5

6 

5 

5 

6 

3.7

7 

5 

5 

4.5 

4.5

5 

8 

7 

4.8 

5

4.3 

2.5 

4.1 

4.1 

3.7

3.7 

4.6 

4.5 

4.5

3.7

Dec.

3.7 

3.9 

3.1 

4.1 

3.1

«2.0

2.8 

2. 6 

3.0 

2.5 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.7 

4.1

4.6 

3.1 

3.4 

3.4

3.2 

3.0

Jan.

3.1 

3.6 

3.7 

3.4 

3.6

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.1 

2.8

2.8 

3.1 

2.8 

2.2 

3.4

3.1 

2.8 

«2.0 

«2.0 

-2.0

-2.0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

3.0

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

3.1

2.8 

2.8

Feb.

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.8

2.8 

1.7 

2.2 

 1.5 

2.2

1.9 

2.8 

2.2 

1.8 

2.0

3.1 

1.9 

1.9 

2.4 

2.0

1.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

1.9

Month

October _ ____ ..... _ .......... ............... .

March ___________ - ____________ ...

April. 

May... ............................. ..................

JvHy.......... .........................................

August. ...... __ . _ .... ........................

Mar.

2.2 

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.6

2.4 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

2.0

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8

1.6 

1.9 

1.2 

1.8 

1.8

2.2 

2.0 

1.2 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0

Apr.

2.0 

1.8 

1.9 

1.6 

1.8

1.5 

1.8 

2.6 

3.1 

-3.0

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

3.1 

3.4 

4.1 

5 

11

8 

7 

11

8

7

Maximum

6 

8 

4.6 

3.7 

3.1 

2.6 

11 

31 

114 

58 

15 

8

114

May

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4.1 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

4.3 

5 

6

6 

6 

6 

4.8 

6

6 

6 

7 

7 

9

14 

15 

15 

15 

20 

31

June

27 

31 

38 

47 

44

44 

44 

44 

61 

68

71 

71 

72 

84 

114

98 

91 

106 

91

78

78 

78 

78 

76 

71

71 

73 

76 

76 

56

July

S5 5 1* 

fi* 

5* 

5"

5-* 

55 4') 

4')

45

45 

41 3-*

y

33

33 

39 

312-> 

«27

2? 

23 2-* 

2" 

21

2?

17

n 

n 

n

17

Minimum Mear

4.5 

2.5

2.0 

1.5 

1.2 

1.5 

3.9 

27 

17 

6 

6

4.85 

4.82 

2.89 

2.89 

2.29 

1.97 

3.60 

7.96 

68.6 

36.0 

10.4 

6.9

1.2 12.8

Aug.

15 

15 

13 

15 

15

14- 

14 

15 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

10 

9

8 

8 

10 

8 

10

6 

8 

8 

9 

9

8 

8 

7 

7 

7 

7

Sept,

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

8 

8

8 

7 

7 

7 

7

6 

7 

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

7 

6

7 -7

7 

8 

7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

298 

287 

178 

178 

127 

121 

214 

489 

4,080 

2,210 

640 

411

9,230

1 Estimated.
178 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 

WALLOWA FALLS POWER PLANT TAILRACE NEAR JOSEPH, 0?KG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SEJ4 sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 45 B., a quarter of a mile above 

point where channel discharges into West Fork of Wallowa River and 6 miles 

south of Joseph.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1924 to September 1933.

DISCHAKGE. Maximum during year, 12 second-feet Dec. 17, 19-22, 24 (gage 

height, 0.76 foot); no flow at times.

1924-33: Maximum, 17 second-feet Dec. 1, 8, 1930, Jan. 9, 10, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow regulated by discharge througl nozzle for impulse wheel in power house. Water diverted at dam on East Fork of Wallowa 

River into a conduit 1 mile above power house, and discharged into West Fork 

a quarter of a mile downstream. Gage-height record furnished by Inland 

Power & Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

1..... _ .......

2........... _ .

3...............

4 _ . __ .. ....

K

«_ __ ... .. . 

7 .........

8...............

9 ...............

10 . ..

11 ____ ... _ .

12...............

13 _____ . _ .

14...............

15...............

16........... _ .

17...............

18...............

19... ____ . ....

20 ............

21 _ ........ ....

22...............

38...............

24.... _ .... ....

26

36...............

27.... __ .......

28...............

29 ... _ .

80

31 ............

Oct.

6.7 

6.1 

6.7 

6.5 

4.9

6.9 

6.7 

6.7 

6.1 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.1 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.9

6.7 

6.9 

6.3 

7.0 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.3 

6.9

Nov.

7.0 

6.7 

6.7 

6.9 

6.7

6.3 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7

6.5 

6.7 

6.5 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.5

7.0 

7.0 

6.9 

6.5 

6.9

7.0 

6.7 

7.0 

7.0 

6.9

Dec.

7.0 

7.0 

6.7 

6.3 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

7.0 

7.2

6.9 

6.6 

8.0

7.8 

7.8

7.6 

7.8 

7.4 

7.6 

7.6

7.8 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.1

7.1 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.4 

7.6

Jan.

7.1 

7.1 

7.6 

7.6 

7.4

7.4 

7.6 

7.1 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.4 

7.6 

7.6 

7.1

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.4

7.4 

6.9 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.6 

6.9 

7.4 

7.4

Feb.

7.4 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

6.7

7.1 

7.4 

7.1 

7.6 

7.4

7.6 

6.7

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.1 

7.1 

7.4 

6.7 

7.1

7.1 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

7.1

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

Month

DeoemtxT January . , . , .

April...-....... .......... ..........................

May.............. .. ...............................

July. _ .. . __ _______ ................

September. . .

TViA vafli*

Mar.

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

7.1 

6.7

6.9 

6.9 

7.1 

7.1 

6.9

6.9 

6.7 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.5 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

Apr.

7.4 

6.5 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

7.1 

6.3 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.5 

6.7 

6.3

6.3 

6.7 

6.7 

6.9 

6.5

Maximum

7.0 

7.0 

8.0 

7.6 

7.6 

7.1 

7.4 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

7.1 

7.1

8.0

May

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9

6.7 

6.5 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.3 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

6.5 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.3 

6.9 

6.5 

6.9

June

6.7 

6.7 

6.9 

6.3 

6.7

6.9 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.5 

6.7 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.5 

6.7 

6.7

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.7 

6.3

6.5 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7

Minimum

4.9 

6.3 

6.3 

6.9 

6.7 

6.5 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

3.4 

6.3 

6.5

3.4

July

6.9 

6.3 

6.5 

6.5 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.3 

6.9

6.9 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.9

6.3 

6.7 

6.9 

6.7 

4.6

6.7 

6.7 

6.3 

6.7 

6.9

3.4 

6.7 

' 6.7 

6.9 

6.5 

6.7

Mean

6.60 

6.79 

7.31 

7.41 

7.12 

6.89 

6.70 

6.73 

6.67 

6.50 

6.75 

6.85

6.86

Aug.

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.3

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.9 

6.3 

6.9 

6.9

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.5

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.5 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7

Sept.

6.9 

6.9 

6.5 

6.9 

7.1

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.5

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.5 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.5 

6.7

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

406 

404 

449 

456 

395 

424 

399 

414 

897 

400 

415 

408

4,970
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 179

HURRICANE CBEBK NEAR JOSEPH, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE% sec. 3, T. 3 S., R. 44 E., fbove intake

of Moonshine Ditch and 3)4 miles southwest of Joseph. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September 1915; April to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 636 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 3.21

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

1915, 1924-33: Maximum, 716 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gape height at

former gage, 2.65 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Feb. 26-28, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated and those for Feb. 1-20, May

26 to June 14, Sept. 1-24, which are fair. No diversions above station. Records

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-S8

Day

1 _ . ___ . _

2........ _ ....

3 ...... _ ...

4 _ .._. .....

5 ... . __ .

6 __ ........ ...

7 ....... .....

8.-. ...... ...

« . .....

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

11 __ ........ ...

12. ...... __ .

18........... _ .

14... ....... .....

15 ..... _ ....

16.. __ .........

17 ............

18 

19 ..........

20 _ ..... _ ....

21 _ .... _ .....

22 __ ..........

23

24 _ . _ . .......

25

26...............

27 ............

28 

29 

30 

81 ...........

Oct.

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

30 

31 

30 

29 

28

27 

27 

26 

27 

27

28 

29 

28 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Nov.

26 

25 

25 

24 

25

26 

25 

29 

28 

25

24 

25 

26 

26 

26

28 

46 

42 

39 

35

35 

32 

31 

31 

31

31 

30 

30 

29 

29

Dec.

29 

29 

28 

21 19

 19 

 18 

 18 

19 

19

20 

20 

21 

22 

22

23 

23 

23 

25

25

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

25 

24 

23 

23 

22 

22

Jan.

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

22 

21 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

20

19 

19 

18 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Feb.

20 

20 

19 

19 

20

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

 14

Month

March ___________ ... ........................

April....... . 

May..... ........... ...... ............ ......... .......

July............ ....... ................................

August _ . _____ . __ . ____________ ...

September. _ . _____ ... _______ . ..........

The year... ... ........................... .......

Mar.

 13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Apr.

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13

12 

12

13 

14 

19 

24 

33

39 

47 «54 

61 

61

Maximum

31 

46 

29 

22 

20 .

61 

297 

530 

265 

90 

36

530

May

55 

48 

45 

45 

42

41 

40 

39 

36 

36

34 

34 

35 

40

47

46 

45 

45 

43 

42

43 

45 

47 

55 

81

111 

104 

104 

141 

221 

297

June

294 

308 

340 

359 

355

336 

300 

311 

463 

431

411 

491 

459 

493 

530

470 

430 

353 

358 

335

330 

312 

290 

286 

308

304 

286 

290 

261 

240

Mi-pirn TITTI

26 

24 

18 

18

12 

12 

34 

240 

86 

32 

28

12

July

24< 26' 

26" 

26' 

26'

25? 23^ 

23' 

23^ 22"

2(P 

21< 

20^ 

19* 

l»j

171 

16<

15* 

14F 

137

12!^

m12- 

12' 

12T

118 

113 

UV 

9P 9-'

a<

Mean

27.5 

29 5 

22.5 

20 5 

16 4 

12,2 

207 

67.3 

358 

177 

54 8 

31.8

69 9

Aug.

82 

82 

86 

90 

82

74 

71 

69 

64 

62

59 

57 

66 

54 

53

51 

50 

49 

47 

46

44 

42 

40 

39 

39

39 

38 

36 

34 

33 

32

Sept.

32 

32 

31 

31 

32

31 

32 

82 

33 

32

32 

32 

82 

32 

34

33 

33 

83 

34 

33

36 

36 

33 

31 

29

29 

29 

28 

29 

28

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,690 

1,760 

1,380 

1,260 

911 

750 

1,230 

4,140 

21,300 

10,900 

3,370 

1,890

50,600

Estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

LOSTINE RIVER NEAR LOSTINE, ORE6.

180

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW# sec. 34, T. 1 S., R. 43 E., 10 miles

above mouth and 3$ miles south of Lostine. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1912 to March 1914; April to F^ptember 1915;

July 1925 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 2,310 second-feet June 16 (gage height,

7.64 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

1912-14, 1915, 1925-33: Maximum, 2,540 second-feet May 27, 1913; minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 14, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated and those for July 23 to Sept.

30, which are fair. No large diversions above station. Floy regulated to a

small extent by storage in Minam Lake Reservoir. Records furnished by

State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day

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

2.... ... .... .

3... ... ......

4.... ........

6...-- ... -

6 ----- .......

7... .... .....

8.... . .......

9.- .... .....

10 . 

11 

12...... .........

13... ... ....... ..

14... ......

15...... .........

18....... ........

17 . 

18 _ 

19. ..

20. 

21....... ........

22

23... ............

24.....- ......

25 

26... .........

27 

28 . 

29... .........

30.... ......

31 

Oct.

29 

28 

28 

28 

27

27 

29 

28 

27 

27

26 

26 

25 

28 

28

30 

31 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

29 

28

28 

30 

30 

28 

27 

27

Nov.

27 

27 

26 

26 

28

33 

33 

32 

41 

40

36 

34 

34 

37 

36

38 

78 

110 

88 

72

65 

64 

60 

58 

58

56 

67 

60 

64 

63

Dec.

60 

59 

58 

67 

55

54 

49

"34 

30

"37

40 

41 

41 

42 

43

44 

43 

42 

42 

41 "40

Jan.

»39 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

36 

39 

41 

38

33 

34 

33 

32 

30

31 

 31

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

30 

30 

28 

26

Feb.

25 

24 

26 

25 

25

25 

 23

25

24 

23 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24

Month

November... _____ __________ .. _ .. ...

January.. __________ . __________ . ....

February.. ____________ . ___ . ___ .....

April. 

May

July. ...

Mar.

24 

24 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

23 

21 

22

22 

24 

26 

27 

27

27 

28 

28 

28 

27

28 

28 

27 

27 

27

 28 

28 

29 

30 

30 

31

Apr.

31 

31 

35 

40

42

44 

45 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

45 

47 

47 

48 

48

51 

66 

104 

144 

228

286 

350 

388 

350 

276

Maximum

31 

110 

60 

41

31 

388 

1,040 

2,010 

792 

134 

60

2,010

May

236 

208 

186 

183 

178

166 

158 

149 

144 

138

130 

128 

135 

160 

204

199 

191 

193 

179 

173

179 

188 

206 

239 

338

505 

505 

520 

625 

862 

1,040

June

1,040 

1,080 

1,200 

1,290 

1,340

1,120 

980 

960 

1,380 

1,620

1,380 

1,620 

1,670 

1,720 

2,010

1,960 

1,620 

1,200 

1,080 

1,040

1,040 

1,080 

940 

900 

1,000

1,000 

940 

1,000 

810 

688

Minimum

25 

26

26

21 

31 

128 

688 

129 

37 

28

21

July

670 

740 

792 

758 

740

705 

640 

655 

610 

595

520 

520 

505 

460 

430

400 

375 

325 

300 

267

236 

220 

210 

208 

216

210 

193 

173 

155 

147 

129

Mean

28.0 

49.3 

42.4 

33.3 

23.7 

26.2 

103 

279 

1,220 

423 

72.9 

43.7

195

Aug.

118 

111 

120 

134 120

"100 

93 

93 

93

88

85 

79 

77 

73 

70

66 

64 

63 

60 

59

58 

55 

50 

47 

44

43 

41 

41 

39 

38 

37

Sept

36 

35 

34 

33

31

30 

30 

30 

30 

29

29 

» 

43 

51 

55

60 

58 

57 

55 

52

50 

50 

51 

51 

51

51 

49 

48 

51 

54

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,720 

2.S30 

2,610 

2,050 

1,330 

1,610 

6,130 

17,900 

72,000 

26,000 

4,480 

2,600

141,000

' Estimated.
GBANDE BONDE BIVEB BASIN 181

BEAR CREEK NEAR WALLOWA, ORE6.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE% sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 42 E.. at bridge 

4% miles southwest of Wallowa.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September 1915; April 1924 to September 1933. 

From April 1924 to Nov. 2, 1931, station was 1 mile upstream and above 

intakes of two irrigation ditches having combined capacity of about 3 secondfeet.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 1,540 second-feet June 10 (gf.ge height, 

3.73 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Oct. 6.

1915, 1924-33: Maximum, that of June 10, 1933; minimum, 4.9 eecond-feet 

Nov. 20, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those for November to March, which are fair, 

and those for April to June 9, which are poor. Small diversions above station. 

Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S2-SS

Day

1.. 

2 _ ............

3-.. ... 

4. __ ..........

5.... _ ........

6..... ... ....

7... ..-... .--

8 _ 

». 

10 

ll ~

12. 

13 

14 

15 -

16 

17 .. ... .......

18 -

20 

21 -

22 _ ............

23 

24 ..

25 -----

26 .-.

27 . 

28.

29 .. ........ ..

30 . 

31 

Oct.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

10 

9

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

9 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

11 

10 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

12 

13 

12 

11 

14

20 

14 

15 

20 

15

15 

16 

18 

19 

19

28 

46 

66 

64 

56

50 

45 

41 

39 

37

35 

35

41 

44 

43

Dec.

40 

41 

41 

39 

38

34 

 17

16 

16 

14

Jan.

14 

16 

14 

14 

17

17 

17 

24 

23 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20

)

\ "19

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

Feb.

17 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

 12

Month

October............. _ ..... _ ..... ........... 

December......... _ ... __ .... __________

February...... _ ........... ___ . _________

April.... - . 

May 

June __ ...... ______ . __ - ....... ..........

July-...- 

Mar.

-14

a 14

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

15 

15 

16

17 

27 

32 

32 

35

40 

43 

39 

37 

38

40 

38 

35 

32 

30

31 

32 

38 

43 

45 

48

Apr.

46 

52 

68 

90 

96

101 

100 

92 

82 

72

64

61 

57 

57 

64

74 

78 

74 

72 

74

93 

127 

172 

214 

277

348 

408 

420 

370 

267

Maximum

11 

66 

41 

24 

17 

48 

420 

895 

1,200 

294 

40 

16

1,200

May

229 

194 

163 

158 

150

142 

136 

127 

117 

112

106 

103 

112 

140 

190

200 

194 

200 

187 

178

 180 

 195 

211 

250 

326

545 

561 

545 

610 

706 

895

June

779 

798 

895 

1,100 

1,070

798 

619 

594 

1,050 

1,200

1,020 

1,090 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,010 

807 

621 

552 

532

532 

506 

440 

424 

440

429 

402 

458 

355 

290

Minimum

9 

11

14

14 

46 

103 

290 

29 

11 

11

9

July

278 

294 

278 

274 

266

258 

226 

197 

177 

169

149 

135 

127 

114 

105

94 

86 

76 

68 

62

56 

52 

47 

44 

41

40 

36 

33 

31 

30 

29

Mean

9.f 

30.1 

21.0 

18.7 

12.5 

28. f 

139 

263 

727 

125 

18.4 

12.?

117

Aug.

27 

25 

23 

33 

40

33 

28 

25 

25 

22

21 

18 

16 

16 

16

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

Sept

11 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

12 

11 

11 

11 

12

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

14 

14 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

Run-off in 

acre-feet

590 

1,790 

1,290 

1,150 

694 

1,780 

8,270 

16,200 

43,300 

7,690 

1,130 

762

84,600

 Estimated.
182 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

JOSEPH CREEK AT CHICO, OREO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 26, T. 3 N., R. 45 E., half a mile below Chesnimnus

Creek and 1 mile south of Chico.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1931 to September 1933 (discontinued). 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 890 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 4.8

feet); minimum, 3 second-feet July 28, 31.

1931-33: Maximum, 1,220 second-feet Apr. 2 or 3, 1932 (gage height, 5.5

feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Aug. 1-9, 1932, and July 28, 31, 1933. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Monthly mean discharge (except tho^e for December,.

January, and February, which were estimated) taken as mean of days when

gage was read. Small areas irrigated above station; no diversions around gage.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

1 

2 _ . . .......

3 

4 

5.. __ ... __ .

6... .........

7 

8... ....... _ ..

9.... ...........

10 

11 . 

12...............

1Q

14.......... .....

15 .......

16- 

17 -. _ .

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 __

23 

24 

9fi

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

Ql

Oct.

5

5 

5

5 

5

7 

7

8 

8

8 

8

8 

8

8 

8

8 

8

9

Nov.

9

8 

8

8 

8

12 

12

13 

13

14 

14

13 

13

12 

12

13 

13

Dec.

10

11

Month Mean

April .... ... .

7.1

11.5 

«9 

 11 

 9 

143 

303

Jan.

12

12

Feb.

12

11

8

10

Run-off in 

acre-feet

437 

684 

553 

676 

500 

8,790 

18,000

Mar.

16

14

20

580 

146

146

83 

156

80

120

210

Apr.

510

290

146

156

210

305

395

410

May

260

222

165

185

185

210

185

146

128

June

28 

54

68

35

21

18

17

16

14

16

July

13

9

8

7

7

6

6

3

3

Month Mean

July - -- --- -

August 

Septem

T

ber~ . .

he year

187 

28.7 

6.7 

6.9 

8.6

61.0

Aug.

8

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

Septj

&

7

10

9

»

10

""n

9

7 

......

Run-of in 

acre-feet

11,500 

1,710 

412 

424 

606

44,200

 Estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B 183

A8OTIN CREEK BASIN

ASOTIN CREEK NEAR ASOTIW, WASH.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 45 E., half a mile above Washington 

Water Power Co.'s diversion and 8 miles west of Asotin.

DRAINAGE AREA. 171 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1928 to September 1933. At practically same 

site March 1904 to November 1906, August 1910 to October 1911.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 323 second-feet June 10; maximum gage 

height, 1.84 feet May 31; minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.51 

foot).

1904-6, 1910-11, 1928-33: Maximum, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 15, 1904 (gage 

height, 4.3 feet, former datum); minimum (estimated), 19 second-feet Jan. 18, 

21, 22, 1930.

REMARKS. Records fair except those estimated, Dec. 8 to Jan. 4, Jan. 17, Feb. 

5-22, Apr. 27-29, which are poor. No important diversion or regulation above 

station. Results of several discharge measurements furnished by the Washington Water Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

I........ ___ .

2.. ___ .. ......

3......... __ ..

4. .... __ ...

5 ___ .........

6......... ......

7 .- . __ .

8...............

9. __ .........

10 _ ............

11 

12...............

13...............

14...............

15 ............

16...............

17... ____ ....

18.. ____ ......

19. __ .........

20 __ . __ ......

21 

22...............

23.... ...........

24.... __

25 __ ...........

26 . 

27 _... .

28... __ . _ ...

29.. ___ . _ ...

30 

31 . _ ...

Oct.

25 

25 

25 

27

25

27 

27 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

36 

36

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

28 

30 

31 

30

Nov.

32 

32 

32 

30 

32

49 

36 

38 

46 

38

33 

34 

36 

40 

36

41 

93 

80 

66 

58

51 

50 

46 

45 

43

42 

42 

41 

42 

42

Dec.

41 

40 

40 

40 

42

38 

34

35

30 

65

Jan.

I"

40

40

56 

82 

78 

73

64 

57 

54 

52 

51

49 

46 

43 

46 

45

44 

43 

42 

40 

40

40 

40

40 

38 

38 

38

Feb.

38 

38 

36 

34

30

60

39 

34 

34

34 

34 

35

Month

TJw^Ttihflr

April....... . ... -.... . . .

July.... . _ 

Mar.

50 

56 

54 

41 

40

41

78 

45 

45 

45

67 

67 

85 

73 

82

88 

93 

85 

85 

82

88 

73 

75 

69 

58

66 

62 

78 

108 

103 

108

Apr.

103 

106 

131 

155 

152

146 

146 

128 

108 

90

80 

75 

73 

71 

98

131

126 

106 

95 

95

120 

146 

186 

222 

269

269 

280 

290 

300 

286

Maximum

36 

93

82

108 

300 

290 

323

79 

43 

124

323

May

235 

189 

145 

135 

135

121 

114 

103 

103 

96

90 

85 

94 

107 

158

175 

169 

178 

153 

140

153 

167 

164 

175 

191

272 

230 

203 

213 

254 

290

June

305 

287 

270 

287 

270

253 

220 

220 

305 

323

287 

253 

270 

253 

270

253 

214 

182 

151 

132

129 

121 

116 

105 

102

95

88 

88 

88 

84

Minimum

25 

30

38

40

71 

85 

84 

35 

27 

28

25

July

79 

73 

71 

68 

64

61 

59 

57 

56 

57

54 

51 

48 

48 

45

46 

44 

44 

44 

44

43 

41 

41 

40 

39

36 

36 

35 

36 

36 

36

Mean

29.0 

44.2 

38.2 

48.4 

36.3 

70.6 

153 

162 

201 

49.4 

31.6 

33.6

74.7

Aug.

34 

34 

36 

41 

43

41 

39 

36 

34 

34

32 

29 

29 

28 

27

27 

28 

27 

29 

29

30 

30 

29 

29 

29

28 

28 

29 

29 

30 

31

Sept

30 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

30 

32 

124 

37

33 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

28 

28 

28

34 

32 

30 

37 

34

32 

32 

30 

29 

29

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,780 

2,630 

2,350 

2,980 

2,020 

4,340 

9,100 

9,960 

12,000 

3,040 

1,940 

2,000

54,100
184 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

CLEABWATEB RIVER BASIN

SEIWAY EIVEH NEAR LOWELL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 32 N., R. 8 E., at O'Hara ranger

station, a quarter of a mile above O'Hara Creek and 7 miles rbove Lowell post

office.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 1,510 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April 1911 to September 1912; October 1929 to September

1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 33,800 second-feet June 14 (gage height,

13.17 feet); minimum, 396 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 2.41 feet).

1930-33: Maximum, that of June 14, 1933; minimum (estimated), 270 

' second-feet Jan. 10-15, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 25 to Dec. 5, Dec. 7 to

Jan. 4, Jan. 19-25, Feb. 10-28, Aug. 13-27, Sept. 11, which are fair. Result of

discharge measurement Jan. 18. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-SS

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

3- 

4.

5-

6. 

7- 

8. 

». 

10-

11.

12. 

13- 

14.

16-

16.

17-

18-

19-

20-

21- 

22..

23-

24-

25-

26.

27-

28-

29.

30. 

31-

515

503

497

497

491

491

532

596

596

576

563

550

563

667

754

746

842

770

697

638

623

667

682

667

982

1,150

1,090

940

900

797

797

880

870

797

770

1,230 

1,180 

L020 

1,130 

993

797

1,110

1,220

1,090

1,320

1,980

3,000

2,830

2,340

2,000

2,030

1,900

1,590

1,080

1,130

1,010

1,080

1,080

1,130

1,650

1,660

1,740

2,430

2,000

1,670

1,450

1,100

585

540

560

600

680

800

840

 850

870

920

920

1,370

1,480

1,310

1,130

1,040

982

982

993

880

667

448

430

600

800

960

890

842

824

754

738

770

762

754

730

730

730

697

663

550

424

450

460

575

640

680

720

750

760

790

760

740

740

730

730

762

851

851

833

815

833

910

1,020

1,370

1,450

1,510

1,590

1,530

1,450

1,480

1,720

1,860

1,660

1,520

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,520

1,720

2,030

2,180

2,180

2,030

2,260

3,350

3,720

3,440

3,630

3,260

2,920

2,500

2,260

2,100

2,100

1,900

1,980

2,500

2,830

3,190

3,260

3,350

3,440

3,820

5,060

7,130

8,520

10,400

12,000

12,700

14,200

13,400

11,700

9,720

8,810

8,230

7,400

7,400

6,870

6,610

6,110

5,750

5,630

5,400

5,520

5,870

6,870

8,230

8,810

8,810

9,110

8,810

9,110

10,000

11,700

12,000

12,400

13,800

17,600

18,000

15,700

16,100

20,100

24,500

26.40C 

26.80C 

28,700 

29,200 

27,80C

25,900

25,000

24,000

27,800

27,800

25,400

27,300

30,200

31,200

30,700

28,700

25,900

21,400

18,500

17,200

16,500

15,700

14,200

13,100

12,000

11,700

10,700

10,000

9,110

8,520

7,670

6,870

6,870

6,610

5,870

5,630 

5,060 

4,620 

4.42Q 

4,110

3,720

3,440

3,260

3,000

2,830

2,660

2,420

2,260

2,180

2,030

1,910

1,810

1,700

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,130

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,120

1,060

1,020

982

940

930

910

842

806

780

770

760

770

780

800

820

760

720

680

640

603

583

570

603

609

590

663

644

532

515

515

520

532

550

640

520

609

509

738

738

646

623

631

603

674

738

779

738

746

667

662

645

623

638

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October. 

November. 

December.. 

January....

February.. 

March. . 

April... 

May.......

June.......

July.... .

August 

September.

The year.

1,150

3,000

2,430

1,480

790

2,180

14,200

24,500

31,200

7,670

1,120

779

31,200

491

770

640

430

424

730

1,900

5,400

8,520

1,130

570

509

424

684

1,340

986

899

687

1,330

5,160

10,400

21,600

3,280

823

614

3,970

0.453

.887

.653

.595

.455

.881

3.42

6.89

14.3

2.17

.545

.407

2.63

0.52

.99

.75

.69

.47

1.02

3.82

7.94

15.95

2.50

.63

.45

35.73

42,100

79,700

55,300

38,200

81,800

307,000

640,000

1,290,000

202,000

50,600

36,600

2,880,000
CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 185

CLEARWATER RIVER AT KAMIAH, IDAHO

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 33 N., R. 3 E., at highway bridge at Kamiah,

6 miles below mouth of South Fork of Clearwater River. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 4,850 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1910 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 81,400 second-feet June 10 (gage height,

16.53 feet); minimum, 865 second-feet Feb. 9 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1910-33: Maximum, that of June 10, 1933; minimum, 330 secoid-feet Nov.

22, 1929 (gage height, 1.28 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 11 to

Jan. 1, Jan. 18, 20-31, Feb. 4-6, 12-19, which are fair. Result of discharge

measurement Jan. 19. Discharge interpolated Oct. 4, 5, Sept. 29. Practically

no diversions or regulation above station. Gage-height record furnished by

U.S. Weather Bureau, except July 11 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-88

Day

1 ... .....

2...........

3 

4 ... .... .

5. ... ....

6...........

7... .... ....

8.. ...

9 .... ....

10 

11... .

12. .......

13 

14. _ . ___

15 

16 

17 

18 

1Q

20 

21 

22...........

23. _ . ......

24 

25 

26.. 

27 

28 

29 ......

30 

31- 

Oct.

1,160 

1,160 

1,110 

1,100 

1,080

1,060 

1,060 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,220 

1,510

1,970 

1,970 

2,110 

1,700 

1,510

1,450 

1,450 

1,570 

1,510 

1,450

1,450 

2,570 

2,260 

2,110 

2,110 

1,970

Nov.

1,970 

1,970 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110

2,110 

2,260 

2,410 

2,900 

2,730

2,410 

2,410 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900

3,070 

3,070 

3,250 

5,770 

5,300

4,630 

4,210 

3,810 

3,620 

3,250

3,430 

3,070 

3,250 

3,250 

3,430

Dec.

3,430 

3,430 

3,620 

5,070 

4,420

4,210 

3,620 

2,410 

1,220 

1,160

1,250 

1,350

1,500 

1,800

1,900

Month

April....... 

July--. 

September

The ye

Jan.

1,950 

1,970 

1,970 

1,970 

2,110

2,110 

2,110 

3,430 

3,620 

3,430

3,430 

2,900 

2,730 

2,730 

2,570

1,970 

1,570 

1,480 

1,380 

1,450

1,650 

 2,000

1,900 

1,850 

1,800 

1,750 

1,700 

1,700

Feb.

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,650 

1,600

1,400 

2,280 

1,160 

865 

910

960 

1,200 

1,450 

1,550 

1,550

il, 650

1,690

1,690 

1,690 

1,760 

1,920 

1,840

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

Maximum

3

S

£

1

5

2,570 

5,770 

5,070 

3,620 

1,920 

5,490 

5,800 

5,200 

1,400 

5,900 

1,990 

1,840

1,400

Mar.

1,760 

2,140 

3,700 

3,320 

2,620

2,620 

2,460 

2,460 

2,300 

2,460

2,460 

3,140 

3,700 

3,900 

4,100

4,100 

3,900 

3,700 

3,700 

4,100

4,310 

4,310 

4,310 

4,100 

4,100

3,900 

3,700 

3,900 

4,310 

5,240 

5,490

Apr.

5,240 

5,240 

8,360 

8,360 

8,360

8,040 

8,040 

6,820 

6,270 

5,740

5,240 

5,000 

5,240 

5,000 

6,000

6,270 

6,820 

7,110 

7,410 

8,040

8,690 

9,030 

15,900 

20,300 

22,000

26,600 

35,800 

34,400 

32,400 

27,800

Minimum

1,010 

1,970 

1,160 

1,380 

865 

1,760 

5,000 

12,800 

16,800 

2,140 

1,220 

1,050

865

May

23,100 

20,900 

19,800 

18,300 

17,300

16,800 

17,300 

15,400 

13,700 

13,200

12,800 

12,800 

14,100 

15,900 

16,800

22,000 

21,400 

21,400 

20,900 

20,900

22,500 

22,500 

23,100 

23,100 

29,100

33,000 

35,100 

35,800 

35,800 

44,600 

55,200

Mean

1,480 

3,090 

2,200 

2,170 

1,540 

3,560 

12,200 

23,100 

49,200 

6,340 

1,610 

1,410

8,970

June

60,400 

61,300 

65,700 

71,200 

65,700

59,500 

56,100 

52, 700 

62,200 

81,400

62, 200 

64,800 

71,200 

74, 900 

73,000

66,600 

58,700 

47, 800 

45,400 

35, 800

33,000 

31,700 

30,400 

29,100 

22,000

22, 000 

19,800 

18,800 

16,800 

16,800

Per

square 

mile

0.305 

.637 

.454 

.447 

.318 

.734 

2.52 

4.76 

10.1 

1.31 

.332 

.291

1.85

July

15,900 

15,000 

12,000 

12,000 

10, 500

9,730 

9,380 

8,690 

8,690 

7,720

7,110 

6,270 

5,740 

5,490 

5,2.'0

5,2-'0 

5,0110 

5,000 

4,530 

4,3'0

4,3'0 

3,900 

3,700 

3,5'0 

3,320

2,790 

2,460 

2,300 

2,300 

2,140 

2,140

Aug.

1,990 

1,920 

1,920 

1,920 

1,840

1,840 

1,760 

1,760 

1,620 

1,760

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620

1,550 

1,550 

1,620 

1,480 

1,480

1,410 

1,340 

1,280 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

Sept.

1,220 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,160

1,220 

1,220 

1,280 

1,340 

1,620

1,620 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,550

1,620 

1,760 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,840 

1,760 

1,550 

1,520 

1,480

Run-off

Incles

0.35 

.71 

.52 

.52 

.33 

.85 

2.81 

S.49 

11.27 

1.51 

.38 

.32

25.06

Acre-feet

91,000 

184, 000 

135, 000 

133, 000 

85,500 

219, 000 

726, 000 

1, 420, 000 

2, 930, 000 

390, 000 

99,000 

83,900

6, 500, 000

58602 35 14
186

CLEARWATEE RIVER AT OEOFINO, IDAHO

LOCATION Wire gage in NW>£ sec. 7, T. 36 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge in

Orofino, a quarter of a mile below Orofino Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,580 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1930 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 81,500 second-feet June 1C (gage height,

20.87 feet); minimum (estimated), 1,000 second-feet Feb. 9

193&-33: Maximum, that of June 10, 1933; minimum, 730 second-feet

Aug. 31, Nov. 23, 1931; minimum gage height, 7.31 feet Nov. 23, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, in December,

January, and February, which are fair. Result of discharge measurement

January 20. No diversions above station. Regulation negligible.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June J-ly Aug. Sept.

10.

11-

12.

13-

14-

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,120

1,190

1,260

1,330

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,330

1,800

2,060

2,150

2,150

1,880

1,720

1,560

1,480

1,480

1,640

1,720

1,640

2,520

2,710

62,480

2,240

2,150

1,970

1,970

2,240

2,150

1,970

1,970

3,320

2,710

2,910

3,320

2,910

2,520

2,710

3,320

3,530

3,110

5,220

7,450

7,450

6,300

5,480

5,220

4,460

3,980

3,530

3,530

3,320

3,320

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,530

5,220

4,960

4,710

4,710 

< 3, 710 

2,710 

1,640 

1,480

"1,500 

"1,600

 1,700

 2,200

'2,300

»2, 300

2,330

2,520

2,710

3,980

5,480

5,220

3,980

3,530

3,320

3,110

3,110

2,910

2,330

2,150

2,150

2,370

"2,350

2,330

2,330 

2,150 

2,240 

>2,150 

2,060 

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,880

1,640

1,400

 1,000

 1,200

 1,350 

1,400 

1,480

 1,640

 1,800

 2,100

 2,200 

2,240

2, 240

2,330

4,460

3,980

3,320

3,110

3,110

3,320

3,110

3,110

3,320

3,980

5,220

5,220

5,480

5,480

6,020

5,480

5,480

5,750

6,580

5,750

5,220

4,710

4,460

4,710

5,220

5,750

6,870

7,160

7,160

6,870

6,580

8,350

9,940

9,940

9,940

9,610

8,660

7,750

7,160

6,300

6,580

6,020

5,750

7,160

8,050

8,660

9,290

8,970

9,290

10,300

12,400

17,500

22,100

26,200

30,000

31,400

35,800

35,300

29,400

24,900

22,100

20,500

19,000

19,400

18,500

17,000

15, 700

14,800

14,000

14,000

14,000

14,800

16,600

20,500

22,600

21,600

22,600

21,600

21,600

21,600

24,900

26,200

27,400

29,400

38,100

40,500

35,800

34,300

41,400

49,100

56,600

55,700

59,600

62,700

59,600

51,000

51,900

48,200

57,600

75,700

62,700

57,600

67,900

65,800

71,200

65,800

60,600

45,600

38,100

34,300

32,100 

29,400 

27,400 

25,500 

'23,000

'21,000 

19,000 

17,500 

16,600

'16,000

15, 200

 14,000

 12,500 

11,300 

11,000

1C, 300 

»f,400 

F.660 

F.660 

F.050

7,160

" f, 870

f,580

e,30o

5,750

5,480 

" 5,160 

"4,850 

" 4,530

4,220

3,980

6 3,760

3,530

3,530

3,320

3,110

2,910

2,710

"2,650

&2.580

2,520

&2,420 

2,330 

2,330

"2,420 

2,520

2,330 

"2, 240 

2,150 

2,150 

1,970

1,880 

"1,800 

1,720 

1,640 

1,640

1,560 

1,560 

1,480 

"1,520 

1,560

1,560 

1,560 

1,720 

"1,640 

1,560

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,330 

1,330 

"1,330

 1,400

 1,400

 1,330 

1,330 

1,260

1,260

1,120

1,190

61,190

1,190

1,260 

1,190 

1,190 

"1,220 

1,260

"1, 570 

1,880 

1,640 

1,640 

1,800

1,640

 1,800

 2,200

 2,100 

2,060

1,970

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,560

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October 

November. 

DecemberJanuary-. .. 

February. _ 

March_.. 

April 

May 

June 

July--- 

August 

September2,710

7,450

5,220

5,480

2,240

7,160

35,800

49,100

75,700

15,200

2,520

2,200

1,060

1,970

1,480

1,970

1,000

2,240

5,750

14,000

16,000

2,520

1,330

1,120

1,610

3,630

2,540

2,740

1,870

4,750

13,700

24,000

45,900

6,470

1,790

1,520

0.289

.651

.455

.491

.335

.851

2.46

4.30

8.23

1.16

.321

.272

0.33

.73

.52

.57

.35

.98

2.74

4.96

9.18

1.34

.37

.30

99,000

216,000

156,000

168,000

104,000

292,000

815,000

1,480,000

2,730,000

398,000

110,000

90,400

The year. 75,700 1,000 1.65 22.37 6,660,000

a Estimated. 

»Interpolated.
CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 187

CIEARWATEE RIVER AT SPALDING, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in lot 22, sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 W., one-eighth

of a mile below mouth of Lapwai Creek and a quarter of a mile north of Spalding.

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,570 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1926 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 136,000 second-feet June 10 (gage height,

20.48 feet); minimum (estimated), 1,900 second-feet Feb. 9.

1926-33: Maximum, that of June 10, 1933; minimum, 85C second-feet

Nov. 24, 1929 (gage height, 1.39 feet).

Maximum stage known, 25.6 feet Jan. 5, 1928 (at former gage, 2,300 feet

upstream), during severe ice jam. 

HEM ARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 11 to

Jan. 24, Feb. 9-28, which are fair. Result of discharge measurement shown

for Jan. 19. No diversions or regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jul- Aug. Sept.

9. 

10-

11.

13~

14-

15-

16-

17.

18.

19-

20-

21 _

22-

23-

24- 

25.

27. 

28- 

29.

30-

31-

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,040

2,120

2,280

2,450

2,450

2,360

2,450

2,720

3,290

4,020

3,910

4,130

3,700

3,290

2,860

2,770

2,860

3,200

3,200

3,020

4,070

5,060

4,500

3,970

3,770

3,670

3,800

4,240

4,360

3,910

4,580

7,540

5,950

5,560

6,500

5,300

4,360

4,360

8,350

7,860

6,790

10,400

14,600

15,000

12,400

10,400

9,720

9,370

8,020

6,940

6,640

6,360

6,220

6,790

7,240

7,240

7,700

11,600

12,400

10,800

10,100

8,680

6,220

3,490

2,720

2,750

2,950

3,150

3,950

4,150

4,200

4,300

4,300

4,400

4,400

5,300

5,600

8,150

10,500

9,650

7,550

6,600

6,200

5,750

5,750

5,250

4,200

3,700

3,820

4,500

4,550

4,500

4,450

4,300

4,240

4,130

4,020

4,020

3,800

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,590

3,490

3,490

3,390

3,490

3,290

2,540

1,900

2,150

2,400

2,650

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,700

3,800

4,000

3,950

3,950

3,950

4,000

4,360

4,820

6,500

8,350

6,940

6,360

6,220

6,790

6,500

6,500

6,940

9,020

12,800

12,800

13,300

14,100

15,000

13,700

13,300

16,000

16,900

14,100

12,000

10,800

10,400

11,600

12,800

15,000

17,900

17,900

17,900

16,900

16,900

20,500

24,400

23,300

22,200

22,200

19,400

16,400

14,100

12,800

13,300

12,400

12,400

15,000

18,400

18,900

19,400

19,400

20,500

22,700

27,500

35,400

42,800

50,100

58,000

58,900

62,600

61,600

56,200

46,800

41,300

39,000

36,100

36,100

34, 700

32,000

30,600

28,100

26,800

26,200

26,200

27,500

30,600

37,600

42,100

40,500

44,500

43,800

41,000

42,400

45,200

46,700

45,200

47,600

60,700

66,400

59,800

57,100

64,500

79,600

88,100

89,200

93,600

102,000

101,000

91,400

82,800

80,600

98,000

128,000

107,000

98,000

102,000

105,000

102,000

96,900

88,100

71,400

58,900

53,500

48,400

46,800

42,800

39,000

35,400

34,000

32,000

30,000

30,600

28,100

25,600

23,300

22,200

21,000

20,000

18,400

16,900

16,000

15,500

14,600

13,700

12,400

11, 600

11,200

10,400

9,720 

9,370 

8,6^0 

8,3'0 

7,830

7,5<0 

7,2-0 

6,9'<0 

6,6*0 

6,220

5,9'NO 

5,8% 

5,5>0 

5,900 

5,180 

5,030

4,940

4,700

4,580

4,700

4,940

4,820

4,580

4,360

4,130

4,020

3,910

3,700

3,490

3,390

3,290

3,190

3,100

3,000

3,000

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,290

3,290

3,000

2,900

2,810

2,720

2,720

2,630

2,630

2,810

2,810

2,720

2,630

2,540

2,450

2,360

2,360

2,450

2,540

2,630

2,630

2,450

2,450

2,630

4,020

4,130

3,390

3,290

3,590

3,190

3,590

4,240

4,360

4,360

3,910

3,390

3,290

3,290

3,290

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Kun-ofl

Inci <\s Acre-feet

October . 

November. 

DecemberJanuary . 

February-. 

March. . 

April . 

May . 

June. . 

July-.. 

August . 

Septeinber.

The year.

5,060

15,000

12,400

10,500

4,000

17,900

62,600

79,600

128,000

25,600

4,940

4,360

128,000

.2,040

3,670

2,720

3,700

1,900

4,360

12,400

26,200

28,100

5,060

2,630

2,360

1,900

3,010

7,240

5,100

5,150

3,400

11,200

27,800

42,800

73,500

11,700

3,580

3,130

16,500

0.315

.757

.533

.538

.355

1.17

2.90

4.47

7.68

1.22

.374

.327

1.72

0.36

.84

.61

.62

.37

1.35

3.24

£.15

8 57

1 41

.43

23 31

185,000

431,000

314,000

317,000

189,000

689,000

1,650,000

2,630,000

4,370,000

719,000

220,000

186,000

11,900,000
188 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

IOCHSA BIVEB HEAR LOWELL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SWKSEJ4 sec. 33, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., half asmile below Pete King Creek, 1 mile by river north of Lowell post office, and

\}i miles above mouth. 

DKAINAGE AKEA. 1,180 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. October 1929 to September 1933. From November 19101

to August 1912 gage-height records were collected at approximately the same

site. 

DISCHAKGE. Maximum during year, 34,800 second-feet June 10 (gage height,

13.44 feet, present datum); minimum, 342 second-feet Oct. 5-6 (gage height,,

1.34 feet, present datum).

1929-33: Maximum, that of June 10, 1933; minimum, 147 second-feet Nov.

21, 1929. 

REMAKKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 21 to Feb. 28, Aug. 4-6,

14-21, 23-27, which are fair. Stage-discharge relation ice-affected Dec. 11 to

Feb. 28. Results of discharge measurement shown for Jan. 17. No diversions

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932-33

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

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15-

16-

17.

18.

19-

20-

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26. 

27- 

28.

29-

30- 

31.

368 

3fi2 

362 

348 

342

342

348

362

415

408

395

395

442

621

798

826

702

597

536

507

507

582

605

551

931

1,030

951

844

771

677

754

798

720

711

1,260

1,150

951

1,160

972

789

1,230

1,360

1,180

1,480

2,360

2,980

2,580

2,360

2,000

1,950

1,800

1,500

1,030

1,080

950

1,020

1,020

1,070

1,230

1,230

1,300

1.830

1,600

1,520

1,460

870

440

420

450

640

645

700

710

760

1,230

1,300

1,230

1,230

1,040

980

980

925

840

679

460

420

450

540

720

680

660

645

630

610

610

610

590

570

500

460

415

350

370

400

430

520

560

560

610

630

630

863

912

1,020

972

873

798

771

760

736

771

771

902

1,190

1,150

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,260

1,460

1,560

1,380

1,270

1,210

1,200

1,340

1,430

1,620

1,860

1,860

1,930

1,860

1,930

2,580

3,060

2,900

2,900

2.740

2,510

2,210

2,000

1,860

1,860

1,650

1,750

2,140

2,360

2,510

2.580

2,660

2,900

3,400

4,570

5,990

7,340

8,560

11,000

10,100

8,810

7,580

7,110

6,650

6,430

6,210

5,780

5,570

5,160

4,960

4,960

4,860

5,060

5,990

6,430

7,820

7,820

7,820

8,060

7,820

7,820

8,310

8,810

8,810

9,330

10,400

13,300

13,300

11,800

12,100

15,200

18,000

19,000

19,800

21,300

22,900

21,300

19,000

18,000

17,600

25,700

30,600

22,900

22,500

24,100

24,100

23,300

21,700

16,700

15,200

13,000

11,800

11,000

10,700

9,590

8,560

7,820

7,820

6,880

6,880

6,430

5,780

5,160

4,760

4,570

4,380

4,010

3,740

3,400

3,140

3,060

2,900

2,660

2,440

2,280

2,140

2,000

1,860

1,750

1,650

1,560

1,460

1,380

1,320

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,080

1,020

972

931

912

873

844

817

798

798

760

728

645

613

589

574

570

560

560

570

580

600

620

640

677

700

640

580

530

490

463

449

442

471

478 

463'- 

442 

422 

408

395- 

401. 

401 

408 429'

429 

41£ 

395 

401

72S 

57* 559; 

613 

521

661- 

661 

702 720" 

677

582' 

559 

551 

559 

605

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October-. . . 

November. 

Deceraber 

January-. - 

February. . 

March---.- 

April --.-

June.- .- 

July --- 

August --- 

September.

The year.

1,030

2,980

1,830

1,300

690

1,930

11,000

18,000

30,600

5, 160

844

728

30,600

342

677

420

420

350

736

1,650

4,860

5,780

873

442

395

342

573

1,320

796

778

558

1,190

4,210

8,360

16,400

2,290

628

528

3,130

0.486

1.12

.675

.659

.473

1.01

3.57

7.08

13.9

1.94

.532

.447

2.65

0.56

1.25

.78

.76

.49

1.16

3.98

8.16

15. 51

2.24

.61

.50

36.00

35,200-

78,600

48,900

47,800

31,000

73,200

251,000

514.000

976,000-

141,000

38,600

31,400'

2,270,000-
CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 189

SOUTH FORK OF CLEARWATER RIVER NEAR GRANGEVILLE, IDAFO

^LOCATION. Staff gage in SE%NW}£ sec. 30, T. 30 N., R. 4 E., below power 

house of Washington Water Power Co., 6 miles southeast of Grangeville.

.DRAINAGE AREA. 865 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 1910 to September 1916; April 1923 to September 1933.

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 6,090 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 

8.60 feet); minimum, 62 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

1910-16, 1923-33: Maximum, 9,830 second-feet May 30, 1912 (gage height, 

9.7 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Nov. 22, 1931 (gage height, 2.20 feet).

HEMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 11 28, 

Feb. 10-15, 17-24, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuations caused by operation 

of power plant just above. No diversions for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-83

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June JrJy Aug. Sept.

7.

8.

9. 

.10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16. 

.17. 

.18. 

19. 

,20-

..

22. 

,23.

24. 

,25.

26. 

27- 

,28-

29.

30. 

.31.

139

136

134

131

139

131

158

161

176

185

179

179

164

179

204

237

311

254

220

204

188

188

188

188

188

220

291

291

272

237

220

204

237

237

220

204

254

311

272

469

352

254

254

331

420

311

272

902

1,000

658

521

444

420

352

291

331

331

311

311

311

352

352

352

575

444

420

331

291

170

94

63

70

90

110

235

237

237

220

237

237

220

220

220

220

220

254

374

397

331

311

311

291

272

254

237

237

272

254

254

237

272

254

237

220

220

220

237

220

220

204

204

220

204

204

204

176

188

161

170

188

204

188

188

204

204

254

237

237

237

237

237

237

237

237

272

331

311

331

331

374

374

352

397

420

397

374

352

331

331

331

397

521

495

521

745

805

870

1,000

935

838

685

575

575

495

548

805

838

838

805

838

935

1,150

1,660

2,050

2,500

2,870

3,270

3,840

4,440

4,290

3,990

3,130

2,740

2,500

2,500

2,740

2,500

2,380

2,270

2,050

2,050

1,950

1,950

2,160

2,270

3,000

3,270

3,000

3,130

2,870

2,740

3,000

3,550

3,550

3,840

3,990

5,080

4,920

4,440

4,440

4,760

5,410

5,410

5,240

5,750

5,920

5.750

5,240

4,760

4,600

4,440

4,760

4,140

4,140

4,290

4,140

3,990

3,840

3,270

2,740

2,500

2,270

2,160

2,050

1,850

1,660

1,570

1,480

1,400

1,480

1,480

1,660

1,400

1,150

1,080

1,000

935

870

805

745

775

715

658

602

575

521

495

469

444

420

397

374

352

352

331

311

291

291

272

254

254

272

237

220

220

220

220

220

220

204

204

204

188

188

170

164

164

161

161

139

142

158

155

204

188

170

153

147

142

144

139

131

129

131

153

136

131

129

126

136

126

131

136

134

136

129

126

129

272

291

220

188

254

204

237

254

291

237

220

204

188

204

204

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-ofl

Inches Acre-feet

 October . 

"November. 

.December.. 

.January.... 

February.. 

March..... 

April ....

June. . 

.July. .... 

August __ . 

, September.

The year.

311

1,000

575

397

220

521

4,440

5,410

5,920

1,400

220

291

5,920

129

204

63

220

161

204

495

1,950

1,400

237

129

126

63

196

371

223

257

187

323

1,490

3,170

3,470

569

174

184

0.227

.429

.258

.297

.216

.373

1.72

3.66

4.01

.658

.201

.213

1.02

0.26

.48

.30

.34

.22

.43

1.92

4.22

4.47

.76

.23

.24

13.87

12,100

22,100

13,700

15,800

10,400

19,900

88,700

195,000

206,000

35,000

10,700

10,900

640,000
190 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 B

NORTH FORK OF CIEARWATER RIVER NEAR AHSAHKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 26, T. 37 N., R. 1 E., at Bruces:

Eddy, 1% miles northeast of Ahsahka and 2 miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,440 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1926 to September 1933. 

DISCHARGE. Maximum during year, 46,700 second-feet June 10 (gage height,.

23.88 feet) ; minimum (estimated) , 830 second-feet Feb. 9.

1926-33: Maximum, that of June 10, 1933; minimum, 4£0 second-feet.

Jan. 7, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Oct. 1, Nov. 18-23, Dec. 9-31,.

Feb. 4 to Mar. 1, which are fair. Discharge interpolated Oct. 4-6, Sept. 27-29 ..

No diversions or regulations above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982-38

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jily Aug. Sept.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16-

17.

18.

19.

20.

21- 

22. 

23- 

24.

25-

26- 

27. 

28- 

29. 

30- 

31.

952

952

952

952

952

952

985

985

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,160

1,410

1,880

1,700

1,610

1,570

1,330

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,330

1,490

1,330

1,410

1,960

1,960

1,650

1,490

1,410

1,490

1,650

1,920

1,830

1,530

3,250

3,480

2,300

2,600

2,450

1,920

1,700

2,350

4,730

3,600

3,250

5,850

6,200

5,300

4,700

4,160

3,590

3,030

3,030

2,750

2,650

2,500

2,600

3,140

3,250

3,140

3,960

6,450

5,560

4,730

4,340

3,600

2,250

1,200

1,150

1,200

1.300

1,400

1,700

1,800

1,880

1,960

1,960

2,060

2,060

2,750

2,810

4,080

4,860

4,340

3,480

3,030

2,810

2,600

2,600

2,300

1,830

1,530

1,650

2,100

2,150

2,100

2,060

1,880

1,830

1,780

1,740

1,740

1,650

1,650

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,570

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,100

920

830

900

1,000

1,200

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,650

1,750

1,700

2,000

2,400

2,600

2,750

2,450

2,250

2,250

2,300

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,450

3,140

3,360

3,480

3,720

3,720

3,720

3.720

4,080

4,730

4,470

3,960

3,720

3,600

3,600

3,960

4,470

6,000

6,150

6,150

6,000

6,000

7,560

9,300

8,760

8,580

8,410

7,400

6,450

5,560

5,140

5,000

4,600

4,730

6,150

7,730

7,900

8,070

8,240

8,760

10,000

12,800

16,600

19,400

22,200

25,100

24,800

26,700

24,300

21,700

18,700

17,000

15,900

15,000

15,000

14,100

13,000

12,400

11,400

11,000

11,000

11,400

12,400

14,100

17,300

18,000

17,500

18,500

17,300

16,100

16,800

17,000

17,000

17,800

18,500

23,300

24,300

21,700

21,400

24,800

28,400

29,000

29,000

29,500

32,400

32,400

29,000

26,200

27,300

38.200

44,000

36,000

32,700

32,400

32,400

31,600

29,800

26,500

22,000

18,700

17,000

15,700

15,200

13,900

12,600

11,600

11,400

10,400

10,600

10,600

9,480

8,580

8,070

7,730

7,400

6,920

6,600

6,150

5,850

5,700

5,700

5,280

4,860

4,600

4,340

4,210

3,960

3,840

3,600

3,480

3,250

3,140

3,140

3,030

2,920

2,750

2,650

2,550

2,450

2,400

2,350

2,300

2,200

2,150

2,100

2,250

2,350

2,250

2,100

2,010

1,920

1,880

1,780

1,740

1,700

1,650

1,610

1,570

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,570

1,490

1,410

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,300

1,370

1,410

1,370

1,330

1,260

1,220

1,190 

1,190 

1,220- 

1,300 

1,410.

1,330 

1,300- 

1,220 

1,220 

1,490

2,100 

1,740 

1,490 

1,700 

1.57&

1,450- 

1,960 

2,200 

2,150 

2,100

1,650

1,630

1,610

1,590.

1,570

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October__ 

November. 

December 

January. . 

February. . 

March.....

April.. ... 

May.......

June-..--.- 

July --- 

August ... 

September.

The year.

1,960

6,200

6,450

4,860

1,750

6,150

26,700

28,400

44,000

8,580

2,350

2,200

44,000

952

1,490

1,150

I,530

830

2,000

4,600

II,000 

9,480 

2,300 

1,300 

1,190

830

1,290

3,090

2,260

2,350

I,450 

3,480

II,500

17,000

23,900

4,510

1,710

1,530

6,170

0.529

1.27

.926

.963

.594

1.43

4.71

6.97

9.80

1.85

.701

.627

2.53

0.61

1.42

1.07

1.11

.62

1.65

5.26

8.04

10.93

2.13

.81

.70

34.35

79,300. 

184,000 

139,000- 

144,000

80,500

214,000.

684,000

1,050,000

1,420,000,

277,000

105,000.

91,000.

4,470,000*
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PAET 12 B 

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

191

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations 

and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow were 

made at a number of other points, as shown by the follordng table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River Basin during the year ending

Sept. 80, 1933

Date

July 3

14

14

June 30

Aug. 25

June 27

July 17

July 17

July 17

Aug. 24

July 17

Aug. 24

June 30

June 30

Aug. 24

Aug. 24

June 30

Aug. 24

July 15

Aug. 12

Oct. 14 

Sept. 5

5

6

6

6

Oct. 14

Sept. 5

5

5 

5

5

5 

6

Stream

 do- -

5 small creeks. 

Teton River-. __ -

.._.. do__. __ 

Trail Creek.. __ ..

. do- -- 

 ..do--.. - ...

 do.. .

 -do-... 

-___do- - -

 do--. 

 do.... 

 do...- 

-... do...- .-- _ -

Canal. 

 do. 

Little Lost River.. 

 do .... -

 do.... ... .. 

 do 

 do .... 

... ..do.- -

Wet Creek. . ---- 

 .do 

 do .

Corral Creek _. ..

Burlington Savings Bank ditch. 

Brabec diversion. .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

 -do.. 

 do-.. -----

 do-. 

 do- 

 do-. -

 do_ - 

 do.. 

 do-. -

 do. 

 do-. 

 do 

-- do-. --

 do.. 

 do.. -

.....do-. ._.--..

 do.. -

 do.. 

 do-. 

 doSnake River... 

 do .. .

 do .

 -do 

- do ........

 do .... ....

Little Lost River . 

 do. 

. do 

Wet Creek -----

Creek.

Diverts from Wet 

Creek. 

Diverts from 

Little Lost River.

Locality

Lake, Idaho. 

 do 

Idaho.

Tetonia, Idaho. 

 do 

Victor, Idaho. 

_ do 

 do-- -.. 

Idaho. 

- do--.- --------------

-. ...dotor, Idaho.

ming State line.

 do. _ _ 

 do--- . ---------------

 do-. 

 do.--- 

_____ do-. 

 do .. .

 do.. 

 do-- 

Newdale, Idaho. 

 do.- 

Sec. 33, T. 10 N., R. 27 E., 500 feet 

below weir, half a mile above 

Wet Creek, and 27 miles northwest of Howe, Idaho. 

 .do 

Sec. 4, T. 9 N., R. 27 E., 900 feet

below Wet Creek and 26 miler 

northwest of Howe, Idaho. 

 do _ 

About sec. 13, T. 7 N., R. 27 E.,

above Knollin ranch and about 14 

miles northwest of Howe, Idaho.

below Knollin ranch and about 14 

miles northwest of Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 8, T. 9 N., R. 26 E., about 10C 

feet above mouth of Corral 

Creek, 30 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

 do 

Sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 27 E., above

Mulkey-Bassinger diversion, 2f 

miles northwest of Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 8, T. 9 N., R. 26 E., at mouth, 

above Squaw Creek, 30 milesnorthwest of Howe, Idaho.

32 miles northwest of Howe, Idaho .

gate, 27 miles northwest of Howe, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 4, T. 9 N., R. 27 E., 27 miler 

northwest of Howe, Idaho. 

About sec. 16, T. 9 N., R. 27 E., 2f 

miles northwest of Howe, Idaho.

Gage 

height

Feet

1.24

.98

1.13

.70

.80

.73

.44

.96

.50 

.31

.63 

.50

.51

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

35.1

24.4

11

449

326

195

7.4

60.8

60.9

91.4

34.5

13.2

24.9

82.8

8.6

129

14.5

371

28.7

128

8.6

91.7

6.0

20.3

10.2

16.1 

8.20

19.7

17.6

11.2

12.5

12.2 

8.40

16.6

8.22 

1.08

2.06

«.46 

«.83

> Weir measurement.
192 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1933, PART 12 F

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River Basin during the year ending 

Sept. SO, 19S3 Continued

Date

6

Oct. 14

6

18

June 12

Apr. 13

July 14

June 16 

May 24

24

13

13

13

Sept. 24

Stream

... ._do.._. ....... ..

pass (overflow 

channel at U.S. 

G.S. gaging station) . West Fork of Fish

Creek. 

._ do _ 

 ..do ... . 

 do .

let. 

... . -do... ........ ..

 . -do.... ..... ....

Salmon River 

Canal.

Walter Butte

Spring Creek.

Middle Fork of

Payette River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

-...do.... .........

- do . .

..-..do.-. -._-.. -

Little Lost River.

River.

 do. 

 do 

 ..do . 

 do . .

 do ...... .

. do .........

Diverts from Salmon Falls Creek.

Mountain 

Home Feeder 

Canal. 

..-.do-. .......

Spring Creek.

Payette River .....

Locality

Sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 27 E., at mouth,

22 miles northwest of Howe, Idat o. 

 -do. . ..

Sec. 20, T. 7 N., R. 28 E., at mouto,

11 miles northwest of Howe, Idal o. 

 _ do... ............. ...............

Sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., at mouth,

8 miles northwest of Howe, Idaho. 

(No flow in Jones diversion.)

two-tenths mile below Teeney 

Creek, 7 miles northwest of How1}, 

Idaho.

former gaging station, IJi miles 

above West Fork of Fish CreaV. 

12 miles northeast of Carey, Idaho. 

Sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 1^ miles

above West Fork of Fish Creek, 12 

miles northeast of Carey, Idaho.

Sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 1*4 miles

above mouth, about 11 miles 

northeast of Carey, Idaho. 

 do .....

 .. do - ... ............

 . -do ... 

SWMSWM sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 17

E., near mouth, below highway 

bridge, and 4 miles north of Twin 

Falls, Idaho. 

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

_. do - . 

Sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 15 E., halfamfe 

below Salmon River Canal Co.'s 

reservoir and about 8 miles weft 

of Rogerson, Idaho.

5 miles north of Mountain Hoim, 

Idaho.

 do 

Sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., 50 feet bekrr

springs, 4 miles southwest of 

Melba, Idaho. 

Sec. 9, T. l S., R. 2 W., at mouth, 4

miles southwest of Melba, Idaho. 

About sec. 5, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., ju't

above Bachman flume and abort 

4 miles west of Melba, Idaho. 

Sec. 21, T. 9 N., R. 4 E., 800 feet

above mouth, near Garden Valley, 

Idaho.

Gage 

height

Feet

0.82

.80

1.10

1.17

1.16

4.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1.42

2.14

18.6

17.5

6.19

.90

36.2

4.09

2.73

5.01

.72

.22

213

209

207

303 

89

6.88

19.2

62.0

MO

90.3

fc Estimated.
INDEX

Accuracy of data and computed results__. 4-5 

Acre-foot, definition of... . 2 

Ahsahka, Idaho, North Fork of Clearwater

River near____________. 190 

Ake lateral no. 1, Idaho, discharge measurement of.____.________. 192 

Ake lateral no. 2, Idaho, discharge measurement of .__._________ 192 

American Falls Reservoir at American Falls,

Idaho-........ .-.....- .... 19

Appropriations, record of.. -_....___. 1

Arrowrock, Idaho, Boise River near.__*... 110 

Moore Creek, near..___.__.___. 116 

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho_ 109 

Ashton, Idaho, Henrys Fork near_____ 40 

Ashton and St. Anthony, Idaho, diversions

from Henrys Fork between___ 41 

Asotin Creek near Asotin, Wash_______ 183

Badger Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of ..__......_.___._. 191

Banks, Idaho, South Fork of Payette River

near...______________ 125-126

Bear'Creek near Wallowa, Oreg.______ 181

BearjValley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho_ 164

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho_______. 54

at Dubois, Idaho_____._______ 54

Bedford, Wyo., Strawberry Creek near___ 35

Bellevue, Idaho, Big Wood River near___ 83

Bennett, Idaho, Little Camas Canal near_ 115

Little Camas Reservoir near_____. 114

Beulah, Oreg., North Fork of Malheur River

near_________._____ 123 

Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly,

Idaho.-..----.-.....-._____ 57

below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay,

Idaho..... . -. . .,. 62

(east channel) above Mackay Reservoir,

near Mackay, Idaho-._____ 58 

(west_channel) above Mackay Reservoir,

near Mackay, Idaho..._____ 59-60 

Big Lost River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in__. ___. _____ 57-65 

at Gooding, Idaho.....----.._..____ 87

at Hailey, Idaho_____________ 81-82 

Big Wood River above North Gooding Canal,

near Shoshone, Idaho______ 86 

below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho. 85 

below North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone, Idaho...._________ 86

near Bellevue, Idaho..__________ 83

near Gooding, Idaho...__________ 88

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho__.__ 89

Blackfoot, Idaho, Snake River near._____ 18

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho___ 51

Page

Blaine, Idaho, Camas Creek near__... 90 

Blaiae County Investment Co.'s canal near

Howe, Idaho___.__ 56 

Blue Lakes outlet, Idaho, discharge measurements of -.--.--.__--._ 192 

Boise River at Bowling ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho. - 110

at Notus, Idaho.... .. 111

diversions from..______ _ -- 112 

near Twin Springs, Idaho.....--.- 108

South Fork of, near Lenox, IdFho... 113 

Boise River Basin, Idaho, gag'ng-station

records in ..-.-._.. .. 108-117 

Brabec diversion, Idaho, discharge measurement of______.__.- 191 

Bruneau River Basin, Idaho, gagfng-station

record in..._..__... . 103 

Burlington Savings Bank ditch, Idaho, discharge measurement of.--------- 191

Burnt River near Durkee, Oreg..__ -- 147 

near Hereford, Oreg------ .-.-. L 146

Caldwell, Idaho, Deer Flat Reservoir near 117 

Camas, Idaho, Beaver Creek at-. . 54 

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho..--------- 53

near Blaine, Idaho.__..__. .. 90 

Canyon Creek Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in..._ ___--------- 101-102

Canyon Creek Canal, Idaho, discharge measurements of___-.-.__-- 191 

Cape Horn, Idaho, Bear Valley Creek near.. 164 

Middle Fork of Salmon River near.- . 163 

Carey, Idaho, Fish Creek near...___. . 97-98 

Little Wood River near..._____. -- 94 

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg . 175 

Challis, Idaho, Salmon River near_.. 153 

Chester, Idaho, Fall River near..-- ----- 48

Chester and Squirrel, Idaho, diversions from

Fall River between ... 47 

Chico, Oreg., Joseph Creek at.._------- 182

Chilly, Idaho, Big Lost River near.. 57 

Clayton, Idaho, East Fork of Salmon River

near.-___ ____-_-- 159 

Salmon River near...._... 152

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near 158

Clearwater River at Kamiah, Idaho 185

at Orofino, Idaho. 186

at Spalding, Idaho.__._ -- 187 

North Fork of, near Ahsahka, Idaho . 190 

South Fork of, near Grangevilli, Idaho.. 189 

Clearwater River Basin, Idaho, gag'ng-station

records in.._____.....__- 184-190

Clough ranch and Shelley, Idaho, diversions

from Snake River between... ly 

Computations, accuracy of results of 4-5

193
194 INDEX

Page

Control, definition of _.______.___ 2 

Cooperation, record of.._.___------__ 10

Corral Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of . . 191

Cottonwood Creek near Smoot, Wyo____ 34 

Council, Idaho, East Fork of Weiser River

near__._____________ 138

Crane Creek at mouth, near Weiser, Idaho.. 144

near Midvale, Idaho___.....___. 143

Crane Creek Reservoir near Midvale, Idaho. 142

Darby Creek, Wyoming-Idaho State line,

discharge measurements of___ 191 

Data, accuracy of.__._..____.___ 4-5

explanation of.___------_______ 2-4

Deadwood River at Beaver Creek ranger

station near Lowman, Idaho__ 129

near Lowman, Idaho_____..___.. 130 

Deer Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of. 191 

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho.. 117 

Drewsey, Oreg., Malheur River near.___ 118 

Dubois, Idaho, Beaver Creek at__.___ 54 

Durkee, Oreg., Burnt River near__ ____ 147

Emmett, Idaho, Payette River near____ 128

Fall River, diversions from, between Squirrel

and Chester, Idaho_______ 47 

diversions from, near Squirrel, Idaho. _ 45 

near Chester, Idaho..._________ 48 

near Squirrel, Idaho..._..__..__ 46 

Fish Creek above dam near Carey, Idaho... 97 

discharge measurement of...____.__ 192 

near Carey, Idaho.....__._____ 98 

West Fork of, discharge measurements of 192 

Fish Creek bypass, Idaho, discharge measurement of____.____.... 192 

Fox Creek near Wyoming-Idaho State line,

discharge measurements of.. __ 191

Game Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of . _.. .......... 191

Garden Valley, Idaho, South Fork of Payette

River near...-...-...---.-...._ 124

Gooding, Idaho, Big Wood River at __. __ 87 

Big Wood River near..__... _ 88 

Thorn Creek spillway near___...__ 93

Gooding Canal at Milner, Idaho..._____ 75

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho________.___ 70

Grand Teton Creek, Idaho-Wyoming State

line, discharge measurements of.. 191

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg__ 172 

at Rondowa, Oreg.....__..______ 173

Grande Ronde River Basin, Oreg., gagingstation records in___.___ 172-182

Grangeville, Idaho, South Fork of Clearwater

River near______.._.... 189

Hagerman, Idaho, King Hill Canal near__ 100 

Snake River near___.____..__.. 26

Hailey, Idaho, Big Wood River at_____ 81-82 

Big Wood Slough at.._...__.___ 89

Heise, Idaho, Snake River near..... ___ 14

Heise and Shelley, Idaho, diversions from

Snake Rirer between.. __ 15

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho..__.. 42 

at Warm River, Idaho._.__....__ 39

PageHenrys Fork, diversions from, between Ashton and St. Anthony, Idaho. __ 41 

diversions from, between St. Anthony

and Rexburg, Ida'70______ 42- 

near Ashton, Idaho___..__.___. 40> 

near Island Park, Idaho____... 38 

near Lake, Idaho__________.... 37 

near Rexburg, Idaho....___. 44 

Henrys Fork Basin, Idaho, gag'ng-station records in..________.____ 36-50- 

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho... ____ 36 

Herford, Oreg., Burnt River mar.._____ 146 

Hope, Oreg., Malheur River mar__.---.. 121 

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Payet*e River near.. 127 

Howe, Idaho, Blame County Investment

Co.'s canal near.._... 56

Little Lost River near____.___.. 55

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg.. . 1794

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg___ . - 150 

Island Park, Idaho, Henrys Fork near__-. 38

Jackson Dake at Moran, Wyo.._____.. 12- 

Jarbidge River, East Fork o* near Three

Creek, Idaho..-...__.__... 103 

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine. Idaho...-... 171 

Joseph, Oreg., East Fork of Vallowa Rivrer

near___.______ . 177"

Hurricane Creek near...__.____... 179'

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near. 178

Wallowa Rivernear,._____-..._.. 176

Joseph Creek at Chico, Oreg.______... 182'

Kamiah, Idaho, Clearwater River at.-.--... 185- 

Kimberly, Idaho, Snake River near.. 24 

King diversion, Idaho, discharge measurement of__._____- ----- 192 

King Hill, Idaho, Snake River at._ 27 

KingHill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho. ... 100- 

Knox, Idaho, South Fork of Salmon River

near_________.._... . 165-

La Grande, Oreg., Grande Ron ie River at... 172^ 

Lake, Idaho, discharge measurement of combined flow of five small creeks 

near_________-_____ 191 

Henrys Fork near______ 3f 

Henrys Lake near....__ 36-

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho... 135 

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall,

Idaho.-- . . 136

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho - -.. 21

Lardo, Idaho, North Fork of Payette R iver at. 133-

Payette Lake at.-....--_...__. 131-132"

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho_ 161 

Lenox, Idaho, South Fork of Boise River

near........ . . 113

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho 91 

near Shoshone, Idaho_____ - 92- 

Little Camas Canal at heading, near Bennett,

Idaho....... . . 115

Little Camas Reservoir near B mnett, Idaho. 114 

Little Lost River, Idaho, discharge measurements of______ - 191 

near Howe, Idaho____ .. .. 55- 

Little Lost River Basin, Ida^io, gaging-station records in____ 55-56-
INDEX 195

Page

Little Wood River at Shosbone, Idaho...--. 96

near Carey, Idaho____._______ 94

near Kichfleld, Idaho_____. _____ 95

Lochsa Kiver near Lowell, Idaho..____.. 188

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho. _____ 140

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho 139

Lostine R iver near Lostine, Oreg._. . _... 180

Lowell, Idaho, Lochsa River near......_... 188

Selway River near...-..-_______ 184 

Lowman, Idaho, Deadwood River near. 129-130

McCall, Idaho, Lake Fork of Payette River

near._______.______.. 134 

Lake Fork Reservoir near..-______ 135 

Lake Irrigation District Canal near___ 136 

Mackay, Idaho, Big Lost River (east channel)

near.-...-.--.---..-...-.--.--.-- 58

Big Lost River near______.____ 62

Big Lost Ri ver (west channel) near__.. 59-60

Mackay Reservoir near.---___-___ 61

Sharp Ditchnear.--.-.-.---..--..-.-...- 65

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near.. 63

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near. 64

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho ._-. 61

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho....--. 84

Malheur River below Nevada Dam, near

Vale, Oreg.---- . 122

below Warmsprings Reservoir, near

Riverside, Oreg__________ 120

near Drewsey, Oreg--_____-.-_ 118

near Hope, Oreg_______.. __.. _ 121

North Fork of, near Beulah, Oreg--.---. 123

Malheur River Basin, Oreg., gaging-station

records in....-__.._-__... 118-123

May, Idaho, Pahsimeroi River near__.-.. 160 

Meadow Creek near Starkey, Oreg. ____ 174 

Melba drain ditch, Idaho, discharge measurement of....__._________ 192

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho .- 141 

Midvale, Idaho, Crane Creek near.......... 143

Crane Creek Reservoir near...____ 142

Milner, Idaho, Gooding Canal at...___-- 75

North Side Twin Falls Canal at._.__ 76

P. A. Lateral near_____________ 73

Snake River at______________ 23

South Side Twin Fall's Canal at.__... 77

Milner Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho.. 74

Minidoka, Idaho, Lake Walcott near_ 21

North Side Minidoka Canal near____ 68

Snake River near______.____ 22

South Side Minidoka Canal near__.._ 69

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho..___ 116

Moran, Wyo., Jackj&on Lake at___._... 12

Snake Rivernear_-...--.----__---. 13

Mountain City, Nev., Owyhee River at ... 104 

Mountain Home cooperative canal near

Mountain Home, Idaho___... 102 

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain

Home, Idaho___________ 101 

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho______.. 52 

Mud Lake Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in -. ________... 52-54 

Mudd diversion, Idaho, discharge measurement of_____________ 191 

Murphy, Idaho, Snake River near._____ 28

Neeley, Idaho, Snake River at....... .... 20

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North Fork, Idaho, North Fork of Salmon

River at____________... 162 

North Leigh Creek, Idaho-Wyoming State

line, discharge measurements of. 191 

North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka,

Idaho-...-_--------------_.. 68

North Side Twin Falls Cana' at Milner,

Idaho.... . -.- 76 

Notus, Idaho, Boise River at_________ 111 

Nyssa, Oreg., Owyhee Re_servoirnear._-. 106

Oakley, Idaho, Goose Creek nea*.--------- 70

Trapper Creek near..__ -__ . 72 

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Haho_--... 71 

Oroflno, Idaho, Clearwater Rive" at-- . 186 

Owyhee Dam, Oreg., Owyhee R'ver beJow.. 107 

Owyhee Reservoir at Owyhee Dam, near

Nyssa, Oreg____ - __. ___ 106 

Owyhee River above OwyheT Reservoir,

Oreg.-. - -- -- 105

at Mountain City, Nev_-_-_______ 104

below Owyhee Dam, Oreg-____ .. 107

Oxbow, Oreg., Snake River at___-------- 30

P. A. Lateral near Milner, Idaho-..- ... 73 

Pahsimeroi River near May, Idaho.. . . 160 

Payette Lake at Lardo, Idaho.. ... 131-132 

Payette River, Lake Fork of, above reservoir

near McCall, Idaho.-.._____ 134 

Middle Fork of, discharge measurement

of.... 192

near Emmett, Idaho__ 128

near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho.. 127

North Fork of, at Lardo, Idaho ..__. 133

South Fork of, near Banks, Idaho. __ 125-126

near Garden Valley, Idah >.. 124

Payette River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in___________ 124-136 

Picabo, Idaho, Silver Creek near. _. 99 

Pocatello, Idaho, Portneuf River at_ 67 

Portneuf River and Salmon Falls Creek, 

Idaho, gaging-station records on 

tributaries between,,.... 68-78

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho. 67

at Topaz, Idaho..__-__.._. 66

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg____..., 148

near Robinette, Oreg__--------- 149

Publications, information concern!*1 g 5-9 

obtaining or consulting of____ _.. 6 

on stream flow, lists of____..... 7,9

Rexburg, Idaho, Henrys Fork near.... 44

Rexburg and St. Anthony, Idaho, diversions

from Henrys Fork between. 43

Richfield, Idaho, Big Wood River near...... 85

Lincoln Canal near___.-... 91

Little Wood River near.__ _.__ 95

Magic Reservoir near_.__- _ 84

Riparia, Wash., Snake River at.. . 31

Riverside, Oreg., Malbeur River near... 120

Warmsprings Reservoir near__ .. 119

Robinette, Oreg., Powder River new... .. 149

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho.____ 78

Rogerson, Idaho, Salmon River Canal Co.

Reservoir near__...... . ... 80

Rondowa, Oreg., Grande Ronde River at_ 173

Run-off in inches, definition of_-.. .... 2
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St. Anthony, Idaho, diversions from Teton

River between mouth and__... 50 

Henrys Fork at..._.. _____ 42 

Teton River near____________ 49 

St. Anthony and Ashton, Idaho, diversions

from Henrys Fork between _ _ 41 

St. Anthony and Rexburg, Idaho, diversions

from Henrys Fork between_. 43

San Jacinto, Nev., Salmon Falls Creek near. 79

Salisbury, Oreg., Powder River at______ 148

Salmon, Idaho, Lemhi River at __.____ 161

Salmon Falls Creek and Portneuf River,

Idaho, gaging-station records on

tributaries between_____ 68-78

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jacinto, Nev... 79

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho.______ 154

at Whitebird, Idaho................... 155-156

below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho_ 151 

below Yankee Fork, near Clayton,

Idaho.......................... 152

East Fork of, near Clayton, Idaho._ 159 

East Fork of South Fork of, at Stibnite,

Idaho...... .................. 168

near Stibnite, Idaho_________ 169

near Yellow Pine, Idaho_______ 170

Middle Fork of, near Cape Horn, Idaho. 163

near Challis, Idaho.____________ 153

North Fork of, at North Fork, Idaho__ 162

South Fork of, near Knox, Idaho____ 165

near Warren, Idaho..-..._____ 166-167

Yankee Fork of, near Clayton, Idaho__ 158

Salmon River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in.. __.___.__ 151-171 

Salmon River Canal, Idaho, discharge measurement of.___________.. 192 

Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir near

Rogerson, Idaho.___.___.. 80

Salt River near Smoot, Wyo...______ 32

nearThayne, Wyo...._________ 33

Salt River Basin, Wyo., gaging-station

records in._______.. ____ 32-35 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of. __ 2 

Second-foot, definition of...__.....___ 2

Selway River near Lowell, Idaho__.___ 184 

Sharp Ditch near Mackay, Idaho.__ 65 

Shelley, Idaho, Snake River near_.____ 16 

Shelley and Clough ranch, Idaho, diversions

from Snake River between. __ 17 

Shelley and Heise, Idaho, diversions from

Snake River between__..._ 15

Shoshone, Idaho, Big Wood River near_ 86

Lincoln Canal near..___..._____ 92

Little Wood River at.. - .___ 96

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho. ______ 99

Smoot, Wyo., Cottonwood Creek near...... 34

Salt River near___._____..____ 32 

Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackfoot,

Idaho.-- _ . . 18 

at King Hill, Idaho... . .- 27 

at Milner, Idaho...___..______ 23 

at Neeley, Idaho.__...._____.. 20

at Oxbow, Oreg.._____________ 30 

a,t Riparia, Wash.____________ 31 

at Weiser, Idaho...... _____ 29

diversions from, between Heise and

Shelley, Idaho...________- 15

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Snake River, diversions from, between Shelley

and Clough ranch, Idaho____ 17 

near Hagerman, Idaho.. _______ 26 

near Heise, Idaho.._ __... . 14 

near Kimberly, Idaho.________.. 24 

near Minidoka, Idaho _______. _ .. 22 

near Moran, Wyo...--.._____... 13 

near Murphy, Idaho..________.. 28 

near Shelley, Idaho____ ___ ____ 16 

near Twin Falls, Idaho__________ 25 

Snake River proper, Wyo -Idaho-Oreg.-

Wash., gaging-station records on. 12-31 

South Leigh Creek, Idaho-Wyoming State

line, discharge measurements of. 191 

South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka,

Idaho.. .__.. _ - 69 

South Side Twin Falls Canrl at Milner,

Idaho. .._....____ 77 

Spalding, Idaho, Clearwater R'^er at. 187 

Spring Creek, Idaho, discha'ge measurements of.__________.- 192 

Squaw Creek, Idaho, discha'ge measureme.nt of..... ._ 191 

Squirrel, Idaho, diversions from Fall River

near 45 

Squirrel, Idaho, Fall River nea~..._ 46 

Squirrel and Chester, Idaho, diversions from

Fall River between._______ 47 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of.___ 2 

Stanley, Idaho, Salmon Riverrt.-.. 151 

Valley Creekat-.. . - - 157 

Starkey, Oreg., Meadow Creek near 174 

Stibnite, Idaho, East Fork of South Fork of

Salmon River at______ 168 

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River

near.___...__._______ 169 

Strawberry Creek near Bedford, Wyo. 35 

String Canal, Idaho, discha-ge measurement of_ ..- - 191

Tamarack, Idaho, Lost Creek near_____ 140 

Lost Valley Reservoir near.___ . 139 

Targhee Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements of..... _-...-- 191

Teeney Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of....____________- 192

Terms, definition of..._ ...___... 2 

Terreton, Idaho, Mud Lake neir. ___ 52 

Teton River, Idaho, discharge measurements

of.--... ~_ 191

diversions from, between St. Anthony

and mouth, Idaho...__....-.- 50

near St. Anthony, Idaho......__...^. 49

Thayne, Wyo., Salt River near.....___ 33

Thorn Creek spillway near Gooding, Idaho.. 93 

Three Creek, Idaho, East Fork of Jarbidge

River near...___.__ 103 

Topaz, Idaho, Portneuf River at...-__ 66 

Trail Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of......... --.... 191

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Ic'aho 72

Twin Falls, Idaho, Rock Creek near___ 78

Snake River near.... ..-__ 25

Twin Springs, Idaho, B oise River near ____ 108

Union, Oreg,, Catherine Creek near____ 175
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Vale, Oreg., Malheur River near __ . 122 

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho_..__ . 157

Wallowa, Oreg., Bear Creek near...__ . 181 

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near

Joseph, Oreg-.. -.. . 178 

Wallowa River above Wallowa Lake, near

Joseph, Oreg--..__.______ 176 

East Fork of, near Joseph, Oreg__ . 177 

Walter Butte Spring Creek, Idaho, discharge

measurement oL____.___ 192 

Warm Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of.-. . 391

Warm River, Idaho, Henrys Fork at_ . 39 

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near

Mackay, Idaho___ __ .. 63 

(west channel) near Mackay, Idaho..-.. 64 

Warmsprings Reservoir near Riverside, Oreg. 119 

Warren, Idaho, South Fork of Salmon River

near_.________.__ 166-167

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Weiser, Idaho, Crane Creek near. .... 144

Snake River at____..__ ....... 29

Weiser Irrigation District Canal ne-\r Weiser,

Idaho.-....... ............... 145

Weiser River above Crane Croek, near

Weiser, Idaho . 137

East Fork of, near Council, Idaho.. 138 

Weiser River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in.___.___...__ 137-145 

Wet Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of... ..... . 191

Whitebird, Idaho, Salmon River at... 155-156 

Work, authorization of........... 1

division of________..... 10-11

scope of.__. 1

Yellow Pine, Idaho, East Fork of S'Mith Fork

of Salmon River near. __ 170 

Yellow Pine, Idaho, Johnson Creek at 171

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